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Making your Apartment Doors and Windows More Secure

Posted on October 28, 2011
by aptprepper

In my post Five Free Things You can Do Now to be More Prepared, one of the recommended steps was to evaluate the safety of your home or apartment. If the doors and windows don’t seem too secure to you, now is the time to reinforce them.
Apartment dwellers have the additional challenge of not being able to make major alterations to their structure. Some apartments allow the residents to obtain their own monitored alarm system, while others do not. If you are considering an alarm system, read a previous guest post on Tips to Avoid Fraudulent Home Security Deals. Most leases will not allow you to replace the entire door with a heavier one, as this will alter the uniform appearance of the units. But there are a few things that may be doable.

(Warning: Before making these alterations, read your lease and determine what you can and can’t do. If there is any doubt, check with your landlord-you don’t want to be stuck with a hefty fine or charged against your security deposit for making unauthorized changes.)

1. Secure the door’s strike plate with longer screws. What is the strike plate? The strike plate is the metal part covering the hole in the door frame where the dead bolt enters. Before proceeding, remove one screw and measure its size. The commonly used screws are usually only one inch long . You can reinforce the strike plate by replacing the one inch screws with 3 1/2 inch screws. This will secure the strike plate against the frame. This will not make it completely “kick-proof” but will make it less likely to fall apart with one kick.

2. Install a dead bolt lock. If your lease allows it, replace a flimsy dead bolt with a grade one or grade two deadbolt. It should extend at lease one inch into the door jamb, which is the vertical section of the door frame.

3. Door and window alarms. These are inexpensive door alarm sets that attach to the door frame. When you are inside, you set the alarm. If the door is breached, it makes a loud obnoxious noise. I actually use these and they make a lot of noise when triggered.



4. Door Stop Alarm If you prefer not to attach anything to the door frame, then try the door stop alarm. Just insert under the closed door, and it will stop a door from being opened. If anyone tries to open the door, the alarm will sound. This will work better in a bare floor, with no carpet.



5. Secure your Sliding Glass Door. A low-tech, easy and inexpensive way to make your sliding glass door more secure is to place a heavy stick or rod in the bottom tracks of the sliding door. You can have a different size rod for when the door is completely closed or if you wanted to leave it a crack open. As long as the stick is in the track, the sliding door will not open. There are also key locks available for the top and bottom of sliding door, but again, your lease may or may not allow it. I have used this method myself and it does work.

6. Security film on windows. Glass windows can be covered with security film that reinforces the glass. Another type of privacy film can be used on doors that have glass trim or designs, or side lights that are not covered up. This is more for privacy to keep passersby from looking into your house.

7. Leave objects on the window sill that will sound off when moved. Another low tech method is to leave bells or fine china on the window sill that will sound off if anyone tries to enter through the window.
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How to Make Dakin's Antiseptic Solution

Posted on October 27, 2011
by David Nash

Dakin’s solution is an antiseptic solution containing sodium hypochlorite (Common Household Bleach) and water. It was first developed during World War I to treat infected wounds.

Dakin’s solution is obviously not the only antiseptic, several stronger germicidal solutions, such as those containing carbolic acid (phenol) or iodine can be used to prevent infection. Unfortunately they either damage living cells or lose their potency in the presence of blood serum. Dakin’s solution does not; its solvent action on dead cells hastens the separation of dead from living tissue

Dakin’s solution is easy to make, and is prepared by passing chlorine into a solution of sodium hydroxide or sodium carbonate.Unfortunately, the solution is unstable and cannot be stored more than a few days.It is used by periodical flooding of an entire wound surface with the solution.

As always, I am not a doctor, and you should research anything you find on line so you are assured of its use and the accuracy of the material presented.

Precautions:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Do not swallow it if used as a mouth wash.
• Do not use longer than one week.
• Obviously you should not use this solution if you are allergic to any of the ingredients.
• Stop use of the solution if your condition worsens, or a rash or any other reaction develops.

