Washington statement gels with my analysis of US intent in Asia

Earlier in the week I published the following arguments?in the AFR and on the Lowy Interpreter:

A third insight is that I think some of the experts and politicians with whom I have spoken, and the public more widely, get the rise of China, the US reaction function, and our economic and strategic relations with each, wrong.

I hear many people offer China strategic deference for lifting hundreds of millions out of financial (if not political) poverty. Coupled with Australia's economic integration with China, much like UK and German integration prior to 1914, this infuses an alleged tension into our strategic decision-making process. One gets this sense reading David Uren's latest book.

Should we contemplate distancing ourselves from a heavy-handed US hell-bent on clinging to its historical primacy, which is capable of destabilising the region as much as China? Should we consider Swiss or Swedish-style neutrality? Could we imagine aligning ourselves with the Middle Kingdom?

At this juncture, I don't think these are legitimate options. I argue that China's progress over the last sixty years is as much attributable to US hegemony and the post-Bretton Woods economic stability established and enshrined by US-led Western states as any actions on the part of Chinese leaders.

China's prosperity has been built on subsidised exports to North American and European markets. These subsidies, which have been reluctantly tolerated by the West, include currency manipulation, undervalued labour, and intellectual property theft. China has also stealthily resisted reciprocating free trade by making it difficult for foreign companies to compete in its domestic markets.

I argue that these misunderstandings lead us to misconstrue US intent, and the policy of containment. I believe that US policymakers recognise, as much as Australians do, that the epicentre of global growth in the next 50 years will be found in Asia. Their financial future, as much as ours, will be fueled by exports to Indo-Pacific nations, and demand generated by billions of new middle-income consumers.

I think US policymakers have resolved that in order to protect their own economic and political interests, and ensure that the region is not mortally disrupted by non-democratic actors, they have an obligation to both developed democratic nations, and to their own taxpayers, to maintain their Indo-Pacific leadership. This is the US policy of least regret.

And it is clearly exemplified in Hillary Clinton's recent essay for Foreign Policy, which I think has been to some extent neglected in the domestic debate. She does not conceive of this as an 'Asian Century' but rather as 'America?s Pacific Century'. Now that is fascinating.

And then today the US State Department calls a sudden media conference with Australian journalists to correct misunderstandings about the US approach to the region, and to reject Hugh White's China Choice:

The US has told Australia that it is "foolhardy" to think it needs to make a choice between America and China.

Kurt Campbell, the top Asia policy official in the US State Department, said America wanted to correct "false assessments" in the emerging debate about strategy in Australia.

Mr Campbell said he realised some debate in Australia posed it as a choice for Australia between its strong alliance with the US and stronger ties with a rising China. But "such a choice would be foolhardy", as well as unnecessary, he said. Mr Campbell said the idea that the US was trying to exclude a rising China from sharing power in the Asia-Pacific region was "patently false".

Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating argued earlier this month that the US needed to do more to accommodate Chinese power.

He cited what he called the Keating mantra, "that great states need strategic space and that if they are not provided some, they will take it''.

But Mr Campbell said of Mr Keating's remark: "If he's referring to some 19th century kind of colonial division, then I would reject that."

He said that "no country has taken more trouble to engage with China" than the US. If anything, the US had been giving China more responsibility in global affairs than it was comfortable with.

"Look at the role they play in international relations in the global economy, look at the role they play across the spectrum," he said, citing Iran, Syria, North Korea and issues of nuclear non-proliferation. "You name it, there are ample opportunities for China to play a larger role in politics."

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Global Microwavable Foods Industry - Food and Drink Digital

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Microwavable Foods in US$ Million by the following Product Segments: Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods, and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 34 companies including many key and niche players such as Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation, Bellisio Foods, Inc., Campbell Soup Company, ConAgra Foods, Inc., General Mills, Inc., Gunnar Dafg?rd AB, H. J. Heinz, Hormel Foods, Kellogg Company, Kraft Foods, Inc., McCain Foods, Nestle SA, Pinnacle Foods Group, LLC, Birds Eye Foods, Inc., The Schwan Food Company, and Windsor Frozen Foods. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONSStudy Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1Disclaimers I-2Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-3Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. OUTLOOK II-1

