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This post will make considerably more sense if you have read the previous posts…
After five long and sometimes tedious posts, I’m finally going to tell you exactly what your base diet should be and and how to fuel during exercise to achieve your goals.
I sincerely wish I could do that, but the reality is that everybody is different (genetics, age, sex, metabolic condition) and we all have different goals (win that race/lose weight/have fun), so I’m not able to do that.
What I do think I can do is talk to you a bit about my philosophy of endurance eating and fueling and how you might apply it to your situation. And then I’m going to turn you loose to experiment/adapt/modify the recommendations to adapt them to your specific situation.
Based on the way our biochemistry works, here’s are the principles I advocate:
- Train in ways to improve fat burning, and therefore improve the ability to use fat as a fuel so that more fat is burned and less glycogen is used, so there is less hunger.
- Fuel in ways to support glycogen stores and therefore support endurance and performance without getting in the way of fat burning.
- Eat in ways to support the first two goals and to leave us generally healthy.
The application of these principles is going to depend on your current weight, fitness state, goals, number of cats you own, etc. In the following sections I’m going to talk about some broad guidelines, but you will need to do experimentation and tuning yourself.
Train in ways to improve our fat burning
Doing training to specifically increase fat burning has been a thing for a long time; there was, for example, a big push towards LSD (either Long Steady Distance or Long Slow Distance) training in cycling in the early 2000s. And it worked okay, at least for some people.
But what it was missing was the dietary and fueling aspect; if you have a lot of glucose in your system during the training, you get improved endurance but you get little improved fat metabolism.
While thinking about this section, I remembered a mountain training ride I did with a couple of friends back in 2006 or so; it was scheduled for about 115 miles and around 8K of up. I was getting ready, stuffing my jersey pockets with little ziplocs of drink mix and other foods – probably 1500 calories worth – and I noticed one of my friends just standing there. I asked him what he was taking for food, and he pulled out a little bag of trail mix. He said, “I usually don’t eat much on rides, but I’ll have some of this if I get hungry”. Another paradox that the “you have to eat lots of carbs” model doesn’t explain.
The way that we improve our fat burning is exercise in situations where glucose is scarce. What does “scarce” mean in practice?
I don’t know.
Perhaps “scarcer” would be a better word to use, and in fact fits in better as I advocate an incremental approach. Take the amount of carbs that you eat before/during/after, and reduce it by some amount.
If you generally don’t eat on your workouts, pick one of your workouts – perhaps a longer weekend one – and do it fasted.
If you are a carbs before/during/after kind of athlete, look at the amount you are eating and cut them down. From a biochemical perspective, targeting the pre-workout carbs – so that you start with lower glycogen stores and steady blood glucose – is probably going to be more impactful, so maybe you cut down or eliminate that snack first. Or maybe you cut down all your carbs by 30%. And then go out and do your workout.
Generally speaking, longer steady workouts are much better for this than fast short ones. Use whatever definition of “long” that works for you.
Do that for a few weeks or even a month or two, evaluate how it’s working compared to your goals, and see if you want to make further changes.
Fuel in ways to support our glycogen stores
Didn’t I just tell you to reduce your carbs during training, and now I’m telling you to increase them?
While there are some athletes who eat full keto (very low carb) diets and use either no or very few carbs during workouts and races, there’s no prize for doing that nor is it a morally superior approach.
What we are trying to achieve biochemically is to have enough available glucose for our muscles to support us for the exercise so that we can achieve our goals, both from a weight perspective and from a performance perspective.
If we are doing the “better fat burning” training described in the last section, then the best approach can be described as “the minimal amount of carbs required to keep you from bonking”, as that will give you the most improvement in fat burning. We will deliberately eat in ways that put us close to running out of glycogen. Which is why it is absolutely essential during this training to carry carbs with you, especially if you are starting from a high-carb fueling strategy, because it is very hard to know exactly how close you are to bonking. If you start to get hungry and/or feel your energy dropping quickly, eat some carbs.
If you are in this purely for the fat burning side, then stick with this strategy. You will increase your fat burn during the ride and reduce the amount you eat during the ride. Both are good.
If your session is more performance/endurance sensitive – perhaps a goal event or a intense training session – then look at how long/hard it is going to be, make a guess at how many carbs you will burn, and plan a replacement strategy so that you have comfortable reserves at the end. If you are a better fat burner than before you won’t need as much as you did before, but you will likely need some. The pro cyclists who work to be very good fat burners still eat a *lot* of carbs during a hard day of racing.
Small amounts of carbs on an ongoing basis can be a pain to implement. If you want a simpler approach, consider UCAN’S SuperStarch, which acts like a time-release glucose. and is therefore quite convenient to use. Pricey, however. (note 1) I use it on my longer & harder events – say 4+ hours – but generally don’t on shorter events, where I just have water, even if fasted.
Conventional wisdom says that you need to refill your glycogen stores as quickly as possible to take advantage of the brief window where glycogen replacement is increased when exercise is finished. The window does exist, but in most cases, we don’t really need our glycogen stores to be refilled especially soon, and those are extra calories that aren’t required. There’s an interesting study that shows that having the post exercise carbs reduces insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance the next morning.
On the other hand, if you want to have something sweet, right after exercise that has depleted your glycogen stores is biochemically the best time to do so, and in particular, it’s a time when fructose likely doesn’t have the same downsides (note 2), so some fruit can be nice. I like peaches.
My general advice is to tend to not eat targeted recovery food, but if you find that you are ravenously hungry after long workouts, a bit of carbs after exercise can blunt that reaction.
Eat in ways to support the first two goals and to leave us generally healthy
Diet is a huge topic that I could write endless posts on. I will try to keep it simple and at least mostly related to the goals that we have been talking about.
Limit refined carbs and processed food
Refined sugar (sucrose) is an obvious target, and it’s bad for a lot of reasons – there is lots of glucose that you have to deal with, and lots of fructose that can lead to insulin resistance. Note that sucrose is added to a significant number of processed foods; this is a byproduct of the 1980/1990ss fat phobia, when manufacturers found that reducing fat made food taste awful but you can make it taste less awful if you add a lot of sugar. So, you’ll need to read labels.
And now for a bit of heresy… I think you should be careful with the amount of fruit you eat. There are many fruit advocates that assert that the sugars in fruit behave differently than refined sugars and therefore fruit is not an issue. It *is* true that:
- The sugar is bound up in the flesh of the fruit so that it takes longer to be absorbed than sugar outside of the flesh.
- A piece of fruit is much more filling than the equivalent amount of refined sugar.
But that just means that fruit is a gentler source of sugar, not that you can eat as much as you want. The impact of fruit hasn’t been well-studied in clinical trials, but I did find a study that looked at the relationship of fruit consumption to gestational diabetes, and the effect was significant (note 3).
If you have a lot of extra weight and/or type II diabetes, I would try to get rid of as much fructose as possible, from all sources.
And some more heresy… I think that other refined carbs are also important, though not as important as sugars. They lack fructose, but they still have a big load of glucose in them. This is mostly anything made with wheat flour (even whole wheat flour), so bread, pizza, pasta.
Yeah, I know, I like them all as well. I used to eat a lot of them when I was younger but they don’t agree with me now that I’m on the far side of 50. YMMV.
Alcohol is also something to limit, for the same reason as fructose.
And yes, I’ve totally killed the “ride and then celebrate” scene. Sorry to be such a buzzkill.
Choose an appropriate fat/carb ratio for your situation
From a general health perspective, the data I’ve seen suggests that if you are healthy in general and insulin sensitive, you will probably do fine on a moderate carb/low fat diet or a low carb/ moderate fat diet, as long as its a whole food diet (note 4). So just choose one that works for you.
If you are insulin resistant and/or have not being able to reduce your weight easily in the past, I’d recommend trying one of the low-carb approaches as they make more sense for that metabolic state. I usually recommend either Mark Sisson’s Primal, or the Duke University “No sugar No starch” diet.
Like the changes in fueling, I recommend that you make any dietary changes on an incremental basis. If you end up going low carb, there is quite a bit of anecdotal data that suggests that endurance athletes are generally happier with diets that have a few more carbs in them (ie not keto), and an interesting study here where none of the participants stuck at a very-low-carb/keto diet but they all did eat a significantly lower-carb diet than they had in the past.
Because my advice is non-specific, I thought I’d include a few case studies that have specific examples of what people have done.
One of the posts that started me on this journey was noted cycling coach Joe Friel’s blog post entitled “Aging: My Race Weight”.
My case study is in my blog post Down 20?
Chris Froome and other Team Sky cyclists use a low carb diet a their base diet – Froome famously tweeted this picture of a rest day breakfast that was very low carb. They do supplement with carbs based on the event. There’s a bit of insight into their approach here.
I hope this has been helpful. If you have questions, please send me a comment; I’m planning on a follow-up post to clear up things that weren’t clear.
- SuperStarch is an interesting story. There is a disease called glycogen storage disease where a person is unable to store glucose as glycogen, and therefore is unable to regulate their blood glucose. The traditional treatment was corn starch every 2 hours, which was hugely impactful. SuperStarch is corn starch that has been modified so that the starch molecules become very long, which means that is slowly digested and therefore results in a slow release of glucose – exactly what is needed for people with this disorder. It also turns out to be quite useful as a carb replacement fuel for athletes. Here’s a paper with links to the clinical studies does with SuperStarch.
- Fructose in combination with high blood glucose preferentially metabolizes to fatty acids, which can accumulate in the liver. But if you have depleted glycogen stores, the glucose in the fruit goes straight into those stores and the fructose gets metabolized to more glucose.
- The odds ratio between the group that ate the most fruit and the group that ate the least was 4 – those who ate the most fruit were 4 times as likely to get gestational diabetes than those who ate the least. That is really a ridiculously high ratio for a nutritional study; it is uncommon to see anything above 1.5. It was still an observational study, however.
- Gardner’s DIETFITS study is a pretty good one. I recommend watching his video here.

