Word: mayhemic
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Even the most beautiful country in the world is going to struggle to air its charms with all that going on. The problems I faced during my trip? "Rioting, looting, burning of shops and tires along roads, shooting, general chaos, mayhem and insecurity - and a very bad stomach ailment," I wrote. I looked up and saw that the survey man, who was waiting patiently for me to finish the forms, was no longer smiling...
...working against the Government, among the most potent is widespread distrust of its employer-friendly overhaul of the system for dealing with labor and workplace disputes. And here the dreaded parallel with the unfortunate Stanley Bruce becomes more stark. Bruce's demise in 1929 followed a period of industrial mayhem involving miners and laborers. For the perception that he's messed with the rights of Australian workers, John Howard may pay a heavy price indeed...
...violence that erupted in and near stadiums after news of Sandri's death emerged has become as much of a consistent ritual in Italy as a morning espresso. While the country's sports "intelligentsia" debated whether all games should have been suspended on Sunday, no one doubted that mayhem would break loose. And it did: so-called fans in the northern cities of Milan and Bergamo fought with police, while their counterparts in Rome, some of whom cover their faces with the scarves of the sides they follow, attacked a police station and the national headquarters of the Italian sports...
...party. An unconfirmed report said that the first explosion may have been caused by a suicide bomber. Members of Bhutto's entourage escaped with minor injuries, but the crowds lining the path took the full brunt of the blasts. Party members on the truck describe a scene of mayhem and carnage. Body parts and human flesh were scattered across a large radius and a few human torsos could be seen draped across the highway median...
Some investors are so keenly aware of this tendency to get spooked by market mayhem that they view their own fear as a sign that things are about to turn around and that it's time to buy. Jeff Vinik, a legendary investor in the U.S., once told me: "I'm scared at almost every [market] low. And I try to remember, when I'm really scared, that we're getting real close to a good low." Zweig cites another renowned investor, Brian Posner, who quips: "If it makes me feel like I want to throw...