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Kings Bay
Day 1 Evening flight to Longyearbyen
Welcome to Longyearbyen, we will greet you at the airport and escort you to your accommodation in the city under the light of the midnight sun.
Transport: Private vehicle and aeroplane
Accommodation: Guesthouse or private apartment
Day 2 Longyearbyen - Kings Bay
Today is a chance to meet everyone and prepare for our adventure, together we will explore the northernmost city on the planet, Longyearbyen, before taking a scenic boat trip to Saint Jean Fjord and Prins Karls Forland.
Activities: Free walking tour of Longyearbyen
Transport: 6 hour boat trip
Accommodation: Camping
Days 3 to 8 Our Adventure
Kings Bay makes an ideal spot for our basecamps from which to explore this vast and wild arctic environment. It is surrounded by rugged mountains and 4 huge glaciers which tumble into the sea. The icebergs here are among the largest and most varied in Spitsbergen and they attract a whole variery of marine life like seals and birds who love to bask in the sun on the blocks of floating ice. It is also an area with a rich and interesting history, we will find traces of past polar expeditions, coal mining and old whaling stations. We can explore the site of the first air expedition to the North Pole and learn more about the northernmost community in the world and their fascinating polar research.
Each day brings a new adventure as immerse ourselves in this arctic wilderness and take time to fully explore this remarkable location in a unique and intimate way. The sheltered waters of Kongfjorden are ideal for mastering tandom sea-kayaking techniques and we can enjoy a multidtude of different adventures here. We can go hiking and climb various interesting peaks with fantastic views of the surrounding glaciers and wilderness. We can paddle among icebergs, marine mammals and approach glacier fronts... let's fully explore this fabulous environment.
There are up to 27 different species of birds protected in these reserves and reindeer roam in the tundra. This area is the home to the walrus and of course, the king of these lands, the polar bear - we will have the chance to observe these animals throughout our stay in these remote arctic lands where few people venture.
Activities: Daily sea-kayaking and hiking adventures
Accommodation: Camping
Day 9 Ny Ålesund - Longyearbyen
Today is a chance to explore the northern scientifique research town Ny Ålesund and learn more about its remarkable history. This afternoon we take the boat back to Longyearbyen where warm showers await us in our comfortable guesthouse accomodation.
Activities: Free wallking tour of Ny Ålesund
Transport: 6 hour boat trip to Longyearbyen
Accommodation: Guesthouse
Day 10 Longyearbyen
A day to relax and explore Longyearbyen with its edge-of-the-world atmosphere. We recommend visiting Svalbard museum and you can choose from a variety of optional activities like summer dog-sledding or a cruise to the abandoned Russian city of Pyramiden...
Activities: Various optional activities
Accommodation: Departure in the night
Day 11 Farewell Spitsbergen
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- Airport transfers
- Two nights guesthouse accommodation in Longyearbyen
- All technical camping gear
- All sea-kayaking equipment
- Full supervision by an experienced professional guide
- Full board except a final evening meal in Longyearbyen (day 10)
- Return boat trip Longyearbyen - Kings Bay
Not included
- Flights
- Evening meal on day 10 in Longyearbyen (kitchen facilities/restaurant options available)
- Accommodation on day 11 as midnight departure for the airport is required
Additional Options
- Meal in a local restaurant: from €30
- Svalbard museum: from €9
- Day cruise to Nordenskjöll Glacier via the abandoned Russian settlement of Pyramiden: from €210
- Summer dog-sledding: from €130 for a half day excursion
Comfort 1/5: Camping
Level 2/5: Moderate
Terms and conditions
Practical info
Budget & exchange
- Any additional activities
- Drinks and personal expenses
- One evening meal in Longyearbyen, kitchen facilities, shops and restaurants available
Supplied equipment
Group Equipment
- A 'Tepee' style mess tent with table, stools and cooking equipment
- 'Ortlieb' water belts
- A Sarsat beason
- A VHF radio
- A heavy caliber rifle
- An alarm gun
- Mini-flares and penjectors for each group member
- A copy of Spitsbergens animal records
- A first aid kit
- Books about local flora and fauna
Individual Equipment
- A tent per two people (a 3 man dome tent for maximum space and comfort)
- A self-inflating sleeping mat
- A suitable synthetic sleeping bag ( -6°C)
- An aluminium thermos flask per 2 people
- Helly Hansen fleece lined salopettes for kayaking and when ashore
- A tandem sea kayak with directional rudder (1 per 2 people)
- A Gore-tex dry suit with integrated warm fleece liner
- A pair of kayak pogies
- A spray deck
- A life jacket with two pockets
- A neoprene balaclava
- 1 pair of 'croc' style shoes/sandals
Vital equipment
- A sleeping bag liner
- Your walking boots
- Waterproof, windproof jacket (with a hood)
- Waterproof trousers (breathable)
- Warm gloves and hat
- Thermals - top & long johns
- A fleece/jumper
- Suitable underwear, t-shirts and walking trousers
- Thin socks and thick socks (we recommend bringing 3-4 pairs of thick socks)
- Sunhat and sun cream
- Sunglasses (UV 400)
- A small towel, your personal toiletries and toilet roll
- Any personal medication
- A water bottle/flask
- A small rucksack to use as a day bag
- Head torch & spare batteries (although it is nearly always light in the summer months)
- Your swimming stuff
- Clothes for travelling in
Our advice for keeping warm
- No cotton
- Bring dry spares of everything, including underwear and gloves
- Wear multiple layers including:
- A warm breathable base layer
- A second thermal layer
- Wind and waterproof protective out layers
Helpful equipment
- Your camera (and suitable protective case)
- Binoculars
- A comfortable evening outfit
- A comfortable pair of shoes for the evenings
- Walking poles
- Inflatable pillow
- Insect repellant
- A knife
- A notepad and pencil
- Plastic bags for wet/dirty clothing
Mandatory vaccines
Health information & recommendations
- The weather in the Svalbard archipelago is very changeable.
- The average annual rainfall in Longyearbyen is only 200mm (7.87 inches), in London, England, the annual average is 594mm (23.4 inches) - Spitsbergen is a cold desert!
- Average temperatures in Longyearbyen range from -16°C to -9°C (3.2°F - 15.8°F) in April and -3°C to -7°C (26.6°F - 19.4°F) in May.
- Strong katabatic winds can occur here, particularly near to high glaciers but winds can generally be described as moderate and localised.
- Dark polar nights occur from 14th November to 29th January, the full moon shines across the snow creating a beautiful gliterring winter landscape. Then, from 19th April to 23rd August, the sun shines constantly, uninterrupted, high in the sky.
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- The Norweigian Svalbard archipelago is the closest territory to the North Pole; Spitsbergen is the name of the largest island.
- Svalbard covers an area of around 39146 square miles (63000km2) and two thirds of this polar world are constantly covered by ice.
- The archipelago was deserted by human civilisation for a very long time but today has over 2600 inhabitants.
