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Lusaka, Zambia from 28 June to 30 June 2016
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Rome, Italy from 14 to 16 July 2016 Read more
Report of the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention Read more
Report of the Chemical Review Committee on the work of its tenth meeting Read more
Regional Coordination and Cooperation
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Maximizing safety and minimizing risk of industrial chemicals are important aims for sustainable development for countries Read more
The Rotterdam Convention assists Parties to reduce risks from certain hazardous pesticides in international trade Read more
A range of activities that are tailored to the specific needs of individual countries or small groups of countries Read more
The role of customs officers in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention Read more
The PIC Circular is a key document in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention Read more
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Guidance to DNAs to complete the form "notification of final regulatory action" Read more
A list of concept notes for voluntary financial contributions for the biennium 2016/17 is now available on the BRS websites.
The Secretariat hands over the signed BRS Geneva Gender Parity Pledge to Mr. Michael Moller, UNOG Director General.
The Secretariat has been made aware that emails were recently sent using abusively for instance the name of the Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions or other staff as its author, a misleading sender's name, or a misleading email address. Please read the Secretariat's communication about this issue.
E-surveys are now available online to gather data and feedback on the synergies process.
At the ordinary meeting held in 2015, the respective conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) conventions decided to review the synergies arrangements at their meetings in 2017 (BC-12/20, RC-7/10 and SC-7/28). With the objective to gather data to inform this review process, e-surveys have been dispatched to all stakeholders. The e-surveys can also be accessed via the hyperlinks below.
Please click here to access the e-survey for parties. The submission deadline is 5 August 2016.
BCRCs and SCRCs
Please click here to access the e-survey for BCRCs and SCRCs. The submission deadline is 22 July 2016.
FAO country offices
Please click here to access the e-survey for FAO country offices. The submission deadline is 22 July 2016.
Please click here to access the e-survey for partners. The submission deadline is 22 July 2016.
Secretariat staff
Please click here to access the e-survey for Secretariat staff. The submission deadline is 22 July 2016.
Reviewing pesticides and industrial chemicals for inclusion in the Convention, CRC.12 will take place from 14-16 September 2016 at FAO headquarters in Rome. The meeting agenda is now available.
PIC Circular XLIII June 2016 is now available.
The report of the meeting of the COP-8 Bureau held on 14 June 2016 is now available.
The objective of this webinar is to inform Parties to the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, members of the two committees, observers and other stakeholders in order to enable their full participation in the work of the CRC and POPRC
Resolutions on the sound management of chemicals and waste, marine litter, and the role of MEAs among resolutions agreed by UN member states at UNEA in Nairobi, 23 - 27 May 2016.
More than 2,000 delegates from around the world representing governments, civil society, and international organisations gathered from 23 - 27 May 2016 to attend the second UN Environment Assembly, held at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
As the first global meeting since the adoption of the Paris Agreement on climate change, UNEA2 aimed to forward efforts to deliver the environmental dimension of the 2030 agenda. A small team from the BRS Secretariat attended and contributed to numerous Side Events, panel discussions, High-Level forums, Green Room events and throughout the conference throughout the week in order to emphasise the centrality of sustainable management of chemicals and waste to the implementation of the SDGs. An interactive quiz was launched at UNEA2 on this subject to gauge delegates' appreciation of these linkages and the results will be shared in due course. To take the quiz, please go to the BRS website.
Key resolutions adopted by Member States on Friday 27 May included those on the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste, on Marine Litter, on Sustainable Consumption and Production, on Oceans, and on the role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements, (MEAs).
For more information on UNEA2 and on the resolutions agreed, please see the UNEP website.
45 representatives from 15 SADC countries met in South Africa for training and discussions on minimising risks to human health and the environment from highly hazardous pesticides.
Johannesburg, South Africa. 45 Pesticide Registrars and Designated National Authorities of the Rotterdam Convention from the 15 Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries discussed the risk of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) to human health and the environment, their management and the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention at large during a 5 day workshop. The workshop also followed up on the SAPReF Strategic Action plan agreed at a similar workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe at the end of July in 2015, identifying risk reduction from HHP and implementation of the Rotterdam Convention as high priorities.
The Southern African Pesticide Regulators' Forum (SAPReF) was formed in 2011 and since then placed particular attention on fostering regional collaboration for sound pesticide management. Key institutions namely FAO, University of Cape Town, Swedish Chemical Agency and the SADC Secretariat support this forum since the beginning. Through regional collaboration, countries are enabled to work more closely, share resources, lower the costs of pesticide registration, and coordinate implementation of the Multilateral Environmental Agreement such as Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam Convention.
Participants were trained on identification of potential HHPs using their national registers of pesticides, risk management and on the protocols for the field surveys to assess use conditions of HHPs. "The Pesticide Registration Toolkit developed by FAO facilitates this important task that has to be carried out by countries", Nadia Correale from FAO's Plant Production and Protection Division says.
The workshop put also emphasis on identifying gaps and challenges faced by the 15 countries (13 are party to the Rotterdam Convention) in meeting particular obligations under the Convention, such as preparation and submission of notifications of Final Regulatory Actions (FRA) under Article 5 and taking advantage of the opportunity in preparing and submitting proposals for Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulations (SHPF) under Article 6.
Christine Fuell, the Coordinator of the FAO part of the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat stressed that "FAO, the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat, WHO, KEMI and UCT will continue to provide support to the SADC Member Countries in finalizing their national action plans and take any further steps to reduce the risks posed by highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs)".
For more information, please contact Nadia Correale at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Delivering the environmental dimension of the SDGs means achieving sustainable management of chemicals and waste, the message at UNEA-2 in Nairobi, 23-27 May.
Delivering on the environmental dimension of the SDGs requires achieving the sustainable management of chemicals and waste, that is one key message which UNEA-2 is expected to underline and re-affirm. It is also the message brought by the BRS Secretariat staff travelling to UNEA-2 in Nairobi, 23-27 May 2016. Through participation in a series of side events, panel discussions, and civil society green room events the BRS Executive Secretary Rolph Payet, and Deputy Executive Secretary Kerstin Stendahl, will promote the implementation of the BRS Conventions as part of the efforts to integrate chemicals and wastes into national implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs.
The UNEA-2 Committee of the Whole (CoW) will meet throughout the week to prepare decisions for adoption. Important for chemicals and wastes will be the negotiations on the Omnibus Decision on Chemicals and Waste as a renewed commitment to strengthened implementation at national level. Sustainable consumption and production, marine plastic debris and microplastics, and air quality as well as many cross-cutting issues will also be of relevance as pieces in the jigsaw puzzle of SDGs implementation, themes which may well be developed in more detail (further explored?) at the 2017 Triple COPs.
On the first day, Monday 23 May at 1300, Rolph Payet will provide the Opening Remarks to UNEA-2's first Side Event (#1), on "Advancing Sustainable Chemistry in a Sustainable Development Context", organised by the Government of Germany, Federal Ministry of the Environment. On Wednesday 25 May at 1300, the Rotterdam Convention President, Franz Perrez from Switzerland, and Rolph Payet will act as Panellists to the UNEP-facilitated Side Event (#19) on "The mutually supportive role and benefits of MEAs and the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development".
On Thursday 26 May at 1300, Rolph Payet contributes as Panellist to the Norwegian Government's Side Event (#24) on "Marine Litter and Microplastics", whilst at the same time Kerstin Stendahl will moderate the Side Event (#26) on "The Impact of Childhood Exposure to Toxic Chemicals on Children's Rights", organised by the UN Special Rapporteur on Hazardous Substances and Wastes, co-sponsored by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and UNICEF. That evening at 1700, Rolph Payet will then feature as Panellist on the Global Universites Partnership/UNEP Green Room Event (#22)on "Innovation and Solutions: Environmental Education for Sustainable Development Goals".
