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I stopped buying salmon a few years because I was too overwhelmed by all of the issues surrounding it. Farmed versus wild? Fresh or frozen? Mercury? When is salmon actually in season? What is the best source? With so many factors to consider, I wished I lived in a world in which I could just trust retailers to do the legwork for me.
Well, now it appears that we have a new problem to contend with: genetically engineered (GE) salmon. But this time, some retailers are stepping up to the plate. Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Target, Aldi, and other supermarket chains have pledged to not to carry genetically modified fish, if approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). (You can view the most up to date list of retailers here.) Currently, genetically modified fish cannot be sold in the United States, but there is concern that this is about to change. In April of this year the public comment period on the matter ended and the FDA is expected to make a decision within the next couple of months. According to a number of sources, over 1.5 million people voiced opposition to the approval of genetically engineered salmon. However, the FDA's website currently states that their "preliminary finding is that an approval of this application ... would not have a significant impact (FONSI) on the U.S. environment," which does not sound promising for those who want the application rejected.
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. is the U.S. based company seeking approval for the commercial production of its AquAdvantage salmon. AquAdvantage salmon grow at twice the rate of natural salmon and the company argues that they are simply trying to help meet the world's growing demand for seafood. Sound familiar? Their argument is not unlike the logic behind the selective breeding that created today's super-sized commercial poultry breeds.
If approved, salmon would be the first genetically engineered animal sold for human consumption. Many fear that it will open the doors to the proliferation of other genetically engineered animals.
Why should you care?
There are a number of concerns related to genetically engineered foods. Many industry watchdogs do not believe that enough research has been conducted to definitively prove the safety of introducing genetically engineered foods into our ecosystems and food supply. As it turns out, the FDA does not conduct independent testing of genetically engineered animals. Instead, the agency tasked with protecting public health bases their decision on data collected by the very company seeking approval! Plus, the FDA is considering the application under the protocol for the approval of new animal drugs, instead of evaluating it as a genetically engineered animal intended for human consumption.
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. contends that AquaAdvantage salmon would be raised in landlocked tanks so that the fish could not escape into the wild. Additionally, the biotech company has stated that it only intends to market sterile female salmon, to eliminate the possibility of natural reproduction. However, the Ocean Conservancy points out that "re-circulated water is eventually released into the environment, providing an escape route for genetically modified fish or eggs" and that "land-based facilities are also subject to natural disasters, human error, or intentional sabotage." Plus, reports show that 5% of AquaAdvantage salmon are not sterile, which is not an insignificant number.
Should we be concerned if AquaAdvantage salmon enters our oceans? In a word, yes. Genetically engineered salmon would compete with wild salmon for food and the National Academy of Science has published research stating that even a small number of escaped GE salmon could lead to the extinction of wild populations. This would be devastating to our fishing communities and the health of our oceans.
Now, let's say you've sifted through all the current research on genetically engineered foods, and you decide that you do not want to consume them. Guess what? The United States does not require the labeling of genetically engineered foods. Whether it is for environmental or health or other reasons, the majority of Americans do not want to consume genetically engineered animals. And retailers are starting to listen. As of today, 4,662 stores have vowed to keep genetically engineered salmon off their shelves.
While we may often feel helpless against the industrialization of our food system, the commitment of retailers like Whole Foods, Target, and Trader Joes to ban GE salmon shows that change can come from the ground up. If your local grocery store is not on the list of retailers who have signed the pledge, petition them. Contact your representatives in Congress and let them know that you do not support the approval of GE salmon. Support your local fishermen and let them know that sustainable seafood and fishing communities matter to you.
Related News:
6.11.2013 | Landslide Vote for GMO Labeling in Maine Legislature
3.20.2013 | Trader Joe's, Aldi, Whole Foods Opt Out of Genetically Engineered Seafood
Maria Cerretani has been a Slow Food NYC board member since 2013 and was selected as a delegate to Terra Madre in 2012. She works in television production on projects ranging from comedy to educational children's programming.


