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PART of a Romano/British ring found by a Leighton metal detectorist in fields near Hockliffe has been declared treaure. The ring, which has provided archaeologists with the missing link to a bloodthirsty ancient Celtic warrior god, was unearthed by Greg Dyer of Churchill Road in September 2005. At an inquest last Tuesday, Beds coroner David Morris told the court that the piece of ring, thought to be from the third century AD, contains 2.98 grammes of silver. The piece of jewellery, inscribed with the words 'Deo Tota Felix' is currently in the British Museum waiting to be valued. In a...

Boy, 9, and grandfather find medieval silver treasure in Sweden Posted : Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:36:04 GMT Author : DPA Stockholm - A 9-year-old boy's search for shrapnel on an old battlefield resulted in a huge find of medieval silver coins near the Lund in southern Sweden, local media reported Monday. Alexander Granhof, 9, and his grandfather made the recent discovery, dubbed "silverado" by archaeologists. "We went out on the field looking for cannonballs," Alexander Granhof told the online edition of the Sydsvenskan newspaper. "I found a piece of metal and thought at first it was shrapnel from a...

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2008 – Last year, 44 states and the District of Columbia proclaimed May 1 as Silver Star Day. This year, Silver Star Families of America, which began the grassroots movement, is hoping all 50 states will remember and honor their wounded and ill veterans May 1 to kick off Military Appreciation Month. “While we want every state to join with us, this year we are going to the cities and asking them to help,” Janie Orman, the organization’s president, said. “We wanted 50 cities across the United States to hold ceremonies and remember our honored wounded.” Cities...

Speaker Sheldon Silver and the Democrats who control the state Assembly were worse than wrong in killing congestion pricing yesterday. They acted against the best interests of New York without having the decency to take a vote. Silver's Assembly Democrats put New Yorkers in severe jeopardy of riding deteriorating mass transportation - and paying increasing fares for the privilege. Because those are the consequences looming over millions of people in the city and across the region with the rejection of congestion pricing. No single matter taken up by the Legislature over the past few decades was as critically important to...

Silver cross reveals a piece of Acadian history Jill St. Marseille, Canwest News Service Published: Saturday, March 29, 2008 Experts hope a small piece of Acadian history that offers a rare glimpse into pre-deportation Canada may open a wider window on that sore point in the country's past. The three-centimetre silver cross was discovered in Grand Pre, N.S., during an archeological dig by Saint Mary's University in 2006. Its physical properties and 250-year-old grave mark it as part of an important historical era - the deportation of thousands of Acadians in 1755. The tiny cross may even have links to...

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, March 24, 2008 – Heroes are made, not born. And a hero like Army Spc. Monica Brown, 19, is no different. Army Spc. Monica Brown, a medic from the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stands over Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khowst province, Afghanistan. Brown is the second woman since World War II to earn a Silver Star for gallantry in combat. (Photo by Spc. Micah E. Clare, USA  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Brown, recognized for her gallant actions during combat in Afghanistan in 2007, is the...

Frank Holmes, chief executive officer at U.S. Global Investors, says that gold will hit $2,000 an ounce and that while the move won't be straight there from current levels investors should not be surprised by it. Holmes noted that virtually all commodities have gone through their "inflation-adjusted 1980 price levels," with the notable exception of gold, and that to get to that range the price of gold would have to top $2,000 an ounce. Holmes said he expects a short-term pull-back in gold -- based on a correction he sees coming in oil and a short rally in the dollar,...

To all of you financial wizards out there. I currently own 30 oz of silver and bought it around $15.00 per oz I check the spot price every know and then and have seen a rapid jump in the daily spot price. In the past 3 days it has gone up 5%. Is it a good time to sell or is $30 or $40 silver possible?

