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December 1, 2015

SymphonyDecember 1, 2015

Climate number movie crashes Paris summit (Climate Depot)

Obama talks way past his limit while talking about carbon limits (NBC)

EPA calculator: Obama’s trip carbon emissions = 368,331 lbs coal; 797 barrels of oil; one year of 72 cars or 31 homes (DC)

Paris climate summit costs 300k tons carbon emissions (UK Mail)

China to launch carbon-nanny satellites (Yahoo-Reuters)

Photos: Beijing under smog (UK Mail)

Best lesson on the IMF: The Chinese yuan won’t become a global reserve currency any time soon (QZ) · · · →

In Encore

Encore of Revival: America, November 30, 2015

SymphonyNovember 30, 2015

Of course online shopping trumped brick and mortar establishments. Last year, the media flooded the public with images of Black Friday mob violence in the marketplace. Barnes & Noble is no exception to the fallout. In nation-wide bookstores, it may be last man standing. Borders is gone. Walden is gone. Barnes & Noble is losing. Most of this is due to the Internet. And, Barnes & Noble will likely survive only if they get on board with the Internet and ebooks. This creates an interesting conflict among media companies. While Big Media wants to control the Internet, Big Media will only survive the more free the Internet is.

Times are definitely changing.

Just how we saw grandstanding over the Paris attacks, the Colorado shooter also proved everyone’s point. The gun advocates advocate more guns. The anti-gun advocates advocate fewer guns. The abortion issue is no exception, except that most of the Pro-Life movement will shake their heads, smack their faces and say, “Murder doesn’t right murder… not helping.” · · · →

In Cadence

Cadence of Conflict: Asia, November 30, 2015

SymphonyNovember 30, 2015

Strength against China grows. The people of Taiwan don’t hate China; they want friendship with China. This makes them stronger than people who want subordinates and acquisitions. Communist Beijing and pro-China-control Taipei seem out of touch.

Research consistently demonstrates that a sizable majority of Taiwanese identify themselves as quite distinct from China. The KMT-Nationalist establishment views national sentiment as a result of opposition party propaganda rather than the opposition party’s power being an expression of national sentiment. The Nationalists don’t seem to understand that their policies help their opposition more than any campaign strategy could.

China rejected the entry of the young Miss World Canada winner. She wanted to participate in the global contest in Hainan. She spoke out on Human Rights and was turned away at her connection terminal. This put her in the global spotlight. Yet, it is doubtful that Beijing will be able to recognize, let alone accept, the power they gave this young girl. · · · →