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The NSPCC released their #shareaware campaign this week! The catchy 'I saw your willy' is enough for anyone to wonder what's this about!
http:// http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/share-aware/
This animation is intuitive, inspired and really well anchored in reality. The 2 minute video shows how 'Alex' gets his friend to take a picture of his willy on his mobile phone. This is shared with their friend as a joke. Which, subsequently is shared and shared again. The following course of events demonstrates the sheer devastation that can follow from sharing such images. All of Alex's school see the image and shout
We saw your willy!
Alex walks home from school and gets a text from a school bully.
Your willy is rubbish!
He then gets a message from an ADULT
I like your willy!
The national news announces
The world has seen Alex's willy!
Alex's world just melts before him. It's terrible. Yet it's all too familiar for a young 17 year old Daniel Perry from Fife. Daniel shared some photos and indecent videos with someone, who he thought was a girl his age. It was in fact an adult man. Who blackmailed Daniel to send more photo's or he would shame him and tell his parents. The shame was so much, that sickeningly, Daniel chose to take his life and commit suicide in 2013. Heartbreakingly Daniel felt so horrified that his parents would see the videos and photos he had shared, that death was his only option.
http:// http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-23712000
This is a crucial hard hitting message to send to our already 'overly technologised' society. However we need to accept that we live in a world where adults let alone children, don't know the boundaries or consequences of over sharing.
What I find just as difficult is the incessant habits of parents, aunties and uncles, grandma's and grandads, friends, teachers and neighbours posting pictures of their young children on social media.
Generally social media rules are that children have to be aged 13 before they can register on these sites. Register on sites that their photos could have been on for the past 13 years! How can this be? Imagine being 10, knowing you mum has put photos up since birth but not being allowed an account yourself. It makes no sense! My little brother had an account from 14 years old and was under strict conditions to have a picture of Scooby Doo as his profile picture until he was 16! I I was probably the most hated sister at the time!
What would make sense to me, is that all photos of under 13 year olds should be banned. No one can have any justification for posting photos of innocent children. Someone at my work said they could do it because they trusted their 166 friends and why shouldn't they share their children's achievements? I would argue a few reasons, one being because normal people dont care about your child's first steps in a nappy, your child's first bath, your child's first trip to the swimming pool, first day at school, first pair of wellies…. I could go on! I can tell you who is interested….. People with bad intentions.
The woman who so aptly told me she trusted all of her 166 friends, shared with me 1 week later, that she had 'deleted' a friend on facebook. This was because they had posted a video, as a joke, of child abuse. She was raging. She couldn't believe he would do that. How could he find that funny? I couldn't help but ask, I thought you trusted all of your 166 friends? I was met with silence.
I am really keen to take screen grabs of all the children on my feed this year and post them at the end of the year in an album. An album I'll name 'my favourite photo's. I can imagine it will go down a treat. I can hear the reports now.
At the end of the day….. You don't have the rights to use my photo's!
Whose photo's? Those photos you posted last night on Facebook with the status 'lol'?
Unfortunately yes…. I do! I have as much right to them as the child who never gave their consent for it to be online. If you would just like to refer to the terms and conditions…. You lose ALL rights of that photo once it is posted on the WWW.
So what do I want to achieve from all of this.
A) I really want people to think about their purpose for sharing a photo/album of a child/children. If it's for family on the other side of the world…. guess what!? Email! You signed up to your account with one. It's private. Pretty secure and one of a million ways as to not infiltrate ANYONE and everyone's feed.
B) Has the child given you consent? Do they understand the concept of 'internet presence'? Something that when that 1 year old is 18 is gonna have a hell of a lot of!
Imagine. I am 30 years old and I choose to go by a pseudonym in all areas of my social media life. Why?
I am so fortunate and glad my parents didn't have the option to take that choice away from me. Are you allowing your children that right?
C) Seriously. Why? ….Why would anyone on your friends list, that you haven't seen or spoken to in 2 years want to see little Chloes first bath? Remember 'Brian'? You've not seen him in twenty years! He was a lovely boy when you were both 11, the same time you last saw him. Met him lately? He looks married on his photos. Pretty inactive = low threat. Really? Have you checked his g:drive? Because he's watching and just screen grabbed that photo. Its now in his catalogue of 1million images ready to post on the darknet.
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Colonel Hathi is a supporting character from the 1967 Disney animated movie The Jungle Book. He is an Indian elephant, who is the leader of a herd of Indian elephants, and he runs the herd similarly to a military squadron. Every day from dawn, Hathi has his unwilling herd march all over the jungle. Hathi also has a mate called Winifred and a son named Hathi Jr.
Hathi is portrayed as a pompous, buffoonish, stereotypical British soldier. He is stubborn and short-tempered. Hathi can be petty at times, criticizing one elephant for having dust in his trunk and another for smiling too widely. Also, he believes himself to have an excellent memory due to the saying that "an elephant never fo, despite his frequent forgetfulness. This is a satire on the common belief that an elephant has an amazing memory.
Haithi was voiced by the late J. Pat O'Malley in the first film and by Jim Cummings in the sequel.


