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The village of Pahoa on the Big Island of Hawaii remains threatened by approaching lava flows.  The latest USGS flow map is here:

http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/maps/uploads/image-209.jpg

The lower right corner pink area was the older flow that stopped within blocks of crossing the village road downtown.  Now a new breakout ‘finger’ has diverged to the north and appears to be following a gully along the blue dotted line toward the Pahoa Marketplace at the north edge of town.  This is where Highway 130 diverges to the right as the Pahoa Bypass road.  This highway serves the entire SouthEast corner of the island, and if cut by lava will isolate a big chunk of the island and thousands of residents.

The far south end of Hwy 130 ends at the 1990 lava flow across Kalapana village.  County crews have been working for months to cut a new road across about 10 miles of  fresh lava rock to reconnect 130 to “Chain of Craters Road” at the Hawaii Volcanos National park.  It is expected to be complete within a week or two and opened as a gravel road.  This will provide a 60 mile detour around the Pahoa lava flow for southern residents to get to Hilo, the nearest large city on that side of the island.

USGS says the marketplace could be overrun by lava in about 5 days.

http://tinyurl.com/o876pbl

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/kinross-completes-sale-fruta-del-174500592.html

In this part of the country, I think it is a little warmer aboard the steam engine! Steam 261 & diesel holiday trains at St. Paul, MN
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=510155

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7lkAZTNwq40

Silverngold

i tried to short them all the way from $200.00 up and kept getting stopped out. The big boys are getting their heads handed to them. Options indicate another $10.00 down. Limits are doubled tomorrow to $6.00. The shorts will probably let the longs out on Friday. What a bloodbath!

rno

Is Obama ready for an about-face to recognize Assad? Will Syria provide the strike force against ISIS?

High expectations based on unconfirmed reports swirled around Arab capitals Sunday, Dec. 14, that US President Barack Obama, in league with Moscow and Tehran, had turned his longstanding anti-Assad policy on its head. He was said to be willing to accept Bashar Assad’s rule and deem the Syrian army the backbone of the coalition force battling the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.

If these expectations are borne out by the Obama administration, the Middle East would face another strategic upheaval: The US and Russia would be on the same side, a step toward mending the fences between them after the profound rupture over Ukraine, and the Washington-Tehran rapprochement would be expanded.
The Lebanese Hizballah and its leader, Hassan Nasrallah would be vindicated in the key role they played in buttressing President Assad in power.

But for Saudi Arabia and Israel, an Obama turnaround on Assad would be a smack in the face.
The Saudis along with most of the Gulf emirates staked massive monetary and intelligence resources in the revolution to topple the Syrian ruler.

Israel never went all-out in its support for the Syrian uprising, but focused on creating a military buffer zone under rebel rule in southern Syria, in order to keep the hostile Syrian army, Hizballah and elements of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps fighting for Assad at a distance from its northern borders with Syria and Lebanon.

If Obama goes through with accepting the Assad regime, Israel will have to write off most of its military investment in Syria. In any case, Israel’s intelligence agencies misjudged the Syrian situation from the first; until a year ago, they kept on insisting that Assad’s days were numbered

http://www.debka.com/article/24296/Is-Obama-ready-for-an-about-face-to-recognize-Assad-Will-Syria-provide-the-strike-force-against-ISIS-

The EU General Court has ordered that the Palestinian militant group Hamas be removed from the bloc’s terror blacklist. The move comes over four years after Hamas appealed its terror designation before the EU.

http://rt.com/news/215143-hamas-off-terror-list/

Re Putin gold.

Imho it is a stupid article, as if he did want/need to sell any, the Chinese would buy it in a heart beat and no-one would hear a thing.

About time IMO

After the disgusting example of politicians of both spineless parties bowing down before Wall Street, the military industrial complex and corporate interests this weekend with the passage of a bloated pig of a spending bill totaling $1.1 trillion, how can anyone not on the payroll of the vested interests not admit there is only one party – and it serves only the needs of the wealthy business interests. Obama, champion of the common folk, signed this putrid example of political corruption and corporate capture of the American political system. For all the believers who voted for the red team in the November mid-terms, this is what you got – a bipartisanship screwing of the American people.

