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Jim Rogers: 'Not All Of Us Are Going To Survive What's Coming In The Next Few Years'
Well-known investor, financial commentator, and author Jim Rogers was recently interviewed by Jay Taylor (editor of J Taylor's Gold & Technology Stocks newsletter) for the radio show Turning Hard Times into Good Times. It was a phenomenal discussion about a number of finance/investing related topics.
Regular readers of Survival And Prosperity know that the former investing partner of George Soros is forecasting that the U.S. economy will be in recession "sometime in the next year or two." He's also seeing signs of the next economic crisis "already happening." But does Rogers think the winner of this November's U.S. presidential election will turn the country around? He lamented:
No matter who of the major candidates, no matter who wins Jay, it's not going to be good for America or good for the world. If Donald Trump does the things he says he going to do, I mean, we're going to have trade wars with half the world. Well trade wars have always, always, throughout history led to bankruptcy and led to war. I don't know if he means what he says, I don't know if he knows he means what he says. But Sanders of course, Sanders will bankrupt us very, very quickly. Hillary Clinton, for god's sake, she's a disaster too! The bankruptcy will just be slower, that's all, if she's elected. So, I don't see any prospects for salvation for the U.S. from the present people who are likely to become President of the United States.
Host Jay Taylor asked the world traveler if he knew of any "safe" place where Americans could weather the approaching economic storm. From their exchange:
TAYLOR: Is there any place- you're in Singapore, I suspect you feel relatively safe there- but is there any place where people might go, people who cherish freedom and the opportunities to use their God-given talents? Is there any place on Earth besides Singapore, or where can we go? Is there any place to go? It used to be the United States. I felt that we were safe here. Is there any place we can go to be safe? I guess the answer is probably there's no place you can be sure of, right?
ROGERS: Well, there's no place at the moment that I know of. Even Singapore, as I said before, the port here is the most important port in Asia and if things blow up, everybody needs that port. And Singapore has a lot of Muslim neighbors too that could turn into a problem some day. Where would one go? I think one needs to find an isolated place. I guess maybe some places in South America. Maybe a way to make it through. Some places in Asia. North Korea, I'm very optimistic. North Korea has dramatic changes taking place. It's where China was in 1981. But if there's a war, North Korea is probably going to be involved. All of Korea is probably going to be involved too. But you need to find a place Jay that's not in the mainstream where people don't really care too much. But even then you have to be careful because you wind end up in a place where the army's using you as a highway or a transit point. So you have to be careful.
Rogers concluded the interview with this advice to listeners:
I urge people to get knowledgeable from listening to you and other people like you, because the world is facing some very complicated and difficult times. Once you become knowledgeable, you're going to get very worried, which you should, and then you might get prepared, because not all of us are going to survive what's coming in the next few years. I hope I survive, I hope everybody listening to this survives. But it's going to be a very, very damaging and difficult time. So be worried. Be prepared.
"Where is Jim Rogers Investing His Money Now?"
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Jim Rogers' latest book…
Project Prepper, Part 45: Top 3 Threat Priorities
"As a result of my research and this blog, I'm now aware of the myriad of man-made and naturally-occurring threats to my life and lifestyle (and those of my loved ones), and think it's probably wise to acquaint myself more with 'prepping' via a sustained 'hands-on' program of learning and doing, which I'll call 'Project Prepper.'
Through a series of posts on this blog which I suspect should last for quite some time (years?), I'll be able to share my preparedness experiences with you…"
–Survival And Prosperity, "Project Prepper, Part 1: It Begins," October 24, 2012
This week's "Project Prepper" post is going to be a little different. While I'm currently working on a number of projects related to fulfilling seven "innate survival needs" (hat tip Jack Spirko @ The Survival Podcast):
1. Physical Security
2. Financial Security
3. Water
4. Food
5. Sanitation and Health
6. Energy
7. Shelter
Today I'm going to talk about threat priorities. As a forty-something homeowner residing with my girlfriend in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, in 2016, "I'm now aware of the myriad of man-made and naturally-occurring threats to my life and lifestyle (and those of my loved ones)." Regular readers of Survival And Prosperity know I blog about them frequently. But from my vantage point, here are the "top 3" I'm mostly concerned about:
1. Severe Weather
2. Financial Crisis
3. Terrorism
Concerning severe weather, here in the Chicagoland area residents have to contend with spring and summer storms that can consist of high winds, torrential rain, flooding, and tornadoes. Winter can bring along with it ice storms (not too often), significant snowfall/blizzards, and brutally-cold temperatures. Consequently, structural damage, utility outages, hazardous travel conditions, and other threats to life and property accompany such events.
Case in point, prior to my girlfriend and I moving into our house in 2013, a large part of the Chicago metro area suffered significant damage from a "derecho" (widespread, long-lived wind storm) event that left many area homeowners without electricity for several days. A real nuisance for most of those affected, but potentially deadly to those with serious health issues- like my elderly father. And in case readers think I'm talking about those far-off "suburbs" of Chicago here (I remember one real estate agent referring to Rochelle- approximately 80 miles west of Chicago- as a "western suburb" during the housing boom last decade), these extended outages were taking place in near "North Shore" enclaves. I remember watching one furious Northbrook homeowner being interviewed on the local televised news, saying how he had been without power for a number of days and couldn't understand why it hadn't been restored yet considering the high taxes he paid to live in such a nice area. Anyway, severe weather tops the list for me. Not as "sexy"- as some would say- as preparing for the "Zombie apocalypse," but oh well.
Financial crisis. Regular readers of Survival And Prosperity and its predecessor know I've been on the lookout for coming "tough times" for some years now. From this blog's "About" page:
Back in 2004 when SP's creator/editor Christopher Hill was surveying the economic and investment landscape in support of his own investing activities, he concluded from his own research that the United States was heading towards a financial crash. Deciding that this was something other Americans might want to know about, Mr. Hill launched the independent financial blog Boom2Bust.com, "The Most Hated Blog on Wall Street," on Memorial Day Weekend 2007 with the purpose of warning and educating others about the approaching U.S. economic crash. He has been credited with calling last decade's housing bubble and subsequent bust, the 2008 global economic crisis, and the "Great Recession" as a result of his work on this project. Chris wrote over 1,500 posts on Boom2Bust.com during its nearly three-year run, with many of these picked up and republished on the web sites of The Wall Street Journal, Fox Business, Fox News, Reuters, USA Today, the Chicago Sun-Times group, the Austin-American Statesman, the Palm Beach Post, and the West Orlando News, among other media outlets. Chris was also interviewed for a May 2009 MSNBC.com article as a result of his work with the blog.
Since Memorial Day Weekend 2007, I've stood by and watched as the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble and subprime mortgage crisis was quickly followed by carnage on Wall Street in the autumn of 2008 and a "Great Recession." I also observed how the Washington politicians and the Fed responded by "papering up" the mess with massive government and central bank intervention. But as everyone knows, you can only "kick the can down the road" so far. And my concern is that the road is rapidly coming to an end. Visit this blog often enough and you might get that sense as well.
