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A Critical Essay in Five Parts      The sovereignty of any nation lies in it's ability to set and control it's own borders, provide protection and security for it's inhabitants, maintain a legal system...

China tells citizens to behave for Olympics

As we get closer to the Olympics here in Vancouver, city leaders are cracking down on homelessness, security, and drug issues. It's not said outright, but it seems a lot like a last-minute attempt to clean up before...

Vietnam snaps five golds at photo contest

Vietnamese photographers have won five gold medals at the Trierenberg Super Circuit photo contest held by the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP)."The Trierenberg Super Curcuit 2008 in Austria...

Fashion pirates find gold in stylish fakes

To good to be true... only for people who want to look "haute couture" " When stylish, metropolitan women stroll along with a Louis Vuitton Pleaty bag, they exude an air of high class, impeccable taste and...

Old vs. Gold: Denim Gets Decadent

Everybody loves getting crazy with their denim. I have a vague recollection of an early 90s grunge-inspired style of jeans that came pre-blasted with double barrel shotgun holes and sold for about $500. Sound...

Palace of Versailles golden gate restored

The golden gate of the Palace of Versailles has finally been replaced after being torn down during the French Revolution over 200 years ago.It took over two years to replicate the original 80m wrought iron and gold...

ENVIRONMENT: Mexicans Protest Canadian Mining Company

"ENVIRONMENT: Mexicans Protest Canadian Mining Company By Stephen Leahy* The old city centre of Cerro de San Pedro. Credit:Ángel Caído TORONTO, Jun 28 (Tierramérica) - Residents and activists from the central...

Gold, silver bounce back after meaningless Fed statement « Peter J. Cooper...

" Remarks by the Fed that the economy showed some signs of improvements brought the only ripple of controversy with commentators immediately pointing to job cuts, gas price rises and food inflation as making this highly doubtful. "

Sudden gold and silver drop on Monday suspicious « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"You only have to look at the gold and silver charts for Monday to sense that more than market forces have been at work. The chart slumps suddenly at the 8 am Eastern Time opening of trading and then flat lines. "

Disaboom-Sponsored World Champion Handcyclist Alejandro Albor to Represent Un...

"Disaboom-sponsored Alejandro Albor, world champion handcyclist and double-leg amputee, secured his place on the United States Paralympic Hand Cycling team when, despite a shoulder injury, Albor clinched a first...

Gold and silver prices to rocket as inflation grows this summer « Peter J. C...

" Now if interest rates fall, say from the present two per cent to ‘an emergency’ one per cent, then the US dollar will take yet another tumble. Gold is inversely correlated to the greenback – so it will head in the opposite direction, and upwards in value. Silver is...

Gold Nanoparticles Go Couture

"By adding nanoparticles made of pure gold and silver to fine Marino wool, researchers in New Zealand have created a rainbow of unexpected colors intended for high-end, couture fashion designers. They unveiled the...

Washington Post vs Webmoney Transfer

"Duck, Cover and Roll Webmoney Digital Currency is evil because the Washington Post says so....!"Brian Kreps wrote a article for the Washington Post online yesterday. In a round-about-way his article unfairly attempts to 'demonize' Webmoney Transfer by directly linking the...

Will the Hunts buy silver again after selling Hunt Petroleum? « Peter J. Coo...

" Of course, the irony of the 1970’s episode may not have been lost on the next generation of Hunts. They did indeed select one of the best possible investment strategies for that decade, and if they had not gotten too greedy with margin trading their position would have...

Iran joins the gold bugs to fight 25% inflation and sanctions « Peter J. Coo...

" Mohsen Talaie, the deputy foreign minister in charge of economic affairs, told Iran’s Etemad-e Melli newspaper: ‘Upon the decision of the government’s task force a segment of Iran’s foreign exchange assets will be converted into real assets such as gold and stocks.’"

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