Have been few to none the past 2 or 3 days-Also on the 3 biz channels talk. of “goldilocks”. and “nothing. to stand. in the way” of the current rally…at the bottom in December there were nothing but doom and gloom articles…the only unresolved “issue” for the market is the China trade deal…Investors Intelligence had extreme bullish readings all through the 1990s yet the market just kept going up….conclusion: sentiment readings are not the be all and. end all in mkt. analysis…

Re Italy …with respect u miss the point of my post…..what the government does with the Gold is somewhat academic. The point is that there are many who think that the Gold is either outright sold, ie already gone, or has been leased out and therefore only exists if the Co’s that leased it can return it. Hence the BIS changeing its terminology, as to what physical gold assets can be held, to leased as well.

Salvini and Co are saying, all they want to do is to make it clear in Law, that the people own it, which of course they do…but if some or all of the Gold is ‘gone’, then that becomes a major problem to confirm…..This also goes to the heart of the Euro, as pledging some of yr Gold reserves was part of joining the Euro…..these people are brilliant tacticians.

https://www.bullionstar.com/blogs/ronan-manly/european-central-bank-gold-reserves-held-across-5-locations-no-physical-audits-will-not-disclose-gold-bar-list/

That can definetly cause pain and stiffness. I wonder if SNGs Boron that stoped his arthritis can help. One thing to stay away from if you can is processed sugars. Caffeine and sodas too. Sodas even sugar free because of phosphorus, if you drink it or Beer you have to put the calcium back.with that maybe avoid cuz could cause other problems like maybe stones, I wounder with thinning except when herniated discs or injuries are involved if exercise ” range of motion” as tolerated including some form
of light weight bearing could help build up the bones?
I like Aleve too when necessary even though some stuff came out on it I haven’t looked into but then what’s the alternative, more of the same with others?

I swore off winter 40 years ago.  I have had a couple whiplash injuries from car accidents many years ago.  Last neck Xray the Doc showed me he called ‘degenerative arthritis’.  Discs are very thin and bones near to clashing.  I’ve been taking many supplements to help build up joint cartilage and it has helped with the worst of it.  Limited motion range now.  It is fabulously sensitive to weather… low pressure and cold.

When I was young I used to laugh about old farts who could predict the weather by how their bones ache.   Now I AM ONE !

Yea that drop can be a shocker sometimes.
We get that in Calif but it drops lower.
Vita A and D can help plus massaging your neck with some massager helps loosen up calcium deposits. I studied to be a masseuse once in the late 70s for something else to learn and to make extra money trying to go back to college again.
You want to massage next to your spine not on it. It was faster money than nursing at that time and good to learn for rehab. Must hurt pretty bad or be annoying if you need all that. Did you have a injury?

Wild place here sometimes!  Was 53F this morning at sunrise… coldest I’ve seen here since I bought the ranch.  I’m two miles from the eastern shore at 300ft elevation.  Anything below 70F is “Hawaiian Freezing”, you know!  🙂

I hate these low pressure weather systems with cold.  My arthritic neck is hurting.  ThermaCare patches on the neck, wool blankets on the bed, and anti-inflammatories.  I’m partial to Naproxen Sodium (generic ‘Aleve’).  I’ve also found keeping my potassium levels up with supplements helps with the arthritis.

From red sky’s at night and volcanos to Snow and 190 mile per hour winds in Hawaii?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6690775/Strong-storm-brings-damage-snow-Hawaii.html?ito=social-facebook&fbclid=IwAR0NFyo_2L1T0NfBmuYQXBOYMxy8NDDaVSTDSn6jrhKDqHBEpNIW2-U4CSk

Winter wonderland in the San Juan Mountains
as the train climbs to Silverton and the mines.
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/686769/

Most of the time a locomotive can get away with blasting thru a drift or pileup that a road plow left at a RR crossing just due to the weight and momentum of the train, BUT… it is not unheard of that a loco can derail if the crossing grooves are packed solid with ice.  It can lift the wheel flanges above the rails and derail a locomotive.  This happens sometime with a wedge plow also if they are clearing a line of deep snow.  Sometimes the plow will lift and derail also.

Biggest rail hazard in winter is the points of a switch.  Even a little snow between the switch points will keep it from fitting tightly to steer the wheel flanges into the turnout (switch).  Rail crews keep brooms and shovels onboard locos if they might have to clean out a switch and throw it in winter snow.  Many mainline remote switches actually have propane burners installed inside the rails to heat the switch points and clear snow out of the switch points if they must remotely throw reliably in winter conditins.

Life Extension Foundation  (LEF.ORG) is a non-profit membership organization.  Retail prices are high, but with annual membership you get substantial discounts that make the membership fee worth while.  I support them because they fight the FDA and big pharma when they are attacked… and win!  They fund research into life extension and supplements that do an ‘end run’ around the Pharma/Medical establishment. They publish the Life Extension magazine BiMonthly with articles on recent research and findings on supplements.  The magazine is available to read on the website also.   Lots of natural ‘cures’ (that’s an AMA ‘patent’ word that can only legally be used by the AMA doctors) are written up in the research they fund.  Even if you are not a member, the website is a wealth of information and database of research papers on many, many vitamins and supplements.  If you have a question about any supplement you can look it up there and find the truth, and make your own decisions.  I have eliminated (I cannot legally say ‘cured’  🙂  )  some nasty, life-threatening conditions that I lived with that the medical establishment could do nothing about.  I will generally go first to Life Extension to buy my supplements if I can…. but I sometimes go shopping for cheaper versions if I know what I am looking for.

And the final disclaimer:  “I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice”

i just looked at netdania, and the answer is…

…maybe.

