Customs officials eye Internet transactions with importers, brokers

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US customs wants a loyalty oath from DVD
importers

US customs wants a loyalty oath from DVD
importers 12/27/2004 12:42 PM
Cory Doctorow: MBF imported a video from Italy and discovered this disclaimer in the packaging -- apparently, you can get a parcel through customs with more ease if you recite a hollow loyalty oath and promise that you're not sending in any footage that advocates treason. Link (Thanks, John!)

Customs Officials To Thwart Terrorists
Through Cargo Standards

Customs Officials To Thwart Terrorists
Through Cargo Standards 06/24/2005 09:28 PM
Information Week Jun 25 2005 1:17AM GMT

Brokers enhance Internet services

Brokers enhance Internet services 08/08/2004 07:24 PM
Straits Times Aug 8 2004 11:15PM GMT

Internet Fraud Taps Transactions

Internet Fraud Taps Transactions 03/27/2005 06:26 PM
NPR Mar 27 2005 9:39PM GMT

Sales And Use of Taxation of Internet
Transactions

Sales And Use of Taxation of Internet
Transactions 04/20/2004 02:14 PM
Mondaq Apr 20 2004 6:24PM GMT

Customs and VAT dept. to extend Internet
VAT reporting nationwide

Customs and VAT dept. to extend Internet
VAT reporting nationwide 12/30/2003 09:44 AM
Israel Business Arena Dec 30 2003 8:26AM ET

Helping Enable E-Government Through
Stronger Security for Internet
Transactions

Helping Enable E-Government Through
Stronger Security for Internet
Transactions 08/16/2004 01:48 PM
Techzonez Aug 16 2004 5:12PM GMT

Affordable Internet-Based Product Aids
Mortgage Brokers in Managing Affiliates

Affordable Internet-Based Product Aids
Mortgage Brokers in Managing Affiliates 03/14/2005 05:57 PM
Mortgage brokers can now use the power of the web to more efficiently manage their affiliates, at a surprisingly affordable cost. [PRWEB Mar 14, 2005]

TietoEnator implements a software
solution for secure Internet
transactions at NORD/LB Latvija

TietoEnator implements a software
solution for secure Internet
transactions at NORD/LB Latvija 11/04/2003 08:43 AM
HUGIN Online Nov 4 2003 7:50AM ET

Leading web software developer Global
Wine & Spirits launches Importer
Internet portal suite for wine and
spirits importers of America

Leading web software developer Global
Wine & Spirits launches Importer
Internet portal suite for wine and
spirits importers of America 06/24/2004 02:53 AM
Global Wine & Spirits, the leading e-business network for the wine and spirits trade, introduces a Wine & Spirits Importer Portal adapted to the needs of wine and spirits importers of America [PRWEB Jun 24, 2004]

Conducting "secure" financial
transactions with Internet Explorer
isn't safe

Conducting "secure" financial
transactions with Internet Explorer
isn't safe 07/06/2004 04:50 AM
The latest exploit is a file called "img1big.gif" that decompresses into a malevolent Browser Helper Object (BHO) that captures your financial transactions. According to a report from SANS, this BHO: watches for HTTPS (secure) access to URLs of several dozen banking and financial sites in multiple countries. When an outbound HTTPS connection is made to such a URL, the BHO then grabs any outbound POST/GET data from within IE before it is encrypted by SSL. When it captures data, it creates an outbound HTTP connection to http://www.refestltd.com/cgi-bin/yes.pl and feeds the captured data to the script found at that location. There are only two choices left with IE: Either don't browse the web with it, or don't use it for financial transactions. Thank goodness there are choices like Mozilla, Firefox and Opera, for those of us still chained to Windows....

Sony vs. The PSP Importers - A Comedy

Sony vs. The PSP Importers - A Comedy 06/24/2005 04:03 PM

Welcome to cuckoo world! Sony, in all their majestic wisdom, has decided to hunt down and kill PSP importers in the UK. Let's read this, shall we? "The Japanese electronics giant Sony is demanding that companies importing its hotly anticipated PlayStation Portable to Britain reveal their customers' identities so the equipment can be tracked down."

Now, why would they do this? Because they are crazy? Because Sony CEO Sir Howard Lancelot Stringer Esq. has finally gone all Howard Hughes on us? Are those purchasers of Japanese PSPs in there on the Rainy Isle using them to mount an offensive against the Sony Yakuza stronghold or are they attempting to pay $400 for a game device. Next week: Sony kills and eats babies.

