Making Ads That Whisper to the Brain

Making Ads That Whisper to the Brain

By Natasha Singer What happens in our brains when we watch a compelling TV commercial? For one thing, certain brain waves that correlate with heightened

US Airline Pilots Association Letter to Pilots

US Airline Pilots Association Letter to Pilots

US Airline Pilots Association Letter to Pilots November 8, 2010 Fellow Pilots, The TSA’s rapid deployment of Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) screening machines, followed by

Money & Markets – Week of  11.14.10

Money & Markets – Week of 11.14.10

Bernanke: Fed’s Right on Stimulus, China CNN Money (19 Nov 10) Futures Lower as China Tightens Policy TheStreet (19 Nov 10) Bond Market Turmoil Hits

Money & Markets – Week of  11.14.10

Money & Markets – Week of 11.14.10

Bernanke: Fed’s Right on Stimulus, China CNN Money (19 Nov 10) Futures Lower as China Tightens Policy TheStreet (19 Nov 10) Bond Market Turmoil Hits

Precious Metals – Week of 11.14.10

Precious Metals – Week of 11.14.10

Bottom in Silver Probably in Place, Projections on the Current Leg Laissez Faire Cafe (17 Nov 10) Margin Increases Won’t Knock Metals Down For Long,

Geopolitical – Week of 11.14.10  00

Geopolitical – Week of 11.14.10 00

Jobless-Benefits Bill Rejected The Wall Street Journal (19 Nov 10) House Ethics Panel Seeks Censure For Rangel boston.com (19 Nov 10) House Ethics Panel Seeks

Food & Health – Week of 11.14.10

Food & Health – Week of 11.14.10

State Bans Sales of Caffeine-alcohol Drinks The Boston Globe (19 Nov 10) Why Mixing Alcohol And Caffeine is so Deadly Los Angeles Times (18 Nov

Food & Health – Week of 11.14.10

Food & Health – Week of 11.14.10

State Bans Sales of Caffeine-alcohol Drinks The Boston Globe (19 Nov 10) Why Mixing Alcohol And Caffeine is so Deadly Los Angeles Times (18 Nov

Life – Week of 11.14.10

Life – Week of 11.14.10

Barn-find Bugatti Type 38 Makes Seven Times Its Estimate at Auction The Telegraph (18 Nov 10) Royal Engagement Reveals Less Deferential, More Meritocratic Britain CNN

Science & Technology – Week of  11.14.10

Science & Technology – Week of 11.14.10

Robot Trained to Care For The Elderly at University of Connecticut Los Angeles Times (18 Nov 10) Call of Duty: Black Ops Sets Record of

Science & Technology – Week of  11.14.10

Science & Technology – Week of 11.14.10

Robot Trained to Care For The Elderly at University of Connecticut Los Angeles Times (18 Nov 10) Call of Duty: Black Ops Sets Record of

Are You Paranoid, Paralyzed, or Prepper?

Are You Paranoid, Paralyzed, or Prepper?

By David Morris It’s amazing how many emails I get that start with either, “I might be paranoid” or “My family thinks I’m paranoid.”  The

My New Favorite Tee

My New Favorite Tee

A wonderful member of our network wore this tee to lunch the other day. I just love it! – Catherine Related reading: Reggie Watts: The

Precious Metals Market Report – 11.11.10

Precious Metals Market Report – 11.11.10

I’ll be driving from San Francisco to Tennessee to join Franklin Sanders at his farm for our Solari Report this Thursday evening. I have had

Money & Markets Charts ~ 11.11.10

Money & Markets Charts ~ 11.11.10

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Money & Markets Charts ~ 11.11.10

Money & Markets Charts ~ 11.11.10

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Greenspan’s Latest Comment on Bank Fraud

Greenspan’s Latest Comment on Bank Fraud

Alan Greenspan: The Banks Robbed You In a rather-stunning admission on Jekyll Island last weekend, Alan Greenspan “outed” what really happened. YouTube Continue reading the

Greenspan's Latest Comment on Bank Fraud

Greenspan's Latest Comment on Bank Fraud

Alan Greenspan: The Banks Robbed You In a rather-stunning admission on Jekyll Island last weekend, Alan Greenspan “outed” what really happened. YouTube Continue reading the

The Prison Boom Comes Home to Roost

The Prison Boom Comes Home to Roost

By James Carroll Will the fiscal collapse that has laid bare gross inequalities in the US economic system lead to meaningful reforms toward a more

Mortgage Robosigning: Must Watch Deposition

Mortgage Robosigning: Must Watch Deposition

Curious about what goes on inside an “alleged” robosigning operation? A Florida law firm has posted a video on YouTube that might interest you. Continue

The New Tax Man: Big Banks and Hedge Funds

The New Tax Man: Big Banks and Hedge Funds

Lacking Oversight, Wall Street Titans Charge Property Owners Steep Fees – and Can Seize Homes By Fred Schulte and Ben Protess Nearly a dozen major

Couple Donates Entire Lotto Jackpot

Couple Donates Entire Lotto Jackpot

What would you do with $11,255,272? By Patricia Brooks They won $11.2 million from a lottery ticket in July. And now every penny is gone.

