News you may not have heard about Feb 06 2013

A penniless Canada: Mint begins years-long process of collecting and melting down 82-million kg in coins
Gasoline costs take biggest share of household income in three decades. (Thanks to G.G. for the link.)
Is a global LIBOR settlement coming?
Central Bank Snuffs Out Vietnam’s Thriving Gold Market
Housing Packs Punch For US Growth In 2013 And Beyond
Greek Isles Cut Off From Mainland For Sixth Day As Strikes Return With A Vengeance
Why has US Oil Consumption Steadily Fallen since 2004?
"Slay the messenger!" S&P says U.S. to file civil lawsuit over ratings
Gold Run?  43 Tonnes of Gold Stand Ready for February Delivery on 1st Notice Day
Economy Adds 157,000 Jobs; Rate Up to 7.9%
January Jobs Report Offers Something for Everyone
A Gold Production Cliff Could Be Coming In 2017
Gold And Stocks Recouple As VIX And Credit Shrug
Silver - The Element of Change
Virginia coin moves closer to reality
Prophets and Losses
President Obama's Economy Continues To Fizzle
Lew Rockwell 'We Stand To Face Hyperinflation'
Zimbabwe Inflation Rate Hits 11.2 Million Per Cent
Navy to clip Blue Angels' wings if sequester hits
U.S. Morning Call: U.S. sues S&P over pre-crisis ratings
The case for the too-big-to-fail banks
The Commonwealth Pursues a Bold Proposal for Sound Money
QE for Dummies
The Austrians Were Right
Rethinking savings plans as struggling Americans raid 401(k)s
Housing Market Already Shows Signs of New Bubble
Austerity in Small Places
Breaking the Chains of Debt Peonage
Keiser Report: Fake-It-Til-You-Make-It Economy (E401)
Seven ways boomers are rewriting the rules of retirement
Yale Suing Former Students Shows Crisis in Loans to Poor
Obamacare: A Deception
Seven million will lose insurance under Obama health law
The taxman is now playing doctor
There Is No FCC Plan for Free Super Wi-Fi
Facebook May Soon Be Tracking You At All Times
On Guns, Unfinished Business
How to Freak Out Responsibly About the Rise of the Robots
Virginia City Bans Drones Virginia City Bans Drones
Tiny, Hackable Quadcopter Drone Launches Pre-Orders
Magnitude 8 Quake Strikes Off Santa Cruz Islands
Hamas Rising
North Korea video shows US city in flames after missile attack
North Korea video shows US city under attack
North Korea Rips Off Call of Duty in New Propaganda Video
blowing up, now with English subtitles
North Korea declares War on South Korea and USA
Iran Accelerates Nuclear Program
Why is Iran Going Nuclear?
Penny-pinching: Canada cuts penny;
Who Controls The Money?
Obama calls on Congress to pass spending cuts,
Obama proposes short-term budget fix,
Subprime ABS Securitizations Are Back
Twinkies Union Issues Ultimatum:
Student Loan Bubble Forces Yale,
CBO: Entitlements, ObamaCare
8,830,026: Americans on Disability
SURRENDER: OHIO GOV. KASICH SPURNS TEA PARTY,
What Would Happen If America Got Free,
Could Smart Grid Technology
Senior citizen sharpshooter:
Leaked Obama administration memo
Rise Of The Droids:
How Obama Transformed an Old Military Concept
WH DRONE STRIKE POLICY ADAPTS 'BUSH DOCTRINE'
Drone Boosters Say Farmers, Not Cops,

News you may not have heard about February 5th 2013

Greek Isles Cut Off From Mainland For Sixth Day As Strikes Return With A Vengeance
Why has US Oil Consumption Steadily Fallen since 2004?
"Slay the messenger!" S&P says U.S. to file civil lawsuit over ratings
Gold Run?  43 Tonnes of Gold Stand Ready for February Delivery on 1st Notice Day
Economy Adds 157,000 Jobs; Rate Up to 7.9%
January Jobs Report Offers Something for Everyone
Schiff Report: Dow 14,000, GDP, Jobs, Fed, inflation, treasuries, & gold. Peter Schiff observes: "All of this is an illusion created by inflation."
Gold Leasing: The Case Of The Disappearing Gold. (Thanks to G.G. for the link.)
Americans Rip Up Retirement Plans
Why The Dow Will Hit New Highs Before Crashing 50%
Why gold is under accumulation globally
The Bernanke Shock
Obama Signs Debt-Ceiling Law. Now What?
Obama signs debt-ceiling bill
Fed's Fisher says don't go "cold turkey" on QE3
Why price inflation will take off
Bankers at Davos Swap Obama-Bashing for Pragmatism
Gauge of U.S. business investment plans edges lower
AN IGNOMINIOUS ANNIVERSARY
Europe removes agriculture barriers to U.S. trade talks
Argentina freezes prices to break inflation spiral
How To Restore the West
Texas to California businesses: Move here!
Banks report stronger loan demand, easier standards: Fed
Former Reagan budget director warns of new housing bubble
Small lenders ride U.S. mortgage wave as big banks cut back
ACA premium sticker shock could fuel foes
Obamacare Alchemy
Kasich's Obamacare flip burns conservatives
The growing wealth gap is unsustainable
Michigan Union Tell-All
ROVE DECLARES WAR ON TEA PARTY
OUT OF AMMO
As gun-ban prospects fade, NRA takes aim elsewhere
How Digits Are Reinventing the World Order
FCC wants free WiFi for all
Hackers claim responsibility for Super Bowl power outage
US draws up battle plan to stave off digital attack cyberstrikes
Real Reason for Fracking Boom Is to Build North American Union?
Gas diplomacy time for Iran
Sea changes from oil revolution
Canada Sends Billion-Dollar Message to Oil Industry
An Unedifying Debate
U.S. Military - Major Iran Sanctions Buster?
"AFGHAN NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES: LIMITED VISIBILITY OVER FUEL IMPORTS INCREASES THE RISK THAT U.S.-FUNDED FUEL PURCHASES COULD VIOLATE U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN."
Israel prepares for wider conflict
Syria Is Not Iraq
Munich conference breaks Iran-US ice
Is This The Beginning Of A
Bankrupt, Decaying And Nearly Dead:
For insurance exchanges, states need 'navigators'
Tech, telecom giants take sides
Forget the Super Bowl.
ROBERT REDFORD BEGS OBAMA
South Korea's UN envoy says
Egypt says Ahmadinejad to visit Cairo this week,
Is Palestinian-Israeli Peace

