From The Independent: Only £4.4m left to protect UK's bank deposits
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There is an interesting topic posted over at The Mental Militia Forums (formerly called The Claire Files), about the tremendous gains in the price of Rhodium in the past five years. Obviously, somebody made a lot of money. (FYI, it wasn't me. I was very conservatively invested in silver and gold.)
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Pets being slaughtered in meat-starved Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is now truly in crisis. 80% unemployment. An average life expectancy of just 37 years. The inflation rate is continuing to increase--some analysts predicts a 100,000 percent annual rate by the end of 2007.
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Courtesy of RBS, from U.S.News & World Report: Bozeman, Montana Locals
Worried About Wealthy Newcomers
