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Class War /Power Struggle Tares Australia Apart

A class war /power struggle is tearing Australia apart--and is to get a lot worse

some people would say that has always been

the current Quantas dispute is an example

you have Quantas fighting for survival in an ever changing financial political military scene on the international stage

you have unions fighting to keep work in Australia for Australians

both are operating in a legal industrial framework approved by the current Australian goverment of Julia GillardPM

GillardPM is operating under the free world trade movement that is a pyramid that directs wealth control power to the ruling world elite

who operate outside any goverment control

this is one reason why voters votes are worth nothing--as goverments are controlled by the world ruling elite via their organiseations

such as the bilderberg group/council on foreign relations/cia/imf/etc etc etc

whatever govt is elected-they are under controll of these organiseations

and if goverments dont co-operate--they are removed or eliminated-such as JFK etc etc

these organiseations are said to plan the world direction and its economy

cause depressions to buy wealth and assets at a low price-then sell high when the market returns

such actions keep the masses poor and in debt and under control-while they fight to survive the cost of living

look at the Quantas dispute in this way--and you will see it in a new light

who is going to win

surely both sides should unite-to fight the common enemy !--forget the class war used to divide people

Advanced Bio Nutritionals

GSearch MailSearch the Web [Image][Image]Supplement recall notice [Image][Image][Image]Advanced Bionutritionals econtent@letters.advancedbionutritionals.com via e4.securepubs.com to meshow details 10:03 PM (10 hours ago)[Image]The FDA wants to recall all your supplements — even though the supplements are totally safe.And it's up to you to stop them. Here's the story ...Back in the early 1990s, the FDA tried to make many supplements illegal. Consumers were so alarmed by the FDA's bullying that they staged a massive revolt. The result was that Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA). That law protected supplements from the FDA unless the FDA could prove a supplement wasn't safe.There was, however, a loophole in the 1994 law. The FDA was given the authority to regulate new ingredients introduced after October 15, 1994.So what happened? Nothing at first. For 17 years, the FDA took no action, gave no guidance, and launched no enforcement of these "New Dietary Ingredients."And that's been a good thing. Because for 17 years, the dietary supplement industry has enjoyed tremendous innovation. These innovations have allowed us to extract and concentrate the most effective natural ingredients. As a result, millions of consumers have benefitted. They've protected their hearts and arteries ... found relief from their joint pain ... boosted their memory ... and more.And during this time, supplements have enjoyed a remarkable safety record. Statistics show that supplements are safer than prescription drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, and even food!According to the Poison Control Centers, there were zero deaths due to supplements in 2008. In 2009, there was one.Meanwhile, pathogens like e. coli in food kill at least 2,000 people each year. Acetaminophen in drugs like Tylenol kills 450 people every year. And more powerful prescription drugs kill many more. Even the FDA now says Vioxx likely killed over 26,000 people before they finally took it off the market!Supplements the FDA Wants to BanBut now the FDA wants to act like the last 17 years never happened. The agency has drafted a proposal to regulate what it calls New Dietary Ingredients. If this proposal is implemented, some of the most effective nutrients you take will be pulled from the market. Nutrients like resveratrol ... ubiquinol CoQ10 ... bacopa ... strontium ... and more.But that's not all. Under these guidelines, the FDA can define almostanything as a "new" dietary ingredient. For example:If a supplement includes more of an ingredient than was used 17 years ago — even something like vitamin C — it's "new." If an ingredient uses a different extraction process — like baking or fermentation — it's "new." If a supplement uses an ingredient at a different "life stage" — such as using ripe rather than non-ripe apples — it's "new." If a supplement duplicates an ingredient in a laboratory rather than extracting it from the food — even though it's chemically identical — it's "new." And if a probiotic formula includes a strain of bacteria that wasn't found in yogurt 17 years ago, it's "new."So what would happen to all these "new" ingredients? The manufacturers would have to take them off the market until they could prove the ingredients are safe — even if those ingredients have been safely used for 17 years!Why It's Nearly Impossible to ComplyWhat kind of proof is the FDA demanding? According to the guidelines, many companies would have to conduct animal studies using a dosage that's 1,000 times the typical dose.I'm not kidding you. It's right there in black and white on the FDA's website. The FDA wants vitamin makers to do studies for a full year, at 1,000 times the typical dose.So a fish-oil manufacturer would have to conduct a one-year study where animals are force-fed the human equivalent of 240,000 milligrams of fish oil each and every day! This outlandish dose would injure the animals and give the FDA an excuse to outlaw the product.But wait, it gets even better. If one fish-oil manufacturer performs such a study and it passes, it doesn't mean the other fish-oil makers can use the same data. No sir. They are still required to go out and do their own studies before they're allowed to sell their product.And these studies are very expensive. A study like the one above typically costs about $100,000-$200,000 to perform. Multiply that by several ingredients in several products, and you get an idea of the cost.Say a company carries 6 products containing 6 ingredients each. It would cost between $3.6 and $7.2 million in studies before that company could even offer the products for sale. For a larger company offering 50 products or more, the costs would be astronomical.Few supplement makers will be able to afford these studies, and many will be put out of business. And the ones that remain would still be at the mercy of the FDA's