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If you're a fan of gin, a visit to the House of Bols in Amsterdam should be on your must-see list. And even if you're one of those folks who thinks gin tastes like tree sap, the Bols company probably still makes a liquor or two that you'll find appealing.
The Bols company has an extremely long and interesting history. It all began in 1575, when the Bols family started distilling liqueurs in Amsterdam, using orange, cumin and cardamom for flavourings. But it wasn't until their grandson, Lucas Bols, became a major shareholder in the East India Trading Company that Bols became a major international brand. Through the East India Trading Company, Bols got first dibs on some of the finest ingredients in the world. Lucas also used the trading company to distribute their liqueurs worldwide.
When you visit the House of Bols and purchase your tickets, you descend down a staircase and begin your self-guided journey through time. The experience is part museum, part advertisement, part interactive experience, and part cocktail bar. First, the museum-y part:
The display contains original Bols bottles, recipe books and other miscellaneous artifacts. Some of it is pretty cool.
Bols also has a history of a unique marketing item, only offered to KLM First Class and World Business Class passengers:
Ok, I'll never fly First Class, never mind on KLM, but these are really cute!
Once you walk through the museum section, you enter the interactive portion. This is where the fun really begins. This room walks you through the genever-making process, with the actual ingredients in the glass cubes. You can reach in and sniff, but I'd recommend not tasting any of it, I don't know how often these bins get refreshed! The atomizer bottles contain the spirit essences of the distillate. You can smell how the liqueur changes as the ingredients are added to the genever, athen mature through the ageing process.
Ok, but what is the difference then, between gin and genever? Genever is the predecessor to gin. It was typically made with a high percentage of malt wine, giving it whiskey-like notes. Genever can be made in the Oude (old) or Jonge (young) style, with the Oude style having a higher percentage of malt wine and the Jonge having a lower amount, giving it a lighter flavour and colour. Modern gin is made with a neutral spirit base, giving it a lighter, crisper taste. But both genever and gin still have the botanicals and juniper flavours added as part of the process.
Onto the next portion of the tour; more sensory experiments! Here, you get to test your taste buds. There are flavour strips you slide out of a dispenser, and in one test you plug your nose and try to identify the flavour without your sense of smell playing a role. In the next, you are asked to watch a video of various foods while tasting the flavour strip to see how visual cues can affect your taste receptors.
Then, you turn the corner and see this beautiful rainbow of colour and light awaiting you:
Each atomizer contains a different Bols liqueur. They don't just make genever! You can atomize your nasal passages to your heart's content with each liqueur fragrance. Then you have to see how well you're able to identify each one. The answers are above each bottle. I'm a fragrance fiend, so I just huff this stuff every time we visit. I just wish they made perfumes as well as liqueur.
Then, you reach the pinnacle of the tour, and get to really use your entry ticket in earnest: your ticket has two drink tickets attached, one which is good for two shots of any of their liqueurs, and one for a proper mixed cocktail, using their own ingredients, of course.
First, you have to decide what cocktail you want their bartenders to make for you. They have computer screens set up where you choose from four different flavour quadrants to narrow down the drink options. There really aren't a lot of choices. But if you decide you don't like the ingredients in the one you chose, you can change your mind and pick a different drink from the list. The computer then prints out a receipt-like paper with your drink name and recipe on it. Then you take your recipe receipt to the bartender. (The printout makes a nice little souvenir as well. I've kept all of ours).
The bartenders are quite skilled, mixing unusual ingredients together with flair and a bit of drama. It's all part of the full Bols experience. The nicest part is getting to try shots of some of the liqueurs you wouldn't normally get to try back home. Although we do get maybe a half dozen different Bols liqueurs here in Canada, it's just a drop in the bucket for what they actually make (over 30!). My favourites are probably the Parfait Amour and the Elderflower flavours.
The House of Bols experience only opened in 2007, but we've visited it every time we've been to Amsterdam. Although the last time we went, we motored through the museum and headed straight to the mirror bar. But the cocktails offered are updated frequently, and the Mirrorbar alone is worth stopping for. They also have a very nice gift shop, with bar accessories, liqueurs, glasses, t-shirts, recipe books, coasters, etc. The House of Bols is located in the Museumplein across from the Van Gogh Museum.


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A Legislative Perspective on the Kentucky General Assembly with State Representative Rick Rand
FRANKFORT – There is a saying that the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, and the second best time is now.
Earlier this spring, state leaders joined with local Scouting organizations and utility companies to begin bringing that saying to life, and to do it in a way no other state has ever attempted. Their long-term goal, known as "Kentucky's 20/20 Vision for Reforestation," is to plant 20 million seedlings over the next 20 years.
While that figure may be hard to comprehend, there is no reason to believe it can't be achieved. The state's Division of Forestry says it has already planted or given away more than 447,000 seedlings since January.
Nearly half of Kentucky, 12.5 million acres altogether, is covered in forests, but there is plenty of room for more. State officials estimate that we could easily add another 2 million acres.
As abundant as our trees are, we have learned not to take them for granted. It wasn't always that way, however. A century ago, the state's first forester wrote that many "wondered why anyone should be concerned about the forests."
Even large wildfires like those occurring in 1880, which burned an area about the size of Pike County, didn't have much impact on that mindset. For comparison, Kentucky lost about the same number of acres to wildfires between 2001 and 2010.
Recently, the University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture, Food and Environment gave a report showing just how much of an economic impact our forest and wood industry has here.
With Kentucky one of the top three states in hardwood production and the leader in the South, the numbers are considerable. When measuring direct and indirect benefits, the industry supported 59,000 jobs last year and had an economic impact of nearly $13 billion.
From a monetary standpoint, paper production is the biggest component of the industry, with its economic impact last year nearly reaching $4 billion. Given that the average American uses about 750 pounds of paper products a year, that doesn't come as much of a surprise.
Exports are another bright spot for Kentucky. The report says wood-related sales to other countries rose from $175 million in 2012 to $210 million in 2013, with Europe receiving about 40 percent of that total. Mexico and Canada were next at 28 percent, and Asia received much of the rest.
As much as our forests provide, the good news is that they are replenishing themselves faster than we are harvesting their timber. One study several years ago estimated the growth-to-removal ratio at more than two to one.
The trees don't have to be cut down to benefit us, either. Earlier this year, for example, the city of Lexington released a study showing that its tree canopy provided about $30 million in benefits annually. Those range from limiting stormwater run-off to providing shade that reduces the need for air conditioning.
President Franklin Roosevelt had it right when he said that "forests are the lungs of our lands, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people." The more we take care of them, it seems, the more they benefit us.
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Paul Crouse Show #41 - "Loneliness and Isolation" with Frances Robbins/
This month, Paul talks again with psychiatric nurse practitioner Frances Robbins about the epidemic of loneliness and isolation in our modern world.
The more connected we are online, the less real human connections we tend to have in the real world. This leads to anxiety and depression, especially among younger people who have who have only known a world with the internet.
People are social beings who need to be with others. Frances and Paul talk about strategies to take steps to make that happen. As always, it is a fascinating and useful conversation with them.Read More


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Valiant Effort: A Project Car Even We Can Afford
Our '67 Valiant was in solid shape. The quarters were good and there were no signs of serious body damage to the outside. The interior was another matter altogether. Condensation had formed between the factory-issued floormat and the bare metal floor pans, never drying out. You can imagine the result-move over, Fred Flintstone! However, the frame and the remaining interior sheetmetal were in excellent shape. We could've probably found floors in the western part of the country at an automotive recycling yard, but then we'd have to get the parts shipped here, cleaned, and trimmed to fit. We instead opted to order a set of floor pans from Year One so we'd have virgin sheetmetal in a few days that we knew would fit. Both the front and rear pans retailed in our catalog for $284 total.
