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On Friday, representatives from the Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, including His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus and Metropolitan Josef Michalik, President of the Polish Bishops' Conference, signed a joint message committing to further work toward reconciliation between the Russian and Polish peoples and between the two churches. (more…)
In the journal Foreign Affairs, Acton Research Director Samuel Gregg offers an analysis of the Vatican's recent pronouncements on economic policy, most notably the document issued in October titled "Towards Reforming the International Financial and Monetary Systems in the Context of Global Public Authority" (also called "The Note"). The Church, Gregg said, "wanted to attract the attention of world leaders as they assembled to discuss ongoing turmoil in financial markets at the G-20 Summit in Cannes and to add its voice to those arguing for capital controls (such as the "Tobin tax") to discourage international financial speculation." But, he argues, advocating a world economic authority could work against the interests of developing nations, including those heavily Catholic:
… a world authority could pit the economic interests of Catholics in developed countries against those in developing nations, creating challenges for how the Church presents its teachings about economic issues to Catholics throughout the world. Many countries throughout Latin America, Africa, and Asia are in a fundamentally different economic and geopolitical place from those of the ailing EU. The Church must thus deepen its appreciation of how the global operation of economic factors such as comparative advantage, incentives, and tradeoffs has different impacts upon Catholics living in very dissimilar economic circumstances. But this also has implications for the Church's position concerning the economic functions to be assumed by a world authority. Such responsibilities, for example, could primarily concern promoting greater economic integration through removing obstacles to trade. This, however, would be incompatible with the Note's theme that a world authority's economic functions should be focused upon securing greater control over the pace of change through international regulations that, if implemented, would significantly impede the free movement of people, goods, and capital.
Read "The Vatican's Calls for Global Financial Reform" by Samuel Gregg on the website of Foreign Affairs.
Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, has launched a new Center for Leadership which university alumnus Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., lauds as a project that "roots young men and women in virtue, forms them as leaders, and grounds them in sound philosophical thought."
David Schmiesing, who directs the center and is also vice president of student life at Steubenville, said, "This is our most explicit and focused effort yet to train leaders for the Church and world."
One of the resources provided to students through the Center is the university's distinguished speakers series with the likes of Virtuous Leadership author Alexandre Havard and Acton Institute president and co-founder Rev. Robert A. Sirico, who is on the center's board of advisors. Rev. Sirico spoke there on character, virtue, competence and vocation.
From the article by NCR writer Joseph Pronechen:
"We have a chance to speak with and meet with different distinguished speakers who have been all around the world studying incredible things," said leadership student Camille Mica. "Getting the opportunity to talk with these speakers with such incredible credentials, I've learned a lot from them and been very encouraged and strengthened by their words and message and example."
Though the leadership center will have a global outlook, Schmiesing noted that, ultimately, all leadership is local.
"If Catholic leaders don't lead in their families, then all the other leadership is not going to be effective," he said. "Leadership in the family is essential and applies to men and women. We're teaching students in the center the skills, knowledge, virtues that will help them to be more effective in their families and then flow out to the churches, then to occupations."
David Schmiesing is the brother of Acton Research Fellow Kevin Schmiesing.
Read "Training Leaders in Christian Virtue" on the website of the National Catholic Register.
Our good friend at the Seven Fund (and Acton Research Fellow in Entrepreneurship) Andreas Widmer, has released his book, The Pope and the CEO. Andreas tells stories of his journey from a Swiss Guard for John Paul II to an entrepreneur and business leader.
Andreas tell of lessons he learned from the life and leadership of John Paul II that have shaped his life, his family, and his vision of work. The book is filled with practical advice from working with teams and building your career to living a balanced life and incorporating faith and prayer into your daily tasks. Each chapter ends with action items and exercises to implement the lessons. I know Andreas well and have benefited many times from his insight and advice.
There are great stories throughout — beggar, down and out priests brought to see the pope, countless examples of the John Paul's kindess, and perhaps my favorite — when Andreas met Pope John Paul as a young man on Christmas Eve, his first Christmas away from home and his family. For anyone who wants to improve his career, integrate faith into his daily work and most important, improve his life this book highly recommended.
You can also see a clip about entrepreneurs from an interview about I did with Andreas in Ghana at Andreas' PovertyCure Voices Page
And take at look at his website — especially the galleries for some great pictures.
It is nice to know that we here at Acton have friends in high places. This article at Catholic Exchange by George Weigel points out that Blessed John Paul II had some keen insights into what makes economic life flourish:
"John Paul taught that what the Church proposes is not simply the free society, but the free and virtuous society.
It takes a certain kind of people, possessed of certain virtues, to make free politics and free economics work toward genuine human flourishing.
Democracy and the market are not machines that can run by themselves, so a vibrant public moral-cultural life is essential to disciplining both the market and democratic politics.
In fact, in the Catholic vision of the tripartite free and virtuous society—democratic polity, free economy, vibrant moral-cultural sector—it's the latter that's most important over the long haul. The habits of heart and mind of a people are the best defense against their allowing their political and economic liberties to become self-destructive."
Gas prices are beginning to come down, but for many people prices are not falling fast enough.
The pain caused by high gas prices is spread widely, but it is felt intensely on the working poor and the unemployed who are trying to find a job.
A recent story in the Chicago Tribune highlights Alicia Madison, a resident of the Chicago suburbs who is unemployed. Madison is looking for a job, but because of high gas prices she, at times, cannot even afford to go to an interview:
Before a recent job interview, Alicia Madison climbed into her 2001 Ford Explorer and realized her gas tank was empty, just like her bank account.
Unable to afford gas for the 25-mile round trip from her Glen Ellyn home to the Naperville business, Madison was forced to reschedule. She now relies on gas vouchers issued by a nonprofit agency to drive to interviews.
Madison, a certified nursing assistant unemployed three months, is desperate to return to work, but not desperate enough to take a job too far from home with gas prices at record highs.
"I have to be conscious of where I'm looking and how far it's going to be," said Madison, 23, a single mother on food stamps. "I don't want to work just to pay for gas."
Her dilemma underscores the problem that steep gas prices have created for the unemployed: They need income to fill their tank but can't afford to take jobs with long commutes.
Some job seekers say they are more selective now, curtailing face-to-face networking and ignoring some opportunities based on the high transportation costs.
As the article also points out, job seekers have to decide if the pay for a potential job is enough for them to make the daily commute. Is it worth working eight or nine hours a day when a good chunk of the earnings goes toward paying for the gas needed to get to work?
The hardships for low income workers are further explained by Greg McBride, Senior Financial Analyst at Bankrate.com. According to McBride, 72 percent of Americans who make less than $50,000 are cutting their discretionary spending. While cutting discretionary spending is what is needed to be a good financial steward when money is tight, McBride explains that higher gas prices hurt economic growth because they cause a decrease in consumer spending.
As Ray Nothstine argues in "High Gas Prices Devastating to Poor", we should do everything we can to lighten the burden on the poor and lower gas prices. This will aid everyone, but especially those who are the most adversely affected by the high gas prices. One way to lower gas prices is to look no further than the free market, which is articulated again by Nothstine:
While we are bound to labor, 17th century Bible commentator and Presbyterian minister Matthew Henry reminds us, "Let not us, by inordinate care and labor, make our punishment heavier than God has made it; but rather study to lighten our burden."
