ALLAN'S

Contrary to conventional market narratives in the West thermal coal demand globally has a long runway of growth ahead of it.

Not surprising the growth is driven by relatively poor countries that are more or less following a similar development path to the one the U.S. and Europe pursued ~ 100 years ago.

Resources are scarce in these countries and, like everywhere, reliability is the number 1 priority.For these countries it doesn’t make a lot of sense to invest in a bunch of extra infrastructure for diffuse and intermittent power sources when compared to cheap, reliable coal.
Wind & solar are not perfect substitutes for thermal coal because they are not dispatchable, if you are a poor country with limited resources it makes little sense to invest in intermittent sources when you’d still need thermal backup. VRE is more or less a rich world luxury.
Don’t these poor countries care about climate change and air pollution? Of course they do, but climbing that first rung of the development ladder is much more important to their populations. Put food on the table first, then worry about the air/environment.

The world is still very energy poor on average…roughly 4 million people die prematurely each year from smoke inhalation due to cooking inside the ‘house’ with wood, dung, and charcoal. A further 4-5 million die prematurely each year from general air pollution.
Predictably, the premature deaths from air pollution are geographically centered on these regions that are relatively energy poor. They have a high demand for energy but because of resource scarcity they are forced to burn the cheapest, dirtiest fuels.
You won’t solve climate change without first solving energy poverty, if our climate policies were pragmatic and humane we’d be helping these countries develop faster and make their energy consumption cleaner (for example by assisting w/ scrubbers at thermal coal plants) rather than making them poorer by pricing them out of world energy markets and proclaiming ‘let them eat VRE cake’ like ignorant tyrants. Developing cheap nuclear power plants would be a game changer as nuclear *is* a perfect substitute for coal and is emission and particulate free.
For the foreseeable future though, thermal coal will continue to be the stepping stone out of the morass of energy poverty for billions as it requires the least amount of resources to implement due to its reliability/dispatchability, abundance, storability, and energy density.

AW

We often mistakenly believe that people’s character is fixed.As a result, when we get to hang out with our friend’s and they display bad behaviour,we see as if we made the wrong choice.The reality is we have to live with people the way they want,not how we want,as I would say “sipangwingwi”.A person should know boundaries and doesn’t cross them.Also,be bold enough in time’s to speak about such things to the individual.Let them know where they stand.
Set clear expectations like this: “Tonny, you told me you’re somebody who shows up on time, but four times in the last two weeks, you’ve been late”.
Tonny responds, “But it’s only few mins”.
“few mins each day?But you said you’re a reliable person,that doesn’t add up,that’s going to cause issues “.
When you compromise standards at the personal level, you create a link that low standards are not accepted.
The direct approach towards people gives them the option many people will not take. You’re not going to bat a thousand on people. When you see that people aren’t doing thing’s rightly,you must be clear about your
standards and tell them how they’re falling short. Oftentimes, they will surprise
you by stepping up.
Let’s say that Tommy behaviour continues to be a problem. It gets to a point to let him go, he won’t be surprised because you’ve told him what he needed to improve. You say, “Tommy, I don’t think this is going to be a surprise to you because you were late four times in two weeks, and I told you that’s an issue between us. Even so,you continued to be late. I’m afraid I have no choice but to let you go.”
Straight to the point.

I can sit here and write about the life you may live one day.Writing about the nice thing’s you would come across in this life.For you to achieve this, you’ll endure more anguish more than you could ever imagine, that’s why those who tolerate pain are the one’s who will achieve more in life. As I would quote “Make friend’s with pain and you’ll never be alone”~Ken choulber.
Because at some level you feel the pinch than continuing to put it off and so you have to work it out.
How many times have you procrastinated when you’re about to do a task?You keep putting it off and putting it off until tomorrow is the deadline and BAM! You switch into high gear and get it done right away. What happened? Suddenly it was more painful to keep putting it off than to get it done.
When you first start a diet, it’s painful missing the foods you love. But as you build some momentum, a shift happens; the pain you associate with cheating on your diet and delaying progress outweighs the short blip of pleasure you’d gain from eating your old foods. The pain of cheating on your diet now becomes your friend.
Whether it’s the sugar or someone that finally leaves an abusive relationship, they’ve both reshaped their lives through altering their pain and pleasure associations related to a particular scenario. They’ve both made pain their friend.
Skeptical? Picture a person or a drink that was once a favorite of yours, but now you do everything to avoid.
Pain is an effective way of avoiding unwanted behaviours. Once you make pain your friend, you’ll end up achieving most of your target’s.
Most people mentality is..”No one can change in a day…” Crap!That’s is making a prisoner out of a person.When I made the decision of changing my diet it seemed a bit of a challenge, although later I came to realise It would hold captive of me if I didn’t act.Now I have a new normal and it has become a habit.
Everything you strive for in life is a result of what you’ve associated pain and pleasure with. When you’re able to leverage pain and pleasure in your favor, you’ll be able to create lasting change in your life that isn’t dependent upon the surge of willpower we usually experience when starting a new goal.
I would urge you to focus on your behaviour and all thing’s will align themselves rightfully for an individual.


Making pain your fuel will push you to beat odds you’ve put against yourself.

Written by ALLAN.

*Want to know more about what happens about Kamasutra*
Sex is more than physical and emotional feeling.Almost every book of philosophy have talked about this and the Bible too.As Africans,our culture discouraged sexual immorality with great standard of modesty. More so, than the body exchange of fluid and it has exchange of spirit or rather the soul. The more sexual partners you have the bigger the burden you carry along, stress, self-esteem issues, etc.The more a woman has multiple partners for instance,the more unhappy she is in life and lacks rejuvenation(Hawezi tulia).For a man, it depends with who you’ve had sex with, for instance, if you banged a whore, the more you’ll deal with unclear burdens be it stress and unclear purpose for life.A pure woman was highly recommended for this reason and sluts are highly discouraged. They belonged to the street because the street had all types of souls and stuff.However,  the moral conclusion, always ensure whatever you got will not ruin your life. Vitu za street wacha zibaki hivo(Leave whatever belongs to the street alone).If you’ve hit sluts, take time and cleanse your soul till you regain your soul.To ladies,ensure you’re also PROTECT YOUR PURITY BRETHREN.

*What to know about gambling*
Many consider gambling as to be not harmless but fun, in the end it causes a trigger in one’s life.

A gambling addiction is a progressive addiction that can have many negative psychological, physical, and social repercussions. It is classed as an impulse-control disorder.

The more you continue gambling, it becomes a norm to your life.It reaches a point and now it’s a problem which is very tough for an individual to abandon.

Problem gambling is harmful to psychological and physical health. People who live with this addiction may experience depression, migraine, distress, intestinal disorders, and other anxiety-related problems.

As with other addictions, the consequences of gambling can lead to feelings of despondency and helplessness. In some cases, this can lead to attempts at suicide or even causing harm to people surrounding you.

Over the last decade you’ve seen a spike in the number of youths who are gambling. For instance,Kenya, considering that millions of people are unemployed.So most join the cycle and they’re enslaved to it.For most they’ll end up using their savings hoping to get more,of which they lose and at the helm of it they don’t have anything left. They later end up having mental disorder, that needs treatment.

Because of its harmful consequences, gambling addiction has become a significant public health concern in many countries.