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FEATURED |
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MIND HAT EXCLUSIVE |
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CAUCUSES AND PRIMARIES |
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WHAT WAS ON PEOPLE'S MIND?
DESIRES-AVERSIONS-POWERS
EMOTIONS-FEELINGS-IRRATIONALITY |
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GLOBAL CRISES
Humanity faces a multiplicity of global crises – all having the
same cause: A rule of law that is rooted in
archaic and Ptolemaic philosophies.
Capitalism – the freedom to create, own, and trade
assets – has lost its compass. It has been transformed into
debt-based capitalism – into what the first lawgivers called "usury."
And "usury," most people will tell you, has
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THE BOOM/BUST CROSSOVER
ON 9-OCT-07
BOTH THE DOW AND
THE S&P HIT RECORD HIGHS ON 9-OCT-07. WHAT WAS ON PEOPLE'S MIND
PRE/POST THE CROSSOVER?
Psycho-Market Analytics -
Key Findings
Desires, Aversions, Powers,
Emotions, Feelings,
and
Irrationality Indexes/Charts |
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IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE
MEGA MERGERS,
CORPORATE DOWNSIZING, STOCK MARKET RECORD HIGHS,
AND THE RISK OF GLOBAL RECESSION
18-MAR-07
AND 31-MAY-07
HOW DID PEOPLE FEEL?
WHAT WAS THEIR EMOTIONAL STATE?
HOW IRRATIONAL WERE THEY? |
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ART AND CULTURE |
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INUIT ART -
MUST SEE GALLERY |
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MIA Gallery - Museum of Inuit Art
[2 Parts] |
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Parts
1-2:
Harris Gallery (Origin of MIA
Gallery), Fine Inuit Art,
Inuit Masterworks, Toronto. |
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Inuit Masterwork
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Dancing Bear
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EDWARD THOMAS MATTHEW AYOUB PHOTO GALLERY
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Chinese Lantern
Festival 2007 [2
Parts] |
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Chinese Lantern Festival 2007
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Parts 1-2:
Song Emperor Admires Lanterns - The Flood of Jinshan Temple -
Dragon's Chi and Cinesphere - Qilin Brings Fortune.
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Toronto
[8 Parts] |
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Sweeping Toronto Panorama
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Parts 1-3:
Stunning panoramic views of Toronto - from Bloor-and-Yonge to the banking
district and the CN tower. |
Parts 4-7:
Toronto Light Show.
Toronto City Hall; Toronto banking district; Ontario's power nexus; Royal
Ontario Museum (ROM); Heart House, University of Toronto; stunning panoramic
view of Osgood Hall; the world's longest street: Yonge street -- direction
north pole. |
Part 8: Air
Canada Centre and Union Station
Stupefying photos of the Air Canada Centre, Union Station, the Skywalk,
Toronto artist Michael Nelson.
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Cottage Country [5
Parts] |
Part 1:
Cottage Country, Ontario, Fall 2007.
Fall colors
and fall fairies. |
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Cottage Country, Ontario, Fall 2007
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Part 2:
Cottage Country, Ontario, Summer 2004.
Stunning panoramic view and fall colors. |
Parts 3-5:
Cottage Country, Ontario, Fall. 2001
Stunning panoramic view and fall colors of
cottage country.
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Fun in Amsterdam
[5 Parts] |
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Part
1: Fun in Amsterdam, August 2007. |
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Parts
2-5: Stunning views of Amsterdam by Night,
August 2007.
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SHOWS, FESTIVALS, EXHIBITIONS, AND
PARADES |
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The EX - Canadian National
Exhibition 2007 [7
Parts] |
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The EX,
Canadian National Exhibition 2007
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FUN RIDES
Part
1-5: Euroslide - Crazy Mouse
Coaster - Swing Tower - Awesome Helicopter Tours - Alpine Bobs
- Rock - Corn Dogs - Pizza Pizza - Bavarian Slide - Mardi Gras
- Zipper - Crazy Surf - Candy
Shop - Carousel,
Merrily-Going-Round - CNE Parade -
Hydrogenics - Spidermen - Aliens - Giant Ferris Wheel -
Panoramic View of the EX and CN
Tower - Canadian National Exhibition - 2007 Grounds Map. |
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EVENING OF FUN
Part
6-7: Carousel - Merrily-Going-Round - Crazy
Surf - Fun, Competition, and Games - Haunted Mansion - Wave Swinger - Zipper
- Giant Ferris Wheel - Fire Ball.
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Caribana Parade and Chinese Lantern
Festival [5
Parts] |
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Caribana, Summer 2006
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Parts 1-3:
Caribana - 5-Aug-06.
