News for today's 2018

The News UNIT's GOLD and SILVER analysis proves reasonable accuracy

12:01 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>GOLD up 2%</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>  SILVER up 7%</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkuMznGT3EctRGwjf43mfNKyyG2pJZpb-qFfb7d48rQ-e6tRfZAy4oLClwGRyd0HbqF562JuZU-I9Hs7BVeBjdqEAFYLC_xFBpsI6lcWzPAWxalqv6LVyzulhzvvAD8XHNAQJxc15et4/s1600/AmericanZombuffPIC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkuMznGT3EctRGwjf43mfNKyyG2pJZpb-qFfb7d48rQ-e6tRfZAy4oLClwGRyd0HbqF562JuZU-I9Hs7BVeBjdqEAFYLC_xFBpsI6lcWzPAWxalqv6LVyzulhzvvAD8XHNAQJxc15et4/s1600/AmericanZombuffPIC.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Since The News UNIT's February 13, 2014 trend analysis on GOLD and SILVER and related expectations, GOLD has moved 2% HIGHER and SILVER has moved 7% higher.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-news-units-gold-and-silver-analysis.html" style="color: red;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-news-units-gold-and-silver-analysis.html</a> </b><br /><br /><b>Keep stacking Zombucks! </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>...developing...</b></div>

The News UNIT's GOLD and SILVER analysis proves reasonable accuracy

GOLD up 2% SILVER up 7% Since The News UNIT's February 13, 2014 trend analysis on GOLD and SILVER and related expectations, GOLD has ...

A Closer Look at Retail Employment

11:31 AM Tukiyooo 0

The following chart compares the growth in the number of retail production and nonsupervisory employees (in black) to the growth in the aggregate weekly hours worked by retail production and nonsupervisory employees (in blue).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqL6ePBH0b8fSYJh1feiR6w8fPcqjD0_r1Aq7IFijVhP07sOq0L_ifc7SPgZg6n5_gSM9XpJ_62sSLEMMQbxIQ2xsrVG8vYi3VxGeUQ3vDI4elPmY0QTAwl4cQRGgwg3uUoJ69hMyjmo/s1600/Retail+-+Employees+vs.+Hours.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqL6ePBH0b8fSYJh1feiR6w8fPcqjD0_r1Aq7IFijVhP07sOq0L_ifc7SPgZg6n5_gSM9XpJ_62sSLEMMQbxIQ2xsrVG8vYi3VxGeUQ3vDI4elPmY0QTAwl4cQRGgwg3uUoJ69hMyjmo/s320/Retail+-+Employees+vs.+Hours.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Click to enlarge.</span><br /><br />We have "successfully" transitioned to a "weaker than appears" retail employment economy. Get out the party hats.<br /><br /><b>See Also:</b><br /><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2010/06/sarcasm-disclaimer.html">Sarcasm Disclaimer</a><br /><br /><b>Source Data:</b><br /><a href="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=sn2">St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart</a>

A Closer Look at Retail Employment

The following chart compares the growth in the number of retail production and nonsupervisory employees (in black) to the growth in the aggr...

A closer look at FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES

11:30 AM Tukiyooo 0

A closer look at FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES

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U.S. Military Purge Revealed

11:09 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Obama Government reinventing the U.S. Military</span> </b></div><br /><b>Not only INFOWARS but World Net Daily can confirm this...</b><br /><br /><b>When you express a positive belief in God, do not embrace the LGBT culture and community,  and have any inclination toward upholding the U.S. Constitution and Bill Of Rights and so forth it is now proven to be DETRIMENTAL TO CAREER ENHANCEMENT.   The phrase "EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER" only applies to the growing new cultural agendas and ideologies that are being promulgated by those who are the children of the Devil and Satan.</b><br /><br /><b>This is why the U.S. Government is removing people from their positions in Federal service and replacing them with a workforce of those who are ready to cooperate with the New World Order.  Even the private sector is doing this: </b><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kY60CZ5eQf4?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><b><br /></b><b>FULL SHOW...</b><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/lg9dFQ2BS5I?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

U.S. Military Purge Revealed

Obama Government reinventing the U.S. Military Not only INFOWARS but World Net Daily can confirm this... When you express a positive belief...

1885-O Morgan Silver Dollar worth $1,000?

