Yesterday, the 22nd of December marked the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year as we like to call it. Obviously the shortness of this day is referring to the day with the least hours of sunlight. To be exact, it is 7 hours, 49 minutes and 41 seconds in Britain. So now we can look forward to the next six months of days growing longer until Summer arrives.
You might know of Ocean Ramsey as not so long ago she went viral after shooting a video swimming with a great white shark and even grabbing hold of the shark. Perhaps nominative determinism didn’t give Ocean any choice in life. She was always going to grow up and be part of the ocean.
The word ‘Tosser’ in the Oxford English dictionary means – ‘a person or thing that throws something’.
After the worldwide demonstration that took place around the world ahead the Paris Climate Talks, it became evident that the world is watching and demanding action for a more sustainable future. The worldwide march labelled ‘No Planet B’ that had over half a million protesters from all over the world campaigning to save the world from ever increasing sea levels, temperature, droughts and natural disasters. With over 2000 events organized, it could be the biggest truly global march in history.
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We are pleased to announce that there are newly updated Jeppesen charts for TIMEZERO software available in our chart catalog for purchase as of November 24th.
by Janusz Kurbiel
The size and extent of the ice sheet in the Artic varies considerably from one year to the next and from one region to another.
Our observations for the period between 1977 and 2015 indicate a direct correlation between the melting of the ice and the position of anticyclones in the Northern Hemisphere in relation with the trajectories of the depressions.
We are pleased to announce that the American Jeppesen charts for TIMEZERO software were published and are available in our chart catalog for purchase as of November 5th.
Enhancements
These updates include the latest charts and NTM provided by our data providers.
We are excited to present you TZ Professional V3: The biggest TZ release ever
Release date set for 11th January 2016
China had recently become the number 1 market for sales in shark fins due the increase in wealth and the cultural connotation with status in society. However the actual awareness amongst Chinese about what they were actually eating was very low. According to a survey carried out by WildAid, 85% said that after knowing the implications of eating shark fins, they no longer wished to participate in the trade.
Chile can proudly say that it has joined the movement of marine reserves by protecting 559 miles of water around the islands of San Felix and San Ambrosio. The Desventuradas Islands were never really a fishing spot as they a too far off from the mainland to be profitable (except for swordfish). The area is estimated to be 115,000 square miles of ocean around the two islands; San Felix and San Ambrosio, which is around the same size as the state of Arizona (114,000 square miles).
