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Sri Lanka – abandoned promises?
The Sri Lanka Campaign has published a new report, 'Abandoned Promises?', looking at the progress that the government has made towards addressing the legacy of the island's brutal civil war.
By the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice
The new report, 'Abandoned Promises?', looks at the current state of play for human rights in Sri Lanka, and evaluates the progress that the government has made towards addressing the legacy of the island's brutal civil war, during which tens of thousands of Tamil civilians were killed.
Our findings – based on media reports, assessments by UN human rights bodies, and input from local activists – paint a troubling picture. Four and a half years after the government pledged action at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the overwhelming majority of its 25 key commitments remain mostly or completely unachieved.
Read the findings here
Even more troubling, this week Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa announced that Sri Lanka would seek to "withdraw" from the HRC process; a process which the Sri Lankan government has supported (at least on paper) since October 2015. While it remains unclear at this stage what exactly that announcement might mean – an issue we looked at in a recent Twitter thread – it will no doubt come as yet another blow to efforts to obtain truth and justice for the victims and survivors of atrocity crimes in Sri Lanka.
In this context it is vital that members of the international community remain vigilant – and that they maintain a firm and principled stance on the need to deal with the past in Sri Lanka. A key test will be how they respond when the HRC opens for its 43rd session in Geneva next week.
Our report, the latest instalment in our #KeepThePromise campaign, calls on member of the international community to remain engaged at the HRC and ensure a continuation of the process beyond its expiry in March 2021. However, we also want to see them being much more proactive elsewhere: enhancing efforts to pursue alleged war criminals abroad, denouncing the crackdown on human rights activists that is currently underway in Sri Lanka, and reviewing cooperation with the government on aid, trade and security.
You can read our full list of recommendations here.
For coverage of events next week, including a statement to the HRC from Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister on Wednesday morning and an update from the UN Human Rights chief on Thursday afternoon, you can follow us over on Twitter.
The Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice is a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation, which is comprised of organizations committed to upholding and implementing the Principles of Conflict Transformation.
This article was originally published on the Sri Lanka Campaign website and is available by clicking here. The views expressed do not necessarily represent those of TransConflict.
Interested in writing for TransConflict? Contact us now by clicking here!
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require_relative "../../spec_helper"
require "vcr"

require "emeril/category"

VCR.configure do |config|
  config.ignore_hosts "codeclimate.com"
  config.cassette_library_dir = "spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes"
  config.hook_into :webmock
end

describe Emeril::Category do

  describe ".for_cookbook" do
    it "returns a category string for a known cookbook" do
      VCR.use_cassette("known_cookbook") do
        Emeril::Category.for_cookbook("mysql").must_equal "Databases"
      end
    end

    it "returns nil for a nonexistant cookbook" do
      VCR.use_cassette("nonexistant_cookbook") do
        Emeril::Category.for_cookbook("fooboobunnyyaya").must_be_nil
      end
    end
  end
end

