Geopolitical mosaic: States strengthen the dollar with gold so that it can withstand the ruble, and robots work in the Forbes magazine
She said: “Now the search work is carried out by the descent of rescuers from the top of the mountain on climbing equipment at a distance of 500 meters. Rescuers work in groups, one of them, consisting of Russian and Indonesian specialists, walks around the mountain on the other hand, trying to descend down into the gorge ”.
The work of more than 700 rescuers (among them 84 Russians) complicates the rain.
In Zaporozhye exploded urn. Suffered a girl. How to transmit "Vesti", in the center of Zaporozhye - in the area of Metallurgov Avenue, near a public transport stop, - an explosion thundered. Experts believe that in the concrete urn exploded flask filled with an unknown substance. It was established that the flask in the urn was put by a man passing earlier next to her. A girl was injured by an explosion: a fragment of an urn injured her leg.
Details are not reported yet.
Georgia does not want to share the territory with Azerbaijan. According to the Rosbaltreferring to the Georgia Online resource, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, Nino Kalandadze, said that Tbilisi insists on continuing negotiations on the fate of the David-Gareji monastery on the disputed border with Azerbaijan. The fact is that a few days ago a part of the monastery was occupied by Azerbaijani border guards. This incident threatens the ongoing demarcation work of the Azerbaijan-Georgia Commission.
Five years ago, Mikhail Saakashvili proposed that this monastery belong to the territory of Georgia, but the strategic height nearby belonged to Azerbaijan.
However, in our time, issues with borders are easily solved. It is possible that the border guards took the example of the authorities of South Sudan: they, without further ado, 5 took May have drawn oil region Heglig to the map of your country.
Other Georgian news. As transmits Rosbalt With reference to Trend, Georgia together with its partners will consider Russia's proposal on the non-use of force. Nino Kalandadze announced this at a May 14 briefing. She said: “The signing of an agreement on the non-use of force is the duty of both Georgia and Russia. On this issue, work has been going on for a long time, and the international community has been participating in this process since the Georgian side officially filed a bid on this issue. ” Georgia is waiting for Russia to take "appropriate steps." At the same time, Kalandadze said: "... As for the occupied territories, they are considered as an integral part of Georgia, and we have an obligation not to use force."
Against the background of American government fears before: a) civil war; b) before the collapse of the dollar; c) before the golden Russian ruble; d) before the Chinese, some states of America are seriously considering introducing a gold standard.
According to activistpost.com (translation source - "Mixednews"), since “the former glory of American money is a thing of the past,” some states in America now decided to use their constitutional right: “on the threshold of hyperinflation, which Bernanke is currently preparing,” to introduce an alternative currency as soon as possible. Minnesota, Tennessee, Iowa, South Carolina and Georgia are currently awaiting the approval of the decision to create currencies by governments.
Republicans are already making their policies in the near collapse of the dollar. For example, Glen Bradley, a member of the Republican Party of North Carolina, who introduced a bill on new currency last year, says: “In the event of hyperinflation, recession or other economic disasters associated with the collapse of the Federal Reserve System ... government finances and the private sector will be in chaos ".
Let's digress a little from the article - for a small comment. The picture, whatever you say, is drawn gloomy. Lighter than black paint here is only dark gray. No matter how some patriots of America assure some patriots of Russia that life is sweet in America, it is very difficult to believe in it. For the Americans themselves are preparing for the collapse.
Now back to the surveyed material.
The above-mentioned American states are going to issue gold and silver coins as a new means of payment for the purpose that is provided for in the US Constitution - that is, “for paying debts”. So it says in the article. By the way, state legislators are ready to accept such a truly democratic will of the people: after all, “the value of the dollar has fallen dramatically as a result of the actions of the Federal Reserve System, and prices for precious metals such as gold and silver have soared.”
