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E.S. Oplinger1, L.L. Hardman2, A.R. Kaminski1, S.M. Combs1, and J.D. Doll1
1Departments of Agronomy and Soil Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Cooperative Extension Service, University of WisconsinMadison WI 53706.
2Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108. May, 1990.
The mungbean, Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek has been grown in India since ancient times. It is still widely grown in southeast Asia, Africa, South America and Australia. It was apparently grown in the United States as early as 1835 as the Chickasaw pea. It is also referred to as green gram, golden gram and chop suey bean. Mungbeans are grown widely for use as a human food (as dry beans or fresh sprouts), but can be used as a green manure crop and as forage for livestock. Virtually all the domestic production of mungbean is in Oklahoma. Fifteen to twenty million pounds of mungbean are consumed annually in the United States and nearly 75 percent of this is imported.
Mungbean seeds are sprouted for fresh use or canned for shipment to restaurants. Sprouts are high in protein (21%28%), calcium, phosphorus and certain vitamins. Because they are easily digested they replace scarce animal protein in human diets in tropical areas of the world. Because of their major use as sprouts, a high quality seed with excellent germination is required. The food industry likes to obtain about 9 or 10 grams of fresh sprouts for each gram of seed. Larger seed with a glassy, green color seems to be preferred.
If the mungbean seed does not meet sprouting standards it can be used as a livestock food with about 1.5 ton of mungbean being equivalent to 1.0 tons of soybean meal for protein content. Feeding trials have been conducted at Oklahoma State University for swine and young calves with good results.
Mungbeans are in the Legume family of plants and are closely related to adzuki and cowpea (in the same genus but different species). They are warm season annuals, highly branched and having trifoliate leaves like the other legumes. Both upright and vine types of growth habit occur in mungbean, with plants varying from one to five feet in length. The pale yellow flowers are borne in clusters of 1215 near the top of the plant. Mature pods are variable in color (yellowish-brown to black), about five inches long, and contain 10 to 15 seeds. Self pollination occurs so insect and wind are not required. Mature seed colors can be yellow, brown, mottled black or green, depending upon variety. These round to oblong seeds vary in size from 6,000 to over 12,000 per pound, depending upon variety. Germination is epigeal with the cotyledons and stem emerging from the seedbed.
Mungbeans are a warm season crop requiring 90120 days of frost free conditions from planting to maturity (depends on variety). Adequate rainfall is required from flowering to late pod fill in order to ensure good yield. Late plantings which result in flowering during the high temperature-low moisture period in July and August will reduce yield. High humidity and excess rainfall late in the season can result in disease problems and harvesting losses due to delayed maturity.
Mungbeans (if proper varieties are used) are adapted to the same climatic areas as soybean, drybean and cowpea. Mungbeans are responsive to length of daylight so short days hasten flowering and long days delay it. Varieties differ in their photoperiod response.
Mungbeans do best on fertile sandy, loam soils with good internal drainage. They do poorly on heavy clay soils with poor drainage. Performance is best on soils with a pH between 6.2 and 7.2 and plants can show severe iron chlorosis symptoms and certain micronutrient deficiencies on more alkaline soils. Mungbean has phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and sulfur requirements similar to other legumes which must be met by fertilizer additions if the soil is deficient in these elements.
Because the major use of mungbean is for sprouts; excellent germination must be maintained by careful harvesting and storage systems. Seed is not generally treated with fungicides, insecticides or bactericides because of the possibility of ingestion of treated seed.
Because the seed is small, careful handling and attention to planting machinery adjustments is necessary to ensure planting with little damage to the seed.
If mungbean is being planted in a field for the first time the proper nitrogen fixing bacteria must be provided. This inoculant can be applied to the seed just before planting or applied in the furrow in peat or granular form. Care must be taken to distribute this inoculant uniformly in the field. Be sure to use the bacteria that is specific for mungbean or closely related species.
Only certified seed should be used so that quality and variety purity are guaranteed. Currently Oklahoma Slate University Crop Improvement Association is a source of foundation and certified seed of certain varieties, some of which may be adapted to this area.
The soil should be tilled to remove weeds and to prepare a seedbed which will provide good seed-soil contact. The final seedbed needs to firm with a surface free of clods and debris to allow a good distribution of seeds. If moisture is short, keep preplant tillage to a minimum to prevent drying out the top two or three inches.
Mungbean should be planted between May 15 and June 6 like the other legumes (field bean, adzuki, cowpea) which are being grown as the major crop on the field. Too late a planting date results in bloom and pod fill during the hottest, driest period of the summer. In some areas mungbean is planted as a second crop after the small grain is harvested. If this is done planting should occur immediately after the grain harvest with a minimal disturbance of the seedbed. It is doubtful that the growing season in Wisconsin and Minnesota would be long enough to plant after small grain harvest.
Seeds should be planted 1 1/2" deep in a well prepared seedbed with a good moisture content. If the surface layers are dry this depth can be increased to 3" if the soil type is one which does not crust easily. The seedlings of mungbean can have a hard time breaking through a thick crust and stands will be reduced.
Planting equipment for soybean, fieldbean, adzuki and cowpea can be used to plant mungbean but careful adjustments must be made to properly deliver and distribute the very small seed (6,00012,000 seeds/lb). In 30" rows the recommended planting rate is 9 seeds/ft; in 20" rows 6 seeds/ft.; and in 6"10" rows 23 seeds/ft. Populations of 150,000200,000 plants per acre will be achieved with these rates.
Because of possible weed outbreaks with early season planting and the need for cultivation to control them, row spacings of 20"30" are recommended. In later plantings or planting as a second crop the narrow rows will produce higher yields.
Mungbeans require phosphorus, potassium and certain micronutrients at levels similar to other field beans. The amount to add as fertilizer should be based on soil test levels. organic matter content and projected yield level. Phosphorus and potassium recommendations for Minnesota and Wisconsin are given in Table 1.
If the field has been previously inoculated with the proper Rhizobium for nitrogen fixation, additional nitrogen is not required. However some growers provide 3050 lbs of N to assist in early plant establishment, especially on sandier soils. Like the other legumes most of the nutrient uptake occurs later in the season so starter fertilizers have not been very helpful.
Mungbean require slightly acid soil for best growth. If they are grown in rotation, lime for the pH of the most acid sensitive crop. If soil pH is below 6.3, lime should be added to raise pH to the desired level. For best results, lime should be applied one year prior to growing mungbeans and thoroughly incorporated.
Table 1. Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) recommendations for mungbeans.
|P Soil Test (lb./acre)1||K Soil Test (lb./acre)1|
|(lb./acre)||P2O5 to apply2 (lb./acre)||K2O to apply2 (lb./acre)|
|3000 or more||80||60||40||0||120||90||50||0|
|1400 or less||40||30||0||0||60||30||0||0|
Hundreds of experimental lines of mungbean have been tested in the United States (primarily at Texas A & M University, Oklahoma State University and the University of Missouri) over the years. Much of this testing and research has been coordinated with the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center in Taiwan which is the international center responsible for mungbean research worldwide. A few years ago some work on mungbean was also being done at the Morden, Manitoba research station for Agriculture Canada, especially looking for earlier maturing, upright growth habit varieties.
Maturity, upright versus prostrate growth habits, small versus large seed types and color of seed are important attributes to be considered when selecting a variety. The sprouting industry desires a superior germination rate of the seed to produce a thick, crisp, white colored hypocotyl with a minimum of roots present. There are varietal differences for several of these characteristics.
Currently the only breeding programs are at Oklahoma State and Texas A & M Universities, but some private seed companies have seed of certain varieties of their own.
All of the varieties provided by these programs may not be adaptable in the Upper Midwest, so a grower should be careful about using them without a certain amount of testing.
1. Mechanical: Rotary hoeing and/or field cultivation should be used as required to remove weed competition until flowering begins. Later emerging weeds are not as damaging to yield as the early ones. Avoid cultivation in the field when the plants are still damp because this can spread bacterial and fungal disease. Growers planting mungbean for the first time should plan on using wider row spacings so that cultivation can be done if weeds become a problem.
2. Chemical: Dual (metolachlor) is approved for preemerge or preplant incorporate use and Treflan (trifluralin) is available for preplant incorporate use. Both herbicides give excellent grass control and fair to good suppression of annual broadleaves. Follow label directions to select the appropriate rate for your soil type and organic matter content. Currently no postemerge chemicals are available for control of later emerging weeds. Broadleaf weed control is difficult because many of the chemicals damage the mungbean. It is hard to get label clearance for a minor crop like mungbean, but it may fit under the dry pod crop grouping of certain labels already cleared. Check with your local Extension agent, consultant or chemical company representative before using any chemical on mungbean.
Because mungbean are eaten directly by humans the label restrictions are quite strict as to use and timing of all chemicals applied to the crop.
Mungbeans are susceptible to the usual array of pathogens which attack other legumes such as white mold, Phytophthora, mildew, bacterial rots, Rhizoctonia, etc.
Proper rotation, tillage practices, and water management (if under irrigation) can be effective in reducing the impact of these diseases. Contact your Extension agent or crop consultant for assistance.
Mungbeans do not generally require insecticide sprays to control problems in the field. Seed corn maggot and wireworms could attack seeds in the early germination period and reduce stand under certain conditions. Occasional grasshopper or caterpillar infestation could occur and result in defoliation. Mungbeans are no more affected by insect problems than the other legumes. Weevils can attack the seed in storage.
Pod maturity in mungbean is not uniform because the plants flower over an extended period. This makes it difficult to decide when to harvest. Generally harvest should begin when one half to two-thirds of the pods are mature. Seeds might be between 13%15% moisture at this time. Some growers swath the plants to allow further maturity of the pods and then combine using a pick up header on a small grain combine. This is an especially useful harvest system for the vine type varieties or when there is delayed maturity or problem weeds present. Swathing should be done earlier in the day to prevent severe shatter losses.
Direct combining can be done in weed free, uniformly mature fields of the upright growth habit type of mungbean. It is also important to adjust the cylinder speed and concave clearance for complete threshing with a minimum of seed breakage. After combining the seed should be quickly cleaned to remove green pods, leaf material, debris, etc. which could create drying and storage problems. In developing countries, the mungbeans are handpicked as the pods mature. As many as five pickings are done on some high yielding lines.
Prior to storing, remove all leaf material, stems, immature pods, dirt, insect parts and other debris. Mungbeans at about 12% moisture can then be stored in regular grain bins previously fumigated to control bean weevils. If beans are higher in moisture then 12% they can be dried slightly by moving unheated air though thin layers until they are near the 12% value. Because they will be sprouted and eaten direct, care should be taken to keep all possible contaminants away from the storage area.
The yields of mungbeans depend largely on weather conditions, soil, cultural practices, and variety. Yields can range from 300 to over 2,000 pounds per acre. Yields from second crop plantings are not as large as main crop yields.
Production costs for mungbeans in the Upper Midwest have not been determined, but the cash costs should be about the same as navy, pinto, adzuki, cowpea or soybean. Because of the lack of locally available seed sources, seed cost will likely be slightly higher.
As with all specialty crops with limited market uses, a grower should always identify markets before producing mungbeans on a large scale. Contact price varies widely but is likely to be in the same general area as adzuki, navy and pinto contracts. Local health food stores, restaurants and brokers may be able to purchase your production.
References to pesticide products in this publication are for your convenience and are not an endorsement of one product over other similar products. You are responsible for using pesticides according to the manufacturer's current label directions. Follow directions exactly to protect the environment and people from pesticide exposure. Failure to do so violates the law.

