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Btw,took out my old Gateway I bought in '99,10g hd,hooked up to one of my monitors,works great,lol.
Bruce,tried that,response from Windows is-"setup did not find any hard disks installed on the computer".Followd by-"Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer,and that any disk-related hardware configuration is correct.This may involve a manufacturer- supplied diagnostic or setup program.Setup cannot continue."
Sorry it took so long Bruce,life intefered.Anyway,I replaced every power connection,that didn't work,then I removed both hard drives and tested both on a friends computer,they both work fine.Windows message still comes up that it's an error in the software,which may be right,message being "load needed DLLs for kernel".I haven't a clue as to what that means.The exact message is "Windows could not start because of an error in the software",followed by the load needed etc.Do you know of a site I could go to to try to fix this?Btw,this really proves the value of back-up,losing every bit of everything can be disastrous.
Says Primary IDE channel no 80 conductor cable installed in the bios flash sreen, will not boot in safe mode any option and will not boot from xp cd.
Hi Bruce,long time no see.My Terminator won't boot-up,Windows won't load,message is-load needed DLLs for kernel.I have no idea what that means,though a friend thinks my hard drives might be going.Do you have any ideas?TIA
Avoid Dollar `At All Costs,' Investor Rogers Says (Update2)
By Zhang Shidong
June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Jim Rogers, who in April 2006 correctly predicted oil would reach $100 a barrel and gold $1,000 an ounce, said investors should steer clear of the dollar as the U.S. economy slows and favor commodities this year.
The dollar has slipped 7.7 percent against the euro and 5.9 percent versus the yen in 2008 as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to stave off a U.S. recession. Oil prices have doubled in the past 12 months, while gold is up 44 percent.
Avoid the dollar ``at all costs,'' Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, said in a speech in Shanghai today. ``The best investments in 2008 are commodities and natural resources. Agricultural prices have much higher to go over the next decade. We have a shortage of everything, including seeds.''
Oil and metal prices in New York have surged as a slumping U.S. currency made them cheaper for non-dollar investors to buy as a hedge against inflation in a slowing global economy. The dollar has stabilized in recent weeks, with currency volatility falling by the most since 1999 this quarter.
The comments from Rogers, 65, come two days after he told investors at a conference in Nanjing not to ``give up'' on Chinese shares, which have made China the world's second worst performers this year. Rogers, who first started buying Chinese stocks in 1999, said he hadn't sold any of his holdings.
Commodity Bull
Investors failed to take heed today, as the benchmark CSI 300 Index extended an eight-month slump amid expectation government measures to slow inflation will hurt corporate profits. The gauge is down 53 percent from its Oct. 16 record and has dropped 23 percent in June. That would be the index's worst month since it was introduced in April 2005.
Rising food and fuel costs have helped to drive China's consumer prices to their highest in almost 12 years, prompting the central bank to lift interest rates six times last year and order banks to set aside a record amount in reserve to curb loan growth.
Speculation that the People's Bank of China would raise borrowing costs for the first time this year dragged the CSI 300 down by 5.5 percent on June 27.
Rogers, who now lives in Singapore, is best known for being a commodity bull since 1999, before the market started to rally in 2002. His Rogers International Commodity Index has more than quadrupled since it started in 1998.
The price of wheat, rice and soybeans reached records this year after adverse weather curbed global output and reduced stockpiles amid rising demand.
`Not High Enough'
Rogers is anticipating further gains in crude oil, which reached an all-time high of $142.99 a barrel on June 27. Futures were recently at $142.74.
``Crude oil prices are not high enough to stop people from consuming more energy,'' the investor said. ``The bull market will not go to an end until supply and demand come to a balance.''
His comments today echo the themes in his latest book ``A Bull in China: Investing Profitably in the World's Greatest Market,'' in which he tells investors to get out of the dollar, teach their children Chinese and buy commodities.
Rogers said last October he planned to shift all his assets out of the dollar, which fell to a three-week low against the yen on June 27. He predicted last month that the U.S. currency's decline would pause in the second quarter because it was overdone.
To contact the reporter on this story: Zhang Shidong in Shanghai at szhang5@bloomberg.net.
