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Changing seasons, changing oil - today was (hopefully) the final lawnmowing followed by changing the oil in the mower and mothballing it for next year, followed by changing the oil in the snowblower - I didn’t last spring - and getting it ready for the approaching winter.
Transportation, infrastructure and communication policies are key to economic growth and transition in the Western Balkans region. The transportation sector, in particular, has significant environmental implications; an efficient transportation sector would reduce the emissions of GHG and lessen impacts of air pollution on human health. While the transportation system in South-Eastern Europe has improved in recent years, standards are still generally low, and in the region’s large, rapidly growing cities, traffic is one of the main causes of poor air quality. Among the problems contributing to inefficiencies in the transportation sector are ageing vehicles, poor vehicle maintenance, variable fuel quality, the poor condition of many roads, and frequent traffic congestion. In FYR Macedonia, BiH and Serbia, the use of leaded fuel has been reduced but not yet banned. Public transportation within and between cities is inadequate, although demand for it has grown steadily in recent years, and demand for freight transportation doubled between 2001 and 2006.
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A couple of years ago the CP changed the normal scene at Uni by taking the old unused "Pioneer 4" track and making a new connection from their flyover down to the BNSF Midway Sub. Now instead of trying to get on the BNSF St Paul Sub "Wrong Main" at Uni, they can get on the correct main down on the less busy BNSF Midway Sub. This greatly reduced CP's long delays while waiting to get on the BNSF at busy University JCT, but makes for a completely different scene at University with the long CP trains blocking the view, and being right on top of you....
Here's what the track used to look like.
A sixpenny bit turned up in my change the other day. We used to call them "tanners" and are now equivalent to 2 and half pence. In 1950 it would be worth about a million pounds in todays money. This coin could buy you a round trip on the Titanic plus a ride on the tram and a bag of chips plus the bus fare home AND buy shares in major shares in major corporations. The other coin on the left is a 5p . Worth a SHILLING in old money. There would be 20 shillings in a pound and therefore 40 sixpences. It makes sense. You had to be there.
War Child's Busking for CHANGE, Toronto.
Raine Maida
Justin Trudeau’s support for more oil pipelines and tar sands drilling is at loggerheads with his image as Canada’s progressive heartthrob prime minister, according to a top environmentalist.
In an op-ed published Monday in The Guardian, 350.org founder Bill McKibben called Trudeau a “stunning...
ecodaily.eu/politics/justin-trudeau-a-stunning-hypocrite-...
Snow lingers on the north face of Mt. Prevost, overlooking Duncan to the south. three images, -2, 0, +2. HDR with Photomatix. Minor levels adjustment and color balance in Photoshop.
Response to Article:
"Village that towers above China" by
Jonathan Watts
November 14, 2011
www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/4623-Village...
Comment by Philip McMaster:
People favourably respond to Change
Generally speaking, people don't change for the better when criticized. But they do respond favourably to praise.
Huaxi Cun is not the worst place in China, and it has been following and sometimes leading the objectives and trends of the government and Chinese people - first it was to get rich - and clean up the mess later. We did this in the West on our own schedule, some Chinese are doing it now under the generally hypocritical pressure of the global community.
人们对改变的有利反应
总体上，当人们受到批评的时候，不会变得更好。但他们受到表扬的时候，总是积极反应。华西村不是中国最差 的地方，它跟从着-有时也领导着中国政府与人民的目标与潮流。这个目标首先是变富，然后再处理垃圾。西方按照自己的日程表也这样做过。现在有些中国人也这 么做，就面临虚伪的国际压力。
An aspirational monument - if you choose to see it that way..
