Archive for September, 2008
$1 Billion in U.S. Aid for Georgia
September 3rd, 2008Via: Reuters: The Bush administration will announce on Wednesday a package of roughly $1 billion dollars in aid to help rebuild war-torn U.S. ally Georgia, which battled Russia over a separatist enclave last month, an administration official said. The announcement was readied as Vice President Dick Cheney headed for the former Soviet republics of Georgia, […]
British Spy Helped Speed Up USSR’s Atomic Bomb Program
September 3rd, 2008Via: Telegraph: Norwood, a committed Communist who began spying for Moscow in the 1930s, handed over technical information which provided Russian scientists with a crucial breakthrough. Her contribution allowed them to overcome problems, which blocked the development of their nuclear reactors and led directly to the USSR exploding its bomb in 1949 – years earlier […]
Finally, a Presidential Ticket Worth Backing: Tigh/Roslin 2008
September 3rd, 2008Providing Strength and Purpose for all, the choice in 2008 is clear: Tigh & Roslin.
Chrome: A Bit More Than Just Another Browser
September 3rd, 2008Chrome might look like just another browser to the average user, but, under the hood, Google has focused on building a system dedicated to running web based applications. What does that mean? People are running increasingly complex applications inside the browser; which has resulted in performance and security problems. To advance Google’s agenda, of getting […]
Massive Floating Generators, or ‘Eco-Rigs’, to Provide Power and Food to Japan
September 2nd, 2008Uh… I checked to make sure that I wasn’t reading The Onion. I checked twice. Via: Telegraph: Battered by soaring energy costs and aghast at dwindling fish stocks, Japanese scientists think they have found the answer: filling the seas with giant “eco-rigs” as powerful as nuclear power stations. The project, which could result in village-sized […]
UK: Government Plans Housing Market Rescue
September 2nd, 2008WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Sterling holders: The bad news could get much worse. Via: AP: The British government unveiled a package of tax cuts and spending Tuesday to try to reinvigorate a housing market suffering its worst crash since the early 1990s. Treasury head Alistair […]
UK: THE GREEN STASI
September 2nd, 2008Via: Telegraph: Advertisements looking for people to sign up for the unpaid “environmental volunteer” jobs have been posted across the country in recent months. Critics said the scheme is encouraging a Big Brother society where friends and neighbours will be encouraged to “snoop” on one another. The recruitment drive follows news that the Home Office […]
GOLD VERY SHARP DECLINE
September 2nd, 2008WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. $800 breached to the downside. Support at $772.
Dollar Sharply Higher, Hits Ten Month High, Oil Sharply Lower, Takes Out Key Support
September 2nd, 2008WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. EUR/USD is getting down into some harder support. As we approach EUR/USD 1.43, consider paring down profitable long dollar positions. A brutal short squeeze on EUR/USD could be unleashed at any moment, assuming 1.43 remains intact. Congratulations long dollar crank players/euro […]
David Kelly’s Closest Female Confidante on Why He COULDN’T Have Killed Himself
September 1st, 2008It’s the Daily Mail, but I’m posting it anyway. Via: Daily Mail: But five years after his death at 59, his close friend, American military linguist Mai Pederson, has come forward to dispute this account. The Hutton inquiry heard that he died after making several cuts to his left wrist, which severed the ulnar artery, […]
