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Could England Be Headed For A Sudden Stop? Rolfe Winkler November 21, 2009 Britain may finally be emerging from recession, but many analysts warn that it is a false dawn. In fact, they argue, the economy here is so ravaged by growing debts and ruined banks that it could well be following in the steps of Japan’s lost decade of the 1990s. I still don’t understand why we refer to Japan’s “lost decade,” as singular. The country is now moving into its third consecutive lost decade.The Nikkei is still at 1984 levels. But back to the UK: the NYT piece...

Drewry Calls Dry Bulk Recovery Temporary Peter T. Leach | May 21, 2009 2:47PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Container Lines | Maritime | Container Shipping | Asia Consultant warns against false dawn in shipping sector Drewry Shipping Consultants is warning against a false dawn in the dry bulk shipping sector. The sector will have to dig itself in for a long recession, it said in its quarterly Dry Bulk Forecaster, which was published this week. The London consulting firm said that although the steep decline in market indicators seems to have reached the bottom, the...

'False Dawn' exposes powerful, secretive movement for new global faith What do George W. Bush, George Soros, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Dalai Lama have in common? All have thrown their support to the United Religions Initiative. And what is the URI? According to a new blockbuster book, "False Dawn: The United Religions Initiative, Globalism, And The Quest For A One-world Religion" by Lee Penn, it's something that doesn't bode well either for a sovereign America or for Christianity. The interfaith movement, explains investigative reporter Lee Penn, began with the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago, and...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 September 15 Zodiacal Light and the False Dawn Credit: Night Sky Live Project, CONCAM, NSF Explanation: An unusual triangle of light will be particularly bright near the eastern horizon before sunrise during the next two months for observers in Earth's northern hemisphere. Once considered a false dawn, this triangle of light is actually Zodiacal Light, light reflected from interplanetary dust particles. The triangle is clearly visible on...