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Solutions begin at the ground level. Ask yourself, “What have I done wrong?”
Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners as they confessed their own sins and the sins of their ancestors.
Nehemiah 9:2 (NLT)
It is hard to admit that you have done wrong but, oh, what freedom it brings when done in the light of guaranteed forgiveness at the foot of the cross!
Thanks be to God for that wonderful gift of forgiveness in Christ Jesus.

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In the third part of our three-part series on the sweeping changes in the tax bill passed by Republican lawmakers in the recent week, we will take a look at children’s tax, 529 plans, and discharged student loan. These will impact taxpayers with children and with retirement plans – and we can assume that millions of them are present.
As with changes in the tax rules and regulations, taxpayers are well-advised to seek the expert opinion of their tax advisors and preparers at Liberty Tax Service just to be on the safe side.
Tax on Children’s Income
In the current law, a child who collects unearned income above $2,100 will be taxed according to his parents’ tax rate under the condition that said tax rate is higher. Emphasis must be made that the term “children” includes those under 19 years old and those who are full-time students under the age of 24.
But under the new tax plan, the net unearned income collected by a child shall be taxed using trust and estates brackets. Here, the top bracket is 37% applicable to income exceeding $12,500.
Middle class families are more likely to feel the brunt of the burden from the change, especially if their children have portfolios earning substantial income. High-income families, in contrast, will not feel the change since they have already been using the trust and estate brackets anyway.
By 2025, however, the rules will revert to the current tax laws.
Tax on 529 Plans
In the current laws, you can grow your money without worrying about capital gains taxes. You may also withdraw your money – tax-free, too – so that you can use it to pay for your higher education costs.
The new plan makes 529 plan use more attractive in several ways:
- You can withdraw up to $10,000 annually for every child, which you can pay for the child’s education in a religious or private school. You will still get the same tax benefits.
- You can also roll over your 529 funds to your ABLE accounts. If you have a disability, you will find that it offers tax benefits in contrast with the current law.
In all other aspects, nothing changes in the 529 funds treatment where higher education is concerned.
Tax on Discharged Student Debt
Under the new tax plan, the student loan discharged in the event of death of the debtor or in the event of his permanent and total disability will not be taxable. But the tax benefit will expire after 2025.
Indeed, the new tax plan has its pros and cons but the new rules and regulations are what they are – taxpayers have to comply with them, whether they want to or not.

