Carjacking Facts:

• The Department of Justice reports that there are about 49,000 per year.
• Ninety-three percent occur in cities or the suburbs.
• 92% of carjackings are committed when the victim is alone in their car.
• 90% of carjackings involved the use of a weapon.
• Most happen near the victims home or work.

Approaching your Vehicle
When approaching your vehicle awareness is your best weapon.

• Stay alert – Stay alert to what is going on around you
• Keep your keys ready when walking out to your car.
• Look around in your car before getting in
• Watch out for people who are loitering, asking for direction, looking for money or cigarettes, or handing out fliers.
• Trust you instincts – If something seems out of place go back to where you came from  or quickly get in your vehicle and lock the doors

While Driving
Your best line of defense when you are driving is to make it as hard as possible for criminals to enter your vehicle

• Keep your doors locked, windows up and sun roofs closed.
• When coming to a stop leave enough room between you and the vehicle in front to be able to quickly maneuver around the vehicles if trouble should arise
• Driving in the center lane can make it harder for criminals to box you in, and can give you more avenues to escape.

When reaching your destination:

• Park in a well lit area near the buildings entrance and around other vehicles.
• Avoid parking near wooded areas, large vans and trucks, or anything that hides your visibility.
• Never leave valuables in plain view for anyone to see.
• Look around before you get out of your vehicle. It may also be a good idea to make a loop around the parking lot to check our the situation before parking.

If someone attempts to jack your car:

• Never get in the car with the criminal, it’s better to lose the car than to lose your life.
• If they have a gun… Run. Statistics show that if you run you have somewhere around a 90% chance of being safe. If you get in the vehicle you probably have a 100% chance of something bad happening.
• If you are forced to drive, one option could be to buckle up and consider crashing your car near a busy intersection and hope for the car jacker to fly into the window. Then get out of the car and run like hell.

I know this is a survival site, and I usually try to stay away from politics, but I think what’s going on in our country is a matter of survival. The survival of our liberty, our way of life, and our traditional American values.

Can America Survive?

Let’s take a look at where we came from and where we are today.

	AMERICAN HEREOS OF THE PAST		OUR LEADERS TODAY
	Sure, we want to go home. We want this war over with. The quickest way to get it over with is to go get the bastards who started it. The quicker they are whipped, the quicker we can go home. The shortest way home is through Berlin and Tokyo. And when we get to Berlin, I am personally going to shoot that paper hanging son-of-a-bitch Hitler. Just like I’d shoot a snake!” General George S. Patton		I’ve never said that troops should be withdrawn. What I’ve said is, is that we’ve got to make sure that we secure and execute the rebuilding and reconstruction process effectively and properly, and I don’t think we should have an artificial deadline when to do that.” President Barack Obama April 5, 2004
	In war there is no substitute for victory. General Douglas MacArthur		I believe myself that the secretary of state, secretary of defense and – you have to make your own decisions as to what the president knows – (know) this war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything as indicated by the extreme violence in Iraq yesterday” Sen. Harry Reid
	May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t. General George S. Patton		The secret authorization of brutal interrogations is an outrageous betrayal of our core values, and a grave danger to our security Barrack Obama
	On every occasion…[of Constitutional interpretation] let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, and instead of trying [to force] what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or invented against it, [instead let us] conform to the probable one in which it was passed. Thomas Jefferson		I think it’s a remarkable document; the original constitution, as well as Civil War amendments. But I think it is an imperfect document. And. I think it’s a document that reflects some deep flaws in American culture……. I have to side with Justice Breyer’s view of the Constitution—that it is not a static but rather a living document, and must be read in the context of an ever-changing world. Barack Obama
	I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer. Benjamin Franklin		It’s not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind ‘ya, that they got a chance at success, too. I think that when you spread the wealth around; it’s good for everybody. Barack Obama
	“No free man shall ever be de-barred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain their right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny in government. Thomas Jefferson		Almost all gun control legislation is constitutionally fine. And, if the court is right, then fundamentalism does not justify the view that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms. White House regulatory “czar” Cass Sunstein
	The freedom of speech may be taken away and dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep, to the slaughter.” George Washington		It should be clear by now that my focus here is not freedom of speech or the press. This freedom is all too often exaggeration. At the very least, blind references to freedom of speech or the press serve as a distraction from the critical examination of other communications policies.” FCC diversity czar -Mark Lloyd

