The NSA and its British counterpart are tapping popular smartphone apps such as Angry Birds to peek into the tremendous amounts of very personal data those bits of software collect - including age, location, sex and even sexual preferences, according to new reports from the New York Times  and The Guardian.

Citing confidential documents…

The winter Olympic games are upon us in a few more days, and the increasing fear rhetoric is coming from Russian and U.S. officials;  will Sochi be the location of the next big terrorist attack? Whether this is a ruse to keep us living in fear and worry, I don't know. I must say that I get very nervous when government officials speak in absolutes when it comes to terrorism or catastrophes. We are seeing high level officials state plainly that they think the games are too unsafe for…

Yesterday I linked to an article about a propane shortage in the Midwest. The Governor of OH has declared an energy emergency due to propane shortages. It seems this energy shortage extends beyond the state of Ohio into NE Indiana. 

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On Saturday, Ohio Governor John R. Kasich issued a statewide energy emergency declaration. The governor says Ohio is short on propane gas supplies because of the recent cold weather. The emergency declaration is aimed to expedite shipments of propane gas. Gov. Kasich is also asking the federal government to take similar steps so that propane gas shipments can come into Ohio more quickly from other states. - See more at:…

Water - Top Priority

Water is one factor of prepping or survival that takes precedence over everything else. From drinking and cooking, to sanitation, human bodies need water more than anything. The recent storms caused by the polar vortex and the chemical spill in West Virginia point to a very real need for water storage.

An average person needs to drink about 2 quarts (half gallon) of water per day. Increasing activity will change that estimate. Keep in mind, you'll also…

Earlier this year, the United States has been rocked with record cold and very large winter storms. The Polar Vortex that caused massive snowfall and frigid temperatures, is headed back this way in a very short time; are you prepared? I feel compelled to guide anyone who reads this to prepare for the worst (and pray for the best!).

Meteorologist Wes Junker broke down weather models in …

A gunman killed two women inside an Indiana grocery store Wednesday night before police rushed to the scene and gunned him down.

The tragic scene played out in a sprawling grocery store in Elkhart, Indiana.

Officers were called to the scene just after 10 p.m. and found an armed man in the store, according to Indiana State Police Trooper Brooks Shirk. The man also fired at officers.…