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I watched the testimony given by the Chairman of Apple Corporation with great interest, and it got me to thinking ......
Interesting story USA. I guess the old way is too risky. Sorry, I couldn't resist. But that is still interesting. Thanks.
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Ritty, Bingo! We have winner!
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Amen back at you, Mike.
We and many others from all sides have been complaining about the complexity of the income tax system for decades and it just keeps getting bigger.
Why don't they fix it? Because it offers unlimited opportunities for favors to donors and other partisan interests. And it facilitates more blatant corruption and ever growing government (as we're currently seeing).
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Ritty77-"Yeah, I'm all for closing loopholes, but then rates need lowered, not raised. Do the same for the entire tax code, not just corporate."
Amen Ritty.
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GE is not known for paying taxes. Heard on the news yesterday where they are going to invest $15 BILLION (NOT MILLION) in a new center to come up with safe and reliable fracking.
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JohnZook,"And set a flat tax on any and all income from welfare to corporate at a rate of 18%. No loopholes and no exceptions."
This is what happens when you don't understand taxes. I'm all for a flat tax, but eliminating all deductions (they're not loopholes) can only be done for personal income. Business income is not all profit so business expenses have to be deducted. Unfortunately, our government has decided that taxes are just as useful for controlling things as they are for raising money, which is why the code has gotten so out of hand. If we could get back to where taxes were for revenue and not fascistic control, the code would be much simpler, the IRS could be much smaller and life would be good. But don't count on the tyrants in Washington going in that direction until we replace them.
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Stanley fails to recognize that those loopholes are legal ways people and corporations can keep more of what they've earned. The loopholes were included in the tax laws by our lawmakers.
Economics 101 tells us that the more you tax something the less of it you'll get. If we want more business here we should be making it more desirable for businesses to locate here. Central planning has never resulted in a healthy economy anywhere.
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The entire tax code needs to be simplified and rewritten in a bi-partisan manner. In the current political environment, this is not likely to happen anytime soon.
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More of the "gimmee what you earned" nonsense. What about corps that are based overseas and have a presence here? I don't know how it works, do they pay there and here? I would bet they pay only there. If that is the case, every corp will become based overseas where the rates are better. And what all the gimmee crowd needs to remember is that Mr. Knapp is correct when he says corps don't pay taxes consumers do. They will get their margins, even if it means making that box of cereal smaller or raising prices or both. Ultimately, this call to tax more is going to hurt the very people you want to help. Why is that so hard to understand?
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"It's too crazy to work ... but what if it did?"
No Stanley, it's not too crazy to work, it's too stupid to work, unless by work you mean to eliminate all business in the United States, then it would work just fine. Labor costs are not taxed because only profit is taxed. The questionable parts of the tax code have to do with income earned in other countries. I'm all for eliminating all tax credits and some more frivolous deductions from the corporate tax code, but you can't tax money that has never been in the U.S. If you want to tax money earned overseas, you need to get the company to bring it here and you won't do that with the current tax rate, let alone your suggested 50%. If you want to suggest changes to the tax code, you should at least understand what we have now. A little understanding of economics wouldn't hurt either.
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Interesting letter from Stan but I see we still have the naysayers from the right.
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Liberals beat up Apple because they see billions in profits and want their cut.
Like a mobster who tells the store owner to pay for protection, so were the Democrats telling Apple to pay for protection or they something bad might happen to their company.
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The first thing to remember is that corporations do not pay any taxes. We, the people do. Any taxes levied against any business is taken as a cost of doing business and passed on to us, the consumers, in the form of higher prices for their goods and/or services. If the cost of doing business is too high, and the corporations can afford it, they base their businesses where the cost is lower, so that the profit is higher. Those corporations that can't afford to relocate either outsource their operations to another corporation, so that only the name exists, or go out of business.
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"It's too crazy to work ... but what if it did?" - Stanley Gould
This, my friends, represents the complete thought process behind most every Liberal proposal.
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While I disagree with some of Stan's assertions in the letter and am I am only luke warm on his proposal, it's a starting point.
One thing to note about Apple is that they have no manufacturing (that is outsourced), so their only workers are corporate (marketing, software design engineers) and sales staff.
