Preparedness

In a day and age that experiences volatility worldwide in areas such as business, politics, economics, military, and even Mother Nature, it is vital for individuals and families to actively participate in their own preparedness efforts.

Preparedness comes in many forms. Physical, mental, spiritual, financial; at its most basic level, preparedness is the responsibility of each capable member of society. Preparedness needs that should be accounted for include staying physically fit, receiving an adequate education in order to be a productive member of society, obtaining spiritual, philosophical, and practical insight on how to conduct your affairs, and saving for a rainy day.

Bloggers weighing in on preparedness issues take the emergency preparedness angle as well as offering tips on becoming self sufficient.

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• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-21

  
  Homeland Security News — Authority: 542
  Was Knoxville Store Operator Planning Shopping Mall Terror http://bit.ly/6VVwww #Internet Proves To Be Fertile Ground For Jihadist Recruitment http://bit.ly/8I3MN4 #TCOT #Beat Officers Prevent Terror Attack Stopping Suspicious Tourist #TCOT http://bit.ly/5EvpqX #Homegrown Terror Cases Increase Significantly In 2009 ...
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• Gifts From Hipster to Health Nut...

  
  Cross Blog: Award-winning Red Cross news and views from Oregon and beyond — Authority: 130
  After reading Taras post , Im reminded that if you want to give a tangible gift (vs. a virtual one ), weve got some great suggestions for nearly everyone on your list... For the PDX Hipster: The vintage field bag has an adjustable strap, so you can wear it like a messenger bag while biking to work. Or you ...
  11 hours ago

• A Night Out in the Winter

  
  RangerSquirrel's Ramblings — Authority: 116
  I’ll let you in on a little secret dear reader…Ranger Squirrel is really much more of a bear when it comes to winter.  I’d much rather just wrap myself in warm stuff and sleep through the entire season.  I’ve just never been a big fan of the cold. This year, however, I’m making an effort to get outside ...
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• Saturn in Libra: How to Set Healthy Boundaries

  
  Sky Writer — Authority: 125
  ©12-19-09 by Guest Blogger, Kachina of in2themystic Donna says: I found this awesome, awesome article at  in2themystic .  It’s such an important contribution for those who are struggling to learn the lessons of Saturn’s transit in Libra, in particular the visualization she presents for setting boundaries.  ...
  16 hours ago

• ‘Nervous’ Dikshit warns tardy contractors of blacklisting

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 730
  New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who has admitted to being nervous over the preparedness for the Commonwealth Games, Monday said contractors responsible for delay in games projects will be blacklisted.“The government will not listen to any excuses for delay in projects completion and ...
  17 hours ago

• Just a quick “off the top of my head” guesstimation,

  
  Cmblake6's Weblog — Authority: 140
  When I think of what I’m spending on tobacco and alcohol to calm my nerves from what’s happening to this country, and the facts of the inevitability of what’s to come, I could be buying tons of ammo, new weapons (mind you, I’ve already got a shitpot. Maybe I just need the ammo), and in general getting ready ...
  18 hours ago

• Remember this. Remember it well.

  
  Cmblake6's Weblog — Authority: 140
  The fact that a man must wear a mask to hide his identity, when speaking of what is happening to this nation, disgusts me. But in order to maintain his position, he must. Remember this well.
  18 hours ago

• A VERY interesting blog,

  
  Cmblake6's Weblog — Authority: 140
  And I got to the blog by researching the product they manufacture . Now, I personally do not own one of what this fits. But I’m damn tempted to get one! Wonder what it is? Know what it is, always wanted one but didn’t know where to get it? Click pic. And, “Made in the USA”! h/t: Drew458, Barking ...
  1 day ago

• The Fringe…

  
  RangerSquirrel's Ramblings — Authority: 116
  There are millions of people in this country alone who are hovering between homelessness and security.  Whether it’s due to bad luck,  bad decisions, mental illness, physical illness, or lack of ability…they’re hanging by a string.  Some make just enough money to disqualify them from getting any sort of ...
  2 days ago