whim. That's because there are no requirements for the FDA to approve anything. They can approve or reject anything they want. And in the past, they have rejected the majority of ingredients submitted to them.That means most of the nutrients you buy today will be pulled from the market and never return. Those that do return will be a lot more expensive — or may only be available as prescription drugs!A Blatant Abuse of PowerThis is a blatant abuse of power. What the FDA is doing here is performing an end-run around the existing law. According to the law, the FDA has to prove a dietary supplement is unsafe for it to be taken off the market. These new guidelines turn that on its head. They are clearly not what Congress intended.Fortunately, these FDA guidelines have not yet been finalized. All federal agencies are required to give the public an opportunity to comment on a draft before it is made final. In this case, the FDA has given interested parties until December 1st to comment on the draft. That means there's a small window of opportunity for you to voice your disapproval.Frankly, I wouldn't bother commenting to the FDA. The process is cumbersome, and those unelected bureaucrats don't care what you think anyway.What You Can DoThe best way to defeat these new rules is to talk to the people you do elect — your congressman and your two U.S. senators. They have the power to reign in the FDA — and they have done so in the past when enough voters complained.Back in the 1970s, the FDA tried to require "warning labels" on vitamins. Angry voters called and wrote letters, and Congress responded with the Proxmire Amendments which limited the FDA's power.Then in the 1990s, the FDA went on the warpath again. When voters complained, Congress passed the Dietary Health Supplement Education Act, which once again limited the FDA's power.But like a monster killed in a horror movie, the FDA keeps coming back. And so once again, it's time for us to step up and call the folks who rely on our votes.Here's what you need to do:Go to http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml and look up the phone numbers of your U.S. Senators and your Representative (congressman). Then give them a call.Don't be shy and don't worry. No one is going to bite you, no one is going to argue with you, and no one is going to quiz you to see how well you know the issues. The job of the staffers who answer is to listen politely and to relay what you say to their boss. So please do call. And please be polite and respectful of the staffers' time.Here are some talking points to use when you call:Hello, my name is [name] and I am a constituent of [name of Senator or Representative].I am very concerned about the new FDA draft guidance on dietary supplements and new dietary ingredients.[Feel free to tell them about the supplements you take and/or the benefits you get from those supplements. Then feel free to make as many of the following points as you like:]Supplements have an unrivaled safety record. Statistics show they're safer than drugs, safer than medical devices, safer than cosmetics, and even safer than food. The FDA cannot define New Dietary Ingredients so broadly. According to these guidelines, almost everything is a New Dietary Ingredient. This will strangle innovation and deprive consumers of the supplements they depend on for their health. The FDA did nothing about new dietary ingredients for 17 years. Now they want to wipe out 17 years' worth of innovation and 17 years' worth of benefits to the consumer. When the Dietary Health Supplement Education Act was passed, Congress intended a simple notification process for new dietary ingredients. The FDA is turning this into a pre-approval scheme, which goes against the intent of the law. The FDA already has ample regulatory authority to take action against a product if it's unsafe. They don't need to have this pre-approval power, too. These could be disastrous to public health. At a time when preventative measures are even more important to health care costs, the FDA is limiting access to preventative health care. The cost of complying with these guidelines would be astronomical. Experts estimate that the studies required would cost between $100,000 and $200,000 per ingredient notification. That adds up to millions of dollars per supplement company. Smaller companies would not be able to afford this and would go out of business. The economy is already hurting and we have high unemployment. Experts estimate that this could cost the economy tens of billions of dollars and result in the loss of tens of thousands of jobs.The government's resources are already stretched. We have record budget deficits and record debt. Why enact more regulations when there are no safety issues here?I request that Congress direct the FDA to carefully review their draft guidance. If they do not amend the guidance to reflect my concerns, I request that Congress call hearings at the end of the review process. I also call on Congress to write legislation that would "grandfather" all supplements currently on the market.Thank you for your time.After the phone call, send a letter to your senators and reps, making the same points. Make sure the letter is in your own words (form letters tend not to work as well). You can find the e-mail and physical addresses at the same website, http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml.Then send the same letter to President Obama. (His address and phone number are on the website, too.)Please, please, please don't make the mistake of thinking that the FDA won't take your supplements away. Similar regulations were passed in other countries, and the result was disastrous. Many supplements were taken off the market forever. In some instances, the entire supplement industry was decimated. Don't let that happen here.Take action now! You only have a small window of opportunity to make your voice heard. Get started by going to http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml.Sincerely,[Image] Garret W. Wood PresidentAdvertisementThis special product announcement from Advanced Bionutritionals being sent to you as a subscriber toAdvanced Bionutritionals.Copyright © 2011 Advanced Bionutritionals, LLC. We have a strict anti-spam policy! We know how important your privacy is to you. That's why we do not share email addresses with anyone. To contact us: Advanced Bionutritionals P.O. Box 8051 Norcross, GA 30091-8051 800-791-3395To unsubscribe from future mailings, please click her

