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		<title>Potential Zombies in the News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zombie Hunter Sam</dc:creator>
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It would appear the government has been less than secret when it comes to zombie removal. (Stimulus Money Funds U.S. Dept. of Zombie Removal (Pic))
Minneapolis Appeals Court Rules Zombies Have Right To Free Speech &#8216;They slowly lurched down the halls and said things like, &#8220;Get your brains here.&#8221; Everything was going great until the police [...]]]></description>
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<p>It would appear the government has been less than secret when it comes to zombie removal. (<a href="http://www.nitrobahn.com/nitro-barn/funny-in-autos/stimulus-money-funds-u-s-dept-of-zombie-removal-pic/" target="_blank">Stimulus Money Funds U.S. Dept. of Zombie Removal (Pic)</a>)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=83087" target="_blank">Minneapolis Appeals Court Rules Zombies Have Right To Free Speech</a> &#8216;They <strong>slowly lurched down the halls</strong> and said things like, &#8220;Get your brains here.&#8221; Everything was going great until the police showed up&#8217; &#8211; I don&#8217;t know how I feel about this. On one hand, zombies shouldn&#8217;t even be allowed to have lower jaws. On the other hand, these were fake zombies. So, go us?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1205380-crazies/" target="_blank">The Crazies (2010)</a> &#8216;A reinvention loosely based upon the George Romero classic of the same name, <strong>The Crazies</strong> is about the inhabitants of a small Kansas town suddenly plagued by insanity and then death after a mysterious toxin contaminates their water supply.&#8217; &#8211; George Romero knows zombies aren&#8217;t always the reanimated dead. It makes it that much messier to have to kill live humans. At least you can aim for center of mass. But double-tap for sure. And don&#8217;t drink the water.</p>
<p><a href="http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/man-bites-thumb-in-pub-brawl-bite-20100206-nj1m.html" target="_blank">Man bites thumb in pub brawl bite</a> &#8211; &#8216;A man<strong> bit the thumb of another man</strong> so hard that he <strong>nearly severed it</strong> during a fight outside a Sydney pub.&#8217;  - You think that&#8217;s a bite? Now THIS is a bite! Only in Australia.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/news/x1878078994/Conn-man-bites-security-officer-at-Cambridgeside-Mall" target="_blank">Conn. man bites Cambridge Hospital security officer</a> &#8216;Police responded to Cambridge Hospital for reports of an assault at 4:45 p.m. and found a security staff allegedly bit by a Connecticut man. The victim’s <strong>middle finger had been bitten through</strong> a glove, had teeth marks on it and was bleeding&#8217; &#8211; Okay, I guess it happens in New England too. Time for better, more zombie bite proof gloves.</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/specials/weirdflorida/blog/2010/02/woman_bites_off_a_chunk_of_her.html" target="_blank"> Woman bites a chunk out of her mom&#8217;s cheek in fight</a> A woman &#8216;jumped on her mother &#8220;and <strong>bit her left cheek</strong>, causing a large <strong>chunk to be rended</strong>&#8230;&#8217; &#8211; Will you be prepared to kill your relatives in the event of infection?</p>
<p>It won&#8217;t be fun. It will be people you know. It may be soon. Cheers!</p>
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		<title>Toxoplasma Parasite: Hideous bug lives inside, tries to kill you.</title>
		<link>http://www.undeadreport.com/2010/01/toxoplasma-parasite-hideous-bug-lives-inside-tries-to-kill-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zombie Hunter Sam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brains]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parasites, virii, bacteria, evil alien brain worms. These things can all potentially live inside you and destroy you from the inside out. I&#8217;ve written about Toxoplasma before. It&#8217;s a parasite that decreases fear in rats, causing them to be eaten by cats. Pregnant women must avoid cats and undercooked meat, as Toxoplasmosis can cause sexual [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_549" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sirmildredpierce/39051393/"><img class="size-full wp-image-549" title="ouch-car" src="http://www.undeadreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ouch-car.jpg" alt="" width="600" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Photo: Sir Mildred Pierce</p></div>
<p>Parasites, virii, bacteria, evil alien brain worms. These things can all potentially live inside you and destroy you from the inside out. I&#8217;ve written about Toxoplasma before. It&#8217;s a parasite that decreases fear in rats, causing them to be eaten by cats. Pregnant women must avoid cats and undercooked meat, as Toxoplasmosis can cause sexual promiscuity, more male births and excessive risk taking. It can make men less intelligent, more jealous and anti-social, cause schizophrenia, or slow reaction times. This little worm can even be the cause of car collisions. Death.</p>
<p>From a <a href="http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/2/11" target="_blank">report on Toxoplasmosis and car accidents</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;The subjects with latent toxoplasmosis have significantly increased risk of traffic accidents than the noninfected subjects. Relative risk of traffic accidents decreases with the duration of infection. These results suggest that &#8216;asymptomatic&#8217; acquired toxoplasmosis might in fact represent a serious and highly underestimated public health problem, as well as an economic problem. &#8220;</p></blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;m not saying Toxoplasma causes zombism &#8212; but it can create strange mental faculties, cause aggression and risk taking and reduce reaction time. Are cats evil? Quite possibly yes.</p>
<p><a href="http://sciencethatmatters.com/archives/10" target="_blank">Are food-borne parasites a major cause of car accidents?</a> &#8211; Science that Matters.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.radio.cz/en/article/116729" target="_blank">Czech scientists discover link between accidents, blood group and parasite</a> &#8211; Radio.cz</p>
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		<title>Latest Pentagon Project: Zombie Pigs</title>
		<link>http://www.undeadreport.com/2009/12/latest-pentagon-project-zombie-pigs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zombie Hunter Sam</dc:creator>
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Here&#8217;s some science of the new decade for you: how about draining pigs of their blood, making them clinically dead, and then bringing them back to life?
