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Apple HomePod Delayed Until 2018. Siri-ously.
The HomePod will not be under any Christmas trees this holiday season. The Verge reports that the Apple HomePod’s ship date has been pushed from December to early 2018 according to a statement made today from an Apple spokesperson:
“We can’t wait for people to experience HomePod, Apple’s breakthrough wireless speaker for the home, but we need a little more time before it’s ready for our customers. We’ll start shipping in the US, UK and Australia in early 2018.”
Apple Will Miss the Crucial Holiday Season
A few weeks delay can be costly. But a few weeks delay over the shopping season is extremely expensive. Especially in the smart speaker market. According to an Adobe e-commerce study, 3 out of 4 voice assistant devices were sold during last year’s holiday season. While Apple did not provide a reason for the delay, it must have been serious enough for the HomePod to miss out the most crucial shopping weeks of the year.
This missed opportunity is further compounded by the fact that since Apple’s HomePod announcement, audiophiles now have several smart speaker options to choose from. Sonos launched the Sonos One with Alexa, and both Amazon and Google have introduced higher-end versions of their smart speakers. Apple’s diehard fans and Apple Music subscribers might be disappointed to hear that they have to take the HomePod off their holiday shopping list. Everyone else will probably be just as happy to add another device in its place.


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DALLAS - Toys R Us is making a comeback with a new store in North Texas – just in time for the holidays.
Over the weekend, the toy company opened a brick-and-mortar location inside Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport near Gate A-28.
The new store features the latest toys and games, as well as demonstration tables for hands-on play and a life-sized statue of Geoffrey the Giraffe. It will be open every day for travelers and shoppers.
The partnership with the airport and travel retailer Duty Free Americas is the first of its kind in the country.
"Toys R Us is a globally recognized brand beloved by millions of families, and we are confident that the store at DFW will become a must-visit destination for travelers," Duty Free Americas CEO Jerome Falic said earlier this year.
Toys R Us has been making a comeback after filing for bankruptcy in 2017.
It has already opened several shops inside Macy's stores in North Texas and other parts of the country.
The company’s CEO said more brick-and-mortar stores are coming soon.

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Many internet users in Korea rejoiced last week when lawmakers amended the Digital Signature Act to finally end the use of often-frustrating and security-plagued online authorization certificates.
Writes the Korea Times:
“One can hardly deny that the authentication system, since its launch in 1999, has contributed to the use of electronic administrative services, such as in issuing civil affairs documents and internet banking. However, its issuance procedure was cumbersome while the related plug-in service, ActiveX, could only be accessed using Microsoft Explorer, causing major inconveniences for users. Former President Park Geun-hye instructed her Cabinet to resolve the ActiveX problem, and President Moon Jae-in also vowed to abolish it during campaigns.
ActiveX has often been the target of hackers. As the official certificate authentication system enjoyed monopoly status, however, related industries had little motivation to invest in strengthening cyber security. Nor could consumers expect free competition in the certification market. The fact that it took the industry more than two decades to discontinue the system shows how difficult it is to break the vested interest built on a monopoly status and firmly fixed ‘path dependency.’”
With the old online authorization certificate blissfully being consigned to the dustbin of history, new online identification ecosystems are emerging.
Writes Business Korea:
“Once the certificate is discarded, mobile personal authentication, document issuance and administrative services become possible. In addition, IT companies can accelerate their efforts for innovative techniques such as mobile authentication, biometric authentication and blockchain-based authentication. According to market research firms, the global mobile biometric authentication market is expected to grow from US$2.6 billion to US$34.6 billion from 2015 to this year.”
Possible early leaders in this new space are South Korean internet giants Kakao and Naver and PASS, a certificate system launched by the country’s three major mobile carriers. But blockchain-powered DID solutions are also a strong contender. In TheNews.Asia, Brian Newar points to one DID solution in particular:
“DID has become such a hot topic in the South Korean tech and blockchain scenes that ICON, one of the largest domestic blockchain companies, started the MyID Alliance with the explicit goal of integrating DID via blockchain in as many services across the country as possible.
The alliance is heavily funded and so far has the right partnerships to make their goal of maximum DID services integration a real possibility by as early as 2021, according to their roadmap. Without a product yet for demo it’s hard to say exactly how their version of DID would work. It can be said that they are rather ambitious in expecting crypto exchanges, banks, and online shops to all use the same DID service on their respective platforms.”
DID solutions carry the distinct advantage of granting individual users sovereignty over their own online identity and data, too.
Also in the Korean blockchain space…
(By Ledger Insights, May 23)
The managing partner of Sequoia Capital in China proposed in the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference the creation of a cross-border digital stablecoin in Hong Kong that is a basket currency made up of the Chinese renminbi, Japanese yen, Korean won and Hong Kong dollar. “The purpose would be for cross border trade, initially in a Hong Kong regulatory sandbox,” writes Ledger Insights. “An indirect effect would be the reduction in the use of the U.S. dollar.”
(By Ed Drake, CoinGeek, May 23)
CoinGeek notes that the Bank of Korea has joined many other of the world’s central banks in taking an interest in CBDCs.Â A recent report by the BOK “underlines the progress being made internationally by central banks towards launching their own digital currencies, which is expected to usher in a new era of mainstream adoption of blockchain technology for payments worldwide.”
(By Felipe Erazo, CoinTelegraph, May 23)
Daegu’s Suseong University has joined hands with the Korea Artificial Intelligence Association to create a blockchain and AI campus in Daegu. The department plans to teach AI, blockchain, big data, and cloud-based technology. Kim Kun-woo, director of the Planning and Coordination Division of the university, said the COVID-19 outbreak has prompted the world to move towards a blockchain and AI-based society.


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Think you can trust the government? Think again. Here's a disturbing look at the five ingredients we eat every day that are so toxic they are banned in most other countries.
These 13 "worst offender" food ingredients are tied to cancer, major organ damage, birth defects, and more. Find out where you're most at risk.
Many conventional pet food brands feature animal byproducts and low-grade meats unsuited for humans but considered good enough for pet chow.
Even if your daily diet contains some heart-healthy fare like salmon and oatmeal, your heart could still be at risk.
This week, we're looking at nine nasty ingredients that should be banned by the FDA. First up: the highly toxic substance found in soda, salad dressings, syrups, jams, olives, and pickles.


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The upcoming Sapphire Rapids CPU series just got confirmed by Intel in their Architecture Day 2020 event. Sapphire Rapids chips have a planned launch in 2021. They will get support for features such as DDR5 RAM and PCIe Gen 5.0, and CXL 1.1 interconnect for a real “next-generation” data center chip experience. They also have plans to announce OneAPI later in their roadmap to a unified data center environment.
We still don’t know the exact technology process which Intel plans to use with this generation. A good guess, however, would be their 10nm SuperFin as the Ice Lake processors already use vanilla 10nm process. The Sapphire Rapids will also feature TME or Total Memory Encryption. This feature encrypts system memory using specific CPU architecture for hardware encryption.
In this case, if someone manages to get their hands on a memory dump. It will just be random garbage for them. Now TME is already announced for Tiger Lake generation, which uses earlier mentioned 10nm SuperFin technology. Consequently, Sapphire Rapids generations will also be based on this process or anything newer than that.
Intel also confirms that they plan to release a new 144 layer QLC later this year. That is much higher in specifications than our current market standard. It offers around 50 percent increase in density compared to thrid generation QLC from Intel.
Something that Intel is working on to streamline their goal of a unified data center. This new platform of CPUs will compete against AMD’s Zen 4 architecture based EPYC Geonoa processors. This lineup from AMD is also moving to a new platform called SP5.
New features from Intel:
Now AMD has already promised new features, mainly better memory with support for DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 with their Genoa products. Since Intel is going to compete against AMD with their Sapphire Rapids chips, they have two main features above that.
First is increased core output or performance, and the other is decreased cost per core for ownership. Intel thinks that with their new CXL 1.1 and the other dedicated features in place, the better single-core performance will not be enough for users to switch over to team red.
We also got a confirmation for the upcoming Alder Lake Hybrid technology chips in this event. They will have Golden Cover cores paired with Gracemont with an expected release somewhere in 2021, according to the published roadmap published. In simple words, Golden cove architecture is the new technology that will replace Willow cove microarchitecture in Tiger Lake chips from Intel. It will offer better speeds and a higher IPC performance in the newer CPUs. The same is the case for Gracemont cores. They will replace the older “monts” generation.
The main feature that intel has up their sleeve for Alder Lake is the bigLittle format. These chips will feature two types of cores smaller cores for light redundant tasks and bigger high-performance cores for demanding work.
The smaller cores in these chips will reduce standby power consumption by as much as 91 percent, which will reflect in better battery life and performance. The bigger cores will ensure excellent performance even on portable and light machines.
This concludes all the details about the upcoming product from Intel. Team blue surely has the next year packed with releases and new devices, but they aren’t the only players in the market. Stay tuned to find out what AMD has in store for professionals and Enthusiasts next year.


