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Why does the world need EPDs?
The overall goal of an EPD is to provide relevant and verified information to meet the various communication needs.
An important aspect of EPD is to provide the basis of a fair comparison of products and services by their environmental performance. EPDs can reflect the continuous environmental improvement of products and services over time and can communicate and add up relevant environmental information along a product's supply chain.
EPDs are based on principles inherent in the ISO standard for Type III environmental declarations (ISO 14025) giving them a wide-spread international acceptance.
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Market and legal regulations
To date, manufacturers are not obliged (mandatory by law) to provide EPDs. But, the market increasingly regulates the use of EPDs in various applications itself.
Upcoming regulations and directives for EU domestic and foreign organisations:
European Green Deal; an initiative that should make Europe the world's first climate-neutral continent
European Circular Economy Action Plan
EU Product Environmental Footprint (PEF), with product specific category directives (e.g. Battery, Food, Packaging, a.s.o.)
Directive of EU Parliament and the Council on Corporate Due Diligence and Corporate Accountability (originally only about Human Rights, but now includes embodied carbon)
EU Level(s); the European framework for sustainable buildings
EU CE(Conformite Europeenne)-mark to ensure to EU consumers products' health, safety, and environmental safety.
EU Carbon Border Tax tied to Imports; one of several financial mechanisms that the European Commission is considering as part of the European Green Deal.
Market regulation (semi-mandatory/bonus-malus) in place as of today:
Green Building Schemes (BREEAM, LEED, DGNB, WELL, a.s.o.)
LCA and Building level LCA
e.g. Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Indonesia.
(Green) Public Procurement
e.g. Sweden (Trafikverket, Boverket) and Italy (large retailers & public organisations such as ENEL)
Supply chain management (e.g. EcoVadis, SEDEX)
Green bonds (e.g. via ISO-standards)
Building level LCA
Building level LCA's are increasingly being be mandated (market regulation) when trying to address the topic of embodied carbon in buildings by public and private actors, esp. in the Nordics and Western-Europe.
EPDs provide the product-specific environmental performance data that can be used when conducting the whole building LCA.
Building Level LCA is closely linked with voluntary green building schemes, but there is no doubt that this method will increasingly be mandated by policy developers working on future directives and regulations.
Eg. in Sweden we see a national law coming in place that may require any building coming to market from 2022 to have a building level LCA. For additional information (in Swedish) on expected mandatory Building LCA requirements in Sweden, please click the following buttons.
Regeringen website
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In addition, the European Commission's Level(s) framework, which is a new European approach to assess and report on the sustainability performance of buildings, throughout the full life cycle of buildings will push for harmonization on EU level.
European Commission's Level(s) framework for sustainable buildings
Using existing standards, the Level(s) framework with its indicators provides a common language for building sustainability, which can be used directly on building projects and portfolios, or as a basis for other initiatives, policies, schemes, and actions, to include life cycle thinking and circularity.
Level(s) website
Green building assessment schemes
The interest for environmental declarations in building rating systems and certification schemes has increased in the last few years, as they may demonstrate knowledge of the life cycle environmental impact of the ingoing construction materials.
In a recent study by OneClick LCA on embodied carbon, the authors conclude that "of the schemes directly addressing embodied carbon, 89% required use of EPDs."
They also pointed out the different roles an EPD plays in the various building schemes:
Documentation of use/purchase of products with an EPD in a project
Use in LCAs to enable building level LCAs
Compare and buy low-carbon products for a project
Green Building Scheme examples:
LEED by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) is one of the building assessment schemes that have come the furthest in giving benefits for projects where EPDs are available to encourage the use of (buying low carbon) products with life-cycle information.
BREEAM has several national implementations where the requirements are somewhat different. Normally, only pre-approved national databases of LCA information are accepted. Currently, BREEAM has national schemes in the following countries: United Kingdom, USA, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Please contact your local BREEAM national scheme operator for more information about how EPDs for construction products may be used for documentation and buying low carbon products.
GreenStar, HQE, Miljöbyggnad, DGNB International, Zero Carbon Certification, Home Quality Mark and Green Building Index are all other building assessment schemes where Environmental Product Declarations can be used to obtain several credits in order to reach higher levels. By either documenting a/o using EPDs for LCA and product comparison.
Please note that there are also other national and international building rating and assessment schemes that may or may not accept EPDs as part of their scope.
By using EPDs, the organisaion could gain a competitive edge in green public procurements.
There are three main methods on how to use EPDs in public procurement. Please note that this information is provided as examples and that no liability is taken for the correctness of the information for specific cases or markets:
To get information on the environmental impact of the goods and serviced being procured can be seen as the first step in greening the procurement activities. Knowledge about the impact of the subject matter is vital in order to be able to put down relevant GPP criteria in the tendering documents. EPDs can therefore give very useful input to GPP, either in the market analysis or as a first step in greening the GPP.
As the EPDs contain information on the products' environmental impact from a life cycle perspective, the EPD can be used to verify compliance provided that the environmental requirements put in the tendering documents is information that can be found in an EPD.
Information in EPDs within the same product group and based on the same PCR can also be used to compare products from an environmental point of view and also to reward the environmentally best product. This must be done according what is allowed in the legislation and the reward criteria must be transparent and non-discriminatory.
