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Bookmarks for July 25th

  • 45 Mile Wi-Fi Range is Now Possible with Lower Power Consumption | CleanTechnica – Imagine connecting wirelessly and cheaply to someone 45 miles away without using the internet? And how about while using less energy? You could also eliminate all of the network cables in the largest buildings cheaply and efficiently. The transmitter in the image at the top of this page can reportedly do all of that.

    Source: Clean Technica (http://s.tt/12Tx1)
    Tags: research

Finances, Politics

Who owns America? Hint: It’s not China – BlackListedNews.com

The U.S. Treasury / Federal Reserve: $1.63 trillion (11.3 percent)

Hong Kong: $121.9 billion (0.9 percent)

Caribbean banking centers: $148.3 (1 percent)

Taiwan: $153.4 billion (1.1 percent)

Brazil: $211.4 billion (1.5 percent)

Oil exporting countries: $229.8 billion (1.6 percent)

Mutual funds: $300.5 billion (2 percent)

Commercial banks: $301.8 billion (2.1 percent)

State, local and federal retirement funds: $320.9 billion (2.2 percent)

Money market mutual funds: $337.7 billion (2.4 percent)

United Kingdom: $346.5 billion (2.4 percent)

Private pension funds: $504.7 billion (3.5 percent)

State and local governments: $506.1 billion (3.5 percent)

Japan: $912.4 billion (6.4 percent)

U.S. households: $959.4 billion (6.6 percent)

China: $1.16 trillion (8 percent)

Social Security trust fund: $2.67 trillion (19 percent)

So America owes foreigners about $4.5 trillion in debt. But America owes America $9.8 trillion.

via Who owns America? Hint: It’s not China – BlackListedNews.com.