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By Paul Joshua

Before buying your survival kits it will pay for you to find out more about what essential items should the kit contain? The simple fact is that there are numerous different kinds of such kits being sold on the market and so without knowing which items to look for you might not be able to zero in on the best kit. It is also quite surprising to note that many of these kits actually do not even include water as part of their items; so, paying special attention to the most essential items in a survival kit will enable you to make the right choices.

A survival kit that does not include in its contents a torch or even some matches will not prove to be of much use and so is best avoided. The best way to find out what a survival kit contains is to look at an accompanying photo that comes with the survival kit; these photographs will reveal each item that has been included in the kit.

Another way of picking the right survival kits is to ensure buying only a top-of-the-line kit as only such kits will have all necessary items to ensure your survival. Also, you should learn about where the manufacturer of a survival kit has sourced their items.

It is also necessary that you make a realistic assessment of your current situation and you also will need to figure out what can go wrong in your current situation. Next, you have to identify what kinds of eventualities are you well prepared to cope with and what things are outside your control.

Remember, that a survival kit to deal with an earthquake will be much different to one that you will need to use in the wilderness. So, based on your circumstances you will need to pick a survival kit that addresses those particular circumstances.

It will also pay for you to look for certain specific kinds of kits that can help ensure that you survive different kinds of situations. There are in fact a number of kits that have especially been designed to address specific kinds of environments or specific kinds of disasters. You should look at these and then pick one that best suits your particular circumstances.

In many instances, finding the perfect survival kit may not be possible because there won’t be a kit available on the market to fit in with certain kinds of situations. Furthermore, even if you do find a survival kit that addresses your needs it is still not enough. This is because you should, in order to play it even safer, think about buying an extra survival kit so that you also have a backup that can be used if anything really serious happens. In addition, you must always be prepared for the absolute worst.

If you are a person that loves to go camping then you will need to look at different kinds of survival kits which need to address the unique needs of campers and camping in general. On the other hand, you might even wish to buy a survival kit for Father’s Day which is a good time for you to gift your father with one such kit. These kits will of course be more sentimental than practical and they are also chosen to reflect your father’s personality and also his role as a good parent. The choices are many; it all depends on what kind of situation you expect to be facing.

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Do you play any sports? Do you travel frequently? Even if you’re just at home, it pays to own emergency survival kits. Be certain that you own one that contains the things you really need in case of an emergency.

By Todd Cavanaugh

Do you know how easily someone could break into your home through one of the doors? If you don’t know, you need to find out. Almost 66% of burglaries occur in residences. 62% occur during daylight hours. 60% happen while people are at home. For this reason, door security is your first line of defense against intruders – at any hour.

There are four primary considerations in door security:

- The right door for your needs

- The correct locks

- Locks correctly positioned

- The right burglar/intrusion alarm

First, you need the right door. This might be a high-security steel door. If you have a patio or balcony, you might want to install French doors or a sliding glass door. This would not present a door security risk if you are above the second floor of a building. On the first or second floor, you might need additional safeguards.

The second thing you need for door security is a good set of locks. The door knob or door lever should have a good solid lock. This is not a place to sacrifice quality for price. The best locks include either a keypad, for entering a code to open the door, or a sensor that reads fingerprints to unlock the door. It is far more difficult to get past one of these!

Three-point locks are appropriate on French doors and on other doors with a large amount of glass. Back, side and basement doors often have mostly glass in the top half of the door. Three-point locks offer the added security of penetrating the door frame at the top and bottom of the door as well as the side. You will probably want to invest in either a key-operated lock for a sliding glass door or a rod that attaches between the door and the frame or lays in the slide of the door to prevent opening. Door security is important on any style door.

Third, the locks need to be installed in the right place for optimal door security. Installing a deadbolt just above the door knob/lever makes sense on a solid door. It is not however, the best place for a deadbolt on a door with large windows. It would be too easy for someone to break out a window and easily access both locks. The better choice in these cases is either a three-point lock or to install the deadbolt closer to the floor – low enough that it cannot be reached through the window.