So how does our media and our government officials responded to an attack on our country ?
Lets review:

• Almost immediately after the attack the FBI announced it wasn’t terror-related.
• General Casey stated “I’m concerned that this increased speculation could cause a backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers. And I’ve asked our Army leaders to be on the lookout for that”
• Time magazine blamed the attack on post-traumatic stress disorder
• The Washington Post ran the headline “The lonely life of alleged Fort Hood shooter,” with the subtitle: “‘He was mistreated. He didn’t have nobody. He was all alone,’ says neighbor.”
• CNN is pushing stories on “a backlash against Muslim American soldiers.”
• Chris Mathews of MSNBC asked live on air “‘It’s not a crime to call Al Qaeda is it?”

And how does the President Respond?

President Obama warned Americans “we don’t know all the answers yet, and I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all the facts.” (kinda strange since he had no problem jumping to conclusions when he said Sgt. James Crowley “acted stupidly”)

What we need:

American Spirit, the will to survive & the will to kick some ass!

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Your response to a Emergency situation:

The worst thing that you can do is lose your will to survive. Statistics show that 95% of people who die with psychological trauma do so within the first three days. How you respond in a emergency situation will determine your chances of survival.

Common Reactions to a disaster:

• ANXIETY: Anxiety & Panic are both a direct result of fearing what may happen.  Once panic sets in you must quickly realize that  you are the one feeding the fire. Take a deep breath, tell yourself that your thoughts can’t hurt you, and start to take make a plan of action.
• DEPRESSION: Depression in a survival situation can be a killer. Once depression sets in it becomes almost impossible to make rational decisions. You must do everything in your power to keep your mind focused on positive thoughts.  Take time to congratulate yourself for even small victories.
• HYPERACTIVITY: In the face of danger some people may become easily agitated. When this happens the victim can become easily distracted and can take actions that will be detrimental to their survival.
• ANGER – Anger is a common response to an emergency situation. In some cases anger can be your friend. It can give you extra strength and alertness when confronting an immediate danger. In other cases it can cloud your judgment and force you to make irrational decisions.
• GUILT – It is very common for survivors to feel a sense of guilt for surviving. Often times a survivor will dwell on what they could have done for others or blame themselves for the situation.

COPING STRATEGIES:

• TRAIN – People who are prepared and know what to expect during an emergency situation are far less likely to fall into the traps listed above. Make sure you train with your equipment so you will feel completely comfortable during a real situation.
• Read, Read and then Read some more.  Knowledge is the key to survival, knowing what to do when the stuff hits the fan will help you keep a level head in any situation.
• Practice Relaxation Techniques – Learning how to relax in a stressful situation is crucial to your survival. Deep breathing techniques, Yoga, and other relaxation techniques are valuable skills that you should learn.

Things to add to your survival bag or kit:

• Carry pictures of family or loved ones in your survival kit
• Carry a survival bible
• Having away of entertaining yourself can help you keep your mind sharp, and your moral up. Playing cards can be a great addition to your kit.

During a pandemic emergency many organizations and government offices plan to a keep their operations going  with teleworking using the Internet. If this happens it could cause massive amounts of network congestion and has the potential to put a major strain on our critical telecommunications infrastructure.

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report  that says a serious influenza pandemic might could cause a massive spike in internet traffic because of large numbers of people staying at home. The report says:

“Increased use of the Internet by students, teleworkers, and others during a severe pandemic is expected to create congestion in Internet access networks that serve metropolitan and other residential neighborhoods.”

The report also recommends that the government may need to  police the internet by limiting people’s bandwidth or blocking high bandwidth sites.

This proclamation gives Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius extraordinary powers to bypass federal rules and open off site hospitals in schools or community centers. This move has raised fears of a government quarantines, and has a number of people very alarmed.

So what does this actually mean?

What is means is not yet clear but here are some of the reports that have come out so far.

• There are some reports that say it will give the government powers to  force mandatory swine flu vaccinations on the entire country.
• It could also give them the powers to arrest, detain or quarantine  anyone who does not take a swine flu vaccination or is suspected of having the swine flu.

Why now?  Is there a real emergency?

The whole thing is very bizarre…

Back in April, the Obama administration first declared the H1N1 Flu a public health emergency which allowed them to obtain somewhere around  12 million doses of antiviral medications from the federal stockpile. This was done at a time when there were only 20 confirmed cases in the U.S. all of whom were recovering without a problem.

