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American History, American oligarchy, American Political Families, American Political Oligarchy, American Politics, Andrew Cuomo, Democratic politian families, Kennedy family connections, Mario Cuomo
Mario Cuomo former three time governor of New York is dead. His son Andrew Cuomo who himself is a two time governor of New York gave a moving elegy the other day. It was the story of every-day solid New York immigrant people. And this is where the interest comes in for me.
Andrew's grandfather was born in Brooklyn, and worked as a grocer in Jamaica, Queens, NY. The family came over from Italy along with hundreds of thousands of others late in the nineteenth century.
Behind him stands a family tradition of cart drivers and butchers. Exactly the every-day sort of people whose drive and hard work made America. If they have anyone at all before Mario that could claim public limelight then it is a distant relative, Professor Aurelio Giordamos, an expert on Pizza, and one of the "Seven Wise of Pizza" as per the Italian Federation of Restaurants and Pizzerias term them.
Theirs is the story of the landless peasant made good and the dream of the New World writ large. The back story of thousands of families in the States.
It's what happens to the family when it gains power that is fascinating.
Mario became one of the great Democrat politicians of the twentieth century. He was a three time Governor of New York, a wonderful speaker and a potential shoo-in 1992 for Presidential candidate, when he took the hump over something and stumped off, leaving the stage to Clinton.
We have seen in previous posts that American politics have at their core a sizable number of families bound together by blood and marriage, obligations and debts, that squat on the offices of State and act oligarchically as a political cartel working against the proper free flow of power and representation, trapping an undue quantity of it for themselves, and for their interests.
Many have been there since even before the beginning of America as a political idea, others muscle in later on, pushing the deader wood aside but making their own oligarchical connections as they establish themselves in turn. The names of the families may change slightly but their numbers as a percentage of the population remain roughly the same. Perhaps, as The Political Graveyard site suggests, 400 to 500 families (many themselves interconnected) in a country of 300,000,000.
The Kennedys (to pluck one such by random) are one of these thrusting sharp elbowed families wresting power by brilliance, maintaining it by marriages.
Here is one example at President Kennedy's generation showing some connections to the Gore and Carter families. Its from John Kerry and Al Gore –The Chuckle Brothers.
Andrew Cuomo married Kerry Kennedy the daughter of Robert Kennedy and Ethel Skakel. It was seen from the off as a political marriage of two great forces in Democrat politics. When you marry into an oligarch family you buy into all of the connections. The tree below comes from Andrew Cuomo will he wont he?
Cuomo isn't the sole beneficiary of a link with the Kennedys. Senator Teddy Kennedy married his second wife Victoria, who is linked to the ruling families of Lebanon. The tree below came from Victoria Kennedy 2012 exploring the chances of her running in 2012.
Party isn't important, its only a vehicle, this is about power. In any event there is not much to choose between Republicans and Democrats (which is why the Tea Party and Occupy has both of them so worried). So we find that Maria Shriver marries Arnie Schwarzenegger, Governor of California.
All of which means, that whilst the main oligarchical family goes through a fallow spell, as the Kennedys are in at the moment, they keep in the game through their marriage connections and other obligated souls, and when a new sprog steps forward the favours are looked to be repaid, with now established political members supporting him or her forward.
(An example of what I mean by "Obligated souls" can be seen with the close relationship of Carte Patrick Goodwin's family and the Rockefellers posted here at Carte Patrick Goodwin & Rockefeller.)
Except the Kennedys are not your average oligarchical family and that makes the betting this time more difficult. Unlike the Frelinghuysens, Bushes or the Udalls they don't play by the rule of keep it sensible, keep it local. Most of all keep it down, and don't draw too much attention to yourselves. Kennedy is all about attention, Kennedy is politics as show business, For the Kennedys politics is all glitz and glam, liquid eyes and flashing teeth.
So when things went wrong between Kerry and Andrew, and "Cuomolot" fell, they contrived to have the most acrimonious divorce possible. "Operatic" was how Huff Post described it, saying it left Andrew politically naked. Could it have been anything else with the Kennedys? It did nothing for either side, damaging two of the leading families in the Democrat camp.
That said matters have seemingly cooled sufficiently to no longer get in the way and for Andrew to have learned some valuable lessons. The families seem less at war, so may act for a common good, especially if Douglas Brinkly the historian and author is right and Kerry is being talked of as "a huge star in the Democrat Party in NY" and having ambitions of her own once the kids are a big bigger.
So although Mario Cuomo was not himself an oligarch, his linkage through having Andrew marry Kennedy blood makes him a "novo homo" in the Roman sense. The gauche openness of the Kennedys also lets us glimpse the mechanics of how the oligarchy works at keeping itself in power and everyone else out.
Copyright David Macadam 2015


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Expected delivery date: 2020-09-25
PIC32MZ2048 is a one of the most capable PIC32 processors ever designed by Microchip Technology Inc. The processor core reaches up to 200 MHz (up to 330 DMIPS). PIC32MZ2048 has a lot of interfaces: 48-channel ADC module; MMU for real time OS support; UART; I2C; PMP; EBI; SQI & analog comparators; SPI/I2S interfaces for audio processing and playback, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 device/host/OTG; 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC with MII and RMII interfaces; etc. The processor has a lot of GPIO ports.
PIC32MZ2048EFG144 (512KB SRAM; 2MB flash)
USB-OTG interface with mini USB connector
MicroSD card connector
ICSP for debugging and programming
JTAG pins exposed on 0.1″ step 6 pins
EXT1 and EXT2 50 pin 0.1″ connectors that ease the access to the processor
RESET and USER buttons
PWR and STATUS LEDs
Li-Po battery charger and connector
UEXT connector
Dimensions: (77 x 52)mm ~ (3 x 2)inch

