You can reach the city in 2 hours 27 minutes by train from London.
Hull is a historic city, so be sure to explore the Old Town, where you can take in Georgian and Edwardian architecture.
At the conserved Hepworth Arcade you can still shop at long-established local independents such as Dinsdale's joke shop, Fanthorpe's television store and Beasley's fashion emporium.
An icon in Hull's marina is The Deep, where the story of the world's oceans are told. Roam round the extensive exhibits of marine life, and see the sharks swim as you take a journey through the scenic elevator. Meet the Submarium's VIPs – very important penguins – as well as the mesmerising ocean-drifting jellyfish.
Trace the acclaimed poet Phillip Larkin's footsteps across Hull, where he lived and which greatly inspired his works. Stretching across the city, the Larkin Trail takes you on a tour of sites which link different aspects of his life and work.
Get familiar with Hull's nautical roots at the Maritime Museum. The history of the sea-faring city comes alive in the museum, which is housed in the beautiful Victorian Dock Offices in Queen Victoria Square; make sure to admire the architecture before you go inside!


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Q: Composer not updating Drupal Modules I am trying to update some Drupal modules using Composer.
When I run composer outdated "drupal\*" to see what updates are available, it shows a list of modules requiring an update.

But when I run composer update <module-name> --with-dependencies it gives me a memory allocation error.

If I run it with sudo (not recommended, I know. But trying everything.), it does nothing. No error reported. Nothing.

I have tried composer clearcache already but it didn't help any. What am I doing wrong? Why is this so?

A: you can try COMPOSER_MEMORY_LIMIT=-1 <module-name> --with-dependencies this lets composer use as much memory as needed.

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This entry was posted in Opinion, Personal and tagged Opinion, Personal, writing, Xojo Programming by Bob Keeney. Bookmark the permalink.
See, the problem is that re-recording simply for the sake of showing them in Xojo doesn't gain anything other than it being in Xojo. The content would be identical. Trust me when I say that an hour of video is close to ten hours of work (maybe less with a do-over) so from *my* perspective that's a lot of work for no gain. Make sense?
Although Bob is very good in teaching, I mostly fall asleep while watching video's. I prefer blogs and articles.
I really enjoy your blog and have been a long time reader. For me I am excited to read about your good and bad experiences; they have often been mine too, so I enjoy them vicariously. My next xojo project will be some IoT thing that will measure some bodly parameter via some wearable raspberry device and beep if it goes to high. I can't imagine programming that in any language than xojo. Keep up the good work. I enjoy reading your journey. And it gives me ideas for the future.
I used a Raspberry Pi and Xojo to create an electric kiln controller so my wife can have better control over her glass jewelry process. The app itself was disturbingly easy – the only hard part was interfacing with the analog to digital converter to read the thermocouple.
Eugene is a genius in writing books about programming.
Most of the time there is more than one way to skin … uhm … an apple (don't want to upset cat lovers). What I haven't seen yet is posts about approaching a specific problem, the alternatives, advantages and drawbacks, when to use what. Case in point: your ActiveRecord class. Love it. It's brilliant for easily accessing records, showing and editing single records. However using it slowed down my app to a crawl and made processing data impossible (20 hours plus for a dataset instead of 1 hour). Or people ask how to do zoom in a canvas, but nobody explains why this or that approach.
It needs an experienced developer to make informed decisions. I would love to read about how these decisions are made.
ah. yeah. ActiveRecord isn't ideal for intensive data processing – it's one of the known drawback. Seriously, if you want fast data processing do as much as possible in the database. If you're using a DB server figure out how to do Stored Procedures because even a poorly written SP will be faster than pulling all the data out, massaging it in an app, and writing it back to the server.
But that's a good topic.
What I'm doing is processing large text files (think millions of lines) and processing each line, breaking it up according to certain rules, and storing the bits in the database … so nothing the database could do instead of the app. The second step then is analyzing the data, and there I make heavy use of the database tools.
Thumbs up! I would like to read also about processing large Textfiles in a good and fast way. A Chunk Reading Tutorial would be nice, maybe in step, from beginners to experts. How can we optimize the memory usage while reading and parsing large Textfiles line by line without crashing our app or slow down our OS?
Write about work experience. Something interesting you run into, a problem you solved, a mess you fixed. How to not do something and how to do it better.
When I spend an hour working with a client on a problem, I'm trying to get something out of it. Some new notes for documentation to prevent anyone running into the same problem, some new example project to show others or a blog post about what to do better.
In a few of cases, I google for a problem and find an old blog post from myself.
Perhaps I can flesh those out into blog posts.
Hm…man. Graphics systems are *way* outside my comfort zone. I know next to nothing about OpenGL too.
But certainly talking about best practices with some example projects would be good.
I like to read and see about making input-fields save (accept only numbers, dot/point problems with different languages then accept currency's etc.) Change input-fields by cursor-keys and not by tab (Tab is a no go with cash programs). Accept Input-Field IBAN with automatic prove etc.
How to implemented the demo-App on a new Ubuntu-Web-Server as cgi-Script.
How to make a web-server save with xojo.
Use to work in a enterprise where a lot of data entry clerks entered invoices, cheques and all kinds of financial data and they had a numeric keypad with a tab and enter key and the rest numerals.
When they switched away from that software to one that used mice & pull down menus – a "nice" GUI – for input the data input rates plummeted. They had to more than double the data input clerks to get back to something even close to what they had previously.