So why declare this a national Emergency? This is the question that is puzzling a lot of people. According to the CDC’s own statistics, the number of people that have died from swine flu  is far less than the number of people who get sick and die from the regular flu. In fact, most people who become infected with the H1N1 Swine Flu are only getting mild flu symptoms and appear to recover within a few days.

So is this and attempt to gain more power or is there a real emergency? I’ll let you decide…..

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Northwest pilot whose plane missed airport by 150 miles says no one in cockpit was asleep

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The first officer of the Northwest Airlines jet that missed its destination by 150 miles says he and the captain were not sleeping or arguing in the cockpit but he wouldn’t explain their lapse in response and the detour.

“It was not a serious event, from a safety issue,” pilot Richard Cole said late Friday in front of his Salem, Ore., home. “I would tell you more, but I’ve already told you way too much.”

Air traffic controllers and pilots had tried for more than an hour Wednesday night to contact the Minneapolis-bound flight. Officials on the ground alerted National Guard jets to prepare to chase the airliner, though none of the military planes left the runway.

The jet with 144 passengers aboard was being closely monitored by senior White House officials, White House spokesman Nick Shapiro told The Associated Press on Saturday. He didn’t say if President Barack Obama was informed.

Many aviation safety experts and pilots say the most likely explanation is that the pilots fell asleep along their route from San Diego. NTSB spokesman Keith Holloway said fatigue and cockpit distraction are factors that will be looked into.

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Prosecutor: Church janitor killed NJ priest in rectory following argument

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A janitor has been charged with murder in the slaying of priest whose body was found in the rectory of his northern New Jersey church.

Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi said Saturday that Jose Feliciano stabbed the Rev. Ed Hinds 32 times on Thursday after the pair argued.

Hinds was in his clerical robes when he was killed while brewing a cup of coffee in the rectory kitchen of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Chatham.

His body was found about Friday morning after he failed to appear for Mass.

The slaying rocked the New York City bedroom community of about 10,000 residents, where Hinds was familiar face and much-beloved presence. It was the first violent death in Chatham since a 1990 manslaughter case.

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Officials: Army captures Pakistani Taliban leader’s hometown, suspected US missile kills 22

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Soldiers captured the strategically located hometown of Pakistan’s Taliban chief Saturday after fierce fighting, officials said, the army’s first major prize as it pushes deeper into a militant stronghold along the Afghan border.

A suspected U.S. missile killed 22 people elsewhere in the northwest, but apparently missed a top Taliban figure, authorities said.

Pakistan’s eight-day-old offensive in the Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold of South Waziristan is considered its most critical test yet in the campaign to stop the spread of violent Islamist extremism in this nuclear-armed, U.S.-allied country. The army operation has prompted a wave of retaliatory attacks by militants this month that have killed some 200 people.

The battle for Kotkai town took several days and involved aerial bombardment as soldiers captured heights around the town. Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said troops were now ridding the town of land mines and roadside bombs planted by the insurgents.

Kotkai is symbolically important because it is the hometown of Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud and one of his top deputies, Qari Hussain. It also lies along the way to the major militant base of Sararogha, making it a strategically helpful catch.

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Lawmakers worry about patients — and try to be patient — in push for health care bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — In Congress these days, the health care debate is as much about patience as patients.

In a closed-door meeting of feisty House Democrats this past week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., served notice that in these final days before the Senate and House present comprehensive bills to overhaul the nation’s system, hers is running short.

Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., had interrupted Pelosi’s presentation about one version of the bill with questions about its cost. According to Pomeroy and others, she cut him off — twice — with a question of her own:

Is there any version you could support?

Yes, Pomeroy said, but not the one most likely to succeed.

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UN nuclear inspectors head to Iran to visit recently revealed nuclear facility

VIENNA (AP) — A team of U.N. inspectors went to Iran on Saturday to visit a recently revealed nuclear site, amid new efforts to curb Iran’s nuclear program.

The International Atomic Energy Agency experts are slated to examine an unfinished uranium enrichment facility near the holy city of Qom to verify it is for peaceful purposes. Disclosure of its existence last month raised international suspicion over the extent and aim of the country’s nuclear program.

Iran insists its nuclear program serves to generate power and denies allegations it is trying to make nuclear weapons. Tehran asked for more time Friday to consider a U.N.-backed plan to ship much of its uranium to Russia for enrichment.

