Go to the source: Keep It Simple Survival
Many thanks to Rick III for his graphics talents. He’s the responsible party for the graphics on my blogs, and so contributes to my delinquency, heh heh heh…
11. July 2010
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Go to the source: Notes from the bunker…
Here’s why we’re doomed:
Im walking outta the post office and theres a chick with a clipboard. “Do you have 60 seconds to bring back Amtrak to Montana”. Okay, game on. “Where is it now?”, I ask? She tells me Amtrak hasn’t run in our part of Montana since the late 1970’s. I ask why they stopped. It wasn’t profitable, she tells me. Will Amtrak be able to pay for itself on this Montana route, I ask. Well, we hope it will, she says. Amtrak hasn’t made a profit since..well…ever..how is this route going to get paid for, I ask. Stimulus money from president Obama’s economic package.
Of course.
So what she is saying is that ‘public transportation’ needs trump good fiscal sense. The railroad won’t be profitable, it’ll need government money to run, but by Crom there will be something for tourists to ride.
This is why we’re doomed. Let me rewrite the scenario:
Hi do you have 60 seconds to help me open up an organic ostrich farm? There hasn’t been a successful ostrich farm in Montana in..well, forever…but we think its in Montana’s interest to have an ostrich farm anyway. It might make money someday but history says that it probably wont. We’ll keep throwing money from your taxes at it though. Whaddya say, wanna sign up?
And this bubblehead standing there with her clipboard sees nothing wrong with asking people to have government create yet another money…
11. July 2010
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Go to the source: The Market Ticker ®
One has to wonder, given this…
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California has issued a ruling dated May 20, 2010 in the matter of In Re: Walker, Case No. 10-21656-E-11 which found that MERS could not, as a matter of law, have transferred the note to Citibank from the original lender, Bayrock Mortgage Corp. The Court’s opinion is headlined stating that MERS and Citibank are not the real parties in interest.
The court found that MERS acted “only as a nominee” for Bayrock under the Deed of Trust and there was no evidence that the note was transferred. The opinion also provides that “several courts have acknowledged that MERS is not the owner of the underlying note and therefore could not transfer the note, the beneficial interest in the deed of trust, or foreclose on the property secured by the deed”, citing the well-known cases of In Re Vargas (California Bankruptcy Court), Landmark v. Kesler (Kansas decision as to lack of authority of MERS), LaSalle Bank v. Lamy (New York), and In Re Foreclosure Cases (the “Boyko” decision from Ohio Federal Court).
Indeed.
I have noted this repeatedly – that MERS own web site claims that it is exists for the purpose of circumventing assignments and documenting ownership!
MERS is an innovative process that simplifies the way mortgage ownership and servicing rights are originated, sold
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11. July 2010
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Go to the source: Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis
Shared Sacrifice
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Numerous references to the above. I am not sure who to credit.
JayWalking with Jay Leno
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkQ6XgXeNuY&feature=youtu.be
If that does not say something about education in the US, what does?
Things that Benefit the New Zealand Dollar
Yahoo!Finance reports something I did not realize: New Zealand Dollar Benefits From S*** in Market Sentiment
Sadly, the above document has now expired for inexplicable reasons.
Mike “Mish” Shedlock
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com
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11. July 2010
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Go to the source: Total Survivalist Libertarian Rantfest
Read this very interesting post at Warrior Talk News. Think about this now while you have time to deliberate and figure out all the angles so if something happens you already have a good idea what is the best course of action.
11. July 2010
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Go to the source: Stealth Survival
Native Americans were the ultimate survivalists and always made use of those things in nature that were both plentiful and offered the widest range of uses to enhance and support their lifestyles. River cane (Arundinaria gigantea) is one such resource that was used by many Native American tribes, such as the Cherokee, Choctaw and Caddo, for a multitude of purposes. This, along with its shorter cousin, switch cane (aka, Tecta) which normally reaches heights of about 10 feet, were the only native bamboos found in America. River cane originally had a very wide range but extensive clearing for farming purposes and the raising of livestock have actually made this native form of bamboo close to extinction, even though it is a non-invasive species of bamboo.
River cane and its smaller relative, switch cane, are the largest members of the grass family that are native to the
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11. July 2010
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Go to the source: Stealth Survival
11. July 2010
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Go to the source: Keep It Simple Survival
I get so many comments and e-mails that tell me I am gonna go to jail, the PTB is gonna break down my door in the middle of the night….
Well, if you think that, then you’ve proven every point I’ve ever tried to make. We are in a police state, and we live under tyranny. So you’re just gonna take that laying down? You have so little respect for yourself that you will just submit, and be a “good little citizen”?
“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget ye were our countrymen.” — Samuel Adams
Well I won’t submit. I will resist with every breath left in my body. And I will die a Free man. If that day is tomorrow, so be it. I’d rather live one day in Freedom than a hundred years in servitude. Call me kooky…
BS meter… I’ve been caught up in the hooplah a time or two, and I’m “once bitten, twice shy” from the experience. I got an e-mail a while ago on “what I’m not blogging about”. I appreciate the correspondence, but I am not convinced the subject matter is legitimate as of yet.…
11. July 2010
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Go to the source: SurvivalBlog.com
Mr. Editor:
The first part of the Kathy S. article was well done in describing potential scenarios and the medical problems with triage. I would take issue with her triage system and her method for establishing the categories. The standard civilian approach is that of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS). It has been used and taught in the military. In a mass casualty situation, it requires establishing who has the best chance of survival within the constraints of time, manpower and materials. I am a retired Army physician (non-surgeon) who has been an ATLS instructor for many years prior to retirement. The military system uses ATLS but has the Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook as the gold standard for survival medicine. The 2001 edition was written by a friend who insisted that all of the specialist contributions use a common terminology so that the electronic version could be searchable. It has some exceptions to the ATLS model in special situations. It also has interesting information about how to do an appendectomy or to make jerky.
The first part of triage is the Primary Survey that establishes the basic medical points about a patient. These are the ABCDE’s as follows:
A—Airway (including cervical injury)—can the person talk or breathe? This is always priority one and sometimes is readily correctable and life-saving. Severe face injuries may obstruct the airway and be easily corrected. Sometimes tilting the neck back can open up the airway…
11. July 2010
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James:
I read your comments on The San Juan’s and Canadian Gulf Islands with interest. We have lived in the islands for 17 years now and have a fair amount of experience with the pro and con’s involved in being separated from the mainland. I liken it to being off grid in many ways. From the residents point of view we are dependent on the Washington State Ferry System for almost all of our consumer needs. This is fine as long as they are running, which during normal times is not a problem. However from the prepper/survivalists point of view, it’s a mixed blessing. In a SHTF scenario there will be no food, fuel, medical supplies etc. available in the quantities needed to support our population, however there will also be no transportation for the “Golden Horde” either, unless they have a boat, assuming they can obtain fuel. Islanders are a self reliant and self sufficient lot. Most of us have gardens and fruit trees. Many raise chickens and small farm animals and produce food products for sale at our local Farmers Market. The surrounding waters contain Salmon, Crab, Oysters and Clams. Bottom fish are available but are endangered. Our part of the world is a wet one so there is ample water most of the time. There is a strong sense of community here and the Island credo is one of helping thy neighbor. Our shores are readily defendable and we have an…
11. July 2010
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