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Organization for Partnerships, Teamworks and Initiatives on Opportunities for Nature Stewards, (OPTIONS, Inc.)
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OPTIONS is primarily engaged in enabling communities to create sustainable businesses and secured livelihoods for tomorrow’s farmers in the Philippines.
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Organization for Partnerships, Teamworks and Initiatives on Opportunities for Nature Stewards, Inc. (OPTIONS, Inc.)
With its key officers' linkage and established collaborations with both local and foreign coconut, cacao and coffee companies, OPTIONS, Inc. has significant opportunities to offer to affect these industries as a whole. OPTIONS, Inc. builds on professionalizing and intensifying the agricultural practices that are the foundation of well-run, high-yield and profitable coconut, cacao and coffee farms. By enabling farmers to create sustainable businesses, we believe we can ensure the future and secure livelihoods for tomorrow’s farmers in the Philippines.
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This page features OPTIONS Inc’s projects and advocacies for sustainable agriculture and securing livelihoods for Filipino farmers (in conjunction with our website).
Get industry status, updates, information and resources – primarily on Cacao, Coconut and Coffee in the Philippines. Share and discuss thoughts, ideas, questions and sentiments to help our community grow in wisdom and experience as we pursue our shared passions and interests together.
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6 Foods That Speed Up Aging
Dr. Lori L. Shemek Dec 20, 2016
by Dr. Lori L. Shemek 4 Min Read
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Some unhealthy eating habits do worse than make you fat and tired – they age you from the inside out. Do you know that certain foods you eat wreak havoc not just with your health but also with how youthful you look and how well you age in every way? The old adage ‘You are what you eat” is true. It is nutrition, not our chronological age, that determines how youthful we look and feel.
Foods That Make You Age Faster
1. Sugar
The sugar circulating in your bloodstream attaches to the protein in your body that creates new molecules appropriately and precisely named AGES or advanced glycation end products.
Sugar not only causes you to gain weight easily but also creates wrinkles, sagging skin, and poor health. An interesting process called “glycation” takes place that literally renders your bodily tissues inflexible or simply damages them. Glycation is the caramelization of bodily tissue.
Think of those crispy browned potatoes on the stove – the crispy part is an example of glycation. The same process happens in your body. Collagen and elastin that keep our skin firm and youthful are the most vulnerable; once damaged, these lead to wrinkles and sagging skin.
2. Trans Fats
Make sure you read the nutrition label for “hydrogenated fats” as this is the code for trans fats.
Trans fats exert an inflammatory effect within the body, such as creating a stiffening of the arteries or constricted blood vessels that lead to less blood flow to the skin and much more, leaving skin older, stiffer, and more wrinkled.
Trans fats can be found in highly processed foods such as fast food, junk food, pie crust, deep fried foods, margarine, canned frosting, Bisquick-type products, non-dairy creamers, and much more. The label might say zero trans fats, but food manufacturers are allowed to state zero even if they have half a gram of trans fats. A half gram of trans fats still has a mighty unhealthful impact on our health.
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3. Alcohol
If you are steering clear of red wine due to the staining factor it exerts, white wine actually causes dental damage by making teeth more prone to longer-lasting stains. Alcohol in moderation exerts a healthy effect. However, excess alcohol can really speed up aging in the form of premature wrinkles, loss of collagen, elasticity, redness, dehydration, and puffiness. Nutrient depletion, liver inflammation, and dehydration are the culprits when too much alcohol is ingested.
4. Excess Carbohydrates
You can look at refined carbs as simply sugars in disguise.
Just like how sugar creates a caramelization effect, refined carbs (healthy carbs stripped of all the good stuff) and excess healthy carbs have a bad impact as well. Once these carbs hit the blood stream – they behave just like sugar. Also, refined/excess carbs trigger insulin in excess and too much insulin prevents fat loss and slows or prevents lean muscle growth.
In addition, excess insulin also leaves you hungry just 30 min after eating, and this becomes a vicious cycle. The main stimulus for insulin secretion is dietary carbohydrates. Stick to complex carbs such as legumes and veggies as the fiber slows down the release of sugar; this equates to less glycation and less weight.
5. Low-Fat Foods
Everywhere you see, you find the result of decades worth of bad advice that has left the majority of people gaining weight and unknowingly aging their bodies. Remember the era of fat-free cookies? That is just a small example of a much larger problem. Fat does not make you fat. In fact, fat promotes weight loss and youthfulness. But the low-fat era is, unfortunately, still with us. Most people are more concerned with the fat grams in the nutrition labels.
Low-fat eating simply deprives one of all the nutritious fats that keeps us healthy and youthful.
A diet rich in essential and healthy fats plays a crucial role in how skin ages by reducing inflammation in the skin, encouraging hair growth and building strong cell membranes that reduce water loss in skin cells among other advantages.
