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Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service at Arizona State University
Since 2012, the ASU Sustainability Solutions Service has built a mission-driven social enterprise that has a mix of earned income, philanthropy and institutional support. Unlike traditional academic research, the ASU Sustainability Solutions Service falls within the emergent fields of impact investing, social enterprise, public-private partnerships, impact assessment and B corps.
Premier Sponsor
As sustainability moves up the boardroom agenda, it is increasingly integrated into corporate-level strategic planning and reporting. Management now needs to use the sustainability agenda for strategic advantage, and the TCFD framework is a valuable tool to help identify and prioritize key threats and opportunities related to climate risk.
At PwC, we help our clients assess sustainability/ESG issues, set goals that support the alignment and integration of the sustainability vision into overall corporate strategy, implement processes, controls, systems and dashboards to measure progress and allow for consistent, accurate and reliable reporting.
International Paper
International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a leading global producer of renewable fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper products with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, Europe, North Africa and Russia. We produce corrugated packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable world-wide commerce; pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal hygiene products that promote health and wellness; and papers that facilitate education and communication. We are headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., employ more than 50,000 colleagues and serve more than 25,000 customers in 150 countries. Net sales for 2018 were $23 billion. For more information about International Paper, our products and global citizenship efforts, please visit internationalpaper.com.
Nestle Waters
Nestlé Waters North America provides people with an unrivaled portfolio of bottled waters for healthy hydration. Brands such as Nestlé Pure Life®, Arrowhead®, Poland Spring®, Perrier® and San Pellegrino® have driven Nestlé Waters North America to be the third largest non-alcoholic beverage company by volume in the U.S. Based in Stamford, Connecticut with some 8,500 employees, Nestlé Waters is committed to reducing its environmental footprint across operations. As a natural resource company, Nestlé Waters sustainably manages our 47 spring sources and maintains more than 20,000 acres of natural watershed area. The company is also committed to creating shared value and being a good neighbor in the 140 communities where it operates in the U.S.
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SC JohnsonSC Johnson is a family company dedicated to innovative, high-quality products, excellence in the workplace and a long-term commitment to the environment and the communities in which it operates. Based in the USA, the company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of household cleaning products and products for home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care, as well as professional products. It markets such well-known brands as GLADE®, KIWI®, OFF!®, PLEDGE®, RAID®, SCRUBBING BUBBLES®, SHOUT®, WINDEX® and ZIPLOC® in the U.S. and beyond, with brands marketed outside the U.S. including AUTAN®, BAYGON®, BRISE®, KABIKILLER®, KLEAR®, MR MUSCLE® and RIDSECT®. The 134-year-old company, which generates $10 billion in sales, employs approximately 13,000 people globally and sells products in virtually every country around the world. www.scjohnson.com
Dow combines one of the broadest technology sets in the industry with asset integration, focused innovation and global scale to achieve profitable growth and become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company. Dow's portfolio of performance materials, industrial intermediates and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated science-based products and solutions for our customers in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure and consumer care. Dow operates 113 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 37,000 people. For more information, visit www.dow.com or follow us @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
Waste Management
Waste Management is a leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions services in North America, serving more than 21 million customers in the U.S. and Canada. As part of our strategy, we are committed to developing new waste solutions that can help communities and organizations achieve their green goals, including zero waste.
Waste Management Sustainability Services is a nationwide network of environmental professionals offering sustainability advisory services, environmental and project management experience to help companies advance along the path toward sustainability. By leveraging the network of assets and expertise of WM, our team can design and implement value-driven solutions unrivaled in the industry.
General Motors
Over the last 100-plus years, General Motors has been at the forefront of the automotive revolution. Today, we're a leader in a new transformation, one that will create a safer and smarter world, and our vision for a future with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion drives every decision we make. Why? It's the right move for our customers, our employees and future generations. To learn more, visit gm.com.
Asia Pulp & Paper
The Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) is a trade name for a group of pulp and paper manufacturing companies, responsible for delivering quality products to meet the global demand for tissue, packaging and paper. In 2012, APP launched its Sustainability Roadmap, Vision 2020, followed by its Forest Conservation Policy in 2013. Key objectives of this roadmap and policy are to further improve its environmental performance, biodiversity conservation, and protection of community right, ensuring its suppliers adopt High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS) principles. APP has also committed to support the protection and restoration of natural forests at a landscape level, using multi-stakeholder approach in large scale conservation projects.
Minneapolis-based Target serves guests at more than 1,800 stores and at Target.com. Building on our heritage as a responsible business, our Future at Heart strategy encapsulates our ambition to put the needs of people, communities and the planet at the heart of how we work today, to help build a better tomorrow. Through our efforts to Empower Teams, Serve Guests, Foster Communities and Design Tomorrow, we're working to drive change and help make a positive impact. For more information, visit www.target.com/corporateresponsibility.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.6 trillion and operations worldwide. The Firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of customers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.
NextEra Energy Resources
NextEra Energy Resources is proud to be a clean, renewable energy leader, with approximately 18,260 MW of generating capacity. We have invested $25B in our renewable business – and will continue to invest in a clean-energy tomorrow. Not only do we manage a financially sound company, but we do so in a way that preserves the environment now and for future generations. Our expertise is in project development and construction and wholesale and retail electricity, as well as in developing meaningful, long-term partnerships to customize energy products and services in response to what our customers need. We are the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, with more than 145 facilities in operation in 26 states and Canada, and honored to have a parent company (NextEra Energy, NYSE:NEE) named No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune's 2016 list of the "World's Most Admired Companies." For more information, visit www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
For over 105 years, Steelcase Inc. has helped create great experiences for the world's leading organizations, across industries. We demonstrate this through our family of brands - including Steelcase®, Coalesse®, Designtex®, PolyVision®, Turnstone®, Smith System®, Orangebox® and AMQ®. Together, they offer a comprehensive portfolio of architecture, furniture and technology products and services designed to unlock human promise and support social, economic and environmental sustainability. We are globally accessible through a network of channels, including over 800 Steelcase dealer locations. Steelcase is a global, industry-leading and publicly traded company with fiscal 2019 revenue of $3.4 billion. Learn more at www.steelcase.com.
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 18,200 employees in North America and had sales of $17.9 billion in 2017. For more information about BASF's North American operations, visit www.basf.com.