Call Your Doctor If You Have:

• Pain or burning sensation
• Rash or itching
• Redness of skin
• Swelling, hives or blisters
Signs or symptoms of wound infection

Storage:

• Keep the solution stored at room temperature.
• Cover jar with aluminum foil to protect it from light.
• Be sure the jar lid is tight for storing.Cleanliness is very important to this procedure, sterilize everything, and keep your hands clean. Remember the maxim: you cannot sterilize what is not clean

Ingredients:

• Sodium hypochlorite solution 5.25% (Clorox® or similar household bleach). Be sure to purchase unscented bleach. Do not use ultra bleach products it is more concentrated and thicker.
• Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
• Tap Water

Equipment:

• Clean pan with lid
• Sterile measuring cup and spoons
• Sterile jar with sterile lid (see above)

Procedures:

1. Measure out 32 ounces (4 cups) of tap water. Pour into the clean pan.
2. Boil water for 15 minutes with the lid on the pan. Remove from heat.
3. Using a sterile measuring spoon, add ½ teaspoonful of baking soda to the boiled water.
4. Place the solution in a sterile jar. Close it tightly with the sterile lid.
5. Label the jar with the date and time you made the solution
6. Throw away any unused portion 48 hours after opening. Unopened jars can be stored for one month after you have prepared themStrength of Solution is dependent on how much Bleach to water. The following chart is for 32 oz. of water.



Video: How to Make Dakin's Antiseptic Solution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBzAHVbC ... r_embedded



http://www.tngun.com/2011/10/how-to-mak ... -solution/

New World Order: Implantable RFID chips capable of remotely killing non-compliant 'slaves' are here

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer

(NaturalNews) Positioned as the solution to eliminating identify theft, lost wallets and purses, and a host of other information breaches, the all-inclusive implantable RFID tracking chip is gaining momentum for widespread implementation. Recent news reports indicate that an RFID tracking chip capable of killing humans (that presumably do not comply with rogue government demands) has already been invented.

There is simply no denying the fact that "the powers that be" are working towards microchipping all of humanity. Countless news reports, including those compiled in the following YouTube clip, openly speak of microchips designed for implant into human skin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl2LMmwteCA

But what many people do not realize is that this technology exists now, and has already been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in humans. Not only do these chips "silently and invisibly" store and transmit personal data, but they can also be encoded to perform a variety of other functions (http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2004/10/4305.ars).

Beginning at 00:42, the YouTube clip contains a segment on a "killer" RFID microchip that, upon being remotely triggered, can send a lethal dose of cyanide into a person's skin. The FOX News reporter that introduces the segment can be heard saying that the chip "will kill you if you get out of line" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl2LMmwteCA).

Later in the YouTube compilation around 04:45, Chairman and CEO of Applied Digital Solutions Scott Silverman, who happens to have a "VeriChip" in his own arm, promotes the technology as useful and beneficial during a CNBC segment. Several of the hosts can be heard questioning Silverman about the "slippery slope" of the technology, and how it could be used to control the world's populations.

The PositiveID Corporation, which produces the VeriChip, has also announced that the Israeli Military recently ordered implantable microchips for its soldiers. The stated reason for this is that the chips will supposedly aid in "disaster preparedness and emergency management" (http://www.rfidnews.org/2011/10/11/positiveid-receives-verichip-order-for...).

Assuming that they will only be used for the benign-sounding purposes that their proponents claim (which is highly unlikely), human microchips are a privacy nightmare that is much worse than credit cards and cash. Because human microchips transmit information via RFID and GPS signals, criminals can easily hijack personal information by intercepting transmission signals.

Sources for this article include:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl2LMmwteCA

http://www.rfidnews.org/2011/10/11/positiveid-receives-verichip-order-for

http://www.naturalnews.com/033986_RFID_ ... _kill.html

Emergency Preparedness Tips For Winter Weather



October 31, 2011
by Personal Liberty News Desk

The coming of winter each year can bring extreme cold weather, large amounts of snowfall and an increased risk of danger when traveling outside of the home or driving. There are some ways to prepare for these months to avoid disastrous consequences.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), although periods of extreme cold cannot always be predicted, individuals need to stay aware of the weather forecasts each day. Stockpiles of firewood, food and emergency supplies should be assembled prior to the advent of winter. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/ ... rehome.asp

Older individuals need to realize that it becomes harder to gauge the change in temperature once a certain age is reached, and this necessitates having an easy-to-read thermometer in a home so that the heat can be adjusted accordingly, the government organization reported.