Similarly, John Paul II declared, "Besides the earth, man's principal resource is man himself. His intelligence enables him to discover the earth's productive potential and the many different ways in which human needs can be satisfied."
This is good advice. The free market helps to sort out those effective alternatives, encouraging us to drill for oil responsibly at home, and protecting us from costly utopian schemes that drive up energy prices. The market is also our best hope for developing renewable energy technologies that are economically feasible.
In a special report, the American Spectator has published Acton Research Director Samuel Gregg's new article on the "civilizational agenda" of Pope Benedict XVI. Special thanks also to RealClearReligion for linking the Gregg article.
Benedict XVI: In No One's Shadow
By Samuel Gregg
It was inevitable. In the lead-up to John Paul II's beatification, a number of publications decided it was time to opine about the direction of Benedict XVI's pontificate. The Economist, for example, portrayed a pontificate adrift, "accident-prone," and with a "less than stellar record" compared to Benedict's dynamic predecessor (who, incidentally, didn't meet with the Economist's approval either).
It need hardly be said that, like most British publications, the Economist's own record when it comes to informed commentary on Catholicism and religion more generally is itself less than stellar. And the problems remain the same as they have always been: an unwillingness to do the hard work of trying to understand a religion on its own terms, and a stubborn insistence upon shoving theological positions into secular political categories.
Have mistakes occurred under Benedict's watch? Yes. Some sub-optimal appointments? Of course. That would be true of any leader of such a massive organization.
But the real difficulty with so much commentary on this papacy is the sheer narrowness of the perspective brought to the subject. If observers were willing to broaden their horizons, they might notice just how big are the stakes being pursued by Benedict.
This pope's program, they may discover, goes beyond mere institutional politics. He's pursuing a civilizational agenda.
And that program begins with the Catholic Church itself. Even its harshest critics find it difficult to deny Catholicism's decisive influence on Western civilization's development. It follows that a faltering in the Church's confidence about its purpose has implications for the wider culture.
That's one reason Benedict has been so proactive in rescuing Catholic liturgy from the banality into which it collapsed throughout much of the world (especially the English-speaking world) after Vatican II. Benedict's objective here is not a reactionary "return to the past." Rather, it's about underscoring the need for liturgy to accurately reflect what the Church has always believed — lex orandi, lex credendi — rather than the predilections of an aging progressivist generation that reduced prayer to endless self-affirmation.
This attention to liturgy is, I suspect, one reason why another aspect of Benedict's pontificate — his outreach to the Orthodox Christian churches — has been remarkably successful. As anyone who's attended Orthodox services knows, the Orthodox truly understand liturgy. Certainly Benedict's path here was paved by Vatican II, Paul VI, and John Paul II. Yet few doubt that Catholic-Orthodox relations have taken off since 2005.
That doesn't mean the relationship is uncomplicated by unhappy historical memories, secular political influences, and important theological differences. Yet it's striking how positively Orthodox churches have responded to the German pope's overtures. They've also become increasingly vocal in echoing Benedict's concerns about Western culture's present trajectory.
But above all, Benedict has — from his pontificate's very beginning — gone to the heart of the rot within the West, a disease which may be described as pathologies of faith and reason.
In this regard, Benedict's famous 2006 Regensburg address may go down as one of the 21st century's most important speeches, comparable to Alexander Solzhenitsyn's 1978 Harvard Address in terms of its accuracy in identifying some of the West's inner demons.
Most people think about the Regensburg lecture in terms of some Muslims' reaction to Benedict's citation of a 14th century Byzantine emperor. That, however, is to miss Regensburg's essence. It was really about the West.
Christianity, Benedict argued at Regensburg, integrated Biblical faith, Greek philosophy, and Roman law, thereby creating the "foundation of what can rightly be called Europe." This suggests that any weakening of this integration of faith and reason would mean the West would start losing its distinctive identity. In short, a West without a Christianity that integrates faith and reason is no longer the West.
Today, Benedict added, we see what happens when faith and reason are torn asunder. Reason is reduced to scientism and ideologies of progress, thereby rending reasoned discussion of anything beyond the empirical impossible. Faith dissolves into sentimental humanitarianism, an equally inadequate basis for rational reflection. Neither of these emaciated facsimiles of their originals can provide any coherent response to the great questions pondered by every human being: "Who am I?" "Where did I come from?"
"Where am I going?"
So what's the way back? To Benedict's mind, it involves affirming that what he recently called creative reason lies at the origin of everything.
As Benedict explained one week before he beatified his predecessor: "We are faced with the ultimate alternative that is at stake in the dispute between faith and unbelief: are irrationality, lack of freedom and pure chance the origin of everything, or are reason, freedom and love at the origin of being? Does the primacy belong to unreason or to reason? This is what everything hinges upon in the final analysis."
It's almost impossible to count the positions Benedict is politely assailing here. On the one hand, he's taking on philosophical materialists and emotivists (i.e., most contemporary scholars). But it's also a critique of those who diminish God to either a Divine Watchmaker or a being of Pure Will.
Of course none of this fits into sound-bites. "Pope Attacks Pathologies of Faith and Reason!" is unlikely to be a newspaper headline anytime soon. That, however, doesn't nullify the accuracy of Benedict's analysis. It just makes communicating it difficult in a world of diminished attention-spans and inclined to believe it has nothing to learn from history.
So while the Economist and others might gossip about the competence of various Vatican officials, they are, to their own detriment, largely missing the main game. Quietly but firmly Benedict is making his own distinct contribution to the battle of ideas upon which the fate of civilizations hang. His critics' inability to engage his thought doesn't just illustrate their ignorance. It also betrays a profound lack of imagination.
Easter is fast approaching, and in light of this revered day, we take a look at Easter messages the Acton Institute has published in the past.
A day celebrated by all Christians, Easter can mean many different things for people. The article, "An Easter Message for Business" explores what it means for entrepreneurs and business men and women. In the article we find that business is a calling and business men and women are called to utilize their Christian principles by applying them to in their every day lives on the job:
As the ability to work and function in the market system is a gift from God, it must be carried out according to moral precepts. Thus, a moral code must be present and alive in everyday business life. Every transaction, trade, or exchange must have at its core values based on natural law. In the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace's Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, the description of Pope Pius XII's teaching on social doctrine emphasize this point: "He insisted on the notion of natural law as the soul of the system to be established on both the national and the international levels"(53–54). How can the businessman know whether his actions are based on natural law? "Society, its structures and development must be oriented towards the progress of the human person" (56).
One might object that business cannot always take into consideration every person. How can a business function and make a profit while trying to maintain the dignity of all? In Centesimus Annus, John Paul II provided a response: "A business's objective must be met in economic terms and according to economic criteria, but the authentic values that bring about the concrete development of the person and society must not be neglected."
The business cannot be responsible for every person; rather its responsibility is towards its employees and contacts. Again, John Paul II admits, "The social doctrine of the Church recognizes the proper role of profit as the first indicator that a business is functioning well: when a firm makes a profit, this means that productive factors have been properly employed." Prosperity and human flourishing need not be opposed, so long as corporate productivity and human dignity are brought into concord. The Church reminds business, "The legitimate pursuit of profit should be in harmony with the irrenounceable protection of the dignity of the people who work at different levels in the same company" (Compendium, n. 340).
