Precious Metals – Week of 12.29.13
Russian Banks Buy 181.4 Tons Of Gold In 2013
Zero Hedge | 31 December 2013
With headlines crowing of gold’s worst year since 1981 as a signal that the status quo is winning and proof positive that fia…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.29.13
Underwater Homeowners Could Face Extra Tax Burden in 2014
The Washington Post | 25 December 2013
Struggling homeowners could be hit with an unexpected tax bill in the new year…
Geopolitical – Week of 12.29.13
Chinese President Orders PLA To Prepare For War
Infowars | 30 December 2013
“Major changes” in Beijing’s national security situation…
Whither Net Neutrality?
Slate | 23 December 2013
The new …
Science & Technology – Week of 12.29.13
Spherical Glass Solar Energy Generator by Rawlemon
Desginboom | 25 August 2012
German born, Barcelona-based architect André Broessel has sent us images of his latest development…
Brainlike Compute…
Food & Health – Week of 12.29.13
McDonald’s to Employees: Avoid Burgers and Fries – It’s Risky For Your Health
RT | 25 December 2013
Expressing concern over employees’ health has backfired on the world’s leading fast food produce…
Life – Week of 12.29.13
Young Couple Quit Jobs to Build This Glass House for $500
Yahoo! Finance | 18 October 2013
Plenty of natural sunlight isn’t an unusual quality of a dream home…
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Amazon
Drawi…
1 – The Slow Burn – 2013 Wrap-Up
The Slow Burn Wins Again
The US Federal Reserve continued Quanitative Easing throughout 2013,
buying up and – I believe – shredding the fraudulent mortgage
…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.22.13
China Money Rate Tumbles Most Since 2011 as PBOC Injects Cash
Bloomberg | 24 December 2013
China’s benchmark money-market rate tumbled the most since February 2011 after the central bank injected fu…
Precious Metals – Week of 12.22.13
The Big Squeeze – Mystery Hand Scoops Up Copper
Reuters | 20 December 2013
One investor held over 90 pct of copper contracts…
Geopolitical – Week of 12.22.13
Obama Repeals ObamaCare
The Wall Street Journal | 22 December 2013
It seems Nancy Pelosi was wrong when she said “we have to pass” ObamaCare to “find out what’s in it.”
Bars Hit With Huge Bill After …
Science & Technology – Week of 12.22.13
Leo the Maker Prince: Book to Teach Kids 3D Printing
Boing Boing | 20 December 2013
Leo the Maker Prince by Carla Diana is a charming picture book that teaches kids (and grownups who appreciate cute, …
Food & Health – Week of 12.22.13
New Maine Co-Op Draws Most Health Care Enrollments
Portland Press Herald | 20 December 2013
The nonprofit reports it’s been selected by about 75 percent of Mainers so far, but the reasons are unclea…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.15.13
Six More Countries Sign FATCA Agreements with US
CGMA Magazine | 19 December 2013
The US Treasury Department announced on Thursday that the United States has signed six more bilateral agreements…
T…
Precious Metals – Week of 12.15.13
Gold Funds See Unprecedented 31% Slump With World Losing Faith
Bloomberg | 16 December 2013
Investors are dumping gold-backed exchange-traded products at the fastest pace since the securities were cre…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.15.13
Forget Golf Course Views; New Subdivisions Are Being Built Around Farms
Grist | 17 December 2013
Unless you’re a wealthy white man, you probably don’t play golf…
Geopolitical – Week of 12.15.13
Iran Nuclear Sanctions Bill Draws White House Veto Threat
Bloomberg | 19 December 2013
President Barack Obama would veto Iran sanctions legislation introduced in the Senate yesterday…
The 6,000-Pag…
Science & Technology – Week of 12.15.13
China Vows to Collect Lunar Samples in 2017 After Successful Mission
RT | 17 December 2013
With the Jade Rabbit rover currently reconning the lunar surface…
Wind Power Rivals Coal With $1 Billion O…
Food & Health – Week of 12.15.13
Corporate Espionage: The Séralini Affair and Beyond
Farm Wars | 16 December 2013
Compiled by Rosemary Mason MB ChB FRCA on behalf of a global network of independent scientists, beekeepers and environ…
Life – Week of 12.15.13
Book ‘Em: In Bozeman, Foibles Yield Sentences of Note
The Wall Street Journal | 19 December 2013
A Montana Newspaper Turns Its Police Blotter Into a Local Best Seller…
