I'm speaking up because it's been just the US and the Saudis, who don't want anymore conflagration due to human greed of the Sudan soldiery in taking as much as they can out of this mineral rich African area.
But Africa is improving, it only is nobody wants to invest in the people of Africa! Selfish corruption and recurrent poverty keeps the people down and unmotivated to improve themselves.
My impression.
Nothing but good can come from our allies making suggestions to speed up the Ukrainian situation in anticipation of the country's reconstruction.
I understand the Brits joined in upon being encouraged to do so from the Biden people.
Synthesis of ideas--wonderful.
P.S. I'd like BBC online news access without paying for it, please.
Challenging the traditional figures of Thailand's past are the Move Forward leaders, desirous of democracy and freedom for new ideas and ways of doing business. The leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, will try to form a coalition government.
I am hoping that Japan or some other democracy in the area will step forward boldly and mentor this youthful 42-year-old leader of Move Forward--to introduce him to the democratic leaders of Asian countries and their trade and commerce connections in his region.
I'm sure he has many questions as to how to handle the military and the monarchy with its royalist followers.
I'm experiencing difficulty in staying here.
Two money orders for monthly payments are not credited to my account.
At a resident floor meeting today, it became clearer to me that new staff seem likely to want to engage me to say something nonsensical in repartee to their initiations.
Typical situations one encounters when the individual is not wanted to remain where he is.
I'm receiving only $23 per month. My health aide and I am appealing their EBT decision.
My health aide is doing well. I thank you for her. She's making an important difference in my medical attention and day-to-day care. Wow.
While the rules of law exist so long as the government perpetuates them throughout its nation, it is the government that secures the unity needed to make them effectively practiced in the affairs of the people.
Currently, the nations comprising the West have adopted these rules of law to maintain the system of democratic government among them and in dealings with other nations who accept and abide by them.
The point being these rules of law have transcendental significance in the everyday affairs of life. That is, they are applicable--to today, to tomorrow, even as they were applicable yesterday.
It is not that the various governmental officials do not disagree with one another on certain issues, only that each is practicing the rules of law in interpreting human affair particulars.
He is demonstrating the dramatic changes that have occurred within the G7 over time. Hiroshima is being remembered.
What has strengthened the resolve of the G7 to do something so bold as to demand peace in the world?
Why it's obvious to me! Russia has not be granted a seat at the table.
That has meant the unity of purpose to handle climate change and the hostile aggression against Ukraine is assured.
My opinion. The world has significantly changed because people of good will have banded together.
The wide experiential level of the participants in this round-robin sharing of ideas occurred on Thursday, May 18 '23, 9:30 AM at the Brookings and carried online. Adie Tomer led the group that represented the state and local agencies tasked to implement the Biden bills on infrastructure specifically and concretely in their regions.
The panel consisted of Hon. Jane Caster, Mayor of Tampa, Florida; Judith Dangerfield, Policy Link; Blair Levin, New Street Research; and Shelley Poticha, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
Mayor of Tampa since 2019, Hon. Caster recognized the humongous number of projects funding in the area of water and waste water treatment outstanding; the multitudinous concerning transportation issues in need of city and private funding. She observed that there must be considerable time given to planning, let alone, the time spent in doing each project. She recognized that low cost/high impact ones are likely to be done first so as to benefit the local communities.
She urged to make each one collaborative in effort by those living in the neighborhoods that will benefit from the project. These neighborhoods should be in on the planning, the innovation, and the construction of the new infrastructure.
Mr. Tomer raised the point that it must be clear what groups are to sign off as to the successful completion of each project undertaken.
Ms. Poticha stressed navigating the funding streams to assure sufficient resources for each project, because of citizen needs involved.
Another point: the new project should bring about greater social equity in the town among citizenry. Once the project is completed, taxes on the improved land should not be such as to drive those living there out.
I am writing this because, in working with the Brooking's presentation on "Infrastructure" Thursday, May 18th session 9:30 AM, I came across some item in infrastructure to meet climate change--which was unaddressed by those knowledgeable participants; but that I want to emphasize in this missile!
As much as possible water that would otherwise flood city streets and rural lands could, as wastewater at least, be piped to areas suffering from drought--either farmland or residential areas--if feasible. For drinking water the wastewater would need to be further purified, of course.
My thought is that the science is there to make the reuse of water possible.
Also, I have been told that cement, already decarbonized is reusable time and time again. There may be many other construction materials, decarbonized for reuse.
I express these suggestions in the hope that ways can be found to pipe water where it is sorely needed, due to climate change and to reuse materials in infrastructure already decarbonized.
Secretary of the Navy, Amb. Kenneth J. Braithwaite was the featured speaker on Brent Sadler's book ( of Heritage, Center for National Defense); along with Thomas Spoehr, Director of the Center. The discussion of these participants took place online on May 16, 2023, Tuesday, 10 AM.
