Odds ‘n Sods:

I spotted a link for a brief video introduction to Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). Note that the map of near-surface geothermal heating potential coincides with a lot of my recommended retreat areas.

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Courtesy of Cheryl, our dose of Gloomage d’ jour: Lehman Tries To Unwind Derivatives TradeBush Plans To Host World Summit To Discuss Financial Crisis ResponseNYT: Probe Of Lehman Collapse EscalatesBleak Economic Outlook For SpainMervyn’s To Close 149 LocationsLinen ‘n Things Closing All Remaining StoresRon Paul: Our Current Monetary System Is EndingHedge Fund Manager Thanks “Stupid Traders” For RichesCrisis May Make 1929 Look Like a Walk in the ParkIs Switzerland The Next Iceland?Week In Which Global Catastrophe Was AvertedBanks Hoard Cash As Credit Card Defaults RiseRussia Taps Sovereign Fund To Save MarketsTop Wall Street Bankers To Get $70 Billion Pay Deals

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FerFAL (Our correspondent in Argentina) recommended this documentary: What a real financial collapse looks like. (In Spanish, with English subtitles.)