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Hazlet, NJ (November 21, 2011)-iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service talent management solutions, announced today that it ranks number 30 on the 2011 NJBIZ list of New Jersey's Fifty Fastest Growing Companies. The awards program celebrates New Jersey's most dynamic companies that progressively contribute to the success of the state's economic growth and stability.
To qualify, companies had to meet selection criteria that included revenue of at least $500,000 in three out of the past four years and revenue growth in fiscal year 2010 as compared to 2007. Presenting sponsor, Rothstein Kass, calculated the nominations and then ranked the companies, taking both dollar and percentage increases into consideration.
Between 2007 and 2010, iCIMS' revenue grew 100%, securing its place on the list of NJ's fastest growing companies for the third consecutive year. The company now has more than 1000 clients using its Talent Platform, which streamlines all stages of the talent management lifecycle and includes applicant tracking, onboarding, and employee data management. iCIMS will be highlighted in a special supplement to NJBIZ on November 21, 2011.
As a further testament to its rapid growth, iCIMS has also been recognized on the 2011 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list of the fastest growing technology companies in North America, as well as the 2011 Inc. 500 | 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in the US.
"We are humbled by all of the recent attention we have received due to our rapid expansion," said Colin Day, CEO, iCIMS. "We look forward to a strong finish to a great year, and plans are in place to continue our aggressive growth over the next 3 years and beyond. We will always remain committed to the things that have made us successful- delivering easy-to-use, robust functionality along with exceptional customer support."
About iCIMS
iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent management solutions, is an Inc. 500 and Software Satisfaction honoree focused on solving corporate business issues through the implementation of easy-to-use web-based software solutions. iCIMS' Talent Platform, the industry's premier candidate and employee management solution, enables organizations to manage their entire talent lifecycle from candidate management through employee management with a single web-based application. With more than 1000 clients worldwide, iCIMS is one of the largest and fastest-growing talent management system providers with offices in North America, UK, and China. To learn more about how iCIMS can help your organization, visit www.icims.com.


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Lonnie Snowden says he doesn't believe his son, Edward, committed treason when he leaked information about top-secret U.S. government surveillance programs.
"He has in fact broken U.S. law, in a sense that he has released classified information," the elder Snowden told NBC News. "And if folks want to classify him as a traitor, in fact he has betrayed his government. But I don't believe that he's betrayed the people of the United States."
NBC News reported that Snowden also said he had told Attorney General Eric Holder that his son would be willing to return to the United States if "the Justice Department promises not to detain him before a trial nor subject him to a gag order. He also wants his son to select where a trial would take place."
Snowden said he is concerned his son is being manipulated by WikiLeaks.
"I don't want to put him in peril, but I am concerned about those who surround him," he told the network. "I think WikiLeaks, if you've looked at past history, you know, their focus isn't necessarily the Constitution of the United States. It's simply to release as much information as possible."
Update at 11:07 a.m. ET. Could Be Persuaded To Surrender:
Bruce Fein, the attorney representing Lonnie Snowden, sent NPR's Carrie Johnson the letter they sent Holder.
Fein says that if three conditions are met Lonnie Snowden is "reasonably confident that his son could be persuaded to surrender voluntarily to the jurisdiction of the United States to face trial."
The three conditions are:
1. He would not be detained or imprisoned prior to trial.
2. He would not be subject to a gag order.
3. He would be tried in venue of his choosing.
It goes without saying that the Justice Department doesn't usually agree to terms like these. It's unclear whether Snowden asked his father to send this letter.
We've embedded the entire letter below:
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EQFX Trade is a pioneering fintech startup and world-class provider of online trading for multi-asset financial products
The team has experience of over 10 years in Stocks/forex/ETFs /Commodities/CFDs. Our Cryptocurrency team is one of the earliest adopters of blockchain technology from bitcoin/ Ethereum mining, DeFi farming, liquidity pool mining.
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Time flies and this year ran away really very fast, cant believe that we are already going to step in 2010..When i started this blog, i was thinking that i cant stay in blogsphere more than an year, which is completely wrong, yeah i have been here almost about one year and 4 months and with more than 850posts from 30th august 2008..Am really very proud of my culinary adventures also its time to say a big thanks to all my blogger friends and readers who were really kind to send their encouraging words to keep me around in this blogsphere..
