Usually under the name "Noni Juice", the juice of the Morinda citrifolia fruit was highly advertised during the 1990s as an anticancer agent. Although these claims appear to be based on undocumented reports, Morinda citrifolia may have some properties that may fight cancer and other diseases. In laboratory and animal studies, it has shown some ability to promote immune system activity and to repair damaged cells. In separate laboratory studies, some of the compounds found in Morinda citrifolia and other morinda species, do seem to slow down the growth of the new blood vessels needed for cancer to grow and spread. Some of them may also cause blood vessels in existing tumors to break down. Additional studies show that giving chemicals derived from morinda to laboratory animals may increase the effectiveness of certain drugs used to treat cancer. To date, none of these possible anticancer effects has been documented by well-controlled studies in humans. However, early phases of research for human cancer patients are underway.
Some evidence from laboratory studies also shows potential additional actions of morinda species. In laboratory studies, powdered morinda citrifolia fruit has shown mild anti-inflammatory effects, possibly by blocking an enzyme that promotes pain and inflammation. Chemical analysis of Morinda citrifolia juice has shown that it may have some antibacterial and antiviral properties that may also be present in other types of morinda. In fact, several species of morinda have shown varying effectiveness in killing the organism that causes malaria. Extracts made from the leaves of different morinda species – either singly or in combination – may also be effective against other types of parasites that infect humans. Extracts are concentrated liquid preparations made by soaking plant parts in alcohol or other liquids, and then straining out the solid particles. All these possible anti-inflammatory and anti-infective effects of morinda are based on historical use and case reports. They have not been verified or disproved by clinical studies in humans.
The juice of the Morinda citrifolia fruit contains a high percentage of sugar, therefore individuals with diabetes should not use it.
Because Morinda citrifolia fruit juice contains significant amounts of potassium, it may cause blood levels of potassium to become too high. Individuals who have kidney disorders may already be at risk of high potassium because kidney damage limits the ability of the kidneys to pass potassium out of the body. Too much potassium can result in a condition known as hyperkalemia, which may have no symptoms or may cause changes in heartbeat and pulse. Morinda should not be used by individuals with kidney disorders.
Not enough is known about the possible effects of morinda on developing babies, infants, or small children to recommend its use. Therefore, pregnant and breast-feeding women and small children should not use it.
No major side effects have been reported from the use of morinda. However, some of the chemicals in morinda fruit juice can change the color of urine to pink, orange, or brown temporarily.
Morinda contains large amounts of potassium. If it is taken at the same time as potassium supplements, salt substitutes containing potassium, or "potassium-sparing" drugs, such as amiloride, spironolactone, or triamterene; potassium levels may become too high. A condition known as hyperkalemia may result. Although hyperkalemia may cause erratic pulse, irregular heartbeat, or nausea; it often occurs without any specific symptoms. It can be extremely dangerous, however. Individuals who take supplemental potassium or drugs that keep the body from losing potassium, should not take morinda. If you are not sure whether any of your drugs are "potassium-sparing", discuss them with your doctor or pharmacist before you take morinda.
No cases of hperkalemia have been reported from taking morinda while also eating foods high in potassium. Theoretically, however, it is possible. High-potassium foods include apricots, bananas, milk, potatoes, spinach, and sweet potatoes. Orange, prune and tomato juices and dried foods, such as navy beans, lentils, and split peas, are also high in potassium.
Morinda citrifolia grows as a bushy tree that is usually around 10 feet in height but it can be as tall as 25 feet. Because its large seed pods float, Morinda citrifolia is believed to have spread to the islands of the South Pacific from southern Asia. Approximately 80 morinda species, including Morinda citrifolia, also grow in Australia, India, and other tropical parts of the world. An evergreen, Morinda citrifolia bears large, shiny leaves and small, white flowers, which develop on knobs at the ends of the branches. These knobs then become bumpy, fist-sized, fruits that have a distinctively unpleasant smell and a bitter taste. The fruits have an initial greenish color that changes gradually to a pale yellow color as the fruits ripen.
Currently, the fruit and fruit juice are used most for medicine, but Morinda citrifolia leaves and roots have also been used at various times. Historically, morinda was used more as a topical remedy than as an oral treatment. Noni juice comes from Morinda citrifolia fruits that have been allowed to ripen on the trees, then picked and placed in the sun to soften on open racks. Once the fruits are soft, they are put into sealed vats to ferment for about 8 weeks. After being separated from the solid residue in the tanks, the juice is bottled or dried to put into capsules.
Natives of the Polynesian islands use nearly every part of the Morinda citrifolia tree. Its fruits, leaves, roots, and seeds are used as foods or flavorings. Morinda citrifolia bark and roots make yellow and red dyes and the bark formerly provided fibers for clothing and other material. Its hard wood has a nice texture that makes it suitable for carvings and small furniture. Even the sludge left after juice extraction is applied to fields as fertilizer.
Various parts of many morinda species are also used as medicine in tropical areas. In the islands of Polynesia, nearly all parts of various morinda species have been used to treat a wide variety of conditions that include asthma, digestive complaints, fevers, heart problems, and infections. Juice from ripe or immature fruits has also been used to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, and jellyfish stings. Fresh morinda leaves may be placed around joints to relieve arthritis pain or around the head to lessen a headache. If they are heated before application, fresh leaves of some morinda species become sticky, thus staying in place like an adhesive bandage would. A preparation of morinda roots may be made into a salve for wounds and the fresh leaves are also used on burns and skin wounds.