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The new Doogee S98 is undoubtedly one of the most powerful Android smartphones in the world at the moment. So it is not surprising that it attracted a lot of attention among users of mobile services at the time of the announcement. The rugged Doogee S98 smartphone offers a metal casing that is both dust and water resistant and compliant with IP68, IP69K and MIL-STD-810G endurance standards.
In addition, the Doogee S98 smartphone features two more screens. The main screen has a diagonal of 6.3 inches or 16 cm, FHD + resolution, and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. On the back there is a screen with a diameter of 1.1 inches or 2.8 cm. The last purpose is to display simpler information, such as the exact time.
The interesting smartphone Doogee S98 also has a mobile MediaTek Helio G96 processor, which with eight cores can handle even the most demanding tasks. The remaining hardware includes eight GB of system memory and 256 GB of internal memory. The 6000mAh fast charging battery gives Doogee S98 up to three hours of battery life without recharging.
The Doogee S98 smartphone will go on sale from March 28th. Until April 1, only 216 euros will have to be debited recalculated for a newcomer to the Aliexpress online store. However, after the 1st of April, the retail price will increase to 306 euros recalculated, which is still very cheap.


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Cornell University researchers have created an autonomous flying robot that is as smart as a bird when it comes to maneuvering around obstacles. Able to guide itself through forests, tunnels or damaged buildings, the machine could have tremendous value in search-and-rescue operations. The team is studying how to keep the vehicle from slamming into walls and tree branches. Human controllers can't always react swiftly enough, and radio signals may not reach everywhere the robot goes.
The test vehicle is a quadrotor, a commercially available flying machine about the size of a card table with four helicopter rotors. The team has already programmed quadrotors to navigate hallways and stairwells. But in the wild, current methods aren't accurate enough at large distances to plan a route around obstacles. Researchers are building on techniques previously developed to turn a flat video camera image into a 3D model of the environment using such cues as converging straight lines, the apparent size of familiar objects and what objects are in front of or behind each other -- the same cues humans unconsciously use to supplement their stereoscopic vision.
Graduate students trained the robot with 3D pictures of such obstacles as tree branches, poles, fences and buildings; the robot's computer learns the characteristics all the images have in common, such as color, shape, texture and context. The resulting set of rules for deciding what is an obstacle is burned into a chip before the robot flies. In flight the robot breaks the current 3D image of its environment into small chunks based on obvious boundaries, decides which ones are obstacles and computes a path through them as close as possible to the route it has been told to follow, constantly making adjustments as the view changes.
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Jude Law is ready for wizarding school.
Warner Bros. has conjured up the actor to play a young Albus Dumbledore in the next installment of the "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" franchise.
In the film, fan favorite Dumbledore will be shown before he became headmaster at Hogwarts, as he was portrayed in the eight "Harry Potter" films, initially played by Richard Harris before being replaced by Michael Gambon following Harris' death.
Two-time Oscar nominee Law is no stranger to Warner Bros. franchises, having appeared as Dr. Watson in the studio's two "Sherlock Holmes" films, as well as the upcoming "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword."
"As fans ourselves, we are thrilled to have Jude Law joining the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ cast, playing a character so universally adored," Warner Bros. president Toby Emmerich said in a press release. "Jude has been a member of the Warner Bros. family for years and we’re excited to embark on this new adventure with him."
The film is scheduled to shoot this summer, with returning stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston and Johnny Depp, director David Yates and producer J.K. Rowling.
The as-yet-untitled "Beasts" film will arrive in theaters Nov. 16, 2018.

