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Voluntary energy efficiency endorsement or eco-labels highlight the 'best in class' products. Energy efficiency endorsement labels can be useful for types of appliances, for which a mandatory comparative energy label is not appropriate or not yet implemented. Eco-labels can highlight other environmental features in addition to energy efficiency but should not contradict a comparative energy label.
The German eco-label Der Blaue Engel
Nordic eco-label used in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland
Other than comparative energy labelling programmes, the endorsement schemes only identify the best performing i.e. most energy-efficient product in the marketplace. They often include more environmental features than energy efficiency and in that case become eco-labels. They are usually voluntary, so manufacturers have the choice of whether to apply for the energy efficiency endorsement or eco-label or not. Voluntary eco-labelling has expanded to more and more products - far beyond just appliances - and countries. It is thus one of the most commonly used instruments around the world for influencing sustainable consumer choices. Energy efficiency endorsement labels, however, are less numerous.
The most viable energy efficiency endorsement and eco-labels are those, for which energy efficiency and/or environmental claims are verified by a third party, including governments and non-governmental organisations. There can be multicriteria labels, which compare products with others in the same category on a number of impacts throughout their lifecycle, or single issues, which refer to a specific environmental or social characteristic of a product, such as energy efficiency. Some eco-labelling programmes include energy efficiency as one component in the label rating scheme, but it is rarely the primary factor in the rating.
These labels aim at persuading consumers, but also manufacturers, to change their purchases or production and at increasing their knowledge about energy efficiency and other environmental criteria. Without a credible energy or eco-label, a consumer looking at an appliance can tell little or nothing about the environmental performance of a product (Wiel 2001). Labelling programmes are designed to modify the selection criteria of consumers by drawing their attention to the labeled product in order to encourage consumers to purchase it (WEC & Ademe 2004). Manufacturers may also be motivated to enhance the energy efficiency of their products and provide the means to inform consumers of the product's performance (IPCC 2007). Energy efficiency endorsement labels indicate that a product is among the most energy-efficient on the market. They confirm that a product meets certain specified criteria, without offering much more information (Attali et al. 2009). The best-known and most influential energy efficiency endorsement label is the US Energy Star (introduced in 1992). Furthermore general environmental labeling has become a popular tool to promote environmentally preferable consumption and production patterns. Different types of environmental labels exist worldwide. The best-known eco-labels, in terms of high levels of consumer recognition and effects on producers, are the German Blue Angel (introduced in 1977) and the Nordic Swan (introduced in 1989). These labels have a consumer recognition of up to 90% (OECD 2008).
The effect of labels on purchasing patterns is more market relevant in some countries than others. Environmental labelling has become a popular tool to promote environmentally preferable consumption and production patterns. Different types of environmental labels exist which operate in different ways and whose effects may be quite different. The fear of losing market share to endorsement/eco-labelled competing products, rather than the drive to increase market share, has often motivated producers to obtain an endorsement/eco-label for their products.
In some instances, the development of endorsement/eco-labels has had an impact on the behaviour of manufacturers, strongly encouraging them to modify their products in order to qualify for a label so as to maintain their products in retail chains, for example. (Wiel 2001).
Minimal fiscal and political impact for the government (compared to other instruments like financial incentives).
Final users benefit in terms of reduced energy consumption and cost savings.
Transparent instrument for consumers to overcome information barriers.
Voluntary labelling schemes have the chance to cover not only energy issues but also the whole life cycle of the product including several environmental criteria. Such an eco-label will act as a "label of excellence".
Limitation: it is only possible to regulate what can be objectively defined and measured
General weakness of voluntary labelling schemes (low level of consumer awareness, possibly low level of manufacturer participation, possible market competition between various schemes etc.). Other policies e.g. the alternative solution of a mandatory comparative energy label or financial incentive schemes are needed to overcome these barriers.
It is often not transparent, which criteria were covered by the label. Labels generally are based on a "yes-no" cutoff and offer little additional information.
Manufacturers with poor energy ratings will not declare their products under a voluntary programme.
Energy efficiency endorsement labels can be useful for certain types of appliances, for which a mandatory comparative energy label is not appropriate or not yet implemented. I.e., these appliances exist in large numbers but either (1) have a low unit energy consumption (below 100 kWh/yr), or (2) have small relative or absolute differences in the standard energy consumption of the different models of the appliance/system on the market.
Eco-labels can highlight other environmental features in addition to energy efficiency but should not contradict a comparative energy label. In these cases, an eco-label should adopt the requirements of the most energy-efficient class(es) of the comparative energy label as its energy requirement.
There should not be more than one voluntary energy and or eco-label for each type of appliance. If there are a variety of differing designs of labels, for the same type of appliance in particular, consumers may be confused when comparing rival appliances and may ignore the information altogether. The label must be as clear and as simple as possible, while conveying as much relevant information as possible from the point of view of the customer.
All relevant stakeholders should be included in the labelling design process to create the result of more effective labels.
The scheme should be credible with information that can be trusted (well defined test procedure and calculation standards); only the 5 to 30 per cent 'best in class' products should be eligible for receiving the label (OECD 1997). The scheme should be flexible and dynamic. In particular it should allow for updating in the light of market developments and in particular improved efficiency of appliances.
To increase the effectiveness of labelling programmes, the label should:
be well justified by respective life-cycle cost-studies
be established by an appropriate legal framework with defined test procedures
inform the target group sufficiently (point of sale information, publication of list of current models on the market)
be clear and transparent
be monitored, evaluated and updated regularly
guarantee the training of government officials, company employees, product manufacturers, product distributors, product salespeople, environmental activists, consumers (Wiel 2001)
add other measures such as complementary incentives (eco-tax, subsidy, etc.), government promotion of the programme (e.g. frequent public service announcement and annual efficiency award) etc. for stimulating action
Voluntary labelling schemes aim to show the best available products on the market and therefore to increase the energy efficiency of products. They inform consumers about the environmental performances and especially energy efficiency of products on offer, so consumers can take account of this before making purchase decisions. Labelling schemes also incite manufacturers to produce more energy efficient appliances. Therefore, labels stimulate both the demand and the supply side of the market. An energy label will create awareness and influence the buying behaviour of costumers. Manufacturers can distinguish themselves through innovation and improvement of their image.
Many countries introduced voluntary labelling schemes to increase the energy efficiency of appliances. Labels are very widespread in industrialised but also emerging and some developing countries. A selection of different labels can be found below.
In most cases, voluntary labelling schemes were introduced at national level. In some cases, the same label was implemented in a group of several countries at the same time (e.g. the European Union includes 27 countries) or the label is accepted in several countries worldwide (inter alia the Energy Star. Regional labels were also introduced in numerous regions worldwide.
The French eco-label
The voluntary energy efficiency label from China
residential: The sectoral focus is the residential sector. Voluntary labels were introduced to provide information about the environmental performance (including energy efficiency) of products. The main focus is on household appliances, consumer electronics and office equipment.
Related appliances
The range of products is unlimited in principle. As a general rule, labelling works best for products that are present in most households and with numerous different products and product characteristics. However, it must be possible to create a test structure for all environmental characteristics.
User: The primary target groups are end-users and investors in energy using products. The aim is to inform these target groups and to educate them in how to find the suitable product with the lowest energy consumption.
Manufacturer: Also, manufacturers are a target group. They can use the label as a strategic benefit in comparison to their competitors. An endorsement label can encourage manufacturers to improve the energy performance of their models and can encourage distributors and retailers to stock and display efficient products.
The end-users benefit from the labelling scheme. They have the chance to choose the most cost-effective solution and to make a contribution to the environment.
Besides influencing consumers to choose more efficient products, labels also lead to competition among manufacturers to produce the most energy-efficient models, which brings retailers to promote efficiency. Distributors and retailers may change the mix of products they stock and promote after the introduction of a label (Wiel et al. 2005). Eco-labels are also considered by manufacturers as a valuable tool to communicate the environmental qualities and quality image of their product and their company (OECD 1997).
Knowledge and information barriers: Sometimes actors may not be informed about possibilities for energy-efficient improvements. Therefore the main barriers addressed by the voluntary labelling scheme are information asymmetries that result from high transaction costs for consumers to obtain relevant information on product characteristics. Without a label, consumers can often not tell whether a product is more environmentally friendly and whether a product is more energy-efficient during its use phase than another. The label is easily recognisable and, thus, provides investors directly with important information, i.e. which product is superior in terms of energy efficiency compared to other products.
Lack of interest and motivation in energy efficiency-improvement: There is a tendency that companies, organisations and households focus on their core activities only. A voluntary label can have a significant influence on the consumer. Is he or she willing to invest in labelled products this market power could be a motivation for manufacturers to invest in energy efficiency improvements.
Saved energy costs: After a period of time, the upfront costs, which are normally higher for energy-efficient products compared to their less-efficient counterparts, are amortised due to lower running costs.
Unique selling proposition for suppliers: The unique selling proposition is a strategic benefit. It can lead to competitive advantages or even market leadership and ultimately contributes to increased profits, too. A well-known label can be used visibly on a product's surface so that consumers can easily give preference to energy-efficient products over less efficient ones. If consumers started comparing individual products with each other, they would need a lot of time.
Improved reputation: End-users and the environment benefit from energy-efficient solutions. Offering such solution underpins a company's CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) goals. This may lead to competitive advantages.
Endorsement labelling programmes cannot transform the market alone and, for this reason, are completed by minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) in the great majority of countries. Basically, labelling (be it endorsement or classification labelling) stimulates technological innovation and the market introduction of new more efficient products, while MEPS usually organise the gradual removal from the market of the least energy efficient appliances (WEC & Ademe 2004). A voluntary energy efficiency endorsement labelling scheme may be used as a preparatory stage before planning to introduce a mandatory comparative label and a minimum energy performance standard at a later stage. Furthermore, endorsement labels may be combined with financial incentives (for products bearing the label) (Attali et al. 2009). To implement a successful labelling scheme, consumer awareness campaigns are essential to inform the user about the label and the environmental criteria. Environmental NGOs, consumer groups and the media have contributed to increasing consumer awareness of environmentally preferable products through consumer awareness-building campaigns of various kinds (OECD 1997).
Sufficient resources are necessary to prepare, implement, monitor compliance with and enforce the label (knowledge, capacity, time, budget, priority) (European Commission 2008).
Structural pre-conditions are a standard test procedure and testing laboratories and an authority which is responsible for the implementation of the labelling scheme.
An agency or similar organisation is necessary to guarantee monitoring and to ensure compliance with the manufacturer commitment to correctly declare the energy consumption.
There is no large funding scheme necessary, except for the development and update of the scheme and for the compliance monitoring.
A standard test procedure and independent testing laboratories are necessary to test appliances and to decide whether they are eligible to use a label or not.
Another pre-condition is advertisement and educational measures to provide information about the label and the contents of the label.
The process starts with a (preparatory) study to analyse the technical potentials and country specific circumstances (stock, sales, consumer behaviour) and to define the best available products which should be labelled. Criteria are generally set so that only a small percentage of products in a product category (5 to 30 per cent) can obtain the endorsement label (OECD 1997). Life-cycle approaches have been recognised as valuable tools to understand the complex environmental effects of products (OECD 1997). Next in the process will be the definition of the standard test procedure for energy consumption or efficiency, unless it already exists. Ideally, the integration of all relevant stakeholders and dialogue with trading partners should follow.
The best way to design an effective label is to carry out consumer research to determine which label design can be most readily understood and which is most likely to influence consumers to purchase an energy-efficient product.
Next, the rules for the award of a label to a product must be set and the process organised. Issues here are the independence of the agency or other organisation awarding the label and the cost to the manufacturers of products: will they get it for free or will they have to pay a fee?
Demonstrating market impact is crucial for a voluntary label, in order to make it attractive for manufacturers to list their products. This will only be successful with an increasing consumer awareness. Therefore, consumer awareness-building campaigns of various kinds are essential to implement a successful labelling scheme. Most of the existing programmes publish information, through newsletters, official publications or newspapers on the status of developments (OECD 1997).
A monitoring and evaluation system is essential to control the effectiveness. Once a substantial share of the market is occupied by eco-labelled products, the criteria must be revised to be more stringent and to once again create an incentive for producers to improve the energy efficiency and other environmental aspects of their products.
To illustrate the process, a simplified chart identifies the main steps which characterise the general procedure for the development of eco-labels. The chart can be found in the in the next figure.
Main steps characterising the general procedure of endorsement labelling
OECD 1997
Endorsement labels can and should have quantified targets. Targets relate to the share of the endorsed 'Best in class' in the market (development of the market), the impact of innovations (market introduction of more energy-efficient or environmentally friendly products) and, if possible, the energy savings per year.
Co-operations of countries
Several countries worldwide have already introduced voluntary labelling schemes. Therefore, co-operations are helpful for countries, which plan the introduction of a labelling scheme. Advantages and disadvantages can be exchanged to make it easier to transfer the policy in accordance with national circumstances. The Energy Star label for office equipment is a well-known example of such international co-operation between the USA and many other countries, including the EU, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan.