Last Updated: June 30, 2008 06:33 EDT
LOL,that was funny.
That didn't work.It says "did you forget your password" when Admin entered.
Anyone know how to get around a password issue?A friend of mine was just given a used Compaq Presario,it has XP Home,unfortunately it only opens to the point of asking for the previous owners password.I'm assuming there must be some type of workaround.If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.
Anyone know how to get around a password issue?A friend of mine was just given a used Compaq Presario,it has XP Home,unfortunately it only opens to the point of asking for the previous owners password.I'm assuming there must be some type of workaround.If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.
I believe the devaluation of the dollar,plus inflation,and some speculation are the reasons for the oil increase.However,gasoline production has remained fairly constant,with increasing demand,and no new refineries in 30 years.The no new refineries is mainly due to environmental constraints.Add to that compananies like Exxon not increasing production in crude and you have a "Perfect Storm".
Well that's a big "duh",almost as bad as the big "duh" on $9.00 spent on Ironman.Sheesh.
May I refer you to this-
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=28342948
That is the business side of medicine,pharmacology.These are some of the stocks we play.I am currently on Vytorin,10/80,it has reduced my cholesterol level down to 124,from over 300,my doctor thinks that's good,and he's probably right.Btw,I was on Lipitor for a six month period also,it had little effect.Just so you know,I have congestive heart failure due to excessive consumption of alchohol,so the blame lies solely on myself.
I do appreciate it,believe it or not,lol.I,and some friends have found Diet-Coke to be almost addictive,and I'm leaning more,and more towards your point of view re Aspartame.Though I do wish you weren't right,due to my massive consumption of Aspartame via Diet-Coke,I drink a minimum of 96 ozs. daily,on a hot day out fishing a full 12 pack,144 ozs.
We need more of this,not less-
House Staffers Livid Over Web Site
Financial Information Being Posted Is Too Personal, Aides Say
By Paul Kane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 9, 2008; A17
Working from a cramped loft apartment a mile from the Capitol, a small Internet company has sparked a privacy rights battle with hundreds of angry top House staffers upset that the Web site has begun posting details about their personal finances.
In an unusual conflict over constitutional rights, the aides argue that the recent disclosures leave them highly vulnerable to identity theft. But the Web site, LegiStorm, contends that it has a First Amendment right to publish already public information about some of the Capitol's most powerful players -- the high-level staffers -- and is creating a new check against potential corruption.
"Congressional staffers are among the most powerful people in Washington, and in the past they have received very little scrutiny. It's about time there was a little more scrutiny given to what they're doing," said Jock Friedly, president and founder of LegiStorm, which has six employees.
For several years, LegiStorm has published salary and expenditure reports that are released regularly by the House and Senate. The reports, released quarterly by the House and semiannually by the Senate, provide detailed information on how much each lawmaker spends, along with the names, titles and salaries of every employee.
In late February, however, LegiStorm expanded the data it provides by putting the staffers' personal financial disclosure forms online. Those documents, which must be filed by senior aides, contain explicit detail on aides' finances -- including bank accounts and investment portfolios -- as well as some home addresses and signatures.
The posts have enraged top House staffers whose personal finances are now on display for any Internet sleuth to access with a few clicks of a computer mouse. The move has not, however, generated many complaints from Senate aides.
"Who knew it was going to get posted on the Web? It's shocking," said one House Democratic chief of staff, who requested anonymity to discuss her personal finances. "Now that anybody can look it up on the Web, I don't know if I like it anymore."
Her forms for 2006, which were filed last spring, included her home address and 32 pages of detailed statements about bank accounts under the name of her husband and daughter. That prompted her to raise concerns about identity theft at a chiefs of staff meeting in March.
At other similar meetings over the last month, some aides have suggested that the House general counsel should sue LegiStorm, which they accused of trying to profit from the dissemination of their records. Friedly said he is not selling the information on his Web site, which is available free but is supported by advertising.
He also noted that a number of media sites, including washingtonpost.com and Congressional Quarterly, publish similar data for members of Congress.
"Presumably," he predicted, "cooler heads will prevail."
Under federal law, staffers who earn more than $110,000 a year must file financial disclosure forms. In addition to staffers' financial holdings, the documents show any outside income, gifts received and official positions held with outside groups.