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The world's biggest phone manufacturer, Nokia, has announced that it will close its New York and Chicaco flagship stores days after it revealed that it would also shut its London-based Regent Street store, less than two years after it was launched.
The stores opened up in 2006 and it is unlikely that their closure will have any significant impact on Nokia sales in the US; admittedly, they were useful to "educate" users and potential customers but then, how far can this go when all you sell is mobile phones and smartphones.
Users will ultimately need to go online if they need to experience the latest and brightest Nokia mobile phones. It announced the closure of its London store citing the need to "crystallizing its branded retail strategy, aiming at improving operational efficiency of its retail network."
As for the US closures, well, there's another reason for that; apparently, “the Flagship stores were originally conceived to inspire and educate consumers to the benefits of mobility through an innovative retail experience, and to broaden the appeal of the Nokia brand… consumer awareness in the U.S. has grown substantially.”
Nokia's share of the US mobile phone market is relatively small - around one in every ten mobile phones sold there - while that proportion grows to two in every five phones worldwide.
Nokia is not Apple and the recent events have proved it; Apple's stores are largely successful because of Apple's aura combined with the fact that you find more than just phones in these stores. Nokia is almost certainly closing the stores because they failed to generate reasonable ROI.


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With a recent update YouTube introduced a anti-ad blocking feature. This warns users with pop-ups if they use tools or extensions that alter the reproduction of advertisements.
The platform’s announcement, in this sense, reads a message of this type “Ad blockers are not allowed on YouTube – You can get rid of advertising with YouTube Premium, and creators can still get paid from your subscription“.
The window that appears offers users two possible options: allow advertising or choose one paid subscription. However, for now, closing the alert allows you to view the video even if you are blocking ads.
Complaints about this action taken by YouTube have started to circulate on social media, as many people use adblockers to limit the tracker and other scripts that violate the privacy. Security researchers have long urged users to limit exposure to advertising networks, as they are often used for distribution spyware come Pegasus.
YouTube’s new move to exclude adblock users: will it really work?
The other party involved, i.e. the blocking plugins, also wanted to express their opinion in this regard. Specifically, the adblocker team AdBlock Plus claims YouTube’s “ad wall” is “Particularly distressing for many of our users“.
Some of them are unhappy that many ads on YouTube include what they call “obvious scams” which remain afloat even after adjustments reports to Google.
For now, AdBlock Plus recommends users keep theirs updated filter lists, so that any changes made by the list authors keep the extensions effective. These tools, it should be remembered, do not only work on YouTube but in any other context linked to banners and advertising.
L’adblocker uBlockOrigin already has a workaround offered on its page subreddit, all thanks to the latest update offered to users. The post also warns that stacking multiple adblockers or using old block lists will not help the user bypass YouTube’s new system.
The post also includes a disclaimer “YouTube changes its detection scripts twice a day, which means that even if you received a filter update today, you may need another one soon. There is no way around this problema”.


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Remember this name, Android fans not planning to buy a flagship phone this year: Nokia 7+. It’s going to be a mid-range all-screen smartphone featuring a dual-lens camera on the back and running Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box.
Wait, doesn’t something like this already exists from Samsung? Yes, the Galaxy A8 phones are mid-ranged all-screen phones like the Nokia 7+, and they’re already selling in stores, but there’s a huge caveat. The A8 phones are stuck in Nougat mode for the time being whereas the Nokia 7+ will be an Android One device.
Nokia last year promised that its phones will be quickly updated to the latest version of Android, and the company did release several Oreo updates already. The Nokia 7+, with its Android One logo on the back, should launch with a stock Android version on board, which means you should expect it to receive timely Android updates in the future.
The phone isn’t actually official, but Nokia might unveil it at MWC 2018 later this month. But Evan Blass already has press photos for the Nokia 7+ on Twitter.
Aside from the Android One logo, you can easily notice on the back the dual-lens Zeiss-branded rear camera and the fingerprint sensor.
The Nokia 7+ will not be the only new phone that Nokia might introduce at MWC. The same Blass also posted press images for the Nokia 1, which should be a basic smartphone, with even lower specs than the Nokia 7+.
The Nokia 1 will run Android Go Edition, Google’s most basic version of Android for entry-level phones.


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AvroKO is looking for an intermediate designer to join its studio in London. The design firm transformed a London art deco building into a 2,900-square-metre members' club, featuring co-working spaces, bars, lounges and a gym.
Ingenhoven Architects has revealed plans for the Kö-Bogen II, a Düsseldorf office block which will feature five miles-worth of hedge covering its facades. The practice has an opening for an interior designer to join its team in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Japanese studio Puddle is searching for a senior interior designer to join its Tokyo-based office. The practice completed % Arabica, a tiny coffee shop located on the top level of the Star Ferry Terminal Building in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.
French designer Phillipe Starck designed the interiors for the habitation module of Axiom Spaces' commercial space station which is set to open in 2020. Starck Network Agency is recruiting for a senior interior designer to join its studio in Paris, France.
Gachot Studios is seeking an interior designer to join its New York team. The firm worked on the interiors of a 10-storey boutique hotel in Detroit for American watch brand Shinola, overhauling a historic building to accommodate 129 rooms.


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The report also contained information about the iPhone SE 2 manufacturer, which seems to be exclusively the Taiwanese company Wistron - manufacturer of the current generation SE.
Apple iPhone SE 2nd Edition's assembly has begun in Bengaluru which comes with Apple A10 fusion chipset with 4.0-inch retina display. Nevertheless, the possibility remains that the first budget and pocket iPhone released in 2016 will get a major upgrade soon. It is expected to be launched by the middle of next year, possibly in July.
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The new iPhone SE 2 will be priced at close to $349, nearly half the going price for Apple's latest release, the iPhone X. Also, it is tipped that the iPhone SE 2 might be priced starting from $450. Purchasing an iPhone SE, 6s or 7 will get you a gift card worth up to $50.
The company's iPhone SE was last refreshed in March of this year with new memory configurations.
New Facebook tool will tell if you liked Russian propaganda
Adam Schiff, who is the Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee, called Facebook's move a "very positive step". However, the portal does not seem able to show individual posts or ads the users may have seen or interacted with.
Recently, there have been reports that Apple is planning to release what we can call, for now, the iPhone SE 2.
The deal extends to iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and MacBook lines.
LHC review board sets aside: Hafiz Saeed's detention
He is also responsible for unleashing numerous other terror attacks against Pakistan's neighbours. Official sources said that Saeed's release would invite strong criticism from India and the US.
The 32GB iPhone SE will retail for $99 at Walmart, saving customers $30. The demand for any new iPhone - but especially one more affordable and accessible to a large amount of people - will no doubt be high, which necessitates this expansion.
iPhone X costs $999 in US.
Argentina: concern grows for missing submarine after two false alarms
The submarine was originally scheduled to arrive Sunday in Mar del Plata, a navy base about 250 miles southeast of Buenos Aires. Strong winds and high waves have hampered the search for the ARA San Juan and its 44 crew members in the past few days.


