My Humanity To All

It's just so sad.....

From: Nina Johnson [mailto:nina_johnson10@rediffmail.com]

Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 4:41 AM

Subject: My Humanity To All,

 

My Humanity To All,

My name is Nin Johnson from Indonesia age 54 years ,I am married to late  Dr Johnson who was working with Indonesia embassy here in a country called Ivory Coast as there senior consulate, also a gold merchant here in west Africa, we were married for  17 years without a child, before his death, we deposited a sum of $ 4.5 million dollars here in a bank (bank of Africa) under a suspence account statue,

Three months ago, my personal doctor here told me that I am infected by cancer, and that I have only 6 months to live, and being a lone here and a true child of God woman, I decided to look for a trusted humanitarian person or organization, who will take care of the money, and make use it of it to build a orphanage home or use the fund to help the poor ones in his country, as I promise my God to use this money to help the poor and my fellow brothers and sisters.

Please I am in the hospital now called millard specialiste hospital: the doctor’s name is dr Vivian Nancy. As I am in critical pains, and I have been told by my doctor that I have to go for a critical operation any moment from now, this is my reason of contacting you to make you my inheritance to this fund, so that I can present you to the bank with your bank information to enable them to transfer the money to your bank account immediately before I die. Also to sign all the legal documents in your name for immediate transferring of the fund direct to you without any delay. please if it pleases you to do, I will like you to write me with your contact information now before it is late;

YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS

PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

ALSO YOUR BANK CONTACT DETAILS.

As I will not like this money to enter into the hands of our enemies when I die.because I and my late husband,sufferd to get this fund,and now,God have done what he likes in my family lives.

Pray for me as I will be looking forward in hearing from you soon.

 I remain yours sincerely,

Mrs Nin Johnson.  

I must give Nin my bank information so she can help humanity.

She is probably the mother of that kid in the commercials.

You know, with the flies buzzing around

Congressional Favorability Ratings

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The ratios come out about 3:1 whether you are looking at very favorable to very unfavorable or just favorable to unfavorable.
Everybody knows that this woman has been cobbling spending bills, including ObamCare, based pet projects of her Democratic bretheren. She asked that we trust her, the truthes would become evident. But the truthes were already evident, the naysayers were right, it was crap.
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Frank Caprio Obama Endorsement Comment: Rhode Island Governor Mess

WisePolitics.com carries this article describing some dissention in the Democratic ranks. The current governor is running as an independent because he cozied up to the President and now the Democratic candidate is irritated about the manner in which President Obama decided to visit the smallest state in New England.

Candidate Frank Caprio is quoted.....

“Now he’s coming into Rhode Island treating us like an ATM machine ” and adding that he can “take his endorsement and really shove it.”

Now I am guessing that Mr Caprio is from the northern part of the state, around Providence. A tough place with tough people, no doubt he meant what he said.

Frank Caprio Obama Endorsement Comment: Rhode Island Governor Mess

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Road Work

In Spain they are making the prostitutes wear reflective vests.
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From time to time I have to drive Fulton Industrial after dark, you really have to pay attention to the road, you'll see these shadows of women walking across the street anywhere they like.
In Atlanta, they would not where the vest because it would make them easier to spot by the police.

Road prostitutes in Spain don traffic jackets ajc.com

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Dumping is Not Cool

Normally I am kind of a free trader, but trade dumping unfairly restricts the potential for those that play by the rules.  No doubt the China will retaliate, they have no problem using every advantage they have available.  They, the Chinese, to me, allow their businesses to be aggressive.  The United States should act more like the Chinese, but today's executive and the past couple for that matter seem to be too embarrassed be forceful. 

 

This has been going on for years and was too late for a lot of people but maybe it will give the US paper industry a shot in the arm.

International Trade Commission Rules in Favor of U.S. Papermakers
Oct. 25, 2010 (Press Release) - Appleton Coated LLC, NewPage Corporation, and Sappi Fine Paper North America — together with the United Steelworkers (USW) — welcomed the U.S. International Trade Commission's (ITC) finding [on Friday, Oct. 22] that imports of coated paper from China and Indonesia are causing material injury to U.S. producers and workers. That finding was based on a 6-0 vote by the bipartisan commission.

