China Wants To Construct A 50 Square Mile Self-Sustaining City South Of Boise, Idaho

Image via WikipediaA Chinese national company is interested in developing a 10,000- to 30,000-acre technology zone for industry, retail centers and homes south of the Boise Airport.
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Officials of the China National Machinery Industry Corp. have broached the idea — based on a concept popular in China today — to city and state leaders.
They are also interested in helping build and finance a fertilizer plant near American Falls, an idea company officials returned to Idaho this month to pursue.
This ambitious, long-term proposal would start with a manufacturing and warehouse zone tied to the airport, and could signify a shift in the economic relationship between the two superpowers — a relationship once defined by U.S. companies like the J.R. Simplot Co., Hewlett-Packard and Morrison-Knudsen that would head to China to build and develop.
“I think China’s coming over here shows they are willing to collaborate on the reinvigoration of the American industrial base,” said Jeff Don, CEO of Eagle-based C3, which is acting as an Idaho representative for the Chinese company, called Sinomach for short.
Sinomach is just one of an increasing number of companies and investors showing interest in Idaho.
Hoku Materials Inc., a subsidiary of a Chinese energy firm, already has 500 people building its $400 million plant to make polysilicon for solar panels in Pocatello. It expects to begin production in 2011, employing 250 people, said Scott Paul, Hoku’s president and CEO.
China surpassed Japan as the second largest economy in the world in 2010. And in June, Gov. Butch Otter traveled there to tell anyone who would listen that Idaho is open for business.
EAST IDAHO PROJECT COULD COME FIRST
Sinomach is China’s third-largest contractor, with more than $14 billion in sales last year. It has been active in more than 130 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Russia and Eastern Europe as general contractor for large infrastructure and building projects.

The reality is that Sinomach is not looking only at Idaho.  Sinomach is in discussions to develop "special economic zones" all over the United States.
Sinomach has recently dispatched delegations to Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania to explore the possibility of establishing "special economic zones" in those states.
Will such "self-contained communities" soon start appearing from coast to coast?
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http://beforeitsnews.com/story/697/195/China_Wants_To_Construct_A_50_Square_Mile_Self-Sustaining_City_South_Of_Boise,_Idaho.html
Thanks to the trillions of dollars that the Chinese have made flooding our shores with cheap products, China is now in a position of tremendous economic power.  So what is China going to do with all of that money?  One thing that they have decided to do is to buy up pieces of the United States and set up "special economic zones" inside our country from which they can continue to extend their economic domination.  One of these "special economic zones" would be just south of Boise, Idaho and the Idaho government is eager to give it to them.  China National Machinery Industry Corporation (Sinomach for short) plans to construct a "technology zone" south of Boise Airport which would ultimately be up to 50 square miles in size.  The Chinese Communist Party is the majority owner of Sinomach, so the 10,000 to 30,000 acre "self-sustaining city" that is being planned would essentially belong to the Chinese government. The planned "self-sustaining city" in Idaho would include manufacturing facilities, warehouses, retail centers and large numbers of homes for Chinese workers.  Basically it would be a slice of communist China dropped right into the middle of the United States.
http://www.sinomach.com.cn/templates/T_common_en/index.aspx?nodeid=147

REALITY REPORT #60 - Obama's Iraq Bushism

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http://RealityReport.TV | http://RestoreTheRepublic.com | In this edition of the Reality Report, Gary Franchi points out Obama's latest Iraq War Bushism and welcomes We Are Change Founder Luke Rudkowski to the show. Nina breaks down the headlines including Homeowners Associations restricting Gadsden Flags, the Blogger Shakedown of Righthaven LLC, the recent Emergency Declaration in North Carolina that suspended the 2nd Amendment and how Blackwater Security used shell corporations to acquire tax payer money. The viewers answer whether or not the World Trade Center was a Controlled demolition in the mailbag and keep watching to see the viewer pick for this week's Enemy of the State. Be sure to leave your answers to the Question of the Week ; below in the comments, or email us at feedback@freedom.tv. Check out or facebook fan page for the latest discussions on hot issues!

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Okla. flash floods strand cars, close interstates

clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com OKLAHOMA CITY - Flash flooding across the Oklahoma City area Monday stranded commuters on washed-out roads and prompted crews to send boats into inundated neighborhoods, rescuing dozens of residents and motorists who sought safety in trees and on rooftops. One boat carrying three rescuers to aid a 17-year-old girl — seen on aerial television footage struggling to stay above water by grasping at tree branches — sank in swift-moving floodwaters on the city's north side, said Battalion Fire Chief Kirk Wright. All four were able to safely stand on branches in a group of trees and were rescued by a second boat, Deputy Fire Chief Marc Woodard said. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Cars are stranded and submerged by floodwater in Oklahoma City after heavy rain hit the area on Monday. "I've never seen it like this," said resident Jan Tipton. "This is incredible." Norman Cobb shook his head as he surveyed his flooded garage in the Silver Lake neighborhood.