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August 4th through the 6th in a little area just outside of Chicago called Rosemont saw a small herd of jazzed-up horror fans congregate in a Crowne Plaza hotel to celebrate the annual Flashback Weekend horror convention. This weekend was particularly special for A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise fans for a multitude of reasons. A head-spinning blend of cast members from many of the films, most notably Part 4, were the headlining guests with Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger) as the gracious top bill. In addition, a special larger than life documentary was being filmed titled FredHeads.
This combination made my Flashback Weekend experience one of the most exciting, emotional, and best conventions that I have ever attended. And I almost didn't make it.
FredHeads producer and media director Diandra Lazor, an online buddy brought it to my attention that the character I've been calling my twin for over twenty years now and the woman who portrayed her, Toy Newkirk (Sheila from Nightmare 4: The Dream Master) was a late guest announcement. It was close to the date and I usually like planning any travel that involves flying a bit in advance commonly because being an artist, my budget is always a squeeze. But the opportunity of finally meeting Toy was a chance that I would never internally stop screaming at myself for if I didn't book it. I through caution to the wind without sacrificing my living expense deadlines and made it there on Saturday.
I used the word nervous a lot to describe actually getting a chance to have a conversation with Toy on Elm Street Radio and then meeting her in person not long after. But that isn't quite the right word. When we finally made eye contact and greeted each other, something happened viscerally I didn't fully consider until I sat down with Diandra to do an interview for FredHeads. That hug Toy embraced me with gave me this feeling of family that, outside of my solid relationship with my mother, I've never experienced. And as I was talking about what it meant to finally meet her, I gave the most raw, vulnerable, and personal response ever in an interview. It was a therapeutic revelation that made the accumulation of my life and the weight of that day much clearer.
When I first saw Toy Newkirk in a Nightmare 4 as a kid, I was happy to feel less lonely. When I first realized I loved horror movies and people didn't quite embrace that part of who I was, Sheila was a reminder of why I didn't have to be ashamed of that love. When I first started the short-lived 'Black Girl Nerd' series on my own blog before Graveyard Shift Sisters was even an idea, Sheila was the muse that carried into much of my expeditions into what representation meant for Black women on screen and in horror in particular.
Toy and I have already made plans to stay in touch. Diandra, Anthony Brownlee, and the rest of the FredHeads crew members will always be a part of my loving and supportive network that I will extend a hand to whenever its needed. Being a part of the horror fan community is this exciting pocket of the unexpected. Many of us thrive on building meaningful connections that run deep because horror is so maligned. In this egregious, post-horror/elevated genre film buzz term hive to again, discredit the genre's evergreen intelligence, we're still battling misconceptions and continuously asked; why horror? When we're able to meet each other in a space that embraces our brand of choice and spend a weekend socializing, it makes the shyest of us lively and engaged with strangers whom we're just as strange as.
The horror fan community is one of the most beautiful things to ever happen to me. And finally meeting 'that girl who looks just like me', was magic.


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Following the Uruguay Round that led to the formation of the WTO, many developing countries voiced their dissatisfaction with the agricultural negotiations agenda. Their priorities are to gain access to markets in high-income countries and to address depressed world prices that result from farm subsidies and export subsidies in high-income countries. European countries rely heavily on export subsidies and domestic support, while the United States has been increasing domestic production subsidies. Both the United States and the European Union maintain import barriers in a few key areas (for example, sugar and dairy). High-income Asian countries tend to be net importing countries that rely on high tariffs and/or TRQs (tariff rate quotas) with prohibitive out-of-quota tariffs in many agricultural and food sectors (for example, Korea and Japan).
Tables 1 and 2 report on two indicators: gains in the efficiency of resource allocation and rural net income (value added) in various countries (see the box for an explanation of country groupings). The analysis considers the removal of all export subsidies, tariffs and TRQ schemes, as well as output and input subsidies affecting production decisions in high-income countries for eleven agricultural activities and six food sectors including two meat sectors, vegetable oils, dairy products, sugar, and other food.
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The Cairns group, including Australia and New Zealand, would be a clear beneficiary of this liberalization. These two countries do not protect their domestic farmers and are net exporters of important commodities. The group would stand to realize gains of $28.5 billion per year through higher prices received for their exports, and their rural net income would increase by more than $39 billion per year at 1997 prices.
These results show that poor countries' protests about the direction of agricultural negotiations are based on real concerns. An abolition of high-income countries' agricultural support would be a potent catalyst for global poverty alleviation while simultaneously reducing taxpayers' burdens. Of course, the United States and the European Union are not about to agree to an abolition, but poor countries would still gain significantly if rich countries supported their farmers in ways that did not lower world prices and did not require import barriers. It seems unlikely that a new agricultural agreement can be obtained in the Doha Round, unless the United States and the European Union agree to move toward lower and less coupled support for their farmers. Ironically, the European Union is making such a move with a midterm review of their policies, while U.S. policy is moving in the other direction. It will be interesting to see if U.S. trade negotiators will exert more influence over the direction of the next farm bill as they attempt to come to terms with a new WTO agreement on agriculture.
To learn more about this analysis and its limitations, see CARD Working Paper 02-WP 308. ?