Microwavable Foods Poised to Surf New Horizons II-1

The Future Studded with Optimism & Cheer II-1

2. MICROWAVABLE FOODS - MARKET INSIGHTS II-3Demand for Microwavable Foods Back in Fore! II-3Microwave Ready Foods - A Trend of the 21st Century II-3Developing Microwavable Foods - A Challenge to Reckon With II-4Microwavable Foods Demand Greater Freezer Space in Retail Outlets II-5The Packaging Industry Going Green II-5A Synopsized Review of Trends in Vogue II-6Rising Microwave Oven Sales Boosts Market II-6Frozen Microwavable Pizzas Rising Admirably in Domestic Ovens II-7Market Acceptance Yet to Garner Speed II-8

3. MARKET DRIVERS II-9

The Renaissance of Cooking - Breaking Away from the Victorian

Past II-9

Changing Lifestyles & Demographics Continue to Pull the

Trigger on Growth II-9

Convenience Muscles Growth II-10

Changing Landscape of Convenience Foods & Drinks II-11

Growth in Precooked/Ready Meals Propel Microwave Cooking II-12

Magnetism of Microwave Ovens Spur Growth II-13

Innovations Spruce Up the Market II-14

4. ISSUES CONFRONTING THE INDUSTRY II-15The Technology of Microwaving Food Questioned II-15Health Issues & Safety of Cooking Containers and Foils II-15Microwaving Bakery Products - Unraveling the Complications ofa Longstanding Problem II-15

5. THE DYNAMICS OF PACKAGING II-17

Advancements in Packaging Technology - A Primary Factor

Underpinning the Return of Microwavable Foods II-17

The Art of Packaging - Striking a Balance Between

Functionality and Cost II-18

The Concept of Passive and Active Packaging II-19

Other Innovations in Microwave Packaging II-20

Unique Susceptor Based Packaging for Microwavable Foods II-21

6. PRODUCT PROFILE II-22Origin of Microwavable Foods - A Perspective II-22Microwave Magic Spawns Emergence of Microwavable Food Products II-23Food Products Designed for Microwave Cooking II-24

7. MICROWAVE OVENS - AN INTRODUCTION II-26

A Prelude to the Enabling Technology of Microwavable Foods II-26

Evolution of Microwave Ovens - A Classic Tale of Accidental

Discovery II-26

Growing Relevance of Microwave Ovens in the Modern World II-26

Functionalities of a Microwave Oven II-27

Popular Consumer Uses of Microwave Ovens II-28

Intricacies Involved in Microwave Cooking II-28

Common Standards to Blueprint Microwave Ovens for Greater

Synchronization with Food Products II-28

Demand for Microwave Ovens Continues to Spiral II-29

Microwave Ovens - Improved, Altered & Perfected to Meet

Native Requirements II-30

8. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS II-32AYS Sdn Launches Sri Kulai Microwaveable Halal Frozen Ready-to-eat Meals II-32ConAgra Foods Unveils Reformulated Di-acetyl-Free ACT II? andOrville Redenbacher's? Microwave Popcorn II-32ConAgra Rolls Out Three New Frozen Entr?es II-32Campbell Expands Lower Sodium Product Line II-33Hormel Foods Unveils Hormel? Compleats? Microwaveable Meals II-33Morningstar Introduces Two New Flavors in Veggie Bites II-33Kraft Foods Introduces New DiGiorno? Harvest Wheat Crust Pizza II-33

9. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-34

Hormel Foods Purchases Country Crock? Chilled Side Dish Range

from Unilever II-34

Pinnacle Foods Group Acquires Birds Eye Foods II-34

HJ. Heinz Acquires Golden Circle II-34

General Mills Sells Pop Secret? Popcorn Business to Diamond Foods II-34

Michelina's Changes Name to Bellisio Foods II-34

Blackstone Group Acquires Pinnacle Foods Group II-35

Totino's and Jeno's Recommence Pepperoni-topped Frozen Pizza

Shipments II-35

Beech-Nut to Build New Production Facility in Florida II-35

10. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS II-36Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation (US) II-36Bellisio Foods, Inc. (US) II-36Campbell Soup Company (US) II-36ConAgra Foods, Inc. (US) II-37General Mills, Inc. (US) II-38Gunnar Dafg?rd AB (Sweden) II-38H. J. Heinz (US) II-38Hormel Foods (US) II-39Kellogg Company (US) II-39Kraft Foods, Inc. (US) II-40McCain Foods (Canada) II-40Nestle SA (Switzerland) II-40Pinnacle Foods Group, LLC (US) II-41Birds Eye Foods, Inc. (US) II-41The Schwan Food Company (US) II-42Windsor Frozen Foods (US) II-42

11. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-43

Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Microwavable Foods by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin

American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-43

Table 2: World Historic Review for Microwavable Foods byGeographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-44

Table 3: World 15-Year Perspective for Microwavable Foods by

Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),

Middle East and Latin American Markets for Years 2003, 2011 &

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-45

Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forChilled Microwavable Foods by Geographic Region - US, Canada,Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East andLatin American Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualSales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-46

Table 5: World Historic Review for Chilled Microwavable Foods

by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$

Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-47

Table 6: World 15-Year Perspective for Chilled MicrowavableFoods by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of DollarSales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excludingJapan), Middle East and Latin American Markets for Years 2003,2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-48

Table 7: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Frozen Microwavable Foods by Geographic Region - US, Canada,

Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and

Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-49

Table 8: World Historic Review for Frozen Microwavable Foodsby Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin America MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-50

Table 9: World 15-Year Perspective for Frozen Microwavable

Foods by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar

Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding

Japan), Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2003,

2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-51

Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forShelf Stable Microwavable Foods by Geographic Region - US,Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), MiddleEast and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed withAnnual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-52

Table 11: World Historic Review for Shelf Stable Microwavable

Foods by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-53

Table 12: World 15-Year Perspective for Shelf StableMicrowavable Foods by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdownof Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets forYears 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-54III. MARKET

1. THE UNITED STATES III-1

A.Market Analysis III-1

Food Trends III-1

Top 10 Food Selection Concerns in the US III-2

Microwavable Food Products Make Merry on Retailer Shelves III-2

Microwavable Popcorn Market - A Synopsized Review III-3

Historic Data III-3

Table 13: Microwave Popcorn Market in the US (2003-2005):

Imports in US$ Million (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-3

B.Market Analytics III-4

Table 14: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Microwavable Foods by Product Segment - Chilled Microwavable

Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable

Microwavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-4

Table 15: US Historic Review for Microwavable Foods byProduct Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods, FrozenMicrowavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable FoodsMarkets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures inUS$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-5

Table 16: US 15-Year Perspective for Microwavable Foods by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for

Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and

Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods Markets for Years 2003, 2011

& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-6

2. CANADA III-7Market Analytics III-7Table 17: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysisfor Microwavable Foods by Product Segment - ChilledMicrowavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and ShelfStable Microwavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzedwith Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-7

Table 18: Canadian Historic Review for Microwavable Foods by

Product Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen

Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-8

Table 19: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for MicrowavableFoods by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of DollarSales for Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen MicrowavableFoods and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods Markets for Years2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-9

3. JAPAN III-10

Market Analytics III-10

Table 20: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Microwavable Foods by Product Segment - Chilled

Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and Shelf

Stable Microwavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009

through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-10

Table 21: Japanese Historic Review for Microwavable Foods byProduct Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods, FrozenMicrowavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable FoodsMarkets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures inUS$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-11

Table 22: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Microwavable

Foods by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar

Sales for Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable

Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods Markets for Years

2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-12

4. EUROPE III-13Market Analytics III-13Table 23: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysisfor Microwavable Foods by Geographic Region - France,Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of EuropeanMarkets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures inUS$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-13

Table 24: European Historic Review for Microwavable Foods by

Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain,

Russia and Rest of European Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003

through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-14

Table 25: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysisfor Microwavable Foods by Product Segment - ChilledMicrowavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and ShelfStable Microwavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzedwith Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-15

Table 26: European Historic Review for Microwavable Foods by

Product Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen

Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-16

Table 27: European 15-Year Perspective for MicrowavableFoods by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of DollarSales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Restof European Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-17

Table 28: European 15-Year Perspective for Microwavable

Foods by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar

Sales for Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable

Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods Markets for Years

2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-18

4a. FRANCE III-19Market Analytics III-19Table 29: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forMicrowavable Foods by Product Segment - Chilled MicrowavableFoods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and Shelf StableMicrowavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzed withAnnual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-19

Table 30: French Historic Review for Microwavable Foods by

Product Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen

Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-20

Table 31: French 15-Year Perspective for Microwavable Foodsby Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Salesfor Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foodsand Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods Markets for Years 2003,2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-21

