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Two relatively unknown golfers, both in potential life-changing situations, needing one round - or even one hole - to dramatically alter their golf careers forevers. One came through, the other lost in a mind-blowing way.
What did this past weekend's tournaments tell us about these two young men? That both are outstanding golfers. You cannot enter the final day of a PGA Tour event or a mega high-profile event like Abu Dhabi unless you have incredible talent. Other than that, it's hard to extrapolate any other future success based on one week. But we all learned something about handling pressure how it looks when done well, and unfortunately, how it looks when it isn't handled properly.
The key thing to remember is: ALL golfers feel pressure. Tiger Woods once said that feeling nervous means you care, it helps sharpen your focus. A bit ironic in that one golfer this past week who felt enormous pressure was Robert Rock. The young Englishman was playing against his boyhood idol, Tiger Woods, as they were tied for the lead heading into the final round at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in Dubai. All he did was withstand an early couple of birdies from Tiger, keep his game together and pull away on the back nine for his (thus far) signature win of his life.
On the other side of the planet, at beautiful Torrey Pines, Kyle Stanley had a seven shot lead at one point Sunday, a 4 shot lead as he stood on the 18th tee and ended up losing in a playoff. What?
Stanley's nerves got the best of him on the back nine. Even as he was making pars, he was making incredible saves to do it. Rock never showed those nerves. He seemed cool and collected the whole day. But they were both battling the same inner emotions.
I played on various Tours for 4 years and teach every level of player now. All golfers are going to feel great pressure, it's one of the basics and the joys of the game. I tell people there are two ways to deal with it. Don't battle pressure, it's not going to go away. But think about two things when you feel the stress of the situation get a hold of you.
1.) Believe in yourself. Through your past experiences, your practice and through visualization, you can overcome almost any shot that is called for. Focus on steady breathing, go through your normal pre-shot routine and find a comfort zone as you prepare your shot.
2.) Distract yourself between shots - It's all about tricking the mind. I see too many players hit a shot and then immediately start to agonize and vent and then let it carry over to the next shot. You can't maintain concentration and focus for that long. The nerves will get to you for certain. My suggestion - as you go to your next shot, try to focus on a positive experience from the past or something that makes you happy, it doesn't even necessarily need to be golf related. Take a look around - breathe, take in the weather and enjoy the moment. These situations are not simple at all but the more you do it, the more success you will have.
Remember, in every situation, even on every first tee, you should feel nervous. It's part of golf. And sometimes, if the nerves win out on a shot or on a round, that's part of golf too. I honestly feel like you learn more from failure than you do from success. But when you find a place where you can deal with the pressure, it will do nothing but help your game from then on. Kyle Stanley will be back, he is too good. Robert Rock won't win every tournament, he'll come through and he'll mess up - like all golfers. But this particular week, the way the two handled similar situations taught us all how we can become better players for our own games.
Blake Graham is the PGA Head Professional at Hallbrook Country Club in Overland Park, Kansas. He is a two-time Midwest Section PGA Player of the Year. You can follow Blake on Twitter at @BlakeGrahamPGA


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Ate at the Moonshine Grill on Friday night; overall, it earned a solid grade of "B+" from me, but didn't score as well with Krista.
Atmosphere: The layout is like it was when it was the Macaroni Grill – one large, cavernous room. Great visuals, but when you're eating, it just seems a bit too…open. Maybe a few partitions strategically placed might make it seem a bit more cozy? Not tall partitions – maybe even just waist-high. Best feature for me was the mini-bison perched on top of the fireplace!
The overhead music wasn't quite right – some modern pop, a few 70s tunes (including Barry White – w00t!) – but definitely didn't fit with the "moonshine" and retro theme the restaurant is aiming for. Their Facebook page says:
A locally owned and operated grill that celebrates the end of Prohibition with savory entrees, delectable desserts and spirits that take you back to 1933. The Moonshine Grill offers a retreat back into the days following Prohibition. Savory steaks, fresh seafood, Bourbon inspired dishes and of course delectable desserts. The drink menu will take you back to the days of the speakeasy with creations that will temp you to explore new territory.
Not sure what kind of music would fit – maybe this?
We showed up at around 8:30 pm – it was pretty busy, lots of tables full, but we waited less than five minutes to be seated.
Service was great – our waitress Shannon was spot-on and cheerful.
Appetizer was fried mozzarella cheesesticks – they were quite good, although not quite as good as the ones at The Montana Clubs.
Dinner for me: 16-ounce ribeye, rice, and baked potato. Steak was delicious – tasted very similar to the one served up at The Montana Club, good flavor, juicy, got some spice, cooked just right. Rice isn't something I usually get too excited about, but the rice was very good – super-fluffy, if that makes sense. Baked potato was…well, a baked potato – pretty standard.
For Krista, it wasn't quite as good: she LOVES shrimp, so she ordered the half-ribeye and the shrimp. Her steak was over-cooked, and the shrimp was, in her words, "massacred." Rubbery and hard – second-worst shrimp she's had in Great Falls.
And that seems to fall in line with what I've heard some friends say about the Moonshine Grill: all agree that the beef is very good, but the seafood has left some folks disappointed.
As for entertainment: crayons! Yep – I got to indulge my creative side once again and produced this masterpiece:
Overall: I can't wait to try it again – but it might take some convincing to get Krista to give it another chance! Next time, I'll have to test-drive one of the burgers.