So, now that I've got that new-car feeling with a '67 Valiant (somebody help me), it's time to make it roadworthy. By no means am I a body man; the guys who do restoration work for a living could probably replace these pans and you'd never know. Me, well, all I can do is fire up the welder (which I do have some experience with) for a presentable job. Granted, I have access to tools to do the job, but the talent?…Anyway, follow along in the fun as we give it a Valiant effort.
Final Notes
You've seen how we installed our front and rear floor pans from Year One; just repeat the steps on the other side as needed and get rid of Fred Flintstone syndrome. When you start this project, make sure the suspension or the suspension mounting areas support the weight of the car to simulate the natural weight distribution. If not, when you do put your car back on its own footing, it may place unneeded stress on the welds you just applied. Also, the welds can be dressed up (ground smooth) for a nicer appearance (if you're going to do that, the nicer the initial welding, the less grinding you'll need to do). Well, now that we are able to keep our feet inside of Project Valiant Effort, what's next? Stay tuned!


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Self-care for your inner psychic: Explore the talents around you
Whether or not we ever work to get "in tune with the infinite", as Professor Marvel in The Wizard of Oz said, we all deserve to show love for ourselves.
How to care for your inner psychic
Any activity connecting the senses, the elements (air, water, earth, and fire) and healing are beneficial to anyone's well-being.
Psychics tend to be easily overstimulated. Some can get lost in their intuition, their reverie, the sense of wonder they have for the many layers of the world they experience.
Exposure to another person's method of reading, journey work, or fortune telling doesn't just bring new perspective. It can heighten one's senses, and help reinstate one's purpose.
Candles, incense, salts, crystals, and all the other bells and whistles
Why do you often see psychics with candles and incense? And crystals and salts and sometimes statues of Buddha or archangels or mermaids or fairies or dragons? It's not merely to set the mood. Or start a conversation. Or give clients an idea of what to get their favorite psychic as a thank you gift (though I might have to start putting Pinkie Pie and a stegosaurus on my table now ...)
Psychics deal with a lot of gunk. Psychological gunk. Spiritual gunk.
Gunk that psychologists term patterns. The cycles and comfort zones we all cling to. The broken parts we sometimes seem to want to stay broken.
And the candles, crystals, and ancient or pop culture magick tools serve to help ground us. Guard us. Reassure us.
Psychics and shaman need others to foster their magick and visions
Anyone who works as a healer, whether in the Western or Eastern tradition, or in a metaphysical, holistic sense, needs to perform some self-care.
The last three psychic services I received renewed me in various facets. A tarot reading reminded me to call my aunt more often. A shamanic journey helped me understand my relationship with fear, and a spirit painting reminded me to get outside more.
The act of experiencing the talents of others renews hope. The process can also be painful or cathartic. It awakens us to the homework we need to do for ourselves.
When someone who works in the metaphysical world shares their gift with another, it honors both parties. It allows the receiver to recognize forgotten or untapped resources, or help them face hidden monsters.
Why not use self-help books? Or a psychologist?
Use both!
I appreciate how the sunshine shifts when I pamper my inner psychic with time in nature, or a ritual I've invented. Or a reading or healing by another person in my sphere.
These activities connect you to yourself. They allow you to celebrate yourself. And most recently, when another mystically or spiritually involved person spends time focused on you, you are engaging in a greater community.
The world needs more love. And a little pampering.
Explore the metaphysical talents and teachers near you
Meetup.com groups are a wonderful way to meet folks of a metaphysical mindset. These groups often engage their members in teaching or sharing knowledge. If you are lucky enough to live nearby, I recommend the Denver Tarot Meetup.
The Red Tent Temple movement can also provide camaraderie for women and girls. A local Red Tent offers the opportunity to embrace your femininity and share your struggles with others. I appreciate the time I spend with the Red Tent in Lexington, KY.
Finally, whether a psychic or vendor or patron, psychic fairs are a fine source for meeting mentors and people who provide services that can nurture your needs.
Tarot Night and Tea Reading Parties with Tabitha Dial at North Star Muse
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How might we choose a tarot or oracle deck as a gift for others?
We'll introduce a simple spread focused on the spirit of giving, and practice reading for each other.
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Thanks for the headsup, it's gonna be a long wait!
3CD wow. This is interesting. The show including talking interludes could squeeze onto 2 discs. I wonder if there may be extra audio not just from the performances.
We all knew this was coming! I just read on Coffee Homeground that an Australian journalist confirmed the following:
I also can confirm from a friend in the music industry that there is in fact something on the release calendar for Kate Bush March/April. (I believe the release date is in flux. They put her on the calendar and took her off a couple of times)."The release details came from the schedule of Warner Music Australia's commercial marketing division so it's official as far as can be told. The wording in the schedule is as follows: Kate Bush "Before The Dawn" (Live recordings from her sold out shows in the UK late 2014. Available on 3CD/2DVD/BluRay/Vinyl). Expected release late March."
Also James Guthrie is apparently in the process of mixing the material (or at least he was on Dec 28th according to reports).
I thought we could start a new thread to track news about the new release.
SO EXCITED. I'll definitely be getting a blu-ray and vinyl. Without a doubt.
MOD EDIT - September 28, 2016
Before The Dawn is to be released as a 3CD/4LP live album. No word yet on a DVD of the show. The live album will be available in the UK and Europe on November 25, 2016. Tracklisting and pictures of the packaging below:
Act I
Hounds of Love
Top of the City
Never Be Mine
Running Up That Hill
King of the Mountain
Act II
Astronomer's Call
And Dream of Sheep
Under Ice
Waking the Witch
Watching Them Without Her
Watching You Without Me
Little Light
Jig of Life
Hello Earth
The Morning Fog
Act III
An Architect's Dream
The Painter's Link
Aerial Tal
Somewhere In Between
Tawny Moon
Among Angels
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Thanks for the headsup, it's gonna be a long wait!
3CD wow. This is interesting. The show including talking interludes could squeeze onto 2 discs. I wonder if there may be extra audio not just from the performances.
...with an actual behind the scenes, indepth talk to with all the people involved, and interviews too. Yes please.
One of the best parts about being a Kate fan is that you never know what she has in store for you. We'll be wanting and wishing for one thing and she'll come back with something completely different and better than what was originally anticipated.
WANT! Might try and save my Christmas Amazon voucher for the BluRay!
Maybe for once, someone will call me "Sir" without adding, "You're making a scene."
Woohoo! I hope this is true. I'll post a link to this thread in the other BTD thread in case people overlook this one.
So, I'd assume Disc 1 = "the hits " with the band. Disc 2 = "The Ninth Wave (live with the extra Acting Scenes)". Disc 3 = "Aerial (live with the New Song and the epic codas in prelude and Aerial itself)".
Of course, those are the actual disc titles
The 2 DVDS I'd assume are the two halves of the show as performed, with the intermission / disc change being between Ninth Wave and Aerial.
Though how on earth it'll fit on vinyl is anyone's guess. 6 sides?