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Clyde Doering, LNFA, CDP
Clyde Doering was born with a love for the elderly and raised by a, "house full of nurses" (Mother, Father, and Grandfather). Introduced to a nursing home setting at an early age, Clyde grew up spending summers volunteering with activities as well as assisting residents to and from doctors' appointments and activity outings.
Mr. Doering earned his B.A. degree in Journalism with a minor in English from Angelo State University. While attending Angelo State University, he began volunteering with a nursing home activity program creating, writing and editing their facility newsletter and it was there he found renewed passion in the elderly.
After finishing his internship and working as an interim Administrator, Mr. Doering became a Licensed Nursing Facility Administrator in November of 2011.
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In September of 2015, he became the Administrator of Rosewood Rehabilitation & Care Center in Converse Texas and worked there until September of 2021.
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In October of 2017, Mr. Doering became a Licensed Nursing Facility preceptor allowing him to offer oversight and guidance to future Administrators during their internship.
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Outside of work, Clyde is a huge Astros and Longhorns fan. He enjoys spending time with his wife Kimberly and trying to keep up with their 2 sons Carson (5) and Cayden (2).
Patrick James, RN
Patrick comes to Oaks Nursing Center from the Midland area. His past life includes working for many years in the oil field. After the collapse of oil prices, Patrick decided it was time to find work that would be more stable than the oil fields. And, here he is; a nurse! Patrick first went to school to become a Licensed Vocational Nurse and, after a few years as such went back to school to obtain his licensure as a Registered Nurse.
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Patrick can be found in various cities across Texas when not at the facility, trying new restaurants with his wife, Angela and exploring the local life these places have to offer. They recently purchased a new RV and hope to visit more state parks in the near future.
Dixie Phillips
Dixie has been a source of kindness in Burnet since she moved here from Dallas in 1977. After retiring from her position as postmaster at the Burnet Post Office she found herself looking for something to do. In her search she found Oaks Nursing Center, where she has been a part of the family since October 2009. Dixie brings joy to our residents and families on a daily basis, with her friendly and caring demeanor.
© 2021 by Oaks Nursing Center


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Dutch police make arrest in thefts of Van Gogh, Hals works
By MIKE CORDERApril 6, 2021 GMT
This image provided by the Groninger Museum on Monday March 30, 2020, shows Dutch master Vincent van Gogh's painting titled "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring" which was stolen from the Sing...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police arrested a suspect Tuesday in the theft last year of two valuable paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Frans Hals from different museums, a spokeswoman said. The paintings, however, remain missing.
In a statement posted on Twitter, police spokeswoman Maren Wonder said a 58-year-old man was arrested at his home in the Dutch town of Baarn, 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of Amsterdam. His identity was not released, in line with Dutch privacy guidelines.
"Unfortunately, we haven't yet recovered the paintings and the investigation is continuing," Wonder said. She called the arrest "a really important step in the investigation."
Van Gogh's "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884" was snatched from the Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam in the early hours of March 30, 2020. The museum was closed at the time due to a coronavirus lockdown.
The 25-by-57-centimeter (10-by-22-inch) oil-on-paper painting shows a person standing in a garden surrounded by trees with a church tower in the background.
The Hals work, "Two Laughing Boys," was stolen some five months later from Museum Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden in Leerdam, 60 kilometers (about 35 miles) south of Amsterdam.
The Van Gogh painting was on loan from the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands when a burglar smashed through reinforced glass doors to get into the Singer Laren, which is less than 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the town where the suspect was arrested.
Singer Laren spokeswoman Esther Driessen welcomed the arrest and said she hopes it leads detectives to the painting.
"The most important thing is that the painting returns as quickly as possible to the Groninger Museum, where it belongs," she said.
The Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden had no comment on the arrest. Police said last year that the same Hals painting was stolen in 1988 together with a work by Jacob van Ruisdael. Both were recovered three years later.
In 2011, the two paintings were again stolen and recovered six months later.


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Āryāvarta (devanāgarī: आर्यावर्त ; s.m.; lett. "Dimora dei nobili") è la denominazione dell'India settentrionale nella letteratura sanscrita, qui intesa come la "Terra di mezzo" (Madhyadeśa) dove vive l'antilope nera (kṛṣṇasāra mṛga).

Così la Manusmṛti:

Bibliografia
 Federico Squarcini, Āryāvarta come fisiografia di una egemonia. Sull'impiego socio-politico dei referenti territoriali nell'antichità sudasiatica, in Topografie della "santità": studi sulle simbolizzazioni religiose dei confini e sulla geografia politica delle tradizioni religiose (a cura di Federico Squarcini). Firenze, Società editrice Florentina, 2007, pp. 129 e sgg.

