Month: June 2014

Buying up the planet?

Buying up the planet?

Posted by | Jun 22, 2014 | , , , , |

Out-of-control Central Banks are on a global buying spree, says Ellen Brown. “Finance is the new form of warfare – without the expense of a military overhead and an occupation against unwilling hosts. It is a competition in credit creation to buy foreign resources, real estate, public and privatized infrastructure, bonds and corporate stock ownership. Who needs an army when you can obtain the usual objective (monetary wealth and asset appropriation) simply by financial means?” Dr. Michael Hudson, Counterpunch, October 2010 When the US Federal Reserve bought an 80% stake in American International Group (AIG) in September 2008, the...

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Tamika Hilder offers you the keys to wealth

Tamika Hilder offers you the keys to wealth

Posted by | Jun 22, 2014 | , |

Self-help has always been a commercially focused industry, despite its roots in the soft-sciences, belief and some esoteric thinking. As the most successful branch of the publishing industry and public-speaking circuit it has become an industry in its own right. Tamika Hilder is one of the transformation coaches who has completed the cross-over, now successfully coaching business leaders in the attitudes and belief frameworks that lead to success. One of her fundamental tenets is that we limit our success through our habitual expectations and approaches. For a hundred bucks you could be one of twelve business owners at lunch with...

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Red

Red

Posted by | Jun 22, 2014 | |

Blue walks in and establishes authority Black doesn’t care Brown is down Green is keen Pink is perky Yellow relaxed Red erupts in a volcanic passion and slaughters the innocent TERRY HOLIDAY The links between colour and emotion are the source of a number of disciplines and approach to therapies that calm the spirit and help troubled souls. It is unsurprising, then, that Terry’s rendering of colours should have some similarities with Mr Jimi Hendrix’ Bold as Love. We provide those lyrics here for your comparison. We note that Terry’s piece is far more succinct, pithy and not at...

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Brisbane rallies for refugees

Brisbane rallies for refugees

Posted by | Jun 21, 2014 | , , , |

Hundreds of angry Australians protested against the Abbot regime today, demanding justice for Reza Berati, a 24 year-old Kurdish refugee who was murdered at Australia’s Manus island detention centre. On February 17, the guards of the security company, G4S, at Manus island, backed up by the PNG police, unleashed a murderous rampage against the detainees with sticks and machetes murdering Riza Berati and injuring 77 other asylum seekers. As a part of the world refugee day, refugee rights groups rallied against the government at the King George Square, stipulating respect for refugee rights and the immediate closure of the...

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Temporary closure for Northey Street community garden

Temporary closure for Northey Street community garden

Posted by | Jun 20, 2014 | , , |

Brisbane City Council has advised that the Northey Street community garden site at Windsor has been temporarily closed to the public, effective immediately, following the discovery of demolition waste during a Council inspection of the site related to the proposed development of new facilities on the site. Council will now be undertaking further investigations to determine the future management of the site. The results of the investigations will determine if there are any impacts. Community safety is Council’s number one priority and these steps have been taken as a precautionary measure. Council is working with the operators of the...

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