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A Kit For Every Purpose
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Most people do not realize that one type of first aid kit simply will not fit all situations. To be effective a first aid kit should be custom created according to the situation at hand. I feel that in general there are four basic types of kits that you could create. The actual contents will vary according to the season, your location and your planned use of it. No one can set a standard on any kit except the user themselves.

Rodent Control When Going Mobile
[Home-Improvement:Pest-Control] One of the primary concerns that you will have if you decide to join the mobile society will be the control of mice and other annoying rodents in your camper. When one considers the initial cost of these units, it almost insults your sense of value when you see how really cheap these campers are constructed. One would expect a bit more quality in both the construction and the workmanship, but we have to make due with what we have before us.

A Quest For Freedom - Part I
[Reference-and-Education] It has been considerable time since I last wrote any new articles or posted to my web site and the primary reason behind this is that I am in the process of becoming a more mobile survivalist. My family and I have finally taken the plunge and stowed all our belongings in four 10 x 15 storage units and moved physically into our travel trailer. This interchange was not conducted without adequate consideration of how these various actions would affect my family and all members inputs were taken into consideration prior to finalizing the decision. In the end we all agreed that it was the best course of action for us to take.

A Quest For Freedom - Part 2
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] As we previously mentioned there are a lot of people who merely dream about doing what I am about to describe. The latest estimates indicate that there are currently more then a million full time mobile residences in America alone. Many of these people are elderly or retired while you can also find others who hold down a full time job. In our case our ultimate goal is to provide a small nest egg for some future land purchase.

Is 2012 Really the End of the World As We Know It?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Ask anyone about the year 2012 and you are sure to solicit a response with some extraordinarily disturbing and troubled gazes. It just seems like everyone is actively engrossed in the impending end of the world that allegedly according to the Mayan calendar will take effect on December 21, 2012.

Backup Plan For Emergency Supply of Water
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] I recently found myself in a very significant discussion with a new survivalist who was greatly disturbed about not having an adequate supply of food and water. We sat and discussed an assortment of ways to accumulate survival foods and the diverse types of foods at his disposal for use in his emergency kits. Finally we began discussing his necessary water resources.

The Predator Threat During Survival Times
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We have formerly addressed the problems of residing in the vicinity of a prison when a major calamity threatens our well being. Now I would like to go one step further with that proposal and discuss attitudes. It has been alleged that during the collapse of the Bosnia infrastructure the cell doors of their prisons were opened widely allowing the liberation of many dangerous criminal elements upon society once again.

Long Life Food Storage
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Usually there are specific factors involved which determine how long stored foods will last in the food storage pantry. These factors involve such variables as the temperature of your storage facility, the amount of moisture that is in the stored foods, the quantity of air found in the storage container and the actual storage container itself.

Cash Less Society Right Around the Corner
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Someone please pinch me and wake me up! For the life of me I often think that I am living inside a surrealist nightmare. I have seen legislation passed by congress and the senate which I would never have imagined would never happen in America. Unfortunately, I am a living witness to this Orwellian nightmare actually occurring right before our eyes. One such example is President Obama's health care reform program.

N1H1 Causing Much Concern
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] It looked like a scene from one of the apocalyptic movies which usually appear on the big screen, but in reality it was as close as your nearby hospital. It has been reported that the Dell hospital in Texas has been forced to erect and operate from large tents due to the influx of flu patients.

Planning a Survival Budget
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] One of the most frequent complaints that I hear from survivalists and preppers is that they simply do not have the extra cash to properly purchase needed emergency supplies. This is simply an excuse as far as I am concerned. Every one of us can establish a sufficient supply of food and necessities over a period of time if we only plan our budgets accordingly.

Bats As a Means of Controlling Insects
[Reference-and-Education:Wildlife] Over the years most people have developed a destructive viewpoint regarding bats. These small creatures must be one of the most misunderstood animals within the United States. Much of this confusion results from fictional television and movie productions and general consumer ignorance of the bats themselves.

Dilemma of Pelosi and the Perils of Her Warning
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] I was somewhat stunned when I recently listened to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's latest commentary involving American's abilities to observe their constitutional liberties of free speech. I couldn't believe my ears when I took note of how she compared the protests of the irritated patriots with the violent anti-gay rallies that San Francisco experienced in the late 70s. She naturally was referring to the assassination of several local San Francisco politicians.

Old Fashion Navajo Fried Bread
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] It has been said that bread is the staff of life and I for one will not disagree with them. In the event of major disasters or emergency condition it would be highly unlikely that one could obtain loaves of bread at the local grocery store. It is also possible that you may not have electricity in order to bake your own bread. What would you do in this case? Would you go without?

To Be Prepare Or Not That is the Question
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Although there can be no argument towards the value of being properly prepared for any disaster or emergency one has to take a very close look at each scenario as it is being presented. The point I would like to make here is whether a survivalist should be more concerned and prepare for those situations that are more likely to occur rather then those which may or may not ever happen at all. If you were to prepare for the most likely emergency scenario that you can imagine you will probably have most of the equipment and supplies that you would require for the more unlikely crisis.

Dollar Tree Spice Rack
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We all appreciate the fact that our survival food rations can quickly become pretty boring to consume after an initial period of time. The children will start to push their plates back in disgust while the adults fumble and shift the food around on the dinner plate, hoping they wont notice its bland taste. Usually the best way to resolve a problem of this sort is the same way that you would with the meals which you prepare in your normal kitchen environment, add spices to them.

Anyone Can Catch Fish For Emergency Food
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] When I go fishing I never seem to be able to catch those huge trouts or bass that you always see in the outdoor magazines but one thing I can guarantee is that I can catch some pan fish. It really doesn't matter where in America you happen to be there is some sort of pan fish just waiting to be caught. I have fished for them in New Mexico, Texas, New Jersey and Delaware. These small fish are located in every state of the union.

On the Value of an Emergency Dental Kit
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Recent trends on the internet survival and preparedness groups today seem to center upon natural disaster preparedness packages or pandemic emergency supply kits, however one hears very little concerning emergency dental supply kits. For your own piece of mind it is important that you understand what dental emergency items you should be maintaining.

Baking Fresh Pumpkin Seeds
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] The season is certainly upon us at this time of the year. You would find that there are few foods available that offer such a vast number of uses as the pumpkin. From this useful garden product you can create delightful pumpkin pies, delicious soup or some tasty pumpkin bread. For decoration during the Halloween season you can use it to craft an interesting lantern or use the seeds as a wonderful snack treat.

Solar Power Advantages For Survivalists
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] As a survivalist I fully understand that in the event of a major crisis our usual power generating facilities may not be functioning as expected. In that sense, I am continually seeking out additional means by which I can create electrical power on my own. Having this ability to make my own electricity is not only beneficial at my normal home but would serve as a great advantage when it is functional at my distant emergency retreat as well.

Justice at Last Obama's Birth on Trial
[News-and-Society:Politics] Well folks, it was bound to happen sooner or later. The argument concerning Barack Obama's eligibility to hold the highest political office in our country has final found a court to hear its case. The planned court arguments are scheduled for January 11th and the judge has set the trial for January 26, 2010.

Bug Out Exercise on a Budget
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Every survival conscious family should perform some sort of practice exercise several times per year. This is actually the only way that you will know if you are weak in an area of preparedness. Bugging out before an event occurs is not only a wise decision but essential to ensure your families safety.

Creating Herbal Preparations - Part B
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] During our last article on creating herbal preparations we covered such terms as compress, a cream, decoctions, infused oils, simple infusions, macerate, massage oils, and ointments. We covered several samples that could easily serve as the basis for your own creations. The basics are there and you merely need to learn the ins and outs of the herbs themselves.

Creating Herbal Preparations - Part A
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] It never hurts to have some knowledge of herbal preparations in the event that your local pharmacy is no longer available. You may be sitting back in your easy chair thinking that it may never happen, however these pharmacies are run by humans like you and I. In the event of an emergency you can rest assured that the people operating your local drug store will be home with their families.

Can America End Up With Civilian Prison Labor Camps?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Our American Army units are legally authorized to establish civilian prisoner labor camps on the very lands of military installations that our taxes pay for. These actions are authorized by a little known regulation which permits these acts under the request of the Bureau of Prisons. This regulation is Army Regulation 210-35. This is not a newly established law laid out by the Obama administration but rather one that was defined under the Bush administration when they were expanding the presidential powers during any emergency situation.

Backup Black Powder
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Let's be realistic here for a moment and understand an important point concerning our future survival. If we are not properly prepared ahead of time there are simply no way we will be ready in the event of an emergency. We must prepare now for any crisis which may befall us when the infrastructure begins to break down. The preparations that we make now may seem like an endless chore but it certainly beats feeling regretful in the end.

Bartering For Ammo and Weapons
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] I am a large supporter of having items that could be used for bartering in the event that the times get really bad and our infrastructure bottoms out. I believe some extra food would be advisable as would sufficient supplies of toilet paper and like products. However I find it difficult to even consider the thought of bartering ammo or weapons of any sort. Let's face it, during the preparation stages I saved and purchased ammo to supply myself and my family for several years at best. While I may have sufficient quantities of ammunition to meet all my needs I would hesitate to supply such things to other people

Are Ethnic-Specific Bio-Weapons a Reality?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] What could be the most effective military weapon devised other then an Ethnic specific bio-weapon. At the desire of the federal government such a weapon could provide security and protection for a country without firing a single shot from conventional arms. Do you view this idea as a script for a potential science fiction movie? If so don't jump to that conclusion so fast.

Coping With Survival Stress
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We are all feeling the bite from the economic changes which are taking place in every phase of our lives. These changes are particularly evident when we are laying the framework for our emergency survival plans. These unexpected changes can be some of the most stressful times especially when combined with the current state of the country.

It Doesn't Take a Rocket Scientist to Figure Out the Problem Here
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Since the White House now it projecting a much larger deficit then previously expected they are acting surprised and amazed. It appears that the only people who had no clue that we had an exploding deficit were those who were generating this debt to begin with. White House officials have finally admitted that the upcoming fiscal statistics are much bleaker than those initially estimated by the Obama administration.

Habanera Peppers and Saving the Seeds
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] A recent conversation with a close friend revealed his concern about saving vegetable seeds in the event of a world wide collapse in the infrastructure. His major concern was the saving of non hybrid type seeds. I explained to him that there are currently several rather large storage facilities which specialize only in saving these heirloom seeds in the event of disasters.

Here We Go With the Race Card Again
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] I was totally amazed when I recently read the New York Governor Paterson's indication that he is experiencing his low popularity standings merely as a result of racism. Just because people feel that he should not seek another term as governor has nothing what so ever to do with racism as much as it does his negative attitude and his failure at effectively functioning in his elected position. I regretfully inform the governor that it is not the color of ones skin which is creating his political problems but perhaps it is more his inabilities to operate and manage a state the size of New York.

Toxic Chemical Proof Your Home
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] As survivalists we all tend to accumulate many diverse supplies of which are included a vast array of chemicals. Perhaps someone is collecting certain ones for the time when the balloon goes up and some "MacGyver" type actions are appropriate. You would be surprised what a little backyard type chemistry could accomplish.

What Are the Minimal Requirements For Long Term Survival?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] People have often approached me and inquired as to what I consider to be the minimal necessities which they should stock up with for a family other then the obvious necessities such as food and water. It totally amazes me that so many survivalists and preppers look at the inevitable upcoming situation as a mere transitory occurrence. Unfortunately, I foresee the situation as a more permanent episode in our life once it has begun.

On the Value of Radio For Survival
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Imagine yourself in a situation where you need to maintain some sort of constant communications. Which of the following forms would you select as being the most reliable, cell phone or some form of radio?

Late Tomato Planting
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Can you already taste that juicy vine ripened tomato that you pick fresh from your own garden area? I can, but I simply did not get my plants in early enough.

My Aerogarden Evaluation
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] When they originally came out with the Aerogarden units I thought to myself what a unique way to grown some produce in my kitchen so I decided to purchase one and now every time someone comes to visit they comment on it. I am usually asked how well it grows plants so I decided to write a short review on it's capabilities and disadvantages.

Back Up Systems
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] There are many different techniques that can be used to start a fire under emergency conditions. The traditional techniques that involved a fire stick or fire drill which is rotated is certainly beyond my use. I feel it is a slow and labor intensive method. For many thousands of years people would bang stones together that containing iron in order to get a sparks to light some lose tinder. In addition, there are several other means by which fire could be produced such as a hand drill, bow drill, fire plow, fire pump, by use of sunlight and a lens, a fire piston or through the process of chemical reactions.

Survivalist Uses For Solar Landscape Lights
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Here is an interesting thought that surely must have crossed many people's minds in the past. As I sit on my patio I watch the solar lights that surround it and firmly believe that every survivalist should have several of these solar powered landscape lights for use at their bug out retreat or their home in the event of an emergency.

Store Your Yeast Properly
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Yeast is an organism which is similar in character to that of Fungi. There are currently more then 1,500 different species which survive from the cold artic region to the deeps of the ocean.

Horseradish From Field to Table
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Here I have presented an article telling a little on the background of the ever popular horseradish. I conclude this article with a recipe for making and canning your own horseradish. I hope you enjoy it.

All Salts Are Not Created Equal
[Food-and-Drink] Many people believe that by using kosher salt or Sea Salt it is a healthier alternative to our common table salt. Many feel it is better for them should they be on a low sodium diet. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Selection of a Sleeping Bag For Your Survival Kit
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Most of the active survivalists which I know have some sort of sleeping bag in their "Box of Goodies" in the event that they would need to rough it on a possible bug out event. As a rule, it would be wise to selection a sleeping bag which is effective to at least zero degrees, but you should keep in mind that there are additional requirements which need to be considered as well. As a consumer you are presented with a host of materials such as goose down, quallofil or hollofil as a fill material in your sleeping bag. Therefore, in order to make a wise choice you should be aware of what the pros and cons are for each of these insulation types.

