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  • NoNukes NoNukes
    May 14, 2012 at 1:56 am

    Japan’s IMF Pledge Makes It No. 1 Fund Contributor

    Japan’s pledge to lend the International Monetary Fund $60 billion as part of its resource drive makes the Asian country the fund’s top contributor, taking the lead from the U.S.

    The U.S. was one of the few countries in the Group of 20 largest economies that said it wouldn’t contribute any cash to bolster the IMF’s lending base. Japan, meanwhile, was one of the first non-European countries to commit money to the IMF.

    http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/04/20/japans-imf-pledge-makes-it-no-1-fund-contributor/?mod=google_news_blog


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  • bleep_hits_blades
    May 14, 2012 at 2:01 am

    Contd – Ehrman's story of how he discovered some of these internal inconsistencies in the Bible is interesting. He was not raised a fundamentalist Christian but became a fervent convert in his teens – so fervent that he committed large portions of the Bible to memory, & it was in that way that he discovered some of these internal self-contradictions in the Bible – for instance,that some of the books of the Bible – like Mark, Luke, Matthew, etc. – give conflicting accounts of key events in the life of Christ – key events such as birth & resurrection in the tomb, etc.

    This fact is interesting for another reason, as it points out that many true believers and scholars have evidently not noticed – or chosen to ignore/over-look – these internal Biblical self-contradictions.

    However, just common sense is enough to make one wonder. It (the life of Christ) all happened or allegedly happened so long ago – just that long passage of time in itself casts 'reasonable doubt' upon the credibility of the 'information.' At least that is what I thought even before discovering Ehrman's books.

    Ehrman's books are a haven of reasonableness & are very free of rancor, sarcasm, etc.

    People seem to have a need for a belief system. This need is exploited by the politically ambitious – the empire builders – which is another big problem I have with metaphysical belief systems in general – in whose name dreadful things have been/are being done – man's inhumanity to man, etc.


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  • NoNukes NoNukes
    May 14, 2012 at 2:15 am

    Japan leads foreign investment in Binh Duong

    BINH DUONG — The southern province of Binh Duong has bucked the economic downturn as well as shrinking foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the country by already reaching its annual FDI target for 2012.
    In only the first four months of the year, the province surpassed its target of US$1 billion, attracting FDI projects worth US$1.462 billion, mainly from Japanese investors.
    The province's achievement compares to the total of $4.267 billion that the country as a whole has attracted in the first four months.
    Binh Duong is followed by HCM City and Hai Phong as leading FDI achievers in the country so far this year.
    The property sector has attracted most of the FDI inflow into the province. Early this year, among the largest Japanese-invested projects registered in the province were the Tokyu Binh Duong Urban Area Project worth $1.2 billion, a tyre manufacturing plant worth $575 million, a $300 million yarn production plant and a $180 million shipbuilding factory financed by Oshima Shipbuilding Viet Nam.

    http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Economy/224658/japan-leads-foreign-investment-in-binh-duong.html


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  • NoNukes NoNukes
    May 14, 2012 at 2:18 am

    China cuts bank reserves to revive slowing economy

    http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-05/D9UN5NQ00.htm

    China's central bank announced Saturday a reduction in the amount of reserves that banks must hold in an effort to spur lending and revive a sharply flagging economy.

    The 0.5 percentage point cut in the banks' required reserve by the People's Bank of China starting May 18 frees up billions of dollars for lending. It follows the release of statistics in the past week that showed the economy slowing more rapidly than economists — and perhaps the government — expected.


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  • NoNukes NoNukes
    May 14, 2012 at 2:20 am

    Japan service sector sentiment drops slightly

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/10/japan-economy-sentiment-idUST9E8FH06D20120510

    TOKYO | Thu May 10, 2012 1:06am EDT
    May 10 (Reuters) – Japan's service sector sentiment index fell to 50.9 in April, a Cabinet Office survey showed on Thursday, hurt by wobbly financial markets and worries about Europe's sovereign debt crisis.

    The survey of workers such as taxi drivers, hotel workers and restaurant staff – called "economy watchers" for their proximity to consumer and retail trends – showed their confidence about current economic conditions fell from 51.8 in March.