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Exclusive: 'Lost' star Harold Perrineau finds killer 'CSI: NY' role
It looks like late Lost castaway Harold Perrineau is about to shoot another harrowing death scene — only this time on CSI: NY.
Sources confirm to me exclusively that the CBS procedural has tapped Perrineau to guest star as a death row inmate who ironically finds himself fighting for his life when he’s trapped in a prison riot.
And that’s not the episode’s only twist.
Hill Harper’s Hawkes also happens to be in the prison when the riot breaks out. What’s he doing there? Can’t say. I can, however, reveal that Perrineau’s convict drops a huge bombshell on Hawkes’ lap just moments before the melee erupts. Said bombshell forces Hawkes to come to terms with a part of his past he had hoped would never surface.
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The show will go on. Allegations of misconduct on the set of Bachelor in Paradise Season 4halted production of the popular dating show just over a week ago. And now, Warner Bros. has announced that its investigation is complete and production will resume. Bachelor in Paradise's host, Chris Harrison, took to Twitter on Tuesday, June 20 to thank fans who were waiting to hear about the status of the investigation.
Production of Bachelor in Paradise was reportedly stopped due to an alleged nonconsensual sexual incident allegedly between former Bachelorette contestant DeMario Jackson and former Bachelor star Corrine Olympios. People magazine reported Jackson allegedly had a sexual encounter with a female contestant who "may have been too drunk to consent." TMZ reported that this female contestant was allegedly Olympios.
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Update: On Tuesday, Corinne Olympios' lawyer Martin Singer released a statement to Bustle that read,
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Olympios released a statement three days after production show down, which reads,
Jackson also released a statement soon after Olympios:
As Bachelor in Paradise continues amid the controversy, Harrison is continuing to live-tweeting The Bachelorette until production starts again. On Monday, June 19, the host thanked viewers for "making #thebachelorette #1 show on TV last night."
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Ye shall understand, that all the World was destroyed by Noahs Flood, save only Noah and his Wife and his Children. Noah had 3 Sons, Shem, Cham (Ham) and Japhet. This Cham was he that saw his Fathers Nakedness when he slept, and scorned him, and shewed him with his Finger to his Brethren in scorning Wise. And therefore he was cursed of God. And Japhet turned his Face away and covered him.
These 3 Brethren seized all the Land. And this Cham, for his Cruelty, took the greater and the best Part, toward the East, that is clept Asia, and Shem took Africa, and Japhet took Europe. And therefore is all the Earth parted in these 3 Parts by these 3 Brethren. Cham was the greatest and the most mighty, and of him came more Generations than of the others. And of his Son Cush was engendered Nimrod the Giant, that was the first King that ever was in the World; and he began the Foundation of the Tower of Babylon. And that Time, the Fiends of Hell came many Times and lay with the Women of his Generation and engendered on them divers Folk, as Monsters and Folk disfigured, some without Heads, some with great Ears, some with one Eye, some Giants, some with Horses Feet, and many other diverse Shapes against Nature. And of that Generation of Cham come the Paynims and divers Folk that be in Isles of the Sea by all Ind. And forasmuch as he was the most mighty, and no Man might withstand him, he called himself the Son of God and Sovereign of all the World. And from this Cham, this Emperor calleth himself Cham, and Sovereign of all the World.
And of the Generation of Shem be come the Saracens. And of the Generation of Japhet is come the People of Israel, and we that dwell in Europe. This is the Opinion, that the Syrians and the Samaritans have amongst them. And that they told me, before that I went toward Ind, but I found it otherwise. Nevertheless, the Truth is this; that the Tartars and they that dwell in the great Asia, they came of Cham; but the Emperor of Cathay calleth himself not Cham, but Chan, and I shall tell you how.
It is but little more than 8 Score Year that all Tartary was in Subjection and in Servage to other Nations about. For they were but Beast-herding Folk and did nothing but kept Beasts and led them to Pastures. But among them they had 7 principal Nations that were Sovereigns of them all. Of the which, the first Nation or Lineage was clept Tartar, and that is the most noble and the most prized. The 2nd Lineage is clept Tanghot, the 3rd Eurache, the 4th Valair, the 5th Semoche, the 6th Megly, the 7th Coboghe.
Now befell it so that of the first Lineage succeeded an old worthy Man that was not rich, that had to Name Ghengis. This Man lay upon a Night in his Bed. And he saw in a Vision, that there came before him a Knight armed all in White. And he sat upon a White Horse, and said to him, Chan, sleepest thou? The Immortal God hath sent me to thee, and it is His Will, that thou go to the 7 Lineages and say to them that thou shalt be their Emperor. For thou shalt conquer the Lands and the Countries that be about, and they that march upon you shall be under your Subjection, as ye have been under theirs, for that is Gods Will immortal!
And when it became Morning, Ghengis rose, and went to the 7 Lineages, and told them how the Knight had said. And they scorned him, and said that he was a Fool. And so he departed from them all ashamed. And on the Night ensuing, this White Knight came to the 7 Lineages, and commanded them on Immortal Gods Behalf, that they should make this Ghengis their Emperor, and they should be out of Subjection, and they should hold all other Regions about them in their Servage as they had been to them before. And on the Morrow, they chose him to be their Emperor. And they set him upon a black Litter, and after that they lifted him up with great Solemnity. And they set him in a Chair of Gold and did him all manner of Reverence, and they called him Chan, as the White Knight called him.
And when he was thus chosen, he would assay if he might trust in them or not, and whether they would be obeissant to him or not. And then he made many Statutes and Ordinances that they called Ysya Chan. The first Statute was, that they should believe in and obey Immortal God, that is Almighty, that would cast them out of Servage, and at all Times call to Him for Help in Time of Need. The tother Statute was, that all manner of Men that might bear Arms should be numbered, and to every 10 should be a Master, and to every 100 a Master, and to every 1000 a Master, and to every 10,000 a Master. After he commanded to the Principals of the 7 Lineages, that they should leave and forsake all that they had in Goods and Heritage, and from thenceforth hold them paid of what he would give them of his Grace. And they did so anon. After he commanded to the Principals of the 7 Lineages, that every one of them should bring his eldest Son before him, and with their own Hands smite off their Heads without tarrying. And anon his Commandment was performed.
And when the Chan saw that they made no Obstacle to perform his Commandment, then he thought well that he might trust in them, and commanded them anon to make them ready and to follow his Banner. And after this, Chan put in Subjection all the Lands about him.
Afterward it befell upon a Day, that the Chan rode with a few Companies to behold the Strength of the Country that he had won. And so it befell, that a great Multitude of his Enemies met with him. And to give good Example of Hardiness to his People, he was the first that fought, and encountered his Enemies in the Midst, and there he was cast from his Horse, and his Horse slain. And when his Folk saw him on the Earth, they were all abashed, and thought he had been dead, and fled every one. And their Enemies followed after and chased them, but they wist not that the Emperor was there. And when they were come again from the Chase, they went and sought the Woods if any of them had been hid in the Thick of the Woods; and many they found and slew them anon. So it happened as they went searching toward the Place where that the Emperor was, they saw an Owl sitting upon a Tree above him; and then they said amongst them, that no Man was there because that they saw that Bird there, and so they went their Way; and thus escaped the Emperor from Death. And then he went privily all by Night, till he came to his Folk that were full glad of his coming, and made great Thankings to Immortal God, and to that Bird by whom their Lord was saved. And therefore principally above all Fowls of the World they worship the Owl; and when they have any of their Feathers, they keep them full preciously instead of Relics, and bear them upon their Heads with great Reverence; and they hold themselves blessed and safe from all Perils while that they have them upon them, and therefore they bear their Feathers upon their Heads.
And when he had won and put all the Lands and Countries on this Side the Mount Belian in Subjection, the White Knight came to him again in his Sleep, and said to him, Chan! the Will of Immortal God is that thou pass the Mount Belian. And thou shalt win the Land and thou shalt put many Nations in Subjection. And as thou shalt find no good Passage to go toward that Country, go to the Mount Belian that is upon the Sea, and kneel there 9 Times toward the East in the Worship of Immortal God. And He shall shew the Way to pass by. And the Chan did so. And anon the Sea that touched and was fast by the Mount began to withdraw himself, and shewed a fair Way of 9 Foot broad large; and so he passed with his Folk, and won the Land of Cathay that is the greatest Kingdom of the World.
And for the 9 Kneelings and for the 9 Foot of Way the Chan and all the Men of Tartary have the Number of 9 in great Reverence. And therefore who that will make the Chan any Present, be it of Horses, or of Birds, or of Arrows, or of Fruit, or of any other Thing, always he must make it of the Number 9. And so then be the Presents of greater Pleasure to him; and more benignly he will receive them than though he were presented with an 100 or 200. For to him seemeth the Number of 9 so holy, because the Messenger of Immortal God so devised it.
Also, when the Chan of Cathay had won the Country of Cathay, and put in Subjection and under Foot many Countries about, he fell sick. And when he felt that he should well die, he said to his 12 Sons, that every one of them should bring him one of his Arrows. And so they did anon. And then he commanded that Men should bind them together in 3 Places. And then he took them to his eldest Son, and bade him break them all together. And he strove with all his Might to break them, but he might not. And then the Chan bade his 2nd Son to break them; and so, shortly, to all, each after the other; but none of them might break them. And then he bade the youngest Son dissever every one from the other, and break every one by itself. And so he did. And then said the Chan to his eldest Son and to all the others, Wherefore might ye not break them? And they answered, that they might not, because they were bound together. And wherefore, quoth he, hath your little youngest Brother broken them? Because, quoth they, that they were parted each from the other. And then said the Chan, My Sons, quoth he, truly thus will it fare by you. For as long as ye be bound together in 3 Places, that is to say, in Love, in Truth and in good Accord, no Man shall be of Power to grieve you. But and ye be dissevered from these 3 Places, that the one help not the other, ye shall be destroyed and brought to Nought. And if each of you love the other and help the other, ye shall be Lords and Sovereigns of all others. And when he had made his Ordinances, he died.
And then after him reigned Oktai Chan, his eldest Son. And his other Brethren went to win them many Countries and Kingdoms, unto the Land of Prussia and of Russia, and made themselves to be clept Chans; but they were all obeissant to their elder Brother, and therefore was he clept the great Chan.
And after him Mango Chan that was a good Christian Man and baptized, and gave Letters of perpetual Peace to all Christian Men, and sent his Brother Halaon with great Multitude of Folk to win the Holy Land and to put it into Christian Mens Hands, and to destroy Mohammets Law, and to take the Caliph of Bagdad that was Emperor and Lord of all the Saracens. And when this Caliph was taken, Men found him of so high Worship, that in all the Rest of the World, a Man might not find a more reverend Man, nor a higher in Worship. And then Halaon made him come before him, and said to him, Why, quoth he, haddest thou not taken with thee more Soldiers and Men enough, hired for a little Quantity of Treasure, to defend thee and thy Country, that art so abundant of Treasure and so high in all Worship? And the Caliph answered him, that he well trowed that he had enough of his own proper Men. And then said Halaon, Thou wert as a God of the Saracens. And it is convenient to a God to eat no Meat that is mortal. And therefore, thou shall not eat but precious Stones, rich Pearls and Treasure, that thou lovest so much. And then he commanded him to Prison, and all his Treasure about him. And so he died for Hunger and Thirst. And then after this, Halaon won all the Land of Promise, and put it into Christian Mens Hands. But the great Chan, his Brother, died; and that was great Sorrow and Loss to all Christian Men.
The Kingdom of Cathay is the greatest Realm of the World. And also the great Chan is the most mighty Emperor of the World and the greatest Lord under the Firmament. And so he calleth himself in his Letters, right thus: Chan! Filius Dei Excelsi, Omnium universam Terram colentium summus Imperator, et Dominus omnium Dominantium! (Chan! Son of Almighty God, High Emperor of all that till the whole Earth, and Lord of all Lordships!) And the Letter of his Great Seal, written about, is this; Deus in Clo, Chan super Terram, ejus Fortitudo! Omnium Hominum Imperatoris Sigillum! (God in Heaven, Chan upon Earth, his Strength! The Seal of the Emperor of all Men!) And the Superscription about his Little Seal is this; Dei Fortitudo! omnium Hominum Imperatoris Sigillum! (God of Strength! the Seal of the Emperor of all Men!)
And albeit that they be not christened, yet nevertheless the Emperor and all the Tartars believe in Immortal God. And when they will menace any Man, then they say, God knoweth well that I shall do thee such a Thing, and telleth his Menace.

