The Integrative Medicine for Mental Health Conference 2017 (IMMH) runs Sept 28-Oct 1, 2017, in Orange County, CA (near Anaheim).
research has revealed that many disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, and autism spectrum disorders often have biomedical causes that contribute to symptoms, from nutritional deficiencies to chronic infections.
This is a practitioner-only event and attendees include psychiatrists, naturopathic physicians, family physicians, chiropractic physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners, psychologists, nutritionists and registered dieticians, and other allied mental health professionals.
This lecture will discuss neuropsychiatric disorders with abrupt onset that include symptoms ranging from anxiety to intrusive thoughts and rage episodes. They may also include tics, dysgraphia (inability to write coherently), and dyscalculia (difficulty understanding numbers). These symptoms are triggered by infectious autoimmune encephalopathy (frequently referred to as PANS/PANDAS). Evaluation and treatment will be discussed from a comprehensive integrative medicine point of view.
Several studies have implicated genetic mutations in voltage-gated ion channels in the pathogenesis of mental health disorders. For example, both the CACNA1C calcium channel gene and ANK3 gene have been linked to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and depression in genome-wide association studies. This talk will focus on a number of integrative therapeutic options that target ion channels and have demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of mental health symptomatology, including omega-3 fatty acids, lithium, magnesium, and N-acetylcysteine.
Mold and fungi are ubiquitous in the environment. However, particularly in "WDB", water damaged buildings, mold can become a sinister force affecting physical and mental health. Not all molds are toxic and many just cause respiratory issues, but a subset of molds produce mycotoxins; powerful neurotoxins that can have a profound effect on the brain and mental health. The effects of mold, as well as testing, diagnosis, and treatment options will be discussed.
As the 'powerhouse of the cell' and nervous system, healthy mitochondrial function is an underlying key to healing mental illness. Dr. Bongiorno will explain what you need to know to help identify mitochondrial issues, understand the factors that contribute to poor function, and review the best natural treatments to restore mitochondrial health.
How do we support effective special diet implementation when our patients – both adults and children – face varied behavior, psychosocial, and environmental barriers? How do you determine the right diet for each individual? If it's too complex or restrictive the patient may become overwhelmed and non-compliant. If it's too basic, you may not see positive results. In this presentation, Julie will share keen insights gleaned from fifteen years of working with special diets for complex digestive, immune, and neurological conditions in both children and adults, audiences fraught with implementation challenges.
The cause(s) of Alzheimer's disease have remained incompletely defined, although risk factors such as type 2 diabetes and the epsilon-4 allele of the Apolipoprotein E gene (ApoE4) have been described. Precision medicine approaches have proven valuable for the evaluation and treatment of various malignancies. This presentation will review the metabolic profiling done by Dr. Bredesen and his team in patients with Alzheimer's disease and pre-dementia conditions. The results suggested that mycotoxin exposure may be a novel cause of Alzheimer's disease.
Genetic variants called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) play a greater role in the metabolism of the human brain compared to almost all the other organs. A SNP called apolipoprotein E4 markedly increases the chance of developing Alzheimer's disease after 50. A SNP in protein HFe that absorbs iron improves brain function in populations that have dietary iron deficiency but greatly increases the risk of psychiatric disease in populations in which dietary iron is excessive. In this presentation, a survey of the most significant SNPs for psychiatric diseases and potential "fixes" for these SNPs will be reviewed.
There is an amazing and complex interrelationship involving our gut microbiome, our brain function and emotional wellbeing, and our hormones, and most particularly estrogen. A dialogue has only recently been re-initiated, opening the door to a deeper exploration of the most advantageous ways and manner in which to deliver estrogen supplementation for the improvement and prevention of cognitive and mood disorders. This talk will review how this dialogue is unfolding and using this new information, provide practical ways to address mental health issues.
Botanicals have long been a part of the healing traditions in many cultures for depression. Certain medicinal herbs have increasing evidence based research and thus can be part of toolbox for an integrative medical practice. Yet, having a greater understanding of the complexities that herbs present is critical in having a successful outcome when prescribing them for your patients.
This is a practitioner-only event and CEs and CMEs are available.
Hope to see you there! I'm not presenting again this year (as you saw in the video I did present last year) but will be there to support my dear friend and colleague Julie Matthews AND will also have a booth there to share The Antianxiety Food Solution message!
If there is enough interest I'm going to arrange a small group meet-up with Julie and I and some of the speakers so please let me know in the comments below if this is of interest.
P.S. If you are NOT a practitioner and are interested please pass this on to your doctor, nutritionist, social worker, therapist, naturopath etc. The event is also recorded and will be available to purchase after wards so please leave me a note in the comments if you're interested in the recordings.
One of my favorite presentations at the recent IMMH/Integrative Medicine for Mental Health conference was Dr. Suruchi Chandra's Neuropsychiatric Lyme Disease talk.
Lyme disease is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the United States. It can remain dormant for years and then later mimic a number of psychiatric illnesses, including anxiety disorders, mood disturbances, psychosis, and autism-like behaviors. It can be further complicated by the presence of co-infections. Both the diagnosis and treatment of these infections in the chronic stage can be challenging. We will review both standard treatment recommendations and integrative and holistic approaches, including dietary changes, herbal medicines, and nutritional supplements.
Dr. Chandra is very unique in that she uses no antibiotics, "provokes" before testing and has some very interesting herbal protocols (many that are used with malaria). She stated that Lyme disease is worth treating even if there are no symptoms, simply because of the higher risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Here is the last slide of her presentation: Consider Lyme disease and the associated co-infections when there is any severe or atypical psychiatric disease, and use a holistic and individualized approach.
Excellent presentation! This really is the top integrative mental health conference to attend!
I'll share some highlights from these in a future blog post.
All the presentations were recorded and I'll let you know when the recordings are available for purchase. These presentations are not to be missed.
Please share what you know about Lyme disease or if you have been diagnosed with one of the co-infections. Feel free to ask questions too.


