Ever since I was kid I have had a love-hate relationship with onions of any kind. Don't know what it is but I can't seem to bring myself to eat them if I see them in my food. I gag and lose my appetite right then and there. Now, don't get me wrong, I do like the flavor they add to a recipe but I just can't eat them whole, specially if they are in big, nasty chunks. Because of this, my mother had to blend them with tomatoes and garlic so she could sneak them in my food, which in Colombia is what we call "aliños" or seasoning, and I'm sorry to say that that's the only way I can eat them. Either that or cook them first and then use and hand blender to make them disappear. Out of sight, out of mind. It's a sad situation either way.
Aliños are pretty much a blend of different vegetables that add extra flavor to any dish. You can add them in soups, stews, beans, marinades, you name it. A good aliños recipe will have the right amount of peppers, onion (yuck), garlic, cumin and cilantro and it will give anything you're making a shot of Colombian flavor. You can put the sauce in an airtight container and keep it in your fridge for up to one week or do as I do, which is freeze it in an ice cube tray, then put the cubes in a Zip Loc bag and keep it in the freezer as long as you want. Then just use about 2-3 cubes each time you want to add it to whatever you're making.
2. You can store this sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to one week. You can also freeze it using an ice cube tray and then putting the cubes in a Zip Loc bag to store in the freezer.


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Q: Converting UnsafeBufferPointer to Data in Swift 3 I'm trying to initialize Data from an UnsafeBufferPointer, but it's throwing an EXC_BAD_ACCESS when it hits the third line. Help appreciated.
let pointer = UnsafePointer<UInt8>(UnsafePointer<UInt8>(bitPattern: 15)!)
let buffer = UnsafeBufferPointer<UInt8>(start: pointer, count: 1)

let data = Data(bytes: Array(buffer)) // EXC_BAD_ACCESS

My end goal is to convert bits of data to some human readable format (eg., convert a bit pattern of 15 to "F"). I was hoping to initialize a String from the data object as a hex value. I'm open to better and correct ways of going about this.

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UV-B-induced damage to the lens in vitro: prevention by caffeine.
Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is one of the significant risk factors in the genesis of cataracts. Pathogenetically, the process can be triggered by the intraocular generation of various reactive species of oxygen that are well known to be initiated by the penetration of light, especially of the UV frequencies. The contribution of UV exposure in the etiology of this disease is likely to increase further due to ozone depletion in the upper atmosphere. The present studies were undertaken to examine if the UV effects can be attenuated with the xanthine-based alkaloids primarily present in tea and coffee. We have examined this possibility by in vitro lens culture studies with caffeine. As expected, mice lenses incubated in Tyrode solution exposed to UV at 302 nm are physiologically damaged, as evidenced by the inhibition of the active transport of (86)Rb(+), an ion acting as a surrogate of the K(+). There was a simultaneous decrease in the levels of adenosine triphosphate and glutathione. The addition of caffeine to the medium prevented such deleterious effects. That caffeine and perhaps other xanthinoids have a protective effect against cataract formation induced by UV has hence been demonstrated for the first time.


