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Wednesday 30th July 2014


G’day,

Hope you are fit and well!

Here is your weekly dose of whatever you care to take from it from me! Enjoy!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Her Last Phone Call
 
Her Last Phone Call
 
 
 

The Honda crotch rocket rider was travelling at approximately 85 mph.

The VW driver was talking on a cell phone when she pulled out from a side street, apparently not seeing the motorcycle. The rider’s reaction time was not sufficient enough to avoid this accident.

The car had two passengers and the bike rider was found INSIDE the car with them.

The Volkswagen actually flipped over from the force of impact and landed 20 feet from where the collision took place.

All three involved (two in the car and the bike rider) were killed instantly. This graphic demonstration was placed at the Motorcycle Fair by the Police and Road Safety Department.

Pass this on to car drivers or soon to be new drivers, or new motorcycle owners and especially everyone you know who has a MOBILE phone!

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Save a life. Stop talking on mobile phones and Texting while trying to drive. The life you save may be your own..... Or mine...

 
 
 
 
5 Reasons To Read
 
5 Reasons To Read
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Out of Africa Theory Officially Debunked
 
 
 
 

Seems our ancestry was not as we were taught.

 
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Not Too Old
 
Not Too Old
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Running Away
 
Running Away
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Don’t Steal My Money!
 
 
 
 

The CEC is calling on community leaders, former and current local, state and federal representatives, political candidates and party leaders, union leaders, academics, industry leaders, business leaders, and church leaders, who oppose the policy of bail-in and support a Glass-Steagall separation of banking, to endorse the following statement, which will be submitted to the Federal Government’s Financial System Inquiry:

The CEC is calling on community leaders, former and current local, state and federal representatives, political candidates and party leaders, union leaders, academics, industry leaders, business leaders, and church leaders, who oppose the policy of bail-in and support a Glass-Steagall separation of banking, to endorse the following statement, which will be submitted to the Federal Government’s Financial System Inquiry.

Glass-Steagall for the Common Good!

In response to the call by the Financial Systems Inquiry (FSI) for a second round of submissions, we the undersigned submit the following statement:

The purpose of an economy is to serve the common good of all of the citizens taking part in it. That common good is a moral imperative, which ranks above the supposed rights of a “free market” to rule at the expense of the increasing impoverishment and unemployment of an ever-growing number of Australians. What is the purpose of a “financial system”, if not to serve that common good? Is it just, for instance, or moral that the speculation in derivatives by Australia’s banks led by the Big Four and Macquarie, now exceeds $24 trillion as against a GDP of only $1.6 trillion? We do not need more of the same financial deregulation which has helped cause the present crisis, both in Australia and worldwide, nor the “bail-in” of Australian depositors in order to bail-out that worthless $24 trillion.

Therefore, we as Australian citizens demand the following:

That there be no bail-in of depositors in order to “save the banks”.

That Australia must separate legitimate commercial banking functions from the speculative activities of “investment banks”, as did the Glass-Steagall law in the United States so successfully from 1933 until its repeal in 1999. Such commercial banks serving the interests of the average Australian should be backed by the government, but the speculative banks should be left on their own to sink or swim.

That to anchor such a system of private commercial banks, Australia must also establish a national bank typified by our old Commonwealth Bank, where our government directs credit into the real physical economy of agriculture, manufacturing, and infrastructure projects which provide for the common good, including employment opportunities for all.

In making this submission, we take note of the recent call by Pope Francis for a sweeping reform of the global financial system based upon the “primacy of the human person” rather than the “dictatorship of an impersonal economy lacking a truly human purpose”, and that “it is the responsibility of the state to safeguard and promote the common good of society”.

Whether one holds a professed religious outlook of any persuasion, or is simply a person of good will, those universal principles which emphasise the dignity, worth, and physical well-being of every single human being—in this case every single Australian—must be the basis upon which any financial system must be constructed.

Click the read more button to endorse the statement.

 
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Doing Good
 
Doing Good
 
 
 

It does not have to be dramatic, spectacular or earth shattering.
Caring and communicating can do a lot more than is commonly credited.

 
 
 
 
Speak Up
 
Speak Up
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
You Can Always Turn Around
 
You Can Always Turn Around
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Courage Is Mastery Over Fear
 
Courage Is Mastery Over Fear
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Amazing Attitude and Ability
 
 
 
 

Some of the things I give myself a pat on the back for doing pale into insignificance compared to the monumental contributions of others, like Mr and Mrs Bricker! Just look at this video to see the inspirational contribution they have made to create an absolutely remarkable young lady. (Wet eye warning.)

Click the Read More button to view the video:

 
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What Is The Difference Between A Cat And A Comma?
 
What Is The Difference Between A Cat And A Comma
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Australian Corruption Coverup - Nobody Should Be Above The Law
 
 
 
 

A sweeping gagging order issued in Australia to block reporting of any bribery allegations involving several international political leaders in the region has been exposed by WikiLeaks.

The prohibition emerged from a criminal case in the Australian courts and applies throughout the country. It was issued by the criminal division of the supreme court of Victoria in Melbourne “to prevent damage to Australia’s international relations that may be caused by the publication of material that may damage the reputations of specified individuals who are not the subject of charges in these proceedings”.

The Australia-wide gagging order is a superinjunction, which means it also contains a clause insisting that the terms of the order itself should remain secret. It was issued on 19 June and states: “Subject to further order, there be no disclosure, by publication or otherwise, of any information (whether in electronic or paper form) derived from or prepared for the purposes of these proceedings including the terms of these orders.”

The suppressed order is here https://wikileaks.org/aus-suppression-order/

The Wikileaks commentary is here https://wikileaks.org/aus-suppression-order/press.html. Basically, the government has ordered the cover-up of their biggest corruption case - one apparently involving the bribery of leading figures in Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia - as a matter of “national security”. Because that’s what that phrase means now: the global elite covering up for each other’s crimes.

Superinjunctions are an affront to open justice. They are used by the privileged to stop us peasants from sniggering at them and by governments to cover up their crimes. Fortunately, the internet gives us a free market in legal jurisdiction, making such instruments worthless. And we should use it to publish every such self-suppressing injunction until judges get the message and stop issuing them.

 
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Until next time,
dream big dreams,
plan out how to achieve them,
be continually executing your plans,
enlist people to your causes,
travel and/or read widely, preferably both,
all the while observing what you observe
rather than thinking what you are told to think,
think well of your fellow man,
take time to help your fellow man,
he sorely needs it and it will help you too,
eat food that is good for your body,
exercise your body,
take time to destress,
and do the important things
that make a difference -
they are rarely the urgent ones!

Tom

 
 

Most of the content herein has been copied from someone else. Especially the images. My goodness some people are talented at creating aesthetics! The small bits that are of my creation are Copyright 2014 © by Tom Grimshaw - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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