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Years ago, during the burgeoning days of the Internet, many people were reluctant to use their real name online. Fast forward to 2012 and more than 500 million people have Facebook profiles with a timeline of their life on full display for many to access. When did the secret identity become uncovered and is it a positive move?

New Canaan resident Fred Chang is well known around town for voicing his opinions on the issues. But even someone with a strong voice like Chang can feel threatened thanks to the advent of technology.

In early 2011, Chang did not support the Main Street sidewalks initiative, which became a very divisive issue in town. His comments were brought up online in a local online media forum.

"There were two comments on Patch (the local online media publication owned by AOL) identifying me by name and I recall one comment was referring to Fred Chang having access to a sidewalk near his home," Chang said. "The person pointed out that he knew where he lived. That person was pro-sidewalk. The other comment was a from a guy on Richmond Hill Road and told me to bug off. I made known the fact that I had contacted the FBI and the state police and had forwarded all the necessary information."

Chang said it was a frightening moment for him because it meant a stranger, or at least someone with no discernible online identity, knew where he lived. Chang has since stopped making comments online

"I discontinued making online comments because I take things personally," he said. "If a person is identified by their real name online, then it is personal."

But that was not always the case. When the Internet first became popular, there was a push to hide your real identity, which changed with the advent of social media.

"The Internet has become has become a so-called garbage dump where some people just want others to know certain things and it has become a meaningless forum for meaningless information," Chang said. "There is no standard. If you get an instrument like the Internet where people can hide behind computers then unless the FBI or the state police gets involved, people can just hide. We see it in schools and workplaces and cyberbullying. Anyone can click and manipulate images on Facebook. I think it's gotten out of control and I personally feel threatened by the uncontrolled storage and dissemination of personal information online."

Farhad Manjoo, of Slate.com, prefers that anonymity was something that thrived only in the beginning of the Internet boom.

"Anonymity has long been hailed as one of the founding philosophies of the Internet, a critical bulwark protecting our privacy," he said. "But that view no longer holds. In all but the most extreme scenarios -- everywhere outside of repressive governments -- anonymity damages online communities. Letting people remain anonymous while engaging in fundamentally public behavior encourages them to behave badly. Indeed, we shouldn't stop at comments," Manjoo said. "Web sites should move toward requiring people to reveal their real names when engaging in all online behavior that's understood to be public -- when you're posting a restaurant review or when you're voting up a story on Reddit, say. In almost all cases, the web would be much better off if everyone told the world who they really are."

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Looking at the general equity markets overall, we can clearly see that the fear of sovereign debt downgrade and economic slowdown which started last summer, ended during the fall. After four months of uncertainty on whether the bankers and government would allow another downward spiral in the economy and stock markets like we had in 2008, we now have our answer. The system will not be allowed to naturally correct and adjust as free markets would have them do. Banks which own toxic assets are no longer keeping financial records under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) or applying mark to market valuation for the assets they hold on their books. However we really cant blame the banks for the entire problem we see in the financial world, they have been given bandages to conceal the wounds from the publics eye.

Todays western financial world operates much like our government sponsored medical system. Mask the problem and give the bankers the pharmaceutical drugs (bail out money) to help them dull the pain and keep them on life support. Letting the free markets work in curing the ailment is not an option because then there would be little need for doctors (governments) or the manufacturers of these drugs (central banks). The banks are sick and should be allowed to pass on peacefully ensuring the virus known as debt does not affect the rest of the population. Unfortunately, the governments and central bankers have only one prescription drug of choice to keep them alive. Printing money seems to be the cure to all sovereign debt problems around the world.

How much money was doled out to sick banks during the last few years is anyones guess since the drug dealing central bankers do not share information about the patents they hold (monopoly on money) or their sales figures (bailout money). There is absolutely no transparency on the amount of placebos they prescribe to every patient in the financial system or who is taking these pills to stay on life support. Lord James of Blackheath seems to think that the Fed injected these dying banks with $15 Trillion dollars of live saving drugs, but where did the placebos come from? He does a good job trying to explain it (Bush, Fed, Europe Banks in $15 Trillion Fraud, All Documented) but no one is listening. This doesnt surprise me: as long as the patient is still alive, who cares?