Consequently, I've come to believe that the U.S. financial crash I still see headed our way won't be like an airplane that suffers a sudden, catastrophic failure and plummets back to Earth like a rock. Rather, taking into account the abilities of the federal government and central bank to keep the aircraft aloft for quite some time, the crash may be more akin to a slow- yet-unavoidable descent into the ground. At which point, Americans might be left pondering what had happened to them, just like Argentines did after their economy crapped out in the early 2000s after prosperous times.
Making matters worse is the fact that I still reside in Cook County and Illinois, whose financial troubles are well-publicized. While I've left Chicago, I still haven't made Wisconsin my permanent home address.
When the "balloon goes up" locally and nationally, I suspect everyday living is going to get particularly gritty around these parts.
As terrorism is concerned, post-9/11 I found myself working in the public safety field. As part of my duties at a local fire department, I catalogued potential terrorist targets in the area in the hunt for money to upgrade the agency's response capabilities. It was my belief that the threat was real then, and it remains so today. Even more so in 2016, as U.S. border security is quite suspect at a time when those who would wish to harm the "homeland" continually make their operational capabilities and future desires for wreaking death and destruction known.
"Border Patrol Admits US Citizenship Doesn't Matter"
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Like I've repeatedly said before on this blog, I believe it's only a matter of time before the United States suffers terror attacks possibly resembling what occurred in Beslan (Russia) in 2004, Mumbai (India) in 2008, and more recently in Paris and Brussels. And a terrorist strike rivaling or even surpassing the carnage of September 11, 2011, is not out of the question as far as I'm concerned. New jihadists continue to replace their fallen predecessors in this "War on Terror," and the religious duty of killing "infidels" remains the same. On May 6, 2011, I wrote:
In 2005, Dr. Paul L. Williams, a journalist and author, published the book The Al-Qaeda Connection, in which he discussed plans for a future nuclear terrorist strike, dubbed "American Hiroshima." He wrote:
Bin Laden asserts that he must kill four million Americans- two million of whom must be children- in order to achieve parity for a litany of "wrongs" committed against the Muslim people by the United States of America. The "wrongs" include the establishment and occupation of military bases between the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, the support of Israel and the suppression of the Palestinian people, the Persian Gulf War and the subsequent economic sanctions, and the invasions of Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
These days, the Islamic State has stolen the headlines from Al-Qaeda and other Muslim extremists. But such religious fanaticism as a whole remains a top concern for me.
Severe weather, financial crisis, and terrorism are natural and man-made threats that register the most on my radar. But this doesn't mean I discount other potential dangers to life and property either (pandemic, severe space weather, and war would probably be the next three on the list). As such, an "all-hazards" approach is emphasized in my "Project Prepper" activities.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
DHS, FBI Launches Nationwide Program Warning Electric Companies About Cyber Attacks
While most of Main Street might not have a clue about the threat to the nation's power grid from cyber attacks, it sounds like the Feds may be starting to take it seriously. Bill Gertz reported over on The Washington Free Beacon website last Friday:
Three months after a Department of Homeland Security intelligence report downplayed the threat of a cyber attack against the U.S. electrical grid, DHS and the FBI began a nationwide program warning of the dangers faced by U.S. utilities from damaging cyber attacks like the recent hacking against Ukraine's power grid.
The nationwide campaign by DHS and the FBI began March 31 and includes 12 briefings and online webinars for electrical power infrastructure companies and others involved in security, with sessions in eight U.S. cities, including a session next week in Washington.
The unclassified briefings are titled "Ukraine Cyber Attack: Implications for U.S. Stakeholders," and are based on work with the Ukrainian government in the aftermath of the Dec. 23 cyber attack against the Ukrainian power infrastructure…
The briefings will outline the details of the attacks, the techniques used by the hackers, and strategies to be used to limit risks and improve cyber security for grid organizations…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Those who have been sounding the alarm over the cyber attack threat for some time now have found a high-profile ally in American broadcast journalist Ted Koppel. Graham Vyse reported on the website of InsideSources, a non-partisan news organization, back on March 19:
On Monday, ABC News legend Ted Koppel sat down at a conference table at the National Press Foundation in Washington, accepted the mug of coffee he was offered and proceeded to describe a national security threat greater than 9/11.
The longtime "Nightline" anchor told reporters about the danger of a cyber attack on the United States power grid — an unprecedented event that could mean months of blackouts affecting tens of millions.
Koppel sees this scenario as a likelihood, not just a possibility, for which the country is woefully unprepared. He worries it would reduce America to a kind of Hobbesian state of nature, with conflicts over food, water and other dwindling necessities. It's all the subject of his latest book, "Lights Out."
"What happened on 9/11 is nothing compared to what a cyber attack on the power grid would do," Koppel said…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Vyse added:
Koppel doesn't think America can actually prevent a cyber attack, so he argues the focus should be on minimizing damage. The trouble is, he's doubtful Congress would respond well to a request for $100 billion to buy enough freeze-dried meals to avoid food riots…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
"The trouble is, he's doubtful Congress would respond well to a request for $100 billion to buy enough freeze-dried meals to avoid food riots"
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Gertz, Bill. "FBI Warns of Cyber Threat to Electric Grid." The Washington Free Beacon. 8 Apr. 2016. (http://freebeacon.com/issues/fbi-warns-cyber-threat-electric-grid/). 12 Apr. 2016.
Vyse, Graham. "Ted Koppel: Homeland Security Chief 'Ignorant' on Threat to Grid." InsideSources. 19 Mar. 2016. (http://www.insidesources.com/koppel-homeland/). 12 Apr. 2016.
Ted Koppel's power grid cyber attack book…
Survival And Prosperity Terrorism Warnings
Regular Survival And Prosperity readers may recall some of these more recent terrorism warnings- and the despicable events that took place around the time the statements were made:
"Something tells me our friends in Western Europe might suffer a major terrorist attack before a strike against the United States…"
–Survival And Prosperity, November 4, 2014
Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack, January 7, 2015
"I still predict major terrorist attacks having the potential of inflicting large numbers of casualties will be directed against America and its allies in the future. The possible culprits being several, but including Muslim extremists like Al-Qaeda and its affiliates…"
–Survival And Prosperity, January 7, 2015
November 13, 2015, Paris, France, terrorist attacks
"After the carnage in France, America and her allies remain in the crosshairs of the terrorists…"
–Survival And Prosperity, November 13, 2015
"I too believe it's only a matter of time before a major terror attack is launched by jihadists against the U.S…"
–Survival And Prosperity, December 1, 2015
San Bernardino, California, terrorist attack, December 2, 2015
"So the San Bernardino, California, terrorist attack (pretty pathetic how some tried real hard to paint this as merely workplace-related violence) wasn't exactly 'major,' and anyone with at least half-a-brain should have seen this coming. But the Muslim extremists are here, and they will strike again at the 'homeland' on the level of what just happened out on the 'Left Coast' (all that gun 'control' didn't work out too well for California in this instance) all the way up to another 9/11-type attack with thousands of Americans dead…"
–Survival And Prosperity, December 8, 2015
Brussels, Belgium, terrorist attacks, March 22, 2016
These days, my gut feeling tells me the jihadists will strike Europe (which includes Russia) again before the United States. Although I've read some material about a possible attack against the American "homeland" on or before Election Day.