- The archipelago has 3 National Parks, 3 Nature Reserves, 15 Ornithological Reserves (bird reserves) and 3 Botanical Reserves.


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Genocide hoax tests ethics of academic publishing
Hate speech is on the rise. In Canada alone, it increased by a staggering 600 per cent between 2015 and 2016 as part of what some have called "the Trump effect."
Academia is not immune to this trend. According to a recent study, some scholars have sought to promote "colonial nostalgia and white supremacy" by using the "scholarly veneer" of academic journals to spread "what are otherwise hateful ideologies." What are the responsibilities of scholars in light of these developments? Are there any ethical limits to what is acceptable for debate in scholarly journals?
To take an extreme example, would an article advocating for genocide be fair game for publication, or is it beyond the ethical bounds of legitimate scholarly debate? That these sort of questions even need to be asked is a testament to the troubling times in which we live.
Recent academic controversies, such as the debate over the "Ethics and Empire" project at Oxford, which seeks to develop a "historically intelligent Christian ethic of empire" in order to justify neo-imperialist interventions in the present, have given a new sense of urgency to addressing the ethics of academic scholarship. Yet when leading historians and other scholars have challenged the legitimacy of such scholarship, the self-proclaimed champions of "free speech" have predictably claimed that academic freedom is under assault.
However, a scholar's right to free speech does not entitle them to be granted unlimited access to whatever scholarly platform they desire. Scholarly journals have a right to reject any article they decide is unfit for publication—whether due to lack of scholarly merit or on ethical grounds.
The scholarly community also has a right to question the judgement of academic journal editors if they believe that a published article does not meet the basic standards of academic conduct.
This was precisely the situation that arose last year when a prominent international studies journal published an article praising the virtues of colonialism while ignoring the atrocities of colonial rule.
The "case for colonialism" debacle
When the Third World Quarterly published Bruce Gilley's "The Case for Colonialism" last fall, it sparked outrage within the scholarly community. Not only did the article proclaim that colonialism was "beneficial" to the colonized, but it also advocated for the recolonization of former colonies by the Western powers.
In response, two petitions garnered over 18,000 signatures calling for the article's retraction. The petitions argued that the article should never have been published since its account of the history of colonialism was deeply flawed and its recolonization proposal would violate the basic human rights of millions.
The publisher, Taylor & Francis, eventually withdrew the article. Yet they did so not for the reasons laid out in the petitions, but allegedly due to threats of violence against the journal's editor. To date, the publisher has not released any concrete evidence related to these threats, nor have they explained whether a criminal investigation was conducted into the matter.
Although the petitioners welcomed the news of the article's retraction, both critics and supporters of the Third World Quarterly viewed the publisher's rationale for withdrawing the article due to violent threats—rather than a lack of scholarly merit—as setting a dangerous precedent.
However, the article was recently republished by the National Association of Scholars, a conservative advocacy group, in the name of supporting "academic freedom."
Supporters of the Third World Quarterly had made much the same argument in a petition published in The Times last December, which stated that academic journal editors have a right "to publish any work—however controversial—that, in their view, merits exposure and debate."
Ethics and academic freedom
What exactly "merits exposure and debate" in scholarly journals? As the editor of a scholarly journal myself, I am a strong supporter of academic freedom. But journal editors also have a responsibility to uphold the highest standards of academic quality and the ethical integrity of scholarly publications.
When I looked into the pro-Third World Quarterly petition in more detail, I noticed that over a dozen signatories were themselves editors of scholarly journals. Did they truly believe that "any work—however controversial" should be published in their own journals in the name of academic freedom?
If they had no qualms with publishing a case for colonialism, would they likewise have no ethical concerns about publishing a work advocating a case for genocide?
The genocide hoax
In late October 2017, I sent a hoax proposal for a special issue on "The Costs and Benefits of Genocide: Towards a Balanced Debate" to 13 journal editors who had signed the petition supporting the publication of "The Case for Colonialism."
In it, I mimicked the colonialism article's argument by writing: "There is a longstanding orthodoxy that only emphasizes the negative dimensions of genocide and ethnic cleansing, ignoring the fact that there may also be benefits—however controversial—associated with these political practices, and that, in some cases, the benefits may even outweigh the costs."
As I awaited the journal editors' responses, I wondered whether such an outrageous proposal would garner any support from editors who claimed to support the publication of controversial works in scholarly journals.
Would they think that a case for genocide "merits exposure and debate," or would any of the editors raise ethical concerns about its content?
As it turns out, nine of the editors declined to move forward with my proposal and the remaining four never responded. This seemed to be a reassuring sign that there were still ethical standards at work in the editorial decision-making process. However, the reasons for their rejections differed markedly, and very little had anything to do with scholarly ethics.
The editors' responses
Two editors noted that their journals rarely if ever accept special issue proposals, while two others explained that the topic of genocide didn't align with the focus of their journal. Interestingly, several editors expressed skepticism about whether there was a need for "balanced" debate on the topic.
More concerning were those who declined the hoax proposal but praised it nonetheless. For instance, one editor noted that the proposal "sounds fascinating." Another offered encouraging advice and even stated that "I hope you do find an outlet."
Of all the responses to the hoax, only one editor raised any major ethical concerns about the nature of the proposal itself.
Referring to the submission as "morally repugnant" and "offensive," the editor said it was simply unthinkable to imagine that such a proposal could even have been submitted for consideration to a scholarly journal.
Here was a forceful defense of the ethical integrity of academic publishing if ever there was one. Yet why had this very same editor supported the publication of "The Case for Colonialism," especially given the historical linkages between colonialism and genocide?
The ethical limits of scholarly debate
When a journalist brought the comparison between colonialism and genocide to the attention of Bruce Gilley, author of "The Case for Colonialism," Gilley made a very revealing comment. He said that: "It's an absurd analogy. Genocide, I think everyone would agree, is a moral wrong. There's absolutely no plausible philosophical argument that one group of people establishing authority over another is an inherent moral wrong. Human history is all about alien rule."
This statement is remarkable in a number of ways. For starters, it ignores the fact that a basic principle of international law is that the "subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights."
It also obscures the undeniable historical connections between colonialism and genocide. And, lastly, it is a tacit acknowledgement that an academic work which promotes a "case for genocide" is indeed beyond the bounds of legitimate scholarly debate on ethical grounds.
All the blustering rhetoric of academic freedom notwithstanding, it seems there is, in fact, general agreement that scholars must have at least some sort of ethical limits to academic debate. The key point of contention is where exactly those lines should be drawn. Gilley and his supporters would have us believe that making a case for colonial domination is well within those limits.
As for my part, I'll stand with the more than 18,000 scholars who have argued that if an academic work is calling for the violation of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms, that's a pretty good indication it doesn't deserve the time of day from reputable scholarly publishers.
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.


