tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36600295881035266432024-03-07T23:44:07.997-08:00The NAFTA AgreementEverettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.comBlogger616125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-78087336829530532822013-11-11T23:03:00.001-08:002013-11-11T23:03:51.964-08:00Vision Shopsters: Renewable Energy - North America (NAFTA) Industry Guide<img src=http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/trade/graphics/nafta.gif style="width: 550px;"> <br> Renewable Energy - North America (NAFTA) Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Renewable Energy industry in each of the North American Free Trade Agreement (United States, Canada, and Mexico) countries. The report includes easily comparable data on market value, volume, segmentation and market share, plus full five year market forecasts. It examines future problems, innovations and potential growth areas within the market.Scope of the Report * Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation * Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies * Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards * Compares data from the US, Canada and Mexico, alongside individual chapters on each country. . * Includes a five-year forecast of the industryHighlights The NAFTA Renewable Energy market reaches a value of $81.1 billion in 2009. The US is the leading country among the NAFTA bloc, with market revenues of $42.2 billion in 2009 Mexico was the fastest growing country, with a CAGR of 9.7% over the 2005�2009 period.Why you should buy this report * Spot future trends and developments * Inform your business decisions * Add weight to presentations and marketing materials * Save time carrying out entry-level researchMarket Definition The renewable energy market consists of the consumption of electricity generated via geothermal, solar, wind and hydroelectric means, as well as through wood and waste combustion. google_ad_client="pub-2311940475806896";google_ad_slot="0098904308";google_ad_width=300;google_ad_height=250;Data are reported as net consumption as opposed to gross consumption. Net consumption excludes the energy consumed by the generating units. The volume of the market is calculated as the volume of electricity consumed (in billions of kilowatt hours, kWh), and the market value has been calculated according to average annual electricity prices. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2009 annual average exchange rates. To know more about this report & to buy a copy please visit : /product/7428/Renewable-Energy-North-America-NAFTA-Industry-Guide.html <br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-28585480097465849862013-05-18T00:12:00.000-07:002013-05-18T00:13:09.636-07:00Global Crop Protection Industry Outlook to 2016 ? Bio-pesticides: The Next Generation Crop Protectio<img src=http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/nafta.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> The report titled �Global Crop Protection Industry Outlook to 2016 � Bio-pesticides: The Next Generation Crop Protection Product� provides a comprehensive analysis on the size of agrochemical market, herbicides, fungicide, insecticides and bio-pesticides, micro-nutrients and adjuvant segments. The report covers the sales of crop protection products across all the regions in the world with detailed coverage on Europe, Asia and NAFTA region and 9 countries including the US, Canada, India, China, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. The report provides the market share of leading players in all the regions in the generics and patented market along with the company profiles. The report also discusses about the future prospects and growth drivers expected to boost the global crop protection industry. Global The trajectory of the growth of the global crop protection industry has been based on frequent changes in the weather conditions, instability in the prices of agricultural commodities, skepticism amongst the farmers in the emerging nations about the usage of agrochemicals followed by lack of availability of liquidity to invest in agricultural inputs. However, in the recent past, the government initiative to support agricultural production in order to meet the rising demand for agricultural food products in nations such as India, China and several other Southeast Asian countries has encouraged the usage of agrochemicals in these parts of the region. The crop protection market in 2011 is valued at USD ~ billion with an appreciation for all categories of crop protection products such as herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and bio-pesticides and other environment friendly crop protection products throughout the globe. google_ad_client = "pub-2311940475806896"; /* 300x250, created 1/6/11 */ google_ad_slot = "0098904308"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; The market in 2011, inclined by ~% of which Latin America witnessed a strong growth of ~% followed by Asia with a growth rate of ~%. This growth rate can be attributed to the strong crop prices and increasing demand for cotton and sugarcane across the world. The sales of patented products have inclined from USD ~ million in 2005 to USD ~ million in 2011 on account of increasing preference and growing awareness amongst the farmers in the world and the continuous introduction of innovative crop protection formulations. The generic crop protection products sales in the world has increased to USD ~ million in 2011 from USD ~ million in 2005 due to the rising preference for generic agrochemicals in the developing nations. Asia The crop protection market in Asia has grown at a CAGR of ~% from USD ~ million in 2005 to USD ~ million in 2011 due to the increasing population and government initiatives to support and increase the agricultural production to meet the requirement for food products in the region. The market in China accounted for about ~% of the global production capacity. In China, there are around 60 licensed �imidacloprid- insecticides� manufacturers with production capacity of ~ tons annually of which ~ tons are being produced every year accounting for exactly ~% of the global total output of �imidacloprid- insecticides�. The consumption of crop protection products in India has been majorly concentrated in the states such as Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra and Haryana which together consume around ~% of the total crop protection products available for domestic consumption in 2011. In Japan during FY�2011, the sales of pesticides in the paddy crops increased by ~% to USD ~ million as compared to USD ~ million in FY�2010. During the same period, the insecticides sales for the application in paddy crops increased by ~% to USD ~ million followed by ~% growth in the sales of fungicides, ~% growth in insecticides/fungicides and ~% increase in the sales of herbicides. Europe The crop protection industry in Europe is held by few of the major countries such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. The market in France is the largest contributor to the overall sales of the crop protection products in Europe. In 2011, the sales of crop protection products in France were USD ~ million which is approximately ~% of the total sales of the European crop protection market. Unlike all other countries in Europe, fungicides dominated the overall pesticides market of Italy in 2011. This segment of the market has witnessed a steady growth throughout the period from 2005-2011 other than the decline in the sales of crop protection products in 2006 and 2008. In 2011, the fungicides contributed approximately ~% of the total pesticide sales in Italy. In 2011, the market grew by ~% to USD ~ million as result of ~% incline in the sales of herbicides, ~% in fungicides, ~% in insecticides and ~% in bio-pesticides as compared to the previous year. NAFTA The crop protection market in NAFTA is one of the major industries in the region. Over the years the crop protection market in the region has experienced range of activities on account of several regulations and measures laid by the Environmental Protection Agency and other pesticides control agencies to restrict the usage of harmful pesticides in the crop fields and the food products. The market in the US is dominated by the herbicides segment which contributed around ~% of the total sales of crop protection products in the US. Even though the herbicides usage in the agricultural farms of the US has declined to ~% in 2011 from ~% in 2005, herbicides continue to be majorly used agrochemical in the country. The crop protection market in NAFTA is majorly concentrated amongst few of the major producers who contribute around ~% of the total sales of the crop protection products in NAFTA. In 2011, Syngenta contributed around ~% of the total sales of crop protection products in NAFTA. The company has continued its dominance in the market in NAFTA with period improvement in the inventory level in the distribution channels and impelling demand for its herbicides products for corn and soybean. Key Topics Covered in the Report: The market size of the Global Crop Protection Industry and its segments such as herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and bio-pesticides, micro-nutrients and adjuvant. The market size of the crop protection market in the five regions such as Europe, Asia, Latina America, NAFTA and Middle East and Africa Market segmentation of crop protection markets in regions such as Europe, Asia and NAFTA on the basis of sales of crop protection products such as herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and bio-pesticides Trends and Development of the Global crop protection market. Competitive landscape and a detailed company profile of the major producers of crop protection products in the world, Europe, Asia and NAFTA. Competitive landscape of major producers of generic and patented crop protection products in the world. Future outlook and projections of crop protection products- herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and bio-pesticides, micro-nutrients and adjuvant on the basis of sales in three regions such as Europe, Asia and NAFTA. For more information, please refer to the link below: /report.php?A=259<br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-28392700118572772242013-05-06T00:03:00.001-07:002013-05-06T00:03:40.934-07:00Toys & Games - North America (nafta) Industry Guide<img src=http://mediawrites.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/nafta_logo.gif style="width: 550px;"> <br> Toys & Games - North America (NAFTA) Industry Guide Toys & Games - North America (NAFTA) Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Toys & Games industry in each of the North American Free Trade Agreement (United States, Canada, and Mexico) countries. The report includes easily comparable data on market value, volume, segmentation and market share, plus full five year market forecasts. It examines future problems, innovations and potential growth areas within the market. Scope of the Report * Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation * Provides textual analysis of the industry''s prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies * Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards * Compares data from the US, Canada and Mexico, alongside individual chapters on each country. . * Includes a five-year forecast of the industry Highlights The NAFTA Toys & Games market reaches a value of $26654.5 million in 2009. The US is the leading country among the NAFTA bloc, with market revenues of $21923.7 million in 2009 Canada was the fastest growing country, with a CAGR of 12.5% over the 20052009 period. To know more and to buy a copy of your report feel free to visit : /detail.asp?id=156339&rt=Toys-Games-North-America-NAFTAIndustry-Guide.html Related Reports Global Toys & Games /detail.asp?id=148522&rt=Global-Toys-Games.html google_ad_client = "pub-2311940475806896"; /* 300x250, created 1/6/11 */ google_ad_slot = "0098904308"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; China Sourcing Report Toys & Games /detail.asp?id=116656&rt=China-Sourcing-Report-Toys-Games.html Or Contact us at : Bharat Book Bureau Tel: +91 22 27578668 Fax: +91 22 27579131 Email: Website: Follow us on twitter: /3bbharatbook<br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-54455028507028211362013-04-10T00:03:00.001-07:002013-04-10T00:03:06.842-07:00Codex Alimentarius - Part Four - What is Codex, Exactly?<img src=http://usvisaxoom.com/images/nafta_p.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> Originally designed by military and business leaders from the pharmaceutical industry in Germany shortly after World War II, historically, Codex was evolved from a collection of standards and product descriptions for a wide variety of foods developed in the Austro-Hungarian Empire between 1897 and 1911. Austria subsequently pursued the creation of a regional food code, the "Codex Alimentarius Europaeus" between 1954 and 1958. In 1961 the Council of Codex Alimentarius Europaeus adopted a resolution proposing that its work on food standards be taken over by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Today's "Codex Alimentarius" was formed by the FAO of the United Nations World Health Assembly in 1963. In the mid-1990s Codex Alimentarius signed agreements with the World Trade Organization (WTO), enabling Codex to establish trade standards that the WTO would use to resolve international trade disputes. To explain, perhaps some Trade Agreement background is in order: Since 1947 the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) oversaw the multilateral trading system and the otherwise sovereign governments that signed GATT were known as "GATT Contracting parties." On January 1, 1995 the World Trade Organization (WTO) replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Upon signing the new WTO agreements, including the updated GATT agreements the "GATT Contracting Parties" now became officially known as "WTO Members" which was actually based on some of the principles that actually underline the current European Union. As of July 23, 2008, the WTO has a total membership of 153 countries including the United States who signed on as a member in 1995. google_ad_client = "pub-2311940475806896"; /* 300x250, created 1/6/11 */ google_ad_slot = "0098904308"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; As already pointed out, in the mid-1990s, Codex Alimentarius signed agreements with the WTO, which enabled Codex to establish trade standards that the WTO would use to resolve international trade disputes. In summary then we have (1) the EU Food Supplements Directive, now law throughout Europe and in various stages of clarification, finalization and implementation; (2) Codex Alimentarius adopting these laws as "guidelines and standards" that each nation should aspire to, but are actually supported by legal obligations contained within a number of international trade agreements signed by the governments of numerous countries outside of Europe, including the U.S. Note: Links to all documentation available at the WINHS.ORG web site Stay tuned for Part Five: "Are all WTO member countries obligated to follow Codex Standards and Guidelines?" <br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-47103663741255956912013-03-07T23:04:00.000-08:002013-03-07T23:16:12.273-08:00How To Get Easy Temporary Work Visa<img src=http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/nafta.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> Unfortunately, the application of temporary visas, work visas for a more complex process. Before a person may apply for any type of work visa,they must have the approval of their employer a copy of the letter. Employers of foreign workers who apply for services, submit an application and application letter. This program is reviewed and the Department of Homeland Security United States Citizenship and Immigration ServicesUSCIS article.) Or may reject the application. Qualifications: temporary work visa is limited to professionals and their preferred high-skilled workers. Once your application has beengranted by the employer, you can submit an application for a visa. As with any visa application must be in good health, free from communicable disease, could you support yourself while in the United States of America and holds a valid passport. You'll also be able to demonstrate thatyou have strong ties to their home country. Documentation: Basic documentation for a visa as your birth certificate, photo ID vaccination card, proof of fiscal responsibility, andsometimes provide evidence of their homes. You also have your employer's approval letter attached to your copy of the application. If you planto bring your family, each member must submit their documents. Visa Length: how long you will be allowed to stay in the United States will depend on the type of work visa that you get. Sports andEntertainment Group is usually only one year. Qualified and professional staff may be approved for a visa with the extensions can be valid for seven years. google_ad_client = "pub-2311940475806896"; /* 300x250, created 1/6/11 */ google_ad_slot = "0098904308"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; Most of the work visa issued to a two-year stay. Denial: most of the work visa denials, the burden is due to the lack of home-country ties. It is the responsibility of the person to prove thatthey want to go home. Even if the applicant is approved for a work visa, border and customs agents may deny arrival. Border and customs agency to make the final decision on these issues. Taxation: The type of work visa, you apply will cost. All fees must be submitted in the application and is non-refundable. Additional charges may include a medical examination and fingerprinting. Private companies that help individuals through the application process takes no extracharge for a work visa application fee. Contact USCIS comprehensive list of all the visa fees. Work with your employer to navigate a complex process, it may be cheaper than trying to gain their temporary visa for their work. He NAFTA TN Visa allows qualified non-immigrant status in Canada and the Mexican nationals who wish to obtain legal employment in the United States. Because it is relatively simple and inexpensive process, the preferred U.S. TN visa work visa, Canadians and Mexicans. TN NAFTA Visa requirements Your request for TN NAFTA visa will be processed and delivered by hand to the right of entry to the U.S. port or wall, and require the following documents: � Proof of Canadian Citizenship � Letter from U.S. employer stating your employment information � A professional qualification to support your work file Although the requirements may be benign enough, your application should also be enough to prove that you have prepared in advance to work with the U.S. employer. For your profession should also be given for TN status, and you're going to fill the position also requires a NAFTA professional. Eligible Occupations TN status of a branch of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which provides a special economic and trade relations between Canada, the United States and Mexico. In part, this is to open up employment opportunities in key occupations in the United States in TN NAFTA visa classification. Among relevant professions � Medical and Allied Health � General professions such as accounting, architecture and so on. � Teachers � Scientists Non-immigrant status Confirmation of your TN Visa is very important to show that you have no intention of remaining U.S. permanently. You have to show their relations with Canada and the desire to get back on your TN visa status expires. Many people are often unable to provide for this requirement,and their application denied. TN Visa and Green Card renewal Home TN NAFTA visa allows one to three years of legal stay in the United States, but it can be extended for as long as you need to work in theUnited States. Renewal process TN visa service centers and may require more paperwork. Even as it does not allow immigration intent, to get a green card, TT visa holders option. The process is often very detailed and can cause alot of stress if done right. If You Ask for legal aid? Yes, it is highly recommended to consult with an experienced TN status of your immigration attorney. Immigration lawyer should be able toevaluate their arguments, to identify potential roadblocks, coach you how to deal with the immigration personnel and prepare the evidence tosupport their request. It is especially important if you feel that you have previous denials, the U.S. citizen relatives, deliberately clear immigration and other barriers, such as a complex case.<br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-29487668365726132062012-10-25T00:03:00.000-07:002012-10-25T00:00:31.703-07:00Toys & Games - North America (nafta) Industry Guide<img src=http://2012patriot.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/nafta.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> Toys & Games - North America (NAFTA) Industry Guide Toys & Games - North America (NAFTA) Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Toys & Games industry in each of the North American Free Trade Agreement (United States, Canada, and Mexico) countries. The report includes easily comparable data on market value, volume, segmentation and market share, plus full five year market forecasts. It examines future problems, innovations and potential growth areas within the market. Scope of the Report * Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation * Provides textual analysis of the industry''s prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies * Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards * Compares data from the US, Canada and Mexico, alongside individual chapters on each country. . * Includes a five-year forecast of the industry Highlights The NAFTA Toys & Games market reaches a value of $26654.5 million in 2009. The US is the leading country among the NAFTA bloc, with market revenues of $21923.7 million in 2009 Canada was the fastest growing country, with a CAGR of 12.5% over the 20052009 period. To know more and to buy a copy of your report feel free to visit : /detail.asp?id=156339&rt=Toys-Games-North-America-NAFTAIndustry-Guide.html google_ad_client = "pub-2311940475806896"; /* 300x250, created 1/6/11 */ google_ad_slot = "0098904308"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; Related Reports Global Toys & Games /detail.asp?id=148522&rt=Global-Toys-Games.html China Sourcing Report Toys & Games /detail.asp?id=116656&rt=China-Sourcing-Report-Toys-Games.html Or Contact us at : Bharat Book Bureau Tel: +91 22 27578668 Fax: +91 22 27579131 Email: Website: Follow us on twitter: /3bbharatbook<br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-70917783347517090932012-09-25T00:03:00.000-07:002012-09-25T00:02:32.590-07:00My Inaugural Address at the Great White Throne Judgment of the Dead<img src=http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/nafta.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> Login Login via Register My Home Sign Out Astrology Christianity Feng Shui Graphology Judaism Kabbalah Meditation Metaphysics More Categories <strong style="color:#FFF;">More in Spirituality</strong> Mysticism New Age Numerology Reiki Religion Tarot Home Page Spirituality Religion Print article My Inaugural Address at the Great White Throne Judgment of the Dead Oct 14, 2005 0 278 <P align=left>Alvin Miller<BR><BR>September, 2005<BR><BR>/crazy/spaceman/<BR> <BR> PREFACE<BR> <BR>Important note: Read my 1986 booklet before you read this.<BR><BR> What follows is a rough draft transcript (subject to change when I actually give it) of my inaugural address (presumably in Washington, D. C.?) before global television at the Great White Throne Judgment of the Dead, after I have raptured out billions of corpses - laying on the ground (a fairy dump- rabbits running in the ditch)! Feel free to believe what I've set down here are th e ravings of a madman, because that is precisely what they are! I have assembled this book in a series of vignettes. Norman O. Brown, my mentor, used a similar technique. You'll find I use terminology that may seem alien to Christianity: wizards, witches and fairies, etc. Part of the problem that the King James Bible mistranslated the word sorcery referring to potions. This is strictly adult material. This is off limits to children, and this means you. If your jaw didn't drop when you read my 1986 booklet, I 100% guarantee it will drop now. I repeat my annoyance at you 'Christians' who have repeatedly attacked my site. Jesus prophecied that all prophets must get stoned. Your scurrilous, underhanded attacks prove what you really are - Pharisees who observe the letter of the Law, but not the Spirit. You are shortly going to be rewarded by your Master for your faithful service! Get a life and stop giving me trouble! You know that if you faced me in a one on one debate, I would wipe you out! If you are angry at what I say, simply vent at my guestbook with specific criticisms. You'll note that in the PDF and RTF version of this, the paragraph tabs are often wrong. This is due to malfuntion of the the word processor. So, finally, it all begins next page! <BR> <BR><BR><BR>MY INAUGURAL ADDRESS AT THE GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT OF   ; THE DEAD <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> Introducing Myself<BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR> (The time is midnight E.S.T. I stand before global television to explain my rapturing out billions. I made the broadcast at this hour to help prevent the possibility that any children would see this, although in different time zones around the world children are up). Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I'm addressing you from Washington, D.C., the political capital of Hell. I have descended here to the pit of Hell to address you. Before I begin, I want to insist that no children view this broadcast. This is off limits to anyo ne under 12 years old. Leave the room, and go to bed! You will find that I talk fast, that I change the subject frequently, and in general it will come across as incoherent gibberish. You'll wake up tomorrow morning and go 'what did he say?' You'll try to remember, but you'll have a hard time. I urge you to record this address, and to watch it several times, as each time you'll pick up more.