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Storia dell'India
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Expat Confessions for those who Dare to Love Us.
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Author's note: I didn't know much about Anthony Bourdain, but like many others, the discovery of his passing led me to read more about him and discover how prolific and generous he was. I've decided to share this article in tribute to him—to what he was trying to say, over and over that "often, [travel] hurts." He nevertheless encouraged people to "get off the couch and move." And just so it didn't ring dead, he'd demonstrate solid poetic chops: "The journey is part of the experience—an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca."
I'm almost to the end of my 10th year living outside the country of my birth.
A friend of mine and I like to participate in the endless argument about whether I should call myself an immigrant or an expat.
"Until I have another passport, I'm an expat," I always insist.
A Peruvian in New York City, he has a passport—as sure as I have strained eye-rolling muscles. We have fun getting nowhere with this banter because we're both a bit alien, and thus know full well the value of relating about anything. I've found that people who don't live like us generally find the idea of leaving home fascinating, pointless, or a fickle combination of both.
I often hear people say, "You lead such an interesting life—amazing! I wish I could do that!" To this, I respond with a gracious, real-looking smile that fights with an inner voice shouting a caveat: "We're all living with pluses and minuses, darling."
I've been thinking lately: what if I let that response out, in a way that isn't so utterly inappropriate and ungrateful-sounding? What if there was a way to explain why some of us fling ourselves off the coast of our culture into a massive sea of mixed societal norms? What if it was in a bulleted list of five FYIs? Hmmm.
Expat confessions:
1. Living somewhere else is not the same as traveling.
I find it takes almost a year to reach a point where a place "penetrates" your identity. This would be the point where your old self starts to shift because you can't retain two realities strongly at once.
I remember visiting New York City a year after moving to Doha, Qatar. When I went back to the city, I realized that I had forgotten some of the subway stops. I felt like I had dementia, because I had been so in sync with them when I lived there—down to knowing where on each platform to stand for what reason. Whenever I returned for a visit, I had to carry a small map of the subway system in my wallet.
Meanwhile, after over seven years living in Doha, I went from having a map of the city in the passenger seat to knowing all of the idiosyncrasies of traffic.
The same thing happened to how I navigated social situations. I forgot a lot about how Americans like to do things as I learned how so many other cultures perceived reality. I had to stay curious and open to this so I could navigate it with any efficacy. This is much easier said than done. And this has fundamentally impacted my identity.
2. Experience is not free.
The edginess of figuring out how, when, and where to go; the constant newness at the beginning; the language, culture, and mind-blowing moments of, as David Byrne would say, "How did I get here?"—all of these things replace a sense of simplicity inside. As the context around what we do builds, the frame around what we left behind disintegrates.
Our naïve view of life "as it is to be lived" vanishes, and this is particularly evident when things that used to be intriguing start to seem kind of trite in light of a new point of view. A huge gravitational pull toward cynicism forms in the vacuum left by what we used to love to do and think about.
It's not as exciting anymore to walk down Fifth Avenue and window-shop at Tiffany's. A favorite restaurant no longer delivers giddy joy when we take a seat. Sometimes, the places and things we used to love are not even there anymore! It's like getting older in fast forward. We are challenged to get up and actually search for things that bring real joy because so much of what used to doesn't anymore. (And yet, if we follow this instinct to search for those things, what we usually find is more aligned with our deeper sense: things that sing to our inner child before it was squeezed into social expectations.)
3. Alienation is something we are used to, but it still catches us off guard.
All of the people with whom we were once able to have deep and long conversations—no matter how close they once were—are gradually relegated to colleague status. The limit of what the expat can say is as clear as a brick wall in front of a speeding vehicle. And so we often prefer simple, slow chats or hyperbole and philosophy to meandering conversational voyages.
This is sometimes tiring. It lacks a sense of intimacy. We have gained the unassuming global perspective at the expense of the assuming local one, and we've learned to fashion an overcoat of coping mechanisms to warm ourselves in the cold of unexpectedly isolating moments. Depth of character, an agile imagination, and a sense of empathy become a mandatory requirements among close company.
4. We are generally more fragile than "rooted" people, and sometimes need to work hard just to feel balanced.
This is especially true when we travel from the country we are an expat in. It's like a double exposure effect on a reality we are already working to sync with.
I once traveled to a European country for a long weekend from the Middle East, my home of five years at that point. I was with a friend who took me around to places and shared experiences of his everyday life.