Energy agencies or research institutions can carry out monitoring of the label. The agency responsible for monitoring should be clearly created and adequately funded. Based on identified information, the impact of the instrument can be quantified and evaluated. It is essential to attempt calculating energy but also cost savings, and to evaluate barriers and incentives for future revisions of the label. However, there may – and should – be a package of instruments targeting energy efficiency of appliances (see above). Therefore, sales figures per energy label category will not be the only factor to reflect the impact of the labelling scheme. Whether it will be useful and possible to attribute shares of the overall impact to individual instruments such as an endorsement label, will need to be assessed. Key monitoring information to explain success or failure of the endorsement label are:
Share of products that carry a label
Share of highly efficient products in the sales catalogue
Share of consumers who recognize and understand a label
Number of sales of highly efficient products
(Wuppertal Institute, based on Ecofys et al. 2006).
If a government or an organisation is to maintain an energy-efficiency label programme over the long run, it will have to evaluate the programme's performance to gather guidance for adapting the programme to changing circumstances and to clearly demonstrate to funding agencies and the public that the expected benefits are actually being achieved (Wiel & McMahon 2001). To assess whether energy labels are effective, a policy maker can ask three main questions: Are consumers aware of the label? Do they understand it? Do consumers change their behaviour because of it?
Energy agencies or research institutions can carry out an evaluation of the labelling scheme.
Key information to include is similar to the information needed for an effective monitoring:
the number of products that carry the label
the consumer awareness (share of consumers who recognise and understand the label)
changes in the product range of suppliers (and the resulting development of the market)
the number of sales of highly efficient products (and the part attributable to the labelling scheme)
the costs of the labelling scheme for all market actors and for the government.
Review cycles in countries typically range from three to 12 years, depending on the product and national priorities.
Dynamic market transformation and/or innovation: In principle, a labelling scheme will stimulate innovation within the appliance industry. However, if not enough incentives are provided for a fast market transformation, manufacturers cannot recover their R&D investments timely enough to invest in still more efficient devices (European Commission 2006).
Avoiding lost opportunities: By promoting the most energy-efficient appliance on the market, a voluntary labelling scheme tries to avoid that consumers buy energy-wasting appliances which would be a lost opportunity for saving energy.
Minimising rebound effects: Labels need to be accompanied with educational and information campaigns to tackle the rebound effect (e.g. consumers buying larger appliances or using them more intensively, as they feel these are energy-efficient). Furthermore, the energy efficiency specifications for the label can be made degressive with appliance size and can eventually limit absolute energy consumption for bigger models (e.g. refrigerators, washing machines, televisions) instead of being defined by energy efficiency.
Minimising snap-back effects: To minimize snap-back effects (e.g. that the market will snap back to a higher share of inefficient models), the labelling scheme should be long-lasting and regularly updated.
Creating Spill-over effects: Positive spill-over effects can be realised with a successful labelling scheme. For example, the Energy Star label from the USA was successfully transferred to other countries and is a helpful tool for public procurement programmes. Also, consumer demand for very energy-efficient appliances will change the production portfolio of manufacturers and the stock in shops, so that even consumers who are unaware of the label may buy energy-efficient models.
Other sustainability aspects and environmental impacts can (and should) be a part of an endorsement labelling scheme such as; health aspects or other resources (e.g. refrigerants, mercury). In this way, they develop from an energy efficiency endorsement label to a wider eco-label. That is why a preparatory study with a life cycle analysis is essential to cover all relevant aspects and to enlarge the focus (not only energy efficiency).
Barriers for the implementation of voluntary labels are their general potential weaknesses, including low levels of consumer awareness, criteria differences across products, market competition between various schemes and possible technological lock-ins for business - thus limiting innovation.
Energy efficiency endorsement or eco-label criteria are generally set so that only a small percentage of products in a product category (5 to 30 per cent) can obtain the eco-label. In practice, eco-labelled products often cover more than 30 per cent of the market share in a product category. Eco-labels then no longer selectively identify a sub-set of products which are environmentally preferable to other products in the same product category, but tend to become a de facto voluntary standard (OECD 1997).
Factors which make some schemes more successful than others are media involvement, awareness building campaigns, institutional procurement etc. (OECD 1997). An effective monitoring and evaluation is necessary to observe the market and to update the labelling scheme.
The energy savings and environmental benefit of endorsement labelled products is difficult to differentiate from the energy savings and environmental benefit achieved through other energy efficiency measures. It is difficult to determine whether the label was really the source of the energy efficiency improvement of a product or the change in purchasing decision. Generally speaking, experience has shown that energy labelling programmes are effective instruments, which enable authorities to benefit from low-cost energy savings, consumers to spend less on electricity, and manufacturers to improve their products and become more competitive against imported, less efficient products (WEC & Ademe 2004). In this respect, however, mandatory comparative energy labelling should be preferred where it is feasible. In some instances, the development of eco- labels has had an impact on the behaviour of manufacturers, strongly encouraging them to modify their products in order to qualify for an eco-label so as to maintain their products in retail chains, for example. Surveys have indicated that eco-labels are better known to women than men and to younger people rather than older people. (OECD 1997). Labels can play a part in market transformation.
For example, in a country with a high level of environmental awareness, such as Sweden, the level of consumer awareness to eco-labels is significant and there is a demand for eco-labelled products. The market presence, and therefore the visibility, of eco-labelled products have contributed to the awareness of consumers. Eco-labels have also had an impact on the behaviour of manufacturers in specific product categories (OECD 1997).
Nevertheless, it is difficult to isolate and measure the environmental benefits of eco-labelling as distinct from benefits achieved via other environmental meausres. Environmental effectiveness has been evaluated indirectly on the basis of consumer awareness and consumer demand for eco-labelled products. Public awareness and attitudes to eco-labelled products vary significantly depending on the country (OECD 1997).
In many cases, there is an increase in manufacturing cost to manufacturers for appliances with enhanced energy efficiency, which can be passed on to the users or can be compensated by productivity gains.
This means that at any given time, there is likely to be a price premium of energy-efficient models over less efficient ones for consumers. However, studies found purchase prices for energy-efficient appliances have decreased over time (e.g. LBNL 2001; Lane 2011).
Other studies show that labels for promoting energy-efficient appliances have not increased consumer prices significantly (IEA 2007).
The endorsement labelling scheme itself will also entail some costs to governments (if they run the scheme and particularly if they award the label for free), for manufacturers (especially, if they have to pay a fee to register an appliance for a label) and possibly for retailers. However, they are usually small in comparison to the incremental manufacturing costs.
According to Bertoldi & Atanasiu (2007) most of the energy measures like energy labelling schemes are cost effective. This means that they will result in net money savings for the users, as the reduced electricity costs over the life time of the appliance will be bigger than any additional purchasing cost for the more efficient model. In many cases there is an increase in manufacturing cost to manufacturers, which can be passed on to users or can be compensated by productivity gains.
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As Delhi's cultural beating heart, the chaos of the 'Old' city of Delhi has to be seen to be believed. Its warren of nooks and alleys are a sight in themselves, but Old Delhi also hosts many key sightseeing highlights. Although much of the old city wall has since disappeared and those parts that remain are crumbling, relics of a fortified past remain, including three of the impressive gates and the UNESCO-listed Red Fort. New Delhi boasts wide, tree-lined boulevards, magnificent landmarks and grand government institutions.
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This volume is an important study for understanding the complex interconnections between basic science and its sources of economic support in the period between the two world wars. The focus of the study is on the Institute for Theoretical Physics (later renamed the Niels Bohr Institute) at Copenhagen University, and the role of its director, the eminent Danish physicist, Niels Bohr, in the funding and administration of the Institute. Under Bohr's direction, the Copenhagen Institute was a central workplace in the development and the formulation of quantum mechanics in the 1920s and later became an important center for nuclear research in the 1930s. Dr. Aaserud brings together the scholarhip on the internal origins and development of nuclear physics in the 1930s with descriptions of the concurrent changes in private support for international basic science, particularly as represented by Rockefeller Foundation philanthropy. In the process, the book places the emergence of nuclear physics in a larger historical context. This book will appeal to historians of science, physicists, and advanced students in these areas.
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As indicated by its title A History of Great Ideas in Abnormal Psychology, this book is not just concerned with the chronology of events or with biographical details of great psychiatrists and psychopathologists. It has as its main interest, a study of the ideas underlying theories about mental illness and mental health in the Western world. These are studied according to their historical development from ancient times to the twentieth century. The book discusses the history of ideas about the nature of mental illness, its causation, its treatment and also social attitudes towards mental illness. The conceptions of mental illness are discussed in the context of philosophical ideas about the human mind and the medical theories prevailing in different periods of history. Certain perennial controversies are presented such as those between the psychological and organic approaches to the treatment of mental illness, and those between the focus on disease entities (nosology) versus the focus on individual personalities. The beliefs of primitive societies are discussed, and the development of early scientific ideas about mental illness in Greek and Roman times. The study continues through the medieval age to the Renaissance. More emphasis is then placed on the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century, the enlightenment of the eighteenth, and the emergence of modern psychological and psychiatric ideas concerning psychopathology in the twentieth century.
This book provides a comprehensive guide to the conceptual methodological, and epistemological problems of biology, and treats in depth the major developments in molecular biology and evolutionary theory that have transformed both biology and its philosophy in recent decades. At the same time the work is a sustained argument for a particular philosophy of biology that unifies disparate issues and offers a framework for expectations about the future directions of the life sciences. The argument explores differences between autonomist and anti-autonomist views of biology. The result is a vindication of reductionism, but one that is unexpectedly hollow. For it leaves the exponents of the autonomy of biology from physical science with as much as their view of biology really requires - and rather more than the reductionist might comfortably concede. Professor Rosenberg shows how the problems of the philosophy of biology are interconnected and how their solutions are interdependent, However, this book focuses more on the direct concerns of biologists, rather than the traditional agenda of philosophers' problems about biology. This departure from earlier books on the subject results both in greater understanding and relevance of the philosophy of science to biology as a whole.
This volume is written as a reaction to the worldwide decreasing interest in the natural sciences. It addresses many intriguing questions. How is the changing image of the distinct sciences experienced by the general public, by the scientists themselves, or in disciplines in which natural sciences are applied? How can it be connected to the phenomenon of the low number of women in science? It is of interest to researchers, teachers, and students of natural sciences, the history of science, and philosophy.
Philosophy of Experimental Biology explores some central philosophical issues concerning scientific research in experimental biology, including genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, developmental biology, neurobiology, and microbiology. It seeks to make sense of the explanatory strategies, concepts, ways of reasoning, approaches to discovery and problem solving, tools, models and experimental systems deployed by scientific life science researchers and also integrates developments in historical scholarship, in particular the New Experimentalism. It concludes that historical explanations of scientific change that are based on local laboratory practice need to be supplemented with an account of the epistemic norms and standards that are operative in science. This book should be of interest to philosophers and historians of science as well as to scientists.
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Considering cases from Europe to India, this collection brings together current critical research into the role played by racial issues in the production of medical knowledge. Confronting such controversial themes as colonialism and medicine, the origins of racial thinking and health and migration, the distinguished contributors examine the role played by medicine in the construction of racial categories.
Ethical questions about the use of animals and humans in research remain among the most vexing within both the scientific community and society at large. These often rancorous arguments have gone on, however, with little awareness of their historical antecedents. Experimentation on animals and particularly humans is often assumed to be a uniquely modern phenomenon, but the ideas and attitudes that encourage the biological and medical sciences to experiment on living creatures date from the earliest expression of Western thought. Here, Anita Guerrini looks at the history of these practices from vivisection in ancient Alexandria to present-day battles over animal rights and medical research employing human subjects. Guerrini discusses key historical episodes, including the discovery of blood circulation, the development of smallpox and polio vaccines, and recent AIDS research. She also explores the rise of the antivivisection movement in Victorian England, the modern animal rights movement, and current debates over gene therapy.--From publisher description.
This book is a collection of papers which reflect the recent trends in the philosophy and history of molecular biology. It brings together historians, philosophers, and molecular biologists who reflect on the discipline's emergence in the 1950's, its explosive growth, and the directions in which it is going. Questions addressed include: (i) what are the limits of molecular biology? (ii) What is the relation of molecular biology to older subdisciplines of biology, especially biochemistry? (iii) Are there theories in molecular biology? (iv) If so, how are these theories structured? (v) What role did information theory play in the rise of molecular biology? The book will open the way for many future researchers.
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In its benchmark annual Energy Outlook, BP forecast a 100-fold growth in electric vehicles by 2040, with its chief economist Spencer Dale painting a world in which we travel much more but instead of using private cars, we increasingly share trips in autonomous vehicles, Reuters reported.
While travel demand more than doubles over the period as economies of countries such as China and India grow, higher oil demand will be more than offset by increased engine efficiency standards as well as the larger number of EVs and shared traveling. Unlike many other forecasts, including previous BP Energy Outlooks, which looked solely at the growing share of EVs in the car fleet, BP this year focused on the share of vehicles kilometers powered by electricity.
Under BP's Evolving Transition scenario, which assumes that policies and technology continue to evolve at a speed similar to that seen in the recent past, some 30% of car kilometers are powered by electricity by 2040 from almost zero in 2016. At the same time, the number of EVs is set to increase from 3 million today to over 320 million by 2040, representing roughly 15% out of a total car fleet of 2 billion.
As a result, fuel demand from the car fleet is forecast to dip to 18.6 million barrels per day in 2040 from 18.7 million bpd in 2016, when it represented around one-fifth of total oil demand, according to BP.