Personally 2009 was completely a beautiful and fantastic year in blogworld, yeah got a bunch of great friends with whom had a great virtual time by going through their blogs and commenting all these beautiful virtual tempting treats which was quite my daily routine nowadays, and am completely addict to this blog world..Thanks to my friends for pulling me to enter this blogworld which keep me alive even when i across few storms in our daily life..
This year, i went addict completely to a famous grain called Oats and also tried many beautiful and healthy grains like barley, wholewheat flour, corns,oats etc and as usual tried many eggless, vegan bakes with various combinations and to be honest i truly learned how to bake healthy through this blogworld..Am really proud to say that my hard work doesnt put me down, i won two cookbooks this year and a cash amount through Madhuram's baking events..
Ec of Simple Indian Food was kind enough for showcasing my blog and myself through her beautiful super sunday blogger where she posted my interview here..Needless to say how happy i am..Thanks a lot to EC for doing this tremendous work for featuring both veteran bloggers and new bloggers in her blog on Wednesday and Sunday..
I have guest hosted almost 6 famous events and am hosting rite now another famous AWED event portuguese as theme...Thanks to Sunshinemon, Srivalli,Maheswari,Pallavi,Lakshmi,Sunita & Dk for letting me to host those wonderful events..Yea u can see the roundup FIC-Pink1,FIC-Pink 2,FIC-3,MEC-Savoury Snacks,AFAM-Olives,AFAM-Bellpeppers,Sunday Snacks -Snacks With Bread,RCI-Kongunadu & finally Think Spice-Think Coriander Seeds, these events are went through my blog and currently am hosting AWED..
Here comes few of my recipes which have been most commented,liked and appreciated by both my blogger friends and my family..
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The Recipes most appreciated:
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Many of my dishes have been tried and tasted by my blogger friends and readers, i really appreciated them for trying my recipes and leaving me their appreciations...I need all ur supports and encouraging words along the coming next years and i know that my friends will be there for me to give their supports in future..
Once again wishing you all a Fantastic and Excellent 2010!!!!! Am sending this post to Srivalli's Best Of Year 2009..
Once again wishing you all a Fantastic and Excellent 2010!!!!! Am sending this post to Srivalli's Best Of Year 2009..


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Fox Jewelry is proud to announce its new partnership with Wefferling-Berry as its expands its assortment of the finest fraternal jewelry available anywhere. As you all know Wefferling-Berry is one of the finest makers of fraternal jewelry in the business. Masonic Rings, Made by Masons for Masons; Fox Jewelry, your online jewelry store specializes in Masonic Rings and other fraternal jewelry. Fraternal rings are our speciality. The manufacturers that we represent have a total of more than 150 years experience in making fraternal jewelry. In my opinion, they are the best in the trade.We welcome the opportunity to provide the best product available to our brothers in their fraternal organizations.CLICK ON THE IMAGES BELOW TO SEE A LARGER MORE DEFINED IMAGE!TO ADD AN ITEM TO YOUR SHOPPING CART JUST CLICK ON THE BUY BUTTON.Minimum charges for engraving on the Wefferling Berry rings are $25.00. That includes up to 13 letters or numbers.