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package com.dmdirc.util.collections;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Implements a "rolling list". A rolling list has a maximum capacity, and
 * removes the oldest elements from the list to maintain this capacity.
 *
 * @param <T> The type if items that this list contains
 */
public class RollingList<T> {

    /** The items in this rolling list. */
    private final List<T> items = new ArrayList<>();
    /** The maximum capacity of this list. */
    private final int capacity;
    /** Whether or not to add a fake empty item to the end of this list. */
    private final boolean addEmpty;
    /** This list's position pointer. */
    private int position;
    /** The "empty" item to be added. */
    private T empty;

    /**
     * Creates a new RollingList of the specified capacity.
     *
     * @param capacity The capacity of this list.
     */
    public RollingList(final int capacity) {
        this.capacity = capacity;
        this.addEmpty = false;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new RollingList of the specified capacity, with the specified
     * "empty" element appended to the end.
     *
     * @param capacity The capacity of this list.
     * @param empty The "empty" element to be added
     */
    public RollingList(final int capacity, final T empty) {
        this.capacity = capacity;
        this.addEmpty = true;
        this.empty = empty;
    }

    /**
     * Removes the specified element from this list.
     *
     * @param o The object to be removed from the list.
     * @return True if the list contained the specified element,
     * false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean remove(final T o) {
        return items.remove(o);
    }

    /**
     * Determines if this list is currently empty.
     *
     * @return True if the list is empty, false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean isEmpty() {
        return items.isEmpty();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the item at the specified index in this list.
     *
     * @param index The index to look up
     * @return The item at the specified index
     */
    public T get(final int index) {
        return items.get(index);
    }

    /**
     * Determines if this list contains the specified object.
     *
     * @param o The object to be checked
     * @return True if this list contains the item, false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean contains(final T o) {
        return items.contains(o);
    }

    /**
     * Clears all items from this list.
     */
    public void clear() {
        items.clear();
    }

    /**
     * Adds the specified item to this list. If the list has reached its
     * maximum capacity, this method will remove elements from the start of the
     * list until there is sufficient room for the new element.
     *
     * @param e The element to be added to the list.
     * @return True
     */
    public boolean add(final T e) {
        while (items.size() > capacity - 1) {
            items.remove(0);
            position--;
        }

        return items.add(e);
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the current position within the list.
     *
     * @return This list's positional pointer
     */
    public int getPosition() {
        return position;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the positional pointer of this list.
     *
     * @param position The new position
     */
    public void setPosition(final int position) {
        this.position = position;
    }

    /**
     * Determines if there is an element after the positional pointer of
     * the list.
     *
     * @return True if there is an element, false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean hasNext() {
        return items.size() > position + 1 || items.size() > position && addEmpty;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the element after the positional pointer of the list.
     *
     * @return The next element in the list
     */
    public T getNext() {
        if (items.size() > position + 1 || !addEmpty) {
            return get(++position);
        } else {
            position++;
            return empty;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Determines if there is an element befpre the positional pointer of
     * the list.
     *
     * @return True if there is an element, false otherwise.
     */
    public boolean hasPrevious() {
        return 0 < position;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the element before the positional pointer of the list.
     *
     * @return The previous element in the list
     */
    public T getPrevious() {
        return get(--position);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the positional pointer of this list to the end.
     */
    public void seekToEnd() {
        position = items.size();
    }

    /**
     * Sets the positional pointer of this list to the start.
     */
    public void seekToStart() {
        position = 0;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves a list of items that this rolling list contains.
     *
     * @return A list of items in this rolling list.
     */
    public List<T> getList() {
        return new ArrayList<>(items);
    }
}

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module RdsMoney
  extend ActiveSupport::Concern

  def display_money(amount)
    "#{currency}#{parse_money(amount)}"
  end

  def parse_money(amount)
    amount ||= 0
    sprintf "%.2f", amount
  end

  def currency
    self[:currency] || Setting[:default_currency]
  end

  module ClassMethods
    def define_display_money!(*args)
      args.each do |arg|
        define_method("display_#{arg}") do
          display_money( self.send(arg) )
        end
      end
    end
  end
end


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Nigeria 4 refineries will be back on stream by 2023 ~NNPC Chief
Nigeria said it will keep to the target date of 2023 for the four refineries to undergo revamping and running with the aim of ending fuel importation and crude oil swap with foreign refineries.
Chief executive of the state-run oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mele Kyari said the country will soon put an end to the oil-for-fuel swaps system after the revamping of the local refineries.
"Our plan is to deliver all of them (refineries) by 2023," Kyari said. He did not name any companies that have expressed interest in the upgrade and repair projects.
"Our banking partners are on top of this. It is a schedule we have agreed with our partners and we believe we can deliver on this," he said.
READ ALSO: Nigeria unemployment, poverty rate worsen by covid-19~Osinbajo
The oil-for-swap deals, in operation since 2016, provide virtually all Nigeria's gasoline and some of the diesel and jet fuel. NNPC exchanges around 300,000 barrels per day of oil for imported fuels.
Nigeria four refineries located in Kaduna, Warri, and Port Harcourt with a combined capacity to process 445,000 barrels per day are currently down and efforts are in top gear to revamp them and bring them back to life.
The refineries have for decades without regular maintenance or investment leaves Nigeria almost wholly reliant on imports for refined products. Nigeria closed its ailing oil refineries in April until they can be fixed.
NNPC Kyari told a virtual panel at the African Refiners & Distributors Association annual conference that while the swaps had saved the country roughly $1 billion a year, they could soon be scrapped.
"I don't see an extension of that process in the near future as we progress and transit into more production locally," he said.
Kyari said he expected NNPC's refineries to be fully revamped and running again by 2023. NNPC has said it will partner with private companies to upgrade the refineries and then run them as part of a drive to process its own oil and cut reliance on imported fuels.
Many Nigerians are banking on the quick completion of the 650,000 capacity private refineries being built in Lagos by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote slated for next year to bail the country out of fuel importation and conserve dollar.
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Start with the column on the extreme right. Compare the mortality rates in whites to Asians and Hispanics. The lower the number the lower the mortality rate. Note that Asian mortality is almost half that of whites and that of Hispanics 75% of whites. Only blacks had a higher mortality than whites. These differences are not explained by poverty, education, income, the presence of health insurance, or geography.
Compared to the rest of the developed world Hispanic Americans have a longer life expectancy. Asian Americans live, on average, five years longer than Japanese. The combined mortality of these two groups is the lowest in the world even though they are economically worse off than than the average American. See Eberstadt's Race, Class, Health. An explanation for these surprising findings is not in sight. A diligent search for it seems in order.
I fail to see why an explanation should be found. It would imply that we need equal opportunity mortality.
To me it will be interesting to know what the reason(s) may be if not related or explained by poverty, education, income, the presence of health insurance, or geography. The list for speculation is long and may never be accurately known. By the way, one important aspect that Northamerican medical research/studies fail and persist to insist is to categorize hispanics as a homogenous genetic entity. An Argentinian of german descent is by definition a hispanic as a Mexican of amerindian descent or a cuban of african ancestry, but of different genetic composition and environmental predisposition to disease, making in most of the times their research useless, as their initial understanding of this basic analysis is precarious.