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This may sound easy, but keep in mind that this is not actually your gross salary. Look at your most recent paystub to determine your pay after taxes and Social Security. You can add back in your payments to retirement accounts and insurance if you have so that you can get a clearer idea of how your money is being spent further along in this budget-making guide. If you receive money from any other sources (such as freelance work) take that into account as well, minus taxes paid.
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The 50-30-20 budgeting distribution divides your budget as follows: 50% for necessities, 30% for desires, and 20% for savings and debt repayment. This is where you can use the data that you acquired from the second step in this process. Cross off your expenses as you place them each in the following categories to make sure that you don't miss anything.
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In the 30% category for desires, include entertainment (yes, even Netflix), meals out, coffeeshop purchases, shopping trips (new purses and shoes not because you need them but "just because"), and travel. Some things you will really have to think about to determine whether it is a need or a want. One way to make sure that you stick to spending only 30% of your income on desires and not exceeding it is to withdraw 30% of your net income in cash at the beginning of each month. Once you've spent all of the cash, you'll know that there is nothing left to spend on discretionary wants for the rest of the month.
Finally, 20% of your income should go towards savings and debt management. Savings are going to take the form of both a savings account and a retirement account. For your retirement account, you want to make sure that you take advantage of the highest employer match offered. This is free money, so find out what percentage that is and make sure that you contribute so that you can take advantage. If you have any debt to repay (such as credit cards, student loan payments, and car payments), this is where you will contribute money to pay above the minimum payment amount that was counted in the 50% necessities category. Getting rid of debt is going to do a lot for your stress level and improving your financial wellbeing. Finally, you need to start a savings account for emergencies that crop up, such as unexpected car repairs or medical bills. You can set up automatic monthly transfers from your checking account to a savings account so it will be one less thing for you to even think about. Plus, savings accounts offer a small amount of interest, so you will be making a little money on your savings.
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Q: Solve the functional equation $f(xf(y)+x)=xy+f(x)$ Find all $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ so that $f(xf(y)+x)=xy+f(x)$.
If you put $x=1$ it's easy to prove that f is injective.
Now putting $y=0$ you can get that $f(0)=0$.
$y=\frac{-f(x)}{x}$ gives us $f(\frac{-f(x)}{x})=-1$

A: Set $x = 1$ and $y = t - f(1)$,
then $f(1+f(t - f(1))) = t$, for all $t \in \mathbb{R}$, hence $f$ is a surjective function.
So, $\exists\, y_1 \in \mathbb{R}$, s.t., $f(y_1) = 0$
Then, $$f(x) = f(x+f(y_1)x) = xy_1+f(x) \implies xy_1 = 0, \forall x \in \mathbb{R} \implies y_1 = 0$$
and $\exists\, y_2 \in \mathbb{R}$, s.t., $f(y_2) = -1$
Then, $$0 = f(0) = f(x+xf(y_2)) = xy_2 + f(x)$$
i.e., $f(x) = -y_2x$ for $x \in \mathbb{R}$.
Plugging it back in the functional equation we may verify $y_2 = \pm 1$.

A: Let f(1)=b.
Putting now $x=1,y=-b$ we get that $f(-b)=-1$
Now we have that $f(\frac{-f(x)}{x})=-1=f(-b)$ so $f(x)=bx$.
Putting that in the original eqation we get $b=\pm1$ and so is $f(x)=\pm x$ the solution.

A: Substituting $y=1$, we get $f(xf(1)+x)=x+f(x)$.
If $f(1)=-1$, then $f(x)=-x$.
Assume $f(1)+1\ne 0$.
Let $p=f(1)+1$.
Assume $|p|<1$. The other case is similar with the substitution $x={1\over p}x$.
$f(p^nx)-{1\over p-1}p^nx=\dots=f(px)-{1\over p-1}px=f(x)-{1\over p-1}x$
Letting $n\to\infty$, we get $f(x)={1\over p-1}x$. I'm sure you can continue from here...

