Jul 17

Contaminated pet food causes massive recall

Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2022 in Uncategorized

Monday, March 19, 2007

At least 10 pets, 9 cats and 1 dog have died as a result of eating contaminated pet food, says the United States Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. The contamination caused cats and dogs to both go into kidney failure.

At least 51 brands of cat food and 40 brands of dog food have been recalled. The manufacturer of the food is Menu Foods, which is based in Mississauga, Ontario in Canada. The brands include: Iams, Nutro, and Eukanuba pet foods. Nestle, Purina PetCare Co., Procter & Gamble and Hill’s Pet Nutrition Inc. are voluntarily recalling their pet foods as a precaution. The FDA says that only wet food has been reported to have caused the deaths. The food was sold between December of 2006 and March 3 of 2007. The recall includes pouches and cans of wet food that total over 60 million.

“We are still trying to find out what the true picture is out there of animals. We’re talking about 1 percent of the pet food [supply] and it’s really just impossible to extrapolate at this point,” reported the FDA’s head veterinarian, Stephen F. Sundlof.

The manufacturer is currently performing tests to determine what might have caused the contamination, but so far, the source has not been identified.

“We’re testing and testing, but we can’t identify the problem in the product,” said Sarah Tuite, a spokeswoman for Menu Foods.

Anywhere from 40 to 50 cats and dogs were fed the contaminated food during testing by Menu Foods, and at least seven of those animals died. The species or how many cats or dogs died during testing is not known.

The FDA says that the possible cause of the contamination could be from heavy metals, lead or fungi inside wheat gluten which is used in pet foods as a “filler.”

A complete list of the products recalled can be found here: Menu Foods Recall List. Pet owners are urged to stop using any and all food on that list that may still be in their home. Owners are also asked to seek immediate veterinarian attention if the pets are suspected of eating the food.

The recall could cost over 30 million USD.

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Jul 17

How Spammers Obtain Your Email Address And Why They Send Spam

Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2022 in Website Design And Development

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By Julia Gulevich

You probably know that Spam is unsolicited and undesired e-mail message. Spammers are the people who send Spam. Spam is a serious problem. It is important today as never before because almost every other email message we receive is Spam. So, the question arises how spammers get your email address and why they send you Spam. Spammers can obtain your email address in three ways.

One way is to guess a mailbox name for a publicly listed domain name. Many organizations have the email addresses where the first part of the email address is a general word such as ‘info’, ‘sales’, ‘accounts’, ‘support’, etc. People often use the email addresses beginning with their first name, for example, John, Sandra, Julia. Spammers simply put the first names before the @ symbol followed by a domain name, and get possible email addresses.

Secondly, spammers can gather email addresses from the Internet. They use programs that search web pages looking for email addresses. If there is your contact email address in your web site, or if the email address is embedded into your profile, your email address will be obtained by spammers.

The third way to get your email address is to buy email lists. Some dishonest companies can make money by selling the customer’s information to spammers. Spammers can also bribe unscrupulous employees of companies to get a copy of the email list.

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Once spammers got a list of the victims’ email addresses, they start spamming. They do it to make money. In general, there are two kinds of spam messages:

1.Offering trashy and fraudulent goods or services (e.g. Viagra, Cialis, medications, fake Rolexes, software programs, etc.)

2.Stock scams working on ‘Pump and dump’ schemes. Spammers encourage you to invest in a particular company’s stock, in order to quickly inflate its value and enable the spammers to make a fast profit.

By sending their undesired messages spammers have for an object to contact thousands or even millions people in the hope to hit one or a few dolts who actually will buy their crappy products. No dolts, no spam. But out of a million people, you will always find one or two.

Most of the Internet protocols that computers use to talk to each other are anonymous. Your email server thinks that any email server connecting to it over the Internet is giving its name properly and that the email it sends is legitimate. Spammers abuse this trust relationship to send you their garbage. The Internet protocols cannot be changed in a moment so we need another solution to the problem of spam.

