...continuing to flail the paddle right up to the instant of striking, completing one last reach thrust and recover out of pure desperate reflex, as a man slipping on ice reaches for his hat and money-pocket, as the skiff struck and hurled him once more flat on his face in the bottom of it.
this time he did not get up at once. He lay flat on his face, slightly spread-eagled and in an attitude almost peaceful, a kind of abject meditation. He would have to get up sometime he knew that, just as all life consists of having to get up sooner or later and then having to lie down again sooner or later after a while. And he was not exactly exhausted and he was not particularly without hope and he did not especially dread getting up. It merely seemed to him that he had accidentally been caught in a situation in which time and environment, not himself, was mesmerised; he was being toyed with by a current of water going nowhere, beneath a day which would wane towards no evening; when it was done with him it would spew him back into the comparatively safe world he had been snatched from violently out of an in the meantime it did not much matter just what he did or did not do. The Wild Palms, William Faulkner
An Energy vision for London
It is 2050 and London has a radically different energy system from that which characterised the 20th century. It is a high performance system, powered more by renewable energy and less by fossil fuels, which has delivered carbon dioxide emission reductions of over 60 per cent.
London has greatly improved building stock with highly efficient electrical appliances, widespread use of computer control systems to manage energy demand, and small-scale, clean energy generation. Our road transport is characterised by highly efficient, quiet, and pollution-free hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Energy Service Companies provide domestic and commercial customers with all their energy requirements. Energy efficiency is maximised and customers receive high quality energy services at minimum cost.
London in 2050 has large numbers of small energy generators. There is combined heat and power at the domestic and community level and in business and industry, widespread use of fuel cells for heat and power, extensive renewables generation and imported renewable energy. This decentralised energy system has provided the foundations for an emerging hydrogen economy.
Fiscal reform has shifted the balance of tax onto the use of resources and energy. Legislative measures have been introduced to prioritise energy productivity in buildings, electrical appliances, vehicles and industrial equipment.
The development of the green economy has created a competitive edge for London and the UK as a whole, which has contributed to the prosperity of the British economy. www.london.gov.uk
Rousing Intellectual Discussion on Current Affairs - hmm...still No, although i've read some Chomsky today.
Late Nights with Friends....thats what friday was for.
Reckless Hedonism....friday night
Tuition Money...raised at review on thursday - there's hope
Exhaustion....nope. it's 1am now.
Savings/Investment Money....to be addressed
50% more sex...still no
Considered opinions about urban development in the UK & Abroad..attended wed professional discussion
Tennis....it's raining every freaking weekend
30% More Laughter....see friday night
Good Books I haven't read yet....went to local library today, brought back ulysses +2 fun
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