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2014-01-24 Senate JournalFull Journal pdf
2014-01-24 Senate Journal Page 1421 SB 138 SENATE BILL NO. 138 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled: "An Act relating to the purposes of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation to advance to develop a large- diameter natural gas pipeline project, including treatment and liquefaction facilities; establishing the large-diameter natural gas pipeline project fund; creating a subsidiary 2014-01-24 Senate Journal Page 1422 related to a large-diameter natural gas pipeline project, including treatment and liquefaction facilities; relating to the authority of the commissioner of natural resources to negotiate contracts related to North Slope natural gas projects, to enter into confidentiality agreements in support of contract negotiations and implementation, and to take custody of gas delivered to the state under an election to pay the oil and gas production tax in kind; relating to the sale, exchange, or disposal of gas delivered to the state under an election to pay the oil and gas production tax in kind; relating to the duties of the commissioner of revenue to direct the disposition of revenues received from gas delivered to the state in kind and to consult with the commissioner of natural resources on the custody and disposition of gas delivered to the state in kind; relating to the authority of the commissioner of natural resources to propose modifications to existing state oil and gas leases; making certain information provided to the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Revenue exempt from inspection as a public record; making certain tax information related to an election to pay the oil and gas production tax in kind exempt from tax confidentiality provisions; relating to establishing under the oil and gas production tax a gross tax rate for gas after 2021; making the alternate minimum tax on oil and gas produced north of 68 degrees North latitude after 2021 apply only to oil; relating to apportionment factors of the Alaska Net Income Tax Act; authorizing a producer's election to pay the oil and gas production tax in kind for certain gas and relating to the authorization; relating to monthly installment payments of the oil and gas production tax; relating to interest payments on monthly installment payments of the oil and gas production tax; relating to settlements between producers and royalty owners for oil and gas production tax; relating to annual statements by producers and explorers; relating to annual production tax values; relating to lease expenditures; amending the definition of gross value at the 'point of production' for gas for purposes of the oil and gas production tax; adding definitions related to natural gas terms; clarifying that credit may not be taken 2014-01-24 Senate Journal Page 1423 against the in-kind levy of the oil and gas production tax for gas for purposes of the exploration incentive credit, the oil or gas producer education credit, and the film production tax credit; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date." was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Finance Committees. The following fiscal information was published today: Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Fiscal Note No. 2, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Fiscal Note No. 3, Department of Natural Resources Fiscal Note No. 4, Department of Revenue Governor's transmittal letter dated January 23: Dear President Huggins, Alaska has significant gas resources on the North Slope. Current known reserves are nearly 35 trillion cubic feet (TCF), and US Geological Survey estimates of technically recoverable conventional gas resources are more than 240 TCF. Bringing this gas to market has been the focus of many efforts over the last 30 years, but to be successful, requires a coordinated and collaborative effort of many parties. The recent alignment by parties around a path forward on a large-scale LNG project, and the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation's (AGDC) preparation for an open season in 2015 for an in-state pipeline, create an opportunity for that coordinated and collaborative effort. With parties working together on Alaska's terms, and in Alaskans' interests, it is time to move forward with legislation to advance a natural gas project that would provide natural gas for Alaskans and markets beyond. Therefore, under the authority of Article III, Section 18 of the Alaska Constitution, I am transmitting a bill designed to achieve the long-sought State goal of commercial production of North Slope natural gas for the benefit of all Alaskans. 2014-01-24 Senate Journal Page 1424 The bill will expand the purposes of AGDC to allow it, through a separate subsidiary, to advance a large-diameter natural gas pipeline project by carrying the State's equity interest in the project's infrastructure, including treatment and liquefaction facilities. The bill would also authorize the Commissioner of Natural Resources to negotiate modifications of existing oil and gas leases to better manage Alaska's interests in its North Slope natural gas resources. Finally, the bill would amend the levy of tax on gas under Alaska's oil and gas production tax, providing the clarity of terms any North Slope natural gas project needs to proceed. First, commercialization of North Slope natural gas should occur with both in-state needs and export potential in mind. Therefore, the bill would provide authority to pursue an equity position in a large- diameter natural gas pipeline project that could include treatment and liquefaction facilities, but would not impede the mission of AGDC to continue to advance the Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline (ASAP) in-state gasline project. As to the provisions of the bill relating to the Department of Natural Resources, the bill would provide the needed authority for the Commissioner of Natural Resources to enter into short-term commercial agreements related to the North Slope natural gas project. In addition, the bill would allow the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources to negotiate terms, subject to legislative approval, for project services related to a natural gas project. To facilitate negotiations and continuing development activities, confidentiality of information would be maintained, but any contract to be presented to the Legislature for authorization would not be confidential. Current State oil and gas leases contain terms - such as provisions that allow the State to switch between taking royalty oil and gas in-kind or in-value - which may hinder the ability of lessees to enter into long- term contracts for sales of natural gas produced on the North Slope. The bill would allow the Commissioner of Natural Resources to modify certain lease terms on property that commits gas to a natural gas project in order to facilitate commercialization. After a natural gas project sponsor has demonstrated sufficient project commitments, the Commissioner may modify existing leases that commit gas to a natural 2014-01-24 Senate Journal Page 1425 gas project, with the concurrence of the lessees. Gas committed from these leases, whether through royalty or the production tax, would be subject to the current standards for sale, exchange, or disposal of gas taken in-kind by the State as its royalty share. Other provisions of the bill relate to the oil and gas production tax, specifically to the tax levy on gas. The current tax structure, which imposes a net tax on the annual production tax value of oil and gas, is retained until 2022 when the tax limitations expire for Cook Inlet oil and gas produced anywhere in the state but used in-state. The bill proposes changes to the tax system to facilitate natural gas development and provide gas for in-state sale and export. For gas produced after 2021, the tax levy on gas would be 10.5 percent of annual gross value at the point of production. The oil tax levy would remain at 35 percent of net annual production tax value. Most importantly, for leases that have been modified as described above, the bill would allow a producer to pay, for gas from modified leases only, its production tax with gas instead of with money equal to 10.5 percent of the taxable gas production from the modified leases. The Commissioner of Revenue will continue to direct revenue received from the sale of gas to the General Fund. In order to pay the production tax in-kind, the producer must make an irrevocable election under regulations adopted by the Department of Revenue. Disputes over any tax deficiency, and interest or penalties on a deficiency, would be accounted for as if the tax was levied in money. Furthermore, gas flared, released, or allowed to escape upstream of the point of production, or gas used on a lease or property would not be subject to an in-kind election. The bill would make changes to provisions in current law to facilitate the new gross tax levy on gas. The name of a producer and the volumes of gas subject to the election to pay tax as gas would be public information. The alternate minimum tax on North Slope oil and gas would apply only to oil after 2021. The bill accounts for how producers make estimated monthly installment payments of tax due after 2021 and clarifies that credits may be taken only against the tax levy in money, not against the levy in-kind. 2014-01-24 Senate Journal Page 1426 Development of natural gas projects of this scope is a new chapter in State resource development that will be enhanced by the State's equity participation in either project. Given the momentum on developing North Slope gas, we must act now to assure that our laws provide the appropriate agencies with authorities and tools to allow the State to advance projects on Alaska's terms and in Alaskans interests. I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure. Sincerely, /s/ Sean Parnell Governor


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What is a Ketogenic Diet?
The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, sufficient protein and a low-starch diet that is utilized fundamentally to cure uncontrollable epilepsy seizures in kids. The eating regimen empowers the body to consume fats over carbohydrates. Ordinarily, the carbohydrates present in meals are changed over into glucose. Which is then transported around the body. It is especially significant in supporting brain activity. Today we will be discussing the Ketogenic Indian diet plan for weight loss.
But even if little carbohydrate stays in the food, the liver transforms fat into unsaturated fats and ketonic bodies. The ketone bodies go into the mind and supplant glucose as a vitality source. A raised dimension of ketone bodies in the blood, a state known as ketosis. Prompts a decrease in the recurrence of epileptic seizures.
Around half of the kids and youngsters with epilepsy who have attempted this eating routine, saw the number of seizures dropped by half. The impacts persevere even in the wake of stopping the diet. Some proof demonstrates that grown-ups with epilepsy may profit by the eating regimen and that a less severe routine, for example, a changed Atkins diet, is correspondingly effective.
Potential symptoms may incorporate clogging, elevated cholesterol, development abating, acidosis, and kidney stones. It includes diminishing carbohydrate consumption and supplanting it with fat. This decrease in carbs puts your body into a metabolic state called ketosis.