Uniquely Detroit: Night Light…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.08.13
Vatican Clean-Up ‘Has Not Sorted Out Scandal-Hit Bank and Asset Managers’
The Guardian| 12 December 2013
The Holy See’s regulators had not done full inspections of the Vatican bank or of the Administr…
Precious Metals – Week of 12.08.13
Swiss Gold Sector Embraces Transparency, Up to a Point
Moneybeat | 13 December 2013
The window into the Swiss gold sector is about to become a little less fogged up…
Iamgold Shares Plunge After Di…
Geopolitical – Week of 12.08.13
Iran Quits Nuclear Talks After US Expands Blacklist Sanctions
Zero Hedge | 13 December 2013
“We are evaluating the situation and will make the appropriate response,”…
Government Spies Are Forcing P…
Science & Technology – Week of 12.08.13
Human DNA Is Not A Document, It’s An App
Forbes | 13 December 2013
Yesterday, scientists at the University of Washington announced…
Second Annual Global Breakthrough Energy Movement Conference
Infi…
Food & Health – Week of 12.08.13
America’s Descent into Third World Status: Tropical Diseases Rise Among Poor (Update)
Naked Capitalism | 12 December 2013
To the extent that middle class and more affluent people think about poverty…
Life – Week of 12.08.13
Singularity Or Bust
Forbidden Knowledge | 09 December 2013
In 2009, film-maker and former Artificial Intelligence programmer Raj Dye spent his summer following futurist Artificial Intelligence…
St…
Money & Markets – Week of 12.01.13
Crypto-Currency Market Capitalizations
Coin Market Cap
Apple Completes Key China Mobile Deal – Report
CNN | 05 December 2013
Apple and China Mobile have reportedly inked a long-anticipated deal that …
Precious Metals – Week of 12.01.13
Turkey’s Gold Imports, Investment Demand Hit Record High So Far This Year
Scrap Register | 06 December 2013
Turkey’s gold imports and gold investment demand hit a new record high level so far this yea…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 12.01.13
Iceland Sticks It to International Bankers and Writes Off Massive Mortgage
Hang the Bankers | 01 December 2013
Iceland’s government has announced that it will be writing off up to 24,000 euros ($32,…
Geopolitical – Week of 12.01.13
India’s Stand Prevails in Bali
The Hindu | 07 December 2013
India has had its way on the Bali Package at the Ninth Ministerial of the World Trade Organisation here…
Angry Self-Insured Voters Dim …
Science & Technology – Week of 12.01.13
Scientists Build a Low-Cost, Open-Source 3D Metal Printer
Michigan Tech | 26 November 2013
OK, so maybe you aren’t interested in making your own toys, cellphone cases, or glow-in-the-dark Christmas …
Food & Health – Week of 12.01.13
Barton: OCare Website Hidden Source Code Says Users “Have No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy”
YouTube | 24 October 2013
Life – Week of 12.01.13
Farmers Describe ‘Worst Storm in 150 Years’
BBC News | 30 November 2013
Nearly two months after devastating blizzards hit parts of South Dakota and Wyoming…
In God We Trust, Maybe, but Not Each Oth…
Wild Cards – Week of 12.01.13
2013 GlobalBEM Day 2 Tent 2 Livestream – Richard Dolan
YouTube | 19 October 2013
Richard Dolan – Reclaiming Our Destiny From A Lifetime Of Truth Suppression…
Money & Markets – Week of 11.24.13
An Update on Two Endangered Tax Breaks
Governing | 27 November 2013
With just over a month left in 2013 and Congress’ already abysmal track record, it’s a good bet that nothing will happen with tax re…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 11.24.13
Insight: A New Wave of U.S. Mortgage Trouble Threatens
The Chicago Tribune | 26 November 2013
U.S. borrowers are increasingly missing payments on home equity lines of credit they took out during the h…
Geopolitical – Week of 11.24.13
France Sends in Troops to Central African Republic to Stop ‘Another Rwanda’ as Conflict Threatens to Explode Into Muslim-Christan War
The Independent | 27 November 2013
France is to send 1,000 soldie…
Science & Technology – Week of 11.24.13
Japan Wants To Turn The Moon Into A Giant Power Plant
Business Insider | 27 November 2012
Shimizu Corporation, a Japanese architecture and engineering firm, has a plan to effectively turn the moon int…
Life – Week of 11.24.13
Infographic: The 20 Most Charitable Countries in the World
Good | 19 November 2013
Do you know which country is considered the most generous nation in the world?