The Masonic Ring is the most recognizable symbol of the world's largest fraternity; the Freemasons. Most commonly, the Masonic Ring is shown with a compass and square on the top. The sides of the shank on the Masonic Ring typically display the plumb and trowel. If the ring has a stone, it is typically either a black onyx, synthetic ruby or blue spinel. The color of the stone on the Masonic Ring has no significance. There at least a couple of opinions as to whether the wearer of the Masonic Ring should wear the ring with the points of the compass either facing towards the wearer or away from them. The square is the symbol of all earthly, the compass is symbolic of heavenly perfection. In a combined emblem, the ends of the square point up as a symbol of man's aspirations toward God; the points of the compass point down to represent heavenly qualities coming down from God to earth. Given that, it seems that the proper way to wear the Masonic Ring would be that in which its symbolism is best expressed; namely; when the hand is held in its usual position the points of the compass are towards the earth and away from the wearer's eyes. In order to wear the Masonic Ring, you must have achieved the degree of Master Mason. The Freemasons can trace their roots back to 1717 when four lodges in London joined to form the Grand Lodge of England. Some historians say that the freemasons can trace their roots back to the time of ancient Egypt. Fox Jewelry is the leading marketer of Masonic Jewelry to include: Masonic Rings, Masonic Watches, Freemason Rings, Gold Masonic Rings, Sterling Silver Masonic Rings, Black Hills Gold Masonic Rings, Masonic cufflinks, Masonic aprons and gold plated Masonic Rings. If you are looking for a great 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Ring, Fox Jewelry has the finest selection of those as well as the 14th Degree Scottish Rite Ring. We are the only internet distributor of Wefferling Berry Masonic, Scottish Rite and Shrine Rings. Fox Jewelry is a web based business and has been in existence since 2001. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, the owner; Robert Fox is a Master Mason, (North Riverside Lodge in Sioux City), Scottish Rite Mason, York Rite Mason, member of the Abu Bekr Shrine Temple, also located in Sioux City. He is also a member of the Royal Order of Jesters. Fox Jewelry has the largest selection of Masonic Rings and Masonic Jewelry available anywhere. In addition to our Masonic Jewelry, we have an extensive collection of Eastern Star Rings, Order of Amaranth Rings, Past Matron and Past Patron rings. It is our goal to furnish a quality Masonic ring or other piece of Masonic Jewelry at a reasonable price so that our brothers and sisters in the trade all have the opportunity to own a quality piece of Masonic Jewelry. In addition to our Masonic Jewelry, we also carry an extensive line of Knights of Columbus Rings, Elks Rings, and Moose Rings. We also have a great selection of fine Military Rings and Military watches. We just launched a new line of official Navy Seal watches as well as men's wedding rings and clergy rings for our members of the military and clergy. Please enjoy your shopping experience. The companys customer service team is dedicated to being the best in the business. If there is any way we can be of assistance, please call Robert Fox at Fox Jewelry; 712-251-8053.


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VENICE, Calif. — As COVID-19 cases start dropping in many places in the country, more businesses are starting to open. But, for many restaurants, reopening is harder than they expected.
Even though customers are flooding in, there are fewer employees coming back to serve them. Staffing shortages are hitting especially hard for large restaurants like The Rose in Venice, California.
"This restaurant, I like to equate it to an aircraft carrier," said owner and chef Jason Neroni. "It's 10,000 square feet.
Neroni took over the huge and historic Los Angeles restaurant almost a decade ago.
"The Rose has been here since 1979," said Neroni. "It was your local meeting place. It was a big brunch spot."
It took 250 employees to run it seven days a week. Then came COVID-19.
"It was just insane to see something that was a machine, we're doing 10,000 people a week, literally come to a grinding halt," said Neroni.
He was forced to lay off nearly all the staff when the first shutdown hit.
"And that was surreal," said Neroni. "I thought I was going to lose my restaurant. I thought I was going to lose my home. I have two children and a wife. You just didn't know. It was a pit of despair, was what it was. One of the worst times of my life," he said.
What made it worse, his son is immune compromised, so he was terrified to bring COVID-19 home to his family.
Over the summer, The Rose was able to reopen to outdoor dining and employees came right back.
"But when we closed down again in November, I think that was kind of a kick in the gut to a lot of people," said Neroni.
California's second shutdown came two days before Thanksgiving and lasted weeks. Neroni made the tough call to stop takeout service and close altogether.
"It cost less money to be closed than it was to be open," he said. "We were burning more money just being open, because we lost 95% of our sales."
Fast forward to today: restrictions are loosening, but reopening this time is different.
"I don't have enough servers," said Neroni.
"We're just spread very thin," said server Andrew Perez.
Perez jumped at the opportunity to come back to his job, thankful for the chance to save up some money before going to school. But, as more people come out to eat, the number of servers and staff hasn't changed much.
"With more people coming in, it doesn't change the fact that we have less hands," he said.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 9.7 million people are looking for jobs, but businesses across the country say they can't find workers. The National Restaurant Association reported staffing at restaurants is down 20%, 1.1 million jobs, from the year-ago level.
