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Conference "strategic and legal mechanisms for promoting private investment in Peru"
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Last June 14th, the Chamber organized, in collaboration with its member DS Avocats and the firm Invertir, a conference about "strategic and legal mechanisms for promoting private investment in Peru". The event was attended by Mr. Gonzalo Gutiérrez, Ambassador of Peru before the European Union, the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, representatives of European Institutions and several Spanish, Peruvian and Belgian companies, as well as some of the Chamber's members.
To begin with, Gonzalo Gutiérrez, Ambassador of Perú before the EU, started his intervention by thanking the attendees' participation and the Chamber's efforts to organize such an event. To continue, a brief introduction on the close ties between his country and Europe was made, as a factor to explain how Peru has multiplied its trade by 10 during the last few years, the country's GDP has increased by a rate close to 6%, poverty has been reduced from 58% to 22% and the middle class has grown an 18%.
The Ambassador also highlighted Spain as an example on telecom, mining and financial investments. To conclude, trade and investment were remarked as the fuel for development and growth in Peru during the next 20 years.
Afterwards, Daniel Córdova, CEO of Invertir, gave a speech on "the mechanisms of Public Works Tax Deduction and others to promote private investment". Among the many business opportunities in the country, he emphasized those found at the transport, energy, health and telecom sectors. He also underlined, however, the water and mining sectors, since a third of the population does not have access to drinking water or education. As advantageous assets for investments made in Peru, he mentioned stable prices, a remarkable reduction on inflation and the fact that for the last two decades the country has experienced the highest GDP growth in Latin America.
Moreover, he explained the reasoning behind Public Works Tax Deductions for which the private sector invests on public works of their choice to promote the country's development. To conclude, Mr. Córdova emphasized the healthy performance of the Peruvian economy and the many opportunities provided for companies.
Finally, Patricia Cuba-Sichler, Lawyer Counsel at DS Avocats, manager of the Desk for Latin America and Managing Partner at DS Lima, spoke about general concepts on corporate and tax law for firms to invest or create a subsidiary in Peru. According to Cuba-Sichler, Peru offers a series of advantages; such as its economic openness and its dividend repatriation, among many others. In addition, the Peruvian Constitution establishes the equality of enterprise -be it foreign or local companies- when it comes to investing in the country and there is a serious political commitment to extinguish the many infrastructural deficiencies.
The conference was held in a participative atmosphere, thanks to which all the attendees had the opportunity to pose several questions to the lecturers and interact with them.
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The Financing of North Korea's Nuclear Ambition Remains Alive and Well
Tom Keatinge
Commentary, 29 April 2019
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
A lack of awareness-raising by governments and misinterpretation by the private sector mean efforts to restrict North Korea's finances are failing.
Standing atop the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore, it is hard not to sense that you are close to 'ground zero' in the effort by North Korea to conduct the trade and financial activity required to service and advance its nuclear ambition. The vantage point, 57 storeys up, affords a 360-degree view of many of the elements of the international sanctions regime abused by the government of Kim Jong-un, which is contravening the raft of UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) targeting the country and its weapons programme. On one side, Singapore's harbour throngs with shipping. Container vessels, cargo ships and oil tankers pause on their journeys between East and West. On the other, stand the gleaming towers of the central business district (CBD), decorated with the neon-lit names of both local and global banks, the institutions that represent the beating financial heart of Southeast Asia. And, a bit further in the distance, beyond the CBD, lies Sentosa Island, scene of the first summit between US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader, a summit that President Trump believed meant the world had 'taken a big step back from potential Nuclear catastrophe' and had underlined how giving up nuclear weapons would herald 'a glorious new era of security & prosperity for his citizens'.
But until Trump's confidence in his ability to make deals is realised – and based on the second summit in Hanoi in February this year, that may be further away than he thinks – the US president's rosy scenario will not get any closer to reality either. In the meantime, as emphasised by the UN North Korea Panel of Experts and previous RUSI research, these financial institutions, ships and associated elements such as commodity brokers and insurance companies not only represent the tools of circumvention and abuse exploited by North Korea; they also represent potential responses to this malign activity.
As the Monetary Authority of Singapore – the country's central bank and financial regulatory body – notes in its August 2018 publication 'Sound Practices to Counter Proliferation Finance', addressing this risk is an integral part of efforts to safeguard the integrity of the financial system. Such businesses, their owners and their staff, play an important role as gatekeepers, representing industries on the front line of the global response to North Korea's nuclear ambition.
However, there is a long way to go if the potential of this front line, both in Singapore and around the world, is to be realised. At the heart of this challenge lies awareness of both the risks posed by North Korea and the role the private sector can play in blunting that threat. Simply declaring 'we don't do business with North Korea' – as some do – is to misunderstand and misconceive the way in which North Korea manipulates the global lack of awareness of its activities for its benefit. And even if governments understand the risks and vulnerabilities their financial systems represent, too often their transmission of this understanding and explanation of the expectations of the measures that should be deployed by their financial sectors to counter proliferation finance is absent.
In Singapore, a country with a sophisticated financial services industry, this lack of awareness was illustrated at a recent, well-attended bankers' conference where in response to an audience poll posed by the author, 57% of participants were honest enough to admit they were not aware of the bi-annual reports published by the UN North Korea Panel of Experts. Anyone who does read them will know that for a banking compliance officer – or anyone else responsible for ensuring that his or her company does not facilitate fundraising or the procurement of resources and commodities by North Korea – they are a goldmine of names and indicators of activity that can materially improve an employer's understanding and awareness, and assist with the development of mitigation measures.
The picture in Singapore is repeated in many places around the world to a more extreme extent. In some countries on a recent trip this author made to East Africa, awareness of sanctions related to North Korea was virtually absent. And for those who were aware, the hugs and handshakes at the Trump–Kim summits in Singapore and Hanoi were interpreted as an indication that sanctions were no longer required.
Over the past two years, the international community has, belatedly, set about seeking to raise awareness in this field. Financial crime conferences that previously focused exclusively on money-laundering and terrorist-financing, but overlooked proliferation financing, have started to include the topic on their agendas; the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global standard setter for anti-money-laundering, combating the financing of terrorism (CTF) and counter proliferation-financing (CPF) has realised that merely including CPF in its standards is no guarantee of activity by countries – the focus brought to the issue by the US during its current 12-month presidency of the FATF is therefore welcome.
But there is a long way to go. The extent of the lack of awareness of many governments and – in particular – their private sectors is starkly drawn into focus by the evaluation process run by the FATF and its global network of regional bodies. The FATF evaluates countries on technical compliance with its 40 Recommendations and the effectiveness of their implementation of its global standards (the so-called 11 Immediate Outcomes). As relates to CPF, the two key measures are Recommendation 7 – determining whether UNSCRs related to proliferation finance are implemented 'without delay'; and Immediate Outcome 11 that assesses whether 'Persons and entities involved in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction are prevented from raising, moving and using funds, consistent with the relevant UNSCRs' and that policies and activities are being developed to combat proliferation finance.
The FATF provides a useful summary of the results of these assessments of the integrity of national financial systems. It makes grim reading. As of 17 April 2019, of the 75 countries that have been assessed since the current round began in 2014 (with some also having undergone follow-up assessments to determine their response to their initial evaluation), over three-quarters of assessed countries need fundamental or major improvements to their responses to CPF (as measured by Immediate Outcome 11).
Furthermore, nearly two-thirds are non-compliant (or only partially) compliant with the requirement to implement UNSCRs related to proliferation finance without delay. The latest laggard to be revealed is China, the evaluation report for which was published in mid-April and revealed that it is non-compliant with Recommendation 7 and has a low level of effectiveness on Immediate Outcome 11, although the evaluators do note that China has taken some steps that may have a positive impact on the fight against North Korean proliferation finance in China.
Although it is hard not to conclude that the global CPF regime has been all but neutered, since FATF member states grudgingly agreed to add CPF to its framework in 2012, some progress has been made. Countries such as Singapore and Malaysia have reacted to their shortcomings and are working hard to address these gaps; global banks have hired CPF expertise as they become aware of their vulnerabilities; and third-party tools such as RUSI's Model Law seek to provide countries with support.
All that said, the global ambition to counter proliferation finance continues to suffer from a lack of awareness and sparse implementation and remains a poor relation to AML and CFT. The view from atop the Marina Bay Sands hotel is unlikely to change any time soon.
Tom Keatinge is Director of RUSI's Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies.
BANNER IMAGE: North Korea's nuclear programme is still making steady progress. Courtesy of jibbonumber9/Vimeo/CC BY-ND 3.0
The views expressed in this Commentary are the author's, and do not necessarily reflect those of RUSI or any other institution.
Director, Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, RUSI
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Уилл Сэмпсон (; ) — американский киноактёр и художник, один из духовных лидеров Индейского Возрождения, в молодости чемпион родео. Наиболее известен как исполнитель роли глухонемого вождя Бромдена в кинофильме Милоша Формана «Пролетая над гнездом кукушки» (1975).

