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        <description><![CDATA[Bendiciones desde Costa Rica.Para muchas cosas NO est? preparado el mundo.  He tratado de hacerlo del conocimiento p?blico en muchos pa?ses y no se quiere escuchar.New York debe evacuar el Empire State, Katmand? debe prepararse pues gran destrucci?n le vendr?. Col?n Panam?, Lim?n Costa Rica. Ya hab?a escrito sobre &quot;***?n no ha terminado&quot;No soy alarmista ni fan?tico.  S?lo busco difundir lo que recibo de Dios para que el hombre intente cambiar muchas cosas, a tiempo.Invito a visitar este link, donde entender?n por qu? escribo:http://mision-rama-sucot.blogspot.com Paz y bien a tu casa.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Pastor Ronald Araya]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:22:10 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[www.1212bunkers.webs.com be prepared with us]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ever thought where can I buy a bunker? Well you?re not alone.1212bunkers Your specialist in survival bunker also we build bunker Boats and Pyramid?sBecause when it comes to you and your families safety rememberIt is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it!www.1212bunkers.webs.comLet me share this before I go if you had to communicate with someone 1,000 years ago with only notes. How would you do it?Chances are someone from that era doesn?t speak your dialect and this is because about every 200 years or less slang and other forms of talking change. so apparently you are left with one form to communicate pictography. so you might draw a bird a plane and some lines to represent numbers but if the person looks at it and says what the #@%% is this person crazy or super stupid you might understand how the Egyptians or Mayans or many more feel when trying to communicate to us.what does this mean well these cultures and many more have all gone to enormous lengths to communicate a grave Idea and it is 2012, also it?s in pyramids temples caves and more. well why so important, better question here, we are a little more than a year from the 12,21,2012 date and why are the poles changing what?s going on with the climate, why is all the world in such a disaster and now tsunamis earthquakes ect.well maybe just maybe these old cultures were smarter then we give credit maybe they were smarter than us at one time(Atlantis) and destroyed for arrogance that thinking nothing will happen their technologies will save them and people who lived 10,000 years before them just smoked way too many drugs or something and didn?t have their resourcesjust think now we are having solar storms and solar flares and some E.M.P. emissions form the sun and they are getting bigger and bigger son we will see thousands of computers and phones affected by the upcoming e.m.p. blast from the sun. but on the other hand maybe these cultures just want to warn us in the form they hope we will understand with pictures and dates. Lastly is it just coincidence that these cultures all were thousands and thousands of miles apart, or were they really better equipped with technology than us in order to go and distribute the knowledge to others.And yes I do accept the Anunnaki as a theoryJust something to think about.1212bunkers]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:45:24 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Why Americans aren't prepared for the next mega-disaster]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This is an excellent article]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[effencon]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:22:01 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[nanny state is the problem.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[We have become a nation of people who sit back and demand the government fix everything.I am sorry if it offends people, but if people did not already have storm preparations in place, they had 48 hours to prepare for Katrina or run for the hills.  After the fact many people said they did not evacuate because no one told them to.  Absurd.I am coming out of winter and I know I do not have to buy canned goods for about a month because I always stock up before winter.  I have gas to run my tractor for spring cleanup because I always have at least 8 gallons on hand for the generator.I live 12 miles from a nuclear plant so I keep a go bag packed with clothes for a week.  I can grab enough food and water for a week and be on the road in 20 minutes.I am about 20 feet above sea level with no immediate threats of flooding.  I am 200 feet from tracks that see trains with chemical cars every day of the week.  The problems faced can be major or dumb.2 years ago a train dragged a stupid rusty chain for 10 miles causing sparks and setting hundreds of small brush fires along the tracks that forced the evacuation of several neighborhoods.   I know where I live and the problems we may face.  And I do not expect the government to do a thing when things go bad.Was I grateful for the nightly welfare checks by police, fire and the National Guard during the 9 days we did not have power the winter of 2008?  Sure.  But like many of my neighbors, I was prepared.The one new family that had just moved up from a nice suburb of Boston whined the entire time.  Both of their cars ran out gas in their driveway so the police gave them gas during a welfare check.  Even with their car running they refused to drive for supplies and demanded that food and water be delivered.While the rest of us went back to business as usual with generators humming, they never went to work.  They kept their kids out of school.  The Red Cross delivered food every day.  They bought a generator only after every government agency told them they would not get one for free.  It was pathetic.And these people make twice as much money as I do.  They could afford to help themselves, but chose not to.