From the Trenches World Report

Reuters – by EDWARD MCALLISTER

A 90-car train carrying North Dakota crude derailed and exploded in a rural area of western Alabama early on Friday, leaving 11 cars burning and potentially bolstering the push for tougher regulation of a boom in moving oil by rail.

Twenty of the train’s cars derailed and a number were still on fire on Friday afternoon, local officials said. Those cars, which threw flames 300 feet into the night sky, are being left to burn out, which could take up to 24 hours, according to the train owner, Genesee & Wyoming. No injuries were reported.   Continue reading “Train carrying crude oil derails, cars ablaze in Alabama”

TO:  Professor  CHRIS Busby PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU RECEIVE THIS  EMAIL

Hello I am Mark W. in Houston, Texas  a retired Fire Captain and also worked at NASA as a fire protection Specialists.

I wrote a report back when the Russian reactor blew up as to making a non water nuclear fuel self encased reactor protection system that could contain fissionable radiation and would be so cool it did not need water to keep it from releasing radiation. It was tried in England and worked, as a experiment. It was shown on the science channel a few years ago.   Continue reading “Firefighting a Nuclear Fire”

Waking Times – by Daniel Chamovitz

Have you ever wondered what the grass under your feet feels, what an apple tree smells, or a marigold sees? Plants stimulate our senses constantly, but most of us never consider them as sensory beings too. In fact senses are extremely important to plants. Whatever life throws at them, they remain rooted to the spot – they cannot migrate in search of food, escape a swarm of locusts or find shelter from a storm. To grow and survive in unpredictable conditions, plants need to sense their environment and react accordingly. Continue reading “Plants Exhibit The Same Senses As Humans And See, Touch, Smell, Hear and Even Taste”

AmmoLand

Charlotte, NC –-(Ammoland.com)- On November 6, 2013, the California Court of Appeals for the 5th District affirmed the lower court’s issuance of a permanent injunction in the NRA/CRPA backed legal challenge to Assembly Bill (AB) 962, Parker v. California.  

AB 962 would have banned mail order ammunition sales and required all purchases of so-called “handgun ammunition” to be registered.   The court’s 41 page published opinion confirms that AB 962 is unconstitutionally vague and cannot be enforced.   Continue reading “California Court of Appeals Confirms Ruling Striking Down Ammunition Sales Restrictions”

Douglas County Sentinel – by Mitch Sneed

The assistant manager of a convenience store who pulled a gun and shot at an armed robber Saturday has been fired.

Johnny Jarriel Jr. was the manager on duty last Saturday morning when an armed robber approached him the office of the Circle K store at 5785 West Stewart’s Mill Road. Store officials declined comment Thursday, but the separation notice given to Jarriel lists “Possession/Use of a weapon on company property” as the reason for his termination.   Continue reading “Clerk who used gun to thwart armed robbery fired from job”

The Organic Prepper

Remember last month when EBT cards in Louisiana showed no limits?  Remember how all of those EBT users had a chaos-fueled shopping spree and emptied store shelves within hours?  Remember how that one woman with only 49 cents left on her card tried to leave with $700 worth of food?

Well, the governor of Louisiana remembers too, and he has taken the unprecedented move of canceling the benefits cards for every person suspect of participating in the fraudulent free-for-all.    Continue reading “Gov Cancels SNAP Cards: Louisiana EBT Free-for-all May Come at a High Price”

Incog Man

The cascade of economic troubles in California can be traced back to the 1986 amnesty. Politically, the Republican Party of California lost 50% of its legislative members. Rohrabacher says “it took about 10 years for the full impact to be felt,” but in the end it transformed California into a one-party, socialist state.    Continue reading “Turning America UNRECOGNIZABLE”

The Organic Prepper

Stockpiles: they aren’t just for pantries anymore!

You might be wondering where on earth you can stash all of the food required for a one-year pantry.  Unless you have a pantry the size of a master bedroom suite, it won’t take long to exceed the limits of your available kitchen storage.  But don’t despair! There are lots of little nooks, crannies, and storage areas around most homes that will allow you to discreetly put away a year’s supply of food for your family. Even those who dwell in apartments or other small spaces might be surprised to discover how many little hidden areas they actually have.   Continue reading “The Pantry Primer: Where to Stash Your Stockpile”

Herald Sun – by PAUL TOOHEY

Toronto’s Rob Ford is not the first to hit the crack cocaine. And Auckland’s married mayor Len Brown, who has just been re-elected despite revelations of a two-year affair, detailed in excruciating pornographic detail, is no trailblazer.   Continue reading “Crack, affairs, appropriation of funds: all in a day’s work for a mayor”

Canada Free Press – by Judi McLeod

Aloha Hawaiians!  If you see what you think are soldiers from the Communist Peoples Republic of China Army wandering about in your neck of the woods Tuesday through Thursday next week, your imagination is not playing tricks on you.

For the first time in history the U.S. Army will host the Communist Peoples Republic of China’s Army on American soil Nov. 12-14, 2013.   Continue reading “Chinese troops will have boots on the ground in Hawaii on Tuesday”

Huffington Post – by Jack Mirkinson

It seems like there’s one thing you can’t do if you’re the editor of Guns & Ammo magazine: run a column endorsing gun control.

That’s what Jim Bequette found out this week. On Thursday, he announced that he was resigning immediately from the helm of the gun-friendly title after readers revolted over an article by contributing editor Dick Metcalf which ran in the magazine’s latest issue.   Continue reading “Guns & Ammo Editor Gets Run Out Of Town For Printing Gun Control Column”

North Jersey.com – by ABBOTT KOLOFF

A New Milford man faces a weapons charge for carrying a loaded weapon to the Westfield Garden State Plaza mall on Monday night after telling police he wanted to help them apprehend the gunman who fired shots inside the Paramus shopping center, authorities said Wednesday.

Cody J. Donovan, 22, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon after a Bergen County detective arrested him at the mall around 11 p.m. Monday, as SWAT teams searched for a man who fired random shots from a rifle shortly before the mall was due to close at 9:30 p.m.   Continue reading “New Milford man allegedly carried loaded gun to Garden State Plaza during shooting”

RT News

US authorities have presented a plan for the mass use of drones in American airspace. Though there have been few objections to the move so far, a global government surveillance drone program is likely to raise privacy concerns later on.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has presented a detailed plan for drones to roam across American skies within the next two years.    Continue reading “FAA proposes widespread civilian drone use in US airspace by 2015”

RT News

As the US Department of Agriculture considers whether to authorize the unrestricted planting of genetically engineered Eucalyptus trees experts are warning that such a policy would not only be unnatural, but negatively impact the environment.

The GE tree is primarily developed by ArborGen, a biotechnology corporation that has been met with protests in recent months, to provide materials to create paper and the wood pellets that fuel power plants around the world. Despite the trees’ propensity for cooler climates, ArborGen has sought to promote the trees’ growth in the south eastern US under the notion that they will help the environment sustain itself.    Continue reading “Genetically engineered trees under USDA consideration could harm environment – report”