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PORTLAND, Ore. - The Santa Clara University baseball team swept the University of Portland as it took the final game of the series by a 5-4 score Saturday afternoon at Pilot Stadium in Portland, Ore. The win move the Broncos' record to 21-21 overall and 13-5 in West Coast Conference play while dropping the Pilots' record down to 8-29-1 overall and 4-13-1 in league action.
SCU gets back to the .500 mark with the pair of wins on Saturday for the first time since they were 6-6 on February 16th. They also move to 11-1 in doubleheaders since head coach Mark O'Brien took over the program in 2002.
Santa Clara got on the board first again for the third time in the series as Michael Thompson singled to right field to leadoff the third inning. After a sacrifice bunt by Ryan Chiarelli and a single up the middle by Michael Lange, Thompson scored from third base on a sacrifice fly out to left field by Scott Dierks. The RBI for Dierks was his sixth on the day as he accumulated five during the first game of the Saturday doubleheader that the Broncos won by an 18-0 score.
Joe Watson led off the Portland half of the third inning with a single to center field and moved up to third base on a double down the right field line by Pat Geraghty. Watson scored on a Kellan McConnell wild pitch that moved Geraghty up to third base. Geraghty gave the Pilots their first lead of the series at 2-1 when he scored on a Rob Seffens single up the middle.
The Broncos didn't waste much time in regaining the lead as Will Thompson reached on a two-out walk in the top of the fourth before moving up to second on an infield single by A.J. LaBarbera. Michael Thompson strode to the plate and delivered a three-run home run over the left center field wall to give SCU a 4-2 lead heading into the bottom half of the inning.
The Pilots added one run in the bottom half of the fourth inning as Trevor Hahn reached on an infield single and moved up to second on a throwing error by Michael Lange. Hahn came around to score on a single to center field by Watson, narrowing the gap down to 4-3 in favor of Santa Clara.
Portland tied the score at four runs apiece in the bottom of the fifth inning as Tyler Perkins reached on a single up the middle and was pushed to second on a sacrifice bunt by Ryan Heil. Perkins came home from second base on a double to right center field by Kory Casto.
SCU re-took the lead in the top half of the seventh inning as Lange, Dierks and Headley each singled to start off the inning. On Headley's single to left field Justin Pierce bobbled the ball in the outfield allowing Lange to score, giving the Broncos a 5-4 lead. Santa Clara could muster no more runs though as Dierks and Headley were each caught stealing on separate plays, ending the inning when Headley was cut down at second base.
The Bronco defense came up big in the bottom of the eighth inning as reliever Anthony Rea fielded a bunt with runners on the corners and was able to run down the runner at third for the first out in the inning. With Pilot runners at first and second, Rea induced an inning ending 5-3 double play, preserving the one-run Bronco lead.
McConnell gave the Broncos four strong innings in his start, allowing three runs, two of which were earned, on six hits with one walk and seven strikeouts before giving way to John Redmond in the fifth inning. Redmond allowed only one run on three hits in three full innings of relief to improve his record to 5-3 on the season. Rea got all three outs in the eighth inning despite facing only two Pilot batters. Patrick Overholt came on for the ninth inning and recorded his sixth save this season.
Trent Kristjanson registered the first complete game of his career, allowing five runs, four of which were earned, on 10 hits while walking two and striking out six. His record falls to 1-3 on the year.
Santa Clara returns to action next week with four games in the Bay Area. Tuesday's game at California is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. start. The three-game weekend series with Loyola Marymount at Buck Shaw Stadium is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Friday evening. Saturday and Sunday's contests are slated for 1 p.m. first pitches.


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Japanese knotweed is an escaped ornamental plant that can quickly form dense clumps in which no other vegetation can survive. The plant regenerates from rhizomes and reaches heights up to 6 feet, which gives it a shrublike appearance. Some refer to the weed as Japanese or Mexican bamboo because of its hollow and jointed stems.
Like other members of the Polygonaceae (smartweed) family, papery sheathlike ocreas are found along its stems where the leaves join. Leaves occur alternately along the reddish stems and range in size from 3 to 6 inches in length; their shape is broadly ovate. Leaf veins have a distinct red color. Flowers are produced in clusters in the leaf axils and are a white color.
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Cast: 4 men, 3 women: 7 total
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This play was described by the NY Times as "Intelligent, inventive and funny." The play begins in 1880 in British Colonial Africa, and the following is a description coming from the Samuel French publishing catalogue: "Cloud 9 is a parody and spoof of the Victorian Empire and its rigid [and oppressive] attitudes especially towards sex. The cast includes Clive, a British functionary, his wife Betty played by a man, their daughter Victoria played by a rag doll, Clive's friend Harry an explorer, Mrs. Saunders who runs about dressed in a riding habit, Clive's son Edward who still plays with dolls and is played by a woman and Joshua a native servant who knows exactly what is really going on. What really is going on is … a non stop round robin of sexual liaisons. … The second act shifts to London in 1980 except for the … characters it is only twenty five years later and all those repressed sexual longings have evaporated along with the Empire."
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In CLOUD 9, playwright Caryl Churchill explores the politics of sexuality and sexual identity. Using cross-gender casting and role-doubling, she creates a satirical and stinging look at the relationships between sexual and Victorian oppression in 19th century Colonial Africa, and 20th century sexually-liberated London. Act I takes place in British Colonial Africa in 1880, where the characters are subjected to and attempt to secretly resist the constraints of the rigid Victorianism. Act II takes place in 1980 in London, although the characters have only aged 25 years, and they have thrown off the restraints of the sexual oppression of the 19th century Victorianism.


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California hedge fund Universa moving its base to Miami
Universa Investments is moving its headquarters from Santa Monica, Calif., to Miami on March 1 to take advantage of the city's business and tax-friendly policies, Miami's Downtown Development Authority announced Wednesday.
Universa is the first large hedge fund to make the move since Miami's DDA began a campaign in May 2013 to lure more financial firms to the city, touting not only Florida's zero income tax but also Miami's quality of life as its downtown matures as an international hub for arts and culture.
"This was the first of many groups we spoke with. We are optimistic this will be the first of many great announcements," said Nitin Motwani, managing principal at Miami World Center and a DDA board member.
Miami, the second-largest banking-and-finance hub in the United States behind New York City, launched its Finance Sector Initiative to attract hedge funds through targeted one-on-one outreach; hosted events in New York, Connecticut and Miami; and partnerships with local finance leaders who are helping with the initiative.
Miami is already home to a handful of prominent hedge funds, mutual funds and private equity firms, including ESL Investments, Everest Capital, Fairholme Capital Management and H.I.G. Capital.
"Financial firms can access the same technology, the same high-quality office space and the same cosmopolitan lifestyle in Miami without paying sky-high income taxes," said DDA Chairman and Miami City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff.
Mark Spitznagel, founder and CIO of Universa, cited Miami's favorable tax policies, emerging financial sector and access to Latin American and European investors as primary reasons for the move, and he said he expects other firms to follow suit as local governments elsewhere in the country "tighten their grip" on businesses.
"Florida's business-friendly policies, which are so different from California's, offer the perfect environment for us as we expand," he said in a statement.
Universa plans to move into offices in Coconut Grove and expand its workforce to 25 employees from 14 over the next three years.
"This was not an overnight decision by any means," said Motwani, who chairs the DDA's Economic Development and Marketing Committee. "There were a number of trips involved by their executives for scouting houses, scouting schools for their kids and scouting office space, as well as experiencing the quality of life, the arts and culture of downtown Miami," he said, citing the Perez Art Museum Miami and the Miami Heat by name.


