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by tim
Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:44 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
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http://www.oism.org/nwss/s73p904.htm The Fifth Chinese Nuclear Test was Detonated on Dec. 28, 1966. It "involved thermonuclear material," and, according to the AEC press release, was a nuclear test in the atmosphere at their test site near Lop Nor." As indicated above, by the end of Dec. 31, 1966 t...
by tim
Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:34 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
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Re: Predictions does the 5-10 miles take into account fallout? http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/02/nyregion/radiation-from-1953-nuclear-test-fell-on-albany.html Radiation from a 1953 nuclear bomb test in Nevada fell in the Albany area during a rainstorm several days later and in three days exposed re...
by tim
Wed Jan 10, 2018 12:45 am
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Topic: Financial topics
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Overnight Markets and News Mar E-mini S&Ps (ESH18 +0.05%) this morning are up +0.05% at a new record nearest-futures high as U.S. stock indexes continue their rally to fresh record highs on expectations for strong Q4 quarterly corporate earnings. In response to the tax cuts which favored US corpora...
by tim
Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:48 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
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My reasons for mentioning Namibia are: 1. Relatively unknown. 2. Low population. 3. Relatively clean and orderly capital city. 4. No oil to fight over (unlike Angola, for example). 5. Southern hemisphere location. I became aware of Namibia because Windhoek was the first city in the world to purify ...
by tim
Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:01 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
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John and Higgy, Long time reader and lurker. Interested in financial advice. I understand nobody here is a "financial advisor". Suppose you are working for a company that has a good 401k match - what would you do? Contribute nothing? Invest in companies that will be producing in a crisis war against...
by tim
Thu Oct 08, 2015 6:19 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
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http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2015/10/07/china-territory-island-dispute-south-china-sea-navy/73525862/ Navy will challenge Chinese territorial claims in South China Sea The Navy is preparing to send a surface ship inside the 12-nautical-mile territorial limit China claims for its man-made...
by tim
Tue May 12, 2015 10:15 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
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http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-proposes-challenge-to-china-sea-claims-1431463920 U.S. Military Proposes Challenge to China Sea Claims Moves would send Navy planes, ships near artificial islands built by China in contested waters The U.S. military is considering using aircraft and Navy shi...
by tim
Mon Mar 02, 2015 3:58 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
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US military satellite explodes above Earth http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11444155/US-military-satellite-explodes-above-Earth.html A US military satellite exploded after detecting an unexplained “sudden spike in temperature”, sending dozens of chunks of debris tumbling into different or...
by tim
Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:43 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
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China has ‘amazing submarines,’ larger fleet than U.S., says Navy admiral http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/26/joseph-mulloy-china-has-amazing-submarines-larger-/ A top U.S. Navy admiral told Congress that China has “amazing submarines,” including more nuclear-powered vessels than the Un...
by tim
Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:57 am
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“Occasionally they came to villages, and at each village they encountered a roadblock of fallen trees. Having had centuries of experience with the smallpox virus, the village elders had instituted their own methods for controlling the virus, according to their received wisdom, which was to cut their...