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Claw-Foot Memo

onsw — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:12:48 +0000

TO: Nokia Siemens network
FROM: Sasha Johnson, Head of Public Relations
DATE: January 31, 2010
SUBJECT: Boycott of Nokia products by opponents of Iranian regime

Rumors are circulating of Nokia’s business dealings with the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), and supporters of the political protest movement are initiating a boycott of Nokia products. Deep packet inspection technology, purportedly provided by Nokia, gives the government the ability to intercept web and voice communication, a severe violation of privacy and ethics.

Kryptonite!

lng3504 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:12:35 +0000

KRYTPONITE Locks

Memorandum
TO: All Kryptonite Employees

FROM: Crisis Management Team

DATE: February 1, 2010

SUBJECT: Kryptonite Lock Crisis

All employees should become aware of the recent crisis that has arisen regarding our locks. It has recently been discovered that our locks could be unlocked simply by using a Bic writing utensil. In the coming weeks, we as a company will be facing great challenges in overcoming this ordeal. The following paragraphs will explain our plan of action as of now.

toyota group

steve — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:12:01 +0000

TOYOTA
19001 South Western Ave. Dept. WC11

Torrance, CA 90501

DATE: November 25, 2009

TO: All Toyota Employees

FROM: Ichiro Toyota, CEO

SUBJECT: Floor mat malfunction and recall

As you all know, it has recently been brought to our attention that the floor mats on some of our models were poorly designed, leading to some serious problems. The more extreme cases involve the floor mat getting stuck on the gas pedal, resulting in the unfortunate death of some of our customers.

NBC Group's Memo

gregfriendo — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:11:37 +0000

DATE: February 1, 2010

FROM: NBC Executive Staff

TO: NBC Employees

SUBJECT:Time-slot Change

It has been brought to our attention that there has been a significant controversy pertaining to the time-slot switch of our two late-night programs hosted by Jay Leno and Conan O Brian. We are aware of the concerns brought to us by our viewers and are taking every route possible to resolve these issues.

The first thing we will be doing is pushing the shows back to their original time-slots.

MEMORANDUM (American Apparel)

eausauvage — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:11:11 +0000

To: American Apparel Employees

From: Iris

Date: July 23, 2009

RE: Post-Crisis Plan

We would like to address our plan-of-action after our recent company crisis. As I am sure you are aware, United States Immigration officials recently accused American Apparel of employing 1,800 illegal immigrant workers in our factories in downtown Los Angeles, California. This accusation is extremely significant as that number represents a third of our workers.