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17 stations of Manila-Clark Railway announced The Department of Transportation says it aims to start the construction of the railway system in the last quarter of 2017 and finish it by 2021 MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Tutuban, Tondo, Caloocan, and Valenzuela in Metro Manila, as well as Meycauayan and Marilao in Bulacan, will be the first 6 stations of a mass transit railway that will connect commuters from Manila to Clark International Airport in Pampanga. This was announced by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) a day ahead of a station marking event for the P225-billion Manila-Clark Railway, which will be funded through official development assistance (ODA) from Japan. The project that will once again connect Central Luzon and Metro Manila by rail "will be completed under the Duterte administration," Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said in a statement on Sunday, June 25. Eleven other stations are Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Malolos, and Calumpit in Bulacan, plus Apalit, San Fernando, Angeles, Clark, and Clark International Airport in Pampanga, and the proposed New Clark City in Tarlac. The 106-kilometer railway project is one of the "high-impact projects" of President Rodrigo Duterte under the government's "Build Build Build" infrastructure program. With this rail project, the DOTr aims to cut the two-hour travel time from Manila to Clark to 55 minutes. "The rail system stands to benefit 350,000 passengers daily on its first year of operations," said the transportation department. Completed in 2021 Philippine National Railways (PNR) General Manager Junn Magno said the project is seen to decongest Metro Manila and further spread economic gains. "This project will ease traffic congestion and help thousands of commuters coming from Bulacan and Pampanga who travel daily to their workplaces or schools in Metro Manila," Magno said. According to the DOTr, the project will start construction in the last quarter of 2017 and will be completed by the last quarter of 2021. The whole line will have 13 train sets with 8 cars or coaches per train set. Each train can reach a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour. In June 2016, Duterte told the media that Chinese diplomats offered to fund and build the project in two years. A year later, the transportation department said the project would be funded through ODA from Japan. – Rappler.com https://www.rappler.com/business/173...-revealed-dotr

Philly has some major challenges - some of the Social Stats do not look good Stefan Molyneux : What Pisses Me Off About The Philadelphia Superbowl Riots Basically, Single motherhood is rampant in Philly, and that is expensive for the State, taxpayers & society What happened to stoic and strong males, holding the home together, & paying tax? + Young boys need positive Male role models, but will not find them in single mother households + In schools, teachers are almost exclusively female; only 2-5% of teachers are black males + Only 40% of blacks reach proficiency levels on standardized tests + Boys growing up in single mother households do less-well in school; school environment is "feminized" + Absence of fathers = reduced testoserone in boys, higher cortesol levels (related to stress) + Boys from fatherless homes have less emotional control "These are hysterical men. Why? Because they have been raised almost exclusively by women."

AN EXCELLENT (& controversial) CONVERSATION ABOUT RACE & IQ "We simply want to talk about the Future of the US, and what is best for all Races" Israeli Journalist and Politician Interviews Jared Taylor If you understand the importance of Race, then suddenly many things make sense

Grant Cameron is fascinating here... once again UFO CIA DISCLOSURE: DEEP STATE COVERUP! DARK JOURNALIST & GRANT CAMERON

Antarctica Unveiled (Pt. 2 of 3) - A conversation with Cliff High Starts with Music and Photos of pyramids & mysterious objects allegedly found in Antarctica - The Interview starts again after 8 minutes Do you doubt there was a Nazi base in Antarctica after WW2? Here's an interview with a man, Dr Richard Alan Miller who describes (briefly) the Nazi submarine base he saw on his visit to the southern pole Dr Richard Alan Miller "Reality Is Something That Can't Be Known, It Can Only Be Experienced." You will hear a bit about his visit to Antarctica (where he saw a Nazi base) and his encounter with Kril, a 9-foot tall "grey" alien

Doc RAM is back! He's here with Richie Allen... covering some old ground, but in a new way Dr Richard Alan Miller "Reality Is Something That Can't Be Known, It Can Only Be Experienced." You will hear a bit about his visit to Antarctica (where he saw a Nazi base) and his encounter with Kril, a 9-foot tall "grey" alien