Silver of the Iceni The traditional image is of backward, hostile, bluepainted hordes led by a red-haired fury. Unlike the Celtic sophisticates of the South East, with their wheel-thrown tablewares and imported wines, the Norfolk Iceni were rural primitives. Or were they? Megan Dennis, specialist min Late Iron Age metalwork, pays tribute to the high culture of Boudica’s people. The Iceni are famous forn two things – Boudica and gold. Little else is known of this society that existed in the shadow-lands between the Iron Age and the Roman periods in Norfolk, Suffolk, and north-east Cambridgeshire. Archaeological evidence seems to...

On this Valentine's day, let us remember and pay a tribute to all people who love the Government, and while we are at it, let's pay tribute to the Government itself by buying a T-Bill ! Thank goodness most of America and the rest of the world still loves the Federal Government of the United States and the Federal Reserve enough to continue to hold about $30 trillion worth of bonds that are paying, on average, about 5% while inflation is about 17%. Such Fed-loving bond holders clearly approve of all the spending habits of the United States government, by...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold and platinum hit all-time highs on Friday after a power crisis closed South African mines, with dollar weakness, firm oil and expectations of more interest rate cuts in the United States providing additional support. South Africa's three main gold producers and the world's biggest platinum miner suspended production at all their mines in the country on Friday due to a power crisis, helping send precious metal prices to new highs. Spot gold hit an intraday high of $922.40 an ounce, surpassing last week's record and up more than 8 percent since tumbling to a three-week low...

"If you don't trust gold, do you trust the logic of taking a pine tree, worth $4,000-$5,000, cutting it up, turning it into pulp, putting some ink on it and then calling it one billion dollars?" - Kenneth J. Gerbino The price of gold tells us a lot about ourselves. It holds up a mirror to the way we are governed, our economy and its prospects. It reflects not only the physical dangers of floods, famine, terrorism and war, but also the financial perils of systemic addiction to debt and budgetary incontinence. "The modern mind dislikes gold," said Joseph Schumpeter,...

Man turns blue By Duncan Hooper Last Updated: 3:48pm GMT 21/12/2007 An American man's attempts to cure an irritating skin condition backfired when his face turned blue. Fair-skinned Paul Karason developed dermatitis as a result of stress 14 years ago and decided to treat it using silver extract. Paul Karason's says he has moved states and avoids public places The substance is usually consumed orally but Mr Karason also decided to rub it into his peeling skin to accelerate the effects. According to the 57-year-old, the effect began so gradually that neither he nor he friends noticed the change at...

M&S pyjamas' silver lining helps stop MRSA Last Updated: 2:39am GMT 29/11/2007 Pyjamas that have been designed to protect hospital patients from the MRSA superbug have gone on sale in Marks & Spencer. The £45 garment has silver thread woven into it, which tests show can reduce the spread of infections. The ongoing clinical trial's interim results are positive M&S is selling the "Sleepsafe" pyjamas, below, at 100 stores as part of a trial. Silver-laced nightwear has been tested in a handful of hospitals, but M&S has become the first retailer in Britain to stock the pyjamas. They are only...

In the affidavit, an FBI special agent states that he is investigating NORFED for federal violations including "uttering coins of gold, silver, or other metal," "making or possessing likeness of coins," mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy. "The goal of NORFED is to undermine the United States government's financial systems by the issuance of a non-governmental competing currency for the purpose of repealing the Federal Reserve and Internal Revenue Code," he states..

This thread is linked to a PDF document containing the seizure warrant executed against the property of the Liberty Dollar corporation and the bearers of its negotiable warehouse receipts. The justification lists charges of money laundering, mail fraud, and wire fraud. Guilty until proven innocent, apparently.

Frontal Assault on Freedom: FBI Raids Liberty Dollar Posted by BJT on Nov 15, 2007 Read this email closely. I just got it this morning. Those of you who consider the gold standard a quaint anachronism, pay extra close attention. If Ron Paul supporters, gold standard advocates and the Liberty Dollar were nothing but harmless kooks, why would the FBI raid their offices when no crime was ever committed? This is a currency competing with the USD, yes, but they never, but never make the claim that it is legal tender or anything other than what it is: private currency....

