>China’s lock on market for rare earth elements: Why it matters – CSMonitor.com: “ This article is from October 2010, Christian Science Monitor. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) also has a good, albiet not-free, article on rare earth metals. See, nearly everything fun and good in the world, from your iPod,…
>We all do this in our own best interest. We go to school, study subjects like Animal Health, Business, Chemistry. We study subjects we either like and think we can make a living at, simply like, or subjects we may not like much but know we are pretty good at because we know we can…
>New Chinese Fighter Jet May Erase U.S. Air Invincibility – Newsweek Let me ask you a question: how do you blow up a large boat, like an aircraft carrier? “That is an inappropriate question,” you might reply. The reality is, those questions have to be asked in order to anticipate the future. So, I’ll ask…
>Privacy Concession: Facebook Agrees to Change ‘Friend Finder’ Feature – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International: The world grows “smaller” and “flatter” in bits, small chunks, each and every day. Take this article from der Spiegel International Edition. Facebook (FB) is a global social phenomenon. Myself, I have FB friends all over the world. Some…
>Low-tax states attract budget-conscious Americans | Reuters Interesting article. Low-Tax states mentioned: Nevada, New Hampshire, Florida, Texas, and Michigan. High-Tax states mentioned: New York, California, New Jersey, Connecticut. References: http://www.retirementliving.com & http://www.taxfoundation.com The premise of the article is that one can save money by moving to another state and paying less in taxes. No doubt…
>What happens when you are Chinese and your spouse is Canadian and your child is born in Belgium? Answer: you have a child without a country, without a nationality. Seem impossible? Many countries do not allow children born within their political boundaries automatic citizenship. The home countries of the parents often do not grant automatic…
>Let’s face facts, iPhone people are going to remain faithful iPhone customers, and people wanting iPhones are a persistent bunch. But, what about people that are on the fence, who want something different? Today, Steve Ballmer and Microsoft released their selection of Windows Phone 7 (WP7) smartphones. The field of smartphones has now grown by…
> Consumers anxiously awaiting news about the Verizon iPhone should be excited about today’s announcement from Verizon/Apple. According to Verizon Wireless (Verizon press release), beginning the last Friday in October (28th), shoppers will be able to purchase and Apple iPad and data package at 2,000 Verizon stores nationwide. The data plan package requires that customers…
Farmers demand immigration reform … and not in the way people think. I do not know many farmers. Not any more, any way. I spent many summers on my grandfather’s farm in southeast Nebraska. In the days of my youth I knew plenty of farmers. All of my grandfather’s neighbors were farmers. Regardless of the…
Geography is intrinsic to life. Like economics, in that everything has an associated cost, evidence of geography at work can be found in seemingly mundane stuff, like bananas. When we dive further, say “pull the peel away,” a much richer story of space and time is revealed. And that is the case with the bananas…
Constant Geography 
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