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Journey back to the Victorian era at the Canadian Museum of CivilizationOctober 8, 2010
Posted on: 08/10/2010
Journey back to the Victorian era at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Gatineau, Quebec, October 8, 2010 — On October 14, the Canadian Museum of Civilization invites you to take part in a fresh new workshop series in which culture, crafts and cocktails collide. These fun-filled DIY evenings, for adults only, include quirky craft projects, local artists and a DJ spinning trendy beats.
Do you ever long for the days when people carried parasols, hands were kissed, and beautiful, flowery speech was used in everyday life? The first workshop of the series Vintage Victoriana proposes a journey back to a gentler time. Come create your own unique Victorian-inspired headpiece or jewellery. You can even pose for a silhouette portrait: a popular nineteenth-century pastime. Period styles are all the rage on the runway, so why not join us on our very own Victorian streetscape and get crafty!
Everyone is welcome, from the newbie crafter to the seasoned creator. Come solo, on a date, or with a group of your best mates for a creative experience you won't want to miss.
Vintage Victoriana
Thursday, October 14
8 to 10 p.m.
Canada Hall (Ontario Street)
Journey back to a gentler time and create a unique period headpiece or jewellery, then pose for a silhouette portrait on our very own Victorian streetscape in Canada Hall (Ontario Street). Fee: $12; $10 for Museum Members—includes all materials.
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I want to look as natural as possible. Im 26 yrs old, 5'5" and 160lbs. Iv a boyish shaped body. Wide shoulders, no hips ect. My size is 32A. And iv large nipples. So I look so un proportioned! I was thinking a large C cup. Maybe that tear drop shaped implant? Im not sure.
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The best way to properly evaluate you would be to obtain an exam in person. This will allow for an adequate assessment.
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Avicii, Pretty Lights, Kaskade, Identity Festival lead Tampa Bay's summer EDM concert lineup
Last weekend, one of the world's top DJs, Markus Schulz, stopped by the Amphitheatre in Ybor City. Think of the show as the opening salvo in a summer of major electronic music events coming to Tampa Bay.
If 2011 was the year electronic music broke in America, 2012 is the year it's setting up shop right in your face. Three electronic festivals are slated to take place in Tampa Bay between May and August. For the first time, a DJ will headline the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Two more shows will take place at the Florida State Fairgrounds, of all places, in a building that can hold 4,000.
If you missed them, check out our interviews with Steve Aoki (at the Ritz Ybor on May 16) and Washed Out's Ernest Greene (at Crowbar on May 13). And then click here for our preview of the rest of this summer's hottest electronic music events in Tampa Bay, including Kaskade (above), Avicii, Pretty Lights, Afrojack, Paul Oakenfold, Rusko and more.


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Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell has made his first appearance in court accused of child sex offences.
The star, who plays car mechanic Kevin Webster in the ITV soap, appeared at Manchester Magistrates' Court under his real name of Michael Turner.
The 48-year-old has been charged with 19 offences including six counts of raping a child, six allegations of indecently assaulting a child and seven counts of sexual activity with a child.
The alleged offences relate to one complainant and all took place between 2001 and 2010, the court was told.
During the hearing Le Vell, who denies the charges, spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth as four members of his family sat in court.
There was no plea and the case was adjourned to Manchester Crown Court on March 20.
Le Vell, of Altrincham, Greater Manchester was bailed on condition that he surrenders his passport, does not contact named witnesses and does not have unsupervised contact with any child aged under 14.
The actor was first arrested in September 2011 and questioned over alleged child sex offences, but the matter was later dropped.
Earlier this month prosecutors said it was in the public interest to charge him with the offences following a review of evidence.
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- HOLI's very impressive revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 7.0%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues leaped by 75.9%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share.
- HOLI's debt-to-equity ratio is very low at 0.07 and is currently below that of the industry average, implying that there has been very successful management of debt levels. To add to this, HOLI has a quick ratio of 1.65, which demonstrates the ability of the company to cover short-term liquidity needs.
- Powered by its strong earnings growth of 34.78% and other important driving factors, this stock has surged by 88.53% over the past year, outperforming the rise in the S&P 500 Index during the same period. Regarding the stock's future course, although almost any stock can fall in a broad market decline, HOLI should continue to move higher despite the fact that it has already enjoyed a very nice gain in the past year.
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has exceeded that of the S&P 500 and greatly outperformed compared to the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry average. The net income increased by 40.1% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $13.07 million to $18.32 million.
- Net operating cash flow has significantly increased by 940.00% to $24.40 million when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, HOLLYSYS AUTOMATION TECH LTD has also vastly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of 63.65%.
Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. The Industrial Goods sector as a whole was unchanged today versus the S&P 500, which was up 0.6%. Laggards within the Industrial Goods sector included Bonso Electronics International ( BNSO), down 8.4%, Breeze-Eastern ( BZC), down 1.9%, Avalon Holdings ( AWX), down 2.0%, Intelligent Systems ( INS), down 6.2% and GreenHunter Resources ( GRH), down 1.8%. TheStreet Ratings Group would like to highlight 3 stocks that pushed the sector lower today: Hollysys Automation Technologies ( HOLI) is one of the companies that pushed the Industrial Goods sector lower today. Hollysys Automation Technologies was down $1.19 (5.5%) to $20.55 on average volume. Throughout the day, 683,766 shares of Hollysys Automation Technologies exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 524,200 shares. The stock ranged in price between $20.08-$21.88 after having opened the day at $21.72 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $21.74. Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. Hollysys Automation Technologies has a market cap of $1.3 billion and is part of the industrial industry. Shares are up 14.8% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 2 analysts who rate Hollysys Automation Technologies a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold. STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. TheStreet Ratings rates Hollysys Automation Technologies as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, good cash flow from operations, solid stock price performance and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. Highlights from TheStreet Ratings analysis on HOLI go as follows:


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Right now you can print a coupon for $1.50/1 Bag Purina Little Wonders.
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Unessary And Outdated Ideology.I am 25 years young and unmarried, single even.
I would first like to state, i am not against marriage. I believe that it can be a beautiful thing. However, it is currently not for me, and may never be for me.
Society has come a long way from its original mores about what is a proper life to live. It has changed in many nations with their sovereignty's's development. In many industrialized countries, it is no longer that only men can work, live a way from their families, or earn a hefty income. Women, in the coming eras have gained many freedoms, privileges, and rights. We have a lot more power to make decisions about how we wish to live, lead, and plan our lives.
I do not think it is an outdated notion to desire to make a legal, spiritual commitment to your spouse in the case of marriage. I believe, Legal privileges aside marriage is a very ( mostly) religious/societal institution.
I am an American; and for me, in my country, I am free to be independent. My family does not have the right to "marry me off" nor do they have the NEED to, because as woman, in my society, i CAN provide for myself.
However, older generations of women, still hold the notion that i must find a man/husband, to be a complete woman. I must be in a relationship or i am lacking in life experiences; or a richness in companionship.