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To do what Stan espouses leads right back to where we are.
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Yeah, I'm all for closing loopholes, but then rates need lowered, not raised. Do the same for the entire tax code, not just corporate.
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Wow, where to start, Stan. Corporations get "generous" tax loopholes so they can hide their money overseas. I'd say they "hide" it overseas because we have the highest corp. tax in the world. And, of course, they should be paying "their fair share". Sound familiar? Maybe that's what he means by "closing loopholes and taxing all profit", and then raising the corp. tax to a "respectable level". That level will be what "we the people" decide it will be. Then every job the corps. create, with good pay and benefits, will generate a tax write-off. Guess he's never heard of a business expense. How about we get government out of the free market, reduce and/or discontinue gov't. benefits, lower taxes and get rid of unnecessary regulations. And set a flat tax on any and all income from welfare to corporate at a rate of 18%. No loopholes and no exceptions.
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David, the experienced climber in the group, chiseled these out of solid chunks of iron ore, with his teeth, in 1907. On the way out of town someone had the bright idea that maybe we needed a few more pieces. So we stopped at REI and stared through the locked glass door at flashy Black Diamond nuts and cams. Suddenly I was 8 years old again and peering through Woolworths front window display of Matchbox cars. Lets get that purple one. I like purple. And that hex thingy, David added. We have the lingo down. Were real climbers. We ended up picking out three new pieces using the same method I used to pick out my Matchbox Mustang toy car in 1966: They looked cool. Just look at em: Newly-purchased gear!!Complete set!! Thus armed to the teeth, we assaulted Sherpas west ridge. The credit really goes to Russ, who styled the leads. Who needs pro when you are with a pro? (Aside: Although our gear was sketchy for the west ridge, we had Cartman's, Yana's, and Matts detailed route description for the east ridge (thank you!). So naturally, we went with the sketch and headed west. ) Approach to SherpaFirst pitches on Sherpa's west ridge Looking down pitches 1 & 2Russ dancing with the rockSherpa glacier The climb was great, although I would rate the crux on the fourth pitch harder than 5.4. (Do I hear wimp?) Sherpa's summit area - the 4th pitch goes up the middle, left of the overhangRock on Sherpa - we did not go that way Crux on Sherpa's fourth pitchWhich is nuttier, Russ or the balanced rock? The next day we headed up Argonaut. John Morrows TR calls the scrambling on Argonaut classic. Diceys TR calls it tedious. Its all about attitude, said Russ. So true. I said this over and over to myself on the tedious I mean classic descent. Low in Argo's access gullyScrambly up Argonaut Looking down the access gullyArgo's summit cliff Scrambling Argonaut's upper gullyColchuk, Dragontail, Russ, and Little Annapurna, on Argonaut's summitStuart drawfs Sherpa, from Argonaut From Argonaut we could see how the Jack Ridge fire had blown up. Thats scary stuff. Yikes - Jack Ridge fireSmoke obscures Cashmere Mountain Saturday night, the wind shifted and the smoke from the fire filled the Ingalls Creek valley, where we camped. We quickly packed and hiked out, but were amazed to see so many day hikers walking into the smoke for the day. All in all, Sherpa and Argonaut are terrific climbs with airy summits. You can see why Stuart gets all the attention, however. It loomed over us the whole trip. It really is the monarch of the range. Back to top Mesahchie MarkReally Useful EngineJoined: 10 May 2005Posts: 623 | TRs | PicsLocation: Island of Sodor Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:38 am Good stuff! Which route exactly did you take for Argonaut? It's on the to-do list...--------------Cheers, Mesahchie Mark Back to top diceycustom titleJoined: 11 May 2004Posts: 2854 | TRs | PicsLocation: giving cornices a wider berth Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:53 am Very enjoyable TR. Especially liked the method of picking out new gear Glad you enjoyed the tedious....ehem...I mean classic south route scramble on Argonaut.