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Russian Policy Toward Afghanistan
Post on 15 September 2001 by Anne Marie Steiger tagged: cnslegacy
Map of Afghanistan and surrounding region
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The events of September 11, 2001 drew the eyes of the world to Afghanistan, a country in a state of civil war and the reputed operating base of Usama bin Laden. Due to its instability and its proximity to the borders of several members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), developments in Afghanistan have long been Russia's concern.
The extent to which Russia supports US military action, or even directly assists it, will play a major role in determining the position of the Central Asian states, and perhaps even the success of any actions. At the same time, Russia may not welcome an expansion in US military cooperation with Central Asian states. If the US government decides to undertake military operations against targets in Afghanistan, those operations are likely to have both positive and negative effects on Russian interests.
The Taliban Movement
Russian involvement and interest in Afghanistan did not cease with the withdrawal of Soviet forces in February 1989. Soviet and Russian military advisors continued to assist the Afghan army until the fall of the pro-Soviet government in 1992. Once the Taliban movement began to take over Afghanistan in 1994, Russia started to support anti-Taliban forces, particularly those of the so-called Northern Alliance, led by Ahmad Shah Massoud, a former anti-Soviet Mujahideen commander.
Russia perceived the Afghan threat growing during the 1990s, particularly after the start of the Chechen conflict. Russian officials have accused the Taliban of supporting the Chechen separatist movement with arms, funds, and training. Their statements indicate that they view the conflicts in Chechnya, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Afghanistan, and the Middle East as components of a well coordinated Muslim extremist movement that poses a grave threat to the stability of Russia's southern CIS neighbors and even to Russia's territorial integrity.
The recent terrorist strikes against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the United States are likely to reinforce in Russian security doctrine the importance of fighting "international terrorism." Indeed, some Russian experts feel that the recent terrorist strikes against the United States only vindicate Russia's "anti-terrorist" orientation. They also view the West's efforts to mount a response to these acts as a belated recognition of the threat that Russia recognized a number of years ago and has been actively fighting against, including in Chechnya. The fight against "international terrorism" is also viewed as one of the few shared interests between the United States and Russia. [1]
Anti-Taliban Efforts
Russia's anti-Taliban efforts have largely been limited to sanctions against the Afghan government and supplying arms to the anti-Taliban forces, although there have been unconfirmed reports of Russian airstrikes on Taliban positions. However, Russia has considered more direct military involvement in Afghanistan. In April 2000, following the completion of international peacekeeping exercises in Tajikistan, then-Security Council Secretary Sergey Ivanov (who is currently the Minister of Defense) stated that Russia might carry out preventive air strikes against rebel bases in Afghanistan in the event of intensification of Taliban activities. [2] Although no airstrikes took place, Presidential Adviser Sergey Yastrzhembskiy indicated that the mere threat to use heavy bombers against Taliban camps had the desired effect of deterring the Taliban from aiding Chechen insurgents. Other Russian experts, including Aleksandr Pikayev of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, stated that in addition to forcing the Taliban to disassociate themselves from the Chechens, the threat of airstrikes reassured Central Asian governments, which look to Russia for aid against the spread of Islamic fundamentalism. [3]
One of the most vocal advocates of orienting the Russian defense posture toward the south is the Chief of the General Staff, Army General Anatoliy Kvashnin. He believes that the greatest threat to Russia is regional conflicts, similar to the war in Chechnya, rather than the threat of a nuclear war. Accordingly, he has long been an advocate of reducing Russia's reliance on nuclear weapons and of bolstering its conventional military capabilities. The success Kvashnin has enjoyed in advancing his own military reform plans, which reduce the role of Russia's strategic nuclear arsenal and promise more funding for the conventional forces, is indicative of his influence. Speaking at a Ministry of Defense conference in July 2001, Kvashnin identified Afghanistan and the phenomena of extremism, separatism, and international terrorism as the main threats facing Russia today. While some strategic exercises in the late 1990s focused on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the likely threat, Kvashnin did not even include the alliance on his list of threats facing Russia, a further indicator of the gradual shift of Russian security policy toward its southern borders. [4]
Kvashnin's views are shared by his immediate superior, Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov. In an interview given when he was secretary of the Security Council, Ivanov said that the close coordination between the various underground movements in Central Asia and the Caucasus, and the threat they pose to the integrity of the Russian Federation, require Russia to improve security cooperation with other countries in order to effectively fight "international terrorism." Ivanov also supported Kvashnin's proposals to strengthen Russian forces in the Caucasus and Central Asia, identifying these regions as significant sources of threats to the Russian Federation. [5] The country's senior political leadership attaches considerable importance to the developments in Afghanistan as well. During his May 2000 visit to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, President Vladimir Putin discussed the issues of providing military aid for the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, as well as direct military support. [2]
A Growing US Influence
However, even though Russia would likely welcome any actions by the United States that would diminish the influence of the Taliban, Russia has another concern. It is worried about growing US influence in the region, which includes the oil-rich Caspian Sea basin. Since the mid-1990s, most Central Asian states have participated in a variety of US- and NATO-sponsored military education and assistance programs, including NATO's Partnership for Peace (which all Central Asian states except Tajikistan have joined), the US International Military Education and Training (IMET) program, and others. US troops have also held a number of joint exercises with the Centrazbat, a Central Asian multinational peacekeeping battalion formed with NATO support in order to participate in UN-sponsored peacekeeping operations.
In light of the Russian opposition to NATO enlargement in Eastern Europe and displeasure with the growing contacts between NATO and former Soviet republics in the Caucasus region (most notably Georgia), Russia is unlikely to welcome increased US presence and influence in Central Asia. [6] This concern may reduce Russian willingness to assist the United States in an operation against the Taliban. Finally, Russia probably would not welcome US strikes if they resulted in waves of refugees streaming into Central Asian states, further destabilizing the situation there.
[1] "Terakty v SShA perekraivayut geopoliticheskuyu situatsiyu v mire," WPS Oborona i Bezopasnost, September 14, 2001.
[2] Andrey Korbut, "Moskva vvela sanktsii protiv talibov," Nezavisimaya gazeta, May 13, 2000; in Integrum Techno, www.integrum.ru.
[3] Aleksey Germanovich, "Signal Flare Attack," Vedomosti, May 25, 2000; in "Yastrzhembskiy Aide: 'Threat' Against Taleban Achieved Goal," FBIS Document CEP20000526000290.
[4] Vadim Saranov, "Let do voyny," Versiya, July 3-9, 2001, p. 2; in WPS Oborona i Bezopasnost, July 13, 2001; in Integrum Techno, www.integrum.ru.
[5] "Sekretar Soveta bezopasnosti Sergey Ivanov otvechayet na voprosy 'Nezavisimoy gazety' i 'Nezavisimogo voyennogo obozreniya," Nezavisimoye voyennoye obozreniye, December 1, 2000; in Integrum Techno, www.integrum.ru.
[6] Jim Nichol, "Central Asia's New States: Political Developments and Implications for US Interests," CRS Issue Brief, May 18, 2001.


