Declare your independence from corporate rule!

What are you doing this July 4th? Need inspiration?

On July 4, 1997, AfD founder Ronnie Dugger and Al Krebs, a former AfD national council member and a great defender of family farms, stood side by side in front of the Liberty Bell. Each read his own version of a "Declaration of Independence from Corporate Rule."

Now, nearly 15 years later, we are still trying to keep "the big corporations and the centimillionaires and billionaires" from turning the halls of government into their private clubhouse. And we're still fighting for the real democracy we need.

Take a stand! It's not too late to get together with fellow activists and plan your own July 4 action. Check out the ideas sent in by groups and individuals and posted here on the Move to Amend website. Dress as a Supreme Court "In-Justice." Be as outrageous as the idea that corporations are entitled to the same constitutional rights as real people.

Bring along copies of this "Declaration of Independence from Corporate Rule" that Nancy Price, AfD liaison to Move to Amend, helped to write. You can print out a large version or a half-sheet version from the Move to Amend site, or a quarter-sheet version here. Check out more material on our "Tools for Organizing" page.

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Declare Independence from a Corrupt Supreme Court: Impeach Clarence Thomas for taking Millions of $$ from Harlan Crow !

Declare Independence from a Corrupt Supreme Court: Impeach Clarence Thomas for taking Millions of $$ from Harlan Crow !
Our Founding Fathers fought to free the American people from the tyranny of a corrupt government. Hundreds of years later, we still face unethical conduct from the highest positions of power.

This Fourth of July, declare independence from dishonesty in the Supreme Court.»
Take action link: Impeach Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Justice Clarence Thomas has a reputation for some questionable court decisions, but his recent acceptance of "gifts" from conservative benefactors takes his shady behavior beyond the bounds of morality.

Rich conservative donor Harlan Crow, who finances companies with frequent Supreme Court litigation, has provided Thomas with access to his private yacht and jet, millions in contributions to Thomas's side projects, and a $500,000 donation to Thomas's wife's Tea Party group.

Supreme Court justices are obliged to act in the best interests of the American people. Stand up for your right to an unbiased Supreme Court: Impeach Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomasimpeach Clarence Thomas today!»

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How the US Could Have “467,000 More Jobs Right Now”

June 14, 2011 9:36 am

With the US’ nine-plus percent unemployment rate — and when no stone should be left unturned in boosting jobs — there’s a huge, and currently untapped, potential job creation engine in tourism.

Since just last April, Brazilians have spent $1.4 billion as tourists, an 83 percent increase from that same time frame the year before. However, it turns out those dollars are largely not being spent in the US. The giant and growing BRIC tourist numbers are not making it to the US to spend their money, and create jobs in the tourism industry, even though they want to, simply because it’s too hard to get in the US.

Time Magazine explains:

“The most lucrative target is Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy. In the past, most Brazilians used to come to the United States looking for work; now they come to spend money and create jobs. The spending would help the U.S. economy tremendously. The American tourism market has recovered slowly since 9-11, but it missed out on a decade of growth, according to Roger Dow, president of the U.S. Travel Association.

“‘We call it the lost decade. If we had just stayed on pace with the rest of the world, we would have generated $606 billion more dollars and have 467,000 more jobs right now,’ Dow said recently at the Pow Wow tourism trade show in San Francisco. The good news, he says, is that the problem is still fixable, and has some inexpensive solutions. By just extending the visa-waiver program to Brazil and Chile, he says, the United States could double visits from those countries in one year and quickly generate $10.3 billion in new tourism revenue while creating 95,100 new American jobs.

“The Travel Association has also proposed a simple, four-point plan for ‘common sense entry reforms’ that Dow says would create an estimated 1.3 million new jobs and bring in $858 billion into the U.S. economy by 2020. He insists the entry reforms, visa waivers and other ‘trusted traveler’ initiatives would not compromise U.S. national security, rather streamline it and let Homeland Security ‘focus more on finding bad guys rather than harassing the good guys.’”

Only 36 nations are on the US’ visa waiver list, and not a single one is in Latin America. Perhaps it’s time to revisit a policy that was designed with the US’ best interest in mind… for the US’ best interest. You can read more details in Time’s coverage on how letting Brazilians in could help the US economy.