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Fannish Drift: All We Are Is Lust In the Wind?
May 8, 2012 by Aja Romano 6 Comments
Hello, Manga Bookshelf!
It's the time of year where everything turns into a frenzy, and I haven't had much opportunity for reflecting upon fannish things; but lately something has been on my mind, and that's the syndrome of Fannish Drift. In this case I'm speaking in the fandom sense–how people move from one fandom to the next.
There are several reasons this has been on my mind: the primary one is that May 5th, the flagstone day for my previous fandom, Hikaru no Go, has come and gone without my doing anything to commemorate it, other than allowing the fandom at large to take over the "Let's Five!" meme that I began 6 years ago. As you may remember from last year when it was hosted right here, the meme had been hosted in numerous places, and I didn't have the heart to move it to yet a 4th location when it could have a permanent home. And while I love the canon as much as ever, I'm just not in the fandom anymore. I've stopped participating in the community and devoting large sections of my headspace to thinking about board games and the ghosts who play them. :D
Since 2010 I've been happily esconced in the fandom for Inception, which is an unlikely fandom to have survived this long because it's a film fandom, and film fandoms tend to have very small fandoms and very short afterlives. For whatever reason, luckily for us, Inception fandom has been the exception, and is still going strong as a mid-sized fandom nearly two years later. Still, it's inevitable that there's been a decline in size over the years as people move on, and in a fandom whose largeness was always a surprise, it's impossible not to notice the change. Which brings me to my second reason–watching fannish drift occur in my current fandom, and the accompanying experience of feeling overwhelmed by the current "trendy" fandoms.
As far as western fandoms go, I seem to be a bit of a strange bird because while I've dabbled in all kinds of fandoms during down periods, I tend to be very fandom monogamous. Literally for the last two years I've read nothing but Inception fanfic, because it was all I wanted to read, and it's hard to get me to participate actively in multiple fandoms at once. I am, of course, aware of other fandoms and general fandom trends, but I don't really invest in them heavily when I'm pre-engaged. :) My experience with Japanese fandoms has been totally different, however: during the period I was most heavily involved in Japanese fandoms, I was involved in, or at least actively conversant in, several at once: Tenipuri, Hikago, Nobuta wo Produce, Death Note, J-pop and J-rock. There have been moments when I've engaged with western media this way (most notably every year at Yuletide) but I also think there's more of a culture, with western media fandoms, of movement from one fandom to another, rather than inhabiting multiple fandoms at once. I think that's why lately I'm experiencing more of a disconnect between fannish social platforms: on tumblr, where it's incredibly easy to reblog evidence of 20 different fandoms a day, fannish activity seems endlessly diverse; but in most other fandom corners I inhabit, the evidence for "active" fandoms–the fandoms people are talking about the most, the fandoms people are actively engaging in–seems largely confined to a handful at the moment: primarily, of course, Avengers, but also Teen Wolf, Sherlock, and hockey RPF.
Of course, the active fandoms I've just listed all have a white male bromance at their center, and many fans talk about this trend of movement between fandoms as being linked to the constant desire to seek out endless repetitions of this dynamic.* You might hear this phenomenon termed "Migratory Slash Fandom" or "Random Militant Slashers." I have incredibly mixed feelings about this, honestly. I think it's a very valid depiction of how many western media fans respond to canons, and a valid depiction of what kind of canons gain fan followings quickly. But I also think it's a) sexist, because it's usually used as a way to judge other female fans for doing fandom wrong, and b) limiting, because it presupposes that the only reason for fannish drift–for this movement from fandom to fandom–is because the fans are just moving around in search of more hot white guys to ship.
(Though for today, at least, the popular pairing seems to be F/F. I am speaking of Creamsicle, everyone's new favorite OTP created in under 24 hours entirely from an unlikely internet meme!)
(Source = Tumblr, possible (?) credit to whileothersreap)
I'll use my own fandom as an example: Inception fandom primarily revolves around the Arthur/Eames ship, which is a relationship between two characters who have literally three minutes of total screentime together. But they fit the formula for what pulls in the Random Militant Slashers completely: hot white guys, banter, easy chemistry, and: voila! Instantly popular fandom. But is that all there is to it? As I've said earlier, everyone was surprised by Inception's popularity, and two years later, no one expected the fandom would still be this active, much less thriving. To me, that's all the credit to the incredible possibilities the film gives us for worldbuilding and creation and literally endless interpretations of the canon universe and its alternatives. In other words, Arthur and Eames may arguably be cardboard stock characters dropped into a heist film ensemble, but if everything else about the film weren't so compelling, none of us would be writing fics for it.
Still, when I see people moving on from Inception fandom predictably moving into other fandoms where the "two white guys + banter" phenomenon holds sway, I wonder what a more accurate set of criterion is for what pulls people from one fandom to the next, or if maybe there just isn't one.
So tell me, MB: in your experience, what creates fannish drift? What draws you to a fandom initially and what keeps you there? Does it change over time, or does it change with every fandom? Is it easier to be in lots of fandoms at once or to devote yourself just to one until you're done with it, then move on? Is there a culture divide in how we perceive fannish movement between Eastern and Western fandoms? I have no idea. But as I've already said, I'm an odd bird.
(Then again, I might just spend the rest of my day writing Normal Girl/Other-Girl-san~.)
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Tomasz Bernard Peta (russo: Томаш Бернард Пэта) (Inowrocław, Polônia, 20 de agosto de 1951) é o atual Arcebispo Católico da Arquidiocese Metropolitana de Santa Maria, na cidade de Astana, e Presidente da Conferência Episcopal do Cazaquistão desde 19 de maio de 2003. Ele fala os idiomas polonês, russo e cazaque e é cidadão do Cazaquistão.

Sacerdócio

Em 5 de junho de 1976, foi ordenado sacerdote pela diocese de Gniezno. Ele começou seu trabalho no Cazaquistão em 21 de agosto de 1990 na paróquia de Maria - Rainha da Paz no vilarejo de Lakeside Tayynshinsky, região do Norte do Cazaquistão. Em 6 de agosto de 1999, o Papa João Paulo II o nomeou Administrador Apostólico em Astana. Em 19 de março de 2001, por decisão da Santa Sé, Peta foi ordenado bispo. Em 17 de maio de 2003, o Papa elevou a Administração Apostólica em Astana ao nível de Arquidiocese intitulada Arquidiocese de Santa Maria em Astana. Então, em 16 de junho de 2003, Tomasz Peta foi nomeado   Arcebispo da Arquidiocese Metropolitana de Santa Maria em Astana. Em 19 de maio de 2003, foi eleito Presidente da Conferência dos Bispos do Cazaquistão. Em 1º de abril de 2008, o Papa Bento XVI ingressou Tomasz Peta na Congregação para o Clero.

Declaração de Verdades

Em 10 de junho de 2019, Peta, junto com os cardeais Raymond Leo Burke e Jānis Pujats, além do bispo auxiliar de Astana Athanasius Schneider e do arcebispo de Kazach, Jan Paul Lenga, publicou uma "Declaração das Verdades" de 40 pontos alegando reafirmar o ensino tradicional da Igreja. Os bispos escreveram que tal declaração era necessária em uma época de "confusão doutrinária e desorientação quase universal". Passagens específicas na declaração estão implicitamente relacionadas a vários escritos do Papa Francisco. A declaração afirma que "a religião nascida da fé em Jesus Cristo" é a "única religião positivamente desejada por Deus", aparentemente aludindo a um documento assinado pelo Papa Francisco em 4 de fevereiro denominado "Fraternidade Humana" que afirmava que a "diversidade das religiões é querido por Deus". Após as recentes mudanças no Catecismo para se opor à pena de morte, a declaração afirma que a Igreja "não errou" ao ensinar que as autoridades civis podem "legalmente exercer a pena de morte" quando for "verdadeiramente necessário" e para preservar a "ordem justa das sociedades".