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Конфигурация Дезарга — конфигурация десяти точек и десяти прямых, в которой каждая прямая содержит три точки конфигурации, и через любую точку проходят три прямых. Конфигурация названа в честь Жерара Дезарга и она тесно связана с теоремой Дезарга, которая доказывает существование таких конфигураций.

Построения

Двухмерное пространство

Говорят, что два треугольника ABC и abc находятся в центральной перспективе, если прямые Aa, Bb и Cc пересекаются в одной точке (так называемом центре перспективы). Они находятся в осевой перспективе, если точки пересечения прямых, проходящих через соответствующие стороны треугольников ,  и , лежат на одной прямой, на оси перспективы. Теорема Дезарга утверждает, что эти два условия эквивалентны — если два треугольника находятся в центральной перспективе, то они должны находиться и в осевой перспективе, и наоборот. В этом случае десять точек и десять прямых этих двух перспектив (шесть вершин треугольников, три точки пересечения на оси перспективы и центр перспективы, шесть сторон треугольников, три прямых через центр перспективы и ось перспективы) вместе образуют конфигурацию Дезарга.

Трёхмерное пространство
Хотя конфигурацию можно вложить в плоскость, она имеет очень простое построение в трёхмерном пространстве — любые пять плоскостей, находящихся в общем положении в евклидовом пространстве, имеют десять точек пересечения трёх плоскостей и десять прямых пересечения двух плоскостей и образуют конфигурацию Дезарга . Это построение тесно связано со свойством, что любая проективная плоскость, которую можно вложить в проективное пространство, подчиняется теореме Дезарга. Такое трёхмерное представление конфигурации Дезарга называется также полным пятигранником .

Четырёхмерное пространство
Пятиячейник или пятигранник (правильный симплекс в четырёхмерном пространстве) имеет пять вершин, десять рёбер, десять треугольных двумерных граней и пять тетраэдальных граней. Рёбра и двумерные грани пересекаются точно таким же образом, как и точки с прямыми в конфигурации Дезарга. Продолжим рёбра пятиячейника прямыми и каждый треугольник до плоскости. Рассмотрим пересечение этих прямых и плоскостей с трёхмерной гиперплоскостью, которая не содержит этих прямых и плоскостей, а также не параллельна им. Каждая прямая пересекает гиперплоскость в точке, а каждая плоскость пересекает гиперплоскость по прямой. Эти десять точек и прямых образуют конфигурацию Дезарга .

Симметрии
Хотя в теореме Дезарга точки и прямые играют различные роли, конфигурация Дезарга более симметрична — любая из десяти точек может быть выбрана в качестве центра перспективы, и этот выбор определяет, какие шесть точек будут вершинами треугольников и какая прямая будет осью перспективы. Конфигурация Дезарга имеет группу симметрии порядка 120. Таким образом, имеется 120 различных способов перестановки точек и прямых в конфигурации, сохраняющих инцидентность точки и прямой.
Трёхмерное представление конфигурации Дезарга делает эти симметрии более явными — если конфигурация получается из пяти плоскостей в трёхмерном пространстве в общей конфигурации, то каждая из 120 различных перестановок этих пяти плоскостей соответствует симметрии в конфигурации Дезарга .

Конфигурация Дезарга самодвойственна, что означает, что можно найти соответствие точек первой конфигурации прямым в другой конфигурации и прямых первой точкам второй таким способом, что все инцидентности сохраняются .

Графы
Граф Леви конфигурации Дезарга, имеющий по одной вершине для каждой точки и по одной вершине для каждой прямой в конфигурации, известен как граф Дезарга. Ввиду симметрий и самодвойственности конфигурации Дезарга граф Дезарга является симметричным графом.