THAT kind of thinking, i believe, is outdated.
For women who desire that, it is not an outdated sentiment. However for those of us who do not desire such a life/lifestyle, it's a useless mentality.
There are "successful" women who are not fulfilled unless they have a spouse. Nothing is wrong with that. I DO believe that humans are social creatures; and being that I am a Christian, i also believe that God made Woman for a Man, etc. Adam was lonely so God made him a companion. In that respect seeking companionship is innate and natural.
However, for many women who choose not to marry, it is not the act itself that is bother some; but some of the responsibilities, drama, and expectations that come with a marriage.
The way that society pressures women to become wives, they also pressure them to become mothers.
Usually, those who feel a woman should be married in order to become complete, also have other rules of "traditional lifestyle" etiquette to be met.
The woman must submit to her husband in all ( or at least most things), especially her body and her will.
The woman must put aside her Academics and Career... to prepare herself for motherhood.
If she does not comply, she is selfish, damaged, or just an embarrassment "to all women everywhere", or just family/society in general.
However, this not the case with men, although there are a different set of pressures that come along for him.
If a man chooses not to marry he is "avoiding a trap", or just... nonchalantly, being a Man. They avoid commitment and responsibility... *shrugs* its just what men do... its acceptable. He can wait till he is 50 to marry. Unlike women, generally speaking his ability to produce offspring does not expire, and thus neither does his worth.
A man is not expected to give up all of the hard work he has expended part of his Youth/Life on, during his Academic/Corporate Climb, to be a househusband/ house dad. In fact if he DOES, then HE, is seen as less of a man.
In this day and age, marriage is not a necessity that will make one ( or two) productive to the community or society as a whole. We are no longer small tribes of people, where we need to marry and pop out as many babies as possible to strengthen our numbers.
Though there are many successful educated women who choose not to marry, they still find ways to contribute to their society. IT it need not even be the case of parenthood as there are many single parents around, who raise healthy well adjusted children.
Society needs not stick to ideas/ideal that a woman marries, just because that's what she is supposed to do.
People should be free to marry out of a statement of communion with each other, Their beliefs/desires, and THEN, if they choose, for their families and society.
We shouldn't judge people by their marital status or desires, but more the content of their character and actions.
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In Scandinavian cultures, this isn't the case and it's refreshing how forward thinking their culture is in comparison to American culture!
Subconsciously you've come to realize we are here, on Earth, for far more than just raise children.


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Throughout December I've decided to take a little break and step back from the blog a little bit during the holidays.
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There will be four Republican races for Franklin County offices in the Aug. 5 primary election.
Tuesday at 5 p.m. was the deadline to file for the primary.
Below are the races for county offices:
Franklin County Presiding Commissioner — Incumbent John E. Griesheimer, Washington; Jerry Breihan, New Haven; and Gary W. Getman, St. Clair, all Republicans.
Tim Baker, Robertsville, has submitted a petition to the county clerk's office to run as an independent candidate in the November general election for presiding commissioner.
County Clerk — Incumbent Debbie Door, Union; and Stephen Pennington Jr., Beaufort, both Republicans.
County Collector of Revenue — Incumbent Linda Emmons; Tori Karim; and Sherri A. Matthews, all Union Republicans.
County Recorder of Deeds — Tami Getman, St. Clair; Langdon Knight, Washington; Jennifer L. Metcalf, Union; Doris A. Meyer, Villa Ridge; and Brian Nieves, Washington, all Republicans.
Judy Carroll, Washington, is running as a Democrat for recorder of deeds.
The below county candidates are unopposed for the Aug. 5 primary:
County Auditor — Incumbent Tammy Vemmer, Republican, Union;
Circuit Clerk – Bill D. Miller, Republican, Washington;
Prosecuting Attorney — Robert E. Parks, Republican, Washington;
Associate Circuit Judge Division 5 — David B. Tobben, Republican, Washington;
Associate Circuit Judge Division 6 — David L. Hoven, Democrat, Washington;
Associate Circuit Judge Division 7 — Stan Williams, Democrat, Pacific.
Other Candidates:
U.S. Rep. District 3 — Incumbent Blaine Luetkemeyer, St. Elizabeth; Joe Frost, Chesterfield; John Morris, St. Peters; and Leonard Steinman, Jefferson City, all Republicans; Democrat candidates Courtney Denton, Arnold; and Velma Steinman, Jefferson City; and Libertarian Steven Hedrick, Warrensburg.
State Senate District 26 — Dave Schatz, Republican, Sullivan; and Lloyd Klinedinst, Democrat, Villa Ridge.
State House District 61 — Justin Alferman, Hermann; and Allan Seals, New Haven, both Republicans; and Tom Smith, Democrat, Washington.
State House District 109 — Incumbent Paul Curtman, Republican, Pacific; and Barbara Bollmann, Democrat, Villa Ridge;
State House District 119 — Incumbent Dave Hinson, Republican, St. Clair; Susan J. Cunningham, Democrat, Pacific;
State House District 110 — Dennis Broadbooks, Republican, Grover.


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Rome, Italy, 2016/07/12 - Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA) has started construction of the Chisholm View II wind project in Oklahoma. IT0003128367
The Chisholm View II project will expand the existing 235 MW Chisholm View wind facility in Oklahoma and once completed will increase the overall sites installed capacity to 300 MW;
Construction of the Chisholm View II wind farm will require an overall investment of approximately 90 million US dollars.
Enel S.p.A. (Enel), through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA), has started construction of the Chisholm View II wind project in Oklahoma, which is an expansion of the existing 235 MW Chisholm View wind farm and once completed will bring the sites total installed capacity to 300 MW.
"With the construction of Chisholm View II, EGPNA is further reinforcing its rapid growth strategy in the United States," said Rafael Gonzalez, Head of Enel Green Power North America. The new plant is part of our ongoing commitment to expand our operations in North America where we continue to reach new milestones, including a record 800 MW currently under construction. This is an unprecedented level of growth for EGPNA which further strengthens our positioning as one of the leading renewable energy companies in the United States.
Chisholm View Wind Project II, LLC, which is owned by EGPNA subsidiary Enel Kansas, LLC, will be able to generate over 240 million kWh annually equivalent to the energy consumption needs of over 19,000 U.S. households while avoiding the emission of over 126,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere each year. The project is expected to be online by the end of 2016.
The construction of the Chisholm View II project will require an overall investment of approximately 90 million US dollars, in line with the Groups strategic plan. All of the power and renewable energy credits from Chisholm View II will be sold under a bundled, long-term power purchase agreement.
Chisholm View II will be EGPNAs second wind project to start construction in Oklahoma in 2016 and follows the 108 MW Drift Sand wind farm in Grady County, which began construction in January. Currently EGPNA owns and operates another six wind farms in Oklahoma that have a total installed capacity of more than 950 MW.
EGPNA is present in 22 US states and two Canadian provinces with more than 2.5 GW of installed capacity spread across four different renewable energy technologies: wind, solar, geothermal and hydropower.