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Smith County Superintendent of Schools, then as Tennessee's Secretary of Labor.
told the story of his life. He died a good man.
CDs. The Gores have a total of four children: Karenna, Kristin, Sarah, and Albert.
presidents. For his image, Gore has a reputation of being a solid, loyal family man.
usually wants it his way, and when he makes a decision he rarely reverses himself.
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Electric Everything!
In the grand scheme of energy use, electricity plays a small – but important – part.
What if we used electricity more? What if we used electricity to power everything?
OUR ENERGY USE
Heating and transport are the biggest users of energy not only in the UK, but worldwide. From the heating and cooling of our homes and our food, to transporting us round in cars, ships and planes.
Heating and transport together are responsible for around half the greenhouse gases produced in the UK, which means they are having a massive effect on our environment. They also use the largest amounts of energy, mostly through oil and gas.
Could we replace the huge amounts of gas and oil we currently rely on to fuel our heating and transport with electricity?
Let's look at what making heating and transport electric would look like.
ELECTRIC TRANSPORT
You might have seen electric cars in your neighbourhood or city centre, plugged into charging stations.
Using electricity for our transport would help us meet renewables targets that have been set in order to fight climate change. It would also help reduce air pollution caused by transport run on diesel and petrol.
Roadside electric car charging is still relatively rare around the UK.
However, electric transport in general isn't as widespread as it could be in the future.
There are a number of reasons for this:
There is not enough infrastructure available around the UK at the moment. Charging stations like those mentioned above are not very common, especially in rural areas, so it can be difficult to charge your car when needed.
Electric cars are becoming more efficient, but so far, there is not the same technology to support bigger vehicles like buses and lorries. These vehicles can't go as far on electricity as they can on oil (diesel and petrol) or gas.
It's not all bad though; electric transport does have some interesting challenges in the future that could see owners making the most of low electricity demand at night to charge their cars for less money, or even futuristic charging lanes that charge the car's battery when you're on the move!
Speaking of batteries, the type used in electric vehicles can be recycled once they are no longer fit for use in powering cars, etc. meaning they can be used to store electricity for the home.
Today, around 84% of our heating is provided by natural gas. The rest is made up of electric storage heaters or using oil, LPG (liquid petroleum gas) or in some cases, biomass and coal, as the fuel.
One way of electrifying heating is to use heat pumps.
Electric heating.
Heat pumps move heat around to where it is needed most; taking heat from underground or the environment, and transferring it through pipes filled with fluid so that it can be used in homes and other buildings.
Changing heating around the UK to heat pumps and other electrical methods would require a lot of investment and cost for both consumers and industry.
Again, new infrastructure would be needed in the form of transmission lines, new boilers and upgraded underground networks to make sure everyone has access to heat for their homes and businesses.
Costs would be higher still, as one unit of electricity costs three times as much as one unit of natural gas.
At its highest, electricity demand in the UK is six times less than the highest heating demand in winter. The increase in changing this amount of heating from gas to electricity would require the equivalent of 30 more nuclear power stations than we currently have in the UK.
During the summer months when not as much heat is required, this extra energy would not be needed.
It's clear we need to be more sustainable in the two areas that use the most energy; transport and heating.
However, the options that we currently have cause problems in other parts of the energy trilemma; affordability and security.
While electricity can be secure, as we have many different ways of generating it from a mix of different sources, the large increase that would be needed to replace the oil and gas we currently use for heating and transport is something to consider.
The investment needed to change the current infrastructure we have to move electricity around the country, as well as the appliances that would need changed in every home and building, would mean higher prices for customers.
A diverse energy mix of our current sources of energy is needed, along with innovation in new sustainable and low carbon alternatives.
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When most people are late to work, it's because the kids got sick, the traffic was terrible or the alarm clock mysteriously failed.
Sometimes, though, a fox stole your keys, the governor called or your cat had the hiccups.
CareerBuilder.com asked employers to list the most outrageous excuses heard from tardy employees, and while only some are true, the employees' gall is always amusing.
8. Employee said he wasn't late because he had no intention of getting to work before 9:00 a.m. (his start time was 8:00 a.m.).
6. Employee claimed a fox stole her keys.
2. Employee thought she had won the lottery (but didn't).
What are the worst excuses you've ever heard (or used)? Add your own to the list by commenting below.


