Archive for January, 2008
Super-Sized Autopsy Tables Needed For Big Corpses
January 5th, 2008More freedom fries, corn syrup and dead, cooked blood/pus hormone milk. And NutraSweet. Don’t forget that. Via: Local6: The Orange-Osceola Medical Examiner’s Office has a new addition: An autopsy table that can support 1,000 pounds. The standard used to be around 300 pounds. But more medical examiners said they need larger tables to accommodate larger […]
Video of Sleeping Guards Shakes Nuclear Industry
January 5th, 2008Via: Washington Post: Kerry Beal was taken aback when he discovered last March that many of his fellow security guards at the Peach Bottom nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania were taking regular naps in what they called “the ready room.” When he spoke to supervisors at his company, Wackenhut Corp., they told Beal to be […]
December Earnings
January 5th, 2008Earnings from all sources came to a total of $1339.25, or about 2.7X the minimum monthly goal of $500. As usual, the extreme generosity of direct cash contributors represented the main component of earnings in December. Several new contributors showed their support as 2007 came to a close. That’s great! For the most part, the […]
PowerShares DB Agriculture Trades Just Under 52 Week High
January 5th, 2008WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. It was up about 1% during the regular session and then another 2% in after hours. It’s at $35.25. The 52 week high is $35.94. Congratulations to all Cryptogon DBA traders.
Forget Oil, the New Global Crisis is Food
January 4th, 2008“In 2008, food could become a out front national security issue in the developed world. My top concerns are wheat and corn. For hundreds of millions of people, especially in America and Europe, this will translate into higher food costs across the board.” —Cryptogon, Some Guesses About 2008 “PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA) NOTE: I […]
Japan to Increase Emergency Stockpiles of Grains
January 4th, 2008Via: Bloomberg: Japan, the world’s biggest grain importer, plans to increase emergency stockpiles of corn, wheat and soybeans next year to ensure stable supplies at a time of soaring global prices, the Yomiuri newspaper reported. The country plans to boost reserves, including privately held inventories, to three months of annual demand in 2009 from one […]
Air Force Academy Developing Wave Power System
January 4th, 2008Imagine my shock. Via: Colorado Springs Gazette: Researchers at the Air Force Academy are developing an idea that could use ocean waves to meet much of the nation’s energy needs. The devices used to extract the energy look like the paddle wheels on river steamships of old, but with some new twists added by researcher […]
TSA “Behavioral Detection Officers” Looking for Face Criminals in U.S. Airports
January 3rd, 2008Via: Seattle Post Intelligencer: If a pair of Transportation Security Administration officers strolling by a Sea-Tac Airport ticket counter wish you happy holidays and ask where you’re traveling, it might be more than just Christmas spirit. Travelers at Sea-Tac and dozens of other major airports across America are being scrutinized by teams of TSA behavior-detection […]
GOLD TRYING $865
January 3rd, 2008There are some big green candles out there right now.
On the Record with Oil at $100 per Barrel
January 3rd, 2008WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. As you can see below, I saved up a bunch of stories for the day when oil finally hit $100 per barrel. In addition to posting all of those stories to mark the occasion, I’m going on the record to say […]
