Icesave, money back from closed Iceland Internetbank ?

  Icesave Internet taxfree bank a 419-scam ? The Icesave Internet bank takes no responsability, just linking to UK treasury. A new way of global money scam, could come out of Nigeria 419-scam. Today one trillion...

Houston classified as having a severe smog problem

Houston has gone from being classified as having a “moderate” smog problem to a “severe” one.   The smog is so bad they skipped over the level of “serious” and went straight to...

Inflation will push precious metal prices much higher « Peter J. Cooper’s ...

" Once this obvious truth becomes generally accepted then we can expect a sudden shift by retail investors into gold and silver for protection against inflation. Both are very small markets by comparison to global equities, real estate or bonds - particularly silver, so the...

Five Alternative Bailout Plans

Brief points on 5 different plans proposed to deal with the financial market, to be compared with the $700 billion pig being pushed on the taxpayers by Paulson, Cox, Bush and Bernanke that some Dems and Reps in Congress have been trying to put lipstick on."The Bush...

Cell phones can affect sperm quality, researcher says

Story Highlights -Cleveland Clinic: Phones left on talk mode in pockets can hurt quality of spermSemen samples from 32 men were used in the study published ThursdayResearchers found increase in oxidative stress in sperm exposed to cells"Overall, researchers found an increase...

Lehman Bros., Merrill-Lynch and More Financial Round-Up

A volatile mix of bankruptcy notices and buyouts from some of the most well-established investment banks and insurance companies in the world this morning led to widespread market crashes across the globe....

1 million UK identities sold on eBay

The Royal Bank of Scotland announced Tuesday that a computer containing the banking security details of over 1 million customers had been sold on eBay. The bank stated that an employee of subcontractor Graphic Data...

WWJD: Who Would Jesus Deputize?

"The man accused of last month's mass shooting in a Tennessee church was indicted yesterday on two counts of first-degree murder and eight other counts. It seems likely that Jim David Adkisson's public defender will seek an insanity defense. He wants the case in Knox County's...

9 hurt in Zambo grenade explosion

"ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Nine people were injured when an MK2 grenade exploded Wednesday night in downtown Zamboanga City, a police official said. The blast took place around 6:55 p.m. in front of a hotel beside the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) headquarters along Climaco Avenue...

US and Poland sign missile deal in Warsaw

The controversial missile defense deal between Poland and the US was offically signed today in Warsaw. Russia sees the missiles as a direct threat to itself, but the US insists they are for strategic defense against...

9 Firefighters in California Helicopter Crash Are Presumed Dead

"Nine firefighters were missing and presumed dead after a helicopter crashed this week while ferrying them to one of the blazes still raging in northern California. The nine were believed to have been consumed by the flames that erupted after the Sikorsky S-61 fell out of...

Beijing smog levels remain high

Despite drastic measures to curb pollution levels in Beijing--including a reduction of more than a million cars from city roads--smog levels there appear to be worse than ever, according to measurements taken by the...

Animal Rights:Our Consciousness and Better Policies

In our quest for the most delicious hamburger... admit it, we usually don't give but a passing thought to the fate of the cattles that we're chewing on. The most important thing to us at the time is...

Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border

The last time I travelled was in April when I went to Boston. The baggage checks and metal detector lineups weren't as bad as I thought it would be. It was quite a hassle to take off your shoes and belt but what...

Gray wolves are back on the endangered list

Gray wolves have been put back on the endangered species list.  "For these reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction (dkt #2) is GRANTED. Endangered Species Act...

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