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Words to live by.

Tactical Intelligence reports:

Hundreds of Chilean survivors are forming organized neighborhood watch groups, arming themselves and barricading streets to protect their homes from looters.

The groups have taken over the role of security since the police were overwhelmed by looting and soldiers were not able to restore order quick enough after the disaster.

He goes on to discuss what this means for all of us during any type of disaster.  Worth a read!

CNBC: 

“You see sir, I am a huge fan of yours, but I have a real difficulty here that I’d like you to help me out with. If I’m looking to invest in my retirement, I have a choice of investing the American stock market, which is basically a play on change, bright people, working internationally in teams, around the world, and chasing the margin every day of their lives… OR… I can do what you’re suggesting and buy an inanimate object that sits in a dark, damp cellar somewhere, that may or may not be in short supply, may or may not glitter in the correct light, but really has no productive power. Isn’t gold the ultimate Ponzi scheme?”

At first I thought this was a joke – but alas – CNBC journalists know full well the definition of a  Ponzi Scheme (and gold is the antithesis of a Ponzi Scheme) and shamelessly cheerlead the equities market in spite of  fundamental flaws.

But then again, I’ve already reported that listening to CNBC can be dangerous to your financial health.

Wired magazine has a great article on the dangers of cell phone radiation.  Mind you, this is close-proximity exposure.  Christopher Ketcham went on to say:

It’s hard to talk about the dangers of cell-phone radiation without sounding like a conspiracy theorist. This is especially true in the United States, where non-industry-funded studies are rare, where legislation protecting the wireless industry from legal challenges has long been in place, and where our lives have been so thoroughly integrated with wireless technology that to suggest it might be a problem—maybe, eventually, a very big public-health problem—is like saying our shoes might be killing us.

Being a Ham Radio operator, I’ve been wary of cell phones since day one.  To become an Amateur Radio Operator, you have to study and pass a test.  If you want to increase your operating privileges, you are required to study and then test for these increased privileges.  A basic and important part of our knowledge revolves around RF Radiation and Electromagnetic Field Safety.

We have basic guidelines and tools to evaluate our stations for compliance with the FCC’s RF exposure guidelines.  Has this ever been discussed or provided for cell phone users?

Yes, the RF power levels are less than your average amateur radio handie-talkie, but instead of the device (your walkie talkie) radiating at 144 mhz or 440mhz, you are holding a device (your cell phone) against your head that is radiating in the microwave range. That’s right, in my opinion, you essentially have a little microwave oven right against your face.

Still not convinced?  Let’s take a peek at the frequencies involved.

Cell Phone Frequencies

GSM usually operates in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz bands.
TMobile is reported to use 1700 MHz and 2100 Mhz.

Microwave Oven Frequencies

The Microwave Oven in your kitchen usually uses:  2450 MHz.
Commercial Microwave Ovens usually operate around 915 MHz.

Still not sure why this matters to you?  Let’s review how a Microwave Oven works: (From Wikipedia)

A microwave oven works by passing non-ionizing microwave radiation, usually at a frequency of 2.45 gigahertz (GHz)—a wavelength of 122 millimetres (4.80 in)—through the food. Microwave radiation is between common radio and infrared frequencies. Water, fat, and other substances in the food absorb energydielectric heating. Many molecules (such as those of water) are electric dipoles, meaning that they have a positive charge at one end and a negative charge at the other, and therefore rotate as they try to align themselves with the alternating electric field of the microwaves. This molecular movement represents heat which is then dispersed as the rotating molecules hit other molecules and put them into motion.

Sounds like a great way to stimulate the old brain flesh and agitate yourself a home-grown tumor.

President Barack Obama is spending $2.1 million to help Suntech Power Holdings Co. build a solar- panel plant in Arizona. It will hire 70 Americans to assemble components made by Suntech’s 11,000 Chinese workers.