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Daichi Takenaka and Shuya Kamikubo both dominated their opponents at ONE: Clash of Legends on Saturday. They both suffered bad cuts, but while the latter secured a one-sided decision victory, the former was handed his first defeat.
Takenaka can consider himself extremely unfortunate as it was the doctor who ultimately ended his undefeated streak. Mark Abelardo turned the fight around with a third-round elbow that caused a cut so serious that the Japanese bantamweight was not allowed to continue.
Takenaka was relentless in pursuit of the takedown and Abelardo spent the latter stages of the second stanza defending rear-naked choke attempts. At the start of the third, the New Zealander fired off an elbow from close quarters as his opponent looked to instigate a clinch.
The Japanese fighter eventually secured his takedown and seemed to be cruising to a decision win. However, blood was pouring from his face and the referee decided the fight could not be allowed to continue until the doctor had taken a look.
The damage was deemed too serious and Takenaka saw his undefeated record evaporate. For Abelardo, it was elation. He will feel that the years of training Muay Thai at the Fairtex Gym in Pattaya paid dividends in that third round.
Abelardo improves to 18-5 and has now won five in a row. Takenaka drops to 11-1-1. Given the slightly unsatisfactory way in which the outcome was decided, though, ONE Championship matchmakers might feel a rematch is called for.
In the other big bantamweight fight on the card, Shuya Kamikubo was cut at the very start of the fight by Dae Hwan Kim. The Japanese wrestler ate a back elbow while working for a takedown in the corner of the ring and the blood began to flow freely.
It would prove to be Kim's best moment. He spent the remainder of the three rounds either defending takedown attempts or on his back as Kamikubo worked relentlessly to put the Korean down and keep him down.
The Japanese fighter landed a few knees to the head in the second stanza and was constantly working to improve his position. It made for a very one sided fight and Kamikubo was the clear winner with all three judges seeing it in his favor.
He improves to 10-1-1, while Kim drops to 14-4-1.
Kevin Belingon defends his bantamweight belt against Bibiano Fernandes next month, but both Abelardo and Kamikubo are clearly in the title mix after their wins in Bangkok.
The ONE: Clash of Legends main event featured Nong-O Gaiyanghadao winning a unanimous decision over Han Zi Hao for the inaugural ONE bantamweight Muay Thai title. Kongsak PKSaenchaigym earned a split decision over Alaverdi Ramazanov in the co-main event, which was also a Muay Thai rules bout.
ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship bout: Nong-O Gaiyanghadao defeats Han Zi Hao by Unanimous Decision (UD) after 5 rounds.


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In this 15th episode of Red Shoes Talks, the vacation rental and short-term rental podcast, Simon Lehmann is joined by Emmanuel Lavoie, CEO of Jetstream Hospitality Solutions, the all-in-one platform for owners, managers and developers of multi-unit, short-term rental properties to maximize revenues and realize opportunities .
In this episode Simon and Emmanuel talk about scaling multi-unit owners and operators while being mindful of costs, especially fixed costs; how to grow revenues while preserving profits and how to expand mindfully.
Our guest today: Emmanuel Lavoie of Jetstream Hospitality Solutions
A real estate pioneer and serial entrepreneur of 17+ years, Emmanuel is now the CEO of Jetstream Hospitality Solutions, having taken the helm after leading the firm's operations as COO for almost 4 years.
Versed in the short-term rental and vacation rental industry thanks to his previous experience as co-owner and COO of Leavetown Vacations, he is no stranger to the housing market in general. Je started his career co-founding BlueGreen Living Communities in his hometown of Kelowna, B.C., Canada to develop ecologically responsible housing together with a LEED-certified architect, before launching his mechanical engineering and sustainability consultancy firm Reevolution.
When he successfully sold the firm to Rocky Point, a leading regional consultancy , he became a principal and helped grow the company to 60+ staff over 7 locations, before joining Leavetown 3 years later.
A fonding teammate of TEDxKelowna and a former Board Member of the International Living Future Institute, Emmanuel is a charismatic leader always on the look out for the newest changes in the market.
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Massey to attend National Sheriffs' Institute training
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Logan County Sheriff Jason W. Massey announced last week via the LCSO Facebook last week that he has been accepted as one of 30 first-term Sheriffs nationwide to the National Sheriffs' Institute in Aurora, Colo. in April.
The Institute is a federally-funded, one-week school which is co-sponsored by the National Sheriffs' Association and the National Institute of Corrections. All travel, lodging, and food costs are paid for by the Institute, Massey said in his statement.
Massey said he applied for the appointment because when he was with the Saline County Sheriff's Office his boss then was selected for the program and Massey knew if ever given the chance he would like to attend as well.
"I guess I was fortunate," the sheriff said of the selection process."
The National Sheriffs' Institute is the only executive leadership program developed specifically for sheriffs and has been presented since the 1970s. The NSI presents an ideal opportunity for first-term sheriffs to focus on their leadership role.
"They told us don't plan on doing much. Your time will be devoted to class," said Massey. "And they bring in people for all over the country to speak."
According to Massey's Facebook post, during class time, they will concentrate on that leadership role and discuss concepts that are fundamental to effective leadership.
There is little free time during the school with many of the classes also in the evening.
Specifically, according to a National Sheriff's Association webpage, the training is geared toward:
• Providing the sheriff with a greater understanding of his/her role as a community leader.
* Providing the sheriff opportunities to assess and evaluate leadership styles and skills in the areas of bargaining, interpersonal communications, and personnel management.
• Understanding how organization ethics assist in managing staff; to familiarize the sheriff with key legal issues that impact on the office of the executive leader.
• Providing the sheriff with an understanding of the media and how to effectively communicate and work with the media.
• And overall, providing the sheriff with the administrative oversight necessary to effectively manage all areas of responsibility.
Actually, the work for the program started last week.
Massey said there were four sets of questions he had to complete online after he was accepted into the program.
"They had us do these personal assessments to really focus on your management style so they cans single you out and say what you need to focus on," said Massey.


