tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post4124921385309416235..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2017-09-11Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-68016385891197454072017-09-14T07:08:42.492-05:002017-09-14T07:08:42.492-05:00Good luck to us all!Good luck to us all!Jonny Mnemonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-91060449241858144352017-09-14T06:45:55.694-05:002017-09-14T06:45:55.694-05:00Hey Jonny, I'm from Adelaide (Kaurna country),...Hey Jonny, I'm from Adelaide (Kaurna country), where the bus caught on fire. West Terrace, on the edge of the CBD, is about 9kms from the actual beach... but I guess that doesn't make much difference in the end, huh? <br />It was just a bit weird reading "coastal Adelaide", since the main metro area now sprawls 80+km along the coast; we wouldn't consider the CBD to be coastal, is all!<br />Semantics, right... yet hydrogen sulphide doesn't care about that!<br />Best,<br />Bearingwitness Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-58104865785676493002017-09-13T07:49:10.124-05:002017-09-13T07:49:10.124-05:00Well, technically, you CAN eat gold. It's comp...Well, technically, you CAN eat gold. It's completely non-reactive and it won't be digested, and you'll spend more of your body's energy trying to digest it, but it won't hurt you. But you'd probably get a tiny bit of nourishment from eating cellulose-based fiat currency in paper form. A one-dollar bill would be worth as much nutritional value as a hundred-dollar bill too, so you could really stretch your household food budget out that way, once there's no ACTUAL food. 'Let them eat cash.'Jonny Mnemonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-27797575453723996812017-09-13T07:24:29.732-05:002017-09-13T07:24:29.732-05:00Tanzania's Mining Sector Just Collapsed
Irma ...Tanzania's Mining Sector Just Collapsed<br /><br />Irma may have caused losses of up to 30 percent on some major ag crops in Florida<br /><br />Study shows impact of global warming on coffee production<br />New climate research suggests Latin America will face major declines in coffee-growing regions, as well as bees, which help coffee to grow.<br /><br />Hurricane Irma brings fears of surge, sewers and toxins to Tampa area<br /><br />Education revolution: 'AI machines will replace teachers', claims academic<br /><br />Forget Equifax. Facebook and Google Have the Data That Should Worry You<br />Those companies, plus Slack, Tinder, and a half-dozen others, possess more than enough financial and personal data for hackers to steal our identities and, possibly, rack up fraudulent charges. They also have private messages, photographs, and most of our secrets.<br />Not to mention that intelligence agencies hoover up the information and use it to populate their databases. -- RF<br /><br />'Variable Speed Limits' allow police to change speed limits on a whim<br /><br />Scammers Are Constructing Fake People to Get Real Credit Cards<br /><br />A depressed man with a smiling face [like Tom!]: Jorgen Randers speaks at the Summer School of the Club of Rome in Florence<br />Jorgen Randers' speech at the Summer School at the Club of Rome has been dramatically different from the standard speech dealing with sustainability. Randers defined himself as a "depressed man with a smiling face" and he summarized his 47 years of work to promote sustainability as an utter failure. "We are worse off now," he said, "than we were 50 years ago. <br /><br />U.S. job openings at record high; qualified workers scarce<br />And the shortage of qualified workers will only worsen. Childraising, education, and training in high-tech industrial societies are energy-intensive endeavors, and net energy decline makes them progressively more difficult. -- RF<br /><br />Without air conditioning, steamy Florida yearns for power<br /><br />As the debt bubble grows: US Gross National Debt to Spike by 800 Billion Dollars in October.<br /><br />America's Fiscal Doomsday Machine<br /><br />Americans Seen "Flirting With Financial Disaster" As 2Q Credit Card Debt Soars Back To 2008 Highs<br /><br />Housing Bubble Symmetry: Look Out Below<br /><br />Three Massive Bubbles in 17 Years: When Will This One Bust? A 60% Decline Coming?<br /><br />Real Male Earnings Below 1973 Level: Median Household Income Improvement Entirely Due to Rising Female Earnings<br /><br />U.S. Cities Report Least Optimism About Finances Since 2012Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-25623859906449898162017-09-13T07:24:24.508-05:002017-09-13T07:24:24.508-05:00News Links, September 13, 2017
Rice Farmer
http:/...News Links, September 13, 2017<br />Rice Farmer <br />http://ricefarmer.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Deutsche Bank Warns: 'The Dollar Is In Trouble'<br /><br />King Dollar No More?<br /><br />Buy Gold for Long Term as "Fiat Money Is Doomed" [can't eat it and it too can't buy non-existent food]<br /><br />Alexion cutting 600 jobs and moving headquarters in major shakeup<br /><br />Wells Fargo cuts 120 more jobs in Fort Mill, S.C.<br /><br />Jamie Dimon Slams Bitcoin as a 'Fraud' [pot calling kettle?]<br /><br />'THAAD' anti-missile system can't protect South Korea from missile attacks by itself<br /><br />Trump review leans toward proposing mini-nuke<br /><br />Middle-East Tensions Soar After Critical Phone Call<br /><br />Is Duterte's family involved in the drug trade?<br /><br />Trump to weigh more aggressive U.S. strategy on Iran - sources<br /><br />Of course the reason the U.S. invades other countries for oil<br /><br />U.N.: Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya is 'textbook ethnic cleansing'<br /><br />Average US gas price jumps after Harvey shuts refineries<br />Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that it was the biggest price hike recorded by the Lundberg Survey since 2011.<br /><br />Goldman: Harvey, Irma Cause 900,000 Bpd Drop In Demand<br /><br />China Sends One of the West's Most Critical Materials Soaring<br />Tungsten, used to harden steel in ballistic missiles and in drill bits, has surged more than 50 percent in the last two months amid growing concern about supply cutbacks in China, where about 80 percent of the metal comes from. The country is clamping down on polluting mines and enforcing production quotas.