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By Daniel Silliman dsilliman@news-daily.com The Jonesboro Downtown Development Authority, abolished by the city council in November, has reorganized as the city s Downtown Development Association and will soon begin hosting a weekly farmers market in an attempt to become an unofficial, grassroots project to beautify the county seat. By Daniel Silliman dsilliman@news-daily.com The Jonesboro Downtown Development Authority, abolished by the city council in November, has reorganized as the...

Laser-Based Food Sorter depends upon fluorescence sensing. May 7, 2007 - Optyx FluoRaptor(TM) detects and removes defects, extraneous vegetable matter, and foreign material based on chlorophyll level, color, size, and shape. Sorter eliminates mechanical part change-over with product setting recall capabilities, and laser image is displayed in full color to facilitate operator decision. Using the most powerful laser in the food industry in combination with Key's proprietary color cameras,...

While the pickup runs well, the distinctive exhaust aroma, think of French fries at the beach, produces an unexpected side-effect on drivers and passengers. In a nation that is starving for energy, the mouth-watering smell of biodiesel exhaust could be the aroma of cash for farmers, who can grow their own fuel while adding value to their crops, thus escaping the yoke of oil companies and Middle Eastern cartels. In a nation that is starving for energy, the mouth-watering smell of biodiesel...

To make the sauce, the researchers steamed frozen broccoli and frozen cauliflower for seven minutes, following the directions on the frozen veggies' package. Kids don't necessarily notice when steamed broccoli and cauliflower are blended into their pasta sauce, a new study shows. The bottom line: They consumed fewer calories and more vegetables when broccoli and cauliflower were blended into the pasta sauce. The children didn't know it, but Leahy's team snuck broccoli and cauliflower into...