Info video on public procurement and EPDs prepared by the Delegationen för cirkulär ekonomi (in Swedish).
In marketing, many organisations want to make claims of their product´s environmental performance, especially if it is superior compared to other similar products on the market. However, such claims must be conveyed in a manner which is recognized by the market as being relevant, credible and transparent.
In order not to violate national marketing acts and international codes of conduct, such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) rules on advertising and marketing communications, these organisations must be able, on any demand, to demonstrate proof of different aspects of the environmental claims they are using.
If the organisation has developed an EPD for the product, they indeed have a very comprehensive documented to refer to. The EPD will most likely meet all requirements that might be raised by any external party which would like to argue about any possible deficiencies in the organisation's environmental claims.
Can you benchmark products' environmental impacts against e.g. peers' that also have EPDs? Definitely, but with caution!
Oh, and no, EPDs do not include such environmental claims!
You will need to do the benchmarking...
Comparing your own environmental performance of your products and services over time to industry bests and best practices from other companies enables you to see how you perform against your peers and be prepared to meet growing market demands for product sustainability.
Today, LCA comparisons on product level, assembly level and whole buildings are (common) practice in the construction sector. But, unfortunately are we during such comparisons - still - forced to a large extent use generic datasets because of the simple lack of specific (EPD) product data. Manufacturers are now requested by architects, developers and so on to fill this data gap. Simultaneously, we see that academia are also progressing and experiment with machine learning algorithms for embodied carbon calculations and predictions. But, to properly test such algorithms they also crave for more specific data as feedstock.
When you start comparing you will need to follow some rules, and be aware of the peculiarities that come with comparing EPDs. In particular when the used EPDs are provided by different EPD programme operators. The PCRs of the different EPD programme operators that are used during the LCA most likely differ to some extent (also valid for EN15804 standard compliant EPDs) because we as programme operators need to provide our interpretation of the standards to the LCA practitioners where these standards are unclear. These interpretations are in our case developed in a multi-stakeholder engagement process and the final result is made available via the PCRs. You now understand that all PCRs for similar products are not necessarily fully aligned. One known and well-described example for deviations - est. 10-20% variations in impact results - is the allowance (or not) to use different LCI/LCA background databases.
Examples of EPD benchmarking features/ solutions
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Ecodesign, or Design for Environment (DfE), eco-design or, more generally, Environmental design, is the concept of taking environmental issues into consideration when designing and developing new products, or when updating existing products.
EPD, and the underlying life cycle assessment (LCA) study, may be used as a way to measure impacts and avoiding sub-optimization.
An organization making use of EPDs can easily track and report on improvements in the environmental performance of its products, both internally and externally. In this way, EPDs can serve as a vital supporting component to serve as an indicator in its work on product development on what is most relevant to focus on.
The LCA methodology used for EPDs in the International EPD System gives a benefit for using recycled material and for designing products that may be reused or recycled, thus steering towards products that are part of a circular economy.
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Value chain collaboration with LCA-data may lead to process development.
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Following this EPD´s can be developed for all types of products in a supply chain – from the very initial stage with acquisition of raw materials to subsequent stages in the refinement of these raw materials to sub-components delivered to the final manufacturing.
As consequence, separate EPDs in a supply chain can be added up together to provide a final manufacturer with a complete information of the environmental performance of a semi-manufactured product as an input to their overall manufacturing process.
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By using EPDs, an organization can identify, control, monitor and evaluate the environmental performance from a life cycle perspective and also communicate the result to different stakeholders.
EMS such as ISO 14001 and EMAS require the organization to identify and consider the environmental impacts from its operational planning, activities, products and services. They also require the organization to monitor, measure, analyze and evaluate its environmental performance, which needs to be communicated both internally and externally. The organization shall also see to that the information is relevant and reliable. One way to identify any organization's significant environmental aspects is to make use of LCA methodology, to which EPDs are very useful as they can be used to communicate continuous environmental improvement of goods and services over time following measures taken to make its product more environmentally-effective.
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Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Hoffman
Charles J. Hoffmann
Charles J. Hoffmann of Sayville, New York, and a former 50-year resident of Shelter Island, died on Thursday, May 23, 2019. He was 93 years old.
He was born on April 23, 1926 in New York City to Margaret (nee Doherty) and Karl Hoffmann. On June 28, 1953 he married the love of his life, Caroline Anderson, in West Babylon, New York and together they had three children.
Charles served in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II from 1944 to 1946 as a seaman first class, where he attained the American Theatre Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal, European Theatre Medal and Victory Medal.
He worked for LILCO in Riverhead for 40 years as a lineman and dispatcher, retiring in 1986. He was also a member of the Shelter Island Country Club.
Predeceased by Caroline on August 20, 2018, he is survived by his three children: George J. Hoffmann of Shelter Island; Charles G. Hoffmann of Rockville Centre; and Cinthia Amurao of Ashburn, Virginia; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sister Anna Westerlind of Marco Island, Florida.
Interment with U.S. Navy honors will take place at Calverton National Cemetery in the near future.
Memorial donations may be made in his name to the Shelter Island Ambulance Foundation, P.O. Box 547, Shelter Island, New York 11964.