At the point when this occurs, your body turns out to be extraordinarily proficient at consuming fat for vitality. It moreover changes fat into ketones in the liver, which can supply imperativeness for the cerebrum.
Ketogenic diets can cause major changes in glucose and insulin levels. Along with the excess ketones. It has different therapeutic points of interest.
Various Types of Ketogenic Diets That One Can Follow
There are a few variants of the ketogenic diet, including:
The Standard Ketogenic Diet
This is a low-carb, moderate-protein and high-fat eating routine. It commonly contains 75% fat, 20% protein and just 5% carbs.
The Recurrent Ketogenic Diet
This eating regimen includes times of higher-carb refeeds, for example, 5 ketogenic days pursued by 2 high-carb days.
The Focused on the Ketogenic Diet
This eating regimen enables you to include carbs around exercises.
High-protein Ketogenic diet
This is like a standard ketogenic diet, however, it incorporates more protein. The proportion is frequently 60% fat, 35% protein and 5% carbs.
In any case, just the standard and high-protein ketogenic diets have been examined broadly. Recurrent or focused on ketogenic diets are further developed strategies and utilized by weight lifters or competitors.
How do Ketogenic Diets Can Benefit You?
Below we have described each point of how the Ketogenic Indian diet plan for weight loss can help you.
Weight Control
A ketogenic diet is a powerful method to get in shape. And also, lower hazard factors for illness related to weight gain.
The ketogenic diet is far better than the regularly prescribed low-fat eating routine.
Anyways, the eating routine is so filling to the point that you can get more fit without checking calories or following your diet intake.
One investigation found that individuals on a ketogenic diet lost 2.2 times more weight than those on a calorie-confined low-fat eating regimen. Triglyceride and HDL cholesterol levels additionally improved in the process.
There are a few reasons why the ketogenic diet is better than a low-fat eating regimen, including the expanded protein consumption, which gives various advantages.
The expanded ketones, lower glucose levels and improved insulin affectability may likewise assume a key job in weight control and sugar consumption.
Treating Epilepsy And Diabetes
Diabetes is determined by changes in indigestion, high glucose and weakened insulin levels. The ketogenic diet can enable you to lose abundant fat, which is firmly connected to type 2 diabetes, prediabetes and metabolic disorder.
One test found that the ketogenic diet improved insulin affectability by an incredible 75%. Another examination of individuals with type 2 diabetes. Found that 7 of the 21 members had the option to quit utilizing all diabetes meds with the help of ketosis.
In one more test, the ketogenic party lost 11.1 kg, in contrast to 6.9 kg in the higher-carb party. This is a significant advantage when thinking about the connection between weight and type 2 diabetes.
Moreover, 95.2% of the ketogenic groups were also ready to stop or decrease diabetes drug, contrasted with 62% in the higher-carb gathering.
Heart Diseases
Ketogenic diets have played a major role in controlling heart diseases. It also controls the blood pressure and sugar levels in the body.
With moderate to high amounts of weight loss affects the heart directly. Losing the correct amount of weight can incredibly improve heart and vascular strength supports heart activity. It lowers the circulatory strain and improves digestion.
In addition the heart's pumping capacity, it's capacity to relax, the thickness of the heart muscle tissue and the thickness of the carotid artery walls improve in the process.
Good for Athletes
Competitors hoping to improve their fat-to-muscle ratio, particularly the individuals who are required to meet certain weight objectives for their game. May profit by an off-season keto diet. Training oneself while glycogen storage levels are low is a preparation procedure famous for improving mitochondrial capacity. It plays a vital point for competitors if they're hoping to improve perseverance.
By lessening oxidative pressure, gut and immune system are better upheld. Helping competitors restore energy while they rest. Ketones additionally produce a base to help fix harmed neurons.
While dietary needs vary based on several factors, the keto diet has demonstrated several interesting facts about it. When competitors consume ketones rather than glucose, they experience expanded intellectual and physical state.
Intellectually, the cerebrum works better on ketones versus glucose from sugar or carbs. Ketones are a proficient, moderate consuming fuel source.
The brain conserves the energy-giving fuel and uses it when required. This prompts increased dimensions of focus and longer times of deep interest. Ketones additionally heighten the cerebrum determined neurotrophic factor. Which attempts to help the mind's existing neurons while empowering new neuron and neurotransmitter development.
The best and most important physical result of keto-adjustment for competitors is long-lasting endurance during the event. Performance athletes, similar to track racers or soccer players, who are keto-adjusted have appeared to experience expanded endurance and less focal weariness throughout their opposition or match.
This is particularly helpful to those competitors who can't digest well while working out—for example, a tennis player between sets.
During keto-adjustment, liver and muscle glycogen stores are kept up, weakening the glycogen exhaustion in competitors. Expending high-starch abstains from food. With no glucose to consume, competitors wouldn't encounter the problems of change in glucose levels.
Other General Benefits Keto Diet
Keto diets help cure acne over time. With regular consumption of the keto diet, the insulin levels become regulated, this helps in reducing pre-aging and the fine lines on the skin.
How To Follow A Keto-diet And Go Through Ketosis
During ketosis, your body transforms fat into compounds known as ketones and starts utilizing them as its fundamental origin of energy.
Studies have discovered that diets that advance ketosis are exceptionally advantageous for weight reduction, due to some degree to their hunger stifling impacts.
That being stated, accomplishing a condition of ketosis can take some work and arrangements. It's not as easy as cutting carbs.
Here are some of the tips and ideas that you can follow;
Lowering Your Carb Intake
Eating a low-carb diet is by a wide margin the most significant factor in accomplishing ketosis.
Ordinarily, your cells use glucose, or sugar, as their main source of fuel. In any case, the greater part of your cells can likewise utilize other fuel sources. This incorporates unsaturated fats, just as ketones, which are otherwise called ketone bodies. Your body stores glucose in your liver and muscles as glycogen.
At the point when carb admission is extremely low, glycogen stores are decreased and dimensions of the hormone insulin decay. This enables unsaturated fats to be discharged from fat stores in your body.
Your liver converts a portion of these unsaturated fats into the ketone bodies, acetoacetate, and beta-hydroxybutyrate. These ketones can be utilized as fuel by segments of the mind.
The dimension of carb confinement expected to prompt ketosis is to some degree individualized. A few people need to restrain carbs to 20 grams for each day, while others can accomplish ketosis while eating twice this sum or more.
Consequently, the Atkins diet indicates that carbs be confined to 20 or fewer grams for every day for about fourteen days to ensure that ketosis is accomplished.
After this point, modest quantities of carbs can be added back to your eating regimen all-around step by step, as long as ketosis is kept up.
In another investigation, grown-ups with type 2 diabetes were permitted 20–50 grams of edible carbs every day, contingent upon the number of grams that enabled them to keep up blood ketone levels inside an objective scope of 0.5–3.0 mmol/L.
These carbs and ketone levels are prompted for individuals who need to get into ketosis to advance weight reduction, control glucose levels or diminish coronary illness hazard factors.
Interestingly, restorative ketogenic diets utilized for epilepsy or as trial malignancy treatment frequently confine carbs to less than 5% of calories or less than 15 grams for each day to further drive up ketone levels.
Be that as it may, anybody utilizing the eating regimen for helpful purposes should just do as such under the supervision of a medical expert.
Doing Exercise Regularly
A lot of studies have discovered that being in ketosis might be useful for certain kinds of athletic execution, including strength boosting workout.
When you work out, you drain your body of its glycogen reserves. Ordinarily, these are renewed when you eat carbs, which are separated into glucose and after that changed over to glycogen.
In any case, if the carb consumption is limited, glycogen stores stay low. Accordingly, your liver builds its batch of ketones, which can be utilized as the alternative fuel reserve for your muscles.
One investigation found that at low blood ketone levels, exercising the ketone production rate. Anyhow when blood ketone levels stay raised. They don't increase the ketone production at that time. Instead, it may reduce the level and then start producing ketones again.
Also, working out in an empty stomach has been able to raise ketone levels.
Remember that even though activity expands ketone generation, it might take you about a month for your body to adjust and keep utilizing ketones and unsaturated fats as essential powers. During this time, physical activity might be decreased briefly.
Intake Sufficient Amounts Of Fat
Sine our body requires a normal amount of fat even while following a ketogenic diet plan. It's necessary to keep up with the protein consumption for the body.