--------------I'm not always sure I like being older but being less stupid has advantages. http://www.flickr.com/photos/32121172@N00/sets/ Back to top YetMemberJoined: 23 Apr 2005Posts: 2622 | TRs | PicsLocation: Happily Ever After Tue Aug 19, 2008 11:09 am Roald, I like your method of picking out new gear as well. "Ooooh, that color looks great. I want it! What is it?" Thanks for the excellent TR. Btw, did you know that there is a shirtless dude that keeps popping up in your photos? Back to top John MorrowMemberJoined: 03 Apr 2007Posts: 1162 | TRs | PicsLocation: Roslyn Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:11 pm dicey wrote: Very enjoyable TR. Especially liked the method of picking out new gear :lol: Glad you enjoyed the tedious....ehem...I mean classic south route scramble on Argonaut. Some Classics sure can be tedious! J Back to top mntsunWundererJoined: 08 Jul 2007Posts: 204 | TRs | PicsLocation: Squaresville Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:54 pm Great work and a terrific report, as always. It would have been fun to see you out there last weekend. You are knocking out the harder ones with aplomb! Back to top Dayhike MikeBad MFKerJoined: 02 Mar 2003Posts: 10982 | TRs | PicsLocation: Going to Tukwila Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:38 pm Great report! Love the sense of humor! BTW - Russ looks a bit like a G.I. Joe action figure, all muscle-bound and shirtless like that.--------------"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke "Ignorance is natural. Stupidity takes commitment." -Solomon Short Back to top ActionBettyIm a dirty hippie!Joined: 06 Jul 2003Posts: 4808 | TRs | PicsLocation: kennewick, wa Tue Aug 19, 2008 1:42 pm picking out gear by color..are you getting in touch with your feminine side ? Nice TR--------------"If you're not living good, you gotta travel wide"...Bob Marley Back to top RoaldMemberJoined: 06 Aug 2007Posts: 344 | TRs | PicsLocation: Seattle Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:00 pm ActionBetty wrote: picking out gear by color..are you getting in touch with your feminine side ? Nice TR Yes, AB, my wife would be so proud of me. As long as I don't have to pick out the kitchen color. And Yet, by God, you are right! That shirtless dude was everywhere. I couldn't get rid of him. A couple years ago I could run him into the ground and leave him in the dust. Now he hauls me up Sherpa. But the joke's on him. He probably thought he would meet some women out there. And all he got for company was me and his dad. MM - we took the standard south route that is in Summit Routes, Peggy Goldman's book, and TRs by Dicey and Randy, among others. We left the Ingalls creek trail and headed uphill right at the Fourth Creek trail, following Randy's route closer than others by staying high and left (west) until we were at about 6300'. (Somehow we avoided virtually all of the bushwhacking!! ) We then dropped into the main south gulley, filling up water bottles with the trickle still coming down the gulley. The gulley swings to the east and below Argonaut's broad south-facing summit cliffs. (Ignore the Summit Routes' direction to take a left fork in the access gulley.) Follow the main gulley all the way until you see the narrow continuation that is pictured here: Scrambling Argonaut's upper gully At the top, turn left and pick your way to the summit (we went through the large tunnel right below the summit). On the return, Dave kept pushing us to our right (west) as we thrashed down Argo's southern slopes. This turned out well, as we popped out on the Ingalls Creek trail a couple hundred feet higher than at the Fourth Creek junction. Back to top TazzMemberJoined: 27 Apr 2005Posts: 7915 | TRs | Pics Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:08 pm good stuff ! the gear... too funny! Back to top wildernessedviewbaggerJoined: 31 Oct 2004Posts: 8231 | TRs | PicsLocation: Wenatchee Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:55 pm Good stuff ! My nuts are pink. --------------I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent_Gandhi Back to top TherussmanMemberJoined: 12 Jul 2008Posts: 3 | TRs | PicsLocation: Bellingham, WA. Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:55 pm Stuart Range Hey thanks for posting a TR ASS Man!!! Like I was rambling to you on the phone, Sherpa turned out to be an all around, truly enjoyable day. The approach (with a climber's path), the large boulder scrambling, reaching the col, the rock climb.... all of it. It was simply an amazing day, all the way through. Oh, and about that "dude" who keeps popping up in the photos... WHO IS THAT???? Its strange because nearly all the photos I have from the trip have this crazy looking mountain Yeti wearing an orange blazer. I think we might need a shot gun on the next trip. You know, just for protection.