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Forwarding and Honesty
Thursday, 23 September 2010, 5:29 pm | Importers Institute
The Importers Institute receives a regular stream of complaints about freight forwarders. Sadly, they are often justified. Some forwarders' charges are outrageous. More >>
Customs and MAF Increase Fees
Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 3:02 pm | Importers Institute
From 1 July, the New Zealand Customs Service will start collecting a new 'Biosecurity Levy' of $12.50 per shipment on behalf of MAF. More >>
Import News: The China Surcharge
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 12:23 pm | Importers Institute
One of our members imported a couple of shipments from Xingang in China. The freight was prepaid by the supplier in China, but the New Zealand forwarder billed the importer $1,400 for a "China surcharge" and $1,800 for "overseas shipping". More >>
MAF's Latest Trade-Impeding Money Grab
Tuesday, 2 March 2010, 10:20 am | Importers Institute
MAF Biosecurity has issued a new 'law' (under delegated authority) to start detaining thousands of low risk containers, physically inspect all six sides of each box, while charging importers $100 per hour plus fees. More >>
Import News: Mercantilism is not Free Trade
Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 2:22 pm | Importers Institute
The Government decided to break a promise made under APEC to have free trade by 2010. Tariffs will remain frozen for another five years. This decision was made against advice from Treasury. More >>
Import News: Recession and Imports
Friday, 15 May 2009, 3:36 pm | Importers Institute
The current global recession started as an old-fashioned bank run in the US. Confidence in the liquidity of the finance sector was quickly restored by the injection of gargantuan sums of taxpayers' money, coupled with government guarantees. The incipient run was ... More >>
Trans-Tasman Domestic Flights?
Friday, 6 March 2009, 9:29 am | Importers Institute
The Prime Ministers of New Zealand and Australia announced an intention to turn trans-Tasman flights into domestic flights. This idea has been on the drawing board since 1992. We'll tell you why there has been no progress. More >>
Briefing to Incoming Ministers
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 5:21 pm | Importers Institute
The good news is that you have inherited a top-notch Customs department. That is not just flannel produced by the department's PR, it is a fact established by reputable international surveys and it is also our observation. Customs protects the border ... More >>
Failed Airline in Trouble Again
Monday, 15 December 2008, 1:14 pm | Importers Institute
Air New Zealand is being prosecuted by the Commerce Commission for anti-competitive behaviour. The Commission alleges that the airline conspired with other airlines to fix prices. Twelve other airlines that service New Zealand are also being prosecuted. More >>
Don't Vote Labour
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 4:35 pm | Importers Institute
The Government has prohibited the importation of older used cars, in response to lobbying by new car importers. This will result in substantial price increases at the lower end of the market. More >>
Importers Institute Sells Carbon Credits
Monday, 10 September 2007, 1:00 pm | Importers Institute
The Importers Institute announced today that it is offering to sell carbon credits to the public of New Zealand. This is a great opportunity for concerned New Zealanders to reduce their eco-guilt. More >>
'Target' Conned the Public
Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 4:07 pm | Importers Institute
The Importers Institute accused TV3's Target program of conning the public, knowingly and deliberately, to improve the program's ratings. The Target TV show tested some clothes for total formaldehyde and then compared the results to other countries' ... More >>
Formaldehyde - the Real Scandal
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 3:25 pm | Importers Institute
New Zealanders have been misled - by TV3 and Government laboratory AgriQuality. The Importers Institute reveals details of a scandal of shonky science. More >>
Government Subsidises Imports
Thursday, 23 August 2007, 5:29 pm | Importers Institute
The Government is spending millions of dollars on a 'Buy New Zealand' campaign. Importers are the main beneficiaries of this largesse. Most consumers base their decisions on price and quality. If a locally made product is better value than an imported ... More >>
The First Victims of Climate Change Hysteria
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 10:00 am | Importers Institute
Would you be prepared to sacrifice a little bit of convenience to save future generations from the catastrophe of Global Warming? Of course you would. More >>
Miles of Nonsense
Wednesday, 20 December 2006, 11:40 am | Importers Institute
European Greens call for the destruction of the basis of the New Zealand economy. Prime Minister Helen Clark, while agreeing with the basic premise of their argument, asks them to go easy on us because we are quite Green ourselves. More >>
Parallel Importing Opportunity!
Monday, 6 November 2006, 3:59 pm | Importers Institute
The Importers Institute knows of a possible opportunity for members interested in parallel importing: Vittoria bike tyres, made in Italy (www.vittoria.com). More >>
Ports Would Like a Little Less Competition
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 3:24 pm | Importers Institute
The ports of Auckland and Tauranga, facing a decision by the Maersk shipping line, would like to stop competing with each other. More >>
The Bureaucracy is Booming
Wednesday, 29 June 2005, 4:59 pm | Importers Institute
In 2002, Customs employed 716 people. Today, it employs 1,274. Customs did considerably better than other Government departments, whose numbers have expanded by 'only' about 30% under the current Labour government. This sort of thing is known in government ... More >>
Has NZ and Thailand Signed an FTA?
Tuesday, 7 December 2004, 9:10 am | Importers Institute
Before Australia signed a free trade deal with the US, Prime Minister Helen Clark said in a speech delivered in New York on 13 December 2002, "While it would not be the intention of either the United States Administration or the Australian ... More >>


