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How long till the Global Economic Collapse?   Dave Hodges The entire wealth of the planet is estimated to be around $65-7o trillion dollars. Any debt that exceeds that amount should be considered to be a catalyst for global economic collapse and ultimately World War III  along with the emergence of extreme authoritarian government similar to what the world witnessed prior to World War II. Nations who are trying to save themselves from the abyss of economic collapse will seek to plunder the resources of other nations and when these predatory behaviors grow in number, global conflict will breakout. We are already seeing evidence of this in Ukraine (i.e. control of Eurasia’s gas) and in  Syria and Iran (i.e. control of the medium of exchange to buy oil, gold vs. the dollar). In 2011,   Bloomberg reported   that Bank of America shifted about $22 trillion worth of derivative obligations from Merrill Lynch and the Bank of America Corporation hold...

MUNIR AKRAM   —  PUBLISHED on Oct 18 2015 PRIME Minister Nawaz Sharif will be in Washington next week for a ‘working visit’. Normally, this would be a good opportunity for him to secure official and private-sector American cooperation to accelerate Pakistan’s economic development. With improved security and a relatively stable macro-economic environment, Pakistan is well placed today to promote rapid, investment-led growth. Unfortunately, after recovering from the crisis created by America’s ‘kinetic’ actions in 2011 (Raymond Davis, the Abbottabad incursion and the Salala attack), the Pakistan-US relationship appears to be headed for another showdown. The first ominous signs emerged during US National Security Adviser, Susan Rice’s visit to Islamabad several weeks ago, during which threats of halting reimbursements for Pakistani counterterrorism operations were held out unless Islamabad acted more forcefully against the Haqqani network. Simultaneously, proposa...

By   Toad Hollow Photography   on   7 Feb 2014   Another wonderful week has passed us by in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been looking in all corners of the internet to find links to helpful tutorials, reviews, special features, great photography and interesting blogs to share with here with everyone.  This week’s list features the work of exceptionally talented artists, and we hope you enjoy checking out these pieces as much as the Toad did in bringing this list to you. Earth and Water | Twelve Apostles | Great Ocean Road  by  Hadi Zaher , on Flickr TUTORIALS Compositing Full Length Portraits into Scenes  – this video tutorial is just over 9 minutes in length and it shares some great tips and tricks on this particular technique.  The results are quite astounding with a very natural look to them. How to Mix Daylight with LED Light  – this informative video presentation discusses the applicatio...