The great ketogenic diet utilized in epilepsy patients is limited within both carbs and protein to elevate ketone levels.
A similar eating regimen may likewise be useful for a cancer patient. Be that as it may, for a great many people, reducing protein to expand ketone generation is not a good practice.
First, of all, it's necessary to provide enough protein to supply the liver with amino acids. That can be utilized for gluconeogenesis, which means "making new glucose."
During this, your liver gives glucose to a couple of cells and organs in your body that can't utilize ketones as fuel, for example, your red platelets and segments of the kidneys and cerebrum.
Second, protein consumption ought to be sufficiently high to preserve muscles when carb admission is low, particularly during weight reduction.
Even though getting more fit ordinarily results in the loss of both muscle and fat, eating adequate measures of protein on an exceptionally low-carb ketogenic diet can help protect muscles.
A few investigations have demonstrated that the conservation of muscle and physical activity is increased when protein admission is in the scope of 0.55–0.77 grams per pound.
In weight reduction contemplates, low-carb slims down with protein admission inside this range have been found to actuate and look after ketosis.
Eating a lot of fatty food can support your ketone levels and help you achieve ketosis faster. In reality, a low-carb ketogenic diet limits carbs but is high in fat instead.
Ketogenic eating regimes consume fewer calories for weight reduction, metabolic wellbeing, and exercise and generally require between 60–80% of calories from fat. which means that the energy produced is being used efficiently by the body.
The exemplary ketogenic diet utilized for epilepsy is considerably higher in fat, with regularly 85–90% of calories of fat present in it. But, consuming too many fats doesn't result in higher ketone levels.
Great fats incorporate olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, margarine, fat and fat. Furthermore, there is numerous solid, high-fat nourishment that is additionally low in carbs.
Anyways, if your objective is weight reduction, it's imperative to ensure you're not eating too many calories altogether, as this can make your weight reduction slow down.
Check Ketone Levels In Your Body From Time To Time
Maintaining ketosis and ketone levels vary from person to person. Therefore, it tends to be useful to test your ketone levels to check if you're accomplishing your objectives.
The three kinds of ketones, i.e, acetone, beta-hydroxybutyrate, and acetoacetate. It can be estimated in your breath, blood or pee.
Acetone is found in your breath, and studies have affirmed testing acetone breath levels is a sure method to screen ketosis in individuals following ketogenic diets.
The Ketonix meter estimates acetone concentration in the breath. While breathing into the meter, the color flashes to show whether you are in ketosis and how high your levels are.
Ketones can likewise be estimated with a blood ketone meter. Like how a glucose meter works, a little drop of blood is put on a strip that is embedded into the meter.
It gauges the measure of beta-hydroxybutyrate in your blood, and it has likewise been observed to be a legitimate pointer of ketosis levels. But the detriment of estimating blood ketones is that the strips are too costly.
Finally, the ketone estimated in pee is acetoacetate. Ketone pee strips are dunked into pee and turn different shades of pink or purple banking upon the dimension of ketones present. A darker shading reflects higher ketone levels.
Ketone pee strips not difficult to utilize and genuinely reasonable. Although it shows results, it's still doubtful to use it. But they at least indicate that you are in ketosis.
Utilizing at least one of these techniques to test ketones can enable you to decide if you have to make any acclimations to get into ketosis.
How To Know That You're Going Through Ketosis?
If you are following the Ketogenic Indian diet plan for weight loss, here is how you can find out:
Weight Reduction
Eating regime for ketosis, are profoundly viable for weight reduction. As many weight reduction studies have appeared, you will probably encounter both short-and-long time weight reduction when changing to a ketogenic diet.
Quick weight reduction can happen during the primary week. While a few people accept this to be a fat misfortune, it's essentially put away carbs and water being spent away.
After the underlying fast drop in water weight, you should keep on losing muscle versus fat rapidly as long as you adhere to the eating routine and stay in a calorie shortfall.
An Increased Amount Of Ketone Levels In Blood And Urine
With regular consumption of ketone rich foods. There becomes a spurt of ketone levels in the body. So the excess ketones often are eliminated by making them flush through pee and breath.
High levels of ketones are also found in the blood. Several tests can be done including the beath, pee and blood.
Acetone Breath
Acetone breath is also addressed as 'bad breath'. Individuals frequently report terrible breath once they achieve full ketosis.
It's a typical symptom. Numerous individuals on ketogenic diets and identical eating regimens, for example, the Atkins diet, report that their breath takes on a fruity smell.
This is brought about by raised ketone levels. The particular offender is acetone, a ketone that leaves the body via your pee and breath.
While this breath might not be exactly perfect for your public activity. It very well may be a positive sign due to your eating regimen. Numerous ketogenic weight watchers brush their teeth a few times a day or use sugar-free gum to face the issue.
In case you're utilizing gum or mouthwashes without sugar, check the product for carbs. These may raise your glucose levels and diminish ketone levels.
Loss Of Appetite
There are no certain assumptions behind this cause. It has only been observed that following a regular ketone eating regime. Loss of appetite is observed.
High Concentration Levels And Energy
Individuals frequently report a lack of concentration, tiredness and feeling ill during the first few weeks of following the low-carb diet. This is called "low carb influenza" or "keto influenza." However, long haul ketogenic weight watchers regularly report expanded concentration and vitality.
When you begin a low-carb diet, your body must adjust to consuming increasingly fat for fuel, rather than carbs.
When you get into ketosis, an enormous piece of the mind begins consuming ketones rather than glucose. It can take a couple of days or weeks for this to begin working appropriately.
Ketones are incredibly powerful fuel reserve for your mind. They have even been tried in a medicinal setting to treat cerebrum ailments and conditions, for example, blackouts and memory damage.
people who have been following the regime have said to achieve clearer and fresher minds. this helps them in concentrating more on their everyday work at life.
Taking out carbs can likewise help control and balance out glucose levels. This may further expand the focus and improve brain activity.
Digestive And Sleeping Issues
Following a ketogenic diet includes a noteworthy change in the kinds of nourishment you eat. Stomach related problems, for example, constipation and diarrhoea are basic reactions first and foremost.
A portion of these issues ought to die down after the change time frame, yet it might be critical to be aware of various sustenances that might cause stomach related problems.
Additionally, try to eat a lot of sound low-carb veggies, which are low in carbs yet at the same time contain a lot of fiber.
Above all, try eating a variety of foods that are low in carbs. In doing so you'll also be able to watch your diet and enjoy your food. One major issue for some ketogenic weight watchers is rest, particularly when they first change their eating regimen.
Many individuals report sleep deprivation or awakening around evening time when they initially lessen their carbs. Be that as it may, this typically improves in merely weeks.
Ketogenic Rich Foods, What To Eat And What Not To?
Nourishments don't contain ketones. Picking keto diet sustenances that help your body produce ketones is pivotal to receiving the healthy rewards of the ketogenic diet.
The ketogenic diet isn't something to be followed carelessly. The objective of the eating routine is to achieve ketosis, the state where your body is energizing itself from ketones delivered by the liver. Contingent upon your body science, it may take possibly more than seven days for your body to do this.
As your body can't fuel itself from both sugar and fats, having "cheat days" before you are entrenched in the eating routine can be risky to your wellbeing, because predictable high fat in addition to high carbs, which convert to sugar, is a catastrophe waiting to happen as cardiovascular or different diseases.
Since almost 66% and above, of your eating regimen, will originate from fat. It doesn't imply that you can eat any fat you need.
You only need to consume healthy fats. Margarine, coconut oil, and olive oil are some of the good fats that you need to incorporate in your meals. Other basic oils that are made out of churning and grinding can be included as well. Such as avocado oil, shelled nut oil, sesame oil, almond oil, ghee, and fish oil.
Vegetable oil should be consumed in very small amounts. Try avoiding sunflower, cottonseed, corn oils as much as possible. Due to the concoction and high-heat procedures used to extricate them harm the omega-6 oils and cause poisonous responses that advance aggravation and disturb the structure of cell layers.
Now, let us understand what sort of foods should be included in our keto-diet.
Plan on getting the greater part of your carbs from this source since you need the living proteins that vegetables give. Here's a tip to choose your vegetables. Stick to vegetables that develop over the ground; root vegetables are high in starch and sugars and regularly accompany a high glycemic index.