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Teens Who Commit Crimes: What Can/Should Parents Do?
How do we know when normal teen acting-out is a preamble to something far more sinister? Is it our parental responsibility to expose our children's suspicious activity and turn them over to authorities, or do we defend and protect them at all costs?
Vivian Diller, Ph.D., Contributor
Psychologist and author, 'Face It'
11/05/2012 10:42am EST | Updated January 23, 2014
When Hurricane Sandy left families without power this week, some parents worried that dark streets and restless teenagers were a recipe for more disaster.
Even under normal circumstances, most teens push boundaries. They talk back, break curfew, lie and sometimes cheat and steal as they navigate their way into adulthood. But these behaviors are a far cry from the serious juvenile crimes that concern some parents -- and the kind that have recently hit the headlines.
How do we know when normal teen acting-out is a preamble to something far more sinister? Is it our parental responsibility to expose our children's suspicious activity and turn them over to authorities, or do we defend and protect them at all costs? Most important, are there things parents can -- and should -- do to avoid this dangerous trajectory, whether in stormy times or everyday life?
Those were among the challenging ethical questions that television host Michael Coren raised while interviewing me for CNN's Sun News. We were talking about the two moms who recently turned their children in after learning about their criminal behavior. One, Anita Saunders, a South Jersey mother of 15 and 17-year-old boys, provided information from a Facebook page that ultimately helped police find the body of Autumn Pasquale, a 12-year-old who had vanished while riding her bike. Allegedly, Autumn was strangled by one of the boys, her backpack and bike left in a dumpster near their home. The teens are now in custody.
Two days later, Mindy Sigg, a Colorado mother of a 17-year-old boy, turned in her son after he shared details about his involvement in the case of a missing 10-year-old girl, Jessica Ridgeway. According to police, Ms. Siggs said, "I made the phone call, and he turned himself in. That's all I have to say," breaking down in tears as she hung up the phone. The call resulted in her son's arrest for the murder of the young girl as well as the attempted abduction of a jogger earlier in the year.
Are they courageous mothers who decided to do the right thing? Or is this the ultimate maternal betrayal made by desperate parents? I responded to my interviewer's questions, saying that regardless of their motives, these moms made heartbreaking decisions that raise serious questions about the role parents play in managing teen behavior.
Saunders and Sigg's actions reminded me of how often I read about parents who do the opposite -- defend their children -- after their sons or daughters have been found guilty of serious crimes. "It's not possible that my kid could have done such a terrible thing," they protest. They remain convinced of their innocence -- sometimes even after watching their child commit a crime on surveillance video. While family loyalty is a natural reaction, it makes you wonder how often parents actually know about their children's deviant behavior but fail to report it. How many actually understand the important line between actions that require authority intervention and behavior that might not?
In the case of the mothers in recent news events, most would agree that turning their children in was the correct, if very difficult, thing to do. But would we all feel the same about reporting illegal drugs found in a teen's backpack? Or items in a child's bedroom closet that appear to have been shoplifted? What if we become aware of cyber-bullying or online chatter that suggests violence to others or themselves?
Surely, it is the responsibility of parents to teach kids right from wrong. Children are not born with a built-in set of the rules of morality, nor do they suddenly wake up one day as criminals. Lessons in ethics and manners have to start at home -- and early. They need to be clear and reinforced by the examples parents set, as do the consequences should those rules not be followed. At best, these guidelines are fostered throughout the child's life -- at schools, among friends and during religious and extra-curricular activities.
But with moral lines so blurred in today's culture, children need extra help to distinguish between rules that are condoned in violent video games, rap music and films that glorify criminal behavior from those that apply to real life. Bottom line: It's the family's responsibility to watch for signals when those lines are dangerously crossed and to decide if authorities should be notified when real life rules are disobeyed. It's a decision that depends not only on the age of the child and the severity and chronicity of their crime, but on parental attitudes as well.
You see, I find some parents believe that unconditional love is their child's right and that you protect your child no matter what -- at any age and under all circumstances. The role of the parent is viewed as a mediator between children and the outside world. Family loyalty comes before all else. Others parents believe in tough -- or tougher -- love. They view their primarily responsibility as teaching their children life lessons and the consequences for not following them. Most parents try striking a balance between nurturing and teaching, but these attitudes strongly influence family dynamics when it comes to reporting teenage criminal actions.
Let's take some commonplace teen 'bad' behavior to see how this works. Imagine you discover that your daughter has copied a friend's essay for a high school English assignment. Parents have to decide how to proceed; do they scold their daughter, but dismiss the behavior as typical teen acting out, viewing it as an aberration not worthy of outside attention? Or, what if your son repeatedly skipped school and lied about it? Ground the child and write a note to the principal creating a reasonable excuse for the absences, hoping to avoid it being written up on any permanent record? Or, do parents take a different approach, reporting these crimes -- plagiarism and truancy are against the law -- letting their children suffer the consequences that authorities place on them. Will the former inaction lead to more cheating and lying later in life? Or is the tough love approach too tough, with the negative consequences unnecessarily cruel?
Clearly, when it comes to a child being a danger to themselves or others, there is no debate -- the behavior has to be reported to authorities. But for all the in-between offenses? This is where families must play an active role early on creating clear guidelines for both child and parent. Unacceptable behavior needs to be clarified. Consequences need to be unambiguous. Follow-through must occur in a loving, caring atmosphere.
Clarity about lesser "crimes" helps kids avoid committing more serious ones. By the time a teen is capable of murder, parents must turn them in, of course. But, perhaps if children are raised dealing with the more gentle "authorities at home," these kinds of tragedies would be avoided.
Do you have advice for parents whose kids show signs of potential unlawful behavior? Would you turn your child in to the police if he/she committed a crime?
Vivian Diller, Ph.D. is a psychologist in private practice in New York City. She serves as a media expert on various psychological topics and as a consultant to companies promoting health, beauty and cosmetic products. Her book, "Face It: What Women Really Feel As Their Looks Change" (2010), edited by Michele Willens, is a psychological guide to help women deal with the emotions brought on by their changing appearances.
For more information, please visit my website at www.VivianDiller.com; and continue the conversation on Twitter at DrVDiller.
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After H. Kent Dahlke died in 2003, leaving a will he had executed in 2001, there were irregularities in the administration of Kent's estate, including the probate court's failure to advise Kent's surviving wife, Sara Dahlke, of her statutory elective share, and the court's failure to assure that Kent's heirs waived a hearing on a decree of distribution. Sara later died. In 2011, five years after the decree of distribution of Kent's estate was entered and its assets were distributed to the devisees, Sara's daughter, Susan Jubie, acting as the personal representative of Kent's estate, the personal representative of Sara's estate, and individually, sought to set aside the decree of distribution of Kent's estate. The district court declined to set the decree aside. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that although the probate process went awry in this case, the law governing finality of judgments required that the decree of dissolution stand.