Money & Markets – Week of 11.17.13
Hugh Hendry Capitulates: “Can’t Look At Himself In The Mirror” As He Throws In The Towel, Turns Bullish
Zero Hedge | 22 November 2013
First David Rosenberg, then Jeremy Grantham, and now Hugh Hendry…..
Precious Metals – Week of 11.17.13
Gold Pours Into China to Meet Record Demand, Bypasses Hong Kong
Reuters | 20 November 2013
China, set to pass India this year as the world’s top gold consumer…
Geopolitical – Week of 11.17.13
Fuel Rod Removal: Fukushima’s Most Dangerous Operation Yields First Successes
RT | 21 November 2013
Workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant have successfully removed the first nuclear fuel rods…
Science & Technology – Week of 11.17.13
How Tesla Found Itself on the Defense
USA Today | 21 November 2012
Being a media darling isn’t as easy as it looks…
Volcano Spawns New Japanese Island
RT | 21 November 2012
An undersea volcanic eru…
Food & Health – Week of 11.17.13
Obama Launches War Against Small Farms, Natural Fertilizers
Undernews | 18 November 2013
The deadline for submitting comments on two key rules the FDA…
Smog-Choked China Shifts Gears in Effort to R…
Life – Week of 11.17.13
Monty Python’s Reunion Show in July at London
ABC News | 21 November 2013
And now for something completely different: A comeback show from the Monty Python gang…
Man Behind Nazi Art Trove Refuses t…
Wild Cards – Week of 11.17.13
Tube Cloud Over Texas
YouTube | 10 November 2013
A long tubelike cloud stretched across the sky south of Amarillo, Texas…
Money & Markets – Week of 11.10.13
Citi Warns “Fed Is Kicking The Can Over The Edge Of A Cliff”
Zero Hedge | 14 November 2013
It is becoming increasingly obvious that we are seeing the disconnect between financial markets and the real …
Geopolitical – Week of 11.10.13
Germany Halts Purchase of Armed Drones
The Local | 14 November 2013
Members of the next German government have agreed to postpone the country’s purchase of armed drones indefinitely…
Why JFK’s De…
Science & Technology – Week of 11.10.13
Researchers Rewrite Entire Genome, Add Healthy Twist
Scientific Computing | 17 October 2013
Scientists from Yale and Harvard have recoded the entire genome of an organism…
Vast Antarctic Iceberg ‘…
Food & Health – Week of 11.10.13
I-522: Right to Know (PDF)
Cornucopia Institute
Washington State GMO Labeling Initiative…
Third Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security
Ponemon Institute | 06 December 2012
Third…
Money & Markets – Week of 11.03.13
The Non-U.S. Equity Index That’s Consistently Beaten Nasdaq, S&P 500 Over The Last 25 Years
Seeking Alpha | 08 November 2013
Setting aside the ‘active versus passive’ argument, major stock indices can…
Precious Metals – Week of 11.03.13
Guest Post: Finland’s Gold
Zero Hedge | 03 November 2013
On Wednesday Finland gave in to public pressure and revealed…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 11.03.13
I Bought an Apartment Just to Rent It Out on Airbnb
Gizmodo | 05 November 2013
In 2012 I bought an apartment specifically to rent out on airbnb…
Geopolitical – Week of 11.03.13
China’s Inevitable Changes
Stratfor | 05 November 2013
