We are introducing our new economics editor “Econocobas” today. Thank you Economatrix for your long years of service to the blog. We wish you well in your endeavors. o o o It looks like the announcement for the winners of round 52 of the Non-Fiction Writing Contest will need to be put off one more day. I hope to have the complete list ready for tomorrows blog.
Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we take an in-depth look at the “what” and “why” behind the price movements of gold and silver. Precious Metals Market Drivers in May 2014 After trading in a tight range for more than two months on either side of $1,300 an ounce, gold broke down through key technical levels on the 27th. Reports of a single sale of $450 million in gold pushed prices down $13.00 an ounce through technical support, and triggered sell stops, which …
Officer Survival Initiative (OSI) says they are “a bunch of current and reformed medics, law enforcement, military, and general trigger puller types who want to help you come home at the end of the day.” That’s a great goal and one they are clearly advancing to. They have put a lot of energy into the law enforcement field, as the name implies, but they also make first aid stuff for outdoors folks and the prepping market. They were kind enough to let me look at some of their kits and modules. The Advantage II Personal Vehicle Aid Kit The first …
I am a 5th generation Oklahoman. My wife is ethnically Vietnamese. Our children are happy little mongrels with Eurasian eyes and Oklahoma accents. We often produce fusion recipes consisting of local ingredients and traditional Vietnamese ideas. Wild turkey spring season is almost upon us, and I would like to share one of our fusion recipes with the blog. Pho (pronounced fuh-uh with two syllables NOT foe with a long O and one syllable) is a simple soup dish with numerous health benefits. In its simplest form it is broth made from bones and simple herbs. The bones provide minerals and …
Hugh, We searched for the perfect grain mill for years. We wanted one that did not depend on electricity, because none of us can be guaranteed that we will always have electricity. If you have one that is totally electric then if the grid goes down you have a good door stop. We wanted one that could be used by hand crank, but if we wanted we could attach it to an electric motor and one that would not heat up the grain. We opted for the Grain Maker, which is made in Stevensville Montana. It is very heavy duty, …
Nonworking America: Those not in the labor force up by 12,000,000 since recession ended, a growth rate of 15 percent while the overall population is up 4 percent. o o o Three Red Flags in GDP Report. – G.P. o o o Items from The Econocobas: Video: Interview with John Williams of Shadowstats ‘Fed Will Prop Up System Until it Falls Apart’ Boom: Q1 GDP Revised Downward to -1.0% Headlines Contradict the Reality of April Home Sales World Bank Sounds Alarm on Rising Global Food Prices
Constitution is Just a Scrap of Paper. – J.W. o o o The SurvivalBlog reader, GG in the South, who wrote in about the recent spectacular claim that United States automobile gas consumption has declined by 75%, suggestive of a collapsing economy, is mistaken. The original author was confused by labeling on a government graph, which reported retail sales by United States refiners, rather than total sales. It turns out that much of refiner’s output is wholesale. The United States total automobile gas consumption is some four times what was listed on the spectacular graph purporting to show an economic …
“If you are not free to choose wrongly and irresponsibly, you are not free at all.” – Jacob Hornberger