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The more than 115,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of more than €60 billion in 2017. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at www.basf.com.
Contributing Sponsor
Climate change and sustainability continue to rise on the agendas of governments and organizations around the world with rapidly evolving drivers and expectations. Businesses face regulatory requirements and the need to meet stakeholder expectations as well as respond to the opportunities presented for revenue generation and cost reduction. This means a fundamental and complex transformation for many organizations and the embedding of climate change and sustainability into core business activities to achieve short-term objectives and create long-term shareholder value. EY's global, multidisciplinary teams combine core experience in assurance, tax, transactions and advisory with climate change and sustainability skills and deep industry knowledge. Learn more at https://www.ey.com/en_gl.
Boeing aspires to be the top environmental performer in aerospace. From 2007 to 2017, we reduced greenhouse gas emissions 29 percent while growing business and increasing aircraft deliveries by 71 percent. By 2025, we will continue to innovate for performance, inspire global collaboration and demonstrate excellence in sustainability by reducing greenhouse gas, water consumption, solid waste, energy and hazardous waste. Learn more here.
GOJO, the inventor of PURELL® Hand Sanitizer, is the leading global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions for away-from-home settings. The broad GOJO product portfolio includes hand cleaning, handwashing, hand sanitizing, skin care formulas and surface sprays under the GOJO®, PURELL™ and PROVON® brand names. GOJO formulations use the latest advances in the science of skin care and sustainability. GOJO is known for state-of-the-art dispensing technology, engineered with attention to design, sustainability and functionality. GOJO programs promote healthy behaviors for hygiene, skin care and compliance in critical environments. GOJO is a privately held, family-owned corporation headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with operations in the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Canada and Brazil.
EcoVadis is the world's most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, intelligence and collaborative performance improvement tools for global supply chains. Backed by a powerful technology platform and a global team of domain experts, EcoVadis' easy-to-use and actionable sustainability scorecards provide detailed insight into environmental, social and ethical risks across 198 purchasing categories and 155 countries. Industry leaders such as Johnson & Johnson, L'Oréal, Nestlé, Schneider Electric, Michelin and BASF are among the more than 55,000 businesses on the EcoVadis network, all working with a single methodology to evaluate, collaborate and improve sustainability performance in order to protect their brands, foster transparency and innovation, and accelerate growth. Learn more on ecovadis.com, Twitter or LinkedIn.
A trusted partner at more than one million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. Learn more at ecolab.com.
Marsh & McLennan Companies
Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The company's more than 60,000 colleagues advise clients in over 130 countries. With annual revenue over $13 billion, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading firms. Marsh advises individual and commercial clients of all sizes on insurance broking and innovative risk management solutions. Guy Carpenter develops advanced risk, reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations meet the health, wealth and career needs of a changing workforce. Oliver Wymanserves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients. For more information, visit mmc.com, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @mmc_global or subscribe to BRINK.
McDonald's Corporation
As one of the world's largest restaurant companies, our size and reach position McDonald's with the responsibility and opportunity to take action on some of the most pressing social and environmental challenges in the world today. We embrace this opportunity to drive positive change where it's most relevant, and to do so by collaborating with millions of customers, employees, franchisees, suppliers and other partners. These initiatives are most successful when they go beyond our company to influence action both within our business network and beyond. We call this using our Scale for Good. We hope our efforts can drive real change, so they become tomorrow's standard. It's an ongoing effort, and we're always looking to what's next.
Clean Energy
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is the leading provider of natural gas fuel and renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel for transportation in the United States and Canada, with a network of approximately 530 stations across North America that we own or operate. We build and operate compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas stations (LNG) stations and deliver more CNG, LNG and RNG vehicle fuel than any other company in the United States. Clean Energy sells Redeem™ RNG fuel and believes it is the cleanest transportation fuel commercially available, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70%. Clean Energy owns natural gas liquification facilities in California and Texas which produces LNG for the transportation and other markets. For more information, visit www.CleanEnergyFuels.com.
LevelTen is the safest, most cost-effective way for Corporate and Institutional (C&I) customers to purchase renewable energy. Our technology-enabled marketplace connects a broader class of C&I customers to utility-scale projects. By aggregating both buyers and sellers, LevelTen offers C&I customers access to the same projects and terms afforded to the world's largest energy buyers. LevelTen's portfolios featuring the market's best projects, allow C&I customers to painlessly meet sustainability objectives and stabilize energy costs. www.leveltenenergy.com
Walmart helps people around the world save money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in retail stores, online, and through their mobile devices. The company is committed to help increase economic opportunity, enhance sustainability of value chains and strengthen local community resilience. We know that addressing key social and environmental challenges requires collective efforts both upstream and downstream so, Walmart has convened key suppliers, NGOs and organizations to establish commitments and initiate projects towards a collective goal that will reduce emissions across their respective supply chains 1 Gigaton by 2030. Walmart is inviting others to participate in this "Project Gigaton". For more information on Project Gigaton or Walmart's Sustainability initiatives visit www.walmartsustainabilityhub.comor www.corporate.walmart.com.
International Copper Association
At its highest level, sustainable development is at the core of the work of the International Copper Association (ICA). Our mission is to bring together the global copper industry to develop and defend markets for copper and to make a positive contribution to society's sustainable-development goals. ICA leads the world's copper industry on the issues critical to securing copper's future growth. ICA's members represent the majority of global copper production. ICA's status as a not-for-profit trade association provides its members with a credible, independent advocate to address challenges faced by the collective industry. ICA increases awareness and use of copper by communicating the unique attributes making this sustainable element an essential contributor to the formation of life, to advances in science and technology, and to a higher standard of living throughout the world. From clean energy to sustainable communities to climate change, the copper industry's work advances all 17 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
SupplyShift provides a comprehensive platform to seamlessly gather and analyze supplier networks, connecting companies to de-risk and improve supply chains. SupplyShift's cloud-based platform allows for reliable data management and performance measurement, secure traceability for supply chain transparency, and improved collaboration throughout the entire supply chain. The platform is built with the belief that, when properly managed, a company's supplier network can deliver incredible value for the company, the greater economy, and can play an important role in changing our world for the better. The SupplyShift platform makes it seamless to gain the insight needed to create a more responsive, responsible supplier network that makes the entire supply chain more productive. Learn more at www.supplyshift.net.
