FAKE PAMP SUISSE Tungsten Filled Gold Bars found in NYC. Is your gold bullion real?
A few days ago, our report on the discovery of a single 10 oz Tungsten-filled gold bar in Manhattan's jewelry district promptly went viral, as it meant that a tungsten-based, gold-counterfeiting operation, previously isolated solely to the UK and Europe, had crossed the Atlantic.
The good news was that the counterfeiting case was isolated to just one 10 oz bar. This morning, the NYPost reports that as had been expected, in the aftermath of the realization that the sanctity of the gold inventory on 47th Street just off Fifth Avenue has been polluted, and dealers promptly check the purity of their gold, at least ten more fake 10-ounce "gold bars" filled with Tungsten have been discovered. The Post has learned as many as 10 fake gold bars — made up mostly of relatively worthless tungsten — were sold recently to unsuspecting dealers in Manhattan's Midtown Diamond District. The 10-oz. gold bars are hugely popular with Main Street investors, and it is not known how many of the fake gold bars were sold to dealers — or if any fake bars were purchased by the public.
As is to be expected, the Post story is weak on details: after all, any dealer who admits to having allowed Tungsten to enter his or her inventory can kiss their retail business goodbye, as customers will avoid said Tungsten outlet like the plague, for the simple reason that suddenly counterparty risk has migrated from Wall Street to the Diamond District. The one named dealer is the same one who already made an appearance in the previous story on Tungsten in gold's clothing. One gold dealer discovered that four of the 3-inch-by-1-inch gold bars he bought — worth about $72,000 retail — were counterfeit. "It has the entire street on edge," said Ibrahim Fadl, 62, who has been the owner of Express Metal Refining, a Midtown gold-refinery business, for the last 11 years. "I and the others on the street work off of trust; now that trust is strained." Fadl, a Columbia University graduate with a master's degree in chemical engineering, and who has more than 40 years in the industry, purchased the four fake bars from a well-known Russian salesman with whom he has done business.
Ah yes, those pesky Russians: always happy to do the Fed's bidding, because who really gains from the loss of confidence in physical gold? Fadl became suspicious when he offered the salesman a deep discount for the investment-grade gold bars and he quickly accepted it, a source tells The Post. Fadl said he did his due diligence "by X-raying the bars to ascertain the purity of the gold and weighing the bars, and the Swiss markings were perfect." Tungsten is an industrial metal that weighs nearly the same as gold but costs a little over $1 an ounce. Gold closed Friday at $1,774.80 an ounce.
We wish Fadl all the best in his liquidation sale. Others, for logical reasons, are far less willing to step forward: A second 47th Street refiner, who wished to remain anonymous, said he was burned recently when he bought six gold bars that turned out to be mostly tungsten, with just a gold veneer. He would not comment, though, on who sold him the bogus bars.
The counterfeiting so far appears to have impacted solely PAMP (Produits Artistiques Métaux Précieux ) gold bars, madeby MTB, whose CEO can hardly be too happy that some "Russian" has made it a life mission to destroy the credibility of any gold stamped with the PAMP stamp. Raymond Nassim, CEO of Manfra, Tordell & Brookes, the American arm of the Swiss firm that created the original gold bars — with their serial number and purity rating stamped clearly into them — said he reported the situation to the US Secret Service, whose jurisdiction covers the counterfeiting of gold bars. He said his company "is supporting and cooperating with authorities any way we can." Nassim thought the culprit must be a professionally trained jeweler to have pulled off the caper. "The forger had to slice the original bar along the side, hollow out the gold and insert the tungsten ingot, and then reseal and polish the bar, Nassim said.
The case of gold counterfeiting has already taken NYC by storm:
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Gold, Silver gain on fresh Demand
Gold surged to Rs 27,300 per ten grams, silver appreciated to Rs 40,730 per kg
Both the precious metals, gold and silver gained in the national capital on Friday on fresh buying by stockists amid a firm global trend.
While gold surged by Rs 275 to Rs 27,300 per ten grams, silver gained Rs 295 to Rs 40,730 per kg on increased offtake by jewellers and industrial units.
Sentiments bolstered after gold surged to a three-week high in global markets, as Federal Reserve Chairman’s comments that stimulus may be maintained spurred demand for the metal.
Gold in London, which normally sets the price trend on the domestic front, appreciated 0.3 per cent to USD 1,287.69 an ounce.
On the domestic front, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity zoomed up by Rs 275 each to Rs 27,300 and Rs 27,100 per ten grams, respectively.
MAKE SURE YOU GET PHYSICAL SILVER IN YOUR OWN POSSESSION. Don't Buy SLV, or Futures or Pooled Accounts or any other BS paper silver product .Remember anything on paper is worth the paper it is written on. Go Long Stay long the bull market have even started yet
Gold Standard? China reportedly planning to back the Yuan with Gold
According to media reports of early July, the People's Bank of China is mulling the possibility of phasing out the dollar as the reference currency for the yuan exchange rate, and to start using gold as the reference point.
The reports have not been confirmed officially, but analysts are warning that the step, if taken, will weaken the yuan and destabilise China's already troubled economy, ultimately provoking a new bout of the economic crisis worldwide.
Beijing's possible move to back the yuan with gold would not be meant as a strategic measure to strengthen the national currency and increase its attractiveness as an investment medium. Rather, it would be a flaunt aimed at demonstrating to the world (and to the USA in particular) that China is capable of taking the risks associated with a departure from the dollar standard. Experts warn however that, apart from benefiting no-one, such a decision may actually have catastrophic consequences.
Separating the yuan exchange rate from the US dollar may further weaken the American currency in the long run; in addition, China's monetary policy would become very much restricted, believes Evgeny Nadorshin, chief economist at AFK Sistema.
"The yuan will start fluctuating severely against the dollar and other major reserve currencies. This will affect the Chinese economy, which currently has serious problems as it is: the export revenues are falling, and the statistics for freight traffic and electricity consumption indicate a significant slowdown in business activity," says Aleksandr Golovtsov, head of the research department at UralSib Asset Management.
Possible effect on Russia
When it comes to discussing possible consequences for Russia however, opinions differ. Aleksandr Osin, chief economist at Finam Management, actually believes Moscow could benefit from a gold-backed yuan because this would help Russia in its economic relations with China.
On the other hand, the greatest danger to Russia being highlighted by most experts would be an increase in competition from Chinese commodities, which will be offered more aggressively in the export market due to the shrinking of domestic demand. "China's demand for Russian raw materials, in particular for crude oil, metals and fertilisers, will be growing at a slower pace [than is currently the case]," Golovtsov notes.
Read more: http://rbth.asia/business/2013/07/17/...
Vanishing Dead, UFOs & Open Lines - July 19 2013 - Coast to Coast Am - C2CAM Date: 07-19-13
Vanishing Dead, UFOs & Open Lines - July 19 2013 - Coast to Coast Am - C2CAM Date: 07-19-13
George Noory interviews Joshua P. Warren, Open Lines Follow.
About the show:
George Noory welcomed paranormal investigator Joshua P. Warren, who reported from Puerto Rico on bodies vanishing from local cemeteries and how it could be related to UFO/alien activity on the island. Open Lines followed.
News segment guests: Mitch Battros / Peter Davenport
Friday, July 19, 2013
Silver, Gold, Coins, Gold Bars, What To Stash? What Type of Gold and Silver Bullion Should You Have
In this video, Doyle Shuler, author of the new book now available at Amazon, "The Definitive Guide To Storing Gold and Silver: Must Know Secrets To Insuring The Safety of Your Metals and Yourself"
reviews the types of precious metals you should have in your "personal stash".
Should you have; gold coins, silver coins, silver eagle coins, gold eagles, silver maple leafs, gold maple leafs, gold bars, silver bars, Johnson Matthey silver bars, Johnson Matthey gold bars, Englehard silver bars, Englehard gold bars, Credit Suisse gold bars, Credit Suisse silver bars, generic silver rounds, generic gold rounds, NTR silver bars, NTR gold bars, junk silver, 90% silver, bags of junk silver, and on and on it goes. How do you know what you should have in your personal gold and silver stash?
In the book and in the video, Doyle Shuler reviews the various options that you should consider for your personal stash and WHY. The why is key. You don't want to make a mistake here. This is very important. You need to know this information.
You can find out much more in the book now available on Amazon: "The Definitive Guide To Storing Gold and Silver: Must Know Secrets To Insuring The Safety of Your Metals and Yourself"
Silver, Gold, Coins, Gold Bars, What To Stash? What Type of Gold and Silver Bullion Should You Have
Gold and Silver Miners Rolling Over Again
The bullish case for silver is easy enough to make. It also makes sense that if the price per ounce eventually takes off, then the miners would do well.
Nevertheless, the problems that silver miners face are multifaceted and will be discussed further in the following sections.
Still, inflation is a double edged sword for the miners since rising energy costs will be a huge drag on net earnings for these companies. This is especially true for the penny stock miners who are still in the exploration stage and will require revisionary financing going forward.
The industry also suffers from a shortage of experienced geologists, and financing for these mining projects is hard to come by as a rule.
