Odds ‘n Sods:

 Reader N.L. spotted this useful article at the Backwoods Home magazine web site: Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years. (BTW, I consider a subscription to Backwoods Home magazine for families that are seeking genuine self-sufficiency.)

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Eric flagged this Wall Street Journal piece: Bumpy Crop: Farming’s Sudden Feasts and Famines, As Grain Prices Rise and Fall and Perhaps Rise Again, Growers Struggle to Navigate a New Age of Volatility and High Costs

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The Werewolf (SurvivalBlog’s correspondent in Brazil) must have been thinking about the snow-bound Great White North when he spotted this snow bike and sent us the link.

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The Economatrix sent all these: Wall Street Makes Gains as GMAC Gets $5 Billion LifelineUS Confidence Sinks to Record LowsHome Prices in 20 Cities Drop 18% in October AloneHoliday Sales Drop to Force Bankruptcies, ClosingsJapan Banks May Get $110 Billion BailoutNew Thai PM Warns of Shattered EconomyUK Workers to Face Layoffs and Pay Cuts in 2009Crackdown on Hedge Funds After MadoffCelente: Top Trends 2009People Pulling Up to Pawn Shops Today are Driving BMWs and CadillacsAnnus Horribilis 2009