Odds ‘n Sods:

Entire Town of Wenden [Arizona] Underwater After Storm. (Thanks to FJR for the link.) Floods don’t happen often in Arizona, but when they do, they often crete some deep drama.

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Steve G. and Dane B. both mentioned this LifeHacker article: Use the Universal Edibility Test to Find Food in a Survival Situation. JWR adds this proviso: This “universal” test is not foolproof! It will not \detect many toxins, including micotoxins. And you must consider that the quantity of some plants such as poison hemlock that you ingest in “testing” might be enough to kill you!

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Robert H. alerted us to this article about the Haitian earthquake aftermath: The Coast Guard in Haiti: First Responders, in for the Long Haul. The portion of the article that describes patient triage was particularly interesting.