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Director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Z. Burns called in an expert when making "Side Effects," their new twisty, puzzle-box thriller about a depressed young woman and her relationship with two psychiatrists.
Dr. Sasha Bardey, a forensic psychiatrist in private practice in New York and a technical adviser on shows including "Law & Order," actually helped cook up the story that became "Side Effects." He met and befriended Burns when the writer was doing research for the controversial TV series "Wonderland," set in a psychiatric unit based on the ward in New York's Bellevue Hospital.
Their story involves a depressed young woman (Rooney Mara) who, after a failed suicide attempt, begins seeing a psychiatrist (Jude Law) who consults with her former psychiatrist (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and prescribes a new kind of antidepressant — which has dire side effects.
When "Side Effects" went into production, Bardey was hired to consult on the set.
"Whenever there was a hospital scene, or a psychiatric office scene, or any interaction between Rooney's character and each of the two psychiatrists, I was there," says Bardey, recently in San Francisco to promote the film.
The crew also visited Bardey's office, where they took pictures, scanned diplomas and gathered ideas on how to design a realistic doctor's office.
"Obviously, it's a movie. It's not a documentary. But if they could do it for real, they did it for real," he says.
Bardey says Law immediately "clued into a very central issue early on, which is boundaries. He asked me a lot of questions, went through a lot of scenarios. You don't make those decisions on the fly. They're a product of a lot of education and experience."
For the film, Burns and Bardey also created a fake drug, Ablixa, which has a fake website.
"We basically had it as a mood-stabilizing antidepressant," Bardey says. But the rest of the medications referenced in the movie, as well as their side effects, are real.
In his practice, Bardey treats patients with a combination of psychotherapy and medication.
"People need to work to understand their problems and change their lives," he says. "Taking a pill will get you part of the way, but it's not going to solve all your problems."
He adds: "When they walk into my office, I don't tell them, 'This is what you do to straighten out your life.' You have them do the work to figure it out. To some degree this movie does the same thing."

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Marcus Mompoint's jumper with six seconds left lifted Blue Hills over Avon in a Division 4 South Sectional boys basketball quarterfinal round game on Saturday night.
CANTON -- Blue Hills, after taking a commanding 50-38 lead over No. 10 Avon after three quarters, struggled in the final quarter but emerged with a 60-58 win on captain Marcus Mompoint's jumper with six seconds left in a Division 4 South Sectional boys basketball quarterfinal round game on Saturday night.
The win allows No.2 Blue Hills to face the winner of No. 3 Mashpee/No 6 Old Colony in the Division 4 South Sectional semifinals.
"Marcus is our senior leader,"said Blue Hills coach Brian Gearty. "We wanted him to take that shot for us."
The Warriors' senior center and Avon native Sean Nauss chipped in with a season-high18 points while Jesse Postell added 17 (13 in first quarter).
Avon senior Jacques Parent, who dominated on both ends of the court, had a game-high 25 points.
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"Nauss was huge for us in the third quarter," said Gearty. "He gave us a big lift and some breathing room."
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C. Cecilia Morse
June 3, 1838 - June 13, 1926
—Foundress of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School in San Antonio, Florida —
Erected by Diocese of St. Petersburg.
Location. 27° 57.317′ N, 82° 27.472′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. Marker can be reached from North Morgan Street south of East Laurel Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tampa FL 33602, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker Pioneer Priests' Graves (within shouting distance of this marker); Kennedy (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 29 Sea Captains and Mariners (about 300 feet away); Victims of the Yellow Fever (about 300 feet away); Oaklawn Cemetery (about 400 feet away); Confederate States Soldiers and Sailors (about 400 feet away); Tampa Native Americans (about 400 feet away); Fort Brooke Mass Grave (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
More about this marker. The marker is located at the foot of Cecilia Moore Morse's grave, in the Morse family plot at the St. Louis Catholic Cemetery (a.k.a. Oaklawn Cemetery), on the north end of downtown Tampa.
Regarding C. Cecilia Morse. The city of San Antonio, Florida, is north of Tampa, in Pasco County. It is adjacent to the town of St. Leo, which is home to Saint Leo University, the first Catholic college in Florida.
The school founded by Cecilia Morse continues to operate today as St. Anthony Interparochial Catholic School.
Charcila Cecilia Moore Morse (her full name) is buried with five of her six children: Malcolm, Charles, Cecilia, Evangeline, and Ethel. The sixth, Frank, was a WWI veteran who is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. None of
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Also see . . . Saint Anthony School History. History page from the school's official website (Submitted on September 16, 2010, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida.)
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Dienstag, 5. Februar 2008
More Love
I had a nice day today and an old man played a big role.
For lunch I bought veggie soup(so super yummy, btw) from a Bio Supermarket that's five minutes away from work. The old man with his high and squeaky voice was so incredibly nice, aww. He asked me if I was very hungry and when I answered with a yes, he doubled the serving and gave me three slices of whole wheat spelt bread for free. It may seem like nothing big, but nice gestures like this are very rare. At least where I live.
Aber... wir Berliner sind ja quasi die Erfinder der Freundlichkeit!
And something that excites me probably more than anyone else reading this(probably because you guys all own one): I finally got a food processor!!!
- Jennifer hat gesagt…
I love that building! Excellent picture to post! You know, that is one of the things I remember (though not sure if correctly) from German in high school is how to say I love you, "Ich liebe dich!"
I think I still remember how to ask where the bathroom is, but that is the topic for a very different post. :-)
Small random acts of kindness are too far and between in the world today. Things like what the old man did for you help one (at least me) keep faith in humanity, and it is enough to brighten my day.
Maybe you can return the favor. Simply smile at someone, you never know, it could make their day as well.
Congrats on the food processor! I bet you'll love it. My dad got me a really nice one for Christmas a year or so ago, the thing touted that it "fit whole foods", it is a monster. Well anyway, before that I had a small, what I considered to be a pretty sad food processor, and gave it to a friend. Now I wish I had both 'cause the one that fits whole foods is just too big for a lot of things.
I'm excited to see what you whip up with your new gadget.
- 5. Februar 2008 um 18:21
- Jennifer hat gesagt…
Oh, and by the way, I noticed you were reading T.C. Boyle. The Tortilla Curtain and A Friend of the Earth (both by Boyle) are excellent too. Looks like we have similar taste in books.
- 5. Februar 2008 um 18:30
- Ashasarala hat gesagt…
I just found your blog through Ruby Red Vegan. I really like it! I'm definitely gonna come back and read often.
I love those days when a stranger can do some small, nice thing and it really makes my whole day. That's what life is about, I think. :)
Don't worry- I just got a food processor in November. I don't know how I ever lived without one!
- 5. Februar 2008 um 20:52
- Traci Anne hat gesagt…
That's so sweet that he gave you extra soup!!
(I found you through Chocolate-Covered Vegan :) I'm a new vegan too!)
- 5. Februar 2008 um 22:38
- Lizzy hat gesagt…
Jennifer - That was correct! Ich liebe dich auch =p
From what I read I think mine is about the size of your old one. I love it (it's just preparing hummus)
Thanks for the info, I'll definitely keep the titles in mind =)
Yeah, it's definitely the small acts of kindness that can make such a huge difference. Especially when it comes from strangers, because you least expect it from someone who doesn't know you to be nice. When I was grocery shopping a few hours ago I bought a paper bag and the cashier lady started putting my stuff into it(I know people in America are used to getting their bags packed, but this is not usual in Germany) and I was like "Wow, thank you, that's really nice!" "Well, if I already hold it in my hands I might as well fill it up for you." "Yeah, it's just that one is usually not used to kindness like that." "Well yeah, that's why you are in a Bio Supermarket!" Ha ha, I thought to myself "Hey she may be right, the old man was a bio dude aswell." =p
Ashasarala - Thank you so much, I'm always happy when someone enjoys my blog =)
That is so true! I always try to smile at strangers, because I know how surprisingly happy it makes me when that happens.
Ask me tomorrow and I'm sure I'll say the same thing. I love it already =D
Traci Anne - That's what I thought, I was thanking him over and over again.