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I love this webcam shot.
This five piece just can't do anything wrong. It's silly to feel this way, but I feel like ever since I first heard of them, they've been making moves to win me over.
I found them last year by randomly clicking on the top musician friends of some bands that I liked. They hail from Los Angeles and at the time, they only had four songs available for preview on their profile, all of them brilliant. The indie scene latched onto them immediately following the release of a three-song EP and I've been keeping an eye on them ever since. They've recently signed with Majordomo Records (base for Impressionable favourite, Earlimart) and their debut self-titled LP is due on August 5th.
To lead up to that, the band has recorded ten videos in which they play acoustic versions of their songs in peculiar settings. Every week for ten weeks, they'll post a one on youtube. We're currently on week six. Most of these songs have only been heard by their live audiences, so it really keeps me watching and waiting. I'm also excited to find out what sort of obscure setting they'll be playing in next.
Here's the story thus far:
Week 1 - Wishing Well
Week 2 - Papillon
Week 3 - Gasoline
Week 4 - Happiness if Overrated
Week 5 - Does This Mean You're Moving On?
Week 6 - This is Nowhere
Needless to say, I'm completely smitten. I'll be posting the next four videos as they come.
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It's time to move over Pokemon Go and get into the serious business of Augmented Reality (AR). The AR technology is no longer a fun quotient. It's more of a value-adding element for businesses. Among other industries, the retail industry is witnessing stupendous demand in incorporating AR into their day-to-day business operations.
Call it going with the flow or a deliberate attempt to offer something unique, today's retail brands are trend-conscious when it comes to the way brand-consumer interaction takes place. Immersive customer experience is the buzz now. If you are in retail and you still think that AR is not all that necessary, you might have to rethink before you strike it off as an important business need.
The Psychology of Shoppers
It's natural that anything new holds our interest. Online shopping companies are in a flux, forcing businesses to reinvent user experiences. As a result, the attention span of shoppers
have greatly reduced. They have become more of a skimmers than real buyers. By and large, consumer behavior is changing. And brands are realizing that the only way to engage them is to wind back the conventional user experience and deliver immersive experience.
Merely telling consumers to buy a product no longer works, it's the age where brands are hell-bent in offering 'tangible products' through spectacular 3D visuals and appealing sounds to hold and increase consumers' attention span.
Augmented Reality comes out as the best example of immersive user experience. The rate at which businesses are adapting AR is something retailers are not advised to miss.
Retail Perceptions reports the following:
More than 70% of shoppers
prefer to shop with retailers who offer Augmented Reality
About 40% are willing pay more
for products from retailers who offer Augmented Reality experience
More than 60% of shoppers
expressed their willingness to buy products from brick-and-mortar (stores) that offer Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality to make retail stores as popular as their apps
Since the advent of apps, retails stores/kiosks have been on the receiving end, diving vertically down in terms of revenue. For instance, GAP, the US clothing retailer, announced that it would be closing about 75 stores in the first half of 2016 and go on to close another 75 by the second half of the same year.
Not just GAP, several other retailers decided to shut shop due to declining walk-ins. It's a dicey situation for these retailers. When people prefer to shop sitting at the comfort of their houses, it's not hard to see why the store sales are spiralling down. The reason, most agree, is the lack of personalized user experience.
To reverse this loss, retailers are coming out with fashionable ideas to incorporate Augmented Reality in their apps and at the brick-and-mortar outlets. By doing this, several outlets outlets are witnessing increased walk-ins and sales, encouraging them to AR-enable more stores.
Immersive experience is the key. By facing the AR screens installed in the stores, customers can try out clothes just by giving their height, weight and other minor credentials. Since this simplifies the tedious trial room process customers are more willing to use the app and to visit the stores just for that immersive experience. By this method, the retailers are hoping to increase sales in both platforms.
Retailers who have realized the potential of AR are going for the early adoption of the technology to stand out from the rest and create an edge over their competitors.
Top Retailers using AR
A fast-growing furniture and lifestyle product retailer in India.
Fabindia followed the customary product showcase system through catalogs, but when customers had trouble on how the new furniture would look in their room, Fabindia went the Augmented Reality way to overcome this challenge.
With the implementation of Augmented Reality, customers were able to visualize the look and fit of the product in a room. By this, the customers were able to 'try' a furniture or any lifestyle product before the purchase. This, they say, has increased the confidence in customers and made way for faster decision-making.
Not just that, the AR technology has enabled Fabindia to show products that they sold at their outlets and also the products that are upcoming.
Shiseido 'Magic' Makeup Mirror
A Japanese beauty product brand
If AR can change the game for an interior makeover, it can do so for face makeover, too. Buying a makeup kit and later realizing it's not for you can be an expensive affair. Shiseido has decided to help its customers overcome that hassle through its 'magic make-up mirror'.
The product is called Digital Cosmetic Mirror.
This AR-powered mirror allows customers to apply make-up virtually and see how it suits them. The technology captures the customer's face, sets markers at key points like eyes, nose, lips. Using the touch screen mirror, customers can try out various products and hundreds of shades
in real-time, without having to go through the trouble of apply-wipe-and-re-apply process and burn a hole in their pockets with a needless purchase.
Yihaodian AR
China's largest food retailer
This one is truly unique. If AR can help reinvent retailers through apps and kiosks, Yihaodian went a step further up setting up Augmented Reality supermarkets in China. And the best part of it is that it has set up these 'supermarkets' without spending any money.
Without a smartphone, it's an empty parking lot, but looking through a smartphone, it's an fully- stocked virtual supermarket, with products updated regularly. Users can choose from over 1000 grocery items, tag them and add to the cart. A QR code is also printed below each item to scan them. All customers have to do is select their goods and instruct Yihaodian to have it delivered to them.
Yihaodian made heads turn in the AR retail space. By following the same module, UK retailer Tesco is said to have boosted its online sales by 130 percent.
The future of AR – Industry experts' POV
Augmented Reality is still in infancy, but the rate at which it is growing is tremendous. Industry experts say that the AR's scope and opportunity is huge, and is expected continued growth in the coming years.
Sam Murley of GE says that the tipping point will take place anytime this year, and there will be an increased opportunity for AR providers. However, the AR is not without its challenges. Murley states that one of the biggest challenges for AR in the following years will be the interoperability and its advancement from closed systems to connected systems and open frameworks.
Ken Lee, CEO of VanGogh Imaging, specialized in 3D capture technology, states that instead of companies focusing the technology, they should focus on how AR could solve their industry problems, or how best AR can turn a pain point into a value adding point.
With AR expected to reach the tipping point, many industry experts are evaluating AR at various levels and formulating methods to integrate it into their businesses. Though they have their own set of questions, many are coming out as proponents of the rising trend of Augmented Reality. Top Augmented Reality companies in Bangalore are gearing up for big opportunities.
Viewing a flat image of a product on your app is different from viewing them through AR. Now customers can view object in a whole new light, which was not available to them earlier. It's not just about cool 3D images, the idea is to go beyond that by connecting consumers with products on different levels. Today's retailers are not ready to settle down anything less than immersive experience.
By increasing the visual impact of a product, you also increase the recognition and value of the product.That's the game-changing point of Augmented Reality.
Recent reports say that, in just a few years, more companies will adopt AR technology to deliver personalized user experience.
Due to its flexibility, enterprises from different industries are trying to get the best out of Augmented Reality. And the way it is heading, it's apparent that immersive experience is here to stay.
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Is there such a thing as too much turkey???
Here's a turkey dishcloth for Lily.. We will be celebrating @ Grandma's house.
Pilgrim Jake with a paper turkey and lastly a turkey sourdough loaf from Boudin's bakery.
Happy Holiday Everyone and good luck to those brave souls that are shopping on Friday.
We're off to San Diego for the day Friday! ummmm Margarita's @ Old Towne Cafe.


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Revealed: the monastic treasures Henry VIII's men missed
It has been remembered as an act of ruthless efficiency which destroyed some of England's greatest cultural treasures but swelled the coffers of the Crown to unprecedented levels.
But a collection of artefacts seen in public for the first time in almost 500 years exposes the other side to the dissolution of the monasteries - including moments of what looks like bungling incompetence and haste.
A new museum at the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey in North Yorkshire offers glimpses of the life Henry VIII's commissioners attempted to wipe out: from gold coins, as testament to the Cistercian house's once great wealth, to religious carvings, monastic drinking vessels and 11th century chess pieces.
But among the most telling items in the collection is a half-ton egg-shaped lump of lead, bearing Henry's royal stamp.
It is all that remains of the abbey's roof and windows, melted down and stamped as crown property, ready to add to the haul from the site.
Instead it remained were it was left for centuries until eventually being found under a pile of fallen rubble.
Historians believe it may have been trapped when the commissioners, in their haste to extract anything of value, caused part of the building to fall buring their haul beneath.
Dr Michael Carter, senior properties historian for English Heritage, said: "They made an inventory of the abbey with the intention to extract everything of value from the house.
"It mentions a gold shrine from the high altar right down to 'diverse bent old nails'.
"Everything of value was going to be extracted.
"The lead was stripped from the roof and windows and melted down, probably on site.
"Along with other precious metals the lead was reserved for the king but it seems that a collapse of the church meant that this one and [a few] others were left buried on site.
"You could say that their eagerness to get everything exacerbated whatever structural weaknesses already existed and caused a collapse."
Other items on display include an extremely rare plaited metal scourge, once used by monks to flagellate themselves in penance for their own sins, found during clearance of the abbey in 1924.
There is also a now-headless statue of Christ sitting in judgment thought to have been gathered up with other items for sale but damaged and left behind.
Founded in 1132 to spearhead the northward expansion of the Cistercian order, Rievaulx came to be recognised as being the most important Cistercian house in England, both spiritually and architecturally.
It was suppressed in 1538 but the haunting ruins survive thanks largely to 18th Century romanticism, after the owner of nearby Duncombe Park, incorporated what remained into a grass as part of a landscaping scheme.


