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Community garden of Kasturba Nagar: Residents come together to create a happy space for themselves
September 20, 2021 Aruna Natarajan
Community garden initiative
Community garden in Kasturba Nagar is a month old initiative. Pic: Samyuktha Kannan
Can you think of a shared garden space in the city where you plan along with your neighbours to grow local produce in a sustainable way? Imagine such a space in the heart of the city that affords opportunities to learn and share your knowledge, while simultaneously welcoming the young and old alike to relax and connect with nature. The month old community garden in Kasturba Nagar serves as all this and more for the residents who have banded together to create a green space in their locality.
Citizen Matters spoke with Samyuktha Kannan, one of the members behind the community garden effort to learn more. Here are excerpts from the interview:
Community garden takes shape
What is the concept behind a community garden? What led to the launch of this particular one at Kasturba Nagar?
A community garden is primarily a shared space. It can be on public or on private land. It can even be in an apartment. But the idea is that this shared space is collectively cultivated by a group of volunteers who come together just for the purpose of learning and enjoying gardening. So that's the idea.
How did you first come across community gardens and want to start one in Chennai?
I first came across the concept when I was studying in the US. I studied at a university that really prioritized community living as a culture. There was a community garden, where I used to go as a student and volunteer, and I learned a lot through that experience. That's how I came across the concept. Apparently, it is quite a popular concept in cities across the world.
Community gardens can be basically what the volunteers decide or want it to be. So it can have a common theme, or you can have the entire land cultivated together by people or divided into sub plots with each plot cultivated by groups. So it varies by design. But it is a democratic process.
In general, I thought it would be particularly relevant in India, because we live in very crowded spaces. It's hard to come by instances where people can get down on the ground and feel the soil and actually do some gardening. People's response to the lack of space and greenery has generally been to have private gardens like terrace gardens, balcony gardens and the like. But the downside is that it requires extensive resources and a lot of time. Not everybody can afford to maintain a garden of their own. So I thought it would be good to have a community garden — this garden is designed to be a kind of place where people, even with limited resources, can come in and learn gardening, enjoy its benefits. It began as an experiment and let us see how it goes here.
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How did you zero in on a space for the community garden and get people to rally around the idea?
I'm fortunate to live in a locality where the residents' welfare associations are pretty active. There are already a lot of people in the locality who have been involved in civic issues and in waste segregation and particularly in greening. They have also been closely interacting with the corporation and local government. When this idea was first suggested, people were quite receptive.
I'd actually first initiated this idea a couple of years ago. I had some doubts about finding a suitable space. This was when we noticed that the community hall in the locality had some open space around it. This hall is meant for use by residents for community activities and you can also hire it for private use. But the open area around the hall was rather unkempt. Surrounding houses and commercial establishments were using it to dump their garbage. And yet, we observed that the space had a lot of open soil and good sunlight, making it perfect for gardening. With the help of the RWA we were able to get permission to use the space for this purpose.
A couple of years ago, before COVID-19 struck, we made the first attempt at one of the community events. I spoke about the idea and a few people came forward to volunteer. But there were a lot of hurdles at the time. Many issues came up, such as the effect of the garbage on the soil. We also had huge pest problems. We ran into many practical challenges and as we were mostly trial-and-error gardeners, we couldn't put out fires soon enough. So it just wasn't sustainable.
Volunteers come together to carry out the maintenance of the garden. Pic: Samyuktha Kannan
How are things different this time?
This time around, residents have a little more experience with urban gardening, having experimented with it at home during the lockdowns. We found that we have more like-minded residents now, who are invested in the idea. When talk of the community garden came up in conversation, a few people expressed keen interest in it.
I have also tweaked the concept a little bit to focus not only on the garden, but also on learning events around it. The idea is to make it a platform where people who are gardening in their own homes can share their knowledge and experience and learn from each other.
The working of a community garden
How are decisions made in running the community garden?
We have a couple of resource people on board now. These are people who are experienced farmers and gardeners themselves. We sat with them first and went over the basic infrastructure requirements for guidance.
It was not simple, as we had a number of things to consider. Having these resource people really helped us get the groundwork in place. After that, once all the volunteers came on board, we had a brief session at the very outset, where we discussed the basics; this gave everybody an idea of what could happen and thus set the expectations.
We also had a little exercise where I asked everybody to look at the space and use it as an opportunity to envision what that space could be. What was their vision for it? Without this kind of a vision for a garden, the daily activities can become a little tedious. While gardening in itself is a rewarding activity, there are many people for whom this might appear a mundane activity in the initial stages unless there is an end goal in sight. With a garden, as with nature, you have to be a little patient. So I think that exercise was important.
A lot of people had really great suggestions for what we could do there and the kind of crops that we could grow. Someone suggested creating a place to grow mushrooms, someone else suggested having a mini apiary, because providing a home for pollinator bees does not just help the garden, but also helps the entire neighborhood. There were also inputs on growing native greens. Now we are collectively planning a layout based on what everyone has suggested.
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At present, what are the day to day activities at the garden?
We have weekly gardening sessions. Every Saturday evening, we open it up and have a bunch of activities that we plan, or do all the things that need to be done in the garden. We try to keep a mix of activities, so as to accommodate people with different interests. At these sessions, a lot of people show up. It is open for anybody who wants to come in and help out.
On a day to day basis, there are three or four dedicated volunteers who look into and execute the details of garden management.
In my experience, from other community gardens that I've seen, I think this is the kind of model followed widely. There are a few people who live close by, who have the interest and the time to do the regular work. They hold things together and then volunteers are welcome to join at the weekly sessions.
How did you share the costs of setting up the garden?
People who have been participating in the garden and in our learning events have all been contributing small amounts. We've been raising funds from those who are interested in supporting the garden. So far, we've been working within our means. We've been trying to make maximum use of the resources that are just available out there.
It's been very helpful to have a few resource people who have done this before. People who have experience with organic farming have helped keep it low cost. So it's not as expensive as it would be, if you were just buying all of your planting materials. I think this is something that has also been important for us, for me personally, in terms of the learning we've had. Other volunteers have also said that they found it really helpful to learn how to restore soil and everything on their own by using local resources, instead of having to buy soil and to buy nutrients.
Eventually, however, for the garden to become better there will be a need for more resources, more manpower and more funds. So we're looking to now raise funds from local businesses and seek support from the local government. Hopefully, we will find more people who are interested in supporting the garden.
There are a few things that we have in the pipeline: both towards fundraising and organizing some interesting reasons for people to come together to learn about gardening.
All the decisions are arrived at democratically. Pic: Samyuktha Kannan
How do you share the produce from the garden?
In a community garden, usually the main purpose is to come together to do the gardening and the harvest is also shared by the volunteers. The joy lies in the fact that you are part of the community and producing things that you can take fresh off the garden and are able to eat. So, that's the idea for the harvest.
Takeaways and challenges
What have been some key learnings from the initiative?
We are quite new, the garden being only around a month old. The success for me at this point is the amount of knowledge sharing that has happened within the group. People have shared pictures of challenges that they've been struggling with — it could be a problem with a pest or with growing something — and so many others have come forward to help with suggestions and inputs based on what they know from experience.
Another nice thing is the fact that we've been getting people of all ages to come to the garden. There are people who are bringing along their kids, or elderly family members who have been coming and helping in whatever way they can. It's nice to see a community work together. People have been very forthcoming in terms of sharing their contacts and everything.
The produce is shared among the volunteers. Pic: Samyuktha Kannan
What have been some of your biggest challenges?
We have had some practical challenges, and I also foresee some of the same challenges that we faced when we tried a couple of years ago; we haven't been pursuing this long enough now to know whether these are going to repeat themselves or not.
The most worrying fact is that there is so much plastic everywhere. As we try to cultivate this garden, we just keep coming up against plastic — in the soil, in the leaves and in nearby areas where people are constantly throwing plastic. Much of the plastic accumulated over the years has been covered with layers of soil now. So now it's almost a part of the soil. As we dig, and try to clean up the area to grow plants, it's heartbreaking to see how much plastic there is beneath our feet. This is actually holding up some of our garden activities. We've been trying to clean it up for a really long time now.
The other challenge is finding people who are selflessly interested in just doing the gardening work, because one has to be patient with it and cannot expect quick rewards. It always helps if you have an inherent liking for gardening — if you like being outdoors, being with nature. This is something that we hope that kids who are joining us will develop at a young age.
There's always something interesting. You spot a new bug or or find a beautiful butterfly and that's what you have to look forward to, instead of feeling, 'Oh, it's been a month and we haven't got any tomatoes yet'. That's definitely not the point of a community garden. I hope we shall be able to foster this in our own communities in time.
If residents of other localities in Chennai want to start something like this, what would your message to them be?
I think every community and every neighbourhood should definitely strive to have a community garden. There have been many studies to show how this can help neighbourhoods come together. It's not just gardening. Of course, it is beneficial for your local environment, especially when you don't have any other park or open space. These spaces provide a wonderful home for all the small creatures that are around us. So, the garden nurtures biodiversity in the neighbourhood.
But gardening as a community activity is also a bonding exercise. I have met so many people in my neighbourhood through this initiative, whom I had never met in almost 15 years. People are coming together with a shared interest and that makes for a really good experience. When you come to the garden, it refreshes your mind and also leaves you with physical benefits.
In addition, for people with limited resources, a community garden is a space to come out and experiment.
The Kasturba Nagar Community Garden welcomes volunteers from anywhere in Chennai. If you'd like to volunteer or have questions about starting a community garden in your own locality, get in touch with Samyuktha on Instagram @communitygardenchennai or Whatsapp +91 9841816131.
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Aruna is an Associate Editor at Citizen Matters. She has a BA in Economics and a PG Diploma in Journalism. She has also worked in a think-tank on waste management policy and with a non-profit in sport for development. She writes on civic issues, governance, waste, commute and urban policy. She tweets at @aruna_n29.
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Map of Flint and Bagillt
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Origin
Beethoven initially intended to pair this work with his Violin Sonata No. 4, Opus 23, and the two sonatas complement each other in both key and character.  However, the two were not published together and thus have different opus numbers. The reason for the separation is unknown.