4b. GERMANY III-22

Market Analytics III-22

Table 32: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Microwavable Foods by Product Segment - Chilled Microwavable

Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable

Microwavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-22

Table 33: German Historic Review for Microwavable Foods byProduct Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods, FrozenMicrowavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable FoodsMarkets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures inUS$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-23

Table 34: German 15-Year Perspective for Microwavable Foods

by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales

for Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods

and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods Markets for Years 2003,

2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-24

4c. ITALY III-25A.Market Analysis III-25Italian Attitudes Towards Microwave Cooking - An Insight III-25B.Market Analytics III-26Table 35: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forMicrowavable Foods by Product Segment - Chilled MicrowavableFoods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and Shelf StableMicrowavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzed withAnnual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-26

Table 36: Italian Historic Review for Microwavable Foods by

Product Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen

Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-27

Table 37: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Microwavable Foodsby Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Salesfor Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foodsand Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods Markets for Years 2003,2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-28

4d. THE UNITED KINGDOM III-29

A.Market Analysis III-29

Market Overview III-29

Snacking Trend Driving Microwavable Foods Market III-29

B.Market Analytics III-30

Table 38: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Microwavable Foods by Product Segment - Chilled Microwavable

Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable

Microwavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-30

Table 39: UK Historic Review for Microwavable Foods byProduct Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods, FrozenMicrowavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable FoodsMarkets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures inUS$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-31

Table 40: UK 15-Year Perspective for Microwavable Foods by

Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for

Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and

Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods Markets for Years 2003,

2011& 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-32

4e. SPAIN III-33Market Analytics III-33Table 41: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forMicrowavable Foods by Product Segment - Chilled MicrowavableFoods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and Shelf StableMicrowavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzed withAnnual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-33

Table 42: Spanish Historic Review for Microwavable Foods by

Product Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen

Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-34

Table 43: Spanish 15-Year Perspective for Microwavable Foodsby Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Salesfor Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foodsand Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods Markets for Years 2003,2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-35

4f. RUSSIA III-36

A.Market Analysis III-36

Consumption of Microwavable Foods on the Rise III-36

B.Market Analytics III-37

Table 44: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Microwavable Foods by Product Segment - Chilled Microwavable

Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable

Microwavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzed with

Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through

2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-37

Table 45: Russian Historic Review for Microwavable Foods byProduct Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods, FrozenMicrowavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable FoodsMarkets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures inUS$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-38

Table 46: Russian 15-Year Perspective for Microwavable Foods

by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales

for Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods

and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods Markets for Years 2003,

2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-39

4g. REST OF EUROPE III-40A.Market Analysis III-40Focus on Select Markets III-40Finland III-40Ireland III-40B.Market Analytics III-41Table 47: Rest of European Recent Past, Current & FutureAnalysis for Microwavable Foods by Product Segment - ChilledMicrowavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and ShelfStable Microwavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzedwith Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-41

Table 48: Rest of European Historic Review for Microwavable

Foods by Product Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods,

Frozen Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable

Foods Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-42

Table 49: Rest of European 15-Year Perspective forMicrowavable Foods by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdownof Dollar Sales for Chilled Microwavable Foods, FrozenMicrowavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable FoodsMarkets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-43

5. ASIA-PACIFIC III-44

A.Market Analysis III-44

Focus on Select Markets III-44

China III-44

Microwavable Popcorn Market III-44

Taiwan III-44

Microwavable Foods Market III-44

B.Market Analytics III-46

Table 50: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Microwavable Foods by Product Segment - Chilled

Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and Shelf

Stable Microwavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009

through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-46

Table 51: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for MicrowavableFoods by Product Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods,Frozen Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable MicrowavableFoods Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-47

Table 52: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Microwavable

Foods by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar

Sales for hilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable

Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods Markets for Years

2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-48

6. THE MIDDLE EAST III-49A.Market Analysis III-49Microwavable Foods Market in the UAE III-49B.Market Analytics III-49Table 53: Middle East Recent Past, Current & Future Analysisfor Microwavable Foods by Product Segment - ChilledMicrowavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and ShelfStable Microwavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzedwith Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-49

Table 54: Middle East Historic Review for Microwavable Foods

by Product Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen

Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-50

Table 55: Middle East 15-Year Perspective for MicrowavableFoods by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of DollarSales for Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen MicrowavableFoods and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods Markets for Years2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-51