More later…
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Quote For The Week
"The question we now have to ask is if technologically it is possible to make an impenetrable device or system where the encryption is so strong that there is no key. There is no door at all. Then how do we apprehend the child pornographer? How do we solve or disrupt a terrorist plot? What mechanisms do we have available to even do simple things like tax enforcement? Because, if in fact you can't crack that at all- government can't get in- then everybody is walking around with a Swiss bank account in their pocket…"
-U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival on March 11, 2016
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
In Print: Blockade- The Diary Of An Austrian Middle-Class Woman 1914-1924
Slowly but surely, I've been bringing back those different series of posts I started running in November 2010. It's been a while since I published an "In Print" piece (December 2014), but truth be told, I've hardly had time to read any books (to completion) for quite some time. Seriously. That's changing, and a number of titles I have in my possession will be presented and discussed in future "In Print" posts. Some real good material there too.
This week's "In Print" selection is entitled Blockade- The Diary of an Austrian Middle-Class Woman 1914-1924, which was written in 1932 by Anna Eisenmenger. I'm not sure exactly how I heard about the "diary," but I'm glad I did- as were others. You see, I had just finished reading it when I posted the following comment on the blog area of the SHTF School website (produced in conjunction with well-known Balkan region war survivor/prepper/survivalist "Selco" and "dedicated to urban survival and preparedness"):
"Suggest someone who is dear to you to read real life experiences." Selco, I recently read a book (diary actually) from around your part of the world that I found relevant and intriguing- Anna Eisenmenger's 94-page "Blockade – The Diary of an Austrian Middle-Class Woman 1914-1924," available for free on archive.org. "Diary of an Austrian woman who lived through World War I and the interwar years in Vienna. She witnessed the devaluation of the currency and the government controls on food, fuel, and travel. Her sons were wounded in the war and one turned to extremist ideals in the wake of the war. Interesting personal view of a sometimes overlooked historical period." Eisenmenger talked about a range of topics, including asset protection, bartering, civil unrest, food shortages, health issues, urban versus rural when TSHTF, and going to extremes to save one's family.
In response to a question of how to download the diary in a "readable format," I added later:
If Selco and gang don't mind me posting it here, below is the link on archive.org to the page where Mrs. Eisenmenger's diary can either be read (page top) or downloaded (page right). I opted for the .pdf version, which worked fine in my Acrobat Reader. If the link gets stripped, you can go to archive.org, enter "Blockade The Diary" in the search engine (not that "WayBackMachine" box) and the link to the page where you can read/download it should appear near the top of the search results. Hope this helps. I found the diary insightful and sobering. Hard to believe it was published in 1932 as it reads like a modern manuscript…
Selco and others were grateful to me for pointing out this free resource, with one blog reader going so far as to write:
Thank you so much for recommending this book. What a great read and if I was part of a prepper group, this book would be recommended reading…
No problem. And now I'm recommending it to Survival And Prosperity readers.
You can use that link to Blockade I shared with the SHTF School folks. I just tested it and it's still "live."
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's note: Info/link added to "Resources" page. Tomorrow though as I'm beat from doing chores at the family's place in Wisconsin earlier today and driving back to Illinois.)
German Intelligence Chief: 'Repeatedly Seen That Terrorists… Have Slipped In Camouflaged Or Disguised As Refugees'
Taking advantage of economic migrants flooding into Europe, more terrorists may be slipping (back) into Western Europe these days. Caroline Copley reported on the Reuters website earlier today:
Islamic State militants have slipped into Europe disguised as refugees, the head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency (BfV) said on Friday, a day after security forces thwarted a potential IS attack in Berlin.
Hans-Georg Maassen said the terrorist attacks in Paris last November had shown that Islamic State was deliberately planting terrorists among the refugees flowing into Europe.
"Then we have repeatedly seen that terrorists … have slipped in camouflaged or disguised as refugees. This is a fact that the security agencies are facing," Maassen told ZDF television.
"We are trying to recognize and identify whether there are still more IS fighters or terrorists from IS that have slipped in," he added…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Good luck with that. Yesterday, Lori Hinnant wrote on the Associated Press website:
The Belgian who led the Nov. 13 attacks on Paris bragged that he slipped into France with a group of 90 extremists from Europe and the Middle East, according to testimony from the woman who tipped police to his location.
In an interview aired Thursday by RMC television and confirmed by her lawyer, the woman identified only as Sonia… was with [Abdelhamid] Abaaoud's female cousin on Nov. 15 when the younger woman got a call from a Belgian number. It was Abaaoud, asking for a hideout.
The two women drove to a deserted industrial road outside Paris and Abaaoud came out of a bush. It was at that moment she realized who he was, according to her testimony. What followed is Abaaoud's only known conversation about the attacks and their aftermath…
She asked him whether he had come in with Syrian refugees and he told her he came in a group without any documents. "There are Syrians, Iraqis, French, Germans, British. We came in a group of 90 and we're a little bit everywhere around Paris."
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
"French, Germans, British"
Great. Welcome home, right?
Just last Friday, I blogged about new warnings from Europol and the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee concerning the Islamic State preparing new terrorist attacks in that region of the world.
As for the United States? All eyes are on Super Bowl 50. Geneva Sands reported on the ABC News website yesterday:
The FBI and DHS said they have no information to indicate a specific, credible threat to the game or its surrounding events, according to a Joint Special Event Threat Assessment.
However, authorities are concerned about terrorists' interest in targeting crowded venues, as well as lone wolf attackers and homegrown extremists…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Here's to an "uneventful" Super Bowl Sunday…
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Copley, Caroline. "German spy agency says ISIS sending fighters disguised as refugees." Reuters. 5 Feb. 2016. (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-idUSKCN0VE0XL). 5 Feb. 2016.
Hinnant, Lori. "Paris Attack Leader Said He Slipped In With 90 Extremists." Associated Press. 4 Feb. 2016. (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_PARIS_ATTACKS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-02-04-07-52-04). 5 Feb. 2016.
Sands, Geneva. "Law Enforcement On High Alert for Super Bowl 50." ABC News. 4 Feb. 2016. (http://abcnews.go.com/US/law-enforcement-high-alert-super-bowl-50/story?id=36698694). 4 Feb. 2016.
Gabe Suarez Shares Latest Insights On Terrorism, Mass Shootings
In the previous post I referenced one published back on April 28, 2011, about the next Mumbai-style attack. I blogged:
Consider what Gabe Suarez, a decorated veteran of Southern California law enforcement and president of the personal safety training outfit Suarez International, wrote in his blog Warrior Talk News on May 6, 2010:
Put yourself in the enemy's shoes… err, sandals… which option would YOU pick? Which offers the easiest implementation, least chance for detection, greatest chance for success – bombs or bullets?