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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev recently announced that Russia will no longer import GMO products, stating that the nation has enough space, and enough resources to produce organic food.
“If the Americans like to eat GMO products, let them eat it then. We don’t need to do that; we have enough space and opportunities to produce organic food.”– Medvedev
Russia has been considering joining the long list (and continually growing) of anti-GMO countries for quite some time now. It does so after a group of Russian scientists urged the government to consider at least a 10-year moratorium on GMOs to thoroughly study their influence on human health.
Poland Announces Nation Wide Ban On Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Corn: Causes Organ Damage!
Monsanto Has Been Removed And Banned By: Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Madeira, New Zealand, Peru, South Australia, Russia, France, and Switzerland!
“It is necessary to ban GMOs, to impose moratorium (on) it for 10 years. While GMOs will be prohibited, we can plan experiments, tests, or maybe even new methods of research could be developed. It has been proven that not only in Russia, but also in many other countries in the world, GMOs are dangerous.
Methods of obtaining the GMOs are not perfect, therefore, at this stage, all GMOs are dangerous. Consumption and use of GMOs obtained in such way can lead to tumors, cancers and obesity among animals. Bio-technologies certainly should be developed, but GMOs should be stopped. We should stop it from spreading. ”
– Irina Ermakova, VP of Russia’s National Association for Genetic Safety. Full Story
[color-box color=”orange”]How are a bunch of crooks and cutthroats who only profit from selling poisons are allowed to prosper; it really makes you wonder which nation is the land of the free. Day by day, U.S.A looks more like the land of Toxins and lies. Tto make matters worse and each administration including the Obama administration, allows employees of Monsanto to control key positions in the government. Monsanto and all the makers of these poisonous chemicals should be banned worldwide, but if only the emerging world does this, it will be a killer blow to them. [/color-box]
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PPC arbitrage has always been a touchy subject for search engines, marketers and affiliate program operators.
Countless millions have been earned by arbitrageurs who purchase ads through Google, Yahoo and the link and send that traffic to affiliate programs through which they can earn more than they spend on those ads.
Is it right or wrong? That really doesn’t matter; PPC arbitrage exists and as long as there’s money to be made, people will engage in it.
Amazon, which operates one of the most popular affiliate programs, appears set to target PPC arbitrageurs by making it harder for them to ply their trade. It send out an email to affiliates informing them that, starting May 1, it will no longer pay affiliate fees to affiliates who send traffic through paid search ads on search engines, including the ad programs offered by Google, Yahoo and MSN.
Amazon says that the decision was made “after careful review of how we are investing our advertising resources“. It applies only to North America; Amazon’s existing affiliate terms must be consulted for those outside of North America.
As Marketing Pilgrim’s Andy Beal points out, PPC arbitrage is the best justification for Amazon’s move:
I suspect that Amazon finally realized that it could do its own keyword bidding
and cut out the middle-man–those bidding pennies on long-tail keywords and
making dollars in affiliate commissions.
This makes lots of sense and Amazon certainly isn’t the first company to target PPC abitrage amongst affiliates. Given the economic situation, the incentives companies have to make sure that they’re maximizing the use of their ad budgets and the desire to cut unnecessary expenses, I doubt that Amazon will be the last company to yank the rug out from under PPC arbitrageurs who don’t necessarily do anything that companies themselves aren’t capable of doing.
Of course, for Amazon to truly take advantage of this move, it will need to make sure that it fills the void by setting up many of the same sorts of campaigns the arbitrageurs were previously running. While that probably won’t be an issue for Amazon, the challenge for any company is making this profitable. PPC arbitrage is hard and a lot of people have lost money trying to play the game. While Amazon and affiliate operators have higher margins to work with, it’s conceivable that some affiliate programs actually benefit from the arbitrage because the arbitrageurs shoulder the risk and manage the campaigns (which does have an economic cost).
Obviously I think Amazon stands to benefit from this and it will be interesting to see where arbitrageurs who need to turn a new page go.
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About a quarter of the global pig population is expected to die as a result of an epidemic of African swine fever (ASF), according to the intergovernmental organisation responsible for coordinating animal disease control.
In the last year the spread of the disease has taken policymakers by surprise, and has been particularly devastating in China – home to the world’s largest pig population. The disease is also established in other Asian countries such as Vietnam and South Korea, and continues to wreak havoc in eastern Europe, where the current outbreak began in 2014.
The severity of the crisis means that global pork prices are rising, spurred largely by the demand from China, where as many as 100m pigs have been lost since ASF broke out there last year. In recent months, China has been granting export approval to foreign meat plants and signing deals around the world at a dizzying rate. US pork sales to China have doubled, while European pork prices have reached a six-year high.
Dr Mark Schipp, vice-president of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), told a press conference this week that ASF was “the biggest threat to any commercial livestock of our generation”. He claimed that the spread of the disease in the past year to countries including China, which has half the world’s pig population, had inflamed a worldwide crisis.
Schipp said veterinary scientists worldwide were trying to find a vaccine for the disease, but that it was a “complex challenge” because of the nature of the virus. While the disease does not spread to humans, it is virtually 100% fatal once embedded in pig populations.
ASF can be transmitted through direct contact with infected animals, such as wild boar, and via ticks. But the virus can also survive several months in processed meat, and several years in frozen carcasses, so meat products are a particular concern for cross-border transmission. In July meat containing the ASF virus was found in products seized by port authorities in Northern Ireland.
The outbreak in China has been particularly serious, with as many as 100m pigs lost already according to China’s official declared inventory, according to Adam Speck, a senior commodity analyst at IHS Markit’s Agribusiness Intelligence. Rabobank, a financial services company that specialises in food and agriculture, predicted that this year China would lose between 20% and 70% of its herd: potentially as many as 350m pigsl. Official figures state that over 1m pigs have been culled.
The virus has now been identified in 50 countries, including Poland, Russia, South Korea and the Philippines. So far, the furthest west the disease has been found in live animals is in Belgium among the wild boar population. A cull is now planned in the country.
Alistair Driver, editor of the UK’s Pig World, said: “There have been suggestions recently from the Chinese government and industry representatives that the Chinese pig herd is ‘bottoming out’ and that we could see a recovery to something like previous levels in 2020.
“However, most global analysts believe this is very optimistic and that, given the enormous losses so far and the continued spread of the virus across China and other Asian countries, there will be a huge deficit in pork production for the foreseeable future. The Asian ASF crisis is having an enormous impact on the global pork industry, with record export volumes pushing prices up around the world.”


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Hormel Foods to Webcast Presentation at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Virtual Conference
AUSTIN, Minn., Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) announced today that Jim Snee, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, Jim Sheehan, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Jeff Frank, vice president, Grocery Products, will participate in the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Virtual Conference on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. A webcast of the fireside chat is scheduled to begin at 2:40 p.m. ET.
Thursday, September 9, 2021
2:40 p.m. ET (1:40 p.m. CT)
To view a live webcast of the event, go to the company's website, https://www.hormelfoods.com, click on Investors, and you will find a link to the webcast.
If you are unable to listen to the live webcast, an archived version will be available at the above-mentioned website for one year following the presentation.
About Hormel Foods – Inspired People. Inspired Food.™
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $9 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin's®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named on the "Global 2000 World's Best Employers" list by Forbes magazine for three years, is one of Fortune magazine's most admired companies, has appeared on Corporate Responsibility Magazine's "The 100 Best Corporate Citizens" list for 12 years, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world's most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com.
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European machine vision company opens North American office
Framos operations on Ottowa will join those in Germany, Great Britain, Italy, France, Russia and Taiwan.
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Framos, a leader in machine vision, has expanded its operations to North America and opened Framos Technologies Inc. in Ottawa, Canada.
“Our aim is to enable our customers as manufacturers, system integrators, and researchers to apply and benefit from machine vision and imaging technologies,” said Andreas Franz, CEO of Framos. “Based on the disproportional demand from North America and our excellent on-site industry network, we are extremely excited to complete our global imaging services and to continue the growth of Framos. As one of the founding companies in imaging, we are happy to serve our customers worldwide.”
Machine vision is the technology used to provide imaging-based automatic inspection and analysis for such applications as automatic inspection, process control, and robot guidance in industry. Several recent industry reports predict an ongoing increase of the machine vision market including a growing demand from North America.
With more than 30 years of experience, Framos is able to support its customers with a broad service portfolio along the value chain, beginning with engineering and purchasing to after-sales of different image sensors, cameras, optics, lighting, cables and image acquisition components.
Dr. Ronald Müller, managing director of Framos Technologies Inc., said, “Our success in Europe shows that Framos successfully enables manufacturers as well as system integrators and researchers to greatly benefit from modern imaging technologies. With our office in Canada we will accompany our customers, who have globally distributed development and production sites from Russia over Europe to North America, with local contacts and services.”
The complete portfolio will be announced to North America at The Vision Show, which will be held April 15-17, 2014 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Mass.
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Old rum in a new bottle
The old adage is that if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Indeed, Nepal’s classic Khukri Rum has been such a strong brand for the past half-century that there is not need to tinker with it.
Yet, the makeover by Nepal Distilleries of its Khukri XXX Rum is old rum in a new bottle, and it has a new zing to it.
The company unveiled its new branding at an event in Kathmandu on Friday which, in a nod to the times we live in, was also held virtually. The new bottle design replaces the older one that has been the trade mark of Nepal’s most famous rum since the 1960s, and is a result of extensive research following feedback from consumers at home and abroad.
“We assure the same taste in the new pack. In fact, we hope that our customers find an even richer experience with the newly designed pack,” said Suvash Lamichhane of the Nepal Distilleries. “The feedback of our guests present in today’s event has encouraged us to do more in the way of offering even better products to our consumers.”
The Nepal Distilleries was established in 1959, and at the time was Nepal’s first liquor company. It soon become a household name and is now among the country’s most recognised brands and is sold in 13 international markets including Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Italy, United States, Dubai and Australia.
Khukri’s premium Coronation Rum (pictured above) in a bottle shaped like a Gurkha knife was launched at King Birendra’s ascension to the throne in 1975 is still a favourite souvenir item from Nepal. And the run is celebrating its 62nd year with the upgraded package to introduce modern elements and features in the overall product redesign.
Nepal’s most famous award-winning rum is distilled from fermented molasses and kept in wooden vats to age for eight months. It is also credited with instilling the culture of rum drinking in Kathmandu. Unlike other parts of the world where rum-based drinks are popular all year around, it used to be considered a winter drink in Nepal until the manufacturers unveiled a range of summer cocktails.
Before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Khukri invited flair bartenders from India and Singapore to tailor-make designer cocktails using Khukri Rum as well as train a group of bartenders in Nepal.
During the event, the company introduced three summer drinks, Khukri Lemon Fizz, Khukri Cola and Khukri Ginger Ale (pictured above) using its three varieties Khukri XXX Rum, Khukri Spice Rum and Coronation Rum, and later at Trisara Restaurant in Lazimpat before coming up with simplified recipe for people to enjoy at home.
Production of the old package was stopped a month ago but consumers can still find them it the market for some time – in fact, they may even become a collector’s item. Some consumers have actually purchased the old pack as a keepsake and reminder of this home-grown brand.
The iconic brand was a recipient of a Gold Medal at the London Spirit Competition in 2019 and 2020.


