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What Makes Up Self-Defense?
Today a lot of people have this idea that self-defense is only fight training, complex martial arts, and more and more so, the belief that combat sports is self-defense. When people talk about self-defense these days, they often relate to sports fighters. Contrary to popular opinion, self-defense is not only fight training and it sure as heck is not combat sports, at least not by itself. Many traditional oriental martial arts are far too complex to be used under a high stress situation and takes far too long to master. A typical oriental martial art takes about 10 years to complete the training and most people in bad areas do not have that kind of luxery to train for that long plus you will need to have a very high level of inner calm under a highly adrenalized state that requires a high level of real world fighting experience (Note: Sports fighting experience is NOT real world fighting experience). And combat sports, while good for advanced training after mastering the foundations of self-defense and while the training methods do improve fighting attributes that have SOME carry over to real life fighting, it only addresses fighting and even then, combat sports fighting methods is INCOMPLETE for real life fighting.
With that mentioned, there are far too many subjects besides fighting that combat sports and traditional martial arts don't even address at all. For Example:
This list is not even a complete list but will give you a picture as to what REAL self-defense training is supposed to be. The goals and training methods are not the same. While I do advocate combat sports training, I only advocate it as supplemental training as a add on once you have your foundations in at least the basics of self defense. If you're goal is to defend yourself then you should be focusing on basic self-defense training. Not combat sports or traditional martial arts. I know this may ruffle some feathers but quite frankly, I don't care. My concern is in saving lives from violent assaults and when false information is being spread that can get people killed then I have to call it out. On my next article I will compare and contrast the fighting methods (specifically addressing the fighting aspects) between traditional martial arts, combat sports, and authentic self-defense training and what the big differences are. If you need training, you can sign up for The Complete Self-Defense System or if you are nearby the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico area, you can sign up for one on one private lessons with me.
Please, train honestly and stay safe!!
Ricky, Certified Self-Defense Trainer
If I only had limited time to train, meaning only one day a week for only 15 to 20 minutes at a time because of a very busy lifestyle then which kick would I practice? The answer would be the knee kick. The knee kick is a low side kick that is thrown to a opponents knee with the intention to break the knee and destroy the opponents balance and footwork.
This kick is easy to learn, easy to maintain, and does not require tons of practice to develop. To learn it all you need is a solid surface to practice hitting. A tree is good, a brick or concrete wall is good, and even a freestanding heavybag would work. The knee kick can hit either the front or the side of the knee to break the leg. You can also kick the back of the knee to fold the leg down then follow up from behind with a chokehold. Besides breaking the knee, the low side kick can also be thrown at the shin as a pain shot and you can follow up by scraping the shin with your foot then stomping down onto the bad guys foot to break the small bones in his foot.
Come try to practice the knee kick a few times and see for yourself how really easy it is to learn!!
Until next time,
Ricky, NPTI-CPT, FSI Certified Self Defense Trainer
My Favorite Fighting Techniques
In today's article I will be talking about my 5 favorite fighting techniques. These techniques are simple to do, easy to learn, and are very destructive. They are as follows:
1- The Knife Hand: A very versatile attacking tool. This technique can be thrown to any part of the body and do immediate damage. The Knife Hand can be thrown at many angles and at many combinations. The Knife Hand can be thrown at high line, mid line, and low line levels and can easily be mixed in with other strikes. The Knife Hand is my personal favorite technique.
2- The Chin Jab: The Chin Jab is a heel palm strike thrown in a uppercut like movement at close range. This strike has a high chance of scoring a one hit knockout and could cause whiplash on the neckbone area. This strike can be mixed up with other close range strikes including a knee strike to the balls or a tiger claw eye gouge. If you are out of range to use a Chin Jab then you can use a straight foward palm heel strike at long range in combinations to the face or any part of the skull.
3- The Knee Kick/ AKA Low Side Kick: This kick is my personal favorite!! It is a lowline kick that is directed to either the knee or the shin. It is VERY EASY to perform under stress. Simply move into a body bladed position, cock the lead leg then thrust forward in a stomp like fashion landing the heel of your foot into the knee plus driving through the target.
4- The Ear Slap: This is a excellent striking technique that can be used at longer range or up close in close range. Smacking the ears with a cupped shaped hand position can disorient or stun a would be attacker which will stop his attack. Also this technique can blow out his eardrums damaging his ability to hear. You don't necessarily need to hit both ears with a double ear slap, just one hand to one ear should suffice and produce enough damage to buy you time to escape the attack.
5- The Straight Blast: A Chinese martial arts technique that comes from the Wing Chun style of Chinese Kung Fu (From the classical oriental arts, I feel that Chinese Kung Fu and Japanese Jujutsu has some of the best hand to hand techniques out there) The Straight Blast is also known as Chain Punching or Jik Chun Choi in Chinese. Now this technique is a advanced technique and although simple to perform and easy to learn, you first need to build a basic foundation in basic fighting skills in striking in the long, middle, and close ranges to make this technique work (You can build this basic foundation by training with me and mastering my basic self-defense curriculum or you can learn this online when you sign up for The Complete Self-Defense System)
What I love about this technique is that it bridges the gap between long range to close range. This technique when properly set up will force a opponent to go from offensive to purely defense because of the forward pressure and rapid fire punching. Once you are in close range, you can follow up with close quarters combat techniques such as a headbutt, a elbow strike, or grab the head and knee him in the face scoring a knockout. You can learn about these techniques when you sign up for my one on one self defense private lessons at my home gym or whenever you sign up for The Complete Self-Defense System online. Train diligently and stay safe!!
Till next time,
Certified Self-Defense Trainer
When you are training and preparing for violent situations, you got your primary training which would be practicing your basic self-defense skills and fighting techniques, sparring, scenario training, etc, but you also have your supplemental training which includes strength and sports conditioning training, speed and agility training, psychological skills and mindset training, body conditioning, etc. Today we are going to talk about body conditioning.
The purpose of body conditioning training is to toughen up the body, improve your pain tolerance, and harden your bones to reduce chances of injury such as breaking your hands, etc. Let's start with some basic hand conditioning. Your hand is made up of many small bones which can break if you punch a guy on let's say, the top of his skull. To make your punches strong and to begin conditioning your hands, start with punching a heavybag with bare fists. Punching the heavy bag with your bare hands will toughen your hands, teach you to maintain skeletal alignment and help you learn to prevent spraining your wrists whenever you punch a hard bony surface whenever you hit a human body. Other ways to condition your hands would be to practice palm strikes on a hard surface like a brick wall (softly at first then gradually build power as you continue your practice) or you can practice your knifehand softly on a brick or on a hard floor surface (again start soft!!).
Other bones to condition would be your forearms and your shins. Your forearms will take a beating during an exchange of punches and blows because some of the punches may land on your arms during a fight so it is important to toughen up your arms. One way to toughen your forearms is to hit them softly into a hard surface such as a brick wall or a dense heavybag. If you have a Wing Chun dummy then you can also work your forearms by hitting them softly into the wooden dummy arms. Shin conditioning is a staple practice among Thai Boxers to prepare their shins to take leg kicks, to use the shins as kicking weapons, and for blocking leg kicks. You can toughen up your shins by kicking a dense heavybag repeatedly or if you have one, by kicking softly a banana tree (a traditional Thai training method).
Also, the torso needs to be conditioned to take a beating. One good drill to work at is taking hits from a focus mitt to the chest/pecs and abdomen. Take care to not strike the vulnerable parts of your torso such as your spinal column, solar plexus, sternum, clavicle, etc. Another great form of body conditioning of your torso is doing abdominal exercises such as crunches, reverse crunches, etc.
So there you go, some basic ideas to condition and toughen up your body. Train diligently and stay safe!!