--------------Ultra violet light is good for you. Back to top DonMemberJoined: 25 Apr 2005Posts: 2016 | TRs | PicsLocation: Fairwood, WA Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:08 am Hilarious! I love your humble and humorous approach to this TR - thanks for sharing! I've done Stuart, but neither Sherpa nor Argonaut. Jealousy goes the other way too. Thanks for the "gear link" Yana! Back to top GregorGregorJoined: 15 May 2007Posts: 93 | TRs | Pics Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:50 pm "The climb was great, although I would rate the crux on the fourth pitch harder than 5.4. (Do I hear wimp?)" i agree the last pitch is harder than 5.4. more like 5.7 or so. its a great climb though, solid rock, really nice route. Back to top cartmanMemberJoined: 20 Feb 2007Posts: 2475 | TRs | PicsLocation: Fremont Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:46 am At least you didn't climb the tedious classic routes on both peaks. Like we did. Back to top Display: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Forum Index -> Trip Reports -> Sherpa and Argonaut, Aug 15-16, 2008 Happy Birthday Josh Lewis, Shadow2! Jump to: Trail TalkPartnersTrip ReportsStewardshipPacific NW HistoryGear TalkFood & GrubPhotography TalkSupport & FeedbackLinksFull Moon SaloonThe Trading Post You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forumYou cannot attach files in this forumYou can download files in this forum Search this topic: Use Disclaimer Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group Privacy Policy


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Twain – who has been staying strong after the split – came to New York City to "hang and shop," says a source close to her. Among her group of pals is Thiébaud, whom the singer has considered a friend since the days when their families were close.
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E-Commerce In Parts Distribution, Circa 1976.
As published on Counterman Magazine May 2010
By Mandy Aguilar
I couldn't possibly fathom all those years ago, that I was then in the true forefront of electronic commerce. It was during the Bicentennial 1976 and my dad drove me early in the mornings in his Fiat 128 to the dealership he used to run with my uncle in Puerto Rico. My part-time job those days was to electronically transmit points and condensers orders to parts manufacturer Magneti Marelli in Milan, Italy.
I became a teenager that year, but I was curious enough to fiddle with that ultra-futuristic contraption that sat inside the air conditioned office in that Fiat dealership's parts warehouse: a typewriter with a phone! Yes, an Olivetti Te300 Telex machine. Up to that point, I had always worked behind the counter in the parts department.
The idea of working in the heat of a parts warehouse in Puerto Rico was not quite the thrill for a kid my age. I figure I needed a way to get inside the air-conditioned office and learning to use that Olivetti Telex was my ticket to being cool. Well, at least being cooled off.
It wasn't an easy thing for a teenager to learn, but my curiosity and my ignorance got the best of me and I was able to learn it. By far the hardest thing was that you can only go back three spaces if you typed the wrong character before the transmission paper tape was punched in error for eternity. Luckily, I got the knack for it and was often rewarded with the familiar response which became first words I kind of learned in Italian:
Trasmissione ricevuta. Transmission Received!
Yes indeed, this was e-commerce back in 1976. Thirty-six years later, all of us in the aftermarket auto parts industry are now deeply involved with ecommerce, from electronic catalogs to order-taking via the Web. From eBay to Facebook to Twitter, we all need to market our parts online. Marketing has never been more important to our industry and the tool to manage this titanic task is e-commerce.
Often times, perhaps too often, we hear that the Internet has brought a paradigm shift to this business. But here is the golden nugget for all of us in our industry: e-commerce has expanded our business. We still need our brick-and-mortars warehouses, our stores, shops, delivery trucks, counterpeople and sales experts. Our customers demand it! In our neck of the World Wide Web, e-commerce is a tool to grow our business, not a means to replace the value proposition we bring to our customers. In other words, we are B2B, true and true. By the nature of our business-to-business reality, we can all use e-commerce to grow our existing business structures by adding capacity and efficiency with very manageable costs. Now how often do we even get a chance to do that?