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This photo of an Indianapolis City Market vendor taken Oct. 6, 1923, shows the back side of the stands, with vehicles pulled up and fruit and vegetable crates tossed aside.
The 17-story building now known as Symphony Centre at 32 E. Washington St. was constructed in 1912 as the upscale Hotel Washington, a project developed by local hotelier J. Edward Krauss and designed by Indianapolis architecture firm R.P. Daggett & Co.
An amateur photographer, Walter Carpenter, captured the street scene on March 9, 1913, where Kentucky Avenue met the intersection of Illinois and Washington streets.
The CEO of the Connecticut Historical Society will take over the post in late January, marking the first leadership change at the organization in more than a dozen years.
A look inside the new mobile touring exhibition and a new book on Presidential visits to Indiana.
In pursuit of the essence of Hoosier basketball, photographers Michael E. Keating and Chris Smith logged over 10,000 miles and visited 130 gyms across the state, taking more than 150,000 photos along the way.
State Museum demonstrates breadth with “Indiana in 200 Objects” while Historical Society shows the depth of artist T.C. Steele.
Maps have captured history in snapshot form, revealing not just what was known, but what was unknown. They offered unique insight into what we prioritized at particular moments in time.
The Indiana Historical Society says it plans to auction complete sets of valuable works by John James Audubon in April to raise money to benefit its mission. The sets are expected to raise millions of dollars.
A pack of conferencing critics had their eyes opened to Indy’s arts pleasures. In turn, they opened my eyes to some things I shouldn’t take for granted.
The collection brings to light a bygone era in advertising when Block's and other big downtown department stores ruled the retail landscape and employed their own fashion illustrators.
The retired WISH-TV anchor will be a community affairs adviser and make presentations at the history center.
The Indiana Historical Society will entertain its members in Ruth Lilly's former Indianapolis estate, Twin Oaks, under a contract with owners William and Laura Weaver, the society announced Tuesday.


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VW’s Audi says 2.1 mln cars fitted with emission-cheating software
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AFP photoVolkswagen’s top-of-the-range automaker Audi said on Sept. 28 that 2.1 million of its diesel cars worldwide are fitted with the sophisticated software enabling them to cheat emission tests.
In Germany alone, 577,000 vehicles were affected and 13,000 in the United States, an Audi spokesman said. In western Europe as a whole, the number was 1.42 million.
The models concerned were the A1, A3, A4, A6, Q3, Q5 and also the TT, the spokesman said. VW sparked global outrage last week when it admitted that 11 million of its diesel cars are equipped with so-called defeat devices that activate pollution controls during tests but covertly turn them off when the car is on the road.
German prosecutors also announced on Sept. 28 they have opened a criminal investigation into Volkswagen’s former chief executive Martin Winterkorn over a worldwide pollution cheating scandal. Winterkorn resigned in the mist of global outrage after the scandal broke out.
In his resignation statement last week, the 68-year-old German car boss, a renowned perfectionist in the industry, said he “not aware” of having done anything wrong.
Last week, the VW board tapped company insider Matthias Mueller, chief of its luxury sports car brand Porsche, to steer the world’s largest automaker out of the wreckage.
Probe opened against former chief
“Following a number of legal suits, the public prosecutors in Brunswick have opened an investigation against Martin Winterkorn, the former chief executive of Volkswagen,” the German prosecutors said in a statement.
“The investigation will focus on the allegation of fraud by selling vehicles with manipulated emission values,” it added.
“The aim of the investigation is to clarify the chain of responsibility,” it added.
A top executive for embattled Volkswagen will hold talks in Brussels with a senior EU official on Sept. 30, a spokesman said, in an effort to soothe tensions before European ministers discuss the car testing scandal later in the week. The EU’s Industry Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska will meet Herbert Diess, the head of the auto group’s Volkswagen brand who had been on the shortlist to replace Martin Winterkorn as CEO, before Porsche chief Matthias Mueller was named to the post.
The German government said it had given Volkswagen until October 7 to submit measures and a timetable to fix vehicles that have been fitted with the cheating software, a ministry spokesman said. The devices can switch on pollution controls when they detect the car is undergoing testing. They then switch off the controls when the car is on the road, allowing it to spew out harmful levels of emissions.
The Federal Motor Transport Authority said it had asked “Volkswagen to submit binding measures and a timetable on when a technical solution on the affected cars can be implemented.”
The authority gave the company a deadline of October 7 to submit the plan, Transport Ministry spokesman Martin Susteck told a regular government news briefing.
After the severe battering VW shares took last week in the wake of the revelations, the stock continued to slide on Sept. 28, shedding nearly seven percent.
According to German media reports at the weekend, Volkswagen ignored warnings from staff and a supplier years ago that the emission test rigging software was illegal. The spiraling scandal has badly tarnished VW’s name, left it exposed to up to $18 billion (16 billion euros) in U.S. fines, and wiped a third off its stock market value in a week.


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But when she got caught she had to give it all back.
There are plenty of people who work for big corporations and think about how easily they could rip the company off. Those who actually go through with their schemes often spend lavishly, finally getting all those things they’ve always wanted but couldn’t afford, including luxury cars. That’s what a former Amazon operations manager, Kayricka Wortham, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for doing.
According to Fox Business, the woman and some accomplices ripped off Amazon to the tune of $9.4 million during an 18-month period. With that money, the US Attorney’s Office says she and another conspirator, Brittany Hudson, bought real estate as well as a 2019 Lamborghini Urus, 2022 Tesla Model X, 2021 Dodge Durango, 2018 Porsche Panamera, and a Kawasaki ZX636.
We’re sure they were living the high life and feeling super smart for pulling off the “perfect crime.” The only problem was that kind of spending combined with a bread crumb trail would eventually lead back to them. The thing is companies like Amazon perform audits and track spending.
Wortham had a nice little scheme going, with prosecutors saying she would submit “fictitious invoices to Amazon, falsely representing that the vendors had provided goods and services to Amazon.” Now one would think such a thing would be discovered immediately, but apparently Wortham was able to get her underlings in the company to add those fake vendors to Amazon’s system, ducking any immediate red flags. Conveniently, Wortham was the one who would then approve the companies’ being added. It was the perfect crime.
Someone figured out what she was doing and the rest is history. Wortham and Hudson had to surrender a home they bought and all those nice luxury cars. They also gave $2.7 million still left in bank accounts, with an order from the court to pay around $9.47 million in restitution to Amazon.
It gets even worse: Fox Business says Wortham is still facing more outstanding charges for allegedly “forging the signature of a federal judge and seal of the court.” Reportedly, this was done to mislead another company about her legal status while she was out of jail on bond. In other words, she just can’t help herself and so she’ll probably be facing even more time in prison. Hopefully she enjoyed the Lambo for the short time it lasted!
Let this be a lesson: if you want a dream car, work hard, sacrifice, and maybe start listening to Dave Ramsey.
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McNeilly joined the Cefla Finishing North America team in January 2018 as corporate account manager.
Employing "my Texture Technology" to create realistic positive and negative 3D tactile effects, Cefla's J-Print TD prints at resolutions up to 400 dpi and speeds up to 164 ft. /min.
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Cefla North America, a leading provider of finishing, decoration and digital printing solutions for wood, metal, glass and other applications, is pleased to announce the promotion of Roberto Bolognini to Finishing Group Sales Manager.
Cefla North America has hired Jacqueline Liger to manage marketing activities for the company's finishing, decoration and digital printing equipment for wood, metal and other materials.
Cefla will open up its finishing lab in Charlotte, NC, for its Cefla North America Live event, April 10-11, showing wood finishing and wood and panel printing and coating technologies.