Spinach and lettuce have the least amount of carb out there. Avocados are an extraordinary resource of fat while being low in carbs. Other great decisions for Ketogenic diet plan for weight loss include:
- Asparagus
- Bell peppers
- Broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- Cabbage
- Cucumber
- Eggplant
- Green beans
- Kale
- Olives
- Tomatoes
- Zucchini
- Avocados
Avocados have 100 grams or around one-portion of a medium avocado, contain 9 grams of carbs. Anyways, 7 grams of these are fiber, so its net carb check is just 2 grams.
Avocados are high in a few nutrients and minerals, including potassium, a significant mineral numerous individuals may not get enough of. Likewise, a higher potassium admission may help make the progress to a ketogenic diet simpler.
Moreover, avocados may help improve cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Avocados contain lutein and zeaxanthin, two phytochemicals that are particularly present in the tissues in the eyes where they give help to limit harm, including from bright light.
As the monounsaturated unsaturated fats in avocados likewise bolster the retention of other advantageous fat-dissolvable cell reinforcements, for example, beta-carotene, adding avocados to your eating regimen may lessen the danger of treating age-related skin degeneration.
Fish and shellfish are very keto-accommodating sustenances. Salmon and other fish are wealthy in Vitamin B, potassium and selenium, yet practical with no carbs present in it.
In any case, the carbs in various sorts of shellfish fluctuate. For example, while shrimp and most crabs contain no carbs, different kinds of shellfish do. While these shellfish can be incorporated on a ketogenic diet. It's critical to control your intake. When eating those carbs while you're attempting to remain inside a small range.
Cholesterol is an important part of tissue for all living creatures. In any case, cholesterol can be excessively high if we eat a lot of saturated fat. Fish has almost no fat of any sort and what it has is for the most part unsaturated fat. Eating fish a few times each week can help lower cholesterol and lessen the danger of coronary illness.
Fish is a superb wellspring of top quality protein and contrasts positively and meat and chicken.
Omega-3s are a sort of polyunsaturated fat and are basic supplements that assume numerous basic jobs in our bodies. What's more, much the same as minerals and most nutrients, our body can't make them.
Long-chain Omega-3s are found in slick fish, non-sleek fish and shellfish, and to a lesser degree in meat and eggs. Long-chain Omega-3s are utilized adequately in the body. DHA (a long-chain Omega-3 unsaturated fat) is a noteworthy structure square of the mind, and the retina in the eye is moved in DHA. Other crucial organs, for example, the heart, are wealthy in long-chain Omega-3s.
Meat And Eggs
Meat and poultry are viewed as staple sustenances on a ketogenic diet. It's imperative to get enough protein to shield your body from separating muscle for vitality while it's adjusting. Nonetheless, eating an excess of protein is a common mistake for starters. The body will change excess of protein into glycogen — a sugar — and store the outcome as fat. They are a must to include in the Ketogenic Indian diet plan for weight loss.
Try not to surpass the suggested every day remittance (RDA) of protein of 0.8 gram per pound of bodyweight except if you are under extreme athletic preparation. In which you need more for muscle building. This implies you'll most likely need to curtail. As indicated by Diet Doctor, most Americans expend undeniably more than this sum.
When you incorporate protein in your supper, pick any kind of fresh meat, including beef, lamb, poultry and pork. Eggs and fish are other great protein sources. Keep away from processed meats, for example, bologna, wieners, sausage and ham, since filler fixings convey concealed carbs and sugars.
Fresh meat and poultry contain no carbs and are rich in vitamin B and a few minerals, including potassium, selenium and zinc.
They're likewise an extraordinary wellspring of top-notch protein, which has been appeared to help save bulk during a low-carb diet.
It's ideal to pick organic meat, if conceivable. That is because creatures that eat grass produce meat with higher measures of omega-3 fats, conjugated linoleic corrosive and cancer prevention agents than meat from grain-sustained creatures.
Eggs are one of the most advantageous and most flexible sustenances on earth. One whole egg contains at least 1 gram of carbs and less than 6 grams of protein, making eggs perfect sustenance for a ketogenic way of life.
Furthermore, eggs trigger hormones that stifle food cravings and keep glucose levels steady, prompting lower-calorie admissions for as long as 24 hours.
It's essential to eat the whole egg, as the vast majority of an egg's supplements are found in the yolk. This incorporates the cancer prevention agents lutein and zeaxanthin, which help secure eye wellbeing.
Although egg yolks are high in cholesterol, expending them doesn't raise blood cholesterol levels in the vast majority. Truth be told, eggs seem to change the state of LDL in a manner that diminishes the danger of coronary illness
Cheese, Yogurt and Cottage Cheese
Cheddar is both nutritious and tasty. There are many sorts of cheese. Luckily, every one of them is low in carbs and high in fat, which makes them an extraordinary fit for a ketogenic diet.
One ounce (28 grams) of cheese gives 1 gram of carbs, 7 grams of protein and 20% of the RDI for calcium.
Cheese is high in saturated fat, however, it hasn't been appeared to build the danger of coronary illness. Truth be told, a few investigations recommend that cheese may help ensure against coronary illness.
Cheese additionally contains conjugated linoleic acid, which is a fat that has been connected to fat loss and enhancements in body arrangement.
Likewise, eating cheddar consistently may help diminish the loss of muscles and vitality that happens with maturing.
Plain Greek yogurt and curds are solid, high-protein nourishment. While they contain some carbs, they can, in any case, be incorporated into a ketogenic way of life.
150 grams of plain Greek yogurt gives 5 grams of carbs and 11 grams of protein. That measure of curds gives 5 grams of carbs and 18 grams of protein.
Both yogurt and curds have appeared to help decline craving and advance sentiments of totality. One may make a delectable nibble without anyone else.
Be that as it may, both can likewise be combined with chopped nuts, cinnamon and maybe a sugar-free sweetener for a quick and simple keto treat.
Caffeine-rich drinks such as green tea and coffee
Drinking unsweetened coffee and green tea help in improving our metabolism. An improved mechanism means that your body would be able to convert fats to ketogenic nutrients even faster. Hence, producing more energy and suppressing appetite for longer hours.
These hot beverages help in revitalizing our health and helps to detoxify our body in the process. Drinking green tea is more preferable since coffee has higher caffeine content which is harmful to the body. Sipping two to three cups of green tea a day is sufficient in aiding the keto-diet alongside.
Nuts and seeds are solid, high-fat and low-carb nourishment. Regular nut consumption has been connected to a diminished danger of coronary illness, certain tumors, depression and other perpetual diseases.
Besides, nuts and seeds are high in fiber, which can enable you to feel full and retain fewer calories in general.
Albeit all nuts and seeds are low in carbs, the sum fluctuates a lot among the various kinds. Here are some famous nuts and seeds with low carbohydrate levels.
- Almonds
- Brazil nuts
- Cashews
- Macadamia nuts
- Walnuts
- Pistachios
- Pecans
- Chia seeds
- Flax seeds
- Pumpkin seeds
- Sesame seeds
Healthy fat intake
Olive oil, margarine, coconut oil, avocado oil, groundnut oil, sesame oil, almond oil, ghee and fish oil are some of the healthy fats. Along with these, you can consume butter and cream as they heavily made out of pure fat.
Butter and cream are great fats to incorporate on a ketogenic diet. They barely consist of carbohydrates. For a long time, butter and cream were accused of causing coronary illness because of their high-fat content. Nonetheless, modern research has declared saturated fat isn't connected to coronary illness.
Truth be told, a few examinations recommend that a moderate intake of high-fat dairy products may conceivably diminish the danger of heart assault and stroke.
Like other greasy dairy items, margarine and cream are full of conjugated linoleic acid. An unsaturated fat that may advance fat loss.
Olive is high in oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat that has been found to diminish coronary illness hazard factors in numerous examinations.
What's more, additional virgin olive oil is high in cancer prevention agents known as phenols. These mixes further ensure heart wellbeing by diminishing irritation and improving conduit work.
As an unadulterated fat source, olive oil contains no carbs. It's a perfect base for serving of mixed greens dressings and solid mayonnaise.
Since it isn't as steady as immersed fats at high temperatures, it's ideal to utilize olive oil for low-heat cooking or add it to sustenances after they have been cooked.
Other Things That You Can Include
Apart from the basic food items that can create ketones in the body. You'll find several food items that generate ketone. Some of them being berries, cottage cheese, olives and dark chocolate.
Try including strawberries, blackberries or blueberries in your diet. You can even make a dessert out of yogurt and berries if you would like to. You can even season your food with olives. Also, you can have dark chocolate at times if you have a sweet tooth. Other drinks such as hot cocoa drink with cream or coffee with cream can also be enjoyed.
