Leading News.....
There is still no new news on the Kenya terrorist bombing from last week, though a number of people have been arrested, and the leaders of the task force investigating the Mungiki cult crime family have been replaced.
- The Federal Reserve Banks published their June 13 Reports (see below)
- Companies from all over the world continue to position themselves for the African Telecom gold rush, and new Fiber technology is emerging from Siemens
- Mexico is attracting increasingly complex manufacturers.
- The Federal Reserve published their 13 June Report, known as the Beige Book. The Building Industry has seen increases in Commercial Construction that offsets decreases in Residential Construction. Here are the regional reports for Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, & San Francisco.
- The US Central Bank held hearings on June 6-14 on mortgage issues faced by the residential construction industry.
- This video shows why we need OSHA and Civil and Structural Engineers....
- Home Sales Price drops not are not showing up yet in the data
- The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers will soon be releasing joint regulatory guidancee on Wetlands
- EPA Region 8 has Banned Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells because they contaminate ground water. This will impact salvage yards.
I just posted some new leads, East, West and Central
- The Zimbabwe legislature is about to pass a bill that requires all ISPs to Monitor all Emails and other forms of communications.
- Nokia, the worlds largest cell phone maker, is moving into Africa as it moved into China a few years ago. This is further indication that telecoms are positioning for the African Telecom rush.
- Celtel Nigeria, which offered free roaming to six countries last week, last week, is now offering Free Weekends
- Vodaphone World Wide cut Internet access fees in half this week.
- Siemens has tested new fiber optic cable this is 1mm thick, and carries 1 GPS, is Polymer instead of glass, and can be cut with a razor instead of a diamond edged knife.
- Video demand from sites like Godtube and YouTube are threatening World Wide Bandwidth capacity
Fiji:
- Bainimarama continues to systematically replace existing government workers in key government positions with trusted military men.
- Bainimarama expels New Zeland's Ambasador to Fiji
- Cannon Bill Atwood to be consecrated in August by the Kenya Archbishop as Suffragan Bishop, acting to support American Anglican Churches.
View - Four new Police Officers have been appointed to the Mungiki crime cult Task force. Government - Law
- Fear of recently rampant Somali Pirates cause Kenya aid ship captain to refuse to leave a Kenyan Port for Somalia.
- Yale University conducted a study in 400 year old silver mines in Zacatecas, and found Top Grade Silver in vast quantities that can be mined with new techniques.
- A Mexican cardinal murdered 13 years ago, once thought to be caught in the cross fire of drug gangs, may have been Murdered by radical Masonic cult. The Investigation continues.
- Major American aerospace manufacturing companies have been setting up shop in Mexico.
- Uganda is hosting meeting of the Ministers of Defence of the East African Community, so that they can coordinate the counter terrorism activities. They plan a confederation where all six countries will share a president by 2013.
- Uganda has 1600 peace keepers in Somalia, and none have been killed since they suffered 5 causalities when they arrived. This is possibly because they have reached out to the Somali Clan leaders and established relationships.
