Rated 5 out of 5 by Yellowflowerlady from Yummy and fun to give to friends and family Yummy and fun to give to friends and family.
Rated 5 out of 5 by pinenut from Best Purchase Ever It has the best butter flavor of any cookie I have tried!
Rated 4 out of 5 by allegre3 from Great for little additional gifts I purchased these little cookie tins last year and like to add them as additional little gifts for the kids.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Musicaljane from Great tasting cookies I ordered a few extras that I've tried out The cookies are delicious and only a few have been broken. I love the decorated tins.
Rated 3 out of 5 by stupidme1 from Small I thought these were regular size butter cookie tins we see everywhere but turns out they are tiny-They should be advertised as mini-cookie tins- maybe 12 cookies in each! Bought them for gifts but so tiny I had to find other things to fill gift bags-Disappointed but guess I should have read the fine print! Hopefully the cookies are intact and not crumbled inside as another customer found out.
Rated 5 out of 5 by jraney7 from Great Gift Idea These small cookie tins are excellent for small gifts or prizes for events. Buying in bulk means party favors or just something nice to share with friends and family. The taste of the cookies is a little floury, but overall, I would recommend this product.
Rated 5 out of 5 by katbee from good cookies These tins of cookies were just right for giving out as "Thank You" gifts for coming to an open house.
Rated 5 out of 5 by MCBoss from Great product Add a personal message and they are the perfect size. I gave these in place of Christmas cards this year to people at work.
Rated 4 out of 5 by brightstar from good tasting cookies The kids are traveling and I just added these great tasting cookies to the snacks they are taking with them.
What are the dimensions of the tins?
I am planning on reusing the cookie tins afterwards. What are the dimensions of the cans and are they all the same size? Thanks.
Yes, they are all the same size. They measure 5" x 2".
what is the expiration date for the butter cookies?
they have a 1 year shelf life. The best by date or expiration date would depend on when they were manufactured.
how many cookies are in each tin?
There is approximately 12 cookies per tin.
Difference between Holiday Cookie Tins and the Butter Cookie Tins?
The cookie tins are the same.
Are there 6 different tin designs?
It says 6 pieces. Does that mean I would receive 6 tins? Also, are all 6 tin designs different? On the photo I only see 2 designs. Thanks.
You will receive an 3 of each of the designs shown for a total of 6 tins.
What are the ingredients or where is the ingredient list for the butter cookies?
The ingredients are: wheat, flour, non-hydrogenated palm oil, vegetable oil, butter, milk, eggs, water, whole egg powder, corn starch, and butter flavor.
How many ounces is each tin?
They are 1 lb. 8 oz..


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Travel and gas restrictions now in place as flood cleanup underway in B.C. | CBC News Loaded
Travel and gas restrictions now in place as flood cleanup underway in B.C.
British Columbians are starting to feel the effects of supply chain issues following devastating floods and landslides that left thousands evacuated from their homes, highways destroyed and entire regions swamped.
Some residents of flood-ravaged town of Merritt to be allowed back to recover personal possessions
CBC News · Posted: Nov 20, 2021 1:00 AM PT | Last Updated: November 20, 2021
Volunteers from the community fill jet boats with sand bags that will be taken to farms in the Sumas Prairie flood zone in Yarrow, B.C. The province has imposed gas and travel restrictions as supply chain shortages begin to be felt due to widespread floods. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
Provincial officials have imposed limits on buying gas and travelling on B.C.'s damaged highways.
B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham says 200 square kilometres of farmland have been flooded so far across southern B.C., and 959 farms were on evacuation order as of Friday evening.
Personnel from the army continue to arrive and assist with emergency operations, with a small group helping to repair a dike in the city of Abbotsford.
Transport Canada has banned non-essential boat travel in the flooded areas of the province.
More than 14,000 residents of B.C. remain on evacuation order following the flooding and landslides of the last week.
Some residents of Merritt, B.C., will be allowed back to their homes to recover personal possessions. An evacuation order was issued for the entire town of 7,000 last week.
For a list of up-to-date flood warnings, visit the River Forecast Centre.
British Columbians are starting to feel the effects of supply chain issues following floods and landslides that left thousands evacuated from their homes, highways destroyed and entire regions swamped.
It has been nearly a week since record-shattering rainfall left communities across southern B.C. devastated, with upwards of 14,000 still away from their homes due to floodwaters.
Those in flood-ravaged areas will now only be able to fill up to 30 litres of fuel per visit to the gas station as the supply chain continues to be affected.
The emergency order, announced on Friday, covers drivers in the Lower Mainland-to-Hope region, the Sea-to-Sky region, the Sunshine Coast, the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island. It will be in effect until Dec. 1. Essential vehicles will be exempt from the order.
Read more about the flooding situation across southern B.C.
"It's 10 to 11 days that we have to pull together as a province. If we're greedy, we'll fail," B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth told reporters at a news conference on Friday.
Farnworth said the storm forced the closure of the Trans Mountain pipeline, along with rail and highway links allowing the passage of fuel province-wide.
Fuel supplies are also coming in from Alberta, Washington, Oregon and California to help with the shortage.
A person is seen carrying fuel tanks in Victoria on Nov. 17. Until Dec. 1, people in southwest B.C. can only fill 30 L of gas at a time due to supply issues. (Ken Mizokoshi/CBC)
Travel restricted on rebuilding highways
Another emergency order announced at the news conference limited travel on provincial highways to essential traffic only, even as more arterial roads started to reopen across the province.
Police checkpoints will be set up at certain locations to enforce the order, and violators will be fined.
B.C. officials announce limits on gas purchases for non-essential vehicles, travel restrictions
Essential vehicles allowed on the highways include emergency responders, public transit, commercial transport vehicles, infrastructure repair vehicles and health-care transportation.
The highways where non-essential travel has been restricted include:
Highway 99: from the junction of Highway 99 and Lillooet River Road to the B.C. Hydro Seton Lake Campsite access in Lillooet.
Highway 3: from the junction of Highway 5 and Highway 3 in Hope to the west entrance to Princeton from Highway 3.
Highway 7: from the junction of Highway 7 and Highway 9 in Agassiz to the junction of Highway 7 and Highway 1 in Hope.
Highway 3, a key link from Metro Vancouver to the province's Interior, was reopened to single-lane alternating traffic on Friday.
A part of Highway 1 on Vancouver Island, known as the Malahat, was also open on both lanes ahead of time on Friday evening.
Larger repairs on Highway 1 and Highway 5 (the Coquihalla) are expected to take months due to significant washouts.
WATCH | Many residents devastated by flood damage aren't eligible for insurance:
Extreme weather events pose challenges for insurance
Most people affected by the recent storms in B.C. aren't eligible for overland flood insurance because of where they live. As extreme weather fuelled by climate change becomes more common in Canada, there are calls for governments to help private insurers in providing proper coverage for homeowners. 2:04
Abbotsford dike repairs begin ahead of heavy rain
A portion of Highway 1 in Abbotsford was meant to have a 2.5-kilometre flood levee built near it on Friday in order to stop water from flooding across it, but water levels equalized on both sides.
Engineers and personnel from the Canadian Armed Forces will instead look to repair dikes in the city, southeast of Vancouver, ahead of more forecasted rain on Monday.
The city of 120,000 has been hit particularly hard by the floods, with hundreds of farmers losing livestock and chickens in the low-lying Sumas Prairie area east of the city.
"I'm concerned about 80 to 100 millimetres of rain. What I don't know is the integrity of the existing Sumas dike," said Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun on Friday.
Erosion from a dike is seen on a field in Abbotsford. Mayor Henry Braun said the priority will be to repair the dike before further rains next week. (Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters)
"The army is on the ground to look for weaknesses and we've already found some weaknesses."
Braun said 64 soldiers are on the ground in Abbotsford as part of a contingent of 120 that is supporting the city's efforts. Soldiers are assisting with emergency operations throughout B.C., including some from Quebec.
The province is also receiving help from Ottawa regarding its farm animals, thousands of which perished in the floods. Two hundred square kilometres of farmland has been affected so far, and 959 farms were on evacuation order as of Friday evening.
WATCH | Sumas Prairie residents come together to save their communities:
Desperate efforts underway to protect B.C. community from flooding
Volunteers are working around the clock to fill sandbags to protect the small community of Yarrow, B.C., as water levels continue to rise. 2:53
In the community of Merritt, one of the largest towns where every occupant had to leave due to the floods, some residents are set to be allowed back to collect personal possessions.
Homes will be tagged as red, yellow or green, and residents with the latter colour will be allowed to return to collect belongings and begin remediation efforts, the city in B.C.'s Interior region said in a written statement.
The Merritt Emergency Operations Centre is in the process of launching a call centre to better help residents with inquiries, and the city has begun planning for social supports when residents return to the community, it says.
Advocates say more safeguards are needed for migrant workers who have been displaced by the flooding disaster.
A First Nations chief says his community is built above a badly flooded section of the Fraser Valley because of advice that that would keep them safe from rising waters if a drained lake reappeared.
Restaurant operators and business owners in the province's Interior are scrambling to save their businesses following yet another natural disaster.
Anyone placed under evacuation order should leave the area immediately.
To find an evacuation centre close to you, visit the Emergency Management B.C. website.
Evacuees are encouraged to register with Emergency Support Services online, whether or not they access services at an evacuation centre.
Road conditions can be checked at DriveBC.
With files from Bethany Lindsay and The Canadian Press
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This vintage chest of drawers has beautiful architectural details and a very solid build. It was manufactured circa 1950 by American of Martinsville. We redesigned and refinished this piece with white Benjamin Moore Advance, premium semi-gloss paint over primer. We also refinished the tapered wooden legs. Both drawers slide well. They are constructed with dovetail joints. The insides of the drawers are lined with a gray designer wall covering featuring monkeys swinging on vines. This chest measures: 23"W x 16"D x 23"H.