Кемпе предложил другой граф для этой конфигурации, имеющий десять вершин, соответствующих прямым, и рёбра, соединяющие две вершины, если точка пересечения двух прямых не принадлежит конфигурации. Можно интерпретировать этот граф другим способом — вершины графа соответствуют точкам конфигурации Дезарга, а рёбра в этом случае соответствуют прямым, если проходящая через эти точки прямая не принадлежит конфигурации. Эта публикация является первым известным источником в математической литературе, в котором появился граф Петерсена, за 12 лет до того, как Юлиус Петерсен использовал тот же граф в качестве контрпримера в задаче рёберной раскраски.

Связанные конфигурации

Как проективная конфигурация, конфигурация Дезарга имеет обозначение (103103), что означает, что каждая из её 10 точек инцидентна трём прямым, а каждая из 10 прямых инцидентна трём точкам. Её десять точек можно рассматривать единственным способом как два взаимно вписанных пятиугольника или как вписанный в самого себя десятиугольник. Граф Дезарга, двудольный симметричный кубический граф с 20 вершинами, назван этим именем, поскольку его можно представить как граф Леви конфигурации Дезарга, с вершиной для каждой точки и для каждой прямой и ребром для каждой инциденции точка-прямая.

Существует ещё восемь других (103103) конфигураций (то есть множеств точек и прямых в евклидовой плоскости, в которых любая точка лежит на трёх прямых и любая прямая содержит три точки), которые не изоморфны относительно отношения инцидентности конфигурации Дезарга, и одна из этих конфигураций показана на рисунке справа. Во всех этих конфигурациях для любой выбранной точки всегда существуют три других, не лежащих с ней на одной прямой и эти точки не лежат на одной прямой. В конфигурации же Дезарга эти три точки всегда лежат на одной прямой. Так, если выберем центр перспективы, то эти три точки лежат на оси перспективы. На примере же справа такие точки формируют треугольник. Как и в случае конфигурации Дезарга, другие конфигурации можно представить в виде пары взаимно вписанных друг в друга пятиугольников.

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(1894-1962) American theologian and ethicist, born in Wright City, Missouri; younger brother of Reinhold Niebuhr.
Richard Niebuhr graduated from Elmhurst College (1912) and Eden Theological Seminary (1915), Washington University (M.A., 1917), and Yale University Divinity School (B.D., 1923; Ph.D., 1924). In the interim, Niebuhr was ordained in the Evangelical and Reformed Church (1916) and for a short time was a pastor in St. Louis. He taught (1919-1922 and 1927-1931) at Eden Theological Seminary and served as President of Elmhurst College (1924-1927). In 1931, he joined the faculty of Yale Divinity School and, in 1954, was named Sterling Professor of Theology and Christian Ethics at Yale, a post he held until his death.
H. Richard Niebuhr was a complex theologian whom his brother described as the more philosophical of the two famous siblings. Whereas Reinhold leaned toward Luther's theological stance, Richard was more inclined toward Augustinian, Calvinistic approaches to the realm of theological and ethical discourse Kierkegaard and Barth as well as MacIntosh and Royce informed his early theological reflections, but he was also deeply influenced by Ernst Troeltsch and the whole liberal German tradition that Troeltsch represented. Niebuhr's first major book, The Social Sources of Denominationalism (Holt 1929), evidenced the fiery indignation of a young man concerned with the unity of the church. Although often considered Niebuhr's most sociological essay because he used, while modifying, the notions of "church" and "sect" derived from Troeltsch, the theoretical infrastructure of his argument was more readily influenced by the American progressive historians, especially Beard and Turner, rather than Troeltsch. Moreover, his argument was mildly Marxist in that it stressed the causative influence of material factors—class, race, region, immigrant status, and so forth—in accounting for divisions in the church. Niebuhr's second book, The Kingdom of God in America (Harper 1937), took the opposite tack and offered an ideational account of the development of American Protestant thought. The tension in the Niebuhrian corpus between material and ideational factors in these volumes written back-to-back was somewhat resolved in Christ and Culture (Harper 1951), wherein a five-part typology was constructed for understanding the options by which faith and secular culture, ideal and material forces, could be interrelated.
A bold new departure in Niebuhr's thinking was introduced in The Meaning of Revelation (Macmillan 1941), when the social theory of George Herbert Mead was appropriated to provide the infrastructure to Niebuhr's theological reflection. Socialization into a faith orientation of a community of selves became for Niebuhr the inner history of belief from which the meaning of revelation derived. Henceforth Niebuhr constructed his theological-ethical reflection around a tripartite structure and "trialectical" process among self-community-God. This pattern is manifested most clearly in The Responsible Self (Harper 1963), although it also appears in somewhat underdeveloped form in Radical Monotheism and Western Culture (Harper 1960) and the posthumous volume Faith on Earth (Yale University Press 1989).
Niebuhr was one of the few theologians who could successfully integrate social theory with theological construction. He ranks alongside Jonathan Edwards as one of the truly creative American theologians.
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Francisco Domene (born 12 February 1960)  is a  Spanish writer, narrator,  novelist, and poet.  He was born in Caniles, Granada, Spain.

Bibliography
Francisco Domene is probably one of the most personal poets of contemporary Spanish literature. He has written poetry, essays, short stories and novels, some of them placed in the genre of literature for young people, science fiction and adventures novels.