There were moments in very ordinary scenarios where I felt completely disoriented. I didn't want to take some behavior personally, but I didn't have the skills to decipher where people were coming from. It was all happening so fast and frequently that I began to shut down and went into coping mode. It would have gone unnoticed by my friend if I hadn't later participated in some drinking at a sizeable party he invited me to. I became so ungrounded that I suddenly trusted no one. Not even him.
Needless to say, it wasn't pretty. I tried to open up, but he compared my experiences to his when he studied abroad, and this was a bit like comparing a calculator to a computer. We are still friends, but I will never be able to fully explain to him what happened.
5. With knowledge comes responsibility.
We're living in a time where media likes to spin information. Reporting used to be based on who, what, where, when, and why. There was a kind of honor and simplicity to the system through which information flowed.
But it's now way more complicated, competitive, and reactionary—if not theatrical. Perception is for sale. But once we actually get out of the bubble of our home country, or life as we know it, we see what is really happening on the ground. We have dinner conversations, gatherings, and even relationships with people from parts of the world that used to seem so dramatic.
We see that people are people, just like us. Stories are stories. Politics is politics. As the vague and contorted notions of life in foreign lands unravel with real experience, it's hard to stay quiet in the midst of discussions so estranged from a more nuanced sense of reality. Expats have to choose battles and tune things out sometimes. It's not always easy—especially with well-read folks who don't get out of their towns and travel!
author: Emily Alp
Image: emilyrachelmartin/Flickr
Editor: Catherine Monkman
We became an Expat Family. The Harsh Truths behind Living the "Dream Life" Abroad (as told by an Expat).
Emily Alp
Emily Alp spent the early part of her life sick and passionately searching for ways to improve her health, which she did! She is a certified health coach specializing in autoimmunity, and celiac and gluten intolerance. A former martial artist and marathoner, she has been practicing yoga for more than 20 years and is a 500+ RYT who is passionate about sharing the methods that encourage sophisticated body-mind communication and regular reflection and empowerment of self as separate from the mind. Since the age of 15, Emily has also been drawn to the study of astrology and has run and analyzed countless charts with much success in assisting conscious breakthroughs around identity, relationships and relocation. She was born in the United States and has spent a quarter of her life as an expat and is now living, teaching, painting and sharing joy and light in beautiful Switzerland.
To connect, visit her website.
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Green printing is a movement that has been gaining a steady momentum over the last few years. Until recently, the practice was mostly undertaken by activist groups as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that wish to do well (Makower 2006). Today, however, green printing has captured the attention of large companies and some government agencies. Among those that have begun eco-friendly practices are Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Dell Computers, all known industry leaders in the field of technology (Cascio 2006).
While activist groups promote green printing as a matter of principle, it is often a different matter for businesses. Aside from the moral aspect, green printing can be the cheaper alternative for businesses aiming to reduce operational costs and to make do with limited capital.
But what is green printing? There is no exact definition for green printing, just as there are no set standards or guidelines to determine which printing company are green and which ones are not (Makower 2006). Some companies market themselves as green printers but in actuality are not. In the same light, there are others that practice green printing but do not necessarily sell themselves as green printers, nor make it public knowledge that they are green.
Utilization of ink that is free of alcohol, toxins and other volatile organic Compounds (VOCs).
Sincere and active attempts to educate clients on the merits of green printing.
The Printing Industry and its Impact on the Environment.
Many environmentalists and advocacy groups have decried the deteriorating condition of forestation throughout the world as a consequence of industrialization and the need for society to expand its habitats in order to accommodate the growing population.
The fact is that according to estimates made by the advocacy group Environmental Defense Fund, a single ton of virgin paper makes use of three tons of wood as well as around 19,075 gallons of water (Cook, 2005). It also leads to the creation of over two thousand pounds of solid waste. These figures represent 90% of the printing and writing paper produced in the United States alone. It does not end there, however. The production of virgin, uncoated paper requires a bleaching and chlorination process to make the paper a brilliant white, as well as to make it stronger and more durable (Benson 2006). The process unfortunately releases toxic materials back into the water supply.
Numerous toxic substances are typically associated with the traditional printing process. Cook has noted that the inks used by a large number of commercial printers are petroleum-based, which is a non-renewable fuel source. Furthermore, petroleum-based inks have high VOC contents that are leaked back into the air and the water supply. The presence of high VOC in water and air can lead to cancer as well as defects in newborn infants.