In addition, the BRS secretariat will have an information Booth at UNEA-2 where interested delegates will be able to access, electronically, a range of important documents and publications and where BRS staff will be asking questions of delegates concerning the SDGs and chemicals and waste. The Secretariat will also be communicating latest news and updates live and direct from Nairobi through live-tweeting on @brsmeas. Follow us on twitter in order to stay up-to-date with what is happening at this important event, which has become known as "the global parliament for the environment".
For more information on UNEA-2 please consult the UNEP website http://web.unep.org/unea/.
Some 24 experts of the Chemicals Review Committee took part in the recent orientation workshop, hosted by FAO in Rome from 18 to 21 April 2016.
Following the rotation of membership in May 2016, about half of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC) members will serve for the first time as experts on this scientific body. In view of the upcoming twelfths meeting of the CRC in September 2016 and of the substantial contribution required of members towards the intersessional work, it is important to enable new members doing so and to provide them with respective tools.
Hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, 24 members of the CRC participated in the 3-day orientation workshop in Rome, Italy. The workshop intended to familiarize new members with the role and mandate of the CRC, as well as its operational procedures and policy guidance. It also provided a platform to exchange experience and transfer knowledge among the members.
Besides the presentations in plenary, a series of group exercises were undertaken using case studies, which allowed for active participation by the members and stimulated in-depth discussions .
Some members noted that the programme was very comprehensive, the discussions and case studies helped a lot for better understanding the work of the Committee. One member stressed that the policy guidance and working procedure collected in the Handbook is a treasure for the Committee that ensures the consistency and transparency. Another member said that the knowledge gained during the workshop would also be relevant to her day-to-day work and she would share it with her colleagues.
Yun Zhou, from the FAO part of the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat, noted that "participants were extremely interested and motivated. The workshop also helped fostering efficient working relationships among the members. We got great feedback from them. The new members feel that the workshop enabled them to effectively participate in the work of the CRC and they are "ready to go".
For more information, please contact: Ms. Yun Zhou at email@example.com or Mr. Gamini Manuweera at email@example.com.
Aiming to strengthen national institutions and to promote the mainstreaming of sound management of chemicals and wastes, the 1st Call for Proposals is open until 4 July 2016.
The Special Programme aims to strengthen national institutions and to promote the mainstreaming of the sound management of chemicals and waste. Key activities supported by the programme provide countries to advance institutional capacity for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, the Minamata Convention and SAICM. Activities supported by the programme intend to strengthen national capacities, monitor implementation and enforcement of legislation and regulatory frameworks, and this includes developing national plans, budgets, policies, legislation and implementation frameworks for the sound management of chemicals and wastes throughout their life-cycle and at all levels.
Fundamentally linking chemicals and waste management with the economic, environmental and social development agenda is essential to sustainable development. It creates new impetus for the implementation of international chemicals and waste agreements, as well as other relevant international commitments and policy frameworks, including the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). The integration of sound management of chemicals and waste in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a major achievement.
Project proposals should include a timeline for completion within three years. In some cases, project allocations may be increased up to a maximum of US$500,000, where adequate justification and evidence is given for a comprehensive approach to institutional strengthening at the national level and taking into account as well, the amounts of funds available in the Trust Fund.
More information on www.unep.org/chemicalsandwaste/SpecialProgramme/SpecialProgrammeCallsforProposals/tabid/1061027/Default.aspx
Green Customs Initiative: the BRS Secretariat hosts the 11th meeting of the GCI Partners in Geneva, 14-15 April 2016.
The Environmental Assessment and Control Department of the Supreme Council for the Environment in the Kingdom of Bahrain, has submitted 30 remaining import responses meeting its obligation under article 10 of the Rotterdam Convention.
The Department of Standards and Control of the Ministry of the Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development, has submitted 23 import responses meeting its obligation under article 10 of the Rotterdam Convention.
Development of a national action plan and priorities for implementation among the outputs of a key workshop hosted by the Lao government in Vientiane, 16 - 19 February 2016.
Hosted by the Pollution Control Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, this 4-day workshop intended to facilitate a dialogue between relevant stakeholders and identify key elements of a national plan for implementing the Convention.
Altogether 32 participants took part including officials from ten line ministries and specialist agencies of government, the academic sector, and representatives from civil society.
Discussions highlighted the difficulties in regulating and enforcing legislation aimed at protecting human health and the environment from the possible impacts of pesticides within a context where an estimated 95% of pesticide products currently available do not have labelling in the national language, and where capacity constraints - financial and human - are severe.
Christine Fuell, from the FAO part of the Rotterdam Convention, noted that "participants were extremely motivated and established a functioning communication channel across Ministries and Conventions, including also the spectrum of chemicals and wastes issues together with the Basel Convention and Stockholm Convention focal points. Lao PDR aims at becoming an excellent example for addressing synergies on a national level."
Concrete outputs from the workshop included:
Next steps will include the administrative support for the nomination of the two new designated national authorities, the Secretariat's support in the submission of notifications of final regulatory action (FRA) for the 55 pesticides recently banned in Lao PDR as well as the planning for a pilot project on severely hazardous pesticide formulations.
For more information, please contact: firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com.


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2K Sports has unveiled the first screenshot of NBA 2K14, showing off how the sim will look on PS4 and Xbox One.
2K pushed the screen out via social media channels; click to enlarge and see it in HD. It shows cover athlete LeBron James looking slightly further along the uncanny valley's slopes than in the PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 version. NBA 2K14 released on current-gen systems earlier this month and hits the new consoles when they launch in November.
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Dude, Where's My Country?
by Michael Moore
51 used & new
3.0 out of 5 stars
If you're looking for the book version of Fahrenheit 9/11 ..
July 16 2004
This review is from:
Dude, Where's My Country? (Paperback)
... then you're close with this one, but not quite there. I've read this book, and I've seen Moore's movie. The movie is funnier and more lighthearted at times. It's also very moving and extremely thought-provoking. The book is relatively more heavy handed and more like a rant than 'docu-tainment'. It has its funny moments, but not in the same style as the film.
But much of the same material is here. For example, he addresses the issue of the bin Laden family's evacuation by air from the US in the days after September 11th when all other air travel was shut down.
But this book was written before the Iraqi war, which is much of the material in the movie, which was filmed much later than this book was written. So Iraq isn't dealt with.
Furthermore, Moore is more aggressive on the topics of war. One chapter in this book is called "How to Stop Terrorism: Stop Being A Terrorist!"
If you're a Moore fan, get it. If you saw Fahrenheit 9/11 and are looking for the book version ... just realize that this was published before Iraq. And there's no hip soundtrack. But it's still work getting.
Our Mutual Friend
5.0 out of 5 stars
Engaging and intriguing, intelligent and fun
July 16 2004
This review is from:
Our Mutual Friend (VHS Tape)
I love this movie. I first saw it on PBS, and only because a family member made me do it. I'm not a PBS'er by nature, but once I got into this, I was hooked. This is a Dickens' novel that I can't believe I'd never heard of before, because it's easily one of his best. It contrasts two segments of old English society, in typical Dicken's style. The "dustmen" earn their living from "dust" - sort of the old English equivalent of junkyards, but worse - the dead bodies cast into the river. Dustmen go through their pockets and scavange old estates to sell off their loot for income. The story opens with an intriguing murder mystery. In the confusion, one dustmen and his wife inherit a large sum of money and find themselves in high society and trying to cope. But ... whose money is it really? Who are their real new - and old - friends? And while these folks - the Boffins - are main characters, they are, by no means, the only ones. Along the way there are two major romantic stories that weave throughout and form the core of the story. But this is not just a "chick flick", it's a brilliant study of old 19th century British culture. The story includes some rather enchanting surprises. And the number of very original and interesting characters are funny, heartbreaking, insightful, inspiring, maddening, and more.