Wonderful displays - magnificent colors; views from Ontario Place. The
Caribana Festival is organized by The Caribbean Cultural Committee. |
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Toronto Skyline - The View from Ontario
Place
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Parts 4-5:
The Rogers Chinese Lantern Festival - 20-Jul - 1-Oct-06.
Dazzling display of Chinese arches, dragons, lanterns;
Four Faced Buddha.
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Canadian International Air Show
[2 Parts] |
Parts
1-2:
Toronto air show over lake Ontario
- 2-4-Sep-06.
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INUIT ART |
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MIA Gallery – Museum of Inuit Art
[2 Parts] |
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Parts
1-2:
MIA Gallery – Museum of Inuit Art,
Toronto. |
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NATURE |
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Killbear Provincial Park, Ontario
[8 Parts] |
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Camping, Swimming, Hiking, Sailing, and
Boat Anchoring at Kilcoursie Bay
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Parts 1-3:
Stunning panoramic views of Killbear provincial park, Ontario,
Canada. |
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Parts 4-6:
Wind-Swept Pine and Some of
the Oldest Glacier-Scrubbed Rocks on the Planet; Lookout Point Trail -
Spectacular View of Some of Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands! |
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Spectacular Killbear Sunset
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Parts 7-8:
Spectacular Sunset: One of
the Many Reasons Why People Keep Returning to Killbear!
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High Park [10
Parts] |
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Parts 1-2: Early Spring
in High Park, Toronto. |
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Parts 3-6: Summer in
High Park. |
Parts 7-10: Early
Fall in High Park.
Spectacular fall colors, organic market. |
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High Park, Toronto, Early Fall
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POLITICS |
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WORLD EVENTS |
MI2 Mind and Security Indexes/Charts Pre/Post
World Events
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PROTESTS |
Global Protest Against War on Iraq [2
Parts]
Millions protested against
the planned war on Iraq in more than 600 cities, including: Paris, London,
Berlin, Rome, Barcelona, Madrid, Amsterdam, Athens, Prague; New York, San
Francisco; Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto; Melbourne, Jakarta, Seoul;
Beirut, Istanbul, and Baghdad.
- U.S. and Canadian
Government Links.
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Part 1: Protest
Against War on Iraq, February 15, 2003, Toronto, Canada. Digital images,
structural maps of the U.S. and Canadian governments, and links. Gnostic
insight into why millions of people are protesting against their rulers.
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Part 2: A
Chronology of the War on Iraq, MACROKNOW
INTELLECTUAL INTELLIGENCE™ (March 1, 2003 through May 1, 2003).
Includes a bibliography with 439 research/educational references and links.
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SECURITY |
MACROKNOW INTELLECTUAL INTELLIGENCE (MI2)
MIND HAT EXCLUSIVE |
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Much Mind Security
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HISTORY 9/11 |
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ANIMATION SHOWING HOW MI2
DETECTS CATASTROPHIC TERRORIST ATTACKS
BEFORE THEY OCCUR |
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Retrospective Threat
Assessments/Forecasts |
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MUCH MIND |
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MI2 MIND INDEXES |
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Mind Indexes
include Desires/Aversions/Powers Indexes, Awareness/Attention Indexes,
Feelings/Emotions Indexes, Irrational Exuberance/Gloom Indexes, Weekday
Issues Indexes, Economic/Moral Uncertainty Indexes, and other indexes. |
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HISTORY |
MI2 MIND AND SECURITY
INDEXES/CHARTS PRE/POST WORLD EVENTS
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CURRENT EVENTS |
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7-Jun-03 |
World Events
NEW
Chronological World Events - Bibliography
2007Q1 Ň
2008Q2 |
U.S. Presidential Election - Caucuses
and Primaries (Part 1 of 2)
NEW
Iowa, 3-Jan-08 Ň
West Virginia, 13-May-08
What Was on People's Minds? |
The Subprime Mortgage Meltdown in the
USA: Bankers, Money, and Capitalism
SOON
Evil, Deceit, and the Elusive and Pathetic Search for Freedom, 3-Mar-07
Through 30-Jun-08 |
MI2 Images Database - Archive
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1,100 Images and Plates
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Neocon Intentionality: Nothing But Malice
Origin, Nature, and Structure of Neocon Strategy
12-Apr-07 |
Irrational Exuberance
Mega Mergers, Corporate Downsizing, Stock
Markets, and
the Risk of a Global Recession, 18-Mar-07 and 31-May-07. |
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MIND INDEXES
What do
people desire?
What powers advance or frustrate their desires? What are people
focusing their attention on? Are people pained
or pleasured? Are they happy, hopeful, confused, troubled, or
angry? Are they irrationally exuberant or gloomy?
