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☆ 787 Aircraft Lithium Ion Battery Problems Continue

News Analysis:  Some people think the continued Lithium Ion Battery problems of the Boeing 787 Aircraft susbstantiate the need for a re-examination by Aviation Authorities; This of the probability of fire commencing in such batteries on aircraft. This Carbon/Carbon Composite Aircraft CANNOT tolerate a fire incident without possible serious results. If such an event were to occur it would become a “Nightmare Liner” to its Manufacturer.

Various Aircraft Engineers think the Airframe grossly mis-judged both the Electrical Demands and the Electrical Supplies necessary for this Aircraft when it was designed. Now, existing customers and potential customers might consider how such negative events created by questionable design assumptions might impact their own Airline Flight Operations.  

The inherent frailties of Carbon/Carbon Composite Fuselages for Commercial Aircraft: Delamination, Detonation, and Flammability, which was already known for years by Aircraft Structural Engineers,  must also be reckoned with by Operators.

Reference: http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/breaking-news/boeing-confirms-new-787-battery-incident/story-fnjbnvta-1226802191933

Kenya Find Of 600 Million Barrels Of Oil Increases Exploration Activities

News Analysis: In Northern Kenya, a British Company has discovered a large oil deposit which might contain over 1 Billion Barrels. More exploratory holes will have to be drilled to ascertain the total Petroleum volume over the 600 Million Barrels discovered to date. 

As more oil wells are drilled around the World, more of it is being discovered. Geologists are coming to realize “Oil Creation is a Natural Process Occurring in the Earth”.  

Reference: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Tullow-announces-fresh-oil-finds-Amosing-Ewoi-Turkana/-/539546/2146898/-/amdk0hz/-/index.html

Pakistan Central Bank Loosens Loan Requirements As Banks Tighten Audits Accordingly

News Analysis: The State Bank Of Pakistan has altered some of its loan requirements so greater commercial activities can commence. During this process, the various Banks in Pakistan understand that Operational Overviews are Imperative. Increased Transparency will be demanded for the Boards of Directors in each Bank.

Pakistan is wise in cautiously liberalizing loan requirements to spur economic growth. The Textiles supplied for Export should be supplanted with Hard Goods for foreign consumption some people say.   Intelligent and hard working Pakistanis (193 + Million) need to get beyond Agricultural Exports  in this Country of 796,000+ Km2 (307,000+ Mi2).

Investors who understand the higher risk of Investing in Pakistan should also appreciate the Higher Profits that can be attained in the country. Mineral Exploration would be a good start. Certainly the Government would consider Foreign Investment Funds to be important for its citizens’ prosperity.

Reference: http://www.dawn.com/news/1080197/banks-risk-management

Monaco’s Compagnie Monégasque de Banque (CMB) Is A Bank With Good Reserves

News Analysis: Monaco is proud of it Wealthy Citizens and its Beautiful Surroundings. Prince Albert has done a fine job of attracting Clientele into visiting the Principality and also investing there. Interrelated with this are the activities of ‘CMB’ (founded in 1976). It is noted for its high level of Capital Reserves  and Competent Management. Its Assets (2012) were 2.05+ Billion Euros ($2.8+ Billion Dollars).

A minimum Solvency Ratio of 8% is mandated by Basel II Requirements; at ‘CMB’ it is over Fifty Percent. Short term liabilities are covered significantly as well.

Investors thinking of placing funds into Projects in the Geographic Area of the Mediterranean and/or establishing some sort of abode for transient stays in the Principality may want to consider “CMB’.

The requirements of International Banking require Personnel a ‘Cut Above’ “Domestic Banking”. A “Bird of Paradise” has many more Inherent Assets than a mere “Sparrow”.

Reality.

Reference: http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/monaco-article/items/the-bank-you-need-to-know.html

Turkmenistan’s President Seeks Legitimate Bankers In His Country

News Analysis: Turkmenistan President Mr. Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov took the unusual step of firing numerous Central Bank and other Banks’ Officials who were apparently engaging in Significant Banking Irregularities. In December, 2013, the President chastised the Heads of 10 Banks for Improprieties.