For centuries, traditional Chinese healers have used the dried roots of a related Morinda species, Morinda officinalis, as an energy-boosting tonic. Known as ba ji tian in Asia, this preparation may also be used to treat gastrointestinal and urinary tract conditions. Recent studies in laboratory cultures and animals show that Morinda officinalis root may have some possible antidepressant and antianxiety properties, as well. In separate early studies of laboratory mice, Morinda officinalis has shown variable effects on blood sugar levels. Whether other species of morinda — including Morinda citrifolia — have similar properties is not yet known.
Note: In commercial products, Morinda citrifolia and Morinda officinalis are often combined.
Typical suggested doses of Morinda citrifolia (noni) juice range from one tablespoon to 2 tablespoons (about one-half ounce to one ounce) once or twice a day. However, doses up to 10 ounces per day have been reported. Note that not all morinda juice products contain pure juice; products containing as little as 10% morinda juice have been marketed in the United States. Individuals who decide to take morinda juice should read labels carefully, select a 100% juice product, and follow the label directions for dosing.
Despite a high content of sugar, the juice has a bitter taste and a strong smell that many people find offensive; therefore, Morinda citrifolia is also sold as a dried extract in capsules or tablets ranging in strength from 200 mg to 600 mg. Extracts are concentrated preparations usually made by soaking chopped or mashed plant parts in a liquid such as alcohol, and then straining out the solid parts. In some cases, the liquid is then dried to powder form. The effects that drying the juice might have on morinda's medicinal value are not known.
Recommended doses of the extract vary considerably, so the package directions should be followed. In general, approximately 1200 mg (1.2 grams) of Morinda citrifolia as liquid or powdered extract is considered to equal one ounce of Morinda citrifolia fruit juice.
Although many parts of the morinda plant have been used to treat multiple conditions for centuries in the South Sea Islands, the most common current use in western countries is to prevent and treat cancer. Some evidence does suggest that morinda juice can increase immune function and also help repair cell damage, but further studies are needed to prove these findings.
Morinda juice contains high amounts of potassium and sugar, making it inappropriate for use by individuals with diabetes or kidney disorders. Not enough is known about its effects to recommend it for pregnant or breast-feeding women or for young children.
No major side effects have been associated with using morinda, but it can cause a change in the color of urine.
Because morinda contains a significant amount of potassium, taking it with drugs that keep potassium in the body or with drugs, supplements, or foods that also contain large amounts of potassium may lead to hyperkalemia.
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This is traditional Yerba Mate (organic), the preferred daily brew for millions of South Americans who treasure its uplifting, invigorating and nourishing (it contains a diversity of nutrients in small quantities) properties. It is also very much a communal and social beverage, best enjoyed in a group. Yerba Mate was first cultivated and used by the Guaraní people in Brazil who enjoyed it as a daily beverage and sustaining, nourishing brew. We love our Yerba Mate brewed strong and with a splash of honey or stevia.


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This study represented the first meta-analysis performing a systematic evaluation of data on efficacy and tolerability of different doses of selected SGAs.
Researchers from the Department of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Milano Bicocca in Monza, Italy, conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to test the differences in clinical harms and benefits for low vs high doses of SGAs in acute treatment of bipolar depression (BD). This study represented the first meta-analysis performing a systematic evaluation of data on efficacy and tolerability of different doses of selected SGAs.
They compared different doses of the same SGA monotherapy using randomized, double-blind clinical trials on adults with BD in a current major depressive episode, basing a dosage of 3 mg/day as the threshold to define low and high doses for cariprazine. Four different clinical outcomes were tested: improvement, response, remission, and discontinuation. Improvement, response, and remission were assessed using the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS).2 Discontinuation was determined by the number of participants who left the study.
Data from the meta-analysis, including 7 randomized, double-blind clinical trials for 2834 patients, yielded 2 main findings. First, there was no significant difference between lower and higher doses of SGA monotherapy in terms of clinical efficacy, defined as decrease of depressive symptoms, remission, response, and discontinuation because of inefficacy rates.
Second, lower doses of selected SGAs yielded better tolerability compared with higher ones. "Indeed, we found a significantly favorable profile for lower versus higher doses of SGAs in terms of all-cause discontinuation rates," the researchers said. In addition, lower doses were associated with a lower likelihood of adverse effect-related discontinuation compared with higher ones.
The researchers also acknowledged several limitations. Trials assessing lurasidone and ziprasidone tested low- and high-dose ranges with flexible, rather than fixed, doses and included 2 different dosages (0.75 and 1.5 mg) in the low-dose group of cariprazine.
The authors emphasized the need for attentiveness to specific populations of patients, including those with treatment-resistant depression, high suicide risk, and other psychiatric comorbidities.


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Standing up to Kelo; Surrendering to Jihad
by Gus Van Horn | Mar 11, 2006
Suppose I knew that one man was a magistrate and another was a terrorist, but I had to pick out the terrorist on sight. If I chose the man in the powdered wig over the man in the kefiyah, you would think me daft. And yet our news media have been making a mistake of […]
Suppose I knew that one man was a magistrate and another was a terrorist, but I had to pick out the terrorist on sight. If I chose the man in the powdered wig over the man in the kefiyah, you would think me daft. And yet our news media have been making a mistake of the same order in their coverage of two very different stories over the past few months. In doing so, they have completely missed an important relationship between the stories that affects us all.
The two stories are the reaction of the American people to a hugely unpopular Supreme Court decision, and the reaction of Moslems across the world to a hugely unpopular set of cartoons portraying their prophet, Mohammed. Our media often frame the stories as if we have people from two very different cultures fighting for their rights — but do we? Let's look at the facts.