To an author, especially one like me from a small press (The Travelers, Saguaro Books) without a huge marketing budget, book review bloggers are critical for success. They're also the gateway for readers to a world of undiscovered books.
Below is an interview with the lovely book reviewing lady behind the blog Books, Vertigo and Tea. (You can follow her blog and follow her on Instagram and Twitter. In fact, throughout this blog post you'll see featured pictures of her bookstagrams.) This blog first caught my eye because of the unusual name. Only a really interesting person with unique book views could be behind that computer curtain. Then I read the quote on the About page and I knew I was right.
So, I asked her if I could pull back the curtain a little and she said yes! Here's the interview with this very fascinating woman.
So, clearly you love tea. But, are you a coffee "hater" or just a tea lover?
I laughed a bit when I read this question. Whenever I post a Bookstagram pic with coffee or dare to mention it, I am often met with "but you are Books, Vertigo and Tea?!".. yes I am. But I still enjoy a good cup of coffee as much as the next person. Tea just happens to be a comfort drink for me. I can still easily be caught having a cup or two of coffee daily.
What's the strangest tea you've ever had and why?
While many might be familiar with it, I have to say Kombucha, which I believe is actually a Russian tea. It is fermented and full of bacteria and yeast. I have attempted it on several occasions simply for the health benefits such as digestion aid, immune system strengthening and energy boosts. Unfortunately, I cannot get past the very sour taste. It just is not for me.
Do you have a "go to" tea and book combo that you tend to return to?
I am not sure if I have a go to "combo", but I typically end each evening with my current read and a lavender blend with a teaspoon of honey. This is the perfect combination to help ease my headaches, tension and promote rest. Occasionally I will switch to a nice cup of chamomile.
What is your ultimate book & tea pairing? (or your top 3 if it's too hard to narrow it down to one).
This is easy! The Hobbit with a nice big cup of Early Grey with a splash of milk. Two of my absolute favorites that I feel are perfect for a cozy, enjoyable read that I never tire of.
You're a blogger, so you're obviously a writer, do you write anything else?
I write so many things! But they never see the light of day. I have written countless short stories and poetry only to trash them after I feel satisfied. Writing is a personal outlet for me. Once I have accomplished that needed release through words, I often hit delete and never look back. I am not sure why. I would actually love to publish something in the future.
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? Now that you're an adult, what do you think about that dream for your future you had as a kid?
Why did you decide to write a book review blog?
I believe it was back in June of 2016. I have written countless reviews on Goodreads.com and Amazon. I enjoy writing and sharing my experiences with other readers. After an unexpected illness left me with some free time, I needed an outlet and something more to do with myself. I was forced to spend more time at home and books began to occupy even more of my life. My nonhusband actually pushed me to begin the blog. He thought it would be an excellent escape for me, and he could not have been more accurate. After a few days of playing around and his suggestion that I incorporate as much of myself as possible into this new blog Books, Vertigo and Tea was born.
This is something that can vary greatly, but on average about 2 to 3 books and a few mangas or graphic novels.
How many books are in your "to read" stack right now?
416! What a mountainous pile it has become. I know that I will never get to them all, but I enthusiastically add to it almost daily!
What's the best and worst thing about being a book reviewer and having a blog?
Hands down, the community is the best part of blogging. I cannot imagine any blogger having a different response. It is that true sense of camaraderie that pulls such a unique and wonderful group of individuals together with a common goal: to share the love of reading. I have never found more support, strength and friendship among others as I have within the book blogging community.
Perhaps the worst part of blogging would be my own personal hang-ups. When I commit to something I have a tendency to go, go, go. I always want to do and give more. While there are definitely upsides to this character trait, I am also guilty of turning something I love into a stressor and chore. I have to learn to accept the fact that some weeks I cannot give as much as others and accept that it is okay to slow down or take time off when needed.
What other roles do you have in your life and how do you find a balance? Or how do you try to find a balance?
I think "try" to find balance would be the most accurate description. I am raising two children and work remotely for a veterinary pharmacy when not blogging. I am also an inactive Licensed Practical Nurse. I have found some balance by learning to accept some things rather than expect them. I put my nursing career on hold when I moved to Oregon so that I could focus on working from home and and my son's medical needs.
What do you do for fun or in your spare time (if you have any)? Or do you have a hobby you love?
Anything the kids will let me do with them (haha). They are getting older so it is harder to get them to stop at times. Aside from reading, I really enjoy baking and cooking with my son, binge watching on Netflix with my daughter, and I happen to be a huge fun of anime and animation in general. Another "secret" hobby of mine would be drawing. I have a somewhat creative side that breaks through at times, but again I never share really.
What was the book you read that made you realize how much you loved books?
Oh wow, this is such a tough question. I think I will give credit to The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. I am a huge fan of fantasy and that book has everything that I could desire in well written fantasy. I found myself fully immerse from beginning to end in the magnificent world building and character depth and growth! The writing was impeccable. I cannot wait to continue with the series!
What book are you most excited to read and haven't been able to get to you yet and why?
I am actually not sure. My TBR is bursting at the seams so it is hard to say. I am always excited about the prospect of a new adventure each time I crack the spine of a new book! I do not think I have a definite answer for this question.
Tell me the most interesting thing about you.
I burst into Sweet Caroline when I am getting irritated.. yes the one by Neil Diamond. Does that count? I am just all around quirky! I love life and am not afraid to enjoy things. If that means kicking back on Saturday night to watch 80s cartoons, then that is what I do. I am way more sarcastic and out there than most followers probably imagine. My sense of humor can be way out there. I just want to have fun. I sing out loud during random moments, and live to embarrass my kids. Although they have upped their game as well. There is really nothing special or particularly interesting, but I enjoy that I am comfortable with who I am.
Do you have any funny book-related stories?
None that I can recall, unless dreaming of trips through the Shire counts. I have read The Hobbit almost annually for the last five years and tend to dream about Tolkien's incredible world from time to time. It is so easy to get lost in.
I think I have pretty much revealed this already, but it is fantasy hands-down. I will genre hop a lot. I love books. But fantasy will always pull me back in with the promise of far away lands, mystical beings and a true escape from reality. It helps keep me sane when life is feeling hard. It reminds me of how truly beautiful the mind and spirit can be.
Do you have any pets? If so, what are they and why/how did you choose their names?
I wish, but not currently. Although I have kicked around the possibility of a service animal for my vertigo. It is something that they have been recently learning to train dogs (particularly taller ones) to assist with. I can no longer use stairs without aid and such, so you never know.
What makes books special to you? Is there an experience you had or is it just something about books that you love? If so, what is/are those things.
The correct answer here, would again be the escape. The chance to travel to other realms and lose myself. For me it is all about the world building and characters. I love character driven books. I need the connection. The Hobbit (yes I mention it often) is one of my favorites for that very reason. I connected with Bilbo Baggins at a very young age (7 I think) and was able to run away for a bit each evening during a rough time. This is where my love for fantasy stems from. Thank you Tolkien.
Do you have a "superpower" either small or big? (e.g. what's something you do really, really well or a strange quirk that borders on superpower-ness) OR if you could have any superpower, what would it be?
I cannot think of any powers I currently possess. And if I am being honest, there are none I desire. Every time we read about an individual obtaining superpowers there is always a great deal of overwhelming responsibility and risk, so I will pass 😉 I am happy being "normal".
Thank you, Danielle, for sharing this. It makes me smile each time I read it. And I think you're far too interesting to be "normal"!
Danielle's an awesome lady! I love her blog and I love her!
Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed! It was fun to think up questions and even more fun to read the answers!
I recently had the opportunity to sit down and answer some questions for K.L. Kranes. It was a wonderful opportunity and tons of fun! Many of you may be familiar with her recent novel The Travelers, but she is always offering so much more. Her blog is among my favorites due to her constant range of topics from all things bookish to life and some very relevant and important current events. Her blog is one that I will always recommend.
Wonderful questions for a wonderful lady! I never knew you dreamt of being a writer and that you've been writing stuff yourself. I hope one day your dream will still come true!
Awesome post- I reread Hobbit every year too!
Love your answers, Danielle! 💜. Thanks for sharing.
What. Great interview so nice to learn some new things about Danielle!