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With a rapidly expanding global population and limited food supply, it’s vital for food businesses to work more sustainably and stay profitable.
We must also be more effective with our resources to provide food for everyone. Therefore, every crop matters and, in the bigger picture, every piece of produce counts.
Until now, inefficient processes happened throughout the whole food supply chain at farms, factories, processing plants and stores worldwide, with produce being lost and wasted unnecessarily.
While you may think you know what the word sustainability means for your business, in reality, it isn’t just about introducing environmental initiatives or standalone corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes.
So, what is sustainability? In short, sustainability is the efficient use of resources, which is vital for ensuring food supply for future generations. And technology is the answer to making the food sector more sustainable, efficient and profitable.
The sustainability challenge
The global economy is facing huge resource challenges over the next 40 years. The global population is expected to grow by 30% before 2050 and the majority of these people will live in cities. Urbanisation is increasing at such a rate that by 2050 around 70% of the population will live in cities, whereas it was the opposite in 1960.
At the same time, the land available for us to grow food is very limited and only 20% more land can be brought into productive use, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. When you consider that resource productivity in the 27 EU countries has only increased by 1% per year for the past seven years, you see how big the challenge is.
The impact of this in the long-term comes back to the old economic rule that the cost of ingredients will increase due to scarcity, putting economic pressure on the food and drink markets.
Food waste from farm to fork
Food waste happens throughout the supply chain. Food crops can be spoilt before harvest, such as in April 2017 where at least 80% of central European fruit crops were lost due to a late frost.
Good produce is also sometimes rejected during processing due to inefficient sorting and supermarkets and stores often throw out food that is beyond its best, while consumers end up disposing some food straight from the fridge. Food shortages such as the vegetable shortage in Europe in early 2017 led to higher prices for processors and consumers.
There is an imbalance in food efficiency between developed and developing countries. The issues mentioned above are common in developed countries and, with 70 million people entering the middle class globally every year, they will only grow. But while consumer-led waste is not such an issue in developing countries, they often have inefficient processes upstream in the supply chain, which leads to greater waste during harvesting and processing.
It is up to all businesses and individuals to use resources more efficiently and live more sustainably, and there is increasing social pressure to do so. From the ‘ugly food’ trend that sees stores and consumers accepting misshapen but quality produce, to multinational companies setting sustainability requirements for their suppliers and sourcing food locally, some progress is being made.
Many businesses including PepsiCo, McCain Foods, Mondelez and Nestlé are setting ambitious commitments to send zero food-waste-to-landfill from their own direct operations, as part of a UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) campaign. To help tackle the problem, TOMRA Sorting Food also launched its own White Paper on why ‘It’s time to end food waste’.
Costs and savings for business
There is a common misconception among businesses that being sustainable will cost money. Sustainability and profitability are linked, as both rely on the most efficient use of resources, and taking action to prevent food waste could save businesses €341 million a year, according to the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
These businesses may face some upfront costs when evolving to become more sustainable, but even small changes can have a large impact. Most companies that have transformed their business say that they had to make an initial investment and now are seeing long-term financial benefits.
So, what can food processors do to work more sustainably and increase their profitability at the same time? Many are looking to the latest in advanced sensor-based sorting solutions for the answer.
Using technology to increase resource efficiency
Automating food processing lines with the right technology can improve sustainability in many ways, according to the European Parliament’s report ‘Technology options for feeding 10 billion people’, such as “optimising product quality, reducing quality losses and defects, and decreasing energy and water consumption.”
It is worth looking at each of these benefits in more detail:
- Reducing food loss and waste – In-line sensor-based sorting machines are very effective at optimising product yield, ensuring quality and maximising profits.
Previously, when bad weather conditions damaged a crop, it would go to waste. For example, following a potato blight or hail damage to blueberries, the food producers would decide not to recover any of the crop. Now, food producers who partner with TOMRA can recover a small percentage of the crop through ‘reverse sorting’, removing the majority of bad input and recovering the good product available. In the past, this would have all gone to waste.
These technologies and platforms are inspiring companies to think outside of the box. Whereas in the past waste was waste, now processors have multiple waste streams depending on the quality of product: a misshapen carrot can be diced or juiced, a lower-grade one will be used for cattle feed, and only truly defective ones will be rejected.
- Reducing energy consumption and emissions – Some machines such as peelers can reduce energy use through recycling and reusing. For example, TOMRA’s Eco steam peeler uses 28% less steam than similar machines, making it the most efficient steam peeler in the industry, simply by reusing hot air. This reduces emissions, increases efficiency and brings down energy bills for the business.
Similarly, while it was common for companies to freeze fruit and vegetables before sorting, new technology means they can reject defective product before freezing, optimising the yield and cutting energy costs.
- Reducing water usage – Some technology solutions improve the efficiency of the whole processing line. Just as in the examples above, machines can now remove defects from salads and lettuce before washing them. This not only means that washing is more efficient, but also that water stays cleaner longer and needs replacing less frequently. As such, water consumption and waste water treatment is reduced significantly.
Leading the resource revolution
TOMRA Sorting Food is committed to leading the resource revolution. Our mission is to ensure that food supply is optimised for current and future generations and to help processing companies work profitably.
TOMRA doesn’t just sell equipment to food companies; we work in partnership with them and are trusted consultants who are vital to their business. It’s our passionate commitment to innovation and responsibility that has led us to work with the world’s most influential food companies.
We believe that technology is crucial to enhanced sustainability, helping use resources more effectively and keep businesses profitable.
For more information, please visit www.tomra.com/food or make an enquiry using the form on this page.


