The Terrifying $250 Trillion Time Bomb, Gold And Escalating Currency Wars

Businessinsider: US - If you add up all debt (private, financial, government, etc.) we're at about 350% debt-to-GDP. - Government debt is close to 100%. - Household debt is around 80%. - Total assets are around 1300%. - Domestic net worth is around 550%. - foreign holdings of credit market debt is less than 20%

Today a legend who was recently asked by the Chinese government to give a speech to government officials in China sent King World News a powerful piece that warns about a terrifying $250 trillion time bomb. John Ing, who has been in the business for 43 years, also discussed parallels to the Great 

Depression, gold, and escalating currency wars.

By John Ing of Maison Placements

January 24 (King World News) – Ireland, Italy and Portugal all have public debt to GDP ratios in excess of 125 percent. European growth is anemic. Rhetoric has not matched the reality. Greece faced yet another election and Greek shares plunged over fears of a Grexit, reminiscent of only four years ago. The reality is that Greece and the other Eurozone members only deferred their problems while their debt crept higher.

Central banks should be listened to but investors would be wise to follow their actions, not their rhetoric. The slump in oil prices, and easing of German inflation has prompted the European Central Bank to conjure new euros to buy bonds with newly minted money despite the lowest returns ever. The successive rounds of money creation are to be shoveled into the system.

Reminiscent Of Great Depression

Negative interest rates exist in Switzerland, Germany and Japan reminiscent of the Great Depression. Money is not money any more. Sub-zero interest rates are the norm. We believe that sooner or later, there will be a need for money and rather than a mass produced fiat currency, capital will flow to that store of value that can be created without a push of the button.

Ironically, six years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the same conditions that triggered the financial crisis are in evidence today. One difference however is that while the private sector is recovering from a heavy debt load, the government sector has borrowed ever more, piling on debt to record levels using that credit to prop up anemic economies and prevent a global collapse.

But that debt failed to revive the private sector despite Keynesian-style low interest rates. Instead that debt boosted the balance sheets of central banks. Little trickled down to the economy. The problem is that the debt is secured by the faith and credit of the respective sovereign balance sheets. In more distressed nations like Greece, Venezuela and even Russia this now becomes a problem. Gold anyone?

Terrifying $250 Trillion Time Bomb

Karma-Sanskara-Vasanas 24. Januar 2015

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Posted on May 11, 2013 by Chris Evans (oversat fra Engelsk, hans sprogbrug er ikke det bedste)

I livet har vi uendelige mange valg at træffe hver dag; fra de simpleste ting som, "hvad skal jeg have på i dag" til komplekse valg som, "hvad skal jeg være, når jeg bliver stor?" Vi tror, at vi frit træffer valget. Men i virkeligheden er det modsatte ofte tilfældet. Vi har mellem 60.000 - 80.000 tanker om dagen. De fleste af de disse tanker er samme tanker, vi havde dagen før og dagen før den.

Det samme gælder for de valg, vi træffer. Vi tror måske, at vi frit vælger mellem forskellige muligheder, men vi gentager ofte bare det samme valg, om og om igen. Ayurveda har en forklaring på dette.

Ifølge Ayurveda, de valg du foretager, er baseret på dine tidligere handlinger, som har skabt dine minder og ønsker samt afstedkommer dine fremtidige handlinger. Derfor kan man sige, vi går soverende gennem meget af vores liv.

Se det på denne måde; Karma (handling) - Sanskara (hukommelse) - Vasanas (begær). Dette er svinghjulet af Karma. Ifølge buddhismen binder det os til, at vende tilbage til en menneskelig inkarnation igen og igen. Men for nu, lad os fokusere på de "små ting" Hvis du er tilfreds, og ikke kan få nok af dit liv - er det jo bare fantastisk! Mange mennesker, har det dog ikke sådanne. De føler tomhed, tristhed, frustreret og de ved ikke, hvorfor eller hvad de skal gøre ved det. Sommetider har de en ide om, hvad problemet er, eller godt klar over, de tager usunde valg, men er ikke i stand til at stoppe.

