WASTE MANAGEMENT ON BOARD SEAGOING SHIPS

"The reality remains uncomfortable, the climate crisis is coming with extreme phenomena more and more devastating around the globe and more and more people and more and more parts of ecosystems are suffering from the greed of large companies and lack of constructive action and coherent decision-makers. There are various types of waste generated during operation, and to be able to implement a waste management system, it is necessary to identify and quantify the different types of waste on board. The purpose of this paper is to examine the responsibilities, management, handling and disposal of ship-generated waste and the requirements for the preparation of an on-board waste management plan. "

Developing effective data visualization tools for nutrition: reflections on the design of a Nutrition Scorecard in Nigeria

There has been a growing number of nutrition data visualization tools (DVTs) to monitor progress towards targets and encourage action. However, there are few documented examples of how to go about designing effective DVTs for nutrition-related audiences. In this Open Letter, we summarize reflections from collaborative efforts between the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Data for Decisions to Expand Nutrition Transformation project (DataDENT) in 2019-2021 to design a sub-national nutrition scorecard that aims to hold Nigeria’s 36 Governors accountable to nutrition commitments. Our reflections add to an emerging body of work advocating for DVT design processes to develop a specific theory of change for how the DVT will influence target groups and achieve aims. Once the target audience is identified, it is important to create a strong engagement strategy to ensure that the DVT promotes constructive action. We also highlight the importance of identifying actionable indicators through participatory processes. We hope that these insights about collaborative DVT design can be applied by countries and institutions who want to develop similar tools to advance the nutrition agenda in their context.

Using Our Influence to Seek Safety and Connection Through Despair and Grief: A Conversation About the Impacts of Disease and Violence, and the Pathways of Hope and Healing

This article is an exploration of Critical Appreciative Inquiry and the practice of appreciative resiliency in the face of violence, tragedy and Covid-19. We investigate, through video documentary, how sharing stories and sharing pain can create opportunities for hope, trust and resilience. We explore spaces of safety and connection where experiences of violence against women and girls can be prevented, heard or healed. Together we move from despair and hopelessness to healing, forgiveness and constructive action.

Pentekostal spiritualitet, økoteologi og miljøengasjement

Pentecostal spirituality, eco-theology and environmental engagement: A contrition to the development of a Pentecostal spirituality that integrates eco-theology and environmental ethics. This article identifies resources and problems in the Pentecostal-Charismatic tradition concerning environmental action and engagement. The purpose is to motivate Pentecostal and Charismatic churches to reflect on how they should respond as the world faces the prospect of an ecological crisis. The study begins by identifying a core narrative in the Pentecostal-Charismatic tradition. This core narrative is used as a hermeneutical key to interpret eco-theological elements in the biblical story of creation, fall, redemption, and final consummation. The study also discusses common objections towards eco-theology among Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians. These objections include the fear of an alternative or eco-centric spirituality, the implications of different forms of eschatology, and how Pentecostal and charismatic Christians understand their being in the world with regard to both evangelism and politics. The article argues that Pentecostal and Charismatic churches have spiritual resources that may empower them to transcend an anthropocentric worldview and develop a visionary virtue-ethic that may guide and enable a sustainable lifestyle and constructive environmental engagement. The article concludes by identifying seven themes that may encourage constructive action-reflection and stimulate further research.

Współpraca ukraińskich, słoweńskich i chorwackich konserwatystów w wiedeńskiej Radzie Państwa we „Wspomnieniach z mojego życia” Ołeksandra Barwińskiego (1897–1904)

Cooperation of the Ukrainian, Slovenian and Croatian conservatives in the Imperial Council in Oleksandr Barvinsky’s “Memories of my life” (1897–1904) The article analyzes the history of cooperation between the Ukrainian group of the Viennese Imperial Council members and Slovenian and Croatian conservative politicians within the Slavic Christian People’s Union and “Slavic Center” factions on the basis of a memoir of Oleksandr Barvinsky, one of the leading Ukrainian politicians at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The author studies the reasons that inspired Barvinsky to such a cooperation, and to what extent it was part of the ideological principles of himself and of the Ukrainian Christian-social movement, which he created and headed in Galicia. The main stages of the activity of both factions are examined as well as factors that influenced their effectiveness. Despite their considerable potential and local successes, the parliamentary clubs created by the conservative Ukrainians, Slovenes and Croatians could not fully realize their agenda. The main reasons, widely considered in the memoir, were a deep political crisis in Cisleithania and, as a consequence, the parliament’s inability to take constructive action, as well as the decline of political influence and popularity of Ukrainian conservatives and Oleksandr Barvinsky himself.

Say No to Fear

Why do people fear other people and things? Why do many folks feel self-conscious around others? What’s behind shyness? What can we do about it? Fear of other people is a big fear. But there is a way to conquer it. You can conquer fear of people if you will learn to put them into proper perspective. Do what’s right and keep your confidence. That’s thinking you to success. Here is a psychological principle that is worth reading over twenty-five times. Read it until it absolutely saturates you: To think confidently, act confidently. Be fearless with the help of these five procedures to your work; 1.Action cures fear, Isolate your fear and then take constructive action. 2. Make a supreme effort to put only positive thoughts in your memory bank.3. Put people in proper perspective. 4. Practice doing what your conscience tells you are right. 5. Make everything about you say, “I’m confident, really confident.