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Louisiana is reported to be losing 25 to 35 square miles of coastal wetlands each year – one football field of land per hour. The causes of the land loss are from natural causes and human interference, and include reduced sediment flow from the Mississippi River and its tributaries, land subsidence, and sea-level rise. To combat the diminishing and degrading coastal habitats, Jefferson Parish instituted a program that found a role for discarded Christmas trees to lessen wave energy and to combat erosion. Wooden cribs are constructed parallel to the shoreline to hold the trees. Volunteers, the Louisiana Air National Guard, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and others have coordinated the collection and placement of trees in these pens to lessen the impact of waves and storms. The calm water between the cribs and coast traps sediment and allows for plants and aquatic life to establish. Jefferson Parish has been tracking the impact of this Christmas tree recycling project. Between 1998 and 2015, an unprotected area of shoreline lost over 23 acres of habitat, while a section protected by trees only lost 3 acres. The Christmas tree recycling program not only assists coastal habitats but generates awareness among Louisiana residents and provides an opportunity for participation in making a difference for the coast.
The quilt is to be viewed from the top to the bottom, representing a relative sequence over time as viewed at one location. No quantitative data is implied in terms of spatial or temporal patterns sewn. Each horizontal gray strip of fabric represents breaks in time. At the top of the quilt, one sees a wide strip of “plant” fabric representing a marsh coastline, and a smaller piece of “water” fabric representing the coastal water. As one moves down to the next row of plant/water fabric, there is less of the land fabric and more of the water fabric. This is to represent erosion occurring along the Louisiana coast, where marsh habitat is being lost from wave energy, subsidence, seal-level rise, etc. As one moves down the next several rows, there is a continued loss of the coast with an increasing encroachment of water. In the middle of the quilt, a Christmas tree crib appears. The successive rows show a reduction in loss of the marsh over time, reflecting the results shared by Jefferson Parish (still marsh loss but less volume when the Christmas trees were put in place).
This is my story of coastal optimism – a story of habitat loss and degradation that is slowed by the placement of discarded Christmas trees.
My son wears this stuff....he has a simple joy about life in all of his youthful optimism...hopefully....some of this luck rubs off on me....
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Fortune Global Forum
November 19th, 2019
Paris, France
13:00
CONCURRENT LUNCH SESSIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE BOTTOM LINE
Hosted by Saint-Gobain
It’s been four years since the Paris Agreement was adopted. Since then, it has become clear that private-sector engagement in meeting national climate change commitments is crucial, and there is much at stake. Customers are rewarding companies that are minding their global footprint, while investors are demanding climate risk disclosure. How are business leaders restructuring value chains, implementing greener investment strategies, and engaging new technologies to meet new environmental standards and reach consensus on what sustainability means in the coming decade?
Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman and CEO, Saint-Gobain
Christiana Figueres, Founding Partner, Global Optimism; Former Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change Convention
Aloke Lohia, Founder and Group CEO, Indorama Ventures
Mark Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, Nestle
Moderator: Brian O’Keefe, FORTUNE
Photograph by Stuart Isett for Fortune
... and influences.
Mannings amusements, Felixstowe, Suffolk. Sadly shrinking, little of the fairground survives but, two generations on, "family fun" is still to be had here it seems.
Our new meusum tableau looks at the Edwardian age of optimism and invention. So many new "life changing" inventions came out of this period
[This is the back of the quilt, where I used fabric with a sea glass pattern]
Louisiana is reported to be losing 25 to 35 square miles of coastal wetlands each year – one football field of land per hour. The causes of the land loss are from natural causes and human interference, and include reduced sediment flow from the Mississippi River and its tributaries, land subsidence, and sea-level rise. To combat the diminishing and degrading coastal habitats, Jefferson Parish instituted a program that found a role for discarded Christmas trees to lessen wave energy and to combat erosion. Wooden cribs are constructed parallel to the shoreline to hold the trees. Volunteers, the Louisiana Air National Guard, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and others have coordinated the collection and placement of trees in these pens to lessen the impact of waves and storms. The calm water between the cribs and coast traps sediment and allows for plants and aquatic life to establish. Jefferson Parish has been tracking the impact of this Christmas tree recycling project. Between 1998 and 2015, an unprotected area of shoreline lost over 23 acres of habitat, while a section protected by trees only lost 3 acres. The Christmas tree recycling program not only assists coastal habitats but generates awareness among Louisiana residents and provides an opportunity for participation in making a difference for the coast.