Gympie Regional Council-One Success-Two To Go

Gympie regional Council has had a recent success in burning off an overgrown vacant block complained about in Clarkson dr Curra 4570. A fire danger to nearby properties

It has taken some time to be successfull

There are two more occupied lots that are overgrown and a fire risk--one overgrown for 3 yrs/seasons

Both have tidy front yards and overgrown backyards adjoining the recent burnt off block

All 3 block could have burnt in a Curra version of Black Friday

Till recently these 3 blocks were adjoined by a fourth overgrown block which was adjoined to overgrown pasture land(now St Andrews Subdivision)

Just need a fire to set the whole lot going which the local volunteer fire brigade would have been unable to control

The State govt media release on be prepared for the fire season seems to fall on deaf ears

And put an unneccessary burden on volunteer country fire brigades

Local govt has to be prodded into action-being responsable for overgrown lots

GillardPM Not Repentent On Afghanistan Etc-Its worth the slaughter

Gillard Not repentant on Afghanistan etc

We are staying there-despite fighting an unwinable war

Its in the national(her) interest

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL INTEREST_SO VOTERS CAN KNOW WHAT TO FORM AN OPINION ON !

ITS A NATIONAL(her) secret

one thing is certain-send GillardPM and supporters there to fight-and the war would end soon-for Australia

News With Views Newsletter-Mexico Drug Cartels

Click on the banner and order this historic masterpiece Sinaloa Cartel and Zetas Now Mexico's Biggest Drug Gangs Of the various drug cartels shooting up Mexico, two have come to dominate the scene. These two are the Sinaloa Cartel and the Zetas. The Sinaloa Cartel is headed up by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who is actually on the Forbes magazine billionaire list. This gang is based in the northwestern state of Sinaloa. The Zetas are the former enforcement arm of the Gulf Cartel, recruited from....... http://www.newswithviews.com/Wall/allan154.htm by Allan Wall