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A fox has been left in charge of the hen house. The Australian Egg Corp (AECL) are trying to exploit consumer compassion at the expense of hens, by allowing more than 10 times the number of hens on 'free range' farms than current guidelines recommend. This would turn 'free range' into just another term for factory farming.
One simple thing could stop this dreadful plan in its tracks: a government review of the 'Code of Practice' for hens to make current 'free range' egg standards enforceable.
For the millions of hens confined in battery cages, unable even to spread their wings, government action is also long overdue. The government was scheduled to review the code in 2010, but they never did — not then, and not since.
In the two years since, Coles has committed to phasing out their home brand of cage eggs; Tasmania has become the first state to pledge to get rid of battery cages; and the European Union has banned the battery cage. Yet hens across the country are still confined in battery cages, with no legislative movement on the horizon AND there is still no legal definition for 'free range' in Australia.
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Outdoor Adventure in South Africa
Outdoor adventure becomes an increasingly popular holiday option among travelers who are physically fit. As the world becomes a smaller global village, thanks to the invention of the internet and budget airways, millions of people are able to travel overseas and go to places they wouldn't be able to afford three decades ago easily and quite effortlessly. As a result, historical landmarks, shopping malls and souvenir shops become regular staples of tour organizers' itinerary. As you may have guessed, people get bored easily with these tourist shops and upscale/ luxury shopping malls after a number of visits.
In case you want to have a memorable vacation away from the hustles and bustles of big cities when you visit Africa, you may be interested in joining mountain bike south africa tour. As the name implies, travelers will be taken to several natural parks and coastal regions that are uniquely South Africa. As an increasingly popular way of enjoying South Africa, cycling adventure enables travelers to visit some of the most scenic areas in the region with other cycling enthusiasts from different countries.
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I have to admit I have this love/hate, moth-to-the flame relationship with reality TV: I resent that it's the nearly the only thing made any more, and yet I keep getting drawn back in.
But what really fascinates me is when, like last night, an episode of MasterChef can serve as an advertisement for the importance of market research.
If you didn't see it, the final challenge of the night pitted Red Team vs. Blue Team in true Gordon Ramsay style to cook the best hamburger for hungry truckers. The truckers determined the winning team by voting in true trucker style – by pulling a would-be air horn cord rigged to a counter.
But the really interesting part was what happened in each of the teams.
Red Team began as a complete disaster, producing a product that frankly never made it to market. Their burgers wouldn't cook, wouldn't stay together, and couldn't even make it onto a bun let alone be eaten.
Blue Team, by contrast, had their plans perfected into a tried-and-true recipe and produced a consistent product right out of the gate.
Then the fun began.
Red Team, under the emerging leadership of Sharone, broke all the rules. Actually, that's not quite right. They realized the rules Blue Team was apparently playing by weren't actually rules at all.
Red Team didn't just get their act together, they changed their recipe. And when that worked, they made it better. And when things were going great, they made it better still. (How do you make a trucker burger great? Dip it in bacon grease and double the size. Yum.)
While Blue Team, under the emerging "leadership" of Jake stood still and stuck to their product, Red Team 1) Found out what their customers liked about their products, 2) Made it better, and 3) Introduced new features to make it better still.
Call it artificial constraints. Call it stubbornness. Blue Team got stuck in it. Red Team broke free, reinvented themselves multiple times within the span of one meal service, and came back to win.
My favorite moment: Even after they lost, Jake of the Blue Team said, "We had the better hamburger." If only I a dollar for every business owner who decided what their customers want without consulting them and gone out of business with their convictions intact.
What assumptions do you make about your customers and their desires? How do you know those assumptions are fact-based?
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Level Req.: 40 for Embossed items, 85 with extras
Source: BoE & BoP drops
Availability: Time consuming to collect the complete set of BoEs
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Embossed items are random BoE world drops from creatures in the early-mid level 40s, and are among the first plate items available in the game.