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will convene its Third Plenum meeting Nov. 9…
Saudi Nuclear Weapons ‘On Order’ from Paki…
Science & Technology – Week of 11.03.13
Germany Reaches 59% Renewable Energy Peak, Power Grid Doesn’t Blow Up
The 9 Billion | 30 October 2013
Earlier this month on a very sunny and windy day…
Big Cable May Have Felled Seattle’s Mayor…
Food & Health – Week of 11.03.13
‘Artificial Egg’ Made from PLANTS Backed by Bill Gates Set to Revolutionize Cooking Goes on Sale at Whole Foods
Vegetarian Friend | 05 November 2013
A radical ‘artificial egg’ backed by Paypa…
Life – Week of 11.03.13
The Devolution of the Seas
Foreign Affairs | November 2013
Of all the threats looming over the planet today…
The Industrial Revolution You Haven’t Met
The Daily Bell | 07 November 2013
In textile f…
Money & Markets – Week of 10.27.13
Facebook Friends Could Change Your Credit Score
CNN | 27 August 2013
Choose your Facebook friends wisely; they could help you get approved — or rejected — for a loan…
Top Social Security Tax To R…
Precious Metals – Week of 10.27.13
Jim Sinclair: Dollar Gets Hammered and More
Youtube | 29 October 2013
**CAF Note: My view on gold differs. Jim’s information and views are always valuable**
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 10.27.13
Mortgage Bond Pioneer Backing Rental Bonds
CNBC | 28 October 2013
The man often referred to as the godfather of the mortgage-backed security said…
JPMorgan to Pay $5.1 Billion to Settle Mortgage Cl…
Geopolitical – Week of 10.27.13
U.S. Navy Cancels Notice on Possible F/A-18 Fighter Jet Order
Yahoo! Finance | 31 October 2013
The U.S. Navy on Thursday canceled a notice about a possible order of up to 36 more Boeing Co…
Food St…
Science & Technology – Week of 10.27.13
A Bathroom of One’s Own
In These Times | 30 October 2013
In a Kenyan slum, pocket privies offer women safety, autonomy and a way to make a living…
Chaos-On-a-Chip Model Shows Market Bubbles May b…
Food & Health – Week of 10.27.13
Obama Officials In 2010: 93 Million Americans Will Be Unable To Keep Their Health Plans Under Obamacare
Forbes | 31 October 2013
On Wednesday, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius…
Life – Week of 10.27.13
50 Ducks Walked Into A CVS… There’s No Punchline, Just 50 Ducks In A CVS
Consumerist | 28 October 2013
Do ducks prepare for the winter by gathering supplies from nearby retail outlets?
Part 2, Ho…
Wild Cards – Week of 10.27.13
Dark Journalist & Richard Dolan: Strange UFO Encounters & Intelligence Connections
YouTube | 29 October 2013
Join Dark Journalist and Oxford Scholar Dr. Joseph Farrell in a riveting interview as the…
Money & Markets – Week of 10.20.13
Exclusive – Boeing Gets $20.7 Billion Worth of 737 Max Commitments from China: Sources
Reuters | 25 October 2013
Boeing Co (BA.N) has secured commitments for around 200 of its 737 Max aircraft…
Fed…
Precious Metals – Week of 10.20.13
China’s London-Zurich-Hong Kong Gold Conduit — a Major Financial Coup D’etat
USA Gold | 18 October 2013
The United Kingdom’s gold exports to Switzerland jumped from 85 tonnes to 1,016 tonnes…..
