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Firm says several mistakes caused Oscars best picture gaffe
The cast of "Moonlight" takes the stage after winning the award for best picture at the Oscars on Sundayat the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.	–Matt Sayles / Invision / AP
SANDY COHEN and ANTHONY MCCARTNEY,
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The accounting firm responsible for the integrity of the Academy Awards said Monday that its staffers did not move quickly enough to correct the biggest error in Oscars history — the mistaken announcement of the best picture winner.
PwC, formerly Price Waterhouse Coopers, wrote in a statement that several mistakes were made and two of its partners assigned to the prestigious awards show did not act quickly enough when "La La Land" was mistakenly announced as the best picture winner. Three of the film's producers spoke before the actual winner, the coming-of-age drama "Moonlight," was announced.
"PwC takes full responsibility for the series of mistakes and breaches of established protocols during last night's Oscars," PwC wrote. It said its partner, Brian Cullinan, mistakenly handed presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway an envelope containing the winner of the best actress award.
"Once the error occurred, protocols for correcting it were not followed through quickly enough by Mr. Cullinan or his partner," the statement read.
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It did not address in detail which protocols were violated, or say whether a tweet Cullinan sent about best actress winner Emma Stone before the best picture announcement contributed to the mistake.
The firm, which has handled Oscar winner announcements for eight decades, apologized to Beatty, Dunaway, the cast and crew of "La La Land" and "Moonlight," the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and host Jimmy Kimmel.
"We wish to extend our deepest gratitude to each of them for the graciousness they displayed during such a difficult moment," the statement said. "For the past 83 years, the academy has entrusted PwC with the integrity of the awards process during the ceremony, and last night we failed the academy."
The statement came after nearly a day of speculation about how the worst gaffe in Oscars history unfolded. The fiasco launched countless punchlines, memes and a probe of what went wrong.
The mystery deepened Monday afternoon after the Wall Street Journal reported that Cullinan tweeted a behind-the-scenes photo of winner Emma Stone holding her statuette. "Best Actress Emma Stone backstage!" the tweet read. The tweet, sent moments before the best picture announcement, raised the question of whether the accountant was distracted from the task at hand. Although the tweet was deleted from the social media site, a copy of it was kept by Google and available through a cache page.
The mistaken announcement altered the usual celebration that follows the coronation of a best picture winner. The only Oscars mistake that came close occurred in 1964, when Sammy Davis was given the wrong envelope for best music score winner but made a quick correction.
The "La La Land"-"Moonlight" mix-up, in contrast, took a painfully long time to be announced, with two-plus minutes elapsing before it was announced to the moviemakers and the world at large.
The embarrassing episode stepped squarely on what should have been a night of high-fiving for the academy. After last year's awards were clouded by the #OscarsSoWhite protests, diversity ruled Sunday as actors Viola Davis ("Fences") and Mahershala Ali ("Moonlight") were among the people of color claiming trophies, while "Moonlight" focused on African-American characters.
PwC, which originated in London over a century ago, was quick to apologize to the movies involved. The academy has not yet commented on the mistake.
On paper, the process for announcing Oscars winners seems straight-forward. As per protocol, Cullinan and PwC colleague Martha Ruiz toted briefcases to the awards via the red carpet, each holding an identical set of envelopes for the show's 24 categories. The accountants also memorize the winners.
During the telecast, the accountants were stationed in the Dolby Theatre wings, one stage left and one stage right, to give presenters their category's envelope before they went on stage. Most presenters entered stage right, where Cullinan was posted and where he handed Beatty and Dunaway the errant envelope.
Yet the previous award, best actress, had been presented by Leonardo DiCaprio, who entered stage left and received the envelope from Ruiz. That left a duplicate, unopened envelope for best actress at stage right.
"It's a simple process, if a painstaking one," said Dan Lyle, who had Oscar duties for Price Waterhouse for 11 years in the 1980s and '90s. Accountants attended rehearsals to learn whether presenters would enter from the right or left. But given the possibility of last-minute changes, both accountants had a full set of envelopes.
When Lyle ended up with a redundant envelope for a category handled by his colleague, he said, he got it out of the way by stuffing it in a pocket or otherwise discarding it before moving on to the next award.
Lyle said there were always nerves no matter how much care was taken. Each time an envelope was dispensed, he said, he hoped that "I handed over the right one." If the wrong winner was announced, a PwC accountant was to quickly dash to the stage to correct the error.
Such a rapid response should have occurred Sunday but didn't, as confusion reigned onstage. Backstage, however, people were working calmly to right the ship, said Matt Sayles, a freelance photographer for The Associated Press.
"It was more crazy onstage. I feel like backstage knew that something was wrong and they handled it," Sayles said. "They clearly knew that something was wrong."
Sayles, who has shot five Academy Awards from a backstage position just out of the sight of television cameras, said the result of the mix-up was a more subdued celebration from winners including "Moonlight" director Barry Jenkins.
One observer said London-based PwC is scrambling now. Nigel Currie, an independent branding specialist in London with decades' worth of industry experience, said this mistake is "as bad a mess-up as you could imagine."
"They had a pretty simple job to do and messed it up spectacularly," he said. "They will be in deep crisis talks on how to deal with it."
AP writers Lynn Elber in Los Angeles and Pan Pylas in London, and AP Social Media Editor Eric Carvin in New York contributed to this report.
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Bolshói Utrish  es un parque natural o zakáznik de paisaje y flora del ókrug urbano de la ciudad de Anapa del krai de Krasnodar, en el extremo de poniente del Cáucaso occidental, la península de Abráu y la orilla nororiental del mar Negro, en el sur de Rusia. Fue creado por la orden del jefe de la administración del krai n.º 116 del 2 de abril de 1994. Se extiende 12 km por la costa del mar Negro y se cierra al norte por la cordillera de Navaguir.

Utrish es el único lugar de la costa del mar Negro en el que se conserva flora mediterránea oriental. En el parque se conservan enebros (Juniperus excelsa y Juniperus foetidissima), alfóncigos, Cotinus y pinos de Chipre. Hay en total 75 especies de herbáceas y 107 especies de árboles y arbustos, de los que 60 están incluidos en la Lista Roja de la UICN. En los bosques de Utrish hay árboles de hasta 1 000 personas.

En cuanto a los invertebrados y reptiles, cabe destacar la Empusa fasciata, la Saga pedo, la tortuga mora y la culebra de Esculapio. Aquí nidifican aves de las especies águila culebrera, pigargo europeo, buitre negro, alimoche, cisne blanco y halcón peregrino, entre otras.

La parte acuática del zakáznik engloba una alta variedad de algas (227 especies), fitoplacton y zooplacton. Es parte de rutas migratorias de especies de peces, como los chicharros, los peces del género Scomber y boquerones, y, tras ellos, los delfines mulares.

La situación del parque es precaria y está sometido a la presión antropogénica del ocio de masas.

Enlaces externos y referencias

 Este artículo contiene datos geográficos extraídos de Google Earth y el mapa de Rusia de Yandex.ru, accesible desde  este enlace.
 Este artículo es en parte una traducción de su correspondiente en la edición en ruso de Wikipedia, Большой Утриш (заказник).
 Campaña para el rescate de Utrish
 Salven Utrish
 Turismo en Utrish
 Artículo sobre un acto por la preservación del parque
 Sobre los proyectos de construcción en la zona
 Actos en las audiencias sobre el destino del parque
 Acciones en defensa de los bosques de Utrish

Áreas protegidas de Rusia
Geografía del krai de Krasnodar.

