Monday the 10th

These Charts About The Global Economy Will Give You Cold Sweats
{http://www.businessinsider.com/the-ugliest-charts-in-the-world-economic-slowdown-2012-9#}

Heist at the Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve
{http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/09/heist-at-the-global-strategic-maple-syrup-reserve/}

China trade data raises fear of economic slowdown
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19540359}
similar
China's exports shrink in sign downturn worsening
{http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-09-10/chinas-hu-says-growth-faces-pressure-to-slow}

Who Killed Sarcasm?
{http://www.slate.com/articles/life/doonan/2012/09/sarcasm_we_re_trapped_in_an_era_of_sincerity_bring_back_sarcasm_.single.html}

Beyond a joke: the truth about why we laugh
{http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/sep/02/why-we-laugh-psychology-provine}