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Memo from Vice-Dean Baker to Graduate Students
"There seems to be an assumption coming out of the Dean's Office that if the proposed changes go through (and count me in the camp that hopes the Dean has an enlightened change of mind) that somehow the current EAS degree can either be transferred in toto to the new Lang and Lit school or be reconstituted in toto as some sort of collaborative program. This is simply not the case. While we have no idea what will happen to most of our faculty — dispersal among departments seems to be the most common rumor — the elimination of the EAS Dept. cannot but mean the termination of the undergrad EAS degree as it is now defined. Perhaps there will be a new EAS Lang. and Lit. degree (though I doubt there are enough faculty to sustain it) or perhaps the Asia Pacific degree (which is already a collaborative/interdisplinary program) will need to absorb more — alot more — students that would otherwise have done an EAS major. Whatever the case, these changes will have a serious impact on future generations of students' frame for studying EAS. That is part of the result of this plan for reconfiguration." – Professor Andre Schmid
As you have likely heard, the Faculty has recently completed its Academic Plan for 2010-2015. The plan has been circulated broadly and is posted at http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca. I hope you will take the opportunity to read it.
In the plan are proposals for administrative restructuring in which some units will be disestablished and join with other larger units. Specifically, the plan calls for the creation of a new School of Languages and Literatures, to be created from Germanic Languages and Literatures, Italian Studies, Slavic Languages and Literatures and Spanish and Portuguese. The language and literature faculty from the Department of East Asian Studies will also join the School while scholars of philosophy and religion, for example, who are currently in East Asian Studies will likely join with their cognate departments. The School will offer a collaborative MA and a collaborative PhD in comparative literature and the Centre for Comparative Literature will be dis-established. All faculty at the Centre for Comparative Literature are cross-appointed to other units within Arts & Science and will continue to hold their full appointments there. The detailed model for the new School of Languages and Literatures will be developed by a Dean's Working Group composed of representatives of the constituent units by December 2010.
We understand that some students may be anxious about the impact such changes may have on their program.
First and most important, if you are a student currently registered in a graduate program in one of the above units, or a new student entering in September 2011 or January 2012, you will be able to complete the program in which you enrolled and the current program requirements for your degree will remain in effect. Further, there will be no significant changes to the administration of your program during the 2010-11 academic year. If the Faculty's proposal is approved and the existing departments and centres cease to exist on 1 July 2011, the administration of your program will be handled by the new school or department to which your faculty supervisor has moved. In all cases, the components of the financial packages described in your letter of offer to the program in which you are enrolled will continue to be valid.
The attached FAQs have been developed in anticipation of your questions and will evolve as we hear from you. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly at firstname.lastname@example.com with additional questions or concerns.
For Students Currently Enrolled in Programs
1. I will graduate before 1 July 2011. How will I be affected?
You will not be affected. Your transcript will indicate your current department and program.
2. I will not graduate until after July 2011. How will I be affected?
All students who successfully complete their existing programs will be able to graduate from them even after the existing departments have been disestablished. Your transcript will indicate the name of the new department and your current program.
3. Will the change in departments affect my funding?
No, your funding will not be changed as a result of the development of the School.
4. Will the change in departments affect the travel grants my old department awarded me?
No. The school will ensure there will be no change to this support for students already enrolled in a program.
5. Will the change in departments affect the courses that I can apply to TA in?
The change in departments does not involve any significant changes to the undergraduate programs which will likely need the same number of TAs. However, the School will set its own policy on awarding TA slots to its students and these may change from existing arrangements. All aspects of TA positions will continue to be in accordance with the Collective Agreement with CUPE 3902.
6. Does the change in departments mean a change in my supervisory committee?
No. The creation of the School of Languages and Literatures will have no effect on existing supervisory committees.
7. Who should I talk to about my program?
During 2010-2011 you should meet with the Graduate Coordinator in your existing department. Starting in 2011-2012 you should meet with the Graduate Coordinator of the School or the Graduate Coordinator of the department to which you and your supervisor have moved.
For Students Applying or Considering Applying to Programs
1. I am applying to an existing program and department and expect to start in September 2010 (or January 2011). If accepted will I be able to complete the program I am accepted into?
Yes. If you successfully meet the requirements of the program you will be able to graduate from that program.
2. My proposed supervisor has a graduate appointment in more than one of the affected departments. What does this mean for me?
You can apply to programs in any of departments in which your proposed supervisor holds an appointment but it is best to discuss which program is best for you with her/him.
3. I am interested in applying for graduate studies in Languages and Literature but have not contacted a potential supervisor and am not sure which field I am most interested in. Which department should I apply to?
You should feel free to apply to any of the existing departments (Comparative Literature, East Asian Studies, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Italian Studies, Slavic Languages and Literatures and Spanish and Portuguese).


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MerchantCircle Launches Pay-Per-Action Program
Local online business network Merchant Circle today announced the availability of a Pay-Per-Action (PPA) program. Advertisers and agencies will be able to tap into MerchantCircle's 20 million unique consumer visitors and 900,000 businesses for leads.
"We've teamed up with MerchantCircle to provide an additional source of targeted leads for our local business-owner clients," says Court Cunningham, CEO of Yodle. "With MerchantCircle's large local consumer traffic, our clients have even more opportunity to find more quality local leads. The best part is our clients only pay for performance."
The PPA launch comes on the heels of recent partnerships with Web.com, a leading provider of online marketing, and Demand Media, a leader in distributed media. Both partnerships grow MerchantCircle's local business community and improve the local search experience by providing consumers dynamic, relevant content.
According to recent Quantcast data, MerchantCircle is now the 5th largest Internet Yellow Page (IYP) directory in the United States.


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In this age's tight real estate industry, especially in coastal areas such as the Sunshine Coast, investment projects may be risky. Nonetheless, with the help of a real estate consultant or agent, you can make sure that investing in a property for sale Noosa has today is worth it. In a way, hiring an expert from the real estate market will help you feel lighter by the time you start on the specifics of your investment project.
Investing in Coastal Properties
Why do investors need to consider Noosa apartments or a beach property for sale in the Sunshine Coast? Besides the ongoing population shifts to coastal areas, one factor you could look at is the abundance of real estate experts in town. Most of them can offer the right guidance for an investor. This expertise, together with knowledge about the investing market, will help you dodge the bullets of buying the wrong properties. For more information RW Noosa
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The datasheet of the target property. After reviewing the neighbourhood where the property is located, now it's time to scrutinize the physical condition or the specifications and legalities of the property. You can do it yourself, or if you're really busy, you may request a visual inspection and a thorough, detailed report from the real estate firm. The areas and systems you should check are the roofing, the foundation, and the electrical and plumbing system.
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Good morning. It's going to be a busy day.
Here are the six things you need to know before the opening bell rings in New York:
1. Insights into employment: The monthly U.S. jobs report shows the nation added 242,000 new jobs in February. That was better than the 190,000 new jobs economists surveyed by CNNMoney expected, and was much better than January's gains of 172,000.
Unemployment remained at 4.9%, the lowest level since 2008.
Traders are watching these numbers closely as they will influence the Federal Reserve's thinking on whether to raise interest rates over the next few months.
2. Global markets overview: Investors held back ahead of the jobs report, but now they're making big moves.
Stock futures in New York are rising, alongside European markets.
High-quality government bonds are being sold off and yields are rising as investors move into equities.
Meanwhile, most Asian markets ended the week with gains, even though they closed ahead of the jobs data release.
3. Takeover time: Movie theater chain AMC Theaters (AMC) is set to become the biggest in the world after it announced it would acquire Carmike Cinemas (CKEC) for $1.1 billion. AMC is controlled by Dalian Wanda Group, which is owned by China's richest man, Wang Jianlin.
A second deal was announced overnight: travel bag maker Samsonite (SMSEY) is buying its upscale American rival Tumi (TUMI) in a deal worth around $1.8 billion.
4. Potential market movers -- Intuit, Chesapeake, H&R Block, HP Enterprise: Shares in Intuit (INTU) could see higher-than-normal trading volumes after the company announced it would sell Quicken, which makes personal finance software, in a management buyout backed by a private equity firm.
Shares in Chesapeake Energy (CHK) are shooting higher premarket, following a 26% surge on Thursday. The company has been embroiled in legal troubles for a while. It was in the spotlight this week after its former CEO died in a car crash immediately after he was indicted by a grand jury for conspiring to rig the price of oil and natural gas leases.
H&R Block (HRB) stock is sinking in extended trading after the company reported weaker-than-expected earnings.
On the flip side, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) shares are rising after beating earnings expectations. HP (HPQ) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise split into two different companies in November.
5. Earnings: Investors are expecting a handful of companies to report quarterly results ahead of the opening bell, including Staples (SPLS) and Big Lots (BIG).
6. Weekly market recap: If you ignore Monday, it has been a very positive week for stocks.
The Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all rallied starting on Tuesday and notched four consecutive days of trading gains.