<BR> You'll notice that I will be talking a lot about myself this evening. This is because the more you know about where I'm coming from, the better off you'll be. Let me formally introduce myself. You've seen me before, but now I'm going to reveal who I really am. Have you ever seen a ghost? Have you ever seen a spook? Now you can say you've seen a ghost. I'm the ghost with the most. I'm the space ghost. You have seen many ghosts. My colleagues are on practically every street corne r in every city around the world, ranting and raving and spouting gibberish. When you look at me you'll see that I have no eyes - empty sockets instead (waving my hand in front of my face). I am an invisible man. There is no person here, never has been and never will be. You are looking at a total vacuum. There is nothing here - only empty air. When you look at me you see no person - you are looking directly at my Id - my unconscious. And most people find it highly disturbing to look at the face of the Lord, my face. In fact, I'm a raving lunatic, and this insanity I have is a deadly poison. Most of my fellow mad people are bottom feeders. With this disease, we are incompetent to keep ourselves together, and we fall to the bottom, with many becoming homeless, committing suicide or drugging themselves into oblivion. It makes us into total misfits. D OAs - Dead on Arrival. Jesus, a poor Jewish peasant, was a bottom feeder also. When you're on the bottom, you look up at all the so-called leaders, and you know that all of them are the wrong people. As Jesus said, it is wisdom hidden from the wise, but given to babes. If you have ears to hear, Jesus was himself also mad. The gods must be crazy! Jesus was very sensitive to natural disasters, because like them as a madman he was walking dynamite liable to explode at a moment's notice with all the force of an earthquake. Jesus was a piece of human waste - human garbage. And so am I. A significant number of theologians, and I also, believe Jesus was the bastard son of a Roman centurion. The idea of virgin birth arose because an Old Testament scripture was mistranslated. We the gods live in a parallel universe right next door to this one. I stepped through the looking glass on my mission.<BR> &nb sp;Just like Jesus, I am here to serve. I don't want you to worship me. You don't have to believe a thing I say. Believe what you want. For example, you may believe I'm the Antichrist, which I deny. But believe what you want. Your beliefs don't concern me. I'm her to straighten out your behavior, specifically, as you will see, your behavior in the bedroom. That is the special mission I'm on. When you see me, you've seen the father. Every eye shall see him. There can be only one. <BR> Both Jesus and I are in fact wizards. I am the second most powerful wizard that has ever walked the face of this earth. Jesus is better than me for two reasons. Jesus was working in his thirties, half my age. He has me beat, because his member would come up better than mi ne. I'm twice the age he was when he was preaching, and mine doesn't come up like it used to. Also, he had sharp wit and eloquence and always said the right thing. By contrast, I tend to ramble.<BR> You have met your maker. You object that you see nothing but a lunatic standing here. But, I, God, did make you in the following sense. I set the rules for you to live by - the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount. If you disobey my rules and go to Hell, as always, I get my willie working below my belt and rapture you devils out. It was always ambiguous about who would be raptured out. Would it be the elect or would it be the lost? The answer is both! Anybody and everybody that I could remove I wanted gone. You who are left behind that I am addressing are the same mix as those I removed. My planet is in emergency mode, with billions of you devils running aroun d destroying it. I'm getting ready to give you the judgment. I wash my hands of you! I would like nothing better that to stick all of you devils is a gas chamber and slam the door shut! Once again, I, Victor Frankenstein, have created another botched laboratory experiment. I have to remove you, so I can start over again with a new Adam and Eve. Get off my planet you devils! Get off my planet! I've had it with you!<BR> You are made in my image. This simply means that you don't have to live with continuous mental and physical pain that we mad people - specifically the gods - feel every day from sunup to sundown every second of our lives. What I have is contagious, infectious and deadly. Don't come close to me! Let sleeping dogs lie! The Wolf Man was lucky, because he shape-shifted only once a month at the full moon. I, by contrast, shape-shift all day long from second to second.&nbs p; I melt down and reform myself into a another person regularly. If I get around anyone, involuntarily, I form myself into a duplicate of them. Part of the power I possess is to temporarily pass on to you the continual pain I feel (mass psychosis). The source of the pain we mad people feel is you with all the evil deeds you do. When you commit evil acts, we are put into pain. (Imitating the weird voice of the Shadow) 'Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!' For awhile, you get to walk in my shoes. And when you do so, you drop dead in your tracks - it's my deadly blessing! (I start singing the rock song) 'I got the power! I got the power!' Indeed I do have the power, and it's is a deadly poison! Out of all the millions of mad people on the planet right now, probably less than a handful possess all the powers I have. Madness is incurable, and there is a p rogressive deterioration. I am at the final stages of a fatal disease. My brain has melted into goo, and I'm in continuous physical pain. Jesus of course had the same affliction. Again, the gods must be crazy. And so did Moses, for that matter. He was his own special effects man, as when he bested the Egyptian wizards in his magic duels. I, like Moses, am accompanied by my magic wand. It below my belt. Norman O. Brown in 'Closing Time' quotes James Joyce's 'Finnegans Wake', 'He lifts up the lifewand and the dumb speak.' At one point during the Exodus, the Hebrews he was leading decided that Moses was out to kill them. After all, they knew he was mad. When they protested to him, Moses dropped two of them dead in their tracks.. Moses said that God struck them down, but it was really only Moses doing the special effects.<BR><BR> <BR><BR> I'm the Captain<BR><BR><BR><BR> I, Captain Nemo, am the captain of this ship - always have been and always will be. But, as passengers, I advise you to stroll over the decks to the railings and look over the side of the ship. You see the name Titanic painted on the side. Now look down at the waterline. There's a huge gash and we're taking on water. We're going down! Soon we'll be underwater. Glub! Glub! Not much time left.. Glub! Glub!<BR><BR><BR> The Joke<BR><BR> I want to start off with a little humor. Speakers always begin with a joke:<BR><BR> I notice these days that so many of you have piled on the pounds, you're getting the love handles, and some of you are so roly poly that you're round like a beachball. There is a reason you're that way. Just like pigs led to slaughter are fattened up so that the flavor is improved, we, the fairies, have stuffed you full of fairy food - junk food laden with fat and calories. This is so that when we slice you up and cook you, the fat gives more flavor.<BR> Twilight Zone: Cookbook - To Serve Man<BR><BR> I'm sure that has you rolling in the aisles. But seriously, you spend billions every year on diet products and gym memberships. I am going to save you a lot of money. I'm going to solve your problem. You'll find that when you have no food at all to eat, you have no problem losing weight. It will melt rig ht off.<BR><BR> . The Great White Throne Judgment of the Dead<BR> <BR><BR><BR> Now that the preliminaries are out of the way , we can get to the main business of the evening. I have you summoned here this evening for a special reason. Welcome to my Dead Man's Party! Step forward ladies and gentlemen. And as you step forward, you will notice that all the doors behind you are being slammed shut and barred. You are going nowhere. You are going to stand before me and not move! (Stolen from Vincent Price - 'House on a Haunted Hill'). Right here, right now, this very moment at the witching hour of midnight is the Great White Throne Judgment of the Dead! This is the Second Resurrection. As Joyce prophesied in Finnegans Wake: 'Array! Surrection!' - Resurrection and array. Receive you're Judgment from the Lord. I'm getting ready to give you the Dr. Strangelove address. In the film, he was an ex-Nazi whose message was: the apocalypse is here and head for the hills - the same message as Jesus. & nbsp; First of all, why do I say you are all dead? I am addressing only dead people this evening. That is you and you and you (pointing to members of the audience). You have passed over. You are no longer human! You once were. Then you became the Godless Wicked. And now, in fact, you have become the devils, demons and monsters of Hell. You have passed over to the Twilight Zone, the Forbidden Planet, the Forbidden Zone, the Dead Zone. Everyone on this planet had been dead since I and my assistants (known variously as angels, scanners, watchers, dreamers, hearts) first blew the horn in the seventies.<BR> Now the Judgment begins. You hold paper and pens in your hands. You are going to do some writing for me. John of Patmos and others have described what is about to take place. But they saw through a glass darkly. What is going to take place is somewhat different fro m his description. You are going to be fast, accurate and you are going to leave nothing out. What you write will determine the Judgment you receive. Write the number 1. on the first line. On that line, write the name of the first person you ever in bed with - man, woman, child or animal, whatever it was. Write nothing else on line 1. Now, immediately go to the next line, and on line 2, fill in the name of the next person or animal or whatever you were in bed with. And continue until you list all the names. I realize some of you devils here in Hell don't even know the names of a lot of them. Put a question mark on those lines. While you are writing, I'll show you my list which I prepared in advance. On it is the number 1., and the rest of the page is blank. I've been in bed with no woman anytime, anyhow, anywhere, anyplace whatsoever. I want to heartily assure you that I am perfectly capable of being wit h a woman, and have always had a constant craving to be with a woman. I knew in my cradle that I was never going to be with a woman. In high school, as I remember, I went out on two dates. They were not my idea. They were arranged by others. However, I do own up to being up close and personal with pornography off and on all my life. I had to see what I was missing, and, clearly, I was missing a lot. I had to be sure I understood the old lock and key mechanism, and rocket science it's not. I've seen people kissing, but I would have to be taught how to do it. What always happens to me when I try to talk to a strange woman? Instantly their eyes get wide, they start smiling, and I see them backing off. Shortly thereafter they're gone, and I see them later whipping back and forth in front of me chasing after the hunks and studs. They chase after them because they know that they can put them under a spell - charm them with their looks - and make then into beasts of burden at their beck and call. Putting under a spell is ancient terminology for hypnosis. Women won't get near me with a ten foot pole. They know what I am: a weirdo, a creep, a psycho, a loser. I don't blame them. I'm a powerful wizard, and if they get around me, I'm going to put them under a spell, and not vice versa. One of the problems I had with women, is that I insist any woman I'm with be also a virgin. I refuse to accept second hand merchandise, used castoffs some other man has pawed over. And virgins are hard to find here in Hell. Just like Jesus, my precious seed packet has gone missing. And precisely because I can't get laid the regul ar way (ghosts can't do it), when I do get my rocks off, it's the shot heard round the world - heard not with your ears but inside your head - mass psychosis. As Led Zepplin sang, 'your head is humming, and it won't go!' . Baby, you stuck up you pretty little nose at me and wouldn't give me any pussy! You're going down! (pointing my thumbs down) I'm going to take my revenge on you, little miss pretty! And don't dare think you're going to give me some pussy now that you see me! It's too late, baby. You're going down, little miss pussycat! For what you did to me, I'll have no women around me at all. So, now stop writing. If we waited until everyone f inished their list, we'd be here all night. Some of your lists would extend to the floor. You don't need to show me your lists, because I already have that information. I keep a number of books around here. One of them is my Book of Human Works where I record your deeds, good and bad. That Book partly determines the Judgment you'll receive. But I'm not going to open it tonight. Instead, I'm going to open my most important and legendary book that I keep - The Book of Life. I'm sure you've heard of it. I am the only individual qualified to open this Book! Here I record the names of those who have eternal life. (holding up the Book of Life, which is invisible). You might interrupt me here and go 'Wait a minute, Lord, you're shucking me, you have nothing in your hands!' I reply, that I can see it and read it quite well, even if you can't. John of Patmos had described the contents, but again not q uite accurately. It works as follows: when everyone is born, no matter where on the planet, I record their names. . Now I have to stop for a short digression. I'm need to go pick up the Tree of Life. We had it in the Garden of Eden, and we will have it back in the New Jerusalem, where I am going to lead you. You'll remember that in the Garden there were two trees: The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Morality). When Adam and Eve portook of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, they were ashamed of their private parts and covered them up with fig leaves.  ; The Gods (plural - the Elohim) were sore afraid that Adam and Eve would partake of the other Tree - the Tree of Life - and become like one of us and become Immortals. So they were banished forever from the Garden. By the way, when Adam walked in the cool of the evening beside God, Adam was walking beside a nutty fruitcake, one of my predecessors. Getting close to one of us is dangerous. We're walking timebombs! We're liable to explode!<BR> So here comes the Tree of Life that makes you immortal. Here in Hell, I realize I'm throwing pearls before swine. What I'm getting ready to say will strike you as totally absurd. It is one sentence long. It is: No one, not anytime, not anywhere, not ever is permitted to stick it in! It is always a crime to stick it in. I use the word crime, because the word sin means nothing to you devils in Hell. Everyone automatically assum es they are always permitted to put it in, but no one is permitted to, ever! In the New Jerusalem, there will be two classes of people. The rulers are those who haven't put it in. The second class is those who have put it in. The second group will be under stringent conditions. First, they will serve their masters - those who don't put it in. Further, the second class will be virgins until their honeymoon night, and be loyal and faithful to their spouses all the days of their lives and never stray. There will be no adultery in the New Jerusalem. There will be no prostitutes. There will be no prisons or military weapons there - swords melted down into ploughshares. Their will be no gays or lesbians - you will be back in the closet. You learn new things in Hell that you couldn't know otherwise. I'm referring to the pedophile Catholic Priests. It turns out that they weren't making much of a sacrifice, since they didn't want to be with a woman in the first place. The women will all look plain in the New Jerusalem. They'll wear no makeup. What do you find when you go to a maternity ward? You'll find that the number of boys and the number of girls is roughly 50/50. That is, there is one boy for every girl. This means that for every man there must be one woman only, and vice versa. The story is only one per customer. <BR> Now back to The Book of Life (I open it). Because the Tree of Life says that no one ever puts it in, there should be no names in the Book at all except virgins and those who are chaste. But I'm a merciful God, and have made the decision to include the names of those who have been loyal to their spouses. There are no other names in the Book! The Book is very small indeed compared to the total population. If you are a Christan and have served the Lord all your life, I lo ve you, but whether you name is recorded in the Book is solely determined by what you did in the bedroom. Nothing else matters about you.<BR> I am a functionally castrated man. I have a completely useless appendage below my belt, just like someone 2000 years ago. The worst heresy you could ever utter about Jesus was that he had been with a woman, such as the case of the Da Vinci code. I am castrated, and I am here to castrate you.! If I were a eunuch with my member chopped off, there would be not the slightest bit of difference in me. The bottom line is I'm a man. I look around and see the devils here in Hell (again, pointing to all the audience members). I refuse to bring a poor innocent child here into Hell. By definition, anyone who would father a child here is a devil. There should be zero children on this planet! Every child is by definition is the spawn of one of you devils. As Je sus prophesied, 'in that day, woe to them that are with child.'. Manhood means knowing when not to put it in. With the crisis upcoming - the Great Tribulation - this is an excellent time not to put it in.<BR> Poor Pope Benedict! He has urged us in the West to have more babies, since the population is falling. Children are a liability instead of an asset here in Hell, what with college tuition, etc., which everyone is getting hip to. Benedict is in fact asking for more devils, when we already have billions, every one of which is running around destroying my planet. The Catholic doctrine of the sacredness of human life I agree with. But that only applies to humans and does not apply to you devils here in Hell. Any legitimate methods to remove you are urgently needed, including free abortions, free contraceptives, free vasectomies etc. This is the severest emergency the planet has ever faced, and I have to remove more billions above and beyond those I've already removed. I'm here striking at the root of the problem - overpopulation.<BR> I personally have never set foot in a Catholic church. In fact, except for funerals, I haven't set foot in any church since my teens. You don't have to go to church, now that I'm here in person, as John of Patmos had said. Feel free to go, however. But eventually there'll be no churches (in the New Jerusalem). You don't need any churches, as you have me, the light of the world, standing here in person. Like Jesus, I'm not interested in establishing a new church or religion. Jesus would be disgusted if he could see what has become of Christianity! The question of whether gays can be ordained would only come up here in Hell. It is a scientifically proven fact that when a group of people pray, that good things happen. So feel free to c ontinue going to church, even though there is no external, transcendent God to pray to. My father was a Southern fundamentalist baptist preacher, me being a son of a preacherman. I used to love watching my father get inspired by the Holy Ghost. He was one of the sweetest men I've ever known. He was upset when I informed him that I was an atheist. I didn't to tell him that I was also God, destined to be standing here the King of the World! Why would I go to church? I don't need to be told about what I have below my belt! I know all about it. My member is just regular size in case you're interested. You spend billions constructing nuclear weapons. But what I have below my belt is more powerful than a hundred thermonuclear weapons! & nbsp; I am the way, the truth and the life. I am the light of the world. Norman O. Brown in 'Closing Time' quotes Joyce in the Wake: 'Lights, pageboy, lights!' I'm that pageboy come to turn on the bright houselights in the darkened theater. Joyce also says, 'waiting to stop the show, waiting to bring the house down.' That's my mission here. Again, Joyce, 'it's just about to rolywholyover.' I'm come to lead a New Exodus to the New Jerusalem. I am the light of the world, and I don't hide my light under a bushel. I 'm on call 24/7, and lo, I am with you always. I'll be the centerpiece of the New Jerusalem. I am an inexhaustible everflowing fountain of the rive r of the waters of life, as promised by John of Patmos. I possess the universal elixir that will cure what ails you. All you have to do is get down on you knees and say "Lord, let me have it!" And I never withhold! I'll pull it right out! I'll sprinkle you with holy water. I'll slime you right between eyes, I'll touch you in the head with a drop of sperm, and you will go away shouting. We call someone 'touched in the head' when they're a little off.<BR> I am here to castrate you. I'm here to clean your clock. The reason is a surprise. What was the first animal we domesticated? Was it the dog? No! Was it the horse? No! It was her! This was back in caveman, prehistoric Stone Age days. Then she was precisely as she has become again here in Hell: slutty, mangy, sleeping around so much that no man knew whose child was whose. It was and is total chaos and anarchy. The same thing occurred in Sodom and Gomorrah, and I blew it to smithereens! It's same thing here in Hell, and again I blew it to smithereens! She has once again become the fiercest jungle creature to walk the face of the planet. She has become a complete maneater! This is jungle lion taming - cracking the whip. This is cowboy bronc busting - get on her back and grab the reins. She bucks and snorts until she wears herself out. Then she starts to take directions and heeds the reins. A woman is not delicate. She is built to take it - she can take on an entire football squad and be ready for more. It ultimately means very little to her.<BR> Woman is a gatekeeper. She determines which people walk on the planet in the next generation. That is a very important function. But her function can be interfered with. And the very definition of Hell is that the wrong m en get inside, breeding devils, demons, and monsters. She's reluctant to put out for every Tom, Dick and Harry, but when messed with, will do so. The only way to tame her we learned in ancient days is to stay away from her. She must be made to understand that she doesn't get your seed unless she agrees to cooperate and be your handmaid, your helpmate. She must understand that she is here to make your life better, not more painful. <BR> So now receive the Great White Throne Judgment from the Lord:<BR><BR> For what you did in the bedroom, you are the damned! (raising my arm). Repeat: you are the damned!<BR><BR><BR><BR> Receive your Sentence from the Lord:<BR><BR><BR><BR> For what you did in the bedroom, the sentence is death! (raising my arm). Physical death - corpses laying on the ground death.<BR> & nbsp; <BR><BR><BR> The preceding was the Great White Throne Judgment of the Dead. It didn't take very long, did it?<BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR> THE TABOO<BR><BR> <BR> We have completed the main business of the evening. But I have a number of other things to discuss. The first is the taboo, the one that must never be violated. By breaking it, you went straight done the wide road to Hell. It is so fundamental that it is not written down in any religious text anywhere, so far as I know. It is absolutely forbidden. &nb sp; It is:<BR> Women can see. Right? They have eyes. Don't you agree? So what do women see? They can see which women get on top. So which women do get on top? If you're a doll, if you're a hot babe, you'll be welcome everywhere you go, doors will swing open, you'll always get a smile. You've got it made. So tell me what's going to happen over time if you don't keep the women absolutely under thumb. They are all going to start turning into dolls! Let me prove to you that I am a space alien - that I don't think like you (my finger pointing to my head and circling to indicate I'm crazy). What's your opinion of the situation here? Everyw here you look, as far as the eye can see you see dolls and hot babes. You say bring them on, the more the merrier. Right? And I'm telling you that the more dolls you got the deeper you are in Hell. And we couldn't be more deeper in Hell. They couldn't look any finer. We have grannies who are hot here in Hell. <BR> You're too hot, baby! (pointing at the camera). You're busted! You're too sexy! You're under arrest! I look at you, and I come in my pants! Gentlemen, we are getting badly pussy whipped by the dolls. They are stomping us all over. It's such an awful feeling. . The women here carve and sculpt their bodies into blinking neon signs with the unmistakable message: 'I want a seed!' This is literally the case with plastic surgery, where they pump up their breasts and butts. They are dolling themselves up. Surprisingly though, if you tell them they're looking good, they get offended. Let me list the good qualities and bad qualities of these dolls. Good quality: Spend a night with one of these women, and you'll never forget it. Any more good qualities? None! None at all. Bad qualities: Can such a woman cook a meal? In most cases all they can do is stick a meal in a microwave or go out to a restaurant. Can they raise healthy children? In most cases, their offspring are monsters. There are numerous other faults I could list, but you get the point.