Naturally, this is a military project, and those always end well. The theory goes, if you drain a pig (which has a physiology similar to humans) of blood and [...]]]></description>
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<p>Here&#8217;s some science of the new decade for you: how about draining pigs of their blood, making them clinically dead, and then bringing them back to life?</p>
<p>Naturally, this is a military project, and those always end well. The theory goes, if you drain a pig (which has a physiology similar to humans) of blood and replace it with a cocktail of hydrogen sulfide, you will extend the &#8220;golden period&#8221; where life saving surgery and medical treatment are possible. Basically, you shut down the brain and heart, placing the patient in suspended animation, and bring them back later.</p>
<p>Dr Matthew Miller working on the project states: “Everybody’s talking about the military use of this, and that’s our focus now.” He continues, “but really, this could be much, much bigger than that.”</p>
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<p><a rel="ibox" href="http://www.undeadreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/the_human_zombie_pig_by_marmoto.jpg"><img src="http://www.undeadreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/the_human_zombie_pig_by_marmoto-214x300.jpg" alt="the_human_zombie_pig_by_marmoto" title="the_human_zombie_pig_by_marmoto" width="214" height="300" class="right size-medium wp-image-531" /></a><br />
This will surely save lives on the battlefield if perfected, but at what cost? Where does mental deterioration and unstable psychosis set in? Agreed, this could be a stretch, but this reanimation research continues.</p>
<p>With a 15-person team working exclusively on this project, successful results are expected within 18 months. “Darpa wants this to happen yesterday, because it was needed yesterday,” Dr. Miller said. Once the team comes up with the right elixir, it’ll undergo federally mandated safety testing. After that, the vaccine will be sent to the battlefield for application to live humans.</p>
<p>One may call it suspended animation, life extension or a zombie vaccine, but the science and research into extended life after death continues.</p>
<h3>Resources</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/12/pentagon-zombie-pigs-first-then-hibernating-gis/" target="_blank">Pentagon: Zombie Pigs First, Then Hibernating Soldiers (Wired)</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.gadgetreview.com/2009/12/pentagon-plans-zombie-pig-project-night-of-the-living-swine.html" target="_blank">Pentagon Plans Zombie Pig Project: Night of the Living Swine? (Gadget review)</a></p>
<p><a href="http://marmoto.deviantart.com/art/the-human-zombie-pig-123308405" target="_blank">Second Illustration: Marmoto</a></p>
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		<title>Class 3 Outbreak: Interactive Zombie Attack Simulator</title>
		<link>http://www.undeadreport.com/2009/12/class-3-outbreak-interactive-zombie-attack-simulator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zombie Hunter Sam</dc:creator>
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Class 3 Outbreak is a Flash and Google Maps based zombie apocalypse simulator produced by Binary Space.
It&#8217;s about damn time someone made something like this.
Scientists take note: such a tool will be useful in analyzing statistics such as population, area, civil defense and zombie offensive structure.  Variables such as police, citizens, zombies, speed and infection [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.class3outbreak.com/" target="_blank">Class 3 Outbreak</a> is a Flash and Google Maps based zombie apocalypse simulator produced by Binary Space.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s about damn time someone made something like this.</p>
<p>Scientists take note: such a tool will be useful in analyzing statistics such as population, area, civil defense and zombie offensive structure.  Variables such as police, citizens, zombies, speed and infection rate can be manipulated to great detail. The current map covers a small section of Washington D.C., featuring stores, streets, parks, police and homes. The default settings of 100 zombies vs. 6000 civilians are distressing, and seem to coincide with a report by science&#8217;s R.J. Smith?. See <a href=" http://www.undeadreport.com/2009/08/zombie-mathematical-model-slim-chances-for-survival/">Zombie Mathematical Model: Slim Chances for Survival</a> for more information.</p>
<p>The pathfinding in the simulation is accurate and gory. Gangs of zombies can be seen grouping together and chasing uninfected civilians. Unfortunately, the civilians simply run around in circles  awaiting their inevitable death.</p>
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<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-497" title="class3-03" src="http://www.undeadreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/class3-03.jpg" alt="class3-03" width="600" height="300" /></p>
<p>The simulator appears to model buildings and obstacles. Humans gathered in buildings survive far longer, so long as the exits remain protected from gathering zombies. Once an infected makes it inside a building, it turns into a slaughter house.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-495" title="class3-02" src="http://www.undeadreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/class3-02.jpg" alt="class3-02" width="600" height="300" /></p>
<p>You want to survive? No sentimental attachments. Stay indoors. Dump the bodies.</p>
<p>Try the simulator. Pick a random survivor as yourself, and see how you do. <a href="http://www.class3outbreak.com/" target="_blank">Class 3 Outbreak</a></p>
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		<title>Apocalypse Survival: Keep Your Head, Know Your Weapons</title>
		<link>http://www.undeadreport.com/2009/11/apocalypse-survival-keep-your-head-know-your-weapons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mr-match</dc:creator>
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This week, UndeadReport.com reader Mr Match from Australia writes a thorough guide covering weapons and armament for your long term survival.
