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Sprouts – The Missing Link to Healthy Food Storage

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Guest post by Roxanne Griswold who blogs at Ready-Woman Blog and owns Ready Made Resources with her husband, Bob.

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If you were to take an inventory of all your preparedness supplies, would you feel quite confident that you are in fact “ready”? Your supplies might include a good, well thought out long-term, food storage program, complete with a variety of dehydrated and freeze-dried legumes, grains, vegetable, fruits, dairy and meats. If you’ve come this far, you are commended for taking two giant steps toward emergency preparedness. But have you also considered the process by which these foods are preserved? Did you know that both the dehydrating and freeze dried method destroys the essential enzymes your body needs to help utilize the nutrients in the food itself? These processes may prevent food spoilage thereby facilitating the luxury of long-term storage, but fails to provide the body with the essential enzymes necessary for good health.

To give you an example of how enzymes work and why they are so important for your health, consider this: Have you ever dropped an apple and noticed a bruise form? What happens to that bruise over time? Underneath the skin, enzymes are busy at work breaking down that apple until there is nothing left. The exact same thing happens with the enzymes in your digestive tract. These mighty, enzymatic “powerhouses” perform their magic, breaking down the…

European “New Deal” Debt Agreement is Same Useless Peer Pressure Model

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Eurozone leaders met in Brussels on Friday hoping to solve the European sovereign debt crisis. At the last minute Europeans Reach New Deal to Fight Debt Crisis.

European leaders agreed early Saturday to new measures intended to end the euro zone debt crisis, offering the debt-laden Greece a cut in its interest rate and injecting more flexibility into the way a bolstered bailout fund for the euro can be used.

The deal, which went further than had been expected at Friday’s meeting of 17 euro zone leaders, came after a fierce dispute over corporate tax — pitting France and Germany on one side against Ireland on the other.

Because of the standoff, Ireland, which like Greece has accepted a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, has not been offered a reduction in its interest rate, now about 6 percent.

The early morning agreement came alongside a deal on a pact called for by Germany and France to tighten discipline in the euro zone.

As expected, the current, temporary fund will be extended to allow it to lend its full 440 billion euros ($608 billion). The permanent fund that will replace it in 2013 will grow to 500 billion euros.

Under the latest agreement, the European Union’s bailout fund will be able to buy bonds on the primary market but not on the secondary one.

However, those seeking a more comprehensive solution had pressed for more far-reaching…

Movie review: FASTER starring Dwayne Johnson

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I know this has nothing to do with survival & preparedness – but I talk about things going on in my life sometimes.

I wasted 2 hours of my life last night watching “FASTER” starring Dwayne Johnson. I usually love Dwayne Johnson movies – but for me this one was terrible. The idea behind the story was OK – but the carrying out of the story was just so weak to me.

Here is the movie trailer:

 I thought watching the trailer it was going to  be great – so you can imagine my disappointment that when the final scene closed that  I made the statement “This was one of the worst movies I have ever seen.”

Movie opinions are what they are – just an opinion. You may think its great.

There’s my 2 cents.

Rourke

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Review: Esbitt Pocket Survival Stove

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I recently had the opportunity to try out a classic survival item – the pocket stove. Mine came form SurvivalGearBags.com – and is also available from other sources as well.

Being able to boil water for purification purposes as well as heat/cook food in the field is important. Many foods – such as MRE’s and freeze dried camp foods – can be eaten cold but just flat out taste better warm. Eating food that is typically warm in a cold state is a morale killer and can be a negative factor into your mental state. In a true survival situation – mental stability and outlook is important.

Pocket Stove with Fuel Tablets

Folds up to be very compact.

Everything ready to go.

Alright – back to the pocket stove’s review:

Purpose: Geared towards the backpacker – to provide heat for cooking, boiling water, or provide warmth in the outdoors.

Construction: Super lightweight and compact – the pocket stove measures 3″ wide x 4″ long x 3/4″ thick. It weighs only 3.25 ounces and is made of galvanized hardened steel. I had expected this thing to feel flimsy – but it doesn’t at all. It is solidly built.

Method of Use: Using the stove is simple. It can be opened into 2 different position.…

Letter Re: Warren Buffett and the Hypothetical Cube of Gold

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JWR,  
Last week, legendary investor Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway was asked in an interview (cited in blogs and articles now all over the Internet) why he was not investing in gold. Here was his reply:  

"If you took all the gold in the world, it would form a cube 67 feet on a side, worth $7 trillion. For that same amount of money, you could own other assets with far greater productive power, including:   All the farmland in the US, about 1 billion acres, which is worth $2.5 trillion.   Seven Exxon Mobil’s (XOM), the largest capitalized company in the US.   You would still have $1 trillion in walking around money left over."    

I’m not sure that I get his point. Apparently, he is making the case that, at current prices, gold is overabundant compared to other assets and, according to the laws of supply and demand, there should be no upside.   What struck me was in inverse corollary: If all the gold in the world is worth $7 Trillion, then all the gold in the world would only pay down half of the U.S. National Debt.   To me, this indicates an extreme shortage of gold. (In reality, an extreme overabundance of dollars, which even when held in your hand are simply promissory notes  — not to mention Euros, Pounds, Yen, and so forth).