More Australian Dead For A Crook Foreign Policy

Yes the coalition of the willing and its financial backers including politicians should be out in Afghanistan fighting

Where increasing number of Aussie soldiers die

In attempting the impossible

In Australias case it means the Govenor General.Executive council.Gillard Govt.opposition members .voters.financiers.other supporters

Then the war in Afghanistan may end

Quantas Shuts Down--Via ABC News

Quantas shuts down-how long nobody know

Case now before Fair Work australia

trouble started yrs ago when free trade came in , says teddybear

Quantas started servicing aircraft outside Australia

Then Quantas reputation went down the plughole--with its safety record

Every second day now there is news of Quantas safety issues

Some in airborne aircraft

Never used to be like that

On the other hand Unions got to realise operating costs have increased

Instead of wage claims there may be wage reductions--to keep the work and jobs in Australia

maybe the airline should be run as a co-op-where members are the employers and shareholders

The days of employee/employer is gone now

The economic social class system must change for Australia to survive

No more Golden Handshakes and rediculous salaries and fringe benefits

No more rediculous wage claims or high airline tickets etc

The economic political situation makes it essential for employer and employee to be one

To face the competition and be one united force

and keep the airline going and keep the work in Australia

Vote NO for FREE TRADE PYRAMID that takes wealth trade jobs out the country

NewKerala.com News -India-acknowledgement to website

GRSE launches Anti Submarine Warfare Kolkata, Oct 25 : The Indian Navy’s modernization quest under ‘Project-28’, to stealthily hunt and destroy lurking enemy submarines, got further bolstered with the launch of the second indigenous ‘Anti Submarine Warfare’ (ASW) corvette ‘Kadmatt’ – named after and island in the Lakshwadeep archipelago of India – built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd., at Kolkata, on Tuesday. Read Full Story teddybear says visit the website for more world news-NewKerala.com

Sunshine Coast Creative Alliance--Interested ? Read On

To teddybear The SCCA Creative Showcase Showcase info > Login / Register > 'Share your wares II'', survey, SmartArts+ and more Thank you to all the creative folk who performed, presented, painted or participated in our Imagine That! Creative Showcase. It was a wonderful celebration of coastal creativity. Make sure you take a look at the program if you weren't there and all the creatives, businesses and sponsors involved. Perhaps you might want to follow up and purchase some work or book an artist for a gig. It would be great to see some flow on from our event. Thank you to Alain Bouvier for capturing the night through his photographs. A selection of images is on our PKN flickr site, or on Alain's. To purchase copies or high resolution images for print, please contact Alain directly. Finally, thank you to Angie Dunbavan and Red Chair for event coordination and our sponsors. Our next event - Share Your Wares II + AGM! Come along for a drink and a chat and share what you've been up to or planning for next year. Bring along a few brochures, cards or 'small' items to share. The AGM follows for those who wish to stay, and we promise to keep it short! Date: Tuesday 6 December Time: 5.30 - 8.00 pm Place: Peregian Beach Hotel, 221-229 David Low Way, Peregian Beach Cost: $10/$5 SCCA members (snacks provided and cash bar available) AGM documents will be posted on the website shortly - if you are interested in possibly coming on to the management committee contact us! Sunshine Coast Arts Industry Incubators – Online Survey for Cultural and Creative Industries Workers Sunshine Coast Council is considering the roles it can play in supporting and growing the business of the creative and cultural industries in the region. In particular, it is looking at the arts and creative industry ‘incubation’ models in Australia and overseas. Positive Solutions has been engaged by Sunshine Coast Regional Council to conduct a survey designed for all those practitioners, businesses and organisations that see themselves as part of the cultural and creative industry of the region. They would be very grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete this questionnaire before 5pm on Monday 7th November. Your feedback is important to Council. Please click here to be taken to the survey. If you have any queries about the questionnaire contact Sara Bannon at the Positive Solutions office on 07 3891 3872 or email info@positive-solutions.com.au . Build Your Business at Tanahwa in November The popular Build Your Business (BYB) program is being offered one more time this year and you can still book your spot. BYB is a practical, hands-on business skills course aimed at developing viable new business, or a new strategy for growing an existing business. It will also help existing organisations build business activities from within. The program is offered through a partnership between Edgeware Creative Entrepreneurship, Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE, and Sunshine Coast Regional Council. Edgeware is a highly effective and innovative education system for ethical, socially-aware entrepreneurs and ‘intrapreneurs’. When: Saturdays 12, 19, 26 November and 3 December 10am- 4pm, and Wednesday nights 16, 23 and 30 November, 6.00-8.30pm Venue: Arts & Ecology Centre, Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanical Gardens, Tanawha Cost: Edgeware offers the BYB program FREE OF CHARGE. Email Ludmilla for enrolment forms. For updates on SCCA news follow us on Facebook Creative Showcase Online Check out our latest Showcase profiles on our website! Sunshine Coast creatives can add their own showcase. Click on the link to the left of this page, if you want to plan it first, download the template. Join up and get discounted entry to event! Join the Creative Alliance for only $30 per annum or $100 for corporate membership (up to 4 people) and receive discounted entry to all our events. Click here for our membership form. We look forward at seeing you at a great networking event soon! Kind Regards, The team at The Creative Alliance - Sunshine Coast info@thecreativealliance.org Thank you to our sponsors: Sunshine Coast Council, The Creative Collective & Stockwells