Before LegiStorm existed, anyone searching for salary and financial disclosure information had to trek down to the basement of the Cannon House Office Building to rummage through the records. Those searching for financial disclosure forms, either for a lawmaker or a staffer, had to enter their name into a computer database, leaving a record of whose documents they were examining.
The clerk of the House, Lorraine C. Miller, wrote to the more than 2,000 staff members who file disclosure reports, warning them to check whether they reveal any sensitive material, such as bank account or Social Security numbers. That prompted Friedly to uncover more than 20 instances in which such private information was revealed on his Web site, for which he has apologized. The information since has been redacted from the site.
However, Friedly refuses to remove staff home addresses or signatures unless the House pays the roughly $10,000 cost of altering thousands of the forms.
Friedly noted that since his site began publishing the financial information of top aides, the Capitol Hill newspapers Roll Call and the Hill have published articles about questionable transactions by a trio of top staffers, and that the newspapers used LegiStorm to confirm information about the aides.
The financial data is from top aides who are "actually writing the law of the land," he said.
Lawyers from the offices of the House Clerk, House General Counsel and ethics committee are trying to craft new forms that will help resolve the issue. "The office of the Clerk is working to ensure that disclosure requirements are met while at the same time protecting confidential or personal information," said Adam Holmes, spokesman for the clerk.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/08/AR2008040803034_pf.html
I care,laugh all you want,I don't give a shit about what you think or do.
I ask that you all boycott Absolut,and to spread the word as much as possible.My personal boycott extends to all brands,lol,don't ask why.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/04/mexico-reconque.html
That last line pretty much sums it up-
"In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women."
History Mystery
Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can.
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in t he White H ouse.
Both Pre sidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head
Now it gets really weird.
Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln .
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln , was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln , was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
Now hang on to your seat.
Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'For d.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford.'
Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
And here's the kicker...
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
Creepy huh? Send this to as many people as you can, cause:
Hey, this is one history lesson most people probably will not mind reading!
WHO FIGURED THIS OUT?
INCREDIBLE
1) Fold a NEW PINK $20 bill in half...
2) Fold again, taking care to fold it exactly as below
3) Fold the other end, exactly as before
4) Now, simply turn it over... &nb sp; & nbsp;
What a coincidence! A simple geometric fold creates a catastrophic premonition printed on all $20 bills!!!
COINCIDENCE? YOU DECIDE
As if that wasn't enough. Here is what you've seen..
Firstly The Pentagon on fire...
Then The Twin Towers.
..And now .. look at this!
TRIPLE COINCIDENCE ON A SIMPLE $20 BILL
It gets even better!! 9 + 11=$20!!
This is too interesting to pass up!
Pass it on to your friends who have nothing to do.
What choice do we really have in a national election?Do we pick the candidate who we think will win?Or do we vote our conscience?
If we vote our conscience,is it a wasted vote?Especially if we know our candidate has no chance?Are we picking the lesser of two evils when we vote?Is this why voting sucks?This will be an Obama vs McCain election,both choices will suck,but I will be forced to decide between the 2,McCain the nutcase,or,Obama the dilletante.
Btw,ERHE not a buy now,imo.
ERHE-could see that coming,don't know from here,but to me it looked great in the .20's.
How is everyone?I've been mia for awhile,am now back.Had to do what I had to do,lol.So,let's start the arguments!!!!
Anyone care to opine on why our current fiat currency is failing?How about real reasons to take physical possesion of gold/silver?What do you tell your friends and family,without getting laughed out of the room?I've done some reading here,THG seems to have some problems with the so-called "educated class",what I call the "lemming class",or "the look down on you class",lol.F-em,they will be the last to realize the truth,true dunderheads,believing government,LOL.
That is another place to begin,why is it most can't think for themselves?Why do so many depend on Matt,Katy,Oprah,and others, to do their thinking?I can tell you why,and most of you know this,they are intellectually lazy,they don't care to take the time to think,they'd rather "feel" than think.God Bless America,as she goes down the tubes thanks to the likes of Oprah,and all the others,including Rush.