Kate fucking Bush. I'm sick of this shit. She keeps putting out things that give me reasons to look forward to the months ahead without sorting out my personal life. It's just selfish.
Maybe we'll get some nice extras like the studio version of Tawny Moon performed by Kate herself? And we know that Never Be Mine and A Coral Room got rehearsed so...
This is so exciting. I'm ready, Kate! I want to be able to share what I saw in September with people who couldn't be there with me.


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Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTI)
Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. (PTI), a biopharmaceutical company yesterday reported their fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results. Proteostasis reported a loss of $9.4 million in the fourth quarter. Proteostasis reported fourth quarter earnings of a loss of $0.38 per share. Proteostasis reported fourth quarter revenues of $4.1 million.
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"Today, CFTR modulator triple combinations represent the greatest promise for delivering maximum efficacy for the vast majority of CF patients and have become the central focus in a rapidly evolving clinical landscape," said Meenu Chhabra, president and chief executive officer of Proteostasis Therapeutics. "Preclinical data suggest that Proteostasis' proprietary triple combination solution of an amplifier (PTI-428), a corrector (PTI-801) and a potentiator (PTI-808) has the potential to demonstrate best-in-class efficacy because it is the only triple combination that addresses separate aspects of CFTR dysfunction in an entirely orthogonal manner from protein synthesis to processing to function. To realize this potential in an increasingly crowded clinical environment, we are pivoting our PTI-428 program to ex-U.S. clinical sites, initiating the clinical development of PTI-801 in regions where Orkambi is approved and expect to file an IND for PTI-808 in the second quarter. Our goal is to establish efficacy for PTI-428 and PTI-801 in an Orkambi population, and thus start the proof of concept study for our triple combination by the end of the year." Globe Newswire
PTI Technical Analysis
PTI opened trading yesterday at $11.12 which was up from the previous day's trading close of $11.10. PTI closed trading yesterday at $10.89 and spiked down after market to $9.50, equivalent to a 13% decrease from the closing price. Taking a look at the daily chart we can see that the last time PTI traded below these levels we have to go back to November 8th, 2016 when it traded at $9.30.
Taking a closer look at the daily chart we can see that before the spike down PTI had already been in an overall downward trend dating back to February 17th when it traded at $16.31. PTI has a float of 12.49 million shares and traded below the normal daily trading volume on Thursday.
For day trading trading purposes, I would like to see PTI open trading on Friday below $10.00 and if it does I would be looking to take a short position at the bell but would like to see it pop back up to the VWAP for a better short entry. My stop loss would be $0.20 from my entry position fearing anything more than that and the stock would start to fill in the gap down.
Company Profile
Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops therapeutics to treat protein conformational diseases. Its lead product candidate is PTI-428, an orally bioavailable cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulator belonging to the amplifier class. The company is also developing PTI-NC-733, a novel combination therapy; and PTI-130 for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
It has strategic alliance with Biogen New Ventures Inc. to enhance the clearance of misfolded aggregation-prone proteins in neurodegenerative diseases, such as in Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease; and Astellas Pharma Inc. to research, develop, and commercialize therapies targeting unfolded protein response.
The company was formerly known as Proteoguard, Inc. and changed its name to Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. in September 2007. Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Yahoo Finance
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Jack is a co-founder of the National Football Post (www.nationalfootballpost.com). Jack is currently one of the most respected agents in the NFL. His consistent success and no‐nonsense approach over the last 2 decades has earned him an elite reputation among his peers and NFL executives alike. When Jack executes a contract, other agents and general managers take notice because it is usually a precedent setting deal. He has single-handedly built one of the most profitable agencies in the country, while simultaneously maintaining a low profile. His clientèle has included first‐round draft picks, Pro Bowlers and high profile coaches. Three of Jack's clients have been among the highest paid players at their positions in the history of the NFL.
In 1987, when Jack negotiated his first contract, the team negotiator for the Browns at that time was Michael Lombardi. Over the next 20 years Jack and Michael negotiated numerous other contracts. Also, as the agent for Al Harris, one of the Packers' premiere players, Jack negotiated with Andrew Brandt.
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Hey Jack,
Decided to start doing weekly MLB Power Rankings. If you get the chance, I'd like it if you took a look. Thanks.


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Orange County Doula's is operated by a group of passionate women who are committed to providing you with the best service that you can find. We have been serving childbearing women and their families throughout the greater Southern California area since 2003.Orange County Doula's will provide you with the knowledge & support you need to make the best decisions that are right for you & your family. We offer comprehensive services which include Birth & Postpartum Doula Services, Monitrice Services, Placenta Encapsulation and a variety of Childbirth Education Classes, Lactation Education & Consulting.Throughout the ages, women have looked to other women for support while giving birth. Orange County Doula's is here to support you in anyway you may need during your pregnancy and postpartum journey.


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European Research Council 2016
Cătălin Hriţcu awarded an ERC grant
A graduate of the University of Saarland in Germany, Cătălin Hriţcu worked as a Research Associate at the University of Pennsylvania before joining Inria as a Researcher in 2013. He has just won a European Research Council (ERC) grant for 5 years. His ambition: to make formally secure compilation a reality.
European Research Council 2016
ERC grant for María Naya-Plasencia
Computer scientists have long predicted the arrival of a new type of computer with vastly superior computing capabilities: the quantum computer. However, the security of protection systems for our communications risks being compromised by these new generation machines. María Naya-Plasencia, of the Inria Paris SECRET team, has been awarded an ERC grant to analyse cryptographic systems in a post-quantum world.
European Research Council 2016
Transforming data into knowledge: Julien Mairal's ERC project
A member of the Thoth project team, Julien Mairal has recently been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). For a period of five years, the researcher will be able to devote himself to research on big data processing algorithms that are simpler to use and more efficient.
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Adrien Bousseau, Equipe Graphdeco
European Research Council 2016
Adrien Bousseau receives an ERC Starting Grant
Adrien Bousseau is a research officer with the GRAPHDECO project team at Inria Sophia Antipolis-Méditerranée. A specialist in digital imaging, in 2011 he received one of the three Eurographics best thesis prizes. His project on "the interpretation of drawings for 3D design" has just enabled him to obtain a grant in the Starting Research Position category, a panel awarded by the European Research Council (ERC). Meeting with the new prize-winner, who tells us about his background and plans.
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Jasmin Blanchette - Inria Nancy - Grand Est
ERC Starting Grants 2016
Jasmin Blanchette awarded an ERC grant for his Matryoshka project
Jasmin Blanchette, a researcher on the VeriDis project team, based at Nancy and Saarbrücken, has won an ERC Starting Grant (StG) for his Matryoshka project. Success at his first attempt, which we look at in a good-humoured interview flavoured with a touch of poetry…
European Research Council 2015
Rachid Deriche wins ERC Advanced Grant 2015
Rachid Deriche, an exceptional grade research director at Inria Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée, where he heads the ATHENA project team, has been awarded a European Research Council grant in the Advanced category for the CoBCoM project, at the crossroad between mathematics, information technology, and neuroimaging.
ERC Advanced Grants are awarded under the "Excellent Science" pillar of the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, and are attributed to senior researchers recognised as leaders in their field and whose proposal for ground-breaking research has the potential to significantly push back the frontiers of science.