Revenge on Bambi
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Remember the night that Bambi ran in front of your new truck and left you with a three thousand dollar repair bill? Granted the deer may now be dead but you still haven't reaped your full revenge on him yet have you? Why not grab up this truck hitter and clean him immediately so you can put him into some canning jars. In this manner you can saver your revenge slowly over the following year. An important point here is to get the road kill cleaned and cooled as quickly as possible.

Agar Substitutes
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Agar is one of those staples of the tissue culture industry we generally can not do without. Agar is a gelatin like substance which is derived from common seaweed. You can find it used in many old fashion and modern desserts such as those found in Japan and are known as anmitsu.

Care to Have Breakfast With Me?
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] It goes without saying that breakfast is considered to be the most important of any of your meals. This is the meal that gets you going in the morning and keeps you going at your peak level. This is undoubtedly the meal that fuels not just your physical body but also your mind.

How to Handle Excess Lettuce - With Lettuce and Herb Soup
[Food-and-Drink:Soups] Did your garden do exceptionally well this year with lettuce? Are you at a standstill as to what to do with all this excess? Never fear as here is an article that will knock your socks off with how to make lettuce and herb soup.

The Bread of Life - Bread Machine Recipes - Part II
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Here I have presented Part II of my collection of Bread Machine recipes that I have accumulated for several years. I hope you will find something that will interest you in this collection.

Canning That Tasty Lobster
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] During the Y2K scare I was determined to not only be really prepared but to do it in style. Now when I say really I mean really. I didn't want to just survive.

Canning Outdoors With a Turkey Fryer
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] An interesting concept and experiment that most canners have to try is canning your garden fresh produce with the use of an outdoor turkey fryer. Yes, that's right the kind where you normally fill it with oil and place the turkey in it to cook. Only with this use you place water in it.

The Bread of Life - Bread Machine Recipes Part 1
[Food-and-Drink] It is simply amazing some of the recipes and breads that you can turn out with today's modern bread machines. I have a bread machine that is a joy to work with and so easy that one of Geico's cavemen could use it. I have in the past made everything from my own Danish to the ever popular Italian calzones.

The Most Astounding Rhubarb Jelly
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Rhubarb is one of those interesting plants which you do not generally chance upon a lot of information on. You will certainly encounter difficulty locating it in your local supermarket. I would like to take you on a gardening journey from growing your own rhubarb to harvesting it and finally to creating some tasty Rhubarb - Lime jelly.

A Space Age Toy - Silly Putty and How to Make It
[Kids-and-Teens] Remember as a child all the fun you had playing with silly putty. I have tried to explain how to make a simple imitation version of this famous fun toy.

Some Thoughts on Storage Space
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] As survivalists we never seem to have adequate space for stock up with the important supplies that may be required to assure our survival whenever an emergency condition occurs. A modest amount of thought on most of our parts can undoubtedly disclose some very exciting hiding places. That is exactly what this article is all about.

A Short History Relating to Quarantines
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] There is a lot of talk these days concerning the government placing quarantines on its citizens in the event of a major pandemic. The concept behind the quarantines is not a new idea, but rather it has been around for hundreds of years. Our federal authorities have not been the initial creator of quarantines although they have used them in the past and will likely use them in the future as well.

Will the Pandemic Lead Us to Martial Law?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] I feel that it is ultimately feasible that a declared pandemic here in America would result in not only the introduction of martial law but also of enforced vaccinations. That's right, we could easily lose our cherished constitutional rights under such conditions and considering the socialist currently in office at this time that inspiration tends to scare me.

Room For Several Dehydrators?
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] You finally have your dehydrator and are ready to have fun. No longer will you have to rely upon the grocery store for your needs as you can dry just about everything from regular tomatoes to the popular sun dried versions, potatoes, onions, mushrooms, bananas, pineapples, strawberries, peppers, jerky, herbs, meats and more.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Hand Sanitizers
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] There has been a dramatic increase in the concern for washing hands since the Swine flu has hit the headlines. You now find hand sanitizing equipment in many public locations such as schools, hospitals, day care centers as well as in homes that previously had none what so ever. I imagine that the major question that is on most peoples mind is whether these various hand sanitizer products are worth the cost or a waste of time and money.

A Favorite Beet Relish Recipe
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] If you search enough you are likely to find a relish made that is suitable for just about every type of need. This need could range from hamburgers or hot dogs to the use of a relish as a side dish for greens or meats. Your relish could vary from mild or spicy or to the extremely hot kind which you would hardly be able to locate in your local department store.

Want Something Different? Then Try Dandelion Jelly
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Here we are at the end of spring and the beginning of summer and a quick glance at our yards will reveal an abundance of those little yellow dandelions popping up everywhere. Other then using them in making some delicious homemade dandelion wine or as an addition to our evening salad, there is one other tasty treat in store for us. We can use these little flowers to make some dandelion jelly.

Another Take on the Proverbial Survival Kit
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Americans are quickly becoming aware of the value placed in home emergency management. As with any type of management program a family emergency plan is a critical aspect of the overall program.

In Opposition of President Zelaya
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Should America support the return of the recently ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya? In all honesty, I would have to say "No". Zelaya who was sent into exile only a week ago aptly deserved what he has sowed.

Passive Protection in Times of Crisis
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] For many reasons one can not often protect their assets as they would like to. These reasons may range from the lack of the necessary money to accomplish all that would be needed to various local ordinances which would forbid installing certain protective devices. Even if you can not afford all the luxuries of protection that other survivalists have done there are still ways that you can adequately protect your home and your family in times of crisis.

Don't Be a Failure Statistic
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Failing in tissue culture experiments is very easy if you are slack in your procedures and careless when you do your initial explants setups. Some of the major reasons that have been cited for unproductive cultures are as follows:

Fern Cultures
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Several people have written to me for information relating to fern spore cultures. I am not an expert at this phase of micropropagation and have only a vague familiarity with this type of cultured plants but here is what I do know. Hopefully it is of use to you.

Using The Microwave on Your Media
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Experimenters are always on the look out for unique and unusual methods by which they can sterilize the particular media that they are employing for their tissue culture work. The time honored home lab process is by the use of a home pressure cooker. Although there is one easier and simpler method that is often overlooked - the use of the family microwave oven.

Sterilization of TC Containers by Microwave
[Reference-and-Education:Science] I generally purchase my tissue culture containers by the case and it goes without saying that they can get rather expensive. The particular ones that I like to use are made out of plastic which tends to make them slightly more affordable then those created from pure glass.

Flu Prevention For Children
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] With the crazy bugs that are floating around in the air these days one never knows what they will catch. I for one like to be safe and if something appears to help the situation then I am all for trying it further. One such tid-bit of information that has recently come my way is in regards to preparing for the dreaded flu that has so ruthlessly attacked the world.

We Leave No Trace
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] As survivalists it may come down to a situation where we must hide in the woods while we are embarking upon our way to our chosen retreat in order to survive. If and when this event happens it is important that we leave no trace of our existence for others to follow.

Mistakes Commonly Made by Survivalists
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We are all survivalists and were beginners at one time or other and each of us could perhaps share an interesting anecdote or two concerning our experiences. Unfortunately, the new survivalists often learn the tricks of the trade the hard way and many times even the more experienced of us survivalists may overlook important aspects associated with bugging out or retreat creation.

Common Sense Laboratory Equipment
[Reference-and-Education:Science] As I previously had stated in another article I would start to let you know how to build or fabricate much of your own equipment. Quality equipment for a laboratory can be extremely costly and any time that you can construct your own you are likely to save a considerable amount of hard earned dollars.

The Perfect Explants
[Reference-and-Education:Science] We have briefly discussed cloning principles in the past so now we are hoping to get into some of the finer details concerning plant cloning. Let's start with the original plant that we wish to clone and learn a bit about how to select the perfect cloning material.

Growing Your First Mimosa Tree
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Upon searching the local freecycle I discovered a lady who was generously giving away Mimosa seedlings. Since I always like the challenge associated with growing and raising plants I was quick to jump on this opportunity. I contacted the kind women and she provided me with the need details to get to her location and retrieve the plants.

Grapefruit Seed Extract Benefits
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] I have always used myself as a personal guinea pig when ever I want to try a new or different remedy for any problems that I encounter. I did the same thing when I first began experimenting with colloidal silver and now I will be doing the same with grapefruit seed extract.

Cloning Plants
[Reference-and-Education:Science] There may perhaps come a day when cloning a plant would be the only way that you and I can obtain one of our favorite tomato or pepper plants for our garden. As survivalists this can be very important to us in order to ensure our continued existence. In that case I would like to impart his article on plant cloning.

The Difference Between Cardiac Arrest and a Heart Attack
[Health-and-Fitness:Heart-Disease] With the passing of Michael Jackson recently there has been a lot of commentary on what the difference is between cardiac arrest and a heart attack, if anything. The word on the street these days is whether they are the same thing with merely a different name? Why do they refer to it as cardiac arrest in place of a heart attack?

Your Medical Library
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] If we have to evacuate our homes and live in a bug out environment for a period of time it is very unlikely that we will have the luxury of our usual medical professionals. As such it will be entirely our own responsibility to respond to any sort of medical emergency that may arise. The question I would like to pose to you is are your up to that?

Summer Cleaning and a Few More Survivalist Thoughts
[Home-Improvement:Cleaning-Tips-and-Tools] If you have ever seen my home you would probably wonder how in the world I managed to put so much junk in such little space, well in all honesty , it isn't easy. Being a survivalist for so many years it is shocking to discover just how much "stuff" one tends to collect. The worse part is that many of them are duplicates and doubles. Two cook stove, at least two dozen lanterns of various shapes and sizes, abundance of miscellaneous survival supplies and of course the food.

Survival Kit For My Wife and Children After I Die
[Home-and-Family:Death-Dying] Not being a man of considerable wealth I still would like to leave my wife and children something of great value when I pass on. I can not leave them a vast and luxurious mansion for I haven't the necessary funds for which to purchase one. I can't leave then all new cars or attractive bank accounts for I am not rich enough for that act either.

Give Them Weapons
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] I sit here and read the daily newspaper and watch the evening news on the television and wonder what we are doing wrong. With the current political unrest which is occurring in Iran perhaps we should revert to the dominant policies that were employed by our government in the 60's. As we can see from the front page headlines there is now a national movement forming in Iran that would like nothing better then to unseat the terrorist establishment that is running their government at this time.

Making Tomato Powder For Your Food Storage
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Whenever a survivalist considers starting their food storage plans one of the more important considerations that they must take into account is the amount of space that is available. Without adequate space one can not properly store a sufficient quantity of needed food supplies.

The Flu Concern - Panic Or Not?
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] Here in America as well as the rest of the world we are now getting very concerned and in some cases beginning to panic over the swine flu which had its beginnings in Mexico. I do not wish to add to this panic however recently the WHO has raised the level of preparedness to that of 6 from its previous 5. What this amounts to is that we are now in a full pandemic. Even at this serious of a level we should not overreact but rather become more prepared then we previously were.

Minimal Retreat Requirements
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] When we are in the process of bugging out to our retreat do we really need a spacious home with all the luxuries that we are used to? After all modern inventions tend to use vast sums of energy in order to run properly.

Is it Worth Making Your Own Solar Panels?
[Home-Improvement:Energy-Efficiency] With the high cost of electricity these days every American family should be seriously considering the possibility of generating their own emergency in some manner. In addition, as a survivalist you may want to have some means of generating power when you are at your retreat. Foremost in popularity are the solar cells that we keep hearing about on our evening newscasts.

Is There a Mole Living Next Door to You?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Generally the common man has no idea as to what a mole is. I don't mean those furry little animals which tend to make it's home within the ground and destroy your lawn but rather a mole in the sense of international espionage.

Emergency Telephone Failure
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Imagine for a moment that you are preparing to make your emergency rounds at 7 PM in the evening. It is just beginning to get dark and when last listening to the police scanner you noted some suspicious activities along your route. You don your proper gear and get ready to embark upon your task when all of a sudden the telephone system goes dead. You no longer have your primary means of communicating with other team members.

Not the Proper Time For Taxing People
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It wasn't that long ago during the election process that many of our politicians flat out declared that they had no intentions of increasing taxes or of causing additional undo expense on the already overburdened taxpayer. These are the same politicians ranging from the highest seat in our government to those at the city and country level that are having an about face at this time.

Frog Jam at Its Finest
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] I have recently seen a rebirth of the FOG jam that was popular years ago down south. When I mention FROG Jam I am not talking about those things that hop around near the local pond but rather a delightful jam that is found at the Abbott family farm in South Carolina. Although the label may say FROG Jam it is actually made up of a graceful and tasty mixture of Figs, Raspberries, Oranges and Ginger, thus the name FROG.

The Figures Keep Rising
[Health-and-Fitness] A quick glance at the current figures that relate to the flu problem that America is experiencing should rightfully cause all of us some alarm. It appears that the newspapers and the other media are simply down playing the seriousness of this disease. Our own government does not appear to take it too seriously as well. I say this because instead of reporting on its effects on a daily basis now they have extended it to a week.

Would Chrysler and GM Like to Sell Anyone the Brooklyn Bridge?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Well ladies and gentlemen right from the horses mouth they state that cutting such a large amount of dealerships is their key to survival but you know I look at that as a bunch of malarkey. In my eyes this is nothing more then a ploy to force the American government to anti-up additional funds for the CEO's to deposit in their retirement funds.

A Mobile Survival Retreat
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] The most frequent complaint that I hear from my fellow survivalists is simply that they can not afford to acquire land for their survival retreat. With today's pitiable economy that is perfectly understandable. I really don't perceive it improving in the least for some time to come.