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Please join us for the Faces and Places in Fashion lecture series, which is led by FIT alumnus Joshua Williams (MPS Global Fashion Management '07) and takes place every Monday. The lecture series is a forum for prominent fashion professionals, including executives, designers and marketers to discuss their trade, their experience and their perspective on the business. Select lectures will be followed by networking receptions open to alumni, students and industry professionals. Reservation is required. We hope to see you there!
September 9 – Michael Niemtzow, Jon Harari, Raul Tovar, Windowswear
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TUESDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Men and women exposed to chemicals in the workplace may be increasing their odds of having an infant with a birth defect, two new studies suggest.
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In the first report, researchers linked birth defects to fathers who have certain jobs, including mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, artists, photographers, food-service workers, landscapers, hairdressers and make-up artists, the researchers report.
"Our study provides additional evidence of exposures or risk factors among men that can increase the risk of birth defects in their offspring," said lead researcher Tania Desrosiers, from the Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention at the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill. "In general, most of the associations we observed between occupations and birth defects were modest."
For example, children of photographers and photo-processing workers were about three times as likely to have congenital glaucoma as offspring of men who worked in other occupations, Desrosiers said.
"Although this increased risk may sound alarming, primary congenital glaucoma in the general population is actually quite rare, with approximately one in 10,000 infants affected," she said.
The report was published online July 17 in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
For the study, Desrosiers' team used data from the U.S. National Birth Defects Prevention Study to identify almost 1,000 fathers who had children with a birth defect. They compared these with more than 4,000 fathers whose infant didn't have any birth defects.
The researchers found that about one-third of the jobs they looked at were not associated with birth defects. These occupations included architects, designers, health-care workers, dentists, firefighters, fishermen, car-assembly workers, entertainers, foundry workers, stonemasons, glass blowers, painters, train drivers, soldiers and commercial divers.
Some jobs appeared to be linked to specific birth defects: artists (problems with the mouth, eyes and ears, gut, limbs, and heart); photographers and photo processors (cataracts, glaucoma, insufficient eye tissue); drivers (glaucoma and insufficient eye tissue); and landscapers and gardeners (gut abnormalities).
"We don't advise men to change jobs, but it may be prudent to avoid unnecessary exposure to chemicals and other potentially dangerous agents in the workplace," Desrosiers said. "One way to reduce exposure is to wear personal protective equipment."
What causes this association isn't clear. More research is needed to identify whether specific exposures, such as exposure to organic solvents or pesticides, for example, might account for the observed relationship between particular jobs and birth defects, she said.
How this might happen is unclear, said Dr. Michael Katz, interim medical director of the March of Dimes. "Is it the exposure of the father that might affect sperm?" he said. "Is it exposure to the mother from clothing brought into the house? Is it something they transmit to their partners?"
"I find it extremely hard to figure out why being a mathematician would have any sort of influence, because mostly what they do is think," he said.
These papers will evoke other, more comprehensive studies, Katz said.
"What these researchers did was review correlations, which are insufficient in a rational world to prompt doing something," he said.
In the second report, also published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, researchers found exposure to organic solvents at work seem to be associated with several types of heart defects at birth.
"We are not ready to say solvents cause heart defects, but there seems to be some suggestion that occupational exposure to solvents is a risk factor for some heart defects," said researcher Suzanne Gilboa, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This is not a definitive finding, and needs to be validated in other studies, she added.
Exposure to these solvents could increase the risk of having a baby with a heart defect by 60 percent to 70 percent, Gilboa said. The absolute risk, however, is low.
"The overall risk of having baby with a heart defect is one in 1,000 or less, so exposure might mean going from one case to two cases," she said.
Organic solvents are used for dissolving or dispersing things like fats, oils and waxes, and in chemical manufacturing. They are found in paints, varnishes, adhesives, degreasing/cleaning agents, dyes, polymers, plastic, synthetic textiles, printing inks and agricultural products, according to the report.
Most of these solvents are highly volatile and can be breathed in or absorbed through the skin or mouth.
Gilboa's team collected data on 5,000 women exposed to these solvents in their workplace early in pregnancy. They looked for associations between 15 types of congenital heart defects and exposure to these chemicals.
The researchers found that 4 percent of women whose babies did not have birth defects -- and 5 percent of those who did -- were exposed to organic solvents at the time they were trying to conceive or early in pregnancy.
When they accounted for these findings using other published material, they increased to 8 percent and 10 percent, respectively.
"These findings are encouraging," Katz said. The weakness of both of these studies, however, is that the work experience is self-reported, so it is subject to faulty memory of what the actual exposure was at the critical time, he said.
Another caveat about the two studies: while they uncovered an association between parents' occupations and birth defects, they did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
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I've been brought up old school - where we learned to design the database schema BEFORE the application's business layer (or using OOAD for everything else). I've been pretty good with designing schemas (IMHO :) and normalized only to remove unnecessary redundancy but not where it impacted speed i.e. if joins were a performance hit, the redundancy was left in place. But mostly it wasn't.
With the advent of some ORM frameworks like Ruby's ActiveRecord or ActiveJDBC (and a few others I can't remember, but I'm sure there are plenty) it seems they prefer having a surrogate key for every table even if some have primary keys like 'email' - breaking 2NF outright. Okay, I understand not too much, but it gets on my nerves (almost) when some of these ORMs (or programmers) don't acknowledge 1-1 or 1-0|1 (i.e. 1 to 0 or 1). They stipulate that it's just better to have everything as one big table no matter if it has a ton of
nulls "todays systems can handle it" is the comment I've heard more often.
I agree that memory constraints did bear a direct correlation to normalization (there are other benefits too :) but in today's time with cheap memory and quad-core machines is the concept of DB normalization just left to the texts? As DBAs do you still practice normalization to 3NF (if not BCNF :)? Does it matter? Is "dirty schema" design good for production systems? Just how should one make the case "for" normalization if it's still relevant.
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I did some tries for a first simple walk. Lots of try and error. But at least I preferred the drag tool to eliminate slipping.
Binding the drag tool floor to the object caused the skeleton to walk out of the mesh. Binding the drag tool to the level which contains the skeleton and the mesh was a good solution.
After I bound the level to floor via drag tool I did each 5 frames a keyframe and animated the skeleton grabbing the spine at point 0 and moved it forward. After that I tried to suit the legs and then the upper body. The first tries didn't looked very good. Now here is a try I'm a bit satisfied already though animators will for sure notice some flaws. I'll appreciate any input.


