http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wos-dDxpJlQ
Give Peace a Chance John Lennon (not sure if you all remember me sharing that we had a group thingy back in Phoenix and MLK's attorney was there and we sang this song.) ...cal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZC7sqImaM
Occupy The Street Song (The Official Anthem)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF0zQwcMT14&feature=related
Occupy Wall Street Song Official "Smile"By Jay Samel #occupy #occupywallst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jedsaKNyz4
We Will NOT be ignored -Occupy Phoenix (please watch Olberman video) ...cal
http://www.prisonabolitionist.org/2011/09/we-will-not-be-ignored-occupy-phoenix.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWuVtp28mag
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Sep 20, 2011
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Jamie Catuara, 33, worked on the trading floor at the Chicago Board of Trade for 13 years. She worked her way up, took the membership examination to be a trader and found a job with a commodities trading firm. But instead of endless riches and upward mobility, she found a culture of carelessness and disregard. "They're self governed in there, so they get away with anything," she said. "There were things going on that shouldn't have been going on. People trading that shouldn't have been trading." When she voiced her concerns that laws were being violated, executives at her firm "strongly urged" her to ignore it, or else leave the trading industry behind. One week and several meetings later, Jamie was one the 12% of Chicagoans looking for a job at the time. Her former bosses received fines from federal regulators totaling more than $300,000, or more than six times what the average American household earns in a year. "It's pocket change to them," Jamie says. "They can make that back in very little time." As for Jamie, it's been nearly two years with few prospects. "I'm still unemployed, I can't find work. I'll never be able to find a job on the trading floor again," she said. Jamie is not alone. She finds herself in a position shared by 4.5 million other Americans who have been unemployed for more than a year, and are struggling to find a job. It's a position we haven't been in since the end of World War II.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/7971811-452/rahm-emanuel-playing-numbers-game-with-police.html
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“As mayor, I will put 1,000 additional police on the streets working closely with Chicago residents to fight the guns, to fight the gangs and to fight the drugs that now pervade.”
Over the final weeks on the campaign trail, the promise to put “1,000 more police on the streets” became part of Emanuel’s talking point mantra that was drilled into us through daily repetition.
And so it was with some amusement that I heard Police Supt. Garry McCarthy tell the Sun-Times editorial board Friday that he’d never heard the mayor say anything about putting police on the “streets” when he’s been present.
“I heard him say districts. I heard him say beats,” said McCarthy, who of course didn’t get here until after the election.
http://www.xe.com/news/2011-10-06%2015:24:00.0/2200373.htm?c=1&t=
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About 200 people gathered for an 'Occupy Houston' demonstration in front of City Hall in downtown, just blocks from the former headquarters of Enron Corp, the once prominent energy company that collapsed in bankruptcy and scandal in 2001.
Demonstrators marched through the Houston streets carrying signs like 'Greed is not good' and 'Where's my bailout?' and chanting 'hey hey, ho ho, corporate greed has got to go' and 'We are the 99 percent,' another reference to the idea that the top 1 percent of Americans have too much.
In San Antonio, Texas, about 50 people gathered on Thursday at the city's Confederate War Veterans Monument chanting 'the banks got bailed out, we got sold out.'
'This is bringing to light government corruption and all the evils that corporations have done,' protester Michael Evans said. 'The people are tired of it and are not going to put up with it any more.'
Instead of Take Your Kids to Work, Take Your Kids to a Rally in Philly (dedicatedto my friends who now live in AZ who are from Philly, you know who you are, oh yeah and everybody else in Philidelphia too.) ...cal
Posted on Sat, Oct. 8, 2011
Occupy Philadelphia on the march to the bell
Excerpt:
About 200 people gathered for an 'Occupy Houston' demonstration in front of City Hall in downtown, just blocks from the former headquarters of Enron Corp, the once prominent energy company that collapsed in bankruptcy and scandal in 2001.
Demonstrators marched through the Houston streets carrying signs like 'Greed is not good' and 'Where's my bailout?' and chanting 'hey hey, ho ho, corporate greed has got to go' and 'We are the 99 percent,' another reference to the idea that the top 1 percent of Americans have too much.
In San Antonio, Texas, about 50 people gathered on Thursday at the city's Confederate War Veterans Monument chanting 'the banks got bailed out, we got sold out.'