Furthermore, most silver comes from byproduct mining because primary mines simply could not stay in business for the lean decades leading up to the most recent bull market in silver.
MAKE SURE YOU GET PHYSICAL SILVER IN YOUR OWN POSSESSION. Don't Buy SLV, or Futures or Pooled Accounts or any other BS paper silver product .Remember anything on paper is worth the paper it is written on. Go Long Stay long the bull market have even started yet
Nevertheless, the problems that silver miners face are multifaceted and will be discussed further in the following sections.
Inflation
The next trigger that catapults silver prices higher will likely be associated with a notable rise in inflation that may already be in process. The Producer Price Index (PPI) was up last month significantly for the first time in a while and crude oil is again testing the psychological $100 level.Still, inflation is a double edged sword for the miners since rising energy costs will be a huge drag on net earnings for these companies. This is especially true for the penny stock miners who are still in the exploration stage and will require revisionary financing going forward.
Tough Times for Miners
The entire mining sector has been miserable and positive sentiment is getting pretty close to zero. This might indicate a bottom is near, but the damage to the sector has been done. The industry also suffers from a shortage of experienced geologists, and financing for these mining projects is hard to come by as a rule.
Furthermore, most silver comes from byproduct mining because primary mines simply could not stay in business for the lean decades leading up to the most recent bull market in silver.
MAKE SURE YOU GET PHYSICAL SILVER IN YOUR OWN POSSESSION. Don't Buy SLV, or Futures or Pooled Accounts or any other BS paper silver product .Remember anything on paper is worth the paper it is written on. Go Long Stay long the bull market have even started yet
Michio Kaku: What Hiroshima & Iraq war have in common
The technological revolution of the 20th century has brought the world unprecedented prosperity as well as unimaginable horrors. Will science liberate humanity or shackle it like never before? To hash out these issues, Oksana is joined by Dr Michio Kaku, a world-renowned theoretical physicist and author.
Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
Michio Kaku
Robert Kiyosaki : It is insanity to say, "Save money," when money is no longer money.
Robert Kiyosaki : It is insanity to say, "Save money," when money is no longer money.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
NASA Moon & Space Program Secrets ~ Richard C. Hoagland
Richard C. Hoagland discussed how a current NASA return to the Moon has
already led to a major new confirmation of the "lunar dome model," and
shared evidence for the existence of a "secret space program." As
explored in his book Dark Mission, he contended that NASA is actually
the originator of Apollo Moon landing hoax theories. They co-opted a
fake conspiracy to supplant the real conspiracy-- that there are ancient
artifacts on the moon, and that humans are the 'ETs' who have traveled
to other planets in the past, he detailed.
A clandestine group has secret technology such as antigravity and free energy, which has enabled setting up bases on the Moon, Hoagland continued. A recent infrared/thermal photograph of the Moon's south pole taken by NASA's LCROSS spacecraft was leaked, and he suggested that yellow perimeter lines in the image are evidence for huge domes on the lunar surface.
Now that a number of nations are sending craft to the Moon, an upcoming crater impact mission being staged by NASA in October could be an attempt to vaporize artificial domes to cover-up evidence of secret space missions over the last 40 years, Hoagland hypothesized.
Biography:
Richard C. Hoagland is a former space science museum curator; a former NASA consultant, and during the historic Apollo Missions to the Moon, was science advisor to Walter Cronkite and CBS News. For over 20 years, Hoagland has been leading an outside scientific team in a critically acclaimed independent analysis of possible intelligently-designed artifacts on Mars. Richard and his team's investigations have been quietly extended to include over 30 years of previously hidden data from NASA, Soviet, and Pentagon missions to the Moon.
Wikipedia
Richard Charles Hoagland, (born 25 April 1945 in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American author, and a proponent of various conspiracy theories about NASA, lost alien civilizations on the Moon and on Mars and other related topics.
His writings claim that advanced civilizations exist or once existed on the Moon, Mars and on some of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and that NASA and the United States government have conspired to keep these facts secret. He has advocated his ideas in two published books, videos, lectures, interviews, and press conferences. His views have never been published in peer-reviewed journals. Hoagland has been described by James Oberg of The Space Review and Phil Plait of Badastronomy.com as a conspiracy theorist and fringe pseudoscientist
The Moon
Hoagland rejects the entire body of knowledge represented by professional selenology and asserts that there are large semitransparent structures constructed of glass on the lunar surface, visible in some Apollo photography when the images are digitally manipulated. He goes on to say that NASA is suppressing knowledge of an ancient civilization on the Moon, and that the advanced technology of this civilization is lying around on the Moon's surface. He alleged in Dark Mission that the twelve Apollo moonwalkers, who would be well qualified to confirm the existence of lunar artifacts and glass structures, have had their memories selectively edited with hypnosis so that they no longer remember seeing evidence of a lunar civilization. He has stated that a feature in an image of the lunar surface, mistakenly believed by professional planetary scientists to be a rock, is actually the severed head of a robot, and that "someone with an obvious 'in'" to JPL was the true originator of the Apollo Moon landing hoax conspiracy theory in July 1969.
In September 2009, Hoagland stated that the extremely thin film of water that had been detected on the Moon was obviously leakage from buried cities.
U.S. government conspiracy
Hoagland claims the United States government has covered up the presence of extraterrestrials, that the Space Agency[who?] murdered the Apollo 1 astronauts, that NASA missions to Mars are a "well documented interest of the Bush family," and that there is a clandestine space program which uses anti-gravity technology reverse-engineered from lunar artifacts and communicated by secret societies.
Hoagland further claims that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by an agency or agencies opposed to his stated policy of inviting First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev to create a joint U.S.--Soviet manned lunar effort. He asserts that federal agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and NASA are linked to Freemasonry.
NASA and the Egyptian gods
Hoagland has written and spoken often about what he sees as NASA's "fanatical, relentless" drive to pay homage to the Egyptian gods Isis, Osiris, and Horus. Citing work by Robert Bauval and Graham Hancock on the symbolism of the Great Pyramid at Giza, he explains that these gods are honored via their proxies, the stars Sirius (Isis), the "belt" stars of Orion (Osiris), and Regulus (Horus).
A clandestine group has secret technology such as antigravity and free energy, which has enabled setting up bases on the Moon, Hoagland continued. A recent infrared/thermal photograph of the Moon's south pole taken by NASA's LCROSS spacecraft was leaked, and he suggested that yellow perimeter lines in the image are evidence for huge domes on the lunar surface.
Now that a number of nations are sending craft to the Moon, an upcoming crater impact mission being staged by NASA in October could be an attempt to vaporize artificial domes to cover-up evidence of secret space missions over the last 40 years, Hoagland hypothesized.
Biography:
Richard C. Hoagland is a former space science museum curator; a former NASA consultant, and during the historic Apollo Missions to the Moon, was science advisor to Walter Cronkite and CBS News. For over 20 years, Hoagland has been leading an outside scientific team in a critically acclaimed independent analysis of possible intelligently-designed artifacts on Mars. Richard and his team's investigations have been quietly extended to include over 30 years of previously hidden data from NASA, Soviet, and Pentagon missions to the Moon.
Wikipedia
Richard Charles Hoagland, (born 25 April 1945 in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American author, and a proponent of various conspiracy theories about NASA, lost alien civilizations on the Moon and on Mars and other related topics.
His writings claim that advanced civilizations exist or once existed on the Moon, Mars and on some of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and that NASA and the United States government have conspired to keep these facts secret. He has advocated his ideas in two published books, videos, lectures, interviews, and press conferences. His views have never been published in peer-reviewed journals. Hoagland has been described by James Oberg of The Space Review and Phil Plait of Badastronomy.com as a conspiracy theorist and fringe pseudoscientist
The Moon
Hoagland rejects the entire body of knowledge represented by professional selenology and asserts that there are large semitransparent structures constructed of glass on the lunar surface, visible in some Apollo photography when the images are digitally manipulated. He goes on to say that NASA is suppressing knowledge of an ancient civilization on the Moon, and that the advanced technology of this civilization is lying around on the Moon's surface. He alleged in Dark Mission that the twelve Apollo moonwalkers, who would be well qualified to confirm the existence of lunar artifacts and glass structures, have had their memories selectively edited with hypnosis so that they no longer remember seeing evidence of a lunar civilization. He has stated that a feature in an image of the lunar surface, mistakenly believed by professional planetary scientists to be a rock, is actually the severed head of a robot, and that "someone with an obvious 'in'" to JPL was the true originator of the Apollo Moon landing hoax conspiracy theory in July 1969.
In September 2009, Hoagland stated that the extremely thin film of water that had been detected on the Moon was obviously leakage from buried cities.
U.S. government conspiracy
Hoagland claims the United States government has covered up the presence of extraterrestrials, that the Space Agency[who?] murdered the Apollo 1 astronauts, that NASA missions to Mars are a "well documented interest of the Bush family," and that there is a clandestine space program which uses anti-gravity technology reverse-engineered from lunar artifacts and communicated by secret societies.