Btw,does anyone here read whats on Newt Gingrich's,or Pat Buchanans websites?You just might be surprised,you may not agree,but then again,you may.lol.I won't say where I stand,not yet,crappy choices again-McCain sucks,Obama sucks,Hilary sucks,Ron Paul has no chance,that sucks.If Ross Perot really wanted to throw a monkey-wrench into the works,he'd give Ron Paul 1 billion for his campaign,with another 2 bil promised to run as an independent,that would really f things up.See,it's all about the money,America is begging for an honest candidate,that is why Obama is leading Hilary,a great orator beating a polished politician,promises(which will remain unpromised),emotions evoked in every personal appearance,Obama has the "promise",he has nothing else,unfortunately,he is most likely our next President.God help us,lol,and I don't believe in "God".
I can see it now,capital gains taxes go to 40%,a national sales tax of 3%,estate tax of 50% over a 4 mil net worth,no cut-off on SS,a raise in age for eligibility for SS and Medicare,all in the countries best interests,lol.What ever happened to that SS "lockbox" Al?The so-called trust fund?Oh,we spend it every year,it's not a real "lockbox",we spend our SS income,our"FICA Tax,to meet today's liabilities.LOL,the Baby-boomers are coming,there is not enough money,it was mis-managed,SS was originally supposed to be a set aside.Btw,it was the Dems who decided to tap those funds,and if JFK was alive today you can be sure he would not recognize the Dems,or Repubs as anything he'd be backing,as we know them today.
Since this is the JFSAG board,I figured I'd let you all know where I'm at,listen to "Unsuffer Me",it pretty much sums it up-
http://music.download.com/lucindawilliamswest/3600-8737_32-101025360.html
Fox news and NPR,opposite ends of the spectrum.Where do they get those people on NPR with those voices?Do they audition,and if your sound of voice isn't right you're gone?LMAO.
Hey,was that reply from Sandler to you personally?If so,I'm impressed,btw,McCain is insane,based on John Stewarts outtakes,lol.If you've seen them you know what I mean.So that leaves us with the Obama or Hilary disaster in waiting,this sucks for choices.This is why so many don't vote,and most of those that do are idiots.
So how is your kid?Let's see some pics.I'm not blind to what's going on,I was writing 5 years ago about easy credit and the problems it would bring,hedge funds made huge $$ trading mortgages.This latest attempt by Bush to stave off a recession with rebates is being funded by what?More debt.Why does no one understand that?Why is it not front page news?Where the hell do they think these billions of dollars are coming from?DUH!We pay now,or we pay later,end of story.
I'm going to eat a pint of Ben and Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk,and get in bed and pull the covers over my head.
I guess I'm slow,just saw it for the first time.It does challenge ones perspective if you live like me in an idealistic mindset.It truly saddens me.
This ought to be interesting for all you conspiracy theorists-
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1070329053600562261
Just received from Ron Paul-
Lighthouse Net Issue #3. Hi. A few weeks ago, I was watching Meet the Press, and Russert was interviewing this man. What this guy was saying was very interesting. Apparently, he was a politician, but he didn't sound like any politician I'd ever heard. And he was running for President! I've never been very involved in politics, because I think most of them are so wishy-washy, anddon't have our best interests at heart. And it's tragic how much of our money the Government wastes. But this man was passionate, and spoke straight from the heart. I'd never heard of him before, so I Googled his name, and found he has a HUGE following on the Internet. He's raised more money than any other candidate in history. I firmly believe our country is in deep trouble financially, and this man is our only hope. He is a strict fiscal conservative, believes totally in individual rights, and the best partis that he wants to return our country to the principles upon which it was founded: The Constitution of the United States. I'll keep this short, and just say that I love this man, and am doing everything I can to help make him our next President. His name is Dr. Ron Paul, a Republican in his 10th term as a Congressman from Texas and he CURED MY APATHY. Here's a short list of some of the things he stands for: 1. Bring our boys and girls home from Iraq NOW. 2. Eliminate the 700 plus military bases we have overseas. 3. Drastically cut foreign spending, and take care of our people here at home first. 4. Drastically cut the size of the federal government. 5. Stop the looting of Social Security. 6. Freedom to choose Health Care. 7. With the trillions of dollars we can save from foreign Empire Building, he believes we caneliminate the IRS. (I know. It seemed impossible at first for me also. Did you know that ALLrevenues from the income tax go directly to paying the interest on the national debt?. He has transition programs to accomplish this, and has served on financial committee's in Congress forten years). Most important, if after investigation you find yourself as excited as I am, please SPREAD THE WORD!!And donate to his campaign as well: http://www.RonPaul2008.com . The powers that be, and consequently the media does NOT want this man elected! That is why theyare giving him very little air time. Here are some links so you can check him out yourself:
Thought it was just me,maybe the Chantix had a part-
http://health.msn.com/medications/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100190071
Thanks,it will give me free reign on the board with no deletions.Have fun,don't fall,vote Ron Paul!!LOL!!We agree much more than you might expect,you only hear from me when we disagree.