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Connecticut and Rhode Island
May 18-22, 2018 – Connecticut & Rhode Island
After spending a week in the Empire State, we continued our journey northeastward along the coast. The pace slowed considerably as we rolled into Connecticut, and even more so as we entered Rhode Island. We also met up with some friends, which made our time there even better. 🙂
Our first stop was Bethlehem, Connecticut to see a dear friend from our college days. We stayed at a very nice Harvest Hosts location, March Farm, but we were in such a hurry to meet up with Paul we failed to get a photo. Their spiced peaches were yummy!
Paul was my best man, a fellow Zamboni driver at the ice arena at Western Michigan University, and one of the first people I met in my freshman year. Diana and him were good friends throughout that time also. We met up for dinner at the White Horse Pub in New Preston and caught up on each others lives. Before too long, we were laughing and reminiscing about all the fun things we did back when we were in college. A very enjoyable evening, indeed. 🙂
The next day we drove to Guilford, CT to check out that area for a bit.
We stayed at a Harvest Hosts location called Bishop's Orchards. This was actually their retail side of their operation, located directly on US-1. Still, it was plenty quiet for us. They had a store that was fabulous, with everything from specialty meats and cheeses to wine, produce, and ice cream.
They also had llamas, goats, pigs, and other assorted farm animals. It rained like crazy the full day we were there, so we didn't do much exploring. We did go out to dinner, just to get out of the rig for a bit. There was a wedding going on at their venue next door that wrapped up early in the evening. We felt bad for them, as it just poured the entire day.
On Sunday, May 20, we headed for Rhode Island. We quickly passed through this tiny state on I-95 back in 2007, so we didn't know much about it. This time, we made plans to go to dinner with our friends Jerry and Linda from our park in Florida, as this area is their home.
Our campsite at Fisherman's Memorial State Park was huge! We quickly got everything set up before our friends came by to pick us up. We went a few miles east to Galilee to a little seafood joint called Champlin's. It was delicious!
The restaurant overlooked Galilee Salt Pond Harbor, and was just north of Salty Brine State Beach. Jerry explained to us that the little park was named after a local TV and radio personality he remembered as a kid.
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Salty Brine's afternoon TV show, Salty's Shack, ran for more than 50 years. It featured Popeye, Little Rascals and the Three Stooges films and cartoons. In the morning, he would read off the school closings on WPRO-AM. Two towns in western Rhode Island, Foster and Gloucester, typically received more snow than other parts of the state. With his New England accent, Salty would lump them together and shorten them to "No school Fosta Glosta!" He reminded us of our own Michigan weatherman when we were growing up, Sonny Eliot.
It was great to see Linda and Jerry again! We look forward to hanging out with them in Florida, come November. 🙂
On May 21 and 22, we explored the area around Narragansett a bit.
Coming into town Narragansett Pier, the road goes under this historic building known as The Towers. Once connected to a large resort, this 19th century structure has survived multiple fires, nor'easters, and hurricanes. The Coast Guard House restaurant sits between it and the water.
We sat at their bar and enjoyed an afternoon cocktail and the view. While there, we noticed a lighthouse blinking across the bay, so we drove over to check it out.
This is Beavervail Point Lighthouse State Park, located at the southern tip of Beavertail State Park. This light station was built way back in 1856. This is actually the third tower to be built here, the first having been constructed in 1749. We spent the afternoon enjoying the sunshine in the adjacent park.
We also visited Point Judith Lighthouse. This was the subject of one of my favorite Steven Dempsey photographs, The Wind and the Moon. The first tower was constructed here in 1810, with this one being built in 1857.
Its light shines over Point Judith Harbor of Refuge and the Atlantic Ocean.
We really enjoyed our time in Connecticut and Rhode Island. These two tiny states are filled with acre upon acre of beauty. With their location being so close to Boston and New York, one would not expect the peace and tranquility we found here. We will definitely be back!
Next up, we head further northeast to Cape Cod for a week-long stay. Be sure to stay tuned for that. Until then, safe travels to all!
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Comparison of observed continental- and global-scale changes in surface temperature with results simulated by climate models using natural and anthropogenic forcings. Decadal averages of observations are shown for the period 1906–2005 (black line) plotted against the centre of the decade and relative to the corresponding average for 1901–1950. Lines are dashed where spatial coverage is less than 50%. Blue shaded bands show the 5–95% range for 19 simulations from 5 climate models using only the natural forcings due to solar activity and volcanoes. Red shaded bands show the 5–95% range for 58 simulations from 14 climate models using both natural and anthropogenic forcings.