I've been involved in this change and have seen many of my peers accomplish this; the results are of a magnitude usually only seen in our industry by way of expensive expansions, mergers or acquisitions. This is the thrill you'll get from committing your organization at every level, not just IT, by providing the best possible e-commerce experience to your customers. As with all opportunities, there are challenges. There are no maps or scripts to show how e-commerce will evolve. The e-marketplace evolves fast and so must you


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I hope that everyone is successfully weathering all of the wet conditions we have been experiencing. What a perfect opportunity to try out your rain gear – and stop by Euro Cycles while you are out riding! Don't have rain gear? We do, and it's for sale.
Joking aside, I would like to give a quick thank you to all of you for supporting our shop. We have had a great summer season thus far and hopefully will continue on into the fall. Special thanks to those of you who have purchased one of our high quality new or used motorcycles in the past few months, hope you are enjoying your new rides. I know that you all have many choices of where to spend your hard earned dollars, especially with the continued growth of internet sales. At Euro Cycles we strive to provide that extra personal touch that goes beyond the experience you will get from a faceless corporation on the web. So many of you we would truly consider our friends, some even family. If you are not completely satisfied with your transaction here at Euro Cycles, just let us know and we will do whatever it takes to make you happy. We pride ourselves on great customer service and hope that you will return to us whether you need a washer, an oil change, or a brand new bike.
I have some exciting news to share-
In mid August I will depart on an adventure ride that will take me up through the Eastern United States and across North Eastern Canada. Oh, and did I mention all of you are invited? Well, sort of… there will actually only be four of us, but I will be blogging and posting updates from the trip on our website, eurocyclesoftampabay.com.
The trip is scheduled to last until the end of September and we will travel over ???? miles total. During my 2009 journey I covered much of Western Canada, so I am looking forward to experiencing the less populated wilderness of the East. We will ride North through Quebec City and then basically drop off into the wild. Take a look at the map – if you don't see cities or landmarks it is because there are none! But hey, that's what makes for a good adventure, right? For much of the journey we will set up primitive camp sites, just "roughing it" with what we can carry on our bikes. As for the motorcycles, I will be riding my trusty F 800 GS, one of our members will be on a BMW R 1200 GS, and we will even have a Ducati Multistrada in company. Which bike will fair the best in rough terrain which will include a lot of dirt, some rocks and plenty of water? Stay tuned to find out!


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Welcome to Spiel, the JC's blog.
Why we'll be on the streets on July 4Gideon Falter
Jun 11, 2015
Just how accepting are we supposed to be of neo-Nazis? Should we repeatedly allow them to walk past the homes and families of Holocaust survivors? Should we indulge them as they desecrate the calm of Shabbat? Must we explain to our children that "never again" comes with a special waiver for "small" demonstrations?
On April 18, the community ignored a small neo-Nazi demonstration in Stamford Hill, and Campaign Against Antisemitism did not disagree with that decision.
The neo-Nazis go from community to community looking for attention, and the conventional wisdom is that the worst thing to do is to give it to them. Their demonstration in Stamford Hill was a damp squib; they wanted to demonstrate against Jews but to avoid arrest they had to settle for protesting against the livery painted on a Shomrim car. They demonstrated in small numbers, then went to a local pub.
Is UJS stronger than it was this time last year?Ella Rose
Jun 10, 2015
In my first week as UJS President I was told my only job was to handover to a President stronger than myself, with a Union that was better than when I first started. Whilst I have no doubt Hannah Brady will be fantastic, I've been doing a lot of thinking. Is UJS stronger than it was this time last year? I say yes. But this hasn't been without its challenges.
The week after I was elected the front cover of the JC read: 'She's the new head'. The media coverage focused on my gender first and my skillset second (if at all). It's been challenging for me. I've been told numerous times that I've been offered opportunities because I'm both young and female, before adding an afterthought that it's because UJS should be included.