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Author: Daily Reckoning - Rocky Vega Rocky Vega is a regular contributor to The Daily Reckoning. Previously, he was founding publisher of UrbanTurf and RFID Update, which he operated from Brazil, Chile, and Puerto Rico, and associate publisher of FierceFinance. He specialized in direct marketing at MBI, facilitated MIT Sloan School of Management programs, and has been featured on CBS. Vega graduated with honors from Harvard University, where he was on the board of Let’s Go Publications and directed business programs involving McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, and Harvard Business School faculty. He is also enrolled at the Stockholm School of Economics.

3 Mining Stocks to Hedge China's Rare Earth Policies

by David Fessler at http://seekingalpha.com/author/david-fessler

What do your cell phone, a Euro banknote, superconductors, fiber-optic communications systems and the motor for your car’s windshield wiper all have in common? They (and thousands of other everyday products) contain minute quantities of some of the most obscure chemical elements on the planet.

They’re known as “rare earth metals” or simply “rare earths.”

What’s the big deal about them?

Simply put, trillions of dollars of modern devices wouldn’t be possible without their existence. These “rare earths” are critical elements in many industrial processes and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has identified 17 of them.

Let’s take a quick look at “rare earths” to get an idea of just how pervasive and critically important they are and, of course, how to do something that very few other investors even consider, profit from them…

Little-Known, Rare Earths… Critical to Everyday Life

The term “rare earths” comes from the fact that the minerals that contain these unusual elements were quite rare when first found in Ytterby, Sweden.

And occupying slots 21, 39 and 57-71 in the periodic table of the elements, here are a few of the most commonly used “rare earths”…

* Cerium is the most abundant of the “rare earths.” It’s found in automobile catalytic converters and other pollution control equipment. And it helps to reduce sulfur oxide emissions. It’s also added to diesel fuel to help it burn better.
* Neodymium is used in magnets to make the magnetic field incredibly strong. Cell phones, computers and audio speakers wouldn’t exist without neodymium magnets. And miniature motors wouldn’t be possible at all without it.
* Holmium has the greatest magnetic strength of any element, and is used in medical and dental lasers and nuclear control rods. It’s also a colorant for glass.
* Dysprosium’s magnetic strength properties make it a useful material for certain lasers, fuel injectors for diesel engines, compact discs, and other various data storage applications.
* Thulium is one of the rarest and most expensive of the “rare earth” metals. It has unique properties that make it ideal for laser-based surgical tools.
* Yttrium is primarily utilized to make red phosphors for use in red LED’s and superconductors.
* Europium is a key ingredient in certain types of lasers and is a part of the chemical process to screen for Down’s Syndrome.
* Erbium is a silvery white metal created for use in photographic filters and as a coloring agent in cheap sunglasses and jewelry. It’s also a key element in optical amplifiers widely used in fiber-optic communications systems.

Rare Earth Elements and The China Factor – Again…

While found in relatively high concentrations in the Earth’s crust, until 1948 most of the world’s “rare earth” supply came from sand deposits in Brazil and India.

But in the 1950s, South Africa became the primary source, with U.S. supplies ramping up and continuing well into the late 1980’s.

And while there is still some residual production from those sources, China has stepped to the front of the pack. Its “rare earth” metal production dwarfs everyone else. As you can see on the chart, the Red Dragon is responsible for nearly 95% of the world’s “rare earth” production.



Global Production of Rare Earth Elements

Over the past decade or so, rare metal usage has increased dramatically, which has resulted in a significant strain on supplies. In fact, there’s growing concern that the world may soon face a shortage that could rise to over 40,000 tons annually.

With China using nearly two-thirds of what it produces, it’s naturally keen to protect its own interests. The country is stockpiling its supplies and continuing to reduce annual exports of “rare earths.” The real concern is that within a few years China may decide to keep everything it produces.

As a result of this threat from China, the “rare earth” sector is on fire, with a worldwide flurry of “rare earth” exploration. A mine in California is set to reopen by 2012 and Australia is currently developing the richest “rare earth” deposits outside of China.

Three Mining Stocks for “Rare Earth” Element Speculators

Unfortunately, the Chinese haven’t yet converted the state-owned Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech Company into a publicly traded entity, so you can’t buy shares. Moreover, it’s unlikely that it ever will become publicly traded, given the strategic nature of “rare earths” and China’s dwindling reserves.