I am going to have to agree with &#8216;GoingToSurvive&#8217; that everybody here is focused on how to fight zombies more than actually surviving a shit-hits-the-shit-that-hits-the-fan scenario. But I think that&#8217;s just because it&#8217;s the fun [...]]]></description>
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<p>This week, UndeadReport.com reader <a href="http://www.undeadreport.com/survivors/?user=80">Mr Match</a> from Australia writes a thorough guide covering weapons and armament for your long term survival.</p>
<p>I am going to <a href="http://www.undeadreport.com/2007/10/zombie-attack-defense-station-prepare-your-home/#comment-18846">have to agree with &#8216;GoingToSurvive&#8217;</a> that everybody here is focused on how to fight zombies more than actually surviving a shit-hits-the-shit-that-hits-the-fan scenario. But I think that&#8217;s just because it&#8217;s the fun part, so that&#8217;s what I&#8217;ll be discussing first. My opinion is that your strategy, and therefore your tactics should revolve around lasting (as in living) as long as possible, in a zombie situation given that the majority of the population (whether local or global) has zombiefied, the cliché &#8216;the best defence is a great offence&#8217; may not be the best, there are a number of reasons as to why avoiding confrontation can be beneficial but three of the main ones that I can think of are:<br />
Confrontation will most likely draw attention to yourself, making you a target.<br />
Resources i.e. bullets are finite, conservation will make them last longer, more so true if you only have what you have prepared.<br />
Why put yourself in a dangerous situation and risk your life?</p>
<p>In my tactics, if you can call it that; it simply involves staying hidden and only engaging in confrontation if absolute necessary.</p>
<p>Some people have raised the point that you will be most likely taking on multiple targets if it comes to having a fight, yes it&#8217;s a good idea that you should have a proper force that is capable of take down large numbers of zombies and who wouldn&#8217;t love one of those full-auto shotties that everybody here goes nuts for, but if you try to avoid the zombies as much as possible then you wouldn&#8217;t need to fight them, and therefore the most common encounter involves you taking a zombie on one-on-one in sudden situations where you have been jumped by a zombie that you were unaware of, for example walking through the streets and there&#8217;s a zombie hiding behind a car or if you&#8217;re in the process of looting a building with many obstructions/obstacles, etc.</p>
<p>A good way to avoid the aforementioned situations is to stay in clear open areas i.e. in the middle of the street rather than next to a car or next to walls/buildings, however this also means that you will be spotted easier but lucky for you (or so I hope) zombies don&#8217;t use ranged weapons. If you really must travel in technical areas such as a trashed shop or a street full of crashed cars (for some reason movies love to depict the apocalypse as a destruction derby released onto the streets) then just ensure that you&#8217;re checking every single blind spot around you.</p>
<p>OK now to the fun stuff, Weapon selection!</p>
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<h3>Weapons</h3>
<p>There are a few prerequisites for choosing firearms, the four major points of concern for me are: reliability, sustainability and compatibility, firepower and rate of fire, and finally ease of use. They are discussed in detail below.</p>
<ol>
<li>Reliability, speaks for itself however this is often subjective. A gun that is broken-in and shown faithful flawless operation that you commonly use is ideal for weapon. One thing you really need to do is ensure that you have a field cleaning kit and reasonable access to replacement parts if anything should fail or particularly susceptible to failure.</li>
<li><a href="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb223/supernovavideo/auction/22lr_rem_vp_4.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="right" src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb223/supernovavideo/auction/22lr_rem_vp_4.jpg" alt="2200 rounds of .22" width="250" /></a>Sustainability and compatibility, choosing a calibre that is common is a double edged sword; it means that your choice of ammunition is widely available, from firearm stores, military forces, milsurp, police stations and even companions. However everybody with a gun has the same mindset as you, so it really is a matter of luck whether you can ransack the ammo before someone else does. It does however provide you the second chance to salvage/request ammo from other sources such as other survivor-turned-zombies or just plain survivors, military personnel/vehicles/compounds, LEOs and LE vehicles. However if you have some knowledge of firearms or even common sense then you should know that you should resort to ammunition of unknown origin last, particularly handloads. For you unawares, handloads are ammunition produced with simple machinery with commercial components, they are often produced to certain specs for utmost accuracy or stronger loads, or even both. However you cannot know what is inside, &#8216;hot&#8217; loads could put much stress on your firearm, while component and manufacturing quality is questionable.<br />