The Natural Cure to Kill This Virus

The western financial system based on pure fiat currency is the virus that will be the death of the financial world as we know it. Taking more and more of the same drug makes your immune system resilient to that drug, so each additional dose becomes less effective. Printing more and more money does not cure the financial system, but it in fact weakens our immune system to the point where the drug becomes a toxic mix of chemicals that will lead us to our death bed. An ancient healing system known asAyurveda,the knowledge for long life, has been used for thousands of years in India. Its an ancient healing system which aims to naturally treat and heal the body, mind and spirit much like yoga, which also brings balance into your life. The financial world is out of balance and no dose of printing will cure its problems, it will only mask the virus brought on by the bankers which is now spreading throughout the world.

So how do we kill the virus know as paper money and debts? Its very simple, you can starve the virus by taking away the food which allows it to grow in the first place, which means taking the printing press away from central banker, something they wont give up easily. Or you can introduce a virus killer into the system to cleanse it and eliminate 99% of the ailments caused by this virus we know as debt and paper money. This virus nurtured by central bankers could easily be killed with the use of gold and silver as money in our monetary system and thus eliminating the need for a central bank. Ayurveda has been used for thousands of year to naturally heal and maintain a good balance between mind, body and spirit. For most of history, silver and gold has been used as money and has all the properties we need for a sound financial system. Silver was used as a common currency for everyday transactions by the average person, where gold was mostly for a store of value for the wealthy. Outside of money, silver also has many industrial uses including film, solar and electronics. One of the few uses that is rarely discussed is medical uses for silver, including its ability to kill 99% of the known viruses thus helping eliminate the need for unnecessary medicinal drugs manufactured by big pharma. Spend a few hours googling silvers medicinal properties and you will see what I mean.

So what does this mean for me and my financial health?

Dont rely on big pharma, your government or central banks to protect your health and wealth. The system is not designed to protect you. In fact it is now stealing your wealth through inflation by endless printing of money. The real wealth is being transferring to people who take the necessary steps to protect themselves by owning the very thing that the bankers covet the most, gold and silver. History has show us over and over again that owning gold and silver is the best way of protecting yourself when currencies become devalued or inflated away to nothing.You must take responsibility for you own actions in life, which means taking the necessary precautions to protect your wealth and health in order to bring balance back to your life, something Indians have known for thousands of years.

Gold Trading Range

In last weeks review, we mentioned that gold was trading in a sideways channel between $1,720 and $1,750 which is a good development for gold. The longer this consolidation and trading range held in terms of time, the less likelihood a downside correction would occur. As more people start accepting a $1,700+ gold price, it will eventually lead to higher stock prices in the gold mining shares.

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The Virus Which Plagues Our Financial System

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Contact: Cody Mooneyhan cmooneyhan@faseb.org 301-634-7104 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

While some scientists report engineering a super virulent strain of the H5N1 influenza virus, which could potentially wipe out a significant percentage of the human population, another group of researchers from the United Kingdom now reports a discovery that may one day help mitigate the deadly effects of all flu strains. This report, appearing in the March 2012 print issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, describes findings that may help prevent deaths from severe flu outbreaks, especially from seemingly healthy young people. Specifically, the researchers found that immune cells called, "natural killer T cells," may reduce the overwhelming numbers of another type of immune cell, called "inflammatory monocytes," which when present in large numbers, lead to lung injury at the end stage of severe flu infection.

"We hope this study will ultimately benefit individualsespecially the youngwho succumb to a severe form of flu infection," said Ling-Pei Ho, M.D., Ph.D., the researcher who led the work from the MRC Human Immunology Unit, Oxford University in Oxford, United Kingdom. "The study highlights a key immune process that occurs in severe flu infection, and provides a platform for a new approach and further research in this area."

To make their discovery, scientists infected three groups of mice with H1N1 flu virus. (Note: this is NOT the H5N1 flu virus that has been at the center of recent controversy.) The first group included normal mice; the second group was devoid of natural killer T cells, and the third was given a treatment that specifically activated natural killer T cells. Researchers observed the outcome of flu infection and found that the mice without natural killer T cells did worst, and those with activated killer T cells did best. Mice that lacked natural killer T cells had increased amounts of monocytes in the lungs, and severe lung injury similar to those seen in Spanish flu and lethal swine flu. Using highly-sensitive fluorescent antibody technology, this study was one of the first to document the sequential changes in innate immune response in the lungs during severe flu infection. These findings essentially provide a "road map" of the chronological changes in the lungs during severe flu infection.

