Odds ‘n Sods:

Ian R. sent this one: How Weather Impacts the Dinner Table

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AmEx (American Expat) sent this: Decision time for researchers of deadly bird flu

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Also from AmEx: Special Report: Towns go dark with post office closings. This is of particular concern for those of us who live way out in the hinterboonies.

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Some sage advice from Ol’ Remus: Preps.

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Bryan E. sent a link to this not-so-new “Russian Inwention”: The AK-12. The latest incarnation of the reliable Kalashnikov action, quite predictably now wearing a Picatinny Rail.