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Gore Administration- Spring 2007
Spring 2007
"Looks like tensions with Russia are becoming greater still with the world..."
"May god be with the people of Virginia Tech..."
"So after the report, we have twisters and tropical storms..."
The Russian-Belarus disputes was seen as another in a long chain of events of the decline of relations between the West and Russia, or perhaps more Russia and more of their neighbors. While the Gore Administration has been attempting to maintain cordial relationships, they also have been working on maintaining American presence over across the world while the Gore Administration's promotion of renewable energy and green fuels over petroleum has led to tensions given how Russia is a massive exporter of coal, petroleum and natural gas. Even with Russia gradually developing into biofuels by taking advtange of their agricultural section, it was still pretty rough. Unsurprisingly, the moves and relations thanks to the Putin Administration of Russia cause some more problems. This was such as how the nation of Georgia accused Russia of having three helicopters firing on the Kodori Gorge, the only area they control over in a break-away autonomous republic of Abkhazia in north-western Georgia. Another incident involving a similar matter were riots done over how Estonia tore down a bonze statue in what would be known as Bronze Night. The statue of the Bronze statue was viewed by the Estonians as a sign of USSR oppression, but to some of the local Russians, they saw it as a sign of pride and its relocation led to a fair bit of riots. On the other hand, Russia and Lativa's rulers managed to finalized an agreement over the borders, showing that not all was troublesome with the global interactions with the Russian bear. Additionally, after 80 years, the Moscow Patriarchate would reunite with the Russian Othodox Church abroad and thus providing further evidence that there was some good news. However, over all, the world, including the United States, was growing warier with the actions of Russian under Putin.
Protests in downtown Tallinn after police cordoned off the streets around the memorial, driving protesters toward the city centre.
On the other hand, not everything was rosy over in the United States. On April 16, thirty-two people are killed over in a horrific massacre going over in Virginia Tech. With this, it has became the deadliest school shooting in the history of the Untied States and the deadliest shooting done over by a lone gunman as of yet. The attacks received international media coverage and while the Americans grieved, the sadness turned to anger over why this has happened, most notably gun laws. It's revealed that the Gunman Seung-Hui Cho was able to buy his firearms legally, despite having a record of mental illness. As such, the debate over gun violence and gun culture exploded within the nation, especially with the previous shootings and murders that have happened as a result. While Cho was noted for his mental illness and he was tried to be medicated under the Gore Administration's expansion of Medicare for youth, at least until he grew too old to apply for the program. However, it did lead back to criticisms on the US's failings over with medical care of the mentally ill along with gun access. However, the latter has come to be more discussed than the former due to the observations that other nations have mentally ill patients, but the gun violence is much lower. As such, questions were raised on the mentally ill and those with violent dispositions being allowed to purchase guns. It would begin an intense debate over gun rights, gun control and overall, a long case that would continue into the future and Gore knew would be a painful debate in the future.
The candlelight vigil on the night of April 17, 2007, taken in front of Burruss Hall
Beyond the tragedy caused over by a lone gunmen, the climate report had led to a growing concern of the environment and for some, surviving the growing problem weather that was going on over time. While not everything was the result of climate change, the fact that the world system was being influenced and threatened, concern and awareness was becoming more vital than ever, even in what would be otherwise a pretty good time for people to live in. In early May of the year, an outbreak of tornadoes was going on and the chaos and disaster that left it struck further into the growingly concerned human mentality. The most disasterous one being in Greensburg, Kansas. Of course, the troubles were just beginning, especially with the beginning of 2007's hurricane season. And it all started with Subtropical Storm Andrea, going over mainly in Florida. The satellite of the Gore administration has been proving vital to send warnings and help to try and minimize the damage, though the concerns of growing danger and hostile weather eveyr years proliferated over in the collective unconscious. While people were getting their care, more systems were being discussed in the hopes of alertness and preparation. This lead to a further increase in the neo-preppers movement. Brought back by the concerns of climate change, it was also influenced by the actions of the Gore administration, such as a greater adherence to science and a growing sense of communication and camaderie than the previous ones. This has led to growing numbers of minority survivalists for example and the effects were also beginning to be seen in pop culture.
The circling clouds of an intense low-pressure system sat off the southeast coast of the United States on May 8, 2007, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image. By the following morning, the storm had developed enough to be classified as a subtropical storm, a storm that forms outside of the tropics, but has many of the characteristics—hurricane-force winds, driving rains, low pressure, and sometimes an eye—of a tropical storm. Although it arrived several weeks shy of the official start of the hurricane season (June 1), Subtropical Storm Andrea became the first named storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm has the circular shape of a tropical cyclone in this image, but lacks the tight organization seen in more powerful storms. By May 9, the storm’s winds reached 75 kilometers per hour (45 miles per hour), and the storm was not predicted to get any stronger, said the National Hurricane Center. Though Subtropical Storm Andrea was expected to remain offshore, its strong winds and high waves pummeled coastal states, prompting a tropical storm watch. The winds fueled wild fires (marked with red boxes) in Georgia and Florida. The wind-driven flames generated thick plumes of smoke that concentrated in a gray-brown mass over Tampa Bay, Florida. Unfortunately for Georgia and Florida, which are experiencing moderate to severe drought, Subtropical Storm Andrea was not predicted to bring significant rain to the region right away, according to reports on the Washington Post Website.
