Joan Whiteside of the General Consumer Council said it was deeply disturbed by the results.
It also highlighted the high price of petrol and its impact on general consumer spending.
E-cigarettes are currently classed as a general consumer product and regulated by trading standards.
She added that Phoenix Gas supported the General Consumer Council's call for government action.
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America is thinking of creating a general consumer-privacy law and the European Union is updating its rules.
It would take a general consumer longer to recoup that cost, depending on how much they drive.
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To be frank, we're not vacuum experts, but we're probably coming at this from the same angle as the general consumer.
"Today's White Paper is a step forward in what needs to be an ongoing discussion, " said Alan Walker of Northern Ireland's General Consumer Council.
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According to the new study "The Evolution of Video Gaming and Content Consumption" from PricewaterhouseCoopers, gamers -- like the general consumer population -- are becoming multitaskers.
As it's not geared for general consumer use, so it's not the thinnest, sleekest or best-looking device, and the back doesn't even seem to snap completely shut.
In fact, Dr. Jardine created his tape in a standardized, easy to apply format so that it would be adopted by the general consumer market to help with sore and achy muscles.
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The three handsets on Verizon's LTE lineup now offer dedicated back covers to lead the charge (pun intended) to general consumer acceptance, and dozens of other companies are working to integrate inductive charging surfaces into everyday items like furniture, desktops, or the middle of your car.
But being that chances are your next computer might not be running Vista, for the general consumer, the Vista Capable badge only means it'll support the baseline version, Home Basic Edition -- which we'll be promptly ignoring, thankyouverymuch -- and may not do fun things like run Aero or be able to use more "advanced" Vista features like HDCP.
The site spans a variety of industries, including hardware, general merchandise and consumer electronics.
You can also file a complaint with your state attorney general and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
This is not just about the general rate of consumer adoption of mobile devices speeding up but, more importantly, about the fact that these devices are coupled to an entire ecosystem of services.
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"The HP Pavilion TouchSmart Sleekbook is HP's most affordable touch-enabled system, perfect for Windows 8 users and with the performance of the AMD A-Series APU supporting an excellent overall experience, " said Kevin Frost, vice president and general manager, Consumer PCs, Printing and Personal Systems, HP.
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"In addition to allowing consumers to bring in and connect to personal mobile devices, the vehicle will also act as its own mobile device, enabling embedded vehicle capabilities, " said Mary Chan, president, global connected consumer, General Motors.
There are 14 major players in the servicing business that have come under attack by all fifty of our States Attorneys General, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, dozens of class action lawyers, and a host of other consumer friendly advocates.
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Tom Stemberg is a Managing General Partner of the Highland Consumer Fund at Highland Capital Partners.
Liquidating two out of the Big Three automakers, while favored by some, would have destroyed consumer confidence in General Motors and Chrysler.
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The app isn't particularly glamorous, but it meant the company saw the survey results several months earlier for the same cost, said Keith Maladra, vice president of consumer intelligence for General Growth.
Declines in taking the vocational course were evident throughout the vocational curriculum, with the number of credits earned in general labor market preparation, consumer and homemaking education, and occupationally specific education curricula all declining between 1982 and 1992.
Talk of the newspaper selling out its integrity was spurred not only by the supposedly coincidental resignation of the paper's editor, Shelby Coffey, but also by the appointment of a former head of consumer marketing as general manager for news.
Then move on to consumer confidence plays like General Motors, Comcast, News Corporation, Walt Disney and Home Depot.
And the holidays are not going well for the consumer electronics category in general and Best Buy in particular.
"We're redefining what cost-conscious Kenyans can expect from a smartphone, " said Peter Arina, general manager, Safaricom' s Consumer Business Unit.
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Spain's economy sank into recession after its property crash left millions of low-skilled workers without a job, and general economic decline eroded business and consumer confidence.
"The AR1011HS image sensor is a great match for the performance-oriented bridge and mirrorless camera market, " said Sandor Barna, Vice President and General Manager of Aptina's Consumer Camera business.
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Mr. JONATHAN LINKOV (managing editor for autos, Consumer Reports): General Motors, for example, is really pushing their hybrid Tahoe that's going to come out, with a 25 percent increase in miles per gallon.
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