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The iPhone 12, according to Apple, has the world's toughest smartphone glass, thanks to its Ceramic Shield display. The Cupertino-based tech giant claims that the iPhone 12 series' drop performance has increased four fold.
Of course, Apple's bravado about the iPhone 12's durability inspired a plethora of experiments, including Allstate Protection Plans' iPhone 12 drop test that was performed over the weekend. The earth-shattering results — pun intended — will shock you.
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iPhone 12 drop test results
The drop resistance of the standard iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro were tested by investigators at Allstate Protection Plans (APP). Interestingly, one phone did better than the other. The APP testers dropped the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro six feet from the sidewalk. Drop tests were performed with the iPhone 12 smartphones falling face-down, back-down and sideways.
Face-down drop test: iPhone 12
From a distance of six feet, the iPhone 12 was dropped face-down on the sidewalk.
The iPhone 12 base model only suffered small cracks and scuffed edges. APP stated that these results are significantly better than the iPhone 11 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S20.
Face-down drop test: iPhone 12 Pro
The iPhone 12 Pro fared worse than its standard counterpart.
The lower-half of the Ceramic Shield display was cracked, but the $999 smartphone continued to function normally. Though the iPhone 12 Pro is less drop resistant than the iPhone 12, the APP noted that it performed "considerably better" than the iPhone 11 Pro.
Back-down drop test: iPhone 12
The iPhone 12 survived the back-down drop test like Tom Hanks in Castaway. The smartphone remained virtually unscathed after impact. Upon closer inspection, there was some barely-there scuffing along the corners and edges.
Back-down drop test: iPhone 12 Pro
The Phone 12 Pro, on the other hand, did not handle the fall too well.
The back of the iPhone 12, which is not made of Apple's durable Ceramic Shield glass, shattered, resulting in loosened glass and cracks on its wide camera. Still, APP said that the damage was "not catastrophic" and the iPhone 12 Pro continued to function properly after impact.
Sideways drop test: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro
The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro suffered the same minor damage during APP's sideways drop test.
Both smartphones suffered minor scuffing, especially along the corners, but overall, the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro were unharmed.
The standard iPhone 12 is the most durable smartphone the APP has tested so far. "Its Ceramic Shield is a leap forward for durability, though not indestructible," the APP said. The iPhone 12 Pro didn't perform was well as the standard iPhone 12 during these drop tests, especially during the back-down experiment.
We don't have a clear reason why the iPhone 12 Pro fared worse, but it's worth noting that the iPhone 12 Pro is 0.5 pounds heavier than the iPhone 12. Secondly, both smartphones are made out of different materials — the iPhone 12 consists of aerospace-grade aluminum while the iPhone 12 Pro is equipped with surgical-grade stainless steel.
Although the Ceramic Shield display is pretty darn durable, the iPhone 12 is not shatterproof; APP recommends the usage of screen protectors and phone cases. Otherwise, you'll have to pay $279 for a screen repair.
Stay tuned for our reviews of the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro for more insight into Apple's new sexy line-up of snazzy smartphones.
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Organised by the Shanghai Sinoexpo Informa Markets International Exhibition Company, the 25th edition of Furniture China – the China International Furniture Expo attracted over 170,000 attendees from 160 countries and regions.
Among the attendees, a total of more than 21,000 were from overseas. The four-day show ran from 9th to 12th September at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) covering an area of 350,000 m2 and featured 3,500 exhibitors.
In the face of ongoing protests in Hong Kong, B2B media company, Global Sources, opened its Mobile Electronics trade show at AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) on 18th October. Featuring more than 3,700 booths, the show ran until 21st October.
Products showcased at the show included charging products, mobile speakers and earphones, wearable electronics, smartphones and tablets, protective cases and repair tools, accessories and services.
The 7th edition of the Shenzhen International Game Show in 2020 will move to Shenzhen’s new mega venue, Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center. The event will run from 23rd to 26th July 2020.The show will be organised under the theme, “New Venue, New Planning” and the organiser notes that the aim of the event is to further develop a professional and inclusive game industry event. It will also focus on integrating quality animation and game resources in the development of new games.
Meorient, a Chinese exhibition organiser, has listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE). The company debuted on the exchange on 22nd October. Meorient’s stock code is 300795. The company is reportedly the first exhibition organiser in China to be listed on a major stock exchange.
According to the SZSE, Meorient’s IPO offered just over 25 million shares at RMB 14.27 (US$2.02) per share and raising funds of RMB 357 million (US$51 million). The post-public-offering share capital is RMB 100.2 million. Meorient’s shares closed on Friday at RMB 27.36.
The organiser, CloserStill Media, expected the event to draw some 18,000 senior decision-makers from across the Asia Pacific region. Exhibitors offered products and services covering cloud computing, cyber security, big data, data centres, e-commerce and digital marketing.
Cloud Expo Asia was co-located with other enterprise technology events including Cloud & Cyber Security Expo, Big Data World, Smart IoT Singapore, Data Centre World, eCommerce Expo Asia, and Technology for Marketing Asia.
International exhibition organiser, Informa Markets, opened its beautyexpo in Malaysia running from 4th to 7th October at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
The show featured six dedicated zones: Beauty Salon, Hair Salon, Make-up & Education, Nail Salon, OEM/ODM, and Halal Beauty. The organiser expects the show to attracted nearly 16,000 visitors.
Comexposium’s Eurovet Asia concluded the 15th edition of its event, Interfilière Shanghai last month posting record attendance numbers.
Despite the ongoing protests, Hong Kong’s autumn peak trade show season is now well underway. The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will open four trade shows later this month, including Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition), electronicAsia, Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) and Hong Kong International Outdoor and Tech Light Expo.


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Intel has announced that its new 12 Gen Core P-series and U-series processors will be in more than 250 laptops this year. The first laptops with these chips are due to hit the market in March.
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ROCK HILL, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) – Some Small Business owners say inflation is making it harder for them to earn a living.
Kenny Farrell, owner of KF Trucking in Rock Hill, says his trucking fleet includes 8 semi trucks and 11 trailers. He says they ship everything from motorcycles to dry goods nationwide. In fact, Farrell hauled motorcycles across the country to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which is underway in South Dakota.
With the rise in prices, Farrel says, it’s becoming harder to get orders to his customers and is spending $16,000 a week just on fuel.
It’s not just fuel costs that is hurting trucking industry, but insurance and repair prices have also made it nearly impossible to maintain each truck. Farrel says now has to do most of his own maintenance to cut cost.
Luckily for Farrell he has made many connections since starting his business back in 2006 and is able to get help from those who understand the struggle.
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Since the passing of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (otherwise known as the Farm Bill), the cannabidiol (CBD) market has been the buzz of the natural products industry. CBD can now be found in everything from supplements to ready-to-drink beverages, candies and snacks to waters and coffees, even in treats for your pets.
The Farm Bill removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act and subjected cultivation of the crop to the jurisdiction of USDA.
While FDA has repeatedly asserted CBD can't be sold as a dietary supplement or added to conventional food, the U.S. marketplace has largely ignored the government in response to voracious demand for products containing the hemp-based compound. FDA is now exploring a possible legal pathway for CBD in supplements and conventional food, although the agency has cautioned a rulemaking could take years.
Where does that leave CBD as a supplement? What does the future hold for the buzziest ingredient in the indutry?
At SupplySide East 2018 in Secaucus, New Jersey, Steven Shapiro and Marc Ullman, both of whom are of counsel to the law firm Rivkin Radler LLP, explored the regulatory state of the CBD market. This slide show was adapted from their presentation.
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After Paytm, now FINO Payments Bank files prospectus for IPO
After consumer internet startups, now fintech firms have lined up for going public in the next few months.
In the latest such foray, FINO Payments Bank has filed its draft red herring prospectus with market regulator Sebi for raising Rs 1,300 crore from the public. The IPO will see a fresh issue of Rs 300 crore as well as an OFS (offer for sale) component.
FINO Payments Bank is backed by Blackstone, ICICI Group and BPCL and is the first profitable fintech to file for IPO.
The payments bank's revenues were for FY21 stood at Rs 791 crore, while it posted a profit of Rs 20.5 crore.
Another fintech firm Paytm is planning to raise Rs 16,600 crore ($2.23 billion) from investors, which if successful, will be the biggest stock market listing in India.
However, the online payments firm's consolidated revenue from operations was at Rs 2,802 crore for FY21, while its losses were at Rs 1,701 crore during this period.
Apart from Paytm, FINO Payments Bank; there are also other financial services companies like Policybazaar that are planning to go public in coming months.
After the successful listing of Zomato, a whole host of Indian startups like Delhivery, and Nykaa are also heading for an IPO. This reflects the maturity of the Indian startup ecosystem which has come up age in the last one decade.


