Global+Picture

= = Our Global Picture

=1. Our World Leaders= - Names, the countries they lead. Please add to the list of world leaders.



Stephen Harper, Canada





[|Mr. Barack Obama, The United States of America]

Was destroyed by U.P.N.

Queen Elizabeth II, Commonwealth realms

Current Commonwealth realms
[|French]: //Elizabeth Deux, par la grâce de Dieu Reine du Royaume-Uni, du Canada et de ses autres royaumes et territoires, Chef du Commonwealth, Défenseur de la Foi//[|[3]] || ||
 * ~ Country ||~ Monarchy ||~ Date[|[* 1]] ||~ Queen's Title ||~ Royal Standard ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg/22px-Flag_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda.svg.png width="22" height="15" caption="Antigua and Barbuda" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda"]] **[|Antigua and Barbuda]** || [|Monarchy of Antigua and Barbuda] || 1981 || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. || None ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Australia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.png width="22" height="11" caption="Australia" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia"]] **[|Australia]** || [|Monarchy of Australia] || [|1942][|[* 2]] || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Royal_Standard_of_Australia.svg/50px-Royal_Standard_of_Australia.svg.png width="50" height="25" caption="Royal Standard of Australia.svg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Standard_of_Australia.svg"]] ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png width="22" height="11" caption="The Bahamas" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas"]] **[|The Bahamas]** || [|Monarchy of the Bahamas] || 1973 || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. || None ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Barbados.svg/22px-Flag_of_Barbados.svg.png width="22" height="15" caption="Barbados" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados"]] **[|Barbados]** || [|Monarchy of Barbados] || 1966 || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Barbados and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Royal_Standard_of_Barbados.svg/50px-Royal_Standard_of_Barbados.svg.png width="50" height="25" caption="Royal Standard of Barbados.svg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Standard_of_Barbados.svg"]] ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Flag_of_Belize.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belize.svg.png width="22" height="15" caption="Belize" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize"]] **[|Belize]** || [|Monarchy of Belize] || 1981 || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Belize and of Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth || None ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Canada.svg/22px-Flag_of_Canada.svg.png width="22" height="11" caption="Canada" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada"]] **[|Canada]** || [|Monarchy of Canada] || [|1931] || [|English]: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Grenada.svg/22px-Flag_of_Grenada.svg.png width="22" height="13" caption="Grenada" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada"]] **[|Grenada]** || [|Monarchy of Grenada] || 1974 || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Grenada and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth || None ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/22px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png width="22" height="11" caption="Jamaica" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica"]] **[|Jamaica]** || [|Monarchy of Jamaica] || 1962 || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Jamaica and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Royal_Standard_of_Jamaica.svg/50px-Royal_Standard_of_Jamaica.svg.png width="50" height="25" caption="Royal Standard of Jamaica.svg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Standard_of_Jamaica.svg"]] ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/22px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png width="22" height="11" caption="New Zealand" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand"]] **[|New Zealand]** || [|Monarchy of New Zealand] || [|1947] || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Royal_Standard_of_New_Zealand.svg/50px-Royal_Standard_of_New_Zealand.svg.png width="50" height="25" caption="Royal Standard of New Zealand.svg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Standard_of_New_Zealand.svg"]] ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg/22px-Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea.svg.png width="22" height="17" caption="Papua New Guinea" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea"]] **[|Papua New Guinea]** || [|Monarchy of Papua New Guinea] || 1975 || Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Papua New Guinea and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth || None ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg/22px-Flag_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis.svg.png width="22" height="15" caption="Saint Kitts and Nevis" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis"]] **[|Saint Kitts and Nevis]** || [|Monarchy of Saint Kitts and Nevis] || 1983 || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Saint Christopher and Nevis and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth || None ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Saint_Lucia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Saint_Lucia.svg.png width="22" height="11" caption="Saint Lucia" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucia"]] **[|Saint Lucia]** || [|Monarchy of Saint Lucia] || 1979 || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Saint Lucia and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth || None ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg/22px-Flag_of_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines.svg.png width="22" height="15" caption="Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines"]] **[|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]** || [|Monarchy of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines] || 1979 || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth || None ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Flag_of_the_Solomon_Islands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Solomon_Islands.svg.png width="22" height="11" caption="Solomon Islands" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands"]] **[|Solomon Islands]** || [|Monarchy of the Solomon Islands] || 1978 || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Solomon Islands and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth || None ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tuvalu.svg/22px-Flag_of_Tuvalu.svg.png width="22" height="11" caption="Tuvalu" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu"]] **[|Tuvalu]** || [|Monarchy of Tuvalu] || 1978 || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Tuvalu and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth || None ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png width="22" height="11" caption="United Kingdom" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom"]] **[|United Kingdom]** || [|Monarchy of the United Kingdom] || n/a[|[* 3]] || Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith || [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Royal_Standard_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Royal_Standard_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png width="50" height="25" caption="Royal Standard of the United Kingdom.svg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Standard_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg"]][[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Royal_Standard_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_Scotland.svg/50px-Royal_Standard_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_Scotland.svg.png width="50" height="25" caption="Royal Standard of the United Kingdom in Scotland.svg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Standard_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_Scotland.svg"]] ||