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Christine Guillemot, 2015 ERC Advanced Grant winner
Christine Guillemot, research director at the Inria Rennes – Bretagne Atlantique research centre, has just been awarded a European Research Council Advanced Grant. The goal of the programme is to provide talented researchers with the means to conduct a ground-breaking, high-risk five-year exploratory research project in Europe independent of an established scientific programme or national or disciplinary scientific development strategy.
European Research Council 2015
Karthik Bhargavan - ERC Consolidator Grants 2015
Karthik Bhargavan, an INRIA director of research specialising in the security of data exchanges on the Internet, has just been awarded a Consolidator Grantby the European Research Council(1). This achievement, which is testament to a journey that is as exemplary as it is atypical, offers interesting prospects to the researcher and his team.
European Research Council 2015
Stanley Durrleman receives an ERC Starting Grant
Specialist in neuroimaging data, Stanley Durrleman is a researcher with Aramis, a joint team between Inria-Paris and the French Brain and Spine Institute (ICM). His work on digital models of the brain development and ageing has enabled him to win an ERC grant, awarded by the European Commission.
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European Research Council 2015
IceSL obtains an ERC Proof of Concept grant
After 4 years of work, Sylvain Lefebvre and his Shapeforge project have obtained a European Research Council grant to launch the pre-market phase of the IceSL software. The software is designed to simplify object modelling with a view to 3D printing.
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The Greenhouse exists to bring artists to life. Its mission is to maximize the potential and productivity of individuals engaged in the creative arts by equipping them in all areas of life through relationships, mentoring, group discussions, and artistic projects. It seeks to engage and enhance culture locally and globally through superior artwork and entertainment. By seeking to value, serve, and equip artists and the artistic community, and by maintaining a commitment to creativity and artistic excellence, The Greenhouse provides people with the opportunity to create quality art and entertainment that explores meaning, moves emotion, sparks imagination, and enlightens the soul.
The Greenhouse Arts & Media, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the development and equipping of creative artists in the arts and entertainment. With an emphasis on artistic excellence, collaboration, mentoring, and community, The Greenhouse is committed to developing creative professionals who are prepared to create film, television, music, and new media that explores and displays truth and beauty and that effects change in the arts & entertainment industries and in the global culture.
The arts, entertainment, and media industries have a longstanding influence on people and the overall direction of our culture – either towards beauty, truth, and intellectual and spiritual freedom, or towards injustice, degradation, or corruption.
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Truckload spot rates slip seasonally, but uncertainty looms
PORTLAND, Ore. — Shipments of dry van freight, the most common type of truckload shipment, rose 6.8 percent in July compared to June, according to the DAT Truckload Volume Index, which reflects the change in the actual number of spot market loads moved each month.
The national average van rate declined from June to July, however, a seasonal trend, said Peggy Dorf, Market Analyst with DAT Solutions, which operates the largest electronic marketplace for spot truckload freight.
"July often marks the beginning of a downward turn for truckload rates," Dorf explained. "That has less to do with volume than the fact that, after the close of Q2 and the end of the Fourth of July holiday, shippers feel less urgency to get deliveries made by a specific date."
While those trends may have been predictable, the announcement of new tariffs on Chinese imports beginning Sept. 1 could disrupt typical late-summer freight patterns.
"There was an uptick in activity at the end of July, and that could carry over into August," said Dorf. "Shippers may rush to move imports ahead of the new tariffs, which could disrupt what would normally be the summer doldrums for pricing."
The national average van rate in July was $1.84 per mile, which includes fuel surcharges. While that was a 5-cent decline from the June average, it was otherwise the highest monthly average for vans since March. Year over year, the national average rate was 43 cents lower than the historic highs set in July 2018, even though volume this July was up 13 percent compared to last year.
Harsh weather curtailed and/or delayed many produce harvests this year. That disrupted refrigerated ("reefer") shipments, but improved yields out of California contributed to an 8.7 percent increase in reefer volume from June to July. Reefer rates averaged $2.19 per mile nationally, a 6-cent drop from June but otherwise the highest monthly average since February. The July 2019 average was down 41 cents from July 2018, even though volume increased 12 percent compared to last year.
Flatbed volume also rose in July, up 6.6 percent month over month, although the national average flatbed rate fell to $2.27 per mile, 3 cents below the June rate and 50 cents below the sky-high average of July 2018. Compared to last year, flatbed volume was up 18 percent.
"Truckload pricing followed normal seasonal patterns in July, despite uncertainty in some segments of the economy," said Dorf. "Moving forward, the new tariffs are a wild card, on top of the potential risks to supply chain operations during hurricane season."
Carrier gifts trailer refrigeration unit to Central Pennsylvania Food Bank
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The gift of an X4 Series Model 7300 trailer refrigeration unit from Carrier Transicold is helping the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank fulfill its vision that "No One Should Be Hungry" in the 27-county region it serves.
The unit, which refrigerates fruits, vegetables and other food products during transport, was provided through a grant from Carrier Transicold and its parent company, United Technologies Corp., to aid food banks in the Feeding America network. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning, refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies.
"This grant from Carrier Transicold enables the food bank to enhance the flow of refrigerated and frozen foods to our partner agencies," said Joe Arthur, executive director of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. "This investment in our transportation aligns perfectly with our strategies to provide better access to better food for our neighbors in need throughout Central Pennsylvania."
The refrigeration unit was installed on a 53-foot trailer by Carrier Transicold of Pennsylvania, affiliate of Penn Power Group, in Harrisburg.
"Our team was very proud to be able to help the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank through this program," said Tim Shustack, territory manager, Carrier Transicold of Pennsylvania. "The food bank does a tremendous amount of good serving individuals and families throughout a vast portion of the state, and it's terrific that this unit can help them deliver more food, more cost effectively."
Working with a network of more than 1,000 partner agencies and programs, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank provides meals to more than 135,000 people each month.
Since 2017, the Carrier Transicold program supporting Feeding America has gifted $450,000 worth of truck and trailer refrigeration units, including installation, to various food banks. Beyond the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, the program is helping food banks serving parts of Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Utah.
"Carrier's cold chain technologies help to preserve, protect and deliver nutritious perishable food throughout the global community, including in emerging countries where the demand is great," said Jon Shaw, director, sustainability, Carrier Transicold & Refrigeration Systems. "However, there are critical needs here in the U.S., and by supporting Feeding America and its network members, we have an opportunity to help transport food to those most in need."
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September BTS freight services index declines 2.5% after all-time high in August
WASHINGTON — The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 2.5% in September after reaching after reaching a new all-time high in August, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS).
From September 2018 to September 2019, the index fell 0.1% compared to a rise of 7.2% from September 2017 to September 2018, the BTS said.
The level of for-hire freight shipments in September measured by the Freight TSI (136.6) was 2.5% below the all-time high level of 140.1 in August 2019. BTS' TSI records begin in 2000.
The August index was revised to 140.1 from 140.6 in last month's release, but still remains an all-time high. Monthly numbers for January through July were revised up slightly.
The Freight TSI measures the month-to-month changes in for-hire freight shipments by mode of transportation in tons and ton-miles, which are combined into one index. The index measures the output of the for-hire freight transportation industry and consists of data from for-hire trucking, rail, inland waterways, pipelines and air freight. The TSI is seasonally-adjusted to remove regular seasons from month-to-month comparisons.
