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		<title>Preparedness Podcast Episode #83</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2010/09/preparedness-podcast-episode-83/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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(Apologies for not getting this out sooner, I forgot to upload this to the server on Tuesday)
In this episode, Rob and Mike discuss National Preparedness Month and have a general discussion on preparedness in general. We discuss September, the Preparedness Month, local storage food companies, Preparedness Fair, canning, and other good stuff.  Rob relates an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expand Your Skills in a Tough Job Market</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/07/expand-your-skills-in-a-tough-job-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/07/expand-your-skills-in-a-tough-job-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Job Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning New Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prepare for the coming crash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Providing in Tough Times]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/?p=538</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the economy continues its downturn jobs become scarcer, especially in the service sector.  As of this writing the official jobless rate is 9.5% (we all know it probably double that) and June saw 467,000 job cut.  This does not bode well for many, and in my opinion, for those whose skills lie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tarps</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/07/tarps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness Supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tarpauline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tarps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was thinking about tarps the other day and thought I&#8217;d toss up a quick blurb about them.  Tarps are awesome, useful, and indispensable items.  Every house should have a couple lying around.  There are lots of different types and sizes of tarps (tarpaulin) and you can decided what you want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Much Water do I Use?</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/06/how-much-water-do-i-use/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/06/how-much-water-do-i-use/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Disasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emergencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[common preparedness questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emergency Supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning and Logistics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness Capability Checklist]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water Storage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[People always ask how much water he or she needs to have stored, and while we&#8217;ve covered water storage at length, I thought I would just put a quick little blurb up about how to find out much water you use a month for your entire house:  Look at your water bill.  Your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safe Deposit Box, is it Safe?</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/06/safe-deposit-box-is-it-safe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/06/safe-deposit-box-is-it-safe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Protecting Your Assets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safe Deposit Box]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all like to think that using a safe deposit box is a safe and good idea.  As it turns out, It can be the worst of ideas.  Watch the video then decide for yourself.

Mike@PrepCast.info
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		<title>I Didn&#8217;t Think of That!</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/06/i-didnt-think-of-that/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/06/i-didnt-think-of-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Shortage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ketchup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Notepad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning and Logistics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, I didn&#8217;t think of that!
Every happen to you?  It happens to all of us, and to me all the time I must admit.  I keep a little note pad with me almost all the time, and when something pops into my head, I write it down.  I think is a good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FUD &#8211; Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/06/fud-fear-uncertainty-and-doubt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/06/fud-fear-uncertainty-and-doubt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Logistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness Capability Checklist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Protecting Your Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[things everyone can do]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/?p=500</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cutting through the FUD.  FUD is a term commonly tossed around on many internet forum and chat sites.  It stands for Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt, and is commonly used when untrue information is is used or given as a reason for compliance or as a basis for decision.  Really, it&#8217;s a term [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Fragile Infrastructure</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/04/our-fragile-infrastructure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/04/our-fragile-infrastructure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Disasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Logistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Why we Prep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[common preparedness questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning and Logistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness Capability Checklist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two act of sabotage has left a large portion of Central California with distrupted communications, especially telephone communications.

Hundreds of thousands of AT&#38;T, Verizon, Nextel and Sprint customers with land lines, cell phones and Internet service were affected.
Reminiscent of the hours after an earthquake, widespread communications interruptions baffled emergency service providers, businesses and residents as cell [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/04/407/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/04/407/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Socialized Medicine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/?p=407</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across this from many of the medical oriented sites that I frequent.  It&#8217;s Something that has remained, to my knowledge, out of the main stream media while the AIG diversion is being paraded around.  Take a minutes to read the article.  Pay close attention to CBO&#8217;s report on an estimated Obama budget, it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America Better for Having Guns?</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/03/america-better-for-having-guns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/03/america-better-for-having-guns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2A rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Bias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Not Always What We Think]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/?p=390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I came accross and intersting article from the BBC of all places.  In the article, the author writes that despite have over 200 million guns, America is better off.  He eloborates that, &#8220;there is a certain tranquility and civility about American life.&#8221;  If you read the article critically, you&#8217;ll notice how he seems a little [...]]]></description>
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