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Show Wednesdz , November28, 2001 B7 Game 9 States Suing Microsoft Hold Firm myc CompanyRecalls 3,000 Tea Kettles WASHINGTON A New Ydrk° company is recalling about 3,000 ceramictea kettles because they can break or burst during use, spilling hot water thatrould burn consumers. CeraflameInc. has received six reports of tea kettles breaking, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday. No injuries have been reported. The recalled Ceraflame Ceramic Stove Top Tea Kettles are madeof ceramic andare glazed black. Gourmet stores and specialty catalogs sold the tea kettles nationwide from October 2000 ‘through October 2001 for between $60 and $70, Consumers can return the kettles by calling Ceraflame toll-free at 1-888-679-5060. ’ DETROIT — Ford MotorCo. is recalling 279,646 of its 2000 and..2001 model year Focus compact cars because of a problem that could cause the tomakersaid. used to melt snow andice in the ASSOCIATEDP! WASHINGTON — Thestates still su- ing Microsoft for antitrust violations have become more solid in their opposition of the federal government's settlement with the company, despite enor- federal judge next how they think Microsoft should be punished for acting as an illegal monopoly. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Tuesday he has decided notto take the deal. Several weeks ago he and a handful of other holdouts said they would continue to scrutinize details of the 21-pageoffer. Canadian provinces where salt is used on roads. “Cars affected were built between July 1999 and June 19, 2001, Vaughn said. Road salt could corrode rear-wheel bearings.causing them to wear prematurely and create “noticeable noise,” Vaughn said, No accidents or injuries have been reported as a result of Stich damage, he said. Notices' will be senttoall affected customers early next month, Vatighn said. the District of Columbia, whichis also sion but is leaning heavily toward con. tinuingthesuit. Ho terest groups and others trying to convince them to join thenine other states and the Justice Department. “Tt was amazing. You can’t imagini law professor peaceand solitude, stay out ofthesettlement all-threeare homes to top technology firms and Microsoft competitors that are ailing in the Shurtleff. “ “| haven't seen anything like The Ogden/Weber Chamber of Commerce is seeking tougheconomicclimate. Shurtleff, a Republican, has been de- in his 2004 re-election bid as a result of the University a, Massachusetts andUtahhaveastn‘ongincentive to said Utah Attorney General Mark it. ated an ad for Sun Valley Resort and the Ketcham/Sun Valley Chamber of Commerce that earned a Best of Show awardfrom The SnowIndustry Letter in its ratings of the best and worst advertising in 2001. Theadfeaturedacollection of photos reflective of a time of suing, said it has not made afinal defi monized byhis party and now expects a nominations for the 2002 Ath ena Award, sponsored by the Womenin Business Committee. The awardis reserved for “It may well be that they viewa controversy. Bill Lockyer, attorneygeneral ofCalifornia, said the lobbyingeffort was very those with the “ability to in- Theholdout ites are scheduledto go totrial in March, when deral judge intense andhasincludedcallsfrom state will mete out a penalty. Thes spire, educate, motivate and empower other women.” The winner will be announced in mejudge will decideez ly next year whether the settlementi: officials and a congressman, Microsoft isn’t alone in its lobbying January at the chamber's a nual gala. Nomination forms are available by calling 801-621-1161. Kennecott to Close Processing Facility that the investment makes goodbusiness sense. Kennecott is scheduled to close its open-pit minein 2013 whenit is no longer economically viable to extract copper QO publisherof The Copper Journal, a Huntington, N.Y. publicationthat tracks the global marketfor copper. “We haveto reduce ourcosts significantly if we’re even going to stand a Coldwell chance to go underground,”he said. “At will lose their jobs will fill other posi tions within the company, Cononelos an undergroundoperation.” Thenation’s economic downturn does. not bode well for Kennecott, which em- said, while others will retire. t find jobs outside the ployed about 8,000 workers in the early 1970s. Copperis used primarilyin electrical 'S as well as Kennecott, wherethe average worker earns about $40,000 annuallynot including overtime wiring in homes, automobiles and com- pay. Magazine and internal ac counting audits, The company reported 18,092 transactions and$2.8 billion in sales volume among its 25 offices in Utah. | “Thereare not a lot of opportunities for peoplewith that type of work experi- Paradigm Medical Industries Inc. has completed a $5 million private placement with a groupof accredited investors. The company also finished a $5 million private placement in July. The Salt Lake City-based ence,” said Ken Jensen, senior economistfor the U! artment of Workforce Services. “Their skills are pretty uniqueand notverytransferrable.” lesley@sltrib.com has helped boostprices, said John Gross, Resi- ranked 18th among.U.S.-based real estate firms in 2000 based on total transactions andsales volume, according to Realtor | a difficult time finding puters. As a result, producers often see demand fall when purchases of these products fall. The good newsisthat within the past couple of weeks, several copper mining operations have cut production, which Banker dential Brokerage of Utah Someof the Kennecott employees who the present time, they wouldnotfinance @ Continued from B-6 Hesaid the company by 2007 would like to embark ona five-year $1 billion plan to build an underground mining operation. Butfirst it must prove to parent company Rio Tinto PLC of London Vaughn said. ‘The recall covers cars sold in or eurrently registered in 21 northern U.S. states and six nd Oracle havetried to convince the States not to take the settlement Theother states suing Microsoft are West Virginia, Massachusetts, Minneso- calls from pro-Microsoft legislators, in. The settlement has too many “gaps iswa issue,” Si Penna Power Cutting & Haynes/ProClix, a Salt Lake City-based advertising and public relations agency, cre AOL Time Warner, Sun ta, Florida and Kansas. A spokesmanfor and ambiguities,” said ina statement. “The settlementreflects good progress but not good enough.” Anotherstate leader, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said two weeks ago that he had “too many doubtsas to the effectivenessof the agreement.” crosoft RICHARD BLUMENTHAL Connecticut attomey general mous lobbying efforts from Microsoft from the surface. “If conditions are dire, we could close earlier than that,” Cononelossaid. Hien “The settlement reflects good progress but not good enough.” allies, Ninestate attorneys general will tell a winter, Ford spokesman Mike ‘Vaughn said Tuesday. “{t’s nota safety issue. This be efforts. Several groups backed by Mi BYD. IAN HOPPER THE rear wheels to wobble, the auThe problem stems from corrésion caused by road salt if Attomeys general complain ofintense pressure broughtto bear to settle State holdouts have had a flurry of Rear-Wheel Troubles Hore Focus Reeall UrnRIEFS fs giRE o COO Ee ———————————EEE———— . ___ The Salt Lake TribuneBUSINESS medical devices manufacturer Utah Company Makes Energy Breakthrough Continued from B-6 dently confirmed by U.S. government labs, but, the company is about two years fromproducing something for sale. The devices about a millimeter wide anda half-millimeter thick — could be used in a variety ofsituations, said heat it absorbs into energy, compared The Utah graphic design Louis Smullen, ‘an electrical engi- Eneco president Lew Brown. coolersides. At 250 to 300 degrees Celsius, Eneco’s devices convert about 17 percentof the will use proceeds for working capital and for additional capacity for the productionofits ocularbloodflow analyzer. tem, and se ne energyto power the ar’s electroni z s id. Eneco’s ‘ has been indepen- with about 10 percent for current thermoelectric devices. Hagelstein said improvements could soon raise that efficiency to 20 percent to 25 percent. firm Huddleston Malone De- neering professor emeritus at MIT who Powerplarits could use them to con- hadno connection to the research, said vert heat pouring from smokestacks into energy, leading to lower emissions. 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