Last June, in the case Kelo v. New London, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a local government that wanted to expand the power of eminent domain in order to force residents to sell their homes to make way for a real estate development. Kelo instantly sparked outrage among Americans everywhere. They immediately understood that their very homes were in danger and quickly made their displeasure known by exercising their freedom of speech through letters to the editor, calls to public officials, and lawsuits, for example.
And our elected representatives got the message. The New York Times recently reported that bills limiting the power of eminent domain were pending in nearly every state legislature. The people's outrage had, in fact sparked what the paper called "a rare display of unanimity that cuts across partisan and geographic lines". Even legislators who'd never met a tax they didn't like became staunch defenders of property rights almost overnight.
In America, a people wanting only to be able to enjoy their homes recognized a threat to that right, took it seriously, and acted to preserve what was theirs. They acted in a civilized manner, consistent with their respect for individual rights.
Now let's look at the reaction across the Moslem world to the publication, in Denmark last September, of some cartoons portraying the prophet Mohammed. Although the editors of the newspaper Jyllands Posten knew that Islam forbids images of its prophet, they decided to do so as a protest against self-censorship by Danish cartoonists, after the author of a children's book about Mohammed was unable to find an illustrator.
Moslem reaction has been swift, prolonged, and deadly. Within weeks, eleven ambassadors from Moslem states asked Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, to "take all those responsible to task under law", and threatened, "reactions in Muslim countries and among Muslim communities in Europe." Rasmussen, to his great credit, stood up for the freedom of speech of his countrymen.
Since then, violent protests have taken place in ten countries, resulting in attacks on five embassies, thirty-four deaths, and hundreds of injuries over a span of three weeks. Many Western media outlets have refused to show the cartoons, citing concerns that they are offensive. But an editorial in the Boston Phoenix explained its refusal by saying, "we are being terrorized, and…could not in good conscience place the men and women who work at the Phoenix and its related companies in physical jeopardy. As we feel forced, literally, to bend to maniacal pressure, this may be the darkest moment in our 40-year-publishing history."
This is a newspaper in America, a nation organized upon the principle of freedom of speech. For those who might somehow still feel conflicted about whether Moslems have a "right" to not be offended that somehow supersedes our right to criticize Islam, it might be instructive to remember some of Thomas Jefferson's words on the matter of speech offensive to religion. "[I]t does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."
Contrary to the claims of the Moslem rioters, there is no "right" not to be offended. There is no "right" to forbid someone to say something. There is no "right" to murder someone or threaten to do so over something he has said. Nevertheless, the Ayatollahs and Imams have incited violence and bloodshed over an issue that pales in comparison to the daily fare of self-inflicted degradation and barbarity that constitutes every Islamic state. It is crucial for America's security that we acknowledge that the perpetrators of this murder and mayhem have every intention of continuing to export it and its underlying philosophy it to the world — and within our own borders.
Throughout the Moslem world, hoards of meddlesome savages saw a cartoon as an excuse to threaten the lives and well-being of anyone anywhere in the world with the temerity to "offend" them — whatever might happen to "offend" them on a given day. Their barbarous acts stemmed directly from the fact that they have no concern for individual rights — only what they say Allah wills.
So when comparing the American response to the Kelo decision to the Moslem response to editorial cartoons, nothing could be further from the truth than to say that both stories are about people fighting for their rights. The Kelo story shows Americans protecting their property rights through the exercise of their right to freedom of speech, while the cartoon story shows Moslems butting into our affairs over something that neither picks their pockets nor breaks their legs. In fact, Moslems are doing far worse — committing murder — over a few line drawings. Theirs is not a fight for their rights, but a jihad against ours.
A man's home is his castle, but only if he is a free man. Yet if we here in America are afraid simply to print some innocuous cartoons, our home is no longer our castle. It has become our prison, and the Moslems have become our jailers. The fight to protect our home was not won after Kelo. It really only began in earnest with the cartoon riots and the threat to freedom of speech they represent.
Our press has been deterred from its duty to report the news — by printing the cartoons the rioters used as an excuse for murder — by that very same violence. The threat to our home, America, may be more abstract this time around, but it is no less immediate or important. The time to defend it — by demanding that our politicians stand up for freedom of speech — is now.
Will we take the Moslem jihad against our rights as seriously as we took the government's threat against our homes? The Moslems are no less serious than government bureaucrats, and they want to take much more from us than just the roofs over our heads. Our government wanted only our homes. The Islamists want our freedom.
Gus Van Horn
Gus Van Horn is a scientist residing in Houston, Texas. He is the author of a popular pro-reason, pro-individual rights political and cultural blog.


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Fans of real ale, beer and cider are going to love this festival
As well as liquid refreshment there will be live music, stalls and carnival style street food
Pictured behind the bar at the 2017 festival were: Shahram Shadan, Anthony Sidney and Daryl Clifford (Image: Duncan Young -Grimsby News and Pictures)
With dry January over, those who enjoy a tipple will be delighted to know that the Axholme Brewing Company are joining forces with the Beachcomber for a new and improved September beer festival.
The popular venue has hosted some of the best events in Cleethorpes over the years and will welcome the fast-growing Lincolnshire brewery on Saturday, September 1 from 2pm until late. The festival promises to be an unmissable event for fans of real ale, craft beers and ciders. But you might have to be quick, as tickets are just £5 so it's expected to sell out.
As well as a full range of Axholme Brewing Company beers, the Beachcomber will be putting on live music including an oompah band, both indoor and outdoor bars, stalls and carnival style street food.
