• Messageboard • Small Talk • Japandroids was a c Sort:     Author: Message: dssqjhzddj1 Noob 21 Posts registered: 26.10.2013 27.10.2013, 05:52   Japandroids was a commanding presence, the band finishing with a bunch of soulless covers of classics like Dave Brubeck's Take Five and The Beatles' Blackbird. but you can see what the lie has costs him.It?s another good idea,?On the whole, How Green is Your Eco-label? evaluated the standards of 20 eco-labels based on 10 environmental criteria from the use of antibiotics and sustainability of feed to pathogens released and the effect of farmed fish that escape into the environment?Most eco-labels for farmed marine fish offer no more than a 10-per-cent improvement over the status quo? said VolpeAnd he warned even labels that have won consumer confidence ignore some environmental effects and the certification bodies do not share monitoring data that would assure consumers that the products are in fact betterThe researchers used data derived from the 2010 Global Aquaculture Performance Index to determine the environmental performance of eco-labelled farmed finfish such as Atlantic salmon cod turbot and grouperThe study also examined proposed standards for organic certification being developed by government in the United States and CanadaThe draft guidelines for the Canadian Organic Aquaculture Standard label offer no advantage over the performance of conventional fish farms and fall into the bottom half of the rankings said Volpe The proposed US standards placed first in the analysisThe Canadian certification still under development by the Canadian General Standards Board sets limits in only two of the 10 indicators the study used to assess the performance of eco-labels ? use of antibiotics and use of parasiticides according to Jennifer Gee the project?s senior research analyst?The problem is that they set the antibiotic standard below the conventional performance reported by the industry in Canada? said GeeThe proposed Canadian standard for parasiticides is set at the level already being met by the conventional aquaculture industry offering no upgrade to consumers she saidBy contrast the US organic standard sets limits on nine of 10 criteria examined by the authors including an outright ban on the use of antibiotics antifoulants and parasiticides she saidEstablished organic certification programs ? such as Soil Association BioGro Naturland and Organic Food Federation ? fared better in the study?s analysis than industry-led certification Whole Foods? eco-label scored in the middle of the pack while Marks & Spencer?s program offered negative benefit compared with conventional products Save-On Foods/Overwaitea?s certification was not assessed due to a lack of available information about the standards being applied at the time of the analysis?Industry-led certification is always going to set the bar lower? said Bill Wareham senior marine-conservation specialist for the David Suzuki Foundation ?And even when they do set a gold standard not everyone is going to meet it?The foundation is a partner in the SeaChoice sustainable-seafood program which assesses the world?s fisheries and highlights for consumers those products to avoid and those that meet sustainability guidelines Only a handful of farmed finfish meet SeaChoice guidelines as a ?Best Choice? for the environmentSome of the world?s most commonly farmed fish are not considered sustainable Atlantic salmon raised in ocean-based net pens is on the SeaChoice ?Avoid? list along with Asian tilapiaThe foundation has been intensely critical of the proposed Canadian Organic Standard in particular for proposing to allow fish treated with antibiotics and parasiticides to be labelled organicVancouver Aquarium?s Ocean Wise program does not recognize any eco-label certification programs but works with individual fish farms and wild fisheries to adopt practices that meet their environmental standards as an ocean-friendly choiceSisters Jyotika Singh,? 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Why is a self-described ?complete atheist? in charge of a $3-million research project into religionC. came to be the primary investigator for the world?s largest study on the evolution of religion and morality we need to go back a couple of decadesSlingerland was an undergraduate majoring in molecular biology at Princeton University But the hard sciences just weren?t clicking for the curious young manSo he hopped on a motorcycle and headed to California with two books in his saddlebag: Jack Kerouac?s On the Road and Robert Pirsig?s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance?I did what all spiritual seekers do ? and went to the West Coast?Slingerland ingested a fair amount of hallucinogens in his 20s including some in what he considers the ?sacred? California beach region of Point Reyes National ParkHe ended up studying Chinese religion at Stanford and Berkeley He specialized in the ancient philosopher Chuang Tzu (also known as Zhuangzi) who is associated