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Flight Instructor Seminar 2013 - Papers
The CAA Flight Instructor seminars are held every two years, and are an excellent opportunity for flight instructors to network and develop professionally. The seminars aim to raise awareness on a number of topical issues, and the CAA encourages all flight instructors (including microlight, glider, etc) to attend. In 2013, the seminars were held in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland.
Papers from the 2013 Seminars
- Situational Awareness Workshop (5.5 MB)
- Situational Awareness Teaching Tools Workshop
- Electronic Flight Bags (4.3 MB)
- ASL Flight Testing Observations (4.5 MB)
- Some Principles of Learning (988 KB)
- Radio Frequency Use in Uncontrolled Airspace (1.1 MB)
- Instructor Ethics (6.7 MB)
- Pilot Training for the Future - Vector article


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Photos of Our King's Court
PBC's Madrigals Ensemble
PBC Spring Concert, May 21, 2000
l–r: Audrey Ling, Darin McGrew, Jan McDougall, Larry Rippere, Kay Oppenheimer, Rikke Greenwald.
Our King's Court was a vocal ensemble of Peninsula Bible Church, Palo Alto. We sang period and period-style Christian music for PBC's Sunday worship services, for PBC's Music Ministry concerts, and for various special events. We often performed in costumes based on clothing styles worn during the 16th or 17th centuries.


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Tuesday, 19 May 2015
Culturals – recent inspirations No.3: The Comedy Carpet
Words realized as physical artefacts. Isolated letters or swelling chunks of language.
All in service to laughter – and no finer or more just cause is there.
The Carpet itself is a deserving recipient of multiple awards, and I was privileged to work behind the scenes during the years of its inception and realization. Artist Gordon Young and designer Andy Altmann being the core double-act in the spotlight.
I stood on it in the lashing rain of a Lancashire night, after it was opened by Ken 'Diddy - he did, yes' - Dodd. I wrote for the book of it published by Booth-Clibborn Editions.
How we all laughed.
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How Great Masters Think
By Robin Sharma
The old model of leadership is obsolete. Now for an organization to truly excel in these times of deep change – at every level – must show leadership and do their best work. Anyone can Lead Without a Title. Welcome to Leadership 2.0
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It's springtime in my hometown. The tulips bloom. The leaves return. The warm breezes flow. Reading the TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People and fascinated not only by the choices but by the common commitment to utter excellence that infiltrates their lives…
They mention famed author Haruki Murakami, whose book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running I truly adore. Murakami is a marathon runner (he started at 33), a former jazz club owner and self-described loner who took up writing because he wasn't a great musician. More importantly, his painstaking devotion to his craft has allowed him to have an explosive impact on the world of literature.
They list Harry Potter star Emma Watson (she auditioned for the first movie at the age of 9), a gender equality advocate whose "HeForShe" speech before the United Nations moved me deeply and reminded me that few things matter more than standing for a cause you'd take a bullet for.
They include Kanye West whose debut album College Dropout is without a doubt one of the greatest Hip Hop works of all-time (Do yourself a favor and listen to the song Last Call before you ever give up on a dream–you'll get a sense of the struggles he had to transcend over many years to become "an overnight sensation"). Love him or dis-love him, West's devotion to total craft mastery is indisputable. And inspirational.
TIME also profiles tech visionary Elizabeth Holmes, the 31 year old billionaire founder of Theranos. Henry Kissinger, on hearing her vision for her healthcare company after she'd just dropped out of Stanford, told her she had only two prospects: "total failure or vast success." She clearly committed to the latter. And at a young age has become a master maker in the entrepreneurial field.
A discussion of rare-air influencers and epic producers also makes me think of…
–U2. I know they've been around for years but these guys are absolutely relentless in their pursuit of perfection. If the result is not amazing, they just don't mess with it. Just listen to Bono sing Every Breaking Wave live on YouTube and tears will flow as you witness the pure mastery born of an adult lifetime of practice, gorgeously expressing itself.
–Jazz legend John Coltrane. As a sax player in his school band, he was unremarkable (just like Mozart's first 10 years of musical compositions showed zero signs of genius). But after being blown away by a performance of Charlie Parker, he committed to the monomaniacal focus, study, training and sacrifice that eventually allowed him to produce sounds that no one had ever heard before (he practiced the sax so hard the reeds would be soaked with his blood).
–William Shakespeare. According to the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Shakespeare wrote almost 1/10th of the most quoted lines in the English language and has been said to have introduced nearly 3000 words to it. A true titan of production.
So what do these A-players of immense achievement + global impact have in common that you can consider, to find your ideal approach?
The 4 Mindsets of Genius
#1. Nothing Matters More Than The Work.
Not fame. Not fortune. Not glory. "Balance" just isn't the game of most people playing at legendary performance. Their lives are all about their craft.
It's their true love, their greatest passion and their central mission. And because of this, they overcome the impatience, self-doubt, fear of stumbling and attraction to distraction that causes most of us to give up prior to genius showing up.
#2. The Process Matters More Than The Masterpiece.
Icons of their fields get that elite performance takes years of deep training. They see themselves as apprentices, learning the skill (often at the feet of a master) step by step, day by day. They commit to their education. They ritualize the discipline. They understand greatness takes time (Darwin had the devotion to study barnacles for 8 years as part of forging his scientific understanding).
#3. The Audacity of Originality Is The Dream.
Great performers go through a series of phases. They start as beginners (every pro was once an amateur). In this period, they watch the masters and copy their moves. With focus, grit and practice they reach the next part: technical brilliance. Audiences are delighted by their proficiency. But what lacks is soul and bravery and audacity. As the performer continues, they reach the final stage. This is where world-class skill meets serious heart. The performer has the guts to express their own voice. Do their own thing. Behave in ways no one has ever seen. This is the goal of every A-Player. To become a phenomenon.
#4. Genius Is an Inner Play.
Here's what I mean by this observation: genius is less about natural gifts than internal character. The titans of sport + science + art + enterprise are not the smartest nor the most talented (just think of all the super-talented people who do nothing with their potential). No, the best of the best are those with the character traits that allow them to stick to the vision, transcend insecurity, endure the pain of intense practice and ignore the envious ridicule of their critics.
At this year's Titan Summit, my legendary annual event for people ready to rise to best in world in their work and personal lives, I'm bringing in the top experts on the planet to help those who get a seat make genius performances a way of being as well as create lives they adore…
For now, please allow me to offer you these practices to start installing today to fuel your rise:
A. Set Initiations
All rare-air performers set clear challenges like the writer who sets a goal to produce a book within 60 days that contains languaging well-beyond anything she's ever done. Or the tech star who creates the app that disrupts an industry. Or the athlete who runs farther than he's ever run. Committing to regularly going past your limits, painful as this behavior is, is how you blow past them.
B. Leverage Solitude
We live in a world afraid of being alone. But masters get that isolation breeds ideation. We do our best thinking–and download our genius–away from the world, not within it. When we work alone in our studio or walk solo in the woods, our brain waves shift from beta to alpha. Neurochemicals like serotonin, dopamine and anandamide (the brain chemical of bliss) get made. Our pre-frontal cortex (the part of our brains that do all the thinking–and self-criticizing) becomes quiet. And we access the staggering brilliance that lies within each one of us.
C. Renew Your Assets
For the legendary producer, there are 3 main assets needed to sustain fantastic results: focus + willpower + energy. If all you do all day is use these resources without replenishing them, they will deplete. The wells will empty. You'll descend from mastery to mediocrity. Your greatness will decline.


