Paul Otlet Paul Marie Ghislain Otlet (/ɒtˈleɪ/; French: [ɔtle]; 23 August 1868 – 10 December 1944) was a Belgian author, entrepreneur, visionary, lawyer and peace activist; he is one of several people who have been considered the father of information science, a field he called "documentation". Otlet created the Universal Decimal Classification, one of the most prominent examples of faceted classification. Otlet was responsible for the widespread adoption in Europe of the standard American 3x5 inch index card used until recently in most library catalogs around the world (by now largely displaced by the advent of the online public access catalog (OPAC)). Otlet wrote numerous essays on how to collect and organize the world's knowledge, culminating in two books, the Traité de Documentation (1934) and Monde: Essai d'universalisme (1935).[1][2] Early life and career[edit] His father kept him out of school, hiring tutors instead, until he was 11, believing that classrooms were a stifling environment.
Monsanto Google American multinational technology company Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University in California. Together, they own about 14% of its publicly listed shares and control 56% of its stockholder voting power through super-voting stock. The company went public via an initial public offering (IPO) in 2004. In 2015, Google was reorganized as a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Google and YouTube are the two most-visited websites worldwide followed by Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter). History Early years Page and Brin originally nicknamed the new search engine "BackRub", because the system checked backlinks to estimate the importance of a site.[21][31][32] Hassan as well as Alan Steremberg were cited by Page and Brin as being critical to the development of Google. Growth Initial public offering 2012 onwards Products and services Search engine Advertising Consumer services
Genetically modified food controversies The genetically modified foods controversy is a dispute over the use of foods and other goods derived from genetically modified crops instead of conventional crops, and other uses of genetic engineering in food production. The dispute involves consumers, biotechnology companies, governmental regulators, non-governmental organizations, and scientists. The key areas of controversy related to GMO food are whether such food should be labeled, the role of government regulators, the objectivity of scientific research and publication, the effect of genetically modified crops on health and the environment, the effect on pesticide resistance, the impact of such crops for farmers, and the role of the crops in feeding the world population. Public perception[edit] Social science surveys have documented that individuals are more risk averse about food than institutions. Religious groups have raised concerns over whether genetically modified food will remain kosher or halal. Reviews and polls[edit]
Tulip mania A tulip, known as "the Viceroy", displayed in a 1637 Dutch catalog. Its bulb cost between 3,000 and 4,150 guilders (florins) depending on size. A skilled craftsman at the time earned about 300 guilders a year.[1] Tulip mania or tulipomania (Dutch names include: tulpenmanie, tulpomanie, tulpenwoede, tulpengekte and bollengekte) was a period in the Dutch Golden Age during which contract prices for bulbs of the recently introduced tulip reached extraordinarily high levels and then suddenly collapsed.[2] The 1637 event was popularized in 1841 by the book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, written by British journalist Charles Mackay. History[edit] A Satire of Tulip Mania by Brueghel the Younger (ca. 1640) depicts speculators as brainless monkeys in contemporary upper-class dress. The tulip was different from every other flower known to Europe at that time, with a saturated intense petal color that no other plant had. Available price data[edit] Modern views[edit]
SUSPECT Michael R. Taylor - Wiki Michael R. Taylor is the Deputy Commissioner for Foods at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Early career[edit] He received a B.A. degree in political science from Davidson College and a law degree from the University of Virginia. In 1981 he went into private practice at King & Spalding, a law firm, one client of which was the biotechnology company Monsanto,[3] where he established and led the firm's food and drug law practice.[1][2] On July 17, 1991, Michael Taylor left King & Spalding, returning to the FDA to fill the newly created post of Deputy Commissioner for Policy. USDA[edit] Between 1994 and 1996 he moved to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), where he was Administrator of the Food Safety & Inspection Service. Later career[edit] Between 1996 and 2000, after briefly returning to King & Spalding, he then went to work for Monsanto as a Vice President for Public Policy.[14] In 1999, a lawsuit (Alliance For Bio-Integrity v. References[edit]
Campussen Zuid-Limburgse sleutels voor de toekomst Koninklijke DSM N.V. is een wereldwijd, ‘purpose-led’ bedrijf in Gezondheid, Voeding en Bioscience dat vanuit wetenschappelijke basis de gezondheid van mens, dier en planeet verbetert. Duurzaamheid is voor ons een verantwoordelijkheid, een kernwaarde en staat centraal in alles wat we doen. Met onze producten en innovatieve oplossingen willen we het leven van mensen verbeteren. We richten ons hierbij op een goede gezondheid en gezonde, goed smakende en duurzaam geproduceerde voeding voor iedereen. Bij DSM in Nederland werken ca. 1800 mensen op productielocaties, kantoren en laboratoria (2022, excl. Koninklijke DSM N.V. is een wereldwijd, ‘purpose-led’ bedrijf in Gezondheid, Voeding en Bioscience dat vanuit wetenschappelijke basis de gezondheid van mens, dier en planeet verbetert. Bij DSM in Nederland werken ca. 1800 mensen op productielocaties, kantoren en laboratoria (2022, excl.
