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All rights reserved. support@peakprosperity.com (Peak Prosperity Support) techsupport@peakprosperity.com (Peak Prosperity Technical Support) Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:26:52 -0400 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:53:51 -0400 Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Live.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/nTAhWsNsYZA/cuff-broken-markets <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo_premium/content/article/article-photo/broken-market-25435744.jpg" alt="Off the Cuff: Broken Markets" title="Off the Cuff: Broken Markets" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo_premium"/></div><p>In this week's&nbsp;<em>Off the Cuff&nbsp;</em>podcast, Chris and Mish discuss:</p> <ul> <li style="line-height: 19px;">Wedding Bells For Mish <ul> <li style="line-height: 19px;">Mike tied the knot last week</li> </ul> </li> <li style="line-height: 19px;">FOMC&nbsp;Freak-Out <ul> <li style="line-height: 19px;">Markets react nonsensically to the predictable</li> </ul> </li> <li style="line-height: 19px;">Where to From Here? <ul> <li style="line-height: 19px;">Down - and fast - seems most likely</li> </ul> </li> <li style="line-height: 19px;">The Case For Precious Metals <ul> <li style="line-height: 19px;">Current low prices just don't make sense</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82204/cuff-broken-markets#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=nTAhWsNsYZA:DkD2XBOJbW0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=nTAhWsNsYZA:DkD2XBOJbW0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=nTAhWsNsYZA:DkD2XBOJbW0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=nTAhWsNsYZA:DkD2XBOJbW0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=nTAhWsNsYZA:DkD2XBOJbW0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=nTAhWsNsYZA:DkD2XBOJbW0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/nTAhWsNsYZA" height="1" width="1"/> Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, FOMC, Mike Shedlock, Mish, Off The Cuff, Insider http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82204/cuff-broken-markets#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82204/cuff-broken-markets Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:26:52 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82204/cuff-broken-markets http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/gqEbTvO36lg/manual-man-crosscut-saw <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/cross-cut-lumber-saw.jpg" alt="Manual One-Man Crosscut Saw" title="Manual One-Man Crosscut Saw" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033B6BJW/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0033B6BJW&linkCode=as2&tag=chrismartenso-20"><img height="100" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B0033B6BJW&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=chrismartenso-20" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; float: left;" width="100" /></a>When looking at my long term resiliency and my ability to gather firewood and provide fuel for heating / cooking, I look for simple, quality tools like this cross-cut lumber saw.&nbsp; It will last for multiple generations if properly taken care of and will provide me with an effective tool to cut trees into manageable chunks.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033B81TU/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0033B81TU&linkCode=as2&tag=chrismartenso-20"><img height="130" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B0033B81TU&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=chrismartenso-20" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; float: right;" width="130" /></a></p> <p>As the old adage goes, &ldquo;Wood heats you three times &mdash; when you cut it, split and burn it.&rdquo;</p> <p>I am also considering a two person crosscut saw to help with larger trees and get a little help to make quick work of firework gathering projects.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033B6BJW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0033B6BJW&linkCode=as2&tag=chrismartenso-20">One-Man Crosscut Saw on Amazon</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033B81TU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0033B81TU&linkCode=as2&tag=chrismartenso-20">Two-Man Crosscut Saw on Amazon</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82202/manual-man-crosscut-saw#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=gqEbTvO36lg:OkpO_ImUUbQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=gqEbTvO36lg:OkpO_ImUUbQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=gqEbTvO36lg:OkpO_ImUUbQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=gqEbTvO36lg:OkpO_ImUUbQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=gqEbTvO36lg:OkpO_ImUUbQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=gqEbTvO36lg:OkpO_ImUUbQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/gqEbTvO36lg" height="1" width="1"/> Hand Saw, Lumber Saw, manual, One-Man Crosscut Saw, Daily Prep http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82202/manual-man-crosscut-saw#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82202/manual-man-crosscut-saw Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:21:14 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82202/manual-man-crosscut-saw http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/JcP3MDGXsNc/daily-digest-619-spains-mortgage-crisis-lingers-student-loan-debt-has-doubled <div style="float:left; 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padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/trapsandsnares.jpg" alt="Primitive Traps " title="Primitive Traps " width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><p>A summary of 6 methods for building traps in the wilderness for catching small game.