Deloitte provides industry-leading audit, consulting, tax and advisory services to many of the world's most admired brands, including 80 percent of the Fortune 500 and more than 6,000 private and middle market companies. Our people work across more than 20 industry sectors to deliver measurable and lasting results that help reinforce public trust in our capital markets, inspire clients to make their most challenging business decisions with confidence, and help lead the way toward a stronger economy and a healthy society.
As if being incorporated for over 175 years weren't remarkable enough, the company's origins in textiles run much deeper – its relationship with clothing dates back as far as the 1600s. And not only has it lived through the prosperous and turbulent times of the centuries in between, C&A has also helped to define the way people choose and buy their clothes. Still family owned after six generations, C&A continues to adapt and innovate, just as it did when brothers Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer (the C and A behind the company's name) set out in 1841 to make their names. Today C&A is still managed as a family company that is just as committed to its customers as it was in 1841. The pioneering spirit that drove the company´s founders in the 19th century is still helping the transform the fashion industry to not do just less bad, but good. C&A operates over 2000 retail stores across Europe, Brazil, Mexico and China.
Intel expands the boundaries of technology to make the most amazing experiences possible. Information about Intel can be found at newsroom.intel.com and intel.com.
Quantis guides top organizations to define, shape and implement intelligent environmental sustainability solutions. In a nutshell, our creative geeks take the latest science and make it actionable. They deliver resilient strategies, robust metrics, useful tools, and credible communications.
With offices in the US, France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Colombia and clients around the world, Quantis is a key partner in inspiring sustainable change on a global scale. (re)discover Quantis at www.quantis-intl.com.
The Embedding Project
The Embedding Project is a public-benefit research project that relies on strong social science research methods to bring together thoughtful sustainability intrapreneurs from across industries and around the world, and harnesses their collective knowledge to develop rigorous and practical guidance that benefits everyone. Learn more here: embeddingproject.org
The Earth Institute's M.S. Sustainability Management Program at Columbia University
The M.S. in Sustainability Management, a joint program of the Earth Institute and the School of Professional Studies, draws from Columbia University's excellence in sustainability and the experience of leading practitioners to train problem-solving sustainability professionals. The program emphasizes the skills and knowledge that are needed to integrate sustainability in business, and in public and non-profit organizations. In response to the increasing challenges all organizations face — from reducing energy and water use to improving their supply chain — the program combines academic leadership, scientific rigor, and professional practice in a dynamic, interdisciplinary, and flexible course of study. Learn more here: http://sustainability.ei.columbia.edu
Natural Capital Partners
Natural Capital Partners works with clients, including Microsoft, Intuit and Bain & Co, to combine business success with positive impact on the environment and society. Through understanding the specific goals of its clients, and collaborating with a global network of projects and partners, the company delivers solutions and finance which support the transition to renewable energy, protect and restore biodiversity, and enables low carbon solutions to reach scale and deliver impact. Natural Capital Partners has more than 300 clients in 34 countries and delivers products and services for carbon, energy, water, biodiversity and communities in direct operations, consumer markets and supply chains – the world's natural capital.
First Solar
First Solar is the world's leading provider of large-scale solar energy solutions. With nearly 5GW of large-scale projects developed and executed, and 17GW of PV modules installed worldwide, no single company offers more large-scale solar experience than First Solar. We are experts in the development, financing, engineering, construction and operation of some of the largest and most successful PV power plants in the world. Our experience enables us to deliver, operate and maintain reliable and cost-effective solar energy that can strengthen your brand and hedge your energy costs. As the partner of choice for leading global corporate energy buyers, First Solar brings the proven capability to take energy forward.www.firstsolar.com
Cupanion is an innovative drinkware company that focuses on building products and programs that help the planet and the people on it. Connected with our Fill it Forward app we give people the power to help the environment and give clean water to people in need every time they reuse. Visit cupanion.com for more information.
FuelCell Energy
FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ: FCEL) delivers efficient, affordable and clean solutions for the supply, recovery and storage of energy. We design, manufacture, undertake project development, install, operate and maintain megawatt-scale fuel cell systems, serving utilities, industrial and large municipal power users with solutions that include both utility-scale and on-site power generation, carbon capture, local hydrogen production for transportation and industry, and long duration energy storage. With SureSource™ installations on three continents and millions of megawatt hours of ultra-clean power produced, FuelCell Energy is a global leader with environmentally responsible power solutions. Visit us online at www.fuelcellenergy.com and follow us on Twitter @FuelCell_Energy.
VADA Vented Roofs
Roofing is a very toxic industry. Roofing manufacturers have one business model: "Convince building owners to throw their current roof away and buy a new one." VADA is disrupting that "old school" approach. VADA eliminates many toxic chemicals typically used in roofing. VADA eliminates the need for tearing off the existing roof and hauling it to a landfill. We want to meet with YOUR Sustainability Officer and YOUR Facilities Engineer. Let us show you the value that VADA provides. VADA is NOT NEW. We have a 31-year track record of excellence! And, VADA is typically very competitive. Beyond being environmentalists, we are roofing experts. VADA brings value to any roofing program. www.vadavent.com
Anellotech is a sustainable technology company focused on commercializing innovative production of cost-competitive renewable chemicals and fuels from non-food biomass. Anellotech's Bio-TCat™ technology efficiently creates bio-based aromatics which are chemically identical to petroleum-based counterparts. Our technology has a carbon emission reduction potential of 70% or more when compared to petroleum-derived equivalents and our pilot plant TCat-8® based in Silsbee, Texas is demonstrating commercially-relevant yields of bio-based aromatics. Bio-TCatTM is ideal for chemical producers and brand owners looking to meet sustainability goals for producing renewable polymers for consumer products or biofuels blended into transportation systems. To learn more, visit: www.anellotech.com/
Battery Solutions
Battery Solutions is North America's leader in battery collecting, sorting and recycling. We use environmental best practices for battery recycling management with R2:2013/RIOS™ certification ensuring compliance. Learn how to recycle every battery at www.batterysolutions.com.