bump - this old video seems a bit laughable now "The Switzerland of Crypto-Currencies" Iceland is About to Save the World With AURORACOIN Each Icelander receives 31.8 Aurora Coins / AUR "How we can be truly free by loving each other" AUR was a GREAT SUCCESS on its launch as shown earlier in this thread Believe it or not, there was a brief moment, when AUR was the #3 coin: No. : Coin : MarketCap : Price : No.-O/S / Volume,24hr #01 : BTC : $ 8.103 bn : 649.58 : 12.48mn / $38.55 mn #02 : RPL : $ 1.558 bn : $0.016 : 99,999m / $197,639 #03 : AUR $ 619.4mn : $58.42 : 10.60mn / $ 3.11 mn #04 : LTC. : $ 416.5mn : $15.86 : 26.27mn / $32.06 mn It traded up to $90+ at the beginning of March 2014... and then crashed >$90 (Mar.2014: H:>$90/ L:$1.55-3/30/14) Low: $0.015 Mar.2015 / $0.06 Mar.2016 / $0.12 Mar.2017 But it has come back from those lows: Price: $1.76 USD (7.61%) / 0.00019289 BTC (2.57%) MktCap: $15,259,884 USD / 1,670 BTC Volume (24h): $119,093 USD / 13.03 BTC Circulating Supply: 8,658,139 AUR > see:

Add, traded FX, Gold exchanges XAU.v / GoldMoney ... update - chart > Presentation: https://www.goldmoney.com/corporate/news/goldmoney-inc-investor-relations-presentation-february-2018 MPT.cve / Midpoint Holdings Ltd. ... update Midpoint (Midpoint Holdings Ltd) is a UK headquartered, Toronto and Frankfurt listed company providing international payments and peer-to-peer foreign exchange (bureau de change) services to individual and corporate customers. Midpoint is the world's first dedicated peer to peer international foreign currency matching . Midpoint Holdings Ltd (CVE:MPT), cross-border payments and foreign exchange provider, has announced significant operational improvements to its user platform following nine months of intensive planning and development. The new updated platform, an enterprise grade platform, delivers enhanced features and benefits to users as well as significant improvements in operational efficiency. Announced at the end of September 2017, the new platform addresses issues of scalability and user experience and also provides increased flexibility and functionality to customers when managing their payments and FX requirements. > https://midpoint.com/MPT/Home/LatestNews

... The Mall at Circuit will open later this year

Another attempt at a Bitcoin low? The Bitcoin Drop may be done, based on the fall to Fibonacci 38.2% of the Peak Bitstamp -12month chart ... update Since Feb1... update

PINES PEAK - from City Land (March edit): Reports are being heard that rents (for bare studios) have now pushed above P12,000 per month

(From the New Bridges thread): 3rd New Bridge to connect Pasig City with BGC? ; Sta.Monica / Lawton Bridge connects Pasig/Mandaluyong to BGC Article from Aug. 2016 anticipating the Bridge : Duterte admin pushing BGC-Ortigas bridge The bridge, which would cross Pasig River from Makati to Pasig, is among the measures that the infrastructure committee of the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) had recommended to address the perennial gridlock problem, especially along Edsa. ... the project needs to be undertaken as soon as possible because Guadalupe Bridge, also on Edsa, would have to undergo retrofitting and this upgrade would leave only one lane of the bridge open to traffic. Phase 1 of the project envisions a bridge from Sta. Monica Street in Kapitolyo in Pasig City to Lawton Avenue, Makati. Phase 2 will run from Lawton to the BGC viaduct, then from Shaw Boulevard to the Sta. Monica viaduct. Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/809068/neda-duterte-admin-pushing-bgc-ortigas-bridge-project#ixzz560tTnxhz THIS seems to be where it is going The Grain silo is likely to be an expensive new Condo someday -- and/or a Mall or something... I suppose. Not clear if you can walk along the Pasig River. But it seems to be not possible yet. BGC / Lawton Avenue side of the Bridge

Interesting points, TI. I agree that next downturn is likely to look different. Most who own will be keen to hold at least three years, to get past the 3-year extra tax

MEMO shows: "BREAKDOWN of Legal Processes" "Material information was omitted in the FISA application" "Devastating Blow at the Mueller investigation" "There's nothing behind it, apart from a (phony) document paid for by the Clinton campaign" "Rosenstein misled the Court" TOM FITTON - FISA MEMO Strikes Devastating Blow At Mueller’s Investigation "MUELLER NEEDS TO QUIT!" - says 'Thomas Paine' at American Intelligence Media If Mueller read the memo Today, he should quit tomorrow (if he did not know what was in the memo.) If he already knew what was in the memo, why was he not investigating the parties in it? "If we got the Fusion GPS records, we would see that they paid Press people" "Hillary tried to spring the Russian connection... She knew about it because seh was paying for it." "Hillary's biggest weakness was the UraniumOne connection, she tried to hide it, by manufacturing this" =

Quartet of blockchain ETFs try to cash in on cryptocurrency craze MarketWatch Ignore the ‘blockchain gimmicks’ say the men behind the new blockchain ETFs MarketWatch The prospects for a bitcoin ETF look dead in the water MarketWatch =====

