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I brewed a pale ale yesterday. Everything went well - mid 80's in efficiency. I pitched my S-05 yeast in at around 78 degrees (I know, a bit high). I aerate by pouring my wort from bucket to bucket several times - leaving a nice frothy head on the wort. I pitched the yeast right on top of the foam. Will this aeration method cause lag time for fermentation to begin? My basement has been in the low 80's recently so I put the fermenter in a water bath with ice, a towel, and a fan blowing on it and it has been hovering around 68 degrees. I know it's too early to be worrying about it not fermenting yet, but my aeration method got me thinking. Just wondering.
i don't think that it will really make a difference. rehydration might help a little with lag time on dry yeasts, but aeration method shouldn't be too large a factor in it. with us-05, it should be crankin out in no time.
Only reason I don't normally dry pitch is that some of the yeast, especially on top of foam could wind up clinging to the sides of the fermenter and never get into the wort. And it's nice to know that the yeast is viable and has the proper head start. Fermentis also recommends aeration after pitching dry yeast if you don't rehydrate. To answer your question, aeration method and just about everything else can affect fermentation lag time. It's also near impossible for most homebrewers to truly know when fermentation has begun as the visible signs (foaming, bubbles, etc.) don't signal that fermentation just started. I'd tell you that as long as your yeast is alive when pitched then it begins to work right away, but it just doesn't tell you.
I'm having the same concern, I brewed the EdWorts Haus Ale this weekend using Safale-05. His directions were to pitch directly. I normally use liquid yeast and pitched after aeration with a hepa filter/pump (i.e. pretty foamy). I have little to no bubbling with it sitting at 70*F. I brewed a 10gal batch and pitched 2 packets. I guess time will tell?
Proper aeration helps get fermentation started quicker.
Lag is the time the yeast take to reproduce. How well they reproduce is a product of how much oxygen is in the wort when you pitch. How much oxygen is in the wort is a product of how you aerate it. So, aeration can affect lag time.
Does pitching on top of the foam cause a problem though? I would assume it will eventually settle down and get into the wort.
Kind of having a similar issue. Made my first 10 gallon batch on Friday and today was the first day I really saw the airlock kicking. I first assumed my airlock wasn't holding a seal cause I drilled the lid and installed the grommet myself. I opened the fermenter up to find krausen and assumed I'd be having to add some silicone to make sure I get it airtight, (after I emptied the fermenter for the next batch). Today after work I checked it and its bubbling away, so that would be a pretty lengthy lag time. I pitched 2 packets and aerated with a electric drill stirrer. I am used to waking up the next morning to bubbling so I think I will have to work on the lag time.
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Yeast require an ample supply of Oxygen to reproduce and condition themselves before they start fermenting your beer. As a result, wort aeration is very important and has an impact on lag time, however a longer lag time is not necessarily a bad thing - just because you have the shortest lag time does not mean you'll end up with the best beer. In addition dry yeast are essentially 'force fed' nutrients and oxygen before they are dried, so aeration is less important when you are using dried yeast, which kindof makes the question/tread a bit pointless.
Interesting topic, and timely...I brewed 2 batches this weekend and pitched each on their own yeastcake. One was a Denny's Favorite 50 and one a London ESB (both Wyeast). Aeration method was the same for both batches (splashing in from a funnel, then drill/whisk combo, then from perforated droptube onto the yeastcake). The Denny's 50/IPA combo took off in about 3 hours and with a vengeance. The London ESB/Porter combo took nearly 2 days to show signs of anything. The latter is doing great now, and the former is slowing down. Both are fermenting in the 64-66F range. Perhaps a combination of aeration and type of yeast has something to do with it? Not sure how these would compare to S-05, though.
I could murder a pint! -Lovejoy


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The steady growth of foreign direct investment into China should say a
great deal about the attractiveness of the rapidly growing Chinese
But if there is a significant rise in the proportion of foreign businesses
that feels they are increasingly unwelcome in China's market, it might be
more about the change of investors' perception rather than China's opening
up policy.
A recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in China showed that
the proportion of US businesses that feels unwelcome to participate and
compete in China's market rose to 38 percent in February, up from 26
percent only two months before. It's the largest increase since the survey
started four years ago.
The result happened to come amid intensifying US accusations that China
has manipulated its currency to subsidize its exports as well as several
headline-making news involving multinational companies in China.
Together, they seem to give the impression that China is shutting the door
to foreign investors.
But this is neither what Chinese policymakers are advocating nor what
China's FDI growth indicates.
Last Monday, Premier Wen Jiabao made clear to a group of global business
leaders and economists that the country remains open for international
business and investment.
Last month, China's FDI rose for the seventh consecutive month in a row.
And the worst global recession in decades has only reduced China's intake
of FDI by 2.6 percent year on year in 2009.
Fierce competition in the Chinese market that has been considerably
broadened may have given rise to the frustration of some multinational
companies. But that is a far cry from a closing door.
China's change in growth model will actually provide foreign businesses
with more opportunities that, albeit, also allure more competitors from
home and abroad.
Tangled in new budgets
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The 12 central government budgetary reports published by the Ministry of
Finance on Thursday are a welcome step forward to increase transparency of
China's public finances.
But while we applaud the effort to provide people with more detailed
information of its budget, we also urge financial authorities to make
these key budget numbers more readable for the majority of the people.
China's budgetary income exceeded 6.8 trillion yuan ($1,000 billion) last
year, up 11.7 percent over the previous year due to the
stronger-than-expected economic recovery.
Given the complexity of economic growth this year, the government has set
an revenue growth target of only 6 percent for the central budget, which
doesn't look very ambitious since it already saw a 32.9 percent growth
year-on-year in fiscal revenue in the first two months of the year.
As the size of China's central and local government budgets expands
steadily, it becomes more important than ever to make them more
transparent to ensure financial efficiency.
The latest central budgetary reports will certainly help shed light on how
the central government collects and spends its revenues.
But the difficulty for the public and media to make sense of all these
budgetary numbers is very obvious and we don't think the government
compilers of this data lack the professional knowledge to make the numbers
Google has much to lose, little to gain
17:05, March 29, 2010 [IMG] [IMG]
By Justin Ward
Google's departure from China sent shockwaves throughout the information
superhighway, or at least it did outside of China. In China, it was more
or less business as usual. Despite dramatizations in the Western media of
Chinese mourning the loss of the search giant, the vast majority took the
news with indifference or else they were insulted and said good riddance.
It's obvious that China can do without Google, since very few Chinese rely
on it but rather turn to the domestic Baidu for their search needs. And
for the time being, it seems Google can do without China, given that the
country accounts for only about 1 to 2 percent of the company's total
revenue, or about 250 to 300 million U.S. dollars annually. But this view
is myopic at best and absolute folly at worst.
According to official figures, China's Internet users number 384 million,
which exceeds the total U.S. population by nearly 77 million, and this
number is growing constantly. Of course, Americans spend more dollars per
capita online and have higher average incomes, but those facts
notwithstanding, the amount of money to be made on the Internet in China
is growing by leaps and bounds. Currently, the Chinese Internet
advertising market is only worth 1 billion U.S. dollars, but according to
estimates, that number could grow to as much as 20 billion by 2014.
As Ovum technology analyst Graham Titterington told BBC News in a recent
interview, "In the longer term, Google needs China more than China needs
Google." Titterington believes that Google will decide to return to China,
eventually, but by then, it may be too late. ""The big question, though,
will be how much momentum Google will have lost in the meantime." This is
something Google should consider before it decides to burn its bridges.
As it is often mentioned, the Chinese word for crisis includes the
character for opportunity, and a number of companies are poised to turn
Google's crisis into their opportunity. Microsoft search engine Bing and
others have declared their willingness to play ball with the Chinese
government if it means access to Chinese Internet users. By the time
Google returns, hat in hand, it may be irrelevant.