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  • NoNukes NoNukes
    May 14, 2012 at 2:25 am

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304543904577397642412878370.html

    Japan Flags Move at Intervention
    Recovery, Tax Agenda Seen as Priorities

    TOKYO—Japanese officials are signaling they could intervene in the currency market if the yen's rise threatens the government's top policy priority: the doubling of the sales tax.

    To pass the tax increase, "it is obvious that we need to improve the macroeconomic situation," a senior official said. "That's why measures against deflation and the strong yen are necessary." Opponents of the tax increase say it would be too much of a burden on a fragile economy.


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  • NoNukes NoNukes
    May 14, 2012 at 2:30 am

    Expats Say Goodbye to Gaijin Card

    By Sarah Berlow

    This summer marks the end of an era for foreigners residing in Japan. Starting July 9, the 60-year-old “certificate of alien registration” — the credit-card sized i.d. informally known as “the gaijin card” — will go the way of yakiimo carts, weekly Astroboy broadcasts, and uniformed men punching train tickets.

    New residents will instead be given a “residence card” similar to the ones Japanese citizens carry, except for a special marking designating the holder’s nationality. It’s part of a series of amendments to Japanese immigration law designed to create a simpler system for the government, and a way for foreigners to feel, well, slightly less alien.

    http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2012/05/07/expats-say-goodbye-to-gaijin-card/


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  • NoNukes NoNukes
    May 14, 2012 at 2:32 am

    Japan to purchase F-35 stealth fighters despite price hike

    TOKYO, May 14 (Xinhua) — Japan planned to sign a contract with the United States next month for the purchase of four F-35 stealth fighter jets despite a price increase for the aircraft, local media reported Monday.

    The fighter jets are set to be delivered before the end of fiscal year 2016 and may cost about 138 million U.S. dollars per unit. The Japanese government is making arrangements with the U.S. for the purchase as part of the budget in the current fiscal year which ends next March.

    The Japanese government decided in December to choose the F-35 stealth jet, developed by the United States and eight other countries, as the country's next-generation fighter jet.

    http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-05/14/c_131586737.htm


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  • NoNukes NoNukes
    May 14, 2012 at 2:36 am

    Some secrecy needed in trade talks: Ron Kirk

    (Reuters) – The United States is being as open as possible about international negotiations to create a nine-nation free trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific region but has to maintain some secrecy in the talks, the top U.S. trade official said.

    "I believe … that we have very faithfully operated within the spirit of the Obama administration to have the most engaged and transparent process as we possibly could," U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said in an interview from Dallas, where the United States is hosting the 12th round of negotiations this week on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact.

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/us-usa-trade-kirk-idUSBRE84C0AQ20120514


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  • NoNukes NoNukes
    May 14, 2012 at 2:41 am

    Nissan posts record sales, $5.4 billion net profit

    Published on May 11, 2012

    http://www.straitstimes.com/Motoring/Story/STIStory_798157.html

    A businessman look at car at the showroom of the Nissan headquarters in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo, on May 11, 2012. Nissan on Friday posted a US$4.28 billion full-year net profit and record sales as the Japanese automaker shrugged off the devastating impact of last year's quake-tsunami disaster on production. — PHOTO: AFP

    TOKYO (AFP) – Nissan on Friday posted a US$4.28 billion (S$5.4 billion) full-year net profit and record sales as the Japanese automaker shrugged off the devastating impact of last year's quake-tsunami disaster on production…

    'In Brazil, we are investing to make it a reality,' he said.


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  • NoNukes NoNukes
    May 14, 2012 at 2:45 am

    Rearranging the New World Order

    http://www.dailyreckoning.com.au/rearranging-the-new-world-order/2012/05/14/

    The new Japan is China. It's an export economy with too much capacity…like Japan in '89.

    The new Greece is Spain. It's got mortgage debt up the kazoo…

    The new Ireland is the old Ireland. Yes, Ireland is now exporting people again…at the fastest rate since the 19th century.

    Our old friend Jim Davidson says the new America is Brazil. But what happened to the old America? It's the new Argentina. Whoa! What a topsy-turvy world! The US is going broke…and going rogue. Just like Argentina in the '80s…


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  • NoNukes NoNukes
    May 14, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    Canon seeks full automation in camera production

    …Japanese manufacturers have been moving production abroad recently to offset the earnings damage from the soaring yen.