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Joel Makower is co-founder, chairman and executive editor of GreenBiz Group, a media and events company based in Oakland, California, that focuses at the intersection of business, innovation, and sustainability. GreenBiz produces high-powered conferences that convene the world's largest companies, entrepreneurs, policymakers and others, and hosts a private peer-to-peer learning network of sustainability executives from Fortune 1000 companies.
For 30 years, Joel has been a well-respected voice on business, sustainability, and clean technology. As a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur on corporate sustainability practices, he has helped a wide range of companies align environmental goals with business strategy. He is author or co-author of more than a dozen books, including The New Grand Strategy: Restoring America's Prosperity, Security and Sustainability in the 21st Century, (St. Martin's Press, 2016), about a business plan for America, born at the Pentagon, that embeds sustainability as a strategic national imperative. He has also advised startups, venture funds and large companies on sustainability strategy, and speaks on these topics around the world.
The Associated Press has called Joel "The guru of green business practices."
Devathon has built software for companies backed by the world's leading investors like Betaworks, Greylock, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, KPCB, Lightspeed and many more.
In an exclusive interview with Devathon, GreenBiz Group Co-Founder Joel traces his journey so far and his plans for the years ahead.
When did you first discover your entrepreneurial spirit and How is your entrepreneurial career developing so far?
I've worked for my own businesses for more than 40 years. I guess you can say that I've never had a job that I didn't create for myself. I've started three companies, all in the information services sector, two of them focused on how the business sector can tackle the world's largest social and environmental problems, including leveraging a wide range of clean technologies.
My parents were both self-employed — my dad as a dentist, my mom opened a real estate office — and so it was second nature for me to think about creating my own path, even though I wasn't sure what it would be. I initially studied journalism at Berkeley because I thought it would give me an opportunity to poke around and explore various topics. I never imagined that journalism — or, more precisely, communications across a wide spectrum of media and events — would be my ultimate path. It turned out to be the perfect opportunity to explore important topics and share it broadly with influential audiences, all in the quest of a more sustainable world.
What has been the biggest success and biggest failure stories you went through?
Where do I begin? As a book publisher in the 1980s, I had a runaway bestseller — we made the evening news on all three major U.S. TV networks the day the book was published — but my optimism led me to overprint tens of thousands of copies of the book more than I needed, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory — or, more precisely, loss from the jaws of profit. It was humbling, not to mention financially ruinous, at least for a time. That led me to understand that I was better at generating ideas and creating products than managing a business.
Which has led to my biggest success: GreenBiz Group. We've become the largest and most respected player in a niche field thanks in large part to my two business partners, Pete May and Eric Faurot. They've had the wisdom to "let Joel be Joel" by handling the day-to-day aspects of the business, along with strategy and finance, things outside of my expertise. They give me the freedom to write, speak and, as we like to say, "look around corners" for the next key trend. That synergy has enabled both me and the business to flourish.
How did you come up with the idea for GreenBiz and how did it all start?
I was raised with a sense of social purpose — that whatever I did, it should be important and make a difference. I'm also an information junkie, and love to help others make sense of things (but not by mansplaining!).
During the 1980s, I had a successful book packaging company, turning ideas into finished books for New York publishers. In 1989, I wrote a book on "green consumer" issues. It was published in early 1990, in the run-up to the 20th anniversary of Earth Day, which was a media extravaganza, and I was ordained by the media as an expert on the green marketplace. I quickly had a weekly syndicated column in nearly 100 papers on these topics, but I recognized that consumers weren't really willing to change
At the same time, I saw a growing movement of companies addressing environmental issues, so in 1991 I launched a monthly newsletter — The Green Business Letter — and wrote the first of several books on sustainability. When the World Wide Web came into focus, I realized that I was a natural content aggregator, so I launched GreenBiz.com as a hub on business, the environment, and the bottom line. Pete May, a veteran B-to-B publishing executive, joined me in 2006 to grow the advertising business, and Eric Faurot, who launched and ran a number of big tech conferences, including Web 2.0 and Comdex, joined us in 2010 to help us scale our event business.
Tell us something about GreenBiz
The world of corporate sustainability is one of the best-kept secrets in business, and a source of unlimited innovation and value creation. While they don't talk about it much, most companies are working diligently behind the scenes to improve the efficiency of their operations, reduce or eliminate waste and pollution, and create new kinds of business value from taking on climate change, resource constraints, pollution, and other pressing issues. Most of the professionals inside these companies are "armies" of two or five or maybe 10 people, with huge mandates — 100 percent renewably powered! zero waste! carbon neutral! — but minimal resources. At the same time, they understand the risks to their company's operations, supply chains, markets and reputations from not adequately addressing these issues.
Put it all together and it's a classic case of companies needing information, peer interaction, convening, facilitation and other services that can help them seize opportunities. Much like "quality" was in the 1980s and "diversity and inclusion" in the 2000s, sustainability is a vastly complex topic that permeates every aspect of a company, and we're able to provide the guidance and insight companies need.
We've become masters at creating high-wattage events for these individuals, giving them information and inspiration, but more importantly, creating an opportunity — the opportunity for executives to learn from one another. It's not necessarily a unique business model, but we've deployed it in a niche where we have very little direct competition and it's been a great ride, and a satisfying one, too.
One great example is our annual VERGE conference, which focuses at the intersection of sustainability and technology — energy, transportation, cities, buildings, the circular economy, carbon removal and other technologies that stand to accelerate solutions in a climate- and resource-constrained world. Each year, it brings together more than 2,500 professionals from companies, cities, startups, utilities, building portfolio owners and others. Each of these audiences has its own niche conferences, but there hadn't been a place where they could come together across sectors, explore synergies and do deals. VERGE has helped accelerate the clean economy and spawned other organizations and initiatives that are making a difference.
What are your growth plans for the near future?
We're continually upping our game and scaling what we do. We've found a winning strategy, so now the opportunity is to grow it. There's almost unlimited potential, since there are more and more companies recognizing the need to get smarter on these topics, and because sustainability is permeating so many parts of so many companies. It's no longer just the job of the sustainability department — it now involves those in responsible for fleets, facilities, energy, procurement, supply chain, operations, R&D, finance and many other aspects of the business. So, there's lots of headroom to grow.
I've learned a lot! One is to focus on what I'm good at and love doing, and as little else as possible. That's easy to say, hard to do. Thanks to my partners, I've learned a great deal about the power of teams and the art of nurturing talent within organizations. I've learned about the business opportunities in building and sustaining communities, and of being a trusted resource in a field where there's a lot of confusion and politicization. And that there are no shortcuts to integrity.
In your opinion, what are the hurdles that keep people away from starting an entrepreneurial career? What advice would you give to the new entrepreneurs?
I think there's a tremendous fear of failure, and about how far one can fall. And most entrepreneurs do fail, or fall, at some point. So, you need a certain fearlessness to be able to lean in and take the lumps as they come. There's also a need for tenacity — to stick with something long enough to really get it right, even if it takes longer than you thought. (It always does.) But the key is the focus: to find a niche — and sometimes a niche within a niche — that is both small enough to be manageable and big enough to provide a reasonable reward. I learned in the book business that "the book that's for everyone is for no one." So, too, with start-ups. Everyone wants to hit that hockey-stick growth and many entrepreneurs bite off more than they can reasonably chew in trying to achieve it. Finding that market balance is critical. It's kind of a Goldilocks thing — not too small, not too big, but just right.
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Hamilton Township Mayor Kelly Yaede holds Andy, a 1-year-old terrier mix, as township employees join the mayor in celebrating the grand opening of Hamilton's expanded animal shelter Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at 2100 Sylvan Ave.
HAMILTON >> Yikes!State health inspectors found two dozen deficiencies at the Hamilton Township Animal Shelter when they inspected the site last month, including improper euthanasia practices of killing pets too soon, according to a newly released report.
Jeff Plunkett, Hamilton's health officer and department director, admitted the township animal shelter was not waiting seven days before euthanizing certain animals at the facility.
Owners of terminally ill pets were surrendering their animals to the Hamilton Township Animal Shelter for euthanasia, and the township would accommodate those requests on the spot for $100, much cheaper than what a private facility would charge for the same service, Plunkett said.
The state report, which was released Tuesday amid an ongoing Hamilton Council investigation into the operations and maintenance of the township's animal shelter, also exposes shortcomings within the shelter's staff, which is manned by four full-time employees and five part-time workers.
Pet euthanasia is the humane killing of an animal, often administered upon sick or overly aggressive animals. But the state's inspection report calls into question whether Hamilton's animal shelter implemented best practices in the area of cat euthanasia.
Earlier this summer, members of Hamilton Council took heat when they called for an all-out probe into the animal shelter's operations and practices. Rescue groups and animal rights activists tended to support Hamilton Council's investigation, but others have accused the governing body of playing politics. Furthermore, one shelter employee put Hamilton Council's Democratic majority on notice of a potential lawsuit for creating an alleged "hostile work environment" at the recently expanded shelter.
Plunkett and Hamilton Mayor Kelly Yaede, a Republican, have strongly defended the shelter's staff in the wake of Hamilton Council's ongoing shelter investigation that began in June.
On the surface, the state's report appears to vindicate Hamilton Council President Anthony Carabelli Jr., Council Vice President Jeff Martin and Councilman Rick Tighe, three Democrats who control town council. The report also appears to vindicate GOP Hamilton Councilwoman Ileana Schirmer, who supports her Democratic colleagues in council's animal shelter investigation.
About 31 percent of the animals brought into the shelter were euthanized last year, and 32.5 percent of the intake was euthanized in 2014, according to Hamilton Township's shelter data as reported to the New Jersey Department of Health. But the township's officially reported euthanasia data could be less than reliable in light of DOH's inspection.
The Hamilton Township Animal Shelter, which also serves as a pound and pet adoption center, did not properly document euthanasia, according to the state inspection report.
"Many animals that had been euthanized at the facility were not recorded on the euthanasia substance usage logs as required under the authority of the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Consumer Affairs, Drug Control Unit," the DOH says in its report.
The state Department of Health conducted an unannounced sanitary inspection of the Hamilton Township Animal Shelter and Adoption Center on July 16. The inspection, something like a raid, began at 10:15 a.m. and ended at 3:30 p.m. The state initiated the inspection at the 2100 Sylvan Ave.-based shelter as a direct result of DOH receiving complaints concerning the facility. DOH reported the result of its inspection as "Conditional B" as opposed to "unsatisfactory," which suggests Hamilton Township is taking corrective action to right the ship of the embattled animal shelter.
The state found numerous deficiencies in its inspection, which came several days after the West Windsor Township Department of Health visited Hamilton's shelter for almost 90 minutes July 11 in an inspection that reported "satisfactory" evaluation findings.
• There were several areas of vomited cat food in the older section of the facility where the resident cats roam, including on the window sill, carpeted cat furniture, and cardboard scratchers and on the carpet under the cat litter pan.
• Written instructions were not posted in the euthanasia area and there were no instructions available that included the dosages by weight in pounds of all euthanasia, immobilizing, and tranquilizing agents used at the facility.
• The isolation room where one kitten was housed was not adequately ventilated to provide for the health and comfort of this animal at the time of this inspection.
• Wire crates that were used to house dogs in the room where the ferret was located were stacked one on top of the other without proper support brackets creating a risk of collapsing.
• Food and water receptacles were not being cleaned and disinfected daily as required.
• The small animal cages were not being cleaned and disinfected for a significant amount of time after an animal is removed from the facility.
• The supervising veterinarian had not established a written disease control and adequate health care program at the facility and a disease control program was not being sufficiently maintained under the supervision of the veterinarian.
• Inspectors were told that the isolation room for cats does not have an exhaust system which creates air movement from the isolation room to an area outside the premises of the facility.
• The facility does not have an isolation room to house dogs with signs of communicable disease.
• An unopened can of kitten food which had expired in 2015 was found in the refrigerator in the isolation room.
The state inspection report says "dog enclosures in the older section of the facility were not kept in good repair" and said the township's shelter was not scanning animals for a microchip prior to those animals being adopted out, transferred or euthanized.
In response to the state's eight-page inspection report, Mayor Yaede released an approximately 400-word response acknowledging the state's findings while also defending the shelter and openly disagreeing with some of the mandatory provisions under state law.
Hamilton's shelter at the time of DOH inspection had 21 dogs, 45 cats, two snakes, one guinea pig, one ferret, and one turtle on site, according to the inspection report.
The state health officials who inspected Hamilton's shelter three weeks ago have distinguished backgrounds. Longtime DOH employee Linda Frese works in the Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health Services as a principal rabies control technician, and Dr. Colin Campbell oversees New Jersey's Veterinary Public Health program, according to state records.