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Craig Fravel is an optimist. Right now, he needs to be. In his ninth year as CEO of Breeders' Cup Limited, he is charged with delivering one of the most significant global racing events at a racetrack where 22 horses have died since Christmas. Santa Anita may be one of Breeders' Cup's most cherished hosts, but the dreadful sequence of recent events has sparked the most fundamental existential debate over the direction of the sport that most of us can remember.
Fravel, a Del Mar native with three decades' experience in California racing, is never a man to be drawn into frenetic, urgent responses. In a world where moderation has become outmoded in favour of extreme polarity of opinion, he cautiously treads the middle ground between "something, anything, must be done NOW," and "Crisis? What Crisis?".
Truth is, this is a crisis, but he's not going to allow Breeders' Cup to make a drama out of it. At least not for the time being.
"Like everyone else in the industry, we're concerned and we're monitoring the situation very closely," he says. "At this stage, I'd be confident that Santa Anita and the California Horseracing Board [CHRB] will address these serious safety considerations and, once a clear picture emerges, we'll analyse the situation and sit down with our board to make a decision on how we proceed."
So could the 2019 Breeders' Cup be relocated sooner rather than later? Fravel is unwilling to set the cat among the pigeons just yet, but he recognises the need to "give people time" should such a measure be required and is keen to point out that the event has "changed venues at late notice several times before in its history".
Long-standing policy
Perhaps of equal interest in this context is the extent to which his board is willing to sign up to The Stronach Group's [TSG] hastily drafted suite of recommendations for the furtherance of racing at Santa Anita and Golden Gate fields.
Philosophically, at least, the TSG modernisers and Breeders' Cup under Fravel do not seem a million miles apart, certainly in terms of the desire to phase out the use of raceday Lasix.
"A lot of the TSG suggestions in their latest document are issues that Breeders' Cup have condoned as a long-standing policy," he says. "We have long believed, for instance, that raceday medication should not be a part of our event."
So why, after the internationally heralded experiment in 2012 with Lasix-free 2-year-old races, did the ever-contentious diuretic work its way back to full usage within two years? Fravel is frank in outlining the realpolitik at play here, noting that his team had to "back off, because the horsemen threatened to use their power to cut off our simulcast signal if we continued along those lines".
Could the current backdrop of crisis management, and with it the entire sport's heightened appreciation for cooperation and conciliation, lead to a rethink? "I wouldn't want to speculate," says Fravel, "but it's fair to say that the horsemen in California have been part and parcel of the solution to the current situation."
If a modernising agenda to withdraw raceday Lasix gathers momentum across jurisdictions, it is surely possible that the much-called-for unified leadership and regulatory harmonisation becomes more than a pipedream. Fravel's experience tells him otherwise, noting wryly that this would require "a lot of people and a lot of organisations to cede power that they already have, and that is hugely problematic".
It seems grimly ironic that the viability of this year's venue should be open to question when it was Santa Anita's own perceived reliability that steadied the Breeders' Cup ship as the host track for five of the seven years between 2008 and 2014.
Given that the first two of those events - the Zenyatta years, if you like - were run on the Pro-Ride track, it could reasonably have been expected that the case for another synthetic revolution would be reopened. Yet, for all its commitment to superior racetrack maintenance, Belinda Stronach's Open Letter stopped short of advancing a change of surface.
Sharp contrast
Fravel is disinclined to believe that this will be a natural consequence of the recent fatalities. "I don't think this will rekindle the movement towards synthetic tracks for racing. It may well be that there should and will be more in a training environment, which may - long term - be more important. But there were issues relating to the quality and consistency of those synthetic racing surfaces and, although it's hard to say 'never', I don't see it in the next few years."
And what of the whip? The proposed new regulations at Santa Anita and Golden Gate - in the sharpest contrast to the laissez-faire attitude to the whip that had prevailed for years in North America - make the Stronach Group either faithless appeasers of the animal rights lobby or global pioneers with a desire to scrub the tarnish from racing's image, depending on where you stand.
Either way, TSG is marching to the beat of its own drum - it is not as though this issue had been debated with nearly the fervour that accompanies it in the UK, for instance. Indeed, Fravel concedes that the use of the whip has "never even been discussed at board level", although he recognises the need for "a lot of open conversation" and volunteers that Breeders' Cup is now entering into a joint venture with the Jockey Club to induct survey work and focus groups to "more fully understand where we are on this in relation to public perception".
As important as public perception might be, Breeders' Cup is hugely conscious of its reputation on the world stage. Craig Fravel believes that restoring and maintaining its global standing has been a significant success story in recent editions: "When I started, we were being questioned internationally. Could we survive increased competition from British Champions Day, Irish Champions Weekend, Hong Kong and so on? I'd like to think that we remain unique in terms of the quality and quantity of international participants and that we're in a good place reputationally.
"I am lucky to work with a great team, and we've developed an excellent and consistent broadcast partnership with NBC. We know it's a serious business, but we try to give everyone a great experience and remember that it is supposed to fun at the same time."
But is it possible to maintain such a healthy degree of confidence in the sport in the face of some of its sternest challenges? "The optimist in me says that, out of real sadness, good things will come. There will be finger pointing and consternation, but we will make huge steps forward. I hope that whatever happens to advance the cause is always guided by being good for the horse."
Come what may, Fravel has "no doubt" that this year's Breeders' Cup "will be conducted well and will be a great championship", irrespective of where it may take place.


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S.2270 - Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act116th Congress (2019-2020) |
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|Health and Wellbeing Event in Parsons Green
Moves, grooves and fundraising for the Stroke Association
Local Parsons Green dance teacher, Ali Juice (23), will be helping to host a health and wellbeing event at Alexander House on Friday April 24 from 6pm to 9pm, to raise vital funds for the Stroke Association.
Staff from Forever Living are bringing a summer fete to town. The free event will include healthy snacks, dance workshops and information about healthy living.
Ali, a supporter of the Stroke Association and an employee of Forever Living said, "I was really passionate to hold the event to make everyone aware of the impact a stroke can have on stroke survivors and loved ones. I think it's really important for the community to know about small steps they can make to live a healthier and active lifestyle. Stroke is a devastating condition, and through our summer fate, I hope that together we can conquer stroke."
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When his family moved to Memphis in 1991, the Persian community was small. But now, according to Mirghahari, there are about 2,500 people of Iranian descent living in Memphis. The idea for Caspian came to him when he was attending a gathering of Persian men with his father.
"We were talking about how there's no place to get Persian food here," he says. "It's difficult to prepare Persian food at home, so most people would have to drive to Atlanta or St. Louis to go to a Persian restaurant."
Mirghahari modeled Caspian after restaurants he had known growing up in California and New Jersey. He traveled home to Iran in April to bring back items to transform the space, a former printing shop on Brookhaven Circle. He bought crystal chandeliers to compliment the elegant dining room, and he decorated the walls with photos and prints from Iran.
"I got the name from a friend who owns a restaurant in California named Caspian," he says. "I wanted something unique and even planned to name it Persepolis [after the ancient city which is featured on the cover of the menu]. But my friend suggested Caspian because anything else would be hard to pronounce."