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Home»PGA Tour Expert Picks: WGC-Mexico Championship
PGA Tour Expert Picks: WGC-Mexico Championship
Odds Shark Staff | Wed, Feb 19 2020, 3:45pm
Look, predicting a pre-tournament winner in golf isn't easy. While it's true sports bettors can find fantastic value, it's incredibly frustrating when one of your picks doesn't even make the cut. That's why I'm here to help.
Every week I'll highlight three golfers who have a good chance to win the hardware for the upcoming weekend. This week it's the second World Golf Championships event of the season, the WGC-Mexico Championship.
For a full breakdown of the tournament, check out my betting preview.
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My Favorite Pick: Hideki Matsuyama (+2000)
Matsuyama has cooled off on this side of the pond since his red-hot 2016-17 season, but although he hasn't won on the PGA Tour since 2017, I like him to get back into the winner's circle this time around.
Matsuyama is a two-time winner of WGC events (Bridgestone Invitational and HSBC Champions) and has been hot this season, placing second at the Zozo Championship, third at the CJ Cup and fifth at last week's Genesis Invitational.
The five-time tour winner already has almost $2.4 million in earnings this season. Matsuyama is average off the tee (65th in yards) but is excellent as he gets closer to the hole, ranking 12th in strokes gained approaching the green and fourth in strokes gained: tee-to-green. His best placement in Mexico was 19th in 2019, yet I like him to break through this time around.
My Second Favorite Pick: Tommy Fleetwood (+2200)
Fleetwood has been a stranger to North Americans of late, as the Englishman has chosen to play in Europe and the Middle East instead. That doesn't mean he hasn't played well, though.
Since the Tour Championship back in August – his last appearance on North American soil – Fleetwood won the Nedbank Golf Championship in South Africa and finished second at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai and the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in January.
Fleetwood simply can't be discounted at this event. He's compiled three top-20 finishes since the tournament moved to Mexico, including a runner-up showing in 2017. He's a great bet at +2200 this week.
My Third Favorite Pick: Sergio Garcia +4000
Garcia is the definition of a hit-or-miss pre-tournament play, but I like the value he's offering south of the border at +4000. The 40-year-old thrives in Mexico City, racking up three straight top-15 finishes here, including back-to-back top-10s.
Garcia has managed to break par in all 12 of his rounds at Club de Golf Chapultepec, including five rounds of 68 or better. He's logged a top-10 in every other start since November, and after a T-37 at Riviera last week, he's in line for another strong showing.
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Warriors to make an offer for DeAndre Jordan on Friday?
Discussion in 'Golden State Warriors' started by Run BJM, Dec 9, 2011.
Run BJM Heavy lies the crown. Staff Member Global Moderator
The Golden State Warriors plan to present Los Angeles Clippers restricted free-agent center DeAndre Jordan with an offer on Friday, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
The Warriors had hoped to sign Dallas Mavericks free-agent center Tyson Chandler, but he is nearing a four-year, $58 million agreement with the New York Knicks. While the Warriors' offer sheet wasn't finalized, one source said the team is prepared to begin Jordan's contract at $10 million next season.
Jordan has been offered a five-year, $40 million deal by the Clippers. The Clippers would have three days to match any offer sheet Jordan signs. Denver Nuggets free-agent center Nene hasn't drawn much interest from the Warriors.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...8vLYF?slug=ys-nba_free_agent_news_buzz_120811
Run BJM, Dec 9, 2011
I'm not too sure that this is a huge improvement over Biedrins. Something tells me Jordan takes a huge step backwards this season.
CohanHater, Dec 9, 2011
I am also skeptical of DJ but I think hes definitely an upgrade over Biedrins. First off just take into consideration the athleticism-size combo. Hes the same height as Biedrins but hes got a much longer wingspan (7'6) and much better athleticism. And he weighed in at 250 lbs. before he was drafted, he might be heavier now. Hes absolutely more of a presence down low and can hold his own against heavy PF/C. Offensively, he has little skill but did put up an unreal 69% from the field last season and his ability to explode to the rim and finish is probably second only to Dwight Howard, right up there with Amare.
It would be a risky signing but hes a 23 y/o C with impressive athletic ability. Those don't grow on trees. Hes still raw and struggles with foul trouble but I think he would absolutely make a difference for us and with any luck he will improve over the course of his contract and grow into a top 10 type of C.
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Sucks for us. If a guy does not have an offensive game now, he's not going to get it later. Name one guy who developed later. Only real guy was Ewing. Guys who developed later only did so because they got bigger and stronger, not because they did not have any moves. Guy shoots 41% from the line now. Clippers PLEASE MATCH!!!
philsmith75, Dec 9, 2011
Would you have wanted Chandler? He has just as bad of an offensive player, I would say even worse actually although he does have a respectable FT%. Seems like the front office is looking exclusively at defensive C's, I've read speculation that Marc Jackson wants an athletic C to defend the rim. Jordan isn't as good as Chandler defensively right now but he can grow into it. I don't expect him to ever be much of a scorer but you see the way he can finish around the rim and there are very few guys who are in his class. That doesn't mean hes going to develop an offensive game but it is a weapon that he has that most guys don't.
We're all pining for an impactful, top 10 C. Jordan is still raw but hes undeniably a decent C right now and has all the tools to be a presence in the paint. We can keep trying to bid for and trade for established C's but we're going to keep losing out on them or pay too much for them. We would certainly have to overpay DJ in the form of a big contract right now but if he pans out then we'll look good later and we wouldn't have had to give up any talent. Gotta take a risk to get the reward. I don't see any other attractive C options opening up in the future.