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hates Idiots]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:13:20 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Why Americans aren't prepared for the next mega-disaster]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There is ultimate insurance against NATUREs wrath! as demonstrated by the Japanese crisis. One of my poems in &quot;Bouquet and Garlands&quot;, Authors press, New Delhi, 2007:Dr.M.R.Iyer, Mumbai, IndiaA Fine Tuned WorldWorld is a precisely tuned machine;Who tuned these parameters fine?To hypothesize these evolved of its own Would be impertinently vainThe exact tilt of Earth's axis Gave beautiful change of seasonsThe right rotation and range from the sun Made Earth inhabitable for ManWith the biosphere finely tuned Innumerable flora and fauna flourishedThe design of the ozone layers Protect it from vile solar rays Man, a wonder machine created by designA self-procreating innovationWith infinite model variationAll these point to an ingenious planTo upset nature's finely balanced system*With childish impetuosity of a millennium--A mere speck in the eternity of time Would be imprudent wisdom * A reflection on the possibility of the delicate equilibrium of the biosphere being affected by Mans scientific pursuits]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:52:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Why Americans aren't prepared for the next mega-disaster]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am sitting here in New Zealand, not far from the devastating 6.3 earthquake which has just levelled our beautiful city of Christchurch. Day 3 and the magnitude of  it is only now becoming apparent. here we have a national Civil defence system, of which I am a part. We are prepared for this and the earthquake of last September sent many of us scurrying to upgrade our personal preparedness. The important thing to note is this:For the 1st 24 hours you are on your own. There will be nobody to help you. Civil infrastructures are fragile things at the best of times. in a disaster they will have their attention on the majors. you will have to look after yourself.or die.it is that simple.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:14:36 -0800</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am sitting here in New Zealand, not far from the devastating 6.3 earthquake which has just leveled our beautiful city of Christchurch. Day 3 and the magnitude of  it is only now becoming apparent. here we have a national Civil defence system, of which I am a part. We are prepared for this and the earthquake of last September sent many of us scurrying to upgrade our personal preparedness. The important thing to note is this:For the 1st 24 hours you are on your own. Yhere will be nobody to help you. Civil infrastructures are fragile things at the ebst of times. in a disaster they will have their attention on the majors. you will have to look after yourself.or die.it is that simple.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:14:14 -0800</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Earth is more or less spherical, rotating and more or less self balancing. Unfortunately within this &quot;self balancing&quot; context actions are balanced with reactions.If you do not plan for your future, that really is not a problem ---- you will simply not have a future. So after L.A., N.Y. etc disappear - there will be more resources for the survivors.Don't like this? Then get serious. I have wine, water, canned food, pasta, bottled gas, wood pellets, antibiotics, water purification pills, t.p. and bullets for 4 people for about 30 days. Along with 12 other families and close friends, I think we will be better off than if we did nothing or waited for a politician.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ricccio]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:55:21 -0800</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Good day,I have been working on the idea : &quot;Preventing Floods&quot; , for last 2 years, it is now mature for deployment.It will help in following:- prevent LOSS of LIVES- prevent loss of PROPERTY (public &amp; private)- cut down sate expenditure &amp; time in aftermath to Floods.I  would like to get in touch with a relevant Government authority, and work with it to make it a success. This can be deployed in most flood-prone countries, like Australia.Best RegardsCapt. Paramjit Singh Battutel: +91 9316102611email: paramjit_battu@yahoo.com]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[paramjit_battu]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:51:51 -0800</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you help your community to prepare, you will not have to worry about them knocking on your door for help. Join CERT - Community Emergency Response Team. http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/get_prepared/cert.shtmlhttp://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[beewee123]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:51:36 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Why Americans aren't prepared for the next mega-disaster]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Anyone who has worked a major disaster will testify that the real strength of any locality is not the government plans. Of necessity they are macro plans and only serve those who must stand in line for the next hand out.If individuals do what they can to prepare their families, and work a little harder at practicing that age-old great advise &quot;love thy neighbor&quot; recovery from nearly anything is possible. Neighbors can work together and share without that becoming a problem. The day of the disaster is not the day, however, the begin making friends and building bonds. For those who think their fire stick is going to &quot;save&quot; them, remember that if you are holed up in a defensive position (even a strong one), you may get some (perhaps many) of your assailants, however they have freedom of maneuver and will eventually prevail. Remember what you learned in Advanced Infantry Training. True strength will be found in unity based on correct principles. Wisdom should be telling any who are not brain dead that we are on the cusp of some rough times. Now is the time to get busy practicing some good old fashion Christian brotherly love. We don't need another bunch of Federal schmucks prattling how they are going to save us if we'll just fork over a few billion (or would that be trillion now.... listen to the little voice that is telling you to prepare...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mriemann]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:35:07 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why?  Because journalists (The Fourth Estate) can no longer hold the powers accountable. The Fifth Estate will to rise to the occasion by learning the process.  The Fifth Estate represents the people and the blogosphere.  Read opensalon named Fifth Estate Best Practices and Democracy to see where corporations get a free pass and marketing has overtaken journalism.  