When I was invited to Huaxi Cun for the inauguration of the “Village in the Sky”, (www.tudou.com/programs/view/05XpJXkiNwI/ ) I spoke of the new tower as a beacon for all to see, not in terms of opulence and excess, but as a towering 3 element "Symbol of Sustainability" - an aspirational symbol rising above all else - including the cookie-cutter villas, the grubby factories, the money focus and the faux world landmarks - to shock and awe viewers into realizing that all monuments have a message – and this one should inspire people to make the connection between Heaven, Earth and the People (Tian, Di, Ren 天地人) and that to achieve Wu Renbao’s “Heaven on Earth”… the Triple-Bottom-Line balance between Society, Environment and Economy （社会,环境,经济）must become Huaxi’s new ethic.
一个振奋人心的里程碑——如果你从另一个角度解读
我应邀了参加华西村“空中新农村大楼”授牌仪式(www.tudou.com /programs/view/05XpJXkiNwI/ )，当时我谈到这栋大楼并不是炫富和挥霍，而是华西村的一个新地标。比起那些千篇一律的别墅，脏乱差的工厂，一切向钱看的态度和人造世界景观，这栋摩天大 楼是一个振奋人心 里程碑，它作为可持续发展的标志建筑让人感到震撼和心生敬畏，它能让人们感到天地人和谐发展的信息，体现了吴仁宝“人间天堂”的理念。以社会，环境和经济 作为三条支柱，寻求三者的平衡发展是华西村的新理念。
菲利普•麦克马斯特
麦克马斯特商务可持续发展研究所首席研究员，世界可持续发展组织创始人。
"Now that Huaxi village is rich, what's next?"
Following my presentation, the new building’s architect Ma Xusheng, in turn praised my interpretation of his building’s design, saying that no one had thought of it before, but that “with your new ‘Society, Environment, Economy ‘meaning attached, our building is even richer”.
At a private dinner with village leaders the evening before, I had shamelessly asked: “Now that Huaxi village is rich, what’s next?” – hoping to encourage them to expound on how they were going to share Huaxi’s wealth and expertise with other communities and to build sustainable enterprises based on a model ecological civilisation… however the response was understandable, as a bit more thinking is required; and considering most people’s focus was still on showing off and celebrating what they have achieved so far, the answer was a simple “Gambei!”
Philip McMaster,
Principal Researcher, McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce
Founder, World Sustainability Organization
“现在华西村富了，接下来呢？”
我的演讲结束后，这栋新大楼的建筑师马旭升（音）反过来称赞了我对他的建筑设计的诠释，说以前从未有人想到这个方面，“加上您说的‘社会、环境、经济’意义后，我们的摩天大楼更加富裕了”。
前一天晚上和华西村领导的聚餐上，我厚着脸皮问了一句：“现在华西村富裕了，接下来呢？”我当时希望他们能够详细阐述下怎样和其他地区分享华西村的 财富和技术，以及在生态文明模型的基础上建立起可持续发展的企业。但是，他们的回答很简单，就是：“干杯！”当然，这是可以理解的，因为回答这个问题需要 一些思考，而且当时大多数人的注意力仍然在炫耀和庆祝他们至今已取得的成就上。
菲利普•麦克马斯特
麦克马斯特商务可持续发展研究所首席研究员，世界可持续发展组织创始人。
...Huaxi must have liked 3 Fingers - we're invited back_\!/
Our “Peace Plus One -World Sustainability Project” (www.SustainabilitySymbol.com ) and the 3 Finger Sustainability Symbol is about promoting LOHHAS – a Lifestyle Of Health, Happiness And Sustainability, first for the 1/5th of the world in China, then to be exported as a sustainable philosophy for the entire planet. The Leaders of Huaxi must have liked something about our discussions, as they wholeheartedly embraced the3 Finger Sustainability Symbol and invited us back to share more_\!/
Philip McMaster,
Principal Researcher, McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development in Commerce
Founder, World Sustainability Organization
...华西村一定喜欢“三指禅” —— 我们又被邀请了_\!/
我们的“和平 + 1 - 世界可持续发展项目” （www.SustainabilitySymbol.com）和“三指禅”可持续发展符号旨在促进“乐活”——一种健康、快乐、可持续的生活方式。起初 是为了中国占世界五分之一的人口而提出，后来作为一个可持续发展的理念被推广到全世界。华西村的领导们肯定是欣赏我们的一些讨论成果，因为他们热烈欢迎了 我们的“三根手指可持续发展符号”并且再次邀请我们去分享更多信息。
Philip McMaster（大龙），
商务可持续发展麦克马斯特学院，首席研究员
世界可持续发展组织创始人
Scotland will become one of the first countries to achieve a 100% reduction in carbon emissions, Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has said.
