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Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards ##
There
are no definitive government estimates about the amount of
global trade passing through the South China Sea, but the United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development estimated that 8.4
billion tons—or about half of the world's annual merchant
fleet tonnage—passed through the region in 2010.
A
series of road collapses in South Korea this summer has raised
further questions about safety in a country still reeling from
the deadly Sewol ferry disaster in April. Some say the nation's
economic development rush came at the price of proper
planning and engineering. The government is now scurrying to
restore public confidence, sometimes with inconvenient side
effects.
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Airline Death Spiral ##
The
lowest seasonal supply of jet fuel on record is pushing prices
higher and leading to voluntary restrictions in the New York
region as the nation’s busiest air hub prepares for a holiday
rush.
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Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
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Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
When
politicians become terrified of their people, it's all over. -- RF
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Energy/resources ##
Four
companies have expressed interest in bidding for work on
unconventional gas in Saudi Arabia as the world's top oil
exporter pushes ahead with plans to develop challenging shale
deposits, industry sources said.
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Got food? ##
“Gas
is the feedstock for the fertiliser industry and the short supply of
gas is the biggest challenge before us at
present,” Fertiliser Association of India
Girector-General Satish Chander told Business Standard.
Fuel
scarcity nationwide has led to fishermen in a number of regions
in the country being unable to go out to sea, forcing some
to switch occupations. In Belawan Port, North Sumatra,
hundreds of fishermen are reported to have been unable to catch
fish for the last week due to diesel fuel shortages.
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Environment/health ##
Ebola
Costs By The Numbers - WHO Requires $490 Million To Fight Ebola
As Outbreak Grows
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Intelligence/propaganda/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Although
such crimes are inexcusable, people who don't take precautions and
back up everything are just asking for trouble. In addition to
common-sense anti-virus and anti-malware precautions, keep clones of
your disk and copies of your data on removable media where they are
safe from intruders. -- RF
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Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
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Japan ##
The
truth is that the Japanese and US economies have performed in
lock-step since 2000, and their performances have matched
each other going as far back as 1980. Either Japan’s not in
crisis, or the US has been in crisis for a good thirty-five years.
You can’t have it both ways.
One
recalls the toilet paper panic of the 1970s. -- RF
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China ##
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UK ##
Talk
about echoes! One recalls Dick Cheney's war
that will not end in our lifetimes.
-- RF
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US ##
Land
of the free: Philadelphia
Earns Millions By Seizing Cash And Homes From People Never
Charged With A Crime
63 percent
of Americans that start working by the age of 25 will
be dependent on Social Security, relatives, or charity by
the time they hit 65.
And
finally...
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