As is the case with many early uncommon BoE sets, the Embossed shoulders and headpiece do not match the remaining items of the same name, and have as such been left out of this article. You can view the omitted pieces here.
Chest – Embossed Plate Armor
Wrists – Embossed Plate Bracers
Hands – Embossed Plate Gauntlets
Waist – Embossed Plate Girdle
Legs – Embossed Plate Leggings
Feet – Embossed Plate Boots
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Shoulders – Commander's Pauldrons (BoE world drop)
Back – Royal Cloak of Arathi Kings (BoP drop from Moroes in Karazhan)
Dual-Wield One-Handed Swords – Red Sword of Courage (BoP drop from King Ymiron in heroic Utgarde Pinnacle)
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Shoulders – Ruthless Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders/Ruthless Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders (Paladin only! Vendor purchase for 825 Honor Points)
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Iron ore as a commodity continues to hog the limelight since demand shows no signs of slowing down, while supply remains tight. Earlier, industry experts felt that this year may not see a further increase in price.
But current expectations point to some price hikes in the next two years, till supply catches up with demand. After '08-09, the situation may swing back in favour of the buyers; till then, the sellers will have a field day. Three mining giants — CVRD, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton — dominate the iron ore industry. They supply over 70% (470 million tonnes) of the seaborne trade of the mineral.


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Can I freeze an unbaked apple pie, to bake later? I have so many apples this year, that I would like to make pies and freeze them. Perhaps it would be better if I baked them first. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I do it all the time... just make sure you wrap them well so they don't freezer burn...I try to do 10-12 pies each fall for the freezer unbaked... that way you are serving "hot fresh pie" !!!!
Thank you, akfishergirl, for the quick reply. Should I thaw the pies, before baking them, or bake them still frozen? I really do appreciate your help.
yes you can . I have done that for years and so did my mother-in-law and she did many every year for many years as she too had apple trees and lots of apples. Just make the pies like you normally do and put in a heavy plastic bag and seal that up. The bags I used were the ones trukeys came in from Jenni-o. My mother ued to get them for me when she worked there. If they had misprinted bags they would sell them by the dozens real cheap . I loved them.But you can find others as good, perhaps gallon zip locks.
You can also make canned apple pie fliiling -- did you know that. That you can use on ice cream, pancakes, waffles to make pies at a later date. and I have cake dessert which is called a coffe cake but unlike most coffe cakes. it is delicious.
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I have baked them both frozen and thawed, it doesnt make too much difference just that you have to leave them out to thaw. You can take them out out over night in the fridg and that should do it.
I pull then out and put them in the oven.. bake slower.. 350 for maybe an hour and a half.. but your apples will hold up better... trick I found the hardway wrapping them was wrap in plastic first then foil!! don't put the foil on the crust..(I really learned this the hardway!!) nice part of this too is you can unwrap the plastic but leave the foil to catch the drips in the oven!!!! if you use the foil pie pans.. they fit perfect in a gallon ziplock bag!!!!
i have two granny smith tree's and i'm over loaded with apples..today i'm making a apple cobbler..freezing pie's is a good idea..also discovered making apple butter..i could freeze that as well..thinking i need a new freezer..just for my apples.
I am making pies for the freezer today. I have six finished. I make French apple pies and freeze them unbaked. I double wrap them in plastic wrap and put them in jumbo zip lock bags. To bake them, I take them out of the freezer, put them on a cookie sheet and bake them. I usually use foil pans, but if I use glass, I start them in a cold oven to avoid breaking the dish. I bake them at 350 for about an hour and a half.
I have some more apples to do this afternoon so I'd better get busy.
Thank you all. I really appreciate your help. Marie
I don't freeze a whole pie. Doing that takes up more space and you have to be careful not to damage it. I mix up the filling and freeze that. Let it thaw and you just dump into a crust.
How do you cook them later? Thaw? Cook from frozen state? What temperature, how long?
used to make pies at apple season years ago, and home made applesauce..you can freeze that too. as far as cooking them later, just pretend they are mrs. smiths and follow her dierections...lol my db used to send me apples from ct. every year and i'd make my pies. unfortunately he is gone...so no more pies... not supposed to eat them anyway...