Hoagland further claims that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by an agency or agencies opposed to his stated policy of inviting First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev to create a joint U.S.--Soviet manned lunar effort. He asserts that federal agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and NASA are linked to Freemasonry.
NASA and the Egyptian gods
Hoagland has written and spoken often about what he sees as NASA's "fanatical, relentless" drive to pay homage to the Egyptian gods Isis, Osiris, and Horus. Citing work by Robert Bauval and Graham Hancock on the symbolism of the Great Pyramid at Giza, he explains that these gods are honored via their proxies, the stars Sirius (Isis), the "belt" stars of Orion (Osiris), and Regulus (Horus).
Jim Wyckoff ~ Bernanke Doesn't Understand Gold
Jim Wyckoff talks gold, Bernanke's testimony and the Fed on this edition of "Technically Speaking." Although gold prices moved up from recent lows, Wyckoff expects "quieter and choppy trading until after the US labor day holiday."Tune in now to hear his support and resistance levels as well as the Wyckoff market ratings for gold and silver. Kitco News, July 18, 2013.
EVPs, Parallel Dimensions, UFOs, Crop Circles, and Orbs ~ Ross Hemsworth
Investigator of anomalous phenomena and U.K. radio host Ross Hemsworth
discussed his latest work on EVPs, parallel dimensions, UFOs, crop
circles, and orbs. Something could be tapping into electromagnetic
energy in the earth, at various hotspots, to create paranormal activity,
he theorized. Here are some of his other observations:
Clairvoyants can sometimes communicate with orbs, which seem to be a manifestation of energy, typically circular in shape.
An image of a 'Reptilian' or interdimensional alien was captured in a photo taken at Rendlesham Forest, though the being was not seen by the naked eye.
The veil between dimensions is coming down as we get closer to 2012. A number of cultures in addition to the Maya, such as the Hopi and Maori have pointed to 2012 as a time of pivotal change.
There is a powerful energy line running underneath Loch Ness. Such geophysical fault lines could allow for a portal or gateway where creatures such as Nessie come through.
Time slips could be views of a parrallel universe that's in a different time range.
Ouija Boards can open a gateway but often to lower realm spirits.
Cases of psychic attack are on the rise.
Cemeteries are not particularly haunted, as spirits leave their bodies at the point of death, not where they're buried.
For recording EVPs, use a cassette tape recorder, ask a few questions, and then leave the room with the recorder running.
Infrared camcorders seem to work well for capturing anomalous activity on video.
Biography:
Ross Hemsworth is a business entrepreneur and co-owner of Glastonbury Radio, but is also a well known paranormal radio and TV presenter, scientific investigator of anomalous phenomena and an intriguing and entertaining speaker at events worldwide. His TV appearances include the hit series Ghost Detectives, the BBC's Ghostwatch Live - Tower of London and ITV's Haunted Halloween Live. He has been hailed as a "forward thinking visionary" and "ground-breaking paranormal researcher" and also promotes positive thinking and "cosmic ordering" - making things happen rather than waiting for six numbers to make you rich in the lottery stakes!He is also on the Advisory Board of the Exopolitics Institute.
Wikipedia
Electronic voice phenomena (EVP) are electronically generated noises that resemble speech, but are supposedly not the result of intentional voice recordings or renderings. Common sources of EVP include static, stray radio transmissions, and background noise. Recordings of EVP are often created from background sound by increasing the gain (i.e. sensitivity) of the recording equipment.
Interest in EVP surrounds claims that it is of paranormal origin, although many occurrences have had natural explanations including apophenia (finding significance in insignificant phenomena), auditory pareidolia (interpreting random sounds as voices in one's own language), equipment artifacts, and hoaxes.
Parapsychologist Konstantin Raudive, who popularized the idea, described EVP as typically brief, usually the length of a word or short phrase.
Paranormal explanations
Paranormal explanations for the origin of EVP include living humans imprinting thoughts directly on an electronic medium through psychokinesis and communication by discarnate entities such as spirits, nature energies, beings from other dimensions, or extraterrestrials
Cultural impact
The concept of EVP has had an impact on popular culture. It is popular as an entertaining pursuit, as in ghost hunting, and as a means of dealing with grief. It has influenced literature, radio, film, and television.
Investigation of EVP is the subject of hundreds of regional and national groups and Internet message boards. Paranormal investigator John Zaffis claims, "There's been a boom in ghost hunting ever since the Internet took off." Investigators, equipped with electronic gear—like EMF meters, video cameras, and audio recorders—scour reportedly haunted venues, trying to uncover visual and audio evidence of ghosts. Many use portable recording devices in an attempt to capture EVP.
Films involving EVP include The Sixth Sense, White Noise, The Changeling. It has also been featured on television series like Ghost Whisperer, The Omega Factor, A Haunting, Ghost Hunters, MonsterQuest, Ghost Adventures, The Secret Saturdays, Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files, Supernatural, Derren Brown Investigates and Ghost Lab.
Clairvoyants can sometimes communicate with orbs, which seem to be a manifestation of energy, typically circular in shape.
An image of a 'Reptilian' or interdimensional alien was captured in a photo taken at Rendlesham Forest, though the being was not seen by the naked eye.
The veil between dimensions is coming down as we get closer to 2012. A number of cultures in addition to the Maya, such as the Hopi and Maori have pointed to 2012 as a time of pivotal change.
There is a powerful energy line running underneath Loch Ness. Such geophysical fault lines could allow for a portal or gateway where creatures such as Nessie come through.
Time slips could be views of a parrallel universe that's in a different time range.
Ouija Boards can open a gateway but often to lower realm spirits.
Cases of psychic attack are on the rise.
Cemeteries are not particularly haunted, as spirits leave their bodies at the point of death, not where they're buried.
For recording EVPs, use a cassette tape recorder, ask a few questions, and then leave the room with the recorder running.
Infrared camcorders seem to work well for capturing anomalous activity on video.
Biography:
Ross Hemsworth is a business entrepreneur and co-owner of Glastonbury Radio, but is also a well known paranormal radio and TV presenter, scientific investigator of anomalous phenomena and an intriguing and entertaining speaker at events worldwide. His TV appearances include the hit series Ghost Detectives, the BBC's Ghostwatch Live - Tower of London and ITV's Haunted Halloween Live. He has been hailed as a "forward thinking visionary" and "ground-breaking paranormal researcher" and also promotes positive thinking and "cosmic ordering" - making things happen rather than waiting for six numbers to make you rich in the lottery stakes!He is also on the Advisory Board of the Exopolitics Institute.
Wikipedia
Electronic voice phenomena (EVP) are electronically generated noises that resemble speech, but are supposedly not the result of intentional voice recordings or renderings. Common sources of EVP include static, stray radio transmissions, and background noise. Recordings of EVP are often created from background sound by increasing the gain (i.e. sensitivity) of the recording equipment.
Interest in EVP surrounds claims that it is of paranormal origin, although many occurrences have had natural explanations including apophenia (finding significance in insignificant phenomena), auditory pareidolia (interpreting random sounds as voices in one's own language), equipment artifacts, and hoaxes.
Parapsychologist Konstantin Raudive, who popularized the idea, described EVP as typically brief, usually the length of a word or short phrase.
Paranormal explanations
Paranormal explanations for the origin of EVP include living humans imprinting thoughts directly on an electronic medium through psychokinesis and communication by discarnate entities such as spirits, nature energies, beings from other dimensions, or extraterrestrials
Cultural impact
The concept of EVP has had an impact on popular culture. It is popular as an entertaining pursuit, as in ghost hunting, and as a means of dealing with grief. It has influenced literature, radio, film, and television.
Investigation of EVP is the subject of hundreds of regional and national groups and Internet message boards. Paranormal investigator John Zaffis claims, "There's been a boom in ghost hunting ever since the Internet took off." Investigators, equipped with electronic gear—like EMF meters, video cameras, and audio recorders—scour reportedly haunted venues, trying to uncover visual and audio evidence of ghosts. Many use portable recording devices in an attempt to capture EVP.
Films involving EVP include The Sixth Sense, White Noise, The Changeling. It has also been featured on television series like Ghost Whisperer, The Omega Factor, A Haunting, Ghost Hunters, MonsterQuest, Ghost Adventures, The Secret Saturdays, Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files, Supernatural, Derren Brown Investigates and Ghost Lab.
Kiyosaki : Being an Entrepreneur is not a get-rich scheme
Robert Kiyosaki : Being an Entrepreneur is not a get-rich scheme; it takes strength of character to keep going.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Robert Kiyosaki : To become wealthy, you must do things most people will not do.
Robert Kiyosaki : To become wealthy, you must do things most people will not do.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Gold after Bernanke - Peter Hug of Kitco Metals
Peter Hug talks gold after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony in front of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday. According to Hug, Bernanke's comments were nothing different from what he's been saying for the past 3 months. "He's basically saying and been saying that if the economy improves he'll consider easing off on the tapering program, which doesn't mean increasing interest rates. If the economy gets worse, not only will he continue his bond purchases but he may even increase them. So it's status quo," Hug said. "This [gold] market is at risk of further weakness," Hug added. He is concerned because negative news coming out of Europe and Egypt as well as the Fed's continuous easing should propel gold prices higher but they are actually in a downward trend. Prices are going down because people are looking for returns so they are getting out of gold and seeking assets that yield returns, Hug said. Tune in now to hear Hug's resistance and support levels for gold. Kitco News, July 17, 2013.