The mass shooting and not the improvised and unsuccessful bomb is the "easy button", and that fact cannot be ignored by us as it will not be overlooked by the enemy.
So what do we do?
1). We must identify who the enemy is. Please go back and peruse the list of events above, both failed and successful. What is the common thread connecting the attackers?
2). Carry your gun everywhere… a REAL fighting gun… not some sissy "suitable for CCW" 5 shot "self defense gun". The times are not such that concern over a mugger is the issue anymore. Carry extra ammo with you. It is not difficult at all to carry a full sized pistol with a couple of extra magazines. I have done so since 1983.
These are not the times to be seeking political correctness over public safety. It is not the time to fear false labels created and assigned by the mass media. The Israelis learned that lesson long ago. After all is said and done, it is better to be a live "intolerant racist" (as the MSM would call us) than a dead "co-existing", tolerant "paragon of political correctness". I suspect that had Shahzad's bomb been successful, lots of tolerant, "co-exist" types would have died right alongside us "intolerant racists". The times call for careful profiling and suspicious curiosity as well as daily preparation.
Dress everyday as if you had a business meeting in Mumbai on 26 November 2008 with a bunch of Jews, Christians, and atheist Americans at a cafe right across the street from the Jihad School Of Terrorism.
Be ready or be a victim.
"Be ready or be a victim." Great words to live by.
Almost six years on, Gabe Suarez continues to head up the multinational corporation Suarez International. I still check-in on Suarez on a regular basis via Facebook and his Suarez International Blog, "a 'warrior lifestyle' publication dedicated to the modern excellence-seeking martial enthusiast." I blogged about his January 8 "Every Man Is A Counter Terrorist" Facebook post, in which he discussed the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack in Paris, France, and called upon readers to become counter-terrorists.
No holds barred. Thought-provoking. Classic Suarez.
I highlighted two other terrorism/mass shooting-related posts of his for the remainder of last year. One was a follow-up to his January 8 Facebook entry. The second focused on the October 1 mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon.
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Today, I want to share with Survival And Prosperity readers Gabe Suarez's latest material on terrorism/mass shootings. From his Suarez International Blog in January:
"Terrorism In America- Reality Check" (January 6):
Are there sleeper cells in the USA planning…actively…to bring terror to every American? Yes, of course. Did anyone doubt this? I would have to sit and ponder for a time just how many events there have been. I recall the suicide bomber outside the OSU football game in 2005. And of course the prominent ones…Fort Hood…Boston Marathon…and now, San Bernardino. The common and undeniable thread is of course – the terrorists are all acting in the name of their political-religious ideology…
"We Live In A Time Of War" (January 8):
From a good friend who has been there done that… on the dark side
Being prepared in a dangerous world. PLEASE take time to read & digest. Please share with others. As we have become complacent in our lives, others want to and will do their best to disrupt that complacency. This is extremely long, but, quite thorough. And, in the big picture, good advice…
"Living In The 'Before'" (January 11):
I had a long discourse today with a friend from high school. She was concerned about all the terrorism today and wanted advice. She had been living in the "before".
What is the before?
I found Gabe Suarez's insights in these three blog posts valuable. Perhaps readers will too.
For more information about Suarez International, visit their website here.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Islamic State Preparing Terrorist Attacks On Europe, Russia?
This last day of the blogging week I'll be turning away from economics/finance/investing and focusing on terrorism. The latest warnings include Europe/Russia possibly being in the jihadist's crosshairs. From the Agence France-Presse (AFP) Monday:
The Islamic State group has honed the ability to launch global attacks and is set to focus more on Europe following the Paris massacre, the chief of the EU police agency Europol said Monday.
Rob Wainwright told a news conference that "the so-called Islamic State had developed a new combat style capability to carry out a campaign of large-scale terrorist attacks on a global stage — with a particular focus in Europe."
"So-called Islamic State has a willingness and a capability to carry out further attacks in Europe, and of course all national authorities are working to prevent that from happening," he added.
Wainwright was unveiling the findings of a new Europol report on changes in how the jihadist group operates…
"IS is preparing more terrorist attacks, including more 'Mumbai-style' attacks, to be executed in member states of the EU, and in France in particular," the Europol report said.
"The attacks will be primarily directed at soft targets, because of the impact it generates. Both the November Paris attacks and the October 2015 bombing of a Russian airliner suggest a shift in IS strategy towards going global."
IS had developed an "external action command" which was trained for "special forces-style attacks" internationally, the report said…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
"'Mumbai-style' attacks." Something I've talked about before on Survival And Prosperity.
The Russians are sounding the alarm over potential ISIS terror strikes as well. From RT.com this morning:
Islamic State cells led by Chechen recruiter Akhmed Chetayev are planning terrorist attacks in Russia and Europe, Moscow's National Anti-Terrorist Committee reported. Former Iraqi army officers are taking part in training terrorists to attack Russia, it added.
"Russian special services have intelligence that certain IS groups are preparing terrorist attacks in Russia and European nations," Andrey Przhezdomsky, spokesman for the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee, warned on Friday. "In particular, a battalion formed mainly from recruits from North Caucasus headed by Akhmed Chetayev, nicknamed One-Handed."
Chetayev's group reportedly includes dozens of people born in Russia's southern republics who traveled to Syria to join the ranks of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).
The official added that former Iraqi army officers who served under Saddam Hussein are training the terrorists…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Caucasian jihadists? I'd heard the bad guys were looking for these as their appearance might help them "fly under the radar" (no pun intended) of existing counter-terrorism setups.
Stay safe…
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
"IS planning for 'large-scale' attacks on Europe: Europol." Agence France-Presse. 25 Jan. 2016. (http://news.yahoo.com/planning-large-scale-attacks-europe-europol-002121327.html). 29 Jan. 2016.
"Special ISIS cells preparing terror attacks in Europe and Russia – Russian anti-terrorism body." RT. 29 Jan. 2016. (https://www.rt.com/news/330556-isis-terror-europe-russia/). 29 Jan. 2016.
SP Intel Report- December 8, 2015
How's this for timing? Bringing up the rear in my last SP Intel Report entry:
I too believe it's only a matter of time before a major terror attack is launched by jihadists against the U.S.
Okay, so the San Bernardino, California, terrorist attack (pretty pathetic how some tried real hard to paint this as merely workplace-related violence) wasn't exactly "major," and anyone with at least half-a-brain should have seen this coming. But the Muslim extremists are here, and they will strike again at the "homeland" on the level of what just happened out on the "Left Coast" (all that gun "control" didn't work out too well for California in this instance) all the way up to another 9/11-type attack with thousands of Americans dead.