&nbsp; This is the sort of skill and knowledge that needs practice and a guiding hand as one learns to master catching food this way.&nbsp; Good luck.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.theprepperjournal.com/2013/06/10/six-primitive-traps-for-catching-food-in-the-woods/" target="_blank">http://www.theprepperjournal.com/2013/06/10/six-primitive-traps-for-catching-food-in-the-woods/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82189/primitive-traps#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=z_LT_LSrdfw:78fEWFs0K3c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=z_LT_LSrdfw:78fEWFs0K3c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=z_LT_LSrdfw:78fEWFs0K3c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=z_LT_LSrdfw:78fEWFs0K3c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=z_LT_LSrdfw:78fEWFs0K3c:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=z_LT_LSrdfw:78fEWFs0K3c:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/z_LT_LSrdfw" height="1" width="1"/> Forage, small game, traps, wilderness, woods, Daily Prep http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82189/primitive-traps#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82189/primitive-traps Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:40:21 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82189/primitive-traps http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/c6XxxIzaEpQ/daily-digest-618-lines-blur-austerity-debate-dont-fear-taper <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/epsos2.jpg" alt="Daily Digest 6/18 - Lines Blur In Austerity Debate, Don't Fear The Taper" title="Daily Digest 6/18 - Lines Blur In Austerity Debate, Don't Fear The Taper" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><ul> <li>Rotting, Decaying And Bankrupt &ndash; If You Want To See The Future Of America Just Look At Detroit</li> <li>Don't Fear The Taper</li> <li>U.S. Treasury Gold &ndash; Is It There?</li> <li>All the Gold in Fort What&rsquo;s-Its-Name</li> <li>Lines Blur in U.S.-Europe Debate on Austerity</li> <li>Greek Leaders to Meet in Effort to Save Government</li> <li>Chinese Scientists Discover New Method to Increase Recoverable Oil from Wells</li> <li>Researchers find genetic diversity key to survival of honey bee colonies</li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82187/daily-digest-618-lines-blur-austerity-debate-dont-fear-taper#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=c6XxxIzaEpQ:v4zv0GEoOJ0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=c6XxxIzaEpQ:v4zv0GEoOJ0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=c6XxxIzaEpQ:v4zv0GEoOJ0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=c6XxxIzaEpQ:v4zv0GEoOJ0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=c6XxxIzaEpQ:v4zv0GEoOJ0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=c6XxxIzaEpQ:v4zv0GEoOJ0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/c6XxxIzaEpQ" height="1" width="1"/> economy, energy, environment, Daily Digest http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82187/daily-digest-618-lines-blur-austerity-debate-dont-fear-taper#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82187/daily-digest-618-lines-blur-austerity-debate-dont-fear-taper Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:02:34 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82187/daily-digest-618-lines-blur-austerity-debate-dont-fear-taper http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/KTn5mneqiAE/cordwood-sheds-and-cabins <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/treehaven.jpg" alt="Cordwood Sheds and Cabins " title="Cordwood Sheds and Cabins " width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><p>A great set of examples of simple coodwood construction and how you can use a natural resource to build a well insulated structure.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.inspirationgreen.com/cordwood-construction.html" target="_blank">http://www.inspirationgreen.com/cordwood-construction.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82179/cordwood-sheds-and-cabins#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=KTn5mneqiAE:BIwLEf4g-2E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=KTn5mneqiAE:BIwLEf4g-2E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=KTn5mneqiAE:BIwLEf4g-2E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=KTn5mneqiAE:BIwLEf4g-2E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=KTn5mneqiAE:BIwLEf4g-2E:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=KTn5mneqiAE:BIwLEf4g-2E:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/KTn5mneqiAE" height="1" width="1"/> Construction, coodwood, House, shed, small structures, Daily Prep http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82179/cordwood-sheds-and-cabins#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82179/cordwood-sheds-and-cabins Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:04:45 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82179/cordwood-sheds-and-cabins http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/Q75OI_ypgho/raising-kids-resilient-future <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/kid-road-20593640.jpg" alt="Raising Kids for a Resilient Future" title="Raising Kids for a Resilient Future" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><p>We are heading into a future that does not follow the rules and expectations that the past few generations have been raised to expect.