That gap shows the challenge Obama faces as he works to create “green” jobs. Asia makes more than half the world’s wind and solar energy equipment, and is gaining ground as U.S. factories lose out to cheaper labor and higher demand for clean energy. China for the first time topped the U.S. in wind-turbine manufacturing and installations last year, the Brussels-based Global Wind Energy Council said yesterday in a report.

President Obama speaks without a teleprompter.

The DMV was just a dry-run.

With the amount flood damaged and ex-wrecked and ex-junked cars and trucks out there in the market, this is a good thing:

A national database that allows consumers to view the history of used vehicles went into effect this year, but federal official said Tuesday that some states are not contributing vehicle records to the system.

The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System allows potential used car buyers to check the title, odometer reading, accident history and other information for a fee of less than $5.

The system was first proposed in the early 1990s, but was stalled until consumer protection agencies took legal action forcing the federal government to enact the program. It is currently administered by the Justice Department.

All states, insurance carriers and junk yards are required to submit data on vehicles to the system, and states were required to comply by Jan. 1.

But the District of Columbia and four states—Oregon, Illinois, Mississippi and Kansas—have yet to submit records, saying they don’t have enough money for the computer upgrades and clerical work needed to take part.    Even without their participation, roughly 80 percent of registered vehicles in the United States are included.

——————————-  From the Website:

Don’t Be Fooled. Protect Yourself.

The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System is designed to protect consumers from fraud and unsafe vehicles and to keep stolen vehicles from being resold. NMVTIS is also a tool that assists states and law enforcement in deterring and preventing title fraud and other crimes.

Use NMVTIS to access important vehicle history information. Data available to consumers include:

* Title data
* Brand history
* Odometer reading
* Total loss history
* Salvage history

A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is privately concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men … [W]e have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated, governments in the civilized world—no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men.

All of the above is from Woodrow Wilson’s The New Freedom: A Call for the Emancipation of the Generous Energies of a People (New York and Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913).

In this same work, Wilson also wrote:

Since I entered politics, I have chiefly had men’s views confided to me privately. Some of the biggest men in the United States, in the field of commerce and manufacture, are afraid of somebody, are afraid of something. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive, that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.

This video has made its rounds over the years, but may be new to some of you.

Only from the UK:  Restaurant outlaws the “dangerous” toothpicks.

Tracey Porreca at Finding Myself in Alaska posted this light-hearted video.

Take heed, please.

You may remember my last post regarding the TSA.

Now we have a TSA Jokster terrorizing a young woman.

Wow.

Paul Krugman (The Conscience of a Liberal at the New York Times) writes:

He Wasn’t The One We’ve Been Waiting For

And across the great and mighty pond, the Germans proclaim:

The World Bids Farewell to Obama

It’s amazing how Washington D.C. gives the chosen few on Wall Street unlimited funds – paid by the American Taxpayer.  Where is the change?

The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to permit the conquered Eastern peoples to have arms. History teaches that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by doing so. Indeed I would go so far as to say that the underdog is a sine qua non for the overthrow of any sovereignty. So let’s not have any native militia or police. German troops alone will bear the sole responsibility for the maintenance of law and order.”

~ Adolf Hitler, April 11, 1942, in “Hitler’s Table-Talk at the Führer’s Headquarters 1941–1942,” Dr. Henry Picker, ed. (Athenaeum Verlag, Bonn, 1951)

President Obama said today that he believes he lost a direct connection to the American people in his first year in office because he focused too heavily on policymaking.

Did he lose the connection because of focusing too heavily on policymaking – OR – Did he lose the connection because of his policymaking?

Like a man with severe frostbite, Obama has indeed lost touch with the conservative and independent  American.  We’ve been trying to throw him a lifeline for a year, but he just can’t get a grip.

Watch the video here:  http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9613937

I’d like to welcome Handgun Hourly to GunBlogs.org.

Handgun Hourly offers opinions and views on handgun ownership in America.