    And fears are growing about a hollowing-out of Japan Inc. as jobs move to China, India and the rest of Asia, where labor costs are cheaper.

    http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2012/05/14/canon-seeks-full-automation-in-camera-production


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  • HoTaters HoTaters
    May 14, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    California Public Utilities Commission may reconsider fees being charged for smart meter opt out. PG&E is having a shareholders' meeting in San Francisco this morning. Several hundred people are expected to show up in protest of smart meter opt out fees (questionable legality). A petition regarding smart meter opt out fees is being presented at the meeting. It is expected to have some 3,000 signatures.

    I, for one, opted out with a physician's letter. I'm EMF sensitive.


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  • BreadAndButter BreadAndButter
    May 14, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    Whaaat? Capt. Paul Watson (Sea Sheperd) has been arrested at German airport!!!! He's my hero! The Greens are already protesting. Interpol wanted to have him arrested.


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  • anne anne
    May 14, 2012 at 4:39 pm

    I think the pro Nukers are running scared their money machine is running dry. The more scared they are the worse they attack. I have noticed over the last year that some people complain about Fukushima to get the trust of anit-Nukers. Then they attack the anti Nukers one by one. And with their mumbo jumbo they can never quite come out completely against all forms of nuclear in the future.

    For some, politics trumps their concern about the nuclear industry. although they complain about present power, they think they will be in power in the future. Most politicians criticize their opponents to deflect the fact that they are themselves doing the very things they are complaining about.

    An international website has people from many different countries. National interests aren't all unified for everyone's good.

    Please let us just work on getting rid of all nuclear power plants, facilities, and weapons. We do share the earth and when it is totally destroyed we are all effected and our children especially

    Many US political neo-Conservatives are going back to Europe and leaving the US.


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  • ENENews
    May 14, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    I love how people think I know what is going on in the comments section. Ever think I might be spending all my spare time researching the reports that originate from this website?

    Fyi, the only comment report I received was one reporting StillJill's comments. Ironic.

    Either way, I think it's best if people who are attacking me and this website stop commenting and leave graciously. Nothing has changed since day one. Good luck…

    StillJill: "You're not wanted here by those pulling the strings with ENENEWS,.. (Which has been taken over). "
    Bobby1: "My main concerns with this website [...] the hard-core anti-nuke people are being alienated or banned."

    And before I came across the above comments a few minutes ago, I posted this to Bobby1:

    "I like your style Bobby1. Go for it.

    Everyone reading this, go for it. ENENews will link to it, e.g. NuclearHotseat and Nuked Radio. Just let me know."

    http://enenews.com/nuclear-expert-believe-entire-4-fuel-pool-drained-point-boiling-occurred-footage-shows-top-fuel-racks-exposed-air-video/comment-page-1#comment-248629

    Everyone who has been here commenting and has been supportive of the hard work and dedication that goes into this website, thank you! People like you B&B [Note: This comment was originally right below B&B, hence the name dropping ;) ]… and so many others. It's an amazing community of people and bigger and better things are on the way.


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    • dharmasyd
      May 14, 2012 at 6:18 pm

      Hear Here. Right on admin/..mins!


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    • Bobby1
      May 14, 2012 at 6:26 pm

      ENENews,

      There has been a spate of people leaving lately. Maybe xdrfox departing shook me up.

      This site has been going for 14 months. The average time in my experience for such a board in its original form lasts for just a few months. So it is well ahead of average.

      The problem is that there are two kinds of motives at work here:

      1. The desire to get the message out, political action. No matter if the message leaves out important parts of the story.

      2. The truth at all costs.

      I am firmly in camp #2, simply because it's a matter of life and death. I don't trust politics anyway.

      There will be dissent either way because these two goals don't always coincide. In fact, there should be dissent, and if there isn't any, then there is a problem.


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      • ENENews
        May 14, 2012 at 7:32 pm

        A spate? What's the total up to, 5 maybe? And fyi they have not been leaving. They've been banned. If you knew the things xdrfox wrote that led to his ban, then you would not be questioning it whatsoever.

        Here's a sampling:

        "You did make somw dumb ass comments unser ENENWEWS !
        You are young and dumb and don't know shit yet !!!!
        Have I pissed you off yet, wait till the real shit hits the fan !"

        "BLOCK ME YOU IMPOSTOR !!!!
        FUKU U"

        "You are of the ones we fight !
        Your ego has brought your downfall !"