The U.S., Russia and France endorsed the deal Friday, but Iran’s representative to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, said Tehran wants until next week to respond

President Barack Obama called French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday to discuss Iran. “The two chiefs of state stated their perfect convergence of views on the Iranian nuclear issue,” according to a statement from Sarkozy’s office. It would not comment further on what they discussed or the timing for an eventual new international meeting on Iran.

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Shiloh Pepin, girl born with rare condition called ‘mermaid syndrome,’ dies in Maine at age 10

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Shiloh Pepin, a girl who was born with fused legs, a rare condition often called “mermaid syndrome,” and gained a wide following on the Internet and national television, has died. She was 10.

Doctors had predicted she would only survive only for days after her birth at the most, but the girl, described by her mother as “a tough little thing,” died at Maine Medical Center on Friday afternoon, hospital spokesman John Lamb said. She had been hospitalized in critical condition for nearly a week.

Being born with “mermaid syndrome,” also known as sirenomelia, meant that the Kennebunkport girl had only one partially working kidney, no lower colon or genital organs and legs fused from the waist down.

Some children who have survived sirenomelia have had surgery to separate their legs, but Shiloh did not because blood vessels crossing from side to side in her circulatory system would have been severed. She had received two kidney transplants, the last one in 2007.

Her story was featured recently on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and other national television programs.

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AP interview: Comedian Bill Cosby to keep it clean for humor prize that he’s twice declined

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Cosby still thinks America is funny — like the name-calling over health care and the way we drink so much water from plastic bottles that could be toxic — even though he says the nation has some serious problems it needs to tackle.

The 72-year-old who has long drawn laughs for his wisecracks and deadpan observations will receive the nation’s foremost humor prize Monday at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Sinbad and other top entertainers will line up to honor him with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

It’s a prize Cosby has turned down twice before because he said he was disgusted with profanity and N-words thrown around by performers honoring Richard Pryor, who was the first recipient in 1998.

“I told them flat out no because I will not be used, nor will Mark Twain be used, in that way,” he told The Associated Press from his home in New York.

The profanity bugs Cosby. He always kept it clean with the family laughs on “The Cosby Show,” portraying a middle-class black family and everyday life, from 1984 to 1992. And he’s not impressed with today’s comedians who can’t help but curse.

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Lebanese break Israeli record with huge Hummus plate in bid to reaffirm ownership over dip

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese chefs prepared a massive plate of hummus weighing over two tons Saturday that broke a world record organizers said was previously held by Israel — a bid to reaffirm proprietorship over the popular Middle Eastern dip.

“Come and fight for your bite, you know you’re right!” was the slogan for the event — part of a simmering war over regional cuisine between Lebanon and Israel, which have had tense political relations for decades.

Lebanese businessmen accuse Israel of stealing a host of traditional Middle Eastern dishes, particularly hummus, and marketing them worldwide as Israeli.

“Lebanon is trying to win a battle against Israel by registering this new Guinness World Record and telling the whole world that hummus is a Lebanese product, its part of our traditions,” said Fady Jreissati, vice president of operations at International Fairs and Promotions group, the event’s organizer.

Hummus — made from mashed chickpeas, sesame paste, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic — has been eaten in the Middle East for centuries. Its exact origin is unknown, though it’s generally seen as an Arab dish.

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Amid probe of concrete companies, cracks in ramps at new $1.5B Yankee Stadium draw scrutiny

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees might look rock solid, but the concrete at their new stadium is drawing extra scrutiny amid a probe of construction companies.

Concrete ramps at the $1.5 billion ballpark have been troubled by cracks this summer.

The New York Times reports that the team is trying to determine whether there was something wrong with the cement, or the installation and design of the ramps. The Yankees host the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Game 6 of the American League championship series.

The inquiry comes after the owners of a company involved in designing the concrete mix were indicted on charges that they either faked or failed to perform some required tests.

A team spokeswoman says the cracks are a cosmetic issue and the ramps are safe.

Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

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Turn on the evening news and you will be bombarded with stories of innocent people being attacked, robbed, and killed on a daily basis. Now throw in an emergency situation or natural disaster and the lunatics of the world will swarm the streets like roaches  looking for innocent victims to target.

One of the biggest dangers that you will face in an urban survival situation is an attack from multiple people. Anyone who is serious about survival needs to be able to defend themselves and their loved ones from a violent attack.