Junk Silver Investing - Choosing the Coins that Sell at a Higher Profit
Let's take a look at the various scrap silver choices in U.S. coins. I talk about the least expensive pieces to get and how it will better compliment your other silver/gold bullion. Thanks for watching! For more coin related news, tips and amazing circulation finds,
I like the so called "junk" to go along with the bullion. I have pulled some nice numi's from my junk. What's your take on bullion stack coins? I am partial to the Libertad. Most of my bullion is in Libs and Eagles. Lately the Libertads. Cheaper Premium and nice looking coin.
I like the so called "junk" to go along with the bullion. I have pulled some nice numi's from my junk. What's your take on bullion stack coins? I am partial to the Libertad. Most of my bullion is in Libs and Eagles. Lately the Libertads. Cheaper Premium and nice looking coin.
Gold Backwardation Seen by SocGen Prompting ‘Corrective Rally’
Gold’s biggest backwardation since 1999 prompted a “corrective rally” and negative investor sentiment means the outlook is still bearish, according to Societe Generale SA.
Physical gold demand is strong and “nearby tightness” will persist for the “foreseeable future,” Robin Bhar, a London-based metals analyst, said in a report e-mailed today. Gold will average $1,150 an ounce in 2014, according to the bank, which predicted the rout in April when prices entered a bear market, having fallen 20 percent from the high last year.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-17/gold-backwardation-seen-by-socgen-prompting-corrective-rally-.html
MAKE SURE YOU GET PHYSICAL SILVER IN YOUR OWN POSSESSION. Don't Buy SLV, or Futures or Pooled Accounts or any other BS paper silver product .Remember anything on paper is worth the paper it is written on. Go Long Stay long the bull market have even started yet
Physical gold demand is strong and “nearby tightness” will persist for the “foreseeable future,” Robin Bhar, a London-based metals analyst, said in a report e-mailed today. Gold will average $1,150 an ounce in 2014, according to the bank, which predicted the rout in April when prices entered a bear market, having fallen 20 percent from the high last year.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-17/gold-backwardation-seen-by-socgen-prompting-corrective-rally-.html
MAKE SURE YOU GET PHYSICAL SILVER IN YOUR OWN POSSESSION. Don't Buy SLV, or Futures or Pooled Accounts or any other BS paper silver product .Remember anything on paper is worth the paper it is written on. Go Long Stay long the bull market have even started yet
Tesla Inventions July 16 2013 Coast To Coast AM
Professor at the University of Virginia, W. Bernard Carlson discussed how Nikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution at the turn of the 20th century, and one of America's first celebrity scientists. Though Tesla is currently in vogue, he was largely forgotten about for a number of decades after his death in 1943. Born in what is now Croatia in 1856, Tesla initially worked for Thomas Edison's branch in Paris, before coming to the US. Compared to Edison, Tesla was more of a thinker, while Edison was a tinkerer. Tesla "would visualize inventions in his mind...he had a three dimensional imagination," and was able to work out a lot of the details in his head, Carlson explained.
Tesla and Edison had a falling out, and Tesla took his arc-lighting system for streetlights elsewhere. One of his most impressive inventions was a motor that ran off AC, and he sold his patent for it to George Westinghouse in 1888, which set the stage for how we produce and consume electricity today. Tesla also worked with Westinghouse on the construction of the hydroelectric power plant at Niagara Falls. "Before Tesla there was only electric lighting, after Tesla you have electric light and power," Carlson noted.
In the mid 1890s, Tesla was as admired as Edison, and got a lot of press coverage and attention. During this time he developed the Tesla Coil, a high frequency high voltage transformer used to produce electricity. He also contemplated wireless power in this period, with the idea that electrical energy could be pumped into the earth to make the earth resonate, and serve as a power source by putting a pipe or wire into the ground as a conduit for the energy. He worked on the wireless concept up until 1905, when he had a nervous breakdown, Carlson detailed. Toward the end of the his life in the 1930s, Tesla began to talk about a particle beam weapon or "death ray" that could shoot down planes, and it was later revealed he'd created a preliminary design for it.
Chronic Pain Issues
First hour guest, orthopedic spinal surgeon Dr. David Hanscom talked about the problem of chronic pain. He's found that it's linked to rage developed around the feeling of being trapped by the pain. Chronic pain can be alleviated by building up or stimulating alternate pathways in the brain that can bypass the path the pain travels in, he suggested. Hanscom also commented on a report that hospital admissions for pediatric chronic pain is up 831% over the last 7 years, with teenagers especially affected.
News segment guest: Jerome Corsi
Robert Kiyosaki : The road to success isn't necessarily the one you've been told
Robert Kiyosaki : The road to success isn't necessarily the one you've been told.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Kiyosaki : If a child has a strong financial education from home, they can do what they love and still do well financially
Robert Kiyosaki : If a child has a strong financial education from home, they can do what they love and still do well financially.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Robert Kiyosaki : If you do what you were created to do, MONEY will find you.
Robert Kiyosaki : Money is a precessionall event. If you do what you were created to do, money will find you.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Doug Casey ~ Fact Gold Went Down is Marvelous
Kitco News catches up with Doug Casey to talk about gold, the Fed, inflation and the future of the US. "Gold is a way you save, it is a way to put capital aside for further use," said Casey. He is glad gold prices are down and will continue to buy the metal. Casey also talks about the importance of diversifying assets internationally and talks about his book "Totally Incorrect." Watch now to hear his thoughts on the markets and precious metals. Kitco News, July 15, 2013.
Robert Kiyosaki : Never stop seeking knowledge
Robert Kiyosaki : Never stop seeking knowledge; once you do, ignorance sets in.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Red Elk Earth Changes, Prophecy, & Bigfoot
Inter-Tribal Medicine Man Red Elk touched on such topics as Bigfoot,
Thunderbirds, earth changes, Mel's Hole, and Hopi prophecy. He said he
saw Thunderbirds during a time travel experience, and there are several
different types, resembling larger versions of eagles. The Three
Mountains area in Saskatchewan is their breeding ground said Red Elk,
who'd planned to go there to call the birds back.
Regarding earth changes, people's negative energies contribute to the unprecedented storms, he explained. He's had a vision of Mount Rainier erupting, as well as a huge tsunami sliding Seattle into Puget Sound. The destructive visions of Hopi prophecy will come to pass unless 84%-87% of the world's population "get right with the creator," Red Elk declared.
He spoke of his visit to Mel's Hole across the Yakima River, many years ago. Taken there by his father, he described the hole as around 9 ft. around and somewhere between 24â€"28 miles deep. It's a blowhole for Mount Rainier, he added. Red Elk also shared his grandsons' encounter with intelligent Bigfoot and that the creatures could be called by banging on a tree in a certain manner.
Biography:
Red Elk is an Inter-Tribal Medicine Man. He is a self-described half-breed Native American / white, of both the BlackFeet and Shoshoni Nations, as well as part Irish and French. He is a member of the Heyoka (hi - OH - kah) Society, a Contrarian group of Native Americans who do not follow the normal path of mankind. Red Elk is one of twelve Inner Heyoka members. He is one of the nine members of the Red Web Society who are working to bring understanding of many hidden sacred teachings to the people of Earth. He is also an honorary member of the Cherokee Nations Twisted Hair Society.
In 1973 Red Elk went on a 69 day fast, taking water, juices, and vitamins. On or about the 49th day Red Elk began to experience a vision about the future. For a little more than an hour each day for 3 days Red Elk saw and experienced a future that he didn't want to see. The East and West coasts of America subside, a huge meteor strikes the Atlantic, unimaginably great earthquakes rip apart the earth as massive volcanic eruptions darken the skies and blacken the land. But these tribulations pale in comparison to what soon follows as the earth's axis flips and ensuing floods and 300 mile per hour winds savagely destroy buildings, people, ecosystems and entire nations.
Red Elk believes that there is Hope and that we have time to change and prepare... But the first thing we must change is ourselves.
Wikipedia
The phrase "Earth Changes" was coined by the American psychic Edgar Cayce to refer to the belief that the world will soon enter on a series of cataclysmic events causing major alterations in human life on the planet.
This includes "natural events" (such as major earthquakes, the melting of the polar ice caps, a pole shift of the planetary axis, major weather events, solar flares and so on) as well as huge changes of the local and global social, economical and political systems.