The ITC decision clears the way for the U.S. Department of Commerce to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of coated free sheet paper from these countries. On Sept. 21, 2010, the agency issued its final determination citing imports from China and Indonesia as being both dumped and subsidized by significant margins.

The Commerce Dept. found that producers or exporters dumped coated paper in the United States at margins of 7.6-135.83 percent for China, and 20.13 percent for Indonesia. The agency also determined that these producers or exporters received countervailable subsidies ranging from 17.64-178.03 percent for China, and 17.94 percent for Indonesia.

Coated paper covered by the cases is used in many high-end commercial printing applications, including annual reports, coffee table books, magazines and brochures.

"NewPage is very pleased with the International Trade Commission's finding on injury," said George Martin, president and chief executive officer of NewPage. "[the Oct. 22] determination underscores the effects of unfair competition on the U.S. industry, where government subsidies and dumping have suppressed prices and forced mill closures," said Martin. "The decision will allow the Commerce Department to impose duties to offset the significant levels of dumping and government subsidies that were found to exist last month." Martin added, "We will remain committed to this effort and it's important to remember that we are willing to compete with anyone in the world as long as we have a level playing field."

"We've waited a long time for this decision, which will help restore a competitive market," added Mark Gardner, president and chief executive officer of Sappi Fine Paper North America. "For far too long, some of our competitors have been able to get away with unfair and illegal dumping and subsidies to sell their products. The ITC's decision puts us one step closer to being able to compete fairly based on the quality of our products, the investments we make in our mills, equipment and people, and the sustainable manufacturing and procurement practices we implement and pursue," said Gardner.

Sandra Van Ert, president and chief executive officer of Appleton Coated LLC said, "The ITC finding of injury is testimony to what we, our workers and the communities in which we operate have been experiencing for far too long. In this instance, our trade laws have worked and will help restore not only legal competition in the marketplace, but the faith of our employees that work hard, play by the rules and only want a fair chance to compete."

Jon Geenen, USW international vice president, declared, "[the Oct. 22] decision shows that these predatory trade practices by the Chinese and Indonesian exporters are unfair, illegal and injurious to our employers and their workers. We will not ignore the efforts of our foreign competitors who want to violate international trade standards to succeed at the expense of our union members' jobs — that's a fight we'll never back away from."

Once the final antidumping and countervailing duty orders are published in the Federal Register, the U.S. Customs agency will begin applying duties on Chinese and Indonesian coated paper imports.

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The three companies employ about 6,000 production workers represented by the USW at 20 paper mills operating in seven states.

SOURCE: NewPage Corporation

Should I Feel Assured?

Today's AJC carries the Associated Press report on how companies are considering the possibility of backing away from the health care benefit. Something the White House does not acknowledge or accept as a possibility.
Companies do what is best for their economic interests, if paying the fines and risking employees departures is judged as the best path, they will do it. The government would have to pass a law making it illegal for companies to desist. You know, kind of like how Congress is floating the ideas of a moratorium on foreclosures. As usual, they have imposed their ideas over valid warnings and will punish those that their to protect their interests.
Copied from the article....

"The absolute certainty about the Affordable Care Act is that for many, many employers who cover millions of people, it increases the incentives for them to offer coverage," said Jason Furman, an economic adviser to President Barack Obama.

These folks are ignorant, and I do not mean that in a name calling way, they are ignorant of the potential effects of their actions. Those effects are (borrowing from Reverend Wright, and before him Malcolm X) coming home to roost.

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2010 Georgia 2nd District Race

Jump to the link below, good reasons not to vote for Sanford Bishop.
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The Ten Cannots

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help little men by tearing down big men.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._H._Boetcker

Thank you dgj.

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In 1960, the United States government places began its embargo on Communist Cuba.
Fifty years later, Cuba is at best unchanged, at worst poorer.
Fifty years later, our government are looking for ways to let Cuba off the hook for doing things like point nuclear missiles at our country ninety miles off the coast.
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