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April 24th, today, is the birthday of Carolyn Cole(born 1961), a well-known staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times. For a few years in the late 1960s, the Cole family lived next door to JWR’s parents’ house in Livermore, California. That little girl with whom I played hide-and-seek would grow up to earn a Pulitzer Prize, two World Press Photo awards, and be named Photojournalist Of The Year. Congrats and Happy Birthday, Carolyn!

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SurvivalBlog Mobile Readers: Do not despair; you are not forgotten! I am working the issue as a top priority.

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Today we present another entry for Round 52 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $11,000+ worth of prizes for this round include:

First Prize:

  2. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course (a $1,195 value),
  3. A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795,
  4. Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value),
  5. A $300 gift certificate from CJL Enterprize, for any of their military surplus gear,
  6. A 9-Tray Excalibur Food Dehydrator from Safecastle.com (a $300 value),
  7. A $300 gift certificate from Freeze Dry Guy,
  8. A $250 gift certificate from Sunflower Ammo,
  9. A roll of $10 face value in pre-1965 U.S. 90% silver quarters, courtesy of GoldAndSilverOnline.com, (currently valued at around $180 postpaid),
  10. Both VPN tunnel and DigitalSafe annual subscriptions from Privacy Abroad (a combined value of $195),
  11. KellyKettleUSA.com is donating both an AquaBrick water filtration kit and a Stainless Medium Scout Kelly Kettle Complete Kit with a combined retail value of $304,
  12. APEX Gun Parts is donating a $250 purchase credit, and
  13. TexasgiBrass.com is providing a $300 gift certificate.

Second Prize:

  2. A Glock form factor SIRT laser training pistol and a SIRT AR-15/M4 Laser Training Bolt, courtesy of Next Level Training, which have a combined retail value of $589,
  3. A FloJak EarthStraw “Code Red” 100-foot well pump system (a $500 value), courtesy of FloJak.com,
  4. Acorn Supplies is donating a Deluxe Food Storage Survival Kit with a retail value of $350,
  5. The Ark Instituteis donating a non-GMO, non-hybrid vegetable seed package–enough for two families of four, seed storage materials, a CD-ROM of Geri Guidetti’s book “Build Your Ark! How to Prepare for Self Reliance in Uncertain Times”, and two bottles of Potassium Iodate– a $325 retail value,
  6. $300 worth of ammo from Patriot Firearms and Munitions. (They also offer a 10% discount for all SurvivalBlog readers with coupon code SVB10P),
  7. A $250 gift card from Emergency Essentials,
  8. A full set of all 26 books published by PrepperPress.com (a $270 value),
  9. Two cases of meals, Ready to Eat (MREs), courtesy of CampingSurvival.com (a $180 value),
  10. Autrey’s Armory – specialists in AR-15, M4s, parts, and accessories is donating a $250 gift certificate,
  11. Dri-Harvestfoods.com in Bozeman, Montana is providing a prize bundle with Beans, Buttermilk Powder, Montana Hard Red Wheat, Drink Mixes, and White Rice, valued at $333,
  12. TexasgiBrass.com is providing a $150 gift certificate, and
  13. Organized Prepper is providing a $500 gift certificate.

Third Prize:

  2. A Royal Berkey water filter, courtesy of Directive 21 (a $275 value),
  3. A large handmade clothes drying rack, a washboard, and a Homesteading for Beginners DVD, all courtesy of The Homestead Store, with a combined value of $206,
  4. Expanded sets of both washable feminine pads and liners, donated by Naturally Cozy (a $185 retail value),
  5. Two Super Survival Pack seed collections, a $150 value, courtesy of Seed for Security,
  6. A MURS Dakota Alert Base Station Kit with a retail value of $240 from JRH Enterprises,
  7. Mayflower Trading is donating a $200 gift certificate for homesteading appliances, and
  8. Ambra Le Roy Medical Products in North Carolina is donating a bundle of their traditional wound care and first aid supplies, with a value of $208.
  9. SurvivalBased.com is donating a $500 gift certificate to their store.

Round 52 ends on May 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.