'This is bringing to light government corruption and all the evils that corporations have done,' protester Michael Evans said. 'The people are tired of it and are not going to put up with it any more.'
Instead of Take Your Kids to Work, Take Your Kids to a Rally in Philly (dedicatedto my friends who now live in AZ who are from Philly, you know who you are, oh yeah and everybody else in Philidelphia too.) ...cal
Posted on Sat, Oct. 8, 2011
Occupy Philadelphia on the march to the bell
As planned, Occupy Philadelphia protesters stepped off at 2 p.m. today on a 10-block march to the Liberty Bell in a massive movement of young and old that numbered close to 1,000 by some estimates.
The group ranged from babies to grandparents and moved via a variety of modes, including rollerskates, bicycles and strollers. But most were on foot, walking to the beat of drums and chanting such things as, "This is what democracy looks like."
The march started near City Hall, where protesters are in Day 3 of their action against corporate greed, bank bailouts, joblessness and the economy's general misery. Similar efforts are playing out in other cities.
Representatives in Philadelphia said they have applied to the city for a permit to remain.
Among those on their way to Independence Mall are Scott and Katey Dyck, and their children, Natalie, 4, and Gabriel, 2, all of Fort Washington.
The group ranged from babies to grandparents and moved via a variety of modes, including rollerskates, bicycles and strollers. But most were on foot, walking to the beat of drums and chanting such things as, "This is what democracy looks like."
The march started near City Hall, where protesters are in Day 3 of their action against corporate greed, bank bailouts, joblessness and the economy's general misery. Similar efforts are playing out in other cities.
Representatives in Philadelphia said they have applied to the city for a permit to remain.
Among those on their way to Independence Mall are Scott and Katey Dyck, and their children, Natalie, 4, and Gabriel, 2, all of Fort Washington.
Posted on Sat, Oct. 8, 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia
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Philadelphia was founded on October 27, 1682 by William Penn, who planned a city along the Delaware River to serve as a port and place for government. The city grew rapidly, and by the 1750s Philadelphia was the largest city and busiest port in the original 13 American colonies.[8][9] During the American Revolution, Philadelphia played an instrumental role as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States, who signed the nation's Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 and the Constitution on September 17, 1787. Philadelphia served as one of the nation's many capitals during the Revolutionary War, and the city served as the temporary national capital from 1790 to 1800 while Washington, D.C. was under construction. During the 19th century, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and a railroad hub that grew from an influx of European immigrants. The city's dominant textile industry represented 40 percent of total United States output in 1906.[10] It became a major destination for African Americans during the Great Migration and surpassed 2 million occupants by 1950.
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/wall-street-protesters-camp-out-at-veterans-park/article_005a7586-ee1a-11e0-9311-001cc4c03286.html
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We Are Anonymous - Sony hacked
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=370bq3VS5WU&feature=related
Sony Fire in Britain (hmmmmmmmm, did THEY 'the elites' destroy it to make US look bad, were WE infiltrated, who benefited?) ...cal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffrSqHq91VA&feature=related
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Sony
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Ad boycott against Air America Radio
Sony refused to advertise on the progressive Air America Radio. In October 2006, around 90 companies, including Sony, told ABC Radio Networks that they did not want their ads to play on radio stations that carried Air America Radio. [3
Inside Job Trailer (Notice duality asin George Soros) ...cal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZm7M1vn15w
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2773265/Billionaire-who-broke-the-Bank-of-England.html
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http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/movies/08inside.html?pagewanted=all
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_banking_system
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By definition, shadow institutions do not accept deposits like a depository bank and therefore are not subject to the same regulations. Familiar examples of shadow institutions included Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. Other complex legal entities comprising the system include hedge funds, SIVs, conduits, money funds, monolines, investment banks, and other non-bank financial institutions.
Shadow banking institutions are typically intermediaries between investors and borrowers. For example, an institutional investor like a pension fund may be willing to lend money, while a corporation may be searching for funds to borrow. The shadow banking institution will channel funds from the investor(s) to the corporation, profiting either from fees or from the difference in interest rates between what it pays the investor(s) and what it receives from the borrower.