Jay goes on to explain:

“The reason for the title of the blog is simple enough. Every hour, of every day, a handgun is being utilized lawfully to protect our nation. The blog title also reminds us of our collective struggle to keep handgun ownership a right as guaranteed by the founders.”

Take a minute and check out this fine blog.

Good advice.

This week, the U.S. Military released its 86-page report:  “Protecting the Force, Lessons Learned from Fort Hood,”  an independent review by the Department of Defense.

The report is suppose to cover of the causes behind the November 5, 2009 massacre by Islamic terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan.   Thirteen were murdered, (plus one unborn child),  and another 43 were injured.

I’ve included the report here at Libertyaholic.

In it, you will NOT find any reference to Islam, Islamic terrorism, al Qaeda, or any of the motives that drove Hasan.

I don’t know about you, but our mighty Government is putting its head in the sand.  I am speechless.

download: Fort Hood Review: Protecting the Force (12.02MB) added: 20/01/2010 clicks: 41 description: This week, the U.S. Military released its 86-page report: "Protecting the Force, Lessons Learned from Fort Hood," an independent review by the Department of Defense.

The Human Cost of “Gun Control”

Why must all decent non-violent people fight against “gun control”? Why is the right to keep and bear arms truly a fundamental individual right?   You can find the answers in this new book.

The message is simple: Disarmed people are neither free nor safe – they become the criminals’ prey and the tyrants’ playthings. When the civilians are defenseless and their government goes bad, however, thousands and millions of innocents die.

Professor R.J. Rummel, author of the monumental book Death by Government, said: “Concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth.” For power to concentrate and become dangerous, the citizens must be disarmed.

What disarms the citizens? The idea of “gun control.” It’s the idea that only the government has the right to possess firearms, and that citizens have no unalienable right to use force to defend against aggression.

Death by Gun Control carefully examines the “gun control” idea: its meaning, its purposes, its effects. It comes in many forms, but in every form it enables the evildoers and works against righteous defense.

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(Get this chart via PDF here.)

download: Genocide Chart (57.51KB) added: 19/01/2010 clicks: 46 description: This is derived from the JPFO website page. It works on a level that nobody can dispute: documented world history. Here's the Formula: Hatred + Government + Disarmed Civilians = Genocide What makes the argument so powerful? Two factors. First, it makes common sense: unarmed defenseless people have no hope against armed aggressors. Second, it states the historical truth: evil governments did wipe out 170,000,000 innocent non-military lives in the 20th Century alone. When the gun prohibitionists quote a statistic about how many people are killed by firearms misuse, the discussion sometimes bogs down into whose crime statistics to believe and how to count crimes vs. the defensive firearm uses. In the 20th Century: • Governments murdered four times as many civilians as were killed in all the international and domestic wars combined. • Governments murdered millions more people than were killed by common criminals. How could governments kill so many people? The governments had the power - and the people, the victims, were unable to resist. The victims were unarmed.

What a surprise!  (ahem.)  Who would have imagined that Liberal Agenda Elites like Rahm Emanuel would be turned on by his own “party”?  (cough.)

CNN reports that a  liberal group is stepping up its offensive against White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, urging its members to sign a pledge claiming they will not to support the former Illinois congressman if he ever runs for public office again.

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee launched a television ad in December questioning Emanuel’s handling of the health care issue.

The problem with these “change” and “progressive” groups is that they have no real buttress for their political or philosophical arguments.  Their anchor is based on an old tired and beaten political belief (Progressivism) that was adopted by Mussolini and Hitler.  (Progressives, don’t howl at me, check your history yourself.)

CNN went on to report:  “On Monday, the PCCC initiated a pledge campaign in response to a January 12 New York Times article that detailed how Emanuel met with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and helped broker the decision to abandon a public option in order to garner the support of Independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman. The Connecticut senator had just gone on a Sunday morning talk show to announce he would not vote for the Democrat’s health care bill, and thus, could not be counted as Reid’s 60th vote. The PCCC said Emanuel “undermine[d] progressives behind the scenes.”