&nbsp; Parents and caregivers, relatives, friends, mentors &ndash; it makes no difference; we are raising the current generation together.&nbsp; We are all newcomers to this changing landscape.&nbsp; How can we teach young people to thrive in a future we do not yet fully understand ourselves?</p> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/wsidblog/82175/raising-kids-resilient-future#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=Q75OI_ypgho:XWcMA-EY8tw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=Q75OI_ypgho:XWcMA-EY8tw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=Q75OI_ypgho:XWcMA-EY8tw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=Q75OI_ypgho:XWcMA-EY8tw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=Q75OI_ypgho:XWcMA-EY8tw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=Q75OI_ypgho:XWcMA-EY8tw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/Q75OI_ypgho" height="1" width="1"/> children, kids, Resilency, What Should I Do? http://www.peakprosperity.com/wsidblog/82175/raising-kids-resilient-future#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/wsidblog/82175/raising-kids-resilient-future Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:45:36 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/wsidblog/82175/raising-kids-resilient-future http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/3h7_vyJS9Rk/living-two-lives <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo_premium/content/article/article-photo/road-signs-conflicting-16197326_0.jpg" alt="Living Two Lives" title="Living Two Lives" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo_premium"/></div><p>At the Rowe seminar in 2013, when we asked the participants what they hoped to get out of the event, we heard something very different from prior years.&nbsp; Where the first years of the seminar could be characterized by tactical requests such as <em>I want to know how to store food</em> and <em>How and where do I buy gold?,</em> this year we heard something very different.</p> <p>One of the more pressing requests was <em>I feel like I am living two lives; how do I manage this?</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82162/living-two-lives#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=3h7_vyJS9Rk:UOcr5PFI9Lo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=3h7_vyJS9Rk:UOcr5PFI9Lo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=3h7_vyJS9Rk:UOcr5PFI9Lo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=3h7_vyJS9Rk:UOcr5PFI9Lo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=3h7_vyJS9Rk:UOcr5PFI9Lo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=3h7_vyJS9Rk:UOcr5PFI9Lo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/3h7_vyJS9Rk" height="1" width="1"/> Chris Martenson, Insider, life, Rowe, Insider http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82162/living-two-lives#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82162/living-two-lives Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:20:26 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82162/living-two-lives http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/Vk-NVWlrPvc/daily-digest-617-oil-market-jitters-caused-syria-gagged-big-ag <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/freedomhouse.jpg" alt="Daily Digest 6/17 - Oil Market Jitters Caused By Syria, Gagged By Big Ag" title="Daily Digest 6/17 - Oil Market Jitters Caused By Syria, Gagged By Big Ag" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><ul> <li>McD's worker sues: Don't pay by debit card</li> <li>Philly Archdiocese grappling with pensions for clergy</li> <li>The Prism</li> <li>Liquid Fuel Consumption is Unlikely to Fall While it is Still Subsidized</li> <li>Syrian War Causes Oil Market Jitters</li> <li>An Arid Arizona City Manages Its Thirst</li> <li>Gagged By Big Ag</li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82174/daily-digest-617-oil-market-jitters-caused-syria-gagged-big-ag#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=Vk-NVWlrPvc:6i58IODCsTo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=Vk-NVWlrPvc:6i58IODCsTo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=Vk-NVWlrPvc:6i58IODCsTo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=Vk-NVWlrPvc:6i58IODCsTo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=Vk-NVWlrPvc:6i58IODCsTo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=Vk-NVWlrPvc:6i58IODCsTo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/Vk-NVWlrPvc" height="1" width="1"/> currency, economy, energy, environment, mcdonald's, money, NSA, oil, paycheck, prism, surveillance, syria, Daily Digest http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82174/daily-digest-617-oil-market-jitters-caused-syria-gagged-big-ag#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82174/daily-digest-617-oil-market-jitters-caused-syria-gagged-big-ag Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:47:15 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82174/daily-digest-617-oil-market-jitters-caused-syria-gagged-big-ag http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/rkFHjVX6a9k/mark-skousen-surveillance-technology-advancing-faster-we-can-responsibly-use <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/surveillance-7450706.jpg" alt="" title="" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><p>In the wake of the <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/The-Best-Explanation-Yet-Of-How-The-NSA-s-PRISM-4602720.php" target="_blank">recent news</a> revealing the extent of the NSA's level of citizen surveillance through supernetworks like PRISM, Chris speaks this week with Mark Skousen, former-CIA-agent turned founder-of-<a href="http://freedomfest.com/" target="_blank">FreedomFest</a>, one of the countries largest "gatherings of free minds."