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Independent -- Exponential Growth in Misuse of Exponential

The curse of 'interesting times' hangs heavy over a world where a Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner is forbidden to attend the prize ceremony, voices warn about the bubble in China's property and banking sectors, adventurers swim in instead of walking on the North Pole, the world's largest economy risks becoming a fiscal Frankenstein, and instead of thinking about these challenges and the opportunities they present might mean to the people of British Columbia, BC Liberal Party leadership front runner Christy Clark starts her campaign by dialing up ancient anti-NDP rhetoric.

Well, we do live in interesting times.

With the next stage in the Euro crisis playing out, President Obama staring down rapturous Republicans over extending Bush's now decade long tax cuts, and a new report on public sector pay proportionality in the United Kingdom there isn't much room to discuss other vital issues like how financial firms have gutted the US or China's lead in environment technologies.

Still we will try.

Saving the Irish banks and impoverishing a country.