Free Enterprise. WE Win!

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

V_L I appreciate your passion! However, some things I will never agree with. The Internet is how WE on here all know each other. When I see things like this..

Myanmar's Suu Kyi is ready to use Internet after years 'offline':
www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iVuw_uVJfGu4MRryxXqQeuk1DHUQ?docId=5725552

Shortly before her release, Suu Kyi said she wanted to get a Twitter account once she was freed so she could "get in touch with the younger generation."

... It makes me realize how powerful being connect like this has made the individual. How many attitudes do you think have been changed when a person hears that China blocks the TS protests, what they did in Tibet, ect? Or how about living there, knowing that your government is hiding things of this size?

I agree that Wal-mart's practices have done harm. However, they are lending to the small business community. Which is something that you have praised elsewhere on here. They have increased buying organic foods, and have actually save some American organic farms. Something else to consider about wal-mart

Could Walmart's War on Unhealthy Food Challenge McDonald's?:
www.dailyfinance.com/rtn/press/could-walmart-s-war-on-unhealthy-food-challenge-mcdonald-s/rfid406516444/?channel=pf

As far as reading between the lines. That's what I mean about the commie propaganda machine. They would love nothing more than everyone to think that their people are happy and not ready to revolt. The fact is that there was a 4 month traffic jam in Beijing this summer. People were having to drive for miles to get food because they were running out(Imagine going to the grocery store and finding barren shelves). Plus they have little to no bathroom facilities. While a very small portion of their people live like we do. It's a powder keg, the Chinese people will put up with it as long as they are showen' the money. That's why things like this are only the beginning of the staples that we will be exporting to not only China, but other developing nations as well..

China inks $6.7 bln U.S. soybean deal, largest ever:
www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2110030120110122

Obama pitches open markets as key to jobs:
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i0uhxdb6X1boOotrQcxmRy6X-2kg?docId=8eecb0007da44c3bbc0969128a817bda

[kman]

Got to agree with the Aman on this one V_L. These electronic communication avenues have created some strong friendships that we would not have otherwise.. Embrace the technology curve and instill the values that are important. I'm the same person..in person

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

You'll like this kman, history repeats itself

Hu’s U.S. Trip May Augur Japan-Style Investment Push by China:
www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-21/hu-s-u-s-trip-may-augur-japan-style-investment-push-by-china.html

[tyfighter3]

When you see the Ruling Parties rule the Military then you will see real change in China. Just remember that Most Country's are run by people you Don't see in the limelight.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

I hear you about the limelight Ty, that's what I mean about how the military used economics to get their people on our side.

As much posturing as there is about a West vs. China war. Chinese foreign policy is evolving into an economically driven one. Instead of censorship driven, which IMO is directly related to the fact that they look like schmucks on the international stage because we all know know what going on thanks to the Internet. Point being that the PLA is going to have its hands full in Africa and most likely in the Middle east eventually. China's rise is going to bring a lot of eyes. It's China's turn to enjoy the limelight for a while..

[tyfighter3]

Just be carefull that that limelight doesn't blind you.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

LOL, That's why I promote freedom and democracy in China It's all about making love not war! People with money spend more. Peace will never happen. Look at the fighting that goes on, on here.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

This is what I'm talking about. Some of us have been talking about this for a long time. However, when the big wigs catch on you know it's got a little traction..

Carney calls for shift toward developing markets;
www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110123/mark-carney-110123/

However, Carney said it wasn't time to jump ship on the United States, refusing to describe Canada's largest trading partner as a declining world power.

"The U.S. is not a declining world power; it is a reclining world power. They are getting their house in order," he said. "It is less about reducing our dependency on the United States than increasing our exposure or dependency or access to these other markets."

Basically, if your writing the US off, your a clown. Good things take time..

Now why would American companies fear this?? Hmmm. Is it just American?? Of course not, but don't tell the media.

U.S. companies fear the Chinese New Year:
money.cnn.com/2011/01/20/news/international/china_laborshortage_hurting_american_sellers/index.htm

That means the hundreds of thousands of factories in the world's workshop that make everything from toys to televisions will shut down for 15 days straight.