Sony bid to stop grey imports [Guardian]

UPDATE - Ok, so they don't eat babies so much.

London importers cash in on PSP delay

London importers cash in on PSP delay 03/19/2005 03:27 AM
Londoners who can't wait for the release of Sony's new PlayStation Portable (PSP) to be released are helping importers sell the portable gaming system for more than twice the amount of what consumers will be paying in the United States. Sony's European launch of the PSP was delayed by several months in order to ensure the company can supply enough units for its North American customers. "We were originally hoping for an end of fiscal year launch, but now that's not going to be the case," a Sony spokesman said on Tuesday. "It is likely to be a matter of a few months rather than a few weeks -- it's a matter of allocation." As a result of the PSP launch delay, retailers on London's Tottenham Court Road are selling the systems for £300. Electronics Exchange, a London second-hand retailer, said it has sold about a dozen PSPs in the last two weeks for £300 each. Another shop in London's consumer electronics retail district, MBA Technologies, receives its PSPs from Asian wholesalers and sells them under the counter. "We sell plenty of these -- usually 10 or 20 a weekend," said a salesman at the store.

Officials to discuss Internet company

Officials to discuss Internet company 06/05/2004 04:35 AM
Journalreview.com - Sat Jun 5, 06:46 am GMT

Lawyer tried to solicit sex on Internet,
officials say

Lawyer tried to solicit sex on Internet,
officials say 12/24/2004 01:06 PM
Sun-sentinel.com - Fri Dec 24, 11:52 am GMT

Officials Warn of Virus-Like Attack on
Internet

Officials Warn of Virus-Like Attack on
Internet 06/28/2004 02:39 PM
Truth News Jun 28 2004 6:59PM GMT

Officials secretly RFID'd at Internet
Summit

Officials secretly RFID'd at Internet
Summit 12/14/2003 11:16 AM
ewoudenberg writes "A Washington Times article reports that researchers managed to gain entrance to the Internet and technology conference in Switzerland last ...

Officials look to curb abuse of the
Internet in Limestone schools

Officials look to curb abuse of the
Internet in Limestone schools 09/22/2004 06:28 AM
Decaturdaily.com - Wed Sep 22, 08:41 am GMT

META Group President Fred Amoroso meets
with Dubai Internet City officials

META Group President Fred Amoroso meets
with Dubai Internet City officials 02/15/2004 05:50 AM
AME Info Feb 15 2004 9:46AM GMT

Customs gets new IT head

Customs gets new IT head 09/03/2004 04:34 AM
Not grey and boring shock

Customs seize £3.5m of cannabis

Customs seize £3.5m of cannabis 05/15/2004 05:40 AM
Customs officers seize cannabis with a street value of £3.5m from a lorry entering the UK at Poole ferry port.

MPs slams Customs on suck it and see IT

MPs slams Customs on suck it and see IT 06/22/2004 07:46 AM
Hey, that's our money you're throwing away

EU customs set to slap 14% tax on PC
monitors

EU customs set to slap 14% tax on PC
monitors 01/27/2004 10:18 AM

Smuggling Customs man jailed

Smuggling Customs man jailed 06/17/2005 03:21 PM
A Customs man who waved drug smugglers through the "nothing to declare" channel at Gatwick has been jailed.

Foreigners and Japanese customs

Foreigners and Japanese customs 04/09/2004 03:56 PM

A lot of people ask me about Japanese customs. They learn the formal way to hand business cards, they bow deeply when they meet Japanese and they call me "Ito-san." Stop that. It's silly. To some Japanese, the awkward foreigners trying to please their hosts by acting Japanese may look cute, but more likely than not, you'll get a A for effort but you'll be forever the silly foreigner in their minds. It's only the extremely intolerant xenophobe who would really want a foreigner to really act Japanese and you don't want to be hanging out with those anyway. Keep an eye out for indicators of discomfort but bring the flair of your own culture with you.

Rather than trying to act Japanese, I suggest that people visiting Japan be sensitive and aware of the nuances in the interactions. It is more about timing, loudness, space and smiles than it is about how your hold your business card or calling people "Ito-san." When in doubt, shut up and listen. When smiled at, smile back. If you're freaking someone out, back off instead of continuing your interrogation. All of which I believe is not unique to being a foreigner in Japan. The more important Japan specific social behaviors involve cleanliness like taking off your shoes in homes and washing your body before and not taking your towel when entering the bath and not being stinky.