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 10.20.13
Bank of America Liable for Countrywide Mortgage Fraud
Yahoo! Finance | 23 October 2013
Bank of America Corp was found liable for fraud on Wednesday over defective mortgages…
U.S. Housing Regulators…
Geopolitical – Week of 10.20.13
Closer Look: Travels of Xi and Li Show Beijing Has New Approach to ASEAN
Caixan Online | 25 October 2013
The president and premier hit the trail to start a fresh diplomatic effort in the region…
Fu…
Science & Technology – Week of 10.20.13
Who Said Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees? Gold Found in Eucalyptus Tree Leaves
ABC Melbourne | 23 October 2013
In a world-first research conducted by CSIRO geoscientists, gold particles have been discover…
Food & Health – Week of 10.20.13
Get Informed. Get Inspired. Take Action.
GMO Mini-Summit
The scary truth about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is being deliberately kept from you…
China Smog Emergency Shuts City of 11 Milli…
Life – Week of 10.20.13
Catherine’s Latest Kiva Loan
Kiva
A loan of $275 helped Korto to purchase more rice, oil, pepper, fish, meat, charcoal, etc. for her business…
The Brutal World of the Nelson-era Navy
BBC News | 20…
Wild Cards – Week of 10.20.13
Dark Journalist & Richard Dolan: Strange UFO Encounters & Intelligence Connections
YouTube | 20 October 2013
In this no-holds-barred part two of Dark Journalist’s interview with historian Richard Do…
Money & Markets – Week of 10.13.13
No, JPM Isn’t Banning International Wire Transfers, No Limits On Withdrawals Either
Forbes | 17 October 2013
Is JPMorgan Chase trying to control customers’ money by preventing wire transfers and lim…
Precious Metals – Week of 10.13.13
Mysterious Gold Seller Is Back With Periodic High Volume Slams, Fails To Break Market
Zero Hedge | 15 October 2013
Unlike on the two prior occasions when the “mysterious” (coughBIScough) gold seller…..
Geopolitical – Week of 10.13.13
Michigan Walmart Worker Says He was Fired for Helping Assaulted Woman
Fox News.com | 17 October 2013
A Michigan man says he was fired from his job at Walmart after he tried to help a woman being assau…
Science & Technology – Week of 10.13.13
Decentralized Power To The People’: UK Energy Minister
Revolution Green | 18 October 2013
This would be a fitting headline at last weeks Global Breakthrough Energy Movement Conference…
GridEx
NE…
Food & Health – Week of 10.13.13
8 Amazing Maps of Food in America
Wired
WIRED partnered with Food Network and crunched 49,733 recipes and 906,539 comments…
Why Your Supermarket Only Sells 5 Kinds of Apples
Mother Jones | April 20…
Wild Cards – Week of 10.13.13
Nick Begich : Technology to Control the Weather
YouTube | 17 September 2013
Dr. Nick Begich, will discuss his research on HAARP and its implications for controlling the weather…
Money & Markets – Week of 10.06.13
Goldman “Whistleblower” Sues NY Fed For Wrongful Termination
Zero Hedge | 10 October 2013
After seven months of investigating Goldman Sachs’ legal and compliance divisions…
IMF Calls For a Tax on H…
Precious Metals – Week of 10.06.13
Gold Plummets After Rocky Trading Day
Forbes | 11 October 2013
Gold continued its rocky year on Friday…
Geopolitical – Week of 10.04.13
Debt Cap Raise Until Nov. 22 Gains Support to Bar Default
Bloomberg | 10 October 2013
The White House endorsed a short debt-limit increase with no policy conditions attached…
Wendell Berry on His H…
Science & Technology – Week of 10.06.13
Lockheed Martin, Concord Blue to Deploy Waste Gasification
BioMass Magazine | 10 October 2013
Lockheed Martin and Concord Blue USA Inc. have teamed up to deploy a waste gasification technology…
Nuc…
Food & Health – Week of 10.06.13
Robot Surgery Damaging Patients Rises With Marketing
Bloomberg | 08 October 2013
Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver announced last year that Warren Kortz…
South Dakota Blizzard Kills 75,000 Cattle…