<br /><br />Unknown Oil & Gas Deal Just Changed The Global Energy Balance<br />One of the biggest energy stories this year has been Russia's Rosneft buying India's Essar Oil — giving the Russian company a firm grip on one of the world's biggest emerging oil and gas markets.<br /><br />India Sees Lowest Fuel Demand Growth In 14 Years<br />India reached a 14-year low in fuel demand as the effects of a massive flooding event that unfolded over the past few weeks become clearer.<br /><br />[continued below]<br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-43489038925161867802017-09-13T06:38:50.535-05:002017-09-13T06:38:50.535-05:00NASA and University Researchers Find Link Between ...NASA and University Researchers Find Link Between Amazon Fires and Devastating Hurricanes<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/09/a-link-between-amazon-fires-and.html<br /><br />Chris Hedges on the floods as the final stage of civilisation <br /><br />The Great Flood<br />"We are entering this final phase of civilization, one in which we are slashing the budgets of the very agencies that are vital to prepare for the devastation ahead."<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/09/chris-hedges-on-floods-as-final-stage.html<br /><br />Civilizations over the past 6,000 years have unfailingly squandered their futures through acts of colossal stupidity and hubris. We are probably not an exception.<br /><br />Droughts, floods, famines and disease will eventually see the collapse of social cohesion in large parts of the globe, including U.S. coastal areas. The insecurity, hunger and desperation among the dispossessed of the earth will give rise to ad hoc militias, crime and increased acts of terrorism. The Pentagon report “An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States Security” is blunt. “Disruption and conflict will be endemic features of life,” it grimly concludes. <br /><br />The damage suffered by Houston, Tampa and Miami is not an anomaly. It is the beginning of the end. Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee. [more]<br /><br />Atlantic storm update - 09/12/2017 <br /><br /><br />This year hurricane strength and course have become more difficult to forecast and hurricanes are acting in strange ways.<br />A hurricane season like no other<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/09/atlantic-storm-update-09122017.html<br /><br />[~ 8 min. video and the linked article and short text below]<br /><br />Weird: Remnants of Irma Now in Mississippi, Entering Louisiana<br /><br />The remnants of Hurricane Irma are not doing what forecasters thought. Weather experts believed the remnants would move northwest into Tennessee. Instead, they are moving west/southwest and now cover Mississippi, are entering Louisiana and heading back toward the Gulf!<br /><br />One wonders if the storm could re-form upon entering Gulf Waters?<br /><br />[also an update on Jose]<br />What is Jose doing?<br /><br />Jose Less Threatening, But Vigilance Still Required<br />Dr. Jeff Masters <br /><br />[followed by this one on a coming storm to Britain]<br />UK Weather Forecast: Storm Aileen To Pummel Britain With 75mph Gusts<br /><br />[and this]<br />Charleston, S.C. Submerged by Irma Flooding<br />[~ 2 min. video and this text]<br />Despite being downgraded to a tropical storm, former hurricane Irma sent four feet (1.2 metres) of ocean water into downtown Charleston, South Carolina on Monday. (Sept. 12)<br /><br />Image of the Day: Satellite view of Florida at night before and after Hurricane Irma <br />http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2017/09/image-of-day-satellite-view-of-florida.html<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-34324706081621864402017-09-13T06:38:45.290-05:002017-09-13T06:38:45.290-05:00There's an awful lot of bus accidents lately, ...There's an awful lot of bus accidents lately, killing a lot of people. Of course buses are just a subset of all the vehicles having problems, whether it's driver related or just erupting into flames. Substituting small planes is appropriate too, not to mention boats. So pretty much ANY means of travel or moving stuff (including people) around is increasingly dangerous. What do they all have in common? The atmosphere, which, as Jonny points out, is becoming saturated with toxic, flammable gases.<br /><br />Here's some more ways to die:<br />Family of three die after falling into volcanic crater in Italy<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/family-three-die-falling-volcanic-crater-italy-141505700.html<br /><br />Staffie that mauled owner to death was on crack cocaine at the time<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/staffie-mauled-owner-death-crack-cocaine-time-074447920.html<br /><br />A Staffordshire Bull Terrier that mauled its owner to death after being filmed by the BBC had eaten crack cocaine, an inquest has heard.<br /><br />The dog, called Major, tore into his owner Mario Perivoitos’ neck and face just after he had taken part in a documentary about drugs, called Drugs Map Britain. [more] <br /><br />China faces double danger from typhoons as Talim and Doksuri threaten to strike coastline <br />https://www.sott.net/article/361848-China-faces-double-danger-from-typhoons-as-Talim-and-Doksuri-threaten-to-strike-coastline<br /><br />Ten provinces in China's wealthiest coastal regions could be hit by two powerful typhoons within 24 hours, the government has warned. [more; it's still a ways off, anything can happen]<br /><br />[more here]<br />Wednesday, 13 September 2017<br />Typhoon Talim headed for China <br /><br />Hundreds of thousands could be evacuated as ‘giant’ typhoon set to hit southeastern China this week<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/09/typhoon-talim-headed-for-china.html<br /><br />[see also, embedded article and news report below]<br />Southern China seeing more typhoons than usual this year – with another on the way<br /><br />Tropical storm kills three in Philippines [~ 30 sec. news report]<br /><br />Hurricane Irma: Severe damages to Cuban agriculture<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/09/damages-to-cuban-agriculture-from.html<br /><br />What Will Happen To Indian Subcontinent’s ~2 Billion People As Temperatures Soar?<br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2017/09/abrupt-climate-change-ion-indian.html<br /><br />[continued below]<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819564675299071481noreply@blogger.com