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Might Bush do one last STUPID thing?
Ever since US Vice President Dick Cheney returned from his whirlwind junket, back in mid-March, to discuss "business" with the leaders of Israel, the Sunni Gulf States and Saudi Arabia, a number of events rapidly transpired, as if a strategic chessboard was now hurriedly set for serious play. The following indicate a green light for a military ( Read more... ) -
Growing food
Let me tell ya'll that I just found a community about vegetable growing. This year I will be growing all the food I can, as a learning process, because next year we will NEED the food. This ethanol mistake is going to cost the world alot of terrible times, and I am getting ready. If you garden, join the group! growing_food -
Slightly more advanced medical preparedness
Because I have a lot of medical personnel I'm friends with, I had posted a request to my journal for a list of items to include in an "advanced" medical kit for emergencies. I forsee, in the event of a major emergency (Katrina and Rita hit my area), medical personnel becoming so overwhelmed with major injuries that people with lesser problems ( Read more... ) -
Cheese, Onions, Duckweed / Tulip garden + apple snails
I was really hungry and eating just a bite of cheese immediately energized me. I think a block of cheese, would be a good thing to have in the survival pack, provided that you rotate it out every few weeks? It's a good thing to include in your regular diet anyways, the new cheese goes into the pack, then the fridge when another one is brought ( Read more... ) -
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Tucked away on page 38 of the Sunday Mail today was a little story about the inevitability of a pandemic flu event and how Australians should be stockpiling at least ten weeks worth of food in preparation. I can't find a link to the full text of the article on-line, but there was a web address included at the end with a guide as to what foods ( Read more... ) -
Good post and discussion on winter preparedness
ebonypearl has a good discussion going on about winter preparedness right now. -
Some great DP websites and info:
I found an excellent website, video and book to share with everyone here:
International Preparedness Network
Aton's Top Ten preparedness tools
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CERT community started
I just launched a community devoted to exchanging information for those interested in Community Emergency Response Teams. It is meant to enhance the things shared on this community, and to help those who wish to take their disaster preparedness and recovery skills and learning a step further.
Check it out!
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