What happened in Haiti was a horrible event, but lessons can be learned from it. It’s highly unlikely that we will experience any kind of devastation in the States like they did. We can, and will someday, experience emergencies on a large scale.

The key is to be prepared as much as possible for as many different events we can think of. This applies not only applies to eathquakes, but also Hurricanes, fires, pandemics, tornadoes, etc.

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While doomsday shelters can guard against a lot of emergencies, they can’t guard against them all. If an asteroid the size of Rhode Island hit the central United States tomorrow, there isn’t a bomb shelter made that would save you and your family. The best you can do is stock up, plan, and pray. You could spend the equivalent of a new home for what it costs for a bomb shelter. If you have that kind of money, go for it.

If you are like the average Joe, and you just want to do what you can, with what you have, then concentrate on just a few important points. First, spend what you can on water purification - be it filters, tablets, storage, or wells (all of the above if you can). Second,  stock up on non-perishable foods. Keep in mind how many family members you are planning for. Third, fortify any space you can, a basement, shed, or, in extreme cases,  a fortified hole in your yard with basic roof coverage. Please, DO NOT just dig a hole in your yard, it will kill you. Only dig a hole if you know danger is imminent, then make sure you fortify the walls, every step you dig. (Please, I cannot caution you enough on how dangerous this can be).

In the end, planning to survive in place, is the most economical, and most encompassing method of preperation. Think about it this way, if you spend thousands on a doomsday shelter, food, and water only to experience a catastrophe that no one normally could survive, are you sure you want to be around afterwards? A slower, more painful end may be the ultimate result.

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We’ve all asked that question “How did we survive without cell phones?” Not only do our cell phones become our totems, but we have created a world in which we are so dependent on them. Additionally, we’ve weakened our minds because of this dependency on them, so much so, that we don’t even memorize phone numbers any more. And cell phone companies have made it too easy for us not to use our brains by introducing technology that can transfer phone numbers from one phone to a newly purchased one.

One of the evening news programs did a story a while ago, in which they interviewed young adults and senior citizens and asked them memorizations questions: home phone numbers and important dates. The young adults couldn’t remember anything, yet the older folks remembered quit a lot (one gentleman remembered his home phone number from the 1940′s).

Somehow I am not convinced that all these advancements in technology are truly helping us. In regards to certain advancements (i.e. cell phones), I think these advancements are actually hurting us.

What ever happened to the good old days when you could just walk on over the the neighbors home and chat on the porch?

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Can we survive without fossil fuels? Absolutely! Not only can we survive, we can prosper. When we use fossil fuel for energy, we also produce CO2. This is the major contributor to global warming. By products produced when oil is refined are disposed of because they are toxic and unusable. If these chemicals make their way into the environment the effects can be catastrophic.

Harm to humans can come in the form of fatal illness. Most toxins can be directly attributed in various forms of cancer. If we continue to allow the production of chemicals that we know are going to be harmful to our communities, we are responsible for the lives that are affected.

The solution to the problem is so simple, why didn’t we think of it sooner? The truth of the matter is, we did.

We have known about solar and wind energy for centuries. We have gotten away from these clean energy sources in the pursuit of oil. Now that we are aware of the dangers associated with the production of fossil fuel, we are looking back to cleaner energy sources.

When we decide to totally make to switch back to solar and wind energy for our electricity needs, we will begin to see a healthier environment. We will discover that we can live comfortably with out the need for fossil fuels. We will also find that we feel better when we eliminate toxins from the air we breath in our own homes.

The time is ripe to make the switch. It has never been more affordable and accessible for home owners to move from oil and gas to solar power.

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Survival seed banks have become increasingly popular over the last year or so. These are kits with seeds in them that can be saved for a few years that can in many cases grow up to an acre of food in times of need. It’s kind of the ultimate backup plan for a survivalist when it comes to food. But is something like a survival seed bank enough for urban or city survival?

There is nothing wrong with relying on growing food to have food in a time of need or longer term disaster. But you still need something for today if you are in that situation. A survival seed bank will work appropriately assuming that you are plant and start at the right point of the year.

What you need for today is some food stored away that you can actually eat right now. Make sure that you have two weeks or better yet a thirty day supply of food that you can rely on at any point in time.

For fresh greens growing them from your seed bank is an option but also consider using sprouts. Sprouts like alfalfa, broccoli, wheat, and others can be grown in a jar with just water in about four day to a week’s time.

This is a great option because these types of seeds can be stored for a few years as well and don’t required soil and sunlight to grow. This can subsidize your diet with fresh greens when your acre of seeds may not be able to be planted or haven’t yet produced a crop.