Structure
The work is in four movements:

The entire sonata takes approximately 22 minutes to perform.

See also
Violin Sonata in A major (Beethoven)

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Málaga company fights drought with the 'DeepDrop' device
@DeepDropSystem
VéLEZ-MáLAGA – It is very dry in the fruit orchard of southern Spain, the region of La Axarquía. So dry, that horticulturists are calling it the "worst drought in history". Several mango and avocado plantations have already died due to the lack of water. Could the 'DeepDrop' device be the answer?
Consequently, the irrigators in the province have sounded the alarm. With no rain and with the Viñuela reservoir at only 15% of its capacity, the group advises that entire mango and avocado plantations are starting to dry up.
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La Viñuela in worst situation
The reservoirs of the province of Malaga currently have 51% of their storage capacity. But La Viñuela, the one with the largest capacity in the whole province and very important for the Axarquía region, is in the worst situation. Therefore, the Junta has forced the government of Andalucia to activate the drought decree in this region of Malaga.
The Junta has already activated a water-saving plan to achieve a 20% reduction in urban supply. For residents, the water is limited to 200 litres per day. The supply of regulated water for irrigation has been reduced to 1,500 cubic metres per hectare per year. This is compared to 2,000 m3 for farmers.
In doing so, 2m3 of water is siphoned from the Guadalhorce-Limonero exploitation system and water from the Chillar wells has been incorporated into the Viñuela-Axarquía system for human supply.
The Andalucian government is "determined to complete most works as soon as possible" or even to activate works planned years ago.
The 'DeepDrop' device
However, a Torrox company may have the answer. DiarioSur writes that it has developed an underground irrigation system that saves up to 70% water. Already installed on 70 farms in Spain and several other countries, the 'DeepDrop' device also improves the production of trees by reducing their water stress.
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Up to 70% of water saved
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According to son Ernesto, the results achieved so far are "very satisfactory". With their system, they have succeeded in reducing the water footprint in avocado plantations from 800 to 1,200 litres of water per kilo of fruit to between 250 and 350 litres.
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150,000 devices
The company is growing rapidly and installing the system at farms in the following countries;
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Major progress in saving irrigation water
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Pizza és un superconjunt del llenguatge de programació Java open-source amb les següents noves característiques:
 Genèrica
 Punter de funció
 Classes de casos i comprovació de patrons (a.k.a. Tipus de dades algebraics)

L'agost de 2001, els desenvolupadors van fer un compilador capaç de treballar amb Java. La majoria de les aplicacions de Pizza es poden executar en un entorn Java, però certs casos causaran problemes.

