http://www.survivalblogs.com Survive & Thrive in These Interesting Times Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:08:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 SurvivalBlogshttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.survivalblogs.com/ponderings/what-the-hell-is-happening/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/ponderings/what-the-hell-is-happening/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:08:32 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=4067 Hat tip: Poorly Drawn Lines]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/ponderings/what-the-hell-is-happening/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/health-fitness/inspiration-powerful-beyond-measure-how-great-are-you/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/health-fitness/inspiration-powerful-beyond-measure-how-great-are-you/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:25:54 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=4059 Spartan Race™, the global leader in Obstacle Racing since 2005, was designed by seven insane ultra athletes and a Royal Marine. If you have tried trail races, mud runs, tough mudder runs, or a warrior dash, it’s time to step up to a brutal Spartan Race obstacle course. You can tackle a Spartan Sprint, a [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/health-fitness/inspiration-powerful-beyond-measure-how-great-are-you/feed/ 1 http://www.survivalblogs.com/freedom-and-liberty/supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-says-u-s-constitution-inferior/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/freedom-and-liberty/supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-says-u-s-constitution-inferior/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:08:05 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=4053 From WND: One member of the U.S. Supreme Court, whose members are sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States, says she would look elsewhere – Canada, South Africa and Europe – should she be tasked with writing a constitution now. Thank you for your thoughts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg? “You should certainly be aided [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/freedom-and-liberty/supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-says-u-s-constitution-inferior/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/health-fitness/fdas-new-claim-your-body-is-a-drug-and-we-have-the-authority-to-regulate-it/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/health-fitness/fdas-new-claim-your-body-is-a-drug-and-we-have-the-authority-to-regulate-it/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:53:46 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=4049 Reality is indeed stranger than fiction.  Our friends at the FDA are at it again. informationliberation.com reports: In another outrageous power-grab, FDA says your own stem cells are drugs–and stem cell therapy is interstate commerce because it affects the bottom line of FDA-approved drugs in other states! We wish this were a joke, but it’s [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/health-fitness/fdas-new-claim-your-body-is-a-drug-and-we-have-the-authority-to-regulate-it/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/food/china-gets-it-right-over-rice-selling-genetically-modified-rice-is-a-no-go/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/food/china-gets-it-right-over-rice-selling-genetically-modified-rice-is-a-no-go/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:18:29 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=4038 Greenpeace: By the end of 2009 it looked all but inevitable that rice produced in China would be predominantly genetically engineered. Long after the fact, the Chinese government announced that a secret multi-ministerial meeting had passed two GE rice lines – even though they had not received biosafety certificates at the time. Chinese politicians began [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/food/china-gets-it-right-over-rice-selling-genetically-modified-rice-is-a-no-go/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/financial/doing-gods-work-5-6-million-dollars-cheaper-this-year/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/financial/doing-gods-work-5-6-million-dollars-cheaper-this-year/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:41:50 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=4030 The Independent:  Goldman Sachs handed its chief executive, Lloyd Blankfein, a bonus of $7m (£4,4m) in shares for his work last year, down from $12.6m in 2010 in line with the investment bank’s slipping profits. The figure, revealed last night, does not yet complete the picture of Mr Blankfein’s pay. Shareholders know that he also [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/financial/doing-gods-work-5-6-million-dollars-cheaper-this-year/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/financial/the-federal-reserve-bailout-list-just-who-exactly-got-16-trillion-dollars-and-how-did-they-thank-us/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/financial/the-federal-reserve-bailout-list-just-who-exactly-got-16-trillion-dollars-and-how-did-they-thank-us/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:19:25 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=4008 Most people remember TARP as being a $700 billion bailout program for the “financial sector”.  How quaint. After the smoke had cleared, the GAO produced their report in July 2011: Federal Reserve System:  Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Policies and Processes for Managing Emergency Assistance. Download it here. What you will see (page 131) is that [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/financial/the-federal-reserve-bailout-list-just-who-exactly-got-16-trillion-dollars-and-how-did-they-thank-us/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/society/how-little-we-really-know-ancient-walled-city-older-than-egypts-pyramids-found-off-georgia-coast/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/society/how-little-we-really-know-ancient-walled-city-older-than-egypts-pyramids-found-off-georgia-coast/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:18:03 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=4002 Gary Daniels of Examiner.com reports: Six hours southeast of Atlanta off the Georgia coast on Sapelo Island, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient walled city which predates the construction of