Odds ‘n Sods:

Another Self-Reliance Expo will be held in Dallas, Texas, July 27-28, 2012. Their most recent event (in Colorado Springs, Colorado), was a huge success. OBTW, wear your SurvivalBlog T-shirt or hat and see who you meet.

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Michael R. suggested this scholarly piece in Science magazine: Generic Indicators for Loss of Resilience Before a Tipping Point Leading to Population Collapse

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David Nash of the excellent Shepherd School web site wrote to mention that their extensive free reference library (thousands of military and firearm manuals) has just been revamped to make it better organized.

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The staff of Radio Free Redoubt has announced TEOTWAWKI Readiness EXercise (TREX) 2012 for August 10-11-12, 2012. (Friday through Sunday.) Get involved!

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Charming news, by way of Reader J. McC.: Flame virus can hijack PCs by spoofing Windows Update