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Martin Odersky comentar: "hem volgut integrar la funcional i orientat a objectes parts d'una forma més neta del que hem estat capaços d'arribar abans amb el llenguatge Pizza. [...] En Pizza vam fer un intent clunkier i, a Scala crec que hem aconseguit una integració molt més suau entre els dos."

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This year for Mother's Day, I kept it simple and decided to go with a raspberry cheesecake for both Mom's. Since it's getting warmer out, I wanted something that was more transportable. Also, I was pressed for time and didn't want to be rushed in decorating a cake, which was my other option.
When I was looking for cheesecake ideas, I found a great article on the Kitchn about the difference between Neufchatel cheese and cream cheese. Basically, the main difference is in the fat content. Cream cheese has more milk fat than Neufchatel cheese. When picking up ingredients at Whole Foods, I coincidentally came across the two types of cheese. For experimental sake, I opted for Neufchatel cheese. Both came in 8-oz packages, with Neufchatel cheese costing a bit less. I used my usual cheesecake recipe and made an equal part switch with cream cheese for Neufchatel. The results? In terms of taste, there's not much distinction between the two. The cheesecakes came out dense, creamy and a bit tangy. So, I say, use whichever cheese you can get your hands on.
The raspberries can be replaced with any berries. I used frozen raspberries, but if have fresh berries on hand, feel free to use them. I baked the cheesecakes at a low temperature of 265F for a little over an hour and there were no cracks at the surface. I did not use a water bath and I also used regular cake pans and not the Springform pans. However you bake them, just remember to let the cheesecake chill completely before serving.
Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day weekend!
1. In a food processor, combine crackers, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. Pulse until finely crumbly.
2. Add melted butter and mix until mixture comes together.
4. Divide crumbs evenly between pans and press crumbs into the bottom of the pans.
5. Bake at 350F for 10 minutes.
1. Combine Neufchatel, sugar, and zest in a mixer bowl. Mix until combined. Scrape bottom of the bowl as needed.
2. Add eggs and yolks. Continue to mix.
3. Add vanilla extract and sour cream.
4. Gently mix in raspberries to the mixture.
5. Divide filling between prepared pans.
6. Bake at 265F, about an hour. (Set your timer to 40 minutes and check every 10-15 minutes thereafter. Cheesecake is done when it is firmly set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
7. Once cooled, refrigerate overnight and unmold the next day.
Y= this was more than enough to spread on top of two cheesecakes. I ended up with about 1/4C leftover that I will use for another project.
1. In a saucepan, combine raspberries, water and zest.
2. Allow mixture to come to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir continuously so the bottom does not burn.
3. In a separate bowl, combine cornstarch with a bit of water. Mix until a slurry forms. Pour into raspberries and stir to combine. Allow mixture to come to a slight boil. This will help thicken the compote.
4. Transfer compote to a bowl to allow to cool.
5. Spread desired amount on top of unmolded, chilled cheesecake.