U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Appeal Of Lower-Court Ruling Upholding City of Highland Park, Illinois, Assault Weapons Ban
From a press release published on the City of Highland Park website Monday:
On Monday, December 7, 2015, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will not entertain a challenge to the City of Highland Park's ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, thus allowing the 7th Circuit Court opinion supporting the ordinance to remain standing. This Supreme Court's determination is a resounding victory for the City of Highland Park and the safety of its residents…
Or so their local government leaders think. For a number of years now I've thought Highland Park might be a potential target for home-grown and visiting jihadists in the Chicago area due to its significant Jewish population that, in general, doesn't seem to celebrate the natural right to self-defense and firearm protections provided by the Founding Fathers like their brethren do over at the JPFO (Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership). One might think world history would cause them to act otherwise. Here's hoping the Highland Park Police Department is equipped with some major firepower, because if the (aspiring) terrorists weren't familiar with Highland Park already, they are now, considering the amount of nationwide publicity gun "control" supporters (mainstream media) are giving this inaction by the U.S. Supreme Court. The "North Shore" community might now look even "softer" in the eyes of these bad guys. Good luck with that.
Illinois State Rifle Association Declares December 12-13 To Be 'Illinois Family Security Weekend'
Speaking of that last SP Intel Report entry, in it I talked about a November 14, 2015, Facebook post from the Illinois State Rifle Association in which they issued an "Urgent Alert" regarding terrorism preparedness. Well, the ISRA just issued another alert today. From their website:
The closing months of 2015 provide chilling proof of just how successful Obama has been in engineering the decline of the USA. In less than 8 years, the USA has gone from world power to whimpering "also ran." There is no better illustration of this sad state of affairs than the happenings of the last several weeks.
In October, cultists bombed a Russian airliner killing more than 200 people. In November, cultists bombed and shot more than 100 people in attacks on Paris' entertainment district. In response to these attacks, Europe banded together under the leadership of President Putin to deliver a staggering military attack on cultist strongholds.
Earlier this month, cultists attacked a Christmas party in San Bernardino – killing 14 and wounding at least a dozen more. In response, Obama got on TV to tell law-abiding citizens to give up their guns and to lecture Americans about how they have to do a better job of making friends.
Get the picture here?
If you think that Obama is capable, or even willing to faithfully discharge his duty to protect this nation and its people from cultist attacks, you are sorely mistaken. That means that the safety and security of you and your family is totally up to you. Are you prepared for that mission?
Your Illinois State Rifle Association has declared the weekend of December 12-13 as "Illinois Family Security Weekend." The purpose of this declaration is to emphasize the dire situation our nation is in and the necessity for all good citizens to be prepared for swift and devastating changes to our way of life. The Illinois State Rifle Association is asking all Illinois citizens to make a pledge to themselves and their families to spend some time this weekend preparing for the unthinkable, yet inevitable horrors that could be inflicted on our nation at any moment.
Key things that you and your family need to be working on this weekend…
Check out what the ISRA has to say over on their website here.
The New York Times Pushes National Gun Confiscation
If there was still any doubt about the ongoing push for nationwide gun confiscation in the United States (did anybody ever really believe that "we're not coming for your guns" horse crap?), one only needs to read the front page of The New York Times last Saturday. From their Editorial Board:
Certain kinds of weapons, like the slightly modified combat rifles used in California, and certain kinds of ammunition, must be outlawed for civilian ownership. It is possible to define those guns in a clear and effective way and, yes, it would require Americans who own those kinds of weapons to give them up for the good of their fellow citizens…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
By the way, this was the newspaper's first front-page editorial since 1920.
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Editorial Board. "End the Gun Epidemic in America." The New York Times. 4 Dec. 2015. (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/05/opinion/end-the-gun-epidemic-in-america.html?_r=0). 8 Dec. 2015.
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Saturday, November 16, 2013
Groove Project Christmas Dec. 8
If you like a little jazz, or a little groove in your Christmas music then get ready for the Groove Project Christmas concert on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m., at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River. It's the time of year for cool, soulful, jazz-infused renditions of all the Christmas standards.
The band features Tim Mayer (keys), Rick Hulett (guitar), Char Mayer (vocals), Mike Stillman (sax), Ryan McAlexander (bass), Tim Ortlieb (drums) and probably a few more musical friends stopping by. Tickets at the door are $10, $5 for seniors, students and children
Ted Horwitz at Portage Grill
Ted Horwitz is at the piano every Friday and Saturday from 6-9 p.m. at the Portage Grill, located in the Shilo Inn Hotel in The Dalles. Ted Horwitz plays pop, rock, showtunes — his years of experience makes for an entertaining show. Shilo Inn, The Dalles at I-84 exit 87, 3223 Bret Clodfelter Way. Call 541-298-3287 for more information.
Jim MacMillan plays Nov. 15
The Jim MacMillan, Ryan McAlexander and Randy Bell trio will be rolling out a few new tunes and an evening of original music from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, at the Sunshine Mill in The Dalles. For more information on their CD release "Celilo," visit www.jimmacmillanmusic.com.
'Needles' screens Nov. 20
On Wednesday, Nov. 20, Cascade Acupuncture Center will screen the powerful film "9000 Needles" at Columbia Center for the Arts starting at 7:30 p.m.
"9000 Needles" follows 40-year-old Devin Dearth who after suffering a devastating stroke, faces dismal odds of recovery, as well as the confines of the U.S. health care system. In a desperate search for an answer, his community and family rally behind him, raising the necessary funds and support to send Devin on an unconventional journey to China where he will participate in a program which uses acupuncture and other traditional Chinese medicines to treat stroke patients.
Tickets are $5 at the door. Columbia Center for the Arts is located at 215 Cascade Ave. in downtown Hood River.
Countryside Ride in Trout Lake
Countryside Ride Band, a Northwest classic country/western and roots-style honky-tonk band, will be at the historic Trout Lake Inn on Saturday, Nov. 16, starting at 8 p.m. Portland band Copper & Coal opens the show with its "tight harmonies, soaring pedal steel and fiddle, and a deep respect for the country tradition of the '40s and '50s" sound. $5 admission. Trout Lake Country Inn, 15 Guler Road, Trout Lake, Wash.; 509-395-3667.
United Way benefit Dec. 8
Catch the holiday spirit with the fourth-annual United Way holiday benefit with rock concert violinist Aaron Meyer, and his amazing six-piece band on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3:30 p.m. at the Best Western Hood River Inn.
Tickets are available at Waucoma Bookstore, by calling 541-386-6100, or at the door. This delightful afternoon concert benefits United Way of the Columbia Gorge, which this year allocated $155,000 to 40 agencies, helping people in need in our community. It's a guaranteed fun afternoon for the whole family. General admission is $20, 12 and under is $15. Prefered seating ticket options are available.
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Acer Timeline M3 Ultra
Great graphics and battery, price
Build, uninspiring design, screen
The term Ultrabook becomes more loosely defined with every release under its name. The latest to bend the ultra-slim rules, the Acer Timeline M3 Ultra, despite not being particularly thin has a lot about it worth getting excited about.