Lad os bryde Karmaens svinghjulet i mindre dele og se hvordan det virker. Det kan lade sig gøre med alle tre dele. Lad os starte med handling eller Karma.
Som eksempel bruger vi en person, der gør noget, som de ved ikke er godt for dem, men de føler sig ude af stand til at stoppe; Lad os sige de ryger. Her starter selve 'handlingen', personen vågner op om morgenen og tager sig en cigaret. Her kommer selve 'handling' eller 'Karma'ind - at ryge en cigaret. Lidt senere på dagen 'husker' personen (sanakara) hvor skønt og afslappende det føles, at ryge den cigaret. Dette fører til et 'trangen/begæret' (vasanas) at få en anden cigaret. Personen afslutter den anden cigaret og straks føler anger og siger til dem selv, at de skal holde op. Senere på dagen, har stress ophobet sig fra jobbet. Så kommer kaffepausen, straks huskes den afslappende følelse cigaretten gav dem (sanakara). Du kan sikkert gætte, hvad der sker. Vores cyklus fortsætter - Karma-Sanakara-Vasanas.

Dette sker også med dele af vores liv, som ikke er direkte skadelige. Nogle gange kan vi finde os selv i en "rutine" at gentage de "samme vante ting". Igen er vi fanget i svinghjulet af vores Karma. Vi længes efter noget nyt i vores liv, men vi sidder fast i rutinen. Rutinen består i hvad vores hukommelse (sanakara), gjorde før, så vi vælger eller trængen (vasanas) fastholder os til, at gøre det igen (karma).

Hvordan kan vi bryde ud af denne cyklus og foretage nye valg? Svaret er, at vi er nødt til at vågne op og blive bevidste. I stedet for vi er søvngængere gennem vores liv, kan vi bevidst bryde denne cyklus på hvilken som helst tidspunkt. Mindfulness er et nyttigt værktøj i denne henseende. Alt, hvad der øger din bevidsthed vil hjælpe.

Min egen kommentar: Sagt på en mere jordnær måde. De fleste ønsker udvikling, mens de færreste ønsker forandring. Forandring er en forudsætning for udvikling, men hele vores psykologi er bygget op til at have faste rutiner, stabile forestillinger om os selv (selvbillede) samt en kultur omkring os, der ikke ændrer sig for hurtigt. Uden en rigtig god grund til at forandre dig, vil det aldrig ske, men nogen gange stikker livet os en lussing, der gør, at vi ikke kan lade være med at forandre os. Måske ved du, at du er havnet i den forkerte relation – arbejdsmæssigt eller privat – men at det er svært at finde modet til at gennemføre den nødvendige forandring. Vi skal nu bryde ud af vores fastforandret tankemønstre og vaner for at se lyset forenden af tunnelen.

Her er et eksempel på at bryde en cyklus af en usund adfærd. Personen i vores eksempel, vågner op om morgenen og rækker ud efter en cigaret, men denne gang har personen en "ny" hukommelse. Personen husker, at det er besluttet, at stoppe med at ryge. Nu spekulere personen over alle de ting, man ville være i stand til at gøre med de penge, man sparer også følelsen af en tilfredsstillelse.

Kort sagt, cyklussen er afbrudt. Med tiden bliver trangen (vanasna) stærkere, for een til at stoppe med den indlejring af den nye hukommelse (sanakara), til det bedre. At kunne udføre ting, som de ikke kunne udføre førhen (handlinger eller karma). Cyklussen styrker det selv over tid.

Så jeg udfordrer dig, hvis du er i en skure, eller i et ulykkelig stadie, der ikke tjener din velvære, at bevidst, tag kontrol over dit liv. Bliv opmærksom på, de forandringer du ønsker dig, som du bruger din tid med, vågne op til, hvad der end sker i dit liv og ændre din karma!

Læs også: TFT & EFT, METAsundhed & Metamedicin - 30 Oktober 2014

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INFOWARS: BILL GATES PUSHES CASHLESS SOCIETY: Scheme would allow government to confiscate money at will

by KIT DANIELS | INFOWARS.COM | JANUARY 22, 2015

Bill Gates is now promoting “digital currency” in third-world countries, which will make the poor even more dependent on central banks while also turning them into guinea pigs for the development of a “cashless society” in the U.S. and Europe.