One suggestion: some of the British accents are hard to make out. I put the "closed caption" feature on my TV so I could read what the characters were saying. Makes it a lot easier to understand some of the more extreme English accents.
All the acting is top-notch, but one acting job bears note: Anna Friel is brilliant in this film.
I've watched my tape many times, all six hours of it. I love it. SO GET IT ALREADY!
~ David Ogden Stiers
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14 used & new
3.0 out of 5 stars
A restrained "ok"
June 7 2004
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Reagan (DVD)
This is a good documentary about an outstanding President. It could have been better, given the subject matter. It betrays some bias, and has some glaring omissions. But until the great Reagan documentary is made, this is the best of what I've seen so far. It does an informative job on Reagan's youth, his Hollywood years through the governorship and finally the White House. The primary focus is Reagan's fight against communism. It has fascinating interviews with major players in the US/Soviet negotations from both sides.
There are several omissions, such as the highly controversial bombing of Tripoli, which history now shows was successful in halting terrorism from Libya - but no mention. No mention of the invasion of Grenada. References to Reagan's faith are sometimes done with at least some mild contempt and derision, by "experts" who smirk very subtley in reference to Reagan's Christian faith.
Most of the family is included: Nancy, daughters Maureen and Patti, and son Ron. A glaring omission: second child Michael Reagan was a conservative talk radio host when this film was made, and had become the best spokesperson for his father's conservative ideals of all the children. But he's excluded entirely.
Remarkably, many of the actual participants in world history are included. James Baker, Margaret Thatcher, Sec of State George Schultz, Mikhail Gorbachev and other Soviet leaders, Natl Security Advisor Robert McFarlane, Michael Deaver, Lyn Nofziger, Donald Regan, Howard Baker, even astrologer Joan Quigley. Many, many more.
Some criticisms of Reagan are major leaps in logic. For example, Reagan's advocacy of the Strategic Defense Initiative, which was key in the final Cold War negotiations, is presented as a fanciful idea, and Reagan is presented as somehow confusing reality with an old movie role he once played that featured a secret space 'ray gun' weapon. The narrator makes the comment that "It was sometimes difficult for Ronald Reagan to distinguish fantasy from reality." On the other hand, James Baker and others who were actually there explain their position that Reagan was actually a clever negotiator.
The documentary misses a great opportunity to present the "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" speech with the great drama and emotion it deserves. In the midst of the speech - arguably one of the most powerful of the 20th century - the narrator interrupts to say "Ronald Reagan had almost no experience in foreign policy, little knowledge of history, and a capacity to be disengaged that grew worse as he grew older. But he never lost his sense of America's mission." Totally destroys a powerful moment.
Still, there are some powerful and dramatic moments that shine through. It's a selective biography with the fingerprints of a left-wing team that was reluctant to be tasked with this job. It has several great moments - any story of Reagan has to - yet fails to fully present the powerful story of a President who is arguably one of the greatest in American history. If you're interested in Reagan, get it. But don't let it be your only source of knowledge of this great president, and this critical time in American history.
Enter the Detective
by Mark Waid
11 used & new
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Original On Par With Stan Lee
March 16 2004
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Enter the Detective (Paperback)
As I read this book, I kept thinking "this is the best I've seen since Stan Lee". But this isn't a "super-hero" book, it's very unique. Nevertheless, this is comic book storytelling at its finest. The artwork is absolutely magnificent, the dialogue is intelligent and is superbly woven into the art with a skill I haven't seen since the 1960's Marvel line, but it's done with a very modern production quality worthy of the 21st century, with very high gloss paper and color work that is magnificent.
The "Ruse" series takes place in a fictional town that's a Victorian England or perhaps America, but with an ever-so-slight suggestion of fantasy - gargoyles fly like bats, for example. The premise: Emma Bishop is the sexy and smart - but still green - assistant to the brilliant but distant Simon Archard, a sort of dashing and very serious Sherlock Holmes type. As much as Archard's brilliance is widely respected, nobody but Emma knows why he often escapes harm's way, not even Archard ... This book is the republished edition of the first 6 comic books from "Ruse", a monthly comic series published by the new company "CrossGen". "Ruse" lasted about 25 or 30 issues, when the storyline concluded, and the characters were taken into other books.
Since this book is the reprint of Ruse issues 1 through 6, it contains plots that resolve, but subplots that continue into issues 7 and beyond - which are also reprinted in books like this one. This particular book, "Enter the Detective", is the starting point, and comes in two different editions. Both are bound paperback, graphic novel style. One is the "traveler edition", which is a smaller version - meant for travelling, I guess - but because this artwork is so absolutely beautiful, I found myself wanting the other edition, which reprints the comics in their original larger size.
As a collector of comics from the early days of Spider-Man, and a fan of the old artwork of the early Marvel Conan the Barbarian, I have to say - this is THE FIRST production I've appreciated since those days (other than Alex Ross' work). And it's brilliant without being foul - so many of the new comics are filled with R-rated material or lower. I found myself so caught up on the story and the art with this that it wasn't until much later that I realized - this is actually fine for kids. (Strange that you have to consider that with comics, but that's the way it is nowadays.) Sexy but not raunchy, intelligent and engaging, dramatic yet credible story lines, this has it all. Mark Waid wrote all 6 issues. Butch Guice was the artist for issues 1 through 5, and Jeff Johnson was the artist for issue 6. Johnson's work is not QUITE as good, but still well done.
The Spy Wore Red
5.0 out of 5 stars
Forget Clancy - Read This Fantastic True Story!
March 7 2004
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The Spy Wore Red (Paperback)
This is a non-fiction book, but reads better than any novel I've ever read. The true story of a woman who was recruited out of the modeling and fashion industry to become a spy for the United States during World War II, working in high society Portugal and Europe, going to parties by night, conducting clandestine operations by day, and all the while working to combat the Nazis and turn the tide of war. This is a real live female James Bond, and she wrote this book herself. Her real life adventures are more thrilling than any spy novel or movie I've experienced, and her writing style is extremely readable and interesting. Highly recommended.
Digital Fortress: A Thriller
by Dan Brown
Mass Market Paperback
130 used & new
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent thriller at the NSA
March 6 2004
This review is from:
Digital Fortress: A Thriller (Mass Market Paperback)
This book does NOT have the same claims as Brown's "Da Vinci Code" and "Angels and Demons", which claim that the references to art, history, symbology, etc., are all true. But this is a fun and quick book, I started it one evening and was done by the next afternoon. DVC and AD are two VERY similiar stories, and "Digital Fortress" is somewhat similar: the plot consists of a 24 hour period, and includes a dashing academic and a beautiful professional solving a mystery at the NSA, and it involves mysterious murders and international clandestine operations in a tense fast-paced plotline. But "Digital Fortress", as opposed to DVC and AD, is more about the plot and less about the environment. For example, cryptonalysis plays a prominent role in this book, but nearly as much as the symbology and anagrams of DVC or AD. If you're looking for the cryptographic equivalent of Da Vinci Code, this isn't really it. And as someone who grew up in the DC area and knows a bit about the workings of this town, I can say that the details in this book involve some real fiction. (For real insight into the NSA, I would suggest the non-fiction work by James Bamford called "The Puzzle Palace".) And the plot makes some real major leaps and includes a few rather obvious 'mysteries' and plot twists. But it's fast paced and fun nevertheless - for a decent work of fiction with some anagrams and a bit of the US intelligence network, "Digital Fortress" does the trick.
