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The story of the Gianesini company was published on the economy page in the Italian regional daily newspaper "Il Piccolo". Gianesini, an almost centenary transport company projected into the future, is the only one in Friuli Venezia Giulia which is member of the X2 Elite International Network. An article that tell the story of the company. Now in its fourth generation, is led by the Gianesini family. Fulvio, Marco, Mario and Paolo carry on the business started by their grandfather Erminio in 1924.
Since 2014 they have joined the X2 Elite, an International logistics network, which brings together 243 professional freight forwarders from all continents, of which Gianesini is the only partner in Friuli Venezia Giulia. The transport company Gianesini Erminio, which started in Idria (now Slovenia) with the passenger transport service, specialized in the transport of dangerous good, and then became a freight forwarding agency. Since the 1980s the business has progressively continued to grow, adding various services, customs procedures, sea and air transportation and the opening of three branch offices: in Modena, Milan and Trieste. At the beginning of 2020 they expanded the freight shipment department with specialized personnel. The company headquartered in Gorizia is located in a central and strategic position, thanks to the Port of Trieste, which has become the first in Italy for tonnage, the Port of Monfalcone under the Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea, the proximity to autoports and interports such as Sant'Andrea, Fernetti and Cervignano, as well as the Ronchi airport. The company transports more than 2 million tons per year. Thanks to the door to door sea transport service, they provide sea freight shipments, as part of a combined shipment or through the complete container service, including Out of Gauge loads and dangerous goods, in a fast and reliable manner, boarding from Trieste, Venice and other main Italian ports. Mario Gianesini explained that joining the X2 Elite Network support the company in the management of freight shipments, logistics, customs procedures and related services, thanks to the network of partners present in 110 States.
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In my latest podcast, I interview Stephen Fern who is behind the Lost Kidz app that has just been released for the Apple iPhone.
I am sure it is a nightmare for any parent who is distracted for just one single moment, only to realise that their child is no longer by their side. Stephen explains how his app has great potential by utilising a vast community of local app users to aid in the search of locating a missing child.
As parents, we all know the heart stopping moment when we realise that our child has gone missing.
The Lost Kidz App has been developed to enable parents to send out an alert to other parents in the area if their child goes missing. The alert includes a current photo and any relevant information about the child, allowing an anxious parent to recruit the help of everyone in the vicinity to reunite the parent with their child.


Birmingham and Arsenal do not play in Gameweek 28 as they meet in the Carling Cup Final on Sunday. Tottenham do not play and Manchester United play twice this gameweek.
After a wonder goal against city rivals Manchester City, there seems to be more confidence and belief in England striker Wayne Rooney. Rooney has scored 3 goals, made 2 assists and collected 5 bonus points in his last 3 games. Manchester United are away at Wigan and Chelsea in Gameweek 28.
Portuguese midfielder Nani is another who is finding his way back to form for Sir Alex Ferguson. Nani has scored 2 goals, contributed with 2 assists and notched up 2 bonus points in his last 3 games and the winger collected 2 bonus points against Wigan earlier in the season.
Argentine forward Carlos Tevez has scored 6 goals in his last 5 games including 6 bonus points. Tevez has form against this week's opponents Fulham after scoring 2 goals, 1 assist and 3 bonus points in the reverse at Craven Cottage.
Spanish midfielder David Silva is another strong contender from the Manchester City contingent for captain choice this week. Silva has notched up a goal and 2 assists in his last 2 appearances.
The Serbian international left back has been played much higher up the pitch in recent weeks for Roberto Mancini. Kolarov has a thunderbolt of a left peg and is reminiscent somewhat of former Liverpool player John Arne Riise. Kolarov has picked up a goal, an assist and 2 bonus points in his last 3 games.
With Saha injured once again and with Beckford inexperienced at this level, goals for David Moyes' side will again fall heavily on the shoulders of their midfielders; namely Tim Cahill and Marouane Fellaini. Fellaini is in good form scoring 1 goal, 2 assists and 5 bonus points in his last 4 matches. Everton play Sunderland at Goodison Park in gameweek 28.
Again this week we are highlighting much coveted Scottish midfielder Charlie Adam. Virtually all of Blackpool's set pieces goes through Adam and with Wolves next up, Adam will surely be at the heart of anything good from Ian Holloway's side.
You're absolutely right James! I wrote the preview just before the Blackpool v Tottenham match. But Adam will miss the games against Wolves and Chelsea, which will be a big blow for Blackpool especially for the Wolves match. I hear Fabregas and Walcott picked up injuries tonight too, but that will not impact on this gameweek.


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The standardised maternity notes have been developed by a multi-disciplinary team at the Perinatal Institute, following a comprehensive consultation process with mothers, midwives and other care providers. The notes aim to improve quality and safety of maternity care and to replace the heterogeneity of locally developed maternity records, which increase complexity of care across provider boundaries, and for doctors and midwives moving between different units.
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Uptake has been increasing steadily across the NHS and currently already over 60% of pregnancies in England are being managed with the Pregnancy Notes. An electronic version of all maternity notes (MiApp) is currently being developed. For further details please see the link.
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Measuring Continuity of Carer: A monitoring and evaluation framework was published October 2018 with the aim of helping Local Maternity Systems and the Maternity Transformation Programme to measure, consistently, the level of continuity of carer being provided over time and to help evaluate the extent to which particular models realise the benefits set out in the evidence.
What is meant by continuity of carer? It means each woman: -
Should have consistency with a midwifery or clinical team that provides hands on care for her and her baby throughout the 3 phases of her maternity journey – pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period.
Has a named midwife who takes on responsibility for coordinating her care and for ensuring all her needs and those of her baby are met, at the right time and in the right place, throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.
Has "a midwife she knows at the birth".
Is enabled to develop an ongoing relationship of trust with her midwife who cares for her over time.
There are 2 main models which meet these principles which Local Maternity Systems will want to consider for implementation locally:
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Full case loading, whereby each midwife allocated a certain number of women (the caseload).
Neither of the 2 models need to be operated in their pure forms and may be mixed.
Continuity levels will be monitored – the aim is to gain an understanding of the extent to which continuity if being delivered locally and nationally. This will be done in 3 ways: -
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Building off my last feature about essential reads for car trips, here are ten written-in-stone, have-to-be-followed commandments, rules, and good pieces of advice for anyone gathering books for their children to read on an upcoming road trip.
1. You should NOT bring any book that you cannot easily replace. Leave any rare or expensive books or books with heartfelt family inscriptions at home.
2. You must all leave dustjackets at home. Honestly. They don't protect the books. They just give you something else to rip or lose.
3. You should expect that there is a good chance that any book you bring will be torn, colored upon, stained, smudged, or lightly chewed. This is an inevitability, so there's no reason to get upset at your kid about it. It's just going to happen.
4. You must bring some books that are small enough to fit inside a purse or daypack, so that you can bring some reading material into restaurants or rest stops to entertain your kid. Trust me. There will be moments where you just need your child to be preoccupied for a few minutes to give yourself a breather and let you order your Cracker Barrel biscuits and gravy in peace and, if the Berenstain Bears can help you reach that goal, so be it.