Global Research And Gulf Mexico Oil Crisis

Rady Ananda: "Stage Two" of the BP Gulf of Mexico Environmental Disaster

"Stage Two" of the BP Gulf of Mexico Environmental Disaster New Drilling Permits amid 28,000 Unmonitored Abandoned Wells By Rady Ananda

URL of this article: www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=27279

Global Research, October 25, 2011

Food Freedom

24,486 permanent and 3,593 temporarily abandoned wells in the Gulf of Mexico[Image] Since BP’s catastrophic Macondo Blowout in the Gulf of Mexico last year, the Obama Administration has granted nearly 300 new drilling permits [1] and shirked plans to plug 3,600 of more than 28,000 abandoned wells, which pose significant threats to the severely damaged sea. Among those granted new permits for drilling in the Gulf, on Friday Obama granted BP permission to explore for oil in the Gulf, allowing it to bid on new leases that will be sold at auction in December. Reports Dow Jones: “The upcoming lease sale, scheduled for Dec. 14 in New Orleans, involves leases in the western Gulf of Mexico. The leases cover about 21 million acres, in water depths of up to 11,000 feet. It will be the first lease auction since the Deepwater Horizon spill.” [2] Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey objected to BP’s participation in the upcoming lease sale, pointing out that: “Comprehensive safety legislation hasn’t passed Congress, and BP hasn’t paid the fines they owe for their spill, yet BP is being given back the keys to drill in the Gulf.” Environmental watchdog, Oceana, added its objection to the new permits, saying that none of the new rules implemented since April 2010 would have prevented the BP disaster. “Our analysis shows that while the new rules may increase safety to some degree, they likely would not have prevented the last major oil spill, and similarly do not adequately protect against future ones.” [3] Detailing the failure of the Dept. of Interior’s safety management systems, Oceana summarizes: Regulation exemptions (“departures”) are often granted, including one that arguably led to the BP blowout; Economic incentives make violating rules lucrative because penalties are ridiculously small; Blowout preventers continue to have critical deficiencies; and Oversight and inspection levels are paltry relative to the scale of drilling operation. Nor have any drilling permits been denied [4] since the BP catastrophe on April 20, 2010, which still spews oil today [5]. 28,079 Abandoned Wells in Gulf of Mexico In an explosive report at Sky Truth, John Amos reveals from government data that “there are currently 24,486 known permanently abandoned wells in the Gulf of Mexico, and 3,593 ‘temporarily’ abandoned wells, as of October 2011.” [6] Over a year ago, the Dept. of Interior promised to plug the “temporarily abandoned” (TA) wells, and dismantle another 650 production platforms no longer in use. [7] At an estimated decommissioning cost of $1-3 billion [8], none of this work has been started, though Feds have approved 912 permanent abandonment plans and 214 temporary abandonment plans submitted since its September 2010 rule. [9] Leaking abandoned wells pose a significant environmental and economic threat. TA wells are those temporarily sealed so that future drilling can be re-started. Both TA wells and “permanently abandoned” (PA) wells endure no inspections. Over 600 of those abandoned wells belong to BP, reported the Associated Press last year. “Experts say abandoned wells can repressurize, much like a dormant volcano can awaken. And years of exposure to sea water and underground pressure can cause cementing and piping to corrode and weaken.” [10] The AP added that some of the permanently abandoned wells date back to the 1940s. And Amos advises that some of the “temporarily abandoned” wells date back to the 1950s. A three-month EcoHearth investigation revealed that a minimum of 2.5 million abandoned wells in the US and 20-30 million worldwide receive no follow up inspections to ensure they are not leaking. Worse: “There is no known technology for securely sealing these tens of millions of abandoned wells. Many—likely hundreds of thousands—are already hemorrhaging oil, brine and greenhouse gases into the environment. Habitats are being fundamentally altered. Aquifers are being destroyed. Some of these abandoned wells are explosive, capable of building- leveling, toxin-spreading detonations. And thanks to primitive capping technologies, virtually all are leaking now—or will be.” [11] Sealed with cement, adds EcoHearth, “Each abandoned well is