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Angelica Salado, Senior Research Analyst provides insight on food and drink trends in Brazil.
How do you interpret the innovation movement of the last few years in Brazil?
Healthfulness and convenience are the main innovation drivers of the food and beverage industry. In relation to food, snacks, together with dairy products and ready meals, is presenting the major innovations, and the main ones are being introduced by small and regional players. In non-alcoholic beverages, on the other hand, there have not been many changes in the last two years. What we have seen lately is the introduction of new flavours in pre-existing categories.
Which food categories presented more launches on the previous year? Which were able to maintain their sales in the market amid the economic recession?
The food industry was able to keep moving somehow in relation to launches. Snacks was repositioned and launched new products to the market. We highlight the root snacks, like cassava, beet and potato chips that bring a healthier positioning to the category. Some niche initiatives also gained the spotlight, with the introduction of the tapioca bar, a really trendy product at the moment, and 'trail mixes' as well, which are a mix of nuts and dry fruits that also have a positioning related to healthfulness and convenience.
Were any food and beverage categories able to conquer new markets? If so, which ones?
We always say that a crisis forces people out of inertia. Therefore, consumers begin to try products that they considered of low value added and, sometimes, they like the product and don't go back to the consumption pattern they had pre-crisis.
There was also movement in products offered in smaller packages. This is the case of chocolate, which presented a decline in the preference for tablets and bigger bars and a rise in indulgence products, like Kit Kat and Lacta5Star, for instance. These products offer a new consumption experience and different textures and flavours, like for instance, with the launch of Bis Oreo.
With the economic crisis, the social classes that were gaining purchasing power saw this greatly reduced. What is the situation of products that had been profiting from the lower social classes?
The population is more rational about the products they really need and those that they cannot leave behind. Categories considered superfluous and not essential, like chocolate confectionery and energy drinks, which had been growing strongly in recent years, were the most affected by the crisis. Consumers took these kinds of products out of their baskets or opted for cheaper brands, resulting in a drop in value sales.
We have been seeing two trends relating to product packaging. On one hand, there has been a rise in demand for individual pack sizes of up to 500ml, which satisfy the need to consume on-the-go, especially among products that are sporadically consumed. On the other hand, the 'family size' packages, of more than 1.5-litres, have also grown, especially among products consumed more frequently, like carbonates and water.
Compared to other markets, has the food and beverage industry suffered less because it comprises essential products?
The food and beverage industry has suffered less than other markets considered less essential. This is evident in the following numbers: the increase in the value of packaged food and non-alcoholic drinks between 2015 and 2016 was 9% and 7%, respectively. While sales of electronics and electrical appliances declined 3% and 10%, respectively, during the same period.
Packaged food has been growing in Brazil with the offer of products that promote healthfulness. Given that many of those products are more expensive, was there a decrease in demand due to economic recession?
Over the last five years, the value sales of the Health and Wellness industry has grown at an average rate of 12% in current terms. In 2016, there was a slowdown, but its appeal was not lost, so health and wellness presented a good performance in Brazil even during the crisis. In 2016, this market moved BRL93.6 billion, and 67% of this gain came from healthy food.
Euromonitor International estimates that this industry will see a value CAGR of 4% at constant 2017 prices, to 2021. This will be crucial to making these kinds of products more accessible to the population as a whole. As demand grows, big companies will be able to produce on a larger scale, reducing the cost of products that, although trendy right now, are still niche due to higher costs.
To conclude, how do you summarise the current Brazilian food and beverages industry?
The current Brazilian crisis has led to a slowdown and even a retraction in the volume growth of many categories, mainly among those that are not considered priorities, like chocolate and sugar confectionery. Despite this negative situation, packaged food reached BRL309 billion in 2016, with sales growth of 1% on the previous year. Non-alcoholic beverages has retained its fifth place globally, reaching BRL91 billion in 2016 in retail sales, which is actual growth of 7% when compared to the previous year; still a poorer performance compared to the double-digit growth seen pre-2014.
This growth in revenue during an agitated period was caused by many factors, such as rising prices and sales of premium products, but mainly by producers' and retailers' promotional activity and marketing efforts to stimulate consumption even during a period when the purchasing power of consumers has decreased.
Nathalia Ariza, Communications Executive at Euromonitor São Paulo, also collaborated on this piece.