Rich Dad's Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest in, That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
by Robert T. Kiyosaki
93 used & new
5.0 out of 5 stars
Get it
Feb. 26 2004
This review is from:
Rich Dad's Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest in, That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! (Paperback)
Best book from the "Rich Dad Poor Dad" series, and much more comprehensive then the title implies. This isn't about how to buy stocks - on the contrary, Kiyosaki doesn't like stocks and mutual funds. He redefines "investing" using legal and technical terms and tools that I've never read about anywhere else. For example, "accredited investors" are an SEC officially recognized category of investor who is allowed to invest in certain instruments and assets that the average investor isn't even aware of, but Kiyosaki explains what it is, how to become one, and many other reasons why the rich get more return for their money than the middle class does. A rare and well-written book.
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!
by Robert T. Kiyosaki
146 used & new
5.0 out of 5 stars
Starting Point for a New Life
Feb. 21 2004
This review is from:
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not! (Paperback)
This is a fantastic book. It's not the last book you'll ever read on how to build your personal wealth. But it will re-position and re-focus your thinking like no other book I've read. "Rich Dad" is the father of the author's childhood friend, and "Poor Dad", is not only the author's own father, but you'll eventually discover that he was the governor of Hawaii. The author's point is that a lifetime of watching both fathers work and build their futures left him realizing that the benevolent and loving "Poor Dad" was ultimately left with relatively little financially, while the "Rich Dad" spent a lifetime doing unconventional things that positioned him extremely well. The author brilliantly shares how he learned the carefully taught lessons of his "Rich Dad", and changed his thinking to realize, for example, (a) your house is not an asset, (b) only assets that produce income are truly "assets" - such as rental property, small businesses, etc., (c) income earned by employees is fully taxed, but that same income earned by a business is not, (d) and much more. I get the impression that Kiyosaki was probably an early student of the "no money down" real estate types, since it appears that his early success was related to real estate. But this is not a real estate book - it's much more, a solid foundation for building solid wealth. The biggest lesson of this book: learn to fully understand balance sheets. Not that this book will TEACH you to understand them, it won't. But it will convince you, in a conversational and engaging manner, why this and so many other fundamental thought processes work for the rich, and how so many Real People don't even know about them.
Angels & Demons
by Dan Brown
Mass Market Paperback
218 used & new
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Thriller / Vatican and Rome Thriller
Feb. 19 2004
This review is from:
Angels & Demons (Mass Market Paperback)
If you read "The Da Vinci Code", you'll find this book very similar. Both books feature the Harvard symbologist Richard Langdon. But take "The Da Vinci Code", and replace Paris with Rome, the Louvre with the Vatican, the beautiful sidekick Sofie with the beautiful sidekick Vittoria, Da Vinci with Galileo, the Priory of Sion with the Illuminati, a murdered grandfather with a murdered adopted father, genius on crutches with genius in a wheelchair, lone crazed albino monk wreaking terror while working for an unknown leader with lone crazed "Hassassin" wreaking terror while working for an unknown leader, and secret ancient codes in artwork with secret ancient codes in stone sculptures, and ...
.. voila, you have "Angels and Demons".
(Technically, it's the other way around - this book was written before "The Da Vinci Code".)
But I have to say - in spite of the identical formula, I still - even though I had JUST read Da Vinci Code - I STILL found myself being surprised by this book. I really got into this book more than Da Vinci Code. It's good. The descriptions of the Vatican are fascinating all by themselves.
In fact, while I really was interested in "The Da Vinci Code", this book - "Angels and Demons" - leaves me wanting to visit Rome and see all the places mentioned in this book.
Excellent reading, very interesting and engaging, and just when you think you've figured it out it surprises you. Highly recommended.
The Da Vinci Code: A Novel
by Dan Brown
466 used & new
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great novel, but the 'factual' parts ... ?
Feb. 19 2004
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The Da Vinci Code: A Novel (Hardcover)
This book starts with a claim that all references in the novel to art, architecture, secret societies and symbols are all factual. Well, I'm not convinced of THAT, but as a NOVEL this is a great book, along the lines of Tom Clancy or John Grisham. The entire story takes place in a single 24 hour period, and reads fast. A murder is uncovered in the Louvre and the victim left clues ... but to what? Not the identity of the murderer, as it turns out, but to something much more significant. The main character, Richard Langdon, solves the victim's riddles that point to clues hidden in ancient artwork by Da Vinci and others - symbols and clues which the author claims are all REALLY there. Along the way the characters teach you a lot about history of art, the Church, pagan practices, and more. I got the impression that this extremely good suspense novel was really just an excuse to present the main contents of another book I'd read several years ago, called "Holy Blood, Holy Grail", and my suspicions were confirmed when that specific book is actually referenced by the characters in THIS book.
The good news about "Holy Blood, Holy Grail", and this book, is that they both raise some really fascinating questions about history that have great merit, and explain the origins of commonly used words, and practices of holidays and the origin of playing cards and more in ways that are riveting and challenging. But the bad news is that they ultimately claim that Jesus fathered a lineage of descendants that live to this day, a claim for which no serious evidence is offered. So the ultimate point is a real quantum leap with no evidence to support it. But the ride to GET to that point is well worth the effort in spite of itself. Great book.
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Dodging Hippos on the Zambezi
By LISA FUGARD
Published: November 29, 1998
THERE is a certain sense of grace I experience in the presence of wild animals, a peacefulness even, and whenever I return to Southern Africa, where I grew up, I seek out safaris that will take me deep into the wilderness.
It's not that I'm fearless -- I've had moments of panic in the African bush, but I've also tasted the rewards of moving through fear, of reaching a point where I am so still and calm that I feel as if I've disappeared into the landscape and the animals come out and reveal themselves.
Every safari has an element of danger to it -- Jeeps can stall, rhinos will charge -- that is why safari guides have you sign an indemnity form. But last fall, as I stood on the banks of the Zambezi River in northern Zimbabwe, about to embark on a four day canoe safari, I wondered if my quest for intimacy with the wilds of Africa had gone too far.
I'd read about the canoe safaris on a chilly spring day in New York while browsing through a copy of the Rough Guide for Zimbabwe. Back then the prospect of canoeing on the Zambezi didn't seem too daunting, and I happily made my booking with Goliath Safaris, based in Harare. Now, however, I didn't feel so confident. After a seven-hour minivan ride from Harare to our launching area, I listened with growing anxiety as Peter, one of our two Zimbabwean guides, gave a safety talk focusing on the dangers posed by the hippos we would encounter in increasing numbers as our safari progressed. Despite their goofy appearance, hippos are territorial and aggressive and, according to my guide to African mammals, responsible for more deaths in Africa than any other wild animal. My fellow canoeists -- four couples in their late 20's, two from the United States and two from Europe -- looked equally distressed. When the canoe assignments were announced I relax ed momentarily. I would be paddling in the lead canoe with Mike, the head guide. My safety's guaranteed, I thought. Then I learned that Mike would be sitting in the rear, doing the steering, and I was to sit in front, with nothing to protect me from the hippos but a skinny fiberglass prow.
''I'm the hippo bait?'' I asked, trying to make light of my nerves.
''Hippo repellent!'' Mike called out.
He gave the canoe a shove and launched us onto the river, a wide blue highway in the parched Zambezi valley. This was the end of the dry season and just a few miles from the lush green banks, the bush was tinder dry.
