GoLocalPDX | Scott Bruun: Oregon Needs a Pacific Rim Trade Pact GoLocalPDX The Trans-Pacific Partnership, or “TPP,” is a trade and investment deal currently being negotiated by 12 Pacific Rim nations, including the United States, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Australia. TPP talks began in 2005, and have now included ... |
Labor pushing back at 'fast-track' trade pact Newsday President Barack Obama's drive for a massive new trade deal with Pacific Rim nations is creating political theater beyond the usual party-line divisions. On Long Island, labor unions -- mostly presumed to be constituents of the Democratic Party -- have ... |
MarketWatch | Krugman opposes Pacific Rim trade deal MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Nobel laureate Paul Krugman came out against the Pacific Rim trade deal, calling it “fundamentally trivial“ for the U.S. trade sector. “Pushing this [trade deal] has nothing to do with the interest of a vast majority of ... |
Comox Valley Echo | Pacific Rim Whale Festival/ArtSplash! kicks off March 14-22 Comox Valley Echo The Pacific Rim Art Society's Art Splash! runs from March 14 to 22 at Black Rock Oceanfront Resort in Ucluelet. The festival features regional artwork and artists in action daily so visitors can come watch them work on masterpieces. Artists will ... |
moviepilot.com | Why "Pacific Rim" and "Transformers" are Nothing Alike moviepilot.com In the last year or so since Transformers 4: Michael Bay Swims in Money came out, I've heard people compare Bay's 160 minute turd to Pacific Rim three times. This is wrong for so many reasons. I've literally hurt my brain trying to understand why so ... |
National Monitor | Be afraid of China: White House urges action on Pacific Rim trade pact National Monitor Years of negotiations on the Pacific Rim trade pact are wrapping up, and the White House faces a sense of urgency due to the growing power that is China acting as the elephant in the room. The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would be the ... |
Technabob (blog) | Pacific Rim 7-inch Gypsy Danger is Missing an Arm Technabob (blog) If you are a fan of Pacific Rim, you will certainly recall the fight scene between Gypsy Danger and the Knifehead that ripped off its arm and killed one of the pilots. A couple new action figures have landed at ThinkGeek and the Gypsy Danger figure is ... |