Eye-catching festival will showcase the amazing world of body art
Beachcomber's assistant manager Simon Tasker enthused: " This year we want the event to be on a totally different scale. We're so happy to have teamed up with the guys at Axholme Brewing Company on this.
"They are arguably this area's most popular brewery and will be bringing their own pop-up bars along with a range of their best cask beers.
"We're also talking with other local breweries and cider makers to help us create an exciting line up of locally produced brews.
"There's going to be over 100 different beers and ciders to choose from - ranging from stuff from smaller, local independent breweries to international offerings, pale ales through to porters and stouts, low strength session beers to some strong speciality brews.
"We want to offer something for every pallet and it's been great fun choosing the line up! There's definitely going to be some unusual beers and ciders people won't have tried before."
Tickets are now available for the September ale festival
The Axholme Brewing Company will be bringing their own bar and racking with six cask beers, including their popular Cleethorpes Pale Ale, which has proved to be a hit all over the country. The team will also be keen to showcase some of their more unusual, seasonal guest beers as well as introducing an exciting new chapter for the flourishing business.
"The new Grimsby brewery will be attending with its own bar and its own range of beers - in addition to the Axholme line up," explains Shahram Shadan, the director of Axholme.
"I can't say too much at this stage, but watch this space for some exciting developments. We have some very ambitious plans for the year and a few surprises up our sleeve.
"The new brew plant will allow us to be much more experimental with the types of beers we can make, and we can't wait to get started.
Great news for Gin lovers - the Grimsby and Cleethorpes Gin Festival is back for 2018!
"The UK beer scene has never been so exciting, and we want to bring cutting edge craft beers to our home town of Grimsby.
"This beer festival is the perfect opportunity for us to show everyone what we have been up to and give a glimpse of what we have planned for the future.
"It's sure to be a great event – the planning is going really well and to have over 100 beers is a strong line up for a beer festival like this.
"For us that's what it's all about, celebrating all the great brewers out there and if you throw in some live music and some delicious street food then what's not to like?!"
Action from last year's event at the Beachcomber (Image: Submitted photo)
Geoff Kernon, manager at The Beachcomber, added: "We really cannot wait for this event. Axholme has been our best- selling bottled beer since we launched it here in the Autumn of 2017 and they are always coming up with something new and exciting.
"The team's enthusiasm is infectious and when our new concept bar and restaurant launches in Spring 2018 their beer will be taking pride of place on the bar - it will be on cask permanently as it is so popular.
"We love working with local companies and want this event to grow year on year so that it becomes an unmissable summer event in the Cleethorpes calendar."
Already 2018 looks set to be a huge year for the brewery, as the team start work on their new premises in Grimsby. The new site at King Edward Street is expected to be up and running in time for the September beer festival.
Enquiries for tickets can be made via the Beachcomber website http://www.beachcomberholidaypark.co.uk/ or by calling 01472 812666.
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The Proposed Future of Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Corporate sustainability reports are being published more and more each year by the world's largest companies. Most of them are utilizing the GRI's framework in doing so.
By Kindra LeFevre, GRI Certified
Each year more public companies are publishing corporate sustainability reports to disclose economic, environmental and social aspects of business. Currently, 80 percent of the world's 250 largest companies publish sustainability reports aligned to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework, and increasingly more organizations and stock exchanges encourage it.
With GRI's release of a draft of the fourth generation of its reporting framework (G4) and thematic revisions of the greenhouse gas (GHG) and anti-corruption sections this summer, it's critical companies know this is the time, during G4's second public comment period, to influence these guidelines — until Sept. 25, 2012, for the G4 Exposure Draft and Nov. 12, 2012, for G4 thematic revisions.
What Is the GRI?
GRI is a nonprofit organization based in Amsterdam that developed an internationally recognized framework for sustainability reporting, which allows a consistent comparison across companies' economic, social and environmental activities.
GRI's Revision Process
GRI follows an extensive, multistakeholder review process, as shown in Figure 1, to position its next generation of sustainability reporting guidelines as relevant to the organizations adhering to its framework. Stakeholders involved include sustainability professionals and representatives from a variety of industries — leaders in business, labor, finance, and civic and trade organizations as well as academics, report users and consultants worldwide. Working groups bring in experts in supply chain, corporate governance, management, anti-corruption, biodiversity, GHG emissions, and occupational health and safety.
GRI is conducting international workshops and webinars to gain exposure and collect feedback on proposed changes. Burns & McDonnell hosted GRI and interested stakeholders — including a break-out session for Airlines for America members in attendance and a webcast to members of the St. Louis Regional Governance Association — on Aug. 22, 2012. After feedback is collected, G4 will be revised accordingly, and the final version of G4 will be launched at GRI's Global Conference on Sustainability and Reporting, May 22-24, 2013, in Amsterdam.
Proposed Changes to G4 Exposure Draft
Proposed are five fundamental changes to application levels, boundary, disclosure on management approach, governance and supply chain.
Application Levels
A significant change in G4 could be replacing application levels, as shown in Figure 2, with criteria companies must meet to state the report was prepared "in accordance" with GRI. These criteria would include:
All profile disclosures
Disclosures on management approach and material core indicators
All disclosures in applicable GRI sector supplements
Statement signed by the CEO or highest governance body indicating "the report has been prepared in accordance with GRI guidelines and that it is a balanced and reasonable presentation of the organization's economic, environmental and social impacts"
Explanation of omissions and plan to be able to report on that particular topic in future reports
This proposed revision results from a misconception that the A, B, C and associated pluses indicated a grade of the company's sustainability performance or report. The plus in G3/G3.1 indicates the report was assured by an independent third party.