Footprint, headquartered in Gilbert, AZ, is a sustainable technology firm focused on reducing or eliminating plastics through the development and manufacturing of revolutionary technologies in fiber. Our innovative approach to raw material sourcing, manufacturing and process improvement allows Footprint to manufacture fiber based packaging solutions that directly compete with plastic in terms of performance and price. From consumer packaged goods to innovate fiber-based food packaging Footprint's Advanced Fiber solutions are changing what's possible. www.footprintus.com
Makersite is an industrial data platform that helps companies solve the Compliance, Cost & Sustainability problem for products and their supply chains in a single integrated cloud platform. Makersite delivers a digital twin of their products, updated in real-time, around which engineering, environment, compliance, supply chain, and business functions can collaborate to make better products, faster. Learn more at https://www.makersite.de.
Scoop is the largest carpooling solution in the United States, partnering with some of the world's most forward-thinking organizations to offer convenient and enjoyable carpooling to their workforces. By addressing a key pain point for businesses and employees alike, Scoop solves for the third largest driver of voluntary attrition: the commute. By helping to make employees happier, healthier, and more productive in their day-to-day lives, Scoop supports organizations delivering exceptional employee experience, giving them an advantage in an ever-evolving, competitive landscape. Learn more at www.takescoop.com/partners.
UL empowers organizations to adopt circular economy strategies by helping them execute tangible, meaningful and actionable steps today, while positioning them for leadership in the future. Building on UL's 120-year legacy of trust, UL's circularity services include training, benchmarking, goal setting, KPI development, and certification through its Circularity Facts™ program and more. To learn how UL can help you achieve your sustainability goals, visit http://circular.ul.com/circular-economy/.
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
SFI® Inc. is a sustainability leader that stands for future forests. We are an independent, non-profit organization that provides supply chain assurances, produces conservation outcomes, and supports education and community engagement. SFI works with the forest sector, brand owners, conservation groups, resource professionals, landowners, educators, local communities, Indigenous peoples, governments, and universities. SFI standards and on-product labels help consumers make responsible purchasing decisions. Additionally, we oversee the SFI Forest Partners® Program, which aims to increase supply of certified forest products, the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program, which funds research and community building, and Project Learning Tree®, which educates teachers and youth about forests and the environment. SFI Inc. is governed by an independent three-chamber board of directors representing environmental, social, and economic sectors equally. SFI believes caring for forests improves everyone's quality of life. Learn more: sfiprogram.org.
Alliance to Save Energy
The Alliance to Save Energy is a nonprofit organization that promotes energy efficiency worldwide through research, education and advocacy. We encourage business, government, environmental and consumer leaders to use energy efficiency as a means to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and greater energy security. We work with a variety of people and groups to: Prove that business can be efficient and make money at the same time. Educate consumers about the impact of energy choices – especially on their wallets
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is dedicated to strengthening America's long-term competitiveness and educating the public on how our free enterprise system improves society and the economy. The Foundation conducts research and produces events on issues facing business now and in the future. Through its initiatives, the Foundation builds skills, drives innovation, and encourages growth.
Biomimicry Institute
The Biomimicry Institute is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 that empowers people to seek nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet. To advance the solution process, the Institute created AskNature.org, a free online tool that contains strategies found in nature and examples of how they could be used in design. It also hosts a Biomimicry Global Design Challenge and Youth Design Challenge to support project-based education, supports startup innovation through the Launchpad and Ray of Hope Prize® to bring designs to market, and connects innovators through the Global Biomimicry Network.
Wharton Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL)
The Wharton-led, Penn-wide Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL) promotes knowledge for business sustainability through world-class research, transformative teaching and constructive dialogue between top alumni, academic, corporate, government, and non-government organizations. IGEL is a hub for business and sustainability, connecting and leveraging academic capital at Penn to help business leaders of today and tomorrow to create more sustainable industries.
B Lab
B Lab is a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for goodTM. Its vision is that one day all companies compete not only to be the best in the world, but the Best for the World® and as a result society will enjoy a more shared and durable prosperity.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
WBCSD is a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world. We help make our member companies more successful and sustainable by focusing on the maximum positive impact for shareholders, the environment and societies.
Our member companies come from all business sectors and all major economies, representing a combined revenue of more than USD $8.5 trillion and 19 million employees. Our global network of almost 70 national business councils gives our members unparalleled reach across the globe. WBCSD is uniquely positioned to work with member companies along and across value chains to deliver impactful business solutions to the most challenging sustainability issues.
Together, we are the leading voice of business for sustainability: united by our vision of a world where more than 9 billion people are all living well and within the boundaries of our planet, by 2050.
BSR works with its global network of more than 250 member companies to build a just and sustainable world. From its offices in Asia, Europe, and North and South America, BSR develops sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration. Visit www.bsr.org to learn more about BSR's more than 20 years of leadership in sustainability.
World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research organization that spans more than 60 countries, with international offices in Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Mexico and the United States. Our more than 700 experts and staff turn big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being.
The Climate Group
The Climate Group is an award-winning, international non-profit. We specialize in bold, catalytic and high-impact climate and energy initiatives with the world's leading businesses and state and regional governments. Our mission is to catalyze climate leadership in government and business to accelerate the shift to a prosperous and thriving 'net-zero' future for all.
Forum for the Future
Forum for the Future is one of the world's leading sustainability non-profits. For over 20 years we've been working in partnership with business, governments and civil society to accelerate the shift toward a sustainable future. We specialise in addressing critical global challenges by catalysing change in key systems, from food to apparel, energy to shipping. We do this by convening transformational collaborations to drive change, by partnering with organisations to help them lead by example, and by building a global community of pioneers and change makers. Together we are reinventing the way the world works. Find out more at forumforthefuture.org or by following @Forum4theFuture on Twitter.
ReFED is a multi-stakeholder nonprofit, powered by an influential network of the nation's leading business, nonprofit, foundation, and government leaders committed to reducing U.S. food waste. ReFED takes a data-driven approach to move the food system from acting on instinct to insights to solve our national food waste problem.
Rocky Mountain Institute
RMI's vision is a world thriving, verdant, and secure, for all, for ever. Our mission is to drive the efficient and restorative use of resources. RMI's style is non-adversarial and trans-ideological, emphasizing integrative design, advanced technologies, and mindful markets. Our strategic focus, executed through specific initiatives designed to take our work rapidly to scale, is to map and drive the transition from coal and oil to efficiency and renewables.