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Hi, I’m Luisa! (she/her/hers)
Engaging in counseling to process trauma and address challenges takes courage. Making this decision of engagement is the start of healing and growth as it takes self-awareness, vulnerability, and determination. As someone who wants to be able to support you, I want to share a bit about myself so that you can make an informed, intentional decision and we can begin the process of building trust.
I am a queer, Latina, immigrant, newcomer woman offering trauma counseling and art therapy services in Vancouver, BC on xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish,) and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) land. I was born and raised in Medellín, Colombia and spent a long time living and learning in the United States.
Since I can remember I have been in a supportive role with the people in my life and engaged in art making to process my own experiences. I believe my ability to be compassionate and empathic are the qualities that allowed for the safety my loved ones needed to trust me with their stories. Since finishing my education, I have worked in a variety of community mental health settings with primarily immigrants, people in the LGBTQI2S+ communities, BIPOC, and survivors of sexual assault and gender-based violence.
When I’m outside the counseling room, I enjoy making collages, painting, hiking, riding my bike, drinking coffee, and eating ice cream. I like to re-watch movies and TV shows. I am a Pisces and ENFJ.
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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Florida International University
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EMDR Level I Training Certificate, Dr. Marshall Wilensky
Trauma-Informed Somatic Practice Certificate, Dr. Sharon Stanley
Land Based Trauma Healing, Shirley Ward
Introduction to Mindfulness and Trauma, Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat
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Manager Charlie Manuel liked what he saw.
"He kind of showed us who he is and what he's all about," Manuel said Monday. "Lopez has composure and I think he's got experience and I think he's got the knowledge on how he thinks he should pitch. I think he knows himself."
Lopez went 15-9 with a 3.57 ERA in 2002, his first full season, finishing second in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. He struggled in '03 after being named the Orioles' Opening Day starter, but went 14-9 with a 3.59 ERA in '04 and reached the 15-win plateau again in '05.
But after an 18-loss season, he was shipped to the Rockies in '07. That summer, Lopez hurt his arm and needed Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery, and he has been on the long road back since. He even considered quitting and returning to Mexico before Triple-A pitching coach Rod Nichols talked him out of it.
So Lopez's career win No. 66, 708 days after No. 65, was laden with plenty of emotion.
"Finally, I came back," Lopez said Friday, "and I'm pretty proud of myself."
Unless the Phils acquire a pitcher from outside the organization, the final starting slot is Lopez's to lose. Manuel sees a pitcher who is certainly serviceable and who resembles the Lopez of 2002-05.
"He's kind of close to where he was at when he was really successful," Manuel said. "His velocity is a little bit down from where it was, but not much. He's still got a good little sinker, and he's got command.
"Without a doubt, I think he can give you five or six innings in the big leagues. I think he definitely can do that."
PHI: RHP Rodrigo Lopez (1-0, 2.84 ERA)
Lopez made his first appearance in the Majors since 2007 on Friday against the Mets and he came through in a major way. He allowed just six hits, two runs and one walk in 6 1/3 innings. He also struck out four. It was a relief for the Phillies, who are hoping they can find more consistency in their rotation with the trade market very thin at the moment.
CIN: RHP Homer Bailey (1-0, 5.94 ERA)
Bailey came up with arguably the best start of his career last Friday against the Cardinals. He gave up two runs and three hits over 7 1/3 innings, leaving with a 3-0 lead. Yet the bullpen couldn't hold the game for Bailey in an eventual 7-4 Reds loss. That shouldn't take away from Bailey's performance, however. He had command of his pitches and retired 12 consecutive hitters at one point. Bailey is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in two career starts against the Phillies.
Monday's 22-1 victory over the Reds was the Phillies' largest win in the modern era (post-1900) and third largest all-time, behind a 29-4 win over Louisville in 1894 and a 24-0 win over Indianapolis in 1887. ... Monday was the fourth time in Major League history that a team scored 10-plus runs the first inning, and then scored in each of the next three (or more) innings. ... The Phillies are 28-1 when scoring 20 or more runs in a game. They lost to the Cubs, 26-23, on Aug. 5, 1922. ... The season's halfway point was Tuesday. The defending champs were also 43-38 at the 81-game mark in 2008.
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Friday: Phillies (Joe Blanton, 5-4, 4.69) vs. Pirates (Zach Duke, 8-7, 3.28), 7:05 p.m. ET
Saturday: Phillies (Cole Hamels, 5-5, 4.70) vs. Pirates (Ross Ohlendorf, 7-7, 4.63), 7:05 p.m. ET