"Despite affecting practically everyone, the flu may be one of the most underestimated viruses in terms of its devastating potential," said John Wherry, Ph.D., Deputy Editor of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology. "As the H5N1 research shows, it is quite possible for the virus to mutate or be bioengineered into a form that could wipe most of us out. What most people don't realize is that the severe illness from these flu strains is caused by both the virus and an overaggressive or inappropriate immune response. Research like this, however, offers hope that we'll be able to find more universal ways improve the effectiveness of immunity and combat the severe strains of the flu."

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The Journal of Leukocyte Biology (http://www.jleukbio.org) publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts on original investigatins focusing on the cellular and molecular biology of leukocytes and on the origins, the developmental biology, biochemistry and functions of granulocytes, lymphocytes, mononuclear phagocytes and other cells involved in host defense and inflammation. The Journal of Leukocyte Biology is published by the Society for Leukocyte Biology.

Details: Wai Ling Kok, Laura Denney, Kambez Benam, Suzanne Cole, Colin Clelland, Andrew J. McMichael, and Ling-Pei Ho. Invariant NKT cells reduce accumulation of inflammatory monocytes in the lungs and decrease immune-pathology during severe influenza A virus infection. J. Leuk. Biol. March 2012; 91:357-368; doi:10.1189/jlb.0411184; http://www.jleukbio.org/content/91/3/357.abstract

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New light shed on cause of lung injury in severe flu

A UK hosting company that offers the worlds first dedicated server environment for Joomla! has credited iomart Group plc subsidiary RapidSwitch for its recent growth.

Joomla Wired says it has doubled in size in the past year alone because of the highly available and reliable hosting it gets from RapidSwitchs 1300 ft Spectrum House data centre in Maidenhead.

RapidSwitch, a leading UK supplier of self-managed dedicated server solutions, has provisioned some of its fastest servers to support Joomla Wireds customers.

Mark Smeed, director of Joomla Wired, explains: Our partnership with RapidSwitch has been so successful that weve not even had to advertise our business, all our growth has come from word of mouth and RapidSwitchs support has helped make that happen. The exceptionally fast servers theyve provisioned for us in their Maidenhead data centre means we can maximise our returns from each server, which ultimately benefits our business.

RapidSwitch is one of the few UK hosting companies to own its own datacentres. It chooses the very best components for its server builds, having over a decade of experience in building systems. Servers are built in-house from hand-picked components to maximise performance at every price point. RapidSwitch uses quality components from SuperMicro, Crucial, and Seagate with tier 1 contracts in place, and exclusively uses Intel CPUs. All RapidSwitch servers are put through rigorous testing procedures and benchmarking to ensure their quality is sustainable before being put into service.

Sarah Haran says: Its not uncommon for it to be cheaper to invest in newer technology than it is to try and recode the software stack. RapidSwitchs continual push with new products and solutions means our customers get a better return from their hardware.

The Maidenhead data centre team is on call for customers 24/7, 365 days a year, backed by a 100% uptime guarantee.

Mark Smeed says: We trust the RapidSwitch staff. Their fast response sets such a great example that weve actually used it as a benchmark for our own business in terms of the high level hosting we offer to our own customers.

Sarah Haran, Managing Director of Rapidswitch, says: We refuse to sacrifice on the high qualities expected from a hosting provider and we are delighted that our support has allowed Joomla Wired to expand their business.

RapidSwitch is a subsidiary of iomart Group plc (AIM:IOM) which was named Scottish Digital IT Company of the Year 2011 and is ranked as one of the top web hosting companies in the world.

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By David Benoit

Jamie Dimon continues to get some serious love from his brothers in rich-people finance.

Earlier this week we saw WarrenBuffett compliment his ability to write a great letter, a compliment JD returned yesterday to the Oracle. Buffett added he personally owns shares of J.P. Morgan and applauded Dimons shares ideas on capital management.

And today, Alan Schwartz, the executive chairman of Guggenheim Partners and the man who handed Bear Stearns over to Dimon in that seminal deal, praised Dimons integrity.

Speaking on CNBC this morning, Schwartz said the discussions during those turbulent times included many promises from Dimon. They werent contractual obligations, just his word. Even as things continued to get worse, and the banks found themselves in a blizzard of problems and bad press, Dimon didnt back down from any single promise Schwartz said.

His word was more important, Schwartz added.

The bromances are coming out in full as the spring-time nears.

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Jamie Dimon’s Word Is Stronger, More Long-Lasting, Than Gold