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Double Hawk is a shoot 'em up game for the Sega Master System. The basic premise of the game was that in the 1990s violence was spreading across the globe, brought forth by a group of terrorists. The protagonists, John Jackson and Jack Thomas, are sent into battle to eradicate all threats
The game consists of 5 missions, each with 4 levels ending in a boss fight. Throughout the game the player must eliminate various enemies including foot soldiers, armed vehicles, and helicopters using multiple guns and ordinance weapons. The player would have a time limit to eliminate these enemies. Various upgrades can be found in each level to facilitate game play.
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Microsoft's Hypervisor Technology Gains Traction Among Hosting Providers
Q&A: John Zanni, general manager of Worldwide Hosting for Microsoft discusses the progress of Hyper-V since its release to hosting providers last month.
Since its general availability one month ago, several hosting providers have begun using Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, an engine that allows virtualization of mulitple operating systems on the same server. This week at HostingCon 2008, Microsoft is showcasing the Hyper-V adoption by four hosting providers and discussing how the new virtualization technology is designed to help maximize datacenter efficiency, scalability and manageability while lowering costs.
|John Zanni, general manager of Worldwide Hosting
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As part of Microsoft's broader platform strategy for hosting providers, the Worldwide Hosting group is also featuring the latest tools and programs to further help partners to be successful in the world of software-plus-services. This includes Microsoft's SQL Server 2008 early adoption program, as well as the Windows Hosting Deployment Accelerator (HDA) tool that now includes Hyper-V and SQL Server 2008.
Leading up to the HostingCon event, PressPass discussed Hyper-V's momentum with John Zanni, general manager for Worldwide Hosting, and what the new technology can bring to customers and partners.
PressPass: First off, what is Hyper-V?
Zanni: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is a virtualization engine that provides what we call "hypervisor-based virtualization." It is a feature built into select versions of Windows Server 2008 that allows virtualization of multiple operating systems, including Windows and Linux, on the same server.
PressPass: What are you conveying to partners this year at HostingCon?
Zanni: We're highlighting how Hyper-V can help hosting providers reduce costs and boost efficiency by consolidating datacenter resources. In just over a month, a number of hosting providers have already experienced such benefits in deploying Hyper-V, including Layered Technologies, Hostbasket, SoftCom and SoftLayer. These providers participated in the Hyper-V Go Live program, which allowed them to deploy the beta version into live production, and engage in the testing process as early adopters.
In addition, we're also announcing the upcoming addition of Hyper-V and SQL Server 2008 to the HDA tool in September. These accelerators will contain guidance and best practices for hosting providers implementing the technologies, enabling them to understand the features of Hyper-V and quickly deploy new offerings based on the latest technologies.
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ShetlandShetland's Viking Fire Festival - Up Helly Aa
All lights are extinguished and the streets are lit only by the glow from a thousand marching torches. It is a truly awesome sight. They circle the looming shape of a boat and the sky is full of flaming arrows arching into the wooden hull. The fire catches, slowly at first and then, with a rush of sudden flames, the dragon's head prow of a Viking longship is revealed, silhouetted in flame, against the sky. A bearded Viking warrior, brandishing a battle axe, steps forward to stand in front of two thousand years of history. His name is Jim Coutts and he is leading Shetlands annual re-enactment of the ancient pagan festival of Up-Helly-Aa.
The Guizer Jarl and his galley
Although this is a relatively modern festival it is rooted in history and ancient Norse mythology. When Christianity came to Shetland, 800 years of Norse culture was not easily submerged. The pagan festival of Yule became Christmas but on the 24th night after, Shetlanders reverted to their pagan past and celebrated Uphalliday - the ending of the holidays. When the Gregorian calendar was adopted in 1751 Shetland continued to celebrate Christmas on 6th January and Up-Helly-Aa at the end of January. Norsemen had traditionally celebrated the end of Yuletide and the end of winter with feasting, drinking and ritual fires. The early celebrations consisted of guizers dragging burning tar barrels through the streets of Lerwick to a bonfire, accompanied by rousing songs, music and drinking. This inevitably led to disorder and the eventual banning of tar barrelling in the 1870s. It re-emerged in 1881 when the first torch light procession took place. Fire had always played an important role in the funeral rites of viking chieftains; the body would be ceremoniously placed in a longship which was then set alight and cast adrift. This tradition was gradually incorporated into the Up-Helly-Aa celebrations. The guizers took to wearing viking dress and were led by the Jarl or Earl to the ritual burning of the longship. Following the burning the guizers would tour houses in Lerwick singing, dancing and feasting.
Nowadays, Up-Helly-Aa starts in the early hours of the
morning when a ten foot high, elaborately decorated proclamation
is placed at the Market Cross. This contains lots of local
humour and gossip for the year. At 10.00 am the public get their
first view of the galley as the Jarl squad escort it through the
town to the harbour where it remains on display for the rest of
the day. The Jarl Squad then march through the narrow
flag-stoned streets to the Market Cross, then on to the
sandstone turreted town hall where the Raven Banner of the
Guizer Jarl is flying and the Jarl is granted the freedom of
Lerwick for the day.
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Dancer Viengsay Valdes grateful for new Cuban president's support of ballet
Merida, Mexico, May 12 (efe-epa).- Viengsay Valdes, National Ballet of Cuba's principal dancer, praised new Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel's "continued support" of ballet, which is "the strength that moves Cuban culture around the world."
File photo showing Cuban dancer Viengsay Valdes perform in 'Double Bounce' in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 7, 2012. EPA-EFE FILE/Alejandro Ernesto
Merida, Mexico, May 12 (efe-epa).- Viengsay Valdes, National Ballet of Cuba's principal dancer, praised new Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel's "continued support" of ballet, which is "the strength that moves Cuban culture around the world."
Valdes, born in Havana in 1976, recently arrived in Merida, the capital of the southeastern Mexican state of Yucatan, where she will perform Don Quixote on Sunday before continuing her tour in Chicago, Washington and New York.
During an interview with EFE, Valdes said that the National Ballet of Cuba had always been a crucial institution while Fidel Castro was president and that "this would remain the same" with Diaz-Canel, who was sworn in on April 19.
"The National Ballet of Cuba has received the support of the State since 1959, when the Revolution succeeded, because it is the strength that moves Cuban culture around the world," the award-winning dancer said.
Valdes added that the importance of the National Ballet of Cuba is in large part the fruit of the life work of Alicia Alonso, who is the company's founder and first dancer, as well as one of the world's most renowned ballerinas.
Valdes, who is Alonso's apprentice and successor, said she was thrilled to be part of her country's cultural and artistic legacy.
"Now it is my turn to pass on to the new generations the skills that Alicia Alonso taught me," she said.
The dance company will start its US tour on May 16, an "important" event, since "it has been a long time since the company has travelled to the United States, due to the tense relationship" between Washington and Havana, Valdes explained.
The dancer, who is known for her roles in Don Quixote, Carmen, Swan Lake and Giselle, said she was delighted to perform in Merida again, where she is "very well received."
Valdes will be performing with the National Ballet of Cuba's male principal dancer Patricio Reve.
"Don Quixote is one of my favorite ballets and I am very excited to present it for the first time in Merida," Reve said, who became a member of the company three years ago.
Reve was also excited to perform in the United States, to continue to learn about international trends in dance.
"There are new dance forms, new styles and a more demanding audience," Reve said, adding that "classical ballet, however, will never cease to be wonderful."
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Dare to Believe!
The Six Human Needs
1. Certainty: assurance you can avoid pain and gain pleasure
2. Uncertainty/Variety: the need for the unknown, change, new stimuli
3. Significance: feeling unique, important, special or needed
4. Connection/Love: a strong feeling of closeness or union with someone or something
5. Growth: an expansion of capacity, capability or understanding
6. Contribution: a sense of service and focus on helping, giving to and supporting others (Tony Robbins, motivational speaker and author)
There is so much opportunity to serve, to learn, to grow, to give back, to connect! I am here in Africa and seriously with a change of mindset to one of willingness and open mindedness the opportunities have been coming in! I give thanks for all of them every day!
I have no idea what, where, how it will all unfold, my time here is coming to a close but I remain certain that the uncertainty is somehow a blessing in disguise
So What did I learn today? Dare to believe. Too many of you are afraid of feeling foolish. You are afraid of looking stupid, ridiculous, naïve, gullible, Pollyannaish or imprudent. You are afraid to claim, with all of your heart of hearts, your deepest heart's desire. Too many of you, for fear of what other people might say don't even allow it to enter your consciousness. You judge what it is going to look like in somebody else's consciousness so you don't even look at it in your own, Don't rob yourself of your salvation. Dare to believe


