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Australia's minister for resources said on Sunday that the government would take action to avert an energy shortage if big gas producers did not boost supply for the country's domestic market.


Australia is on track to become the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) Off-White x Nike Air Presto Virgil Abloh Shoes Black Australia , yet its energy market operator has warned of a domestic gas crunch from 2019 that could trigger industry supply cuts and power outages around the country.


Major gas producers, including Exxon -Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell, who have large -export contracts, guaranteed to ensure gas was available for the domestic market during crisis talks with the government this week.


"If the commitments are not met, if we don't see more gas, we'll act, we'll take decisions in our national interest to secure our nation's energy supplies," Resources Minister Matt Canavan, who was at the talks, told the Australia's broadcaster ABC on Sunday.


Australia's power supply problems made international headlines last week when Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk offered to save South Australia, the country's most renewable-energy dependent state, from blackouts by installing large-scale battery storage.


Manufacturers have long complained of tight gas supplies and soaring prices as producers have focused on supplying gas to LNG plants that have locked in 20-year export contracts.


Restrictions on drilling coal seam gas have added to supply constraints.


Producers blame state drilling bans, uncertainty over Australia's climate policy and, more recently, potential increases in petroleum producer taxes, for deterring development of new gas fields.


Canavan, who did not elaborate on what action would be taken. "This is what every nation around the world would do. The gas industry understands that. That's what we need to see delivered," he said.

World Poker Open

Posted by nick_niesen on October 26th, 2010


The World Poker Open offers high stakes poker and has long been a favorite of gamblers from all over the world. The popularity of poker has spread like wildfire. The World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour are televised almost constantly. Online poker rooms are more popular than ever. It is on this backdrop that the sixth annual World Poker Open will be played in January 2006. Only Jack Binion and the legendary Horseshoe in Tunica, Mississippi can get together a poker event of this magnitude.


The World Poker Open, held each year, is one of the World Poker Tour聮s televised poker tournaments. With the popularity of poker on the rise, many gamblers are finding their niche in playing poker online. The World Poker Open involves players competing in one of several types of poker games. This tournament is hugely popular and is attended by players and poker enthusiasts from around the world.


The World Poker Open in 2005 had one of the strongest final tables ever assembled. This year聮s event promises to take no limit Texas Hold聮em to new heights of popularity. The thrill of being an unknown poker player at the table with famous players seen on TV is a draw for this monster of poker tournaments. This is definitely not a place to sharpen your skills or practice.


The 2006 World Poker Open will be held in Tunica, Mississippi from January 5th through the 27th. For those wishing to enter the poker games, there are Tunica Poker Tournament entry fees and buy-in fees, which vary, based on the type of game. For poker enthusiasts that prefer to watch the games, rather than play, tickets to the World Poker Open are free, but are given on a strict first come, first serve basis.


There are several events including Stud, Omaha, Hi-lo and Texas Hold聮em. There are both no limit and limit tournaments. This event is one of the most popular stops on the World Poker Tour, which is starting a successful third season. The World Poker Open will partner the Gold Strike Casino with Binion聮s Horseshoe to have one of the most exciting tournaments of the WPT.


Can another online poker young gun claim the title in the World Poker Open? Will one of the poker world聮s established professionals take back the title of World Poker Open champion? The action will be fast and the stakes high at the anticipated 6th annual World Poker Open in Tunica, Mississippi.




NAIROBI， Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- African leaders， donors and major multilateral firms have pledged more than 30 billion U.S. dollars to help transform Africa's agriculture from subsistence farming to agribusiness in the next ten years， officials said on Thursday.


The collective pledges made during the sixth African Green Revolution Forum are believed to represent the largest package of financial commitments to the African agricultural sector to date， backed by the broadest coalitions ever assembled in support of food production on the continent.


A joint statement issued in Nairobi said the pledges were in investments to increase production， income and employment for smallholder farmers and local African agriculture businesses over the next ten years.