10:04 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Really?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>1889 Morgan Silver Dollar:</b></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b> </b><b>Mintage 21,726,000 </b></li><li><b> .7734 oz. SILVER </b></li><li><b> Grade EF-40 or AU-50</b></li><li><b> Worth about $25 to $30</b></li><li><b> Selling on EBAY for $25 to $40 depending on condition</b></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><b>1885-O  Morgan Silver Dollar:</b></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>  Mintage 9,185,000</b></li><li><b>  .7734 oz. SILVER</b></li><li><b>  Maximum value at MS-65 about $175</b></li><li>  <b>Selling on EBAY for $35 to $45</b></li></ul><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/IWNCPPANrWI?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The 2018 American Silver Zombuff</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxafn2qHpWpcHh57pnDsanLXguXRQbonzY-3zR8OgR9unMNeQ6FnyH6_cQ8SVFlOKQ6auLqBwAD7JvllP2JCy_U5NXtnJ1acP-72FcOx_8CNKuYrtpwxszyMaKRKLohszBRb87T9qd9ac/s1600/AmericanZombuffPIC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxafn2qHpWpcHh57pnDsanLXguXRQbonzY-3zR8OgR9unMNeQ6FnyH6_cQ8SVFlOKQ6auLqBwAD7JvllP2JCy_U5NXtnJ1acP-72FcOx_8CNKuYrtpwxszyMaKRKLohszBRb87T9qd9ac/s1600/AmericanZombuffPIC.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Zombucks Currency of the Apocalypse </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><ul><li><b>Mintage to be announced (ends April 1, 2014)</b></li><li><b>1 oz. of 999 FINE SILVER (99.9% FINE SILVER)</b></li><li><b>known as a quasi-numismatic round</b></li><li><b>Selling on EBAY at $29 to $33</b></li><li><b>Condition: New/Brilliant Uncirculated</b></li></ul><b>Got Zombies?</b><br /><br /><b>...developing... </b>

1885-O Morgan Silver Dollar worth $1,000?

Really? 1889 Morgan Silver Dollar: Mintage 21,726,000 .7734 oz. SILVER Grade EF-40 or AU-50 Worth about $25 to $30 Selling on EBAY fo...

Silver Guru and Consultant David Morgan

9:28 AM Tukiyooo 0

Silver Guru and Consultant David Morgan

David Morgan's 2014 Precious Metals Outlook

LEAD BULLION SHORTAGES again at Walmart

8:59 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Is the AMMUNITION SUPPLY running low again?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPt9t22PrsiclGibl_4Te-pdGgjfnoT7UOx8YRNk-0u5TeB_pbwEQ00a_c5fimqGYAg-2Lip7gC0n8IA9mka33JSbJCCcZa_M2pmfr2o-d_WcgCE8818-xRSeITC3PniDiWp3e4hB5O8/s1600/AmmunitionBOXESpic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPt9t22PrsiclGibl_4Te-pdGgjfnoT7UOx8YRNk-0u5TeB_pbwEQ00a_c5fimqGYAg-2Lip7gC0n8IA9mka33JSbJCCcZa_M2pmfr2o-d_WcgCE8818-xRSeITC3PniDiWp3e4hB5O8/s1600/AmmunitionBOXESpic.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>We just went to get some AMMUNITION and again the shelves are empty of .22LR and various other common gun calibers with the notice posted of rationing of ammunition purchases due to hoarding.  What is going on here?  Is the U.S. POSTAL SERVICE purchase starting to corner the market?  Who's really doing the hoarding?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Anyone with information LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW... </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/mlm7bz5JuH0?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe> <br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

LEAD BULLION SHORTAGES again at Walmart

Is the AMMUNITION SUPPLY running low again? We just went to get some AMMUNITION and again the shelves are empty of .22LR and various other c...

DEADLY FLU VIRUS and WATER BACTERIA reports

8:53 AM Tukiyooo 0

DEADLY FLU VIRUS and WATER BACTERIA reports

Is America heading for PANDEMICS? Our own WATER SUPPLIES and WATER FAUCETS are testing positive with BACTERIA that causes LEGIONNAIRES DISEA...

Tech Force Pen

8:45 AM Tukiyooo 0

Tech Force Pen

Josh Wilson of Chicago is looking to manufacturer the Tech Force Pen, a "minimalist pen and ruler sleeve, precision machined from aircr...

