August 4, 2014
483 Ukrainian Military Tired of War, Seek Asylum in Russia
Back in April, thousands of Ukrainian soldiers defected to pro-Russian side .
Hard hitting global and local news
Hard hitting global and local news
Back in April, thousands of Ukrainian soldiers defected to pro-Russian side .
In an attempt to avoid Russian radar and a Russian fighter jet, a US Official Admits Spy Plane Flees Russian Jet, Radar; Ends Up Over Sweden .
Steen shares his views in a Trading Floor post Steen’s Chronicle: Three things can’t be hidden long: The sun, the moon and the truth (Buddha) . This week saw US GDP rebound an impressive 4.0% taking the run rate for GDP in 2014 to 2.3%, still shy of the ambitious 3.0% the consensus firmly believe in
As a result, Florida’s largest health insurer, Florida Blue, is raising exchange rates an average of 17.6 percent . Florida Blue, the state’s largest health insurer, is increasing premiums by an average of 17.6 percent for its Affordable Care Act exchange plans next year, company officials say. The nonprofit Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliate blames higher health costs that are a result of attracting older adults this year who previously lacked coverage and are using more services than expected.
Original post: Afghanistan a How-To Lesson in Perfect Stupidity: 54,000 Paid Ghosts, Vanishing Firearms, Warlord Protection Rackets
It should not take two weeks to produce satellite images. But it did. And they were very sloppy
Read More: Nonfarm Payrolls 209,000, Unemployment 6.2%, Employed +131,000
Zentangle Let’s hop over to Zentangle’s most recent blog entry, simply labeled " ALS ".
Taken from: Driverless Cars on UK Public Streets Starting January; Transforming Personal Mobility; Taxi and Truck-Drivers Targeted
click on chart for sharper image Summary Note that the US dollar is about where it has been since the beginning of 2012, but higher than it was in October of 2012 when it was judged to be "overvalued". Is it more overvalued today? Apparently the British pound, New Zealand dollar, Australian Dollar, the US dollar, the euro, and the yen are all overvalued