I would like to point out that most successful United States companies also have government connections...

Would like to point out that the Earth's atmosphere is suppose to defect solar-wind radiation naturally; (if it wasn't getting torn apart by pollution). Now if they made a more powerful version of the magnet that would be interesting; we could then redirect meteors and space debris.

I completely agree ...Now all they need is a (legal) "cellphone-begone". Some people have a cellphone literally glued to there ear; whether at a lecture, a religious ceremony or a theater, some people just have no respect for others.