The grey zone Internationally

The grey zone

Internationally renowned yoga teachers and husband and wife team Ganga White and Tracey Rich of the White Lotus Foundation developed TOTAL YOGA dedicated to promoting good health and spiritual well-being 2010 AVI DivX 2900 kbps 720×480 MP3 1400 kbps 90 min. On this information packed DVD, Rob Pincus answers a question that ends up affecting anyone who carries a gun for personal defense: How do you deal with extreme hot or cold environments? Post comments, receive updates via email, gain access to exclusive content, and more. Thursday, July 29, 2010, 7:14 pm, by cmartenson Note: This is part of a series on personal preparation to help you answer the question, What should I do? Awhile back, we polled our most frequent visitors to the site and asked what improvements would be most helpful to our readers. The strongest response was that we should make it easier for people to start preparing. So weve decided to do exactly that. This series on how to build personal resilience into your life is designed for people who are just beginning the process. Those who have already taken these basic steps and more are invited to help us improve what is offered here by contributing comments, as this content is meant to be dynamic and improve over time. Our goal is to provide a safe, rational, relatively comfortable experience for those who are just coming to the realization that it would be prudent to take precautionary steps against an uncertain future. ItÁs important to remember that the steps discussed here are first steps. But for the unprepared, taking that initial action Step Zero is essential on the journey to developing resiliency. These actions are Ánecessary but insufficientÁ parts of an ongoing process. Full disclosure: In this and future articles, we will recommend specific products that we have found to be especially suitable and relevant. If you click on a link to purchase one of the products recommended below, will receive a small commission. This will not impact the price you pay for those items you can locate and buy these products elsewhere if you wish but with the funds we receive as the result of these transactions, we can continue to expand our other community offerings, produce the next wave of videos, and bolster our outreach and educational efforts. You win by saving time and having easy access to our well-researched product recommendations, and we win by receiving your support and encouragement to continue doing what we do. WeÁd also love to hear any feedback based on your firsthand experience with the products and vendors that we recommend. Our goal is to ensure that weÁre doing our utmost to offer the best guidance for utility, value, and service. And so, we begin this series with waterÁ The highest priority resource to get under your local control is water. Humans can live for roughly three weeks without food, but will perish after three days without water. Just as importantly, many diseases are water-borne, so sufficient access to water must ensure quality as well as quantity. Ample, clean water is a necessity of life. For most Americans, water for drinking and washing comes either from a municipal town/city water supply or from a private well, so for the purposes of this article, well focus on water solutions around those options. To begin with, storing the grey zone is generally inconvenient. Stored water takes up a great deal of space, its heavy, and it needs to be replaced every couple of years because it goes stale over time. But for people living in very dry areas or in cities, especially in areas prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes, storing water is the prudent thing to do. I personally maintain about 40 gallons of water storage capacity, even though I have access to ample well and surface water. Our family prefers drinking water that comes from a roadside spring, and so we fill up our jugs whenever we happen to drive by. This means we have a lot of direct experience toting five-gallon containers around and learning what features are most desirable in water storage jugs. For any water jug, my basic requirements are reasonable price, solid construction wont wear out after a few uses or split when bumped and that it be free of BPA, a toxin present in some plastics. Guilty until proven innocent is my motto when it comes to industrial chemicals with hormone-mimetic potential, and because of this, BPA should be avoided unless research proves it to be safe. 5-gallon size is relatively easy to transport; itÁs hard for most individuals to carry more than this. Stackable shape helps with efficient storage. Opaque color helps to limit algae growth if trace nutrients and light are present. If you plan to use this container to drink from around the house, be sure to get the optional spigot attachment. If youÁre going to be storing and using your containers inside your house where direct sunlight is less of a factor, you may want to consider a clear container instead itÁs a lot easier to see how much water youÁre using up as you go. Also, having a spigot makes it substantially more the grey zone for everyday needs like filling a glass, so for a few dollars more, I would personally consider this option: High-density polyethylene jug holds up to 5 gallons 20 liters. Long 4 1/2, easy-access spigot allows dispensing directly from table or shelf and is self-storing; gasketed spigot screws on to a 30mm 1-1/4 bung and securely stores inside the large cap during transportation. 2 3/4 screw-top opening makes filling easy and allows venting. Sturdy handle and bottom grip enable easy carrying. Dimensions: 25cm 9-7/8 sq. x 38cm 15 high. Cube shape maximizes storage space For any plastic jugs or storage containers, I prefer to treat them before use by filling them the grey zone water and leaving them in the sun for two days. This gets rid of the new plastic smell and helps to bake out any residues that might be left on the interior surface. Dump the first batch of water, rinse lightly, and theyre ready to use.