You’ve shown a number of shots of trains plowing through heavy snow.  I’ve been meaning to ask, do they ever get stuck, or derail when they do that?  Or are they so heavy they just break on through?

Also, you’ve mentioned Life Extension (I think) vitamins.  Any particular reason?  Better than others?

Just shows they’re all full of it.
First the GOP fails Trump as usual with the Wall funding. Now they want to vote for the Green deal. Hum there must be money on the voting table. They want a green deal no planes now no trains. Maybe Mary Poppins can help them out. Driving idiots.
You see how they’re trying to down play the amount of crimes Illegals have committed that they caught.Nothing to see here politics. Let’s pretend it’s not there. Saying in one town it was less than citizens. First Hello their not supposed to be here. Second their using the percentage counting the actual citizens. Sure 100 out of a thousand is a bigger number that 50 out of a hundred. But if it was 100 out of 10000000 it would be a smaller percentage than 50 out of 100. Let’s do the real numbers. The number of illegals in a city vs the number of crimes. Vs the number of Americans and the number of crimes. Let’s add the number of crimes committed by Americans doing drugs that came from Illegals drug trafficking. If they want ID politics do it with race too and the kind of crimes.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-12/3-charts-scream-dont-buy-stocks

Fed Warns Dollar “Might Not Retain Its Dominance Forever”

“….recent trends bear watching as history suggests that a currency’s dominant status is not immutable.”

But why now? Because just like Mnuchin’s calls to banks to comfort the public that they have sufficient liquidity sparked questions why is Mnuchin suddenly concerned about bank liquidity, so the recent focus on the viability of the dollar’s reserve status, first by the Treasury Department’s smartest Wall Street advisors, and now – by the Federal Reserve itself – is… a little troubling.

In any case, this is how the authors set the stage:

This post checks the status of the dollar, considering whether any erosion in the dollar’s international standing has occurred. The evidence to date is that the dollar remains the world’s dominant currency by broad margins. Alternatives have not gained extensive traction, albeit this does not rule out potential future pressures.

So nothing to worry about? Well, not really.

First, the good news: as the blog writes, since the global financial crisis, “central banks have accumulated official reserves more extensively to self-insure against dollar-funding market disruptions.”

Indeed, many foreign investors and central banks are major holders of U.S. Treasuries, as these represent deep and liquid dollar investments. (See the next chart.) The dollar is the principal anchor currency for about 65 percent of countries with fixed or managed exchange rate arrangements. These countries account for approximately 75 percent of world output.

One year from fraud inception to fraud realization:

http://ponziworld.blogspot.com

Bond Funds Are “Potential Source of Financial Instability,” after Years of Global QE and Low Interest Rates: Fitch

The dollar is strong against the yen because of the rally in global stock markets. That rally is happening in the face of fading US corporate earnings because of the actions of the US central bank.

Stock markets initially tend to rally as the US business cycle peaks and the Fed stops raising rates, but institutional investors soon become concerned that the Fed’s about-face is related to more serious concerns about the economy. ==

The capture, and hold routine

Bill,

The near-daily comatose behavior of the metals after the Crimex opens is a function of cartel algos who basically capture gold and silver buying, and then lock it down. As I have said before algos are efficient killers, having the ability to probe and test all bids and then evaluate the sell pressure required to quell it. The steady, almost daily increase of silver OI shows this is being done. Yesterday’s trading volume, and so far today as of 10:00 am, is, like last week, anemic. If China was absent last week they are apparently still in no hurry to reenter.

The RSI 50-70 zone has become the new normal for gold and silver the past few months. We can’t break down below neutral, but also can’t break out above slightly overbought. Seems about right in a market desperately wanting to go MUCH higher, but being thwarted by a derivatives suppression scheme. The steady increase in silver OI is worrisome. We know how this story typically ends ALL too well. Based on the firm floor beneath the metals however the shorts will be getting FAR less bang for their derivative buck this time around when they cover.

Lumber futures have lost 11%, or $47 mbf in just 5 trading sessions. Lumber also went from RSI 92 to RSI 48 in that time. It was a similar pattern on the way up to RSI 92. We’ve added 3 more limit moves (shooting for 4 today.) since I last reported on the subject. Amazing what can happen when there are no algos capturing, and then holding lumber in a comatose state.

I wonder how many $millions $billions were wasted? Of course California has plenty to spare … not!

USD down, no help. SM up big, shares down.

Yeah I’d say the ES is in charge today.

California Governor Pulls Plug On Statewide High-Speed Rail Project

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-02-12/california-governor-pulls-plug-statewide-high-speed-rail-project

Well it getting close to noon, I’ll start one. Newmont Goldcorp merger with Golden Star having their operation in Ghana and head office in Denver, same as NEM.

Dont make too much on the Hugh store of Italian Gold while the debt of Italian Banks is Hugh.Its too simplistic  and I would say infantile idiotic view to criticize them for not using it to pay down debt.The Italians know what they are doing ! The Gold supports a major industry in Italy ,they run one of the worlds best jewelry making schools in the world with over 5000 students …Gold is the raw material for their manufacturing process.

Its very smart to HEDGE advance buying of Gold so they can control the cost of a major industry in Italy.

Thier economy is more important than reducing debt ,same in America ….A good economy enables you to pay down debt ,a poor one makes it impossible just as Trump says. Before you criticize them ..maybe they know something you dont know about economics ,such a small country but the FIFTH largest economy …..

They choose to have a future for Italians instead of the Banksters..Hedging Gold has many benefits beside managing debt ,for them it protects thier future economy a double benefit for them..

Try telling the Vatican to sell thier Gold and give the money to the Poor …Its the same problem ,if they did the money would dissappear to the Banksters and then WHO looks after the Poor …the Banks ?   Yeah SURE ! thatll be the day ..a really cold day in Hell…

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