This annual work stoppage isn't a new phenomenon but it's definitely getting more attention from U.S. businesses this year. They fear that of the millions of migrant Chinese workers that travel home for the holiday, many won't come back to their factory jobs.

This is particularly troubling since even in the months leading up to the holiday, a chronic labor shortage in China is causing supply shortages in American stores.

Some storage products, such as wire mesh pencil holders and drawer organizers that are popular sellers at The Container Store are tougher to find.....

.........One of Container Store's key suppliers recently shifted all his manufacturing back to the U.S. because he didn't have enough workers in China.

Now that's what I'm talking about!!!

[tyfighter3]

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[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

LOL, it's going to be very interesting. By 2015 things will be very different that is for sure!

[tyfighter3]

AHB, check your mail.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Either way the jobs come back here you know what I'm saying Ty

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

.. and the cycle continues, Prices are getting just too darn high in China. While some will do what this article mentions. Other will do what The Contain Store did and say; millions of dollars isn't worth unreliable manufacturing and move to places the are reliable. Like the US.

Rising China prices boost India, Vietnam sourcing: Global Sources survey:
www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rising-china-prices-boost-india-vietnam-sourcing-global-sources-survey-114469664.html

Baby steps are still steps in the right direction..

Travel tip: Pay your tolls in China:
www.statesman.com/news/local/travel-tip-pay-your-tolls-in-china-1205170.html

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Some interesting commentary on gloabal trade..


‘Made in China’ tells us little about global trade

www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d37374c-27fd-11e0-8abc-00144feab49a.html#axzz1C7cS3mNn

As recently as 30 years ago, products were assembled in one country, using inputs from that same country. Measuring trade was thus easy. 2011 is very different. Manufacturing is driven by global supply chains, while most imports should be stamped “made globally”, not “made in China”, or similar. This is not an academic distinction. With trade imbalance causing friction between leading economies, the measures we use can gravely exacerbate geopolitical tensions at a time when co-operation is more vital than ever.

International trade is currently measured in what is known as gross value. The total commercial value of an import is assigned to a single country of origin, as the good reaches customs. This worked fine when economist David Ricardo was alive: 200 years ago Portugal was trading wine “made in Portugal” for English textile “made in England”. But today the concept of country of origin is obsolete. What we call “made in China” is indeed assembled in China, but its commercial value comes from those numerous countries that precede its assembly. It no longer makes sense to think of trade in terms of “them” and “us.”

We all work togerther.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Ah yes..

China ups minimum wages, as inflation persists

www.dailyfinance.com/rtn/press/china-ups-minimum-wages-as-inflation-persists/rfid408284365/?channel=pf

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

........... get's paid back with intrest!

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Some more of this...

Catching on
Yemen’s brittle system rattles:
www.economist.com/node/18014558?story_id=18014558&fsrc=rss

BUOYED by the news from Tunisia, Yemen’s opposition has been demonstrating too. In the capital, Sana’a, placard-wielding protesters called for removal of the long-serving president, Ali Abdullah Saleh. Internal dissent is nothing new in Yemen. But the sight of an estimated 10,000 demonstrators openly demanding the head of state’s resignation is rare.

On Jan 23rd Mr Saleh’s security force had arrested Tawakul Karman, a shrewd human-rights activist. That provoked an international outcry and stirred a series of protests in both Sana’a and the former capital, Taiz.

Mr Saleh seems rattled. He freed Ms Karman and a number of her fellow protesters. In an unusually apologetic speech he awarded pay rises to civil servants and soldiers and announced he was cuttting income taxes by half. That will do little for the 35% of the workforce that is jobless, but it may keep his forces loyal, at least for a while.

.. and some more of that!

China Will Face Crisis Within 5 Years, 45% of Investors in Global Poll Say:
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-26/china-will-face-crisis-within-5-years-45-of-investors-in-global-poll-say.html

This will most likely not be a finical one, but one that harms the markets none the less..

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Okay people were literally laughing at me last year when I was saying this exact same thing....


Chinese Firms Set Sights on U.S. Investments:

Key Chinese companies are considering stepped-up investment in the U.S., particularly in infrastructure, and the White House is encouraging them to move ahead.