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Written by NUSU•	17th October 2016• Music
The stage was set with a huge Cantona shirt hanging behind the decks. The lights were low apart from a spotlight illuminating the Manchester legend's name. Although the Newcastle O2 Academy wasn't sold out, the noise in the room when Loyle Carner jumped on the stage with his opening track 'BFG' made the crowd go crazy. Holding his dad's Cantona shirt, he waved it around like someone drowning and the crowd bopped along with him.
"His energy and confidence on stage created a buzz in the crowd that some artists performing live struggle to generate"
It is hard to believe that Ben Coyle Larner is only twenty-one. His energy and confidence on stage created a buzz in the crowd that some artists performing live struggle to generate. During 'Stars and Shards' the crowd were even louder. For the lyric 'stars and shards of glass will harm if they meddle,' in the chorus, Rebel Kleff stopped the music as Loyle Carner – held out the mic for the crowd to scream the lyric. I think the South London rapper was surprised at the loudness of the crowd as he exclaimed 'what the fuck' after the song.
"Oh, and he also broke up a fight in the crowd by telling two strangers to 'hug it out'"
Perhaps what was most impressive about Loyle Carner's set was his obvious versatility as an artist. He switched from 'No CD,' a heavy rap song about having no money, to tell the crowd a poem. This was then followed by 'Ain't Nothing Changed,' a sentimental song about the passing of his dad and having to grow up quicker than he would have done otherwise. Oh, and he also broke up a fight in the crowd by telling two strangers to 'hug it out.' There are few artists that are as talented as the young Loyle Carner.
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The goal of NASCAR qualifying is to have the fastest speed. On Friday (March 15) at Auto Club Speedway, forget speed; Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers couldn't even complete a single lap.
A strategy ploy that failed under the sport's new handling package ended in embarrassment as all teams were left holding their cards. All 12 drivers who made the final round of qualifying started too late in the session, determined not to be the one at the front of the group draft. Reduced horsepower has made drafting important in order to gain some extra speed for a one-lap run. In many cases, drivers are simply running wide open, not tapping the brakes so they're searching for any small way to gain time.
But this strategy resulted in no times for anyone. No one completed a lap under the system and all drivers were scored with zeroes. It resulted in Austin Dillon being awarded his fourth career pole after having the fastest time in round two.
Following the session, fans in the stands of the Auto Club Speedway clearly booed the "show" that the drivers just put on. It clearly affected the competitors, with everyone from Clint Bowyer to Kyle Busch acknowledging the criticism.
This incident was just the latest edition of NASCAR qualifying showing its ugly flaws. At Las Vegas, both Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott failed to cross the finish line during the final round. The following weekend, Daniel Suarez and Michael McDowell got into a confrontation on pit road at ISM Raceway. Suarez claimed McDowell interrupted his lap time, an issue that's a direct result of NASCAR's group qualifying system.
With the series headed to Martinsville next weekend, the importance of drafting lessens under a group system. But come Texas Motor Speedway in a few weeks, these old tricks could be at play unless officials commit to major changes.
NASCAR has been using the group qualifying method since the 2014 spring race at ISM Raceway. Since then, it's been dropped at the superspeedways. For the sport's Xfinity and Truck series, it has been dropped at any tracks 1.5 miles or longer.
Christian Koelle returns to Fronstretch in 2019 in a little different form. After a year and a half of being a news writer, Koelle will contribute ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards content and photography in multiple different series over the course of the season. His favorite tracks include Barber Motorsports Park, Iowa Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, and Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville. He's looking to attend tracks he's never attended before this season including Auto Club Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway (the only announced tracks currently). He's an avid fan of Iowa State Cyclones football, Atlanta Braves baseball, and Monster Energy Supercross.
Simple fix. If you don't turn in a time in the final "round of 12" qualifying session, you start at the back of the field.
Want to make it even more interesting, all cars in the "round of 12," have to turn in a qualifying lap in the first 5 minutes. If you don;t make an attempt in the first 5 minutes, you go to the back of the field. Turn in a lap in the first 5 minutes, you can go again if you want to try to get a better time.
NA$CAR is going to do what NA$CAR is going to do. I don't see single car qualifying coming back because NA$CAR will not admit a mistake. However, making group qualifying work isn't that hard.
I totally disagree, its on the teams to know the rules and get it right. Quit pampering them by constantly dumbing it down.
Geesh, they will figure it out, but not if they keep getting bailed out every time they screw it up.
I thought the INTENT of group qualifying was to let drivers take additional laps if they screw the first two up or perhaps wait for a cloud or for the track to get cooler or the driver to finish their dump. I don't think the intent was to create drafting opportunities or getting in the way of another driver making their lap.
So the TEAMS HAVE FIGURED IT OUT,,, "F the intent of the rule, there is a loophole and I am doing what I think is in my best interest and I don't care what people think or how much it undermines the process". This is a repeat of what originally happened at Daytona and Talladega when they first went to group qualifying so I don't know why anyone is surprised. The only guess I can make is that NASCAR didn't think the drafting properties of this new package would be as high as they are.
So now they will have to come up with a new layer of rules to force drivers to do what they knew they should have been doing in the first place; qualify based on their own car speed with no assistance or hindrance from any other car. That is the intent of qualifying.
Disagree completely. Nothing more boring than single car qualifying. Love to see innovation, strategy and just letting the teams work it through. With the cars so even now, NASCAR might just tell them to pull a number out of the barrel in the future.
Every time NASCAR changes something there are always unintended consequences. It's pretty sad when the people in charge, that are really supposed to know the sport, can't foresee some of them. What a bunch of dolts.
I am with everyone else here. Just go back to single file qualifying and be done with it.
Get it right! What the hey was wrong with single car qualifying? Hit the track, run your best time, qualify with that. It worked from day one! Get someone that cares for NASCAR AND the fans instead of the knuckleheads "guiding" it now… Get off the cookie cutter cars, let the drivers, crews, and owners figure out how to be fastest.
Friday evening was stupid-and every last one of you – drivers, owners, and NASCAR executives deserved what you got. Disgusted!
Wow! they just can't admit that they screwed up royally, can they. Everything they've done since 2004 has been a disaster. All because Matt Kenseth won the championship winning just a single race. Comedian Ron White once said, "you can't fix stupid", and the powers at NASCAR prove that. How hard is it to admit to their mistakes? What has to happen? Can't they see the empty seats, and plunging TV ratings? l guess not. Oh well! I started to watch Daytona and gave up due to the stupidity on the track. I haven't watched a race since but still check here to see what's happening. Nice to see that I haven't wasted any time with watching the "sport". I have tickets to one race, the June race at Michigan, and am only going because it's the 100th cup race there. After that race, I am totally done. This from someone who has been watching since 1961.
It's very simple. It's called SINGLE CAR QUALIFING! It doesn't take two weeks to set up either.
Qualifying has become a joke just like Stage Racing. The teams all play games and the looses are the fans.
People keep talking about how the ratings, attendance, are down. Well if you look it all started when Nascar, Brian France started messing with a good thing. My Dad used to say, If it ain't broke it don't need fixing.
Get rid of it completely. As Amy said a few days ago, it is not about the "show" for fans. It is about who is fastest. No Gimmicks.