Doing my best to seek God through it all as I experience life and am led by truth.
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'So much joy': Beloved employee nicknamed Taco Bell Joe gifted huge tip for holidays
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TIP OF A LIFETIME TH AFTERNOON. SUMMER: WESH 2'S CLAIRE METZ REPORTS FOLKS IN A LOCAL FACEBOOK FOODIE GROUP SELECTED HIM AS BEING MOST DESERVING OF SOME HOLIDAY CHEER. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FOR BEING FRIENDS TO ALL OF US. GOD BLESS YOU. I AM OVERWHELMED. CLAIRE: JOE DECICCO SHOWED U FOR WORK AT THIS SOUTH DAYTONA TACO BELL AND WAS GREETED BY STRANGERS WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES FRIENDS. THE 70-YEAR-OLD, WHO HAS WORKED AT THE RESTAURANT FOR 20 YEARS, IS FONDLY CALLED TACO BELL JOE IN THE DRIVE-THRU LANE. SO BELOVED, THEY HANDED HIM A CHECK FOR OVER $6000. >> I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST LIVE UP TO IT AND LIGHT A LITT CANDLE IN EVERY HEART OF EVERY PERSON THAT I MEET. CLAIRE: TRICIA PHILLIPPI CREATED THIS FACEBOOK FOODIE GROUP T SPOTLIGHT LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND STAFF DURING THE PANDEMIC. MEMBERS OF THE GROUP DECIDED TO VOTE FOR A FAVORITE EMPLOYEE. >> YOU WON. YOU WON BY A LANDSLIDE CLAIRE: AND THE GREAT MAJORITY VOTED FOR TACO BELL JOE. AN INITIAL GIFT OF $50 SOON SWELLED TO THOUSANDS. >> TO JUST BE PART OF THIS AND TO SEE THIS MAN BE SO TOUCHED, IT IS LIFE CHANGING FOR ME, SO I'M VERY, VERY GRATEFUL. >> IT'S MY CUSTOMERS THAT I OWE THIS TO, THEY BRING OUT THE BEST IN ME. IT'S THEM. I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEIR HELP. CLAIRE: THE FACEBOOK SITE WAS FILLED WITH SWEET COMMENTS ABO TACO BELL JOE. SEEMS EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM. SYDNEY CICHON NOMINATED JOE. >> HE JUST BRINGS A SMILE EVERYBODY'S FACE. JUST INTERACTING WITH HIM IN THE DRIVE-THRU JUST BRINGS SO MUCH JOY. CLAIRE: RAJ GOHILL WAS AMONG THE HUNDREDS OF CASH CONTRIBUTORS. >> YOU COULD HAVE THE WORSE DAY AND BY THE TIME YOU GET THROUGH THAT DRIVE-THRU THERE, YOU'RE JUST SMILING. CLAIRE: EVERYONE WAS SMILING HERE, INCLUDING TACO BELL JOE WHO NEVER REALIZED HOW MANY PEOPLE HE'S TOUCHED. >> THEY GIVE ME STRENGTH,
An employee of a fast-food restaurant in Florida got the tip of a lifetime Friday. When Joe DeCicco showed up for work at a Taco Bell in South Daytona said he was greeted by strangers who consider themselves friends.DeCicco, 70, has been at the restaurant for 20 years. Those who know him fondly call him Taco Bell Joe in the drive-thru lane.He's so loved that the group handed him a check for over $6,000. "I'm going to do my best to live up to it and light a little candle in every heart of every person that I meet," DeCicco said.Tricia Phillippi created the Facebook Foodie Group to spotlight restaurants and staff during the pandemic. Members of the group decided to vote for a favorite employee and DeCicco won by a landslide. The initial gift for DiCicco was $50 but soon swelled to thousands. "To just be part of this and to see this man be so touched — it is life-changing for me. I'm very, very grateful," Phillippi said."It's my customers that I owe this to, they bring out the best in me. It's them. I couldn't do it without their help," DiCicco said.The Facebook group was filled with sweet comments about Taco Bell Joe.Sydney Cichon nominated him. "He just brings a smile to everybody's face. Just interacting with him in the drive-thru just brings so much joy," Cichon said.Raj Gohill was among the hundreds of cash contributors. "You could have the worst day and by the time you get through that drive-thru, you're just smiling," Gohill said.DiCicco said he never realized how many people he's touched."They give me strength, they give me wisdom, they give me vitality," DiCicco said.
SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. —
An employee of a fast-food restaurant in Florida got the tip of a lifetime Friday.
When Joe DeCicco showed up for work at a Taco Bell in South Daytona said he was greeted by strangers who consider themselves friends.
DeCicco, 70, has been at the restaurant for 20 years. Those who know him fondly call him Taco Bell Joe in the drive-thru lane.
He's so loved that the group handed him a check for over $6,000.
"I'm going to do my best to live up to it and light a little candle in every heart of every person that I meet," DeCicco said.
Tricia Phillippi created the Facebook Foodie Group to spotlight restaurants and staff during the pandemic. Members of the group decided to vote for a favorite employee and DeCicco won by a landslide.
The initial gift for DiCicco was $50 but soon swelled to thousands.
"To just be part of this and to see this man be so touched — it is life-changing for me. I'm very, very grateful," Phillippi said.
"It's my customers that I owe this to, they bring out the best in me. It's them. I couldn't do it without their help," DiCicco said.
The Facebook group was filled with sweet comments about Taco Bell Joe.
Sydney Cichon nominated him.
"He just brings a smile to everybody's face. Just interacting with him in the drive-thru just brings so much joy," Cichon said.
Raj Gohill was among the hundreds of cash contributors.
"You could have the worst day and by the time you get through that drive-thru, you're just smiling," Gohill said.
DiCicco said he never realized how many people he's touched.
"They give me strength, they give me wisdom, they give me vitality," DiCicco said.


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Polk Fire Rescue Chief Robert Weech spoke to the Polk County Board of Commissioners recently, asking for an increase in funding.
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Polk Fire Rescue requests additional funding to address areas of need
By CATHY PALMER | Contributing Writer
Property owners in Polk County will see their annual fire protection and emergency services assessment go up another $15, the Polk Board of County Commissioners agreed on last month at a budget work session.
The fee hike, which will generate about $2 million per year, will help the embattled Polk County Fire Rescue Department implement some of the changes suggested by an outside investigation that followed a fatal fire last year.
Presently, residential property owners pay $191 per year for fire rescue services and, when approved, that would increase to $206 annually.
The final budget for the coming year is still being prepared, but the present Polk County Fire Rescue budget is about $92 million.
Interim Polk Fire Rescue Chief Robert Weech told commissioners last month that he wanted to initiate the five major points the investigation outlined, but the county board told him it couldn't fund them all in next year's budget.
Initiatives Weech wanted to put in place included hiring 27 new fire/rescue personnel, holding in-depth training sessions and hiring additional training staff, ensuring that each fire engine had a crew of three individuals with working communications equipment, obtaining additional tanker trucks, improving on basic fire-fighting skills with additional drills and working with the Polk Sheriff Office's 9-1-1 staff to improve communications — including having a Polk Fire Rescue staffer on site to facilitate communications with field personnel.
Weech said that the November fire that claimed the life of an elderly woman brought communication issues to the forefront of the department's needs.
"If we have a vehicle without an operating computer, it will be considered out of service," he explained.
Weech also told commissioners that training and officer development were the issues he felt strongest about. He is proposing that the department implement 40-hour officer development classes that would total about 5,000 hours and would include battalion chiefs, captains and officer candidates as well as the rank and file staff. He's also asking for three more training officers to handle those classes. The classes would cost about $300,000 per year, he said.
Weech also asked the board for another $200,000 for improving the department's pager communication systems and to install media platforms and hardware which give the department another method of both internal communications and training sessions. The digital communications systems would be installed in all 50 fire stations across the county, he added.
The county board was already aware that the department is understaffed, but Weech reiterated it by formalizing his request for 27 new personnel — some firefighters and some emergency services staff. He proposed the county set aside $2 million for the personnel, which would be a permanent addition to the budget. Another $480,000 would be necessary to provide the new hires with the safety and operational equipment needed, he said.
Citing a lack of trained personnel, Weech assured the board he "is making some progress in hiring," and added "we will go out and find them." He also told the board that of its 50 units, only nine were limited to a two-member crew at this time.
Commissioner Bill Braswell asked if all firefighters were also paramedics and was told that they were not, but that the department was providing incentives for its personnel to obtain that additional certification.
If all the suggestions were to be implemented, a total of nearly $9 million in additional funds would be required, and the board directed Polk County Manager Jim Freeman to try to find another $1 million from the county budget to augment the $2 million the fire fee hike would generate.
That additional $3 million would cover increased training, improvements to the paging system, improve internal and external communications training and equipment and, lastly, hire the 27 personnel needed to fully staff the department.
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An enlightening discussion between two female leaders on the importance of diversity in the protection industry.
The PRA has proposed that all Solvency II firms should produce a diversity policy, to improve decision-making at board level, and wants comments by 22 Sep 2017.
The CII has produced its first ever equality and diversity guide for members and employers.
In this Insurance Institute of London (IIL) inclusion & diversity lecture Paul Jardine explored what we mean when we speak about diversity. He concluded by looking at practical steps the market is taking to improve.
Jim Minton talks about the challenges faced by lower income families and communities, and how the insurance industry can use its commitment to inclusion to ensure its products and practices help those communities meet those challenges.
We analyse the insurance sector's gender pay gap and provide guidance to members on how to fix it.
Prior to Legal & General New Build Club launching into the market three years ago, the industry was dominated by just two lenders.
The Chartered Insurance Institute and International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, have signed a memorandum of understanding, joining forces to tackle the protection gap faced by women, increase their knowledge of risk and access to insurance.