Legislative attempts produced no effect. It’s not easy to track a spammer located in USA sending spam using a mail server from Russia to mailboxes in Australia. Spammers are also known to use Trojans to hijack one’s computer and make that person send spam on behalf of the spammer. The ‘victim’ doesn’t even guess about it. These people would be caught up in any comprehensive Spam legislation.

However that may be you can take some measures to protect your inbox against spam flow by yourself. There is a wide choice of anti-spam products available on the Internet. You only have to choose the right one to block Spam before it reaches your inbox. There is no guarantee that you will get absolutely no Spam but at least you will reduce its amount.

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Jul 16

Aerosmith sued over late cancellation of gig in Maui, Hawaii

Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2022 in Uncategorized

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Fans of the American hard rock band Aerosmith have launched legal action against the band in response to a late cancellation of a scheduled concert on the Hawaiian Island of Maui.

Attorney Brandee Faria filed a class action suit in Hawaii Circuit Court on October 19. The suit alleges that the band’s cancellation cost fans between US$500,000 (€349,944) and $3 million (€2.1 million) in travel and accommodation costs, as well as other related expenses.

The sold-out September 26 Maui concert – originally planned months before as the final show of a world tour that began in Brazil in April – was canceled by the band on the basis that they could not make it to the island in time after a September 24 concert in Chicago. The Chicago concert, which attracted 18,000 people, was rescheduled at the last minute after the original September 10 concert date had been postponed due to illness.

The band canceled the show at Maui’s War Memorial Stadium, which was set to be attended by 9,000 people, and apologized to fans. The band’s management company, HK Management Inc., gave no initial reason when they canceled on September 20, but blamed logistical reasons by the next day.

However, just days later, on September 29, the band traveled to the neighbor island of Oahu to play a corporate event in Honolulu for Toyota car dealers and private guests. An audience of 6,000 people celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Japanese automobile manufacturer at the University of Hawaii, with Toyota paying $500,000 (€349,944) to hire the campus. Aerosmith received $1 million (€700,000) to perform at the event. Faria alleges that Aerosmith abandoned the scheduled public concert on Maui in favor of the more lucrative corporate event on Oahu.

“…Defendants simply canceled the only public performance by Aerosmith in favor of the larger Chicago venue and the lucrative, private concert for the Toyota car dealers,” the complaint states.

Local officials had hoped the concert would attract other big names to the island.

Faria said that “I’ve had people contact me being out of pocket at much as $800 or $900,” adding that if the cancellation is found to be deceptive ticket holders may be eligible for a minimum of $1,000 each. The complaint also says that those aged 62 or over should receive at least $5,000 each. Currently about a dozen ticket holders are involved with the suit. If the action is approved by a judge, steps will be taken to contact everyone who purchased a ticket.

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Jul 14

Thousands of trapped miners rescued in South Africa

Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2022 in Uncategorized

Thursday, October 4, 2007

As many as 3,200 mine workers became trapped in the in Elandsrand mine, a gold mine in South Africa about 50 miles (80 km) west of Johannesburg in Carletonville, Gauteng, after an incident on October 3. All miners have been rescued, and none of them were injured. The mine is owned by Harmony Gold Mining Corporation.

The mining company says that a lift electrical cable broke on a basket that was carrying miners, trapping thousands at least 2,200 meters (1.3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Reports from MSNBC and the Guardian Unlimited say that the shaft may have collapsed when a water or air pipe burst. The rescue operation went well with no complications, with the rescue taking just under 24 hours to complete.

“They were underground when the accident happened and they were not able to surface because an electric feeder cable that is connected to the mine lift was severed,” said a spokeswoman for the mining company, Amelia Soares. The snap was caused by a “fatigued” air pipe which burst and fell down the shaft damaging the “steelwork and electrical feeder cords,” added Soares. “They are all in good condition.”

