Odds ‘n Sods:

“Bee Prepared” sent us this article from The Guardian: Honeybee deaths reaching crisis point. One in three of UK’s honeybees did not survive winter and spring. Pollination of fruit and vegetables is at risk.

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From a farm bulletin, courtesy of reader MK: ShadeTreeConversions.net.

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Cheryl N. found this: Merrill Lynch: Credit Crisis is Broad, Deep and Global

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Cheryl N. also sent this, from Trident Military: World Camouflage Catalog. It makes handy reference.

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Also from Cheryl N.: US Home Foreclosures Increase 55% and Estimated 1,300 Houses Foreclosed in California Every Day