But many other “rare earth” mining stocks are up over 100% since China announced a change to its “rare earth” export quotas in August. Here are a few to consider…

* Lynas Corporation (OTCBB: LYSCF.PK): The company is behind the big Western Australian “rare earth” deposit at Mt. Weld and has seen its shares soar by 141% over the past six months.
* Avalon Rare Metals (OTCBB: AVARF.PK) and Rare Element Resources (OTCBB: RRLMF.PK) are two other rare element miners that have enjoyed a huge surge over the past six months. Their share prices are up 510% and 596%, respectively.

A note of caution, however: like most junior gold mining stocks, all three are highly speculative. As such, they’re subject to wild price swings.

That said, “rare earths” are in short supply and that means there will be profitable opportunities, as new suppliers emerge and try to offset the dwindling supply from China.

Stans Closes Acquisition of KCMP Heavy Rare Earth Processing Complex

TORONTO, May 26, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Stans Energy Corp. (otcqx:HREEF) ("Stans" or "the Company") has completed its $5,500,000 USD transaction for 100% ownership of the Kyrgyz Chemical Metallurgical Plant (KCMP) Rare Earth Processing Complex and Private Rail Terminal, pursuant to the agreement signed on January 13th, 2011, and further approved by the KCMP shareholders on February 18th, 2011. TSX-V approval for this acquisition was obtained on April 29, 2011. The Complex has been legally renamed, "Kashka REE Plant Ltd. (KRP)".

Stans has hired Mr. Leonid A. Bulyonkov as a Director General of KRP. Mr. Bulyonkov started his engineering career at KCMP. During his career, Mr. Bulyonkov worked closely with the Russian Institutes VNIIHT, VIMS, GIREDMET, and IHHT. He has coordinated large scale rare metal processing operations, while supervising up to 1000 people. From 2008 to 2010, Mr. Bulyonkov worked at the Karabalta Ore Mining Complex OJSC in Kyrgyzstan, acting as Chief Engineer -- Deputy Director General. Amongst his peers, Mr. Bulyonkov is recognized as a rare metals and radioactive processing specialist.

Robert Mackay, President and CEO of Stans Energy stated, "The completion of this transaction is a crucial step towards achieving our goal of becoming a near term producer of Heavy Rare Earth Elements (HREEs). We are very fortunate to add Mr. L. Bulyonkov to our team as our Head of Operations at KRP and we are confident that he will be able to use his extensive experience to efficiently reestablish a rare earth production line at the Facility. Mr. L Bulyonkov has already initiated plans for design and capacity upgrades to KRP."

KRP Details and Historical Production Flow Sheet

For almost three decades the KCMP Rare Earth Processing Complex produced 80% of the former Soviet Union's RE products. The facilities and the rail terminal were used to produce and transport materials, equipment, chemicals and final product to and from markets when the Kutessay II RE mine was last in production. The Kutessay II mine is now 100% owned by Stans Energy. When the KCMP Rare Earth Processing Plant was last in operation the processing facilities comprised of four individual plants that were part of a much larger industrial complex.

Plant 1

Plant 1 has been decommissioned and will not be used in Stans' new design. This is because much of the past technology used in Plant 1 would not be used today, as newer Sorption technology has proved to be more efficient and less damaging to the environment when removing radioactive materials.

Historically, RE feed from the Kutessay II mine was brought to Plant 1 to be refined into a new, higher grade concentrate. At this stage, the radioactivity was removed through roasting. Modern technologies have made this step redundant.

Plant 2

Plant 2 separated the mixed rare earth solution from Plant 1 and produced light rare earth (LRE) concentrate (La, Ce, Pr, Nd), middle rare earth (MRE) concentrate (Sm, Eu, Gd), heavy rare earth (HRE) concentrate (Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) and Yttrium Oxide (Y2O3). The equipment in Plant 2 is intact, but has been removed from the building and stored at a location 4 km away for security purposes. Stans intends to refurbish and reassemble Plant 2.

Plant 3

Plant 3 separated the MRE and HRE concentrates into final oxides, metals, alloys, nitrate solutions, and final oxides and metals of the LREEs Lanthanum (La) and Cerium (Ce). This Plant was where the various complexing, elutriation, and regeneration solutions were prepared. The process was carried out on a batch system where the conditions in the ion exchange columns (linear flow, solution, complexing, elutriating solution concentration solution, etc.) were specific for each REE. The Rare Earths were then precipitated as the oxalate (carbonate), filtered and washed and then dried and calcined to rare earth oxide (REO). The RE metal section involved the production of metals from the REOs through various electrical, induction and arc furnaces.