Vote for Ron Paul!!!!
Iowa is meaningless to all but the media,the polling companies,and the giant political business machine,and that is exactly what politics has come to,a business.
Interesting read from the Dream Machine Board-Posted by: pcNews
In reply to: None Date:1/3/2008 9:43:02 PM
Post #of 18187
Though I surf in the valley of the coming apocalypse,
I fear no evil, for I have physical gold & silver in my possession.
Seven Things That Might Surprise You in 2008
As 2007 ends, and 2008 rather ominously begins, what possibilities await us? Changes now come at near-warp speed. The subversion of Constitutional rights, the tightened reign of the Working Groups on Financial Markets (PPT), and the concentration of power at the Executive branch of government are but a few of the breathtaking developments recently witnessed. A failing economy is always fertile ground for corruption, high crimes, and stunning developments. This time will be no different. In light of such rapidity it may be best to come to grips with the following possibilities.
1) The U.S. dollar index will be reformulated, or eliminated altogether.
It was easy for the Fed to eliminate M-3; it will be just as easy for them to eliminate this thorn in their side. Rather than having a dollar index at 42 it will feel better to either not know what it is, or reformulate it, much like the CPI. Maybe they will finally come up with some amalgamated North American fiat. Might I suggest the "Ameraloonie"? Like gold, the dollar index shines like a klieg light on the putrid dollar. Further propping of the dollar index with other people's fiat (OPF) isn't a viable game plan. It is ultimately hard to come up with a dollar index number when nobody trusts the digital counts. There are valid places for ephemeral thought; finance just doesn't happen to be one of them. Ephemeral dollars will make indexing impossible. Feds of the West unite! You have only your worthless pieces of paper to lose!
2) Rioting and protesting no longer will be confined to third-world and unstable regions.
We are accustomed to watching rioting on the nightly news in far away places like Kenya and Pakistan. There may soon be posh middle class U.S. suburbs where Americans will no longer need to be inside watching riots on TV; they can instead watch the action from their front porches. Millions of homeowners are about to get foreclosed and evicted, and millions of others will get mind-blowing property tax increases. This will foment unrest and chaos in the burbs. It is one thing to mess with the God-given right to watch football on plasma TV screens. It is entirely different if those big screens are getting smashed out on the street. The entitlement generation will not go away quietly. The blame game will crescendo as neighbors unite to battle their common oppressors: the loan officer and appraiser down the street. After all, these guys talked them into all of that stupidity! This time around the barbarians may be inside the gates… or rather, inside gated communities.
3) The Comex will convert gold and silver contracts will to cash settlements.
I figure once open interest in the gold contract hits about 2 million it will become apparent there's no legitimate hedging going on. Snowball in hell will then describe the chance of any physical metal going out the Comex doors. The Comex gold and silver contracts will have to mimic weather futures; betting on numbers going up or down, without any real connection to an underlying product. Freed of the pesky requirement to come up with real gold, Goldman Sachs can finally short to its heart's content. Physical gold and silver will skyrocket, and the Comex, if it survives, will become a figment of bullion banks' imagination. When artificial price discovery ends, the epiphany moment for many will begin. GATA was right, and bonehead analysts like Jon Nadler and Leonard Kaplan have been blowing smoke up investor's posteriors for years.
4) At least one big-box store chain will crash and burn.