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Deepika Padukone to Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor – Bollywood celebrities snapped at places of worship
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01/6Deepika Padukone to Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor – Bollywood celebrities snapped at places of worship
Bollywood celebrities are usually snapped at religious places seeking blessings for various reasons, be it a big film, their birthdays or to simply celebrate their professional success. From Mumbai's famous Siddhivinayak Temple to the popular Golden Temple in Amritsar – Bollywood celebrities are spotted at all these places seeking blessings of the Almighty. While Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone celebrated their first anniversary by visiting two temples, Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan had offered prayers at the Siddhivinayak temple on their 10th wedding anniversary. Here's taking a look at Bollywood celebrities who were snapped at different places of worship.
02/6Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone at Tirupati and the Golden Temple
Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone went on a spiritual trip for their first wedding anniversary as they offered prayers at two Hindu temples. They first headed to Tirupati to seek blessings at the Lord Venkateswara temple. Post this, Ranveer and Deepika made an early morning visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The couple was accompanied by their parents to both the places of worship. Dressed in their traditional best, Deepika and Ranveer seemed to be enjoying marital bliss.
03/6Shah Rukh Khan and Abram at the Golden Temple
Soon after the release of 'Raees' in January 2017, Shah Rukh Khan offered prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The actor was accompanied by his toddler Abram Khan as well as 'Raees' co-producer Ritesh Sidhwani. SRK had shared an adorable picture of Abram and him on Twitter, with a caption that read, "At the Sri Darbar Sahib. Peace and love and all feelings beautiful. Thank u Amritsar". 'Raees' had earned big at the box office and SRK was celebrating the success with a holy visit.
04/6Kareena Kapoor Khan at the Golden Temple
Kareena Kapoor is yet another celebrity to have visited the Golden Temple. The actress decided to offer prayers before she began shooting for an upcoming film. Bebo was dressed in a traditional grey salwar kameez and had added a black scarf and sheer dupatta to her attire. Back in 2012, Kareena had paid a visit to the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai, before the release of her film 'Heroine'. It seems like a tradition for Bebo to seek divine blessing before beginning any new project.
05/6Ajay Devgn and Yug at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
Last month Ajay Devgn visited the famous Ajmer Sharif Dargah with son Yug. However during this religious trip Ajay lost his cool as he was mobbed by a sea of fans. A video which emerged from Ajay's visit to the religious shrine showed that the actor had a tough time navigating through the crowd with his son. With the help of police, Ajay managed to make his way to the Dargah. Back in 2011, Ajay Devgn was snapped at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah with Kajol, Nysa and Yug. At that time Yug was just about a year old.
06/6Abhishek, Aishwarya and Aaradhya Bachchan at Siddhivinayak Temple
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary on April 20, 2017 and decided to seek blessing at the famous Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai. The couple was accompanied by their daughter Aaradhya and the entire family was colour co-ordinated in white traditional attires. Even on her birthday in 2017, Ash made a visit to the same temple with mother Vrinda Rai and Aaradhya. The Bachchans have been ardent devotees of Lord Ganesha and have previously walked from their Juhu home to Prabhadevi to seek blessings at the Siddhivinayak temple.