I'm trying an experiment this year with a classroom blog. Each year I set three goals for myself and each of the past four years communication with my students' families has been one of those goals. I'll admit that I'm not very good at sticking with it through the year. I'm hoping with the "push-button publishing" of Blogger it will be easier to keep up with it.
It's day three here and as my fourth graders work on writing our classroom guidelines they have been doing some brainstorming. What would the "worst classroom" look like, sound like, etc. and what would the "best classroom" contain?
Several of my students felt a best classroom would have students working quietly on worksheets all day while the teacher sat at his/her desk and did paperwork or played solitaire on the computer. No, they weren't joking. I'm working hard at changing their idea of what learning looks like to them.
We began generating this web together, and then as they filled in their own details, I filled in mine. It was one of my attempts to change some of their thinking.
What would a "best classroom" look like and sound like to you?


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Nyanza-Lac Airport  was an airstrip serving Nyanza-Lac, a city in the Makamba Province of Burundi.

See also

Transport in Burundi
List of airports in Burundi

References

External links
OpenStreetMap - Nyanza-Lac

Defunct airports
Airports in Burundi
Makamba Province


When we think of heroes, a number of names come rushing to the mind, but only a few of them have been spoken of in as many incarnations as the mighty half-god of Greek mythology, Hercules! Whether he's an animated youngster eager to prove himself to his fuzzy mentor or a long-haired and suave friend-to-all on a legendary adventure, the guy has it all! Strength, a winning smile, notorious combat proficiencies, and… did we mention half-god? Hard to compete with that one!
Sure, several of the ancient tales of Hercules don't have the best of beginnings… or endings, honestly, but you have to give credit to a guy who can keep his chin up despite having a rather grumpy step-mother and uncle full of underworld angst. Between tackling ferocious monsters birthed from Echidna and winning the heart of a few Grecian lasses, Hercules has countless tales to be told.
And, this year, the stories can continue when you don your kiddo in this Child Hercules costume. A comfortable white pullover tunic starts the look and you can armor your child up, next, with the foam body armor and attached cape. You won't have to spend all day gearing your kid up, either, thanks to an easy fabric tie in the back of the armor. (Now, why didn't the ancient Greeks think of that!?) Warrior-like armbands and leg guards close with Velcro and ensure that your child will be protected from all manner of monsters, but it might be a good idea to pick up a nice sword and lion-emblazoned shield just to make the beasties think twice about trying your demigod! The only question that remains is to figure out which of the kiddo's parents is the god!