I have a personal favorite, but will keep its name to myself. The over-building and over-leveraging of all retail stores cannot be unwound without casualties. The rocket fuel of Wall Street investing has ended, and box stores are saddled with high lease payments, soaring utilities, puny sales, and lower margins due to surging import prices. Add an aging baby boomer population unable, or unwilling, to navigate the miles of aisles and this "crash and burn" prediction is a no-brainer. The cheering of local city governments as they heralded box store arrivals will turn to horror as shuttered behemoths blight the landscape, and tax revenue plummets. Additionally, local merchants routed out by box stores will no longer be there to pay taxes and sustain the manufacturers. The receivables a typical box store owes to manufacturers and vendors on any given day are enormous. Many manufacturers and distributors could not survive a box store bankruptcy.
5) Municipalities, local governments, and pension funds will be blindsided by staggering losses.
Wall Street will ladle heaping helpings of financial toxic soup to all. Many heretofore unwitting recipients of the toxic soup will have the pleasure of opening an envelope and reading, "we regret to inform you that as of last Friday there are no funds to distribute, and your account has been closed". This will lay to waste the fallacy of diversified portfolios consisting of 70% stocks, 25% bonds, and 5% cash. With muni-bond issuance now DOA local government everywhere will have the gut-wrenching decision of whether to keep paying teachers, or keep sewage plants running. (Ed. note: I like the metaphor of financial toxic soup threatening the sewage plant.) Many others will understand health insurance for what it was: a luxury. So-called "good corporate citizens" will have to fess up to the truth that their pension funds were in fact quasi- Ponzi schemes. The odds of them actually ever paying out to all pensioners are similar to the odds of the Kahoutek Comet striking Earth. It may feel like a comet has struck a pensioner's household when the true losses are reported.
6) Flipping houses will take on a whole new meaning.
Flipping used to be lively cocktail conversation a few years ago. It, as you know, referred to buying a home and quickly re-selling it for profit. Flipping will once again become fashionable, only this time around it will have an ominous tone for lenders and creditors. Flipping off might be a more appropriate term. Once the tidal wave of foreclosures hits full force it will be fashionable to just walk away, or flip off, your lender. In fact many will feel justified in their rebellion. After all, it wasn't their fault that Sir Alan coaxed them into these moronic adjustable rate loans, was it? There will be wall-to-wall coverage of banking scandals on C-Span and CNN. Nauseated by the thought of a banker ripping them off, they will wisely choose eating, and putting gas in the car over pouring sand down a rat hole. There will be more flipping off going on than in a Kid Rock video. Mr. Potter in "It's a Wonderful Life" will look benevolent compared to the public's perception of bankers before this is all over.
7) Fannie and Freddie will fold into JPM
This is the ultimate marriage of derivative houses from hell. As Congressional inquiring minds (I realize "Congress", and "inquiring minds" are oxymoronic), and prying eyes from opportunistic prosecutors (it will play well in the rioting suburbs) bear down, Fannie and Freddie will flee to the safety of obscurity, i.e., derivatives giant J.P. Morgan. Rats hate bright lights, and the dark corners of derivative secrecy will get a little more populated with vermin. We may never know what the ultimate cost Fannie and Freddie will be to the taxpayers. We will only surmise as we all play along in a little game called "hyperinflation monopoly". Not the Parker Bros. version; this is a Fed board game. When financial instruments are measured in the quadrillions there is one thing to keep in mind: old derivatives never die; they merely retire to the House of Morgan.
There are obviously other possibilities for 2008. If even one or two of those described here come to fruition it would be wise to have gold and silver in your possession. As you may have noticed these are exclusively domestic issues. Really, do you think the world's economic and social problems will be getting any better in 2008?
I didn't think so either.
James McShirley
January 3rd, 2008
Thanks,back at you on the HNY,had a heart-attack back in October,and am extremely happy to be alive.I'll try to be more active on the board now that I'm feeling better.The shit never stops,but that's life,lol.
You got your ass kicked by a very superior team,but you had a great run.I'd love to see Georgia and USC play,both would beat LSU or Ohio State,imnsho.
Good,haven't been following the dialog here for a couple months,so haven't caught up yet.