Sustainable Apparel Coalition
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition is a trade organization comprised of brands, retailers, manufacturers, government, and non-governmental organizations and academic experts, representing more than a third of the global apparel and footwear market. The Coalition is working to reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel, footwear and home textile products around the world.
The focus of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition is The Higg Index – a suite of assessment tools that standardizes the measurement of the environmental and social impacts of apparel, footwear and home textile products across the product lifecycle and throughout the value chain.
The Sustainability Consortium
The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) is a global organization transforming the consumer goods industry to deliver more sustainable consumer products. We are dedicated to improving the sustainability of consumer products. Our Members and partners include manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, service providers, NGOs, civil society organizations, governmental agencies and academics. Each member brings valuable perspectives and expertise. TSC convenes our diverse stakeholders to work collaboratively to build science-based decision tools and solutions that address sustainability issues that are materially important throughout a product's supply chain and lifecycle. TSC also offers a portfolio of services to help drive effective implementation. www.sustainabilityconsortium.org
3BL Media
Founded in 2009, 3BL Media is a leading news distribution and content marketing company focused on niche topics including sustainability, health, energy, education, philanthropy, community and other social and environmental topics. The company works with organizations including multinational corporations, SME's, and non-profits to distribute multi-format media assets through social, traditional and new media channels. 3BL Media leverages its expertise in communications, technology and social media to enable organizations to more effectively communicate about their initiatives to the press, investors, consumers and other critical stakeholder groups.
Advanced Energy Economy
Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) is a business organization representing the entire advanced energy industry. Our mission is to transform public policy at the federal, state, and regulatory levels to enable rapid growth of advanced energy companies. We also work with a growing coalition of state and regional partner organizations representing 20 states.
Global Compact Network USA
Launched in 2007, the Global Compact Network USA (GCNUSA) is the local network chapter of the United Nations Global Compact. Network USA is a non-profit organization that supports U.S.-based entities in: operating in alignment with the Ten Principles of the Global Compact, engaging with and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals, leveraging their association with the Global Compact and United Nations and its global resource network, and facilitating and creating opportunities for multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder collaboration.


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CHIKARA True Stories took place at the The Riverside in Reading, Pennsylvania. The event took place on November 18, 2005.
- Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Dragon Dragon & Lancelot (Lance Steel & Lance Steel) defeated The Prescription Thugs (Darkness Crabtree & Dr. Cheung) & The Punisher (10:48)
- The Prophet defeated Casanova (8:39)
- Larry Sweeney (c) defeated Sabian (12:26) to retain the ICW/ICWA Tex-Arkana Television Championship
- Angel de Fuego, Equinox & The Coca Cola Connection (Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz) defeated Crossbones, Rorschach & The Dark Breed (Hallowicked & UltraMantis Black) (10:05)
- The Kings Of Wrestling (Arik Cannon & Claudio Castagnoli) defeated The Black T-Shirt Squad (Mike Quackenbush & Reckless Youth) (10:47)
- Allison Danger defeated Sumie Sakai (8:13)
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Sony officially announced the pricing and availability of its 2019 OLED TV range. Sony's flagship TV, the A9G, will start shipping in May 2019. The 55" will cost $3,399, while the 65" model will cost $4,499. Amazon already lists the new TVs. The 77" model, which will cost $7,999 will start shipping in June.
The A9G offers "consumer reference-quality image" and features Sony's X1 Ultimate Picture Processor, Pixel Contrast Booster and an automated calibration mode (including a dedicated mode for Netflix). The A9G features Sony's Acoustic Surface Audio - which means that the TV stand doubles as a high end speaker. The TV is based on the Android TV OS.


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Graphical user interfaces (GUIs) are almost universally employed to provide the necessary interface between a computer system and a user to enable the user to access and control the computer system. In general, a number of possible commands are presented to a user for control of the computer system. These commands are typically presented in the form of either a 'drop down' menu, which lists a number of often related command options, or a series of pictorial icons, usually referred to as 'buttons', that represent the commands. The user typically selects the desired command by placing a displayed cursor using a cursor control device, such as a mouse or trackball, over the menu item or button and operating a selection switch on the cursor control device e.g. 'clicking' using a mouse button.
The number of menu options included in a drop-down menu or a set of icons is often large, particularly so for complex computer applications. Consequently, a user often experiences the problem of not knowing, or being confident of, the functions of all the displayed menu items. This problem has been addressed in the prior art in various ways. For example, a common help system in both Windows® and Macintosh® applications operates by tracking the movement of the cursor and presenting small windows, either shaped as cartoon speech bubbles or small dialog boxes, next to the menu item or icon over which the cursor passes. The presented windows contain a description of the menu item that the cursor is currently pointing at.
A disadvantage of the above type of help feature is that no allowance is made for those menu items that are not available. It is common for certain menu items to be operative only if certain other criteria relating to either the computer system itself or the state of the computer application being executed are met. Trivial examples of this include the 'print' menu item not being available if it is detected that no printer is connected to the computer system and the 'copy' function in a word processor not being available if no text has been selected. In this case the unavailable menu item or icon in question is typically shown either 'greyed out' (rendered in greyscale as opposed to color) or 'dimmed' (reduced brightness and/or contrast). In such cases when the cursor is placed over the unavailable menu item either the same help box and text appears as is the case when the menu item is available or no help facility at all is provided. In either case, no information is provided to the user that may explain why the menu item in question is not available in the first place.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,452,607 B1 discusses the provision of a user interface help feature in which an information button, referred to as a help control, is displayed next to a menu item or icon in the event that the menu item is unavailable and deemed noteworthy. On clicking on the information button a user is presented with a help dialog window that contains text describing why the menu item is not available. The text of this description is fixed and must therefore be of a sufficiently generic nature to provide help in all the possible contexts for a user wishing to select the menu item. This tends to reduce the true help value of this feature to users since the help text is non-specific to the context in which they are operating.
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of generating a user interface help dialog for a computer system, the computer system having a plurality of system parameters, the user interface including a plurality of command options that may be enabled or disabled and a cursor for indicating one of the command options, the method comprising determining the identity of a disabled command option to which the cursor indicates, evaluating the status of a subset of the system parameters, the system parameters subset being determined in dependence on the identified command option, and generating a help dialog to be displayed to the user the content of which is dependent on the status of the evaluated system parameters.
