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Personal protection or personal security, whatever you want to call it, no longer is something you can choose to do or ignore. If you choose not to defend yourself or your family in today's world, you a going to be in a heap of trouble.

There's a reason the "Good Ol' Days" are referred to as such; 200 years ago, the greatest home-improvement advances might only have been wood in a stove and hinges on a door, households weren't really affected by weather conditions, since the expression "power outage" didn't even exist.

Whether we like it or not we live in a society where our very survival depends on our ability to use electricity or power. Preparing food, keeping warm, communicating or sometimes even breathing can be made next to impossible if the local power lines are in turmoil.

Knowing is half the battle, in most if not all walks of life. Remembering what had been needed or sorely missed in the past when surviving an emergency or complex situation, as well as foreseeing what could be needed in the future, will help make you prepared and sufficiently autonomous when the real test comes along.

A terrorist attack is intended first of all to cause panic and fear in the minds and behavior of its victims. If the victims are incapacitated by fear, the terrorists have accomplished their aim. Terror can be caused by the initial physical attack which may result in deaths and injuries. It may continue with grief for the losses of friends and loved ones. It may disrupt the social organization of the targeted area. It may cause great economic hardship in replacing lost or damaged buildings and possessions. Destruction of the physical and financial infrastructure can be one of the most long term results of a terror attack.

Many people who have gone through an emergency situation find that they will react in one of two ways. Either they will be frozen in time and not able to take any action because of fear or hysteria or they will know precisely what they need to do because they've planned, prepared and conditioned themselves mentally to handle the situation.

An emergency response system or sometimes Personal Emergency Response system is a simple electronic gadget that is intended to make it possible to get help in an emergency situation. It is particularly intended to provide protection and quick response to a senior citizen living alone or to a disabled person. The Personal Emergency Response system is also called a Medical Emergency Response System.

The average human memory is pretty undependable. So, if you can't depend on your memory, what can you depend on?

Two way radio batteries are not that big a mystery once you learn which battery is the best one for your two way radio. Consumer walkie talkie radios are different from commercial two way radios for business - so be sure your research includes the right application!

Doesn't it seem like hurricane season lasts longer and does more damage every year? Summertime heat waves and winter ice storms appear more severe than ever?