And hey, nice to meet you =)
- 6. Februar 2008 um 11:36
- Ashasarala hat gesagt…
Here is the recipe for that quinoa salad you asked for. It's from Veganomicon, so sadly I cannot take the credit!
Serves 4-6
1 mango, peeled and cut into small dice
1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced as small as you can get it
1 cup chopped scallions
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups cooked quinoa, cooled
1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
A few leaves of lettuce for garnish
Combine the mango, red bell pepper, scallions and cilantro in a mixing bowl. Add the red wine vinegar, grapeseed oil and salt and stir to combine. Add the quinoa and stir until everything is well incorporated. Fold in the black beans. You can serve immediately or let it sit for a bit for the flavors to meld. To serve, place a few leaves of lettuce on a plate and scoop some salad on top. This tastes good chilled and is ever better at room temperature.
- 6. Februar 2008 um 21:13
- Lizzy hat gesagt…
Thank you so much =D
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hey there,
right after fashion week i got the flu (perfect timing), so now a bit belated but finally here is a little fashionweek overview of my favourites including C'est Tout, Dawid Tomaszewski, Ubi Sunt and A Degree Fahrenheit.
C'est Tout
favourite piece: the feather earcuffs
Dawid Tomaszewski
blew me away. favourite piece: the latex trench coat in the third picture (a collaboration with Tres Bonjour)
Ubi Sunt
favourite piece: the black "bomber cape" in the last picture
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The following check list can be used for both internal audit as well as a Gap Analysis tools.
1. Site
|Checklist for site
|YES / NO or N/A
|Site History
|Are you aware of any previous site activities? (Dates/Periods)
|Has an environmental risks survey of the site and activities for insurance purposes been carried out?
|Buildings / Landscape
|How do you ensure that your buildings and service plant properly operated and maintained for optimum efficiency?
|Are you considering energy recovery plant as part of your on-going program?
|Is proposed new plant examined for environmentally friendliness or significance?
|Do you use fossil fuels (including oils), and are you considering reducing or changing from these?
|Is your energy consumption using the most environmentally friendly option?
|Do you have an integrated heat, light and power supply control system?
|Are there any plans for improving or landscaping your site?
|Is the site suitable for attracting wild life, or recreational amenity value to the general public?
|Water Contamination / Pollution
|Do you abstract any water from underground aquifers via boreholes?
|What surface water is discharged from the site, to where and are there potential sources of pollution in surface waters?
|Is there any evidence of groundwater pollution from the site?
|Is re-cycled water used?
|Do you have any dangerous waste products, and how are they disposed of?
2. Legal & Regulatory Requirements
|Checklist for Legal & Regulatory Requirements
|YES / NO or N/A
|Are they aware of the regulatory requirements the company is subject to?
|Have any conditions been set for these regulatory requirements?
|What consents are applied to the site? Who keeps these?
|Are there any restrictions applying to:
|Have there been any instances of non-compliance and if so what was the outcome?
|Are there any Industry Sector Codes which you should comply with?
3. Air Emissions
|Checklist for Air Emissions
|YES / NO or N/A
|Have you identified all significant emissions/impacts from the site and if so how
|Can any of these emissions/impacts be quantified in a meaningful way?
|What is your plan of action to improve the management of these, and what is the linkage to the reduction of the main forms of site emissions?
|Do you have any emission reduction targets?
|How can you demonstrate that you meet all legislative emission limits?
|Can you demonstrate compliance through accurate monitoring of these emissions? With records?
|Do you review emission abatement technologies for the most significant site emissions?
|Do you capture changes on site which might change the environmental impacts (new projects, plant, etc.)?
|Roof examination: are any air inlets adjacent to outlets?
|Is your organisation involved in emissions trading?
4. Noise
|Checklist for Noise
|YES / NO or N/A
|Do you regularly measure the level of noise throughout your organisation?
|Is it within acceptable limits?
|Do you have a regular monitoring programme?
|Are records maintained?
5. Odour
|Checklist for Odour
|YES / NO or N/A
|Do your processes permit the release of odour?
|Do you have criteria for acceptability?
|What steps are taken if this criterion is exceeded?
|Are records maintained?
6. Dust
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|Is there a likelihood of dust emissions?
|If so how is this contained?
7. Chemicals and Hazardous Material
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|YES / NO or N/A
|Are there any chemicals/ pesticides/hazardous materials stored on site? If yes what are they?
|Are periodic checks undertaken to ensure they are stored correctly and no leakages etc?
|Are staff trained in their handling?
|Are all bulk tanks/drums properly contained/ bounded?
|Are tanks and secondary containment regularly checked for leaks particularly underground tanks?
|Are tanks and secondary containment subject to routine maintenance procedures?
|Are any tanks/drums stored over unsealed ground?
|Are all tanks/drums away from traffic areas, or otherwise protected?
|Are there written instructions for tank refilling and liquid transfer?
|Do these instructions provide protection against spills to drain or ground?
|Are there underground storage tanks – any evidence of leakage?
|What are the emergency plans, are staff trained in them and are they periodically tested?
|Does your storage and disposal comply with the regulations?
8. Design
|Checklist for Design
|YES / NO or N/A
|Do your design briefs include a requirement to design for:
|How are your production processes examined to improve their environmental friendliness?
|Are you using the best available technique not entailing excessive cost principles to determine your production processes?
|What is your programme to review technology changes, to examine if these can be implemented?
|Are your processes subject to on-going environmental impact monitoring?
|Can you demonstrate that your processes minimize emissions to air, water and land?
9. Waste Management
|Checklist for Waste Management
|YES / NO or N/A
|What is your programme to minimize waste?
|How are your Wastes segregated?
|How do you record how much waste you produce, and a breakdown of the contents?
|Who signs your disposal certificates, and do they realize the implications of their signature?
|Does the site have a waste management or waste disposal license?
What conditions are attached? – Are these complied with?
10. Energy Usage
|Checklist for Energy Usage
|YES / NO or N/A
|Do you have an active energy minimization programmed?
|(How) do you know and monitor your energy usage figures?
|Do you have targets for energy efficiencies and reductions?
|Are records maintained?
11. Water
|Checklist for Water
|YES / NO or N/A
|Do you monitor water and effluent usage and costs?
|Do you meter your water supply?
|Do you know water usage in different departments and process areas?
|Do you have a water minimization programme through the use of flow restrictors, WC modifications, leak detection and stopping?
|Do your procedures prevent the disposal of environmental unfriendly chemicals being disposed of down the drain, or to a run-off area?
12. Packaging
|Checklist for Packaging
|YES / NO or N/A
|What packaging do you use?
|Do you research and action new forms of packaging which are more environmentally friendly?
|Do you have any "packaging return to manufacturer" packaging policy and systems?
|Is there any mandatory recycling scheme covering your products or packaging in any of the countries you supply into – how do you keep up-to-date with this information?
13. Transport
|Checklist for Transport
|YES / NO or N/A
|Do you have a Transport Policy covering the following:
|Do you have a company fleet? If so, you set targets for fleet mileage reductions each year?
|Have you examined the environmental merits of petrol and diesel car?
|Have you examined the costs of alternative methods of transport which are more environmentally friendly?
14. Paper/Copying
|Checklist for Paper/ Copying
|YES / NO or N/A
|Do you have an office policy regarding the reduction of paper within the business environment and if so what does it contain?
|Do you know how much paper you use? How much of is this is environmentally friendly e.g. chlorine-free, recycled, etc.?
|Do you refill/recycle toner cartridges
|Do you send your waste paper for re-cycling?
15. Purchasing
|Checklist for Purchasing
|YES / NO or N/A
|If not do you have any information about the environmental performance of your suppliers and sub-contractors?
|Are you able to environmentally influence your suppliers in any way with regards to goods and services supplied?
|Are your raw materials (or your final products) the subject of any restrictive legislation in this country or the country of origin?