Get Your Papers in Order Now
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] I recently was browsing another survival web site and chanced across a comment that was made concerning the Jews during Hitler's rein in Germany. This response stuck with me and I was allowed to think upon it for some time. The writer basically stated that although there were many of the Jews in Germany who clearly saw what was about to happen in their country they filed to depart to safer havens. The question that was hypothetically proposed was why did they hesitate to leave the country at a time when it was safe for them to do so?

Internet on the Go
[Computers-and-Technology:Mobile-Computing] When I am traveling I always like to be able to keep tabs on the goings on around the nation via the internet. Unfortunately as I travel along the highway and stop at one of the highly advertised WIFI Hotspots I generally find that they are useless. Often times they are so heavily password protected that I don't even understand why the various states or agencies even bother to offer them. I was discussing this problem with my brother and he provided me with some very useful information on getting on the internet while traveling.

Food Product Testing at Home
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Many of us survivalists don't always store up on our emergency supplies using the usual freeze dried or number 10 cans of dehydrated foods. We often manage to make use of the local grocery stores and have an abundance of normal canned foods readily available. With canned foods such as these it is very important that you occasionally open one and try it out to ensure that it is still of good quality.

Surviving Terrorism on the Home Front
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Whenever an emergency situation seems to strike a particular area it also seems to bring out the worse of the population as well. Within a very short time frame you will hear rumors of looting, rapes and murders taking place between not just strangers but amongst neighbors as well. Every crisis situation America has had reveals the same trademarks of indecency experienced by people when they realize that law enforcement personnel are either too busy to tend to them or they simply no longer exist.

Prepare Now Or Forget Any Help
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Summer time is quickly approaching and imagine if you will that you are experiencing one of those all too common summer power outages. The day is exceptionally hot and humid so you and your family decide to pass the day by taking a causal stroll around the neighborhood. However, prior to starting your walk you decide to switch on one of your generators on in order to keep your refrigerator and freezer cold and operating properly.

The Rules As They Relate to Cast Iron Cookware
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] Anyone who visits my web site knows that one of the items on my wish list is cast iron cookware. As a survivalist I appreciate the even cooking that this type of equipment affords me. Asking any fan of cast iron products what the best brand is you are likely to receive a response that Lodge is the brand of choice.

The Prisoner Dilemma
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Imagine if you will that the balloon has finally gone up and people are quickly scurrying around aimlessly with no major plan what so ever. The highways are rapidly being overloaded with potential travelers looking to relocate somewhere for a temporary stay until the dust clears and they feel it is safe to return to their homes. Police are rarely seen and public services are no where to be found. As one witnesses these events unfold we would have to wonder if anything could possibly get worse. I hate to do so but I am the bearer of bad tidings at this point and would like to bring you the worse case scenario.

Conneaut Ohio Web Site Falling Under Socialist Attacks
[News-and-Society] It certainly appears that one of the city of Conneaut's web site owners has stepped upon a few sensitive toes and perhaps scratched a few butts the wrong way. These people are appearing to be out for blood. When I went to the site in question, (everythingconneautohio.com) I was truly amazed and at the same time appalled when I read the letter which the city manager had sent to the site owner.

The Dreaded Issue of Mold
[Food-and-Drink] Summer time is finally arrived and imagines all the delightful treasures that will soon emerge from your backyard garden that you have been busy constructing. Before long you will be stringing up a few hot peppers to air dry as well as some garlic bulbs. But wait, perhaps that is not the best way to preserve your gardens bounty.

Are Your Children Prepared For an Emergency?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We all are too well aware that an emergency can happen at just about any time and anywhere. No person or location is completely exempt from these sudden crisis situations.

Creating the Perfect Hard Boiled Egg
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] If you were to ask ten different cooks what they considered to be the best way to create the perfect hard boiled egg you would likely receive ten different responses. There simply seems to be as many recommended methods of cooking those eggs as there are cooks.

Retreat Admittance Rules
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Since you are the person responsible for establishing your retreat it only seems logical that you should establish a few ground rules for any visitors that you may perhaps invite in during an emergency situation. Under normal circumstances a leader is usually chosen by age, experience in survival techniques and the supplies that they have accumulated. However this is not under normal conditions as this is your personal retreat. No one else has contributed towards its construction or its required maintenance. It is on your personal property and you and you alone have the final say so concerning it. Or do you? It is likely that you are not as young as you used to be. Age has been catching up to you and your reflexes are a bit on the slower side these days.

Horse Power As Transportation
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Transportation is important in any survival plans. There may come a time when leaving your immediate area could be the difference between living and dying. Possibly your BOV just will not do the trick. Perhaps the roads are out due to adverse weather or the number of people who have the same idea has impacted your ability to depart on public highways. In either case it is important to have alternate plans to leave the area and get to your established retreat.

Emergency Food in Your Bug Out Bag
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] The main reason that many people fail to utilize the popular military MRE meals is simply after trying one of the packages they readily admit they do not like them. This is understandable since these meals are not for everyone's taste. I personally have used the MRE's and find that they really are not all that bad. The benefit of them is that after you have consumed your meal you can simply burn all the trash.

Alternate Weapons For the Survivalist
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We currently reside in an age where horrific changes are occurring around our country. On a daily basis we witness wildfires, floods, drought, crop failure, rampant diseases, school shootings and unheard of increases in crime levels within our cities. Many people have lost their confidence in our elected officials and often wonder if things can get any worse.

The Media Can Influence Emergency Preparedness
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] It always stops me dead in my tracks when I see what a massive effect the media can have upon public influences. As an example, during our last presidential election the media embraced Obama with open arms and as a result it gained him unknown amounts of public support. The same idea is firmly implanted with preparedness. The media can make or break communities preparedness plans.

Wake Me Up Please
[News-and-Society:Economics] I obviously must have dozed off and need someone to pinch me so that I would wake up. I simply can not understand the current trend of our government in trying to resolve our economic problems.

Escape From a Death Camp
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] With all the exposure recently generated regarding John Demjanjuk's and his deportation to Germany I have resolved myself to write this article with a survivalist slant to it. Mr. Demjanjuk is scheduled to stand trial for the suspected allegation of accessory to the murder involving 29,000 Jews at the Sobibor death camp. After three decades of litigation the assumed Nazi guard will finally stand trial. Here are a few important thoughts which come to my mind when I consider this situation and possible similar scenarios that could happen to us here in America.

Pickle Crock on Your Kitchen Counter
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Summer time is just around the corner and as such so is the bountiful garden harvest. Soon we will be picking tomatoes, carrots, squash and those tasty cucumbers. Now I know that many gardeners are waiting patiently to can a considerable amount of their 2009 harvest but have you ever considered a pickle crock on your kitchen counter. Just think all summer you can enjoy fresh vegetables pickled just right from the crock. You can enjoy pickled summer squash, carrots, cucumbers, or just about anything that comes out of your garden. If these appeals to you here are some simple instructions to get you started.

And Now Enters the Mosquito
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] As if the recent flu outbreak was not enough we are now about to witness an onslaught of another pest - the mosquito. This one we can see but that does not make it any less deadly. Most of our readers are well aware of the problems that are often associated with this biting insect. There are several diseases which are readily passed by it from one human to another. The state health officials have stated that encephalitis as well as the West Nile are possible threats at this time. Whether it can perhaps be instrumental in the flu progression is yet unknown.

Could We Experience Meat Rationing Again?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] I am and always have been a history buff. I completely enjoyed learning about all the various phases of history and actually found that as a child when I was studying it I would visually project myself as being at that point in time and space. In effect I role played before it became popular.

How Critical is Food Storage in an Emergency?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Most hard and true survivalists tend to worry significantly about whether they have a sufficient supply of food stored up for a possibly emergency. To them their food supply is of paramount importance since its primary purpose is to take care of their family in the event of a crisis.

Apocalypse Type Survival Plans
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] You can easily find that some survivalist have no sort of survival plan what so ever. I recently spoke with several that are in this frame of mind. They readily state that there are several reasons behind their mad thinking but the most predominant is that they claim to be one of those people who would least likely be able to survive in any sort of apocalyptic crisis.

Federal Budget Cuts and the Swine Flu Problem
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] There is no getting around the idea that our economy is hurting badly. Not only are the normal households trying to cut expenses and balance their budgets but the federal government is actively seeking ways to cut their costs as well. Many federally sponsored programs are on the verge of losing all or some of their urgently needed funding as our government tries desperately to sort out this financial nightmare

You Got it Right Mr Stephen King!
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] I am confident that there is just about no one in the western world who has not heard of Stephen King. Being an avid collector of Stephen King's books I have managed to amass every first edition that was published including several with both a European and American version. I have always considered "The Stand" to be Mr. King's best work so far. He stylishly managed to merge the unexpected and unusual with a genuine possibility for a climatic episode. It so happens that perchance Stephen was foreseeing in his imagination of this novel for it is highly possible that we are presently in the same state of affairs as the characters portrayed within his book.

Colloidal Silver - What it Can and Cannot Do For You
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] This article is a continuation of our previous article on colloidal silver. In this session I would like to provide you with a small list of some of the various medical conditions which can potentially be remedied by the use of colloidal silver.

The Ultimate Fire Safety Device
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] When evaluating the likelihood of installing fire escape ladders you are presented with two viable choices. You can install permanent fire escape steps to the outside of your home which has certain disadvantages. I would caution you greatly on this decision. Permanent steps are a sure invitation for burglars and others who may mean to harm you. In addition the initial cost is considerably more then using the portable rope ladder. The rope version is probably your best bet but you will have to instruct those who will use it in its proper operation.

The Definition of Survival Food
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Continually I stress that everyone should have a survival kit made up and ready for any sort of emergency that Mother Nature or fellow man can toss our way. I continually relate how this kit should contain certain essential emergency supplies as well as a selection of survival foods.

Colloidal Silver to the Rescue
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] In view of the recent epidemic of swine flu I am writing a sequence of articles concerning how we can safeguard ourselves by using what is known as colloidal silver. This is the first part which is merely providing you with some background information.

Survivalists and Fear
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Nearly everyone at sometime or other has experienced the sensation of fear. Fear is normal for any living thing to experience and acts as a danger threshold for our body. Human bodies are frail and often times the owners of those bodies fail to comprehend the limits that Mother Nature has imposed upon us but fear tends to balance this out and warn us of impending perils.

Locusts Can Save Your Life
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] In 2004 Israel experienced a severe incursion of locust which reached biblical magnitudes. This famished swarm of gluttonous vegetarians devastated a significant amount of vegetation leaving little in their wake for human consumption. The locust was promptly approved for human applications and several recipe books were composed instructing the public on how to prepare these creatures for the dinner table.

Survivalists 6th Sense
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Our ancestors survived violent times by using their intuition and what many of them classified as "gut feelings". Regrettably over the years we have been taught to reason in a rational and systematic manner and to suppress any initiate feelings that may surface. These same feelings that we restrain could possibly save our lives in an emergency.

Is There a Walkie Talkie in Your Survival Kit?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We all can remember those times in our youthful days when we would have an inexpensive set of walkie talkies and try to speak back and forth with a friend several houses down the street. If you notice I said try for most of the time the walkie talkies that we had available were scarcely sufficient to get from one room to another in our home. This provided a very nasty taste in my mouth towards these electronic devices for many years afterwords.

Instant Survival Skill Actions
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Survival skills should be polish to such an degree that at a moments notice you would know instantaneously what to do. Time in urgent situations is critical and you do not have a moment to spare. It doesn't matter if the emergency involves an automobile accident or possibly a tornado sighted in your immediate area. Time is of the utmost significance. Split second decisions can mean the difference between life or death.

Bug Out Practice Drill - April 2009
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] For this past week I have been bugging out down in the state of North Carolina. I decided to combine a little business with pleasure since my son lives down in that section of the country. This trip hasn't been a complete bug out exercise but rather more of being centered around distance. With the new SUV, I mainly wanted to see just how far I could go on a tank of gas.

Storing Your Home Emergency Supply of Water
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We all can appreciate the fact that we must stockpile a adequate supply of water for our families use during any emergency condition. This is generally an straightforward chore if you approach the problem in a suitable manner.

Pirate Stand-Off at an End
[News-and-Society:International] This is as it should be and it should have happened sooner. As most experienced military members will willingly relate it is a significant gain when you can let the element of surprise work in your favor. By this I mean you simply don't wait pointlessly when you have a rescue operation in the works.

Is Chap Stick a Survival Necessity?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Many people often pose the question of whether Chap Stick should be included in our first aid kits or survival packs and I repetitively respond "yes". In addition to the customary lip use there are other lesser recognized uses as well.

Health Benefits of Turmeric
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] While recently reviewing an article about the benefits of diverse herbs and spices I chanced upon on article which dealt with the spice known as Turmeric. After concluding the article I decided to scrutinize this appealing spice a bit more and was pleasantly surprised at the assorted attributes that have been accredited to it. In this article I have tried to introduce you to some of the health benefits of Turmeric.

Green Tea Information
[Food-and-Drink:Tea] Many people are completely taken back by the suggestion that all tea originates from the same plant - Camellia Sinensis. The fashionable Green tea is actually the outcome of vigilantly curing young camellia leaf by a multiplicity of different methods and by using varied amounts of heat in the preparation. In some countries you will discover that some types of green tea are cured with ovens comparable to those found in the home and surprisingly a few are actually pan fried in what appears to resemble a giant wok known in the industry as a ding.

Benefits of Turmeric
[Health-and-Fitness] If you are like most people you take pleasure in an occasional romp in the kitchen tossing this and tossing that together into a graceful combination which smoothly caresses your palates as you consume you evening meal. I too enjoy creating previously unknown delicacies for our evening meals. I guess in that case we both may be familiar with the spice known as turmeric. Many cooks, chefs and most of the general public do not realize the many health benefits which we can derive from the use of turmeric. I would like to share a few of these points with you at this time but keep in mind due to space requirements I can not possibly cover all the various aspects.

