http://www.popsci.com/diy/gallery/2011-09/archive-gallery-11-offbeat-uses-common-household-objects
Although not strictly "survival" I thought that some of the ideas presented were intriguing in the sense of following the old Depression-era idea of "Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do or Do Without". Finding innovative uses for everyday objects we have lying around could become an important skill in the future and it's worth thinking about.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Dem Governor calls for next suspension of 2012 elections
http://dailycaller.com/2011/09/27/nc-governor-recommends-suspending-democracy-to-focus-on-jobs/
QUOTE: "As a way to solve the national debt crisis, North Carolina Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue recommends suspending congressional elections for the next couple of years.“I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won’t hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover,” Perdue said at a rotary club event in Cary, North Carolina."
I'm really hoping that somehow she just mispoke because this is one of the most concerning things I've ever heard a politician say. We've had elections during every turbulent time in our history, including the Civil War and World Wars. It this "meme" starts getting repeated by other members of her party I am very curious what the response will be. One of the things we discuss on this podcast is different potential triggers for civil/social unrest. This would seem to possibly qualify....
QUOTE: "As a way to solve the national debt crisis, North Carolina Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue recommends suspending congressional elections for the next couple of years.“I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won’t hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover,” Perdue said at a rotary club event in Cary, North Carolina."
I'm really hoping that somehow she just mispoke because this is one of the most concerning things I've ever heard a politician say. We've had elections during every turbulent time in our history, including the Civil War and World Wars. It this "meme" starts getting repeated by other members of her party I am very curious what the response will be. One of the things we discuss on this podcast is different potential triggers for civil/social unrest. This would seem to possibly qualify....
Report: Earth in the crosshairs of a major solar storm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2042428/Earth-cross-hairs-huge-solar-storm-caused-sunspot-1302.html
QUOTE: "A sunspot, 62,000 miles across - so big it would dwarf the Earth - is releasing gigantic solar flares that could in theory wreak havoc with electrical communications ranging from handheld electronics such as iPhones to sections of the power grid. Nasa has detected two X-class solar eruptions from 1302 – the most extreme possible – in the past week. One that occurred on September 24 produced an amazing light show over England last night – but it’s far from over, as the sunspot isn’t yet directly aligned with Earth."
We've talked about the potential effects of a "Coronal Mass Ejection" on occasion, but this seems like a time to especially keep a wary eye out. And a quick re-read of the story of the Carrington Event of 1859 might be worthwhile as well.
QUOTE: "A sunspot, 62,000 miles across - so big it would dwarf the Earth - is releasing gigantic solar flares that could in theory wreak havoc with electrical communications ranging from handheld electronics such as iPhones to sections of the power grid. Nasa has detected two X-class solar eruptions from 1302 – the most extreme possible – in the past week. One that occurred on September 24 produced an amazing light show over England last night – but it’s far from over, as the sunspot isn’t yet directly aligned with Earth."
We've talked about the potential effects of a "Coronal Mass Ejection" on occasion, but this seems like a time to especially keep a wary eye out. And a quick re-read of the story of the Carrington Event of 1859 might be worthwhile as well.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Pakistan: The Next War?
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/09/23/idINIndia-59503720110923
QUOTE: The dangers could be enormous if Washington and Pakistan, a largely dysfunctional state teeming with Islamist militants and run by a weak, military-cowed government, fail to arrest the deterioration in relations. At stake are the fight against terrorism, the security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal and -- as Islamabad plays off its friendship with China against the United States -- regional stability.
It's the "security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal" that concerns me.... Even with 20 years having passed since the end of the Cold War Nuclear Preparedness is still an important concept and something we should all be thinking about on some level.
QUOTE: The dangers could be enormous if Washington and Pakistan, a largely dysfunctional state teeming with Islamist militants and run by a weak, military-cowed government, fail to arrest the deterioration in relations. At stake are the fight against terrorism, the security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal and -- as Islamabad plays off its friendship with China against the United States -- regional stability.
It's the "security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal" that concerns me.... Even with 20 years having passed since the end of the Cold War Nuclear Preparedness is still an important concept and something we should all be thinking about on some level.
Sign of the Times?: Hay The Latest Target For Thieves As Prices Skyrocket
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/09/22/hay-the-latest-target-for-thieves-as-prices-skyrocket/
QUOTE: Yes, hay, is the new target for thieves. Round bales that used to sell for $20 are now topping $175.
Good thing there's no inflation, right?
QUOTE: Yes, hay, is the new target for thieves. Round bales that used to sell for $20 are now topping $175.
Good thing there's no inflation, right?
And so it begins....
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4126571,00.html
QUOTE: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday he is adamant about not recognizing Israel as the Jewish state. "They talk to us about the Jewish state, but I respond to them with a final answer: We shall not recognize a Jewish state," Abbas said in a meeting with some 200 senior representatives of the Palestinians community in the US, shortly before taking the podium and delivering a speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
As the Palestinians begin their push for "statehood", knowing full well that the majority of UN members join them in their hatred of Israel, look at what their actions are showing. Even something as simple as their logo demonstrates that they are STILL all about the extermination of the nation of Israel.
As I said on the podcast last week this will only end badly, folks. Despite what all the talking heads are saying look at the past 60 years of history, not to mention the past couple thousand years, and then extrapolate what a world-wide conflict might look like that is sparked by another war in the Middle East. Sadly, that is what I fear is coming.
QUOTE: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday he is adamant about not recognizing Israel as the Jewish state. "They talk to us about the Jewish state, but I respond to them with a final answer: We shall not recognize a Jewish state," Abbas said in a meeting with some 200 senior representatives of the Palestinians community in the US, shortly before taking the podium and delivering a speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
As the Palestinians begin their push for "statehood", knowing full well that the majority of UN members join them in their hatred of Israel, look at what their actions are showing. Even something as simple as their logo demonstrates that they are STILL all about the extermination of the nation of Israel.
As I said on the podcast last week this will only end badly, folks. Despite what all the talking heads are saying look at the past 60 years of history, not to mention the past couple thousand years, and then extrapolate what a world-wide conflict might look like that is sparked by another war in the Middle East. Sadly, that is what I fear is coming.
CNN: Global economy alarm bells ring
http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/22/news/international/global_economy/index.htm
QUOTE #1: "There's a global slowdown underway, probably a recession for Europe and we're teetering on the edge of one," said Keith Hembre, chief economist for Nuveen Asset Management. "There's just one global economy, one with varying degrees of global pain."
QUOTE #2: "Investors are losing their faith in policymakers' ability to right these economies," said Higgins. "Especially in the advanced economies, policymakers are lot more impotent than they were three years ago during that crisis. People are very skeptical there's any silver bullet."
Sounds like the financial people are starting to get a grip on what's really taking place. Which is kind of worrisome.... Think about it, if everyone starts trying to dump stocks, commodities, etc. the downturn can only accelerate. And more and more of the "experts" seem to be waking up....
QUOTE #1: "There's a global slowdown underway, probably a recession for Europe and we're teetering on the edge of one," said Keith Hembre, chief economist for Nuveen Asset Management. "There's just one global economy, one with varying degrees of global pain."
QUOTE #2: "Investors are losing their faith in policymakers' ability to right these economies," said Higgins. "Especially in the advanced economies, policymakers are lot more impotent than they were three years ago during that crisis. People are very skeptical there's any silver bullet."
Sounds like the financial people are starting to get a grip on what's really taking place. Which is kind of worrisome.... Think about it, if everyone starts trying to dump stocks, commodities, etc. the downturn can only accelerate. And more and more of the "experts" seem to be waking up....
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