Emergency Preparedness #8...Whatever Else

There are many general preparedness websites, and even though many of them may approach life from a different political point of view than you may find comfortable, there is still a lot of great information.

Emergency Preparedness #7...72 Hour KIt

There are many definitions of a 72 hour kit, from a #5 can or a five gallon bucket, to an entire pickup load. My wife and I prepared ours to fit into a backpack that is always loaded and ready to go. Others are here and here. You can buy them pre-assembled or build your own....I reccommend that.

Emergency Preparedness #7...Storms

Your 72-hour survival kit should include: a supply of boards, tools, batteries, nonperishable foods, and the other equipment you will need when a hurricane strikes. Continue normal activities and stay tuned to the weather service or storm warnings for advice, keep alert.
Tornados, Hurricanes.

Emergency Preparedness #6...WILDFIRES!!

Many of you live in forests, prairies, or grasslands that are susceptible to wild fires Here is some good information to help you prepare.

Emergency Preparedness #5...FLOODS!

Floods are the most common and widespread of all natural hazards. Some floods develop over a period of days, but flash floods can result in raging waters in just a few minutes. Water runs off steeper ground very rapidly, causing natural drainage systems to overflow with rushing flood waters and a deadly cargo of rocks, mud, smashed trees and other debris. Mudslides are also a danger created by flood conditions.

Emergency Preparedness #4 ...EARTHQUAKES

Earthquakes in diverse places? Yup, here's all you need to know to save your family.

Emergency Preparedness #3 ...NUKES!!

We don't like to think about it, but someday we may have to face survival after a nuclear attack.
This links to the official US Government book on nuclear survival. It is out of print so you may want to print this out and keep it. 120 pages.

AND...don't for get your potassium iodide.

Emergency Preparedness #2

The federal government has their own food storage and preparedness website, full of great ideas and links to free reports and stuff.

Most states and some counties have their own emergency preparedness, too.

Emergency Preparedness #1

Several people sent me links to this page and it is a good place to get started. It is written from a Mormon point of view but the information is just as valid for the Gentiles, as well.

"Eradicate the limb of the infidel"

The speech, 20:31 in length, is titled: “Come to a Word that is Just Between Us and You,” which is taken from the Qur’an, Surah al-Imran, verse 64. On the occasion of the month of Ramadan, al-Muhajir calls upon every “free Mujahid” to come to Iraq and engage in jihad, which the emir hopes to increase in ferocity. He states: “It pleases me at the end of my speech to announce the beginning of a great militaristic campaign by the name of the clear conquest, by it we will eradicate the limb of the infidel and the apostate”. >>>LINK<<<

Slave descendants attempt to revive reparations suit

September 27, 2006
BY ASHLEY M. HEHER Associated Press Lawyers for slave descendants asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to a revive a landmark reparations case that demands 17 of the nation's insurers and banks publicize and pay for their roles in the country's slave trade. >>>LINKS<<<

Augmented Breasts Will Require Additional Inspection at Airports

The TSA’s changes to the complete liquid ban may require persons with augmented breasts (or other body parts) to comply with further inspections at security checkpoints.
Excerpts from the TSA bulletin effective Sept 26, 2006:
In addition to the above changes, the following guidance is provided to ensure the health and welfare of certain air travelers the following items are permitted…
Items used to augment the body for medical or cosmetic reasons such as mastectomy products, prosthetic breasts, bras or shells containing gels, saline solution, or other liquids; >>>LINKS<<<

House passes terrorism detainee bill backed by Bush

For nearly two weeks the GOP has been embarrassed as the White House and rebellious Republican senators have fought publicly over whether Bush's plan would give him too much authority. But they struck a compromise on Thursday, and Republicans are hoping approval will bolster their effort to cast themselves as strong on national security, a marquee issue this election year. >>LINK<<

Border fence

After weeks in which hard-line House Republicans have dominated the immigration debate, the ferocity of underlying GOP divisions on the issue broke into vivid public view on Capitol Hill. >LINK<