It must be recalled that Gary Herbert, the governor of the state of Utah, signed a law introducing an alternative currency, back in March 2011. Gold and silver coins issued by the US Mint in Utah are legal tender. The equivalent to the coin is the dollar. Quote:
“For example, a citizen of the state of Utah can negotiate with another citizen to sell his car for 10 gold coins weighing one ounce (~ 28 g. - approx. Mixednews.ru), which is equivalent to about $ 17 000. Or an independent contractor can agree on payment for work or services with gold coins, ”says Rich Danker, Project Manager for the Conservative Government Policy Group of the American Principles Project in Washington, DC.
Note in parentheses that in fact gold and silver in Utah is pegged to the dollar so far - that is, we are not dealing with the gold standard, but with the gold dollar. However, with the collapse of the dollar, which is expected in the near future, the gold standard, having lost the “second half” (dollar), will turn into a purely gold one. Probably, therefore, in the analyzed article, the new American monetary standard is already called “gold”.
Mike Pitts, one of the representatives of the Republican Party of South Carolina, recently presented a proposal that gold and silver coins can be used to pay debt based on their weight and size. This measure may protect the state from a “serious economic crisis”.
Residents of states with the “gold-dollar standard” in many cases (probably not all) will be able to sell Federal Reserve notes for gold and silver coins. Of course, for the gold currency they will be able to buy goods and services.
Also in America they are talking about creating an electronic repository - in order not to carry with them amounts full of gold and silver coins. For example, in the state of Utah it is planned to create a depositary of gold and silver for a system of debit cards that will be associated with assets in gold and silver.
In the United States, the return of the good old gold standard is welcome everywhere: "Many Americans are beginning to understand that paper money printed by the Federal Reserve is not something that this private bank is trying to portray."
Obama will not go to the APEC summit in Vladivostok. He writes about it "Lenta.ru"referring to ITAR-TASS. The White House spokesman Jay Carney officially announced his refusal to go to Russia.
Earlier, Carney stated that Obama’s possible refusal to travel to Vladivostok (more precisely, to Russian Island) was in no way connected with Vladimir Putin’s decision not to participate in the G8 summit at Camp David.
This is probably true. If Putin needs to form a new government, then Obama should not think about APEC, the “Arab spring”, the situation in Syria or the US policy in Afghanistan, as well as the lack of democracy in Russia, but about what is happening in his own country: the future the collapse of the dollar and the introduction of some states of the gold standard.
And then the largest American bank, JP Morgan Chase, suffered losses on 2 billion dollars, and Obama clutched his head. As the RIA News", Jamie Dimon, the head of the bank, said last week that JP Morgan lost a billion dollars to 2 in April in its trading portfolio created for hedging. And the Fitch rating agency immediately downgraded the long-term rating of the bank from “AA-” to “A +”. And everyone knows how painfully the Americans are beating the “ratings”.
In an interview with ABC, Obama said: “JP Morgan is a bank with one of the best management systems. His head, Jamie Dimon - one of our smartest bankers, and still they lose two billion dollars. We still do not know the details. An investigation will be conducted - that is why we have adopted a law on financial regulation. ”
Here are the times. All are taught by the liberal economy, the “invisible hand of the market” - and the law on regulation. They talk about capitalism and the market, but they are learning about a planned economy, including a financial one, from the USSR. It turns out, and here they have double standards.
The adopted law, according to RIA Novosti, should close three main gaps in the US financial system: lack of general control, lack of mechanisms to identify organizations endangering the activities of the entire economic system of the country, lack of a mechanism for regulating non-banking institutions.
In general, Americans are going to be regulated to the handle. Obama, however, is afraid to launch a non-market law to the full extent, for which he is criticized, saying that this law is now the law only on paper. Still would! You will begin to regulate - and you will not stop. Something like Stalin after Lenin's NEP.
But no, you should not be afraid of Barack Obama: he is too timid to declare industrialization in the States, which has long since left for China.
By the way, the "bell" from "JP Morgan Chase" is symptomatic. It is the oldest American bank, founded in 1799 year. Its assets are valued at 2 trillion dollars. The bank operates in six dozen countries. If such a bank is not likely to collapse, but at least staggers, Obama is no longer waiting for the campaign and dinner at Clooney, but an impeachment. And then - Guantanamo.