Energy rich Turkmenistan, a country covering 488,000+ Km2 ( 188,000 Mi2) with 5,100,000+ Citizens, has Natural Gas and Oil Deposits which are not fully explored. Some people now think the money flow into this Country may have potentially corrupted some Officials in Ashgabat, its Capital and elsewhere. Countering such greed, was the Firm Command of the President. The scope of his action is unparalleled by other countries who are tolerant of such perverse Banking Insider Irregularities. 

The President demonstrates: “Good Leaders Lead By Example”. To his credit, he understands that: “In Large Grain Silos, stuffed with a Country’s Harvest of Wheat, One who has the Wisdom to look, will always find Bugs.”

Many people around the World are coming to realize that Some Bankers, who love to profess their Amity, Legitimacy, and Objectivity in their Profession, are perhaps better “Bank Robbers” than ‘Bank Robbers’.

Reality.

 Reference: http://en.ria.ru/business/20140110/186407894/Turkmen-Leader-Fires-Central-Bank-Head-in-Major-Shake-Up.html

☆ Ninety-Seven Million Chinese Business People And Tourists Travelled Abroad In 2013

News Analysis: $102 Billion Dollars was spent by Chinese Travelers in their Excursions Abroad. In 2014 there are expected to be over 100 Million Chinese traveling afar. They travel for business, education, and leisure pursuits like everyone else but in spending an average of $1,050.00+/- each, economic benefits to Welcoming Countries are much larger.

Chinese Airlines benefit in carrying passengers due to their name recognitions in Asia. As Chinese Tourism increases and as those Airlines advertise widely abroad, In-Bound traffic should increase to China as well.

One might think that America: Which was Discovered By The Chinese; Initially Populated By Chinese; Developed early-on With Chinese Railroad Labor; And Presently, Financed By The Chinese (to over One Trillion+ Dollars) would be more appreciative than it appears it is. Constant Negative Washington Rhetoric by Politicians about the Chinese Government in particular shows  a lack of Wisdom on the part of these Foolish Americans. If the aforementioned Tourism to America ceased, it would hurt; If China withdrew its $1 Trillion+ Dollars of Financing to America, it would be Devastating, many people say. 

Perhaps Washington, D.C. Politicians should be given classes in both International Economics AND “Culture ‘Creature’ Studies” so they begin to understand “Dragon Power”.

Reality. 

Reference: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2014-01/13/c_133039233.htm

Brazil’s Shipyards Expand Operations While Increasing New Builds

News Analysis: Brazil is presently fabricating 370 ships, including fourteen oil rigs and 28 drill ships for the Petroleum Industry. Although this number of fabrications is small (relative to world ship construction numbers) it will make Ship Purchasers attentive to the country’s building capabilities; this in turn could bring additional orders to Brazil.

New Builds will be necessary as Ship Owners look to replace polluting Aging Vessels that are more costly to operate. Power Plants are definitely more efficient than those built 20 to 30 years ago. To gain most from a ‘Time Charter’ or the “Spot market”, Fuel Consumption may make the difference between a Daily Profit or A Loss.  For example, as the “Baltic Dry Index” falls, as is happening NOW, Operating Efficiency is Imperative for  Ship Owners; they are being paid less for vessel use.

For the myriad of Ship Owners who are highly leveraged, if Interest Rates start to go up, which is likely, Debt Service will increase and many more Bankruptcies will commence. This, the Shipyards of Brazil will have to look out for so they do not gain overcapacity in a possible future market scenario.

For now, Brazil’s Shipyard activities look very bright.

Reality.

Reference: http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-daily/new-brazilian-shipyards-to-generate-30000-jobs/

☆ U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) $11+/- Billion Dollars A Year Does Not Catch Terrorists But Is Wonderful For White House Unemployment Statistics

News Analysis: Much like the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 55,600 Employees using up $7+ Billion Dollars a Year, the ‘NSA’s” 40,000+/- Employees devour an Estimated 11+Billion Dollars a Year Budget. So, the almost 100,000 in Both Groups do not appear in the Unemployment Statistics of America; How clever!