Inside is one of Nvidia's new 640m processors, this is fun for many reasons. Most of all because it provides an unparalleled mobile gaming experience, but also because it uses little power and is more compact than previous cards. The result is a laptop which while thicker than most Ultrabooks, more than lives up to the name in the power and battery life department. No bad thing then.
Is this really an Ultrabook?
First up, a gripe or two to get off our chest. We don't want to start on the bad foot - believe us, the M3 is great - it's just not an Ultrabook. Intel defines the genre by essentially copying the standards set by the MacBook Air. Intel requires a 21mm maximum height on anything with 14-inch or larger display. The M3 is 19.8mm thick, so incredibly close to the maximum threshold and thick enough for it to feel nowhere near as portable as some of the other disc-drive-free Ultrabooks.
This is the first Ultrabook to use discrete graphics instead of the Intel integrated system. Again going slightly against the definition of the name, but in the end, no bad thing. On paper the M3 stays just within the lines of Intel's specifications, but the second you hold it against the likes of a MacBook Air or Zenbook, say, it doesn't feel nearly as portable.
More power
All this would cause rather a significant irritation if it weren't for the M3 blowing everything out of the water in power terms, while being about half the size of something like the Alienware M17x.
We've been playing through a copy of Mass Effect 3 on the laptop for a while now. We can ran the game maxed out, with absolutely no sign of slowdown whatsoever. The same applies to Battlefield 3 which hits a smooth FPS on "ultra" with little problems. You might want to keep it on high to ensure a totally fluid experience, but essentially, this laptop is a gaming beast.
Connecting the hardware up to a 1080p monitor via HDMI and then cranking up the in game resolution, we saw a frame rate drop of about 10 fps, enough to do away with any chances of running Battlefield 3 on ultra settings. Still, the game was more than playable on high. Incredibly, despite the huge load something like Battlefield 3 would place on the card, we still managed to get around two hours of playtime from the battery. This is extremely impressive for a laptop of this size.
Aside from the graphics card, the Acer is a bit less fun. The Core i5 processor inside is decent enough, and is clocked at 1.6 GHz. 4GB of RAM is adequate as is the 450 GB hard drive. You do probably want to go for the 256GB solid state option, as it will speed up a lot of conventional Ultrabook tasks such as wake times and boots.
Boot times aren't helped by the horrendous load of software that Acer dumps on to the laptop. We are sure that some will find them useful, but let us decide whether we want them or not, rather than having to clear out the system. It's a gripe we have with most laptops we review.
Looking good-ish
Thank God a manufacturer has finally stopped trying to rip-off the design of the MacBook Air and done something different with the Ultrabook concept. This is a laptop that certainly looks unique, or at least unique in how boring it is. There is not a single thing to get excited about with the M3 other than that it turns on and off and runs games like nothing else. The trackpad is a tad dodgy, but works. The keyboard is nice enough, the whole thing is just acceptable, but in a very unexciting way.
Some may enjoy this, but with a product this premium we want to see something a bit more innovative, particularly given its power capabilities. Instead Acer has gone for a black slab approach. This is a real shame as the internals are so impressive, a decent shell would have had us sold. In the end, if you are just after it for its internals, you won't be disappointed.
One of the main reasons we had Battlefield 3 running so high was partly thanks to the M3's 15-inch display, which runs at 1366 x 768 resolution. This is disappointingly low for such a big screen - again, a shame as we know the 640m could be put to use in 1080p form and still do well enough. Even so, the actual panel is nice, well saturated and bright - just don't expect top notch viewing angles.
Because the M3 is a sort of quasi-ultrabook, it lacks a lot of the connectivity you get with something that has a bit more size to play with. A DVD drive is present as are a trio of USBs, one of which is 3.0 capable. There's HDMI on the back, and an Ethernet port, headphone jack and an SD card reader. That's it. Not hugely comprehensive then.
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Op-Ed: The newfound benefits of the Mediterranean Diet
Alyssa Sellors
Dec 3, 2013 in
The typical Western style of eating is full of processed foods, bad fats, and sugar. It is no surprise we are a country suffering from chronic illness and obesity, all directly tied to our eating habits.
The Mediterranean diet has been around for years but recent studies have shed more light on the numerous benefits of this Mediterranean lifestyle and way of eating. There have been quite the number of diet crazes over the past few decades, from low-fat to low-carb and everything in between, but recently there has been a turn toward a more "natural" way of eating that includes cutting out all processed foods and returning to the natural source of our food. Some people adopt a raw food diet while others go vegan and some just work to replace refined carbs with complex carbs. Whatever your choice, it is a good idea to start thinking of improving our eating habits as a lifestyle change and not a diet. Interestingly enough although we are a nation known for our "dieting," looking at the numbers, we do not really have evidence that our style of eating is working for us. Just look at the
for obesity rates worldwide. Rates are highest in the United States and Mexico and lowest in Japan and Korea, where they eat more fish and unprocessed foods.
So, what exactly is the Mediterranean diet and why should more Americans adopt this way of eating? The Mediterranean diet emphasizes primarily plant-based foods like fruits, vegetables, and nuts, replacing bad fats with healthy fats, such as olive oil, eating fish and poultry and limiting red meat, reducing additional salt intake and drinking red wine in moderation. Some popular staples of the Mediterranean diet include
wild caught
salmon or other kinds of fish, various
types of olives
, feta or goat cheese, and of course,
extra virgin olive oil
. To most of us who have tried "diets," the idea of drinking wine and eating cheese as a healthy way of living is enough to make us jump for joy, and maybe that is part of it too: reducing stress and enjoying the foods we eat in moderation. The many physical benefits of adopting this way of eating may be enough to make you question your day to day eating habits.
Reduce the risk of heart disease.
Research supports that following a Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of heart disease, which happens to be the leading cause of death in the U.S. An
of more than 1.5 million healthy adults who followed the Mediterranean diet benefited from reduced risk of death from both cancer and heart disease. The reason for these outstanding benefits has to do with the good fats that are part of the diet. Replacing bad fats, like trans fats or saturated fats, with good fats, like monounsaturated fats, we can lower the "bad" cholesterol LDL and increase the good cholesterol HDL. An easy way to incorporate the good fat, bad fat swap is simply to replace butter with olive oil or replace palm oil with avocado.
Increase your life span.
A 15 year-long
out of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that after evaluating the diets and medical records of 10,670 women in their late 50's to early 60's who followed a Mediterranean diet, 40 percent of these women were more likely to survive to the age of 70 without diabetes, heart disease, or other chronic diseases. Most of us know that eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and healthy fats is better for us than eating a diet rich in refined carbohydrates and processed foods but the overall impact on our bodies can affect our lifespan. Beyond the nutritional benefits of the diet, there are also psychological benefits as well. Those who adhere to a Mediterranean style of eating tend to have lower stress, which comes from the lowered cortisol levels and moderate alcohol consumption.
Reduce internal inflammation.