Amanda Virga started her career in Wedding Planning a decade ago, with extensive experience working for venues throughout the NJ/NY region. She spent several years working for a winery planning tented vineyard weddings from scratch and another 5 years working for a hotel and restaurant that hosts 200+ weddings annually and numerous events daily. With all of her experiences in the industry, Amanda is the definition of a seasoned expert planner - dealing with hundreds of clients, personally coordinating 350 weddings, and having first hand knowledge into every aspect it takes to execute a flawless wedding.
In 2018, Amanda embarked on a year long journey around the world, experiencing weddings in each of her destinations. During this time, she has become acquainted with some of the most innovative trends across the globe, and has formed relationships with elite vendors & venues throughout South America, Europe, & Asia. She has documented these invaluable experiences on her Blog and is excited to share these unique trends and traditions with her clients!
Amanda is genuinely passionate about planning weddings and most of all, she is passionate about making your wedding day one of the most memorable days of your life. She has mastered the art of turning the most "out of the box" requests into a reality and perfecting your vision from start to finish!
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Q: Coefficients of products of binomials What is the coefficient of the term $\prod_{k=1}^N{z_k^{N-1}}$ in the expansion of $\prod_{1\leq i<j\leq N}{(z_i+z_j)^2}$?
 From the symmetry of the problem all that I can argue is that this coefficient shall be the largest of all the other coefficients.

A: This is more of a comment but slightly too large to post as such. If you are merely interested in how your coefficient grows with $N$, here are two crude bounds:
Let $C_N^*$ denote the coefficient of $\prod_{k=1}^N{z_k^{N-1}}$ in the expansion of $\prod_{1\leq i<j\leq N}{(z_i+z_j)^2}$. First note that
\begin{equation}
  C_N^* \geq 2^{\frac{N (N-1)}{2}} \, .
\end{equation}
This can be easily seen by observing that from the expansion of
\begin{equation}
  \prod_{1\leq i<j\leq N}{(z_i+z_j)^2} = \prod_{1\leq i<j\leq N}{(z_i^2 + 2 z_i z_j +z_j^2)}
\end{equation}
we can extract
\begin{equation}
  \prod_{1\leq i<j\leq N}{2 z_i z_j} = 2^{\frac{N (N-1)}{2}} \prod_{k=1}^N{z_k^{N-1}} \, .
\end{equation}
An upper bound can be obtained by considering the expression $\prod_{1\leq i<j\leq N}{(2 z_i^2 + 2 z_i z_j + 2 z_j^2)}$; certainly any coefficient in the expansion of the preceding product will be larger than its counterpart  for the original expression. An upper bound on $C_N^*$ is thus
\begin{equation}
  C_N^* < 2^{\frac{N (N-1)}{2}} M_N\, .
\end{equation}
The variable $M_N$ is the amount of how many ways there are to combine the terms in the expansion of $\prod_{1\leq i<j\leq N}{(z_i^2 + z_i z_j + z_j^2)}$ to yield $\prod_{k=1}^N{z_k^{N-1}}$.
For the sake of argument, let us assume that $N$ is odd. An upper bound on $M_N$ can be obtained by noticing that this quantity certainly lies below the amount of ways to obtain any term involving $z_N^{N-1}$. To that end, we can pick $\frac{N-1}{2} - k$ out of $N-1$ terms to provide $z_N^2$. From the remaining $\frac{N-1}{2} - k$ terms involving $z_N$ we pick $2 k$ to provide $z_i z_N$ (for some $i$). This leaves us with $\frac{(N-1)^2}{2} - k$ terms to pick any of at most 3 items not involving $z_N$. Putting the above together we arrive at
\begin{align}
  M_N &\leq \sum_{k=0}^{\frac{N-1}{2}} \binom{N-1}{\frac{N-1}{2}-k} \binom{\frac{N-1}{2}+k}{2k} 3^{(N-1)^2-k} \\
      &\leq \sum_{k=0}^{\frac{N-1}{2}} 2^{N-1} 2^{\frac{N-1}{2}+k} 3^{(N-1)^2-k} \\
      &< \sum_{k=0}^{\frac{N-1}{2}} 2^{N-1} 2^{\frac{N-1}{2}+k} 2^{2 (N-1)^2-2k} \\
      &= 2^{\frac{3}{2}(N-1) + 2(N-1)^2} \sum_{k=0}^{\frac{N-1}{2}} 2^{-k} \\
      &< 2^{\frac{3}{2}(N-1) + 2(N-1)^2 + 1} \, .
\end{align}
Thus
\begin{equation}
  C_N^* < 2^{\frac{N (N-1)}{2} + \frac{3}{2}(N-1) + 2(N-1)^2 + 1} \, .
\end{equation}
The two bounds tell you that
\begin{equation}
  \frac{1}{2} \leq \lim_{N \to \infty} \frac{1}{N^2} \log{C_N^*} < 2 + \frac{1}{2}
\end{equation}

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The Rev. J. Brad Benson was called and accepted to serve as Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church beginning on September 15, 2019!
Trinity Church is an Episcopal congregation located in the village of Seneca Falls, NY. It is a member parish in the Diocese of Central New York. Trinity Church was incorporated on February 11, 1831. It's current building was constructed in 1886. A new parish house was constructed in 1915 due to alterations in the Erie Canal that affected the site. The physical location and the worship space is the pride of the congregation. Seneca Falls is known for a number of important local, regional and nation events and sites, including the National Women's Hall of Fame, the Erie Canal Museum, the nearby Montezuma Wildlife Refuge, and the New York Chiropractic College.
Our Trinity prayer is as much a part of our mission today as it was when generations before us first worshipped at this site in 1886.
commitment of love and service to the world.