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The Lure of Platforms
There must be something about platforms. According to a report compiled in 2020, 7 of the 10 most valuable companies in 2018 were based on a platform model. Ten years earlier, in 2008, that number was zero. Likewise, most successful IT departments have a platform strategy in place, often supported by cloud platforms.
However, building an in-house platform or pivoting into a platform business is far from trivial. Many platforms built by IT organizations struggle to be widely adopted and become obsolete too soon. Instead of fulfilling their promise of enabling innovation, such platforms become a bottleneck and face a slow but steady decline when their use is mandated in a last-ditch effort to make the economics work.
Harvested from almost a decade of building successful in-house platforms and enabling enterprises to leverage cloud platforms, this book provides a fresh look at what platforms are, helps you decide whether you should build one, and explains how to successfully grow a platform.
Six parts accompany an enterprise on a platform journey, mixing architectural rigor with real-life examples:
Part I: Understanding Platforms: because "platform" is an overloaded term, it's helpful to first enumerate the types and characteristics of platforms
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Part V: Connecting the Platform: wiring your platform into a larger ecosystem requires interfaces and APIs. This chapter shares how to design them for ease of use and evolution.
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Roberto teaches private workshops, seminars, and platform classes at the largest photography conventions in the world. He has been an international first-place winner three times and has been nominated by his peers as one of the ten most influential photographers and educators in the world. His first book, Picture Perfect Practice, became a bestselling photography training book, and it is sold worldwide.
Aside from the world of photography, Roberto is a high-performance remote-control helicopter pilot, a (not so good anymore) classical guitarist, and a table tennis fanatic. He is also a major foodie and is still searching for the most amazing red wine and the most pungent cheeses. His search for the perfect steak is over; he found it in the Japanese Wagyu.


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"Built upon a rich tapestry of uniquely Australian samples, Spoonbill has created a modern Australian masterpiece" InTheMix, August 2005.
After 2 years of fossicking for samples, making sonic waves in the studio and recording with some of Melbourne's finest musos, the delightful, genre-bending first offering from Melbourne producer and live electronic performer Spoonbill has finally hatched.
Megafauna is an elegant and quirky symphony of honey-scented grooves, jovial humour and joyous beat trickery, melding an ever-evolving array of styles into a distinctive ozzie blend. From its richly textured electronic centre to the live licks around its jazzier edges, Megafauna celebrates and pokes fun at colloquial Australiana.
Call it quirk-funk or downbeat with bite, Megafauna takes the listener firmly by the scruff of the ear and leads them into a shady forest of rhodes, horns, and deep double bass, then back out into an eccentric wonderland of glitched-out grooves infused with AM talkback radio and rowdy bush cobbers.
On dark nights, you'll find the Spoonbill and his crew at the wheel of the Mobile Broadcast Unit van, projecting their imagery onto prominent public buildings and crafting spontaneous sound performances in the public domain (www.stembase.com.au/mbu).
Behind the bill of the spoon is Jim Moynihan, an accomplished designer who has exhibited sound installation work in Melbourne's Federation Square, as well as at international design festivals in London and Tokyo.
The album has recieved much acclaim throughout Australia and was awarded album of the month on Alchemy SBS Radio and Album packet of the week FBI Radio Sydney. One of the album's signature tune 'Gumtree' won Spoonbill the 1st prize and People's Choice award in the 2004 Melbourne Fringe Festival's Electrovision competition, and is included on the album as a ridiculous cut 'n' paste film clip by VJ King Aphid.


The local ice cream empire has expanded to new territory.
Never too many scoops. Image via Molly Moon's Facebook.
Molly Moon Neitzel and the team behind her popular Molly Moon's ice cream are approaching the eighth anniversary of the first location in Wallingford, which started topping cones on May 10, 2008, and no better way to celebrate than by opening the brand's seventh ice creamery. The new shop is also Molly Moon's first Eastside location, opening Friday, April 8 in the historic Redmond State Bank building in Redmond.
On opening day, children 12 and under will receive a complementary scoop of their choosing until 5pm.
One detail marks this location different than the rest: Redmond has the company's first open kitchen format. Until now, only kids would be able to view the ice cream elements being made in the back kitchen at each location, through a window height appropriate for youth. With this location's buildout the view is accessible to all, with stovetops facing the customers outside and plenty of counter space where the culinary team preps and chops. The window is on the side of the building where Molly says "you can watch our ice cream makers put the milk, cream, and sugar, and whatever else makes that flavor into the machine and watch it come out. You can take your cone outside and watch them pull strawberry ice cream out of the machine right then. There's not really a hidden space in the whole kitchen."
Joining the team is pastry chef Kelly Johnson; she and the culinary team will make the caramel sauces, melt chocolate, and make toppings in the open kitchen. On the menu, besides the brand's 10 'always' flavors (including earl grey, 'scout' mint, and Stumptown coffee) are the seasonal four, which are currently vegan coconut chunk, melted chocolate sorbet, black sesame, and thai tea. Next up is salted licorice coming next week, and then one of Molly's personal all time favorites, strawberry rhubarb.
The ice cream shop's neighbor, Homegrown Sustainable Sandwich Shop, occupies the historic part of the bank building and Molly Moon's is in the slightly newer addition. There's a door between the two shops so customers can pass through both for ice cream and sandwiches.
As the days get hotter, make your way to the Eastside shop open from noon to 11pm daily.


