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Picture of the Day – Camels in the Desert.

Posted on June 11, 2014 by

June 11, 2014 – Year in Pictures: Camels walked in the dunes of Xiangshawan Desert, also called the Sounding Sand Desert, in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on July 20. The area is a popular tourist attraction. (Credits – The … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day – Mount Sinabung Spews Ash.

Posted on February 15, 2014 by

February 15, 2014 – Picture of the Day: A villager in Indonesia’s Karo district watched as Mount Sinabung spewed ash on Nov. 18, 2013. (Credits – The Wall Street Journal, Roni Bintang and Reuters). The Master of Disaster Related articles … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day – Mount Singabung Spews Ash.

Posted on December 16, 2013 by

December 16, 2013 – Picture of the Day: A villager in Indonesia‘s Karo district watched as Mount Sinabung spewed ash on Nov. 18, 2013. (Credits – The Wall Street Journal, Roni Bintang and Reuters). The Master of Disaster

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December 16, 2013 – Picture of the Day.

Posted on December 16, 2013 by

December 16, 2013 – Picture of the Day: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this wide-angle image on July 19 of Saturn’s rings, Earth, indicated by the white arrow, and Earth’s moon. How small we are! (Credits – The Wall Street Journal, NASA, … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day – The Running of the Bulls.

Posted on December 16, 2013 by

Picture of the Day – Year in Pictures: People stood on balconies too watch the first bull run of the San Fermin Festival, on July 7, in Pamplona, northern Spain. (Credits – The Wall Street Journal, Pedro Armestre, AFP and … Continue reading →

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Mogadishu on the Potomac!

Posted on October 16, 2013 by

October 16, 2013 – Mogadishu on the Potomac: The United States has become a third world country. The phrase “full faith and credit” rings hollow now along the Potomac. I do not believe that cooler heads will prevail. I continue … Continue reading →

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Prepare for the Worst Part II

Posted on October 10, 2013 by

October 10, 2013 – Prepare for the Worst Part II: How do you protect yourself financially during the power plays in Washington D.C.? You have precious little time to implement a sound investment plan in the face of the shenanigans … Continue reading →

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High-Speed Traders Exploit Loophole – WSJ.com

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

May 1, 2013 – High-Speed Traders (HFT) Exploit Loophole:  High-speed traders are using a hidden facet of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange‘s CME +0.03%computer system to trade on the direction of the futures market before other investors get the same information. Using … Continue reading →

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Gold Plunges $200 an Ounce in Two Days.

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

April 15 2013 – Update 12:13PM April 15 – Gold prices plunged more than 9% to a two-year low, capping two days of turbulent trading. Since Thursday, gold prices have declined by more than $200 an ounce, a two-day record … Continue reading →

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Money Spigot Opens Wider.

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

April 5, 2013 – Money Spigot Opens Wider: Japan Unveils an Aggressive New Policy, Echoing the Fed and Other Central Banks. The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) new leaders delivered on their pledge to radically overhaul its strategy to revive Japan’s … Continue reading →

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