Rising Economic Concerns, Food Shortages, Money, Gold, and Silver

8:42 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Is SHTF coming soon?</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Many PREPPERS are already prepared </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>We now have the MAJOR DROUGHT and WATER SHORTAGE in California and area western states leading to FRUIT and VEGETABLE shortages.  Also cattle and hogs will have to be slaughtered because they cannot be fed and maintained and the price of CATTLE is rising along with BEEF and PORK prices.  All manner of FISH concerns still exist as questions on the Fukushima fallout still are ignored by government officials.  What about POULTRY?  Is it time to grow a garden this year?  These are the type of problems that quantitative easing and tapering cannot easily solve:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/02/severe-california-drought-leads-to-food.html" style="color: red;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/02/severe-california-drought-leads-to-food.html</a> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>CORN, SUGAR, OATS, SOYBEANS, WHEAT and so forth are all rising and projected to rise even further.   </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Right now a number of people I know are planning to grow their own food this year as they are expecting extreme price increases on products:</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What about financial survival?</b></span></div><br /><b>Perhaps the economic concerns that were seemingly far fetched and treated as conspiracy theories and fear mongering will really come to pass.   We are already seeing GOLD and SILVER rising but with FOOD and WATER shortages you cannot eat GOLD and SILVER.  However there is increasing evidence that the world is moving toward a major financial upheaval:</b><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/8nYCmA_T5eU?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe> <br /><b>...developing... </b><br /><br /></div>

Rising Economic Concerns, Food Shortages, Money, Gold, and Silver

Is SHTF coming soon? Many PREPPERS are already prepared We now have the MAJOR DROUGHT and WATER SHORTAGE in California and area western stat...

BARS and RESTAURANTS becoming TELEVISION CENTERS

8:13 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The growing number of TV's in SPORTS BARS and RESTAURANTS</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__2MDrh_cDZumcdLuUs9IvDeZZ1FsPlQOIXKFHQ14a4m_KndjwhKXOyxWfyV3sGA-PqEkfuuAbOzgVqnwmft7bDjOVSTmX6GBOsY6E_mZC_1GledWkfkz0IpiG10yo1v8VW0ES8xq3hs/s1600/TVsONWALL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__2MDrh_cDZumcdLuUs9IvDeZZ1FsPlQOIXKFHQ14a4m_KndjwhKXOyxWfyV3sGA-PqEkfuuAbOzgVqnwmft7bDjOVSTmX6GBOsY6E_mZC_1GledWkfkz0IpiG10yo1v8VW0ES8xq3hs/s1600/TVsONWALL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Has anyone been around some of these bars and restaurants that have loads of television screens playing loads of channels simultaneously?  In America we have become a society of anti-social people now while technology expands to keep us CONTINUALLY MULTITASKING all day long between TV's, SMART PHONES, TABLETS, and COMPUTER TERMINALS while we are being convinced through SOCIAL MEDIA, TWEETING and TEXTING that we are all becoming CONNECTED and no one even talks to each other anymore:</b><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-TzMh7UHDk4?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

BARS and RESTAURANTS becoming TELEVISION CENTERS

The growing number of TV's in SPORTS BARS and RESTAURANTS Has anyone been around some of these bars and restaurants that have loads of t...