Works
Poetry
Sobrevivir. Ed. AUTOR-EDITOR 17. 1986.
Libro de las horas. Col. Genil. Diputación de Granada. 1991.
Propósito de enmienda. Kutxa. San Sebastián. 1992.
Insistencia en las Horas. Ediciones Libertarias. Madrid. 1993.
Falso Testimonio. (Plaquette) Plataforma por la Cultura Región Murcia / Colectivo Octubre. 1998.
Falso Testimonio. Col. Julio Nombela. Asociación de Escritores y Artistas Españoles. Madrid. 1.999.
Arrabalías.  Oikos-Tau. Barcelona. 2000.
El cristal de las doce. DVD Ediciones. Barcelona. 2001.

Narrative
La última aventura.(The latest adventure).(Novel) Ed. Anaya, Madrid. 1992.
El detector de inocentes.(The detector of innocents).(story), Ed. Instituto de Estudios Almerienses Almería. 1.999.
Ana y el misterio de la Tierra de Mu. (Anna and the mystery of the Land of Mu) (Novel) Ed. Anaya. Madrid, 1.999.
El asunto Poseidón.(The Poseidon case).(novel) Ed. Anaya. Madrid. 2001.
Cuentos y leyendas de los dioses griegos.(Stories and legends of the Greek Gods). Editorial Anaya. Madrid. 2010.
 Arañas en la barriga. (Spiders in the belly.)(Novel) Editorial VICEVERSA. Barcelona. 2011.
 Ninfas, faunos, unicornios y otros mitos clásicos. (Nymphs, fauns, unicorns and other classical myths) (Novel/story.) Editorial Anaya. Madrid. 2012.
 Relatos de la Biblia. (Bible stories) Editorial Anaya. Madrid. 2015.

Test, study
Poesía Actual Almeriense. Ríomardesierto/city council of Almería, 1.992.
Narrativa Actual Almeriense. Ríomardesierto/city council of Almería, 1.992.

Awards and distinctions
1992: City Irún, for Propósito de enmienda (Purpose for amendment).
1995: Antonio Machado, for Paisaje (Landscape).
1998: Arts and Letters from the Diputación de Almería, for El detector de inocentes story (The detector innocent).
1998: Antonio Oliver Belmas and Award Blas de Otero, for Falso Testimonio (Perjury).
1999: Memorial Laureà Mela, for Arrabalías (Neighborhoods).
2000: Ciudad de Burgos, for El cristal de las doce (The twelve glass).
2016: Finalist of the Andalusia Awardof the Criticism
2016: José Hierro National Poetry Award, for Adjustment of accounts.

External liaisons
Web Page unofficial of the author
Poem selection and data
Poem selection and data

1960 births
Living people
People from the Province of Granada
Spanish literature
Spanish poets
Spanish biographers
Male biographers
Spanish novelists
Spanish male novelists
Spanish male poets