Home School Ban Okay

By Nathan Burchfie lCNSNews.com September 28, 2006(CNSNews.com) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Sept. 18 ruled that German restrictions on religious-motivated home-schooling do not violate human rights, a decision that American religious rights groups fear could influence U.S. domestic policy. >>LINKS<<

"No Ties" Lies:

Government Scott Malensek September 26, 2006

The recent Phase II report released by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) has been hyped as a carte blanche dismissal of the idea that Saddam’s regime had ties to Al Qaeda. Not many people take the time to read the 400 pages of government report. In fact, not many people in the mass media bothered to read the report before reporting on it. >>LINKS<<

Sexual predator's agenda revealed

What was known is former New Haven teacher Van McKenzie-Adams, convicted on 13 counts of second-degree sexual assault for having sex with two students, 16 and 17, in 2001 thinks teachers and students should be allowed to have "consensual sex." The argument is ridiculous because teachers have coercive authority and control over students, who rebuff teachers' advances at their academic peril. >>>LINKS<<<

House Passes Measure on Religion Suits

By Alan Cooperman Washington Post Wednesday, September 27, 2006; Page A04
The House passed a bill yesterday that would bar judges from awarding legal fees to the American Civil Liberties Union and similar groups that sue municipalities for violating the Constitution's ban on government establishment of religion.>>LINKS<<

U.S. united with Mexico, Canada

Government documents released by a Freedom of Information Act request reveal the Bush administration is running a "shadow government" with Mexico and Canada in which the U.S. is crafting a broad range of policy in conjunction with its neighbors to the north and south, asserts WND columnist and author Jerome R. Corsi. >> LINKS <<

Pope in 'Crusader conspiracy' with Bush

By Aaron Klein© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
Pope Benedict XVI
JERUSALEM – Pope Benedict XVI's meeting this week with a delegation of Muslim leaders and his calls for interfaith dialogue following earlier remarks about Islam are really "Crusader conspiracies" to subjugate the Islamic faith and force "Christian-Zionist" worldviews upon Muslims. >> LINKS <<

Beijing secretly fires lasers

The hitherto unreported attacks have been kept secret by the Bush administration for fear that it would damage attempts to co-opt China in diplomatic offensives against North Korea and Iran.
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Schoolboys must sit on toilet seats

Urination will go to committeeA local decision that schoolboys must sit on toilet seats when urinating has provoked political debate.
The head of The Democrats Party, a splinter group of former Progress Party hardliners, Vidar Kleppe, is outraged that boys at Dvergsnes School in Kristiansand have to sit and pee.
Kleppe accuses the school of fiddling with God's work, and wants the matter discussed at the executive committee level of the local council, newspaper Dagbladet reports.
"When boys are not allowed to pee in the natural way, the way boys have done for generations, it is meddling with God's work," Kleppe told the newspaper.
"It is a human right not to have to sit down like a girl," Kleppe said. >> LINKS <<

Tax Liabilities Fall

by Gerald Prante
Fiscal Fact No. 64
The IRS recently released official tax statistics by income group for the 2004 tax year, and the new data show that despite what some critics of recent tax policy have suggested, all income groups have witnessed their effective federal income tax rates fall, including lower- and middle-income taxpayers. <<>>

The NIE

United States-led counterterrorism efforts have seriously damaged the leadership of al-Qa’ida and disrupted its operations; however, we judge that al-Qa’ida will continue to pose the greatest threat to the Homeland and US interests abroad by a single terrorist organization. We also assess that the global jihadist movement—which includes al-Qa’ida, affiliated and independent terrorist groups, and emerging networks and cells—is spreading and adapting to counterterrorism efforts. >>>LINKS<<< http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/documents/Declassified_NIE_Key_Judgments_092606.pdf

Head-in-the-Sand Liberals

By Sam Harris, author of "The End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason."