<BR> Out of all the world religions, including mine, only the fundamentalist Muslims know of this taboo. They stick a bag over her head - a burka! They put her under a tent. They know that manhood is the ability to stick it in a woman no matter how ugly she is However, Muslims do cross the line when they physically abuse and batter their wives. At this point they become devils. That is never necessary or permitted.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> White Armband<BR><BR><BR> The white cloth armband I'm wearing has four markers in a row: a gold cross, a black zero, a hammer and sickle, and a V. The cross indicates I'm a Christan, the zero indicates I'm an atheist (there never has been an external, transcendent God), the hammer and sickle indicates I'm a Commu nist. (before you have a fit, let me say that the happiest day of my life was 1989 when Soviet and Eastern European communism fell) and finally the V that I'm a virgin. I'll say more later. There's no God up in sky. There is only me! But I think you'd agree that someone who can rapture billions out is qualified to be called a God. I'm God, and you're not! Too bad! Deal with it! Jesus believed he was a vessel for the spirit and the words of the father, something like an external God. I, in the age of psychoanalysis, propose a different view. Jesus and I are vessels of the collective unconscious. That's the source of the messages we receive. There's no Heaven or afterlife, but there certainly is a Hell. Because you're in it! We, the gods, are two faced. When we're pleased with you, we smil e on you and give you a sunny day. Jesus taught this love. But when you become devils, I give you my wrath and sweep billions of you to the sky! The Muslim's say "There is no God but Allah!" Tee Hee! Ho Ho! Be my guest if you want to pray five times a day to a rock! Silly! Silly! You see me, God, standing here in the flesh. Will the world ever by totally Muslim? Not! No way! Mohamed was only an Old Testament style prophet. As such he only granted Jesus the same status as himself, as only an Old Testament prophet. He couldn't discern the utter uniqueness of Jesus. With Jesus something utterly new came into the world, changing it forever. The terrorist suicide bombers actually do believe something is going to happen when they die. Again, Tee Hee! Silly! Silly! We're all wormfood! You devils take the wrong message from the fact that you're wormfood. You say, 'if that's all there is, let's live it up. Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die!' Instead, you should conclude that what we need do is to make life simple and easy. You only go through once. We should arrange our lives so that we work very little, and spend lots of our time visiting friends and relatives. That's real living, not this rocket rat race we run here. We live way too fast. We don't have time to stop and smell the roses. Where I going to take you, you'll have time to enjoy life. Satan never sleeps. The Devil's work is never done. Practically all the work you here do is in service of Satan. There are whole whole categories of goods that we won't be making in the New Jerusal em. For starters their will be no fashion clothes or makeup. A little bit of soap and water is all any woman needs. It was the fallen angels who descended to earth because the women were fair who taught the use of cosmetics. They were dolls in those days also, exactly as once again. And, as I said, the more dolls the deeper you are in Hell. And we will be strong and have no sexy lingerie, precisely because we have a weakness for that stuff. We definitely will have no rocket ships (more later). We will likely have few or any aircraft and cars. As time goes on, we literally will become more and more stupid. Later people will look at all the technological artifacts around laying in ruins, and be quite dumbfounded and superstitious about them. The affliction I have makes me personally more and more stupid, and I have the power to make others stupid. We won't be starving in the New Jerusalem. There will be enough to be mildly prosperous, but there will be no rich men there. We will be doing simple craftsman jobs. Einstein said that in a previous life he had worked as a Jewish tailor. In the New Jerusalem, Einsteins will be born, but will mostly work at simple jobs. We'll miss out on their scientific contributions. If Einstein had never existed, we would have missed out on the quantum leaps he made. But we have billions of years. There is no hurry. We'll pick it all up eventually. But currently, as we head for the New Jerusalem, we'll become too stupid to do much theoretical physics, etc. <BR> I want to say something to the suicide bombers, I want to tell you that I hear you loud and clear (pointing at the camera). You see that the West has violated the taboo, and you don't with your burkas. Your mullahs have issued a directive that the West is the Great S atan. They were too timid. We're in planetwide Hell, and that includes you in the Middle East. You Muslims see all the dolls here in Hell. I am on the case. I'm shortly going to remove them all. In the meantime, I ask you to lighten up and stop the bombings. And the carnage. What you're after, I shortly will accomplish. Listen to me, suicide bombers! I am totally against your cause, but because I'm also a fanatic, I understand you're mental makeup. Listen to me! I'm going to put the dolls to sleep, and solve the problem. Adolph Hitler had white armbands on his followers. By the way, while I'm speaking of him, he is an excellent candidate to be the Antichrist. He took the Christian cross and twisted i t backward - the swastika. He was a total misfit, a homeless man who couldn't get laid, like someone 2000 years ago. But unlike Jesus and I, Hitler turned to the darkside and served his master, Satan. He , unlike Jesus and I, got only halfway toward being a god. He was a demigod - half man and half god. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, and he knew just enough to cause big trouble. . I happily have never personally been homeless. But I have been womanless all my life always, knowing that the woman who was meant for me has all this time been in the arms of another man. This has always been hard to take. Without a mate to help with the household chores, I neglected them. With the illness I have, I'm always preoccupied - always in a trance state.&nbs p; I have frequent out of body experiences, where I go off on extended voyages to other worlds. I don't need a rocketship! I am in continual meditation, and doing the chores is an unwanted distraction. My house is pretty funky, and I am personally funky. You see the effects of this illness on the greasy, shabby clothes of the homeless. In my new position as head of state, I will be able to have butlers attend to my everyday chores. I will be privileged to stay in my trance state full time. . This is a fascist state as of this moment, in case you didn't know. In fact, it is the dictatorship of the proletariat. It is rule by the meek, or, as Jesus said, 'the last shall be first.' I'm ready to rock and rule - a 1982 film. I' m getting ready to hoist the Jolly Roger (skull and crossbones. - I hold up a Jolly Roger flag). This is our new national flag. This is a now pirate state - a rogue state. This nation is canceling it's membership in a number of organizations. We are no longer a part of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the World Bank and many other organizations. We are abrogating numerous treaties, such as NAFTA. When the lease for renewal comes up, the U.N. will be kicked out of New York city and the U.S. With the armbands, everyone will see those recorded in the Book of Life everyday. These people are the Elect, and it has nothing to do with what they believe. I reward and punish you based solely on what you do in the bedroom. T he armband wearers are declaring in public that their behavior in the bedroom is straight and narrow, as everyone's always should be. Nothing else matters. As time goes by, you'll be seeing more and more of the Elect. And over time, they will more and more assume positions of leadership - their rightful place. These Elect will form the new Ruling Class. They will form up my High Command, at my right hand side. By the time we get to the New Jerusalem centuries from now, we'll remove the armbands, because everyone there will be recorded in the Book of Life! The last thing you think you want is a king But, it is mandatory to have a king, and he must have the power of life and death. It is my (God's) mandate. The correct form of government is theocracy with God incarnate in the flesh as head, always a male virgin and totally mad. John of Patmos had prophesied that I will rule with a Rod of Iron. And I and all my successors will. The government of Tibet is structured like this with it's Dali Lama. The way this works is: I only grant audience to those I summon. And you voluntarily decide whether to appear. I call on you, you don't call on me. I hang 'em high! You displease me, I execute you. All the democratic republics around the world have degenerated into chaos and anarchy. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and you have failed in your responsibility. You kissed off your republic in the sixties, when sexual immorality and orgies broke out. But it is true that once we get to the New Jerusalem, and we live in small settlements, there will likely be few kings. My religion is Christianity, but politically I have never been anything but a hard core communist. I'll say more later about that. Every person in the Book of Life will wear their white armband whenever they're out in the public. They are the virgins, those who have been chaste for more than five years, and all those who have been faithful to their spouses. I realize that some of the latter will be hypocrites, that in point of fact they have committed adultery but won't admit it. I'm proud of the Catholics who, under severe pressure here in Hell, maintained the requirement that priests must be celibate. I said my father was a Baptist preacher. All versions of Protestantism, such as Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists, etc., trace back to Martin Luther. He was a marvelous theologian with a strong hatred of the Devil. But what is the one thing about him that everyone in the audience knew as he was preaching in the pulpit? Everyone knew that he was a lapsed monk who married a former nun. He was getting his. He was getting laid. He can't tell anyone anything. And neither can any Protestant minister. . Back to the armbands. No divorced people can wear armbands. Anyone who had had oral sex (Bill Clinton) is not a virgin. All children when they first begin to walk will wear the white armband. This way, everyone can see who is recorded in the Book of Life - the Elect. <BR> Whatever religious faith you believe in put on the armband. Put a gold cross for Christians, crescent for Muslims, Star of David for Jews, black 0 for atheists, hammer and sickle for Communists (I'm one of the last of them on the planet), question mark (?) for children, etc. Remember that Hitler had all Jews wear a yellow Star of David. They were thus labeled as outcast vermin on the bottom. Here those Jews eligible will wear the white armband to indicate that they are on top - the Elect. Again, 'the last shall be first.'<BR>In addition to a marker for their faith, virgins will have a V on their armband. Those with a V are eligible for my High Command. Those who are chaste will add a C. Those who've been faithful to their spouses will add M for married. <BR><BR> Instant Prophet<BR><BR> I can make anyone an instant 100% accurate prophet. What was the one thing that everyone knew in the Roman Empire at the time Jesus was preaching in Gallilee, even without newspapers? They all knew that in the Roman Cities, especially Rome itself, they were having fabulous orgies. The automatic consequence is that Rome was going to fall. And we have had even better, more ast onishing orgies starting in the late sixties. The only thing that slowed it down somewhat was AIDS. The orgies held in Rome can't hold a candle to the orgies we've had here. Thus, Western Civilization is toast. The horse (Western Civilization) we're riding has keeled over. And there's no use beating a dead horse. The writing's on the wall! The moving finger has writ! Tis nothing less than the end of the world! The stars are falling out! As Chicken Little proclaims, 'the sky is falling!' Chicken Little is on movie screens November, 2005.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> The Witches<BR><BR><BR><BR> I'm here on a mission. I've come to remove all the dolls! These ar e dreamgirls, and that is precisely where they should be. You should never be able to see them in flesh and blood. I'm going to put them in back your dreams where they belong. And after I remove them, you'll dream about them at night - you'll remember how gorgeous they looked and have wetdreams about them.<BR> I'm going to take them all back to where they came from - back to Witch Mountain. That's their home - they like it there. And at night when the moon comes out, they'll all strip naked, join hands in a circle, and do the moondance, the Witch's Sabbat. I am going to make sure and keep them there once I have them there, and you'll see no more dolls.<BR> This is a Witch Hunt! The one and only original Witch Hunt, and I'm the Witchfinder General! Let me be clear. I'm not talking about the little pagans or wiccans. There aren't many of them, and they are all nitw its. They don't have any power at all. If they were real witches they would recognize the millions of powerful witches, the dolls, we have here in Hell.<BR><BR><BR><BR> My Favorite Sport<BR><BR><BR><BR> Now I want to describe my favorite sport. It is the sport of aristocrats, the sport royalty, the sport of kings and the sport of Gods. This is how I did my magic act and raptured billions out. What I do is a dance. Quoting the song: '"I got a new dance, and it goes like this'" But actually, it's an ancient dance going back to the Stone Age shamans. This is the dance that all native medicine men do. <BR> Let me give some names for my what I do: Rain Dancing, Rain Making, Doing The Swerve, Space Fucking, Fairy Fucking and finally the best and most descriptive name: Fairy Bowling. Feel free to practice this by yourself or in groups. Develop your own style. Have fun with it. <BR> I stand and start flipping, flinging, flipping, flinging, flipping. As a wizard, I'm going to call up a rainstorm, thunder and lightning (holding my arms up, I start flipping , flinging, flipping). This is the gesture that priests use when sprinkling holy water. I'm a thunder roarer! I get it working, get it working, flipping, flinging. What am I flipping? It never was about liquid H2O, water. What I am flipping is sperm. I get it working, working and after a while the slime starts flying here, there and everywhere. Eventually it starts raining men planetwide. My fellow mad people know about this rain that falls on a sunny day - a phrase from a rock lyric. The clich bag lady who wears tin foil to protect herself knows about the lightning I send. Mad people use the metaphor of being struck by lightning or electricity. But it is just drops of jism. When you're struck by jism, its hot and it sizzles, and you think of lightning or electricity. The idea is: in my mind's eye, I see her. She's miles away, and there is no phone line. But I'm going to let her know that she's a gorgeous doll, and that I am the man she should be with,and not the man she is actually with. It's a long distance love affair. I'm going to send a guided missile straight towards her - a cruise missile. She's standing there as my cruise missile comes whipping towards her. Remember Lot's wife in Sodom. She turned to stone - a pillar of salt. So the doll is standing there and Bam! - she's hit on the head with the big wad of cum I sent her. Her eyes roll up until you see the whites. Her mouth drops open.  ; She goes rigid and starts wobbling like a top -she turns to stone - and then Boom! She falls still rigid to the ground. (I crook my elbow and hold my arm up and clench my fist. I cup my arm in my other arm. Then I start wobbling my arm round and round until, finally, it goes flat). Fairy bowling! The idea of the sport is to see how many tenpins - dolls - you can knock over. I'm the best ever at the sport. I can knock over millions of dolls!<BR> Was I feeling any grief over the people I raptured out when I called up my storm? Not at all. They were all only devils here in Hell. They were all warned. Simply read the Book of Revelation. I and my angels have been blowing the horn repeatedly since the seventies and not a single one of you repented. But I did have two concerns with respect to my fulfilling John of Patmos' promises. First, I'm an elderly geezer and my member doesn't come up like it used to. I was concerned I would fizzle out and remove only a few million. That wouldn't be enough to get you devils to change your behavior in the bedroom. John of Patmos had promised a quarter to a third of the planet raptured out. Secondly, when you call up a storm, there is always the danger that the wizard himself will get swept away, because it is uncontrollable and unpredictable. Happily, I made it through, so that I could fulfill John of Patmos' promise that I would be standing here giving you the Great White Throne Judgment of the Dead.<BR><BR><BR><BR> Defeating the Whore of Babylon<BR><BR><BR><BR> The question of the evening is: Which man can bell the cat? Which brave hero can slay the dragon? Which man can defeat the Whore of Babylon? Which man can domesticate the Whore - pacify her and put her to slee p? Perceptive observers have noted that the Book of Revelation has the structure of a fairy tale. It is not a fairy tale is the sense of being a myth or being untrue. One part of the fairy tale is the fairy test: Which man can defeat the Whore of Babylon? Being a fairy test, if any man attempts and fails, the Whore gobbles you up and drinks your blood. Many men have tried, and all have been gobbled up by the Whore and had their blood drunk. The Whore is not a supernatural entity. She is simply the collection of all the dolls - all the millions of dolls. When you approach her, she's gorgeous, and the first idea you have about how to pacify her is to unzip your pants and stick it in her. If you try this way, you loose, and she gobbles you up and drinks your blood. Instead, the way to defeat her is to keep your pants zipped up, raise you arm and slime her right between the eyes. Her eyes roll up till you ca n see the whites and her mouth drops open. You've put her under a spell, you've hypnotized her, she's pacified. She goes to sleep. 'Ding dong!, The Witch is dead, the Wicked Old Witch!'<BR><BR><BR><BR> Getting You To Change you Bedroom Behavior<BR><BR><BR><BR> Once we get to the New Jerusalem, everyone will know what everyone is doing in the bedroom. This is not your private affair, or your own personal business. It is vital that everyone knows exactly what everyone is doing in the bedroom. Adam and Eve fell, because they were ashamed of their private parts. We will not be ashamed of our private parts in the New Jerusalem. We are going to fall again, but into innocence this time. It will be public knowledge what we're all doing in the bedroom. & nbsp; In the defunct Marxist states, everyone's every movement was under constant surveillance. That was not what needed to be done. The only thing that must be monitored is what everyone must know precisely what everyone else is doing in the bedroom. Nothing else matters. It must be public knowledge This is what is not done here in the West. You may have a little knowledge about what your fellow workers are doing in bed, but overall you don't know as much as you need to know. . I'm going to tell the same story three different ways. You are really going to have change your bedroom behavior.<BR> <BR> Version 1: If you as a man walk into Sodom, where the one thing you've got is a woman (you can also have a man if that's what you want). There is nothing else but total chaos and anarchy. If in this place you cannot get laid, then suddenly you become an extremely important person . Because all you have to do is get your willie working below your belt, and you can blow the place to smithereens! . Version 2: Don't try to put me, God, in Hell. Don't even think about it. Satan is my servant and not vice versa. If you do try, I 'll get my willie working below my belt and again blow the place to smithereens!   ; . Version 3: This is the stupid version. My good man, your getting way to much. It's good stuff. And you've got more than you can handle. I'm horny and I need a woman. You've lots of women and I have none. What are we going to do about it with me standing here? If you don't get your dick straightened out, how about me ripping your lungs out, friend! I can't stand it, and I won't put up with it!<BR> Who is the most degenerate sex fiend on the planet? Satan is a notorious degenerate, but has access to all the most gorgeous dolls on the planet who are all in his service and at his beck and call. His lusts get slaked. For me it is water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> &nbs p; I Must Rule!<BR><BR><B<br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-14683945754862583732012-08-01T00:04:00.000-07:002012-08-01T00:03:53.920-07:00NAFTA and CARICOM part 1 - Law - International Law<img src=http://www.arcelormittal.com/stainlesseurope/sites/default/files/fckfiles/uploadimage/Nafta/Nafta_map_implantation.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>On December 17, 1992, Canada, Mexico, and the USA signed an agreement known as NAFTA. </p> <p>NAFTA stands for North American free trade Agreement. The representatives from each nation </p> <p>included George H.W. Bush (USA), Carlos Salinas (Mexico), and Brian Mulroney (Canada). Since </p> <p>NAFTA had to be approved by each nation's parliamentary or legislative branch it didn't become law </p> <p>until U.S. President Bill Clinton was in office (the law was approved on December 8, 1993). </p> <p> An explanation of NAFTA includes: The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a </p> <p>comprehensive agreement that sets the rules for international trade and investment between Canada, the </p> <p>United States, and Mexico. The Agreement is a complex and lengthy document that includes eight </p> <p>sections, 22 chapters, and some 2,000 pages (naftanow.org). Some topics discussed in the NAFTA are: </p> <p>Market Access for Goods, Protection for Foreign Investment, Protection for Intellectual Property, </p> <p>Easier Access for Business Travelers, and Access to Government Procurement (naftanow.org).</p> <p> One effects of NAFTA is the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation </p> <p>(NAAEC) which is an agreement between these countries to protect the environment while effectively </p> <p>trading. Another is the North American Agreement on Labour Cooperation (NAALC) which was </p> <p>created to increase the labor standards in all countries involved and promote innovation and </p> <p>productiveness. </p> <p> NAFTA has a huge effect on the governments involved: From a U.S. export market </p> <p>perspective, NAFTA has indeed delivered the goods. Specifically, U.S. goods exported to Canada and </p> <p>Mexico have more than doubled between 1993 and 2007 - from $141.9 billion to nearly $385 billion. </p> <p>NAFTA accounts for fully a third (33%) of the U.S. trade total (Selko 38). It greatly effects each </p> <p>countries economy and each government is intertwined. Presidential candidates must state their views </p> <p>on NAFTA to win votes and become elected: Democrat contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama </p> <p>have both pledged if elected president they would threaten to pull out of the trade agreement to force </p> <p>Mexico and Canada to renegotiate the accord, and add new labour and environmental protections </p> <p>(Drajem A13). This has proved to be a major deciding factor for some: NAFTA has become a </p> <p>centerpiece of the Democratic primary in Ohio, which has lost almost 250,000 factory jobs since the </p> <p>accord took effect in 1994. Fifty-nine per cent of Democratic voters in the state disapprove of the </p> <p>agreement, compared with 13% who support it, according to a poll conducted Feb. 27-29 for the </p> <p>Cleveland Plain Dealer (Drajem A13).</p> <p> There are alternatives to NAFTA. Firstly, all agreements could be re-negotiated and reorganized </p> <p>into a new trade bloc. Another is quitting NAFTA membership and accepting tariffs. This could lead to </p> <p>more people Buying American which might benefit our economy. We have the option of going back </p> <p>to life before NAFTA which would include regressing to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Also, we </p> <p>could embrace the proposal of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). This idea was highly </p> <p>opposed by several South American countries (and it would need their consent to come into effect).One conflict between NAFTA and another trade bloc is: Chiles free trade agreement </p> <p>with MERCOSUR complicates its ability to negotiate NAFTA accession. Pursuant to Article 52 of the </p> <p>Chile-MERCOSUR Agreement, any signatory state that offers a lower tariff concession to a third party </p> <p>must extend it to the other signatory states. This is the classic "most favored nation" status rule. If not, </p> <p>the party offering the concession to third parties must negotiate some form of equivalent compensation </p> <p>with all the other signatory states to the Chile-MERCOSUR Agreement. While this situation does not </p> <p>make Chilean accession to the NAFTA impossible, it reduces the practical viability of this option </p> <p>because Chile must now answer to MERCOSUR for anything it may concede to the NAFTA (O'Keefe </p> <p>pp. 305-318).