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SAFE Ark Two Newsletter
October 7th, 2012
Canadian Thanksgiving
Lots happening. In fact so much here this week that I hardly have time to write.
But - in the world also. The big news this week was the defection of the
Ahmadnejad's personal photographer to the US with reportedly two
suitcases of photos of the Iranian nuclear sites. Report was
suspiciously first in Debka File but then from all MSM sources.
Shades of United States Secretary of State General Colin Powell and his
phony photographs of Iraq's Poison Gas trailers. Not to say that these
Iran photographs may not be legitimate but that it is all convenient
timing for what is called a Wag the Dog scenario. BUT - I am not going
to go there. What will be, will be.
There are so many phony statistics, reports, from the government that
surely no one has much faith in any of them.
The big statistic this week was the Reduction in Unemployment from 8.1
to 7.8. A BIG 3/10ths of a percent drop. I say that with sarcasm -
because the common practice has now become to issue the figures and then
the next month to say that those were 'preliminary' figures and that
the revised figures show an even greater change - which could be in
either direction (but by a far margin is usually worse). The revised
figures are about 'old news' and so don't get a play in the MSM. All a
part of the manipulation of public perception.
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But the figures are all phonier than a three dollar bill, anyway. All
that number reports and means is the new number who applied for
unemployment insurance in that period. As the economy gets worse and
more people are not eligible for unemployment insurance that number
'improves' which means that it goes down and more people are out of work
without unemployment insurance. Well - whoopee! (Again sarcasm.) That
can only appeal to the heart of a dyed in the wool Ayn Rand believer.
This from May 18th - on CBS. Some units are seeing unemployment levels of 30%
That is a phony number also - because we are still talking about the
government statistical method and NOT what they call DISCOURAGED WORKERS
- which are the ones no longer eligible for unemployment. The Ayn Rand
solution is to reduce benefits - to 'encourage' more to seek employment.
According to a Workforce Management online survey, a shocking 65% of
employers would not hire an active Guard member or Reservist.
The real number for unemployment among Vets discharged a couple of years
ago, in black ghettos, is thought by some to be over 40% and even that
may be an understatement. If you live in a predominately white community
you may think this is not an overall problem that will lead to societal
collapse. I differ as to that opinion.
Inflation figures, as any economist knows, are just as
phony as unemployment figures. The academic/professional literature is
full of discussion about how the measures are continually changed to
make things look good, but every now and then my wife will come to me at
the computer with a can to show me how bad things look to her.
This last week it was two cans. One was Heinz beans. We use lots of
them. The old cans on the shelf have the beans in them so thick that you
have to shake them out and get a knife
or spoon. The new cans have so much water that the beans just pour out.
The second can was the frozen orange juice. Used to be filled right up
to the top. Now there is little gap. I said, "Well that isn't much." Her
reply was that amounts to a cup of orange juice and 4 cups in in four
cans in the week - makes a quart of orange juice that they steal from me
every week." Yep, that is 12 gallons a year that they are taking just
from us. Times the millions of people that buy frozen orange juice -
that amounts to a lot of orange juice.
It is that way everywhere. The bag of microwave popcorn used to fill the
bowl. No more. The frozen pizza used to feed us with a couple of pieces
left over. No more. The box of dried cereal is now more box than
cereal. The potato chip bag will do for one sitting. I hope that I am
not really getting all that much fatter.
Rip here and rip there. From the insurance company, the bank fees. The
telephone company. Would you believe that the telephone company now
charges a fee "TO DISCONNECT A PHONE!"
Government license fees are something else. But us frogs in the water
aren't supposed to notice that it is heating up. Just read the
government statistics - AND BELIEVE. Then you will think all is good.
Ooops. Sorry. Didn't mean to go into a rant. Things aren't really all
that bad for us here. I still get my hair cut every two or three months
for $10 but Jean's got too high so that she wants me to cut hers. I do
sometimes - but not a good idea. Cost of wood almost doubled this year.
But still, not like what some people pay. On to other subjects.
Needing lots more help on the books. Some writers doing okay - but
others are not producing enough. I have a new idea. Rather than writing a
whole book, how about some more of you out there writing just a cameo, a
short story about one character and event that you develop, and we will
include it as a chapter or part of a chapter in one book.
To encourage this - I have another new idea. There is particular little
survival course that gives skills like I never imagined. I told you
about it before, but I know that most of you never looked it up or went
through it. I am going to encourage all the writers to do so - and so
that people will do so I am going to give it in small section by small
section. To get into this course you have to join our writer's team and
make a contribution, because this course will give you insight into what
you are writing about.
I will give a few days for everyone who wants to, to join - and I will
explain what we are writing about - and then I will start sending the
course to everyone that has joined us. I will try to send a small 5
minute read every day -but you will be surprised how quickly we will
make it through the course - and if once we start - you want to quit,
just let me know and I will take you off. If I am not getting some
feedback from you - I make take you off anyway.
There won't be that many join this project. Last week I predicted that I
would have very small numbers that would follow through on what I
offered then. Only 36% of the Ark Two newsletter engaged last week.
According to those who study such data - 15% is considered good, but I
drive away those who are not really interested. Still, that is a
discouraging low number to me. All in all (because I kept the replies in
a separate file) I can tell you that I had 284 emails written to me
about that subject this week - all of which I replied to personally and
individually.
Okay, but let me know you are interested in the book writing project
(cameo writing for your part) and I will enroll you in this new survival
course. It really did sort of blow my mind. In fifty years of studying
this subject I'd never seen anything like it. It is free on the
Internet, and I did tell you about it before, but as usual, most no one
followed through on it. Only about two or three in a thousand do - so by
doing it in this way - I may accomplish two tasks simultaneously. Gain
help in writing the books and teach more about survival to more people.
The latter will be accomplished in two ways. One by my teaching the
course - and secondly, by people including the information in what they
write. So anyway,
PARTICIPATE.
Write to me at:
DawnSayer@webpal.org
Busy, busy week here. Hundreds of emails to respond to, many beyond and
on other subjects than the 284 mentioned above. More people wanting to
build shelters. More inquiring about Ark Two. Two media groups to come
this week. One is to help me shoot an addendum for National Geographic.
Yesterday was Hazardous Waste Day - so Jean and I made several hours of
effort to clean up that sort of stuff around here. Completely filled the
car to go to the Hazardous Waste Collection Depot - and then we did a
dump trip after that.
Jean did a lot of canning this week but thinks that is now over.
Different things from different neighbors and relatives. We have had a
fire yesterday and today. I need to bring in more wood before we leave
for Canadian Thanksgiving dinner with our son, daughter, and
grandchildren in Barrie. Jean has made a special carrot salad, pies and
cranberry sauce and we are taking them jars of our honey. All a part of
bounteous country living. A fig on the grocery stores and their cans.
Just joking.
Carlton is REALLY helping on the radio software - and good response from
Darlene on that also this week. STILL hung up about the power
transistors.
Victoria has her new video up for this week. It is little different, and personal. I hope you enjoy it. It is on:
Stonehenge at Ark Two
Peace and love,
Bruce
DawnSayer@webpal.org
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