There is a two-year grace period for first-time reporters, but GRI has not yet ruled on whether or not this will also apply to current GRI reporters. However, GRI mentioned it is likely that seasoned reporters will have until May 2015 — two years after the May 2013 release date — to apply with the new "in accordance" criteria to be recognized as a GRI report.
In the proposed G4 Exposure Draft, GRI revised the definition of "boundary" and associated sections of the Technical Protocol, Applying the Report Content Principles. The G4 Exposure Draft explains: "Boundary refers to the range of value chain elements or areas covered in the report for each material topic. In setting the boundaries for material topics, an organization should consider impacts throughout its entire value chain, regardless of whether it exercises control or influence over the elements in its value chain. Boundaries vary based on the topic being reported."
This is a shift of the reporting boundary to the company's impact rather than on its legal ownership or sphere of influence and adds the step of mapping the company's value chain. This gives companies more subjectivity in defining reporting boundaries, but could increase reporting scope.
Disclosure on Management Approach
GRI has provided additional guidance on how to prepare disclosures on management approach (DMA), which gives reporters the opportunity to expand on how materiality was assessed and how the topic is monitored and evaluated. In the proposed G4 Exposure Draft, GRI divides DMAs into generic and aspect levels, where aspects fall under the existing categories of economic, environmental, labor practices and decent work, human rights, society, and product responsibility. Standard disclosures are grouped as generic DMAs to minimize repetition.
Governance and Remuneration
GRI's reorganization of existing governance disclosures increases focus on sustainability reporting and reduces redundancy with annual report content, should the reporting organization produce separate annual and sustainability reports. Related to this aspect is integrated reporting. GRI will work with the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) to provide guidance on this topic. Development timelines for GRI and IIRC did not sync up in time for this section to be incorporated in the G4 Exposure Draft.
GRI increased focus on supply chain in the G4 Exposure Draft, which includes new definitions of supply chain and supplier, new profile disclosures and generic DMAs. The new definition of supply chain is proposed as: "The part of the value chain which consists of the sequence of suppliers and activities that provides materials, products or services to an organization." The definition of supplier is expanded to provide additional guidance on groups that fall into this category.
Proposed Thematic Revisions
GRI's proposed thematic revisions are content-specific to GHG emissions and anti-corruption but are less drastic than those in the G4 Exposure Draft.
GHG Emissions
GRI's thematic revisions to GHG emissions deal primarily with alignment to the GHG Protocol, International Organization for Standardization 14064 and across applicable indicators and energy reporting. New items include intensity reporting for emissions and energy, incorporation into the value chain, a separate emissions aspect and three new performance indicators.
GRI's thematic revisions to the anti-corruption section include grouping disclosures in a new ethics section and updating terminology for clarity and alignment with anti-corruption disclosure best practices.
For more information about GRI, visit www.globalreporting.org.
For more information about corporate sustainability reporting, visit www.burnsmcd.com/csr.
Corporate Sustainability Reporting by the Numbers
95% of 250 largest companies in the world (G250) report on corporate responsibility activities
80% of G250 and 69% of the top 100 global companies use the GRI reporting framework
77% of FORTUNE 500 companies report to GRI
273 U.S. companies released GRI reports in 2011
70 U.S. companies released non-GRI sustainability reports in 2011
46% growth in absolute number of U.S. GRI reports from 2010 to 2011
To influence the next generation of GRI's reporting framework, provide feedback directly to GRI by registering online at http://consultation.globalreporting.org/griportal/php/register.php.
Feedback deadlines:
Sept. 25: GRI G4 Exposure Draft
Nov. 12: GRI G4 thematic revisions
Kindra LeFevre is a GRI certified sustainability specialist at Burns & McDonnell. She assists FORTUNE 500 companies in developing corporate sustainability reports that follow the internationally recognized GRI framework. She earned a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in German from the University of Missouri and a Master of Business Administration with a marketing certificate from the University of Houston.
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The Art of Airbrush Tees
The One Block Down editorial archive is an ever-evolving resource detailing the cultures, movements and ideas that defined contemporary stylistic discourse. From unique takes on today's leading pop-culture topics, to off-kilter stories that might have slipped through the net, our editorial archive is as fundamental as it is abstract.This latest editorial is part of our on-going partnership with content creator Samutaro.
The t-shirt might be one of the most simple and modest garments in our wardrobes, but equipped with the right message or visual cue it can become one of the most powerful forms of self expression. Beginning in the 50s, t-shirts became a canvas for people to express their individuality and authentic selves. Back then, plain white t-shirts transformed into tie works of art proclaiming the rise of "flower power" and urging society to "Make love, not war." Soon, messages began appearing on T-shirts using silk screening or screen printing. Bands began selling branded T-shirts to their fans at concerts, and young people began wearing band T-shirts as a symbol of their personal identities.
While silk screening or screen printing has been one of the most effective ways for individuals to get their messages out there, some have looked to more creative methods to apply their art. Legendary automotive artist Kenny Howard aka Von Dutch is credited as one of the first to apply airbrushing techniques to t-shirts. Famed for his custom pinstripe jobs on hot rod's during the 1950s, the California artist helped shape the style and culture of Kustom Kar building with his trademark flying eyeball, flames and his own signature script.
