Odds ‘n Sods:

Joseph L. sent a news item to file under “Emerging Threats”: Police impersonators carry out string of robberies: Crimes involve robbers posing as plainclothes officers, immigration agents.

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Camping Survival (one of our loyal advertisers) has just announced a great new product. It is a combination flashlight, electric firestarter, magnetic tool, and wound cauterizer (The latter by qualified medical personal only.) Since these are just past the prototype stage, the price tag is fairly high.

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SurvivalBlog readers in Norway will find this of interest: A paramedic in Norway, offers advanced emergency medical training (also wilderness/remote medicine and mountain/expedition medicine) as well as emergency medical care for expeditions and other individuals who might need aid. He teaches his courses in English, Norwegian and German.

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Steve M. spotted this news story: Use of wood stoves on rise in U.S. (The US EPA is planning new rules.)