Google knew the score when it came to China. It sacrificed its supposed
principles and agreed to abide by Chinese laws, so why is it crying foul
now? This shows the move has nothing to do with free speech. If censorship
is the issue, Google should withdraw from Europe and Israel, where it has
agreed to censor hate speech in line with those countries laws. But that
form of censorship plays a little better back home. It also makes little
sense for Google to withdraw because of hacker attacks. It is as if by
leaving China, they were retreating into some kind of magical hacker-proof
So if it is not censorship and it isn't hacker attacks or intellectual
property, why leave then? The only possible explanation is that this is a
calculated PR move designed to make Google appear to be the worldwide
defender of the free exchange of information, but it won't change China
one bit, and in the end, Google will find itself the real loser.
US healthcare divisiveness exposes political flaws
* Source: Global Times
* [02:28 March 25 2010]
* Comments
When John Edwards campaigned for the Democratic nomination to run for
president in the 2004 election, he crafted an appealing slogan that struck
a chord with many Americans.
As Edwards put it, under George W. Bush, the US was divided into "Two
Americas." One was the America of the poor, who work but without the
protection of insurance, while the other America was that of the rich, who
reap the benefits of others' work and can buy anything they want, even a
Congress and a president.
Now, the sweeping overhaul of US healthcare has been signed into law,
which will ensure healthcare coverage for almost every American.
But instead of the unification of the "Two Americas," American society is
more divided than ever before.
Core values such as justice, efficiency and government credibility were
repeatedly cited during the heated healthcare debate. Both the supporting
and opposing sides were eager to make their case in terms of these values,
but in practice, the values have been undermined so much as to bitterly
split American society even further.
When it comes to political inefficiency, the long, winding path taken by
healthcare reform can speak for itself.
The beginning of the struggle for universal healthcare in the US can be
traced back to as early as 1912, and the hard efforts of eight US
presidents to make progress on healthcare were eventually undone by
lockstep opposition from special interest groups. It took Obama more than
a year to gain his hard-earned victory.
No less evident is the undermining of the value of social justice seen in
the healthcare debate.
Some substantive provisions, such as a government-run insurance plan, had
to be tak-en out of the final version of the bill for the impasse to be
broken in Congress.
Failure to deliver efficiency and justice are not problems for the US
alone. In Japan, the lack of a systematic engine to pull the economy out
of its decades-long downturn has perplexed the whole nation. In Europe,
endless strikes are apparently not the ultimate solutions to the
continent's problems.
The root cause is neither the government's ignorance of the problems nor a
lack of solutions. It is the partisan divisiveness that has made it so
hard for any consensus to be made and any prompt action to be taken.
It would be no exaggeration to say that in Washington's partisan power
plays, too many social resources have been wasted and too heavy a price
has been paid before the social justice of providing affordable healthcare
was somewhat delivered.
In the post-Cold War era, a subversive shift once took place regarding the
assessment of Western political systems. But the appeal of Western systems
has very much faded in the global financial crisis, with more Westerners
blaming their governments for ineptitude in tackling the crisis.
In the world's road toward sustainable economic growth after the financial
crisis, a crucial leading role needs to be played by the US and developed
nations. But the divisiveness is likely to hamper their decision-making
process regarding key global issues. That has raised concerns among
developing nations.
Should the US government be more decisive and efficient in delivering
justice and tackling problems, it will be in the interest of the whole
Chinese Internet users question Google's calculation
* Source: Global Times
* [23:07 March 28 2010]
* Comments
By Tian Wei
Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese novelist, once described to a German audience
how precious an experience it was for a rural kid like him to watch a
movie in the 1960s in China.
At that time, most Chinese counties only showed one movie every six
months. For any movie lovers, information on film screenings was crucial.
The young Mo Yan befriended the man in charge of the only phone in the
county and bribed a shoe repairer who had a bicycle and therefore, could
travel around neighboring areas to gather information.
Finally, it worked out as planned. He got the information that the famous
film of the model opera The Red Detachment of Women was to be shown in a
county nine kilometers away. He gathered his friends and they ran across.
When Mo Yan's story finally reached the stage in which he and his friends
sat down to watch the movie, the German audience applauded loudly.
This story of spiritual scarcity doesn't seem to echo today, when most
Chinese watch movies far more than every six months. But I wonder if it
will create the same effect, let's say, 50 years from now, when people
look back at Google's decision to withdraw from China.
On the surface, it sounds like a heroic deed. Apparently the company
turned down 3 percent of its global profits to make a statement for the
promotion of Internet freedom and human rights all over the world. Wow!
However, after two months' drama occupying world headlines, the whole
thing has only made many of its Chinese users even more skeptical about
Google's ideological slogans.
Google effectively closed Google.cn and re-routed traffic to an uncensored
site in Hong Kong to "meaningfully increase access to information for
people in China." By doing that, it also effectively kicked the ball right
back to the court of the Chinese government. Yet in doing so, Google was
well aware that if it didn't filter, the Chinese authorities would.
But so far so good, or is it? An American Internet business analyst asked
me during the weekend, referring to the fact that the amount of
information Chinese mainland users could get from Google's .hk site is
almost the same as they would get earlier from Google's .cn site.
I politely responded that as a user and consumer in China, who depends on
the Internet for massive information everyday, the so-far-so-good reality
is far from satisfactory.
In fact, since the problems began two months ago, many of us have been
worrying every-day about the uncertainty and unpredictability of the
service we can still enjoy from Google, as it has been actively
publicizing its story while going into further clashes with authorities.
Chinese users face a hard choice between continuing to worry and feel
uncertain, and switching to other services now, both of which exert a cost
in time and stress.
Google said it was making the "difficult decision" due to its ethical
belief. But one might really wonder what greater ethical consideration
there is for any company than providing stable and promised services to
its users and not letting its users feel like they are being taken hostage
by the company's decision?
"For the Chinese people, loss of Google would mean nothing but darkness,"
goes the headline in the Washington Post. An interesting analogy, but too
much exaggeration and self-importance involved. Yet many Google users in
China have certainly been left in the dark about the company's plans, and
have a right to feel deserted.
Google has effectively argued that the reason it has been doing all of
this is to protect the kind of services and reputation required by its
majority users who provide 97 percent of Google's net profit.
As a member of the tiny 3 percent of Chinese users, what can I say in
Maybe we'll have to go back to bribing bicyclists to get our information.
Tian Wei is the host of "Dialogue" on CCTV's English Channel, and the main
anchor of CCTV's special coverage of important domestic and international
events. Previously, Tian worked in Washington D.C. as a correspondent, and
covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Public outrage no recourse to US criticisms
* Source: Global Times
* [23:10 March 28 2010]
* Comments
Illustration: Liu Rui
By Wang Jisi
This January, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman expressed anxiety
over a lack of a sense of direction in today's US.
He wrote that China is the US's economic partner as well as its
competitor, and that he hoped Americans would react to the rise of China
in the same way they did to the launching of Sputnik in 1957. The
challenge from the Soviet Union spurred Americans on to new heights
through developments in education, infrastructure and science and
A recent poll conducted by the Washington Post showed that more Americans
are coming to believe the 21st century will be China's century as the
world's sole superpower's influence wanes.
What is interesting is that during the early days of the Cold War,
especially after the USSR launched its first satellite and was seen as
being technologically ahead of the US, the attitude of Americans was quite
similar to their feelings about China today.
It will help our understanding if we take some time to do a history
In March 1947, the US government launched the "Federal Employee Loyalty
Program" in an effort to rid the government of communists.
The new program came on the heels of the promulgation of the Truman
Doctrine, and together the two acts would set the tone for the handling of
both domestic and foreign affairs during the Cold War.
The rise of the Soviet Union during the Cold War surprised Americans but
hardly attracted their interest.
Even elites who strongly opposed US domestic policy did not accept the
ideas of the Soviet Union or other socialist countries, and on the
contrast, criticized the policies of the Soviet Union and took pleasure in
its decline.
The Cold War damaged the US political environment, especially as McCarthy
whipped up anti-communist hysteria.
However, as the fear of communism died down, the country emerged more
unified ideologically.
Always playing up the strengths of the Soviet system and the US putative
weaknesses, since the economy of the USSR never reached half the size of
the US, the politicians were able to build a consensus that pushed the US
economy forward at breakneck speed.