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Spring is the most exciting time of the year in the bridal industry as this is when the designers reveal their latest collections of wedding dresses and wedding dress trends 2016 and 2017 are set. White Gallery is by far the most influential show in the UK where the biggest international couture designers showcase their collections. The show takes place in May of each year and is a widely anticipated event in the bridal calendar across the world.
London Bridal Show 2016 is the first event in bridal calendar where 2017 collections of wedding dresses are showcased in a three day spectacular. This event is a perfect reflection of the wedding dress styles that are popular with brides and sell really well across the country. The byers are unlikely to see statement dresses that are great for the glossy magazine covers or brave brides who are ready to make a statement. Instead they are treated to a nice selection of wedding dresses that brides are sure to desire, some of which are unsurprisingly inspired by the big couture names from across the world.
We were delighted to visit London Bridal Show 2016 at London Olympia in March and meet some new designer labels as well as watch the fabulous catwalk show.
Without further a due here are the latest wedding dress trends 2016 and 2017 from London Bridal Show 2016 London Olympia
Ladybird is a bridal brand that aims to grow in the UK and they have made a considerable investment in advertising campaigns.You can see their beautiful wedding dresses in most bridal magazines and they are sure to peak an interest from brides and attract more shopper to the boutiques. And when the brand invests in advertising, the buyers are sure to invest in the brand. So you can expect to see these gorgeous wedding dresses in many bridal shops across the country.
The bridal gowns are classic, elegant and sure to appeal to many brides looking for a more traditional, yet beautiful wedding dress. Classic A-Line and fishtail shapes with great use of lace fabrics is a clear theme throughout this bridal collection; and some of the design inspiration can be linked back to the iconic British design house Alan Hannah
Diane Harbridge is a British bridal designer and her ethos is about remaining true to that British tradition when it comes to wedding dresses. So it is not surprising that the collection features high necklines, classic shapes and some beautiful lace detail loved by so many brides in the UK. It is nice to see that whilst maintaining traditional and classic feel, the collection does cater for brides with various tastes. We can see light and floaty gowns for a more relaxed bride; clean lines and structure for a bride who prefers a couture look; lacy gowns for a romantic bride; as well a full skirt wedding dresses for a bride who wants to feel like a princess on her big day. This wedding dress collection is traditional, yet versatile so a very safe choice.
When Lillian West wedding dresses came on the catwalk they really got my attention. The first dress was a short little number, but the fabric was really unusual and unlike anything else I had seen before. Then came the gorgeous fishtail with a stunning back design which is so in vogue. The next dress looked very fab with its multiple layers perfect for a fun loving BoHo bride. Then bridal separates which are totally on trend and reminded me of the signature designs by Charlie Brear. Then couple of stunning wedding dresses that had a fabulous couture feel and oozed Ian Stuart. The final piece was very Claire La Faye (a fabulous American designer who we met in New York) and totally romantic. The conclusion- a fabulous mixture of styles for a bride who is not afraid to be different and is looking for something truly fashionable and on trend.
Victoria Kay much like Lillian West has introduce a dress with the statement Ian Stuart look, clearly popular with brides. We can also see some lovely golden tones, beautiful 3D lace, gorgeous embroidery and statement backs. Personally, I am not a fan of white tulle and much prefer to see nude tulle on the back, which gives wedding dresses much more of a wow factor and couture look. Having said that, the design works and looks beautiful. I do love Victoria's use of appliqué lace and this use of fabric is set to be BIG in 2017. As much as collection is traditional in many ways, the use of lace does give it that edge.
I have to say that at this point in the show I was getting rather fatigued and all the dresses started to look the same. But then... Casablanca wedding dresses came out and once again I got really excited. I visited their stand before the catwalk show and the first impression was- professional. Casablanca is an American brand and it was their first time exhibiting in the UK. The stand looked fabulous; their sales director really knew what she was talking about; their dresses looked beautiful; and most importantly, the wedding dresses are really nicely made. These wedding dresses are not available in the UK yet and you will see this brand advertised in the bridal press ready for the collections to arrive in shops in few months time. The dresses speak for themselves in terms of their look and it is a big YES from MODE Bridal to Casablanca.
We have some more fabulous 2017 collections to reveal straight from the London Bridal Show 2016 including designers Essense, Alexia Designs, Lilly, Tres Chic, Tanya Grig and Veromia. All to be revealed soon, but for now I hope you enjoyed our blog! :)


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Vincent Eugene Walker, 84, of Colusa, peacefully and at home, left this world on May 7, 2016 to be with his wife.
Walker was born September 18, 1931, in Anthony, Kansas, to parents, Louise Wanda (Gates) and Cecil Clifford Walker. He grew up in Kansas with his younger brother and sister. At the age of 16, he and his family moved to Colusa, where he remained for the next 68 years of his life.
After graduation from Colusa High School in 1949, Walker enlisted with the US Naval Reserves. Shortly after his discharge, he met his future wife, Concha Parlee (Aldama), at a family wedding where they each served the bride and groom as Best Man and Maid of Honor.
Walker was employed by Pacific Gas and Electric in Butte County in 1951, and then spent many years working at the Colusa District where the couple resided and raised their children. Walker retired in 1988 after 37 years and enjoyed traveling, reading, attending concerts and sports events, but most of all, spending time with his family.
Walker had a subtle sense of humor and was an Elvis Presley enthusiast. He could be counted on to play Elvis's "The Wonderful World of Christmas" album every Christmas Eve. Sharing his lifelong enjoyment of music with friends and family brought him much happiness.
Walker is survived by his younger sister, Montana Tennis, of Chillicothe, Missouri, daughter, Marrissa Lynn Walker of Colusa, grandson, Asher Ryan Bowans of Colusa, his faithful canine companion, Griz, as well as many treasured cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, brother Clair Walker, son Ryan Eugene Walker, and his beloved wife of 53 years, Concha Walker.
A pot-luck memorial luncheon will be held on Friday, May 27, 2016 – 11:00 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 335 Oak Street (corner of 3rd and Oak Streets), Colusa, CA.
In Lieu of flowers, dog toys are appreciated as Griz works through the grieving process.


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Pork Laab (Larb)
Pork Laab (Larb)
For The Spice Blend:
• 2 tsp. coriander seed
• 1 T. fennel seed
• 1 T dill
• 2 tsp black peppercorns
• 1 star anise
• ½ tsp mace
• 1 piece cinnamon
• 1 T. chili flake
• 2 T. oil
• 2 shallots, sliced into rounds
• 1 # ground pork
• 4 cloves garlic, microplaned
• 4 green onions, sliced thin
• 15 cilantro leaves
• 20 mint leaves, chiffonade
• 1 ½ limes, juiced
• 1.5 T. fish sauce
• 1-2 tsp. sugar
• Bibb Lettuce
• 2 C. cooked sticky rice
Combine all spices in a spice grinder and grind until smooth, set aside.
1. In a large saute pan, heat the oil until hot. Add the shallots in a single layer, and fry until very crispy. Add the pork and garlic, season with a touch of salt, and as much or as little of the spice blend depending on your taste. Mince the pork while it cooks. You want the pork to be completely minced with no chunks at all.
2. When the pork is cooked, remove the pan from the heat and add the green onions, cilantro leaves, mint leaves, lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar. Check again for seasoning.