01 Nov 2018 --- The role of start-ups in shaping the future of the food and beverage industry is pronounced. Their role as thought leaders has driven multinational companies and legacy brands to invest in them – and learn from them: significant players are going small in their strategy. At HiE 2018, which will be held in Frankfurt at the end of November, a diverse range of start-ups that encompasses ingredients, technologies or services and plant-based finished products will compete for individual awards at the event. Here FoodIngredientsFirst takes a look at the technologies that are competing this year, with comments from the nominees.
FunGeneX (The Netherlands): FunGeneX BV (BioscienZ) is developing a technology to produce egg white proteins based on sugar from sugar beet by means of fermentation: cellular agriculture. The company notes the need for binding proteins like egg white that are neutral in color, taste and smell. The company's solution is claimed to contribute to a reduction in global warming; the yield of egg white proteins per hectare of land is 10-20 times higher than the animal route. Moreover, the solution reduces animal suffering, produces no manure and reduces the sensitivity of our food supply to major bird diseases (flu) and the misuse of antibiotics in chicken neutering, thereby increasing AMR issues. The company has also designed new egg-alike proteins, with novel properties related to improved health aspects as well as improved functions such as foaming and binding and less sensitivity of the value chain by having less salmonella and listeria issues. This is due to the intrinsic and sterile production methods in FSC22000 approved food fermentation installations.
based on sugar from sugar beet using fermentation, i.e., cellular agriculture.
Wim de Laat at the company notes that BioscienZ has screened for fungus and developed engineering technologies, which enables the efficient expression of animal proteins. "We apply our technology in our flagship project egg white protein production and license our platform to third parties for non-strategic applications via FunGeneX BV. We will produce our own egg whites as B2B product and will distribute globally via food distributors," he explains to FoodIngredientsFirst. The applications that the ingrediënt technology is best suited to are bakery and pastry items, meat substitutes and meat analogs.
GNUBiotics (Switzerland): A Swiss biotech created in September 2016, GNUbiotics Sciences is a privately funded company active in R&D to reproduce the natural diversity and complexity of unique structures found in mothers' milk that are beneficial in preventing infections and the onset of diet-induced obesity.
Building on exclusive rights from patents issued to Stanford University and their IP, the company is developing a novel platform for selective microbiota modulation via natural mechanism of action with next-generation Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) mimic composed of up to 130 diverse Microbiota Accessible Carbohydrates (MACs) structures. The company has a rich pipeline in nutrition (pet and infant) and later for medical food solutions. The short-term goal is to address the pet food market and hit the commercialization with a health ingredient in Europe in 2019.
The beauty of the brazzein molecule is in its flexibility.
baked and cooked, thus making its applications unlimited.
Magellan Life Sciences (UK): Magellan Life Sciences is a synthetic biology company developing novel platforms to produce plant-inspired molecules to address global health and wellness needs. Their leading molecule is a natural non-caloric protein sweetener called brazzein that is inspired by the scarce West African fruit Oubli. They are positioned as the global leaders in developing a scalable and sustainable production for brazzein.
Abhiram notes that despite being a very popular molecule known in the scientific community for its almost sugar-like taste, brazzein had, until now, been stuck in the R&D labs of many companies who have tried and failed to commercialize it due to a lack of commercially logical scientific process. This is now set to change.
"Brazzein is the answer for food and beverage manufacturers who are looking to either reduce the amounts of sugar in their products or completely replace it while ensuring the product taste remains impeccable. Not to mention that being 1,200 times sweeter than sugar, and not requiring any masking agents will bring down the per unit cost of all sugar substitute products," Abhiram notes.
The beauty of the brazzein molecule is in its flexibility. It is heat and pH stable. It can, therefore, be freeze-dried, baked and cooked, thus making its applications unlimited. "Brazzein will be entering the EU and US market in 2021 primarily in the beverage sector following which it will be formulated for dairy products. We are currently involved in active formulation trials with industry leaders of beverage, dairy and confectionery products," Abhiram concludes.
into high-quality ingredients and products.
The company utilizes okara flour to produce mass-market CPG products that are healthier and tastier than existing brands. The company has partnered with Cargill on an R&D pilot project at their global food center to expand applications for okara flour. Additionally, Renewal Mill has installed pilot equipment at their first partner facility to capture okara, the soybean pulp generated during soymilk production. They dehydrate the okara right on site to produce a premium product which is then milled into the final form of the ingredient, okara flour.
Caroline Cotto, Chief Operating Officer at the company, notes that Renewal Mill was founded to solve two fundamental challenges: food waste and a lack of affordable nutrition.
"Although waste is being tackled with innovative and exciting solutions across the supply chain, few solutions exist that are scalable and reliable enough for large-scale food manufacturers. These manufacturers produce billions of pounds of clean and nutritious fibrous byproducts but are forced to either pay high tipping fees or give the product away for free to animal agriculture. Since byproducts account for close to 50 percent of the final product by weight, a high-value solution can significantly improve margin. Renewal Mill is that complete solution because, at scale, we can offload 100 percent of the byproduct from the manufacturer. At our first partner facility, our processing of okara has given the factory back 25percent of its footprint – space that was previously being used to house the byproduct," she explains.
Concerning nutritious fiber, she notes that over 97 percent of Americans are deficient in fiber, while in contrast, 97 percent of Americans get enough protein. "This fiber deficiency is a key driver for increased rates of obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Fiber is often stripped out of our food during processing making it critical that we devise unique and innovative solutions to bring this fiber back to our plates. Putting all of this together, we saw an incredible opportunity. By addressing this gap in food processing, we can reduce the burden of waste for food processors, while creating tasty, yet significantly healthier, ingredients," she explains.
Okara flour is extremely versatile and has numerous applications, including its role as an alternative flour in baked foods and desserts, as the base of a gluten-free flour blend and as a replacement flour in savory applications such as tortillas and pasta. It can also be used in creating sauces and protein beverages. In its wet form, okara is a traditional East Asian ingredient, but the dried version can also be used for traditional dishes like okonomiyaki, a Japanese savory pancake.
Okara flour is already on the market in finished products, with a focus on the US and European markets. The company also sells flour to medium to large CPG companies who are using it for a variety of their own branded products. "As we continue to grow, we will be bringing on a second okara facility, likely in Europe, which will allow us to scale production rapidly and further expand our distribution in the EU markets," she concludes.
Green Banana Food (The Netherlands): Green Banana Food BV (GBF) is a Netherlands-based food-tech company that develops products and ingredient solutions from the native cooking green banana. The company has created a flour that can be used in the food industry to create high nutrient, low carb, gluten-free and high dietary fiber food solutions with a great taste. With their proprietary process, the company utilizes the green bananas (highland bananas from Uganda) as the main ingredient in all of their products. The first launch is Gabanna pasta a light (low carb) high nutrient pasta with a perfect pasta bite. It is rich in protein and also gluten-free for those with a gluten allergy. It's a tailored product that is designed to deliver health & wellness benefits and a perfect pasta eating experience.
"Consumer studies repeatedly show that much as there's growth in gluten-free products, the majority of the market is held back due to poor taste/eating experience. The majority gluten-free pasta use rice and corn as main raw material and the result is lacking in stable cooking with pasta maintain shape and al dente texture," Sean Patrick, Founder, Green Banana Food BV tells FoodIngredientsFirst. "With the highland green banana, it allows for a stable blend with other ingredients to create a pasta that's both stable and also gives that ideal pasta mouthfeel. On nutrition; pasta with legumes (chickpeas and lentils) will have great nutritional benefits but poor mouthfeel, while pasta with corn and rice will have a smooth texture but poor cooking stability. With highland green banana flour, you are able to create blends that deliver both nutritional benefits and great eating experience," he adds.
Beyond pasta, highland green banana flour is applicable in, bakery, snacks, also as a thickener for yogurts and sports drinks and also to give extra fiber to a product. Patrick confirms that the company still expects the product to on the market in December this year. "We are starting in the Netherlands via retail chains and horeca wholesalers. By mid-2019, our target is grow to other Western Europe countries. Penetration to the North American market is of interest to us through distribution partnerships with strong stable players in that market. We expect to have this operational by end of 2019," he adds.
Jet-Eat Printed Food (Israel): Jet-Eat is developing a new kind of animal-free meat (steaks, roasts and stews) with the same appearance, texture, flavor and cooking properties of animal meat, but from natural, sustainable and healthy ingredients. The company combines proprietary meat 3D modeling, food formulations and printing technology to develop a new category of complex-matrix meat alternatives in a scalable way. Their meat products will have 95 percent less environmental impact when compared to beef, zero cholesterol and be more affordable than beef. The unique approach and IP strategy will allow the company to offer a superior plant-based product, switching to hybrid (plant-based and clean meat) as new ingredients become available. The Jet-Eat multi-dimensional printing technology aims to lead a digital transformation of food development, production and distribution, helping to solve some of the biggest challenges in the current food system.
texture, flavor and cooking properties of animal meat.
"Existing plant-based options can imitate ground beef for example, but beef steak is currently impossible. Despite a lot of innovation in texture, flavor, protein ingredients and even cellular agriculture – steaks are not found yet. By using our unique technology we can bring the industry much closer to the real experience of cooking and eating meat, and especially beef. This leads to the creation of a superior end-product that will make plant-based meat more accessible and acceptable even to meat lovers," he adds.
Eshchar Ben-Shitrit confirms that the company is are already in discussions with chefs and butchers to test and showcase their products in different applications, but this will be private experiments for the next six to eight months. "Following that we intend to provide access to our products in foodservice, but mostly in order to expand the range of inputs for product improvement. Somewhere in the second half of 2020, our products will be rolled out more widely in restaurants and butchers who embrace the future of meat as being more than just an animal product. In the long term we plan to be in retail having our industrial printers producing a wide range of fresh meat products with just-in-time production, almost zero waste, minor environmental impact and awesome consumer experience," he concludes.
Planetarians (US): Planetarians makes ingredients and products from defatted seeds. Their patent-pending technology adds value to overlooked ingredients like defatted seeds, converting them into a high-protein, high-fiber ingredient, and helping food manufacturers fortify a variety of food products with natural protein and fiber from seeds. Planetarians' first product – sunflower chips – offers three times more protein, two times more fiber and three times less fat per serving than typical potato chips, and have a lower price compared to soy-fortified protein chips. Earlier this year, FoodIngredientsFirst reported on the company's sunflower seeds based innovation.
Shileo (Germany): Shileo is an online food start-up founded in September 2017 that sells konjac rice and pasta meals which are: "the perfect low-cal alternative to normal pasta and rice" with five times less calories than in traditional noodles. The products are low carb, vegan, filling, aiding weight loss (cf. Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012), health-promoting due to its high content of glucomannan, a soluble fiber, without flavor enhancers and artificial colorings. The products are ready to eat within minutes.
Ambrosus (Switzerland): Ambrosus is a blockchain-powered IoT (internet of things) network for food and pharmaceutical enterprises, enabling secure, and frictionless dialogue between sensors, distributed ledgers and databases to optimize supply-chain visibility and quality assurance. Through its blockchain AMB-NET, Ambrosus focuses on supply chain optimization, logistics tracking, quality assurance and anti-counterfeiting. Ambrosus is likewise fostering innovation in blockchain and IoT space by building APIs, SDKs and Developer Tools.
Aryballe (France): Aryballe Technologies, promotes itself as the pioneer in digital olfaction, developing and manufacturing bio-inspired odor sensors for groundbreaking applications in the food, home appliances and flavors & fragrances industries. The company's solution for digital olfaction is based on a unique combination of technologies: optics, biochemistry, microfluidics, electronics and IT. Food is a significant focus for Aryballe since 2018. The current industry trend to develop clean labels and free-from products based on new sourcing, ingredients, or processes (e.g., fermentation) requires tools that quickly assess the olfactive qualities of materials to ascertain whether they meet the company's usual standards or new flavors attractive to consumers.
Better Juice (Israel): Better Juice has developed a B2B product with a patent-pending technology for reducing natural sugars from fruit juices. The company harnesses the activity of non-GMO microorganisms to bio-convert the sugars to dietary fibers and non-digestible natural molecules. Their continuous flow system is capable of treating large volumes of juices with a little-added cost to the final product.
Embion (Switzerland): Embion produces new prebiotic solutions for human, animal and soil microbiome nutrition from agricultural and food processing side-streams. Embion's advantage lies in a novel processing technology result of more than 10 years of research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. The technology allows for the targeting and extraction of natural prebiotic ingredients from biomass, such as oligosaccharides and polyphenols, as well as the customization in the degree of polymerization for personalized solutions. The process is a breakthrough in the production costs of prebiotic ingredients stemming from superior process parameters than competing technologies e.g. yield (2-10 times), processing speed (15-42 times) and a very high product purity while reducing pre- and post-processing steps. All the above enable the commercialization of novel but also affordable prebiotics for offering customization for microbiome nutrition.
Nucaps (Spain): Nucaps offers technological services for the encapsulation of bioactives and probiotics with food proteins for a safe and efficient oral delivery. A new nanoencapsulation technology, with nutraceutical, cosmetic and pharmaceutical purposes has been created. This encapsulation process, adapted for industrial scale and designed for oral delivery and controlled release of bioactives and microorganisms, is based on the use of food proteins (GRAS), such as casein, zein or soy. Nanocapsules and biocapsules protect the actives, improving effectiveness, stability, safety and profitability.
for a safe and efficient oral delivery.
"Nucaps is the first company that has achieved a safe and efficient nanoencapsulation technology for the oral delivery of nutraceuticals by using natural food proteins," Mariano Oto CEO/Director General says.
He notes that diet-related illnesses are by far the largest cause of death in Europe. This problem has increased the demand for functional foods, diet supplements, nutraceuticals and probiotics to prevent and combat these diseases.
Manufacturers of these products face considerable difficulties in manufacturing new products with certain ingredients, due to: poor oral bioavailability, instability, low solubility and unacceptable odor and taste.
"Nucaps encapsulation solve the customer as mentioned above pain points that functional foods and probiotics manufacturers face. It allows an oral administration of active substances that is clean, safe and efficient, just using food proteins as an encapsulant. It increases the bioavailability of active substances up to 35 times greater when compared to its free form administration. Therefore, Nucaps can manufacture products that are 70 percent cheaper than the current ones," he says.
The Nucaps nanocapsules and biocapsules are solely made from natural proteins obtained from milk, maize, soy and other excipients considered Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) substances. They do not include additives, preservatives or toxic substances and are therefore suitable for use in nutraceutical and food products. Oto explains that this means, that the product is ideal for functional foods, diet supplements, nutraceuticals and probiotics. NanoResveratrol and NanoOmega are expected to be in finished products by the second semester of 2019 from SuanFarma Inc. and NanoCurcumin by the end of 2019, by Plameca S.A. both in Europe and the US.