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Sources of healthy fats include the following:
Walnuts
Salmon
Flaxseed
Chia seeds
Avocados
Almonds
Cold water fish
Hemp seeds
Wheat germ
All nuts and seeds
Dark green leafy veggies
Omega 3-fortified eggs
Coconut oil
6. Salt
Excess salt in the diet with foods such as chips, crackers, pretzels, bagels, cereals, bagels, cereals, canned foods, cheeses, and even cottage cheese can retain fluid in the body, creating a puffy look and paradoxically causing the cells to shrink; this creates dehydration. And this results not just in the sensation of thirst but also older, dehydrated, wrinkled skin.
Reducing or avoiding these foods is your key to a more energetic, vibrant and youthful you – inside and out.
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October 6, 2016
Demand is Up for Network Support Engineers with Virtualization Skills
According to the latest statistics, for every graduate in the field of tech, there are 17 jobs open (depending on the market), waiting for the right candidate. This is particularly the case in places like California, Texas, Virginia, New York, and Illinois, where tech job growth is strongest. Of course, Silicone Valley is driving strong tech job growth in California, and a particularly strong economy is spurring tech company moves and expansions in Texas, particularly in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area and other large cities. But those going into jobs as network support engineers have even stronger job potential if they possess virtualization skills.
Virtualization is the Future of the Data Center
Most data centers are either already working heavily with virtualized environments or plan to be in the near future. Job candidates with virtualization skills have a better chance at landing the job they want and can command higher salaries than those without virtualization on their resumes.
Virtualization lowers data center costs, and in many cases can help keep the IT architecture safer and more secure. About half of all data centers are working with virtualized environments, and this number is expected to grow considerably as time passes. Not only does this mean there are more jobs available to network support engineers with virtualization skills, but it also means that they can command higher salaries for those jobs. One of the best certifications to add to your college degree is the VMware Certified Professional, or VCP certification. Additionally, those choosing this career path can fortify their education with additional vendor specific certifications available from Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, and Citrix.
A quick glance at most job listings for network support engineers reveals that most employers are looking for candidates with virtualization skills, particularly VMware skills. According to one head hunter, most companies have been heavy users of virtualization for quite some time, and anyone considered for a position has to be on board with virtualization already. He sees strong hiring in the arenas of systems administrators as well as engineering positions, and all require virtualization (usually VMware) skills. Many are also seeking candidates that can configure and manage larger virtualized environments, such as those in the enterprise data center.
Some companies go so far as to develop a new position, called the network virtualization engineer. This role is just now catching on in the workplace, but is expected to become more prominent as virtualization continues to dominate enterprise data centers. The network virtualization engineer is responsible for configuring, managing, and monitoring the virtualized environment.
Fewer Graduates Than Available Positions
Currently, there are more jobs open for tech graduates than there are students available to fill the positions. That drives salaries up. The strongest need for networking professionals is in the Silicone Valley (and most of California), Texas, and the big east coast cities in Virginia and New York. There are also lots of positions available in the bustling Midwest, particularly Chicago, Illinois.
The tech industry is caught in somewhat of a pickle. Baby Boomers, who have been the mainstay of the workforce for decades, are retiring. Though the Millennials and Generation Xers are a tech savvy bunch, the demand for networking specialists and other tech professionals is outpacing supply. Think of it this way: every business from the Mom & Pop shop to the Fortune 500 enterprise needs IT pros, particularly networking professionals. The tech giants in Silicone Valley employ hundreds or even thousands of IT workers apiece -- meaning that the demand for these workers is quite a bit stronger than the supply.
Stepping Stone to Other Great IT Positions
While network support engineers don't usually waltz in the door commanding salaries upwards of $100,000 per year, the experience and training you earn at this position translates perfectly into a career as a network administrator, network engineer, IT manager, and eventually a position as CIO. Starting in a position of troubleshooting and customer tech support gives you insight and knowledge about networking that is incredibly useful as you make your way up the IT professional food chain.
How to Get a Job as a Network Support Engineer
Network support engineers are dedicated to the maintenance of a corporate network. These professionals might work as a member of the organizational IT support team, or as a member of a network technology provider. These workers are responsible for testing, troubleshooting, and regular maintenance of the corporate network, and deliver high-level support including strategic capacity planning in advance of network upgrades and high-level performance analysis of the network.
Most network support engineer positions require a bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering. For job seekers who wish to go even further in their careers, you can supplement the bachelor's degree with a master's level program in computer engineering. Alternately or in addition to the master's degree, you can get one of the certifications mentioned earlier. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, network support engineers can look forward to a 53 percent growth rate in the coming years, positioning it as the career with the second fastest growth rate in the entire United States.
Any tech career is promising these days, but a network support engineer with virtualization skills has a one-way ticket to success. Network administrators and other networking pros can get a jumpstart on a stellar career in our training section.
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VMware Certified Professional, or VCP certification Additionally, those choosing this career path can fortify their education with additional vendor specific certifications available from Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, and Citrix. strong hiring in the arenas of systems administrators as well as engineering positions, and all require virtualization (usually VMware) skills. Many are also seeking candidates that can configure and manage larger virtualized environments, such as those in the enterprise data center. Some companies go so far as to develop a new position, called the network virtualization engineer. This role is just now catching on in the workplace, but is expected to become more prominent as virtualization continues to dominate enterprise data centers. The network virtualization engineer is responsible for configuring, managing, and monitoring the virtualized environment.