On Easter we are reminded the powerful meaning of Christ conquering death. Ray Nothstine explains this influential message in "Easter: The Resurrection & the Life" which can resonate with all Christians:
Easter Sunday celebrates the power of Christ over death, and how that power is the joy and the fulfillment of the life of the believer. Our suffering, imperfections, tears, and grief are wiped away by the promises and power of Christ. It brings meaning and assurances to everything we know about the Christian faith. "The Gospels do not explain the resurrection. The resurrection alone is what can explain the Gospels," says Thomas C. Oden.
The witness of faith for those who gather to celebrate Easter will testify mightily against a world and lifestyle that suffers to find meaning, redemption, joy, immortality, and love outside of God. All too often we see the consequences of the kind of lifestyles that are absent from faith, and the haunting despair that follows. But the Christian lives with the assurance and promise of eternal life because of the intercession and power of Christ over sin and death.
Another important message found in Easter is the message of hope. Hope is found in the resurrection of Jesus, and as Ray Nothstine articulates in, "What the Resurrection Means to Me" just when we find ourselves full of despair, we are reminded to look to the resurrection of Christ and are reminded that God is always with us:
Often in the burdens that afflict our inner most being we can only find meaning in the resurrection. The trials, despair, and pain of this life crushes us too much. But when we spend our time dwelling on the risen Lord, our despair turns to hope. We know that he will not abandon us or forsake those who love and worship him, especially beyond the grave. The resurrection is a cause for endless celebration. It is the seal that we will fully dwell in the everlasting with the Triune God who created us for relationship with him for his glory.
My commentary this week focuses on the how the rise in prices at the pump is impacting the poor. Currently, in many areas of the country a gallon of gas is now priced over $4. I also argue that we need a more coherent energy policy coming from leaders in Washington. Part of the argument against drilling in ANWR (Arctic Refuge) over a decade ago was that the oil wouldn't hit the market for 10 years. That's a very shortsighted way of thinking about meeting our energy needs. We need leaders in Washington to work for us not against us.
Perhaps now a forgotten event, former Senator Jesse Helms in 1982 waged a dramatic battle against a federal gasoline tax hike of five cents. The tax hike had bipartisan support, including the support of President Ronald Reagan. However, Helms fought virtually alone with only a small cadre of tax opponents. He eventually lost on the measure but as he was traveling back to North Carolina he stopped at a rural Hardees restaurant. Truckers recognized Helms and he was greeted with thunderous applause for his efforts. Helms stood up not just for business interests like the trucking industry, but the rural poor, who are hit hardest by increases in gas prices. The current federal tax on a gallon of unleaded gasoline is 18.4 cents per gallon and the mean state tax on a gallon is 26.6 cents. My commentary is printed below:
High Gas Prices Devastating to Poor
by Ray Nothstine
Religious leaders staging a fast over budget cuts on social spending have not offered to fast over higher gas prices, even though the impact on the poor is devastating. In fact, there is very little focus on the rise in energy costs, with political and religious leaders remaining largely silent. Yet, when they speak on the issue, they often do not have your best interests in mind.
At a recent visit to a wind turbine plant, President Obama responded to one questioner's concern about rising prices by laughing and saying, "If you're complaining about the price of gas and you're only getting 8 miles per gallon, you might want to think about a trade-in." The president didn't say which vehicle he was talking about. But a 2003 Hummer H2, rated among the worst for gas mileage, scores 10-14 miles per gallon.
But for most people a truck that is getting 8 miles per gallon is the one that delivers their food. This is true too for charitable food banks as delivery costs cut into the number of people they can feed. Food banks also depend on volunteer drivers to deliver meals to shut-ins.
Many individuals and families are already curtailing discretionary spending to save for gas. In turn, more money and jobs exit the U.S. economy for oil exporting countries.
The national average for a gallon of gas is currently $3.79. Some American cities are well over $4 per gallon. The price, up almost a $1 since last year at this time, has some experts forecasting $5 for Memorial Day.
While oil markets can be complex, free market alternatives offer better relief than heavily subsidized "green energies" propped up by government. A new study in the United Kingdom by Stuart Young Consulting and the John Muir Trust again pointed out what previous studies have found: Wind output is often less than anticipated and is an unreliable source of energy.
Likewise, electric cars are rejected by consumers shopping for fuel economy—even though they are subsidized with tax credits. Rachel Slobodien of the Heritage Foundation points out that people are instead buying more affordable super fuel economy cars with traditional engines that get upwards of 50 miles per gallon.
Some lawmakers from both parties in oil producing states are asking for more domestic drilling, more refineries, and uniform state standards on gasoline mixture requirements. All of these proposals will help lower prices and could add hundreds of thousands of American jobs.
President Obama has responded by saying an increase in domestic drilling "will help some." He also signaled he may be willing to tap more of the Canadian oil sands, but at the same time, he wants to cut oil imports by one-third.
High prices at the pump can offer a moment to pause too and remember a spiritual truth. The price of gas not only draws attention to the Middle East, but it draws our attention back to the Garden of Eden that tradition places in that oil-rich region.
Oil itself is decayed vegetation and plankton that has seeped into the ground, forming over millions of years. At one time wildlife was abundant and forests were especially lush in the garden. In the creation story we are reminded that after the fall of man, we have to toil for resources (Genesis 3:19).
While we are bound to labor, 17th century Bible commentator and Presbyterian minister Matthew Henry reminds us, "Let not us, by inordinate care and labor, make our punishment heavier than God has made it; but rather study to lighten our burden."
Similarly, John Paul II declared, "Besides the earth, man's principal resource is man himself. His intelligence enables him to discover the earth's productive potential and the many different ways in which human needs can be satisfied."
This is good advice. The free market helps to sort out those effective alternatives, encouraging us to drill for oil responsibly at home, and protecting us from costly utopian schemes that drive up energy prices. The market is also our best hope for developing renewable energy technologies that are economically feasible.
We know too well that leaders in Washington reflect the fall of man, but they are not working to lighten our burden right now. As the price of gas approaches $5 per gallon, perhaps its rise may help us to refocus on new ways to meet the needs of those who have the most to lose from rising fuel costs.
Rev. Robert A. Sirico, president and co-founder of the Acton Institute, is quoted in a Religion News Service story on the Wisconsin budget and union battles. The wire service story was picked up by, among others, the Huffington Post and Christian Century:
Wisconsin dispute exposes Catholic split on unions
Feb 28, 2011 by Piet Levy
(RNS) The fierce budget battle in Wisconsin that's pitting unions against Republican Gov. Scott Walker has also pitted the state's top Roman Catholic bishops against each other in a series of public exchanges over the church's historic support for unions.
The war of words — however polite — has exposed a longstanding rift between the church's progressive and conservative wings, reopened in the birthplace of the modern labor movement.
Walker's budget-repair bill requires public employees to pay more for their pensions and health care, and restricts collective bargaining power for most. The plan has prompted impassioned protests by thousands at the state capitol in Madison, and sent Democratic lawmakers into exile to prevent a vote.
Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki kicked it off with a statement on Feb. 16 that, quoting Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, said it was "a mistake to marginalize or dismiss unions as impediments to economic growth."
The next day, Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison issued his own statement, emphasizing the church's neutrality. Within a week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sided with Listecki, praising him for his "clear statement" and making no mention of Morlino's.
The same day the U.S. bishops sided with Listecki's pro-union message, Morlino wrote in his diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Herald, that he and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference were neutral, even though the Catholic Church has long sided with the rights of unionized workers.