Christmas tree braid tutorial is an easy Holiday hairstyle for girls! With a few embellishments you'll have a cute Christmas themed hair braid.
This Christmas tree braid turned out so cute! I love being creative and thought I would challenge myself to doing something extra cute with my daughter's hair for Christmas. She actually let me play around with her hair until I came up with this fun and simple Christmas Tree Hairstyle!
If you have a little girl and not so good with hair like me, then this Christmas tree braid hairstyle is for you! It's really easy and looks cute even if you don't decorate the tree. Just follow my directions and I'm sure you can do it!
We love making cute crafts for girl's hair, but this is the first time I've actually tried a braid. If I can do it, you can too!
With only a few embellishments you'll have an adorable Christmas themed hair braid! The girls will love it. I hope you enjoy this fun idea.
Get all supplies ready along with a hair comb. Glue a bobby pin to the back of a gift bow for the Christmas Tree star.
First you want to pull half of the hair back and secure into a pony tail with a small band.
Split the half pony tail hair into two sections. Braid each section and secure each end with a small rubber band.
Here is the trickiest part that I wish I had on video for you. Really, it's very easy though. What you want to do is form a Christmas tree shape with the two braids.
Pull one braid to the right side of the head and gather a small bit of hair about an inch down and to the right. Secure the braid to the loose hair with a small band. Let the loose hair fall back into place under the braid.
Do this three to four more times depending on the length of the hair.
Repeat on the left side. My daughter's hair did much better on this side. I'm not sure why, but it looked so much cleaner.
Make sure the two bottom bands on each braid line up. Then bring the two braids together to form the tree shape.
I removed the small bands, then used a larger brown band to attach the two braids together with a section of loose hair going down the middle of the head.
This took some maneuvering to get the shape just right. Once the hair is secured and the braids are shaped to look like a tree, add the bow to the top of the Christmas Tree.
I really LOVED the simple shape of the Christmas Tree braid. You could absolutely leave it like this for an adorable hairstyle.
Since we had time to play, I decided to go ahead and decorate the tree just for fun! I found some floral stems in my Christmas decorations that had small glitter berries and thought they would make good mini ornaments.
After attaching strips of ribbon to the rubber bands, I stuck some of the plastic berries inside the braid. They stayed put just like a bobby pin.
What a fun and easy Christmas hairstyle right?!?
You might also like this Elf Hair Bow Craft.


