Chinese slowdown is biggest threat to prosperity, says WEF – Times Online

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Economy, Capital Markets, China, Faces, Future World, Global Commodity, Lead, Mankind, prosperity, S Trading, Sharp, Slowdown, Social Unrest, Trading Partners, Unemployment, World Economic Forum

A sharp slowdown in China is one of the biggest threats to future prosperity, the World Economic Forum said in its latest assessment of the risks that mankind faces.
A slowdown could lead to serious unemployment and social unrest in China and badly hit the country’s trading partners, as well as global commodity and capital markets,…
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Dubai’s the World: Empty Islands After Property Bust – TIME

Posted by Matt in November 1st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Dubai, 21st Century, 50 Million, Apex, Boom, Celebrities, Developers, Dollar Project, Dubai, Excesses, Headlines, Ingenuity, Invitation, Mankind, Multibillion Dollar, Point Of View, Property Bust, Spits, Sportsmen, Tycoons

Depending on your point of view, the World is either the apex of mankind’s ingenuity or a cautionary tale about the feverish excesses of Dubai’s 21st century boom. Each island was selling for $15 million to $50 million, by invitation only: its developers were pitching the spits of land to tycoons, sportsmen and celebrities. But [...]

Forecast – Future Pandemics as of 6-3-2009

Posted by Matt in June 3rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in 2009Q2, Disease, American Midwest, Animal Group, Chicken Group, Chile, Close Match, Factory Farming, Farming Practices, Flu Outbreak, Flu Pandemic, Genetic Uniformity, Granjas, Herds, Incubators, Industrialization, Mankind, Misuse Of Antibiotics, North Amer, Pandemic, Pandemics, Pig, Probability, Raising Chickens, Raising Pigs, Resistant Bacteria, Smithfield Foods, Swine Flu, Swine Veterinarians, There Have Been Dozens, Vera Cruz Mexico, Virus, World Health Organization

Mankind has raised the probability of future pandemics due to the industrialization of animal raising. Thousands of pigs and chickens are crammed together in close spaces. This facilitates of spreading of disease within an animal group. Additionally, should a human handler introduce a virus into the pig or chicken group at a particular location, then [...]

For Iran, It’s Apocalypse Now

Posted by Matt in May 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Apocalypse, Apocalypse Now, Ayatollahs, Catalyst, Centuries, Divine Destiny, Evolution, Iran, Iranian President Mahmoud, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mankind, Precipitate, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Presidential Election

Since first taking office, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned an imminent apocalypse awaits mankind — for which Iran will be the catalyst. With his impending re-election, Ahmadinejad’s threats need be taken seriously.
Ahmadinejad believes this apocalypse has been in the making for eleven centuries. He — and his bosses, the ayatollahs — believe divine [...]