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OPL245: How Malami Authorised Signing Of New Deal To Give American Firm 35 Per Cent Of Recovered Money
Johnson & Johnson, a Lagos law firm acting on the instructions of the Nigeria's Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has signed a new deal with Poplar Falls LLC, a United States litigation firm to receive one-third of the recovered fund in the OPL245 case.
Poplar Falls LLC, a company based in Delaware, will superintend the recovering of the illicitly acquired funds from Malabu Oil and Gas Limited on behalf of Nigeria.
The deal will see the company receive 35 Per cent of the recovered funds from the $1.1bn of the illicitly acquired funds, findings by SaharaReporters has revealed.
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In 2016, J&J signed a contract with Drumcliffe Partners, a U.S. litigation fund, to finance various OPL 245 related asset recovery cases, for five per cent of funds recovered.
While this has been met with outrage, Malami further authorized J&J to enter a new deal with Poplar Falls LLC in 2018 to fund the recovery of OPL245 for 250 per cent of the funds contributed and 35 per cent of funds recovered.
SaharaReporters also gathered that to ensure the delivery of the funds, the recovered funds in a designated account by Nigeria, the money will go into an escrow account controlled by a lawyer nominated by Poplar Falls LLC where the sharing will be made before Nigeria gets its part.
It was agreed that the funder, Poplar Falls LLC, will make claims payment to J&J or on its behalf in an amount up to $2.75m.
The agreement also stipulates that the funders will receive their money before any disbursements are made to others.
In determining the distribution of payments, Johnson and Johnson must first repay the funder all payments made by the funder for the claim, then a further sum amounting to 1.5 times that total.
The funder then receives 35 per cent of the remaining funds that have been recovered.
"Whereas J&J has received valid, binding instruction and mandate from the Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to recover illicitly acquired funds from Malabu Oil and Gas Limited relating to OPL245 on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
"The funder agrees to provide financial assistance to the counterparties to facilitate the prosecution and recovery of various claims and chooses in action, subject to the terms provided herein.
"If, at any time, either counterparty or their affiliates or representatives receive any proceeds resulting from either civil or criminal proceedings, the counterparty shall give immediate notice of such receipt of counterparty proceeds to the funder and deposit the entire amount of the counterparty proceeds into the Escrow Account.
"The counterparties shall ensure that all counterparty proceeds received are immediately deposited into the Escrow Accounts and not into any other account," the letter dated 5th of March 2018 and co-signed by Olabode Johnson for Johnson & Johnson and James C. Little, for the funder partly reads.
"100 per cent to the funder, until the cumulative amount distributed to the funder equals 100 per cent of the total amount if claims payment made by the funder.
"Third, 35 per cent to the funder (the recovery percentage) and 65 per cent to the counterpart or its designees," the agreement further states.
If Nigeria or its law firm headed by Johnson and Johnson decides to terminate its agreement with Poplar Falls LLC, Nigeria "will pay a termination amount equal to 50 per cent of payments due to the funder in respect of assets already frozen or subject claims in course of recovery or the total amount of all claims payment made through the date of termination multiplied by two".
Global anti-graft groups have asked Malami to make full disclosure on recovered assets linked to the OPL multi-billion dollar oil scam.
The Corner House, Global Witness, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) and Re-Common through a letter to the Malami launched a filament of global campaigns for transparency in the quantum of assets recovered from the scam which lid was been blown open.
In the petition, the groups raised 25 critical questions for Malami.
"Nigerians need to know assets recovered relating to the OPL 245 scam. This is one of the most significant corruption cases in Nigeria involving billions of dollars in stolen funds used by political figures to procure assets kept across the world. It is important that Nigerians and the international community know how many assets have been recovered," the groups said.
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Q: XA transactions in Spring Batch I'm writing a number of batch jobs with Spring Batch which mostly do export/import from/to database.
The Spring Batch job repository database and target database(from/to which I'm read/write data) are located on different machines.
My question is should I use XA transactions in this configuration?
I wondering about the scenario when at some point of time link to the job repository db brakes, will it potentially corrupt the data? Like this:

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*Job started (write to job repository)

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*Link to job repository db brakes and job fails

And finally I have updated target db but job is failed so same data will be processed again upon the job restart.

A: Spring Batch has the facility within it's reader/writers to disable the interim state saving (you set the property saveState to false).  this allows you to manage the state of the processing independently of Spring Batch JobRepository.
in your example, you would maintain a 'processed flag' on the read table and modify the select statement to a select * from x where processed = false.  this would make you less dependent on the state of the JobRepository.
have a look at http://static.springsource.org/spring-batch/reference/html/readersAndWriters.html#process-indicator that explains it in more detail.

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I wanted to share with all of you a short story sent to me by a new friend and roller derby teammate after she discovered I am The Canning Diva®. She shares her experience with home canning as a child and her later attempt at preserving salsa and spaghetti sauce as an adult. Please enjoy this fun read by Ann Kuipers.
I've never been a canner. In fact, I've actively avoided canning for most of my life. When I was young, my mother would take us to the farms in the summer to pick. Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, apples, peaches, green beans. Green beans were the worst, so low to the ground and hidden amongst the leaves. I'd come home sun burnt and covered with dirt and residue of green that lurks around beans and tomatoes. The earth and green would settle into my skin as I sat most of the afternoon with my sisters snapping stems off the beans. We'd laugh, carve a few beans into spirals for my sisters who would wear them as earrings, stems wedged somehow into the holes pierced in their lobes.
It wasn't all pain and work. Nevertheless, I dreaded those outings every summer. I never liked canned food either, the peaches always too mushy, the applesauce dotted with stray bits of seed pockets, flesh cut too close to the core. The pickles too never lived up to my standards, soft, bland things drowned of all life.
When I first felt the pull to pick fresh produce in the summer, I froze my bounty, mostly berries. When I found myself confronted with boxes of excess tomatoes, I froze as well, with good results. But my freezer filled and I was forced to confront the downfall of this method.
It happened last year. The idea of salsa crept into my head. And salsa, after all, belongs in a jar. Certainly salsa would be safe. And canning salsa isn't REALLY canning. Once I opened myself up to the once scoffed at idea of canning, I considered the situation. True, I never liked the product of canning, vegetable or fruit. However, I never liked my mother's cooking either, and that certainly hasn't driven me to a life of packaged and carry out dining. It was possible, I decided, that my mother's kitchen expertise and not canning might be to blame for the less than savory products of canning. So I set out carefully, albeit with little forethought, planning or preparation.
Let me clarify. I decided to only can salsa and spaghetti sauce, two foods that seemed safe against the canning process, infallible. I did not, however, find or borrow a canner or appropriate and useful equipment such as canning tongs. Nevertheless, I made my sauce and salsa and canned them effectively with only two blistered burns on my torso from splashing boiling water about. And moments after I had the first batch out of the hot water bath and onto the counter, I realized the draw of canning.
It's not about the food, it's not about the storage. It's the ping. That soft, crisp ping of metal soothes and calms me. It reminds me that the world still works; that science is stable; that the relationship that temperature has with volume and pressure is not pulled or strained by busy schedules, disagreements, finances, or psychology. It just is. And always will be. And with that ping, suddenly the world seems less random and less strained.
So this year I branched out, made a little cherry salsa, even experimented with pickles. Inside I suspect that I won't like them, that they'll be too soft, won't have enough garlic, or will be too garlicky. And I suspect that when it comes down to it, I'm not saving any money by storing these pickles instead of simply buying my favorite brand on sale. But I know now, that it's not about that. It's about the ping.


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Stardust is the eighth album by pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto released by the Three Blind Mice label. Virtually unknown when he made his first recording in 1974, he had become one of the most popular jazz pianists by the time of this romantic "with strings" album was recorded in 1977.
This album was also made in tribute to the legendary jazz pianist Erroll Garner who passed away earlier in the year. Appropriate for the occasion, it is Yamamoto's gorgeous and grand-sounding piano that is featured front and center. The tasteful strings arrangements are by jazz guitarist Shoji Yokouchi. This is another great piano album and a must-have item for fans of Tsuyoshi Yamamoto!
Recorded at Aoi Studio, Tokyo on August 2, 3 and 18, 1977. Blu-spec CD is compatible with all regular CD players. Paper sleeve special limited edition.


