Abstract: A plurality of private civil security resources comprise, at least in part, civil security provisions, civil security facilities, and civil security provisions. Authorized beneficiaries are then provided with consideration-based access to this plurality of private civil security resources. A management system is used to manage at least the private civil security resources. Profiles of the authorized beneficiaries are at least electronically isolated from access by the management system at least while the management system is performing non-profile required tasks.

Abstract: A first party provides private civil security resources that comprise, at least in part: civil security provisions, civil security facilities, and civil security services. The first party also knowingly permits a second party to offer a product bundle that comprises at least one second party product and at least partial payment for consideration-based access to the private civil security resources. The access to the private civil security resources is provided for potential authorized beneficiaries as an incentive for the potential authorized beneficiaries to obtain the at least one second party product.

Abstract: Consideration-based private civil security subscriptions from subscribers is provided with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based access to at least transport service for at least authorized beneficiaries. Arrangements are provided for at least the transport service. This includes determining at least one pick-up location for collecting at least one authorized beneficiary by at least one vehicle and in association with a civilly-catastrophic event.

Abstract: One provides (101) a plurality of private civil defense audiovisual programs, wherein various ones of the plurality of private civil defense audiovisual programs provide private civil defense information regarding both naturally-caused and human-caused civilly-catastrophic events. Taken in the aggregate, this private civil defense information (102) comprises information regarding various elements of a proactive private civil defense posture. One or more dedicated private civil defense-themed television broadcast channels are then employed to transmit (103) these programs.

Abstract: A private civil security subscription mechanism serves to facilitate the provision of customized life-sustaining resources for corresponding authorized beneficiaries. The customization of these resources may be the based on the needs, requirements, or preferences of the subscriber, authorized beneficiary, expert, and/or another third party. The life-sustaining resources may or may not be delivered with additional non-necessity resources. A personal profile may be created to track the characterizing attributes, needs, requirements, and preferences of the authorized beneficiary and may also store information regarding the customized resources.

Abstract: A private civil security subscription mechanism serves to facilitate the provision of survival supplies for corresponding authorized beneficiaries. The survival supplies are segregated into physically interlocking sub-units. The physically interlocking sub-units of survival supplies can be fully or partially formed into a unit of supplies or can remain separate sub-units. The releasable nature of the interlocking sub-units allows the formation of the unit to be easily changed to respond to preferences and needs of the authorized beneficiary. If desired, an additional amount of supplies can be added to the unit if requested by the authorized beneficiary.

Abstract: A private civil security subscription mechanism serves to facilitate the provision of survival supplies for corresponding authorized beneficiaries. These supplies may or may not include gender-specific contents that are not specific to a given such beneficiary. These supplies can be retained and delivered as an aggregated unit or can, if desired, be parsed for storage and/or delivery purposes into smaller sub-units. Items as supplied by third parties (including the beneficiary themselves) can also be included with the survival supplies for later delivery. If desired, additional amounts of such supplies than are necessarily required to support such beneficiaries with supplies for a given authorized beneficiary being stored in a plurality of locations. The delivery process will accommodate, if desired, the use of event categorizations to direct the use of differing delivery protocols.

Abstract: A private civil security subscription mechanism serves to facilitate the provision of survival supplies for corresponding authorized beneficiaries. These supplies may or may not include gender-specific contents that are not specific to a given such beneficiary. These supplies can be retained and delivered as an aggregated unit or can, if desired, be parsed for storage and/or delivery purposes into smaller sub-units. Items as supplied by third parties (including the beneficiary themselves) can also be included with the survival supplies for later delivery. If desired, additional amounts of such supplies than are necessarily required to support such beneficiaries with supplies for a given authorized beneficiary being stored in a plurality of locations. The delivery process will accommodate, if desired, the use of event categorizations to direct the use of differing delivery protocols.

Abstract: A private civil security subscription mechanism serves to facilitate the provision of survival supplies for corresponding authorized beneficiaries. These supplies may or may not include gender-specific contents that are not specific to a given such beneficiary. These supplies can be retained and delivered as an aggregated unit or can, if desired, be parsed for storage and/or delivery purposes into smaller sub-units. Items as supplied by third parties (including the beneficiary themselves) can also be included with the survival supplies for later delivery. If desired, additional amounts of such supplies than are necessarily required to support such beneficiaries with supplies for a given authorized beneficiary being stored in a plurality of locations. The delivery process will accommodate, if desired, the use of event categorizations to direct the use of differing delivery protocols.

Abstract: A private entity provides (101), prior to a civilly-catastrophic event having occurred, at least one survival resource. This private entity then provides for holding (102) this resource in readiness to facilitate serving public members who are affected by a subsequent civilly-catastrophic event. Then, in response to the occurrence of such an event, this private entity then provides access (108) to the aforementioned survival resource by public members in exchange for governmentally-based consideration. The survival resource in question can range as desired from a modest, limited offering to a full-scale “town.” These teachings also comprise providing (102), holding, and providing access (109) to non-survival resources.

