Day: March 13, 2016

Notes for Sunday – March 13, 2016

Today is the birthday of the astronomer Percival Lowell, born in 1855. His flawed “Canals of Mars” theories persisted from 1895 to 1909. o o o I just noticed that the new MagPul AK-47 PMAGs are on sale for $13.93 each at KeepShooting.com– one of our loyal advertisers. Stock up, before the pre-election rush on full capacity magazines! – JWR o o o Ready Made Resources has acquired a limited supply of PVS-14 3rd gen non gated night vision. They are all American made with American-made parts and are $800 less than the gated unit. o o o Today, we …


The Survival Battery- Part 3, by B.F.

Mid-Level Battery The mid-level battery I will recommend is as follows, with four each in most categories of guns for redundancy and so that they don’t have to be shared. Mid-Level Everyday Battery There are two choices here for a handgun– one semi auto and one revolver. Four Glock Gen four model 21 in 45acp. The 45acp may not be quite as powerful as a 44 magnum, but the 13+1 rounds it carries should compensate. If you don’t mind stocking a less popular more expensive caliber, then the Glock model 20 in 10mm gives you 15+1 rounds that have close …


Letter: William Tell

Dear Editor(s), I don’t mean to be subversive … but all this Finicum material makes me think of William Tell. William Tell, if I recall the story correctly, never set out to oppose authority so much as he set out to mind his own business and avoid tyranny. He was placed in a difficult situation by events that were outside of his control. But he rose to the occasion. The events described led to the Swiss confederacy, perhaps one of the earliest efforts at democracy in Europe and surely an influence upon intellectuals in the centuries after. My own reading …


Economics and Investing:

SILVER OUTBREAK: Investment Demand Will Totally Overwhelm The Market o o o North Milwaukee State Bank is closed, taken over by a North Carolina bank. – Sent in by G.G. o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: US News The Incredible Story of How Hackers Stole $100M from the New York Fed (Zero Hedge) Excerpt: “…everything from casinos, to money laundering and ultimately a scheme to steal $1 billion from the Bangladeshi central bank.” Warning: Commentary following the article may include bad language and/or inappropriate avatar images. $1B Plot to Rob Fed Accounts Leads to Manilla Casinos (Bloomberg) Excerpt: “…just …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Citizen journalists are about to take over newsrooms o o o Sent in by C.S. – An opisometer, and why you need one: Because over the hills and through the woods to Grandma’s house might not be your usual route, and you might need to know how far it is by the paths you need to take… Got maps? o o o SurvivalBlog P.S. sent this article on Fukushima profiled in the NY Times. Tidbits: 40+ years to clean it up 720 tons of water gets pumped through every day to avoid a meltdown 1,000 storage tanks already built, more …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: and the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the …