Odds ‘n Sods:

KAF sent us this: World’s First Nuclear Bunker Turned Zero-Star Hotel Opens in Switzerland

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In a recent e-mail, SF in Hawaii mentioned: “I do not think that the bank rating agencies will adjust their ratings fast enough to tell when you should get your money out of a bank. Instead, watch the bank’s stock price.” That is good advice.

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Whenever someone wants to advertise a book on SurvivalBlog, I insist on reading it before I accept the ad. Most recently, this gave me the opportunity to read Jerry Robinson’s new book “Surviving Financial Chaos“. It as excellent. I think that this is the ideal book to put in the hands of your friends, neighbors and relatives that are not convinced that they need to prepare. Robinson’s book does a great job of both explaining te background of our nations economic predicament and describing what families need to do, to prepare.

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Jean sent us this Daily Mail headline:: ‘We must stand together’: Bush warns countries not to turn against each other as they battle to ease the financial crisis

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Here is the latest economic gloomage from Cheryl: IMF Warns Of Global Financial MeltdownPanic Selling Wipes $5 Trillion Off World SharesMorgan Stanley and Goldman Dive On Downgrade FearMorgan Stanley Loses Another $20 BillionFannie/Freddie To Buy $40 Billion A Month Of Troubled AssetsWhite House Says Markets Will Not Be Shut DownGM/Chrysler In Merger TalksWhat The Financial Crisis Means For You