7. LATIN AMERICA III-52

Market Analytics III-52

Table 56: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Microwavable Foods by Product Segment - Chilled

Microwavable Foods, Frozen Microwavable Foods and Shelf

Stable Microwavable Foods Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009

through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-52

Table 57: Latin American Historic Review for MicrowavableFoods by Product Segment - Chilled Microwavable Foods,Frozen Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable MicrowavableFoods Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-53

Table 58: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for

Microwavable Foods by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown

of Dollar Sales for Chilled Microwavable Foods, Frozen

Microwavable Foods and Shelf Stable Microwavable Foods

Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-54

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 34 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 40)

------------------------------------------Region/Country Players------------------------------------------The United States 28Canada 1Japan 1Europe 7The United Kingdom 3Rest of Europe 4Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 3------------------------------------------

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Faculty and Staff Honored at Reinhardt's Annual Employee Awards ...

Milestone Service Awards

Four special ladies celebrated career milestones this year as employees of Reinhardt. Combined, they have dedicated more than 140 years of service to the University. Pictured are, from left: Doris Jones, director of accounting services, who was honored for 40 years of service; Bonnie DeBord, executive assistant to the president, who was recognized for 35 years of service; Betty Johnson, physical plant coordinator, who also celebrated 35 years of service; and JoEllen Wilson, vice president of advancement, who was honored for 30 years of service.

Faculty and staff took center stage today at Reinhardt University?s annual Employee Awards & Recognition Breakfast. The event honored employees with notable years of service, introduced all the new employees and provided everyone with a catered breakfast.

?Blessed through Reinhardt.?

Taking care of Reinhardt?s dollars and cents for more than four decades, Doris Jones, director of accounting services and resident of Waleska, Ga., was recognized for her 40 years of service.

?In Ecclesiastes 3:1 it says, ?To everything there is a season, a time to every purpose under the heavens,?? said Jones. ?This has been my season to be at Reinhardt. It has been a good place to work.? All three of my children attended Reinhardt and my daughter was the valedictorian the year she graduated. I have been blessed thru Reinhardt family and friends.?

?A great place to work.?

Bonnie DeBord, executive assistant to the president, and Betty Johnson, physical plant coordinator, both who are residents of Waleska, Ga., were honored for their more than 35 years of service.

?It doesn?t feel like I?ve worked at Reinhardt for 35 (almost 36) years,? said DeBord. ?This is a wonderful institution and a great place to work. Both of my children grew up on this campus, and my older daughter earned her associate and bachelor degrees from Reinhardt. I feel very blessed to have had the opportunity to be part of the Reinhardt Family all these years and to work with such a caring group of faculty and staff.?

?My ties to Reinhardt go way back.?

Johnson added to DeBord?s sentiments, ?My ties to Reinhardt go way back. When I was in elementary school at R.M. Moore, we would take class trips to this great place called Reinhardt College.?Little did I know at that time what a huge part of my life Reinhardt would actually? become. Both of my children earned degrees from Reinhardt: my son in criminal justice and my daughter in early childhood education. I am truly blessed to have been able to be a part of this amazing Reinhardt Family for 35 years.?

?Reinhardt has been my classroom for life.?

JoEllen Wilson ?61, vice president of advancement and a resident of Canton, Ga., was celebrated for her 30 years of service.

?I came to work part-time in the Alumni Office ? never dreaming of the many opportunities Reinhardt would offer,? Wilson said. ?I learned so much: how to manage events; how to write for publication; public speaking; adjunct teaching, managing an office?so many other prospects for advancement. Reinhardt has been my classroom for life. I plan to continue learning and hopefully become a model for others seeking ways to mold a career from humble beginnings.?

15 Years of Service

Recognized for their 15 years of service were: Rebecca Goodwin, library assistant and resident of White, Ga.; Anne Little, housekeeper and resident of Waleska, Ga.; and Dr. Donna Coffey, associate professor of English and resident of Waleska, Ga.

10 Years of Service

All celebrating 10 years of service at Reinhardt were: Nancy Carter, assistant professor of education and a resident of Roswell, Ga.; Dr. Bill DeAngelis, dean of the School of Mathematics and Sciences and a resident of Atlanta, Ga.; Julie Fleming, director of admissions and a resident of Cumming, Ga.; Dr. J. Thomas Isherwood, president and a resident of Waleska, Ga.; Donna Johnson, accounts payable specialist and a resident of Canton, Ga.; Ann Kirchhoff, museum receptionist and a resident of Canton, Ga.; Julie Schultz, assistant professor of middle grades education and a resident of Jasper, Ga.; Allison Startup, University nurse and a resident of Cartersville, Ga.; and Melanie Williams, staff accompanist and a resident of Canton, Ga.