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34 hours delayed publishing due to limited access to the internet....
AkiraSabine(AS) has arrived at New Jersey since 2 hours back and the time here is 12 hrs behind her home country's.
OK, so all packing fuss has finally come to an end. Akira's family threw a farewell BBQ bash for her yesterday and she's indeed touched with the effort. Family and friends alike attended and it was great catching up before her departure.
Today, Sunday (May 2nd, 2010) nope.. it's already Monday the 3rd. So yesterday, she did her final packing, bought a lip balm. She was advised to get one as the weather in her destination is very dry unlike what she's been experiencing in her home county, hot and humid all year round.
Throughout the whole evening, she was in her room solving a major issue. Things she planned to bring couldn't fit into her backpack so, she unloaded her bag, went through everything, thought hard if it's an essential , get 1 or 2 items out, and reloaded the bag. She hoped it fitted this time but NO! so you can imagine the number of times she ran through this cycle.
Geez.. there must be a solution to this and of course it had to come to that. So, God bless Akira and she was ready to go. So yeah, it seems the gate has opened and she's supposed to be waiting there instead. The flight's gonna take off 30 mins from now! Ciao!


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LDS Online Store
LDS Cannery Locations
LDS Food Storage Store Locations
A survival budget is a tough thing to stretch, but this week I want to share with you a recent find that I think is unparalleled in the prepping and survival world. You may remember my fairly recent article on "Survival By The Numbers," where I broke out some common foods and compared them to the calories per dollar average that you find sold by the survival food companies. In general, you should question the efficacy of any food under 300 calories per dollar, and that covers most "30 Day Supply" package, which rarely even have the calories they promise. What I left out of that article, mostly because I have covered it in a prior article, "Bags vs. Buckets," is the cost of storing the food in containers that will protect it for the effective life.
The most protective container I have not yet covered, because they are really expensive. It is the #10 can, otherwise known as a 603 can. All of the larger survival food companies, including my source Honeyville Grain, sells bulk food in #10 cans, but it is really expensive. I personally own a #10 can sealer and have experimented with both dry pack and canning in #10 cans, but the sealers have not been available in any quantity for a long time, so I haven't gotten to that article yet, because it would be pointless. But just to let you know, I actually have an electric sealer from China coming in two weeks, so I do hope to get to it soon.
Please watch this short 12 minute video on the cost comparisons between the LDS online food store and the other sources I have found. As long as they can handle the orders, I think there is not a better buy out there, especially in sealed #10 cans. These cans are over $3 each including shipping generally, and they don't stack, so the box of empty cans is the same size as the filled cans.
Who knows if the LDS can handle the orders that we will generate here, but if it goes dark, just go back in a few weeks, assuming we haven't collapsed yet. Don't be afraid to order. I did, a large quantity, and the order was here in less than a week. I also have not had any follow up recruitment calls. Apparently one of the missions of the LDS church is to get people supplied with an emergency supply of food, and if I were you I would help them with that mission, as long as it stays in stock.


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It's finally happened: I've made it to Job. I knew it was inevitable. I even knew what day it would be that I would start reading it. But now that I'm there… Oh gosh. Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther were "easy" reads on my trek through the Bible this year. But this one's different. Job is huge (with a capital HUGE).
Confrontation and correction
It's a book that confronts our shallow theology of suffering; the sort that expects a clear or easy answer to every hardship, that wants to see every Monday as the result of a specific sin we've committed. It's a book that challenges our arrogance toward our Creator; the silly lie we tell ourselves that "when we get to heaven, God's got a lot of explaining to do." (Ummm, yeah. No. No, he doesn't.) It's a book that reminds us that there's a lot more going on in this world than what we can see, taste, touch, hear, smell, or measure. It's a book that puts Satan in a cage—it reminds us that Satan is not God's equal, not by a long shot.
Comfort and questions
I know this book well. It's a book that offered me tremendous comfort in the days and weeks following Emily's miscarriage in 2009. It was the book I looked to, not simply because of the oft-quoted Job 1:21: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will leave this life. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Praise the name of Yahweh" (HCSB). The rawness of Job's laments as he cursed the day of his birth, as he defended his integrity against his friends.
As he continued to ask one question: "Why?"
Empathy and answers
Every time I read it, I'm reminded that we need to ask this question—but we also need to accept that we may not get an answer. "Why" is fundamental. We all ask it. About everything, not suffering alone. My kids are all under the age of ten and they ask why all the time. Most of the time I can give them an answer that's satisfactory. But sometimes, there just isn't a good answer to give. Sometimes the answer is "I don't know."
What adds to the drama of Job is that we do know something of the story behind his suffering. We witness the heavenly court scene. We read of Satan challenging Job's integrity and gaining permission to afflict him. But Job never does. He never got to learn about what was going on, at least not according to what's recorded in the book. Instead, he has his friends accusing him of sinning against God. Of being withholding and lacking generosity and all these other things.
And these are his friends?
I read their comments and I cringe. And I cringe not because I'm being super self-righteous (I hope), but because I recognize my own tendency to haphazardly look to give an answer to the "why", or to silver-lining the situation, and basically do all the things that someone who is struggling or hurting doesn't need.
What Job reminds me of, time and again, is that although there is a time for answers, the time isn't always right now. A struggling or suffering friend doesn't need that right away, necessarily. But what they do need is you and me. They need us to sit in the ashes beside them. To weep with them. To mourn alongside them. To pray and be silent and just be present.


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Most of us experience our gadgets starting to act up just as they cross year and half of purchase. Usually, we blame the quality and manufacturing, but it is us, who shall take the blame. You have to agree, that the care that these gadgets needs, we usually do not apply.
Here is a list of essential tips that can make the life of your smartphone, laptop, and tablet longer than estimated.
1. Charge your phone before it hits 0% charging. The batteries used in modern phones is lithium-ion and lithium-polymer and do not have the memory effect.
2. The tip for increasing the battery life of your gadget is to charge it more often. Manufacturers usually count the battery life with the estimated full discharge recycles around 400-600 cycles. Therefore, if you recharge the battery as soon it drops to 10-20% then it will increase its battery cycles up to 1,000.
3. There is no risk of the battery being overcharged, even if it is left plugged in after a full charge. An inbuilt control system stops the current once charging is complete. This does not mean that the phone should remain on charging forever. Keep your battery between 40% and 80% and enjoy longer battery life.
4. Don't buy cheap batteries because they are unsafe and can be suspected of not having an inbuilt controller. You should also not use USB cables and non-native chargers.
5. The ultra-fast chargers can be extremely harmful, therefore avoid using them.
6. A protective case that is bulky can also harm the battery as it causes overheating during long recharging. You should remove its case before you putting it on charge.
7. After every 3 months discharge your battery to a complete 0% and then fully charge it immediately. This would keep your phone safe from full charge and discharge extremes.
8. Place your laptop on an unobstructed and ventilated platform to prevent it from overheating. Instead of using your lap or pillow, use a laptop stand.
9. One thing that is worst for the lithium-ion batteries is high temperature. Avoid exposing your devices to high temperature and sunlight.
10. Don't switch your laptop right away when you have come indoors from a cold temperature. Let it adapt to the temperature of the room and then turn it on. (Min one hour)
11. Try to use your smartphone as less as possible when the environment is cold. Low temperatures are not good for the battery, so carry them in an inner pocket or a warm casing.
12. Keep the monitor of your PC or laptop away from direct sunlight as prolonged sunlight exposure will damage the screen and fade the colors of display.
13. When handling the monitor, extreme care is required because of its vulnerability. If you touch the screen with your fingers too hard, then there are chances of dark spots appearing on those areas.
14. Use the lint-free wipes to wipe the monitor's screen. Remember, never use window cleaning liquids. The ammonia in them will damage your screen.
15. Make sure to check your keyboard before closing the keyboard. Even, small pieces like a breadcrumb can damage the glass surface of your monitor.
16. Turn off your appliances at the approach of your thunderstorm, or the nature may let them experience its full wrath.
17. If voltage fluctuations occur frequently in your area then buy an Uninterruptible Power Supply device. This will protect your device from any damage that this fluctuation might cause.
18. Handbags and other places where you place your phone can allow lots of dust and debris to clog in your phone spaces. Turn off your phone and clean the ports using a toothpick lined with soft cloth. You should also spare a pocket for your phone. Keep it clean.
19. It is time to do some cleaning when your computers' fan becomes noisy or is overheating. Every year, the computer asks for some cleaning, so free it from all the dust accumulated in there.
20. Take your computer to a service center if you do not know how to clean the computer on your own.


