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Reuters 20 May 2019
(Originally published: 12/2009) More than a billion people worldwide who live in river basins fed by snowmelt and melting glaciers look set to give hydropower a short-term boost. Falling meltwater may increase demand for dams and pumps - a perverse plus of global warming. Long-term risks vary from region to region, though there are fears that sudden floods and increase soil erosion may pose serious dangers for millions. - By Emma Thomasson
RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland - Standing on the glacier at the source of the Rhone river, glaciologist Andreas Bauder poses next to a 3-metre high pole sticking out of the ice, and gestures above his head.
"This is about the melt of one month," he says, as fellow scientists drill into the ice. "I'm about two metres tall." From the Himalayas to the Andes, faster-melting glaciers spell short-term opportunities -- and long-term risks -- for hydroelectric power and the engineering and construction industries it drives.
The most widely used form of renewable energy globally; hydro meets more than half Switzerland's energy needs. As summers dry and glaciers that help drive turbines with meltwater recede, that share may eventually fall.
A study by Lausanne's EPFL technical university forecast a decline to 46 percent by 2035 for hydro from around 60 percent now as precipitation declines and total energy use increases.
In the same way as the Himalayas are "Asia's water-tower", Switzerland is the source of Europe's biggest rivers, supporting agriculture and waterways, and cooling nuclear power stations.
Water trickles down white-blue crevasses and ice cracks and creaks as Bauder, who for Zurich technical university spends about 20 to 30 days a year working on Swiss glaciers, explains that most of the mighty Rhone glacier will be gone by the end of the century.
"Nature can adjust to the circumstances," he said. "It's just people who are much more fragile about living conditions." More than a billion people worldwide live in river basins fed by glacier or snowmelt.
Glaciers have been retreating dramatically since the end of the Little Ice Age in the 19th century, particularly in the Himalayas where they feed rivers including the Mekong and Yangtze and ensure water and power for fast-growing economies.
A lack of water for hydropower is already "critical" in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, according to the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which also sees risks to water supplies to southern California from the loss of the Sierra Nevada and Colorado River basin snowpack.
In Europe, 20 percent of electricity comes from hydro -- generating potential that is projected to decrease by the 2070s, falling sharpest in the Mediterranean. Bauder pointed to an area of stony ground and small lakes beyond the end of Rhone glacier ice field: "When I was a kid, I remember that the glacier was much larger. The glacier tongue was still reaching over this rocky area."
The Swiss hydroelectric industry is part-funding Bauder's research, to help it take a long view on new projects in an industry where licenses often run for up to a century.
Other risks researchers have identified include sudden floods from swollen glacial lakes. Demand for more pumping technology and dams is one response in countries which can afford them.
Experts stress that forecasts so far ahead are highly uncertain, particularly in predicting precipitation, and note that some regions may even benefit.
"With climate change there will be some areas in the world with more precipitation year round," said Petra Doell, a professor of hydrology at the University of Frankfurt and a member of the U.N. climate panel.
"That will mean more hydropower generation even if glaciers melt."
For example Norway, which generates almost 100 percent of its power from hydroelectricity, is likely to get more rain and snow because of climate change even as glaciers retreat.
But if glaciers do disappear, one main impact will be lower river flows in dry seasons -- when irrigation is often needed for crops. That would particularly threaten people in the world's biggest rice-growers, China and India.
Nations with high power demand in dry seasons could suffer from lower flows, but Doell said hydropower reservoirs could be used to mute the overall impacts of melting glaciers downstream.
"A reservoir helps to broaden the availability of water throughout the year," she said. "But there are few dams in south-east Asia, where the impacts of melting glaciers will be most severe."
From the Swiss perspective, the Lausanne study forecasts run-off from the Swiss Alps will fall by 7 percent to 2049, as glaciers recede and precipitation rises by 6 percent in winter and drops by 8 percent in summer.
These wetter winters and drier summers may force changes in the way Switzerland stores and moves water.
In the past, the country used to make sure its storage lakes were full in September to provide hydropower for heating as energy demand peaked in winter, while they were empty in April, ready to be replenished by melting snow and ice.
"Since the electricity market was liberalised and listed
companies involved, which are more oriented to earning money and delivering energy at the best price, it has been more difficult to fill the lakes in the winter," said Bruno Schaedler, a hydrologist from Bern University.
The melting glaciers will be a bonus in the short term, but the hydro industry will have to manage water more efficiently:
"When we don't have the reserves of the glaciers, we will need more storage dams," said Joerg Aeberhard, head of hydraulic production at Swiss energy company Alpiq.
Swiss hydropower is not completely dependent on glaciers, he stressed: melting snow is more important and provides run-off with less sediment. "We are worried about climate change, but I am more worried as a citizen than as a generator of hydroelectric power."
By the end of the century, the Lausanne study forecasts run-off will have fallen by 17 percent as the glaciers will have virtually disappeared.
About 55 percent of the 100 cubic km of water stored in Switzerland's glaciers at the end of the last mini Ice Age in 1850 was gone by 2006. Total water stored in the glaciers of the European Alps as a whole had fallen two-thirds to 61 cubic km in 2006.
Bern University hydrologist Schaedler said Switzerland would probably need to make more use of pumped storage power stations -- which pump water into high reservoirs when demand is low, to release the water as demand peaks -- to manage changing flows in run-off and help the rest of Europe cope with more unpredictable precipitation.
While winters may be wetter and summers drier, he said the fact that the Alps attract three times heavier rainfall than the average for the rest of Europe suggests the country will still be relatively comfortable.
"The role of Switzerland as a water tower will become more important for the rest of Europe with climate change and changing precipitation," Schaedler said.Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters. Click For Restrictions


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Welcome to Fosse Beads & Friends…
…at Black Swan Arts, Frome.
Fosse Beads & Friends is a vibrant shop and gallery, at the front of Frome's Black Swan Arts centre, that sells the complete collection of Fosse Beads porcelain & silver jewellery, as well as applied arts & crafts by selected talented artists, designers and makers.
Our artist 'Friends' of Fosse Beads are listed above. We have a simple registration process for artists who are interested in being considered for the shop, on the Artist Registration link at the top of the page.
Our Instagram feed will also give you a good idea what we're all about.

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Edwards backs away from Memorial Day protests
The newest statement from Edwards:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Senator John Edwards released the following statement today commemorating Memorial Day.
"Today, Elizabeth and I offer up our prayers in memory of all those who have fallen for America, and our hearts go out to their families. We honor all the brave men and women in uniform who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Because of their courage, our country is safer. Because of their dedication to the causes of liberty and justice, our country remains the land of the free. And because of their sacrifice, we are a stronger nation and a stronger people. We honor these heroes especially on this day, but every day we should remember the sacrifice they made to protect our freedom."
Whatever happened to "It's patriotic to protest the war on Memorial Day!"?
Edwards was singing a different tune earlier this week:
A Web site paid for by the Edwards campaign, under the title, "Reclaiming Patriotism," lists "10 Things You Can Do Over Memorial Weekend to Support the Troops and End the War." Among those are a suggestion to make signs that say "Support the Troops – End the War," and to bring them to Memorial Day parades and events.
Local veterans say the Edwards campaign is politicizing what's meant to be a day of remembrance.
Funny, I couldn't find a link to that site from the Edwards campaign anymore.
Some people weren't so supportive:
"It's totally inappropriate," said Al Singerman of Peekskill, president of Westchester Chapter 49 of the Vietnam Veterans of America. "Memorial Day is not a day that should be politicized. It's not a day that is for or against war. It's a day when the sacrifice of all Americans, since the birth of this country, is recognized."
"All lI can say to these protesters is knock it off," said 90-year-old Joe Nader of Yonkers, who served with the U.S. Army in Libya and Italy during World War II and later helped train troops for the Korean War. "Do all your protesting after our guys come home."
Memorial Day was not founded this year to be a platform for Iraq war protests. It was founded to remember those who fought and gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country in the past, present, and future. Edwards' attempt to politicize the day seems to have backfired.