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Altuve on record error-free run at second base
SEATTLE -- It's been a solid first quarter of the season for Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who led off Thursday's game with a homer to left field on the first pitch. Altuve entered the night having not made an error in his previous 82 games, which is a franchise record for the position.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the previous record was held by Rafael Landestoy, who went 78 games in 1980 without an error. The last Major Leaguer with a longer streak was the Cubs' Darwin Barney, who went 141 games between errors while winning a Gold Glove Award in 2012.
"[Altuve] has really committed himself to being the best player he can be," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "I'll continue to say this: He's playing the best baseball of his career. It's not by chance. When you take the conscious efforts he went through from the end of last season and into the offseason, and you look at the way he showed up for camp -- he lost 10 pounds and really got himself in shape and changed his eating diet -- and put forth the effort he put forth, it's good to see a guy get rewarded for that type of work.
"I could not be more proud of Jose for the success in which he's enjoying, and it's an example to other players what can happen when you commit yourself."
What makes Altuve's streak even more impressive is the fact he's often lined up in spots on the field that are not typical of second baseman because of the team's extensive use of infield shifts.
"Even when he's playing out in short right field or the defense dictates that's going to be somewhere other than the traditional second-base position, he's doing a great job of making the adjustments," Porter said.
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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FORTUNE -- Late last week Asymco's Horace Dediu updated some data he has been monitoring for several years on global sales of personal computers -- broadly defined to include tablets like the iPad, the Galaxy Tab and the Kindle Fire.
Seen in this post-PC light, traditional computer manufacturers like Hewlett-Packard (hpq), Dell (dell) and Lenovo (lnvgy) fall behind and Apple (aapl) takes the lead as the world's leading computer manufacturer.
The bad news for Apple is that growth in Mac sales has slowed to nearly the rate of the rest of the PC industry.
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Portmore man accused of killing pregnant wife remanded
Sean Coffie, the man accused of killing his wife in Portmore, St Catherine in October, was remanded when he appeared in court yesterday.
Coffie, a schoolteacher, is charged with the murder of his wife Sasha-Gaye, who was pregnant at the time.
Another man, identified as Shevania Allen, who was also implicated in the case was also remanded.
The court was told that Coffie, through the help of Allen, contracted a man to kill his wife for $150,000.
It was revealed in court that up to the time of the killing only $10,000 was paid over to the contract killer, who is now acting as a key witness in the case.
It was also disclosed that after shooting the pregnant woman on October 21, her attacker ran onto the nearby Cumberland High School where he changed his clothes and left the bag and the gun used in the attack.
Meanwhile, in applying for bail Coffie's lawyer K. Churchill Neita said there is no point to prove the offence against his client.
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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - A day after getting out of jail, Roland Delancy, 25, had to be in court for a shelter hearing regarding five of his seven children. All of the kids, including 3-year-old Ron, who Delancy dropped out of a moving car on Hallandale Beach Boulevard, are in state care.
Delancy had nothing to say Friday afternoon as he left the Broward County Courthouse. The judge decided the children ages 5 and younger will be taken away from Delancy and his girlfriend for now while house studies are done.
Delancy was released from jail Thursday after posting $1,000 bond. He is charged with child neglect without injury, since the little boy is OK, and with resisting arrest.
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The Fuerteventura Playa Hotel is situated in a quiet area of Costa Calma in the south of Fuerteventura, with direct access to one of the best beaches in all Canary Islands. Featuring a relaxed atmosphere surrounded by lush green gardens, this luxurious 4 Star property makes an ideal base for couples and families seeking to get away from it all with 300 comfortable guestrooms well equipped with modern amenities and close to a host of activities. The town is within 300 m of the complex with a wide selection of bars, restaurants, cafes, shops and banks.
Fuerteventura Airport is 70 km from Fuerteventura Playa.
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- Free WiFi
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The Fuerteventura Playa Hotel features 300 guest rooms for single, twin (max 3 people including infants), and family bookings (max 4 people). All rooms have a private bathroom (bath, hair dryer, WC, complementary toiletries), blackout drapes, extra towels and bedding, telephone, central air-conditioning, mini fridge, Satellite TV with 4 English channels, surround music, in-room safe (additional charge), and a balcony or terrace. Cleaning: 5 times a week.
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Costa Calma is a super holiday destination with some of the best beaches in the Canary Islands, friendly hospitality from local residents and spectacular golf courses.
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Twitter's recent filing for an initial public offering brings to the fore a journey of seven years of hard-won experience and no shortage of boardroom drama. Not to mention $US1.16 billion ($1.23 billion) in venture capital financing which has fuelled its success.
Australia is just now recognising the benefits of thinking big. The exit window for our own technology upstarts is wide open. 99designs, Atlassian, Aconex, Bigcommerce, OzForex, Envato, Freelancer, PepperstoneFX are all considering their options, or are expected to do so, with the potential all will be billion dollar-plus publicly traded companies.
And why not? Serious money is being made by businesses that have mastered the next generation of technology-enabled business models. Take the stellar performance of venture capital-backed
Even major corporates such as
Think big, back big. Confidence is king.
For a country of just 23 million, Australia has enormous caches of intellectual property and human capital, but the wealth and prosperity created by the mining boom and extended property cycle has made us (and venture capitalists) lazy. Confidence was shaken severely in the aftermath of the dotcom boom and the nuclear winter that followed.
Institutional investors and superannuation funds, despite having the means, won't touch Australian venture capital (VC) due to the less than desirable track record for funds raised between 2000 and 2010, and the management-fee rich fund managers it has created.
Investor confidence and patience are needed to allow the next generation of VC and upstart businesses to deliver many more "seven-year, billion dollar-plus" successes. To improve investor confidence, interests must be aligned with the managers to which we entrust money; fees should be capped or refunded, and carried interest must be used to encourage outperformance.
Necessity to innovate.
The reality is that innovation and entrepreneurship thrive in adverse and challenging environments. The necessity to innovate is returning to both the public and private markets of Australia. We are adjusting to a future that demands that renewable intellectual property resources – rather than non-renewable natural resources – are capitalised upon and exported. In the former, we can be a price-maker rather than a perpetual price-taker. To innovate in the face of adversity, and overcome inertia and the status quo requires confidence and relentless persistence.
Twitter's early investors saw something in Ev Williams, Biz Stone and Jack Dorsey; the scrappy founders of a business that is now a household name. Its investors backed the founders' vision, and the reality that with time, resources and guidance, it would become a big thing. Early investors who love the potential and are backing Australian entrepreneurial talent, such as
We think the same way. Beginning in 2011, Adventure Capital, the next-generation venture capital firm I founded, has backed world-leading tablet publishing platform Oomph, Asia leading adtech player Brandscreen, three Australian market leaders, and two break-out technology upstarts, and runs an IRR of 20 per cent on the most conservative of valuation approaches. Verifiably, we have a world-class portfolio because of the ecosystem we've invested in to ensure Australia's best and brightest talent gets the opportunity to firstly envision and achieve their full potential.
