Technology

Emirates Airline Shows Good Foresight with Its Increased Airbus A380 Purchases

News Analysis:  Emirates Airlines Shows Good Foresight With Its Increased Airbus A380 Purchases since there is no ‘Equal Capacity’ Aircraft available in the world.  The A380 commenced as a “Clean Slate” Design [CSD] which gave it ‘Systemic Legitimacy’ that Manufacturers seek. To wit, the Fuselage, Wings, Engines, Electronics, Etc. were all designed in consort with the Technical Requirements of Each. “Equilibrium” of Operational Efficiency  in an aircraft occurs as a result. Rather than “Altering” a Wide-Body Aircraft to increase its capacity or range [which seldom works as efficiently as a ‘CSD’], the A380 stands alone in its Capacity and Efficiency.

As the World Economy Improves, the A380 will continue to prove of great value: One ‘Long Haul’ Aircraft, relative to its Capacity and Range, rather than Two or Three Smaller Twin-Engine Airplanes. If one extrapolates the Monies Needed to Equal one A380’s Capacity: Multiple Aircraft, Increased Airport Facilities, Additional Crews, Increased Support Services, and More Insurances. These are proportionately lessened by using the A380.

The Future Aircraft Needs some Airframes mention, indicates: The A380 for increased traffic on International Flights, is Imperative; Proportionately lesser so, the Smaller Twin-Engine Aircraft [due to their Aforementioned Increased Costs].

Wise Airline Management should consider both the Direct as well as Indirect Long-Term Costs for Success in  this Industry.

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Egypt Oil Cracking Facility to be Built

News Analysis:  Egypt Oil Cracking Facility to be built will assist its Petroleum Industry in providing Processed Chemicals for users across the Continent and in Europe. This relatively large undertaking is much needed not only for present-day Oil Processing but for Egypt’s Bright Future. As North Central and Northwest Crude is extracted from future wells, this Cracking Facility will give much added value to Egyptian Exports. Also, any future Oil Wells in the Mediterranean Sea will need Oil Cracking performed also.

Investors may want to consider putting their Funds, for one example, into Egypt’s need for a efficient Oil Products Quay in the Mediterranean Sea; this for delivery of products to Tankers which would be berthed there.

Since some Informed People understand about the Oil Wealth Across North Africa, only known to a few, now is an excellent time to ‘Make A Play’ in Egypt in its Oil Industry. Once one’s Bona Fides are established in Egypt, expansion in the Nations to its West will be more apt to occur.

The Oil Riches of the Entire Area should not be ignored by Individual Investors; Corporate Investors will not. Reality.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/mea62dy

Albatross Acrobatics are Ancient Aeronautic Enabling Anomaly

News Analysis:  Albatross Acrobatics Are Ancient Aeronautic Enabling Anomaly which may have Profound Aircraft Drone Benefits for one. The data these Scientists developed may be  synthesized, with the physical behavior elements discovered,  into Aircraft Drone Design [Hardware and Software]. Intercontinental  Flights with a bare minimum of fuel might be attained as a result. 

An Aircraft Drone carrying Cameras and Telemetry Equipment could engage in extensive Topographic Studies across  an Entire Continent using “ALBATROSS AERONAUTICS” [AA].  Using ‘AA’ for example across dense jungle such as the Amazon Rain-forest of Brazil would allow for little concern of fuel shortage in flight. Another employment might be the continual tracking of very small boats in  waterways of the world such as the “Strait of Malacca” (a 805 kilometer [500 Miles] long waterway dividing Indonesian Sumatra from the Malaysian Peninsula).

Investors who read, think, and then act, may prosper financially from this “Ancient ‘State-Of-The-Art'” Technology used in the Avian World.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/ltpv67d

 

 

Belize’s Rosewood Export Conundrum Addressed by Government

News Analysis:  Belize’s Rosewood Export Conundrum Addressed By its Government but to the dismay of several Indigenous Groups. Belize has its Government trying to control the Illegal Harvesting and Export of Rosewood. It wants to conform with the Conference of the Parties of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. This is the responsible direction to proceed.

Indigenous Tribes whose Territories contain the Rosewood Trees should have both their Assets [Rosewood Trees] recognized by ALL LOGGERS and the Tribes be listened for their Specific Complaints. Those ‘Irritations’ need to be resolved, many say.

Only when ALL PARTIES to a Transaction, Equitably Benefit during its ‘Term’, is it a GOOD Transaction.
Reality.

Reference: http://amandala.com.bz/news/cabinet-orders-confiscated-rosewood-sold-german-vega/

German Watchmakers Create Unique Mechanical Timepiece

News Analysis:  German Watchmakers Create Unique Mechanical Timepiece with Seven Complications. The Eight-Years-to-Fruition Project consists of a device with 876 pieces installed in Twenty Layers. An “Electronic Watch” can possibly reproduce the Representations of these Complications. However, to  design and build such,  in Mechanical Form, can be described as Spectacular. The Mechanical Horologic Instrument gains recognition also through its ‘Second Sense Dimension of Sound’ emanating from its Chimes.