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Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
1 Quart
In a sauce pan place the chicken stock, salt, black pepper, rosemary, and thyme.
Bring to a simmer and allow to cook for 10 minutes.
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Great Whites aren't any old light; they deserve a quality driving light switch to power them up and light up the night sky. This two position rocker switch illuminates the Great Whites shark logo when on.
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What To Do If Your Pet Is Hit By A Car
While families and pets are outside enjoying the beautiful Wisconsin summer, we can unfortunately see increased incidence of pets being hit by cars.
Here are some things to consider if your pet has sustained a hit by car trauma.
Ensure your personal safety.
I see blood or an obvious broken bone.
My dog or cat looks just fine.
What to expect when arriving to the emergency veterinarian.
- Chest trauma – bruising of the heart or lungs, rib fractures, air leakage into the chest space (pneumothorax)
- Abdominal trauma – internal bleeding, ruptured urinary bladder
- Nervous system trauma – traumatic brain injury from bleeding or swelling, spinal trauma
- Fractures or dislocations of long bones or pelvis
- Skin wounds/abrasions/bruises
Just as with any bruise on your arm or leg that gets worse with time, so too can some traumatic injuries, thus close monitoring of your pet will be discussed. Your veterinarian may recommend diagnostics, treatment, or event admit to the hospital after a traumatic injury/hit by car event.
Please feel free to contact WVRC if your pet has been hit by a car or sustained other traumatic injury. Our emergency and critical care staff is available 24/7 to provide care for your pet!
– Dr. Meghan Glazer
WVRC ER Veterinarian


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Programme - BPA 2020
BioProcessing Asia 2020 follows in the footsteps of the three previous highly successful BPA Conferences and moves to Singapore and the largest biotechnology cluster in the Asia/Asia-Pacific region. The conference addresses the most important issues facing the development of a dynamic, vibrant bioprocessing industry in Asia.
Six half-day Oral Sessions and an interactive Poster Session will provide conference participants with the latest innovations in bioprocessing and direct access to key international opinion leaders in the field.
The rapidly changing demographics in Asia generate an increasing demand for all types of affordable biopharmaceutical products from prevention to treatment. To a large extent, the ability to satisfy patient needs will rely on the ability of the Asian biopharmaceutical industry to research, develop and manufacture safe and efficacious products. For this, a dynamic and innovative R&D culture is required in concert with the development of high yielding, reliable, reproducible and sustainable processes.
BioProcessing Asia 2020 opens on Monday 26 October 2020 with a Keynote Address from a well-known opinion leader in the biopharmaceutical space.
The six Scientific Sessions of 5 talks each on Tuesday – Thursday cover all the different biological product modalities with a special look at gene and cell therapies. Sessions have a science and technology focus on process development and a pragmatic and reality-based look at new advances that contribute to improved efficiency and product quality. A final, forward-looking session will address the state of digitalization in the industry. A Poster Session will enable attendees to discuss the latest issues with presenters.
Monday 26 October 2020
Registration, Reception
Keynote Address - To be announced
Tuesday 27 October 2020
Session 1: Diseases, treatments and the future of biopharmaceuticals
Session chairs:
Arindam Bose, Former Vice-President, Biotherapeutics External Affairs & Biosimilars Strategy, Pfizer, Independent Biotechnology & Bioprocessing Consultant, AbiologicsB, LLC, Stonington, USA
Say Kong Ng, Senior Scientist, Bioprocessing Technology Institute, A*STAR, Agency for Science, Technology and Singapore-MIT Alliance, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Session 2: The use of smart process development to improve process efficiency and product quality
Session chairs:
Stefan Hepbildikler, Director, Technology Pharma Bioprocess Development, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Munich, Germany
Min Zhu, Director, Protein Science, Boehringer Ingelheim, Fremont, USA
Wednesday 28 October 2020
Session 3: A reality check on flexible, integrated and continuous biomanufacturing
Session chairs:
Wei (Heidi) Gong, Senior Director of Bridge Manufacturing, Shanghai Henlius Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
Ekta Mahajan, Program Director, Pharma Technical Regulatory, Genentech, a Member of the Roche Group, South San Francisco, USA
Session 4: Regulatory development in Asia
Session chairs:
Dorothee Ambrosius, Former Head of CMC Strategy Biologicals, Boehringer Ingelheim, Biberach, Germany
Scott Wheelwright, Co-founder and Principal Consultant, Complya Asia, Co. Ltd., Suzhou, China
Thursday 29 October 2020
Session 5: Cell and gene therapy: mapping innovation required for manufacturing
Session chairs:
Hari Pujar, Chief Technology Officer, Spark Therapeutics, Inc., Philadelphia, USA
Mats Lundgren, Customer Applications Director, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Session 6: Demystifying Biopharma 4.0
Session chairs:
Anurag Rathore, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India
Uwe Gottschalk, Chief Scientific Officer, Lonza, Switzerland
Session 7: Poster Session
Session chairs:
Linda Hwee-Lin Lua, Professor & Protein Expression Facility Director, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Balaji Somasundaram, Strategy and Operations Manager, Protein Expression Facility, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Download the Call for Abstracts here: BPA 2020 Call for abstracts
Download the full Session texts here: BPA 2020 Full text Call for Abstracts
Read the BioProcessing Asia Conference In Review at BIOPROCESSONLINE or download the eBook here: BioProcessing Asia Conference In Review.pdf


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BHS announces closure dates for Lincolnshire stores
Official closing dates have been announced for BHS stores across Lincolnshire after administrators were unable to save the brand.
Scunthorpe will be the first store to close on July 31, with Grimsby and Lincoln High Street closing on August 3.
The branch in St Marks in Lincoln will be the last to close in the county on August 6.
All stores across the country will close by August 20.
The departure of the store will affect around 140 jobs across Lincolnshire.
BHS filed for administration on April 25, 2016, with a pension deficit of £571 million. Despite administrators Duff and Phelps' efforts, the company was unable to find a buyer.
Some 163 BHS stores across the country started their closing down sales at the beginning of June.
In a report this week, MPs found Sir Philip Green, the billionaire former owner of BHS who has been under fire since the company's collapse, extracted large sums and left the business on "life support".
The company has a £571 million pension deficit, which had been affecting talks with potential buyers.