The CDC reported that people should also try to insulate their doors and windows to prevent heat loss and the entry of cold air into a residence.

According to Ready.gov, http://www.ready.gov/america/beinformed/winter.html individuals should remain in contact with their neighbors, shovels should be readily available, and sand and rock salt should be constantly used on walkways and driveways.

http://www.personalliberty.com/news/eme ... 10_31_PLA_[P11151131]&rrid=238434262

Stay Safe When Order Breaks Down

October 31, 2011
by David Morris

Svend Larose hands a bottle of water to a woman rushing to the aid of a fallen protester during the Occupy Oakland protest in Oakland, Calif., on Oct. 25. Police dismantled the encampment in front of City Hall and used tear gas to disperse protesters.

So far, the Occupy events around the country have been relatively benign. Don’t get me wrong: They’ve been horrible for local businesses, a pain in the butt for sanitation workers, irritating for law enforcement and expensive for cities, but they haven’t been anything like what we saw in the Mideast earlier this year.
The people organizing the Occupy events are using advanced psychology and manipulation practices.
People might be dying in their cars in random accidents on their way to or from the protests or dying of drug overdoses after leaving the protests, but none have died at the protests that I know of so far. (Lest you think that the overdose comment is an unfounded low blow, there are about 100 Occupy events across the country, and cases of overdose have been reported at Occupy Wall Street.)
This week, things got a little more interesting. Until this week, for the most part, the worst “violence” has been when sanitation workers have tried to clean up the places where the protesters have been squatting.
Protesters in Oakland upped the ante this week, mostly vandalizing and throwing rocks, glass and paint cans at law enforcement — all the while blaming the police for their actions. The end result is that one protester — whose status I won’t mention out of respect to his 203,000 “brothers” — got a skull fracture because he was hit in the head with what the protesters claim was a tear gas canister but that could have just as easily been something thrown by the protesters.
After more than a month of putting up with the smells, sounds and expense of the Occupy events around the country, cities are getting tired of it and starting to be more active in arresting protesters who are breaking the law. This is causing an increase in arrests, but very little real violence.
Even so, the media love this. They are throwing around words like “riots,” “mobs,” “clash with police” and “violence erupts.” In Atlanta, news crews couldn’t get enough of one protester who walked around with a loaded AK-47. He thought it was his duty to be ready to protect the protesters from police.
But this brings to mind a serious question: How do you protect yourself in a true riot or mob situation? Mob mentality has been causing riotous behavior for thousands of years. Although it’s chaotic, there are things about mob mentality that we can recognize and use in order to keep ourselves safe. One of the most direct ways to do so is to look at and dissect mob behavior. Here’s a quick example that I shared last Christmas and want to share again:

You might have to click on the video twice, depending on your browser


In this video, we have some great examples of mob behavior. I wouldn’t really call this a “riot,” but it is a good example of a minor breakdown in civil order. I’ve set the video to start 40 seconds in… it’s 44 seconds of “boring and peaceful.” But a few seconds after that, you see someone reach in from the left hand side and take a box before he is supposed to. What happens next is that everyone starts grabbing at boxes. And this is important.

In a riot/mob/breakdown in civil order, there are some key components:

An agitator: Someone who’s increasing the intensity of emotions in the crowd. In this case, both the Wal-Mart employee is agitating the crowd and the crowd is agitating itself with pushing, facial expressions and talking. With the Occupy crowds, it’s usually some of the more intense participants.

An instigator: This is the person who takes the first non-civil action. It could be breaking a window, knocking over a barricade, damaging police property, hitting police, throwing something at police, shooting a weapon, picking out an “outsider” to attack or any other “kinetic” action that affects visual/physical antisocial change on the environment around him.