Gates outlined his plan for a cashless society in a letter published Thursday in which he proposed the poor have better access to mobile phones so they can store their financial assets digitally instead of keeping hard currency at home.

“The key to this will be mobile phones,” he wrote. “Already, in the developing countries with the right regulatory framework, people are storing money digitally on their phones and using their phones to make purchases, as if they were debit cards.”

“By 2030, two billion people who don’t have a bank account today will be storing money and making payment with their phones.”

But this will only enslave the poor into an electronic monetary system they don’t control, allowing central banks and the government unparalleled ability to confiscate money at will through taxes and “bail-ins.”

For example, after Cyprus’s largest bank was sunk from exposure to debt-crippled Greece, the Cypriot government looted people’s bank accounts in 2013 as part of a “bail-in” program with the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank.

“If you can do this once, you can do it again,” financial analyst Lars Seier Christensen wrote, who called the “bail-in” full-blown socialism. “If you can confiscate 10% of a bank customer’s money, you can confiscate 25, 50 or even 100%.”

A third-world government wouldn’t even need to wait for an economic crisis to loot digital bank accounts, however, with the cashless scheme Gates proposes, officials could simply impose a tax and confiscate money automatically.

And there’s no reason to believe this scheme will only be limited to the third-world; the United Kingdom has already tested digital-only payments earlier this year.

“While the whole idea is being marketed as an inevitable consequence of the decline in cash payments and the rise of credit cards and contact-less payment technology, many in the privacy community see the elimination of cash as another means of abolishing anonymity,” Paul Joseph Watson wrote. “Alternatives to cash that could still provide anonymity, such as crypto-currencies like Bitcoin, are slowly being adopted by more stores and chains, but at nowhere near the rate required to provide a viable competitor to the likes of Google Wallet and Paypal.”

Magnesium: An Invisible Deficiency That Could Be Harming Your Health

January 19, 2015 | 201,167 views
By Dr. Mercola

Magnesium is a mineral used by every organ in your body, especially your heart, muscles, and kidneys.1 If you suffer from unexplained fatigue or weakness, abnormal heart rhythms or even muscle spasms and eye twitches, low levels of magnesium could be to blame.

If you’ve recently had a blood test, you might assume it would show a magnesium deficiency. But only 1 percent of magnesium in your body is distributed in your blood, making a simple sample of magnesium from a serum magnesium blood test not very useful.

Most magnesium is stored in your bones and organs, where it is used for many biological functions. Yet, it’s quite possible to be deficient and not know it, which is why magnesium deficiency has been dubbed the “invisible deficiency.”

By some estimates, up to 80 percent of Americans are not getting enough magnesium and may be deficient. Other research shows only about 25 percent of US adults are getting the recommended daily amount of 310 to 320 milligrams (mg) for women and 400 to 420 for men.2

Even more concerning, consuming even this amount is “just enough to ward off outright deficiency,” according to Dr. Carolyn Dean, a medical and naturopathic doctor.

Magnesium Deficiency May Trigger 22 Medical Conditions

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Magnesium is often thought of primarily as a mineral for your heart and bones, but this is misleading. Researchers have now detected 3,751 magnesium-binding sites on human proteins, indicating that its role in human health and disease may have been vastly underestimated.3

Magnesium is also found in more than 300 different enzymes in your body and plays a role in your body's detoxification processes, making it important for helping to prevent damage from environmental chemicals, heavy metals, and other toxins. In addition, magnesium is necessary for:

The famous Rockefeller UFO Briefing Document - ( The Grest Government Alien Cover-up: IT’S FOR YOUR OWN GOOD?)

Jan 19,2015 : Neonnettle "John Podesta is an advocate for freedom of information, he has stated that it is time that the book is opened and full disclosure be given on everything, including the existence of Aliens. He has also had to issue an apology for calling Republicans “Killer Cultists”… He is a senior White House aid at the moment, The Wall Street Journal reported that it he may resign and join Hillary Clinton’s election campaign."

Posted by: Antonio Huneeus September 3, 2010

You can download the Rockefeller UFO Briefing Document here.