“There’s nobody in Washington, D.C. who caves at the slightest hint of a fight with corporate interests more than Rahm Emanuel,” PCCC co-founder Adam Green said in a statement. “We’re making clear to Rahm that when he undermines progressives and the overwhelming will of the American people on issues like the public option, he will pay a political price back home.”

“Overwhelming will of the American people?”  Thanks for the belly-laugh!  Where did you get those stats?  From the ladies on “The View?“  Or maybe you forgot to poll all of those pesky “fly-over states.”

Yawn.

Show me ONE MEMBER of this “Progressive Change Campaign Committee” that can defend any of the controversial provisions in the current Health Care Bill. If this is what Progressivism stands for, the majority of the citizenry will have nothing to do with it.  You lose.  Get off my lawn.

O little did ye know:

Author’s Note:  On January 19, 2010, a special election will be held in Massachusetts to select a new US Senator. Mainstream media pundits would have you believe Democrat Maratha Coakley is the undisputed leader in the race. But the so-called ‘experts’ may be in for a bit of a surprise.

Freedom-loving Americans from across our nation are rising-up to support Republican candidate Scott Brown. In the days leading up to the election, Brown has advanced such that some polls now actually show him within the margin of error.

Brown would provide the critical 41st vote in the Senate to break the Democrat’s filibuster-proof majority and stop the unprecedented assault on our personal liberties that is now taking place in Congress.

Scott Brown has pledged to vote against the government takeover of our health care system and is also opposed to cap-and-trade.

Martha Coakley, on the other hand, supports Obama’s socialistic agenda.

The political elite should not underestimate the resilience of the American people to defend their liberty from a tyrannical government.

The Feeding America project has created an online collection of some of the most important and influential American cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century. The digital archive includes page images of 76 cookbooks from the MSU Library’s collection as well as searchable full-text transcriptions. This site also features a glossary of cookery terms and multidimensional images of antique cooking implements from the collections of the MSU Museum.

The Feeding America online collection hopes to highlight an important part of America’s cultural heritage for teachers, students, researchers investigating American social history, professional chefs, and lifelong learners of all ages.

To learn more Information about the project please select one of the following:

• Introductory Essay – An essay by Jan Longone that discusses Feeding America and the history of cookbooks in America.
• Video Tour – A video highlighting some of the key items in the Feeding America project.
  (Requires Real Player http://www.real.com/player/)
• Frequently Asked Questions – A list of common questions about the project, and their answers.
• Press Coverage – A selection of articles and reviews written about Feeding America and its recipes as well as links to sites on which Feeding America was a feature.
• Digitization Process - A detailed description of our process for digitizing the cookbooks.
• Editorial Intervention – A description of editorial interventions which were made during the creation of this digital collection.
• Encoding Guidelines – These are the XHTML guidelines for encoding the cookbooks. Includes the DTD
• Our Staff – The members of our staff who made Feeding America possible.
• MSU Cookery Collection – A brief overview of the collection which consists of about 7,000 cookbooks

James Wesley, Rawles wrote up a great article titled:  America is More LIke Haiti than We’d Like to Think.

It’s about how Haiti illustrates the fragility of all societies.   When times get tough the citizenry of most nations lose all compunction about using violence to expropriate the property of others.

Be prepared.

Another PDF added to our download library.

download: U.S. Army Survival Manual (2.72MB) added: 18/01/2010 clicks: 53 description: This manual is based entirely on the keyword SURVIVAL. The letters in this word can help guide you in your actions in any survival situation. Whenever faced with a survival situation, remember the word SURVIVAL.

Overview:

This manual is based entirely on the keyword SURVIVAL. The letters in this word can help guide you in your actions in any survival situation. Whenever faced with a survival situation, remember the word SURVIVAL.