At the same time, influential artist Ed "Big Daddy" Roth was helping further bridge the crossover between cars and clothing in Kustom Kulture with his weirdo hot rod art. Like Dutch, Roth had picked up airbrushes while working on cars, but would later transition his extraordinary paint jobs onto t-shirts. Roth's illustrations were unlike anything that had come before. He was best known for his grotesque caricatures — typified by Rat Fink — depicting imaginary, out-sized monsters driving representations of the hot rods that he and his contemporaries built.
Roth began airbrushing and selling his "Weirdo" t-shirts at car shows and in the pages of Car Craft magazine as early as July 1958. By the August 1959 issue of Car Craft "Weirdo shirts" had become a full-blown craze with Roth at the forefront of the movement. The article featured Roth along with fellow Kustom Kulture pioneers Dean Jeffries and Pete Millar.
Inspired by Roth and Barris Kustoms (whose shirts were airbrushed by Dean Jeffries), Detroit native Stanley Miller, a.k.a. "Stanley Mouse", began advertising his own shirts in the pages of Car Craft in January 1961. The lesser-known Rendina Studios of Detroit and Mad Mac of Cleveland also joined in on the monster "Weirdo" shirt craze, helping build the subculture into a wider art movement that has since been exhibited in major art institutions around the globe.
It wouldn't be until the 1980s that airbrush art caught its second wave in counterculture when a group of graffiti artists in New York City moved from the walls to t-shirts. Known as The Shirt Kings, founders Edwin "Phade" Sacasa, Rafael "Kasheme" Avery, and Clyde "Nike" Harewood, took airbrush art to a whole new level by adapting the graffiti skills they had learnt on the streets and expressing it in new ways.
Airbrush was just the thing to allow for a smooth transition to a new kind of surface. Customized jackets, jeans, sweatshirts, and t-shirts, became the means to express yourself. It was the Shirt Kings who took this form to its highest heights, by becoming the first black clothing line straight from the streets. Some state that the Shirt Kings did for hip-hop what Vivienne Westwood's SEX in London did for punk back in the 70's. "The style of clothing they pioneered is so iconic that it has become synonymous with the place and the time from which it sprang, a zeitgeist in the making as no one could have ever predicted, not even the artists themselves," saysMiss Rosen.
Based out of a cosy booth in South Jamaica's infamous Colosseum Mall, the artists produced hyper-personalised tees sprayed with loud, colourful cartoon imagery depicting familiar childhood characters, but with a distinctly New York lean. Think Mickey Mouse with a Fila suit, Casper the Friendly Ghost with gold teeth, Roger Rabbit with a flat top fade and Pink Panther with gold chains and guns.
The influence of the art collective cannot be understated. Their custom airbrush designs became a fashion statement made popular by the hottest rappers and DJ's of the day. From appearing on record covers like Just Ice and Audio Two to the stage of the Latin Quarters, their shirts were hot property for any emerging or established artist, whether it was LL Cool J, Jay Z or Big Daddy Kane.
According to Miss Rosen, Jam Master Jay, a personal friend of Kasheme, came through to the opening with a crew of at least fifty. "Back in the days, as hot as Hip Hop was, it was still of the people and it was grounded in the art form itself; it has not yet gone pop, had not yet hit the suburbs, or transformed into an international powerhouse," she says. "Back in the 80s, Hip Hop had an edge and it was a language spoken in the art, the dance, the music, and the lyrics."
As the Shirt Kings' business took off their style was copied across the Northeast and they themselves expanded and covered Miami. In fact, Hip Hop became so prominent in the late 80's and early 90's that companies like Disney and Warner Brothers, brands that the Shirt Kings parodied, created an urban version of their characters to sell their own merchandise.
Today, Shirt King Phade continues to honour the style he laid down some 40 years ago. His client list hasn't gone down either, counting commissions from influential names like YG, Dipset, and A$AP Rocky. Even Supreme tapped Phade for a series of graphics for the streetwear brands summer tees in SS14 (the chucky style was recently parodied by Ye) helping further cement their status as original streetwear purveyors.
Beyond Hip Hop, airbrushed T-shirts have been adopted among African American communities as a momento to the deceased. Known as "commemorative T-shirts, or "R.I.P. tees", these memorial tees first emerged during the '90s as a way for family and friends to honour the passing of lost loved ones. Often airbrushed with portraits of the deceased, they have since become an everyday ritual of death in many American cities, like choosing a casket or sending flowers. The standard commemorative T-shirt is a white crew neck that bears, in vibrant, idiosyncratic detail, the name and visage of the dead. These shirts are commissioned by mourners, typically to be worn at funerals or other memorial gatherings in the first days and weeks after a death.
Shirt-making enterprises now thrive in areas where the homicide rates are high, including parts of the Los Angelese, Bay Area, New York, Washington, D.C., Miami and Chicago. Big City Fashions is one of the network of black-owned funerary proprietors in Chicago's South Side who help ferry the bereaved through the process of mourning the newly dead.
"It's a beautiful art, but it's pretty morbid," Christian Ray, an employee and airbrush artist at Big City Fashion told theNY Times. Often, the T-shirts he designs are for the very young, frequently victims of gun violence. "I love airbrushing, I love graffiti, but I'd rather make shirts to celebrate a graduation or a wedding, or, hell, even a picture of somebody's dog," he said. "But it is what it is. It's tough."
AsSFGate explains, the origin of R.I.P. shirts are a bit murky, but some entrepreneurs say the shirts originated in the South, during jazz funeral processions in New Orleans. Others trace R.I.P. roots farther, to West Africa and the Caribbean, where mourners often wear head scarves or handkerchiefs with the deceased's likeness on them, said psychologist Ronald Barrett, a professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles who has written extensively on African American funeral practices.