Sun Tea is Hazardous to Our Health
[Food-and-Drink:Tea] For the life of me I can not understand how I survived life as a child and managed to grow up into an adult and eventually into my senior years. It appears that everything that was accomplished during my youth was simply unhealthy for us. Now they claim that sun tea is a hazard to our health.

Turmeric For Diabetes
[Health-and-Fitness:Diabetes] When you think of curry you usually visualize turmeric. This spice is a close relative of the proverbial ginger that is so often used in a number of our favorite recipes. As I have point out turmeric is the foremost ingredient that is found in the curry powder on the shelves of our local supermarket. It is this natural herb which provides the mustard used on our hot dogs and hamburgers with its usual yellow color. The primary ingredient in this product is Curcumin.

Turmeric For Cancer Prevention
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] It is always a joy to find a product that can provide any sort of help what so ever to mankind as a whole. Turmeric is just such as product. It does not take much imagination to appreciate its ability to curve the dreaded cancer.

Turmeric Extract
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] It is easy to recognize turmeric extract as it usually appears as a bright orange-yellow color in the form of a very dry powder. The final product is usually fat soluble and presents neither any flavor nor aroma what so ever. In the presence of oil the product is very capable of coloring food. On the other hand its amazing medicinal properties and the health benefits associated with turmeric extract are partly due to the attributes relating to its strong antioxidant characteristics.

The Benefits of Green Tea
[Food-and-Drink:Tea] Have you recently found that as the inception of springtime arrives you are inclined to catch more colds and virus then you normally would? This may conceivably be due to the brisk changes that we are experiencing with the weather. In my region of the country we undergo warm daytime temperatures while our evenings abruptly plunge to the 30's or 40's. This kind of shifting temperature changes are likely to bring about cold symptoms rather hastily.

Turmeric Capsules
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Most people who feel at home in the kitchen with the assorted spices from around the world know perfectly well what turmeric is. They know how constructive it is when assembling a curry recipe and of its widespread use in Indian cuisine. If you are not so familiar with it please let me introduce you to turmeric at this time.

Turmeric and Inflammation
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Are you a huge devotee of the rich curry foods that are served at your local Indian restaurant? If you are then you are in the same line as many of today's Americans who have taken a liking to these tasty spice flavored dishes. You can enthusiastically notice these many curried foods as they generally have a reddish orange tint to them which is so customary for foods with turmeric in them.

Side Effects of Turmeric
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Lately we have all heard of all the excellent deeds that are pending as a result of Turmeric. The scientific community is starting to herald the countless benefits that are linked with it such as its facility to combat cases of cancer, its capacity towards acting as an effective anti-inflammatory agent, treatment for rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, antiseptic capacity for curing wounds and as a prospective treatment for Alzheimer's disease. We can readily see that there are a huge number of health related issues that are either preventable or remedied by the use of this unique spice.

What is Turmeric Powder
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Let's for a moment discuss an unbelievable spice which has for decades been very prevalent in the country of India. The product is universally known as turmeric powder and is made from a process of drying the Curcuma Longa plant's rhizomes. This plant is a remote relative of the well celebrated ginger spice of which everyone is familiar. Although this seasoning for many years now has been a staple for Indian cuisine it is suddenly gaining in reputation within the continental United States. To anyone who may be familiar with curry dishes this is the flavoring which imparts the food with the distinctive yellow color.

Turmeric Spice
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] The favorite nickname for the mid-eastern spice turmeric is the wonderful golden spice of life. It is considered a favorite culinary spice for not only Indian Cuisine but for foods that originate from the four corners of the world. Turmeric is effectively a perennial herb which grows its best in tropical areas. The curcuma has been domestically cultivated within many Indian farms and gardens since the early ancient times. In 3000 B.C., turmeric plants were successfully cultivated by the Harappan civilization. This wondrous herb belongs to the familiar ginger family.

Slugs in Your Garden
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] It will not be long now as everyone is rapidly getting energized about their projected garden. Here in Delaware all we can do at this time is plan. We could perhaps prepare our garden soils but as far as placing any plants outside at this time it is still a bit cool.

Should I Pay Off My Credit Cards?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] During these periods of economic instability many people have been questioning whether they should take their savings and pay off their credit cards. Their reasoning here is of course that this is not a time to have any sort of debt hanging over ones head. This is all very well with thinking like this however I would like to bring up several significant points which may conceivably change your mind.

An Open Letter to the Media and Obama
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] I am really overwhelmed with the reporting conducted by the media concerning Barack Obama. Here we have a head of state for a major country whose only concern is being in the headlines. You have an American president that desires for nothing apart from the glamour that being on a late night TV show can confer upon him.

I Forgot to Tell You
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Well, as all good survivalists you have your initial bug out exercise planned and you feel pretty confident that you have everything under control. You have referred over and over to your well composed bug out checklists and you are 100 percent confident that nothing has been overlooked. You have completely rechecked your bug out bags, your food provisions and your first aid supplies. You proceed to hook up your pull behind storage trailer and resume consigning additional survival supplies into it as well. Everything appears to be in order and you truly feel like some sort of professional survivalist at this point.

Personal Hospital in Your Retreat
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We tend to accumulate all the indispensable first aid supplies that we may require during a tragic situation however we frequently overlook a few significant hints. In this case perhaps a member of our party has to be quarantined consequently we need to seriously consider a miniature hospital room.

Survival Insurance Policy
[Insurance] Let's face it, you can have life insurance, you can have car insurance and you can have homeowners insurance but none of these policies will help you a bit during a time of crisis. You may think that you are covered for just about any contingency that can happen but my friend you are so very wrong.

Food Storage For a Complete Year
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Storing food for long term survival is an undertaking that could conceivably save your life one day. These very same foods that you are now placing in your food pantry can serve you well in a great diversity ranging from the potential time when you may lose your job to a point where disaster may be eminent. These emergency goods are capable of sustaining your family and yourself until the grocery stores once again have a stock of foods stacked neatly on their shelves. During a financial crisis it can afford you with adequate food to get you over a short term period until your resources returns to normal.

Time to Check Out Your Supplies
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Well, we recently changed our clocks and at the same time we were advised to replace the batteries in our smoke detectors. Although this is sensible recommendations, I think that it should have been extended just a wee bit more and ought to have incorporated inspecting our preparedness supplies as well.

On the Value of Home Medical Training
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Learning various hospital procedures and medical fundamentals can be a great asset when the balloon goes up. Not only will you be a more useful benefit to your survival group but you and your group will certainly feel a bit safer knowing that one of you have the knowledge to help the others.

The Value of Cats When the Balloon Goes Up
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Traditionally a good number of people often judge cats as a municipal nuisance. This perception likely stems from the outward determination towards their free will and their independent nature, however I would like to communicate a brief article here in support of the felines during extended periods of crisis.

Preparation is the Key to Bugging Out in Comfort
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Anyone who happens to know me personally can attest that when it comes to bugging out I want a certain amount of luxury. I need those 12 volt appliances readily accessible when I journey to the wilds. I would be hard pressed to accept anything less then my 12 volt coffee pot, oven, toaster and the other miracles of battery living that our society has so graciously fashioned for me.

Bugging in Place
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Just about every place that one may consider as a safe retreat location has some sort of negative aspect about it. As an example, assume we take the Idaho, Wyoming and Montana area. There are groups of people that are currently observing the Yellowstone area for a impending crisis. Suppose for one moment that the Yellowstone geysers start to go off as it has been predicted.

My Personal Library
[Reference-and-Education] I have always been a great fan of books and continually support the act of reading. Although most of the books which I read are generally non-fiction I do in fact partake of fiction on occasion. In my actual physical library I have a complete collection of Stephen King first editions. Each copy is in mint condition and in some cases I even have both the European and American printings.

Backpack Costs
[Travel-and-Leisure:Camping] When I visit the various department stores and examine the immense collection of backpacks I am stunned at the huge cost that is associated with them. No longer can you pick up a quality pack for a reasonable price.

Shipping Rates of Survival Supplies
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] While aimlessly drifting from one survival store to the other on the internet recently I noticed that numerous people had been complaining about the venders cost of shipping survival related items. I too have experienced this dilemma predominantly with e-bay stores. It never stops astounding me how many people can turn out to be extremely ravenous during periods when they should feel most generous. These people ought to be delighted that in this economically strapped economy we are purchasing our items from them. You can go to e-bay and search for any survival associated item and immediately see a vast assortment of prices for that item.

A Case of Preparedness and Rough Economic Times
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] I recently glanced at an commentary that essentially stated there were over 250 million people that are affected by disaster every year. These figures are unquestionably believable and I have no doubt in my mind that they are accurate. The same article proceeded to say that in order to preserve the safety and readiness of your family you should be amassing what is referred to as Ready food Kits.

How Far Can You Go?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] I have always been very keen on imagining scenarios and events that can perchance curtail a necessary bug out. In fact, I pride myself in perceiving just how far I am able to travel safely when bugging out becomes necessary. By safely I mean a combination of an tolerable distance, mileage that is reasonable and the lack of un-necessary delays. Let me take a moment and go into a little further detail in relation to these requirements.

The Nuisance of Biting Bugs During a Bug Out
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Proper planning must be taken in order to ensure that you and your family are not devoured by biting bugs during a bug out. Most of the current insect repellents on the market today use DEET as the active ingredient. You will find it in just about the entire over the counter product line that you can purchase. Supposedly, the DEET in the repellants today can be safely used on children as young as two months old as well as on adults.

The Value of a Cell Phone For Survivalists
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Cell phones can be a functional tool when united with your survivalist efforts. In my family we all have our own cell phones. Several are not formally turned on meaning that there is no time on them or they are not connected to any sort of network, but these phones still perform as a 911 relay. Many people are unaware that a non-connected cell phone can contact 911. The phone may not be able to summon your sister down the road or Aunt May residing across the country but each and every cell phone can call 911 if it is properly charged.

Dangerous Drinks
[Health-and-Fitness] It has been suggested that specific soft drinks can provoke havoc with your health. As survivalists this can be extremely important for our preparedness plans. We of course are concerned about our families health and at the same time we are wondering about including soft drinks in our preparedness supplies. The existing allegation is that some of our marketed sodas may perchance be directly allied to grave cell damage.

The Dilemma of the Pay Phone
[Communications] Years ago I can remember that if you required the use of a telephone you could readily discover a nearby payphone. If your mother or father were like mine and they instructed you to phone home at a precise time then by golly you had better be calling home or else. To comply you had merely to pause at the local street corner of town long enough to make your needed phone call and then you were happily back doing what ever you were previously. You basically had no excuse for not doing so. You could drive down the local main street of town and notice that payphones were easily available on just about every street within the town.

Our Social Systems Have Drastic Problems
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Most working people will readily admit that they despise the current welfare system. In all surveys that are conducted among the working class it is felt that the welfare benefits should be immediately stopped. Unfortunately most people feel that if someone can not work due to their physical limitations or to an illness they should be provided social security. Folks this is certainly not the right approach to resolve this dilemma. I fully agree about placing a halt upon the welfare system but don't transfer the worthless assets to the social security system.

But I Don't Have a Dehydrator
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] You perhaps may already be familiar with various ways to preserve food such as by canning, freezing or making jelly. If so you are in for an overwhelming surprise as you try to dehydrate your next year's garden foods. Drying food is not difficult and the final product can certainly be a valuable asset to your kitchen foods. I have often heard people make excuses that "I can't dry those foods because I do not have a dehydrator".

The Deer Are in the Garden
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] How often have you glanced out your backdoor only to catch a glimpse of a deer happily devouring your favorite tomato plants? It has happened to me in the past and it may happen to you now. Picture some over-weight, middle age man leaping out his backdoor to chase away some hungry deer and you have a picture of me doing the shoo-deer chase!

Should We Be Mad?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Well it seems like the old saying that persistence pays off is true. Congress has approved and sent its outrageous spending bill up to Obama for his final signature. Although some of the GOP members were completely against the bill it still passed without any sort of problems what-so-ever.

Bug Out Camp
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Everyday I pick up the daily newspaper and read about another small business closing their doors or even worse I see major corporations requesting additional government funds in order to continue their operations. These types of newspaper headlines tend to scare the dickens out of me. Obama's budget breaking stimulus plan does not appear to be having much of an effect upon this situation in the least.

Can Jocks Get Away With Anything?
[News-and-Society:Crime] Give me a break! They are claiming that Charles Barkley is not receiving any sort of special treatment as he serves his 3 days in jail. Three days! Wow. Somehow that doesn't seem like much time when you stop to consider the number of days that a victim from a drunken driving accident will spend in the grave.

How Your Spouse Feels About Your Preparedness Efforts
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Years ago as I began to store up on food my family looked at me with strange glances. They really thought I had lost my marbles. Along came Y2K and as I increased my preparedness efforts the looks increased drastically. The going joke in the home was that the food being stored was my children's inheritance. (Think about that statement for a few minutes and you will see the true value in it).

A Case For the Missing Fertilizer
[News-and-Society:Crime] Recently the world has been experiencing a rash of thefts that center around common but dangerous farm chemical fertilizers. Please note, that I stress chemical based fertilizer as opposed to the "good ole" Elsie the cow type.

Are We Seeing the End of Lead Ammunition?
[Reference-and-Education] It was Friday evening and my friend Wayne and I were having one of our usual survival topic conversations and the topic eventually got around to lead shot for shells. It seems that Wayne had notice something somewhere which stated that many of the states are considering banning Lead content in bullets and shotgun shells.

On the Value of MP3 Players in Bug Out Vehicles
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] When we reach the point of no return and have to make that ultimate decision as to stay or go we want to do so with as little discomfort as possible. I know this sounds a little petty however lets consider for one moment the amount of time that we could perhaps be in hiding. One month? Perhaps several months? Maybe even as much as 6 to 12 months. In a case like that I could just about guarantee that radio stations will no longer be broadcasting. Television will certainly be non-existent at this time. Even if the infrastructure was still present most operators and maintenance people would be with their families and not at work.