5. You must make sure that your child understands that you are bringing books for THEM to read and look at THEMSELVES. Do NOT let them suffer under the illusion that YOU will be reading the books. They need to be content to browse through the books on their own and, besides, reading in the car will totally make you puke.
6. If your child is obsessed with one book in particular and demands that you bring it with you, if you can, buy a secret back-up copy. Stuff happens on the road.
8. You must NOT be a kid lit snob when identifying books for your car trip. The backseat needs to be an indulgent reading environment. You're not trying to keep your child intellectually stimulated for the whole trip. You just want them to be entertained, happy, and have material they enjoy browsing through. So, if there was ever a time to let your kid embrace the Lego Star Wars Character Encyclopedia or the comic book that came with their kids' meal at Chick-Fil-A, this is it.
9. You must think very, very hard before you bring any library books on your road trip. While, yes, your local library is a wonderful and free source of new books (and library binding makes the books particularly durable for the backseat), you are on-the-line for the welfare of those books. Remember Commandments 1 and 3. If you lose or damage those books, not only do you have to replace them, but you also get the awkward social anxiety of having to explain to your librarian what exactly happened to their brand-new copy of A Ball for Daisy.
10. You MUST assemble a second, secret stash of books that you do not tell your child about for the drive home. Put them in a bag in the back of the trunk and make sure that they don't know about them until you're on your way home. Because, trust me, by the time you reach your destination, they will be SICK of every book you brought with you. Being able to whip out a secret stash of new books that they didn't read on the way there – perhaps with some newly purchased comic or sticker books thrown into the mix – will make you a hero and save you miles of grief.
Have I missed any important road trip commandments? If so, tell me! Leave a comment below – that way we just keep adding to the list – OR, if you'd prefer you can email me or send me a message via Twitter. Thanks!
Secret stash is great idea. I'd also recommend you taking a stash of audiobooks – something the whole family can enjoy.
Oh I agree with all of these! We generally don't allow library books in the car for the same reason you mention – though recently I've been buckling on that formerly strict rule. It's hard to resist when your child just can't bear to leave a book behind.


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Plastic laminate has been a part of every day surroundings for decades. The product is found in homes, restaurants, even hospitals! The name itself, "plastic laminate," can lead to misunderstandings. Decorative Laminate (HPDL to be exact, for High Pressure Decorative Lam) is made by saturating sheets of decorative and core paper with resins, and pressing them under high heat, fusing the layers into a single sheet. A sheet of laminate is approximately 18% plastic resin & the rest paper. Because of the plastic component, a laminate surface provides great resistance against wear and impact. Interiors of leisure boats are often manufactured with laminate because of the product's durability, easy maintenance, and resistance to salt.
Our laminate selection at Cozy consists of Formica and WilsonArt. Laminate provides the greatest variety of colors, patterns and simulated wood grain or metal finishes. Because we produce our laminate tops in-house, they are also our quickest turn-around! We bond the sheets using special adhesives, to a substrate made of plywood which gives the final laminate countertop its strength and substance.
Another benefit of laminate is that it is the most economical of top choices. With the wide range of colors available at the best cost, laminate is a great solution for many rooms in your home!
Laminate was originally invented as a material for electrical insulation, not decoration.
"Woodies," the wood paneled station wagons popularized in the 50's and 60's, were actually sided with wood grain laminate.
Today, most bowling alleys are surfaced with laminate. Wood lanes can be warped by the weight of bowling balls; plastic laminate lanes allow for a more accurate bowl.
Laminate is the material that lines the chutes of many vending machines, allowing candy bars and soda cans to quickly slide out.
Many of the 20th century's greatest designers worked with laminate: Eero Saarinen, Ray and Charles Eames, Norman Bel Geddes, Raymond Loewy, Florence Knoll, Vladimir Kagan, Robert Venturi, the Memphis Group, Michael Graves, & even Frank Lloyd Wright.


Mobile money services have proved to be an efficient way in driving up financial inclusion and bringing social economic transformation of the financially marginalised population.
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Bioburden Testing Market
Bioburden Testing Market by Product (Consumables, Instrument (PCR, Microscope)), Test (Anerobic, Mold/Fungi, Aerobic, Spore), Application (Raw Material, Medical Devices, Sterility Testing), End User (Pharma, Biotechnology, CMO) - Global Forecast to 2023
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Report Code: BT 3394 Dec, 2018, by marketsandmarkets.com
[129 Pages Report] MarketsandMarkets forecasts the bioburden testing market to grow from USD 1.10 billion by 2023 from USD 0.61 billion in 2018, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 12.4% during the forecast period. The market is witnessing growth due to factors such as growth in the medical devices, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries; rising safety concerns related to food and beverage products; and the increasing number of product recalls due to microbial contamination are expected to drive the growth of this market during the forecast period. However, the high cost of enumeration instruments is expected to restrain market growth in the coming years. The objective of the report is to define, describe, and forecast the hospital EMR systems market size based on product, test type, application, end user, and region.
Rising quality standards to ensure safety of finished products which is driving the growth of this segment
Based on the application, the bioburden testing market is segmented into raw materials testing, medical devices testing, in-process material testing, sterilization validation testing, and equipment cleaning validation. In 2018, the raw materials testing segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Growth in this segment is likely to be driven by the rising quality standards to ensure safety of finished products.
Consumables segment is expected to account for the largest share of the bioburden testing market in 2018
Based on product, the bioburden testing market is segmented consumables and instruments. Consumables segment further segmented into culture media, reagents and kits, and other consumables. Instruments segment further categorised as automated microbial identification system, PCR, microscope, and other instruments. In 2018, the consumables segment is expected to account for the largest share of the bioburden testing market. The large share of this segment majorly attributed to the requirement of repeat purchase of kits and reagents, unlike instruments which are considered as a one-time investment.
CMOs segment to account for the largest share of the bioburden testing market in 2018
Based on end user, the bioburden testing market is segmented into pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, medical device manufacturers, contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs), manufacturers of food & beverage and agricultural products, and microbial testing laboratories. In 2018, contract manufacturing organizations end user segment are expected to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The growth of the CMOs end-user segment can be attributed to the increasing outsourcing of manufacturing processes from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Raw materials testing segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR in bioburden testing market in 2018.
North America is expected to account for the largest market size during the forecast period
The market is dominated by North America, followed by Europe, Asia, and RoW. North America is expected to continue to dominate this market in the forecast period. The large size of the North American biotechnology industry will aid in the growth of the bioburden testing market in this region. However, Asia is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. Strong investments and rapid growth in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries will drive the growth of the bioburden testing market in this region.
Driver: Growth in the medical devices, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries
Bioburden testing is carried out at all levels of manufacturing in the medical devices, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries to minimize the risk of product contamination. Thus, growth in these industries is expected to support the growth of the bioburden testing market. According to estimates from the Sartorius forecast report 2016, the global pharmaceutical industry is expected to grow at a CAGR between 4% and 7% from 2016 to 2020. The pharmaceutical industries in emerging countries, including China, India, Brazil, and Russia, are expected to witness double-digit growth rates in the same period. Similarly, according to industry experts, the global medical devices market is estimated to grow at around 3% from 2018 to 2023). The growth in these major end-use industries is expected to boost manufacturing activities and thereby drive the growth of the bioburden testing market in the coming years.
Restraint: High cost of enumeration instruments
Some automated microbial enumeration instruments are equipped with major advanced features and functionalities and are thus priced at a premium. For instance, the price for a MALDI TOF-based system varies from USD 150,000 to USD 850,000. In addition, the consumables used for identification techniques are expensive, and there is an added labour cost. The cost of these instruments, media, and labour is very high for several end users. In addition, as pharmaceutical companies require many such systems, the capital required to procure multiple systems rises further.
The maintenance costs and several other indirect expenses result in an overall increase in the total cost of ownership of these instruments. On the other hand, conventional methods used for the enumeration of viable microorganisms are much cheaper than automated instruments. This is the major factor limiting the wider adoption of automated microbial identification systems, and in turn restraining the growth of the bioburden testing market.
Opportunities: Growth opportunities in emerging economies
Emerging countries such as India, China, Brazil, and Russia are expected to offer significant growth opportunities for market players. This can be attributed to the increasing spending power, rising healthcare awareness, and favourable regulatory policies and government initiatives in these countries.
China, for example, is the world's second-largest investor in R&D, with an estimated spending of USD 429.5 billion in 2017 (Source: R&D Magazine 2017). Similarly, Brazil is a leader in terms of research and investments in industrial biotechnology, particularly in cellulosic sugars and agribusiness. In 2012, there were 89 biotechnology companies in Brazil focusing on the development of new medications (small molecules and biologicals), diagnostics, vaccines, cell therapies, regenerative medicine and tissue engineering, and genetic and molecular testing. In India, the government invested USD 5 billion to boost the biotechnology sector in the country and make it a USD 100-billion industry by 2025 (Source: Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, 2017). Considering these factors, emerging countries are expected to offer high-growth opportunities in the biologics safety testing market (and therefore the bioburden testing market). In addition, most players are expected to shift their focus to emerging countries, as the US and European markets become saturated.
Challenge: Shortage of skilled professionals
Bioburden testing has a major role to play in manufacturing and obtaining rapid results for these tests is important for manufacturers as it enables continuous manufacturing. However, the duration and accuracy of the results of bioburden testing can be affected if the personnel conducting these tests do not have the requisite skills. Also, though automated enumerations systems, PCR, flow cytometry, and high-content screening, offer more accurate results than conventional methods, they require skilled personnel for their efficient handling. Therefore, the dearth of skilled professionals is a major challenge for the growth of the bioburden testing market.
Report Metric
Market size available for years
Base year considered
Forecast period
Forecast units
Value (USD)
Segments covered
Product, Test Type, Application, End User, and Region
Geographies covered
North America (US, Canada), Asia, Europe (Germany, UK, France, RoE), and the Rest of the World
Charles River (US), Merck KGaA (Germany), SGS SA (Switzerland), WuXi AppTec (China), Becton, Dickinson, and Company (US), NAMSA (US), Nelson Laboratories, LLC (US), Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (US), Biomérieux SA (France), and Pacific BioLlabs (US)
Bioburden testing market, by product:
Culture Media and Reagents & Kits
Automated Microbial Identification Systems
Bioburden testing market, by test type:
Aerobic Count Testing
Anaerobic Count Testing
Fungi/Mold Count Testing
Spores Count Testing
Bioburden testing market, by application:
Raw Material Testing
Medical Devices Testing
In-process Testing
Sterilization Validation Testing
Equipment Cleaning Validation
Bioburden testing market, by end user:
Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies
Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs)
Manufacturers of Food & Beverage and Agricultural Products
Microbial Testing Laboratories
Bioburden testing market, by region:
Key players in bioburden testing market
The bioburden testing market is competitive in nature, with several big as well as emerging players. Prominent players in this market include Charles River (US), Merck KGaA (Germany), SGS SA (Switzerland), WuXi AppTec (China), Becton, Dickinson, and Company (US), NAMSA (US), Nelson Laboratories, LLC (US), Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (US), Biomérieux SA (France), and Pacific BioLlabs (US)
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. is one of the prominent players in the bioburden testing market. This position of the company is attributed to its robust portfolio that includes traditional as well as innovative technology platform that helps streamline bioburden testing. The company's wide presence across the globe has also played a very important role in securing its position in the bioburden testing market. The company focuses on inorganic growth strategies such as acquisition to strengthen its position in the bioburden testing market. For instance, in April 2018, Charles River acquired MPI Research (US) a premier non-clinical CRO to increase its customer base. Through this strategy, the company is focusing on increasing its customer base. Moreover, it helps the company improve its endotoxin and microbial detection portfolio and expand its presence in the bioburden testing market.
In 2018, Charles River acquired MPI Research, is a premier non-clinical contract research organization (CRO). This acquisition enhanced Charles River's ability to partner with clients across the drug discovery and development continuum.
In 2016, Charles River acquired WIL Research, is a premier provider of safety assessment and contract development and manufacturing (CDMO) services. This acquisition strengthened the company's position as a leading global early-stage CRO
In 2016, SGS acquired Quality Compliance Laboratories to provide microbiological and analytical testing to the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmeceutical industries
In 2015, Merck KGaA acquired Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (US) to expand its life science research product portfolio
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Where will all these developments take the industry in the mid to long term?
What types of annual and multi-year partnership are bioburden testing companies exploring?
Which are the key players in the market and how intense is the competition?
Which are the recent contracts and agreements key players have signed?
What are the recent trends affecting bioburden product manufacturers and independent service organizations?