Apart from being an excellent source of starchy carbohydrate, couscous is a great background for other ingredients. In this lunch salad, both raw and lightly steamed vegetables are added to the couscous together with toasted almonds, fresh mint and creamy fetta.
Put the couscous into a large bowl and pour over the hot stock.
Set aside to soak for 15–20 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed.
Meanwhile, steam the asparagus for 3 minutes.
Add the zucchini and continue steaming for 2 minutes, or until the vegetables are just tender but still retain some crunch.
Tip the vegetables into a colander and refresh under cold running water.
To make the dressing, combine the oil, lemon zest and juice, garlic, chilli flakes, and salt and pepper to taste in a screw–top jar.
Shake well to blend and emulsify the mixture.
Fluff up the couscous with a fork, then fold in the capsicum strips, almonds, mint, and asparagus and zucchini.
Pour over the dressing and stir gently together.
Crumble the fetta over the top, and serve.
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This year's Expo was greatly anticipated by those in the oil distribution industry and they were not left feeling disappointed. Almost one hundred exhibitors took part, covering three of the exhibition halls at Harrogate International Centre.
Visitor numbers increased by seven per cent on FPS Expo 2012, with representatives coming from as far afield as South Africa and Kuwait to attend. Suffice to say, the show was a huge success - so much so, that only a few weeks after the doors have closed, organisers are starting to plan the follow-up.
The annual Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) event is a chance for professionals to demonstrate new innovations, talk to experts, network and display their products. It also allows those in the industry to discuss any hot topics relating to heating oil.
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East and West have opposite views of personal success, according to psychologists
Would you rather be an impressive employee in a mediocre firm, or land a role at the most prestigious company in your industry, knowing you'd have to work harder to prove yourself in comparison with brilliant colleagues?
by Cassie Werber, Quartz
Read the full article at Quartz.
The answer to that question might seem highly personal, based on factors like whether or not you're a competitive person, your self-esteem levels, and how much you relish a challenge. In fact, there's another strong factor at play: People from different cultures react very differently to the question of whether it's better to be a big fish in a small pond, or vice versa.
Research already exists on whether people who are in jobs or at university are more contented if they have a chance to shine at an individual level, versus if their institution is more highly regarded. Those studies have tended to find that "bigger fish" feel more competent and achieve more than those struggling in high-achieving environments. But a group of psychologists from the University of Michigan wanted to go back to the point before choices are made, asking people theoretical questions about the decisions they take. Specifically, the researchers compared people with East Asian backgrounds and European American backgrounds.
They found that Americans are much more likely to favor being a big fish in a small pond. East Asians, and specifically Chinese people, are much more likely than Americans to lean towards being a smaller fish in a bigger (i.e. more impressive) pond. There were four experiments in total. In the first, researchers asked 270 students at a large American university whether they would rather be a "big frog in a small pond" or vice versa. Of the students with East Asian American backgrounds, three quarters said they'd rather be a small frog, compared with just under 60% of students with European American backgrounds who said the same.
The researchers then compared American and Chinese adults. They asked the participants, who were recruited using Mechanical Turk, a service that matches up participants with experiments for a small fee, whether they would rather attend a top university but perform below average, and whether they would rather work for a top global company but do less well in comparison to their peers. Over half the Chinese adults chose the renowned university, compared with just a third of Americans. In the case of the firms, well over half of people from both groups chose to do better at a less well-known firm, but Chinese people were still more likely to choose being a "small frog" than were Americans.
The researchers put the difference down to perceptions of prestige. East Asian, and specifically Chinese, culture tends to prioritize the collective; American culture puts the individual at the center. A final experiment sought to discover how American and Chinese people made judgments about whether they were succeeding. They found that Chinese people were more likely to compare their performance to the performance of people in other groups. Americans, meanwhile, were more likely to compare themselves to people within the same group, to judge whether or not they were doing well.
The study, published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, adds to a body of research concerned with the idea of environment and an individual's conception of their own "size" relative to it, often discussed using the same analogy: either fish or frogs, and ponds.
Psychology; Kaidi Wu
qz.com/1025291/east-and-west-have-opposite-views-of-personal-success-according-to-psychologists/