The blog is called onebyland]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:56:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[I would agree with you! The other problems that State's have is that the Federal monies flow through the EMA's (Emergency Management Agencies) and it is up to the EMA's to decide how projects (Grant Requests) get funded. Since government is political and highly bureacratic, there is a loss of focus on what's really important - 'TO PROTECT THE CONSTITUENTS OF THE STATE&quot;, so the money can be spent on non-important projects that are political in nature. The other issue from the Federal government perspective, there is no real governance or oversight on how the monies that they are giving the States is &quot;really&quot; being spent. Until this gets changed, it is a sad state of affairs......]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[1Concern]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:28:56 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Are you willing to kill your neighbors...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[...to keep them from your stocked goods?You bet.If things look like they're only falling apart for a few days, we'll raid the freezer, and have a cookout together, but if it looks like a long-term disaster, then they better not be coveting my canned corn.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[TranMan]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:27:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Re: Prepare for the worst, then live for the best.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Things are way too unpredictable on this active planet. Besides natural disasters and terrorism etc., there is still the danger of economic trouble. Many nations, including the U.S., are trying to get out of financial trouble by printing more money, which is part of the problem in the first place. So be prepared for hyper-inflation as well. It's best to prepare for the worst, then be at peace and live for the best. For a good non-fanatical overview on preparedness, see www.one-stop-survival-guide.comCraig]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CraigNicholson]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:32:30 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Prepare for the worst, then live for the best.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Many people are prepared, but most depend too much on the authorities to take care of them. You'd think we would learn from the past, like from Katrina. And that was only very localized. Besides natural disasters and terrorism etc., there is still the danger of economic trouble. Many nations, including the U.S., are trying to get out of financial trouble by printing more money, which is part of the problem in the first place. So be prepared for hyper-inflation as well. It's best to prepare for the worst, then be at peace and live for the best. It's like an insurance policy, except you have something to show for your money. For a good non-fanatical overview on preparedness, see www.one-stop-survival-guide.comCraig]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:18:45 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[I think that a natural disaster can't be prepared for because if your home is destroyed, than what? If the roads are destroyed, than what? I suppose one could maybe bicycle, if that is not destroyed, and ride to a place that can provide assistance? It is really up to the government, those that live outside of the place of disaster to provide assistance to those who lose everything and have no means. All other nominal disasters can be withstood, most people have canned goods in their homes. The neighbors can all pool resources and get through it. If a person lives in a rough neighborhood, than guns will be required. However, if someone came to my door and they were thirsty and starving, I wouldn't shove a gun in their face. If they were coming to rob me, than I would. Each local community should have a disaster plan and further out from that, each town, each county, each state, etc. Each &quot;zone&quot; should cover the outer, because each entity can't stand on it's own. So saying that most Americans aren't prepared is not the answer, ultimately it's up to the communities and governments to provide assistance within reason.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:33:13 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[He totally lost all credibility when he said he is worrying about nuclear power plant meltdowns. Three Mile Island WAS a meltdown. Casualties: 0.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:08:39 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[There is no preparing for the next Yellowstone supervolcano eruption.  The scale of such an event is impossible for most people to imagine.  The last supervolcanic eruption, Toba, around 70,000 years ago, is thought to have reduced the human population on the planet to under 10,000 individuals.  The next time Yellowstone goes off it will be decades before the climate settles down again.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[riverat1]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:31:03 -0700</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Your observation is correct in that for some reason Americans will stock up on firearms before they will stock up on other survival needs.  The firearms are not for hunting but to keep the 2 legged rats in control.  The mentality that pervades my country is that if the government (police or military) are not pointing guns at us to keep us in control then the otherwise good people turn bad and will loot, steal and kill.  The problem with gun ownership is that most people are not prepared to shoot to kill or live with the consequences.  A large number of people are killed with their own guns due to that moment of hesitation.  I have been through one disaster, an earthquake, and saw people worked together to help put out fires, rescue trapped people and in a few cases help direct traffic.  There will be people who will take advantage of the situation and loot things that are useless for survival; but for the most part people will more likely unite to help each other.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[sboverie]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:50:42 -0700</pubDate>
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