As we end 2015, let us all think about those expats on the driest, windiest and coldest place on the planet:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015 … v=top-news
And what their presence there might mean, actually or metaphorically, to the rest of us, and the world in general.....
Best wishes, with some concern and trepidation, to all of us in 2016. 
Expats on the driest, windiest and coldest place on the planet
GuestPoster279
29 December 2015 17:07:40
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Marilyn Tassy
29 December 2015 17:22:46
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Rushing out the door ATM but will look this over later.
First I thought maybe you were speaking of Las Vegas... Dry, windy and chilly lately.
Fred
30 December 2015 00:19:39
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By the looks of what I read, it means greed and exploitation, all with an eye to gaining greater advantage when the treaties expire.
Kenyo00
03 January 2016 18:01:33
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Not to sound TOO cynic, but it looks like countries are positioning themselves to get at the resources we'll be running low on in the near future; water and oil. Kind of ironic, really.
GuestPoster279
03 January 2016 18:28:06
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Kenyo00 wrote:Not to sound TOO cynic, but it looks like countries are positioning themselves to get at the resources we'll be running low on in the near future; water and oil. Kind of ironic, really.
I have a copy of, and read, the "Scramble for Africa" by Thomas Pakenham. A more prosaic and brief history can be found at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramble_for_Africa
This is the 21st century "Scramble for the Arctic".
Compare histories. The rise of Authoritarian states, et. al. during and after the scramble for Africa, came two world wars. This is a gross comparison, but for students of history also the details are becoming far too familiar. It does not look good.
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