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Lisa Marie Published: November 29, 2022
I have huge respect for those that can look at a home and see the endless possibilities. With a little paint, a few updates, and suddenly, what started as a fixer-upper has become a showplace. Truth be told, there are those homes that may seem just too far gone to save, and this Detroit home may just be that kind of place.
To be honest, this historical house in Detroit may even scare away Joanna Gaines herself, but we could be wrong. Currently on the market for $260,000 (yes seriously), needing some TLC is an understatement.
Built-in 1920, the home is situated right in the heart of the Detroit Historical District. There's no doubt that this massive 5,000 sq. ft with cathedral ceiling throughout was once a majestic showplace. Detailed architecture is seen throughout the home which boasts 6 bedrooms with a large second-floor master suite and large fireplace in the room and walk-in closets.
A large foyer and grand staircase once greeted guests as they arrived for parties and dinners. There is no lack of space for entertaining. There are also 4.5 bathrooms, which include a full bath on each level of the home. Curb appeal is somewhat hidden by the overgrown vines, the unique terra-cotta roof is still visible. Location is everything, so you can't beat the fact this place is just minutes from Henry Ford Hospital, The Fischer Theater, and the expressways.
It's clear the home really has it all or at least did. The new owner will really need to have imagination and some extra funds to restore the house to its original grandeur. You see...let's see how to put this likely...this place is a mess. Sadly the neglect over the years has left the home in complete decay and shambles. Nature has even taken over what was once a welcoming home to the outside world. The listing even notes,
"Due to the extensive rehab needs of the home, no showing will be permitted until the inspection period after an accepted offer to protect the interest of all parties".
Take a look below at what could be the perfect home renovation project.
$260K Historic Detroit Home is Major Fixer-Upper: Look
To be honest, this historical house in Detroit may even scare away Joanna Gaines herself, but we could be wrong. Currently on the market for $260,000 (yes seriously), needing some TLC is an understatement. There's no doubt that this massive 5,000 sq. ft with cathedral ceiling throughout was once a majestic showplace. Detailed architecture is seen throughout the home which boasts 6 bedrooms with a large second-floor master suite and large fireplace in the room and walk-in closets. Mother Nature and the elements have set up residence, but there could be some potential. Take a look inside and use your imagination.
Source: Historic Detroit Home Takes Term 'Fixer Upper' to New Heights in Big Way
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SAP HANA in memory computing is the key to the success of SAP high performance analytics. Here's some notes about its architecture.
- It writes into temporary transactional version memory.
- The version memory consolidation moves visible version into persisted segment and clears outdated data from transactional version memory.
- tables are linked list of 16k memory pages, grouped in segments.
- each table has a primary index, contains row id - page mapping. Index only exists in memory and filled on-the-fly when loading.
- delta storage for (asynchronous) fast write.
- compression in main storage, during delta merge.
- Need a 2nd delta storage during delta merge for continuous read-write ops.
> preload-marked column store tables are loaded.
> loading on demand: restore on first access.
I believe the In-memory computing studio is the biggest promotion of SAP HANA. The information modeler provides different attribute/analytic/calculation views into the data, integrates a complete development studio on top of HANA, which greatly simplified the work of app developers.
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Forty years ago oil giant Shell discovered that injecting carbon dioxide into Texan oilfields could boost oil recovery by up to 50%.
Known as Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) this process has now been used successfully in dozens of locations worldwide. Elsewhere, including the North Sea, CO2 is being captured and stored in saline aquifers.
There are now more than 100 global examples of carbon dioxide being safely sequestrated in either of these ways, explains Prof Jon Gluyas, Dong/Ikon chair in Geoenergy Carbon Capture & Storage at Durham University.
Dr Gluyas is a leading expert on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and is actively involved in developing projects in the UK.
Earlier this year a Teesside project on which he advised was put on the reserve list in a Government competition to support the development of a UK CCS industry.
Teesside Low Carbon CCS wants to generate 330MW of low-carbon electricity from a coal gasification plant and transport the emitted CO2 by pipeline to the North Sea where it would be stored.
Dr Gluyas said: "We have the technology to capture carbon dioxide, we know how to transport it and we know how to store it.
It is estimated that CCS technology will more than double the existing build cost of a new fossil fuel power station.
But Gluyas believes one major beneficiary from a working UK CCS programme will be the oil industry.
Oil firm BP has installed a 20 inch pipeline to transport natural gas from the Schiehallion field, west of Shetland, to Sullom Voe, on the Shetlands. It is then transported via a second pipeline back out to sea, where it has successfully helped boost oil production in the Magnus field.
Carbon dioxide acts as a solvent which is able to displace hard to shift oil entrenched in a field.
Prof Gluyas added: "The work to date in America and elsewhere has shown that carbon dioxide can be a major boost to oil recovery.
"It has the potential to significantly improve productivity in the North Sea and signals the potential for carbon dioxide to be treated as a commodity rather than waste.
Despite CCS technology being touted as a magic bullet in the fight against global warming there is not one full-scale plant in operation anywhere in the world.
Last week the Norwegian government in the guise of state-owned oil company Statoil pulled the plug on the only full-scale CCS trial currently taking place in Europe.
The plans for a CCS plant at Mongstad had been beset by delays and cost overruns related to the technical complexities of incorporating the technology into a fossil fuel power station.
The Norwegian Government had likened the task to that of putting a man on the moon.
In Canada earlier this year the Alberta government cancelled its £200m funding for a carbon capture project tied to a proposed gas plant, as lower-than-expected North American gas prices, brought on by the shale gas revolution, made it uneconomic.
The Swan Hill scheme in Canada was designed to capture and sequestrate over 1.3 million tonnes of CO2 each year from its 300MW power station.
Six years ago, the EU likewise announced bold plans to support CCS technologies, but it too, has made little progress.
The EU report that the focus on developing and improving renewable technologies has been to the detriment of CCS, and has hampered the development of technologies and the creation of a CCS skills base.
At this stage in the game the UK is the main global player with the Government considering projects in Yorkshire and Scotland for funding support and a demonstration trial underway at Ferrybridge.
The Government says it will support one of the two identified CCS projects with an investment of £1bn. A gas plant in North Morecambe run by Centrica has been able to strip and capture the carbon dioxide from one of its gasfields, but the real costs come in applying this CO2 capturing technology to fossil fuel electricity plants.
This process is said to be very complicated and involves separating a variety of gases including; sulphur dioxide, oxygen, nitrous and carbon dioxide thereby making it far more expensive.
But he believes that as the technology is developed then the cost will come down highlighting how fuel efficiency has more than doubled in family saloon cars in the last 30 years.
He continued: "The technology has been available for some time and although it's expensive now, it won't stay there as it is developed.
"It will cost people more than they may be prepared to pay on their bills and some in the green lobby think it's just a way for big businesses to make more money.
Gluyas believes that with a favourable wind CCS could be achievable within five years, but adds that it needs visionaries to drive it forward.
"We would not have had North Sea oil if we hadn't had big thinkers.
"When the idea of recovering North Sea oil was first discussed there were those who argued it would be far too expensive.
Teesside has long been touted as the prime location for CCS adoption in the UK.
Earlier this year the Teesside Low Carbon CCS project bid to win support from the UK Government and was placed on the reserve list behind the White Rose project in Yorkshire and the Peterhead scheme in Scotland.
It wants to take CO2 from a 330MW coal gasification plant and transport it by pipeline for storage in the North Sea.
If it were to go ahead, it would provide infrastructure to be used by the existing chemical industry and could dramatically help reduce their emissions and ensure the chemical industry's long-term future.
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), Doosan Babcock and Vattenfall are currently involved in the UK's only CCS demonstration project at Ferrybridge Station, West Yorkshire.
They expect to start work on a £350m retrofit of the existing 500MW power plant in 2015.
The White Rose project involves capturing carbon dioxide produced by a number of nearby power stations, and transporting it via a buried pipeline to a point south of Bridlington and then out to the North Sea, to be permanently stored within natural porous rock formations beneath the seabed.
A scheme put forward by Shell and SSE aims to capture CO2 from the Peterhead gas-fired power.
Earlier this week Shell Global Solutions subsidiary company Shell Cansolv announced a deal with French contract giant Technip to collaborate on the roll out of future carbon capture projects.
WCCS: The magic bullet for a climate-challenged planet?
A recent report from the US Department of Energy says the fuels we will be using in 25 years will be the same ones we are using now.
Anticipating global energy use in 2040 it says coal, gas and oil will be the mainstays with renewables still playing a minor part.
In fact the department's International Energy Outlook says coal will still supply more US energy than renewables, nuclear, and hydropower combined.
This report comes out at the same time as America's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled new emission target proposals for fossil fuel power plants. Dubbed by some as "Obama's war on coal" it sets targets that can only be achieved with widespread adoption of carbon capture and storage technology. The EPA hopes a number of projects due to come on line as soon as next year will demonstrate that CCS can be used widely.
Cheap natural gas and the lack of regulatory or financial incentives, such as a mandatory price on carbon emissions, has deterred investment in the technology in recent years but US government loan guarantees and grants, as well as using carbon for oil recovery, has kept the research alive.
These developments come as this week's IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report highlights the effects of burning fossil fuels on the climate.
The main global policy tool to achieve global emissions reductions have been to renewable subsidies, but this is causing bills to rise and exposes nations to energy security issues.
As yet no renewable technology has come with an adequate storage mechanism and many now think CCS will provide the solution for a climate-challenged planet.