Regardless, the opportunities that I've been offered have given me the space to increase the profile of UJS. UJS has been at the forefront of the Jewish community this year, be that at the annual community meeting with the Prime Minister, or taking students to meet with key Israel thinkers such as Ari Shavit, showing that we are not just the leaders of the future, we are the leaders of today. And those leaders are doing amazing work on campus. They've hosted over 190 Friday night dinners, done amazing cross-communal education and run shabbatons for their fellow students. I want the community to know that the perception that students are lazy and immature could not be more wrong. Students dedicate extraordinary amounts of time to making sure that their peers have an amazing Jewish life on campus.
Galliano is fragile, I was told, we're not here to put him on trialSandy Rashty
Jun 8, 2015
Anyone who has ever been involved in organising a high-profile event — especially one in the Jewish community — will tell you there is always a mishigas going on behind the scenes.
The inaugural Connect event, which hosted disgraced designer John Galliano as guest speaker, was no different.
In April, I was asked by the organisers to compere the centrepiece of the event, a panel discussion featuring Mr Galliano and Israeli designer Ronit Zilkha.
The challenge of London student lifeDina Hochhauser
Jun 5, 2015
Having grown up in London, I was initially wary about spending the three years of my degree there.
I had dismissed several universities based on the lack of Jewish life, but that this would be relevant in London never entered my mind.
So I was surprised to find that, despite the wealth of Jewish activity in London, there were not a huge number of events that encompassed all Jewish students. Although I had been unsure as to the extent to which I wanted to involve myself in these large-scale JSoc events, it seemed that the choice was no longer mine. The few events held in the first term were diminished affairs compared to those experienced by my friends, attending universities boasting far fewer Jews than in the capital.
Belz driving ban: Rule is a key element of our Chasidic identityChaya Spitz
Jun 4, 2015
Our report on a Chasidic sect banning female drivers set off a national debate. This week, two Orthodox women answer the question:Should we drive?
Read our other Belz blogger, Dina Brawer, here
Some months ago I was organising a community tour for a notable public figure, and was embarrassed when one of those present told him that as a woman, I didn't drive a car.
Belz driving ban: It's part of a trend to push us all to the marginsDina Brawer
Jun 4, 2015
Our report on a Chasidic sect banning female drivers set off a national debate. This week, two Orthodox women answer the question:Should we drive?
Read our other Belz blogger, Chaya Spitz, here
Since the news emerged of the Belz's ban on women drivers, I have been asked a number of times why I have been so public in my belief that it is motivated by sexism, and is draconian in nature.
JFS mucked up again, but there is still hopeSandy Rashty
Jun 4, 2015
Again, I find myself playing the part of the JC's token JFS graduate.
Let's be clear, this paper is not trying to make the school – my school – look bad.
One audacious 16-year-old has just called the office and squealed. He was so riled up by our coverage of, the truth, that he went into a high-pitched rant only dogs could decipher.
Patek Philippe and the Sterns: A Jewish questionSandy Rashty
Jun 4, 2015
There we stood, a group of four, gormlessly peering into a glass cabinet which contained the Patek Philippe exhibition's crowning glory.
The Grandmaster Chime – which is now being displayed at the Saatchi Gallery on London's King's Road – is the most complicated wristwatch the luxury Swiss firm has ever made.
The double-face reversible watch – launched to mark the company's 175th anniversary – has proved to be the exhibition's focal talking point.
Gay cakes and women driversSimon Rocker
May 29, 2015
In Northern Ireland, a Christian-run bakery is appealing against a ruling that it broke the law when it refused an order to make a cake celebrating gay marriage.
It's a case that tests the balance between equality and religious freedom.
A similar clash of principles is at stake in the story we have covered this week about a Charedi group in Stamford Hill saying that children will not be able to attend its schools if their mothers drive.
Come to the learning party this ShavuotSimon Rocker
May 22, 2015
Shavuot is often regarded as the Cinderella of major festivals that often slips by unnoticed. While shuls may be greened up and cholestorol levels rise with the proliferation of cheesecake, there are no home practices associated with it such as succah or Seder.
But Shavuot has begun to enjoy a revival in recent years. More synagogues than used to be the case will stage a nocturnal study session, a tikkun leil Shavuot, tomorrow night to celebrate the joy of study. Even secular groups in Israel hold learning get-togethers.
