Word: zealander
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...Australia's underground heat, it aims to be the first to prove that deep-earth geothermal power is commercially viable. Geothermal is already a bit player in the power business: underground water heated by volcanoes is already used for heating and electricity generation in countries like Iceland and New Zealand. But supplies of natural hot water are limited. The new push is to mimic nature by creating artificial water-heating systems using hot subterranean granites. The resource is potentially endless: while each patch of rock will cool as its energy is drawn off, it will heat up again if left...
...implications of obesity for their children. My steadygrow program (www.steadygrow.com) offers an alternative, inclusive terminology based on weight zones A0 to A3+, the goal being A1. Wider use of this terminology will revolutionize our ability to communicate healthy weight messages to parents and children. Dr. Felicity Breen, Havelock, New Zealand...
...desiring the charitable amelioration of the human condition, but that is where the commonality ends. The various belief systems are committed to truth claims which are not logically compatible. Incommensurability of theory necessarily leads to incompatibility in practice. Good for him for trying, though. David Balchin, Waihi, New Zealand...
...Seen It The "A Kangaroo from Space" item in Briefing asserted that the polar ice caps are "currently shrinking because of global warming" [June 2]. But the ice at the Antarctic has been expanding for 30 years. The New Zealand Antarctic Centre currently shows a display that quantifies the recent growth in the South Pole ice cap. If publications with your status and resources can't get the facts right, what hope has the general public of coming to grips with the complexities of climate change? John Watt, Brisbane, Queensland...
...said, drenching the word “happened” with sarcasm. “The official story was it was separate, but me being in Boston was definitely an influence” on his college decision, she said. Subsequently, they have synched up study-abroad stints in New Zealand and have “molded each other” in terms of their academic interests, Godina said. They even chose to go to the same law school—Stanford—next year. In a way, coordination even seems to be a factor in their decision...