Archive for August, 2008
Secret EU Security Draft Proposes Sharing Vast Amounts of Intelligence and Information on Europeans with the U.S. to Form “Euro-Atlantic Area of Cooperation”
August 7th, 2008Soviet Union 2.0. Via: Guardian: Europe should consider sharing vast amounts of intelligence and information on its citizens with the US to establish a “Euro-Atlantic area of cooperation” to combat terrorism, according to a high-level confidential report on future security. The 27 members of the EU should also pool intelligence on terrorism, develop joint video-surveillance […]
AIG WHACKED
August 7th, 2008WTF is happening on the dollar? The worse the news, the more it gaps up! Amazing. I’ll have to get out the squiggly lines and chicken entrails on the USDX very soon. I saw this story and I smugly thought, “Surely this dollar rally will be over.” WRONG! Via: Bloomberg: American International Group Inc., the […]
Jobless Claims Rose to Their Highest Level in Six Years
August 7th, 2008Via: Bloomberg: The number of Americans filing first- time claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week to the highest level in six years, signaling the labor market continues to weaken. Initial jobless claims increased by 7,000 to 455,000 in the week ended Aug. 2, the most since March 2002, from 448,000 the prior week. […]
Data Revision Reveals Almost Half of NYMEX Crude Oil Futures and Options Positions Are Held By Speculators
August 7th, 2008Mmm hmm. Via: Reuters: A quiet data revision that has boosted by nearly 25 percent the number of oil futures contracts U.S. regulators think are held by speculators is raising eyebrows in the energy trading community. The revision means that speculators controlled 48 percent of the open interest in NYMEX crude oil futures and options […]
China Tightens Currency Controls to Curb Inflows
August 7th, 2008There’s still a lot of cash looking for a place to hide. Via: AP: China has issued new controls on transfers of foreign currencies, moving to contain inflationary pressures by curbing the speculative inflows, or so-called hot money, that has been flooding into the country in recent years. The new rules, issued late Wednesday with […]
Middle Ear Myoclonus (Update)
August 7th, 2008I’ve managed to resolve this condition without medical intervention. The story is on the original post, if you’re curious.
July Earnings
August 7th, 2008July was the best month for Cryptogon and Farmlet earnings, ever. The total, from all sources, came to $2865.06. In June’s earnings statement, I indicated that I’d like to see each regular reader contribute the equivalent of US$5 per year. That’s because a handful of very generous Cryptogon readers are shouldering most of the financial […]
Who Says Good Nutrition Means Animal Fats? Weston A. Price
August 6th, 2008WAPF given fair treatment by the Washington Post??? Incredible, but true. Via: Washington Post: Fallon’s definition of “real” is vastly different from what many Americans who consider themselves health-conscious might describe. She advocates butter on bread “so thick you can see teeth marks in it,” plenty of meat and unpasteurized, or raw, milk. Those are […]
Biometric Passport Chips Can be Cloned in an Hour
August 6th, 2008Via: Guardian: New microchipped passports designed to protect against identity theft by terrorists and criminals can easily be faked, it was claimed today. Tests showed that personal information could be cloned and manipulated within an hour before being inserted into new chips, the Times reported. The paper said it had exposed “security flaws” in the […]
Arms Market in Pakistan
August 6th, 2008This video is over a year old, but I just came across it today. These people are fabricating semi automatic and automatic weapons by hand! I’ve never seen anything like this. Take a look:
