John Wallace
John Wallace
competition develop dump face free global increased invested million response seeking
We invested some R140 million to develop asbestos free alternatives in response to Government's request. It was frustrating to face increased competition from importers seeking to dump global surpluses on the SA market.
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Our reports represents only a small step toward alleviating the public's confusion about global warming, but at least it's a positive one. Our most important achievement is reaching a consensus among a diverse group of experts on an issue that has been hotly contested.
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In total around 14 percent of global methane comes from the guts of farm animals. It is worth doing something about.
basis enforced rule unwritten
I think it's unfortunate that what is essentially an unwritten rule ... is now being enforced as the basis for this referral.
focus technology
Our focus in technology has been in software.
far less
It is far less than what was first expected.
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The existing pilot channel is 15 feet wide at the base and 3 feet below mean sea level. The larger channel will be 10 times wider, 150 feet at the base, 9 feet below mean sea level and 200 feet at the top. This will give us the tidal flow we need, the volume of water required to restore on a daily basis.
eight points trouble
Those were eight big points. If he doesn't get those points we're in big trouble.
early extremely few horse needs
He needs a few things to go right early but the horse is going extremely well.
gut
We've got to gut them out. That's what we do.
australia scientists success trying
We've had more success than they (scientists in Australia and New Zealand) have. Everyone has been trying different methods. We just got lucky.
ask blueprint executives managing modern research shows themselves
This research shows IT executives should ask themselves if they have a modern blueprint for managing their organizations.
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When you consider the power of these units and then think of four separate devices that you'd have to make room for, or stack on top of each other, they really are quite small for what they do.
causality difficult reality task
The task of establishing causality is much more difficult than reaffirming the reality of the warming.