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Registration Hassle ongoing for 2017-18
April 14, 2017This article was written by Rebecca Faundez
Beware and prepare for the upcoming registration period beginning on April 17th 2017; it’s the time of the year where most let worry and fear get the best of us. Registering for classes has become more of a difficult task as the semesters pass by. When it comes to the registration period, every otter is on top of it, considering that their time as a student and finances are on the line. Why is registration becoming more difficult for otters?
Not only are students noticing the hardship that comes with finding classes; some of the faculty working in the Student Services are concerned as well. Purvi Shah, a graduating Senior who works in admissions as the Campus Tour Guide Coordinator, mentioned that CSU Monterey Bay has not seen such high numbers of people interested in
campus tours in a long time; over 100 people come to visit daily. She has had difficulty finding classes because of registration time conflicts, waitlist options, classroom capacity, and having a short staff of professors. As a student, finding classes is hard often when trying to balance out her schedule with work or having to change a class due to her major.
Being that there are resources for students to turn to when they are in need of figuring out their schedule; there are often advisors available to help. Keyiona Ritchey, a TRiO Student Support Service Advisor, shared that she often tells her students to have backup options for classes, have all classes in their shopping cart and be in front of a computer 10 minutes before it’s time to get classes.
The senior and Advisor both notice the difficulty of finding classes and how much stress it is bringing students, they both stated that one way the registration process can become easier is if there can be more instructors available to allow CSUMB to add more courses to the catalog. Registration can become an easier process for otters only if there are more options and resources for students to explore and register.


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It's the big sale that generated one big yawn.
It's a one-time-only deal: Investors can take four years to spread the tax burden from converting a regular Individual Retirement Account into a Roth IRA, if and only if they beat the Dec. 31 deadline set by Congress.
If you shift accounts after this year, you're looking at paying in one year all the taxes owed from converting to a Roth.
The yawn: Only a tiny group of IRA owners seems willing to budge, according to experts at three of the biggest players in the business.
"At the end of the day, I think it's a relatively tough decision to do this and say, `Yeah, I'll increase my tax bill,' " said Steven Mitchell, senior vice president for Fidelity Investments in Boston.
At T. Rowe Price Investment Services, another major mutual fund company, roughly 2 percent of the company's $15 billion IRA assets have been converted to a Roth IRA so far.
Who qualifies? To be certain, not everyone can convert to a Roth IRA. Your taxable income, or adjusted gross income, must be $100,000 or less. The $100,000 limit applies to single taxpayers and married couples filing a joint return.
You cannot convert a regular IRA into a Roth IRA if you're married and filing separately.
Even so, some people are sleeping through a good bargain simply because they don't understand the Roth IRA, the special 1998 tax break or how to weigh their options.
Before the Dec. 31 deadline hits, we offer some answers.
Q--Who would want to pay extra taxes to convert to a Roth?
A--"The younger you are, the more sense it makes," said Marilyn Capelli Dimitroff, president of Capelli Financial Services Inc. in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
The younger you are, the more time you have to let your money sit in a Roth IRA and grow on a tax-free basis if certain conditions are met.
For example, you can withdraw the money tax-free from a Roth IRA if you have had money in the Roth account for at least five years and you are age 59 1/2 or if you meet the five-year requirement and are using the money to buy your first home.
Not so with a regular IRA. With a regular IRA, money taken out may be taxed in the end.
Eric Wade, who is 31 and single, figured he could save thousands of tax dollars by converting.
A few months ago, Wade rolled over $52,000 from an old 401(k) plan--money that had sat in a plan with a former employer--into a regular IRA. Wade then converted the regular IRA into a Roth IRA. Wade's federal tax bill will be about $3,500 higher next April because he converted from a regular IRA to a Roth IRA.
And he'll likely pay an extra $3,500 in federal taxes when he files his 1999 return, his 2000 return and his 2001 return. Altogether, he's looking at about $14,000 up-front in federal taxes. That's assuming he remains in the 28 percent tax bracket each year. If his income pushes him into the 31 percent tax bracket for a year or two, the tax bill would be higher.
But Wade, a financial adviser at the Center for Financial Planning in Southfield, Mich., estimates he could save more than $100,000 in federal taxes when he retires in 30 or more years and taps into his IRA. He figures that his $52,000--with an average 8 percent annual return--ultimately could grow to $448,000.
If that $448,000 were in a regular IRA, Wade calculates, he'd pay more than $125,000 in federal taxes when he withdrew the money. That's assuming he's in a 28 percent income tax bracket during retirement.
He says he'd rather pay $14,000 in taxes over the next few years to save more than $100,000 later.
"When I heard about the Roth option, it was too good to pass up," he said.
Q--Does it ever make sense for someone 60 or older to convert?
A--In a few cases, it does.
The best candidate is someone who knows he or she will never need to tap into that IRA money, said Kenneth Klegon, a financial planner at Financial Management Associates in Okemos, Mich.
The Roth IRA does not require you to withdraw the money at any age. So you can just let it sit there and build. The regular IRA requires you start withdrawing some money in the year after you turn 70 1/2 years old, even if you don't need the money.
Both IRAs could be subject to estate taxes. But heirs might not have to pay income taxes on withdrawals from a Roth if the money has been in the Roth for five years or more.
Another point to consider is that, if you receive Social Security benefits, check with your tax adviser before converting to a Roth IRA. The higher reportable taxable income could make some of your Social Security benefits taxable.
Q--How do you figure out how much it would cost you to convert?
A--Assume you had $50,000 in a regular IRA and you want to convert the entire amount into a Roth IRA.
And assume you received a $2,000 tax deduction each year you made a contribution to that regular IRA.
In this case, you'd owe taxes on the entire $50,000 of added income, said Patricia Bojanic, partner in charge of the tax department at Gordon & Co. in Troy, Mich.
How much? It depends.