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Industrial, Medical Office Sales Total 146,000 SF
BREA, CA-The largest of the properties is a 107,084-square-foot industrial building here that trades for $8 million in one of three recently closed sales.
By Bob Howard | November 18, 2009 at 04:19 PM
BREA, CA-Buyers have closed on two industrial building sales and a medical office building totaling more than 146,000 square feet here and in two other Orange County cities. The largest of the properties was a 107,084-square-foot industrial building here that traded for $8 million.
In the Brea deal, Lee & Associates reports that Blaine Convention Services bought the 107,084-square-foot industrial building at 114 Berry from Peninsula Finance Corp. The buyer was represented by Brad Gilmer of Lee & Associates Orange Inc. The seller was represented by Clif Fincher of Lee & Associates Orange Inc., Kurt Bruggeman and Jay Mast of Lee & Associates Irvine Inc.
In the second industrial deal, Voit Real Estate Services' says that the $3.8 million sale of a 27,796 square-foot industrial building at 1260 N. Fee Ana St. in Anaheim marked the highest price per-square-foot for a property sale in North Orange County of more than 20,000 square feet within the past six months. US Union Tool Inc. acquired the property in a 1031 exchange from Caldwell Real Estate Holdings LLC, which was represented by Mike Vernick and Mike Bouma of the Anaheim Metro Office of Voit's brokerage division.
The Voit brokers note that the seller preserved the equity from the property to "redeploy the money into a more diverse investment." Voit is identifying suitable lease opportunities for the client to "dramatically reduce the company's occupancy costs," Vernick and Bouma say.
Buyer US Tool is relocating its corporate headquarters from Buena Park to the new building in Anaheim, which it plans to occupy for its tool manufacturing and distribution operation within the next four months. The buyer was represented by Tim Cronin of Lee & Associates.
In the medical office building sale, NAI Capital reports that Palm Investment Group LLC acquired an 11,047-square-foot building at 20311 SW Acacia, in Newport Beach from Garp Properties LLC for $1.8 million. The seller was represented by NAI Capital brokers Steve Economos, George Economos and Geoff DeWolf. The buyer was represented by Roger Niez, also with NAI Capital, who notes that the sale was all-cash at a 7.15% cap rate.
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South Street at 22nd Street
Kater Street, South Street, The Gold Coast, South Philadelphia
South Street at 22nd Street looking West, the neighborhood in which many African-American migrants settled and the center of Black entertainment in South Philadelphia.
Wenzel J. Hess
PhillyHistory.org, a project of the Philadelphia Department of Records
WCU HIS 601/ HON 452, Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Fall 2014
Alex Raimo
Used by permission of PhillyHistory.org, a project of the Philadelphia Department of Records
Entertainment, Kater Street, Migrants, South Philadelphia, South Street, South Street at 22nd Street, The Gold Coast
Wenzel J. Hess, "South Street at 22nd Street," Goin' North, accessed February 2, 2023, https://goinnorth.org/items/show/430.


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`install-docker`

This Ansible Role installs Docker, Docker Machine and Compose on a Linux
host. I wrote this to reuse roles between various docker projects.

Requirements
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- Vagrant (recommended)
- An Ubuntu or CentOS Vagrant box.

This role has been tested on the vagrant boxes `lattice/ubuntu-trusty-64` and `perconajayj/centos-x86_64`.

Role Variables
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docker_user: the default user for docker
docker_api_port: the default port on which docker listens

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Dependencies
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A list of other roles hosted on Galaxy should go here, plus any details in regards to parameters that may need to be set for other roles, or variables that are used from other roles.

Example Playbook
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License
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BSD

Author Information
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http://github.com/savishy

