Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Theresa May is the new PM in United Kingdom; and can HRC become new President of US soon!

Theresa May became the new Prime Minister six days ago, in London as David Cameron is leaving 10 Downing Street. Since Theresa is the new PM, does her office promotion mean an easy path for Hillary Rodham Clinton for the US presidential race? Let's run down the female leaders of the world, starting with Angela Merkel (Europe's strongest woman in power). Angela Merkel has been in power in Germany, Europe's economic bellwether; since 2005. That's 11 years of good laws in Europe's strongest economy. Let's not forget Christine Lagarde, the IMF managing director. IMF is not a foreign country, but the International Monetary Fund is '189 countries working together to stabilize monetary devices.' If you are from Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon is a home country name. She is the first minister of Scotland, and the leading lady in power. Myanmar (formerly Burma) is back in the limelight, as Aung San Suu Kyi is a Nobel Peace Prize leader in a new democracy in Yangon. Finally, Taiwan has a female leader in Tsai Ing-Wen. She is the new president of Taiwan since January of this year. Tsai is a Cornell University grad. and she was former Mayor of Taipei. Taiwan was my home for three years in the 1980s, and my family remembers the three good years in the island nation. As a recap, seven world leaders have been mentioned in this post. The nations of Taiwan, Germany, UK, Myanmar, and Scotland are in this post. Christine Lagarde is IMF chief, and she is a former French lawyer. Recently, the IMF cut global growth by almost 1% due to the recent 'Brexit' disaster. In the world's mind, surviving 'Brexit' is the next task for Theresa May to undertake. She leads England, and Wales through one of the toughest times since World War II. Hope you the reader enjoyed this post. In less than four months, American voters will vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Rodham Clinton. May Hillary become the first female President of the strongest world economy. Enjoy the picture above of 10 Downing Street, London. It is the new home of Theresa May, and the former home of Margaret Thatcher (and other prominent Prime Ministers of UK including David Cameron, John Major, and Tony Blair). Au revoir!

Saturday, July 9, 2016

KD sweepstakes are over; plus other NBA free agent signings, trades too

Five days ago, Kevin Durant announced his decision to leave Oklahoma City. He signed with the Golden State Warriors for a 2 year deal, worth $54.3 million. But, his contract is not the richest one in these crazy NBA free agent signings. Mike Conley Jr. signed a 5 year deal, worth $153 million to stay with the Memphis Grizzlies. This contract is the largest one in NBA history. Many people faulted KD for signing with Golden State, as he joined the team that beat OK City in the 2016 NBA western conference finals. He broke up the collaborative duo of Westbrook and Durant, two of OK City's finest. In other NBA trades and signings, Derrick Rose is going to play for NY Knicks next year; along with his former Chicago teammate, Joakim Noah. Jeremy Lin signed with the Brooklyn Nets. Then, there's the huge news that Dwyane Wade signed with the Chicago Bulls for a two year deal. Finally, Pau Gasol is signing with the San Antonio Spurs for a two year deal. It makes San Antonio stronger, so they can compete with Golden State. Speaking of the Warriors, they lost Leandro Barbosa and other key players. Here's the list of former Warriors: Festus Ezeli, Brandon Rush, Leandro Barbosa, Andrew Bogut, Harrison Barnes, and Marreese Speights. In addition to Kevin Durant signing with Golden State Warriors, Zaza Pachulia and David West signed with the Warriors in the past few days. There are a lot of deals, which were not mentioned in this blog post. The NBA 2016-2017 season is only 105 days aways. Hope the Cleveland Cavaliers do not repeat as NBA champions. The warriors might be the favorite, according to the Las Vegas bettors. Hope you like the picture above of Luol Deng, the former Miami Heat player. He is leaving Miami for the LA Lakers, in a four year deal. Lakers signed Timofey Mozgov, and they received Jose Calderon from the Chicago Bulls. Hope the Lakers can improve their winning percentage next year, with the new additions.