"The question to which the dilemma boils down is rather simple on its face: Is the sacrifice which union members, including school teachers, are called upon to make proportionate to the relative sacrifice called for from all in difficult economic times?" Morlino wrote.
"The teaching of the church allows for persons of good will to disagree as to which horn of this dilemma should be chosen because there would be reasonable justification available for either alternative."
To be sure, Morlino has emerged as a hero of the Catholic right. In the heat of the 2008 campaign, he blasted vice presidential nominee Joe Biden and then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi for "stepping on the pope's turf — and mine" in appealing to church fathers for their support of abortion rights.
In 2009, Morlino fired a female church worker for using male and female imagery for God in her 2003 Master's thesis.
Morlino argued that unions should not be subjected to the decision of political parties or be too closely linked with them. Conservative Catholic activists soon rushed to Morlino's defense, with the Rev. Robert Sirico of the Michigan-based Acton Institute praising him as a "model of clarity" in the fractious debate.
"It is also useful to keep in mind that the Catholic position on unions is not an endorsement of all unions, in all places at all times and under every circumstance," Sirico wrote at Catholicvote.org.
The Rev. Bryan N. Massingale, associate professor of theological ethics at Marquette University in Milwaukee, doesn't necessarily see a conflict between Morlino and Listecki — at least from the statements.
"That's not the way Catholic bishops tend to operate," he said. "They tend to want to present a unified public voice."
But Michael Fleet, a political scientist at Marquette, sees it differently.
"Obviously (Morlino) wouldn't have written (his letter) unless some clarification or reframing was necessary," he said. "If you think about it, Morlino would write a short letter if he agreed with Listecki, but he wrote a longer letter articulating how (Listecki's statement) should be understood."
For their part, priests in Listecki's archdiocese sided with their archbishop. The Milwaukee Archdiocese Priests Alliance released a statement Feb. 25, that noticeably made no mention of Morlino's statement in calling for the governor to restore collective bargaining rights for the unions.


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As the argument in favour of a tax on the rich gains currency, the finance ministry is reportedly looking at the possibility of a higher tax on the �super rich�, with the possibility of a surcharge on those with an annual income of over Rs 1 crore among the options on the table.
An official source said that the proposal is likely to form a part of the Budget 2013-14 and the ministry is analysing the feasibility of the option. Currently, the taxpayers earning above Rs 10 lakh per annum have to pay tax at the rate of 30 per cent, the highest rate in the three-tier tax slab. The taxpayers have to pay an education cess of 3 per cent on the tax paid. Currently, income is taxed at three rates � 10 per cent, 20 per cent and 30 per cent � fixed in 1997. If the proposal is introduced, those earning above Rs 1 crore will have to pay tax along with education cess and the surcharge levied. A surcharge is essentially a tax on a tax.
On Thursday, in an interview to a TV channel, finance minister P Chidambaram, who spoke about a stable tax regime during his meetings with foreign investors, maintained that the argument for taxing the �very rich� �a little more� should be considered. �I believe in stable tax rates.�
�However, I must concede that there is an argument, underline the word argument, that when the economy requires, when the government requires more resources the very rich should willingly pay a little more. That is not to say that tax rate should not be stable. I think we should have stability in tax rates but we should consider the argument whether the very rich should be asked to pay a little more on some occasions,� he was quoted in the interview.
Currently, as per the finance ministry data, of the 3.24 crore taxpayers, over four lakh earn above Rs 20 lakh and contribute more than 60 per cent to the total tax collection. On the other hand, those earning below Rs 5

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This is a discussion on What iPad model will you buy? within the Apple iPad Polls forums, part of the Apple iPad Forums category; Originally Posted by AHMBE I'd pay an extra 300 for a disk drive and a Mac OS. They already have one of those, it's called ...
Apple iPad Wi-Fi 16GB - $499
Apple iPad Wi-Fi 32GB - $599
Apple iPad Wi-Fi 64GB - $699
Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G 16GB - $629
Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G 32GB - $729
Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 3G 64GB - $829
We know the next model of iPad that will be here 12 months or 24 months from now will be better and have some of these things that people "need" so don't know if I should get the 16gb or the 64gb.
We can only imagine how we will use the darn thing so unsure of what we "NEED".
I have an iTouch 16G that I got about a year after they came out. Just after I got it, all the cool apps started comming out for it, then later the larger storage. Because I spent so much for it, have not been able to give it up for a newer one with a speaker. (recently bought dock c/ speakers for it). So knowing how I am, I'll probably buy the smallest iPad then upgrade in a few years. Still don't know if I'll get the 3G version or not. If I could text with it, that might make the decision for me, but just email, not so much.
I'm buying at least two straight off.
I answered the poll with a 32G WiFi 3G, which will be my main service carry all as I do much of my work with my iPhone 32G 3GS now.
The second one will be for family and the first purchase, obviously because the 16G WiFi will be available before I can get my own 32G iPad aprox 15 to 30 days later.
I'll most likely get the top of the line model, though I'll probably kick myself when Apple lowers the price 6 months down the road.
If I was going to buy an iPad 1st gen (which is less likely). It would be the 64 GB model, no 3G. I'm already at 30 GB on my 64 (listed as 60 actual) GB iPod. 18 GB is music/audio-books, 10 in videos, 1.5 in Apps, and the rest as photos and other. On an
iPad loaded with iWorks I'd expect Videos and Photos to dramatically increase.
I always figure on at least a 5 year use life, so ya got to have room to grow.
I'm going with the 16Gb/WiFi model and saving the cash to upgrade to the premium model when the 2nd generation is released.


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It would be hard to find a television phenomenon as popular as "Star Trek." Even though it was only on television for three seasons and 79 episodes (1966-69) it attracted viewers and devotees that still follow it passionately 45 years later. The fanatical supportspawned several movies and television spinoffs. Star Trek conventions continue to this day. There has never been anything like it.
Clearly the idea of future space travel and the notion of what exists in the "Final Frontier" have created such ongoing devotion. The series was saved from cancellation after its second season due to an intensive letter-writing campaign to NBC. It was the first time that such an effort succeeded. But, as if NBC wanted it to fail, the show ended up in a dead zone timeslot of 10 p.m. Fridays and it was axed the following year. Unlike most defunct series Star Trek did not die.
Fans organized conventions where they dressed up as characters, dissected every episode, and the actors made guest appearances. In 1973, NBC even brought Star Trek back as a short-lived Saturday morning animated series with the stars reappearing as the voices of their characters. By 1975 there was talk of a Star Trek movie, which became a reality five years later after the popular appeal of Star Wars.
The success of the first movie led to several sequels and the production of a new television series, "Star Trek: The Next Generation." That spawned even more movies and two other TV spinoffs. The Star Trek phenomenon was here to stay.
The actor who has benefited most from all this hysteria is William Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk in the original series and seven of the movies. Shatner is best known these days as the spokesman for Priceline.com. He has appeared in several series since his days on "Star Trek," including "T.J. Hooker" and "Boston Legal." At 80 he is still going strong.
One place where he has expanded his talents is in writing books. In addition to several novels, he has penned four non-fiction tomes that are a treasure-trove of Star Trek tales. The first two, "Star Trek Memories" and "Star Trek Movie Memories," are musts for any trekkie who wants to know what went on behind the scenes. The most recent ones, "Up Till Now: The Autobiography" and "Shatner Rules: Your Guide to Understanding the Shatnerverse and the World at Large," are more about his life in general, but still fascinating and fun reads.
