Bill Witherell BusinessInsider.com Aug. 18, 2012 The global food crisis of 2007-2008 is threatening to repeat in the coming months, as the worst drought in 50 years devastates the US corn crop, with 51% of the crop rated “Poor/very poor” by the US Department of Agriculture. This crop is said to be on a... »
Archive for August 18th, 2012
H3N2v Coles County Cases Increase In Illinois
Recombinomics.com August 18, 2012 A second case of flu transmitted by contact with swine was confirmed by Coles County health officials Cathie Reynolds, nursing director of the Coles County Health Department, said tests now show that two children who attended the Coles County Fair and visited its livestock barns contracted the H3N2v flu virus.... »
Six H3N2v Cases In Queen Anne’s County Maryland
Recombinomics.com August 17, 2012 The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has identified the influenza virus strain influenza A (H3N2v), in six Queen Anne’s County residents (five children and one adult) who had direct contact with pigs. In addition, the Maryland Department of Agriculture identified influenza A with a similar testing pattern in... »
H3N2v Ohio Cases Increase to 79 in 21 Counties
Recombinomics.com August 17, 2012 Ashland (1), Athens (4), Butler (17), Champaign (13), Clark (3), Fairfield (1), Franklin (4), Gallia (11), Greene (5), Hamilton (3), Henry (2), Jackson (1), Licking (1), Medina (1), Monroe (2), Montgomery (1), Morrow (1), Preble (1), Ross (4), Union (1), Warren (1). The above list represents the August 17 tally... »
Israel’s War Plan: the Complete Destruction of Iran’s Civilian Infrastructure
Kurt Nimmo Prison Planet.com August 18, 2012 On Wednesday, Richard Silverstein, who specializes in reporting on the Israeli national security state, posted a leaked document revealing details on the Israeli plan to strike Iran. “In the past few days, I received an Israeli briefing document outlining Israel’s war plans against Iran. The document was... »
6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Sulawesi, Indonesia: 4 injured
TheExtinctionProtocol.com August 18, 2012 INDONESIA – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit Indonesia’s central Sulawesi province, the US Geological Survey said, sending terrified residents fleeing into the streets. An earthquake registering magnitude 6.3 rocked a northern Indonesian island on Saturday as residents were ending their fast on the final day of the Muslim holy month... »
Big Changes Ahead: Gold Just Became Money Again
By Doug Hornig, Casey Research GoldSeek.com Friday, 17 August 2012 On June 18, the Federal Reserve and FDIC circulated a letter to banks that proposes to harmonize US regulatory capital rules with Basel III. BASEL III is an accord that tells a bank how much capital it must hold to safeguard its solvency and... »
The Paul Ryan Plan Is Weak And Assumes The Economic Equivalent Of Winning The Lottery Twice
Peter Schiff, Euro Pacific Capital BusinessInsider.com Aug. 17, 2012 For much of the past few generations, the debate over balancing the federal budget has been a central feature of every presidential campaign. But over time, the goalposts have moved. As the amount of red ink has grown steadily larger, the suggested time frames to... »
Damage Control Propaganda: Agencies tamp down speculation over hollow-point ammo purchases
by REDHORSE Fromthetrenchesworldreport.com August 17, 2012 Uh huh if you say so. What about the other 1+ billion rounds? FOX News Obscure federal agencies triggered a firestorm of conspiracy theories this week after they put out orders for thousands of rounds of deadly hollow-point bullets. But the agencies, most recently the Social Security Administration,... »
High-Frequency Trading Has the Potential to Kill the Markets
Shah Gilani MarketOracleUK Aug 17, 2012 It’s no wonder the public is scared to invest in stocks. They believe the game is rigged. It is, and I’m going to tell you who’s behind it, what’s really happening, when it started, where the sinkholes are, why they’re there, how you can play in the short... »