The quilt is to be viewed from the top to the bottom, representing a relative sequence over time as viewed at one location. No quantitative data is implied in terms of spatial or temporal patterns sewn. Each horizontal gray strip of fabric represents breaks in time. At the top of the quilt, one sees a wide strip of “plant” fabric representing a marsh coastline, and a smaller piece of “water” fabric representing the coastal water. As one moves down to the next row of plant/water fabric, there is less of the land fabric and more of the water fabric. This is to represent erosion occurring along the Louisiana coast, where marsh habitat is being lost from wave energy, subsidence, seal-level rise, etc. As one moves down the next several rows, there is a continued loss of the coast with an increasing encroachment of water. In the middle of the quilt, a Christmas tree crib appears. The successive rows show a reduction in loss of the marsh over time, reflecting the results shared by Jefferson Parish (still marsh loss but less volume when the Christmas trees were put in place).
This is my story of coastal optimism – a story of habitat loss and degradation that is slowed by the placement of discarded Christmas trees.
The rainy day continues with Arista Ultra 100 in the M4/90mm Elmar. Fading light was the challenge as well as a mental block along the way. Thematically just trying to notice some details, but botched some things based on my too warm semi-stand development with Rodinal. But a exercise in patience and effort nonetheless.
It's a new dawn,
It's a new day,
It's a new life,
and I'm feeling good...
Still feeling very fortunate after the storms. My heart goes out to all of those still without power, and those that have lost so much.
Most of the fighting had ended in Europe. In Asia, things were winding down. It had been almost two weeks since the second bomb had been dropped on Japan.
Thanks to those of our greatest generation, a new hope was being recognized. The next couple years would see a lot of this. With a damn lot of us baby boomers as the result! :o)
Dad had just turned 22 the month before this, and Mom would become 21 in a few more months. Ah, so young...
Hemerocallis 'Optimism' 2014, Red Violet Daylily, hem-ur -oh-KAL-iss, 23" E-M D Re Fr Perennial (Wild-G., 1998),Z3, 5.4" red violet self , V2.z07
I am full of admiration of the optimism some people are able to put forward on a grey and dull day. Impulsive is NOT a word strongly connected to Norwegian behavior. Sceptisism and carefulness with something new and "exotic" is a better discription. This afternoon these woman with their ancestry in an Asian country had put up a food stand in the middle of a typical Norwegian smalltown... The rain was hammering down from a steelgrey sky, and people hurried from their cars to the shops. So business was not very profitable I guess. That is a shame, because the food was hot, tasty and so tender that it melted on the tounge. For 30-50 NOK (4-7 €, 5-8$, 2.5-4 pounds or 500-1000 yen) you could get a dish with crisp, fresh vegetables, chicken and a tasty sauce. People don`t know what they missed, and I sincerely hope that they don`t give up on "slow" Norwegians, and will be there tomorrow as well. I want another lunch!!!
Optimism 2009 este o inţiativă a bloggerului Cristi Manafu (manafu.blogspot.com) care s-a gândit să organizeze un eveniment la care să invite diverşi oameni (printre care unii destul de cunoscuţi publicului şi blogosferei) să vorbească, prin prisma propriei experienţe, despre optimism. Nimic mai potrivit la ora actuală! Întâlnirea are loc pe 8 iulie la Hotel Howard Johnson din Bucureşti. Detalii aici: optimism2009.evensys.ro/ Logo design: Mircea Drăgoi
Went for a run this morning before work. It was amazing how many folks were out there on the trail.
Used a log fence as a tripod, set the timer for 10 seconds and provided my own model for the shot. Came out rather well, I think!
I've been in a bit of a funk lately, and now I'm attempting to shake it off. Just because my life isn't perfect doesn't mean that I can't still enjoy it. I just feel like I need to focus on the positives for a change.
The lovely Nendoroid Jubei Yagyu by Good Smile Company.
Waited for a long time to own this beast and it is here at long last.
As part of my Calgary Flames Season Ticket package that arrived in the mail today, they included tickets to all 4 rounds of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs, including round 4... the Stanley Cup Final! Usually they don't send these out until we actually make the playoffs. I bet we're the only team who has their tickets printed to this already. It's practically a guarantee, I guess! I'll be more than delighted if I can even use the round 1 tickets this year. Sadly Heritage Classic tickets are not included with season tickets =(
The roadside fields from eight miles north of Ringwood to nine miles south at Christchurch are all under water, and essentially form a huge lake.
We'll be raising a cup later to optimism - have a happy and healthy New Year all .. :)
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Lumix GX1
Lumix G 14mm f/2.5