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The impact of the trade war between China and the USA are noticeable for both countries. Trade between the two largest
Economies slumped 14.6 percent last year. This is shown by calculations by Chinese customs. According to this, imports of goods from the United States to China decreased by 20.9 percent to $ 122 billion, exports from the People's Republic to the United States decreased by 12.5 percent to $ 418 billion.
Overall, the Chinese went foreign trade for the first time back by one percent – after two years in a row with double-digit growth rates.
Exports grew only slightly by 0.5 percent overall, but fell
imports by 2.8 percent.
However, foreign trade has recently recovered slightly: in December it rose by 11.3 percent compared to the same month in the previous year. Imports increased by 16.3 percent, exports rose by 7.6 percent.
China released the trade figures one day in front
the planned signing of the partial agreement with the USA, which should ease the tension in the trade war and regulate the key points for a first phase of rapprochement. China's chief negotiator and Vice Premier Liu He traveled to Washington with a large delegation. According to the United States In the agreement, the People's Republic is to commit to reintroducing US $ 200 billion worth of goods from the United States over the next two years.
The US president wants 40 billion of them Donald Trump use for American agriculture. The farmers are an important group of voters for him, after all, the US election is due again in November. China is also expected to commit to finished goods for around $ 75 billion
buy as well as for $ 50 billion in energy and for 35 to 40
Billions of dollars in services, US media reported. According to insiders, China intends to significantly more American cars and planes, agricultural machinery, medical devices and semiconductors, and agricultural and
Buy energy products. China is also expected to commit to buying US agricultural goods by around 32 billion within two years
To raise dollars.
A further partial agreement could only follow after the US presidential election
In addition, it should include agreements on intellectual property,
Technology transfer and exchange rates. In return, the
USA already in December on imposing new punitive tariffs
on consumer goods worth $ 150 billion.
Customs duties of 15 percent on Chinese goods worth 120
Billions of dollars are to be halved. In addition, the US does not rank China
more than a currency manipulator, The already since
Special taxes of 25 percent imposed on goods worth 250 in 2018
However, billions of dollars should remain.
The ongoing punitive tariffs are crucial for Trump. Because it is planned to negotiate an agreement for a second phase of relaxation in the trade dispute with China. The US president sees an ideal time for this after the November election.
According to economist Max Zenglein from the China Institute
Merics in Berlin, the trade conflict with the United States severely affects the Chinese economy. "The tariffs already imposed by the USA have hit China 's exports. Because the USA is one of the most important sales markets for
the country, this is also increasingly depressing total exports. "
The decline in imports can also be reduced by the slower growth in China
state that this has led to less demand for foreign products. In addition, the weaker exchange rate of the yuan against the
US dollars over long distances 2019 foreign goods and the expensive
Slowed demand. Nevertheless, growth of more than six percent is expected for this year.
Zenglein emphasized that exports are very important for China. A slump in foreign trade could do that
Economic growth therefore "slow down more quickly and faster than the
Government is dear ". Also, this could be dependent on exports
Regions lead to rising unemployment, which increases the pressure on the government. So far, companies have been trying
with tax breaks and social security cuts
support. Beijing is also trying to trade with the
to strengthen Southeast Asian countries.


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For the second year, the annual Christmas Craft Sale is going virtual!
The event will run through Facebook from Wednesday, December 1 at 12 p.m. until Wednesday, December 15 at 12 p.m..
Anyone wishing to be a vendor at this year’s Christmas Craft Sale is being asked to contact Jennifer Flunder at firstname.lastname@example.org or 613-396-3424 ext. 138. The deadline to become a vendor is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, November 26. Vendors must pass along their business and contact information as well as a few high quality photos in order to be included in the virtual sale.


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Companies Google Could Buy To Support The Google Console
Companies Google Could Buy To Support The Google Console – because that’s probably where we’re headed in the next few years.
Google’s rumoured entry into video games will change the future of the entire industry. While Google has already dipped into the industry, owning stakes in Niantic (Pokemon Go) and virtual reality studio Alchemy Labs, they’ll need to bolster their talent if they’re going to make a real impact.
If Google is going to produce the ‘Netflix of Games’ they’ll need to invest in their own studios and IPs in a similar way that the streaming giant Netflix has done for TV and film over the past few years.
How could Google do that though? Who should they look to purchase? With news in the industry pretty light at the moment, we thought we’d ponder on who’s on the Google shortlist should the Google console start to become a reality over the next few months or so.
Telltale is a company who have grown significantly over the past few years, so much so that rolling over big franchises that they’ve worked on is almost second nature. Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead and the Guardians of the Galaxy are just a few of what they’ve explored via their distinctive story-focused games.
Times are changing though and Telltale must change with it. Their engine is growing tiresome and some fresh impetus is needed. They’ve already started to go in that direction with the reveal that they’re working on a Stranger Things game that will be playable via Netflix but what if Google gobbled the studio up and allowed them to let their creativity run wild? If they’re already looking into creating games for a streaming platform like Netflix, then creating an equivalent game for a streaming Google console fits the bill.
Despite being a giant when it comes to the games industry, compared to numerous companies around the world, Ubisoft pales in comparison. This was shown recently when Vivendi flirted with the primarily French-based company before Ubisoft finally managed to wrestle control back.
Ubisoft is in an enviable position compared to most other large publishers, they’re not only sitting on a goldmine of IPs that span decades, they’re also not vehemently reviled by gamers – unlike companies like Activision and EA.
Buying Ubisoft would mean Assassin’s Creed, The Division and South Park on a Google console. Which, for a company with money to burn like Google, sounds like a good investment.
Despite all the constant complains surrounding Destiny 2, there’s no doubt that from a pure gameplay perspective Bungie still has it. Sure, their games as a service model could do with some improvement but their ability to make a great first-person-shooter is in no doubt. They’re a leading name in the industry and that is reason alone for Google to be interested.
Despite working in the past with Microsoft and more recently Activision, Bungie are very much their own company. Beyond the initial ten year Destiny contract that they signed with Activision, Bungie are free to go and do what they like and if a company with a large supply of cash, say Google, for instance, threw all their weight behind wanting to purchase the company, we’re sure they could.
Despite all the success that Nintendo has had over the years, they’re still vulnerable to a takeover.
While they would certainly be the hardest on this list to acquire for Google, could you imagine combining the strength-in-depth that Nintendo has with a force such as Google? It would have wide-ranging ramifications for the rest of the industry, especially if Google gave Nintendo free reign. A Nintendo that doesn’t have to worry about making a console or meeting internal targets, that could instead focus on creating what they love would certainly be interesting.
Is it likely to happen? No. Do we want it to happen? Again, probably no.
Just imagine how the industry would change if Google managed to secure a company like Nintendo though …
Whatever Google’s plan for their rumoured Google console, the least we’ll see wide-ranging changes in not only how we get our games but also how we play them.


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The award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States consumer healthcare industry and recognizes the outstanding work and contribution of individuals whose actions have created a lasting impact on the people and the affairs of the consumer healthcare sector, and directly improved self-care for consumers, the company said.
Named in honor of Ivan D. Combe, an industry pioneer and visionary who served on CHPA’s board of directors from 1958 until 2000, each year the award is presented to one deserving individual who, through a lifetime commitment to advancing consumer healthcare, has exhibited three notable attributes.
The three core attributes include professional excellence and a passion for improving the lives of healthcare consumers; outstanding leadership and involvement in industry activities; and a commitment to giving back to the community.
Downing has spent his entire career growing consumer healthcare companies of all shapes and sizes with a resume that includes sales and management at the Richards-Vicks Company; vice president of sales at Oral-B Labs; and head of North American consumer products at Rhone-Poulenc Rorer.
He also co-founded MedTech Labs — which eventually sold for a 400% rate of return — joined the board of directors at the Lansinoh Laboratories, became CEO of Insight Pharmaceuticals, then CEO of Clarion Brands which was recently sold to Bridges Consumer Healthcare.
“Over his amazing career, Gary has been described as ‘the ultimate boss’ and he has built strong, loyal teams,” Michelle Wang Goodridge, CHPA board chair and president of US Self Care at Johnson & Johnson Consumer said. “One former colleague noted that to be on Gary’s team, to have his confidence in you, and to be counted on by him, was the ultimate professional and personal reward.”
As Downing’s career advanced through different companies and roles, he also remained an active and dedicated member of CHPA for 38 years, during which he served on the President’s Forum and volunteered on numerous committees including audit, business development, finance, political involvement and others.
Downing also served on CHPA’s board of directors for 24 years culminating as chair from 2018 to 2020. During his tenure, CHPA achieved tremendous progress on its legislative agenda including long-sought landmark legislation to modernize the OTC Monograph system and restoring eligibility for OTC medicines under tax-preferred Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Arrangement.
“Gary has always been extraordinarily active in his industry and his community,” Scott Melville, president and CEO of CHPA, said. “His incredible confidence, his willingness to embrace risk and change, and his gratitude and humility set the bar for executives not just in our industry, but for business leaders everywhere. We are delighted to recognize Gary with this year’s honor.”
Downing received the Combe award during CHPA’s SLS attended by his family, peers and more than 300 leadership executives from the consumer healthcare industry.


