A little bit of health advice from our friends at Pravda (not the BBC) which may come in useful with the warmer summer weather depending on your choice of underwear : Can you get vaginal yeast infection by wearing G-strings? Now, I can't say that is something I have...
Inflation, Europe and Politicians
Over at ZeroHedge, there is an interesting little article on inflation and how it, well, inflated during the 20th century as currencies were moved from being backed by gold to being backed by nothing more than confidence. The interesting section for me being on...
US Bank Failures in Pictures
After last years news of one US bank after another being taken under the control of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), things seem to have gone rather quiet which could suggest that everything is now rosy in the world of American banking. Having spotted...
Interactive world cup calendar.
Spotted over at Zero Hedge, Marca.com has an excellent interactive calendar with all the match, stadium, team and group details. Have a look HERE or click on the snapshot image below.
Return of the Deutsche Mark.
Well it has returned at least for stock market quotes on one of Germany's largest stock portals Boersennews. They have a few digs at the Euro in their press release as well : Due to the ongoing Euro crisis many investors expect the return of the Deutsche Mark. A...
BP – going from bad to worse.
Interesting reading over at ZeroHedge, where there are suggestions from various sources that BP may not be telling the whole truth about their problems in containing the oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico. It would appear that the attempt at blocking the well using...
They need us.
The post title comes from a paragraph selected from a series of essays entitled "Welcome to the Insane Asylum" by Cognitive Dissonance over at ZeroHedge. The asylum in question being modern society and the self delusion that holds that society together and affords a...
The importance of proofreading.
Being a little bored this evening, I decided to have another look at Christwire.org to see what wonders they are pushing this week. After the highlights of how to spot a masturbator and teachers attacking students with sex, I didn't expect another assault on the Daily...
Even Russia is eyeing up a smoking ban.
Whilst Russia engages in nanny state style minimum alcohol pricing (probably much to the delight of the Scottish Parliament who will use the evidence gained to force through their own half baked law), Russia's parliament is now discussing restrictions on smoking along...
Currencies – the race to the bottom
Via ZeroHedge, an interesting read on today's global credit unwind having parallels with the politically driven backlash against trade in the 1930's which ended with the great depression along with the race to the bottom being run by countries vying to maintain their...