Archive for August, 2011
Gold Falls Most in Seven Weeks as Margins Raised
August 11th, 2011Via: Bloomberg: Gold futures fell the most in seven weeks after CME Group Inc. boosted margins on Comex contracts, prompting investor sales after a three-day rally to a record topping $1,800 an ounce and as equities rebounded. CME Group, owner of the world’s largest futures market, raised margins on gold contracts by 22 percent. The […]
Japan’s Nuclear Agency Hides Radiation Results from Thyroid Tests on Children
August 11th, 2011Different, But Related: I wonder what will happen to the data… Via: ABC: Japan’s nuclear watchdog has denied public access to the results of thyroid check-ups for more than 1,000 Fukushima children exposed to radiation. Critics have accused Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission of denying the public accurate information about the crisis. The commission had earlier […]
TEPCO Lost Contact with 143 Nuclear Plant Workers; Kept No Records of Their Addresses or Exposure to Radiation
August 11th, 2011Many of these workers are homeless. See: Nuclear Ginza. Via: Japan Today: Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said Thursday that it has not been able to locate 143 individuals working to restore the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant since May. The utility said it has no idea if the 143 have been exposed to radiation […]
China, North Korea, Iran, Libya… David Cameron Threatens to Shut Down UK Social Networks When Pre-Crime Detected
August 11th, 2011Via: Thinq: In a move worthy of China’s communist regime, UK PM David Cameron wants to shut down social networks whenever civil unrest rears its head in Britain’s towns and cities. Speaking in the House of Commons, Cameron said, “Everyone watching these horrific actions will be struck by how they were, organised via social media. […]
Google Admits Handing over European User Data to U.S. Intelligence Agencies
August 11th, 2011Via: Softpedia: Google has admitted complying with requests from US intelligence agencies for data stored in its European data centers, most likely in violation of European Union data protection laws. Gordon Frazer, Microsoft UK’s managing director, made news headlines some weeks ago when he admitted that Microsoft can be compelled to share data with the […]
U.S. Military to Launch Unmanned Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2
August 11th, 2011Update: Contact ‘Lost’ During Flight Via: USA Today: The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says contact with its experimental hypersonic glider was lost after launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central California coast. The glider was launched from this Minotaur IV rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.. The agency says […]
The U.S. Military’s Plans for London-Like Riots
August 11th, 2011These contingency plans are decades old. While this article does mention Operation Garden Plot, it doesn’t mention REX-84, which is also worth knowing about. DF sent: Secret ‘Trigger’ & blueprint for emergency domestic military crackdown plan revealed Martial Law in America – Conplan 3502 Exposed and Via: Atlantic Wire: With British Prime Minister David Cameron […]
NASA Researchers: DNA Building Blocks Can Be Made in Space
August 10th, 2011Via: NASA: NASA-funded researchers have evidence that some building blocks of DNA, the molecule that carries the genetic instructions for life, found in meteorites were likely created in space. The research gives support to the theory that a “kit” of ready-made parts created in space and delivered to Earth by meteorite and comet impacts assisted […]
France: Banking Stocks Sharply Lower on Credit Rating Downgrade Fears
August 10th, 2011Via: AP: President Nicolas Sarkozy cut short his vacation and pledged to slash France’s huge debts but rising concerns about a cut to the country’s credit rating helped send bank shares plunging Wednesday afternoon. Worries that France would lose its triple A rating sparked the selloff, which built momentum on rumors that the banks’ financial […]
Is A Gold Swiss Franc In The Works?
August 10th, 2011I don’t agree with the part about credit being allowed on these accounts, but, wow! Via: Forbes: Now, in Switzerland, efforts are underway to create an official Gold Swiss franc (GSF) with a set of coins, each with a fixed content of gold. The proposed constitutional change would permit private institutions to issue an unlimited […]