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1 Introduction (Page No. - 14)
1.2 Market Definition
1.2.1 Markets Covered
1.2.2 Years Considered for the Study
1.3 Currency
1.4 Limitations
1.5 Market Stakeholders
2 Research Methodology (Page No. - 17)
2.1 Research Data
2.1.1 Secondary Data
2.1.1.1 Key Data From Secondary Sources
2.1.2 Primary Data
2.1.2.1 Key Data From Primary Sources
2.2 Market Size Estimation
2.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
2.4 Assumptions for the Study
3 Executive Summary (Page No. - 24)
4 Premium Insights (Page No. - 28)
4.1 Bioburden Testing Market: Market Overview
4.2 Bioburden Testing Market, By Product, 2018 vs 2023 (USD Million)
4.3 Bioburden Testing Market, By Application, 2018 vs 2023 (USD Million)
4.4 Bioburden Testing Market, By End User
4.5 Geographic Analysis: Bioburden Testing Market
4.6 Geographical Snapshot of the Bioburden Testing Market
5 Market Overview (Page No. - 33)
5.2.1 Drivers
5.2.1.1 Growth in the Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnology Industries
5.2.1.2 Rising Safety Concerns Related to Food and Beverage Products
5.2.1.3 Increasing Number of Product Recalls Due to Microbial Contamination
5.2.2 Restraints
5.2.2.1 High Cost of Enumeration Instruments
5.2.3 Opportunities
5.2.3.1 Growth Opportunities in Emerging Economies
5.2.4 Challenges
5.2.4.1 Shortage of Skilled Professionals
6 Bioburden Testing Market, By Product (Page No. - 36)
6.2 Consumables
6.2.1 Culture Media, Reagents, and Kits
6.2.1.1 Culture Media, Reagents, and Kits to Witness the Highest Growth in the Bioburden Testing Consumables Market
6.2.2 Other Consumables
6.3 Instruments
6.3.1 Automated Microbial Identification Systems
6.3.1.1 Automated Microbial Identification Systems to Witness the Highest Growth, Primarily Due to the Ease of Use of These Systems and Their Ability to Produce Cost-Effective Results
6.3.2 Pcr Instruments
6.3.2.1 Pcr Instruments Find Applications in Molecular Biology, Recombinant Dna Technology, and Genotypic Identification
6.3.3 Microscopes
6.3.3.1 Low Cost of Microscopes has Resulted in Their Increased Adoption, Especially in Developing Countries
6.3.4 Other Instruments
7 Bioburden Testing Market, By Test Type (Page No. - 45)
7.2 Aerobic Count Testing
7.2.1 These Tests Check for the Most Frequently Found Contaminants That Can Affect Finished Products
7.3 Anaerobic Count Testing
7.3.1 Need to Test for Anaerobic Microorganisms in Raw Materials and Canned Food Will Drive Market Growth
7.4 Fungi/Mold Count Testing
7.4.1 Used to Detect Bioburden Affecting Paint, Glass, Electrical Equipment
7.5 Spore Count Testing
7.5.1 Resistance to Sterilizers Makes It Important to Check for Spores
8 Bioburden Testing Market, By Application (Page No. - 51)
8.2 Raw Material Testing
8.2.1 Raw Materials Can Be Major Contributors to the Bioburden Count of the Finished Product
8.3 Medical Device Testing
8.3.1 Favorable Regulations for Medical Device Manufacturing Have Sustained the Demand for Bioburden Testing
8.4 In-Process Material Testing
8.4.1 Recommendations for In-Control Material Testing for Bioburden Contribute to the Growth of the Market
8.5 Sterilization Validation Testing
8.5.1 Sterility Validation is Mandated for Biologics
8.6 Equipment Cleaning Validation
8.6.1 to Avoid Contamination From the Final Product, Manufacturing Equipment Must Be Cleaned Enough to Use
9 Bioburden Testing Market, By End User (Page No. - 58)
9.2 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Companies
9.2.1 Growing Number of Drug Recalls Due to Microbial Contamination—Key Driver for This End-User Segment
9.3 Medical Device Manufacturers
9.3.1 Growth in the Medical Device Industry is Driving the Demand for Bioburden Testing Among Medical Device Manufacturers
9.4 Contract Manufacturing Organizations
9.4.1 Contract Manufacturing Organizations to Witness the Highest Growth in the Forecast Period
9.5 Manufacturers of Food & Beverage and Agricultural Products
9.5.1 Rising Concerns Related to the Safety of Food & Beverage Products is Driving the Growth of the Bioburden Testing Market
9.6 Microbial Testing Laboratories
9.6.1 Microbial Testing Laboratories are Equipped With Advanced Automated Tools to Carry Out Complex, Specialized, and Obscure Tests
10 Bioburden Testing Market, By Region (Page No. - 65)
10.1 Introduction
10.2 North America
10.2.1 US
10.2.1.1 Increasing Food Imports Into the US Will Contribute to Market Growth
10.2.2 Canada
10.2.2.1 R&D Activity is Increasing in Canada, Supported By Rising Expenditure
10.3.1 Germany
10.3.1.1 Strong Infrastructural Base and Increasing Public-Private Collaboration Will Favor Market Growth
10.3.2 UK
10.3.2.1 One-Third of the Uk's Biotech Companies are Engaged in Drug R&D
10.3.3 France
10.3.3.1 High Consumption of Pharma Products has Drawn Attention to Generics, to Cut Costs
10.3.4 Rest of Europe
10.4 Asia
10.4.1 Growth of the Pharma Industry in China and India Will Drive Bioburden Testing Activity
10.5 Rest of the World
11 Competitive Landscape (Page No. - 98)
11.1 Overview
11.2 Market Ranking Analysis
11.3 Competitive Situation and Trends
11.3.1 Expansions
11.3.2 Acquisitions
11.3.3 Agreements, Partnerships, and Collaborations
11.3.4 Product Launches
12 Company Profiles (Page No. - 103)
12.1 Charles River
12.1.1 Business Overview
12.1.2 Services Offered
12.1.3 Recent Developments
12.1.4 MnM View
12.2 Merck KGaA
12.2.2 Products and Services
12.3 SGS SA
12.4 Wuxi Apptec
12.5 BD
12.5.2 Products/Services Offered
12.6 North American Science Associates Inc. (NAMSA)
12.7 Nelson Laboratories, LLC
12.8 Thermo Fisher Scientific
12.8.2 Products Offered
12.9 Biomérieux SA
12.10 Pacific Biolabs
12.10.1 Business Overview
12.10.2 Services Offered
13 Appendix (Page No. - 122)
13.1 Insights From Industry Experts
13.2 Discussion Guide
13.3 Knowledge Store: Marketsandmarkets' Subscription Portal
13.4 Available Customizations
13.5 Related Reports
List of Tables (78 Tables)
Table 1 Product Recalls During 2017–2018
Table 2 Bioburden Testing Market, By Product, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 3 Bioburden Testing Consumables Market, By Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 4 Bioburden Testing Consumables Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 5 Culture Media, Reagents, and Kits Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 6 Other Consumables Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 7 Bioburden Testing Instruments Market, By Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 8 Bioburden Testing Instruments Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 9 Automated Microbial Identification Systems Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 10 Pcr Instruments Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 11 Microscopes Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 12 Other Instruments Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 13 Bioburden Testing Market, By Test Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 14 Aerobic Count Testing Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 15 Anaerobic Count Testing Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 16 Bioburden Testing Market for Fungi/Mold Count Testing, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 17 Bioburden Testing Market for Spore Count Testing, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 18 Bioburden Testing Market, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 19 Bioburden Testing Market for Raw Material Testing, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 20 Bioburden Testing Market for Medical Device Testing, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 21 Bioburden Testing Market for In-Process Material Testing, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 22 Bioburden Testing Market for Sterilization Validation Testing, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 23 Bioburden Testing Market for Equipment Cleaning Validation, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 24 Bioburden Testing Market, By End User, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 25 Bioburden Testing Market for Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Companies, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 26 Bioburden Testing Market for Medical Device Manufacturers, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 27 Bioburden Testing Market for Contract Manufacturing Organizations, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 28 Bioburden Testing Market for Manufacturers of Food & Beverage and Agricultural Products, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 29 Bioburden Testing Market for Microbial Testing Laboratories, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 30 Bioburden Testing Market, By Region, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 31 North America: Bioburden Testing Market, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 32 North America: Bioburden Testing Market, By Product, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 33 North America: Bioburden Testing Consumables Market, By Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 34 North America: Bioburden Testing Instruments Market, By Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 35 North America: Bioburden Testing Market, By Test Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 36 North America: Bioburden Testing Market, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 37 North America: Bioburden Testing Market, By End User, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 38 US: Bioburden Testing Market, By Product, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 39 US: Bioburden Testing