16. Cleaning
|Checklist for Cleaning
|YES / NO or N/A
|Do you know if you use environmentally friendly cleaning materials?
|If your cleaning is sub-contracted, have you addressed this with the cleaning organization or personnel?
Clause 4: Context of the organization
Clause 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Does the organization have a high-level, conceptual understanding of the internal and external issues that can affect, either positively or negatively, its ability to achieve the intended outcomes of its Environmental Management System
|Objective evidence /Examples
|Organization's Issues examples:
a. Environmental conditions capable of affecting or being affected by the organization. For example the impacts on / from environmental conditions like climate change, storms and floods, air quality, water quality, land use, existing contamination, natural resource availability, biodiversity, etc.
b. External: cultural, social, political, regulatory, financial, economic, natural and competitive issues, whether international, national, regional or local
c. Internal: organization's activities, products, services, strategic direction and capabilities (people, knowledge, processes, systems)
|Evidence needs to be obtained to provide assurance that organizations will regularly or as necessary review and update their external and internal issues. Some sources could be:
|Auditors will need to understand the environmental conditions, internal and external issues, typically experienced in type of organizations that can have positive and/or negative impacts, and must be prepared and able to challenge an organization if they believe the organization's determination of its context is deficient or incorrect.
|The standard does not have a specific requirement that these internal and external issues, or their monitoring and review, be documented by an organization. Therefore, auditors cannot simply ask for a list of issues or records of reviews. However, the information may be obtained from different sources within the organization.
|In addition to reviewing any documented process, the audit approach must include interviews with relevant top management in relation to the organization's context and its strategic direction, identified issues and conditions, and how these may affect the intended outcomes of the EMS
Clause 4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Has the organization adequately determined the interested parties and their requirements relevant to its EMS? Which of these requirements are considered as organization's Compliance Obligations?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|An 'interested party' is any person or organization that can affect, be affected by, or perceive themselves to be affected by the decisions or activities of the organization implementing the EMS.
|Examples of interested parties: customers, communities, contractors, suppliers, regulators, NGOs, business partners, etc.
|The organization has the right to decide which interested party requirements will be considered as "compliance obligations," as each interested party may also have its own set of requirements, but not all of these will be relevant to the organization's EMS.
|Compliance obligations must be documented, per ISO 14001:2015,Clause 6.1.3.
|"Compliance obligations" include:
|Although not specifically required, objective evidence could be a list or matrix of the interested parties, their corresponding needs and expectations, and indication of which of these accepted as Compliance obligations
|Auditors will have to ensure that the organization has properly identified interested parties, and subsequently determined if any of their needs and expectations will become compliance obligations. Auditors will also need to ensure that this process is revisited periodically because the relevant requirements of relevant interested parties may change over time.
|In order to determine the relevancy of an interested party or its requirements, the organization needs to answer:: Will this interested party (or its requirements) have an effect on the organization's ability to achieve the intended outcomes of its environmental management system?
Clause 4.3 Determining the scope of the Environmental management system
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Has the organization determined the boundaries and applicability of the EMS to establish its scope?
|Has the organization effectively considered the following prior to determining the scope of the EMS? The extent of organization's control and influence, context, external and internal issues, compliance obligations, physical and functional boundaries, activities, products and services?
|Has the organization made its scope available to all interested parties as documented information?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|Auditors will need to verify that the organization's scope has been established in consideration of organization's boundaries and applicability of the EMS. There is now essentially a process by which a scope must be determined; simply declaring a fenceline scope and excluding product-related aspects without evaluating the new considerations is not acceptable.
|Evaluate the process by which the scope was determined. Review any process or procedure, if present. Lack of a documented process will require more reliance on objective evidence from interviews.
|An organization has the freedom and flexibility to define its boundaries, as long as the top management for that (those) part(s) has authority to establish an EMS. The scope of the EMS may include:
|Auditors may need to challenge the organization if any activities, products and services that would likely have a significant impact on the environment are omitted from the scope of the EMS.The organization's scope determinations should be reasonable and consistently applied. Note that an aspect/issue may have potential significant impact on the environment but may not necessarily be identified as a significant aspect by the organization. It is possible a manufacturing plant has little or no control over product design, procurement, transportation, use, and end of life treatment, where such are controlled by a separate corporate entity.
|Auditors need to verify that the organization has considered its degree of control / influence over its activities, products and services from a life cycle perspective.Auditors need to be aware of the differences in meaning between "consider" and "take into account."
|Degree of control needs to be determined for environmental aspects associated with such things as procured goods and services, outsourced processes, product performance requirements, end of life treatment (recycling, disposal, etc.).
|"Scoping should not be used to exclude activities, products, services, or facilities that have or can have significant environmental aspects, or to evade its compliance obligations." (ISO 14001:2015 Annex A.4.3 and 6.1.2). This also includes the outsourced functions or processes (8.1).
|Example: a battery manufacturer; this would include review of the aspects/impacts related to such things such as acid and lead procurement and delivery, use of batteries by the user, as well as recycling and disposal.
|The Auditors need to ensure that the organization has made the documented scope available to its interested parties
|Verify objective evidence of availability of the scope to interested parties. A statement from the organization that the scope will be provided upon request may be accepted as objective evidence.
Clause 4.4 Environmental Management System
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|While establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving the EMS,has the organization implemented an EMS, including all required processes, in accordance with the requirements of ISO 14001?
|While establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving the EMS,has the organization considered the knowledge it gained from its context and its interested parties' requirements?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|ISO 14001:2015 includes specific requirements necessary for the adoption of processes when developing, implementing and improving the EMS. This requires an organization to systematically define and manage processes and their interactions so as to achieve the intended results in accordance with both the policy and strategic direction of the organization.
|Auditors should ask themselves:
|A process is set of interrelated or interacting activities which transforms inputs into outputs. A procedure is a specified way of fulfilling an activity within a process.
ISO 14001:2015, Clause 5.1, requires integration of the environmental management system requirements into the organization's business processes (i.e., Sales, Procurement, Manufacturing, Shipping, etc.).
|EMS processes may be defined to address:
|Some documented information can be used as evidence that the organization has implemented all required EMS processes. If these are working well for the organization then there is no need to replace them.
|There is a shift in emphasis with regard to continual improvement from improving the management system to improving environmental performance. ISO 14001:2015 adds a reminder that the main purpose of the EMS is to enhance environmental performance. The organizations will have to pay attention to use some environmental performance indicators to control and monitor environmental issues, and associated risks and opportunities.
|Objective evidence should indicate that the organization has successfully integrated the EMS processes in its business processes. Evidence may include management reviewing EMS KPI's as part of regular business reviews, awareness of contractors and employees of EMS goals and expectations, etc.
Clause 5: Leadership
Clause 5.1 Leadership and commitment
How is it evident that Top Management is committed to EMS and shows leadership?
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Is top management demonstrating accountability for the effectiveness of the EMS?
|Are the environmental policy and objectives established, and compatible with the strategic direction and the context of the organization? Is top management involvement evident?
|Does top management ensure that the EMS requirements are integrated into the organization's business processes?
|Does top management ensure the availability of resources needed for the EMS?
|Does top management communicate the importance of effective environmental management and of conforming to the EMS requirements?
|Does top management ensure that the EMS achieves its intended outcome?
|Does top management direct and support persons to contribute to the effectiveness of the EMS?
|Does top management promote continual improvement?
|Does top management support other relevant management roles to demonstrate their leadership in their areas of responsibility, when applicable?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|Top management must demonstrate much more direct involvement in the EMS compare to previous version of Standard which needed the top management to delegate responsibility for the EMS down to the MR. Top Management is responsible for 'ensuring' that a task is done, but otherwise the specified requirements must be seen to be undertaken by top management directly. Auditors must understand which ISO14001:2015 requirements top management can delegate and which they cannot.
|Evidence of top management involvement may be found in:
Note: Management involvement must now be demonstrated and cannot be simply confined to annual management reviews.
|NOTE: If it is evident that the top management is not involved with the EMS, a major non-conformance will be issued.
|Top management must emphasize the importance of conforming to the EMS requirements. Additionally, it must also ensure that the EMS is achieving its intended results, and that continual improvement is driven within the organization.
|Auditors should look for evidence that top management has a "hands-on" approach to the management of their EMS during interviews and auditing other requirements e.g. Context of the organization, Environmental policy and objectives, Management review minutes, Resources etc
Clause 5.2 Environmental Policy
Seek objective evidence for top management's involvement in establishing, implementing and maintaining an environmental policy.