</p> <p>Mark argues that in this case, technology has advanced at a far faster pace than our culture's ability to understand how to use it effectively, responsibly, and how to regulate it:</p> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/podcast/82164/mark-skousen-surveillance-technology-advancing-faster-we-can-responsibly-use#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=rkFHjVX6a9k:Y_CqHXRxNN4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=rkFHjVX6a9k:Y_CqHXRxNN4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=rkFHjVX6a9k:Y_CqHXRxNN4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=rkFHjVX6a9k:Y_CqHXRxNN4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=rkFHjVX6a9k:Y_CqHXRxNN4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=rkFHjVX6a9k:Y_CqHXRxNN4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/rkFHjVX6a9k" height="1" width="1"/> Chris Martenson, economy, Featured Voices, freedomfest, mark skousen, Podcast, podcast http://www.peakprosperity.com/podcast/82164/mark-skousen-surveillance-technology-advancing-faster-we-can-responsibly-use#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/podcast/82164/mark-skousen-surveillance-technology-advancing-faster-we-can-responsibly-use Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:45:34 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/podcast/82164/mark-skousen-surveillance-technology-advancing-faster-we-can-responsibly-use http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/s9lOyC_-kQI/daily-digest-616-nuclear-plants-closing-early-what-sweden-can-tell-us-about-obamac <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/topato.jpg" alt="Daily Digest 6/16 - Nuclear Plants Closing Early, What Sweden Can Tell Us About Obamacare" title="Daily Digest 6/16 - Nuclear Plants Closing Early, What Sweden Can Tell Us About Obamacare" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><ul> <li>Even Pessimists Feel Optimistic About the American Economy</li> <li>FX Rates Said to Face Global Regulation in Libor Review</li> <li>Aetna Pulls Out Of California Individual Insurance Market In Response To Obamacare</li> <li>Suddenly, Retiree Nest Eggs Look More Fragile</li> <li>China&rsquo;s Great Uprooting: Moving 250 Million Into Cities</li> <li>What Sweden Can Tell Us About Obamacare</li> <li>Nuclear Plants, Old and Uncompetitive, Are Closing Earlier Than Expected</li> <li>Elon Musk Conceives New 'Hyperloop' Transportation System: Neither Plane, Train, Boat Nor Car. Is it ET3?</li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82171/daily-digest-616-nuclear-plants-closing-early-what-sweden-can-tell-us-about-obamac#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=s9lOyC_-kQI:EACJILkRyRI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=s9lOyC_-kQI:EACJILkRyRI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=s9lOyC_-kQI:EACJILkRyRI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=s9lOyC_-kQI:EACJILkRyRI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=s9lOyC_-kQI:EACJILkRyRI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=s9lOyC_-kQI:EACJILkRyRI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/s9lOyC_-kQI" height="1" width="1"/> aetna, currency, economy, energy, environment, gold, healthcare, LIBOR, obamacare, silver, sweden, wealth, Daily Digest http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82171/daily-digest-616-nuclear-plants-closing-early-what-sweden-can-tell-us-about-obamac#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82171/daily-digest-616-nuclear-plants-closing-early-what-sweden-can-tell-us-about-obamac Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:21:07 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82171/daily-digest-616-nuclear-plants-closing-early-what-sweden-can-tell-us-about-obamac http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/UjB-XUzhNl4/daily-digest-615-ghosts-shopping-past-coal-industry-pins-hopes-exports <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/clintonsteeds.jpg" alt="Daily Digest 6/15 - Ghosts Of Shopping Past, Coal Industry Pins Hopes On Exports" title="Daily Digest 6/15 - Ghosts Of Shopping Past, Coal Industry Pins Hopes On Exports" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><ul> <li>US Silver Eagle Sales Best First Half Year Ever</li> <li>Google launches Internet-beaming balloons</li> <li>Justices, 9-0, Bar Patenting Human Genes</li> <li>After Patent Ruling, Availability of Gene Tests Could Broaden</li> <li>The Number: 2.5%</li> <li>Ghosts Of Shopping Past</li> <li>Coal Industry Pins Hopes on Exports as U.S. Market Shrinks</li> <li>Strange, Glowing Night Clouds Continue to Spread</li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82166/daily-digest-615-ghosts-shopping-past-coal-industry-pins-hopes-exports#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=UjB-XUzhNl4:sXxd3dvWZR4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=UjB-XUzhNl4:sXxd3dvWZR4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=UjB-XUzhNl4:sXxd3dvWZR4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=UjB-XUzhNl4:sXxd3dvWZR4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=UjB-XUzhNl4:sXxd3dvWZR4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=UjB-XUzhNl4:sXxd3dvWZR4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/UjB-XUzhNl4" height="1" width="1"/> arctic, Climate