Abstract: Prior to the occurrence of an applicable civilly-catastrophic event (108), survival resources comprising at least hydration and nutritional consumables are pre-positioned (101) by a first party. A second party then offers (102) premium-based private civil security policies to candidate policy holders with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based access to these pre-positioned survival resources. When this second party receives (106) a premium for such a policy from a given policy holder, the authorized beneficiary as correspond to that policy are permitted (109) to access the pre-positioned survival resources in response to an applicable civilly-catastrophic event that occurs during a period of coverage as corresponds to that policy. The first party is then compensated (110) (for example, by the second party) with respect to such access.

Abstract: At least one transportable electric unit with survival supply items provides electrical power. Consideration-based private civil security subscriptions are accepted from subscribers with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based access to the at least one transportable electric unit.

Abstract: A floating life-sustaining facility (205) is provided (105), and consideration-based private civil security subscriptions are accepted (110) from subscribers with respect to selectively providing benefits for authorized beneficiaries with respect to the floating life-sustaining facility (205) in event of a civilly-catastrophic event. A variety of features and/or survival items may be provided in association with the floating life-sustaining facility (205), and access to the facility and/or survival items may be selectively provided for authorized beneficiaries of the subscriptions based at least in part on the type of consideration-based private civil security subscription possessed by the authorized beneficiary.

Abstract: Pre-catastrophe consideration-based private civil security subscriptions are accepted (101) from subscribers with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based rescue services for authorized beneficiaries. These authorized beneficiaries are then provided (102) with a portable apparatus that transmits wireless location information regarding their corresponding location to a provider of the civilly-catastrophic event-based rescue services. These teachings then provide for using (106) this received (105) wireless location information to facilitate maintaining a substantially immediate capability of rescuing the authorized beneficiaries in response to a civilly-catastrophic event.

Abstract: A plurality of private civil security resources are provided (101). These private civil security resources comprise, at least in part, civil security provisions, civil security facilities, and civil security provisions. Authorized beneficiaries are then provided (103) with consideration-based access to this plurality of private civil security resources.

Abstract: A waste storage device that includes a storage compartment, a toilet seat with an opening providing access to the storage compartment, and a sealing mechanism operative to isolate deposited waste events within individually sealed portions of the storage compartment. The storage compartment preferably retains a plurality of the individually sealed portions in a connected series along a length of the storage compartment. The waste storage device is useful in a process that accepts consideration-based private civil security subscriptions from subscribers with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based access to a shelter sanitation storage container, which may be the waste disposal device. The process also maintains the shelter sanitation storage container pending a need to permit continued subscription-based access to the shelter sanitation storage container.

Abstract: A transportable container is provided with at least one resource wherein the transportable container is positioned and secured at a predetermined location prior to an occurrence of a civilly-catastrophic event. Consideration-based private civil security subscriptions from subscribers are accepted with respect to providing civilly-catastrophic event-based access to the transportable container. The container may be secured at the predetermined location and is configured such that the container remains operative to provide the civilly-catastrophic event-based access relative to the predetermined location after the transportable container experiences a civilly-catastrophic event.

Abstract: A private civil security subscription mechanism serves to facilitate the provision of survival supplies for corresponding authorized beneficiaries. These supplies may or may not include gender-specific contents that are not specific to a given such beneficiary. These supplies can be retained and delivered as an aggregated unit or can, if desired, be parsed for storage and/or delivery purposes into smaller sub-units. Items as supplied by third parties (including the beneficiary themselves) can also be included with the survival supplies for later delivery. If desired, additional amounts of such supplies than are necessarily required to support such beneficiaries with supplies for a given authorized beneficiary being stored in a plurality of locations. The delivery process will accommodate, if desired, the use of event categorizations to direct the use of differing delivery protocols.

Abstract: One provides (101) a plurality of carriable containers having emergency supplies contained therein wherein each of these carriable containers is readily carriable by an average adult human. These carriable containers are then placed (103) within one or more corresponding controlled access containers as are provided at one or more publicly accessible locations (102). Prior to a triggering catastrophic event, one or more specific authorized beneficiaries are then preauthorized (104) to have catastrophic event-based access to one or more of these carriable containers. So configured, the authorized beneficiary(s) will in turn have access to the corresponding emergency supplies that are contained within the carriable container when a triggering catastrophic event occurs.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a hand covering with a pad attached thereto wherein a pad is placed in a recess on a former, and a precursor material such as liquid latex is thereafter applied to the former and pad. The precursor material is then cured to form the hand covering, which is stripped from the former and everted for use with the pad bonded thereto.