5 Years of Service

Honored for their five years of service were, from Acworth, Ga.: Steve Ruthsatz, assistant director of athletics?operations; from Canton, Ga.: Glen Crawford, assistant director of athletics?compliance and head softball coach; from Waleska, Ga.: Dr. Kevin Crawford, assistant professor of English & theatre; Ed Garrett, groundskeeper; Dr. Wayne Glowka, dean of the School of Arts & Humanities; Shalyn Hernandez, director of residence life; Amy McGee, assistant librarian; Dr. Tom Reed, professor of special education; and Gene Smith, production coordinator; and from Woodstock, Ga.: Paula Thomas-Lee, assistant professor of music.

New employees were also introduced during the breakfast. Since August 2011, Reinhardt has hired more than 42 new faculty and staff, including five who are alumni of the University.

Source: http://blogs.reinhardt.edu/blog/faculty-and-staff-honored-at-reinhardts-annual-employee-awards-recognition-breakfast/

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How Science Can Improve Teaching

Image: Ross MacDonald

Most teachers would agree that it is important that students remember much of what they read. Yet one of the most common sights on high school and college campuses across the land is that of students poring over textbooks, yellow marker in hand, highlighting pertinent passages?which often end up including most of the page. Later in the semester, to prepare for their exams, students hit the textbooks again, rereading the yellow blocks of text.

Studies have shown that highlighting and rereading text is among the least effective ways for students to remember the content of what they have read. A far better technique is for students to quiz themselves. In one study, students who read a text once and then tried to recall it on three occasions scored 50 percent higher on exams than students who read the text and then reread it three times. And yet many teachers persist in encouraging?or at least not discouraging?the techniques that science has proved to fall short.

This is just one symptom of a general failure to integrate scientific knowledge of the mind into schooling. Many commonly held ideas about education defy scientific principles of thinking and learning. For example, a common misconception is that teaching content is less important than teaching critical thinking skills or problem-solving strategies. Scientists have also long known that kids must be explicitly taught the connections between letters and sounds and that they benefit most when such instruction is planned and explicit. Yet some reading programs, even those used in large school districts, teach this information only if an instructor sees the need.

It is easy to argue that teachers ought to do a better job of keeping up with science, but teaching is already a labor-intensive profession. And it is difficult for the nonspecialist to separate scientific research from the usual flood of quackery and pseudoscience. Peddlers of expensive and supposedly research-based nostrums lobby school districts. Other products that may have scientific validity have not yet been thoroughly tested. For example, theories of mathematical learning suggest that linear (but not circular) board games may boost math preparedness in preschoolers, but the idea needs large-scale testing.

How are educators supposed to know which practices to use? An institution that vets research and summarizes it for educators could solve the problem. Medicine provides a precedent. Practicing physicians do not have the time to keep up with the tens of thousands of research articles published annually that might suggest a change in treatment. Instead they rely on reputable summaries of research, published annually, that draw conclusions as to whether the accumulated evidence merits a change in medical practice. Teachers have nothing like these authoritative reviews. They are on their own.

The U.S. Department of Education has, in the past, tried to bring some scientific rigor to teaching. The What Works Clearinghouse, created in 2002 by the DOE's Institute of Education Sciences, evaluates classroom curricula, programs and materials, but its standards of evidence are overly stringent, and teachers play no role in the vetting process. Teachers also play no role in the evaluation, and their participation is crucial. Researchers can evaluate research, but teachers understand education. The purpose of this institution would be to produce information that can be used to shape teaching and learning.

It is also important that insights provided by a clearinghouse come from basic science. Many teachers, for instance, need to be disabused of the notions children have different ?learning styles? and that boys' brains are hardwired to be better at spatial tasks than girls'. This job of bringing accurate scientific information about thinking and learning to teachers might arguably fall to schools of education, states, districts and teachers' professional organizations, but these institutions have shown little interest in the job. A neutral national review board would be the simplest and quickest answer to a problem that is a big obstacle to broad improvement across many schools.

This article was originally published with the title Brain Science in the Classroom.