"Up to Now" describes his upbringing in Canada and how he became an actor. He discusses his early days as a struggling actor and how he eventually became a part of Star Trek. He then talks about the whole Star Trek phenomenon, living with the Captain Kirk legacy, and how he endured life beyond it. He goes on to candidly discuss his marriages, especially his third wife who died in a highlypublicized but misinterpreted accident.
He also tackles head-on the friction that developed with other actors on the series who saw him as self-serving boor. The only exception seems to be Leonard Nimoy, the infamous Spock, who remains a lifelong friend.
"Shatner Rules" is an easy read that brings out even more stories of his fascinating life and lifestyle. Many of them are hilarious and eye-opening but there are serious discussions of life lessons, how to age gracefully, and even more fodder from the tension he has had with the other Star Trek actors. Perhaps the most telling revelation is that the popular phrase, "Beam me up, Scotty" was never actually said on the show. I always wondered about that because I never recalled that specific line from the original series.
There are many books about the Star Trek phenomenon but William Shatner's four titles are a good place to start.
He has a self-deprecating sense of humor and doesn't shy away from controversy. To be a living legend with a character almost 50 years old can't be easy. Shatner embraces it in a way that makes the most of it for himself and anyone who follows his career. It's an opportunity that any Star Trek or Shatner fan doesn't want to miss.
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Book Notes: No Trekkie should miss Shatner's books
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The Effects Of The Free Trade Agreement Among China, Japan And South Korea
A computable general equilibrium model is used to evaluate the economic effects of a free trade agreement among China, Japan, and South Korea on the world economy. This study is focused on estimating trade creation and diversion effects of the FTA. Results show that there are strong trade diversion effects of the FTA between the member countries and the rest-of-the-world. This is especially true for trade in the high-technology manufacturing sector between the U.S and China. This study also reveals that the member countries under the FTA tend to specialize on the basis of resource endowments, but there exists a significant amount of intra-industry trade among the member countries in all sectors except agricultural and service/utility sectors. In addition, the FTA stimulates the economies of the three countries through increased trade volume, but provides a significant negative effect on economies of non-member countries.Download Info
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Loose Leaf vs. Bags
At The Tea Spot, you will find only the finest quality, fresh full leaf teas. Why? Simply, because this is the best tea available. Steeping a fresh pot of premium loose leaves offers both the utmost in quality and value. Fresh loose-leaf teas will provide you with a great deal more taste, aroma, economy, antioxidants and pleasure than steeping the tiny leaf bits and stale tea dust packaged in bags.


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Basic Instinct by Victoria`s Secret is a Floral Fruity fragrance for women. Basic Instinct was launched in 2004. The fragrance features apricot, tuberose, gardenia, plum, patchouli, turkish rose and vanilla.
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Anyone else think this smells very similar to Angel?? It's nice but I already own Angel and in me they smell too similar and seems to fade quicker.
I still have a little spray bottle of this, and honestly it reminds me so much of Narciso Rodriguez. Very musky and sexy, but also floral--which is what makes it different. At the time I bought it in a set it was rarely used, but I'm glad I kept it because it now fits into my collection when I change scents for fall.
It should be noted that there is at least one element missing from above- this contains an essence of wine resins, which makes it very unusual. I have found it to be a love it or hate it fragrance partly because of the red wine aspect. If you wear too much, it can smell like you've been drinking. So be careful not to overspray unless you enjoy taking a breathalyzer test.
I seen this numerous times at SAS at VS and just never bothered to try it. I did this year, mostly because it was 75% off. Sold. I got lotion and edt.
When I seen the notes on this site I was totally flabbergasted-I can't smell any of it. Although plum and tuberose together clearly give it a very chypre feeling(like in original Poison) and this is what this scent is. It middium intensity floral chypre with hint of fruit. I can see why people say that its simular to NR-there is def resemblence. I will also say that it reminds me of SJP Lovely, except Lovely is a bit fresher. These are enough alike that if you have either one of these scents, I wouldnt bother with Basic Instinct.
Lasting power is ok. I layered both lotion and spray and got 3 hours out of it. I think this is nice scent from VS and very different from all fruity water they usually put out
This fragrance is a very floral and musky fragrance. Out of the the it being floral is a 9 and musk being a 4 1/2.
When I first smelled this fragrance it said "Dusty Rose" The musk was the dust and the rose is obviously the rose. I smell the gardenia in there as well with just a hint of tuberose.
Fragrance Rating 10/10
Even though this fragrance has been discontinued, it has been available at every semi annual sale since it was taken off the shelves. Years ago, when I worked at Victoria's Secret, I remember smelling this one multiple times and really disliking it. I remember thinking it smelled very heavy, wasn't even close to my style of fragrance.I couldn't understand why anyone would want to buy it.
Fast forward - I tried Basic Instinct yet again at this year's SAS and found it to be SO much different than I remembered! The first impression is still pretty intense, but after smelling the tester strip repeatedly for a few minutes I decided to try it on my wrist. I am STILL sniffing that spot every few minutes! While it seems like it might be a really bold scent to begin with, it really mellows out very nicely. That's not to say it doesn't make an impression, though. The patchouli isn't an incensy, heavy patchouli (even though it is listed at the top of the list as the strongest note). I like to think that it must be the patchouli that gives Basic Instinct its character, steering it away from another run of the mill, boring, VS fruity floral. The plum and gardenia are the other most noticable notes to my nose. The plum is ripe and juicy, and the gardenia adds nice a nice white floral touch without being sharp. I don't really detect any tuberose, which is nice since many of the fragrances with tuberose tend to be dominated by that one note. As time passes the fragrance becomes a bit softer and smells cleanly floral, not dirty or heavy in the slightest. I think it is "clean with an edge", because although the patchouli impression has faded, it lingers. Mmmm... becomes more and more delicious as time passes.
Another plus about this one - it really does last! And there is was never a time while wearing this that I thought I might not like it. In fact, the longer I wore it, the harder I fell! I also loved that I never felt like I was wearing a man's cologne. Still, I wouldn't call Basic Insinct a tame, everyday fragrance! There is something seductive about it, exudes confidence, and it is undeniably sexy - a woman's scent, for sure!
This is a major testement to how one's tastes in fragrances can change! I bought a bottle of this right away, and will gladly wear it again!!
PS - I would disagree that this scent is gourmand. Also, I detect absolutely no amber in it whatsoever. I can hardly even discern any vanilla. :)
I wore and loved this throughout college during my early 20s. I received many compliments from women, men, and children. It is a night scent, but I wore it in the day during fall and winter. It fits dark, mysterious types. Earthy, complex. Wish it wasn't discontinued.
Does anybody have a bottle of this that they really don't like? If so, I would be HAPPY to do a US swap.... just PM me to see if I have anything you want. :)
I am officially impressed.
Wearing this today has been such a treat, and entirely owing to the generousity of a real sweetie here at Fragrantica. The mini she sent me did not have a name, but with VS on the bottom it wasn't hard to look up.
Several things surprise me about this fragrance. For one thing, I never thought I'd be complementing a VS perfume! For another, this is the only fruity floral that smells this Terrific on me. I think it actually resembles a Floriental rather closely in structure....
The third thing I can hardly believe is that Basic Instinct contains so many notes that typically sour on me. Perhaps it is the strength of the patchouli that simply overwhelms everything else?