an environmental disaster waiting to happen. The triggers include accidents , earthquakes, natural erosion, re-pressurization (either spontaneous or precipitated by fracking) and, simply, time.” As far back as 1994, the Government Accountability Office advised that there was no effective strategy in place to inspect abandoned wells, nor were bonds sufficient to cover the cost of abandonment. Lease abandonment costs estimated at “$4.4 billion in current dollars ... were covered by only $68 million in bonds.” [12] The GAO concluded that “leaks can occur... causing serious damage to the environment and marine life,” adding that “MMS has not encouraged the development of nonexplosive structure removal technologies that would eliminate or minimize environmental damage.” Not only cement, but seals, valves and gaskets can deteriorate over time. A 2000 report by C-FER Technologies to the Dept. of Interior identified several different points where well leaks can occur, asthis image (p. 26) reveals. [13] To date, no regulations prescribe a maximum time wells may remain inactive before being permanently abandoned. “The most common failure mechanisms (corrosion, deterioration, and malfunction) cause mainly small leaks [up to 49 barrels, or 2,058 gallons]. Corrosion is historically known to cause 85% to 90% of small leaks.” Depending on various factors, C-FER concludes that “Shut-In” wells reach an environmental risk threshhold in six months, TA wells in about 10-12 years, and PA wells in 25 years. Some of these abandoned wells are 63 years old. The AP noted that none of the 1994 GAO recommendations have been implemented. Abandoned wells remain uninspected and pose a threat which the government continues to ignore. Agency Reorganization Not only was nothing was done with the 1994 GAO recommendations to protect the environment from abandoned wells, its 2003 reorganization recommendations [14] were likewise ignored. In a June 2011 report on agency reorganization in the aftermath of the Gulf oil spill, the GAO reports that “as of December 2010,” the DOI “had not implemented many recommendations we made to address numerous weaknesses and challenges.” [15] The Minerals Management Service (MMS) was renamed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) last May after MMS drew heavy fire for malfeasance, including allowing exemptions to safety rules it granted to BP. An Office of Inspector General investigation revealed that MMS employees accepted gifts from the oil and gas industry, including sex, drugs and trips, and falsified inspection reports. [16] Reorganization proceeded. Effective October 1, 2011, the Dept. of the Interior split BOEMRE into three new federal agencies: the Office of Natural Resources Revenue to collect mineral leasing fees, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) “to carry out the offshore energy management and safety and environmental oversight missions.” The DOI admits: “The Deepwater Horizon blowout and resulting oil spill shed light on weaknesses in the federal offshore energy regulatory system, including the overly broad mandate and inherently conflicted missions of MMS which was charged with resource management, safety and environmental protection, and revenue collection.” [17] BOEM essentially manages the development of offshore drilling, while BSEE oversees environmental protection, with some eco-protection overlap between the two agencies. [18] Early this month, BSEE Director Michael Bromwich spoke at the Global Offshore Safety Summit Conference in Stavanger, Norway, sponsored by the International Regulators Forum. He announced a new position, Chief Environmental Officer of the BOEM: “This person will be empowered, at the national level, to make decisions and final recommendations when leasing and environmental program heads cannot reach agreement. This individual will also be a major participant in setting the scientific agenda for the United States’ oceans.” [19] Bromwich failed to mention anything about the abandoned wells under his purview. Out of sight, out of mind. Cost of the Macondo Blowout Today, the GAO published its final report of a three-part series on the Gulf oil disaster. [20] Focused on federal financial exposure to oil spill claims, the accountants nevertheless point out that, as of May 2011, BP paid $700 million toward those spill claims out of its $20 billion Trust established to cover that deadly accident. BP and Oxford Economics estimate the total cost for eco-cleanup and compensatory economic damages will run to the “tens of billions of dollars.” [21] On the taxpayer