The prospects for fresh Chinese investment were discussed at a meeting last week between Chinese business leaders and the American and Chinese presidents during a state visit to Washington.

One of the participants, Liu Chuanzhi, chairman of Chinese computer company Lenovo Group Ltd., said in an interview Wednesday at the World Economic Forum at Davos that he was among those seeking to deepen his U.S. investment.

At the meeting, President Barack Obama and the head of China's Investment Corp., the country's $300 billion sovereign-wealth fund, talked about the Chinese investing in infrastructure projects in the U.S.

"The United States is open for investment and would welcome it," Mr. Obama told the group, which included four Chinese CEOs, 14 American CEOs and Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Mr. Liu on Wednesday said Lou Jiwei, the chairman of CIC, had told Mr. Obama that he "was interested in exploring the opportunity."

"If it's complementary and good for both sides, why not?" said Mr. Liu, one of China's most respected business leaders.

The talk of U.S. investments comes as waves of capital are going in the opposite direction—from developed countries like the U.S. into emerging economies like China—as companies chase higher growth rates. But Mr. Liu said Chinese companies continue to see opportunities to invest in the U.S., because it addresses Chinese companies' need to expand abroad while furthering the U.S. goal of keeping jobs.

"These Chinese companies, when they go abroad, do so out of business necessity," said Mr. Liu, who co-founded Lenovo, the world's fourth-largest computer company by sales, and is also chairman of its parent, Legend Holdings Ltd. "I call this the evolution of Chinese business."

From the U.S. perspective, foreign investment generally translates into jobs. White House officials see potential for foreign companies to build manufacturing plants in the U.S., despite higher U.S. labor costs, to bring goods closer to consumers in the world's largest economy

"For China to invest in the U.S., in much the same way the Japanese did in the '90s and beyond, to create jobs and manufacture products here, could be quite a constructive contribution to our growth and to better relations between our two countries," a senior White House official said. "We see foreign investment as a key part of our effort to create jobs and growth."

The interest in infrastructure, which the Chinese have brought up in earlier meetings, also fits into the White House push for more investment in roads, airports and other projects, a point Mr. Obama highlighted in Tuesday's State of the Union address.

Foreign investments must clear regulatory hurdles under certain circumstances, including when there are national-security implications. On those grounds, China's Huawei Technologies Ltd. was thwarted last year from investing in a U.S. telecommunications company, and in 2006 a Dubai-owned company unsuccessfully sought to take over operations at five American ports.

The Obama administration is aware of the dicey politics that could surround Chinese ownership of key infrastructure projects, such as an airport or a toll road. U.S. officials have encouraged the Chinese to be thoughtful about how they approach this and consider taking minority, passive stakes in larger projects.

During their visit last week, Messrs. Obama and Hu both spoke warmly of Chinese investment in the U.S. at the start of the meeting with the business executives.

"We've got some Chinese business leaders here, who I know are already doing business in the United States, making investments in the United States, engaging in joint ventures in the United States, and helping grow the economy here in the United States," Mr. Obama said. "I know they're interested in finding ways that they can expand their activities in the United States."

Mr. Hu voiced a similar sentiment. "I also have a message to Chinese entrepreneurs. That is, the Chinese government will, as it has always done, support you in making investments and doing business here in the United States," he said.

A CIC spokeswoman declined to comment on Mr. Liu's remarks last week with Mr. Obama. But CIC has made infrastructure investments before. In March, it finalized a deal to pay $1.58 billion for a 15% stake in AES Corp., a major U.S. power generation and distribution company.

Last fall, a CIC official said the fund would be interested in financing U.S. infrastructure projects as a passive investor, not as a majority owner.

"We are advocating that the U.S. government start a program to invest a massive amount of equity, in the form of public and private-equity partnership, in U.S. infrastructure," Zhou Yuan, head of asset allocation at CIC, said at a conference in New York in October.

He said infrastructure projects, such as high-voltage transmission lines, will help create more jobs in the U.S. than the Federal Reserve's quantitative-easing policy.

Lenovo is one of the most active Chinese investors in the U.S., with some 2,000 employees in the country, according to the company. It set a milestone for Chinese investment in the U.S. with its 2005 purchase of International Business Machines Corp.'s PC business.

