China’s Unspoken "Catastrophe" – 11.6% OfThePopulation, Or 114 Million, HaveDiabetes: MoreThanTheUS http://feedly.com/k/15zmspK While China was absorbing all the best that the "West" had to export to it over the past three decades (credit cards, MTV, inflation, apps, youtube), it was also importing the worst. Such as a sedentary, lazy lifestyle which at a massive social scale, usually has one inevitable conclusion – diabetes. And even … Seguir leyendo China’s Unspoken «Catastrophe» – 11.6% Of The Population, Or 114 Million, Have Diabetes: More Than The US

Real MinimumWagesAroundtheWorld http://feedly.com/k/1cGZJY5 clickforginormousgraphic by lisamahapatra. Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually. shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Real Minimum Wages Around the World

U.S. LightVehicleSalesincreaseto 16.0 millionannualrateinAugust http://feedly.com/k/1ajOqaU Based on an estimatefromWardsAuto, light vehicle sales were at a 16.02 million SAAR in August. That is up 11% from August 2012, and up 2.6% from the sales rate last month. This was above the consensus forecast of 15.8 million SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rate). This graph shows the historical light vehicle sales from the BEA (blue) and an estimate … Seguir leyendo U.S. Light Vehicle Sales increase to 16.0 million annual rate in August

Triple shocksthreatenEurope’ssicklyanddeformedrecovery – Telegraph http://feedly.com/k/13f0N2y shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Triple shocks threaten Europe’s sickly and deformed recovery – Telegraph

Grecia: Latroikainsta a Atenas a liquidarsuindustriaarmamentística http://feedly.com/k/14YV5Dc La troika (UE-BCE-FMI) rechazó el 3 de septiembre el plan del Gobierno encaminado a reestructurar las empresas de defensa Larco (metalurgia), Elvo (vehículos), Eas (sistemas de defensa), juzgándolo de “irreal, inviable y sin resultados”. La troika desea una solución más firme para estas empresas deficitarias y gravemente endeudadas, como su declaración en quiebra y el despido de sus … Seguir leyendo Grecia: La troika insta a Atenas a liquidar su industria armamentística

Guest Post: HaveAdvancesInConsumerElectronicsReachedDiminishingReturns? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zerohedge/feed/~3/RRDEhTx_KRU/story01.htm SubmittedbyCharlesHugh-SmithofOfTwoMindsblog, Consumerandcommercialelectronicdevicesin 2053 arelikelytolookandperformalmostexactlyliketheydotoday. CorrespondentMark G. recentlyproposedaninterestinganalogybetweenthetechnologicalproductcycleofcommercialaircraftandconsumerelectronics. Aerospace technology experienced a Golden Age of rapid technological development that leveled off once fundamental technologies had matured. Investment in further advances reached a point of diminishing return: the cost of squeezing out modest gains exceeded the profit potential of the advances. HereisMark’scommentary. Silicondaddy: Moore’sLawabouttoberepealed, butdon’tblamephysics is a significant article. The principal expert quoted, … Seguir leyendo Guest Post: Have Advances In Consumer Electronics Reached Diminishing Returns?