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Fashion Cheat Sheet
Lady Gaga Disses Flip Flops; Is Kanye West's Clothing Line Looking for a CFO?
Lady Gaga Dissed Flip Flops: Lady Gaga appeared on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live, hosted by Andy Cohen, on Wednesday, where she cited flips flops as a "gateway drug" to sweatpants and no sex, as well as the "downfall of many relationships." Gaga also spoke about how her art has helped her with her body image struggles, and at one point during the show, accidentally popped Real Housewife of Beverly Hills Tamra Barney's breast implant. She confirmed to Cohen that the meat dress is still her favorite outfit to date. [OK! Magazine]
Is Kanye West's Clothing Line Looking for a CFO?: A job posting surfaced on LinkedIn looking for a Chief Financial Officer for a "Kanye West Clothing Project." While it has not been confirmed whether the advertisement is genuine or not, West has been rumored to be starting another clothing venture, this time a unisex line. LinkedIn users have submitted resumes to the account, but so far there have been no responses. [Fashionista]
Rita Ora Reveals New Project With Rimmel London: Singer-songwriter Rita Ora announced that she will be working with Rimmel London on a new beauty collaboration. Ora told Marie Claire UK that she has "always loved Rimmel growing up" and the opportunity was "like a dream come true." The news comes just days after Ora made her catwalk debut at the DKNY show--for whom she is the face. Exact details of the beauty collection have not been disclosed, but it will include Ora's signature color collection and will launch in February 2014. [Marie Claire UK]
CFDA Sets its "Americans in Paris" Roster: The Council of Fashion Designers of America announced its roster for the next "Americans in Paris" showcase. The initiative, organized by the CDFA/Vogue Fund and supported by Tommy Hilfiger, helps a selection of American designers into the spotlight at Paris Fashion Week, with hopes of garnering international attention not found at the domestic shows. This year the showcase will feature: Wes Gordon, Patrik Ervell, The Elder Statesmen, A.L.C., Giulietta, Illesteva, Esquivel Shoes, Jennifer Fisher, Juan CarlosObando, and Jennifer Meyer, and will take place September 28-30. [WWD]


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First look at new Bloomingdale's for Stanford Shopping Center
The Macy's-owned upscale department store presented its proposed designs to the Palo Alto Architectural Review Board earlier this month. The three-story, 120,000-square-foot building features "an elegant and inviting presence for residents and visitors to shop," according to the company. The new design has proved successful in New York's SoHo, Santa Monica and Chevy Chase, Md. the company said.
"Bloomingdale's prides itself on being a fashion forward store, as such its architecture reflects a clean contemporary design similar to some of the new brands in the Stanford Center such as Apple, Microsoft and Crate and Barrel," the company wrote in a presentation to the city.
The building will replace a 229,000-square-foot store already at the center. If all goes as planned, the new Bloomingdale's will be ready for shoppers in spring 2014.
Mall owner Simon Property Group has said it will demolish the old building and redevelop it to add new specialty retail.
Nathan Donato-Weinstein covers commercial real estate and transportation for the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
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It’s not just pet parents that are affected by misleading marketing. A recent industry spat has Blue Buffalo adjusting some of their advertising claims in response to complaints made by Hills Pet Food, makers of Science Diet.
The cause of the complaint? Seems that Hills didn’t take kindly to Blue Buffalo’s claim that “big name pet food manufacturers are actively trying to conceal the fact that they include chicken by-product meal, instead of meat, as the first ingredient.”
I’m not sure which position is more amusing
On one hand, it’s pretty hard to conceal the fact that chicken by-products are used in a food, especially when they’re listed first on the label. On the other hand, why would any company want to draw attention to the fact that they are using chicken by-proucts as the first ingredient? Maybe I’m missing the point.
This dispute played out in front of the National Advertising Division (NAD), which is responsible for investigating claims of false advertising within the advertising industry. The advertising industry self-regulates, so this is more like a family quarrel than a lawsuit. (There is a realted lawsuit that’s just been launched by Purina— more on that next week)
The second disputed claim centered around Blue’s True Blue Test
This is a website comparison test which Hills claimed “makes inaccurate, brand-wide comparisons that imply all, or almost all, products from every major competitor contain ingredients such as chicken byproduct meal.”
Blue has agreed to modify its True Blue Test results, but plans to appeal other recommendations to the NAD’s parent company, the National Advertising Review Board.
Is Blue is doing something any different than most large pet food companies?
After all, “everyone” claims that they are better than the others.
Apparently a line was crossed and the NAD set guidelines which would seem to be self-evident: “While companies can and should inform consumers about the composition of their pet food, they may not falsely disparage competing products by communicating unsupported messages that these products are less healthy, less safe or nutritionlly inferior.”
Well said, NAD. In other words, tell the truth and don’t lie. And if consumers don’t trust any company to do that, the answer is simpler still. Read labels for yourself to avoid being misled by anyone’s advertising.
Want some help deciphering those labels?
(Warning: blatant pitch follows) Have a look at The Dog Food Detective. It was written to help you how to read labels better and understand how to see through the confusion and hype of dog food marketing.


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Apiradi also said that the existence of a transitional government prevented Thailand from signing an agreement at that time anyway. Thailand is the only ASEAN member that does not plan to sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea and will thus lose its export competitiveness due to the increase in import tariffs. Although Thailand is the only member that has not reached a final agreement with South Korea, Apiradi said the other members understand Thai-Land`s position. The United States is moving forward with trade measures against its trading partners around the world. In addition to its new “protective tariffs” on imported solar panels and large washing machines imposed in early 2018, and more recently on imported steel and aluminum, the U.S. is now preparing to implement protectionist measures against about $60 billion of Chinese goods. This direction is likely to put significant pressure on global trade, so KResearch believes all eyes should be on the negotiations between the US and the EU, both of which are among the world`s largest economies. Details of these negotiations are expected to be released before the corresponding “protective tariffs” on steel and aluminum take effect at the end of next week. If the EU and China are exempted from these new tariffs, the prevailing fear will subside. But on the contrary, without such exceptions, China and the EU could choose to implement their own trade protectionist measures against the US as well. This situation would likely escalate into additional actions and responses and cause significant damage to trade that could spill over to other parts of the world. In addition, Thailand is considering joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Thailand has formed a committee to examine the impact of such a trade pact. Goods Agreements entered into force in 2007 and others in 2009 The Republic of Korea is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and has signed subsidiary agreements, including TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property) and the Agreement on Government Procurement. Korea has been a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since December 1996. Describes the trade agreements in which this country is involved. Provides resources for U.S. companies to obtain information on the use of these agreements. Throughout 2018, the U.S. government`s pursuit of protectionist trade measures tended to increase the volatility of global trade. More recently, President Donald Trump announced that new “protective tariffs” would be imposed on steel and aluminum imports at 25% and 10%, respectively. Although no details have yet been released, it seems undeniable that trade with the United States will become difficult in the future. Read more in order to maintain the trade relations enjoyed by two countries before Brexit under the EU-Sk Free Trade Agreement and subject to renegotiation in two years By remaining outside the ASEAN-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, Thai export goods will be subject to normal South Korean import duties instead of the lower rates set in the agreement.
The other nine ASEAN countries will sign the pact this month. Other Thai free trade agreements still under discussion include: For Thailand, Thailand has experienced significant growth over the past two years (2006-2007), despite the moderate value of South Korean foreign direct investment in Thailand. South Korean investment applications submitted to the Board of Investment are becoming increasingly diversified into the manufacturing and services sectors. The increase in South Korean foreign direct investment in Thailand is due to Thailand`s proactive attitude towards liberalization policies in the last 4-5 years following the signing of bilateral free trade agreements between Thailand and several countries. South Korea will benefit from the reduced tariffs provided for in these free trade agreements if it invests in Thailand for new exports to the third country that has concluded bilateral free trade agreements with Thailand. Thai service companies with great prospects in South Korea include restaurants and hotels. Indeed, the liberalization of the services sector under the ASEAN-South Korea FTA pact will allow several companies, e.B hotels, restaurants, entertainment and cleaning services, to be 100% owned by ASEAN investors in South Korea. The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement entered into force on March 15, 2012. If you are a U.S. exporter, here are some resources to answer your questions about the U.S.-Korea trade agreement: provisionally applied from 2011 and fully applied from 2015;  First EU trade agreement with environmental and labour components Thailand has implemented bilateral trade agreements with various countries, including Australia, Chile, China, Laos, New Zealand, Japan, Peru and India. The ministry`s research on an EU-ASEAN free trade agreement is expected to be completed by mid-year and will be crucial in advancing trade negotiations between the two regions.
South Korea has concluded free trade agreements (FTAs) and other trade-related agreements with countries around the world and is negotiating with others. The United States and the Republic of Korea signed the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) on June 30, 2007. Thailand refuses to sign because rice is on the exclusion list. Rice is the kingdom`s most important crop and Thailand is the world`s largest exporter of rice. The Kingdom is the only ASEAN member not to have signed due to a rice dispute The Republic of Korea and the United States have introduced Korea-United States. Free Trade Agreement of 15. March 2012 (amended September 2018). It is the largest free trade agreement (FTA) negotiated by the United States since NAFTA. For more information on the KORUS FTA, please visit the USTR and the FTA Help Center. Opportunities for U.S. Exporters Under the U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam), Thai exports to ASEAN-5 (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, and Brunei) account for 59.3% of our total exports to the total AS. Learn more.
According to the Department of Commerce, U.S. exports of goods and services to Korea in 2015 supported about 358,000 jobs (latest data available) (227,000 by exports of goods and 131,000 by exports of services). She said Mandelson would seek to improve cooperation with ASEAN to boost economic growth and that the EU would also support ASEAN development projects. The Republic of Korea is a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum. One of APEC`s goals, as set out in its 1994 Declaration, is to establish a free trade area among its member countries by 2020. The main principles of the APEC Forum include investment liberalization, tariff reduction, deregulation, government procurement, and strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights. Korea hosted the APEC Summit in 2005. Apiradi Tantraporn, director-general of the Trade Negotiations Division, said yesterday that Thailand would certainly not sign the agreement, although other members have planned to do so this month. .