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Fossils of Cyanobacteria in CI1 Carbonaceous Meteorites
Richard B. Hoover, Ph.D. NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center
Dr. Hoover has discovered evidence of microfossils similar to Cyanobacteria, in freshly fractured slices of the interior surfaces of the Alais, Ivuna, and Orgueil CI1 carbonaceous meteorites. Based on Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) and other measures, Dr. Hoover has concluded they are indigenous to these meteors and are similar to trichomic cyanobacteria and other trichomic prokaryotes such as filamentous sulfur bacteria.
Read the rest of the synopsis here.
Meanwhile... wow. I'm still thinking about this. Hoover is certain enough of his results to throw the paper open to discussion by a very large group of scientists. If he's correct - and it seems likely he is - the implications are amazing.
I showed it to Natalie, who observed that on Earth, extremophile bacteria are found under the most astonishing conditions: kilometres underground, in rock; at the bottom of the ocean, drawing energy from geothermal vents; beneath the Antarctic ice. For her, this article was a shrug.
For me, it's much more. What you've got here is... kind of breath-taking. If the material in the Solar System's Oort Cloud is more-or-less seeded with life, then it's statistically certain some of that life has already gone extra-solar, probably billions of years ago. Equally: who's to say life arose in these parts in the first place? If life can potentially travel like this, then there's absolutely nothing to say that our billions-of-years-distant ancestors didn't hitch a ride here on a carbonaceous chunk belched out of another star system altogether.
Either way, one conclusion is virtually inescapable: this planet is not the sole carrier of life in this galaxy.
So. Where the bloody hell are you, ET?
Michael barnes March 5, 2011 at 4:59 PM
Certainly more significant than that god awful media circus NASA created over those poorly analysed Arsenic bacteria.
Flinthart March 5, 2011 at 7:03 PM
Ysambart March 6, 2011 at 5:48 PM
Maybe life is teeming with civilizations wherein obesity and television are the pinnacle of achievement. Sigh.
Yeah having read up a bit more, the Journal of Cosmology contrary to what it claims isn't a 'peer' reviewed journal. P Z Myers has a contrary view which details a lot of the concerns I have over the paper.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/03/did_scientists_discover_bacter.php
I am still hoping that this will turn out to be something wonderful, but I suspect this may fall into the same catagory as the Allen Hills ALH 84001 Martian Meteor containing life from back in 1996.
Bondiboy66 March 6, 2011 at 5:52 PM
The conspiracy theorist in me thinks that any evidence pointing to life Out There in the form of extremophiles is going to be dubunked or at least poopooed by Vested Interests such as any number of religions. It would certainly throw a spanner in their works if the theory is proven correct.
Nonetheless, this is very exciting news!
Flinthart March 7, 2011 at 1:26 AM
Bondi - you're probably right, but Mr Barnes is also correct. The Journal of Cosmology has a history of flakiness which does not bode particularly well at all.
Still. We can keep our fingers crossed, and see what comes of the open review process that they claim they've initiated.
Moko 2.0 March 7, 2011 at 1:38 AM
Indigenous paintings of UFO's sold me.
yankeedog March 7, 2011 at 4:03 AM
I'm not surprised. If lifeforms can exist in, say, the inside of a nuclear reactor, or deep in ice, then certainly there can be life on Mars or on some of the moons of the gas giants. I suppose the day will come when we find an Earthlike extrasolar planet as well.
I rather figured we haven't had a lot of visitors because Earth is considered the galactic equivalent of East St. Louis. You go around or through as fast as you can-and don't stop!
My personal theory on the matter is pretty simple. I think intelligence is a problem. A species evolves to be smart enough to change its own environment to enhance its success. This works, so the species expands its territory, and keeps changing its environment.
Note that since it is now breeding prolifically, there is no longer any particular evolutionary pressure for intelligence to rise. And of course, once it runs out of territory and has changed its environment past the point of no return, it's up shit creek: technological civilisation collapses, the massive overshoot of species numbers corrects itself, and in the environmental upheaval that follows, the species is either wiped out, or the remnants simply no longer have access to the vital resources that gave them a worldspanning technology.
My version of tomorrow, folks.
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Power Kite Forum - buggier getting onto water!
Author: Subject: buggier getting onto water!
i am a buggier that wants to get onto the water next year (when water is little warmer!) and just have a few questions to ask if people dont mind helping with.i will do few lessons to begin with.
i am trying to buy various bits of kit over winter ready for next year and have just brought a crazyfly sculp 11m 2013 year that is on a sick bar of the same year as price felt good and reviews on it seamed great so hopefuly ive done ok buying it?
my weight is 98kg so looking at boards am i right in saying needs to be around 150 in length? any good beginner boards to look out for?
to go with the 11m sculp what other size kite would be recommended as my thinking would be to go larger to start with then maybe smaller than 11m once ive made some progress and go out in stronger conditions.
i come from white water kayaking so i have wet shoes,trousers,boyancy aid,helmet which i can use if needed.
Kite should be ok, just check that it holds air and tune the bar and lines -- that usually means making sure they are the same lengths.
Bigger board is easier, and you can keep it for light wind days. Most (all?) manufacturers have beginner or "all round" boards in their line up, just scope out one of those. 150 might be overkill, you might look at something like Flyboards Flyradical XL 144x45 for example. Width is usually more useful than length.
Choosing kite sizes will depend on your location and the kinds of winds you get. . . .
Hey Mooms - please let us know of your progress. I've thought about taking up kitesurfing myself and would be interested to know how the transition from buggy to kitesurf is.