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Cleaning: Business & Industry
75 Years Of Change
Chronicling A Jan/San Industry Of Family Business
Dawn Of The Sales Rep
Technological Changes Improve Industry
Private Label Brands Flourish
BY Jake Meister, Associate Editor
Another key change in jan/san distribution has been the reduced exclusivity of product brands, which has, in turn, led to a rise in private label products.
Not too long ago, brand exclusivity gave several jan/san distributors a leg up on the competition.
"We really grew our business by having exclusive brands," says Stark. "We made a choice early on in our history to be a branded company.
That all began to change when manufacturers chose to increase distribution, thus tempting them to drop exclusivity in favor of providing more product to more jan/san distributors. On top of this, more companies chose to enter the marketplace as jan/san distributors leading to more business for manufacturers and more competition for the companies that boasted the exclusive brands.
"What has happened has reduced significantly the margins that were different in our industry," says Friedman.
Distributors differ somewhat on how the loss of exclusivity has impacted the industry. Stark thinks the loss of exclusivity has been good for the customer, but doesn't know if it's been good for manufacturers and distributors. However, Friedman believes the increased competition is good because it makes companies work harder and stay sharp.
What some do agree on is that the loss of exclusivity has helped lead distributors into exploring private labeling and all the benefits it provides.
Private labeling hasn't always been looked on favorably. However, those perceptions changed around eight to 10 years ago when wholesale clubs began to create their own brand of product that wasn't a misfit, cheap or of lesser quality, but simply good, says Silverman. Costco, she says, started to create its own brand of food and beverage that people enjoyed: Kirkland Signature.
People's perception of private brands has changed," says Silverman. "It used to be 'the private brand is crappy.' Not anymore."
Today private brand labels on products in the jan/san industry are of better quality, which also helps perception. In some cases, these private brands are just as good as a national brand.
"Now there are manufacturers out there that make very, very good chemicals for all sorts of distributors," says Stark.
In exploring the previous 75 years, distributors commonly praised the jan/san industry for its ability to take on anything it was given. Sure, newer technologies have consistently been hard for many in the industry to accept, but most eventually jump on board before it's too late to pounce.
"We lag behind high tech industries, so it gives us a chance to preview it," says Silverman of the industry and technology. "Now it gives you time to understand where business is going."
The jan/san industry has been able to either battle through or take advantage of the many themes of the past 75 years, so perhaps it's fair to assume the same will happen in a modern era, where distributors find themselves fighting off, among other things, wealthy, well resourced e-tailers like Amazon Business. If they adapt, distributors should continue to not only survive, but thrive
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Parties reflect on Co-chairs' tool as ADP resumes work
Publicado porAdministrador septiembre 1, 2015 julio 3, 2021 Publicado en CMNUCC, English, Mundo
[Published by Third World Network / www.twn.my / 1 September 2015]
Bonn, 1 September (Indrajit Bose) – The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) resumed its work at the tenth part of its second session in Bonn that is taking place on 31 August to 4 September.
The session offers Parties the opportunity to delve into a tool prepared by the ADP Co-chairs, which was made available on 24 July 2015. The ADP is a mandated process under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) tasked to produce an outcome at the 21st meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP).
(The tool is divided into three parts. Part one comprises provisions that are by nature "appropriate for inclusion in an agreement"; Part two contains provisions that are appropriate for inclusion in a decision; and Part three contains "provisions whose placement require further clarity among Parties in relation to the draft agreement or draft decision", as per the Co-Chairs scenario note issued on 24 July.)
At the opening plenary, Co-Chair Daniel Reifsnyder (US) informed Parties that he along with his other Co-chair Ahmed Djoghlaf (Algeria) had faithfully responded to the mandate given to them by Parties and they had published a tool on 24 July. "As explained the tool contains three parts and there is no hierarchy among them. The three parts are of equal importance. We want to emphasise this," said Reifsnyder, adding that placement of a provision in a specific part did not prejudice the importance of an issue. He also said that the objective of the session was to move from compilation text to one that serves as the basis for negotiations.
Groups of Parties in their interventions provided their initial reflections on the Co-Chairs' tool. Speaking for the Group of 77 and China (G77 and China), South Africa said the Group is grateful for the work that the Co-chairs had done inter-sessionally in preparing the "Non-Paper Illustrating Possible Elements of the Paris Package" and making it available well in advance of this meeting. It said that the Group had many concerns, including on the placement of proposals in the different parts of the document, but added that it would raise these in a constructive manner.
Elaborating on the concerns, South Africa said that although the clustering of issues was helpful in focusing Parties' attention on the key issues that would need to be resolved, the Group was of the view that the manner in which many issues had been placed had resulted in the document being "unbalanced". "Many issues such as principle of CBDR (common but differentiated responsibilities), linkage between action by developing country Parties and support by developed country Parties, institutions on adaptation, finance, technology transfer and capacity-building, loss and damage, response measures and scope of contributions, which are important to the Group are now found in Part III, creating the impression that there is doubt about whether they need to be included in the agreement, or that they may be too controversial or difficult to be agreed on in Paris at all," said South Africa.
Malaysia spoke for the Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) and said the Group's statement posted online apprecited the Co-Chairs' effort to prepare the tool for the session, but expressed concern about the "unbalanced treatment among different elements of the Geneva text" in the tool.
China spoke for BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) and said the group was hoping for a more "balanced and inclusive tool from the co-chairs to facilitate real text based negotiations in this session". It said that Part one of the current tool lacks the desired focus necessary on some of the core elements including means of implementation in comparison to mitigation. "We also see that differentiation, as the most important crosscutting issue has not been appropriately addressed in Part one. However, we are willing to work in a constructive spirit to advance the pace of negotiation in a fully party driven manner," said China.
"We cannot understand how loss and damage is not included in the tool you provided us," said Dominica recently battered by a tropical storm Erika (see details of the delegate's intervention below).
Speaking for its 28 member states, the European Union (EU) said there were aspects in the Co-chairs tool that were "significantly problematic for the EU – both in terms of substance and placement" but the EU was "broadly in support of the approach outlined in the scenario note".
Speaking for the Environment Integrity Group (EIG), Switzerlandsaidwhile the Co-chairs' tool was a useful step towards an agreement the tool was not sufficient, that it had many important gaps, inconsistencies and duplications. However, it added that the tool gave Parties a good idea how the Geneva Negotiation Text (from the February 2015 session) could be structured into an agreement and COP decisions.
Antonio Garcia, Peru's special envoy on climate, said the tool would allow Parties to identify the core of the key points which they need to achieve in the agreement or in COP (Conference of Parites) decisions. It would also allow Parties to begin to negotiate compromise text. "The Geneva Negotiating text gave us a broad situation and this tool brings clarity to our work," said Garica.
Garcia also spoke about the Paris agreement and said that it has to be universal and lasting and it has to be anchored in cooperation and solidarity, reflecting an appropriate political balance.
"We need to establish long-term goal for reducing emissions so that they don't go above 2ฐC. We need to ensure we have periodical increases in our independently determined goals. We need to set implementation obligations to ensure we don't take backward steps and we have to ensure we have robust reporting and review criteria to ensure we move forward but we also need to remain flexible. The outcomes of the Paris meeting also needs to ensure we have national and global action for adaptation through progressive national commitments and broad system of technical and financial cooperations for this so that we can transform our economies and societies. We also need to look at a situation where damage is concerned. COP21 should also improve the predictability of climate funding both before and beyond 2020 and also the reporting implication for this and acknowledge the complementary contribution which can be made by all the Parties. We should also set up the framework for attracting private sector investments. These are the key matters we should not lose sight of in this week's negotiations," he said.
He added that Peru is collaborating with France to look to forge new lines of dialogue and was holding bilaterals and consultations of an informal nature between negotiators and ministers. "The hope is we will be able to forge ahead and find new grounds for agreement through these informal meets," he said.
(Peru is hold the current COP Presidency and COP21 was held in Lima, Peru last year.)
Also present during the opening session was Laurence Tubiana, French Ambassador for COP21, who said that three conditions were required for a successful outcome in Paris: trust, trust and additional trust.
Tubiana apprised Parties of the informal ministerial consultations held in Paris in July and clarified that the purpose of the informal consultations was not to work on the ADP draft agreement text, which is the "exclusive role of the ADP". She added that the forthcoming informal, to be held in Paris on 6-7 September, would focus on finance, adaptation and loss and damage, technology transfer and capacity building.
She described nationally determined contributions as the "game changer for universal participation" and said the Paris agreement would be universal, ambitious, durable, equitable and rule based. Tubiana added that the agreement would cover all the elements and be long lasting and enable periodical stocktaking of efforts, potentially every five years. She also said that the agreement would reflect common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities in light of different national circumstances, with differentiation applying in each areas of the agreement, with clarity on fulfilling the US $100 billion (a year) goal by 2020 and mobilisation of increased finances from public and private sources thereafter.
Tubiana also said that Paris is not the endgame but the start of the process and asked of Parties to start thinking what should be done between 2015 and 2020 (when intensified climate actions are to take place before the new Paris agreement is expected to enter into force in 2020).
Highlights of interventions
Speaking for G77 and China, South Africa called for the pace of negotiations to be accelerated if the Durban mandate (on the ADP) were to be successful fulfilled by the end of the year. It sought more clarity on the process at this session and the desired outcome. The Group said it needs a negotiating text from this session to be the basis of further work. "To achieve this, the process we follow must prioritise balance, party ownership and effective working methods," it stressed.
The Group reiterated that the Paris outcome must not be mitigation-centric and must address all the elements mandated by the Durban decision (mitigation, adaptation, finance, technology development and transfer, capacity-building and transparency of action and support), as well as loss and damage and response measures in a balanced manner. It added that for progress in Bonn, it is very important to gain clarity on the mandate and working methods of the facilitators, which must be consistent across the different sections.
"Parties should also seek to exchange views with each other, not just with the Co-Chairs and facilitators, as this process is and should remain a Party-driven process," South Africa emphasised.
The G77 and China also called for sufficient opportunity to coordinate its positions. Referring to the previous session in Bonn in June, South Africa said, "At the previous session evening coordination was turned into negotiation time, which has hampered the ability of our Group to work on consolidating our proposals. Therefore when the Group requests additional coordination time, we trust that it will be understood."
Stressing on pre-2020 action, or Workstream 2 of the ADP, the Group stressed that pre-2020 ambition is crucial for the success of Paris and will lay a solid foundation for the implementation and ambition of post-2020 enhanced action. Workstream 2 is essentially about accelerating the implementation of existing commitments and obligations and ways to promote enhanced ambition and progress in Workstream 2 would be critical for an agreement in Paris, it said.
South Africa also appealed for additional resources to be allocated for future meetings in a manner that supports the adequate representation of delegates from developing countries. "At this meeting many delegations are handicapped due to their being underrepresented. All efforts must be made to leave no-one behind," it said. It also added that the UNFCCC process is the only forum where the negotiations on the Paris outcome can take place. (Meetings involving selected Parties are being held in the run up to Paris to garner political momentum which critics regard as non-particpatory and undermines the UNFCCC process.)