The menu features stews and skewered cuts of chicken and filets. Many items are served with basmati rice, which is prepared using cilantro, mint, dill, and other herbs. Though all of the items are traditional Persian dishes, Mirghahari did have to make some substitutions.
"With the exception of the lamb shank, I use beef instead of lamb," he says. "In my country, they use lamb because beef is very hard to find. And here lamb is hard to come by, and a lot of people don't like the taste because it's so different."
Persian food features ingredients from the ancient empire that once spread from Greece to Pakistan. It incorporates a number of fresh ingredients and herbs such as grape leaves, pomegranates, mint, basil, and saffron.
"It's difficult to describe Persian food to someone who hasn't tried it before," Mirghahari says. "You have to try it to understand."
The restaurant's hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Caspian, 715 Brookhaven Circle (767-3134)
Bluefin will host a Spanish-wine dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 29th. The six-course menu will feature tomato gazpacho with lobster avocado salsa, Spanish-inspired sushi, chorizo, ancho coffee-dusted beef tenderloin, and stuffed pork chops. The dishes will be paired with Spanish wines. The cost is $60 per person. Call 528-1010 for reservations.
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Folk's Folly Prime Steakhouse will host a dinner featuring the wines of Peju Province Winery, located in Napa Valley on Monday, October 3rd. Peju's sales manager, Gary Vierra, will be on-hand to discuss the wines.
The dinner, prepared by Chef Javier Lopez, will include barbecue shrimp, rosemary biscuits, a mixed-green salad with fruit and sweet peppers served with a rosemary vinaigrette, a Tuscan-style Kansas City strip, roasted-garlic potato casserole, and a warm lemon rice custard. A Peju wine will accompany each dish.
Cost for the dinner is $75, and seating will be limited to 50. For reservations, call 762-8200.
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The newly discovered Zohr gas field dominated the conversation at this week's Euromoney Egypt conference and captured the audience's attention, so much so that it almost displaced the Suez Canal development zone as the government's darling project.
Hopes are being pinned on the "supergiant" field's ability to expedite the growth of Egypt's economy, although many experts have warned against expecting the gas to be a quick fix for the country's energy problems or its economic woes.
Italian energy firm Eni announced on Sunday the discovery of the gas field, located off of Egypt's Mediterranean coast, which could potentially yield 30 trillion cubic feet of lean gas, enough to satisfy Egypt's natural gas demand for decades.
The field is the largest gas discovery in Egypt and in the Mediterranean Sea, and could become one of the world's largest natural gas finds, the company said.
The find was made at a depth of 1,450 meters in the Zohr prospect in the Shorouk Block of Egypt's offshore Mediterranean holdings.
Day two of the Euromoney conference opened with a discussion with Khaled Abu Bakr, executive chairperson of Taqa Arabia and secretary general of the Egyptian Gas Association, about the newly discovered gas field and what it can mean for the future of Egypt's economy.
"The impact of the discovery is huge, on the short to medium term, over the coming eight years. You will definitely see more young Egyptian entrepreneurs and multinational companies developing services related to development," Abu Bakr said.
He pointed out that, in the long-term, this could lead to enhancing the overall economy, reducing subsidies and the budget deficit while creating job opportunities.
The discovery also opens the way for Egypt to become the strongest hub in the area, he says, if the proper upgraded infrastructure is in place. The current onshore infrastructure is strong and reliable, and with proper development, will create opportunities to increase energy capacity, he adds.
In a report published today, UK-based economic research firm Capital Economic stresses that despite the potential significant economic benefits of the discovery, it will take years for them to be realized.
According to the report, the newly discovered field can help raise Egypt's real GDP by 4.5 percent by increasing daily natural gas production by 2.5-3 billion cubic feet per day from the current 4.5 billion cubic feet per day.
Capital Economics also says this could increase state revenue by 1.6 percent of GDP, in addition to alleviating electricity blackouts and lowering the deficit.
Still, production from the field is not expected before 2018 at the earliest, the report says, since Eni announced they won't start installing pipelines and drilling before next year. The London firm also expects the increased domestic consumption levels will end up swallowing the extra output that may be exported, after five years starting 2018, leaving none for exports after that period. This means that Egypt may be forced to once again resort to imports, assuming the demand levels will continue increasing at the same pace that has been going for the past 15 years.
The boost from increased exports is estimated to be around 2.5 percent of GDP in those five years, around US$7 billion, according to Capital Economics. It also mentioned that even if the domestic consumption used all the extra output, it will still help in freeing up gas from other fields, which can be exported.
The high levels of domestic consumption are mainly caused by Egypt's dependence on fossil fuels as its main energy source, a problem Abu Bakr addressed during the confernce.
He highlighted the importance of having a better, more diversified energy mix in Egypt, saying that the current mix, consisting of 93 percent fossil fuels, 6 percent hydroelectricity mainly from the High Dam, and only 1 percent renewable energy, is unhealthy. The dependence on one source, oil and gas in the case of Egypt, can lead to lack of investments when a shortage occurs, which is what has been happening in Egypt during the past five years, he adds.
"In petroleum and electricity sectors we have proper candidates, engineers and technicians, but we don't have the same with renewable energy, and in my opinion it is a necessity to develop the capital needed for renewable energy usage and have proper technicians. If I was in the government I would continue encouraging renewable energy and even subsidize it for a while," he suggested.
Tim Fox, head of research and chief economist at Emirates NBD, gave a short presentation during the conference, in which he referred to the new Zohr field discovery as a game-changer. He said it cancan be beneficial for Egypt's economy as a whole, and not just in terms of meeting domestic energy needs.
The field was also mentioned repeteadly by officials during the conference.
Hany Kadry Dimian, the minister of finance, described the new gas field as a huge asset for the country and its coming generations during the conversation held with him, adding that it gives the government a lot of hope about other explorations in the area.
Investment Minister Ashraf Salman also made sure to mention the discovery during the conference, stating that it will motivate more investors to come and explore the shores of Egypt, because of the potentials that lay there. However, he also mentioned that Egypt will continue to import gas, despite the discovery.
Discovered by Italian firm Eni, the field, according to initial reports, holds around 30 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, which is around 5.5 billion barrels of oil. The find is considered to be the largest gas discovery in the history of the Mediterranean.


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Homecoming is around the corner and the Pleasanton Ex-Students' Association needs your help.
Any classes ending in "7" that are having any events or reunions on the weekend of Homecoming on Oct. 27 need to contact: Nancy Antu at 830-570-3038, Jimmy Magel at 830-569-2788 or Mary Ann Barta at 830-569-4440.
On Oct. 27, at 5:30 p.m. the PHS Ex-Students' Association will meet at the Pleasanton Junior High School Cafeteria. All honor classes are urged to attend since the King and Queen nominations will be made at that time. The coronation will be before the football game. The walk across the field to recognize Ex-Students will be at half-time.