Hi friends! I'm beginning to feel like I want to take my blog in a different direction. I still want to post my paper crafting creations but I also want to start posting home decor, recipes and a bit about couponing. Hope that's ok with all of you and you'll still follow me!
Here's a recipe I got from my friend that I LOVE!! It's so yummy and my family really enjoys it.
Sounds like this blog is going to ROCK even more ! love your food post,Ashley! Keep your creative juices flowing!
This recipe looks great. I love the idea of food and home decor along with the paper crafts!
Go for it! :> I post recipes, book reviews, and other stuff too! It's all part of being creative and having a blog! What an interesting recipe btw!


The key to the garden is a shapeshifter. It listens to your soul and takes the form of your faith. You have to believe without reservations, with all your heart.
The way through is a road of thorns lined by trees weeping poison. But if your heart can spell the password you can pass unharmed.
Do you know that as you travel this earth, as you move from place to place, but most importantly when you cross its imagined borders, the invisible lines that countries claim for instance, you pass through the thresholds that the Wildforest shares with everywhere?
And the same is true for when you pass over oceans, or even when you simply stand at that point where the sea repeatedly paints the shore like a needy lover.
The Wildforest also has an affinity with certain places, and has loosely woven its border walls within certain countries where it finds itself echoed into a love song. When you are in these spaces, you walk in two places, except that the forest is closed and invisible until you open yourself. The forest will mirror your opening, and show itself in all its sometimes frightening beauty.
If you know how, if I tell you how, if I love you enough that the secrets will speak themselves to you, if you love me enough to really want to see, not merely out of curiosity, not simply because you think you can if given enough instructions, or not just because you've once been here in a forgotten dream, then you can learn how to walk into the forest any time. To find the soft spots where the walls become doors. To seek refuge among the ancient trees and the too-knowing flowers. It would not matter which way you came in, the forest dwellers will lead you to me because they will recognise you, because they know my heart.
In the forest you will never be lost unless you lose me.
After the first sip, a winged creature alighted on my coffee. I was no longer just here but also somewhere else. I took another sip, careful not to disturb my guide. The rasping whisper of its wings echoed into the liquid and flowed into my mouth and I tasted its words. Reaching into a pocket of my mind I found a coin.
The value of the coin is determined at the end of the journey, and its true worth will depend on the choices I will make. Zero can mean nothing or everything. Emptiness or infinity. I flipped it high and it disappeared into the sky that was beginning to stain with daylight. The coin will meet me at the other end, and reveal the fate I have made for myself.
The flowers by my feet and all around me were no longer just flowers but also beings of magic and enchantment. When I am not looking I see them nod their beautiful heads in recognition and in greeting. I felt their permission to touch and to pick. For now I kept my hands to myself.
The seeds are turning beneath the earth. Soon there will be Things breaking out of the ground.