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I say go for it...he's definitely an upgrade for us at center. He's young, crazy atheltic, and I don't see any reason to believe that he's not going to improve. Yeah, that's a lot of money, but that's pretty much what we're paying Biedrins right now and Jordan has a wayyyy bigger upside. We took a shot at Chandler, and we didn't get him...oh well, on to the next. If it's for $10m/yr, I'm on board. Dude averages a double double in like 25 minutes, and how many centers in the league would be better than him in transition??? Not many, and that's Warriors basketball. Sure, it would be awesome to have a dominant frontcourt scorer, but those go for wayyy more than 10 mil. We need a big body to bother opposing big men and crash the boards.
i hate the warriors, Dec 9, 2011
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The Los Angeles Clippers plan to match the Golden State Warriors' offer sheet of four years and $40 million for center DeAndre Jordan, a league source said, a move that will practically force starting center Chris Kaman to seek a trade elsewhere, according to a second source.
It's also an extraordinary expenditure by normally tight-fisted owner Donald Sterling for a second-round draft pick.
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/...offer-sheet-golden-state-warriors-source-says
bayareafan85, Dec 11, 2011
If the Clippers match, he can still say he'd rather just play for the W's though, right?
i hate the warriors, Dec 11, 2011
If the player's original team exercises its right of first refusal by matching the principal terms of the offer sheet, the player is then under contract to his original team.
Wow. That doesn't really seem fair. But then, hypothetically, the Warriors could counter offer and increase it?
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No. I believe that Jordan may only sign an offer sheet one time. Then its in the Clips' hands whether to match or not. If they match then he's a Clipper, if not then he belongs to whatever team signed the submitted offer sheet.
Run BJM, Dec 11, 2011
DeAndre Jordan has signed a 4 year, $43 million offer sheet with Golden State, agent Greg Lawrence tells Y!
http://twitter.com/#!/WojYahooNBA
Per Wojnarowski. Why the f*ck didn't we do this Friday like the initial reports suggested?
Well shit, that changes my perspective on things...seems like all we're doing is making the Clips pay a couple more million than they were going to. What the hell is all the noise about?? And now we just amnestied Charlie Bell for nothing?? I don't want some knee jerk reaction reminiscent of the Maggette ordeal, but damn...we need to do something.
Man, I got excited for nothing. When the local news mentioned we're getting a center from down south, I thought they meant Dwight Howard.
Custodianrules2, Dec 11, 2011
Clips are on the verge of trading Kaman, Aminu, Bledsoe, and Minny's pick to NO for Paul. With Kaman gone its highly likely that they will also match DeAndre's offer sheet.
W's completely struck out on Chandler and Jordan; now where do they go? M. Gasol and Nene are restricted and eyeing max or near max deals with the Rockets and Nets respectively. Lesser C options still available are Kwame Brown and Samuel Dalembert and some young guys who could back up Beans would be Alexis Ajinca and Aaron Gray. Only trade option I see is Okafor who is making ~13-14 mil for the next 3 years- not very attractive.
So do we go after one or two marginal upgrades or stick with what we've got and keep the cap room for the trade deadline/free agency? I don't see many trade options for a C opening up and outside of Dwight next year's C crop isn't that great. Kwame is a good post defender and space eater, a poor man's Kendrick Perkins. I wouldn't mind picking him up but it sounds like he wants MLE type money which is a bit too much for my tastes. Wouldn't want to commit to Dalembert for multiple years and he really doesn't give you anything that Beans can't give us. Landry is a good player but he'd cost a fair amount and he'd probably have to back up Lee.
As far as other FA go Afflalo is an RFA so who knows how much we would have to throw at him to pry him from Denver. I'd love to have him but I expect Denver to keep him unless we drastically overpay. And if we drastically overpay then is it still a good move? S&T seems unlikely as they would likely demand Klay and/or try to get us to take Harrington's contract.
I don't see many options left. Is signing Kwame/Sammy D worth losing the cap flexibility or should we just stick with Beans/Udoh/Amundson? Sadly, I don't see any possibility for any quality C's becoming available at the deadline or in FA next year. Seems pointless to tie up cap space in marginal upgrades unless you can get a good deal a la Dorell Wright. I'd probably prefer to be patient and get some cheap, short term FA with upside. Ajinca, Josh Howard, James Jones, Andrei Kirilenko, etc.
God, this is depressing. I don't know why I'm so surprised. It doesn't make sense to me that a bunch of guys on an internet forum seem to have better foresight than the W's front office who gets paid big bucks to do this kind of thing. If the Clips don't match, and we get Jordan, I'll happily apologize. But it just looks like a bunch of noise for absolutely nothing. And after getting my hopes up with Chandler and Jordan, I'm not really ready to entertain the idea of Kwame Brown. Not unless he's super cheap, same with Dalembert. If it's a one year thing, maybe...but they can fuck off if they try to sell us on one of those two being a long term solution at the 5-spot. Ughhh, so frustrating. Save the cap space until we can get someone who actually matters...otherwise, stick with who we have currently.
