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...next clue about the dollar may come from Japan, where traders are now speculating on whether the Bank of Japan will raise rates later this month. The Japanese economy has been recovering from stagnation, and the bank in July ended its policy of keeping interest rates at zero. But rates remain very low - just 0.25% - and a hike could put further pressure on the dollar...
...course, Crichton's ambition is never merely to scare us. The Crichtonian view of humanity is that we're all a bunch of overeager meddlers, so high on greed and curiosity that we can't resist trifling with complex systems (you know--DNA, nanotechnology, alien spheres, Japan) in the name of progress, which then turn around and bite us, often literally. This view is not necessarily incorrect, and Crichton has expressed it in some first-rate, even prescient, works of genre fiction, notably Congo and Jurassic Park. (Crichton is in real life famously tall--he's usually reported...
...mere declaration of war would not have made that kind of appealing ending much likelier, but it couldn't have hurt either. Sixty-five years ago, we declared war against Japan and Germany, and we fought that one tenaciously and decisively and won it conclusively. We did not send the same message before hostilities began with either Iraq or Afghanistan, and there we drift and dither still. Now, we await commissions and coalitions to help extricate us from the shambles Iraq has become and achieve the stable state that Afghanistan could still be. Knowing what we were getting into...
...story featured on the Digg.com, connecting this “half-assed way around teaching proper diet and exercise” to current geopolitical trends. Fuxxtor even declares that—in light of such decadence—“[he] for one welcome [sic] China, Japan and India as the United States’ new master...
...mistake, there are plenty of hellish rail rides out there. But choose wisely and you'll[an error occurred while processing this directive] enjoy decent amenities and smart carriages, to say nothing of the landscapes gliding past. Get a ticket and climb aboard. TOKYO-HAKATA: Nine bullet trains ply Japan Rail's Nozomi route between Tokyo and Hakata on Kyushu, the country's third-largest island. Nozomi means "hope" - an odd name for a train service, but you won't need to cross your fingers to ensure a smooth journey or punctual arrival. Top speeds of 300 km/h may turn...