Биография
Родился на семейном хуторе восточнее г. Мориц, юность провёл в г. Окмалги (столице Нации Маскоги), штат Оклахома. Индеец-маскоги, представитель народа криков, Уилл Сэмпсон был ковбоем, наездником родео и живописцем, со временем стал признанным духовным лидером национального движения коренных американцев. Сын индейцев-баптистов, в отрочестве он отказался от обряда крещения, обратившись к древней вере предков. Военную службу проходил в ВМС США в Японии.

Кинокарьеру начал, когда ему было за сорок, дебютировав в роли Вождя Бромдена (фильм М. Формана «Пролетая над гнездом кукушки»).

В оставшиеся 12 лет жизни актёр снялся ещё почти в 30 фильмах и телесериалах, некоторые из которых также получили престижные премии. Уилл Сэмпсон — отец 10 детей (старший сын Тим Сэмпсон (1955 г.р.) также киноактёр).

В последние десять лет жизни У. Сэмпсон страдал склеродермой (Системная склеродермия), приведшей к серьёзным проблемам с сердцем и лёгкими. Через полтора месяца после операции по пересадке этих органов Уилл Сэмпсон скончался 3 июня 1987 года в городе Хьюстон, штат Техас. Актёр похоронен на индейском кладбище «Грэйвс-Крик» в Оклахоме.

Фильмография
 1975 — Пролетая над гнездом кукушки / One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — вождь Бромден
 1975 — Чокнутая мамаша / Crazy Mama
 1976 — Буффало Билл и индейцы / Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
 1976 — Джоси Уэйлс — человек вне закона / The Outlaw Josey Wales
 1977 — Белый бизон / The White Buffalo
 1977 — Смерть среди айсбергов / Orca — The Killer Whale
 1979 — Индеец Ястреб / Fish Hawk
 1985 — Ничтожество / Insignificance
 1986 — Полтергейст II: оборотная сторона / Poltergeist II — The Other Side
 1986 — Идущий в огне / Firewalker — Высокий Орёл
 1987 — Стрелки / The Gunfighters

Премии и награды
Как живописец Уилл Сэмпсон неоднократно был удостоен наград и почётных званий на конкурсах и художественных выставках в шт. Оклахома.

В 1980 году Сэмпсон был номинирован как лучший иностранный актёр на канадскую премию «Гений» за исполнение заглавной роли в фильме «Fish Hawk» (эта картина под русским названием «Индеец Ястреб» в 1979 году стала участницей конкурсной программы Московского международного кинофестиваля).

Память
Память Уилла Сэмпсона была увековечена различными индейскими правительственными и общественными организациями (официальное присвоение имени Уилла Сэмпсона трассе в штате Оклахома (Will Sampson Road), медальон на Аллее Славы в городе Талса, посмертно присвоенные награды за вклад в развитие культуры индейцев США и пр.).

Примечания

Литература
 Escobar Zoe. Beyond the Cuckoo's Nest: the Art and Life of William 'Sonny' Sampson, Jr., the Muscogee Creek Indian cowboy, painter and actor. Issaquah, Washington, USA: Girldog Publ., 2009. ISBN 978-0-615-18164-6

Ссылки
 Уилл Сэмпсон — индеец, актёр, художник: биография, составленная С. Лютовой, коллекция изображений и веб-ссылок
 Путь мужчины
 Лютова С. Н. Вне кукушкина гнезда, или Сочиняя свою книгу