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As a lover of both art and words, it's inevitable that I would love typography. Words have meaning all their own, but when design is thrown into the mix, the emotion of it is amplified. When typography is done right, it can evoke an exact emotion – wistfulness, nostalgia, romance, anger, playfulness, seriousness, excitement, peacefulness, hunger.
Typography is used in magazines, art, television advertisements, restaurant signs, on products and everywhere imaginable to grab your attention.
In recent years, typography has also been used in music videos. This is often referred to as "moving typography" or "animated typography". I had seen quite a few of these sorts of videos in English and was absolutely enamored, so I went in search of "moving typography" videos in Spanish. I discovered an Uruguyan band called "El Cuarteto de Nos", who has used this in their videos. I love it! Not only is it fun, but it's a good way to learn the spelling and pronunciation of some words you might not know. (Not to mention, la música está bien chida.)


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Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, stood by his libertarian beliefs on Sunday, saying that victims of the violent storms and tornadoes that have battered a band of states in the South and Midwest in recent days should not be given emergency financial aid from the federal government.
"There is no such thing as federal money," Paul said, on CNN's State of the Union. "Federal money is just what they steal from the states and steal from you and me."
"The people who live in tornado alley, just as I live in hurricane alley, they should have insurance," Paul said.
Paul said there was a role for the National Guard to restore order and provide care and shelter in major emergencies, but that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) led to nothing but "frustration and anger."
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cellar permalink16 Nov, 2012 8:52 pm
Compare with, oh, people with various forms of autism maybe? I was about to say say something about nerds and geeks and such, but them mightn't be all that socially disinclined, actually. Well some of them obviously are. But plenty might have this bit working just fine, except that the yardstick they use is more or less orthogonal to that of "ordinary people", whoever that may be.
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Sherlach, 56, had been the school psychologist since 1994.
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Hochsprung, who was in her 40s, served in schools throughout the area during more than 20 years first as a special education teacher in New Milford and Bridgeport and then an administrator in Danbury for six years.
For five years she was assistant principal of Danbury's Rogers Park Middle School and from 2003-04, as an assistant principal of Danbury High School. She left Danbury to became principal of Bethlehem Elementary School from 2004-07 and then was principal at Mitchell Elementary School in Woodbury until her move to Newtown in 2010.
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James Schlegel, who was in the program with her, described her as a great school leader.
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Glass said Hochsprung was the sort of educator who loved working directly with students.
"It was not unusual to see her down on the floor working with the students. She'd work shoulder-to-shoulder on her knees with the kids," Glass said. "She loved to live life. They had a sailboat and would sail down to the Caribbean. They were not just little sails. She knew how to balance her professional life and personal life."
Melody Montgomery, a retired eighth grade history teacher, worked with Hochsprung at Rogers Park and respected her.
"She didn't sit in her office," Montgomery said. "She loved being creative and hands-on. She always had her door open for people and she was always positive. She had a great smile."
Barbara Durniak, of New Fairfield, was secretary for Hochsprung during her five years at Rogers Park.
"Dawn was a fine human being," Durniak said through tears. "She loved kids and kids loved her. It's a hell of a way for her to go. It's overwhelming. She was lovely to look at, lovely to know. She knew her job and did her job well."
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Savilles was a cobblers and the shop next door was a newsagents ,so I'm told.
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Nice photos, and thanks for sharing,,
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Ernie Saville lived just behind me on Marlborough Road and he wasn't just a cobbler, he was a clogger and would make bespoke clogs using wooden 'blanks' for the soles, which he would shape to the customer's foot and then craft the leather tops to suit the customer. He told me that his father was a clogger before him and when he started he didn't have pre-formed 'blanks' but used to work with just raw pieces of wood which he would have to cut to size and shape before he started to form the sole. He said that the best wood for clogs was Alder. Any link with the school name?
In his later years when he stopped making clogs his main business was supplying leather to Hyde's cobblers. Hence the description 'Leather Factors' over his shop
I think the man in the 2nd photo in the middle in the blue suit was a headmaster at St Georges but I cant be certain.
The man in the 2nd photo was Jim Birch, who was one time head of St George's School.
Looking further down Market Street than your shot from Google Earth, the shop which is now Nail City was Slaters' Newsagents and the present pawnshop was Proctor's Photographers/camera shop.
Next to Jim Birch in the middle photo is Duncan Baird who was Vicar of St George's at the time.
Great post and so good to read the comments coming in... very interesting to read about the clog making..
Werneth Low - didn't Slaters have two shops next door to one another? If I remember rightly, one was a newsagents and the other a card shop?
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Now there's a question! I have this memory of Slater's shop being double-fronted but that memory for some reason doesn't include newspapers! So you could well be right, in that there were two separate shops.
I believe that Slater's was lower down than Saville's and that the shop in question was a butcher's although I cannot recall the name. Slater's was double fronted and sold greetings cards and other fancy stationery, we knew it as Slater's bottom shop, they also owned the newsagents at 209 Market Street (between Vernon Street and Queen Street which we calles Slater's top shop. I also seem to recall a single fronted Slater's newsagents next door to the card shop.


