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Updates and events in the War in Ukraine 2025
Hi again Now in ukraine.. cannot tell my location for few days.. all i can say is we are right on the spot I have a new squad. So im the squad leader of new people. Now i have cambodian.. italian.. colombian.. georgian.. brazilian.. american.. british.. canadian.. azarbaijainian.. me turkish.. and ukranians.. Great squad. First time i will lead american canadian and brits.. All of them are military background. New faces.. ukranian soldiers in my squad are so young.. 25 or 26. But they are good. Trained at germany.. I hope we will all.. survive and can bring you updates and news.. I will give more info when im allowed. Slaca ukraini! -
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Thai airline flight makes emergency landing in Phuket
I think you could be wrong. On the contrary, I think pilots are trained to inform passengers with real information. Of course they won't say 'we had an engine failure' but something more tactful and less scary. I shared my story to another member (below). Have a read. Cheers. -
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Russia’s economy is doomed
Refineries are built with fire in mind, fires in the processing area are quite common, pipes wear out rupture, fire. That's why you see the oil tanks distributed quite far apart with earth berms around them, it's to contain the oil in the event of a leak and limit the damage to one tank, you can see this in some of the arial photos Small fires happen frequently and are containable, Large one like whats happening are catastrophic What is replaced after a fire depends on the damage incurred but your going to have to clear out all the broked, destroyed piping and replace it, it can't be reused You need qualified welders, high grade steel, Valves, fittings, and much more, you can't go to the hardware store and buy equipment I worked in the Soviet Union in the mid 80's and we brought everything with us from Canada. My company did work on the valve setting for the start of the Nordstream pipeline, everything we worked on installing came from Germany Every refinery is different and piping and controls systems are built for that refinery, Valves, fittings, pipe are standard, but the layout of the process area is unique to every refinery The control room is the brains of the refinery and it is also purpose built to each refinery. Instrimitation is one of the most complicated jobs in the oilfield, it's hard to get good people in the West to do this I did a job in Australia where the electrical crew messed up some connections and basically fried the control systems. 9 months to build a replacement They have been targeting the cracking towers. I live in Edmonton which produces the components for the oil sands, and the Western Canadian oil patch I could get ahold of Dacro Industries and order a cracking tower to be built and it would take more than a year to complete And we have all the people, material, techniques to start tomorrow Russia does not. From my experience I would put a missile into the control room and the refinery is dead, but they can be quite small and in out of the way places, not easy to target, so they are using the brute force approach -
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Trump Moves Forward with Tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Citing Trade Deficit and Border Issue
So much nastiness on this forum! Like citing facts while replying to a MAGA troll.... 🙂- 1
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Thai Workforce Faces Decline Amid Low Birth Rates, Experts Warn
AP file photo Thailand is on the brink of a demographic challenge as experts sound the alarm over the country's plummeting birth rate and its potential repercussions on the workforce. At the forefront of this call to action is Chalermpol Chamchan, the director of Mahidol University's Institute for Population and Social Research, who warns that without intervention, this trend could significantly shrink Thailand's workforce. Amidst a backdrop of sobering statistics, Thailand's population was recorded at 65,951,210 as of December last year, according to the Bureau of Registration Administration. Yet, the country saw only 462,240 births in 2023—a stark drop below the half-million mark for the first time since 1949, marking four consecutive years where deaths outnumbered births. This is a sharp contrast to the period between 1963 and 1983, when the country experienced over one million births annually. The Thai government's "Give Birth, Great World" campaign, initiated in 2023 by the Ministry of Public Health, was designed to counter this decline by encouraging young couples to start families. Unfortunately, the campaign hasn't yet turned the tide, and Chalermpol urges the government to reassess and enhance these initiatives to make a genuine impact. Thailand's situation is unique in Southeast Asia, being the only nation in the region experiencing such a birth rate decline, a trend more commonly associated with high-income, developed countries. The total fertility rate (TFR) fell to 1.0 last year, even lower than Japan's 1.2, placing Thailand among nations with ultra-low fertility rates, alongside South Korea and Singapore. Looking ahead, the implications of these statistics are daunting. Thailand's population could dwindle to just 40 million within the next 50 years, equating to a loss of about one million people every two years. This demographic shift could drastically impact the country's labour force, potentially reducing it to 22.8 million workers in five decades if the current trajectory remains unchanged. A survey by the Institute for Population and Social Research highlights the gravity of the situation, with about 71% of respondents aged 28 and older recognising the declining birth rate as a critical issue, reported Bangkok Post. However, just 35.8% of these individuals intend to have children, while 30% remain undecided. Chalermpol suggests that with appropriate support mechanisms, those on the fence might be swayed towards parenthood, offering a glimmer of hope for reversing the trend. -- 2025-02-03
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