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About my trial: Class Struggle or Class Hatred? — Errico Malatesta Mar 3, 2009 5 pp.
About the Platform — Errico Malatesta and Nestor Makhno Mar 4, 2009 24 pp.
Against the Constituent Assembly as Against the Dictatorship — Errico Malatesta Mar 3, 2009 6 pp.
Anarchism and Organization — Errico Malatesta Mar 3, 2009 9 pp.
An Anarchist Programme — Errico Malatesta Jan 18, 2020 21 pp.
Anarchist Propaganda — Errico Malatesta Mar 3, 2009 7 pp.
The Anarchist Revolution — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 11 pp.
Anarchists Have Forgotten Their Principles — Errico Malatesta Jul 24, 2019 7 pp.
The Anarchists in the Present Time — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 9 pp.
Anarchists, the War and Their Principles — Errico Malatesta Mar 3, 2009 23 pp.
Anarchy — Errico Malatesta Mar 3, 2009 53 pp.
Anarchy and Organization: The Debate at the 1907 International Anarchist Congress — Various Authors Aug 20, 2011 19 pp.
Anarchy and Violence — Errico Malatesta Oct 10, 2014 8 pp.
At The Café — Errico Malatesta Sep 10, 2015 102 pp.
Democracy and Anarchy — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 6 pp.
Further thoughts on the question of crime — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 8 pp.
Gradualism — Errico Malatesta Oct 17, 2014 8 pp.
The Idea of Good Government — Errico Malatesta Mar 3, 2009 3 pp.
A Little Theory — Errico Malatesta Jun 1, 2009 7 pp.
Majorities and Minorities — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 3 pp.
Mutual Aid: An Essay — Errico Malatesta Mar 3, 2009 7 pp.
Neither Democrats, nor Dictators: Anarchists — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 6 pp.
Note on Medicine and Anarchism — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 3 pp.
Note to the article "Individualism and Anarchism" by Adamas — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 5 pp.
On Syndicalism — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 16 pp.
Peter Kropotkin — Errico Malatesta Jul 30, 2019 13 pp.
Pro-Government Anarchists — Errico Malatesta Jul 24, 2019 5 pp.
A Project of Anarchist Organisation — Errico Malatesta Oct 28, 2016 14 pp.
Reformism — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 7 pp.
The Republic Of The Boys And That Of The Bearded Men — Errico Malatesta Sep 20, 2017 7 pp.
The Revolutionary "Haste" — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 5 pp.
Revolution in Practice — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 13 pp.
A Talk About Anarchist Communism Between Two Workers — Errico Malatesta Feb 18, 2009 43 pp.
The Duties of the Present Hour — Errico Malatesta Jul 12, 2019 6 pp.
Towards Anarchism — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 7 pp.
The Tragic Bandits — Errico Malatesta Mar 3, 2009 9 pp.
Violence as a Social Factor — Errico Malatesta Jul 12, 2019 7 pp.
What Is Anarchism? An Introduction — Donald Rooum and Freedom Press (ed.) Aug 27, 2012 114 pp.
What is to be done? — Errico Malatesta Mar 4, 2009 5 pp.