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'Redemption Is the Core of Christianity': How Jentezen Franklin and Faith Leaders Helped with First Step Prison Reform
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The Senate overwhelmingly passed the First Step prison reform bill 87-12 Tuesday night, and faith leaders have been instrumental in the success of the effort.
The measure addresses issues regarding the nation's drug problem which has led to the imprisonment of many for non-violent crimes without preparing them for their return to society.
The bill ends automatic life sentences for third time drug offenders, requires that prisoners be incarcerated within 500 miles of their homes so they can be near family, and boosts prisoner rehabilitation efforts. It will also give more discretion to judges when sentencing some non-violent drug criminals. And it reduces the life sentence for some non-violent criminals who have three convictions to 25 years.
Faith leaders have been meeting with this White House for months about the importance of this measure – people like Rev. Samuel Rodriguez and Bishop Harry Jackson to name a few. Groups like Prison Fellowship, a Christian ministry that works directly with the incarcerated, also brought their voices to the measure.
As CBN's Faith Nation reported exclusively, 1,000 pastors sent a letter to President Trump calling on him to support it. And faith played a part behind the scenes on Capitol Hill according to Sen. Amy Klobuchar who says the weekly prayer breakfast spurred conversations about criminal justice reform.
Pastor Jentezen Franklin of Free Chapel, a multi-campus church based mainly in Georgia, played an important role in gaining support for the bill from key Washington leaders. Franklin met with President Trump and worked closely with President Trump's son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, to solidify the effort in the Senate.
In an interview with CBN News, Franklin says the bill is "needed in the US right now because our prisons are tremendously overcrowded. Over two million people are in prison now because of the three strike policy established under the Clinton and Bush Administration."
Congregants in his church encouraged him to fight for the bill. Franklin says many individuals from different racial backgrounds wanted him to address the issue when meeting with the president. After doing much research, he recognized the system in place "does not work" because it doesn't offer what the new bill does – a chance for redemption.
"It is really at the heart of this bill... redemption. That is the core of Christianity and that's what we need to offer people. It's for non-violent criminals...a second chance at life," Franklin said.
The potential partnerships with prisons and ministries excites him the most. "We know the only real way to stop reentry and the cycle, and the generational curse that comes on families from people who go into the prison system is to introduce them to Jesus Christ."
The bill also will allow families to be able to see their loved ones in prison which Franklin states is "vital to holding the family together."
Meanwhile, President Trump tweeted his support, hailing the Senate vote as a victory. "This will keep our communities safer, and provide hope and a second chance, to those who earn it. In addition to everything else, billions of dollars will be saved. I look forward to signing this into law!"
....This will keep our communities safer, and provide hope and a second chance, to those who earn it. In addition to everything else, billions of dollars will be saved. I look forward to signing this into law!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2018
The measure is expected to pass in the House later today.
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As WPP prepares to merge two of its iconic advertising agencies, the company’s CEO says there has “never has been a better time to bring creativity and technology together.”
Last week, London-based WPP said it would merge Grey and AKQA into a single company called AKQA Group. With 6,000 people in 50 countries, it will create a “new network model,” according to the company. And earlier today, WPP announced yet another agency consolidation by folding Geometry into VMLY&R to create a new “creative commerce company.”
“We have always said we want to have fewer, stronger brands,” WPP CEO Mark Read says about combining Grey and AKQA, adding that “it is important for every company to have a growth trajectory.”
The merger is a part of WPP’s multiyear effort to streamline its agencies within the conglomerate. In 2018, it merged J Walter Thompson and Wunderman to create Wunderman Thompson, and also combined Y&R with VML to form VMLY&R. All have taken place since Read took over as CEO in 2018, after spending several years as CEO of Wunderman and a decade as director of strategy and board member at WPP before that.
“We have been looking at ways to better serve our clients, to integrate our offer and to future-proof [our] company,” Read says. “I think, you know, in the middle of this pandemic, when we’re all thinking about the role of technology—marketing and communications and commerce—never has there been a better time to bring creativity and technology together.”
The goal is to combine AKQA’s reputation for digital innovation with Grey’s creative storytelling. However, it won’t be happening all at once. Rather, Grey Worldwide CEO Michael Houston says it’ll happen “expeditiously, but at a pace that makes sense for our clients.” He added that the way people connect with companies is changing at that the combined company will enable clients to “have much more experience to lead connections.”
“We’re not doing it trepidatiously,” Houston says. “We would want to move things along. But we also want to make sure that we are careful on the process.”
In some ways, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic might make the merger easier—at least geographically. According to AKQA founder Ajaz Ahmed, employees working remotely encourages collaboration without physical barriers.
“What clients are looking for is an organization that can counterbalance the responsiveness of agility, for pioneering startup with the creative excellence and reach of a global enterprise,” Ahmed says. “And that's really what this merger is—an unparalleled opportunity for us to build a modern, creatively led company that builds on both our heritages in terms of glory, experience and digital transformation, and create sustained value for our clients and our people and the communities that we serve.”
Like other agency holding companies, WPP has had a hard year as companies have cut back dramatically on advertising during the Covid-19 crisis. However, it seems to be somewhat recovering. Last month, the company reported earnings of $3.84 billion, beating analysts’ estimates.
“We are in the worst recession since the great winter of 1709,” Read says. “And actually, the performance of the holding companies has been much better than anyone expected, including ourselves, I'd say. Our business has been much more resilient than any commentator would have expected, and our revenue has been much more resilient than advertising spend. I think that that speaks to the transformation that’s taken place in WPP’s business and the transformation that will take place in AKQA’s business and Grey’s business, and that this will accelerate.”
Ali Mogharabi, a senior equity analyst at Morningstar Research Services, says the merger is a “good decision” and agrees it’ll help improve efficiencies and digital capabilities without losing creativity. And while the previous mergers were focused on digital transformation, Grey and AKQA both already have digital capability and creativity.
“From an efficiency standpoint, it’s a given, in my opinion,” he says. “But besides that, in terms of how it might help attract clients, I think it’s very positive. You know you’ve got Grey with such a recognizable brand name merging with AKQA, that basically tells you that yes, digital is going to continue to be prioritized, but creativity won’t go away.”
While competitor holding companies have focused on growing via acquisitions, Mogharabi says WPP has focused on organic and internal growth. He explains that the company is “well situated” for recovery, and points out that the company hasn’t lost any big clients this year, instead adding some new ones such as Alibaba, LG, Uber and the NBA—momentum that should help with organic growth in 2021 for the first time in a while if the economy continues to recover. (Morningstar has a valuation of £13 on WPP’s stock, which on Monday was trading at £7.60 per share on the London Stock Exchange.)
“Digital advertising is going to keep growing, there’s no question about that,” he says. “But we think video will be the main format growth driver for digital advertising and that has increased demand for differentiated content and creativity. That’s where the agencies are going to come in and differentiate themselves from consulting firms or anyone else.”
Digital advertising spending is indeed poised to increase again next year with growth of 21.1%—following nearly flat growth of 1.7% in 2020—according to an October report from eMarketer. That’s more in line with growth trends in 2017, 2018 and 2019, which each had increases between 19.2% and 25.3%.
The amount marketers spend on agency services seems to remain consistent, according to Gartner analyst Chris Ross. And while companies bring more advertising functions in-house with teams functioning more like agencies, Ross says agency holding companies have been realizing they might be too fragmented.
“They haven’t done a good job of rationalizing all the brands in their portfolio, and making sure they’re focused on specific audiences and understanding fully how much capability they have in certain functional areas,” Ross says of advertising holding companies. “So I think on the agency side, they’re going through a different exercise where there’s a rationalization happening there in terms of functional capability and making sure they aren’t overinvested in some capabilities or under-invested in others at the portfolio level.”
When asked whether the merger would have happened if Covid-19 hadn’t happened, Read says it’s something the companies had talked about in the past. From his perspective, the company has had “more innovation in six months than we’ve seen in the previous ten years.”
“So I’d say the pandemic has emboldened us to make more ambitious moves,” Read says. “And this is definitely an ambitious move, but I also believe it's the right thing to do. And fortune favors the brave.”

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The World Federation of Trade Unions Coordinating Committee from the stateless nations of the Basque Country, Països Catalans, Canary Islands and Galicia, denounces the Spanish government’s plan to privatise the health system through the employers’ mutual insurance companies.
Last Friday, LAB trade union denounced the existence of a draft agreement to delegate the management of common illnesses to the employers’ mutual insurance companies. The draft document has been agreed between the Spanish Social Security System and the employers’ mutual insurance association AMAT and has been passed on to each Autonomous Community to be implemented by the corresponding health department and the employers’ mutual insurance companies.
According to this agreement, in the case of workers in companies that have contracted services with employers’ mutual insurance companies, when they are on sick leave, common contingencies and related tests, treatments, interventions or rehabilitations would be at the disposal of these mutual insurance companies. The consequence of this would be, among other things, that the mutual insurance companies would apply productive and economic criteria and, on this basis, discharge workers as soon as possible, leaving workers’ health on a secondary plane, at the expense, moreover, of social security. The measure would affect 80-90% of the active population. The agreement would give it the power to audit the public service doctor and demand the necessary technical reports within a short period of five days, and it would have to provide extensive explanations to the mutual insurance company.
Behind this document, which is being sold to us as a collaboration agreement, there is a clear attempt to step on the accelerator of the privatisation of public healthcare. Since 1995, more and more power has been given to the mutual insurance companies in the Spanish State and on this occasion, the intention is that the Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company takes over the health service of the active population, emptying the Public Health System. Thus, following neoliberal doctrine, the approach is that medical care for active workers is provided by mutual insurance companies in order to get them back to work as soon as possible; and for those who are not considered productive, the public health system is emptied of resources.
They want to sell us the idea that all this is being done to reduce waiting lists, but from the Peoples’ Coordinating Committee of the World Federation of Trade Unions in the Spanish State, we clearly understand that the way to achieve this is not to privatise public health care, but on the opposite, investing in public services. In this sense, we propose a publicisation of the employers’ mutual insurance companies in order to complete a solid public health system. There are legal tools to do this, but unfortunately what does not exist is the political commitment.
From the Coordinating Committee, we call on the autonomous governments of our respective territories to reject this privatisation attempt categorically and to make a commitment that the care of the common illnesses of these workers will not be entrusted to the employers’ mutual insurance companies. At the same time, we demand that the central government of the state to back down, and we demand that if it really wants to make policies at the service of the popular majorities, it should be brave and not follow the same path taken with the Labour Reform, the Pension Reform and the Gag Law. There are conditions to be able to make other policies, but what unfortunately does not exist is a real determination in the government to deepen the political and social changes that we need as peoples and as a working class.