Актёры США
Персоналии:Индейцы
Персоналии по алфавиту
Актёры XX века

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Tesla Discusses Water Supply for its Planned Lithium Refining Facility in Nueces, TX, at Community Meeting
By Eva Fox
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Tesla discussed the water supply of its planned lithium refining facility in Nueces, Texas, at a community meeting. The company will apply new technologies in production, which will significantly reduce water consumption and the negative impact on the environment.
Tesla representatives attended a community meeting in Nueces County, Texas, dedicated to the company's planned lithium refining factory. At a public meeting of the Nueces County Commissioners Court, a potential tax cut deal between Tesla and the county was discussed. In addition, the Nueces County community expressed environmental concerns about the Tesla facility, and they were particularly concerned about the issue of water supply.
Tesla representative Rohan Patel explained that, like the company's other factories around the world, the lithium refining facility in Nueces is also concerned about its sustainability. During the presentation, Tesla representatives said that the company will not produce lithium batteries in a conventional way, as is usually the case with other industry players. This will limit the production of waste and environmental pollution, as well as reduce water consumption.
The company has told the state regulators that it plans to build a battery-grade lithium hydroxide processing plant near Corpus Christi that will process raw ore. At this facility, it would package and ship battery-grade lithium hydroxide to "various Tesla battery manufacturing sites supporting the necessary supply chain for large-scale and electric vehicle batteries," according to an application it sent to the Robstown Independent School District under the state's Chapter 313 tax incentive program.
"For this facility, the needs are fairly small, compared to an industrial facility, many industrial facilities that exist here, so what we've been told from the water authority, now I don't have the facts and figures of what exactly is needed, but we're happy to get that to you," said Patel.
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My Turn: Riverside Speedway and the Indian Stream Republic
By MIKE MOFFETT
For the Monitor
Published: 6/5/2020 6:20:21 AM
Modified: 6/5/2020 6:20:10 AM
WWLPD? "What Would Luther Parker Do?" Mike Humphrey knows. Humphrey is owner of Riverside Speedway in Groveton while Parker once helped govern the Indian Stream Republic.
A brief New Hampshire history lesson is necessary here. In 1832, the inhabitants of New Hampshire's northern Coos County, frustrated by an ambiguous Canadian border and efforts by both New Hampshire and Canada to tax them, formed an independent nation – the Indian Stream Republic. Parker was a leader of the new country.
Attempts by both British Canada and New Hampshire to assert claims on the Indian Stream territory were resisted by inhabitants. "Streamers" (often fortified by liquor) were not averse to brandishing weapons in response to unfriendly approaches, whether from north or south.
Then in 1840 the town of Pittsburg was incorporated and Daniel Webster brought about an 1842 treaty clarifying the border and most of the Indian Stream Republic begrudgingly became part of New Hampshire.
But the independent character of the North Country continues to this day – embodied by Humphrey.
Up "north of the notches" one runs into Granite Staters with different accents and different attitudes. Pickup trucks abound – with nary a Prius to be seen. The independent spirit of the Streamers endures.
Edicts from Concord regarding the COVID-19 "pandemic" rekindled the North Country's sovereign spirit. In a part of the state with approximately zero cases of the coronavirus, folks wondered why they had to hunker down when the spring racing schedule at Riverside beckoned.
WWMHD? What would Mike Humphrey do?
Humphrey initially canceled early events but decided to go ahead with a race schedule on May 23, with races in seven classes. He tried to support the spirit of Gov. Chris Sununu's emergency orders, which made much more sense in Manchester than they did in Groveton. Humphrey put out hand sanitizer and signs everywhere. He made masks available. He painted the grandstand into squares to accommodate social distancing.
North Country folks and racing fans finally had a good day – with no thanks to the people from Concord. Authorities heard that Humphrey wanted to run a race schedule and the spoil sports actually put up electronic signs on roads leading to the speedway, discouraging attendance. The Attorney General's Office called Humphrey on Friday, May 22, conveying disapproval.
WWLPD?
In the spirit of Luther Parker, race fans showed up en masse, taking personal responsibility for their actions – without the liquor and firearms that the Streamers would likely have deployed.
Humphrey's phone was soon ringing off the proverbial hook. Most of the calls were supportive of his independent actions. But in the best spirit of overprotective killjoys, the AG's Office called to put Humphrey on notice that he'd created displeasure in Concord, with implications of fines, sanctions or shutdowns. So Humphrey called the governor's office and left several messages.
"I wanted to ask why some businesses were treated differently than others," explained Humphrey, who like most everyone else, was aware that Walmart, state liquor stores and numerous other enterprises were still conducting business.
"My understanding is that the state-owned ATV trails, like at Jericho Park, remained open for hundreds of people," noted Humphrey.
The notion of New Hampshire shutting down private businesses while still running state operations rankled. The governor's office did not respond.
Humphrey was a self-employed logger who worked very hard to succeed in life. His efforts enabled him to eventually follow his dream of racing, eventually to include competing in the Super Modified class at places like Star Speedway in Epping. Another dream was to own a race track, which he realized late in 2019 when he purchased Riverside.
The North Country is not what it once was. Paper mill closings in Berlin and Groveton devastated the area economy. Many moved away but those who stayed put their hopes in people like Humphrey to create some economic energy. Then the state shut him down while maintaining other state businesses.
Humphrey is a logger and a race fan, not a troublemaker. But some descendants of the Streamers invoked Part 1, Article 10 of the N.H. Constitution: Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
Yes, the N.H. Constitution guarantees the right of revolution, which many "Streamer types" feel trumps well-intentioned but unevenly applied gubernatorial edicts.
So now what? Humphrey scheduled a race day for June 6, with some Super Modified tour action and some local action – sans fans.
WWGSD? What will Gov. Sununu do?
The descendants of the Streamers hope he'll be more like John Stark, Luther Parker or Mike Humphrey, and less like Gavin Newsom, Charlie Baker or Bill Di Blasio.
"Live Free or Die!"
(Mike Moffett of Loudon is a retired professor, Marine Corps officer and former state representative. A Groveton native, he once helped sell hot dogs at Riverside Speedway.)
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What Can You Do with Samsung Galaxy Note 9's Bluetooth-enabled Pen?
作者easyaccofficial 7月 5, 2018 发表在What's New标签:S Pen、Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Packing a stylus, sometimes make it more convenient to make full use of today's big-screen phones. Although it has been disliked by many people who think it is unnecessarily equipped on the phone. However, as the increase of screen size make one-handed typing much more difficult than before; a stylus seems to be necessary again. For this case, here may be a reason for you to give Samsung Galaxy's Note 9 a chance if you are accidentally considering updating your smartphone.
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will come with a Bluetooth-enabled stylus
It's not surprise that Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will be equipped with a stylus as it is the tradition of Samsung's Note series. However, it is the first time that it claimed to be featured with a Bluetooth-enabled pen. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will release on 9th August in Brooklyn, different to its debut before, this time the Bluetooth stylus will be another star equally important to the Samsung Galaxy Note 9.
Rumors about Note 9's Bluetooth-included pen
A traditional pointy little pen may make all of your screen interactions smoother and more intuitive and of course more accurate than your index finger. Let alone that Samsung has added some special functions to its stylus since Note 8 such as draw your own emojis, swipe over a video to create an animated GIF, scribble notes on the lock screen, and translate text on screen.
Now, you can expect a Bluetooth-included stylus in Samsung Galaxy Note 9, which means that you can treat it as a controller to remotely control your smartphone. Although nothing has been assured about its functions, according to leaker Ice Universe what claimed before, we can know that the stylus at least could control the music playback and timers.
What do we expect to S Pen
When comes to a remote controller, we can always relate it to much more things than traditional stylus. Expect the writing and drawing functions, we hope that the new S Pen, as a remote controller can help to take pictures especially when selfie. In this case it could serves as a selfie stick, and with it, there will be no more hands holding a stick show up in the picture. And also it will be an awesome tool to shoot group pictures.
What's more, we are guessing the S Pen may be able to connect with other Bluetooth devices and make more functions come true. An ambiguous new feature can always extend our imaginations. But things can only be told on the day when it is released. So let's wait!
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Patch Tuesday Security
March Patch Tuesday 2019
March 12, 2019 Chris Goettl