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For hardcore fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the series will live forever. After the series ended in 2003, the cast continued to grow and take on more amazing projects.
This quick riff on Marvel’s premier team follows a group of superheroes, whose identities are based on healthy foods, as they attempt to repel an invasion of cookie-shaped flying saucers.


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In this article, we’ll occasionally use the term ‘scholarly referencing’ – which quite simply means the style of referencing used in the world of academia (as opposed to the references you may include at the end of your CV, for example).Scholarly referencing refers to a series of conventions used to point readers towards sources that you have cited, quoted, or otherwise borrowed from in your work.Tags: Books Write English EssaysCreative Writing Ideas For 5th GradeEsomar Research PaperLiterature Review On 'S PlayEnglish Essay On Patrick KavanaghTo Kill A Mockingbird Character Analysis EssayExample Literature Review UkCulture Essay Identity Indigenous Language Politics Survive WillLarsen Quicksand Essay
You might, for example, have to fill in missing pieces of information like place of publication for certain records, or reformat bibliographies to match your department's requirements.
Parenthetical referencing styles are the most common scholarly styles in use, and are employed across a wide range of academic disciplines, with different formats dominant in different fields.
This does not just refer to direct quotations but also to paraphrases, data, and even broad "schools of thought", or ways of thinking about a topic.
Plagiarism is not always dishonest – you may not be intentionally passing off someone else's work as your own – but if you don't cite any source that may have influenced your thinking you're open to plagiarism accusations.
You need to develop a systematic way of tracking and organising works you've read and cited, both for your own retrieval later and for use in in-text citations and your bibliography.
There are various ways to do this: you might prefer to set up a spreadsheet or just keep thorough notes as you research.
Reference management software packages typically contain some or all of the following features: These software packages can be hugely efficient time savers, allowing you to easily catalogue, retrieve and annotate sources as you research, and generating citations and even a complete bibliography for your project.
Do be aware, though, that auto-generated bibliographies won't always be 100% accurate.
They allow the reader to quickly and easily locate a source in the reference list at the end of a work (in most parenthetical referencing formats this is labelled "References" or "Works Cited" and includes only sources directly cited in the written work), with a minimal disruption of the flow of the writing in which they appear.
Because of their emphasis on economy, parenthetical styles generally mandate that you include the author's name in the parenthetical reference only if it's not clear from the context.


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Pet owners who love animals often don’t stop at one or two
pets. With careful attention and patience, a devoted pet parent can safely
introduce new pets into the home with minimal issues and create a big, happy
family with multiple dogs and cats.
However, all of this can be thrown off if one or more of
your animals has an overactive prey drive.
What does “overactive prey drive�? mean?
An animal’s prey drive is what drives them to hunt and kill animals
that are their prey. For example, a dog’s prey drive is usually activated when
it sees a squirrel scurrying across your yard, and a cat’s prey drive goes into
high alert when a mouse peeks its head out of a mouse hole in your home.
Prey drives are perfectly normal aspects of your pet’s
biology, but sometimes, they can be a little too strong to handle. Some pets
are prone to pursuing their prey in a more extreme way. Certain breeds of both
dogs and cats tend to have higher prey drives than others.
With an overactive prey drive, your pet may become virtually
unrecognizable around small animals. It may chase down and attack prey and show
signs of control, avoid listening to your commands and refuse to come when
called until its object has been achieved.
The problem of overactive prey drives and pets
If you only have one dog or cat, and that animal has a high
prey drive, it’s usually not that big of a deal. You may end up with the
occasional squirrel or bird dropped on your floor by a proud pet, but everyone
in the house typically remains safe.
This might change when you add additional pets to the home,
though—especially pets of different species. If you have a dog with an
overactive prey drive and you decide to adopt a kitten, that kitten might find
itself injured by a dog that has the urge to chase and attack.
In order to maintain peace within a multi-pet household,
you’ll want to curb your pet’s overactive prey drive and teach it to control
its impulses. If nothing else, the pet must learn that other household pets are
not prey and that they are not to be disturbed.
How to manage overactive prey drives
If one or more of your pets has an overactive prey drive,
you’ll want to put in some extra work to ensure that all of your pets stay
safe. The best way to do this is to train the pet with a high prey drive by
diverting its attention and controlling its impulses once it shows signs of
wanting to prey.
To train your pet, be mindful of any situations in which
possible prey may appear. If prey does appear, encourage your pet to look at
you as you walk by or allow the animal to pass. Give the pet treats so it has a
more interesting reward than engaging in prey behavior. Don’t encourage its
prey drive by egging it on or exciting it, either. Over time, your pet will
begin to ignore prey.
Additionally, you should teach your dog to come back to you when
called in every situation, so that if it does begin chasing prey, it will return
quickly upon your instruction, no matter what.
If you currently have only one pet with an overactive prey
drive and are considering getting another pet, take time to train the
overactive pet first. This will allow you to dedicate all your time and energy
into mitigating future problems before they even have a chance to occur.
If you already have multiple pets and one has an overactive
prey drive, you’ll need to take extra precautions to separate the pets and
introduce them slowly. Your pet with an overactive prey drive needs to be
taught over a period of time that other pets are not prey and that they must be
At first, only allow the overactive pet to engage with other
pets when they are completely supervised, so you can intervene if things go
awry. Start by keeping the pet on a leash and gradually allow the pets to
investigate one another. Give your pet treats and rewards for good behavior. If
your pet lunges or becomes aggressive, kicking into its predatory instincts,
separate them and try again another day. Slowly begin introducing the pets more
and more until they can be trusted to be left alone together.
You should never scold or punish an animal for pursuing
prey, since it’s simply in their nature. However, if you catch your pet
pursuing or attacking your other pets, you should make a loud noise and
separate the pets, so the overactive pet learns that this behavior is not okay.
With careful attention and training, your pet with an
overactive prey drive will learn to tolerate other pets within your home and
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Say it ain’t so Cam! After a legendary 15 year plus career Harlem’s Killa is stepping away from the booth. It’s not all bad though–Cam is giving us one last hoorah with his final studio album Purple Haze 2 dropping summer 2015.
For anyone old enough to remember Purple Haze, just recently celebrating its tenth anniversary last Sunday, than you know that this album is going to be insane.
Cam announced the news via his Instagram and Twitter accounts yesterday and in a brief chat with Hot 97’s Miss Info confirmed PH2 will be his final project. When asked what he plans to do next Cam said he’s going to focus on movies, clothing and other business expenditures. Good luck to you Cam and thanks for all the hits.