Forget Jordan. Watch he'll fizzle out. He averaged 7 and 7 last year....that's it. Andris supposedly put on 25 lbs of muscle. He could be worth that $9M actually. He's also supposedly changed his mindset; got a family. Good for him. I don't care if he misses, he's got to be aggressive and throw up that jump hook to make them at least honor him.
I'm going to project that Biedrins will have a better year than Jordan.
philsmith75, Dec 12, 2011
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Hey guys, long time no post.
Doctor Kajita, Dec 12, 2011
What's up DK? That was me on Twitter btw.
Seems like every year we hear "X player gained/lost 15-25 lbs!" and, with the exception of Baron dropping weight prior to his contract year, it never amounts to the player turning anything around. Beans, B. Wright, Randolph, Curry, Dunny come to mind for guys who "gained" 10+ lbs of "muscle" in one summer, allegedly. Baron, Jack, Al Harrington, and this year David Lee for guys who lost weight. I'm not expecting anything of Beans this season though I would welcome it. Just going to wait and see. FWIW Curry and Udoh apparently put on weight too.
How do you define a "better" year philsmith? Is a Beans 10/10/1.5 season better than a DeAndre Jordan 8/8/2 season? Dunno how likely it is Beans gets back to double-double averages but I reckon that Jordan does somewhat better than 8/8/2 of hes the starter. I'm hoping Beans does get "it" back AND puts the added weight to good use. Even so does that make him better than Jordan? Beans is still the better rebounder but I think Jordan is certainly more of a presence as far as altering shots and certainly has the bulk to defend better even if he hasn't learned the nuances of post defense just yet. Both god awful FT shooters and foul machines but Jordan can finish strong under the rim, will Beans get over his fear of being fouled?
I'm interested to see Udoh as well. Just glancing at the numbers from 82games.com, the team was a lot better with Udoh at C than Beans last season. Wonder if he shows any improvement in his offense or rebounding after his first offseason and training camp? Probably would still be coming off the bench but he could get more minutes than Beans overall and close out games.
And yes, I agree with you "i hate the warriors", the whole free agency has been depressing. We just wasted our amnesty on a 4 mil expiring contract. The Paul trade is off for now apparently, and it is Sterling we're dealing with, but it seems like most likely it will have been a really stupid move if the Clips match that contract.


Throughout your career, you have been rewarded for certain behaviours. Maybe you were a technical expert. Maybe you hit every target that you were given. Maybe you knew how to push other people to get them to comply. Maybe you let people walk all over you, as you laboured long into the night while they went home to their families. Whatever it was, you were repeatedly rewarded for it. Sometimes, you were rewarded explicitly with bonuses and certificates. Usually, and more importantly, you were rewarded implicitly, with vague nods of approval and acceptance by the boss. You felt part of the gang. You belonged.
The very behaviours, and we could equally use the word skills or capabilities, which got you to where you are right now, sitting there, reading this article, are now precisely the behaviours which hold you back, which tie you to that chair, those working hours, that lifestyle. If you see your colleagues being promoted ahead of you, you can be sure you're stuck behind the second glass ceiling.
If you're a technician, your technical skills will get you so far, until you reach the point that technical skills are easy to teach. Technicians are not hard to find. However, people with the ability to integrate technical and commercial acumen and lead teams are harder to find. It's people with those skills that get promoted. At this stage, we don't need any more technicians. What we need is people who can lead technicians. And I don't mean software programmers; technicians can be lawyers, accountants, teachers, anyone whose value is based in their technical knowledge of a subject. Even a sales person can be a technician.
For you to break through the second glass ceiling means that you have to let go of the very capabilities that got you here. You have to let go of the qualities that you most value in yourself, because those are the qualities that others have rewarded you for.
Herein lies the key: You have been valued by others, because you cannot value yourself. You have been rewarded as a way of shaping you to the will of others. You have not followed your own path.
Breaking through the second glass ceiling means letting go of the illusion of self-worth and instead, doing something unthinkable, something uncomfortable, even scary. For some people, even terrifying.
I'll be running a workshop on this subject at the TIAS Business School in Tilburg, Netherlands on March 11th. Maybe you'd like me to run it for your team. Alternatively, maybe you'd like to wait for another few years and see if things change.


Josh Asks: I have begun going back to college. I am 39. What are your thoughts on intergenerational romantic relationships?
Congrats on going back to college! That's awesome! And yup, your new stomping grounds would certainly bring opportunity for intergenerational romance. Honestly, I don't believe these kinds of relationships are better or worse than couples who are closer in age. It just brings on a different set of things to consider.
The tough thing about new relationships is that everything is so rainbows and unicorns. We often ignore the rougher habits of our new partner while simultaneously acting on our own best behavior. This makes it hard to see the pitfalls(?) you might face. How we come to acknowledge and approach these things sets the road ahead for success.
Think of it like a literal road that you've never been on. You can either take the time to create a map that estimates where all the potholes will be before you take the journey. Or you can just wing it once you start driving. This applies to all couples.
In my observation, the more a new couple excitedly has things in common, the more they tend to ignore the need for a road map and just hit the road without any fear of potholes at all. To me, this is where an intergenerational couple can have an advantage. You're in a scenario where you KNOW you're going to have differences. It can give you the awareness to be proactive about figuring those and creating your road map.
