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Airline Death Spiral ##
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Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Iraq
is one of the most bombed-out places in the world, with an
estimated 50 million landmines and other munitions that could
detonate at any time.
Jewish
settlers in the West Bank threw stones at the armored cars of
two U.S. consular officials Friday, according to several
reports. During a tense standoff, the diplomats’ security
guards reportedly drew their weapons.
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Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
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Energy/resources ##
The
energy project appears to be one of the first suspended in
Saudi Arabia in response to the halving of the oil price in the
last six months.
But
Ansolabehere also found that Americans do not have a good grasp of
the true cost of solar and wind, nor are they willing
to shoulder that cost. They believe solar and wind are cheaper
than nuclear power and oil, which they perceive to be the most
expensive sources.
But
they won't save industrial civilization. -- RF
Linn
Energy LLC cut its 2015 capital budget by 53 percent to $730
million, joining other oil and gas producers in reducing
expenditure in response to falling oil prices.
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Got food? ##
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Environment/health ##
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Intelligence/propaganda/security/internet/cyberwar ##
At
a Chaos Computer Club convention, hacker Starbug suggests
notable people wear gloves.
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Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
With
the debate over corporal punishment heating up, some parents who
want to spank their children are asking the police to supervise
to make sure they won’t get into legal trouble.
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Japan ##
Japan
will step up its search for methane hydrate in fiscal 2015,
expanding both seabed and drilling surveys toward a goal of
commercializing the energy source as early as 2023.
Waste
of time and money. -- RF
In
a land where service is king, a few big retailers are
committing lèse-majesté. They are replacing checkout clerks
with machines.
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China ##
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UK ##
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US ##
Coverage
long considered the gold standard of health insurance now often
requires workers to pay so much out-of-pocket that many feel
they must skip doctor visits, put off medical procedures, avoid
filling prescriptions and ration pills — much as the
uninsured have done.
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