But when it comes to calibre choice, they are listed most commonly available from left to right.Small rifles: .22 Long Rifle, 9mm Parabellum, .357 Magnum .44 Magnum, 17 HMR</p>
<p>Rifles: .223 Remington (a.k.a. 5.56 NATO, beware they are not always interchangeable), 7.62×39, .308 Winchester (a.k.a. 7.62 NATO), 243 Winchester.</p>
<p>Larger rifles: 30-06 Springfield, .30-30, .303 (In Commonwealth countries). These rounds for larger rifles are widely available and often much cheaper for stockpiling. But they are excessive and probably more firepower than you need, not to mention they are all very old calibres too, bulky and much heavier to carry and WILL put much more strain on your body to carry/shoot.</p>
<p>Shotgun: 12 Gauge, 20 Gauge</p>
<p>Pistol: 9mm Parabellum, .45 ACP, .40 S&amp;W, .357, .44 Magnum, .38 Super, .38 Special (Our police force are equipped with k-frame six shooters in Victoria, Australia)</li>
<li>Firepower and rate of fire, Having the comfort of full auto is pleasing but probably not often utilized (from what I understand it&#8217;s not that easy to get in America either, near impossible in Australia =/) whereas sustained well-placed shots is always going to be better than sending as many rounds as you can downrange regardless of zombies or normal people targets. I think any of the calibres in the &#8216;rifle&#8217; category listed above is capable of doing the job properly, on the other hand I&#8217;ve always thought that if you were to engage a low number of zombies (1-3) from a distance of around 50 meters/yards in offensive mode, then you could probably take them out with a .22 rifle, the abundance of these rounds and rifles means that you wouldn&#8217;t need to hesitate about taking as many shots as necessary, sure they&#8217;re a small round but if all you&#8217;re aiming for is headshots, they are fully capable of penetrating a skull. Think about this, a 50 round brick of .22 is almost as big as a 10 round magazine of 223. Remington</li>
<li>Ease of use, this is one part many people overlook. BE FAMILIAR with your choice of weapon, and I don&#8217;t mean just reading the instructions once, know that shit. IT WILL save your life, proper and safe handling of weapons is of utmost importance, learn how to strip, maintain/clean your firearm, and of course learn how to hold your weapon properly with the proper stance, don&#8217;t fall into bad habits and get yourself into a shooting education program, especially organisations such as IPSC. Two things that you can benefit from learning is how to reload your gun on the fly in a high-stress situation, sure you can do a mag change on a bench at the range, but how about cowered in the drivers seat of your vehicle? Or bracing against a door with zombies trying to get in? OK these things might be a bit much to train for (<strong>IN FACT I HIGHLY DISCOURAGE YOU FROM TRAINING IN YOUR CAR, AND ESPECIALLY DO NOT TRAIN WITH LIVE AMMUNITION</strong>,) but the point is get familiar with using your firearm, become proficient and use it as an extension of your body. You don&#8217;t want to forget how to use your gun when you&#8217;re in the same room as a Zombie, you&#8217;d like to use it as if it were the index finger on your hand.</li>
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<p>It should be noted that these are ALL equally important and not really written in order.</p>
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<h3>Australian Apocalypse Survival</h3>
<p>Here where I live, Australia we have many restrictions on choice of guns. We pretty much have access to bolt action long arms, lever actions long arms, pump action &#8216;rifles&#8217;, break-open shotguns, combo guns. If you can be bothered, you can get a handgun, magazine limited to ten rounds, minimum barrel length is 100mm I believe, and some limits on calibre choice, I mentioned if you can be bothered because part of the licensing requires that you enter a certain number of &#8217;shooting competitions&#8217; and &#8216;training sessions&#8217; per every handgun category in which you a gun, i.e. IPSC 9mm, Metal Silhouette .44Mag. It works out to about 9 range sessions per category.<br />
My current arsenal includes:<br />
Ishapore SMLE in 7.62 NATO, 10 round bolt action rifle<br />
Remington 7600 in .30-06, 10 round pump action rifle<br />
Remington 7615 in 5.56 NATO, 10 round pump action rifle (My primary)<br />
Marlin 81TS in .22LR, 17 round bolt action rifle<br />
A .177 Air rifle</p>
<p>I am currently saving for a shotgun, IAC Model 87 which is a lever action shotgun with a 5 round tube mag, totally legit in Australia. It&#8217;s the shotgun Arnold has in Terminator: Judgement Day. It&#8217;s china build quality, but the highest cap, quickest action available to me. Look it up on YouTube and you&#8217;ll find a video of some guy who has become incredibly fast at it. When I get out of university, I will start attending my pistol range once again and keep my attendance up, I&#8217;ll probably go for a 1911 variant chambered in .38 Super.</p>
<p>I also have various china/eBay &#8216;<a href="http://www.undeadreport.com/zombie-apocalypse-survival-gear/">samurai swords</a>,&#8217; knives, a long pole.</p>