In this context, the term 'system parameters' refers to the state of not only the operating system being run by the computer system but also the state of the application being executed and the state of the application data, as well as the state of the computer system hardware.
The subset of system parameters is preferably selected from a number of predefined subsets, each subset of system parameters being associated with a command option. The system parameters may include at least one of the presence of a specified file and the status of at least one of the system parameters.
The step of generating the help dialog preferably includes selecting at least one predetermined dialog segment. The predetermined dialog segment is preferably selected in accordance with the value of at least one of the system parameters in the system parameter subset. Additionally, the step of generating the help dialog may further include inserting the value of at least one of the evaluated system parameters into the selected dialog segment.
According to a further aspect there is provided a computer program comprising a plurality of computer readable instructions that when executed by a computer system cause the computer system to perform the steps of determining the identity of an indicated disabled command option, evaluating the status of a subset of parameters of the computer system, the subset of system parameters being determined in dependence on the identified command option, and generating a help dialog to be displayed to the user the content of which is dependent on the status of the evaluated system parameters. The computer program is preferably embodied on a computer readable medium, such as a CD-ROM, DVD or solid state memory device.
According to a further aspect of the present invention there is provided a computer system comprising a display device, a cursor control for controlling the position of a cursor displayed on the display device and a data processor, the data processor being arranged to: (a) cause a user interface to be displayed on the display device, the user interface having a plurality of command options; (b) determine the identity of a disabled command option to which the cursor indicates; (c) evaluate the status of a subset of a plurality of system parameters of the computing system, the subset being determined in dependence on the identity of the determined command option and (d) generate a help dialog to be displayed on the display device, the help dialog having a content dependent on the status of the evaluated system parameters.
The plurality of predefined system parameter subsets is preferably stored on a data storage medium and each subset is associated with a command option. The data processor is then preferably further arranged to retrieve the system parameter subset associated with the identified command option from the data storage medium prior to evaluating the system parameters.
In preferred embodiments a plurality of help dialog segments are stored on a further data storage medium and the data processor is arranged to retrieve at least one of the help dialog segments from the data storage medium in accordance with the value of the evaluated system parameters. The data processor is preferably arranged to insert at least one of the system parameter values into the help dialog.
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described below by way of illustrative example only with reference to the accompanying figures of which:
FIG. 1 schematically illustrates the system architecture of a computer system in accordance with embodiments of the present invention;
FIG. 2 schematically illustrates an example of the GUI display in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention showing a first help dialog; and
FIG. 3 schematically illustrates an example of the GUI display in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention showing a second help dialog.
FIG. 1 schematically illustrates the system architecture of a computer system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A display device 2, such as a monitor, is provided to display the Graphical User Interface (GUI) provided to control the computer system. A pointing device (not shown), such as a mouse, is also provided to control a cursor on the GUI. The display of the GUI is controlled by the operating system (OS) 4 of the computer system, the OS being integrated with the system core 6. The system core includes the main system data processor, memory, input and output devices and optionally further peripherals connected to the computer system. The system core 6 and OS 4 are in communication with a help processor 8. The help processor is in communication with two further data storage devices, a help routine library 10 and a help text library 12. The help routine library stores n number of predefined help routines 14, labelled HR1, HR2, . . . , HRn, whilst the help text library 12 stores m number of segments of help text 16, labelled HT1, HT2, . . . , HTm.
In operation a user controls the cursor on the GUI to place it over a desired command option, typically displayed as an entry in a drop-down menu. If the command option is unavailable, in which case it is still displayed but is greyed-out or dimmed, the identity of the command option is determined by the OS and is communicated to the help processor 8. Each command option has an associated help routine HRn stored in the help routine library and the help processor retrieves the help routine associated with the command option identified by the OS. Each help routine specifies one or more parameters of the system 6 that relate to the associated command option and which are to be evaluated by the help processor 8. Examples of system parameters that may be evaluated are whether or not a specified data file is present, whether or not a specified media file is active, for example a video file, whether or not other specified users options are enabled and whether or not the user is permitted to use a particular feature, as defined by the current software licence, for example. The help processor evaluates the status of the system parameters according to the retrieved help routine and subsequently retrieves one or more help text segments 16 from the help text library 12. The selected help text segments are constructed to form a complete help dialog that informs the user why the identified command option is not enabled and preferably what further action is required to enable the command option. Additionally, a specified parameter may be formatted into the help text. The selection of the help text segments and parameter values is made by the help processor in accordance with logic held in the help routine and depends on the status of the evaluated system parameters. Consequently the complete help dialog may differ for the same command option depending on the status of the computer system, reflecting the different reasons why the command option is disabled. By dynamically composing the help dialog in this way the quality of help information provided to the user is improved over the prior art since it is not necessary to provide either a single generic help dialog that because it must cover a number of reasons for a command being disabled is too general to provide meaningful help to a user, or to store a large number of pre-composed help dialogs to cover all eventualities.
It will be appreciated that the help routine library 10 and/or the help text segment library 12 may be implemented in the main memory of the system core 6 and equally the help processor may be implemented on a data processor within the system core that executes other processing functions.
FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a possible state of the GUI according to an embodiment of the present invention. A number of main menu options 20 are presented to the user in a horizontal bar across the top of the display. In the example shown in FIG. 2 the menu option labelled 'Analysis' has been selected by the user to reveal a drop-down box of further menu items 22. In the example shown, the last two menu items, labelled 'View Trace' and 'View Graph' are shown in broken text to illustrate that those menu items are disabled and cannot be selected. The cursor 24 is illustrated as indicating the disabled menu item 'View Trace' and as a consequence a help dialog 26 is displayed with a help text that identifies the reason the menu item cannot be selected.
As previously explained, the reason a menu item may be disabled will vary according to the status of various other system parameters and in embodiments of the present invention the text of the help dialog 26 will vary depending on these system parameters. FIG. 3 illustrates a further example of the display of the GUI in which the same menu items 22 are displayed and the cursor 24 indicates the same menu item 'View Trace' as in FIG. 2. However, in the example illustrated in FIG. 3 the text of the help dialog 26 is different from that shown in FIG. 2, illustrating that the text of the help dialog is dynamically composed in dependence on one or more system parameters.