Some say they make more money on unemployment, while others worry about catching COVID-19, but no matter the reason people aren't coming back, it's forced Neroni to rethink what's feasible for the restaurant.
"We have not brought back breakfast," said Neroni of cutting service for the restaurant's iconic meal. "We never reopened on Mondays. We used to always be open seven days a week."
California just passed a law saying restaurant owners have to offer their former employees their jobs back, but Neroni said that legislation did not change much. He was already doing that.
"There are a lot of people who just left," said Neroni of many employees he tried to get back to the restaurant. "This time around with COVID, I think it really opened up a lot of eyes and a lot of perspectives of maybe restaurants weren't always going to be there."
Some moved out of state and some took on new careers, including longtime employee Aria Periera.
"I've worked with Jason for eight years across three different restaurants," said Periera.
COVID-19 was a wake-up call.
"After losing my job the second time in one year, I was like, 'OK, it's time to make a change,'" she said.
She became a real estate agent and left The Rose behind.
"I feel like I'm really making a change in my life, you know, something that's going to have dramatic effect down the road," said Periera.
Even though it's tough to see his restaurant family go, Neroni said he understands those who left to other careers.
"I wish only the best for people who are on to the next thing. You got to follow your dreams. I mean, this is mine," said Neroni, looking over to The Rose.
He just hopes one day soon, he'll have a little more help to keep his alive.


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Our beach-inspired bouquet captures the blissful beauty of a seaside retreat. Bunches of blooms in cool, soothing shades are arranged in a glass vase tied with raffia for an extra touch of coastal style. It's a gift that celebrates the carefree spirit of summer, while surprising the people you care about most. All-around arrangement with peach roses, blue delphinium, lime green carnations, white daisy poms and monte casino; accented with assorted greenery Artistically designed in a clear glass vase accented with hand-tied raffia; measures 8"H Small arrangement includes peach carnations instead of roses; does not include monte casino; measures approximately 16"H x 12"W Our florists hand-design each arrangement, so colors, varieties and container may vary due to local availability
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You feel that? It's the anticipation of the Independence Day National Fireworks! One of the greatest things about living in DC is getting to see the fireworks fly against a backdrop of national monuments, and it's easily one of my favorite yearly events. Over the years I've imparted my knowledge of the event to help improve our readers' experience. You can get some advice on what to expect; some great viewing locations around the area; and even some photo advice for taking your own firework images.
I have very little new to add this year, so just read (or reread) my posts from years past. I highly encourage everyone to go and see the fireworks, so ignore that inner pessimist that's telling you to "avoid the crowds." Go forth and celebrate the independence of our country by seeing a small part of it blown up!
And if you're going out to take photos, get some inspiration from previous firework displays: 2011, 2012, and 2013!


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If you're looking for fast, professional pest control services, look no further than Orkin. As a leader in pest control since 1901, Orkin has been helping Pennsylvania residents fight pests for over a century.
With a service approach backed by science and technology, you can be sure you're getting the best and most advanced treatment solutions available from your local Pennsylvania Orkin Pro. It all starts with research, testing, and refinement by our dedicated team of in-house scientists. Once a solution passes this rigorous process, our carefully-selected staff of pest control technicians learn the simplest and most effective application techniques through our nationally recognized training program.
Your Orkin Pro then adopts this treatment method for his [geo_state] customers and pests become a thing of the past. No other Pennsylvania pest professional matches the quality and service of Orkin.


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Hot off the press from the Associated Press is a story stating that Congress is about to pass legislation which avoids the proposed 10% cut in Medicare payment scheduled to take place 14 days from now.
The legislation crafted by Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate Finance Committee would give doctors a 0.5 percent raise when they treat the elderly and disabled. The Senate was expected to approve the bill Tuesday or Wednesday. The legislation would then move to the House, which hopes to wrap up work this week.Like practically everything else in government, there's a catch. What's the catch? Well, this HUGE zero-point-five percent raise in Medicare payment will expire on June 30, 2008. Which means, that docs will have to go through this stress and anguish and Congressional advocacy efforts all over again in six months.
