Odds ‘n Sods:

Secret Contacts between Taliban and Karzai Helped Erode U.S.-Afghan Relations – B.R.

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This is a pretty simple article with quite a bit of background on grid blackouts that concludes by saying that the stimulus-funded efficiency improvements in the US grid make it more vulnerable to attacks by hackers. – Elaine

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G.P. sent in this article (video included) show how drought is a growing problem in California.

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Zerogov recently ran an article on how to decrease your electronic footprint in regards to cellular phones, but my thinking lies with Militialaw. Why do we subject ourselves to this nonsense… Oh yeah, March madness…

“Meanwhile, the Ukrainians are walking in George Washington’s footsteps and don’t even know it.”

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PRUDEN: The question to haunt the West – P.M.