That's what my partner and I did. We have 14 years between us and were already different people as it was. He's an introverted home body and I'm an extroverted socializer. By discussing such things in the beginning, we learned how to float in and out of each other's interests as well as letting each other do our own things without being clingy or needy about it. For this reason, our intergenerational relationship has thrived.
Each person in a couple has strength and weaknesses to bring to the table. Your age differences will certainly be a factor in those strengths and weaknesses. So, actually lay them out on the table and don't let your ego get in the way.


This is a dual phase study, and requires both arterial and portal phase studies. Some will recommend a non-contrast phase as well. Also, some will suggest that the portal/delayed phase be at 80-100 seconds. In this protocol, 3D imaging is optional, and is usually used if a tumor is detected and surgical planning is needed.
When 3D imaging is requested we use 1 mm detectors with 1.25 collimation and reconstruction at 1 mm intervals.


How? Using my human empathy.
I was going to say Halloween. ??
Where does Paul ask for money for himself?
Are you Bill? No. Go away.
It's probably good. I don't eat sweets though.
In theory, maybe. In practice, it's not.


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$100M: Mayor Bottoms Wants Funds Allocated For Affordable HousingMayor Bottoms issued an Administrative Order that would allocate millions of dollars to create more affordable housing in Atlanta.
Mayor Bottoms Wants An Inspector General To Address CorruptionAtlanta Mayor Bottoms has issued an executive order to urge City Hall to create a new office of inspector general.
Atlanta Peach Drop Not Happening New Year's Eve 2019After three decades, the annual Atlanta New Year's Eve peach drop won't happen this year, according to the city.
Suspects Using E-Scooters Carjack A Man In MidtownOn the same day as the Atlanta City Council introduced legislation to prohibit any new e-scooter permits in the wake of three deaths, two men are accused of using the alternative transportation device to carjack a man in Midtown.
Updated: Atlanta City Council Votes To Settle Ex-Fire Chief's Lawsuit For $1.2 MillionAtlanta's City Council has voted to settle a $1.2 million lawsuit brought by the city's former fire chief who was dismissed after he wrote a book that included anti-gay passages.
Mayor Appoints New Leader For HartsfieldMayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Tuesday that John Selden has been appointed general manager
Atlanta Stops Holding Immigration Detainees In Its JailMayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed an executive order directing the Atlanta City Detention Center to stop accepting detainees of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Auditor: Kasim Reed Wasn't Authorized To Give BonusesThe report to city officials Wednesday agreed with the findings of a separate internal investigation that the bonuses and other cash payouts to staff from Reed and his aides violate the Georgia constitution
Human Rights Murals Will Transform Atlanta For Super BowlThe project will create up to 30 murals focusing on Atlanta's past, present and future role in civil and human rights.
Black Women Look To Flex Power In Georgia Governor's RaceAmerica could get its first black woman governor.
Atlanta Wants Probe into $500K in Bonuses Given by Ex-mayorFormer Mayor Kasim Reed's administration handed out more than five hundred and eighteen thousand dollars in bonuses to city employee's during his last days in office.
Atlanta Mayor Announces Tool To Let Public Track SpendingAtlanta's mayor has announced the development of a tool that she says will allow anyone to track the city's spending.
New Atlanta Mayor Asks Current Cabinet Members To ResignCabinet assessment is part of a campaign pledge.
Cyberattacks Wakeup Call For Local Governments To PrepareAtlanta city government ransomed for $51,000


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Men and Intimacy: Personal Accounts Exploring the Dilemmas of Modern Male Sexuality
New Men, New Minds: Breaking Male Tradition
Sarah Lopez oral history interview, 2014-09-05
8th annual gay rights parade on Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, June 25, 1983.
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Rediscovering the Authentic Paul
by Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Frantz on May 11, 2021 | No Reviews or Comments
Paul and Jesus. The life, mission, and writings of the Apostle Paul loom large over the Christian Church. Whatever our personal opinion of Paul, after Jesus, he remains the major personality in the growth and shaping of the early church. His contribution to Christianity is immeasurable by virtually any standard.
Interestingly enough–over the centuries–while Jesus is thought of in glowing terms, Paul has had many detractors. Critics have accused Paul of distorting the Christianity of Jesus. They have claimed that Paul moved Christianity away from a pre-Easter emphasis on Jesus' teachings (e.g., the Sermon on the Mount) and social-justice commitments to an abstract, post-Easter emphasis on who Jesus was in the life of the resurrection (i.e., the living Christ or Christ crucified).
In the ongoing evolution of Christian faith, the pre-Easter Jesus (the historical Jesus) and the post-Easter Jesus (the Jesus of faith) are not incompatible. Together they comprise who Jesus was, who he is, and who be becomes in evolving communities of faith. Beyond this, while there are clearly differences between Paul and Jesus, at the same time, they bear much in common.
Beyond all of this, historically, Paul has been widely criticized for what people (mostly women) assume to be his views on women, slavery, hierarchy in the Church, and gays and lesbians. With regard to all of these criticisms, Paul has been largely misunderstood. In attempting to explain the misunderstanding, it is imperative we come to agreement on what books (more accurately, they are letters, or epistles), attributed to Paul were actually written by Paul, and what books were not.