In a June 2008 speech, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, then President and CEO of the NY Federal Reserve Bank, described the growing importance of the shadow banking system:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Hannan
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He also appeared on Your World with Neil Cavuto, where he stated he would have voted for Ron Paul in the 2008 presidential election had he been an American citizen.[30] The main British television channels, particularly the BBC and ITV, gave the speech fairly limited coverage, for which they faced some criticism from Conservative MPs and "a handful of viewers";[31] Conservative MP Nigel Evans stated that their lack of coverage rendered YouTube the 'ultimate in public service broadcasting'. As of July 2010, there have been 2.7 million views of the clip. Nearly all of the hits are from the UK and US.
He opposed the Invasion of Iraq undertaken by the Premiership of Tony Blair.[34]
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kusile_Power_Station
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Multilateral development banks
“Ex-Im Bank directors’ decision to support Kusile was made despite their full knowledge of the unacceptable damage the project will cause,” said Sunita Dubey, U.S. representative of Groundwork South Africa, a group opposing Kusile. They “disregarded the impact on people’s health and livelihoods.”[9][10]
On May 31, 2011, Eskom announced that the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) had given its initial approval for an $805 million (R5.78 billion) loan to help Eskom build the Kusile Power Station in the Mpumalanga Province. The final vote on the Ex-Im Bank’s loan for Kusile is expected in approximately 35 days after a mandatory Congressional notification period.
The South African government has indicated that it is not in a position to contribute any further funds to its Kusile and Medupi Power Station projects. In the case of Medupi, additional financing is coming from the World Bank.
The plant is expected to emit an estimated 36.8 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent per year once it is completed, the 4800 megawatt Kusile coal power plant is forecast to increase South Africa’s greenhouse gas emissions – already the biggest in Africa – by nearly 10%. In addition, it’s projected to consume more than a billion gallons of water annually and release various health-threatening pollutants into the air. South Africa has extensive coal reserves and is generating more than 90% of its electricity supply through it.[11]
http://www.cbn.co.za/dailynews/5680.html
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Tracker can also claim the most recoveries in the world – with its technology recovering almost
300 000 stolen and hijacked vehicles throughout the world. (In SA alone, Tracker has recovered nearly 50 000 vehicles in only 13 years), more than any other tracking company in Africa.
Globally there are around 2 million Trackers fitted to vehicles throughout 30 countries – SA accounting for around 30% of this number.
These are impressive numbers, which begs the question of why Remgro is considering selling its stake in Tracker.
In truth, Tracker – which generated revenues of R1.25 billion and operating profits of R339 million in the year to end December 2010 – is relatively small in Remgro’s life.
Perhaps there is also a tacit acknowledgement that Tracker is reaching maturity, and that further gains in profit will be a hard slog.
Remgro would bank at least R1.2 billion for its stake in Tracker. But who would the buyer be? Currently FirstRand (Wesbank to be exact) holds a 36.5% stake in Tracker with 29.4% belonging to the Mineworkers Investment Corporation (MIC).
http://www.wearechange.org/?p=9942
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The Bohemian, September 7th:
http://daviddegraw.org/2011/08/anonymous-to-occupy-wall-street-on-september-17th-expect-us/
Excerpt:Anonymous has now joined forces with AdBusters in calling for a non-violent occupation of Wall Street beginning on September 17th. Simultaneous occupations of financial districts are now being planned in New York City, Madrid, Milan, London, Paris and San Francisco.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia
Excerpt:
Philadelphia was founded on October 27, 1682 by William Penn, who planned a city along the Delaware River to serve as a port and place for government. The city grew rapidly, and by the 1750s Philadelphia was the largest city and busiest port in the original 13 American colonies.[8][9] During the American Revolution, Philadelphia played an instrumental role as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States, who signed the nation's Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 and the Constitution on September 17, 1787. Philadelphia served as one of the nation's many capitals during the Revolutionary War, and the city served as the temporary national capital from 1790 to 1800 while Washington, D.C. was under construction. During the 19th century, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and a railroad hub that grew from an influx of European immigrants. The city's dominant textile industry represented 40 percent of total United States output in 1906.[10] It became a major destination for African Americans during the Great Migration and surpassed 2 million occupants by 1950.