I know what you're saying, what's the big deal? Docs have all kinds of money anyway. They don't need a pay raise like everyone else does. I don't want to get started on a rant. But, I will say that patients are feeling the effects of status quo or less payment by the federal government and private insurance companies for physician services. Here is how one patient sees it:
Docs, especially GP's (or PA's, my GP was on vacation and also works with a PA who handles some things, you can make an appointment with either but the PA is available much sooner usually) are so pressed-for time, something needs to CHANGE to make it so they can spend a little more time with each patient, geez! Yet not lose money because they might be seeing fewer by a couple, each day . . . . . and then there's all the paperwork, etc. I'm sure Doctor Anonymous, aka Dr. A, can chime in with some comments to this post, from his point of view (he's a GP).Presuming this legislation passes, I would like to thank Congress for the HUGE raise for taking care of Medicare patients. Of course, the private insurance companies will follow suit, or even continue their tradition of sometimes paying 80-90% of what Medicare pays. For all the Senators and Congress representatives out there reading this - Merry Christmas (er, for the politically correct, Happy Winter Solstice) and we'll see you in June when we have to do this dance all over again.


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You can use a variety of techniques to make sure that the containers you deploy hold the latest production-quality content and that they have not been tampered with. These techniques include setting up build triggers to incorporate the latest code and using signatures to ensure that the container comes from a trusted source and has not been modified.
If something happens during the build process, or if a vulnerability is discovered after an image has been deployed, you can use tooling for automated, policy-based deployment to remediate. You can use triggers to rebuild and replace images, ensuring the immutable containers process, instead of patching running containers, which is not recommended.
For example, you build an application using three container image layers: core, middleware, and applications. An issue is discovered in the core image and that image is rebuilt. After the build is complete, the image is pushed to your OpenShift Container Registry. OpenShift Container Platform detects that the image has changed and automatically rebuilds and deploys the application image, based on the defined triggers. This change incorporates the fixed libraries and ensures that the production code is identical to the most current image.
You can use the oc set triggers
command to set a deployment trigger.
For example, to set a trigger for a deployment called
$ oc set triggers deploy/deployment-example \
--from-image=example:latest \
It is important that the intended images are actually being deployed, that the images including the contained content are from trusted sources, and they have not been altered. Cryptographic signing provides this assurance. OpenShift Container Platform enables cluster administrators to apply security policy that is broad or narrow, reflecting deployment environment and security requirements. Two parameters define this policy:
one or more registries, with optional project namespace
trust type, such as accept, reject, or require public key(s)
You can use these policy parameters to allow, deny, or require a trust relationship for entire registries, parts of registries, or individual images. Using trusted public keys, you can ensure that the source is cryptographically verified. The policy rules apply to nodes. Policy may be applied uniformly across all nodes or targeted for different node workloads (for example, build, zone, or environment).
{ "default": [{"type": "reject"}], "transports": { "docker": { "access.redhat.com": [ { "type": "signedBy", "keyType": "GPGKeys", "keyPath": "/etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release" } ] }, "atomic": { "172.30.1.1:5000/openshift": [ { "type": "signedBy", "keyType": "GPGKeys", "keyPath": "/etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release" } ], "172.30.1.1:5000/production": [ { "type": "signedBy", "keyType": "GPGKeys", "keyPath": "/etc/pki/example.com/pubkey" } ], "172.30.1.1:5000": [{"type": "reject"}] } } }
The policy can be saved onto a node as /etc/containers/policy.json
Saving this file to a node is best accomplished using a new
object. This
example enforces the following rules:
Require images from the Red Hat Registry (registry.access.redhat.com
) to be
signed by the Red Hat public key.
Require images from your OpenShift Container Registry in the openshift
namespace to be signed by the Red Hat public key.
Require images from your OpenShift Container Registry in the production
namespace to be signed by the public key for example.com
Reject all other registries not specified by the global default
A signature transport is a way to store and retrieve the binary signature blob. There are two types of signature transports.
: Managed by the OpenShift Container Platform API.
: Served as a local file or by a web server.
The OpenShift Container Platform API manages signatures that use the atomic
transport type.
You must store the images that use this signature type in
your OpenShift Container Registry. Because the docker/distribution extensions
auto-discovers the image signature endpoint, no additional
configuration is required.
