News Analysis: Vietnam fought America at a cost of over 50,000 American lives. Today it is purchasing aircraft engines as well as airplanes of U.S. manufacture. This is good trade for both countries.
One can only hope that continued rapprochement with other countries would lead America to its former international lead on all continents. Commerce between countries is better than chaos between them.
Reference: http://tinyurl.com/n5gkcvp
News Analysis: Global electronic surveillance evidences transgressions of violating the privacy of all the people on earth. The argument that seeking a few terrorists justify such surveillance is ludicrous. Adding to the insult is the argument that it is proper to monitor 7,141,000,000 people but ‘Do not monitor 35 world leaders’? Who anointed these transgressors to police the planet? Was there some “Deific Communication” to their Headquarters that prescribed this? Do they think that people of the world’s privacy is of no importance? Can they violate International Law with impunity?
The fact is that the Internet world routing as it presently occurs [through America], along with American-made electronic processing equipment to make sense of the volume of communications being handled, followed by weak international leadership that was complacent about eavesdropping, brought this Privacy Pandemic about. Reality.
Reference: http://tinyurl.com/kuqvsaj
News Analysis: The Internet allows Institutions even in more ‘remote’ areas, from large metropolises, to be victimized similar to transgressions against the same in major cities of the world. The best IT security systems can be enhanced by employee awareness but a panacea to stop hacking has yet to be invented. Vigilant forensic electronic examination of an event, with the intended apprehension of the miscreants [and their punishment] might dissuade some hackers.
Reference: http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20131029/news03.htm
News Analysis: Migration patterns of the ancients, by using Deoxyribonucleic Acid [DNA]evaluation, while closing certain doors of hypotheses, open others. DNA used in conjunction with artifacts, as well as Climate Modeling by computer, can help fill in any information voids that may exist.
Reference: http://tinyurl.com/ojbow3j
News Analysis: This 84 Turbine facility will provide electricity while having the benefit of: lower cost of construction vis-à-vis a ‘dam’; the speed of implementation; and, the environmental impact to the region is lessened.
The French should be proud of their sizable contribution to this noble endeavor of helping the needy people of another country.
Reference: http://tinyurl.com/n324mug
News Analysis: A “25 to 30” year life [or sooner] of composite aircraft necessitates they be environmentally disposed.
Carbon/Carbon aircraft have inherent problems not found with metal aircraft [such as delamination due to stress or to high energy solar exposure while in flight]. The U.S. Air Force spends millions of dollars a year on composite fuselage protection of the B-2 Bomber. Now, it is seeking $55 Billion for a new bomber.
Perhaps: A possibly shorter life expectancy; more costly fuselage repairs [from the aforementioned]; and, ‘Egg Shell’ disintegration if there is a failure of the landing gear to work causing a “belly landing” will get airlines to re-think. Now, the public will be subjected to ‘repairs’ of damaged commercial aircraft not time-tested by the Airframe.
The airlines being enamored with the marketed value of a “lighter aircraft” that ‘will reduce fuel burn’ is out of balance with the other issues mentioned. Additionally, the price of fuel is based on supply and demand like any other commodity. New sources of supply of oil are forthcoming presently. The price of aviation fuel will reduce as the supply is increased. Then, how valuable was the fuel cost element compared to the hundreds of millions of dollars spent for the ‘Composite’ aircraft and its inherent frailties? Reality.
Reference: http://tinyurl.com/n457u4r
News Analysis: The Israelis are very adept in Agriculture Technologies. It is helpful to have them share their thoughts about crops, soils, etc. with those in Fiji who may benefit. Farming technology, wherever created, can help transfer “Increased Production” methodologies to the people of the planet, as well. Thusly, the ‘students’ may be more adept in crop growth as well as environment protection systems.
Reference: http://tinyurl.com/louhpzt
News Analysis: Funding for development cost, pre-production and production costs make it essential that cash-flow hopefully is proportionately consistent through all stages of the manufacturing process. It is incumbent upon a manufacturer to make certain capital out-flow be in consonance with in-flow, especially during the early stages of on-going aircraft production as is the case here. Since, the Airbus A350 is presently in the early stages of production, learning curve labor costs per aircraft can be anticipated to be higher now than in the future thereby making the higher adjusted in-flow of funds essential.
Reference: http://tinyurl.com/km8bmju
News Analysis: Solar Energy Systems, Wind power, and other alternative energy systems, when scaled to fit commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and warehouses, can help reduce the Carbon buildup in the atmosphere in cities where pollution is severe [as well as elsewhere]. Downsizing the scale increases the availability of viable applications in urban environments. This is a basic yet innovative approach which should be considered by other countries.
Reference: http://www.azernews.az/business/60918.html
News Analysis: A road-map for Information Technology [IT] growth in a country, which has largely developed its own systems successfully, can provide the direction for increased usage of that system by country neighbors far and wide. An important element to the employment by ‘outside the country’ customers is their knowledge that this technology has not been compromised by other governments’ IT machinations. Hardware developed in the ‘host country’ as well locally developed Software, created by its honorable citizens, can help thwart IT espionage. This legitimacy, when properly marketed to computer customers, will lead to increased sales to neighboring countries as well as others in the world IT matrix who tire of privacy invasions by other governments.
Reference: http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c32/926958.html