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Is the policy appropriate to the defined scope, purpose, and context of the organization, including the nature, scale and environmental impacts of its activities, products and services?
|Does the policy provide a framework for setting environmental objectives?
|Does the policy include a commitment to protection of the environment, covering prevention of pollution and other specific commitments relevant to the context of the organization?
|Does the policy include a commitment to fulfill the compliance obligations?
|Does the policy include a commitment to Continual improvement of the EMS to enhance environmental performance?
|Is the policy maintained as documented information?
|Is the policy communicated within the organization, to all persons doing work (directly or indirectly) under the organization's control?
|Is the policy made available to interested parties?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|ISO14001:2015 now requires that an organization's environmental policy is appropriate to both its purpose and context. This means that once the organization has determined its context and the relevant requirements of its interested parties, top management must review its environmental policy in light of that information.
|Objective evidence must include an interview with top management covering the points a) to e) to ensure thorough understanding and leadership at the highest level. If the top management is not involved; a non-conformance must be issued.
|Three specific commitments have to be included in the policy:
|Examples of evidence of commitments that support protection of the environment as well as a framework for objectives may include:
|Organizations will need to review the environmental policy as necessary to ensure that any changes in its context, interested parties or their requirements is reflected in the policy and whether the organization's objectives are effected (6.2.1 a).
|Note: although the environmental policy statement may not include the exact wording of the required commitments, each commitment must be clearly included in the documented policy. That said, the meaning and intent of the standard must be fulfilled. The former commitment to "comply with legal and other requirements" could continue to be used, as this can be considered equivalent to "fulfilling compliance obligations."
Clause 5.3 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|In order to facilitate effective environmental management; Does top management ensure that the roles and their relevant responsibilities and authorities are assigned and communicated within the organization to ensure that EMS conforms to the requirements of the ISO 14001:2015 standard?
|Does the Organization ensure Performance of the EMS, including environmental performance, is reported to top management?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|Auditor must seek evidence that organization's personnel have not only been advised of their EMS responsibilities and authorities, but also that they understand these in the context of the overall purpose of the EMS.
|Examples of objective evidence to verify implementation:
|Auditors must also seek evidence that top management have assigned responsibility and authority for preserving the integrity of the organization's EMS during changes.
Clause 6: PLANNING
Clause 6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities
Clause 6.1.1 General
|YES/NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|What process has been developed to identify risks and opportunities?
|Is it evident that the organization has considered its context, relevant requirements of their relevant interested parties and their defined scope when planning for the EMS?
|Does the organization maintain documented information on its risks and opportunities, and are the processes needed documented to the extent necessary to be sure they are carried out as planned?
|Has the organization determined the risks and opportunities that need to be addressed to:
|Objective evidence /Examples
|"Risks and opportunities" are defined as:
|Note: external and internal issues, and relevant needs and expectations of relevant interested parties may be sources of risks
|Although risks and opportunities have to be determined and addressed, there is no requirement for a formal, documented risk management process. Auditors should seek evidence confirming that an organization has a methodology in place that enables them to effectively identify risks and opportunities with respect to the planning of its EMS.
Section 6.1.1 e) states that the organization shall maintain documented information of its process(es) needed in 6.1.1 to 6.1.4, to the extent necessary to have confidence they are carried out as planned. In the absence of documented processes/procedures, auditors will need to use observations and interviews (and review of the process output, which may contain documented evidence) in assessing the processes to make judgement calls on whether or not undocumented processes are being carried out as planned.
|Objective evidence may be in the form of a dedicated risk matrix, risks added to other forms such as an aspect register, corrective/ preventive action log and forms, etc.
|Note: The role of the auditor is not to carry out his/her own determination of risks and opportunities, but to ensure that the organization is applying its own methodology consistently and effectively.
|All of the processes of an EMS do not represent the same level of risk in terms of the organization's ability to meet its objectives. Due to this
reason, the consequences of failures or non-conformities in relation to processes, systems, products and/or services will not be the same for all organizations. When deciding how to plan and control its EMS, including its component processes and activities, the organization needs to consider both the type and level of risk associated with them.
|Options to address risks and opportunities can include:
|Auditors should ensure that the organization is taking a planned approach to addressing risks and realizing opportunities, and that any
actions taken have been recorded.
Clause 6.1.2 Environmental aspects
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Has the organization identified environmental aspects of the activities, products or services under its control / influence?
|Does the organization's determination of environmental aspects consider a life cycle perspective?
|Do the identified aspects take into account change? i.e.
|Do the identified aspects cover abnormal and potential (foreseeable) emergency situations as well as normal situations?
|Does the organization determine its significant environmental aspects (those aspects that have or can have a significant impact on the environment)?
|Has the organization communicated its significant environmental aspects among the various levels and functions with the organization?
|Does the organization maintain documented information of its:
|Objective evidence /Examples
|The organization has to determine the environmental aspects, and their impacts, of its activities, products and services under its control and influence. The organization has to establish criteria to determine which of these aspects have or can have a significant environmental impact.
Note: Significant environmental aspects can result in risks and opportunities with associated adverse or beneficial impacts.
|Objective evidence must contain established criteria for evaluating significance of aspects (i.e., process or procedure). Also a register/matrix of aspects and impacts may be presented as evidence. Changing circumstances: could be a formal management of change procedure.
|Life-cycle Perspective
Consideration of environmental aspects and impacts has been broadened. Environmental aspect identification and evaluation process must now consider a life-cycle perspective.
|A full-scale life-cycle analysis is not required. However the organization needs to consider aspects associated with:
Clause 6.1.3 Compliance obligations
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Does the organization determine and have access to the compliance obligations related to its environmental aspects?
|Does the organization determine how its compliance obligations apply to the organization?
|Does the organization take its compliance obligations into account when establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving its environmental management system?
|Does the organization maintain documented information of its compliance obligations?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|"Legal and other requirements" shifted to "compliance obligations"
Note: These compliance obligations can result in risks and opportunities to the organization.
|Obligations may arise from:
Documented information could be a list or matrix of compliance obligations.
Clause 6.1.4 Planning action
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Has the organization planned to take actions to address these?
|Has the organization planned to Integrate and implement the actions into its EMS processes or other business processes?
|Does the organization evaluates the effectiveness of these actions?
|When planning these actions, does the organization consider its technological options and its financial, operational and business requirements?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|The standard requires a planned approach with respect to these actions, with the actions being integrated into the EMS or other business processes.
|The actions planned may include:
|For those actions that have been completed, auditors must ensure that each action's effectiveness has been assessed.
Clause 6.2 Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them
Clause 6.2.1 Environmental objectives
|YES/NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Has the organization established environmental objectives at relevant functions and levels?
|Has the organization taken into account below issues when establishing environmental objectives?
|Does the organization consider its risks and opportunities when establishing environmental objectives?
|Are the organization's environmental objectives consistent with its environmental policy?
|Are the environmental objectives measureable (if practicable)?
|Does the organization monitor the environmental objectives?
|Are the environmental objectives communicated?
|Does the organization update the environmental objectives as appropriate?
|Does the organization retain documented information on the environmental objectives?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|Auditors need to know how to audit a set of interrelated objectives, ensuring that they are mutually consistent and that they are aligned with the strategic direction of the organization.
|Documented information of objectives typically is in the form of a description or matrix of the objective and corresponding means and timeframe to achieve the objectives.
|Organizations need to set their environmental objectives for relevant functions, levels and processes within its EMS. It is for the organization itself to decide which functions, levels and processes are relevant.A key addition in the 2015 revision is the use of indicators to monitor the achievement of objectives. Indicators are defined as a measurable representation of the status of operations, management or conditions. Each objective will need one or more associated indicators.