If you can't find a local tikkun leil to go, here's a DIY option. You can download this little study pack from Limmud and have a discussion among family and friends.


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March 2000 China
Special Weapons News
Chinese President Meets U.S. National Security Adviser
Peoples Daily
Friday, March 31, 2000 -- Jiang said that the change of leadership in Taiwan does not change the fact that Taiwan is part of the Chinese territory. Whoever is in power in Taiwan is welcome to come to the mainland for talks, Jiang said, adding that "we can also go to Taiwan as well."
Excerpt: Daley Announces New Commercial Strategy for China
31 March 2000 -- U.S. Secretary of Commerce William Daley has announced a new commercial strategy for China that will help assure that U.S. firms are successful in the new markets that will be opening up in that country.
President Jiang Zemin Meeting with US National Security Adviser Samuel Berger
(March 30, 2000) No matter who is in power in Taiwan, we welcome him to come to the mainland for talks. Meanwhile, we may go to Taiwan, too. However, there must be a basis for dialogue and negotiations, namely, the recognition of the one China principle. Under that precondition, anything can be discussed.
Text: Senator John Kerry China Speech at Wilson Center
30 March 2000 -- The United States must not pursue a policy of containment against the People's Republic of China, says Massachusetts Senator John Kerry.
Text: House Democratic Whip Challenges White House on NTR for China
30 March 2000 -- The second ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives says now is not the time to extend permanent Normal Trade Relations (NTR) status to China.
Voice of America
30 March 2000 -- National Security Advisor Sandy Berger and Chinese leaders have ended discussions focussing on Sino-U-S differences over Taiwan.
Transcript: Clinton Comments on U.S.-China Relations
29 March 2000 -- President Clinton called on Congress to grant China permanent Normal Trade Relations (NTR) status "this spring" in a March 29 White House press conference.
Voice of America
29 March 2000 -- European diplomats caution that the talks are still at an early stage and that many obstacles must be removed before there are signs of the progress that both sides hope for.
Voice of America
29 March 2000 -- U-S National Security Advisor Sandy Berger is in Beijing for talks with top Chinese leaders at a time when Sino/U-S relations are at what Chinese officials describe as a critical juncture.
China Exercises Close Watch on Chen Shui-bian's "Inauguration" Speech
People's Daily
29 March 2000 -- Chen Yunlin, director of Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee and Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, reiterated March 28 that close attention will be given to Chen shui-bian's "inauguration" speech on May 20.
Vice-Premier Qian Qichen meeting with US Presidential National Security Adviser Samuel Berger
PRC Foreign Ministry
29 March 2000 -- Vice-Premier Qian reiterated China's principled position on the Taiwan question, emphasizing that the one China principle is the basis and prerequisite for a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan question and we ask the new leader of the Taiwan authorities to return to the one China principle at an early date.
Premier Zhu Rongji Meeting with US Presidential National Security Adviser Samuel Berger
PRC Foreign Ministry
29 March 2000 -- Premier Zhu expounded China's principled position on the Taiwan question, emphasizing that no matter who is in power in Taiwan, he should not be up to "Taiwan independence."
Voice of America
28 March 2000 -- China and the European Union have opened a new round of negotiations to secure Beijing's entry into the World Trade Organization.
Koh Responds to Questions about U.S.-Sponsored China Resolution
By Wendy Lubetkin
Washington File
28 March 2000 -- The United States believes bringing China to account for its human rights conduct at this year's Commission on Human Rights would send an important signal that there is no double standard at the world's most important human rights forum.
Profit Beats Prudence on China
By William R. Hawkins
The Washington Post
March 27, 2000; Page A27 - "In the past there were serious problems with the quality of Chinese military aircraft. Chinese aircraft manufacturers' quality control tended to be uneven," says a report on the AVIC by the Federation of American Scientists. But "in the wake of joint ventures with the United States and Europe in the area of civilian aircraft . . . Chinese combat aircraft are now reported to have a much smoother surface than before, suggesting a flow of personnel and expertise from civilian to military production lines."
Voice of America
24 March 2000 -- China has acknowledged the resignation of Lee Teng-hui as the head of Taiwan's Nationalist Party, saying he was forced out by public pressure.