Reallocation towards risk capital
I make the gross assumption that accessing returns of 10x or 100x would be of interest to most institutional investors, the Australian public via their superannuation funds, and the Future Fund. They aspire to deliver returns and close the unfunded portion while returns from traditional asset classes approach the risk-free rate of capital, as is the case in all other advanced economies.
In an efficient market, investment without risk will deliver undersized returns. From within our resources and property bubble, we have lost sight of this. It is the alternative asset classes that deliver growth – and VC is the alternative asset class that will deliver on this deficit – providing the required funds are allocated. This begs the question: why is it that our Future Fund has zero exposure to Australian growth-focused private equity and venture capital managers? Same question should be asked of your superannuation funds, too.
This reallocation of capital towards alternative assets must be underpinned by an effective and efficient ecosystem. This will promote our innovative endeavours, and also support our entrepreneurs in taking moonshots characterised by Elon Musk of Tesla, SpaceX and SolarCity.It will change the way we communicate, socialise and conduct commerce as the visions of Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg or the Twitter founders have shown us.
Entrepreneur-led ecosystems will win
York Butter Factory, a curated co-working space for high-potential technology entrepreneurs, established by the partners of Adventure Capital in October 2011, is home to over 70 startup companies who believe in #GSD (getting shit done), tough-love and that results are everything. We host hackathons, meetups and special interest groups and promote collaboration between entrepreneurs and industry on a continuous basis, both domestically and abroad.
Despite frequent criticism, the Australian government has gone a long way to enable a world-class innovation policy and infrastructure, with tax-free returns (via the Early Stage Venture Capital Limited Partnerships structure) and generous R&D incentives.
The one remaining agenda item is better treatment of employee share schemes for start-up founders. Beyond that, and the asset allocation of the Future Fund, government should stay out of the way. Look at the upstarts who are now growing in prominence on the BRW Young Rich List: it is clear that the future is in our hands, and if we nourish it, it will prosper and deliver outperformance.
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In the latest part of a story that has been cropping up since at least April 2010, The Nikkei reported yesterday that Amazon might launch the Kindle Touch soon in Japan. It might hit the market in the next couple months, with a retail predicted to be around 20 thousand yen ($258 USD).
This rumor is surprising, and not just because the launch of the Japanese Kindle Store was last reported to be delayed until 2013. No, it's the mention of the Kindle Touch that surprises me. Amazon now has 5 local Kindle Stores (UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain). Amazon launched the 3 most recent ones with the K4, not the Kindle Touch. While they are now selling the Kindle Touch all over the world, it has not been localized for any ebookstore, while the K4 has.
The Nikkei is also claiming that Amazon will launch the Kindle Touch 3G in Japan, not the Wifi model. If true, this would make a truly unique launch. The KT 3G has not been released outside of the US.
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Over at Kidlitosphere, participating children's and young-adult lit bloggers are hosting a "Celebration of Poetry Month." What's that? you may ask. A 30-day extravaganza of original poems, interviews with award-winning poets, and poetry giveaways. Here's a sampling of the poetry highlights for April:
- Sylvia M. Vardell, Book Links "Everyday Poetry" columnist and author of the "Poetry for Children" blog, will review a book of poetry every day.
- Tricia Stohr-Hunt, Book Links contributor and author of the blog "Miss Rumphius Effect," will interview a poet every day. She starts the month off with a conversation with Mary Ann Hoberman, who was named Children's Poet Laureate of America in 2008 (and who happens to be writing an article for the June issue of Book Links on her anthology The Tree That Time Built, co-edited with Linda Winston).
- Poet, novelist, and blogger Irene Latham will offer a poetry anthology giveaway every Friday.
You'll also find bloggers posting original poems, poems about teaching, poems about food, and really, poems about just about everything else under the sun.
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Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society
Print version ISSN 0103-5053
J. Braz. Chem. Soc. vol.23 no.7 São Paulo July 2012
Discrimination of commercial roasted and ground coffees according to chemical composition
Romilaine M. N. de Souza; Marta T. Benassi*
Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, CP 6001, 86051-970 Londrina-PR, Brazil
Roasted and ground 38 commercial coffees and coffees of known species (arabica, robusta) were characterized by principal component analysis using as variables nicotinic acid, trigonelline, 5-o-caffeoylquinic acid (5-CQA), caffeine, kahweol and cafestol, which are potentially indicative of species. The objective of the study was to assess the relevance of such parameters in coffee discrimination. Nicotinic acid allowed the characterization of roasting degree. Trigonelline and 5-CQA presented variability among arabica and robusta coffees as well as among commercial ones. Thermostable parameters (caffeine, kahweol and cafestol) had high discriminative potential between the species. In general, high levels of caffeine and low levels of diterpenes (kahweol and cafestol) were related with higher proportions of robusta in the products, which were observed by the decreasing kahweol/cafestol ratio and increasing caffeine/kahweol ratio. The use of these new parameters (kahweol/cafestol and caffeine/kahweol ratios) was suggested as tools for assessing the addition of robusta in commercial coffees.
Keywords: arabica, robusta, pca, kahweol/cafestol, caffeine/kahweol
Cafés torrados e moídos comerciais (38 amostras) e cafés com espécie conhecida (arábica e robusta) foram caracterizados por análise de componentes principais, utilizando-se como variáveis, ácido nicotínico, trigonelina, ácido 5-o-cafeoilquínico (5-CQA), cafeína, caveol e cafestol, potencialmente indicadoras das espécies. O estudo objetivou avaliar a importância desses parâmetros na discriminação entre cafés. Ácido nicotínico foi eficiente na caracterização da torra. Trigonelina e 5-CQA destacaram-se pela variabilidade, tanto entre as amostras puras, como nos cafés comerciais. O maior potencial de discriminação entre as espécies foi atribuído aos parâmetros termoestáveis (cafeína, caveol e cafestol). No geral, maiores teores de cafeína e menores de diterpenos (caveol e cafestol) foram relacionados a proporções de robusta mais elevadas no produto, constatando-se uma tendência de diminuição na razão caveol/cafestol e aumento na razão cafeína/caveol. Esses dois novos parâmetros (razões caveol/cafestol e cafeína/caveol) foram propostos como ferramentas para avaliação da adição de robusta em cafés comerciais.
