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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Preparedness”

• And so it begins.

  
  Cmblake6's Weblog — Authority: 134
  Or rather, if you believed their bullshit to begin with, YOU’RE TOO STUPID TO LIVE! Do you wonder of what I write? Wonder no more . Did you think the left had learned? Did you? Really? Go fucking gargle with buckshot, you idiot. I had thought of the clip/quote bit, but no. Fuck that. I’m just going to be ...
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• Internet Find of the Week: New Resources for Healing Grief and Loss

  
  Sky Writer — Authority: 422
  ©11-15-2009 by Donna Cunningham, MSW I know as much about grief as the next Plutonian—we seem to experience more of it and earlier in our lives than most people, so we become experts by default.  There’s a chapter on grief and what it contributes to becoming a Plutonian personality in my book, Healing Pluto ...
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• One Of The (Few) Perks Of Leukemia…I Just Got My H1N1 Vaccination

  
  In Case Of Emergency, Read Blog — Authority: 472
  There are few positives about contracting Leukemia, but I got one perk  – a H1N1 vaccine. Because of my illness,  I am a member of the ‘underlying condition’ priority group, and therefore just received the vaccination shot. Around the nation, authorities are now distributing the limited supplies to priority ...
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• Understanding Healing Reactions or Healing Crises

  
  Sky Writer — Authority: 422
  ©2008 by Guest Blogger, Dr. Deborah Bier, Co-Editor of Vibration Magazine Donna says: Many of you are bound to confront some very old emotional blockages during the transiting Pluto-Saturn square. If you understand that catharsis is a normal, vital and ultimately helpful part of the healing, it may relieve ...
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• Together We Prepare New Columbia and Tamarack

  
  Cross Blog: Award-winning Red Cross news and views from Oregon and beyond — Authority: 429
  For our chapter, when disaster strikes in a neighborhood, is isnt enough to offer prevention strategies through literature alone...weve decided to hit the streets and speak to residents one-by-one, ensuring that we make an impact! This Saturday, November 14th, Red Cross volunteers and staff are coming to the New ...
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• AEA - Evaluation of Second Life EP, Evaluation enhancement using web tools

  
  Eagle Dawg Blog — Authority: 120
  Enhancing Evaluation and Evaluation Practice Using Web 2.0 One of the sessions this morning from the American Evaluation Association conference is a veritable meta-hot topic for my National Network of Library of Medicine (NN/LM) and medical librarian colleagues: Using Adobe Connect for evaluation, and evaluating a ...
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• Lyster Health Clinic to Deploy AtHoc’s Network-Centric Mass Notification Supporting Clinic’s Emergency Preparedness Plan for H1N1 Pandemic and Other Threats — Press Release

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 440
  Lyster Health Clinic to Deploy AtHoc’s Network-Centric Mass Notification Supporting Clinic’s Emergency Preparedness Plan for H1N1 Pandemic and Other Threats AtHoc IWSAlerts to Enhance Force Protection and Provide Unified Emergency Notification Capability to Clinic Personnel SAN MATEO, Calif. (November 13, ...
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• Citizen “Flu Fighters” Being Recruited By City; Volunteers Requested To Help Staff H1N1 Vaccination Centers & Promote Vaccine Info Among Friends, Kids’ Schools, Community

  
  In Case Of Emergency, Read Blog — Authority: 472
  Yesterday, as I was searching the website of New York City Department of Health to find a vaccination center location near me to get a H1N1 vaccine I came upon a new citizen volunteer initiative just launched by the City, “Flu Fighters,” as part of its NYC Service program. According to the “Flu ...
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• IANS Top Stories At 6

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  NATIONALHeadley stayed in Delhi’s Paharganj to recce for LeT - Moved at 1408Mahesh Bhatt’s son questioned on Headley link - Moved at 1358, Roundup to move by 1900New weapons, better preparedness since 26/11: NSG chief - Moved at 1502INTERTwo Australians who hit Indian student get jail term, parole - Moved at ...
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• Seasonal Food Storage Deals