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Life is funny. You can set out to become a human genome researcher or study bioinformatics and end up making a zombie iPhone game. Just ask Matthias and Thomas Hoechsmann. That's exactly what happened to them.
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As high street fashion chain Primark prepares to reopen its stores in England when the lockdown is lifted in December (or at least we hope), it's releasing all of the products shoppers can expect to find in stores.
From Christmas decorations to clothing and homeware, Primark can be a goldmine when it comes to gifts, and many shoppers can't wait to get back in store.
And now Primark is taking the festive spirit one step further - by offering shoppers paper bags which also double up as gift wrap. Marvellous.
The bags were first shared on popular Facebook group 'Extreme Couponing and Bargains', where they quickly became popular with shoppers.
"Great idea, why not, don't have to use it but in a pinch might come in handy,"said one Facebook user.
Another added: "Saw these in Primark yesterday. They look really good."
"Absolute game changer," exclaimed somebody else.
However, some shoppers did point out that the bags may not be quite so useful if you get caught in the rain.
"Let’s hope it’s not raining when you leave the shop," pointed out one person.
"That's if u can get it home with out ripping it," said somebody else.
Another social media user chimed in: "Bit of rain and it will be dissolved wrapping paper."
Primark stores in Wales are currently open, but shoppers in England will need to wait until December 2 for stores to reopen.


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In a follow-up to its recently published initial investigation footage, animal rights group Animal Recovery Mission (ARM) has released further proof of extreme animal cruelty at Fair Oaks Farms. One of the largest dairies in the United States, Fair Oaks makes products for the Fairlife milk brand, which is marketed and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company.
Using surveillance equipment to capture the normal daily routine of workers and managers, the investigator spent three months between August and November 2018 at Fair Oaks Farms. The investigator described what he saw as “by far the worst abuse to baby animals” that he had seen “in any investigation in the world.”
Fair Oaks Farms tries to present a flattering view of its operations, even inviting visitors to its Dairy Adventure theme park. But the truth behind the company’s image is grim.
At Fair Oaks Farms and other dairies, cows are forcefully impregnated every year and spend their lives on filthy cement floors. Soon after the cows give birth, their calves are ripped away and the mothers are hooked up to milking machines. The investigator witnessed cows being milked with afterbirth still protruding from their backsides, some of it even getting into the milk.
The investigator also found that, to get frightened cows onto the milking carousel, workers punched, kicked, and slapped the animals, even hitting them with steel bars and snapping their tails. Many cows were too weak to stand and were held up with straps. Some cows fell through the bars of the milking carousel and onto the floor below.
Sick or injured cows were given no proper medical treatment, and many of them were left to suffer and die on feces-covered floors.
While Fair Oaks has issued an accountability pledge in the wake of the investigation, ARM states it isn’t enough:
One or two different arrests from law enforcement is not going to cure the issue in the dairy industry, it is not going to stop the animal cruelty. The only thing that’s going to stop the animal cruelty is literally ending the industry.
The Coca-Cola Company claims to have a progressive stance on animal welfare, but its relationship with Fairlife runs counter to that point. One of the best ways to show corporations and the dairy industry that this kind of abuse is unacceptable is to vote with your money.
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Published on: December 9, 2013by Kevin Coupe
Interesting approach by the AMC Entertainment theatre chain, which is in the process of an initial public offering (IPO) from which it hopes to be able to use profits to improve its moviegoing experience (plusher seats, better food and beverages). Instead of just going the traditional route, AMC also is going to its most loyal customers - the 2.5 million members of its Stubs affinity program, who pay $12 a year for the privilege, getting a $10 credit for every $100 spent - and offering them the opportunity to buy shares without broker fees.
In an email to Stubs members, AMC CEO Gerry Lopez wrote that the company is "reserving a number of shares in our initial public stock offering (IPO) for you, our most loyal customers, to reserve on a first-come, first-serve basis. The price per share will be determined by negotiations between us and the underwriters of the IPO, but it will be the same price per share as offered to Wall Street investors.
"We will also give you the same 24-hour head start our employees will receive, in order to ensure you have the earliest opportunity to reserve shares at the offering price. While many companies depend on their customers' support every day, those customers don't always get the chance to own a piece of the action at the same price as Wall Street investors. We're offering this exclusive employee benefit to our AMC Stubs members to express our sincere gratitude for your loyalty."
Lopez goes on to write that "AMC has always been at the forefront of innovation in our industry. We pioneered many important movie-going experiences, like the multiplex theatre format and stadium seating. More recently, we have introduced Dine-In Theatres, recliner renovations, The Marketplace concession stands and MacGuffins bars, not to mention IMAX®, ETX and 3D-capable digital projection. We will continue to innovate in the future, and offering our IPO in this manner, through this platform, is but one of the many ways we nurture that innovative spirit."
AMC was acquired last year for $2.6 billion by China-based theatre operator Dalian Wanda Group.
I think this is a pretty interesting approach; I'm a Stubs member, and it certainly caught my eye when I got the email.
I'm not sure I'll actually invest, but if I were to do so, it would give me a greater investment in the chain and make it even more likely that I would seek out its theaters rather than another chain's. It is all about connections … and an understand that AMC clearly has that businesses have to find ways to forge and solidify those connections whenever and wherever possible.
AMC's approach is an Eye-Opener.
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Brave Dog Swims 5 Miles To Find Her Owner After Accidentally Jumping Off A Boat
July 23, 2018
One of the scariest things ever is losing your pet and fearing you may never see them again. For this dog owner, the fact that his beloved pet came back to him was truly a miracle.
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What are the chances of finding a lost pet?
According to a lost pet survey, there are actually not as many reported cases of missing dogs and cats as most would think. In fact, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals study found that only 15% of pet owners reported having lost their animals.


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Kering says sale of Sergio Rossi finalized
New York - Kering announced on Wednesday, December 30 that they have finalized the sale of Sergio Rossi to European investment firm Investindustrial. Earlier this month, FashionUnited reported that Sergio Rossi's parent company Kering had agreed to sell 100 percent of their capital to Investindustrial. Now, the sale has been finalized for an...
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Kering sells Sergio Rossi to Investindustrial
French conglomerate Kering has reached an agreement to sell 100 percent of the capital of luxury footwear label Sergio Rossi to European investment house Investindustrial. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the transaction includes all the industrial assists of the Italian luxury shoe label including trademark rights and its entire...
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According to the U.S. Postal Service, mail theft in Galveston has increased over the past few years. This increase has drawn the attention of the Postal Service’s enforcement arm. Responding to questions posed by Senator Ted Cruz, the Postal Service has admitted its inspectors are engaging in various attempts to combat the uptick in mail theft.
Mail theft and related check fraud ends up costing the public millions of dollars. Most commonly, someone steals a check that is in the mail and either forges a signature or alters it. They then cash the check and keep the illegally obtained proceeds.
According to the Postal Service, there have been about 240 complaints of mail theft in Galveston during the past two years. Forty-eight complaints involved stolen checks specifically. Some checks were valued at over $34,000. In total, more than a million has been stolen from local residents. The increase in stolen checks is similar to spikes the Postal Service has seen in other cities.
This theft has drawn the attention of federal and local authorities. As explained in the Galveston News, Postal Inspectors are working closely with the Galveston Police and other authorities to uncover who is committing these crimes. Both federal and state laws would apply, and defendants could face serious penalties.
Possible Mail Theft Crimes
Those who commit mail theft can face various charges, depending on the facts. For example, you might be charged under any of the following criminal statutes:
1. Texas Penal Code Section 31.20. This is the mail theft statute. It is a crime to take mail from someone’s premises or mailbox without their consent. At a minimum, this is a Class A misdemeanor for stealing mail from fewer than 10 mailboxes. If you take from 10 but fewer than 30, it is a state jail felony, and it is a third-degree felony to take mail from 30 or more mailboxes.
The charges increase if the mail you took contained identifying information, like a person’s Social Security Number. Taking mail from fewer than 10 mailboxes would be a state jail felony if there is identifying information on it. You could even face first-degree felony charges for stealing from 50 or more boxes.
2. Texas Penal Code Section 32.24. This is a check stealing statute. Stealing an unsigned check with the intent to use it or transfer it is a Class A misdemeanor.
3. Texas Penal Code Section 32.21. If you end up signing or altering a check, you could face charges of forgery. The charges will depend on the value of the check. A check valued at less than $100 would be a Class C misdemeanor. But if you steal $2,500 or more, you can face felony charges.
4. You could also face various federal charges. Consult an attorney to learn more.
Experienced Galveston Criminal Defense
The Law Offices of Tad Nelson & Associates has provided top shelf legal representation for many people accused of theft. We can discuss your case in a free consultation. Because the penalties are so steep, we recommend reaching out without delay.