Clause 6.2.2 Planning actions to achieve environmental objectives
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Has the organization determined below information in its planning to achieve its environmental objectives?
|How the results will be evaluated?
|For those measurable environmental objectives; what indicators will be used for monitoring progress?
|Does the organization consider how the actions to achieve environmental objectives can be integrated into the organization's
business processes?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|The organization must undertake planning in order to determine how its environmental objectives will be achieved. This planning includes determining the work required in order for the organization to realize its environmental objectives, the resources necessary to undertake this work, whom will be responsible for ensuring that the work is done and when the work needs to be completed by.
|Objective evidence must contain established criteria for evaluating significance of aspects (i.e., process or procedure). Also a register/matrix of aspects and impacts may be presented as evidence. Changing circumstances: could be a formal management of change procedure.
|Auditors should look for evidence that effective planning is taking place to support the achievement of the organization's environmental objectives.
|The use of indicators needs to be audited in detail:
Clause 7 Support
Clause 7.1 Resources
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Has the organization determined and provided the resources needed for the establishment, implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of the EMS?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|The organization has to identify which resources it needs to make available in order to ensure the effective operation of the EMS.
|Resources e.g. raw materials, infrastructure, finance, personnel and IT, all of which can be either internally or externally provided.
|Auditors should not merely look at the budget to check that some funding has been allocated to the EMS. They must dig deeper, checking if the organization has really identified all types of resources required and that it has taken action to ensure that those resources will be available when needed. Note: Not all resources are tangible.
|Example: The acquisition and maintenance of knowledge essential to keep the EMS moving in the right direction.
Clause 7.2 Competence
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|How does the organization determine the necessary competence of person(s) doing work under its control that affect its environmental performance?
|How does the organization ensure that persons doing the job are competent? What is the basis for their competency? (e.g.
appropriate education, training, or experience)
|How does the organization determine training needs associated with its environmental aspects and it's EMS?
|How does the organization take actions to acquire the necessary competence, and evaluate the effectiveness of the actions taken (where applicable)?
|Has the organization retained appropriate documented information as evidence of competence?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|Clause 7.2 is essentially a rewording of the text in the 2004 edition. However the impact of the change is that competency evidence is now expanded to be necessary for persons that may affect the organization's environmental performance.
|Competency could be obtained on the basis of their education, training or experience.
|Ensure that those competencies are possessed by the people doing the work under organization's control including: the organization's own personnel, contractors and outsourced personnel working either on site or off site.
|Training alone is not sufficient to demonstrate competence; this must be demonstrated through tests, observations, results, etc. Auditors need to find objective evidence in order to determine that the competency requirements have been met.
|If the people are found not to be competent, the organization is required to take action. The actions taken need to be evaluated for effectiveness in raising competence to the required level.
|Example of actions: Remedial training, recruitment or the use of external people in order to acquire the necessary competence.
Clause 7.3 Awareness
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Are the persons doing work under the organization's control aware of the organization's environmental policy, any objectives that are relevant to them, how they are contributing to the effectiveness of the EMS and what the implications are of them not conforming to EMS requirements?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|Auditor to verify what processes have been established by the organization to make people working on behalf of the organization aware of the stated requirements.
|Auditors should seek the evidence that the required information has been communicated to relevant personnel (both internal and external). This will require appropriate interviewing to assess if adequate awareness is evident.
|The important factor here is the addition of requirement to make people aware both of the organization's EMS requirements as well as the consequences of non-conformance with those requirements.
|NOTE: If awareness is not evident, a nonconformance needs to be issued.
Clause 7.4 COMMUNICATION
Clause 7.4.1 General
|YES/NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Does the organization plan and implement a process for internal and external communications relevant to the EMS, including on what it will communicate, when it will communicate, with whom it will communicate and how it will communicate?
|Are compliance obligations considered in the organization's communication planning process?
|How does the organization ensure that the environmental information (and claims) it communicates is reliable and in line with the EMS?
|What is the organization's response process to relevant communications on its EMS?
|Has the organization retained documented information as evidence of its communications, as appropriate?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|Organizations need to develop and implement a process (i.e., communication strategy) to determine those EMS-related matters on which it wishes to communicate taking into account:
|Communications may include an organization's:
|The process has to ensure that all received communications are responded to appropriately.
Clause 7.4.2 INTERNAL COMMUNICATION
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Is there any process to communicate EMS related information (including updates and changes) to all functions and various levels of the organization?
|Are the persons doing work under organization's control able to contribute to the EMS and its continual improvement?
|Internally, organizations have to communicate information relevant to the EMS amongst all levels and functions, including information on any change, as appropriate, and have to establish a mechanism to enable all persons performing work under the organization's control to contribute to continual improvement.
Clause 7.4.3 EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Has the organization established a process to externally communicate information relevant to the EMS?
|Externally, organizations have to communicate as required by their compliance obligations. Additionally, organizations may choose to communicate on other issues, as appropriate.
Clause 7.5 DOCUMENTED INFORMATION
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Does the organization's EMS include all documented information required by the ISO 14001:2015 standard, and the information determined by the organization itself as necessary for the effectiveness of the EMS?
|When creating and updating documented information, does the organization ensure that it is appropriately identified and described (e.g. title, date, author, reference number), in an appropriate format (e.g. language, software version, graphics) and on appropriate media (e.g. paper, electronic)?
|Is the documented information being reviewed and approved for suitability and adequacy?
7.5.3 Control of documented information
|Is the above mentioned documented information controlled in order to ensure that it is available where needed and that it is suitable for use?
|Is it adequately protected against improper use, loss of integrity and loss of confidentiality?
|For the control of documented information;
|Has the organization identified and established controls for any documented information of external origin that it considers necessary for the planning and operation of the organizations' EMS?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|The terms 'documented procedure' and 'record' used in ISO 14001: 2004 have both been replaced by the term 'documented information', which is defined as information required to be controlled and maintained by an organization, as well as the medium on which it is contained.
|Operational procedures, work instructions, flow charts, process maps, signs, placards, container markings, labels etc. are all examples of 'documented information'. Documented information can be in any format and media and from any source.
|The organization needs to determine the level of documented information necessary to control its EMS. 'Access' can imply a decision regarding the permission to view the documented information only, or the permission and authority to view and change the documented information.
|The extent of documented information required for an EMS can differ from one organization to another. This can be due to:
a) the size of organization and its type of activities, processes, products and services;
b) the complexity of processes and their interactions; or
c) the competence of persons.
Clause 8. Operation
Clause 8.1 Operational planning and control.
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|In order to meet requirements of EMS and to address the issues determined in 6.1 and 6.2; Does the organization plan, implement and control any processes?
|Any criteria are established for the processes?
|In accordance with the above criteria, are controls implemented on the processes, to prevent deviation from the environmental policy, environmental objectives and compliance obligations?
|Does the organization control planned changes and review the consequences of unintended changes, taking action to mitigate any adverse effects, as necessary?
|Has the organization ensured that outsourced processes are controlled or influenced?
|Are the type and degree of control or influence to be applied to these processes are defined within the EMS?
|To make the control processes consistent with a life cycle perspective, has the organization determined environmental requirements for the procurement of products and services, as appropriate?
|Has the organization established controls to ensure that environmental requirements are considered in the design process for the development, delivery, use and end-of-life treatment of its products and services, as appropriate?
|Does the organization communicated relevant environmental requirement(s) to external providers, including contractors?
|Has the organization considered the need to provide information about potential significant environmental impacts during the delivery of the products or services and during use and end-of-life treatment of the product?
|Does the organization maintain documented information to the extent necessary to have confidence that the processes have been carried out as planned?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|ISO 14001:2015 introduces three new issues that open up the scope of this whole clause;
1. Changes:
|2. Life cycle perspective:
NOTE: Auditor should not expect a fully developed life cycle analysis. This is not a requirement of the new standard
|3. Outsourced processes: to be controlled or influenced.