Market, By Test Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 40 US: Bioburden Testing Market, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 41 US: Bioburden Testing Market, By End User, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 42 Canada: Bioburden Testing Market, By Product, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 43 Canada: Bioburden Testing Market, By Test Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 44 Canada: Bioburden Testing Market, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 45 Canada: Bioburden Testing Market, By End User, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 46 Europe: Bioburden Testing Market, By Country, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 47 Europe: Bioburden Testing Market, By Product, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 48 Europe: Bioburden Testing Consumables Market, By Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 49 Europe: Bioburden Testing Instruments Market, By Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 50 Europe: Bioburden Testing Market, By Test Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 51 Europe: Bioburden Testing Market, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 52 Europe: Bioburden Testing Market, By End User, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 53 Germany: Bioburden Testing Market, By Product, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 54 Germany: Bioburden Testing Market, By Test Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 55 Germany: Bioburden Testing Market, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 56 Germany: Bioburden Testing Market, By End User, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 57 UK: Bioburden Testing Market, By Product, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 58 UK: Bioburden Testing Market, By Test Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 59 UK: Bioburden Testing Market, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 60 UK: Bioburden Testing Market, By End User, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 61 France: Bioburden Testing Market, By Product, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 62 France: Bioburden Testing Market, By Test Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 63 France: Bioburden Testing Market, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 64 France: Bioburden Testing Market, By End User, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 65 RoE: Bioburden Testing Market, By Product, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 66 RoE: Bioburden Testing Market, By Test Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 67 RoE: Bioburden Testing Market, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 68 RoE: Bioburden Testing Market, By End User, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 69 Asia: Bioburden Testing Market, By Product, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 70 Asia: Bioburden Testing Consumables Market, By Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 71 Asia: Bioburden Testing Instruments Market, By Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 72 Asia: Bioburden Testing Market, By Test Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 73 Asia: Bioburden Testing Market, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 74 Asia: Bioburden Testing Market, By End User, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 75 RoW: Bioburden Testing Market, By Product, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 76 RoW: Bioburden Testing Market, By Test Type, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 77 RoW: Bioburden Testing Market, By Application, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
Table 78 RoW: Bioburden Testing Market, By End User, 2016–2023 (USD Million)
List of Figures (33 Figures)
Figure 1 Research Design
Figure 2 Market Size Estimation: Bottom-Up Approach
Figure 3 Market Size Estimation: Top-Down Approach
Figure 4 Breakdown of Primary Interviews: By Company Type, Designation, and Region
Figure 5 Data Triangulation Methodology
Figure 6 Bioburden Testing, By Product, 2018 vs 2023 (USD Million)
Figure 7 Bioburden Testing Market, By Test Type, 2018 vs 2023 (USD Million)
Figure 8 Bioburden Testing Market, By Application, 2018 vs 2023 (USD Million)
Figure 9 Bioburden Testing Market, By End User, 2018–2023 (USD Million)
Figure 10 Geographical Snapshot of the Bioburden Testing Market
Figure 11 Rising Safety Concerns Related to Food and Beverage Products —A Key Factor Driving Market Growth
Figure 12 Consumables to Dominate the Bioburden Testing Products Market Between 2018 & 2023
Figure 13 Raw Material Testing Segment to Dominate the Bioburden Testing Market During the Forecast Period
Figure 14 Contract Manufacturing Organizations to Register the Highest CAGR During 2018–2023
Figure 15 Aerobic Count Segment to Account for the Largest Market Share in 2018
Figure 16 Asia to Witness the Highest Growth During the Forecast Period (2018–2023)
Figure 17 Bioburden Testing Market: Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, and Challenges
Figure 18 Consumables Segment to Dominate the Bioburden Testing Products Market During the Forecast Period
Figure 19 Aerobic Count Segment to Command Largest Share of the Market in 2018
Figure 20 Raw Materials Testing Segment to Command Largest Share of the Market in 2018
Figure 21 Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Companies Segment to Dominate the Bioburden Testing Market During the Forecast Period
Figure 22 Asia to Witness Highest Growth During the Forecast Period (2018–2023)
Figure 23 North America: Market Snapshot
Figure 24 Europe: Market Snapshot
Figure 25 Key Developments in the Bioburden Testing Market From 2015 to 2018
Figure 26 Market Evolution Framework
Figure 27 Bioburden Testing Market Ranking, By Key Player, 2017
Figure 28 Charles River: Company Snapshot (2017)
Figure 29 Merck KGaA: Company Snapshot (2017
Figure 30 SGS SA: Company Snapshot (2017)
Figure 31 BD: Company Snapshots (2017)
Figure 32 Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.: Company Snapshots (2017)
Figure 33 Biomérieux SA: Company Snapshots (2017)
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Use leftover juicer pulp from juicing vegetables to make this simple, healthy minestrone soup recipe.
It must be the way I was raised but I have a thing about throwing stuff out. When items of clothing rip or tear, I do my best to extend their life by mending them. When products come in glass or durable plastic jars, I keep them to use for other things around the house. I save odds & ends from packaging to make junk sculptures with my boys. I recycle everything I can and compost food scraps to create dirt for our garden. All in all, our actual garbage output ends up being pretty low and that makes me happy!
One of the things I hate wasting is the pulp left over from juicing fruits and vegetables. Sure, I can throw it in my compost bucket but I'd rather go one step further and find a way to eat it. Juicer pulp is perfectly good, healthy food after all! When I make carrot apple juice, I use the pulp to make Carrot Apple Fiber Muffins but up until recently, I had not come up with a good use for the leftover pulp from green juices. I figured soup was probably the best place to sneak it in, so I got to work in the kitchen and came up with this recipe for Juicer Pulp Minestrone.
OK, let's get started. You saved your juice pulp, right? Here's what I ended up with after making a glass of Sweet Greens Juice from carrots, apple, ginger and swiss chard.
Start by sauteing some onions and garlic in a little olive oil. Then mix in the juice pulp and let it cook for about 5 minutes.
Next, add some chopped tomatoes (I prefer the Pomi brand because it comes in a box instead of a BPA-lined can) and some organic chicken broth. If you want to keep the soup meat-free, then use vegetable broth instead. Add the Italian seasoning now as well.
Bring those ingredients to a boil and let them simmer for about 15 minutes or so. Now you can add the beans (I cooked my own dried beans but you can use canned beans – just try to find BPA-free varieties) and pre-cooked pasta. If you want to add some cooked meat to your soup, now's the time to add it. I sometimes add chicken sausages to make the boys happy.
Let everything cook for another 10 minutes or so. This soup is fantastic with a little Parmesan cheese and parsley sprinkled on top.
You may wonder if the apple and ginger pulp adds a strange flavor – they are certainly not traditional ingredients in Italian Minestrone soup! The apple adds just a slight sweetness and the ginger is so subtle you really don't notice it. It all melds together nicely with the rest of the ingredients and makes for a really delicious soup, I promise! Proof positive: my boys gobbled it up and asked for more!
Leftover juicer pulp from juicing vegetables is the base for this simple, healthy minestrone soup recipe.
Dice onion and garlic (or squeeze garlic through a press).
Heat olive oil in a saute pan on medium/high heat.
Add onion and garlic and cook until onion becomes translucent.
Stir in juicer pulp and cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes.
Add tomatoes, chicken broth and Italian seasoning.
Bring to boil and let simmer for 15 minutes.
Do you have any creative uses for the leftover pulp from juicing?
When I juice, I spend a ridiculous amount of time re-running the pulp multiple times through the juicer to try to eek out every bit of juice I can. I, too, feel funny dumping the leftovers in the compost bin.
Thanks for the inspiration (and delicious looking photos).
