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Suggested items for a go-bag

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:41:46 GMT

clipped by: willhelm
clipper's remarks: emergency preparedness.

What would you do if you lost power for a day? What about a nasty storm knocking out transport to your area for a week? What if you had to evacuate your home because of a wild fire?

A little emergency preparedness can go a long way. Spending an hour or two today, along with a few dollars, can make sure that you have less to worry about in the event of an emergency. And if you’re worrying about a bad storm or a wild fire, I think that any peace of mind that being prepared can bring you is worth the effort.

So what do I think is important in an evacuation bag?

A basic first aid kit

A map

A flashlight with spare batteries

A blanket

change of clothing, with extra underwear and socks

Soap and a few other basic hygiene supplies

A coat

Medication

A recent back up of important computer files

Copies of important documents, such as birth certificates and Social Security cards

An inventory (for insurance purposes)

A list of important phone numbers

Snacks

A deck of cards or other entertainment

Now GPS Can Tell You Where the Cops Are

Wed, 07 May 2008 21:32:04 GMT

clipped by: bmman89

Clip Source: blog.wired.com

Flashing oncoming motorists with your high beams used to be an effective, if low-tech, way to warn them about speed traps up the road. But radar-gun wielding cops have increasingly given way to photo-enforcement cameras that nab drivers with a click of a shutter, and those can be hard to spot.

But now the wonders of Web 2.0 and portable navigation systems can use motorists' tips and Google maps to help keep you from appearing on your local police department's version of candid camera.

Shannon Atkinson launched Njection.com as a place for gearheads to shoot the breeze about anything and everything auto-related. It wasn't long before he sensed a theme in the posts. “One of the biggest topics on the site became speed traps and cameras,”

So Atkinson added Speedtrap, a feature that combines drivers' tips with Google Maps to identify speed traps

Now, the information can be downloaded directly to portable navigation devices from Garmin, Mio, TomTom and others via Njection.com

Tags: speed, cops, police, web2.0

Best Online documentaries

Wed, 07 May 2008 01:03:46 GMT

clipped by: Silkweaver

Clip Source: www.bodocus.com

Tags: documentaries

Direct Action vs Voting

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:25:45 GMT

clipped by: egsnyder
clipper's remarks: What do you think? Do we have to wait for government to do everything? Or can we just act?

Clip Source: www.facebook.com

Voting versus direct action

George shared a new item using Feedheads.

Clip Source: altrupreneur.blogspot.com

If we could get everyone as excited about direct action as they are about voting in the upcoming presidential election -- we'd have a full scale renaissance on our hands, wouldn't we?

Tags: governance, action, change

Frozen Grand Central

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:56:36 GMT

clipped by: BartendingBear
clipper's remarks: ImprovEverywhere does its' thing.

Clip Source: youtube.com

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