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"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Air fare to Padang skyrockets

Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang | Sat, 10/03/2009 4:16 PM

Passengers wishing to fly to quake-hit Padang in West Sumatra to visit relatives and family members have complained of skyrocketing air fare, which has been sold thrice the normal price.

“As if to add insult to injury, I was asked to pay Rp 1.6 million (US$150) for a one-way ticket, while normally it only cost Rp 500,000. This is crazy,” said Shinta Firdaus, 35, a Tangerang resident who wished to see her relatives who were affected by the disaster.

Another passenger, Irwandi, said he used to pay between Rp 400,000 and 500,000 but now he was told by an airline ticketing staff that the air fare had soared to Rp 1.3 million.

Hana Simatupang, spokeswoman for Sriwijaya Air, blamed the skyrocketing price on scalpers who were seeking benefits from the rising demand.

“We follow the government’s regulations, therefore it is impossible for us to sell ticket above the ceiling price,” she said.

“There are many ticket scalpers operating in the airport now and we call on people to only buy tickets directly at our ticket counter at the airport.”

During a raid conducted on Friday, airport security officers arrested five alleged ticket scalpers.

Herry Bhakti, director general for air transportation at the Ministry of Transportation, said that airline companies had agreed to set the ceiling price for return ticket to Padang from Jakarta at Rp 1 million, in a show of sympathy for victims of the earthquake.

Several airlines have further reduced air fares, including Mandala Air (Rp 600,000), Lion Air (Rp 700,000), Sri Wijaya Air (Rp. 900,000) and Garuda (Rp 700,000). They also offer a 50 percent discount to journalists and volunteers, but only 25 seats available for them every day.

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