August 2009 – Page 6 – The Solari Library

Money & Markets – Week of 8.23.09

August 23, 2009

Fed Urges Secrecy on Banks in Bailout Programs Reuters (27 Aug 09) ~ View the docket and documents involved in this case Capital Flight: A

Precious Metals – Week of 8.23.09

August 23, 2009

Monday’s Million Ounce Silver Withdrawal Seeking Alpha (27 Aug 09) Shell Game Revealed? Financial Sense Observations (24 Aug 09) GATA Presses Fed to Give up

Geopolitical – Week of 8.23.09

August 23, 2009

Bernanke to Be Nominated for Second Fed Term by Obama (Update4) Bloomberg.com (25 Aug 09) Israel Targets Sweden Over Newspaper Claim The Independent (24 Aug

Technology – Week of 8.23.09

August 23, 2009

Cave Complex Allegedly Found Under Giza Pyramids DiscoveryNews (13 Aug 09) The Electric Acid Test Technology Review (Sept-Oct 09) Windows7sins: FSF Launches Campaign Against Window

Life – Week of 8.23.09

August 23, 2009

Power Is Shut Off As Bills Pile Up USA Today (27 Aug 09) Life Expectancy Calculator Sonny Radio.com Flying Frog Among 353 New Himalayan Species:

Food & Health – Week of 8.23.09

August 23, 2009

A Tool to Help You Persuade Loved Ones Not to Eat Cheap Meats Natural News.com I’ll Give Up My Chicken When They Pry It From

What is Ramadan?

August 21, 2009

Ramadan starts today, Friday, the 21st of August, and will continue for 30 days until Saturday, the 19th of September. Muslims are called upon to

Pension Plans’ Private-Equity Cash Depleted as Profits Shrink

August 21, 2009

By Jason Kelly and Jonathan Keehner U.S. pension funds contributed to the record $1.2 trillion that private-equity firms raised this decade. Three of the biggest

Not a Popsicle Index Guy

August 21, 2009

Warren Bamford, the special agent in charge of the FBI in Boston, said Tuesday that he is baffled by opposition to a proposal to give

Gov Access to Your $ Data

August 21, 2009

By Diana Furchtgott-Roth Buried in the 1,017 pages of the House Democrats’ health-care bill is a little-noticed provision that for the first time could give