I make apple pies or peach pies and freeze them. I take a stryafoam plate turn it upside down, write the date, what kind of pie, baked or unbaked, then I take my pie I have made, place the plate on top. Then place the pie in a sealed container or sealed plastic bags. If you don't seal it, it will get a freezer taste. Then I freeze the pies. I make several at one time. I do this also with dumplings.
I have baked the pies ahead,and have made unbaked and done this.
When I want a pie...which is a nice treat to have, or company coming, or a snowy day, and one at Thanksgiving.....
I take the pie out of the freezer, out of the storage container, remove the plate on top. Put the pie on a cookie sheet, place lightly a piece of aluminum foil on top of the pie. I do not secure the aluminum foil. I just lay it on top. Then I have the oven preheated to 350. I put the pie on the cookie sheet in the oven and let it bake about 45 mintues or longer depending the size of the pie and what kind it is, you can tell buy checking the pie when the pie is done just like any other pie you would bake. Plus the house smells like pie. But most of all you can Enjoy!
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Judo Hoodies
The judo hoodies and sweatshirts are specifically designed to make the user super comfortable after every training session or match. Stylish and warm in nature, these sweatshirts are a must have for every fighter and trainer since they offer just the right amount of warmth and protection needed. At MMASTOP you will get a complete range of these sweatshirts for both the professional as well as the aspiring judo players. You can choose from a wide range of colors, styles and sizes of hoodies that are perfect for all ages and genders. These products can be selected from among the best brands in the industry or from the generic section, which too houses the best quality items in the market.
These hoodies for judo practitioners are available in moisture-sensitive fabrics, which prevent sweat and heat from affecting the performance of the users. They are ideal for maintaining temperature difference before and after the judo session and help the user stay warm at all times. The best thing about these sweatshirts is that they offer a look of easy style that looks good on everyone. If one wants to wear them around casually they can do so and achieve a smart and stylish look quite effortlessly.
The key features of these judo hooded sweatshirts are: These are available in comfortable fit and different types of styles. These sweatshirts feature a large double front pocket for storing the necessary items like keys, wallets or to keep the hands warm. The adjustable drawstring hood with double lining protects the head from heat or rain, Made with 100% cotton or a mix of cotton and polyester. The elasticated cuffs and waist of these sweatshirts ensure a comfortable and secure fit, Available in a number of interesting shades and different sizes. If you want customized sweatshirts you can get them done quite easily with the user-friendly options offered here at MMASTOP.


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First Test Tube Baby in the U.S. Has Her Own (the 'Normal Way')
If you're under a certain age, you won't remember when in-vitro fertilization was a novelty. But back in 1981, the very first U.S.-born IVF baby — referred to then as a "test- tube baby" — was a big deal. She appeared at a press conference when she was 3 days old, made the cover of Life magazine and found that even years later, her name prompted recognition among the sources she spoke to as part of her work in journalism. (She changed her last name when she married in part to duck the attention.)
Yesterday Elizabeth Comeau, née Carr, gave birth to her own baby boy — conceived and delivered "the normal way," as she writes in this first-person piece in the Boston Globe, where she now works. (The article was written ahead of time, then updated after the birth, for those wondering how she managed to tap out 900 words immediately after delivery.)
She says she's going public for the same reasons her parents did: "If my story helps couples or families learn about in-vitro fertilization, then the loss of privacy is worthwhile. People who have fertility issues deserve to know they can have healthy, normal babies."
Comeau's mother had already had three ectopic pregnancies when she traveled to a Virginia fertility clinic run by Howard Jones and his now-deceased wife Georgeanna Seegar Jones, both pioneers in reproductive endocrinology. Jones became "more like a grandfather than a doctor to me," writes Comeau, and, at 99, he still calls her on her birthday and Christmas.