Best wishes,
Certified Self-Defense Trainer
Finishing Moves
In the martial arts today many systems or styles have turned into a sport and focus heavily on competition. As a result, much of the training focus is on sporting technique and athleticism. While that is all fine and dandy, these sports are not optimized for self-defense nor hand to hand combat. Sport fighting techniques lack destructiveness or the capacity to do immediate damage. Ideally the techniques your practice should be destructive, easy to learn, easy to maintain with minimal practice time and should do immediate damage per each blow. If your goal is self defense then you should focus on techniques that are potential fight stoppers (what I call finishing moves) and the training method of practicing your techniques on dummies (so you can strike aggressively and with hitting power without holding back or fear of injuring someone in practice.
In this article I am going to mention a few examples of finishing moves that are not often taught or practiced frequently in sport martial arts. This will not be a comprehensive list, only a few examples. If you want more info on more destructive self-defense techniques then sign up for The Complete Self-Defense System.
1- Side Kick- A very underutilized technique that is fast and very powerful. Could be thrown to the shin to cause pain or better yet to the kneecap to dislocate the leg and take out the footwork.
2- Ear Slap- Another very destructive technique. You strike the ear with a cupped hand blowing out the ear drum and disorient a attacker as a result.
3- The Finger Jab- A Gung Fu technique where you position you hand and fingers in a spear tip shape and thrust your fingers into the eye or throat.
4- The Knife Hand- One of the most underutilized techniques ever!! This amazing technique is very destructive yet also very versatile. This strike will do damage to any part of the body and can be thrown at many angles and combinations.
This is a small example of fighting techniques optimized for your self-defense goals.
Yours truly,
Ricky NPTI-CPT,
Family Safety and Self-Defense Institute Certified Self Defense Trainer.
Ps If you are in the west Puerto Rico area I can introduce you to the basics of self defense in a free 1 hour private lesson.
There are many training methods out there from the martial arts and the self defense industries. While all of them have some merit, a realistic and practical self defense program for the average joe should utilize training methods that could develop your skills fast!! One training method according to The Family Safety and Self Defense Institute and implemented by Total Fighting Self Defense here in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico as the primary training method is training on practice dummies. There are various types of training dummies but the two preferred dummies by The Family Safety and Self Defense Institute are the heavy bag and the BOB training dummy. If you don't have access to either of these two or can't afford either one than a pillow will suffice (to practice your strikes). There are many benefits for practicing on training dummies and they are as follows:
1- Many avg Joes don't have access to training partners so training on dummies can be done solo at your house.
2- Dummies don't require much space so you can practice in a small room.
3- Dummies can take a beating so you can practice with full speed and power without holding back or injuring it.
4- You develop hitting power. A crucial attribute.
5- You can experiment with different combinations at high, medium, and low lines
As you can see the primary training method should be practice on striking dummies or a hitting surface such as a pillow with occasional practice with training partners for partners drills and sparring (If you have a training partner of course.)
Till next time,
Ricky, FSI Certified Self Defense Trainer
P.S. you can see the dummy striking practice, partner drills and more when you sign up for The Complete Self Defense System.
I keep hearing all this talk about how best to deal with gun violence so allow me to give some input. First off, Gun Control does not work. Banning or limiting guns will not get guns out of criminal hands because they will not follow the law. They don't care, they just want to win and get away with murder. Besides they would simply go to the black market and get their guns anyways. Rules and regulations are just pen and paper so creating more laws will not stop the violent because they don't follow the law. Depending on the police to save you from violence is not enough because it will take around 20 minutes or more for the police to arrive while it will take a bad guy less than a few minutes to commit their violent acts. By the time the police arrived it will be too late.
So what are the solutions to the violence problem? Allow me to make some suggestions:
1- Take a self-defense course that covers basic hand to hand combat and personal safety skills such as The Complete Self Defense System.
2- Buy some security systems for your home and place of business. Also get into the habit of closing and locking windows and doors. Set up your alarms and close your garage doors.
3- Buy a self-defense weapon and get training on how to use it. (If you are in the western Puerto Rico area, I can train you in most self-defense weapons usage except for guns.)
4- Develop a multi-layered personal safety plan. The strategy should have a plan a b c etc. Your strategy should be like an onion that has multiple layers to peel away before you reach the core.
Keep your techniques simple
During a fight you will experience heavy stress from the adrenaline which will cause your breathing to get heavier, your ability to think will become more difficult, and your muscles will tense up. Because of this unless you trained decades in advanced hand to hand combat, you will revert to basic techniques in a fight. Because of the effects of adrenaline, it is important to keep your strikes, blocks, footwork and trapping simple and basic. More often than not for the average joe, fancy jump kicks and spinning heel kicks fly out the window but a simple palm strike to the face, a side kick to the knee, or a hard hook punch to the jaw will do plenty of damage. So when you practice on a dummy, use basic strikes and practice hitting with power in your strikes. Also experiment with different combinations with your strikes. You can learn more about striking by training with me personally or by signing up for The Complete Self Defense System.
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Hello Jersey, you stunning island. I'm very excited to be here and to have an opportunity to discover you, to meet your people and to get to know your wonders. My name is Tanja Deman, visual artist from Split, Croatia and this year International Photographer in Residence at Archisle, Société Jersiaise, together with artist Jonny Briggs. On Jersey I'll be developing a new body of work for a duo photography exhibition that opens on the 7th of Sepetember 2017 in CCA Gallery International. During my residency I'll be also sharing my knowledge on photography and art through public talks and workshops. Updates on these activities will be posted on Archisle website, so please join me on this journey by bookmarking this blog! Thank you.

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At the same time that electricity supply is becoming more variable due to generation sources like wind and solar, electricity demand is becoming more controllable due to information technology and advanced power electronics. All of this technological innovation calls for a fundamental shift in the way the grid is managed.
System optimization has now become a central principle of grid management. The electricity system must be optimized across a portfolio of technologies, across diverse geographies, between the distribution and transmission systems, and across various timescales. Smart regional planning and market designs can help.
The following list of resources provides policymakers with resources for assessing pathways and needs for system optimization. Power system modeling analyses are also a very useful tool to explore options for keeping costs low while building a reliable, resilient, and clean power system.
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Grid Modernization
Getting the Most out of Grid Modernization, by Mike O'Boyle & Sonia Aggarwal
The prospect of large grid modernization investment triggers a key question – is it worth it? As different states consider upfront investments in modernizing the grid, regulators need ways to ensure utilities maximize the potential benefits of grid modernization. This white paper provides program design considerations and metrics that can guide utility investment and increase the chances that customers get the most out of grid modernization efforts.
Grid Modernization: The foundation for climate change progress, by Environmental Defense Fund (Dec. 2017)
This report highlights six ways a modern grid that relies on cleaner energy and harnesses new technologies can cut pollution, save customers money, and boost our economy: (1) Sensing and monitoring for enhanced system awareness (2) Intelligent integration of diverse distributed resources; (3) Maximizing the role of renewable energy; (4) Electrification of transportation systems; (5) Access to actionable energy data; and (6) Efficient transmission and distribution management. Though reliability and resilience benefits are often cited as leading reasons to modernize the grid, it's important to remember grid mod can help drive down costs and emissions if designed well.
Building in Flexibility
Flexibility: the path to low-carbon, low-cost electricity grids, by Brendan Pierpont et al. – Climate Policy Initiative (April 2017)
Flexibility, or the ability to shift consumption and generation cheaply and quickly to complement variable renewables, is the key commodity systems need to integrate high shares of variable renewable energy. Climate Policy Initiative's report is a comprehensive examination of flexibility opportunities and challenges, examining the cost of flexibility, options and resources for providing it, scenarios for flexibility needs, and key policy and market design issues that need resolving. Modifying markets to better value flexibility services, while broadening participation in these markets to include the demand side will help make electricity systems more dynamic and flexible while keeping costs low. These synch well with recommendations from APP's market design experts, and the report was covered in a 2017 Trending Topics piece for APP.
