Odds ‘n Sods:

Reader Adam W. sent us a piece about a very expensive lesson in OPSEC: On December 9, 2011, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a residential burglary. A list of the stolen property includes:
7,000 – 1 ounce 2011 American Silver Eagles Coins in plastic sleeves
12 – [$1,000 face value] bags of 1920-1963 Silver Coins at 5, 10, and 25 cents
15 – South Africa Krugerrands,
20 – 10 pound bars of silver,
20 – 5 pound bars of silver,
30 – American Gold Eagles with Canadian Maple Leaves
10 ounce and 6 ounce bars of silver with Johnson Matthey and Engelhard stamps
$80,000 cash in bank envelopes

JWR’s Comment: It sounds like the burglars knew exactly where to go. It is time for the police to interview their maid…

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Yishai suggested a piece by way of Instapundit: Gingrich’s Worthy Brain Pulse: An electromagnetic pulse attack is not a fanciful notion.

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G.G. sent this: Many in U.S. Are Arrested by Age 23, Study Finds

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J. McC. mentioned an article about maggot therapy for wounds.

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AmEx (American Expat) forwarded a piece by Marcin Jakubowski: Open-Sourced Blueprints For Civilization