New Banking Task Force to Study Digital Currencies

8:06 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="single-title"><h1><br /></h1><div class="single-info"> <span class="single-author"><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/author/jon-southurst/" rel="author" title="Posts by Jon Southurst">Jon Southurst</a> (<a class="authortwitter" href="http://www.twitter.com/southtopia" target="_newwindow">@southtopia)</a> | </span> <span class="single-date">Published on February 22, 2014 at 10:40 GMT | </span> <span class="single-category"><strong><em><a href="http://www.coindesk.com/news/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in News">News</a>, <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/regulation/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in Regulation">Regulation</a>, <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/regulation/us-canada/" rel="category tag" title="View all posts in US & Canada">US & Canada</a></em></strong></span></div></div><div class="picture featured"><img alt="shutterstock_78415156" class=" wp-post-image" height="185" src="http://media.coindesk.com/2014/02/shutterstock_78415156-300x185.jpg" width="300" /></div><span class="wpsr_floatbts_anchor" data-offset="31"></span>The  Chairman of the US Senate’s Homeland Security & Governmental  Affairs Committee (HSGAC) which investigated digital currencies <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-foundation-silk-road-senate-homeland-security-hearing/">in November</a> has responded positively to the creation of a new state bankers’ task  force to perform its own study into what sort of regulation is  necessary.<br />The new “Emerging Payments Task Force” comes from the <a href="http://www.csbs.org/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Conference of State Bank Supervisors</a> (CSBS), a national meeting group of <a href="http://www.csbs.org/about/what/Pages/StateBankingDepartmentLinks.aspx" target="_blank">regulators</a> from all states “dedicated to advancing the state banking system” in  the US at a federal level. It aims to study the impacts and potential  consumer protection issues arising from new payment method technologies,  including bitcoin, among several others.<br />HSGAC Chairman <a href="http://www.carper.senate.gov/public/" target="_blank">Senator Tom Carper</a> (D-Del) issued a press statement earlier approving the move, saying he  wanted to ensure governments “are adequately protecting consumers and  addressing lawbreakers without hindering innovation”.<br /><blockquote>“That’s  why I am encouraged that the Conference of State Bank Supervisors is  paying attention to this evolving technology and looking for ways to  better coordinate oversight to protect consumers and local communities.<br />While  there is still more work to be done, this is an important step. I  encourage federal and state agencies and local entities, including  banks, to further their collaboration so consumers and businesses can  understand the rules of the road and be well served by them.”</blockquote><h2>Digital currency stakeholders</h2>The  Task Force will speak to a “broad range of stakeholders” in the virtual  currency and payments sphere, including state and federal regulators,  people in the industry, and other experts. It too believes there must be  enough regulation to protect participants but not at the expense of  progress.<br />“State regulators welcome a robust and focused dialogue  about the benefits and risks of innovations to payment systems,” said  CSBS Chairman and Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions  Commissioner Charles A. Vice. “We seek an environment where  technological innovation can be developed, but also regulated in a clear  manner.”<br />The Task Force will include <a href="http://www.csbs.org/news/press-releases/pr2014/Pages/pr-022014.aspx" target="_blank">state regulators from nine states</a>, including Superintendent of New York State Department of Financial Services <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/ben-lawsky-friend-foe/">Benjamin Lawsky</a>, who oversaw that Department’s <a href="http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-hearings-day-1-bitcoin-hits-tipping-point-new-york-regulators/">recent hearings</a> into digital currencies and who also promotes special ‘BitLicence’ money transmitter regulations specific to such systems.<br />On its website, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors introduces itself thus:<br /><blockquote>“Our  regulator membership sets us apart from other Washington organizations.  Our strength lies in bringing all state banking departments together to  present a unified voice in Washington. Through CSBS, state bank  regulatory agencies continue to champion a system that offers  competitive chartering options and efficient and effective – and local –  supervision.”</blockquote><em><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-150571p1.html" target="_blank">US Law</a> image via Shutterstock</em></div>

New Banking Task Force to Study Digital Currencies

Jon Southurst ( @southtopia) | Published on February 22, 2014 at 10:40 GMT | News , Regulation , US & Canada The Chairman of the U...

FLOODING in MIDWEST a GROWING CONCERN

8:01 AM Tukiyooo 0

FLOODING in MIDWEST a GROWING CONCERN

America is under a DROUGHT DISASTER in the west and increased FLOODING CONCERNS in the SNOW and ICE COVERED REGIONS:

Ukraine President Flees Kiev: Obama and Putin in talks

7:58 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The New National Unity Government</span> </b></div><br /><b>The situation in Ukraine may be the dawn of a NEW BEGINNING...</b><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/AXbskWtFeuI?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Obama and Putin work on COORDINATED EFFORT...</b></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/JlfjhNC9M4Q?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/y_V3MugVYQc?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/57EiqyN3-gM?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe>

Ukraine President Flees Kiev: Obama and Putin in talks

The New National Unity Government The situation in Ukraine may be the dawn of a NEW BEGINNING... Obama and Putin work on COORDINATED EFF...