After Sputnik, Allan Dulles, director of the CIA, said privately that he
was not surprised by the satellite launch but was happy that the media was
in an uproar because he thought Americans needed periodic shock therapy as
a catalyst for action.
The country shifted into high gear, building highways, improving
education, and investing in technology.
Less than 30 years later, by the 1980s, the US was superior to the USSR in
almost every way imaginable.
The civil rights movement, the anti-war movement and women's liberation
campaign also enhanced US national cohesion and the nation's worldwide
Without improvements in civil rights, it would have been impossible to
have the human rights diplomacy of the Carter administration and the moral
advantage over the Soviet Union.
The US won the Cold War not by relying on its military or diplomacy, but
rather by building on its domestic strengths, which are rooted in
ideological cohesion.
Now the US is starting to exaggerate China's national power.
Looking at its history with the Soviet Union, it is clear that this is not
a con-spiracy, but a natural reaction the US has to rising powers.
In his State of the Union address, Obama did not indulge in China-bashing,
but simply warned that the US needs to accelerate the domestic reforms and
promote economic transition so as to avoid the fate of declining into
second-rate country.
By contrast, the Chinese media is focused on how to arouse the public
outrage to counter the US fears of a rising China.
But this is counterproductive. A Chinese saying goes, "It is better to
start weaving your fishing nets than merely covet the fish in the water."
We should take measures to transform the economic development mode and
accelerate democratic and legal reforms to enhance international
Only in this way, can we build a sound infrastructure to eventually ensure
our place as a first-rate power.
The author is the dean of the School of International Studies, Peking
University.forum@globaltimes. com.cn
Healthcare fight drains Obamaa**s political resources
* Source: Global Times
* [21:48 March 28 2010]
* Comments
By Barry Cunningham
US President Barack Obama's victory on healthcare last week was a double
defeat for Republicans who peddled the falsehood that illegal immigrants
would be covered under a government takeover of the health insurance
Republicans lost the vote, and they lost any sense of shame.
Moreover, the nasty emotions they incited across the country have dampened
hopes for immigration reform this year, prolonging the plight of America's
11 million illegal immigrants who live in the shadow of fear.
Former Federal Civil Rights Commissioner Yvonne Lee estimates that about 1
million of those undocumented workers are from China, most of them
low-paid laborers from Fujian Province.
Lee worries that Chinese communities in the US could be the next targets
if anti-immigrant sentiments run any higher.
A number of conservative congressmen are waiting in the wings with
anti-immigration bills in hand, itching to turn the immigration issue into
a replay of the healthcare debate, one of the ugliest spectacles in
American legislative history.
Obama's healthcare victory will be remembered as a day when conservative
activists spat on Democratic leaders and screamed: "You Communists! You
socialists! You hate America!"
Any semblance of decorum in the stately House of Representatives was lost
when Republicans cheered for drunken hecklers in the public gallery,
shouting "Kill the bill!"
Outside the Capitol rotunda, gay Congressman Barney Frank was jeered.
Black leaders were spat upon and called the "n" word.
Then came denunciations from Republican seats inside the House. Somebody
screamed "baby killer!" at an anti-abortion Democrat in the same chamber
where a Republican had interrupted Obama's State of the Union speech by
blurting out "You lie!"
Another elected leader warned that the health bill was a "fiscal
No sooner were they defeated in a narrow vote on the House floor than
Republicans could look down from a balcony of the US Capitol and see what
some of them regard as another Frankenstein monster approaching.
Upward of a quarter-million immigrants were on the Capitol's front lawn
rallying for immigration reform.
"Out of the shadows" was the theme of the march, with many undocumented
Latinos daring to show their faces on national television. Wary of
anti-immigrant sentiments, undocumented Chinese workers stayed away in
The timing of the rally was an unfortunate coincidence.
But rally organizers decided to gamble on the march anyway, to remind
Obama of his repeated promises to introduce an immigration bill in
Congress early this year.
Under pressure by labor unions that blame illegal immigrants for the loss
of US jobs, the Obama administration last year deported 380,000
undocumented workers, 60 percent more than during the Bush presidency.
In the partisan rancor of the healthcare battle, Obama used up whatever
political capital he was holding for another knockdown, drag-out contest
of wills over immigration reform, which the Republicans have continually
depicted as an "amnesty" bill.
It now appears impossible for Obama to push an immigration bill through
Congress this year, guaranteeing that undocumented workers will continue
to live in fear of a knock on the door in the middle of the night.
The only glimmer of hope was the "framework" for immigration reform
outlined by New York Senator Charles Schumer, head of the Senate's
Immigration Subcommittee, and southern Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.
HTheir plan to mend America's broken borders emphasizes beefed-up border
patrols and high-tech ID cards to verify that US employers are hiring
fully legal workers.
But the framework is also an acknowledgment that legal immigration is
essential to ensuring America's future economic prosperity.
Their plan would award green cards to immigrants who receive a PhD or
master's degree in science, technology, engineering or math from a US
"It makes no sense to educate the world's future inventors and
entrepreneurs and then force them to leave when they are able to
contribute to our economy," they said, a tacit recognition that immigrant
scholars from China and elsewhere are the backbone of most US graduate
This shift in attitude could help China's haigui (sea turtles), Chinese
professionals who are educated and trained overseas and then bring their
technical know-how back to China.
But the US brain drain could complicate the immigration debate even
further, making the outcome of Obama's next battle with Congress anybody's
The author is a copy editor with the Global
Times. email@example.com
Hold praise of US-Russian nuclear deal for now
* Source: Global Times
* [02:18 March 29 2010]
* Comments
The new nuclear arms cuts treaty, due to be inked by the world's two
largest nuclear powers on April 8, does not deserve to be hailed now.
True, the pact to limit both the US and Russia to 1,500 warheads each has
given some momentum to US President Barack Obama's call for a nuke-free
And there is no denying that for the call to become a reality, the first
major nuclear deal between the two former Cold War adversaries in nearly
two decades is a first step in creating a climate of trust.
But at the moment, the deal is just a piece of paper yet to be signed.
Even after new START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is signed and put
into action, the nuclear arsenals possessed by the two countries will
still be large enough to blow the entire planet apart dozens of times.
Needless to say, the prospects for the deal itself are full of
uncertainties, especially as disputes remain over the verification rules
regarding nuclear weapons and over the US plan for a missile defense
shield in Europe.
The winding path the world has taken toward nuclear disarmament has given
rise to suspicion toward the real determination of the two countries to
put their words into action.
Despite the increasing number of countries giving up their nuclear weapons
programs, such as Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, South Africa and Libya,
the efforts taken by the US and Russia in the past 20 years have been far
from enough: Both countries are still in possession of as much as 95
percent of the world's stockpile of nuclear weapons.
Even after Obama ambitiously outlined his vision for a nuke-free world in
his address in Prague last year, the nuclear weapons-related budget of his
administration has disappointingly risen. The entrenched interests of the
defense industry and the deep-rooted Cold War mentality of some nuclear
hawks have made the force of resistance too strong to overcome.
Skepticism is mounting over how determined Russia is in its nuclear
disarmament, too. Though seemingly keen on the nuclear cuts deal, the
country has kept a very close eye on the nuclear dismantling actions taken
by its former Cold War rival. Few substantive steps have yet been taken.
With that in mind, there is a valid argument to be made that the new
US-Russian deal is largely an expedient tactic to gain the moral high
ground and to exert pressure on other countries before the opening of the
international summit on nuclear security in Washington DC on April 12.
In contrast with the two largest nuclear powers, China has always been a
firm supporter of nuclear disarmament, and is ready to make concrete
efforts accordingly.
A nuclear-free planet is in the interest of all human beings, and there
should be no power plays in realizing that ideal.
While the US-Russian agreement is a welcome move, the applause should be
held until real progress is made by the big nuclear powers toward building
a nuclear weapon-free world
Getting Tough or a New Era of Partnership?