In a Century of Electronics, people often forget about Technology which can be Mechanical. This was true Several Thousand Years Ago with the “Antikythera Mechanism” [a Computer made by the Ancient Greeks for Astronomical Calculations] and is valid today by the Germans with this Horologic
Creation.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/nxjnbj5

Tajikistan is a Mining Bonanza

News Analysis: Tajikistan Is A Mining Bonanza of Gold, Gemstones, Silver, and other Metals.

Estimated Gold Reserves in Hundreds of Tons insure longevity for investors. Concentrates of Antimony, Mercury and Zinc make it very attractive for a diverse portfolio. Tungsten and Uranium are also exported from Tajikistan.

For individuals with Mining Investment Orientations, it is best to remember the Old Adage: A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush.  Tajikistan is a Mining Bonanza Bird.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/mcu7ly7

Cork Oak Tree Forestation Monitoring Sought for Wine Industry

News Analysis:  Cork Oak Tree Forestation Monitoring for the Wine Industry is sought since   15,000,000,000+ Cork Plugs are used yearly in Wine Production. The  Industry’s consumption of Cork is prodigious. Additionally, 2,700,000 Hectares [6,669,000 Acres] of Cork Oak Forests are dispersed widely in Algeria, France, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia.  Good ‘Accounting’ of these Natural Assets will help in a Monitoring System to Protect and Sustain the Cork Oak Trees over these vast areas for future generations.

Waste Not, Want Not.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/p6hgvhk

World Coffee Glut Sinks Farmers but Buoys Retailers

News Analysis:  World Coffee Glut Sinks Farmers but Buoys Retailers due to the vast pricing disparity currently in effect. A Coffee Grower receives approximately $1.00+ per pound for each 132 pound [60 kilo] bag they produce. Grocery stores globally charge approximately equivalent of  $7.00 to $12.00 per pound to their customers. Coffee Houses which use less than $.05 of coffee per cup, charge approximately $2.50 for it. Both retailing entities, use the argument about other costs such as: Facilities, Equipment, Personnel, Rents, etc.  associated with the End Product. This argument, while perhaps valid, ALSO  APPLIES TO COFFEE FARMERS. Yet, it is the ‘Downstream’ Retailers who prosper so well with this Current Pricing Structure, to the point of their having their stores placed globally. 

The very Specious Claims by Coffee Houses in Particular as to their “Generosity To Farmers” is remarkable. They, who have the most outrageous level of profits vis-à-vis the coffee growers, need to ‘Forget the Fertilizers’ and instead pay growers Sustainable Prices. Their Pseudo-Benevolence is of much too little reward for the Coffee Growers’ livelihoods. Retailers of ‘Either Feather’ need to get real. Their “Free Lunch” will not last forever.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/kzhekay

West African Ship Piracy is Prevalent

News Analysis:  West African Ship Piracy is prevalent up and down the Atlantic Ocean coast. Predominately a Petroleum Industry Related Situation, Piracy’s continuance is a Menace to all Drilling Rigs, Oil Tankers, Lighters, etc. of this Industry. The major problem with this type of Criminal Activity is that there may be Logarithmic Damage to Equipment, Facilities, and Personnel as a result of the Deviant Behavior. For example, an Oil Tanker Fire and Crude Spillage, due to Weapons Usage, would be an Environmental Nightmare. 

As with other Criminal Activities, Miscreants may decline to participate if there is CERTAINTY OF APPREHENSION AND PUNISHMENT of Wrongdoers. The Severity of the Punishment may be in harmony with the damages a reasonable person would foresee, whether it had occurred or not.

ANY approaches to or illegal boarding of Oil Rigs in particular, or Tankers in general, by anyone of any cause, must be dealt with reflecting the severity of their crimes. This philosophy, to STOP such Criminality, should apply to All of the Oceans and Seas of the World. Reality.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/kaekw9r

Tall Building Construction Near Airports Requires Careful Scrutiny

News Analysis:  Tall Building Construction Near Airports Requires Careful Scrutiny so that  “Aircraft-Into-Building” Events do not occur. All too often, in Cities around the World, Tall Buildings are sought to be constructed adjacent to Airports. “Location, Location, Location” [A Real Estate Axiom] is supplanted by “View, View, View” where there are Airports. As such, the Ease of Leasing: Offices to possible Tenants and/or of Apartments to Lessees are  enormous incentives to Investors.

A Important Element which must be reviewed in the ‘Airport-Tall Building’ Matrix is “Weather Conditions”. For example: ‘High-Rise’ Construction Next to Airports, in geographies Prone to have Fog, is questionable; Erecting the same, in large canyons where very strong Prevalent Winds may precipitate aircraft being “pushed” towards high  structures in inadvisable.

Another important consideration is: “What type of Aircraft will Predominantly using the Airport?” Fixed Wing: Prop or Jet, Single Engine or Multi-Engine, Aircraft Size; Rotor: Piston or Turbine, Single Engine or Multi-Engine, Single Rotor or Twin Rotor, Aircraft Size. The typical flight characteristics of the aforementioned should be evaluated relative to “Weather Conditions” as discussed.

Governments should remember that once a Tall Building is erected in Close Proximity to an Airport it is a Possible Perpetual Peril to All Aircraft Flying in its Vicinity. Reality.

Reference: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2013/11/116_146406.html