Source: http://rss.sciam.com/click.phdo?i=0ad771524948e3ada164a066304a5e08

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Top 5 Dumb Mistakes Sure to Get You Pulled Over - Traffic Laws ...

We all know you can be pulled over for a broken tail light and possibly ticketed if the cop throws the rule book at you.

Those kinds of tickets are often called mechanical violations. It's a non-moving violation but police can also use it to give you a ticket for something else. In some circumstances, what police see when giving you that ticket can lead them to search your car.

A broken tail light isn't the only thing that can get you pulled over. Here are 5 other common car defects that could result in a ticket.

Source: http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2012/08/top-5-dumb-mistakes-sure-to-get-you-pulled-over.html

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Viacom Careers

Scratch (http://www.mtvscratch.com) is a collaborative, diverse, cross-functional team that channels the reach, connection and creative force of Viacom and its brands in new ways to drive revenue and culture.

The Director of Brand Engagement is an integral member of the Scratch team, entrepreneurial in spirit, and primarily responsible for managing and growing client engagements. This individual builds and sustains long-term client relationships by assembling and overseeing a team to provide strategic thought-leadership, business and creative insight and other activities required for the client engagement. He/She should be passionate about youth culture, possess strong client-service skills, and an ability to lead and manage a wide variety of projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1)?Lead client engagements including managing client relationships, the Scratch working team, and other partners, both internal and external
2)?Build relationships within the client organization, develop Scratch relationships and drive growth
3)?Oversee the project team assembled to execute deliverables, composed of specific capabilities required for the engagement? (may include insights, trends, digital, art, creative development, production, and others)
4)?Manage work flow to generate executions and deliverables, and execute against budgets to deliver them, including presentation of intermediate and final deliverables
5)?Act as liaison between Scratch and other Viacom departments (including Sales, Communications, Integrated Marketing, Research, BALA and Talent)

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1)?At least 8 years? experience as an executive with sustained and quantifiable achievement
2)?Background dealing directly with clients and accounts; consulting, strategy, marketing/advertising, production and/or tech preferred
3)?A proven ability to shepherd projects from inception to completion ?
4)?Willing to travel

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

1)?Strong team leadership, interpersonal and relationship-management skills
2)?Drive for transformational, pioneering cultural work, with strong connection to cross-disciplinary thinking
3)?Excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills
4)?Team-oriented and willing to work collaboratively
5)?Flexibility, initiative, appetite for entrepreneurial environment and appreciation for various corporate cultures
6)?Well-organized, detail-oriented, ability to prioritize and multi-task

Source: http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=MTVNETWORKS&cws=1&rid=4577

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How to Make More Money as a Nonfiction ... - Write Nonfiction NOW!

How to make money as an authorIf you are a serious nonfiction writer or author, you don?t just want to get your writing read, you want to make a living as a writer and author. That means you want to make money.

Here?s the bad news: Books are not big money makers?especially not nonfiction books. They can provide a nice trickle of income, but they aren?t going to make you rich like J.K. Rowlings or Amanda Hocking.

Here?s the other bad news: Nonfiction authors are stuck spending a ton of their time building platform or promoting themselves so they can sell those books to make that piddly amount of money.

If you are a nonfiction freelance writer, you often have to work long and hard to get those paychecks in hand, and not all magazines pay well. With the state of newspapers, those assignments and paychecks can be few and low paying.

I know many of you, like me, have turned to blogging for a variety of reasons (including to relieve your Frustrated Writer syndrome). With a blog, you can do what you do best?write?while promoting yourself and getting your work read. A blog? increase your exposure online and solidifies your platform. That means you have more potential readers and more likelihood of getting published or turning out a successful self-published book. A great blog also helps you land freelance writing gigs; editors can see your great writing.? Plus, publishers expect aspiring and published authors to have a blog. The only problem is that you don?t tend to get paid when you blog to promote yourself and your work. Yes, you can place some ads on your blog, but unless you have tons of traffic, you won?t see a check for a very, very long time?if at all.

Here?s the good news: There are some ways to make money with your blog that don?t involve advertising and that do involve writing and sharing your knowledge. For example, you can:

  • produce short books on the topic of your blog.
  • repurpose your content into books.
  • write white papers, workbooks or guides and sell them.
  • create teleseminars and webinars.
  • begin coaching and consulting.
  • offer other services related to your area of expertise.
  • speak or teach.
  • develop home or online study programs.