<h3>The American Option</h3>
<p>Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;d get if I was in America,</p>
<p><a rel="ibox" href="http://www.undeadreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/z-m.jpg"><img class="right" src="http://www.undeadreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/z-m.jpg" alt="Z M Rifle with Grenade Launcher" width="400" /></a>Some kind of ar15 variant, I&#8217;ve never really looked into the brands because I have no hope of actually picking one up. If I had the option, then I&#8217;d take an m4 any day or failing that a burst fire or full auto sear will suffice.</p>
<p>I love 1911s, and would probably pick one up in .45acp however the relatively low mag count and functionality isn&#8217;t very convincing. But on a more practicality based recommendation I would suggest a full sized Glock in any chambering, some of the benefits are a higher capacity magazines, safety that doesn&#8217;t have to be disengaged manually as such and thus pretty much in condition 1 or other words ready to rock and roll anytime, it&#8217;s also lightweight and cheap to buy.</p>
<p>And to round it off, you need some kind of <a href="http://www.undeadreport.com/zombie-apocalypse-survival-gear/">back up melee weapon</a>; I&#8217;d suggest some kind of war axe with a spike on the top. I think these three weapons are enough to get you by; carrying more than one long arm and sidearm is ridiculous. You have a reasonable level of stopping power will these selections, keep in mind that your targets will not go down easily from being wounded, they will only stop from the  quintessential headshot, so having the biggest calibre you can possibly shoot will not help at all, nor will a knife and a sword is unlikely. Try not to add too many accessories to your guns, sure all the add-ons look awesome but you really need to keep it light weight as possible, having said that a spotlight and quality sling is an absolutely necessity in my opinion.</p>
<p>Ok now you&#8217;re thinking these sounds like boring suggestions, everybody has one right? Think about it, that is exactly why you want one. Spare parts, magazines, ammo, knowledge, aftermarket support are all extremely plentiful. As you can see they can reasonably satisfy all the prerequisites mentioned above.</p>
<p>This all is of course dependent on whether Zombies are actually going to eventuate, logical? Not really, doubtful? Yes, possible? My logic also yes! but I&#8217;m terrified of zombies and thus I&#8217;ve given them some consideration in preparing my bug-out bag and home survival kit, which is catered for all situations, from earth quakes, floods, black outs, biological outbreaks etc. You should be prepared for almost any situation and ensure that you&#8217;re always aware.</p>
<p>But remember these are merely tools. Your most useful tool, weapon and advantage is your brain.<br />
Hope this was helpful!</p>
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		<title>Real Zombies Ignored by Media around Halloween</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zombie Hunter Sam</dc:creator>
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No Halloween tricks here, only treats.
Keen readers will note that suspected zombie activity exists, and is often overlooked by the press.
Man punches suspected zombie, flees
IOWA CITY, Iowa
Iowa City police are investigating an early morning assault [on October 26th] in which a man accused another of being a zombie, then punched him twice. Police said the [...]]]></description>
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<p>No Halloween tricks here, only treats.</p>
<p>Keen readers will note that suspected zombie activity exists, and is often overlooked by the press.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20091025/NEWS/91025007/1001/ " target="_blank"><strong>Man punches suspected zombie, flees</strong></a></p>
<p>IOWA CITY, Iowa</p>
<blockquote><p>Iowa City police are investigating an early morning assault [on October 26th] in which a man accused another of being a zombie, then punched him twice. Police said the assault occurred at 1:17 a.m. Sunday at an Iowa City restaurant south of the University of Iowa campus.</p>
<p>A man was ordering food when he was approached by another man who called him a zombie, then hit him in the eye. When the victim tried to call police on his cell phone, the man punched him again, breaking his nose.</p>
<p>The man then ran out a back door.</p>
<p>The victim was taken by ambulance to a hospital.</p></blockquote>
<p>It would appear the aggressor here has been on high alert. If you&#8217;re going to attack or defend yourself from suspected zombies, you had better make sure you have the full legal right to defend yourself from personal and property harm.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.canada.com/life/Dead+baby+wakes+funeral+wake/1878265/story.html" target="_blank">Dead baby wakes up for his funeral wake</a></strong></p>
<blockquote><p>A baby boy born 16 weeks prematurely was declared dead by doctors at a hospital in Paraguay only to wake up in time for his funeral wake hours later.</p>