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Meet the people who will be judging the entries for the Student Competitions.
Austyn Allison Editor, Campaign Middle East
Austyn Allison is the editor of Campaign Middle East, the leading industry title for the region's advertising and creative community. He has been in the role since July 2016; prior to that he was supplements editor on MEED (Middle East Economic Digest, a business-to-business title covering the major projects market in the Middle East and North Africa). From 2007-2011 Austyn edited Communicate, a media, marketing and advertising title covering the MENA region. Austyn is originally from Scotland, but has called the UAE home for the past 15 years.
"Campaign is a magazine that was born to champion creativity and to help lift up and champion the industry, and I'm proud that we will be able to do this while letting the next generation show off their talent. I'm looking forward to seeing a lot of great work, then shining a light on the best of the best by putting it on the front of our magazine."
Vidya Manmohan Founder & Creative Chairwoman of V4 advertising and Ex-Executive Creative Director of GREY Dubai
Vidya Manmohan the Founder & Creative Chairwoman of V4 advertising and Ex-Executive Creative Director of GREY Dubai. She also happens to be one of the very few female Executive Creative Directors in the region today.
She's celebrated for having travelled off the beaten track, across the span of her career.
She walked out of the medical school campus to pursue a career in Advertising.
Switched her expertise from Art direction to copywriting mid-way through her successful career. What's more, this mom of a 19-year old has gone back to University this year to pursue her Masters in Digital Management whilst launching her own company.
After over four decades in the Middle East and having witnessed sand dunes transform to skyscrapers, this charming lady from India proudly says she's 'Made in Dubai'.
Her work reflects the pop culture around her and has bagged International awards, not only in the print and outdoor categories, but also in radio, design, digital, integrated and advertising for good. Vidya has also been on the jury panel of International Advertising Festivals like the Cannes Lions, New York Festivals, Clio, Adfest, Lisbon Advertising Awards and the Young Guns to name a few.
"This is a great initiative to pass on the torch to the future"
RAFAEL AUGUSTO
Executive Creative Director, Leo Burnett Dubai & Publicis ME
Raf, as he is commonly known at Leo Burnett, has been in the advertising industry since 2004. He is a child of the digital age. His career started in Brazil at Isobar AgênciaClick. During his tenure there he has won 15 awards, while his creative input helped in shaping the business' objectives of major clients including FIAT, Embratour, Brasil Telecom and Caixa Econômica Federal (Brazil's largest and most popular bank).
His next adventure led him to Wunderman/Tattoo360, Dubai where he was charged with transforming the company into a digitally-driven agency. He became a group head within the first year and gained recognition at Dubai Lynx. He takes pride in having produced global work at his next agency, Proximity/BBDO, for the likes of Emirates Airline, Mercedes-Benz and Pepsi.
Raf joined Leo Burnett in 2009. Over a hundred local and international awards followed, predominantly on projects for du Telco, such as Post Wisely, Tropa, Future of Prepaid, du Tuesday and Digital Fasting in which few were able to snatch 3 Grand Prizes at Lynx and many metals across the board. Special mention should be made of Raf's work on the Dubai Film Festival, officially recognized as being the most effective campaign for the brand since its inception. Winner of Leo Burnett's Network 'Star Reacher' Award, Raf combines an inexhaustible passion for ideas and great art direction with the type of craftsmanship that has defined Leo Burnett in recent years.
Over the past 15 months, Raf has been leading the McDonald's account for the GCC and has been behind, and a part of, developing multiple pieces of work that are associated with strong business results.
Today Raf has embarked on a new challenge when handling the Publicis Groupe - Power of One, Executive Creative Director role on Nestlé at Publicis ME along with his current assignments on Leo Burnett.
"Our industry needs young people who become as passionate as our generation about celebrating creativity. And this competition does exactly that. Beyond a great place to discover upcoming talents, it gives them the chance to feel what a creative award show is all about. It helps to keep creativity alive in our industry, and it's great to be part of that."
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Le trophée de la Voiture mondiale de l'année (en anglais, World car of the year) consacre  la meilleure automobile commercialisée dans l'année et dans le monde, par un jury de journalistes internationaux depuis 2004. Le prix est décerné lors du salon de l'automobile de New York.

Histoire
Créée en 2003, le trophée WCOTY est décerné au salon de New York par un jury de 102 journalistes internationaux venant de 33 pays depuis 2004. La première voiture consacrée est l'Audi A6 de troisième génération.

Règlement
Le modèle d'automobile présenté au concours doit être produit à plus de  par an, être vendu sur au moins deux des principaux marchés mondiaux (Chine, Europe, Inde, Japon, Corée, Amérique latine, États-Unis) et sur au moins deux continents distincts.

Lauréats

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Prix de la plus belle voiture de l'année
 Trophée européen de la voiture de l'année

Liens externes
 Site officiel WCOTY
 Salon de New York

Notes et références

Récompense en rapport avec l'automobile
Distinction fondée en 2003


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Dorian Lynskey
The book – which is about protest music – starts by looking at Billie Holiday's harrowing classic about lynching, Strange Fruit, and works its way through the world of protest songs right up to Green Day's anti-Bush/redneck song American Idiot.
On the way it charts every major political event in the US and Britain from the 60s, and takes detours into the protest music of Chile, Nigeria and Jamaica.
The range of this book as a piece of social and musical history is staggering. In the process we come across almost every modern musical genre – starting with folk, through soul, British punk, American punk, hip hop, rock and much more.
Sometimes the narrative takes us to places where the "protest" element is tenuous, sometimes where it is obvious.
At times it feels like artists are jumping on bandwagons, while at other times they appear to be brave beyond belief.
So the seemingly unlikely rebels the Dixie Chicks had records burned and concerts picketed, and death threats recieved for speaking out against Bush and the Iraq War.
In Chile it went beyond threats. The folk singer Victor Jara had both hands broken before being executed by Pinochet's murderers.
The book is a great read despite flaws in some of the analysis, both political and musical. Politically Lynskey tends towards a soft reformism.There is also one huge gap which I suspect reflects his politics. Having travelled the world of struggle you could be forgiven for thinking that throughout this period Northern Ireland didn't exist.
Apart from dealing with U2's a plague on you all Sunday Bloody Sunday there is no mention of Christy Moore or the Pogues. You wouldn't know that half the Undertones wore black armbands on Top of the Pops during the hunger strike, or that when they split half of them formed the highly political That Petrol Emotion.
The book finishes with a rather wistful epilogue, in which Lynskey fears we may have seen the last of protest music, and indeed traditional protests. Websites not placards are now the order of the day, he says – although he acknowledges student protest has begun to reignite on the streets.
The book missed the huge anti-cuts demos and the revolts in the Middle East (in which the internet helped mobilise rather than demobilise). As for protest music being dead, anyone who has seen the Andrew Lansley Rap by NxtGen will know it survives, there is an audience for it, and as sure as eggs is eggs the struggles ahead will produce music inspired by them, and in turn will be inspired by them.
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Q: What is an invariant manifold? I am starting studying bifurcations, and I have encountered the term invariant manifold. I have a little confusion about what this is.
What I have understood is that if I consider for example a manifold $M$, it is invariant if any trajectory on the manifold remains in the manifold, but I am not sure that it is so simple since i am just stranslating the concept of invariant subspaces into manifolds.
I have seen that the invariant manifolds can be stable, unstable and center and so this makes me think that there is something more I should know.
Also, to give some context and to make clear my question, I am approching this topic since I am going to study center manifold and bifurcations (in 2D).
So, my question is: What is an invariant manifold?

A: I don't know if this will answer your questions , but if the term invariant manifold is not clear some references such nonlinear systems  by Hassan Khalil use the term invariant set instead .
I hope this example clear out some of issues about stable, unstable and center manifolds . Consider a vector field $\dot{x}=f(x)$ defined on the surface of the sphere $S^2$ with a stable node at the north pole and unstable node at the south pole . The surface of the sphere is an invariant set (manifold) which is both the stable invariant set (manifold) -not including the unstable node - of stable node and unstable invariant set (manifold) -not including the stable node - of unstable node .