17:03, March 26, 2010 [IMG] [IMG]
John Milligan-Whyte and Dai Min
American policymakers are not yet successfully managing America's economic
recovery, rising unemployment, relationship with China, or the American
peoples fear of China. All of these dangerous economic and national
security issues are interdependent. None can be solved unless they are all
President Obama's inaugural address declared, "To those who cling to power
through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you
are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you
are willing to unclench your fist." On May 24, 2009, he announced the
"launching a new era of partnership." In 2010 he has announced that he is
"going to get tough" with China demanding it revalue its currency, which
would harm Chinese policymakers' core interest of managing the economic
wellbeing of the Chinese people. Does America getting tough with China on
matters at the core of China's economic, social and political stability
and wellbeing end the new era of partnership? Should China "get tough"
with America? The answers to both these questions must be "no."
In the new era of partnership the world's two largest economies, America
and China, must successfully manage their relationship for the global
economy to regain stability and growth. Why would the sole military
superpower extend its hand in 2009 and in 2010 clench its fist to the 22
percent of mankind in China who have unilaterally implemented the
Principles of Peaceful Coexistence with America for thirty years? One of
the reasons is because getting tough with China seems to some Americans to
be a way to solve America's financial and economic crises.
However, it is America's relentless financial, economic, unemployment and
national security crises that have made a successful new era of
partnership with China essential for restoring America's economic and
national security. American and Chinese policymakers "low key" successful
collaboration on the values of the American dollar and China's Yuan is
essential. Thinking that "getting tough" in a such a clash with China will
lead to a mutually satisfactory solution in time is unrealistic in this
fast moving but relentless crisis in which confidence in the capital
markets and many nations is inadequate.
Ultimately, what is at stake in conflict between America and China over
the value of China's currency and the other issues on which American
policymakers feel they must confront and can coerce China to do what they
want, which is harmful to China, is whether mankind is governable. If
America and China cannot be successful economic and military allies in
this century, then neither will have a sustainable basis for its economic
or national security. If America and China cannot collaborate
successfully, mankind will become ungovernable.
American policymakers are using an agenda of confronting China on issues
such as the valuation of the Yuan and US dollar and balancing of trade,
and human rights issues involving China's internal security and
sovereignty. At the same time American policymakers are desperately
seeking China's support on global issues such as the financial and
economic crises, climate change, and nuclear proliferation. They are using
a version of the conventional American grand strategy toward China, which
subjectively seems to them to be an agenda maximizing America's economic
interests and national security. However, the conventional American grand
strategy and agenda now objectively undermines America's economic and
national security. Unfortunately, many American policymakers still believe
they can use an agenda of confronting and seeking China's support without
destroying Chinese policymakers' ability to collaborate with America.
American policymakers' goals, policies and agenda, with China have to
change because America and China's relationship changed on September 16,
2008 when the financial and economic crises that grew out of American
financial innovation exploded. When Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke and
Treasury Secretary Paulson informed Congress and the world of the
seriousness and global impact of the crises, it began a new era in
America's relationship with China. America's conventional agenda of
confronting and seeking the support of China was always self-defeating. In
the new era of financial and economic crises it now is a profound,
unnecessary and reckless danger to all nations. Having had imprudent
economic policies, America desperately needs prudent new economic, foreign
and defense policies. But will American policymakers adopt new or
reiterate conventional policies? The genius and "better angels" of the
American people and their new president makes new policies possible. They
are essential for America's continued success.
Today American policymakers feel that they can harm and destabilize China,
but that China must help and stabilize America. The illusion is that in a
new era of partnership it is fine to ignore America's economic catastrophe
and continue old policies that harm China's core interests, such as trying
to force China to change what enables it to successfully manage its
economy, selling further weapons to Taiwan, encouraging unrest and calling
for regime change in China. American diplomats say, "To put our
relationship on a more stable and mature footing, we have to delink our
differences on bilateral issues from our cooperation on global issues."
The illusion is that America can "get tough" and threaten and then force
sudden and destabilizing changes in the rate of exchange of China's
currency and "in due time solutions to the exchange rate it will be solved
to the satisfaction of both parties." The reality is that to put America
and China's relationship on a "more stable and mature footing," American
and Chinese policymakers have to link, align and synchronize America and
China's goals, policies and cooperation on bilateral issues and on global
issues. American policymakers have the illusions that China's fulsome help
in a new era of partnership does not require new American policies; and
that China's policymakers cooperation on global issues does not require
American policymakers' cooperation with China on bilateral issues.
America is the most advanced of 192 nations. The Chinese admire it in so
many ways. But, Chinese policymakers can only help create global stability
to the degree that American policymakers use America's economic and
military authority with moral authority that is charismatic rather than
insulting, injurious and indifferent to China's wellbeing. In the post
September 16, 2008 era a "New School of America China Relations" is
needed. It was summarized in A White Paper for the Presidents of America
and China and created by the America China Partnership Book Series
announced in Foreign Affairs September/October 2009. Fortunately as long
as China continues to implement Deng Xiaoping's policies and to the degree
that America reciprocates them, America and China's economic and national
security can be aligned. Unfortunately America's political dynamics are
not making that alignment and America's economic stability and success
possible yet. Tomorrow the goals, policies and illusions of American
policymakers' that today prevent them from successfully collaborating with
China's policymakers must change.
Why is such an impossible thing essential for restoring the American
people's economic and national security? It is traumatically obvious to
China and other nations that the world's leading economic and military
superpower's current policies have damaged America and all other nations
economic and national security. Nonetheless President Obama has said that,
"The United States must persistently press China on human rights even when
doing so might jeopardize joint efforts in other areas. There are going to
be times where China bristles at any mention of human rights issues. There
are going to be times where that may affect our strategic partnership, but
overtime we think that we could see progress. Encouraging China to become
a responsible nation, not only internally but also internationally will be
central to the 21st century." American policymakers recognize "that is not
always going to be easy," but they feel they are implementing a "balanced
approach" with Chinese policymakers "by seeking strategic partnerships on
some issues" "while still being honest with them about areas in which
we've got profound differences" such as freedom of religion and protection
of minorities where China "is not reflecting the human rights approaches
that we all think are universal." What could be wrong with that? Why
aren't such American moral wisdom, altruism and courage universally
admired and welcomed by the Chinese?
American current policies towards China seek results that American
policymakers perceive as win-win for America's economic and military
hegemony. However, to be accepted and implemented by China, American
policies have to be win-win for America and China. In May 2009 David
Shambaugh of the Brookings Institute summed up America's China policies,
"President Barack Obama seeks to alter the modalities of strategic
dialogue to pursue a broader strategic agenda in order to seek solutions
to the global financial and security crises, climate change, and holdover
issues from the Bush administration such as the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea, Iran non-proliferation, value of the yuan, trade
deficit, intellectual property rights and human rights. One challenge for
the new administration will be to prioritize the issues on the agenda,
although all of them must be pursued simultaneously." Such an agenda will
not work well after the explosion of America's financial and economic
crises and the resulting damage to America's influence and to all nations.
It is not safe to base America's policies toward China on the illusion
that the American and Chinese civilizations can collaborate more on global
issues while they clash more on bilateral issues. Today how can American
policymakers realistically hope to convince the Chinese that Americans
know what economic, military or moral policies are on the wrong side of
history? The future determines that. American policies have made a nearly
unsolvable mess of Americans' economic and national security. But American
policymakers have the illusion that they have the duty and right to tell
and when necessary, as in the case of the value of China's Yuan, to force
China to be a "responsible nation."
The reality is that China is already a responsible nation that is highly
successful, in part, because it has unilaterally implemented the
Principles of Peaceful Coexistence with America and all other nations.
America has not yet reciprocated the Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
with China, has catastrophically mismanaged its economy, and is the
biggest currency manipulator in history. America's annual GDP is US $ 14
trillion, but Americans are in the tightening vice of growing financial,
economic, social and political crises and government insolvency. China
must continue to manage its currency and economy successfully. China's
annual GDP is US $ 4 trillion and it holds about US $ 3.5 trillion dollars
of American government debt and US dollar currency reserves. Secretary of
State Clinton stated rhetorically during the presidential election
campaign, "How do you get tough with your banker." Some people believe
that if you owe enough money to your banker, you are in control. That is
not true in the case of America and China. As a result of American
economic policies hostile to China and increasing impact of the global
financial and economic crises that arose from catastrophic American
financial innovation, China is making itself much less reliant on demand
from America's consumers and and demands from America's policymakers.