        "I will start posting on all Media other then here, what you are doing, with all post, that are being censored ! ENENNEWS will suffer ! "

        ——————————–

        Sounds like a reasonable response to me for SUGGESTING he chill out with using so many exclamation points. Not someone I want commenting on my website.


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  • StillJill StillJill
    May 14, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    ADMIN,…..Ummmm, what am I, chopped liver?

    Only report comment was on StillJill?

    Ummm,…I reported richard three times,…..are you calling me a liar?


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    • ENENews
      May 14, 2012 at 9:07 pm

      I looked into what was going on and found your reports of Richard's comments.

      The 'Report Comment' feature is supposed to email me every time there's a report. Strangely I only got one reported comment today related to this thread, and it was one of your comments.

      So then I checked the actual report database and there they all were. Maybe 10% were getting emailed. The other 90% were just sitting there. Thanks for letting me know… now to figure out what the problem is with the system. But first I am checking the database for reported comments that do not comply with the rules.

      Earlier you wrote to someone, "You're not wanted here by those pulling the strings with ENENEWS,.. (Which has been taken over)"

      So who has taken it over StillJill? Who is pulling the strings at enenews? Do tell…


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  • CB CB
    May 14, 2012 at 10:10 pm

    Same post as last night. Around 2 to 3pm JST this CME will peak around high noon in Japan. Ill be watching it. Already multiple 4.0 mag and greater EQs within the last few hours. We are not even at solar maximum yet. http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wsa-enlil/cme-based Im curious to see, and expect an increase in EQ activity.


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  • Sharp2197 Sharp2197
    May 14, 2012 at 11:38 pm

    I agree that a CME could cause havoc with the power plants, but in the form of electrons causing the electric grid to fail as it did in the 80's in new england and canada. Aloss of electricity can cause cooling efforts to be off-line for hours or days.


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  • CB CB
    May 15, 2012 at 12:04 am

    It has been found that:

    (1) Earthquakes occur frequently around the minimum years of solar activity. Generally, the earthquake activities are relatively less during the peak value years of solar activity, some say, around the period when magnetic polarity in the solar polar regions is reversed.

    (2) The earthquake frequency in the minimum period of solar activity is closely related to the maximum annual means of sunspot numbers, the maximum annual means of solar 10.7 cm radio flux and solar proton events of a whole solar cycle, and the relation between earthquake and solar proton events is closer than others.
    Mitch Battros theorized in 1998 that large solar flares affect Earth's magnetic field, which in turn shifts the oceanic and atmospheric currents, which can cause earthquakes and extreme weather. As Battros summarizes his formula:
    Sunspots => Solar Flares (charged particles) => Magnetic Field Shift => Shifting Ocean and Jet Stream Currents => Extreme Weather [including earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes or other extreme natural events]

    http://georgewashington2.blogspot.com/2011/08/does-solar-activity-influence.html


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  • anne anne
    May 15, 2012 at 3:51 am

    JP Morgan losses send Wall Street back to Capitol Hill (+video)
    Congressional critics plan hearings to probe how America's largest bank posted $2 billion in trading losses – and whether new financial regulations, still being implemented, go far enough to rein in Wall Street abuses
    http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2012/0514/JP-Morgan-losses-send-Wall-Street-back-to-Capitol-Hill-video


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  • anne anne
    May 15, 2012 at 3:51 am

    “The news that the Minnesota Republican became a Swiss citizen on March 19 was greeted poorly by conservative blogs — which normally argue in her favor — as writers called her dual citizenship “treason,” “career-ending” and an “insult."…

    “’Dual Citizenship Is Treason,’ blared a headline at the Daily Paul, a website “inspired by” Ron Paul….

    “How she thinks that she can sit in the US Congress of the United States after swearing allegiance to the country of Switzerland is beyond my comprehension,” wrote conservative blogger Lori Stacy on Examiner.com. “Michele Bachmann needs to step down immediately and apologize profusely to all of our citizens and especially the residents of her district in Minnesota for carrying on this egregious offense of representing them since March 19th after becoming a citizen of a different country.”

    http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76211.html


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  • BreadAndButter BreadAndButter
    May 15, 2012 at 4:18 am

    "We can buy a drone or feed our neighbors.
    Choose one.
    Let's starve the war machine, not our sisters and brothers."

