Obama awarded Pentagon’s medal for distinguished public service Sarah Palin criticized the decision, saying “this is what happens when you grow up thinking every kid gets a trophy.” -Washington PostPresident Barrack Obama recently received a medal from the Department of Defence. The medal for Distinguished Public Service was awarded by Defense Secretary Ashton Carter.The award wa...Read More
No Russian attempt to hack Vermont power grid found … Burlington Electric Department now says code associated with Russian hackers wasn’t on its employee’s laptop. Someone browses the internet on his work laptop. The laptop connects to a potentially malicious IP address. Nothing happens. -CNetOn Friday evening, there was a report that a Russian hacker had penetrated the US elect...Read More
No Russian attempt to hack Vermont power grid found … Burlington Electric Department now says code associated with Russian hackers wasn’t on its employee’s laptop. Someone browses the internet on his work laptop. The laptop connects to a potentially malicious IP address. Nothing happens. -CNetOn Friday evening, there was a report that a Russian hacker had penetrated the US elect...Read More
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says preparations for long-range missile at final stage ... A state-run Chinese newspaper accused Donald Trump of “pandering to ‘irresponsible’ attitudes” Tuesday after the president-elect alleged that Beijing had failed to rein in North Korea’s nuclear program. -NBCNTrump may be going at the issue of North Korea and nuclear weapons t...Read More
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says preparations for long-range missile at final stage ... A state-run Chinese newspaper accused Donald Trump of “pandering to ‘irresponsible’ attitudes” Tuesday after the president-elect alleged that Beijing had failed to rein in North Korea’s nuclear program. -NBCNTrump may be going at the issue of North Korea and nuclear weapons t...Read More
China says won’t allow Hong Kong to be used as subversion base ... China will not allow anyone stability, Beijing’s top official in the territory told state television. (Reuters)China is increasingly concerned with Hong Kong rhetoric about freedom, and has warned leaders against protests. Hong Kong operates under the uneasy policy of "one country, two systems.In an interview, Zhang...Read More
China says won’t allow Hong Kong to be used as subversion base ... China will not allow anyone stability, Beijing’s top official in the territory told state television. (Reuters)China is increasingly concerned with Hong Kong rhetoric about freedom, and has warned leaders against protests. Hong Kong operates under the uneasy policy of "one country, two systems.In an interview, Zhang...Read More
Costa Rica powered by renewable energy for over 250 days in 2016 ... Costa Rica completes 2016 without having to burn a single fossil fuel for more than 250 days. 98.2% of Costa Rica’s electricity came from renewable sources in 2016. The state-run Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) reported that renewable energy sources accounted for 98.2 per cent of the country’s electricity and...Read More
Costa Rica powered by renewable energy for over 250 days in 2016 ... Costa Rica completes 2016 without having to burn a single fossil fuel for more than 250 days. 98.2% of Costa Rica’s electricity came from renewable sources in 2016. The state-run Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) reported that renewable energy sources accounted for 98.2 per cent of the country’s electricity and...Read More
Rising nationalism leaves international criminal court at risk Top lawyer warns withdrawal of countries and limiting of funding threaten future of tribunal ... Six months after the international criminal court's new Dutch palace of justice was formally opened on windswept sand dunes beside the North Sea, a tide of nationalist sentiment is threatening to undermine the project. Three African states...Read More
Rising nationalism leaves international criminal court at risk Top lawyer warns withdrawal of countries and limiting of funding threaten future of tribunal ... Six months after the international criminal court's new Dutch palace of justice was formally opened on windswept sand dunes beside the North Sea, a tide of nationalist sentiment is threatening to undermine the project. Three African states...Read More
Mining stock Pan American Silver produces and sells silver, gold and base metals including copper, lead and zinc. It also engages in other mining-related activities, including exploration, extraction, processing, refining and reclamation. Headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., the company has mines and other projects in the United States, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. A 16-per-cent, one-day shar...Read More
Located in Nevada's prolific Cortez Trend, the Iceberg Project is 100% owned by NuLegacy Gold. The company has spent over $6 million over the past 3 years on exploration, locating the Iceberg deposit that is now being developed. Read More
This is a bad season for banking around the world and especially in Italy where major banks are under water.Central banks are supposed to protect banks but who really believes that? In the modern era especially central bank protection has often involved government refinancing.From the point of view of central banking, the health of the whole system is more important than the health of an individu...Read More
This is a bad season for banking around the world and especially in Italy where major banks are under water.Central banks are supposed to protect banks but who really believes that? In the modern era especially central bank protection has often involved government refinancing.From the point of view of central banking, the health of the whole system is more important than the health of an individu...Read More
While both global monetary and fiscal policies struggle to keep aggregate demand if not rising, then at least constant, demographics continues to wreak havoc on the best laid plans of central planners around the rapidly aging world. Just last week we reported that in 2016, the US population grew at the slowest pace since the Great Depression, largely driven by the collapse in household formation a...Read More
While both global monetary and fiscal policies struggle to keep aggregate demand if not rising, then at least constant, demographics continues to wreak havoc on the best laid plans of central planners around the rapidly aging world. Just last week we reported that in 2016, the US population grew at the slowest pace since the Great Depression, largely driven by the collapse in household formation a...Read More
RAND PAUL IS UNHAPPY ABOUT TRUMP'S 'BILDERBERG' CABINET. “Haven’t seen this many billionaires since I staked out Bilderbergs w/ Alex Jones” … Senator Rand Paul is not happy with some of the cabinet picks by president-elect Donald Trump. So much so that he took to Twitter today to deliver an 'airing of grievances'. – Rand Paul tweetsRand Paul has finally taken to twee...Read More
RAND PAUL IS UNHAPPY ABOUT TRUMP'S 'BILDERBERG' CABINET. “Haven’t seen this many billionaires since I staked out Bilderbergs w/ Alex Jones” … Senator Rand Paul is not happy with some of the cabinet picks by president-elect Donald Trump. So much so that he took to Twitter today to deliver an 'airing of grievances'. – Rand Paul tweetsRand Paul has finally taken to twee...Read More
Trump Doubles Down On Nukes: “Let It Be An Arms Race, We’ll Outlast Them All. "The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes. When asked by co-host Mika Brzezinski to clarify the tweet, Trump gave a response that she, nor anyone else for that matter, was expecting.The Donald is not taking our...Read More