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Have you ever wondered what exactly you would do if you were stranded in a wilderness setting? There are many wonderful resources out there (and some not so wonderful) to teach you about the basics of wilderness survival. However, most go into levels of detail about arcane situations that most people would never find themselves in. My intent here is to provide a basic overview of survival based on the “Rules of 3.”

All you have to do is commit to memory these Survival Rules of 3, and if the situation ever arises, you will know what you have to deal with first. In a nutshell, the Rules of 3 are:

3 Minutes without Air

3 Hours without Shelter

3 Days without Water

3 Weeks without Food

For all intents and purposes, unless you have found yourself (or more likely, someone else has found you) in a medical situation, you do not have to worry about the first rule. Common sense, and physical urges, would tell us if we were under water, we have less than 3 minutes to get to air.

So, in a wilderness survival setting, our first priority is shelter. In extreme conditions, the average person needs to find shelter from the elements within 3 hours. Obviously, cold conditions are the main target of this rule. Keep in mind that being wet or hot would also apply here. When you find yourself in a survival situation, the first thing you must do is find shelter from the elements. If you have a tent, put it up. If not, you can construct a lean to from the natural resources you find in the area. If you need shelter immediately, you can find a natural rock overhang or something similar to get out of the snow, rain, and/or wind. Remember, you have to protect yourself from hypothermia. After you have built a shelter, make a fire. A fire will keep you warm and also lift your spirits.

Once you have secured a good shelter and fire, your next thoughts should turn to water. Human beings can not live beyond 3 days without water. Unless you are on a backpacking trip, you probably do not have iodine tablets or some other method of clearing water of bacteria. You should look for immediate water sources. If you find them, you can boil the water for safety. Otherwise, you may to use other resources, such as making a solar still or using the evaporation method. More on these methods can be found elsewhere.

The final Rule of 3 is 3 weeks without food. Many survival shows on TV or survival websites trump up methods of find food or the priority of finding food. The truth is most people who are lost are found within 3 days. Food should be your last priority. And also remember, you don’t want to spend more energy finding good than you will get from the food. You want to conserve energy, you want to stay in one spot, and you want to stay safe. However, let’s say you are in a survival situation long enough to need food. Your thoughts can then turn to finding something to eat. Unless you are an expert on local plants, do not eat berries, leaves, or mushrooms that you think might be edible. You could easily die. You also do not want to spend time and energy hunting animals far off from your campsite. Considering that you want to conserve energy, the ideal method is to create snares to catch small animals such as squirrels or rabbits. While the chances of catching one is slim, remember that you will not expend much energy using this method, and you don’t need much food to stay alive.

One final note about wilderness survival: always tell someone where you are going and when you expect to return. This is the best guarantee that you will survive if you found yourself in a survival situation. If no one knows that you are missing, then no one will be looking for you.

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It is no secret that US International Travelers are at risk in the world today. However this cannot be a major factor in your decision to travel. Travel for many people including myself, is a chosen addiction. For some of us, we feel that a small part of us would be lost if we were not able to travel. It’s not easy to explain, it’s like a calling to go to the airport, or to embark on a mega cruise ship, or catch greyhound if our monies are low. Most of us pay our rent or mortgage before we leave town, however, if comes down to our 401K plan and our quarterly travel plans, you guessed it, the 401K will either be robbed or put on hold.

At a later time I will explain our general thoughts on how we plan to live once we retire)

However, for now, I shall attempt to explain the US State Department’s Travel Registration. ‘Travel registration is a free service provided by the U.S. Government to U.S. citizens who are traveling to, or living in, a foreign country. Registration allows you to record information about your upcoming trip abroad that the Department of State can use to assist you in case of an emergency. Americans residing abroad can also get routine information from the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate’

The Federal Government is very nice about the reason that they want you to register. And we realize that most people, including myself are not completely happy with the idea of telling Uncle Sam where we are going, when and for how long. BUT, in light of world events, especially the events that ARE NOT in the news we strongly suggest that you register you foreign travel.

The Federal Government puts it like this ” ……Millions of Americans travel abroad every year and encounter no difficulties. However, U.S. embassies and consulates assist nearly 200,000 Americans each year who are victims of crime, accident, or illness, or whose family and friends need to contact them in an emergency. When an emergency happens, or if natural disaster, terrorism, or civil unrest strikes during your foreign travel, the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate can be your source of assistance and information. By registering your trip, you help the embassy or consulate locate you when you might need them the most. Registration is voluntary and costs nothing, but it should be a big part of your travel planning and security”

The keywords in the above paragraph are ‘terrorism or civil unrest strikes during your foreign travel’ Things are happening. You can read the Current Travel Warnings & the State Department’s Public Announcements and get a summary of what is really happening in the world today. “The State Department issues Public Announcements about terrorist threats and other conditions that pose significant risks to Americans. Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department recommends that Americans avoid a certain country” In most cases Americans are given free will, however after reading some of the Warnings in detail, you more then likely will agree with the State Department.