It is not realistic for Ben Berancke, Hank Paulson, Paul Krugman and
others to say that China caused America's financial and economic crises
because China had a huge trade surplus with America over the past decade;
and because the Chinese saved too much and thus caused Americans to borrow
too much The idea is that if the Chinese saved less and consumed more, it
would benefit America. The illusion is that since China can manage its
currency to provide its 22 percent of mankind's continued economic
stability and growth in the years leading up to and during a global
economic crisis, China must stop doing that.
The illusion is that if America threatens or punishes China for managing
its currency's stability and economy successfully, the Chinese will buy
more American exports and thereby solve America's growing financial,
economic, unemployment and national security problems. The illusion is
that harming China's exports, jobs and profits and causing a trade war
will increase American exports to China and Americans' employment rate and
corporate and stock market profits. The illusion is that free trade
benefiting America requires that America prevent free trade that does not
benefit America. The illusion is that China will, should and can be forced
by increasing bilateral or multilateral coercion to do what American
policymakers tell it to do.
America can most effectively protect its economic interests and national
security and project its ideals if it does so in a "low key way" like
China does rather than in hegemonic or hostile ways. Asserting America's
weakened economic, military and ideological hegemony and hostility to
other civilizations, such as China, is part of the old and ultimately
disastrous era. They are not part of a successful new era of partnership
of the world's largest and second largest economies.
What is impossible for President Obama's administration to achieve with
the current "simultaneous clash and collaborate with China" agenda can be
achieved if America gives the clash of civilizations part of its agenda a
long deserved rest. America then implementing a new "Collaboration of
Civilizations" agenda, which the Chinese call creating a "harmonious
world," will immediately make otherwise unachievable breakthroughs
possible. American policymakers would then find Chinese policymakers very
forthcoming in negotiating the genuinely reciprocally beneficial policies
needed to align America's and China's economic, employment and national
security needs. The current American agenda that demands China change its
successful political, legal and economic systems is self-defeating.
A new American agenda that reciprocates China's Principles of Peaceful
Coexistence by opening up to Chinese investment in American business and
not interfering in China's internal affairs will quickly restore America's
economic growth and increase the two largest economies national security.
Such a new American agenda will restore the success and the innate
charisma of America's political, legal and economic systems. It will
exemplify the ideals of protecting the rights and tolerating the opinions
of others that the American political system was designed to exemplify.
John Milligan-Whyte has been called the "new Edgar Snow" and "21st century
Kissinger" and is the winner of Social Responsibility Award from the 2010
Summit of China Business Leaders. John Milligan-Whyte and Dai Min are
co-hosts of the Collaboration of Civilizations television series, founders
of the Center for America-China Partnership, recognized as "the first
American think tank to combine and integrate American and Chinese
perspectives providing a complete answer for America and China's success
in the 21st century," and the authors of the America-China Partnership
Book Series that created a "New School of America-China Relations".
The article represents the author's views only. It does not represent
opinions of People's Daily or People's Daily Online.
The high cost of ignorance
16:24, March 29, 2010 [IMG] [IMG]
The campaign recently launched by some United States lawmakers to pressure
China into appreciating its currency has brought a tit-for-tat war of
rhetoric in Sino-US relations that has taken major steps back after US
President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama and its arms sale to
In so doing, politicians in the White House, who have long been
preoccupied with bipartisanism, have shown their sheer ignorance of
growing economic interdependence between the largest developed and
developing countries and the US' political responsibilities as a
Since China's adoption of a fluctuating exchange rate policy, the yuan's
value has increased by 21 percent since July 2005. Any reckless
appreciations of the yuan's exchange rate against the dollar now will
possibly bring catastrophic results to the Chinese economy and even the
The US should drop its theory that China's rapid economic recovery needs
an appreciated yuan to offset the negative effects from the accelerated
inflow of international floating capital into its territory, its growing
foreign reserves, excessive fluidity and its emerging real estate bubbles.
The preconditions for an appreciated renminbi, China's currency, have
tended to subside. Due to a steep drop in global demands following the
global financial crisis, China's exports have sharply declined and many of
its exports-dependent enterprises in coastal regions have been shut down.
The adverse economic conditions, coupled with growing unemployment, have
put pressure on the government and plunged the world's fastest-growing
economy into a new round of industrial restructuring.
Following the global financial crisis, the US became very active in trade
protectionism. Due to a series of its self-saving packages - such as the
"buying America" campaign, advocacy of thrift and measures to expand US
exports - consumptions in the world's largest economy have declined and
its deposit ratio has continued to rise. The long-controversial trade
deficit with China has also narrowed, as indicated by the rate of
container transportation across the Pacific Ocean. Statistics from Japan's
Maritime authorities indicates that the containerized transportation bound
to China from the US increased 16 percent last September from the previous
year, a seven consecutive monthly increase.
In comparison, the volume from China to the US and other Asian nations
declined by 13.4 percent during the same period and had a 27 monthly
negative growth by the end of last year. At the same time, the capacity of
US air and land transportations last year also surpassed the highest level
of the previous year.
The stereotype mentality indicates Washington's lack of knowledge about
ongoing changes in the Chinese market and a changed investment
relationship with China. Since the Securities Law and the Company Law took
effect in China in 2005, international fluid capital has begun to shift
investment from the field of fixed assets and stock market to stock
acquisitions, private equity as well as enterprise realignment and
mergers. Their shift to the nontraditional market makes it difficult for
the Chinese authorities to follow their traces and then contribute to an
exaggerated "China investment". This could also partly explain worldwide
panics about China's "red capital". Decision-makers in Washington have
turned a blind eye to the fact that the zero-interest rate adopted by the
US Federal Reserve since the crisis has further added to in-pours of a
large sum of international capital into China.
For many years, the US has done what it could to strike a balance among
the world's other currencies to maximize its own national interests. Since
the creation of the euro in 1999, delicate changes have occurred to the
dollar-dominated international currency system and a bipolar international
monetary order between the two currencies has taken shape. To maintain the
dollar's long-established hegemonic status, the US has taken measures
available to acquire an expected equilibrium among the world's other major
currencies. These Washington tactics was to Japan's advantage and helped
Tokyo keep its yen's fluctuations against the dollar to a minimum. As a
result, Japan had effectively maintained its trade and investment
Due to Japan's exports revival, foreign trade expansion and its growing
surplus in its current account, the yen is currently under huge pressures
for appreciation. The dollar's lingering low interest rate against the yen
has also pushed international funds to flow into Japan, adding to an
appreciated yen. However, the equal foreign policy pursued by the Japanese
Yukio Hatoyama government with the US has resulted in increasing frictions
with Washington. An appreciated yen, in the eyes of Washington, would
possibly squeeze the dollar's space and accelerate its demotion to a
US-based local currency. Under these circumstances, Washington believes it
is its best choice to force China's currency to revalue while acquiescing
to the yen's depreciation to strike a balance in the US-forged
international currency system.
But this deliberate policy maneuvering exposes Washington's
short-sightedness about the nature of a global financial crisis. In the
21st century, the flow of international capital no longer submits to any
single country, no matter how powerful it is. Washington's "RMB
appreciation" uproars will also bring itself a huge financial risk. Any
large range of revaluation of the Chinese currency, as Washington has
required, is likely to plunge the global monetary market into extreme
Cooperation will bring the two countries a win-win result and help them to
play a larger constructive role in global affairs.
The author is a researcher with the China Institutes of Contemporary
International Relations.
Source: China Daily
Build sense of law from grass roots up
* Source: Global Times
* [22:20 March 28 2010]
* Comments
Yu Jianrong
Editor's Note:
Modern China is seen by many as facing an ongoing values crisis. In a
society dominated by money and power, how can a moral and legal baseline
be established to ensure stability and good governance? Yu Jianrong (Yu),
director of the Institute of Rural Development at the Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences, argues that disregard of the law deserves special
attention, since the law is the baseline of social stability. Global Times
(GT) reporter Wang Yuan talked with Yu on how to resolve the problem.