There is a peppery bite ( again the patchouli? ) that sings out, backed by a group of subtle florals. I smell a rich and grounded plum with the florals, but little else. The notes make this sound Too sweet, which could not be further from the truth.
My chemistry gives this a decided thumbs up, even while my brain is still whirling from the experience! This one defies expectation, creating an aura of womanly grace and charm. I'm smitten!
I like this scent but too strong but in a good way... it last long time but a real night time scent...compared to many victoria perfumes...floral deep and woody with a hint of patchouli but in a softer manner..not the hippy shop patchouli but a sweet end of the woods smell...good scent and when you wear it, it one people know...
This fragrance reminds me why I love patchouli. This is deep, fresh, cool, floral, mysterious. This is sexy in a subtle "come hither" way. The patchouli predominates and gives this an earthy quality, while the cool restrained florals add a refined elegance. Love it!
Wow, I am very surprised. This is absolutely beautiful! This was my first blind buy and I am so happy I took the risk. I'm not a huge fan of heavy patchouli, but this is very well blended. Somewhat spicy, yet very clean and fresh. I'm very bummed this is discontinued!! I think VS should bring this back, they already have a ton of fruity scents!! Who's with me on this?!
THIS IS ONE OF VS GOOD QUALITY SCENTS...THEY need to bring back quality not quanity! i have this and the lotion, very sexy and lasting..!
This is awesome i love it, yes it is strong so it lasts long time and it takes less sprays so why people complain? SEXY scent at its best
I have somewhat of a love/hate relationship with this fragrance. On one hand: It's sexy, dark, provocative & lasts a long time. On the other: It has a tendency to be heavy, smothering, & make's my sinuses go haywire. Sometimes to the point of even giving me headache. So in the end, it sits mostly unused on my dresser. I believe this perfume had so much potential to be amazing, but it's just too overwhelming in my opinion.
oh my God, it's very very sharp . It reminds me of Shalimar men's cologne. I tried and I tried to like this perfume because it was on sale 75% off during the semi annual sale but it's badly headache induced . Maybe it's made for more mature people with less sensitive olfactory senses. For me, it's just too nauseous. I would put it into the offensive fragrant
I'm not a fan of this scent at all, it's too musky. I think people who like the Very Sexy for her or So In Love may like this scent.
I love this perfume, its listed on my top 5. I have had a couple of strange men give me compliments on it which is definitely a plus for any scent.
The combination of everything here is simply delightful. Makes you feel a little naughty, haha. Will definitely get you noticed.
Very Sexy became popular only cuz the fragrance did earn its name!!! This is called Basic Instinct cuz the fragrance earn it's name too! Nobody should ever compare these two together cuz they are very different moods! Either you like it or leave it!
I had never smelled this until today. I was at VS's semi-annual sale and decided to give it a sniff. Whoa! This is really different from what they normally have! This is what Very Sexy should smell like, because that's what it is; very sexy. They didn't have any perfumes left, so I bought the body lotion, which I think will be strong enough. I really like it; it has depth and sensuality coupled with a dark mysterious aura that surrounds it. Not too bad for a VS scent! :)
Very seductive, dark and mysterious fragrance!
First I didn't notice its beauty because it seemed to me musky enough. But then I really felt in love with it.
Most of all I feel the plum note in this fragrance. I'm a huge plum note lover because between the fruit notes this note seems the most seductive to me. And its plum note is the best plum note in perfumes for me. It reminds a dark plum wine scent. And it really makes this fragrance very intriguing and alluring. Between the floral notes the gardenia note is the most noticeable. And this note makes this fragrance very much suitable as an evening fragrance. Actually, all notes are noticeable. The tuberose note brings floral sweetness to this fragrance. The Turkish rose note makes it more beautiful. The apricot note makes it softer. The patchouli note is strong enough in the base and makes this fragrance intensive enough. While the musk note makes it more femenine and sensual. And finally the vanilla note makes this fragrance normally sweet.
I really love this fragrance. It's very sexy!
I also can't decide if I like or hate this stuff! I just happen to be in VS one day and saw this sitting on a table. The bottle caught my eye. Spritzed a little on me, and left. Later on I kept smelling this wonderful scent and realized it was that VS stuff I sprayed on me, so ran back to purchase it. I used it a few times and it's ok. Never get compliments wearing it, and usually my husband is first to notice a scent. So the other day was sniffing all my perfumes, came across this, and WOW, all of a sudden, it literally gags me! Way strong and thought "old lady" instant. My 7 yr old daughter ran and said Yuck! lol My husband said "it's no Coco M.!" (that's his fav for me) So now way up on a shelf it goes until I throw it on ebay!
Edit: I ended up swapping this with a friend. She traded me a $20 gift card along with $10 coupon at VS. So I went and bought myself VS Sexy Little Things Tease. So happy I got rid of the other one.
Got this during their sale this month and I'm glad this came back out , I love it , sexy , lasting and appealing and great for a sexy grown night!
so it looks like Victoria's Secret brought this back into stores, maybe for the holidays at least. So I tested it today and I'm not really sure if I like it or not. Let's just say it lasts a long time! well over 8 hours, that's great. The only thing is, I find about the first 4 hours somewhat unpleasant and then after that it starts to smell better and better, until it smells really great! When I first put it on, I thought it smelled like a really strong stinky perfume from the eighties, too musky, almost like BO, cheap hooker, really offensive! haha! But hours later it takes on a softer, though still very noticeable sweet,plummy, spicey, with a hint of floral scent, mmmmm, I actually can't stop smelling my wrist. It does remind a little bit of the original Poison. Right now I'm getting a delicious scent of nutmeg and plums (there's no nutmeg listed as a note but I'm getting spicy notes that smell like it). However, I don't know if I would buy this or wear it only because I can't wait that long, all those hours after it's first sprayed on, to get to the point where it starts to smell good and I won't be afraid of offending people around me. I mean I would have to spray it on a least 4 hours before I leave the house....so I don't know about that..
This is a great perfume! It is very sexy and sophisticated
First VS perfume that I dislike (I got 9 of them), I dont hate it, but wont wear it much. It smells like grass or lettuce to me, certainly floral, but not like blossoms, more like stems. For some reason the undertones remind me of the smell of dirty public restrooms. Yuck. But that might be just because it doesnt go well with my skin, Im sure lots of girls would disagree :)
Funny story: My fiancee and I were strolling the mall one day and decided to check out VS as it's one of my favorite stores and oddly enough he never complains about that ;) I picked up this perfume because the name humored me and I was curious what it would smell like. Spritz a little on and OMG blech! So not for me! This stuff was way too strong, way too old lady floral for me. Didn't even notice that my fella was next to me looking at the lotion version. Being the curious guy he is, he pops the cap up to smell but accidentally squeezed some in his face. Im laughing and heading toward the checkout with some other things I picked out and in a very audible voice he belts out "AAW I dont wanna smell like Sharon Stone!" :-P Maybe there's a reason it seems easier to shop alone lol. But long story short, I was not impressed with this one.
Do we know which Victoria this refers to? The old Queen of England, or the wife of the footballer? Or is there another one I haven't heard about?
starts off very hard to my nose , a LOT off patcholi and rose and plum. but after a few minuts the other notes rescues this one for me . i was ready to say a big no no to this one . but its not that bad. . i can feel the tuberose and gardenia mixing well whit a bit off vanilla and apricot. a nice little blend to make this more fruty and sweet . but not at all to sweet.
the plum is pretty strong all the way.
a night perfume i would say.
a brave statement maybe . not my type off perfume.
but nice in its own way
I am very surprised that this was produced by Victoria's Secrets! Today their lines are very linear combining a flower and a fruit...