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After the Plano incubator Gravity Centre shut down in mid-June, entrepreneur Gerard Ibarra quickly found another home for his startup.
Ibarra's is one of 13 early-stage companies at the new Collide Center in McKinney.
The Collide Center combines the elements of a co-working space, business incubator and coffeehouse. It was designed to provide affordable office space, support and resources for entrepreneurs and startups.
The space is a collaboration between the McKinney Economic Development Corp. and Curious Complex, a McKinney startup that also has offices at the Collide Center.
"If you get creative minds in one place, exciting things can happen," said Jim Wehmeier, McKinney Economic Development's president and chief executive.
Collide Center joins a growing list of resources and programs for entrepreneurs in North Texas.
In June, the Dallas Entrepreneur Center opened in the Design District to help people turn ideas into high-growth companies.
Two new accelerators, VentureSpur and Health Wildcatters, will launch their first classes later this summer.
Curious Complex CEO Jason Adams spearheaded the effort to develop the startup hub in McKinney and be part of the region's growing entrepreneurial ecosystem.
"Our goal was to initiate the inertia to get it going. Now the city has stepped up and is leading the charge," said Adams, whose startup recently raised $855,000 in seed funding.
For McKinney Economic Development, the Collide Center is an expansion of its existing emerging technology program, which provides rental assistance for startups.
The rent reimbursement, however, posed a challenge because most startups at their early stages don't have the financial wherewithal to get office leases, said John Valencia, director of business retention and expansion and emerging technology at McKinney Economic Development.
Since the program started in 2009, it has helped 12 companies with rental assistance. In contrast, the Collide Center has already attracted 13 startups, Valencia noted.
McKinney Economic Development has allotted $48,000 to help pay Collide Center's rent for the next 12 months. Curious Complex is paying for other costs such as electricity and Internet access, Adams said.
Resident companies are accepted into the center's incubator or accelerator program, which provides free space for up to three months. Fees then increase to $50 a month.
At a grand opening celebration Wednesday, Adams and city economic development officials showed off the 6,500-square-foot Collide Center to entrepreneurs, public officials and visitors.
The space is at the Cotton Mill in McKinney, a former denim manufacturer converted into office space and event rooms.
To help create an entrepreneurial community feel, the Collide Center has no cubicles. Desks are spread throughout the open space.
"The whole concept is not to separate but to collaborate," Adams said.
The Collide Center will host workshops and programming, such as pitch sessions and meetings with investors and other business leaders.
Nolan Clemmons, founder of Wufasta, a rewards platform for online gaming, said having office space beats working at a Starbucks table or other similar places.
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CAUCASIAN BEES
HISTORICAL ADVANTAGES OF CAUCASIAN BEES; RESEARCH AND EXPORT TO THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE
Georgia has a long history of beekeeping. So far, the oldest remains of honey in the world have been found in Georgia. In 2016, during the construction of BAKU–TBILISI–CEYHAN PIPELINE Archaeologists have found honey remains on the inner surface of clay vessels in ancient tomb, dating back to some 5,500 years. Georgia is the central homeland for the endemic species of Caucasian Mountain Grey honey bees. Caucasian bees have legendary ability to produce large amounts of honey despite cold weather, light rain and unfavorable climatic conditions. Caucasian bee's proboscis length is about 7.3 mm, therefore it can reach nectar that its competitors can not.
At the beginning of the 20th century, at the dawn of industrial farming, many countries faced sometimes formidable challenge of increasing agricultural productivity by naturally stimulating the plants that had been declared a priority for national farming and the agro-industry. Numerous attempts to enhance the efficiency of local beekeeping farms did not lead to tangible results. It was then that a program arose for the US Department of Agriculture and other countries to search for the introduction of best suitable bee breeds capable of providing the farming with the most important functionality - pollination.
The state of beekeeping at the beginning of the XIX century, the lack of development of the whole teachings about the variability of bee traits did not allow for the consolidation of practical solutions to the problem. It was decided to look to different continents and countries in search of an acceptable bees. Western scientists began to establish contacts and study the works of leading beekeepers of USSR. The work was not in vain - the choice fell on the Grey Caucasian Bee, which was referred to as Mountain Grey. The irreplaceable contribution in research of Caucaian bees made by such luminaries as A.M.Butlerov (1828-1886), K.A.Gorbachev (1864—1936), V.V. Alpatov (1898 -1979), I.N. Klingen (1851-1922), F. Benton (1852-1919), E.F. Phillips (1878-1951) played a decisive role in determining the commercial vector of cooperation between Georgian and foreign beekeepers and worldwide popularization.
The merit of the American entomologist Frank Benton, who opened the export of the Caucasian Bee to Western countries, is great. Benton worked in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. His mission was to search for the best bee species that would be ideally suited to the U.S. agriculture. For that purpose, Benton traveled to many European and Asian countries. Benton is also known for invention of special mailing cage for shipping queen bees (Benton Cage). In 1905 F. Benton visited Georgia. Here is what K.A. Gorbachev writes about this visit ("Beekeeping Life", No. 2, 1907, p. 45): "A famous American beekeeper visited us in the Caucasus. The purpose of his visit is to get acquainted with the Caucasian bee... Benton is delighted with the Caucasian bees and predicts the most brilliant future... There is another huge advantage for the Caucasian bees: their tongue is longer than that of the bees of Central Europe". Benton recommended the import of Georgian bees to the US Department of Agriculture and American beekeepers.
Thanks to Benton's visit the export shipments were carried out from the Tbilisi Silk Station to the USA and Europe. This is what Polish beekeepers wrote, who imported the queens from Georgia - "The bees amazed us by taking honey from Clover and Lucerne while the local bees did not fly up to these plants". It is necessary to explain why exactly Polish beekeepers paid attention to the fact that the Caucasian bees gather honey from a red clover. In pre-revolutionary Russia at that time, red clover was almost completely absent in the farming with its three-field system. Multifield with legumes as crops enriching the soil with nitrogen was more common on the estates of Poland than in the estates of Russia. The significance of the length of the proboscis, as a sign that determines the suitability of bees for working on red clover, was widely discussed in the first decade XX century printed media. This time includes the invention of a large number of different glossometer devices, which make it possible to measure the depth from which bees can extract nectar. All this led to a more professional scientific study of the physical and biological characteristics of the Caucasian mountain grey bees which were named as Apis mellifera var. caucasica (1916).
On these observations grew the research of I. N. Klingen about the beekeeping industry. From 1907 to 1911, the practice of using Caucasian bees to pollinate red clover was put into practice. I.N. Klingen's work showed that the Caucasians are a factor in the very significant increase in the yield of red clover. A. S. Skornikov was able to show that of the Caucasians grey mountain bees, the bees of Mingrelia region (West Georgia) along the Inguri River have the longest proboscis ever measured, namely 7.21 mm.
In 1932, Everett Franklin Phillips, a professor at Cornell University (a key figure in American beekeeping), arrived in Georgia from the United States on a special mission. He acquainted with Caucasian bees even more and focused on its importance and great future prospects. As a result of different scientific researches, Benton's and Phillips's missions in Georgia, as well as the US Department of Agriculture recommendations, the United States made a historic decision to conclude a trade agreement with the USSR, which provided for the direct imports of queen bees from Georgian SSR to the United States.
As it turned out, it is the Caucasian bees who is the absolute champion of pollination of deep blossom plants and legumes, which accounts for 47% of world agricultural crops - this is clover and alfalfa, and beans and acacia and peanuts (USA is in the first place in terms of peanut cultivation), this is both lentils and soybeans and peas and so on. In Poland, Scotland and the United States, bee breeding apiaries were created in order to boost Caucasian queen rearing. Here is what V.V. Alpatov writes on the results of the export of a Caucasian bees to US - "As an indicator of the role played by the Caucasian bees in beekeeping in America, I will cite my count of apiaries in the United States selling queens of one breed or another. This count is based on a list of breeding facilities published by the Department of Agriculture in 1943 (Bulletin E 297) It states that there are 43 Mountain Grey breeding apiaries in the United States, including the first in Iowa, accounting for approximately 25% of all queens produced in the USA. It is the biometric length of the proboscis and persistence in in nectar collection that allows the Caucasian bee to be indispensable in the huge industry of legumes in the USA and European countries".
Information on the import and research of Caucasian bees in Scotland is given by J. Tinsley: A comparison of different species of bees imported to Scotland (including Italian, Dutch, French, Cypriot, etc.) showed the best results by Caucasian bees. They collected the most honey and propolis. It has been found that Caucasian bees work from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m., and other species from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
3 gold medal awards started a new era of popularization of Georgian grey honeybees. First Gold Medal was given to the Georgian honeybee in 1961, at the International Exhibition of Gardening in Erfurt (Germany), next time, the Georgian honeybee was awarded a Gold Medal at the jubilee celebration of the APIMONDIA 20th International Congress of Agriculture in Bucharest (Romania) in 1965, and the third Gold Medal was received at the jubilee celebration of the APIMONDIA 23th International Congress of Agriculture in Moscow in 1971. According to Sunday Mirror a newspaper published in UK: "GOLDEN BEE the grey mountain bee of the Soviet Union has been judged the best in the world and awarded a gold medal. The grey caucasian bee is distinguished for its industry and it collects honey, even when it is raining. Many foreign beemasters have requested for the Golden bee and as many as 200 000 have been sent to Europe, Asia and America this year." Pure-strain Georgian honeybee was spread in more than 40 countries of the world, including: Germany, France, Switzerland, Poland, Belgium, USA, Austria, Australia, India, Brazil, Japan, England, Bulgaria, Cuba, Finland, Algeria and other countries.
Export growth between the Soviet Union and the Western countries was intense. All the amendments to the trade agreements from 1931 to 1986 always applied to the export of Caucasian bees. With the collapse of the USSR, economical downfall and civil wars, export of Caucasian queens to the West legally stopped. Georgia regained its independence in 1991. From 2000s Georgian entomologists and beekeepers started revival of apiculture in the country. Georgia is striving to implement EU standards and OIE recommendation in beekeeping. This will allow renowned pure strain Caucasian bees to enter again legally to EU and American markets in near future after 30-year interruption.
FAMOUS SCIENTISTS WHO MADE AN INVALUABLE
CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY & POPULARIZATION OF CAUCASIAN BEES
•	Tefft, 1890
•	Buttel-Reepen, 1906
•	«Beekeeping Life», № 2, 1907
•	Corkins CL & Gilbert CS, 1932
•	J. Tinsley, Agriculture magazine vol 22 (1) 1939
•	US Department of Agriculture (Bulletin E 297) 1943
•	Apimondia, International Federation of Beekeepers' Associations
•	Sunday Mirror, June 1, 1969
•	The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting. Eva Crane. Taylor & Francis, 1999
•	Status of breeding practices and genetic diversity in domestic U.S. honey bees, 2011


