Odds ‘n Sods:

Jeff B. sent this: The Four Most Likely Ways You Can Die if the SHTF

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Bob J. found this: The Post-Apocalyptic Clownscape that Was Six Flags New Orleans

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Don’t forget that the deadline for the Ready Made Resources Preparedness Video Contest is July 26th. Instructional (nonfiction) videos on any topic related to family preparedness are sought. The prizes are a brand new Rock Rivers Arms (RRA) Elite Comp M4 (AR-15 series compatible ) complete Barreled Upper Receiver and a Trijicon Reflex sight with a combined retail value of more than $1,400. Please keep your privacy in mind when you create your videos. (Don’t mention any surnames or towns). You may post up to three videos to YouTube for consideration in the judging. Videos up to 10 minute long that are your original work that are already posted to YouTube are also eligible for the judging. To enter, e-mail the URL for video(s) to: grisrob@gmail.com. Do not send the videos themselves or links to videos stored at other web sites. Only nonfiction videos that you post to YouTube are eligible. The creator of the best video will win a brand new a brand new complete Rock Rivers Arms (RRA) Elite Comp M4 (AR-15 series compatible ) Barreled Upper Receiver and a Trijicon Reflex sight. The deadline or posting videos is July 26th. The video judged best will be announced on Monday August 1st, 2011.

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The aftermath of the arrest of a woman who videotaped an arrest from her front yard: Petty Thuggishness in Rochester

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Timothy J. mentioned a web site for yet another modular gabion maker: Defencell. Speaking os gabions, you can see plenty of HESCO bastions in use in YouTube clips and in Sebastian Junger’s Afghanistan documentary Restrepo. (Which, BTW, is now available via streaming or on DVD from Netflix.)