Posted on 02/09/2009 12:36:11 AM PST by nw_arizona_granny
Yahoo ran an interesting article this morning indicating a rise in the number of survivalist communities cropping up around the country. I have been wondering myself how much of the recent energy crisis is causing people to do things like stockpile food and water, grow their own vegetables, etc. Could it be that there are many people out there stockpiling and their increased buying has caused food prices to increase? It’s an interesting theory, but I believe increased food prices have more to do with rising fuel prices as cost-to-market costs have increased and grocers are simply passing those increases along to the consumer. A recent stroll through the camping section of Wal-Mart did give me pause - what kinds of things are prudent to have on hand in the event of a worldwide shortage of food and/or fuel? Survivalist in Training
I’ve been interested in survival stories since I was a kid, which is funny considering I grew up in a city. Maybe that’s why the idea of living off the land appealed to me. My grandfather and I frequently took camping trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway and around the Smoky Mountains. Looking back, some of the best times we had were when we stayed at campgrounds without electricity hookups, because it forced us to use what we had to get by. My grandfather was well-prepared with a camp stove and lanterns (which ran off propane), and when the sun went to bed we usually did along with it. We played cards for entertainment, and in the absence of televisions, games, etc. we shared many great conversations. Survivalist in the Neighborhood
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/04/28/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry4975598.shtml
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has sent a memo to some health care providers noting procedures to be followed if the swine flu outbreak eventually makes quarantines necessary.
DHS Assistant Secretary Bridger McGaw circulated the swine flu memo, which was obtained by CBSNews.com, on Monday night. It says: “The Department of Justice has established legal federal authorities pertaining to the implementation of a quarantine and enforcement. Under approval from HHS, the Surgeon General has the authority to issue quarantines.”
McGaw appears to have been referring to the section of federal law that allows the Surgeon General to detain and quarantine Americans “reasonably believed to be infected” with a communicable disease. A Centers for Disease Control official said on Tuesday that swine flu deaths in the U.S. are likely.
Federal quarantine authority is limited to diseases listed in presidential executive orders; President Bush added “novel” forms of influenza with the potential to create pandemics in Executive Order 13375. Anyone violating a quarantine order can be punished by a $250,000 fine and a one-year prison term.
he memo from McGaw, who is DHS’ acting assistant secretary for the private sector, also said: “U.S. Customs and Coast Guard Officers assist in the enforcement of quarantine orders. Other DOJ law enforcement agencies including the U.S. Marshals, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives may also enforce quarantines. Military personnel are not authorized to engage in enforcement.”
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OK. I see how that could work. I’ll show mr. mm that later.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240246/posts?q=1&;page=101
Now they are posting that the dead child was visiting from Mexico.
Will they close the border?
One of the terrorist training manuals, planned it out, that the simple way to conduct germ warfare, is to send sick people, as they are secret, and contaminate so many that they come in contact with.
Also planned the expected spraying with crop dusters and there are still a couple of them, stolen and thought to be in Mexico.
The Palestinians use nails and bolts soaked in diseased blood in the bombs they set off in Israel, have for years.
The suicide vest bombers are often people infected with something that you will catch, if you get the blood and flesh on you.........
So, whatever one really thinks, the facts are out there that at the very least, there are jihadi all over the world jumping with glee, as this disease is spread.
There is something so perverted and twisted in the mind of someone who would deliberately go to such lengths to hurt people in such gruesome ways.
This one is really worth the read!
WIFE FROM HELL
A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, ‘ I
clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir.’
The driver says, ‘Gee, officer I had it on cruise control at 60,
perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating.’
Not looking up from her knitting the wife says: ‘Now don’t be silly
dear, you know that this car doesn’t have cruise control.’
As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver looks over at his wife
and growls, ‘Can’t you please keep your mouth shut for once?’
The wife smiles demurely and says, ‘You should be thankful your radar
detector went off when it did.’
As the officer makes out a second ticket for the illegal radar detector
unit fitted in the car he had just pulled over, the man glowers at his
wife and says through clenched teeth, ‘Dangit, woman, can’t you keep your
mouth shut?’
The officer frowns and says, ‘And I notice that you’re not wearing your
seat belt, sir. That’s an automatic $75 fine.’
The driver says, ‘Yeah, well, you see officer, I had it on, but took it
off when you pulled me over so that I could get my license out of my
back pocket.’
The wife says, ‘Now, dear, you know very well that you didn’t haveyour
seat belt on. You never wear your seat belt when you’re driving.’