Speaking for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Maldives called for more clarity on the specific modalities of work this week and the intended outcome of the session. Referring to several extreme weather events that have put many small islands and low-lying coastal states at risk of severe flooding, including the recent tropical storm Erika through Dominica, Maldives said, "Such extreme weather events are happening in the context of an average global temperature increase of less than 1ฐC, reminding us that without bold and very urgent action, far worse is yet to come. This inescapable reality should add urgency to our work and inform the agreement that we are developing for Paris."
On mitigation, Maldives said it is critical that a pathway to achieving below the 1.5ฐC global goal is reflected in the Paris agreement. "The agreement must do more than institute a new process. It must also deliver outcomes and demand ambitious performance through internationally legally binding and quantified mitigation commitments that increase global ambition over successive commitment cycles," it stressed.
On finance, AOSIS called on developed countries to deliver on their commitment of delivering US $100 billion per year by 2020 and further commit to scale up the provision of support beyond 2020 "if we are to realise the level of ambition required to avert the worst impacts of climate change. It is also essential to maintaining trust in the process. Unfortunately we are still a long way short of this climate finance goal to which we agreed in Cancun," said Maldives.
On loss and damage, it said that countries were experiencing impacts from human-induced climate change that could not be addressed through adaptation, such as those from accelerating sea level rise and increasing ocean acidification. "To effectively manage these, an international mechanism to address loss and damage must be a central element of the Paris agreement. The Warsaw decision and the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) 5th Assessment Report acknowledge that loss and damage results when climate impacts exceed the limits of our adaptation measures. Loss and damage should be treated as a separate and distinct element of the agreement, and the mechanism defined under this agreement should be mandated to initiate a process to address irreversible and permanent damage. An agreement that purports to take meaningful action, while failing to address the central concerns of SIDS, equates to having no agreement at all," it said.
AOSIS referred to Workstream 2 as not being an "academic exercise" but about implementation.
Speaking for the LMDC, Malaysia reminded Parties that the ADP journey started in Durban four years ago and that Parties were three months away from adopting an outcome in Paris. This agreed outcome must contain all the six core elements from the Durban mandate in a balanced manner both in the agreement and the COP decision and reflect the principles and provisions of the Convention particularly the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, it said in its statement posted online.
"Such outcome must result in enhanced action in the context of sustainable development in implementing the UNFCCC both before and after 2020. Our process at this session and all the way up to Paris must be open, transparent, inclusive, Party-driven and consensus- building, marked by direct negotiations among the Parties on the basis of texts that they have produced themselves. Only through this process will the Paris conference have a successful and legitimate outcome," the statement read.
The statement further said that with multiple challenges in terms of social and economic development and poverty eradication, "the countries of the LMDC have undertaken ambitious domestic actions on climate change including on mitigation and adaptation, and in surmounting the losses and damages arising from climate change-related natural disasters, while pursuing various sustainable development pathways and eradicating poverty. However, as has been most recently seen just a few days ago when Tropical Storm Erika hit Dominica, a single climate-related disaster can set back our development progress by years or decades."
"Nevertheless, we will and can do more of these climate actions now, up to and beyond 2020, but doing so will need increased levels of international cooperation from our developed country partners through increasing ambition on their commitments to drastically reduce their emissions and to provide additional, adequate and predictable levels of finance, development and transfer of technology and know-how, and capacity-building support to developing countries," their statement read.
The LMDC also called on the developed countries to do more to honor and fulfill their obligations under the Convention – to be more ambitious on mitigation and to provide and substantially enhance financial support, technology and know-how development and transfer, and capacity building support for developing countries to adequate and predictable levels in support of developing countries' climate change mitigation and adaptation actions.
The Group also said that they had proactively and constructively put forward textual proposals that reflect the best way through which the Convention's implementation would be fully, effectively and sustainably enhanced before and after 2020, in which the Convention's principles, provisions, and structure are fully respected and reflected in a way that is in full accordance with the differentiated obligations and commitments of developed and developing countries, and is consistent with Article 4 of the Convention.
It said that increasing ambition includes holistically reflecting the integrated treatment of mitigation, adaptation and the provision of finance, technology development and transfer and capacity building support to developing country Parties. The Paris outcome must also incorporate a meaningful approach to address the adverse impacts of response measures, the statement read.
The Group also reflected that, "The key convergence among Parties is that the Paris outcome must be under the Convention and should enhance action on the implementation of the Convention in order to achieve the objective of the Convention as set out in its Article 2. It is not to renegotiate, rewrite, restructure or replace the Convention or reinterpret its principles and provisions. The concepts or approaches such as 'evolving CBDR', 'Parties in a position to do so', 'single transparency system' or 'mitigation-centric cycle' are not consistent with the principles of the Convention and are not acceptable. Therefore these concepts must be removed from the text," it said.
On Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), the LMDC said it was "extremely disappointed that the INDCs that have so far been communicated by developed country Parties are mitigation-centered only on post-2020 emission reduction targets and do not contain any post-2020 commitments, policies and measures for the provision of finance, technology development and transfer and capacity building support to developing countries. We stress that the INDCs by developing country Parties on post-2020 enhanced action, including as appropriate, mitigation, adaptation and addressing loss and damage are to be prepared, communicated and implemented in the context of achieving sustainable development and the implementation of Article 4.7 of the Convention".
The Group reiterated that pre-2020 ambition should be primarily achieved through the implementation of the outcomes of the Bali Roadmap. "Therefore, accelerating the implementation of paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Warsaw COP decision 1/CP.19 and paragraph 17 and 18 of the Lima Call for Climate Action (decision 1/CP.20) must be the priority of the pre-2020 outcomes in Paris. The workplan on pre-2020 ambition should deal with the accelerated implementation process and technical examination process in a holistic and balanced manner," it said.
The Group also called on developed countries to fully implement their commitments and significantly increase their ambitions on providing finance, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support to developing countries, in particular fulfilling the goal of providing US $100 billion per year by 2020 to developing country Parties and addressing issues relating to intellectual property rights. "We call on them, in short, to fully live up to their long-standing commitments under the Convention in this regard," the statement read.
Speaking for the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), Dominica apprised Parties of the damage Erica had caused on 27 August. "Floods swamped villages and destroyed homes. Some communities are not recognisable. Many people are dead and many are missing. Roads, bridges and houses are destroyed," said Dominica adding that a country that did not cause climate change was calling the attention on a tragedy that could have been avoided. "Effective action is urgent but it has to take place in a framework of solidarity, justice and equity," it said, calling for the understanding that vulnerabilities are different and the suffering was very unevenly distributed.
"We are here to work on a new agreement to enhance action. We don't have much time left. We need a fair, balanced and comprehensive agreement with the same legal alignment. This means the agreement must be based on equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities," said Dominca.
It added that differentiation (between developing and developed countries) is crucial and that countries with historical responsibility must reduce their emissions and provide the means to other countries to do so. "This should be done without imparing the rights of developing countries. This is an ethical imperative," said Dominica. To the developed countries specifically, it said that they should not use new concepts such as national circumstances and evolving responsibility to escape. Dominica also expressed concern on the reduced funding for developing countries.
Speaking for the Africa Group, Sudan said the Co-chairs' tool helps Parties as a basis for negotiations, but that balance must be restored. It said loss and damage is very critical and must figure in the core agreement. It also sought clarity on scaling up financial resources for beyond 2020 and said a deal in Paris would be impossible without this clarity.
Speaking for the BASIC group of countries, China reaffirmed that the "process and outcome of ADP should be guided by and be in full accordance with all principles and provisions of the UNFCCC. The 2015 agreement shall address in a balanced manner all six elements identified in the Durban mandate — mitigation, adaptation, finance, capacity building, technology development and transfer, transparency of action and support. An ambitious outcome of the ADP should not focus solely on mitigation, but should also address the other elements in a balanced and comprehensive manner."
Affirming its expectation of the current session, China said, "We should focus on the core provisions to be included in the agreement, including all core elements of the Durban mandate. Further detailing of the provisions, including modalities and technical aspects, could be addressed in COP decisions, as agreed by Parties."
China also reiterated that commitments under the agreement must be in accordance with the principles and provisions of the Convention. "Parties' contributions will be nationally determined and reflect each Party's highest possible effort, in accordance with its common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. Contributions should be comprehensive, addressing, mitigation, adaptation and the provision of support by developed to developing countries," it said in its statement posted online.
It also said that ambition and effectiveness would be achieved by "maintaining differentiation among developed and developing country Parties in each element of the agreement".
On Workstream 2, the pre-2020 ambition gap shall be primarily addressed through the implementation of the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol and the outcome of the Bali Action Plan, said China. "We are concerned with the inadequacy of developed countries' current commitments on emission reductions and provision of financial and technological support. We underscore the need to shift the focus of the technical examination process from the mere identification of mitigation policy options to the identification or development of instruments that support effective and concrete implementation of such policies, based on the intrinsic social and economic value of voluntary mitigation actions and their co-benefits to adaptation and sustainable development," said China.
Speaking for its 28 member states, the EU said while there were aspects in the Co-chairs tool that were "significantly problematic for the EU – both in terms of substance and placement" the EU was "broadly in support of the approach outlined in the scenario note".
"It is crucial to start to converge on which aspects of the Paris outcome will be in the Paris Protocol, and which will be in the equally important supporting (COP) decisions. We also fully support the assertion in the scenario note that the time for making compromises and building bridges is now. It will also be essential to identify clear options for Ministerial guidance in relation to issues where agreement cannot be reached at negotiator level," said the EU in its statement posted online.
It also said that progress must be made on substance. "Firstly on how the 2015 Agreement will deliver transparency and accountability of Parties' against their mitigation commitments. Secondly, on how to ensure dynamism in the 2015 Agreement, across all elements. For mitigation this means how to secure a process to regularly revisit and, if necessary, raise ambition over time to collectively achieve an agreed long-term goal. Thirdly, on how to ensure that the 2015 Agreement contributes to achieving climate resilient sustainable development and reduction of vulnerability through effective adaptation. Fourthly, on how the post 2020 regime will provide support to those countries in need," the statement read.
On Workstream 2, the EU said it looked forward to strengthening high-level political engagement on the issue.
Speaking for the Umbrella Group of developed countries, Australia said that the facilitated groups should avoid line by line negotiations and called for a short and concise instrument and for the ministers to easily navigate through in Paris.
(A number of informal negotiation groups meet in the ADP process under the guidance of facilitators: see TWN Bonn Climate Update No. 2 )+
Energías renovables, transformando el sol en monedas
¿Qué dijeron los países latinoamericanos en el primer día de negociaciones de la sesión ADP 2-10?