For the sake of research so that you have a better understanding, listen to the world news or the local news. Then click on Public Announcement or Current Travel Warnings on the http://www.travel360degrees.com Home Page and compare the Travel Announcements or Warnings with news that WAS NOT mentioned in the e-media. Our government has a responsibility to tell us as much as they can about a foreign country before we depart the US. And they do an excellent job with the Travel Warnings.

Travel is a multi-bullion dollar industry, no country wants to end up on the “US Current Travel Warning’s Page” so I image that a great effort is made to maintain a positive relationship with countries that end up on “the sheet” So read between the lines. http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html

Educate yourself before you purchase your ticket and check back often before your departure. Things change, as you can see by the list of Countries listed in the Travel Warnings. To protect yourself, purchase Travel Insurance that has a civil unrest and or a terrorism clause in it. And of course get a quote from the travel360degrees.com site for your Business Class and International Flights.

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The sun can be quite a excellent tool that will help you stay on course within the backwoods. Feel free to use its placement in the sky as being a compass once you learn several simple methods.

Not one of the techniques are difficult to do; simply bear in mind the nearer you happen to be towards the equator or to the poles, the much less precise these methods tend to be. Fortunately, most of the globe’s landmasses — which includes North America, Europe, as well as nearly all of Asia — lay at latitudes which make these types of sun-navigation methods helpful.

You are able to enhance the effectiveness of these types of methods simply by very carefully sketching a mock-up of a compass on the sand or dirt. Once you locate north and also south, sketch a 90

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Could there be a much larger problem BP and the government are not telling? Of course there could. Could they be covering up something that could cause more than just environmental damage? I hope not, but it is entirely possible.

Recently, the have been postings around the Internet in regards to future sea water seepage into the oil cavity. I have seen posts and emails concerning what could happen if the oil pressure that is pushing the oil out, begins to equalize and allows sea water to seep into the well head. Some speculate that once sea water enters the cavity occupied by the oil now, the temperature in the cavity exceeding 400 degrees Fahrenheit would cause the water to vaporize. Once the water turns to gas, it will begin to expand rapidly. The rapid expansion could cause an explosion, or even just a rise of the sea floor, creating a mega-tsunami that would reach far inland of the gulf states, hitting Florida especially hard.

This is an unprecedented disaster and no one really knows what could happen. If this is scenario is even possible, the government and BP owe the population in the area a warning, at the very least. I am not a scientist, or geologist, but I have serious doubts this is even possible. I would think that the rate at which the sea water fills the cavity would be small and once turned to steam the gas would create it’s own pressure to stop anymore sea water seepage. Who knows?

There is another rumor of a much more possible disaster that I will cover later. This new scenario seems possible, and it’s much more than just oil clean up and environmental damage. I will post more as I research it.

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Bill Cosby has been known to say “If you can laugh at it, you can survive it” With today’s economic down turn many people may need a good laugh to get a break from the stress of the day. Humor is a great way to reduce the unwanted effects of stress.

Many of us feel awkward joking about the losses we have taken on our 401k or other stock investments. It is hard to find anything funny about the number of houses being foreclosed in this country. Many may even consider it inappropriate or insensitive to joke about it. However when we laugh at difficult situations it tends to make them a little easier to deal with. Many cancer patients use humor to deal with there physical situation and feel better.

It has been known scientifically that the best thing you can do is to provide a humorous environment and “forget” about the stressful situation for a while. Sitting around and dwelling on the situation will not help much and will make you feel worse.

One characteristic of the person who does well during tough times is the ability to often put the stressful situation in the background for periods of time. A good laugh is a great way to escape the current situation without the use of drugs or alcohol.

Watch a funny movie or stand up comedy video clip go to a comedy club and you will get a nice escape from your problems. Laughing has physical and mental benefits as well. Studies show that laughter is a effective way to combat stress and improve blood flow. Just as the doctors on Mash used practical jokes to deal with stress we can do the same. Play a practical joke on a friend or co-worker and you will both get a welcome relief from the problems of the day.

There are a number of web sites that offer some good clean practical jokes if you need some ideas. With a little humor and laughter we will survive the current economic situation and prove once again that Cosby was right when he said “If you can laugh at it you can survive it”.

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