Predicament of the Army Mom
[News-and-Society:Military] Here we have a grave situation. We have family responsibilities resting on the one hand while civil commitments lie squarely on the other. Usually both tend to balance each other in the proper manner and all works out well, however in the following case that scenario did not occur.

Rhubarb Lamb Rub Jelly
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Every Easter my grandfather would make his lamb and without failure he would coat it with mint jelly. Needless to say I grew to dislike mint jelly greatly. As an adult I figured it was high time to come up with something a bit different then that which my grandfather used so I now use a Rhubarb jelly to do what the mint jelly did previously.

Homemade Cat Food
[Pets:Cats] It was not unusual for my wife to awaken early in the morning and make our shar pai dogs Bubba and Bubbles a warm breakfast of oatmeal. This was just about a daily experience for these dogs. Bubba and Bubbles are now gone and we no longer have dogs to cater to.

Fresh Home Cured Olives
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Being from a Greek family and my wife's step father being Italian we both enjoy some good olives when we can find them. Usually we like those that are still in the brine and not so much the ones that you purchase in the jars. However in a pinch either will do just nicely.

Oh Fiddleheads
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Few people may know what a fiddlehead is, however if you do not, you should make it a point to find out because you are missing a very delightful treat. Fiddleheads are young fern leaves which grow in a coil. They are approximately one inch in diameter.

A Can of Heater
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We haven't departed company with ole man winter as of yet. Spring and summer are still several months away and we still need to think in terms of emergency heat during a crisis situation.

Obama's Wasted Tax Dollars at Work
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It even seems like the National Basketball Association wants their share of the Obama hand out money. I read with unrestrained interest the recent news article concerning the borrowing of 175 million dollars by the NBA to serve towards teams which might be in financial difficulties at this time. They blame the weak global economy for the issue, however let's review how much these players actually take home.

Can You Still Find Frogs to Eat?
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] I recently read that the high demand for frog legs for human consumption has been making these creatures a bit on the scarce side. It appears that there is a vast decline in frog population in the wild due to over exploitation of them for foods both in America and Europe. It will not be long before the number of catches that you can have will be limited. In fact I fully expect that you will be required to have a Frog license just the same as a fishing license is currently required.

Should We Be Very Scared?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Yellowstone National Park is the home to one of the world's largest and most active volcanic system. During the last several million years this area has produced some giant volcanic eruptions. As of this date we have not experienced any eruptions which contain volcanic ash or lava however future eruptions may likely contain both of these dangerous contents. We may be lucky and all we will see are some ongoing hot spring activities, an occasional steam explosion and perhaps even a few moderate to large size earthquakes

Animals in Emergency Shelters
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Often people complain that they can not take their animals into emergency shelters. As many persons become displaced from their homes during times of crisis, they are relocated in evacuation centers. One of their major gripes is not being able to bring their pets with them. It is true that many times the mere act of having a pet nearby serves as a means of comfort to those in these emergency situations, unfortunately evacuation centers refuse to permit pets to accompany their owners.

The X Cargo Roof Top Carriers and Bugging Out
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Often times we drive down the highway and make a mental note of one of the cargo roof top carrier which appears on many of the vehicles that we pass. At once we start to wonder as to the value of these items during a possible bug out situation. Would they benefit us? Do they have any sort of merit in survival? These are questions which we need to answer.

Winter Bug Out Exercise
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] When a crisis is about to befall us we can never know what time of the year it will occur and as such we must be prepared. We would all hope that if and when it happens we will have fair weather but that is certainly one thing that we can not count upon.

Severe Weather Week Begins
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] It is that time of the year again! Around the nation many of our cities and states are making the necessary preparations to launch the severe weather week. Sever weather can strike just about any location in our nation and does so usually without warning of any sort. It is not restricted to the southern portion of our country or to the Midwest. We can at any time encounter hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and a host of other inflections from mother nature without so much as a simple warning.

Communications Capabilities
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] One of the foremost questions that many people ask is what they can do about obtaining valuable information and communicating with other people during times of crisis. Let's face it our cell phones may not be much use to us after the emergency generators that operate the cell phone towers run out of fuel and are effectively dead.

The Fate of the Elderly During a Crisis
[Home-and-Family:Elder-Care] We often wonder what will be our reactions during some type of major disaster or crisis. Will we behave as we expect ourselves to? Will we do everything by the book as we had planned? Will we be able to provide for our loved ones properly? There are more questions then we have answers for. Under the expected circumstances all we can do is guess as to what our actions will be.

The American People Are Being Taken For a Ride
[News-and-Society:Economics] All the money that our government has been stuffing into General Motors and Chrysler and they are still no better off then they were initially. In fact Chrysler has just recently requested an additional 5 billion dollars to continue in business and to prevent them from entering bankruptcy.

Butter When You Need It
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] During extreme times of crisis and under emergency conditions you can certainly bet that you will not find any sort of butter in your local food stores. Butter will tend to become a valuable commodity in those particular times.

Is There a Difference Between Short Term and Long Term Food Storage?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] When sitting among the various survival groups you often hear it said that someone is storing this or that for their short term storage and this and that for their long term storage. This is actually utter nonsense as the only difference in the short and the long term storage should be the quantity of products that are being stored.

Using the Reynolds's Handi-Vac System
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] A while back I was fortunate enough to locate one of the Reynolds's Handi-vac systems in our local Wal-Mart department store. It was not a costly item and so I decided to pay my ten dollars or so and give it a try. At the same time I put in another ten dollars for 9 gallon bags that are used in conjunction with the machine.

Where Are the Bees Going?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] There has been a lot of talk lately as to what is happening to the bee population of the earth. For some strange and unusual reason the bees appear to be dying off. At this time the scientific community is simply at a lose as to an explanation for this occurrence. Well being the inquisitive person that I am I have a few of my own theories to toss to my readers.

Storage of Oil Used For Cooking
[Food-and-Drink] It wasn't too many years ago that I was employed at a local oil refinery. Not the kind of refinery which processed crude oil into oil which is used in our vehicles but rather the kind of refinery which makes cooking oil. This particular refinery specialized in soybean oil. My job there was to ensure that the product that was being made was top quality and completely fit for human consumption.

Using Dry Ice to Store Your Emergency Foods
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] When storing up food we have to have some sort of way that we can preserve the food. Many times you will hear survivalists saying how they have placed five oxygen packets in their 5 gallon bucket in order to preserve their wheat or flour. Well, this is all well and good but using the oxygen packets is not the only way to preserve your food. In this article I am going to briefly explain to you how you can use dry ice to accomplish the same thing.

Saving Your Stored Food by Use of Oxygen Absorbers
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] All true survivalists have found that at one time or another they have encountered various problems relating to their food storage. Perhaps they merely run out of space or even worse their containers of grin became buggy. We can't do much about the first problem but there is plenty that we can do concerning the later one.

Storing Bulk Foods in Five Gallon Buckets
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] If you are looking for an inexpensive and simple way to store your bulk foods then search no longer. For several years now I had started obtaining the five gallon icing buckets which were used by cake decorators for storing cake icing in. These buckets are food grade products so they are safe for just about any type of food.

Our Current Time of Crisis Makes Bugging Out Difficult
[News-and-Society:Economics] Our current financial struggle here in America is on the verge of making an emergency bug out difficult at best. Predictions have been revealed that state our workforce will be at just about a stand still by the end of 2009. In short there simply are not enough jobs for the people. Ninety-five percent of our nation's metropolitan cities will have far fewer job positions available as the year ends than those that they had at the beginning of the year.

Talking to Your Children About Emergency Preparedness
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] If you experienced an emergency of any sort from a fire to an earthquake would your family survive? Would each member of your family know and choose the appropriate course of action in order to save their lives?

A Penny Saved is Several Pennies Earned
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We have previously discussed saving money for emergency bug out situations. That money would be used towards gasoline, tolls, etc as you head to your emergency survival retreat. Now we are going to talk about saving a few cents for those emergency times that may be in our future. When I say a few cents I literally mean pennies.

Like Minded Folk
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Many people have asked me over the last several years about getting a group of like minded people together just in cases one of our worse case scenarios come to past. To this I can only say that I would put the feelers out and see what I get back.

What Now Mr Obama?
[News-and-Society:Politics] Since I am a retired military member perhaps my loyalties lie more with my country then someone who was raised in some foreign nation that is notably unfriendly to the US. With Obama's recent idea to appease the liberal elements within our society as well as the Muslim fraction it did not take him long to close the gates to Cuba's Guantanamo Bay detention facility. He was quick to issue orders to close this jail area down however he failed to consider where he would place the 250 terrorist suspects after he does so.

How Dangerous is MSG?
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] I always managed to develop breathing difficulties whenever I ate at many specialty restaurants, in particular those which served oriental style foods. Several years back I began to realize that there was a very good likelihood that I was experiencing some sort of a reaction to the MSG which the chef must have used in the food I was served. Although being the stubborn person that I am I refused to go to the doctor for the problem so it boils down to merely being my personal opinion as to the cause.

Civil Unrest During Crisis Situations
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] All survival conscious people should provide due thought towards the probability of civil unrest during those times of impending disasters and emergency situations. It goes without saying that when the law is running thin the lower level trash will attempt to take over the masses.

Fiction For Survivalists
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] As some of my closest friends know I save all my survival information onto CD's so that I can use them with a laptop as I am making my way to my survival retreat. Often times when I create a survival CD with my survival information placed on it I will frequently include books which are of a fictional nature and not at all associated with the topic of survival or even survivalists. Over a period of time several people have approached me and inquired as to why I create the CD with fiction on it and I thought that it was time that I explained my reasoning to my readers.

A Delightful Lemon Tainted Bread
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] As most people who are familiar with me know I enjoy making and experimenting with various types of homemade bread ranging from flatbreads fried in a skillet to those complete loaves made in a bread machine. In view of my last article on preserving lemons I thought I would also add my recipe for bread that includes a touch of lemon.

Too Much BOB Junk
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Ahhh, here we have the sweet life of a survivalist. Every now and then I decide to get away from it all and jump in the bug out van and merely travel a short distance from civilization. It tends to opens up ones sense of survival and produces some clear thinking.

Just Any Thermometer Won't Do
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] A visit to your local kitchen gadget store will quickly make you realize that there is more then one type of thermometer that you can purchase for your kitchen tasks. It doesn't matter whether the thermometer that you are buying will be used in your refrigerator or in your oven as you bake that next turkey dinner, they all have their similarities as well as their differences.

Citrus All Year Round
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] I like to garbage garden as I call it. I will take sees that one would normally toss into the trash and plant them. The majority of the time I have a certain degree of success in growing these plants. One of them that I usually do very well with is lemons and oranges. Most citrus fruits are similar to what I am about to say.

The Fabulous Dent-de-Lion
[Food-and-Drink:Soups] Before long this cold spell of winter will be departing and the warm air of spring will start to come in. Along with the warmth that the season change will bring we will also see an abundance of lovely little flowers begin to pop up on our lawn and yards. These yellow spots are nothing more then small dandelion plants.

I Think I Ripped My Pants
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] The title may sound like a tale from the popular kid's show SpongeBob SquarePants however it has a certain ring of truth to it when it comes to survival. Surviving in the wild can be rough not only on the individual but also upon the persons clothing. Burrs on the woodland bushes are certain to snag the pants as are the overhanging branches getting caught on ones shirt. Add to that the amount of dirt that could be collected from a romp in the woods and the poor washing conditions and your clothing is certainly not going to last that long.

Salmonella Contamination and the Survivalist
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Usually we open the newspaper or surf the internet and several times per year we end up seeing where one product or another has been contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. With this danger continually lurking how can a survivalist beat the odds and keep his family safe and secure?

Saving the Utility Bill With Candles
[Home-Improvement:Energy-Efficiency] We all are experiencing the effect of the increased utility bills that are being tossed at us each month. Knowing that these bills will not go down in the foreseeable future, I have initiated some alternative actions that are meant to combat the high cost of electricity. In these few paragraphs I hope to give you an insight into saving money by using candles.

Grandma's Canned Sausage
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] During the canning season I can often recall that my grandmother used to take and can sausage patties. She would take fresh made patties and stack them neatly inside a wide mouth jar and then fill the container full of hot sausage grease. She would then place the lids securely on them, turn them upside down to seal and she was done. How I remember going to the food closet and seeing dozens upon dozens of jars carefully stacked upside down. It seems that in those days it was customary to place the jars upside down to ensure a good seal.

Ever-Loving Strawberry Kiwi Jam
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] As most people who are familiar with me know I have been raising my eleven year old grandson in the art of survival. He probably knows more about taking care of himself then most children twice his age. He has become very self-sufficient with skills ranging from making his own colloidal silver to proper use of stored food supplies. Yesterday I decided to teach him some of the fundamentals of canning jellies.

Still Time For That Survival New Years Resolution
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Although the New Year has already started you still have sufficient time to create that all important Survival New Years resolution list. We always hope for the best of situations but one never knows what disasters will be presented to us during the course of the year. That is why being prepared is so important.

Prepare For a Time When Disaster May Strike
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Since 9-11 America has been making preparations for any sort of disaster that may be tossed at it particularly those which originate at the hands of our enemies. We have developed Emergency Planning Teams as well as various strategies in order to protect the public from a vast number of calamities ranging from pandemic flu, man-made or natural disasters and those which originate from potential terrorist organizations.

Watermelon Rind Pickles
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] A recent visit by my friend and fellow survivalist Wayne on Sunday eventually got to the subject of canning. Wayne expressed an interest in a particular type of pickle recipes for watermelon rind. I knew that I had a recipe for it in my notes and was determined to find it for him.