Cook also wrote that the solvents and chemicals used in printing presses are also toxic and hazardous, increasing the risk of people working in printing presses to chronic and deadly health problems including kidney and liver failure.
Clearly, the use of virgin paper and the process by which it is produced is dangerous to the environment. For this reason advocacy groups have been pushing for green printing and bringing it to the awareness of the general public.
Green printing is seen to be the better, safer alternative that will allow the printing industry to become friendlier to the environment. There are many ways by which green printing can help alleviate the environmental crisis.
Green printing forces companies to look for other sources of materials to produce paper aside from pulp processed from trees. As stated above, the creation of virgin paper is a huge contributor to the denudation of forests.
Through efforts of advocacy groups, other sources have been found for use as raw materials for making paper. These sources are more environmentally sustainable. Moreover, they yield paper products that are as durable and as high in quality as virgin paper. Among these new sources of raw paper materials are hemp, synthetics and reclaimed blue jean cotton (Hart 2005).
The second benefit is that green printing reduces dependence on petroleum which is a non-renewable resource. Petroleum is almost everywhere in the traditional printing process. It is used to power the printing presses and other equipment used in printing and in producing paper. Inks used in printing are often based on petroleum. The glues and adhesives utilized in binding paper are also derived from petroleum (Cook 2006).
Green printers are now making use of computers and equipment that are more energy-efficient. A few have even come to use wind-powered or solar-powered presses. Soy-based ink is also becoming a staple among companies that make use of green printing practices (Hart 2005).
Third, green printing reduces the levels of toxins and waste materials being released back into the environment. With green printers veering away from materials that release toxic chemicals and VOCs to the environment, which lead to health problems among workers in printing presses and the general populace, there is hope that these problems will eventually go away.
While the solutions that green printing poses are not as dramatic at first glance as one might expect them to be, their impact over time indeed promises to be fruitful. What is needed, however, is a conscious effort to practice green printing continuously and consistently.
As great as green printing may sound, what benefit does it actually hold for companies and individuals? Are these benefits enough to entice them to practice green printing?
The concept of green printing has been around for a number of years now, and while an increasing number of companies are embracing the practice, there still exist a number of myths and misconceptions about it.
One misconception about green printing is that recycled or PCW paper is not as good in quality as virgin paper, nor is it as durable. That is certainly not true. Not all recycled or PCW paper products are brown in color. There are types of processes that can make them appear as white and as durable as virgin paper (Cook 2005).
Another myth held by the majority of the public is that the usage of recycled or PCW will not yield high-quality printouts, unlike those made with virgin paper. Again, this is not true. A printout made with recycled or PCW paper can be virtually indistinguishable from a printout using virgin paper.
A third myth about green printing is that it is more expensive than regular printing. While it is true that green printing can sometimes cost more, the reason for this merely has to do with supply and demand (Cook 2005). Presently, the demand for recycled and PCW paper is not as high as the demand for virgin paper is. When the demand for recycled and PCW paper becomes higher than virgin paper, a lowering in costs can be seen, because producing recycled and PCW paper costs less and consumes less energy.
Moreover, printing companies that are dedicated to green printing take the time to educate their clients about the merits and cost-efficiency of green printing. They even go so far as to suggest how to decrease the cost of the printing jobs commissioned from them.
Besides being environmentally conscious, going green can help to reduce printing costs. It should be noted; however, that green printing is not just about the paper being used but also how the paper and the equipment for printing on paper are used.
A common practice in green printing is reducing the margins and spaces on printed documents, as well as compressing or eliminating filler pages like title pages or the table of contents. Using both sides of the paper is also desirable in green printing. In doing so, less paper is consumed, and thus, a decrease in the cost of maintaining a paper supply is seen.
Makower asserted that the best practice in green printing is no printing. Digitalization, the creation of portable document files (PDFs), and paperless communication through emails and instant messaging are still the most environmentally-sustainable and cost-effective practices that people can adopt.
But inasmuch as people and companies still cannot totally eliminate paper from their daily usage, green printing presents itself as a viable alternative. Green printing is not only an exercise in environmental responsibility, but it is also an effective means of bringing down costs of office supplies. If people and companies cannot worry too much about the environment, then the cost-effectiveness of green printing will at least get their attention.