Wow – it never even occurred to me to run the pulp through the juicer again – cool idea Alice! Actually, I'm not even sure it would work with my juicer. I have a cold press type and it presses the heck out of it the first time through!
Well, it sounds like you might not need to re-press. I have an old Champion juicer, so to run it through again is simple — just pick up the pulp and throw it in where I normally put the veggies and fruit and press. My pulp is pretty wet the first time through; depending on what I'm juicing, I can get quite a bit more juice out this way.
Made this yesterday and it was fantastic. Great recipe. Keep 'em coming — lotsa pulp to use up. Thanks!
So glad to hear you liked the recipe Casey!
Great idea. I made crackers once in our dehydrator but this is a something I hadn't thought of before.
I throw it all in a pot with whatever seasonings and herbs I have add a can of tomatoes heat it up use a and blender and eat.
Yep, it's really pretty simple to make. I don't always use a recipe either.
Hi there! Fantastic advice! I have been making pumpkin soups from juice pulp (pumpkin, of course), adding various vegetables and spices according to the taste. Sometimes adding carrot juice pulp into other soups as well, but rarely. Our family treat usually is carrot "pancakes" as we call it, even though it's more fritters than actually pancakes: http://ongreencarpet.blogspot.com/2011/12/autumn-delights-iv-carrot-pancakes.html Recently my mom also went creative and baked carrot juice pulp and seed mix cookies- delicious!!!
Ooooh, I love the carrot pancake idea! Totally going to try that next time I make carrot juice!
Love that reuse idea Santhi! I haven't made jam yet – but it's on my bucket list.
This recipe for juice pulp minestrone soup was the BOMB!!!


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Posted on July 1, 2021 July 20, 2021 Author monkjackblogCategories Hip Hop, New Releases, RnB, Singer-Songwriter, soul, Soulful, synthTags Ang Low, Hip Hop, If I Slipped, Neo-soul, R&B, Singer-songwriter, Single, Single Review
LearningToDive transport us back to 1980s musical greatness with their latest single "You Said It Best"
With the release of "You Said It Best", LearningToDive have expanded their distinctive sound following the critical appreciation of their previous album "Norwegian Pop". LearningToDive has successfully mixed everything great about 1980s music along with soulful, melodic soliloquies with profound thought and meaning.
'You Said It Best' is an uplifting, heartwarming message incorporating themes of
self-acceptance, forgiveness and gratitude, and is about coming back to one's roots and working out what really matters."
The magician behind the music is Bravo Bonez, whose decision was to not release this brilliant song as part of their previous album, "Norwegian Pop". The track "You Said it Best" is a hypnotic concoction of Sophisti-pop and country that would not have complimented the album's deep connections to 80s indie, post-punk rock artists such as Echo and the Bunnymen.
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Posted on July 1, 2021 July 23, 2021 Author monkjackblogCategories Alternative, Country, electronic, indie, New Releases, Singer-Songwriter, synthTags 80s, Country, electronica, LearningToDive, post-punk, Single, Single Review, You Said It Best
Synth Wiz Wavewulf releases explosive new album 'Space Art and Angels'
Released January 22nd, 'Space Art and Angels' is the latest release from Synth Wizard Wavewulf. Sounding somewhere between realms of Jean Michel Jarre and Kraftwerk, Wavewulf's innovative music is a refreshing sound in today's overly saturated industry. Following in the footsteps of his previous album 'Green Decay', there seems to be no stopping this talented artist, and we're not complaining.
Nicholas Long, the mind behind Wavewulf, has a huge passion for synths and that radiates throughout the release. A mystical journey through time travel, the cosmos, outer space and dimensions behind our own, any track off the album could make for a perfect soundtrack to an episode of The Twilight Zone or Black Mirror.
Exploring human conditions and the soul as well as political, environmental and philosophical themes, Wavewulf's new album question humanity and what it really is to be a human. An iconic release that will go down in Wavewulf's history, 'Space Art and Angels' is out now, and deserves your attention.
Side I:
Space Capsule
Waverunner Symphony
Reflections and Refractions
Ar(ificial) 2600
Ride on the Milky Way
Venus's Winter Light III
Ghosts of the Past
Side II:
My One True love
Angels Playing
The Motion of Emotion
Streets of My Town
Souls Rush
Aim for the Stars
Floating Above the Night
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Posted on February 14, 2021 February 14, 2021 Author monkjackblogCategories electronic, synthTags album, Album Review, electronic, Space, Space Art and Angels, synth, Wavewulf
Former Eurovision contender Waterflower releases industry-bending new single 'Palm vs Palm'
To distinguish Waterflower as a unique artist is rather an understatement when considering her methods behind making music.
With a similar sound to that of Bjork and FKA Twigs, Latvian-born art student Sabine Moore (AKA Waterflower) is bending industry norms by using plants to produce her songs (Yes, plants).
Watch: Waterflower's latest single, 'Palm vs Palm'.
From using electromagnetic pulses to extract melodies from plants, to playing them live on stage as a living keyboard, Waterflower's approach to making music is something we've never seen before.
"I started working with plant synthesisers in 2015 when I saw the Kickstarter project for the Ototo Synthesiser. I decided that this is what 'Waterflower' is all about, playing with plants as synthesiser keys."
WATERFLOWER, ON HER INTRODUCTION TO PLANT-BASED MUSIC.
'Palm vs Palm' is the latest example of her work that previously saw her just miss out on representing her home nation at Eurovision. With the song title derived from the plant which she used to make it, Waterflower's latest tune is a cacophony of delicate strings, wobbling synthesisers, thudding drums and effortlessly controlled vocals.
Having toured Europe, receiving rave reviews from the likes of The Playground and Resonance FM, Waterflower's individuality and creativity has seen her gain significant attention.
From the looks of 'Palm vs Palm', Waterflower's upcoming album Balta Gaisma will be innovative, experimental and somewhat extraordinary.
Check out 'Palm vs Palm' as part of the new album set to drop on September 28th, or listen now on all major streaming platforms.
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Words: Ellis Maddison.
Posted on September 14, 2020 October 19, 2020 Author AdminCategories Alternative, Dance, electronic, Music News, New Releases, Singer-Songwriter, synthTags Bjork, dance, electric, electronic, synth, waterflower


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INVESTMENT PROFILE: INDIANA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY
From Site Selection magazine, July 2022
The Dawn of Solar City, Indiana
Richmond, Indiana, is one of 61 member communities served by Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA).
Courtesy City of Richmond, Indiana
by Gary Daughters
rossing into Indiana on Interstate 70, a driver might notice solar parks on either side of the highway. They're the city of Richmond's new calling card, solar being a shining source of pride in a city that — despite its modest size — nonetheless prides itself on being ahead of the curve.
"Solar," says Mayor David Snow, "really ties in with our history of being a city of firsts, a visionary city that's always looking forward."
Richmond, Snow is quick to point out, was "the cradle of recorded jazz." A refurbished section of its legendary Gennett Records studios attests to that history. Now an attractive event space, today's Starr Gennett Building was part of a larger musical complex that in its 1920s heyday recorded and released seminal works of such jazz pioneers as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller and Jelly Roll Morton.
"We really are the city that gave jazz to America, and even the world," relates Snow. "People like Keith Richards and Jimmy Page grew up on jazz records that were recorded here."
