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”.
News Analysis: Charcoal, Clay Pottery, Fish Hooks, Weirs, and Woven Baskets discovered in Southeast Alaska (and Carbon Dated to be 7,000 Years Old) evidence Climate Change. However, in Alaska conditions are more Lush and Wetter now than before. Numerous findings throughout the area have led Archaeologists to ascertain the truth about Climate Change: “It is Multi-Directional: Cold To Hot, and Hot To Cold, Dry To Wet, and Wet To Dry”. The Key to Climate Change is the TIME SPAN over which such Observations and their resultant Conclusions are affirmed or refuted.
America’s ‘Alaska’ and America itself are less than 250 years old. If Alaska was occupied 7,000 year ago, where did the residents originate? More recent Archaeological Data obtained along the coastline of America is of Chinese Origin. In fact, Chinese writings describe in detail treks across parts of what is now California; this thousands of years ago!
Humanity needs to take Longer Term Views of what Happens by Man and by Nature on this “Big Blue Marble”.
Wise people realize conclusions about longer term Climate Change and other Events (based on mere ‘Snap Shot’ periods of time) can be very misleading.
Reference: http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2014-01-10/discovering-ancient-southeast-ak#.UtZiOliA1dg
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
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.
News Analysis: Egypt, was, is, and will be a “Land of Plenty” many observers say. In addition to its strategic location, its full Mineral Resources are yet to be recognized. The Gold Production for 2013, from one Mine for example was 356,943 Ounces (a 36% increase over 2012)!. It is expected as much as 500,000 Ounces of Gold will be produced in 2015 in the Sukkari Mine alone.
Iron Ore Production should increase to 10 million tons a year in Egypt.
As exploration of Petroleum Reserves continues to the Northwest of Egypt up to the Libyan Border, an abundance of oil and gas should be located. These deposits may commingle with the oil and gas discoveries in Northerly neighboring Cyprus and continue Easterly to the Levant.
Egypt has Location, Location, Location as an Asset in addition to Minerals, Minerals, Minerals.
If a person ‘Thinks Outside The Box’ and “Connects the Dots”, he or she can see why so many Nefarious Entities want to take over Egypt. They want its Mineral Wealth and Location. These “Puppeteers” may use many “Themes of Legitimacy” to promote their Hidden Agendas but one should remember, “Few Snakes Hiss Before They Strike”.
Egyptians, with their fabulous Ancient Culture, should respect their wonderful past but be ever vigilant. As they look forward in time as to who their “Real Friends” actually are; a Review of their History will tell them the truth.
Reality.
Reference: http://www.ventures-africa.com/2014/01/centamin-surpasses-2013-predicted-gold-output/
News Analysis: The Two Largest Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers are gleeful of their Sales Performances in 2013. The market for the World’s Largest Airliner has improved. The Smaller Single Aisle Aircraft Sales are performing very well. Their Common Stocks are up measurably as a result.
An area of interest for 2014 in Aviation is: It becomes a blot on the records of Airlines as to wide-spread Customer Dissatisfaction with the smaller seats on the Single-Aisle Aircraft in particular. The Airlines increasing call for greater profitability (at the cost of passenger discomfort) has the Airframes ordering more of the smaller seats to “Cram Into” the fuselages. “More Passengers, More Revenue” is the Airlines’ Mantra. Since the “Me Too” Management of the Airlines copy what other Airlines Managements are ordering for their airplanes, passengers have little choice in seating. If they do want a little extra space, (which had been ‘normal seating’ for years) they now have to pay extra for it; Extortion?
The “Fisticuffs” (of passengers against passengers or against flight crews) is due, in part, to “Minimalist Thinking” by Airline Managements regarding “Proper Passenger Environments”.
Discomfort breeds Hostility. Many people think the ‘Airlines Quest For Increased Profitability’ will only have the effect of “Charging More But Getting Less” for Airline Passengers.
The “Cookie Cutter” Mentality of Airlines’ Management some say is evidenced by the fact that the Most Unique Difference of Airline to Airline (Anywhere in the World) is their Aircraft Liveries!
The World’s Airline Passengers Deserve Better.
In 2014, Carbon/Carbon Matrix Composite Aircraft by Both of the Airframes will be Operational around the World. This “Advanced” Technology will bring it own “Advanced Failures” with it. What has been utilized on physically smaller “Shorter Life” Military Aircraft does not necessarily represent what is best for large Commercial Aircraft. A CERTAIN BENEFIT to the Airframes will be the fact that the Composite Planes will have shorter ‘Mean Times Between Failures’ than Metal Aircraft, Structural Engineers say. Airframes will be able to sell more Aircraft as a result some think.
Perhaps, as an example, the recent Ethiopian Airlines ‘Small Battery Fire” caused an alleged TWO MONTHS of “SECRET” Repair by its Airframe. Will this particular airplane have ‘normal life expectancy’; how can one be sure? That a metal aircraft would be a much simpler fix is certain Maintenance Repair Organizations say.