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Transactions that occur through the use and exchange of these altcoins are independent from formal banking systems, and therefore can make tax evasion simpler for individuals. Since charting taxable income is based upon what a recipient reports to the revenue service, it becomes extremely difficult to account for transactions made using existing cryptocurrencies, a mode of exchange that is complex and difficult to track.[66]
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Blockchains are secure by design and are an example of a distributed computing system with high Byzantine fault tolerance. Decentralized consensus has therefore been achieved with a blockchain.[29] Blockchains solve the double-spending problem without the need of a trusted authority or central server, assuming no 51% attack (that has worked against several cryptocurrencies).
Wie kaufe ich ein Bitcoin in USA
Cryptocurrency is a term describing digital currencies based on blockchain such as bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple. Crypto tokens are not physical money but instead fully digital funds and assets. We will bring you the latest cryptocurrency news, token prices and crypto market capitalisations here. Cryptocurrencies typically entail various methods of digital encryption and verification processes. Crypto assets are independent of central bank regulation. Find out all the latest news about crypto exchanges, BTC, ETH, XRP and how to buy crypto tokens below.
Wie lange dauert es, ein Bitcoin mit GTX 1080 verminen
An increase in cryptocurrency mining increased the demand of graphics cards (GPU) in 2017.[37] Popular favorites of cryptocurrency miners such as Nvidia's GTX 1060 and GTX 1070 graphics cards, as well as AMD's RX 570 and RX 580 GPUs, doubled or tripled in price – or were out of stock.[38] A GTX 1070 Ti which was released at a price of $450 sold for as much as $1100. Another popular card GTX 1060's 6 GB model was released at an MSRP of $250, sold for almost $500. RX 570 and RX 580 cards from AMD were out of stock for almost a year. Miners regularly buy up the entire stock of new GPU's as soon as they are available.[39]
On May 7, 2019, Binance revealed that it had been the victim of a "large scale security breach" in which hackers had stolen 7,000 Bitcoin worth around U.S.$40 million at the time.[11] Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said the hackers "used a variety of techniques, including phishing, viruses and other attacks" and structured their transaction "in a way that passed our existing security checks."[12] Binance halted further withdrawals and deposits but allowed trading to continue. The site pledged to reimburse customers through its secure asset fund.
Was ist Bitcoin auf den Punkt gebracht
Most cryptocurrencies are designed to gradually decrease production of that currency, placing a cap on the total amount of that currency that will ever be in circulation.[25] Compared with ordinary currencies held by financial institutions or kept as cash on hand, cryptocurrencies can be more difficult for seizure by law enforcement.[1] This difficulty is derived from leveraging cryptographic technologies.
Hat Bitcoin noch Geld verdienen
In the case of Bitcoin, miners run computer programs to verify the data that creates a complete transaction history of all Bitcoin. A technology known as the blockchain, which is used to create irreversible and traceable transactions, makes the process of verification possible. Once a miner has verified the data (which comes in a block, hence, blockchain), they are rewarded with some amount of digital currency, the same currency for which they were verifying the transaction history. So mining Bitcoin, for example, would earn you Bitcoin.
Coinbase has two core products: a Global Digital Asset Exchange (GDAX) for trading a variety of digital assets on its professional asset trading platform, and a user-facing retail broker of Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ether, Ethereum Classic, and Litecoin for fiat currency.[24] It also offers an API for developers and merchants to build applications and accept payments in both digital currencies. As of 2018, the company offered buy/sell trading functionality in 32 countries,[42] while the cryptocurrency wallet was available in 190 countries worldwide.[43] On March 26, 2018, Coinbase announced their intention to add support for ERC-20 tokens.[44]
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Cryptocurrencies are experiencing a moment of unprecedented attention and speculation for several reasons. 1) The value of Bitcoin has been steadily climbing through 2017, with Ether seemingly poised to overtake the cryptocurrency giant any day; 2) Blockchain technology has purposes above and beyond cryptocurrency, and has been hailed by some as the backbone of the future financial system; 3) The increasing number of people who see cryptocurrency as a form of investment similar to gold. If cryptocurrencies stabilize in value, buying Bitcoin or Ether has the potential to be a worthy venture.
Wie funktioniert Bitcoin Gewinn
Litecoin was released via an open-source client on GitHub on October 7, 2011 by Charlie Lee, a Google employee and former Engineering Director at Coinbase.[2][3] The Litecoin network went live on October 13, 2011. It was a fork of the Bitcoin Core client, differing primarily by having a decreased block generation time (2.5 minutes), increased maximum number of coins, different hashing algorithm (scrypt, instead of SHA-256), and a slightly modified GUI.
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In 2014, the company grew to one million users, acquired the blockchain explorer service Blockr and the web bookmarking company Kippt, secured insurance covering the value of bitcoin stored on their servers, and launched the vault system for secure bitcoin storage.[12][13][14] Throughout 2014, the company also formed partnerships with Overstock, Dell, Expedia, Dish Network, and Time Inc. allowing those firms to accept bitcoin payments.[15][16][17][18] The company also added bitcoin payment processing capabilities to the traditional payment companies Stripe, Braintree, and PayPal.[19]
Wie kaufen Sie Tron auf Coinbase
Coinbase has lost my money twice now. Once was due to an old account that, thanks to a bug in their verification process, I cannot re-authenticate. I bought 1 bitcoin back when they were only about $50 each with Coinbase. That money is gone forever now. And I acknowledge that it's my fault that I did not set up a forwarding email with Coinbase, their support just refused to help. The second time was a month ago. I made a trade on Coinbase, and for some reason, the app glitched to think I have 5x more money than I actually… Read more »
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Welcome to the 34th Coin Report. In today's report, I will be assessing the fundamental and technical strengths and weaknesses of Constellation. This will be comprised of an analysis of a number of significant metrics, an evaluation of the project's community and development and an overview of its price-history. The report will conclude with a grading out of 10. Constellation launched in 2017 with a private sale that raised $35.2mn in exchange for 756mn DAG – the utility token for the Constellation Network. This amounted to 18.9% of the original 4,000,000,000 DAG maximum supply; however, as a gesture of good will, the founders burned the 288mn tokens originally allocated to them, leaving the maximum supply at 3.71bn DAG. The team raised no further funds following this. DAG was created as an ERC-20 token for accessibility purposes, but, upon the launch of the Mainnet in October, these tokens will be swapped for the native Directed Acyclic Graph tokens; hence the ticker, DAG.
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Coinbase is a all around awesome platform to quickly and swiftly get into the world of crypto assets. Trusted them from day one and so far so good ! The only negative situation I have encountered has been 1 . I bought $25 dollars of bitcoin and was charged twice but only got $25 worth of bitcoin .... contacted coinbase and that very same day got a email back from them saying they knew about the situation and that they where on top of it because it happened to more people that week... a day or two pass and I received another email saying my problem was resolved..... it wasn't and still hasn't been resolved! Thank God I only bought $25 and not a lot more ! It's $25 I'm not going to be after anyone for that little amount of money but it definitely impacted my good experience with coinbase and their over all standing with me , my friends and my family after this situation that has still not been resolved .
In February 2019, Coinbase announced that it had acquired "blockchain intelligence platform" Neutrino, an Italy-based startup, for an undisclosed price.[33] The acquisition raised concern among some Coinbase users[34] based on Neutrino founders' connection to the Hacking Team, which has been accused of providing internet surveillance technology to governments with poor human rights records.[35] On March 4, 2019, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said his company "did not properly evaluate" the deal from a due diligence perspective and thus any Neutrino staff who previously worked at Hacking Team "will transition out of Coinbase."[36]
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On 25 March 2014, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled that bitcoin will be treated as property for tax purposes. This means bitcoin will be subject to capital gains tax.[62] In a paper published by researchers from Oxford and Warwick, it was shown that bitcoin has some characteristics more like the precious metals market than traditional currencies, hence in agreement with the IRS decision even if based on different reasons.[63]
For miners and enthusiasts though, litecoin holds a much more important difference to bitcoin, and that is its different proof of work algorithm. Bitcoin uses the SHA-256 hashing algorithm, which involves calculations that can be greatly accelerated in parallel processing. It is this characteristic that has given rise to the intense race in ASIC technology, and has caused an exponential increase in bitcoin's difficulty level.
The novel hybrid consensus-based TrueChain tends to rely on POW consensus for random node selection, instead of using the slow chain mechanism to ensure security like Thunder.Although TrueChain has released dozens of Dapps, the number of its addresses (including active ones)and transactions is small. After the mainnet is launched, the project has run out of short-term bullish factors, which, plus the underdevelopment of its ecosystem, leads to a price slump within a short period of time. It will take some time for investors to regain confidence.
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// Copyright (C) 2015 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
// This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.

