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NEWS from CPSC and HC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov
Health Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 11, 2012
Release #12-219

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 645-6687
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983

Nikon Recalls Rechargeable Battery Packs Sold with Digital SLR Cameras Due to Burn Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Nikon digital SLR camera battery packs

Units: About 5,100 in the United States, 1,100 in Canada and an additional 195,000 worldwide

Distributor: Nikon Inc., of Melville, N.Y.

Hazard: The battery packs can short circuit, causing them to overheat and melt, posing a burn hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: Nikon has received seven reports of incidents outside of the U.S. and Canada of the recalled battery packs overheating. No incidents have been reported in the U.S. or Canada. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves Nikon EN-EL 15 rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs with lot numbers E and F. The battery pack was sold with the Nikon digital SLR D800 and D7000 model cameras. The battery pack's model number "EN-EL15" and "7.0V 1900mAh 14Wh" are printed on the back of the battery pack. Only battery packs with an "E" or "F" in ninth character of the 14-digit lot number located on the back of the battery pack are included in this recall.

Sold at: Camera, office supply and mass merchandise stores, in catalogs and on various websites nationwide. They were sold with the digital SLR camera in Canada from February 2012 through March 2012 and in the U.S. from March 2012 through April 2012 for between $1,200 and $3,000.

Manufactured in: Japan and China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled battery packs immediately, remove them from the camera and contact Nikon for a free replacement battery pack.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Nikon at (800) 645-6687 between 8 a.m. through 12 midnight ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.nikonusa.com

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1644

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12219.html

I was thinking the same thing. All in all, I'd call it a very sad but deeply insightful glimpse into the general apathy that many are currently experiencing.

That being said, even without factoring in the pit bull, I would strongly advise you NOT involve children n this matter.

Feral animals have different "postures" for lack of a better word, than animals who are accustomed to being around people. They're far more watchful and more aware of their surroundings, and just generally behave differently than a dog who is used to people and has no fear of them. Dogs, and cats for that matter, will eventually turn feral if abandoned and it can be extremely difficult to re-domesticate them. Once that trust is completely destroyed, reestablishing it can be a formidable task.

The black one has that anxious, uncomfortable air about it that you often see with feral animals.

SE Texas, at the moment LOL.

The spotted one looks a bit like an elderly corgi.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/pembrokecorgi.htm


As for the ears on the black one....my min pin has large ears for the size of her head, because thank goodness whoever lost her did not crop her ears when they docked her tail. The black one is in what appears to be a feral stance, but I wouldn't be surprised if it were a lab/dobie mix. It's hard to say from a pic, and especially a single, isolated pic, but neither looks like a coyote or even a coyote mix to me.

As I said, someone else shared them with me, so I would be pretty rotten if I didn't also share with others. There are actually thousands of them out there. The ones I sent you are the ones I happen to like best. Play with them and if none of them work well for you, let me know and I'll try to find you some more.

They're in your inbox here at the forum LOL.

Mountaincamper, if you haven't invested in any editing programs yet you might want tto try some free ones to get you started and let you learn what you like, need, and are comfortable with. I'll PM you a list LOL. Just always remember to "adjust" a copy, rather than your original.

Not bad at all! What cell phone is that????

You know, in the Cherokee lore spiders are the bringers of wisdom. I can remember my grandmother carefully scooping them up and gently taking them outside and turning them loose LOL. According to her, killing a spider was one of the worst things you could possibly do in terms of bringing misfortune down upon yourself.

I always wondered whether she or the spider made it back into the house first LOL

Make a paste of unseasoned meat tenderizer and water and put on it. The papain in the meat tenderizer will neutralize the venin. This works best if you do it more or less immediately, not so well after it has had some time to disperse throughout the tissue.

Spectacular!

Looks like it's time for a fire hose LOL!

Pets enrich our lies in far too many ways to even begin to count.

Beautiful!