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EbooK The Co-Evolution of Love and Hate

Submitted by antoq on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 06:49

Far from being uniquely modern, the welfare state is just the most spectacular example of a virtually ubiquitous aspect of society over the entire life course of anatomically modern humans, namely, the sharing of food, information, and other valued resources among genetically unrelated members of a group. The frequent electoral endorsement of this process of sharing suggests that the altruistic predisposition to help those in need and to contribute to the pursuit of common goals is quite widespread. Equally ubiquitous, both in modern society and over the millennia, is a predisposition to favor one’s own kind in friendships, economic activities, mating, and coalitions, and to hold an unfavorable evaluation of “outsiders” and even a willingness to inflict severe harm on them.

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Ebook The Global Energy Market

Submitted by antoq on Mon, 01/12/2009 - 07:20

Most commentary on the current credit crisis in U.S. and global financial markets has focused on the role of China and other Asian creditors of the United States. In this paper, we focus on the effects of high oil prices on resurgent petrodollar flows, which have contributed to current economic conditions, including rising inflation levels worldwide, very similar to the ones prevailing in the 1970s. Unsustainable levels of U.S. debt, the magnitude of the current credit crisis, and the political and economic difficulty of raising interest rates to reverse those trends, suggest that the global economic and financial system is heading toward a new paradigm. Orderly and smooth transition from the current Dollar, debt, and oil-based paradigm is more desirable than its likely crisis-driven alternative.

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Free PDF Ebooks 1999 Model reMODEL Field Evaluation

Submitted by acrobat on Mon, 06/09/2008 - 12:28

Free PDF Ebooks 1999 Model reMODEL Field Evaluation
The 1999 Model reMODEL project provided an opportunity for the NAHB Research Center, Inc., along with HUD and Professional Remodeler Magazine, to demonstrate, observe and evaluate the installation of seven innovative technologies in the PATH inventory. The Research Center, along with Mark Wade, the project owner, selected technologies that were compatible with the project. Research Center staff monitored the installation of the technologies and compiled installation and costing information supplied by manufacturers and contractors. Labor and material cost comparisons included in this report are based on this project alone and do not define the labor and material costs for these products in the building and manufacturing industry in general.

Three technologies that actually cut installation times when compared to conventional methods were the plastic plumbing manifold and piping system, flexible gas piping and pre-finished drywall corners. Plastic plumbing pipe and flexible gas piping can be easily run from the service to each fixture or appliance. This is especially helpful in a remodeling project where existing conditions may limit the route that conventional copper or steel pipe would take.

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