At 1,700 miles, the Zambezi, which means Great River in the language of the Tonga people, is Africa's fourth longest river. The explorer David Livingstone charted most of its length in the 1850's, traveling by canoe and in the Ma Robert, an unreliable steam ship that ran aground on sand banks and consumed tremendous amounts of fuel -- on occasion her boiler was stoked with elephant bones to keep her going.
I thought about Livingstone late that first afternoon. We had paddled past tiny villages on the Zambian side of the river -- for 450 miles the river forms the boundary between Zambia and Zimbabwe -- where African children raced along the high bank, keeping pace with us. We had also rocked in the wake of several powerboats piloted by wealthy white Zimbabwean fishermen who toasted us with bottles of beer. But now the thatched huts, the cultivated areas of bananas and maize, the women scrubbing clothes in the river, had vanished and the landscape seemed utterly wild. I imagined I was getting a taste of what Livingstone might have seen: African fish eagles standing in the shallows, waterbuck with enormous horns kicking up diamonds of water. A few hippos were basking on sand banks in the middle of the river, which was at least half a mile wide at this point, a comfortable buffer zone. Later we drifted through a nesting colony of hundreds of carmine bee eaters, brilliantly colored birds with rose-red breasts, turquoise heads and green-splashed wings, that swooped above us, hawking insects.
Over the course of our safari we paddled 49 miles, from the fishing village of Chirundu to the main camp at Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe's most remote park. It didn't sound like much, but by the time we reached our first campsite -- 10 miles from our starting point -- I felt as if I were part of a bona fide expedition. Some safaris have backup vehicles bringing supplies, but we carried everything with us: eleven bedrolls, small folding chairs and tables, bottles of wine, our drinking water, boxes of vegetables, and coolers loaded with meat and cheeses and breads.
Mike and Peter turned out to be great cooks, and while they prepared our dinner of grilled chicken, gem squash and rice, we assembled the sleeping quarters. No tents on this safari, rather something that I nicknamed the coffin -- a low rectangular frame supporting a mosquito net, beneath which I spread my bedroll. By 9:30 I had sprayed myself with Peaceful Sleep mosquito spray and crawled into my sleeping bag. I fell asleep to the sound of distant drumming, a steady rhythmic beat from a Friday night party in a tiny Zambian settlement a mile or two upriver.


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when I create a multi-part zip file and try to open it with 7-Zip I always get an error message from 7-Zip, stating that it is not a valid zip file.
Canging the type of compression has no influence. I also tried to rename the zip files (as described in the documentaion for Winzip), bit this also did not work.
Is there any way to open multi-part zip files with 7-Zip?
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Hi, as it says in the help file:
The naming standard used by SyncBackPro for split Zip files is different from that used by WinZip and possibly other compression utilities. For example, the following files may be created:
If you attempt to open the Zip file using WinZip it will incorrectly report that the Zip file is corrupt. If you wish to open the Zip file using WinZip you must rename the files as follows:
Rename test.zip to test.z01
Rename test.z03 to test.zip (i.e. change the extension of the last file to .zip)
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Hi, it seems 7-zip have changed something because it works perfectly fine using WinRAR. I don't know why, but 7-zip now wants Zip filenames to be in the format filename.zip.001, filename.zip.002, etc. Not sure why they changed it, or how you're supposed to rename the Zip files. Will look at it later.
Hi, after further tests it appears 7-Zip simply cannot open split Zip files created by other compression utilities. I tried renaming the Zip files to the naming standard used by 7-Zip, but it would not open the Zip file (it thought there was a Zip file in the Zip file, and after extracting that the resultant Zip file could not be opened). I also tried to get 7-Zip to open a split Zip file created using the latest version of WinZip (using the old compression standard, not their new one) and it couldn't open that one either.
There are no problem with WinZip or WinRAR opening split Zip files (after renaming them), but 7-zip won't work with them.
There are no problem with WinZip or WinRAR opening split Zip files (after renaming them), but 7-zip won't work with them.
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Feelings Watch 2014, Day 155
If you would have asked me last Thursday how I am doing, I would have told you that I was fantastic. I felt the worst was behind me and I was moving forward. I was comfortable with where I was emotionally. I hadn't cried in days…weeks even. Maybe a month. It was good.
Then last Friday happened, and forced all my feelings that I thought had gone away right up to my face to glare at me. Why was this happening? I had made progress. I was pretty sure I was through all the stages of grief and onto acceptance. I was looking forward to what was in the future.
Now for the past week, I have cried more than I have for the past two months. It was like dealing with the heartbreak all over again. I was once again in a million broken pieces trying frantically to pull myself together. And for what?
I hate feeling like someone's fallback plan.
And that's how I felt. I didn't feel like I was worth coming back to because of love, but because I was some sort of safety net. That doesn't make a person feel all that great.
I pull Oracle cards on a regular basis for direction and guidance. It's kind of like tarot, but not the same deck or set up. One card that comes up time and time again is the one entitled "Cleanse & Detoxify". I pull it any time I am neglecting myself in some way – not eating right, not getting enough sleep, overworking myself. This time, I believe it was referring to the toxic situation I was putting myself in. When it comes down to it, I have two very clear choices: continue to be miserable and wallow in the place I've fallen in, or refuse to stay down here and continue on the path that I had begun foraging. I'd be a fool to stay miserable. I'd whine about it being hard to pull out of it, but I was slapped with some truth talk today from a friend – "KEEP TELLING YOURSELF IT'S HARD AND IT WILL BE." I pointed out that this advice could also be used for men suffering with ED, as it is almost impossible to have a normal conversation with me.
I can't help but feel lost regardless. I feel like some progress slipped away from me and that I have to work back up to where I was. A few weeks ago, I was told to flip open a Book of Answers for some direction on what to do next. The page I opened to said ominously "Mishaps will occur." At the time, I felt dread, but I was reassured that I just need to take the mishaps, learn from them, and move on instead of beating myself up over everything thing, which is good advice for anyone unless your mishaps involve some sort of crime or something. Or if you're the type of person that just looks for something to blame other than yourself. That could be a bad mix. "Oh, sorry I slipped up and stole money out of your wallet. Mishaps occur, amiright??"
I have a trip coming up in a few days, and getting out of town always seems to be the perfect bit of detox that I need. I'm trying to stay focused on that an not allow my mind to go back to wallowing.


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For me, it is no contest. The f5 and c5 squares haunt me as both colors really. Strangely, not vise-versa with f4 and c4.
I do not know why, but a lot of the time, it appears to be a tell-tale sign of the health of the positions I get, whether its the control, or mobility through these squares.
What are some key or important squares do you see constantly emphasized in your games or even calculation?
I am not asking what is the most important square in general. I am asking what square(s) tends to show the greatest significance in your games and calculation.
Well, I do not know. However, I will point out that your point total is, as of this post, 1 higher than your rating.
Good show!
What an odd question.
The Sicilian focuses on the d4 square.
I've had a few games where everything revolved around c4. Other than that, it changes a lot.
d5, rather.
If you are asking for the squares that mysteriously appear to play a great role in my game (with no rational reason), I must admit I usually love planting a knight on f5/f4. But of course the most important squares are the central squares...
I guess whichever squares white focuses on in Queen's pawn with c4 as my second move always, and black in Sicilian and Queen's pawn game.
Beats me - I never thought about it this way. In general I would guess the 4 central sqs d4-d5-e4-e5 would be high up in my "favorite sqs" list, at least in the openings and to a somewhat lesser extent in middlegames.
i'm always after an attack on the castle so h7, g7
For me at least, one of the significant squares is the flight square. Has your opponent made sure they have given their castled king a flight square? If not, they may well snatch defeat from the jaws of victory if this all important square is not attended to...