GT: You have warned that the sense of ethics in China is slipping. Why?
Yu: There should be some rules that a society uses for appropriate
attitudes and behaviors. The basis could be ideology, ethics, or law.
Today most Chinese people do not believe in a particular religion. As for
ethics, although they should be a social norm beyond the law, they are
unenforceable and depend a lot on individual conscience.
As more and more people put money above everything now, ethics is ignored
by many.
Previously in China, excessive emphasis on political education replaced
the cultivation of basic ethic values.
This easily caused people to become disillusioned, especially as reform
and opening-up made them more and more pragmatically-minded.
Moreover, as corruption has become a serious disease, our ideological
slogans, whether "Serve the people," "Rule for the people," or the "Three
Represents" theory, can no longer serve as an ideological framework for
people to consider social questions.
Today, ideology has lost the function of being a social norm.
This is why I have said our values are slipping.
In any society, laws are the baseline of social norm. In today's China, I
think we should also establish this baseline to maintain social stability.
GT: How have we done so far in establishing a baseline of law?
Yu: Whether a society is stable or unstable depends on how social norms
are valued.
Actually we have not established a baseline of law very well. It is not
that there is no law to abide by, but that we have failed to observe the
Law enforcement is weak, and laws are not recognized by people as the
basic code of conduct. This is the underlying cause of increasing mass
group incidents, such as protests and other events in recent years.
GT: What's your solution for maintaining a baseline of social stability?
Yu: We should start by reforming the lowest levels of the people's courts.
People's courts at grass-roots and intermediate levels are the ones
ordinary people deal with most frequently, and they affect the personal
interests of common people most.
But it is these very courts that have created the problem of localization
of judicial power. Take land disputes between farmers and developers or
governments. When farmers take legal action, the court often refuses to
consider the case without giving any explanation.
According to the Xinhua news agency, in June 2005, in Shengyou village in
Hebei Province, a group of armed men attacked farmers who had resisted the
demands of the local government to sell their land to a State-owned power
But when the farmers took it to court, a local official asked the court to
dismiss the case, and reportedly threatened to have the judicial personnel
fired. This official was finally removed from office, but the event left a
very bad impression.
This is a typical example of localization of judicial power, which is
caused by local power abuse in judicial practice.
This has undermined the unity of the legal system and impeded the
implementation of the principle of judicial independence.
GT: How has this happened?
Yu: The localization of judicial power has not been caused by individual
conduct. There are profound systematic reasons.
It is laid down in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China that
judges have the right to independently exercise judicial authority without
interference from any administrative organs, social communities and
However, in reality, our judicial organs depend on executive authorities
to a large extent. Local executive authorities are in charge of the
financial and human resources of the courts, which usually resport to
local governments.
Local people's congresses have the right to appoint the judges at the same
level. Therefore, we could ensure judicial independence through
guaranteeing that this right is independently enforced.
We can start with the people's congresses at the county level.
According to the Constitution, the county residents should directly elect
the representatives of the people's congress for the county. It is
possible and necessary for people to choose a group of professional
representatives, from which government officials should be excluded.
That way, the people's congress can be independent. Then, those
professional representatives could independently appoint judges.
Consequently, the judicial bodies would act as an independent executive
GT: We have seen many attempts of political reform at local levels,
especially at the county level, but it seems hard to expand the
experimental reforms into larger areas or higher levels. Why do you think
your solution will not share the same fate?
Yu: Reforming from the local level is a more stable approach and easier to
implement, because it involves less departmental interests.
The problem with local political reforms is that most of them are
voluntarily carried out by local governments, but are not directly
authorized by the central government.
Each place has its own pattern of reform. It is usually the individual
officials' ambitions and worries about their own political performances or
public crisis that drives local governments to practice political reform.
Such motivations are not enough to put reform in full swing. Reform will
cool down as soon as the local officials who advocated the political
reform leave.
Therefore, those local political reforms lack continuity.
Risks come along with reform, so local governments have to weigh the risks
and advantages of reform.
But as the reform is not authorized by the central government, the
advantages are not necessarily more than the risks. That's why only a few
places have carried out political reform.
The local judicial reform I call for is different. It should be authorized
by the central government.
GT: Why would the central government conduct local judicial reform?
Yu: The local judicial reform would harm some local governments'
unreasonable interests.
However, it would be advantageous to the central government's rule, and is
good for social stability, because society as a whole is pushing for
judicial independence.
The increase in mass group incidents and many other problems are also
forcing the central government to consider reform.
Actually, the central government has already taken some actions.
Since 2008, county-level CPC officials have received training classes from
the Party School of CPC, which improves these officials' ability to handle
local conflicts.
But of course, much remains to be done.
Chris Farnham
Watch Officer/Beijing Correspondent , STRATFOR
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You may also get some recommendations from your friends and relatives who have hosted a party. They will be willing to share the party rental suppliers that they have hired when they are happy with the services that they got from them. There are really many things that you need when you are going to host a party but finding the right supplier can help you a lot so that you don't need to purchase these things which can cost you more money.A Quick Overlook of Rentals – Your Cheatsheet
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Advantages of Watching Movies Online Times have changed and so have the ways of watching movies. In that case, it is not necessary to go to a movie cinema anymore if you want to see a movie when you can do it at home and even when you travel. Nowadays, the only thing you need is a source of internet and you are good to go. There is no need of DVDs either, which is a huge relief to people who could not manage to keep them from breaking. Keeping that in mind, here are some of the benefits you are bound to get by watching movies on the internet. Most importantly, you have the option of choice. Since you are the one who makes the search, the only thing you need to do is look for websites that offer the best movies and sign up to it. Then again, due to the wide variety of online websites and quality levels you can get your movie, there is no way you can get low quality ones. Watching movies online is also cost effective as it is convenient. You cannot get the same deal anywhere else. This is contrary to what you will experience in a movie theatre where the charges are sometimes elevated depending on the movie being featured.
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With the internet, you can watch any movie you want anywhere you are. There are no restrictions whatsoever, if you want to watch movies the whole day, every day it is all up to you. There is more; you can also download the movie and watch it as you travel.
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Watching a movie on the internet also helps you to be in control of your actions. Therefore, you can rewind or forward the video as you wish depending on the parts that you want to concentrate on. Getting access to your favorite movie on the internet enables you to watch whenever you want without any worries that it will go out of stock. As long as it is available on the internet, you can access it using your internet enabled device when you want to. This is the exact opposite of what your local super store has to offer; you might want to get your movie in blue ray but they only have it on DVD. Finally, watching movies online is completely safe and dependable. All reputable websites are licensed to operate and follow strict regulations in doing so. In that case, there is no way you will find yourself on the wrong side of the law. Furthermore, you will not have to worry about your device being attacked by harmful viruses if you watch your movie in reputable sites.
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Make your wedding and reception memorable. Though there are a number of approaches to do so, a good way to make certain your invited guests enjoy your big day for some time to come will be to utilize the Highland Gardens wedding venue, on the list of leading wedding venues in utah county. Founded back in 1992, this wedding venue is famous for its superbly maintained grounds, which isn't unexpected because the marriage site is actually connected to a professional retail industry plant nursery. The large spot supplies the breathtaking background couples wish to have with regard to their big day, with thanks to the flowering plant life, maintained environment, as well as grand woods. The wedding reception center is made for any functions to be held in an interior setting and can allow for groups of up to 190 attendees, with space for fun pursuits, such as dancing and also games. As the center features thriving indoor gardens, you'll still be able to take advantage of the breathtaking attractiveness of this unique venue. Engaged couples typically worry about food catering for their event at a venue of this sort, but Highland Gardens has family and friends taken care of here also. They have a full size professional cooking area, a location capable of serving up to two hundred attendees concurrently, so that all you have to do is choose a catering service you would like to work with and then have the catering company coordinate with the reception center for excellent results. Caterers discover doing work in the reception kitchen to be a pleasure, thanks to the wide range of professional home appliances, like refrigerators, freezers, as well as ice machines, plus the center provides the dish-ware, food utensils, and even more to help make the function a complete success. Since a wedding is definitely an costly venture, numerous communicate concern about the fee for renting the facility. It's very affordable, with charges varying a bit based on the day the wedding will be scheduled. A reservation advance payment is needed to reserve the wedding center, but many couples discover the site just isn't as costly as numerous of the other items they will be purchasing. The one thing to remember is that a wedding ceremony is truly a one time occasion. It cannot be performed over and over right up until the happy couple manages to get it right. Therefore, it's always best to choose the leading site and Highland Gardens is that location with regards to wedding ceremony locations in Utah.