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an undeserving dismal scientist
start with who he is: prescott is not only a professor but also an employee of the federal reserve bank of minneapolis (his photo on left). this precludes him from saying anything much that contradicts the government propaganda on the current state of affairs -- so he instead promotes generally the widely-accepted washington consensus viewpoints condoned by the fed, with no reference to context. (note that kerry is highly unlikely to shit upon the washington consensus -- yet prescott finds room to denounce him.) when he has been more specific, he's been adamantly pro-administration in his words.
understanding that prescott is so oriented -- an employee of greenspan's and ostensibly an economic republican -- should make it easy to understand why he doesn't address in any the united states' burgeoning debt, which (public and private totalled) now amounts to 400% of GDP -- a level no industrial nation has ever approached before -- or its fiscal deficit (5% of GDP) or its current account deficit or its foreign public debt ownership or its currency. all of the imbalances contained therein are affected - indeed, severely aggravated -- by the complete inability of the bush administration to cut spending along with taxes.
instead, of course, the bush administration has ratcheted up spending faster than any white house since vietnam while aggressively cutting revenues.
understand, i've no issue with prescott's assertion that tax increases mean slowing the economy -- i'm sure he's right. but that argument is meaningless until one acknowledges that such keynesian manipulation of business cycles by government over time effectively prevents the creative destruction of complete cyclical debt reduction, thereby allowing structural debt to accrete on balance sheets -- and moreover builds a moral hazard that encourages excessive private risk (which we see today in rampant consumer and mortgage debt by millions of blithe americans, who ask but cannot answer the question, "what's the worst that could happen?"). worse still, when refusal to cut spending yields massive public deficits and public structural debt in the interest of keynesian stimulus, the net effect may be to mitigate recession today at the irresponsible expense of intensifying depression tomorrow.
and yet that truth has not prevented greenspan and bush from combining to imperil the economic future of the country in ways inconceivable not long ago, in order to lessen the pain felt right now.
of course, humans being rational machines in his view, prescott would argue that we discount such information with our every decision, effectively pricing into our borrowing the risks involved. informed, rational people? i beg to differ. take a look at your electorate!
this sort of dislocation from reality infects much of the dismal science -- prescott has proven himself something of a ridiculous theoretical idealist in the past by adhering to the notion that NASDAQ 5000 was a rational event in accordance with efficient market theory. that's a point of view i find clinically insane, in defiance of both common sense and the emergence of behavioral economics.
nonetheless, the imprimatur of prescott's prize will coincide with his shallow promotion of only half an argument to reinforce the ideology of many in the bush administration who drew from the heavily-mythologized reagan years the perverted, stupid lesson that "deficits don't matter". that's all the more reason to hope that some other party than bush is placed in the white house.

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It’s a shiny new year, and looking ahead, one of the things we at WaterNow Alliance are most excited about is that 2017 looks to be the year that “conservation becomes a way of life” in the Golden State. In May, Governor Brown issued Executive Order B-37-16 elevating water conservation as a key strategy in California’s long-term plan to become water secure and resilient. But what does this mean exactly?
I was pleased to be appointed as one of several representatives from the non-profit sector to the state’s Urban Advisory Group helping take this order and craft an implementation approach. After several months of meetings where a diverse group of stakeholders brought their needs and concerns to the table, a proposal was released at the end of 2016. While still in draft form, it has left many local utility leaders, wondering exactly what it means for their utilities.
For starters, this is a big deal. While virtually all water providers have conservation programs, they are generally not a major focus. The Governor’s plan puts efficiency front and center across urban areas – establishing efficiency standards for cities and towns, time tables for eliminating leaks, and setting up consistent reporting requirements. We were also pleased to see that the plan makes commitments to technological and financial support for utilities in getting to these higher levels of efficiency. The details need to be addressed, but this is an important marker. In addition, and critically for water providers, the framework emphasizes local flexibility and retains authority for how to meet the new standards where it belongs – with local water providers.
The benefits to utilities and their ratepayers of the Governor’s plan are considerable. Urban efficiency alone has the potential to yield 3-5 million acre feet of “new” supply for Californians, and to do so more affordably than virtually all other options. As water rates continue to increase, a renewed focus on lower cost solutions are essential to ensure that California’s urban water supplies remain clean, safe and accessible to everyone.
WaterNow Alliance is in the process of developing a series of briefings for public utility leaders about the conservation proposal and what it means for them and their communities, and likely a webinar as well. We look forward to an ongoing dialogue about how to make this work for water providers and how their ratepayers can benefit as much as possible.
We believe that more resilient, sustainable communities will emerge when we invest resources in long-term conservation and efficiency. The Governor’s framework is a critical step in this direction, and a key legacy issue. As we enter an increasingly uncertain water future here, California is leading the way once again.
Cynthia Koehler is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of WaterNow Alliance. She is also a member of the Governor's Urban Advisory Group.