Bitcoin related companies LongFin LFIN : $37.42 -6.78% : update : $4.69-142.82, -73.8% below High Hive Blockchain Technologies Ltd. HIVE.C : C$2.24 -12.16% : update : $0.09-$6.75, -66.8% below Riot Blockchain Inc. RIOT : $12.30 +0.98% : update : $3.06-46.20, -73.4% below Blockchain Worldwide PLC BLOC : $8.25 -8.33% : update : $5.25-10.00, -18.5% below Long Blockchain Corp. LBCC, $3.04 -1.61% : update : $1.70-$9.49, -68.0% below UBI BlockChain Internet Ltd. UBIA, -$4.00 20.00% : update : $0.55-115.00, -96.5% below Bitcoin Investment Trust GBTC, $13.11 -16.29% : update : $1.13-38.71, -66.1% below === === (old article follows): LongFin stock nearly quintuples after buying a blockchain company Published: Dec 18, 2017 by AnoraM. Gaudiano, Reporter Early investors in LongFin Corp, which began trading last week on Nasdaq, were in for a big windfall as the stock surged after buying blockchain technology provider Ziddu.com. It was a wild ride, however. By noon on Monday, the stock skyrocketed to a high of $142.82, but since retreated to close at $72.38, which still marked a gain of 229% and values the company at more than $4 billion. Last week, its market capitalization was around $265 million. Such mania echoes the surging but volatile price action in the cryptocurrency world, where bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.96% has surged more than 900% in 2017 to trade above $18,000 and ethereum has risen more than 10-fold to trade near $770. That has stirred interest in the blockchain technology that underpins all cryptocurrencies while also prompting numerous warnings of a potential bubble. It’s unclear whether anyone has yet profited from the stock’s jump. Insiders, including executive and early investors usually have lockup periods ranging from 90 to 180 days before they are allowed to sell their stock. LongFin didn’t immediately respond to emails seeking comment. LongFin LFIN, -6.78% describes itself as “a global fintech company providing finance and [foreign exchange] hedging solutions to importers, exporters, small and medium enterprises across the globe powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning.” LongFin began trading on Nasdaq on Wednesday and closed at $5.15 on its first trading day. By the end of the week it closed at $39, having risen nearly eightfold. > https://www.marketwatch.com/story/longfin-stock-nearly-quintuples-after-buying-a-blockchain-company-2017-12-18?siteid=bigcharts&dist=bigcharts / 2 / The following chart, derived from FactSet data, shows the spikes that are seen after such announcements—as well as the heavy downside volatility that has tended to subsequently occur. The securities in the chart include: Hive Blockchain Technologies Ltd. HIVE, -12.16% Riot Blockchain Inc. RIOT, +0.81% Blockchain Worldwide PLC BLOC, -8.33% Long Blockchain Corp. LBCC, -1.61% UBI BlockChain Internet Ltd. UBIA, -20.00% and the Bitcoin Investment Trust GBTC, -16.29% Courtesy FactSet Such stock moves, Goldman wrote, recalled a quote by the Dutch historian Theodorus Schrevelius. After the tulip bubble burst, Schrevelius wrote that “our descendants doubtless will laugh at the human insanity of our Age, that in our times, the tulip flowers have been so revered.” > https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-bitcoin-bubble-now-dwarfs-tulips-and-dot-com-stocks-goldman-warns-2018-01-22?siteid=bigcharts&dist=bigcharts

" that rapidly rising property prices result in zero negative equity cases in Hong Kong or cringe at the appalling journalism that produced a headline and an entire article that conveniently demotes to the last paragraph the inconvenient fact that the claim that there are zero negative equity cases in HK excludes developer second mortgages " Haha. Hard to lose money when the asset RISES in value after you buy it. Even 10% - 20% equity should make this an almost No Lose proposition for mot lenders. Obviously, the real test with be in a falling market. And developers giving 2nd mortgages will be the first to feel the pain

PELOSER Exposed The Face of Dem Toxicity A black day for those who do not think All Americans are Dreamers too Newt Says Pelosi Hated Being There, 2017 All of America saw that Dems do not care about actual accomplishments, only getting more illegals in ... to vote for them & their toxic policies

In-F***king-Credible! Whatta interview Over 500,000 views in just 14 hours !!! "I found a way to monetize Social Justice Warriors," says JBP Joe Rogan Experience #1070 - Jordan Peterson Truly, Professor Peterson is a man possessed... by a Divine Fire What this guy is saying is important, and it will change the World (for the Better) Maybe, just maybe, he has a way of ridding the world of the plague of SJW's

Antarctica Unveiled (Pt. 1 of 3) - A conversation with Cliff High Comments Tony Edwards 1 week ago Superb, amazing interview. I love the professionalism. Bravo! itw69 1 week ago I have been following Clif High for almost a year now. I find his intel most enlightening - thank you for taking the time to do this interview.