The Economics of Demand Flexibility: How "flexiwatts" create quantifiable value for customers and the grid, by Mark Dyson, James Mandel, et al. – Rocky Mountain Institute, (Aug. 2015)
This report quantifies the benefits of emerging technologies that can make demand more flexible to compete with supply-side resources. RMI finds that by using communication and control technology to automatically shift electricity use across hours of the day, demand flexibility reduces customer bills and grid costs and protects the value proposition of rooftop solar while simplifying bill management. When implemented through more granular rates, RMI found that demand flexibility can create quantifiable value for both customers and the grid. In the residential sector alone, RMI found that widespread implementation of demand flexibility can save 10–15% of potential grid costs, and customers can cut their electric bills 10–40% with rates and technologies that exist today. Given these widely applicable benefits, the report recommends that policymakers prioritize the widespread adoption of demand flexibility technology and business models in the near-term.
Teaching the Duck to Fly – Second Edition, by Jim Lazar – Regulatory Assistance Project (Jan. 2016)
The Second Edition is an update to Lazar's 2014 analysis that shows how grid managers can address the so-called "duck curve" caused by high penetrations of solar and wind power. Teaching the duck to fly refers to reducing the need for fast-ramping capacity to deal with the late-afternoon peak as the sun sets, increasing system efficiency and reducing build-out of expensive peaking resources. Metaphorically, Mr. Lazar "teaches the duck to fly" using existing technologies to flatten load shapes to minimize ramping requirements (resembling the image of a flying bird). The paper suggests ten low-carbon strategies that utilities can mix and match to create a load shape including peak-shaving EE and demand response, storage, time-variant rates, and retiring inflexible generators with high minimum run requirements.
Capacity and Energy in the Integrated Grid, Electric Power Research Institute (July 2015)
As a part of EPRI's Integrated Grid project, this report comprehensively examines the evolving nature of system capacity in an era of abundant renewable energy. It addresses the role of capacity and energy the following areas: (1) How individual resources, including distributed energy resources (DERs), can contribute to system capacity; (2) How increasing variability and distributed energy resources disrupt traditional wholesale market and retail rate structures, and corresponding emerging trends; (3) The dynamic cost of capacity; and (4) Barriers to DERs providing both capacity and energy, including standardization. To assist regulators, the report also provides extensive examples of how to increase the flexibility of the electricity system by reforming wholesale markets and retail rates.
Variable Resources and Reliability
Renewable Electricity Futures Study, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (2012)
This study is an initial investigation of the extent to which renewable energy can meet the electricity demands of the continental United States over the next several decades. This study explores opportunities, challenges and implications of very high renewable electricity generation levels—from 30 percent up to 90 percent, focusing on 80 percent, of all U.S. electricity generation—in 2050. The study concludes that America could run on 80 percent renewables by 2050 with today's commercially available technologies integrated into a more flexible electric system. The study was the first to match the location and timing of renewable energy resources to the time and place of electricity demand, balancing on an hourly basis in 134 balancing areas across the country, even with 50 percent of electricity coming from variable sources like wind and solar.
Integrating Renewable Energy into the Electricity Grid, Jurgen Weiss & Bruce Tsuchida – Brattle Group, prepared for Advanced Energy Economy Institute, (June 2015)
The report surveys what utilities and independent system operators (ISOs) with relatively high shares of variable renewable generation are doing to integrate those resources into their systems without compromising reliability. Brattle focuses on two case studies – the Electric Reliability Corporation of Texas (ERCOT) and Xcel Colorado. The in-depth case studies show ancillary service reform, improved forecasting, and other policy tweaks increased the flexibility of the system and enabled renewable integration beyond what is required by the Clean Power Plan. Importantly, it provides models for deregulated markets and vertically integrated utilities, which manage reliability differently.
Clean Energy Keeps the Lights on, Carl Lanville, Janine Migden-Ostrander, & Mike Hogan – Regulatory Assistance Project (June 2014)
This brief dispels the myth that electricity portfolios with high penetrations of variable renewable resources threaten reliability. The authors review eight recent studies commissioned by utilities, governments, and non-governmental organizations to address this issue, and find that none suggest unmanageable reliability problems.
"Flexibility in 21st Century Power Systems," National Renewable Energy Laboratory, et al., (May 2014)
This paper provides a high-level framework for understanding the relationship between variable generation, the need for flexibility, and the options for increasing flexibility. It examines the flexibility added from system operation, markets, load management, flexible generation, increased transmission capacity, and storage, laying out the relative costs of each method. This is a great resource for understanding these fundamental relationships and their potential solutions today, but does not provide in-depth cost-benefit analyses.
Advanced Grid-Friendly Controls Demonstration Project for Utility-Scale PV Power Plants, by Vahan Gevorgian & Barbara O'Neill – National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Jan. 2016)
Utility-scale solar, which accounts for over half of solar capacity in the U.S., and creates a more variable supply, can also enhance reliability. NREL collaborated with AES, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, First Solar, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to conduct demonstration projects that show how active power controls can leverage PV's value to provide additional ancillary services that increase system reliability. The bottom line for utilities and regulators? If PV-generated power can offer a supportive product that benefits the power system and is economic for PV power plant owners and customers, this functionality should be recognized and encouraged during planning processes and designing wholesale markets.
Using Renewables to Operate a Low-Carbon Grid: Demonstration of Advanced Reliability Services from a Utility-Scale Solar PV Plant, by Clyde Loutan – CAISO & Vahan Gevorgian – NREL (Jan. 2017)
A new field study commissioned by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) concludes that solar generation can provide essential reliability services like frequency regulation more reliably than conventional generation, using new inverter technology. This finding is a real-world validation of research finding that enabling renewables to provide grid reserves cost-effectively, reducing grid management issues and greenhouse gas emissions in California.
Western Wind and Solar Integration Studies (2010-2014)
The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study, one of the largest regional solar and wind integration studies to date, explores the question: Can we integrate large amounts of wind and solar energy into the electric power system of the West?
Phase 1 (2010) investigated the benefits and challenges of integrating up to 35% wind and solar energy in the WestConnect sub-region and, more broadly, the Western Interconnection, by 2017.
Phase 2 (2013) was initiated to determine the wear-and-tear costs and emissions impacts of cycling and to simulate grid operations and investigate the detailed impacts of wind and solar power on the fossil-fueled fleet in the West.
Phase 3 (Dec. 2014) assessed the adequacy of frequency response and transient stability (i.e. voltage support) on the Western grid under high shares of wind (16.5%) and solar (16.5%) penetration. The study found that the Western Interconnection could meet transient stability and frequency response objectives with high levels of wind and solar, but it emphasized the importance of good system planning and increased regional coordination in facilitating system stability.
Regional Integration Studies
Interregional Transmission Development and Analysis for Three Stakeholder Selected Scenarios, Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative (Dec. 2012)
This was the first study assessing the future energy system needs for the Eastern Interconnection (75 percent of US power demand) under different policy scenarios. The report includes detailed transmission studies and production cost analyses of future scenarios chosen by stakeholders: 1) a national carbon constraint with increased energy efficiency/demand response, 2) a regionally implemented national Renewable Portfolio Standard, and 3) business as usual.
Exploring Natural Gas and Renewables in ERCOT, Part III: The Role of Demand Response, Energy Efficiency, and Combined Heat & Power, by Ira Shavel, et al. – Brattle Group, prepared for Texas Clean Energy Coalition (May 2014)
This study explores how natural gas and renewable energy can work together to meet demand growth in the Texas electric grid over the next 20 years, while expanded energy efficiency and demand response programs could cut projected peak demand growth in half.
PJM Renewable Integration Study, by Gene Hinkle – GE Energy Consulting (March 2014)
This study was designed to act as a comprehensive impact assessment of increased penetrations of wind and solar generation in the PJM grid region. The analysis concludes that PJM will not have any significant issues operating with up to 30% wind and solar (the highest penetration modeled in the study), assuming adequate transmission expansion and regulating reserves.
