Often I'll come across a Bible verse that seems to have a specific Survival/Preparedness application but usually I forget about sharing it with listeners as this is not a "Religious" podcast. However, today I was reading the following verse and it reminded me of how some things are out of our hands no matter what we do in our "prepping life". I'm a believer that we sometimes need to look beyond ourselves for true comfort in facing the unknown future that seems to draw closer every day.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust. Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be they shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou has made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh they dwelling. For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Psalm 91:1-11
Friday, November 18, 2011
That didn't last long... 'Egyptians fill streets to protest new regime'
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/11/18/177807.html
QUOTE: Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians rallied Friday in Cairo’s Tahrir square with Islamists in the forefront to protest against what they say are attempts by the country’s military rulers to designate themselves as the guardians of a new Egypt. It was one of the largest rallied in Egypt in recent months. Most rallies in Tahrir have been led by liberal- or left-leaning groups. But Friday’s rally was dominated by the country’s most organized political group, the Muslim Brotherhood, which has rarely come out in full force since the protests that forced President Hosni Mubarak to step down in February. The Brotherhood had until recently avoided confrontation with the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, but now warns of escalating its protest campaign if plans to give permanent political powers to the military are not scrapped.
I remember quite well several months ago when this process first got underway thinking "What if the Islamists rise to power in all these governments being knocked over like dominoes?" If you do a little research on the 'Muslim Brotherhood' you'll see why that is a concern.
QUOTE: Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians rallied Friday in Cairo’s Tahrir square with Islamists in the forefront to protest against what they say are attempts by the country’s military rulers to designate themselves as the guardians of a new Egypt. It was one of the largest rallied in Egypt in recent months. Most rallies in Tahrir have been led by liberal- or left-leaning groups. But Friday’s rally was dominated by the country’s most organized political group, the Muslim Brotherhood, which has rarely come out in full force since the protests that forced President Hosni Mubarak to step down in February. The Brotherhood had until recently avoided confrontation with the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, but now warns of escalating its protest campaign if plans to give permanent political powers to the military are not scrapped.
I remember quite well several months ago when this process first got underway thinking "What if the Islamists rise to power in all these governments being knocked over like dominoes?" If you do a little research on the 'Muslim Brotherhood' you'll see why that is a concern.
Massive Reno fire forces thousands of families to "bug out"
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/reno-fire_2011-11-18
QUOTE: A firefighter suffered first and second-degree burns and an elderly man died of a heart attack while trying to flee a sudden wildfire that spread through the Nevada Sierra foothills and roared into Reno on Friday, blanketing upscale houses, horse pastures and mountain roads in smoke plumes, amber flames and flying embers. Authorities said the worst was likely over, but warned a change in the furious northern winds could refuel the sprawling fire that sent thousands of families fleeing their homes in the middle of the night and blanketed the region's mountain roads in flames. At least 25 properties were damaged and destroyed.
Often it's not the complete economic collapse or the "Mutant Zombie Bikers" that I think are the biggest threats people face. Instead the mundane issues, such as in this case an out-of-control wildfire, are the events most likely to impact our lives. As the quote above states thousands of families had to bug out in the middle of the night to get away from this disaster. How much time do you suppose they had? How did they travel with "the region's mountain roads in flames"?
Something to think about...
QUOTE: A firefighter suffered first and second-degree burns and an elderly man died of a heart attack while trying to flee a sudden wildfire that spread through the Nevada Sierra foothills and roared into Reno on Friday, blanketing upscale houses, horse pastures and mountain roads in smoke plumes, amber flames and flying embers. Authorities said the worst was likely over, but warned a change in the furious northern winds could refuel the sprawling fire that sent thousands of families fleeing their homes in the middle of the night and blanketed the region's mountain roads in flames. At least 25 properties were damaged and destroyed.
Often it's not the complete economic collapse or the "Mutant Zombie Bikers" that I think are the biggest threats people face. Instead the mundane issues, such as in this case an out-of-control wildfire, are the events most likely to impact our lives. As the quote above states thousands of families had to bug out in the middle of the night to get away from this disaster. How much time do you suppose they had? How did they travel with "the region's mountain roads in flames"?
Something to think about...
Uh oh... Foreign hackers cause pump at water plant to fail
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/checkpoint-washington/post/foreign-hackers-broke-into-illinois-water-plant-control-system-industry-expert-says/2011/11/18/gIQAgmTZYN_blog.html
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.bb560ae65a071dc80a1c88fdc371ec35.d51&show_article=1
QUOTE: Foreign hackers caused a pump at an Illinois water plant to fail last week, according to a preliminary state report. Experts said the cyber-attack, if confirmed, would be the first known to have damaged one of the systems that supply Americans with water, electricity and other essentials of modern life. Companies and government agencies that rely on the Internet have for years been routine targets of hackers, but most incidents have resulted from attempts to steal information or interrupt the functioning of Web sites. The incident in Springfield, Ill., would mark a departure because it apparently caused physical destruction.
QUOTE #2: "This is arguably the first case where we have had a hack of critical infrastructure from outside the United States that caused damage," Applied Control Solutions managing partner Joseph Weiss told AFP. "That is what is so big about this," he continued. "They could have done anything because they had access to the master station."
One of two things will probably come from this: 1) We'll see many more copy-cat issues that could be far more damaging and/or widespread or 2) It will be a wakeup call that PUTTING IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE CONTROLS ONLINE MAY BE A REALLY STUPID IDEA!
(Glad I got that out of my system...)
