Odds ‘n Sods:

Appropriate Firearms for the Beginner in troubled times.

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Yishai was the first of several readers to mention this: Pedal-powered washer could make a big difference in developing nations

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Reader Tom K. recommended the recently-released Second Edition of Nick Taleb’s book The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. This new edition includes a new section: “On Robustness and Fragility”, that ties in nicely with many articles and letters that have been posted to SurvivalBlog.

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Rescuing Injured Soldiers With An Ingenious Backpack System. (Thanks to H.A. for the link.)

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This news story is troubling: New Port Richey man had vast collection of fake IDs and uniforms, authorities say.