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A poor boy growing up in Nigeria in the late 1950s aspires to change his fate in this emotive memoir. In 2007, the author, on the verge of homelessness after losing his job during the economic downturn, prayed for guidance and gradually recalled his long-ago Nigerian childhood. He provides a rare glimpse into daily life in a West African country where as a boy he excelled on his exams each year, always striving for first place. When two electrical engineers from the US visited his class, making a simple demonstration of how electricity produces light, the boy was so enthralled that he yelled out twice, "I want to be an electrical engineer!" His family was so poor it seemed unlikely he would even go to high school, but with high grades and obvious determination, he attracted teachers and then employers who helped him move up. He achieved a college-level education and became an electrical engineer almost miraculously, overcoming numerous adversities such as a serious illness, resentful workmates, a country at war, and a family torn apart.
Ndukwe writes competently, at times poetically, of his African youth and of being affected by customs such as voodoo, appeasement of gods after bad weather, and a strict school system that eliminated children each year through a rigorous examination system. He candidly recalls the first time he saw a train (having no idea what it was), his first ride in a car, and the poignancy of assisting with Nigerian death rituals for a baby sister. The inclusion of a glossary of Igbo vocabulary as well as some of his country's modern history serves to enrich his memorable tale. Ndukwe indicates that the memories so vividly transcribed in his book helped him see a divine hand at work in his life, leading him to write them in hopes of inspiring others.
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It only takes seven minutes to change how you approach your day. Using the routine described below when you get to work will make a world of difference in your productivity, your attitude, your success, and your health. It's like the approach you make to the tee on a golf course. You plan out how you will hit the shot, which is more important than the actual swing. Before you start your day, this routine will provide the right mindset. Will you follow it?
Note: I'm going to call this routine "The Seven," as in, "Did you do your Seven this morning?" Feel free to borrow that term or send me ideas on a better name.
1. Before You Start: Prepare
First, you need to find a quiet place. Hint for those who work in a cubicle farm: This is not at your desk. And it's not in the car, because there are too many distractions. At a busy startup, it might be a foyer or a balcony. You might have to arrive earlier in the morning to make this work. You'll also need a journal. Make sure you have one, and that you have a pen. Also, wear a watch. You will want to time yourself and finish up within seven minutes.
2. Minute One: Clear Your Head
I won't get into any religious issues or get preachy here, and I'm not even encouraging meditation, but every person on the planet who has to work for a living needs to follow this basic routine. You have to clear your head. That phone you use to check your messages constantly or that iPad that's stuck to your hip? Get rid of them. They are not part of this morning routine. Clearing your head just means being present as you prepare for the day.
3. Minute Two: Breathe a Little
Again, you may have a different way of dealing with the stress you feel in life. However, breathing deeply creates a calming effect in your brain and helps you focus. Intentional breathing is important at all times of the day. For this routine to work, you have to stop and settle your thinking and get into the right frame of mind. Just sit quietly and breathe.
4. Minutes Three Through Six: Write Notes and Draw
You've heard all about journaling, but the process I use is not just journaling. I write in a journal all day, right after I get up in the morning and have coffee, at night before bed, and during meetings and at conferences. I'm not just talking about journaling. I'm talking about writing down the first few thoughts you have after you've arrived at work, but before you've started on the day's tasks. Draw a picture or doodle an idea. It's a way to figure out what is important and what is stressing you out. It is a record of your preparation and a way to help you look back and see, for these seven minutes, what was really important. Make sure you don't get too focused on the writing and forget about the thinking.
5. Minute Seven: Debrief
After you write a few notes, keep track of the time and make sure you allow about one minute at the end to debrief. What does that mean? Just look over your notes a second time. Think about what you wrote and why, and make a brief plan—in only 30 seconds—to act on one of the items on your list. Just one. If you jotted down a note to deal with a conflict or to finish a report, decide to focus on that task and make sure you are intentional about addressing it.
That's it. Seven minutes. I'm really interested to find out if you use this routine in the morning before you start working. Follow the plan for at least one week. Then, send me a note about what you learned and how it all worked out. I promise to respond.
By John Brandon of Inc.
What Do Personality Tests Really Reveal?
Over the course of the past century, psychology has been consumed with the search for a kind of magical instrument to determine personality. Hermann Rorschach proposed that great meaning lay in the way that people described inkblots. We've moved on considerably since then. But have we moved on too far?
The creators of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory believed in the revelatory power of true-false items such as "If the money were right, I would like to work for a circus or a carnival." Annie Murphy Paul tells us in her fascinating book,Cult of Personality, that there are twenty-five hundred kinds of personality tests. Testing is a four-hundred-million-dollar-a-year industry. A hefty percentage of FTSE 250 companies use personality tests as part of the hiring and promotion process. The tests sometimes figure in custody battles and in sentencing and parole decisions. "Yet despite their prevalence—and the importance of the matters they are called upon to decide—personality tests have received surprisingly little scrutiny," Paul writes. We can call in the psychologists. But will any of it help?
One of the most popular personality tests in the world is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (M.B.T.I.), a psychological-assessment system based on Carl Jung's notion that people make sense of the world through a series of psychological frames. Some people are extroverts, some are introverts. Some process information through logical thought. Some are directed by their feelings. Some make sense of the world through intuitive leaps. Others collect data through their senses. To these three categories— (I)ntroversion/(E)xtroversion, i(N)tuition/(S)ensing, (T)hinking/(F)eeling—the Myers-Briggs test adds a fourth: (J)udging/(P)erceiving. Judgers "like to live in a planned, orderly way, seeking to regulate and manage their lives," according to an M.B.T.I. guide, whereas Perceivers "like to live in a flexible, spontaneous way, seeking to experience and understand life, rather than control it." The M.B.T.I. asks the test-taker to answer a series of "forced-choice" questions, where one choice identifies you as belonging to one of these paired traits. The basic test takes twenty minutes, and at the end you are presented with a precise, multidimensional summary of your personality-your type might be INTJ or ESFP, or some other combination. Three and a half million Americans a year take the Myers-Briggs. Eighty-nine companies out of the Fortune 100 make use of it, for things like hiring or training sessions to help employees "understand" themselves or their colleagues. Annie Murphy Paul says that at the eminent consulting firm McKinsey, " 'associates' often know their colleagues' four-letter M.B.T.I. types by heart," the way they might know their own weight or (this being McKinsey) their S.A.T. scores.
Unfortunately, the notion of personality type is not nearly as straightforward as it appears. For example, the Myers-Briggs poses a series of items grouped around the issue of whether you—the test-taker—are someone who likes to plan your day or evening beforehand or someone who prefers to be spontaneous. The idea is obviously to determine whether you belong to the Judger or Perceiver camp, but the basic question here is surprisingly hard to answer. I think I'm someone who likes to be spontaneous. On the other hand, I have embarked on too many spontaneous evenings that ended up with my friends and me standing on the pavement, looking at each other and wondering what to do next. So I guess I'm a spontaneous person who recognizes that life usually goes more smoothly if I plan first, or, rather, I'm a person who prefers to be spontaneous only if there's someone around me who isn't. Does that make me spontaneous or not? I'm not sure. I suppose it means that I'm somewhere in the middle.
This is the first problem with the Myers-Briggs. It assumes that we are either one thing or another—Intuitive or Sensing, Introverted or Extroverted. But personality doesn't fit into neat binary categories: we fall somewhere along a continuum.
Here's another question: Would you rather work under a boss (or a teacher) who is good-natured but often inconsistent, or sharp-tongued but always logical?
On the Myers-Briggs, this is one of a series of questions intended to establish whether you are a Thinker or a Feeler. But I'm not sure I know how to answer this one, either. I once had a good-natured boss whose inconsistency bothered me, because he exerted a great deal of day-to-day control over my work. Then I had a boss who was quite consistent and very sharp-tongued—but at that point I was in a job where day-to-day dealings with my boss were minimal, so his sharp tongue didn't matter that much. So what do I want in a boss? As far as I can tell, the only plausible answer is: It depends. The Myers-Briggs assumes that who we are is consistent from one situation to another. But surely what we want in a boss, and how we behave toward our boss, is affected by what kind of job we have.
This is the gist of the now famous critique that the psychologist Walter Mischel has made of personality testing. One of Mischel's studies involved watching children interact with one another at a summer camp. Aggressiveness was among the traits that he was interested in, so he watched the children in five different situations: how they behaved when approached by a peer, when teased by a peer, when praised by an adult, when punished by an adult, and when warned by an adult. He found that how aggressively a child responded in one of those situations wasn't a good predictor of how that same child responded in another situation. Just because a boy was aggressive in the face of being teased by another boy didn't mean that he would be aggressive in the face of being warned by an adult. On the other hand, if a child responded aggressively to being teased by a peer one day, it was a pretty good indicator that he'd respond aggressively to being teased by a peer the next day. We have a personality in the sense that we have a consistent pattern of behavior. But that pattern is complex and that personality is contingent: it represents an interaction between our internal disposition and tendencies and the situations that we find ourselves in.
It's not surprising, then, that the Myers-Briggs has a large problem with consistency: according to some studies, more than half of those who take the test a second time end up with a different score than when they took it the first time. Since personality is continuous, not dichotomous, clearly some people who are borderline Introverts or Feelers one week slide over to Extroversion or Thinking the next week. And since personality is contingent, not stable, how we answer is affected by which circumstances are foremost in our minds when we take the test. If I happen to remember my first boss, then I come out as a Thinker. If my mind is on my second boss, I come out as a Feeler. When I took the Myers-Briggs, I scored as an INTJ. But, if odds are that I'm going to be something else if I take the test again, what good is it?
We need to make careful use of personality tests, and take them with a large pinch of salt. Or perhaps we should be sending them out at every step of an interview process, and taking a sort of average, an interpretation based on the many different answers given? Or perhaps we shouldn't be using them at all, and relying instead upon good old fashioned intuition. Or the intuition of a good headhunter…
Everyone knows the 5 star athletes
When the Ohio State Buckeyes start their recruiting campaigns after each season they know who all the 5-star athletes are across the country. This may seem like an advantage, but it isn't. Today everyone knows who these athletes are and in fact most coaches and programs have known who they are for many years. Recruiting is not about finding talent – everyone knows where the talent is. Recruiting is all about securing the talent. Another way to say securing is selling, and that's exactly what Urban Myer, Nick Saben, and the rest of the top level coaches know how to do – sell themselves and their program!
Too often today Human Resource Managers and Hiring Managers believe that just knowing who the candidates are is enough, and that all they have to do is keep a list of these people handy and then when the time comes to fill a position just visit that list and make a couple calls to see who is available.
The "sell" is something that is lost on too many. The fact is the "sell" is the only thing that can differentiate your company from anyone else – because today everyone knows who all the 5 star athletes are and they know how to find them!
If you are a manager and don't have a solid pitch or someone who knows how to help you put together that pitch you better panic, or call a great recruiter who knows how, and understands the value in being able to have a "company sell" when talking to top level candidates. The best recruiters know what these 5 star candidates are looking for and know where they may have some frustrations. Therefore they can work to help customize the approach for each candidate. After all each candidate does feel, deservedly so – that they are special.
That is how the best coaches land the best athletes – they go to the living room, they know the kids and the kids' families and they make each and every athlete feel the love and make sure they know that they are truly special! I you're not recruiting like Nick Saben – ask yourself who are you emulating?
ERC survey projects 2015 raises in 3% range
"Companies can use the survey to be competitive in paying employees," Brinich said. She said survey respondents are representative of the Northeast Ohio economy, which provides an advantage over national surveys.
In recent years, actual base pay increases have matched projections. Prior to the economic downturn, it was common for companies to raise pay by amounts that exceeded initial projections.
Actual increases this year averaged 2.9%, ERC reports. The survey deals only with base pay and does not include bonuses or merit pay.
Almost all of the organizations contacted said they would provide pay increases for at least some job categories next year. There are some organizations, however, that plan to freeze base pay for some employees. For example, 14% of those contacted said there would be no executive base pay increases in 2015. This is down from 16% in last year's survey.
The pay projections are used as a general guide by leaders of diverse organizations, including Steve Peplin, CEO of metalworking company Talan Products Inc. in Cleveland, and Chuck Keiper, executive director of the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council.
Peplin said Talan's compensation strategy is aimed at attracting motivated workers in a highly competitive metalworking industry that requires strict cost control. Talan does not have an automatic cost-of-living increase, but it calculates pay raises based on many factors. The company also has in place a profit-sharing plan, with payouts determined at the end of the year.
He said business at the 55-employee manufacturer is strong.
"We will be at the top end of the ERC survey," Peplin said.
Keiper, of Solon-based NOPEC, said the seven-employee organization, which markets energy to consumers and negotiates fees with energy suppliers, is carefully studying the survey results. NOPEC has added four staff members in the last year or so, and Keiper said the organization's business is on the upswing.
He said he must still strike a balance between a fair pay hike that will help him retain his staff while dealing with budget constraints and growing competition in his industry.
"It isn't likely that the pay raises will exceed 2%," Keiper said.
'Slack' economy constrains wages
National experts point to 4% wage growth in oil and gas. But most of the gains tied to Ohio's Utica shale development have so far been concentrated in the eight counties along the eastern border with Pennsylvania.
New York management consulting firm the Hay Group cites lower projected wage increases in the hospital industry. Hay Group projects 2% increases next year for hospital workers.
Heather Phillips, senior director of corporate communications for the Cleveland Clinic, Northeast Ohio's largest employer, said, "We are currently in our budgeting process for 2015 and haven't make any decisions regarding this yet."
The tepid economic recovery cited by consultants such as the Hay Group is evident locally. Although the numbers have improved since the bottom of the business cycle, total private-sector employment in Cuyahoga County stood at 624,283 in the fourth quarter last year, down slightly from the 627,688 in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Spelling out what today's bank leader must be
It's a bigger job than ever
By Alan J. Kaplan
The banking industry is operating in an environment that few could have anticipated, yet requires an increasingly complex mix of banking skills, leadership capabilities, and interpersonal qualities in its leaders. Having spent time recently speaking with hundreds of bank CEOs, board members, and senior executives, I find the requirements for success as a bank leader today have crystalized.
Each letter below represents a vital element of successful bank leadership:
B is for "Balance Sheet Savvy"
Today's bank leaders must understand the risks inherent in the current interest rate environment, whether due to potential funding mismatches or the risks from declining securities values in a rising rate environment.
A stands for "Asset Quality"…
… and the ongoing need to remain vigilant regarding credit quality. There's still no quicker way for a bank to falter than to suffer from a spate of bad loans. Regulators continue to focus on credit culture, policies, and procedures as well.
N is for "Non-Interest Income"
Everyone wants more, but how do we actually grow revenues?
Increasing fees on customers always carries some potential fallout. And, building lines of business such as wealth management, insurance, or other products involves a significant up-front investment and a longer-term return. There are few easy answers here.
K represents "Capital"
As everyone knows, this is the most critical ingredient that banks need today to survive and drive growth, whether organic or transactional. A lack of ample capital not only constrains strategic plans, but too often invites a call from your regulator. (Grant me a little artistic license on the interchangeability of "K" and "C."
L stands for "Leadership."
While great leadership remains an obvious prerequisite for success, the demands on bank leaders today are more strenuous and complex than at any time since the Great Depression.
Many bank boards struggle with the challenges of succession and developing that vital next generation. In addition, the mantle of leadership should extend much further into the organization than just the CEO's office or C-Suite executives for an organization to truly succeed. While the CEO sets the tone, everyone should lead by example in their daily interactions with customers and colleagues.
E stands for "Emotional Intelligence"
This is the critical aspect of leadership in which you see your bank's leaders communicating effectively, leading from the front rather than the rear, and following a "servant leader" mindset.
The emotionally intelligent leader knows that it truly is not about them, but rather the people on their team. When the team is successful, the leader succeeds as well.
A represents "Authenticity"
Authenticity occurs in the leader who means what is said, and does what's promised. It's the ability to create "follower-ship" through actions and a genuine approach to dealing with a bank's varying constituents.
D is for "Digital Savvy"
Today's community banks need an approach to the digital world that is timely, relevant, and real. Whether you like it or not, the technologies that are revolutionizing banking today are not just impacting the industry's back office, but have become a vital channel for growth.
Banks must play offense here, not defense.
Our second E represents the "Employee"
Bank CEOs and directors regularly praise their employees for good work and great service. While these are the foundation upon which our institutions are built, it is simply not enough anymore.
If your bank is going to win against the competition, it must have the absolute strongest cadre of bankers possible—from the executive team to front-line lenders and managers, to the employees behind the scenes. Next to Capital, Talent—and its ability to execute your plan—is the only remaining differentiator in banking today.
R stands for "Regulatory"
In the current climate, the ability of bank leaders to forge a constructive working relationship with their regulators is vital.
Banks that take a combative tone with their examiners usually end up on the wrong side of their exam. While the regulatory climate may have overreached, it is what it is. High-performing bank leaders figure out how to operate successfully under this dynamic, and forge positive regulatory partnerships.
As Billy Beale, CEO of Richmond, Va.-based Union First Market Bank stated recently at the Bank Director "Acquire or be Acquired Conference": "Banking is not complicated, but it has gotten awfully complex."
Today's Bank Leader needs a plethora of banking skills, leadership competencies and personal attributes to be successful. Anything less than a full suite of these talents may not only impact your bank's ability to win, but could ultimately put the institution itself at risk.