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The Honda Civic hatchback will be making its global debut at the upcoming Paris Motor Show and will be on sale in Europe from the beginning of 2017. For those who wouldn’t know, the Civic nameplate has been a best-seller for the Japanese company for the longest time now. Honda also says that the Civic range has had the maximum amount of research and development going for it in its tenth edition. The new Civic hatchback will be built at Honda’s Swindon plant in UK and it has received investment worth £200 million for ramping up the production of the Civic hatch for sale across Europe. Although there is no official confirmation but Honda will offer a variety of engine variants on the new Civic hatchback starting from a 1.0-litre engine along with a 1.4-litre and 1.5-litre engines, all of the petrol versions of course.
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There might also be a hybrid version on its way, a few months down the line. Also, the fully loaded Type R will be revealed a few months later. It presently gets a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine which has a peak power output of 306bhp or thereabouts. While the Honda Civic hatchback has been around in Europe for the longest time, Honda has no such plans for India in the near future.


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‘Made in Bangladesh’ encouraged in budget
Domestic manufacturing might enjoy a big boost as the government plans to encourage local investment in products labelled "Made in Bangladesh".
As part of the plan proposed in the budget, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) will continue to provide VAT exemption to makers of refrigerators, freezers, and compressors used in these products for another year.
Manufacturers of air conditioners and its compressors would also enjoy VAT exemption for three more years.
The revenue authority also proposed to extend VAT exemption to facilitate manufacturing of cars for another five years.
Apart from VAT benefit, the NBR also offered full tax exemption for 20-year for makers of three-wheeler and four-wheeler vehicles. It offered full tax breaks for washing machine, blender, microwave ovens and other home appliance makers.
Kitchen and home appliances makers also get VAT exemption.
Such tax and VAT exemptions will play an important role in compensating for the fallout of the pandemic and help grow the domestic industry.
In his proposal for tax measures for the next fiscal year, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal also wanted VAT exemption to encourage domestic manufacturing of all types of computer parts, including laptops, scanners and motherboards so that more people get jobs.
In order to modernise the agricultural sector, VAT exemption will continue on production of various agricultural products.
Mahbub Alam, president of the Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said the VAT exemption on the production of various daily necessities, including mobiles and computers, would encourage domestic entrepreneurs.
However, the advance tax should be completely withdrawn.


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Table of Contents
- 1 Does anyone give away free dog food?
- 2 Is high priced dog food worth it?
- 3 Can you get food stamps for pets?
- 4 How can I get pet food for free?
- 5 What is the most expensive dog food in the world?
- 6 Can I mix cheap and expensive dog food?
- 7 Can you pay for dog food with food stamps?
- 8 What is a pet assistance program?
- 9 Do food banks accept dog food?
- 10 What is the healthiest food to feed your dog?
- 11 Does brand of dog food really matter?
- 12 Why is wet food better for dogs?
- 13 Where can I find the best deals on dog food?
- 14 How can I get a $4 coupon for dog food?
- 15 How many dog food pouches do you get for 5th free?
- 16 What are the best dog food coupons for allergies?
Does anyone give away free dog food?
The Humane Society of the United States maintains a list of national and local organizations that offer free pet food, low-cost spay/neuter services, and temporary foster care if you need help.
Is high priced dog food worth it?
A study by Consumer Reports finds higher prices can mean better ingredients and better quality control during manufacturing. The same study shows pets can still thrive on inexpensive food or become sick from pricey food.
Can you get food stamps for pets?
No federal programs currently help low-income people care for their pets. Meanwhile, families that can’t afford buy pet food for their pets are reduced to sharing their own food with their pets—food they use their precious food stamps to buy, which cuts into their own diet.
How can I get pet food for free?
Common Sources for Free or Low-Cost Dog Food
- Pet Shelters.
- Dog- or Pet-Oriented Non-Profit Organizations.
- Veterinary Clinics.
- Breed-Specific Organizations.
- Pet Stores.
- Religious Institutions.
- Online Message Boards (Craigslist, etc.)
What is the most expensive dog food in the world?
The 10 Most Expensive Pet Foods on the Market Today
- Halo Spot’s Stew Recipe Canned Dog Food -Price: $47.88.
- Blue Buffalo Blue’s Stew – Price: $42.35 12pcs.
- Castor and Pollux Organix Canine Formula – Price: $39.99 12pcs.
- Nature’s Recipe Farm Stand Selects Recipe – Price: $33.49 12pcs.
Can I mix cheap and expensive dog food?
Mix Dog Food Brands They get a high-quality brand that is more expensive, but I know gives them a lot of quality protein and fats. I can afford this because I mix in a cheaper “filler” brand to make the more expensive food last longer. There’s nothing wrong with the cheap brands you find at the grocery store.
Can you pay for dog food with food stamps?
“The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 defines eligible food as any food or food product for home consumption by SNAP households,” said a spokesperson. “Nonfood items such as pet foods are ineligible for purchase with SNAP benefits under current federal law.”
What is a pet assistance program?
The Pet Fund is a registered 501(c) 3 nonprofit association that provides financial assistance to owners of domestic animals who need veterinary care. Often animals are put down or suffer needlessly because their owners cannot afford expensive surgery or medical treatment.
Do food banks accept dog food?
Some foodbank customers have pets, especially dogs or cats, so pet food is welcome. Often they will put their pet’s needs before their own.
What is the healthiest food to feed your dog?
Human foods that are safe for dogs include:
- Carrots. Share on Pinterest Some human foods are safe for dogs to eat.
- Apples. Apples provide many important vitamins for dogs, including vitamins A and C.
- White rice.
- Dairy products.
- Peanut butter.
- Plain popcorn.
Does brand of dog food really matter?
In general, a higher quality dry dog food that contains the appropriate ingredients for your dog’s life stage and breed is the best choice, but talk to your vet or veterinary nutritionist about the healthiest choice for your pet.
Why is wet food better for dogs?
Canned dog food has some advantages as well: It has a very high water content which often means the dog can enjoy a larger portion per meal to provide the same number of energy calories as an equivalent portion of kibble. Some dogs prefer the palatability of canned food over kibble.
Where can I find the best deals on dog food?
Save by shopping the best dog deals at PetSmart, Petco and Target. Make sure to stack manufacturer dog coupons with promotions, store coupons and rebate offers for the biggest savings. Home Coupons Dog Coupons
How can I get a $4 coupon for dog food?
Sign up to receive a $4 coupon in the mail for Beyond® Natural Pet Food. Save $2 on delicious high protein dry dog food with real meat. Save $1 on delicious high protein wet dog food with real meat. Take the dog 28-day challenge & get a $5 Coupon for Purina ONE.
How many dog food pouches do you get for 5th free?
Buy four (4) Pedigree Dog Food Pouches, 3.5 oz., assorted varieties get 5th FREE! Save $3.00 On ONE (1) bag of Supreme Source Dog Food,… Save $3.00 on ONE (1) bag or carton of Purina® Beneful® Grain Free, Purina® Beneful® Select 10™, Purina® Beneful® Simple Goodness™, or Purina® Beneful® Superfood Blend Dry Dog Food.
What are the best dog food coupons for allergies?
Purina also has lots of dog food coupons available on their site for different types of formulas. Natural Balance specializes in limited ingredient diets for dogs with allergies. They use unique ingredients like sweet potato and unusual protein sources like duck or venison.