And Mr. Liu said Legend was looking at a U.S. medical-equipment company and purchases in the hospitality sector, to accommodate waves of Chinese tourists.

Legend Holdings is an investment conglomerate partly owned by the Chinese government. It has property, private-equity and other holdings in addition to its controlling stake in Lenovo, of which it owns more than 40%.

In the PC business, Mr. Liu said he was optimistic about Lenovo's prospects of lifting market share in emerging markets and the U.S.

In the U.S., Lenovo is the fastest-growing vendor, with a market share of 5.6% in the third quarter, according to research firm International Data Corp.

What goes around... gets paid back with interest... payback is a bitch!!!

Again, the Chinese see the writing on the wall. Here we are a year later, and now so do 45% of investors.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Well I guess we all seen today what human rights has to do with the markets, eh??

Their people are on our side!!!

Mubarak Asks Egypt Government to Resign; Protesters Defy Curfew:
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-28/mubarak-asks-egyptian-government-to-step-down-as-protesters-defy-curfew.html

Tens of thousands of marchers in the capital chanted “liberty” and “change” at demonstration points across the city of 17 million

If you need more evidence that all of us being connected, is what is now driving liberty around the globe....

Egypt's Internet disconnect reaches 24 hours:
news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20029973-281.html

At this time yesterday, one by one, the country's electronic links to the outside world fell silent. It started at 2:12 p.m. PT with the mostly state-owned Telecom Egypt disabling its networks, with four smaller network providers following suit between 2:13 p.m. PT and 2:25 p.m. PT......

.......Yesterday's network disconnection was followed soon after by mobile networks pulling the plug as well. Vodafone confirmed in a statement that "all mobile operators in Egypt have been instructed to suspend services in selected areas." So did Mobinil, the country's largest mobile provider

The world is watching!!

Then there is this...

Chinese Central Bank Predicts 50%-60% Yuan Gain Next 10 Years:
blogs.forbes.com/robertlenzner/2011/01/26/chinese-central-bank-predicts-50-60-yuan-gain-next-10-years/

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Just in case you were wondering what kind of effect liberty spreading around the globe is having at home, I know some people want to believe that we are doomed here. Of course these people are clowns.

Egyptian-Canadians hold rallies in Montreal, Ottawa:
www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110128/egyptian_canadian_rally_montreal_110128/

Two groups of peaceful but deeply concerned Egyptian-Canadians took to the streets of Montreal and Ottawa on Friday in the first of two days of solidarity protests in Canada.......

.....Hoping to show support for Egyptians who have been on the streets of Cairo since Tuesday, the rally participants carried signs calling for freedom, democracy and the removal of President Hosni Mubarak

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

So toady John McCain says that Egypt could provide a model for the middle east and democracy. That the US should be on the right side of history and help guild them by Sept into a real election.
A US university student in Cairo, was on the air talking about this euphoria that is sweeping Cairo. A new found freedom to be well, like us is the easiest way to describe it.
The Muslim brotherhood has been using this opportunity to talk about their soft revolution. AKA living in peace and letting people have their own way.
A Boston area University student was talking about how the US could potentially have its Internet shut off if things like Ciro were to happen here. However, it would accomplish nothing, just like in Egypt, because what they are fighting for is an IDEA!!!

Plus there is this..

Some south Sudanese Christians see independence from Muslim north as fulfillment of prophecy:
www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gVCudIu2GLCc1GFpP8lZ4LgFfSag?docId=5808112

For some Christians from south Sudan, their opportunity to vote for independence from the largely Muslim north is more than a condition of a peace accord that ending two decades of civil war. It is, they think, the divine will of God.

They believe the independence of their nation was foretold in the Bible more than 2,000 years ago. Isaiah 18 is among several passages that refer to the land of Cush, which describes the people as tall and smooth-skinned and the land as divided by rivers.

This freedom things has really caught on!!

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

I like how some people that call people on here global elites, are actually trying to say that's it's not being ruled, that has got the Egyptians so mad.

Meanwhile back on planet Earth(GOD!!!!!)