The Hopi maintain a complex religious and mythological tradition stretching back over centuries. However, it is difficult to definitively state what all Hopis as a group believe. Like the oral traditions of many other societies, Hopi mythology is not always told consistently and each Hopi mesa, or even each village, may have its own version of a particular story. But, "in essence the variants of the Hopi myth bear marked similarity to one another." It is also not clear that those stories which are told to non-Hopis, such as anthropologists and ethnographers, represent genuine Hopi beliefs or are merely stories told to the curious while keeping safe the Hopi's more sacred doctrines. As folklorist Harold Courlander states, "there is a Hopi reticence about discussing matters that could be considered ritual secrets or religion-oriented traditions." David Roberts continues that "the secrecy that lies at the heart of Puebloan [including Hopi] life...long predates European contact, forming an intrinsic feature of the culture." In addition, the Hopis have always been willing to assimilate foreign ideas into their cosmology if they are proven effective for such practical necessities as bringing rain. As such, the Hopi had at least some contact with Europeans beginning the 16th century, and some believe that European Christian traditions may have entered into Hopi cosmology at some point. Indeed, Spanish missions were built in several Hopi villages starting in 1629 and were in operation until the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. However, after the revolt, it was the Hopi alone of all the Pueblo tribes who kept the Spanish out of their villages permanently, and regular contact with whites did not begin again until nearly two centuries later
Regarding earth changes, people's negative energies contribute to the unprecedented storms, he explained. He's had a vision of Mount Rainier erupting, as well as a huge tsunami sliding Seattle into Puget Sound. The destructive visions of Hopi prophecy will come to pass unless 84%-87% of the world's population "get right with the creator," Red Elk declared.
He spoke of his visit to Mel's Hole across the Yakima River, many years ago. Taken there by his father, he described the hole as around 9 ft. around and somewhere between 24â€"28 miles deep. It's a blowhole for Mount Rainier, he added. Red Elk also shared his grandsons' encounter with intelligent Bigfoot and that the creatures could be called by banging on a tree in a certain manner.
Biography:
Red Elk is an Inter-Tribal Medicine Man. He is a self-described half-breed Native American / white, of both the BlackFeet and Shoshoni Nations, as well as part Irish and French. He is a member of the Heyoka (hi - OH - kah) Society, a Contrarian group of Native Americans who do not follow the normal path of mankind. Red Elk is one of twelve Inner Heyoka members. He is one of the nine members of the Red Web Society who are working to bring understanding of many hidden sacred teachings to the people of Earth. He is also an honorary member of the Cherokee Nations Twisted Hair Society.
In 1973 Red Elk went on a 69 day fast, taking water, juices, and vitamins. On or about the 49th day Red Elk began to experience a vision about the future. For a little more than an hour each day for 3 days Red Elk saw and experienced a future that he didn't want to see. The East and West coasts of America subside, a huge meteor strikes the Atlantic, unimaginably great earthquakes rip apart the earth as massive volcanic eruptions darken the skies and blacken the land. But these tribulations pale in comparison to what soon follows as the earth's axis flips and ensuing floods and 300 mile per hour winds savagely destroy buildings, people, ecosystems and entire nations.
Red Elk believes that there is Hope and that we have time to change and prepare... But the first thing we must change is ourselves.
Wikipedia
The phrase "Earth Changes" was coined by the American psychic Edgar Cayce to refer to the belief that the world will soon enter on a series of cataclysmic events causing major alterations in human life on the planet.
This includes "natural events" (such as major earthquakes, the melting of the polar ice caps, a pole shift of the planetary axis, major weather events, solar flares and so on) as well as huge changes of the local and global social, economical and political systems.
The Hopi maintain a complex religious and mythological tradition stretching back over centuries. However, it is difficult to definitively state what all Hopis as a group believe. Like the oral traditions of many other societies, Hopi mythology is not always told consistently and each Hopi mesa, or even each village, may have its own version of a particular story. But, "in essence the variants of the Hopi myth bear marked similarity to one another." It is also not clear that those stories which are told to non-Hopis, such as anthropologists and ethnographers, represent genuine Hopi beliefs or are merely stories told to the curious while keeping safe the Hopi's more sacred doctrines. As folklorist Harold Courlander states, "there is a Hopi reticence about discussing matters that could be considered ritual secrets or religion-oriented traditions." David Roberts continues that "the secrecy that lies at the heart of Puebloan [including Hopi] life...long predates European contact, forming an intrinsic feature of the culture." In addition, the Hopis have always been willing to assimilate foreign ideas into their cosmology if they are proven effective for such practical necessities as bringing rain. As such, the Hopi had at least some contact with Europeans beginning the 16th century, and some believe that European Christian traditions may have entered into Hopi cosmology at some point. Indeed, Spanish missions were built in several Hopi villages starting in 1629 and were in operation until the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. However, after the revolt, it was the Hopi alone of all the Pueblo tribes who kept the Spanish out of their villages permanently, and regular contact with whites did not begin again until nearly two centuries later
Buy or Sell Gold? Doesn't Matter Says Keith Fitz-Gerald
Kitco News speaks with Keith Fitz-Gerald of moneymorning.com about gold. Is it a time to buy or sell? Should you be in or out of gold? Fitz-Gerald says it doesn't matter. Watch now to hear his take on the yellow metal. Kitco News, July 12, 2013.
Silvertowne Silver Bars
Recent silvertowne purchase... Current stack up to 80 troy ounces..Silvertowne is a first class operation. they been in business for a long time. some of their older bars and round even carry some nice premiums with them. I received my 1st Silvertowne delivery today. So far I have been impressed with every aspect of my purchase. This is my first online silver purchase (I have always purchased at a local shop). Have u ever sold any silver that u purchased from Silvertowne? I'm curious how my local coin shop may react, they have always discouraged me from buying silver online (understandable they want to sell me silver). Just curious about trying to sell it...
How to beat a GOLD SHORTAGE
Gold is sold out! Or so you might think if you miss the true nature of coin supply...
By Miguel Perez-Santalla
Over the last few years, during the great investment demand for gold and silver, we have seen sporadic shortages in bullion coins.
Many people have written about these shortages as a harbinger of things to come in precious metals more widely. One of the fads is to decry supply issues in silver and now recently gold. However, the truth of the matter is less dramatic, if not quite so simple.
In most cases, supply issues with silver or gold coins are caused by abnormal or let's say surprising increases in demand from bullion coin buyers. Simply put, coins don't come out of thin air. They need to be manufactured. This all takes time and money. No one wants to tie up their money in a product that is not going to sell. That exposes gold and silver buyers to "just in time" inventory gaps if it's coins they want to buy.
Imagine you are selling a low-cost product with a high margin. It is much more likely that you will have enough inventories for almost all eventualities. Look at a typical retail product – how about lip balm? I don't really know the costs but I can guess. Some of the more premium brands sell individually for $10 each and more, but many quality brands sell for $1.00 or so.
http://www.resourceinvestor.com/2013/07/15/how-to-beat-a-gold-shortage?t=precious-metals
MAKE SURE YOU GET PHYSICAL SILVER IN YOUR OWN POSSESSION. Don't Buy SLV, or Futures or Pooled Accounts or any other BS paper silver product .Remember anything on paper is worth the paper it is written on. Go Long Stay long the bull market have even started yet
By Miguel Perez-Santalla
Over the last few years, during the great investment demand for gold and silver, we have seen sporadic shortages in bullion coins.
Many people have written about these shortages as a harbinger of things to come in precious metals more widely. One of the fads is to decry supply issues in silver and now recently gold. However, the truth of the matter is less dramatic, if not quite so simple.
In most cases, supply issues with silver or gold coins are caused by abnormal or let's say surprising increases in demand from bullion coin buyers. Simply put, coins don't come out of thin air. They need to be manufactured. This all takes time and money. No one wants to tie up their money in a product that is not going to sell. That exposes gold and silver buyers to "just in time" inventory gaps if it's coins they want to buy.
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http://www.resourceinvestor.com/2013/07/15/how-to-beat-a-gold-shortage?t=precious-metals
MAKE SURE YOU GET PHYSICAL SILVER IN YOUR OWN POSSESSION. Don't Buy SLV, or Futures or Pooled Accounts or any other BS paper silver product .Remember anything on paper is worth the paper it is written on. Go Long Stay long the bull market have even started yet
Ned Naylor-Leyland: we know that the monetary system is broken
Episode 140: Alasdair Macleod interviews Ned Naylor-Leyland of Quilter Cheviot Investment Management. Ned discusses his recent paper (www.scribd.com/doc/152683206/Gold-Updat
Ned brings up a very interesting point regarding velocity within the LBMA physical gold market versus the paper money markets. Physical gold, which should sit relatively still, is moving while currency velocity is low.
They then discuss daily trading volumes and the fractional nature of the precious metals markets before analysing the movement of physical metal, from West to East.
This podcast was recorded on 12 July 2013.
Ned brings up a very interesting point regarding velocity within the LBMA physical gold market versus the paper money markets. Physical gold, which should sit relatively still, is moving while currency velocity is low.
They then discuss daily trading volumes and the fractional nature of the precious metals markets before analysing the movement of physical metal, from West to East.
This podcast was recorded on 12 July 2013.
Robert Kiyosaki : A savvy family will use money problems as a way to grow smarter together.