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Paints by Type Hazard Spectrum
Here is some general guidance to use when choosing an interior paint:
Look for alkylphenol ethoxylate (APE) free paints.
Prefer paints with both low VOC content and low VOC emissions.
Prefer paints with colorants that do not increase the VOC content of the base paint when tinted.
Avoid paints marketed as antimicrobial and claiming or implying a health benefit.
Consider the real-world VOC impact for your project based on number of coats and area coverage.
Prefer products with full disclosure of content through Health Product Declarations (HPDs).
Interior paints, often known as "latex paints," are most often made from acrylic resins. Most paint product lines include several different sheens, including flat, eggshell, semi-gloss, and gloss. They are offered in a variety of tint bases, depending on the color desired.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are the most well-known issue related to paint, but are not the only thing to consider when selecting paints. In addition to VOCs, many other substances can be hazardous to the health of painters, building occupants, and the environment. Encourage manufacturers to fully disclose the content and associated health hazards of paint bases and colorants through the industry's collaborative, user-designed open standard, Health Product Declarations (HPD).
Look for alkylphenol ethoxylate (APE) free paints. APEs are a particular chemical group of concern and are a high priority to avoid. These chemicals are commonly used as surfactants in paints. They contain and break down into endocrine disrupting chemicals.[1] The good news is that alternate chemicals are available, and a transition is underway in the market. For more information, see the hazard spectrum below and our blog post on APEs.
Keep in mind that colorants can add VOCs and other hazardous content to paints. Look for and prefer paints with colorants that do not increase the VOC content of the base paint when tinted.
Avoid paints marketed as antimicrobial and claiming or implying a health benefit. Latex paints contain preservatives that protect them from spoiling during storage. Preservatives can also help protect painted surfaces, once dry, from the growth of mold and mildew. However, these preservatives are standard in the paint industry and are not the same as the additives incorporated into paints that are marketed as antimicrobial. Antimicrobial paints can have pesticides added to them beyond what is needed for standard preservation, and their manufacturers may make claims that painted surfaces can kill bacteria or other germs that can make us sick. To date no evidence suggests that the use of such products results in healthier populations, and the incorporated antimicrobials can negatively impact human health.[2]
Consider the real-world VOC impact for your project. It is counter-intuitive, but some paint with more VOCs per gallon may actually result in fewer total VOCs for your project once you consider the number of coats of paint required and area covered per unit volume versus its VOC content. It's possible that a paint with higher VOCs (by volume) is actually the healthier option for your project, if it requires fewer coats or covers a larger area per gallon than a lower VOC paint.
GS-11 Certified, Very Low VOC Content, and Low VOC Emissions
The GreenSeal-11 standard (GS-11, edition 3.2) prohibits the use of specific substances, including:
Preservatives that emit formaldehyde into the paint over time
Heavy metals such as lead and mercury
Any chemical or material which is considered a carcinogen, mutagen, reproductive toxicant, hazardous air pollutant, or ozone depleting substance [3]
One group of chemicals prohibited by the standard is alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs). Alkylphenol ethoxylates, including nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) and octylphenol ethoxylates (OPEs), are chemicals of concern commonly used as surfactants. NPEs and OPEs break down into nonylphenols and octylphenols. NPEs, OPEs, and these break down products have all been shown to have endocrine disrupting properties.[1]
Green Seal's online database lists products earning Green Seal-11 certification. Some manufacturers may formulate paints to meet this standard and choose not to pursue the certification. Contact the manufacturers of paints you're considering for your project and ask whether any interior paints in their product lines meet the full criteria for this certification for 2010 or later versions.
While these chemical restrictions go a long way to help ensure healthier paints, the VOC requirements for GS-11 are not particularly stringent.[4] That's why for this top tier level of paints, we recommend additional VOC requirements: no more than 10 g/L of VOCs in the bases, and colorants that do not increase the VOC content of the base paint when tinted.
In addition, not all volatile chemicals that may be emitted from paints are included in VOC content testing. Some of these chemicals are captured by emissions testing, so this top tier paint also includes an emission testing requirement. Paints in this category meet the requirements of California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method for Testing and Evaluation of VOC Emissions (formerly called California 01350) which sets limits on some specific high concern chemical emissions.[5]
APE-free, Low VOC Content, and Low VOC Emissions
Alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs) are commonly used surfactants in acrylic paints. The APE chemical group includes nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) and octylphenol ethoxylates (OPEs). NPEs and OPEs break down into nonylphenols and octylphenols. NPEs, OPEs, and these break down products have all been shown to have endocrine disrupting properties.[1] Alternate chemicals are available, and a transition is underway in the market. Most of these alternate chemicals have gaps in data, so additional information is needed from manufacturers to ensure these are safer chemicals. Ask manufacturers to disclose and fully assess the alternatives. For more information, read It's Not Just About VOCs: Select APE-free Paint, Too.
Paints in this light green category are free of APEs. They also have low VOC content and emissions. Low VOC paints per South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113 (Feb. 2016) contain ≤ 50 g/L in bases of all sheens and use colorants that also contain ≤ 50 g/L.[6] Keep in mind that the SCAQMD Rule allows up to 100 g/L VOCs in primers, so just like multiple coats of paint can increase the overall project's VOCs, the use of a higher VOC primer can as well.
In addition, some volatile chemicals that may be emitted from paints are not captured in VOC content testing. Some of these chemicals are captured by emissions testing, so paints in this tier also meet an emission testing requirement - California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Standard Method for Testing and Evaluation of VOC Emissions (formerly called California 01350) which sets limits on some specific high concern chemical emissions.[5]
Low VOC Content
While "Low" VOC paints contain fewer substances that can cause smog, there is not a perfect overlap between low VOCs and a preferred paint from a health perspective. As the Green Seal-11 certification shows, much more can be done to limit content that could be harmful to the environment or to building residents.
Low VOC paints per South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1113 (Feb. 2016) contain ≤ 50 g/L in bases of all sheens and use colorants that also contain ≤ 50 g/L.[6] Keep in mind that the SCAQMD Rule allows up to 100 g/L VOCs in primers, so just like multiple coats of paint can increase the overall project's VOCs, the use of a higher VOC primer can as well.
A standard paint, formulated without concern for VOCs or hazardous substances can contain many chemicals and materials which impact environmental and human health. The substances used as resins, dispersants, preservatives, additives to prevent foaming (defoamers), and additives to promote mixing (surfactants) carry hazards such as carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, and toxicity to the development of a fetus in the womb. Some also persist in the environment and build up in body tissues.
Colorants added to the paint can add to its hazardous and VOC content.
Whenever possible, prefer a paint that is at least low VOC (per SCAQMD Rule 1113 from 2016), if a GreenSeal-11 certification is not possible.
Recycled Paints
Recycled paints are made by blending acrylic latex paints recovered though household hazardous waste collection programs with virgin ingredients and other materials. VOC content can be high, and testing for heavy metals such as lead (which have multiple hazards) does not appear to be a standard practice.
Green Seal-43 is a standard for recycled latex paint. It restricts VOC content to levels about twice as high as those permitted under its Green Seal-11 standard.[7] While the standard prohibits certain additives, it does not address all hazardous substances that may be present in paints being recycled.
These paints usually are less expensive than non-recycled paints, but are more appropriate for exterior projects like covering up graffiti than interior applications.
While not intended to coat large surfaces in a residence or commercial space, there are a growing number of specialty paint products on the market for use in places like community and other common area rooms. While some of these paints are advertised as "low" VOC, these specialty paints can introduce other hazards not typically associated with standard paints.
Dry-Erase paints can contain isocyanates, which are potent asthmagens, as well as harsh solvents, and PBT catalysts.[8]
Magnetic paint can contain harsh solvents.[9]
