big DPJ win, now some real "change" coming?

congratulations to the DPJ party in Japan on their election win. This is a historic event and only time will tell how things go... best of luck and congratulations

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links...

http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_31.html

and from the market ticker blog...

http://market-ticker.org/archives/1388-An-Ill-Wind-Blows-From-Japan.html

A haiku for you...

as the long day ends,

now thoughts turn to tomorrow

a red sky at night

ninjas! Thanks youtube!

Hi all
A youtube movie for you... I've always liked classic ninja movies and these guys do a great job in my humble opinion in making a comedy/classic interp of the classic movies so many of us grew up with sat mornings early...hope you enjoy it and have a great weekend (only thing,wish they would have broke it up into 4 parts for easier youtubeloading)



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good to know about this

Hi All

I know the following YouTube presentation is long at ten minutes, but I thought you might like to know an example of what whistle-blowers go thru and the risks it is to go against a big bureaucracy. check it out if you have the time and best wishes always to everyone

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our lost decade?!

So some numbers for you,
we now have less people working/employed now than in 1999... so the last 10 years have seen no increase net/gross in jobs.

This past 10 years was basically the last decade of working for the baby boom... think about this, a 20-40 year old is more productive than a 50 to 70 year old simply based on hours able to work, health etc. These are just generalizations of course, but something for you to think about as more and more information and numbers come out on the economy over the next few weeks and months. Know your info and get info from many sources and talk to friends and family about things happening.



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clunk Q FYI, thanks Reason!

Hi,
I'll have a blog on the o-town trip this weekend, with state road 50 road report and some photos... in the mean time, thanks to ReasonTV for BREAKING DOWN cash for clunkers...




peace and love to all and remember, please stay informed and pray for all those hurt by violent acts every day
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brave journalist update two

Hi,
Some possible good news...early reports that President Bill Clinton's unannounced state visit to North Korea has resulted in the release of two brave journalists; Also... please continue to keep all those still held in terror and sadness all around the world in your thoughts and prayers during these perilous times.

link...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32277010/ns/world_news-asiapacific/?GT1=43001

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