Most of the pain and ailments we experience are a result of inflammation in the body. One of those inflammatory disorders affecting women is Endometriosis. One
conducted by Dr. Seckin, Co-founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America, found that a Mediterranean style of eating can actually cure or reduce the inflammation associated with endometriosis. Because the diet contains anti-inflammatory foods, internal inflammation is reduced overall. This diet is also almost entirely naturally gluten free and free of processed foods that are known causes of inflammation.
Slow cognitive loss that leads to Alzheimer's disease.
looked at patients who adhered to a Mediterranean diet and found that "there was a marked improvement in executive functioning in male participants versus females who consumed a Mediterranean diet." Like many other studies, this particular study by Samantha Gardener, PhD candidate of the Edith Cowan University in Western Australia, also showed the association of the Mediterranean diet with "slowing of metabolic syndrome, protection of the kidneys, and less risk from other chronic diseases." In conclusion, Gardener states "our results highlight the importance of eating a healthy diet, with respect to reducing risk for cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease." While this research is fairly new, it is an interesting finding that could lead to more research and development in the prevention of cognitive loss disorders.
Prevent and help cure Type II Diabetes.
Diabetics may be at the most advantage for adopting this type of lifestyle. One
found that "following a Mediterranean and low glycemic load diet may help protect people from developing Type II Diabetes, reducing their risk by up to 20 percent." Glycemic Index indicates the raise in blood sugar after eating a particular food; diets high in GI, like that of the traditional Western diet, increase insulin demand which can then lead to insulin resistance. The Mediterranean diets of lean proteins, beans, fruits and vegetables and healthy fats, lowering the GI, and therefore prevent the development of Type II Diabetes.
If you are looking to adopt a more Mediterranean style of eating, there are multiple cook books, recipes, and guides on the market. While there are multiple physical and psychological benefits to this way of eating, those who are obese and looking to lose weight should adhere to a meal plan with strict calorie counting. The Mediterranean diet is a way of eating and not necessarily a meal plan so it is best to consult a doctor before any drastic change in eating habits.
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Petrick Rehab Progressing Onward at Fitch
Luke Sommer slammed an RBI triple to left-center to drive in the first run in the 4th, Josh Vitters lined a game-tying RBI single to right in the 6th and Nelson Perez hammered a game-winning bases-loaded triple down the right-field line in the 8th, as the EXST Cubs defeated the EXST Angels 5-2 at Fitch Park Field #3 this morning.
Billy Petrick got the start for the EXST Cubs, throwing a shutout/hitless inning in what could be one of his final rehab outings before he is ready to join the AAA Iowa Cubs.
Although he struggled a bit with his command (16 pitches, only eight strikes), Petrick seemed to throw the ball with better velocity than he did his last time out on Thursday.
The four pitchers who followed Petrick to the mound all had good outings, too, especially RHP Todd Blackford (Daytona rotation starter in 2007), who is in the final stages of rehab after undergoing "Tommy John" elbow ligament transplant surgery last May.
Blackford worked an easy 1-2-3 9th with two strikeouts, and it's probably just a matter of the weather improving back East before he gets assigned to a full-season club.
In addition to the key RBI hits by Sommer, Vitters, and N. Perez, Leon Johnson had a very good day at the plate, reaching base all four times on three hits and a walk, while scoring twice.
Johnson, the younger brother TB 3B Elliott Johnson, is at EXST rehabbing from a finger injury suffered near the end of Minor League Camp last month. He looks about ready to get moved out of Fitch, probably to Peoria.
While the Cubs were playing the Angels on Field #3, LHP Arik Hempy (2007 17th round pick out of the U. of South Carolina) was throwing a two-inning (30 pitch) "simulated game" on Field #2.
Facing EXST Cubs who were not in the regular game's starting lineup, Hempy looked very sharp, especially when throwing his breaking ball.
Hempy is at EXST trying to improve his arm strength (he had TJ surgery in 2006) so that he can join a full-season club (he was assigned to the Daytona group for most of Minor League Camp).
And RHP Rafael Cova finally got his "visa problem" ironed out in Venezuela, and has reported to EXST. In his first "live" BP session, he threw 25-pitches on Field #2 to the same hitters Hempy faced, and appeared to have plus-velocity.
Some of you may remember Cova as a hard-throwing relief prospect with the Mets a couple of years ago, good enough that he received an NRI to ST with the big club in 2006. But then he got suspended after he refused to report to a minor league club, leading to his release.
The 26-year old Cova pitched in the Mexican League in 2007, before signing with the Cubs as a FA last July. He then spent September-October with the Cubs AZ Instructional League club at Fitch Park, and threw the ball very well.
I know the Cubs were looking forward to seeing Cova in Minor League Camp in March, and he was even a candidate to get an NRI to '07 ST with the Cubs, but at least he has (finally!) arrived. He will probably get assigned to AA Tennessee once he's ready.
Here is today's EXST Cubs abridged box score (Cubs players only):
1. Leon Johnson, CF: 3-3 (BB, 1B, 1B + R, 1B + R)
2. Starlin Castro, SS: 0-2 (L-9, 5-3, 1-4 SH, BB + R)
3. Josh Vitters, 3B: 1-3 (5-3, P-4, 1B-RBI, BB + R)
4. Nelson Perez, RF: 1-4 (4-3, 3-U, 5-3, 3B-3 RBI)
5a. Carlos Perez , C: 2-3 (1B, 1B + R, F-7)
5b. Jose Guevara, C: 0-0
5c. Jose Made, PH-2B: 0-1 (1-3)
6a. Luke Sommer, 1B: 2-3 (1B, 3B-RBI, 4-3)
6b. Bryan Jost, PH-1B: 0-1 (K-c)
7a. Gian Guzman, 2B 0-2 (L-8, 5-3, BB)
7b. Luis Bautista, PH-C: 1-1 (1B)
8. Elvis Lara, LF: 0-2 (6-4-3 GIDP, BB, 4-3)
9a. Junior Lake, DH-1: 0-2 (K-c, 6-4-3 GIDP)
9b. Dwayne Kemp, PH: 0-1 (F-9)
10a. Kevin Soto, DH-2: 0-2 (5-3, F-7)
10b. Alvaro Sosa, PH: 0-1 (K-s)
1. Billy Petrick - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (2/0 GB/FB)
2. Marcus Hatley - 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K (3/2 GB/FB)
3. Ryan Searle - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 GIDP (4/1 GB/FB)
4. Yohan Gonzalez - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (2/3 GB/FB)
5. Todd Blackford - 1.0 IP, 0 H. 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Vitters (throw)
C. Perez: 1-2 CS
WEATHER: Sunny in the 70's, VERY breezy
And contrary to what you might read elsewhere on the web, here is the REAL Cubs Extended Spring Training roster:
* bats or throws left
# bats both
Francisco Acosta
Alberto Alburquerque (LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)
* Jeffry Antigua
Todd Blackford (ACTIVE REHAB)
* Michael Bunton (LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)
Rogelino Carmona
Rafael Cova
Rafael Dolis (ACTIVE REHAB)
* Scott Eyre (LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Eduardo Figueroa
Chad Fox (ACTIVE REHAB)
Yohan Gonzalez
Angel Guzman (LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)
Marcus Hatley
* Arik Hempy (ACTIVE REHAB)
Jim Henderson (LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)
Robert Hernandez (RESTRICTED LIST - 50-game prohibited substance suspension)
Chris Huseby
Grant Johnson (LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)
Kitt Kopach (LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)
Kevin Kreier
Oswaldo Martinez (LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)
Scott Meyer (LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)
Jon Mueller (LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)
Billy Muldowney (ACTIVE REHAB)
John Muller
Dionis Nunez
* Mark Pawelek (LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)
Julio Pena
Billy Petrick
Jose Pina (LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)
Cedric Redmond
Carlos E. Rojas
Ryan Searle
Jose Severino
Miguel Sierra
Larry Suarez (LIMITED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY)
Scott Taylor (RESTRICTED LIST - 50-game prohibited substance suspension)
Harol Tolentino
Jose Guevara
Carlos Perez
Tony Richie (ACTIVE REHAB)
Roberto Sabates
# Alvaro Sosa
Luis Bautista (1B-C)
Starlin Castro (SS-2B)
John Contreras (3B)
Gian Guzman (SS-2B-3B)
Dwayne Kemp (2B-OF)
* Bryan Jost (1B)
Junior Lake (SS)
Elvis Lara (2B-OF)
Jose Made (2B-OF)
* Jeffrey Rea (2B-OF – ACTIVE REHAB - DH ONLY)
Josh Vitters (3B)
Brandon Guyer (ACTIVE REHAB - DH ONLY)
* Leon Johnson (ACTIVE REHAB)
# Andres Quezada
* Nelson Perez
Kevin Soto
* Luke Sommer
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Phil: how has Vitters looked defensively at third? Do you think he's a future 1B or corner OF?