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/wall-street-protesters-camp-out-at-veterans-park/article_005a7586-ee1a-11e0-9311-001cc4c03286.html
Excerpt:
We Are Anonymous - Sony hacked
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=370bq3VS5WU&feature=related
Sony Fire in Britain (hmmmmmmmm, did THEY 'the elites' destroy it to make US look bad, were WE infiltrated, who benefited?) ...cal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffrSqHq91VA&feature=related
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Sony
Excerpt:
Ad boycott against Air America Radio
Sony refused to advertise on the progressive Air America Radio. In October 2006, around 90 companies, including Sony, told ABC Radio Networks that they did not want their ads to play on radio stations that carried Air America Radio. [3
Inside Job Trailer (Notice duality asin George Soros) ...cal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZm7M1vn15w
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2773265/Billionaire-who-broke-the-Bank-of-England.html
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Mr Soros joined Singer and Friedlander, London bankers, before moving to Wall Street to continue his financial career in 1956. He later set up the now famous Quantum Fund as one of the world's first hedge funds. It took money from rich individuals and invested in risky but potentially highly profitable international deals.
http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/movies/08inside.html?pagewanted=all
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Who Maimed the Economy, and How
By A. O. SCOTT
Published: October 7, 2010
As I was watching “Inside Job,” Charles Ferguson’s meticulous and infuriating documentary about the causes and consequences of the financial crisis of 2008, an odd, archaic sentence kept popping into my head. The words come from the second chapter of “The Scarlet Letter” and are spoken in frustration and disgust by an old Puritan woman who watches Hester Prynne, publicly disgraced but without any sign of remorse, making her way from Salem’s prison to a scaffold in its market square. She “has brought shame upon us all ...” the anonymous woman remarks. “Is there not law for it?”
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1) Jonathan Hodge, Managing Director, Carlyle Trust Ltd
2) Anthony Solomons, former Chairman, Singer & Friedlander plc
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He went into business for himself as an account in 1934.[1] Married to Moira Thomas in 1951, he had 3 children; Jane, Robert and Jonathan Hodge.[1]
He was well known as a philanthropist, using much of his fortune for charity work including setting up the Jane Hodge Foundation in memory of his mother and as a benefactor for Cardiff University from 1970 onwards (one of the halls of residence now bears his name - Hodge Hall). In the late 1990s he did not, contrary to popular belief, fund the "Just Say No" campaign against devolution ahead of a referendum for the Welsh Assembly, which was chaired by his son Robert, however he did support their cause, as did the late George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy.[citation needed] Later he was involved with the Euro-Know campaign opposed to the introduction of the euro in the UK.[citation needed]
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He fought to establish Cardiff as a financial centre and set up the Julian Hodge bank which later became the Carlyle Trust bank.
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Michael Sweatman
"A venture capitalist and businessman, birder and conservationist, one of Mr. Sweatman's primary interests is to promote the private sector role in conservation worldwide, particularly in Africa. He provided the original impetus that eventually led to the creation of the multi-billion dollar Global Environmental Fund (GEF). He is president of Green Mountain Capital, Stowe, Vermont, and formerly president of The Mercantile Bank (Montreal), executive vice president of the Bank of Montreal (Toronto), and president, WesBank (Barclays, South Africa)." [1]
- Director, WILD Foundation
- Patron, Wilderness Foundation (South Africa) [1]
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By definition, shadow institutions do not accept deposits like a depository bank and therefore are not subject to the same regulations. Familiar examples of shadow institutions included Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. Other complex legal entities comprising the system include hedge funds, SIVs, conduits, money funds, monolines, investment banks, and other non-bank financial institutions.
Shadow banking institutions are typically intermediaries between investors and borrowers. For example, an institutional investor like a pension fund may be willing to lend money, while a corporation may be searching for funds to borrow. The shadow banking institution will channel funds from the investor(s) to the corporation, profiting either from fees or from the difference in interest rates between what it pays the investor(s) and what it receives from the borrower.
[edit] Importance
Many "shadow bank" like institutions and vehicles have emerged in American and European markets, between the years 2000 and 2008, and have come to play an important role in providing credit across the global financial system.[1]In a June 2008 speech, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, then President and CEO of the NY Federal Reserve Bank, described the growing importance of the shadow banking system:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Hannan
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He also appeared on Your World with Neil Cavuto, where he stated he would have voted for Ron Paul in the 2008 presidential election had he been an American citizen.[30] The main British television channels, particularly the BBC and ITV, gave the speech fairly limited coverage, for which they faced some criticism from Conservative MPs and "a handful of viewers";[31] Conservative MP Nigel Evans stated that their lack of coverage rendered YouTube the 'ultimate in public service broadcasting'. As of July 2010, there have been 2.7 million views of the clip. Nearly all of the hits are from the UK and US.
