Archive for April, 2008
Scientists Unlock Frozen Natural Gas
April 21st, 2008Via: TheStar: A remote drilling rig high in the Mackenzie Delta has become the site of a breakthrough that could one day revolutionize the world’s energy supply. For the first time, Canadian and Japanese researchers have managed to efficiently produce a constant stream of natural gas from ice-like gas hydrates that, worldwide, dwarf all known […]
Possible UK Refinery Strike
April 21st, 2008Just in case UK readers aren’t already keeping an eye on this… Via: Bloomberg: U.K. Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks warned of “serious consequences” for Britain if a threatened strike at Scotland’s only oil refinery halts production by the end of the week. “The last thing the public wants is fuel shortages,” with prices at record […]
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with Blue Host
April 21st, 2008Thanks to the owner of geodesicsoftware.com for signing up for hosting with Blue Host. Cryptogon received $65.
Bank of America Net Income Falls 77% on Writedowns
April 21st, 2008Via: Bloomberg: Bank of America Corp., the second- largest U.S. bank, said profit dropped for a third straight quarter as the company set aside $6.01 billion for bad loans.
Sending in the Marines (to Recruit Women)
April 21st, 2008Via: New York Times: THE Marines are looking for a few good women. Actually, they will take as many as they can get. Faced with the difficulty of recruiting during a long and unpopular war, the United States Marine Corps has started marketing itself to women in a concerted way for the first time. It […]
Problem-Reaction-Solution: “In Lean Times, Biotech Grains Are Less Taboo”
April 21st, 2008There’s no conspiracy. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that the FrankenpHood Satan worshippers and black magicians are going to use the food crisis as some kind of opportunity to expand the use of their garbage as desperation kicks in. “Yes, please give us your ‘terminator’ seeds. We want to fill our bellies with hideous […]
On Average, U.S. Military Units Pay $88 for Fuel, Per Day, Per Service Member in Iraq
April 21st, 2008Cui bono? Mmm hmm. Via: AP: Think you’re being gouged by Big Oil? U.S. troops in Iraq are paying almost as much as Americans back home, despite burning fuel at staggering rates in a war to stabilize a country known for its oil reserves. Military units pay an average of $3.23 a gallon for gasoline, […]
U.S. Special Operations Command Visits Cryptogon
April 21st, 2008The U.S. Special Operations Command user (host: wsa27.socom.mil, ip: 209.22.222.27) conducted the following Google search: rice rationing united states. The socom.mil user read: EMERGENCY: FOOD RATIONING REPORTED IN U.S.; EAST AND WEST COAST, and reloaded the page once.
EMERGENCY: FOOD RATIONING REPORTED IN U.S.; EAST AND WEST COAST
April 21st, 2008Incredibly, Nitro-Pak is still reporting only a 4 to 8 day backlog. High quality organic rice ships free from Amazon to lower 48 states: RiceSelect Organic Texmati Brown Rice, 36-Ounce Jars (Pack of 4) No limits mentioned. Full text of article follows. Via: New York Sun: Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World By JOSH […]
BANK OF ENGLAND SWAPS BONDS TO REVIVE BANK LENDING
April 21st, 2008How long can the game of make believe continue? Until is doesn’t, I guess. For now, dig the hole deeper. Sterling slammed vs. dollar and euro. Via: Bloomberg: The Bank of England offered to swap government bonds for mortgage securities to kick-start bank lending, with Governor Mervyn King pledging to meet demand even if it […]