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What is Iris Bombe?
Iris bombe causes ocular pain and a mild to a severe decrease of vision. It is not more commonly seen in any specific breed, gender, or age of the dog. The most marked sign of iris bombe is the irregularity in the appearance of your dog's eye. The iris may appear a marbled, or different color, and the pupil may appear a different shape. Iris bombe can be very serious, and may cause an acute attack of angle-closure glaucoma. Glaucoma is a condition in which the optic nerve is destroyed by elevated intraocular pressure and is one of the leading causes of blindness in dogs. It is incredibly important that you bring your dog in for veterinary treatment as soon as you notice symptoms, as it may be the difference between your dog maintaining or losing his or her sight.A development of fluid in the posterior chamber of your dog's eye causes a forward bulging of the peripheral iris due to an irregularity of the synechia, or the adhesions between the iris and the rest of your dog's eyeball. The cause and primary discomfort of iris bombe are intraocular pressure.
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Symptoms of Iris Bombe in Dogs
- Excessive squinting
- Corneal lesions
- Excessive production of tears
- Glaucoma, seen as a clouding over of the eyes
- Variation in lens color
- Uveitis
- Decreased reaction to light
- Decreased sight
- Pain
- Inflammation of the eye
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage, or ocular surface blood vessels on the whites of the eyes
Causes of Iris Bombe in Dogs
- Chronic infection
- Side effect of surgery
- Ocular wound(s) or injuries
- Corneal ulcer
Diagnosis of Iris Bombe in Dogs
The veterinarian will administer a meticulous physical examination and a round of routine testing to assess your dog's overall health. This should include a complete blood count, chemical blood profile, and urinalysis will check for irregularities in your dog's bodily functions. Diagnosis for iris bombe will depend upon an ophthalmic examination of the structures of your dog's eye in order to determine the position of the iris and the presence of possible glaucoma. A tonometry test will be performed to measure the intraocular pressure, which will be elevated if your dog has iris bombe, but the level of pressure will indicate the severity of your dog's condition. Tonometry measures pressure in millimeters of mercury, or mmHg. The normal range of intraocular pressure is between 15 to 25 mmHg; intraocular pressure above 50mmHg will cause glaucoma and can quickly result in blindness. Tonometry is often measured using a rapid air puff to flatten the cornea and detecting the force of the air jet as it hits the surface of the eye.
There are several other conditions that may look like iris bombe to you at home during self-diagnosis, although it's important to note that only a qualified veterinarian will be able to determine the proper diagnosis. Other conditions to consider include intraocular neoplasia, cataracts, persistent pupillary membranes, iris hypoplasia, and conjunctivitis.
Treatment of Iris Bombe in Dogs
The irregularity in your dog's iris may be treated through laser surgery, particularly when it is causing angle-closure glaucoma. Treatment of glaucoma is designed to control symptoms, as it can rarely be cured. In addition to laser surgery, the pressure can be treated through osmotic diuretics to decrease intraocular pressure, beta blockers to decrease the production of fluid (may cause side effect of decreased heart rate), carbonic anhydrase inhibitors to suppress the production of aqueous humor (may cause side effect of panting and decreased appetite), prostaglandins to decrease the size of the pupil and increase uveo-scleral outflow, corticosteroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatories to decrease inflammation, and miotics to constrict the pupil (may cause side effect of ocular irritation). In addition to treating the secondary glaucoma, if treatment can effectively reduce the pressure building up in the posterior chamber of the eye, the iris should be able to return to its original position.
Recovery of Iris Bombe in Dogs
Whether your dog is treated through surgery or medication or a combination of the two, follow up care and checkups will be integral to a healthy recovery and maintenance of sight. Since there are many possible medications that may be prescribed, watch for possible side affects and worsening of your dog's condition. If you notice any negative changes, consult your veterinarian, who may recommend a change in the course of medication.
The likelihood of your dog retaining her sight depends upon how far your dog's condition has progressed before you seek treatment. If you bring your dog in early and do not take a wait and see approach for treatment while his sight is still intact, your pup will have a much better chance and/or odds of full recovery.


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Year in Review
Investment markets go through cycles, and after a number of relatively stable years, in 2015-16 the market experienced several significant fluctuations.
The Chinese equity market fell sharply early in the financial year, correcting itself by December; however, a second fall occurred in January 2016, which also led to falls in other global markets.
Commodity prices also fluctuated. Oil began the financial year at approximately $60 a barrel, falling below $30 during the course of the year before recovering some ground. Similarly iron ore (measured by the Steel Index) rose to above $70 a tonne then fell below $35 a barrel, before recovering to steadier prices.
In late June, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, and we saw further stock market falls. While Australia was not completely removed from the fallout, we were well insulated economically as our exports to the UK and Europe are far smaller than exports to China, the United States, Japan and the rest of Asia.
These factors, combined with record low interest rates, low inflation and persistent low growth in the world economy held down investment returns, impacting on balanced investment options for super funds across Australia.
Media Super's Balanced (MySuper) investment option returned 3.0% for the 2015-16 financial year. In a challenging year for investing, the average return for super funds was 2.73%*, so your returns were better than most. Importantly, our Balanced (MySuper) investment option has returned members an average of 7.75%^ per annum since the global financial crisis.
For our pension members, the Balanced investment option returned 4.11%, performing above the average of 2.97%# for super funds in Australia, and placing us in the top 25% of pension funds#.
Our Balanced investment options (both MySuper and pension) are invested across equities (Australian and overseas), property and infrastructure, and fixed interest investments.
The global volatility in share markets in 2015-16 impacted on equity investment performance, which resulted in flat investment performance over the course of the year (as gains in some months were negated by losses in others).
Property and infrastructure continued to perform well, delivering very strong returns in 2015-16.
Given the continued rise in the value of global bonds, our fixed interest investments also provided strong returns.
Fluctuations are inherent to financial markets, and short-term losses can occur; but we invest through market cycles, with the objective of growing your assets over the long term.
We're cognisant of the impact sharp falls in the share market can have on super and pension balances. In 2015-16 we continued to implement a 'portfolio insurance' strategy – using put options – to dampen the impact of significant market falls. Media Super is still one of the few funds with this type of strategy in place.