So maybe it's no small wonder that Richmond eagerly raised its collective hand when its power provider, Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA), launched a groundbreaking solar parks initiative a decade ago. It was the brainchild of Raj Rao, IMPA's long-serving CEO, who retired last April. Rao, says Mayor Snow, recognized solar as an ideal fit for Richmond.
"He had a vision for us," recalls Snow. "He knew Sunday afternoon was our lowest usage time for electricity, so he wanted solar to meet 100% of our Sunday demand. If it could, he believed that we could market ourselves as a solar city, which to me was an unbelievable vision. I'm very much looking forward to the day when we can do that."
Grand Ambitions for Renewables and Non-Carbon
IMPA's leadership may have changed, but Rao's mantra lives on.
"Our mission is low-cost, reliable and environmentally responsible electricity," says IMPA veteran Jack Alvey, Rao's successor as CEO.
As a membership-owned nonprofit serving 60 towns in Indiana and one in Ohio, IMPA offers some of the lowest rates per kilowatt-hour in the region and facilitates the local ownership and control of utilities. As it gradually phases out coal, some 30% of IMPA's evolving energy mix currently comes from non-carbon solar or nuclear sources. Having established intermediate targets for 2030 and 2040, the utility envisions a zero-carbon future beginning by 2050.
IMPA designs, builds, owns and operates its network of small-scale solar parks, each of which serves its individual member community. In almost all cases, the installations are built on land within city limits, thus generating property taxes. From an initial three pilot parks in 2014 — including one in Richmond — IMPA's solar network has grown to 38 sites that generate 140 MW of renewable power. Six more are projected to come online this year. Two are under construction in Richmond, where five IMPA solar parks already produce some 32 MW, enough to power more than 5,200 homes.
"Our mission is low-cost, reliable and environmentally responsible electricity."
— Jack Alvey, CEO, Indiana Municipal Power Agency
"Our solar parks have been well accepted in Richmond, as with everywhere else, really," says Alvey. "I tell our members, 'We want to be here if you want us here.' "
Alvey says that for its solar parks, IMPA utilizes natural property buffers, eschews prime commercial land and steers clear of residential development.
"The way you get community acceptance," he says, "is by not forcing your way in."
Part of a Bigger Picture
Richmond straddles I-70 roughly halfway between Indianapolis and Dayton. Asked about the role manufacturing plays in the Richmond economy, Mayor Snow acknowledges it is a factor but is quick to steer the topic elsewhere.
"Manufacturing is still very important," he says, "but building quality of life to attract footloose workers that are working digitally and taking their jobs with them is important, as well. And with our growing solar capacity, there aren't a lot of cities that can match our pitch for sustainability.
"Building co-working space," continues Snow, "is also important, as is fostering a small business environment. But again, it's just a tremendous thing to be able to market to individuals that are looking for a sustainable place to live."
That sustainability piece, Snow believes, ties in neatly with Richmond's cultural legacy, which lives on in the "Walk of Fame," where the images of dozens of artists who graced Gennett Records are displayed. Perhaps unusual for a city of just 36,000, Richmond boasts a Symphony Orchestra in addition to its Richmond Civic Theater and Richmond Art Museum. A 62-mile bike path known as the Cardinal Greenway runs from Richmond to Muncie.
"We are checking all the boxes," says Snow. "We can provide people with a tremendous quality-of-life experience without having to live on top of one another. Now we can offer solar, as well. I think that over the next 10 years we are going to see a very big growth spurt. I'm biased," he concedes, "but I truly believe that Richmond, Indiana, is America's next great city."
This Investment Profile was prepared under the auspices of the Indiana Municipal Power Agency. For more information, contact Bryan Brackemyre at 317-575-3879 or by email at bryanb@impa.com. On the web, go to www.impa.com.
Gary Daughters
Gary Daughters is a Peabody Award winning journalist who began with Site Selection in 2016. Gary has worked as a writer and producer for CNN covering US politics and international affairs. His work has included lengthy stints in Washington, DC and western Europe. Gary is a 1981 graduate of the University of Georgia, where he majored in Journalism and Mass Communications. He lives in Atlanta with his teenage daughter, and in his spare time plays guitar, teaches golf and mentors young people.
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Re: Who HATES Jar Jar Binks?
He just seems like the type of guy where you'd be washing a car or painting a fence or something and he'd appear and say "Wax on, Wax Off."
no doubt. he speaks to me whenever i'm washing my car. lol. that'd be a great way to revive ralph machio's career.
lol. i blame the new england patriots.
I hate him sooo much,that I wanna take a bomb and SHOVE it down his throat!
If you were talking about any member of any species other than the Gungans or Ewoks, I'd say you were being harsh.
I didn't have anything against the Ewoks before I saw all the fuzzy-wuzzy EU concepts about them.
My brother's joke about the Ewoks cartoon is that it was just a re-dubbed Gummy Bears.
"Ewoks being said in a suddenly low, unsynced voice.
I loved the Ewoks as a kid. Sure they're not convincing as an army against Stormtroopers but at least they weren't blubbering idiots like Jar Jar.
Re Jar-Jar: I really disliked the character when I saw the movie for the first time in the theaters. I was all "WTF is this guy about? I can't even understand what he's saying--and the exaggerated Jamacian accent seems racist!" The character seemed a terrible caricature of some of the concepts of the first trilogy which I grew up watching.
HOWEVER--when I watched the movie at home recently with my partner's 7-year old daughter, I saw how the kid's attention was wandering just before Jar-Jar came on, and how riveted to the movie she was after. Which reminded me that some of Star Wars is really for kids. Which I'm not anymore--so maybe I'm not supposed to "get it"!
The entertainment industry devolving, how depressing that is. What is it going to take to turn the situation around?
Iknow what you mean. The Fox and the Hound was one of the only watchable Disney/ Pixar movies (though it reminds me too much of my dead dog Kaile, God rest her soul, to watch). I saw a commercial for the interquel, and it looks like a rip off.
i'd like to take this moment here to point out that quite possibly episode 1 is so boring that it takes a complete nincompoop to make people pay attention to it.
The complete nincompoop made me want to run from the theater when he came on. I guess you could say in that way he woke me up.
Well if you watch the old Donald Duck cartoons from like the 1930s, 40s, 50s i.e. before Disney died. they're hilarious.
Me and my brother used to sit there in stitches but Quack Pack, Duck Tales, any of the new Donald Ducks.....Are just...well unfunny (with the exception of one.HAHAHA what a Saturday morning that was.)....I never laughed even when I was seven.
Maybe we could just stop laughing at bad jokes. Yeah right.
Irvin Kershner just directed. GL hired him to do either ESB or ROTJ and then someone else to do the other movie, either ESB or ROTJ. I forget who did which exactly.
for some good comedy, i enjoy watching internet videos. guys jumping off rooftops, setting themselves on fire, etc... darwinism at it's finest!
You can blame Jar-Jar for the down fall of the republic bacause he called for the use of the Clone Army.


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Young male suicide: reversing …
Young male suicide: reversing the trend
I am a new reader of XY and was a participant at the stimulating and well-organised Boyswork conference in June 1994. While there I heard of much excellent work by men and women on stopping men's violence to others. Thankfully, the main thrust of this work has been to critically analyse traditional notions of masculinity.