Military declares hands-off massive march in Cairo on Tuesday
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/crisis-in-egypt/military-declares-hands-off-massive-march-in-cairo-on-tuesday/article1889595/

Egypt's military leadership has sent the clearest signal yet that it views President Hosni Mubarak as a liability.

In an extraordinary political statement on the eve of a massive demonstration against Mr. Mubarak, the army announced that it would do nothing to stop the march of perhaps hundreds of thousands of protesters through the streets of Cairo Tuesday. Furthermore, the announcement acknowledged the "legitimacy of the people’s demands.”

Lets not forget about this!

Inflation Slowing China's Export Engine:
www.cnbc.com/id/41343440

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Here are some global companies helping keep the word on the street!

Google Helps Net-Less Egyptians Tweet:
www.cnbc.com/id/41368237

Then there is this!!!

Rising wages in China send shockwaves through toy industry:
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/business/features/article_1616084.php/Rising-wages-in-China-send-shockwaves-through-toy-industry-Feature

Nuremberg, Germany - Rising wages in China are sending a jolt through the world toy industry, prompting a revival of factory capacity in the West, industry leaders are saying ahead of the Nuremberg Toy Fair........

........German professional buyers returning from China say the days when southern China's factories could rely on an endless supply of cheap migrant labour are over.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Gotta keep that money flowing!!!

Egypt cbank says banks liquid for Sunday reopening:
www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/02/egypt-cbank-idINLDE7111OD20110202

There is that word again.

Three Decades With Egypt’s Military Keep U.S. in Loop:
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-02/three-decades-of-missions-weapons-training-for-egypt-keep-u-s-in-loop.html

The close ties between the two militaries stem from decades of strong U.S. support that began with the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement and has grown to $1.3 billion in assistance that includes weapons sales, training and joint missions.

hmmmm...

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Some people might laugh at me when I say making love not war is what all the big players agree on now. That since the late 40's we have been truly working towards harmony among people and taking care of this planet.

I say look around you. WE all care about each other and the planet, and THEY only care about money. Balance in an imperfect world full of human nature(Thanks JC).

Now think about this. The west has really been about human rights, making money, science, tech ect. Space exploration is a big part of what we have been doing. Once the other side of the planet finally agreed on this....

NASA spots scores of potentially livable worlds:
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41387915/ns/technology_and_science-space

We were able to convince them that this puny planet wasn't worth fighting over!!!

However, and this point is been displayed on here quite a bit. Some people just have a hard time admitting when they are wrong.

.....and with each generation, religion slowly slips away and the promised land will be returned to the people(Thanks JC)...

In other news

More people agree that if the Yuan doesn't appreciate, there will be big problem with wages. Even more evidence in this one that some people are missing, that these other small nations will most likely peg there currency to the yuan

Yuan must appreciate to curb inflation:
money.cnn.com/2011/02/02/markets/currencies_yuan_dollar/index.htm?section=money_news_international&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_news_international+%28International+News%29

Plus they are having a real fun time in commie land dealing with free eneterprise...

China Might Force Visits to Mom and Dad:
www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/world/asia/30beijing.html

I luv this. Frankq this ones for you!!!

Supply and demand gap for natural gas widening in ME:
www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20110202041530/Supply%20and%20demand%20gap%20for%20natural%20gas%20widening%20in%20ME

Middle East, the world largest producer of natural gas, will not be able to export the product within next 10 to 20 years due to growing domestic demand and energy subsidy policies, a conference was told in the capital.

Growing domestic demand?? Does that have something to do with wages???

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

You better start swimming,
or you'll sink like a stone,
for the times they are a changing

Some Middle eastern scholars have some interesting opinions!

We are witnessing the end of the old Middle East,” said Khalil al-Anani, a Middle East analyst at the University of Birmingham in England. “Now, the people have the upper hand over regimes.”

Buddhist Economics? Raj Patel Suggests a New Way to Define Value:
www.dailyfinance.com/rtn/press/buddhist-economics-raj-patel-suggests-a-new-way-to-define-value/rfid411155871/?channel=pf

Pate;'s message about how we value-- and misvalue-- the world and ourselves isn't entirely new. Citing Buddhist economist E.F. Schumacher, he says what wee need to strive for is a middle path: one where our financial and economic choices aren't dominated by Big Brother or big corporations. And he feels the viability of our future depends on us organizing and fighting for a society wherein we value meeting people's basic needs over greed

Love not war baby!!!