As March Patch Tuesday landed I happened to be in a room full of IT Admins talking about best practices for patch management. One of those best practices happened to be around ensuring you have good sources of data. While it looks like this month will not be an issue, in past months we have seen vulnerabilities that were only rated as Important but were actively being exploited. Our guidance to Ivanti customers is to not rely solely on vendor severity or even CVSS score as your only triggers for what should be deployed to your environment. Exploited, publicly disclosed, and user targeted vulnerabilities should also be taken into account.
For the month of March there are 64 unique CVEs resolved by Microsoft. Two of these have been detected in active exploits and four have been publicly disclosed meaning enough information has been made publicly available to give threat actors a jumpstart on developing exploits for them.
The Microsoft updates affect the Windows OS, Internet Explorer and Edge, Office (O365 appears to be non-security this month) and Sharepoint. It looks like we have broken the streak of .Net and Exchange updates we had seen for the past several months making it a lighter patch Tuesday, but still one with a bit of urgency and that urgency is around the OS and IE updates. Here is a breakdown of the Zero Day and publicly disclosed vulnerabilities.
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0797) exists in Windows allowing an attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode. This CVE affects Windows 8.1, 10, Server 2012, 2012 R2 and the Server 1709, 1803, 2016 and 2019 editions. The vulnerability is only rated as Important likely due to the attacker first having to log on to the system, but the vulnerability has been detected in attacks in the wild. This relates to the Google Chrome CVE-2019-5786 that took advantage of this OS vulnerability to evade security sandbox meant to keep browser sessions from interacting with the OS.
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0808) exists in Windows allowing an attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode. This CVE affects Windows 7, Server 2008, and 2008 R2 editions. The vulnerability is only rated as Important likely due to the attacker first having to log on to the system, but the vulnerability has been detected in attacks in the wild. This relates to the Google Chrome CVE-2019-5786 that took advantage of this OS vulnerability to evade security sandbox meant to keep browser sessions from interacting with the OS.
Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0809) exists in Visual Studio C++ Redistributable Installer and could allow remote code execution a malicious DLL is introduced on the local system and a user is convinced to execute the program executable.
Active Directory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0683) exists in Active Directory Forest due to a default setting that lets an attacker in the trusting forest request delegation of a TGT for an identity from the trusted forest.
NuGet Package Manager Tampering Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0757) exists in NuGet Package Manager for Linux and Mac that could allow an authenticated attacker to modify a NuGet package to modify files and folders that are unpackaged on a system. The attacker would need to logon to the affected system and tamper with the folder contents of the package prior to building or installation of an application.
Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0754) exists in Windows that could allow an attacker to cause the system to stop responding. The attacker would have to log on to the affected system and run a specially crafted file to exploit the vulnerability.
On the non-Microsoft front there is an Adobe Flash update, but without any security vulnerabilities. Google Chrome dropped late in the day resolving 60 vulnerabilities. This combined with the Zero Day vulnerability (CVE-2019-5786) resolved on March 1st should put Chrome on the priority list this month.
Our guidance for this month is to get the Windows OS and IE updates applied as a top priority and make sure your Google Chrome update from last week is also applied as soon as possible. This will plug the three zero-day CVEs regarding the Win32k.sys Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild and plug two of the publicly disclosed vulnerabilities.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) fell 1.80%, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market IndexSM (Wilshire 5000SM) lost 2.18%, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) declined by 2.11% and the NASDAQ Composite Index (NASDAQ) shed 1.94%. Sector breadth was negative as all 10 of the S&P sector groups finished lower. The Telecom sector (-3.74%) was the worst performer followed by Utilities (-2.87%) and Materials (-2.44%).
The major market indices finished the week sharply lower and have now finished down in four of the past five weeks. After starting the week on a positive note, markets plunged on Wednesday and Thursday after Federal Reserve (FED) Chairman Bernanke put the markets on notice that the days of quantitative easing may be numbered. At a press conference following the conclusion of last week's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting Bernanke said the central bank could begin pulling back on its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program later this year. While the FED took no immediate action at the conclusion of the FOMC meeting, Bernanke said at the outset of his press conference that he and other officials believe the downside risks to the economy have diminished and the need to continue adding to the FED's balance sheet is ebbing. Bernanke also said the quantitative easing program could be completed by the middle of next year as the jobless rate reaches a projected 7%.
Chairman Bernanke used an auto analogy during his press conference to help summarize the FED's stance. I quote "if the incoming data supports the view that the economy is able to sustain a reasonable cruising speed, we will ease the pressure on the accelerator by gradually reducing the pace of purchases. However, any need to consider applying the brakes by raising short-term rates is still far in the future." What Bernanke didn't seem to expect was investors throwing the markets gear shift into reverse.
With FED's benchmark lending rate hovering near zero, communication has become a major part of the FED's policy strategy; although the market's negative knee jerk reaction seems to say TMI (too much information). While there is little doubt Bernanke and the FED intended to communicate a "dovish" message, some of the key points seemed to get lost in translation. The FED is clearly thinking of slowing its bond buying activity, although they stressed that the action will be data dependent and the pace of buying could be lowered or increased depending how the data plays out. Secondly, with the pace of inflation muted and clearly well below the FED's 2.0% objective, fears of a rate hike in the near future seem misplaced. Bernanke also reiterated that the FOMC's 6.5% threshold for the unemployment rate is a starting point to begin discussions on rate hikes and not an automatic trigger.
The S&P 500 is now off just under 5% since the closing high reach on May 21 – which coincidentally was the day before Bernanke first stated that the FED could potentially taper its bond buying program "in the next few meetings" if the outlook for the economy continues to improve. While it's not uncommon to see this type of knee jerk reaction to transitions in monetary policy, investors appear to be overlooking the positives, which include the market's attractive valuation and improving economic prospects (which in turn should set the stage for better earnings growth).
Signs of capitulation were evident in last week's action with traditional "fear fulcrums" signaling growing panic in the market place. This is notable as capitulation is often a precursor to near-term market troughs. Bottom-line: a market correction caused by good news will likely be short lived. The economy appears to be improving and seems to be on a sustainable path to recovery. This, in my opinion, should ultimately prove to be supportive to the continuation of the bull market – stay tuned.
At the conclusion of the FOMC meeting, the committee released an updated set of economic projections. As was widely expected, the growth outlook for 2013 was lowered with the central tendency range falling to 2.3% - 2.6% from 2.3% - 2.8%. The 2014 projected GDP growth rate range was raised to 3.0% -3.5%. The committee lowered its forecast for the average Q4 unemployment rate for 2013 to a range of 7.2% -7.3% from 7.3% -7.5%. Finally, the inflation forecast was marked down to a range of 0.8% -1.2% from 1.3% -1.7%, but the committee continued to project that inflation will gradually return to levels consistent with their target.
This week's batch of economic data was in sync with the FED's implication that economic conditions continue to firm. On the manufacturing front, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve reported that manufacturing in the greater-Philly region returned to expansion mode during the month of June. This was also the case for manufacturing activity in the greater New York region. On the housing front, the National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales rose 4.2% in May to an annualized rate 5.18 million units. The six-month moving average rose to 4.98 million units, the highest level since late-2007. In addition, home builders are becoming increasingly optimistic according to the National Association of Homebuilders. The trade group reported that their Housing Market Index rose to 52 (from 44) in June, the biggest one-month gain since 2002.
The economic calendar will take center stage this week with the focus early in the week on durable goods orders, new home sales, the April Case-Shiller home price index and the Conference Board's consumer confidence index. Other reports of interest include personal income and spending, pending home sales and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey. In addition, the final estimate of first-quarter GDP will be released on Wednesday. The earnings calendar picks up a bit this week with 12 members of the S &P 500 scheduled to report results. Several FED officials are scheduled to make public appearances this week. In light of the negative reaction to Bernanke's press conference, FED official are likely to fine tune their presentations to clarify their intentions and stress that "tapering" is not the same as tightening and rates hikes are not on the horizon.


Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto in A minor, Op. 3, No. 6 is well known to all Suzuki violin students. Vivaldi (1678-1741) contributed to the development of the violin as a solo instrument, dazzling audiences throughout Europe with shocking new sounds. He wrote over 500 concertos. For many years Vivaldi also directed the female music ensemble at Ospedale della Pietà, a school for orphaned girls in Venice.
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I have always loved this concerto as I was fortunate to perform with the Rockland County Youth Orchestra at that time led by Mary Canberg…she studied Baroque violin @ Julliard and I am partial to the Baroque version as that is what she exposed us to…I also attended Eastman…much before you :-)…..she also had us perform the Concerto for two violins in a minor with 8 violins on each part with piano accomp….
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Instagram to launch new TikTok like 'Search' page with photos and videos suggestions
by Rida Imran Aug 26, 2021 Aug 27, 2021
Instagram has announced that it will be introducing new Search improvements to improve users' experience in finding accounts they know and discovering new ones. The new Search page on the app will show photos and video suggestions associated with the search word or keyword so users get to explore a diverse range of content. However, it feels like Instagram has run out of original ideas because this feature is copied from TikTok.
In the recent past, Instagram has reigned over the social media space without much competition. Even the features it copied from Snapchat like Stories and facial effects brought more daily activity and engagement on Instagram than Snapchat. But, TikTok has changed the whole social media dynamic. Its mobile-centered photo and video sharing features have attracted outlandish engagement with 1 billion monthly active users worldwide and achieved 3 billion downloads marks in July 2021. In wake of competition, Instagram does what it knows best is to copy.
Instagram's Search new photos and video suggestions will initially support the English language
In the company's detailed blog on Search and how does it work on the platform, the company's Head Adam Mosseri announced the new improvements coming to Search. Designed for "inspiration and discovery, the changes are expected to make it easier for users to deepen their interests. The changes are as following:
A full search results page experience.
The keywords you can use to search for content is expanding. We're currently focused on getting keyword search results right in English, and will add support for other languages in the future.
Making search results better for exploration. For example, your search for "space" will show you space-related photos and videos, too. This is especially helpful when you don't have an exact username or hashtag in mind when searching for a certain topic.
The third improvement is similar to the Search functionality on TikTok. The company has already introduced TikTok like Reels on Instagram.
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Mosseri explained that the company is working to bring more video entertainment on the app to counter "really serious competition. TikTok is huge, YouTube is even bigger, and there are lots of different upstarts as well."
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We are pleased to announce the release of ChEMBL 25 and our new web interface. This version of the database, prepared on 10/12/2018 contains:
2,335,417 compound records
1,879,206 compounds (of which 1,870,461 have mol files)
15,504,603 activities
1,125,387 assays
12,482 targets
72,271 documents
Data can be downloaded from the ChEMBL ftp site: ftp://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/chembl/ChEMBLdb/releases/chembl_25
Please see ChEMBL_25 release notes for full details of all changes in this release: ftp://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/chembl/ChEMBLdb/releases/chembl_25/chembl_25_release_notes.txt
DATA CHANGES SINCE THE LAST RELEASE
# Deposited Data Sets:
Kuster Lab Chemical Proteomics Drug Profiling (src_id = 48, Document ChEMBL_ID = CHEMBL3991601):
Data have been included from the publication: The target landscape of clinical kinase drugs. Klaeger S, Heinzlmeir S and Wilhelm M et al (2017), Science, 358-6367 (https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan4368)
# In Vivo Assay Classification:
A classification scheme has been created for in vivo assays. This is stored in the ASSAY_CLASSIFICATION table in the database schema and consists of a three-level classification. Level 1 corresponds to the top-levels of the ATC classification i.e., anatomical system/therapeutic area (e.g., CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, MUSCULO-SKELETAL SYSTEM, NERVOUS SYSTEM). Level 2 provides a more fine-grained classification of the phenotype or biological process being studied (e.g., Learning and Memory, Anti-Obesity Activity, Gastric Function). Level three represents the specific in vivo assay being performed (e.g., Laser Induced Thrombosis, Hypoxia Tolerance Test in Rats, Paw Edema Test) and is assigned a specific ASSAY_CLASS_ID. Individual in vivo assays in the ChEMBL ASSAYS table are mapped to reference in-vivo assays in the ASSAY_CLASSIFICATION table via the ASSAY_CLASS_MAP table. More information about the classification scheme is available in the following publication: https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.230. The assay classification is available via web services and will be included in the ChEMBL web interface in the near future.
# Updated Data Sets:
Patent Bioactivity Data
BindingDB Database (corrections to compound structures)
WEB INTERFACE/WEB SERVICE CHANGES SINCE THE LAST RELEASE
# Web Interface:
The new ChEMBL web interface is now live at https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl (this replaces the previous beta version). The old ChEMBL web interface will be retired before the ChEMBL_26 release, but is available on the following URL until then: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/old. The new interface provides richer search and filtering capabilities. Documentation regarding this new functionality and frequently asked questions are available on our help pages: https://chembl.gitbook.io/chembl-interface-documentation/
# Changes to Web Services:
The Assay web service has been updated to include both assay_parameters and the in vivo assay classification for an assay (where applicable):
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/api/data/assay
A separate endpoint has also been created for the in vivo assay classification:
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/api/data/assay_class
The Activity web service has been updated to include activity_properties. The 'published_type', 'published_relation', 'published_value' and 'published_units' fields have also been renamed to 'type', 'relation', 'value' and 'units':
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/api/data/activity
A new endpoint has been created to retrieve supplementary data associated with an activity measurement (or list of measurements):
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/api/data/activity_supplementary_data_by_activity
SCHEMA CHANGES SINCE THE LAST RELEASE
# Tables Added:
ASSAY_CLASSIFICATION:
Classification scheme for phenotypic assays e.g., by therapeutic area, phenotype/process and assay type. Can be used to find standard assays for a particular disease area or phenotype e.g., anti-obesity assays. Currently data are available only for in vivo efficacy assays
COLUMN_NAME DATA_TYPE COMMENT
ASSAY_CLASS_ID NUMBER(9,0) Primary key
L1 VARCHAR2(100) High level classification e.g., by anatomical/therapeutic area
L2 VARCHAR2(100) Mid-level classification e.g., by phenotype/biological process
L3 VARCHAR2(1000) Fine-grained classification e.g., by assay type
CLASS_TYPE VARCHAR2(50) The type of assay being classified e.g., in vivo efficacy
SOURCE VARCHAR2(50) Source from which the assay class was obtained
ASSAY_CLASS_MAP:
Mapping table linking assays to classes in the ASSAY_CLASSIFICATION table
ASS_CLS_MAP_ID NUMBER Primary key.
ASSAY_ID NUMBER assay_id is the foreign key that maps to the 'assays' table
ASSAY_CLASS_ID NUMBER assay_class_id is the foreign key that maps to the 'assay_classification' table