It's the square ... the big one, of which all the other ones are mere fragments.
I'd say Magnus Carlsen - He's such a square!
X8 with the white pieces.
X1 with the black pieces.
X equalling whichever file my passed pawn is on. A-H
the e5 square is important
In the initial position f2 and f7 are defended only by the King. In certain lines of the Sicilian, as black, I am very wary of sacrifices on f7 and e6.
Much will depend on what openings you play.
With white, I play the English. Naturally, d5 is often the focal point for my pieces. Not that it is always the game changer, or anything.
With black, I will play the Sicilian. The squares c4 and c3 often make the difference.
Theres always something major happening on d4.Ive always had a saying "the bishop was made to be on g5".Since in all the fun lines it is.
As white, I choose the QP. So it's always d5 getting my attention. I also play Bird's (stonewall or transposition to reversed budapest with f4), so e4 is usually key there.
As black... f5 and h7. I play almost exclusively the hippo now, so preventing white's f5 is key... or defending h7 if my monarch somehow comes into the line of fire. Oddly, I don't really fear Bh6xg7, nor the associated squares; they usually handle themselves in the systems I choose.
The center squares for me!
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The detail, the inhabitants, the possibilities..
Have you tried this as part of a campaign yet?
A tidy piece.
Not something players can get out of by just utilising standard hack/slash/boom tactics.
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A previously unrecognized group of Middle Jurassic triconodontan mammals from Central Asia
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Ferganodonnarynensis gen. et sp. nov. is represented by a lower molariform tooth from the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) Balabansai Svita in Kyrgyzstan. The new genus is allied with Klamelia zhaopengi Chow and Rich 1984 from the Middle Jurassic Shishugou Formation in Xinjiang, northwest China to the new family Klameliidae based on parallelogram-shaped lower molariforms, imbricating rather than interlocking of cusps e-d-f, by a peculiar distolabial cingulid cusp, and by vertical folding of the enamel on the labial crown side. The new family Klameliidae fam. nov. is most similar to Gobiconodontidae by the structure of the molariform teeth and represents a previously unrecognized radiation of eutriconodontan mammals possibly endemic to Central Asia.
KeywordsBalabansai Svita Callovian Eutriconodonta Ferganodon Gobiconodontidae Klamelia Kyrgyzstan
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- A previously unrecognized group of Middle Jurassic triconodontan mammals from Central Asia
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Volume 94, Issue 1 , pp 43-48
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- 10.1007/s00114-006-0155-5
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Tricia Walsh-Smith Wants Her Own TV Show
The YouTube divorcée is back.
Remember Tricia Walsh-Smith? She captivated our imaginations for a few months back in 2008, after she made a sensational YouTube video about her divorce. She complained about the proceedings, the lack of sex in their marriage, and the time she found husband Philip Smith's porn stash. (Smith is the president of Broadway's Schubert Organization, so there was some money involved in all of this.) Anyway, Tricia's back and more googly-eyed than ever. According to "Page Six" she is pitching a TV show called The Ex-Wives Club to "help" women who get "screwed" in divorces. "Women who have gone through nasty divorces will mentor others," she said. "We are channeling the suffragettes."
Sounds like a good idea for a show, actually, but we don't exactly recall Elizabeth Cady Stanton threatening to make her "asshole" girlfriends pawn their cats at the Seneca Falls Convention.
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- Exposure to secondhand smoke from parents or caregivers who smoke.
- Emotional or psychological problems. A dry, nonproductive "psychogenic cough" is seen more frequently in children than in adults.
Many coughs are caused by a viral illness. Antibiotics are not used to treat viral illnesses and do not change the course of viral infections. Unnecessary use of an antibiotic exposes your child to the risks of an allergic reaction and antibiotic side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, rashes, and yeast infections. Antibiotics also may kill beneficial bacteria and encourage the development of dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
A careful evaluation of your child's health may help you identify other symptoms. Remember, a cough is only a symptom, not a disease, and often the importance of a cough can only be determined when other symptoms are evaluated. Coughs occur with bacterial and viral respiratory infections. If your child has other symptoms, such as a sore throat, sinus pressure, or ear pain, see the Related Topics section.
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How deep CO2 reductions can help the economy
An excerpt from the terrific new book, "Greening Our Built World: Costs, Benefits, and Strategies"
Perhaps because we spend the vast majority of our lives in buildings or traveling between them, we often overlook the scale of building energy use and the associated impact on climate change. For example, in a 2007 national survey of 1,000 homeowners, almost 75% said that they believed their homes had no adverse environmental impact. The reality is quite different.
According to the Energy Information Agency, residential and commercial buildings together consume 41% of the energy, including 74% of the electricity, used in the United States. And of course, it also takes energy to make the materials necessary to construct and operate buildings (e.g., bricks, concrete, mechanical systems); to transport the materials; and to actually construct buildings. Despite widespread misperception, at least 45% of all energy used in the United States and Europe is consumed directly in buildings. The level of energy use and the resulting CO2 emissions associated with buildings are almost as high as that from transportation and industry combined. Thus, the built environment provides a powerful and necessary lever for fundamentally changing our patterns of resource and energy use and responding to the grave threat of climate change.
That's an excerpt from a fact- and chart-filled new book, Greening Our Built World: costs, benefits and strategies (Island Press) by my long-time friend and former DOE colleague Gregory Kats. Greg is director of climate change at Good Energies, a multi-billion dollar global clean energy investor, where he leads the firm's investments in energy efficiency and green buildings. Greg is a founder of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). He is founding chair of the Energy and Atmosphere Technical Advisory Group for LEED, and was the principal advisor in developing Green Communities, the national green affordable housing design standard. Previously, Greg served as the director of financing for energy efficiency and renewable energy at the U.S. Department of Energy.
Achieving the deep reductions in CO2 emissions that scientists tell us we must achieve to avoid the most severe consequences of climate change will require deep and relatively rapid reduction in energy use in buildings. This can only happen with a huge increase in building energy efficiency and a rapid increase in the use of renewable energy. Greening buildings provides a very cost effective way to achieve both objectives.
Green design is less expensive and more cost-effective than is generally realized. A shift to green design would increase investment in measures such as insulation and waste diversion, while cutting energy use and creating substantial additional employment. If green design were scaled up nationally, the employment, financial, and environmental benefits would be huge. A recent major study, published in Greening Our built World provides a detailed analysis of the financial and CO2 impact of a feasibly designed national transition to green design. Sponsored by the country's largest real estate originations and groups such as the American institute of architects, the study provides a basis for calculating the potential for a transition to a green low carbon economy.
Such a transition would require a monumental shift in policy and an enormous financial, political, and technical challenge. The good news is that green buildings have the potential to cost-effectively drive deep reductions in the use of fossil fuels and in CO2 emissions. Such a strategy would also create large economic and social benefits.
The study built on a detailed analysis of cost effectiveness of green design to compare a business as usual scenario to a green design scenario. Developed with 100 architects over a 20 month period the study details the financial impact of greening 170 green buildings, including energy and water savings, health and productivity increases, and societal benefits such as lower energy prices from reductions in demand and CO2 emissions. The study then used this data to compare the net present value of a green design scenario compared with a business as usual scenario. The findings demonstrate that the benefits of green building and green communities greatly outweigh the additional costs associated with high-performance design, materials, and technology.
