Odds ‘n Sods:

Searching for an article on how to more quickly and effectively sharpen a chainsaw (mine always seems to be a rock magnet), I found a great article in Backwoods Home magazine: Ambidextrous chainsaw filing. (BTW, be sure to look through their big on-line archive of other free articles.) I also strongly recommend subscribing to Backwoods Home. It is one of our family’s perennial favorites!

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The latest harvest from our Economic Editor: Stocks Fall On Belief Global Recession Is At Hand25% to 30% of Hedge Funds To DisappearCrude Oil and Gas Prices Tumble To Lowest In A YearDow Expected To Dive To 5,000 In 2009London Market Losses WorsenAsian Stock Markets Slide FurtherRussian Financial Crisis DeepensUS Mulls New ‘Bailout’Impact Of Recession SpreadsS&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Futures Reach ‘Limit Down’ LevelTokyo, Seoul Head Asian Market Train WreckUS Dollar Death DanceThe Economy’s Next Bogey: Consumer Belt-TighteningAnother Painful Week In The MarketsWall Street Halts Futures Trading Amid PanicDow Slides 312 Points On 79th Anniversary Of CrashBoE: Worst Financial Crisis In Human History

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“Nines” sent us this: Another Friday, Another Bank Collapse

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Susan Z. flagged a Yahoo piece: Global Economic Crisis: What the November 15 Summit Is Really About