FIND OUT WITH THE NEW BUSINESS INDEXES
MIND INDEXES
THREAT ASSESSMENT AND SECURITY
INDEXES
WORLD EVENTS - HISTORY
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Katrina Hurricane
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London 7/7
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9/11
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Chronological Biography
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CORPORATIONS -
ADVERTISING AGENCIES - MEDIA
- PUBLISHERS - INSURERS
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FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS
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POLITICAL PARTIES -
GOVERNMENTS
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WEEKDAY
WORLD ISSUES
DISTRIBUTION OF GLOBAL HIGH AWARENESS/HIGH ATTENTION BY DESIRES,
AVERSIONS, AND POWERS
LAST WEEK
- ALL WEEKS SINCE 1-JAN-07
Advertising/ Public Relations/Corporate
Communications/Government Affairs |
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TOURISM |
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Niagara [8 Parts] |
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Niagara Falls
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Parts 1-2:
Niagara Falls.
Canadian and American falls. |
Part 3: Niagara Parks.
Niagara Spanish Aerocar, Maid of the Mist, Victoria Park
Restaurant, Skylon Tower. |
Parts
4-6:
Clifton Hill: The Street of Fun at the Falls.
The Great Canadian Midway, Movieland, Castle Dracula, The
Haunted House.
Frankenstein, Casino Niagara, Ripley's Moving Theatre, Rainforest Cafe.
Off Clifton Hill by Night: Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Hollywood by Night,
Hershey's Chocolate, On Guard for Thee. |
Part
7: Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Prince of Wales
Hotel. |
Part
8: Niagara Wineries.
Inniskillin Wines.
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TORONTO |
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Toronto City Hall [2 Parts] |
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Old City Hall
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Part 1:
Nathan Philips Square - Toronto City
Hall. |
Part 2:
Old City Hall.
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Yonge Street - The World's Longest Street [7 Parts] |
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Eaton Center - Gigantic Billboards
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Part 1:
Eaton Center, Sears, Atrium on Bay, Shop Dine Tour Toronto, Dundas Square. |
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Part 2:
Eaton Center Flashing Billboards, Hard Rock Cafe, Sears,
Cadbury. |
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Part 3:
Eaton Center, Multilevel Shopping, Williams-Sonoma, Godiva Chocolatier. |
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Part 4:
World's Biggest Bookstore, HMV, Guess, Boathouse. |
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Part 5:
Sam the Record Man, Pizza, Zanzibar. |
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Part 6:
Yonge and Gerrard, Yonge and College, College Park, Yonge
and Wellesley, Yonge and Gloucester. |
Part 7:
Good Bush-Bad Bush, House of Lords, Panasonic Theatre,
Brass Rail, Bloor and Yonge, The Bay.
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Toronto's Stunning Shoreline [9 Parts] |
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Harbourfront Center and CN Tower
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Part 1:
Harbourfront Centre
- CN
Tower - Queen's Quay Terminal - Mariposa Cruises - Lake
Ontario. |
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Part 2:
Sailing in Toronto Inner Harbour - Toronto Islands - Harbourfront Centre
- East Pier - Mariposa Cruises - Kajama. |
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Part
3:
Toronto Lakefront -
Remembrance Drive - Music Park - Little Norway Cres. -
Toronto Skyline - CN Tower -
Marina. |
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Part 4:
Toronto Islands - Toronto City Centre
Airport - Marina. |
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Part
5: Coronation Park -
Inukshuk. |
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Part
6: Canadian National Exhibition
(CNE) - Coronation Park - CN Tower - Lake Ontario. |
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Part
7: Ontario Place - Canadian
National Exhibition (CNE) -
The Rogers Chinese Lantern Festival
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Exhibition Place - Toronto Skyline - CN Tower. |
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Part
8: Ontario Place -
The Molson Amphitheatre -
Atlantis - Lakeshore. |
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Part
9: Ontario Place -
Toronto International Dragon Boat Race
Festival - Toronto's Centre Island. |
Part
10: A View of Etobicoke
- Trudo Bridge of the Humber River - Sunnyside Pavilion
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Etobicoke's Shoreline [3 Parts] |
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Mimico Cruising Club, Etobicoke Yacht Club,
and Humber Sailing and Powerboating Centre
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Part 1:
Trudo Bridge Linking Toronto and Etobicoke. |
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Part 2:
Waterfront Drive. |
Part
3: Humber Bay Park: Cruising,
Yachting, and Sailing.
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Yorkville,
Toronto
[1 Part] |
Part 1:
Yorkville, Toronto.