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5. The main thrust of tax policies is to reduce taxes for the rich. Fair tax policies existed during the administration of Bill Clinton, and economic growth exploded. Protecting the fabulously rich has not worked in Texas. It has resulted in a $4 billion deficit in our schools and 32,000 layoffs, most of whom were school teachers.
6. Eliminating regulations for banks, Wall Street and inside traders simply makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. Lack of adequate regulations of Wall Street has resulted in fraud, manipulation and horrifying losses to small investors.
7. Because of Republicans' saber rattling or desire of profit for companies such as Vice President Dick Cheney's Halliburton and fellow travelers, we were led into wars costing thousands of American lives, hundreds of thousands of deaths for Iraqis, and plunged American into the greatest debt it has ever experienced.
8. Republican attitudes concerning minorities was typified the last regular session of the Texas Legislature when two of the Republican leaders introduced legislation stating it would be OK for illegals to live in Texas so long as they worked as a yard man or maid.
9. Republican policies in Texas have caused our education to seriously lag behind other states of the nation. Republican policies have allowed college tuition to triple or even quadruple in a short period of time. Deterioration, or lack of access to a proper education has led in large measure to Texas being the state employing the most minimum wage workers of any state in the union. Continued policies which deter or deny a quality education will lead to America becoming a third-world country with our children and grandchildren working for the Chinese, Indians or worse.
10. People should vote their own interests. Working people have been duped by various non-issues to side with the Republicans. You should, if you are a working person or aspire to the middle class, consider whether or not you have anything in common with the billionaires who are funding the secret Super PACs. Do you really believe Republicans will pay you the same amount of attention as they pay to the Koch brothers or other billionaires who believe corporations should enjoy the same privileges as humans?
Carl Parker has practiced law in Port Arthur since 1958. He is a 1958 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law. Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1962 and the Senate in 1976, Parker continued to practice law while writing and sponsoring hundreds of bills that became laws relating to every aspect of life in Texas, including many regarding consumer safety.


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Actress Ellen Page has confessed she expected "much more hate" after 'coming out' as gay in February.
The Juno star revealed she is a lesbian during the Human Rights Campaign's Time To THRIVE conference in Las Vegas, and following her admission, Page was ready for a barrage of nasty comments to come her way.
But in the upcoming June issue of Canada's Flare magazine, the 26 year old reveals she was happily proven wrong about her assumption, explaining, "I expected so much more hate. It was just remarkably positive, which is beautiful, because it's indicative of the change that's happening."
Prior to her speech at the Las Vegas event, Page also admits she was "very, very nervous" to speak so openly about her sexuality, knowing she would make headlines moments after the announcement.
She says, "You think you're in a place where you're all, 'I'm thrilled to be gay, I have no issues about being gay anymore, I don't feel shame about being gay,' but you actually do.
"You're just not fully aware of it. I think I still felt scared about people knowing. I felt awkward around gay people; I felt guilty for not being myself."
After the life-changing reveal, Page is now more open than ever about discussing her sexuality, especially since her heterosexual peers don't have to hide theirs from the public eye.
Page adds, "You hear things like, 'People shouldn't know about your life because you're creating an illusion on-screen.' But I don't see other actresses going to great lengths to hide their heterosexuality. That's an unfair double standard."
Actress Ellen Page has confessed she expected "much more hate" after 'coming out' as gay in February.


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Ohio State, Georgia earn big wins; Top 25 college football analysis
In Week 5 of the college football season, we saw an incredible game between the hedges in Athens, Ga., between LSU and Georgia and won by the Bulldogs. We also saw No. 11 Oklahoma State fall on the road to West Virginia, and Oklahoma exact some revenge on Notre Dame by beating the Irish in South Bend.
In the late-night window, Stanford capped off an easy win, and second-ranked Oregon routed Cal. Get caught up on all of Saturday's games on Sporting News' scoreboard, and here's the rundown of Week 5's biggest action:
Week 5 in pictures | Behind the SEC curtain with Mike Slive
No. 1 Alabama 25, No. 21 Mississippi 0 (recap): The Tide led just 9-0 at the half, but poured it on in the second half with a suffocating defensive performance. Maybe Nick Saban had something to do with it.
No. 2 Oregon 55, California 16 (recap): The Ducks scored 27 in the first quarter wearing some flashy new helmets and it was easy the rest of the way.
No. 4 Ohio State 31, No. 24 Wisconsin 24 (recap): This game essentially decides the Leaders Division, and if that holds true, it's good news for the Buckeyes, who welcomed back Braxton Miller. The quarterback threw four TD passes in the victory.
No. 5 Stanford 55, Washington State 17 (recap): Did you know that Kevin Hogan has not lost as the Cardinal's starting quarterback? He extended that streak Saturday night against the Cougars.
No. 9 Georgia 44, No. 6 LSU 41: (recap): Dazzlingly entertaining all game, but Bulldogs made the one stop they needed—the last one. One other thing you must know: Bulldogs star RB Todd Gurley rolled an ankle pretty badly in the second quarter, and his status for the following weeks is unclear.
HAYES: Offensive outbursts show SEC is changing ... not for the better
No. 3 Clemson 56, Wake Forest 7 (recap): Tajh Boyd had nearly 300 yards passing in the first half and three TDs en route to the Tigers' big win.
No. 8 Florida State 48, Boston College, 34 (recap): Seminoles took most of the first quarter off, but took control in second half. Jameis Winston had four scoring strikes for FSU, including one on a Hail Mary pass at the first-half buzzer.
No. 10 Texas A&M 45, Arkansas 33 (recap): The Razorbacks made it interesting, but ultimately couldn't keep up with Manziel and the Aggies.
No. 11 Oklahoma State at West Virginia, ESPN (recap): Cowboys had chance to tie with 25-yard fourth-quarter field goal, but Ben Grogan's chip shot nailed the upright. Mountaineers countered with two FGs to put the game out of reach. Oklahoma State doomed by three turnovers in losing as a near three-touchdown favorite.
No. 12 South Carolina 28, UCF 25 (recap): Knights had pitched a 30-minute shutout, but Gamecocks score four second-half TDs and hold off comeback in final minutes. USC played much of the game without QB Connor Shaw, who sprained his right shoulder on the first series of the game. He'll be out 2-3 weeks because of it.
No. 14 Oklahoma 35, No. 22 Notre Dame 21 (recap): Except for George Atkinson's 80-yard TD run, the Irish did little on offense. Tommy Rees threw three INTs, and Sooners got revenge for last year's loss in Norman.
No. 15 Miami 49, South Florida 21 (recap): Hurricanes off to their first 4-0 start in nine years. Dallas Crawford and Stacy Coley had two scores each for Miami.
No. 16 Washington 31, Arizona 13 (recap): RB Bishop Sankey piled up more than 150 rushing yards and Keith Price tossed two TD passes as the Huskies wore down the Wildcats to remain undefeated.
No. 20 Florida 24, Kentucky 7 (recap): Gators lost their leader in Jeff Driskel, and their best defensive player (Dominique Easley) to season-ending injuries. But Florida was punishing on defense and QB Tyler Murphy played well in his first start.
No. 25 Fresno State 42, Hawaii 37 (recap): Derek Carr had a big game with 324 yards passing, but Fresno State had to hold off a big comeback to beat Hawaii.