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Presentation of the winning PB projects in the district of Białołęka, Warsaw.
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Participatory budgeting (PB) is a process of democratic deliberation and decision-making, in which ordinary people decide how to allocate part of a municipal or public budget. Participatory budgeting allows citizens to identify, discuss, and prioritize public spending projects, and gives them the power to make real decisions about how money is spent.[1]
PB processes are typically designed to involve those left out of traditional methods of public engagement, such as low-income residents, non-citizens, and youth.[2] A comprehensive case study of eight municipalities in Brazil analyzing the successes and failures of participatory budgeting has suggested that it often results in more equitable public spending, greater government transparency and accountability, increased levels of public participation (especially by marginalized or poorer residents), and democratic and citizenship learning.[3]
The frameworks of PB differentiate variously throughout the globe in terms of scale, procedure, and objective. PB, in its conception, is often contextualized to suit a region's particular conditions and needs. Thus, the magnitudes of PB vary depending on whether it is carried out at a municipal, regional, or provincial level. In many cases, PB has been legally enforced and regulated; however, some are internally arranged and promoted. Since the original invention in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 1988, PB has manifested itself in a myriad of designs, with variations in methodology, form, and technology.[4] PB stands as one of several democratic innovations, such as British Columbia's Citizens' Assembly, encompassing the ideals of a participatory democracy.[5] Today, PB has been implemented in nearly 1,500 municipalities and institutions around the world.[5]
Participatory budgeting has been practiced in Porto Alegre since 1989.
External video
"What if you could help decide how the government spends public funds", Shari Davis, TED talk, July 16, 2020.
Participatory Budgeting was first developed in the 1980s by the Brazilian Workers' Party, drawing on the party's stated belief that electoral success is not an end in itself but a spring board for developing radical, participatory forms of democracy. While there were several early experiments (including the public budgeting practices of the Brazilian Democratic Movement in municipalities such as Pelotas[6]: 92 ), the first full participatory budgeting process was implemented in 1989, in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, a capital city of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, and a busy industrial, financial, and service center, at that time with a population of 1.2 million.[7] The initial success of PB in Porto Alegre soon made it attractive to other municipalities. By 2001, more than 100 cities in Brazil had implemented PB, while in 2015, thousands of variations have been implemented in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe.[8]
In its first Title, the 1988 Constitution of Brazil states that "all power originates from the people, who exercise it by the means of elected representatives or directly, according to the terms of this Constitution." The authoring of the Constitution was a reaction to the previous twenty years of military dictatorship, and the new Constitution sought to secure individual liberty while also decentralizing and democratizing ruling power, in the hope that authoritarian dictatorship would not reemerge.[9]
Brazil's contemporary political economy is an outgrowth of the Portuguese empire's patrimonial capitalism, where "power was not exercised according to rules, but was structured through personal relationships".[10] Unlike the Athenian ideal of democracy, in which all citizens participate directly and decide policy collectively, Brazil's government is structured as a republic with elected representatives. This institutional arrangement has created a separation between the state and civil society, which has opened the doors for clientelism. Because the law-making process occurs behind closed doors, elected officials and bureaucrats can access state resources in ways that benefit certain 'clients', typically those of extraordinary social or economic relevance. The influential clients receive policy favors, and repay elected officials with votes from the groups they influence. For example, a neighborhood leader represents the views of shop owners to the local party boss, asking for laws to increase foot traffic on commercial streets. In exchange, the neighborhood leader mobilizes shop owners to vote for the political party responsible for the policy. Because this patronage operates on the basis of individual ties between patron and clients, true decision-making power is limited to a small network of party bosses and influential citizens rather than the broader public.[10][11]
In 1989, Olívio Dutra won the mayor's seat in Porto Alegre. In an attempt to encourage popular participation in government and redirect government resources towards the poor, Dutra institutionalized the PT's organizational structure on a citywide level. The result is what we now know as Participatory Budgeting.
Most broadly, all participatory budgeting schemes allow citizens to deliberate with the goal of creating either a concrete financial plan (a budget), or a recommendation to elected representatives. In the Porto Alegre model, the structure of the scheme gives sub-jurisdictions (neighborhoods) authority over the larger political jurisdiction (the city) of which they are part. Neighborhood budget committees, for example, have authority to determine the citywide budget, not just the allocation of resources for their particular neighborhood. There is, therefore, a need for mediating institutions to facilitate the aggregation of budget preferences expressed by sub-jurisdictions.
According to the World Bank Group, certain factors are needed for PB to be adopted: "[…] strong mayoral support, a civil society willing and able to contribute to ongoing policy debates, a generally supportive political environment that insulates participatory budgeting from legislators' attacks, and financial resources to fund the projects selected by citizens."[6]: 24 In addition, there are generally two approaches through which PB formulates: top-down versus bottom-up. The adoption of PB has been required by the federal government in nations such as Peru, while there are cases where local governments initiated PB independent from the national agenda such as Porto Alegre. With the bottom-up approach, NGO's and local organizations have played crucial roles in mobilizing and informing the community members.[6]: 24
PB processes do not adhere to strict rules, but they generally share several basic steps:[6]: 26
The municipality is divided geographically into multiple districts.
Representatives of the divided districts are either elected or volunteered to work with government officials in a PB committee.
The committees are established with regularly scheduled meetings under a specific timeline to deliberate.
Proposals, initiated by the citizens, are dealt under different branches of public budget such as recreation, infrastructure, transportation, etc.
Participants publicly deliberate with the committee to finalize the projects to be voted on.
The drafted budget is shared to the public and put for a vote.
The municipal government implements the top proposals.
The cycle is repeated on an annual basis.
Digital Participatory Budgeting (e-Participatory Budgeting)
Technology has often used been to support participatory budgeting, which is commonly referred to as e-participatory budgeting.[12][13][14] The use of digital technologies in the process was pioneered by the municipality of Ipatinga in Brazil, which offered the citizens the possibility to vote for projects via the Internet in 2001.[15] The online voting option was later integrated to the participatory budgeting of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul in 2003,[16] and in the municipality of Belo Horizonte in 2006.[17] Since then the number of participatory budgeting initiatives that included online voting has multiplied around the world, and includes cities like Paris,[18] New York City,[19] Lisbon,[20] Madrid[21] and Mexico City.[22] Although the effects of online voting in participatory budgeting have not been widely researched, a study in 2006 examining the case of participatory budgeting of Belo Horizonte suggests that online voting played a role in increasing the number of participants in the process.[17] A later study on the case of Rio Grande do Sul state documents an 8.2 percent increase in total turnout with the introduction of online voting, with the online channel more likely to attract participants who are younger, male, wealthier and more educated.[23] Despite these demographic differences in the profile of participants, a later study found that the introduction of online voting in Rio Grande do Sul did not lead to a systematic difference in vote choices between online and offline voters.[24]
Telephones, both mobile and fixed landlines have also been used to stimulate uptake of participatory budgeting processes. The municipality of Ipatinga was the first to employ telephony in 2005, by creating a toll-free number for citizens to indicate their preferences for budget allotments, and by sending automated voice and text messages incentivizing citizens to attend the participatory budgeting meetings.[25] Even though a few initiatives have used text messages to support mobile voting, such as La Plata in Argentina and Cascais in Portugal,[14][26] most of the usage has been limited to mobilize citizens to take part in the voting process either in-person or via the Internet.
A participatory budgeting algorithm is sometimes used in order to calculate the budget allocation from the votes.
Participatory Budgeting not only allowed for effective and efficient policy changes, but also had substantial positive influence in other aspects such as an increase in government transparency also known as open government.[27] Through the promotion of social change, participatory budgeting allows for increase in budget transparency.[28] For example, in the Dominican Republic, citizens reported that they did not feel they had a voice in their local government and claimed that they were not aware of how to participate in legislation within their districts. Due to this attitude, "citizen's perceptions of such things as why raising tax revenue is important, how public budgets are carried out, or how public works are paid for are often ill-informed."[29] Fundacion Solidaridad, an organization that seeks to promote democratic developments through participatory budgeting practices, implemented seminars and practices to "facilitate the exchange of experiences in participatory budgeting at the municipal level through dialogues and planning meetings." [30]
Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre
Advancement in Democracy
Through Fundacion Solidaridad's approaches, the project revealed many concrete results that proved that participatory budgeting led to advancement in democracy. The results concluded that participatory budgeting served as a platform for democratic societies to be able to partner with public institutions and international partners to be able to "promote activities for democracy and transparency at the local level."[31] Having more transparency within government allows civic societies to have more impact within their own communities and understand the importance of civic engagement.[32]