The Freight TSI September decrease was broad based, driven by significant declines in water, rail carloads, trucking, pipeline and air freight, while rail intermodal increased modestly. The TSI decline took place against a background of decline in other indicators.
The Federal Reserve Board Industrial Production Index declined 0.4% in September reflecting decreases in mining and manufacturing and an increase in utilities. Housing starts, which are important to the trucking industry because trucks transport most of goods used to build homes, declined by 9.4%. The Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing index decreased 1.3 points to 47.8, indicating contraction in manufacturing
The September decline from the record high in August, was the largest one month Freight TSI decline since January 2012, and left the index at its lowest level since February 2019. However, it remained above any level it had reached before the high of September 2018 and in all but three months prior to January 2019. In effect, the Freight TSI rose 14% from 120 in March 2016 to a level of 136.8 in September 2018 but has been essentially stable (declining by 0.1 %) since then.
The 0.9% decrease in the third quarter of 2019, following two quarters of growth, and a quarter of decline in the fourth quarter of 2018. It was only the third quarterly decline since the second quarter of 2015, but it was the largest quarterly decline since the fourth quarter of 2015. The index has increased in 10 of 12 quarters since the fourth quarter of 2016. The September index was 44.1% above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession. For additional historical data, go to TSI data.
Year-to-date for-hire freight shipments measured by the index were up 0.4% in September compared to the end of 2018.
As for the long-term trend, for-hire freight shipments are up 12.3% in the five years from September 2014 and are up 37.1% in the 10 years from September 2009. 8
ACT Research: Anticipate accelerating pullback in HD truck build rates
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The heavy duty truck market should anticipate an accelerating pullback in build rates, ACT Research said Tuesday, and just how much could depend on two factors: the trade war with China and the U.S. consumer.
The latest release of the ACT North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook shows freight market conditions remaining at a low ebb.
"They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and one of our favorites is an overlay of the 12-month moving average of Class 8 net orders and actual production data," said Steve Tam, ACT's vice president. "As 20 years of history show, where the order trend goes, build follows, and positively, a turn in the 12-month moving order average can be seen as starting in December, meaning Class 8 orders in 2020 should handily outperform 2019."
Tam said on the downside, ACT was noting that every trough in the order average in the past 20 years has been met with a corresponding drop in builds."
"Despite a high-side production surprise in September, large new inventories and deteriorating freight and rate conditions keep us cautious into the end of 2019," he said.
There is always a risk in forecasting the truck market and the U.S. economy broadly, in either direction, that risk remains the trade war with China, Tam said.
With U.S. manufacturers and farmers struggling to compete on the tilted global playing field, the key driver of growth in the mid-term outlook is the U.S. consumer, who remains well positioned to keep the economy out of the ditch, Tam said.
"With around 80% of North America's Class 8 market and about 90% of the Classes 5-7 and trailer markets beholden to the U.S. economy, it is little wonder that ACT's forecasts focus heavily on the North American, and primarily the U.S., economy," Tam said. "We are seeing weaker-than-expected activity in the economies of Canada and Mexico and our US growth expectations, at 2.2%, are now below start-of-the-year levels. Looking to 2020, GDP growth in all three North American economies is anticipated to fall below 2%, with the US and Canada at 1.7% and Mexico rebounding to 1.4%."
Regarding the trade war and risk of a recession, Tam said if President Donald J. Trump doubles down from this point, a greater global downturn could ensue, with the worst outcomes spreading beyond the impact of tariffs and into a global currency war.
"If Schedule D tariffs are put in place in December, the likelihood of recession rises," he said.
ACT's North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook is a report that forecasts the future of the industry, looking at the next one to five, with the objective of giving OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, and investment firms the information needed to plan accordingly for what is to come. The report provides a complete overview of the North American markets, as well as takes a deep dive into relevant, current market activity to highlight orders, production, and backlogs, shedding light on the forecast.
Information included in this report covers forecasts and current market conditions for medium and heavy-duty trucks, tractors, and trailers, the macroeconomies of the US, Canada, and Mexico, publicly-traded carrier information, oil and fuel price impacts, freight and intermodal considerations and regulatory environment impacts.
ACT Research is a publisher of commercial vehicle truck, trailer and bus industry data, market analysis and forecasts for the North America and China markets.
More information can be found at www.actresearch.net.
The Trucker News Channel – Episode #076
The Truck Boss Show – Saving on fuel
U.S. Senate introduces bipartisan bill to promote women in trucking
SBTC's anti-ELD petition stalls, Lamb uses 'phone call' to put blame on OOIDA
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A Laugh Riot
Clowns have long tossed cream pies, acted like buffoons and generally given fools a bad name
National Post June 27, 2009
Are you one of those bozos who thought clowns were only meant to scare children? Meet Sue Morrison, clown teacher extraordinaire. She's trained many a successful buffoon: Cirque du Soleil has recruited more clowns from her than from any other teacher. Her students have gone on to be Blue Men, street performers and stars of one-clown shows. This year, the Fringe Festival features Red Bastard, a show she directed and co-wrote with New York's Eric Davis. The rest of the world loves her work, too; Morrison has taught in New York, Brazil, Germany, France and Sweden, discovering that her shows could stay the same no matter where they were performed. "It transcends language," she says.
Her classes are taught in an unassuming theatre on Gerrard Street East called The Centre of Gravity. Clown school isn't what you'd expect: Forget tiny cars, forget Krusty. "On the first day of class," Morrison explains, "everyone gets a chance to wear the nose." You stand onstage and, without uttering a sound, make eye contact with each classmate. Morrison calls it a conversation with the audience– you have to communicate with nothing more than your presence. It's the essence of clowning. And it's not easy.
Morrison teaches her students to let go of their inhibitions. "The clown lives between panic and possibilities," Morrison says. Think about every tough decision you've made, your stomach churning with vulnerability and excitement. That is the constant state of Clown. "It's not about being stupid, it's about being open," Morrison explains
In class, I watch a large man in a dangerously small loincloth slink onstage. I don't even notice the nose at first. But it's defiantly there: a red rubber bulb pressed to his face with a piece of fishing line. His movements are painfully delicate, as if he were carrying some big weight the rest of us can't see. After looking at us one by one, he lets out the kind of moan you can feel in the pit of your stomach. He has the unmistakable demeanour of someone who has just been dumped. I can't decide if I want to laugh or cry.
As a genre of physical theatre, clowning is about pushing the extremes of human emotion to reveal our inner selves. It's therapy with an audience.
But if stereotypes are so bad, why do clowns hold on to the most recognizable one of all? What's with the nose? "The nose," Morrison explains, "is the smallest mask we wear." Protected from the emotions they're stirring up, they can cross boundaries, break taboos, bare their souls.
Morrison's classes attract more than artists. At age 18, Shokoufeh Shakhi was arrested for handing out political pamphlets "for the wrong party" at her high school in Iran, and spent eight dangerous years as a political prisoner. Twenty years later, she was still afraid of the dark, afraid of speaking in public, afraid of being alone. "In class, Sue made me tear down these walls I've built around myself," Shakhi says. "I was completely vulnerable, but I finally faced my demons.
"It's amazing how much your sense of yourself changes when there's a nose on your face."