Two years ago, I published a book highly critical of religion, "The End of Faith." In it, I argued that the world's major religions are genuinely incompatible, inevitably cause conflict and now prevent the emergence of a viable, global civilization. In response, I have received many thousands of letters and e-mails from priests, journalists, scientists, politicians, soldiers, rabbis, actors, aid workers, students — from people young and old who occupy every point on the spectrum of belief and nonbelief. >>LINK<<

Dhimmitude for Dummies

By Victor Sharpe Israel Hasbara Committee September 26, 2006

Ask one hundred people in the United States what a dhimmi is and perhaps two or three might know. In Western Europe the number would be slightly higher because of latent memories of battles fought against invading Moslem armies over hundreds of years. >LINK>

Global warming?

By Mark Jaffe Denver Post Staff Writer
The words "global warming" provoke a sharp retort from Colorado State University meteorology professor emeritus William Gray: "It's a big scam."
And the name of climate researcher Kevin Trenberth elicits a sputtered "opportunist."
At the National Center for Atmospheric Research, where Trenberth works, Gray's name prompts dismay. "Bill Gray is completely unreasonable," Trenberth says. "He has a mind block on this." >LINK<

Guards walk off job at four B.C. border crossings

CTV.ca News Staff
Canadian border guards at four crossings in the Lower Mainland of B.C. have walked off the job in response to a security scare.
CTV Vancouver reported Sunday night that lineups at four crossings into Canada are massive. >LINK<

N. American students trained for 'merger'

WASHINGTON – In another example of the way the three nations of North America are being drawn into a federation, or "merger," students from 10 universities in the U.S., Mexico and Canada are participating annually in a simulated "model Parliament." >LINK<

Can Osama Be Lured to 'Disprove' Death Report?

A leaked intelligence report of Osama bin Laden's death has met scepticism from Western and Muslim governments but may increase a clamor from his followers to show himself on video for the first time in nearly two years.

National Intelligence Estimate

The war in Iraq has become a primary recruitment vehicle for violent Islamic extremists, motivating a new generation of potential terrorists around the world whose numbers may be increasing faster than the United States and its allies can reduce the threat, U.S. intelligence analysts have concluded. >LINK>

Democrats Seeking Voter Fraud?

The Democrats in the House of Representatives last week provided a good way to measure just how far left they have drifted, when they managed to maneuver to the port of former President Jimmy Carter by opposing legislation that would require would-be voters to provide a photo ID before voting in federal elections. >LINK<

Bill Clinton, Bin Laden, and Hysterical Revisions

Last week, former president Bill Clinton took some time out of his busy dating schedule to have a not so friendly chat with Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday. Given his rabidity, Mr. Clinton might consider taking a few milligrams of Valium the next time he allows himself to face “fair and balanced” questions, assuming once wasn’t enough that is. >LINK>

Why Bill Clinton Planned His Tantrum

by Lynn Woolley Posted Sep 25, 2006

No president in the modern age has had to face an “insurgency” of relentless criticism from not one, but two former presidents—both dedicated to undermining his policies. Bill Clinton’s appearance on Fox News yesterday is a case in point, calculated to score points through attacks on the “right-wing conspiracy” and President Bush.>LINK<

Gun Nuts !

Some people hold the crazy belief that ordinary citzens should be able to own guns to protect themselves, their country, or their freedoms. These radical, government hating, anti-social individuals are nothing more that "gun nuts'.
Is this the kind of company you'd want to keep?

P.T.A. Letter Sparks Controversy

At the first parent teacher conference, the P.T.A. handed out the survey, telling parents where they could be used as volunteers. It was the last option on the page that has some up in arms. A line that read, "No, I do not want to get involved. I want my children to be thieves, drug addicts and prostitutes." >LINK<

The Geneva Conventions

SEC. 7. TREATY OBLIGATIONS NOT ESTABLISHING GROUNDS FOR
CERTAIN CLAIMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No person may invoke the Geneva Conventions or any
protocols thereto in any habeas or civil action or proceeding to which the United States,
or a current or former officer, employee, member of the Armed Forces, or other agent of
the United States, is a party as a source of rights, in any court of the United States or its
States or territories. >LINK<

