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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Original Technorati articles tagged “preparedness”

• in Small Business
  5 Tips – Developing a Natural Disaster Preparedness Plan for Local Business
  Natural disasters seem everywhere these days but you can manage the effects.
  by chrissurefire / on Sep 13, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “preparedness”

 

• Red Cross: Prepare For Approaching Storms

  
  Stacey Page Online - Kosciusko County, Indiana's Only Digital Daily Newspaper — Authority: 159
  The American Red Cross is assisting people in Texas and throughout the Midwest after deadly storms and tornadoes swept through the area in recent days. Severe weather is expected again this week across the Great Plains and Midwest where experts report there is a good chance of more tornadoes and severe weather ...
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• Disaster prep efforts after Boston bombings draw privacy criticism

  
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  An attempt to collect information on patients treated during the Boston bombings by the citys Public Health Commission for disaster preparedness and response planning purposes is being treated as a potential HIPAA violation. read more
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• Request for data on Boston Marathon bombing victims draws privacy protests

  
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  An attempt to collect information on patients treated during the Boston bombings by the citys Public Health Commission for disaster preparedness and response planning purposes is being treated as a potential HIPAA violation. read more
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• Preparing for a major all-changing life event

  
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  What should I remember to do when preparing for a life event that will take all my time and energy? The specific event is becoming a parent (Im expecting my first child in the next few weeks) but I dont want to exclude non-parents from answering - Ive found various threads on bulk cooking helpful, for example. ...
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• Intervention symposium – ‘Explosive geographies’

  
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  On April 15, 2013, two bombs targeting the Boston Marathon exploded on Boylston St, killing three and initiating the United State’s most visible domestic security operation of the decade. Two days later, a fertilizer plant located in the town of West, Texas exploded spectacularly, killing 14 and levelling a ...
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• Alaska Earthquake Information Center – Earthquake Monitoring and Reporting in Alaska

  
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  The Alaska Legislature established the Alaska Earthquake Information Center (AEIC) by statute in 1986. Home of the world’s second greatest earthquake, recorded in 1964, and the most seismically active state in the Union, Alaska has a selfish interest in monitoring earthquake activity within the state. Alaska ...
  6 days ago

• Emergency Preparedness: My Posts Reviewed (Part XII)

  
  Self Reliance Workshop — Authority: 145
  Being prepared for trouble is a smart, self reliant move-- here are some more ideas to get you thinking: Emergency Preparedness: Building Supplies and Resources   Emergency Preparedness: Whats in My Jeep Cherokee XJ?   Doomsday Preppers is Making Fun of You   Emergency Preparedness: The Luxury of ...
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• Nitro-Pak Pre-Memorial Day Sale With Savings Up To 75% Off

  
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  One of the advertisers on Survival And Prosperity , Nitro-Pak Preparedness Center, Inc. (reviewed here ), the largest mail-order company in the nation specializing in freeze-dried food and emergency preparedness supplies, is having a Pre-Memorial Day Sale . With savings up to 75% off , discounts in their ...
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• Fading.

  
  Communion Of Dreams — Authority: 127
  As we were on our morning walk, I rolled my right hand over a bit and looked at the blade of it. My wife looked down at it as well. “How is it doing?” I flexed the hand back and forth a bit. The pale yellow-green of a late-stage bruise was still very evident.   * * * * * * * U.S. Warns Syria on Chemical ...
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• Prepare Magazine Offers Hope and Help for Preppers Like You

  
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  The world seems to be getting crazier every day. You already see a need to prepare for strange and difficult times, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this right now. But prepping can get overwhelming and downright frightening, especially if you’re just starting out. Or sometimes you just need a little boost along ...
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• Listening to Glenn Beck weekend review on The Blaze

  
  Cmblake6's Weblog — Authority: 142
  And going through the discussion of Benghazigate on his radio show, I decided to look for his YouTube channel to see what he had had on his TV channel. It is a Muslim in the White House, and our government is infested with them. We must keep this going. Even the media is starting to wake up. Or rather, they’ve ...
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• Doomsday Preppers is Making Fun of You

  
  Self Reliance Workshop — Authority: 145
  Recently, I caught a few episodes of Doomsday Preppers on Nat Geo channel. My conclusion is that while it provides some useful and helpful info, I got the impression that there is an undercurrent of making fun of the preppers. It is hard to describe, but it seemed as though the punchline was "look at these ...
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• INTERVIEW: With Bridgette Meinhold, Author of ‘Urgent Architecture’

  
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  When Inhabitat’s Architecture Editor ,  Bridgette Meinhold , heard about the earthquake in Haiti in 2010 and the massive devastation it caused, she wanted to help, and was drawn to start investigating different options for temporary shelters and disaster relief housing. This exploration gradually broadened to a ...
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• H7N9 Situation and CDC Response Update (US CDC, May 10 2013, edited)

  
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  [Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, full page: ( LINK ).] H7N9 Situation and CDC Response Update May 10, 2013   Sporadic human cases of infection with avian influenza A (H7N9) continue to be reported in China, but the increase in case counts has fallen off from the month of ...
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• Interim WHO surveillance recommendations for human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - As of 10 May 2013 (WHO, edited)

  
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  [Source: World Health Organization, full PDF document: ( LINK ). Edited.] Interim WHO surveillance recommendations for human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus - As of 10 May 2013   Background On 31 March 2013, the first human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus was reported to WHO ...
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• Candidate vaccine viruses for avian influenza A(H7N9) (WHO, May 10 2013, edited)

  
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  [Source: World Health Organization, full PDF document: ( LINK ). Edited.] Summary of status of development and availability of avian influenza A(H7N9) candidate vaccine viruses 10 May 2013   [Parent virus - Candidate vaccine virus - Type of virus or reassortant - Developing institute - Available from] ...
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• Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners: What to Take to Your First Gunfighting Class

  
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  This episode of Firearms Tips and Techniques for Beginners is about what you should take for your first gunfighting class. A fight-focused class will be more dynamic, should include more movement, and be more strenuous than your run-of-the-mill standing in a shoebox target shooting session. Expect to be outside in any ...
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• Ten Items You Should Have In Your Pack for Hiking Season This Summer

  
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  First – the winner of the firesteel is…. drum roll please! Wen!!  (Chosen randomly.)  Here’s her comment for identification: Fire steels! Being fairly new at prepping, I’ve kind of overlooked what to do about starting a fire & I suppose our “strike anywhere” matches and the few lighters we have ...
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• All Hazards Planning – Are You Ready?

  
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  I want to bring to your attention the concept of All Hazards Planning and preparedness for major events like the one in Boston on April 15th. Many individuals, paid and volunteer responders were in attendance expecting a large community event [...]
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• Tonight’s nifty gun shit

  
  Cmblake6's Weblog — Authority: 142
  Whatever you do, NEVER try to fire this with the stock folded. Other than that, HELL YEAH!!!!!!
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