And as the police officer is writing out the third ticket the driver
turns to his wife and barks, ‘WHY DON’T YOU PLEASE SHUT UP??’
The officer looks over at the woman and asks, ‘Does your husband always
talk to you this way, Ma’am?’
I love this part............ :
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‘Only when he’s been drinking.’
There is something so perverted and twisted in the mind of someone who would deliberately go to such lengths to hurt people in such gruesome ways.<<<
On that we are in full agreement.
Wow - you did all my work for me! thanks for all the effort and the links, metmom.
You can use a keyboard with a laptop. Just plug it into one of the ports. I know someone who does that because they don’t like the laptop keyboard.
Laptops are so compact and so portable and have so much memory these days, that you don’t need all the big clunky equipment anymore.
Next one we get will be like that.
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Breaking News
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CDC Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs)
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:30 AM
This document will be available soon.
CDC Guidance for Clinicians: Children and Pregnant Women who may be Infected with Swine Flu
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:30 AM
Today CDC issued new interim guidance for clinicians on how to care for children and pregnant women who may be infected with a new influenza virus of swine origin that is spreading in the U.S. and internationally. Children and pregnant women are two groups of people who are at high risk of serious complications from seasonal influenza.
CDC Updated Guidance: Case Definitions to be Used For Investigations of Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Cases
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:30 AM
This document provides interim guidance for state and local health departments conducting investigations of human cases of swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus (S-OIV). The following case definitions are for the purpose of investigations of suspected, probable, and confirmed cases of S-OIV infection.
CDC: Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Medical Products and Devices for Swine Flu
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:30 AM
Swine Flu: Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Medical Products and Devices
CDC Guidance for Clinicians: Identifying and Caring for Patients with Swine-origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:30 AM
This document provides interim guidance for clinicians who might provide care for patients with swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) or suspected swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. It will be periodically updated as information becomes available.
WHO Update for Travelers
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:30 AM
Several countries have confirmed cases of swine influenza. General information on the swine influenza have been posted on the WHO website.
CDC Briefing on Public Health Investigation of Human Cases of Swine Influenza
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:30 AM
Before I start, I wanted to call the media’s attention to three new e-mail addresses that we have brought online today to help us manage, as you can imagine, a relatively high volume of media requests. And so we have tried to structure this. And again, we’ve never done this before, so it’s going to be a learning experience for us as well.
CDC Guidance for Clinicians: Prevention and Treatment of Swine-Origin Influenza Virus Infection in Young Children
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:30 AM
This document provides interim guidance for clinicians who are caring for young children with confirmed or suspected swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus infection.
CDC Guidance to Assist Airline Flight Deck and Cabin Crew in Identifying Passengers Who May Have Swine Influenza
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:30 PM
A new swine influenza A (H1N1) virus has infected humans in the United States and Mexico.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has determined that this swine
influenza A (H1N1) virus is contagious and is spreading from human to human. However, at
this time, it not known how easily the virus spreads between people. Some infected individuals
are known to have traveled on international and domestic flights while infectious.
CDC Provides Swine Flu Public Service Announcements
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:30 PM
CDC PSAs provide timely messages about what you can do to protect yourself and your family.
WHO Issues Instructions for Shipments of Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Specimens and Virus Isolates to WHO Collaborating Centres for Influenza
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:30 PM
Instructions for shipments of swine influenza A(H1N1) specimens and virus isolates to WHO Collaborating Centres for influenza
WHO Updates International Swine Flu Situation
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 3:30 PM
The situation continues to evolve rapidly. As of 19:15 GMT, 28 April 2009, seven countries have officially reported cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 infection. The United States Government has reported 64 laboratory confirmed human cases, with no deaths. Mexico has reported 26 confirmed human cases of infection including seven deaths.
Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Proclamation to Confront Swine Flu Outbreak in California
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:20 PM
As part of the state’s aggressive approach to addressing the swine flu, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today proclaimed a State of Emergency that will support and facilitate our state health departments’ response to this outbreak. While there is no need for alarm, it is the Governor’s top priority to limit the swine flu’s spread as quickly and effectively as possible and this action represents one more step being taken to strengthen California’s response capabilities.
CDC Guidance for Clinicians: Pregnant Women and Swine Influenza
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 12:50 PM
Pregnant women with swine influenza would be expected to present with typical acute respiratory illness (e.g., cough, sore throat, rhinorrhea) and fever or feverishness. Many pregnant women will go on to have a typical course of uncomplicated influenza. However, for some pregnant women, illness might progress rapidly, and might be complicated by secondary bacterial infections including pneumonia.