Robert Kiyosaki : A savvy family will use money problems - and working through solutions - as a way to grow smarter together.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Robert Kiyosaki : For many, a student loan will be the proverbial albatross around their neck for life
Robert Kiyosaki : For many, a student loan will be the proverbial albatross around their neck for life.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
The road to success isn't necessarily the one you've been told
Robert Kiyosaki : The road to success isn't necessarily the one you've been told.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Robert Kiyosaki : Governments are going bust
Robert Kiyosaki : Governments are going bust, unable to fund the retirement pension plans of their public workers
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Good Debt is debt that someone else pays for you. Bad debt is debt you pay for.
Robert Kiyosaki : One of the basic understandings of the rich is: Good debt is debt that someone else pays for you. Bad debt is debt you pay for.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
If you want to be rich, learning to control your subconscious mind before thinking and making decisions is vital
Robert Kiyosaki : If you want to be rich, learning to control your subconscious mind before thinking and making decisions is vital
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Money does not make you happy, but the lack of money can cause unhappiness
Robert Kiyosaki : Money does not make you happy, but the lack of money can cause unhappiness.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
The reason they are called brokers is because they are often broker than you
Robert Kiyosaki : The reason they are called brokers is because they are often broker than you.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
To make a change, don't lead the masses. Lead the leaders.
Robert Kiyosaki : To make a change, don't lead the masses. Lead the leaders.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Shocking Gold News: 'The Gold is Gone'
Veteran Precious Metals Advisor Tom Cloud reveals the latest shocking information about the gold claimed by the Federal Reserve and Germany. Tom also gives a technical and fundamental analysis of gold, silver, and palladium. Check our Youtube page each week for a new precious metals market update.
For the best prices on precious metals, call Tom Cloud at (800) 247-2812. Free shipping and insurance on every order made by our Youtube audience!
Crop Circles & Energy Vortexes
Intuitive researcher, lecturer and filmmaker David Wilcock discussed his
recent research on crop circles and energy vortexes. According to the
work of Ivan Sanderson, there are 12 points (or 'Vile Vortices') around
the Earth where ships and planes disappear, not just the Bermuda
Triangle. Storms tend to begin in these areas, which also exhibit
gravitational anomalies and magnetic fluctuations. These points, via
particles and vibration, affect the geometric shape of the continents
and the atmosphere, Wilcock detailed.
This past July he traveled to England to observe crop circles first hand, including one formation that was octahedral in shape. While agreeing that some circles are human-made, he noted that researchers have found the soil under crop circles to have drier, looser consistency than the soil near by. Crystals have also been found in the crop circle soil, which could only grow at temperature levels that would normally be much too hot for the plants to survive, he said. "The reason why these crystals are forming and the soil gets so dry is that the technology that makes these circles involves drawing water up out of the ground," Wilcock suggested.
He connected the patterns of crop circles with the geometric processes of the Earth's vortexes. Further, some of the crop circles' symbolic messages have related to DNA change and soul evolution, as well as the downfall of the New World Order, he said. For more on Wilcock's work, check out his YouTube video channel, which includes his lecture 2012 Event Horizon.
Biography:
David Wilcock is a professional intuitive consultant who, since reading Richard C. Hoagland's "The Monuments of Mars" in 1993, has intensively researched ufology, ancient civilizations, consciousness science, and new paradigms of matter and energy. He is the author of a critically acclaimed trilogy of scientific research works, known as the Convergence series, which gives definitive support to the idea that a change in matter, energy and consciousness is now occurring on the Earth and throughout the solar system.
Wikipedia
A crop circle is a sizable pattern created by the flattening of a crop such as wheat, barley, rye, maize, or rapeseed. Crop circles are also referred to as crop formations, because they are not always circular in shape. The documented cases have substantially increased from the 1970s to current times. In 1991, two hoaxers confessed and claimed authorship of circles throughout England.
Twenty six countries reported approximately 10,000 crop circles in the last third of the 20th century; 90% of those were located in southern England. Many of the formations appearing in that area are positioned near ancient monuments, such as Stonehenge. According to one study, nearly half of all circles found in the UK in 2003 were located within a 15 km (9.3 miles) radius of Avebury. Archeological remains can cause cropmarks in the fields, in the shapes of circles and squares, but they do not appear overnight and they are always in the same places every year.
Paranormal
Sketch of a "spaceship" creating crop circles, sent to UK Ministry of Defence circa 1998.
Since becoming the focus of widespread media attention in the 1980s, crop circles have become the subject of speculation by various paranormal, ufological, and anomalistic investigators ranging from proposals that they were created by bizarre meteorological phenomena to messages from extraterrestrial beings. Many crop circles have been found near ancient sites such as Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire. They have also been found near mounds of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves, also known as tumuli barrows, or barrows and chalk horses, or trenches dug and filled with rubble made from brighter material than the natural bedrock, often chalk. There has also been speculation that crop circles have a relation to ley lines. Many New Age groups incorporate crop circles into their belief systems.
Some[who?] have related crop circles to spiritual reformations of the Gaia hypothesis, claiming that "Gaia", the earth, is actually alive and that crop circles are messages or responses to stimuli such as global warming and human pollution. It asserts that the earth may be modeled as if a single super-organism, in that earthly components (e.g. biota, climate, temperature, sunlight, etc.) influence each other and are organized to function and develop as a whole. Responding to local beliefs that "extraterrestrial beings" in UFOs were responsible for crop circles appearing, the Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) described crop circles as "man-made". Thomas Djamaluddin, research professor of astronomy and astrophysics at LAPAN stated: "We have come to agree that this 'thing' cannot be scientifically proven. Among others, paranormal enthusiasts, ufologists, and anomalistic investigators have offered hypothetical explanations
This past July he traveled to England to observe crop circles first hand, including one formation that was octahedral in shape. While agreeing that some circles are human-made, he noted that researchers have found the soil under crop circles to have drier, looser consistency than the soil near by. Crystals have also been found in the crop circle soil, which could only grow at temperature levels that would normally be much too hot for the plants to survive, he said. "The reason why these crystals are forming and the soil gets so dry is that the technology that makes these circles involves drawing water up out of the ground," Wilcock suggested.
He connected the patterns of crop circles with the geometric processes of the Earth's vortexes. Further, some of the crop circles' symbolic messages have related to DNA change and soul evolution, as well as the downfall of the New World Order, he said. For more on Wilcock's work, check out his YouTube video channel, which includes his lecture 2012 Event Horizon.
Biography:
David Wilcock is a professional intuitive consultant who, since reading Richard C. Hoagland's "The Monuments of Mars" in 1993, has intensively researched ufology, ancient civilizations, consciousness science, and new paradigms of matter and energy. He is the author of a critically acclaimed trilogy of scientific research works, known as the Convergence series, which gives definitive support to the idea that a change in matter, energy and consciousness is now occurring on the Earth and throughout the solar system.
Wikipedia
A crop circle is a sizable pattern created by the flattening of a crop such as wheat, barley, rye, maize, or rapeseed. Crop circles are also referred to as crop formations, because they are not always circular in shape. The documented cases have substantially increased from the 1970s to current times. In 1991, two hoaxers confessed and claimed authorship of circles throughout England.
Twenty six countries reported approximately 10,000 crop circles in the last third of the 20th century; 90% of those were located in southern England. Many of the formations appearing in that area are positioned near ancient monuments, such as Stonehenge. According to one study, nearly half of all circles found in the UK in 2003 were located within a 15 km (9.3 miles) radius of Avebury. Archeological remains can cause cropmarks in the fields, in the shapes of circles and squares, but they do not appear overnight and they are always in the same places every year.
Paranormal
Sketch of a "spaceship" creating crop circles, sent to UK Ministry of Defence circa 1998.
Since becoming the focus of widespread media attention in the 1980s, crop circles have become the subject of speculation by various paranormal, ufological, and anomalistic investigators ranging from proposals that they were created by bizarre meteorological phenomena to messages from extraterrestrial beings. Many crop circles have been found near ancient sites such as Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire. They have also been found near mounds of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves, also known as tumuli barrows, or barrows and chalk horses, or trenches dug and filled with rubble made from brighter material than the natural bedrock, often chalk. There has also been speculation that crop circles have a relation to ley lines. Many New Age groups incorporate crop circles into their belief systems.
Some[who?] have related crop circles to spiritual reformations of the Gaia hypothesis, claiming that "Gaia", the earth, is actually alive and that crop circles are messages or responses to stimuli such as global warming and human pollution. It asserts that the earth may be modeled as if a single super-organism, in that earthly components (e.g. biota, climate, temperature, sunlight, etc.) influence each other and are organized to function and develop as a whole. Responding to local beliefs that "extraterrestrial beings" in UFOs were responsible for crop circles appearing, the Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) described crop circles as "man-made". Thomas Djamaluddin, research professor of astronomy and astrophysics at LAPAN stated: "We have come to agree that this 'thing' cannot be scientifically proven. Among others, paranormal enthusiasts, ufologists, and anomalistic investigators have offered hypothetical explanations
Saturday, July 13, 2013
NASA Photograph Cover Up & Face on Mars
NASA Secrets - Photograph Cover-Up & Face on Mars - NASA & Roswell Link 2011
Nick Redfern has been interested in UFOs since 1978. His main area of research centers around determining what has been learned about the UFO subject at an official level in Britain. He has spent hundreds of hours at the Public Record Office in London, and has uncovered thousands of pages of previously-classified Royal Air Force, Air Ministry and Ministry of Defense files on UFOs dating from the Second World War. Nick is the author of several best-selling books on UFOs including: The FBI Files: The FBI's UFO Top Secrets Exposed; and Cosmic Crashes: The Incredible Story Of The UFOs That Fell To Earth. Nick also lectures on the UFO subject both in the U.K. and abroad.