Hollywood arranged a club for Barack Obama. According to Utro.ru (Anna Bolshakova) Clooney organized a reception in his Hollywood house in honor of Obama. During the evening, the guests donated 15 million dollars. And Obama, saying thanks to Clooney, noticed that the money was raised because people love George, and he, the president, only likes people. “And that's right,” said Obama.
Apparently, entangled in his words, the American president immediately turned off the slippery path of awkward thanks to the well-known way of “same-sex” marriages: “This is a logical development of all that America is ... people? Does it make us stronger? I suppose so. ”
You can laugh as much as you want about “what America is”, and doubt that the “blue” couples will make America stronger, but the drowning man is clutching at the last straw. Moreover, the organizer and the guests of the reception knew very well who was invited to the party.
By the way, who was noted at the reception at Clooney? In total there were invited 150 people, among which the most famous, not counting Obama and Clooney, were Barbara Streisand, Robert Downey, Jack Black, Billy Crystal, Salma Hayek and others.
While Obama was feasting at Clooney, anarchists in Chicago tried to break into his campaign office. It is reported ITAR-TASS correspondent Igor Shamshin. Eight "penetrators" listed in the "Movement of Catholic Workers" were detained.
The Movement is one of many anarchist organizations in the United States whose program is based on Christian ideology. The rally in front of the office was dedicated to protesting Obama’s re-election for a second term. The 14 event in May was attended by one hundred citizens.
20-21 May, as expected, NATO Summit will be held in Chicago. Yesterday’s incident, according to the police, is the first of a series of protests that can take place against the background of the summit.
Hillary Clinton, who, as is known, a great expert in the field of oil production, is going to take part in the forum "Women in the economy", which will be held in St. Petersburg on June 28-30. He writes about it correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey Surzhansky. Clinton will lead the American delegation, and Valentina Matvienko - the Russian one.
The US ambassador to Uzbekistan was not only an opponent of free speech, but also a man who did not know history. IA "REGNUM" reports:
"The US Ambassador to Uzbekistan George Krol, through his staff, expressed his dissatisfaction with the publication on the Uzbek website Uzmetronom.com and urged journalists to apologize in writing and also remove the article ... Earlier, in a message to the people of Uzbekistan on the occasion of 9 in May, Krol called the Great Patriotic war is just a "conflict."
“The conflict that ended 67 years ago united countries and peoples who, as allies, fought for a common cause, among them the peoples of Uzbekistan and the United States of America,” the ambassador’s message to the people of Uzbekistan said. In turn, the Uzbek edition pointed out in its publication: “Notice, not the greatest tragedy of the twentieth century, which took the lives of more than forty million people, called into question the future of peoples and states, but only a conflict.”
After that, the journalist who intended to attend one of the events at the American embassy the day before was denied this. ”
Journalists refused to delete the note.
In Canada, they found a way to reduce the budget deficit, but students did not like this method. "Lenta.ru" writes:
"In the Canadian province of Quebec on Monday, 14 May, resigned Minister of Education of the region Lin Beauchamp ... As reported by Agence" France-Presse ", the reason for this was the failure of negotiations with students who continue to hold mass actions against the rising cost of education.
According to Beauchamp, she is no longer confident that the parties will be able to reach an agreement, and does not see her role in reaching it. <…>
Student unrest began in a province populated by a predominantly French-speaking population in February 2012. Around 170, thousands of students are boycotting classes, in addition, protests are taking place, ending in clashes with the police and mass arrests.
The students were outraged by the regional government’s plans to increase the price of tuition by 82 percent in order to reduce the budget deficit.
In Brussels, apparently, they thought: Will the European Union collapse if Greece leaves it? And announced a "firm intention." As transmits correspondent ITAR-TASS Denis DubrovinThe Eurogroup “firmly intends to maintain Greece’s membership in the euro area.” So said its chairman, Jean-Claude Juncker, on Monday following a scheduled meeting of euro finance ministers.
