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The trio also averaged a sub-par 3. The Dolphins got off to a better start running the football, managing a stat line of 29 carries for yards in the Week 1 victory over the Titans.
Kenyan Drake, Frank Gore and Tannehill have run the ball effectively so far this season, posting a stat line of 74 carries for yards and one touchdown. While the group has rushed for three fewer touchdowns, they have a much better yards per carry average 4. The Dolphins managed a plus-2 differential after the first three weeks, which is very respectable. The offense turned the ball over at least once every week, but the defense did force a turnover each game, too.
Their three interceptions in Week 1 made a huge difference. Tannehill only managed to throw two interceptions in the first three games, both coming in Week 1 against the Titans. He did fumble in Week 2 against the Jets, but the team did not turn the ball over at all against the Raiders in Week 3. The Defense has managed to force at least two takeaways every week.
Weeks 1 and 2, the defense managed to force three turnovers. The Dolphins have a plus-4 turnover differential.
This year's defense is forcing more turnovers, and the offense is taking care of the ball. The defense allowed a total of 1, yards and 53 points as they averaged yards and 17 points per game. The offense managed fewer yards with 1, but scored 74 points.
Rounding up, that averages out to be 25 points per game and yards per game. The defense allowed an eerily similar 1, total yards and 52 total points. The average is yards allowed per game and 17 points per game allowed.
The numbers are close, but I'm not finished. The Dolphins offense totaled yards less than and has scored 75 points one more than That averages to yards per game of offense and 25 points per game. The comparisons of the two teams are eerily similar and identical to each other.
This one is a push, but there is a slight difference. In , the Dolphins offense was lopsided. Their run-to-pass ratio was to, whereas the Dolphins have a run-to-pass ratio of to The offense is averaging 6. The Dolphins in do look like a more complete and exciting team than the squad, but their similarities cannot be overlooked. She was briefly replaced by Graham Richardson, and then the highly respected John Faulkner. As an August cabinet memo noted:. This was a reference to the National Greenhouse Response Strategy , which was already being shown to be toothless, with state governments approving new coal-fired power stations and renewable energy ignored.
Environmentalists wanted more mandatory action; business wanted to keep everything voluntary. After a roundtable hosted by Keating in June, cabinet debated climate change in August. Cabinet also canvassed the possibility of adopting either a proactive or reactive stance, or even withdrawing from the UN climate negotiations altogether.
That last option — one that in essence would be adopted by John Howard, at least after George Bush opened up that space in by withdrawing from Kyoto — was seen as too risky. As a major exporter of energy and energy intensive products, Australia would need to be involved in the negotiations to guard against the possibility of this occurring.
His opponents were ready, with a two-pronged approach. So far, so frightening. The carbon tax decision was deferred, and ultimately after a series of meetings in February , Faulkner was forced to concede defeat. The Berlin meeting did lead to a call for binding emissions cuts for developed countries , and Australia signed on, albeit grudgingly. By the end of the year, the same industry-funded modelling was used to produce a glossy report which argued that Australia deserved special consideration because of the makeup of its economy. Australian diplomats would use this argument as a basis of their lobbying all the way through to the Kyoto climate summit.
Climate change is capable of impacting severely on coastal infrastructure, living marine resources and coastal ecosystems such as reefs. The Australian regional oceans strongly influence global climate, and Australia is vulnerable to oceanic changes affecting rainfall and possibly the incidence of tropical cyclones.
Reading these documents is a bit like yelling at a person in a horror movie not to open the door behind which the killer lurks. The December cabinet minutes contain sentences like this:. Greenhouse is expected to generate future commercial opportunities for Australia with increased export of renewable energy technology e.