Financial topics

[John]

> Ok...I'll Bannon and Our Great and Glorious #45 Leader bite. All
> I with due respect know is that since hanging out here since 2006
> it's never been "A" better. Sometimes, you just gotta say to
> yourself, IF ONE (or more) HAS TO ASK THE PRICE, one probably
> can't afford the car. Otherwise more important wise...in June of
> this 2017 year I was wondering when the 2014 Conflict Risk Level
> For The Next 6-12 Months was gonna get updated. Even gave my
> number take on things. To which, I was told, "Now the only thing
> left is for me to do find the time to do the work to update the
> actual chart." To or of which I "felt your undying call to forum
> duty pain." Like I told the preacher in 1987 in the fair and lake
> effect land of Syracuse..."Oh I see, if I was BILLY GRAHAM calling
> you over the phone, you would HAVE NOT told your secretary that
> you were too busy to talk...of which you did several times with me
> this entire week." He repented, I accepted.

OK, you and Mazanec have finally shamed me into updating the State of
the World graphic. It actually wasn't nearly as much trouble as I was
imagining.

Anyway, take a look and if you don't like the numbers let me know.

[DaKardii]

OK, you and Mazanec have finally shamed me into updating the State of
the World graphic. It actually wasn't nearly as much trouble as I was
imagining.

Anyway, take a look and if you don't like the numbers let me know.

Hi, John. I just saw your changes.

-Western Europe has been upgraded from "3: High" to "2: Medium."

-Mideast has been upgraded from "4: Active" to "3: High."

-"Russia Caucasus has been upgraded from "3: High" to "2: Medium."

-Kashmir has been downgraded from "2: Medium" to "3: High."

-China remains at "3: High."

-North Korea has been downgraded from "2: Medium" to "3: High."

-Financial remains at "3: High."

Swine/Bird Flu/Ebola has been upgraded from "4: Active" to "2: Medium."

Based on these changes, it appears that you believe that the geopolitical situation is getting better in Europe and the Middle East, while it is getting worse in Asia. Can you please provide your main reasons for each change?

-DaKardii

[Tom Mazanec]

Thanks, Iceman. I had just about given up nagging John, but you made the decisive difference.

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[Iceman]

John wrote:
OK, you and Mazanec have finally shamed me into updating the State of
the World graphic. It actually wasn't nearly as much trouble as I was
imagining. Anyway, take a look and if you don't like the numbers let me know.

John,
After 3 years of looking at the 2014 version, just looking at the updated 2017 going into 2018 numbers along with their associated pretty colors does signs and wonders for me! Thanks! And tons of gratitude for your unending work in here and for keeping us in the know. As for the numbers, they look great to me! Just hoping to make it out of here in one piece and one coherent mind when the this-is-the-end and you're-number's-up arrives. Regards.

Tom wrote:
Thanks, Iceman. I had just about given up nagging John, but you made the decisive difference.

Tom,
Your very welcome Tom. Sometimes is does take that last burst of kick-it-in effort to hit the finish line tape first (well, in running-racing for me it always has been anyway). Glad to be of help! And Lord knows he doesn't need any help from me, but please be nice to "A". I really enjoy what he puts out, even if I can't understand it all sometimes. Through his comments/articles/writings/and yes, even an inordinate amount of letters, numbers and huh? symbols on rare occasion...he really makes me dig hard to find another way of looking at all. I like that, and most of the time, I need that. Peace.

[John]

> Glad to be of help! And Lord knows he doesn't need any help
> from me, but please be nice to "A". I really enjoy what he
> puts out, even if I can't understand it all sometimes. Through
> his comments/articles/writings/and yes, even an inordinate amount
> of letters, numbers and huh? symbols on rare occasion...he really
> makes me dig hard to find another way of looking at all. I like
> that, and most of the time, I need that. Peace.

I and most people are completely baffled by almost all of Aeden's
posts, and I particularly have no idea what those raw hex and html
codes are about. At any rate, Aeden's posts are completely
inappropriate for the "Financial Topics" thread.