Pledge to Mexican flag featured at Texas school

"We absolutely refuse to stand up and pledge allegiance to another country's flag," a mother whose daughter attends the school told talk show host Chris Baker on AM 740 KTRH radio. "Where is the sensitivity to the country and to the troops and the men and women that have fought and died for this country?" >LINK<

Muslim Clerics: The Pope Must Go

About 1,000 Muslim clerics and religious scholars meeting Thursday in eastern Pakistan demanded the removal of Pope Benedict XVI for making what they called "insulting remarks" against Islam. >LINK<
NewsMax.com Staff

Questions for Ahmadinejad

By Mona Charen: Friday, September 22, 2006

Establishment America seems determined to seduce Ahmadinejad. The more bellicose toward America he becomes, the more they prostrate themselves at his feet. He's been courted for a sit-down by Mike Wallace, who back-pedaled on a tough question after Ahmadinejad threatened to terminate the interview. He's been greeted by "religious leaders" and will now address a group at Columbia. >LINK<

U.S. Threatened to Bomb Pakistan, Musharraf Says

From the Associated Press
September 22, 2006
WASHINGTON — Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said the U.S. threatened to bomb his country back to the Stone Age if he did not assist the administration's war on terrorism.The threat was delivered after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, by Richard L. Armitage, then deputy secretary of State, to Musharraf's intelligence director, the Pakistani leader told CBS' "60 Minutes" for Sunday's broadcast. >LINK<

Deal on the Treatment of Detainees

The deal, if passed next week by Congress as planned, would end an embarrassing two-week stretch of headlines on GOP infighting and allow the president to begin prosecuting terrorists linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. By ANNE PLUMMER FLAHERTY >LINK<

Houstonians to arm themselves against evacuees

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press

A radio commercial for a local gun shop advises Houstonians to arm themselves against "Katricians," adding to the growing tension between Houstonians and the Katrina evacuees who have been blamed for a rising crime rate.

Greenleaf, Idaho

Greenleaf, Idaho -- All Americans have the right to bear arms. Some towns have even gone as far as to require each household to have a gun. Now a small Idaho town is contemplating a similar idea-- it's called the Civil Emergencies Ordinance. And although gun ownership is just one piece of this ordinance, it's the part that's getting the most attention.
"We've blessed to be a fairly rural area of the state, so we don't have a lot of crime and I think we'd like to keep it that way," said Lee Belt, Greenleaf city clerk. > LINK <

Does BYU deserve F or an A for sex health?

Deseret Morning News
PROVO — Brigham Young University received straight F's on the Trojan Sexual Health Report Card released Tuesday, but BYU officials believe they should get straight A's for helping students practice safe sex through abstinence. >LINK<

An offer infidels can't refuse?

By CLIFFORD D. MAY Many commentators have noted the apparent irony: The pope suggests Islam encourages violence _ and Muslims riot in protest.
Many commentators have pointed out the apparent hypocrisy: Muslims are outraged by cartoons satirizing Islamic extremism while in Muslim countries Christianity and Judaism are attacked viciously and routinely. >LINK<

Venezuelan firm will buy fuel oil for villagers

A Venezuelan-owned oil company will warm 12,000 rural Alaska homes this winter with an enormous gift of heating fuel that some elated residents in the Bush call a godsend -- and ironic.
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Emerging force among nonaligned nations

He pops up almost everywhere -- Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South America and this week at the United Nations, denouncing U.S. policy with revolutionary fervor.
Like a recurring bad dream for the Bush administration, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
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Hezbollah adopts Chavez as hero

“Gracias Chavez,” proclaimed large posters hurriedly put up on Thursday by Hezbollah activists in their Shia stronghold of Beirut’s southern suburbs on the eve of a “victory” rally following the group’s war with Israel. >LINK<

Warning to Muslims to leave U.S.

WASHINGTON – The warning from an al-Qaida field commander in Afghanistan calling for Muslims to leave the U.S. – particularly Washington and New York – in anticipation of a major terror attack to rival Sept. 11, should be taken seriously says the Pakistani journalist who interviewed Abu Dawood. >LINK<