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U.S. Exports Nearly All Gold Mine Supply To Hong Kong
Post Date: 2018-04-27 21:45:42 by Horse
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The U.S. gold exports to Hong Kong surged in February consuming nearly all of the domestic gold mine supply. According to the USGS recent Gold Mineral Industry Survey, February gold exports to Hong Kong more than doubled compared to the prior month. This was an interesting increase in gold demand from Hong Kong as the market price increased slightly month over month. Not only did gold exports to Hong Kong jump, but total U.S. gold exports also increased 40% from 36.1 metric tons (mt) in January to 50.4 mt in February. The top three countries that received the majority of U.S. gold exports were Hong Kong (15.5 mt), the United Kingdom (12.1 mt) and Switzerland (11.7 mt). As we can see in ...
The two-pizza rule and the secret of Amazon's success Jeff Bezos’s firm is good at selling things to shoppers, but that is the tip of its commercial iceberg
Post Date: 2018-04-27 20:35:04 by Horse
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In the early days of Amazon, Jeff Bezos instituted a rule: every internal team should be small enough that it can be fed with two pizzas. The goal wasn’t to cut down on the catering bill. It was, like almost everything Amazon does, focused on two aims: efficiency and scalability. The former is obvious. A smaller team spends less time managing timetables and keeping people up to date, and more time doing what needs to be done. But it’s the latter that really matters for Amazon. The thing about having lots of small teams is that they all need to be able to work together, and to be able to access the common resources of the company, in order to achieve their larger goals. ...
Exclusive: NRA gathers documents amid scrutiny over ties to Kremlin-linked banker
Post Date: 2018-04-27 18:56:35 by BTP Holdings
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Exclusive: NRA gathers documents amid scrutiny over ties to Kremlin-linked banker By Sara Murray, CNN Updated 6:06 PM ET, Fri April 27, 2018 Washington (CNN)The National Rifle Association is setting aside years of documents related to its interactions with a Kremlin-linked banker, as the gun-rights group appears to be bracing for a possible investigation, according to sources familiar with the situation. The NRA has faced fresh scrutiny from congressional investigators about its finances and ties to Alexander Torshin, one of the 17 prominent Russian government officials the US Treasury Department recently slapped with sanctions. The gun-rights group has said it is reexamining its ...
North and South Korea Announce Historic Agreement After Meeting
Post Date: 2018-04-27 17:40:36 by BTP Holdings
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North and South Korea Announce Historic Agreement After Meeting By Jack Davis April 27, 2018 at 7:00am The leaders of North Korea and South Korea promised to end hostilities between the two countries as a step toward removing all nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula, NBC reported. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday vowed to “cease all hostile acts” and to “transform the Demilitarized Zone into a peace zone.” The two nations remain in a technical state of war, because the Korean War’s fighting ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty. In a ceremonial book for the event, Kim wrote, “A new history begins ...
Syrian War Report – April 27, 2018: Russia EW Systems ‘Disabling’ U.S. EC-130 EW Aircraft
Post Date: 2018-04-27 12:03:20 by Horse
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Ayatollah Khamenei Calls for Muslim Coalition Against US
Post Date: 2018-04-27 07:00:56 by BTP Holdings
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Ayatollah Khamenei Calls for Muslim Coalition Against US By Rebekah Baker April 26, 2018 at 12:16pm Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said that Iran has resisted “bullying” from the United States for years and called on other Muslim nations to unite against these “enemies,” Reuters reported Thursday. “The Iranian nation has successfully resisted bullying attempts by America and other arrogant powers and we will continue to resist… All Muslim nations should stand united against America and other enemies,” Khamenei said, according to state media. These comments from Iran’s leader follow President Donald Trump’s stern warning to ...
City beneath city: RT films massive network of militant-built tunnels under Syria’s Douma (VIDEO)
Post Date: 2018-04-26 09:27:32 by Ada
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The Syrian military has been combing through a vast network of tunnels built by jihadists in Douma, not far from Damascus. RT Arabic filmed vehicles easily fitting in the passages and asked locals how the militants treated them. Located 15 meters deep under the surface, the massive tunnels are supported by metal pillars and are paneled with some sort of liner plates, creating a subway look. They stretch for kilometers under the town, located in the area of eastern Ghouta, forming an entire city beneath the city. To complete the set, the tunnels are equipped with electricity, parking lots and workshops. They are so big that a minivan could easily move through them, as seen in the ...
Germany Must Link up With China and Russia and Reclaim Its Lost Status as a Great Power
Post Date: 2018-04-26 09:20:40 by Ada
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Beijing's Silk Roads could be a salvation for Germany delivering real independence from the Empire -- if Berlin has the guts to grab it There has been a changing of the guard in world hegemony that has been underway for the last decade; it has been clandestine as befits the scenario, least it is exposed before the trap is sprung. To understand what is happening, one needs to step back in time and follow the leads that have been given by the various players. The players in this game of world one-upmanship chess are; Germany, Russia and China. It would be easy to say that three more unlikely bed mates would be harder to find; at first superficial glance this may well be so. Germany ...
Where Is The Shame?