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After releasing three songs on consecutive Fridays after Race 3 trailer, the makers have now released the 4th song Party Chale On, a few minutes back. The 2-minute-36-second songs sees Salman Khan burning the dance floor with Jacqueline Fernandez, Daisy Shah, Bobby Deol and Anil Kapoor in a club.
Party Chale On is crooned by Mika Singh and Salman Khan’s close friend Iulia Vantur, penned by Hardik Acharya and composed by Vicky, Hardik.
Watch out the song below:
Last Friday, Salman Khan gave fans a reason to hit the dance floors as he shared the Allah Duhai Hai song from the film. The song is sung by Amit Mishra, Jonita Gandhi, and Sriram Chandra and composed by Tushar Joshi. The lyrics have been penned by Shabbir Ahmed and Shloke Lal. The original song was composed by Pritam with lyrics by Sameer.
Talking of the film, Salman Khan plays the lead this time. Saif Ali Khan is not a part of Race 3. Bobby Deol, Saqeeb Salim, Jacqueline Fernandez and Daisy Shah make an entry into the franchise.
who has been a part of the previous two installments as well, is back to wow
fans in his inimitable witty style. Not just has the star cast has changed,
even the directorial reigns have moved on from Abbas Mustan to Remo D'Souza.
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CORNUCOPIA, Wis. - Parts of eastern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin have been buried by up to a foot of snow, complicating travel for shoppers heading to stores on Black Friday.
The National Weather Service said parts of Bayfield and Douglas counties have been hit with 12 inches of snow since late Thursday night. And in northeastern Minnesota, the town of Finland got about 10 inches.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said roads in the northern half of the state are snow-covered, with large areas of slippery stretches. Driving conditions are about the same in central Minnesota, where the state DOT said travel can be difficult. Conditions are good or fair elsewhere in the state.
The weather service said Friday the worst of the storm was over, with dry conditions expected through the weekend.
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are proteins soluble in water
Water Follows Polar As Well As Nonpolar Protein Surface Domains
A quantitative understanding of protein surface area domain names is a prerequisite for designing ligands with optimal binding affinity. Formerly, using our enhanced knowledge of protein surface area domains, we were able to design random heteropolymers for preserving energetic enzymes in nonnative environments.
Water orientation map beside the billed sites of O( −) and N(+) reveals the location of water molecules in a round coordinate system. The ordinary areas of the O( −) as well as N(+) teams are also included with the “O( −)” and also “N(+)” identifies to display the correlations with the alignments of the water next-door neighbors.
Why are globular proteins soluble in water?
Globular proteins are spherical in shape and usually water soluble. This allows for the hydrophilic sections to form intermolecular forces with water molecules dissolving the protein. The hydrophilic part of the protein contains amino acids with polar side chains.
Similar to PETase, the conjunction of positively/negatively charged, polar neutral, and nonpolar amino acids applies at the protein surface areas (Fig. 4). Their distributions, nevertheless, are quantitatively different, which brings about some different properties which will be talked about in the adhering to section. Recognizing the spatial circulations of the tiny surface area domain names, we examined their influence on the regional orientation and also dynamics of water next-door neighbors at the protein surface area. In these calculations, only the nearest water molecules which are beside the tail atoms of the surface amino acids are taken into consideration. The orientations are tracked by calculating cos( θ), where the angle θ is specified by the water dipole vector as well as the vector from the water oxygen to the tail atoms of the surface amino acid as laid out in Fig.
The dimerization actions of P450 and OPH are thought to be associated with the abundance of billed amino acids (Fig. 4). By uniquely altering amino acids at the protein surface area, it is possible to tune their solubility while preserving their framework and also feature. This offers a potential ways to condense enzymes and thus raise their catalytic ability.
What is pH dependent solubility?
The rate at which a drug goes into the solution when it is dissolved in an acidic or a basic medium is proportional to the solubility of the drug. Many drugs have different solubilities at different pHs. These pH-dependent solubility differences lead to pH- -dependent dissolution profiles.
Correlations in between surface area amino acids and also the nearby water particles from the AMOEBA simulations. Just the local water next-door neighbors within 3.5 Å of healthy protein surface area atoms are thought about. Circulation probability of the water positioning cos( θ), where 1% refers to a random water alignment. Snapshots of the water positionings I, II, III, and also IV, where red populated lines signify HBs.
The correlation between water orientation and also healthy protein surface domain complies with the order that O( −) is stronger than N(+), than the average of the polar neutral groups, as well as than the nonpolar websites. O( −), O, as well as O favor the water In-orientation, and the others drive the water Out-orientation. Home time of the local water molecules around different kinds of amino acids shows a comparable pattern to the connections in E. In addition to the nearest water positionings, it is essential to evaluate just how much these protein surface domains can influence water molecules, which is needed for the precise interpretation of healthy protein hydration shell thickness. The local and long-range communications together figure out the gathering of proteins. In these computations, all of the water molecules are included as a function of the range to the local protein surface area atoms, regardless of the sorts of the surface domains. Amino acids impact water in the order that negatively billed amino acids are stronger than positively charged, than polar neutral acids, and also nonpolar amino acids (Figs. 2 as well as 4).
For uniformity, a 3.5- Å cutoff range is gotten all sorts of surface amino acid atoms. Visualization of the PETase healthy protein recommends an about globular shape (Fig. 1A). The coexistence of polar and also nonpolar amino acids is observed at the PETase surface. The polar residues are additional classified right into favorably billed, unfavorable charged and polar neutral.
Is protein a chemical reaction?
It is a reaction in which two molecules combine to form a single molecule with a release of water (see figure below). When two amino acids combine in a condensation reaction, a covalent bond forms between the amine nitrogen of one amino acid and the carboxyl carbon of the second amino acid.
Healthy protein surface area domain names are also expected to impact the particle recognition and protein– lipid as well as protein − protein interactions. As an example, P450 and also OPH have greater quantities of nonpolar deposits at their surfaces than PETase does (Figs. 1 as well as 4). This is in line with the truth that the substratums of P450 and also OPH enzymes are normally nonpolar, as well as have inadequate solubility in water. On the other hand, the active site of PETase, which lies at the PETase surface area, includes a number of polar amino acids. These polar residues stabilize PET DOG chains by developing several HBs with ANIMAL ester oxygen atoms.
- This remains in line with the truth that the substratums of P450 as well as OPH enzymes are generally nonpolar, and have inadequate solubility in water.
- A measurable understanding of protein surface domains is a prerequisite for making ligands with optimum binding affinity.
- Formerly, utilizing our enhanced knowledge of healthy protein surface domain names, we were able to design arbitrary heteropolymers for preserving energetic enzymes in nonnative environments.
- Protein surface area domains are additionally expected to influence the particle recognition and healthy protein– lipid and protein − protein communications.
- As an example, P450 and also OPH have higher amounts of nonpolar residues at their surface areas than PETase does (Figs. 1 and also 4).
2A. A cutoff distance from surface amino acid atoms (O or N in Fig. 2A) to water oxygen atoms of 3.5 Å was used, which is generally used as the cutoff benefactor − acceptor distance in the hydrogen bond interpretation. Right here, it defines the top boundary of the very first hydration covering of the healthy protein surface.
What is protein solubility?
Protein solubility is a thermodynamic parameter defined as the concentration of protein in a saturated solution that is in equilibrium with a solid phase, either crystalline or amorphous, under a given set of conditions (13,14). Solubility can be influenced by a number of extrinsic and intrinsic factors.