Finally, door security demands the right alarms. Once the right locks are installed in the right places, there are two ways to gain entry to the house – by opening the door or by breaking out the glass. There are, then, two alarms needed for door security. The standard door alarm works with magnetic bars in the door and the frame. If the door is opened once the system is activated, the magnetic attraction will be broken and the alarm will sound. But it does little good if someone breaks out a window and crawls through it. Therefore, a glass-breakage sensor is also installed near the door. These devices are programmed to respond to the sound of a window or door glass breaking. The sound activated the sounding of the alarm. Sometimes, this is enough to scare off an intruder.

If you are thinking about home security, there are several aspects of security and security systems to consider. The first step is door security. By attending to these four aspects of door security, you can know your family is safe.

About the Author:

Todd Cavanaugh is a 10-year home security specialist. Protech Security Systems installs pre-wired and wireless monitored security systems, 24-hour surveillance cameras, access control systems and smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Visit his business web site for his recommendations on door security.

By Ross Everett

Rashad Evans didnt scream about demanding respect in his prefight interviews because hes smart enough to know that respect must be earned. He earned it and then some with a devastating 2nd round TKO of Chuck Liddell in the main event of UFC 88.

If Evans needed any more validation of how little respect he was getting, he could have taken a look at the UFCs text message prediction poll of the main event which favored The Iceman by a whopping 81% to 19% margin. Or he could have listened to the UFC announcers, who had all but penciled Liddell in for a return to light heavyweight title contention after his inevitable victory.

From the opening horn, Evans showed no fear of Liddells once legendary power. Instead, he danced and moved (which was dumbly criticized as showboating by the UFC announce team), using his slick footwork and speed to dart in and out of range of Liddells punches. In the process, he was able to use his superior handspeed to get off first. His punches werent exactly highlight reel power shots at this point, but were nonetheless effective as evidenced by a cut opened under Liddells eye. For his part, Liddell scored with a few shots of his own, but was clearly frustrated by the evasiveness of his opponent.

Evans highlight reel power shot was to come in the 2nd round. Liddell backed Evans up near the cage wall and went to throw an uppercut. Simultaneously, Evans responded with an overhand right that landed quicker, harder and more accurately. The perfectly placed punch knocked Liddell out cold and referee Herb Dean jumped in to cover him up and wave off the fight without taking a second look. Evans’ KO was one of the most devastating in the history of the sport, and made all the more so by the status of the man on the receiving end.

Rashad Evans raised his record to 17-0-1 with the TKO victory. Liddell, meanwhile, saw his record drop to 21-6.

Liddells loss notwithstanding, it was a good night for UFC veterans as Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson won their fights in impressive fashion. Franklin looked particularly sharp in dismantling tough Matt Hamill, eventually prevailing by 3rd round TKO. Hamill had trouble getting inside for the takedown he needed to compete in the bout, and every time he closed the distance he was met with a barrage of Franklin punches and kicks. Franklin employed leg kicks early on, which obviously hurt Hamills ability to shoot for takedowns and ended the bout with a perfectly placed body kick that had Hamill doubled up and tapping out even as Mario Yamasaki covered the prone fighter.

This was the UFCs first trip to Atlanta and despite a good attendance the crowd itself was somewhat disappointing. In a marked contrast to the knowledgeable and enthusiastic fans at the Target Center in Minneapolis for UFC 87″arguably the best MMA crowd ever at a US venue”the live crowd at Phillips Arena often acted as if they were at a taping of Georgia Championship Wrestling. Every foreign fighter was booed mercilessly”including South Korean Kim. Perhaps the audience didnt realize that South Korea has been a US ally since its establishment after WW II.

More problematic was the crowds utter lack of respect for the fighters postfight. Poor Dong Hyun Kim was booed during his postfight interview–not quite the respect that a 4th degree judo black belt whod just won a very tough fight deserves. Kims treatment by the fans cant be written off as a reaction to a close split decision victory; Rashad Evans was booed after his victory over Liddell, and short of decapitating The Iceman there was no way his win could have been more decisive.

About the Author:

Ross Everett is a staff handicapper for a number of offshore sports books and an authority on NFL football betting. He’s a noted expert sports handicapping theory, as well as stock market investing. He contributes to a number of online media outlets providing insight on how to bet on NFL football, MMA and boxing.

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