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30 Minutes of Sloth Interactions
Due to the COVID-19 non-essential business closure in our area we are not currently accepting any new sloth encounter reservations. We will be following any local/state/federal recommendations which will determine the length of our closure. When we resume business we are going to give priority rescheduling to anyone who had to have their encounter rescheduled due to the closure. Following that we will open our calendar for others to book. If you would like to be put on a notification list for when that happens you can email email@example.com.
$125 for up to 6 participants (ages 5 and up). It is a group charge, not per person for a private encounter.
Is it your dream to pet a sloth? At Living Treasures in the Laurel Highlands we believe that interaction is a healthy and educational experience both for our animals and the people who enjoy their company. We would like to extend the opportunity to interact with our sloth. This interaction includes 30 minutes with the sloth and keeper, petting the sloth, getting an up-close look, and taking pictures, a chance to feed the sloth, and to talk to the keeper.
*The booking is subject to cancellation based on the needs of the sloth and the participants will be notified and issued a refund in that event.
*There is a minimum age to attend the interaction of 5 years old. This is a strict requirement and no one under 5 years old will be permitted in the interaction room. No more than 6 people are permitted per time slot, and a supervising adult must be counted as a participating member.
*This does not include admission to Living Treasures, and Gate admission is not required to be purchased to purchase the interaction. The Living Treasures walkthrough park is closed for the season, opening day 2020 is estimated April 1 depending on the weather. The Sloth encounters are offered through the off season when the rest of the zoo is closed.
*It is important to be on time for the interaction. We recommend that participants arrive at least 15 minutes prior to their scheduled time and check in at the front desk of Living Treasures in the Laurel Highlands. Tardiness will cut into the allotted interaction time.
*The Address is 288 route 711, Jones Mills, PA 15646. There are 2 Living Treasures Locations and this booking is only for the Laurel Highlands location at the given address, so take care to make sure you are traveling to the correct location.
*The interaction room is kept warm for the comfort of the sloth. Short sleeves are recommended.
*Having less than 6 people is allowed and does not change the rate for the encounter because it is a private experience we do not sell the other slots to the time.
*We apologize for any inconvenience but we are unable to accomodate service animals at the Sloth Encounter Experience
The booking site where we take all reservations is set up to release the next day (53 days from now) for booking at midnight. The upcoming slots to be released are as follows: 2 slots Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. There are no slots set to release for Tuesdays or Saturdays. There will not be any dates released May 14, 15, 24, 25.
Reservations are Required, and must be made at least 1 day in advance.
See Availability and book an Interaction: https://www.Bookeo.com/LivingTreasuresLH
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*The comfort of the sloth is our #1 priority and for that reason the age requirement and maximum attendance are strictly enforced, extra people and switching out are not permitted.
Looking for lodging? Log Cabin Lodge and Suites is located adjacent to Living Treasures Animal Park.


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Synthetic Biologics, Inc. is a late-stage clinical company developing therapeutics that preserve the microbiome to protect and restore the health of patients. The Company's lead late-stage candidates are: (1) SYN-004 (ribaxamase) which is designed to protect the gut microbiome from the effects of certain commonly used intravenous (IV) beta-lactam antibiotics to prevent microbiome damage, C. difficile infection (CDI), overgrowth of pathogenic organisms and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and (2) SYN-010 which is intended to reduce the impact of methane producing organisms in the gut microbiome to treat an underlying cause of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C). The Company's preclinical pursuits include an oral formulation of the enzyme intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) to treat both local GI and systemic diseases as well as monoclonal antibody therapies for the prevention and treatment of pertussis.
Microbiome-Focused Pipeline
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|Development Stage
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|SYN-004 (ribaxamase) Prevention of CDI, pathogenic overgrowth and AMR
|SYN-004 (ribaxamase) Prevention of CDI, pathogenic overgrowth and AMR
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Phase 3 Phase not started
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|SYN-010 Treatment of IBS-C
|SYN-010 Treatment of IBS-C
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Phase 1 Phase complete
Phase 2 Phase in progress
Phase 3 Phase not started
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SYN-004 (ribaxamase)
Designed to be co-administered with IV beta-lactam antibiotics, ribaxamase is an oral enzyme tablet that allows the IV antibiotic to treat the infection, while protecting the gut microbiome and preventing Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), pathogenic overgrowth and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).View SYN-004 (ribaxamase)
SYN-010 is a proprietary, modified-release formulation of lovastatin lactone that is designed to bypass the stomach and reduce the body's natural methane production in the GI tract to treat an underlying cause of the symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C).View SYN-010
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|SYN-005 Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
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Discovery Phase complete
Preclinical Phase in progress
SYN-006 is a carbapenemase designed to degrade intravenous (IV) carbapenem antibiotics within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to maintain the natural balance of the gut microbiome for the prevention of CDI, overgrowth of pathogenic organisms and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Carbapenems are broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics that have been shown to significantly damage the gut microbiome, incur a high risk for C. difficile infection, and enable GI overgrowth with multidrug resistant organisms. We have successfully formulated SYN-006 for oral delivery and evaluated it in a porcine efficacy model in conjunction with IV ertapenem.
SYN-007 is a specially formulated version of SYN-004 (ribaxamase) designed to degrade orally administered beta-lactam antibiotics to protect the gut microbiome from antibiotic-mediated dysbiosis. SYN-007 extends gut microbiome protection from antibiotic-mediated dysbiosis by continuing protection after patients have been transferred from an intravenous (IV) beta-lactam antibiotic to an oral beta-lactam antibiotic. Data from a recent canine study completed during the second half of 2017 demonstrated that, when co-administered with oral amoxicillin, SYN-007 did not interfere with amoxicillin absorption and demonstrated protection of the gut microbiome.
SYN-020 is being developed as a modified-release oral dosage form of intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP). IAP is an endogenous enzyme expressed in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract that functions as a broadly acting phosphatase that serves to maintain homeostasis and promote commensal microbiota. Published reports have demonstrated efficacy for several indications with oral IAP in animal models including colitis, antibiotic-mediated dysbiosis, and metabolic syndrome as well as a pilot human clinical trial with ulcerative colitis patients. In 2017, we generated high expressing manufacturing cell lines for IAP and identified downstream process and potential tablet formulation. We are currently optimizing these technologies and pursuing animal efficacy studies to identify potential future clinical indications.
Collaborative Partners
Through our August 2012 Exclusive Channel Collaboration (ECC) with Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON) and academic researchers at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), we are developing SYN-005, a combination of two humanized antibodies that includes hu1B7, for the treatment of critically ill infants with Pertussis. In addition, UT Austin was awarded a grant from the Gates Foundation to generate preclinical proof-of-concept data to test the hypothesis that hu1B7 antibody administration at birth may also have a role in the prevention of Pertussis. Jennifer Maynard, Ph.D., the principal investigator of the grant at UT Austin, will test this hypothesis by using our hu1B7 antibody.