    That's a powerful plea for donations from truth-out, methinks.
    http://truth-out.org/


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  • BreadAndButter BreadAndButter
    May 15, 2012 at 7:21 am

    Heartland Institute grows isolated as three more donors disassociate:
    Ultra-conservative climate sceptic thinktank continues to lose mainstream support, damaging its prospects of expansion

    "The defections reinforce the sense of Heartland's isolation, ahead of its major climate contrarian conference in Chicago next week. A number of prominent speakers also pulled out of the conference after Heartland put up a billboard on a Chicago expressway suggesting believers in climate change were akin to serial killers.
    (…)
    It appears that the exposure of Heartland's key mission of discrediting climate change – including a project to influence kindergarteners – has turned off public corporations.

    Many publicly traded companies outwardly endorse climate change and sustainability as part of their corporate brand – and that makes association with Heartland politically awkward. (…)"

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/14/heartland-institute-loses-corporate-donors

    *happy bread


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  • Heart of the Rose Heart of the Rose
    May 15, 2012 at 8:30 am

    Ahh..the end of the school year..the seventh grade term paper and presentation.
    One of the young ones in the family found it was of now their fate..(small smile)
    The sprog chose Japan.
    The last few hours ..I have helped in the research for this paper..
    And it was a wonderful change from the view of Japan here.
    We wrote about Japanese tradition and art..culture..
    In some areas Japan contributes some of the finest efforts the modern world ..such as technology, robotics etc.

    Mt Fuji glistened…like a wonderful dream.


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  • NoNukes NoNukes
    May 15, 2012 at 9:33 am

    2nd UPDATE: Japan's Megabanks Post Solid Profit Gains, Sidestep Euro Crisis

    TOKYO (Dow Jones)–Japan's three biggest banks posted solid net profits in the last fiscal year ending March, sidestepping the euro-zone debt crisis that has weighed on their peers in the region and elsewhere.

    But the results came on the back of by significant gains from selling Japanese government bonds, and bank executives predict that is unlikely to continue through the current fiscal year. While they don't see such hefty JGB holdings as a short-term risk, they acknowledge they need to be better positioned in the longer term in case Japanese interest rates rise amid growing concerns over Europe's debt problems.

    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (8306.TO), Japan's largest bank by assets and market capital, reported Tuesday that its net profit surged 68% to Y981.33 billion thanks to lower credit costs, hefty gains from bond trading and a one-time gain from the conversion of its preferred shares in Morgan Stanley (MS) into common shares.

    http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120515-708825.html


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  • MaidenHeaven MaidenHeaven
    May 15, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    Quietly, globally, billions of bees are dying, threatening our crops and food. But if Bayer stops selling one group of pesticides, we could save bees from extinction.

    https://secure.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?slideshow

    Four European countries have begun banning these poisons, and some bee populations are already recovering. But Bayer, the largest producer of neonicotinoids, has lobbied hard to keep them on the market. Now, massive global pressure from Avaaz and others has forced them to consider the facts, and in 24 hours, Bayer shareholders will vote on a motion that could stop these toxic chemicals. Let's all act now and shame the shareholders to stop killing bees.

    The pressure is working, and this is our best chance to save the bees. Sign the urgent petition and send this to everyone — let's reach half a million signers and deliver it directly to shareholders tomorrow in Germany! bees.

    I have posted this on some Occupy Facebook groups but 4 posts per day are about the limit, then comes warnings from Facebook & then a 2 week ban from posting on any page but your own. So PLEASE if you use Facebook share this link on various pages. To find Occupy groups use the search feature in Facebook.
    Thank you.


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  • DisasterInterpretationDissorder DisasterInterpretationDissorder
    May 15, 2012 at 9:03 pm

    Voted and made small donation too . Awesome how them movements for the good case emerge everywhere. Hah, the hippy's where right about everything , alway's been :) Thx a bunch MaidenHeaven ;) .


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  • MaidenHeaven MaidenHeaven
    May 15, 2012 at 9:03 pm

    Kepco raises power bill double http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/05/kepco-raises-power-bill-double/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FukushimaDiary+%28Fukushima+Diary%29

    Canadian Council of Chief Executives newest report concludes that rate must be increased in order for us to reduce our use. Then add in carbon tax..Some of the companies within this group make & sell solar & wind ect. So they will sell it at extremely reduced rates to each other. Then claim they need to increase our rates. http://www.ceocouncil.ca/about-ccce/members

    Check the members list & find the report Energy-Wise Canada: Building a Culture of Energy Conservation on the right.