Post Date: 2018-04-26 09:04:02 by Ada
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Now that the Trump, May, and Macron regimes have proven beyond all doubt that they are lawless war criminal regimes, what is next? Will the Russian president and foreign minister continue to speak of “our Western partners” and seek common ground with proven lawless war criminals? What would that common ground be? How can other governments accept the US, UK, and French governments that intentionally lied about a Russian chemical attack on the Skripals and about a Syrian chemical attack on Douma, risking a third world war, and then themselves attacking Syria on the basis of a transparent lie unsupported by any evidence? How exactly do you conduct diplomatic relations with war ...
Cash "Vanishes" From Bank Accounts
Post Date: 2018-04-26 08:46:07 by Horse
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Cash "Vanishes" From Bank Accounts In Ireland - Emergency cash offered by Ulster Bank as cash vanishes from accounts - Bank makes €500 available to customers whose deposits vanish - Bank investigates after hundreds of complaints on social media - “My salary has disappeared from my account today and my wife had her card declined when trying to pay for a GP visit and medication" - Cyber attacks and Brexit are biggest threats to the securities, insurance and banking sectors - Exposes risks posed to cash deposits in age of hacking, cyber fraud and terrorism - Conclusion: Take some of your savings and wealth off line? Your money in your bank account can vanish. ...
Rand Paul, Pompeo, and the Koch Connection
Post Date: 2018-04-26 07:36:49 by Ada
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Plus other stuff Among the least convincing explanations ever: Sen. Rand Paul’s rationalization for changing his vote on the Pompeo nomination. When pressed, the Senator admits there were no real promises made, just a “general” sense that “we’re going to see less of these wars” after Mike Pompeo takes the helm of State. His fans were not impressed. Adding annoyance to animadversion, it turned out that Sen. Paul’s vote wasn’t even the decisive one: two Democrats voted for Pompeo, and so his turnabout wasn’t just confusing to his base but also unnecessary. On the other hand, the Senator made a point of insisting that the man at the head of our ...
Too Many Foreign Policy Double Standards Hurt U.S. Credibility
Post Date: 2018-04-26 06:25:53 by Ada
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The hypocrisy is especially evident in Washington's approach to Saudi Arabia and other Middle East 'allies.' President Donald Trump poses for photos with ceremonial swordsmen on his arrival to Murabba Palace, as the guest of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Saturday evening, May 20, 2017, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) American leaders like to portray the United States as an exemplar of ethical conduct in the international system. The reality is far different, and it has been for decades. Throughout the Cold War, the United States embraced extremely repressive rulers, including the Shah of Iran, Nicaragua’s ...
Finland Forced to Shut Down Universal Income Program After Social Experiment Fails
Post Date: 2018-04-25 20:40:47 by BTP Holdings
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Finland Forced to Shut Down Universal Income Program after Social Experiment Fails By Scott Kelnhofer April 25, 2018 at 10:32am It took two years, but the government of Finland has realized that giving away money can get to be very expensive. The country’s two-year experiment with a universal basic income program was lauded by progressives when it launched at the beginning of last year. The Finnish government paid out monthly checks of $685 to 2,000 randomly selected unemployed individuals between the ages of 25-58, with no strings attached. The goal of the program was not only to provide a spark to an economy that was slowed by an unemployment rate above 9 percent, but ...
Syrian War Report – April 25, 2018: Russia Repels Drone Attack On Its Air Base In Syria
Post Date: 2018-04-25 17:58:23 by Horse
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Poster Comment:Iran is building their own version of the S-400. Iran is mass producing Mach 13 and Mach 14 missiles. They could share those with Syria. A good option might be to use Iranian backed Popular Militia from Iraq against the Kurdish US troops in Syria. Some modern missiles might help.
Top Secret: DoD Building $110 Million Drone Base In Niger
Post Date: 2018-04-25 07:13:14 by Horse
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If you thought America’s overseas wars had reached their limit - think again. The United States Department of Defense (DoD) is building a new $110 million drone base in Niger, adding to its existing footprint of more than 800 military bases in more than 70 countries, the Associated Press (AP) reports. Recent satellite image of the new drone base in Agadez, Niger. (Source: Todras- Whitehill for The New York Times) On Monday, the AP detailed in a report that the U.S. Air Force is constructing a base for weaponized drones, the newest front in America’s expanding foreign wars “against the growing extremist threat in Africa’s vast Sahel region.” The drone base ...
Trump Again Backtracks on Syria Pullout, Vows ‘Strong and Lasting Footprint’
Post Date: 2018-04-25 07:08:51 by Ada
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With Macron in tow, Trump talks of 'long-term approach' on Syria Just a month after another brief public flirtation with the idea of withdrawing from Syria, President Trump once again said he wants US troops out of Syria, promising “big decisions” very soon. His first talk of a pullout was scrapped days later. This time, he backtracked almost instantly. With French President Emmanuel Macron in tow, Trump told reporters that he and his allies are taking a long-term approach to Syria, and that this would involve leaving “a strong and lasting footprint” within Syria. He said talk of the long-term issues in Syria was “a very big part” of his discussions ...