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14, 2013
Swedish food company Lantmännen have issued 4 new climate declarations for potato pancakes, beef burger, batter pudding and pancake with diced pork.
More information about Lantmännens work with improving their products carbon footprint can be found on http://www.cerealiafoodservice.se/Nyheter/Klimatsmart-mat/ (Swedish only).
All climate declarations from Lantmännen can be found here.
25, 2013
The development of a two new PCRs has been initiated in the International EPD® System:
Any stakeholders interested in contributing in the preparation of this PCR or to be notified of the start of the open consultation are invited to contact the relevant PCR Moderator.
The open consultations of the two PCRs are expected to start in late August or September 2013 (subject to change).
22, 2013
The Product Category Rule (PCR) document "Meat of mammals" (PCR 2012:11) has been updated to version 2.0. This PCR covers the UN CPC code 2111 and 2113. The key changes are:
The PCR was developed by Life Cycle Engineering in co-operation with Siena University,COOP Italia and Assocarni.
The updated PCR may now be used to create and register certified Environmental Product Declarations in the International EPD® System for this product category.
The Product Category Rule (PCR) document "Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared" (PCR 2010:01) has been updated to version 2.0. This PCR covers the UN CPC code 2371.
The PCR was developed by Life Cycle Engineering in co-operation with Barilla.
The updated PCR may now be used to create and register certified Environmental Product Declarations in the International EPD® System.
19, 2013
The International EPD® System will be present at the 6th International Conference on Life Cycle Management – LCM 2013. The event will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden on August 25-28, 2013 and is expected to gather leading experts in the field of life cycle assessment and life cycle management.
Joakim Thornéus at the Secretariat and two members of the Technical Committee will have posters or presentations related to EPDs:
17, 2013
A new Product Category Rule (PCR) document has been published in the International EPD® System: Home and SOHO Gateway (UN CPC 47223).
The PCR was developed by Telecom Italia SpA with contributions from Home Network & Wireline Devices (Italy), Politecnico di Torino, Department of Applied Science and Technology (Italy), ZyXEL Communications Corporation (Taiwan). The PCR has also been suject to open consultation on www.environdec.com.
The PCR may now be used to create and register certified Environmental Product Declarations in the International EPD® System.
16, 2013
The development of four new PCR Basic Modules have been initiated by the Secretariat of the International EPD® System:
These four PCR Basic Modules were chosen as there is a demand of PCRs for underlying CPC codes of these product divisions.
Any stakeholder that wishes to be notified of the start of the open consultation, are kindly requested to contact the Secretariat at firstname.lastname@example.com.
About PCR Basic Modules
In order to harmonise the LCA methodology of related PCR, and to simplify the development of PCRs, the International EPD® System introduced the concept of "PCR Basic Modules". PCR Basic Modules are used as guidance documents/templates when developing PCRs, but do not constitute PCR documents in themselves.
PCR Basic Modules are defined on the two-digit level of the UN CPC system. Over the years, the International EPD® System has developed PCR Basic Modules for more than 40 two-digit CPC codes.
Today, there are PCR Basic Modules covering everything from "Products of agriculture, horticulture and market gardening" (UN CPC 01) to "Telecommunications services" (UN CPC 84). These have in turn been used as the basis when developing PCRs for product categories such as "Kiwi fruits" (UN CPC 01342) and "Online text based information, On-line books and ebooks" (UN CPC 8431).
10, 2013
During the last years there have been many PCRs developed in the International EPD® System, and the food sector has been one of the most important. Today, the library of documents is large and there has been much knowledge gained though their use.
From this experience, it has been learned that the PCRs in a specific sector, such the food sector, should be developed with a degree of coordination in order to avoid the situation in which the same methodological issue is handled in different ways. Wheat cultivation, for example, is in the upstream supply chain of many products such pasta, beer, milk and meat. In the current approach, it is possible for this important life cycle stage to be treated slightly different in each PCR, e.g. in terms of allocation or for the calculation of environmental impact from the use of fertilizers.
To meet this demand for increased coordination, the International EPD® System has recently increased its PCR capacity at the Secretariat, and will now test an innovative "net of PCRs" approach. This will be a pilot project for the food sector, which may be expanded to other sectors in the future. The idea of this net has been presented during the EPD Stakeholder Conference in Bologna.
In this pilot, the PCR documents for food will be linked and coordinated with a common perspective. In addition to your role as PCR Moderator, we will also test the role of a "PCR coordinator". The PCR Coordinator will have the aim to keep in touch with all the PCR Moderators of related PCRs and help the development of the net. The coordinator will work closely with the Technical Committee and the Secretariat in order to facilitate the PCR preparation from the scope definition to the final approval. During the pilot phase, Fillippo Sessa at Life Cycle Engineering in Italy will act in this role for food PCRs.
For comments or questions on this pilot initiative, please contact the Secretariat at firstname.lastname@example.com.
9, 2013
A new Product Category Rule (PCR) document has been published in the International EPD® System, covering UN CPC 263 and 264 - Textile yarn and thread.
The PCR was developed by Aquafil, Life Cycle Engineering, Universal Fibers & EarthShift, and has been suject to open consultation on www.environdec.com.
A new Product Category Rule (PCR) document has been published in the International EPD® System, covering a subset of UN CPC 48312 - Sunglasses.
The PCR was developed by Luxottica Group with contributions from ERM Italia, and has been suject to open consultation on www.environdec.com.
The PCR may now be used to create and register certified Environmental Product Declarations of Sunglasses in the International EPD® System.
8, 2013
Ms. Eva Martínez (CTME), moderator of the Product Category Rules (PCR) for the assessment of the life-cycle environmental performance of "Machine-tools for drilling, boring or milling metal" under the International EPD® System, has presented in the 19th Machine Tool and Manufacturing Technologies Congress, the communication "Environmental communication rules for milling machines: a big step towards harmonization", from her experience of over 8 years working with machine-tool manufacturers, applying the LCA methodology, and from her experience in the development of the PCRs for this product category.
The 19th Machine Tool and Manufacturing Technologies Congress took place at San Sebastian (Spain) from 12 to 14 June 2013. This biannual Congress is a meeting point for industry (manufacturers and users), research centres and universities to advance manufacturing technologies. The 19th edition focused on the EU priorities for R&D programmes linked to Manufacturing, including the topic Sustainability, session where this communication was presented (www.congresomh.com).
The PCR document 44214: Machine-tools for drilling, boring or milling machine under the International EPD® System provides a common set of rules for machine-tool manufacturers who wish to inform their stakeholders about the environmental performance of their products, through environmental product declarations or EPDs. That is, the document defines the type of information to be given about a milling machine from a life-cycle perspective, as well as how this information shall be generated, in the context of global harmonization.
CTME, founded in 1992, began operating as an Association for Research and Technology Centre in Miranda de Ebro (Spain), was converted to the current Technology Centre Foundation in 2007. Today, its task is to give solutions, responsibly and sustainably, to the competitive needs through the R&D and innovation, pursuing to become a Centre of Excellence in environmental technologies, national benchmark in eco-design and leader in environment for technology services, acting in a stable framework of national and international collaboration with other institutions and agencies of R&D&I.
5, 2013
A new Product Category Rule (PCR) document has been published in the International EPD® System, covering a subset of UN CPC 36490 - Dispensing systems.
The PCR was developed by APTAR Chieti and has been suject to open consultation on www.environdec.com.
4, 2013
A new Product Category Rule (PCR) document has been published in the International EPD® System, covering a subset of UN CPC 8942 Plastic waste and scrap recovery (recycling) services.
The PCR was developed by RadiciGroup and QUOTA SETTE S.r.l. and has been suject to open consultation on www.environdec.com.
In life cycle assessment, characterisation factors are used during the impact assessment phase to transform data on emissions to potential environmental impacts.
In the new General Programme Instructions - published in June 2013 - there is no longer a fixed list of characterisation factors to use as the basis for EPDs. The list is instead published here on the website so that it may be corrected or updated whenever needed.
The main changes in the recommendations compared to the previous version of the General Programme Instructions are:
Characterisation factors used shall be specified in the EPD®. New PCRs shall refer to www.environdec.com for recommended characterisation factors.
2, 2013
The International Organization for Standardization has developed a technical specification for calculating carbon footprint emissions of products: ISO/TS 14067:2013.
The document contains all relevant elements of a standard, that is, principles, standards and guidance. The document is now launched after a process of five years. ISO chose to publish the document as a so-called "technical specification" document. This is a fairly common way to manage documents that are not mature enough to be published as a standard.
"The document was controversial right from the first draft", says Lars Jonsson, advisor on sustainability communication to the International EPD® System and a member of the Swedish group who participated in the ISO process.
With its recently published update of the General Programme Instructions, the International EPD® System reaffirms its aim to to give organisations the possibility to publish information about the carbon footprint of their products according to the new technical specification.
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Join us for a Tribute to the Nolan Family
Evening with the Nolans is a new Channel Seven Brisbane Racing Carnival social event to recognise the contribution of a family to the racing industry.
The inaugural choice was an easy one. The Nolan family, from the Darling Downs, has been at the forefront of many aspects of racing across breeding, training, owning and bookmaking.
Come along to this dinner to be given an insight into the lives of one of Queensland's great sporting families, the Nolans.
In attendance will be Basil Nolan (principal of famous Raheen Stud at Warwick and now president of both the National Thoroughbred Breeders Association and the Queensland body), Michael Nolan (Successful Toowoomba horse trainer) and Peter Nolan (Broncos recruitment manager, great punter and former bookies' clerk).
Date: Thursday 31 May 2018
Where: The Grove, Doomben Racecourse
Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 Pm
Dress: Cocktail
Three course plated dinner
Four hour beverage package including selected premium beer, wine, sparkling and soft drink
Live entertainment
$140/p or BRC Members - $120/p
*A one –off booking fee of $3.95 per transaction applies on all purchases. All ticket prices displayed for this event are subject to change without notice. Ticket price does not include Delivery or Collection Fees. All ticket prices include GST. Tickets purchased by credit/debit card are subject to a credit card charge of 0.8%.
^Brisbane Racing Club Members, please call the Brisbane Racing Club Sales & Event Team on (07) 3268 2171 or email@example.com to receive the Members' discount.