The Eurogroup has one hope: the creation of a government in Greece, after which Athens will receive another promised billion (Greece has already received 4,2 billion euros). Billion, of course, will be issued to the government, which will adhere to the "structural reforms" and "budget discipline" - that is, all that is commonly used today in a crisis Europe and causes discontent and social riots. As for the creation of the Greek government, then, as they say, things are still there.
Moody's took up Italian ratings. As transmits RIA News", the international rating agency Moody's downgraded the long-term debt and deposit ratings of 26 Italian banks from one to four steps with a negative outlook. The reason for the decline is "the recession in which Italy is located, as a result of which banks are likely to receive further losses on loans, which will lead to a decrease in their profits." RIA Novosti notes: “Italy has been at the center of investors' attention since the end of last year. According to market participants, Rome can turn to the EU and the IMF for financial assistance due to the inability to independently service its large-scale public debt. ”
France in the foreseeable future, too, is threatened by low ratings. Observer Alexander Privalov ("Vesti") thinks about this:
“… Much more dangerous for the EU than any twists and turns in the case with Greece, the arrival of the social democrat Hollande at the Elysee Palace. The problem is twofold: being leftist, he promised (and will launch) costly social reforms that could finally undermine (and finally undermine) the French economy. <…>
Hollande intends, according to his own calculations, to spend extra billions of euros on social programs on 20 for five years. He intends to extract this money, above all, by draconian taxation of wealthy citizens and companies. But the dekulakization of the rich and big business will surely fail: both of them simply leave France for less ferocious jurisdictions. Consequently, France will increase the budget deficit, which it already has significantly more than it should be according to the Maasricht key criteria for the EU. But Hollande is not only willing to spit on the Maasricht agreements, he wants to ensure that all of Europe refuses them. He expresses this with such a declaration: "In each capital, on the other side of the heads of government and heads of state, there are people who, thanks to us, have found hope, are looking at us and want to do away with the politics of economy." He is going to implement such a plan by canceling the so signed European fiscal pact with such difficulty. It would probably be too rude to say that the abolition of this pact would be the end of both the euro and the European Union, but that its abolition would be a huge step towards their demise seems indisputable. ”
The crisis European Union, unable to deal with its own problems, continues to pry into the affairs of Syria. As the Utro.ru (Arkady Azaev), on May 14, the European Union adopted a new package of sanctions on Syria. Quote:
“The black list, which has become the 15th in a row, includes two Syrian companies and three more entrepreneurs from this country, writes The Wall Street Journal. <…>
The names of companies and the names of citizens are not given, but it is reported that they are suspected of financing the government of the Syrian head of Bashar al-Assad. It is worth noting that the new sanctions against Syria have become traditional. Restrictions are introduced monthly, at each meeting of the Council of the European Union. ”
Pristina is said to be in contact with the Syrian opposition, but they deny that they are training militants. It is reported RIA Novosti correspondent Ivan Zakharchenko. Quote:
“We were the first to support the opposition in Libya and other Arab countries last year, because we fought with the same expectations and values,” said Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Khojai on Monday evening after the UN Security Council meeting.
“We have the same approach to Syria, and we have had diplomatic contacts and we support them,” said Hojay.
Answering the question of whether militants are being trained for Syria in Kosovo, Hojay said: “Not at all.”
Meanwhile, at a meeting of the UN Security Council, Russia's permanent representative Vitaly Churkin warned some particularly zealous democracy advocates around the world that “turning Kosovo into a military training ground for training militants of various armed formations could become a serious destabilizing factor beyond the Balkan region.”
In Syria, meanwhile, militants burned three infantry fighting vehicles with soldiers. "Lenta.ru" with reference to France Press, writes that during the fighting in the city of Rastan in the center of Syria 14, at least 23 military personnel were killed. The rebels burned several infantry fighting vehicles in which troops were transported. There are losses among oppositionists: according to Reuters, at least nine rebels were killed, including one of their commanders, Ahmad Ayub.