side, the GAO estimates the federal government’s costs will exceed the billion dollar incident cap set by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (as amended). As of May 2011, agency costs reached past $626 million. The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund’s income is generated from an oil barrel tax that is set to expire in 2017, notes GAO. With today’s District Court decision in Louisiana, BP also faces punitive damages on “thousands of thousands of thousands of claims. ” U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier denied BP’s appeal that might have killed several hundred thousand claims, among them that clean up workers have still not been fully paid by BP. [22] Notes [1] U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, “Status of Gulf of Mexico Well Permits,” n.d. http://www.bsee.gov/Regulations- and-Guidance/Permits/Status-of-Gulf-of-Mexico-Well-Permits.aspx [2] Tennille Tracy, “US Govt Approves First BP Deepwater Exploration Plan in US Gulf Under New Rules,” Dow Jones News Wire, 24 Oct . 2011. Reproduced at http://www.firstenercastfinancial.com/news/ story/45441-us-govt-approves-first-bp-deepwater-exploration-plan-us -gulf-under-new-rules [3] Michael Craig and Jacqueline Savitz, “False Sense of Safety: Safety Measures Will Not Make Offshore Drilling Safe,” Oceana, 20 Oct. 2011 http://na.oceana.org/sites/default/files/reports/Offshore SafetyReport _Oceana_10-18-11.pdf Also see Oceana’s online appendix showing an analysis of each new safety measure’s effect on safety. http://na.oceana.org/sitesdefault /files/OnlineAppendix_SafetyReport_Oceana_10-19-11.pdf [4] U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, “Application for Permit to Drill (APD) Approval Process and Definitions,” n.d . http://www.bsee.gov/uploadedFiles/APD_Facts_and_Definitions_ BSEE.pdf [5] See, e.g.: David Edwards, “New evidence of a massive oil slick near Deepwater Horizon site,” Raw Story, 1 Sept. 2011. http:/ /www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/09/new-evidence-of-a-massive -oil-slick-near-deepwater-horizon-site/ Frank Whalen, “Oil Still Gushing from Bp Well in Gulf,” American Free Press, 2 Sept. 2011.http://americanfreepress .net/?p=341 Dahr Jamail, “Environmental Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico: The Escalation of BP’s Liability,” Global Research, 5 Oct. 2011. http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=26947 Luis R. Miranda, “Gulf of Mexico Sea Floor Unstable, Fractured, Spilling Hydrocarbons,” The Real Agenda, 10 Oct. 2011. http:/ /real-agenda.com/2011/10/10/gulf-of-mexico-sea-floor-unstable -fractured-spilling-hydrocarbons/ [6] John Amos, “Over 28,000 Abandoned Wells in the Gulf of Mexico, ” 18 Oct. 2011.http://blog.skytruth.org/2011/10/abandoned-wells-in-gulf -of-mexico.html [7] U.S. Dept. of the Interior, “Interior Department Issues ‘Idle Iron ssues-Idle-Iron-Guidance.cfm [8] Siobhan Hughes, “Plugs Ordered on Idle Wells: Move to Permanently Seal Sites in Gulf Could Cost Billions but Create New Work,” Wall Street Journal, 16 Sept. 2010. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001 424052748703743504575493782591743858.html [9] U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, “Idle Iron Update,” n.d. (pp. 9-16)https://www.noia.org/website/download.asp ?id=47290 [10] Jeff Donn and Mitch Weiss, “Gulf of Mexico hides 27,000 abandoned wells,” Associated Press, 7 July 2010. http://www.dallas news.com/news/state/headlines/20100707-Gulf-of-Mexico-hides-27 -000-1068.ece [11] Steven Kotler, “Planet Sludge: Millions of Abandoned, Leaking Oil Wells and Natural-Gas Wells Destined to Foul Our Future,” EcoHearth, 17 Aug. 2011. http://ecohearth.com/eco-zine/green- issues/1609-abandoned-leaking-oil-wells-natural-gas-well-leaks- disaster.html [12] U.S. Government Accounting Office, “Offshore Oil and Gas Resources: Interior Can Improve its Management of Lease Abandonment,” (GAO/RCED-94-82) May 1994. http://archive.gao.gov/t2pbat3/151878.pdf [13] J.R. Nichols and S.N. 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teddybear says this post is an email from Change.org about the exploitation of the female form.And a petition to sign.if you visit the MCUSB website you will see that a female form is used on the website to advertise the product sold.An objection has been made with a reply that the female form serves its purpose. When asked what purpose etc -NO REPLY IS FORTHCOMING FROM MCUSB SECRETARY GREG STEVENS.hope a reply detailing for what purpose the female form is used for, will be forth coming sometime ? [Image]