Clause 8.2 Emergency preparedness and response.
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Has the organization established, implemented and maintained any processes specifying how it will respond to potential environmental emergency situations and potential accidents?
|Is there any mitigation or preventive actions planned to prepare the organization against environmental impacts caused by emergency situations?
|Does the organization respond to actual emergency situations and accidents?
|Are the mitigation/prevention actions (to reduce the consequences of environmental emergency situations), appropriate to the magnitude of the emergency or accident and the potential environmental impact?
|Are these planned response action being tested periodically (when practicable)?
|Are these processes being reviewed and revised periodically?
How about after emergency situations or tests?
|Does the organization provide training and information relevant to its emergency preparedness and response to persons working under its control and other relevant interested parties?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|The emergency situations may originate within the organization and have the potential to affect the environment, or may be an environmental condition that has the potential to affect the organization.
NOTE: This is one of the few instances where specific processes are mandated.
|Auditor to verify that the organization has the:
Clause 9 Performance evaluation.
Clause 9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
Clause 9.1.1 General
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Is the organization monitoring, measuring, analyzing, and evaluating its environmental performance?
|Has the organization determined what to monitor and measure?
|In order to ensure valid results; has the organization determined the methods for its monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation, as applicable?
|Are there any criteria determined by organization against which, it will evaluate its environmental performance, using appropriate indicators?
|Has the organization determined when monitoring and measuring shall be performed?
|Has it determined when the organization shall analyze and evaluate the results from monitoring and measurement?
|Does the organization ensure that the equipment used for its monitoring and measurement are calibrated, verified and maintained as appropriate?
|Does the organization evaluate its environmental performance and the effectiveness of the EMS?
|Does the organization retain appropriate documented information as evidence of the monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation results?
|Is the information relevant to organization's environmental performance being communicated both internally and externally, as determined by organization's communication process and as required by its compliance obligations?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|The organization has to determine:
|Some examples on what to measure:
Clause 9.1.2 Evaluation of compliance
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Are there any processes planned, implemented and maintained by the organization to evaluate fulfillment of its compliance obligations?
|Is the frequency of compliance evaluation determined by the organization?
|Does the organization evaluate compliance and take action if needed?
|Is the knowledge and understanding of the compliance status, being maintained by the organization?
|Is the evidence of the compliance evaluation result(s) being retained as documented information by the organization?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|With reference to the evaluation of compliance, organizations have to set up a process that will involve the determination of the frequency of the evaluation, the execution of the evaluation and the actions that need to be taken. If during a compliance evaluation, a failure to fulfill a compliance obligation is identified, the organization needs to take action to achieve compliance. This may require getting in contact with a regulatory agency to agree the action to be taken. Once that agreement is in place, it becomes another compliance obligation..
|Audit of the process of compliance evaluation (as part of an EMS internal audit) is not in itself a compliance audit.
Auditor's role is NOT to verify the result of the compliance audit, but to assess the effectiveness of the audit process and taken actions.
Understanding of compliance status must be demonstrated. Therefore, the organization must have means (inspections, tests, audits) that are frequent and robust enough to ensure that knowledge and understanding of compliance status is maintained.
Clause 9.2 Internal Audit
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Does the organization conduct internal audits at planned intervals to provide information on whether the EMS
9.2.2 Internal audit program
|Has the organization planned, established, implemented and maintained audit program(s), to include the frequency, methods, responsibilities, planning requirements and reporting of the audits?
|Does the organization's internal audit program take into consideration the environmental importance of processes concerned, changes affecting the organization, and the results of previous audits?
|Are the audit criteria and scope defined for each audit?
|Are the objectivity and the impartiality of the audit process ensured during the auditors' selection and conducting audits?
|Are the results of the audits reported to relevant management?
|Are the audit results and other evidence of the implementation of the audit program retained as documented information by organization?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|Documented information of effective implementation of an audit program, as well as audit results. NOTE: In the 2004 version, the purpose of internal audit is to 'determine' whether the EMS is conforming to requirements and is effectively implemented and maintained, i.e. to actually make the judgment. In the 2015 version the purpose of internal audit is to simply 'provide information' as to whether this is the case. The determination is now by relevant management (i.e., management review).
Clause 9.3 Management Review
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Has the top management reviewed the organization's EMS, at planned intervals, to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness?
|Is the status of actions from previous management reviews considered during management review?
|Does the management review consider the changes in:
|Does the management review consider the extent to which objectives have been met?
| Does the management review consider the information on the organization's environmental performance, including trends in:
|Is adequacy of resources considered in the management review?
|Are the communications from interested parties considered in the management review? Does it also include complaints?
|Does the management review consider opportunities for continual improvement?
| Do the outputs of the management review include:
|Does the organization retain documented information as evidence of the results of management reviews?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|There are some new subjects to be included in the MRM agenda. Including 'Changes' in:
|This clause also sets out new required outputs from management review:
|Auditors should expect to evidence a more strategically focused management review. Context, risks and opportunities need to be considered, as well as the alignment of the EMS to the organization's overall strategic objectives.
|This is another example of the more extensive involvement by top management expected by the new edition of the standard. Before, usually the Management Representative used to prepare all of the information needed for this review along with a draft of the conclusions for top management approval. Now, is it clear that the information has to be provided by all relevant managers and the analysis made and the decision taken by top management
|Note: Auditors need to audit this clause with Top Management.
Clause 10 Improvement
Clause 10.1 General
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Has the organization identified the improvement opportunities and taken necessary actions that will better enable the organization to achieve the intended outcome of its EMS?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|This is a new section which emphasises the general need to It requires organizations to actively seek out and realize improvement opportunities that will better enable the organization to achieve the intended outcomes of the EMS.
|Potential sources of improvement opportunities include the results of analysis and evaluation of:
|Seek objective evidence that improvement is taking place. However, while improvement does not need to be continuous, it does need to be evidenced as occurring.
Clause 10.2 Nonconformity and corrective Action
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Does the organization react to any occurred nonconformity and, as applicable:
|In order that the nonconformity does not recur or occur elsewhere; has the organization evaluated the need for any action to eliminate the causes of the nonconformity by means of:
|Are corrective actions determined and implemented as needed?
|Does the organization review the effectiveness of any corrective action taken?
|Does the organization make changes to the environmental management system, if necessary?
|Are corrective actions appropriate to the significance of the effects of the nonconformities encountered, including the environmental impact(s)?
|Does the organization retain documented information as evidence of:
|Objective evidence /Examples
|The organization is required to:
|Auditors should evidence that where nonconformities have been identified;
|NOTE: There may be instances where it is impossible to completely eliminate the cause of nonconformity. Therefore in some instances, the best organizations can do is to reduce the likelihood or the consequences of a similar occurrence happening again in order to reduce the risk to an acceptable level.
Clause 10.3 Continual improvement
|YES / NO or N/A
|Objective evidence / Remarks
|Does the organization continually improve the suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the EMS to enhance environmental performance?
|Objective evidence /Examples
|The standard provides help to interpret some terms used in this clause:
"continual" means that this activity occurs over a period of time, but with potential intervals of interruption, while "continuous" means duration without interruption
"suitability" means how the EMS fits the organization, "adequacy" whether it meets the requirements of ISO 14001:2015, "effectiveness" whether it is achieving the desired results..
|Auditors should evidence whether the organizations identify the improvement opportunities and EMS underperformance using;
Auditors should also check whether the organization has implemented the identified opportunities for improvement in a controlled manner.
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Are a very uncoordinated person ? Or do you really not pay attention to where you are walking while texting ? If yes, and if you have bumped into people and had to say sorry just because you were busy texting and could not concentrate on the path, a new jailbreak tweak is out which will solve your problem.
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The new jailbreak tweak named CamText lets you do your texting in the stock Messages app, but gives you a live camera background. Obviously, the use for this tweak is to keep its users safe from any obstacles or hazards while they are texting when walking on a busy road.
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CamText has hit the bull's eye, as texting does demand for attention a lot of times and many people who just are too busy to sit and text prefer to do it while walking to their destinations. So being able to see where you are walking without having to take your eyes off from the screen is a real plus for many users.