Rastan is a predominantly Sunni city, and it is not for the first time that its residents knock government forces out of their neighborhoods. However, the army regains control over this hotbed of resistance. The fact is that Rastan is of strategic importance: a highway passes through it connecting Damascus and Aleppo.
23 May Iranian satellite "Rassvet" will go into Earth orbit. According to "Lenta.ru"Referring to France-Presse, the fourth Iranian artificial satellite of the Earth will be launched on the day of the resumption of negotiations on a nuclear program with the “six” mediating countries. The Fajr (Rassvet) satellite will launch the Safir B1 rocket into orbit, built on the basis of the Shahab-3 ballistic missile.
The main task of the satellite will be "observation and measurement." Details are not disclosed. Rassvet was manufactured by Sa-Iran, affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Defense.
In Yemen, 13 May began a military operation against the militants. "Lenta.ru" referring to France-Presse reports that the local tribes fighting on the side of the government forces managed to destroy the 20 militants near the town of Zinjibar, 10 were also destroyed by an air strike in the coastal region of Shakra and 6 killed in the city of Lodar
In Lebanon, again restless. Corr. ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zelenin reports that the command of the Lebanese army sent troops and armored vehicles to Tripoli (90 km north of Beirut). The situation in the northern capital of Lebanon worsened after the Islamists seized the central square of Nour. Youth radicals declare that they will fight with the troops. Protesters demanded the release of arrested Islamic party activists who are suspected of having links to terrorist groups.
In addition, fighting began on the "border" of the Sunni and Alawite districts. On both sides were launched grenade launchers. The number of victims is growing. It is noted that 76 injured people were taken to hospitals, among them women and children. Killed 8 people.
In the West - the decline of the news industry? In a British newspaper The Guardian 13 May published an article by Emily Bell under the eye-catching headline: “Robot Journalist: The News Industry Apocalypse?”
The author of the article advises to visit the site of the magazine “Forbes” and read income forecasts for the New York Times. Under the article on predictions - the signature: "By Narrative Science" ("From the science of narration"). Under such a strange pseudonym, it’s not a person who hides at all, but ... a robot journalist. More precisely, a program that uses a certain set of algorithms: data at the input, words at the output.
What began as an experiment at Northwestern University now represents a full-fledged newspaper business. Many of the Pulitzer Prizes, of course, the journalistic machine will not collect, writes Emily Bell, but the Turing test will pass. Even today it is impossible to accurately determine whether a particular text was written by a person or a program.
One of the reasons for introducing robots in the newspaper and magazine industry is the economic crisis. The New York Times or The Washington Post are not only worried about declining revenues, but they are also thinking that the news industry in the US is in for an "apocalypse". The catastrophe will affect both large and medium-sized newspaper brands.
In the past five years, a whole wave of newspaper closures and bankruptcies swept across the States. The market for advertising and print media continues to shrink rapidly.
Rumor has it that the New York Times is now looking for a new executive director - by the way, with experience not just anywhere, but in the IT industry.
Therefore, it is not surprising if the chief editor-robots will sit down in the major American media even before the presidential elections. And then freedom of speech, equality and other principles of democracy can lead the United States to where Clifford Symak has long sent them: to fight for the rights of robots. There will be times when the presidency in America will not be the livelier type of Bush Junior or the guardians of “blue” freedoms like Obama, but some lady in a wig called “Narrative Science”.
As for “Forbes” ... We in Russia are sometimes amazed at what they write in this magazine - especially with any ratings: they will put Chernomyrdin somewhere alongside Bill Gates and Paul Allen, then Hillary Clinton will be called the most powerful mother in the world.
So, it turns out where the dog is buried. In Forbes, there is also a crisis, and there they learned how to save money in a cunning way: robots injected, man breathes.
In addition to robot writers, Americans can be advised to make more robot readers. Then, in the advanced democratic state of the planet, complete freedom of speech will triumph.
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