Given the current environment, we expect investment returns for 2016-17 to remain relatively low, unless and until global economic growth improves, and inflation and interest rates begin to rise.
But we remain confident that our investment strategy for the Balanced investment options (both MySuper and pension) are the right ones to help you achieve your long-term retirement goals.
If you have questions about your investment returns or want to discuss your investment options, our team is always here to answer questions and provide advice.
* SuperRatings Fund Crediting Rate Survey – Balanced options June 2016
# SuperRatings Pension Fund Crediting Rate Survey – Balanced options June 2016
^ * Investment warning: Investment returns are not guaranteed. Past performance gives no indication of future performance.
† Based on returns of the Balanced investment option from 1 January 1987 to 30 June 2016, after fees and taxes. Historical returns before 1 July 2008 are based on former Print Super investment returns.


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Here we are back to good old GMT time which means that it's starting to get dark at something awful like a quarter to 5 in the afternoon. I'm taking a deep breath as we plunge into the winter darkness. Autumn I love, as I have said before, winter I'm not so sure about and as much as I love it as it is now I know that that means that January and February are approaching ever faster and I hate that time of year. So the moral is of course enjoy crispy blowy autumn and think not on the doom and gloom that gathers on the horizon.
I'm home again from the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair in Manchester. What a time. I'm shattered -again and sat here huddled under a quilt with a mug of hot blackcurrant and a sniffly nose and dizzy head trying to recover from the too long spent working sillyly hard up to the show and then the stress of actually being at a show and the fact that though you aren't physically doing huge amounts it's still tiring doing the whole being attentive and interesting thing. I find it exhausting being around so many people for so long because I suppose I am so very unused to being around many people at all. All the talking and chatting and catching up is fantastic but it wears me out. Being back in Manchester was weird, I haven't been there properly in ages and I used to spend so much time there. I met so many people that I haven't seen in a while including a good many tutors from MMU which is always good but makes me a bit nervous at the same time. Alex it's always lovely to see you, sorry I picked the time you were there to escape for 10 minutes to get some fresh air. I met up with people I used to work with, with an good old Scouting friend and his family, with my cousin and her partner, lots of people from uni and of course my good friends who I am in touch with more regularly too.
I didn't sell a huge amount I'll be honest though I met lots of very interested people, a number of whom I think will be back so in that respect it did me no harm what so ever. The quality of exhibitor I thought was incredibly high, the number of visitors was incredibly high, sometimes I couldn't get down the aisles for the numbers of people in the place. The organisation was brilliant and the organisers had endless enthusiasm and patience. I got a mention on a another blog from the show, h is for home, click to have a look at some of the other exhibitors at the show. I apologise for once again failing to take any pictures. I have one of the stand and that's it. Rubbish I know, sorry.
So now I'm into recovery mode but needing to get back into making mode too, I'll be back in the workshop properly tomorrow all being well, fingers crossed etc.
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Ever since I was a teenager, I have been cynical about political demonstrations, not only in Iraq, my home country, but also in Britain, my adopted country, as I feel the system is so rigged – overtly or covertly – that demonstrations simply help to legitimise it by implying that it is fair, open and democratic. But in February 2003, I was so angry and bitter about the impending American and British war on Iraq, yet I also felt a sense of helplessness to do anything about it. So when my wife (who is herself an American) said she is going to London to demonstrate against the war on Iraq, I decided to go also despite my misgivings about the value of such demonstrations. And so I rented a mini bus and invited a dozen friends and university colleagues to join me and my family to go to London and be part of the demonstration on 15th February 2003. The experience of that day has left a profound and indelible mark on my psyche. And though, alas, I remain cynical to this day, I do feel a sense of deep pride when I now tell my grand children that I, too, was in London on that day.


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BEAVERTON, Ore. – We're celebrating 10 years of Ten Tiny Dances on Saturday, Jul. 14 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This free, public event features a wide-variety of dancers who represent modern, contemporary and traditional ethnic dance forms.
This year, Ten Tiny Dances presents the work of 10 exemplary choreographers on five 4' x 4' stages in non-conventional sites. This event engages, surprises, delights and perhaps challenges the community around art in public spaces. New this year, each of the five stages will be placed near The Round located at 12725 SW Millikan Way.
10 a.m. | Performances begin at The Round
Performances begin simultaneously on each of the five stages at 10:30 a.m. and will repeat every half hour. Visit all five stages and you will experience a total of Ten Tiny Dances.
Performers include Alexis Reale, Music In A Day, Michelle Fujii/Unit Souzou & Subashini Ganesan/Natya Leela, StuRu, Jessica Zoller, Linda Austin & Stephanie Lavon Trotter, Crystal Jiko Sasaki, Melanie Sanderson, Ballet Folklorico Academy/Gabriela Guerra, and Micah Chermak & Yelli Shustack.
For more event information, including performer descriptions and specific stage locations, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/TTD.
1 p.m. | Talk-Back at the BG Food Cartel
After the fifth round of dances completes, the public is invited to an artist talk-back at the BG Food Cartel stage to chat with Ten Tiny Dances founder Mike Barber and event choreographers/dancers, as well as learn more about the creative process behind the event.
About Ten Tiny Dances ®
Choreographer and dancer Mike Barber came up with an interesting concept in 2002. Ten Tiny Dances presents 10 dance performances on a 4' x 4' stage, challenging the choreographers and dancers to use the limited space to fuel their creativity. Barber has presented Ten Tiny Dances in a wide range of settings, from warehouse spaces to trendy restaurants, and even on multiple stages, encouraging the audience to experience dance that has been created for a specific location.
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Our cabin is a very nice modular home that was contructed in 1993, but our accommodations are limited to 3 beds--2 single beds and one double. Availability is on a first come, first served basis. Additional participants to the PA Elk Photo Experience may prefer to check out alternative lodging. This list contains accommodations in the vicinity of our camp and provide easy access to our experience while staying in more elegant accommodations. The cost of the PA Elk Photo Experience will be $495 if you choose to lodge at one of these alternative locations, but the cost of this alternative lodging is up to you to pay for and arrange. We will still supply all your meals. Make your reservations early, especially for the Fall Experience because this is the busiest time of year on the elk range.
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The Oxford-Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR) opened in the Suzhou Industrial Park in Suzhou City. The facility was initially established using a grant from the park, according to the university's website.
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