Severe California Drought leads to FOOD and WATER SHORTAGES

7:53 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">*****<u>ALERT:</u>  FOOD and <span style="color: blue;">WATER SHORTAGE</span>***** </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>FRESH FRUIT and VEGETABLE PRICES TO DOUBLE</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvApQyWCLXEdE9xi4aiQdUb4ZByDjfoGR76kelYK00XGSC0_VDy-q2fTHDO9SOgHtTIj2zVV9Qg3L1PzmY2YeB4pnNUVSCUWfUdD0lSnqxbXViozn6TQxxE7-QRwPqFegIM-xa95VKiwo/s1600/fruit_vegetables.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvApQyWCLXEdE9xi4aiQdUb4ZByDjfoGR76kelYK00XGSC0_VDy-q2fTHDO9SOgHtTIj2zVV9Qg3L1PzmY2YeB4pnNUVSCUWfUdD0lSnqxbXViozn6TQxxE7-QRwPqFegIM-xa95VKiwo/s1600/fruit_vegetables.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Federal Government denies DROUGHT AID</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The nation's supply of FRESH FRUIT and VEGETABLES will now be reduced.  Also PRICES WILL easily double. </b></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xaTGX1HMLQY?feature=player_detailpage" width="640"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>...developing...</b></div>

Severe California Drought leads to FOOD and WATER SHORTAGES

***** ALERT: FOOD and WATER SHORTAGE ***** FRESH FRUIT and VEGETABLE PRICES TO DOUBLE The Federal Government denies DROUGHT AID The nat...

America's TWO CLASS SYSTEM is growing

7:44 AM Tukiyooo 0

America's TWO CLASS SYSTEM is growing

Growing INCOME INEQUALITY The economy just keeps getting better in America... http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-federal-reserv...

BREAKING NEWS: Ukraine's President Has Fled Kiev. The Government Has Collapsed. Mob Rule On The Streets