The Net Benefits of Increased Wind Power in PJM, by Bob Fagan, et al. – Synapse Energy Economics (May 2013)
This report found that adding the transmission capacity needed to support more wind power in the PJM region can lower gas and coal consumption and reduce regional wholesale energy market prices, saving nearly $7 billion per year in the mid-2020s. By doubling the wind generation already planned in the region, it would lower fuel costs and drive down prices by $1.74 per megawatt hour (MWh) in PJM, the largest wholesale competitive energy market in the world. The report also found that these savings extend into the regions outside but interconnected with PJM. Thus, by adding more wind, PJM can displace dirty generation with cleaner wind power while driving down the cost of energy under its footprint.
Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body Webinar Series (2014)
These five webinars are useful educational tools for regulators and stakeholders. They examine technical engineering problems surrounding renewables integration, breaking them down into terms non-experts can understand and providing real-world solutions. Topics include:
Variable energy resources reliability & integration [.pdf]
Ramping issues & solutions [.pdf]
Technology-Specific Integration Studies
Charging Ahead: An Energy Storage Guide for State Policymakers, by Sky Stanfield, Joseph Petta, & Sara Baldwin Auck – Interstate Renewable Energy Council (April 2017)
Charging Ahead is a resource for policymakers, advocates, and utilities to get the most out of advanced energy storage. The paper is remarkably comprehensive, covering four key topic areas: the current state of energy storage technology, methods for assessing the cost and value of energy storage, case studies of state regulatory approaches, and foundational state actions to address storage barriers. Each section follows with key takeaways for policymakers, making it easy to distill lessons from this thorough resource. The paper concludes with four foundational recommendations: integrate storage into resource planning, clarify market rules to allow storage to function as grid infrastructure, streamline grid access rules, and create multiple value streams to reward multi-service storage.
The Integrated Grid: A Benefit-Cost Framework, by Electric Power Research Institute (Feb. 2015)
The report, released at the General Meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, provides a framework for assessing the benefits and costs of accommodating more distributed energy resources, and effects on grid reliability and resilience. An extremely comprehensive assessment, the report will help regulators and utilities integrate distributed energy resources while optimizing cost, reliability, and environmental performance. The framework supports a transition to a new electric industry paradigm in which centralized and distributed energy resources are fully interconnected to, and jointly coordinated with, the electric grid.
Modern Distribution Grid, Decision Guide Volume III, U.S. Department of Energy (June 2017)
Volume III of the DSPx series is a "Decision Guide" that considers how regulators, utilities, and stakeholders can prioritize investments in grid modernization, including software and communications systems. This in-depth resource provides a technical reference manual combined with a policy framework that can help utility stakeholders understand the steps, processes, and methods to achieve the grid capabilities needed to achieve a modern grid. The piece implies regulators need a clear view of the value of new grid functions and a new utility role approving investments.
More than Smart: A Framework to make the Distribution Grid More Open, Efficient and Resilient, by Greentech Leadership Group & The Resnick Institute (Aug. 2014)
Developed through a series of workshops with energy experts to assist California utilities in developing integrated distribution plans (IDPs), More than Smart outlines a clear path and framework to move from today's centralized transmission planning infrastructure to a "network" system that allows more entities to help expedite California's grid to become cleaner, cheaper and more reliable. The report suggests four steps related to integrating DER into distribution planning, design and operations: start with a comprehensive integrated distribution plan, move toward a node-friendly planning model, expand the role of the distributed system operator in distribution system planning, and expedite DER participation in wholesale markets and resource adequacy.
Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Energy Storage: Assessing Financial and Technical Performance, by Patrick J. Balducci & Vince L. Sprenkle – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Aug. 2015)
Modeling results presented to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission helps answer the question, "How do we maximize the value of battery storage?" PNNL modeled batteries to provide five services in the Puget Sound Region: peak shaving, energy arbitrage, frequency response, voltage stability, and outage mitigation. The model then optimizes the deployment against real-time energy and ancillary service prices constrained by the battery's physical limits. The study found that while no single service generated enough value to yield a positive return on investment for storage, service bundling pushed storage into the black at current costs. Outage mitigation and locational capacity relief comprised the majority of the value.
The Economics of Battery Storage: How multi-use, customer-sited batteries deliver the most services and value to customers and the grid, by James Mandel et al. – Rocky Mountain Institute (Oct. 2015)
RMI's eLab identifies 13 services that batteries can provide, dividing each by the beneficiary: customers, distribution utilities, and bulk-system operators. RMI also finds that battery economics greatly improve when services can be stacked, and finds places where battery storage is cost-effective today. In line with Distributed Energy Resources: Policy Implications of Decentralization, the report recommends that regulators require distribution utilities to examine DERs including storage as alternatives to traditional infrastructure investments. They also recommend that battery and DER developers collaborate with utilities and regulators to help them understand what values distributed energy storage can provide.
Planning the Distributed Energy Future: Emerging Electric Utility Distribution Planning Practices for Distributed Energy Resources, by Amy Colman, Dan Wilson, and Daisy Chung (Feb. 2016)
The Smart Electric Power Alliance and independent consultants Black and Veatch offer perspectives from five leading utilities on the challenges and opportunities for planning around DERs. The report starts by pointing out how existing distribution planning is insufficient to take advantage of the value of DERs, and suggests an iterative approach to improve planning. One major change will be incorporating incentive-based DER deployment (outside of utility control) into planning. The report gives best practices and outlines iterative steps to adopt new modeling approaches that can capture the complexity of a two-way distribution system, map the locational value of DERs, and incorporate bulk-system forecasts simultaneously.
A Pathway to the Distributed Grid, by SolarCity, (Feb. 2016).
Using California utilities' Distributed Resource Plans as case studies, the report asserts that current utility planning processes are leaving billions in potential benefits from distributed energy resources (DERs) on the table, and advocates for updated planning practices. Meanwhile, much of the new grid modernization investment may not be necessary solely to integrate distributed generation, though it may be beneficial for other reasons. The report highlights regulatory models, utility incentives, and inadequate modeling of benefits as culprits for inefficient DER integration.
Future Opportunities and Challenges with Using Demand Response as a Resource in Distribution System Operation and Planning Activities, by Peter Cappers et al., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Jan. 2016)
LBNL surveys the technical opportunities and barriers to greater use of demand response to manage the distribution system. The study finds that a small subset of DR opportunities can be effective at helping distribution system operators manage a number of grid needs (e.g., maximum capacity relief, emergency load transfer, voltage management and outage recovery) but not all of them. To fully take advantage of these new applications of demand response, the report recommends that regulators and policymakers consider directing utilities to take a more integrated approach to distribution system planning in order to assess the least cost solutions to reliably and safely operate the grid of the future. Ultimately each state will determine what the most appropriate path forward looks like, but this scoping study can help each understand opportunities for demand response to support distribution system operations and planning activities.
Role of Wind Power in Primary Frequency Response of an Interconnection, by Zhang et al. (Oct. 2013)
The focus of the simulation work presented in this paper is to evaluate the impact of wind generation providing Primary Frequency Response and synthetic inertial response on a large interconnection. All simulations were conducted on the Western Interconnection system with different assumptions of wind power penetration levels.
High Penetration PV Integration Handbook for Distribution Engineers, by Rich Seguin, et al. -National Renewable Energy Lab (Jan. 2016)
This handbook helps distribution engineers understand and navigate the challenges of integrating high penetrations of PV generation into their service territories. The handbook presents the potential impacts, provides model-based analysis approaches for determining impacts, and suggests potential mitigation measures that could be taken to reduce impacts. While utility engineers who speak this technical language are the primary audience for this resource, it can also help policymakers understand the real constraints and opportunities for distributed system optimization and integrated distribution planning as they consider new roles for utilities in the future.
Annual Reports on Demand Response and Advanced Metering, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) (published annually)
FERC prepares annual reports on demand response and advanced metering pursuant to a requirement of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 1252(e)(3). The Act requires that FERC prepare and publish an annual report, by appropriate region, that assesses electricity demand response sources, including those available from all consumer classes. The latest report was published in December 2016.