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The Best of Whatever—Mike Maclean
Okay, let's get this out of the way. I'm well aware that the previous contributors to this blog admire the works of (INSERT fancy-pants literary types HERE) with their searing portrayals of the modern human condition, shedding light on man's innate, Freudian propensity towards self-deconstruction. But admit it, sometimes don't you just want to sit back and watch monsters eat some people?
For those of you who screamed, "HELL YEAH," I give you my top ten Syfy original movie moments (In no particular order).
Full disclosure: I worked on two of these and considered recusing myself from the candidates, but then realized no one gives a crap.
Sharktopus (2010): Easily the most memorable scene in the film. A swimsuit-clad chick becomes a human metaphor when she hangs like bait for Sharktopus to chomp, striking a blow for fish-kind everywhere. http://www.facebook.com/l/3462eq3Y5OJbSRl5nDyu86z3rkg;www.fancast.com/tv/Sharktopus/106799/1592253468/Bungee-Jump---Sharktopus/videos?cmpid=syn_rss
Ice Spiders (2007): When faced with the threat of massive blood-thirsty spiders, one should…
a. Die gruesomely.
b. Cower behind a sofa cushion like an eight year-old girl.
c. Beat said spider to death then make a lame joke, disregarding the fact that two people just died gruesomely in front of you.
http://www.facebook.com/l/3462eOxXRVu2_0xAb2njgz0I4Ng;www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM25VV_Aq5E
Alien Apocalypse (2005): Because no list of B-movies would be complete without an appearance from Bruce Campbell. http://www.facebook.com/l/3462evB-XFzHvF2hoY4o-e3AoTA;www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEBTPZP0hro&feature=related
Mega Piranha (2010): If jazzercise just isn't cutting it anymore…
http://www.facebook.com/l/3462e70AAe8L8DcUXjz6r_BjHtw;www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mMEDRdcMeo&NR=1
Dinocroc (2004): Now let's get this straight—I get no joy out of witnessing violence towards children. I wish Dinocroc had gone after a bimbo or frat boy instead. Still, there is no denying this scene's genuine intensity (a rare commodity among the cheese-infused Syfy films). And given the budget of these flicks (very, very low), it's damn well produced. http://www.facebook.com/l/3462efniSvwNbIU1RPX3KyMFcsg;www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_y0hyDIJWo
Dinocroc vs. Supergator (2010): Raise you hand if you'd like to see a douche-bag movie producer brutally chomped to death by a giant, mutant crocodile (the bottom clip). This scene pisses me off because it's my favorite part of the movie, and I had absolutely nothing to do with it. http://www.facebook.com/l/3462eIyGS8aNHBCbCGUGi599sYQ;blastr.com/2010/06/3-must-see-scenes-from-di.php
Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002): If anyone badmouths the CGI on Sharktopus, I just show them this clip. I love the jet-ski guy's evil, sneering laugh. Pure golden cheese. http://www.facebook.com/l/3462eSQAngAd6gZHf3O4cm6LMHQ;www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nzd0R_OeOc&NR=1
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009): Wait a second. I got anal probed from the TSA for this!!!
http://www.facebook.com/l/3462eha5mL1e1__uEogKXB6nzeA;www.youtube.com/watch?v=I16_8l0yS-g&feature=related
Mega Snake (2007): Lot of "Mega" going on in the Syfy world. My favorite from this gem is the scene where the guy gets chomped on the sofa while watching Mansquito. Is it me, or does he actually scream "Oh, ho, ho, ho," as his head is being devoured?
http://www.facebook.com/l/3462eWjK4O0xH2gAEJ2F5QC7uxA;www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyT9rOTy9Tc&feature=related
I couldn't find another good one, so here is my favorite scene from Seinfeld. http://www.facebook.com/l/3462eHPRHerk7mrD3lt_niVAj9g;www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwinnODU0yo&feature=related
Cheers and happy New Year!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mike MacLean wrote the Syfy original movie Sharktopus and co-wrote Dinocroc vs. Supergator. In addition, his short crime fiction has appeared in The Best American Mystery Stories, Thuglit: Hardcore Hardboiled, and The Deadly Bride. Teaching high school by day, Mike lives in Tempe, Arizona with his wonderful wife and daughter. Visit him online at http://www.facebook.com/l/3462eLTjeRnQmQ4V8wmmjKZ35QQ;www.mikemaclean.net.
Labels: Alien Apocalypse, Dinocroc, Dinocroc vs. Supergator, Ice Spiders, Mega Piranha, Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, Mega Snake, Shark Attack 3: Megalodon, Sharktopus, Syfy
Paul D. Brazill December 27, 2010 at 2:43 AM
Now that is a list! Apart from number one, all new to me, including the Sienfield
Peter Farris December 27, 2010 at 7:07 AM
That was an amazing list. And I think "jump the Sharktopus" should become an idiom we all use daily. And Mike should copyright it.
Mike MacLean December 27, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Thanks guys. Does the humor of Seinfeld translate well? I'm sure the cheesy clips do. Cheese is cheese in any language.
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Crimefactory volume 1 was originally established in 2000 by the legendary David Honeybone. Volume 1 sadly came to a close in 2003.
In 2009, Melbourne based writers Cameron Ashley and Liam Jose, and Arizona based writer Keith Rawson resurected Crimefactory volume 2!
Since re-establishing the magazine, Crimefactory has become the foremost publication of Noir and Hard-boiled crime fiction, publishing both new and established writers.
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Wiener Börse AG – giełda papierów wartościowych w Wiedniu.

Indeksy
Na giełdzie wiedeńskiej jest notowanych szereg indeksów, między innymi indeksy wschodnioeuropejskie CEE, znane jako indeksy CECE.
 jako najważniejszy jest uznawany indeks austriacki ATX,
 indeksy obliczane na podstawie kursów akcji są prowadzone dla Czech CEE, Węgier HTX i Polski PTX, oraz całego regionu CECE,
 istotny jest indeks dotyczący akcji rosyjskich RTX,
 nowym produktem jest indeks NTX New Europe Blue Chip Index,
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Bibliografia
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Shotgun Reviews are an open forum where we invite the international art community to contribute timely, short-format responses to an exhibition or event. If you are interested in submitting a Shotgun Review, please click this link for more information. In this Shotgun Review, Nicole Lane reviews Jillian Mayer: Touchers at Aspect/Ratio in Chicago.
Jillian Mayer. 34.11° N, -118.26° W at 53' Inches, 2015; photograph printed on fabric; 46.2 x 26 in. Courtesy of the Artist, Aspect/Ratio Chicago, and David Castillo, Miami.
Jillian Mayer's first solo exhibition in Chicago, Touchers, features two photographic works and a video installation that satirically probe the loss of identity in the digital age. Social media has informed, for most of us, our daily routines as well as our identities. By recognizing—and often succumbing to—the desires of being something we aren't, or something slightly refined, Mayer playfully analyzes certain notions of human vs. machine within technology.
As a viewer, I'm familiar with the stylistic artifice in Mayer's previous works, including 400 Nudes (2015), #Postmodem (2013), Scenic Jogging (2010), and How My Best Friend Died (2011). Her interest in questioning and exploring verisimilitude and physicality are themes continued in the two thermochromic transfers: 34.11° N, -118.26° W at 53' Inches (2015) on fabric, and 25.84° N, -80.17° W at 65' Inches (2015) on plexiglass. Created by a change in surface temperature caused by contact with the material, the thermochromic images retain a vague semblance of human form—the artist's handprint. However, the multistage, mechanized fabrication process required to transfer these images onto another substrate adds higher orders of complexity and produces a dissociative effect aimed to distance the viewer from the human component of the work.
A monitor located in the adjacent gallery space depicts Mayer lip-syncing a pop song. A single chair is positioned in front of the monitor for an individual viewing experience. The light from a multicolored LED party strobe situated above the monitor cascades across the screen and highlights Mayer's face as she sings to her digital audience. The work, analogous to the exhibition, is entitled Touchers (2015). On the left side of the screen, Mayer is present by webcam, and to the right of the screen, a chat-room dialogue with messages in blue text, both from anonymous and registered users. The comments ("I love you"; "Take it off") appear desperate, often humorous, and collectively absurd. While the chat-room messages are sent from real people, their identities are abstract and their true selves are lost in translation.
The Miami artist's oeuvre engages with the problematic topic of the digital age by lauding its connectedness and questioning its morality. The exhibition is conclusively a discussion about the determinacy of one's identity in digital culture, and provokes thoughts of legitimacy and authenticity. It also spans the spectrum of Mayer's ontology and specifically the boundaries of mechanization that currently challenge connotations of self-identity and human vs. machine interaction. The body of work adds to the discourse surrounding the human condition existing in conjunction with the current and emerging technological trends. Mayer seeks to rectify general humanistic inquiries that are embossed in the perpetuity of modernity.
Touchers is on view at Aspect/Ratio in Chicago through July 11, 2015.
S. Nicole Lane is an artist and writer living in Chicago.