Coffee is one of the main food commodities in the worldwide economy, and it is the most consumed beverage after tea. 1 Brazil is the world leader in the production and exportation of coffee2 because Brazil is a heavy producer of both Coffea arabica (arabica) and Coffea canephora (robusta) species. 3 Arabica and robusta coffees differ considerably in price, sensorial quality and acceptance. 2,4 In general, arabica coffee has a higher concentration of carbohydrates, lipids and trigonelline in the green and roasted products, providing a superior sensorial cup quality, and robusta coffee has high levels of caffeine. 5-8 Conversely, robusta coffee is widely accepted in market due to its low cost, and it is considerably used in blends with arabica. 2 In Brazil, more than 80% of the commercial roasted coffee are blends of the C. arabica and C. canephora species, which offer a low cost product and a beverage adjusted to the preference or habits of consumers. 2,4 The Brazilian legislation provides criteria for coffee quality classification with indicated proportions of robusta used in the blends. 9
The green beans of C. arabica and C. canephora have different colors, shapes and sizes. After roasting and grinding, however, such species cannot be visually distinguished, which is why it is necessary to use chemical parameters for their discrimination. As they belong to the same genus, arabica and robusta coffees have little differences in their compositions. There is no consensus on which compounds should be employed for detecting the addition of the lower value robusta coffee to arabica coffee in commercial blends. 10
Several components could be used as indicators or discriminators for the arabica and robusta species. However, their concentrations generally depend not only on the species but also on the geographic origin, presence of defective beans and roasting degree. This variability and the large amount of compounds studied require the use of multivariate statistical techniques, such as principal component analysis (PCA), to assess the data. Chemical constituents proposed as possible discriminators include water-soluble (caffeine, trigonelline, nicotinic and chlorogenic acids)11-14 and fat-soluble compounds (kahweol and cafestol). 7,15,16
Caffeine is stable to the roasting process. The highest caffeine contents have been reported for robusta coffee and coffees with small proportions of defective grains. 6,11,13,14,17-21 The roasting process promotes the degradation of trigonelline and chlorogenic acid (CGA),19,22 causing variation in their concentrations depending on the presence and on the type of defective beans present. 20,23 Higher levels of trigonelline and nicotinic acid (product of the trigonelline degradation) have been reported for roasted arabica coffee, and higher levels of CGAs have been reported for roasted robusta coffee. 11,14,17,18,24
Cafestol is present in both species. However, kahweol has been reported to be specific to arabica coffees. 8,14,16,25 Furthermore, diterpenes present relative stability to heat treatment, and their levels are only slightly affected by the presence of defective grains. 16
The quantitative determination of such compounds in commercial blends allowed us to assess the importance and viability of these compounds as a tool for identifying species in different blends of roasted coffee. 11,14,16,26,27 Hence, the aim of this work was to characterize roasted and ground commercial coffees (38 samples) and coffees of known species (arabica and robusta) through multivariate analysis using compositional variables (nicotinic acid, trigonelline, 5-o-caffeoylquinic acid (5-CQA), caffeine, kahweol and cafestol) and assessing the importance of such parameters in the discrimination of coffee products.
Commercial roasted and ground coffees (38 samples) acquired from the local market or supplied by industries were studied. Twenty-three brands from 13 industries associated to the Brazilian Coffee Industry Association (ABIC) were assessed. All samples were sifted through a 0.84 mm mesh for standardization. The samples were commercialized under different denominations as follows: tradicional (traditional), forte (strong), extra forte (extra strong), gourmet, premium, aralto (high altitude), exportação (export) and espresso (express). Despite the denomination, all coffees presented lightness between 19 and 21 indicating a medium/dark roast degree. Based on the labeling information, only five of the coffees (less than 1%) contained only arabica coffee (gourmet), and the other samples had the possibility of an addition of robusta up to 30% according to the Brazilian legislation. 9
Pure samples of arabica (A) and robusta (R) coffees were used as references for the comparison with the commercial products. They were provided by the Café Iguaçu Company (Cornélio Procópio-PR, Brazil) and Instituto Agronômico do Paraná (IAPAR, Londrina-PR, Brazil). The coffee beans had distinct geographic origins and different quality levels, which resulted in high heterogeneity among the samples. The R1 and R2 robusta coffees were from Rondônia and Espírito Santo States, respectively, and R1 had higher number of defective beans than R2. R3 was classified as a type 4 coffee according to official data. 28 The A1 arabica coffee from Minas Gerais State had less defects than A2, which was from Paraná State. The following three arabica coffees of known varieties were also studied: A3 (IAPAR-59), A4 (Catuaí) and A5 (Mundo Novo). The coffees were processed to achieve a roasting degree similar to commercial samples (Table 4). The samples were packed in plastic bags and were stored at 10 ºC until analyses (color, moisture, water-soluble compounds and fat-soluble compounds), which were performed in duplicate.
Chromatographic analysis
Potassium hydroxide (Vetec, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), tert-butyl methyl ether (Acrós Organics, NJ, USA) of analytical grade, acetonitrile (J. T. Baker, USA) and acetic acid (J. T. Baker, USA) of chromatographic grade were used as solvents for the extraction and preparation of the mobile phase. The water was obtained from a Milli-Q system (Millipore, USA), and the mobile phases were filtered (0.45 mm; Millipore). Analytical grade standards of caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylxanthine; Acrós Organics, NJ, USA), nicotinic acid (n-methylnicotinamide; Vetec, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), chlorogenic acid (1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexane-carboxylic acid; 5-CQA) and trigonelline (1-methylpyridine-3-carboxylate monohydrate; Sigma, Steinhelm, Germany) were employed. Kahweol and cafestol standards from Axxora (San Diego, USA) were kept in a freezer at -18 ºC.
The water-soluble compounds were determined by extracting the samples (0.5000 g) with an acetonitrile:water solution (5:95; v/v) at 80 ºC for 10 min. The samples were then filtered (7 mm) into a 100.0 mL volumetric flask. An aliquot (5.0 mL) of this solution was transferred to a volumetric flask (25.0 mL). For the analysis, a Spherisorb ODS-1 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm; 5 µm) (Waters, Milford, USA) and a gradient of 5% acetic acid and acetonitrile were employed. The detection was carried out at 260 nm (nicotinic acid and trigonelline), 272 nm (caffeine) and 320 nm (5-CQA). 26
For the fat-soluble compounds, the samples (0.2000 g) were saponified with 2.0 mL of 2.5 mol L-1 potassium hydroxide (in 96% ethanol) at 80 ºC for 1 h. After adding 2.0 mL of distilled water, the unsaponifiable fraction was extracted with 2.0 mL of tert-butyl methyl ether. This fraction was agitated and centrifuged for 3 min at 3,000 rpm, and the organic phase was collected. The extraction procedure was repeated three times. To clean up, 2.0 mL of distilled water was added to the extract. After homogenizing and discarding the aqueous phase, the extract was left at 70 ºC until complete dryness. The ether extract was resuspended in 4.0 mL of mobile phase (55% acetonitrile in water). The Spherisorb ODS-1 column with the same specifications as used before and an isocratic elution with an acetonitrile:water solution (55:45; v/v) were employed. The detection was carried out at 230 nm and 290 nm for cafestol and kahweol, respectively. 27
Before the injection, the samples were filtered (0.45 mm; Millipore, USA). The identification of compounds was based on the retention times, UV-Vis (DAD) spectrum and spiking. The quantification was carried out through external standardization with at least five concentrations in triplicate. For the calculation of the concentrations in dry base, the moisture (g per100 g) was determined (105 ºC for 7 min) using infrared equipment (OHAUS-MB200, USA).
