Odds ‘n Sods:

Spot silver is down to around $12.00 on profit taking. If you haven’t already diversified into precious metals, then I recommend that you buy on these dips. The long term trend is definitely upward. (See the six month and one year charts at Kitco.)

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“My Night with The Minutemen” by Bryanna Bevens

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Hurricane Katrina, first hand evacuation experiences

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Gary Duncan of the Times of London on Avoiding an Economic Earthquake

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The Kiplinger Letter has made the following energy price forecasts: Crude oil early July ’06: $82 by Dec. ’06: $68, Gasoline early July ’06: $3.50 December ’06: $2.75, Diesel Fuel early July ’06: $3.50 December ’06: $3.00. Top off your storage tanks NOW.