Archive for March, 2010
New Ghost Towns: Industrial Communities Teeter On The Edge
March 3rd, 2010Via: USA Today: Whether it’s textiles in the Carolinas, paper in New England or steel in the Midwest, most industrial cities and mill towns “are on pins and needles,” says Donald Schunk, an economist at Coastal Carolina University. “Day to day, week to week, any manufacturing facility seems vulnerable. People don’t know if they’ll be […]
Breathtaking Devastation: Chile, Three Days Later
March 3rd, 2010Via: Boston Globe Big Picture Gallery: Three days after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck the South American nation of Chile, the massive extent of the damage is becoming clearer, and the number of known victims has climbed to 723 deaths so far, many thousands still missing, and nearly 2 million displaced. World […]
European Court Set to Give Public Figures Chance to Gag Press on Damaging Stories
March 2nd, 2010Via: Independent: It could spell the end of the kiss and tell: public figures might, within 18 months, have the power to stifle bad news stories before they are published, a senior lawyer has warned. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is currently fast-tracking a landmark case, brought by Max Mosley, to tighten UK […]
Cops & Judges Caught Using Secret Codes On Tickets
March 2nd, 2010This one is originally from Federal Jack, but I can’t find it over there. Via: Black Listed News:
Wall Street Journal Piece Encourages Jingle Mail
March 2nd, 2010Via: Wall Street Journal: Millions of Americans are now deeply underwater on their mortgage. If you’re among them, you need to stop living in a dream world and give serious thought to walking away from the debt. No, you shouldn’t feel bad about it, and you shouldn’t feel guilty. The lenders would do the same […]
GERMAN GOLD FOUNDRY APPARENTLY DISCOVERED A TUNGSTEN FILLED GOLD BAR THAT WAS DUE FOR MELT
March 2nd, 2010Why not name the bank that it came from? The English translation on the ProSieben video is very rough accurate. Cryptogon has many readers in Germany. I think we would all appreciate a high confidence German to English translation of what is being said in the video. Note that this is not a London Good […]
Blackwater Created Cutout to Continue Receiving Government Contracts
March 2nd, 2010Via: Guardian: Employees of American defence contractor Blackwater took more than 500 assault rifles that were intended for the Afghan police force and routinely carried weapons without permission, it emerged in a hearing of the Senate armed services committee today. It also emerged that to shed its sullied reputation and win contracting business in Afghanistan, […]
Common Weedkiller Turns Male Frogs Into Females
March 2nd, 2010Via: Reuters: Atrazine, one of the most commonly used and controversial weedkillers, can turn male frogs into females, researchers reported on Monday. The experiment is the first to show such complete effects of atrazine, which had been known to disrupt hormones and which is one of the chief suspects in the decline of amphibians such […]
New ISGP Post: A Closer Look at Child Abuse Networks in the Netherlands and Belgium
March 2nd, 2010Via: ISGP: Although this article can be read on its own, it really is a continuation of previous ISGP articles, most notably Beyond the Dutroux Affair (2007), La Nebuleuse (2008) and as it turns out, also to the short “Beyond Dutroux” ties to the Netherlands (2009). None of these articles are easy to read. Go […]
Trading Note: GBP/USD Make or Break
March 2nd, 2010WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. I’m not seeing enough divergence to convince me that the British Pound is going to bounce off of that support. But, it’s a weekly support. I won’t try to call this. Too blurry. It’s just to let you know that a […]