Currently 12 to 15%% of all non residential construction is green. Based on growth in adoption and detailed cost benefits analysis in a green scenario green could becomes standard practice for 95% of the new construction market by 2020, and for 75% of retrofits by 2030-reflecting the likelihood that some types of buildings will remain unlikely candidates for greening. The lag in greening retrofits reflects the fact that current green penetration of the retrofit market is far lower than the penetration of the new construction market. Buildings typically last 50 years or more. By contrast, an automobile fleet is replaced every 12 to 15 years. Not surprisingly, deep reductions in energy use in the building sector cannot be achieved quickly""and cannot be achieved by 2050 without a relatively rapid rate of comprehensive retrofits of existing buildings. Accordingly, the Green scenario assumes that comprehensive retrofits, whether as energy-efficiency retrofits or as part of greening, occur more frequently than in the BAU scenario.
The financial benefits of a shift to green design probably offer the single largest opportunity to both strengthen the economy and address the critical challenge of global warming.
Net Present Value of Benefits: Business and Usual Scenario versus Green Scenario
A sustained national commitment to green design would create tremendous financial, social, and environmental benefits. The costs of building green are far outweighed by the benefits, which include reduced energy and water costs, enhanced health and productivity, and broad societal benefits. Applying the cost-benefit findings from the study data set to our two scenarios shows that when compared with the BAU scenario, the Green scenario creates roughly one trillion dollars in net financial benefits. This reflects the fact that green buildings generate financial benefits that""as this book documents""are five to ten times as large as their green cost premium. Additional benefits that were not quantifiable include lowered dependence on energy imports, increased employment, and increased economic competitiveness.
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I look forward to reading this too. I'm wondering if he addresses the potential of Passive House (PH) standards? If you'll indulge me a quick advert:
PH is a clear and aggressive energy target that results in up to 90% reduction in cooling and heating energy demand, while providing superior indoor air quality, that is highly predictive at affordable costs – with huge payback.
Passive House methodology is the type of deep energy action the climate crisis demands.
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A national PH Alliance is being formed now and I encourage everyone remotely related to the construction and operation of buildings to get involved!!!
What about the rebound effect? There is a lot of new material out on this and it shows that lots of the savings are just consumed elsewhere.
Herring, H., and Sorrell, S. (ed.) 2009 Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Consumption: The Rebound Effect palgrave MacMillan
Brannlund, R., Ghalwash, T., and Nordstrom, J. (2007) Increased energy efficiency and the rebound effect; Effects on consumption and emissions. Energy Economics 29 (1-17)
Even the IPCC acknowledges the rebound effect:
"Rebound effects in the USA amount to about 20% of GHG emissions." AR4, WG III, Section 3.4.6
Here is a very interesting quote about why rebound effects are so important:
It would imply that many of the policies used to promote energy efficiency may reduce neither energy consumption or carbon emissions. The conventional assumptions of energy analysts, policy-makers, business and lay people alike would be turned on their head. Alternativey, even if the postulate were incorrect, the various mechanisms described above could still make energy-efficiency policies less effective in reducing energy consumption tan is commonly assumed. (Herring and Sorrell, p. 9.
You don't get to cherry pick your science. The rebound effect is a serious intellectual issue, and ignoring it won't make it go away.
Here is another resource on both Passivhaus construction, and Net Zero buildings. Plus an interview with a fellow in New England testing out "solar mass windows" (where solar heat is gathered and stored in windows, to heat a home).
It is a one hour Radio Ecoshock special called "Gimme Shelter," load with ways we could drastically reduce our CO2 emissions, save money, and increase national security, by building smarter.
Architect Guido Wimmers on "Passivhaus" (Canada's first); Tom Pittsley on solar mass windows (sun heat in Massachusetts winter); Jamee DeSimone on Net Zero construction (recording from a workshop at the Lighthouse Sustainable Building Centre in Vancouver, Canada).
Alex Smith
We need to get the word out that Zero Energy Homes, homes that generate more energy on an annual basis than they consume are both affordable as well as commercially and economically viable. Of course a home that uses no fossil fuels to operate, will also generate zero carbon emissions from the operation of the home.
Solar Today published an article about a developer who is successfully building zero energy homes in Massachusetts. These homes have been verified by an independent, third party HERS rater (Home Energy Rating System) to generate more energy on an annual basis than they use. I recently attended a presentation by a zero energy home developer who stated that he could build zero energy homes for only $5,000 in incremental costs over a standard code home.
The Governor of Massachusetts has set a goal for "universal adoption of zero net energy practices for new commercial and residential construction by 2030."
Reply #1, Ken Levenson.
As I understand it, Passive House claims a reduction of 90 percent of total energy use, not just heating and cooling. Which means they put in very energy efficient appliances also and don't make up any winter heating from inefficient appliances.
A Passive House design came in second in the recent Solar Decathalon held at the mall in Washington DC that was from the University of Illinois. I don't know the relationship between the U of I and Passive House except to say they are in the same city, Urbana, Illinois.
I'm curious what level of insulation they would recommend for in my state of Minnesota. They want a level of R56 (16 inches, high quality insulation) for the Walls! (R70 in the ceiling) for Urbana, Illinois, which is a warmer climate than Minnesota.
#2 Ivy Bear – I don't get the sense that the rebound effect is being ignored – but I do see a way to avoid a big wasteful trap….
If buildings are being retrofitted to "just" achieve 15% or 25% or 30% energy savings in the near term (Energy Star/LEED) – they will need to be retrofitted yet again by 2050! That will be a huge waste of energy. A huge lost opportunity. Because with Passive House we can make a truly dramatic drop in efficiency NOW. No need for a second retrofit.
Another plug: DOE should be funding this stuff.
Finally, it is fine to be talking about "greening", and the LEED system is admirable for its holistic approach to building, BUT THE CONVERSATION ABOUT "GREENING" HAS BEEN DETRIMENTAL TO THE CLIMATE THUS FAR.
Why? Because the holistic conversation has made it easy to obscure the fact that the energy savings have actually been quite paltry. Passive House is very useful in many ways – but it's most useful, perhaps, in its simple and clear energy usage goal. You must hit the number. That's 15kwh/m2/year – that's basically heating your house with a hair dryer.
And that's the way buildings will become part of the solution and stop being part of the problem.
Here's something architects overlook: We can't achieve energy efficiency or durability as long as we continue to build houses out of two by fours. Architects and building officials try to make them work by applying spray foam into voids, or filling the cavities altogether with a product like Icynene.
The whole wall ends up jerry built- accompanying the two by fours are thermal breaks, shear panels, stucco or veneer finishes, lath, vapor barriers, flashing, etc. There are innumerable leakage opportunities as the wood shrinks and bows, and a ton of penetrations and bad workmanship traps, too. Multiple trades are involved with wall assemblies, adding time, steps, and labor, and increasing QC pressure on the super. I'm a former large project builder and project manager, and have seen these horrors up close. The point of all this is to take advantage of heavily subsidized $2 two by fours, usually from clearcuts.
Our houses are an international laughingstock, since they're leaky, too big, and destined to be torn down in about 60 years.
We have to shift to monotonic modular wall and roof support technologies, using inert and durable materials. This can be done with SIPS panels (OSB on the outsides, steel framing for interior support), ICF (insulated concrete form construction), or light blocks made from slurry and waste products. "Earth" or straw are not good ideas, for reasons too detailed to go into here.
Design of course is huge, too, and I'm not surprised you know about passivhaus, Ken. But we have to get all of it right, and skip the wood, vinyl, formaldeyde laden carpet and cabinets, toxic copper arsenate bottom plates, and all the rest of it.