Ex-Student dues are $5 per person. Without these dues, scholarships would not be possible.


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How to choosing Bathroom Accessories?
Your bathroom should be a comfortable space that is also functional and easy to use. Designing a bathroom to suit your needs requires an attention to detail and a practical approach to the space. Start by determining the layout of the bathroom. Choose the bathroom fixtures, like the toilet, the sink, and the shower or tub, as well as accessories like storage baskets, shelving, and a mirror. Then, create a design plan for the bathroom so you can build it to suit your needs.
Get woven storage baskets for bathroom items. To add more storage to the bathroom, look for deep woven baskets that you can slide under the sink. Put toiletries, spare toilet paper rolls, and other items in the baskets. You can also use large storage baskets to store extra towels.
Add shelving above the toilet or sink for storage. Another option is to install shelves above the toilet for candles, toilet paper, and other items. Make sure the shelves are just as long as the toilet and not too wide so they do not extend too far over the toilet. Shelves above the sink are a good option for extra storage as well. Try having one long shelf that is not too wide so you can still use the sink. You may want to put a shelf between the sink and mirror to store toothbrushes and soap to keep the countertop clear.
Put in a mirror to make the space seem bigger. Include a mirror over the sink so people can see themselves when they get ready for the day. It will also help to keep the space more open. The mirror should be as wide as the sink. If you don't have room for a mirror over the sink or vanity, install one on the back of the bathroom door. A full-length mirror would work well here.
Include a chair or a bench if there is room. A chair by the sink or close to the door can provide some seating in the bathroom. A bench is a good option if the bathroom is going to be used by multiple people at once and you have the space for it. Choose wooden, metal, or plastic seating. If you go for an upholstered piece, make sure it is water- and mold-resistant. Make sure the chair or bench does not crowd the room or make it feel too small.


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Kent State Professor Named to Health Planning Post
The Kent State University College of Public Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Willie Oglesby III, assistant professor of health policy and management, to the position of William C. and Elizabeth M. Treuhaft Chair in Health Planning for the Center for Community Solutions.
The Center for Community Solutions, established in 1913, is a Cleveland-based nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that focuses on policy and system reform. It provides strategic leadership to improve health, social and economic conditions. The Treuhaft Chair was established in 1981 and has enabled the center to conduct substantive research and program development in the areas of health improvement and public health.
"We are fortunate to have relationships with key academic partners like the College of Public Health at Kent State," said John Begala, executive director of the Center for Community Solutions. "The addition of scholars like Dr. Oglesby will strengthen our ability to carry on a long tradition of producing high-quality analysis related to health, social and economic conditions in Northeast Ohio. His expertise in public health and health policy couldn't come at a better time as our community, state and nation work to develop strategies to extend health insurance to the uninsured and reduce the prevalence of chronic diseases."
"Dr. Oglesby's appointment to the Treuhaft Chair emphasizes the College of Public Health's commitment to community-based research that addresses real-world problems," said Mark James, founding dean of Kent State's College of Public Health. "This is the type of partnership we value. Not only do community partnerships provide wonderful opportunities for faculty, students will also benefit by developing practical skills they can apply as they launch their careers in public health."
The Treuhaft Chair endowment will also support a half-time graduate assistant at Kent State's College of Public Health.
Oglesby recently moved to Kent, Ohio, from Columbia, S.C.
For more information on Kent State's College of Public Health, visit www.kent.edu/publichealth.
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The process of data management and security
Knowledge we can conduct based on obtained data
The grand majority of all information from the internet and from internet activity worldwide can be obtained as data. This is one of the core parts of the internet and of our modern day society's technology usage. Collected data is of utter importance for the future usage of internet and technology to be effective, secure and optimally formed. The administrative process of collecting, storing, protecting and validating collected data is called data management. During data management the data is as well filtered and prioritized based on relevance and importance. Data management is optimally followed by the administrative process of data mining where one it consultant optimizes the gathered information and by it conducts patterns, trends and correlations of the gathered data.
Point of sales systems and its vulnerability
Information security is of high importance for all kinds of corporations and organizations working with data management and data mining, and in particular those who outsource information to a third party, and of course those who work with payment and payment systems of different kinds. Successful and trustfull companies working in this sector, such as the company Pedab, can help with optimizing and rising the security within pos system – point of sale systems. To be truthful there are few systems that are less vulnerable than pos systems, at least in its original form.
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Another relevant system that companies such as Pedab work with is called waas. Waas is short for the term workplace as a service, and it is an relevant and effective systems for many companies and corporations. The idea with waas is to lease equipment for offices rather than buying it, and in opposite to for example storage for containers and it security assessment it is usually managed by business analyst. When it comes to security one of the most relevant system is soc 2 – the second type of Security Operations Center. On the other hand it security assessment is of high important for datasecurity for leaders.


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Cheerful hummingbirds illustrated in a magical tropical flora in blue tones - in rectangular XL format made of 100% silk! This XL silk scarf rounds off your jeans outfit with a highlight.
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Welcome to Milnor! Small town living in a new development! Located on the edge of town, this new development offers 43 lots to build your dream home on. Enjoy Milnor's many amenities including an excellent school system with a low student to teacher ratio, ambulance/fire dept., community center, golf course, swimming pool, daycare center, a variety of retail & service businesses and much more! This development is part of the Milnor Renaissance Zone. Through this program you may qualify for the following incentives: State income tax credit for 5 years. 100% real estate tax exemption for 5 years. The City of Milnor also offers multiple incentives to new families coming into the community. Contact Agent for more details.
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Michel is a family restaurant, a small corner of France on Krasnaya Presnya Street, where you can have a leisurely breakfast, meet with business partners, dine in a romantic atmosphere, and for special events book a separate reception hall. For more than a decade our guests have been tasting both traditional French dishes (foie gras, onion soup, frog legs and beef à la bourguignon), as well as the classics of the Mediterranean. A special place is occupied by the dessert card, in which more than 20 positions are presented.
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From 8:00 to 12:00 on weekdays we serve breakfast, and on weekends from 12:00 to 15:00 we serve brunch.
Those who live in the rhythm of a big city can always take coffee and food to go.
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Exmouth Town to celebrate their super season this Saturday night with the 2019 Presentation Evening
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Exmouth Town will celebrate their superb season this coming Saturday (May 11) when they host their annual Presentation Evening at the Southern Road clubhouse.
The action on Saturday night gets underway from 7pm. The main focus of the evening is of course then presentation of the trophies to the stars of the season, one that saw Town finish as runners-up in the South West Peninsula League Premier Division.
Not that this is all about the Town first team for the club also run two other senior sides, a number of youth teams and the Under-18s who won a league and cup double and sill have another cup final to contest before their season ends!
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You cannot manage what you cannot measure and it's very important to measure where a practice stands financially so that you can be more effective at collecting insurance money. If you don't know how to measure your success, then you can never determine what's happening with the money nor implement goals to improve productivity.
