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To: TobagoJack who wrote (75458)	6/21/2011 3:38:40 AM
From: Hawkmoon	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217588

Dictatorships seldom transition into democracies without considerable resistance and turmoil. They same will occur with China, I fear. But the future lies with which way the Chinese military and soldiers go.. They have the guns and the tanks. And with the one child policy in effect, it's possible neither side wants the kind of revolution that would wipe out complete family lines with each male death. Hawk

To: TobagoJack who wrote (75458)	6/21/2011 4:54:25 AM
From: elmatador	1 Recommendation Respond to of 217588

Moody’s issued a warning on Italy’s higher rated Aa2 debt and said it could conceivably downgrade the country’s credit rating. For Moody’s, Italy faces economic headwinds of macroeconomic structural weaknesses and a likely rise in interest rates over time that potentially curb growth as those borrowing costs rise. The country is also facing the systematic risks of a Greek debt bomb blowing up in the EU, making it harder for countries to convince financial institutions to lend at reasonable rates, if at all. Meanwhile, Brazil’s upgrade comes with a positive outlook on the country’s debt profile, a profile that Moody’s said in a statement was “consistent with the ratings on the higher Baa range.” Moody’s also lauded Brazilian government policies to cool demand for credit in service of sustainable growth. It’s not all rosey. Developed economies like the US, UK, and Spain might be put on a negative credit watch, but their ability to finance their debts remains strong. Most of them are still at the high end of the investment grade universe, while countries like Brazil are still at the lower end. Yet, to stick with the gardening metaphor, there are a lot less weeds growing in the gardens of the big emerging nations than there are in those of the center economies. blogs.forbes.com

To: TobagoJack who wrote (75458)	6/21/2011 8:43:00 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217588

Fitch to consider that Greece has defaulted if private bondholders are 'asked' to contribute to bailout. Makes sense: reuters.com And a rare mistake for China. It is buying more Euro bonds. marketwatch.com

To: TobagoJack who wrote (75458)	6/21/2011 1:33:38 PM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Respond to of 217588

Stone money and cosmic consciousness: <Last year Yamani said that the oil prices were destined to crash in the long term and, the world would never use up the last drop of oil, because it would not need to: 'The Stone Age did not come to an end because we had a lack of stones, and the oil age will not come to an end because we have a lack of oil.' > guardian.co.uk and <When asked whether oil had proved to be a blessing or a curse for oil-producing countries, the Sheikh smiled enigmatically: 'I am worried about the future. If you get money so easily, you relax and you lose your muscles.' > While watching that amazing display of fountains, wealth and listening to "Time to Say Goodbye" [one of my favourite songs], it reminded me of your Thomas Cole final painting of civilisation [and the final painting of his "Voyage of Life" series of 4]. canvasreplicas.com I got prints of that in 1976 when visting Washington. The voyage very quickly reached the river diving off to the right. Dubai is ascendant as are other such places. In 2001, oil was nearer $10 a barrel than $100 a barrel. There is now a very major inflection point in human existence, evolution, and consciousness. This is Teotwawki. Strangely, day by day, nothing much seems to change. A bit like watching babies grow - day by day they are the same, but all of a sudden they are grown up and have left home. Dubai is celebrating the end of the era of the industrial revolution which was powered by burning recycled life and funded in gold. Time to say goodbye indeed. CDMA/OFDM Cyberspace rulz ok. Mqurice