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Q: Is it possible to create rectangle with its left and right sides are absolute circle by using CSS? Here what I'm trying to create is shown in the image

I have used border-radius but it didn't helped me. what I have done so far is given on the snippet below:

.button-holder{
    width:300px;
    height:100px;
}
.button{
    width:80%;
    height:65%;
    border-radius:50%;
    border:2px solid #000;
    background-color:#063755;
}

Please Note:- I know that it's possible to obtain the shape by merging
  multiple
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  with a single
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A: You need to use half the height in px, not %.

.button-holder{
    width:300px;
    height:100px;
}
.button{
    width:80%;
    height:65%;
    border-radius:32.5px;  // 100px * 0.65 * 0.5 = 32.5px
    border:2px solid #000;
    background-color:#063755;
}

A: you can use psuedo elements like this:

.button-holder {
  width: 300px;
  height: 100px;
  background-color: #063755;
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.button-holder:before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  height: 100%;
  width: 33.33%; /* height/width */
  top: 0;
  left: -16.665%; /* 1/2 of the width */
  border-radius: 100%;
  background-color: #063755;
}

.button-holder:after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  height: 100%;
  width: 33.33%;
  top: 0;
  right: -16.665%;
  border-radius: 100%;
  background-color: #063755;
}

A: Try this:

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Home NEWS News Call her mayor
Call her mayor
Satya Rhodes-Conway ousts Paul Soglin in decisive win
by Dylan Brogan, Joe Tarr
AMY STOCKLEIN
Paul Soglin wasn't ready to end his storied tenure as Madison's mayor. Voters had other plans.
After 22 years in the office, Soglin lost what may be his final election by 18,000 votes. Challenger Satya Rhodes-Conway simply walked away with it, capturing an impressive 62 percent of the vote.
Rhodes-Conway won in the Nakoma and Vilas neighborhoods. She won Allied Drive and Vera Court. She won Eastmorland, Westmorland, Glendale, Greentree and Glacier Ridge. She won Eken Park, Emerson East and Sherman. Rhodes-Conway won with more than 75 percent of the vote from the Capitol across the isthmus to the Yahara. She won 99 of the 121 voting wards.
Soglin conceded the race quickly and calmly at the Brink Lounge Tuesday night. He was warm with the small crowd of supporters and left the event after several rounds of hugs. He told one person with a smile and a shrug, "stuff happens."
"I'm going out and looking for a job tomorrow," Soglin, 73, told reporters before leaving.
Was he surprised by the defeat? "No," said the mayor.
Does he have any regrets? "No."
Any advice for Rhodes-Conway? "No," said Soglin. "If I have any it will be between me and her."
A few blocks away at Prism Dance Club, Hannah Lee waited after the polls closed at Rhodes-Conway's party to see if her candidate would win.
Lee volunteered for Rhodes Conways' campaign, knocking on doors and passing out literature. To her, Rhodes-Conway was simply a superior candidate, with better ideas and an engaging personality. But she said Soglin was also swimming against an overwhelming tide as he tried to win an unprecedented third consecutive term in an off-and-on mayoral stint that stretches back five decades.
"She's a woman and it's the year of the woman," Lee said. "If you're an old white guy, it's so 10 minutes ago."
Unofficial results had Rhodes-Conway with 47,915 votes to Soglin's 29,150.
The race was called shortly before 9 p.m. and minutes later, Rhodes-Conway arrived to thunderous cheers while Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire" blared over the sound system.
She opened her victory speech by saying, "In the words of the great Harvey Milk, 'it's not my victory, it's yours and it's yours and it's yours,'" as she gestured to several people in the crowd.
After thanking her family and supporters, Rhodes-Conway added, "I also want to thank Paul Soglin. I just got off the phone with him and I thanked him on behalf of all of us for his steadfast service to the city."
The crowd of several hundred applauded but it was clear that they were tired of the mayor, and eager for a leadership change. Lee said that Soglin was stubborn and unwilling to listen. "When you look at the debates, you see how grumpy he is," she said. "It's kind of like 'don't bother me, let me do my job and get out of my face.'"
Ald. Shiva Bidar-Sielaff — who has at times clashed with Soglin — says she is excited to now have a mayor who she feels she can collaborate with. "I ran again because I had hope to leave a legacy that really brought our city to a different level and place," she said. "I took that leap of faith and today I felt that it was worth it.
"It's going to be a relationship of respect, listening, collaboration," she said. "I don't expect there's always going to be 100 percent agreement, but I expect a huge amount of respect from Satya."
Gary Tipler, a historic preservationist, said that he's supported Soglin in the past, but backed Rhodes-Conway this time. He felt that under Soglin, the city has been too cozy with developers, at the expense of neighborhood concerns.
"I feel like Satya had good things to offer, would say what she wanted to do, and was interested in what we thought as well," he said. "That was new."
Ald. Rebecca Kemble, who supported Rhodes-Conway's campaign, said her candidate earned the victory. "She worked really hard for many many months. She got her message out and had a ground game like no other candidate had," Kemble said. "I think as of yesterday, they knocked on every door in the city."
Kemble is positive about the future. "The women who get shit done are ready to work."
During his short concession speech, Soglin said he's proud of the progress his administration made in his two recent terms to create affordable housing and narrow disparity gaps.
"I take some comfort that I received some good solid support in the African American community and in the Latino community in this election and I hope that support transfers to the new city council and the new mayor," said Soglin. "[I hope] that we will continue making the kind of progress we have seen the past eight years. And it's significant progress."
Longtime staffers Enis Ragland and Katie Crawley were more dejected than their boss.
"One of the things I'm most proud of is the way he supports city staff from the highest level to the lowest level," said Crawley with tears welling up in her eyes. "He hires good people and he stands by them when they are critiqued unjustly. That has been appreciated and will be missed."
Ragland said he appreciates the commitment Soglin made to "making Madison a better place for everybody."
"Under his leadership, we never gave up on any neighborhood. Allied Drive. Broadway/Simpson. Vera Court. We never gave up and always worked to make them better," said Ragland. "There's a lot of work to do but we've come a long way. It's the little things that make a difference in people's lives — not so much the big grandiose things. The mayor did a lot of little things to make life better in Madison."
Paul Soglin has Been a Good Mayor
Perhaps the election results are to the good (that remains to be seen) but what we do know is that Paul Soglin has been a terrific mayor. He's shaped Madison. Let's hope he stays around in some meaningful capacity; otherwise, there's always the garden and yard. Soglin has always emphasized education so perhaps it is fitting that a school be named after him?
fflambeau 289 days ago
Or even a street....
Soglin Ave.......
Hannah Lee 289 days ago


Going for a walk can help to change environment – particularly if your family has got a dog – you'll be doing them a favour at the same time!
If you can, plan some 'down time' away from the hustle and bustle of the festivities – watching a particular programme during the day, or volunteering to do the washing up while everyone else settles down in front of the Christmas TV!
Not knowing what's going to happen when and the change to your normal routine can heighten anxiety, so try to plan as much as you can. Just knowing the schedule of the day, and what food will be on the table can help.
Use stress balls or have something to fiddle with to help with anxiety.
Focus on the parts of Christmas you do enjoy – decorating the house, sending cards and presents to loved ones, seeing everyone together, the Christmas songs, singing carols etc.
Put a positive quote as your phone background and screensaver, so you've got something to turn to if things are hard to cope with.
Prioritise self-care and take some time for you – use the new bath set you've been bought for Christmas, get stuck into a new book or research some mindfulness or meditation techniques.
And remember, Beat's Helpline will be open on Christmas Day and Boxing Day 4-8pm. We will also be running online support groups on both days.