The entire episode has been nothing but Kabuki Theater. Both parties have proven to be  puppets marching to the tune of Wall Street moneyed interests, while further entrenching the status quo by voting to allow more corporate influence over the election process. Each side of the aisle allowed just enough dissent to make it appear they might not reach an agreement. But at the end of the day Pelosi, Boehner, Reid and McConnell joined hands and gave it to the American public good and hard. And of course we had the candidates for president in 2016 Warren and Cruz playing to their constituents with speeches and maneuvers designed to make them look like fighters for the common man. It was nothing but a show, as they did nothing substantive to stop the bill from passing.

http://www.theburningplatform.com/

I found that there is two types of people, some with open minds who will listen and then do their own due diligence and then make up their own minds. Then there are those like your brother in law, who will instantly reject anything that upsets their internal paradigm and then turn on the messenger. Kinda like those prophets who were persecuted for telling the truth. I’ve seen some politicians who questioned 911 and were quickly labelled nut-jobs and booted from their party. One thing I notice about these people is that usually their live are a mess as they are unable to face the truth in any circumstance.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-16/traders-betting-russia-s-next-move-will-be-to-sell-gold.html

The Winners And Losers Of The Ruble’s Fall

Gold miners and ETFs

The ruble’s dive in 2014 is similar to the ruble’s dive in 1998. The Russian government ultimately defaulted on its debt in 1998, and the default created unpredictable systemic consequences such as the downfall of Long Term Capital Management. If the Federal Reserve/Wall Street hadn’t bailed out LTCM, the entire financial system might have collapsed.

If investors fear that the Russian government will default on its debt again, investors will fear black swan events and flee to safety. Because of the flight to safety, gold will likely rally. If gold rallies, everything gold-related from gold miners to gold ETFs will rally.
Full article:

http://seekingalpha.com/article/2761815-the-winners-and-losers-of-the-rubles-fall

LOL! We goldbugz certainly have our share of stress over the years, personally I blame it on the Illuminati (which Bush is a member of course)
It’s important to take the long view … and chill out. 🙂

Lake Shore Gold to Repay $20 Million Standby Line of Credit

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/lake-shore-gold-repay-20-110000008.html

Coeur Mining to Acquire Paramount Gold and Silver

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/coeur-mining-acquire-paramount-gold-113000320.html

Fortuna Announces Expansion of Its San Jose Mine From 2,000 to 3,000 tpd

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fortuna-announces-expansion-san-jose-120000470.html

Traders Betting Russia’s Next Move Will Be to Sell Gold

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-16/traders-betting-russia-s-next-move-will-be-to-sell-gold.html

More in a veritable Putin hate fest on Bloomberg.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-16/putin-s-mantra-of-russia-stability-unravels-as-ruble-in-meltdown.html

If I was that little poison dwarf Mike, I wouldn’t leave any windows open.

Dr. Mercola

love it!

gonna steal it and use it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbnzhTmiyec

my wife’s brother told me never to talk to him about this stuff ever again. all I did is explain to him how money works and how the government works and he almost lost his mind. honestly people are afraid of the truth. dude it’s too late to convert people at this point in time. Choose your battles and decide which mountains we are going to die on. surely our energies are better spent preparing for what’s to come and not trying to convert non-believers. Its just like religion. and then the other side of my family are those smart ass New York bankers you’re trying to beat and they are just sitting there extracting you’r wealth.  Smart kids

On a completely non gold relate comment:

Montreal 2008- Tom Cochrane…..was and is a better performer….I would suggest Tom has always been “undervalued”.
Regarding gold, we all understand the tremendous winds of change occurring. These changes are historical and methodical in direction. I would suggest they can be simplify and summarized in a few words.
New world order. The more I research the historical foundations the more I am in Awe. Yes awe, fear and wonder. The cyclone of events on the horizon will be, i believe brutal to many.
This is the Christmas season and I need not share such insights now. Wishing all readers the Best of wishes and Happiness.
Just a Frostbite’s kick a the can….grin…I still will maintain, silver over gold and both metals will rally into the future! Regardless of the massive garble and misinformation. In reference to the market today….last decades next decades….the best casino in the world….in the “no rules apply to the sheep shaving” and the house always win. smile.

Saw him at the Bell Centre  backing up John Mellencamp ……. still not sure who put on the best show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1wv3hQGqfw

Morning Friends

Should be an interesting Fed Decision

Winedoc