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Because of recent inquiries to GATA about the possibility of an attempt by the U.S. Government to confiscate privately held gold and silver bullion and coins and shares in companies mining the precious metals, we're republishing here the correspondence between GATA and the U.S. Treasury Department on the subject in 2005. The Treasury Department was surprisingly candid in that correspondence, asserting the U.S. Government's authority, in declared emergencies, to confiscate precious metals and to restrict ownership of mining shares -- and to confiscate and restrict every other financial asset as well. So perhaps precious...

BELGRADE (AP)--Serbia rejects any plan to partition Kosovo, an official said Monday, stressing it would never give up the disputed province even if the cost was being denied membership in the European Union. Serb and Kosovo officials will hold the next round of talks with international envoys Aug. 30 in Vienna, Austria, as part of a 120-day effort to break the impasse over Kosovo, an ethnic Albanian negotiator said Monday. Last week, envoys from the U.S., E.U. and Russia visited the region for three days to launch the diplomatic push after Russia threatened to block a U.N.- negotiated plan to...

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2007 – The Silver Star Families of America organization works to honor sacrifices made by servicemembers wounded in all wars, past and present. “The group works tirelessly to see the wounded honored with Silver Star banners,” said Janie Orman, the group’s vice president. The group also has worked to have mayors and governors proclaim May 1 Silver Star Day, she said. The day, which was observed by 43 states and 14 cities this year, is set aside as a special observance to honor servicemembers. In addition, the group is working to see its Silver Star Banner...

BAGHDAD — “Men, you have one second in your life where you can decide if you are going to be a coward or if you are going to fight. The time to decide is now.” That sentence is something that Maj. James “Jim” Gant, who serves as the chief of the Iraqi National Police, Quick Reaction Force Battalion Transition Team, tells his policemen all the time, encouraging them to fight for what they believe in. Though most the time he was talking in generic terms, this time he knew the fight was waiting for them. For six weeks his patrol...

ALBANY, April 17 — Campaign-finance reform tops Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s agenda for the rest of the legislative session, which has two more months to run. “The first step, and this is the predicate of any meaningful conversation on campaign-finance reform, is lowering dramatically the threshold for contributions” — which would require legislative action — the governor said at a press conference on Tuesday to discuss his priorities. But as he has learned in his first few months in office, the Legislature often has its own, far different, agenda. When the Senate majority leader, Joseph L. Bruno, spelled out his priorities...

WASHINGTON, March 20, 2007 – May 1 will be “Silver Star Day” in Alabama, as Gov. Bob Riley signed a proclamation officially declaring the observance in a brief ceremony yesterday. Following Alabama Gov. Bob Riley’s official declaration that his state will recognize May 1 as “Silver Star Day,” state Rep. Greg Wren (fifth from left) held a reception for four veterans wounded in four different conflicts. Sean Phillips (from left), a veteran of the Iraq war; David Cox, a World War II veteran; Speaker Seth Hammett; Deloris Bryson, Leroy Arceneaux, a Korean War veteran; Robert Jones, a Vietnam veteran;...

Just more than 200 Silver Stars have been awarded for Operation Iraqi Freedom since it began in 2003, and three of them now belong to Soldiers from one Fort Campbell platoon.

University of Arizona Mon 19-Feb-2007, 17:00 ET The Mysterious Case of Columbus's Silver Ore Libraries What was thought to be the first evidence of successful prospecting for precious metals in the New World turns out to be something completely different. Silver-bearing ore found at the settlement founded by Christopher Columbus's second expedition was not mined in the Americas. Copyright 1998. James Quine, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. Co-authors Kathleen Deagan and Jose M. Cruxent standing by the foundations of La Isabela's royal storehouse, where metallurgical activities took place. Newswise — Silver-bearing ore found at the settlement founded...

Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno yesterday angrily blasted the leaders of the state's best-known good-government groups as "hard-core Democratic operatives" who have given a pass to Gov. Spitzer's "unethical" campaign practices. Bruno (R-Rensselaer) also accused Spitzer's top political aides of "pressuring people" for contributions of $25,000 or more on behalf of Democratic efforts to win a special Senate election scheduled for Feb 6. Bruno blasted Spitzer a day earlier for sponsoring a $25,000-a-person fund-raising event despite Spitzer having recently limited contributions to his own campaign committee to $10,000. Yesterday, Bruno said he was outraged that good-government groups that advocate for...

Someone gave me a silver quarter in change today. Not one of those copper-steel things that LBJ brought us. A 1963 silver quarter-dollar. Made with real silver. A little checking on google shows that this coin is worth more than TWO 2006 paper dollars just because of its silver content. When I was a youngster that coin would have bought: More than a gallon of gasoline. More than one loaf of bread. More than one bottle of beer. Thanks for NOTHING LBJ (debased our coins.) Thanks for NOTHING Nixon (took our paper money off the gold standard, permanent inflation since...

FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2006 -- Army Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis packed only 136 pounds into his 6-foot frame, but few have ever matched his inner strength. Army Pfc. Ross A. McGinnis earned the Silver Star Medal for taking the force of a grenade explosion to save his crew in Baghdad on Dec. 4. U.S. Army photo  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. McGinnis sacrificed himself in an act of supreme bravery on Dec. 4, belying his status as the youngest soldier in Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat...

Chemists at Rice University have discovered how to assemble gold and silver nanoparticle building blocks into larger structures based on a novel method that harkens back to one of nature's oldest known chemical innovations -- the self-assembly of lipid membranes that surround every living cell. The research appears in the Nov. 29 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS 2006, 128, 15098). Researchers believe the new method will allow them to create a wide variety of useful materials, including extra-potent cancer drugs and more efficient catalysts for the chemical industry.The method makes use of the hydrophobic effect,...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2006 -- Silver Star Families of America, a group dedicated to supporting wounded servicemembers and their families, is thinking outside the box this Christmas. Diana Newton of Silver Star Families of America prepares a box to ship as part of the group's "Project Christmas." The group is working to make sure as many wounded servicemembers as possible have a happy holiday season by sending boxes of autographed sports and music memorabilia and books to every state. Courtesy photo  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. A member of America Supports You, a Defense Department program highlighting ways...

<p>WASHINGTON (Sept. 15) — The government Thursday warned consumers and businesses that it is illegal to use alternative money known as "Liberty Dollar" coins, which organizers promote as a competitor to the almighty dollar.</p> <p>"We don't want consumers to be fooled," U.S. Mint spokeswoman Becky Bailey says, noting U.S. Attorneys offices across the USA have noticed a marked increase in inquiries about the coins.</p>

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2006 – DoD is spending almost $3.5 billion this year to defeat improvised explosive devices, and the effort’s leader today said he expects the same level of funding in fiscal 2007. Retired Army Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs said the Joint IED Defeat Organization is using an all-encompassing approach to counter the threat of IEDs, terrorists’ main weapon in attacks against coalition forces and civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Iraq alone, IEDs have killed almost 1,000 servicemembers. There is no “silver bullet” solution to the leading cause of death for coalition troops, Meigs told media during a...

NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 were recognized for their bravery and dedication while supporting the global war on terrorism during a ceremony at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., May 26. Rear Adm. Donald Bullard, commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, presented 14 members of EODMU 2 with Bronze Stars with Combat Distinguishing Device and presented the Silver Star to Senior Chief Aviation Ordnanceman (EOD) William A. Bastable. During Operation Enduring Freedom, although wounded, the Joint Task Force lead navigator refused to abandon his team after the group came under enemy fire, June...

