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Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards ##
Fifty-four
percent of jobs in the 28-member European Union are at risk of
advances in computerization, according to a study by
economist Jeremy Bowles published by Bruegel, a Brussels-based
research organization.
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Airline Death Spiral ##
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Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Fighters
from the Nusra Front, al Qaida’s official affiliate in Syria,
on Tuesday seized three strategic towns on the border with
Turkey in a major blow to U.S.-backed moderate rebels.
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Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
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Energy/resources ##
The
main surprise, at the moment, is how rapidly the situation
is deteriorating in so many of the countries that supply oil
and gas to the world. Sadly the headlines will only cover
one or two of these at a time. As a result the overall trends
are missed as headlines instead focus on the very small
changes driven more by sentiment and political perspective than
by the realities of the medium, and even short-term oil and gas
supply situation.
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Got food? ##
Two-thirds
of fresh retail chicken in UK contaminated with campylobacter
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Environment/health ##
Conservationists
once thought that bats flew into blades accidentally, but wildlife
experts now believe they get 'the bends' from the pressure change
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Intelligence/propaganda/security/internet/cyberwar ##
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Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
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Japan ##
Rises
in consumer electricity prices, caused in part by a backlog
of unbuilt PV projects, could put Japan's solar industry
in serious danger of losing support, a Tokyo-based analyst
has warned.
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China ##
Multi-story
buildings will all become unusable without affordable electricity. --
RF
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UK ##
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US ##
And
finally...
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