Chiang, on the other hand, relied on the new relationship with the Allies (since his was the recognized government of China) in an attempt to improve his position against Yen-an.

Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.

I found enough sticks in dumpsters at construction sites to build my shed.

Thus, while at times before our eye / The clouds about the present part, / And, smiling through them, round us lie / Soft hues of Memory's evening sky – / The Indian summer of the heart, / In secret sympathies of mind, / In founts of feeling which retain / Their pure fresh flow, we yet may find / Our early dreams not wholly vain!