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To: TobagoJack who wrote (59353)	12/26/2009 10:53:11 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217560

dysprosium, terbium, thulium, lutetium and yttrium. China accounts for 95% of global production and about 60% of consumption of those rare earths. businessweek.com

To: TobagoJack who wrote (59353)	12/29/2009 9:27:26 AM
From: No Mo Mo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217560

Just back from some family/holiday time in the desert. The populating of the Phoenix, AZ basin remains one of the achievements for which I can find no rational incentive. The end result is wholly dispiriting and a colossal misappropriation of capital. "boracay north end, beyond the usual white beach" Looking at a map, I now recall the name of Diniwid as the paradise where I stayed in 1988. Is that the beach in the photo? Minus all the hillside dwellings and lodgings, that outcropping stirs some powerful memories of German girls, moonlit nights and sunrises at the water's edge. I ended up there by chance and stayed about two weeks. There was one aerie on that crag - a six or eight room place at the time owned by a Swiss fellow. He was looking for a buyer. I think he was asking $60K. "just think, a day of swimming, surfing, gaming, iced coffee..." I remember whiling away idyllic days. The best we could do for coffee then was Nescafe. My host deposited a breakfast tray on my little terrace each morning. There was no electricity then - even on the big beach to the south. Two or three of the more popular bars had generators for music and dancing at night. "while the place looks like a paradise, it is missing one device i would dearly love to have - liquid-cooled and tremendous gaming rig loaded with on-line unreal tournament last man standing death match pc game..." "Special" mushroom omelettes were quite popular for those seeking thrills in those days. They could be had at many of the beach side eateries. I suspect much has changed on Boracay since then. :)