Signatures that use the docker
transport type are served by local file or web
server. These signatures are more flexible; you can serve images from any
container image registry and use an independent server to deliver binary
However, the docker
transport type requires additional configuration. You must
configure the nodes with the URI of the signature server by placing
arbitrarily-named YAML files into a directory on the host system,
by default. The YAML configuration files contain a
registry URI and a signature server URI, or sigstore:
sigstore: https://access.redhat.com/webassets/docker/content/sigstore
In this example, the Red Hat Registry, access.redhat.com
, is the signature
server that provides signatures for the docker
transport type. Its URI is
defined in the sigstore
parameter. You might name this file
and use the Machine Config
Operator to
automatically place the file on each node in your cluster. No service
restart is required since policy and registries.d
files are dynamically
loaded by the container runtime.
The Secret
object type provides a mechanism to hold sensitive information such
as passwords, OpenShift Container Platform client configuration files, dockercfg
and private source repository credentials. Secrets decouple sensitive content
from pods. You can mount secrets into containers using a volume plug-in or the
system can use secrets to perform actions on behalf of a pod.
For example, to add a secret to your deployment configuration so that it can access a private image repository, do the following:
Log in to the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
Create a new project.
Navigate to Resources → Secrets and create a new secret. Set Secret Type
Image Secret
and Authentication Type
to Image Registry Credentials
enter credentials for accessing a private image repository.
When creating a deployment configuration (for example, from the Add to Project →
Deploy Image page), set the Pull Secret
to your new secret.
Config maps are similar to secrets, but are designed to support working with
strings that do not contain sensitive information. The ConfigMap
object holds
key-value pairs of configuration data that can be consumed in pods or used to
store configuration data for system components such as controllers.
You can integrate your own continuous deployment (CD) tooling with OpenShift Container Platform.
By leveraging CI/CD and OpenShift Container Platform, you can automate the process of rebuilding the application to incorporate the latest fixes, testing, and ensuring that it is deployed everywhere within the environment.


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Should We Allow Animals in Europe to be Fed on Insects?
EU - European consumers are being asked to give their opinion on whether we should allow insect protein to be introduced in Europe as an additional source of protein in animal feed.Global consumption of meat is increasing and with it, the need for animal feed. The demand for coarse grain, for example, is projected to grow by 20 per cent within a decade.
Currently, more than 40 million tonnes of crop proteins such as soya are imported annually into EU countries; 60 per cent of which is used to feed the livestock being reared to satisfy our appetite for chops and chicken wings.
Protein from insect larvae might offer an affordable and sustainable addition to imported sources of protein for animals. But there are certain questions which need to be addressed before governments will sanction the introduction of insects to the food chain in this way – one of which is consumer acceptance.
"There would be little point in retailers stocking meat from insect-reared animals if shoppers were unwilling to buy it," said Dr Elaine Fitches, co-ordinator of the EC-funded PROteINSECT project, which is investigating quality, safety, processes and consumer acceptance around the use of insects in animal feed.
"It's so important that we find out what the public wants and needs to help them make an informed choice."
Although insects are commonly used in Asian and African countries for both animal and human food, there is still a 'yuck' factor associated with bugs here in Europe.
Last year PROteINSECT conducted a benchmark consumer acceptance survey, the results of which were more positive than expected; over 70 per cent of respondents said they would be willing to eat pork, chicken or fish from animals fed on insects.
But the exercise also highlighted the need for more information to be made publicly available about insect farming and processing, so that consumers can make informed choices.
PROteINSECT launches a second survey today to gather feedback from at least 1,000 respondents across Europe. The results will inform the project's ongoing work with MEPs and European regulators, and will inform Europe-wide policy on our future food security.
Dr Fitches explains: "This issue is already on the European Parliament's agenda; it has recently adopted a resolution to address the EU's protein deficit, stating that urgent action is needed to replace imported protein crops with alternative European sources, while DG Sante has commissioned the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to provide an opinion on the available safety evidence around insect protein."
Dr Fitches is joining other researchers and academics at the University of Alicante in Spain to debate the challenges surrounding the exploitation of insects. The conference is being led by PROteINSECT, which involves research and policy partners from the UK, Belgium, Austria, China and Africa, and BioFlyTech, a technology-based company dedicated to the mass rearing and production of different species of dipterans (flies).
