Odds ‘n Sods:

A tip of the hat to Eric for sending this: The other dark meat: Raccoon is making it to the table

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Heather sent us this: Rice prices ‘could rise sharply’

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Tim L. suggested this article by one of my heroes, Dr. Walter Williams: Congress’ Financial Mess. And for more of the Big Picture, see this article at Bob Chapman’s The International Forecaster: The Smell Of Panic In The Air For The Economy. (A hat tip to Bryan for the link.) And for other economic news, Cheryl kindly sent us all these items: The U.S. Economy is Being Marched to the Gallows (Predictions of Hyperinflation, Dollar Decline and Civil Unrest) — Near Panic in Markets Over Fears of Further US Bank Write-DownsMerrill Lynch Reports Record $15 Billion 4th Quarter LossAnother Fall in US Consumer Prices Sparks Fears of DeflationUnsold Cars Pile Up Around the WorldIEA Cuts Oil Demand ForecastsCitiGroup Splits in Two – $8.3 Billion LossBofA Gets $138 Billion Bailout After First Loss in 17 YearsTreasuries Fall on BofA BailoutBailed Out Wall Street Helps Float Obama InaugurationBank of China VP Warns of Fresh Financial CrisisBread Misery Index (from The Mogambo Guru, $50 Billion Zimbabwe dollars buys two loaves of bread)

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The Western Rifle Shooters Association (WRSA) has scheduled another excellent Grid-Down Medical Course. This one will be held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on February 7th & 8th. If you attend, be sure to wear your SurvivalBlog hat or T-shirt, and you might meet some fellow SurvivalBlog readers!

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Jason alerted us to this amazing piece by commentator Michelle Malkin: Buy a house, get citizenship?! Yes, it’s true