<p>&#8220;Initially, the baby didn&#8217;t move, he practically didn&#8217;t have any respiratory reflexes, nor did we hear a heartbeat and, as a result, we declared a premature fetus of 24 weeks dead,&#8221; Weber told Reuters Television.</p>
<p>The family was given a death certificate and a cardboard box with the baby&#8217;s name scribbled on the outside which served as a makeshift coffin.</p>
<p>But when the family took him from the hospital to prepare him for his funeral, the unbelievable happened.</p>
<p>&#8220;I opened the box and took the baby out and he cried. I got scared and I said &#8220;the baby&#8217;s crying&#8221; &#8230; and then he started moving his arms, his legs and I got scared, we got very scared,&#8221; said one member of the family, Liliana Alvarenga.</p>
<p>Hours after the baby&#8217;s death had been declared he was found to be alive. The hospital has begun an investigation and the baby is now in a stable condition in an incubator.</p></blockquote>
<p>Presumably, he was transferred to another hospital where his condition was upgraded to &#8220;alive&#8221;.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/05/pet-turtle-disease.html" target="_blank">Pet Turtle Disease Could Spread to Humans</a></strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Oct. 5, 2009 &#8212; A researcher has identified the first Australian case of a captive turtle being infected with a highly contagious disease, which has the potential to spread to humans.</p>
<p>Debbie Bannan, a second year veterinary science student from James Cook University in Townsville, said she discovered the disease on an Emydura macquarii, a common species of pet turtle, which was brought to a vet clinic where she was volunteering.</p>
<p>She said the turtle presented with a lesion on its front forelimb, which they thought was an isolated inflammation of the bone and could be treated by amputating its limb and flipper.</p>
<p>&#8220;It started to rehabilitate really well,&#8221; said Bannan. &#8220;But three months after that it rapidly went downhill and reluctantly we had to euthanize it.&#8221;</p>
<p>Bannan said when they conducted a post-mortem, they found the turtle had a bacterial disease, called mycobacterium, that had spread throughout its entire body.</p>
<p>&#8220;Mycobacterium is much like staph on human skin, and it can be carried by lots of animals.&#8221;</p>
<p>The bacterium isn&#8217;t pathogenic until it enters the body, through air passages, cuts or the intestines, she said.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Lastly, a terribly misinformed scientific perspective of zombies.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2009/10/31/life/doc4aeb7f79b3e9f497540166.txt" target="_blank">Shoemaker: Zombie doomsday scenario is just illogical</a> </strong></p>
<blockquote><p>The causes for reanimated flesh are varied and sometimes completely undefined. No matter, the end result is the same — an ever-quickening spread of walking dead consuming and converting the living to their cannibalistic ways.</p>
<p>We all know that zombies eat brains. It’s what they crave. It’s what motivates them to ceaselessly stalk the living and rip them to shreds in an attempt to open their skulls to get to the savory gray matter inside. Further, we know that any injury caused by one of these creatures — be it a bite or a mere scratch — is enough to turn a human into a zombie.</p>
<p>Yet, we also know that the only way to permanently disable a zombie (to kill one, as it were) is to shoot it in the head, or decapitate it, or cause enough trauma to the cranium so as to destroy the brain. Burning works well, too.</p>
<p>Do you now see the lack of logic behind the zombies-overrunning-humanity scenario? If zombies eat brains, and the destruction of the brain is the only thing to kill a zombie, then how could zombie-itis ever sweep over humanity and wipe them out? Motivated only for the neuro-smorgasboard that the living are to them, zombies would be negating their own spread by destroying potential zombies in their feeding frenzy.</p></blockquote>
<p><img class="right" title="sam-zk-1" src="http://www.undeadreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/sam-zk-1.jpg" alt="sam-zk-1" width="280" /> Well put professor, but we&#8217;re on the lookout for aggressive, crazed, highly infectuous and potentially lethal, very alive humans. They have no taste for brains, only a taste of madness. However, I bet your brains are delicious.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukri" target="_blank">taken to wearing my kukri around town</a> more often, strapped to my thigh. It&#8217;s easier to claim &#8220;religious use&#8221; than a firearm.</p>
<p>I was asked on the Red Bar Radio show &#8220;how much have I spent so far on something that doesn&#8217;t exist&#8221;.</p>
<p><strong>Not enough.</strong></p>
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		<title>The Undead Report on Red Bar Radio Again!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zombie Hunter Sam</dc:creator>
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More shock, more horror, more psychotic zombie paranoia!
The Undead Report will be on Red Bar Radio&#8217;s Hallowe&#8217;en show again. Last year was a great time, much zombie survival advice was dispensed, and killing tactics were planned.
Tune in Friday, October 30th at 3PM CST!