</p> <p> On March 18, 2004, the following complaint was made by the US to the World Trade </p> <p>Organization: The United States claims that, although China provides for a 17 percent VAT on ICs,</p> <p>enterprises in China are entitled to a partial refund of the VAT on ICs that they have produced, resulting </p> <p>in a lower VAT rate on their products. In the US view, China thus appears to be subjecting imported ICs </p> <p>to higher taxes than applied to domestically produced ICs and to be according less favourable treatment </p> <p>to imported ICs (wto.org). And the following resolution was made on July14, 2004; China agreed to </p> <p>amend or revoke the measures at issue to eliminate the availability of VAT refunds on ICs produced and </p> <p>sold in China and on ICs designed in China but manufactured abroad by 1 November 2004 and 1 </p> <p>September 2004 respectively (wto.org).</p> <p> NAFTA affects me as a US citizen. It helps US companies grow quicker and gain the financial </p> <p>support (and business) in the form of overseas investing. If I was to start a company, I could easily ship </p> <p>goods overseas and/or get investors for my company. This would help my business grow. Our </p> <p>free-market mentality encompasses the globe. Some say NAFTA helps large companies grow but </p> <p>promotes the exporting of US jobs. If this is true, I, or someone I know, might have a harder time </p> <p>finding or keeping a job: Between 1993 and 2002, NAFTA resulted in an increase in exports that </p> <p>created 794,194 jobs, but it displaced production that would have supported 1,673,454 jobs (see </p> <p>figure). Thus, the combined effect of changes in imports and exports as a result of NAFTA was a loss </p> <p>of 879,280 U.S. jobs. These NAFTA-related job losses suggest that U.S. workers have good reason to </p> <p>be concerned that the proposed Free Trade Agreement of the Americas will threaten jobs and </p> <p>communities (Scott).</p> <p> NAFTA helps to make my purchases cheaper. If a certain material or part used to make an </p> <p>American car was taxed coming in, it would most likely cost more when I bought the finished car. I </p> <p>also assume that gas prices would soar should NAFTA demise. On the other hand, this might cause us </p> <p>to rely less on other countries for energy and we could have avoided spending the money we did on </p> <p>funding war. In conclusion, NAFTA greatly affects the economy I live in. On a side-note, our free-</p> <p>market mentality and way of life seems to segregate the wealth of our nation and make us unbalanced. </p> <p>We may one day need to (or be forced to) abandon it if the wealthy do not act responsibly.</p> <p> The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was established on July 4th, 1973. It was created to </p> <p>further promote effective interactions between members, which include: Antigua and Barbuda, </p> <p>Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and </p> <p>Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. There are also </p> <p>five additional members without full membership (associate membership): Anguilla, Bermuda, British </p> <p>Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos Islands. From 1989 to 2000, members from all </p> <p>states agreed on nine protocols to change the common market into a single market and economy </p> <p>(CSME). This revision was called the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. Under CARICOM there are </p> <p>numerous groups dedicated to different areas of interest. Some include: Caribbean Community Climate </p> <p>Change Center (CCCCC), Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response </p> <p>Agency (CDERA), Caribbean Food Corporation (CFC), Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), </p> <p>and the Council of Legal Education (CLE).</p> <p>...continued on part 2</p> <p>BIBLIOGRAPHY</p> <p>North American Free Trade Agreement. 1998. NaftaNow.org. 3 March 2009.</agreement/default_en.asp>.</p> <p>Selko, Adrienne. NAFTA: LEARNING TO LOVE THY NEIGHBOR. IndustryWeek. 1 Feb 2009: Pg. 38.</p> <p>Drajem, Mark. White House defends NAFTA from Democrats; Clinton, Obama pledge to pull out of trade agreement. National Post (Canada). 5 March 2008: A13</p> <p>OKeefe, Thomas Andrew. Potential Conflict Areas In Any Future Negotiations Between Mercosur And The NAFTA To Create A Free Trade Area Of The Americas. Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law. 1997: pp.305-318.</p> <p>DISPUTE SETTLEMENT: DISPUTE DS309- China: Value-Added Tax on Integrated Circuits. 2004. WTO.org. 4 March 2009 </english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds309_e.htm>.</p> <p>Scott, Robert E. NAFTA-related job losses have piled up since 1993. 10 Dec. 2003. Economic Policy Institute. 4 March 2009 </economic_snapshots/entry/webfeatures_snapshots_archive_12102003/>.</p> <p>CARICOM rallying to help hurricane victims. 18 Sep 2008. Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM). 4 March 2009 </rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/LSGZ-7JLQEX?OpenDocument>. </p> <p>The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). 2009. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. 4 March 2009 </jsp/single_market/single_market_index.jsp?menu=csme>.</p> <p>Caribbean Renewable Energy Programme (CREDP). 2009. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. 4 March 2009 </jsp/projects/credp/about_credp.jsp?menu=projects>.</p> <p>DISPUTE SETTLEMENT: DISPUTE DS285- United States: Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply of Gambling and Betting Services. 2008. WTO.org. 3 March 2009 </english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds285_e.htm>.</p> <p>US state governor aims to set up trade missions to Caribbean. 3 Nov. 2007. BBC Monitoring Latin America Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring. Lexis-Nexis. 3 March 2009.</p> <p>CARICOM urges new US president to end Cuba embargo. 10 Dec. 2008. BBC Monitoring Latin America Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring. Lexis-Nexis. 3 March 2009.</p> <p>DISPUTE SETTLEMENT: DISPUTE DS185- Trinidad and Tobago: Anti-Dumping Measures on Pasta from Costa Rica. 2009. WTO.org. 3 March 2009 </english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds185_e.htm>. </p> <p>Visit to find, discuss, and submit articles on holistic health;)</p> <br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-80033652470816632632012-07-09T06:52:00.000-07:002012-07-09T06:49:57.728-07:00Costa Rica Economy; Recovering and Expanding<img src=http://npaphistory.wikispaces.com/file/view/nafta.gif/100283087/nafta.gif style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>Costa Rica lies between Panama and Nicaragua and it is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the east and the North Pacific Ocean to the west. It is comprised of 51,100 square kilometers and the territorial waters take up about 589 square kilometers. It is considered a conglomeration of a number of landforms. The location of the country in the isthmus of Central America makes it easier to access American markets, which have the same time zone as Central US and also has access to Europe and Asia via the Oceans. <br /> <br /> Let's talk a little bit about the economical situation of this fascinating country. <br /> <br /> Costa Rica has suffered a lot from corrupted governments. Interest costs on the governments accumulated debt are equivalent to 30% of the governments total revenue. Liberalization efforts have been hampered due to the resistance put forward by the political parties of Costa Rica. The main agendas of the today's government are still the curbing the rate of inflation, reducing the deficit, and making improvisations to the services offered by the public sector. Despite this, the government has tried to bring in foreign investment, technology and management into the telecommunications and electrical power sector, which are run by the state. <br /> <br /> Although blessed with fertile lands, abudance of fresh water and a strategic position, the country still remains poor and is categorized as a third world country. The countrys economy emerged from the red in 1997, but h as shown strong aggregate growth since then. <br /> <br /> The economy is based on agriculture. This includes the production and export of pineapples, bananas and coffee. The countrys exports from the free trade zones and tourism sectors led to significant developments in the growth rate of the GDP. Costa Rica is also a producer of cocoa, sugar, lumber, wood products and beef. In recent years, ecotourism, pharmaceuticals, financial outsourcing and software development have become major industries with significant contribution to the countrys GDP. <br /> Lately, other industries like electronics, pharmaceuticals, eco-tourism, financial outsourcing and software development are now becoming major industries. There are a number of high tech companies which have sprung up in the area, including chip manufacturer Intel and Pharma companies like Procter & Gamble and Glaxo Smith Kline. Costa Rica is also self reliant in energy needs, with exception of oils- and has the potential to be an electricity exporter, as it already exports to Central America. <br /> <br /> The unit of currency of Costa Rica is the Colon (CRC). This currency trades at 500 to the US dollar and at around 600 to the Euro. A new system that is expected around 2007, will see the Colon currency float between two bands. The Central bank will be better positioned to handle inflation and dicourage the use of the US greenback with the use of this system.<br /> <br /> In March 1998, the country joined other Central American nations, and the Dominican Republic to establish a Trade and Investment Council with the United States. It has also clearly showed a willingness to join the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Costa Rica is also a member of the Cairns Group, which is pursuing a policy of global agricultural trade liberalization in World Trade. <br /> <br /> With the help of agriculture, growing industries and of course tourism and ecotourism, Costa Rica economy is sure to recover. This country has a great potential. It in the hands of the people and the government, with hard work and strategically planned moves, to make this beautifull country wealthy as well.</p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-12499073841025065902012-07-09T05:44:00.000-07:002012-07-09T05:42:19.028-07:00The Rio Grande Valley ? an Experience to Remember<img src=http://www.arcelormittal.com/stainlesseurope/sites/default/files/fckfiles/uploadimage/Nafta/Nafta_map_implantation.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>Spanish colonists originally settled the Rio Grande Valley in the 1700's. The RGV as we know it today has vastly changed, while still retaining much of its Spanish heritage. The RGV has been known as one of the least financially sound areas of the United States. However, over the past 10+ years due to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) southern Texas has begun to flourish. <br /> <br /> Bordering the Gulf Coast, South Padre Island is one of the top 10 vacation destinations for spring break. South Padre Island is known for their annual Polar Bear Dip, Golf Classic, bustling night life, and even one of Schlitterbahn's Water parks (named USA's #1 water park, as featured on the Travel Channel). With sandy beaches stretching as far eye can see, and endless activities for people of all ages, it's no wonder South Padre Island has become a vacation hot spot. <br /> <br /> While visiting Southern Texas, the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, located in Alamo, can't be missed. The wildlife refuge sits along the edge of the Rio Grande. Currently at just over 90,000 acres, the refuge is growing strong, and is estimated to reach over 132,000 acres. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services are in the process of an acquisition movement to purchase additional surrounding lands. The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge is home to several s pecies of birds indigenous only to this region. As quoted on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Website, The refuge is "Considered one of the most biologically diverse National Wildlife Refuges in the continental United States. LRGV represents 11 distinct biotic communities that are host or home to 1,100 types of plants, 700 vertebrate species (including 484 bird species) and over 300 species of butterflies." This is great place for both families and individuals to spend a day, and experience the Texas wilderness, untouched. <br /> <br /> McAllen is a city within the Rio Grande Valley that offers many cultural attractions, and has been noted as being the "Square Dance Capital of the World". McAllen has boasted this nickname for years. Since 1987 they have been hosting the annual Texas Square Dance Jamboree. Other cultural events that call McAllen home include the Texas Citrus Fiesta, Fourth of July Fajita Cook-off, and Borderfest. A visit to McAllen is not to be overlooked if you wa nt to experience Texas culture and authentic "Tex Mex" cowboy grub. <br /> <br /> Visitors tend to flock to the Rio Grande Valley in the winter. Travel peaks are January through March. Many individuals consider themselves to be "Winter Texans" as they reside in Texas during the winter months, and spend the remainder of the year elsewhere. For those who reside in Texas for only several months at a time, many have found that trailer and RV parks (such as Victoria Palms) have been the way to go. During peak seasons monthly fees at these parks range from $300-$475, as opposed to only $200 in the quieter summer months. These parks offer amenities ranging from free cable TV and high speed internet, to free phone access with unlimited long distance calling. For those who are short-term visitors to the Valley, hotels offer a range of activities and tours. Most area beaches have umbrella service and equipment rentals for reasonable fees. Banana boats and rafts are popular for South P adre Island visitors. From breathtaking beaches and unique wildlife, to the hearty culture of square dancing and authentic Tex Mex grub, the Rio Grande Valley in Southern Texas is a region of the south that can't be overlooked. <br /> </p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-86837193337513056822012-07-09T04:36:00.000-07:002012-07-09T04:33:57.993-07:00Racism in Illinois They Profiled Blacks But Don't Investigate Crimes Against Them Why?<img src=http://schoolworkhelper.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/nafta.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:25:47 -0600<br /> <br /> Subject: Racism is alive and still kicking until we united D'Anne Burley Radio Talk Show Host on Racial Profiling and worse 2007 <br /> <br /> Racism is still here but Don Imus is not the issue the most important one is below and I am black and can get no policing agent to investigate corruption and or criminal acts. I am also seeking letters for others who are black who have had racist issue in the times in order to show patterns on this issue. Blacks themselves are on hold and have opened the backdoor to allow for these comments to comeback, there is a greater issue that affects us and thats the lack of creditabitity we have and the lack of police power whereby if there are crimes in our neighborhoods and we report them the police do not respond as they would with whites and its far worse now because wer are in 2007 and we are still not fighting agressively to change this why? <br /> <br /> This is hot and just off the press and here is the growing concern here is the mindset going out and not undercover please read!<br /> <br /> Trained to Use Hatred <br /> BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- A video showing a German army instructor telling one of his soldiers to envision African-Americans in the Bronx while firing his machine gun was broadcast Saturday on national television. <br /> <br /> The video, coming after scandals involving photos of German soldiers posing with skulls in Afghanistan and the abuse of recruits by instructors, seemed likely to raise more questions about training practices in Germany's conscript army. <br /> <br /> "We can no longer talk about an isolated case," said Lt. Juergen Rose of the Darmstaedter Signal, a group of current and former army officers and sergeants who independently review military procedures. <br /> <br /> "Things like this don't happen in the army on an everyday basis, but unfortunately in recent years there have been a number of comparable incidents."<br /> <br /> The Defense Ministry said the video was shot in July 2006 at barracks in the northern town of Rendsburg and that the army has been aware of it since January.<br /> <br /> "We are currently investigating the incident," said Florian Naggies, a spokesman for the army and Defense Ministry.<br /> <br /> He did not identify the instructor or the soldier, who are shown in camouflage uniforms in a forest.<br /> <br /> The instructor tells the soldier, "You are in the Bronx. A black van is stopping in front of you. Three African-Americans are getting out and they are insulting your mother in the worst ways ... Act." <br /> <br /> The soldier fires his machine gun several times and yells an obscenity several times in English. The instructor then tells the soldier to curse even louder.<br /> <br /> The existence of the video was first reported on the home page of the German news magazine Stern on Friday and excerpts of the video were aired on the news television channel n-tv on Saturday. <br /> <br /> According to Stern, the 90-second video had been posted on a Web site used by soldiers to exchange private videos. A soldier who used the site alerted his sup eriors, the magazine reported. <br /> <br /> The video is the latest embarrassment for the German army. Eighteen army instructors are currently on trial for allegedly abusing and humiliating 163 recruits in 2004. Last year, newspapers published photos of German soldiers in Afghanistan posing with a skulls -- including one who exposed himself while holding a skull. <br /> <br /> <br /> My father Dan Burley was the real father of the Rap Industry thou now this point of history has been twisted to others Dan Burley authored the Harlem Handbook of Jive, and was involved in the then musican entertainment industry with Langston Hughes, Cab Calloway and others who made the then Black Hiphop JIve via smooth talk within rythms, some of the music today is great while others are just making a buck and the style and way much is being done is modeled out of the white industry because the money always flows upward. I got letters within my archieve of how many major publications in the pas t wanted to reform Blacks in music style and dress to make they act in a way that was or acceptive. But we think today that the style we have is not built around another agenda please! While we are in the music and in the dress, we are losing careers, jobs, and business via nafta and other hidden agenda's we can not see and or will not be a part of, and much of this is because our Black Leadership is not on this issues. <br /> <br /> I am one of the very few Blacks if there are any within the media addressing the issue of the WTC, Ok City, Waco ( which had 40 or more blacks living there) and all of the other world issues that if it comes into being Blacks think its bad now just want. Because whites are complainting and are effected. Look at New Orleans folks there still in some areas have no water or electric, and they are lying about the grants. So if we are no gathering dollars and committing to one another where are we going to be in the future. <br /> <br /> There is the issue of driving while Black, going to work while black, reporting crimes while black. And the black press is not going there why? what is controlling our media whereby stories are not getting out again? I am hearing this from all over the place I am speaking of radio and television reporters. <br /> <br /> And here I will stop and have you read the following again if you see acts of terrorism while black and they do nothing then why do you think they will come to your home and investigate your daughter being raped and or a murder without saying that its a crime that you committed yourself - Peace! D'Anne Burley <br /> I am a former Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County in Illinois, I know much about law enforce and clout, and before that I worked over 35 yrs within Corporate America as an Accountant, Computer Programmer/Analysis, did some actuary work relating to removing employees who got close to retirement age, Developed Businesses, I worked as a para legal f rom Friedman and Koven which was the second in it's day Law Firm in the World within Conflict of Interest international, also for United States Gypsum, Navistar, FMC Corp, Harris Bank, First National Bank, Argonne National Lab's as Assistant Editor in the Bio lab, and many other larger than live Corporations within their Controllers Dept and World Headquarters, and in the Mortgage Industry of over 8 years seeing already formed terrorist cell operating from withn the Suburb of Palos Hills, Palos Heights, Broadview, Chicago and other neighoring communities. The scandal involved the use of International Drivers Licenses to falsify Identity and create other false ID's such as Drivers License, Corporations, Bank Accounts in order to move and laundery money into Jihad and Al-Qauda cells all over the globe. <br /> Drug Trafficking occured over Operation Mountain Express, which had netted over 52 mega tons of drugs, and drug making material to use to place on the streets and in the hands of mintories, our youth date rape drugs and other nightmare subtances to fund Terror across the world. In Illinois the Illinois trucking scandal was involved because the truck were involved within a operation to move the drugs, laundered money and also guns in and out of the hands of criminal within the KKK and aryan nation and other hate groups. All who were being used as part of the funded Bin Laden Operation, and that was really the involved of Bin Laden. Sept 11, 2001 was a part of a mock terrorist drill which was designed to cover-up the fact that the WTC had design defects that were brought to the port of Authority when it was being built but NYC had no rights to the business plans and could do nothing in the courts because it was alleged that the Port was not governed by the City and or S tate Regulations and laws because it fell under Marine laws only. In addition because of the first failed attempted to bomb the buildings in 1993 by so-called Islamic Extremist and due to the injuries, death, and claims filed against Lloyds of London in England, Lloyds was on the brick of Bankruptcy and was the Port of Authority, which also would have effected NYC itself in paying off huge amounts of money which would had totally bankrupt the city and the state. <br /> <br /> As within the plot of the Savings and Loan Scandal years before as the failed savings institutes had not enough money to pay back the people who had accounts within within the federal Reserve, in both cases I alleged that conspirators from within and outside the government conspired to commit fraud by turning these events into cases for insurance. <br /> <br /> In the savings and loan scandal during that time there were mounting numbers of "Banl Robberies in the Midwest and across the US. <br /> <br /> The robberies I saw began in the late 80's but expanded into 1990 whereby while I worked within the Courts there was the alleged ex-police officer out of Hoffman Estate called the Bearded Bandit, who with his wife alleged robbed banks all over the suburban area of Chicago Illinois. There were some elements of this case which were not true in fact and covered up for one the wife never shot herself in the front of a home in Streamwood she was shot by special unit op's from what division I am not sure. Then her husband who was capture was killed in a shoot out but what I alleged was that he was gunned down so that he would not share information of the insurance scam. The same issue was happened in areas around Ok City and that could be the reason why Jesse Tredue's brother was allegedly murdered within his prison cell the cover-up the real reason behind the bank robberies. <br /> <br /> John Gary Peeler a former CIA/BATF/FBI agent was undercover within the KKK he has been on my program and his son John Christropher Peeler is being held in a Ark prison without parole for a crime of murder where there is no body, no crime scene and no evidence nothing to shutup Peeler. Peeler Sr. worked with Timothy McVeigh while undercover within the KKK working on bombing the Ok City Building, he knew about the bank robberies, the plot to take down the building and was able to stop one, but could do nothing about the WTC because no one would listen to him, his story as those of Eric Shine Merchant Marine Presidential Appointed by George Bush Sr., , Mary Schneider who worked 30 yrs within the INS and saw the florida connection of agents allowing Middle Easterns to gain entrance into the US that area of Fla was where the flight school was involved with the alleged training of terrorist cells at the same time I saw within my then office which was a place I was bought to to setup a new business to do Islamic Interest Loans for homes (Noriba) on the wall a huge picture of a boeing 747 class plane which I was told that being use as a picture to explan how to flight within a flight school which operated out of the Palos Hills area with ties into FL prior to 9/11/01. <br /> <br /> The story was my nightmare, the government via clouted government officials and those who I had alleged were involved in a major sleeper cell used terrorism against me and my children. By sending in spooks, attempting to setup my bank account with counterfeit money orders, blackball me so I can not work and so that my children can not, criminalized by young son, use traffick tickets and others working within the policing agencies to cover-up and not investigation major corruption and criminals acts within DuPage County in order to shut be up and down and make me homeless. This is the same pattern that had been used on all whistleblowers and then causing them not to have equal rigthts under the amendments of the constitutional. <br /> <br /> I am 55 yrs old and I ha ve seen every level of corruption over a spam of 45 years including how entertainers and others were taken out in the same fashion in the 1940's-62 while my father was involvcd as a publisher and reporter.Within his archieve were letters of this and then I was told by other creatible sources over the years of how they watched Mohammad X, who was a friend of my fathers, Joe Louis for saying good things about Jimmy Hoffa, and my father knew Jack Ruby prior to my father's death. My father's name was within the Warren Commission Report of the Death of JFK and my father help Kennedy to get elected within the chains of press he was involved in within the Black Community. <br /> <br /> Because of all this I had been watched, and as they attempted to do with Mohammad X's daughter they attempted to set me up over the years. But you see I saw things when I was very young and knew how they operated. Please read on thanks <br /> <br /> D'Anne Burley <br /> <br /> </p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-75489376035308465922012-07-09T03:28:00.000-07:002012-07-09T03:26:01.236-07:00Chrysler Introduces Two 2008 Minivan Models<img src=http://2012patriot.