A trigger: If the crowd isn’t sufficiently worked up, the instigator will be a loner and looked at as an oddball by the crowd. If the crowd is sufficiently worked up, the actions of the instigator will trigger a common response by the parts of the crowd that are most worked up. It’s important to note that the trigger won’t do much unless it’s attached to a bomb. In the case of mobs, that bomb is primal tension, pain and/or rage. In Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria this past spring, people were worked up because of a lack of affordable food. We don’t have that with the Occupy movement at this time.

Aggressive follower: These are the people who won’t start the trouble, but are looking for any opportunity to cause trouble once they think they have immunity for their actions by being part of a mass of people who are breaking the law. This is the antisocial version of several cars speeding together on the interstate in the hopes of not getting stopped. Another example is when a group of pedestrians refuses to cross an empty street when the light is red; yet when a single person starts walking, the crowd quickly follows.

Sheep/Lemmings: These are the people who, once they see the instigator and aggressive followers breaking the rules/laws, will jump in because “everyone else was doing it.” This is when the unacceptable quickly becomes seen as acceptable, and people get caught up in the moment. People who normally obey authority figures suddenly ignore them with reckless abandon.

One example of this occurred at an intense outdoor concert I attended.

There was lots of alcohol, a couple of mosh pits, stage diving and crowd surfing, fights, loud bass, screaming guitars, intense singing, etc. It was fun in the way that being on the edge of a little danger can be fun; it gets the adrenaline going. Two aspects of this concert weren’t so fun and are applicable to this conversation.

First, a girl was crowd surfing, having fun, and the crowd was being respectful with how they were passing her around. Then, when she was about 10 feet away from me, a turd-punk who might have been 18 started violating her. Some other people saw it, but nobody did anything. I pushed through the crowd, grabbed his arm and twisted it violently and was getting ready to strike him. At that minute, one of the biggest humans I’ve ever seen grabbed my hand, shook his head at me, grabbed the punk and threw him through the air like a kid’s rag doll. The kid never would have done something like that in a crowd at a mall or a football game. It was only because he thought he had cover for his actions that he acted so antisocially. The other point to note is that I was lucky that the big guy agreed with my actions and wasn’t a friend of the punk, coming to his aid.

The fact is that you never know who’s alone and who’s got friends in a mob.

Second, a while later, I was at the front of the concert with the crowd behind me and a 4-foot-tall wooden “fence” in front of me. As the main band came on stage, the crowd started surging forward, but there wasn’t anywhere to go and people on the front row were getting crushed — screaming and passing out crushed. I had my arms outstretched against the fence to give my body some room, and the force of the crowd broke the wood in my hands and slammed me against the fence. People were getting pulled over the fence by security, and I eventually went over the fence to get some air, too.

The thing to keep in mind about these two instances is that they were from a fun event. People paid to go to dance, hear bands they liked and get a little crazy. It wasn’t a “protest,” “occupation” or “riot.” It was a concert. The punk-turd-kid was an anomaly and the surging crowd wasn’t malicious, but the results are the same if you happen to be on the wrong end of mob behavior, regardless of what the general intent of the crowd is. A crowd of friends trying to escape a fire in a church can trample you just as quickly as a mob gone crazy.

This next video gets a little more ridiculous, with a headbutt 20 seconds in by a guy in a striped shirt and pushing/pulling that escalates to punching after 30 more seconds:



So, we’ve seen how Americans treat each other when luxury items are up for grabs. How does it look when survival is really on the line?



This next video is a perfect example of why decentralized solutions, in the form of individual preparedness, are the only effective ways to survive disasters.



And one more food riot. This one occurred in Somalia when merchants suddenly stopped taking the country’s official currency. Residents holding Somali shilins that had value the day before were just stuck not being able to buy food for their families. Could this be what things look like here if the dollar collapses?



How do you avoid getting caught up in riots and mobs of people trying to get food after a disaster? One of the core fundamentals is to do everything you can now to make sure that you never have to become a refugee and depend on governments or aid organizations to provide food, water, shelter and protection. In short, you want to have the ability to hunker down wherever you happen to be and Survive In Place when disaster strikes. This will give you the luxury of being able to choose to time your escape to a retreat location, or ride out the disaster right where you are when it happens.

And if you do get caught up on the wrong side of a mob/riot?