# Columns Removed:
PUBLISHED_TYPE (DEPRECATED in ChEMBL_24, now removed, replaced by TYPE)
PUBLISHED_RELATION (DEPRECATED in ChEMBL_24, now removed, replaced by RELATION)
PUBLISHED_VALUE (DEPRECATED in ChEMBL_24, now removed, replaced by VALUE)
PUBLISHED_UNITS (DEPRECATED in ChEMBL_24, now removed, replaced by UNITS)
Funding Acknowledgements:
Work contributing to ChEMBL_25 was funded by the Wellcome Trust, EMBL Member States, Open Targets, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund, EU Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) and EU Framework 7 programmes. Please see https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/funding for more details.
The ChEMBL Team
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GMIC 2013 Silicon Valley Brings to Fore the Importance of Mobile and its Rising Dominance
Since I moved to Mountain View a couple of months ago, Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) 2013 was the first major event that I could attend. Schools have a tendency to keep you busy and Carnegie Mellon is no slouch in this matter. I worked my way around the schedule to attend this event and know more about the latest trends and updates from the mobile industry.
There were a large number of application and game developers at the conference along with some of the giants of the industry. Individually, I could not attend the all the panels and discussions, but from the ones I could, I found a distinct theme across theme all. Go mobile. At a time when mobile platforms are reaching the state of saturation, the mood at the conference was quite upbeat. Read on to know more.
While there were several panel discussions concurrently going on at the venue, I was able to make it to some of the biggest ones. While the topics for discussion ranged from the effect of social mobile on web-based social networks to enterprise mobile, all technology giants are giving primary importance to developing mobile solutions.
The reason? Near saturation levels of smartphone penetration in the developed countries while a huge market of potential users is available in the developing countries. Users who may reach the internet exclusively through mobile, which makes the presence of all companies on mobile platforms crucial.
Panel discussing 'Mobile is Global – International Strategies That Work'
An executive from several companies like SAP, Microsoft, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Qualcomm were joined by senior executives and founders from several Asian companies like Xiaomi, Maxthon, Line and UCweb. All of them talked about the importance of mobile, especially when it comes to expanding their presence in the developing markets.
The Tracks
The conference boasted several tracks like m-education, m-health and m-next (the next big thing in mobile.) The m-education track that I attended had several high-profile speakers from the education sector talking about the impact of mobile on education in coming years and how the industry needs to adapt to the changes.
The keynote speaker was Andrew Ag, the founder of Coursera, an organization with the aim to offer free online education to all. It was interesting to get a global perspective to the education sector. While Muhammed Chaudhry, President, and CEO of Silicon Valley Education Foundation, gave an insight into the problems right here in the valley, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, CEO of Fora gave an idea about the challenges facing the education sector in African countries.
m-Education track at GMIC 2013 – Muhammed Chaudhry presenting.
Several more speakers from various sections of the education sector highlighted the trends and challenges in the sector, making up for a very informative session at the m-education track. I only wish I could have been able to attend m-next and m-marketing tracks as well.
The Expo
Talking of marketing, the expo had several booths from companies that offered solutions to application developers to market their apps and reach a wider audience. Marketing and analytics were the key focus areas of the services present at the expo. Some other focused on providing user verification and security services, but most of the expo booths were set up by studios or individual developers.
I was slightly surprised by the presence of Amazon and Microsoft at the expo. But it is understandable given the release of Surface 2 just a night ago. I checked out the device at the expo, and it seemed awesome, but a more thorough review is in order here. Amazon was there recruiting as well as marketing the yet-to-be-released Kindle 8.9 HDX, expected next month. Light, fast and with a pixel density of 339 PPI, it would be interesting to see how it fares against the recently announced iPad Air.
The Rise of Chinese Digital Applications Industry
I noticed a distinct presence of several big and upcoming companies from China who are trying to make a foray into the US and European markets. The leading cloud browser Maxthon, which we have reviewed once or twice before, had a prominent presence at the expo. They told me that they are looking to increase their market reach in western markets and putting in 'significant' marketing effort for doing so. Their presence at GMIC 2013 was a part of this plan.
The Maxthon team at their booth at GMIC 2013
UCweb, a browser for mobile which has evolved into a platform that provided services for third-party applications, was one of the main sponsors of GMIC. They also had a presentation the emphasized the rise of a new ecosystem for mobile internet called 'Super app + Light app,' demonstrated by their own ecosystem.
Already the No.1 browser in Asia, they are interested in the US as they look for 'increased market share as well as talented developers to join them as well as improve the UCweb ecosystem.'
UC Web. Browser? Nope. It's an ecosystem!
A significant factor here was the presence of the representative from some Chinese venture capital firms who wanted to invest in studios and developers. A definite positive for the devs!
The Game and Application Developers
As I mentioned earlier, there were several game and application developers as well as studios at the expo. A lot of these were participants in the competitions held at the GMIC, the results of which are stated under 'the winners' section.
As an avid Android user, it pained me (just a teeny-weeny bit) to observe that almost all the applications were either iOS only, or were present on both Android and iOS, or were planning to come to iOS. I did not come across a single application that was Android only and was even developed as Android-first.
Whatever the platform, we would be reviewing these awesome applications over the coming weeks. Keep an eye out for that. On a side note – One of the competitors, Fright Fight, have started a Kickstarter campaign to take their game to a whole new level. Check it out, and back them up if you like what you see!
Below are some images from the expo. Take a look.
Do you do social? Give this app a whirl!
Yeah. NSA-proofing was actually a well-advertised idea there!
Telesign – Smarter User Authentication for Apps.
Try hard. Try to Stop The Bots!
The Tesla Model S was on display at the event.
AppAttack Competition: A stage for developers to showcase their latest and greatest mobile apps, was won over by Locket, an app that rewards you for seeing advertisements on your lock screen! A brilliant concept, if you ask me, and very well appreciated by the judges and audience.
G-startup Competition: Open Garden has an aim to seamlessly share the internet between devices and make it available (almost) everywhere. Winning the G-startup competition is sure to give their ambition a boost.
Global Game Stars Competitors. Winner – My Singing Monsters.
Global Game Stars Competition: A game with the unexpected name of My Singing Monsters by Big Blue Bubble Inc won this competition. Don't go by the name. Check out the game or at least its video. That video got the entire audience clapping!
As the first technology conference I attended, I would say my experience was pretty nice. It was a great learning experience to get a global perspective of opportunities and challenges in the tech sector when it comes to mobile. If I can, I would attend the GMIC next year as well.
Meanwhile, there are other big events to check out.
Silicon Valley Education Foundation


