Archive for April, 2011
Nuclear Emergency Sirens Conk Out in Storm
April 30th, 2011Via: Times Free Press: TVA safely shut down its Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in Alabama with emergency backup power this week, but power outages across the Tennessee Valley still left the utility without enough emergency sirens to warn nearby residents of potential safety problems at both Browns Ferry in Alabama and the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant […]
The Plan to Contain the Chernobyl Disaster for the Next One Hundred Years
April 29th, 2011Via: Scientific American: French construction company Novarka is working on a replacement, the New Safe Confinement (NSC), which Schmieman helped to design. Because the reactor is still radioactive, architects designed the NSC with worker safety in mind. The arch will not be built over the sarcophagus but will be assembled nearby from prefabricated segments. Workers […]
Trading Position Disclosure
April 29th, 2011WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. I bought a couple of May puts on SLV.
Oil Near 31-Month High on Weak Dollar, Unrest
April 29th, 2011Via: Reuters: Oil prices hovered near 31-month highs as a weak dollar and violence in North Africa and the Middle East outweighed concerns about slowing growth in top consumer the United States. On its last trading day of April, U.S. crude was heading for an eighth consecutive month of gains, the longest run of monthly […]
75,000 Applied for 2,000 McDonald’s Jobs
April 29th, 2011Via: NBC Chicago: A McJob looked mighty appealing to tens of thousands of people in the Chicago area. More than 75,000 job-seekers applied for 2,000 area positions with McDonald’s during the fast food king’s first-ever “National Hiring Day” on April 19. Applicants packed franchises in Illinois, Southern Wisconsin and Northwest Indiana. McDonald’s filled all 2,000 […]
U.S. Dollar Selling Off Again
April 29th, 2011WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Update: 72.882 Trying for next leg down. —End Update— Local support is 72.904; USDX currently at 72.937. Monitoring…
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with BlueHost
April 29th, 2011Thanks to the owner of oohsilver.com for signing up for hosting with BlueHost. Cryptogon received $90.
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions
April 29th, 2011Thank you. GB $20 CS £10.00
Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989
April 29th, 2011I don’t know how old you were in 1981, but I was ten when I was spending my allowance getting high score on Defender. —The Future Where Soda Cans Have Screens If you want to know if this is me, no, but the hair is about right. Flickr: Growing Up In Arcades: 1979-1989
Superman Renounces U.S. Citizenship at United Nations
April 29th, 2011Via: Comics Alliance: The key scene takes place in “The Incident,” a short story in Action Comics #900 written by David S. Goyer with art by Miguel Sepulveda. In it, Superman consults with the President’s national security advisor, who is incensed that Superman appeared in Tehran to non-violently support the protesters demonstrating against the Iranian […]