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While we're all anticipating for the announcement of the next flagship mobile processor from Qualcomm , the Snapdragon 820, Qualcomm has decided too announce the mid-range and entry-level chipsets instead. The company recently announced the Snapdragon 212, 412 and 616 processors, an upgrade of the existing Snapdragon 210, 410 and 615 processors.
Don't expect too much from these processors though, they are only an incremental update, focused on speed improvements. The Snapdragon 212 and 412 chipsets are based on Cortex-A7 and Cortex-A53 respectively, with the same core types as previously. Qualcomm improved the speeds from 1.1 to 1.3GHz on the Snapdragon 212, while the Snapdragon 412 has been improved from 1.2GHz to 1.4GHz.
Sadly though, Qualcomm did not mention when they will start shipping these new chipsets, but it is likely that smartphone manufacturers are testing them now, and they should make their way into new smartphones by the end of this year.


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Seattle's hard stompin' Celtic rock band.
Ockham's Razor creates a musical experience, not just a gig. We are a young, energetic band with Celtic roots that blends rock, bluegrass, gypsy, classical, pop and punk influences throughout our music. We include the audience in the show by getting off stage, into the audience and getting them dancing, singing along to the songs and breaking down that 4th wall that many bands put up between themselves and the audience. This creates a memorable experience for the the audience instead of a forgettable evening of "Who was that band?" The Yakima Folklife Festival described our sound as "Turbo-Celtic" and "Ethno-Punk".
Our music appeals to a wide demographic. We perform at all-ages festivals where we have little kids dancing with their parents, college bars where the audience is rocking out and jumping around and regular pubs & music venues where the age ranges from 21 well into their 80's and they come to enjoy the actual music. We believe the older audiences enjoy hearing the traditional songs re-invented in a new way and the young people enjoy that the music has a modern sound.
We cater our set-lists to the venue and audiences we are performing to. We understand some venues prefer more acoustic music where others are designed more for punk rock. We've designed our music to be flexible to the venue and audience. Just let us know what your venue prefers.
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The Capital Region Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM), is hosted by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County. The PRISM is financially supported through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation via the Environmental Protection Fund. We are a not for profit quasi-government agency. Our office is staffed with a full time Terrestrial, Aquatics, and Head Coordinator. Our seasonal staff includes part time educators and paid interns from affiliated colleges and universities in the Capital Region.
The Capital-Mohawk PRISM provides services in eleven counties in the New York State Capital Region.
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Overall the Capital Mohawk PRISM functions include, but are not limited to:
Coordinating partner efforts regarding invasive species management
Recruiting and training citizen volunteers with woods walks, workshops, and iMap Invasive trainings
Delivering education and outreach to government agencies, non-for profits, and private entities
Establishing early detection and monitoring networks for invasive species
Implementing eradication and control efforts
Develop and implement effective restoration methods for areas that have been degraded by invasive species and where suppression or control has taken place
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We released this at Edison; yesterday we uploaded the final on ADF and also the extended LHA version. It's a tribute to Frank Frazetta and reproduces faithfully his oil paintings on Amiga OCS with enhanced color.
and I have no clue how to read the "two hidden messages"
Heh Well, they're pretty dorky. Added them on a whim for those so inclined.
Nice one! I didn't read all the details, but I guess it's EHB or a lower screen depth, and a matter of finding the optimal way of changing the palette on a scanline basis. A neat trick that was always underused on the Amiga.
Yep, and in HAM also, but there it's used to minimize fringing. The conventional way for HAM pic scans is to oversaturate and overbright the pictures so there are few dark tones close to each other and few tones close to grayscale. But this affects the pictures, of course.
Just saw the demo today, besides the great artwork its nice to see these interesting tricks on OCS machines.
The same method can be applied to ECS/AGA also?
The answer is "yes, but..."
ECS doesn't really make any new tricks possible, it's just the superhires mode and 1MB chipmem support, basically. Pictures would basically look the same as on OCS.
On AGA it doesn't give as big improvements since you already have HAM8 and 256 color modes there, with 24-bit palette colors. I guess it could reduce fringing on HAM8 colors and extend the 256 colors a little, if HamLab or another image processing program supports exporting it. I have not tested whether PCHG supports f.ex. 15 color changes x 24-bit color depth in its format. There's nothing in theory to prevent it, and if it was used there it would be notices less on AGA since image quality is already good there.
So the purpose of this format/converter/source code is mainly to increase picture quality on all non-AGA Amigas.