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The F5 features high-data-rate on-board XAVC HD recordings up to 180 fps. It also offers 120 fps (100 fps Pal) 2K RAW with the optional AXS-R5 outboard recorder, achieving the high frame rates, while retaining exceptional, 16-bit image quality.
The PMW-F5 records internally onto SxS memory. High-speed shooting and the highest quality recording options require next-generation SxS recording media – Sony's 128 GB* SxS PRO+ memory card – which can be read by the next-generation USB card reader, the SBAC-US20.
Sony provides a coordinated "off-line, on-line" workflow with simultaneous recording to internal SxS cards and the optional AXS-R5 RAW recorder. For seamless conforming in post, you get matching time code, start frame, stop frame, file names and other metadata. The camera supports the following RAW + Onboard combinations: RAW 4K/2K + XAVC 2K/HD and RAW 4K/2K + MPEG-2 HD422.
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S-Gamut/S-Log3 (Log Gamma that is close to Cineon gamma curve) allows users experienced in the Cineon workflow to start grading more easily.
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The small size of the PMW-F5 is particularly welcome in stereoscopic 3D shooting. The chassis is only slightly wider than a typical PL mount prime lens, perfect for both mirror rigs and side-by-side configurations.
The F5 is designed to accommodate PL-mount, FZ-mount and still lenses. With the PL-mount adaptor, you can take advantage of acclaimed cine optics from Angénieux®, Canon®, Carl Zeiss®, Cooke®, FUJIFILM®, Leica® and more. Slip off the supplied PL-mount adaptor to reveal the native FZ mount with 18 mm flange focal distance. It's perfect for accepting commercially available adaptors for still lenses, including Canon® EF, Canon FD, Nikon® DX, Nikon G, Leica® M and even 2/3-inch broadcast B4 lenses. There's also Sony's game-changing FZ-mount auto focus servo zoom: the SCL-Z18X140.
The PMW-F5 works with Sony's second generation, cost-effective PL mount prime lenses. Thanks to refined glass, all are certified for 4K capture, while minimizing geometric distortion, vignetting and breathing. A 9-blade iris delivers beautiful bokehs. The focus rings rotate 240°. The series includes focal lengths of 20, 25, 35, 50, 85 and 135 mm. For easy lens changes, all have the same T2.0 aperture, the same external diameter, matte box diameter, and gear locations for follow focus and aperture. All are the same size except for the 135 mm.
Carefully designed with significant input from cinematographers, the PMW-F5 provides an incredibly rich range of controls. And the interface is nicely intuitive. Instead of diving through menus, you get direct, one-touch access to key shooting parameters including frame rate, shutter speed, colour temperature, ISO sensitivity and gamma. Assignable buttons mean that favourite adjustments are always at your fingertips. A user customisable menu sits on top of the setup menu allowing users to access a choice of up to 20 menu items more quickly and easily. Menu control on sub display also allows you to set up without using the attached viewfinder. A selectable colour marker is available for users to use their favourite colour marker that is visible even in light conditions while shooting a white background.
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You know you are big time when you make the front page of the Johnson City Press.
Today's JC Press features the "the leave Britney alone guy." He is a local. From the article:
Chris Crocker has been called "queer," "a human train wreck," the "Britney guy," an androgynous "it" and much, much worse. But how does this 19-yearold Internet phenomenon, known worldwide for his tearful YouTube defense of Britney Spears, define himself?
"I'm the key to world peace," says Crocker, sporting a sleeveless black Tshirt with a hot pink silhouette of Marilyn Monroe. His blond bob is swept behind an ear and the eye liner is, as always, flawless. Read More
He is from East Tennessee, but he won't give the name of the town "because his critics can be vicious, and he doesn't want anyone to know where he lives."
Here is his Leave Britney Alone Youtube and his myspace.
Speaking of world peace. Hope you all (and maybe Chris, if he is in the neighborhood) will march with us today at 1 p.m. and join us for speeches and tunes at 2 p.m. Here are the details for Johnson City's biggest peace rally yet!
Snad Monday, September 24, 2007 12:48:00 PM
I saw this kid's Brittany rant a few weeks ago and was kind of upset by it - that someone his age would invest so much emotion into something that doesn't really exist. After all, Brittany Spears and people like her are really an amalgam of other people who work together to create an image. The creature that is BS does not exist as a single entity. That is the thing about celebrity.
I've seen a few other of his pieces, and I think he is trying to make himself into one of those creatures all alone, and it isn't working.
I feel bad for the kid, being gay in such a conservative setting. But since he is out of the closet, I think the next step would be for him to come out of his room for a little while.
I seriously doubt anyone thinks he is creative, or funny, or a role model. At best, some people, like Jimmy Kimmel, will do what is done generally to celebrities or "personalities" - exploit him for what they can and then reject him for what he can no longer offer them. Sad.
John Shuck Monday, September 24, 2007 5:10:00 PM
When I first saw his Britney thing, I thought it was a joke. I still think it is.
Good thoughts about celebrity.


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Q: Lua - How to analyse a .csv export to show the highest, lowest and average values etc Using Lua, i'm downloading a .csv file and then taking the first line and last line to help me validate the time period visually by the start and end date/times provided.
I'd also like to scan through the values and create a variety of variables e.g the highest, lowest and average value reported during that period.
The .csv is formatted in the following way..
created_at,entry_id,field1,field2,field3,field4,field5,field6,field7,field8
2021-04-16 20:18:11 UTC,6097,17.5,21.1,20,20,19.5,16.1,6.7,15.10
2021-04-16 20:48:11 UTC,6098,17.5,21.1,20,20,19.5,16.3,6.1,14.30
2021-04-16 21:18:11 UTC,6099,17.5,21.1,20,20,19.6,17.2,5.5,14.30
2021-04-16 21:48:11 UTC,6100,17.5,21,20,20,19.4,17.9,4.9,13.40
2021-04-16 22:18:11 UTC,6101,17.5,20.8,20,20,19.1,18.5,4.4,13.40
2021-04-16 22:48:11 UTC,6102,17.5,20.6,20,20,18.7,18.9,3.9,12.40
2021-04-16 23:18:11 UTC,6103,17.5,20.4,19.5,20,18.4,19.2,3.5,12.40

And my code to get the first and last line is as follows
print("Part 1")
print("Start : check 2nd and last row of csv")
local ctr = 0
local i = 0
local csvfilename = "/home/pi/shared/feed12hr.csv"
local hFile = io.open(csvfilename, "r")
    for _ in io.lines(csvfilename) do ctr = ctr + 1 end
    print("......  Count : Number of lines downloaded = " ..ctr)

local linenumbera = 2
local linenumberb = ctr
    for line in io.lines(csvfilename) do i = i + 1
        if i == linenumbera then
            secondline = line
            print("......  2nd Line is = " ..secondline) end
        if i == linenumberb then
            lastline = line
            print("......  Last line is = " ..lastline)
     -- return line
  end
end
print("End : Extracted 2nd and last row of csv")

But I now plan to pick a column, ideally by name (as I'd like to be able to use this against other .csv exports that are of a similar structure.) And get the .csv into a table/array...
I've found an option for that here - Csv file to a Lua table and access the lines as new table or function()
See below..

#!/usr/bin/lua

print("Part 2")
print("Start : Convert .csv to table")

local csvfilename = "/home/pi/shared/feed12hr.csv"
local csv = io.open(csvfilename, "r")

local items = {}                      -- Store our values here
local headers = {}                    --
local first = true
for line in csv:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
  if first then                       -- this is to handle the first line and capture our headers.
    local count = 1
    for header in line:gmatch("[^,]+") do
      headers[count] = header
      count = count + 1
    end
    first = false                     -- set first to false to switch off the header block
  else
    local name
    local i = 2                       -- We start at 2 because we wont be increment for the header
    for field in line:gmatch("[^,]+") do
      name = name or field            -- check if we know the name of our row
      if items[name] then             -- if the name is already in the items table then this is a field
        items[name][headers[i]] = field -- assign our value at the header in the table with the given name.
        i = i + 1
      else                            -- if the name is not in the table we create a new index for it
        items[name] = {}
      end
    end
  end
end

print("End : .csv now in table/array structure")

But I'm getting the following error ??
pi@raspberrypi:/ $ lua home/pi/Documents/csv_to_table.lua
Part 2
Start : Convert .csv to table
lua: home/pi/Documents/csv_to_table.lua:12: attempt to call method 'gmatch' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
        home/pi/Documents/csv_to_table.lua:12: in main chunk
        [C]: ?
pi@raspberrypi:/ $

Any ideas on that ?
I can confirm that the .csv file is there ?
Once everything (hopefully) is in a table - I then want to be able to generate a list of variables based on the information in a chosen column, which I can then use and send within a push notification or email (which I already have the code for).
The following is what I've been able to create so far, but I would appreciate any/all help to do more analysis of the values within the chosen  column so I can see all things like get highest, lowest, average etc.
print("Part 3")
print("Start : Create .csv analysis values/variables")

local total = 0
local count = 0
for name, item in pairs(items) do
  for field, value in pairs(item) do
      if field == "cabin" then
    print(field .. " = ".. value)
    total = total + value
    count = count + 1
  end
end
end

local average = tonumber(total/count)
local roundupdown = math.floor(average * 100)/100
print(count)
print(total)
print(total/count)
print(rounddown)

print("End : analysis values/variables created")

A: io.open returns a file handle on success. Not a string.
Hence
local csv = io.open(csvfilename, "r")
--...
  for line in csv:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
--...

will raise an error.
You need to read the file into a string first.
Alternatively can iterate over the lines of a file using file:lines(...) or io.lines as you already do in your code.
local csv = io.open(csvfilename, "r")
if csv then
  for line in csv:lines() do
-- ...