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This was the only English – or mostly English – phrase Wordsworth seemed to know. Undaunted Aunt Irene applied all of her formidable elocution-teaching experience to his re-education. He would have to speak English if they were going to communicate, since she had no means of learning his language. Wordsworth proved a quick learner; he had an uncanny knack of saying approximately the right thing at approximately the right time.
"Once more into the breach, dear friends," he said, if anyone went to the bathroom.
"Polly put the kettle on," he sang, as My Aunt headed for the kitchenette.
"Goes around, comes around," he would pronounce as you were getting up to leave. He was a bit of a brute, Wordsworth, but also a bit of a charmer. I was becoming quite fond of him myself, and Aunt Irene – well, she was besotted. I noticed how much better she had begun to look. She'd been and got her hair sorted out, the TV was off and the bedroom-slippers had disappeared.
The one thing my aunt did not seem to be able to teach Wordsworth was his home address.
"Where do you live, eh?" she would ask him, and he would unfailingly respond "Where do you live, eh?"
This exasperated Aunt Irene. It seemed to be a slur on her professional abilities. "I've repeated this address until I'm blue in the face. It's not as if I was expecting him to remember the postcode!
"All these years of tutoring urchins brought up on Home And Away not to go up at the end of a sentence, yet I am unable to persuade a parrot – a very intelligent parrot in many ways -," she said, looking sideways at Wordsworth, "- to repeat his address. What happens if you get lost, Wordsworth? How are you going to get back home to Mummy?"
A month or two later, the worst happened.
It was a hot, stuffy day and Aunt Irene opened the window to let some fresh air in, then decided to clean out Wordsworth's cage whilst he perched on the top, overseeing the operation. Inevitably, she got distracted by children hammering on the front door and as soon as her back was turned, Wordsworth seized his opportunity. She spotted him, poised on the windowsill, but before she could get to him he was out of the open window and doing a long, slow glide down over Tottenham. She was beside herself.
"He has to remember his address. How is he going to tell people where his Mummy lives? Oh, the poor little chap. What if he should be set upon by the ravens from the Tower of London, or blown off-course in a tempest and end up in the Thames?"
A trifle melodramatic, perhaps, but it was no laughing matter. Aunt Irene was genuinely distraught. Unfortunately, apart from informing the police and the RSPCA, there wasn't much either of us could do.
"Why not leave that window open," I suggested. "The weather's warm, and it doesn't open directly onto the balcony, so you should be safe enough from intruders. Wordsworth might just come back of his own accord. Maybe he's just decided to go on a little holiday."
I didn't really believe it, though.