6:49 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qFSYBXZSOqk" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ukraine’s Leader Flees Palace as Protesters Widen Control -- New York Times</b></span></div><br />KIEV, Ukraine — An opposition unit took control of the presidential palace outside Kiev on Saturday, as leaders in Parliament said Ukraine’s president, Viktor F. Yanukovych, had fled the capital a day after a deal was reached aimed at ending the country’s spiral of violence.<br /><br />Members of an opposition group from Lviv called the 31st Hundred — carrying clubs and some of them wearing masks — were in control of the entryways to the palace Saturday morning. And Vitali Klitschko, one of three opposition leaders who signed the deal to end the violence, said that Mr. Yanukovych had “left the capital” but his whereabouts were unknown, with members of the opposition speculating that he had gone to Kharkiv, in the northeast part of Ukraine.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/world/europe/ukraine.html?_r=0">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Crisis In Ukraine</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26302572">Live Coverage</a> -- BBC<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/22/ukraine-crisis-uncertainty-after-yanukovych-signs-deal-live-updates">Tymoshenko freed as Ukrainian president denounces coup - live updates</a> -- The Guardian<br /><a href="http://live.reuters.com/event/world_news">Live Updates: Ukraine</a> -- Reuters<br /><a href="http://live.aljazeera.com/Event/Ukraine_liveblog">Ukraine Live Blog Live</a> -- Al Jazeera<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26304842">Ukrainian MPs vote to oust President Yanukovych</a> -- BBC<br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/22/world/europe/ukraine-protests/">Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych has quit Kiev, opposition leader says</a> -- CNN<br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304914204579398561953855036?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304914204579398561953855036.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories">Protesters Take Control of Kiev</a> -- Wall Street Journal<br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-kiev-opposition-20140222,0,2157062.story#axzz2tseORMfW">Ukraine protesters take Kiev without a shot</a> -- L.A. Times<br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/02/22/ukrainian-protesters-claim-control-over-capital/">Ukrainian parliament sets early election as president flees capital </a>-- FOX News<br /><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ukraine-protest-20140221,0,1284200.story">Parliament expels Ukraine president, protestors seize his compound </a>-- Chicago Tribune<br /><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/02/22/ukraine-protests-kiev-president/5723135/">Ukraine parliament votes to remove president</a> -- USA Today<br /><a href="http://www.voanews.com/content/interfax-ukraines-yanukovych-says-he-will-not-resign/1857091.html">Ukraine Parliament Votes to Oust Yanukovich, Sets May Election </a>-- Voice of America<br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-22/ukrainian-protesters-take-control-as-yanukovych-abandons-capital">Ukrainian Lawmakers Oust President as Yanukovych Stays Defiant </a>-- Bloomberg Businessweek<br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/22/us-ukraine-idUSBREA1G0OU20140222">Ukraine parliament removes Yanukovich, who flees Kiev in 'coup'</a> -- Reuters<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ukraines-president-open-to-early-vote-polish-leader-says-scores-reported-killed-in-clashes/2014/02/21/05d3de46-9a82-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html">Ukraine’s Yanukovych missing as protesters take control of presidential residence in Kiev</a> -- Washington Post<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ukraine-agreement-reached-but-the-street-resists/2014/02/21/daf33ecc-9b55-11e3-8112-52fdf646027b_story.html">Ukraine protesters take Kiev; president says coup</a> -- Washington Post/AP<br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10655398/Ukraine-crisis-Opposition-demands-Viktor-Yanukovych-resign.html">Ukraine president refuses to resign and compares 'coup' to rise of Nazis</a> -- The Telegraph<br /><a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/02/ukraine-president-accuses-opponents-coup-2014222144357586889.html">Ukraine president accuses opponents of coup</a> -- Al Jazeera<br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10655335/Ukraine-crisis-Viktor-Yanukovych-leaves-Kiev-for-support-base.html">Viktor Yanukovych leaves Kiev for eastern support base</a> -- The Telegraph<br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/22/world/europe/ukraine-protests/index.html?hpt=wo_c1">Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych says he's not leaving</a> -- CNN<br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2565394/Ukrainian-protesters-claim-control-capital.html">Moment suspected Ukrainian SNIPER was dragged by the hair and beaten by anti-government protesters as president reportedly flees capital</a> -- Daily Mail<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/21/ukraine-protests-viktor-yanukovych-election">End nears for Yanukovych despite concessions</a> -- The Guardian<br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/22/world/europe/ukraine-profiles/">Who's who in Ukraine unrest</a> -- BBC<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2014/feb/22/ukraine-protesters-remain-streets-in-pictures">Ukraine protesters remain on streets as president leaves Kiev - in pictures</a> -- The Guardian<br /><br /><b>Update</b>: <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/2014/02/22/aide-ukraine-tymoshenko-released-from-prison/DfLyCMhW09BxBUmmmKnHEJ/story.html">Aide: Ukraine's Tymoshenko released from prison</a> -- AP<br /><br /><b>My Comment</b>: The situation is incredibly fluid in Ukraine. The mob has taken over and even the opposition politicians cannot control the anger. I am having trouble contacting my relatives in Kiev .... I guess the communication networks are overwhelmed.<br /><br />It is clear that the government of President Yanukovych has collapsed .... his allies have deserted him and he no longer controls the instruments of state. The security forces have also stood down .... they do not want to be involved in this crisis .... and almost all of them do not want to shoot their brothers and sisters on the street.<br /><br />I suspect that ex-President Yanukovych has fled to the eastern part of the country .... probably near a Russian border crossing. He knows that his time is up .... the question that is probably on his mind is .... can I escape alive and/or not be arrested and put in jail. With pictures of his opulent homes and wealth now being broadcast throughout Ukraine .... I would advise him to flee to Russia.<br /><br />The Russian - Ukrainian community is facing the jitters right now .... talk of splitting the country is now spreading.<br /><br />Reaction from the Russian government has been limited. This is not surprising .... they are focused on the Sochi Olympics and tomorrow's closing ceremonies. But I expect a very robust reaction from Moscow after the closing ceremonies. As to what they are going to say .... that is easy to predict .... they are going to condemn the Ukrainian opposition and the EU who made this all possible (in their view).<br /><br />The economy has collapsed ....the Russian government is not going to provide aid .... and as a result Ukraine will in all probability default on it's debts. Being one who saw what happened to Russia when the Soviet Union collapsed .... I know with 100% certainty that hard times (no money, 70% unemployment, a breakdown in government services) are coming to Ukraine.<br /><br /><b>Update #2:</b> Because of prior commitments (family commitments that I cannot cancel) .... I will only be able to blog late tonight. Sighhh .... a revolution is now happening .... and I must take a 12 hour recess.

BREAKING NEWS: Ukraine's President Has Fled Kiev. The Government Has Collapsed. Mob Rule On The Streets

Ukraine’s Leader Flees Palace as Protesters Widen Control -- New York Times KIEV, Ukraine — An opposition unit took control of the president...