It is the perfect platform to launch PROteINSECT's second survey – particularly because the event will be attended by several hundred students from the University, as Dr Fitches explains: "We are particularly keen to hear from the next generation of consumers because they will have significant influence over future food consumption and shopping behaviours. Over coming weeks we'll be promoting the online survey across European channels, to gauge consumer opinions and preferences, and to help us all reach a better understanding of the issues and challenges surrounding the use of insects to feed animals."
To complete the survey go to www.proteinsect.eu
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The United States said on Friday it believed forces in a convoy targeted by U.S. military aircraft in southern Syria on Thursday were Iranian-directed, in a possible sign of increased tension between Washington and Tehran in the Syrian war.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon that the U.S. strike was defensive in nature. It was condemned by the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has the backing of Iran and Russia.
A member of the U.S.-backed Syrian rebel forces told Reuters on Thursday the convoy comprised Syrian and Iranian-backed militias and was headed toward the garrison in Syria used by U.S. and U.S.-backed forces around the town of At Tanf.
The United States determined that the convoy posed a threat.
"It was necessitated … by offensive movement with offensive capability of what we believe were Iranian-directed – I don't know there were Iranians on the ground – but by Iranian-directed forces," Mattis said at a news conference.
Rebel sources have warned of advances by Syrian army and Iranian-backed militia in the region near the strategic Damascus-Baghdad highway, which was once a major weapons supply route for Iranian weapons.
Mattis said he believed the Iranian-directed forces moved into the zone against the advice of Russia but that he was unable to confirm that with certainty.
"But it looks like the Russians tried to dissuade them," Mattis said.
A Western intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, has said the strike sent a strong message to Iranian-backed militias that they would not be allowed to reach the Iraq border from Syria.
Syrian government negotiator Bashar al-Ja'afari said on Friday he had raised the incident with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura at peace talks in Geneva.
"We discussed the massacre that the U.S. aggressor committed yesterday in our country. This subject was widely discussed," Ja'afari told reporters.
Thursday's air strike did not on its own suggest a shift in the U.S. military's focus in Syria, which has been on battling Islamic State militants.
But the latest move showed that the area around the Tanf garrison in southern Syria could be under pressure.
U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he had been working on ways to manage Syria's messy battlefield with Russia. There is no interaction between the U.S. and Syrian militaries.
"We had a proposal that we're working on with the Russians right now. I won't share the details," Dunford said.
"But my sense is that the Russians are as enthusiastic as we are to deconflict operations and ensure that we can continue to take the campaign to ISIS and ensure the safety of our personnel," he said, using an acronym for Islamic State.


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This year, long-time U.S. Catholic illustrator Bill Petersen died of cancer. Art Director Tom Wright shared a few thoughts on working with him, and we've pulled up some old favorites from Bill and put together this slide show in memoriam. We hope you enjoy viewing these illustrations as much as we have.
Late this summer, U.S. Catholic lost a good friend to cancer. Bill Petersen illustrated articles and columns for us beginning in 1988 when I left advertising and became full-time art director for the magazine. I had commissioned Bill's work at two ad agencies and hoped he might continue with me at my new job. He agreed, even after I told him it would be for about a quarter of what I'd previously been paying him.
He was great at facial expressions and at interpreting my often cryptic descriptions of a certain smile or frown I wanted for one of the characters in an illustration. He was also the go-to guy for complicated scenes like a wedding couple leaping hurdles down the aisle of the church or the Tin Man, Dorothy, and the Wizard of Oz crew trying to get through airport security. Bill also had a special talent with caricatures: Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Mother Teresa, Tony Soprano, all rendered in different styles.
Bill was what is now called "Old School." He worked with pen and ink, pencil and chalk, brush and watercolor. Right on actual paper. I occasionally told him about various digital art programs, but he wasn't interested. And to be honest it was always a treat to open the Fed Ex package to see what he'd done. We had both grown up in the advertising business of the '60s, '70s, and '80s and had mutual friends and experiences, but in the last few years we spent more time talking about our kids and grand kids. I'll miss those talks as much as Bill's good work.