Odds ‘n Sods:

Glenn in Arizona mentioned that Bill Ray of The Register, draws some good practical conclusions after watching the remake of the British television series Survivors.

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The Chartist Gnome mentioned that he expects a breakdown in the current strength of the USD Index in the next few months. He wrote in a recent e-mail: “The [US] Dollar strength we saw was based on the relative weakness of the Euro, not any inherent strength in the Dollar. (Because here [in Europe] funds managers use more leverage than [is] used in the States, the [banking] crisis has hit Europe harder than it has the US.) In summary, I expect the USDI to plunge back to the low 70s, shortly. Sell Dollars, and buy gold.”

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Walter C. mentioned a thought-provoking article over at Daily Kos: The Famine of 2009

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For those of you that have “data of value” on their laptops and jump drives, download this freeware: Flash Purge

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The folks at Everlasting Seeds are offering a couple of great specials for Crops in a Can and VegiMax products.