British ufologist and author Nick Redfern argued that NASA has hidden from the public, evidence of UFO visitations to the Earth, and astronaut sightings of UFOs in space, as well as been involved in cover-ups such as with the Roswell Incident, and the Face on Mars. "The more you look into it, the more we do find profound and fascinating stories that link NASA with UFOs, alien encounters, conspiracies...and different phenomena," he reported. One document from 1965 detailed a joint FBI/NASA effort to catch a NASA whistleblower who was leaking UFO information and photographs to NICAP. Around that time, the Gemini 4 spacecraft was said to have a UFO detection system built into it, he added.
A former NASA employee, Donna Hare, revealed that NASA actively covered up and altered or airbrushed photographic evidence, said Redfern. Similarly, an employee at Langley Field, Virginia, Karl Wolfe, said there was an effort to cover-up photographic evidence of a large base on the far side of the moon. It was Donna Hare's story that inspired Gary McKinnon to hack into NASA's computer system to look for photos, and he reportedly ran across the phrase "non-terrestrial officers," Redfern noted.
NASA has also been interested in alien abductions. They've been clandestinely monitoring this scenario with their own think tank, said Redfern, and concluded the abductions are of a rather ominous nature. In general, NASA may be hiding the truth for a variety of reasons, including:
The implications of ET life disturbs our world view.
The admission that we are not in control of our skies.
Technology from recovered UFOs could replace or upset our current forms of energy
Nick Redfern has been interested in UFOs since 1978. His main area of research centers around determining what has been learned about the UFO subject at an official level in Britain. He has spent hundreds of hours at the Public Record Office in London, and has uncovered thousands of pages of previously-classified Royal Air Force, Air Ministry and Ministry of Defense files on UFOs dating from the Second World War. Nick is the author of several best-selling books on UFOs including: The FBI Files: The FBI's UFO Top Secrets Exposed; and Cosmic Crashes: The Incredible Story Of The UFOs That Fell To Earth. Nick also lectures on the UFO subject both in the U.K. and abroad.
British ufologist and author Nick Redfern argued that NASA has hidden from the public, evidence of UFO visitations to the Earth, and astronaut sightings of UFOs in space, as well as been involved in cover-ups such as with the Roswell Incident, and the Face on Mars. "The more you look into it, the more we do find profound and fascinating stories that link NASA with UFOs, alien encounters, conspiracies...and different phenomena," he reported. One document from 1965 detailed a joint FBI/NASA effort to catch a NASA whistleblower who was leaking UFO information and photographs to NICAP. Around that time, the Gemini 4 spacecraft was said to have a UFO detection system built into it, he added.
A former NASA employee, Donna Hare, revealed that NASA actively covered up and altered or airbrushed photographic evidence, said Redfern. Similarly, an employee at Langley Field, Virginia, Karl Wolfe, said there was an effort to cover-up photographic evidence of a large base on the far side of the moon. It was Donna Hare's story that inspired Gary McKinnon to hack into NASA's computer system to look for photos, and he reportedly ran across the phrase "non-terrestrial officers," Redfern noted.
NASA has also been interested in alien abductions. They've been clandestinely monitoring this scenario with their own think tank, said Redfern, and concluded the abductions are of a rather ominous nature. In general, NASA may be hiding the truth for a variety of reasons, including:
The implications of ET life disturbs our world view.
The admission that we are not in control of our skies.
Technology from recovered UFOs could replace or upset our current forms of energy
The Secret World of Gold
The Secret World of Gold
Ban and criminalized all forms of electronic currencies and transactions. Go back to gold and silver backed paper currency with a periodic and surprised auditing of all gold and silver physical commodities with assaying complete with complete public transparency and questioning from the public with independent private auditing and assaying.The people of the illuminati is manipulating the price of gold. They are dumping the price because on July 17th they going to simulate an attack on San Francisco will be just an other false flag to start a crisis an a war so you better buy gold before July 17th 2013...learn about the illuminati and their plans.
Ban and criminalized all forms of electronic currencies and transactions. Go back to gold and silver backed paper currency with a periodic and surprised auditing of all gold and silver physical commodities with assaying complete with complete public transparency and questioning from the public with independent private auditing and assaying.The people of the illuminati is manipulating the price of gold. They are dumping the price because on July 17th they going to simulate an attack on San Francisco will be just an other false flag to start a crisis an a war so you better buy gold before July 17th 2013...learn about the illuminati and their plans.
Robert Kiyosaki : When times are really bad is when times are about to get really good. Strive on
Robert Kiyosaki : When times are really bad is when times are about to get really good. Strive on
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Kiyosaki : Life isn’t fair; it never will be. Get over it and strive on
Robert Kiyosaki : Life isn’t fair; it never will be. Get over it and strive on.
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Friday, July 12, 2013
How are Silver Coins Minted?
A behind the scenes look at how silver coins are struck.
This special tour follows the process of minting a silver coin from raw silver to final strike. Filmed at the North West Territorial Mint near Reno, NV, it covers the whole process of producing a one ounce silver round.
Presented by Endeavour Silver Corp. as part of the Endeavour Silver Series of educational films on all things silver.
This special tour follows the process of minting a silver coin from raw silver to final strike. Filmed at the North West Territorial Mint near Reno, NV, it covers the whole process of producing a one ounce silver round.
Presented by Endeavour Silver Corp. as part of the Endeavour Silver Series of educational films on all things silver.
Gold Coins Shortage: Does It Mean Tight Supply?
Friday, 7/12/2013 18:19
Yes, if it's gold coins you're after. But not if it's gold bullion in other forms...
OVER the last few years, during the great investment demand for precious metals, we have seen sporadic shortages in silver and gold coins, writes Miguel Perez-Santalla at BullionVault.
Many people have written about these shortages as a harbinger of things to come in precious metals more widely. One of the fads is to decry supply issues in silver and now recently gold.
However, the truth of the matter is less dramatic, if not quite so simple.
In most cases, supply issues with silver or gold coins are caused by abnormal or let's say surprising increases in demand from bullion coin buyers. Simply put, coins don't come out of thin air. They need to be manufactured. This all takes time and money. No one wants to tie up their money in a product that is not going to sell. That exposes gold and silver buyers to "just in time" inventory gaps if it's coins they want to buy.
Imagine you are selling a low-cost product with a high margin. It is much more likely that you will have enough inventories for almost all eventualities. Look at a typical retail product – how about lip balm? I don't really know the costs but I can guess. Some of the more premium brands sell individually for $10 each and more, but many quality brands sell for $1.00 or so.
I have never seen a retailer that sells this product run out. Though it is possible, most likely that chance is very remote because I believe their profit margin is probably around 100% or more. This typically is called the Keystone markup. My guess is that the retailer pays lower than $.50 for each one of these $1.00 lip balms. So their profit of 50 cents or more covers any carrying charges that may be represented from holding the inventory.
MAKE SURE YOU GET PHYSICAL SILVER IN YOUR OWN POSSESSION. Don't Buy SLV, or Futures or Pooled Accounts or any other BS paper silver product .Remember anything on paper is worth the paper it is written on. Go Long Stay long the bull market have even started yet
Robert Kiyosaki : Assets that Cash flow will generate income for generations.
Robert Kiyosaki : Assets that Cash flow will generate income for generations. Generations! Think about that!
Rich Dad Poor Dad is the story of Robert Kiyosaki's financial education. He had two 'dads' - one his real dad, who was poor, and the other, his best friend's dad, who was on his way to becoming a very rich man.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Frank Joseph Hoff on VeritasRadio.com | Atlantis: The Lost Continent Finally Found
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Synopsis
Researcher of ancient mysteries, Frank Joseph Hoff, spoke about his contention that Atlantis is located on land under the South China Sea near Indonesia, based on the work of the late Brazilian geologist Arysio Santos. A continent that contained Lemuria was damaged around 74,000 years ago from volcanic eruptions, and the residents rebuilt their civilization over the next 60,000 years into what was known as Atlantis, he outlined. They were a seafaring trading empire, with their capital city using the Lombak Strait which connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean, he continued. The word Atlantis, first used by Plato, actually refers to the opposite side of the world from Europe, he noted.
Atlantis was known for having huge elephants and at the Bandung Museum in Indonesia, there are fossil skeletons of giant elephants, close to the size of woolly mammoths, Hoff added. He also talked about the Indonesian Gunung Padang Pyramid Mountain (related images), which may date as far back as 14,000 to 16,000 years ago, according to carbon testing. Geologist Andang Bachtiar, a member of the Indonesian Task Force that studies ancient ruins in Indonesia, briefly joined the show, and reported there is evidence for a devastating ancient tsunami.