One of the best ways to create an anxious, destructive, barking, howling, separation anxiety-filled dog is to share an effusive goodbye. Even when you leave without fanfare it's hard on your dog and he/she is likely to get worried and concerned, even worked-up emotionally. So, the last thing you want to do is make something that's already difficult for your dog even worse.
Most people share the desire to connect and communicate with our dogs. We want them to know we love them, right? We want them to know that we're coming back when we leave and that everything will be okay. Those good intentions however are exactly how you make everything not okay. Your dog is left feeling confused, excited and emotionally stimulated. And then – you leave! The contrast from what you just shared, to what they're now left with is enormous and that energy and stimulation you created has to go somewhere, so it goes into all the negative stuff described above. You basically leave your dog holding the emotional bag.
If you really want to help your dog feel better. If you really want your dog to relax while you're away, then don't load them up with physical and emotional juice prior to leaving. Just leave — make it normal and non-eventful. Even though your human heart may feel cold and uncaring by just leaving, your dog won't receive it like that. His or her feelings won't be hurt, they won't think you don't love them and they won't hold an emotional grudge. On the contrary, you'll actually be helping them feel more comfortable, more relaxed and more accepting of your departure and that is the goal, right? Right!
Over-indulging Your Dog, Are You?
Most pet owners don't realize that there are consequences to giving your dog too much love, freedom and unearned affection. This type of human behavior creates perceptions about you that can lead to issues with your dog. You see, everything you do or don't do is giving your dog information about who you are and how he/she should respond to you. We are constantly dropping clues to our pets about everything.
When your relationship with your dog is lopsided, unbalanced and based far more on spoiling than on rules and structure, your dog is going to have issues. If you want a dog with issues, have at it. But if you want a dog who does not have human-caused problems then keep reading.
You think the spoiling might lead to begging or barking at you, but instead it leads to resource guarding. You think that allowing your dog to pull you on the walk might lead to barking at other dogs, but instead it leads to growling and snapping at guests in the house. You think allowing jumping, barking and craziness in the house will just lead to bad manners, but instead it leads to separation anxiety. While the origins of these serious issues might seem dramatic and improbable, I can assure you we've seen them all in action.
We've seen relationship gaps between pets and their owners create what seem to be amazingly disconnected issues. The thing is, you don't get to choose how your behavior (or lack thereof) affects your dog's. You don't know what's going to come out the other end of a relationship that's short on leadership, rules and accountability, and long on chaos and permissiveness.
Oftentimes it makes clear sense. The behavior you think you're possibly creating (and are okay with) is what you get. But just as often it's not. Often the dog's individual psychological make-up and personality create an outcome you'd think was totally unrelated. But what happens is, your dog's personal insecurities, temperament, genetics and attitude become a giant mixer – a mixer that combines with what you add to it. You both add your parts, stir them up with daily life and repetition, and voila, you get some nasty behavior that SEEMS totally unrelated. But it's not.
Do we sometimes need specific protocols for specific issues? Of course. But by and large, a simple program of believable leadership, non-negotiable rules, dependable structure and accountability for poor choices are what make 95% of the changes.
Do you know how many resource guarders stop guarding once they experience a few rules totally unrelated to their guarding? Or how many territorial pups stop being territorial once believable leadership is in place? Or how many separation anxiety dogs relax and stop freaking out once they learn that structure, rules and accountability are prioritized over freedom and affection? Lots and lots of them.
Leadership gaps, rule gaps, structure gaps, accountability gaps – accompanied by permissiveness, over-affection and too much freedom are the perfect recipe to create dog behavior problems. The thing is, you never know which ones.
Don't worry, being a good dog parent is something most people have to learn. Many people elect to allow their pets to sleep in their beds, eat off their plates, bark when the doorbell rings, etc. But the truth is, your pets, just like kids, are watching and learning from you every second of the day. And as smart as your dog is, he/she doesn't understand the phrase "do as I say, not as I do."


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8 Things You Don't Want to Miss This Weekend: April 5–7
Guides & Insights, Tokyo Life
by Weekender Editor
Shortly after the Tokugawa Shogunate relocated Japan's capital to Edo in the 17th century, shrewd entrepreneur Takatoshi Mitsui arrived in Nihonbashi to open a new branch of the family kimono business. Rather than travel door-to-door to produce custom-fit kimonos as was the general practice, Mitsui built a store where customers could purchase pre-made kimono, essentially creating Japan's first department store.
Nihonbashi grew around Mitsui's expanding operation, and became the heart of the mercantile exchange in the world's largest city. By the end of the Edo Era (1603–1868), the Mitsui clan was the richest family in Japan.
Mitsukoshi Department Store in Nihonbashi is the direct descendant of Takatoshi Mitsui's original kimono shop. The cherry trees lining the streets will be illuminated for one more weekend. Don't miss this annual rite of spring, and a host of other ambitious events happening in Tokyo, from art receptions to live music to book fairs.
Nihonbashi Sakura Festival 2019
In addition to light shows, illuminations and a special selection of sweets, Nihonbashi raised the bar this year with Japan's first exhibition of The Tree of Life, a digital installation of a cherry tree in bloom.
Sumida Park
The shores of the Sumida River are a great place for hanami and to photogram cherry blossoms with Tokyo Sky Tree in the background. Have a picnic, cruise the river on the waterbus or take a nighttime stroll to enjoy the cherry blossom illuminations.
Kour Pour, Courtesy of the artist
THE CLUB x Kour Pour: "Returnee"
Los Angeles-based multicultural painter and printmaker Kour Pour brings a selection of his rich and vibrant work for his first solo exhibition in Japan.
Sing Express 2 with Tina Broad
Join a spirited, lively and fun workshop alongside fellow enthusiasts and learn the ins and outs of a cappella singing from accomplished professionals.
Amp. Hands In The Air
Enjoy the cool spring evening in Tokyo with a groovy combination of dance-friendly rock and Japanese funk bands.
'Miyamoto Musashi Killing The Whale' (1847) Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Lineage of Eccentrics: The Miraculous World of Edo Painting
This exhibition showcases the strange and magnificent worlds of previously overlooked and ignored Edo-era artists as selected by art historian Tsuji Nobuon in his book Lineage of Eccentrics.
Unko Museum
Asobuild is a an entertainment building next to Yokohama Station known for offering hands-on experiences. But all anyone can talk about is the poop museum on the second floor. Check out our hands-on review.
Tokyo Art Book Fair: Ginza Edition
This art book fair at Ginza Sony Park is a prelude to the main Tokyo Art Book Fair which will make it's comeback this July. Each weekend selected exhibitors offer self-published goods directly to customers.
Your Guide to Plum Festival Season in Tokyo: How and Where to Celebrate
The 2018 Cherry Blossom Forecast is Live!
5 Ways to Experience Old Tokyo Traditions This Week: July 30–August 4
8 Things You Don't Want to Miss This Weekend: March 22–24