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Spirits of Europe - The Faces and Places of a sector (November 2014)
The success of the European spirits sector is based on tradition, know-how and secret recipes handed down through generations of passionate people. For instance, do you know how pears get inside a
schnapps bottle? Take a trip across Europe and soak up the facts and anecdotes of the sector.
spirits: committed to reducing alcohol-harm - October 2014
To be effective, an alcohol strategy should focus on the real issue, i.e. on harm which should be the target and not on consumption per se. All relevant stakeholders should work in partnership and not in
silos, as often the case and anything we do (from policy to actions) should be based on robust evidence.
spirits: a European power house for trade - June 2014
Data confirm European spirits as an export leader in Europe.
The Glass Half Full, November 2013
"We draw condidence from the resilience of the sector, and th opening of new markets around the world.
We talk it up".
Spirits Export Data 2012 (published February 2013)
First agri-food exporter with €10 bn in 2012, a 22% increase compared to 2011.
A Spirit of Growth - November 2012
spiritsEUROPE Guidelines for the Development of Responsible Marketing Communications
(new version)
March 2012 - Contribution EU strategy on alcohol harm reduction
Year one evaluation CEPS Road Map 2015
Road Map 2015 - responsibledrinking.eu
Charter Implementation Report 2005-2010
December 2010 - The contribution of spirits industry to the EU economy - full report
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Health News Archive - January 20, 2009
SINGAPORE, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced the opening of a new pharmaceutical analytical research laboratory in Singapore's Biopolis research park.
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SAN MARINO, Calif., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Epeius Biotechnologies (www.epeiusbiotech.com) announced the results of a U.S.
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SAN DIEGO, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BMR) announced today the signing of a new lease at the Center for Life Science | Boston with Kowa Company, Ltd., one of the largest privately owned companies in Japan.
ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- GeneGo, Inc., the leading systems biology tools company, announced today that the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has become a certified GeneGo Center of Excellence.
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In the shadow of the Black Friday shopping weekend, the gun auction scene was red hot as Rock Island Auction Company's December 2014 Premiere Firearms Auction saw collectible firearms selling like flat screen TVs.
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MKS Supply Introduces Replica of Famed 1911 Military Model
There is nothing like a 1911 when it comes to semi-automatic pistols. Now there is a replica, soon to be available, that attempts to stay true to the toughness of the original military model of the pistol.
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The 5.56x45 NATO (.223 Remington) has been on the rise for more than 50 years. Find out how this intermediate cartridge came to rule the military and civilian roost.
Video: Rare WWII German Military Guns
When it comes to firearms collecting, military arms are hot, but few come close to the firearms documented in this video. The German rifles show here are extremely rare and, in turn, boarder on being priceless.
Bidding Fierce in RIAC's May Gun Auction
Big crowds and intense bidding battles made for an action-filled weekend at Rock Island Auction Company's latest event, which surpassed $14.7 million in sales.
Gun Values Research Enters the 21st Century
Instantly research Standard Catalog of Firearms pricing data on your mobile device or desktop computer.
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Researching gun values just became simpler and more reliable. Now you can use Find Guns, powered by Gun Digest, on your computer or mobile device.
Video: In Memory Of Mr. Kalashnikov, 700 Round AK Burn
Firing 700 rounds through an AK seems a fitting tribute to the late Mikhail Kalashnikov and his ever-reliable design. But will the gun used in this test catch on fire, melt or ultimately triumph? Watch the video and find out.
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11 Jul 2013 01:24 GMT | Environment, Humanitarian crises, Asia Pacific, Japan
Japan's nuclear regulator says it believes radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima power station is leaking into the Pacific, and urged operators to act to prevent further contamination.
Shunichi Tanaka, head of the new Nuclear Regulation Authority, said on Wednesday that he believed contamination of the sea had been continuing since the March 2011 catastrophe.
"I think contamination of the sea is continuing to a greater or lesser extent," Tanaka said.
"It was contaminated at the time of the accident, but I think it has been continuing for the last two years. Coming up with countermeasures against all possible scenarios is a top priority."
Fukushima's operator, Tepco, has acknowledged problems are mounting at the plant north of Tokyo, the site of the world's worst atomic disaster since Chernobyl in 1986.
