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We’re disappointed we can’t celebrate at the office with cake as we normally do, but you can still celebrate by reading about chocolate and trade secrets!
Purdue plays Nebraska tonight under the lights in their quest to become bowl-eligible. Boiler Up!
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Vol. 3 (Columbus Day Edition)
Monday marks the 180th anniversary of Columbus Day as a federal holiday (although it has been celebrated since at least 1907). For those of you that will be working on Monday, I have bad news for you. You are not entitled to holiday pay or overtime pay. In fact, unless you work for the federal government, there’s actually no such thing as holiday pay. Even worse, there’s no law requiring you to be paid for the day if your company does count it as a holiday, nor is your employer required to pay you if you take it off as a vacation day.
Speaking of Columbus, did you know he wasn’t trying to prove the Earth was round? While that is a popular misconception, by 1492 it was pretty well-accepted that the Earth is not flat. With today’s technology, it is even more evident that our planet is (mostly) round. But that doesn’t stop people from believing the Earth is flat. Seriously. See, for instance, the various flat earth societies. Or some of our popular athletes.
Kyrie Irving has since said he was trolling everyone with his claim, but it’s worth pointing out, he never actually refuted his claim. Does he really believe in a flat earth? Only he knows.
Flat Earthers even have a theory about the eclipse.
An eclipse once saved the life of Christopher Columbus. You see, Columbus was in a dispute with the Arawak Indians, but knew when the next eclipse would be occurring. He used that knowledge to claim his God was angry with the Indians and would soon make his fury known. When the eclipse actually occurred, the Indians believed Columbus’ claim.
Columbus refused to believe he had landed on a new (to him) land. He was insistent that he had actually discovered a new passage to India. To justify this belief, he proposed that the Earth was shaped like a pear. Most people didn’t, and still don’t, agree.
It was announced today that AOL Instant Messenger would be shutting down in a few months. After December 15th you’ll no longer be able to sign in and ask your friends, “You there?”
An email was also sent out today informing users of FatWallet that its service would be shutting down on Monday, October 9th.
Purdue takes the field this weekend in what should be an emotional game against Minnesota. Earlier this week, Joe Tiller, the winning-est coach in Purdue history passed away. The game was already planned to commemorate his 1997 Rose Bowl team, but now it will truly be a tribute to Coach Tiller himself. Much respect to the University of Minnesota who will also be honoring Coach Tiller.
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The Nashoba Brook Bakery lists “love” as an ingredient in their products. According to the Food and Drug Administration, that’s a no-no.
The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires that every ingredient be listed by its “common or usual name.” Because “love” is not a common or usual name for an ingredient, it is counter to the Act. Or so says the FDA.
I’m not so sure. I’ve eaten some food where I’m positive I can taste the love. I can’t think of any more common or usual name for it.
Bimal has eaten lots of food he has fallen in love with. He’d also love to be a business attorney to a local bakery. If you own a bakery, please contact us to learn more about how we can help your business.
Vol. 2 (Kids Edition)
Kids, kids, kids. Oh, those kids…
I don’t have kids, but I’ve been around enough of them to know that you sometimes want to run away screaming. Normally, as a parent, you fight those urges. Not this mom.
I predict some very hefty legal bills in her future.
Kids will put almost anything in their mouth. Hopefully, what goes in eventually comes out. Sometime, it takes 40 years.
In the end, it all worked itself out though, right?
If you have a kid, maybe Face ID is not the best way to secure their phone. Apparently, it’s not so good for users under 13. Especially if they have a twin. We all know what crazy high jinks twins can get into – now just imagine what they could do with a smart phone too!
Hope you’ve enjoyed this roundup up things that caught my eye this week. If you want to speak to an attorney about a legal issue or tell us a funny story, give us a call.
The Purdue Boilermakers are off this weekend. We’ll be spending the weekend watching some other excellent Big Ten football.
Vol. 1 (Security Edition)
Popular security software CCleaner was infected with malware for nearly a month before a new, clean, version was release on September 12th. If you use CCleaner, please update to the newest version!
In what can only be a most predictable failure, a similar, but not quite the same, website was setup as a phishing site for possible victims of the Equifax breach. What’s worse is, they actually directed people to the malevolent site. They might want to read up on typosquatting.
Apparently, Experian will let you unfreeze your credit with just a few pieces of personal information. Unfortunately, this information is readily found online – I can personally attest to that.