Monthly Archives: September 2011

Insider Buying is Collapsing

September 21, 2011

Just in case you thought we were going to avoid a double dip recession: Corporate insiders, including top executives, directors and large stockholders, have stopped buying their companies’ shares even as prices have rebounded from August lows, an exceedingly bearish … Continue reading →

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Cesar’s Bark Canoe

September 19, 2011

This hour long documentary shows a 67-year-old Attikmek Indian named Cesar Newashish building a birch bark canoe the old fashioned way. He uses only birch bark, spruce roots, cedar splints and gum. Not a lot of talking, just a man … Continue reading →

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DIY Home Dryer Repair

September 18, 2011

Possum Living found of this great video of a handy man fixing a Whirlpool dryer. I know a lot of folks with dryers just like this and saving some money by learning to do this yourself is easier than you … Continue reading →

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Chinese Put the Squeeze on Rare Earth Metals

September 17, 2011

Which will make compact florescent bulbs so expensive that no one will be able to afford them. From Yahoo! Finance: BEIJING — In the name of fighting pollution, China has sent the price of compact fluorescent light bulbs soaring in … Continue reading →

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Making Sauerkraut for Fighting Scurvy

September 15, 2011

As food prices go up and shortages start to emerge the ability to make simple, long storing foods that help fight off the diseases associated with malnutrition will become something you will need to survive. Here Southern Belle Prepper gives … Continue reading →

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