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/nafta.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p> Chrysler Group now launches its minivan models and aims to provide the needs of consumers that are looking for practicality and functionality in a vehicle. Chrysler Group introduces the all-new 2008 model year of the Dodge Grand Caravan and the 2008 Chrysler Town & Country. <br /> <br /> These two minivan models come with innovative features for customers. According to Larry Lyons, Vice President - Chrysler Group Front-wheel-drive Product Team: "Chrysler Group engineers continue to bring fresh ideas to the minivan segment. This time, we turn the tables on traditional seats with a technology that lets families have more choices of how to spend their time while traveling. With Swivel 'n Go, second- and third-row passengers can face each other to have a conversation, play games or have a meal on the go."<br /> <br /> Lyons added: "Chrysler Group is the first to offer a six-speed transaxle in a minivan. With a new 4.0-liter, V-6 aluminum engine and new six-speed transaxle, the 2008 Chrysler and Dodge minivans offer added performance and a smoother driving experience." <br /> Innovative features and other minivan-first features include the all-new Swivel 'n Go(TM) seat system, integrated child booster seat in the second-row quad chair, one-touch powe r-folding third-row seat, and six-speed transaxle.<br /> <br /> The main highlights of the two vehicles are the interior features that provide functionality and comfort for its occupants as well as cargo. Standard interior features include premium multi-function front-row sliding console, second-row in-floor covered storage bins, second-row bench seat with second-row covered storage bins, third-row fold-in-the-floor seating, the exclusive Stow 'n Go(R) seating and storage system, and removable table.<br /> <br /> Not only the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan and the 2008 Chrysler Town & Country offer functionality and comfort. These two minivan models also provide the best entertainment features for its occupants. These features include dual DVD multimedia entertainment system, MyGIG(TM) CD/DVD/HDD/MP3/satellite radio with voice-activated capability, SIRIUS Satellite Radio, SIRIUS Backseat TV, UConnect(R) Hands-free Communication system with Bluetooth(R) technology, mesh side pocket s, 115-volt inverter, and two second-row input/output jacks with a 12-volt power outlet. <br /> On the technical side, Chrysler Group is offering three different powertrain combinations for the Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country. Customers can choose the new 4.0-liter V-6 aluminum engine coupled with a new six-speed transmission, 3.8-liter V-6 aluminum engine mated to a new six-speed transaxle, and a 3.3-liter flex-fuel-capable V-6 aluminum engine coupled with a four-speed transaxle. A catalytic converter similar to Chrysler's former American Motors catalytic converter is also included to reduce harmful exhaust emissions. <br /> <br /> Steven Landry, Executive Vice President - Chrysler Group NAFTA Sales, Global Marketing, Service and Parts concluded: "Family transportation has changed since the introduction of the original Dodge Caravan in 1984. The all-new 2008 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan set the family transportation standard with an all-new 'grown-up' appearance, five different models, three distinct seating and storage system s, unmatched entertainment systems and the safety consumers expect and deserve. Add in three powertrain options, clever interior features and industry-leading functionality and you have a recipe that will be a favorite with any family."<br /> <br /> </p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-67005906216086147582012-07-09T02:19:00.000-07:002012-07-09T02:17:45.408-07:00Retirement in Puerto Vallarta--live in Mexico?cheap, Huh?<img src=http://mediawrites.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/nafta_logo.gif style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>Mexico on $5 a day? Sure, not a problem if you can survive on four cervezas during the day and sleep in a tent pitched somewhere in the woods during the night. Of course, if you live on the Mexican Riviera, you'll only be able to afford a couple cervezas a day but you will be able to sleep on the beach! <br /> <br /> In 1997, we moved to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, known as Vallarta or PV by the locals, and inevitably, when meeting folks in the States, we're asked why in the world we would live there. Most assume it's due to the low cost of living in Mexico and that one can do just fine on Social Security. <br /> <br /> The reasons why we have lived in Vallarta for ten years have very little to do with the cost of living. One of the reasons has to do with the latitude of Vallarta which is the same as Hawaii, resulting in a climate absolutely perfect for golfing, fishing, tennis, hiking, swimming, or whatever your hobby is for seven months a year, November through May. <br /> <br /> The population of PV, our sleepy little Mexican fishing village located on Banderas Bay on the Pacific Ocean, just surpassed 350,000 making it equal in size to Anaheim, California or twice the size of Boise, the capital of Idaho. Of the 350,000 inhabitants, there are close to 50,000 North Americans d uring the seven month "high season". They have retired here in order to enjoy the many world class restaurants, seven magnificent golf courses, world class deep sea fishing, modern supermarkets and shopping malls, and night life galore. Most of these North American residents of Vallarta have satellite TV with 350 channels, high speed internet service, air conditioning, and all the other modern conveniences that could be found in the States. Clean water, clean food, modern hospitals with the latest in sophisticated equipment for first class medical care, and a high regard for safety will be found here in PV. Actually, there are very few reasons not to live in Vallarta.<br /> <br /> We haven't lived here for ten years because it's cheap! As an example, gasoline is about 8 pesos per liter or $4.00 per gallon. Electricity is about the same as in the US, while telephone calls to the States are about four times as much as the same calls from the States. Food in the supermarkets is about the same as in the US; the imported products are much more, while the locally grown products may be much less. Imported hard-goods, such as electronics, at Sams Club, Walmart, or Office Depot, can be twice as much as the same products in the States. Automobiles are approximately 20% more expensive, imported clothing 50% more expensive, etc. From a residents perspective, NAFTA isn't working too well because all imported items are taxed to the hilt and cost substantially more than they do in the States. <br /> <br /> Housing, on the other hand, is generally much lower than in the States. Of course, this depends on where in the States and where in PV, but as an example, a small house in Central Florida would compare to a casita in PV with no view and would cost twice as much. A grand estate in Pebble Beach would compare to a luxurious villa on the hillside overlooking Banderas Bay and would cost two to four times as much. A 2,000 square foot condo in St. Petersburg, Flor ida, similar to one in the Marina Area of Vallarta, would cost roughly twice as much. On average, one can safely assume that housing costs in PV are approximately half of that in the States, keeping in mind that housing prices have almost tripled during the ten years we've lived here. One difference is that the house and condo values have been softening in California and Florida during the past year, while the boom in PV is expected to continue for at least another ten years. As the baby boomers retire and discover Vallarta, the demand for new houses and condos increases, as do the costs for land, materials, and labor, resulting in escalating real estate prices. Forecasts suggest that property values will double in the Vallarta area during the next five years. <br /> There are a couple other significant housing related differences. The first has to do with real estate or property taxes. The annual predial or property tax in Mexico is about .1% of the purchase price of the property. <br /> <br /> Assume you bought a condo in PV for $200,000 ten years ago, keeping in mind that it was twice as much as you could have bought in the States. It's value today would be about $600,000, however it's still on the books as $200,000 and it's annual taxes are approximately $200. A condo with the same cost basis of $200,000 ten years ago located in Florida or California could be taxed anywhere from $5,000 to $15,000 today and remember, this $200,000 condo would have been half of what you could have purchased in Vallarta. Also, if you're a resident for more than five years in Vallarta and can show that it's your primary residence, there is no capital gains tax upon the sale of your property. Annual automobile taxes and consumption taxes are equiva lent to those in the States.<br /> <br /> First class medical and dental care is available in Vallarta at roughly half the cost of that in the States. Skilled technicians for auto repair, electronics repair, carpentry, plumbing, air conditioning, and electrical work are about the same as in the States. Of course, there are many non-professionals available in PV that will work for half the price, but you get what you pay for! The one exception has to do with masonry. For a fourth the price of that in the States, you can have beautiful granite counter tops, marble floors, tile work such as pools, etc. Another major cost difference is that of unskilled labor such as maids, gardeners, or handymen. They are readily available for $20 per day but don't expect the most efficient work in the world. Again, you get what you pay for!<br /> <br /> In summarizing, the cost of living in Vallarta is probably somewhat lower than that in Florida and substantially less than California, given s imilar standards. It is probably higher than Milwaukee, Wisconsin or Cincinnati, Ohio but there's no comparison in life styles. <br /> <br /> One thing is for certain, we don't know of any Americans or Canadians living in PV solely on their Social Security payments. In order to live on a tight budget in Mexico, you have to head inland, away from the tourist areas, away from Paradise, and can expect a totally different life style. For the money, Vallarta is extremely hard to beat, but it's certainly not cheap! <br /> <br /> </p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-7434343058097997482012-07-09T01:11:00.000-07:002012-07-09T01:09:03.163-07:00Want to Find Treasure in the Sierra Madres?<img src=http://2012patriot.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/nafta.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>Do you remember the 1927 novel, "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", which was about a couple of down-and-out Americans that joined up with a crusty old timer to prospect for gold in Mexico? It was later adapted into a film by John Huston in 1948, who returned to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in 1964 to film "Night of the Iguana". <br /> <br /> The Sierra Madres have been and continue to be rich in mineral wealth containing vast deposits of gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper, and tin. The problem is; the majority of us North Americans can't do very much to prosper from or enjoy the benefits associated with these rich mineral assets. However, the Sierra Madres do possess another great asset that we can benefit from and enjoy; that is real estate!<br /> <br /> Now, we ask, where exactly are the Sierra Madres? Well, there are actually three mountain ranges in Mexico, all referred to as the Sierra Madres. The first is the Sierra Madre Oriental range that runs about 700 miles from north to the south on the eastern side of Mexico. On the western side of Mexico, the Sierra Madre Occidental range runs about 700 miles from the US border south to an area just north of Puerto Vallarta. The Sierra Madre Del Sur begins close to where the Occidental range ends and continues south to Guatemala. The two western ranges a re bisected by the Trans-Volcanic Axis which is a geologically active volcanic mountain range whose smoldering cones link the western ranges with the eastern range. This east to west volcanic range starts near Cabo Corrientes, at the southern tip of Puerto Vallartas Banderas Bay, and ends just south of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico.<br /> <br /> Now that we have the geography lesson behind us, let's just position ourselves where three of these four ranges intersect, i.e., in Puerto Vallarta. Standing in Vallarta, we look to the north and see the Sierra Madre Occidental range, to the south we see the Sierra Madre Del Sur range, and to the east we see the Trans-Volcanic Axis range. Yes, even though Puerto Vallarta is located on the Mexican Riviera along the Pacific Ocean coastline, you could say that it's in the center of the Sierra Madres. Being located in the center of the Sierra Madres and on the Pacific Ocean, Vallarta offers some of the most scenic land anywhere on the p lanet. <br /> <br /> Being located at the same latitude as Hawaii, the climate in Vallarta is essentially the same as Hawaii. With the fabulous climate, outrageous views of mountains and ocean, located only two to three hours from the US, and a progressive PAN Party in power, real estate treasures in Vallarta have been discovered!<br /> <br /> The coastline from Riviera Nayarit, 45 miles north of Vallarta all the way south to Careyes on the Costa Alegre, 55 miles south of Vallarta, is currently undergoing a major transformation. Due to the recent legal changes pertaining to the foreign ownership of coastal land in Mexico, the stable peso, the conservative and pro-US Mexican government, and of course, the onslaught of baby boomers searching for retirement destinations, this entire 100 mile stretch of the Mexican Riviera is exploding with population growth and new development. <br /> One of the results of Mexico's 1917 Revolution was the Agrarian Law which provided the redistribution of land from the wealthy land owners to the farming peasants. This Agrarian Law prohibited the farmers from ever selling their land; they were only to work it. However, in 1973, the Mexican government modified the Agrarian Law, thus allowing foreign real estate investment in Mexico. Certain restricted zones were also made available to foreign buyers by establishing the fideicomiso, or bank trust. This 50 year bank trust grants the real estate title to a bank, acting as a trustee, who is obligated to follow all instructions given by the trust's beneficiary, the foreign buyer. The Agrarian Law was again amended in 1993, allowing the ejido farmers, with unanimous consent, to privatize or regularize their land and sell off parcels to others. In 1994, NAFTA created a dispute-settlement provision to protect direct foreign investments in Mexico. Since the PAN Party took cont rol in 2000, there have been a number of other legal changes, all designed to encourage foreign investments in Mexican real estate. They include financing, title insurance, bank trust regulations, and other tools to provide security to the foreign investor.<br /> <br /> All Mexican land within 100 km of the borders and 50 km of the shorelines is considered as restricted zones and treated differently than the interior land. Since the beautiful western coastline property along the Mexican Riviera lies within the 50 km restricted zone, it is being slowly but surely acquired by foreigners through fideicomisos, as the ejido farmers privatize it. Of course, as it converts, its value and selling price skyrockets, thereby providing substantial new wealth for those fortunate land owning families or ejidos. There is so much magnificent coastline available, this process of conversion will probably continue for another generation.<br /> <br /> As this coastline gets privatized, sold to foreigners, and developed, the North American baby boomer invasion continues and the local economy thrives as thousands of new construction and service jobs are created. The head of the local Chamber of Commerce has predicted the population of greater Vallarta to reach 600,000 inhabitants by 2015, making it much larger than many northern US cities such as Cleveland, Ohio. The current construction boom seems relentless as new villas, condominium complexes, shopping centers, and office buildings continue to spring up daily.<br /> <br /> While boating in Banderas Bay, you peer across the water and see countless beautiful villas and condominiums nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Madres and you must agree, "There's gold in them thar hills"; the real treasure of the Sierra Madres is the hills themselves and the real estate contained therein. It all lies before your eyes and is now available to you in Puerto Vallarta. So, why hesitate? Come on down this winter and explore the opportunities that await you in Paradise. <br /> </p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-38028065798084605732012-07-09T00:03:00.000-07:002012-07-09T00:01:10.161-07:00How Islamic Union Will Affect the Economic Development<img src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/2008/03/nafta.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>Contemporary world politics make it necessary for nations to integrate into international unions in the interest of their own national security and economy. In these international unions, which are usually based upon geographic location, such factors as natural resources, trading blocs, and even cultural values play an important role. Many neighboring countries combine their resources under the auspices of such organizations, create defensive alliances, and cooperate on a wide array of issues. The goal of such unions is to preserve peace, control the arms race, resolve disputes through diplomacy, promote socioeconomic development, and protect fundamental human rights and democracy. At the present time, NATO, the OSCE, the EU, NAFTA, OPEC, ASEAN, the G-8, the D-8, and APEC are the foremost international political, military, and economic unions. <br /> <br /> These institutions are subject to organizational reforms because of new members or a widening of scope. All of these organizations, formed in the aftermath of the Second World War, have contributed to creating stability and order in the world and have played a major role in global socioeconomic development. Member nations protect their economic and military interests, and also acquire a stronger regional and international position. Even the developed world perceives the necessity of such partnerships. The creation of free trade zones, regional trade agreements, abolished customs controls, and even a common currency (as in the EU) safeguard the future of member states. Defensive pacts enable member states to reduce military expenditures and to divert those resources to cultural and educational fields.<br /> <br /> A similar organization will provide considerable benefits to Muslim nations. For those that are desperate for technological as well as economic develop ment, the foremost step toward stability is the creation of a central organization or, in other words, a unified Islamic world under the auspices of the Islamic Union.<br /> <br /> Economic Development and Increasing Prosperity<br /> <br /> Economic cooperation is necessary on two counts: stability and development. Muslim nations must bring stability and solidity to their economies. Developing industries and making the required investments is vital, as is the need for a comprehensive development plan and the simultaneous development of education, economy, culture, science, and technology. While various sectors are developed technologically, the labor force's educational levels and standards must be raised accordingly. Society must be motivated to become more productive, and the resulting economic cooperation will play a major role in eradicating poverty, illiteracy, the unjust distribution of wealth, and other socioeconomic problems rampant in Muslim countries. This partners hip can be formed only by the creation of free trade zones, customs unions, and common economic areas.<br /> <br /> Most Muslim countries have geostrategic importance as well as rich natural resources (e.g., natural gas and crude oil). These resources and strategic opportunities, however, are not being used effectively. In the Islamic world, 86% of the population's living standards fall below $2,000, 76% under $1,000, and 67% under $500 per year. When the Islamic world's total resources are considered,(1) this is quite a paradox: Roughly half of the petrol consumed in the West is exported from the Islamic world, as is 40% of the world's agricultural production.(2) Many economists and strategists freely admit that the world economy depends upon the Islamic world's oil and gas exports, in particular those of the Persian Gulf.(3)<br /> <br /> The Persian Gulf holds two-thirds of the planet's discovered crude oil reserves. Data obtained from research concludes that Saudi Arabia alone holds 25.4% of the world's oil reserves, or 262 billion barrels. A further 11% is found in Iraq, 9.6 % in the UAE, 9.2 % in Kuwait, 8.6 % in Iran, 13% in other OPEC member states. The rest is distributed across the remainder of the world.(4) Research commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy shows that between 2000 and 2020, oil exports from the area will increase by 125%.(5) This means that the world will continue to meet most of its energy needs by imports from the Gulf region. Moreover, the Middle East has 40% of the global natural gas reserves; 35 % of these reserves are in the Gulf region.(6) Algeria, Libya, and other North African countries have 3.7 % of the world's reserves.<br /> <br /> The Caucasus and Central Asia are also rich in oil, natural gas, and other natural resources. For instance, Kazakhstan has between 10-17.6 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, and its natural gas reserves are estimated at between 53 and 83 trillion cubic feet. Turkmenista n hasbetween 98 and 155 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves, making it the fourth largest producer.(7) Some other Muslim countries have valuable mineral resources. For instance, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan are two of the world's leading gold producers. Turkey has one of the world's richest boron reserves, only recently discovered to be very important, and Tajikistan has the world's largest aluminum producing facilities.<br /> <br /> These advantages will become more important in the twenty-first century, which some have already christened the "energy century." Energy is an essential element of modern society in terms of the military, industry, urbanization, and transport. Given that economic activity and manufacturing depend primarily upon energy, nations will do their best to achieve control over these energy resources. The Islamic world is not using its resources effectively, for many of its members lack the infrastructure and technology to increase the production an d use their natural resources to develop their industries. Therefore, the resources' contributions to the country's economy are limited to export earnings. These countries do not have the means to process their own crude oil, use it in their industrial complexes, or to develop their industries. Worse still, some Muslim nations do not even have the necessary means to explore and research their natural resources or to discover and extract them. Explorations undertaken by foreign companies reveal that other Muslim nations have oil and gas reserves, but they cannot benefit from their resources.<br /> <br /> Naturally, the ineffective use of natural resources is not the Islamic world's only economic problem. However, solving this problem can begin the process of solving many other problems. The economies of Muslim nations contain differences in structure and functioning. Some nations' economies depend upon mineral resources, such as the members of OPEC, while other nations' depen d upon agriculture. These differences are also reflected, to some extent, in their social structures, such as the widely varying degrees of rural and urban populations. Developing complementary relationships and helping each other in their respective areas of expertise can turn these differences into a source of riches. All of this will be possible with the Islamic Union. <br /> Joint ventures and project partnerships will be an important step in the right direction, for they will enable countries to benefit from one another's experiences and the income earned from investment projects will benefit all of the participating countries. Such mutual financial support is compatible with Islamic morality, for helping the needy and having a sense of social responsibility are important characteristics that Muslims strive to acquire. Many verses in the Qur'an remind Muslims to watch over the needy. <br /> <br /> Society's internal cohesion must be extended to international relations. As international cooperation within a partnership cannot be one-sided, employment and income levels will rise in both countries. For example, one country will produce oil and another one will process it, and agriculturally dependent countries will be able to import the food they need from agriculturally developed countries. A manpower-poor country's need will be met by ano ther Islamic country, while rich countries will be able to invest in and help out a manpower-rich country that does not have enough jobs for its people. This will be to the benefit of both. Sharing know-how and experience will increase prosperity, and all Muslims will benefit from technological developments.