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Chris Gayle getting better with West Indies cricket board
As I have always tried to uphold the best traditions of West Indies Cricket and its players, I now therefore wish to withdraw the comment made on my Twitter account and apologize to the President of CWI and to all Windies fans. That's the good thing about it. "We will wait and see what happens". We've to just look to carry on from here. They even failed to participate in the Champions Trophy in June. Consulte Mais Informação


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Swimming Classes in Devon
Find your nearest pool and class from our list of baby swimming lessons in Devon below.
We have a variety of swimming classes in Devon, our fully qualified swimming instructors run classes in Exeter, Chudleigh, and Crediton. We teach babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers (aged 0 – 4) across all of these swimming pools. All of our Baby Paddlers have lots of fun, learn important water safety skills whilst following our structured milestones programme. In Devon, this is particularly important since we have such beautiful beaches and coastline for us all to enjoy! If you are looking for quality, structured and above all fun swimming lessons in Devon, then look no further.


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YouTube star Shane Dawson apologizes for jokes about pedophilia
In the middle of YouTube star Logan Paul's suicide video controversy, another colleague came under fire.
Shane Dawson, who boasts more than 11 million subscribers to his YouTube channel, was accused of pedophilia when an old episode from his "Shane and Friends" podcast resurfaced Wednesday.
On the podcast, Dawson described a conversation he had on Instagram with a 6-year-old girl, who he said told him that she was a cheerleader with more than 100,000 followers.
"And she shows me her Instagrams which are like—first of all— I don't know if I'm allowed to say this but, like, she's, like, sexy," Dawson said.
When his co-host called the comments "disgusting," Dawson offered his "justification for pedophilia."
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"First of all, let me just say, having sex with children, or touching children, or anything of that nature is terrible, and you should not do it," he said.
"Here's my thing: People have foot fetishes. People have fetishes about, you know, everything. And there's websites on the internet where they can look at that weird creepy s--t and jerk off to it. Okay, fine, everybody do your thing."
He then questioned why someone should be arrested if they masturbated to a Google search of "naked baby."
"First of all, I don't understand why anybody would be turned on by that," he said on the podcast. "But it was sexy."
Dawson said that he was kidding, but the episode recirculated online and was met with immediate backlash.
Late Wednesday, he issued a lengthy video statement.
"I'm going to start by saying I am not a f--king pedophile. I go on record saying I am not a f--king pedophile. Got it? Great. There's my statement," he said.
"It's disgusting that people are saying I'm a f--king pedophile because of some s---ty a-- f--king jokes from six years ago on a podcast."
Dawson then went on to apologize for his previous persona in which he tried to make people laugh by shocking them.
"Back in the day, 2008 to 2012ish, maybe 2013, that was my thing. I loved the feeling of making somebody shocked and laugh because they couldn't believe what was coming out of my mouth. I wasn't confident enough to make smarter jokes. I was making the easy jokes. I was playing crazy stereotypical characters. I was doing s--t that was racially insensitive. I was doing s--t that was homophobic. I was doing s--t that could be considered fatshaming. I was doing some f--ked up comedy stuff that I'm not proud of," he said.
"I have changed so much as a person and as a creative and as a writer and a director. The stuff I was saying back then, I would never say now. Ever. I don't think that's funny."
Dawson also said that he had previously been molested, which made him "passionate about shedding light" on real pedophilia and abuse.
"So I think that's why it hurts the most is having my name put next to the word pedophile is actually the most triggering and the most heartbreaking thing I've literally ever seen," he said.
"I am so sorry if that triggered you or offended you or hurt your feelings. It triggers me listening to that clip. Listening to that f--ks me up."