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TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2019-- SunOpta Inc. ("SunOpta" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX:SOY), a leading global company focused on organic, non-genetically modified and specialty foods, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2019.
"In the third quarter, we delivered consolidated revenue growth, adjusted for changes in our business of 6.6% and adjusted EBITDA¹ of $9.9 million. This was led by outstanding performance in our plant-based beverage and broth business, as a direct result of the investments we have made and our enhanced focus on optimizing our product portfolio," said Joe Ennen, Chief Executive Officer at SunOpta. "Our Healthy Beverage platform reported 31% adjusted revenue growth and a 390 basis-point increase in margins, supported by the addition of new capacity to the aseptic network in 2019. We continue to see strong demand across channels and product categories within Healthy Beverage, supporting the capacity expansion that was brought online this summer. Heading into the fourth quarter, our beverage capacity and capabilities are meaningfully improved when compared to last year, which should allow us to more efficiently meet higher demand for broth during this seasonally strong period."
"Revenue and margins in our Healthy Fruit platform were consistent with our expectations. While Healthy Fruit was unprofitable in the third quarter, the impact of this year's weather-related strawberry crop shortfall was in-line with our second quarter outlook. We believe the third quarter will represent the low point for frozen fruit margins, and we anticipate sequential improvement in the fourth quarter and into 2020. We are making progress on the fruit margin optimization plan, including the installation of further automation to lower variable labor costs, building rational customer pricing structures, and enhancing business planning and leadership. We remain flexible and nimble in our response to the crop shortfalls in Mexico and California, leveraging our global sourcing capabilities to service our customers through the procurement of additional supply from South America. While progress against our fruit margin optimization plan will continue to be masked in the near-term by the 2019 crop shortfall, we remain confident that the structural improvements we have made to date are building a strong foundation for future profitability."
"In the third quarter, we also completed a reorganization of our corporate and CPG organizational structure. The goal of this action was to delayer the top of the organization, create more direct accountability by fully aligning all commercial functions under general managers, and to increase our speed and decisiveness. While these changes resulted in minimal savings for the quarter, the annualized benefit of these changes is expected to be $8 to $10 million. This reorganization has the dual benefit of both improving SunOpta's profitability and accelerating SunOpta's transformation to a more nimble and entrepreneurial company," concluded Mr. Ennen.
Revenues of $295.9 million for the third quarter of 2019, compared to $308.4 million in the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of 4.0%. Adjusted for disposed operations, foreign exchange, commodity prices, a new contract manufacturing arrangement and the acquisition of Sanmark, revenues grew 6.6% during the third quarter.
Loss attributable to common shareholders of $13.8 million or $0.16 per common share in the third quarter of 2019, compared to a loss attributable to common shareholders of $6.6 million or $0.08 per common share in the third quarter of 2018.
Adjusted loss¹ of $9.9 million or $0.11 per common share during the third quarter of 2019, compared to an adjusted loss of $3.8 million or $0.04 per common share during the third quarter of 2018.
Adjusted EBITDA¹ excluding disposed operations of $9.9 million or 3.4% of revenues for the third quarter of 2019, versus $16.3 million or 5.3% of adjusted revenues in the third quarter of 2018.
Revenues for the third quarter of 2019 were $295.9 million, a decrease of 4.0% compared to $308.4 million in the third quarter of 2018. Excluding the impact on reported revenues of disposed business, including the soy and corn business (sold in February 2019) and exit from flexible resealable pouch product lines (exited in fiscal 2018), changes in commodity-related pricing and foreign exchange rates, a profit-neutral change to a co-manufacturing agreement, and excluding the impact of the acquisition of Sanmark in April 2019, revenues in the third quarter of 2019 increased by 6.6% compared with the third quarter of 2018.
The Consumer Products segment generated revenues of $188.1 million during the third quarter of 2019, an increase of 9.6% compared to $171.6 million in the third quarter of 2018. Excluding the impact of commodity-related pricing, sales of resealable pouch products in the third quarter of 2018, and a profit-neutral change to a co-manufacturing agreement, Consumer Products revenue in the third quarter increased by 10.7%. The growth primarily reflects a 31.0% increase in the Healthy Beverage platform due to higher sales of plant-based beverages, broth and plant-based ingredients, partially offset by a 23.4% revenue decrease in the Healthy Snack platform which levels off the 21.2% increase in the second quarter of 2019, and a 2.4% decline in the Healthy Fruit platform as a result of modest declines in volumes, slightly offset by increased pricing for frozen fruit.
The Global Ingredients segment generated revenues of $107.9 million, a decrease of 21.1% compared to $136.8 million in the third quarter of 2018. Excluding the impact on revenues from the divested soy and corn business, changes in commodity-related pricing and foreign exchange rates, and the acquisition of Sanmark, Global Ingredients revenue in the third quarter increased 0.3%. Adjusting for the items noted above, sales of internationally sourced organic ingredients grew 1.0% during the quarter, driven mainly by increased volumes of sugars, grains and cocoa, offset by the timing of sales of organic fruits and vegetables, coffee and nuts, together with lower volumes of sunflower inshell and kernel. Sales of domestically sourced ingredients declined 5.3% during the quarter, reflecting lower sunflower volumes.
Gross profit was $26.3 million for the quarter ended September 28, 2019, a decrease of $7.8 million compared to $34.1 million for the quarter ended September 29, 2018. Consumer Products accounted for $3.4 million of the decrease in gross profit, mainly reflecting the impact of a significant shortfall in strawberries from central Mexico and California due to poor weather conditions, which resulted in commodity price inflation and unfavorable production variances within the frozen fruit operations due to lower plant utilization and rework of bulk inventories to meet customer demand. The negative impact to gross profit from the strawberry shortage during the third quarter of 2019 was approximately $8.1 million. The unfavorability in Healthy Fruit was partially offset by favorable impacts within the Healthy Beverage platform from higher beverage volumes and productivity-driven cost savings for aseptic beverages and fruit snacks. Global Ingredients accounted for $4.4 million of the decrease in gross profit mainly due to the sale of the soy and corn business and lower commodity hedging gains within the international organic ingredients operations.
As a percentage of revenues, gross profit for the quarter ended September 28, 2019 was 8.9% compared to 11.1% for the quarter ended September 29, 2018, a decrease of 2.2%. On a pro forma basis, which excludes the gross profit from disposed businesses and equipment start-up and product introduction costs of $1.9 million, the gross profit percentage for the third quarter of 2018 would have been approximately 12.4%.
Segment operating loss¹ was $3.5 million, or 1.2% of revenues in the third quarter of 2019, compared to operating income of $4.5 million, or 1.5% of revenues in the third quarter of 2018. The decrease in operating income year-over-year was primarily attributable to $7.8 million lower gross profit and a $0.5 million increase in SG&A due to higher employee-related compensation costs, partially offset by to the sale of the soy and corn business and rationalized overhead, together with other cost reduction measures. Excluding the operating results of disposed businesses, as well as non-structural SG&A expenses related to the quarter, segment operating loss would have been $1.9 million for the third quarter of 2019, compared with income of $6.2 million for the third quarter of 2018.
Other expense for the third quarter of 2019 reflected employee termination and recruitment costs of $4.0 million, including costs related to the transition of the Company's Chief Financial Officer in the third quarter of 2019, and post-closing adjustments of $1.1 million related to the sale of the soy and corn business, offset by a legal settlement gain of $1.3 million and the reversal of $0.8 million of previously recognized stock-based compensation related to forfeited awards previously granted to terminated employees.
Adjusted EBITDA¹ was $9.9 million or 3.4% of revenues in the third quarter of 2019, compared to $16.7 million or 5.4% of revenues in the third quarter of 2018. Excluding disposed operations, adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended September 29, 2018 was $16.3 million.
The Company reported a loss attributable to common shareholders for the third quarter of 2019 of $13.8 million, or $0.16 per common share, compared to a loss of $6.6 million, or $0.08 per common share during the third quarter of 2018. Adjusted loss¹ in the third quarter of 2019 was $9.9 million or $0.11 per common share, compared to $3.8 million or $0.04 per common share in the third quarter of 2018. Please refer to the discussion and table below under "Non-GAAP Measures - Adjusted Earnings/Loss".
At September 28, 2019, SunOpta's balance sheet reflected total assets of $958.6 million and total debt of $514.9 million. During the third quarter of 2019, cash provided by operating activities was $4.3 million, compared to $10.5 million during the third quarter of 2018. The $6.2 million decrease in cash provided by operating activities primarily reflects a year over year increase in consolidated net loss due primarily to lower profitability in the Company's Healthy Fruit platform. Cash used in investing activities was $7.6 million in the third quarter of 2019, compared with $6.0 million in the third quarter of 2018, an increase in cash used of $1.6 million due mainly to lower proceeds from sales of businesses and assets.
