Early Birds and Worms Much discussion of global warming focuses, naturally, on its global effects -- rising sea levels or the large-scale effect on plants and animals.
This contribution, under the aspect of global warming, focuses on the potential of a nation-state in the twenty-first century and on the following pivotal question: How can sustainable development, with regard to global warming, be practiced step-by-step with and within a Quintuple Helix model?
Here the collective mind seemed drawn to Ms. Uchida's warm, focused playing.
Kristina Reiko Cooper brought a warm, focused timbre to the cello line; Mr. Sachs was the pianist.
The violinist Gil Shaham played the solo line with a warm, focused but never overly pretty tone, and perfectly characterized the work's anguished and occasionally angry (in the assertive movement, particularly) spirit.
Stamitz came off as the best of these three composers, and the players responded to his urbane writing with a warm, focused sound and ample drive in the finale.
Player for player, this is a superb group: in addition to Mr. Nuttall and Mr. Shiffman, who bring a good deal of lyricism to their lines, the quartet includes Lesley Robertson, a violist with a warm, focused tone, and Marina Hoover, who provides both solid support and, in exposed passages, a singing tone.
By contrast, any seasoned salesperson will describe a receptive and sales-positive customer in the following physical and emotional terms: relaxed, warm, focused, high-trust, and, indeed, happy.
A three-prong approach is emerging: fight global warming by focusing on immediate, local concerns; reinvigorate the grass roots through social media and street protests; and renew an emphasis on influencing elections.
Scientists, however, had begun examining the moderation in warming rate, focusing on such phenomena as fluctuations in solar cycles, the absorption of heat by the oceans and an increase in sulfur dioxide emissions from coal burning in China.