Laurance Rockefeller

Throughout the 1990s, billionaire philanthropist Laurance S. Rockefeller (1910-2004) sponsored and funded a number of UFO-related projects. This has come to be known as the Rockefeller UFO initiative since in some cases they went beyond funding and included an actual lobbying effort to the Clinton White House, undertaken by Rockefeller himself and his lawyer Henry Diamond, in the early and mid-90s. This writer became actively involved in one of these Rockefeller projects, which resulted in a book-length report titled, Unidentified Flying Objects Briefing Document – The Best Available Evidence, finished in December 1995.

The project was coordinated by Marie Galbraith, wife of investment banker Evan Galbraith, who served as U.S. ambassador to France during the Reagan administration. The author of the original draft was aviation journalist and long-time ufologist Don Berliner, whose involvement in the field goes back to NICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena) in the sixties and later with the Fund for UFO Research (FUFOR), which he currently heads. I was brought in the summer of 1995 by Marie Galbraith and Sandy S. Wright of the BSW Foundation, who was involved in the early stages of the project, to help edit the document. I recommended that the international section of the report should be expanded, so in the end I wrote additional “case histories” on important UFO incidents in Russia, Spain and Canada and rewrote the sections dealing with Brazil, Belgium and France, consulting the source documents in the original foreign languages.

The Original Cover 

Many other people and institutions also helped in the elaboration of the report, including the SOBEPS (the Belgian Society for the Study of Space Phenomena) and the official UFO bureau within the French space agency CNES (then called SEPRA, now GEIPAN). The copyright of the Briefing Document was given to the UFO Research Coalition, formed by the three main UFO organizations in the U.S., CUFOS (Center for UFO Studies), FUFOR and MUFON (Mutual UFO Network). The document had a letter of endorsement, dated December 15, 1995, signed by the heads of the three groups in the Coalition: Dr. Mark Rodeghier for CUFOS, Richard Hall for FUFOR, and Walter Andrus for MUFON. The original edition of the UFO Briefing Document was one thousand copies and its main purpose was to send it to selected VIPs in the U.S. and abroad.

Arcturians: Planetary Ascension--Transcript to YouTube

http://arcturi.com 

Arcturians er en race, der kommer fra den 
blå planet, der kredser den røde kæmpestjerne Arcturus i Bootes konstellation. Arcturus kredser cirka 36 lysår fra vores solsystem. Arcturians er den mest avancerede civilisation i galaksen, transcendere ind i 4. og 5. dimension. Mange kender Arcturians, som velvillige væsener. Men hvad kun nogle ved, er læren som Arcturians følger. Indhyllet i mystik, og tabt i de åndelige oversættelser gennem kommunikation og kanaliseringer af Arcturians til mennesker, en race af væsener synes at eksistere og kommunikere fundamentale love, der styrer eksistensen af ​​fred, kærlighed og glæde. Denne grundlæggende lovgivning tillader Arcturians at skubbe i retning af højere planer af eksistens og give mulighed for fortsat vækst i et begrænset fysiske univers. Arcturians menes at komme fra en kredsende himmellegeme, der ikke har været opdaget af jordiske astronomer.

Kanaliseret af Suzanne Lie 23-01-2015
© 2015 suzanneliephd
Dear Readers,
There was so much information in this YouTube that I posted it again with the transcript.
Thank you for all your interest. We are coming into very important times now. Are you ready?

We the Arcturians as well as our many friends within the Galactic Federation of Light are here to speak with you today to remind you that you are in the daily process of personal and planetary ascension.

We say personal and planetary with the emphasis on Planetary. All of you are already having myriad incarnations and experiences on the fifth-dimension and beyond. For, you are all multi-dimensional beings who have volunteered to lower your frequencies and to bi-locate an element of your multi-dimensional consciousness into the physical presence that you now perceive as your Earth vessel.

We are here to remind you that you are not your earth vessel; you are wearing your earth vessel. You are the beautiful and expanded multi-dimensional consciousness that is implanted within that which appears to be “just a third-dimensional form.”

We want you to know that this third-dimensional form is merely the manner in which you can log into the third/fourth-dimensional grid of Gaia’s multidimensional, holographic grid.