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I would say Things You Should Read In Spring, but spring is really just a concept here. The calendar means nothing. We go from "Brr!" to "Ugh, the humidity!" Whatever. Longer days mean more sunlight in which to read. The question is what do you read when you free your toes from the tyranny of boots and let them bathe in the sunshine? What do you take with you to the deck with your cup of tea?
Maybe I can help. Here are some books that make me think of warm, sunny days.
- The Summer Book by Tove Jansson. Yes, it says summer, but it's summer on an island off the coast of Finland. Those northern ocean breezes will keep you cool.
- An Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim. A vacation to Italy in April sounds like the perfect way to chase away those rainy day blues.
- Home to Woefield by Susan Juby. So, you just inherited a farm. What are you going to do? Well, springtime is the right time to get planting!
- Jane of Lantern HIll by LM Montgomery. I could have picked any number of Montgomery books here, but this one spoke to me most. The fresh, clean air of Prince Edward Island is good for what ails you, especially if you are a neglected girl from Toronto visiting your father.
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. If you are going to run away with your hot new boyfriend, make it during the nice weather.
- The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Nothing like a vacation by the sea to inspire a desire to alter your whole life.
I just realized all these books are by women. Maybe that's why they speak to me like they do. These books are good for the time before you're sprawled out on the beach and too hot to think.
What are your favorite warm weather books?


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This course provides you with the necessary knowledge and techniques you need to be a responsible seller of alcohol. Specifically, you will learn how to protect yourself and your establishment from liability; how alcohol affects your customers; how to recognize the effects of alcohol on your customers; how to prevent customers from becoming intoxicated; how to intervene when you need to refuse a sale to someone; how to prevent and deal with disturbances; how to accurately check IDs and recognize minors; how to prevent second-party sales; and how to refuse a sale.
At the conclusion of this course, you should be able too:
Each quiz must be passed with a 70 percent or higher in order to proceed to the next lesson.
The final exam must be successfully passed with a 70% or higher to receive the certificate of completion.
This course will cover the following topics:
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: How Alcohol Affects the Body
Lesson 3: Recognizing Intoxicated Customers
Lesson 4: Preventing Disturbances
Lesson 5: Minors and Liability
Lesson 6: How to Refuse a Sale
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Ok, you've started a business, now what?
During my time helping business owners set off on the journey to go digital, I've learned one thing: there's a lot to know. I forget that what I know is based off of over a decade of working in digital media and marketing along with a hunger to keep up with what's going on in the ever changing world of content marketing.
But you didn't click on this article to hear me opine, so I'll get to the point.
Whether you are the person starting your business online or if you're trying to help a client, here are some tools you can use.
For building a website
To be honest, companies that will help you build a website are myriad and a longer article on their own. So, I'll give what I recommend to my clients when they are getting started.
Medium has a really simple, sophisticated interface. If your business is more content-oriented, then this is a viable option (similar to mine, for example) for you. You have a lot of creative leeway using their free package. There are more options when you pay for the site (this is one of my favorites) but in the meantime you can get started for free.
WordPress is a favorite option for many people. My own site is run off their free option (though I do pay for my URL through GoDaddy), but they have a more robust version you can pay for. WordPress is a great option for many businesses because it can be as manual or analog if you want. If you only want to sell some items and update a blog, you can do that via some plugins and an app on your phone. Or if you want to code your own, unique website, that's available to you too.
If you're looking for a simple, beautiful option where you can sit down and have your business up and running in 1hr or less, I'd recommend SquareSpace. At $9.99/month for a basic package, you get a ton of features including the ability to sell things. Truth be told, if I or one of my clients was in a retail business, I'd run it off of SquareSpace. Chances are that just one sale will more than make up for the cost of the site, and you have their support staff on-hand ready to help with your questions. It's the best value for a paid website I've found.
For socializing your business
Every business has a different strategy for how they want their brand and content to be seen by the public which is why there are a lot of different options for managing social media posts. Additionally, you'll need to decide what you want your tools to do for you: automatically posting, chain of approvals, or simply scheduling. However, keep in mind that you will pay for these conveniences, so it's important to think about which you really want/need then scale if needed.
Continue reading "Cost-Effective Ways to Build Your Online Business"


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Published: September 20, 2013
Country: India
Sector: Energy
Pages: 80
Format: PDF
The Government of India recently doubled natural gas prices from the existing $4.2 MMBTU to $8.4-8.5 per MMBTU. In order to assess the real impact of this gas price hike across industries and its effect in the times to come, InfraInsights is pleased to launch its latest research report focusing on the ramifications of the gas price increase. This report will decode the policy announcement and its impact on gas producers, gas transmission companies, gas distributors, gas consumers, gas imports and the overall economy.
Table of Contents:
1. Gas Price Hike and its Premise: Comprehension of the Understanding the Rangarajan Committee Formula for gas pricing approved by CCEA
- Gas Pricing mechanism
- Recommendations of Rangarajan Committee
- Gas prices have been kept low for strategic sectors such as Fertilizer, industrial consumers, etc. deterring further investment in the sector
- What have we gained from low price and prioritizing sector? Why the price hike was essential now?
- Comprehensive understanding of Rangarajan Committee formula for gas pricing approved by CCEA
2. Quantifying Impact of Gas Price Hike on stakeholder across Gas Value Chain: Short term, Medium and Long term
- Upstream/Gas Producer: ONGC, OIL, RIL and Others
- Midstream/Gas Transmission Companies: GAIL
- Downstream Companies: MGL, IGL and other CGD Companies
- Analyzing financial implication on the revenues & cost of companies supplying/procuring gas
- Improvement in EPS & likely de-rating/re-rating of stock prices of energy company linked directly or indirectly with gas
3. Impact of Gas Price Hike on end user Industry:
- Power Companies: Central, State Gencos, IPPs etc
- Fertilizer Companies: RCF, Chambal, Coromandel
- LPG & CNG Prices
4. Impact of Gas Price Hike on end consumers:
- Quantum of hike in Power Tariff across discoms
- Quantum of hike likely for CNG & LPG consumer
- Quantum of hike likely to be seen in Fertilizer Industry
5. Gas subsidy bill trajectory if Power and Fertilizer industry is to be insulated to some extent: 2017 and 2025
6. Impact of Gas Price Hike on Gas Infrastructure in India
- Assessing long-term economic feasibility of LNG & FSRU Industry
- Will it fuel investment in gas transmission infrastructure and CGDs?
- What it means for CBM and other alternatives fuel
7. What this Gas price hike means for the overall economy? And will it lead to turn around of gas sector in India?
8. InfraInsights Viewpoint:
- Attractiveness of imported gas vis-a-vis domestic gas in immediate short to medium to long term
- Will the investment in Gas exploration increase post the hike
- Competitiveness of Indian Industry that depends on gas post the gas price hike
9. Voice of Industry/Sentiment Analysis: View point of industry leaders on gas price hike and its positive/negative across different industry both in India and outside India