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A Guide to Finding Real Magic Spells It can be hard to search for real magic spells but prior to looking for one, there are several things that you must understand. You should know that magic doesn't only come from the spell. The magic comes mostly from you and also the energy and the vibrations which are made through your desires and intentions. A spell is a tool which you can use so that you will be able to blase the power that you have into the universe and make it work. It is believed that every person has a magical power. There is energy which comes from each individual and also from the other living and non-living things. Moreover, there is energy between various things that connect everything together and this allows the planet to move, make the stars twinkle and allow the winds to blow. Such omnipresent energy is flexible and it also flows freely and is definitely powerful too. This is the same energy that you call and use to create your magic. When you look for real magic spells, you must first check yourself. You must find the power in yourself and you can make this happen through believing and fully convincing yourself as well as your power and the energy which surrounds and binds all things. You need to be convinced that the magic will work and achieve the results that you want. Since the power of the magic comes from your intentions, wishes and your desires, then you should have that firm belief that it will work so that the you can keep them strong and ensure that the magic is empowered. Also, the second thing that can make the magic spell work is on the manner of casting it. If you don't provide full attention in casting your spell, then this will not work. It is also very important that you have that full belief and commitment so that it will work. If you just mumble on the spell and not give attention and care, then expect that the magic spell will fail. It is important that you concentrate and show your effort. So that the magic spell works, you have to through yourself in the ritual with all of your heart and you have to say each word and perform every action with full force and conviction. When you are able to do so, then you can tap in the real magic power that you have within yourself. The goal will surely work through releasing the power and achieving your goals.
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An important thing that you also need to realize is that you should not expect that the magic will happen at once. You need to be open and be patient since the results can happen in different ways.Interesting Research on Professionals – What You Didn't Know
I love rock music
It's true that I love rock music. If you ask any of my friends, there is no doubt that they will tell you that I would give anything to be a rock star. However, I am perfectly aware that it will never happen and that is why I spend a lot of my free time listening to rock music. I can't tell you which my favorite rock band is, though. However, what I can tell you is that I will go to the grateful dead 2015 reunion that will take place somewhat later this year. It will surely be spectacular.
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Male Strippers and What They're All About Regardless of the occasion, whether it's the typical bridal shower or just a night-out for the girls, male strippers are without a doubt the best way to make the get-together extra special. Wouldn't it just be boring if your time with friends was always the same and doing the same things as well? With that a male stripper show can be the perfect idea for a night of fun, and a night you will all remember. No harm in trying something new – who knows you might just love it! Traditionally, when women want to go out. it's just either between a night at the disco or the bar. It's true that this is exciting but only to a certain point; if they happen to do this every Saturday or the weekend, then it just starts to get boring. When you get to see the hassle of going to a crowded place, pushing yourself just to get a drink and having to deal with drunk men, then you may change your choice of spending the weekends off. You don't really have to put up with all this just to have a great night. With this, there are super hot male strippers found in exotic clubs that you can easily book. You won't even have to worry if the guys are drunk because the strippers are expert entertainers who are very sober and know exactly how to make your night hotter than ever. Are you a career woman? If you are so, then it's time to treat yourself with the pleasure of watching a great show and parade of the sexiest men around. The main goal of these unique clubs is to give their clients an experience they will never forget; on top of it all, thy will have fun and feel the excitement unlike any other. Prepare yourself for a night of unexpected fun and excitement that you have never experienced and seen before. You are sure to be entertained and alive throughout the show, with the great fit bodies of the male strippers, dancing and entertaining you and your girlfriends. As you book, you will have the choice of selecting the specific male stripper that you want for the event.
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To be in the action and the moment is the only way, one can get to understand how it really feels to be in a show as this. The combination of the lights, music and great bodies make the room filled with energy that you won't get anywhere else. Being sexy can indeed spread into every lady in the room; when the male strippers exude sexiness, it will also make the clients feel good about themselves.A Simple Plan For Researching Entertainment
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Looking for Something Fun and Interesting? – Watch Minor League Baseball Nowadays, most of the Americans are already choosing minor league baseball as their pastime habit. In fact, most families are spending their time together watching baseball games. Although watching these games can be done from the comfort of your home through television, it is still a different experience the actual game field. For this reason, the number of families watching minor league baseball who are watching right on the field are increasing. Imagine that the number of people who attended the 2005 season reached up to 39 million. And, this is still increasing ever year. But when it comes to the attendance of the major leagues, it is slowly declining. Although major league baseball are having changes in the demographics making a difference from the other sports, still it is very costly for you to be able to bring your entire family. What caught the interest of many people to watch minor leagues is that the ticket will cost half of the minor league tickets. This allows you to get the chance to bring all your family members as the ticket for minor leagues are quite cheap. There are different ways that watching minor league baseball can offer you. Here are reasons why many people are choosing to bring their families to minor league baseball games.
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1. You will be able to see tomorrow's stars on baseball. Seeing young players playing on the field will give you the chance to see how is it really to play in the field. Who may know who will be next baseball star few years after. It may be the one who is playing in the minor league baseball games.
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2. Encourages your young children to get interest with playing baseball. Playing on the field is surely different from playing through the computer. Allowing your children to see actual baseball game will awaken their interest to play the sport. 3. Have a good time with the entire family while enjoying the game. Spending much money is not actually a guarantee for you to make your day extra special. You just have to bring your family to some place where they can enjoy. Bringing them and watching minor league baseball game is a good idea. The ticket is just cheap so you can surely afford to bring your entire family there. Then, you can buy foods to make your watching more fun. Listed above are just few of the things that you can get with watching minor league baseball games.


