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Chemical contaminants in food, from pesticides and veterinary drug residues to contamination from food packaging, are a major concern for the food industry. Written by a distinguished international team of contributors, this authoritative collection describes the main chemical contaminants, their health implications, how they contaminate food products, methods for their detection and how such contaminants can be controlled

THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE NEGOTIATIONS WITH BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN 1939 PROVIDED MOLOTOV'S FORMAL INTRODUCTION TO THE DIPLOMATIC WORLD. THEY ESTABLISHED HIS NEGOTIATING STYLE, BASED LESS ON THE CIVILITIES OF DIPLOMACY THAN ON HIS EXPERIENCE AS CHAIRMAN OF SOVNARKOM, AND AS A MEMBER OF THE POLITBURO AND OTHER TOP PARTY INSTITUTIONS. THE NEGOTIATIONS CREATED A REPUTATION FOR HIM IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA THAT WAS TO REMAIN FOR THE REST OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER. MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT THESE TALKS FROM THE WESTERN POINT OF VIEW, LESS FROM THE SOVIET, AND VERY LITTLE REGARDING MOLOTOV'S ROLE. THIS ARTICLE SEEKS TO REDRESS THE BALANCE AND IS THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO REVIEW THESE NEGOTIATIONS USING FORMERLY UNAVAILABLE AND UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS FROM THE ARCHIVE OF THE RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY.

We project the future accumulation of profiles belonging to deceased Facebook users. Our analysis suggests that a minimum of 1.4 billion users will pass away before 2100 if Facebook ceases to attract new users as of 2018. If the network continues expanding at current rates, however, this number will exceed 4.9 billion. In both cases, a majority of the profiles will belong to non-Western users. In discussing our findings, we draw on the emerging scholarship on digital preservation and stress the challenges arising from curating the profiles of the deceased. We argue that an exclusively commercial approach to data preservation poses important ethical and political risks that demand urgent consideration. We call for a scalable, sustainable, and dignified curation model that incorporates the interests of multiple stakeholders.

We project the future accumulation of profiles belonging to deceased Facebook users. Our analysis suggests that a minimum of 1.4 billion users will pass away before 2100 if Facebook ceases to attract new users as of 2018. If the network continues expanding at current rates, however, this number will exceed 4.9 billion. In both cases, a majority of the profiles will belong to non-Western users. In discussing our findings, we draw on the emerging scholarship on digital preservation and stress the challenges arising from curating the profiles of the deceased. We argue that an exclusively commercial approach to data preservation poses important ethical and political risks that demand urgent consideration. We call for a scalable, sustainable, and dignified curation model that incorporates the interests of multiple stakeholders.

DURING THE PAST DECADE THERE HAS BEEN A WIDESPREAD MOVE TO GREATER GOVERNMENTAL RELIANCE ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR THE PROVISION AND PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC SERVICES. THIS MOVEMENT IS GENERALLY LABELED PRIVATIZATION, THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES TWO CASES WHERE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PRIVATIZED BOTH ITS WASTE-WATER TREATMENT AND ITS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FUNCTIONS, USING A FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT PRIVATIZATION STRUCTURE AND PROCESS IN EACH CASE. THE STUDY CONCLUDES THAT THE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS OF PRIVATIZATION HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION OF PRIVATIZATION IN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT SETTING.

AN ACCEPTABLE WAY OF REPRESENTING CONSISTENCY AS A MODERATOR VARIABLE USING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IS THROUGH INTERACTION TERMS IN A SEQUENTIAL REGRESSION ANALYSIS THAT DEPARTS FROM THE TRADITIONAL MODERATOR MODEL, BUT RESULTS WITH SIMULATED DATA ARE MODEST. THE AUTHORS SUGGEST SEARCH FOR IMPORTANT MODERATOR EFFECTS IN FIELD OF PERSONALITY SHOULD BE GUIDED BY GENERIC IDEAS ABOUT SYSTEMATIC INTERACTIONS.