Clean Power Surveys and Studies
A Prospective Analysis of the Costs, Benefits, and Impacts of U.S. Renewable Portfolio Standards by Trieu Mai et al. – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Dec. 2016)
This report evaluates the costs and benefits of renewable electricity built under Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) in the future, over the period 2015-2050. Examining multiple scenarios of RPS expansion, the report quantifies system costs, retail price impacts, environmental benefits, economic development impacts, and consumer savings on natural gas. LBNL finds rates will remain flat under existing RPS policies (due to drops in prices), and may increase 0.6-4.5% under a "high RE" scenario in which expanded RPS policies drive renewables over 40 percent of total generation.
REN21 Renewables Global Futures Report (Jan. 2013)
This report presents a range of credible possibilities for the future of renewable energy. The report is based on interviews with more than 170 leading experts around the world and draws on 50 recently published scenarios.


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The Pacific
The upcoming HBO Series "The Pacific" is not a redux of Band of Brothers set in paradise, white beaches, palm trees, clear blue waters. No, not at all. This series is touted as being true to the extraordinary viciousness that robbed men of their souls in the Pacific War. Have you ever talked, really talked to a US Marine who fought on Tarawa, Iwo Jima, etc? Most likely they told you little even as the Greatest Generation has been telling their stories for a decade now. No, they most likely will not tell you 99% of their nightmare nor would you understand it anyway. I suspect this series may open painful memories for some and reawaken respectful curiosity from the rest of us.


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AT&T Email Support
Email is one of the most popular means of communication and helps to connect millions of people all over the world. Whether you want to send your family and friends a personal greeting or if you want to share some business documents with your clients, email allows you to reach out people at the click of a button. Many email service providers in the world offer users free email addresses to help them communicate with their contacts. AT&T Mail is a well-known email service provider that is recognized around the world, especially in the United States. The name AT&T is derived from the original company name that was called American Telephone and Telegraph Company. The company is currently headquartered in Texas and operates the email service through AT&T Communications, which is a division of AT&T Inc. AT&T email subscribers can use their accounts for so much more than just emailing. AT&T gives users the chance to explore news stories, music, games, videos, and so much more. Even though AT&T is so popular, with millions of email subscribers all over the world, email services is not entirely without errors. AT&T email errors can be quite frustrating especially if they occur while you are trying to complete some urgent work. However, no matter what type of error you may encounter while using AT&T email service you do not have to worry since help is just a phone call away. Whenever you encounter any technical error on your email account you can call the AT&T Customer support number and speak to a certified email expert to clear your doubts and resolve the issue. AT&T email experts are available 24 hours a day and will be able to answer any queries you may have about the email features or error related to your account.
Some common issues with AT&T email
With the quality service and innovatively designed user interface, AT&T has been enjoying a huge number of users worldwide. It has managed well the users' need and provides them quality satisfaction. However, technical errors and glitches may occurs even with the high quality technology advances. AT&T email has introduced some technical advances and well researched innovation has helped them to manage a secured system so the errors that occurs can be solved easily. Some errors Thus users face errors and issues from time to time that lead them into troubling state. To remove the issues and errors and one can easily call at AT&T email support number and get the most prominent support from the expert professional. There may be several different reasons that can cause the trouble and you need a professional approach to solve them. You need to know about these issue in a way to get the solution easily. So, you need to choose such team that can easily tackle your issues. Here you can check some of the major issues that occurs frequently:
Why avail AT&T Email Customer Services?
There are several issues which could come up while using the AT&T email service and having to encounter a malfunction would mean that your work on the email service would be hampered. In such a position, the users can promptly connect with AT&T Email Support Number, where they would relate to trained professionals who have vast knowledge in the field of work. These technicians would have a clear understanding of how to handle this issue that you have come across. They would do an in-depth analysis of your question and then provide you with the most suitable ways to solve the problem. The professionals at this service are highly professionals and cater to your point with the utmost care. This customer care service is available all day and can be connected using a toll-free number, which would ensure that you avail this service free of cost. Some of the ideal features that this customer service provides to you is as given below:
Answer 1. Many users face this dilemma where they forget their email password and look for the ways to recover it. You can solve this issue after you implement the troubleshooting steps.
- Open AT&T email sign in page from your default web browser
- Enter your email address and click on 'Forgot Password' link
- Now you can see two options- 'Recover password via security question' or 'send me a temporary password.'
- Follow the instructions based on the option that you have chosen and recover your lost password.
- Reset the password again to avoid unforeseeable circumstances.
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Answer 2. Like every other email service, it is quite easy to create an account on AT&T email. To understand how it is done, take the following measures:
Answers 3. There can be many reasons behind the customers facing sign-in issues while operating AT&T email on their web browser. To fix the matter you can either implement the necessary troubleshooting steps or directly get in reach with AT&T email support number for the same.
- Refresh the web browser
- Update the browser settings
- Delete the history, cookies, cache, and bookmark
- Verify issues with network connectivity
- Ensure to enter appropriate login details
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- Open ATT email login page
- Enter your username and password to open your account
- In the left-hand side, you can see 'Compose.' Click on that.
- Enter the mail recipient address and then click on the option of 'Choose files.' It can also be given as a symbol. Click on that.


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Best Decor for an IKEA Dining Room Table
IKEA dining room table – If you use your dining room for entertainment on special occasions or for family dinners every day, a bare dining table is a missed opportunity in the design of the dining room. You can add simple elements to bring the focus to the table and join the rest of the dining room decoration. There are options for decorating the two formal or informal rooms. Themed design options help improve the dining room for special occasions. A tablecloth is a great way to add a new life to a mediocre dining table. If the finish of your dining table is scratched or damaged in some way, a tablecloth will hide the flaws.
Centerpieces add focus and dimension to the flat surface of an IKEA dining room table. The possibilities of the centerpieces are limited only by your imagination. You can add a vase of cut fresh flowers or be inspired by nature in other ways. A plate of fruits, pineapples, dried flowers, leaves or even a pot of fresh flowers add color and texture to brighten up your table surface. A plate or basket of decorative balls, which can be found in any home decoration section, provides the added dimension and texture. You can choose to display an interesting piece of art, a piece of fine china or candelabra in the center of the dining table.
17 Photos Gallery of: Best Decor for an IKEA Dining Room Table
Accessories attract the look along the IKEA dining room table and should coordinate with the cover of the table and the centerpiece. Accessories work best with long dining tables, but they can add too much clutter to smaller tables. Candles and flowers help to clear up on a table, but should only be used once on the table. If your centerpiece is a large candle, for example, try to choose accessories other than candles to add variety to your dining table. Scattered leaves leave a warm impression while eating in the fall months, while themed decorations make a great addition to any party meal.Incoming search terms:best decor for an ikea dining room table


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Celebration planned for Kancamagus Highway's 50th anniversary
Events to be held Aug. 14 & 15 include 'Kruise the Kanc' driving tour
The Kancamagus Highway turns 50 this year. (
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August 04, 2009
"The story of The Kancamagus Highway is one that has not really been told over the years and, as we have discovered in our research, there was never a celebration of its opening in the summer of 1959," said Jayne O'Connor, president of White Mountains Attractions in North Woodstock, which, along with the U.S. Forest Service, is coordinating a celebration of the anniversary. "It is very appropriate that, for the half century mark of this remarkable road, we do take time and celebrate it."
The celebration will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14. From 9 a.m. to noon there will be interpretive programs at the Lincoln Woods Visitors Center, the Discovery Trail, the Pemigewasset Overlook, C.L. Graham Wangan Ground Overlook, the Albany Covered Bridge and Blackberry Crossing Campground.
From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, there will be exhibits and historic house tours at the Russell Colbath Historic Site near the halfway point in Albany, as well as an official celebration ceremony there from 2 to 4 p.m.
Vintage cars from the era will also be a part of the observance, as a "Kruise the Kanc" Scenic Driving Tour of The Kancamagus Highway is planned for Saturday, Aug. 15, adding an historic ambiance in a setting that is largely unchanged since the first motorists passed over the road.
Those planning to attend the festivities either day are advised to bring their own lunches and refreshments, and to fill their gas tanks, as there are no facilities between Lincoln and Conway.
