Locatestreet: the random location game Preppers should study three historical eras By Daniel ValeBaltimore Prepper Examiner This article will briefly discuss the three eras and why preppers should study them. These three eras are the: 1. Great Depression in the U.S that began in 1929 and lasted for over a decade. 2. Balkans /Bosnia ethnic and economic troubles from 1992-1995. 3. What Selco and Aguirre can teach us is less limited by the differences of time, but are more limited by the differences in the cultures of their countries and our country. Although many preppers today plan to homestead, many of unemployed during the Great Depression moved to where they hoped to find jobs. For minor, short term disasters, ‘Cash is king.’ It seems that many preppers feel that, during disastrous times, rural locations will be safer than urban locations. Many U.S. veterans who have experienced combat also have valuable insights to give us.
Map: All the Countries That Contribute to a Single Jar of Nutella - Roberto A. Ferdman If you’ve never heard of Divergent, a trilogy of novels set in a dystopian future version of Chicago, then there’s a reasonable chance you will next year. That’s because a movie version of the first novel in the series, featuring Kate Winslet and Ashley Judd among others, is scheduled for release in March 2014, and according to one analysis—admittedly, one with a vested interest—it’s already generating the kind of buzz on the social web that suggests it could be successful. Following the recent release of the Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire, the brokerage firm Piper Jaffray has run the numbers on the social media chatter surrounding the young adult novel adaptations recently made by Lionsgate Entertainment. Piper Jaffray is recommending its clients buy shares of Lionsgate, so it has a reason to make the case that Divergent will succeed. The film is generating more mentions on Twitter 100 days ahead of its release than Hunger Games was at this point in the cycle. Piper Jaffray
Celebrating Valentine's Day, Geographer Style - GIS Lounge What better way for geographers to say “Happy Valentine’s Day” than with geography? Nature supplies us with plenty of heart shape topography found around the world. Heart shaped islands, vegetation, and lakes make up this love themed geography. Galešnjak Island Galešnjak Island in Croatia erupted in popularity when Google Earth siteseers flagged this island for its unusual heart shape. The privately owned island is also know as Island of Love, Lover’s Island, and Otok za Zaljubljene. Tupai Island The heart shaped Tupai Islan is a coral island in French Polynesia located about 20 km north of Bora Bora. Users can send this and other heart shaped images captured via satellite of the earth as well as from views of space as a romantic e-Card using ESA’s postcards from space site. Tavarua Island Tavarua Island in Fiji is another heart shaped island located off the coast of Viti Levu. Heart in Voh Heart Shaped Lake in Canada Guandu Nature Park Guandu Nature Park – heart shaped wetlands.