Statistical analysis
The results were analyzed by principal component analysis (PCA) using Statistica 7.1 software. 29
Results and Discussion
Tables 1 and 2 show the contents of water-soluble (nicotinic acid, trigonelline, 5-CQA and caffeine) and fat-soluble (kahweol and cafestol) compounds in the robusta and arabica coffees. The same parameters were individually described for each commercial sample in a preliminary study30 and are summarized in Table 3.
The robusta samples (R1, R2 and R3) had the highest contents of caffeine (approximately 2.00 g per 100 g) and lowest levels of cafestol (between 0.19 and 0.24 g per 100 g). Moreover, kahweol was not detected in the robusta samples (Table 1).
The arabica coffees (A1 to A5) had the highest levels of kahweol (0.82 g per 100 g) and the lowest concentrations of caffeine (between 1.10 and 1.29 g per 100 g) (Table 2). The caffeine contents were similar to the contents observed for the gourmet coffees (between 0.99 and 1.29 g per 100 g)30 and almost half of the caffeine content found in the robusta samples (Table 1).
The behavior observed for the arabica and robusta samples was in accordance with the literature, which describes higher levels of trigonelline and nicotinic acid for arabica coffee. 14,17 In green and light roasting coffee, 5-CQA is predominant in robusta. 11,14,18,24 However, as the compound has higher susceptibility to the heat process in the robusta matrix, higher contents of 5-CQA is observed in dark roast arabica coffee. 14,31 Robusta coffee has higher levels of caffeine, lower levels of cafestol and an absence of kahweol when compared to arabica coffee. 6,8,11,13,14,16-19,25
Considering that each brand can adopt a different blend, the differences among the raw material, especially the species employed (arabica and robusta), in addition to the differences of the roasting degrees and defects, generated variability between the samples for all compounds studied. The parameters that had less variation among the products were caffeine, nicotinic acid and cafestol with a coefficient of variation (CV) less than 20%. Trigonelline, kahweol and 5-CQA were highly varied among the products (CV from 34 to 50%) (Table 3). Trigonelline and 5-CQA, however, had wide variability even among the pure species: CV from 63 to 72% for robusta (Table 1) and from 42 to 46% for arabica (Table 2). Thus, it was not possible to attribute the variability of these compounds only to the variation between the species because even a slight change in the roasting process could result in an expressive variation of some of the compounds.
Principal component analysis (PCA) was employed to assess the discrimination capability of the following variables: nicotinic acid, trigonelline, 5-CQA, caffeine, kahweol and cafestol (Figure 1). The first two principal components (PC) accounted for 71% of the variance observed (Figure 1). Equations 1 and 2 were obtained by the loadings of the PCs, and they generated the coordinates of the principal component graphic (Figure 1b).
The main parameters of PC1 were as follows: caffeine (negative correlation), and cafestol, kahweol, 5-CQA and trigonelline (positive correlation) (Figure 1a). Nicotinic acid (positive correlation) was the parameter of more relevance in PC2. Trigonelline and 5-CQA (negative correlation) also contributed to PC2. Thus, there was evidence that PC1 was associated with the raw material employed, because PC1 was correlated with compounds that presented a large variability among the species (Tables 1 and 2). Considering the correlation of PC2 with compounds formed (nicotinic acid) or degraded (5-CQA and trigonelline) in the roasting process, PC2 contributed to the roasting characterization.
In general, the coffees were within a medium/dark roasting range, which was indicated by the values of color (L* and H*) and weight loss percentage estimated according to Dias14 (Table 4).
Samples that are configured on the top of the graphic in Figure 1b had higher levels of nicotinic acid and lower concentrations of 5-CQA and trigonelline as compared to the other coffees, indicating a more aggressive roasting process. For example, there were estimated weight losses of 17 and 18% for samples 32 and 16, respectively, according to Table S1 (Supplementary Information (SI)). Samples, such as coffees 20 and 38, which are located on the bottom of the graphic in Figure 1b, had a 14% weight loss indicating a light roasting degree (Table S1 in the SI section).
Considering PC1, samples shown on the right side of the graphic in Figure 1b had higher levels of diterpenes (kahweol and cafestol), 5-CQA and trigonelline and a lower concentration of caffeine as compared to the other coffees. The standard arabica coffees (A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5) and the gourmet samples (3, 5, 15, 21 and 35) were placed in this region, which was characteristic of arabica coffee, and these coffee samples had a different behavior from the other samples. 30
In general, the pure samples were separated into the following two groups: (i) robusta coffee and (ii) arabica coffee. The blended samples were well distributed in the intermediate space where the upper right region was reserved for samples close to arabica coffee and the lower left region for those close to robusta coffee. The robusta coffees were better grouped and separated from the other samples. The arabica coffees had varied characteristics, which indicated that differences not associated with the species (variety, soil factors, climate factors, defects and roasting process) influenced the samples composition, hindering a more accurate species characterization.
Taking into account that the roasting process was poorly differentiated (Table 4) and assessing the projection of the variables, samples configuration (Figure 1) and the data shown in Tables 1, 2 and 3, it was concluded that the commercial coffee with a high proportion of C. arabica species should have high levels of diterpenes (notably kahweol), trigonelline and 5-CQA. Therefore, the addition of robusta coffee to the product should decrease the levels of such compounds and raise the level of caffeine. The highest concentrations of diterpenes, trigonelline and 5-CQA and the lowest concentration of caffeine found in the gourmet samples indicated a higher probability for the presence of pure arabica coffee. The low levels of such compounds, which have also been observed in some traditional samples,30 could be attributed to different proportions of robusta coffee in the products.
Considering studies that have applied multivariate techniques to discriminate species, some were limited to the assessment of green coffees32 or to pure species. 33 Working with roasted coffees, some authors have characterized caffeine, trigonelline, 5-CQA11,13,14 and kahweol11,14 as variables responsible for the separation of species and blends. According to Casal et al. ,13 nicotinic acid does not have significant importance in the distinction between the species. Dias14 has reported that nicotinic acid and trigonelline can be used for the discrimination of species for samples with light and dark roasting degrees but not with samples of medium roasting degree. In general, higher levels of caffeine and lower levels of kahweol, trigonelline and 5-CQA were related to elevated proportions of robusta. Importantly, these studies were carried out with coffees of known origin, and a comparison among the standard and commercial samples was not found in the literature.
The use of models to estimate the percentage of robusta coffee (R%) added to arabica coffee has been reported in the literature. Dias14 proposed the use of multilinear models for water-soluble compounds and color parameters (R% = -209.30 + 3.94 H* - 102.55 trigonelline + 59.39 caffeine), and Campanha16 proposed the use of models for kahweol and cafestol in dark roasting coffee (R% = 73.8106 - 0.1638 kahweol + 0.1092 cafestol).
