World Cup or World Order..

It was an unprecedented shocking humiliation to the host nation in the history of World Cup.. Yet, it is a reward for communal fitness, rational mindset and intellectual preparedness rather than for amusing skills, magical art and spontaneous communities..

I had been a big fan for Brazil during my younger age, before losing the interest in the golden game.. Yet, I start to read Brazil as random shattered societies with lots of downgrading, confusion and decline.. Despite its rank among the BRISC, which was a temporary vision that did not last for long, current preparations to host the games were scandalous and almost criminal.. The contradictions between government and public, politicians and people, poverty and arts can not provide platforms for sustainable developments, socioeconomic growth or political stability.. Low and Order are simply void and nonsense among majority of Brazilians.. Patriotism can not survive on cheers, corruption and parades for long.. This is the message such a scandalous defeat would deliver..

Mapping Differences in Two German Economies

After more than two decades and 2 trillion euros worth of investment, eastern Germany trails western parts of the county in many economic indices. A new atlas of deindustrialization shows how stark the disparities are.

An atlas shows the extent of East German de-industrialization following reunification. The commissioner in charge of improving the situation sees reason for hope.
Large income disparities between the states that made up the former East and West Germany have persisted even after transfers of 2 trillion euros ($2.72 trillion) have been made to the former East.

The investments were meant to create a sort of economic equilibrium between both parts of Germany, and, after nearly a quarter-century, the result is clear.
"There's not one location in Germany, but two," said Gerald Braun, a professor of regional development and entrepreneurship at the University of Rostock in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The professor published an "Atlas of Industrialization in East Germany" using maps to portray the region's most important economic data.