The amazing tweak gives you a live view of your surroundings using the background of your Messages app, so it becomes easy to keep an eye on the possible obstacles while using the other eye to coordinate with your hands to keep the conversations flowing.
After installing CamText, you will need to browse to iOS Settings app in your iPhone to find the settings for this tweak. Once you get in the CamText preferences, a kill-switch toggle will be there for disabling or enabling CamText. You will also find a transparency slider to adjust the background of the Messages app.
When you drag the transparency slider further to the right, you will be able to see more of the camera background. If you move the slider towards the left, the camera background becomes less visible or intrusive and the chat bubbles become darker. So the quality control is in your hands.
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While CamText is a brilliant tweak, it is not the first one in its league and the App Store houses a lot of similar apps that do exactly what CamText does. However, CamText deserves recognition because it is truly the first iteration of this concept in the stock Messages app. So in case you are an avid texter or have bad texting habits, you must really try CamText at least one. It is available at BigBoss's repo for $1.50 . Free Download is also possible by adding several 3rd party repo's available on Cydia. Also try out Ariki App , thew new CamText alternative .
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Archive for July 2, 2015
How Telepsychiatry is Fixing America's Mental Health Problem
There is a clear and serious mental healthcare crisis taking place in America. In a given year, more than 25% of adults are diagnosed with serious mental disorders such as anxiety, eating disorders, and depression. When these disorders go untreated, individuals end often end up in the emergency room, or worse, prison. The latter is often due to the stigmatization of the mentally ill as criminals, which is simply untrue.
If you are like the 25% of Americans suffering from mental illness, it can be easy to understand that seeking treatment is not always easy. Discussing mental illness isn't the same as discussing a broken leg–it is an intangible, but very real affliction and sometimes, help can feel inaccessible.


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One of the principal characteristics of the group s work is the close interaction between modelling, experimentation and statistical inference to test models and to estimate epidemiological parameters.
We are particularly interested in the role of error structure in epidemic dynamics and in the estimation of variance and higher moments. Examples of recent and current work include:
- Markov chain Monte Carlo techniques to estimate parameters for spatio-temporal models of epidemics;
- Bayesian methods to estimate parameters for replicate epidemics with treatment effects;
- Bayesian methods to estimate parameters for stochastic compartmental models;
- Likelihood methods for estimation of a range of epidemiological parameters.


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Carol's Corner
Where Life, Faith and Healthy Living Meet
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Pinks Pizza Review
I have always loved pizza. However, when I went gluten free it became a challenge to fine good quality, great tasting, gluten free pizza. Recently I discovered that Pinks Pizza exceeded all my expectations.
I heard of Pinks Pizza thanks to an app on my phone called find me gluten free. When we walked into the pizzeria I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the manager on duty was aware of gluten intolerance and celiac disease. Then he explained to me the extra measures that they took to make sure that the gluten free pizzas did not become cross contaminated. When I looked at the different pizzas they make I knew I was in love! My hubby and I finally decided on the the This Guy Pizza. It toppings included prosciutto, Italian sausage, rosemary chicken, goat cheese, mozzarella, spinach, mushroom, tomato and roasted garlic with pizza sauce. The price was comparable to other pizza chains but the ingredients tasted far better in my opinion.
The pizza laughed in my mouth and danced all the way to my stomach. It was the best pizza I've ever eaten. If you are ever in Houston's midtown, or Height's area check out Pinks Pizza. You'll be glad you did! :)
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An Intro to Play One Note
Well, hello, everyone. I'm glad you all have joined us here on this, our christening. Play One Note is a psychedelic music blog that employs the operative term "psychedelic" with an extremely wide brush.
God, that sentence sucked.
I'm Tom. I'll let Chris do his introduction if he wants to. Basically, we're two dudes in Austin who worship texture, drone, and the occasional thunderous, mind-melting riff, and we're going to use this space to explain why we're so into this stuff. Speaking for myself, I'm a big fan of awe and sincerity, and that's what I'll focus on with my writing in here. What's more, though I occasionally adopt an irreverent tone, I'm pretty serious about this stuff. I respect music with a psychedelic bent more than anything else. I thrive on contemplative ruminations, staggeringly epic crescendos, and druggy hypnosis. My goal is to try to explain why, by writing about some of my favorite albums, new and old.
There's a couple things I'm not going to try to do with Play One Note. One is to try to be a crate-digger. My attention span is too short, my appreciation for all music too manic, to focus on one specific genre with any sort of authority. If I tried to pigeonhole myself, I would, in all likelihood, quickly lose interest with the blog. We don't want that!
Another thing I'm not particularly interested in doing (or equipped to do) is being a barometer of exclusively contemporary music. I can't keep up. I cherish competent, carefully considered music writing, and I can't reconcile trying to do that while constantly trying to ride the wave of what's on the horizon. I'm not big into knowing more about what's coming out than the next guy, and to try to force that on myself for the purposes of Play One Note would, well, kinda suck.
What I will do is write about artists and albums that I consider "psychedelic" and that I truly, simply, love. And, as you'll see, my definition of psychedelia is, generally speaking, wider than most. Maybe, one day, I'll tackle that concept itself.


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Name: Jelani ("Mighty")
Species: Lion
Sex: Male
Character Description: Jelani was aptly named; he is massive, built broad, tall, and heavy, most of his great bulk comprised of muscle, though he will admit to having a bit of a pudge around the middle. His hide is predominantly an even copper color, and his underbelly is a medium wheat hue. The thick mane that covers his neck and chest, the tufts of hair on his elbows, and the tuft on the end of his tail are dark, rusty red-brown. With piercing, hunter green eyes, Jelani is an intimidating figure, but he's more of a giant teddy bear than a ferocious beast.
Character History: Born in the Pridelands to the lioness Eshe, Jelani was sired by a wandering rogue named Adisa. A giant of a lion and a lady's man to boot, the last thing Adisa wanted was to settle down with a family; the instant he learned that Eshe was pregnant, he fled, not stopping long enough to glance back through the dust cloud in his wake. Eshe was left to raise their son alone, helped along by the other older, wiser lionesses of the pride.
Jelani never had a terribly difficult life growing up. It was filled with the same scrapes and scuffles any young lion would go through, if not fewer of them. He was never much for rough-housing with his peers, mostly because he was bigger than they were, and found it was easier to hurt them when he didn't mean to. There was little he enjoyed more than wandering off on his own and finding a place in the sun to sleep the day away. As such, he never formed bonds any deeper than the level of an acquaintence with the members of his pride, save for his mother.
That all changed when a second rogue wandered too close to the Pridelands. Eshe, either foolish or unwilling to learn from her previous mistake, sought him out, and once more, she ended up pregnant and abandoned. This time, however, she had Jelani's help, and as soon as young Tavarius was old enough, Jelani took him under his wing. He's been helping to raise him ever since, and the two are practically inseperable.
Name: Tavarius ("Misfortune")
Species: Lion
Sex: Male
Character Description: A lean, lanky adolescent who has yet to hit the growth spurt that will give him the width and breadth of a fully grown adult male, Tavarius is all long torso and limbs. His fur is a pale taupe hue, his underbelly painted beige. The beginnings of a mane cover the top of his head and run down between his shoulder blades, the dark golden amber hair thick, short, and spiky, except for where it is starting to fall over his brow. The same color claims the tuft on the end of his tail and the small tufts on his elbows. His eyes are cloudy blue, and still hold a lot of the innocence of his youth.
Character History: Eshe's second son, Tavarius has led something of a charmed life inside of the Pridelands. He hasn't known great hardship, famine, or drought, and has always had Jelani to watch out for him. He was a bit more sociable than his brother, so he knows the members of the pride more personally, and has taken to trying to get Jelani to interact with them more. Tavarius would follow his brother anywhere, and though he is devoutly loyal to him and capable of being quite cunning, he also still suffers from the gullibility and naivety of youth. The right person would be able to mold him like a handful of clay. This has not been helped by the fact that Jelani likes to shield his brother from the wrongs of the world, making for an almost dangerous sense of innocence, as well as the belief that Jelani is utterly infallible.