Caveat: If you're meeting someone for the first time, in a very formal setting, and you only have one shot, doing the step-by-step from the "How to Impress Japanese" book is probably a good idea. My comments above apply mostly to normal social situations.

UPDATE: I think many people were offended by this post. ;-) Please read the comments for an interesting discussion.

Customs Solution (Forbes.com)

Customs Solution (Forbes.com) 05/06/2004 06:53 PM
Forbes.com - Every month a huge corporation gets dinged with the global equivalent of a speeding ticket. In December Sun Microsystems paid $291,000 to settle federal charges that it shipped computer equipment that had military applications to Egypt and China. Later that month Honeywell paid $36,000 in fines for selling a restricted chemical in Mexico. In February Morton International paid $647,500 as penance for shipping protected chemicals to Singapore and Taiwan.

Customs ignored Gateway review

Customs ignored Gateway review 06/28/2004 09:20 PM
Computer Weekly Jun 29 2004 1:11AM GMT

St. Patrick's Day -- Customs and History

St. Patrick's Day -- Customs and History 03/17/2005 02:49 AM
Piping Hot Customs and Traditions .. Happy St. Patrick’s Day .. Maewyn the Pagan's Day .. converting pagans .. was Welsh .. GREAT

wilstar.com/holidays/patrick.htm
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Transactions introduced

Transactions introduced 06/12/2002 06:22 AM
MySQL 3.23.15 includes experimental support for Berkeley DB, a transaction safe database handler.

Pitfalls of Transactions with PHP

Pitfalls of Transactions with PHP 12/19/2003 07:39 PM
Database transactions are important for data reliability and consistency. Used properly, they can prevent many types of errors. Used improperly, they can cause many other kinds of errors. Kimberlee Jensen demonstrates using transactions with PHP well.

Separating Brokers From Advisors

Separating Brokers From Advisors 01/04/2005 11:06 AM
Look for more disclosure from your financial advisors soon.

Online brokers gang up

Online brokers gang up 08/07/2004 08:45 AM
USA Today Aug 7 2004 12:11PM GMT

Understanding Mortgage Brokers

Understanding Mortgage Brokers 08/12/2004 11:47 AM
For many people, the best way to get a mortgage is through a broker.

Brokers Offer Second Opinions

Brokers Offer Second Opinions 07/19/2004 09:31 AM
Brokerages go from conflicts of interest to conflicts of recommendations.

In Defense of Mortgage Brokers

In Defense of Mortgage Brokers 01/03/2005 12:35 PM
Mortgage brokers can save you money even if your credit score is high.

US brokers Afghanistan ceasefire

US brokers Afghanistan ceasefire 08/17/2004 03:39 PM
US officials broker a truce between rival factions in the south-western Afghan city of Herat after heavy fighting.

Some Brokers Freeze Out the Little Guy
in Google IPO

Some Brokers Freeze Out the Little Guy
in Google IPO 08/11/2004 06:49 PM
While Google's Dutch auction differs from the traditional IPO process of doling out IPO shares to wealthy individuals and institutions, it's still not as democratic as some would hope.

Text Link Brokers

Text Link Brokers 06/16/2004 11:56 AM

Buy and Sell Text Links ads: These guys buy and sell text links from one site to another, with the specific intent to increase PageRank.

We specialize in brokering text link Advertisements. Text Link Ads on popular, highly ranked web sites help increase the traffic to a site from the search engines along with contributing direct traffic. In contrast Banner Ads or PPC Advertisements will only climb in price with each click, while contributing nothing to search engine ranks.

Links from pages with current PageRank of 4 go for $5 - 50 per month while links from pages with a PageRank of 9 go for $500 - $2,500 per month. I'd be interested to know who the 9's are.

I just checked and the PageRank of the Gadgetopia home page is just 5, so I'm not sitting on a gold mine or anything. For the sake of comparison, CNN's home page is a 9, while Boing Boing and scripting.com — arguably the two most popular blogs around — are both 7. I'm shooting for a 6 one of these days.

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Customs criticised for GBP100m spend

Customs criticised for GBP100m spend 06/22/2004 05:48 AM
ZDNet UK Jun 22 2004 10:29AM GMT
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