The Takeaway
Be it Low-carb diets or Ketogenic diet plan for weight loss have been disputable for a considerable length of time. A few people state that these weight control plans raise cholesterol and cause coronary illness because of their high-fat substance. In any case, in most logical investigations, low-carb diets demonstrate their value as sound and gainful.
Since you're restricting yourself to main fats, therefore the body has nothing to burn except fats. And fats are easy to burn and provide sufficient energy to the body to keep going on for long hours with no appetite.
A low-carb diet causes more weight reduction as well as prompts significant enhancements in most hazard factors for coronary illness — including cholesterol. The outrageous weight reduction is watched distinctly in the underlying phases of a keto-diet.
Regardless of whether following keto-diet is troublesome at first. One should attempt to adhere to the eating routine and decrease carb consumption. Try reducing your carb intake by a couple of grams once a day, till you are finally settled with the diet.
Following a Ketogenic Indian diet plan for weight loss will most make major changes in your lifestyle and your body. The progressions incorporate stifled hunger, following a strict eating regime, weight reduction and increment in endurance and vitality.
Some minor side effects including foul breath and lack of sleep because of expanded dimensions of focus and concentration. With an increased brain activity, you'll have the option to accomplish all sorts of tasks.
All things considered, a keto-diet essentially revolves around relieving epilepsy and other ailments. In any case, ordinary individuals can tail it to improve their performance levels. By following this eating routine you'll have the option to get the best outcomes in whatever field you are working in.


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UT Arlington (10-13, 6-6 Sun Belt) 68, Louisiana (6-15, 2-10 Sun Belt) 54
UTA played a very good game today after Thursday's heartbreaking loss on a last-second shot against Louisiana. UT Arlington, who came into today's game ranked 11th of 12 teams in 3-point shooting in conference play, made 6 of 14 outside shots in the first half and 7 of 14 3s (13 of 28 overall, 46.4%) from beyond the arc. The Warhawks were without their second-leading scorer JD Williams, who suffered an ankle-ending injury against Louisiana last Saturday. UL-M now has only 2 conference wins, are winless on the road for the season (0-10) and have an 8-game losing streak in conference play.
UTA moved the ball around well, finding open shooters and finished the game with 20 assists. It seemed like every shot was within the flow of the offense. Sam Griffin finished with 17 points on 6-9 shooting, 4-7 from outside. Radshad Davis scored 15 points on 5-7 shooting, 4-4 from outside. Jabari Narcis scored 13 points, on 5-8 shooting, including 3-6 from outside. He also had an impressive dunk early in the first half.
Despite Thursday's 1-point loss, the team has been playing very well over the last 2 or 3 weeks. A couple of wins next weekend could help UTA earn a better seed in the conference tournament.
Tonight's game stats:
|4-14 (28.6%)
|4-6 (66.7%)
|UT Arlington
|13-28 (46.4%)
|3-6 (50%)
Key stats:
- Louisiana-Monroe 4-14 3-point shooting, UTA 13-28.
- UTA improves to 2-3 at home in conference play.
- UTA has taken care of the ball very well over the last 2 games, committing only 5 turnovers today, and only 4 Thursday night.
Tournament seeding watch:
The top 10 teams compete in the tournament.
Saturday, March 7 (at campus sites)
Game 1 – No. 9 Seed at No. 8 Seed
Game 2 – No. 10 Seed at No. 7 Seed
Conference standings:
- Little Rock 11-2
- Georgia State 8-4
- Georgia Southern 7-5
- Texas State 6-5
- Arkansas State 7-6
- App State 6-6
- South Alabama 6-7
- Coastal Carolina 5-7
- Troy 5-8
- Louisiana 4-7
- LA-Monroe 2-10
The Mavs were 17-16 last year (12-6 in conference play) and lost to Georgia State in the Sun Belt Conference tournament final.
Up next:
The Mavs play at Appalachian State on Thursday, and at Coastal Carolina on Saturday.


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London 2012: Ancient Olympic Boxing, A Sickening Spectacle
Were the ancient Olympic Games anything like the competitions we know today? Neil Faulkner's A Visitor's Guide to the Ancient Olympics transports us to the games of 388 B.C., providing a lively guided tour of the ancient Greek Olympics and bringing to life the sights and sounds (and smells) of the competition—which were very different from what visitors to this summer's London Games are likely to experience.
In the Olympic Stadium of 2,400 years ago there were no stands, no shade – and no women allowed. Visitors sat on a grassy bank in the searing heat of midsummer to watch naked athletes compete in footraces, the pentathlon, horse and chariot races, and three combat sports – wrestling, boxing, and pankration, everyone's favorite competition, with virtually no rules and considerable blood and pain.
Reading from the book, Neil Faulkner describes boxing at the ancient Olympics, a far more violent and gruesome spectacle than its modern equivalent. Listen here.
Neil Faulkner—
The Boxing
Next up is the boxing, the most lethal of the Olympic combat sports. Padded gloves are used in training, but not in contests. Instead of gloves, boxers wear 4m-long leather thongs softened with oil or animal fat, which are wound tightly around hands and wrists, leaving only the fingers free, and secured using a loop at each end. The fingers are left free so that they can be clenched to punch or opened to parry.
The purpose of the thongs is to protect the hands of the wearer (fancy versions are lined with fleece). They do nothing to soften the blow to the victim; on the contrary, they often result in severe cuts. Though the technical name for them is himantes , they are nicknamed murmikes ('ants') because of the stinging wounds they inflict.
Wearing nothing but their himantes and sometimes fleece armbands to wipe away sweat, the contestants advance at one another with murderous looks and touch fists. There is no bonhomie, no friendly banter, no gentlemanly handshakes.
Once the Judge has ordered the start, the struggle is relentless: with neither ropes to which a contestant can cling for safety, nor intervals between rounds for respite, a Greek boxing contest is a single brutal slugging match that continues until one man is either knocked insensible or offers his submission by raising the middle finger of his right hand. The rules ban blows to the body – the head is the sole legitimate target – and they place no restriction on relentless pummelling, even when a man is knocked to the ground. The only real restriction is that gripping an opponent – to hold him so he can be battered – is illegal.
Boxers dance warily around one another, fists raised close to the head, ready to parry sudden blows. 'They faced each other and put up their massive fists together,' says Homer of the fight between Epeios and Euryalos at the funeral games of Patroklos, 'then fell to, and there was a flurry of heavy hands meeting. There sounded a fearful crunching of jaws, and the sweat poured all over their bodies.'
Some aim to tire a heavier opponent in a long fight, until his reactions slow and his guard slips. There are even boxers who boast that their faces are unscarred, such is their success with these tactics. Others, sure of the weight of their punch, seek opportunities to attack from the outset.
Almost any type of blow except gouging is allowed, and boxers deliver upward hooks, upper cuts, rabbit punches, blows with the side and heel of the hand, even violent jabs with hand outstretched and fingers flat. Both right and left hands are used as opportunity allows.
Fights can be long, the combatants becoming lacerated and bruised, sometimes pouring blood from noses, cheeks or brows. With the summer sun overhead, streams of sweat sting the eyes, and dust parches mouth and throat. The finalists, moreover, may have to fight like this several times before the day is out.
You will have no trouble spotting the seasoned boxers in the crowds: it is not just their massive shoulders, arms and fists that give them away, but also their facial scars, broken noses, lumpy brows and cauliflower ears. Wrestlers and pankratiasts can be beautiful; veteran boxers are invariably scarred and battered.
If the fight drags on without result, a tie-breaker may be announced. Each man then stands to receive his opponent's punch in turn, until one is knocked out. But this is rare, and the end can be sudden as men tire. As Homer describes it: 'Then, as Euryalos peered for an opening, god-like Epeios moved in for the punch and struck him on the cheek-bone – he did not stay on his feet long: his bright body collapsed under him where he stood … His dear companions surrounded him, and carried him through the assembly with legs dragging, spitting out thick blood, and lolling his head to one side.'
Boxing is the bloodiest, cruellest and most violent of the Greek sports. It is not unknown for men to die, sometimes at the moment of defeat, preferring death to disgrace. Prepare yourself for a gruesome, heart-stopping, and sometimes sickening spectacle.
Excerpted from A Visitor's Guide to the Ancient Olmypics, Copyright © 2012 by Neil Faulkner.
