Here come the CMEs: Sun Unleashes ‘Spectacular’ & Powerful Eruption. Oh, and speaking of CMEs: NASA’s Solar Shield to Protect Power Grids From Sun Storms
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F.J. mentioned this over at Instructables: Paracord Strap Wrap. (That is just one example of the dozens of preparedness-oriented how-to project articles you’ll find there.)
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California, the state built on gold prospecting, is set to outlaw … gold prospecting. (Thanks to G.P. for the link.)
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SurvivalBlog’s Field Gear Editor Pat Cascio wrote to give an update on the OC-1 knife that he designed, in collaboration with custom knife maker Brian Wagner. Pat reports: “We were in talks with CRKT to produce a factory version with them. However, the collaboration didn’t work out on this design but we are making a new fixed blade fighting knife that CRKT will probably produce, called the OC-2. I don’t have a sample in-hand, yet – but hope to in about a month. In the meantime, the OC-1 can be had in a custom, hand made version from Brian Wagner of Okuden Knives for $350 if any SurvivalBlog readers are interested. Brian doesn’t have any in-stock at the moment, but will have some on-hand very soon. So, if any SurvivalBlog readers are interested in owning a custom version of the OC-1 they should contact Brian Wagner at: (253) 906-5306. He will also have photos of the OC-1 available if anyone wants to see what they look like.”
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M.M. suggested this interesting albeit biased piece: A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself. (In case you might be wondering: Yes, I’m one of those global warming deniers, and some think I should be tattooed for it.)