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[noirua]

...that most people in the West still fail to understand that increases in commodity prices has mean't their money has travelled to the East.

They are poorer now and will gradually accept it, as they now buy less new cars, fruit, less organic and free-range produce, as they cut their bills.

Basically, if you sell to the West and they can do without it, you're in trouble.

 

[noirua]

...to stop sites you visit from examining your browsing history, you should disable javascript within your browser.
The sites can only read the urals retained, so reducing the number can also help.
The new Internet Explorer 8 has a tab called "in private" where you can surf without retaining a record of your browser history.

 

[noirua]

...that every bank in the world will be affected by the problems, - let's face it, Fannie May and Freddie Mac are really bust - of the Freddie May and Fannie Mac disaster.
Most banks are in trouble to varying degrees, don't get involved.

Nationwide, the UK's largest Building Society (building societies are not owned by anyone and any takeover may result in payouts to investors in them, that is, if they're worth anything) has just taken over two local Building Societies that were in trouble after the credit crunch. Rumours are that the UK's Bank of England put pressure on them to do this to prevent two more crashes.

 

[noirua]

...that the crime that people get away with most in Australia is crime against the elderly, and most of the crime is by their own relatives.
Most are too elderly and inferm and embarrassed by the situation and reporting the fact and bringing these criminals to justice is therefore very difficult. Basically, they get away with it.

This crime is to do with the assets, cash and properties owned by elderly people. Many are not in a fit state to know what they sign away.

Sadly, many live with a lower standard of living, due to these EVIL relatives.

 

[noirua]

...that the Channel Tunnel between France and England is on fire. A freight train caught alight.

 

[noirua]

...that the UK's third largest package holiday company has gone bust. Excel have 21 aircraft and have left 85,000 people stranded all over the place.
Recession is starting to gather pace in the UK, Germany and Spain.

 

[noirua]

...about bonsai soil: Different species are said to have slightly different soil requirements, but all will grow well in a standard bonsai soil.
Only when you are hooked on bonsai will you need to tinker with the recipe. Pines, for example, like a more sandy soil. Junipers appreciate a little more humus (organic matter). Flowering species prefer a slightly denser growing medium. But all will do well in standard soil.

Akadama from Japan is by far the best soil for bonsai, but it can often be very expensive.

Bonsai Basics, Colin Lewis, Aura Garden Guides.

 

[tadpole]

...biro's don't work in outerspace so the usa spent millions and millions of dollars trying to devise a writing impliment that would work.



the russians used a pencil


tadpole

 

[noirua]

...biro's don't work in outerspace so the usa spent millions and millions of dollars trying to devise a writing impliment that would work.
the russians used a pencil tadpole

Those Russians are so clever.

...that wine does not have to have a list of additives on the bottles. Most people think that wine is made from pure ingredients. In fact the number and types of additives are quite alarming. Wine growers do not want them listed for fear of reducing sales.

 

[noirua]

...yesterday was the "International day for Preservation of the Ozone layer".

 

[noirua]

...that some pairs of mens trousers are made out of waste plastic bottles.

 

[Speewha]

Hello

...that some pairs of mens trousers are made out of waste plastic bottles.

Hope it's not clear plastic


Regards

 

[noirua]

...that the UK's Lloyds Bank and HBOS are in very advanced merger talk.

HBOS (Halifax Bank of Scotland) shares plunged 42% in early trading in London. Before recovering on the news.

The Russian stockmarket has suspended trading after sharp falls.

The UK has announced a 4.96% rise in unemployment in the May - July 2008 period.

A car bomb has hit the American embassy in the Yemen.

 

[korrupt_1]

Most market crashes are long (lasting over a year) and 6 out of the top 11 crashes started in either September or November.

From the top 10 crashes on the DJIA, the average duration of a crash lasts 1.8 years.

The most recent one just after the tech-wreck and Sept 11 just scrapped in as #10 worse in history...

Source: http://mutualfunds.about.com/cs/history/a/marketcrash.htm

 

[noirua]

Most market crashes are long (lasting over a year) and 6 out of the top 11 crashes started in either September or November.

From the top 10 crashes on the DJIA, the average duration of a crash lasts 1.8 years.

The most recent one just after the tech-wreck and Sept 11 just scrapped in as #10 worse in history...

Source: http://mutualfunds.about.com/cs/history/a/marketcrash.htm

Very interesting!

A big surprise as the UK's Halifax Bank of Scotland drops their intention to buy a controlling stake in Korea's Korea Exchange Bank.
This is due to their falling asset value. Another surprise?

 

[noirua]

Very interesting!

A big surprise as the UK's Halifax Bank of Scotland drops their intention to buy a controlling stake in Korea's Korea Exchange Bank.
This is due to their falling asset value. Another surprise?

...that I made a mistake here, should read HSBC and not HBOS.

 

[noirua]

...that Edinburgh, Scotland's first car number plate has been sold at auction for AUS$900,000.

The registration "S1" was originally bought in 1903, the year registration numbers were introduced.

The winning bidder said it would now be displayed on an old red Skoda.

 

[noirua]

Modern whaling began in the US on the island of Nantucket in the 17th century, although whales have been hunted since prehistoric times.

 

[Calliope]

I saw something scary in the paper this morning.

Twenty-two percent of Australian motorists don't know who has right-of-way at a T-intersection.

 

[noirua]

I saw something scary in the paper this morning.

Twenty-two percent of Australian motorists don't know who has right-of-way at a T-intersection.

It could be that some women believe all men should give way to them.

...sagging jeans is a fashion that began in US prisons, where belts were removed to prevent inmates hanging themselves. Some US cities are considering a ban.