You can't make changes and improve performance until you have accurate, relevant measures to analyze.
The financial ratios below will allow you to analyze your practice(s). We give a brief description of each and describe how the ratio may be useful to a practice.
Quick Analysis
Look at:
- The percentage of claims submitted within the last 30 days that were delayed
- The percentage of claims submitted within the last 30 days that were denied on the first submission
- The reasons most frequently given by payers for the delays and denials
A quick review can alert you to new trends or changes in your A/R.
Is the total A/R within normal limits? (<2 months total gross monthly charges)
Possible causes include inadequate financial policies and collection procedures, inadequate staffing, poor training or a lack of accountability among the collection staff or billing service
- Do your payers consistently account for about the same percentage of your aged A/R?
If A/R by payer classification changes markedly, this may indicate that an insurer hasn't been receiving your claims or is delaying payment because of internal problems or other reasons
- Is your contractual adjustments ratio stable?
If insurance contracts generally pay 75% of Doctor Charges, you should expect contractual adjustments to be about 25% each month. Examine the write-offs staff members make. Don't assume carriers paid claims correctly. Look for inappropriate write-offs of what patients owe.
- Is Net Cash Flow at least 95%?
- Is less than 10 percent of your total A/R aged 120 days or more?
If not, you should be setting new collection goals and working harder to collect insurance money
- Is your aged A/R distributed evenly among the physicians in your group?
If not, this could be indicative of a collection problem or a productivity problem. If one physician has an especially large increase in his or her A/R, you should determine which insurance plans are represented and take immediate action.
- Is more than 10% of the A/R over 120 days old?
If so, this is a good indication that billing staff is not working as hard as they should be or could be, OR carriers are delaying your claims. Either way, you have to figure out what the problem is.
When A/R analysis uncovers problems, you should set new monthly goals for improvement. Keep establishing new goals, always setting your sights a little higher, until your A/R performance is stellar. With managed care reducing reimbursements, the burden is on you to ensure that you get paid what is due you in a timely manner.
It's important to establish benchmarks so that you can set reasonable goals and then analyze and compare new data against old data. It's important to benchmark monthly, quarterly, annually and as needed.
Gross Collections Ratio
This basic ratio shows what is actually collected v. what is billed.
Total Collections divided by Total Charges
Compare this ratio to Net Collections to get an idea if fees are too high or too low
Net Collections Ratio
Total Collected divided by Adjusted Charges
Adjusted Charges = Total Charges minus write-offs and adjustments
Know your payment rights well enough to post only acknowledged disallowances and dispute all others
Percent of Total A/R Over 120 Days
Total A/R over 120 days divided by Total A/R
Total A/R over 120 days should be less than 10% of Total A/R. *Median was 17.7% in 2002 according to MGMA Survey
Net Cash Flow
Another way to more accurately determine cash flow, which removes write offs from the equation:
Total Payments divided by Adjusted Charges multiplied by 100%)
Try to achieve 90% or higher. While 80% might sound good, that means you're adding 20% of potential income to total outstanding A/R each month. If that 20% represents only $10K, you would add $120,000 to A/R in one year.
Turn Around Time (or Accounts Receivable Ratio)
Total A/R divided by Adjusted Charges, multiplied by 30 days
Average turn-around time is 60 days or less for most practices. If turn-around time is more than 60 days, look at denials and reasons for denials, internal billing errors, and other key factors that affect turn around time.
Another way to get a quick analysis of Days in A/R:
Outstanding A/R divided by Average Adjusted Charges per day
Adjusted Revenue per Day
Total Charges (last 3 month) minus Total Adjustments (last 3 months) divided by Number of Business Days (last 3 months)
Compare to your daily charges to see if your revenue is above or below average. It shows how busy a practice is. Investigate reasons behind significant variance.
Average Revenue per Patient
Total Monthly Collections divided by Total Monthly Patient Visits
This is a quick figure to use in forecasting future income. Obviously, revenue is tied to average costs per patient.
Percent of Aging by Days Benchmark
Payer Mix Ratio
Compare each plan to show how each individual plan contributes to the overall income to the practice. Knowing this ratio will help you work better on plans that make you the most money and it could help you determine which plans to weed out.
Individual Payer Receipts divided by Total Receipts
You can also calculate a similar payer ratio using this method:
Individual Payer Adjusted Charges divided by Total Receipts
This ratio will tell you what you should receive from the payer. Notice that we replaced receipts with adjusted charges. If what you collect differs greatly from what you should collect, this could be indicative of a problem with collections or the payer.
Contractual Adjustment Ratio
Total Contractual Adjustments divided by Total Charges
This ratio demonstrates how much the insurance plan is discounting the practice fees by. Figure this for all plans.
Voluntary Adjustment Ratio
Total Voluntary Adjustments divided by Total Charges
This ratio shows how much a practice is voluntarily discounting fees by. This is an important number for medical billers because your income is being discounted by voluntary write offs, too.
Bad Debt Adjustment Ratio
Total Bad Debt Adjustments divided by Total Charges
This ratio demonstrates how much of what patients and plans owe is being written off as uncollectible.
Overhead Ratio
Total Overhead (operating expenses minus provider compensation and benefits) divided by Total Collections
Unless practice costs are reduced, volume increased accordingly or costs shifted to someone else, revenue will come out of the doctor's pocket.
Accounts Receivable per FTE (Full Time Equivalent) Physician
Outstanding A/R divided by Number of FTE Physicians in the Practice
This ratio the average amount owed for each physician's work. Totaling receivables for each physician and comparing that amount with the Group's average could be indicative of potential coding problems or a problem in keeping up with everyday paperwork within the practice.
Staff Ratio
Calculate non-physician practitioner consistently when using the ratio. You can consider them as employees, making them part of the equation:
Total FTE Employees divided by Total FTE Providers
A practice should look at:
- gross practice income, expenses and doctor compensation
- performance compared to previous years
- charges to collections
- collections as a percentage of charges
- charges, collections and contractual or write-off adjustments
- analysis of net revenue received compared to previous years in order to stay lean.
Typically if physician compensation is below average, it is attributable to too low practice income or high overhead. You need to ask one question. Are all the collections flowing through the pipeline? There are a couple of reasons why they may not be. First, cash gets stuck in the conduit. Remember, the practice is a conduit. Get the cash through the pipeline and into the doctor's pocket as soon as possible. The other reason may be employee theft.
Establishing benchmarks and analyzing where the practice stands financially is crucial to collecting more money!


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For thousands of years, cannabis has been used in medicines to help treat various forms of illnesses. In ancient China, cannabis was widely used to treat problems of the stomach, eyes, and other illnesses, and there are no ancient texts that tell how cannabis use in patients made the latter sicker.
This is no surprise; what ancient physician would want to tell how he treated someone with cannabis and they died of something they did not originally have? It would likely have cost them their lives. But what about now?Today, with so many methods of testing and researching the potential benefits and long-term side effects of modern drugs, what is the evidence that proves cannabis either does or does not cause cancer?
