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By Technomic
Dessert is a dining mainstay, with 41% of consumers eating dessert after a meal at least once a week, Technomic’s 2019 Dessert Consumer Trend Report reveals.
Operators continue to streamline menus across all mealparts though and, as such, dessert menus have shrunk over the past two years in terms of number of items offered at both limited-service and full-service restaurants.
Posted on October 3, 2019
By Jake Walsh/WisContext
The vast majority of what happens under the surface of lakes goes unrecorded, meaning potentially important ecological stories are often lost to history. These stories are the currency scientists use to better understand natural resources in Wisconsin, yet they slip away in even the most highly monitored places.
Madison’s Lake Mendota, championed as the most well-studied in the world, is one such case. Since the late 1970s the lake has been sampled roughly 15 times per year as part of routine monitoring that has yielded major advances in ecological understanding. Interpreted another way: In this best-case scenario, there are 350 days per year that Lake Mendota goes unsampled, not to mention the lake’s condition prior to routine monitoring.
However, scientists have access to at least some of the lake’s history thanks to the sediments that settle onto its bed, quietly keeping a record of its past. Each layer of sediment builds on the last, collecting dead, decaying organisms and discarded matter, all of which can be used to examine the ecological history of lakes, much like tree-rings or ice cores. Using these natural archives, researchers can fill the gaps in long-term monitoring data to better understand Wisconsin’s lakes.
Posted on October 2, 2019
By Mosquito Shield Franchise Corporation
Mosquito Shield Franchise Corporation, the original and most successful mosquito control franchise, has enjoyed continued expansion and growth in the 2019 season. We’ve welcomed five new locations in:
* Dallas, Texas
* South Orange, New Jersey
* North Brunswick, New Jersey
* Chicago, Illinois
* Dulles, Virginia
* Lansing, Michigan
Posted on September 28, 2019
By Leslie Bent/The Swiss Embassy
Switzerland is once again represented in the Midwest, a major economic region of the United States, with a consulate general.
At the opening ceremony in Chicago, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis highlighted the potential for increasing cooperation in various areas such as innovation.
The reopening of the Chicago representation by the FDFA comes in response to a parliamentary request. The consulate general will increase the support available to Swiss companies in the Chicago metropolitan area and it serves as a further example of strengthened Swiss-U.S. ties.
In 1864, Switzerland became the first country to open a consulate in Chicago, sparked by the huge influx of Swiss immigrants to what is now the third-largest U.S. city. Today some 35,000 people of Swiss origin live in the Chicago metropolitan area and throughout Illinois.
Posted on September 26, 2019
Takin’ It To Trump
“This is all of us taking over the streets of downtown Chicago, mainly on Michigan Ave and in front of the Trump Tower,” Sal Lopez says on his YouTube channel.
Posted on September 25, 2019
By The Silverman Group
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago kicks off its centennial celebration Saturday, commemorating 100 years of pioneering research and study of the earliest civilizations in the ancient Middle East.
The OI Museum exhibits the largest collection of ancient Middle East artifacts in the United States, with more than 350,000 artifacts mainly excavated by OI archaeologists and some 5,000 on display to the public on the UChicago campus. Following a multimillion-dollar gallery renovation, the OI is displaying more than 500 artifacts to the public for the first time in conjunction with its Centennial.
One such artifact, a 4,000-pound ancient Persian stone relief, was just returned to the OI Museum after 80 years on loan to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Carved from black limestone and dating back nearly 2,500 years, the nearly 6-by-4-foot relief shows a lion and a bull locked in combat.
Michael Tropea
It was once part of a monumental staircase of a royal palace at Persepolis, the great dynastic city of the Achaemenid Empire and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. n 1931, the OI began a pioneering excavation of the site that spanned eight years and required hundreds of workmen. Most of what was excavated at the time remained on site at Persepolis, but the OI was given several monumental sculptures, in addition to smaller finds, by Iranian authorities in recognition of the work that went into uncovering and preserving the ancient site.
Additional artifacts newly on public display at the OI Museum for the Centennial include:
Posted on September 23, 2019
By Will Cushman/WisContext
Wisconsin’s self-proclaimed moniker as “America’s Dairyland” is taking on fresh meaning in the 21st century thanks to a growing market for milk from an animal that bleats rather than moos.
While the state’s traditional dairy cattle industry continues to hemorrhage producers at a record pace, Wisconsin’s dairy goat industry is in the midst of a long-term, and accelerating, growth spurt. Indeed, in 2019 Wisconsin can reasonably claim to be America’s dairy (goat) land.
Posted on September 13, 2019
By Arizton Advisory & Intelligence
The global sexual lubricant market is expected to reach revenues of around $1.7 billion by 2024, according to Arizton’s recent research report, growing at a CAGR of close to 8% during the period 2018−2024.
Key Highlights Offered In The Report:
* The global sexual lubricant market is expected to witness an absolute growth of 125% – a phenomenon leap of over $200 million revenue between 2014 and 2024.
* Factors such as the rise in the Sjogren’s syndrome and female sexual arousal disorders (FSAD) have aided in market growth.
Further, the increased adoption of sex toys such as vagina massagers and masturbators is boosting the demand for sexual lubricants as complementary products among end-users.
Posted on September 10, 2019
By Arizton Advisory & Intelligence
The global condom market is expected to reach over $12 billion by 2024, according to Arizton’s recent research report, growing at a CAGR of over 9% during 2018−2024.
Key Highlights Offered in the Report:
* The global condom market is likely to realize an absolute growth of 121% – a phenomenon leap of over $7 billion revenue between 2014 and 2024.
* Buoyed by the demand from institutional buyers (USAID, UNFPA, NGOs, and private agencies), the overall shipment of institutional condoms is expected to reach over 39 billion units by 2024, witnessing an absolute growth of 65% between 2018 and 2024.
* The female condoms market is expected to register a high CAGR of about 21% during the forecast period. The market remains highly concentrated in Africa with the institutional demand accounting for almost 95% of the overall unit consumption in 2018.
* Spurred by innovations such as flavors and designs, the demand for branded condoms in the commercial market is likely to register a CAGR of over 11% globally during the period 2018-2024.
* The increasing visibility of condoms in mass-market retail chains such as Walmart, Tesco, Sainsbury’s; drug retailers such as Rite Aid, Walgreens, and Boots; and e-commerce websites such as Amazon and eBay has aided in market growth. Further, growing advertising and promotional activities on social media platforms are likely to boost the demand for condoms further world over.
Posted on September 9, 2019
By Dave Kunicki/Hope For The Day
Hope For The Day has rallied a coalition of more than 40 organizations – from community non-profit agencies to academic institutions – to dedicate to a day filled with education, inspiration and activation on mental health.
The 2019 Conversations Summit will include interactive workshops and panels of community leaders and representatives, including U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly and Illinois House Majority Leader Greg Harris. The event will conclude with a call to action and musical performance by the musical artist Gnash.
Posted on September 4, 2019