<br /> <br /> Joint ventures that realize the Islamic world's unification of opportunities and means will enable Muslims to produce hi-tech products. The Islamic common market will enable Muslim-made products to be marketed in other Muslim countries without the hindrance of customs, quotas, and other cross-border obstacles. The marketplace will grow, the market share and exports of all Muslim nations will rise, industrialization will speed up, and economic development will bring progress in technology. The living standards and wealth of Muslim nations will increase, and their existing inequalities will disappear. Some free trade agreements are already in place between cou ntries in the Gulf, the Pacific Rim, and North Africa. Trade agreements signed by Turkey are already operational in the Islamic world. Bilateral cooperation exists in some regions; however, their scope must be widened. Such cooperation will safeguard the rights and interests of all Muslim nations and lead to all of them becoming developeda result from which all of them will derive a far greater benefit than if they do not cooperate with each other.<br /> <br /> All of these can be realized only under a central authority's leadership and coordination. Achieving this will be possible if Muslim nations adopt the Qur'an's values and the Prophet's (May God bless him and grant him peace) Sunnah, or, in other words, if they adopt Islamic culture. The Islamic Union must lead the way to this cultural awakening, as well as the resulting political and economic cooperation.<br /> <br /> Mutual cooperation among Muslims, part of the Islamic code, must be adhered to by all Muslims, for Go d commands people to refrain from avarice and to guard the needy and support one another. In fact, destitute people have a due share of the believers' wealth (Qur'an, 51:19). As the Qur'an proclaims:<br /> <br /> Those of you possessing affluence and ample wealth should not make oaths that they will not give to their relatives, the very poor, and those who have migrated in the way of God. Rather, they should pardon and overlook. Would you not love God to forgive you? God is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Qur'an, 24:22)<br /> <br /> He who has plenty should spend from his plenty, but he whose provision is restricted should spend from what God has given him. God does not demand from anyone more than He has given it. God will appoint ease after difficulty. (Qur'an, 65:7)<br /> <br /> Our Lord also reveals that believers are one another's guardians (Qur'an, 9:71). The word "guardian" conveys such meanings as friend, helper, mentor, and protector. It also expresses the importanc e of cooperation and solidarity between Muslim nations. The cooperation that will arise from this fraternal awareness between Muslim nations will bring prosperity and wealth to Muslims and eradicate poverty, an important problem of the Islamic world. Societies that follow the Qur'an's values will not experience famine, destitution, and poverty. Muslims will develop their nations by following rational and long-term policies, establishing good relations with other nations and people, valuing trade and development, and learning from other cultures' experiences. This was so in history and, God willing, under the Islamic Union's leadership it will be so once again.<br /> <br /> Under the pen name of Harun Yahya, Adnan Oktar has written some 250 works. His books contain a total of 46,000 pages and 31,500 illustrations. Of these books, 7,000 pages and 6,000 illustrations deal with the collapse of the Theory of Evolution. You can read, free of charge, all the books Adnan Oktar has w ritten under the pen name Harun Yahya on these websites <br /> <br /> 1- Demetrios Yiokaris, Islamic Leage Study Guide-1997, United Nations: Study Guides. Online at: /cowac/islmclg1.htm. <br /> 2- "Islamic Countries have the resources to match the west, scientist", Arabic News.com, 28 May 2000. Online at: /ansub/ Daily/Day/000628/2000062848.html. <br /> 3- Anthony H. Cordesman and Arleigh A. Burke, "The Gulf and Transition: Executive Summary and Major Policy Recommendations" (October 30, 2000). <br /> 4- Anthony H. Cordesman and Arleigh A. Burke, "The US Military and the Evolving Challenges in the Middle East" (March 9, 2002), 3. <br /> 5- Anthony H. Cordesman and Arleigh A. Burke, "The US Military and the Evolving Challenges in the Middle East" (March 9, 2002), 3. <br /> 6- Anthony H. Cordesman and Arleigh A. Burke, "The US Military and the Evolving Challenges in the Middle East" (March 9, 2002), 4. <br /> 7- Jim Nichol, "Central Asia's New States: Political Developments an d Implications for U.S. Interests," CRS (Congressional Research Service) Issue Brief for Congress (June 13, 2003). Online at: /NLE/CRS/abstract.cfm?NLEid=16833.</p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-49418742778709437302012-07-07T14:49:00.000-07:002012-07-07T14:47:25.671-07:00Bringing A Car Into Canada<img src=http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/nafta.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>It has been said that Canadians are "among the stupidest people in the world". Recent car pricing, in view of a rising Canadian "Loonie Dollar" is somewhat out of whack. For the most part a Canadian dollar in February 2008 trades at par - that is an American dollar roughly equals a Canadian dollar all things being equal. <br /><br />A Canadian shopping in the U.S.A. for a car and then bringing it in, (importing the car), through relatively standardized channels can save a wallop of cash. For example - an Acura MDX models starts at $ 40,000 in the US but $ 54,000 in Canada.<br /><br />The humorous part so to speak is that this car is made and manufactured in Canada, even with all kinds of federal and provincial government support and informal subsidies. In effect all the poor, luckless Canadian is doing is repatriating the Canadian citizen back home.<br /><br />Importing a car from the U.S. into Canada is a relatively simple matter and process. First the prospective buyer researches his car in a standard and normal sense. Next he or she should check with the Canadian Government agency to check and verify if the car, truck or S.U.V. vehicle that they wish to import is admissible. The website is easily found, in a standard manner, from the Canadian Government Department "The Registrar of Foreign Motor Vehicles "or Riv for short. The website can be found at . Prominent on the front page of the Riv.ca website is "Importing a U.S. Vehicle into Canada Find out how."<br /><br />The Riv's process states to check and verify: that your vehicle is admissible and can be modified to meet Canadian requirements by checking Transport Canada's List of Vehicles Admissible from the United States. The Registrar of Imported Vehicles program regulates only vehicles originally manufactured for the U.S. market. Vehicles originally manufactured to standards other than the U.S. or Canada, are inadmissible into Canada under the current laws. The program regulates passenger cars, trucks, vans, jeeps, chassis cabs, trailers, motorcycles, off-road vehicles and snowmobiles less than 15 years old and buses manufactured after January 1, 1971.<br /><br />For information on the importation of vehicles into Canada from countries other than the United States, go to Transport Canada's web site as we ll as Canada Border Services Agency's web site.<br /><br />Next in line with Riv's procedure is to check for vehicle modification requirements. Even if your vehicle was manufactured in Canada for North American requirement your vehicle must meet Canadian standards. As examples Canadian vehicles are required by laws and standards that both have car infant tether mounts and daylight running lights. <br />One more recent addition to the lists is for a simple recall clearance letter. The recall clearance letter sates that the vehicle has no outstanding recalls by the manufacturer on it.<br /><br />The recall clearance letter must be on official letterhead from either the dealer or manufacture.<br /><br />Either can simply issue the letter. However the letter is mandatory at the time of entry, in order to pass the Canadian border clearance process.<br /><br />Even though the car is your property you must receive export clearance from the U.S. border authorities too "export'" the car, if it is to leave the U.S. Simply fax the appropriate U.S. border post's vehicle export fax phone number at least 72 hours before arrival.<br /><br />Next, after receiving clearance follow the process outlined on the Riv site at the Canadian Border Port of entry. Not all Canadian border posts are set up for this process. Generally the larger entry ports are. You will be asked to provide docume ntation as indicated on the Riv site.<br /><br />Title, documentation and sales receipts are required. You will need a valid Canadian address to be eligible for this process. You will be billed by Canada customs a Riv fee of approximately $ 300, General Sales Tax (G.S.T.) on the price of the vehicle. In addition, depending on the origin of manufacture of the car you will be required to pay 6.1 % duty if the car is not made within the NAFTA Free Trade Zone (U.S.A., Canada and Mexico). G.S.T. in 2008 now runs at 5 %. Provincial Sales Tax payment will vary depending on the province of the owner and importer of the vehicle.<br /><br />Interestingly enough if the car is a "Classic Car", older than 15 years of age; the car will fall in a different and much simpler procedure with few requirements and inspection. It all depends on the rules and modifications for that vehicle as stated on the Riv website. If in doubt phone. Remember that you will have to comply again with certain reg ulations - such as daytime running lights and other requirements in your specific locale and province.<br /><br />All in all importing a car into Canada from the United States can be a fairly easy and straightforward affair, even if you do it yourself, without the need for a broker. Two factors come into play - always verify what the current rules are with the Government of Canada authorities - Transport Canada and the Registrar of Foreign Motor Vehicles (Riv). Lastly always pay close attention to fluctuations in the currency rates - Canadian dollars vs. U.S. American greenbacks.</p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-11701972416734619002012-07-07T13:41:00.000-07:002012-07-07T13:39:17.081-07:00Import Your New Car Into Canada Without A Broker<img src=http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/trade/graphics/nafta.gif style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>Simply put if you wish to import a car into Canada without a professional auto import broker's help then you are going to have to follow Riv's ( Canadian Registrar of Foreign Motor Vehicle's ) as well as your local provincial or territory rules. Simple as that. <br /><br />It is a misconception that almost all cars in the United States can be imported easily into Canada. You may have seen terrible news reports of angry and mystified car buyers held back at the Canadian border with a car that they cannot bring in or import into Canada. The key is to do your homework. Check the rules. Recheck. If in doubt it never hurts to be on the safe side and check once again - perhaps by email so there is written documentation. Otherwise you may in a position like those poor people on Canadian TV news. Intending to save money on a new or used car purchase, but with a car stuck on the American side of the border. No car imported in Canada. No cash.<br /><br />Guess they will have to sell the car to a willing American buyer - perhaps for ease of sale sold on eBay. Again the key is to do your homework thoroughly.<br /><br />If your vehicle that you plan to import into Canada is less than 15 years of age you will have to find out if it qualifies for importation under Transport Canada's Registrar of Imported Vehicles (RIV) program. The RIV's program is set up to ensure that qualifying models imported into Canada are modified , inspected and certified to meet Canadian standards, You can most easily visit the Riv site online at / ,<br />Phone a toll free number, email or snail mail.<br /><br />The key question to have answered on the Riv site or in direct communication with the Registrar of Imported Vehicles that your car, truck or S.U.V. is admissible for importation into Canada according to the gold standard - "Transport Canada's List of Vehicles Admissible from the United States. Next it is essential totally that your vehicle is NOT on the Inadmissible List. This Transport Canada list is your bible for importation of your vehicle into Canada without a broker. Lastly ensure in the third column marked "notes" that there are no overriding further restriction in regards to your vehicle and that any modifications noted and i nsisted on in the column can be completed as well as accomplished within a cost factor within your choice and budget. <br />Assuming that you have accomplished all the above. Before your vehicle can leave the United Sates it must be cleared for export by U.S. Customs. Fax the bill of sale, title and relevant documents to the appropriate U.S. Customs office at least 72 hours prior to your arrival at U.S. / Canadian Border.<br /><br />Your next process will be to clear Canadian authorities. Again if you have prepared the proper documentation - Bill of Sale , title , clearance letter from the U.S. Customs office and a recall clearance letter on official letterhead from the dealer or manufacturer of the vehicle stating that all recalls have been performed on the vehicle. You will be asked to pay approx $ 300 Riv fees at that time, GST (General Sales Tax) on the price of the vehicle. If your vehicle was manufactured in the NAFTA (North America Free Trade) areas of the United States, Canada or Mexico you will not pay additional import duties and taxes on the vehicle, which are generally about 6 %. Depending on your geography and jurisdiction you may or may not have to pay provincial sales tax at the time point or later when the car is registered and licensed. Lastly if your car has air conditioning installed you will be asked to pay an excise fee of $ 100.<br /><br />You cross the border and you are almost home free. Riv has appointed the national automotive chain Canadian Tire to conduct the final inspection of your vehicle and perform any modifications required. The fee of inspection is included in the Riv fee at the border. Any modifications or work necessary is at your expense. In the case of some luxury brands inspection, modification and certification can only be done at factory authorized retailer. You can only be given the essential recall clearance letter until this authorized dealership route is completed.<br /><br />You are now cleared, almost at the successful completion of importing your new car into Canada, without a broker. The final step is to registe r and license your new vehicle in your local provincial or territorial area. You have imported your new vehicle - all without a professional import car broker</p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-55433271420003024692012-07-07T12:32:00.000-07:002012-07-07T12:30:11.282-07:00Ten Ways to Deal With Illegal Immigration<img src=http://houstontruckdeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/NAFTA.png style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>The issue of illegal immigration is a multi-faceted problem that has become a focal point in the United States in the last year. Emotions run high on both sides of this debate, but most agree that this is a problem that should be addressed. In finding a solution, Americans must be humane and compassionate. Most of these illegal immigrants are good people who have risked everything to come to America in hopes of finding a better way of life for their families. But finding a solution that is compassionate does not necessitate that we abandon the rule of law. Our solution must be fair, reasonable, and consistent with our laws. Whilst many proposals have been put forth, few have gained traction. <br /> <br /> There are ten ways to move forward with this issue. Most initiatives put forth focus on making it more difficult for illegal immigrants to enter America. What remains is dealing with the estimated twelve million illegals who are already here. Not only would it be logistically impossible to find and deport all the illegals currently in the U.S., such a movement would set a dangerously destabilizing moral precedent. Suspicious Americans could begin witch hunts to turn in people suspected of being illegal based solely on ethnicity. Rather, additional measures should focus on disincentives to being illegal and outside the system, thus encouraging illegal aliens to begin the process of either obtaining guest worker status or citizenship.<br /> <br /> First, securing the border is an important psychological step in the public eye. A border fence is impractical and will not stop illegal immigrants from Mexico entering the country. A technologically sophisticated virtua l border fence using cameras, radar, and unmanned aerial drones is an efficient and practical way of monitoring the U.S.-Mexico border. This alone, however, is not enough and should be considered a tool in assisting border patrols in guarding the border. An increase in the physical presence of border patrols including volunteer minutemen and National Guard Reservists will help make illegal border crossing much more difficult. <br /> <br /> Second, we cannot allow endless numbers of immigrants (from any country) to enter the United States each year. Presuming we can control access to the U.S. through border security policies, we must institute a quota on the number of immigrants allowed to enter our country each year based on country of origin, number of applicants from that country, the U.S.'s relation with that country, etc. If we allow uncontrolled immigration to our country, our system and our resources will ultimately be overwhelmed.<br /> <br /> Third, there must be a m ore stringent visa system that allows identification of potential threats and tracking of those allowed to enter. Whilst the visa application system is already complex, we must include background checks and cross references with the applicant's country of origin , law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, and intelligence agencies such as CIA to determine if the applicant is a potential threat. This would be facilitated through the use of biometrics submitted upon application and checked upon arrival in the United States. Technological advances have made biometrics more efficient thus facilitating the tracking of visa holders here in America.<br /> <br /> Fourth, it is clear that Americans oppose amnesty for illegal aliens already in Americaas well they should. Nor should the illegals here be given priority status on the path to citizenship. Just as getting here should be difficult, the path to citizenship should be equally difficult. An expansion of the guest worker program me would provide a means for America to capitalize on the illegal aliens working here in America without giving the benefits of citizenship. Much resentment stems from illegal workers here taking jobs but not paying their share of taxes. American animosity may be lessened if there were a perception that these illegals were paying their fair share of the financial burden. Thus, a guest worker programme where illegals pay high initial fines for entering illegally and not paying taxes and ongoing higher taxes would generate funds to defray the public sector costs such as education, medical treatment, etc. or could be used to help the soon-to-be insolvent Social Security Trust. <br /> <br /> Fifth, we should offer expedited citizenship to those who wish to immigrate here in exchange for five years of honourable military service. Upon honourable discharge, they are granted citizenship but receive no benefits from the military unless they continue service for an additional full to ur of duty. This service to our country shows the commitment to America that many doubt immigrants have currently. Or, in lieu of military service, immigrants can participate in a national ethanol refinery building initiative. If ethanol is truly the fuel of the future as many suggest, this is an effective means to build energy independence by transitioning from oil to ethanol with the capacity to ensure ample supply to satisfy Americans' insatiable thirst for energy. <br /> Sixth, all immigrants, either illegal or on guest worker status, who commit felonies should immediately be deported and barred from re-entry. If their country of origin will not take them and honour the convictions set forth by our courts, the criminal should be deported to a facility such as Guantanamo Bay. Violent criminals would automatically be deported to Guantanamo or a similar penal colony. In the event the country of origin will not honor a conviction from our courts, the cost of incarcerating the prisoner here should be billed to the illegal's home government. In addition, we could begin to capitalize on this source of "free" labor. These criminals could be put to hard work on public works projects for the benefit of our citizens. But under no circumstances should we be weak on punishing those illegals who commit crimes here against Americans. Nor should American taxpayers bear the financial burden of sustaining criminals in our prisons without some benefit. <br /> <br /> Seventh, illegal immigrants and their families should be restricted from public services that are funded by the taxpayers. Whilst their citizenship is pending or they are on guest worker status, they should be required to pay for public education for their children, for example. In addition, if they have children while in this country, the children are not automatically citizens of the United States. The children cannot be citizens until their parents legally become citizens. Most Americans rightly object to granting citizenship to children born in America of illegal parents simply because they were born on American soil. This would tend to address concerns of Americans that illegal aliens receive free public services at the expense of taxpayers.<br /> <br /> Eighth, the government must levy substantial fines on employers who utilize illegal immigrant labour. Business shares the burden of this problem. Businesses who utilize illegal alien labour and pay for the ir services in cash encourage more immigrants to sneak across our borders. Strict fines punish businesses and discourage the use of illegal alien labourers. If there are no jobs for illegals, there is an incentive to legally apply for guest worker status.<br /> <br /> Ninth, despite vociferous protests from the ACLU and similar organizations, America needs to move towards a national identification card that incorporates biometric technologies. National ID cards, when integrated into an identification database, provide an effective way of determining the legal status of a job applicant. In addition, a national ID card system would help improve border control and identification of illegals whose guest worker status had expired.<br /> <br /> Finally, most Americans resent that many illegal workers in the U.S. are paid in cash and, thus, avoid paying taxes on their earnings. Adopting a national sales tax in lieu of income taxes would help overcome tax avoidance by illegals and c itizens alike. A consumption tax, then, levels the financial playing field in that those who spend the most pay the most. As all illegals must purchase goods to survive, none would be able to avoid their tax liability.<br /> <br /> To be sure, there may be other options for dealing with the immigration problemthough these may be more controversial such as annexing Mexico, repealing NAFTA, or placing sanctions against Mexico until that government helps address border security. What we know is that there is no one solution. The solution to this problem must address many aspects of the complex challenges posed by illegal immigration. Whatever solutions arise, we must remain fair and balanced. America has a rich history of immigration by peoples searching for a better way of life. We have always been a lighthouse for lost immigrants seeking the shores of freedom, and we have always welcomed those who follow the appropriate channels to become citizens. But immigration of recent y ears has overwhelmed our system and the American public. America welcomes immigrants but, just as those in the past, new immigrants must follow the rules to get here.<br /> </p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-51952979791445000682012-07-07T11:24:00.000-07:002012-07-07T11:22:17.315-07:00Nuclear Threat From Mexico<img src=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.politicsdaily.com/media/2008/03/nafta.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p> Detonating a nuclear weapon in or over Juarez, Mexico is the same thing as detonating one in El Paso, Texas: The difference is it may be a little easier to effect in Juarez. From the heart of downtown El Paso to downtown Juarez is just a very short distance. Or a bomb on the international bridge dividing the two countries empties into Avenida Jurez in downtown Juarez, on the south and El Paso downtown to the north could do the job and would be easy for any terrorist to pull off. Nowhere else on the planet are two major cities of two different nations so closely tied together and vulnerable or so easy to visit from either side day or night. <br /> One nuclear weapon placed in Juarez Mexico could kill up-wards of two million people almost half of them Americans living in both El Paso and Juarez.<br /> Just a historical reminder: The atomic bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima by the Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 bomber, at 8:15 in the morning of August 6, 1945 - 62 years ago.