A Natural Insect Repellent
[Home-Improvement:Pest-Control] Have nothing to do during this long harsh winter? Why not make some good use of your indoor time and create a batch of insect repellant after all before long you will be starting that garden outside and along with a garden comes those pesky insects.

Toxic Ziploc Omelet Procedure
[Food-and-Drink] In several of my previous articles I have highly praised all the various benefits associated with the popular Zip-lock storage bags. These points commending the zip-locks usefulness are still valid however several readers of my articles have written to me describing a very hazardous cooking procedure that they had heard about involving the zip-locks. I have written this article to advise my survival readers of this present danger.

Can We Save Our Country?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Every organization these days seems to be making use of the web in their efforts to obtain support for their various causes regardless of what they may be. I feel that we as survivalists can do exactly the same thing.

When You Lose the Refrigerator
[Home-and-Family] I recently was wandering around the internet and chanced upon an article relating to the lost of your means of refrigeration. This struck me as a perfect subject for today's article. We all realize that when disaster strikes and we are forced to do away with refrigerated foods it is certainly going to be extremely difficult. It seems like our complete social structure centers around the ability to maintain foods in a cold or frozen state.

The Best Homemade Pickling Spices
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Canning recipes generally call for "Pickling Spices" in preserving dill pickles, sweet pickle or perhaps sour pickles. Actually anything that you pickle you will need to use a similar spice even if it is pickled vegetables.

Where to Purchase Your Bulk Beans and Grain
[Food-and-Drink] Okay, I admit that I cheat. I don't currently have a food mill so I use already milled and processed grains to make my breads and pancakes. For years now I would go to the local supermarket and buy the packages of products to use at home.

Dehydrated Potatoes and Au Gratin Recipe
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] I for one can make a very good breakfast with nothing except fried potatoes. I know I have heard how fried foods are not good for me but I still enjoy a dish of those "Greasy" spuds whenever I can.

Your Cadbury Easter Eggs Are Finished
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Here it is Easter time again and which of you do not remember the famous Cadbury Creme Egg usually given to you on Easter morning. The Cadbury Chocolate Egg was originally produced by a British company known as Cadbury Schweppes. How well we all recall the thick milk chocolate outer shell and the yellow and white filling that represented yolk of a real egg.

Green Houses With Soda Bottles
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] I am certain that just about everyone reading this article has at one time or other created a make shaft green house from a discarded plastic soda bottle. The idea is far from new and is easily implemented.

Risk Planning For Survivalists
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We all know that risk is a factor that must always be taken into consideration when planning our survival tactics. Our various levels of government continually evaluate the various risks and options that are presented to them, and we should rightfully do so also. Although not all survival and emergency scenarios contain neither the elements nor the potential for drastic peril which could easily affect our plans the risks are still ever present and real.

Basic Wheat Cereal
[Food-and-Drink] During the winter months nothing could boast your outlook for the day better than a hot bowl of fresh wheat cereal. Most people today simply do not understand how easy it is to create cereals such as these. This article is intended to inform you how you too can wake up breakfast for yourself and your family.

And Yet Another Preparedness List
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Once again I wandered around the net and discovered more items that should be enclosed in our preparedness kit for a rapid and quick get away should we need to leave an area quickly. On our web site you can readily find list after list after list. I think the key to using these lists is to continually compare them and add those items which you deem would be beneficial for you and your family. No one person can complete a list that would serve the purposes for everyone. The final selection of items rests in your hands.

EMF and Faraday Cages
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Over the last several months my friend Wayne and I have had several discussions centered upon defeating the effects of EMF from a nuclear blast. As we all are aware these EMF signals are suppose to affect anything that has electronics in it from small radios to your automobile.

What is Mariachi?
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] There is merely one other thing that appears to be more Mexican then the popular tequila drink and that simply has to be mariachi. So well matched are the two that when you find one you generally find the other.

The Secret to Russian Potato Bread
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] I have previously written several articles on breads and bread making and would like to present an article on making Russian Potato Bread from my collection of bread recipes. If you do a search on the internet you will quickly discover that very little is provided in the area of this exquisite bread. So without do here it is and I hope you enjoy it.

Survival Training Exercises With Babies and Children
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] When preparing for emergency survival situation you cannot properly prepare if you leave half your family at home. When having a survival exercise you must take each member of the family with you or your time is nothing but wasted. These family members should include small children and infants. Let's face it should a real emergency occur these members will be with you then so don't leave them at home with a baby sitter.

What a Flashlight - Much to My Surprise
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Being a retired member of the United State military entitles me to use the various privileges found on any of our federal military bases and as such I would occasionally visit Dover Air Force base. While on the base I usually visit the commissary and purchase any miscellaneous foods that my family may need as well as to tour the local BX area.

The Incredible Non Editable Zip Lock Bag
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] One of our modern inventions that is hard to beat are the ever popular kitchen Zip-Lock bags. These precious little gems are invaluable when it comes to survival preparations. I have enclosed several uses that I have found for these inexpensive items.

The Kool-Aid Kid and the Kool-Ade Jelly
[Food-and-Drink] Edwin Perkins first created the popular kids drink known as Kool-Aid in Hastings Nebraska in 1921. Perkins was captivated with the study of chemistry and enjoyed devising innovative and astonishing things. As a youngster Perkins would experiment endlessly with various home made brews which he concocted within his mother's kitchen. These youthful adventures prepared him for his future role in the area of drink mixes. Since he experimented with various flavoring extracts you could say he was the first kitchen chemist.

Yummy Zucchini Relish
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] The garden is really getting ready to perk up and send forth a plentiful supply of wonderful veggies. Of course without doubt the most predominate of the plants will naturally be the zucchini. I previously told you how you could make an unusual zucchini dish called zucchini marmalade and now I need to let you know what to do with the other extra zucchini.

Tale of the Two Wolves
[Reference-and-Education] We had arrived at our campsite and proceeded to set up our tent. It took longer then normal to setup as we were a little rust at this skill but we eventually got it ready for occupancy. Our next task was to gather our firewood to keep warm and to cook with that evening. We scouted the immediate area grabbing as much of the fallen wood as we could and brought it back to our camp.

The Bare Facts on Toilet Paper History
[Reference-and-Education] Someone recently asked me what did people use before the invention of the modern toilet paper rolls. Being a survivalist this question has been posed many times to me and I always try to answer it as honestly as possible.

Zucchini Marmalade - A Most Unusual Recipe
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] The Zucchini plant is actually a squash the same as the pumpkin is. It is perhaps the best producer you could place in your garden. You need only plant a couple of plants and you will be blessed with enough zucchini for not only your family but the neighbors also.

What If a Blizzard Came - The Making of a Blizzard Survival Bag
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Here you are driving in North Dakota in the middle of winter. You have the radio turned on and winter weather warnings are in effect for the complete state. The outside temperature is down around the 10 to 20 degree mark with wind speeds in excess of 40 miles per hour. You have been moving slowly at a snails pace since it is difficult to see ten feet in front of you. No other cars have been sighted for the last 40 minutes.

A Place For the Boy Scouts in Survival Training
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Since the occurrence of 9-11 it has become very evident that we as Americans must be equipped for any emergency. Even if we did not take into consideration situations fashioned by foreign adversaries and deliberated upon only the increased calamities associated with the weather it still adds up to the fact that we must be prepared.

Holiday Firework Safety
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Many municipalities have placed fireworks on the big "no-no" list, making them illegal to set them off. For those states where you can still legally purchase and set fireworks off I have included a brief set of safety precaution here. These guidelines are condensed from the Consumer Products Safety Commission and are valid for the home version of fireworks commonly sold in the stores.

Ways to Help You Cope Emotionally With Survival
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Let's face it; nothing can really prepare us for an actual survival situation. There are simply too many variables involved and the always present danger lurks deep in our minds. With the thought of having to survive in the wild on our own brings forth a flood of emotions such as shock, anger, disbelief, depression, fear, hopelessness and denial. But try as we may the fact remains that the situation is real and must therefore be dealt with accordingly.

What Number Please?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] It is extremely important that during any sort of emergency that you keep in touch with family members and friends. This simple act keeps the family from worrying and contacting the authorities in an effort to find out what your status is. These simple procedures may help to ease the way you contact people.

Alternate Plans For Safe Retreats
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] While we may think that we are clever and very smart when it comes to creating different scenarios which could take place in the real world when danger threatens us we may find that we are merely fooling ourselves. We will never know for sure if we are selecting the proper course of hunkering down or perhaps to bug out.

Storing Condiments
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] I would like to share a little hint with my site visitors. If you happen to think that I am a little on the weird side then think about what I am going to say for just a little bit longer.

Campfire Trout the Easy Way
[Recreation-and-Sports:Fishing] Remember many years ago when you would go fishing and the temptation was just too much for you. You simply had to eat that fine looking trout before you got home? You would build yourself a comfortable camp fire and start to prepare your catch right away.

Writing Secrets For Success
[Writing-and-Speaking] I consider myself a writer and as such, I completely enjoy the writing process. I make a small sum of money writing on the internet and if you too enjoy writing then you can make money. You will not become rich by any stretch of the imagination however; you could conceivably make a living from it.

On the Importance of Survival Kits During Blackouts
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] As soon as any sort of emergency situation is over the people involved usually vow that they will be well prepared should the same thing happen to them in the future. The problem is that when disaster strikes again they are generally no better prepared the second time then they were the first.

Food Protection During a Power Outage
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Actually the process of protecting your food during a power outage begins way before the outage ever occurs. As a responsible survivalist your major goal in food storage should rest upon selection of foods which do not require cold storage. You should stock up on many of the shelf stable foods that are available such as canned vegetables and fruits, various juices, peanut butter, trail mixes, energy bars and any other type of foods which do not require freezing.

Practice Or Store
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] I sat in my living room chair watching the military channel on cable last evening and all of a sudden I started to think about all the ammo which is being wasted for practice. The thought occurred to me that perhaps all this practice is simply not necessary. What will these same people do in the event that ammo is extremely scarce when the big emergency occurs? The only thing I can envision them doing is sitting on the curve with their head in their hand wishing that they had not wasted such a valuable commodity.

Preparedness For Freezing Weather
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Well we have finally reached the month of January and we all realize that sooner or later we are going to receive some very frigid weather. When these winter months approach us we have to be prepared or suffer at the hands of old Mr. Winter. I have included a few tips in this article on getting ready for the upcoming winter season.

Bug Out Games For Kids When on an Exercise
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] When assessing your Bug out procedures and you are in the process of having an actual exercise, it is always necessary to try to put ourselves into the place of our children. Let us face it we as adults can converse with each other during the trip however often times the children are stuck in the back seat of our BOV with nothing whatsoever to do.

Bug Out Journals - How to Learn From Your Mistakes
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Every survivalist should practice and rehearse what they will actually do should the emergency ever occurs. Being prepared is the main key to survival and the only means by which we can obtain this necessary proficiency is to practice. Every time we execute a practice exercise, we discover that we have forgotten something or we recognize that we need to add something to our BOB or to the BOV. This is not a predominantly lethal dilemma - At this time!

Survival Kit Made From the 'Dollar Tree" Store
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Survival kits can be fabricated from a sizable assortment of materials often times consisting of items that may frequently be found within ones home or inexpensively purchased from your local "Dollar Tree" store. It is not essential for one to rush to the local department store in order to purchase bits and pieces for use in those times when you feel threaten with either a natural or a man-made emergency. The simple list which I have created here will be sufficient for those last minute emergency situations. All these items can be purchased at your local "Dollar Tree" store.

Five Easy Steps to Writing Your Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] In the field of authoring, it can honestly be stated that to generate greater sums of money you simply need to write more articles. This is merely a fact. Since the inception of articles on the net they have classically been capable of generating large amounts of web traffic to your site, increasing your search engine rankings as well as to build brand recognition for your product. There are several steps which may provide an insight into creating these catchy articles.

Some Insurance is Like No Insurance at All
[Insurance:Car-Auto] The storm was exceptionally formidable with its high velocity winds beginning to kick up swiftly as I slowly made my way towards my home. The rain which accompanied the storm was making it near to impossible to see out of my window however I still managed to get my station wagon parked and rush to my front door.

Plan Your Escape Route Carefully
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Here is an article that I recently wrote concerning escape routes during emergency conditions. If you happen to be like me you want to plan for any type of problem that you may possibly encounter. During a bug out whether it is an actual emergency or a practice drill you will want to make the most of your bug out plan and this includes your escape route as well.

Preparing Your Car For the Winter
[Automotive] If your car could only speak it would let you know that the winter season may be the one season that it would hate the most. Ice, snow, salt and loose gravel can convert any minor scratches to an assortment of nasty rust spots in no time at all. Car heaters may not be enough during those extremely cold spells to keep the occupants at a comfortable temperature while the vehicles windshield is sure to experience a very bad beating during these bouts with the frigid outdoor temperatures combining with the warmer car interior.

Tips For Survival When Stranded in a Snow Storm
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Snow storms are commonly recognized as an unpredictable natural catastrophe which may occur to you and your family at any time during the winter months. This natural mishap is capable of rendering you and your family helplessly stranded in any place you may possibly be at the time it occurs.

Coins For a Survivalist
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] In the event of an emergency it is extremely important that one have a tank full of gasoline, all the necessary survival equipment and a good supply of money prior to bugging out. This supply of money should include not just small bills such as ones, fives and tens but also a healthy amount of coins.

Dangers Associated With Stevia
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Many survivalists have asked me about the potential dangerous effects of using Stevia. Stevia is a natural type of sweetener which comes from a plant. The Stevia plant is a member of the sunflower family. In this article I would like to provide you with some background information regarding this interesting plant and what if any precautions you should take.

An Overview of SAP R-3 - What Exactly is It?
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] SAP R/3? What in the world is that? Well if you are asking those particular questions right now then you are not alone. Many people when they first hear those set of letters wonder the same thing. SAP R/3 actually is the previous name of the enterprise planning software which is produced by SAP AG located in Germany. The current name of this software is now SAP ERP.