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My week at EBM primarily involved delivering biscuit tins to some of the elderly women of the congregation. As part of delivering the tins, there was an expectation that it would be a pastoral-type visit. Little did I know though that what I at first viewed as an obligation would actually end up being a wonderful opportunity that I thoroughly enjoyed. Many of these women shared with me pieces of their life stories, including some reasons why Christmas-time is often a difficult time when they miss family members who are no longer living.
For everyone who are missing loved ones this year, may you still find some peace and happiness this Christmas.
For those of you who are lamenting the 'commercialism' of Christmas, keep in mind that December 25th was not really the day that Jesus was born. Most scholars would suggest that he would have been born sometime during September. So with that in mind, we can remember that as we sing "In the Bleak Midwinter" or "Still, still, still," these songs are all part of, in essence, a holiday that even from its beginning was a part of humanity's commercialism and need for ritual.
What is important is what we are celebrating, not really when or how we celebrate it. Here is something to help you reflect on that
Christmas Begins (by Howard Thurman)
When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
To find the lost... feed the hungry...
release the prisoner... rebuild nations...
bring peace among all people...
and to make music from the heart.
To conclude on a more lighthearted note though, here is a glimpse of what the Christmas season involves in the United Kingdom courtesy of the Vicar of Dibley. :)
(That is part 1 of 5; you should find the other four parts also listed on youtube.)
May you survive all of your Christmas dinners and much love to you this Christmas season.
In grace and peace from Northern Ireland. :)


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Cardinals star CB Patrick Peterson is the latest player to say great things about his former defensive coordinator, James Bettcher.
The 39-year-old Bettcher was called "one of the best young coordinators in the league" by former Cardinals coach Bruce Arians, and Peterson thinks the exact same way.
"He's a great young defensive coordinator," Peterson told NJ.com's Dan Duggan. "He brings a lot to the table. He's extremely smart. He understands how to adjust to whatever his players know how to do. The thing that I was most impressed with Coach Bettcher was the way he was able to relate to his players. I wish him nothing but the best of luck out there in NYC."
After McAdoo failed to relate to his players during his short tenure, the Giants front office wanted a culture switch in the locker room. Peterson praises Bettcher's way of communicating with his players, and that will be a big key in turning things around -- at least on the defensive side of the ball.
"Just the way he worked, the way he wanted to put his guys in the best position possible," Peterson said. "He's able to listen to his players. I think that's huge to any coach in this leage: Being able to relate and communicate with your guys to make sure that you guys are on the same page and both sides are comfortable with what's about to take place on Sunday."
Peterson also likes how Bettcher gets the most out of his 3-4 defensive scheme, and though it may take the players a little while to transition into it, he wants to let them know it's worth it.
"They're going to be changing over, so that's going to be a task," Peterson said on the switch. "We'll see how that transpires. I believe that's definitely going to be a challenge for them because not only are you teaching guys new positions, but you're teaching them a whole new system. I know he has his plate full and we'll just see what happens at the end of the day."
Bettcher must be up to the challenge as the Giants defense, which was ranked second in points allowed in 2016 and fell off tremendously last season, needs some rebuilding. But if there's anyone to turn them around, it's Bettcher in Peterson's eyes.
"He's very, very bright," he said. "He understands the game. The way he's able to draw up certain defenses on the fly, I think that's what makes him very, very special."


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Morning asana set for beginers. 24 min
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This short morning asana set for beginners is very effective for those who decided to start to do yoga. The workout strengthens and works through all the body. Your strength and flexibility increase. The routine also works on the balance and capacity to manage your own body. The asana set helps you to burn an extra fat and keep you in fit. It also correts your spine and attitude and helps you to recover from back pain if you have one. The workout helps for weight loss and figure correction. Your body becomes more healthy and beautiful, your mind becomes calm, you start to feel an extra energy and your efficiency increases.
You can do the Morning asana set for beginners anytime of your day but the maximum effectivenes you can achive in a morning time. After every training your body and mind becomes more perfect and balanced.
Do every exercise with caution. After some time of regular training, you can repeat all the instructions.
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Micellar cleansing waters have burst into popularity, and the product has certainly solidified a place in the skincare routines of women around the world. At first glance, they might seem gimmicky: How is water alone going to properly cleanse, and if it did, wouldn't we just rinse our faces with water?
Well, for starters, micellar (pronounced my-cell-ar) cleansing waters look and feel like water, but they're enhanced with oils. These 2-in-1 formulas remove makeup and cleanse the skin and are ideal for girls looking for a quick and easy product that is alcohol free and doesn't strip their natural oils.
Micellar waters are composed of micelles and soft water. What exactly is a micelle? All cleansers contain molecules called surfactants. Imagine these molecules as little tadpoles with a head that's hydrophilic (water-loving) and a tail that's hydrophobic (water-hating). When surfactants mix with water, the tails band together and create a miniature globe known as a micelle.
How do these tiny globes of oil and water cleanse the skin? Hydrophilic molecules are also attracted to cotton, so when poured on a cotton ball or pad they drive into its center, flipping their tails outward. For as much as these molecule tails hate water, they love oils. When swiped across the skin, they act as a magnet and pull up dead skin cells, oils, makeup and other environmental aggressors that cling to the skin's lipid layer. Normal soaps work a similar way, but using micelles to pull out pore-clogging substances allows the skin to keep its natural oils intact.
In other words, sweeping a micellar-soaked cotton round over the face will provide a quick cleanse that will help maintain your skin's barrier function and pH while removing the gunk and grime that accumulated throughout the day.
Who should add a micellar water to their routine? These solutions are ideal for those with dryer, more sensitive skins who tend to wear, at most, light-to-medium coverage makeup. Because micellar water is so gentle, it isn't equipped to remove thick sunblock or heavy, full-coverage foundation. Also, because they contain just a small amount of oil, these types of formulas aren't great for stubborn, waterproof eye makeup.
Think a micellar cleansing water is right for you? Go out and try one! There are tons of options available that will help keep your skin perfectly balanced.


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Google Maps is becoming smarter with every new update, and the shiny new makeover the app received back in November is a testament to that.
American tech giant Google has announced a new feature for Maps that provides guidance and real-time notifications as you travel on public transport.
The firm is set to launch a new feature that will provide users with real-time updates about their trips, including a reminder to get off at your stop, according to TechCrunch. The feature will also work on the lock screen, so users don't have to be glued to their phone to see the updates.
Another addition coming to Google Maps is the ability to show how long you'll have to wait to get a seat at a restaurant at any particular hour. This feature could prove to be a life saver for those traveling in unfamiliar cities, or for those who just like to doze off in their commute home.
Google Maps has made our lives a whole lot easier. This will allow commuters to have the peace of mind that their phones will remind them to get off at the right stop, even if they're exhausted or distracted. What's new here is that you'll soon be able to tap a "start" button at the bottom the screen with the details about your transit journey and then get live updates as you walk or ride on your local buses and trains. Google hopes to roll out the feature to other cities in the future.
At this moment in time, the update hasn't been rolled out officially, but TechCrunch believes that Google will push the update live soon and that the firm is testing it with select users.
This new feature will notify a user as and when they are about to reach their destination.