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Knowledge is empowerment – this leading sustainable agriculture course has enlightened thousands of trainees globally over 18 years.
The Certificate in Nutrition Farming® is essential training for food producers seeking a more profitable, productive and regenerative approach to farming. This nationally-recognised qualification teaches innovative, cutting-edge strategies to improve the health of your farm, your garden, your planet and yourself.
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The Certificate in Nutrition Farming® involves a 300-page manual and five online exams covering Mineral Management, Microbe Management, Plant Management, Pest Management and Human Health Management. At the completion of the training and exams, attendees receive a Certificate that has become a sought-after, CV-worthy qualification across the globe.
In this module, you will discover the key factors and ratios that will turn your soil test into an invaluable guideline for action. We have identified six key mineral ratios that determine production and profitability. Your progress involves gradually improving these ratios. You will understand the critical importance of calcium, the trucker of all minerals and the significance of the calcium synergists, silica and boron.
NPK management is considered in-depth to ensure maximum efficiency and sustainability with these core inputs. The roles, relationships and appropriate inputs of sulfur and magnesium are explained and the multiple benefits of trace mineral nutrition are comprehensively detailed.
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At this point, we are evaluating our mineral and microbe management and effectively asking the plant what it wants. Here, you will become aware of "the big four" minerals that should be maintained at luxury levels on a leaf test in order to boost quality and yield. You will understand the benefits and mechanics of seed treatment and liquid injection at planting. The timing, interpretation and nutrient relationships associated with leaf testing will be considered in depth. You will also gain an understanding of natural plant growth promotants and core biological inputs such as humic acid, fulvic acid and kelp.
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Graduates of the certificate course become members of the Nutrition Farming® Network, a rapidly growing, international body of advanced farmers who can share results and group problem-solve. This group also receives a weekly blog from NTS CEO, Graeme Sait, updating new findings in soil health, human health and planetary health.
This module represents the essence of the biologically-based Nutrition Farming® approach. Here, you will discover the fascinating world of the hidden workforce that often determines the profitability of your farming enterprise.
You will learn the importance of maintaining biological balance in the soil foodweb to increase the efficiency of fertilisers and reduce the need for increasingly expensive farm chemicals. You will understand the many benefits of microbial inoculums and you will acquire the relevant production techniques for these inexpensive, living fertilisers. You will also acquire invaluable knowledge about composting, soil-life protection and the inputs that feed and nurture your microbe workforce.
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A: Using :named form for the parameters (?-form also works of course), simplest way to do what you want is to use a FROM and JOIN in your UPDATE -- something like (depending on some details you haven't provided):
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[Recruited by the LAPD?]
One woman's lunch with L.A.'s finest
By Skylaire Alfvegren
Festive blue balloons courtesy of the Los Angeles Police Department adorned the main escalator of the Staples Center Saturday afternoon,
as potential recruits filed into a hiring seminar with a twist: free lunch and tickets to our own Arena Football League team, the L.A Avengers.
In a Staples Center conference room whose most significant decorative element is a giant Wachovia logo,
a jumbo flat-screen monitor played motivational videos featuring beaming SWAT members ("I just wanted to go where the action is"),
bicycle cops performing extreme tricks, the LAPD's funny car barreling down a track and officers engaged in various neighborhood-friendly activities.
A hiring bonanza is under way, what with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's promise to "grow" the agency by 1,000 officers this fiscal year. Over the past three years, the LAPD has added nearly 1,500 cops, but at the same time, as salt-'n'-pepper-haired Captain Joe Mariani noted, attrition rates are high.
"Five-hundred-and-fifty-four people are retiring this year. I need you! We're not looking for perfect people," he emphasized. "We hire approximately one out of nine that go through the selection process."
After filling out a preliminary background check during lunch, I took to the complimentary roasted-vegetable panini like a cop takes to aviators. But then I realized I'd filled out one of the forms incorrectly, and got busted for the pocketknife dangling from my key chain. Suddenly, the captain held up my messenger bag, resplendent with the words "Science Fiction" and an anime boy-bot.
"We were going to call in the bomb squad," he chuckled, as I sheepishly realized I was going to have to come clean about my past drug use and drunken arrests if I was to go the distance with the LAPD.
The mood of joviality continued. "The sheriffs won't feed you like this! And forget football tickets!"
The closest competitor to the LAPD is hiring a scant 100 new recruits, but the Sheriff's Department scored big time as one of the few recipients of increased cash as outlined by the ragged new county budget. Forget schools or art — public outrage may have prevented $1.5 million from being slashed from our libraries' budget, but only the Sheriff's Department (and its in-custody medical facilities), the mental health department and gang intervention will receive substantial increases in funding this fiscal year.
"I came to the academy straight out of high school," remarked one sergeant. "I've never had a dull moment. I worked undercover buying drugs, buying guns ...and I spent five years in the gang unit in South Central. I didn't want to spend five, six years working the jails, like you do with the sheriffs." Each of the county's 19 patrol divisions feature a gang unit, as will the two new divisions being built at press time (Topanga and Olympic).
As a longstanding anti-authoritarian, unrepentant bohemian and countercultural gal-about-town, I have never been a big fan of the po' po', yet I've found myself oddly attracted to my potential new career.
Turns out, I meet the minimum requirements: I'm over 20½ years old. I am a U.S. citizen. I have no felony convictions. I am in decent physical shape. And I believe I have, to a degree, "a background suitable to be a police officer."
The LAPD is searching for "well-rounded people with integrity," and if you fudge your background, it'll all come out in the polygraph test. Most recruits, Mariani says, face "hiccups and speed bumps. Did you smoke marijuana five times 10 years ago? Be honest."
Granted, the seven-step hiring process is impressively thorough, as the PowerPoint presentation outlined. On Saturday, I completed step one: three essay questions on my life experience, integrity and past. From there, recruits must pass physical aptitude tests, a background investigation, medical and psychological evaluations and an interview.
"The psych test is a lot of fun," noted one sergeant. Once deemed sane, a recruit need only wait for certification and a call from the academy. "Can you start Monday?" he guffawed.
Once accepted, recruits are paid a starting salary of $58,522, more if they have any kind of college credit (while receiving 18 credits once they've completed training). In the academy, one learns all kinds of useful life skills: Spanish, firearms training, human relations, tactics.
"You'll be in the best shape of your life," noted another sergeant.
After the academy, it's on to field training and then a crack at one of the 251 careers the force has to offer. Working three 12-hour shifts, one could go back to school, with the LAPD reimbursing tuition. If you come from the military and are deployed, the LAPD will continue to pay your salary. And new hires receive 28 days of paid vacation annually. They want their people happy, because, as Mariani said, "It's a high-stress job. You're going to get yelled at."
And they want their people sane. After 18 months of service, you can look into learning to pilot a helicopter, entering SWAT, joining undercover investigations or becoming a detective. Picturing myself as more Police Academy than Police Academy, I could see myself as the Fletch or Officer Zed of the LAPD.
With the start of the Avengers game drawing closer, I left my fellow recruits behind — I had tickets to see Iron Maiden.
"You're the architect of your own destiny," Mariani noted. But could mine include a badge and a gun?