  
  All About Food Storage — Authority: 109
  It’s time for my annual reminder that now through the end of December is a great time to stock up on a lot of great items for your food storage.  Grocery store ads are full of sales on fixings for holiday dinners, and these items are also great for stocking your food storage shelves.  Keep your eyes peeled for ...
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• Emotional Preparedness

  
  Modern Molly Mormon — Authority: 419
  Are you prepared emotionally? Another way we need to make sure we are preparing is by learning to be open to the full effect of our emotions.More often than not we tend to try to make ourselves numb to anything negative or sad. I know I do. I tend to do a lot of emotional eating when I am feeling frustrated, sad, ...
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• Letting Go: It Only Hurts for a Minute!

  
  The Pen of the Wayfarer — Authority: 114
  We are a funny lot. Adults, babies, dogs, cats, birds, chipmunks, squirrels. All of us seem to like to hang onto things. Babies, even from a young age, have a sense of entitlement, they can hang onto sweets for dear life only minutes after they have learned to use their hands. Dogs hold onto their toys with their ...
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• Prepare-aphernalia: Emergency Tea

  
  Cross Blog: Award-winning Red Cross news and views from Oregon and beyond — Authority: 429
  [Stifling giddy giggles...] This Pembrokeshire Tea Company " Emergency Tea " campaign is my new favorite thing. An emergency stash of tea - much like an emergency stash of coffee - is actually an excellent idea for your emotional (and possibly physical, depending on your level of caffeine dependence) health ...
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• The Coast Guard Adapts — but will CNN?

  
  Security Debrief - a blog of homeland security news and analysis — Authority: 487
  The Coast Guard adopts new policies after scare on the Potomac. Dont expect the same from CNN.
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• The MythBusters look at destructive force of hurricanes

  
  Consumer Reports Home & Garden Blog — Authority: 476
  You might not be able to fool Mother Nature, but based on an episode of MythBusters that ran last night on the Discovery Channel, it might be possible to at least work in conjunction with her. With Hurricane Ida in the news and preparing to make a mess of the weather on parts of the country even as it was ...
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• Pluto-Saturn Preparedness Kit #4: Key Players in your Drama

  
  Sky Writer — Authority: 422
  ©11-12-09 by Donna Cunningham, MSW  Some time today, the Moon will enter Libra—the sign of relationships—and will cross over Saturn and square Pluto.  Almost every major episode in your life story involves other people, and if the Pluto-Saturn square is triggering parts of your birth chart, this is a good time ...
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• The entry below is on surviving in the first seconds to the first 3-5 hours. An interesting read.

  
  Life on Sleepy Creek in Words and Images — Authority: 454
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• “Random Hacks Of Kindness” Starts Today; “Give Camp” Brings Together Tech Competitors (Incl. Microsoft, Google, Yahoo) With Disaster Experts To Help On Crisis Preparedness/Response

  
  In Case Of Emergency, Read Blog — Authority: 472
  As part of the inaugural “Random Hacks Of Kindness: Disaster Relief Codejam” (RHoK) , a group of more than 150 leading crisis and technology experts are coming together for the next several days to work on identifying key challenges and developing solutions to ‘real world’ problems related to emergency ...
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• Rather a good discussion at Fox

  
  Cmblake6's Weblog — Authority: 134
  Time To Put An End To Army Bases As Gun Free Zones . I put up a couple of comments. For the safety of our soldiers and citizens, we hope that this simple fact about the Ft. Hood attack and the role that gun-free zones played in allowing yet another multiple victim public shooting becomes part of the news coverage ...
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• Art of Manliness: How to Escape a Sinking Car

  
  Books, Bones, Bricks, and Bullets — Authority: 424
  Interesting. What do you all think of the seatbelt thing? My comment on the article: I would like to point out that many quality knife-makers produce knives with built-in seatbelt cutters and glassbreakers, just like the Lifehammer. Two that come to mind are Boker’s Jim Wagner Reality-Based Rescue Blade, and ...
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