First, breathe. Take a series of three to five or more deep breaths, belly breaths where your gut extends and your diaphragm gets to expand fully to get as much oxygen in your body as possible. It will calm you down, keep your vision wide and help you make better decisions.

Second, to the extent that you can, join the crowd. I’m not saying to hurt people, but join in their yelling and pumping your fist in the air as you move out of the crowd. It’s similar to what you’d do if you got thrown from a boat in a rapid river: swim with and perpendicular to the current, because a single person going against it doesn’t have a chance.

Third, look for natural seams in the crowd that you can slip through. If you have to push, push with the back of your hand/arm rather than the palm of your hand (it’s seen as being less offensive). If you’ve got someone with you, grab onto them tightly and say something like “We’ve got a bathroom emergency” or “We need to find medical!” to buy some grace as you’re pushing through the crowd.

Fourth, stay on your feet and keep moving. Don’t roll up in a ball on the ground or try to stop. Again, it’s like fighting a raging river. If you’re with other people from whom you don’t want to get separated, hold on hard and tight. If possible, have both people hold onto each other.

The biggest thing to remember is to keep your cool, keep moving and to make a safe exit as quickly as possible.

Do you have any experiences with mobs, riots, etc.? How about with the Occupy events? If you’ve been to them, what different groups did you see represented? (I’ve been to a few, and it’s amazing how drastically the makeup of the crowd changes from city to city, hour to hour and day to day.)

If you have, please share your thoughts by commenting below:

–David Morris

http://www.personalliberty.com/survi...=&rmid=2011_10_

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Obama Issues Executive Order For Drug Shortages

November 1, 2011 by Sam Rolley

The President issued an executive order Monday instructing the FDA to combat drug shortages.

President Barack Obama has taken steps to reduce shortages of prescription drugs needed to treat chronic conditions by issuing an executive order Monday that instructs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action.

According to Fox News, the FDA reported 178 drug shortages last year and an increase in shortages this year. Among the drugs that are most scarce are cancer drugs, anesthetics, drugs used in emergency medicine, and electrolytes needed for intravenous feeding.

The FDA blames the shortages on drug companies’ meddling in supply by discontinuing certain drugs to make room for newer, more profitable alternatives. It also cites manufacturing and quality problems as reasons for drug shortages.

The most recent executive action comes just a week after Obama issued the order implementing the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) and restructuring how students repay student loans without Congressional input.

According to Fox, the President’s increasingly common use of the executive order is seen as a way to make him appear to be a counterbalance against Republicans in Congress who recently blocked his jobs proposal

http://www.personalliberty.com/news/oba ... 11_01_PLA_[P11861803]&rrid=238434262

Vitamin D3 can help reduce Crohn's disease

Taking supplements of vitamin D3 reduces symptoms of Crohn's disease, the inflammatory bowel condition, according to a small study.

By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent
6:30AM GMT 01 Nov 2011
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It found, in 15 people given either a low dose (1,000 International Units) of the vitamin or a high dose (10,000IU), those given the high dose had less symptoms after six months.

The researchers, from Weill-Cornell Medical Centre in New York, concluded: "Our interim analysis suggests that supplementation with 10,000 IU of Vitamin D3 may be an effective adjunctive therapy for ameliorating symptoms in Crohn's disease patients."

The results were presented at the annual conference of the American College of Gastroenterology.

Crohn's disease affects about 120,000 people in Britain. Higher incidence rates are found in countries closer the poles, leading to the theory that lack of exposure to UV light - essential for our bodies to manufacture vitamin D - is a cause.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healt ... sease.html

Millions of customers were unhappy with their Smart Meters

Smart Meter Removal Has Begun

- Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

California’s Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) has quietly begun replacing Smart Meters with analog meters for citizens reporting adverse health effects. Consumer rights and other groups demanded immediately that their wireless devices be removed from their homes.

Joshua Hart of stopsmartmeters.org reported the good news just as PG&E deploys the last phase of its smart meters in California. The Department of Energy’s promise that the smart grid and smart meters will lower electricity costs has proven incorrect; on the contrary, the utility costs have skyrocketed.