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Roo Borson's Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida and Charles Simic's Selected Poems: 1963-2003 Win the 2005 Griffin Poetry Prize
TORONTO – June 2, 2005 – Roo Borson's Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida and Charles Simic's Selected Poems 1963-2003 are the Canadian and International winners of the fifth annual Griffin Poetry Prize. The C$100,000 Griffin Poetry Prize, the richest poetry prize in the world for a single volume of poetry, is divided between the two winners. The prize is for first edition books of poetry published in 2004.
International Winner Canadian Winner
Selected Poems: 1963-2003
Charles Simic
Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida
Roo Borson
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The awards event was hosted by Scott Griffin, founder of the prize, August Kleinzahler (International winner 2004) was the Emcee, with judges Simon Armitage and Erin Moure announcing the Canadian and International winners for 2005.
Scott Griffin proudly presents the 2005 Griffin Poetry Prize winners, Charles Simic and Roo Borson
Among the more than 300 guests celebrating the awards was the Guest of Honour, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada. In addition, poets, publishers and other literary luminaries attended the celebration which took place at The Stone Distillery, Toronto. The two winners will be invited to read at this year's Dublin Writers Festival on June 16th.
The judges for 2005 are the distinguished poets Simon Armitage (U.K.), Erin Moure (Canada) and Tomaz Salamun (Slovenia) who, between them, not only read 433 books of poetry from 12 countries, but selected poems from the shortlist to compile The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology: A Selection of the 2005 Shortlist, edited by Moure and published by the House of Anansi Press. Royalties generated from the anthologies, published annually, are donated to UNESCO's World Poetry Day. Copies of submitted poetry books are again being donated to Corrections Canada.
All shortlisted poets read excerpts from their books at a sold-out event at the MacMillan Theatre on June 1st, attended by more than 800 devotees. The Canadian 2005 Shortlist includes Roo Borson's Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida, George Bowering's Changing on the Fly and Don McKay's Camber. The International 2005 shortlisted books are Fanny Howe's On the Ground, Michael Symmons Roberts' Corpus, Matthew Rohrer's A Green Light and Charles Simic's Selected Poems: 1963-2003.
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