"July has been particularly active in the protest movement. We witnessed the ousting of Mohammed Morsi on July 3rd, the Trayvon Martin demonstrations and Tunisian protests to wind up the month. Remarkably, the Trayvon demonstrations began on the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille (July 14th). This was a turning point not only in French history but the world, marking the fall of the aristocracy, the end of feudalism and rise of Republicanism. The backdrop was an economic crisis, a disgruntled citizenry and an indecisive king (sound familiar?)..."

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http://www.scribd.com/doc/156323632/July-2013

Whats this with train accidents Spain, Swiss now Italy coach

Shell plans to sell at least four more oil blocs in Nigeria due to increasing crude theft, oil spills, community challenges and its inability to renew the licenses of some of the fields.

http://allafrica.com/sto...html?aa_source=slideout

S&P500 and Dow still breaking record highs, oil still pricey, global econ still spluttering a recovery, geopolitics tense with many a citizenry challenging govts... This is one lethal cocktail... At some point reality will kick in as the music stops. Holding bad chips at that moment will get one fried badly.

Taleb's Black Swan book comes to mind... Just one domino slip and toxicity smelts the markets... Deutsche bank with a crazy eye popping derivatives poop bag many times larger than ze Germany econ comes to mind...