Change, coal, economy, energy, environment, gene, growth, patent, recession, united states, wealth, Daily Digest http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82166/daily-digest-615-ghosts-shopping-past-coal-industry-pins-hopes-exports#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82166/daily-digest-615-ghosts-shopping-past-coal-industry-pins-hopes-exports Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:28:19 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82166/daily-digest-615-ghosts-shopping-past-coal-industry-pins-hopes-exports http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/mIdQZZnBH5g/first-hand-account-peak-prosperity-seminar <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/roweno2.jpg" alt="My Experiences at the Rowe Conference" title="My Experiences at the Rowe Conference" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><p>Have you ever wondered what happens at one of our Peak Prosperity weekend seminars? Every year, Chris and the Peak Prosperity team host two weekend-long retreats to explore topics related to the <a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/crashcourse" target="_blank"><em>Crash Course</em></a>, up close and personal. So what are these retreats like?</p> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/82160/first-hand-account-peak-prosperity-seminar#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=mIdQZZnBH5g:HorFHetdx28:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=mIdQZZnBH5g:HorFHetdx28:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=mIdQZZnBH5g:HorFHetdx28:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=mIdQZZnBH5g:HorFHetdx28:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=mIdQZZnBH5g:HorFHetdx28:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=mIdQZZnBH5g:HorFHetdx28:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/mIdQZZnBH5g" height="1" width="1"/> Amanda Witman, Blog, Community, Resiliency, Rowe, seminar, Workshop http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/82160/first-hand-account-peak-prosperity-seminar#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/82160/first-hand-account-peak-prosperity-seminar Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:27:12 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/82160/first-hand-account-peak-prosperity-seminar http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/HCiZ4yu3JQE/solar-powered-aquaponics-apartments <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/dsc4127-744x489.jpg" alt="Solar-Powered Aquaponics for Apartments" title="Solar-Powered Aquaponics for Apartments" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><p>An innovative design to consider for setting up a small aquaponics system and getting things growing even if you are limited on space.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/solar-powered-aquaponics-your-apartments.html" target="_blank">http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/solar-powered-aquaponics-your-apartments.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82161/solar-powered-aquaponics-apartments#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=HCiZ4yu3JQE:otY6jeAjMyg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=HCiZ4yu3JQE:otY6jeAjMyg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=HCiZ4yu3JQE:otY6jeAjMyg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=HCiZ4yu3JQE:otY6jeAjMyg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=HCiZ4yu3JQE:otY6jeAjMyg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=HCiZ4yu3JQE:otY6jeAjMyg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/HCiZ4yu3JQE" height="1" width="1"/> Aquaponics, Fish, Growing, indoor garden, small spaces, solar, Daily Prep http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82161/solar-powered-aquaponics-apartments#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82161/solar-powered-aquaponics-apartments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:54:45 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82161/solar-powered-aquaponics-apartments http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/ZTIxbWhRDmM/daily-digest-614-whats-happening-japan-most-dangerous-cities-america <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/oimax_0.jpg" alt="Daily Digest 6/14" title="Daily Digest 6/14 - What's Happening In Japan, The Most Dangerous Cities in America" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><ul> <li>A Promise of Changes for Access to Secrets</li> <li>Everything is Rigged, Vol. 9,713: This Time, It's Currencies</li> <li>Here's What The Heck Is Happening In Japan</li> <li>The Most Dangerous Cities in America</li> <li>Political Scene: Privacy, Security, and Edward Snowden</li> <li>What the Produce Section Looks Like in a World without Bees</li> <li>Solar Power Offers Saudi Arabia a Win-Win Energy Solution</li> <li>In Glittering Gems, Reading Earth's Story</li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82159/daily-digest-614-whats-happening-japan-most-dangerous-cities-america#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=ZTIxbWhRDmM:LYDo3eQdcgw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=ZTIxbWhRDmM:LYDo3eQdcgw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=ZTIxbWhRDmM:LYDo3eQdcgw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=ZTIxbWhRDmM:LYDo3eQdcgw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=ZTIxbWhRDmM:LYDo3eQdcgw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=ZTIxbWhRDmM:LYDo3eQdcgw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/ZTIxbWhRDmM" height="1" width="1"/> economy, energy, environment, Japan, privacy, security, Daily