Upscale shopping and
exclusive retail.
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Toronto Islands
[1 Part]
Toronto Islands, CN Tower, SkyDome, Toronto
Waterfront, Ferry Boats at Harbourfront, View from Trout Pond. The CN Tower
is the world's tallest building and free-standing structure.
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Old Mill [3 Parts] |
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The Old Mill Inn and Spa
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Part 1:
Bloor Street West - Old Mill Towers - Old Mill Trail. |
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Part 2:
The Old Mill Inn and Spa. |
Part
3:
Old Mill Bridge - Humber
River -
Etienne Brűlé Park - Kings
Mill Park - Old Mill and Marshes Discovery Walk.
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Ontario Place
[1 Part] |
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WEATHER |
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THE WEATHER NETWORK |
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Click on a city for City Weather
at
The Weather
Network
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METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES |
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Environment Canada
5-Day Forecasts. |
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NOAA
National Weather Service
7-Day Forecasts. |
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NATURAL AND MAN-MADE CATASTROPHES |
Natural Catastrophe
Statistics for 2007
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Munich Re Group:
Natural catastrophes in 2007
led to 15,000 deaths, $75 billion in economic damages, and insured
losses of about $30 billion; the damages in 2005 and 2006 are
estimated at $220 billion and $50 billion, respectively.
See:
Natural catastrophe figures for 2007, Munich Re
Group, 27-Dec-07.
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Swiss Re:
Natural and man-made
catastrophes led to more than 20 000 deaths, $61 billion in damages,
and insured losses of about $25 billion.
See:
Preliminary Swiss Re sigma estimates of catastrophe losses in 2007:
Impacted by high losses from flood and storm damage in Europe,
Swiss Re, 18-Dec-07.
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ACTIVISM |
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Greenpeace Canada
30-Aug-07:
Greenpeace activists
on the Arctic Sunrise
boarded the Algomarine,
a vessel in Lake Erie carrying 30,000 tonnes
of coal to the Nanticoke Generating Station.
The activists painted “NO COAL. NO NUCLEAR. CLEAN ENERGY.” on the ship’s
hull.
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Greenpeace: MV
Arctic Sunrise [1 Part] |
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Greenpeace: MV Arctic Sunrise,
Toronto, ON, 1-3-Sep-07
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Part 1:
Greenpeace - MV
Arctic Sunrise, Toronto Pier 4, 2-Sep-07. |
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CLIMATE CHANGE |
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World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP):
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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OPINION |
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EDITORIALS |
Pope
Benedict, President Bush, and the "Dialogue of Cultures"
September 28, 2006 |
Letter to Robert J. Aumann, Co-Winner of the Bank of
Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2005
November 8, 2005 |
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COLUMNS |
Neocon Intentionality: Nothing But Malice
April 12, 2007 |
Entrepreneurship
101: The Malefic "Strangers" and their Evil Net
March
21, 2001 |
Sexual
Depravities, High-Tech Wizardry, and the Magic of High Finance
August
31, 2000 |
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BUSINESS |
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FINANCE |
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Yahoo!Finance |
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BANKS |
Canada's Largest
Banks [5 Parts]
Digital images and links to government,
legislation, and bank websites:
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Government
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Justice/Law
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Bank Merger Proposals
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Political Contributions by
Banks
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Banks
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Education.
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
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DEBT |
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U.S. Public Debt Limit
The Senate Finance
Committee approved an $850 billion increase in the public debt limit, from
$8.965 trillion to $9.815 trillion (Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate).
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GLOBAL ECONOMY |
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Income Inequality |
Thomas Piketty
(Paris School of Economics)
and
Emmanuel Saez (University of California,
Berkeley).
Income Inequality in the United States, 1913–1998.
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. CXVIII,
No. 1, February 2003.
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In 1998, the top 0.01%
(P99.99 –100), 13,100 tax units (out of a total of 130,945,000
tax units), had an average income of $9,970,000.
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Risk of a Global Recession |
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Vos, Director of the Development Policy and Analysis Division of
the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
warned about the risk of a
global recession:
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TORONTO |
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Bloor West Village
[7 Parts] |
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Part
1: High Park Avenue
- High Park Entrance - Bloor Street and High Park Avenue -
Grenadier Cafe & Teahouse - High Park. |
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Part
2: High Park (Northwest
Corner) - Grenadier - Starbucks -
Bark & Fitz - 2001 Bloor Street - Wheels of Bloor - rpm - Public Library -
Green Mango - Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO). |
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Nofrills
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Wheels of Bloor - Ultimate cervélo
dealer
416-762-9119 - 2007 Bloor St. West, Toronto
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