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There are vast numbers of people who love backpacking in the wilderness. But for the ones who love to travel lightweight, two things can really weigh you down.
Food and water can be some of the most substantial things you are carrying in your backpack.
These consumables will get lighter as your trek progresses, but when you look at the effort, people put into reducing their base weight of equipment and gear.
It comes as a surprise there isn't more effort put into reducing the weight of their consumables.
Here we will run through some of the best hiking food you can take to reduce the weight of food and water while hiking, but first, let's just have a quick look how heavy some of these items can be.
How Heavy are my Hiking Consumables?
If you are trekking for a five day period, you can be carrying a minimum of almost 5 kilos of food. When you look at how much does a case of water weigh? Just half a gallon equates to 1.8kg.
When you are setting off on your trek, this is almost an extra 7kg in your backpack you need to contend with carrying.
Hikers need to consider all of their FSO (Full Skin Out Weight). This will include the base weight of your gear, the clothing you are wearing when you set off, and your consumable weights.
Reducing Water Weight Without Becoming Dehydrated
Water is essential and does need to take priority over food, but as we can see that it weighs two pounds per litre, it is one area to really cut back when doing it correctly.
There are four factors you can consider for minimizing the amount of weight you are carrying throughout your trek.
- Doing your homework: Once you know where you are hiking, you need to know where there are any points that water will be available. Knowing this, you can plan in advance and make these water locations close to where you will be staying. This homework should be done as part of your hiking essential list.
- Camel up in the morning and on the route: Before you set off in a morning, you should make a habit of drinking at least half a litre of water. The more you can drink at the start of the day, you will need to carry less, and you will be well hydrated. If your trekking path has limited water stops, at each of these you need to maintain your fluid levels, so at least one litre at each stop is advisable, and you are only carrying water packs for hiking you need to reach the next stop.
- Consider the timing: The times of day when you are hiking will have an effect on sweating. If you choose the cooler parts of the day, you will conserve fluids, and it will be less critical to carrying more.
- Cooking meals: There is a lot of water needed for cooking, so choosing feeding places which is in-between water stops is not advisable. You will add water to carry for little reason.
With experience, you should be able to calculate the amount of water needed to get you to the next watering hole. The more you carry, the more energy you will be wasting over a long distance.
Best Backpacking Foods to Save Weight
The ideal foods are ones which are nutritious and are light to carry. This can limit what you can eat at meals, but it doesn't mean you need to go without some tasty cooked dinners.
The other advantage with most of these foods are, they deliver plenty of slow release energy that will power you through the day.
- Dense and High-Calorie Foods: These contain higher energy to weight ratio and are ideal for those midday snacks. Energy bars are high in carbs and fats and will maintain energy. These are a perfect complement after chewing on some beef jerky and then followed by a handful or two of dried fruit.
These can make a great on the go lunch before setting up camp later in the day. Vegetable oils such as olive oil can help keep the energy up, and for meals which are a little bland, they can add some much-needed flavor.
- Low Moisture Foods: These are best used when cooking dinner, and there are many backpacking meals you can buy which only require water being added and heated. These freeze dried foods weight next to nothing, and take up very little space.
Trail mix is food which requires no preparation, and you can add other fruits or nuts as you want to give you an extra flavor.
- Minimal Cooking Foods: The more foods you don't need to cook, the lighter your backpack will be. Non-perishable food can be found which are also dehydrated and require minimal preparation time.
One healthy option is breakfast cereals, and if you take powdered milk along, this can make a good substitute and deliver a healthy breakfast that will last you until lunchtime.
Healthy backpacking food doesn't all need to taste dry and lacking enjoyment when you eat it. With some planning, you can take foods which are delicious and highly nutritious that you can eat at any time of the day.
- Repacking Foods into Smaller Containers: There are plenty of foods you can purchase in small packs, although there are many which would be too large to carry.
Choosing smaller backpacking food containers can make this much more manageable while allowing you to take tasty food along with you.
Peanut butter delivers lots of energy and changing this from a large jar to a smaller container, and you can have a tasty snack with crackers that will give you a real boost.
When you look at reducing the weight of your hiking food in the same way as saving weight on your gear, you can save around 30% compared to what a day trekker would take with them.
If you total this up for a 5 day period as an example, you can save 3 – 4 kgs of food alone inside your backpack.
Hiking food doesn't need to be dull, and at the very least, it doesn't need to slow you down.