The Kancamagus Story
Up until 1959, when The Kanc, as it is affectionately called, was officially opened, there was no direct way for motorists to go from Lincoln to Conway. To make that trip involved a lengthy journey through two notches — Franconia and Crawford — as well as the town of Bartlett and on into Conway.
On either side of the present-day highway, two roads — one out of Lincoln and the other out of Albany — were dead ends and few, aside from hardy forest rangers and loggers, had seen the wondrous panorama offered of the Pemigewasset Wilderness to the west and the Moat Mountains to the east.
By the 1930s, the White Mountain National Forest had been established and the U.S. Forest Service had money available to construct a highway that would connect Lincoln and Conway and, as it was the height of the Depression, laborers were available through the Civilian Conservation Corps.
By 1942, construction out of Lincoln was mostly completed, but work on the road out of Albany was halted during World War II.
In 1955, work pushed past The Kanc's infamous hairpin turn just shy of the Livermore town line and the 2,855-foot Kancamagus Pass. A year later, just a one-mile gap remained between the two ends of the highway and when they were finally connected, the highway was considered completed and opened, with no fanfare or celebration.
Over the next five decades, the Kancamagus Highway, named for the 17th century chief of the local Native American tribes and the mountain beside which the road passes, millions of people have driven over the famed 34-mile road through the heart of the White Mountain National Forest. With no development along its 34 1/2 -mile stretch, The Kanc offers breathtaking panoramic views, particularly from the height of land at Kancamagus Pass.
The beauty of the road earned The Kanc a designation in 1996 as a National Scenic Byway from the U.S. Department of Transportation. At the time, it was the only such designation of a road in the entire Northeast. For information on the Kancamagus Highway celebration, visit
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R9/White. For information, or to register for the Aug.15 "Kruise the Kanc" car tour, contact Charlene Fecteau at WMWV-radio at email@example.com or 356-8870 ext.116.
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By Laetitia Missir de Lusignan
For many people, Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland is like a mythical destination, inaccessible and wild, lost in the middle of nowhere, or more specifically in the middle of the Atlantic ocean…Land of ice, fire and water the country reflects perfectly the image of its inhabitants whose creativity and originality continues to create an identity that is totally their own. Visit.
Even if the temperatures are at their lowest point, the inhabitants of Iceland are definitely not familiar with morose temperament! Since a number of years and in accelerated mode, the islanders of the land seemingly forlorn in the middle of the ocean, have exhibited more and more creativity in the different aspects of society such as design, gastronomy, plastic arts, painting, sculpture… ! This is a strange and totally unexpected observation especially when one has just landed on an icy underground, under a freezing rain and with a couple of very dark clouds overhead.
It has to be said that the days are very short during more than 6 months per year and that this "climate" related given is not without influencing the way of living and the whole identity of a people that has developed influenced by the strange landscapes of this forgotten corner of our planet where nature plays a very specific role.…Peculiar people, these Icelanders…and yet very likeable, often unfathomable and with a great intellectual view of the world. To enliven the longest months of the year they organize a plethora of festivals and events throughout the year. They do not have to envy New York or other exciting cities around the world. Iceland and more specifically Reykjavik defend themselves very well, thank you very much!
An example is the month of September, placed entirely under the sign of culture with a load of different events such as contemporary dance, ballets, operas, visual arts , etc…In October, music takes the forefront with the famous Jazz Festival a worldwide benchmark (Iceland Airwaves Festival). It's the so called alternative genre that has made this into the most original and unusual festival in the world. The national literature, the sagas, the novels of Nobel Prize winner Halldor Laxness and the troubling crime novels of young contemporary writers have also played a crucial role in the effort to pierce the isolation of this volcanic island situated at 64° 04 North latitude, near the Arctic Circle.
After December other events bring the city to live...Do you know the proverb that says: 'half of the Icelanders write books, the other half reads them'? You could say this is still very much true but add to that also an animated nightlife with artsy bars, varied museums and luxury shopping and you have an attractive destination on offer for Europeans, Americans and Asians alike.
But who started this nightlife movement that does not have to take second place to the more electric capitals of the moment? The abolition of the Beer prohibition in the early 90's was definitely a turning point. The party" centre of Reykjavik is situated around the 101 Quarter and around the «Laugavegur» literally «the hot wells road» in Icelandic. It is the main drag in Reykjavik and it starts getting animated on a Friday night with a contagious fever…Until the small hours of the morning colorful and original looking characters fill the streets and bars, the perfect antidote for the long winter nights. Everybody has fun, laughs, drinks and creates new thoughts under the impulse of local stars such as Olafur Eliasson and Matthew Barney, friends of Bjork and Gabriela Fridriksdottir, all famous in the world of music. Art galleries have also developed into major attraction poles such as" i8 "where many artists from all over the world have successfully exhibited.
The fascinating aspect of Reykjavik is its human dimension with the cosmopolitan touch. It is not unusual for Icelanders to leave their country for a couple of months to go to America or elsewhere to immerse themselves in other cultures and bring back new impressions without ever losing their own identity. If you want to meet with the intellectual set in the centre of town, it suffices to open the doors of Cafei Oliver or Kaffibarinn: they'll all be there, re-organizing the world until all hours. At dawn, small cafes and shops open their doors.
A «must visit» address is Kaffitar: a warm and cozy place where young people gather to talk and work for hours on their laptops …A little further on the other side of the street is Solon, 'the' design address for a great brunch in a cool, elegant and chic décor with vibrant colors. Contemporary art lovers have a couple of floors of the Reykjavik Art Museum to visit: Kjarvalsstadir (design), Hafnarhus (room dedicated to the Icelandic master painter Erro) and Asmundarsafn (sculpture).
For those wanting to know more about the Icelandic history, the first settlers and the northern adventure a visit to the National Museum of Iceland (www.natmus.is) is mandatory. More into architecture? Stop on your way to the museum at the important work of the Finnish designer Alvaar Alto (1898-1976).
This is the highlights of the small town of Reykjavik, only a small part of Iceland. The rest of the country is vast tracts of land, water and ice, fire and lunar landscapes and glaciers extending for miles and miles. This makes it an ADVENTURE destination 'par excellence', ideal for the organization of incentives with a Nature angle. The perfect program organizes a few days in Reykjavik for the discovery of the art and culture followed by an escape into nature with specialized guides: The Mountaineers www.mountaineers.is !
Where to sleep ?
The city has a good hotel infrastructure for both small groups of visitors or larger conventions. The choice is yours in the city centre or in the vicinity of the city…
Hilton Reykjavik Nordica
Contemporary style and classic design are the correct definition of the Hilton Hotel in the capital. It offers a variety of possibilities for the organization of seminars and other business travel events. Located near the city centre it offers an absolutely mind-blowing view of the city from the top floor!
Sudurlandsbraut, 2 108 Reykjavik,
Iceland-Tel : +354. 444.5000
Fax : +354.444.5001.
E mail : email@example.com and www.hilton.com
The hotel Spa proposes a great line of treatment products….a dream !
Careful : for all MICE requests, use : firstname.lastname@example.com for the attention of Brynja Pradtardottir (Sales Manager MICE)
Radisson SAS Hotel SagaAlso in the centre of town a mere 20 minutes walk from the bubbling heart of the city, the Radisson is also a great option for a seminar or convention as the infrastructure is ideal for this sort of event. The 119 rooms are simple, elegant and refined at the same time.
Hagatorg 107 Reykjavik, Iceland Tel: + 354.525.99.00
firstname.lastname@example.com or surf to www.radissonsas.com
Grand Hotel Reykjavik
Recently restored to increase the comfort of the business traveler even more, the Grand Hotel is a reference for the organization of business events. A very welcoming lobby lets in the famous Icelandic light and sets the tone for the rest of the property...
Sigtun 38 IS 105 Reykjavik.