The Soviets never used Plant 3 to its full capacity as uses for HREEs were limited between 1965 and 1990. In the late 80s, the Soviets initiated plans for the Plant's expansion to process 3 to 4 times the amount at which it had previously operated. The industrial building expansion was completed when the Plant ended operations in 1991. Some new equipment was delivered to and stored on site but this equipment has not yet been installed.

The Plant continued to process small amounts of remaining HRE concentrate into final metals up until 2009. The last of its HREE concentrate and final products were sold in 2010. Plant 3 is in good working condition.

Plant 4

Plant 4 separated light rare earth concentrate from Plant 2 into individual rare earth oxides. Like Plant 2, much of the equipment from Plant 4 was removed and stored at a secure location. A feasibility study will determine whether Stans Energy will produce and sell light rare earth concentrate derived from Plant 2, or reassemble Plant 4 to produce final oxides.

Rail Terminal

The newly purchased rail terminal connects to the Central Asian Rail Network, which connects to Russia and all countries in Asia including China, Korea, and by ferry to Japan. The purchase of the Rail Terminal includes a gantry crane, two warehouses, two offices, and a weigh station. The land purchased with the rail terminal amounts to 143,500 m(2). The rail terminal is roughly 15 km from the KMCP Processing Plants by paved road, and is roughly 35 km away from the Kutessay II mine by paved road.

Equipment Inventory and Industrial Space

In an independent assessment of the equipment, it was determined that 97% of the equipment purchased which had been previously used for processing rare earths were in either good, or satisfactory operating condition, and only 3% required repair. Stans has published a full list of the inventory included in the purchase and can be found at www.stansenergy.com/rare-earth-processing/ . The total industrial space in Plants 2 and 3 totals 21,812 m(2).

Capacity Old & New

Previously, the entire REE processing facility operated at approximately 500 mt/annum of final rare earth product. During its time in operation, its capacity varied depending on which products were needed and at what purities. 120 different final rare earth products were produced, including oxides, metals and alloys of all lanthanides with purities up to 99.99%. In the late 80s, the Soviets initiated plans to expand the operating capacity to 1500 mt, but never finished the expansion. A feasibility study will determine the optimal scale at which to bring Kutessay II back into production.

Stans Energy has engaged the Russian Institutes that initially designed and built KCMP to help redesign and refurbish the Facilities to create a new and more efficient source of rare earth supply. New technologies and solvents that were unavailable during the Soviet era will be tested in an effort to further improve the Plant's efficiency.

SOURCE: Stans Energy Corp.
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EZ Wealth Solution Pays Out 1 Million Dollars In Commissions!

On Aug. 20, 2009 we witnessed a very rare accomplishment in this industry! EZWealthSolution.com has just reached the One Million Dollar Mark in Sales, and it also means they hit the One Million Dollar Mark in Commissions Paid because EZ Wealth Solution pays out a full 100% on all sales.

Less than 1% of Home Based Business Opportunities ever reach this milestone because as most of us know they never seem to ever stick around long enough
or their compensation plan is not geared towards their Associates but rather towards lining the pockets of the company owners! With a 100% payout, there
is no guessing who the EZ Wealth Solution Compensation Plan is geared towards!

When asked why he was paying out a full 100%, Ron Walsh the CEO & Founder
of EZ Wealth Solution was quoted as saying;

"I just want to see people make money. I have been in this industry for
over 15 years and I know from experience, that most programs/pay plans
are not designed with the average person in mind. They are
designed to fill the pockets of the program owners."

"I got so tired of working programs that would last no more than 6 months
or the pay plan was just another cookie-cutter script that we’ve all seen
fail time and time again. That’s why I stopped working every program I was involved with, and in May of 2007 I started putting EZ Wealth Solution
together."

"I knew that I did not want to be like everyone else out there and use
one of those cookie-cutter scripts that was destined for failure in 6
months to a year down the road, so I developed my own proprietary pay
plan, and I did it with my future Associates in mind."