Digest http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82159/daily-digest-614-whats-happening-japan-most-dangerous-cities-america#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82159/daily-digest-614-whats-happening-japan-most-dangerous-cities-america Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:12:19 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82159/daily-digest-614-whats-happening-japan-most-dangerous-cities-america http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/UycqEIfFGMU/cuff-interest-rates-getting-interesting <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo_premium/content/article/article-photo/interest-rate-increasing-24222228.jpg" alt="Off the Cuff: Interest Rates Getting 'Interesting'" title="Off the Cuff: Interest Rates Getting 'Interesting'" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo_premium"/></div><p>In this week's <em>Off the Cuff </em>podcast, Chris and Mish discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Interest Rates Breaking Out <ul> <li>The last thing the economy needs right now</li> </ul> </li> <li>Loose Lending = Bad Loans <ul> <li>Didn't we learn this lesson in 2008?</li> </ul> </li> <li>The Market vs. the Fed <ul> <li>Market forces always prevail in the end</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Well, the volatility predicted in recent <em>Off the Cuff</em> podcasts has arrived on schedule.</p> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82150/cuff-interest-rates-getting-interesting#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=UycqEIfFGMU:ywdLRlmU6c4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=UycqEIfFGMU:ywdLRlmU6c4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=UycqEIfFGMU:ywdLRlmU6c4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=UycqEIfFGMU:ywdLRlmU6c4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=UycqEIfFGMU:ywdLRlmU6c4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=UycqEIfFGMU:ywdLRlmU6c4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/UycqEIfFGMU" height="1" width="1"/> Ben Bernanke, bonds, Fed, Federal Reserve, loans, Mish Shedlock, Off The Cuff, Insider http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82150/cuff-interest-rates-getting-interesting#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82150/cuff-interest-rates-getting-interesting Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:12:08 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82150/cuff-interest-rates-getting-interesting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/dC-t_yvjl6A/using-oil-lamps <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/hurr255285compare320.jpg" alt="Using Oil Lamps" title="Using Oil Lamps" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><p>If you have oil lamps as part of your preps, here are some good tips to keep the light shining and your family safe.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.preparednesspro.com/tips-tricks-oil-lamps/" target="_blank">http://www.preparednesspro.com/tips-tricks-oil-lamps/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82155/using-oil-lamps#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=dC-t_yvjl6A:43rR8ti4SJ8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=dC-t_yvjl6A:43rR8ti4SJ8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=dC-t_yvjl6A:43rR8ti4SJ8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=dC-t_yvjl6A:43rR8ti4SJ8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=dC-t_yvjl6A:43rR8ti4SJ8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=dC-t_yvjl6A:43rR8ti4SJ8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/dC-t_yvjl6A" height="1" width="1"/> oil lamps, Safety, Tips, Uses, Daily Prep http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82155/using-oil-lamps#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82155/using-oil-lamps Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:56:23 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailyprep/82155/using-oil-lamps http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/qwLdKfd-OQM/daily-digest-613-companies-scramble-consumer-data-technology-and-freedom <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo/content/article/article-photo/moneyblognewz_1.jpg" alt="Daily Digest 6/13 - Companies Scramble For Consumer Data, Technology And Freedom" title="Daily Digest 6/13 - Companies Scramble For Consumer Data, Technology And Freedom" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo"/></div><ul> <li>Global Tumult Grips Markets</li> <li>The Avatar Will See You Now</li> <li>Neil Macdonald: Obama's whistleblower conundrum</li> <li>Chinese Prepare for Public Flood into Gold</li> <li>60% chance of global recession: Pimco</li> <li>Technology and freedom: iSpy</li> <li>Companies scramble for consumer data</li> <li>Rick Rule: How He'd Invest $100,000 In Gold Right Now</li> <li>Only 41, ex-Ficano aide to start collecting estimated $96,000 annual pension</li> <li>What Helps Organic Soils Store More Carbon?