Life – Week of 10.06.13
One-Man Militia Cleaning Up National Mall For Vets With Park Service Furloughed
CBS News | 09 October 2013
You probably haven’t heard of the Memorial Militia…
Billionaire Couple Donates $10 Milli…
Money & Markets – Week of 09.29.13
Twitter Files for IPO, Shows $317M in Revenue
Wired | 03 October 2013
Twitter has filed to go public, saying it will sell shares under the name TWTR…
Russia Sinks $1.5 Billion Into U.S. Tech Firms
…
Geopolitical – Week of 09.29.13
France Makes it Illegal to Close Your Company
Armstrong Economics | 04 October 2013
Only in France is something so Socialistic-Draconian even possible…
Wild Car Chase Ends With Suspect Shot to Deat…
Science & Technology – Week of 09.29.13
Bitcoin Forum Hacked in Aftermath of Silk Road Takedown
Naked Security | 04 October 2013
The popular Bitcoin discussion forum, Bitcointalk.org…
IBM’s Watson Gets Its First Piece Of Business In Heal…
Food & Health – Week of 09.29.13
New California Law Aims to Cultivate Urban Agriculture
Los Angeles Times | 02 October 2013
Sandwiched between rows of homes in the fog-kissed Mission Terrace neighborhood…
New Blood Testing Technol…
Life – Week of 09.29.13
Peru Makes Book Writing Into a Spectator Sport and Invites Desperate Writers Into Combat
PRI | 30 September 2013
On a chilly Monday night in Lima, a bar called La Noche is packed…
Wild Cards – Week of 09.29.13
Panicked MSM Begins Killing Off Comment Sections
YouTube | 27 September 2013
Desperate to cling onto their ability to dictate reality, the crumbling mainstream media is beginning to kill off article …
Money & Markets – Week of 09.22.13
Fund to Let Investors Bet on Price of Bitcoins
Telegraph | 25 September 2013
The upstart stock exchange SecondMarket has made a name for itself allowing investors to buy shares of hot private companie…
Precious Metals – Week of 09.22.13
Finland Latest to Join Gold Repatriation Movement
Wealth Cycle | 23 September 2013
Finland recently became the latest nation to initiate action to pull its physical gold reserves back within its natio…
Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 08.22.13
Black Homeownership Dying Where Obama Revitalized
Bloomberg | 03 September 2013
Helene Pearson’s belief in homeownership was shattered in Roseland…
Geopolitical – Week of 09.22.13
China’s Maritime Disputes
Council on Foreign Relations | 27 September 2013
The East and South China Seas are the scene of escalating territorial disputes between China and its neighbors, including J…
Science & Technology – Week of 09.22.13
India’s Incoming Solar Power Plant Will Be Bigger Than the US’s Ten Biggest Combined
Motherboard | 24 September 2013
The impact on jobs and other assumptions that don’t hold up anymore…
19-Year-Old…
Food & Health – Week of 09.22.13
Cancer Officially Number One Cause of Childhood Death in U.S.
Banoosh | 25 September 2013
The number one reason blamed for childhood deaths in America used to be accidents; now it’s cancer…
First…
Life – Week of 09.22.13
Duped By The Beast of War
Awaken in the Dream
As if living in a never-ending “war-time,” the war drums are once again fast approaching…
Genetic Testing Will Drive New Luxury Advertising Market
…
Wild Cards – Week of 09.22.13
Conn. Panel Orders Release of Newtown 911 Tapes
Huffington Post | 25 September 2013
The state’s Freedom of Information Commission on Wednesday ordered the release of the 911 tapes from last year’s sho…
Money & Markets – Week of 09.15.13
U.S. SEC Approves Long-Awaited Municipal Adviser Rule
Reuters | 18 September 2013
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously approved on Wednesday a long-awaited rule…
How to Rate a Lo…
Geopolitical – Week of 09.15.13
Linus Torvalds Admits He’s Been Asked To Insert Backdoor Into Linux
Slashdot | 19 September 2013
At the Linuxcon conference in New Orleans today, Linus Torvalds joined fellow kernel developers…
Mat…
