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MAJOR CHANGE IN NUTRITIONAL HABITS

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  Sugar giant ASR Group to close US refinery ASR Group, which owns the Domino Sugar brand, is to close its Yonkers refinery in New York state by the end of the year. Shivam Mishra   June 24 2025 Credit: JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock.  Major US sugar supplier ASR Group plans to end operations at one of domestic US refineries. ASR Group, which owns the Domino Sugar brand, is to close its Yonkers refinery in New York state by the end of the year.  The group said it was "making strategic operational investments and optimisations to its US business". The refinery, situated on a 22-acre site along the Hudson river, has been in operation for more than 130 years.   The group, which also owns brands including C&H, Florida Crystals and Redpath, did not disclose the plant's production capacity nor how many employees might be affected. ARS said the closure of the Yonkers site was "part of its strategy and investments" in its facilities in the north-eastern part of the US....

THE ENDEAVORS OF WILLIAM (Will) CAVAN IN AGRICULTURAL WORLD 🌎

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  Will Cavan is a significant figure in the world of mango and pineapple, primarily through his role as Executive Director of the International Mango Organization (IMO) and the International Pineapple Organization (IPO).  He founded the IMO in 2000 and the IPO in 2012.  These organizations focus on promoting and supporting the mango and pineapple industries globally. In the podcast world, Will Cavan is known for co-hosting the "Pineapple Talk Podcast" with Patrick Kelly. This podcast appears to discuss various aspects related to the produce industry, with a focus on pineapples (and likely mangoes, given his expertise). AGRIMUNDO.tv appears to be a media platform focused on agriculture and the global food industry, with a particular emphasis on innovation, sustainability, and market insights. Based on the search results, here's what can be gathered about AGRIMUNDO.tv:  * Podcast Series: They host the "AgriMundo" podcast, which features interviews with experts, le...

THE LEGACY OF AIR AMERICA : ONCE UPON A TIME

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  Long Tieng, Laos ( CNN )  —  Deep in the sweltering jungles of central Laos, a 4,500-foot stretch of cracked concrete cuts through the trees — an airstrip without an airport, in a village where many have never been on a plane. But behind its crumbling control tower and bomb-cratered runway lies a hidden chapter of America’s Cold War history — a site once known as “the most secret place on Earth.” The village of Long Tieng sits in central Laos, about 80 miles northeast of the capital, Vientiane. Today, it’s a sleepy settlement of a few thousand people who mostly rely on the land to carve out a living. There are a couple of restaurants, two guesthouses and a handful of multipurpose shops selling everything from rice to farming tools made from repurposed bombshell metal — a nod to the village’s agricultural roots and wartime past. At the village center lies the airstrip. It no longer serves aircraft, instead now functioning as a kind of outdoor community center: children r...

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT & THE SAN JUAN RIVER

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  Sergio Cedeño Amador recently visited the San Juan River in Nicaragua 🇳🇮 and brings us the incredible story of  the original “ short-cut” from Atlantic and Pacific oceans years before there was a Panama Canal. Cornelius Vanderbilt made a fortune transporting passengers from the USA 🇺🇸 East Coast to the West Coast and Vice versa to the tune of as many as ten 🔟 thousand passengers per year! By 1840, Cornelius Vanderbilt was a very wealthy man with over 200 vessels sailing on the Hudson River and in 1849, when gold was discovered in California, Mr. Vanderbilt became even wealthier ultimately becoming the second wealthiest man in the USA 🇺🇸 behind John D Rockefeller! Mr. Vanderbilt offered travelers a “short-cut cut”  saving as much as 8 months travel time from coast to coast !  LA INCREIBLE HISTORIA DE CORNELIUS VANDERBILT Y SU “RUTA DEL TRÁNSITO POR NICARAGUA” Cornelius Vanderbilt ( 1.794-1.877) quien llegará a ser el segundo hombre más rico del mundo luego de...