As the leadership and creativity are important for our confidence

How does the leadership and creativity contribute to the building of confidence? These two questions will be answered in the next few days six and seven may, respectively, in the Villa of the new SBE Campus, in Lisbon.

The first meeting, called Leadership Academy, the 6 of may, between the 9:0 and the 1:0 pm, and will have the participation of Tomaz Morais, maestro José Eduardo Gomes, Colonel António Leitão and Elvira Fortunato.

"[Are] four perspectives and experiences distinctively stimulants and exploited by who guides a club or national team, conducts an orchestra, commands a military force or coordinates a team of investigation", explains the GCI.

Can register for the event at this link.

The next day the Academy of Creativity, of 9:0 at 1:0 pm, in the same location. This Academy will have the participation of Nuno Jerónimo Director António Pedro Vasconcelos, Pedro torches and Daniel Serrão.

"These four interventions percussion caps are triggered by who applies the creativity in communication of brands (Nuno Jerónimo), on artistic composition (António Pedro Vasconcelos), in the mood (Pedro Torches) or on Neuroscience (Daniel Serrão)," said the ICG.

Subscribe to the Academy of Creativity at this link.

It is recalled that the GCI and The Lisbon MBA will present next Monday, may 5, the annual results of the Edelman Trust Barometer, which evaluates the informed public confidence in major institutions of society: Ngos, media, Government and business.

The presentation of the results, the responsibility of GCI, later analysis of Antoine Harary, head of Edelman Europe, CIS & Berland and will be debated by the jurist Antonio Vitorino, Pedro Oliveira, Chairman of BP Portugal, Isabel Jonet, chairman of the Food Bank against hunger, by economist Augusto Mateus and Helena Garrido, Director of the newspaper business.

The presentation takes place between the 9:0 and the 1:0 pm. All entries are free and can be made at this link.

You can consult the whole program of The Trust Summit here, as well as subscribe to the various activities envisaged during the four days of the event.

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Young American takes grandmother of 89 years to the prom

There are stories so inspiring that become impossible not to share, because they speak of values that this society sometimes tends to forget. One of them is the love and respect for your elders, how is this example story that has as protagonist Delores Dennison, a grandmother of 89 years.

Delores never went to her prom, for financial reasons, and his grandson, in possession of this so privileged information, invited her to his own ball. "A few months ago, I called him to ask if she wanted to be my date. it would be great to take my grandmother to the dance," explained Austin to Fox News.

Delores I wasn't expecting the proposal as his own confessed. "He was so sweet and stubborn. I asked him: ' are you sure you don't want to take one of your young friends who could do anything with you? '. He said no, "said the" young "of 89 years.

The idea of Austin originated in the older brother of his economics professor, who invited his own grandmother.

After accepting, Delores had his first major challenge: buy a dress. "They were either too long or short, wanted no part of it," joked. He ended up choosing a blue dress and confess, a posteriori, that night was magic.

"It was fantastic and I loved watching all the girls with those amazing dresses, and boys with their facts. It was a quiet night, "he explained. Still, the dance was interrupted in the Middle, once Delores no longer had power to both.

According to Austin, everything went better than I had imagined. "I have great respect for your elders. They have a great influence on my life, and be able to sit and talk to them â€" and learn from their experiences â€" is spectacular, "said young.

To the end was the best part. The music chosen by Austin to terminate the prom was Dolores, made famous by Frank Sinatra and Grandma's favorite song. "I chose this song because my grandmother used to sing it to her. We shared this dance was amazing, "concludes Austin.

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Portuguese catering and hospitality guide premiere environmental indicator

Evaluate the good environmental practices in the accommodation and restaurants, contributing to national that the environmental impact is as low as possible is the aim of the environmental indicator that has just been created by green dot Corporation exclusively for the Good Bed good table Guide, edited by the newspaper Expresso and the Vision Magazine. The first results of this evaluation are provided in the guide which was recently put up for sale.

This innovative index seeks to evaluate the environmental practices of restaurants and hotels, through individualized questionnaire, on a simplified scale and continuous 1 to 5 points. The rational consumption of water, energy saving and waste management are the main components evaluated.

"In a country that increasingly turned to the outside, we thought relevant to value and encourage the good environmental practices of hospitality and catering establishments, since they are a privileged point of contact with foreign citizens visiting our country. On the other hand, this index aims to respond to consumer demands increasingly sensitized national for the importance of the environment, allowing you to extend the best practices out of the House, "says Luis Veiga Martins said in a statement, CEO of green dot Corporation.

Green dot society believes that this environmental indicator will give a vital contribution, through the promotion of good practices, for the achievement of the objectives of Portugal in environmental matters to alert and sensitize the catering establishments and hotels to practices that have a direct impact on operational costs reduction and natural resource savings.

The opinion is shared by Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Chairman of the holding Company, owner of the Express titles and vision. "The teams that searched, visited and reviewed hundreds of sites, had a new major challenge: assess environmental good practices, through an indicator prepared exclusively for the good guide Bed good table, by the green dot. Hard work and largely, to sensitize those responsible for restaurants and hotels to the importance of these good practices for the present and for the future of our country ".