I second that... let us know how you go. Moving to water has been my plan from the start (though I won't stop land - too much fun! Hoping to snow kite today or tomorrow for the first time!). I've been doing a lot of hunting around the internets and came across a ton of Kami's posts... listen to him - he went through every iteration of big boy boards and totally knows his stuff. The biggest take away I think is width of the board. I saw lots of posts where people started on boards way too small for them and only started progressing when they got a wider one. 45 is probably great for you. I got a great deal on a Shinn King Gee (50), so I'll start on that. The thought of foiling is growing on me - thanks a lot Kami! - but I'll put that off for a bit. Rocker was the other thing to look at - I think the general idea is the flatter rocker boards are better to start with. Another piece of advice I got from multiple people was get a cheap board to start - you will probably lose it (depending on where you're kiting - I'm in ocean).
I pretty much know that I will be doing low to medium wind, and playing with light wind boards like the king gee, surfboards (maybe sup), paipo (will build a couple), mako. I have no interest in boosting huge airs and tossing my body around. So that makes narrowing what I want to look for easier, I can wait around for deals.
Your kayak gear gives you a big leg up... pretty much the same gear for kiting. Wear your helmet!
A friend of mine was starting to kitesurf and struggled with a smaller board until he picked up one of these. Said it made all the difference.
I'm learning water and have a Crazyfly Cruiser LW board. I'm a 100kg so I need the extra size. Works great and starts planing early. I come from a strong skiing background so learning board skills was a little difficult for me. Body position, etc all feels very foreign to me. Average summer winds in WI are fairly light so LEI kites in the 12 to 17 meter range are common. Water with a twin tip just requires more horse power than other disciplines. Rare to use anything smaller than a 10m. I took 2 professional lessons even though I had 9 years of flying experience. Everyone kept telling me water is a whole different world and I would still benefit from lessons. They were right.
I think this thread is buckling under our collective weight.
I was also keeping an eye out for Cruiser and Cruiser LW - heard they were a good starter board.
I knew a good instructor before I took lessons with him. We skipped all the kite handling skills. Knowing how to control the kite with one hand is essential in the water. We worked on body dragging, self rescue and board starts. All mandatory things water riding requires. It was worth every penny.
It is good that you know that transitioning to water and learning to stay upwind on a board isn't easy just because you have kite control.
I took my original 3 lessons from a local who was following IKO steps but it was before certification. It was a group session and for some reason I did very well on the 3rd day. Got up and did a turn like a natural ( I wasn't ! ) . The other guy struggled and got ALL the attention for the rest of the final lesson. Careful about looking too good in a group lesson.
IKO give you a card that marks your progression. I strict IKO instructor will HAVE TO see that you have basic kite skills. Still, if you explain your background they can push it and get you in the water and up to the level they see you at fast. At the end you get a card marking your level for the next lesson.
If possible plan some time between lessons to practice what you learned. Not so much time that you fall back. That was one of my many mistakes.
Having and keeping the IKO card is handy. When I was in Aus. I took a lesson explaining that I am really wanting to rent gear. When I showed them I had my basics they left me with a kite and board for the afternoon. I was still working on my water starts ( alone ) but they could see I wasn't wrecking their gear.
The thing I heard most in my lesson and have taken with me is " Kite 1st! " . If your let the kite get out of control everything else goes that way.
One of the best tips I got for water starts was not to be too aggressive. If a light dive of the kite does not get you up at least you still have the kite and control. Dive the kite a bit harder the next time and ... until you find the sweet spot.
Most important. Get out after lessons and build on what you learned that same season. Taking a big break will set you back.
Body dragging is a HOOT! Especially if you go for a big downwinder. Similar to scudding down the beach. Body dragging upwind takes some skills that can be found online. If you have the time and inclination to try body dragging before your lesson it will help. Even if you just work on down wind.
I wonder if your impact / floatation vest will match with your harness? For some reason helmets etc. aren't as common on water. I personally would wear protection at least during the learning phase.
thanks all for your tips and advice,i am currently watching a couple of boards,one is 145x42 and the other is 148x45 so fingers crossed.
hi randy and jeff and yes i will keep posted on progress although it wont be till next year when water warms up and till then im planning to read,learn and round up kites,board etc over winter and carry on with buggy.
hi bladerunner and thanks for your tips which are most helpful and will be of great help when i get out on (or in!) the water.
i see that helmets are not very common but as i have it il use it anyway as its comfortable and will keep sun off bald head at least,and im sure whilst learning il be in shallow water and doing head first dives a lot!.
ive not tried my boyancy jacket yet with harness but it should be out as its cut very short for whilst sitting in kayak and having spray deck on to seal kayak opening,its also very slimline so it wont get in my way at all.
Regarding helmets - the rule I heard was you only need one if there is something inside worth protecting.
just a little update as ive now got myself a crazyfly board allround 145x41 which is hopefully going to get wet very soon!
i have a wakeboard cable near me which i have just been to look at.to me the cable pull angle looks similar to kite and speed looks around what i imagine by using a kite.only differance i can see is pull will be on arms and not by a harness.
i got chatting to them and they say they have had people using kitesurf boards on the cable before and did ok and feel it would benfit me as ive never been on a board on water before.
im going to go give it a go very soon either on my board or try one of theres as surely it cant harm me to try!
has anyone else tried cable before?
There are a few kiteboarding schools that do either cable or boat tow as part of the training, particularly for folks that never been on a wakeboard or water skied before. You should definitely do it if you have the opportunity, or if you feel like you need board training. I used to cable slalom in Florida probably 30 years ago - it was a blast tearing around on a perfectly flat lake with no noise. I'd imagine you'd want to go on the slower speeds.