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<p>More shock, more horror, more psychotic zombie paranoia!</p>
<p>The Undead Report will be on Red Bar Radio&#8217;s Hallowe&#8217;en show again. <a href="http://www.undeadreport.com/2008/10/undead-report-on-red-bar-radio/">Last year was a great time</a>, much zombie survival advice was dispensed, and killing tactics were planned.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://redbarradio.com/tv" target="_blank">Tune in Friday</a>, October 30th at 3PM CST</strong>!</p>
<p>Red Bar Radio is an Internet radio comedy talk show in Chicago. They are running a Hallowe&#8217;en show on October 30th, and The Undead Report&#8217;s Zombie Hunter Sam is one of the guests.</p>
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<p>That&#8217;s a photo of zombies waiting outside the studio! Man I hate zombies.</p>
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<p>The show has a live webcam and chat, so you can interact while the show is airing, with a podcast to follow. If you have anything you&#8217;d like to hear discussed, ranted or destroyed, please post a comment. You can listen to Red Bar Radio LIVE on Friday, October 30th at 3PM CST by going to <a href="http://redbarradio.com/tv" target="_blank">http://redbarradio.com/tv</a>.<br />
Replays are available any time by going to <a href="http://redbarradio.com" target="_blank">http://redbarradio.com</a></p>
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		<title>Choose Your Own Zombie Preparedness!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zombie Hunter Sam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It&#8217;s Halloween time, when the veil is thinnest betwixt the land of the living, the land of the dead, and especially the land for those who walk between the lands. Zombies. Get out there, keep your guard up, aim for the head, and remember your double tap.
Zombie theatre has been done,  &#8221;Zombieland&#8221; hosted zombie [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="left" title="z-a-c" src="http://www.undeadreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/z-a-c.jpg" alt="z-a-c" width="330" /> It&#8217;s Halloween time, when the veil is thinnest betwixt the land of the living, the land of the dead, and especially the land for those who walk between the lands. Zombies. Get out there, keep your guard up, aim for the head, and remember your double tap.</p>
<p>Zombie theatre has been done,  &#8221;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=326897&amp;id=275772200633&amp;ref=mf" target="_blank">Zombieland</a>&#8221; hosted zombie walks across the country, but now it&#8217;s time for some scary new interactivity. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zombies-Attack-Chicago-NWaC/163830673416" target="_blank">Zombies Attack Chicago</a> is a live interactive event incorporating mixed media, make-up, special effects, and stage violence.  Based on the film genre, this production of Chicago&#8217;s <a href="http://nothingwithoutacompany.com/current-projects.php" target="_blank">Nothing Without a Company</a> propels the audience into a zombie movie.  Through a series of “Choose Your Own Adventure” incidents, the audience must decide how to weather the onslaught of the undead. How will you survive a night of the living dead?</p>
<h3>UPDATE:</h3>
<p>It&#8217;s good. It&#8217;s fun. And it&#8217;s at a bar, so you&#8217;ll have plenty of opportunity to make booze-soaked poor decisions to determine the fate of you and those around you. You won&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going on, who&#8217;s who, or even if you yourself are a zombie. No two performances are alike! Good luck surviving it.</p>
<p>It should also be mentioned the building it takes place in is known for haunts and a trouble, slightly murdery / death filled past.</p>
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<p>$15<br />
The Spot 4437 N. Broadway Ave.<br />
South of the Wilson Redline &#8220;L&#8221; stop.<br />
Every Friday in October, 7:30 pm</p>
<p><strong>Keep reading for a special deal for Undead Report readers!</strong></p>
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<p>You want horror, you got it. Zombies Attack Chicago is a live interactive event incorporating mixed media, make-up, special effects, and stage violence. Blood, gore, horror, scary Halloween shenanigans, what more could one ask for? How about bringing a friend to revel in the violence?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132375677439" target="_blank">ZAC Facebook Event Listing</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zombies-Attack-Chicago-NWaC/163830673416?ref=ts" target="_blank">ZAC Facebook Fan Page</a></p>
<h3>Tell them &#8220;Bud&#8221; sent you for 2-for-1 tickets!</h3>
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		<title>Undead Report featured on Attack of the Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zombie Hunter Sam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It&#8217;s about time people took this stuff seriously.