She announced plans on a visit to Craiglockhart Primary School in Edinburgh where she met P3-7 eco pupils and heard about their work to reduce emissions.
The new Climate Change Bill will immediately set a target of a 90% reduction by 2050, which the UK Committee on Climate Change (UK CCC) states is currently “at the limit of feasibility.” The draft Bill sets out that the Scottish Government intends to go further still and achieve a 100% reduction in emissions, known as ‘net-zero’, as soon as possible.
I watched you change
Into a fly
I looked away
You were on fire
I watched a change in you
It's like you never had wings
Now you feel so alive
I've watched you change
Deftones
Changing weather sometimes creates unusual nature effects - as in this case, where the higher-altitude part of the forest was frozen whereas the rest was peacefully awaiting upcoming spring.
This origami face changer expresses three different states of eyes and mouth. An interesting thing is you can also mix these states.
www.origami-make.com/origami-face-changer.php under www.origami-make.com/origami-face-changer.php
A manip because i haven't had time for photoshoots =[.
but i'm doing band photos within the next two weeks!
i'm pumped :D
and school is done so expect new stuffs :).
Day 2: My full-time roommate is adapting, too. She's stayed very, very close the past couple of days...this is what I woke to. VERY CLOSE.
"My life is a tapestry woven from many strands: things I have done, people I have known, and places I have been. There is a strand for each of my dreams and aspirations since childhood. Some have been dropped in the weaving, but most have simply been woven into a new design. It is a tapestry woven of light and darkness, and even in the times of greatest darkness there are strands of light which shine more brightly in contrast to the surrounding darkness.
I carry this tapestry with me always. Often, I keep the past tightly rolled up - it is easier to carry that way. But I find myself now at a particular point where I want to unroll the tapestry and marvel at the patterns and designs that have been created. At different stages, different colors and textures predominate. Everything that has brought me to this point in life is here. All of it is who I am now.
If the past and the present are here, is not the future also? Is the potential for all that I can be contained in this tapestry? I want to move forward from this point conscious of the patterns in my life and the design I am creating with it."
- Sue Kimmel
July 12, 2018 Col. Harry C. Marson took the reins of command from Col. Andrew Hanson as the West Point Garrison Commander. The ceremony held in Eisenhower Hall was attended by hundreds and presided over by Mr. Vincent E. Grewatz, Sr. Executive Service, Director of Installation Management Command-Training. The Legion of Merit was awarded to Hanson for his service as the West Point Garrison Commander and presented by Grewatz. “This is not only our oldest garrison,” said Grewatz. “It is a special place for our Army.” Grewatz congratulated the incoming commander and thanked the outgoing commander. “It’s what Andy built here that he leaves behind,” said Gerwatz. “It’s the relationships with the communities, inside and outside the gates, and the team he built that will help ensure future success.”
Canadian Pacific SD60 6228 (former Soo Line 6028) was leading a train across Irving Park Road during the construction of the fly-over in 2014.
This is just another scene no longer able to be recreated,
we need change. change in leaves.
change in color. change in how we look at weather. .... and I can see. Change is here! :-)
This image was taken back in the early stage of autumn back in October at the woods near Stourhead.
I was fortunate to be able to capture the golden colours of autumn before Mother Nature decided wind and rain would be best.
The transition of colour was something that was noticeable. I wanted to capture this transition against the ever green forest or vice versa. To achieve this I adjusted the focal length to move further into the landscape and adjusting the composition.