#5 Ronald,
Up to 90% is just for the heating and cooling. Overall building efficiency is better by 50% to 70% – range dependent on occupant habits.
They do put in efficient appliances, lighting and may incorporate solar thermal to contribute to achieving primary energy demand goal.
PHIUS is in Urbana and they do work with the univeristy – and the Solar Decathalon entry was to Passive House standards. But not only did UofI get second with PH but the German team that got first place was also Passive House. Not too shabby…
The big debate about Passive House right now is that it is an inflexible energy standard – and so as you get north into harsh climates the insulation values must grow to almost absurd dimensions. In NYC where I am, it is pretty "easy" to hit the standard (theoretically), Boston becomes significantly harder, Burlington Vermont becomes damn near ridiculous. Not only because of the cold but because of the reduced solar heat gains – a double whammy! So many are arguing for an adjusted number for harsher climates….it will be interesting to see how the debate progresses.
Given that though, it is interesting to note that two of the certified Passive Houses in North America (there is less than a dozen as of yet! – while in Europe there or tens of thousands…sigh…) are in Minnesota – one in Bemidji and I forget the other town. And one is also being built right now in Hudson WI.
The ultimate level of insulation required is manipulated in the specific energy program – Passive House Planning Package (PHPP). So it can go up or down depending on other decisions – but its safe to assume you need a lot of it!
The point about energy efficiency is that studies have shown that when you add insulation, about 20-30% of the supposed savings go into turning up or down the thermostat to increase comfort – which you can now do with no increase in your overall energy bill. You spend the same, but get more comfort. So the actual savings in energy are less than projected. Also, there is indirect rebound – the money you save on your heating/cooling bill, you use to take a vacation, flying around the globe, thus increasing your footprint.
There are ways to deal with this, either by rationing or carbon taxes. Energy efficiency is not a panacea, despite what Avery Lovin maintains.
I'd love to see what Joe thinks about all this.
I don't know enough about Amory Lovins BUT I think we can all agree that there is no one answer.
To paraphrase Larry Summers' recent talk: it's not time for "either/or" but "both/and,".
We need dramatic efficiencies and dramatic changes in habit.
My mantra (to my family's annoyance): smaller home, less beef, less stuff, less travel.
RE #2, I had no idea what the 'rebound effect' was but found this link which seems to explain it well:
Ivy Bear, does this link provide a reasonable explanation? I wonder if consumers could be trained to not rebound through clever 'nudges' and application of behavioral economics.
All sorts of little things work against adoption of Passivhaus standards right now. For example, the official square footage of a house for tax purposes is calculated from the outside dimensions. That puts big thick walls at a disadvantage.
I wish I could do more to my house, but it was built to very typical standards. I can't even reach most of the attic to put in more insulation (although I'm adding more where I can). What I really need is to be able to borrow a thermal camera sometime in the winter and discover where the problem areas are.
GFW, If those big thick walls are cutting your heating and AC bills by 70% to 90% – I don't think the tax structure factors in much, no? We're talking BIG savings – and with ever escalating fuel costs going forward the savings will only grow.
Right now, without government incentives, on a typical project, you can expect the upcharge for PH standard to be between 5% and 10% of construction cost with a payback of under 10 years. If we had government incentives for PH standards it should be pretty darn simple to get it toward zero upcharge with immediate, full financial benefit to owner. While we are in the "first adopter" stage right now – this screams for application to moderate and low income housing – real thermal comfort and real financial security for all…
The only thing holding up PH right now, is the same thing that inhibits all change – inertia. Right now in Austria, entire town building codes are being rewritten to PH, Frankfurt Germany is building all new public housing to PH – the PH approach is soon expected to dominate the building market in Germany and Austria.
The remarkable thing too is that there are no new technological breakthroughs necessary – everything exists and has been tested. We just need American manufacturers, builders and regulators to breakthrough the inertia and move on this. An ancient problem – but one that has been overcome before.
It is critical to pound home that that the value of investing in 'green' leads to positive gain, rather than being a cost to bear. This was probably the greatest weakness in Krugman's article Sunday (http://getenergysmartnow.com/2010/04/10/nobel-prize-winners-must-read-with-a-significant-omission/)
As for "Ivy Bear", I don't think that the "rebound effect" (Jevons' Paradox by another name …) is ignored — it is part of the equation, but part not the dominant. And, as with those focused on Jevons', is your answer to promote greater wastefulness in energy to avoid a rebound effect?
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Of course wasting energy and having excessive emissions is not what I am advocating. My point is that simply deploying energy efficient technologies is not a solution to climate change by itself. We need additional measures beyond this, such as a carbon tax or carbon caps to actually realize the gains. The rebound effect can be very significant, and in some cases, actually increase energy use beyond what was originally used. For example, if an individual fixes up a very leaky and poorly insulated house, and makes it very tight, their heating bill will go way down. What do they do with the savings? If they spend it all on airplane travel, the net change in energy use could actually be more than previously occurred. This is not trivial, and cannot just be waved away. We would need to also cap air travel and carbon emissions across the board if we want to realize the real gains that energy efficient technologies promise. But I haven't seen any form of this approach being included in analyses of energy efficiency claims. So I find them suspect. Dealing with climate change isn't simple. We need to do better.
Last year I installed a 12KW Solar PV system myself for about $3 per Watt after the CSI rebate and federal tax credit. CSI and PG&E check your historic bills to try and be sure the system doesn't produce more than you use. I designed it at about 80% and installed it. I then proceeded to review all my appliances and the times they run. Since most Solar installations in California under PG&E use the E-6 Time of Use tariff, I worked to switch as much as I could to off peak hours. For example, my swimming pool filter now runs both the minimum time and during off-peak hours. It looks as though I'm going to be able to be a net producer of Electric ( for which the legislature just passed a law requiring PG&E to pay you) by cutting my bill the other 20+%. I'm now going to buy a Nissan Leaf and switch to the E-9 rates which will result in essentially free fuel for my EV. So between Solar, conservation and time shifting plus an EV, I'll be a net energy producer and have a near negative carbon footprint. The really good news is that at my past electric bills and cost to operate my gas car, I'll break even in about 3-4 years and from then on, I'll also make a profit.
Good to see some statistics on buildings, and why the retrofits are so important. Makes sense that even if all of the new buildings being put up used green design principles, it would still take decades to see cost savings because there are so many of the older building out there. Not sure why the employment and reduced oil imports aren't quantifiable, seems like it would be possible to count how many workers are needed to install the retrofits and how many less gallons of imported oil we need to purchase.


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KAUFMAN: According to the online Internet tracking firm, Big Champagne, "Poppin'" is one of the most widely shared songs on the Internet. But the song probably didn't come off a Chris Brown CD. Today's music lover, says Eric Garland of Big Champagne, are more likely to get their music from the Web.
Mr. ERIC GARLAND (Big Champagne): Apple iTunes commands the overwhelming majority of the legal marketplace for music online. And they are on schedule to sell about a billion songs a year. Unfortunately, people are freely exchanging more than one billion songs a month.
KAUFMAN: In contrast, fewer than 82 million CDs were sold last year. The recording industry had assumed that online music sales would compensate for the inevitable drop in CD sales. But it obviously hasn't worked out that way. And Jerry Del Colliano of the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music has some blunt advice for industry executives: it's time to get into another business.
Professor JERRY DEL COLLIANO (Music, University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music): They need to get into the concert business. They need to get into the management business. They need to acquire skills they don't presently have.
KAUFMAN: The recording industry's largest trade association declined comment, citing the lack of its own data on CD sales.
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I have a new laptop Lenovo with already Windows 8 installed. I have made the upgrade to Windows 8.1
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