Tepco said it was checking Tanaka's comments and could offer no immediate comment.
On Tuesday, the company said radiation levels in groundwater had soared, suggesting highly toxic materials from the power station were getting closer to the Pacific more than two years after three meltdowns triggered by a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.
Observation between the damaged Reactor No 2 and sea showed levels of radioactive caesium-134 and ceasium-137 had soared over the weekend, the company said.
In the days after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, a plume of radiation from explosions fell over wide areas of the land and sea.
Toxic materials, such as caesium, were later found to have leaked through channels in the ground on the side of the station by the sea.
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Memento Database
100,000 - 500,000 downloads
- 15+ library templates made by users
- Fully customizable
- Export/import features: CSV files, Google Drive, SMS, e-mail
- In-app searching engine
- Reminders
- Adding entries process should be more intuitive
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Reviewed by Emmanuel Lund / Oct 14, 2013
Memento Database is a flexible database management tool for those want to organize their life more efficiently
Due to the amount of features Memento Database comes packed with, it can be used equally for pro and amateurs. Databases are the best way to keep track of your purchases, recipes, belongings or any item susceptible to be listed. However, the keystone of taking the time to keep your stuff in databases is the easiness to search and find any item just by simple queries.
Memento Database offers 15 library templates made by users (including DVD collection, purchases, books, recipes, home inventory... and many more). Obviously, you can also create your custom libraries to adapt it to your specific needs. You can decide what fields to include in your database (up to 19 types of field: text, integer, rating, date/time...), and add as many entries as you want. In fact, it isn't all about text: you can add create entries using barcode scanner and add images retrieved from Google Products. You can even set reminders for those entries that require them (GTD-like libraries). Once library's added, you can start searching any library and item from the lists or by inputting a keyword in the search tool.
One of the most powerful features of Memento Database is exporting/importing: libraries can be synced with Google Docs, data can be exported/imported from CSV files and entries can be sent via SMS, e-mail and other sharing resources. In addition, any data stored in the app can be backed up and restored when you need it.
In a nutshell, Memento Database is a comprehensive database management tool that can makes things a lot easier for people who want to organize their stuff in a more efficient way. Recommended.
A proper database management tool is nothing without corresponding search, navigation and sorting tools. Memento Database has it all – and it even supports barcode scanning for searching the database! As a mobile tool optimized for Android smartphones and tablets, Memento supports online synchronization via the Google spreadsheet application and allows you to edit your records on your PC.
The program can be used literally by anyone: from cooking enthusiasts collecting recipes to field scientists on a mission. Lists of purchases or expenses, a collection of movies, tasks, fishing spots, your store inventory and pretty much anything else – all of this can be easily added to Memento Database and quickly found afterwards!
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* Synchronization with Google Docs.
* Importing and exporting CSV files;
* Password protection (encrypt entries using AES-128).
* Charts: Pie, Line, Bar, Columns, Area, Scatter, Stepped Area.
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* Backing up and restoring data;
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* Barcode scanner, creating entries with data and images retrieved from Google Products;
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* You can keeping track of everything.
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* Fixed some bugs in charts
Some lists where this application appears: Reviewed by Emmanuel Lund, Reviewed by Anna Grace.
Exactly what I was looking for. Able easily create a database.
You search, it displays all entries matching. No ability to restrict the search to specific fields so it's of no use to me.
Image field "select" does not work. You select an image, then nothing happens. Capture seems to work. In capture you can't rotate or crop or anything either.
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No now() function?
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CBI probes Mumbai police role in Sadiq Jamal fake encounter
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CBI is for the first time probing the role of Mumbai Police in an inter-state fake encounter. Seven city policemen, including an IPS-rank officer, reportedly detained Sadiq Jamal Mehtar illegally in Mumbai for two weeks before he was shifted to Ahmedabad and killed in an alleged fake encounter on January 13, 2003, CBI officers from Gujarat told The Indian Express.
CBI was granted a three-month extension last week to complete the probe. The agency claimed Sadiq could not have been detained illegally for such a long period without the knowledge of senior Mumbai Police officers.
"As many as seven officers from Mumbai have been questioned. An IPS-rank officer is also under the scanner," said a senior CBI officer.