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Knowledge and awareness of first aid of avulsed tooth among physicians and nurses of hospital emergency department
Sudeep Sreepad Iyer1, Antarmayee Panigrahi1, Shalini Sharma2
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, SOA University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India2 Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Center, Masuri, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:Antarmayee PanigrahiDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, SOA University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha IndiaSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheck3DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_343_16
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DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_343_16
Introduction: Physicians and nurses of emergency department are often the first line of qualified health-care providers attending the patient in person or parent's query over phone reporting immediately following the dental avulsion. Prompt action by them becomes the decisive factor in survival and prognosis of the tooth. Although a few researchers have evaluated knowledge of emergency room physicians, there is scanty of reports concerning nurses who play a climacteric role. Materials and Methods: A 10-item questionnaire regarding clinical situation apropos dental injury and tooth avulsion, inquiring knowledge of physicians and nurses was administered to 150 each of nursing professionals and physicians of the emergency department. Results: With 100% response rate, the data obtained was subjected to statistical analysis. Results showed lack of knowledge and confidence in both groups. About 66.7% (n = 100) nurses and 74.7% (n = 112) considered reimplantation of avulsed tooth. There was overbalanced confusion regarding storage/transport media and handling of avulsed tooth. Conclusion: The findings from the results suggested a definite inadequacy in knowledge, demanding need for appropriate training for delivering treatment with more predictability and better prognosis.
Keywords: Avulsion, dental trauma, emergency, nurses, physicians


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the only thing I would change is the baggyness of it but except from that I love it!
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