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Spain’s Unemployment Rate Rises Full Percentage Point to Record 27.2%; Unemployment Tops 6.2 Million
April 25, 2013 0

Spain’s Unemployment Rate Rises Full Percentage Point to Record 27.2%; Unemployment Tops 6.2 Million

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Spain’s Unemployment Rate Rises Full Percentage Point to Record 27.2%; Unemployment Tops 6.2 Million Spain’s budget deficits are out of control, home prices are still falling, GDP is down 2% annualized in the first quarter , production is down, the unemployment rate soared a full percentage point to 27.16%, and a record 6.2 million are out of work. Here are some stats from Spain’s National Statistics Office as noted in the Financial Times . Almost 240,000 people lost their jobs in the first three months of the year.

Robotic Outsourcing; Food Preparation Robots Invade China, Japan, US; Who is to Blame, and What Can be Done About It?
April 25, 2013 0

Robotic Outsourcing; Food Preparation Robots Invade China, Japan, US; Who is to Blame, and What Can be Done About It?

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Today’s spotlight is on China where Restaurant Owners Praise Robot Noodle Makers for Doing “A Good Job!†Noodle peelers should probably start looking for other things to do around the kitchen – there’s just no competing with these robots. Runguan’s robots peel noodle strips from a firm piece of dough and tosses them directly into boiling water “before diners’ eyes can follow the whole process.†While a cook doing the same job would make about 40,000 yuan ($6,400) per year, the robot cost just 10,000 yuan ($1,600)

Key to Peace in Korea – Remove US Presence
April 13, 2013 0

Key to Peace in Korea – Remove US Presence

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Links Key to Peace in Korea – Remove US Presence April 14, 2013 ( AltThaiNews-Tony Cartalucci ) – On March 26, 2010, the ROKS Cheonan is hit by what appears to be a German-made torpedo , sinks while claiming the lives of 46 South Korean sailors. The world, America at the lead, was quick to point its finger at North Korea before South Korea itself ruled them out as a suspect. North Korea adamantly insisted it was not behind the attack, and despite their paranoid and isolated posture, little beyond insanity could serve as a motive.Despite evidence adding up otherwise, to no one’s surprise a joint "international" investigation by the US, UK, South Korea, Australia, Canada, and Sweden would later conclude that a North Korean submarine was the culprit, leaving even most South Koreans skeptical.During this period of time, America’s position in Asia Pacific was already waning