How 'Bunny Wabbits' Can Become Weapons Of Mass Destruction

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PH37hLieGuoZwZyJsvh-0utabNEo4Oa-qtpyJCdP6_I3oo0D5iuloOMWsgs93-6XZA5iHey_3Tk7B2nR8-YNQ9ZnA8nasCiDFJmyG-mgw2xbkdvClEmx_XJKReW68b79n8jdqu5Rb3UO/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PH37hLieGuoZwZyJsvh-0utabNEo4Oa-qtpyJCdP6_I3oo0D5iuloOMWsgs93-6XZA5iHey_3Tk7B2nR8-YNQ9ZnA8nasCiDFJmyG-mgw2xbkdvClEmx_XJKReW68b79n8jdqu5Rb3UO/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How Do You Weaponize A Rabbit? -- Jason Bittel, The Week</b></span></div><br />A bacteria found in rabbits could be turned into a potent bioweapon by terrorists. In fact, it's been done before. <br /><br />There are four major infectious agents that officials fear terrorists will turn into potent bioweapons. The first three you know — smallpox, anthrax, and the plague. The fourth? An itty bitty bacterium that wikes to wive in bunny wabbits.<br /><br />Don't let its host of choice fool you — tularemia is a serious disease. Humans can contract the nastiness through the bites of ticks and flies or handling the corpses of infected bunnies. Failure to cook said bunnies thoroughly will also make you sick. And that's not all. Back in 2000, 15 residents of Martha's Vineyard came down with "rabbit fever" in a single season — an outbreak thought to have started when someone ran over an infected rabbit with a lawnmower.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://theweek.com/article/index/256780/how-do-you-weaponize-a-rabbit">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br />My Comment: When I first read the title .... I could not help but guffaw and have a good laugh. But .... here is the surprise .... there is a lot of truth in this story.

How 'Bunny Wabbits' Can Become Weapons Of Mass Destruction

How Do You Weaponize A Rabbit? -- Jason Bittel, The Week A bacteria found in rabbits could be turned into a potent bioweapon by terrorists. ...

Caturday, I Thought Rocky Was A Flying Squirrel Edition

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Caturday, I Thought Rocky Was A Flying Squirrel Edition

OK, I'll compromise, Rocky is a squirrelly cat. I'll give it an 8.9 for style but he didn't stick the landing. After seeing that...

America's Global Retreat (Commentary)

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDY_SLMRUm2YX3lDfXAgcdQcInzJs4AQsb79WwoY7KjnkFlJvCW1Bg4CAqpPoLoBqCfNtQ9YkfDWs665E_amBtS5xFlnkqgCkG_aU9dShCM46HWNimIKXCY0V2fTg1wKv2X8n_xtp4jJR/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDY_SLMRUm2YX3lDfXAgcdQcInzJs4AQsb79WwoY7KjnkFlJvCW1Bg4CAqpPoLoBqCfNtQ9YkfDWs665E_amBtS5xFlnkqgCkG_aU9dShCM46HWNimIKXCY0V2fTg1wKv2X8n_xtp4jJR/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">President Barack Obama meets in the Situation Room with his national security advisors to discuss strategy in Syria, Saturday, August 31, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>America's Global Retreat -- Niall Ferguson, Wall Street Journal</b></span></div><br />Never mind the Fed's taper, it's the U.S. geopolitical taper that is stirring world anxiety. From Ukraine to Syria to the Pacific, a hands-off foreign policy invites more trouble.<br /><br />Since former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke uttered the word "taper" in June 2013, emerging-market stocks and currencies have taken a beating. It is not clear why talk of (thus far) modest reductions in the Fed's large-scale asset-purchase program should have had such big repercussions outside the United States. The best economic explanation is that capital has been flowing out of emerging markets in anticipation of future rises in U.S. interest rates, of which the taper is a harbinger. While plausible, that cannot be the whole story.<br /><br />For it is not only U.S. monetary policy that is being tapered. Even more significant is the "geopolitical taper." By this I mean the fundamental shift we are witnessing in the national-security strategy of the U.S.—and like the Fed's tapering, this one also means big repercussions for the world. To see the geopolitical taper at work, consider President Obama's comment Wednesday on the horrific killings of protesters in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. The president said: "There will be consequences if people step over the line."<br /><br /><b><a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303945704579391492993958448?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303945704579391492993958448.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_Opinion_LEADTop">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> I know that Niall Ferguson has his critics .... but I have always enjoyed his writings, and he does not disappoint in this post.