The US dollar suffered a severe sell-off on Friday, taking it to its weakest level against a trade-weighted basket of currencies since October 1997, as fears about the US current account deficit crossed world markets. Worries about US inflation, which have intensified since this week's meeting of the US Federal Reserve's rate-setting open market committee on Wednesday, sparked further sharp losses for US stock markets. The Nasdaq Composite fell a further 1 per cent in morning trading after its 2 per cent fall on Thursday.

With gold at a 26-year high, buyers and sellers in Madison have taken note and are trading briskly in the precious metal. Small investors are cashing in their holdings while buyers are scrambling in hopes that prices will continue to rise. Gold hit $728 an ounce Thursday, up from $525 in January. Prices dipped on Friday, closing at around $711 an ounce. "You're probably going to see it crest over $800 (an ounce)," said Mark Hermanson, co- owner of Capital City Coins & Jewelry in Monona. "There hasn't been much interest in gold and silver bullion. Three years ago when...

MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO (May 12, 2006) -- Conspicuous gallantry, valor and respect preceded the corporal as he proudly stepped forward to the front of the general; crisply his hand lifted for a salute as he awaited the general’s acknowledgement during the Morning Colors ceremony on the depot May 5. The Silver Star, the U.S. military’s third highest honor for valor, was awarded to Corporal Kristopher D. Kane, marksmanship coach, Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, by Brig. Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., commanding general, MCRD and of the Western Recruiting Region. “Corporal...

Don't look to me for a solution Richard Daughty ...the angriest guy in economics The Mogambo Guru Archives May 10, 2006 -- The Federal Reserve is still increasing Total Fed Credit, which increases credit in the banks, which increases loans, which increases the money supply, which increases prices, which increases my wailing and crying about how we are all freaking doomed by inflation, and last week they increased it by only another $3 billion, which was used (apparently) to buy stocks and bonds. A quick look at the Repo market ("peep") shows that the Fed is providing money like crazy,...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (NNS) -- Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (FMF) Juan M. Rubio, 32, of San Angelo, Texas, was awarded the Silver Star Medal April 27 for conspicuous gallantry against the enemy Jan. 1, 2005, while serving as a Marine Platoon corpsman in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Silver Star Medal is the U.S. Navy’s third highest award for gallantry in combat, following the Navy Cross and the nation’s highest award, the Medal of Honor. Rear Adm. Thomas R. Cullison, commander, Navy Medicine East and commander, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Va., made the presentation in front of the...

NY gold scales new 25-year high, silver shines By 52 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gold futures surged to a new 25-year high on a falling dollar and worries over Iran's atomic program on Friday, and the rally spilled over to silver, which was already firmer after a launch of a new silver-backed fund. Strong oil and base metals prices and uncertainty over the U.S. economy fueled waves of aggressive investor buying across the precious metals group, dealers said. "I think gold has kind of taken on a leadership role," Steve Platt, a broker with Archer Financials in Chicago,...

Corpus, Christi, Texas (April 27, 2006) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Juan M. Rubio, of San Angelo, Texas, was awarded the Silver Star Medal for conspicuous gallantry against the enemy on Jan. 1, 2005, while serving as a Marine platoon corpsman in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Medical Corps, Commander, Navy Medicine East and Commander, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Va., Rear Adm. Thomas R. Cullison, left, made the presentation in front of the Naval Hospital on board Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. U.S. Navy photo by Mr. Bill W. Love (RELEASED)

Silver is booming. In the last 5 days, it's gone up 2 dollars. That's 12 percent in a week. Click on the thumnail below to see the chart. Speculators will be looking for record volume to short this contract, but I don't think silver's run is over yet. If gold confirms this move, and bonds break down further, watch out!

Gold and silver on a tear overseas. Also, oil seems to be breaking $70 a barrel. Anticipating problems tomorrow or just commodities on an upswing?