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Gym Currently Closed due to my Wifi Problems. Will open within the next 2 weeks. You can still sign up.
Welcome to the IronFist Gym!
This Gym is a Fighting-Type Gym.
NO Items Allowed. Physical/Support Moves Only, no Special Moves.
Sign-ups will start now. You have time to set 6 strong Fighting Pokemon.
Post here to sign up.
So only pure Fighting types are allowed in? Last time I checked, Lucario was a Fighting/Steel type.
Yea, I was not sure. I decided to add him to make the numbers even. He might be less picked as he has a Weakness, though a very different Moveset.
Put a Gurdurr there. and your Image for Conkeldurr is wrong.
Have to agree with Mason, just pure fighting types are too limiting. So basically, the challenger and you have to choose between 10 fully evolved fighting types? I agree with Mason again and say that you should ban special moves if you want a "fist fight"
I think a pure fighting type will be nice and very diffrent and challenging. Requiring diffrent strategies.
Based on the Anime episode P1 Grand Prix; a special Pokémon battle tournament held for Fighting-type Pokémon.
I'll change to Fight-Capable Pokemon.


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package com.google.api.ads.adwords.awreporting.model.util;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.math.MathContext;
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import java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols;
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 * of number formats in the reports.
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 * @author gustavomoreira@google.com (Gustavo Moreira)
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  private static final DecimalFormat humanReadableFormat = new DecimalFormat("#0.00");

  /**
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The seventh and eighth lectures by Prof David Eckel on the history of Buddhism look at the Buddhist monastic community and Buddhist art and architecture.
A fascinating documentary following a successful Lebanese artist as she leaves behind her previous life in the States and ordains in Sri Lanka.
A film of one of the most celebrated theatrical performances in recent Chinese Theatre. It is set along the Silk Road and in the Mogao Caves and tells the story of how the famous apsara murals were painted.
Three short introductory lectures on Buddhist Art, featuring the art of India, China, Japan and Thailand.
The restoration of one section of the Forbidden City in Beijing by teams of craftsmen and women and international experts.
A look at how over half a million national art treasures were removed for preservation from China to Taiwan during the communist takeover.
A talk by Maxwell K. Hearn, curator of the Met in New York, on Chinese painting during the period of Mongolian dominance.
A series of 29 short videos in Mandarin about the Mogao Caves, sometimes referred to as the Longest Art Gallery in the World.
A lecture about the meaning and symbolism used in Tibetan art works by Prof. Robert Thurman.
A look at the aesthetics and history of China through the collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.