So what can you do when attacked by multiple people?

Access the situation

Do you have an escape route? This isn’t about looking cool and it’s not time to be Mr. Tough Guy.
Survival does not mean fighting,  if you have an escape route take it now. 

Can you talk your way out of the situation? Talking your way out of an attack is more art than science and takes a considerable amount of street smarts to pull off.  But there are a couple of things that you should keep in mind.

• Telling a group that’s ready to attack to F off does nothing to diffuse the situation.
• Remember you are probably dealing with people that are borderline insane and have nothing to lose. Stay calm & don’t show any fear.
• Apologize – Sometimes these morons are just trying to look cool in front of the group. Apologizing will allow them to look like the big tough guy without having to pound in your skull.

If you must fight then here are some tips that may help.

If you have no other options and your life is in jeopardy then you need to know how to protect yourself. *Remember your best option is to try to avoid the fight, the following actions should only be taken if your life in in immediate danger.

Watch the groups body language -  Watching the groups body language will give you a clue to when they are ready to attack. The following actions may be a signs of an attack.

• Watch for the assailant to do something like removing a hat or shirt.
• Your attacker may start to make erratic movements such as rubbing his nose, pushing his hair back or clenching his teeth.
• Watch the groups eyes, they may start to glance at each other for ques on when to attack.
• Watch the attackers fists, often times they will tighten them right before they are ready to attack you.

Weapons - Quickly scan your surroundings. Beer bottles, tree branches, garbage cans, bricks, and even the pen in your pocket can  used as improvised weapons in an emergency situation.

Psychology - Fighting a group does not always mean having to fight the whole group, in fact your goal is to fight as few of them as possible. Instead of defeating each of their bodies, you must instead destroy their minds.

Your first strike must be spectacular and very visible to the group. The more visible the injury is, the greater physiological effect it will have on the rest of the group. The first few seconds of the fight are critical, if you can physiologically defeat the group now many of them will scatter without ever throwing a punch.

Identify the leader – Who is the strongest link?  This person is your main threat and must be taken out first. Taking out the leader can destroy the groups willingness to fight and is the first step to surviving an attack.  Remember, you want to create a strong visible injury that will make the group rethink it’s attack.

Where to Attack – In a life or death situation there are no rules.  Take out their eyes, break their kneecaps jab them in the throat….. your goal is to immobilize the attackers by any means available.

Everyday Carry Pocket Weapons

• Smith & Wesson SWPENBL Blue Tactical Pen
• Cold Steel Pocket Shark Self Defense Md: 91SPB
• 16 in. Airweight Expandable Baton
• Kubaton
• Kubotan Yawara – Pointed

Top Tips that you need to know before heading out.

1. Although it may seem strange, snow is actually a really good insulator. If there is enough snow you can bury your vehicle to help keep winter winds from stealing your vehicles heat. Just make sure you create an airway for fresh air and keep one of the doors free enough to get out.
   You will also want to create a way of signaling rescuers if your vehicle is hidden by snow.
2. Block off unused space. Use anything at your disposal to block off any space in your vehicle that is not being used. Blankets, leaves, whatever you can find to shove into spaces where heat can be lost.
3. Run Your vehicle for 10 minutes every hour – Make sure to keep the exhaust pipe clear of snow or debris. Poison gases can enter into your car if the pipe is clogged.
4. Bundle Up – Keep extra dry clothes, warm blankets, gloves, hats and winter socks in your vehicle.
5. Never leave without a winter survival kit. – Being prepared is always the best course of action. Create a kit that fits into your trunk. The kit should contain warm clothes, tea light candles (for warmth), flares, tools, chains, Fix a Flat, and other winter survival tools.
6. Huddle together. Huddling together in a small space can increase the amount of heat in that area. Remember to block off any space that’s not being used, then huddle closely together to generate more body heat.
7. Don’t forget to move – Move your arms, hands legs, feet and toes to improve your circulation and to keep warm.How to stay warm if your car get’s stranded in a winter storm.

Items you should have in your vehicles emergency kit.

• Road Assistance Kit
• Emergency Thermal Blankets
• Fix-A-Flat
• HeatMax Hand & Body Warmers
• Handheld Signal Kit
• Blankets
• Sleeping Bag
• Winter Clothes (hats, gloves, socks)
• Emergency Candles