These models were applied to the studied commercialized samples (traditional and gourmet) for assessing the probable proportion of robusta coffee. In order to observe the efficiency of the models, they were also applied to arabica and robusta coffees. The best results were observed for samples of 100% robusta coffee, which had a mean estimative of robusta coffee between 97 and 113%. A huge variability of results and low concordance among the models were shown for arabica coffees, which presented since negative values (-20%) in the estimative based on diterpene content until positive values (16%) in the model based on the water-soluble compounds (Table 5).
Although considering the possibility of underestimation and overestimation of the values and the error in each modeling, the gourmet coffees, which should be comprised of only arabica species,9 had low percentages of robusta coffee in both models (7 and 8%, Table 5). Concerning the traditional coffees, both models predicted a high mean percentage of robusta (50%), which was above the limit allowed by the legislation (30%). 9
Depending on the composition of the samples, the models were more or less consistent. Regarding coffee samples 23 and 27, which were placed close to the robusta species in the PCA graphic (Figure 1b ), higher percentages of robusta coffee were estimated by both models (between 82 and 98%). These two samples had low levels of kahweol (0.19 and 0.10 g per 100 g, respectively) and high concentrations of caffeine (1.79 and 2.02 g per 100 g, respectively), effectively showing a similar behavior to robusta coffees (Table 1) and no similarity with a profile of arabica coffee (Table 2). On the other hand, for coffee samples 29, 30 and 31, which were placed at the center of the PCA graphic (Figure 1b ), low values in the Dias14 model (R% from -15 to 11%) and high values in the Campanha16 model (R% from 67 to 80%) were observed. Such divergence occurred because these samples had both low levels of caffeine (between 1.05 and 1.19 g per 100 g) and kahweol (between 0.13 and 0.27 g per 100 g). 30 These samples did not present a typical profile of either robusta or arabica coffee (Tables 1 and 2), indicating a possible addition of an adulterant different of robusta coffee. Thus, models that separately study the water-soluble and fat-soluble variables may not be efficient to determine the percentages of robusta coffee in commercial samples because of the possible addition of other adulterants to the coffee blends.
In the present study, trigonelline and 5-CQA were relevant parameters in PC1, but they had the highest variability in commercial (Table 3), pure arabica and pure robusta samples (Tables 1 and 2). These parameters may be correlated with the variation among the species. However, they may also be associated with other changes, such as the roasting, processing and the presence of defective beans. Thus, parameters less sensitive to roasting (caffeine, kahweol and cafestol) presented the highest potential of discrimination among the samples.
Considering that water-soluble (caffeine) and fat-soluble compounds (kahweol and cafestol) are among the most important variables in species discrimination and that the models previously mentioned14,16 were restricted in the estimation of robusta in commercial coffees due to the separate use of the water-soluble and fat-soluble variables, we proposed the use of combined parameters. The use of relations between such fat-soluble and water-soluble variables (kahweol/cafestol and caffeine/kahweol), proposed by the first time in the literature, would allow a more broad detection of differences.
In this study, the concentrations ranged from 1.10 to 1.29 g per 100 g for caffeine, from 0.66 to 0.93 g per 100 g for kahweol and from 0.28 to 0.48 g per 100 g for cafestol featuring a tipical arabica coffee. It corresponded to a kahweol/cafestol ratio (ka/ca) variation from 1.73 to 3.40 and a caffeine/kahweol ratio (caf/ka) variation from 1.18 to 1.91 (Table 2). Based on these data and previous reports14,16,34 regarding the variability in coffee composition, a ka/ca ratio above 1.00 is indicative of arabica coffee. Regarding the caf/ka ratio, values between 1.00 and 3.00 are indicative of arabica coffee, and caf/ka values greater than 4.00 are indicative of robusta coffee. Thus, the addition of robusta coffee should decrease the ka/ca ratio and increase the caf/ka ratio. In addition to robusta coffee, the addition of other adulterants (e.g. , maize or husk) or even the presence of defects would result in a decrease in the correlation between caffeine and kahweol. However, the correlation between kahweol and cafestol should remain unchanged because diterpenes are exclusive to coffee and do not present variation with defect levels. 16
A large variability for the ratios was observed in the commercial products. The ka/ca ratios were between 0.27 and 1.82 (average of 1.07 ± 0.38; CV of 35%), and the caf/ka ratios were between 1.34 and 20.07 (average of 4.19 ± 3.29; CV of 79%) (Table 3). The gourmet samples were similar to C. arabica regarding both ratios (ka/ca ratio ranged from 1.21 to 1.74; and caf/ka ratio ranged from 1.34 and 2.25). Concerning the traditional coffees, 45% of samples had a ka/ca ratio below 1.00 and a caf/ka ratio close to or above 4.00 indicating the probability of a significant addition of robusta coffee to the product (Table S2 in the SI section).
Samples 23 and 27 (ka/ca ratios of 0.54 and 0.27, respectively; and caf/ka ratios of 9.37 and 20.07, respectively), which were well-described in the models (Table 5), in addition to samples 29, 30 and 31 (ka/ca ratios ranged from 0.52 to 0.80; and caf/ka ratios ranged from 3.83 to 9.26), which have not been adjusted, may be associated with robusta coffee addition by applying the proposed ratios (Table S2 in the SI section).
The assessment using PCA showed the relevance of the composition variables in the identification of coffee species in commercial products. The parameters nicotinic acid, trigonelline, 5-CQA, caffeine, kahweol and cafestol were useful to characterize coffee species. Caffeine and diterpenes presented more potential for discriminate the species due to their relative heat stability, while the other parameters presented interaction with the roasting process. In general, higher levels of caffeine and lower levels of kahweol and cafestol were related with higher proportions of robusta coffee in the product. The addition of robusta coffee to arabica coffee could be observed by the decrease in kahweol/cafestol ratio and increase in caffeine/cafestol ratio. Thus, we suggest the use of these two new parameters (kahweol/cafestol and caffeine/kahweol ratios) as tools for assessing the addition of robusta coffee to commercial products.
The authors would like to acknowledge CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico), Fundação Araucária/Paraná, FAEP/UEL (Fundo de Apoio ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão) and CBP&D/Café (Consórcio Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento do Café) for scholarships and financial support.
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The estimated data for weight loss (WL%) in commercial (1 to 38), arabica (A1 to A5) and robusta (R1 to R3) coffees analyzed in the present study are shown in Table S1. The kahweol/cafestol and caffeine/kahweol ratios for each commercial sample are shown in Table S2. Both of these tables are available free of charge at http://jbcs.sbq.org.br as a PDF file.
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E-commerce facilitator Newgistics has opened three new distribution facilities in Kentucky, California and Illinois encompassing more than 600,000 square feet.
The Austin-based provider of ecommerce solutions and services for leading brands and retailers said the move expands its network of distribution centers nationwide to allowing it to offer competitive costs and faster, more efficient shipping services coast-to-coast. Including the new facilities, Newgistics now operates nine SmartCenters, which handle parcel delivery and return shipments. Two SmartCenters also operate as fulfillment centers, in addition to three exclusive fulfillment centers.