Evangelicals Try To Soften Hearts On Overhauling Immigration The evangelical movement, historically, has not been supportive of overhauling immigration. But that stance is changing. The Evangelical Immigration Table has united a diverse section of religious groups — from the social justice organization Sojourners to the Southern Baptist Convention.
The evangelical movement, historically, has not been supportive of overhauling immigration. But that stance is changing. The Evangelical Immigration Table has united a diverse section of religious groups — from the social justice organization Sojourners to the Southern Baptist Convention.
Evangelical Christians in the United States are raising their voices in support of immigration overhaul. Church leaders were largely mute during the earlier contentious debates over how to fix the nation's immigration laws, but now they are speaking out, telling conservative Christians and their friends in Congress that it's OK to embrace compassionate solutions. Here's NPR's John Burnett.
JOHN BURNETT, BYLINE: A group calling itself the Evangelical Immigration Table is airing radio ads in certain states in order to soften hearts and hopefully change laws toward the undocumented immigrant.
BURNETT: The spots are airing in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Colorado.
BURNETT: The Evangelical Immigration Table has united a startling diversity of religious groups, from the social justice organization Sojourners, to the Southern Baptist Convention. One of the leaders at the table is the National Association of Evangelicals. The NAE's Glen Carey says he's met with members of Congress who are looking for a way forward in the immigration debate.
GLEN CAREY: One of the things they've asked for is for help in giving backup to politicians who are willing to stick their necks out and take some positions that may be a little risky for them. But if they know that there are people back in their home districts who are supporting them, that will give them more confidence.
BURNETT: Traditionally, conservative Christians have opposed pro-immigrant laws, seeing it as a way to extend amnesty to lawbreakers. Great weight is given to the passage in the Book of Romans where the apostle Paul says that believers must submit to the authorities.
LISA SHARON HARPER: We're the problem. Evangelicals are the ones who are standing in the way.
BURNETT: Lisa Sharon Harper was one of the immigration activists who gathered in Washington last week for a rally. She's director of mobilizing at Sojourners.
BURNETT: Howard University student Myra Hauser was there from Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. with a sticker that read: a different kind of Baptist.
MYRA HAUSER: People, particularly in evangelical churches, have a very black-and-white view of morality. And so, you know, people who are emigrating or, for whatever reason, are seen as kind of lawbreakers and people who have walked away from God, when usually it's quite the opposite.
BURNETT: Recent Pew surveys find that attitudes are changing. Today, seven in 10 Americans say there should be a way for illegal immigrants to stay in this country if they meet certain requirements. Among white evangelical Christians - a group with typically negative attitudes toward immigrants - 62 percent now say the undocumented should be allowed to remain here legally. Richard Land, president of the ethics and religious liberty commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, says the change has come not so much from the top-down, but from the bottom-up. Land says there are now nearly a half million Hispanic Southern Baptists and growing, to name just one denomination.
RICHARD LAND: And what happened is they came here to work, we evangelized them, they became Southern Baptists. And so now, many, many Southern Baptists can put a human face on this issue. In fact, I issued a challenge several years ago to our pastors. I said, look, if you don't understand this issue, take the pastor of your Iglesia Bautista out to lunch, and he'll explain it to you.
BURNETT: Republicans who watched President Obama win a landslide among Hispanic voters in November are anxious to show the burgeoning Latino vote in America that their party has a heart. Alejandro Mandes is national director for Hispanic ministries of the Evangelical Free Church. He says he's been working on immigration inside the church for seven years now, but since the president's reelection, he's been mobbed by Tea Party people and other conservatives quizzing him on how they can tap the Latino vote. Mandes cautions newcomers to the issue: get to know immigrants.
ALEJANDRO MANDES: So, for me, the issue is we've got to love these people. They may be doing something wrong, but this is a time when the church needs to step into the gap and share the Gospel with them.
BURNETT: Building on this momentum, the Evangelical Immigration Table is calling for a day of prayer and action for immigration reform on Wednesday in Washington, to bring together a unified, evangelical voice on immigration. John Burnett, NPR News.


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Not all natural: Chinese syrups adulterating Indian honey
December 2, 2020 MAYANK JAIN PARICHHA
Even as Indians turn to honey consumption to boost their immunity amidst the pandemic, investigations by the CSE reveal that it might not be a good idea
A recent investigative study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment found (CSE) found that 77% of samples of honey were adulterated with sugar syrup. Popular brands like Dabur, Patanjali and Zandu failed the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) test. Only three brands out of 13 — Saffola, Markfed Sohna and Nature's Nectar (one sample) passed all tests including the NMR test.
NMR screening is a globally accepted laboratory test to check adulteration and manipulation such as modified sugar syrups in honey. Last year the Indian government mandated NMR testing for honey exported from India, as it is considered an advanced test. Passing it means assured quality, thereby better value in the international market. But for consumption in India, the Government has not mandated the NMR test.
CSE selected 13 top and small brands of processed and raw honey in India for testing. First, they got the samples tested at the Centre for Analysis and Learning in Livestock and Food (CALF) at National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in Gujarat. Except Apis Himalaya, all big brands passed, while a few smaller brands like Dadev, Hi Honey, and Societe Naturelle, failed the C4 sugar syrup tests – which is a "basic". But the same brands who passed these tests when tested in a German laboratory failed the NMR test. Though CSE has not revealed the name of the laboratory, it said that the laboratory is reputed and has an office in India.
Amit Khurana, the programme director at CSE found it "shocking". He said, "It shows how the business of adulteration has evolved so that it can pass the stipulated tests in India. Our concern is not just that the honey we eat is adulterated, but that this adulteration is difficult to catch. In fact, we have found that the sugar syrups are designed so that they can go undetected."
CSE investigations reveal that Indian honey is being adulterated using imported Chinese syrups. Earlier, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had informed Indian authorities that golden syrup, invert sugar syrup and rice syrup are being imported into the country for adulteration of honey.
Investigation by the CSE cast doubt on how much Indian authorities know about this murky business, they claim that, perhaps, these syrups are being imported in India as fructose syrup. "The three imported sugar syrups named by FSSAI in its directive – golden syrup, invert sugar syrup and rice syrup — are either not imported in these names or are not indicted for adulteration. Instead, Chinese companies are mostly exporting this syrup as fructose to India. So, why did FSSAI put out what is clearly an erroneous order? We are not certain." Khurana says.
CSE tracked Chinese companies and found that they advertised this as fructose syrup that can beat C3 and C4 tests and are being exported to India. Some of the Chinese companies confided in CSE that even after 50-80% adulteration with syrup, honey would pass all stipulated tests.
It is important to note that honey is considered as an immunity booster for its antioxidant, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties. Until March 2020 the sale of honey rose up to 35% due to Covid and is expected to rise even further– consuming adulterated honey, then, can do more harm than good.
Sunita Narain, director at CSE at a virtual press conference held this week said, "This is substantial research that tells that honey we are having is nothing but sugar. It will work against us during the pandemic."
(Cover: ADULTERATED: A recent investigation by the CSE found 77% of samples of honey to have been mixed with different syrups manufactured in China PHOTO: Getty Images)
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