The majority of nonfiction authors who make a good living do so by incorporating more than just books into their tool box. That?s right; they aren?t just authors. Or they put their writing and expert status to use in other ways. That means they enter the ?expert industry.? They use their expertise in a variety of ways that go beyond their printed books.

How might you do the same? Take some time today to brainstorm this idea. Think about the categories above and how your blog content or book lends itself to producing ?information products.? Leave me a comment?let me know what ideas you came up with.

If you want some help and would like to put some solid, concentrated time into this exercise so you can start making more money as a writer, author and blogger, register for my Writer?s Digest Bootcamp this coming weekend. But don?t wait to long?there?s only room for 25 participants in How to Build a Business Around Your Blog Bootcamp, and there are only a few spots left as I write this post.

Here?s how the bootcamp works. On Friday, August 24th at 1:00 PM EST, I will present a one-hour webinar that shows you how to build a business plan around your blog. If you haven?t started a blog yet, you?ll still learn what to do once you?ve got one up and running.? I?ll show you how to use your blog to monetize what you do quickly and easily. You?ll learn how to create and sell:

  • existing books and books in progress
  • shorter pieces of work, such as tips books, booklets, e-books, etc
  • information products such as webinars, teleseminars, podcasts, and courses
  • services
  • speaking services
  • coaching and consulting services

On Saturday, August 25th, you?ll take what you learned during the webinar to create a rough draft of the business plan for your blog. I will provide you with special worksheets to help get your plans down on paper. You?ll identify what you know that makes you an expert. And you will identify short books and information products to create and sell that:

  • support or establish your expert status
  • promote your existing fiction and nonfiction books
  • increase or develop revenue

From 1:00 to 3:30 PM EST, Nina will be available to answer questions about developing your plan via a special Writer?s Digest message board that you?ll gain access to as part of your registration. You?ll get the insights you need to make sure the plan for your blog is well crafted and fully thought out.


On the morning of Sunday, August 26th, you?ll email your business plan directly to me for review.
I?ll spend the next two days going over each submission and provide personalized feedback on what you?ve done well and where your plan could be improved. You will have your feedback by end of day Monday, August 27th.

Here?s the thing: With a blog that you monetize with books, information products, services, and speaking, you become part of the expert industry. Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, you can take your expertise and communicate about it from the page, your blog, the podium, and beyond?and expand your earning potential as a writer and author.

And you don?t want to leave all that potential money sitting on the table?or wait for it to come in from a royalty check. So, if you want to join me at the Writer?s Digest How to Build a Business Around Your Blog bootcamp, click here to register.

Photo courtesy of Boaz Yiftach

Related posts:

  1. How to Make Money Selling Information Products
  2. 9 Ways to Make Sure Your Nonfiction Book Succeeds
  3. Consider Getting Your Book Reviewed by A Book Blogger
  4. Don?t Be an Anonymous Nonfiction Author
  5. Demystifying the Nonfiction Book Proposal: About the Author

Source: http://writenonfictionnow.com/how-to-make-more-money-as-a-nonfiction-author-and-blogger/

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oracle-google-reveal-the-people-they-paid-who ... - Business Insider

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Two weeks ago, the judge in the Oracle/Google lawsuit over Android issued an unusual order and?told both sides to acknowledge which bloggers they paid.

The list came in, with Google claiming it didn't pay any bloggers or journalists.

The judge isn't buying it. Today, the judge issued another order,?posted at the Verge, saying that "In the Court?s view, Google has failed to comply with the August 7 order."

Essentially, the judge wants Google to provide a list of any "authors whose statements about the issues in the case might have been influenced by the receipt of money from Google or Oracle."

That's not just professional writers, but anyone. For instance, Oracle revealed that it had hired Florian Mueller, who bills himself as a consultant, not a blogger -- though he's well known for his blog about patents. By the way, Mueller insists that Oracle did not pay him to write favorably about the case or influence his opinions at all.

Perhaps Google was leaning on a stricter interpretation of the judge's edict to avoid disclosing who it paid?

A Google spokesperson told BI that "We'll comply with the order," and pointed out that Google had already asked for clarification from the court in our filing on Friday."

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/oracle-google-reveal-the-people-they-paid-who-were-writing-about-their-lawsuit-2012-8

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