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We are extremely lucky to have a team of talented volunteers who are passionate about Kids on Track. They work for free to ensure that every camp is an amazing experience for the children.
Kiki Godson
The founder of the charity and works at the Andover Education Centre. This is a school for those children who for behavioural or emotional reasons are unable to cope with the demands of mainstream school. It was while working with some of these children that Kiki realised how desperate the holidays can be for those families that have limited resources. She saw an opportunity to use the fantastic facilities of local independent school Farleigh to enrich the holidays of these children.
Sara Falk
A Governor at a number of local Andover primary and secondary schools, she is passionate about making a positive difference to the local community. Her work with local schools has enabled her to see the difficulties that holidays can bring and the importance of children continuing to develop and learn throughout the year. She brings a detailed understanding of the legislative and procedural framework required when dealing with children and this is essential for keeping the children safe at the camp.
Bettina Betton
On the board of Governors at Farleigh School, she worked for Barclays Bank PLC for 18 years and was Chief Operating Officer for the Multinational Corporate Group. As treasurer of the charity Bettina is able to bring a wealth of financial experience to the group both within the corporate and charity sector.
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An ex-primary school teacher and former Deputy Head bringing over 15 years teaching experience in London schools. She is passionate about music and drama and the enrichment that these areas can bring to children's lives.
Francesca Gardner
A primary school teacher specialising in those children with special needs, she has worked in schools in areas of deprivation not just in the UK but also internationally and brings a depth of understanding about the barriers that these children may need to overcome.
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A former city lawyer, she is passionate about supporting young people and has been a mentor to under privileged children from the East End of London. Subsequently teaching at City College in Southampton Anna gained further experience in working with and teaching young adults in Hampshire. Anna is developing a mentoring programme for KOT children from the age of 11 upwards. This is designed to provide ongoing help and support and to teach new skills.
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Half Term Camp October 2019
The sun shone, the rain stayed away and we had the most brilliant October camp. We had approximately 47 children...
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Weather Pop-Up Book and Special Writing and Graphing Freebie!
Add some spice to your weather unit, and incorporate this amazing Weather Activity Pack at a great price!
Vocabulary Cards: Display on wall, or use as a matching game. one set includes word and related picture, one set includes definitions.
Weather Book: Write about the weather for each day of the week. Includes a spot to write the high and low temperature for the day.
And finally, Pop-Up Books! A tried and true way to motivate kids to write! Many pictures to choose from, and how you use these is completely up to you!
Be sure you grab my freebie to record all your weather observations!
With this Freebie, you will find a graph and a writing page for all the weather types in the graph!
Enjoy your weather unit, and be sure to comment with any ideas you have for your weather unit!
« I Am A Teacher! Free Printable For Home Or Work!
A tried and true way to motivate kids to write! Many pictures to choose from, and how you use weather in the lake district these is completely up to you! Click on the picture to find out more, or just stop by my store!
Very interesting post full of great resources. I noticed your weather graph does not include Windy. Was that on purpose? Or just an oversight? Maybe you are lucky enough not to have much wind where you live. 🙂 I would love that!
I just revised the file, and it includes windy:) Thank you for the feedback!
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