Neil Faulkner is research fellow at the University of Bristol, fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and codirector of several field projects. A freelance archaeologist and historian, his previous books include Apocalypse: The Great Jewish Revolt against Rome and Rome: Empire of the Eagles. He lives in Hertfordshire, UK.


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Bass Players can improve their hearing and musical understanding, by modeling how keyboard players learn and practice.
In my previous article – entitled Why Keyboard Players Have The Best Ears – we learned why keyboard players are the go-to guys in any band whenever any question of harmony arises.
We also briefly touched on the fact that there are ear training courses for bass players (and other musicians) that we can take to improve our hearing.
These courses come with a built in price though. And I'm not talking money.
What's the cost of taking a specific ear training course?
Although there's usually a financial cost involved, there's a bigger cost that most musicians don't consider.
And that hidden cost is one of time.
As we saw in the previous article most keyboard players get their ear training as a natural byproduct of their keyboard
Wouldn't it be great if us bass players could do that too?
Well you can.
Most keyboard players develop their hearing by playing exercises and tunes. Because a keyboard player's left and right hand operate independently on a keyboard in a way that is impossible for a bass player, a keyboard player can play chordal material with one hand and rhythmic/melodic material with the other hand.
And it's this playing of chords and melody, combined with many repetitions over time, that gives the keyboard players their supercharged hearing.
So we've identified the two critical components responsible for keyboard players having great hearing, how can we apply that to the bass?
We already know that it's impossible for a bass player to play bass lines and accompany himself chordally at the same time (I'm deliberately ignoring the technique of 'tapping' here).
So we can either pay a guitarist or keyboard player to come and play chords for us at every practice session.
Or we can 'hire' a virtual accompanist.
The answer to our problem is a software program called Band in A Box, made by PG Music. The basic version is about $ 130 (you can spend more for the all singing all dancing version with bells and whistles, but for right now the basic version will do you just fine).
How do we use Band In A Box to model a keyboard player's practice habits?
What we do is this: we take our detailed practice schedule for the week ahead and look at every exercise we've got planned.
Then we work out how we can add a harmonic element to that exercise.
Then we program that harmonic element into Band In A Box, and when we're ready to play that exercise we tap the space bar twice (which starts Band in A Box) and within seconds you'll be playing through your exercise with chordal accompaniment!
How will doing my normal exercises with chordal accompaniment improve my hearing though?
To achieve the desired effect you have to do two things:
(1) Be aware of what harmony is present (ie is it a major 7th chord, or a dominant 7th? A major chord or a minor chord?) This is so your brain starts associating the 'sound' of the chord with the chord name.
(2) You need to do this in every practice session, day after day, week after week, month after month.
If you do this you'll find that your brain will start to recognize chord sounds and more importantly you'll know what kind of chord you've just heard.
What kind of exercises can I add harmonic content to?
Seriously, just about everything.
If you're learning a tune, program the chords to the tune.
If you're learning a slap line find a chord progression that it fits, and program those chords in.
If you're practicing right hand 16th notes for speed and stamina then program different qualities of chord for each string that you play on.
If you're playing scales by rote (and you shouldn't, but that's another story) then program the chord that the scales fit.
If you put your mind to it you can make ANY exercise musical – which in turn will make you a more musical bass player.
So, what did we learn today?
When you've read this article do yourself a favor: re-read it, then make some notes and then read it again. Here's what you should take away:
By adding harmonic content to every exercise you play on your instrument you will be subconsciously working on developing your ears.
By being aware of when different chord types are sounding – and what these different chord types are – you will be subconsciously training your brain to know the difference between say a major 7th chord and a minor 7th chord.
By consciously and deliberately repeating this day after day, week after week, month after month, you will find that as you develop and improve as a bass player so you will develop and improve your understanding and hearing of music and how it relates to your instrument.
Which in turn will elevate you to a new level of musicianship.
And one day when there's a harmony question on the bandstand the keyboard player will say: "Hey, I'm programming some sounds, ask the bass player. His ears are as good as mine!"
If you want more bass related info, head over to my how to play bass website where you'll find video lessons, articles, reviews and much more. There's also a weekly ezine you can sign up for – in return for signing up you'll get a PDF file with 5 cool bass lines in – and each week's ezine features a bass line in music notation and bass tab. http://www.how-to-play-bass.com


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The company also announced a 2-for-1 stock split that will go into effect next month.
Net earnings for the period were $8 million, or 6 cents per share, excluding merger and other charges. For the same period in 1999, the company posted earnings of $3.8 million, or 3 cents a share.
Net revenue for the quarter was $85.8 million, compared with $42.8 million for the year-ago period.
Analysts expected eBay to earn 3 cents per share, according to a survey by First Call.
According to the company's report, the bulk of eBay's revenues came from "interest and other income," rather than from its actual operations. eBay's net income from operations was $452,000, compared with the $10.4 million the company earned on interest and investments.
For the year-ago period, eBay's net income from operations was $7.7 million, and its income from interest and investments was only $275,000.
For the quarter, eBay posted gross profit margins of 73 percent, down from 81 percent for the same period last year. A company's profit margin is the difference between what it charges for its goods or services and what those goods or services cost the company.
Despite the year-to-year drop-off, eBay's profit margins rose compared with the fourth quarter of 1999, when they stood at 71 percent.
Much of the difference in operating income was because of increased spending on product development and marketing. In a conference call with investors, eBay chief executive Meg Whitman noted the company's launch of its new Chinatown interest area and the expansion of its Billpoint payment system to all eBay sellers.
In addition, she said that eBay addressed past site stability problems and maintained 99 percent uptime through the quarter. Despite the increased spending on marketing, eBay spent only $13 to acquire each customer, Whitman said.
"In the first three months of the year, eBay was an execution machine," Whitman said.
Derek Brown, an e-commerce analyst with W.R. Hambrecht, praised eBay, saying he had expected the company to post a loss on operations because of its increased investments in improving site stability.
"They had a very good quarter," Brown said. "They have a consistently profitable business that they are building right now."
eBay shares rose $11.69 to $153.56 in regular market trading today. The online auction giant issued its earnings report after the close of regular trading. In after-hours trading, eBay shares were up more than $5.


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Krista has worked a number of jobs through KSI, including being an integral part of its work crew at Procter & Gamble Dover Wipes plant for 10 years. Through that Pre-Vocational opportunity, she learned the skills she needed for real-world employment, as well as developing a great work ethic. As she matured and her life changed, she felt it was time to take the next step and make a better living as a direct hire with a community employer. So she advocated for Supported Employment services to help her meet that goal.
"Krista is a strong communicator and very outgoing. She has no problem laying out her needs," shared Krista's Employment Specialist Cordelia Hicks.
With KSI Supported Employment, Krista tried a few jobs until she found her match two years ago at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino's buffet kitchen. She so impressed the kitchen management during her interview that they hired her right away. There she washes dishes and performs light housekeeping, giving Dover Downs a reliable and hard-working asset in a job that's known for its high turnover.
"She has excellent endurance. She's one of the few participants who works full-time hours, five days a week," said Ms. Hicks. "She's prompt, she gets her job done and will often agree to work overtime if needed."
Even though the atmosphere in the buffet area can get hectic, Krista is known for digging in and getting her work done with a positive attitude. And the kitchen management couldn't ask for more. "Krista is a go-getter," Ms. Hicks related. "The casino atmosphere can be fast-paced, especially when they have a large crowd for special events. But she keeps up."


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By Reynold Levy
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This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org . As part of Next Avenue's commitment to publish helpful career advice and information for people over 50, here's an excerpt about rebounding from an involuntary layoff adapted from the new book by Reynold Levy, "Start Now: Because That Meaningful Job Is Out There, Just Waiting for You," printed with permission from RosettaBooks. Although Levy has had an impressive career, including stints as president of Lincoln Center and the AT&T Foundation, he had one unexpected layoff, too, and offers the lessons he learned from that experience.
I did not see it coming.
I was taken by complete surprise.
Nine months earlier, in the fall of 1974, I had submitted my resignation from a terrific post as director of external affairs and special assistant to the executive director of the Jewish Board of Guardians (JBG), the nation's largest and most comprehensive mental health agency.
I was departing to join the Aspen Institute. There, I would collaborate with my new boss, Waldemar A. Nielsen, noted author of "The Big Foundations," among other books, former president of the African American Institute and program officer at the Ford Foundation.