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A fabulously healthy treat: These delicious Low Carb Banana Muffins are grain free, sugar free and seriously nutrient-dense. This is feel-good snacking taken to the next level.
We've just returned from our summer holidays. Back at home in London, without sun, pool and the general feel-good-factor, I knew I had to bring the big guns in. You want peaceful silence and smiley faces all round? Plus that fab feeling when you've served up a bunch of healthy ingredients and everyone thinks it's a real treat?
Make these Low Carb Banana Muffins. They are true sugar free baking magic.
Because this recipe uses almond flour and ground flax seed, the texture is a bit coarser than that of a wheat muffin. They are a brilliant nutrient-dense treat that won't make you feel bloated the way a wheat muffin does. Plus they are actually good for you. Now, that's what I call a win-win!
Hang on though – banana? Can I eat banana on a low carb diet?
Bananas contain the largest amount of carbs among fruits. In fact, they are made up almost completely out of water and carbs. One medium banana (7-8 inches long) contains about 10 calories, 25g of total carbs and 3 grams of fibre. Here's an interesting infographic showing the carb content of fruits from low to high.
If you are on a moderate low carb diet you'll aim to stay between 20-50 net carbs per day (you subtract the fibre content from the total carbs to calculate the net carbs. The fibre is non-digestible). This means banana is one of the fruits we generally avoid on a low carb diet.
How come these banana muffins are low carb?
Easy: There is only one banana in the entire recipe! As we distribute it here among 8 or 9 muffins, the carbohydrate content of each muffin is quite low. The banana flavour is so strong you can taste it with every bite – just like in my super moist sugar free banana bread!
Top tip: Make sure the banana you use is VERY RIPE. The browner the peel the better! Ripe bananas have WAY more flavour than the ones with yellow or – God forbid – green peel.
Try my other low carb muffin recipes!
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Low Carb Chocolate Banana Muffins
- 200 g / 2 cups almond flour or ground almonds
- 30 g / 1/4 cup flaxseed ground
- 1 banana very ripe
- 2 eggs large
- 120 ml / 4 ounces almond milk
- 60 ml / 2 ounces coconut oil
- 3-4 tbsp granulated sweetener depending on your sweet tooth
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 40 g cacao nibs or chopped dark chocolate, 85-90% (1/3 cup)
- 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- optional: 1 tsp mixed spice
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius / 356 Fahrenheit.
- Mix the banana, eggs, almond milk and oil in a food processor or with a blender.
- Add the dry ingredients: the ground almonds, ground flaxseed, erythritol, baking powder and spices. Blend until thoroughly combined
- Lastly, stir in the cacao nibs (or chopped dark chocolate)
- Fill into a muffin tin lined with paper cups. If you don't have any to hand, make sure the tin is really well greased. My mix made 8 muffins, but I did "try" the dough quite a few times. Yours might yield 9!
- Bake at 180 degrees 25-30 minutes or until browned on top. You can also test with a cocktail stick or a knife - if they come out dry, the muffins are done.
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Diet & Nutritional Advisor Course
Train to become a Nutritionist from the comfort of your own home with this comprehensive fully certified Diet and Nutrition Advisor course.
In this course you will develop a strong foundational understanding of nutrition in the human body. Over 14 units you will come to understand the main systems of the human body, and how what humans consume (in diet and supplements) combines with their activity level (exercise) and pathology (dietary disorders) to determine their overall health.
In this course you will explore the main systems of the human body, specifically looking at how nutrition is taken in and utilized to provide energy and build our bodies. You will learn about the various vitamins and minerals that humans need and how they work, while also exploring the impact of water and other nutrients on people. You will learn about metabolism, vegetarianism, fat storage and more. All of this works towards a final discussion on how to consult with future clients to help them understand the role that nutrition and activity level plays in their health, wellness and longevity. In short, you will learn how important a nutritionist can be in helping people to lead long, healthy lives.
This course is a distance learning course and is fully certified, upon succesful completion of the course assessment you can get insured to practice as a Nutritionist and to start seeing clients.
Other work options are available to a certified nutritionist too:
Not everyone relishes the prospect of being self employed. For those looking to gain other employment, a certificate in nutrition will enable you to work in a health food store or work in a nutrition research company. Gyms and fitness centres welcome trained nutritionists to their teams.
The Nutritionist Course Details:
· The course is broken down into 14 units and will take around 150 hours of study to complete.
· Assessment is through quizzes and written assessment which must be submitted for marking and appraisal either via email or by post.
· You will also have access to a designated course tutor who can help you to navigate any challenges you may face.
Start your own business. After successfully completing our Diet and Nutrition Advisor course, you will be sufficiently qualified to start and run your own private practice as a nutritionist or diet and nutrition advisor.
Frequently Asked Questions:
This course will take you up to 150 hours to complete working from home, you also receive your own tutor for full tutor support when completing the course. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace. The course comes with a course assessment in the form of quizzes, written questions and short essays, once you have completed your course assessment please email or post it back to us for marking, you will then receive your feedback and certificates.
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So I'm leaving the Sims community.
I'm just bored of it, really. I don't play the game anymore. I don't read any legacies.
I'll leave my blog as it is, just don't expect me to update it anymore.
I'll still play the game - but for fun. I won't be sharing any pictures or anything.
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I was out in Sedona a week ago and shot the top two panorama shots you see here. They were taken about 3 minutes apart from each other as the sun was setting and clouds were randomly obscuring and then revealing the sun on the horizon. I like them both for different reasons, but the middle one seemed a bit too harsh for my liking, and the top one seemed... maybe not punchy enough.
I originally created the panoramas out of about 10 individual photos for the top one and 25 for the middle one. Settings for the top one: 130mm, f/13, 1/4 sec, ISO 100. Settings for the middle: 190mm, f/13, 0.6 sec, ISO 100. Both were taken with my 70-200mm 2.8 IS II USM on my Canon 6D.
So, not being completely pleased with either result, I finally had the idea to combine them in Photoshop. Given that the top panorama used a wider focal length and fewer images, I had to take a hit on max resolution, but that doesn't really matter much when you're working with a 280(!!!) megapixel file.
I ended up erasing much of the top panorama that was laid over the middle one in Photoshop, but I used key parts of it to add more dimension and shadow to certain areas, as well as adding in the bottom detailing. I just kept the eraser set to a soft setting to blend it. Then dodged and burned a few areas, and voila! I love it. Knowing me, I'll still probably tweak it a bit, but I like it for now.
My biggest problem with these is that I was trying to shoot many images rapidly as the sun was setting, and I was using a rather slow shutter speed. Some of you may see where I'm going with this. Because I was moving the camera on the tripod, I didn't always let it properly settle before snapping the next shot, which caused some motion blurring. And the focus was not absolutely 100% correct in every shot (I must have bumped it at some point), though it was still correct enough to be usable. The motion blur was the bigger problem.
So lesson learned: bump ISO to increase shutter speed and eliminate motion blur, or perhaps leave the Image Stabilizer on even though it's on a tripod. When working rapidly, and especially while hanging out on a very steep, soft spot like I was, make sure to account for motion blur even if you think it won't be a problem. If I could go back, I'd probably try to take a test shot with the IS activated, then check the shot thoroughly in the viewfinder. If that's not enough, or actually works against me, then just deactivate it and bump the ISO to 400-800. Noise isn't much of a problem anyway when dealing with a pano like this AND a high quality full frame sensor like the 6D's. Getting the shot absolutely spot on perfect is more important. Otherwise you might as well just shoot with a wide lens and crop the sky and ground out.
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Is America's rental market crushing Millennials?
No one can deny each generation has its own hardships to face in America, but when it comes to renting a home, Millennials — soon to be followed by Generation Z — have been hit hardest. Between the ages of 22-30, Millennials will have spent $93,000 on rent alone.
According to a study released by RENTCafe, for people aged 22-30, Census data dating from 1974 on reveal the "rent burden followed an ascending trend over time, making Millennials the hardest hit generation."
Defining the "generations"
For information like this, it can be helpful to parse out what ages/birth year groups correspond with which generational label.
- The Baby Boomers, who make up one of America's largest the generation that were born mostly following World War II, they range from the early-to-mid 1940s the mid 1960s.
- Generation X, a.k.a. Gen X, is the group whose members have birth years ranging from the early-to-mid 1960s and ending birth years in the early 1980s.
- Millennials, a.k.a. Generation Y, typically corresponds with birthdates starting in the early 1980s and ending in the early 2000s. Pew Research recorded that in 2016, Millennials outnumbered Baby Boomers in the U.S: 77 million to 76 million.
- Generation Z, a.k.a. the iGeneration, are those people born in mid-1990s to mid-2000s.
One has to wonder what comes after Z, but such speculation belongs in another article.
How hard is rent's impact on these younger generations?
The RENTCafe study asserts rent eats up almost half a Millennial's income.
"Compared to Baby Boomers (36 percent) and Generation X (41 percent), Millennials have to cope with a 45 percent rent burden in their 20s."
The younger end of the Millennial spectrum appears hit even harder, because rents keep inflating.
Time Magazine wrote that rental rate increases in the U.S. have been outpacing inflation for decades."Without adjusting for inflation, today's median rent is roughly double that of 1995, when it was around $425."
Indeed, census data show that 47 percent of younger Millennials (ages 20-29) pay higher rents than older Millennials — and this latter group already spent about 44 percent of their income on rent between the ages of 22 and 30.
In 2017, the San Francisco Bay Area remained one of the top most expensive metro areas in the country for renters.
The average rent, which includes all types and sizes of rentals, and accounts for reported rent-controlled units as well as those at the current market rate, was $1,632 for the census report covering 2012-2016.
The per capita income was $55,567. So, on average, a resident was paying 35.24 percent of total income each of those four years.
Averages, of course, don't paint a complete picture of the high nor the low end of the spectrum. Indeed, a one bedroom for rent now in San Francisco is listed on Craigslist at $4,905 a month.
Generation Z: about to get punched in the face?
With trends like national rent increases outpacing income increases, the future doesn't look bright for Generation Z.
RENTCafe posits that "Gen Z-ers are expected to pay something in the vicinity of $102,000 while in their 20s just to put a rented roof over their head."
Anna Marie Erwert writes from both the renter and new buyer perspective, having (finally) achieved both statuses. She focuses on national real estate trends, specializing in the San Francisco Bay Area and Pacific Northwest. Follow Anna on Twitter: @AnnaMarieErwert