While the discussion was cast in terms of the China-US great power competition, a salient point of the discussion was about the Navy's role in this Century. And, the Navy has much to contribute in the defense of the country. For, ever since the January 6 debacle in the halls of Congress, it has become clear that hostile persons can be found just about anywhere doing hacking of computers, overrunning government buildings--creating chaos that interrupts government business. Each branch of the military must be prepared to respond to "what'er befalls."
And so there is much need to look to the Navy for protection from their sea locations to prevent aggressive acts from wherever, e.g., by patrolling the China South Seas. The advantage that is prominent in the Navy's capabilities is its ability to move around--from sea to sea; from continent to continent. And there is so much sea. Hard to keep up with the Navy! When necessary, through stealth its Navy Seals can even cross over a battlefront to aid and supply their comrades under fire.
Ships are expensive, but the maneuverability they possess makes them--when need be--hard to know their mission. Drones in the air, submarines under water, can be sent on mission from an aircraft carrier miles away! No telling as needed, a space station could be under Navy command! Their computers could be monitoring assailants miles away. Indeed, their motion on the oceans, gives them a striking advantage.
I like it very much at Shalom House, run by So Others Might Eat--Corp. I want to stay here at Shalom.
Please make it happen. The stealing has been a problem but I've handled it right along.
I'm not saying at sometime, I'd welcome new opportunities!
Heading this list is lithium, used in electric vehicles, followed by copper, and nickel. Those countries bound to do well financially are principally in Latin America.
Meantime, Mexico is nationalizing its lithium reserves.
The day of electric cars is almost upon us. And these governments want to be the prime recipients of the cash revenue.
Importantly, will the advanced nations, now visiting them, be able to guide their governments toward realizing a better life for their people? Pray for social justice.
There's strong trade between between Dubai and Mumbai, notes the Economist April 29 issue, p. 61. Indeed, there's more Indians living in the UAE, than Emiratis. No wonder, the trade between them is brisk.
The Arab world holds prosperous investment opportunities for Indians, too.
It's a real problem to decarbonize cement. But as the Economist reports, English firms tackling the making of cement, have found using recycled cement from a demolished cement structure is suitable for resurrecting a new building. That is, taking the cement powder from a torn-down cement structure makes its replacement! Comments the editors, "the green benefits of a circular economy." (April 29 issue, p. 66).
If the government does not yield to EU pressure, there won't be any energy renewables for Spanish inhabitants that want disparately to stay there. Climate change will make their land unusable!
News agencies have attempted to alert them their regional plight. And the planet is unforgiving. According to the Economist April 29 issue (p. 41), while a big solar and wind project is underway, probably homes and companies must be moved elsewhere to make way for energy production apparatus in ideal placement. They see the advent of solar as costing jobs and uprooting their lifestyle. They are not willing to sacrifice even a little for the greater good of Europe's energy supply. How dare they be so selfish as to threaten Europe with poverty so they can continue until they are forced to live elsewhere, as the final edict from Nature itself.
You Spaniards will then no longer exist as a nation! Move; or else cease to exist as a people because of little rain and little energy sources to support you on your land without addressing climate change!
A rare, uncanny opportunity is being presented to me to promote the status of women in the Muslim faith!
I'm working with the Episcopal Church withal. I've gotten this far and I tell you, I didn't think it would proceed any further than verbal encouragement to the Movement. I'm hopeful!
In the automotive field, manufacturers of vehicles have to keep up to today's demands in cars. First and foremost, they must be battery-powered electric cars or hybrids. In China, they're aiming at 20% of cars produced there.
Japan isn't likely to reply, "Trust us. You know we produce a top product in the automotive field." Reputation without continued innovation simply won't cut it!
Well no doubt, probably, certain car manufacturers are keeping to cater only to the gas powered vehicle crowd, despite being shown in the new showrooms today! Well then, good luck to them! See how much of the new car market they capture!
My opinion.
Did you know that contraception is being practiced in Africa? When there are religious groups in the United States that don't want such devices around to interfere with natural term pregnancies, are they seeking to squelch knowledge of contraceptive devices (not only in the states in which they reside but) in African countries, too--anywhere that gives them the time of day?
It is obvious, they want to tell their neighbors--and the world, for that matter--how they should live and act.
My advice: don't give them any mind!
And, that's my opinion, too.
Science is in the pursuit of knowledge. It ought not to be ridiculed. But in the United States certain politicians have rose up against science because it does not suit the knowledge they try to avoid by outlawing it in their courts.