Unfortunately, as it becomes more evident that the Electronic Intelligence being amassed by the U.S. Government is not helping to catch Terrorists, it is definitely eroding away Americans’ Constitutional Right To Privacy. A further Factual Complication to this Gross “Terrorist Behind Every Bush” Hysteria is the fact that TSA has not shown it is catching Terrorists either! 

The “Panoplia” of almost 100,000 ‘Security’ Personnel CANNOT FACTUALLY SHOW their ‘Catching of Terrorists Who Threaten America’. It can demonstrate  however, that it is weakening the country by “Helping Bleed it to Death” economically.

The World Terrorist Organizations Combined, have not, nor do not now, cost America anywhere near what the aforementioned Two “Security’ Units of The U.S. Government cost Citizens a year.  

All the Terrorists have to do is make various oral or written Hostile Pronouncements in the Media and sit back and laugh as America spends Billions of Dollars more to fund its “Protectors to Fight Against Terrorism”. The Specious Argument that” “ONE Event Stopped is worth the Billions of Dollars Spent” is most likely uttered those who have been Dining at the ‘Public Trough’ their entire working careers.

One CANNOT expect there to be ANY reduction of Budgets to these Two Groups in the foreseeable future. All the two have to do is: When a Terrorist Action takes place Anywhere in the World, have the Media “Play it up Big” in America. Senators and Members of the House of Representatives would be loathe to cut the “Anti-terrorism” Security Budgets then. The approximately 100,000 Voters in the two Groups assure that “Continue Spending Policy” is in force so they can work in such jobs until their retirements in several decades!

The ONLY time the White House does NOT make wide use of the Terrorist Act(s) to aid its Agenda, is when a situation like Benghazi, Libya occurs. Then they conveniently disavow any knowledge of the particulars because they were in Las Vegas, Nevada watching some entertainers perform!

Reality.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/kcpmqdu

Greece Department Of Defense (DOD) Procurement Rules Upgrade: Better Late Than Never

News Analysis: The Rampant Corruption by some Greek Politicians, Civilian, and Military Personnel over the past SEVERAL DECADES might be lightly addressed in 2014. The ‘DOD’ may upgrade its Procurement Policies this year. Unfortunately, it appears the many Crooks who stole from the People are not having their Ill-Gotten Gains Confiscated or are they Headed to Prison. Citizens of other countries find the “Economic Treason” which caused many Greeks much pain to be worthy of Penal Retribution through the Greek Legal System. Apparently, the Vested Interests in Athens thinks otherwise. Could it be that Continued Corruption is afoot in Greece?

“Den xero”, a Greek might reply.

That the European Union bails out Greece is notable, but the E.U.  too should demand legal redress against the “Greek Economic Traitors” wherever they have moved.

When is comes to Behavior Modification of ‘Bribees; or Embezzlers, if there is No Pain, there is No Gain (in getting them to change their Evil Ways).

Reality.

 Reference: http://tinyurl.com/mqx265n

Heathrow Airport Discovers A380 Can Increase Passenger Traffic While Decreasing Costs Via Fewer Aircraft Operations

News Analysis: The Large A380 is helping Heathrow Airport by Increasing Passenger Traffic but lessening Airplane Operations per year. Increased traffic means more Direct Revenue to the Airport Authority by passenger counts; as well as expenditure by passengers while at the Airport for Food, Entertainment, and the like. Taxis, etc, which are charged for Airport Passenger Drop-offs and Pick-ups contribute also to the Revenue Stream.

For Intercontinental Routes of either ‘Hub’ or Point-to-Point Configuration, the A380 will make “Cents” and Sense for Wise Airlines. Passengers will certainly benefit with the added Comfort and Space afforded by the A380; No “Sardine Can” Configurations for them (as on lesser Aircraft).

Reality.

Reference: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-13/heathrow-defies-capacity-cap-as-superjumbo-aids-passenger-surge.html