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through. Face it.” ~ Joseph Conrad Related reading: Joseph Conrad Wikipedia Who was Joseph Conrad?

Money & Markets – Week of  11.7.10

Money & Markets – Week of 11.7.10

Mary Schapiro–The $9 Million Dollar Ponzi Clown? Zero Hedge (11 Nov 10) Insider Selling Hits All Time Record Of $4.5 Billion In Prior Week As

Money & Markets – Week of  11.7.10

Money & Markets – Week of 11.7.10

Mary Schapiro–The $9 Million Dollar Ponzi Clown? Zero Hedge (11 Nov 10) Insider Selling Hits All Time Record Of $4.5 Billion In Prior Week As

Precious Metals – Week of 11.7.10

Precious Metals – Week of 11.7.10

Taking Gold as Collateral, Exchange Acknowledges That It’s Money GATA (11 Nov 10) Arbitration Claim Will Target Morgan, HSBC For Silver Market Rigging GATA (10

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 11.7.10

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 11.7.10

Mortgage Giants Could Cost U.S. Plenty; J.P. Morgan to Resume Foreclosures; Starbucks Profits Rise; Lockheed Warns of Costs The Washington Post (6 Nov 10) First-Time

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 11.7.10

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 11.7.10

Mortgage Giants Could Cost U.S. Plenty; J.P. Morgan to Resume Foreclosures; Starbucks Profits Rise; Lockheed Warns of Costs The Washington Post (6 Nov 10) First-Time

Geopolitical – Week of 11.7.10

Geopolitical – Week of 11.7.10

German People in Unprecedented Rebellion Against Government Aletho News (8 Nov 10) Republicans Seek Democratic Allies in Health Care Fight Politico (12 Nov 10) Newsweek, The

Food & Health – Week of 11.7.10

Food & Health – Week of 11.7.10

People With Higher IQ’s Are More Apt to be Nocturnal Night-owls. Boards.ie Leaked Trade Agreements And Hidden Dangers of S 510: Corporations Plan to End

Food & Health – Week of 11.7.10

Food & Health – Week of 11.7.10

People With Higher IQ’s Are More Apt to be Nocturnal Night-owls. Boards.ie Leaked Trade Agreements And Hidden Dangers of S 510: Corporations Plan to End

Life – Week of 11.7.10

Life – Week of 11.7.10

YouTube Neglected Ruins of Pompeii Declared a ‘Disgrace to Italy’ Guardian.co.uk (11 Nov 10) Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1 Gets Mixed Reviews

U.S. Government Debt

U.S. Government Debt

By Neil Reynolds Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff says U.S. government debt is not $13.5-trillion (U.S.), which is 60 per cent of current gross domestic

Debt is Not Equity or Infrastructure Investment

Debt is Not Equity or Infrastructure Investment

Far from being a panacea for fighting rural poverty, microcredit can impose additional burdens on the rural poor, without markedly improving their socio-economic condition, write

Money & Markets Charts ~ 11.04.10

Money & Markets Charts ~ 11.04.10

View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The

Will the Euro Fail?

Will the Euro Fail?

John Laughland is a British philosopher and historian. He serves as the Director of Studies at the Institute of Democracy and Cooperation in Paris. He

State Bailouts? They’ve Already Begun

State Bailouts? They’ve Already Begun

Bond subsidies and transfers have allowed states to avoid making tough decisions. It won’t last. By Meredith Whitney The threat posed by the state fiscal

State Bailouts? They've Already Begun

State Bailouts? They've Already Begun

Bond subsidies and transfers have allowed states to avoid making tough decisions. It won’t last. By Meredith Whitney The threat posed by the state fiscal

Election Night 2010: Exit Poll Results

Election Night 2010: Exit Poll Results

Most Voters Are Angry and Say No To Health Care Law Fifty-nine percent (59%) of those who voted in today’s elections nationwide favor repeal of

Republicans Fail to Capture Senate

Republicans Fail to Capture Senate

By Andrew Gully Republicans failed to capture the US Senate but cut deeply into the Democratic majority by picking up at least six seats in

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

Wisdom is avoiding all thoughts that weaken you” ~Wayne Dyer Related reading: Wayne Dyer Wikipedia

Why Does Freedom Matter So Little Now?

Why Does Freedom Matter So Little Now?

By Jon Rappoport When Ayn Rand exploded on the scene with her two massive novels, The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957), she was momentarily

Who Owns Your Genetic Code?

Who Owns Your Genetic Code?