Millions of customers were unhappy with their Smart Meters. They are surveillance devices in homes, without a search warrant, which is a violation of privacy. Fires, explosions, and health issues ranging from nausea, dizziness, heart palpitations, headaches, tinnitus, insomnia, and radiation exposure associated with powerful wireless devices that transmit information 6-8 per minute constantly, have plagued the stealthy and deceptive installation.

California’s counties and cities have demanded a stop to smart meter installation and some local governments passed laws prohibiting wireless meters. Nevada’s Pacific Utilities Company (PUC) called for investigation into the adverse health effects and other smart meter issues.

Recently, the California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey assured customers that the utility “will provide for you to go back to the analog meter if that’s your choice.” The problem is that most Americans have no idea how damaging these smart meters are and an even larger group of Americans have never heard of it or see it as a contribution to “save” the planet because that is how these meters were sold to the public.

The tired rhetoric said that the smart grid and smart meters save the planet from doom and gloom, reduce waste by cutting your electricity at peak usage, eliminates the reader who must go to each home to calculate their monthly consumption, reduces your carbon footprint, and it will make the planet “green.” The reality is very far from the disingenuous promises.

Californians’ electric bills have almost tripled and lawsuits ensued.

Marylanders swelter without electricity six hours at the peak of summer and almost freeze six hours in the dead of winter. An analog meter user who insisted on keeping it has to pay $35 each month to have his meter read by the power company. Thousands of customers across the country are having severe health issues from radiation that are not being addressed.
Millions are having issues with the power company selling wireless data collected from their homes via smart meters to third parties. Anybody with a handheld device can capture information from your home and sell it to a third party. The utility company knows if you are home, if you are away, if you are on vacation, which lights are turned on, which appliances, which computers, TVs, and other devices in your home.

Caitlin Phillips of Santa Cruz, Ca, who had suffered severe headaches and other symptoms from her smart meter, became the first person for whom PG&E re-installed on October 28, 2011 the classic analog meter. Caitlin Phillips had told the Wellington Energy installer, a subcontractor of PG&E, that she did not want a smart meter. “When I returned home later, I discovered a smart meter on my house. That night I awoke to severe anxiety, headache, and buzzing in my teeth, and realized the new smart meter was on the other side of the wall from my bed.”

Caitlin received help from “Stop Smart Meters” group who referred her to sources to obtain an analog meter and a person to install it. Her symptoms disappeared immediately after the analog meter was installed.

Caitlin spoke to a commission meeting in San Francisco about her ordeal and, a week later PG&E crews replaced her temporary analog meter with an official PG&E analog meter. Her frustration, pain, and suffering were finally over.

An “opt-out” proceeding is currently overseen by an Administrative Law Judge at the California Public Utilities Commission. “There are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people suffering in their homes from forced ‘smart’ meter radiation,” said Joshua Hart, Director of the grassroots organization Stop Smart Meters!

PG&E and other utilities have responded to health complaints by replacing wireless ‘smart’ meters with digital meters that are “wireless-ready.” These digital meters have been associated with health problems from “dirty electricity” frequencies that pass into a home via the electrical wiring. Digital meters have been rejected by customers who still report health issues after installation. (Joshua Hart)

Susan Brinchman, Director of the San Diego based Center for Electrosmog Prevention, said, “At this point, the burden of responsibility is on the utilities to demonstrate that any new meter they want to install on our homes is safe. Communities have the right to retain analog meters at no extra charge.”

While California is pushing back the not so smart wireless technology, places like northern Virginia are going full steam ahead with the installation.
Dominion Power has completed placing 100,000 smart meters in a pilot phase in three counties.

“There are hundreds of thousands- if not millions- of people suffering in their homes from forced ‘smart’ meter radiation,” said Joshua Hart, Director of the grassroots organization Stop Smart Meters! “The utilities must respond promptly to all requests that analogs be returned. The alternative is that people will increasingly turn to independent professionals to remove unwanted ‘smart’ meters from their homes, a reasonable action we assert is within our legal rights. Protecting your family’s health is not tampering.”

Links:
Stopsmartmeters.org
Lasvegassun.com
sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
video of the smart meter switch

http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/41988