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Against a glittering jazz-age backdrop, mistress of the house Julie and ambitious servant John face off in a gripping, night-long encounter. As the balance of power shifts often and dangerously—-sometimes with exquisite subtlety, sometimes stark brutality-—LaBute masterfully reinterprets Strindberg's timeless erotic struggle between a man and a woman. This thrilling, essential Miss Julie, which had its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse in 2013 with Lily Rabe as Julie, Logan Marshall-Green as John, and Laura Heisler as Kristine, superbly embodies both the passionate spirit of the original and the unflinching style of Neil LaBute.
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- Publication Date: May 9, 2016


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Rockies fall to Cardinals, finish 0-6 road trip
ST. LOUIS – The Colorado Rockies are mired in a prolonged hitting slump. And outfielder Drew Stubbs is not sure how they get out of it.
The Rockies struck out 16 times and fell to St. Louis 4-1 on Sunday, finishing up an 0-6 road trip in which they totaled just eight runs.
“The key, I guess, is to keep grinding away,” Stubbs said. “This game is not easy. You’re going to go through stretches of times where you’re scoring a lot of runs. And then, there are times where runs are kind of scarce.”
This is one of those times. Getting back to Coors Field will probably help the hitters, too.
“We’ve talked about it to death,” Colorado manager Walt Weiss said. “The guys are trying to take the right approach. But this was a tough road trip. Looking down the road, we know we’ve got to get better away from our place.”
Rookie Marco Gonzales, in just his fifth major league start, struck out nine and allowed one run over 5 2-3 innings as the NL Central-leading Cardinals won their third in a row.
The Cardinals held their 3 1-2-game division lead over Pittsburgh. St. Louis has won 13 straight regular-season home games in September and October.
Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer to cap a three-run rally in the third inning. It was his team-high 21st homer.
Gonzales (3-2), a native of Fort Collins, Colorado, turned in the finest effort of his career under the pressure of a pennant chase.
“It’s great to be in a race, you could feel the intensity out there,” Gonzales said. “My number was called and I just tried to focus, go out there and do my job.”
Gonzales, the Cardinals’ first-round pick in the 2013 draft, gave up two hits over the first five innings and carried a 3-1 lead into the sixth. He surrendered a two-out single to Brandon Barnes before leaving.
Trevor Rosenthal struck out the side in the ninth to pick up his NL-leading 44th save in 49 opportunities.
Peralta’s homer, a 410-foot shot off Jordan Lyles (6-3), broke a 1-all tie and put the Cardinals ahead to stay.
Barnes drove in the Rockies’ run with a double in the second.
Lyles gave up three runs on nine hits over six innings.
“I just made a mistake to Peralta and good hitters put good swings on the ball,” Lyles said. “He hit it a long way.”
Lyles managed to keep his club in the game. But Rockies hitters were 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position.
Rockies: 1B Justin Morneau did not start for the second successive game after straining a side muscle in Friday’s 5-1 loss.
Rockies: RHP Christian Bergman (2-3, 4.89) will face Roberto Hernandez (8-11, 4.04) in the opener of a three-game against Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in Denver. Bergman will be making his eighth major league start.


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Stomper Zulhairi witnessed youths play fighting at Block 446 Tampines Street 42 on Oct 8.
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In a video taken by Zulhairi, the boys put up a fighter's stance and start kicking at each other in what appeared to be a bout of play-fighting.
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Ever since she had a little crush on Piper when she first showed up, she’s been an absolutely fascinating character. And this season we finally, finally, FINALLY see just what she did to end up where she is. And, like many elements of her story, it’s completely heart-breaking.
Fair warning, if you haven’t seen the season yet, you may not want to read about it first (which you will if you keep reading now).
We’ve known for a long while that Crazy Eyes was a little off and had some serious social issues. But in the prison environment, she’s around a lot of tough women who won’t judge her since they’ve all done something to land them in the same place. So it makes sense that part of her crime came around as a result of her social issues.
When she makes a friend in a young boy named Dylan and has him over for a completely good-intentioned hang out session, she doesn’t respond like people normally do to him wanting to leave. Nor does she understand that the actions she takes (physically keeping him from leaving the apartment and struggling with him as he tries to escape down an open widow and fire escape), are both dangerous and criminal.
But understanding aside, her actions do cost Dylan his life (we assume, though we are thankfully spared the visual confirmation). The most heartbreaking part is, while she’s clearly upset that Dylan came to harm, Suzanne still doesn’t completely understand how all her actions lead up to the bad moment. Which, of course, only adds to the tragedy of “Crazy Eyes,” since she’s clearly not malicious in intent. She just couldn’t help herself, and it had fatal, terrible consequences.
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“Coco was mauled by an off-leash dog in a residential area”,
“Jakk’s injuries and attack is one of the worst they have ever seen”,
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These are just some of the comments I have received in the past few months about dog attacks. While the government has criticised concerns about dog attacks as “alarmism”, the community is reporting more and more instances of dog attacks.
Like me, most Canberrans are dog lovers and have had a faithful furry friend in the family for years. The sad reality is not all dog owners are responsible and not all dogs are safe.
From January to May this year, Domestic Animal Services responded to 218 reported dog attacks, a staggering increase from previous figures.
Last year, when questioned on the scale of the problem, then-City Services Minister Meegan Fitzharris revealed 155 people in 2016 – three a week – were treated for dog attack injuries in ACT public hospital emergency departments. This was up from 100 in 2012. Ms Fitzharris later reported there were “only 389 reports of incidents involving a dog” in 2016, as if this was nothing to be concerned about.
Victims of dog attacks are both people and pets. The Canberra community was shaken last year when a Canberra woman had been killed in her own home by her own dog. Only months before, the dog had been returned to the woman by authorities after it had viciously attacked another person.
The number of family pets that have been killed is mounting. People experience grief at the loss of their pet, especially under such brutal conditions. I’ve had my dog, Kenny, for 11 years and he’s definitely considered a part of our family. Under any circumstances, I would grieve the loss of Kenny.
It is clear to me that the issue of dog attacks is both a public safety and animal welfare issue.
Many victims and witnesses to dog attacks are concerned at how little is done after an attack. I have seen grief turn to anger when they learn that attacking dogs are often let back into the community and their owners are let off the hook.
A Canberra judge recently questioned why ACT laws permitted Canberra residents to be put at risk by aggressive dogs owned by others.
The judge said: “Neither the difficulties of designing an appropriate legislative scheme, nor the importance of the respect for private property or the autonomy of dog owners, require a legislative regime which permits residents of Canberra to be put at risk by aggressive dogs owned by others.”
When duty of care is not applied and laws are inefficient, people rightly feel let down by the systems that are supposed to protect them.
Recently, the government allocated additional resources to Domestic Animal Services. Dog rangers have an extremely difficult job dealing with dangerous animals, upset owners, mangled pets, bloodbaths and terrified children. Yet they can only work within the legislative framework that the government provides. Right now, that framework is inadequate.
We need a better legislative regime that will protect domestic animals and their owners from dog attacks. This week in the ACT Legislative Assembly, I will introduce the first tranche of proposed new animal welfare laws to protect family pets and their owners.
The first round of the Canberra Liberals’ animal welfare laws will create clearer and simpler accountability measures in the event of a dog attack.
Under the proposed laws, the registrar will be compelled to investigate complaints of dog attacks that cause significant injury or death of a person or a domestic animal. Currently, a registrar is only required to investigate an attack against a person.
Many victims of dog attacks have complained they aren’t informed about the status of an investigation into a dog attack. Under the new laws, the registrar will be required to document an investigation and to inform the victim, dog owner and responsible Minister of the outcome of the investigation within 14 days of its completion.
Importantly, these laws provide greater protections for pets by distinguishing between domestic animals and non-domestic animals. This means that when a family pet is viciously killed, measures must be taken to ensure the attacking dog will not have an opportunity to attack other pets. A dog that innocently kills a non-domestic animal will not be captured by the legislation.
The conditions under which a dog is seized has been tightened to require that a dog that seriously injures or kills a domestic animal must be impounded during the course of an investigation.
If provisions permit that a vicious dog should not be destroyed, the registrar must issue a control order and declare a dog dangerous.
I am seeking feedback to ensure these proposed laws are fair and effective. I invite all Canberrans and stakeholders to make submissions before October 12.
As we prepare to deliver the next round of animal welfare laws, I encourage interested Canberrans to jump online to www.haveyoursay.net.au/dog-attacks/ to make suggestions.
Nicole Lawder is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Shadow Minister for Urban Services.