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    • MaidenHeaven MaidenHeaven
      May 15, 2012 at 9:13 pm

      This group is behind the North American Union, NAFTA, CETA & the Keystone Pipeline. They are also behind the reduced regulations that Harper has included in Bill C38 that will destroy our protections of water & land. This group consists of international companies.

      North American Competitiveness Council https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Competitiveness_Council

      Another hidden treasure is Bill C-38 repeals the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act. http://404systemerror.com/bill-c-38-repeals-the-fair-wages-and-hours-of-labour-act/

      "We have a quaint expression where I come from that “fair wages benefit the whole community”. It is virtuous to have a well-paid, consuming, middle class. It is good for the economy. Driving down the wages of Canadian workers is in no one’s best interest. Members would know that the federal government is one of the largest consumers of construction industry services in the country. This act applied to any construction project contracted by the federal government, including military bases, prisons, ports, banking and telecommunications. The Canada Labour Code, which is the federal labour code, applies to all of those including projects that go across provincial borders. What comes to mind when we think about large projects that might span interprovincial borders are pipelines. We have unearthed now that deep within Bill C-38 the federal government has eliminated the fair wages and working conditions that are found in this act. It…


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      • MaidenHeaven MaidenHeaven
        May 15, 2012 at 9:14 pm

        The act also states that contractors, whether unionized or non-unionized, have to pay the prevailing wage. This is usually determined by the Minister of Labour by consulting in that area what a normal prevailing wage would be, not the union scale but somewhere in the same living-wage ballpark. As well, it sets the hours of work, including that no construction worker has to work more than 48 hours without time and a half overtime.

        All of that has been eradicated. Now, a contractor can bid on one of these federal jobs and post a job notice saying “Wanted: Carpenters, $8 an hour, 84 hour work week, straight time”. No one will apply for that job, which opens the door to the other side of the coin, to mix a metaphor.


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        • MaidenHeaven MaidenHeaven
          May 15, 2012 at 9:24 pm

          To me the biggest concern re: The North American Union, which at first will appear to be the next best thing to sliced bread. We will have considerably more choice & competition. But these companies are all connected. And as stated all the bailout money for countries in the EU goes 100% to the banks. None of it goes to the citizens. Those costs are payed by the taxpayers. The Elite have decided that they will no longer pay for *our infrastructure. They no longer need *our hospitals, healthcare, schools ect. They live in their own gated communities with their own doctors healthcare, schools ect. It was useful to use our infrastructure to get where they are at today. But tax breaks, reduced regulations & more profit come first as we know.


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          • MaidenHeaven MaidenHeaven
            May 15, 2012 at 9:25 pm

            Here is the catch with the North American Union.

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Task_Force_on_North_America of which the Canadian Council of Chief Executives are members
             
            Independent Task Force on North America
             
            Note: "The Task Force's central recommendation is establishment by 2010 of a North American economic and security community, the boundaries of which would be defined by a *common external tariff* and an outer security perimeter."
             
            Common external tariff
            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_external_tariff
             
            When a group of countries form a customs union they must introduce a common external tariff. The same customs duties, import quotas, preferences or other non-tariff barriers to trade apply to all goods entering the area, regardless of which country within the area they are entering. It is designed to end re-exportation;
             
            …*but it may also inhibit imports from countries outside the customs union and thereby diminish consumer choice and support *Protectionism* of industries based within the customs union*…


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            • MaidenHeaven MaidenHeaven
              May 15, 2012 at 9:39 pm

              Also note that GE plays a part in this entire scam as well as many other well know companies like Walmart & Campbell Soup Company.

              And I have only skimmed the surface. CGI is a company that services the databases of both Canadian & American financial, healthcare & military & taxes & insurance companies. As well as several other countries. CGI is among the leading independent information technology and business process services firms in the world.

              This is the company that shares your info at customs & also services insurance companies. The conflict interest for the same company that has access to your healthcare, banking & deals with insurance companies. They are members of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives too.


