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Odds 'n Sods:
Reader KAF suggested this piece over at Pajamas Media: Ask
Dr.
Helen: Preparing for Disaster — Prudent or Paranoid? It sounds like
she
might
have been reading SurvivalBlog.
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Steve N. flagged this article: Iran
threatens to shut Gulf shipping lanes
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Eric sent us this piece on the significance of "local" produce: Supermarket
Chains Narrow Their
Sights
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A reader e-mailed me to ask: "Do you know of any GPS that has a "Scenery
mode" or
other mode that chooses back roads instead of major roads and highways, so
I can
move quickly and efficiently during a G.O.O.D. event?" This goes beyond
my expertise, since my personal research was for picking out the best model for
back-country
topographic modes, and that was four years ago. (So that technology used in
my GPS receiver is now practically obsolete.) Can anyone make a detailed recommendation?
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Speaking of GPS, here is a lesson on over-reliance on gee-whiz navigation
devices, and leaving common sense at home: Convoy
rescued after GPS led
them to Utah cliff.
