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Odds 'n Sods:
KAF recommended this: Documentary
shows tough reality of doctors in war. (Warning:
Not for children or for the squeamish!)
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Cheryl N. sent us yet another raft
of economic news and commentary: Stagflation
Becoming Economic Reality, FDIC
Admits Short-Term Loans Might
Be Needed, The
Building
Storm: Gold, the Dollar and Inflation, WAMU
The Killer Bank, US
Thrifts Lost $5.4bn in 2Q, Second Largest Ever, Bankruptcy
Filings Near 1M in Past 12 Months; Up Almost 30%, Economic
Depression: Who
Will Suffer Least?,
Credit
Crunch: It's Just The Beginning Of The End, Private
Foreign Investors Dump US Debt, and Bankruptcies
Soar for Senior Citizens. OBTW, in recognition of her many hours of tireless
research, I think that it
is time that we elevate Cheryl to "Economics Editor", and send her
some more free
books.
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An friend that is an American ex-pat wrote to ask about the EcoloBlue
water generator. Do any
SurvivalBlog readers have first-hand experience with one of these? I'm curious
about how much current they draw, and their maintenance requirements. If they
are indeed practical and low maintenance, then they might make sense for someone
that lives in an area with plentiful sunshine (and excess photovoltaic power
capacity)
and
a shortage of drinking water. Buying one of these is beyond my budget, but
perhaps not for some SurvivalBlog readers.
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Hurricane Gustav was downgraded to a Category 2 tropical storm, but it still
packed a wallop: Hundreds
of thousands lose power as Gustav pounds coast