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Australians' tax bills are going up, as they are for companies. But no such worries for the climate crooks whose earnings keep skyrocketing.
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If you're wondering who is going to pay for Scott Morrison's $16 billion election war chest of pork, or the massive, seemingly permanent increase in the size of the federal government as a part of the Australian economy, you can at least be sure of who ain't gonna pay: our fossil giants.
As Crikey pointed out last week when the Australian Tax Office published its annual tax transparency data for 2019-20, fossil fuel companies paid little or no tax on billions in revenue and profits. Santos — zero tax. Origin — no tax. Chevron — no tax. Shell — no tax. Woodside — just $176 million off nearly $2.2 billion in profit.
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There will also be a new Line Mania slim gel liner with a 1.88mm fine tip. Available in 3 shades: PK333 (pink bronze), BK999 (black) and BR (brown). The complete liner will retail at 950yen while the cartridge refills are 850yen.
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The Oil and the Glory: Flaming nuclear reactors + choking coal = natural gas boom Flaming nuclear reactors + ch...
The Oil and the Glory
Flaming nuclear reactors + choking coal = natural gas boom
For some months, we've cast doubt on widely accepted forecasts of a humongous rise in the global consumption of coal. Instead, we've foreseen a massive global shift to far-cleaner natural gas-fired electricity. In doing so, we have relied on a basic assumption: That governments aren't ordinarily suicidal. Based on that rule of thumb, it's been ...
By Steve LeVine
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For some months, we've cast doubt on widely accepted forecasts of a humongous rise in the global consumption of coal. Instead, we've foreseen a massive global shift to far-cleaner natural gas-fired electricity. In doing so, we have relied on a basic assumption: That governments aren't ordinarily suicidal. Based on that rule of thumb, it's been straight-forward to see China's Communist Party -- wishing to remain in power -- not following the steep trajectory of coal consumption growth built into the energy and economic models of our leading institutions (see charts below), but instead a far-less aggressive growth pattern. Why? Because the increasingly aspirational Chinese population has made clear in recent years that it won't tolerate choking and deadly pollution. If China adheres to the existing growth models, China's cities will become those choking, blind, airless -- and socially turbulent -- population centers, and potentially jeopardize the Communist Party's authority. Hence, we've suggested discarding the coal models sitting in your queues.
But now a report from Bernstein Research suggests a mistake in these presumptions. Bernstein foresees the same shift to natural gas as we do, but ties it to the black-swan event we are witnessing before our eyes -- the nuclear power disaster in Japan. "It could be that the Honshu earthquake is the catalyst which fundamentally reshapes our approach to global energy," Bernstein says in a note to clients.
In short, Bernstein forecasts a shift from planned nuclear reactor rollouts to a gas boom (details below). If Bernstein is right -- other analysts predict an interregnum while safety concerns are addressed, and then a revived nuclear buildout -- it isn't coal alone that will drive an anti-suicidal shift to natural gas, but nuclear power as well, specifically the specter of explosions and fires at nuclear reactors. This is the calculus you arrive at when you twin the above set of observations with the super-glut of natural gas around the world -- shale gas from the United States, plus liquefied natural gas from Qatar, Australia, and elsewhere. You get a supply-driven demand response. China is already projected to use much more gas in coming years -- depending on the forecast, from six to ten times its current consumption -- but these unaccounted-for realities on the ground mean it will lap up the gas at an even higher rate.
For some months, we've cast doubt on widely accepted forecasts of a humongous rise in the global consumption of coal. Instead, we've foreseen a massive global shift to far-cleaner natural gas-fired electricity. In doing so, we have relied on a basic assumption: That governments aren't ordinarily suicidal. Based on that rule of thumb, it's been straight-forward to see China's Communist Party — wishing to remain in power — not following the steep trajectory of coal consumption growth built into the energy and economic models of our leading institutions (see charts below), but instead a far-less aggressive growth pattern. Why? Because the increasingly aspirational Chinese population has made clear in recent years that it won't tolerate choking and deadly pollution. If China adheres to the existing growth models, China's cities will become those choking, blind, airless — and socially turbulent — population centers, and potentially jeopardize the Communist Party's authority. Hence, we've suggested discarding the coal models sitting in your queues.
But now a report from Bernstein Research suggests a mistake in these presumptions. Bernstein foresees the same shift to natural gas as we do, but ties it to the black-swan event we are witnessing before our eyes — the nuclear power disaster in Japan. "It could be that the Honshu earthquake is the catalyst which fundamentally reshapes our approach to global energy," Bernstein says in a note to clients.
In short, Bernstein forecasts a shift from planned nuclear reactor rollouts to a gas boom (details below). If Bernstein is right — other analysts predict an interregnum while safety concerns are addressed, and then a revived nuclear buildout — it isn't coal alone that will drive an anti-suicidal shift to natural gas, but nuclear power as well, specifically the specter of explosions and fires at nuclear reactors. This is the calculus you arrive at when you twin the above set of observations with the super-glut of natural gas around the world — shale gas from the United States, plus liquefied natural gas from Qatar, Australia, and elsewhere. You get a supply-driven demand response. China is already projected to use much more gas in coming years — depending on the forecast, from six to ten times its current consumption — but these unaccounted-for realities on the ground mean it will lap up the gas at an even higher rate.
"China and India will lead in the global construction of more than 80 gigawatts [of nuclear power] over the next decade," Bernstein said. "As a minimum, we expect this incident will slow expansion plans while lessons are learnt. In a more extreme scenario, there could be a public backlash against nuclear power which could substantially reduce the planned build out." In the big picture, Bernstein said:
The fate of the nuclear industry will depend on what [China and India] do. Experience from the high speed rail projects in China has shown that construction and financial risks can occur on large scale infrastructure projects, which is not reassuring. In India, planning permission from local communities will be more difficult as a result of this event. As such, we believe that the planned global expansion of nuclear power is now under threat.
Instead it seems that the world will tilt back towards natural gas. Although we foresee LNG demand doubling over the next decade from 200 million tons per annum to 400 million tons per annum, there could be an additional 25-50 million tons per annum of incremental LNG demand as a result of this incident as nuclear power is plans are revised.
Look at the chart below, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Look specifically at the relative rise of coal consumption going forward as compared with gas and nuclear.
Now look at this second chart, also from EIA — China is responsible for some 78 percent of the above increase in coal consumption.
This trajectory seems nonsensical to say the least when you consider the politics on the ground. So what if China's trajectory does not follow this path? What if that coal and nuclear increase is a bit — or a lot — less steep?
The implications are serious for geopolitics — countries endowed with much natural gas, such as Qatar, Australia and the United States, will see shifts in their relative influence. Another big shift will be in climate presumptions — gas emits just one-third of the CO2 as coal, and half that of oil. Of course, nuclear power emits no CO2. To the degree it is embraced, it would have an even greater impact on projected future CO2 emissions. Still, as natural gas replaces nuclear power and coal, there would still be a significant reduction in CO2 growth.
The market is on to the short-term shift as traders are on a four-day buying binge in natural gas futures, Bloomberg reports. Shell has already shifted LNG cargoes destined for other markets to Japan, the Financial Times reports.
<p> Steve LeVine is a contributing editor at Foreign Policy, a Schwartz Fellow at the New America Foundation, and author of The Oil and the Glory. </p>
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China's moment of coal truth: A question that has vexed us for some time is when we will witness an inflection point in ordinary Chinese tolerance for the coal-borne pollution in their air. At that time, we have argued, we will likely also see a sharp turn away from coal consumption, and more use of ...