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"Energy"
Special
Planet Gliese 581g: Image credit: NASA
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Planet Gliese 581g: the 'new Earth': Ready to move?
In
2009 the total primary energy consumption in the world was 11,164.3
million tonnes oil equivalent. The primary energy definition includes
commercially traded fuels such as Oil, Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear
and Hydroelectric. The good news is, the 2009 consumption has fallen
by 1.1%, the lowest drop since 1982, and represents the lowest carbon-di-oxide
emission since 1998. But the outlook is not good. The energy demand
is expected to rise by at least 93% and currently, the major source
of energy comes from fossil fuels. The fossil fuels are depleting
at a faster rate and unless we add around 30% of energy from renewable
energy sources, we are looking at a major energy catastrophe on
earth. Also, transitioning to renewable energy is mandatory for
us to achieve the global warming goal of 2% per year instead of
6% now. Will we be able to achieve our energy and global warming
goal?
If not, it may be worth exploring the passage to Gliese
581g, the newly discovered, earth like planet located in the 'Goldilocks
zone' of the solar system, which is just 20 light years away :-)
The new planet which takes 37 days to orbit around the star 'Gliese
581' has 3 to 4 times the mass of the earth and is expected to have
a rocky surface. Also, it has a temperature which can support the
existence of water, atmosphere (oxygen) and life forms. However,
unlike earth, Gliese 581g has only one side exposed to the star,
so there is no day or night for the planet. One hemisphere is always
sunny and the other hemisphere is always dark. Does this matter
to us? As long as we can find fossil fuels we can transport our
technology to create artificial day and night! Start saving your
money to buy your new home on Gliese 581g. Ready for a planet move?
On the news front, the 33 Chile miners we reported
last month have been rescued ahead of time and are doing well. Great
kudos to the Chilean government and all the people involved in the
rescue. It was a perfect and well executed operation and will be
studied by many for years to come. The final person who came out
was the shift supervisor, Luis Urzua, who showed the world how a
leader (boss) should be. He is credited with setting up an order
among the chaos like rationing foods, setting up an artificial day-night
routines, separating into 3 different teams and couselling their
fears with an elderly crew man. There is a lot to learn from Luis,
especially for the bosses in the corporate world, who are often
a subject of humor among employees. At the core, a good boss (leader)
needs to be empathetic towards their fellow workers; encourage them
to speak their thoughts, ideas, issues and challenges; and carefully
listen to them.
Coming to this issue, we have hand picked the primary
contents around the "Energy" theme, added humor with "Boss"
theme while relieving your "trick or treat" season with
"Halloween" theme songs. We are hopeful you will become
energy savvy, energized and entertained after reading this edition.
Also, for those curious readers, our last edition recorded a
download of 2.3 million kilobytes! This confirms the readership
we are gaining around the world and the space we are gaining in
your heart and mind. Thank you for your continuous support!
In this issue:
- In the Brain-tickler category:
- "Saving energy: How Savvy you are?" Test your
Energy conservation and Energy awareness knowledge.
- In the Health Topic section:
- How about your energy? Do you know the secret of our energy?
Read the secret and few ways to boost your energy in the article
"Secret of our Energy: Ways to boost your energy".
- Do you drink Energy drinks? Do you read the label? Is it
safe? Read more in the article "Energy drinks: Is it
safe?" Learn few natural drinks you can choose instead.
- In the English Song category:
- October being a Halloween month, we have a special collection
of english songs with Halloween theme for you to enjoy in"
English Song Picks Section". We have provided the lyrics
to sing along wherever available.
- In the Short Story:
- Read a short thriller as what or who is missing in the short
story "Missing ..."
- In the Seriously Funny section:
- Watch the funny video "Bosses Beware" to see what
happens when a employee gets irate with his boss.
- Is "Boss is always right?" Read to judge.
- In the Surfboard section:
- Read who works to hinder your growth in the story "Who
is hindering the growth?"
- Watch the funny video, "Boss's jokes are funnier than
employees"
- In the Tamil Picks section:
- Enjoy the collection of new and old songs on energy, panchabhootham,
theme for you. You will love our picks!
- Read our Tamil poem pick "Sakthi" (Energy).
- Nuggets:
- Enjoy our Boss's day humor and thoughts across the edition
under the "Happy Boss's day" category!
- Main page - You can become a boss!
- Health - Greedy Boss? and Life after death!
- Story page - It took an hour?
- Seriously Funny - Who are your talking to?
- Surfboard - 50/50!
- Reader's feeback - You must be a manager!
- Your feedback - How long you do your best at work
- Additional Bonus Videos:
- Enjoy our additional bonus video picks on "Energy"
theme, provided in the following sections.
- Reader's Feedback - Alternate Energy: Future Travel:
Bubbles and Beams!
- Your Feedback - Simple Energy saving tips!
As
always, we are very confident that you will enjoy our picks and
hope you will be be both energized and energy savvy after reading
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You can become a Boss !
"By working
faithfully eight hours a day
you may eventually get to be boss
and work twelve hours a day."
~Robert Frost
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