Odds ‘n Sods:

U.K. Prime Minister Wants to Ban Encrypted Messaging. – J.C.

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Biometrics coming to a cash register near you… just check this out. – RBS

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More from the country of “Men without chests” – Teenage boy finds shotguns and ‘15,000 bullets’ while playing with metal detector in wasteland near his home. – JBG

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CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Calls Charlie Hebdo Terrorists “Activists”. – T.P.

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SurvivalBlog reader S.D. let us know that many items needed for storage, later use, or even barter can be found on the end caps for 88 cents at Walmart. Items included 4oz Tussin, Mucous Relief, Triple Antibiotic ointment, 2 pack Chap Ice, Sleep Aid, Acetomeniphen, Ibuprophen, Anti Diarrea tabs, Muscle Rub, Pregnancy test kits, wrist-knee-and hand support wraps, aspirin, childrens 81mg aspirin, laxatives, enemas, band-aids, hydrocortisone cream, and many more items you will want to keep at home or in the car and especially for SHTF possible futures.