"We hope our son's life will be a happy, quiet existence," writes Comeau. "But we also hope he learns about all the people in our lives we've met and come to love because of my 'test-tube' title."


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Expert Networker Kinnucan Can Be Freed on $5 Million Bond
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled that John Kinnucan, the Broadband Research LLC founder indicted for insider trading, can be freed on $5 million bond, rejecting prosecutors' claims he engaged in a "campaign" of threats.
U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts agreed to release Kinnucan on the bond, ordering it be secured by $100,000 cash and property and signed by four financially-responsible people.
Prosecutors today argued Kinnucan, 54, posed a danger to the community and a threat to authorities handling his case, citing at least 24 menacing voice-mail messages he left after hours at the office phones of federal prosecutors and Federal Bureau of Investigation agents and also at the homes of two cooperating witnesses during the last two months.
Batts said prosecutors had come "extremely close" to convincing her he should remain in custody before trial because he posed a danger to the community, prosecutors and agents.
"The vile, filthy, inflammatory, insulting language the defendant has used frequently with officers of the government, and even worse with potential witnesses against him, is mind-boggling," she said in court. "However reading it, I cannot say there is direct threat, although he is certainly intimidating people or attempting to do so."
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Batts agreed with prosecutors to place restrictions upon Kinnucan, prohibiting him from using the telephone or computer to contact anyone except his lawyer.
"What you have done is disgraceful," Batts told Kinnucan. "The defendant is to have no contact with any device, no computer, no cell phones, no regular phones. He is not to have contact with anyone. If you call anyone, if you use any kind of device, you will be remanded," she said.
"Yes, your honor," said Kinnucan, who attended the hearing in federal court in Oregon with his court-appointed lawyer, via a videoconference hookup.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris LaVigne in court today played excerpts of six invective and anti-Semitic-filled voice-mails.
"Too bad Hitler is not around, you should be in the gas chamber," Kinnucan said in one message on a federal prosecutor's office phone in December.
Making Threats
LaVigne argued the defendant now has even more incentive to act upon his threats, noting that Kinnucan made his calls before his Feb. 16 arrest. He also said there was precedent for pre-trial holding a defendant who'd threatened prosecutors and agents, citing the case of Gambino crime family boss John Gotti.
"In the last two months Mr. Kinnucan has engaged in a campaign of obstruction, harassment and intimidation," LaVigne said. "These are the actions of a calculated man dead set upon acting."
Thomas Hester, Kinnucan's court-appointed lawyer in Oregon, argued his client was "no John Gotti" and had recently been under stress, which triggered the recent spate of calls, including the recent deaths of two brothers and his mother. He also said there was "antipathy" between his client and the government because Kinnucan felt he was the target of the investigation.
Kinnucan had been examined by a doctor after his arrest who determined he may be suffering from "dis-inhibition triggered by alcohol." Hester said Kinnucan's wife told him her husband recently began drinking between two to three bottles of wine a day.
'Plain Wrong'
"The messages he left are indefensible, they are filled with invective, and they are plain wrong and he apologizes," Hester said.
Hester cited the ruling from the federal judge in Oregon who granted his release, saying the calls were "an aberration resulting from numerous stressors and a reaction to his situation."
After saying he was approached by two FBI agents, Kinnucan in November 2010 publicly announced he rebuffed federal agents attempting to win his cooperation in a U.S. insider trading investigation being conducted by the FBI's New York office and the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office.
"I never did answer your subpoena, I f----d up your investigation," Kinnucan said in a voice-mail for one of the agents with the FBI who approached him in Oct. 2010. "You thought you'd f---k with me, I shut down your whole investigation, ha, ha, ha."
Kinnucan has been in U.S. custody since he was arrested Feb. 16 at his home in Portland Oregon. Batts yesterday ordered Kinnucan detained until she reviewed an order issued from U.S. District Judge Janice Stewart in Portland, Oregon, releasing Kinnucan.
Kinnucan has lost most of his clients when news of the federal probe first broke in late 2010 and is in the midst of having his home foreclosed, Hester said today.