“They are all safe. There have been no injuries or deaths,” said CEO of Harmony mining, Graham Briggs who also said that the miners were previously contacted and were given “food and water.”

Earlier reports had stated that Lesiba Seshoka, a spokesman with the National Union of Mineworkers, said that the miners have not been heard from for hours and that they could have been enduring temperatures as high as 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius).

“This is a terrible situation. The only exit is blocked, probably by a fall of ground,” said Seshoka.

Rescue workers used a mine shaft that is next to the damaged one in an attempt to reach the trapped miners, and lifted them out, 75 at a time. There was no emergency exit in the shaft which is reported to have “not been maintained for ages,” added Seshoka.

“An escape route is the most important thing and they have failed miserably. They need to ensure that the shaft is maintained. This is why we have this disaster. Our main worry is for more than 3,000 people who are underground,” said National Union of Mineworkers for S. Africa chairman, Deon Boqwana.

Current reports say that “negligence” was the initial cause for the pipe burst and that there has been a history of negligence from the mine. “We suspect negligence. Because of continuous operations there is no time to make adequate checks,” said the President of the Miners union, Senzeni Zokwana to reporters during a news conference.

The Elsrand mine is currently under development and has been since February 2001 when Harmony bought the mine. Officials state that the mine will remain closed for a minimum of six weeks, while an investigation is performed, and the mine is deemed safe for miners to continue working in it.

The mine is located in the Witwatersrand Basin of South Africa, which is said to be the location of the largest area of raw gold on the planet.

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Customized European Market Research Works

Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 in Art Tours

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byAlma Abell

If you’ve been tasked with ensuring your company has the right European market research information for their overseas project, then you’ll appreciate just how difficult it is to find accurate, relevant and up to date information from second hand sources. The Internet, news channels, books and previous research can all help to give a general picture, but somehow fail to capture the in-depth, up-to-the-minute information which your industry needs to thrive abroad. This is why a growing number of companies are sourcing their information externally, using a company which specializes in providing valuable data specifically for businesses planning an international venture. If you haven’t used a specialist market research company before, have a look at why they’re becoming increasingly popular with corporations keen to maintain a successful international presence.

Sector-specific IntelligenceParticularly if you operate in a niche market, or one which is bound by complex rules and regulations, much of the data which is readily available will have only limited relevance to your operation. European market research gives you the opportunity to specify minutely the type of data which you would find valuable, providing your organization with exactly what it needs to inform the decision making process. Rather than spend hours trawling for small nuggets of data which might be of value, customized research findings gives you accurate intelligence exactly when you need it.

Time is MoneyGetting the right data for your purposes can be incredibly time consuming if you don’t contract it out. Many pieces of research, for example interviewing local businesses or undertaking surveys of potential users to determine probable demand for your product, are extremely difficult to set up and complete without considerable background knowledge and expertise. Using European market research by Export Market Research Ltd. allows you to commission the work you need, then get on with other tasks until the agreed deadline, when your data will be presented; accurate, well-informed and relevant material all delivered on time and within your agreed budget.

Take Away the Guess WorkIf you don’t have access to the exact information which you need, it can be tempting to take an “educated guess”, or base your decisions on the best data you have available. Unfortunately vagaries in the market, political changes, global events or the actions of competitors can all transform an overseas market within days. Unless your market research is of a high-caliber, you run the risk of making the wrong choice simply because your sources were dated or incomplete.

Export Market Research Ltd. is a European company which specializes in the compilation of premium, useful market research information which is customized to exactly meet client requirements. Whether you need your fact-finding mission arranging or relevant studies undertaking to determine international levels of interest in your products, Export Market Research Ltd. can provide exactly what you need to succeed abroad.

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Satire site Uncyclopedia, a parody of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, has been labeled by the Malaysian government as dangerous. The Internal Security Department of Malaysia issued the warning today, saying that the site has “messages and information insulting Malaysia”.