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text: When I first became a full time real estate investor and quit my "real job" I was very concerned about cash flow. Even thought I had done my home work, that nagging voice in the back of my mind kept asking questions. Did I calculate things correctly? What if I made a mistake? Am I sure I will have enough to pay all the bills? Want more articles like this? Create an account today to get BiggerPocket's best blog articles delivered to your inbox Sign up for free What was my reaction to all of these questions? It was to keep expenses down by doing many things myself. I did many of the repairs, much of the rehab projects, heck I even cut a lot of the grass. All in an effort to keep expenses down. While I did manage to keep expenses down, my cash flow, while OK was not increasing like I thought it should be. Why? It was because I was spending all of my newfound time in my business instead of on my business. I had not yet learned to let go. Learning to let go came very slowly to me. I felt like I could not let go. If I let go, I thought my expenses would rise because I would need to pay someone to do all of those things I was doing (which is true, they would). I thought I was saving money (and in a sense I was), but what I was also doing by not letting go was cutting myself off from making more money. Finally Letting Go So I Could Work ON My Business Letting go of some things came pretty easily. One hot day in August (If you have ever been to Memphis in August then you know where I am coming from) as I was cutting the grass at one of my properties I saw a lawn service next door. I had seen him around for a while now doing many properties similar to mine. I walked up and introduced myself, chatted for a while and talked services and prices. After a little checking he was hired and I never cut a lawn (except my own – I know let go!) again. Other things took a little more time. It was hard for me to pay the plumber $60 to repair a leaky faucet when I could do it just as well. At least I thought I could do it just as well. It took a little while for me to realize, usually after several trips to the property and the plumbing parts store, that I could not do it just as well. The plumber could be in and out in 10 minutes while it might take me and hour or more. Was this a good use of my time? I finally realized the answer was no. I needed to spend time on my business finding deals rather than in my business fixing sinks. Today I have a great team that I can pretty much rely on to help fix any problem. A plumber to keep things flowing, and electrician to keep the lights on, HVAC technicians to keep people cool in August and a rehab crew that I can simply tell to "make it so" and it does. This team has allowed me time to work on and build my business and thus give more business to my team (How did I find such a team? By networking at our local REIA). Today we are working on developing office and business systems. These systems will eventually allow us to "let go" and grow even more. It took a little while, but now I truly see the benefit in letting go and in allowing others to help you "make it so." As a final note, I want to say congratulations to Josh Dorkin and everyone who has helped BiggerPockets.com reach 100,000 members! That is truly an accomplishment and you should be proud! I look forward to many more great things in the future as you get to 500,000 subscribers. As they say, the first 100,000 is the hardest right! J Till next time, happy investing! Photo: Mr. Littlehand


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Is There A Doctor In The House??
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Oh wow!! That's A LOT of snow!! Stay warm...& enjoy the snow day tomorrow!! :)ReplyDelete
Lol!!! what a crazy fun family day, it is amazing what our doctors think about doing lol! and you are soooo lucky to have the 2 teenagers still at home, I am down to one and he will be out the door soon to the military :) so happy that you all are safe and love the picturesReplyDelete
Wow! That's a lot of snow. My son is going to be 14 and can already sleep the whole day away if I let him--LOL! Something about that age I guess!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh! I had forgotten how deep it could get. Twenty years in SC has made all of that a distant memory, lol.ReplyDelete
Stay warm!!
xx Susan
OMG!!! It's been awile since I saw snow like that. They keep talking about the blizzard in '67 and I was there. Remember trying to walk home from the Jr. HIgh in the middle of the street because it was so bad. Fun times. Don't miss it! Stay warm! (Great crfting days!) xxDReplyDelete
Looks like my house!! It's incredible how much snow came down.ReplyDelete
Wowser!!! I am so glad I live in the South!!ReplyDelete
That's one thing I don't miss about Illinois!! ;)ReplyDelete
Crazy but FUN snow day for your family! Keep warm! :o)ReplyDelete
Holy moly that's a lot of snow!ReplyDelete
Too funny Maria!!! Talk about snowed in! I did that once, decided in a snow storm to take the kids to a well check appointment, made it there, barely, but while we were there it kept snowing and snowing, and trying to get back into the driveway I got stuck half way up! Told the kids, we are HOME! Get out lol! Just left the car there for the hubby to deal with!ReplyDelete
wonderful stuff, love the colors you used!ReplyDelete
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I realise that some of you probably are not that into the brocante-ing (flea market, antiquing...) thing, but I think that I have just found something that I LOVE, and had to share. There are many specific blogs out there on this subject - if you are interested let me know - here is just my point of view on the subject.
This past weekend we went to 2 different brocantes. We were actually motivated to go because our gardener (I use this term loosely, our home used to be a vacation home and he was the caretaker/gardener and still helps us out often with different things, like lawn mower repair) and friend was running the saucisse and frites stand and told us he'd slip us some free fries if we stopped by. And so, not being the type of people to say no to a free lunch, we went.
I have been wanting to go to the brocante now for a long time. I have already been to a few, but was never prepared. Never had cash to buy anything and was either super pregnant, or tired from work all week. Lets just say that I loved it. From the kids getting pony rides, to all the stuff people were selling, it was tons of fun. A lot of it was junk. Old cassette players, telephones, really really used clothes... But there were a few gems...
I came back with three items. One pair of never worn sandals for Miss Lily for next year, that I bought for 2 euros. One little cupboard with the key(!) and glass doors that used to be used to keep one's jam until it was eaten. (This item is going to be used as a jewelry holder for me). And... the cutest little Frenchie school desk for Miss Lily. Someone, at some point, put a piece of lineolum over the top of the desk, but peeled back it looks great. So I have to sand it all down, oil it up I think as the wood looks and feels really dry, and then seal it. And then put it in my office so that we both can 'work' at the same time. It is too dark to get any good photos at the moment, but I will take some asap and add them in. Anyone want to venture a guess as to how much I spent? We can play a game in the comments, I'll answer all guesses with 'more' or 'less' and the winner gets a prize...?
I do feel like this is going along with my goals of consuming less. I am not buying anything new, just reusing things that others don't want anymore. And it is way more fun than going to the store, you have to look for the treasure amid all the junk.
(Oh, and wearing your cowboy boots leads to interesting experiences. I got invited by 2 old men to the local, and new, Line Dancing club. And anything horse-related was pointed out to me by the sellers... Next time I may wear sandals, but tromping around in those fields, my boots were sure nice!)


