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Odds 'n Sods:
I just heard that JRH Enterprises (one of our first and most loyal advertisers)
has a very limited supply of new,
genuine AN/PVS-14 night vision monoculars with Gen III tubes (complete with
ITT factory
data sheets)
on sale for $2,995.
o o o
Heather H. found this article from El Paso, Texas: Mexico
collapse unlikely: Experts say government stable despite mounting border violence.
The journalist/pianists in El Paso are obviously standing on
the soft pedal!
o o o
I hope that folks took my advice and stocked up on full capacity magazines.
It is amazing watching the prices escalate, much as I predicted. DPMS 19 round
AR-10 magazines were $26 just before the election, $40 the week after the election,
$65 two
weeks
ago,
and
$90 today.
o o o
More Gloom und Doom news and commentary, courtesy of Cheryl: Senate
GOP Blocks Extra $25 Billion in Stimulus Bill -- Central
Bank Tested as Rouble Hits Floor -- Beijing
Rocked by 26 Million Lost Jobs -- Hitachi
Set for Biggest Japanese Firm Loss -- California
Crisis Deepens; Other States to Follow? -- California
Pension Funds Close to Bankruptcy -- Bailed-Out
BofA Drops $10 Million on Superbowl -- Macy's
Cuts 7,000 Jobs, Slashes Dividends -- Workers
Scramble for Safer Jobs as Layoffs Rise -- Consumer
Spending and Incomes Fall, Savings Rise -- Treasury
Needs to Borrow $493 Billion this Quarter -- The Lag Between Cause and Effect
