Odds ‘n Sods:

Geoff S. sent: Farm Thieves Target Grapes, and Even Bees

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A final reminder that the deadline for the Ready Made Resources Preparedness Video Contest is July 26th. Instructional (nonfiction) videos on any topic related to family preparedness are sought. The prizes are a brand new Rock Rivers Arms (RRA) Elite Comp M4 (AR-15 series compatible ) complete Barreled Upper Receiver and a Trijicon Reflex sight with a combined retail value of more than $1,400. Please keep your privacy in mind when you create your videos. (Don’t mention any surnames or towns). You may post up to three videos to YouTube for consideration in the judging. Videos up to 10 minute long that are your original work that are already posted to YouTube are also eligible for the judging. To enter, e-mail the URL for video(s) to: grisrob@gmail.com. Do not send the videos themselves or links to videos stored at other web sites. Only nonfiction videos that you post to YouTube are eligible. The creator of the best video will win a brand new a brand new complete Rock Rivers Arms (RRA) Elite Comp M4 (AR-15 series compatible ) Barreled Upper Receiver and a Trijicon Reflex sight. The deadline or posting videos is July 26th. The video judged best will be announced in early August.

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Confused motives?: An anti-jihadist jihad by a freemason in Norway? Something is not right with this story, and there are obviously some key facts about Breivik missing in the press reports. Obviously, a true “Christian” would not have done this! And who were the accomplices that helped him? (The likelihood of it being a truly solo endeavor is slim.) Just like the never-located John Doe #2 from the Oklahoma City bombing, I suspect that only the approved story will ever be publicized. Oh, and BTW, the liberal pundits (who wasted no time to dance in the blood) falsely claimed that firearms are the “weapons of choice” for terrorists. They aren’t. Bombs are. In fact, statistics show that on average, bombs and flame weapons are much more efficient at quickly killing lots of people, than guns. This has been the case time and time again in the modern era, dating back to 1927. The incident in Norway was unusual, in that the terrorist used both a bomb and then guns, but by choosing unarmed victims that were isolated on an island, bullets accounted for more lives than did his bomb. And the plot thickens: An altered Facebook page?

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F.J. sent this, over at The Art of Manliness: Five Unexpected Skills Needed on an Ultra-Backpacking Adventure

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Karen P. Sent this tale of being in the wrong place at the wrong time: Gas tanker truck crashes near Saugus; driver dies