If there are areas in your project requiring a specialty effect on the walls, consider a solution that does not involve paint. For example, hanging a sheet of stainless steel on a wall will provide a magnetic surface that can be painted over in any color. And if you want residents to write on a wall, we recommend installing an actual slate chalkboard.
Paints Advertised as "Antimicrobial"
Antimicrobials are a kind of pesticide, and therefore by definition are toxic. The federal regulation governing the use of antimicrobial products such as paint are complicated and confusing for those who are looking to buy healthy products. A good rule of thumb is to avoid products that are marketed as antimicrobial and are making a health claim.
There is currently no evidence that the use of antimicrobial building products results in any health benefit to those living alongside them. Such products can be more expensive than their conventional counterparts and can introduce pesticides to a building's interior with no apparent benefit.
For more information, see New Report on Antimicrobial Building Products: Avoid Whenever Possible.
Unless otherwise noted, product content and health hazard information is based on research done by Healthy Building Network for Common Product profiles, reports, and blogs. Links to the appropriate resources are provided.
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[1] Nonylphenol ethoxylates and their degradation products, nonylphenols, are on the EU Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern due to endocrine disrupting properties. https://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table. Nonylphenol ethoxylates and octylphenol ethoxylates and their degradation products, nonylphenols and octylphenols, are on the ChemSec SIN List for endocrine disruption (https://sinlist.chemsec.org/) and on The Endocrine Disruption Exchange for potential endocrine disruption (https://endocrinedisruption.org/interactive-tools/tedx-list-of-potential-endocrine-disruptors/search-the-tedx-list).
[2] Healthy Building Network, and Perkins+Will. "Healthy Environments: Understanding Antimicrobial Ingredients in Building Materials," March 2017. https://healthybuilding.net/reports/4-healthy-environments-understanding-antimicrobial-ingredients-in-building-materials.
[3] Per GS-11 edition 3.2: Green Seal Inc. "GS-11 Green Seal Standard for Paints, Coatings, Stains and Sealers, Edition 3.2." October 26, 2015. http://www.greenseal.org/Portals/0/Documents/Standards/GS-11/GS-11_Ed3-2_Paints_Coatings_Stains_and_Sealers.pdf.
[4] The GS-11 standard (edition 3.2) allows up to 50 g/L of VOCs for flats, 100 g/L for non-flats, and 150 g/L for high gloss bases. Under the standard, tints added at the point-of-sale can add an additional 50 g/L of VOCs over these limits for the base.
[5] The emission limits are set for measurements taken 14 days after paint application. Results of small scale testing are modeled to represent different real world scenarios. The most protective is the residential scenario, and this should be preferred if available. Most certifications now available are for the private office scenario. Note that emissions testing is done for untinted bases. Separate test results may be available for some colorants. Programs that certify the CDPH Standard Method for Testing VOC Emissions include: Master Painters Institute (MPI) X-Green, GreenWise Gold, GreenGuard Gold, SCS Indoor Advantage Gold, and Berkeley Analytical ClearChem. See the full standard here: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DEODC/EHLB/IAQ/CDPH%20Document%20Library/CDPH-IAQ_StandardMethod_V1_2_2017_ADA.pdf.
[6] Most standards are silent on the VOC impact of colorants, which can be severe for dark colors. SCAQMD, however, explicitly requires that colorants meet the same g/L limits as the bases - with the result that colorants will not increase the VOC content beyond the 50 g/L limit when tinted. See the full SCAQMD standard here: http://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/rule-book/reg-xi/r1113.pdf?sfvrsn=17.
[7] Green Seal Inc. "GS-43 Green Seal Standard for Recycled Latex Paint, Edition 1.1." July 12, 2013. http://www.greenseal.org/Portals/0/Documents/Standards/GS-43/GS-43_Ed1-1_Recycled_Content_Latex_Paint.pdf.
[8] See for example: Designtex. "Safety Data Sheet WriteUp1," May 11, 2012. https://www.pharosproject.net/uploads/files/sources/353/1fdd9451c8166f4a66243b0f7c9e4d2a55bfcc1a.pdf.; IdeaPaint. "Material Safety Data Sheet IdeaPaint Create Clear That (Part A)," August 29, 2012. https://pharosproject.net/uploads/files/sources/2238/1349798806.pdf.
[9] See for example: Rust-oleum Corporation. "Safety Data Sheet SPECTL QT 2PK New Magnetic Primer Kit," August 13, 2015. http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImages/70/7077c8db-408b-48e2-9f07-95d27016250d.pdf.
By Popular Demand: A List of Safer Paints
Are you lagging behind in selecting safer paints? With healthier paints readily available on the market at a variety of price points, there is no reason not to be making a safer choice. Check out our list of paints that are free of the most common hazardous chemicals.
HomeFree Paint Specifications
Drop-in specification language to help project teams incorporate HomeFree's healthier material recommendations into projects. This editable Word document is organized according to MasterFormat standard divisions and includes example products that meet the specifications. It also includes educational context to provide both the "what" and "why" of healthier materials.
Manufacturer Information Request Email Template - Paint
An email template for use when working directly with the manufacturer or with your local product representative to find paint products that meet HomeFree content transparency and healthier material recommendations.
HomeFree Paint Vetting Worksheet
This document walks through the steps you can take to vet a specific paint product against the HomeFree Paint Hazard Spectrum criteria.
Paint Standard and Certification Requirements
A comparison of VOC emissions, VOC content, and other content restrictions as addressed by different certification programs for paint. This may be helpful in understanding how these standards and certifications relate to the HomeFree recommendations.
Case Study: Homes for America Homes on Johnsons Pond
Case study for a 63-unit affordable housing project comprised of two three-story buildings with a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments. This case study recounts how the project team used HomeFree to pursue the use of healthier materials, including paint.
HomeFree Online Course: Selecting Healthier Paint with HomeFree
An online, interactive, self-paced course in selecting healthier paint. Provides a fundamental understanding of the common toxics in paint and their impacts on human and environmental health. Includes a step-by-step process that will allow you to assess your current practice and evaluate new paint options.
Picking a Safer Paint is Easier Than You Think
Selecting the right paint for your project can be challenging and identifying a paint that reduces your exposure to toxic chemicals on top of that can be even more daunting. The good news is that transformation continues to happen in the paint market, providing developers, architects, and consumers more options...
It's Not Just About VOCs: Select APE-free Paint, Too
Earlier this year, the Healthy Building Network (HBN) recommended specifying nonylphenol ethoxylate (NPE)-free paints in addition to low- or very low volatile organic compound (VOC) paints to help protect human health and the environment. HBN is expanding this recommendation to include the broader category of chemical compounds known as alkylphenol...
About HBN Hazard Spectrums
What is a Hazard Spectrum?
HBN Hazard Spectrums use a simplified color spectrum (e.g., red to yellow to green) to rank different product types within a product category based on the chemicals used in their manufacturing and associated health hazards. Cost, performance, or full life cycle environmental impacts, such as those reviewed in a life cycle assessment (LCA), are not considered in this ranking.
How to Interpret a Hazard Spectrum
Hazard Spectrums consider potential impacts on building occupants and workers involved in the manufacturing, installation, disposal, recycling, and reuse of these products. They also consider the burden on fenceline communities who may be exposed to hazardous chemicals released during the manufacturing or end of life processes.
Rankings are relative within a particular category and are not comparable across product categories. For example, a yellow-ranked flooring material does not necessarily present the same human health hazards as a yellow-ranked paint.
You can use the hazard spectrum to benchmark your current practice and take a step up to healthier options. Products in green categories are typically the best options, whereas products at the bottom of the spectrum, in red, are to be avoided. Those in-between provide intermediate options from a health hazard perspective. As a general rule, we encourage you to select product types that are yellow or above.
About Common Products
A Common Product profile (CP) is a list of substances that are most commonly present in a product type (vinyl composition tile, for example) as delivered to building sites in North America. The profiles are not specific to any manufacturer.
CPs are organized by chemical function. Every substance in a product performs some function - for example, it thickens a paint, or gives a carpet resistance to stains. The CPs provide the most common substance serving each function in a given product type, the hazards these substances carry into a building project, and a general description of the product type. CPs are based upon a wide range of publicly available information, including product declarations, patents, and chemical suppliers' brochures that detail the functional uses of various additives.
CPs that were referenced in the development of this hazard spectrum are listed below. Click on the links to access each Common Product profile in HBN's Pharos database. Or click here to learn more about the Common Product methodology.