SURVIVAL ACTIONS
The following paragraphs expand on the meaning of each letter of the word survival. Study and remember what each letter signifies because you may some day have to make it work for you.

S -Size Up the Situation
If you are in a combat situation, find a place where you can conceal yourself from the enemy. Remember, security takes priority. Use your senses of hearing, smell, and sight to get a feel for the battlefield. What is the enemy doing? Advancing? Holding in place?  Retreating? You will have to consider what is developing on the battlefield when you make your survival plan.

Size Up Your Surroundings
Determine the pattern of the area. Get a feel for what is going on around you. Every environment, whether forest, jungle, or desert, has a rhythm or pattern. This rhythm or pattern includes animal and bird noises and movements and insect sounds. It may also include enemy traffic and civilian movements.
Size Up Your Physical Condition
The pressure of the battle you were in or the trauma of being in a survival situation may have caused you to overlook wounds you received. Check your wounds and give yourself first aid. Take care to prevent further bodily harm. For instance, in any climate, drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration. If you are in a cold or wet climate, put on additional clothing to prevent hypothermia.
Size Up Your Equipment
Perhaps in the heat of battle, you lost or damaged some of your equipment. Check to see what equipment you have and what condition it is in.  Now that you have sized up your situation, surroundings, physical condition, and equipment, you are ready to make your survival plan. In doing so, keep in mind your basic
physical needs–water, food, and shelter.

U -Use All Your Senses, Undue Haste Makes Waste
You may make a wrong move when you react quickly without thinking or planning. That move may result in your capture or death. Don’t move just for the sake of taking action.

Consider all aspects of your situation (size up your situation) before you make a decision and a move. If you act in haste, you may forget or lose some of your equipment. In your haste you may also become disoriented so that you don’t know which way to go. Plan your moves. Be ready to move out quickly without endangering yourself if the enemy is near you. Use all your senses to evaluate the situation. Note sounds and smells. Be sensitive to temperature changes. Be observant.

R -Remember Where You Are
Spot your location on your map and relate it to the surrounding terrain. This is a basic principle that you must always follow. If there are other persons with you, make sure theyalso know their location. Always know who in your group, vehicle, or aircraft has a map and compass. If that person is killed, you will have to get the map and compass from him. Pay close attention to where you are and to where you are going. Do not rely on others in the group to keep track of the route. Constantly orient yourself. Always try to determine, as a minimum, how your location relates to–· The location of enemy units and controlled areas.
· The location of friendly units and controlled areas.
· The location of local water sources (especially important in the desert).
· Areas that will provide good cover and concealment.
This information will allow you to make intelligent decisions when you are in a survival and evasion situation.

V -Vanquish Fear and Panic
The greatest enemies in a combat survival and evasion situation are fear and panic. If uncontrolled, they can destroy your ability to make an intelligent decision. They may cause you to react to your feelings and imagination rather than to your situation. They can drain your energy and thereby cause other negative emotions. Previous survival and evasion training and self-confidence will enable you to vanquish fear and panic.

I -Improvise
In the United States, we have items available for all our needs. Many of these items are cheap to replace when damaged. Our easy come, easy go, easy-to-replace culture makes it unnecessary for us to improvise. This inexperience in improvisation can be an enemy in a survival situation. Learn to improvise. Take a tool designed for a specific purpose and see how many other uses you can make of it.  Learn to use natural objects around you for different needs. An example is using a rock for a hammer. No matter how complete a survival kit you have with you, it will run out or wear out after a while. Your imagination must take over when your kit wears out.

V -Value Living
All of us were born kicking and fighting to live, but we have become used to the soft life. We have become creatures of comfort. We dislike inconveniences and discomforts. What happens when we are faced with a survival situation with its stresses, inconveniences, and discomforts? This is when the will to live- placing a high value on living-is vital. The experience and knowledge you have gained through life and your Army training will have a bearing on your will to live. Stubbornness, a refusal to give in to problems and obstacles
that face you, will give you the mental and physical strength to endure.