TWO TRACKS for property stocks (since 2016) ALI vs. MEG, SMPH, POPI and FDC ... update FDC & SMPH were on the top track

Assange - FREE at last! (& helped by US, says the rumor) Julian Assange Escaped!, 2009 Without this Brave man, we might have a satanic witch as President

Bitcoin chart is "still not (completely) out of the woods yet" ... 12mo update / 8yr: 12mo : 5m : 2m : 1m : 25 10 5d 2d : The second (304 period) Moving Averages shown above could soon rollover, and be pierced by the short one (84 periods)

FOR THE RECORD HERE - remembering the Top / 1 / Dec. 16th, posted in DrBubb's diary, as Money Flows... INTO BITCOINS... and Back Out again too? Bitcoin Daily Chart Alert - BOOM! Price Explodes To A New High ... Kitco News 08:20AM Based on core global economic fundamentals, the gold price should be well north of $10,000 an ounce. Yet because gold is rare, is hoarded by governments and very wealthy, very private plutocrats, because it is intimately related to the value of interest rates and the perception of paper currencies themselves, its price is tactically suppressed. Meanwhile, Bitcoin – a purposeful distraction from gold – is, in turn, strategically run up to $10,000 at an unprecedented pace, quite possibly by the Deep State’s financial and technological arms, in part so that you feel like you’re ‘missing out’. Money Flows Away from Bitcoin Back To Gold: Analyst Kitco Video News Dec 14 Gold To Climb Higher: Find Support At $1,247 To $1,250 - ...Kitco Video NewsDec 14 / 2 / Dec. 19th, Dr Bubb's Diary The “Pricing” of Bitcoin vs. Gold Is Meant to Herd the Masses By: alexmark / Read more: www.whatreallyhappened.com http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/#ixzz51evBEEMZ 'A bubble almost guaranteed to burst': Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort says Bitcoin is a 'huge scam' By: alexmark / Read more: www.whatreallyhappened.com http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/#ixzz51expZwSl / 2 / Dec. 21st on Dr Bubb's Diary BTS ... update / 3 / This was posted Dec. 23rd - on DrBubb's Diary & on the "Life & Times of Cryptocurrencies" thread BTS ... 12-mos Bitcoin plunges below $11,000 in volatile trading on Coinbase as rout accelerates; now down 40 percent from record By: unewsy Bitcoin plunges more than 40 percent from its all-time high reached Sunday, according to Coinbase. Coinbase said a little after 11 a.m. New York time that buying and selling was temporarily disabled. CME's bitcoin futures expiring in January reached 'limit down,' off 20 percent. Stocks that have soared dramatically on speculation around their connection to bitcoin and its underlying blockchain technology also fall. Read more: www.whatreallyhappened.com http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/#ixzz522966xsX ==

GOOD NEWS! " Philadelphia is not listed as one of the Top 20 "coolest" cities, but it could creep onto the list" And it did ! Whether it gets the nod from Amazon or not, Philly's virtues are being recognized. Philly is a finalist (Top 20) for Amazon HQ2. What comes next? Meetings with Amazon and trying to answering a lot of “What if’s?” Harold Epps, Philadelphia’s Commerce Director who spearheaded the Amazon HQ2 Coalition that put together the city’s official bid. “But I’ve been told that it’s going to be a busy next few weeks.” Epps said that the city was notified by Amazon via e-mail that it was a finalist, about the same time the e-commerce giant made the public announcement. Philly’s point of contact at Amazon said a conference call will follow to discuss the next steps this week. Amazon said in its announcement that it will take a deeper dive into the remaining cities’ proposals and likely request more information. It plans to make its final decision this year. Ahead of forthcoming meetings, Epps said he feels “very confident” about Philly’s chances of landing Amazon’s second headquarters, touting off the city’s talent pool, location, and developable locations. He would not comment specifically on the tax incentives that were offered in the bid, but said they were “aggressive but not irresponsible.” Of the three spots (Schuylkill Yards, uCity Square, and Navy Yard) that Philly offered for Amazon’s second headquarters, Epps said, “The way I would summarize it is that if they want community, go to West Philadelphia. If they want a campus, choose the Navy Yard.” Amazon’s shortlist includes 20 major U.S. metropolitan areas—the e-commerce giant received a total of 238 proposals from cities in October. “Getting from 238 to 20 was very tough— all the proposals showed tremendous enthusiasm and creativity,” said Holly Sullivan of Amazon Public Policy in a statement. “Through this process we learned about many new communities across North America that we will consider as locations for future infrastructure investment and job creation.”