"Looks like tensions with Russia are becoming greater still with the world..."
"May god be with the people of Virginia Tech..."
"So after the report, we have twisters and tropical storms..."
The Russian-Belarus disputes was seen as another in a long chain of events of the decline of relations between the West and Russia, or perhaps more Russia and more of their neighbors. While the Gore Administration has been attempting to maintain cordial relationships, they also have been working on maintaining American presence over across the world while the Gore Administration's promotion of renewable energy and green fuels over petroleum has led to tensions given how Russia is a massive exporter of coal, petroleum and natural gas. Even with Russia gradually developing into biofuels by taking advtange of their agricultural section, it was still pretty rough. Unsurprisingly, the moves and relations thanks to the Putin Administration of Russia cause some more problems. This was such as how the nation of Georgia accused Russia of having three helicopters firing on the Kodori Gorge, the only area they control over in a break-away autonomous republic of Abkhazia in north-western Georgia. Another incident involving a similar matter were riots done over how Estonia tore down a bonze statue in what would be known as Bronze Night. The statue of the Bronze statue was viewed by the Estonians as a sign of USSR oppression, but to some of the local Russians, they saw it as a sign of pride and its relocation led to a fair bit of riots. On the other hand, Russia and Lativa's rulers managed to finalized an agreement over the borders, showing that not all was troublesome with the global interactions with the Russian bear. Additionally, after 80 years, the Moscow Patriarchate would reunite with the Russian Othodox Church abroad and thus providing further evidence that there was some good news. However, over all, the world, including the United States, was growing warier with the actions of Russian under Putin.
Protests in downtown Tallinn after police cordoned off the streets around the memorial, driving protesters toward the city centre.
On the other hand, not everything was rosy over in the United States. On April 16, thirty-two people are killed over in a horrific massacre going over in Virginia Tech. With this, it has became the deadliest school shooting in the history of the Untied States and the deadliest shooting done over by a lone gunman as of yet. The attacks received international media coverage and while the Americans grieved, the sadness turned to anger over why this has happened, most notably gun laws. It's revealed that the Gunman Seung-Hui Cho was able to buy his firearms legally, despite having a record of mental illness. As such, the debate over gun violence and gun culture exploded within the nation, especially with the previous shootings and murders that have happened as a result. While Cho was noted for his mental illness and he was tried to be medicated under the Gore Administration's expansion of Medicare for youth, at least until he grew too old to apply for the program. However, it did lead back to criticisms on the US's failings over with medical care of the mentally ill along with gun access. However, the latter has come to be more discussed than the former due to the observations that other nations have mentally ill patients, but the gun violence is much lower. As such, questions were raised on the mentally ill and those with violent dispositions being allowed to purchase guns. It would begin an intense debate over gun rights, gun control and overall, a long case that would continue into the future and Gore knew would be a painful debate in the future.
The candlelight vigil on the night of April 17, 2007, taken in front of Burruss Hall
Beyond the tragedy caused over by a lone gunmen, the climate report had led to a growing concern of the environment and for some, surviving the growing problem weather that was going on over time. While not everything was the result of climate change, the fact that the world system was being influenced and threatened, concern and awareness was becoming more vital than ever, even in what would be otherwise a pretty good time for people to live in. In early May of the year, an outbreak of tornadoes was going on and the chaos and disaster that left it struck further into the growingly concerned human mentality. The most disasterous one being in Greensburg, Kansas. Of course, the troubles were just beginning, especially with the beginning of 2007's hurricane season. And it all started with Subtropical Storm Andrea, going over mainly in Florida. The satellite of the Gore administration has been proving vital to send warnings and help to try and minimize the damage, though the concerns of growing danger and hostile weather eveyr years proliferated over in the collective unconscious. While people were getting their care, more systems were being discussed in the hopes of alertness and preparation. This lead to a further increase in the neo-preppers movement. Brought back by the concerns of climate change, it was also influenced by the actions of the Gore administration, such as a greater adherence to science and a growing sense of communication and camaderie than the previous ones. This has led to growing numbers of minority survivalists for example and the effects were also beginning to be seen in pop culture.
The circling clouds of an intense low-pressure system sat off the southeast coast of the United States on May 8, 2007, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image. By the following morning, the storm had developed enough to be classified as a subtropical storm, a storm that forms outside of the tropics, but has many of the characteristics—hurricane-force winds, driving rains, low pressure, and sometimes an eye—of a tropical storm. Although it arrived several weeks shy of the official start of the hurricane season (June 1), Subtropical Storm Andrea became the first named storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm has the circular shape of a tropical cyclone in this image, but lacks the tight organization seen in more powerful storms. By May 9, the storm’s winds reached 75 kilometers per hour (45 miles per hour), and the storm was not predicted to get any stronger, said the National Hurricane Center. Though Subtropical Storm Andrea was expected to remain offshore, its strong winds and high waves pummeled coastal states, prompting a tropical storm watch. The winds fueled wild fires (marked with red boxes) in Georgia and Florida. The wind-driven flames generated thick plumes of smoke that concentrated in a gray-brown mass over Tampa Bay, Florida. Unfortunately for Georgia and Florida, which are experiencing moderate to severe drought, Subtropical Storm Andrea was not predicted to bring significant rain to the region right away, according to reports on the Washington Post Website.
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