Here's something we might do (and Aeden, if you read this, let me know
if this works for you):

• Rename the top-level "Reality Check" sub-forum to something else
  since he's long gone. We might call it "Other Topics" or we could
  even call it "Aeden's Forum", though that would be redundant with the
  thread name. I'm flexible about how to name it.
• Create a new thread in that sub-forum, "Aeden's topics". Once
  again, I'm flexible about the name.
• Optionally, if he wants, I can move some of his posts from the
  Financial Topics thread to the Aeden's topics thread.

Aeden could then post anything he likes in that thread. This would
give Aeden's posts a great deal of prominence, since "Aeden's topics"
would always appear on the home screen board index, but it would be
outside the Financial Topics thread. Hopefully, that would work for
everyone.

[John]

> OK, you and Mazanec have finally shamed me into updating the State
> of the World graphic. It actually wasn't nearly as much trouble
> as I was imagining.

> Anyway, take a look and if you don't like the numbers let me
> know.

> Hi, John. I just saw your changes.
> -Western Europe has been upgraded from "3: High" to "2: Medium."
> -Mideast has been upgraded from "4: Active" to "3: High."
> -"Russia Caucasus has been upgraded from "3: High" to "2: Medium."
> -Kashmir has been downgraded from "2: Medium" to "3: High."
> -China remains at "3: High."
> -North Korea has been downgraded from "2: Medium" to "3: High."
> -Financial remains at "3: High."
> Swine/Bird Flu/Ebola has been upgraded from "4: Active" to "2:
> Medium."

> Based on these changes, it appears that you believe that the
> geopolitical situation is getting better in Europe and the Middle
> East, while it is getting worse in Asia. Can you please provide
> your main reasons for each change? -DaKardii

The following historical page contains all the conflict risk graphics,
along with explanations:

http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/ ... cf.all.htm

Also, on the home page, I've provided a link to that same page, right
under the graphic.

[Iceman]

John wrote...We might call it "Other Topics" or we could
even call it "Aeden's Forum",

I think that would be an excellent idea John! And to back up why I say as such...some years ago before I retired, I was apart of a surfing forum that catered to surfers of course. Since my job had to do "weather"...I would come in to the site and post what I saw in the way of surf to ride on the horizon. The moderator of the site fixed up my own little "Aeden's Forum" you could say by calling it "Iceman's Forecast." The site has since gone belly up when another Larger surf forum in a Larger city came online. You know how it goes...everybody wants to be with what they think is the "In Crowd." Such is life, but good memories it was when it was.

[John]

Yesterday morning I created the new sub-forum called "Aeden's Forum."
I didn't create any threads, since Aeden can do that himself, and give
them any names he chooses. This solution gives his posts a great deal
of prominence on the board, while leaving the "Financial Topics"
thread free for its original purpose. So I hoped that this solution
would be a win for everyone.

I sent him an e-mail message yesterday morning explaining all this to
him, including the fact that several people wanted him to keep
posting. However, the e-mail message bounced, apparently because he
closed the e-mail account linked to the forum. So it appears that
he's cut himself off completely from this forum.

I'll leave "Aeden's Forum" up for a while in case he wants to come
back.

[Iceman]

John said...Yesterday morning I created the new sub-forum called "Aeden's Forum."
I didn't create any threads, since Aeden can do that himself, and give
them any names he chooses. This solution gives his posts a great deal
of prominence on the board, while leaving the "Financial Topics"
thread free for its original purpose. So I hoped that this solution
would be a win for everyone.

I sent him an e-mail message yesterday morning explaining all this to
him, including the fact that several people wanted him to keep
posting. However, the e-mail message bounced, apparently because he
closed the e-mail account linked to the forum. So it appears that
he's cut himself off completely from this forum.

I'll leave "Aeden's Forum" up for a while in case he wants to come
back.

Thanks for trying to do all that you did John. Commendable on your part since it is your forum. And hopefully it's not an "Irish Goodbye" A, although to be honest, I've done my share in forums from years past. Otherwise...I've incorporated your "There are no accidents" to lifes repertoire, no matter how difficult the circumstances may get. See you on the other side.