SunOpta plans to host a conference call at 9:00 A.M. Eastern time on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, to discuss the third quarter financial results. After opening remarks, there will be a question and answer period. This conference call can be accessed via a link on SunOpta's website at www.sunopta.com under the "Investors" section. To listen to the live call over the Internet, please go to SunOpta's website at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. Additionally, the call may be accessed with the toll-free dial-in number 1 (877) 312-9198 or International dial-in number 1 (631) 291-4622. If you are unable to listen live, the conference call will be archived and can be accessed for approximately 90 days on the Company's website.
Certain statements included in this press release may be considered "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation, which are based on information available to us on the date of this release. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, our belief that frozen fruit margins will improve following the third quarter, our anticipated sequential improvement in the fourth quarter, our expectation that our structural improvements will lead to future profitability and the estimated annualized benefit of the reorganization of our corporate and CPG organizational structure. Generally, forward-looking statements do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and are typically accompanied by words such as "believe", "anticipate", "continue", "expected", "estimates", "can", "will", "targeting", "should", "would", "plans", "becoming", "intend", "confident", "may", "project", "potential", "intention", "might", "predict", "budget", "forecast" or other similar terms and phrases intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company on the date of this release and are based on estimates and assumptions made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments including, but not limited to, unexpected issues or delays with the Company's structural improvements and automation investments, portfolio optimization and productivity efforts, the sustainability of the Company's sales pipeline, the Company's expectations regarding commodity pricing, margins and hedging results, improved availability and field prices for fruit, procurement and logistics savings, freight lane cost reductions, yield and throughput enhancements, and labor cost reductions, as well as other factors the Company believes are appropriate in the circumstances including, but not limited to, general economic conditions, continued consumer interest in health and wellness, ability to maintain product pricing levels, current customer demand, planned facility and operational expansions, closures and divestitures, competitive intensity, cost rationalization, product development initiatives, and alternative potential uses for the Company's capital resources. Whether actual timing and results will agree with expectations and predications of the Company is subject to many risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, failure or inability to implement portfolio changes, process improvements, go-to-market improvements and process sustainability strategies in a timely manner; changes in the level of capital investment; local and global political and economic conditions; consumer spending patterns and changes in market trends; decreases in customer demand; delayed or unsuccessful product development efforts; potential product recalls; working capital management; availability and pricing of raw materials and supplies; potential covenant breaches under the Company's credit facilities; and other risks described from time to time under "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (available at www.sec.gov). Consequently, all forward-looking statements made herein are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by the Company will be realized. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly correct or update the forward-looking statements in this document, in other documents, or on its website to reflect future events or circumstances, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
For the quarters and three quarters ended September 28, 2019 and September 29, 2018
Three quarters ended
Loss per share
As at September 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018
Unrealized loss on derivative contracts
Changes in non-cash working capital, net of businesses acquired or sold
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and employee share purchases
Dividend paid by subsidiary to non-controlling interest
Foreign exchange loss on cash held in a foreign currency
Loss attributable to non-controlling interests
Dividends and accretion of Series A Preferred Stock
Post-closing adjustments and other costs related to sale of soy and corn business(b)
Other(d)
Net income tax effect(e)
Earnings attributable to non-controlling interests
Equipment start-up costs(f)
Product withdrawal and recall costs(g)
New product commercialization costs(h)
Other(j)
Reflects employee retention and relocation costs of $0.9 million, and professional fees of $0.7 million recorded in SG&A expenses; and employee termination costs of $3.4 million (net of the reversal of $0.8 million of previously recognized stock-based compensation related to forfeited awards previously granted to terminated employees), and CFO recruitment costs of $0.6 million recorded in other expense.
Reflects post-closing adjustments and transaction costs incurred in connection with the sale of the soy and corn business, which reduced the gain on sale recorded in other income.
Reflects the write-down of assets related to the transition of premium juice production activities to new contract manufacturers, which was recorded in other expense.
Other includes a legal settlement gain of $1.3 million, offset by losses on disposal of assets, which were recorded in other income/expense.
Reflects the tax effect of the preceding adjustments to earnings and reflects an overall estimated annual effective tax rate of approximately 27% for the quarter ended September 28, 2019 (September 29, 2018 – 26%) on adjusted earnings/loss before tax.
Reflects costs related to the start-up of new roasting equipment for grains, seeds and legumes at our Crookston, Minnesota, facility, which were recorded in cost of goods sold.
Reflects costs of production trials and employee training related to the commercialization of new consumer products, which were recorded in cost of goods sold.
Reflects employee termination costs related to the Value Creation Plan, which were recorded in other expense.
Other includes the accretion of contingent consideration obligations, gain/loss on the disposal of assets, and settlement of a legal matter, which were recorded in other expense/income.
For the three quarters ended
Plant expansion costs(d)
Costs related to Value Creation Plan(h)
Equipment start-up costs(i)
New product commercialization costs(k)
Other(l)
Fair value adjustment on contingent consideration(m)
Recovery of product withdrawal costs(n)
Reflects the gain on sale of the soy and corn business, net of transaction costs and post-closing adjustments, which was recorded in other income.
Reflects employee retention and relocation costs of $1.8 million, and professional fees of $1.0 million recorded in SG&A expenses; and employee termination costs of $6.9 million (net of the reversal of $2.9 million of previously recognized stock-based compensation related to forfeited awards previously granted to terminated employees), CEO and CFO recruitment costs of $1.2 million, and facility closure costs of $0.3 million, all recorded in other expense.
Reflects costs to transition premium juice production activities to new contract manufacturers, which were recorded in cost of goods sold and other expense.
Other includes settlement gains resulting from a legal matter and a project cancellation, offset by losses on disposal of assets, insurance deductibles, and business development costs, which were recorded in other income/expense.
Reflects the tax effect of the preceding adjustments to earnings and reflects an overall estimated annual effective tax rate of approximately 27% for the three quarters ended September 28, 2019 (September 29, 2018 – 26%) on adjusted earnings/loss before tax.
Other included the accretion of contingent consideration obligations, gain/loss on the disposal of assets, severance costs unrelated to the Value Creation Plan, and settlement of a legal matter, which were recorded in other expense/income.
Equipment start-up costs(c)
New product commercialization costs(d)
For the third quarter of 2019, stock-based compensation of $3.3 million was recorded in SG&A expenses, and the reversal of $0.8 million of previously recognized stock-based compensation related to forfeited awards previously granted to terminated employees was recognized in other income.
Reflects employee retention and relocation costs of $0.9 million, and professional fees of $0.7 million recorded in SG&A expenses.
New product commercialization costs(f)
Recovery of product withdrawal costs(g)
For the first three quarters of 2019, stock-based compensation of $8.3 million was recorded in SG&A expenses, and the reversal of $2.9 million of previously recognized stock-based compensation related to forfeited awards previously granted to terminated employees was recognized in other income.
For the first three quarters of 2019, reflects employee retention and relocation costs of $1.8 million, and professional fees of $1.0 million recorded in SG&A expenses. For the first three quarters of 2018, reflects the write-down of remaining flexible resealable pouch and nutrition bar inventories of $0.1 million recorded in cost of goods sold; and professional and consulting fees, and employee recruitment and relocation costs of $0.6 million recorded in SG&A expenses.
The following table presents for period ended February 22, 2019, and for the quarter and three quarters ended September 29, 2018, a summary of the results of operations of the soy and corn business, consisting of revenues, gross profit, segment operating income/loss and earnings/loss before income taxes. These results exclude management fees charged by Corporate Services. The following table also presents a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA in connection with this transaction from earnings/loss before income taxes of the soy and corn business, which we consider in this case to be the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure.
Other expense
Less rationalized costs and expenses