Herb First Aid - Yarrow - a true story

Found a cool site that has been sharing some great info... Today's video is herb first aid - Yarrow.  Pretty good video and very informative from 7Song who sounds like he really knows his herbal medicine..  Good stuff... You may have to provide an email address to access the video, but worth it!

Herbal First Aid - Yarrow(a true storey)

News you may not have heard about...Feb 01 2013

News you may not have heard about...Feb 01 2013

The 8 Retailers That Will Close the Most Stores in 2013
Tax Foundation: Americans Pay 17.2% in Cell Phone Taxes
US Debt Headed Toward 200 Percent of GDP Even After "Fiscal Cliff" Deal
US Rating Still At Risk Despite Reduced Threats From DC
Triple-Digit Oil In Sight As 
All that pivots is gold
Countdown to the Collapse
Keiser Report: Bond-Pocalypse Now (E400)
Let the sequesters begin, some Republicans say
Suspension of debt limit wins final congressional approval
Congress puts off fight with three-month debt hike
U.S. Government Bond Bubble' to Burst, Faber Says
Why Have Recoveries Been So Miserable the Past 20 Years?
Dollar Sell Off Within 4 Months-John Williams
The Politics of Debt in America
Why We Cannot Print/Borrow/Spend Our Way to Prosperity
Financial Drones
Mis-sold swaps may cost UK banks billions
China's Narrowing Policy Horizons
Marc Faber Obama, Romney & the US Fiscal 'Grand Canyon'
Weekly jobless-aid applications rise to 368,000
Time Inc. Cuts Some 500 Jobs, Biggest Layoffs in Years
Justice tries to halt Budweiser beer merger
Gallup: 61% of Small Business 'Worried' Over Healthcare Costs -- 30% Not Hiring, Fear Going Out of Business
IRS: Cheapest Obamacare Plan Will Be $20,000 Per Family
Some families to be priced out of health overhaul
When Hospitals Become Killers
Chinese Hackers Targeted Wall Street Journal Computers
America's New Progressive Era?
In Amerika Law No Longer Exists: the extermination of truth
Are there Big Changes Ahead for the Pipeline Industry?
Strong Earthquake Rattles Southern Alaska
Strong earthquake hits central Chile
Earthquake map in real time
Egypt Is Burning and U.S. Should Do Little, Very Quietly
Iran vows to speed uranium program
'Iran will defend Syria, US & Israel should take that seriously'
Netanyahu Will Not Make Peace With the Palestinians
U.N. panel finds Israel guilty in settlement dispute
IAF strike in Syria hit Iranian Guards
'Israel gave US advance warning of Syria strike'
Syria protests over Israel attack, warns of "surprise"
Syria's allies denounce Israeli strike
Israeli Jets Blast Arms Shipment Inside Syria
Rush To Safety: Americans Buy Nearly
Pimco's Gross calls U.S. economy
The Linchpin Lie:
"Everybody in the Industry Knows
10 Reasons Precious Metals Prices
Remember CLOs, CDOs?
January 29th 2013 CNBC Stock Market
15 Signs That You Better Get Prepared
Where did all the housing inventory go?
Mikulski's 'Paycheck Fairness Act'
Labor Unions Finally Read Obamacare Fine Print,
Obamacare Repeal Still Top Conservative Goal,
Hacking the Times: China's reach,
Carper: Expect White House cyber security order
'Better Than Cash Alliance'
Al-Qaeda affiliate in North Africa
Iran to Install Thousands of New Centrifuges
Don't Look Now, but Iran and North Korea
Syria Threatens "Surprise" Response

Soap Making Class - Tomorrow

If your in the Colorado Springs area tomorrow there is a class on soap making at a local homestead supply...

Check out their class schedule!
http://buckleyshomesteadsupply.com/classes.aspx

Tools to have if you have no electricity

Sorry it has been a while since I have posted the latest news and updates.  My computer died that I use for my blog so I have not bee able to get my normal daily feed posted.  My computer is still down that I use for this blog so it may be a little while before I get that daily news feed back online, but in the mean while I have been running across a lot of great blogs, tips, tricks, and informative information that I feel is important to be passing along.

As always at the Be Prepared Channel we try to keep things focused on the positive note as much as possible with ideas towards the future, sustainable living, and our ability not just survive, but thrive in the days to come as we spend our days today preparing, learning, building skills, acquiring the tools, knowledge, and ability to do things in ways more reminiscent of the early pioneers, or even the aboriginal natives that lived here before us.  So lots of things to learn, and lots of work to do on a daily basis.

So with that said I will be popping out here to post some informative links, tips, and updates on things that we are doing here at the Be Prepared Channel.

Today my favorite link is for a blog tip that talks about old fashioned manual hand tools.  I am still working on this area myself so I think this is important to make your list of things you still need, and tools are pretty high on my list.  So I thought you might enjoy this...

A Good list of tools to have if you have no electricity