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White Papers and Application Notes
FEM-Simulation of a Printed Acceleration Sensor with RF Readout CircuitH. Schweiger[1], T. Göstenkors[1], R. Bau[1], D. Zielke[1]
[1]Dept. Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
In this paper we want to figure out the development of a capacitive acceleration-sensor system with the FEM-Method. The sensor-system is in the position to detect accelerations in the range of ±20 g. Furthermore the sensor-element contains a printed RF-inductance, which is used for contactless data transfer. On the one hand the simulation of the L-C-oscillating circuit using the RF Module of COMSOL is shown, on the other hand the simulation of the sensor itself was done. The deflection of the sensor by an acceleration load was calculated and the change in sensor's capacitance by the resulting deflection was evaluated. The changed capacitance of the sensor leads to a change in resonance frequency of the oscillating circuit, which could be detected.


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Recitation and Enrichment Vol. 3 - Downloadable Version
Recitation and Enrichment Vol. Three
This volume includes 32 week plans which incorporate:
- Selections for Copywork, Dictation, and Recitation. These are designed to correspond with your students' history studies, and are drawn from primary sources, poetry, and literature of the
Early Modern Era and Physics. Exceptions from other periods are included for variety. An innovative tiered approach is explained in detail and allows all levels to learn and work together.
- Memory work in Life Science, Math, Latin Grammar, English Grammar, and Timeline History Sentences. Recitation selections are designed to balance the challenging aspects of incorporating memory work. Realistic pacing tempers a rigorous program of recitation. All of the assigned definitions, chants, and sentences convey meaning without neglecting structure.
- Enrichment topics are drawn from Nature Study, Geography, Vocabulary, Fine Arts, and Manners. Designed to meet a need for relational learning, this innovative format eases preparation
and provides a focus on aural exposure, vocabulary, group exploration, and discussion.
- Customizable sections for noting material to read aloud and additional areas of study, if desired.
The appendix includes resource lists, complete History, Latin, English, and Science Recitations; and a set of Montessori style three part history timeline cards, which are designed to provide visual recognition of vocabulary as well as experience with dates and concurrent civilizations.