– For details on Sue Morrison's classes, visit canadianclowning.com


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The Small Indiscretions Of Lagos/
An article in South Africa's Mail & Guardian boldly declares: "Nigeria's property boom is only for the brave." Lagos is one of the continent's fastest urbanizing, rapidly expanding, bursting at the seams, oil-financed megacities. In this frenzy for investment, migration, and growth, Africa's amorphous--and apparently brave--middle class persists in jockeying for space in an exponential metropolis. So, too, does international real estate capital. Making space for its clean landing in Lagos demands at times the material expansion of the city, dredging the lagoon to build the new high-end enclaves of urban investment. And while real-estate interests demand firm ground, Lagos' slums barely stay afloat.Read More


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Sex Crimes in the state of Pennsylvania can be very serious charges. Charges such as Rape, Sexual Assault and Aggravated Sexual Assault are all serious felony cases. Convictions for Sex Crimes such as these frequently require that a Judge sentence an accused to a lengthy state prison sentence. This blog will explore various defenses to Sex Crimes 25 year minimum mandatory for sex crimes and when and if they are applicable. As always, contact an experienced Chester County Sex Crimes Attorney if you have been convicted of or you are being investigated for a sex crime.
One defense in sex crime charges is the Mistake of Age defense. This defense only applies in limited circumstances. Read about Rape Charges It does not apply for example if an accused is charged with having an inappropriate relationship with a child less than 14 years of age. It is no defense that the defendant did not know the age of the child or reasonably thought that the child was 14 years or older. When criminality depends on the child's being below older than 14 years, then it is a defense for the defendant to claim that he reasonably believed the child was over 14. (An example of this can be when a 15 year old is on a dating website and lists her age as 18).
Generally speaking, evidence of specific instances of the alleged victim's past sexual conduct, (such as past sexual partners etc. and reputation evidence of the alleged victim's past sexual conduct shall not be admissible in sex crime's cases such as rape, sexual assault etc. The sole exception to this occurs in instances of an alleged victim's past sexual conduct with the defendant where the issue in the trial is whether the alleged victim consented to the sexual advances of the accused.


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Brondesbury Park
Brondesbury Park is the longest running, and therefore most developed Energy Garden so far. There are a beautiful range of different plants here including kale, potatoes, broccolis, cabbages and lettuce. There are even hops growing all over the fencing. Last year the hops had such a bumper crop that we were able to brew some Energy Garden beer. Watch this space for a budding business in overground-grown alcoholic beverages.....
Dalston Kingsland is the largest and most central Energy Garden at present. With so much available space to garden it has a fantastic amount of potential to become a really productive Energy Garden. So far there has been a great deal of work clearing the weeds and debris to expose the earth beneath. We have a really good range of both edible plants and beautiful flowers here to brighten up people's daily commute.
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Hampstead Heath
Although not a massive space, the Energy Garden at Hampstead Heath more than makes up for this with the quality of plants there. Roses, blueberries and herbs greet people coming off the trains on their way to the Heath.
Acton Central is a beautiful example of how to work creatively with a space. You would think that having no exposed earth would limit what can be grown on a platform - but not for the Energy Garden team! Using just buckets and planters, last year we harvested sunflower seeds from our giant sunflowers alongside all the regular fruit and veg you would expect from an Energy Garden.
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OUR future GARDENS
Crystal Palace
We are currently in the design stages of the Crystal Palace Energy Garden. Local groups are extremely keen and we are very excited to see what will happen. Watch this space!
Croydon Transition Town are working in partnership with other local community organisations to bring an Energy Garden to West Croydon. The project is in the early planning stage and there will be a public meeting in the New Year to gather ideas. You can find out more on their facebook page or by looking at the Croydon Transition Town Website.
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Giving birth is an emotionally and physically intense experience for parents. New mothers and fathers often feel compelled to tell the story of their birth experience for the first few months after the baby is born. In doing so they process the enormous impact the event has had on them. But as time goes on the details of the birth fade and the story becomes less rich. Recording Birth Stories gives new parents, whether first timers or old timers, the opportunity to rejoice in, record and reflect on the powerful experience of giving birth.
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The controversy over how air traffic controllers are recruited in the United States shows no signs of abating. Since the story broke in the consumer media, the Transportation Department's internal watchdog has launched an investigation into hiring practices at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and several high-profile "resignations" have followed. Some are now calling for hearings that will force FAA leaders to answer before the American people.
Training is an essential part of any successful business. A recent survey found that 40% of workers who receive poor training leave their job within the first year. Depending on the profession, however, training can also be a costly affair. The FAA incurs a cost of $93,000 per Air Traffic Control (ATC) trainee annually. In comparison, most businesses will spend just $1,208. Such a wide fiscal discrepancy reflects the uniqueness of a job where mistakes can be fatal, and in which close calls make headlines. However, preselecting candidates who are most likely to succeed can help minimize these costs. This approach strikes a balance between fiscal and operational concerns. It also inextricably ties the employer's fate to that of the trainee. Trainee success means employer success.
The FAA has historically used the Air Traffic Selection and Training (AT-SAT) test to screen potential recruits. Since its introduction in 2002, more than 22,000 applicants have taken the test, and more than 6,800 controllers have been hired as a result. However, 2014 saw the FAA introduce a new Biographical Assessment (BA). Although this move was criticized, the FAA argues that the BA "measures qualities known to predict air traffic controller success" and has been "validated based on years of extensive research." But do these claims stand up to scrutiny?
AT-SAT consists of eight subtests that measure, amongst other things, an applicant's ability to scan and interpret instrument readings; detect targets that change over time; and determine the angles of intersecting lines—in other words, abilities that play a vital role in ATC. The predictive power of AT-SAT is well-documented. A 2013 FAA study found a positive relationship between test performance and training outcome. Higher AT-SAT scores meant a greater likelihood of being certified as a controller. Researchers concluded that the available evidence "supports the validity of AT-SAT as a personnel selection procedure for the [ATC] occupation." Multiple investigations over the last 15 years have come to the same conclusion.
The BA on the other hand, is something of a different beast. It asks questions such as, "How would you describe your ideal job?"; "What has been the major cause of your failures?"; and perhaps most notably, "The number of different high school sports I participated in was:
 A) 4 or more . . . B) 3 . . . C) 2 . . . D) 1 . . . E) Didn't play sports."
Though seemingly trivial, such questions may well help preselect the best and brightest candidates. However, the lack of publicly available FAA data makes it difficult to establish whether this is the case. The only known study tackling the subject concluded that certain BA-related questions "did little" in improving the FAA's ability to preselect applicants, and that the evidence for using such questions was "weak." These findings are not lost on lawmakers, such as Congressman Randy Hultgren, who is now co-sponsoring legislation that forces the FAA to abandon the BA altogether.
When this story broke last May, Fox Business interviewed Matthew Douglas, a 26-year-old from Washington State who completed the BA. When reviewing the questions posed by the new test, he asked a simple yet important one of his own: "How does this relate to the job?"
The answer lies somewhere within the walls of the FAA. The agency has a long and distinguished history of making taxpayer-funded research data publicly available. So why not now?
This article first appeared in The Hill.


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Last week we introduced you to the new Keto Series of supplements that Sparta Nutrition debuted, in the form of the brand's new keto-approved coffee creamer, Sparta Nutrition Keto Coffee, which will pack an onslaught of MCTs to power your mind and muscles first thing in the morning, rather than brain-stopping sugar-based creamers.
So far so good, so next, we look at the next member of the Sparta Keto Series in Keto Shred, a ketogenic-diet-friendly fat burning drink powder that helps you get extra lean, give you energy, and keep you satisfied when you're cutting the carbs.
