From the New York Times: Rise in Ethanol Raises Concerns About Corn as a Food [1]. The article begins: “Renewing concerns about whether there will be enough corn to support the demand for both fuel and food, a new study has found that ethanol plants could use as much as half of America’s corn crop next year.”
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Any readers that live in Montana should be aware of an “anti-hoarding/anti-price gouging” [2] bill that is currently in hearings at the state senate. Call your state senators! (A tip of the hat to Phil at the Random Nuclear Strikes blog [3] for publicizing this Nanny State do-gooder meddling.)
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SF in Hawaii sent us a link for “a place (not necessarily the least expensive) to buy Bosun whistles” [4].You might also check the prices at Boaters World [5]. (One of our Affiliate advertisers [6].) OBTW, they also sell other emergency signaling equipment (including air horns and smoke/flare pyrotechnics) that might be useful ashore, for a survival retreat.