Archive for March, 2011
Contributions So Far In March
March 28th, 2011Thank you. Pookie $75 JH $200 [!!!] Messina’s Front Line Survival Gear $20 MS CA$20 RD CA$15 CS GBP30 MD $10 MW $20 JL $20 PL CA$20 Eileen ordered three Nokero N200 lights for us and had them shipped here to New Zealand (US$69). They should arrive soon. We’re looking forward to trying them out.
Earnings in February
March 28th, 2011Earnings in February totaled $1224.62. Thank you to all Cryptogon supporters who sent contributions and conducted business via Cryptogon’s affiliate links. The Amazon component of earnings continues to be very significant, at about half of the total in February. Whether you clicked through from here and bought a used paperback for a couple of dollars […]
Remember Building 7
March 27th, 2011Via: Remember Building 7:
In Prison for Taking a Liar Loan
March 27th, 2011As part of my daily duties, I had to take remote control of the systems that these donkeys were using. Occasionally, (a couple of times per day, at least) I would see the credit summary screens for the loan applicants. The highest credit score I ever saw was something like 615. The lowest was 520. […]
Japanese Government Asks Water Treatment Plants Not to Take in Rainwater Due to Radiation
March 27th, 2011Via: Kyodo: The health ministry has instructed the operator of water purification plants nationwide to temporarily stop taking in rainwater to prevent contamination in tap water following radiation leaks from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, ministry officials said Sunday. While calling on the plants to ensure stable supply of tap water, the Ministry of […]
And Now… Al-Qaeda Has Snatched Surface-To-Air Missiles From An Arsenal In Libya
March 27th, 2011Via: AFP: AL-QAEDA’S offshoot in North Africa has snatched surface-to-air missiles from an arsenal in Libya during the civil strife there, Chad’s President says. Idriss Deby Itno did not say how many surface-to-air missiles were stolen, but told the African weekly Jeune Afrique that he was “100 per cent sure” of his assertion. “The Islamists […]
Radiation in Water at Fukushima Daiichi Reactor 2: Ten Million Times Normal
March 27th, 2011Update: Proof of Partial Meltdown Duh. Via: Deutsche Welle: TEPCO did retract on Sunday a previous announcement that the radiation in the water was 10 million times higher than normal, saying the mistake was due to confusion between readings of iodine and cobalt in the water. The operator did not retract the 1,000 millisieverts figure. […]
Festo’s Smart Bird
March 26th, 2011Research Credit: JH
Tata to Help Sun Catalytix Commercialize Revolutionary Energy Conversion Technology
March 25th, 2011Sun Catalytix Scientific Advisory Board Chairman, Dr. John M. Deutch: Dr. John M. Deutch is currently an Institute Professor at MIT, and as a faculty member since 1970, has served the MIT community as Chairman of the Department of Chemistry, Dean of Science and Provost. He has published over 140 technical publications in physical chemistry, […]
Radiation Beyond Legal Limit Found in Mustard Spinach Grown in Tokyo
March 25th, 2011Can anyone point to good information that deals with the health implications of consuming radioactive fallout, as opposed to just being exposed to ionizing radiation? Obviously, these vegetables have not been irradiated directly, so fallout particles must be coming down in the form or dust and/or rain. All the government assurances of don’t worry, be […]
