Odds ‘n Sods:

China’s control of rare-earth metals poses risk to U.S. solar future.

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Rourke spotted this: Inexpensive perimeter alarm. Keep in mind that those units are NOT weatherproof, so they should be installed in weatherproof enclosures, and buy plenty of spares!

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The Queensland Floods: Next shock will be high food prices

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James C. recommended this videotaped interview with Dimitri Orlov: “America Will Collapse”. It should come as no surprise to SurvivalBlog readers that Orlov predicts very high crime rates and that country dwellers will fare better than urbanites. He calls the collapse unavoidable, and urges people to prepare and develop a sense of community.