The saving of natural resources is today a form of effective cost savings in operations of this type of accommodation. In turn, consumers are increasingly demanding and see in good environmental practices a responsible behaviour with identifying themselves. For this reason, were also valued the behaviors that take place away from the watchful eye of consumers (backoffice operations) and shared practices with employees and consumers (front office).

The 2014 Edition of the Guide Good Bed good table presents 408 accommodations and 591 restaurants. In addition to the traditional Guide Good Bed good table, with € 500 in discount coupons that readers can use in dozens of hotels, is also available to App Good Bed good table, 2014 through Play Google or from the App Store.

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Madrid: diesel cars will pay more for parking

Diesel cars of Madrid will soon pay more for parking than their petrol brethren, according to the Guardian. It is the fault of the new smart parking meters that the Spanish capital prepares to install, that will add a fee to the cars that pollute more.

The initiative kicks off on July 1 and will use a highly complex pricing table, dictated by engine type and year of construction of the vehicle. The hybrids will pay 20 percent less than the average of vehicles, for example. A diesel car manufactured in 2001 will pay 20% more, while electric cars can park for free.

The mayors of Madrid expect the new price list will help solve the problem of pollution â€" the city is constantly breaking air quality levels required by the European Union, exceeding the limitations of nitrogen dioxide. This is one of the measures used to discourage car use in the city centre.

The price of parking meters will also vary depending on the street â€" a system that already exists in Lisbon, of rest. The streets with more available parking spaces will cost less, the other will be 20% more expensive. In some streets, the parking price will reach €3,29 per hour.

According to the Guardian, one in every four madridistas will pay substantially more for a parking spot. A reason to discourage the approximately one million drivers from Madrid to take your vehicle to the busiest streets of the city, helping to reduce pollution levels.

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Large amount of trash discovered in deep sea in Europe

There is a lot of garbage, bottles, plastic bags between and fishing nets, in the deep sea of Europe, the Mediterranean and European coast to the mesoatlântico, the 2,000 miles of Earth.

This is the result of an investigation which involved 15 organizations from all over Europe and was led by Center IMAR, University of the Azores.

The investigation gave rise to a scientific paper published on Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE, which explains that the large amount of garbage that reaches the deep sea is a subject of global importance ". "The results of the study highlight the extent of the problem and the need for action to prevent the growing accumulation of garbage in marine environments", researchers have revealed.

Named Marin Litter Distribution and Density in European Seas, from the Shelves to Deep Basins, the study adds that the Marine trash still has the problem of being confused for a few animals as food, a process known as ghost fishing.

Of the approximately 600 samples taken by scientists over the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean Sea, between 35 and 4,500 meters deep, the plastic was the most common item. On the other hand, the garbage associated with fishing activities-networks and lines stuck in the bottom â€" is particularly common in seamounts, oceanic ridges and banks.

"This research has shown that the human garbage is present in all marine habitats, from beaches to deeper areas and remote areas of the oceans," explained Christopher Lusa Pham, researcher at the University of the Azores.

"Most of the deep sea remains unexplored by humans and this is our first visit to many of these sites, so we were shocked to discover that the trash was there before us," added the scientist.

According to the study, garbage was found in virtually all sites investigated, with plastic to contribute globally with about 41% and abandoned fishing equipment with about 34% of the total. It was also discovered glass, metal, wood, paper and cardboard, clothing, ceramics and other materials not identified.

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What happens when you cross a zebra with a donkey? A zonkey

What animal looks like a zebra but only have stripes on the legs? A zonkey. A zonkey is the animal resulting from a cross between a zebra and a donkey (ass). However, these crossovers are quite rare because the chromosomes of the two species tend to not be compatible.

Last week, however, was born a zonkey on a Zoo of Mexico. It's called Kumbh and does not have any health problem, apart from the fact that it is sterile, because as the Mule â€" the cross between a donkey and a horse or horse and a dumb-is barren due to the odd number of chromosomes that prevent meiosis.

Kumbh is not the result of in vitro fertilization, but the love between mother zebra, Rayas, and albino donkey, father Ignacio. The animals used to meet every afternoon at the zoo and eventually, Rayas ended up pregnant.

This small Mexican zonkey is the first to be born in captivity. Last year, Ippo, another was born a zonkey on a Zoo in Florence, Italy. Despite being a rare animal, it is possible to find wild zebrasnos in South Africa and Namibia, countries where donkeys and zebras live in proximity.

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The most difficult countries to identify

The set of countries, where each participant has to say the name of a country that starts with certain letter to lose, is one of the most popular geographic games. Another is the very identification of countries on a map.

The elaborated a Sporcle quiz for readers whose task is to identify various countries of the world, called "Identify the countries of the world". So far, nearly eight million readers have tested their knowledge of geography. About 60% of the site traffic is still American that the result may be biased, statistics relating to replies allow you to know which countries are most difficult identification for Internet users and also those who are more often confused.

According to the site statistics, countries that were identified less often, due to lack of knowledge, are Equatorial Guinea, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Tonga, Mauritius, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Solomon Islands, Grenada, Brunei, Burundi, Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Timor-Leste, Comoros, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Palau, Sao Tome and Principe, Kiribati and Nauru.

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