Practical Defense
A practical approach to staying safe in our increasingly dangerous urban environments. Learn simple strategies and everyday habits from Alex Haddox that will help protect you and your loved ones from harm. Hear interviews with experts on the criminal mind and listen to stories directly from real victims. When you understand what a criminal looks for in a target, you can avoid taking on those characteristics and thus escape selection.

Quick Tip of the Week - Neighborhood Dogs
Dogs are great biological alarms, even if you don't own one.

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TaeKwonDo Times Magazine
http://www.taekwondotimes.com/store/

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Handguns - A pragmatic look at handguns for self-defense. Topics include the differences between revolvers and pistols, how to read a box of ammunition, caliber comparisons, the different types of ammunition, selecting brands, recommended bullets and of course, safety first.


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Quick Tip of the Week - Movie Theaters
A helpful suggestion on where to sit when watching movies in a public theater.


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Hurricane Preparedness with Bonnie Gage, Part 2. - A lifetime Texas Gulf Coast resident, Bonnie put together an outstanding hurricane preparedness program for her family and friends and was kind enough to share it with the rest of us. Her program was so comprehensive that we had to break the show into two segments. In Part 2 we cover strategies for handling children, common mistakes and misconceptions and odds and ends.

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Links

How to pack an emergency kit for your home:
http://www.wikihow.com/Pack-an-Emergency-Kit-for-the-House

Bordon FAQ's for shelf-stable milk
http://www.bordenshelfstablemilk.com/borden/borden_SSMFAQ_01.htm

MRE's 71$ a case to...a few bucks a piece on ebay
http://www.thereadystore.com/mres.php?load=new

Brigade Quartermaster
http://www.actiongear.com

Hormel
http://hormelfoods.elsstore.com/view/category/530-hormel/

Mountain House
http://mountainhouse.com/

How to protect your home from Hurricane Damage
http://www.weather.com/activities/homeandgarden/home/hometips/severeweather/hurricane_prepare.html

http://www.weather.com/newscenter/topstories/040803hurricanepreps.html

http://www.plylox.com/

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