Although I dont admire the sillage and longevity of this scent, I am taken aback when I realize how mature this is and how there are hints of incense and oud in the background...
I spray it on clothes not on skin
yuk not me I can't even get washed off.
I love this perfume.Thanks for all the positive reviews...I went with my gut and purchased a bottle.
Definitely a keeper.
Basic Instinct is an incredible fragrance, and its name is so befitting! It is like taking a walk through an exotic garden, at dusk, after the rain, in a silk, spaghetti-strapped full-length sundress that blows in the spring breeze. This garden is luscious. It is sweet (never sickeningly). It is romantic with its invitation to the sexy darkness. It is even fresh and soothing. The plum gives BI its dark juiciness. Just below that, it seems, lie gardenias, white, crisp, and fragrant. This seems mellowed by the relaxing apricot and vanilla. The tuberose and patchouli "ground" it all in blatant sensuality. This fragrance is feminine, and, like the silk sundress, not at all shy about being sexy. It's message is clear...this is not for the timid or the inhibited. Basic Instinct spells "seduction", and not in a "nice-girl" kind of way. It is dark, juicy, and unapologetically alluring. At the same time, it is classy and clear. This is a woman's fragrance, not a girl's, and a woman who is confident, comfortable in her own sensuality, and not "coy" in exuding her sexuality, whether publicly or in private. Basic Instinct is no cheap-slut, or candy-cane type of fragrance. It doesn't slap you in the face, or play juvenille games with you. Back-alley or backseat has absolutely nothing to do with this league of shameless sensuality. It's very adult in its approach. It lures you. It envelopes you. It caresses you. It seduces you. And, it soothes and relaxes you. Feminine, intoxicating, purely and distinctly sexy....both the fragrance and the lotion. I will NEVER understand Victoria's Secrets decision to discontinue this jewel, but as long as "select" online fragrance stores continue to carry it, I will continue to keep it in my fragrance family.
I love this fragrance! It's long lasting and very classy! This is a perfume I could wear every day and never get tired of smelling it. I was very sorry to hear VS has discontinued it! Figures!
This is a great perfume! It is very sexy and sophisticated, but still beautiful (as opposed to old-rich-stinky lady smelling). I kept getting hit on by my college professor when I wore this.
Seems like it is only me that cant stand this perfume=( To me it smells just like alkohol and soap, can anybody tell me how it is suppose to smell? Cant get any fruits or floral at all=(
i love this sexy ,powerful scent.every note id distinct and like a flower bud,just keeps opening to more beautiful things,last a long time,too
I like this a lot, it is a very sexy scent almost intoxicating. This is easily one of the best fragrances by Victoria secret. It is more mature than any of their other fragrances. This is so different from all the other perfumes they put out that I would've never thought this was a VS scent. It's a bit strong at the beginning but it's a very complex sexy scent. I could easily say that I like the body lotion a lot better than the actual perfume, but when it is layered it last a lot longer.
Basic Instinct for me is love from first sniff! Beautiful aromas, soft and tender with good durability and is discreet scent.They resemble each other with Narciso Rodriges, as composition and would be a good deputy, considering its price!
I just learned something about myself--I love tuberose. I love its ability to be sexy in one scent and coy in the next. Now on to this fragrance...
It wasn't love at first sniff. It was actually more like love by accident. I wanted the black evening bag which contained a trial-sized bottle of Basic Instinct. I tried on the fragrance and liked it, and only liked it. One night I went out to a swanky bar with some friends and fell head over heels in love with it. It needed a time and a place to be enjoyed, like a good chianti, which is good on its own but better with a linguini bolognese.
I love, love, love the tuberose in Basic Instinct. I love the plum which lends a slight sweetness. I love the lingering vanillic rose when the scent has dried down. I love how velvety it all comes together. Strangely, Basic Instinct is the provocative, zaftig older sister to Ralph Lauren's Romance's virginal pixie.
It's long-lasting and it's sexy. Most important, it's sexy.
This came out a little before Prada, but when I smelled it and then Prada came out.. it got run over by it's popularity. I have the tiny .5 spray. It's deep and doesn't apologize for being sensual. VS debuted first, so they should have gotten more credit. Honestly I can wear this, but can never wear Prada. Updated: As V.S. ALWAYS DOES... they discontinued it. If it's not like candy or a headache floral (Love Spell), they get rid of it. I think this is the most unique scent they have ever made! Rich fruits with deep florals. It is intoxicating in small doses.
This could've been an amazing scent, but there's something off about it. I'm going to blame the patchouli, as that seems to be where the issues stem from.
The top notes are pleasant and juicy, particularly the plum. As it dries down it has a strange dark smell to it, almost as if something was rotting and someone sprayed some lysol to cover it up. My initial thoughts are this is a strange reaction of the ingredients. I got this smell from both myself and a friend wearing it, so it's not one of our distinct chemistries doing it. Perhaps though, someone could make this work on them. As I said, a great idea, but something about the execution didn't go right.
I enjoy every minute wearing this perfume! Very special to my mind, not a common one, full and refind fragrance.
I love this perfume and I have gotten many compliments when wearing it. The patchouli really comes out on my skin.. it has a spicy yet cool allure to it and I wear it quite often.
The opening is dominated by apricot, but reminds me of Escada perfumes only better.
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Strictly partisan, like the Bush tax cuts, are OK as long as Carol likes them.<quoted text>
So you're saying that just because it's a strictly "partisan" law of the land, the rising costs with more government paper pushers and higher taxes with a rise in unemployment because of businesses not hiring and firing since 50 employees is now the magic number isn't important?
How odd.
The only companies that would be affected by this 50 employee limit are those not offering health insurance.
These companies have their employees fend for themselves in your favored system where as individuals they will not be able to afford it.
Carol, you know well, that if you had to buy health insurance as a family it would cost you over $2,000 a month with your health situation. And you complain about a law that would tremendously reduce that if you were thrown into that situation.


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After claiming to no longer adhere to the Blair doctorate of Political Spin, Brown's Spin Doctors follow in Blair's footsteps as Ed Balls, a key aide to Gordon Brown boasted to a reception that Quentin Davies would not be the last to cross the floor of the House of Commons. Mr Balls, a Treasury minister, sought to panic the Tories into fearing more desertions but the Tories have seen it for what it is, a pathetic attempt to promote Brown's new government which will "cross the political divide," supposedly.
Davies has also jumped on this spouting last night that he is not alone in his views. From the telegraph, "Mr Davies himself told The Daily Telegraph that concerns about Mr Cameron's leadership were "very widely shared" among the party across the country and specifically at West-minster. Speaking on BBC2's Newsnight on Tuesday, he hinted that although there were a "very large number of Conservative MPs" who thought like him, they did not want to go public now"
Perhaps they think if they say it enough it will come true. I doubt it. Davies is a extremely pro European loner who I for one will not miss. Privately, Brownite MPs who were well aware of Mr Davies defection a couple of days ago were admitting that they knew of no other Tory MPs posed to make the leap. This pretty much sums it up.