many of Egypt’s pyramids. Known as the Sapelo Shell Ring Complex, this ancient city was constructed around 2300 B.C. and featured three neighborhoods [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/society/how-little-we-really-know-ancient-walled-city-older-than-egypts-pyramids-found-off-georgia-coast/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/radiation/is-cheap-steel-from-china-the-cause-of-unusual-wear-on-critical-pipes-at-california-nuclear-plant/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/radiation/is-cheap-steel-from-china-the-cause-of-unusual-wear-on-critical-pipes-at-california-nuclear-plant/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:10:59 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3987 The Washington Post has reported: Unusual wear has been found on hundreds of tubes that carry radioactive water at Southern California’s San Onofre Unit 2 nuclear plant, raising questions about the integrity of equipment the company installed in a multimillion-dollar makeover in 2009. I would say so! My first impression when I read this story [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/radiation/is-cheap-steel-from-china-the-cause-of-unusual-wear-on-critical-pipes-at-california-nuclear-plant/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/food/new-home-canning-preservation-documents-in-downloads-area/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/food/new-home-canning-preservation-documents-in-downloads-area/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:59:06 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3978 For your reference, I have added about 14 new canning and preservation resource documents in our download area.  All files are .PDF and easy to read on just about any smart device or phone. Canning Tomatoes and Tomato Products Drying Fruits and Vegetables – Ohio State Freezing Combination Main Dishes Home Preservation of Fish Judging [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/food/new-home-canning-preservation-documents-in-downloads-area/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/precious-metals/the-peoples-bank-of-china-no-asset-is-safe-now/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/precious-metals/the-peoples-bank-of-china-no-asset-is-safe-now/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:57:15 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3971 Forbes reports that China imported 102,779 kilograms of gold from Hong Kong in November, an increase from October’s 86,299 kilograms. Analysts believe China bought as much as 490 tons of gold in 2011, double the estimated 245 tons in 2010. “The thing that’s caught people’s minds is the massive increase in Chinese buying,” remarked Ross [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/precious-metals/the-peoples-bank-of-china-no-asset-is-safe-now/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/financial/retirement-in-america-is-endangered/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/financial/retirement-in-america-is-endangered/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:32:53 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3967 President Barack Obama, in his State of the Union speech, didn’t touch one hot topic:  The State of Retirement in the U.S. The combined Social Security trust funds will be exhausted in 2036 and at that point there will only be enough income coming in to pay for 77% of scheduled benefits. Read full story [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/financial/retirement-in-america-is-endangered/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/general/thursday-mid-morning-briefing/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/general/thursday-mid-morning-briefing/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:25 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3962 Items you may have missed but need to know: Read Between the Lines: Hollywood Mogul Buys 2,600 Acres of Farmland; Moving to New Zealand How basic can you get? List #1 for beginners SHTF Planning: 20 Lessons from the Streets of Cairo Our Own Tent City…A Big Change Coming When Society Breaks Down… Wrap that [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/general/thursday-mid-morning-briefing/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/technology/and-you-thought-the-terminator-and-skynet-was-just-science-fiction/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/technology/and-you-thought-the-terminator-and-skynet-was-just-science-fiction/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:07:31 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3955 ]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/technology/and-you-thought-the-terminator-and-skynet-was-just-science-fiction/feed/ 2 http://www.survivalblogs.com/wtf/haunted-swing-a-playground-swing-acts-as-though-inhabited-by-a-child/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/wtf/haunted-swing-a-playground-swing-acts-as-though-inhabited-by-a-child/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:52:09 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3949 This story doesn’t fit the mold of SurvivalBlogs, but I found the video intriguing. Check it out. Filed this under: WTF]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/wtf/haunted-swing-a-playground-swing-acts-as-though-inhabited-by-a-child/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/protests/western-media-blackout-the-sicily-pitchfork-revolt/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/protests/western-media-blackout-the-sicily-pitchfork-revolt/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:35:38 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3942 Sicily Was Under Complete Blockade by Pitchfork Movement Triggered by 40% Gas Tax Hike On January 16th, middle class Sicilians began a popular uprising appropriately called the ‘Pitchfork Movement’…’Movimento Dei Forconi’. Jim Dean of Veterans Today Reports:  So of course the story caught my eye and I then checked the mainstream media sites to look [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/protests/western-media-blackout-the-sicily-pitchfork-revolt/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/health-fitness/is-this-news-princeton-researchers-find-that-high-fructose-syrup-prompts-considerably-more-weight-gain/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/health-fitness/is-this-news-princeton-researchers-find-that-high-fructose-syrup-prompts-considerably-more-weight-gain/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:12:36 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3935 I’m surprised this is news to anyone at all. But, I’m glad that Princeton stepped up and proved once again that high-fructose corn syrup is something you should avoid. Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/health-fitness/is-this-news-princeton-researchers-find-that-high-fructose-syrup-prompts-considerably-more-weight-gain/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/precious-metals/ron-paul-explains-gold-backed-money/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/precious-metals/ron-paul-explains-gold-backed-money/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:09 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3932 Ron Paul describes “a Ron Paul dollar”: Well, the dollar would be convertible into gold at a fixed rate which would prevent the monetization of debt which limits the size and scope of government.]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/precious-metals/ron-paul-explains-gold-backed-money/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/military/a-soldier-returns/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/military/a-soldier-returns/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:08:18 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3925 The men and women of our military sacrifice so much for all of us.  I’d like to see the majority come home.  Sure, we need some foreign bases and international deployment – but – having thousands of military personnel in places like: Aruba Australia Bahamas Belgium Denmark Germany Greenland Iceland Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands Norway [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/military/a-soldier-returns/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/financial/pimcos-bill-gross-we-are-witnessing-the-death-of-abundance-and-the-borning-of-austerity-for-what-may-be-a-long-long-time/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/financial/pimcos-bill-gross-we-are-witnessing-the-death-of-abundance-and-the-borning-of-austerity-for-what-may-be-a-long-long-time/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:47:14 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3920 Bill Gross has published a new investment outlook letter. In it, he talks about life and death – and our inability to really know what lies ahead. As he turns his discussion towards the market, he questions conventional financial theory and acknowledges that Ben Bernanke is “making it up as he goes along.” The market’s [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/financial/pimcos-bill-gross-we-are-witnessing-the-death-of-abundance-and-the-borning-of-austerity-for-what-may-be-a-long-long-time/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/precious-metals/ben-bernanke-hard-as-you-try-you-cannot-print-gold/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/precious-metals/ben-bernanke-hard-as-you-try-you-cannot-print-gold/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:21:28 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3913 Marc Faber was recently interviewed by the BBC.  One of his best responses was his answer to Lesley Curwen: Lesley Curwen: But, gold doesn’t do anything, is it? It doesn’t add to the economy. It doesn’t employ people. It doesn’t accumulate wealth except on paper. Marc Faber: Cash at 0% doesn’t accumulate wealth either. The [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/precious-metals/ben-bernanke-hard-as-you-try-you-cannot-print-gold/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/gear/check-out-the-biolite-camp-stove/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/gear/check-out-the-biolite-camp-stove/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:48:03 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3906 BioLite stoves make cooking on wood as clean, safe and easy as modern fuels while generating electricity to charge phones, lights and other electronics off-grid. Why Choose the BioLite CampStove? Forget the fuel. Our stoves cook your meals with nothing but the twigs you collect on your journey, eliminating the need for heavy, expensive, polluting [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/gear/check-out-the-biolite-camp-stove/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/politics/the-song-remains-the-same-california-needs-3300000000-by-march-8th/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/politics/the-song-remains-the-same-california-needs-3300000000-by-march-8th/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:59:37 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3893 California will run out of cash by early March if the state does not take quick and drastic action. The California politicos will once again beg, borrow, and delay payments to just about everyone in order to plug the shortfall. Oh, and I shouldn’t forget to mention the most humorous part: The announcement is surprising [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/politics/the-song-remains-the-same-california-needs-3300000000-by-march-8th/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/ponderings/i-never-did-give-anybody-hell-i-just-told-the-truth-and-they-thought-it-was-hell/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/ponderings/i-never-did-give-anybody-hell-i-just-told-the-truth-and-they-thought-it-was-hell/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:08:42 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3856 I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.  -Harry S. Truman]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/ponderings/i-never-did-give-anybody-hell-i-just-told-the-truth-and-they-thought-it-was-hell/feed/ 0 http://www.survivalblogs.com/freedom-and-liberty/police-state-revisited-walk-your-lap-dogs-off-leash-and-get-tasered/ http://www.survivalblogs.com/freedom-and-liberty/police-state-revisited-walk-your-lap-dogs-off-leash-and-get-tasered/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:13:04 +0000 Chris http://www.survivalblogs.com/?p=3864 This SFGate story is weirdly apologetic toward the Ranger who conveniently wasn’t able to be identified.  Wait, wasn’t this the main reason the Ranger went “locked and loaded” on this dog walker?  He didn’t want to identify himself.  Obviously, the tables are now turned and the Ranger doesn’t want to identify herself. Let’s take a [...]]]> http://www.survivalblogs.com/freedom-and-liberty/police-state-revisited-walk-your-lap-dogs-off-leash-and-get-tasered/feed/ 4