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I've often noticed a perception amongst colleagues and students that eLearning can only ever be a poor substitute for what they consider 'real' learning environments which are, necessarily, face-to-face. While there is considerable evidence to suggest that eLearning should avoid simply replicating face-to-face teaching and learning strategies, too often that is precisely how eLearning is judged: on its capacity (or lack thereof) to support what can be done in a face-to-face setting. What we see here is that 'traditional' or 'face-to-face' learning operates as a kind of normative discourse: a set of shared assumptions about how teaching and learning ought to happen.
Experienced users of eLearning (whether in stand-alone or hybrid/blended situations) will agree that there are many, many things you can do in an online learning environment that you simply can't do in the rigidly synchronous environment of a face-to-face classroom. What this tells us is that rather than being an ideal against which other types of learning environments should be measured, the face-to-face learning environment, like all learning environments, has both strengths and limitations. It's become the norm or standard against which other environments are measured simply because for so long it was the only environment available.
I think it's time we shifted our thinking away from what eLearning can do to what traditional teaching environments can't do. The simple fact is, however, that such thinking is deeply iconoclastic. The simple suggestion that traditional, face-to-face learning environments have limitations and *gasp* may even be found wanting is unthinkable to many teachers and learners who have never experienced anything else. But that's precisely the point. It's vital that we be able to evaluate different teaching and learning environments on their objective relative merits in order to best harness their distinct potentials. As such, it's vital that we move away from old-fashioned hierarchical thinking that positions face-to-face learning environments at the top of the heap.
To that end, here is a list of 5 things that can't be (easily) done in a rigidly synchronous learning space (a time-limited physical face-to-face classroom):
1 It is difficult or impossible for everyone to make a valuable and useful contribution – particularly in large groups.
- Face-to face classrooms offer little in the way of 'democracy' of learning. If you're shy, find speaking in public hard, have a first language other than that being used for discussion, and/or live with a speaking or hearing difficulty then a face-to-face discussion can be incredibly alienating and difficult to participate in. While participation in a discussion or face-to-face activity isn't essential for effective learning, being consistently excluded from them can be demoralising and limiting for students.
2 It's impossible to provide learning at a time and place where all students are ready and prepared to learn it.
- We know students learn at different paces and build on different sets of prior understanding. Assuming that they're ready to learn what they need to learn at, say, 10.30am on a particular Thursday morning is anathema to this. If a student is not ready at that designated point in time, once the class has finished, they've missed their chance and can only achieve the learning on their own. If, for instance, they listen to a 50 minute lecture which they simply don't understand, even if they go away afterwards and do further reading/research to deepen their understanding, they can't revisit the lecture as it's been and gone. They're also unlikely to have useful notes to which they can refer.
- students who have to miss face-to-face classes (because of illness, caring and/or work responsibilities etc) will always have a significantly impaired learning experience when face-to-face environments prevail.
- face-to-face classes make it hard to tap into the zeitgeist that can make learning authentic. In other words, when something happens in the cultural, social and/or political sphere (such as a scientific breakthrough being reported in the media or a crisis emerging on a reality television show) which is relevant to what the students are learning, they can't discuss it with each other immediately or as it's developing but must wait until the next scheduled class which could be up to a fortnight away.
3 It's difficult or impossible for students to break away to reflect on their understanding or conduct more research to better inform their engagement with the subject at hand.
- In the rigidly limited time of a synchronous class there's simply no time for students to stop and have a think about their understanding or do any further reading or research to inform their understanding. This impedes students who learn at a slower pace, or those who need more time to digest, reflect and 'fine-tune' their thinking and understanding before contributing. If these students achieve learning breakthroughs after the class time has expired, they're unlikely to be able to make a contribution as there will necessarily be a significant break before the next class which will, more often than not, be moving on to a new topic and offer little opportunity for revisiting previous discussions.
- In face-to-face learning environments students are often disconnected from tools which they can use to search for resources (such as web-enabled computers and smartphones) and if they are connected, teachers often discourage students from using them in a classroom (for example by asking them to turn off their phones).
4 It's difficult to have students practice and develop their writing skills, to write collaboratively or learn vicariously in a face-to-face classroom.
- While seminars offer a valuable peer-learning opportunity, the vast majority of collaboration in a seminar happens through oral communication even though the vast majority of their assessment is undertaken through written communication; this immediately presents a significant misalignment between teaching and assessment strategies. There simply isn't enough time for all students to practice their writing and share it with each other in a standard face-to-face classroom or to assess all students by viva-voce.
- In face-to-face classes students almost never have an opportunity to work collaboratively with their peers in the construction of written materials. Face-to-face classes therefore offer no peer-learning opportunities that students can use to develop their written communication skills.
- It's difficult for students in a face-to-face classroom to undertake vicarious learning – in other words to watch other students learn - by reading their scholarly writing.
5 It's difficult or impossible to give all students regular, targeted and personalised feedback on their informal learning achievements.
- most students only get personal, targeted feedback on their formal assessment submissions which can be as few as two times per module. Offering regular, written feedback and feedforward to all students on their participation and contribution to face-to-face classes is both difficult and rare.
With thanks to Sue Folley for her advice and comments.
Friday, 26 June 2009
You can't do that in a classroom!
I've often noticed a perception amongst colleagues and students that eLearning can only ever be a poor substitute for what they consider 'real' learning environments which are, necessarily, face-to-face. While there is considerable evidence to suggest that eLearning should avoid simply replicating face-to-face teaching and learning strategies, too often that is precisely how eLearning is judged: on its capacity (or lack thereof) to support what can be done in a face-to-face setting. What we see here is that 'traditional' or 'face-to-face' learning operates as a kind of normative discourse: a set of shared assumptions about how teaching and learning ought to happen.


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Finally some news you art-tier members are going to be thrilled to hear! I have started to make regular, scheduled art time a priority in my week, which means both new art to show you and the possibility of prints or other merch.
I have a great desktop and touchscreen monitor (A Cintiq by Wacom). Two or three years ago I tried to start streaming my art on twitch (Before they had a creative channel) to get into more of a habit/gather a following. I didn't have a clue what I was doing, but I still managed to put something functional together. I probably lasted a week.
It's time to try again. Setup is FAR easier now than I was back then, it probably took me 15 minutes to get up and running, but now there are a thousand small details you can manipulate to give your viewers participation/watch-your-stream incentives. I'm primarily going to use it as a study schedule, but I plan on taking a limited number of commissions so I can add that revenue-stream to my list of things. From there I'll probably add prints and/or merch via pod services like redbubble or something. If you have a favorite pod site you like to use, let me know!
I've got the stream up and running if anyone wants to check it out: www.twitch.tv/tamiveldura and when I'm not streaming I have a list of people that are hosted on my channel automatically, so there is a LOT of content running there without me needing to do anything additional. So far I've found two ceramic artists (!) and more than a few digital artists to follow. I'm super excited about finding quite a few people who do public study/critique sessions so I'm figuring out when they do that.
The schedule so far is based around the critique that other artists are doing. So Artist1 does a public study at 8pm on Mondays which means I can stream at 8pm for an hour on monday following the study and then submit my results in that artists's discord for critique. While Artist 2 does a public study on Wednesdays, but provides the photos for everyone on the discord. You have a week to do the study, then she'll do a public critique, which then gives you a week to adjust the painting and resubmit for follow up. As I figure out these artists schedules and mine, I'll come up with a more stable pattern of practice.
I still have a writing schedule to follow, of course, and the ceramic work I'm doing. Plus any edits or other work I take on. So the painting/study schedule needs to slot into gaps, not knock other things off my plate. We'll see how that goes. I'll probably fill up some hours saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday since those are my least packed days right now.