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Great post, Phil! I love hearing what's happening in Arizona.
Is Hatley targeted for a starting spot? Vitters sounds like he is positively struggling (throwing error today). Is it that he's simply too young?
Glad to hear that Cova is back. Any word on other MIA's (Albuquerque, Bailey, Culpepper, Hardman or Sawyer)?
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Thank you for the update!
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PHIL: Since the HS players have been signed missed playing college ball, how does their development experience that they get in rookie league, or EXST, compare with that of someone coming in who has played in several years of Div. I NCAA baseball?
Also, are the Cubs counting long term of hoping Vitters is ready when A-Ram's contract is up? If not, which player that you've seen would have a chance as the next starting 3B?
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derosa RF, cedeno 2nd, johnson CF, theriot SS
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9th inning, two out, runner in scoring position, SF trailing StL by a run and PUJOLS lets a ball roll right through his legs.
Tie game.
Very un-Pujolsian even though the scorer has it down as a hit.
We'll have an extra inning ball game today in SF.
Well, how many times has Pujols beaten D Lee for golden glove? Meh. I know things happen to everyone from time to time, but Lee is a far superior defender.
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Oh, there's a game going on. *doh*
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Has there been any news on Oscar de la Cruz' health?
O&B: Cease was apparently working on his off-speed pitches in his first & thrd innings, because in his second inning of work he just blew the D'backs away with high-velocity gas (that's when he hit 99-100 and struck out the side).
Wow, Lyin' CTSteve? He was just BEGGING for my endorsement last year! Lame!
1. I did not say the thing I insisted that Trans write down and attribute to me, or it was taken out of context.
2. Trans and his "roast" (aka, a Salisbury steak TV dinner by Swanson) are very low energy.
3. Make TCR great again.
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nice recap, horrible game...i hope to never hear another horse pun/joke for at least a decade.
Recap posted. ~sigh~
Ok, fine. I'll do a recap.
Thanks for the post AZ. That's a huge attendance. Scouts must be excited about somebody.
Would you say Cease's performance was a result of working on his change or was it just a bad outing? And isn't Ademan some ridiculous age, like 17 or something?What are your thoughts on him?
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it may have been a couple of years ago but I think I saw that Wisconsin was having the same problem. When it was there I thought maybe it was Yellowstone related for some reason. something about the shifting of the different hotspots over time.
We're three months into 2013, and the appearance of the mysterious booms cropping up around the world shows no signs of slowing down. This time, they're shaking up, both emotionally and physically, residents of Flint, Michigan.
According to the locals, the noises have been happening off again and on again for over a year now, but as the new year pushes on, the noises have gotten louder and almost more aggressive. They frighten pets, rattle the windows, and upset the children.
"It shakes you, you feel it," Flint resident Sheila Kopek told MLive. "It's loud enough that it will make you jump. It's weird."
As you can imagine, after a year, the noises have not gone without investigation, but neither the local power company or fire department have any clue what could be causing the rumbles, and none of them have responded to anything that could remotely be related to the booms.
Juan Lara, a 67 year old local, says that they sound like "explosions" and occur in the afternoon every few weeks.
"For a minute there, I thought we were being attacked," he said.
If you've been paying attention to our previous coverage of Mystery Booms, you'd see that so far this year, they've occurred in Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Utah (solved), and California to name a few. What's causing them? Are they even related to one another? No one seems to know, but the theories aren't in short supply.
One thought behind the Flint booms is a slow methane buildup in the sewer systems. Enough of the gas collected over the course of a few weeks would certainly set off quite an explosion if sparked, but the lack of any damage reported by the city snuffs that theory. Another idea is that the noises are coming from gas tanks exploding in cars crushed at the local scrapyard. While this one would seem plausible at first glance, any junk yard veteran will tell you that gas tanks are always removed before crushing vehicles.
As usual, there's also theories ranging from HAARP, government weapons testing, and the gradual awakening of the Old Ones. We're just going to go ahead and stick with our original theory: the canon man.
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it may have been a couple of years ago but I think I saw that Wisconsin was having the same problem. When it was there I thought maybe it was Yellowstone related for some reason. something about the shifting of the different hotspots over time.
Michigan. This just may be related to the Corn Demon and the "Old Ones."
I have been wanting to do a search of Michigan with other people looking for answers for the unexplained and post them on YouTube. I have read a lot of articles and read a lot of books about these anomolys that have been going on. I want to give the truth and show that the animals we all know aren't the only creatures out there. I just haven't found anyone who would be willing to do these sorts of things with them
Hearing them DAILY in St Clair County Michigan the past 2 weeks! No answers
I need some help I have been scratched while my back was to wall 3 deep burning scratches felt like some was putting cigarette out on back only on all 3 scratches wife took picture since then scratched on neck 5 months later in between many strange things movements things moving dogs going crazy in rooms nothing in I and dogs wake up to noises at 3 am clock I have has not chimed in 2 years chimed was not wound and don't work the chimes anyway day chimed clock stopped at 3 am was stopped next morn after the unexpected chimes it the clock stopped 3 am dog let out not by us u probably thinks I an crazy i can assure we are not but need help finding out before I or someone gets scratched again


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