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You had a plan to get into business, but do you have one to get out?
Most companies don’t, and that could become a problem, according to the founders of a new Danvers company that helps business owners through the transition. A wave of baby boomer business owners is moving toward retirement and that puts a lot of jobs at stake.
“If they don’t transition successfully, a lot of people are out of money, jobs and livelihoods,” said Steve Vesey, co-founder of Innovative Equity Strategies.
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If the mere thought of coming home and plopping on the couch for at least a week seems like a brilliant plan, you might be teetering on the edge of burnout.
This debilitating state can be diagnosed by a medical professional and it’s important to avoid it as it has a direct impact on your health. But what exactly is burnout? And, more importantly, what are its symptoms and causes?
Burnout, or work-induced exhaustion is a state of physical and psychological problem. It’s characterized by a loss of interest in work, a buildup of negative emotions and even physical illnesses that gradually manifest over time.
Initially, these symptoms may only show up in the workplace, with a lack of enthusiasm, apathy, loss of motivation and even hostility towards colleagues. However, if left untreated, burnout can seep into your personal life as well.
In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized burnout as a disease and added it to the International Classification of Diseases in 2019.
There are several effects that manifest when a person experiences burnout. Here are some of the most common symptoms:
The intensity of these symptoms varies for each individual, as not everyone experiences them in the same context. Specific personal circumstances can make the symptoms persist over time.
Now that we understand what burnout is and how to recognize its symptoms, let’s explore some of the causes behind it. The following factors contribute to burnout:
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Ideally, you should take steps to transform your situation as soon as possible to avoid reaching the breaking point. There are certain activities that can help you manage your burnout levels effectively:
Work-related exhaustion syndrome is highly prevalent in today’s ever-changing and uncertain work environments. The feeling of burnout can induce stress, which, if left untreated, can have consequences in your personal life.
Remember, taking proactive steps to prevent burnout and prioritizing your well-being is crucial for keeping a healthy work-life balance. By recognizing the symptoms and addressing the underlying causes, you can navigate through challenges with resilience and preserve your overall well-being.


302. Letter From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy) to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Irwin)0
Dear Mr. Irwin: I refer to Mr. Knight’s letter of August 27, 1959, and accompanying JCS memorandum,1 on the subject of United States policy toward the smaller offshore islands occupied by the Republic of China.
I believe it important that the United States maintain some degree of flexibility in this matter, and welcome the JCS view that determination of the nature and extent of United States participation in or support of the smaller offshore islands should be made in light of circumstances prevailing at the time. I believe we should seek White House concurrence to the more flexible approach at an early opportunity.
Mr. Knight also expressed the view that for reasons external to the situation in the immediate area or because of changes in the local situation, there may be a time when it will be desirable to make further approaches to the GRC concerning a withdrawal from the islands. While agreeing with the JCS view in the memorandum that it is politically unprofitable for the United States to continue to urge the GRC to withdraw from the smaller islands, a situation could of course develop when it would be advisable to urge the GRC to withdraw from any or all of them. We would be pleased to have your suggestions on the matter at any time.
- Source: Department of State, Central Files, 793.00/8–2759. Top Secret. Drafted by Kahmann. A September 24 memorandum from Parsons to Murphy which forwarded the draft letter and commented on the views expressed therein is ibid., 794A.5/9–2459; see Supplement.↩
- See Document 290 and the source note thereto.↩
- Printed from a copy that bears this stamped signature.↩


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At least 45 people died and thousands of houses were flooded after torrential rains, storms and landslides hit Russia's Krasnodar region near the Black Sea, a local police spokesman told Reuters on Saturday.
Novorossiisk, Russia's largest Black Sea port, halted crude oil shipments on Saturday, a spokesman for oil pipeline operator Transneft told Reuters.
"In Krymsk district 34 died, 11 more bodies were found in Novorossiisk and Gelendzhik. Police is beefing up its presence to prevent mass looting," police spokesman Igor Zhelyabin said.
The Emergencies Ministry said an average month's rain has fallen in the region within just a few hours. Television footage showed flooded streets and people scrambling onto rooftops.
"The region is in transportation collapse," Transneft spokesman Igor Dyomin said. The port of Novorossiisk had stopped crude oil shipments but Transneft's infrastructure was largely unaffected, he said.
A spokesman for the port, which handles grains as well as crude oil, said the outlet had cut shipping volumes and the port's administration had called an urgent meeting.
"Of course, we limited shipments, the port is located in the lower part of town, the whole landslide has moved towards it. As we speak, the rain has started again," Vladimir Sidorov said. "I will have more detailed information after the meeting."
Last month Transneft forecast crude exports from Novorossiisk would fall to 3.38 million tonnes in July from 3.61 million tonnes in June.
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