Within this holographic program, which you might perceive much like a video game, you have put your consciousness into an Earth vessel. Much as one would log into a video game and would choose an avatar self, YOU are the avatar for your Higher SELF.

The avatar self is the one who plays within that video game. However, you are not in the video game, you are the one who is directing your avatar self how to play and hopefully win this video game.

We wish to remind you today that you are not the avatar self -- that is the human that you are wearing. You are your multi-dimensional self who is assisting you.

Cosmic Vision News 24. Januar 2015 CET

Cosmic Vision News: CVN vært, Geoffrey West tilbyder nyheder, kommentarer og lejlighedsvis diskussion om de senestebegivenheder, der udspiller med hensyn til, hvad der formodentligt er den vigtigste begivenhed for at forbedre den menneskelige og planetariske tilstand: AFSLØRING. CVN fremmer og tilskynder til modig dialog på verdensplan, mens de forbereder alle til re-introduktion af vores galaktiske familier. CVN omhandler også aktuelle begivenheder, der understøtter et skift til en fredelig planet. Geoffrey West er en del af det team som står bag: GoldenAgeOfGaia.com, kan lyttes til direkte/downloades/MP3, smides på en USB nøgle/iPhone og lyttes til på din vej. Husk tidsforskellen på udgivelsen. Direkte Link her (blogtalkradio)

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Enhedslisten: Hvorfor skal kronprinsen til Saudi-Arabien? 23. Januar 2015 (update 27/01/15)

Protester i Rom mod piskningen af Saudi blogger Raif Badawi. Hans straf har vist et øjebliksbillede i den hårde regime menneskerettighedssituationen i Saudi-Arabien

Jeg støtter normalt ikke Enhedslisten, man må alligevel undre sig, hvorfor Kronprins Frederik, viser sin støtte ved den Kongelige begravelse i Saudi. Vestens ros af kong Abdullah viser Saudi-Arabien er undtaget de skarpere formuleringer for menneskerettigheder. Rettighedsgrupper påpeger, at riget er vokset endnu hårdere siden 2011 i kvælende online kritik, men det har ikke dæmpet vestlige frieri af Riyadh. Vi må gerne politisk ytre os mod Kina eller Rusland med deres begrænsning af frihedsrettigheder og brud på retsprincipper, men når det foregår mod 

Saudierne og Deres rigelige rigdom og geopolitiske indflydelse, som havner vi en dødspiral sammen med USA. De danske politikkere har ingen officielle udmeldninger imod regimet. Udgydelsen af ros for kongen er fokuseret på hans status som en relativ liberal i Saudi sammenhæng, især på kvindespørgsmål. Men den seneste offentlige piskning af en liberal blogger og videoen af halshugning af en kvinde med et sværd har vist øjebliksbillede af en af de barskere menneskerettighedsregimer i verden.

Update: 7 shocking facts about Saudi Arabia under ‘modernizing’ reign of King Abdullah


http://foodforthethinkers.com/2011/02/11/did-bush-kiss-the-saudi-king/

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(JP) Er det dansk politik at støtte kongediktaturet i Saudi-Arabien, mens demokratiforkæmper piskes, spørger Enhedslisten.- Jeg undrer mig over, at kronprinsen viser denne officielle støtte til kongediktaturet i Saudi-Arabien. Ikke mindst fordi regimet er under massiv international kritik for at piske demokratiforkæmperen Raif Badawi.

- Det er afgørende, at Danmarks opbakning til demokrati og ytringsfrihed ikke blot bliver ved skåltalerne, men at vi siger aktivt fra overfor undertrykkelsen, siger Nikolaj Villumsen.

- Jeg vil konkret bede udenrigsministeren redegøre for, om det virkelig er officiel dansk udenrigspolitik at støtte kongediktaturet i Saudi-Arabiens, mens demokratiforkæmperen fængsles og piskes.

Set fra Vesten er Saudi-Arabien et hårdt islamisk styre. Bødler hugger hovedet af dødsdømte ved offentlige henrettelser og tyve får amputeret en hånd.

Lige nu afstraffes Raif Badawi, der har været for åbenmundet efter styrets mening, med bøde, fængsel og 1000 piskeslag, 50 slag hver fredag.