You're iterating over the file more often than you need to.
Edit:
This is how you could fill a data table while calculating the maxima for each row on the fly. This assumes you always have valid lines! A proper solution should verify the data.
-- prepare a table to store the minima and maxima in
local colExtrema = {min = {}, max = {}}
local rows = {}
-- go over the file linewise
for line in csvFile:lines() do
  -- split the line into 3 parts
  local timeStamp, id, dataStr = line:match("([^,]+),(%d+),(.*)")
  -- create a row container
  local row = {timeStamp = timeStamp, id = id, data = {}}
  -- fill the row data
  for val in dataStr:gmatch("[%d%.]+") do
    table.insert(row.data, val)
    -- find the biggest value so far
    -- our initial value is the smallest number possible
    local oldMax = colExtrema[#row.data].max or -math.huge
    -- store the bigger value as the new maximum
    colExtrema.max[#row.data] = math.max(val, oldMax)
  end
  -- insert row data
  table.insert(rows, row)
end


Dr. John P. Titus, 82, of Union Twp., NJ, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, at home.
Dr. Titus was born on Dec. 24, 1936, in Quilon, Kerala in India. He immigrated to the United States in 1970. After living in Hammonton, NJ, and Bernardsville, NJ, he settled to Union Twp., NJ, 42 years ago with his wife.
He was the son of the late P.M. John and Elizabeth Titus.
He was the husband of Nalini Pothen Titus.
Dr. Titus was a psychiatrist, working in private practice in his offices in Phillipsburg, NJ, Green Brook, NJ, and Bethlehem, PA. Years ago, he worked at the VA Hospital in Lyons, NJ, and also Warren Hospital.
Dr. Titus was an active member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in High Bridge, NJ where he was in the Knights of Columbus, the prayer group leader and also an Eucharistic Minister. His devout faith was evidenced in his ongoing involvement with his Divine Mercy ministry. He was very instrumental in forming the Divine Mercy Center in Washington, NJ.
Dr. Titus had many hobbies including traveling and reading. He will always be remembered for the his love of the sciences.
Survivors in addition to his loving wife include two sons; Dr. A. John Titus and his wife Dr. Benny Titus of Washington, NJ and Philip Titus and his wife Lucinda of Easton, PA. Four grandchildren; Anita Titus, Andrea Titus, Anjali Titus and Marc Titus. He is also survived by two sisters; Leela and Ammini of India.
Calling hours will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, from 6 to 9 p.m. at St. Joseph's Church, 129-131 Davis Street, Easton, PA. Funeral Mass will be Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 66 Main Street, High Bridge, NJ. Interment to follow at St. Anthony's Cemetery in Easton, PA.
Memorials can be made to the Divine Mercy Center, 426 Rt. 57 West, Washington, NJ 07882.
Arrangements by Naughright-Scarponi Funeral Home in High Bridge, NJ.
"Dear Nalini it is with surprise and sorrow in my heart that..."
"Dear Naliniaunty, Ajeeb, and Ajay, My deepest sympathies to..."


discovered shadow puppetry in youtube. it was the first time i've ever seen one and the effect blew me away. amazing.
the song ("twice" by little dragon) is deep, i gotta admit that, although i don't know in which episode of Grey's Anatomy this song was featured in.
the story in the video is even deeper. i'm still trying to figure out what it all means. i can't seem to make a decent interpretation right now. maybe after 762 replays i would finally be able to figure it out. maybe. hehe.
but for now, all i know is this: the bird is giving the girl a gift. the girl runs away into the woods. falls asleep and dreams of her and the bird flying into a cloud where a skeleton stands. she wakes up and hears music. she follows the music and discovers that the source of the music is the skeleton, which must have been a bad thing. i don't know what the skeleton represents. death? i know it's a literal (not to mention moronic) interpretation but i'm trying to peel into the story layer by layer. obviously, i'm still in the outermost core. haha.
thinking and re-thinking about it now, i think the bird is giving the girl the gift of love. that must have scared her so she runs away from him. although she left him physically, a gift is a gift. he gave her his heart and with her constantly is his love. the girl was probably confused that's why she ran away. probably thought that running away would lead her to some place (or someone) better. the dream represents the could-have-been's. of how happy she could have been with the bird. she wakes up and continues searching for something (or someone) better. the music lures her into hopes of finding whatever it is she's hoping for, only to come face to face with her fears. the skeleton, at this point of my desperate interpretation, takes the form of her fears. it was her own fears that killed the bird's love. the same fears that made her walk away from someone who was brave enough to give her his love. the reason why she's alone in her journey. the skeleton represents the end of something that could have been beautiful.
manic ramblings. geez. don't watch this video if you don't wanna go crazy analyzing.


Snoring cannot really be 'cured,' because snoring is not really a disease. Snoring, rather, is caused by a physical abnormality or mechanism within the body that can really only be 'controlled,' not cured.
It is a symptom of certain parts of the body coexisting in such a way that when they are acted upon by outside forces (the air you breathe and the act of breathing itself), they make a sound (snoring) or sometimes even obstruct the airway altogether (as is the case with Sleep Apnea).
So the question that should be asked is not necessarily whether or not snoring can be cured—but what can be done to control it and/or keep it from happening altogether.
And as it turns out, modern humans have quite a few options at their disposal for dealing with the problem. So let's talk about that.
Controlling Snoring: How Do You Do It?
So either you or your partner snores. That is likely why you are reading this, and likely why you are interested in solving the problem.
The main challenge with snoring is not that snoring itself is harmful, but that snoring keeps us awake. It is the 'sleep deprivation' that is harmful.
The same is actually true of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. OSA is kind of like snoring, but a lot worse because it is a disorder in which your breathing actually stops.
Once again, the problem with these disorders is that they keep the person suffering from them (or the partner sleeping in close proximity) from getting the best night's sleep possible.
So the entire goal is to end the cause of the sleep deprivation. With that being said, there are a number of ways to control snoring, and in this post, we will talk about some of the most common and proven methods.
This is usually the go-to method for controlling snoring in the long-run, and for good reason. Losing weight, dieting, and exercising can actually do a lot to help solve a snoring problem, because more often than not, snoring itself is either caused or partially caused by a buildup of fatty tissue around the neck.
In fact, neck circumference is known to be a pretty significant variable in determining a person's individual snoring risk!
Read Also: What Are the Snoring Surgery Options in New Zealand?
So losing weight and slimming down is usually the first and most effective long-term step for fixing things, though it can take a while and may not ever completely do the trick. In the interim, changing sleeping positions (avoiding sleeping on your back), avoiding alcohol and tobacco, and adopting a more 'regular' sleep schedule can all be solutions that fit into this category.
Surgery is sometimes used to help control snoring, and for good reason. There are some cases where snoring is literally caused by the shape of the airway or the size of the adenoids, uvula, or tonsils. And in these cases, surgery or laser treatment can be a quick fix that will either get rid of the problem for good, or at least reduce it.
But then again, surgery is not always a good option. Sometimes it does not work, sometimes it is too invasive to be desirable, and sometimes it is just too much trouble.
For some people, however, a snoring procedure is toward the top on the list of 'better' solutions to look through.
Stop snoring mouthpieces, mouth guards, nasal strips, nasal dilators, chin straps, etc… all fall under the category of 'stop snoring devices.' These products can actually work very well to control snoring and decrease your odds of suffering from it.
Our personal favorite types of products are mandibular advancement devices and tongue stabilization devices—but there are actually dozens of different types, brands, and models to choose from. We also host reviews for some of our favorite products right here on the site.
If you really need to find a way to control your snoring problem, but do not feel like surgery would be the right option for you, then buying a stop snoring device is probably your best bet. You can even use them while you are dieting and implementing lifestyle changes to achieve the maximum benefit possible.
Sometimes if you absolutely cannot find a way to control your snoring problem, you can, instead, find a compromise that still allows you and your partner to sleep without being disturbed.
For example, because of snoring, some couples nowadays just decides to sleep in separate bedrooms, or for one of them to take the couch while the other stays in bed.
Read Also: How Do Snoring Mouthpieces Work?
There are some obvious drawbacks to this kind of arrangement, so this might not be a solution that could work for everyone—but it is something to think about.
Some couples find that wearing earplugs or turning on quiet music can also help with drowning out or keeping the sounds of their partner snoring at bay.
There are actually a lot of high-quality earplugs on the market that can make this idea work very well. You could even add to this by wearing an eye-guard while you sleep, to keep the sun and/or any movement in the room from distracting you as you try to rest.
But in the end, the important thing to understand is that snoring is not a problem to ignore. If you ignore it and just push it to the back-burner, you are likely going to end up sleep deprived and frustrated—and that is not going to do anyone any good.
So do your best to have a discussion with your partner about it. Whether they are snoring, you are snoring, or both of you are suffering from it—it is important to figure out what you can do about it so that you can move on with your life and get the kind of sleep that you both need and deserve.
You don't have to be a victim of this very common, yet troublesome issue. Snoring happens a lot—but that doesn't mean that it needs to continue to happen.
I love doing research on various health subjects with snoring and sleep sector being my area of expertise due to the personal experience and increased interest in this field.