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Odds 'n Sods:
Reader Tim L. suggested economist
Roger Garrison's lecture (MP3 file) titled "The
Great Depression". Time notes: "It is very illuminating since it explains
why booms and busts happen and also why the Great Depression was much worse than
it had to be."
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David B. recommend this brief but telling article: Outrage
in New Hampshire Over Power Outages
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Ron S. pointed us to a great post by Mike Vanderboegh on the importance of
having enough ammo for an extended firefight close at hand, already
on stripper clips. Those should of course be stored in ammo
cans with gasketed lids, but Mike's point is a good one--you don't want to
fumbling around with loose ammo from cardboard boxes once bullets start flying
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Three pieces of gloomy economic news, courtesy of Jean in England: Up
to fifteen retail giants to go bust next month -- IMF's
warning to Britain: Bailouts will need to double to prevent economic collapse -- End
of the Eldorado dream: A plunging pound and property crash have left thousands
of expat Britons on the breadline
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This is the last day for BulletProoofME's SurvivalBlog-only
special. The 30%-off special is $580
for the mil-spec Interceptor Outer Tactical Vest. The similar sale that
they ran last year for SurvivalBlog exceedingly large response. This special
pricing is only available because of a military contract overrun. Note that
they are running low on inventory this time around. All items will be first
come, first served. The sale ends at midnight tonight. (December 22nd.)
