Nothing New is the U.S.A.

News Alert from The Wall Street Journal
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Iraqi authorities said the death toll from two massive bombings in central Bagdad has risen to at least 136 people -- the deadliest attack of the year. The blasts, which targeted municipal government buildings, triggered a fresh wave of introspection about how such large-scale bombings targeting key government offices could happen amid beefed up security.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125645983124706251.html?mod=djemalertNEWS

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Looks like things have not changed much in the world at large... back in the U.S.A. soon.
Freddallas

Five KIWI Facts:

1) National Healthcare for everyone.
2) Everyone is REQUIRED to vote or be fined.
3) Gasoline is $6,50 a gallon but sold at $1.60 a liter... NZ Dollar is almost equal to US dollar (80 cents in US pennies)
4) New Zealand has given up pennies and nickels for the Swedish Rounding System of exchange. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_rounding )
Rounding with 10c intervals is currently used in New Zealand, which eliminated its 5 cent coin in 2006:
-round down to the nearest 10 cent value for sales ending in 1c, 2c, 3c, 4c and 5c;
-round up to the nearest 10 cent value for sales ending in 6c, 7c, 8c, 9c;
It is up to the business to decide if they will round 5c intervals up or down.
The majority of retailers follow government advice and round it down.[1]

In the People's Republic of China, coins smaller than Ұ0.10 are now rare though still valid. As a result, many shops simply truncate their bills down to the next Ұ0.10 increment, giving the customer a discount of up to Ұ0.09.
5) Native New Zealand weather is getting colder and native species are still declining....

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