Odds ‘n Sods:

Over at Backwoods Home: Animal disease traceability, by Patrice Lewis

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Don in Oregon sent this: Remote Alaska to stockpile food, just in case. The state plans two food stockpiles in or near Fairbanks and Anchorage, two cities that also have military bases. Construction on the two storage facilities will begin this fall, and the first food deliveries are targeted for December. The goal is to have enough food to feed 40,000 people for up to a week, including three days of ready-to-eat meals and four days of bulk food that can be prepared and cooked for large groups. To put that number into perspective, Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage, has about 295,000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and Juneau, its third largest, about 31,000.”

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File under: Some Things Never Change: Poor In India Starve As Politicians Steal $14.5 Billion Of Food

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For just the month of September (National Preparedness Month) Ready Made Resources has announced an additional 10% off on Mountain House entrees in #10 cans, that is in addition to their standing offer of for bonus silver dimes.

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Deadliest city in America plans to disband its entire police force and fire 270 cops to deal with budget crunch. (Thanks to reader R.B.S. for the link.)