Israel vows to destroy Russian s-300 missiles in Syria if warplanes are targeted
Post Date: 2018-04-25 01:27:52 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV... Israel's minister of military affairs says it will destroy Russian S-300 air defense systems in Syria if they down Tel Aviv regime planes over the war-torn nation. "What's important is that defense systems being supplied by Russia to Syria aren't used against us," said Avigdor Liberman during interview with the Ynet news site on Tuesday. "One thing needs to be clear: If someone shoots at our planes, we will destroy them. It doesn't matter if it's an S-300 or an S-700," he added. He added that relations with Russia were still good and that coordination between Tel Aviv and Moscow would continue. "They understand that we won't ...
How Shoddy Reporting and Anti-Russian Propaganda Coerced Ecuador to Silence Julian Assange
Post Date: 2018-04-24 08:34:30 by Ada
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It's the idiotic stories that Russia is behind the Catalan independence movement that succeeded in silencing Assange JULIAN ASSANGE HAS been barred from communicating with the outside world for more than three weeks. On March 27, the government of Ecuador blocked Assange’s internet access and barred him from receiving visitors other than his lawyers. Assange has been in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012, when Ecuador granted him asylum due to fears that his extradition to Sweden as part of a sexual assault investigation would result in his being sent to the U.S. for prosecution for his work with WikiLeaks. In January of this year, Assange formally became a citizen of ...
Myrmidons
Post Date: 2018-04-24 08:19:59 by Ada
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Don’t feel bad if you don’t know what the word myrmidons means. Until just a few months ago, I had never even heard of the word. Here are some definitions of myrmidon from a few online dictionaries that you might find helpful, as I did: Myrmidon [mur-mi-don, -dn] noun, plural Myrmidons, Myrmidones [mur-mid-n-eez] 1 Classical Mythology. one of the warlike people of ancient Thessaly who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War. 2 (lowercase) a person who executes without question or scruple a master’s commands. Myrmidon The Free Society Laurence M. Vance Best Price: $7.56 Buy New $19.95 (as of 07:30 EDT - Details) noun | myr·mi·don | ...
Stunning! – N Korea Drops All Pre Conditions for Talks , 2176
Post Date: 2018-04-24 07:01:14 by BTP Holdings
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Poster Comment:Outstanding!
Truck runs over Toronto pedestrians, 25 casualties reported
Post Date: 2018-04-24 00:24:58 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV... A driver plowed his white Ryder rental van into a crowd in Toronto on Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 along a roughly mile-long (1.6-km) stretch of sidewalk thronged with lunch-hour pedestrians, police said. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) identified the suspect as Alek Minassian, 25, without identifying its source for that information. Citing government officials, it said Minassian was not associated with any organized militant group. Officials declined to answer questions about what motivated the driver to steer his vehicle toward people just before 1:30 p.m. (1730 GMT) in the northern section of Canada's biggest city. They said the driver was in ...
Trump Announces Massive Korea News That's Been 68 Years In The Making
Post Date: 2018-04-23 21:01:24 by BTP Holdings
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Trump Announces Massive Korea News That’s Been 68 Years in the Making By Ben Marquis April 23, 2018 at 11:04am It wasn’t so long ago when the mainstream media fretted intensely over a potential apocalyptic nuclear exchange with North Korea. But based on recent remarks from President Donald Trump with regard to the upcoming talks with the rogue communist dictatorship, those fears may have been overblown. According to Independent Journal Review, Trump hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his resort in Mar-a-lago, Florida, last weekend to discuss not only the tenuous North Korea situation, but also other important issues like trade deals and military agreements. ...
THE BBC FINALLY ADMITS THAT MI5 SECRETLY VETTED ITS EMPLOYEES, AN OPEN SECRET FOR GENERATIONS
Post Date: 2018-04-23 20:42:30 by Horse
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My wife -- whose father is a TV director who'd worked for the BBC -- learned as a little girl that the British spy agency MI5 secretly vetted people who applied for work at the BBC and denoted possible subversives by putting a doodle of a Christmas tree on their personnel files; people who were thus blacklisted were discriminated against within the Beeb. This practice -- which continued into the 1990s -- has been an open secret for generations, but the BBC has always officially denied it. Now, the BBC has allowed Paul Reynolds, one of its reporters, to look at its "vetting files" and publish his findings. He found that long after MI5 lost interest in spying on BBC workers, ...
Herding Hamsters And Other Cosmic Reflections
Post Date: 2018-04-23 17:00:45 by Ada
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Disordered thoughts on the National Cockatoo’s latest antics One: The aghastment and horrilation about the terrible, appalling, shocking etc nature of gas warfare is nonsense. There is nothing unusually hideous about the use of toxic chemicals. Hideous, yes, but not unusually hideous. Boring old workaday artillery, that nobody criticizes, leaves children watching as mommy frantically clutches at intestings spilling from her opened belly, leaves men without legs trying to drag themselves along until gushing femoral arteries end consciousness, causes traumatic brain injury that leaves its beneficiaries drooling and burbling for life. Poison gas can do no better. The whole business of ...
Food For Thought - Sophia Loren
Post Date: 2018-04-23 11:20:56 by Horse
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A mother has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. Sophia Loren
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