=2. Current News= []

Please click on this web site, read the article and respond to it. Possible discussions are:
 * To what extent does this mark a change in global politics?
 * To what extent will there be ramifications for Canada?
 * Do you believe this is a positive, negative or neutral announcement and why?

Dan's comment was: " The president added, "I say this not to sow fear, but to state a fact: the magnitude of our challenges has yet to be met by the measure of our action." -http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090923/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_37

That statement concerns me for some reason, probably cause what he said earlier almost sounded like he WAS trying to sow fear. I just found it funny... and concerning, did I mention concerning? Ya, I'm pretty sure I did. Ya, I totally did. "Why would they print that whole exchange?"-Strong Bad, http://www.homestarrunner.com/compycatalog.html

But getting off the topic of Strong bad, No matter how sweet he is, These are my answers to the questions:


 * I think that Obama made a real stand during that... discussion. To summarize what he said, We're not getting pushed around, you get what you put into it, and you guys need to get off your butts and put some effort into this changing the world thing./ Now, I don't support all of Obama's ideas. But, I do think that when he said, "Just as no nation can wall itself off from the world, no one nation - no matter how large, no matter how powerful - can meet these challenges alone," I think that it was like a kick in the shins for those other presidents and prime ministers/leaders of the U.N. that were there to actually get something out of it, and that was one of those statements that real got me, and made me like..."wow", and so, I think that his speech effects global politics through showing people that Obama isn't going to do all the work, and he's being humble by saying that he is going to need help. Which for me personally, is really cool :)
 * BUT!! Next question, I'm thinking that It won't effect Canada too much, but still, If Obama needs help for some things, he's going to need help for a few others. See, as a free country, we haven't needed to assist or participate as much in was and such because we've fought our battle, AND WON!!! Nevertheless, we being neighbors to the states, might have to pitch in a bit more than other countries. Someday we might get a note in our canadian mailboxes where Obama is asking us how the weather is up here, of maybe if there are any changes in the stocks, of if he can come to superstore!! I'm sure him and Stephan Harper have conversations like that all the time... or maybe on Facebook!! I wonder if he has facebook, hmmm..... (if anyone of you have seen Up, then you know the phrase, "Squirrel!" That's what my friend says about me, but I wonder why she would, anyways. (sorry, that's just kinda who I am)) But I think that Canada might be asked to do things that we didn't have to do in the past. Which in itself isn't per-say bad, well i hope not, but it shall be very different.
 * I'm thinking that it is a positive thing, but yet, can be bad. Positive in the way that Obama was brave enough to say that it's not all on the USA's shoulders, but this is our world, our problems, and for me, that shows a cool sign of leadership in itself.
 * Negative? I sorta talked about that in my paragraph.
 * I honestly can say that what he said couldn't be taken neutrally, but I don't know how those people's brains work, so I can't speak for them. For me, I'm not thinking neutral.

So, you've been reading opinions/question answering with Daniel. Most of you may be think, "Oh my goodness, we should get Daniel professional help." if you're not, then you are probably the first:) But everything I put is my opinion, and questions answered in the sweet way of Danielness! (totally not a word). But, hope that maybe I threw some stuff in your mind to process! (start discussions)

Sincerely,

Dan. 1,2,3,and 4, (the silent one)

This marks a massive change in Global politics. The United States is now clearly more open to working with, however the U.S. has also made it clear that while they are willing to work with other nations they expect help. This means the U.N. has to re-mobalize as they no longer have an excuse for sitting around. The U.S. has also made it clear that they wish to make stronger relationships with countries such as Russia and North Korea. Furthermore Obamas words mean that our own Prime Minister must look into further aiding other countries, I dont think that much will change for Canadians other than we will probably start to see more advertisements and encouragements to become more involved. For example there will probably end up being more pro Canadian Forces ads and encouragements. For the most part I believe that this willl have positive effects, as countries sharing a planet we need to stop querrling for a while and get our planet back into shape. Although it has great potential to be positive it also unfortunately has potential to be negative as countries in the U.N. could take offense. Mike.