The warning notes the creation date of the website as being 5 January 2005, and hosted by Wikia, Inc., both of which are correct. However, it claims Wikia owns Wikipedia; Wikipedia is a charitable non-profit website owned by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, while Wikia is an independent, for-profit company.

The report evidently mentions that Uncyclopedia covers Malaysian “history, culture, the political leaders, the government, the national song and the name / history of the national flag,” none of which is “correct”. They accuse the website of helping to reinforce a bad international image of their country.

There are no reports of the site being blocked from access within the country, only this statement, which urges Malaysians not to circulate the content.

Uncyclopedia’s article on Malaysia begins:

Essentially the penis of Asia which is located to the north of their cousins who live on an even smaller island Singapore, Malaysia (also known as Bolehland) is a young nation of diverse cultures and races such as F1 Formula-1 and Nascar. The timezone of Malaysia is unique because it follows the system of +1/+2 PMT (Predetermined Meeting Time) which is 1 or 2 hours later than PMT. Most foreigners have difficulty adjusting to this new timezone as they tend to show up 1 or 2 hours earlier than the local counterparts. The nation is moving forward with a vision towards becoming a developed nation by the year 2020, 3030, 4040 or whatever catchy number.

…Another common state that Malaysians have is denial (no lah, where got?), which incidentally, is a river in Egypt.

The site has fired back with a parody article posted at the site under their UnNews section, titled Uncyclopedia Internal Security Department warns on Malaysia. The article suggests that the “Internal Security Department of the Uncyclomedia Foundation,” which is a facetious and fictitious parent organization of Uncyclopedia, identifies Malaysia “as a dangerous country… It warned its people not to use the country today.”

There are forty-seven individual language editions of Uncyclopedia, including Tolololpedia, which is written in Bahasa Melayu, the Malay language. This is in addition to fictional “language” editions which include Oscar Wilde, Newspeak, N00b, White Supremacist, and Re: PharmaccgRy.

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About Kitchen Remodeling

Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2022 in Painting Services

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byphineasgray

Choosing a kitchen designer whom you can trust is usually the first step whenever you decide to remodel your kitchen. Kitchen remodeling establishments in Mechanicsburg PA are capable of creating both modern and traditional designs aimed at complete customer satisfaction. Experience and advanced training largely plays a role in ensuring job completion on the first trial.

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Building and Kitchen Remodeling Mechanicsburg PA is commercially done by home remodeling experts at affordable rates. The basic design as well as the look of your kitchen can be customized to suit your aesthetic needs. Accessing the services of contractors with the capacity to exceptionally carry out remodeling is made easy by the availability of information in catalogs, directories as well as the Internet.

The remodeling establishments in Mechanicsburg PA take pride in having a rich history in remodeling of properties. Decades of experience have ensured complete mastery of the concept to handle every client’s preference. Creative and efficient experts offer first class services for existing and upcoming home remodeling projects .The companies discuss the client’s home remodeling priorities and offer them with the best options to ensure achievement of the needed results. A detailed budget and schedule for remodeling is also presented to make sure there are no surprise visits.

Kitchen Remodeling Mechanicsburg PA is offered by the professional contractors with the needed tools and skills necessary to complete projects of different magnitudes. On site consultations are available to assess the situation prior to engagement. Single rooms to more extensive ones pose no great challenge to the technicians when it comes to remodeling.

The service providers take pride in provision of high quality remodeling services to Mechanicsburg residents. Completion of the projects is done at reasonable time frames to avoid inconveniences. Having your kitchen remodeled professionally also goes a long way in ensuring you avoid small embarrassments and at the same time makes your kitchen a safe operational area free from danger.

In Mechanicsburg PA it is recommended you consult the services of remodeling establishments since they are licensed and insured. Customer satisfaction is also guaranteed with the deployment of cost control experts in the remodeling. Excellent service provision at a friendly approach is offered by the contractors in a move to gain loyalty of the customers . The ultimate goal is to serve the customers and ensure complete satisfaction.

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