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”

 

• 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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• Listening to Glenn Beck weekend review on The Blaze

  
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  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

  
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  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

  
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  Whatever you do, NEVER try to fire this with the stock folded. Other than that, HELL YEAH!!!!!!
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• Mayday, Mayday earthquake preparedness drill this weekend at the West Queen Anne Playfield

  
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  This Saturday, May 11th, the West Queen Anne Playfield will be the staging grounds for Mayday, Mayday, an earthquake preparedness drill. Part of a citywide drill, the Queen Anne event will test our neighborhood’s response capabilities to a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. Why a 6.3? That’s the magnitude of the 2011 ...
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• Meat Production After SHTF

  
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  There are all kinds of articles out there talking about meat after SHTF. You want to know what is missing in a lot of those articles? Exact details.Awhile back we talked about how many chickens would be needed for SHTF . I would like to do this article in the same manner as the chicken article.Lets start with ...
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• The Importance of Starting an Emergency Fund

  
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  An emergency fund is exactly what it sounds like; it’s a reserve of money that is set aside to insulate you from financial troubles. Life rarely goes as planned, its time to build your emergency fund....
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• Help stamp out hunger in your community on May 11

  
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  When your postal carrier drops by this Saturday, she or he will be ready to pick up more than just mail. Saturday, May 11, is the national Stamp Out Hunger food drive , during which postal carriers pick up food donations that are set out next to U.S. mailboxes.   Now in its 21st year, the Stamp Out Hunger food ...
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• Podcast 160: The Marathon bombing — lessons learned

  
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  Thank you for your questions about the status of Clinical Conversations. We’re edging our way back toward a normal schedule with this, the first of a planned multipart series on the lessons learned in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. Ron M. Walls, professor and chair of the department of emergency ...
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• BLACKIRON Data Has Tips For Emergency Preparedness

  
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  Public Safety Canada has coined May 5-11, 2013 as national  Emergency Preparedness Week . Thus this is a good time to do what you have to do to minimize risk and be prepared for a disaster. BLACKIRON Data has some tips in that regard:   It’s never too late to plan.   As we’ve seen with recent events, a ...
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