Wally asked me to join him to develop a paper to President Gerald Ford about America's nonprofit sector, working on an intense six-month timetable.
We got along famously. Our jointly written white paper was very well received and my participation in groups convened by Wally was warmly recognized and appreciated.
The 3 words I heard
At summer's end, Wally suggested that I begin familiarizing myself with extensive files at his office. Maybe I could even sketch out a book outline. I spent 16-hour days and weekends on this assignment and crafted a book prospectus that I thought held promise of launching me and Wally into a new phase of our work together.
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When Wally returned to Manhattan and his office, he asked to have some words with me.
Actually, there were only three that mattered.
You are fired.
There had been no warning whatsoever. No red or even blinking yellow lights about our work or our relationship.
I was dumbfounded. Blindsided. Furious. Deeply embarrassed.
After a layoff, doing everything wrong
Totally unfamiliar with how to conduct myself under such circumstances, at 29, I did everything wrong.
I did not attempt to engage in a conversation about the whys or wherefores of this surprising decision, let alone its timing. All Wally would say was that he had harbored second thoughts about having a co-author, since all of his books until then were written only by him.
Nor did I request any kind of transitional assistance. Might I stay with Aspen at the New York City office for three months or so, while looking for a substitute position? Could Wally see his way to a severance of any kind to cushion this blow? Did he know of any open positions at the Aspen Institute or otherwise for which I might be qualified? Might he introduce me to some VIPs for prospecting interviews?
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I put none of these questions to him.
It was September 1975. Good jobs were scarce: public, private, nonprofit. Wally must have known that he was delivering this news to me in a terrible economic environment. He also must have known that I had no reason to expect to be shown the door.
I was livid. My shattered ego and anger got the better of me. Upon hearing the news from Wally, I gathered my personal belongings, walked through that door he had opened and never returned.
I was now out on the street.
What NOT to do after a layoff
Before I use myself as a case example of what to do when you need a job and have not prepared to look for one, here — from personal experience — is an encapsulation of what not to do.
Do not fail to discuss the terms of separation. Particularly when you are being dismissed without notice and arbitrarily, ask for time and/or money to ease the transition.
Such a request is not unexpected. And the funds that I should have requested were readily available to Wally. His budget could easily accommodate it.
Calm down and chill out. Do not react immediately when your emotions have taken over. Request time to meet with your soon-to-be former boss after you have composed yourself and recovered somewhat from the suddenness of devastating news.
And, most important, do not ever accept a job without engaging in due diligence about your employer. I had read all of Wally's books and many of his essays and speeches. But I never spoke with anyone who had worked with him or for him. I never asked what it was really like to be his colleague.
Especially in a work setting of just me, Wally and an assistant, how could I possibly agree to a professional engagement without the functional equivalent of at least dating? At the very least, I could have suggested a luncheon conversation or two to acquire a better sense of what he was really like.
My 6-point recovery plan after a layoff
Now, if you unexpectedly lose a job, beyond what not to do, here is the six-point recovery plan I then hastily improvised. You may find it of some value:
1. Keep busy. Take any part-time job you can. Staying active is important, psychologically and practically. For me, that meant teaching political science as an adjunct assistant professor at Herbert Lehman College-CUNY, resuming some part-time work in the teenage department of the Shorefront Y and engaging in some paid public speaking gigs.
Build on any such schedule of activity.
2. Ask for help. Hustle. Overcome your sense of disappointment. Precisely because when you need a job it is hardly the ideal time to find one and precisely because a catastrophic local economy does not help, place your foot on the accelerator.
I reached anyone and everyone who might help. Former professors at Columbia Law School and the University of Virginia. Contacts within the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, of which JBG was only one of many members. Conversations with a few associates of my parents. Even my long-term pediatrician, internist and dentist were included on a growing phone list.
Having spent seven solid years in academia after college, there had been little time for me to build a support group. But I did whatever I could to connect with whoever I knew or even knew of.
Often, it is acquaintances drawn to you who are willing to help the most. Do not hesitate to reach them.
3. Get out of your home. Jobs are hiding in the rough and tumble of the marketplace. Find them. Attend conferences, professional meetings and networking breakfasts. Meet with anyone who can offer useful leads. Mix and mingle. Hand out business cards, so those with whom you speak know how best to reach you.
4. Look forward. It will be tempting to dwell on what just happened to you and why. Don't. As a workplace refugee, concentrate undistractedly on your resettlement, not on your resentment.
5. Volunteer. Sure, you are now in a fix. But there is no need to panic. Gain some satisfaction from helping others. It's all part of an effort to circulate and to make yourself better known. Besides, helping others far less fortunate will be good for your own morale.
6. Stay positive. Summon the energy to believe in yourself. You misjudged the situation. You took a risk. It only paid off partially. Get over the dismissal. Keep moving. Channel your anger into proving that there is a productive and satisfying working life ahead.
As predictions go, this last one proved to me to be on the money. Seven months after my humiliating experience in Wally's company, I was appointed the executive director of the task force on the New York City fiscal crisis.
It was a new beginning, and my career never subsequently experienced so much as a hiccup.
But 45 years have passed since my involuntary layoff and this failure still stings. It demonstrates, however, that you can learn as much from committing an error in judgment as you can from multiple successes.
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Never again would I fail to think about what could go wrong in my current job and prepare for undesirable possibilities. Never again would I enter a new employment setting without learning as much as possible about it, my new boss and my immediate colleagues.
Should the unanticipated happen to you, I hope this description of my early career debacle will serve as an instructive negative model and a positive comeback story.
Reynold Levy, author of five books including "Start Now: Because That Meaningful Job Is Out There, Just Waiting For You." He is the former president of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the International Rescue Committee, the AT&T Foundation and the Robin Hood Foundation. He has taught at New York University, Columbia University and Harvard Business School.
This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org , © 2020 Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. All rights reserved.


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[Province San Vincenzo – Italy] – 13 May 2015. In the presence of ecclesiastical and civil authorities Sr. Luisa Cirulli gave testimony to IRCCS (Institutes for Hospitalization and Scientific Care) about the presence of the Daughters of Charity for the past 30 years in the Pediatric Hospital of the Child Jesus.
"I thank everyone, especially our President, Mariella Enoc. I was moved because she gave me the opportunity to recall, on this occasion, the presence of the Daughters of Charity in the Pediatric Hospital of "The Child Jesus". The Company of the Daughters of Charity was founded in 1633 in Paris, thanks to the inventiveness of St. Louise de Marillac and St. Vincent de Paul, our Founders, with the charism of serving Christ bodily and spiritually in the person of those who are poor.
The meeting with the Salviati family in 1869 made it possible for the superiors of the Daughters of Charity of that time to initiate the service through the work of four Sisters. The service has allowed us to lay the foundations of the organization of the Hospital, regulated by conventions serving and directing the entire institution.
The institution continued to grow, becoming a reference point for many children in need of care. The Sisters also increased in number and carefully watched the emerging needs in the hospital. It is our charism that presses us to discover and then to be at the service of all poverty.
From the beginning the priorities chosen by the Daughters of Charity in the Child Jesus Pediatric Hospital were to provide safe and humanizing care, and to focus on training. With the opening of the School of Nursing in 1958 the Daughters of Charity tried and still try, despite their fragility, to train many young people. They see and develop in them their human, Christian and professional potential, transmitting to them the true sense of service. Training is in the DNA of the Company. In 1633 St. Louise gave the first sisters the first elements of nursing and medical knowledge.
Today, aware of our role and driven by the love of Christ, we use essential tools such as training workers for a global attention to the person on issues of humanization of care, by establishing helping relationships, encouraging a sense of belonging and promoting the sharing of objectives.
The paths to implement these goals are: the identification of the strengths and weaknesses of the various areas of the hospital, so that there is an exchange, not only at a professional level, that already exists, but also at a spiritual level; establishing common objectives, so as to avoid wasting resources and in order to get results; implementing concrete initiatives.
The evolution of time allowed us to expand and refine the focus on complex problems of people living our reality, where they live such moments of their life as sickness, disability and death. Our professional and spiritual uniqueness allow us to take care of the person, respecting life, health and freedom of the person, through therapeutic intervention, the exploitation of the resources of the patient and the family, as well as the full respect of the values of the sick child.