Winter Bug Out is on Its Way
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Summer is quickly drawing to a close and winter is rapidly descending upon us. It is high time that we give some due consideration to survival during the winter months. I personally had always hoped that if the SHTF it would happen during the summertime however having a survivalist mind I fully realize that it can happen at just anytime at all.

Draw Those Customers to Your Site
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] The current increase in SEO produced articles are created in an effort to effectively drive traffic to ones website, optimize for search engines and to establish a rudimentary form of credibility. It is without doubt one of the better means of increasing the outside flow of hits to your site that has been created in recent years.

Home Remedies For a Sore Throat
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] The very idea of home remedies tends to bring chills to the spines of most CEO's of major drug companies however if you are like most of us you want to find the most effective cure you possibly can. Usually, unless your affliction is of a serious nature the only treatment which you will require can be a home remedy. The following tips may perhaps bring you the needed relief and save you considerable pharmaceutical dollars.

Use of Tomahawks For Survivalists
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] We all are familiar with the type of axe commonly known as a tomahawk. This tool or better referred to as a weapon traditionally resembles a large hatchet but with a straight shaft for its handle. Its name originally was derived from the 17th century translation of a Virginian Algonquian's word. Tomahawks were usually used as a general purpose tools by the Native Americans as well as the early European Colonials.

Dehydrating Sour Cream
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] I for one when it involves survival believe that if I must live apart from the civilized world then I must do so in a bit of luxury. As such, I tend to store up on nice to haves like canned shrimp, lobster and crab meat, all of which does not require to be refrigerated. I often ask myself what I would do without my usual nice to have snacks and so I have decided to investigate how to dehydrate sour cream.

Some Old Time Remedies Featuring Honey and Cinnamon
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] I recently chanced upon some old time remedies which possibly may work. Only experimentation and trial will actually tell. I am a firm believer that in an emergency any sort of remedy is better then none at all. As survivalists we must keep in mind that often doctors and medical help are simply not going to be available and the task will be placed in our hands. It will be up to us to saver ourselves as well as our friends and family.

Develop Your Evacuation Plan While You Can
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] There are numerous functions which must be presumed in any evacuation plans which you may develop. First, you must resolve what measures and route you will take, reflect upon any related medical necessities required by your passengers, Space availability for supplies and the weather in your immediate and proposed area of retreat.

Important Documents For Emergency Conditions
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] You never know just when you will be required to evacuate a particular location due to emergency conditions. As a survivalist it is your responsibility to ensure that you are prepared for any sort of emergency that may occur, therefore having all your important information in one location is of prime importance.

Scouting Out on Your Own
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] You were forced to evacuate your home and you have been on the road for several days now. Finally you have safely got out of the city and have arrived at your retreat location without undo problems. Now while the rest of the family is getting the retreat prepared you decide to take off and explore the area for any potential dangers or liabilities.

Survivalists Five Year Plan
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Just as successful businesses have projected five year plans created to plot and monitor their potential progress and to achieve maximum growth potential, the active survivalist should have a similar plan in existence. Successful provisions for the survival of yourself and your family do not happen overnight but require a long term personal commitment by you as well as your family members. These commitments will necessitate making any sort of changes in your survival plans as needed in order ...

Role Designation in Survival Situations
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] When a disaster strikes or an emergency condition is evident gender roles will have to be placed on a back burner for a while. Sure it is nice to have the man of the house bring the wet clothes basket to the line for the wife to hang them up however in these types of situations men and women will certainly hold equal positions.

Bug Out Bag For Your Bug Out Vehicle
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] You have your BOB, your wife has her BOB and the children each have their own bug out bag so what is left? Let's take a moment and consider a BOB for your bug out vehicle.

Bugging Out With a Battery Booster Pack
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] One of the most useful devices that I have chanced upon has been the battery booster packs. This is an ideal item for any survivalist to keep in their bug out vehicle.

Pre-Made Or Homemade Survival Kits?
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] The Survival Kit's in a Bottle usually run from $9.95 to $15.00 according to where you purchase them. These kits use the LEXAN see through bottle as its basic component. The company advertises it as the ideal item for outdoor type people and comes complete with 12 items of survival equipment. Here are some tips for making your own.

Long Range Recon Patrols and Operations Centers For Survival Groups
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Survival groups who may bug out to their survival retreats must give some serious consideration to the security of these retreats for themselves and those who reside there. During times of crisis there will be many tribes and hordes out and wandering the land in search of food, weapons and women. It would do us well as survivalists to take some clues from the Vietnam War.

Survivalist and Spear Fishing
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Finding actual ways to maintain our existence in extreme cases of emergency situations is a taxing problem for the survivalist. The responsibility of providing the necessities of life for ourselves and our families is a great burden to all of us. While traveling and once we arrive at our retreat it becomes even more important to know how to obtain continuous food reserves over a period of time. Spear fishing can certainly act as one of these resources for fresh food.

Dot Dash Dot Dash Morse Code For Emergencies
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Survivalists and various survival groups are always interested in ways to communicate with each other in the event of an emergency. This poses a particular problem in the case of EMP pulse issues.

Fifty Wonderful Uses For Common Salt
[Food-and-Drink] Salt has always been considered one of the great food seasonings found however adding taste to our otherwise bland meals is not the only purpose this condiment can serve. There are other uses of which I have enclosed a list.

The Survivalist and Ham Radio
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] In the event of a national emergency of any sort you can safely make use of the FRS for several weeks until such time as the available food and supplies begin to run out at which time RF hunters will begin searching for individuals to victimize. These searches will be conducted mostly on the FRS/CB frequencies since they are limited in numbers and often used.

The Fallacy of Man Vs Wild
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Most people have at one time or other viewed the popular Discovery channels Man vs. Wild TV program. Bear Grylls is the hardened adventurer which once served with the British Army's Special Air Service where he received instructions as in the field of survival expert. The man appears to be very knowledgeable in his field however several things he does can be down right dangerous.

Photographic Services
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Many people view a photographer as merely a person who remains bent over behind a tripod and cheerfully dangles stuffed animals at small children while repeating "Say cheese, say cheese." Nothing could be further from the truth. A modern photographer will get involved in a vast assortment of tasks and he must be experienced in many different aspects of his field. His photographic assignments could range from those of normal engagement and wedding photos to the aerial pictures taken of your local town or city. The list is varied and widely assorted.

Life As a Model Photographer
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] Life as a model photographer presents its own selection of trials and tribulations as much as any other type of job. It comes with its own bag of responsibilities that are necessary in order to provide the client with the best quality photos that I possibly can.

Warhammer 40,000 Books
[Gaming:Online-Gaming] This particular article concerns published books or supplements as they relate to the Warhammer 40,000 game. One rather large selection of these books are known as Codex's. A codex in Warhammer 40,000 war games is a set of rules containing information which concerns a particular army, or an environment, or even a worldwide campaign.

Surviving Hurricanes by Using Government Manuals
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] It is crucial that in the event that a hurricane strikes your city and state that you are properly prepared to take care of yourself and your family. By prepared I mean having the necessary knowledge that would enable your family to survive this ordeal. Specific skills are necessary if you plan to make this happen since you can not rely upon luck or outside help - You must learn to help yourself!

Warhammer Scenery
[Gaming:Communities] Those familiar with the fantasy game of Warhammer know perfectly well that it deals with combat situations between different armies. These fictional battles take place in the 41st millennium. The miniature figures and scenery associated with the warhammer game is set at 1:65 scales. Among the various items located in these online stores are the Warhammer Fortress walls and gateway. You can also find an abundance of trees and hedges to help decorate your miniature battle fields.

Pocket Survival Kits Build Children's Responsibility
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] I totally believe that children should know all the ins and outs of surviving should disastrous situations progress from bad to worse. In view of this, I have tried to teach my children as much as I can. One of the important things I attempt to stress is to be prepared. To me having specific bug out bags and survival kits are of great value in teaching children about survival responsibilities.

Digital Photo Printing Options
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Photography] So you just finished taking that once in a life time photo with your new super-duper digital camera. You quickly look at the image of the photo that you snapped just seconds ago and you smile at yourself for doing such as great job on it. You are sure that everyone will compliment you on a job well done. Now the time comes to print this great piece of art work.

Loose Lips Sink Survival Plans
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Similar to the old military saying concerning "Loose Lips sink Ships" so it is with your survival plans. Prudence would dictate that you not openly advertise any of your plans in advance.

Tips to Downloading Wii Games to Increase Your Game Library
[Gaming:Console-Games] So you just acquired your new Wii and can not force yourself from the front of the TV screen. That's a normal reaction so don't feel guilty. The only dilemma you promptly stumble on with your new Wii is that it simply does not come with sufficient games to play. Learn how to download Wii games from the World Wide Net.

Impossible is Only One Word
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] Often times people say they can not do something or it is simply impossible to accomplish. Little do they know that "Impossible is Only One Word". Here are a few hints to get you started thinking in the right direction.

Canning Bananas in the Form of Banana Butter
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] The price of bananas is expected to jump up as high as 36 cents in the next few weeks. Perhaps now would be a good time to can some banana butter before this happens.

Canning That Wonderful Bacon
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] In the event of a major emergency wouldn't you still like to have your morning bacon, or perhaps your BLT for lunch? Here is how you can safely can your bacon for emergencies.

Some Foods May Be Cheaper to Buy
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] With the increase in grocery store prices lately many people are seriously considering the home garden in an effort to cut the budget a bit. This is all well and good however one must fully realize that with certain foods it may be more cost effective to purchase the cans as opposed to canning them yourself.

Cookware When Bugging Out
[Travel-and-Leisure:Camping] As a survivalist you pride yourself on having everything ready in the event of an emergency. Well you may be surprised at one of the important things that you may forget. Most people don't take into consideration cookware. Here are a few hints.

Emergency Storage Quantities For Fuel Related Items
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Have you ever wondered how to store a certain type of fuel for emergency situations? I have tried to provide a sample of various fuel storage in this article.

Making Emergency Non Maple Flavored Syrup
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Here is some information on Maple syrup. I have included at the end of this article a recipe for when you encounter an emergency and you run out of maple syrup for your childrens breakfast. Here is a recipe to save the day.

Bacteria Can Be Present In Snow
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] Possibly the old childhood practice of standing out in the open and letting snow fall into your mouth is no longer a safe practice. Read why here.

Quick Ways To Cut Those Grocery Bills
[Finance:Personal-Finance] Is the high costs of food starting to get to you? If so this article may provide a little relief for your budget.

Don't Try To Open A Church With A Church Key
[Arts-and-Entertainment] Have you ever wondered were they came up with the slag known as "Church Key"? Well wonder no longer for I have tried to provide you a little insight into this common item.

A Safe and Green Way To Control Common Ants
[Home-Improvement:Pest-Control] The diligent ant has existed on our planet for millions of years and is found just about anywhere on the earth. At the last estimate there were approximately 20000 diverse species of the creatures. Many people would like to know of a safe means of eliminating these little pests. I have included one such way in this article.

Beware of the Water
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] As a survivalist you may encounter situations where you need to leave an area in an emergency. Weather conditions may be such that you have no time to make proper preparations. Therefore when you are traveling there are certain water and food safety issues that you must address.

Garbage Gardening - The Sweet Potato Plant
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] I would like to start a series of educational articles dealing with plants however these articles are what I generally consider to be Garbage Gardening. In the articles which follow you will be able to instruct your children in the fine art of growing plants from cast off waste that would normally end up in the trash. This is what I refer to as garbage gardening. We will begin the series with the Sweet potato plant.

Wheelchair Rental For Travel Or Temporary Impairment
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] The wheelchair rental service companies are priceless for not just the disabled travelers but also for those who are experiencing temporary mobility impairment due to an injury. The rental services can be located locally or by way of the internet. They generally offer electric scooters and wheelchairs as well as other services.

Essential Tips For Transporting Wheelchairs
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] The definition of a wheelchair carrier would be a special type of carrier used for the transportation of power wheelchairs, the manual wheelchairs and various scooters. Should you be a wheelchair user then a carrier would be important for your mobility operations. It should be readily accessible and convenient. I would like to review the essential necessary when transportation a wheelchair.

Hands on Experiences For Home School Children
[Reference-and-Education:Home-Schooling] As a home school parent it lays within our realm of responsibility to make learning enjoyable, interesting and effective. When setting up effective home school learning activities we should continually seek out various methods that we can creatively reinforce the learning modules with the actual events studied that day. This is a far simpler task then you may suspect.

The Current Spurt for More Federal Regulations
[News-and-Society:Politics] Are we about to endow the federal government with further control inside our personal life? This is the way it appears as our elected Politician's demand that our government impart supplementary protection for the already hurting homeowners. With the increase of potential mortgage tribulations plus America's weakening dollar it appears that the American homeowner is encouraging such evil intervention with open arms.

Wheelchair Maintenance Benefits
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] The upkeep extended towards any mobility product is of great benefit particularly when the maintenance centers around a wheelchair as these items are especially important to properly maintenance the chair and keep its in a proper working condition. This is more so should the wheelchair be a vital component of mobility within your life. This proper care plus the long term maintenance will aid in keeping it in a safe working condition for many years and eliminate the risk towards injury as well as the necessity for replacing the chair sooner then expected. The actual cost associated with replacement of your wheelchair accessories or parts can be reduced also resulting in saving you a considerable sum of money.

The Shocking Disability Cost
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] Should you be born or develop an ailment which creates a disability for you it is likely that you are accustomed to a degree of disparity and discrimination within our society. While the attitude associated with employers as well as those of normal bodied people become to slowly change there are still vast distances to go. The Discrimination laws have raised some awareness towards the problem and have changing a few attitudes. We must be honest here in that it is still extremely difficult for someone with a handicap to venture into any public places and it is especially difficult when these people have their powered wheelchairs with them.