with Taoism and loosely anarchismRELATED: Six years ago Slingerland headed north to UBC with his scholar wife Stefania Burk who is an expert in Japanese poetry Now 44 he has just become a Canadian citizenThe couple have a six-year-old daughter whom Slingerland says ?I love intensely?Which brings us to Slingerland?s preoccupation with questions of spirituality and philosophyIn a conversation in the family?s penthouse apartment overlooking False Creek Slingerland admits his deep affection for his daughter is illogical since he doesn?t really believe in ?love?He also cheerfully declares he doesn?t believe the universe contains over-riding ?meaning?From his academic perspective Slingerland thinks religious convictions are a ?cognitive mistake?His eyes remain steely when he declares most religious people ?believe in beings who don?t exist?Still Slingerland is convinced religion has helped humans evolveIndeed despite being a ?scientific materialist? he recognizes that everyone ? even the most hardcore secularist ? operates with what theologians and philosophers call a ?metaphysics?Metaphysics refers to things that transcend the physical world Metaphysics says Slingerland points to ?entities or principles that are generally unverifiable?All people have a metaphysics Slingerland insistsEach human believes often fervently in things and values that can?t be rationally proved ? such as freedom dignity human rights and that no child should be a slaveIn between speculating on such far-reaching topics Slingerland described the immense challenges of organizing what he believes is the largest research grant ever given to Canadian scholars in the humanitiesCo-leadership is coming from UBC?s and Joe Henrich as well as SFU?s Mark Collard In total more than 50 psychologists economists anthropologists biologists and religious studies specialists will be involved including some at Harvard and OxfordCanada?s most renowned philosopher Charles Taylor has also signed on to the project which will lead to the creation of UBC?s Cultural Evolution of Religion Research ConsortiumThroughout history Slingerland believes Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism Judaism animism and Chinese folk religion have helped cement moral behaviour ? by developing ?morally concerned? gods and concepts such as ?God?s will? and ?karma?Religious leaders have encouraged humans to engage in ?costly displays? like self-sacrifice donating to charity and even martyrdom On the surface Slingerland says such behaviours don?t seem to support individual humans? struggle for survivalBut religion has often led to social cohesion One question the project will ask is can other forces create such interdependenceWith this grant psychologists such as Norenzayan will be able to coordinate research efforts with like-minded social scientists in places such as Denmark?s University of AarhusTogether they will pursue promising studies into whether trusted governments and social agencies (such as those in Scandinavia) can replace religions as sources of connection and shared valuesTo find answers the small army of researchers will go beyond interviewing North American undergraduate students who account for more than 90 per cent of all psychological research They will lead psychological field studies in far-flung places such as rural Brazil the Congo Singapore China Fiji Mauritius and GreeceUltimately since religion is often linked to global conflict Slingerland hopes their project will serve the ?common good? by helping governments make better laws ? based on heightened understanding of how people find meaning religious and otherwiseThe researchers (many of whom are as atheistic as Slingerland) aren?t out to either prove or disprove the truth claims of religionsSince most academics believe they must remain ?neutral? observers they don?t feel compelled to construct a larger world view or metaphysics But they won?t be slamming religion eitherEven though Slingerland does not follow an organized faith he is turned off by the aggressive attacks on religion from celebrity atheists such as and Sam Harris (he considers the latter ?philosophically uninformed?)And although Slingerland admits he does not have his own ?overarching story? or ultimate meaning structure he says he has many ?micro-frameworks which don?t hang together? They include personal commitments to nature gardening kayaking and his familyIn addition Slingerland is drawn to the ??virtue ethics?? of Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas and Greek philosopher Aristotle in part because they are more ??psychologically realistic?? than over-rationalistic thinkers such as Rene Descartes and Immanuel KantAs part of his own ongoing exploration of meaning Slingerland is also writing a book which will be published in 2014 by Random House It?s titled Trying Not to Try: Ancient China Modern Science and the Paradox of Spontaneity?It?s Chinese philosophy meets cognitive science? 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