[edit] Political positions
[edit] Cameron administration
Hannan wrote in March 2011 criticizing anti-austerity protesters, stating that that they "have decided to indulge their penchant for empty, futile, self-righteous indignation." He remarked, "After “No Cuts!” the marchers’ favourite slogan was “Fairness!” Alright, then... How about being fair to our children, whom we have freighted with a debt unprecedented in peacetime?"[32][edit] Electoral reform
Hannan argues in his writings and in the media (for example, during an appearance on Question Time on BBC television on 28 May 2009) for ballot initiatives (whereby electors can directly enact legislation as happens in Switzerland), a power of recall (whereby a sitting Member of Parliament can be forced to submit to re-election if enough of his local electorate support this), fixed term parliaments, local and national referendums, open primaries and the abolition of party lists.[edit] Afghan and Iraq wars
Hannan supports the British efforts in the Afghanistan war after the September 11th attacks, pointing out that "more British subjects died in the Twin Towers than in any terrorist atrocity in our history – more than at Lockerbie or Omagh" (see Pan Am Flight 103 and Omagh bombing). He also supports a timetable for set military withdrawal from the country. He wrote in June 2010, "there comes a point when our presence is doing more harm than good, serving to destabilise Pakistan rather than to stabilise Afghanistan. We are reaching that point now."[33]He opposed the Invasion of Iraq undertaken by the Premiership of Tony Blair.[34]
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kusile_Power_Station
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Financial institution support
According to BankTrack, the following institutions are involved in supporting the Kusile Power Station:[7]Multilateral development banks
- African Development Bank - $500 million corporate loan, November 2008
- Bank of America - advisory service, October 2010
- Bank of Tokyo Misubishi UFJ - 705 million euro syndicated loan, December 2009
- Barclays - advisory service, October 2010
- BNP Pribas - corporate loan as part of 1,185 million euro syndicated loan
- Credit Agricole - corporate loan as part of 1,185 million euro syndicated loan
- Credit Mutuel-CIC - corporate loan as part of 1,185 million euro syndicated loan
- Credit Suisse Group - helping with the sale of a stake
- Deutsche Bank - 705 million euro syndicated loan, December 2009
- FirstRand Bank Ltd - 705 million euro syndicated loan, December 2009
- HSBC Group - 705 million euro syndicated loan, December 2009
- JPMorgan Chase - advisory services
- KfW IPEX-Bank - 705 million euro syndicated loan, December 2009
- Natixis - corporate loan as part of 1,185 million euro syndicated loan
- Nedbank Group - 705 million euro syndicated loan, December 2009
- Rand Merchand Bank - 705 million euro syndicated loan, December 2009
- Societe Generale - corporate loan as part of 1,185 million euro syndicated loan
- Standard Bank - 705 million euro syndicated loan, December 2009
- COFACE - corporate loan as part of 1,185 million euro syndicated loan
- Euler Hermes Kreditversicherungs-AG (Hermes) - 705 million euro syndicated loan, December 2009
- Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) - $805 million, April 2011
- Public Investment Corporation (PIC) - R 9 billion (US $1.2), May 2010
U.S. Export-Import Bank financing
As of October 2010, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) is currently preparing for decisions regarding Ex-Im Bank financing of what would be two of the world's largest coal-fired power plants, Kusile and Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project (proposed in India). August 11, 2010, marked the comment deadline for the Environmental Impact Assessment on the Kusile project. US citizens submitted nearly 7,500 public comments in opposition to the US government's contribution to the project and its environmental impacts, including annually emitting more than 150% of the annual carbon dioxide emissions from projects supported by the Ex-Im Bank in 2009. In 2004, the Ex-Im Bank adopted "global environmental standards," and in 2009 the bank adopted a carbon policy. Yet according to a recently released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, more than 95% of Ex-Im's energy portfolio is based on fossil fuels, and in 2009 Ex-Im Bank financing for renewable energy was less than .5% of the agency's total financing. The US Ex-Im Bank Board is expected to take up a due diligence vote on Kusile by the end of 2010.[8]Eskom Plant Gets Funding Approval from U.S. Bank
On April, 14, 2011 Black & Veatch Corp. won preliminary approval for $805.6 million in financing from the U.S. Export-Import Bank for a coal-fired power plant in South Africa, a move that drew criticism from environmental groups. The Kusile plant, to be constructed in South Africa's Mpumalanga Province, will include six units and have a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts.“Ex-Im Bank directors’ decision to support Kusile was made despite their full knowledge of the unacceptable damage the project will cause,” said Sunita Dubey, U.S. representative of Groundwork South Africa, a group opposing Kusile. They “disregarded the impact on people’s health and livelihoods.”[9][10]
On May 31, 2011, Eskom announced that the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) had given its initial approval for an $805 million (R5.78 billion) loan to help Eskom build the Kusile Power Station in the Mpumalanga Province. The final vote on the Ex-Im Bank’s loan for Kusile is expected in approximately 35 days after a mandatory Congressional notification period.