Tel: + 354.514.8000
E mail: email@example.com and visit the site: www.reykjavikhotels.is
The following hotels are a little more intimate which only increases their charm underlined by their very central location: CenterHotel Thingholt
Tel: 354.595.85.30 or visit www.centerhotels.is and the 101 Hotel
Tel: 354.580.01.01 or go to www.101hotel.is
* Fish Market (354.578.88.77)
Adalstraeti 12
A discovery and a must visit address!! Recently opened, it brings the richness of the Icelandic cuisine (fish, shell food, etc) mixed with an impeccable but warm service, in a charming environment, refined with highly original Asian touches. A great address for the informed business traveller.
* Sjavarkallarinn (354.511.12.12)
Adalstraeti 2. The glamour and hot place to be of the city. Do not miss out on the specialty: crab with mushrooms, carpaccio of kangaroo, a ceviche of lobster with aloe or the wasabi tart…delicious !
* 101 Restaurant (354.580.01.01)
Hverfisgata 10
The restaurant of the hotel with the same name.
It reminded me a bit of hotel Costes in Paris, where the glitterati and VIP stars meet. Also, the chef is Indian which explains the spicy dishes, an asian-icelandic fusion cuisine.
* Primavera (354.5618.55.55)
Austurstraeti 9
A gentle mixture of local and Italian cuisine with the produce of the Atlantic. This results in dishes such as pasta with fish, a local risotto and not to forget the polenta, an ideal dish to warm you up.
Used to extreme climatic surroundings, the Icelandic people pay special attention to their skin and body care…Nature has given them natural beauty treasures of great purity and excellent all round. A good address: the Jurta Apotek (354.552.11.03). They make custom made products adapted to your needs. www.jurtaapotekid.is
The other wellness address is situated 2 hours outside Reykjavik. It is the famous Blue Lagoon. The setting is spectacular: large surfaces of white and blue thermal spring water in between rock stones and escaping natural fumes …In silence you spend a day of total relaxation and immersion in the mineral rich seawater. A piece of advice: try the «Volcano Treatment, the powder of Icelandic nature» at the Spa of the hotel Nordica (www.nordicahotelreykjavik.com)
Finally, the LAUGAR SPA is a quiet corner of heaven and a 5-star spa that can be visited for a couple of hours, a day or even longer…Jacuzzi, thalassotherapy and massages with local products or hot stones…Baths, pools, waterfalls and warm waterfalls outside, it is a great experience, especially at night! The restaurant of Spa has a menu which contains dishes that not only are good for you but just plain good! Visit www.laugarspa.is
Although the town of Reykjavik definitely deserves a thorough visit it is the excursions to the surrounding areas that definitely merit a closer look...The nature has a spectacular beauty that is exuberant and galactic, poetic and dry with looming mountains, fuming hot springs and star-studded nights of exceptional clarity. It is like traveling in another world where silence and contemplation are the main ingredients.
Since a couple of years a really exceptional professional company organizes incentives and excursions into the Icelandic nature with a special flair. The options are quite extensive: a discovery trip to Pingvellir National Park, famous for having been the seat of the very first Icelandic Parliament in 930 AD, an adventurous trip in 4X4 in the snowbound mountains, visits of the glaciers in small snowmobiles, having fun on a volcano safari and lunar landscapes, the possibilities and the originality are without bounds and can only be found in Iceland.
All this is possible with the agency Mountaineers: all is organized and made to measure for each client.
Info: `
Mountaineers of Iceland-Adventure
Tours-Skutuvogur 12
Tel: +354.580.99.00
Fax: + 354.580.99.01
www.mountaineers.is or www.activity.is
A mine of information can be found on the site of the Official Tourist Board of Iceland www.visiticeland.com, or of the city of Reykjavik www.visitreykjavik.is or also on www.culture.is
See also the Icelandic Embassy in Brussels.
Rond Point Schuman 11, 1040 Bruxelles.
Tel : 02/238.50.00
Or contact directly Tinna Petursdottir, Marketing Manager
City of Reykjavik
Adalstraeti 2
Tel: + 354.693.93.69
email : firstname.lastname@example.com or www.visitreykjavik.is
Visit also www.Get-the-idea.is for ideas on business travel , incentives and group travel.
For flights see www.icelandair.is.
From Brussels via Amsterdam it takes approximately 3 hours to fly to Reykjavik.
Iceland on the Edge! is the name of the Festival organized at BOZAR offering a fascinating discovery tour of a faraway country of ice and fire!
Bubbling like a hot water geyser, the artistic scene of Iceland can be discovered until June 15th, 2008 in Brussels. From dance to movies, music and literature, it is pure discovery of a country not many people have visited and yet so rich in culture.
By the way, a blog has been created, functional since December 20th for visitors and artists alike to exchange points of view and impressions:
L'Islande, Le choc des hommes et des éléments. Cyril et Sophie Demange (photos). Anne-Marie Buston (texte). Le moindre des mondes, roman de Sjon. Rivages. Islande de glace et de feu, collectif sur la littérature contemporaine islandaise, Babel éditeur. Nuits à Reykjavik, roman de Vilhjalmsson, Actes Sud.


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There are two huge influences that govern the world and along with it us as human beings; negativity and positivity. These two massive energies can and will effect us all at many points in our lives, however to be able to harness the bravery and strength of defeating one of them (negativity) we must first understand how they both work. For now however, please take some time to read the following two pages: Understanding Depression or Experiencing Suicidal Thoughts.
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text: January 20, 2017 6:01 AM by Dan Friday Prayer: Thankful for Each Other January 20, 2017 6:01 AM by Dan We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God's people— the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel that has come to you. Col. 1:3-6 Dear Lord, sometimes we take our brothers and sisters for granted. Help us to be like Paul who prayed regularly for those near to him involved in the work of sharing the gospel as well as for those who were new to the faith. Thank you for those in our churches who are doing the work of the gospel. Help us to help them. Help us to work together as a team using our gifts in perfect unison with theirs. Let us be humble and gentle and patient with those we work with. Bless them Lord for their faithfulness to You.


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Inventory of Arbitration Proceedings Based on Swiss Bilateral Investments Treaties (BIT) (Update 2018)Matthias Scherer, Lea Murphy, 2019
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Before joining LALIVE, Lea Murphy worked as a legal consultant in Shanghai, China (2011-2016). In her role as Senior Associate (2014-2016) in a legal consulting firm she advised European clients on business and corporate law related to China inbound investment. Lea Murphy holds an Italian Law degree from the University of Florence, an LL.M. in International Business Law from the National University of Singapore and East China University of Political Science and Law (2011) as well as an LL.M. from Cornell Law School (2017).
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For a thrilling time when you are in LA, venture across the water to Catalina Island, writes Alexia Santamaria
When you think of Los Angeles, taking a boat out to an island, snorkelling, zip-lining in canyons and seeing wild bison may not be the first things that come to mind. But a day trip to Catalina island can involve all that, and more.
The Catalina Express ferry leaves from Long Beach Port and the first thing I notice is how smoothly everything runs with boarding. An hour later, after an easy crossing, we are disembarking on an island that seems incredibly removed from the general vibe of LA.
It still has the same arid landscape created by extreme drought conditions in California but culturally, it really seems like another country — or at least a totally different state. It's intriguing sailing into this scene of rows of boats with houses built all the way up the hill, like a mini Monaco — but not so "Riviera".
Before long we find ourselves in an open-roofed biofuel Hummer. Right, that's a bit more LA. We're taken on a 50-minute ride around part of the 194.2sq/km island to give us more of an idea of its geography and history. We hear a lot about William Wrigley (yes, of chewing gum fame) who bought 99 per cent of this island back in 1919 with a vision of protecting it and simultaneously creating a resort destination. We pass the Botanic Gardens, get a spectacular view from up high, drive past the former Bird Park - it was one of the largest in the world — marvel at the gorgeous casino theatre with its beautiful Art Deco style panels — and even see some bison.
