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Eff you China!

 

http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-discover-large-deposit-rare-minerals-used-ipads-120327460.html

 

Scientists Discover Large Deposit of Rare Minerals Used in iPads

 

Prior to this discovery, manufacturers and environmentalists alike expressed concern over the limited and dwindling supply of rare earth minerals. However, experts report that the minerals found in the Pacific may reinforce known land supply by 1,000 times.

 

The mud is rich in rare earth minerals like gadolinium, lutetium, terbium and dysprosium, which are especially important in the manufacturing of technology like hybrid cars and flat screens. China, which currently produces 97% of the world's rare earth metals, has at times threatened to cut exports of the materials, leading to fear that the prices of electronic devices could soar.

 

The best part is its OURS!

 

Japanese scientists announced their analysis of the deposits Monday, claiming the area around Hawaii is especially rich in minerals

 

 

 

if you are looking for stocks, be careful, I just saw this:

 

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-05/underwater-rare-earths-mining-economically-unviable-cfr-says.html?cmpid=yhoo

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Number One? 20 Not So Good Categories That The United States Leads The World In

 

http://www.infowars.com/number-one-20-not-so-good-categories-that-the-united-states-leads-the-world-in/

 

If you do not believe that America is in bad shape, just read the list below. The following are 20 not so good categories that the United States leads the world in….

 

#1 The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world and the largest total prison population on the entire globe.

 

#2 According to NationMaster.com, the United States has the highest percentage of obese people in the world.

 

#3 The United States has the highest divorce rate on the globe by a wide margin.

 

#4 The United States is tied with the U.K. for the most hours of television watched per person each week.

 

#5 The United States has the highest rate of illegal drug use on the entire planet.

 

#6 There are more car thefts in the United States each year than anywhere else in the world by far.

 

#7 There are more reported rapes in the United States each year than anywhere else in the world.

 

#8 There are more reported murders in the United States each year than anywhere else in the world.

 

#9 There are more total crimes in the United States each year than anywhere else in the world.

 

#10 The United States also has more police officers than anywhere else in the world.

 

#11 The United States spends much more on health care as a percentage of GDP than any other nation on the face of the earth.

 

#12 The United States has more people on pharmaceutical drugs than any other country on the planet.

 

#13 The percentage of women taking antidepressants in America is higherthan in any other country in the world.

 

#14 Americans have more student loan debt than anyone else in the world.

 

#15 More pornography is created in the United States than anywhere else on the entire globe. 89 percent is made in the U.S.A. and only 11 percent is made in the rest of the world.

 

#16 The United States has the largest trade deficit in the world every single year. Between December 2000 and December 2010, the United States ran a total trade deficit of 6.1 trillion dollars with the rest of the world, and the U.S. has had a negative trade balance every single year since 1976.

 

#17 The United States spends 7 times more on the military than any other nation on the planet does. In fact, U.S. military spending is greater than the military spending of China, Russia, Japan, India, and the rest of NATOcombined.

 

#18 The United States has far more foreign military bases than any other country does.

 

#19 The United States has the most complicated tax system in the entire world.

 

#20 The U.S. has accumulated the biggest national debt that the world has ever seen and it is rapidly getting worse. Right now, U.S. government debt is expanding at a rate of $40,000 per second.

 

So are you convinced that we are in trouble yet?...

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About farkin' time...

 

Libertarian Party Asks Florida Sherriffs To Arrest TSA Agents

 

“We turn to you, our Constitutional Sheriffs, to enforce the law in accordance with your sworn dutyâ€

 

The Libertarian Party of Florida has written to the sheriff of every county in the state demanding that they arrest any TSA agent who conducts an “enhanced†pat-down on charges of sexual battery.

 

“We, The People of the State of Florida must turn to you as our last line of defense against a federal government that is usurping authority and ignoring the rule of law.†the letter, signed by party chairman Adrian Wyllie, states.

 

The party cites electronic and bodily searches carried out on Florida citizens as “egregious†violations of the Fourth Amendment, as well as Article One, Section 12 of the Florida Constitution, which prohibits searches and seizures without probable cause.

 

The letter, which was also emailed to 67 sheriffs across the state, points out that under Florida law searches carried out by TSA agents fall within the definition of felony sexual battery...

 

http://www.infowars.com/libertarian-party-asks-florida-sherriffs-to-arrest-tsa-agents/

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About farkin' time...

 

Libertarian Party Asks Florida Sherriffs To Arrest TSA Agents

 

“We turn to you, our Constitutional Sheriffs, to enforce the law in accordance with your sworn dutyâ€

 

The Libertarian Party of Florida has written to the sheriff of every county in the state demanding that they arrest any TSA agent who conducts an “enhanced†pat-down on charges of sexual battery.

 

“We, The People of the State of Florida must turn to you as our last line of defense against a federal government that is usurping authority and ignoring the rule of law.†the letter, signed by party chairman Adrian Wyllie, states.

 

The party cites electronic and bodily searches carried out on Florida citizens as “egregious†violations of the Fourth Amendment, as well as Article One, Section 12 of the Florida Constitution, which prohibits searches and seizures without probable cause.

 

The letter, which was also emailed to 67 sheriffs across the state, points out that under Florida law searches carried out by TSA agents fall within the definition of felony sexual battery...

 

http://www.infowars.com/libertarian-party-asks-florida-sherriffs-to-arrest-tsa-agents/

 

 

 

It would be a good day if we got a few of our civil liberties back.

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Good news for the country and politically for Obama.

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43657765/ns/business-autos/

Auto industry, seeing new life, on hiring spree

GM, Ford and Chrysler are all making money for the first time since the mid-2000s and adding workers to build popular models like the revamped Ford Explorer. Foreign companies, stung by the high cost of exporting cars to the U.S. when the dollar is weak, are racing to build more products here.

Automakers are doing it with cheaper labor. Four years ago, the United Auto Workers agreed to a contract that allowed Detroit's carmakers to hire some new workers at $14 per hour, or half the starting pay of workers at that time. While the UAW doesn't represent workers at foreign-owned plants, those companies — like Volkswagen — generally match UAW pay.

At a recent GM event in Toledo, Ohio — where GM was announcing that it plans to hire or retain 4,000 workers over the next 18 months — UAW Vice President Joe Ashton was unapologetic about the wage cuts and said the union would consider allowing more $14-per-hour jobs in the future.

 

I also liked reading this in the article as well.

 

Randy Floreska was recruited by GM at a competition for college students to design and build hybrid cars. He says he and other young recruits view the 103-year-old automaker as a trendsetter."Here in the battery lab, there's so much youth and so much opportunity for growth," he says

 

I don't like the high gas prices. The conspiracy theorist in me thinks that in addition to the oil company reaping billions that one of the reasons the government likes it high, is that it will spur the sales of hybrids. I hope its not the case.

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