The high number of participants, after more than a decade, suggests that participatory budgeting encourages increasing citizen involvement, according to the paper. Also, Porto Alegre's health and education budget increased from 13% (1985) to almost 40% (1996), and the share of the participatory budget in the total budget increased from 17% (1992) to 21% (1999). In a paper that updated the World Bank's methodology, expanding statistical scope and analyzing Brazil's 253 largest municipalities that use participatory budgeting, researchers found that participatory budgeting reallocates spending towards health and sanitation. Health and sanitation benefits accumulated the longer participatory budgeting was used in a municipality. Participatory budgeting does not merely allow citizens to shift funding priorities in the short-term – it can yield sustained institutional and political change in the long term.
Researchers have also found that participatory budgeting has had greater impact throughout long periods of time.[33] This impact has shown that civil society is able to create a more efficient and effective form of governing.[33]
Improvement in Citizen's Well-being
Participatory budgeting has led to increase citizen's overall well being.[34] For example, studies based on Brazil's adaptation of participatory budgeting shows that increase in participatory budgeting correlates to improvements in infant mortality in Brazil.[35] Through researching the influence of participatory budgeting in Brazil, studies have found that infant mortality rates are substantially lower in governments that use participatory budgeting compared to those that do not. This is due to the fact that infant mortality disproportionately affects poorer income groups than middle-upper groups, with participatory budgeting leading to an increase in pro-poor investments, such as health and sewage infrastructure.[36] These results suggest that countries who "sustain participatory budgeting programs may be part of general improvements in governance that produce[s] more durable access to healthcare."[37] Participatory budgeting has led to advancements in government because democratic governments with this kind of budgeting are able to make better use of public funding.[37]
The paper concludes that participatory budgeting can lead to improved conditions for the poor. Although it cannot overcome wider problems such as unemployment, it leads to "noticeable improvement in the accessibility and quality of various public welfare amenities".[38]: 2
A World Bank paper suggests that participatory budgeting has led to direct improvements in facilities in Porto Alegre. For example, sewer and water connections increased from 75% of households in 1988 to 98% in 1997. The number of schools quadrupled since 1986.[38]: 2 More recently, a cross-national study on the effects of participatory budgeting finds that the greater participation in the preparation and execution of the budget is, the greater is the allocation of public funds in education.[39]
Citizen's Attitudes
Use of PB in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Another outcome of participatory budgeting is that citizen's attitudes significantly change. For example, research has shown that when citizens participate in participatory budgeting they are more inclined to support democracy and perceive democracy as an institution that is effective and understanding the way governmental budgeting occurs. Through participatory budgeting, citizens are able to acquire skills that allow them to be active citizens.[40] Participatory budgeting has proved to show that it "may help marginalized people and other previously excluded groups to build their self-esteem and self-fulfillment through their participation in local budget decisions."[41] Civic participation has also shown "foster the attitudes and skills of citizenship" and essentially shape identities and loyalties.[42]
Increase in Tax Revenues
Participatory budgeting has been associated with increased tax revenues. For instance, a study examining the case of Porto Alegre suggests that participatory budgeting contributed to an increase of 269 per cent in own-source revenues from 1988 to 2004.[43] Another comparative study of 25 municipalities in Latin America and Europe finds a significant reduction in levels of tax delinquency after the adoption of participatory budgeting.[44] More recently, a World Bank study examining 253 participatory budgeting cases in Brazil finds that municipalities with the process collect 39% more local taxes than similar municipalities without it.[45]
Adaption of Participatory Budgeting
Based on Porto Alegre more than 140 (about 2.5%) of the 5,571 municipalities in Brazil have adopted participatory budgeting.[38][page needed]
For other adaptations of Participatory Budgeting around the world, see participatory budgeting by country.
Participatory Budgeting has continued to rapidly spread through the world due to the many advantages it provides as it gives alternative ways to have citizens be a part of the democratic process. Participatory budgeting has particularly transformed in countries that struggle to provide public services and rural communities marked by high levels of poverty and the state is fragile.[46] Another key adaptation of participatory budgeting is that it is "far less likely to use specific rules that promote social justice and mandates the distribution of greater resources to underserved communities" which is significant because this allows for greater opportunity to serve poor communities.[46]
Lack of Representation
Reviewing the experience in Brazil and Porto Alegre, a World Bank paper points out that lack of representation of extremely poor people in participatory budgeting can be a shortcoming. Participation of the very poor and of the young is highlighted as a challenge.[38]: 5 Studies however show that even though participants do not fully mirror the demographics of the population as a whole, it fares better compared to the status quo of traditional representative democracy institutions. For instance, comparing with the membership of the City Council of Porto Alegre, political scientist Graham Smith notes that participatory budgeting has been substantially more effective in mobilizing women and citizens from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.[47] In a similar vein, a report on New York City's process shows that participatory budgeting was more successful in mobilizing people of color and low-income groups than local elections.[48] What are the insights regarding the opportunities for and barriers to accomplishing the goal of participatory-based budgeting? It takes leadership to flatten the organizational structure and make conscious ethical responsibilities as individuals and as committee members try to achieve the democratic goals means that the press should be present for the public, and yet the presence of the press inhibits the procedural need for robust discussion[citation needed]. Or, while representation is a cornerstone to participatory budgeting, a group being so large has an effect on the efficiency of the group.[citation needed]
Clientelism
Participatory budgeting may also struggle to overcome existing clientelism[citation needed]. Other observations include that particular groups are less likely to participate once their demands have been met and that slow progress of public works can frustrate participants.[38]: 3 [page needed]
Misallocation Resources
By utilizing participatory budgeting, implies that other projects that could be crucial to government will not be pursued due to finite resources.[49] There are many barriers to entry for governments to get involved in participatory budgeting thus officials fear electoral costs. Institutions also might lack resources and political will to engage. Some institutions also lack the bureaucratic structure to be able to design and execute this kind of approach. In Chicago, participatory budgeting has been criticized for increasing funding to recreational projects while allocating less to infrastructure projects.[50]
Financial referendum
Participatory budgeting by country
Participatory budgeting algorithm - an algorithm that takes as input the list of projects, the available budget and the voters' preferences, and returns an allocation of the budget among the projects satisfying some pre-defined requirements.
Multiwinner voting - can be seen as a special case of participatory budgeting, in which the "cost" of each candidate is 1, and the budget is the parliament size.
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Citizens' assembly
Participatory economics
Participatory planning
Participatory justice
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Participatory budgeting in SAFe Scaled Agile Framework
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Gilman, Hollie Russon (2012), Transformative Deliberations: Participatory Budgeting in the United States (PDF), Journal of Public Deliberation .
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Novy, Andreas; Leubolt, Bernhard (2005), "Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre: Social Innovation and the Dialectical Relationship of State and Civil Society", Urban Studies, 42 (11): 2023–2036, doi:10.1080/00420980500279828, S2CID 143202031 .
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Avritzer, Leonardo (2006), "New Public Spheres in Brazil: Local Democracy and Deliberative Politics", International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 30 (3): 623–637, doi:10.1111/j.1468-2427.2006.00692.x .
de Sousa Santos, Boaventura (1998), "Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre: Toward a Redistributive Democracy", Politics & Society, 26 (4): 461–510, doi:10.1177/0032329298026004003, hdl:10316/10839 .
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Participatory budgeting initiatives around the world (map (non-exhaustive)), Google Maps .
The Participatory Budgeting Project – a non-profit organization that supports participatory budgeting in North America and hosts an international resource site.
PBnetwork UK - information on participatory budgeting in the UK
PB Scotland- Support to implement PB in Scotland
Participatory budgeting publications and resources from What Works Scotland
Digital tools and participatory budgeting in Scotland from The Democratic Society
Budget Participatif Paris - PB website for the City of Paris
Case study on the Electronic Participatory Budgeting of the city of Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
Study with cases of Participatory Budgeting experiences in OECD countries
www.citymayors.com - PB in Brazil
Electronic Participatory Budgeting in Iceland - Case study
PB in Rosario, Argentina Official Site of PB in Rosario, Argentina (Spanish).
www.chs.ubc.ca/participatory - links to participatory budgeting articles and resources
http://fcis.oise.utoronto.ca/~daniel_schugurensky/lclp/poa_vl.html - links to participatory budgeting articles and resources
Participatory Budgeting Facebook Group - large participatory budgeting online community
www.nuovomunicipio.org - Rete del Nuovo Municipio, the Italian project linking Local Authorities, scientists and local committees for promoting Participatory Democracy and Active Citizenship mainly by way of PB
"Experimentos democráticos. Asambleas barriales y Presupuesto Participativo en Rosario, 2002-2005" - Doctoral Dissertation of Alberto Ford on Participatory Budgeting in Rosario, Argentina (Spanish).
"More generous than you would think": Giovanni Allegretti shares insight of PB in an interviews with D+C/E+Z's Eva-Maria Verfürth, EU: DANDC .
An interview with Josh Lerner, Executive Director of the Participatory Budgeting Project
Participatory budgeting site of Cambridge, Massachusetts


