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K. ~ e-glob, Wa****ngton, DC
> Frank Kalder ~ GLOBAL HAPLIFNET
~ http://haplifnet.blogspot.com
[US+EU Community]
- transatlantic daily -
.. Brazilian Biofuel & Environment
>
> > German Chancellor Angela Merkel (on May 14) signed a deal on biofuels
> > with Brazil, amid criticism within both countries over the deal's
> > possible impact on the rainforest and over the conditions of workers
> > in plantations that grow sugar cane for biofuels. [...]
>
> Was there tequila involved?
>----------------
I guess not
it's usually rum that's made out of sugar cane
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Biokraftstoffe und ihre Herstellung sind auch Gegenstand eines bei
Merkels Besuch geschlossenen Abkommens zwischen Brasilien und
Deutschland. Die Vereinbarung zielt darauf, die Zusammenarbeit auf
verschiedenen Feldern der erneuerbaren Energien zu fördern. Beginnen
soll die Kooperation im wissenschaftlich-technischen Bereich.
Deutschland ist nicht nur an nachhaltiger Erzeugung des aus Pflanzen
gewonnenen Kraftstoffs gelegen. Auch die Produktions- und
Arbeitsbedingungen sollen so weit wie möglich europäischen Standards
entsprechen. Das Abkommen sieht deshalb eine Arbeitsgruppe vor, die
sich mit den Biokraftstoffen unter den drei Aspekten der
Nachhaltigkeit beschäftigen soll: Umweltfreundlichkeit,
Wirtschaftlichkeit und soziale Verantwortung. …
http://www.bundeskanzlerin.de/Content/DE/Artikel/2008/05/2008-05-14-merkel-silva-brasilien.html
The overall conditions have to meet European standards of
environmental compatibility, and the project shall be sustainable in
regard of profitability and social responsibility.
. Brazilian Off-Shore Oil & Gas
> I thought I heard a re****t yesterday that there's a new source of oil
> found
> off the coast of Brazil.
>
Brazil has been aggressively pursuing the discovery of oil in recent
years, mostly in off-shore deposits. The country lays claim to 14
billion barrels in proven oil and gas reserves, with an additional 5
billion to 8 billion barrels discovered in the Tupi Field this past
November. Recent discoveries off Brazil's southeastern coast have been
estimated to add another 14 billion to 45 billion barrels to the
country's reserves…
http://www.oilandgasonline.com/article.mvc/DCED-Recruiting-PA-Companies-For-Oil-And-Gas-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO
. Bush’s Warning [Middle East]
>
> Bush meanwhile just spoke in Egypt, telling the Arabic nations that they
> will soon run out of oil and need to plan for the future as other
> countries
> develop technologies for non petroleum energy.
>
Bush is also due to attend the Middle East World Economic Forum,
dubbed the Davos of the Middle East, which will bring together 1,500
people from 55 countries under the theme "learning from the future."
http://www.geo.tv/5-17-2008/18226.htm
The US president also warned that Middle Eastern economies would not
thrive unless op****tunities were offered to women. “This is a matter
of morality and basic math,” he said.
And after unsuccessfully trying to persuade Saudi Arabia to increase
oil production enough to cause a drop in gasoline prices in the United
States, Bush had a message for oil-producing nations, saying that as
America and other countries look to alternative forms of energy, the
market for Middle East oil will diminish, forcing countries here to
diversify their economies. …
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/world/middleeast/19prexy.html?em&ex=1211342400&en=df5ad47339cb4ef8&ei=5087%0A
.. Oldness
>
> John McCain appeared on "Saturday Night Live" where he stated that
oldness
> was good for the country.
>
I hope that a majority of the US voters won’t think so.
>
. Seizure
>
> > “Senator Edward M. Kennedy, 76, leader of the nation’s most storied
> > political dynasty, was hospitalized in Boston on May 17 after
> > apparently suffering a seizure.” (nytimes.com)
>
> He seems to be doing well.
>
. Philadelphia
>
> > Rittenhouse Square
>
> > > [...]
> > > http://www.u****story.org/districts/rittenhouse
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rittenhouse_Square
> >
> > An utterly pleasant square. And the history website of
> > Philadelphia is very informative. Indeed, that’d be a
> > beautiful neighborhood to reside in.
>
> My friend Mary wanted to get a cheesesteak, one of Philadelphia's most
> famous foods. So we stopped across the street from the hotel to L'il
> Pete's. Here's someone else's account
>
> http://www.rsi.sg/english/potluck/view/20080222175740/1/.html
>
> Like the writer we enjoyed it so much that we went again for breakfast.
> Mary had the same thing as the writer, and I had lox.
>
> Mary said her cheesesteak was terrific.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheesesteak
>
Tasty fast food! Unfortunately, I never had one, though.
>
> I had a Reuben.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_sandwich
>
Tasty food, too, I’d guess.
> The restaurant was a typical Philly diner, with an oval counter and
> booths.
> Stools at the counters. Revolving refrigerated dessert display case.
> Older
> women waitresses with wonderful Philly accents. All calling you hon and
> sweetie.
>
Wonderfully charming ambience!
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another great place to hear Philly accents: the car lot jockeys at the
hotel. It seems that they were constantly losing our car in their parking
lots. So we'd wait patiently as they complained about their crazy
inventory
system that affected all their cutomers. However, this gave us plenty
op****tunity to listen to the regional accent. They were also an
interesting
study in race relations in Philadelphia. They were discussing a police
shoot out that had recently happened in the city. The opinion on what
happened was sharply divided along racial lines. I sort of wish I had had
time to interview them about their feelings on Obama vs Clinton vs McCain
but didn't get a chance.
> Nobody will tell you that Philadelphians have healthy diets.
>
. Frank Piasecki
> A few months ago, a famous Philadelphian died.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Piasecki
>
> My mother wanted me to try and figure out whether his father named
Nicodem
> or Nikodem Piasecki might have been born in Ukraine or had Ukrainian
> relatives. I can't find anything particular, Ellis Island has no such
> name.
>
> The reason she is convinced of this connection is because one of her
aunts
> (the one I was named for) was married to a Piasecki.
>
Wow! You may feel good about it, I’d suppose.
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I actually mixed it up. The aunt is another one. But this one is my
great
great grandfather's sister who married a Piasecki. Still she can't find
any
proof that the helicopter Piasecki is related to my Piasecki of late 1800s
whose history we know not.
In case you are interested in the latest on "Desperate Housewives", I
provide this link. But don't read it if you haven't seen the most recent
episode and want to be surprised
http://www.accesshollywood.com/article/9566/desperate-housewives-wraps-fourth-season/
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