Synopsis
Researcher of ancient mysteries, Frank Joseph Hoff, spoke about his contention that Atlantis is located on land under the South China Sea near Indonesia, based on the work of the late Brazilian geologist Arysio Santos. A continent that contained Lemuria was damaged around 74,000 years ago from volcanic eruptions, and the residents rebuilt their civilization over the next 60,000 years into what was known as Atlantis, he outlined. They were a seafaring trading empire, with their capital city using the Lombak Strait which connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean, he continued. The word Atlantis, first used by Plato, actually refers to the opposite side of the world from Europe, he noted.
Atlantis was known for having huge elephants and at the Bandung Museum in Indonesia, there are fossil skeletons of giant elephants, close to the size of woolly mammoths, Hoff added. He also talked about the Indonesian Gunung Padang Pyramid Mountain (related images), which may date as far back as 14,000 to 16,000 years ago, according to carbon testing. Geologist Andang Bachtiar, a member of the Indonesian Task Force that studies ancient ruins in Indonesia, briefly joined the show, and reported there is evidence for a devastating ancient tsunami.
Why Smart Investors Love Gold and Silver Prices Today - Jerry Robinson
On this week's show, we are joined by Tom Cloud on gold, Sandstorm CEO Nolan Watson on mining, and filmmaker Adam Makarenko on the strange Windsor Hum.
Gold Outlook 2013: Why is Gold Dropping Now?
On this week's show, we share highlights from this week's Precious Metals Investing webinar...
Gold Miners to Trough Into 2014
Troubled times for gold miners will trough through the next six months, U.S. Global Investors's Frank Holmes tells TheStreet's Joe Deaux.
Forgotten Civilization Ancient Cataclysms
Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D. discussed how coronal mass ejections from the
sun unleashed discharges upon Earth which destroyed ancient advanced
cultures. Schoch declared. To that end, he noted that ancient
hieroglyphs, such as Easter Island's rongorongo script, appear to depict
plasma phenomena in the sky as observed by the denizens of Earth.
Additionally, Schoch cited ice core studies, lunar materials, and the
preponderance of ancient, seemingly abandoned, monuments as evidence for
such an event. To that end, he pointed to Turkey's Gobekli Tepe site,
which has been dated to this time frame and, he believes, was purposely
buried by its creators, as an indication that the ancients tried to
protect their civilization from the solar event.
Based on his research, Schoch surmised that these coronal mass ejection events happen roughly every 10,000 years and that the Earth is due to be hit again soon. Additionally, "super energetic electrons and protons" would blast the Earth, damaging electronics, and earthquakes as well as volcanic activity would be induced. While Schoch dismissed the idea that the Mayan calendar is an exact prediction of the next coronal mass ejection, he did suggest that the infamous timetable is alluding to such an event. Ultimately, he warned that "any time between now and the next five years, even ten years," the planet could fall victim to the massive solar blast.
Schoch also provided an update on his research into the Sphinx and contended that there "absolutely something under the left paw." He explained that seismic investigation into this anomaly indicates that the chamber is 12 by 9 meters and theorized that there is a cliff base beneath the sands of the Sphinx where a door likely leads into the mysterious structure. Unfortunately, Schoch lamented that the rising water tables in Egypt are now likely flooding the chamber, which makes timely exploration of the find to be of paramount importance. Connecting his Sphinx research with the study of coronal mass ejections, Schoch speculated that the structure was contemporaneous with the Gobekli Tepe monument and depicted a male lion which would indicate a message, of sorts, concerning the sun.
Wikipedia
Various existential risks have the potential to destroy, or drastically restrict, human civilization; could cause human extinction; or even cause the end of Earth. Severe events could cause the extinction of all life on the planet Earth, the destruction of the planet Earth, the annihilation of the solar system, to the annihilation of our galaxy or even the entire universe. Existential risks are distinguished from other forms of risk both by their scope, affecting all of humanity, and severity; destroying or irreversibly crippling the target.
Natural disasters, such as supervolcanoes and asteroids, may pose existential risks if sufficiently powerful, though man-made events could also threaten the survival of intelligent life on Earth, like catastrophic global warming, nuclear war, or bioterrorism.
While individual threats, such as those posed by nuclear war or climate change, have been intensively studied on their own, the systematic study of existential risks did not begin until 2002.
Future scenarios
Some that will almost certainly end life on Earth are certain to occur, but on a very long timescale. Others are likely to happen on a shorter timescale, but will probably not completely destroy civilization.
Some foreseen hazards which have been excluded from the list on grounds that they seem too unlikely to cause a global terminal disaster are: solar flares, supernovae, black hole explosions or mergers, gamma-ray bursts, galactic center outbursts, buildup of air pollution, gradual loss of human fertility, and various religious doomsday scenarios.
Biotechnology could lead to the creation of a pandemic, chemical warfare could be taken to an extreme, nanotechnology could lead to grey goo in which out-of-control self-replicating robots consume all living matter on Earth while building more of themselves - in both cases, either deliberately or by accident.
It has also been suggested that in the pursuit of knowledge humanity might inadvertently create a device that could destroy Earth and our solar system.
Warfare and mass destruction
The scenarios that have been explored most frequently are nuclear warfare and a Doomsday device. It is difficult to predict whether it would exterminate humanity, but very certainly could alter civilizations in the event of a nuclear winter.
Present trends of overpopulation, economic development, and non-sustainable agriculture. Most of these scenarios involve one or more of the following: Holocene extinction event, scarcity of water that could lead to approximately one half of the Earth's population being without safe drinking water, pollinator decline, overfishing, massive deforestation, desertification, climate change, or massive water pollution episodes
Based on his research, Schoch surmised that these coronal mass ejection events happen roughly every 10,000 years and that the Earth is due to be hit again soon. Additionally, "super energetic electrons and protons" would blast the Earth, damaging electronics, and earthquakes as well as volcanic activity would be induced. While Schoch dismissed the idea that the Mayan calendar is an exact prediction of the next coronal mass ejection, he did suggest that the infamous timetable is alluding to such an event. Ultimately, he warned that "any time between now and the next five years, even ten years," the planet could fall victim to the massive solar blast.
Schoch also provided an update on his research into the Sphinx and contended that there "absolutely something under the left paw." He explained that seismic investigation into this anomaly indicates that the chamber is 12 by 9 meters and theorized that there is a cliff base beneath the sands of the Sphinx where a door likely leads into the mysterious structure. Unfortunately, Schoch lamented that the rising water tables in Egypt are now likely flooding the chamber, which makes timely exploration of the find to be of paramount importance. Connecting his Sphinx research with the study of coronal mass ejections, Schoch speculated that the structure was contemporaneous with the Gobekli Tepe monument and depicted a male lion which would indicate a message, of sorts, concerning the sun.
Wikipedia
Various existential risks have the potential to destroy, or drastically restrict, human civilization; could cause human extinction; or even cause the end of Earth. Severe events could cause the extinction of all life on the planet Earth, the destruction of the planet Earth, the annihilation of the solar system, to the annihilation of our galaxy or even the entire universe. Existential risks are distinguished from other forms of risk both by their scope, affecting all of humanity, and severity; destroying or irreversibly crippling the target.
Natural disasters, such as supervolcanoes and asteroids, may pose existential risks if sufficiently powerful, though man-made events could also threaten the survival of intelligent life on Earth, like catastrophic global warming, nuclear war, or bioterrorism.
While individual threats, such as those posed by nuclear war or climate change, have been intensively studied on their own, the systematic study of existential risks did not begin until 2002.
Future scenarios
Some that will almost certainly end life on Earth are certain to occur, but on a very long timescale. Others are likely to happen on a shorter timescale, but will probably not completely destroy civilization.
Some foreseen hazards which have been excluded from the list on grounds that they seem too unlikely to cause a global terminal disaster are: solar flares, supernovae, black hole explosions or mergers, gamma-ray bursts, galactic center outbursts, buildup of air pollution, gradual loss of human fertility, and various religious doomsday scenarios.
Biotechnology could lead to the creation of a pandemic, chemical warfare could be taken to an extreme, nanotechnology could lead to grey goo in which out-of-control self-replicating robots consume all living matter on Earth while building more of themselves - in both cases, either deliberately or by accident.
It has also been suggested that in the pursuit of knowledge humanity might inadvertently create a device that could destroy Earth and our solar system.
Warfare and mass destruction
The scenarios that have been explored most frequently are nuclear warfare and a Doomsday device. It is difficult to predict whether it would exterminate humanity, but very certainly could alter civilizations in the event of a nuclear winter.
Present trends of overpopulation, economic development, and non-sustainable agriculture. Most of these scenarios involve one or more of the following: Holocene extinction event, scarcity of water that could lead to approximately one half of the Earth's population being without safe drinking water, pollinator decline, overfishing, massive deforestation, desertification, climate change, or massive water pollution episodes
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