The Army Aviator recommends upgrading the plugs on pump action shotguns with fluorescent ones. He notes: “I did this on all of my shotguns and I like the idea. I’ve never actually shot a tube empty but a couple of times it was comforting to roll the weapon and not see fluorescent yellow.”
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Take the opportunity to read (and copy) the Hirsch Report on Peak Oil before it disappears again. See: http://www.energybulletin.net/12772.html [1]
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Another entry for the “ingenious, but stupid” file, on some storm drain denizens: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060204-9999-7m4encamp.html [2]
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As previously noted, I recently finished reading the science fiction novel “Freehold” by Michael Z. Williamson [3]. Now I’ve moved on to another of his other novels, “The Weapon.” (Published by BAEN Books [4].) It is sort of a “intra-quel” storyline to Freehold. I enjoy Williamson’s writing, so I’ll be posting reviews here, on Amazon.com, and at a few other sites.
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NAIS [5] became mandatory in Texas on Monday (Feb. 13 2006), with $1,000 per day fines. Could any SurvivalBlog readers living there give us some more information? See: http://nonais.org/index.php/2006/02/04/monday-last-day-of-freedom-in-texas/?s=texas [6]
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NoNAIS.org has announced that there will be a speaker from the USDA [5] addressing NAIS [5] at Oroville, California on February 23, 2006. There will be time for questions during the meeting. See: http://nonais.org/index.php/2006/02/11/ca-usda-nais-speaker-223/ [7] Be sure to watch for announcements for similar meetings and public feedback sessions in your area. Let’s raise a ruckus!
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A South Korean study [8] shows that shopping cart handles have more germs than bathroom doorknobs. Yeech! See: http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/2/14/112554.shtml?s=he [8]. After you read this article, you will probably want to keep a bottle of hand sanitizer in your car, and one in your desk drawer at work.