"A lot of program owners say they want their people to make money, but
until they put their money where their mouth is, it’s just more hot air,
and people are getting tired of this. People just want a way to make
money online, and I just want to see people make money! This is why
EZ Wealth Solution with a 100% payout is the perfect match for
anyone wanting to make money online!"

"We have many Associates who are making $1,000 or more a month
starting their very first month! We have Associates who are making
$5,000 a month! We also have many hard working Associates who have
already or are on pace to make over $100,000 their first year in the
business, and all they ever have to pay in Admin Fees to the company
is $10 a month!"

"That’s all great, but what gives me the most satisfaction is when I
hear from someone who has lost thousands of dollars online, and they
are close to tears when they thank me for putting EZ Wealth Solution
together because this is the first time they have ever made any money
online. I have all I can do not to shed a few tears myself when I hear
such heart warming stories. It just makes me feel good inside."

"I want everyone to know the first Million Dollars in pay outs is just
the beginning for EZ Wealth Solution because now I have set my sights
on 2 Million Dollars, and the second Million will come faster that the
first!"

"Back when I first launched EZ Wealth Solution in December of 2007,
I did a video telling people about my background in the industry, and
how I built websites and wrote conference calls for several different
online business opportunities that combined went on to do millions of
dollars in sales, and how I had taken all that knowledge and all that
experience and poured it into EZ Wealth Solution, and I said that the
Millions of dollars in sales that we will do will be paid to our
EZ Wealth Associates!"

"When I first did that video I’m sure there were people who said:
"Ya ya, I heard that story before." Well,I wonder what they are saying
today! But that’s alright, with all the false promises they’ve been
fed by other people in the past, they may have had good reason to doubt
this seemingly "New Kid on the Block" promising to pay out Millions.
I harbor no ill feelings towards anyone who doubted me, they may have
missed out on the first Million, but they are more than welcome to join
us as we go for the second Million in payouts, and the third, and
the fourth!"

"I know there will be Millions more paid out because we have the pay
plan to do it, and we have one of the lowest start up costs in the
industry if not the lowest start up cost for a "Top Tier Program".
As I just finished saying; the Admin Fee is just $10 a month, and
with our "Pay It Forward System" at Package Level # 1, your sponsor is
going to pay your way into Package Level # 1 (a $47 value), if you agree
to Pay It Forward for one other person."

"So technically, someone can get started for as little as $10, and only
after they find their first person will they have to Pay It Forward $47.
This really opens us up to a global market. We have Associates from
just about every country there is, some I’ve never heard of before,
and they can leverage their way through our 5 Package Levels ranging
in price from; $47, $97, $247, $497, & $997."

"Our 5 Product Packages consists of Digital and Software Products. We
have over 700 of them divided into 5 Packages, and they come with complete
Resale Rights, and some even have Master Resale Rights where you can
re-brand them with your name as though you were the person who created
product. People can sell the products individually on their own or they
can sell them in Packages through the EZ Wealth Pay Plan (that’s where
the money is)!"

"We have made it really easy for people to sell the 5 Product Packages
through the EZ Wealth Pay Plan because when they pay their $10 monthly
Admin Fee we provide them with 3 professionally built websites to market,
a Member Center full of Advertising Tools and Marketing Tips, Ad Tracking
Software to track their online advertising, a How It Works Video Presentation where I close their sales for them, and we also have State-of-the-Art
Tracking Software to keep track of all their sales."

"Oh, did I mention that when someone makes a sale the company does
not handle the money! When a sale is made we simply connect the Reseller
with the Purchaser, and they work out a payment method between themselves!
This allows our Associates to get paid the very same day they make a sale, and they get to keep 100% of the money! How cool is that!"

Ron Walsh

CEO & Founder

EZ Wealth Solution

WOW! What else can I say that Mr. Walsh has not already said? EZ Wealth
Solution has been around now for 20 months (as of Aug. 2009), and it
looks like they are going to be around for many years to come as they
head for the 2 Million Dollar Mark in commissions paid.

After seeing their one-of-a-kind pay plan I have no doubt that the
EZ Wealth Solution pay plan is geared towards their Associates,
and the second Million in payouts will come even faster than the first
as the word starts to spread about this incredible Home Based Business
Opportunity!

If EZ Wealth Solution was not already on your radar, then it definitely
should be if you want to make money online, and you like the idea of a
100% payout that’s paid daily!

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