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  • anne anne
    May 16, 2012 at 3:20 am

    Earthquake 16 May 2012 1:00 JST
    MAP: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/140_40.php
    Magnitude4.8 Date-Time
    • Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 16:00:46 UTC
    • Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 01:00:46 AM at epicenter
    Location38.272°N, 141.808°E Depth73.8 km (45.9 miles) RegionNEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
    http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0009q6e.php


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  • richard richard
    May 16, 2012 at 7:25 am

    "Cave women in a different light"

    IT COULD be cave man pornography. Researchers have discovered illustrations of female anatomy in a rock shelter in France that date back 37,000 years. It is ''the oldest evidence of any kind of graphic imagery''

    Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/cave-women-in-a-different-light-20120515-1yp30.html#ixzz1v1yrZbl8

    (another little teaser for the 'young earthers') :)


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  • bleep_hits_blades
    May 16, 2012 at 8:21 am

    The Evaporation of Darkness: Mass Deprogramming And The End of The 9/11 Consensus

    Optimistic article here – says tide is turning against the Evil Empire – worth reading.

    http://www.infowars.com/the-evaporation-of-darkness-mass-deprogramming-and-the-end-of-the-911-consensus/

    The Alex Jones Channel Alex Jones Show podcast Prison Planet TV Infowars.com Twitter Alex Jones' Facebook Infowars store

    The politically engineered 9/11 ‘consensus’ is collapsing.

    The Excavator
    May 16, 2012

    “I am convinced a revolution is going on. It is an intellectual revolution.”

    - Ron Paul, “Our Time Has Come.”


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  • BreadAndButter BreadAndButter
    May 16, 2012 at 10:22 am

    Whoopie – I hope you see this. I wanted to thank you for posting two quite impressive "go vegan" videos maybe three weeks ago.
    I'm a vegetarian for 25 years, and vegan seemed to be too much of a fuss.
    Those videos you posted changed my mind and were the tiny "push" I needed.
    Currently I'm doing "vegan weekends" for a start, but I'm feeling I want to expand it now.

    Thanks again – you did this! :-)


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  • Bubbha
    May 16, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    In dark times, read the creed of the Blackfoot Indians
    Believe in the beauty and strength our your own being. Forget the foolish belief that you and your fellow human beings were born evil. Those who would control you all the days of your life on earth perpetuate the belief iihtsipaitapiiyo?pa (Source of Life) made things to have a bad spirit.

    Live a life of truth and honesty. This makes you a person of quality and dignity. Truth and honesty are the kind of leadership qualities that attracts others.

    Give honor and respect to others regardless of age and situation in life. This quality makes you and others worthy of honor and respect, which makes others, feel worthwhile and fulfilled. Honor and respect empowers others so they can win the day. They will return it to you fourfold.

    Honor the earth and all that exists. Be strong in this belief and practice it throughout your life because it makes for a world of kindness that binds all the good things of life together in a circle of harmony.

    Be humble but not timid. To be humble is to connect yourself to the stars and the entire universe and makes you aware there is something unique about life that is to be enjoyed without fear. We are people from the stars and because of it we are sacred.

    Help others realize that life is a dream . . . . A beautiful dream. Dreamers are the butterflies of life and help others to realize their dreams.

    Be humorous and help others to enjoy life and the life of others. Humor makes…


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  • anne anne
    May 16, 2012 at 6:46 pm

    Ron Paul and Freemasonry
    “This does not prove anything in that regard, however it makes the probability that he is a Freemason very much higher since Eastern Star members are generally married to Freemason husbands, Rainbow girls are generally children of masons and because Ron Paul’s father was also a mason. And in addition, according to the comment, he “respects the organization”, which is wholly uncharacteristic of anyone who is supposedly fighting against the masonically-inspired New World Order. Ron Paul is also an unofficial member of the John Birch Society, which was founded by masons, funded by Nelson Rockefeller and run by Jesuit-trained Knights of Malta. In other words, the JBS is a gatekeeper organization, designed to control the opposition and make sure nothing substantial is ever done to impede the New World Order system which just keeps on rolling over humanity….”
    http://aftermathnews.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/ron-paul-and-freemasonry/


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  • anne anne
    May 16, 2012 at 6:48 pm

    Ron Paul on Nuclear Energy and Japan 03/15/11 [Video]
    http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?283690-Ron-Paul-on-Nuclear-Energy-and-Japan-03-15-11-Video

    Ron Paul says nuclear power is the safest energy there is. He’s afraid that no new nuclear plants will be built. He thinks they should built more nuclear power plants. Ron Paul thinks Fukushima won’t be that bad.


