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Vipassana vs Landmark

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:41:21 -0400

Complimentary Opposites in the Art of Self-Examination

Randyn Seibold

During the recent Holiday Season I had the opportunity to venture through two controversial systems of self-development consecutively, Vipassana and Landmark. Observing the striking differences and similarities between them was very intriguing. Remaining detached from the urge to make one ‘better than’ the other was one of my many opportunities for learning....

Drive Like You Mean It

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:29:25 -0500

The Art and Science of Fuel-efficient Driving

January 28, 2008 Randyn Seibold

Vancouver BC

Over two weekends, five people were recently trained to become fuel-efficient driver coaches with Vancouver BC-based Sustainable Community Enterprise. The small firm caters to business and government, and offers several services aimed at reducing waste, costs, and greenhouse gas emissions from day-to-day operations. The new coaches will spread out around BC to help people save money and fuel, improve safety and drive in a way that enables the Province to meet its fo...

Get RETScreened!

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:21:11 -0500

RETScreen is the Worldâ€™s most prolific project assessment tool for renewable energy projects. It also allows the user to do Combined-Heat-and-Power assessments (CHP), and now allows for Energy Efficiency modelling as well.

In December I attended a presentation in Victoria by Gregory Leng and Urban Ziegler, about the new features of RETScreen 4.0. The presentation was one of a number of cross-Canada dates to promote the software amongst the public.

Mr. Leng is the innovator behind the software, which now has over 130,000 registered users worldwide. About 35,000 of...