More Study Is Needed on Cannabis and Cancer
There has not been enough long-term study on the effects of cannabis on cancer cells, and the effects of the smoke on cancer, if it is smoked. Research into the effects of cannabis is relatively new and obviously requires a lot more study before any definitive statements can be made as to whether or not it is dangerous. What is known at this point is that some of the research into cannabis use has shown that the idea of cannabis causing cancer growth in the body is more likely to be fiction than fact. There is not enough evidence yet to claim that cannabis has never and will never cause cancer in humans. What there is are studies that show that it is most likely that cannabis does not "increase' the risk of getting cancer.
Antitumoral Associations Observed in the Treatment of Cancer Patients
Tobacco mainly causes cancer by the deep inhalation of the smoke from the cigarettes. People who smoke cannabis also inhale the smoke deep into their lungs and often hold the smoke in for longer than normal cigarette smokers hold. According to the American Lung Association, marijuana smoke has been shown to contain many of the same toxins and carcinogens as tobacco smoke, while smoking cannabis is considered less dangerous than smoking tobacco. There are some general differences in the habits of cannabis smokers and tobaccos smokers. Tobacco smokers often smoke more often, and over much longer periods than cannabis smokers, and there is a huge lack of data from heavy, prolonged cannabis smokers to show if there are the same ill effects as heavy, prolonged tobacco smokers.
If it is taken on the carcinogens and toxins alone, then it can be assumed that cannabis smoking, at the same rate as a heavy tobacco smoker, could increase the risk of cancer. However, in a large, case-controlled study at the University of California in Los Angeles in 2006, suggested that the association of cancers with marijuana, even with prolonged heavy use, is not strong enough to prove the case of causing cancer. The research, which was funded and run by the National Association of Health, found that there were no positive associations between the use of marijuana and the common lung and upper airways tract cancers. Rather, on the contrary, the studies showed that the use of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other cannabinoids may even inhibit the growth of cancer cells and tumors. The report concluded that there were definite antitumoral associations observed in the treatment of cancer patients with THCs in lung, breast, thyroid, prostate, and brain cancers.
Could Cannabis Be the Final Cure for Cancer?
So, is there a chance that cannabis use could help to make tumors disappear and cancer cells diminish? In a report published in 2014 in the International Journal of Cancer, investigations into the case studies of six different research teams in the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, were pooled together. The pooled data of more than 2,000 lung cancer patients and over 3,000 controlled case studies showed that there was little evidence to show that there was any increase in the risk of lung cancer with habitual, long-term cannabis smokers. This lends weight to the idea that cannabis does not actually cause cancer, although there is still no definite evidence to say yes or no on that issue.
Around the world, hundreds of scientific research teams are investigating the potential use of cannabinoids in the treatment of cancer and other diseases, as well as the potential for any harm that could result from its use. This research has been brought together under the blanket of the International Cannabinoid Research Society. Since researchers first started looking into the potential cancer-treating properties of cannabinoids in the 1970s, hundreds of scientific papers have been published. Moreover, there have been seminars and supplements on the research around the world, that are fascinating reading for anyone interested in the use of cannabinoids.
Some Positive Effects Are Proven
It has been proven through many detailed experiments that various cannabinoid have a wide range of effects on cancer cells under laboratory conditions, such as:
- Triggering cell death, through a mechanism called apoptosis
- Stopping cells from dividing
- Preventing new blood vessels from growing into tumors
- Reducing the chances of cancer cells spreading through the body, by stopping cells from moving or invading neighboring tissue
- Speeding up the cell's internal 'waste disposal machine' – a process known as autophagy – which can lead to cell death
These positive effects appear to be caused by the cannabinoids locking onto the CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors. It would also appear, from the lab tests, that cannabinoids can also exert positive effects on cells that do not have cannabinoid receptors, although the "why" is not yet clear. Until now, the best results in the labs, using l;ab-grown and animal cells, have come from using a combination of THC that has been highly purified and cannabidiol, or CBD. Cannabidiol is found in cannabis plants and is a cannabinoid that counteracts the psychotropic effects of the THCs. Synthetic cannabinoids, such as the molecule JWH-133, have also been shown to provide similar results.
Many Questions Remained Unanswered
However, it is not all gravy here. Some studies have also shown that, while the cannabinoids have had effective results in treating cancer cells, they have also been shown to harm crucial blood vessel cells, when the THC was used in a high enough dose to kill the cancer cells. While this may have some beneficial effects in preventing blood cells from growing into tumors, the damage could be potentially fatal. Moreover, under some circumstances, the use of the cannabinoids has actually promoted the growth of the lab-generated cancer cells, or have had varying effects depending on the dosage and the levels of cannabinoid receptors in the cancer cells.
Other evidence suggests that the activation of the CB2 cannabinoid receptors can interfere with the body's immune system, preventing it from detecting and removing tumor cells, while the use of certain synthetic cannabinoids can actually enhance the immune system in defending against cancer. It is also shown that, under certain conditions, cancer cells can develop an immunity to the cannabinoids, and start growing again. This, however, can be prevented by blocking the ALK molecular pathways in the cells
There are still thousands of unanswered questions about the potential for using cannabis and cannabinoids in the treatment of cancer. And while research is constantly going on around the world, there is still not enough evidence to show that the treatments that worked on lab-grown and animal cancer cells will also work in humans.
It is also unclear as to which type of cannabinoid will have the most effect on cancer cells in humans, or which types of cancer will respond positively to them. There have been a lot of interesting results from experiments and studies that show potential in the prostate, breast, lung cancer, skin, bone and pancreatic cancers, glioma brain tumors and lymphoma. It is generally acknowledged that different cannabinoids have different effects on different forms of cancer, so the research is still a very long way from producing a universal treatment for cancer. Science is still a long way from producing a drug based on cannabinoids that can cure cancer in patients, and from producing preventive drugs to reduce the risk of getting cancer in the future.
Cannabis Does Help in Pain and Nausea Relief
What has been proven is that cannabis and cannabinoids can have a positive effect on the effects of chemotherapy, in reducing nausea and vomiting caused by the treatment. It has also been proven that it can have a palliative use in relieving pain and some symptoms of cancer pain. One problem, though, is still the dosage. When taking it by inhalation or in tea or foods, the dosage is hugely varied, and it can make it difficult to monitor what is the optimal dosage for the treatment of pain and nausea. This has prompted researchers to turn to alternative dosing methods, like mouth sprays, which can deliver a regulated dose that could be more reliable than inhalation and ingestion.
Only time will tell if cannabis and cannabinoids will be the final cure for the worst disease in human history, after the bubonic plague. Time, and study, and more experiments. And those are constantly going on, to try and discover whether cannabis is going to be the way forward in treating cancer, or if it is just the first step in getting to the final stage, where cancer will finally be a thing of the past. Let's see…
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I know how frustrating it can be to work super hard, but nothing seems to work. Maybe you're learning all about the latest diet and exercise research or perhaps you're working as hard as you can every day in the gym. Yet despite doing everything possible progress is slow or nonexistent so what's the deal?