Today, the crowd of those standing in the way of knowledge and its practical applications are a band of religious zealots who condemn abortion. According to the Peirce doctrine in the foundations of science, knowledge must not to be stamped out, merely because some people don't want it around them! Well, if these politicians don't want to know about abortion, there are other means that scientists will discover to terminate pregnancies. That is the way of science: pursuing the truth, no matter that some would legislate medical clinics never to tell us of some truth these religious zealots want to hide from us.
My opinion.
Ukrainians in Poland, Germany, etc. long for the Ukrainian Experience they had living "in their remembered Ukraine." It's the West that can give them back their 'remembered Ukraine'--if they want to go.
A valuable feature in traveling, is returning, for those who go want to go back. That's why I believe the Chinese will fundamentally prefer capitalism; and stay with the West. Note how China is attempting a rapprochement with EU countries right now, I think. President Xi is simply mad at President Biden.
Nonetheless, people from around the world, who travel successfully to American shores should be welcomed: they've gotten here, in need of food and especially in need of an EDUCATION! But, please, don't send them back (for 5 years) without educating them! That would be inhumane, some analysts might think.
My opinion.
Middle-East giants in the oil and gas industry have money to stash away from those with mouths drooling with envy over the bonanza profits being currently recorded in the traditional investment.
Not to make too much of a thing over their surprise boom in monetary return, some analysts surmise, the industry must be ploughing their profits into private equity funds, available for investment for opportune stock market fire sales and land grabs. Oh, too much of a good thing, even for Russia to take advantage of (it's said Russia prefers minerals like gold).
My opinion.
So many major powers are no match for the traditional pirates and Islamic ships, and drug traffickers that roam that ocean.
With the big players patrolling the 3 major straits of the Indian Ocean the small countries may feel better protected and likely beneficiaries of generous infrastructure projects gifted from them. Membership of the two camps, the Chinese with the Indo-Chinese region; and the Western powers with India, are readily identifiable for local, regional countries to choose sides, should they feel in need of protection or are desirous of pampering!
So far, no serious conflicts between countries from the opposing camps.
I'm working on the supposition that maybe something might develop.
I will need support. Current projects going well! Thanks.
Just received word my project in Central America is starting. There's a Latino President took office recently at SJSU. It would be good to get suggestions from them, too. But FBI is critical to this project start.
My thoughts.
The event took place on May 1, 2023 9:30 AM with a viewing online public. Open welcoming remarks by John Mc Arthur of Brooking's Center for Sustainable Development, a keynote address was delivered by Ms. Catherine McKenna, United High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Commitment of non-state Entities.
A panel followed to discuss the issue, moderated by Sanjay Patnaik and was composed of: Helen Mountford, Climate Works Foundation; Catherine McKenna; and Carsten Stendevad, Bridgewater Associates.
To properly understand the role of the primary regulator, which I take to be the EPA, and business, who is being evaluated by standards the EPA sets forth, it would have behooved the participants to offer models from industry and show the extent to which there's synchronicity between the EPA's standard and how in say oil and gas industry, BP is attempting to meet it. As was explained by Ms. McKenna, there are intermediary targets set forth to the final net-zero carbon emissions in 2050. She explained in a general way that the Paris Accord has led to 2.4 degrees climate level above normal. But we aren't led to understand who's doing what; what problems the businesses encounter, and generally, how their plans work out in their particular industry. Specifically, I needed an exemplar or two to follow in order to understand what the EPA is doing! Indeed, I dare say, I hardly knew they were talking about the EPA, its function and successful implementation of their standards per industry. Instead, we as listeners were led to think the industry is doing quite well on its own!
Just too vague to enable me as a listener to know how the EPA is implementing its standards in order to regulate industry's commitment to net-zero by 2050. We need studies to know how the EPA is involved; and what's its interactions with the business community is.
I found a 2016 publication of BP that indicates some reference to EPA standards, e.g., for 2025. But still it is lacking in specificity as to how industry is reacting to the notion of standards with target dates for their satisfactory implementation.
Nevertheless, in the panel portion, Helen Mountford assured us industry is proceeding with its "tools," "rapidly being developed" when what we need to know is that its taking seriously the standards of the EPA for its industry to meet the 2050 mark. Is it that the EPA is failing to work with industries in fashioning target dates and atmospheric levels realizable? Or are the plans made by some polluter unable to meet the intermediary targets? We need to learn what's going on between the EPA as regulator and each industry emitting carbons! Examples of the dynamic interchanges toward the goal, please!
What if the Ukrainian forces were to suddenly pull back now?
Everybody, just about, would say they've done as much as could be expected. They're not the size of Russia and don't have that kind of world recognition.
Where would Russia be? They'd be considered a brutal, heinous regime that slaughters innocent people and keeps their people under toe and wraps. They would be a pariah that I'm not even sure being friendly with China will save their disastrous record all over the world--creating poverty and destitution.
To my mind, President Zelensky has won already--he has disclosed Russia to be the pariah among states that it is.
My opinion.