This is all great work, but I haven't heard of much work from this perspective which addresses the fatal violence that young men do to themselves.
Until recently Australia had the highest male youth (15 to 24) suicide rate among industrialised nations. According to recent UNICEF figures, New Zealand now has the highest rate, but that doesn't lessen the problems that exist in this country.
In March of this year, driven by a deep concern for our high young men's suicide rate, I attended the Public health Association's conference entitled "The public health significance of suicide - prevention strategies".
The other reason that I went along was that I am doing a Masters of Eduction in counselling at the University of Canberra. In my thesis I will analyse the relationship between masculinity and young men's suicide. As I forked out the $350 registration fee I checked the program. Out of the 50 or so papers, only one (by Norman Radican of Sydney MASA and Men's Health Educator at Royal North Shore Hospital) overtly addressed the dominant culture of masculinity! One other excellent paper, by Kenton Penley of the Second Storey Youth Health Centre in Adelaide, reported the dearth of research into the effects of heterosexism and homophobia on youth suicide rates.
To be fair to the authors whose papers I did not hear or read, construction of gender may have been covered and the forthcoming conference papers may bear this out. But two out of 50 is a damming illustration of how the community of "anti-suicide workers" regards the need to ask how gender construction effects suicide rates. I wondered at the time whether this reflected the pro-patriarchal scientific community represented by the Public Health Association. However, I recall that there were several papers presented on issues relating to the social difficulties of women, such as homelessness, expressed emotion and hopelessness and suicide attempts in Aboriginal versus non-Aboriginal single female parents.
A feminist perspective
in order to (a) redress the balance and (b) to try out the ideas behind my thesis topic, I asked the organisers if I could run an interactive session, which I naïvely titled "Saving young men from suicide - a feminist perspective". I used the term "feminist" because I wanted to get people thinking along the lines that women, who have a suicide rate almost four times lower than men (seven times les in some age groups), have developed ways of relating to one another, such as cooperating, caring, sharing and networking.
I can't help thinking that maybe less men might have killed themselves if these qualities had been more valued in male culture and those troubled men had learned and used them all their lives. The organisers graciously let me use a spare room in the Lakeside Hotel's conference suite. The room seated 50 but I welcomed five other participants (two women and three men) who brainstormed and discussed some answers to the questions which I posed. What are the reasons for male predominance in suicide statistics? Considering the social conditioning of boys and men, consider tree further questions. What do/don't males do socially and emotionally? What are their limitations in these areas? How/were do they/we learn these limitations? Now compare these with the behaviour of women.
Discussion ranged widely and we did not get very far through the questions. Of course some of the answers blended from one question to the next. At least the answers tended in most cases to affirm my views, which are perhaps as stereotypical as the answers. Some of the answers were that males are more "successful" at suicide because they; didn't know how to ask for help; where "untrained" at this; dealt with problems by using physical violence; valued, asked for, were given and used toy weapons as children; acted out violently at school and needed to prove that they were tough; could handle problems alone "like a man should"; set up a system to maintain themselves via oppression of females, so that if the system broke down, so did they.
Problematic answers
one of the answers which go counter to my views is that males are more suicide-prone because genetic and hormonal differences dictate a violent response. Hence, due to a rise in testosterone levels, self directed violence is the uncontrollable answer. Heard that one before? As in relation sexual violence and abuse of others by men, this answer assumes that self-directed violence cannot be controlled by an individual if given appropriate education, counselling and support.
The other answer that I had a problem with was the adolescent males only do "touchy feelies" if they are drunk or stoned. Two of the sessions I participated in during the Boyswork conference showed very clearly that, even while sober, young men responded very well to exercises involving physical contact aimed at stimulating self-reflection and a willingness to share their experiences and problems with others.
Patterns of support
a paper which was read at the Suicide conference by Jim Harrison pointed out that in the last 20 years, the suicide trend-rate for males has been diverging up and away from the female trend. The people at my interactive session suggested some reasons why women don't commit suicide as "successfully" as men, are that women; are more likely to have the hope of support from someone to talk to in a crisis; share problems more with other women, which leads to more sharing and support; are more information sharers, whereas (some) men use or withhold information for reasons of control.
I think it was Dale Spender who pointed out that women have developed these patterns of support and survival in order to live within the sociopolitical domination of patriarchal society. It is also clear that, for the same reason, gay men have had to develop similar strategies.
This therefore begs my question; Why can't all boys and men learn the same support and survival techniques, which we can use while we create more hopeful masculinities which are viable alternatives to the present patriarchal system?
I think it is essential that boys and young men learn and adopt communicative, mutually supportive, caring and sharing ways of relating to one another. Of course, lots of men have been doing this for years. One example I know pretty well through direct involvement is Men Against Sexual Assault, although MASA does not work specifically on suicide related matters.
Within such supportive ways of being I can foreshadow several outcomes for young men. They will be more open, caring and less violent to each other and the women children and men they live with. They will seek comfort and advice from their male as well as female friends when in a crisis. They will also feel there is more hope in life and consequently reject suicide as an option, drastically altering the direction of male suicide statistics.
All this begs the questions of how do we develop these supporting ways of acting in men's culture and where will they appear.
A new curriculum
Despite the grandiose title of the suicide conference which refers to "prevention strategies", the papers presented there and at a 1990 conference on "Preventing youth suicide" lacked a comprehensive pro-active educational strategy. Several papers contained useful and timely strategies which described and recommended educational programs for adolescents. However, there were no interventions aimed at the foundations of masculinity. There were no preschool or primary school programs put forward which encouraged very young boys to adopt caring, cooperative, communicative and anti-violent behaviour. I think there is an urgent need for such programs to be written and included in the curricula of state and territory schools.
I believe that in the playgrounds of masculinity-building we let little boys get away with too much violent, death-directed play. It is there and in subsequent macho tough-guy behaviour, as glorified in the popular media, that males are encouraged to rehearse their competence at suicide. Suicide statistics show that males use more lethal means of suicide than females. School programs should be designed to devalue violence and weaponry and to emphasise and highlight the value of caring, cooperation and discussion of both positive and negative feelings.
I agree with Richard Fletcher of the University of Newcastle who has drafted a boys' education strategy. He argues that a strategy must include the active recruitment of parents, guardians and carers - particularly males - into the nurturing aspects of schooling. Fathers and other domestic male carers of children need to be educated on the rationale for and the content of this new curricula. This should be done at the same time that their sons are learning to value caring and communicative behaviours at all levels of their schooling.
Other aspects of a comprehensive strategy include public information about men's and boys' health issues on television and other mass media. Norm Radican's work on the Ten Network's "Live it up" is a good example of this.
The above paragraphs contain some suggested elements of a comprehensive suicide prevention strategy. Without the reconstruction of masculinity at its base, other suicide prevention strategies such as talking to teenagers, will be 10 years late and will only be band-aid measures at best.
Matt Stewart is a member of Canberra Men Against Sexual Assault (MASA) and a school counsellor at Calwell High School, ACT.
First published in the magazine XY: men, sex, politics, 5(1), Autumn 1995. XY, PO Box 4026, AINSLIE, ACT, 2602, AUSTRALIA. Reprinted with permission. © Copyright 1995