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  • CB CB
    May 16, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    Scale S2
    Biological: passengers and crew in high-flying aircraft at high latitudes may be exposed to elevated radiation risk.***

    Satellite operations: infrequent single-event upsets possible.

    Other systems: small effects on HF propagation through the polar regions and navigation at polar cap locations possibly affected.
    http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales/index.html#SolarRadiationStorms

    Space Weather Message Code: ALTPC0
    Serial Number: 37
    Issue Time: 2012 May 17 0253 UTC
    ALERT: Proton Event 100MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1pfu
    Begin Time: 2012 May 17 0252 UTC
    Potential Impacts: An enhancement in the energetic portion of the solar radiation spectrum may indicate increased biological risk to astronauts or passengers and crew in high latitude, high altitude flights. Additionally, energetic particles may represent an increased risk to all satellite systems susceptible to single event effects. This information should be used in conjunction with the current Solar Radiation Storm conditions when assessing overall impact


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  • CB CB
    May 16, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    Damn, its 12:22 pm JST. Almost high noon. Pray I'm wrong!


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  • CB CB
    May 16, 2012 at 11:30 pm

    http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/warnings_timeline.html

    Sill evaluating.,

    SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded M5
    Begin Time: 2012 May 17 0125 UTC
    Maximum Time: 2012 May 17 0147 UTC
    End Time: 2012 May 17 0214 UTC
    X-ray Class: M5.1
    Location: N13W73
    NOAA Scale: R2 – Moderate
    Potential Impacts: Area of impact centered primarily on sub-solar point on the sunlit side of Earth.
    Radio – Limited blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication for tens of minutes.


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  • Sharp2197 Sharp2197
    May 16, 2012 at 11:40 pm

    CB
    May 15, 2012 at 12:04 am · Reply
    It has been found that:

    (1) Earthquakes occur frequently around the minimum years of solar activity. Generally, the earthquake activities are relatively less during the peak value years of solar activity,

    The post you left 2 nights ago say earthquakes are less during solar max, and more during solar min.

    One thing that may cause more earthquakes in the next few days is Sunday evening when we have a solar eclipse, the sun and moon will be lined up causing larger than normal tides, and possibly earthquakes.


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  • MaidenHeaven MaidenHeaven
    May 17, 2012 at 12:18 am

    Judge Napolitano: Shoot down a drone, become an American hero

    “The first American patriot that shoots down one of these drones that comes too close to his children in his backyard will be an American hero.”

    “The Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment and the Ninth Amendment were written to guarantee us the right to be left alone … Suddenly the government, silently, from 30, 000 feet above is violating those amendments.”

    Even if the next major threat to civil liberties isn’t just on Capitol Hill — but thousands of feet off the ground — Judge Napolitano said this week any American that takes up arms to attack drones is an alright person in his book.

    Those are the only people on the planet that should be worried, either. Aside from the continuous deployment of combat drones across the world, surveillance crafts are now making their way north of the border into Canada too.

    https://rt.com/usa/news/judge-napolitano-drone-government-430/


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  • BreadAndButter BreadAndButter
    May 17, 2012 at 4:35 am

    Australasia has hottest 60 years in a millennium, scientists find
    Study of tree rings, corals and ice cores find unnatural spike in temperatures that lines up with manmade climate change
    ""The models showed that prior to 1850 there were not any long-term trends and temperature variations were likely to be caused by natural climate variability which is a random process," he said.

    "But [the modeling showed] 20th-century warming significantly exceeds the amplitude of natural climate variability and demonstrates that the recent warming experience in Australia is unprecedented within the context of the last millennium."
    average daily maximum temperatures in Australia have increased by 0.75C since 1910. Since the 1950s each decade has been warmer than the one before it.

    http://m.guardian.co.uk/ms/p/gnm/op/sPAUVksyRi3T5iLRAfqL-dQ/view.m?id=15&gid=science/2012/may/17/australasia-hottest-60-years-study&cat=environment


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  • Heart of the Rose Heart of the Rose
    May 17, 2012 at 8:13 am

    @CB…Hi…I have been checking The Watchers site from time time.
    Good stuff…


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