When it comes to the keto diet, nearly any thermogenic fat burner pill will have some benefits, but they lack the BHB salts that may provide some energy. Meanwhile, most fat burning powders don't do anything special for keto dieters either, and some contain trace carbs that we're trying to avoid here!
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Keto Shred Ingredients
Keto Shred includes a combination of proven fat burning, energy boosting compounds alongside a duo of keto-specific compounds that help you stay on the keto path even when you're tempted to pound back the carbs while dieting.
Note: Doses listed below are based on one full serving (i.e. two scoops). Given that Keto Shred is a 40/20 serving product, a full serving is classified as two scoops, which is why we're listing those doses.
BHB Salts
The key to any keto-specific supplement is BHB (beta-hydroxybutyrate) salts. BHB is the primary ketone body that the body produces once it starts burning fats for fuel — it goes through the process of ketogenesis that ultimately creates BHB (and a couple other molecules), which your mitochondria then use for energy when there's no glucose around.
It turns out that you can take exogenous ketones in a supplement too, and they'll boost the amount available in your bloodstream, boosting energy available to you.
These compounds help with the transition from carb-burning to fat burning. As an exogenous form of ketones used by the body when you're living the no-carb (+ moderate protein) lifestyle, they can even help you from bouncing out of ketosis during your transition[1,2] or even when you accidentally take too many carbs or protein! On top of it, consuming BHB's may also help lower anxiety too.[3]
In terms of actual weight loss, realize that these do provide calories, and are energy to be burnt, but it's minimal (estimations are somewhere from 4.5 to 5.5 calories per gram). The benefit is that we're seeing some lowering of blood glucose levels when they're used, and ultimately may be beneficial to dieters, especially those who aren't deep into the zone.
Sparta Nutrition has included the three well known BHB salts in the form of:
- Calcium BHB (5.5g)
- Sodium BHB (4g)
- Magnesium BHB (2.5g)
Together these three should give your body some "juice" to run on when you're no longer throwing down the carbs morning, noon, and night – but again, do realize that despite the label, they do provide minimal calories.
Below, we discuss some other critical benefits of these BHB salts, but they're geared towards overall well-being and not burning fat, so let's move on to the rest of Keto Shred and get to the bonus benefits later.
MCT Oil Powder (3g)
Another bigtime keto ingredient is Medium-Chain Triglyceride (MCT) oil. It's naturally found in dairy products, palm oil, and coconut oil, but there's also a bunch of other saturated fats with it as well. Here, Sparta Nutrition has include only the "good" stuff in that their MCT oil powder is standardized to 50% Caprylic Acid.
The "buzz" to MCTs in general is that they bypass the liver and are immediately taken up and used for energy by the body, similar to how fast-acting carbs provide immediate energy.[4] MCTs also offer antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and anti-inflammatory benefits,[5,6] making them a valuable ingredient for any individual, not just the keto crowd.
MCTs boost blood ketone levels while not boosting blood sugar levels, which means better energy for keto dieters. But realize, these too provide calories (roughly 8.7 calories per gram).
Caffeine Anhydrous (175mg)
Like all good fat burners, Keto Shred includes a moderate dose of caffeine. If you've ever dieted before, even in your carb-crushing days, you know that dieting brings with it a considerable drop in energy, focus, and motivation. Well, here's your liquid motivation folks.
175mg caffeine anhydrous (per 2 scoops) is more than enough to get you going in the morning and have you on your game, no matter how many carbs or calories you cut. Aside from the energy boost, caffeine also helps reduce appetite, increase metabolism, and reduce insulin sensitivity.[17,18,19]
Sensoril® Ashwagandha (125mg)
Ashwagandha is one of the most popular, and frequently supplemented, ingredients for alleviate stress and anxiety. The herb is a potent adaptogen that improves the body and mind's response to all manner of stressors in the world.
Sensoril is one of the two leading forms of ashwagandha extract on the market (KSM-66 being the other). Sensoril is standardized for 8% Withanolides and has a battery of studies showing it reduces stress, improves cognitive performance, and combat endothelial dysfunction.[7,8,9]
InnoSlim® (125mg)
Developed by NuLiv Science, InnoSlim® is a patented, proprietary extract combining Panax notoginseng and Astragalus membranaceus. Research on the stimulant-free compound demonstrates it activates the adiponectin enzyme, leading to better glucose metabolism regulation and fatty acid oxidation, allowing for better fat loss.[10,11,12]
L-Theanine (100mg)
To help smooth the hit of th 175mg of caffeine comes the "energy-taming" amino acid L-Theanine. Found in tea leaves, theanine reduces the harsh hit of caffeine by promoting a more relaxed, controlled focus. The two work together to enhance cognitive function and help take the "edge" off the rush of stimulants, avoiding any anxiety that might spring up when taking larger doses of caffeine.[13,14]
Grains of Paradise (50mg)
One of our favorite non-stim fat burning ingredients is Grains of Paradise. We've talked about it at great length before in our mega-post: Grains of Paradise: Fat Fighting Spice of the Goddesses.
Grains of Paradise is a pungent spice that helps "brown" white fat. The extract has been shown to activates this brown fat, thereby increasing thermogenesis and leading to greater energy expenditure and weight loss.[15,16]
Keto Shred uses the "good stuff" by incorporating an extract standardized to 12.5% 6-paradol, which is the form used in the studies showing the ingredient's fat burning benefits.
Overall this is more of a very user-friendly keto supplement that will make a keto dieter feel a whole lot better, and burn a bit of extra fat, but without any "over-the-top" stimulants that we see in some other fat burners — very good for your average new keto dieter!
The additional benefits of the BHB Salts (the electrolytes!)
One of the understated benefits of the BHB salts actually come from the electrolytes they're bound to. Keto dieters are notoriously low in magnesium, and often need to supplement – much of which helps here. Meanwhile, additional sodium is always very helpful since the body excretes a lot of sodium when it's transitioning towards fat adaptation.
"Keto Flu" Killer?
Many keto dieters experience the "keto flu", which they chalk up to lack of carbs and getting transitioned into ketosis. However, we sometimes believe that many of the symptoms of this keto flu are really just the lack of electrolytes, which is why it's great to get these in.
Ultimately, a serving of Keto Shred will give you the following amounts:
- Calcium: 800mg (80% DV)
- Magnesium: 225mg (56% DV)
- Sodium: 680mg (28% DV – read a bit more in our sodium for keto dieters article)
As a keto dieter, you definitely want the help there, but it's important to track your calories, macronutrients, micronutrients, and minerals – and include this in that tally.
Flavors Available
Similar to Keto Coffee, Sparta Nutrition is launching Keto Shred in only one flavor — Pina Colada. As the line grows and gains traction, additional flavors will be rolled out in the coming months.
Going on a ketogenic diet is an automatic weight loss diet for most folks, as it cuts a lot of the "garbage" out of their diet, and the reversal of all that blood sugar circulating is often seen nearly immediately.
But sometimes, you'd like that excess weight to come off just a bit faster, and that's where a targeted keto fat loss supplement like Keto Shred comes in handy. Meanwhile, unless your diet is absolutely on point, you're going to need some help here and there throughout the day – especially in the form of the electrolytes, a bit more BHB for sluggish moments, and of course caffeine, which is thermogenic in its own right!