<br /> <br /> Of growing concern to some U.S. officials is the way the terrorists south of the border are taking advantage of the lack of sophistication on the Mexicans part for their inability and unwillingness to protect their own borders from terrorist infiltration and are using the low Mexican immigration standards and the U.S. open border to slip into Mexico or the U.S. with a nuclear weapon or dirty bomb. <br /> Former CIA Director R. James Woolsey told NewsMax in an exclusive interview that terrorists could strike the American homeland possibly with a weapon of mass destruction. <br /> A terrorist strike with a nuclear, dirty b omb or with biological weapons was "a real possibility." Woolsey's comments echo those of FBI Director Robert Mueller, who told NewsMax that al-Qaeda's paramount goal is clear: to detonate a nuclear device that would kill hundreds of thousands of Americans.<br /> Tens of millions of radical Muslims, mostly of Arabic descent, live in Latin America. <br /> International law-enforcement authorities combating terrorism have growing concerns about a major influx into Mexico of Arabic-speaking visitors carrying Cuban, Russian, Greece, Holland and other European passports. <br /> Many of the passport holders could not even speak the language of their so-called mother land, according to a secret report given to the Mexican legislators. <br /> Intelligence sources have been warning us that they have noticed a tendency among Islamic terrorists to operate in Mexico. Mexico with a territory slightly bigger than Alaska and with geographic extremes that have proven perfect for hiding bomb s, weapons, illegal aliens, and drugs is currently what's going on south of our border. <br /> According to the "INM" (Mex. Immigr.) Just last week six adult male Iraqis were arrested in Tapachula, state of Chiapas, while attempting to reach the Distrito Federal of Mexico and to proceed to the United States from that point. In their preliminary declaration, the six said they entered through Central America, reached Guatemala and that there they purchased the false passports from Greece and Holland which they initially presented to Mexican officials when arrested. They also claimed they crossed the Suchiate River (bordering Mexico and Guatemala) on a raft. <br /> <br /> The names on the phony passports were Hristov Eroslavov Dobromir, Mirian Sitkinas, Carlos Harden, Stevan Bergian, Vasileios Venetis and Vasilev Martinov Georgi.<br /> Another two Iraqis with false Bulgarian passports were detected and detained at the airport in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. Now, Mexican officials are reportedly investigating "a network that could be made up of Mexicans operating in Greece who is selling false Bulgarian passports for ten thousand dollars to European and Middle Eastern citizens." Last year 28 illegal's from Iraq were detected at the airport in Monterrey alone (El Porvenir said there were 23, seventeen of them in a single event)<br /> The latest two, "Wisam Gorgies", 34 yr. old male, and "Rana Nazar Peyoz", 26 yr. old female, flew from Madrid and said they obtained the false passports in Greece; their aim was to reach the United States.<br /> <br /> The Mexican government is very concerned with the up-tick of known Mexican communist party members who are being converted to Islam this arises from recent immigrants who import new radical jihadi philosophies into their ranks. These people are also active in Islamic missionary work converting the poor and destitute with promises of a better life under Islam. <br /> These terrorists are organized in active cell s around the country of Mexico according to a Mexican General who wants to remain nameless. I have seen documents describing part of the drug-smuggling cartels cooperation with terrorists using their existing routes though Mexico to the states. Islamic terrorists are paying millions to the Mexicans to transport their drugs from Afghanistan, as well as weapons and people. These elaborate well defined drug routes run through a web of border crossings pointing also to the complex cooperation between various "smuggling cartels and the terrorists." These belong to jihadi organizations such as al-Qaeda, joining forces with local drug lords, developing and greasing their smuggling skids with money all the way to Mexico aiming ultimately to hit the U.S. With the nature of lawlessness, graft, poverty and disorder in Mexico, enables operatives of such terrorist groups as al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and Hamas to operate with impunity. These organizations have turned Mexico into a logistical attack base. <br /> The growing danger is that the militant Islam terrorists have penetrated Mexico. Some of them have ties to smugglers operating in American states bordering Mexico, especially those with connections in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and California. <br /> Experienced anti-terror experts report the Mexican border is the Achilles heel of the Department of Homeland Security. <br /> Islam is on the move in Mexico and throughout Latin America, making dramatic gains in converting the native population, increasing immigration, establishing businesses and charities and attracting attention from U.S. government officials who have asked their neighbors to the south to keep an eye on foreign Muslim groups. <br /> Al-Qaeda and oth er allied organizations are expanding operations throughout Mexico, establishing both legitimate and criminal enterprises to help fund future attack operations. <br /> According to U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela Charles Shapiro, almost every extremist terror group is now represented in Latin America. <br /> Pentagon officials have confirmed human smuggling rings in Latin America are attempting to sneak al-Qaeda operatives into the U.S. <br /> Anti-terrorism experts say extremist cells tied to Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and al-Qaeda network are operating in Argentina, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Uruguay. <br /> FBI Director Robert Mueller told a congressional panel that illegal aliens from countries with ties to al-Qaeda have crossed into the U.S. from Mexico using false identities. <br /> Mueller said some of the aliens are people with Middle Eastern names who have adopted Hispanic last names before coming into the U.S. <br /> "We are concerned, Homeland S ecurity is concerned about special interest aliens entering the United States," Mueller said. <br /> The U.S. Bush administration officials have previously said al-Qaeda could try to infiltrate the United States through the Mexican border. <br /> Al-Qaeda has become deeply involved in cocaine and heroine trafficking, arms and uranium smuggling, counterfeiting CDs and DVDs and money-laundering activities. <br /> Cash laden Non-Mexicans often are more difficult to intercept because they typically pay high-end smugglers a large sum of money to efficiently assist them in setting up in Mexico or help them across the border, rather than traverse it on their own.<br /> <br /> According to the WorldNetDaily many of America's enemies have chosen Mexico as a target to locate and undermine security in the Americas and weaken America politically and strategically. America's various adversaries have chosen Mexico as their infiltration route. And American politicians are opening the doors wide to our enemies with NAFTA and The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) programs.<br /> <br /> Robert Grenier, who was head of the CIA's counter-terrorism center, told a press conference in Mexico that the Muslim terrorist organizations see the illegal immigration and drug trafficking networks in the Latin American nations as the most effective way to move people and equipment into the US. <br /> Grenier said that the Bush Administration fears both Hamas and Hizballah may already have sleeper cells operating in Mexico. <br /> Hamas and Hizballah have both threatened in the past to extend their war against Israel to include the United States.<br /> <br /> Source: U.S. Government, Mexican Government, Laguna Journal, WorldNetDaily & NewsMax.<br /> </p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-12239955488465275562012-07-07T10:16:00.000-07:002012-07-07T10:14:04.718-07:00Why not a Warning for Mexico Travel or at Least an Up-grade to the Existing Alert?<img src=http://usvisaxoom.com/images/nafta_p.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p> <br /> El Paso/Juarez Metro-Borderplex Thousands of Mexican soldiers have been sent to CD. Juarez, after many pleas for help from the Jurez Mayor Jos Reyes Ferriz. The Mexican troops and federal Mexican police are patrolling the city with gunship helicopters, troop personal carries, pickups and Humvees with mounted .50-caliber machine guns. These Mexican troop convoys are currently operating throughout the city. As reported in the Laguna Journal the Mexican soldiers are armed with combat M-16 fully automatic rifles. This latest action by Mexican President Calderon now places Mexican armed soldiers on the U.S. Border with Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. <br /> <br /> A convoy of newly arrived Mexican soldiers in a variety of military vehicles traveled along Barranca Azul street to a military installation in South of Juarez Friday. <br /> <br /> This latest Mexican troop movement places more than 30,000 Mexican troops combating the Mexican cartels throughout the country. This operation, dubbed Operacin Conjunta Chihuahua, by the Mexican army is expected to provoke a violent response from Mexican drug cartels, officials said. <br /> <br /> "We are not going to give in," Public Safety Secretary Genaro Garcia Luna said. "In the states where there is most violence, we will be right there to confront the phenomenon."<br /> <br /> Dozens of U.S. citizens have been kidnapped, held hostage and killed by their captors in Mexico and many cases remain unsolved. Moreover, new cases of disappearances and kidnap-for-ransom continue to be reported. <br /> <br /> An alarming number of Americans are vanishing in Mexico where there has been a dramatic increase in the numbers of U.S. citizens who have recently been reported missing or kidnapped along the border with Mexico, reports the Washington Post. Many who have vanished from U.S. cities are still missing and it is feared they will turn up in the mass graves that have been discovered lately in Mexico. <br /> <br /> Mexican federal police guard the home where authorities discovered 36 bodies buried beneath a patio. The tallest building stands on the same property where the remains were found. <br /> <br /> The U.S. Government has not issued a new travel warning or even an up-grade on its existing alert. Even though many Mexican cities on the U.S. Border and elsewhere in Mexico is under siege. The question is why not. Mexico is now one of the most dangerous countries in the world. And it is our neighbors to the south with a population nearing 100 million people.<br /> <br /> Fort Bliss bans soldiers from visiting Juarez because of increasing violence there, Fort Bliss officials say they've discontinued issuing passes to soldiers who want to travel across the border to Juarez. If its not safe for U.S. Soldiers, than it is unsafe for other Americans. Said, John Lutes who was born in El Paso and served in the military.<br /> <br /> The Maverick Conservative Public Journal reported recently that citizens in both El Paso Texas and Juarez Mexico woke up to the news that thousands of Mexican troops are now patrolling the streets of Juarez according to flash radio and TV reports. The troops are there according to Mexican President Filipe Caldron because of the ongoing violence" in the DRUG WAR going on along the Mexican border (especially in Mexican cities bordering the U.S. like Juarez.<br /> <br /> Juan Diaz a resident of Juarez said "he awoke recently to a radio report about another gunshot victim being rushed to an AMERICAN hospital from Columbus, Mexico--the place, I believe, where the POLICE CHIEF sought asylum in the U.S. from about two weeks ago." The El Paso Times has even begun carrying stories about it being DANGEROUS for people to go to Juarez. You know things are BAD when they start to be warnings about going into Mexico. Both economies depend a good deal on tourist, and El Paso hardly wants people to get the idea that Juarez is a DANGEROUS place to visit. People visiting Juarez generally go through El Paso. To me, this DETERIORATION along the Mexican border I have never seen it this bad in the 40 years I have lived in the region." At a recent news conference in Jurez , Gen. Guillermo Galvn Galvn, Mexico's defense secretary, said 100 soldiers would also be sent to Palomas, across the border from Columbus, N.M. See Mexican Police Chief Requests US Asylum<br /> <br /> Meanwhile, even the national mainstream media is pretty much ignoring the deteriorating situation along the Mexican border even as it has become daily news, as they continue their propaganda against any effective action to control ill egal immigration or to secure the Mexican border. <br /> The most dangerous city in the world status is the one where there is a war zone, where killings, kidnappings, torture, muggings or any number of other criteria could be used to claim the "most dangerous" title. Mexico meets all that criteria and more, yet the U.S. Government seems to be doing nothing.<br /> <br /> Many critics claim that the relationship between Washington and Mexico City is to cozy. <br /> <br /> Since President Bush took office he has been reluctant to criticize Mexico. Critic's of NAFTA say the President does not want to do anything to upset the Mexican Government as he courts their membership in the U.S. Canadian, Mexico reliance program referred to as "The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America" (SPP). Critic's of the war on drugs and terror say for what ever reasons the Bush administration wants the border between Mexico and the U.S. to remain open at all costs. The U.S. ambassador to Mexico said the United States is considering i ssuing a heightened travel alert in the coming days. "While there is little doubt in my mind that the travel alert should be reissued, it may also be necessary to heighten the alert to better reflect the increasing insecurity in the state of Chihuahua," U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza said. <br /> <br /> The U.S. State Department reluctantly issued an alert last year warning Americans about travel in areas of Mexico where foreigners have been targeted. The alert is due to expire April 15. 2008. Mexico has suffered a wave of organized crime and drug-related violence that killed more than 2,500 people last year. <br /> <br /> According to the U.S. State Department "Travel Warnings" are issued when the State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. Countries where avoidance of travel is recommended will have Travel Warnings as well as Country Specific Information. No travel warning is in place for the count ry of Mexico <br /> <br /> Travel Warning should provide updated information on the security situation in Mexico. The security threat to all American citizens in Mexico remains critical. <br /> <br /> The Department of State continues to strongly warn U.S. citizens against travel to Afghanistan. And other countries but not Mexico. U.S. Mexican border Drug War kills more than War on Terror in Afghanistan The State dept. says that no part of Afghanistan should be considered immune from violence, and the potential exists throughout the country for hostile acts, either targeted or random, against American and other western nationals at any time. That is also true of Mexico. There is an on-going threat to kidnap and assassinate U.S. citizens. Mexican authorities have a limited ability to maintain order and ensure the security of citizens and visitors. <br /> <br /> Travel in all areas of Mexico, including border cities, is unsafe due to military operations, armed rivalries among numerous Drug Cartels, Gangs and other drug war activity, kidnappings for ransom and kidnappings for revenge killings, banditry, and the possibility of terrorist attacks, including attacks using vehicular or other improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The security environment remains volatile and unpredictable. <br /> <br /> Foreigners throughout the country continued to be targeted for violent attacks and kidnappings, motivated by Mexican criminals. <br /> <br /> Riots and incidents of civil disturbance can and do occur, often without warning. American citizens should avoid rallies and demonstrations; even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate into violence. <br /> Carjackings, robberies, and violent crime remain a problem. Americans who find themselves in such situations cannot assume that either local law enforcement or the U.S. Embassy will be able to assist them. <br /> <br /> Travel Alerts are a means to disseminate information abo ut terrorist threats and other relatively short-term and/or trans-national conditions posing significant risks to the security of American travelers. The TAs are made when there is a specific threat that cannot be countered. In the past, Travel Alerts have been issued to deal with short-term coups, violence by terrorists and anniversary dates of specific terrorist events.<br /> <br /> </p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-1789873657757463652012-07-07T09:07:00.000-07:002012-07-07T09:05:05.298-07:00Wake Up and Smell the Coffee! it is Time to Learn to Speak Spanish Fluently<img src=http://houstontruckdeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/NAFTA.png style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>In today's unpredictable job market and economy, as Forest Gump said, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." With the merging of companies and out-sourcing of jobs, gone are the days when we felt secure in our jobs and when we could take our employment for granted and go on cruise control until retirement. We can no longer be in denial about the fact that our world is becoming more global and contact with people of other countries is increasing exponentially. How can you improve and expand your employment options and security nowadays? The answer is one in which few of us really give serious thought to because it seems too simple. The answer is this: if you learn to speak Spanish fluently, you will increase your marketability, job position, job options, salary and security. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Increased Marketability: <br /> <br /> Why should you invest your time and energy to know a second language? More and more jobs today require a minimum of basic proficiency in another language. If you have proven yourself to be a competent employee with the required job skills and you speak a foreign language such as Spanish, you are much more likely to snap up that dream job of yours than if you are monolingual. Even only having a basic knowledge of Spanish may be the deciding factor that puts you in a class above the rest of the applicants for the job you are pursuing. <br /> <br /> Increased Job/Career Options:<br /> <br /> In the US, with the rapidly increasing Hispanic population, there are many different career fields such as nurses, social workers, teachers, drug enforcement agents, investment analysts and many more, that need Spanish speakers. On the international platform, people who speak Spanish often have opportunities to work in trade or business fields. Other more high profile options include diplomacy, interpretation, and security applications, which all require proficiency of another language. <br /> <br /> Increased Salary:<br /> <br /> Money talks. Did you know that bilingual highly skilled employees often receive a larger salary than their non-Spanish speaking counterparts? Having an extra language skill that few people have will give you a marketable advantage over your competitors. The fact that companies are willing to pay you more for speaking Spanish is especially seen in the more senior/managerial positions. Thus to secure a senior management position in a large company, a knowledge of languages such as Spanish and the experience of other Spanish countries and cultures which that allows, are now essential. An employer will see you as a bridge to new clients if you know their language. More clients equal more money and profits for the company. <br /> Increased Career Security:<br /> <br /> Nowadays government agencies are in search of recruiting professionals with competency in a foreign language such as Spanish. Why? Because when you learn to speak fluent Spanish you will also improve your problem solving skills and this is a skill that is highly regarded in all professions. This in turn will better equip you with the necessary skills required to accommodate, understand and handle the cultural nuances when dealing with US trading and economic partners such as Mexico, Argentina, Columbia, etc. Because of our global economy, this trend of employers of multinational companies seeking employees with foreign language proficiency will continue to increase. Professionals with such a skill are in growing demand and being able to speak fluent Spanish (especially in the US) will be in increasing demand due to the fact that the US and Canada have many Spanish-speaking geographic neighbors who are also important economic/tra ding partners such as Mexico (through NAFTA) and the countries of Central and South America.<br /> <br /> Nothing in life is guaranteed but what we can do is to improve the odds with regards to our job security and overall financial well being by learning Spanish. Spanish could play a unique role in improving your professional portfolio, security and salary. What are you waiting for? Now is the time to learn how to speak Spanish online (for the convenience, student-centered teaching tools and excellent resources available). There is no time like the present to get started and get ahead of the game before it's over.</p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-91895192612573519612012-07-07T07:59:00.000-07:002012-07-07T07:57:17.830-07:00The Clinton Legacy ? Whatever it Takes to Win<img src=http://mediawrites.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/nafta_logo.gif style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>Well Hillary certainly did gain some degree of experience during the Bill Clinton years in the White House. She learned the art of media misdirection, the ability to double cross any bridge when she came to it, and the ability to deny the past if it is the politically expedient thing to do. <br /> <br /> Where does her training come from, President Bill Clinton of course? Last night in his whirlwind tour of small town America in North Carolina on behalf of his wife he claimed that his Clinton years as President were the best years in "Modern American History." I thought it was up to historians to make that determination but clearly Bill Clinton has already written the history books.<br /> <br /> These were the best years in modern American history? If the Clinton years were the best years in modern American history then why doesn't the public agree? In 1992 Clinton was elected with the smallest winning percentage in modern American history only 43% of the vote, tying Richard Nixon in 1968 for that dubious distinction.<br /> <br /> By 1996 Clinton still failed to capture half of the vote winning 49%, but one half of the eligible voters were so disgusted with politicians they didn't even vote. That means Clinton won with less than 25% of the eligible voters. Does that sound like the most successful presidency in modern history?<br /> <br /> What happened during those Clinton years when Hillary was serving as assistant president according to her resume and campaign claims? It seems as if Bill Clinton had an epiphany and figured out how to out Republican the Republicans. Clinton became the first Democrat to be the darling of the business community as first the poverty stricken were victims of the Clinton epiphany, then the minorities, then the immigrants, and then labor unions, the core of the Democratic party.<br /> <br /> Clinton slammed through the NAFTA Free Trade Agreement, with the help of his wife the First Lady, that led to the loss of millions of American jobs, a transfer of the production of American goods and services to foreign countries, and the failure to set in motion controls and testing that would protect Americans from poor quality, unsafe and dangerous foreign products.<br /> <br /> Welfare and poverty programs were victims of budget cuts while immigrants, legal and otherwise, were denied benefits and legal representation. Prison populations increased rapidly from the law and order attitude of the president to the point that the death penalty was extended to cover many new crimes and actions such as the Waco FBI attack on a religious sect resulted in the deaths of 86 men, women and children.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Clinton ordered a bombing attack on Baghdad, Iraq just six months after taking office. Several times during the Clinton presidency Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the World Trade Center 9-11 bombings and worldwide terrorism network that would haunt us until this day could have been captured by the USA but each event was bungled by the administration. Is that a sign of the best presidency in modern American history? <br /> Clinton maintained the military establishment although the Soviet Union was gone and there were no more wars. He courted the Republican business community with tax breaks, trade agreements, and other favors throughout his two terms. When it became necessary to cut government expenditures to balance the budget the Clinton White House approved eliminating $5 billion in educational spending to repair crumbling schools and rejecting a proposal to extend health insurance to 10.5 million uninsured children leaning on Congress to back his rejection.