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Kinetic is the Swiss Army knife of GPS tracking and timing: configurable, expandable and beautifully designed. The perfect iPhone app for running, cycling, hiking, walking or simply tracking where you go.
" I swore by CycleTracker until I found this. That's not to disparage CycleTracker at all, which still does the job nicely. But Kinetic is by far simpler, cleaner, more intuitive, and has all the same features in a much easier to use design. It also syncs with Daily Mile, which is likewise a much smarter and simpler fitness tracker than CycleTracker has with Training Peaks. " - Customer review by JDob
Just tap Start
Kinetic records everything for you: Time, distance, speed, pace, altitude (Google assisted), calories burned, heading, compass, live mapping and more.
Roll your own Kinetic
Kinetic's unique modules allow you to build your own app. Out-of-the-box Kinetic is ready to go but you can also add as many different modules as you want, arrange them in any order and change the settings to your heart's content. You can even change the app style to suite your outfit. The possibilities are endless.
All your workout data is automatically saved into a comprehensive training history. You can review and share (or show-off!) your best runs with family and friends: Dailymile, Facebook, Twitter and Email.
You can review and share (show-off!) your best runs with family and friends: Dailymile, Facebook, Twitter, Email and now Runkeeper!
Personal trainer
Kinetic comes included with running training plans: 5k, 10k, half-marathon, for all levels. Developed by a former London Marathon winner, Kinetic's training plans harness the expertise of some of the UK's most experienced runners and coaches. More training plans to come.
Challenge yourself
Set and measure your own personal targets and track your achievements as you progress through your goals. Kinetic will keep you informed on your progress.
Don't miss a beat
Monitor your heart rate in real-time. Plug-in your Wahoo Fitness key and wear your ANT+ rate monitor. Displays current, average and target range.
A word in your ear
Get audio feedback as you workout, when and how you want it. Listen to music as you train, in-flight iPod controls included.
Ready, Steady, Wait!…
Remember to warm-up first. Use the countdown timer for a delayed start to set your own custom warm-up times.
Red lights!
As hard as we tried we could not make the traffic lights change green for you. But we did the next best thing and added Auto pause. Perfect for cyclists or urban-runners.
Not just running
Choose from a range of Activities or add your own, and create and edit your own personal outdoor sessions. No sweat, use Kinetic just for fun. keep track of you go.
Still not sure, try Kinetic GPS Lite for free.
REQUIREMENTS: Kinetic App is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 running iOS 6.0 or later. Some features such as sharing, Google assisted altitude data require a wireless network for full functionality. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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How to Make a Cornucopia Cake for Your Thanksgiving Gathering
If you're eager to incorporate cake into your Thanksgiving buffet — or if you just want to lay off the pumpkin pie for a change — this not-too-sweet confection won't disappoint. Taking some time with the piped lace design makes it look as if the cornucopia is sitting on a tablecloth.
Assembling and Decorating the Cornucopia Cake
Tools: Two 9-inch round cake pans, #2 icing tip, #6 icing tip, #47 icing tip, 6-inch diameter plastic lid
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 40 minutes plus 30 minutes for cooling
Decoration time: 1 hour plus 1 hour for refrigeration
Yield: 12 servings
For the cake:
1 batch modified Delicious Yellow Cake batter
3 teaspoons instant espresso powder
1⁄2 cup half-and-half
1⁄2 cup coffee liqueur
For the frosting:
1 batch Stiff Decorator Frosting
1 batch Milk Chocolate Frosting
For the decorations:
Egg yellow food coloring gel
Harvest brown food coloring gel
Waffle ice cream cone
2 cups Swiss fruits
When preparing the yellow cake batter, stir 3 teaspoons instant espresso powder into the sifted flour, and substitute 1⁄2 cup half-and-half and 1⁄2 cup coffee liqueur for the milk.
After the cakes are completely cool, torte both cakes so that you have four layers. Frost one layer with milk chocolate frosting, and set the corresponding layer on top. Add a layer of frosting, followed by the third layer, another layer of frosting, and the final layer of cake. Apply a crumb coat (thin layer) of frosting to the entire cake, and refrigerate it for 1 hour.
Divide and tint the stiff decorator frosting as follows: 2 cups egg yellow and 2 cups harvest brown.
Frost the cake with yellow frosting.
In the center of the cake, use a toothpick to sketch an oval. Lay the ice cream cone on its side in the center of the oval.
Outfit a pastry bag with a coupler, a #47 tip, and brown frosting. Pipe a basket weave design on the ice cream cone cornucopia.
Arrange the Swiss fruits so that they appear to tumble out of the cornucopia.
Outfit the brown frosting bag with a #6 tip, and pipe an oval border around the cone, following your previous sketch.
Place the 6-inch plastic lid along the sides of the cake and press gently to create an impression of downward arcs. With the #6 tip and brown frosting, pipe little beads along the arcs. Also pipe a row of beads all around the base of the cake.
Outfit the brown frosting bag with a #1 tip, and in between the oval and the downward arcs, pipe a lacy design with a pattern of curves and lines.


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Phone number to Tri-County Mall mall
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Monday - Saturday 10:00 am - 9:00 pm, Sunday Noon - 6:00 pm.
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most important and most treatable risk factor for
transient ischemic attack (TIA) and
stroke. Proper treatment of high blood pressure can
reduce the chance of having a TIA or stroke.
High blood pressure increases the pressure inside arteries, causing
High blood pressure can be controlled with medicines and changes in
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Decided to take a few days off and just enjoy the summer, besides I'm suffering from a serious case of "NOinspiration!!!1" so drawing and designing for my Etsy shop is .. well.. not going too great. But I'm hoping to be opening on the 5th of July with a 5 picture series of fashion illustatrations. Fingers crossed!
Here are some pictures from yesterday, and a little video me and Annu did the other day. Oh and you need to try this milkshake-smoothie-thingy! You just need milk, a bit of yoghurt and some ice. Put them all in a jar or somewhere with a lid, and shake for a minute or two.. and there you have it - a delicious icecold smoothie-shake-thingy. Decorate with some cherries or strawberries and don't forget to share the love. Enjoy!
(I used CanonEOS 400D and 50mm lens for the pictures, Olympus fe-180 and Windows movie maker for the video. Music: Angus and Julia Stone - "Big Jet Plane")
Tervitus kõikidele tartlastele ja küpsis neile, kes ära arvavad, mis bussiga me sõitsime! :)