Why Coca-Cola's New Ad Campaign May Be Dangerous to Your Health Photo Credit: ronstik/ Shutterstock.com August 29, 2013 | Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. It was laughable when Coca-Cola launched a campaign to fight obesity. But now, the company that donated $1.7 million to defeat last year’s GMO labeling initiative in California has gone from laughable to dangerous. The new campaign, being tested in the Atlanta and Chicago markets, takes the form of full-page advertisements disguised as public service announcements. It’s a sweet story, concocted by the marketing wizards at Coke who are desperate to keep the diet soda money train rolling. The link between aspartame and increased weight gain is old news. In1995, the U.S. Aspartame is not food. Is aspartame safe? So how did aspartame get into our food supply? Here’s how it went down.
Haijin The Haijin (Chinese: 海禁; pinyin: Hǎi Jìn; literally "sea ban") order was a ban on maritime activities imposed during China's Ming Dynasty and again at the time of the Qing Dynasty. Intended to curb piracy, the ban proved ineffective for that purpose. Instead it imposed huge hardships on coastal communities and legitimate sea traders.[citation needed] Ming policy[edit] The Ming Hongwu Emperor was the first to propose a policy to ban all maritime shipping in 1371.[1] The Hǎi Jĩn policy consisted of three strategies. Build a navy of 110,000 to defend coastal provinces;Engage with the Japanese authorities to curtail the raiders;Regulate maritime trade to control smuggled goods.[2] The ban was lifted in 1405, reinstated in 1550 then lifted again in 1567. The earliest possible date for implementation of the policy was 1368, the year that the Ming Dynasty came to power whilst the latest possible year when it was terminated was 1567.[3] Qing policy[edit] History of South Ming[edit] Controversy[edit]
Field-Evolved Resistance to Bt Maize by Western Corn Rootworm Background Crops engineered to produce insecticidal toxins derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are planted on millions of hectares annually, reducing the use of conventional insecticides and suppressing pests. However, the evolution of resistance could cut short these benefits. A primary pest targeted by Bt maize in the United States is the western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Methodology/Principal Findings We report that fields identified by farmers as having severe rootworm feeding injury to Bt maize contained populations of western corn rootworm that displayed significantly higher survival on Cry3Bb1 maize in laboratory bioassays than did western corn rootworm from fields not associated with such feeding injury. Conclusions/Significance This is the first report of field-evolved resistance to a Bt toxin by the western corn rootworm and by any species of Coleoptera. Figures Copyright: © 2011 Gassmann et al. Introduction Methods
@dsm Genetically Engineered Food: A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers: Ronnie Cummins, Ben Lilliston, Frances Moore Lappe: 9781569244692: Amazon.com Sakoku A 17th-century European engraving depicting a Dutch tributary embassy to the Tokugawa's residence. With the change to isolationism the bakufu sought to create a tribute system with China as the model. The 1710 Ryukyuan mission, in this scroll a Japanese printer depicts Ryukyuan guards and a music band escorting the envoy and his officials through Edo. With increasingly distant relations with China, the submission of Ryukyu by Satsuma allowed Japan to trade with China via the Ryukyus. Sakoku (鎖国? The term Sakoku originates from the manuscript work Sakoku-ron (「鎖国論」?) Trade under sakoku[edit] Japan traded at this time with five entities, through four "gateways". These two different groups of trade basically reflected a pattern of incoming and outgoing trade. Terminology[edit] Trade in fact prospered during this period, and though relations and trade were restricted to certain ports, the country was far from closed. Rationale[edit] Challenges to seclusion[edit]
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