join the call to stop Diva pushing playboy to little girls[Image][Image]Dear teddybear

Hugh Hefner’s multi-billion dollar empire built on the sexualisation, degradation and exploitation of women,Playboy Enterprises, has just found a new market -- teen and pre-teen girls who shop at Diva Accessories. Alongside Winnie the Pooh and Disney Princess jewellery, Diva’s target market of young girls now finds an array of Playboy brand products. By making a deal to stock these products, Diva is blatantly ignoring Playboy’s appalling empire of sexual degradation -- most of its revenue comes from hardcore pornographic films that treat young women as nothing more than sex toys who exist to gratify men. The deal with Playboy has turned into a public relations nightmare for Diva -- they’ve been bombarded with criticism from their key customers, mothers and daughters, and the brand’s reputation is at risk. We know they’re worried -- they’ve tried to hide the problem by sneaking products to the back of stores.A huge public outcry will tip the balance, and convince them that the only way to save their reputation is to completely remove this disgusting and inappropriate material. Collective Shout, a group campaigning against the exploitation of girls, has started a petition on Change.org demanding that Diva stop selling Playboy to little girls. Click here to join them. Young girls are already faced with a daily battle to feel good enough. Advertising constantly tells them that their only value lies in their ability to attract men, and now Diva has joined the chorus by teaming up with a multi-billion dollar company founded on this very message. Playboy Enterprises has made a fortune from the systematic objectification and degradation of women. Now it’s cleverly adapted products to suit a younger clientele -- but the message is the same. “Playmate” pendants and even pencil cases emblazoned with the infamous bunny are reinforcing the damaging idea that girls are simply sexual objects. Click here to send Diva a resounding message: we won’t allow them to make money from peddling Playboy’s message to vulnerable teen and pre-teen girls. Mark Westaway, a father who signed the petition, said, “my girls are worth so much more than what Playboy indicates they are. We'll stay away from Diva in the meantime until things change”. We’re almost there – a last push from all of us will tip the balance and convince Diva to take a stand and stop supporting the Playboy empire. Click here to show we won’t allow Playboy to prey on our daughters, sisters and friends -- now or in the future. Thanks for everything you’re doing, Suzanne and the Change.org team

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