Batts ordered Kinnucan to appear in federal court in New York on March 5 and directed that he notify prosecutors of his travel itinerary and where he will be staying in New York.
"When he is coming, how he is coming, where he is staying, when he's leaving and how he's leaving," she said.
Prosecutors in the office of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in Manhattan won an indictment of Kinnucan on Feb. 21. He is accused of passing inside tips to hedge fund clients about SanDisk Corp., OmniVision Technologies Inc. and other companies.
The case is U.S. v. Kinnucan, 12-cv-163, U.S District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).


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Maternity leave is something that is usually on the mindset of expectant mums and HR professionals, but last week's comments by Dr Nicola Brewer, the chief executive of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission opened the debate up for man and women alike. But is it really a lose-lose situation for women??Vijayalaxmi Hegde finds out in the first of a two-part series.
For many new mums, the most dreaded moment is the day maternity leave ends. Your baby is smiling up at you and your heart melts, but the office beckons and you must go, or rather, wrench yourself away from your child.
Up until a year ago, you could claim up to only six months? maternity leave. All that has changed last April, new mums can now have the right to a 52-week maternity leave, getting paid for up to 39 weeks.
While that seems to be the unbelievable manna from heaven for working mothers, some employers do not like it at all and have admitted that they will now be doubly wary of employing women. This is especially true of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs).
In this two-part series, we bring to you the two sides of the debate on maternity leave: ?it?s what women should rightfully have? versus ?this policy, like all other maternity legislation, works against women rather than for them?.
We cover the issue from the employers? viewpoint this week:
Julie Pittilla owns a small PR firm that employs only women. She feels very strongly about the issue. ?If one of my staff takes a year off, I lose a fifth of my workforce! Plus, you don't know whether they are coming back or not ? but I still have to hold their job open and hence leave the employer in limbo,? she says.
?In addition, you have to find someone who is willing to replace them on a short-term contract, which can be expensive. In PR we are not flicking switches or operating machinery, so there is a need for a specific skill set which is not always readily available.
?I know of a friend who runs a company who now has to work extra hours and have less time with HER children so that her staff can have flexible working hours and spend more time with their children! It doesn't take a brain surgeon to work out that most employers, regardless of the law, will employ the person that potentially causes them the least hassle.?
Catherine Morris of Iroquois Public Relations agrees with Pittila: ?As an employer, I have to say that I have been burnt once before on this issue and, yes, I would be very wary in future.? Morris? firm, too, is a small one and would be affected by such a maternity policy, she says.
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True, in the short run, it may be tough for SMEs to take a one-year maternity leave in their stride. But aren?t there ways to transform this situation into a win-win outcome? What do working mothers say to employers who believe that a year?s maternity leave hits productivity?
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Rahman's win a great National pride, recognition for Indian music talent, Accolades pour in from people across walks of life
Veteran actor, Kamal Hassan,who has worked with AR Rahman in Tenali and Indian said, "I am proud of him. This was long overdue and there was a long gap between Oscar wins for India. But the wins today will keep the momentum going. The film was shot sensibly, with a lot of equi-poise. On whether Rahman seemed nervous before the awards, kamal said, "rahman is a cool guy and nervousness is not a major part of his psyche. He is only particular about quality. On his message for Rahman, he said, "way to go, but remember to come back."


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Michael Conlan switches to bantamweight for Men's Elite Championships
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Michael Conlan has moved up from flyweight to bantamweight for the AIBA World Men's Elite Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan this month.
Irish head coach Billy Walsh confirmed that the London 2012 bronze medallist will fight in the 56kg class.
Conlan, a silver medallist at flyweight at the 2013 European Elite Championships, boxed at the WSB bantam limit of 54kg for the USA Knockouts last season.
Team Ireland sparred with Azerbaijan in Almaty last Saturday and will meet Cuba today and Wednesday to complete their fine tuning process.
The 17th AIBA World Men's Elite Championships officially begin on Friday with boxing starting on Monday next.
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