Day: July 21, 2015

Notes for Tuesday – July 21, 2015

July 21st is the birthday of Ernest Hemingway. He was born in 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. He committed suicide in July 2, 1961 in Ketchum, Idaho, after being diagnosed with haemochromatosis, and after electroshock treatments failed to lift him from chronic alcoholic depression. He lived a sad life but was a great writer. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 59 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three day course (a $1,195 …


Radio Basics Presentation, by Saratoga

My purpose in writing this article is to focus attention on an area that is lacking for too many people. Having been in a group that did a lot of training, it became clear that this was an area that needed attention. We used email and cell phones to coordinate training location and times, but the thought was always in the back of my mind; what if there was no Internet or cell phones? How would we form up as a group? I have compiled the information into a simple, bullet-point scenario to make it easier to grasp and to …


Letter Re: Steel Buildings

HJL, The writer of this letter has a few things wrong with regards the electrical properties of materials. Dielectric is a property of insulators, and there is no insulator between the zinc coating and the steel base of galvanized steel. Therefore, all the resulting claims that assume that the zinc and steel form a capacitor are false. The biggest problem with the shell of a metal building acting as a Faraday cage is the gaps between the panels that make up the surface. To act correctly as a Faraday cage the conductive surfaces need to make good electrical connection between …


News From The American Redoubt:

Oregon allowing 15-year-olds to get state-subsidized sex-change operations – MtH o o o I recently attended a gun show in Bozeman, Montana, where I met a very skilled AK gunsmith, named Hector E. Bennet. He operates Elk River Tool and Die, in Belgrade, Montana. (He originally ran his business in Houston, Texas, before buying out all of Armory USA/Global Trades’ tooling, equipment, and stock on hand.) I highly recommend his work. He does fantastic quality AK builds. Phone: (406) 404-4227 or e-mail – JWR o o o Dollar value in each US state revealed with $100’s relative worth – JBG …


Economics and Investing:

6 Signs The Great Crash Is Upon Us o o o In speaking to the liquidity crisis in Greece, the head of the Greek Banking Council, opines: “If that (cash) had not been removed, the Greek banks would not have had a liquidity problem,” she said…Katseli noted that since 2008, 124 billion euros worth of deposits has been withdrawn from Greek banks and that 40 billion of that money has been removed in the last few months. You have to wonder how this would play out in a nation likely more leveraged than Greece. – T.K. o o o Items …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Odierno doesn’t want our soldiers to be “over-armed” – T.P. o o o Electromagnetic attack could claim 9 of 10 American lives – K.K. o o o Video (12min): Why Europe is lost to God – P.M. [Warning: Contains offensive material about genderism ideology] o o o ?Sure we’re ready for TEOTWAWKI – California Bridge Collapse – F.G. o o o Lessons in History continued: ‘Production Versus Plunder’ ~ Part 16