Odds ‘n Sods:

The Food Crisis of 2010. (Thanks to F.J. for the link.)

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Also from F.J.: Coleman Quad Lantern. [JWR Notes: I suspect that these are made in Mainland China, so buyer beware!)

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Dave B. mentioned another good reason to store extra fuel: Fuel imports into France surge as protests imperil transportation.

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SurvivalBlog’s correspondent David in Israel mentioned: “A good link for everyone is SpaceWeather.com. It is a good way to get your radio prop reports and also track flares which might damage satellites or power grids. There is a new solar flare coming, it will probably just make HF carry better via ionospheric skip. Get out your 10 meter band sets and see what you can do.”