Den ugentlige afstraffelse er i øjeblikket suspenderet på grund af mandens helbred.

Den angiveligt 90 år gamle konge døde klokken 01 natten til fredag efter flere ugers sygdom med lungebetændelse.

Kong Abdullah er blevet begravet fredag, og tronen er allerede overdraget til Abdullahs lillebror og kronprins Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, der menes at være 79 år gammel.

Kronprins Frederik bliver ikke den eneste med kongeligt blod i årene, der deltager ved ceremonien. Også prins Charles af Wales rejser lørdag til Saudi-Arabien for at vise den afdøde konge sin respekt, oplyser prinsens kontor ifølge The Telegraph.

USA's præsident Barack Obama har også sendt sine kondolencer til det saudiarabiske kongehus i forbindelse med dødsfaldet.

SaLuSa via Mike Quinsey. January 23, 2015.

Kanaliseret af Mike Quinsey 23-01-2015
© 2015 TreeOfTheGoldenLight

As events on Earth become more disturbing for you, so the Light is progressing more quickly towards its goal of bringing an end to the interference of the dark Ones.

They have held the power for many centuries, and embarked on their plan to reduce the population of Earth to a manageable size. This they have partly achieved by keeping Man in virtually a continual state of war. Although they believe that they are achieving their aims, it is beginning to dawn on them that they can no longer control events on Earth.

By now they would have drawn most countries into another global war, but through our actions have been unable to do so. Their ambition to bring about a Third World War has been prevented, and we are limiting their ability to delay the coming changes that will signal the true beginning of the New Age. From our position we see matters as progressing very well and the coming of the long awaited advancements that will truly indicate that the New Age has arrived.

Do not be concerned about the group known as Isis, as their success is soon to be brought to a sudden halt when they shall be unable to continue with their war against the people of Earth.

Many ask why we do not stop them now, but certain karmic issues have to be played out. There are many lessons being learnt that will serve the souls involved very well and help them to evolve. It may seem to you that many innocent souls are involved in the atrocities that are taking place.

However, please understand that they are working off karma from previous lives that can only be to their advantage. You cannot progress into the higher dimensions if you are still involved in clearing up old issues. Nevertheless, you may draw karma to yourselves that can be easily cleared and will not in any way delay you on your path to Ascension.

We realise that for many this period is difficult, but keep to your tasks and spread Love and Light whenever you can. Times will be difficult as the old energies are being transmuted, and as the old way of life becomes unacceptable.

RT: 70% of Brits ‘not optimistic’ about 2015 – poll January 23, 2015

(RT) British people are becoming more miserable and unhappy as a result of crippling debt, failed New Year’s resolutions and dead-end relationships, a new report suggests.

The report, commissioned by electronic cigarette manufacturer ‘blu eCigs’, suggests only three in ten people in the UK are ‘happy’ with their lives, while 40 percent of respondents admitted to being ‘unhappy.’

While respondents gave a number of reasons for the cause of their malaise, most cited being body conscious and lacking confidence, while others cited personal debt and failing relationships.

The poll, which surveyed 2,000 people, also found 69 percent of respondents are stuck in repetitive, ‘rat-race’ routines.

“A lot of people set out to make changes to their lives in January but find it a struggle and end facing a case of the January blues,” blu eCigs CEO Jacob Fuller told MailOnline.

“The results show that making smaller, positive lifestyle changes rather than setting drastic unattainable targets is the best route to improve overall happiness.”

The Study, titled the ‘2015 UK Optimism Audit’, also found more than half of people didn’t see the point of New Year’s resolutions or making personal changes in their lives, although smokers said they could improve their lifestyle by switching to e-cigarettes.

The report’s metrics could be in question, however, particularly as other reports commissioned by private firms indicate the UK could be happier than blu eCig suggest.

Earlier this week, the Markit household finance survey, which measures optimism about financial wellbeing, showed that UK households were more optimistic about 2015 than ever before, due to low inflation and little expectation of a sudden rise in interest rates.

While households were generally optimistic, according to the Markit report, the firm found there was only a marginal increase in optimism regarding wages, where levels – particularly among the lowest paid in society – have either remained stagnant, or increased little in real terms.