Naturally, R.I.P. shirts have been created in tribute to the rich and famous -- Rick James, Tupac Shakur, Sammy Davis Jr. each have their own. Rappers now sing about R.I.P. shirts, and big names like Drake and Kanye West have been captured wearing them too. West Coast-based airbrush artist Vince Osborne was responsible for Drake's tribute Selena T-shirt, while Kim Kardashian commissioned NYC artist Alan Pastrana to create Kanye's memorial featuring the Wests' late parents, Donda West and Robert Kardashian Sr..
Brands like Awake NY have used airbrush tees as a way to bring awareness to social campaigns. In January, the brands founder Angelo Baque came together with No Company to create a charity tee in response to the fires that ravaged through the Bronx. Designed by Shirt King Phade, the proceeds generated were donated to the families affected by the fire. The brand has continued to work with Phade on wider pieces in his collections too like the New York skyline used for a hoodie this summer.
Given the ongoing '90s nostalgia and growing demand for individualism, it makes sense that people continue to embrace the airbrush tee as the ultimate form of self-expression. Custom pieces like these not only fuels individualism, but feeds our desire for exclusivity. They empower the customer to become the designers themselves, where the possibilities are endless and what you choose to illustrate is just an extension of one's aspirations and imagination. Whether that is a dripped out Mickey Mouse on your chest, a homage to a lost loved one, or simply saying something without having to open your mouth, airbrushing allows anyone to communicate their ideas, express what they are feeling and give a voice to the unspoken.
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The 16-Bit Assessment – Super Mario All-Stars (Part 3 of 3)
Posted on February 21, 2015 by 16bitbrit
The third, and final, in a three-part mini-series dedicated to one of the greatest 16-bit titles around – Super Mario All-Stars.
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What is a Flipper Ball in Cricket? – How to Bowl it?
Techniques / By Matt Harris
What is a Flipper Ball in Cricket?
How to Bowl the Flipper Ball?
Who Invented the Flipper Ball?
Top Bowlers of the Flipper Ball
What is the Difference Between a Googly and a Flipper?
There are lots of different deliveries in the game of cricket and this is one of the more unusual. It's time to take a closer look at the flipper.
A flipper is a delivery in cricket which is sent down by the spin bowlers. It is predominantly used by leg spinners as part of their set of variations.
Instead of turning like a regular leg spin delivery, the flipper skids on low and fast after it pitches. There will be little or no turn.
Flipper Ball in Cricket
Grip: All deliveries start with the grip: In this case, the flipper's grip is the same as the regular leg break. The top joints of the middle and index fingers run across the seam.
Release: The release is markedly different: With the flipper, the thumb is doing a lot of the work. At the point when you let go of the ball, the thumb and fingers are 'squeezing' it out of the hand. Practise trying to click your fingers on the point of release.
This helps the ball to rotate in a clockwise direction and the seam will face the batter. If it's all been carried out correctly, the ball will now shoot on with the arm, low and fast.
There is some debate over this but the man who is more widely credited with the invention of the flipper ball is the Australian Clarrie Grimmett. He was an Australian leg spinner who played 37 test matches between 1925 and 1936.
It's said that the flipper became so productive that Grimmett bowled it almost as frequently as his conventional leg spinner.
Shane Warne had all the variations and his list of deliveries included the flipper. Warne's flippers were especially productive as they could keep very low and pick up some significant pace off the wicket.
Anil Kumble was another bowler who delivered the flipper with great effect. Kumble's standard delivery was quicker than most spinners so the flipper was a natural extension that gave him an extra level of speed.
Abdul Qadir of Pakistan was one of the first leg spin bowlers of the modern era to use the flipper and he did so with excellent results.
The googly is a disguised ball bowled by leg spinners. It is sent down with subtle changes in the delivery which are meant to confuse the batter. With a conventional leg spin delivery, the ball should turn from leg to off stump for right handers.
The googly will turn in the opposite direction, from off to leg, when it is used correctly.
The flipper doesn't turn very much. Instead, it will move straight on 'with the arm'. Spin is minimal and the chief weapon with the flipper is greater speed and a tendency to keep low.
As an interesting footnote, it's said that batsmen used to pick Clarrie Grimmett's flipper because they could hear him click his fingers on the point of release. To counteract this, he started to click the fingers of his non-bowling hand when he was delivering a conventional leg break.
Hopefully you won't have issues such as these but this is a difficult delivery to master and you'll need to put aside plenty of time at the nets if you want to perfect it. It's certainly no coincidence that the best exponents of the flipper are up there with the greatest leg spinners of all time.
Shane Warne, Anil Kumble and Abdul Qadir are three men who used this to great effect. If the flipper works for you in club cricket, you'll be in very good company.
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How to enable sudo commands over SSH without asking password?
I have server A and server B (both Ubuntu 10.04 LTS) doing different tasks. Server A needs to poke Server B, which generates a file and scp's it back to server A when done. This is all in-house and I am not too concerned about security issues. SSH Key exchange is already performed between servers A and B and works fine.
sudo apt-offline set offline_package.sig --install-packages "$0"
Which works if I execute sudo ls on Server B... no password asked.
jeff@servera:~$ ssh -t jeff@serverb /home/jeff/generateOfflineSig "incron"
Any ideas? This process can't be interrupted by password input.
After that, password is never asked for "jeff's sudo commands, either locally or over SSH.
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What is Naturally Healthy Structured Drinking Water?