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End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices
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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7945, 7965, 7975 and 7916 20/Feb/2018
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Wireless Phones 792X Series Power Supply Accessories 15/Dec/2017
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Unified Wireless IP Phones 7925G, 7925G-EX, and 7926G Chargers 08/Mar/2018
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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Unified Wireless IP Phones 7925G, 7925G-EX, and 7926G Misc Accessories 30/May/2017
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Home Euro Clubs Should Milan bring back Kaka?
Should Milan bring back Kaka?
By Jasmit Jabbal
With Galacticos part deux turning into a more subdued affair as Mourinho has decided to invest in the future rather than mega superstars in his attempt to dethrone Barcelona, doubts have been raised over the future of Kaka.
Milan's favorite son left for the Spanish capital as the poster boy of Perez's second campaign to restore Madrid as the world's leading team. However, his time at Los Blancos has been blighted by injury, and although he has shown glimpses of his quality and sparked up a friendship and on-field rapport with the world's second best play Cristiano Ronaldo, it seems Madrid will be happy to cash in on the 29 year old who did not even make Brazil's Copa America squad.
Much has been made of Kaka being a supposed flop at Madrid, but a return of 7 goals and 4 assists in 14 games tells a different story. Kaka has been unfortunate to have been injured, but it is harsh to say he is a spent force, unlike when Ronaldinho and Ronaldo before him joined Milan for a final season dogged by poor form and fitness punctuated by the odd moment reminding us all of their former glory, Kaka still has a lot to offer. The key difference with Kaka and the two Ronnies is that he is a model professional and this, after a full pre season behind him, he could easily lead to him being Madrid's stand out player next season.
But should Milan tempt Madrid, with its midfield bursting at the seams, and try to bring back the golden boy. There is no doubt that Milan is in need of a creative midfielder, and even if his recent injuries have robbed him of a yard of pace, his elegance and grace on the ball is still evident. Madrid would want to recoup some of the €70 million made for his services, but even at around the €30 million mark, is there really a better playmaker available at that price?
Kaka has gone public and stated he wishes to remain at Madrid and prove himself, but if there is one team that can sway his heart then surely it is Milan. Fans of the Rosseneri would be drooling at the prospect of Kaka teaming up with fellow Brazilians Robiniho and Pato, and with the wizardly in the San Siro, at 29 years old, Kaka could be considered a youngster!
The key issue will be whether Mourinho can shift other players from his squad to make room for his new arrivals, and whether Berluschoni is willing to dig deep again. I for one, have a sneaky suspicion that although a deal may not be concluded this summer, you may well see Kaka in the famous black and red striped shirt soon.
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