• Fennell scraps technical committee, Kalmadi happy

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 730
  New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell Saturday scrapped the Technical Review Committee (TRC) which the Games Organising Committee (GOC) of Suresh Kalmadi was bitterly opposed to.Fennell, who two months ago had slammed the GOC for the lack of preparedness for the 2010 Games, ...
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• Winter Storm Preparations

  
  The Low-Tech Times — Authority: 122
  Snow Storms and GroceriesThe Washington DC area has a reputation for making a run on grocery store items such as milk, bread, eggs, and toilet paper anytime snow is in the forecast. We actually already had most of what is pictured above, although we did buy a carton of eggs while we were out [...]
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• TSA VIPR Teams Test Nuclear-detection Devices at DIA

  
  Homeland Security News — Authority: 542
  Teams of federal security officers that routinely patrol transportation venues to combat possible terrorist threats have added the capability of detecting nuclear materials that might be part of a so-called dirty bomb, Homeland Security officials say.On Thursday, the Transportation Security Administration completed a ...
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• The World Health Organization’s Copenhagen pitch on climate change

  
  Booster Shots — Authority: 678
  As talks came to an end in Copenhagen, the World Health Organization tried to explain that climate change is about more than the environment -- its a human health concern too. As WHO scientist Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum said on the News Hour on Thursday, "Three and a half million die from under-nutrition. Thats ...
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• California Disaster Prep Kit Winners!

  
  Frugal Plus — Authority: 514
  Here are your random numbers:111 – Heather! 63 – Christine W155 – Rachel 81 – Trish Rowell 159 – shelly aka allysmama20 – sally130 – Charice Adams28 – nicole 180 – Cheryl Bradley 50 – Beth C 99 – cathy/psychic mama25 – Jennifer B Timestamp: 2009-12-18 17:27:16 UTC [[ This is just a glimpse of ...
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• Epidemiology at the state level is shrinking

  
  The Pump Handle — Authority: 529
  by revere, cross-posted from Effect Measure I’m an epidemiologist and I train epidemiologists so you expect me to think epidemiology is important to public health. Epidemiology describes the pattern of diseases in the community and tries to figure out why some patterns exist and not others. It is used for both ...
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• Epidemiology at the state level is shrinking

  
  Effect Measure — Authority: 591
  Im an epidemiologist and I train epidemiologists so you expect me to think epidemiology is important to public health. Epidemiology describes the pattern of diseases in the community and tries to figure out why some patterns exist and not others. It is used for both applied health research (causes of disease and ...
  3 days ago

• Problems With Emergency Supplies

  
  Home Fitness Body — Authority: 125
  Everyone talks about the importance of having emergency supplies in the home just in case something terrible happens, but no one discusses the upkeep of these products. Too often there is a push to become disaster-ready and everyone rushes out to buy new items, but then nothing bad happens and the supplies are ...
  3 days ago

• Hey y’all,

  
  Cmblake6's Weblog — Authority: 140
  Go check my partner Freedom Fighter’s site! He’s getting started quite well, and needs some checking. Give him a look!
  4 days ago

• NCD in Houston to Listen to Issues Affecting People with Disabilities

  
  JFActivist — Authority: 131
  From NCD (12/17/09): National Council on Disability to Hold Houston Meeting to Hear Issues Affecting People with Disabilities WASHINGTON—The National Council on Disability (NCD) will conduct its next quarterly meeting at the JW MarriottHouston, 5150 Westheimer, Houston, TX, beginning at 8:30 a.m. ...
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• Get Yourself A Food Storage For A Case Of Emergency.

  
  Free Recipes — Authority: 139
  If you want to prepare your food storage, you should plant to store at least a 6 month worth of food. The main purpose of getting your bulk food storage is to have long term food storage in case of emergency. It is also important to have 72-hour emergency survival kit but, this article will be focused on preparing ...
  4 days ago

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