The South African government has indicated that it is not in a position to contribute any further funds to its Kusile and Medupi Power Station projects. In the case of Medupi, additional financing is coming from the World Bank.
The plant is expected to emit an estimated 36.8 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent per year once it is completed, the 4800 megawatt Kusile coal power plant is forecast to increase South Africa’s greenhouse gas emissions – already the biggest in Africa – by nearly 10%. In addition, it’s projected to consume more than a billion gallons of water annually and release various health-threatening pollutants into the air. South Africa has extensive coal reserves and is generating more than 90% of its electricity supply through it.[11]
http://www.cbn.co.za/dailynews/5680.html
Excerpt:
Tracker can also claim the most recoveries in the world – with its technology recovering almost
300 000 stolen and hijacked vehicles throughout the world. (In SA alone, Tracker has recovered nearly 50 000 vehicles in only 13 years), more than any other tracking company in Africa.
Globally there are around 2 million Trackers fitted to vehicles throughout 30 countries – SA accounting for around 30% of this number.
These are impressive numbers, which begs the question of why Remgro is considering selling its stake in Tracker.
In truth, Tracker – which generated revenues of R1.25 billion and operating profits of R339 million in the year to end December 2010 – is relatively small in Remgro’s life.
Perhaps there is also a tacit acknowledgement that Tracker is reaching maturity, and that further gains in profit will be a hard slog.
Remgro would bank at least R1.2 billion for its stake in Tracker. But who would the buyer be? Currently FirstRand (Wesbank to be exact) holds a 36.5% stake in Tracker with 29.4% belonging to the Mineworkers Investment Corporation (MIC).
http://www.wearechange.org/?p=9942
Excerpt:
The Bohemian, September 7th:
Veteran comic Rick Veitch (Swamp Thing) is the author and illustrator of The Big Lie, a 32-page comic book about a woman who goes back in time to save her husband from the upper floors of the North Tower. Armed with her iPad, she has only an hour to convince her husband and his associates to evacuate the doomed building. “I don’t claim to know what went on behind the scenes,” she tells them. “I’m just telling you what is public record where I come from.”Comic Attack, September 9th:
The writer never directly points fingers at the government or President Bush and screams “The government was behind the attacks!”, but that’s basically what he is saying, and he does offer some very interesting and thought provoking points, which is the real goal of this title.Inside Pulse, September 26th:
As a story, this comic can be a little clunky in parts, but that’s not really a concern. I don’t want to weigh in on the whole ‘Truther’ movement, or what I personally believe, as I don’t feel very qualified to discuss it. What I will say is that this comic provides a lot of food for thought, and does it in an easily-digestible manner. Veitch is a comics god when it comes to forcing people to question some of their assumptions, and it’s nice to see him continuing to raise his voice in such a compelling way.Derek Royal, September 27th:
I do think it’s a very strong and inventive first issue, and I look forward to reading the next installment of the series. I’m just wondering if the following issues will also concern 9/11, or if they will focus on some of the other “very real and often political questions” as noted on the Truth Be Told Comics website.
http://daviddegraw.org/2011/08/anonymous-to-occupy-wall-street-on-september-17th-expect-us/
Excerpt:Anonymous has now joined forces with AdBusters in calling for a non-violent occupation of Wall Street beginning on September 17th. Simultaneous occupations of financial districts are now being planned in New York City, Madrid, Milan, London, Paris and San Francisco.
Happy Christmas War is Over John and Yoko http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvNRHrKyaX4&feature=related
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