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For a little Halloween fun I went with some members of Houston Photographic Society to shoot at Glennwood Cemetery in Houston on Saturday morning. We were hoping for fog, but a front blew through on Friday night and killed any chance for that happening. It was a beautiful morning though. That elusive Houston fall weather of a cool, crisp, morning followed by a pleasantly warm and sunny afternoon. I arrived a little before daylight and took a drive through the cemetery to get my bearings and spy anything that might have been of interest once the sun came up.
The cemetery itself is a true gem in the city. When it first opened in the 1870's Houston residents considered it as much a park as a cemetery. The landscaping and architecture compliment the natural shape of the land there. Houston is pretty much a flat and boring landscape; Glennwood turns that idea on end. It's fell into decay a couple times over the last 130 years of it's existence. But, I think the caretakers have done a good restoration and improvement job over the last decade or so.
Photographically, I became bored with it quickly though. Yes, it's a beautiful place. It should be a photographic playground. Maybe it is for most people; but not me. I guess it's because I've seen so many photographs of picturesque places. Manicured landscapes dotted with memorials to the dead have been subjects for photographers since shortly after photography was invented. It's an easy subject to shoot. The residents aren't going anywhere so you have plenty time to construct the perfect image. Everyone with a camera who has come before you has had the time to construct the perfect image too.
But, thoughts lead to thoughts lead to ideas. As I was walking through looking for something unique to catch my eye I saw a woman in the distance placing flowers on a grave. not a new grave, but an old one. I don't know that she was family. She had a pretty large assortment of flowers with her and only used a few. I think she may work for the cemetery and goes around making sure everyone looks fresh and cared for. It was a scene and impressionist or pictorialist photographer would live for. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't going to fill a morning.
It made me think though. Here I am, surrounded by man-made beauty working with nature. Chill air and a clear blue sky with the sun just starting to warm the places it's rays touched. This place of clean wonder in a dirty city, built to memorialize those who have passed. I might have been standing there enjoying all the place and the morning had to offer, but it would only be for a moment. Everyone who visits the place only enjoy's it for the moment. The dead though, they get to enjoy it for an eternity. I guess we don't really know what the dead do, if anything. There are plenty of beliefs about that and you can insert your own into the story at this point. What I wondered though, is how do the dead enjoy this place if they can? Forever is a long time after all.
I didn't really know of a way just yet of how to explore that question visually. I had to spur the thinking juices by just continuing walking, deeper into the cemetery. I trusted this place to provide me an answer. I came across a back-hoe parked on one of the paths that was being refurbished. The repair crew wasn't there and the equipment was just parked for the weekend. Long past are the days when a gravedigger with a shovel dug the holes in a cemetery. Now, tools such as the back-hoe do the work. A tool such as this is one of the last things to do work for you. It makes a place for your last home, and seals you in it. Maybe, this was what the dead would see of the place? A utilitarian monster of a tool amid the delicate architecture of the and around it. I explored this with the camera, but it didn't seem like the right answer either. The tools changed with the time. Someone from the 19th century would have no idea what the thing was. Death is something that transcends the millenniums.
So, I kept walking. Just beyond the construction equipment was a small group of headstones all with American flags next to them. They were a group of Union soldiers from the Civil War. Someone had been there recently and placed fresh flags next to the graves. Since I am a bit of a history buff, especially Civil War history, I had to take a few images. Looking at these old soldiers and thinking about my earlier questions my answer came to me. Maybe it's just simple, we see what we have always seen. Straight ahead. I took my camera and put it on the ground looking up at the sky. What does Lt. Paine of the 7th Vermont Infantry see everyday? Yes, six feet of dirt would be the logical answer; but I was given to a bit of fantasy here. Straight up at the sky. A wide view of the world from a single place upon it.
Checking the screen on the back of the camera kind of surprised me. The ultrawide lens I was using not only saw the sky, but the headstone too. Every day Lt. Paine sees a reminder that his life is over. Beautiful blue sky shining through the trees, rain, snow, day, night; and always that reminder that he once was a soldier in a place and time far away. I didn't find it bitter. Not so long before he got to see someone who never knew him in life, probably not descended from him, place a flag next to him. It may not be in view, but he was still thought about. What he did in life was worth remembering to someone.
After working out some of the technical details of making the photographs I set about trying to show as many of these 'views of the dead' as I could before the sun became too hard to deal with photographically. Glennwood has some once wealthy and influential residents. Their monuments ranging from solemn to garish. I wanted see how different some of these could look. Do you look up and wonder if your family didn't care much about you because your stone is so plain? Do you wonder how you may have had a bit of ego when the twenty foot mountain of marble or granite was placed? Will you be jealous of the huge edifice next to you, or think it's just preposterous? Maybe you will just enjoy the view.
I don't know, maybe I just over thought the whole thing. Perhaps it's just a silly flight of fancy wrapped up in a pretentious package. I know it's not exactly 'good' photography. But maybe it is a cause to stop and think, at least, to think about how to take a different approach to a familiar subject. Maybe, it's just my unconscious telling me to quit looking at what has been, and look up at what could be.


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Journal of Applied Mathematics
Volume 2013, Article ID 193196, 14 pages
Sufficient Conditions for Global Convergence of Differential Evolution Algorithm
1School of Computer Science and Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
2School of Mathematics and Statistics, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, Hubei 432100, China
3School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 611731, China
Received 6 July 2013; Revised 11 August 2013; Accepted 27 August 2013
Academic Editor: Yongkun Li
Copyright © 2013 Zhongbo Hu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The differential evolution algorithm (DE) is one of the most powerful stochastic real-parameter optimization algorithms. The theoretical studies on DE have gradually attracted the attention of more and more researchers. However, few theoretical researches have been done to deal with the convergence conditions for DE. In this paper, a sufficient condition and a corollary for the convergence of DE to the global optima are derived by using the infinite product. A DE algorithm framework satisfying the convergence conditions is then established. It is also proved that the two common mutation operators satisfy the algorithm framework. Numerical experiments are conducted on two parts. One aims to visualize the process that five convergent DE based on the classical DE algorithms escape from a local optimal set on two low dimensional functions. The other tests the performance of a modified DE algorithm inspired of the convergent algorithm framework on the benchmarks of the CEC2005.


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In addition to being extremely informative on the topic of how the largest banks in the U.S. nearly killed the country's economy, the following titles do a good job of taking you inside the halls, cubicles, meeting rooms and corner offices of some of the major players involved, giving you an accurate look at what life is like (and, in some cases, was like) on Wall Street. Of course, they're also quite entertaining.
1. "The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine", by Michael Lewis


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CompactFlash Duplicator
The CFD400 is a compact, easy-to-use duplicator for Compact Flash technology.
It copies 1 flash drive to 4 targets at 3-5 minutes per GB with no need to reset the machine between copies (plug and go). The CFD400 is the most efficient low-cost solution on the market for CF.
This unit is very much useful for mobile device product units and specific users who develop the devices based on compact flash.
- 250-350 mb/min data transfer speed (3-5 minutes per GB)
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- Compare function for data verification
- No Speed Lag when copying 4 cards at once
- Erase function for secure data destruction


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So let's say, just hypothetically, that you can't stand the person who occupies the next cubicle. We perennially chipper campers at Crave would never know how this feels, of course. But if we did--and couldn't resort to physical harm--we might seriously consider bringing something like this to work because the "USB Fragrance Oil Burner" could be the next best thing to incense when trying to keep irritating office mates at bay.
When closed, this little gadget could pass for a speaker or just about any other computer peripheral on the desktop. But it opens up to hold whater fragrance oil or scented candle you choose, especially one that's particular offensive to the colleague in question, perhaps even something known to trigger allergic reactions. (OK, maybe that last part is a little mean--but you've got to admit, it could be effective.) Or if you work at home, maybe it could work as a mini-bong.