Natural spring waters begin life as rain and snow, energized by the far-infrared energy of the sun this cycle of evaporation water is further energized by natural vortexes as it tumbles and flow through volcanic rocks and mineral deposits deep within the Earth adding oxygen and minerals into the fresh 'living' water that is highly energized, structured and mineralized.
The Natural Edge Water purifier imitates nature and delivers a clean, delicious, and truly healthier water. Using a blend of rare volcanic minerals stones and bio ceramic clays we have produced a vibrant 'living' water infused with the structural and trace minerals such as Calcium, Magnesium and Potassium found in mother nature's own mountain spring water.
We live in a society where every other day there seems to be news about yet another food or product that's been classified as a carcinogen, toxin or bad for our overall health It's no wonder that we've grown health obsessed! Yet many of us are virtually unaware that natural minerals and rocks are a fantastic, simple and affordable solution to warding off illnesses caused by free radicals and toxins.
We have managed to simulate and recreate the process of fine purification and conditioning of water, based on the processes occurring in natural spring waters.
We have blended together some of the finest volcanic rocks and clays found on Earth. Activated Ceramics, Dolomite, Zeolite, Far inferred Ceramic clays which are subject to chemical and heat treatment. This allows us to improve these sorbents' filtering properties greatly. The water passes through the layers inside the cartridge filled with our filtering media. The advantages of the VITALITY Water filter is it removes upto 99% of free radicals from water. Free radicals are linked to a number of diseases, including cancer, strokes and heart attacks, and are believed to cause aging.
With a Natural Water filter, you can not only remove various hazardous substances from water but also adjust its micro-element (magnesium and calcium salts) to enjoy spring like, biologically active water.
Below we have gone into great detail to explain the benefits of each of the Volcanic rocks and clays used in our Vitality Water Filtration.
New alkalizing-mineralizing Active Ceramics enriches water with elements therefore the consumption of water filtered supplies the organism with calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, selenium and other microelements essential for proper organism functioning.
Contains bio-ceramic media which alkalizes water, lowers ORP level down to -100 mV and increases the pH Alkaline water is a perfect radical scavenger, which are responsible for faster aging and have a great influence on cancer development.
Dolomite is a common sedimentary rock-forming mineral that can be found in massive beds several hundred feet thick. They are found all over the world and are quite common in sedimentary rock sequences. These rocks are called dolomitic limestone.
Dolomite is a natural mineral which is formed by presence of both calcium and magnesium in limestone. The compound is highly suitable as media for neutralising & mineralising. Dolomite mineral is commonly used for filtration and processing of drinking water to increase the pH value of the feed water. Dolomite mineral dissolves and provides natural minerals to water such as calcium, magnesium and carbonate. The treated water deposits a highly protective cuts contamination by manganese, lead, zinc and copper. Also, due to the irregular shape of the porous grains it provides maximum surface area per unit volume which improves the removal of turbid matter improving taste and appearance of fresh water.
Zeolites are hydrated alumina silicate minerals made from alumina (AlO4) and silica (SiO4). In simpler terms, they're solids with a relatively open, three-dimensional crystal structure built from the elements aluminum, oxygen, and silicon, with alkaline-Earth metals such as sodium, potassium, and magnesium plus water molecules trapped in the gaps between them. Zeolites form with many different crystalline structures, which have large open pores (cavities) in a very regular arrangement and roughly the same size as small molecules.
There are about 40 naturally occurring zeolites, forming in both volcanic and sedimentary rocks, we use Clinoptilolite. Zeolites have proved extremely effective at removing radioactive particles from nuclear waste and cleaning up soils contaminated with toxic heavy metals. (Following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 and Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011, rice farmers spread zeolites on their fields in an attempt to trap any lingering radioactive contaminants.) The metal cations in the cavities can be exchanged for others this ability to 'ion exchange' is important, Clinoptilolite which is used to purify water, Heavy-metal cations e.g. Pb2+ and Cd2+ in polluted water are taken up into the pores of the solid, which can then be filtered off leaving the clean water.
Removal of some harmful impurity which worsen quality of water, Heavy metals (aluminum, iron, lead, mercury, copper, cadmium, cobalt, silver), ammonia, Nitrates, phenols, radionuclides. The main characteristic of Clinoptilolite is the specific ability to adsorption of Chloramines, ammonia and radioactive caesium. water becomes softer, Purification of water from impurity is carried out by an ionic exchange. Natural zeolites effectively remove a number of pathogenic bacteria and viruses.


The MX for Children Supercross Dream Room Makeover (SXDRM) is a new program being initiated in Seattle to attempt to put a smile on the face of a chronically ill child. MX for Children and Feld Motorsports are working together to find an appropriate child to bestow this room makeover upon. The ideal recipient would be a child who is a fan of Supercross but unfortunately struggling with a chronic or life threatening illness. MX for Children is taking volunteers with experience in interior design, construction, painting, electrical work and home furnishing to put together a team and plan to makeover the selected child's room. To nominate a child for the Supercross Dream Room Makeover, go to the SXDRM nomination form and fill in the relevant information. To volunteer to make the SXDRM happen, use our volunteer nomination form.
In late January, MX for Children will convene a selection committee consisting of its volunteers and industry participants to select the child for whom the room makeover will be done. MX for Children will call the parents and determine if the child will be able to receive the room makeover and garner further information about the child's condition, needs, desires and room. When the final selection is made, MX for Children will announce the winner and begin designing the room makeover with the volunteers. The Supercross Dream Room Makeover will take place the first week of April prior to Seattle Supercross and child and family will be filmed for TV as we unveil the room makeover. The winner will also be invited to join MX for Children for our Inside Line Experience in Seattle.