The source from which we draw the strength to be a "neighbor" to those who are in need, is to enter the depths of the Christian mystery of "Christ Crucified, Dead and Risen." In living this mystery, we become a "new creation," bearer of hope, peace , love and we become a gift for the other. "
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I just finished with my post on the overview of my first year with ActiveRain. I received a great comment from my fellow Rainer and friend Jeff Dowler. In my response to him for his great comments about my first year here on ActiveRain, something occurred to me that I hadn't ever written about but that I had intended to. What motivates us to blog in the first place.
Being in the real estate industry and working for a living, it is often commented that most active REALTORS have no life. Meaning of course that many of us are on call 24/7 and we have to have some terrific time management to keep on schedule with our clients and potential clients and budget our time wisely.
When you are an active REALTOR Blogger, you can double that need for real time management. Perhaps more than just time management , we often forgo many needed hours of sleep to remain active with our posting needs and building relationships with our readers.
Underneath all this, there must be some motivation or a particular inspiration that makes us so dedicated. What is it? What is the inspiration that keeps us focused on the goal line of building our online business through our blogging.
As our world evolved through more advanced technology, it was real estate that dragged its feet for years resisting the inevitable. REALTORS for years fought the idea that technology ,at least the using if it, could help them build their real estate business and that things could be way more efficient than they were with just using snail mail for delivery of the communications that were needed. The MLS needed to evolve away from publishing weekly books of listings that by the time you located the house it was already in escrow.
Saul Klein, a long time friend and past president of our local association of REALTORS, was also one of my instructors when I was taking the Real Estate Principles class, back in 1989. I got involved with the association early on and I would listen to Saul tell us that technology was going to become a major part of our real estate life and that we should embrace it and encourage our members to do the same. Then Bill Chee, the then President of NAR, and his famous Lion over the Hill speech, he suggested technology would one day be the driving force of real estate and if we as individuals did not embrace it voluntarily, we would definitely not remain at the center of the transaction but that others leading the technology revolution certainly would. Then history happened.
Well, we all saw the writing on the wall and here we are using e-mail as a main communications vehicle, each of us and our companies have our websites in place, MLS's are online with accessible portals providing consumers the information, many of the essential real estate programs to collate the information is online and we are Blogging to the public in our efforts to remain as the first contact of the new Internet Empowered Consumer.
Is that then our inspiration for blogging? For some I would guess. But for others it is the premise that the consumer wants more specific property information, community information, and an edge to better understand the process involved in acquisition as well as disposal of real property. They want that information and lots of it. If we don't provide it , someone else will.
Here we are in 2008 and we write. Everyday we write our posts and look for ways to connect with the consumers with viable information, all the while building real relationships over time with our peers around the country. We write about real estate, mortgages, technology, our communities and some of us even go out to the fringes and write about religion and politics.
We write whatever will provide a connection to the consumers and clearly state that we want to be their first contact when deciding that they will either buy, sell or invest in real property. So it seems our inspiration is simple. It is called survival. We either do it or go the way of the travel industry. Some would say dinosaurs but I think that is stupid. We all know they just ate each other's flesh and the last one remaining died of old age. I hope that doesn't happen to us.


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Where to Watch New Year's Eve Fireworks in Birmingham
Eyes to the sky come 12pm party people! Birmingham has got a raucous firework display on the cards this year and they're inviting you to come along. We've searched long and hard, and have curated a great list of places to see this year's spectacular show. Check out our recommendations for the best bars to watch the New Year's Eve Fireworks in Birmingham and prepare do be dazzled by one of the biggest shows of the year.
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The Daily PlanetWatch for Tuesday, July 9
Thomas Schueneman
- In a speech yesterday, President Trump touted his administration's "environmental leadership". It was a moment made all the more surreal as the metro Washington, D.C. area experienced record-busting rainfall, with a month's worth of rain coming down in a single hour. A moment blithely ignored by Trump, whose purported leadership is '"sending us to a climate disaster."
- There is no "away". Ah, the convenience of modern life. When you're done using something, just throw it away! Many countries, for which have become the destination for "away," have had enough.
- Getting back to the Trump Administration's environmental leadership, a whistle-blower in the U.S. says he was pressured by his boss to reverse a decision to protect endangered species to make way for a golf course. That's got Trump written all over it.
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The CDC's climate change conference has yet to be rescheduled, but a new alternative event has just been confirmed, albeit without the government's participation. And it's all thanks to former U.S. Vice President and climate change awareness advocate Al Gore.
The new development comes on the heels of recent reports that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had, with little fanfare, canceled its climate change summit shortly following Donald Trump's election as president. According to E&E News, the conference was originally scheduled to take place in February at the CDC's Atlanta headquarters, and it wasn't clear at that time why the government agency called it off, or when it would be rescheduled, as it hinted in a brief statement.
"We are currently exploring options so that the Summit may take place later in the year."
E&E News also wrote that the CDC climate change conference's cancellation came at a curious time, considering how Trump has often been quoted as calling climate change a "hoax" and global warming a "bunch of bunk."
We will host Climate & Health Meeting to fill gap left by canceled CDC summit. https://t.co/qQR2UWxyMW— Al Gore (@algore) January 26, 2017
A few days later after news of the cancellation broke, reports suggested that Al Gore, who had previously served in the White House as Bill Clinton's vice president, had worked behind the scenes to make sure the CDC's climate change conference would get itself a plausible and credible replacement event.
American Public Health Association executive director Georges Benjamin told the Washington Post about a conversation he had with Gore, and how they got the new summit to push forward. He referred to the earlier cancellation as a "strategic retreat," given how the Trump administration tends to doubt climate change.
"He called me and we talked about it and we said, 'There's still a void and still a need.' We said, 'Let's make this thing happen. It was a no-brainer.'"
The CDC, however, will not be involved in the conference and will not be hosting it at its headquarters. The event will still take place in Atlanta, at the nonprofit Carter Center, on February 16, and will last only one day as opposed to the three-day schedule for the original summit. A number of non-government organizations, including the Harvard Global Health Institute, the Turner Foundation, and Al Gore's own Climate Reality Project, are sponsoring the conference. Organizers have expressed hopes of attracting up to 200 experts across the U.S. to warn attendees about how climate change can potentially affect our health if not curbed.
Regarding the CDC climate change summit that was recently called off, many believe that the event's quiet and unexplained cancellation was a bad move for the health agency. An attendee who chose to remain anonymous told the Washington Post that the conference should have pushed forward unless the CDC was explicitly told by the Trump administration to cancel.
"The meeting was important and should have been held," the attendee remarked. "Politics is politics, but protecting the health of our citizens is one of our government's most important obligations."
Al Gore also offered his own comments on the matter on Thursday, explaining why he was so determined to organize something in lieu of the CDC's conference.
"Today we face a challenging political climate, but climate shouldn't be a political issue. Health professionals urgently need the very best science to protect the public, and climate science has increasingly critical implications for their day-to-day work."
The Washington Post also noted that it's still not sure whether CDC employees previously confirmed for the agency's summit will be at Al Gore's replacement event on February 16. The agency itself has also remained mum on the matter, not providing any comment on why the original CDC climate change conference was canceled, or whether its employees can attend the Gore-organized summit.
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The last few years have seen a remarkable surge of popular interest in the topic of atheism. Books about atheism by writers like richard dawkins and Christopher Hitchens have figured prominently in bestseller lists and have attracted widespread discussion in the media. The ubiquity of public debates about atheism, especially in conscious opposition to the perceived social threat posed by faith and religion, has been startling. However, as gavin Hyman points out, despite their prevalence and popularity, what often characterises these debates is a lack of nuance and sophistication. They can be shrill, ignorant of the historical complexity of discussions about belief, and tend to lapse into caricature. What is needed is a clear and well-informed presentation of how atheistic ideas originated and developed, in order to illuminate their contemporary relevance and application. That task is what the author undertakes here. Charting the rise of atheism as an explicit philosophical position (notably in the work of denis diderot), Hyman traces its development in the ideas of descartes, Locke and Berkeley, and draws too on the work of important contemporary scholars like amos Funkenstein and michael J. Buckley. arguing that the plausibility and persuasiveness of atheism is sustained by the demise of a religion that is defined by the presuppositions and assumptions of modernity, the author boldly suggests that atheism - like the belief to which it is antipathetic - is itself vulnerable to a future that challenges the intellectual inheritance of the enlightenment. For anyone interested in the origins of atheism (whether they consider themselves to be 'an atheist', or 'religious', or indeed somewhere in-between), and in the rich cultural, philosophical and historical matrix out of which it emerged, A Short History of Atheism offers a fascinating exploration of the often surprising co-dependency of faith and its negation.
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