A -Act Like the Natives
The natives and animals of a region have adapted to their environment. To get a feel of the area, watch how the people go about their daily routine. When and what do they eat? When, where, and how do they get their food? When and where do they go for water? What time do they usually go to bed and get up? These actions are important to you when you are trying to avoid capture.

Animal life in the area can also give you clues on how to survive. Animals also require food, water, and shelter. By watching them, you can find sources of water and food.
WARNING
Animals cannot serve as an absolute guide to what you can eat and drink. Many animals eat plants that are toxic to humans. Keep in mind that the reaction of animals can reveal your presence to the enemy.
If in a friendly area, one way you can gain rapport with the natives is to show interest in their tools and how they get food and water. By studying the people, you learn to respect them, you often make valuable friends, and, most important, you learn how to adapt to their environment and increase your chances of survival.

L -Live by Your Wits, But for Now, Learn Basic Skills
Without training in basic skills for surviving and evading on the battlefield, your chances of living through a combat survival and evasion situation are slight.  Learn these basic skills now–not when you are headed for or are in the battle. How you decide to equip yourself before deployment will impact on whether or not you survive. You need to know about the environment to which you are going, and you must practice basic skills geared to that environment. For instance, if you are going to a desert, you need to know how to get water in the desert.
Practice basic survival skills during all training programs and exercises. Survival training reduces fear of the unknown and gives you self-confidence. It teaches you to live by your wits.

Swine flu was as elusive as WMD. The real threat is mad scientist syndrome.

Remember the warnings of 65,000 dead?   Health chiefs should admit they were wrong – yet again – about a global pandemic.

Simon Jenkins lays it out for us. From our Beserk Media to Tyrannical Mad Scientists that seem to control everything through Government mandates.

Also imagine piles of rotting bodies, looting gangs armed with machetes, and no sign of police or law and order.

Your life expectancy can now be summed up quickly.  You are either a:

1. Second Amendment Supporter and can protect yourself and your family with a gun.

or a

2.  Gun Control Advocate and can protect yourself and your family with a broom.

I could barely watch this video.  Our Rights are given by God – not Man.  All Rights are individual in nature.  How could this man intellectually butcher such a notion?

Amen!

CNBC reports that a panel of experts have stated that:

“The United States must soon raise taxes or cut government spending to curb its debt, and failure to act will risk a crippling dollar crisis as investor confidence ebbs.”

Is this suppose to be a timely article?

Some of us have been concerned about this since the Bush years.  A majority of us have been very concerned about this since early 2007.

“The two-year study by the panel, assembled by the highly respected National Research Council and the National Academy of Public Administration, said that the White House had some time on its side to restore growth, but must then act.”

It took them two years?  That makes me feel warm and fuzzy.  Time on our hands?  Let me go get my Magic 8 Ball.

“In the next year or two, large deficits and more borrowing are unavoidable given the severity of the economic downturn. However, action ought to begin soon thereafter,” they said.

Really?  So, the trillions spent / distributed to the banks so far are still not working? Just keep doing the same thing for the next year or two?

“Mounting debt could sap investor confidence in the economy, and the nation’s ability to honor its obligations, pushing up interest rates and causing a steep fall in the value of the dollar as international creditors seek safer returns elsewhere.”

Does it really take a panel of experts to figure this out?  I don’t think so.  Since my 3 year old grandson is not here with me, let me consult my Magic 8 Ball to see what it says:

Great.

This kind of thing makes my head spin.

Remember flight 77?  It was the plane that allegedly flew into the Pentagon.  It was also the plane that had the story of the hijackers storming the cockpit and herding the pilots to the back of the plane.

New data released this week show that the plane’s black box indicated that the cockpit door never opened during the entire 90 minute flight.

Bob Basso author of “Common Sense” plays the role of Thomas Paine to ignite the fire of change in America. Patriotism and Pride for America lead Thomas Paine to help take back America!