The new facility in Kentucky is located in the community of Hebron and measures 500,000-sq.-ft. and is regarded as a full solution facility because it is capable of handling fulfillment, parcel delivery and returns. The California is also regarded as a full solution facility although it measure only 128,000-sq.-ft. and is located in the city of Commerce. The third facility is located in Chicago called a SmartCenter because it is a parcel and returns facility.
"These new facilities demonstrate our continued growth as a company and our commitment to providing our shipping customers a best-in-class experience at a cost-effective price point," said Bill Razzouk, chairman and CEO of Newgistics. "Each location was carefully selected because it is well-situated to minimize transit times and shipping expenses for direct-to-consumer merchants."


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What are the critical questions to ask when examining a system of ethics? What worldview implications stand behind the issue of morality?
In parts three and four of this series I began exploring what is called the five problems of ethics. These questions raise critical philosophical issues relating to the overall study of ethics. The first three questions (which were addressed in the previous installments) consist of the following:
1. What characterizes human nature? 2. What is the greatest good? 3. How is the greatest good known?
In this article I will address the final two philosophical questions that help to illumine the subject of ethics.
4. What motivates and restrains moral choices?
People often do what they do for specific reasons. This also holds true in the area of ethics. Seeking gain or avoiding loss are normal human incentives and even serve to motivate or restrain moral action.
People can be motivated and/or restrained in ethical terms based upon reward or punishment. Obedience and desire can also serve to encourage or discourage moral behavior.
In a biblical context, however, love for God and one's fellow man is identified as the greatest motive in living an ethical life.
According to the Gospels ([Mark 12:28-34] and [Matthew 22:34-40]), an expert on Jewish law asked Jesus a challenging question:
"Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"
Jesus responsed:
"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."
Historic Christianity affirms that the ultimate motive and restraint for living an ethical life as a believer should be one's love for God and, by extension, one's love for other people. However, the ability to love God and one's neighbor is made possible only by God's enabling grace ([1 John 4:10]).
Many Christian theologians have argued that when God rewards his children in the next life for living lives of obedience he will be, in effect, crowning his own gifts.
5. Do human beings possess the freedom of the will?
The question of human free will is a hotly contested issue in both philosophy and theology. Some philosophers grant humans a liberty of the will and insist that morality is impossible without it. Others insist on some form of determinism (all acts result from prior causes). Still others embrace what amounts to a form of fatalism (either materialistic or theological in nature).
Within historic Christianity there has existed a healthy debate through the centuries over the freedom of the will. Some have sought to maximize human freedom (libertarian free will). Others have argued for compatibility between God's sovereignty on one hand and man's responsibility on the other. Clearly, ethical considerations are closely connected to one's view of man's nature and will.
These five questions help one to appreciate that the field of ethics is impacted by other weighty philosophical and theological issues. For the Christian, however, thinking about what is good in life is a biblical mandate.
For more on the study of ethics, see chapters 16 and 18 of my book Without a Doubt: Answering the 20 Toughest Faith Questions and chapters 1 and 11 of my book A World of Difference: Putting Christian Truth-Claims to the Worldview Test.
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Representing the most comprehensive and authoritative answer yet to one of humanity's most ancient questions -- "what lives in the sea?" -- Census of Marine Life scientists today released an inventory of species distribution and diversity in key global ocean areas.
Scientists combined information collected over centuries with data obtained during the decade-long Census to create a roll call of species in 25 biologically representative regions -- from the Antarctic through temperate and tropical seas to the Arctic.
Their papers help set a baseline for measuring changes that humanity and nature will cause.
Published by the open access journal PLoS ONE, the landmark collection of papers and overview synthesis will help guide future decisions on exploration of still poorly-explored waters, especially the abyssal depths, and provides a baseline for still thinly-studied forms, especially small animals.
Australian and Japanese waters, which each feature almost 33,000 forms of life that have earned the status of "species" (and thus a scientific name such as Carcharodon carcharias, a.k.a. the great white shark), are by far the most biodiverse. The oceans off China, the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico round out the top five areas most diverse in known species.
In a prelude to the ultimate summary of the landmark, decade-long marine census, to be released Oct. 4 in London, national and regional committees of the Census compiled the inventory of known and new species in the 25 key marine regions.
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"In no other ocean realm has discovery been as extensive";
Explorers yet to find any lifeless place on Earth below 150°C;
Release of historic global ocean Census: October 4, 2010
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Trend in winning: Girls soccer team latest successful Fruita Monument squad
Fruita Monument High School has had success turning struggling sports programs around.
The boys basketball team went from a 1-9 season in the Southwestern League in 2008 to putting together 20 consecutive league wins.
Also within the past school year, the girls basketball team won a home playoff game for the first time in more than 10 years and the volleyball team turned an 8-12 record in 2009 into an 18-4 season.
The latest team to have a turnaround is the Wildcats' girls soccer program.
Fruita Monument has gone from one win each of the past two seasons to 9-4-2 to clinch a spot in the Class 5A playoffs heading into tonight's regular season finale with Grand Junction at 7 p.m.
The big difference this season is the Wildcats brought in a young coach in 24-year-old Eric Anderson, who's gotten his players to believe in his philosophies.
"We gave them structure," Anderson said. "We didn't really gain many new players in the varsity program, but we have them play the game simple and they've come in every day wanting to get better."
Anderson knew the difference to this season was improving the Wildcats' defense, and said the Wildcats spent the first two weeks of practice working on defense.
"It's not a joke when they say defense wins games," Anderson said. "Yes, you have to score more than the other team, but if you play good defense the other team can't score."
This season the Wildcats haven't allowed more than three goals in a game, giving up only 12 goals all season, and posting eight shutouts.
"We have players who aren't afraid to get in there," Anderson said. "They'll go up against bigger players and keep fighting."
Fruita Monument has a mixture of experience on defense, including seniors Olivia Daniels and Maddie Golike paired with freshman Katie Werman and sophomore goalie Kylie Goetz.
"We really have a lot of players that can play back," Anderson said. "We are pretty deep on defense if we need to be."
The Wildcats' offense also has drastically improved this season. Fruita Monument scored as many goals in its first game against Rampart, a 2-0 win, as it did the entire 2010 season.
Fruita Monument has scored 25 goals this season, including a team-high seven by sophomore Megan Hale.
"On the field we have a flow that we've never had before," Wildcats senior midfielder Jesse Siddeek said. "We aren't afraid to take risks, and it's paid off."
The Wildcats are second in the SWL and have clinched one of the two postseason spots guaranteed to the league. Fruita Monument has an opportunity to improve its seeding with a win against Grand Junction.
The Tigers defeated Fruita Monument 2-0 in the first game between the two teams on April 5.
"We are super stoked just to be in second place," Anderson said. "To go from one win last year to now 9-4, we are happy. But they'll go out and give it their all against Grand Junction, and they are ready to play them."