Keto Shred includes ingredients that help burn fat faster while avoiding the ones that could potentially kick you out of ketosis – and it doesn't have any amino acids that boost blood sugar levels by inducing gluconeogenesis like some of the other products out there.
At worst, this is an extremely enjoyable energy drink formula for keto dieters. But at best, you're going to feel the burn and feel good to boot. We'll be testing it for sure, so stay tuned to our YouTube channel and sign up for Sparta Nutrition alerts because they still have more coming!
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During the Latin Middle Ages, as today, "tyranny" connotes the exercise of power arbitrarily, oppressively, and violently. Medieval thinkers generally followed in the footprints of early Christian theologians (e.g., Gregory the Great and Isidore of Seville) and ancient philosophers (especially Aristotle) regarding the tyrant as the very embodiment of evil rulership and thus as the polar opposite of the king, who governed for the good of his people according to virtue and religion. However, examination of the writings of some well-known and influential authors from ca. 1150 to ca. 1400—including John of Salisbury, Ptolemy of Lucca, William of Ockham, Bartolous of Sassoferrato, and Nicole Oresme—reveals three very diverse and distinct conceptions of tyranny, each of which justified the tyrant in one way or another.
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Times of Democracy
The Unavoidable Democracy of Mid-Nineteenth-Century Denmark
Anne Engelst Nørgaard
Democracy became a popular and highly contested concept in the Danish-speaking parts of the Danish monarchy in 1848. For a brief time, it went from being an occasional guest in political language to a popular concept in the constitutional struggle of 1848–1849. This article argues democracy became attached to an equally popular concept of the time, movement, when introduced into everyday political communication in Denmark. In this context, democracy became a name for the movement observed in Europe and in the Danish monarchy. The article identifies three main interpretations of democracy that occurred in the Danish constitutional struggle of 1848–1849 and argues the battle over the constitution was essentially a battle over how one interpreted the past, the present, and the future. Democracy became a key term in this battle in 1848 Denmark.
Timescales of Intervention
A Postscript
Marilyn Strathern
This stimulating collection puts agriculture into current conversations on the Anthropocene. In particular it relates, as an effect of the impetus toward defining responsibility, the contemporary sense of urgency that makes "us" find new reasons for thinking of humankind as a whole. The articles carefully unpick this holism, both in terms of people's varying relations to the circumstances of cultivation or marketing and in terms of populations being divided through offsetting or knowledge-distribution strategies. It is a small extrapolation to observe that the same must be true of the particularity of crops: no more than persons can they be lumped together.
Toward a Naturalized Aesthetics of Film Music
An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Intramusical and Extramusical Meaning
Timothy Justus
In this article, I first address the question of how musical forms come to represent meaning—that is, the semantics of music—and illustrate an important conceptual distinction articulated by Leonard Meyer in Emotion and Meaning in Music between absolute or intramusical meaning and referential or extramusical meaning through a critical analysis of two recent films. Second, building examples of scholarship around a single piece of music frequently used in film—Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings—I follow the example set by Murray Smith in Film, Art, and the Third Culture and discuss the complementary approaches of the humanities, the behavioral sciences, and the natural sciences to understanding music and its use in film.
"We Are Not Dead Souls"
The Good Petroleum Fairies and the Spirits of the Taiga in Subarctic Siberia
Dominique Samson Normand de Chambourg
Through the example of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, which has become one of the country's main energy hubs (accounting for 62 percent of Russian oil production) and a pioneer in matters of native rights, this article sheds light on what is at stake in the Siberian taiga of the early twenty-first century between two worlds that, over the years, have variously clashed, assisted each other, and ignored each other. Based primarily on fieldwork carried out between 2013 and 2018, as well as on interviews with local cultural and economic actors, the article outlines a local aspect of a history in movement that is still to be written.
The Weatherman
The Making of Prepared Farmers and the Postcolonial Predictive State in Kenya
Martin Skrydstrup
This article explores weather forecasting as an emergent technology of governmentality through a detailed ethnography of the ways in which the relationships between weather and crops are rendered knowable in a two-day "participatory scenario planning" (PSP) workshop in Naromoru in the Central Highlands of Kenya. Farmers were "made into meteorologists" and developed their preparedness for hazards, impacts, opportunities, strategies, and responsibilities within the context of facing El Niño. The ethnography targets seemingly novel ways of preparing farmers for El Niño. I argue that the PSP served two principal functions: (1) to redistribute responsibilities of the farmers themselves by making them into "meteorologists"; and (2) to integrate "scientific expertise" with "local knowledge" to generate public trust in the metrological institutions of the postcolonial predictive state.
Women and the Language of Statistics in Late-Nineteenth-Century France
Reading the Graphs of Madame Pégard
Hélène Périvier and Rebecca Rogers
This article considers how women adopted a "scientific" statistical language at the end of the nineteenth century to draw attention to their role in the moral and social economy. It explores in particular the messages contained in La Statistique générale de la femme française, a series of eighteen murals that the moderate feminist Marie Pégard sent for exhibition at the Woman's Building at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. The article begins by considering the place statistics held in France in the final decades of the century within the context of universal exhibitions. It then examines Pégard's choice of quantified categories of social analysis to convey a sustained argument about the comparative weight of women in a modernizing French economy. The article seeks to understand how contemporaries read and interpreted the graphs, and how this mode of rendering visible the issue of women's work played into the politics of an emerging feminist movement.
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Visual representations of anthropology online
Bryonny Goodwin-Hawkins and Hannah Gould
Most institutional anthropology departments have a website, to tout credentials, attract students, and offer information. These websites also take up the visual task of disciplinary representation, but their images have skipped the scrutiny that is necessary and overdue. Th is article analyzes online images of sociocultural anthropology across one hundred high-ranking universities worldwide. We show how, online, a discipline defined by diversity becomes readily reducible to "exotic" geographies and objectified "others." While the urban serves as an unattractive foil, frequent images of children recall charity campaigns. Such visual tropes—which comprise a significant, public interface for anthropology—are not just awkwardly dated but also do disservice to ambitions for public anthropology. Change, we suggest, must begin at (the) home(page).
The Academic Reserve
Israel's Fast Track to High-Tech Success
Gil Baram and Isaac Ben-Israel
Why is Israel world-renowned as the 'start-up nation' and a leading source of technological innovation? While existing scholarship focuses on the importance of skill development during Israel Defense Forces (IDF) service, we argue that the key role of the Academic Reserve has been overlooked. Established in the 1950s as part of David Ben-Gurion's vision for a scientifically and technologically advanced defense force, the Academic Reserve is a special program in which the IDF sends selected high school graduates to earn academic degrees before they complete an extended term of military service. After finishing their service, most participants go on to contribute to Israel's successful high-tech industry. By focusing on the role of the Academic Reserve, we provide a broader understanding of Israel's ongoing technological success.
'Archive Man'
Stephen Poliakoff and the Archive
Elizabeth Robertson
The writer-director Stephen Poliakoff's thematic concerns with history and memory have repeatedly returned to the archive as a site of discovery. Poliakoff's use, and exploration, of archives in his work has coincided with a marked rise in mainstream cultural engagement with archives for personal use, as well as an archival turn in literary scholarship. This article explores the different types of archive and archival material found in Poliakoff's dramas for stage and screen, mapping the topography of public and private archives in his work, in turn revealing the commentaries these dramas are making about how we create and use archives, and who and what they are for.


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