Midas Touch: The Curse of Gold

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Combined wealth of world’s billionaires climbed to USD6.0 trillion in 2016

Legend held that billions of people on Earth died of starvation because the billionaires turned everything into gold, with the masses scavenging the waste left behind…

Background:
The total wealth of the world’s billionaires grew by USD892 billion (17%) from USD5.1 trillion to USD6.0 trillion, and their numbers rose by 145 (10%) to 1,542 in 2016. “This continued the long-term trend of billionaire outperformance that was twice the 8.5% rise in the MSCI AC World Index, and far more than the 5.8% nominal GDP growth figure,” a report said.

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Significant Earthquake Strikes Offshore California

Heba-453T

M4.3 quake occurs 32km SW of Lompoc, CA –USGS

EQ Details:
Magnitude: 4.3 mw
Location (uncertainty): 34.421°N 120.678°W (±0.5 km)
Depth (uncertainty): 4.3 km (±1.1)
Origin Time: 2017-10-26 20:38:51.340 UTC
Number of Phases: 83
Minimum Distance: 21.8 km (0.20°)
Travel Time Residual: 0.25 s
Azimuthal Gap: 218°
FE Region: OFFSHORE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA (43)

Iceland’s Latest Seismicity

M 4.6 – 119km S of Akureyri, Iceland
Location: 64.609°N 18.002°W
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2017-10-27 00:16:43 (UTC)

M 4.6 – 118km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland
Location: 64.643°N 17.559°W
Depth: 10.0 km
Time: 2017-10-26 23:26:35 (UTC)

JFK Assassination: The Why and the How

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How the JFK Assassination ensured the rise of permanent war economy

Background:

John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas while riding in a presidential motorcade in Dealey Plaza. JFK was riding with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally, who was also shot and seriously wounded, and his wife, Nellie.

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