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Waitress fired for gripe about tip on Facebook

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clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina waitress is out of a job after griping on her Facebook page about the $5 tip she got from a couple who sat at their table for three hours. The waitress says the customers kept her at work an hour after she was supposed to clock out. The Charlotte Observer reported Monday that 22-year-old Ashley Johnson felt slighted after waiting on the couple at Brixx Pizza. So she blasted the couple on Facebook, calling them cheap and mentioning the restaurant by name. Story continues

Nashville, TN Weather Advisories, Watches & Warnings

clipped from www.accuweather.com ...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT MONDAY FOR WILSON...HUMPHREYS...BENTON...GILES...LAWRENCE...WAYNE...GRUNDY... LEWIS...BEDFORD...COFFEE...MARSHALL...STEWART...SUMNER...ROBERTSON... MONTGOMERY...MACON...CLAY...PICKETT...FENTRESS...OVERTON...JACKSON... TROUSDALE...CHEATHAM...SMITH...DAVIDSON...HOUSTON...VAN BUREN... RUTHERFORD...DICKSON...PUTNAM...WILLIAMSON...CUMBERLAND...DEKALB... PERRY...WHITE...CANNON...HICKMAN...WARREN AND MAURY COUNTIES... AT 553 PM CDT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS SINCE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE WARNED AREA. THIS HAS CAUSED WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADS...HIGHWAYS...AND HOMES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED...AND REPORTS OF WATER RESCUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM NUMEROUS COUNTIES

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Several of our friends in Nashville and the surrounding areas are stuck in these floods. Please keep them in your prayers.

clipped from www.youtube.com Nashville Flooding 5/1/10 Flooding in the Cool Springs area of Franklin, TN.

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An identity for all: India ID project fights dust, doubt

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clipped from www.washingtonpost.com MUMBAI (Reuters) - As India gears up to build the largest biometric database in the world with the aim of providing most of its 1.2 billion citizens a Unique Identification (UID), perhaps the biggest challenge is smudged fingerprints. The UID Authority of India will issue the first UIDs linked to a person's demographic and biometric information between August and February, and issue about 600 million such IDs over the next five years to help verify citizens quickly and cheaply. It will be a boon for companies and government agencies alike. It would give millions of Indians the means to open a bank account, buy a mobile phone, and access welfare services easily, while saving companies and government agencies the expensive and time-consuming process of verifying and establishing identities. "The UID will hopefully enable better targeting, identification of beneficiaries, and plug leakages. If you can improve targeting by even 5-10 percent, it would be a big deal." http://www.jessewoodrow.com VERICHIP has now bought STEEL VAULT and has now changed their name once again to POSITIVE ID and for the FIRST TIME EVER now they will be combining MONEY & IDENTITY with a RFID CHIP!!! WOW!!! SIDE NOTE: youtube stats for this video showed that this video was the #1 Favorited video for all of youtube in the first 24 hrs! pretty cool... POWER IS KNOWLEDGE and people want to know this stuff!!

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E-payment Panacea To Cashless Society – E-PPAN

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Idaho's plan to downgrade the dollar

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Indiana student sues to stop prayer

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Saudi TV: 'America Will be Destroyed'

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Christian Filipino migrants forced to convert to Islam

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Hey USA and World, Let's Help Haiti!!!

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• Hey USA and World, Let's Help Haiti!!!

  "If you have family and loved ones in Haiti, here is a page that may help you find out how they are doing. Looking For Loved Ones - CNN.com put this together and has already been able to provide valuable information for loved ones. Posted by MysticBren at 9:32 AM 0 comments Thursday, January 14, 2010 Dear USA And The World, Let's Help Haiti! After watching the tragedies unfolding in Haiti, I took the time to make a donation through Save The Children. Wanting to do more, I have put together this page, listing legitimate charitable organizations that are actively sending help to Haiti, along with information on how to help. Just click on the red text to take you to each organizations donation page, many of which are designated for Haiti."

• Go here to find where to donate.

• http://howtohelphaiti2.blogspot.com/

  tags: USA, Help, For, Links, US, To, Donate, haiti, Global, Rescue

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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