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The NEXTWAVE program moves to the Main Stage! "Fame" is nothing short of a global phenomenon! First came the hit motion picture, then the long-running television series and another revamped film version in 2010. Now the screen sensations hits the Civic stage with the NEXTWAVE Educational Program! And if the recent smash-hit Broadway revival is any indication, "Fame" is indeed "gonna live forever." Set during the last years of New York City's celebrated High School for the Performing Arts on 46th Street, "Fame: The Musical" is a bittersweet but ultimately inspiring story of a diverse group of students as they commit to four years of greuling artistic and academic work. With candor, humor and insight, the show explores the issues that confront many young people today: issues that confront many young people today: issues of prejudice, identity, self-worth, literacy, sexuality, substance abuse and perseverance


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These meatballs are a wonderful addition to any spaghetti dinner. Make a big batch and freeze for use later. Submitted by L2RUN13 Carbs: 2.4g | Fat: 9.6g | Fiber: 0.2g | Protein: 18.1g | Calories: 168.9
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Submitted by JOJOMOM2 Carbs: 23.6g | Fat: 5g | Fiber: 3g | Protein: 15.1g | Calories: 197.2
Cookbook creator says: make salsa myself to reduce sodium Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 29.2g | Fat: 14.1g | Fiber: 3.2g | Protein: 47.7g | Calories: 413.7
A great tasting and healthy alternative to fries. Submitted by LIZZS2NDCHANCE Carbs: 18.1g | Fat: 0.6g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 1.1g | Calories: 80.7
We love all the sweet flavors and contrasting textures in this simple fruit salad. Sprinkle chopped, toasted nuts or granola on top for crunch. Carbs: 31.5g | Fat: 1g | Fiber: 4.1g | Protein: 3.2g | Calories: 136.7
Scones are perfect for weekend house guests, hostess gifts, or picnics. Traditionally made with loads of butter and cream, mine use far less butter--and wheat flour. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 30.2g | Fat: 5.2g | Fiber: 4.9g | Protein: 5.7g | Calories: 180.3
This soups works well with most vegetables from the garden-- experiment and use vegetables that are in season. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 26.3g | Fat: 4.5g | Fiber: 6.4g | Protein: 5.4g | Calories: 159.7
This is a delicious chicken recipe that my family loves Submitted by ALECSANDRA Carbs: 4.3g | Fat: 8g | Fiber: 0g | Protein: 19.4g | Calories: 166.4
Cookbook creator says: pudding popsicles Carbs: 6g | Fat: 0.7g | Fiber: 0.1g | Protein: 2.4g | Calories: 35.3
With the abundance of squash in summertime, zucchini cakes are a popular seasonal treat. This one is light and not too sweet. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 23.1g | Fat: 4.8g | Fiber: 2.7g | Protein: 3.6g | Calories: 144.7
This sesame chicken recipe is a slimmed-down and healthier version of the sesame chicken from PF Chang's and other Chinese restaurants. Submitted by PISCESWOMAN87 Carbs: 7g | Fat: 17.6g | Fiber: 1.2g | Protein: 28.2g | Calories: 299.8
Cookbook creator says: very highly rated Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 51.4g | Fat: 2.5g | Fiber: 18.6g | Protein: 12.9g | Calories: 263.4
Those rotisserie chickens from the supermarket are a busy cook's best friend. When you have time to plan ahead, make your own--in your slow cooker! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 2.9g | Fat: 11.9g | Fiber: 1.2g | Protein: 41.7g | Calories: 277.8
Cookbook creator says: slow cooker brn rice in less that 3 hours Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 24.9g | Fat: 1g | Fiber: 2.4g | Protein: 2.9g | Calories: 119.4
Cookbook creator says: CONTEST WINNER Submitted by BIZZY319 Carbs: 34.4g | Fat: 6.3g | Fiber: 10.4g | Protein: 29g | Calories: 284.4
A heart-healthy one-dish meal made with lean top round beef, lots of vegetables, and an aromatic herb mixture. Carbs: 20.6g | Fat: 13.9g | Fiber: 5.7g | Protein: 43.7g | Calories: 384.7


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Mazzer Mini Electronic Coffee Grinder (Type A)
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The superb Mazzer Mini Electronic Coffee Grinder is suitable for use in the home and lower volume commercial applications.
Features included a 64mm burr set (the same as the Super Jolly models), two programmable precision dosing timers, and the legendary Mazzer build quality. Although the Mini E's motor is driving larger burrs, the housing is the same size as the standard Mini. In stock and available for immediate shipment.
The height of this grinder is 480mm when using the 600g hopper supplied. A larger 1.2kg hopper is available separately, which increases the height to 550mm.
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WordGirl follows the adventures of mild-mannered fifth grader, Becky Bostford, who becomes WordGirl armed with a cape, vocabulary words and lots of definitions. The half-hour animated series, featuring the voices of Tom Kenny ("SpongeBob SquarePants"), Chris Parnell ("Saturday Night Live") and veteran character actor Jeffrey Tambor, chronicles the adventures of the caped crusader and definition dynamo.
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Hi mamas, Congrats to all of you on your pregnancies...hope everyone is doing well no matter what stage you're in! Look forward to "getting to know" you
Just wanted to drop in and say hello/introduce myself. I'm stepping over here from the TTC One board. Thrilled to get my BFP #2 on Friday at 8DPO. Today I am 11DPO, so this is still very early for me, but I am too excited to just sit on my news in my lonesome My EDD is the end of March (about a week from my DS's 2nd birthday) so I am thrilled to have two littles close in age What's the difference between this board and the DDC? I didn't join a MDC until after my DS was born so this is my first rodeo on here. I'm guessing this is kind of an in-between from the TTC to the DDC groups...but I'd like to know for sure. Thanks! |
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I'm going into Day 3 of the Monistat and I'm dreading having to put some in tonight. OMG it burns like crazy and all I can do is squirm. Last night it lasted for an hour ( I did it when '24' started and it didn't stop until well after the show ended). Tonight will be Day 3. If the burning is still horribly bad, I'm calling the doc and requesting something different. I don't know if I can take 4 more days of my lady parts burning. I can say that I don't ache or itch once its all settled so I can make through the day and sleep very well at night. Then again, an hour of severe burning and itching versus 9 hours of pain, sleeplessness and itchiness? Hmmmmm....
Day 1 of antidepressants started. Two major side effects: nausea and tiredness. Already felt the nausea. It's like being 9 weeks pregnant again! Tiredness sort of, but this is sort of my nap time.
I've had 4 crying episodes today. Nothing provoked. Everyone who is around me daily is pretty much watching to see if the meds have an affect or not. Fx. @NaturallyMo keep using the cream! The yogurt thing does not ease the problem well. My mom was a home remedy lady when she was alive, and that was the one she said to never try. You've made it 4 days. 3 more and you'll be good! |
Last night's dosage burned once again but I only lasted for 20 mins. Sigh. I'm going to tough it out for ONE MORE night and then I may have to call it quits.
Despite sleeping well last night, I overslept this morning. DS was the one who actually woke me up and said it was time to get him dressed. Naturally I jumped out of bed like "Oh shoot!" so this morning was a scramble for me. Funny how that kind of stuff doesn't even shake kids. He climbed in bed with DH and started watching cartoons while I ran around the house like a mad woman. Needless to say, we were out of the door by 7 but I was an hour late for work Honestly, I'm feeling spread thin and exhausted these days. I have crazy, drama filled staff members, my boss is out on maternity leave for two more weeks, my house is in shambles because I'm nesting and have family coming in town in two weeks, work demands are a bit much. My poor DH does what he can to help and I SO appreciate him for that but men don't worry about the stuff we women do. Sigh. I just need a few days away from work to get myself together. Sorry for the vent! |
I spent two extra hours laying in my bed this morning because my pup Rose was laying on my belly feeling Madison move. It was the sweetest thing ever, but I had to pee! Haha. She's finally embracing the fact she won't be the baby anymore, I think.
Hubby is getting better!!! It took two major fights, me (almost) leaving to stay with his second mom, and noticing my personality changes for anything to click for him this week. I'd say that's really good progress for him. He's actually been talking about our daughter, calling her Maddy and talking to the belly again. There's still a ton to work on, primarily financially (I figured out he's been bad with the finances, ugh), so one day a time. I'm helping my friend handle her bad divorce and the stupid custody situation the court has ordered temporairly. The guy is psycho and because what he did to her occurred in the next city over, the family relations judge isn't taking it into consideration "yet." Ugh. It's a long, messy situation. My husband and I helped her move last night. Okay, I sat there and was mental support and gave advice on packing. And today I get to help pick out furniture and what not. Yay. I'll hopefully be back on later to check on you ladies! |
AFM: sitting here waiting to take this glucose test. I can't help but feel like this is the dumbest test ever. Starve pregnant ppl for hours, eat a super gross sugar drink and see how your body handles it. I should have opted out. It's not til 8:30 and lasts 2.5 hrs according to the lady and I've been up since 5 starving! Yes, I'm complaining about this one. It seems unnatural and makes me doubt my current care situation yet again (yes I know this is routine with many care providers), I just think it's stupid.
I have been contemplating whether I can get out of this one too. I know it is important to know whether you have GD, but this is just such an unnatural test. I cut out all processed crap from my diet a year ago and I am afraid that the drink is going to make me extra sick as a result. My family doctor said we could try other options (i.e., fasting and after a meal blood sugar), but since he is not my delivery doctor, he doesn't know whether the delivery doctor will accept that, so I really need to find and talk to my delivery doctor.
However, I just want to say that I was under the impression you can eat before the test, at least the first time. I would recommend something high in protein and fat but not carbs (i.e., eggs and cheese) before drinking the drink. I understand if you fail the first screen (which I believe I did last time) you do have to fast before taking the test again. So you must be taking the latter test? |
I want to opt out of this test bc I don't want to pay for it lol and I've never had a problem before. I have a feeling my dr will pressure me though!