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Printing & Manufacturing, Ebooks & Digital Media
Free E-Books Offered to Raise Industry's Environmental Awareness
To commemorate Earth Day, which was celebrated April 22, FreeAndGreen.com is offering free e-books in partnership with BooksOnBoard.com and Abbey House Press. The partners are hoping the initiative helps spur the publishing community's efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and protect forests, according to a statement issued by BooksOnBoard.com
"Greenhouse-gas emissions can be dramatically reduced over time through the advance of e-books and other means of delivering content digitally," says Bob LiVolsi, president of BooksOnBoard.com.
The free books were provided by Abbey House Press' Abbey House Classics imprint and can be accessed through www.FreeAndGreen.com and at www.BooksOnBoard.com.
"Each year, approximately 30 million trees are used to make books sold in the United States—1,153 times the number of trees in New York City's Central Park," says Susan Kiser, publisher of Abbey House Press, citing statistics provided by the nonprofit advocacy organization Green Press Initiative. "Many of these trees are sourced from endangered forests with devastating impacts on the people and wildlife that rely on them."
Paper production is the fourth-largest industrial source of greenhouse-gas emissions in the United States.
Green Press Initiative
Bob LiVolsi
Susan Kiser
LSC Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Launching a Book as a Free Podcast? Not So Crazy
PubWest's Open Letter To Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon
A Game of Monopolies in Publication Printing
LSC Shareholder Seeks New Board, Special Meeting

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The 170-megawatt Centinela Solar Energy Project in Imperial County passed a hurdle this week: Developer LS Power announced that it had procured funding for the project, planned for construction on 1,600 acres of farmland about 20 miles west of Calexico and just north of the Mexican border. The project has been a source of controversy in Imperial County, pitting renewable energy advocates against others concerned about the conversion of farmland to other uses.
LS Power, which owns a number of gas-fired power plants and transmission lines nationwide, acquired long-term financing for Centinela from Prudential Capital Group, as well as further aid from a consortium of lenders for shorter-term needs. The Fluor Corporation will be building the project.
When completed in 2014, the Centinela Solar Energy Project will sell its power to San Diego Gas & Electric, whose recently completed Sunrise Powerlink transmission line will convey the power from the Imperial Valley to the coast.
The Imperial County Board of Supervisors took some heat from farmers for approving the project late last year. The board had to strip three parcels within the project from Williamson Act protection. That act, formally known as the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, offers contracts to owners of agricultural land under which the landowners get property tax breaks in exchange for agreeing not to develop their land.


Enhanced understanding of subsurface water storage will improve prediction of future impacts of climate change, including drought, forest mortality, wildland fire, and strained water security. Previous research has examined the importance of plant-accessible water in soil, but in upland landscapes within Mediterranean climates, soil often accounts for only a fraction of subsurface water storage. We draw insights from previous research and a case study of the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory to define attributes of subsurface storage; review observed patterns in their distribution; highlight nested methods for estimating them across scales; and showcase the fundamental processes controlling their formation. We review observations that highlight how forest ecosystems subsist on lasting plant-accessible stores of subsurface water during the summer dry period and during multiyear droughts. The data suggest that trees in these forest ecosystems are rooted deeply in the weathered, highly porous saprolite or saprock, which reaches up to 10–20 m beneath the surface. This review confirms that the system harbors large volumes of subsurface water and shows that they are vital to supporting the ecosystem through the summer dry season and extended droughts. This research enhances understanding of deep subsurface water storage across landscapes and identifies key remaining challenges in predicting and managing response to climate and land use change in mountain ecosystems of the Sierra Nevada and in other Mediterranean climates worldwide.


"John Kerry, International Man of Mystery (Web)"
MIKE MEYERS (as AUSTIN POWERS): Allow myself to introduce... myself.
KERRY: I have had conversations with leaders.
KERRY: I've also had friends of mine who have met with leaders.
KERRY: And I'm not going to betray the confidences of those conversations.
MIKE MYERS (as AUSTIN POWERS) [and TEXT]: Need the info!
KERRY: ...in Massachussetts who talked directly to people who have made that allegation.
KERRY: I don't know the truth of it, I really don't.
MIKE MEYERS (as AUSTIN POWERS): Isn't that what being an International Man of Mystery is all about?
KERRY: But I think it needs to be explored and we need to know the truth of what happened.
I'm not going to tell you who they are. Because that would betray their position.
MIKE MEYERS (as AUSTIN POWERS): Who are you? Honestly!
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Plants at a Glance: Another Useful Ornamental
Ed Bernhardt March 19, 2004 March 19, 2004
SARAGUNDÍ, or Piss-a-Bed Senna alata
CASALPINIACEAE Laxative, diuretic, vulnerary
Geo-distribution:
A native species of the Neotropics found in the warmer regions of Mesoamerica. Botanical description: Bush-like perennial 2-4 meters tall with pinnate leaves consisting of 6-12 pairs of leaflets with bright yellow flowers born on racemes at the axils of the leaves.
The leaves are used as a laxative and diuretic. It is said to be useful in the treatment of urinary problems. The fresh leaves are used to treat fungal infections on the skin, particularly ringworm fungal infections. For example, in Guatemala, the English name is ringworm bush. In Belize, women use a tincture to treat female infertility
A handful of leaves are boiled in 1 liter of water and taken several times a day. The flowers are also boiled in water for urinary malfunctions. The fresh leaves are macerated and applied directly to the skin infection.
An easy bush to grow around the home that also serves as a lovely ornamental. Seeds can be collected from wild bushes. Plant the seeds about 2 cm deep in prepared potting soil in small pots or plastic nursery bags. In several days, the seeds will germinate and in several months the small trees can be transplanted to permanent sites around the garden. These trees grow about 3 m tall and have awkward, extended branches.
For this reason, it is best to plant them a good distance from other trees or garden beds. Leaves can be harvested within the first year for medicinal use. The Saragundí tree is a pioneer species, which grows rapidly for several years and then declines. For more info on tropical medicinal plants and home gardening in Costa Rica, be sure to see: www.thenewdawncenter. org We will try to answer your questions
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