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By Daryl Kimball
In a September 2008 Arms Control Today Presidential Q & A, then-candidate for president Barack Obama committed "to working with Russia and other nuclear-armed states to make deep cuts in global [nuclear weapons] stockpiles by the end of my first term." He went on to say, "As a first step, I will seek Russia's agreement to extend essential monitoring and verification provisions of the START I before it expires in December 2009."
Obama has fulfilled that pledge with the negotiation and active support for New START, which is awaiting Senate approval for ratification next month. New START is a vital step in the right direction. It would keep Washington and Moscow on track to reduce their arsenals by about 30 percent below current limits—to no more than 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads on no more than 700 delivery vehicles. The U.S. would retain a large and modern nuclear force more than sufficient to deter a nuclear attack by Russia or any other potential adversary.
Without New START, each side would be tempted to engage in more costly force modernization and hedging strategies. "If we don't get the treaty, [the Russians] are not constrained in their development of force structure and… we have no insight into what they're doing. So it's the worst of both possible worlds," General Kevin Chilton, STRATCOM Commander, said June 16.
Preserving "a dangerous relic of the Cold War"
When it comes to some other pledges on reducing nuclear threats left over from the Cold War, however, President Obama's actions aren't living up to his rhetoric.
In the September 2008 ACT Q&A, he also said "I will work with Russia in a mutual and verifiable manner to increase warning and decision time prior to the launch of nuclear weapons." He also noted that "Keeping nuclear weapons ready to launch on a moment's notice is a dangerous relic of the Cold War. Such policies increase the risk of catastrophic accidents and miscalculation. I believe that we must address this dangerous situation–something President Bush promised to do when he campaigned for president back in 2000, but did not do once in office. I will work with Russia to end such outdated Cold War policies in a mutual and verifiable way."
Back in 2001 Presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin declared that "The United States and Russia have overcome the legacy of the Cold War. Neither country regards the other as an enemy of threat." Yet to this day, U.S. nuclear-capable heavy bombers are off full-time alert, nearly all ICBMs remain on alert, and a significant number of SSBNs are at sea at any given time. Russia deploys most of its 2000-some strategic nuclear warheads on land-based ICBMs. Russian military officials claim that at least 96 percent of all Russia missiles are "ready for deployment within several dozen seconds." China is the only other potential adversary that has nuclear-armed missiles that can reach the United States and it has less than 50 on a low-alert posture.
The Obama administration's Pentagon-led April 2010 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) acknowledges that "Maximizing decision time for the President can further strengthen strategic stability at lower force levels" and the NPR examined possible adjustments to the current alert posture of U.S. strategic forces. Regardless, the NPR "concluded that this posture should be maintained."
Instead of real change the NPR will only lead to long-term studies "that may lead to future reductions in alert posture. For example, in an initial study of possible follow-on systems to the Minuteman III ICBM force, the Department of Defense will explore whether new modes of basing may ensure the survivability of this leg of the Triad while eliminating or reducing incentives for prompt launch." Current plans call for sustaining the Minuteman III strategic missile "for at least another two decades."
Sounds like the 21st century edition of Dr. Strangelove was involved in the NPR discussion and was hyperventilating about Soviet first strike scenarios and a dreaded "mine shaft gap."
As if to underscore the failure to lead the United States away from the dangerous legacy of keeping thousands of U.S. and Russian weapons on alert and ready to launch within minutes of an order from Presidents Obama and Medvedev, this past week the United States–along with France and the United Kingdom–were the only three countries to vote "no" on a United Nations resolution that "Calls for further practical steps to be taken to decrease the operational readiness of nuclear weapons systems, with a view to ensuring that all nuclear weapons are removed from high alert status." The final vote was 144-3, with 22 abstentions. Russia had the good sense to abstain rather than vote "no." China voted "yes."
As we noted in the new Arms Control Association study Assessing Progress on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament: 2009-2010 Report Card, the Obama administration provided strong rhetorical support for the vision of a world without nuclear weapons, but the record shows clearly that the world's nuclear weapons possessor states all have work to do in order to meet the standards established by the international community aimed at reducing and eventually eliminating the nuclear weapons threat. Getting to zero remains a long-term endeavor but it still requires sustained progress by many states, on many levels. Action in some areas but not others is not going to get the job done.