Like you, I’m really more of a…

“Threeper” No More

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There is no “Three Percent”. If there was, we’d have been Free long ago. There will be no Liberty in my time, I’ve come to realize that. There will be no awakening, no mass realization that we are all slaves. Most people are too comfortable in their servitude, and are unwilling to risk a bit of inconvenience in exchange for the exhilarating experience of true Freedom.

I’m beginning to think that prepping is a waste of time and money. What am I prepping for? A minuscule extension of this miserable existence? Honestly, that’s all I can hope to achieve. That’s all any of us “peons” can hope to achieve…

We will hold out for as long as we can when SHTF, but then what? When the cans of food run out, the water filters are spent, the fuel is all gone… What then?

When all your Chinese junk is broken and useless, then what? When the local warlord runs you off your retreat, then what?

We are wasting our time and our resources. Unless we clan up and start our own new societies, all that we do is an exercise in futility.

But nobody is willing to take a chance. Nobody has the fortitude to step off the train, even though they can see there’s a bridge out ahead. Myself included, because one man can’t stand alone. Sure, I could chuck it all and…

Disabled–But Not Helpless, by J.E.

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“I would probably die.” my friend responded to the question of “What happens if there is a power failure while you sleep?”  His smile was closer to a grimace.  He was a fragile old man, out of the hospital for just a week, and would be using supplementary oxygen for the rest of his life.  His oxygen concentrator, used at night while asleep, required 115 VAC.  It wasn’t an idle question.  We had, on different occasions, discussed survival situations, including TEOTWAWKI.  (It is similar to deciding how high “up” is.)

Within days he had cobbled together an alarm that used AA batteries to scream a warning when power was lost.  It was plugged into the wall socket in his bedroom.  He purchased a heavy duty inverter for his automobile and got a much larger battery for his car.  He left an extension cord into the house from the vicinity of his car and could plug his oxygen concentrator into this auxiliary power supply in a matter of minutes.  Three months later, the power went off at 11 P.M. and stayed off until 10 A.M. the next morning.  His entertainment through that time was listening to the scanner and the emergency vehicles trying to cover other people’s problems.

Having a disability doesn’t necessarily equate with being helpless.  It should not absolve you from being as self sufficient as possible.  The ability to plan ahead for emergencies is critical for everyone and people with…

Considerations for Disabled Preppers, by Kevin R.

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Over the last few years, I have seen numerous articles on everything imaginable . This has been the most informative site amongst “many” others I frequent. I am a Messianic Christian and partially disabled. I once weighed over 500 pounds and was written off for dead with severe sleep apnea. By the grace of God I have since lost 300 pounds. Many years spent in a wheelchair have pretty much weakened me from the knees down. If you see me in the mall I am probably zipping by you, but I cannot stand for long. I will never be able to run or jog. This article is written for everyone. Those that are disabled have to decide to what level that they can contribute once things go bad. Those that are not disabled” find someone that is!”.

Most disabled people have something that you do not, Time! Even though some of us are able to find and do some type of work, we have time to research much more than the average joe. (this can a beautiful symbiotic relationship) the biggest excuse I hear from joe America is that they do not have the time to plan and prepare. During times we all speak of, a disabled person can be an asset, however; they can be more effective in helping you prepare beforehand. I can tell you personally that most disabled people have disabled bank accounts as well. They would love nothing more…

Review: Battle: Los Angeles

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Summer starts early with Battle: Los Angeles, an action-packed alien/disaster movie. Some great visual effects and lots of action. Nothing particularly memorable, distinct or remarkable about it, but a totally watchable and engaging movie.

The guy who played Two-Face (Aaron Eckhard) is a marine a few days from retirement. He’s been there, done that and has been scared by the death of men under his command. His retirement plans have to wait, though, as alien invaders from outer space decide to hit, intent on stealing earth of its precious water. Mankind, of course, must go.

Two Face is put in charge of a bunch of indistinct, completely forgettable marines and sent to go rescue some civilians holed up inside a police station. Nothing, of course, goes according to plan. The film follows the marines closely–we only see the unfolding war of the worlds from their perspective.

I read someone equating the movie to a mashup of Blackhawk Down and District 9, which is pretty accurate, though both Blackhawk and D9 were much better movies. That’s not to say Battle: Los Angeles is bad. There’s lots of action and cool special effects. The CG is very good. There are a few jump moments. There are certainly plenty of good ingredients, but there’s no special extra. Battle: LA is just a bit predictable, routine and generally forgettable.

If you’re looking for a movie to go see this weekend, by all means, check it out. Battle: Los Angeles…

Oh no, there goes Tokyo

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Yeah, the Japanese took one in the shorts today. Pretty resilient people, though. They got nuked twice and in the span of forty years they were a global economic giant. And they make awesome consumer electronics. Contrast with, say, Haiti where a year later it still looks like Mad Max.

What you might not know is that underneath that pacifistic exterior, the Japanese actually have quite the civil defense program. Not too surprising since a) North Korea is just a short missile ride away and b) the whole country is sitting on terrestrial Jell-O. I was pretty sure Ive posted this video before but I couldnt find it anywhere so Im posting it again. Its a tour of one of several secret underground stocked emergency warehouses for use in disaster. I wont go into the wisdom of putting your supplies 20 meters underground when you live in a place where tsunamis are a problem. Awesome little bunker they’ve got there. I wonder if they cracked ‘em open for this recent geological rollercoaster ride.

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