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Ondrej Ján Štefanko () a fost un poet, eseist și traducător român de origine slovacă.

Biografie
A trăit toată viața în orașul Nădlac, unde, până în 1989, a predat fizică și chimie. Din 1974 a condus cercul literar slovac din Nădlac. În România postsocialistă a fondat prima revistă slovacă Naše snahy (1990) și a condus Uniunea Democratică a Slovacilor și Cehilor din România (UDSCR) în perioada 1993-1996. Štefanko a fost președintele Asociației Scriitorilor, Artiștilor și Personalităților Culturale a Slovacilor din străinătate și a fost și membru al conducerii Societății Mondiale a Slovacilor din Străinătate. În ultima parte a vieții a fost redactor-șef al revistei bilingve Oglinzi paralele- Rovnobežne zrkadla editate de UDSCR.

Lucrări scrise

Volume de poezie
 Dva hlasy (1977, împreună cu I. M. Ambrus)
 Stojím pred domom (1980)
 Rozpaky (1983)
 Dva hlasy II alebo dvojhra pre štyri oči a dve perá (1987, împreună cu I. M. Ambrus)
 Reptajúca pokora (1993)
 Zjavenie Jána (1995)
 Doma (1996)
 Na priedomí (1997)
 V kruhu (1997)
 Putovanie hrdzavou krajinou (2000)
 Zelené mlieko roviny (2001)
 Verejné dôvernosti (2005, prima ediție)
 Medzi dvoma domovmi 1. Antológia slovenskej poézie v zahraničí (2008, prima ediție, coautor)

Eseuri
 Šľachetný erb bláznov (1996)
 Zo zápisníka kacíra nadlackého (1997)
 Medzi dvoma domovmi 3. Antológia slovenskej eseje v zahraničí (2010, prima ediție, coautor)

Lucrări pentru copii
 Desať strelených rozprávok (Editura Kriterion, 1986)

Note

Legături externe
 Ondrej Štefanko, litcentrum.sk

Nașteri în 1949
Nașteri pe 18 martie
Decese în 2008
Decese pe 20 februarie
Bănățeni
Scriitori români din secolul al XX-lea
Scriitori slovaci
Slovaci din România
Timișoreni
Traducători români
Scriitori români din secolul al XXI-lea

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M25 junctions blocked by Insulate Britain campaigners
Climate change protesters blocked five M25 junctions, causing long tailbacks and disruption for motorists.
There were protests at junctions 20 for Kings Langley, Herts, 14 for Heathrow terminal four, three for Swanley in Kent, six for Godstone, Surrey and 31 for Lakeside, Essex.
They have since been reopened but police said 42 people were arrested.
Protest group Insulate Britain tweeted it was "disrupting the M25" to "demand the government insulate Britain".
A government spokeswoman condemned the protests and said it was supporting people to install energy efficiency measures in their homes.
Hertfordshire Police said 18 people were arrested after officers were called to a protest near junction 20 at about 08:00 BST.
Supt Adam Willmot said: "Protesters ignored police requests to move location, so we took robust action to enable roads to be reopened and to remove the protesters causing obstructions."
The force closed the slip roads in both directions, which led to "congestion and delays on both the M25 and the A41", but the closures had lifted by 10:20 BST.
The group said action would go on until a "meaningful commitment" was made by the government
A government spokeswoman said "resulting traffic delays will only add to vehicle emissions"
Essex Police said 12 people were arrested after it was called to reports that a number of people were blocking the road near junction 31 just before 08:15 BST.
It said officers worked to resolve the situation "quickly and safely", which included shutting the slip road temporarily.
Ch Insp Paul Austin said the action caused "significant disruption" and thanked drivers for their "patience and understanding."
Police made more than 40 arrests at the protests
Traffic backed up near the exit for Heathrow
Kent Police has confirmed that 12 people were arrested at junction three where the B2173 and the M25 meet, near Swanley.
It said it was called at 08:10 BST to a group of people obstructing the roundabout.
https://twitter.com/HighwaysSEAST/status/1437365221870477313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1437365221870477313%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fuk-england-beds-bucks-herts-58543603
Surrey Police said it was called just before 08:00 BST to a protest at junction six, where the slip road had been closed with a diversion set up.
It tweeted that a number of people had been arrested following protests at junctions six and 14.
Earlier, the exit slip road to Heathrow terminal four had been closed.
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Some drivers were frustrated with the delays but others tweeted their support.
Police forces advised motorists to use alternative routes
Clive Farnham from Crawley tweeted that they should "have a protest on the side of the road " and "allow others to go about their business", while Laura asked the group if they had "thought about the pollution you are causing to the environment with the tailbacks of 15/20 miles on several sections of the m25 which makes it all a joke".
Green Party member, Matt Hill, thanked the protesters and tweeted that while he was "frustrated and concerned" that his son was late for college, he was "nowhere near as concerned as I am for his future if we don't act urgently to address our climate emergency".
In a statement on its website, Insulate Britain said that Monday's disruption was "just the start".
"Actions will continue until the government makes a meaningful commitment to insulate Britain's 29 million leaky homes, some of the oldest and most energy inefficient in Europe," it said.
It added that its demands were delivered by hand to 10 Downing Street on 21 August, but so far no-one in government had responded.
'No-brainer'
Zoe Cohen from Insulate Britain told BBC Radio 5 Live: "We regret having to do this but we really have no other option. They're a group of ordinary people who've come together and put their bodies on the line.
"They're doing this because they're desperate for meaningful action from the government, and insulating our homes is the most efficient way to reduce our emissions and avoid climate catastrophe."
Supporter Liam Norton, 36, from London, said he was "shocked at the lack of significant action" from the government.
"It's a no-brainer. Insulating Britain will reduce emissions, provide hundreds of thousands of jobs and stop our elderly dying in cold homes each winter," he said.
"So stop messing about, Boris, and get on with the job.
"As soon as a statement is made that we can trust and is meaningful, we will get off the roads."
A government spokeswoman said: "People's day-to-day lives should not be disrupted, especially on busy motorways where lives are put at risk and resulting traffic delays will only add to vehicle emissions.
"We are investing £1.3bn this year alone to support people to install energy efficiency measures, and our upcoming Heat and Buildings Strategy will set out how we decarbonise the nation's homes in a way that is fair, practical and affordable."
The protesters say their goal is to raise the profile of insulation as an issue. They say it's absolutely central to tackling carbon emissions. There's definitely truth in that - heating our homes is a big component of personal carbon emissions.
The AA say this is dangerous: they're blocking the road and could cause disruption to emergency vehicles. They say this backfires because it creates more delays and vehicles stuck in traffic create more emissions, so this is a "lose" for the protesters.
The protesters say how else do you raise issues like insulation - get you and me talking about them - without these kinds of protests? It's a really interesting dilemma and an interesting evolution of direct action around climate.
Do they stop at motorways? Where else are they going to go - and what other single-issue direct action protest groups might we see form?
Aerial footage shows long queues of traffic on Monday morning


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