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[Cancelled] Leading from Within: Reclaiming Resilience, Empowering Possibility. A Courage to Lead Retreat for Women
Date: April 23 Location: Menucha Retreat and Conference Center
Menucha Retreat and Conference Center
Are you seeking greater balance as you build your impact in this busy world? Do you want to live your life wholeheartedly and with creativity, purpose, and authenticity? Do you long for change and need support and time to contemplate what comes next? Are you experiencing a disconnect between your inner life and outer work?
Courage to Lead is a personal and professional retreat program rooted in the belief that effective leadership flows from the identity and integrity of the individual.
This Leading from Within retreat is designed specifically for women, offering time and space to reflect on the complex, challenging, and changing dimensions of being both a woman and a leader. A leader may be someone holding a formal leadership position within an organization, but leadership can also be reflected in other ways that we show up in the world through our professional, family, or community life.
We invite you to take this opportunity to pause and let go of the usual distractions and fast pace of technology and to-do lists, and join us in a retreat experience that will help you reclaim your own inner guidance and envision ways to lead from a place of rootedness and resilience.
Our time together will include activities as well as unstructured time designed to inspire a sense of possibility, perhaps a new way of looking at an old problem, and the planting of seeds for continued growth, resilience and empowerment.
Together we will explore questions around how women leaders can sustain and renew their passion, enthusiasm and commitment to leadership and the individuals and communities they serve.
The retreat experience and activities will provide opportunities to:
- Connect with other women who understand the importance and complexity of their roles
- Discuss the personal impacts, barriers, and opportunities encountered along their path
- Imagine work and life without external or internal limits
- Harness the power of women speaking their truths and telling their stories in their own voice
- Kindle the spark that empowers and inspires possibility
- Co-create a context for careful listening and deep connection that honors diversity in person and profession
- Envision and begin practicing radical self-care
- Share by invitation in large and small groups, as well as time provided for solitude
Participants in Courage to Lead often mention that the support received from the retreat community and the unique approach to asking questions and seeking answers from within, enables them to bring a new level of insight and energy to their work. We invite you to join us in this opportunity. View sample 'Courage Retreat at a Glance'
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Retreat Details
Dates: Thursday-Saturday, April 23-25, 2020, 5 p.m. on Thursday to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday The retreat will begin with a group dinner on Thursday and conclude before lunch on Saturday.
Facilitators: Sherri Carreker, MEd, Dawn Montgomery, EdD, Matsya Siosal
Location: Menucha Retreat Center, 38711 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Corbett, OR
Cost and Accommodation Options: Includes 15 PDUs or Washington Clock Hours. Costs include participation in the retreat, all meals and hotel accommodations.
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Sherri Carreker Sherri has served 44 years in public education Pre-K through 12. Her roles varied from teacher, instructional coach, assistant principal, principal to professional development consultant. In addition to her public school experience, she worked within the Teacher Education Department, chaired the Educational Leadership Department, and directed the Center for Community Engagement at the Graduate School of Education and Counseling at Lewis & Clark College. Currently, she serves as a Courage & Renewal facilitator and volunteers in the community.
Dawn Montgomery Dawn's 32 years in K-12 education supports her service to the professional development of leaders. Her varied work experience include elementary and middle school teacher, middle and high school vice principal, high school principal, and district office director overseeing K-12 schools and many district programs and initiatives. Besides serving as a Courage and Renewal facilitator, she is an executive performance coach, an equity trainer and facilitator and she directs educational leadership licensing programs at Lewis & Clark College.
Matsya Siosal's professional background includes leadership positions with for-profit corporations small and large, mission-driven consumer goods companies, and in higher education. Currently she directs the Center for Community Engagement at Lewis & Clark's Graduate School of Education and Counseling. Matsya was introduced to Courage and Renewal when she joined Lewis & Clark in 2010, and participated in her first Courage to Lead retreat in June of 2015. Since then she has continued to participate in Courage retreats at least once annually. She finds that Courage retreats provide the time and space to experience what it is like to, as Emily Dickinson wrote, "dwell in possibility". Courage to Lead programs have enabled Matsya to navigate the challenges that come with leadership with more clarity and resilience, as well as supported her in creating greater balance and wholeness within the personal and professional dimensions of her life. Currently in the facilitator preparation apprenticeship program, Matsya is excited to incorporate Courage to Lead facilitation into her career, as a means to provide space for people to do that very counter-cultural act of slowing down, practicing radical self-care, and tuning in to their own innate wisdom.
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SOMERSET, N.J. (PRWEB) February 22, 2018
Catalent Pharma Solutions, the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products, today announced that Kristen DeVito, Global Director, Clinical Supply Services Business Solutions, will be presenting at the upcoming Clinical Trial Supply New England Symposium, to be held at The Revere Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts, on March 7 - 8, 2018.
Ms. DeVito's presentation, on Wednesday, March 7 at 2:15 p.m., is entitled "Turning Up the Heat: The Effect of Pipeline Success on Clinical Supplies," and will discuss how clinical supply strategy and execution needs to change after early phase I and into later phase trials. This includes the introduction of complex protocols and design elements such as blinding, arms, placebos and comparators, which can quickly increase the potential for significant clinical supply-related issues. Ms. Devito will highlight the risks sponsors may encounter when moving into phase II or phase III for the first time, and will discuss the challenges and considerations needed when trials are run across multiple countries or regions.
In her role at Catalent Pharma Solutions, Ms. DeVito leads internal business improvement initiatives and projects, including for Clinical Supply Services (CSS). With over twenty years' industry experience, she previously held the position of General Manager of CSS facility in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, and Director of Project Management with both Aptuit and Quintiles Clinical Supplies. She is a committee member and former Chair of the ISPE Investigational Products COP Steering Committee, and a former instructor for the Center for Professional Advancement Course, Clinical Trial Materials.
For more information on the symposium, visit Catalent/CTS_New_England. To arrange a meeting with Ms. Devito at the event or afterward, please contact Richard Kerns at NEPR: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Catalent is the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products. With over 80 years serving the industry, Catalent has proven expertise in bringing more customer products to market faster, enhancing product performance and ensuring reliable clinical and commercial product supply. Catalent employs approximately 10,000 people, including over 1,400 scientists, at more than 30 facilities across five continents, and in fiscal 2017 generated over $2 billion in annual revenue. Catalent is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey. For more information, visit http://www.catalent.com
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"Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my Spirit, and you shall have peace in me" (D&C 19:23). What an amazing scripture to choose as the new Mutual theme for 2018.
And to help illustrate the true beauty of this theme, the Church recently released the 2018 Mutual theme video "Peace in Christ." Check it out below.
Listen to the male version below:


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Dear Archman community;
Archman 18.02 KDE Plasma Edition Released (Code name: Panthera onca)
The jaguar (Panthera onca), also known in South America as (painted) onça, is the only extant Panthera species native to the Americas. The jaguar's present range extends from Southwestern United States and Mexico across much of Central America and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Though there are single cats now living within the western United States, the species has largely been extirpated from the United States since the early 20th century. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List; and its numbers are declining. Threats include loss and fragmentation of habitat.
The jaguar is the largest cat species in the Americas and the third-largest after the tiger and the lion. This spotted cat closely resembles the leopard, but is usually larger and sturdier. It ranges across a variety of forested and open terrains, but its preferred habitat is tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest, swamps and wooded regions. The jaguar enjoys swimming and is largely a solitary, opportunistic, stalk-and-ambush predator at the top of the food chain. As a keystone species it plays an important role in stabilizing ecosystems and regulating prey populations.
The jaguar has an exceptionally powerful bite, even relative to the other big cats. This allows it to pierce the shells of armored reptiles and to employ an unusual killing method: it bites directly through the skull of prey between the ears to deliver a fatal bite to the brain.
While international trade in jaguar or its body parts is prohibited, the cat is still frequently killed, particularly in conflicts with ranchers and farmers in South America. Although reduced, its range remains large. Given its historical distribution, the jaguar has featured prominently in the mythology of numerous indigenous American cultures, including those of the Maya and Aztec.
Release Notes and packages:
linux 4.15.3-2
plasma-desktop 5.12.2-1
plasma-framework 5.43.0-1
qt5-base 5.10.1-2
firefox 58.0.2-1
calamares 3.1.12-2
VLC media player (vlc) 2.2.8-4
Clementine Music Player (clementine) 1.3.1-13
Last updated drivers
Unsupprted drivers (b43-firmware-220.127.116.11-1, xf86-video-sis-0.10.8-3 …)
AUR repos enabled
Multilib Arch repos enabled
Liberation Sans font
Drop-Down Yakuake terminal= F12
Screenshots= PrtSc
Start Menu= Super+L (win start button)
Calamares slides (Canemir – Archman artwork developer)
click here for package list
Facilitated Terminal commands
sudo pacman -S ==> pac
sudo pacman -Ss ==> pacs
sudo pacman -Syy ==> pacu
sudo pacman -Syu ==> update
sudo pacman -Scc ==> clean
sudo pacman -R ==> remove
sudo reflector –verbose –latest 15 –sort rate –save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist ==> mirrors
sudo reflector –verbose –latest 15 –sort rate –save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist && sudo pacman -Syyu ==> upgrade
Suse ImageWriter recommended to transfer usb disk on Linux and on Windows
(Suse ImageWriter on Archman repos)
Format USB disk:
sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sd? -I
dd command:
sudo dd bs=4M if=/path/to/archman.iso of=/dev/sd? status=progress && sync
(as root or with sudo)
Please test and tell us your findings and findings about this release.
Kind regards..
forum post: http://archman.org/forum/index.php?topic=2649.msg18133#new


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Just achieved a certification in DevOps Fundamentals, from DevOps Agile Skills Association (DASA). Optimal Connections, LLC will be offering training in DevOps Fundamentals in the near future, as a certified DASA Training Partner.
For more information on the class and scheduling, check our web site for all the details: www.optimalconnections.com.