Odds ‘n Sods:

FFF mentioned this interesting forum thread: Going Off Grid in East Tennessee

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From our volunteer Economic Editor: Disheartened Wall Street Plunges For Third Straight SessionPaulson Says Troubled Assets Will Not Be PurchasedBest Buy (US #1 Consumer Electronics Co) Slashes Forecast Due To Consumer SlowdownBailout Already $3.5 Trillion; Expected To Get Much BiggerCitigroup Freezes US Home RepossessionsFannie, Freddie Ease US Mortgage PaymentsOil Falls To 20-Month LowDow Could Reach 5,000 By January 2009Gloom Commentator Gerald Celente Predicts RevolutionPossible Gun Ban/Increase Tax Creates PanicYellowstone Ski Resort For Super-Rich Files For BankruptcyUncle Sam’s Credit Line Running Out?US Unveils Mortgage Plan

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Tim K. suggested this: Unemployment by industry: Brace for Impact

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Howard in Wales been compiling a preparedness “manual” based on the US television series Jericho.