Labour got a very welcome surprise when Davies defected and are trying to make far more of this than it actually is. Even John Bercow, the Bucking-ham MP who launched a blistering attack on Mr Cameron in the 2005 leadership contest and gave one of the more enthusiastic standing ovations for Tony Blair at the end of Prime Minister's Questions, made clear that he had no intention of jumping ship.
In his first statement as Prime Minister, Mr Brown - who last week controversially offered ministerial jobs to the Liberal Democrats pledged again to reach out across the political divide in the formation of his government.
Sir Menzies Campbell, the Lib Dem leader, insisted there would be no defections from his own parliamentary party.
The short version is Brown, in an effort to promote himself as leader, attempted to poach the other parties' MPs. He was successful with one loner, Davies, and is now attempting to make this defection appear to begin the beginning of many more. So much for ending political spin. New PM same games.
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I am going to have an hour and a half layover in HK on my way to Malaysia and was hoping to do a bit of shopping at the airport during the layover. I haven't been to HK since about 1997 and have never passed through the new airport. Does anyone know how the prices are there? I'm mainly interested in picking up a few "essentials"--champagne and Chanel make-up. I usually buy these things at Singapore's Changi and find the prices there to be pretty good, especially on the Chanel. How do HK's duty free shops measure up to Changi's? To give some perspective on the wine, here in NY, I usually pay about $40 for Moet & Chandon, $37.00 for Veuve Cliquot, $35.00 for Pieper Heidsick. Will I do at least as well at HK's airport? I definitely want a couple of bottles for the trip but would rather not drag them from NY. I'm not looking for Kristal quality or even Dom Perignon (unless it's really inexpensive ), just some decent bubbly to enjoy with my husband in our hotel room.
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I'm not too sure about the Champagne that you've mentioned but last month I was in Hong Kong and did noticed the following:
Dom Perignon 96 at about HK $1,300. Lynch Barge 94 at HK $850.
Perhaps you can use my example to compare prices in NY.
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Thanks for that Hanuman. I don't know if the price for the Dom P is good or not, it may be since it is vintage, but it's way more than I want to spend! I went to the site you mentioned and they do have the Veuve Cliquot, but no prices are given. I couldn't find much in the way of cosmetics but I just skimmed the site, I'll have to go back and click on all the links!
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A litre of what, face make-up? I'd say, being dead for 10 years, she needs it more than me!
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lol, laurie!!
By the way, I found the duty-free prices to be better in KL than in Hong Kong. But if you are just looking to pick up a bottle of bubbly to drink on your trip, you'll certainly find something. (I bought a bottle of Bollinger Rose Savage champagne in SIngapore to take to Lombok - it was fabulous!) -
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Hi Kathie, Since I'll be passing through HK both ways, I can compare the prices on the Chanel at both HK and KL and see which is better and buy accordingly. I find Chanel to be quite a bit cheaper at the duty free in Asia compared to here in the States. I typically save about $20 on a set of 4 eyeshadows and about $12 on blush. Unfortunately they never seem to have the color face make-up I wear so I end up paying top dollar for that at Macy's. I have more than enough make-up to bring to Malaysia and I doubt I'll be wearing any in the jungles of Borneo anyway. The chamapagne on the other hand is necessary to have while there. My husband and I have a sort of ritual of drinking champagne when we see each other (I should explain--we have a commuter marriage and see each other every other weekend. He lives and works in Albany, NY and I live and work in NYC, about 150 miles apart). We usually drink an inexpensive Australian sparkling wine that is quite good, but for special occassions and vacations, we like something better and something French. I'm going up to Albany tomorrow and we have a bottle of Veuve Cliequot to celebrate my birthday The prices for champagne at JFK duty free are terrible, I pay less for Moet at my local liquor store! Hopefully HK will have something decent but maybe I'll bring one bottle from NY just in case.
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It's a fine tradition, laurie! HKG will certainly have some good champagnes for you to choose from.
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while i don't shop for handbags or makeup at airport duty free shops, i do look at wines, scotch, and other spirits, i found the prices at duty free hongkong very expensive. these sentiments are shared by my friends.
duty free prices for these items at changi are the best i've seen.
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kuranosuke, thanks for that tip. I guess in order to play it safe, I'd better bring a couple of bottles from NY. If we see anything decent at HK airport, we can always pick up another bottle. You can never have too much champagne! The only worry is, if we come into Malaysia with more than 2 bottles, we will be over the liquor allottment allowed to be brought in. Do you (or anyone) know how strict the customs people are, or are they like most places and you just go to the "green line" and no one even looks at you. If they try and confiscate my champagne, I swear, I'll open the bottle and drink it on the spot!
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hawaaiiantraveler; no make trouble..
laurieco; don't know about bringing spirits into malaysia, but i always pack a couple of grgich hills chard and fume blanc when i go to singapore. its in my luggage so never had a problem. if fact most times, i hardly see any customs agents at all.
however, one time coming across from jahore bahru with a couple bottles of wine, i was stopped on the sing side of the border by a young customs officer who discovered the wine in my luggage. i wasn't trying to hide or summgle it in. i thought i could bring in two bottles of wine, however, this young officer sent me to see his superior in the office.
so, i went to see his supervisor, and explained why i standing there in front of him. he shook his head, asked me to have a seat, then we talked about the wine i bought, like he was killing time. sure enough, after about five minutes, he got up , shook my hand, and said "to go and enjoy your wine and singapore, and come back again." i sensed he was a bit annoyed that i was sent to him for such a trivial matter, but at the same time, did not want to discourage the young agent from diligently doing his job. wines are very cheap in malaysia, expensive in sing. -
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Re bringing in more than your allowance. I returned to HK today and for the first time was asked to have my bags screened. Have lived here a year, traveled out about 20 times and this has never happened. Was not just me - a bunch of people were asked. I do not think they were looking for alcohol but assume if they found it you would have to pay the penal duty. In general baggage screening is becoming tighter (tho in Singapore last month we were not singled out) - maybe the terrorist threat.
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Thanks for the warning hobbes. I wonder how the customs will be in KL. I suppose if we get caught with an extra bottle, I wouldn't mind paying the duty to bring it in, what I don't want is to have it confiscated. Like I said earlier, I'd drink it rather than have them take it from me.
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I wouldn't test my luck with the Malaysian customs. I don't think an authority that's extremely tough on drug traffiker would be particularly easy on booze traffiker.
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I have never found wine to be less expensive than what I can find at home in a duty free shop. This includes those on sale on the duty free shop. DP 96 for example is about $100/bottle with tax here. Tend to buy NV Champagne for less than $25.
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It's settled then, we'll bring a couple of bottles of bubbly from home. I do find the price of certain cosmetics to be much cheaper at Asian airport duty free shops, most notably Chaingi and BKK's Don Muang. Not all however. If you're in the market for American made, such as Estee Lauder or Clinique, there are no bargains. Chanel on the other hand is a terrific buy at these airports.
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When you arrive in Malaysia, you are able to buy duty free in the arrival hall, before you take the tram for customs, etc. We noticed many Malaysians buying. We did not check the prices for alcohol, but like you, I stock up on Chanel. My method is to have a list of the items I want, jot down the price in HK, jot down on entering Malaysia, and buy on the way home. Last trip, Hong Kong was lower.
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two, I had forgotten that you can buy duty-free at KLIA when you arrive. Laurie, the prices for duty free in KL are certainly better than in Hong Kong.
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