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World's Largest Investors Call For More Decisive Action By Governments on Climate Change
Nov. 20, 2012 /3BL Media/ - Groups representing the world's largest investors today published an open letter addressed to governments of the world's largest economies calling for a new dialogue on climate change policy in order to avert dangerous climate change and its resulting economic impacts. The letter, announced ahead of international climate negotiations starting on 26th November in Doha calls for:
- Clear, consistent and predictable policies that encourage low carbon investment;
- knowledge sharing between governments on effective climate and clean energy policies, building on successful existing national and regional measures;
- stronger international agreements that send clear market signals about the future of climate policy and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
According to the 2012 International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook, announced last week, current policies and recent trends will lead to long-term average global temperature increase of 3.6°C, a level which scientists have suggested could cause catastrophic and irreversible changes to the global ecosystem.
The re-election of President Obama in the United States, the leadership transition in China and the upcoming gathering of policy makers in Doha for the UN climate change conference provide an opportunity for investors and governments to begin a new dialogue on climate change and to advance the ambitious policies necessary to substantially reduce emissions and mitigate their potential impact on the world.
The letter was prepared by the European Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the North American Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), the Australia/New Zealand Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). It is also supported by the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (PRI).
Drawing on investor experience, the letter outlines the key features of successful climate change and clean energy policy which attract low-carbon investment. These include:
- clear short term, medium term and long-term greenhouse gas emission reduction targets;
- timetables for these targets, alongside enforceable legal mechanisms;
- incentives to shift the risk/reward balance away from high-carbon in favour of low-carbon investment
The four regional climate change investor groups – IIGCC, INCR, IGCC and AIGCC – also announced today the formation of the Global Investor Coalition on Climate Change (GIC) to represent the international investment community on climate change policy and investment issues at a global level. The GIC, which will be working closely with other networks including UNEP FI, PRI and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), will provide a focal point for engagement with international policy-making bodies.
Stephanie Pfeifer, Executive Director of the IIGCC said:
"Serious climate change will only be averted if governments and private investors work together. With severe weather events increasing in frequency and intensity, economic losses as a result of these events is increasing in turn. These losses impact upon the investments and retirement savings of billions of people. Well-designed, stable policy which stimulates clean energy investment is essential to put economies on a low-carbon path and avert the serious economic impacts of climate change."
Chris Davis, Director of Investor Programs at Ceres and INCR said:
"Strong carbon-reducing government policies are an urgent imperative. Hurricane Sandy, which caused more than $50 billion in economic losses, is typical of what we can expect if no action is taken and warming trends continue. Investors are rightly concerned about the short and long-term economic risks of climate change and understand that ambitious climate and clean energy policies are urgently needed to avoid catastrophic impact."
Nathan Fabian, CEO of the IGCC said:
"Investors are ready to allocate more funds to low carbon solutions, which can support the economic development objectives of nations. Realising the level of investment needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change requires that investors and governments work together. Now is the time for investors and governments to step up their dialogue on reducing climate risk and supporting low carbon investment."
Alexandra Tracy, Senior Advisor to AIGCC said:
"Billions of dollars of investment will need to be made over the next 20 years to upgrade emerging Asia's infrastructure and energy systems. In addition to the sheer volume of capital that must be mobilised, this transition requires complex policy development to manage issues of energy security, social equity and environmental impacts. Investors in Asia will look for effective global and national policy frameworks in both developed and emerging markets to support this process."
Nick Robins (HSBC), a member of UNEP FI's Climate Change Advisory Group (CCAG) said:
"One priority area for a deeper dialogue between policymakers and investors is energy efficiency, which takes cost out of the economy at a challenging time for economic growth. We now have many effective examples of how public policy and finance can leverage private capital for energy efficiency; these now need to be scaled up and rolled out globally."
Karsten Loeffler (Allianz), a member of UNEP FI's Climate Change Advisory Group (CCAG) said:
"Investors are ready to support policymakers in the transition to a low-carbon economy but the right framework conditions are still missing. A renewed dialogue could help unlock efforts at different stages of the investment chain. The roll-out of a market-driven pricing of carbon would help sending the appropriate investment signal to place low-carbon assets into the mainstream of capital markets."
For further information please contact:
Stephanie Pfeifer
Brian Bowen
Nathan Fabian
Alexandra Tracy
Remco Fischer
Matthew McAdam
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About the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) provides with a collaborative platform to encourage public policies, investment practices and corporate behaviour that address long-term risks and opportunities associated with climate change. The group currently has around 80 members, including many of the largest pension funds and asset managers in Europe, representing assets of over $10 trillion. In detail, the IIGCC's objectives are to:
- change market signals by encouraging the adoption of public policy solutions that ensure an orderly and efficient move to a low carbon economy as well as measures for adaptation which are consistent with long-term investment objectives;
- encourage a pro-active approach on climate change amongst asset owners and asset managers in order to preserve and enhance long-term investment values.
For further information visit www.iigcc.org
About the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR)
The Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) supports 100 institutional investors with assets exceeding $11 trillion in addressing the financial risks and investment opportunities associated with climate change. INCR works with its members on climate-related investment practices, corporate engagement, corporate disclosure and policy issues.
INCR is coordinated by Ceres, a US-based coalition of investors, environmental groups and other public interest organizations working with companies to address sustainability challenges including climate change and water scarcity.
Launched by 10 investors in 2003 at the first Investor Summit on Climate Risk hosted by Ceres at the United Nations, INCR has grown to include leading North American institutional investors. It works to shape responsible investment practices among state and city treasurers and comptrollers, public and labour pension funds, foundations, other institutional investors and a wide range of asset managers.
For further information visit www.incr.com
About the Investor Group on Climate Change Australia/New Zealand (IGCC)
The Investor Group on Climate Change Australia/New Zealand (IGCC) represents institutional investors, with total funds under management of nearly $1 trillion, and others in the investment community interested in the impact of climate change on investments. IGCC's 60 members aim to encourage government policies and investment practices that address the risks and opportunities of climate change, for the ultimate benefit of superannuants and unit holders. We also aim to:
- Raise awareness of the potential impacts, both positive and negative, resulting from climate change to the investment industry, corporate, government and community sectors;
- Encourage best practices approaches to facilitate the inclusion of the impacts of climate change in investment analysis by the investment industry; and
- Provide information to assist the investment industry to understand and incorporate climate change into the investment decision.
For further information visit www.igcc.org.au
About the Asia Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)
The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) was established in 2011 by the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) as a forum for investors, insurers and banks in Asia to examine risks and opportunities associated with climate change and low carbon investment in the region. Offering Asia-specific tools, resources and research, AIGCC is a platform for financial institutions to share best practice and collaborate on investment activity, risk management, engagement and policy. AIGCC provides a strong Asian voice on climate change to compliment perspectives from other parts of the world.
For further information please visit http://aigcc.asria.org
About the Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (PRI)
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) count more than 1,100 institutions managing more than $32 trillion in assets as signatories. The six Principles provide a voluntary framework to enable investors to incorporate consideration of environmental, social and governance factors into their investment decision-making and ownership practices, thereby contributing to the development of a more sustainable global financial system.
The investor letter is supported by the PRI Initiative – the body that supports signatories in their implementation of the Principles. The views and recommendations set out in the letter do not necessarily represent the views of individual signatories or the signatory base as a whole.
For further information please visit http://www.unpri.org
About the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is a strategic public-private partnership between UNEP and the global financial sector. UNEP works with over 200 banks, investment firms, insurers and a range of partner organisations, to understand the impacts of environmental, social and governance issues on financial performance and sustainable development.
Through its Climate Change Advisory Group (CCAG), UNEP FI aims to understand the roles, potentials and needs of the finance sector in addressing climate change, and to advance the integration of climate change factors – both risks and opportunities – into financial decision-making.
For further information please visit http://www.unepfi.org