While some things won't be chaining for a while.. Namely the fact YOU NEED MONEY!

Cash-starved Egyptians turn on each other:
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110203/ap_on_bi_ge/ml_egypt_feeling_the_pinch

So where is all the aid that is mentioned in the article going to come from... hmmmm???

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

"Space... The final frontier...
These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise.
Its continuing mission:
To explore strange new worlds...
To seek out new life; new civilizations...
To boldly go where no one has gone before!"

U.S. human spaceflight and the road ahead:
www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2011-01-26-1Achallenger26_VA_N.htm?csp=34news

Human spaceflight from UAE possible by 2015:
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2011/February/theuae_February70.xml§ion=theuae

We Virtually Landed on Mars!

Astronauts Reach mars - Virtually:
www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20030623-501465.html

R2 is still out there

NASA to launch first humanoid robot astronaut, Robonaut 2, to ISS:
www.examiner.com/astronomy-in-national/nasa-to-launch-first-humanoid-robot-astronaut-robonaut-2-to-iss

Plus.

School robots ‘teach’ science to Rochester students:
rocnow.com/article/local-news/2011102030328

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

NA getting stronger. Enough said.

Harper, Obama tout border revamp:
www.windsorstar.com/travel/Harper+Obama+tout+border+revamp/4229941/story.html

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama announced Friday that they are working toward a "new vision" for the Canadian-American border that will boost trade between the two countries, and create jobs while reinforcing security.

Speaking at a news conference following a bilateral meeting, the two leaders said they have directed their teams to develop an action plan "quickly" that seeks to improve the flow of goods and people between Canada and the United States.......

.......Canadian and U.S. officials are also seeking a joint approach to beefing up infrastructure at the top 10 publicly owned ports of entry, with particular emphasis on the WindsorDetroit trade corridor.

Harper and Obama touted the close relationship between Canada and the U.S., saying it is like no other bilateral relationship in the world.

Obama thanked Canada for its contributions in Afghanistan and for extending its mission there to an ongoing training one.

The agreement to launch negotiations for a perimeter security and trade pact comes after months of behind-the-scenes -critics say secretive -talks that could lead to the most significant revamp of border policy in more than two decades........

.......The discussions between Canadian and U.S. officials have focused on striking a sweeping deal that would see the two countries adopt a binational approach to security, including the possibility of jointly operated border facilities and an integrated entry-exit system to travellers to each country.

Countries would develop programs to better verify the identities of travellers, including through common standards for the use of biometrics and shared information on travellers in real time, according to the early draft of the border declaration.

The plan envisions far greater cooperation between Canadian and American officials in screening cargo before it leaves for North America from foreign ports.

Moreover, the Harper government and Obama administration plan far greater information sharing among each nation's respective law enforcement and intelligence agencies to identify potential terrorists and criminals in the U.S. and Canada -or before they arrive in either country from overseas.

[kman]

School robots ‘teach’ science to Rochester students:
rocnow.com/article/local-news/2011102030328

My brothers high school....and another home town plus

[usaone]

Jan 22, 2011 7:50:52 GMT -5 @vl said:

Reading between the lines... Obama's comments made yesterday regarding JOB CREATION refers to "ramping up so we can export to where the customers are". Two considerations... it should occur to most that eggheads considered Finance, Law & other paper-pushing roles as "exports." That's why most major Law Firms & Banks have branches in China right now. It should also occur to each of us that the "customers" are not overseas and those that actually do exist outside the USA, buy through E-Bay first and foremost.
Mr. President plans an interactive "talk" on the 25th. Flat out... if he isn't taxing the HELL out of degree'd pariah taking salaries out of our cash-less society and offering CASH incentives for us tangible productivity folks to revive local commerce at the expense of BIG... it's just a talk. The bottom line is-- no more Wal-Mart, no more Law Biz, no more "national" Banks and absolutely NO human job replacement by routine automation technology. Also... let's get communicating by mouth again and eliminate collusion via Twitter, Blackberry, Facebook and Intranet.

Most of our exports are bought through ebay?