Authentic Paul. We begin be making a distinction between the different Pauls. There were four Pauls. Imagine that! Of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament, thirteen are attributed to Paul. (In some Bibles, a fourteenth book, Hebrews, has also been attributed to Paul. However, virtually no reputable scholar would affirm that today.) These thirteen books fall into three categories: those written by Paul (the authentic Paul), those for which there is some lingering uncertainty (the disputed Paul), and those not written by Paul.
Generally, there is scholarly consensus that of the thirteen letters attributed to Paul, Paul actually wrote seven of them: Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and Philemon. These letters are known as authentic Paul. Additionally, three of the letters attributed to Paul are known as the disputed letters–meaning that, while most scholars dispute Paul wrote them, some continue to argue for Pauline authorship. These letters are Ephesians, Colossians, and 2 Thessalonians. The remaining three letters bearing Paul's name, 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus, are not believed to have been written by Paul.
The problem with these three different groupings of letters is that they advocate notably different views on slavery, patriarchy, and hierarchy in the early faith communities. These differences have consequences. Easily, Paul can be accused of promoting views on slaves, women, and hierarchy within the church that Paul, in his authentic letters, did not support. Thus, the importance of rediscovering the authentic Paul.
For example, Paul's views on patriarchy reveal he is radically egalitarian, as is Jesus. Both Paul and Jesus were what we today would call radically inclusive. Regarding equality between men and women, check out what Paul says in 1 Corinthians 7:2-4:
But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, the husband does; likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
In this pericope (section of scripture), we should note the equality/reciprocity in the husband/wife relationship. Again, Paul, like Jesus, was radically egalitarian. Moreover, in the churches Paul helped found, women often held leadership positions, such as with Phoebe at the church in Cenchreae and Pricilla–along with her husband Aquila–in one of the house churches in Rome. And finally, there is Junia and her husband Adronicus–both of whom were apostles–at the church in Jerusalem or, perhaps, in Damascus.
The three Pauls in letters attributed to Paul. To begin with there is the radical (liberal) Paul, also referred to as the authentic Paul. This is the Paul of the seven authentic letters. The Paul in these authentic letters, is radically egalitarian. In all relationships, he believes in equality and reciprocity in relations between men and women (husbands and wives, for example). There is also the conservative Paul, referring to the disputed letters of Ephesians, Colossians, and 1 Thessalonians. In these disputed letters, there is less reciprocity. And finally, there is the reactionary Paul found in 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus, in which there is virtually no reciprocity.
The fourth Paul in the Acts of the Apostles. Beyond these three Pauls, there is a fourth Paul revealed by Luke in his second volume, The Acts of the Apostles. In Acts, there are twenty-eight chapters and Paul is the main character in sixteen of them. The problem is that in Acts, written a generation or two later–and after the devastating war with Rome (66-70 CE)–Luke tried to soften Paul, not wanting Christianity to be viewed as threatening to Rome in any way. Acts also seeks to present Paul as being far more compatible with the pillars of the Jerusalem Church than was in fact the case.
The Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Frantz is a retired United Church of Christ minister. He had long term pastorates in San Diego County and in Miami Lakes, Florida. His service as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Panama in the late sixties spurred his commitment to social-justice ministries and to a spirit of ecumenism as a local church pastor. He holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Pacific School of Religion. He is the author of The Bible You Didn't Know You Could Believe In and his just published book: The God You Didn't Know You Could Believe In. Dr. Frantz and his wife, Yvette, are now retired and living in Boynton Beach, Florida.
Topics: Bibles and Bible Study, Biblical Archaeology, Early Christianity, Evolutionary Christianity, New Thought/New Age, Progressive Christianity 101, and Spiritual Exploration & Practice. 8 Points: Point 1: Teachings of Jesus. Texts: Paul. Resource Types: Articles and Read.
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Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk (née le  à Puławy) est une athlète polonaise spécialiste du 800 mètres.

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Hurdleuse polonaise
Coureuse de demi-fond polonaise
Coureuse de 400 mètres haies
Coureuse de 800 mètres
Relayeuse (athlétisme)
Naissance en mars 1980
Naissance dans la voïvodie de Lublin

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Bahamas: Further information on the death penalty
15 December 1999 , Index number: AMR 14/004/1999
On 14 December 1999 the Bahamas' highest court of appeal, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC), dismissed constitutional motions filed by John Higgs and David Mitchell. Both men are now at imminent risk of execution.
PUBLIC AI Index: AMR 14/04/99
Further information on EXTRA 101/99 (AMR 14/01/99, 4 August 1999) and follow-up
(AMR 14/03/99, 10 August 1999) - Death Penalty
BAHAMAS John Higgs
On 14 December 1999 the Bahamas' highest court of appeal, the Judicial Committee
of the Privy Council (JCPC), dismissed constitutional motions filed by John
Higgs and David Mitchell. Both men are now at imminent risk of execution.
The JCPC ruled by a majority of three to two that it would not be unconstitutional
to execute the two men while their petitions were pending before the
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights as more than 18 months had elapsed
since the petitions were filed with the international human rights monitoring
The court also ruled that prison conditions for those under sentence of death
did not amount to inhuman and degrading punishment. This was strongly criticized
by the two dissenting judges, Lord Steyn and Lord Cooke of Thorndon, who stated
that the conditions were so appalling as to amount to inhuman and degrading
punishment, and that the men's sentences should therefore be commuted.