Donating Wheelchairs to the Disabled
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] Any individual who may be disabled and wheelchair confined fully understands the importance towards the need associated with wheelchair donations. It is an unfortunate but real problem that many of the physically challenged people are without the proper resources necessary to purchase a needed wheelchair. You may ask how you can help those in need.

Buying Guide for Wheelchair Lift Ramps
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] When it is necessary for you to move from one place to another it is an easy task when employing a wheelchair lifting ramp. These are extremely durable and can be employed for the various kinds of wheelchairs. Your wheelchair ramp is a very simple device to transport and to use.

Maintain Your Independence Safely With Shower Chairs
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] The concept of shower chairs has been around as long as the shower but their popularity has increased drastically with the elderly population of today. With the increase in mobility related disabilities, various medical conditions, as well as the loss of balance resulting from a mixture of reasons these chairs are quickly gaining in popularity. Bathrooms are continually expanding and the shower stalls are also growing larger making them large enough to safely embrace a shower chair in comfort.

Let Me Tell You About Wheelchair Lifts
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] Should the need arise where you as a wheelchair user have to climb a set of stairs you will quickly discover how difficult a task such as this can be. Both mechanics and scientists have joined their talents to make this a situation a thing from the past as no longer will a wheelchair user experience problems ascending a stair step.

Wheelchair Lift or Carrier Selection?
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] A wheelchair lift can easily be installed within your home and in your automobile. Having such a chair lift in your auto or van is an outstanding means of adding independence and mobility when traveling. There exist are several assorted models and of chair lifts made specifically for an automobile. Prior to deciding which to purchase there are a few points which you should bear in mind.

Selection of Wheelchair Wheels
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] The wheels that are used on most wheelchairs play a dual process in the functioning of the wheelchair. The wheels tend to behave as shock absorbers to increase the comfort for the user and to decreasing stress upon the wheelchair itself in order to lower the level of any future maintenance which it shall need.

Selection of a Wheelchair Carrier for Your Car
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] The selection of a wheelchair carrier to fit on your automobile can be a straightforward decision once you determine what you require and the model and style which would be most advantageous to you. There exist many types and models for you to choose from which offer various levels of lift and different weight capacities. Knowing which specifications you will require prior to placing your purchase for the carrier will assist you in making the final decision and ensure you that the choice you made is exactly what you need.

What Are Your Options in Mobility Products?
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] Whether is be through old age, disease or by accidental means countless individuals end up in need of a mobility contrivance at some phase of their lives. It may be just a temporary thing for some people while for others it becomes a permanent part of their life. Whatever the case may be the selection of the device is critical for the well being as well as the quality of the individual's lifestyle. In this article I have tried to provide an overview for mobility choices for handicapped people to assist you in making the wisest choice.

Mobility Scooter Independence
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] It's a scientific fact that our bodies tend to deteriorate with age. For many people this deterioration of their bodies may signify that they have lost the capability to walk as efficiently as they used too. There are young people that may be suffering from an accident which has temporarily limited their ability to move. Both of these groups will tend to benefit from a powered wheelchair or a mobility scooter both of which are great in order to restore a person's independence when suffering with mobility limitations.

Disadvantages of the Manual Wheelchair
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] To those people who are challenged physically the debate continues to rage over the power wheelchair versus the manual wheelchairs. Although the point is not they type of wheelchair that the person has chosen but rather the fact that the chairs are available. Since wheelchair now come in such diverse selection of styles it has become exceedingly difficult for a person to select one that properly fits their lifestyle. With such a diverse amount of information readily available on the net, a person can easily do all their necessary research on both manual and electric wheelchairs prior to purchasing one.

Wheelchair Bound Tools
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] It is to be expected that many wheelchair bound people would require some extra help in the performance of their daily tasks. These duties can range from cooking a simple meal to the act of taking a simple shower. With the increased technology coupled with the design engineer's great imagination these wheelchair users are beginning to discover many gadgets on the market which can assist them in the everyday tasks which most of us take for granted. Should you are a loved one or friend be seeking this sort of information you can begin your quest with a careful search of the internet.

The Right Wheelchair for Your Child
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] The modern wheelchair will come in a variety of diverse sizes and shapes depending upon the purchasers specific requirements. When choosing a child's chair it can be very problematic as there are countless variables which need to be taken into consideration. Here I have outlined a few tips for which I hope you can use when selecting a child's wheelchair.

Finding the Right Wheelchair - Manual or Motorized
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] There are many types of wheelchairs readily available for people who may require them. Wheelchairs are designed to assist people with varied medical conditions so it is important that you examine them carefully to ensure the wheelchair you plan to purchase will suit your needs. The motorized wheelchairs afford the benefit of electrical motors and can be manipulate by people who are not capable of operating a manual wheelchair because of their reduced physical competence.

The Rules Of Etiquette with Wheelchair Users
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] As a group, the wheelchair users are always receiving long stares or funny type looks. Usually those unfamiliar with wheelchairs will begin to act weird or funny when around those who use wheelchairs.

Answers to your Wheelchair Questions
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] You certainly can understand the importance of mobility if you had ever experienced a broken leg or sprained ankle. The mere concept of having to maintain your posture in one position and powerless to endeavor out of their environment to work or even to perform routine tasks can be very depressing. You can quickly come to realize that this lack of mobility will rapidly reduce your quality of life as well as to create emotional difficulties since you are incapable of getting around by yourself.

Salvaging your Independence with Portable Power Wheelchairs
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] There are thousands of individuals who experience fresh disabilities yearly due to health conditions, surgery or accidents. These misfortunes result in traumatic changes within the person's life style including the loss their independence as well as their physical mobility. Should you be one of these people then a portable powered wheelchair can assist you in regaining your lost freedom.

Vertical Wheelchair Lift Benefits
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] When we run across the street to visit a friend we think nothing of the work involved in such a short distance. When we walk around their block we do not even give another thought to the actual event other then the beginning and the end. When we walk up or down a flight of stairs we think nothing of the effort that goes into such an exercise. These tasks are simple and do not even cause a flutter of an eye when we accomplish them however there are members of our community which find such tasks to be extremely challenging and difficult to accomplish.

Medicare and the Purchase of Electric Wheelchairs
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] When it comes to the purchase of electric wheelchairs due to the cost involved the decision can be most difficult to make. There is some hope since in most cases Medicare will usually cover eighty percent of the associated wheelchair cost. If you happen to have a secondary insurance provider they in turn will generally cover the remainder of the cost.

Options for Electric Wheelchairs
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] With the development of the modern wheelchair many handicapped people has experienced a change in their lives. The introduction of the wheelchair contributed to a positive level of independent living for those people who were previously restricted in their independent movement. When we investigate the various wheelchairs we can break down the types as either electric or manual driven.

Mobile Electric Wheelchair for Everyone
[Health-and-Fitness:Disability] A mobile device which will facilitate a disabled or sick individual to move about is identified as a wheelchair. I would like to tell you a little about the different kinds of wheelchairs available.

Survival Kitchen and Cooking Equipment
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Survival Kitchen and cooking Equipment When preparing for an upcoming survival training exercise people tend to pack up the first aid kit, the various bug out bags, and a host of other nice to have's and necessities however, the one thing they usually do not dwell upon too much is the cooking equipment and supplies that will be needed in the field. This usually proves to be one of the leading mistakes logged into their exercise journals. The first Bug out I attended was an eye opener.

Wilderness Survival Foods
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] When you become stranded or lost in the middle of the woods it is an encouraging thought that simply by looking around you can easily discover a vast multitude of foods. As a survivalist it is our responsibility to ourselves and to our families to be able to recognize and find these value food sources should we need them.

Storing Your Flour And Making Olive Oil Bread
[Food-and-Drink] I store up on a lot of food in the event that we have an emergency or a situation develops where food may not be readily available. As such, I on occasion, purchase food in bulk. A sample of this would be flour.

Storage Of Your Drinking Water In An Emergency
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Most survivalists if solicited as to the primary item which they would store up on for an emergency it has to be water. Here is an article I wrote concerning storage of water.

Storage Of Rice And Making Homemade Rice A Roni
[Food-and-Drink] Someone recently asked me the proper way to store rice in the event of emergencies so I decided to write this. In addition, I have included a recipe for instant homemade Rice-A-Roni.

Starting Your Sweet Peas
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] No ladies and gentlemen this particular article is not referring to Olive Oyls baby Sweet Pea but rather the ever popular flowering annual found in many home gardens. In this quick article I would like to explain to you how to effortlessly propagate these beautiful flowers to compliment your other colorful plants and garden flowers. First we must keep in mind that Sweet Peas commonly grow best when they are sowed directly into your garden area.

Quick Food Storage Camouflaging
[Food-and-Drink] I am one of the privileged people that has a separate food storage area however many people lack the suitable space to stockpile even small quantities of food let alone to provide storage for a complete years supply. It is thus apparent that one must exercise their imagination to create a means for storing that extra food in the event that an emergency situation presents itself.

Making Home Food Storage Affordable
[Home-and-Family] You know that you need to store up on food in the event of an emergency however, there are always things that pop up and demand priority over your food storage dollars. Here are a few tips on getting you started on your food storage program.

Is There A Ghostwriter In The House - How To Break Into He Ghostwriting Business
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] The job of a ghost writer is far from boring and everyday the job is presented a different topic to write about. I know as I am one of those ghostwriters. I would like to tell you a bit about the trade and then you can decide if you really want to be part of this profession.

If the Terrorists Attack Your Town
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] While you sit contentedly watching your beloved TV shows this evening stop or a instant to contemplate the prospect of a terrorist attack within your town. Do you assume your city or town is ready? Are you yourself ready?

Hose Repair Tape For Emergencies
[Automotive:Repairs] It is undoubtedly no fun watching dark smoke pouring out from beneath your hood and then realizing you are stranded in the middle of traffic with a broken radiator hose. As you sit there hearing all the horns going off behind you it is high time you wondered why you didn't listen to Joe when he told you about a product that he accidentally run across.

Finding a Cures For High Blood Pressure
[Health-and-Fitness:Hypertension] With high blood pressure the leading cause of deaths in America today isn't it time to do something about it. Here are a few ideas that may help.

Scrapbooking for Future Memories
[Home-and-Family:Scrapbooking] At one time my wife and I had a thriving coffee shop. Over the years we had amassed a considerable sum of memorabilia from the coffee shop ranging from a multitude of photos to certificates awarded to us from the city. For the last couple of years my wife has been getting involved with scrapbooking and had some supplies and scraps to use up.

Quick Introduction to Ice Fishing
[Recreation-and-Sports:Fishing] I have never been a great devotee of winter time weather and as such I haven't leaped at the opportunity to engage in ice fishing. The dilemma that I foresee is that as a survivalist I must be prepared for any types of situation even if these circumstances happen to occur in the middle of winter. So with this thought in mind I ended up going winter fishing.

Power Outage Survival Kit
[Home-and-Family] When it's black out it is definitely black out. I often think why it is that whenever I happen to lose power it occurs on the darkest of nights with no moonlight what-so-ever? Well all that shows is the necessity of having a well equipped power outage Survival kit.

Nairobi's Mutinda the Witchdoctor
[Reference-and-Education:Paranormal] This is in fact a real person that I have written about here named Mutinda the witchdoctor. I hope you enjoy this short bio of Mutinda.

Homemade TNT Taco Seasoning Mix
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Here's an article that will tell you how to create a Taco Seasoning Mix from scratch. You can not only save money but it is probably better tasting then the store bought variety.

Growing Your Veggies in a Straw Bale
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Don't have a lot of space? Is your back yard uneven and unsuitable for a good garden? Try this technique and see the difference.

Get Your Medication Prior to an Emergency Evacuation
[Health-and-Fitness:Medicine] Here is your chance to learn something concerning your medications prior to an emergency evacuation of your area. Better to be prepared then to suffer the results of not being ready for an emergency.

Freezing Excess Cabbage the Right Way
[Food-and-Drink] Learn how to freeze that extra cabbage that you purchase it at a low price. It can do wonders for your budget.

Emergency Actions Against Paper Cuts
[Health-and-Fitness:Critical-Care] Here you sit at your desk organizing a letter to go out to a friend in another state when you receive one of those nasty paper cuts. We are talking about the type that takes forever to heal. The ones where every time it gets likely to heal up you expose the cut again.

Do It This Way - The Art Of How To Writing
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] It only stands to reason that to write an effective "How to do it" article you must be knowledgeable of the subject at hand. You cannot expect to write about something successfully if you know nothing about the theme. This would be similar to a doctor performing surgery without receiving the necessary training.

Choosing this Seasons Tomato Seed
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] "I have never met a tomato I didn't like" I would bet there area probably hundreds of people that would agree with me on that point. In fact there are probably as many people ready to agree as there are different varieties of tomatoes available to grow. Visit your friendly garden shop and take a quick glance at their newly arrived seed packets.

Back to the Commandments of Firearm Safety
[Recreation-and-Sports:Hunting] Remington Firearms once published what they referred to as the Ten Commandments relating to Firearm Safety. As a responsible survivalist we should all bear in mind these important safety precautions and have them permanently engraved within our minds any time we pick up our weapons. I consider these rules so important that I have decided to elaborate on them in this article with the hope that these conventions will governor all our actions associated with the use of firearms.

Articles Available In Less Then 20 Minutes
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Your initial dilemma will stem from what you wish to write about. You must decide what subject appeals to you to write about. Keep in mind, for speed writing it must be something you are familiar with.

America Home of the Pythons
[Reference-and-Education:Wildlife] With the changes associated with our climate and the total disregard of releasing foreign animals into our environment the Python is moving across America. Read about it here.

A Good Portable Wire Antenna
[Communications] When you are involved in any sort of emergency you really must have a good communications antenna. Here is some information relating to constructing a simple antenna made specifically for shortwave listening.