By Mike Adams This is one of the most important issues for the future of human civilization: Who owns your genetic code? Based on existing

Ambac Bond Default

Ambac Bond Default

Anyone besides me find it fascinating that the market is ignoring the Ambac bond default announcement? This could have significant ramifications in the financial derivatives

Money & Markets – Week of  10.31.10

Money & Markets – Week of 10.31.10

Bank of Japan Holds Steady, Details Asset Plans Market Watch (4 Nov 10) Must Read: The FED Does Not “Print” Money Pragmatic Capitalism (4 Nov

Money & Markets – Week of  10.31.10

Money & Markets – Week of 10.31.10

Bank of Japan Holds Steady, Details Asset Plans Market Watch (4 Nov 10) Must Read: The FED Does Not “Print” Money Pragmatic Capitalism (4 Nov

Precious Metals – Week of 10.31.10

Precious Metals – Week of 10.31.10

Another Class-action Silver Manipulation Suit Hits Morgan, HSBC GATA (4 Nov 10) Chink of Light Shed on New York Fed Gold [Full news story (requires

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 10.31.10

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 10.31.10

Fitch Puts Entire US Residential Mortgage Servicer Space On Negative Outlook Over Fraudclosure Concerns Zero Hedge (4 Nov 10) Freddie Repossesses Its Files Emptywheel (2

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 10.31.10

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 10.31.10

Fitch Puts Entire US Residential Mortgage Servicer Space On Negative Outlook Over Fraudclosure Concerns Zero Hedge (4 Nov 10) Freddie Repossesses Its Files Emptywheel (2

Geopolitical – Week of 10.31.10

Geopolitical – Week of 10.31.10

Exclusive: Next House Banking Panel Head: Liquidate GSEs Reuters (3 Nov 10) A Return to Jekyll Island: The Origins, History, and Future of the Federal

Food & Health – Week of 10.31.10

Food & Health – Week of 10.31.10

Aluminum: Poison Hiding In Plain Sight (PDF) The Blaylock Wellness Report (Vol.7,No.11) Soon We’ll Be Drinking Recycled Pee; Some of Us Already Are Aol News.com

Food & Health – Week of 10.31.10

Food & Health – Week of 10.31.10

Aluminum: Poison Hiding In Plain Sight (PDF) The Blaylock Wellness Report (Vol.7,No.11) Soon We’ll Be Drinking Recycled Pee; Some of Us Already Are Aol News.com

Life – Week of 10.31.10

Life – Week of 10.31.10

Christie’s Super-Sized Sale Brings In $231.4 Million The Wall Street Journal (4 Nov 10) Photos: The Making of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Video RollingStone (2010) A

Science & Technology – Week of  10.31.10

Science & Technology – Week of 10.31.10

How Singapore Could Become the Most Important City in the Emerging World TechCrunch (3 Nov 10) Facebook’s Initial Crew Moving On The New York Times (2

Science & Technology – Week of  10.31.10

Science & Technology – Week of 10.31.10

How Singapore Could Become the Most Important City in the Emerging World TechCrunch (3 Nov 10) Facebook’s Initial Crew Moving On The New York Times (2

South African Krugerrand

South African Krugerrand

By David Liechty The South African Krugerrand is an excellent choice for investors looking to maximize the value of their gold investment purchase. As one

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“There’s some people who don’t know and you can’t tell them.” ~Louis Armstrong Related reading: Louis Daniel Armstrong Wikipedia

Kudos to David Ray Griffin

Kudos to David Ray Griffin

By Catherine Austin FItts There is nothing more frustrating than watching various intellectual heavy weights use their resources and prowess to uphold the matrix and

Halloween & The Popsicle Index

Halloween & The Popsicle Index

Popsicle Index: High! Everyone goes trick or treating – or do they?  When I was a kid, my neighborhood was full of trick or treaters.

Martin Luther King Jr. On Jazz

Martin Luther King Jr. On Jazz

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Opening Address to the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival Text of speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. By JazzTimes God

Fed Surveys Dealers on QE2

Fed Surveys Dealers on QE2

By Rebecca Christie and Craig Torres The Federal Reserve asked bond dealers and investors for projections of central bank asset purchases over the next six

Here is a Candidate to Support!

Here is a Candidate to Support!

Thicke For Agriculture YouTube Continue reading the article . . . Related reading: The Biggest Election Showdown is WHERE The Huffington Post (24 Oct 10)

Money & Markets Charts ~ 10.28.10

Money & Markets Charts ~ 10.28.10

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Money & Markets Charts ~ 10.28.10

Money & Markets Charts ~ 10.28.10

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Reinventing Everything

Reinventing Everything

Catherine giving a keynote address at Schweibenalp The Green Phoenix Rising conference at Schweibenalp was one of the most inspiring times I can remember, bringing