Sadiq was shot in Naroda area on January 13, 2003, by Ahmedabad Crime Branch, on the basis of the intelligence input that he wanted to kill Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP and VHP leaders.
"The information had been relayed three months before he was killed. While its authenticity is being checked, his (Saqid's) sudden disappearance, which was later established as illegal detention for two weeks in Mumbai and 10 days in Gujarat, is being looked into," said the officer.
So far, the agency has made two arrests in the case - Mumbai-based former journalist Ketan Tirodkar and Gujarat Deputy Superintendent of Police Tarun Barot.
CBI officers said substantial documented evidence had surfaced since then and cell tower and call detail records had been scrutinised.
The police officers are learnt to have made a logbook entry, which CBI believes will help it build the case.
Daya Nayak, police sub-inspector and encounter specialist from Mumbai, and Pradeep Sharma, facing trial in another encounter killing in Mumbai, are also being allegedly probed. The two were questioned with another suspended sub-inspector Sachin Vaze early this year.
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It didn't get much attention, but Justice Thomas's dissent two weeks ago in the Amtrak case was extraordinarily radical, even for him. The case involved a relatively obscure issue about the legal status of Amtrak. Justice Thomas used the occasion for a frontal attack on administrative law, including most of … More >
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The U.S. economy is picking up steam but most Americans aren't feeling it. By contrast, most European economies are still in bad shape, but most Europeans are doing relatively well.
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The uncertainty around how much — and how soon — Ukraine might get help from international lenders is contributing to two real economic dangers facing the country: a default on its debts and a radical slashing of the budget. Ukraine's friends — the United States and European governments — need … More >
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The Greek people have spoken. The radical-left coalition SYRIZA of Alexis Tsipras has won the election with 36.3% of votes cast. Not exactly a landslide, but a clear victory over its main opponent, the conservative New Democracy (27.8%), senior partner in the outgoing government. And an impressive performance for a … More >
France has suffered a terrible trauma. On Wednesday, 12 employees of the satirical journal Charlie Hebdo were massacred by two French-born Islamic militants, brothers Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, who claimed to be avenging the publication by Charlie Hebdo of a series of cartoons mocking Islam and the prophet Mohammed. The … More >
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July 30th was a good butterfly day!
The weather was great and the butterflies cooperated!
First, the female Eastern Tailed Blue (Cupido comyntas) decided to pose for a few topside views.
Then, my first Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) showed up.
This dark form example of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) showed up in prime condition. Previously, most had been badly worn, scratched and battle scarred. Could some of you experienced members suggest a good way to distinguish between this subject and the female Black Swallowtail when you don't get a view of the underside?
Finally, the Brazilian Verbena is at it's peak and is an absolute butterfly magnet. This is a gangley, sprawling plant but is a beautiful color and the blooms are super long lasting.
Thanks for sharing them with me.
Probably the best and easiest way to tell from the dorsal side is the orange inner margin eye spots. In the black swallowtails they have a black bullseye. In the others it is pure orange. In addition, black swallowtail females don't seem to have blue above the medial band, whereas tigers do.
The two "gut" keys for me are
(1) Size: Tigers big, Blacks small. The largest Blacks will be only as large as the smallest Tigers.
(2) Yellow spots. Blacks have double rows of yellow spots on the forewing, double rows of yellow spots on the body, yellow spots on the hindwing ...
Exhibit A: Papilio polyxenes f
If you're lucky to see the light through the wings, a third key is that female Tigers are really dark brown, not black.
What's hard for me is sexing Black Swallowtails when they are ambiguous. I believe this one is male because of the solid row of yellow spots inside the blue, but he might be best called "metrosexual."
runmede, the 'ghosting' of the tiger stripes is the characteristic that I am most comfortable with WHEN I can detect them. Often the light is not conducive to picking up this trait but when it is, it is really evident. See picture below of an underside view with flash.
Thanks, so much, to all of you who contributed the ID tips. They are extremely important to those of us just getting started in this!
I raised the Tiger (Black Form) in the picture. I wintered it over. It survived our porch falling down this past winter when we had over two foot of snow. Just before she finished drying her wings I placed her on her host plant. I wanted to try to give her a hint about where she should be laying when she was ready.