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Odds 'n Sods:
I'll begin with some positive news from an Australian newspaper, by way of
reader Kevin A.: Fifty Reasons
To Thank
NASA
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FerFAL (SurvivalBlog's correspondent in Argentina) recently posted some
quotes and commentary on Gabe Suarez's description of his training trip to
Argentina.
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Pamela mentioned a commercially-made
fireplace log rolling machine that speeds
the
newspaper rolling process that was described
in a SurvivalBlog article posted earlier this year.
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SurvivalBlog's Economic Editor Cheryl N. sent us another batch of economic
news and commentary: Credit
Crunch Cancer Metastasizing, US
National Debt Clock, World
Heads for Deflationary Collapse, Scramble
for Cash as Central Banks Dry Up, Lehman
Bros. Faces Korean Takeover Bid, and Credit
Crisis Financial Armageddon.
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Reader B.P. mentioned that he watched a recent television show about children
in Africa being saved from starvation by a new a new product called Plumpy'nut,
which requires no
refrigeration
and
that has two year shelf life.
B.P. notes: "I was thinking that this product would also be a good
[supplementary] food source for infant children in a SHTF scenario."
JWR's comments: Since it is a paste, it might also be useful
for anyone in rehabilitation from jaw or dental trauma, or for elderly patients
that are
sans dentures.
It is also a captivating possibility for a lightweight, compact food source
for G.O.O.D. kits.
(Although, to provide nearly complete nutrition it should probably
be supplemented with blue-green algae tablets, jerky, honey, some selected
vitamins, and a source of dietary fiber.) The only big downside I can see
is that it can't be eaten by anyone with
a peanut
allergy.
I predict
that
if
a food
packager
in the
US
were to
sell
it, it would be an ideal candidate for a BOGO arrangement,
to support an international charity.