CDC Daily Update - Human Swine Influenza Investigation
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:30 AM
The human swine flu outbreak continues to grow in the United States and internationally. Today, CDC reports additional cases of confirmed swine influenza and a number of hospitalizations of swine flu patients. Internationally, the situation is more serious too, with additional countries reporting confirmed cases of swine flu.
CDC Releases Guidance on Specimen Collection and Processing for Patients with Suspected Swine Flu
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:00 AM
Objective: To provide interim guidance on appropriate specimen collection, storage, and processing for patients with suspected swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection.
CDC Releases Antiviral Recommendations for Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Flu
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:00 AM
Objective: To provide interim guidance on the use of antiviral agents for treatment and chemoprophylaxis of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. This includes patients with confirmed, probable or suspected swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection and their close contacts.
CDC Releases Guidance for Infection Control for Care of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Flu in a Healthcare Setting
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:00 AM
To date, human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection have been confirmed in residents of California, Texas, and Mexico. Illness signs and symptoms have consisted of influenza-like illness - fever and respiratory tract illness (cough, sore throat, runny nose), headache, muscle aches - and some cases have had vomiting and diarrhea. These cases had illness onset during late March to mid-April 2009. However, cases of severe respiratory disease, including fataloutcomes, have been reported in Mexico. The potential for exacerbation of underlying chronic medical conditions or invasive bacterial infection with swine influenza virus infection should be considered.
FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Influenza Medicines, Diagnostic Test in Response to Swine Flu Outbreak in Humans
Monday, April 27, 2009 3:00 PM
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in response to requests from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) to make available to public health and medical personnel important diagnostic and therapeutic tools to identify and respond to the swine flu virus under certain circumstances. The agency issued these EUAs for the use of certain Relenza and Tamiflu antiviral products, and for the rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel diagnostic test.
http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=10271563
Breaking News Alert: California Marine May Have Swine Flu
The Marine Corps has announced one of its members in California may have the swine flu.
He’s been confined to the 29 Palms Marine Base. Thirty nine others are being confined until tests come back. It’s believed that 37 troops had been in contact with the sick Marine.
They have been restricted from going to the mess hall for now, until the tests results come back.
I think you meant this for upcountry miss. I don’t use a laptop myself. Well, I did when I lived at the cabin last summer - but I did exactly what you said. I used an exterior full-sized keyboard and mouse.
But my hubby likes to use his laptop while sitting on the couch - and at least he’s with the family physcially then, if not in spirit ;) But doing it like that makes using exterior devices tough.
Nah, probably not. He doesn’t have his degree in meteorology.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/naturehealth04_09.html
Nature & Health Co. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Libimax, a Product Marketed as a Dietary Supplement
Contact:
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(714) 257-1800
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Brea, CA – April 27, 2007 — Nature & Health Co., located in Brea, California, announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of the company’s supplement product sold under the name Libimax. The Company has been informed by representatives of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that lab analysis by FDA of Libimax samples found the product contains tadalafil, an active ingredient of an FDA-approved drug for erectile dysfunction (ED), making Libimax an unapproved drug. FDA advised that this poses a threat to consumers because tadalafil may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin) and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. According to the FDA, consumers with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease often take nitrates. FDA advises that ED is a common problem in men with these conditions, and they may seek products to enhance sexual performance. FDA advises that tadalafil, may cause side effects, such as headaches and flushing.
The recalled Libimax is sold as a 1 capsule individual pack or 10-capsule and 20-capsule plastic bottles in retail stores in California, Georgia, Illinois, Texas, and Ohio. The product label neither states it contains tadalafil nor warns consumers with high blood pressure not to ingest the product.
Consumers who have Libimax in their possession should stop using it immediately and contact their physician if they experienced any problem that may be related to taking this product. The public is encouraged to submit a report of any serious adverse events that occur with the use of Libimax to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online [at www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm ], by phone [1-800-FDA-1088], or by returning the postage-paid FDA form 3500 [which may be downloaded from www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm] by mail [to MedWatch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787] or fax [1-800-FDA-0178].
Nature & Health Co. is committed to providing accurate information about its products because of concern for the health and safety of consumers. Nature & Health Co. is working with the FDA in the recall process. It sincerely regrets any inconvenience to customers.
No illnesses have been reported to the Company to date in connection with this product.
Consumers should return any unused Libimax, for a refund of the full purchase price or price for the unused portion, to the retail location where it was purchased or to contact Nature & Health directly at (714) 257-1800 Monday – Friday, 8am to 5pm or by email at sales@naturenhealth.com to receive further instructions for returning the product or with any questions.
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