Yes bison. It's a great story. In the 1920s Zane Grey's silent western The Vanishing American was filmed on Catalina with bison shipped in as part of the cast. Inevitably some escaped (if you saw the size of these beasts you'd see why no one tried to catch them) and they went on to breed and form today's current population. We're told there are also bald eagles, foxes, giant squirrels and rattlesnakes among other fascinating species on the island but sadly - or maybe happily in the case of the snake - we don't see any of them.
After a lunch stop it's on to the big activity of our day — ziplining. Our guides at Zip Line Eco tours are friendly and skilled at putting us at ease. I feel particularly relaxed when I hear guide Nicole's Kiwi twang. She's from Christchurch, living on Catalina for a while on an overseas adventure. I know that, as a fellow countrywoman, she's got my back and she seems delighted to hear my familiar Antipodean rising inflection.
After our safety briefing and signing the ominous waiver releasing the company from any liability if we damage ourselves, we're off up the hill — in another open-topped Hummer — those and golf carts are the only way to get around the island. We get to the top platform for the first of five lines, and nerves set in as we see how long and deep the course is.
We watch a woman chicken out in front of us and see how easy it is to talk yourself out of this madness involving not much more than a harness, a line and a big step out into nothingness before hurtling at speed over a deep canyon. I'm sure at that moment our whole group silently commits to not over-thinking what's coming, lest we follow her example.
Standing at the edge I try not to look too far down. My adrenaline production is in overdrive but I'm determined not to be a big baby and after my 10-point safety check (which they do every time you clip on), my heart beating rapidly, palms sweating, I step out into the abyss.
It's exhilarating and far more fun than I imagined. A giant flying fox for grown-ups in the middle of wild rocky Californian desert scenery. I'm not sure if I say it out loud but my only thoughts are "wheeeeeeeeeeeeee". I remember just in time to assume the landing position and swing my legs up and over to land in the capable arms of the catching instructor. Wow!
One by one our whole group comes across, all looking very relieved at the other end. At each platform, our guides give us interesting titbits of info about the flora and fauna of the Island and good recommendations for food (apparently the Lobster Trap is where they all go to eat).
Two hours "zips" past and by the time we reach the final line we're all "busting moves" — think the Running Man or Superman pose, but on a zip line. It's so much fun and I feel incredibly proud to have done something so far outside my comfort zone and not only survived, but enjoyed myself.
We all feel we deserve a drink so are very pleased to see our guide ushering us towards a golf cart to take us to a beachside bar where we're served Buffalo Milk, the island's special cocktail. It's definitely got more fake whipped cream on the top than I would ever have on anything but, when in Rome . . . The vodka, Kahlua, creme de bananes, creme de cacao and milk concoction is surprisingly pleasant, like a milkshake with a kick.
We have some time before the boat takes us back to the mainland, so we wander around the cutesy tourist shops near the port. The common souvenir seems to be Catalina tile (another Wrigley enterprise) which comes in all manner of multi-coloured seemingly Spanish- or Portuguese-influenced patterns. Our guides convince us there's time for one more drink and some wings (I just can't say no to great American buffalo wings) so we head for Luau Larry's. It's seems rude not to order their signature cocktail the — wait for it — Wiki Wacker. Every cocktail comes with the most ridiculous straw hat: a perfectly frivolous end to a fun day on the island.
There's no time for snorkelling, but a glance at the water on the way onto the boat reveals all manner of brightly coloured species in the super clear waters. We're told Two Harbors and Lover's Cove offer some of the best snorkelling and scuba diving in the States and are we are gutted we're not there for longer as kayaking and paddle boarding are also on offer. We settle in for the ride home and bid Catalina a fond farewell as it fades into the distance.
I'd highly recommend a day on this island as a whimsical escape from the fun, but mad metropolis that is LA.
Getting there:
Catalina Island is about an hour by ferry from four mainland ports in Southern California — San Pedro, Long Beach, Newport Beach or Dana Point (San Pedro and Long Beach are closes to LAX). You can also travel by private aircraft, private boat or helicopter.
Further information: See catalinachamber.com


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Salvador Dali Daligramme Suitcase for Lancel, circa 1970Automaton Vintage Furnishings
Wonderful example from the original Daligramme collection produced in the 1970s by Lancel. In the late 1960s Dali devised a secret love code for his muse, who later on became his wife, Gala, which he would later dub as the Daligramme. Lancel took this love alphabet and created Le Dalí, a bag which was dedicated to Dalí's love story.
This excellently executed suitcase is as equally functional as it is extraordinarily beautiful. Wrapped in a high quality dark brown leather this luggage piece features Dali's monogrammed love code printed across the surface comprising of stylized versions of the letters - G for Gradiva-Gala, D for Dali and S for Salvador, plus Dali's signature. The suitcase is fitted with contrast brass hardware on the corners, hinges and latches with a brown leather handle attached to brass hinges on a stitched leather backplate. The suitcase is lined inside and has two side pouches and two adjustable straps for stowing various travel items. The original "Design by Salvador Dali" manufacturers label made from leather can also be found on the inside.
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Bill O'Reilly has departed from Fox News amid charges of sexual harassment and payoffs for past charges of sexual harassment. The departure of Bill O'Reilly was the result of an orchestrated attack to convince advertisers to withdraw their advertising from the show. It had much more to do with politics than it did with sexual harassment (story here). Now that Bill O'Reilly is gone, the attack has moved to Sean Hannity, another very popular host on Fox News.
Yesterday The Blaze reported the latest events.
The article reports on the accuser:
The radio segment started with Campbell (Pat Campbell, an Oklahoma radio talk show host) asking Schlussel (attorney/blogger Debbie Schlussel) if she experienced or witnessed any inappropriate behavior during her time at Fox News. "Only by Sean Hannity, not by Bill O'Reilly," Schlussel replied.
Campbell jumped on that statement and asked Schlussel to explain. The lawyer proceeded to launch into a rambling, nearly eight-minute monologue with a laundry list of charges against Hannity, Fox News executive Bill Shine, Hannity's replacement hosts and several women working at Fox News who Schlussel called "fixers for Roger Ailes."
At the core of Schlussel's charges is her claim that Hannity attempted to get her to come to his hotel room before and after his appearance in Detroit. Schlussel alleges her refusal to accept Hannity's invitation doomed her from future appearances on the popular program.
Sean Hannity was very clear in his response to those accusations:
"LET ME BE CLEAR – THE COMMENTS ABOUT ME ON A RADIO SHOW THIS WEEK by this individual are 100% false and a complete fabrication.
This individual is a serial harasser who has been lying about me for well over a decade. The individual has a history of making provably false statements against me in an effort to slander, smear and besmirch my reputation.
The individual has not just slandered me over the years but many people who this individual disagrees with.
This individual desperately seeks attention by any means necessary, including making unfounded personal attacks and using indefensible and outrageous political rhetoric.
My patience with this individual is over. I have retained a team of some of the finest and toughest lawyers in the country who are now in the process of laying out the legal course of action we will be taking against this individual.
In this fiercely divided & vindictive political climate, I will no longer allow slander and lies about me to go unchallenged, as I see a coordinated effort afoot to now silence those with conservative views. I will fight every single lie about me by all legal means available to me as an American."
The article at The Blaze also notes that this woman had previously made false accusations against Hannity for his activities with the Freedom Alliance.
There is an attempt by the political left to shut down any conservative media that is having an impact. In this world of political correctness and lawfare, it is relatively easy to make accusations that will tie a person up for years with legal actions that will be very expensive. The best way to handle this behavior is to expose it whenever it appears. Hopefully the lawyers that Sean Hannity has hired will be able to teach an object lesson about false accusations and using lawsuits to stop opposing speech.
UPDATE (from Western Journalism):
Schlussel clarified her accusation in a Monday interview with LawNewz. She now insists that Hannity's actions did not constitute "sexual harassment," but they were still "creepy" nonetheless.
"I would never accuse him of that. Sexual harassment has a special meaning under the law, and I would never accuse him of that," Schlussel said.
"I never thought I was sexually harassed by Sean Hannity, I thought he was weird and creepy not someone I liked," she added.
Simply amazing. A good lawyer is worth his weight in gold!