Investors who have “Gone Long” on the two Airframes might expect Significant Problems to arise with Composite Technology on Commercial Aircraft resulting in a possible very quick diminution of their Common Stock Values.
The Short Term Benefits of flying ‘marginally lighter’ Composite Aircraft” might be upset by the ‘Inherent Frailties” of Composites used in Commercial Aircraft (De-lamination, Fire, and Impact Detonation). One should ask “Aircraft Structural Engineers” about this matter before investing or ask those who have actually bonded Composites. Ask “How does Bonding using Vacuum Bagging in an Autoclave differ from “Cold Bonding” in an Aircraft Hangar? What are the benefits of each process? If there is Landing Gear Failure what will happen to a Composite Fuselage hitting the runway?” The Aircraft/Power Plant Mechanics who presumably worked on the Ethiopian Airlines Aircraft should know. Investors in Aircraft Insurance (or Re-Insurance Underwriters in particular) should pay attention to this probability. There could be Catastrophic Insurance Losses if a couple of Aircraft Events occurred through Fire or Crash or both.
Reality.
Reference: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/airbus-logs-record-2013-still-behind-boeing
News Analysis: Personnel at the University of Texas at Arlington have created a Nano-Windmill Charger for Cell Phones and other apparatuses. By exposing the Nano-Windmills to Air Currents, Mechanical Energy is converted to Electrical Energy for various devices. For example, someone sitting in a breezeway or near a operating fan could charge their cell phone by exposing the device to air flow..
The cost of Cutting Tools, Molds, Stamping Dies and ‘Touch Labor’ to Assemble the Units should be minimal when compared to the potential size of the International Market for such a device.
Investors may want to contact the Inventors and see if Licenses to Produce and Market the devices are available.
Reference: http://tinyurl.com/nna3mq9
News Analysis: An American Corporation placed a former Spy on its Board of Directors; a VERY WISE DECISION (according to many International Businessmen). Spies are Inordinately Qualified for many Analytical Jobs (beyond Spying); which today are needed by Global Corporations.
For example, keeping Electronic Business Data confidential from being passed on by U.S. National Security Agency Personnel to personal friends (illegal and surreptitious, of course) is a task. Also, looking at various Commodities and their Sources can be assisted by these espionage professionals.
Former espionage professionals can stop Senior Managers, who travel on International Corporate Business, from making Deplorable Social Gaffes; such as constantly bowing to various Foreign Royalty as was done by the American President. Even hiring “Sky Blue” colored limousines to ride around in is poor taste in certain countries. Former Spies can advise about Proper Protocol of which they have witnessed many times in many locations of the world.
On a greater scale, one only needs to look at the Vast Capabilities in Judgement demonstrated to date by former K.G.B. Leader Mr. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia. He is Without Compare to many other World “Leaders”.
The “Bottom Line” in Today’s World is: “Wise Corporate Leaders Surmise That Serious Concerns Will Arise For Which Former Spies Can Properly Advise.” Former Spies have ‘Been There; Done That’.
There is NO SUBSTITUTE for Experience.
Reality.
News Analysis: The Heathrow, England fire debacle, allegedly caused by a small battery in the 787, reportedly had Composite Panel and Structure Damage requiring a TWO MONTH Repair. Since the Airframe is keeping the Repair Methodology Used A Secret. Airlines, who have purchased or may purchase such a Composite Aircraft, are reportedly dismayed at the “Blackout”.
One may question: Why the repair took so long? and Why the Manufacturer went “Black” about the Repair Methodology. A person knowledgeable about Aircraft might think that the damage to the 787 was more severe than disclosed AND/OR more costly than discussed.
If Airlines had Clarity about this entire Fire Event, they may seek the purchase of Metal Aircraft (perhaps a little heavier but not Flammable; as is both Carbon and Petrochemical Adhesives used to bond the Carbon together).
Transparency Is Utilized By Men Who Do Not Fear The Truth.
Reality.
Reference: http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2022625459_ethiopian787firexml.html
News Analysis: Over 60 years without a Fatality have given Qantas an enviable record other Airlines would love to emulate. In addition to Qantas for “Seven Star” Ratings are Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Eva Air, Royal Jordanian, Singapore Airlines and Virgin Atlantic.
It is unfortunate that Airlines, in the country of the biggest Aircraft Company in the World, are not in this ‘Global Premier League’ as aforementioned. Perhaps the “Non-Premier” Airlines will eventually realize that their chase for ‘Short Term Profits’ (so their Common Stock Prices rise) gets them NO Long Term Sustained Profitability. This because “Cheap Food, Poor Passenger Service, and Tardy Flights” divert customers elsewhere.
Reality.
Reference: http://www.airlineratings.com/news/201/qantas-the-safest-airline