<br /> <br /> Of course there is also the personal actions during the Clinton presidency like Jennifer Flowers, Monica Lewinski, Paula Jones and Whitewater to name a few that disgusted the public to the point of impeachment of the president. Only three times in our history have impeachment charges been brought against a president. Just twice in our history did the House vote for impeachment and send it to the Senate for trial. The two cases were Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1999. Clinton was acquitted after the trial on a tie vote.<br /> <br /> This was the Clinton presidency that Bill now calls the greatest of modern times and that Hillary says was her training ground for presidential experience. It also led to her election to the US Senate and to her failing to disclose $24 million in Bill's income over a three-year period (2004-2006) not to mention their joint income of $109 million <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In the eight years since he was president Bill and Hillary earned $109 million including lucrative consulting contracts and six figure speaking engagements, hardly a sign of the people's candidate. What companies can afford to pay over $100,000 to hear him speak? It is doubtful many struggling non-profits are on his itinerary. This is what makes the Clinton presidency the best in modern history?<br /> <br /> One can only hope the traditional Democrats will see how they have bee n duped, the labor unions, immigrants and minorities will see how they have been taken for granted, and the general public will see how they have been used. Can we really afford eight more years of double talk, double crossing and double dealing at the highest levels of our government? If this is the legacy of the greatest presidency of modern times then I believe the last thing we need is experienced people like Hillary who were running the country through those years.</p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-86908005727119960062012-07-07T06:51:00.000-07:002012-07-07T06:49:07.683-07:00Is Edi a Growing Industry?<img src=http://2012patriot.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/nafta.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p><strong>Is EDI a Growing Industry?</strong><br /><br />Short answer is <strong>Yes!!! EDI is Growing big time!!!</strong><br /><br />EDI is expected to grow with business-to-business e-commerce overall, a sector that was growing quickly in the early 2000s. In 2000 alone, business-to-business sales were estimated to be $3.3 trillion, with forecasts predicting an increase to $5.2 trillion by 2004, according to Corporate EFT Report. The Gartner Group forecast sales in this sector to be even higher, reaching $7.29 trillion by 2004. The use of EDI also is expected to grow along with international trade agreements like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). <br /><br />According to Corporate EFT Report, in the early 2000s the lines between EDI and other Internet channelsincluding hybrid EDI/Internet electronic trading networks, Internet e-marketplaces, extranets, Internet company-to-company links, and private emarkets-were beginning to blur, and companies were relying on a variety of channels to conduct business with suppliers, depending on the nature of their business goals.<br /><br />In a Planet IT article, David Yockelson provided a similar snapshot of EDI in the early 2000s, as well as a glimpse at the road ahead: "VANs haven't gone away, but the demands of businesses and their trading partners have changed dramatically. Internet-based transport, broader and more robust sets of information and real-time connectivity are just a few of the items that have been appended to the connectivity wish lists of most companies. Moreover, the basic language of data movement has suddenly become XML, despite the presence of decades-old ED I standards. VANs aren't dead. EDI isn't going away any time soon. And XML, while incredibly exciting as an application and data-neutralizing standard, is in its infancy." <br />EDI was expected to grow, it was just a matter of time before internet will be everywhere and the low cost of electronic transactions reduced scientifically and EDI there are affordable EDI solutions of all sizes and to all types of companies.<br /><br />There is no way a business can continue to grow and trade with large vendors, retailers and suppliers without being able to exchange EDI documents online quickly. Every year more and more companies join the EDI network beginning to use electronic documents and enjoy the speed of electronic business.<br /><br />Amosoft EDI<br /><br />Amosoft EDI provides EDI Services.</p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-65581462978730102092012-07-07T05:43:00.000-07:002012-07-07T05:41:14.980-07:00Spanish Schools in South America are of Great Value<img src=http://usvisaxoom.com/images/nafta_p.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>Spanish is one of the two most popular languages in South America, the other being Portuguese. Almost 90% of South American population speaks Spanish and it is the official language of many South American countries. Spanish is a popular language mostly because of South America's historic connection with Spain. Spanish language schools are becoming increasingly popular because it is presently a very lucrative language to learn. Besides South America, Spanish is spoken in all the leading continents. It is also spoken in Philippines in Asia, in Africa and of course in Europe. <br /><br />The Spanish language is one of the most popular and simple foreign languages for those who already know English. The phonetics of the Spanish language is same as English, which makes it comparatively simpler to learn. With economic growth and expansion of South American countries, Spanish language schools are becoming increasingly popular. Enrolment in Spanish language schools increased with many South American countries signing the North America Free Trade Economy (NAFTA). The signing of this treaty leads to better trade relations between these countries and the Spanish language schools have thus become very important to the business world.<br /><br />Knowing a foreign language can give people an edge over their peers in the work place and people realise that learning Spanish can be of great advantage in their professions. People are queuing up for Spanish schools in their own countries but the best way to learn this language would be by enrolling in Spanish lang uage schools situated in a Spanish speaking country. One can learn Spanish in South American countries like Argentina, Peru, Chile or Patagonia through the Spanish school 'Latin Immersion'. Latin Immersion is a Spanish language school that provides you with the opportunity to study Spanish while experiencing the South American culture. <br /><br />Latin Immersion offers Spanish courses in 12 group levels. The initial eight levels concentrate on the basic elements of the Spanish language like vocabulary, pronunciation, conversation skills and grammar. These eight levels can teach you adequate Spanish for practical purpose. The next four levels concentrate on advanced reading, conversation and writing. It takes two weeks to complete a single level of Spanish language under the Spanish language school, Latin immersion. One must pass a written test to attend the next level.<br /><br />The classes are generally very small with a maximum of six students per class. Every student ge ts proper attention from the teacher because of the class's small size. Unlike other Spanish schools, this school also provides the facility of individual instruction for a student if they so desire. Classes are held in two batches, morning and afternoon, and a person may join any of them. At times people need to learn Spanish for their specific profession. For instance, a doctor who wants to practise in a Spanish speaking country must know more about medical terms. This Spanish language school provides special courses for their students with specific interests. Private courses are offered in law, business, social services, and other fields. <br /><br />A single course consists of 20 hours of class time, which provides one with enough lessons and at the same time leaves enough time for practice. Since, you will be in a Spanish speaking country you can practise your language skills with the local people. Communicating with the local people in cafes, shops and restaurants can help you improve your spoken Spanish as well as your Spanish listening and understanding skills. Studying at this Spanish language school will result in a wholesome learning of the language. <br />Spanish is spoken with different accents in different places if you choose the Argentina-Chile combination special Spanish learning programme, you can study in Buenos Aires as well as Santiago. You can experience different cultures and accents through the change of place but your studies shall not be affected. You can also choose to study in Chile, Peru and Argentina together if you enjoy travelling and want to experience a wide variety of cultures along with studying Spanish. Very few Spanish schools offer the type of special programmes, which Latin Immersion does. <br /><br />There are many special courses like DELE Exam Preparation, which help students pass DELE (Diplomas de Espaol como Lengua Extranjera). A foreigner must pass the DELE to be internationally recognised as capable of speaking and writing in Spanish. It is one of the best Spanish language schools to train you for DELE and it provides training for all three levels at reasonable rates. Latin Immersion al so provides with free extra tutorial help if required. There are various other special courses like Spanish-ski and Spanish-wine, which is offered by Latin Immersion.<br /><br />Latin Immersion has many activities planned for their students, which result in a rich Latin American experience. It would be unfortunate for a person to travel all the way to Latin America and not experience their culture. There are varieties of experiences one can enjoy while studying in South America like white-water rafting, salsa, festivals and many more such events. It would be a pity if a student studying in Buenos Aires left without watching their amazing theatres. Most Spanish schools do not plan outings and social events for their students but Latin Immersion does. <br /><br />Latin Immersion makes your visit to South America worthwhile by taking responsibility of coordinating various activities and social events. They organise a great variety of outings like football matches in Argentina, Pablo Neruda's house in Chile, Tango shows in Buenos Aires, Vineyard tours in Santiago, Salsa practice and regional cooking lessons. Weekend excursions to villages and coasts help the students in understanding and gaining knowledge on South American lifestyle. It is also very easy to improve fluency in Spanish while travelling. Travelling is a better way to improve fluency as compared to classroom lessons in Spanish language schools. <br /><br />Latin Immersion can also arrange for you to live with a local family. You can also live in shared apartments but living in a family can help you practise in a natural surroundings. Spanish schools in South America like Latin immersion can be of great value since you can experience the South American culture and learn the Spanish language in a natural environment.</p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660029588103526643.post-20546804416869306322012-07-07T04:35:00.000-07:002012-07-07T04:33:21.589-07:00How to Get a Girlfriend<img src=http://www.arcelormittal.com/stainlesseurope/sites/default/files/fckfiles/uploadimage/Nafta/Nafta_map_implantation.jpg style="width: 550px;"> <br> <p>How long has it been since youve had a girlfriend? Whatever the case is, its much too long. Today, after reading this guide, this will change. <br /><br />First of all, I will tell you what this guide is not. This guide is not about how to get laid, Casanova; we are talking about a girlfriend that sticks around longer than just one night. This guide is also not meant to teach you how to salvage your already messed up relationship, although some of the lessons taught here may help you out there, bud.<br />The most important thing is forget about your stupid, absolutely wrong idea that your girlfriend should find out who you are on your first date. It is absolutely moronic to think like that, so NO you are NOT going to show her who you are. You will show her who she wants to see. Ok? If you disagree then stop reading here and forget about ever having a girlfriend. You will spend the rest of your life raiding dungeons with your guildies.<br /><br /><strong>Lets start with you.</strong><br /><br />Learn about the world you live in and forget about the world your level 70 mage lives in: Your girlfriend will be scared off if you tell her that you stayed up until 5am running that 25 man raid. In fact dont mention anything about your favorite video game. Learn about the political issues, whats going on in the world, even the weather, and get some personal opinions about these, pick a candidate and know why you picked him, or whatever the political issue is. It is better for you to believe something different than she believes than not to have an opinion or even worse not knowing anything about that issue. Some common issues popular during the writing of this guide are abortion, gay marriage, presidential nominee, housing market, economy, North American Union(NAFTA) and several world issues such as hunger, oil, and others. Get opinions about all of these and decide not just whether you are anti-abortion but also why you believe that this is the right way, find out the oppositions arguments and learn to defend against those too. She needs to know that you have a head on your shoulders.<br /><br />Learn to be funny: Start with the jokes on ComedyCentral.com and watch the Comedy Central channel. There are a bazillion websites, movies, etc. for you to pick up new material from. Now this is a difficult part because what you may think is funny, may not be funny to someone else, i.e. your new perspective girlfriend. So tell your friends, family, even random people on the street/mall if youre brave enough and see if they laugh or sit there with a blank stare. If most people laugh then you should be okay. Also avoid racy jokes, i.e. blond, black, gross, overly sexual, etc. If you can get away with telling it to your mother or grandmother or some other prude in your family then you should be all right.<br /><br />Get cleaned up: Now Im not saying go shave if your beard is a part of you. If your buddies dont make fun of you because you look like a dill weed with your semi-beard that looks like you are a 13 year old trying to pass for 18 then keep it. What I mean by clean up is wash your clothes and NO your luck will not go away if you wash your gross baseball cap; ditto with your tidy whiteys and socks. Wash it all with detergent and if its supposed to be white then add some bleach to it. Get some cologne, and if you are trying to tell me that you already have some then I will soccer punch you. Dont wear the cologne because you like how it smells, or how it looks, or you think it has a cool name, or the one that your mother/aunt/grandma/dad/etc gave to you. Get the one that she thinks smells good. A great place to start is Macys (some of you still call it Bon Marche, or The Bon) they have a huge selection and ask one of the girls, I repeat girls, there to help you pick one out. A couple that you cant go wrong with is Fierce by Abercrombie and Fitch or Acqua Di Gio by Giorgio Armani. Another tip here is do maybe 2 sprays on your shirt and a half a spray on the front tip of your neck; NEVER spray it under your armpits, sweat and cologne mixed DO NOT smell good. Finally, never substitute cologne for a shower; cologne wears off your stench doesnt.<br /><br /><strong>Next is your environment.</strong><br /><br />Dude if you are 18 or older and youre still living with mom and dad then you are a loser. I dont care about your situation, that youre going to college and that saves you money, whateveryou are a duesh bag. Get a roommate and rent an apartment. Or if you can afford it buy a home and get roommates. Roommates can be a good thing, when you take your girl to your place and you have somewhat normal roommates she will probably feel more comfortable there than if you live alone; this is true until youre 30 years old or older, by then it is better if you live solo. Keep your pad clean, get on your roommates to clean up the crap that their dog left a week ago in your yard. Keep your yard mowed and green. Clean up the dishes and dirty clothes that are lying around. Have a big screen TV, or at least a TV bigger than 13 in ches and a Playstation/Xbox/Nintendo. Remember you are a normal guy so get rid of that Atari, except for you and your nerdy friends, no one thinks that an Atari is cool. Your couches should be decent too, leather is nice but anything that doesnt make you feel dirty by sitting there will work. Put up posters around the living room of your favorite stuff and please make sure its not a poster of the newest version of Redhat Linux; gangster characters, hot chicks, and favorite movies work well.<br /><br />Your room needs to be clean too, decorate as you like just dont go too nuts about posting your next W.O.W. characters talent builds or the armor/weapon you want to get. Tone it down with the nerdy stuff. Also make sure your bed is at least a twin size, although a king/queen is better. A single will just not do, your idiotic argument that it will help you cuddle is just that, idiotic. Your comforter cover should be something decent too, the one your mom gave you that has the pin k flowers on it is a bad deal, burn it. If youre into weird crap like hacking computers, slicing your wrists, etc. get rid of any signs of thatby the way if youre really into slicing your wrists a girlfriend right now is a bad idea, check yourself into a mental hospital first. Finally make sure your place doesnt smell like dog poo. Its probably not good if it smells like flowers either, but its better that than dog poo. Fabreeze is your friend here; fabreeze the crap out of all your furniture, clothes, roommates, etc.<br /><br />Your friends/roommates, unfortunately, are something your girlfriend is going to use to learn more about who you are. So tell your friends to stop acting like turds and stop telling her stupid, boring, or scary crap about you. If she finds out that you are being hunted down by the FBI for hacking into their database then you can forget about any chance you might have with her, shell bail for the door faster than you can blink. Also make sure your fri ends notice her, are nice to her, but thats it; if your friends are likely to stare at her tits all night long then youre in trouble. It also helps you out if those friends have their own girlfriends. <br /><br />Your car needs to be clean inside and out. No fowl smells, new car scent usually works well, even if youre rolling around in a 1960 Gremlin. Bumper stickers are ok and are usually preferred unless you drive a nice car such as a Beamer. It doesnt cost that much to fix the spider web crack in your windshield, so go do it. Also you must have a car of some kind, if youre some kind of a nature freak that only rides a bike then ok, but still have a car that runs so you can take her to dinner instead of having her pick you up. <br /><strong>Now we will cover where to look for her.</strong><br /><br />Ok, right off the bat, forget about picking up your girlfriend from the bar, strip club, whore house, etc. You will NOT pick up girlfriend material hereno, shut up, I dont care about your or your friends last girlfriend and where you/he found her. A bar only has whore material or girls that are there to get a free drink from you.<br /><br />Have your roommates girlfriend/sister/your friends introduce you to a girl. Let these people know that you are on the prowl. This is probably the easiest way to get a girlfriend as you have someone vouching for you, .I know this guy, hes pretty cool, you should meet him type of thing gives you an advantage because she trusts the person vouching for you so that automatically translates to her having a small trust in you. <br /><br />Join a church, more specifically a church youth group, small group etc. HOWEVER join it because you are sincerely interested in the chur ch/group. This one will take time before you find the right group/girl, and even more time before you can start making a move on your new found perspective girlfriend. If you make a move too early here, she will think that you joined the group for the wrong reasons. If you join a group that you hate she will notice that you are not involved in any discussions and will see you for the weasel that you are.<br /><br />As weird and boring as it can be, one of the best places to meet girlfriend material is at operas or Shakespearian type plays. Just make sure that you arrive early so you can mingle before the play. This works really well if you can get another guy AND girl to go with you.<br /><br />Sports activities such as football, baseball, basketball, soccer and other games are another good place although less likely that you will have time to build any kind of relationship here as a decent girl may need two or three exposures to you before phone numbers can be exchanged; al though if she comes to most of a particular teams games and usually sits in the same area than you have a chance.<br /><br />Go to all BBQs, parties and weddings. These are great places to meet decent chicks. Even if this is a family function, it is common for your family members to bring a friend to such an event and as long as you and this cousin or whatever are on good terms you have an easy in with this friend.<br /><br />More recently meeting people online is the new thing to do. I would recommend this as a last resort because as there are stories of happy endings with these things, it is more common that you will be 1) be forced to deal with insane amounts of spam and 2) that your perfect match turns out to be some kind of a psycho/stalker/etc.<br /><br /><strong>Now we will cover making contact with your potential girl.</strong><br /><br />The first rule of thumb when trying to grab a girl is that you can NOT come across as easy. Where ever this place is, it is crucia l that she thinks that she has to put some effort into getting you; that you are a wild Bronx and she has to break you in order for her to make you into a proper man. If you dont she has zero interest in you/ bored. That means that you have to be constantly talking to other girls, yes show her attention, but only a little bit more than the other girls at this place. Make the other girls laugh, but also make her laugh. Finish her off about how dang cute her hair looks. Thats it. One compliment, hair is usually a good one. If hair is an obvious no go (dreadlocks, bald, etc) then compliment her perfume; but again keep to one compliment. Smile to her across the room, but dont stare. If she glances in your direction, look at her, smile and go back to your conversation. If things are successful then phone numbers are exchanged the first time you see her. Be bold about asking her for her phone number if you received any signs that shes interested in you (if she glances at you from across the room and smilesthats a GREAT sign). If she didnt respond the first time you see her, dont give up yet. Next time you see her, follow the same procedure, have new jokes, be funny/interesting/etc. It is quite common that your cousin or whoever calls you and tells you that this girl wants you to have her number or she might call you personally.<br /><br /><strong>Finally we will cover your first date.</strong><br /><br />Once phone numbers have been exchanged, the next day YOU call her ONE time. Let me repeat that for you. YOU CALL HER ONLY ONE TIME. Her machine did record the message, you did not forget to say anything, and she does have caller ID. If she doesnt call you back that day wait 2 more days before calling back ONE MORE TIME. If no response again then DO NOT CALL HER AGAIN!!! Wait to meet her in person again. Message should be sweet and to the point hey I was thinking dinner and a movie Friday or Saturday, would love for you to be my date, let me know if y ou can fit me into your schedule, my number is xxx-xxxx thats all you need to say. <br /><br />You pay for EVERYTHING and tip well. Dont open the door to your car for her unless you dont have automatic locks. You DO open the door for her to every building such as theater, restaurant, and if youre lucky your pad. Make sure that you have reservations for the restaurant, even if youre taking her to some cheap place like Olive Garden, an hour wait is a HUGE mood kill. If she drinks you should drink too, if youre not sure ask her. Just dont get drunk; one glass of wine, one beer, OR one mixed drink. Remember youre driving, she should feel safe with you. If you are an alcoholic and you manage to get drunk on your first date, first of all you are a total moron and you can forget about a second date, but second you might be able to salvage it if you at least pay for a taxi home.<br /><br />Thats it. From now on youre on your own. If you didnt get laid your first night then thats eve n better, remember youre here for the long haul and there will be plenty of opportunities to experience her later. Ill leave you with one last tip. Confidence is the single most determining factor in your success with relationships. If you dont have a lot of it there are a few things you can do. Right away hit the gym, and go EVERY DAY. Forget about this 3 times a week crap. Monday through Friday youre in the gym for at least one hour. Pick one muscle group for each day. Next thing, enroll in a debate class at your high school or college. The more of a conversationalist you are, the better at arguing or being a smart ass you are, the more confident you will be. Play a sport/join a team; and no bowling and chess are not considered sports. Finally keep trying until you succeed, just because the first girl turned out to be a disaster keep tryingeven if this is your tenth time, still keep trying. The more you do it the better you become at it. Good luck in your endeavorsand next time I see you, I hope that there will be some cutie hanging on to your arm.</p><br><br><br><br> Everettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04972174834850338957noreply@blogger.com0