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The paper describes a tool developed to automate the study of solar array configurations using a general-purpose simulator such as Spice. The main advantage of the proposed method is that studies can be done for any solar array configuration formed from elementary models of solar cell units. Hierarchical structure of solar cell elements with semiconductor detail allows simulations of electrical properties as well as evaluation of environmental conditions impact. Application examples such as the effect of unequal illumination on various array interconnections and the mismatch of solar cells are presented to demonstrate the usefulness of the tool. The automated process eases investigation of large system and worst-case study for given environmental scenarios.


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32nd and Lowell
New shops and boutiques have been popping up throughout the Highlands over the last few years. But the original shopping street, and one of the city’s best mini-downtowns, still flourishes at 32nd and Lowell. Home to some of the Denver’s most unique shopping and a few of its most interesting restaurants, Sunday afternoons are well spent traipsing through the neighborhood, shopping bags in hand.
The Highlands is home to various festivals throughout the year. Check out a few of these highlights: the annual Highlands Street Fair, featuring live bands, over 150 vendors, a kids’ fun zone and classic car show. Sunnyside Music Festival is held in Chaffe park the Saturday after Labor Day each year, featuring the top local bands and the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, which celebrates Denver’s rich and diverse Asian communities, is a big hit at Sloan’s Lake.
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Denver is home to an incredibly diverse collection of residential architecture. But no neighborhood is more forward diverse than the Highlands. In the past five years, an unspoken competition has emerged between builders to create homes that push the envelope of creativity and sustainable housing and yet still respect the neighborhood. Spend your day perusing the neighborhood, taking note of the future of residential architecture.

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When Apple introduced Siri shortcuts I was personally excited at the possibilities and I have to say I am impressed with some creations users have come up with, here are what we consider the best of 2018.
Backup Shortcuts to cloud – This one lets you back up all your shortcuts to iCloud
Send delayed text – this one allows you to set a text to send at a specific time
Control Centre 2 – this one gives you more granular control than from the original control centre such as turning off Bluetooth.
Social media downloader – this one allows you to download media from places such as YouTube and Facebook etc
Device screenshots – this one allows you to add a device frame to your images
Ok Google – this one allows you to use Siri to initiate the Google Assistant
Drunk Siri – this one lets you play a pre-set drunk response from Siri
Let us know which shortcuts you like the best.


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target audience: TECH SUPPLIER Publication date: Apr 2023 - Document type: Market Note - Doc Document number: # US50557723
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This IDC Market Note discusses observations made by IDC Health Insights at ViVE 2023, held in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 26 to 29. Healthcare leaders, digital innovators, entrepreneurs, and more gathered to discuss digital transformation challenges and solutions relevant to the current healthcare ecosystem. While topics ranged from ethical use of AI to health equity challenges and addressing the challenge of change, one common theme emerged: Healthcare can no longer exist in the digital Stone Age.
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All of our Exotic English Bulldog exemplars are the result of a careful selection both at a “morphological” level (our exemplars have a double pedigree, Italian ENCI and English KC and are considered “expo” subjects, which means they can participate to exhibitions for their beauty and physical structure) both at “Morpho – character” they all are used to the contact with the people they know and with the strangers, as well as with other animals in the different situations that might happen daily.
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Just-in-time supply chains produce hefty profits but leave companies vulnerable to unexpected events.
As we move closer to digitalization, it’s clear that factories globally need to become digital, whether on a small scale or a large scale.
The hyperconnected economy is at the core of the way we do business & as time progresses, better connectivity is becoming more necessary.
Globally, there’s a problem with fraudulent gold in the global bullion supply chain. Many consumers are struggling to identify real versus fraudulent gold.
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We’re facing a driving force of change as the future of work approaches, and it will require an integration of sustainability and smart technology.
We are currently in a transition period that is working towards the humanity and technology working seamlessly together without conflict.
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Yami Shibai is a top-rated Japanese series. The first season of the show was directed by Tomoya Takashima. The scripts were done by Hiromu Kumamoto, and it was produced by ILCA. The episodes were animated in such a way in order to mimic the kamishibai method of story-telling. The series has actually been organized into a collection. Each episode is only a few minutes in length.
Each episode of the series features a different tale that is based on myths and urban legends of Japanese origin. In each season, there has been a different way of telling a story. In the sixth season of the show, an old man tells his stories in front of the children in a forest instead of a school from the previous season. We see a shadow taking the shape of the old man, and then it puts on a mask as he starts the storytelling.
Yami Shibai 7 Episode 2 is going to be released on July 21, 2019. The series airs on TV Tokyo. The first season of the show began airing on TV Tokyo on July 14, 2013. It ran for thirteen episodes, and it finally ended on September 2013. The first season got a lot of positive reaction from the fans. The series received a lot of merchandise, and there was also a mobile game.
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Genetic Programming Bibliography entries for Bobby R Bruce
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Genetic Programming Articles by Bobby R Bruce
A Report on the Genetic Improvement Workshop@GECCO 2016.
SIGEVOlution newsletter of the ACM Special Interest Group on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, 2(9):7, 2016.
Genetic Programming conference papers by Bobby R Bruce
Mahmoud A. Bokhari and Bobby R. Bruce and Brad Alexander and Markus Wagner.
Deep Parameter Optimisation on Android Smartphones for Energy Minimisation - A Tale of Woe and a Proof-of-Concept. In
Justyna Petke and David R. White and W. B. Langdon and Westley Weimer editors,
GI-2017, pages 1501-1508, Berlin, 2017. ACM.
William B. Langdon and Justyna Petke and Bobby R. Bruce.
Optimising Quantisation Noise in Energy Measurement. In
Julia Handl and Emma Hart and Peter R. Lewis and Manuel Lopez-Ibanez and Gabriela Ochoa and Ben Paechter editors,
14th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, volume 9921, pages 249-259, Edinburgh, 2016. Springer.
Bobby R. Bruce and Justyna Petke and Mark Harman.
Reducing Energy Consumption Using Genetic Improvement. In
Sara Silva and Anna I Esparcia-Alcazar and Manuel Lopez-Ibanez and Sanaz Mostaghim and Jon Timmis and Christine Zarges and Luis Correia and Terrence Soule and Mario Giacobini and Ryan Urbanowicz and Youhei Akimoto and Tobias Glasmachers and Francisco Fernandez de Vega and Amy Hoover and Pedro Larranaga and Marta Soto and Carlos Cotta and Francisco B. Pereira and Julia Handl and Jan Koutnik and Antonio Gaspar-Cunha and Heike Trautmann and Jean-Baptiste Mouret and Sebastian Risi and Ernesto Costa and Oliver Schuetze and Krzysztof Krawiec and Alberto Moraglio and Julian F. Miller and Pawel Widera and Stefano Cagnoni and JJ Merelo and Emma Hart and Leonardo Trujillo and Marouane Keswsentini and Gabriela Ochoa and Francisco Chicano and Carola Doerr editors,
GECCO '15: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, pages 1327-1334, Madrid, Spain, 2015. ACM.
Nathan Burles and Edward Bowles and Bobby R. Bruce and Komsan Srivisut.
Specialising Guava's Cache to Reduce Energy Consumption. In
Yvan Labiche and Marcio Barros editors,
SSBSE, volume 9275, pages 276-281, Bergamo, Italy, 2015. Springer.
Bobby R. Bruce.
Energy Optimisation via Genetic Improvement A SBSE technique for a new era in Software Development. In
William B. Langdon and Justyna Petke and David R. White editors,
Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop, pages 819-820, Madrid, 2015. ACM.
Genetic Programming technical reports by Bobby R Bruce


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