Most frustration with diet and exercise comes from having either a logic or emotion dominant approach to fitness. A logic dominant approach is when someone is focused on the technical knowledge required to execute effective habits. Examples include how to program a workout, or how various foods influence the health of the body.
An emotionally dominant approach is when someone is focused on the feeling and sensations their habits produce. This isn't quite as logical and quantifiable. It's hard to put a number two how you feel about eating a doughnut or doing a set of push-ups. Nonetheless, the emotional side of fitness is just as important as knowing what to do.
As a human being, you are always a combination of these two. You have an emotional fuel source deep within your subconscious that is driving your motivation and habits. You also have to obey the scientific laws of the natural world. Almost always, when people struggle in fitness it's because they are lacking in one of these key areas. They either lack the scientific know-how regarding what they should be doing or there is an emotional sticking point preventing them from taking the consistent action and effort required for success.
It's exceedingly rare for someone to be equally competent in both of these areas. Almost everyone, myself included, is either logically dominant or emotionally dominant when it comes to fitness.
The logic dominant individual thrives on quantifiable data and numbers. They want to always know the best way to do things and is usually consuming a great deal of information regarding diet and exercise.
The emotionally dominant individual is someone who is a fast action taker and highly motivated to get their hands dirty. They have a strong sense of will and purpose behind everything they do. They are also very much in touch with how their habits affect their inner world. They know how workout makes them feel on both physical and emotional levels and they typically have a pretty good understanding of how to eat without their emotions getting in the way.
The challenge for the logic dominant individual is they often lack the emotional fuel source to take the required action on a consistent basis. They will often put off taking action until life becomes a little bit more tranquil or when they feel the time is right. When they are taking action they often second-guess what they are doing and have trouble maintaining their habits. Small challenges in life can derail their plans and they are more prone to take breaks as life often gets in the way. They are also very prone to paralysis by analysis.
The emotionally dominant individual has trouble applying their efforts in a productive way. They believe they can get results through just hard work and effort applied overtime. As a result, most of their effort isn't applied in a constructive manner because they are not well educated in what they are doing. They will typically pass up the opportunity to learn more believing they already know what they need to.
Being both logic or emotionally dominant is a good thing. It is a strength to have a deeply analytical mind and a thirst for new information. It is also a strength to be internally motivated and have a lot of emotional fuel driving you forward.
Unfortunately, a lack of either will keep you stuck in your current situation. The emotionally dominant individual will be in a never ending plateau if they don't learn how to progress their habits no matter how much effort they put into them. At the same time, the logic dominant individual will never get very far if they lack the emotional drive to continue taking action on a daily basis.
The good news is no matter what your strength is you can unlock your potential by recognizing the inherent weakness on the other side of the coin. If your logic dominant individual identifying your emotional sticking points to either resolve or work around them can help you make the most of what you have learned.
If you are emotionally dominant, taking a workshop or reading a book can help make your productive habits much more effective.
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In the early 1980's, at the same time that the utility-scale solar power industry was imploding, hand-held electronic calculators powered by embedded solar photovoltaic panels were beginning to thrive.
Solar power may one day make your cell phone into the functional equivalent of a self-winding watch or an acoustic TV remote control that generates the energy it needs to send signals without batteries
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A team of fashioner designers and solar power engineers in the Netherlands are reportedly rolling out a new clothes line called "Wearable Solar" that can charge phones with flexible solar cells on its surface, according to Dezeen, a design magazine.
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By Mayor Tom Barrett
The City of Milwaukee Health Department held its 2nd Annual Infant Mortality Summit on May 11 at the Intercontinental Hotel. The event focused on reducing prematurity, the leading cause of infant death. Dr. Janice Whitty, a prominent physician at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee gave the keynote speech and provided Milwaukee's physicians and other healthcare workers with cutting-edge medical interventions to reduce prematurity in our city.
In Milwaukee, nearly 80 percent of the babies who die before their first birthday are born prematurely, and 70 percent of these babies are African American. This racial disparity is deeply troubling and is not necessarily tied to economic status – a college educated African American woman is more likely to have a premature baby than a white woman who has dropped out of high-school.
Prematurity is a serious problem and we are concerned about all the babies who are born early, not just those who pass away. Premature babies who survive may face a lifetime of serious health problems.
When a baby is born too soon, their brain, lungs, heart, kidneys, and liver may not be developed enough to function well outside the mother's womb. Early on, the babies might have unstable temperatures, vision and hearing problems, periods of not breathing, jaundice, feeding issues, and seizures. There may be many hospitalizations for frequent colds, ear infections, and bronchitis or pneumonia.
As the child grows up they may face problems in school. Their motor skills may be compromised. They may have problems speaking, writing, doing math, and participating in physical education classes. They are also more likely to have behavior issues such a attention deficit disorder or hyperactivity, heightened anxiety and depression.
When they become adults, they may continue to have problems with employment, or even living independently. Diabetes and heart disease are also seen more often in adults who were born premature.
Sometimes there does not seem to be anything that the mother or her doctor could have done differently to prevent the premature birth. It just happens, for reasons we don't fully understand. But, there are some steps we can take that absolutely reduce the risk. Milwaukee's prematurity summit worked to educate healthcare providers about what they can do to better prevent premature birth. But what steps can individuals and community members take?
- Make lifestyle changes: Being as healthy as possible BEFORE getting pregnant is important. Exercise, good nutrition, and taking a multivitamin are good ideas for any woman of child-bearing age. Women who have high blood pressure or diabetes should make sure their disease is under control before becoming pregnant, and follow their healthcare provider's care plan carefully.
- Stop smoking: Smoking, and being exposed to second- hand smoke is one of the most significant contributors to prematurity. Women who may become pregnant should avoid smoking, and once pregnant ask friends and family to stop smoking around them, as well. Even outside, exposure to second hand smoke is dangerous.
- Get checked for sexually transmitted diseases: We know that sexually transmitted disease and urinary tract infections can lead to a premature birth. If there is any chance of an infection, women and their partners should get tested. Those diagnosed with an infection need to take all of their medication, and get tested again to make sure that they are cured.
- Know your reproductive history: If a woman has had a premature birth, miscarriage, or stillbirth in the past, she is at very high risk for having this happen again. These women should ensure that they tell their healthcare provider about their medical history, so that the doctor can watch this pregnancy more carefully.
Finally, let's all take special care of the pregnant women in our community. Researchers have shown that high stress levels can trigger preterm birth. We should all do everything we can to assist and care for pregnant women, whether it is calling to check in, or giving someone a ride to the doctor. Prematurity is a serious problem, and we all have a role to play. Individuals, families, neighbors, communities, doctors, and political leaders can all do their part to ensure every baby has a healthy start to life.