John Higgs was sentenced to death in 1995 for the murder of his wife, Joan
Higgs. He was retried in August 1996, and again sentenced to death. David
Mitchell was convicted of the 1994 murder of Horst and Traude Henning, and
sentenced to death in November that year.
FURTHER RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send telegrams/telexes/faxes/express/
airmail letters, in English or your own language:
- urging the government to commute the death sentences of John Higgs and David
Mitchell;
- urging the government to take into account the dissenting judgements of Lord
Steyn and Lord Cooke of Thorndon on the constitutional motion, which called
strongly for commutation of their sentences;
- reminding the government that despite the ruling of the Judicial Committee
of the Privy Council to dismiss their constitutional motions, the Bahamian
government has an obligation as a member of the Organisation of American States
not to execute John Higgs and David Mitchell while their petitions are pending
before the IACHR;
- urging the government to uphold the integrity of the Inter-American System
for the protection of human rights by staying the executions pending the
decisions of the IACHR on the men's petitions;
- expressing sympathy for the relatives of Joan Higgs, Horst and Traude Henning,
along with all victims of violent crime and their relatives;
- pointing out that the death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and
degrading punishment, which violates the right to life and has a brutalizing
effect on all involved in its application;
- urging the government to implement the 1999 recommendation of the United
Nations Commission on Human Rights to establish a moratorium on executions
with a view to completely abolishing the death penalty.
APPEALS TO:
The Honourable Hubert Ingraham
Sir Cecil V. Wallace Centre
PO Box CB 10980
Nassau, Bahamas
Telegrams: Prime Minister, Nassau, Bahamas
Faxes: + 1 242 327 5806
Salutation: Dear Prime Minister
The Honourable Janet Bostwick
PO Box N-3007
Telegrams: Attorney General, Bahamas
Salutation: Dear Attorney General
COPIES TO:
The Governor General
His Excellency Sir Orville Turnquest
Governor General
Telephone: + 1 242 22 1875
and to diplomatic representatives of the Bahamas accredited to your country.
PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY.


Best training for fat loss?
The best training for fat loss is the kind that makes you forget about your body hang-ups and enjoy what your body can do.
What if instead of hating your thighs, you marvelled at how much they can squat, or how strongly they carry you up that hill?
What if you stopped worrying about a wobbly belly, and got carried away by the joy of mastering a pull up?
Imagine if you no longer took any notice of pictures of ripped abs on Instagram because you were too busy admiring people of all shapes and sizes lifting heavy weights on YouTube!
This may sound unlikely, nay, impossible. If you've been unhappy with your body for twenty years or more, that unhappiness has almost become a part of who you are.
But training to get stronger and fitter can change all that.
I've seen people change forever within a few weeks when they realise that this body they have spent decades being ashamed of, is actually a pretty damn amazing piece of work!
Lifting weights is particularly powerful (no pun intended) as it seems so alien, so difficult and so dangerous!
But once you try it, you find that it's exhilarating, empowering and fun.
When you are training to improve your performance, you start to think of yourself as an athlete and this changes your relationship with your body.
Now you care about being properly fuelled and recovered. Now you don't want to indulge all the time as you feel sluggish in training.
When you feel hungry, it's more likely to be for something nourishing than something to help you feel better.
Now you see some muscles developing and instead of being scared you are excited. More strength!
Without thinking about it much, you realise you've got a body that looks strong and athletic, at whatever size.
You have a physical presence, you carry yourself differently. You walk around with confidence. You may even indulge in a bit of smugness from time to time about your training but it's just because you're proud.
There is still enormous pressure from society to have a certain physique, and there is still a huge amount of social media 'noise' to block out. But now you have something to fight it with. Now you have an alternative paradigm.
The answer is both complicated and also simple!
It's complicated because it's an individual thing and you need to consider someone's body, background and situation in the round.
But it's also quite simple. It's often because people are trying too hard and stressing about it too much. Because they take on an unrealistic plan and end up disappointing themselves. Because they try to punish their bodies instead of nourish and care for their bodies.
Let me tell you a secret about successful bodybuilders. They love what they do. That is why they can be successful.
The impulse to start may have come from the pain of being unhappy, but they discovered that they enjoyed the process.
Most people only think about the results, but results are fleeting. It's the process that matters, since that is where you spend most of your time and energy.
If you love what you do, how you train, how you eat, you will be successful in the end.
What I care about is being strong, developing technical skills, enjoying nice food but not overdoing it. So that's the life I lead and my body reflects that.
Many people feel under pressure to transform their bodies into whatever the current fitness trend is. One year it's visible abs, the next year it's a big booty. As if it were a question of buying this season's clothes, wearing them for three months and then discarding them and turning to the next thing.
Your body is not to be treated like a discardable fashion item. It's a cliche but it's true: you only have one body.
Care for it, nuture it, challenge it, be proud of it.
I couldn't agree more – perfect!
Brilliant piece, Sally. I've dabbled in lifting but I suffer from agoraphobia and live in an area where there are no one who could train me to lift heavier than I am. I have a tiny house but I do have some weights and a bar and I absolutely LOVED lifting and getting stronger and as you say, instead of hating my body, I paid attention to diet and I walked more confidently and I KNEW I was on the right path and couldn't wait to see my new body made by me!
I'll get back to lifting again for sure but I just wish there was a trainer near me.