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	<title>The Preparedness Blog &#187; Preparedness</title>
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		<title>2012 Solar Storm incoming! (how&#8217;s that for a 2012 coincidence?)</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2010/08/2012-solar-storm-incoming-hows-that-for-a-2012-coincidence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2010/08/2012-solar-storm-incoming-hows-that-for-a-2012-coincidence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re into ham radio, you&#8217;ve probably heard about Solar Maxima/Minima issues, and how they affect high frequency propagation, and the various other things good old Sol affects. 
This is for the other folks. Those of you that aren&#8217;t ham radio people, the effect the sun has on many of our systems is huge. Of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Countdown to Zero&#8230;the movie</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2010/08/countdown-to-zero-the-movie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2010/08/countdown-to-zero-the-movie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preparedness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve heard the buzz about this movie, or maybe considered going to see it, there are a few things you might want to know about it. 
The movie has a tendency to portray the nuclear weapon issue out there as a world-ender. Kinda like the usual thing, in other words it&#8217;s not worth living [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fuel Transfer Tanks, and some fuel storage tips</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2010/02/fuel-transfer-tanks-and-some-fuel-storage-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2010/02/fuel-transfer-tanks-and-some-fuel-storage-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Logistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emergency Supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fuel]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/?p=751</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fluids are always an issue. 
Heavy. Bulky. Moving when you don&#8217;t want them to move.
Add in something that&#8217;s flammable or combustible, and you have even more potential worries.
One of the solutions I&#8217;ve been using in my pickup is a transfer tank. You&#8217;ve probably seen them in the beds of commercial trucks, flatbeds and pickup trucks. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you know how&#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2010/02/do-you-know-how/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2010/02/do-you-know-how/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Greg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Why we Prep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Job Loss]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[prepare for the coming crash]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To do low tech projects?
Do you know how to construct a fence, properly?
How about make silage? Properly compost? Build an oven? A furnace? What about an outhouse?
There are thousands of things that most of us used to know how to do, at least back when we lived on producing homesteads. Some of us still do, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After Armageddon</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2010/01/after-armageddon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2010/01/after-armageddon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bugging Out]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/?p=690</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a recent podcast, I make commentary on a how that was on the History Channel called, &#8220;After Armageddon.&#8221;  Several of you have asked for a link to where they could see it online.  Unfortunately, the History Channel hasn&#8217;t made this available yet.  A few days ago, someone put it up on YouTube.  It&#8217;s not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basic Preparedness Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2010/01/basic-preparedness-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2010/01/basic-preparedness-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emergencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Logistics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Protecting Your Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Survival]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basic Preparedness Strategy

This is the document that I used for a recent podcast about a forming basic preparedness strategy. It was taken from a correspondence that I had with a friend of mine, shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It&#8217;s only one example of how to go about creating a strategy for getting better prepared. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Allergies &#8211; Try a Neti Pot</title>
		<link>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/07/allergies-try-a-neti-pot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/07/allergies-try-a-neti-pot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allergies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being the preparedness folks that we are, we like to have multiple solutions for the same problem.  This mindset permeates all aspects of our preparedness plans, including medical and medication considerations.
I have allergies, and without medications I&#8217;m a miserable person.  One solution that I&#8217;ve found that was recommended to my by an Allergist [...]]]></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>
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		<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>
		<comments>http://www.thepreparednessblog.com/2009/07/tarps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mike]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Preparedness Capability Checklist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></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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