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.bb560ae65a071dc80a1c88fdc371ec35.d51&show_article=1
QUOTE: Foreign hackers caused a pump at an Illinois water plant to fail last week, according to a preliminary state report. Experts said the cyber-attack, if confirmed, would be the first known to have damaged one of the systems that supply Americans with water, electricity and other essentials of modern life. Companies and government agencies that rely on the Internet have for years been routine targets of hackers, but most incidents have resulted from attempts to steal information or interrupt the functioning of Web sites. The incident in Springfield, Ill., would mark a departure because it apparently caused physical destruction.
QUOTE #2: "This is arguably the first case where we have had a hack of critical infrastructure from outside the United States that caused damage," Applied Control Solutions managing partner Joseph Weiss told AFP. "That is what is so big about this," he continued. "They could have done anything because they had access to the master station."
One of two things will probably come from this: 1) We'll see many more copy-cat issues that could be far more damaging and/or widespread or 2) It will be a wakeup call that PUTTING IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE CONTROLS ONLINE MAY BE A REALLY STUPID IDEA!
(Glad I got that out of my system...)
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Former presidential candidate Steve Forbes: 'Disaster Is Upon Us'
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/disaster-upon-us-steve-forbes-says-stocks-slump-201720988.html
QUOTE: The Europeans have a matter of days, not weeks or months, to take more dramatic action to stem the crisis, Forbes declares. Specifically, he advocates for the ECB to adopt a TARP-style program and make a "massive buy" of Italian and Spanish debt. Absent that, Europe's sovereign debt crisis could turn into a full-blown banking crisis with major "contagion" implications for U.S. banks and the global economy.
QUOTE #2: "This is a very dangerous crisis," he says. "I'm not sure our policymakers here and in Europe fully realize the disaster is upon us."
I guess I'm sounding more and more like a doom-and-gloomer these days, but as I said earlier today if this is becoming the mainstream thought (Forbes is fairly mainstream in business terms, I would say) then what is being whispered amongst the well-connected and monied elite.
Which begs the question, how far away are we from something NO ONE is ready for? (I apologize for sounding alarmist but the parallels with the events of 1929 are becoming startlingly clear to me).
QUOTE: The Europeans have a matter of days, not weeks or months, to take more dramatic action to stem the crisis, Forbes declares. Specifically, he advocates for the ECB to adopt a TARP-style program and make a "massive buy" of Italian and Spanish debt. Absent that, Europe's sovereign debt crisis could turn into a full-blown banking crisis with major "contagion" implications for U.S. banks and the global economy.
QUOTE #2: "This is a very dangerous crisis," he says. "I'm not sure our policymakers here and in Europe fully realize the disaster is upon us."
I guess I'm sounding more and more like a doom-and-gloomer these days, but as I said earlier today if this is becoming the mainstream thought (Forbes is fairly mainstream in business terms, I would say) then what is being whispered amongst the well-connected and monied elite.
Which begs the question, how far away are we from something NO ONE is ready for? (I apologize for sounding alarmist but the parallels with the events of 1929 are becoming startlingly clear to me).
Mobius: The next financial crisis will be "Hellish"
http://news.yahoo.com/next-financial-crisis-hellish-way-204303737.html
QUOTE: "There is definitely going to be another financial crisis around the corner," says hedge fund legend Mark Mobius, "because we haven't solved any of the things that caused the previous crisis." Speaking in Tokyo, he pointed to derivatives, the financial hairball of futures, options, and swaps in which nearly all the world's major banks are tangled up.
Interesting to hear the rhetoric being ramped up, isn't it. And if this is what's being said in public imagine what things look like behind the scene. Now would be a good time to look at your financial portfolio and make some decisions about the amount of risk you're exposed to if things start to cascade down. I'm no financial guru but can say this for certain: If you have an asset you can hold in your hand it's yours (physical gold, tangibles, etc.), otherwise as Gerald Celente just found out you're just holding paper.
QUOTE: "There is definitely going to be another financial crisis around the corner," says hedge fund legend Mark Mobius, "because we haven't solved any of the things that caused the previous crisis." Speaking in Tokyo, he pointed to derivatives, the financial hairball of futures, options, and swaps in which nearly all the world's major banks are tangled up.
Interesting to hear the rhetoric being ramped up, isn't it. And if this is what's being said in public imagine what things look like behind the scene. Now would be a good time to look at your financial portfolio and make some decisions about the amount of risk you're exposed to if things start to cascade down. I'm no financial guru but can say this for certain: If you have an asset you can hold in your hand it's yours (physical gold, tangibles, etc.), otherwise as Gerald Celente just found out you're just holding paper.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
UPDATED: Escalation for 'Occupy Wall Street' Thursday?
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/11/16/ows-protesters-calling-for-day-of-action-following-loss-of-camp-in-zuccotti-park/
QUOTE: “No more talking. They’ve got guns, we’ve got bottles. They’ve got bricks, we’ve got rocks…in a few days you’re going to see what a Molotov cocktail can do to Macy’s.”
Seems like the fading support for the Occupy Movement is causing some to consider violence. And if there's any truth to the notion that the recent coordinated crackdown in various cities is being organized by the Dept. of Homeland Security... Well, things could get very interesting very quickly. Stay safe everyone.
UPDATE: BTW, this article has an interesting take on a possibly related event in D.C, or at least a commentary on the media coverage and spin of the Tea Party/Occupy dynamic.
QUOTE: “No more talking. They’ve got guns, we’ve got bottles. They’ve got bricks, we’ve got rocks…in a few days you’re going to see what a Molotov cocktail can do to Macy’s.”
Seems like the fading support for the Occupy Movement is causing some to consider violence. And if there's any truth to the notion that the recent coordinated crackdown in various cities is being organized by the Dept. of Homeland Security... Well, things could get very interesting very quickly. Stay safe everyone.
UPDATE: BTW, this article has an interesting take on a possibly related event in D.C, or at least a commentary on the media coverage and spin of the Tea Party/Occupy dynamic.
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