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Afghanistan and border security: Do we need a war on terrorism?

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First scooped by boble 1 6 ago | Discuss
Research indicates that terrorism related deaths have dropped considerably in the last few years.

Before we commit more lives and dollars to the war against terrorism let's make sure that that commitment is actually necessary and justified.   More »

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Will New Zealand be drawn into a war in Iran?

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First scooped by cynthia 8 ago | Discuss
There is concern that Iran is on the path to acquiring nuclear weapons. A military strike by Israel to prevent this is likely if diplomatic pressure on Iran is unsuccessful in the short term.To oppose a war with Iran, or to urge caution, does not imply support for the regime. Instead it indicates a   More »

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Auckland Super City and the American Revolution

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First scooped by boble 1 6 ago | Discuss
War is not an appropriate response to this dictatorial imposition; however, it is to be hoped that Aucklanders will not have forgotten who is responsible, for giving them rates taxation without proper representation, at election time.   More »

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Destiny Church - legitimate Christianity or false idol?

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First scooped by boble 1 6 ago | Discuss
Although it is traditional for Bible based religions to encourage some form of giving, it is usual for this to be in accordance with the financial ability of the giver and with the focus of the gift being on helping the parish as a whole and those less fortunate. A religion that requires money tha   More »

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Cycle superhighways: a poor review

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First scooped by Oikos 2 ago | 4 Comments
A pair of pilots for Mayor Johnson's forthcoming dozen cycle "superhighways" were announced last June and promised to be complete by May of this year. The two pilots were Route 3, linking Barking with Tower Hill, and Route 7, joining south Wimbledon to Bank. You can see their routes in orange on   More »

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IMF "Economic Medicine" Comes to America

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First scooped by bite.the.bullet 2 ago | Discuss
In addition to mandatory private health insurance premiums, we may soon be hit with a “mandatory savings” tax and other belt-tightening measures urged by the President’s new budget task force. These radical austerity measures are not only unnecessary, however, but will actually make matters   More »

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Ashcroft's plans for online media empire

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First scooped by kaituhi 2 ago | Discuss
According to weekend reports, Lord Ashcroft, the billionaire Tory backer, will stand down as deputy chairman of the Tory party after the election and plans to turn his attention to building up an online media empire.

Although he is better known for his business interests in Belize and donations   More »

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Green opportunities far outweigh the costs

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First scooped by grubny 2 ago | Discuss
Phillip Mills looks at a low carbon future based on switching the dialogue from costs to opportunities. The opportunities are those inherent in the clean technology boom and they are huge.   More »

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John Key: Part 1, the attack on the NZ dollar in 1987

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First scooped by butterbird 2 ago | Discuss
John Key and the things he does not want you to know: Part 1, the attack on the NZ dollar in 1987   More »

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Iceland: 93% vote against debt repayment

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First scooped by Croesus.of.Lydia 3 ago | 2 Comments
Voters in Iceland have overwhelmingly rejected proposals to pay the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of collapse of the Icesave bank.

With a third of results counted, 93% of voters said "No" in a referendum.

Iceland's prime minister says her government will remain in office and continue   More »

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Saudi Aramco Drills Too Many Wells In Ghawar

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First scooped by Economic.Shock.Therapist 5 ago | 1 Comment
The Haradh III development at the southern tip of the Ghawar oil field in Saudi Arabia, completed in 2006, has been portrayed by the national oil company Saudi Aramco as the turning point in the battle between geological adversity and engineering prowess. The poorest reservoir rock in Ghawar has su   More »

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Past cattle breeds will be preferred tomorrow

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First scooped by no9wire 5 ago | Discuss
The cattle breeds from the past will be the breeds preferred tomorrow. The three cattle breeds featured in today's commentary are breeds which I have admired over time for the following reasons: * Miniature cattle are practical and efficient and perfect for the rapidly growing number of sma   More »

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Arctic Shelf Leaking Potent Greenhouse Gas

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First scooped by transient.lifeform 3 ago | Discuss
The frozen cap trapping billions of tonnes of methane under the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean is leaking and venting the powerful greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, new research shows.

It is not known if this may be one of the first indicators of a feedback loop accelerating global warming.
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GR: Fears of A Second Financial Crash Are Real

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First scooped by John.Law 5 ago | Discuss
What will it take? What are they waiting for? What part of the reality of a systemic crisis that will get worse don’t they get?



How is it possible that after near three years of economic turmoil, with possibly hundreds of TRILLIONs down the rabbit hole—not that anyone is counting or ap   More »

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Auck Mortgagee Sales Rise - graphic

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First scooped by Diogenes 7 ago | 1 Comment
the number of mortgagee sales – where a borrower’s property is sold by the [bank] – reached the highest levels since records began

They’ve only been keeping records since 1994 though :)

At the end of the article there are some numbers, which I made a graph of

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Manukau (o   More »

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