Maj. Gen. Paul E. Mock, commander of the 63rd Regional Readiness Command, speaks words of encouragement to Jim and Barbara Witkowski after presenting their son's Silver Star. Pfc. Jennifer L. Sierra JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE, Los Alamitos, Calif. (Army News Service, April 11, 2006) – One hero’s courage under fire was honored April 8 as the 63rd Regional Readiness Command’s Maj. Gen. Paul E. Mock presented the Silver Star to Jim and Barbara Witkowski, parents of Sgt. James Witkowski. Witkowski, 32, was killed in action October 26, 2005, during a combat logistics patrol near Ashraf, Iraq. Witkowski’s unit, the...

PHOENIX — Army Sgt. Jim Witkowski threw his body over a grenade before it exploded six months ago, saving the lives of three fellow soldiers. The Army will posthumously honor Witkowski with a Silver Star for bravery in action at a ceremony in Los Alamitos, Calif., today. Witkowski, 32, grew up in Phoenix and went to high school in Scottsdale. He was assigned to an Army Reserve unit based in Fresno, Calif.

ALBANY, March 31 — One is a wisecracking if wandering orator, a silver-haired Korean War veteran and upstate entrepreneur with an acknowledged love of the cameras. The other is a gravel-throated lawyer from the Lower East Side whose voice rarely rises above a low rumble. His eyebrows are one of his most expressive features, undulating as his mouth frowns. The two, Joseph L. Bruno, the 76-year-old Republican Senate majority leader, and Sheldon Silver, 62, the Democratic Assembly speaker, have been clashing behind closed doors for more than a decade. Along with Gov. George E. Pataki, the two men steer the...

New York Coalition is looking for candidates across New York State to challenge the Leadership in Albany in a Primary. The only way to beat these life long Politicans is to run against them in the Primary of their respective Parties. Due to heavy gerrymandering of districts it is virtually impossible for the opposing Party to beat them in the General Election. We are looking for candidates brave enough to eliminate the status-quo and change the course of this state. New York Coalition.org needs to focus on the Leadership but are looking for people to challenge every senator and...

I'm very bearish on the U.S. dollar and have been for years. That's why I have so many of them. This sounds like a contradiction, but let me explain. The reason I have so many dollars, even though I think they're worth less and less, is because I don't hang on to them. In my mind, cash is trash. One of the reasons why we have this enormous gap between the world's haves and have-nots is because the have-nots value money -- they work for it, save it, cling to it, and lose it.A friend just bought a new SUV....

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 17, 2006) -- A Pacolet Mills, S.C., native was honored in a ceremony March 14 for his actions against enemy forces during combat operations in the Iraqi province of Al Anbar. First Lt. Jeffery T. Lee was awarded the Silver Star Medal here for his actions as 3rd Platoon commander, Company A, 2nd Tank Battalion from Nov. 8 to Nov. 11, 2004 in Fallujah. Then a 2nd Lt. Attached to Company C, Lee accepted great tactical risk and continued to engage and destroy the enemy for more than 12 hours despite being low...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 14, 2006) -- “The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to 1st Lt. Brian M. Stann, United States Marine Corps,” were the words starting the Silver Star presentation ceremony here March 10. All of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment gathered together as the commanding general of 2nd Marine Division presented Stann, Weapons Company commander, with his Silver Star Medal, honoring him for his actions and bravery during Operation Matador last year in Iraq. “This award represents my guys,” the Scranton, Pa. native explained. “It’s an insight...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Feb. 13, 2006) -- He was standing there as his battalion came to attention and the order was read, “The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Lt. Col. Todd S. Desgrosseilliers.” Desgrosseilliers received his award in a ceremony here Feb. 10 to recognize what he accomplished in Task Force Bruno from Dec. 12 to 23, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq. His new battalion gathered together to honor his actions and leadership he portrayed while facing tough times where decisions were made and lives were saved. “This was...