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ponchi101 wrote: Fri Apr 22, 2022 6:35 pm I know of Alberto going to Beto, but Betito is only when you are a little child.
Never heard of Enriquillo. We call those Quique (Key-Kuh). I guess different countries have different ones.
My husband is Enrique, and yes, we call him Quique (or Kike, as I spell it), but also Enriquillo. I hear his older sister say that, maybe because she's often talking to her little kids about him. I guess that's more of a diminutive than a nickname. He calls his adult cousin Betito. I dunno... Jimmy just came to mind, but that's a diminutive of Jim. Anyway, off topic. :)
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Wonder where to put this, so here it goes.
[urlhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/top-lithium-expert-agrees-elon-181259766.html]A top lithium expert agrees with Elon Musk that there’s not enough of the crucial metal to meet booming demand[/url]

So, what do we do? :cry: We can't use oil because it pollutes. And now there is not enough lithium for that brand new, shiny $145,000 Lucid.
There's just too many of us. :cry:
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Recycling, recycling and again recycling. That's about lithium, particularly where large car batteries are concerned.
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Suliso wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 4:43 pm Recycling, recycling and again recycling. That's about lithium, particularly where large car batteries are concerned.
Ah, I knew you would see the bright side of it... ;)
But, there is so much recycling you can do. If the demand outstrips both the mined raw material AND the recycling capacity, then you get to the bottle neck. If we really want to switch all car production to simply EV's, you are talking replacing billions of cars. And then, who knows where the lithium comes from.
I gather we will figure it out, as there are indeed financial rewards.
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Yes, but in medium term more mining is possible too. A life cycle of a car is 15-20 years (several owners).
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Early results of the French presidential election project Macron will defeat Le Pen.
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At least one disaster avoided...
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But Le Pen got around 41% of the vote. The Far Right continues to gain ground.
Sure, the disaster has been avoided, but when 40% of your people are leaning in one direction, they have to be taken into account.
Looks familiar, no?
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True, but if the far right is to gain power it won't be with Le Pen. This was already her 3rd try...
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Who says colonialism isn't a state of mind?

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Yes Mme Macron was there...
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Meanwhile, for the record, we should at least acknowledge Le Pen's willingness to concede the election within a reasonable timeframe after the projections were made (though she failed to congratulate Macron). That's how a democracy works after a fairly lopsided loss. So far, no election officials in Paris or Leon have been threatened with retaliation. And so far, no one seems to be planning to storm the Palais Bourbon.

I'm just sayin'...
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There are people gathering at Le Bastille...
(Not)
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ponchi101 wrote: Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:00 pm There are people gathering at Le Bastille...
(Not)
They did gather but for this...

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Christine Lagarde
@Lagarde
Mes chaleureuses félicitations
@EmmanuelMacron
pour sa réélection à la présidence de la France !
Un leadership fort est essentiel en ces temps incertains et votre engagement européen sans faille continuera à être le bienvenu pour relever les défis auxquels nous sommes confrontés.

Translated from French by Google

My warm congratulations
@EmmanuelMacron
for his re-election as President of France!
Strong leadership is essential in these uncertain times and your unwavering European commitment will continue to be welcome in addressing the challenges we face.

Central bankers usually keep quiet about stuff like this but here we are. That's how important this election was.
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