The Undead Report was featured in G4 TV&#8217;s Attack of the Show&#8217;s Blogwatch segment, &#8220;Best Cataclysmic Zombie Apocalypse Blogs&#8221;. The pending zombie apocalypse is no laughing matter! At around 1:07, you&#8217;ll see Sam on watch, a pic from this post. Want to buy the stuff you saw [...]]]></description>
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<p>The Undead Report was featured in G4 TV&#8217;s Attack of the Show&#8217;s Blogwatch segment, &#8220;Best Cataclysmic Zombie Apocalypse Blogs&#8221;. The pending zombie apocalypse is no laughing matter! At around 1:07, you&#8217;ll see Sam on watch, a pic from <a href="http://www.undeadreport.com/2009/07/zombies-thrill-chicago/">this post</a>. Want to buy the stuff you saw on the show? Check out the <a href="http://www.undeadreport.com/zombie-apocalypse-survival-gear/">Zombie Weapons and Gear Store</a>, support this site and purchase <a href="http://www.undeadreport.com/zombie-targets/">man woman and child zombie targets</a>, or just play some <a href="http://www.undeadreport.com/arcade/">zombie hunting Flash games</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/index.html" target="_blank">Attack of the Show</a></p>
<p>Also check out the <a href="http://zombieresearch.org/" target="_blank">Zombie Research Society</a> &#8212; doctors and scientists performing zombie research and hypotheses. Transmission via mosquito? stay informed. They maintain an excellent <a href="http://zombieresearch.net/" target="_blank">zombie science blog</a>.</p>
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		<title>Early Apocalypse Survival Mistakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zombie Hunter Sam</dc:creator>
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S#it just hit the fan. The zombies have come. The infection has spread. They&#8217;re neither fast, nor slow, but they do attack and they do kill, and the infection is spreading, and you probably can&#8217;t tell the infected from survivors until it&#8217;s too close or too late. This is the moment you haven&#8217;t been adequately [...]]]></description>
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<p>S#it just hit the fan. The zombies have come. The infection has spread. They&#8217;re neither fast, nor slow, but they do attack and they do kill, and the infection is spreading, and you probably can&#8217;t tell the infected from survivors until it&#8217;s too close or too late. This is the moment you haven&#8217;t been adequately planning for.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s go raid the gun store! No, let&#8217;s go hit the military base that just happens to be in my city! Screw it, let&#8217;s get out of town. FAIL. There will be no gun store, the military base will shoot anyone within 100 yards, and every road will be blocked.  Luckily, <a href="http://www.cracked.com/article/126_5-popular-zombie-survival-tactics-that-will-get-you-killed/" target="_blank">the fellows over at Cracked</a> have already thought of why your plan will fail. Here&#8217;s a counterpoint.</p>
<p><strong>#5 &#8212; The gun store / military base run.</strong></p>
<p>Cracked has it spot on here &#8212; you&#8217;re not going to be able to run to the gun store when things get bad, and if you can, expect to be met by many other people and the store owners. With that many guns, it won&#8217;t just be the infected getting hit. Stock up before hand, and if there are no firearms in your region (or they&#8217;re even  banning knives), you had better be damned creative, or else be really accurate with your stone throwing. Your best advice is to run and bash in some brains while wearing some biological protective gear.</p>
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<p><strong>#4 &#8212; Leave town. </strong></p>
<p>Seeing as around 50% of the population now lives in urban areas, you can expect the roads out will be crowded and moving slower than an LA rush hour in a snow storm. Cities also breed filth, infection and disease. Expect zombie infection and attacks to be at an abnormally high level in a metropolitan area. You will have a very short time before you are attacked, infected, or caught by angry mobs or survivors. If you find yourself caught, stay put temporarily, then wade through the madness. Stick to back roads, but not so remote as to be slaughtered by gangs or bands of survivors.</p>
<p><strong>#3 &#8212; Fortify your defenses. </strong></p>
<p>If you&#8217;re making do in that urban stronghold, it won&#8217;t last forever. In the rare instance that you have a bomb shelter, congratulations as you are in the top percentile of likely survivors. Most of us are apartment or common home dwellers, and such luxuries are unavailable. If you can support yourself for about a month, you may have an edge to ride off the initial infection and retaliation stages, but after that you will need to resettle and re-secure the area. While Cracked is using undead as their zombies, in reality the zombies are alive, can and will move about, passing infection to other areas as they run out of food and aggressors.  You will need to cordon off and fortify the rest of your area, not just your dwelling.</p>
<p><strong> #2 &#8212; Use melee weapons when possible.</strong></p>
<p>Cracked has it spot on &#8212; you don&#8217;t want blood and infected flesh getting on or near your person, even if you have a biological contaminant resistant suit. Max Brooks is just foolish when he says to use blades or staffs when possible &#8212; you want the infected to be as distant from you as possible when they die. Carry a fireaxe, kukri, aluminum bat, staff or other strong blade on your person for emergencies and close quarters, but be proficient with that firearm first. You will most likely be able to fight through or evade most attacks before they happen. Remember to always put distance between you and any aggressor. Distance = safety.</p>
<p><strong> #1 &#8212; Always aim for the head.</strong></p>
<p>Headshots will permanently disable your aggressor, though you are targeting a much smaller and harder to hit area. Center of mass will still work against the infected. Severing limbs will slow them down and blood loss will eventually kill them.  An automatic weapon will serve as a morale booster and can plant several center of mass shots, but it will burn through ammo if you&#8217;re not careful. If you have a headshot, take it to kill and conserve ammo, but certainly you can puncture a heart and lungs and kill them that way. Distance first, then destruction.</p>
<p>Thanks again Cracked, for pointing things out to a wide audience, though remember, we will be fighting &#8220;new&#8221; zombies.</p>
<p><strong>And now some teaser info</strong>:<br />
There&#8217;s a new breed of zombie interaction coming to Chicago. <strong>Zombies Attack Chicago</strong> is a live interactive event incorporating mixed media, make-up, special effects, and stage violence. Think of it as an interactive  &#8220;Chose Your Own Adventure&#8221;.<br />
Every October Friday, $15 @ The Spot 4437 N. Broadway Ave, South of the Wilson Redline. More information soon, and special deals for my lovely Undead Report readers.</p>
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