Football Bobble Head Cake Decorations Recalled on October 25, 2007 Manufacturer: DecoPac Inc., of Anoka, Minn. Units Sold: About 2,500 Hazard: Surface paint on the body of the bobble head contains lead in excess of the federal lead paint standard. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Remedy: Consumers should stop using the football bobble heads immediately and contact DecoPac to receive a free product of equal value.
Breyer 2006 Stirrup Ornaments Recalled on October 11, 2007 Importer: J.C. Penny Units Sold: About 2,400 Hazard: Surface paints on the ornaments contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Remedy: Consumers should keep the ornament away from young children and return it to any J.C. Penney store for a full refund.
Collectible “Jeff Gordon” Mini Helmets Recalled on October 11, 2007 Importer: Riddell, Inc. Units Sold: About 2,500 Hazard: Surface paints on the recalled helmets contain excessive levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Remedy: Consumers should take the recalled helmets away from young children immediately and contact Riddell to receive a full refund.
Electronic Voting Machines Not yet recalled. Manufacturer: ES&S, PESI (formerly Diebold), Sequoia, Hart InterCivic, AVS, Danaher, Unilect, Liberty, MicroVote, VTI Units Sold: Hundreds of thousands Hazard: Vote-counting accuracy, machine reliability, software coding practices, configuration management, and more — all in violation of federal standards — could cause the death of democracy in the U.S. Incidents/Injuries: Hundreds of incidents reported in the news, by voters, and by poll worker. Lawsuits filed in multiple states by voters. Remedy: Election officials should stop using the machines immediately, and governments that purchased the machines should sue their vendors for a full refund.

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No one votes unassisted on a computer;
everyone is "assisted" by anonymous programmers.
~ Mark Ortiz
former candidate for U.S. Representative
North Carolina, 8th District