</li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82154/daily-digest-613-companies-scramble-consumer-data-technology-and-freedom#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=qwLdKfd-OQM:ulBdvoz9iVk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=qwLdKfd-OQM:ulBdvoz9iVk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=qwLdKfd-OQM:ulBdvoz9iVk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=qwLdKfd-OQM:ulBdvoz9iVk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=qwLdKfd-OQM:ulBdvoz9iVk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=qwLdKfd-OQM:ulBdvoz9iVk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/qwLdKfd-OQM" height="1" width="1"/> banking, banks, economy, energy, environment, Federal Reserve, freedom, gold, information, NSA, silver, Daily Digest http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82154/daily-digest-613-companies-scramble-consumer-data-technology-and-freedom#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82154/daily-digest-613-companies-scramble-consumer-data-technology-and-freedom Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:26:48 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/dailydigest/82154/daily-digest-613-companies-scramble-consumer-data-technology-and-freedom http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~3/ecF4U57LsZk/new-game-changers-gold-silver <div style="float:left; padding-right:22px; padding-bottom:18px;"><img src="http://www.peakprosperity.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/article_photo_premium/content/article/article-photo/gold-nest-egg-12169046.jpg" alt="The New Game-Changers for Gold & Silver" title="The New Game-Changers for Gold & Silver" width="300" height="208" class="imagecache imagecache-article_photo_premium"/></div><p>If you have not yet read Part I: <a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/82142/gold-turning-point">Is Gold at a Turning Point?</a>, available free to all readers, please read it first.</p> <hr /><h1>Executive Summary</h1> <ul> <li>Large players (and likely price manipulators) now have incentive for precious metals prices to rise</li> <li>Investor demand for bullion remains at record highs</li> <li>Competition for bullion from the East continues to heat up</li> <li>Central banks buy more bullion as Comex inventories deplete</li> <li>The key signs to know when it will be time to sell your gold & silver</li> </ul> <blockquote><p><em>If you have not yet read <a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/82142/gold-turning-point" target="_blank">Part I: Is Gold at a Turning Point?</a></em><em>&nbsp;available free to all readers, please&nbsp;<a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/blog/82142/gold-turning-point" target="_blank"><strong>click here</strong></a>&nbsp;to read it first.</em></p> </blockquote> <h2>Manipulation</h2> <p>Much has been written across the Web (including here at PeakProsperity.com) about whether or not the precious metals markets are manipulated in price by big players (major multi-national banks such as JP Morgan). Without delving into the many arguments on both the <em>pro</em> and <em>con</em> sides, Chris and I are of the opinion that sufficient data exists to convince a reasonable observer that price manipulation in the PM markets is indeed real, or, at the very least, highly probable. (For those remaining doubters out there, have a look at the evidence here, here, and here, and let us know if you have a rational, non-manipulative explanation.)</p> <p>One of the most glaring signs of likely manipulation has been the massive short positions that a small number of large banks (JP Morgan being the most prominent among them) have held for many years, particularly in the silver market [measure positions as % of world silver production]. And not only were these unlimited positions allowed, but this cabal of banks was allowed to naked-sell PMs short (i.e., sell metal without actually owning it first). On the other side of the coin, the long side, position limits were enforced, and there was no similar ability to buy more metal than one could pay for. This imbalance of rules certainly provides the mechanism by which PM prices could be artificially jockeyed more easily to the downside. In this context, a decline from the high $40s to the low $20s looks more understandable.</p> <p>Well, a very important part of this story has just shifted. The CFTC (Commodities Futures Trading Commission) publishes a monthly report illustrating the positions taken in Comex Futures Contracts</p> <p>After nearly ten years of being net short in Comex gold futures, U.S. banks have been recently decreasing those short positions, and <i>&ndash; </i>for the first time since 2004 (with the exception of a single month in 2008) <i>&ndash; </i>they have flipped to become net long gold in May (see bottom chart below)...</p> <p><a href="http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82148/new-game-changers-gold-silver#comments">Join the conversation »</a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=ecF4U57LsZk:5Ny1zDTG07s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=ecF4U57LsZk:5Ny1zDTG07s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=ecF4U57LsZk:5Ny1zDTG07s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=ecF4U57LsZk:5Ny1zDTG07s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?a=ecF4U57LsZk:5Ny1zDTG07s:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ChrisMartensonBlogs?i=ecF4U57LsZk:5Ny1zDTG07s:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ChrisMartensonBlogs/~4/ecF4U57LsZk" height="1" width="1"/> Asia, bullion, central banks, China, COMEX, gold, India, interest rates, JP Morgan, Manipulation, precious metals, silver, Insider http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82148/new-game-changers-gold-silver#comments http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82148/new-game-changers-gold-silver Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:19:15 -0400 Peak Prosperity http://www.peakprosperity.com/insider/82148/new-game-changers-gold-silver