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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Don't Swallow This

The 1st of May was a significant day around the world, but one of the most significant things that will affect us all went largely un-noticed, and there was scarcely a mention of it in world news.

What happened? 

In Europe the first effects of what the United Nations calls ‘Codex Alimentarius’ were being put in effect.  

It starts in Europe, but Codex Alimentarius is about the UN imposing extremely ridiculous and frankly overly oppressive worldwide regulations over all vitamins, all herbal supplements, even all food. How it is produced, stored and sold. Even right down to regulating what farmers can use as fertiliser on their crops, and yes, that even includes United Nations regulations over backyard food productions, what you and I call a garden.

This has been coming for a long time and frankly I like many other people thought governments around the world would tell the UN where to get off.  

The United Nations calls this world wide imposition of it’s regulations a safety measure. 

  Turn It Up.



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THERE ARE LOTS AROUND, you may have to look through a lot of the official mis-information though...
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8638467/Codex-Alimentarius





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UNDERSTANDING BAR-STOOL ECONOMICS AND THE CARBON TAX
http://turnitupmike.blogspot.com/2011/03/bar-stool-carbon-tax-economic-modelling.html


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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

The banks have my money




Australian banks have introduced plastic cards so we can use EFTPOS, have
ATM access and Internet banking where you can pay bills, even transfer money
and we have all been told this is for our convenience.


Recently I was paid by electronic transfer.


Understanding that all this technology was for the convenience of us as
customers and thinking that also meant it would speed up transactions like
this one I had suggested that they electronically transfer the money rather than
sending a cheque.


Imagine my surprise to discover that the money wasn’t in my bank account when
I received the email that I had been paid.


If they have paid me and I don’t have that money who has it?


So I contacted the two banks involved and confirmed that the money that had
already been electronically transferred out of one account but because it had
been paid on a Saturday it would be Wednesday before I saw the money in my
account.


In the meantime where is that money?


It is on the short term money market and the bank is making money with my money. 


........Turn It Up.





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Links



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UNDERSTANDING BAR-STOOL ECONOMICS AND THE CARBON TAX
http://turnitupmike.blogspot.com/2011/03/bar-stool-carbon-tax-economic-modelling.html

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Proudly supported by:

I want to thank the team from Bow Bow Plumbing.
Commercial plumbing maintenance, based in (not limited to) the Sydney area.

I've known them for a long time and always been impressed by them. 

Bow Bow Plumbing brings a work ethic to the job that we need
more of in the business world.

If you have need for a commercial plumber, check him out.



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