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LordMortis wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:14 pm https://www.sciencealert.com/japan-just ... h-minerals

Should be another interesting multinational development.

Researchers have found a deposit of rare-earth minerals off the coast of Japan that could supply the world for centuries, according to a new study.

Currently, there are only a few economically viable areas where they can be mined and they're generally expensive to extract.

China has tightly controlled much of the world's supply of these minerals for decades. That has forced Japan – a major electronics manufacturer – to rely on prices dictated by their neighbour.

There's enough yttrium to meet the global demand for 780 years, dysprosium for 730 years, europium for 620 years, and terbium for 420 years.

The rare-earth elements dysprosium, erbium, terbium and ytterbium, as well as metal elements such as thorium and uranium (all replacing yttrium) are the expressive secondary components of xenotime

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• Linden is a two-time Olympian and 2011 Boston Marathon runner-up
• Elite runner lives in Charlevoix
• Trains with Hanson-Brooks Distance Project, based in Rochester Hills

BOSTON — Desiree Linden of Michigan splashed her way through icy rain and a near-gale headwind to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, the first victory for an American woman since 1985.

The two-time Olympian and 2011 Boston runner-up pulled away at the end of Heartbreak Hill to win in 2 hours, 39 minutes, 54 seconds. That was more than four minutes better than second-place finisher Sarah Sellers — one of seven Americans in the top 10 — but the slowest time for a women's winner in Boston since 1978.

There will be no Patriots Day baseball in Boston.

With extended periods of rain expected on Marathon Monday, the scheduled game between the Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles has been postponed.

It is the first Patriots Day rainout since 1984.

LordMortis wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:14 pm https://www.sciencealert.com/japan-just ... h-minerals

Should be another interesting multinational development.

Researchers have found a deposit of rare-earth minerals off the coast of Japan that could supply the world for centuries, according to a new study.

Currently, there are only a few economically viable areas where they can be mined and they're generally expensive to extract.

China has tightly controlled much of the world's supply of these minerals for decades. That has forced Japan – a major electronics manufacturer – to rely on prices dictated by their neighbour.

LordMortis wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:14 pm https://www.sciencealert.com/japan-just ... h-minerals

Should be another interesting multinational development.

If you need to know one thing about rare earth metals, it’s that they’re crucial to modern technology, helping power everything from MRI machines and satellites to headphones and nuclear reactors. If you need to know two things, it’s that despite their name, they’re not at all rare.

This second fact is crucial when putting recent headlines about these 17 oddly named elements in proper context. Last week, many publications covered the news that a Japanese team of scientists had found a huge trove of rare earth elements off the coast of the country’s Minamitori Island. Some 16 million tons were estimated to be lurking in the deep-sea mud, enough to meet global demand on a “semi-infinite basis,” said the researchers.
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But experts say the narrative here is wrong. Despite appearances, the Minamitori find is not as significant as headlines have implied. And although China seems to wield great power over this critical global supply chain, the truth is that the country can’t just bring the West to its knees by limiting the export of rare earth elements. We know this pretty conclusively because it tried this in 2010, and it didn’t work out. In both cases, the overlooked factor is just how difficult it is to produce rare earth elements, compared to how easy it is to find them.

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Daehawk wrote: ↑Tue Apr 17, 2018 1:48 pm uh oh...got a popup on logging into Yahoo mail. Seems the yare part of a place called OATH now and have a privacy policy up. Now I owrry.

gilraen wrote: ↑Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:10 pm It's so windy outside, the whole building is shaking...and it's only a 4-floor building, not like it's a skyscraper. I'm on the 3rd floor, a row away from the windows, and it's so loud, I may as well be trying to work in a car going down the highway with windows rolled down.

TheMix wrote: ↑Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:13 pm Yeah. Good thing I forgot today was the water day. Though I did happen to walk by the window just as he was dropping off the new ones.

gilraen wrote: ↑Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:15 pm

TheMix wrote: ↑Tue Apr 17, 2018 5:13 pm Yeah. Good thing I forgot today was the water day. Though I did happen to walk by the window just as he was dropping off the new ones.

LOL...pretty sure if I'd you'd remembered to remind you to set the empties out beforehand, they'd be in Nebraska by now.

AWS260 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 1:30 pm Got 3-5 spare minutes? Want to spend it getting stupider?

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Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 10:47 pm Kenny Mayne's ankle.

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:03 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Wed Apr 18, 2018 10:47 pm Kenny Mayne's ankle.

That’s a great article, thanks for sharing it. I’ve always liked Mayne, but had no idea he actually played.

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Passengers in Skyriders will essentially remain standing during flight, though with their feet on the floor, on perches that curve up in the middle, allowing thighs to rest on either side. The seats are strapped onto poles running between the cabin floor and ceiling, meaning passengers are essentially riding the seat like a cowboy on horseback—hence the name. The new layout lets airlines squeeze in twenty percent more passengers than they can typically fit in coach.