Voice of America
23 March 2000 -- The U-S Senate is now debating what could be its biggest foreign policy decision of the year -- whether to normalize trade relations with China once and for all.
Text: Senators Roth/Moynihan Introduce China Trade Bill
23 March 2000 -- Senators William Roth (Republican of Delaware) and Daniel Moynihan (Democrat of New York) introduced March 23 the senate bill (S. 2277) that would give permanent Normal Trade Relations (NTR) status to China.
Text: Senator Roth Statement on Implications of U.S.-China Trade
23 March 2000 -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman William V. Roth, Jr. opened a committee hearing on the implications of trade with China for U.S. national interests by announcing that he and another senator had introduced legislation to grant permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for China in anticipation of that country's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Text: Senate Resolution 271 Calls for Geneva Resolution on China
23 March 2000 -- Senator Paul Wellstone introduced Senate Resolution 271 March 9 with both Republican and Democratic co-sponsors. It aims to forestall a repeat of last year's United Nations Human Rights Commission's (UNHRC) meeting in Geneva, where the People's Republic of China was able to keep a resolution on its human rights abuses off the commission's agenda.
Text: Senator Tim Hutchinson Condemns China Human Rights Record
23 March 2000 -- Senator Tim Hutchinson announced that he had signed on to Democratic Senator Paul Wellstone's resolution urging the Clinton Administration to strive to get the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva to pass a resolution condemning China's human rights abuses.
Text: Rep. Nancy Pelosi Says China Mustn't Escape Rights Scrutiny
23 March 2000 -- A long-time Congressional critic of China's human rights abuses says the United States needs to "organize and win" a vote on Beijing's human rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) in Geneva.
Vice-Premier Qian Qichen Meets Holbrooke, US Permanent Representative to the UN
PRC Foreign Ministry
21 March 2000 -- The biggest challenge to those relations is the Taiwan question and how to properly handle the question is of crucial importance for the direction of the development of Sino-US relations.
Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan Meets Holbrooke, US Permanent Representative to the UN
PRC Foreign Ministry
21 March 2000 -- Tang underlined that the Taiwan question is China's internal affairs. An election has been held in the Taiwan region recently and the Chinese mainland will listen to what the new leader in Taiwan says and see how he acts.
President Jiang Zemin Meeting with Mr. Holbrooke, US permanent representative to the UN
PRC Foreign Ministry
21 March 2000 -- The Taiwan regional election of local leaders and its result cannot change the fact that Taiwan is but part of China's territory and the One China principle provides the basis and prerequisite for resolving the Taiwan question peacefully.
China issues new threats, says U.S. could be forced to abandon Taiwan
By Michael Dorgan
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
March 21, 2000 -- "Beijing will certainly talk loudly; they may rattle their rockets," said defense analyst John Pike of the Federation of American Scientists, a Washington-based national security policy center. "But there is no eagerness on their part to get into a conflict with Taiwan that "there's a real good chance they'd lose."
Voice of America
21 March 2000 -- China has called on the United States to abandon its plan to criticize Chinese human rights practices at a United Nations meeting in Geneva.
Voice of America
21 March 2000 -- The United States is urging China and Taiwan to resolve their differences peacefully and resume negotiations. U-S Ambassador to the United Nations Richard Holbrooke met (throughout the day Tuesday) with Chinese President Jiang Zemin, Vice Premier Qian Qichen, and Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan.
Voice of America
20 March 2000 -- The State Department says the United States has its best chance in years to get the U-N Human Rights Commission to pass a resolution criticizing China.
Voice of America
20 March 2000 -- The European Union has joined the United States in criticizing China's human-rights record, but reserved judgment on whether it will support an American resolution on China at the United Nations Human Rights Commission.
Voice of America
20 March 2000 -- U-S Ambassador to the United Nations Richard Holbrooke is in Beijing for talks that are likely to include discussion of the Taiwan presidential election.
Voice of America
20 March 2000 -- Representatives of the Falun Gong spiritual movement are appealing for U-N pressure against China to stop what the group considers persecution of its followers.
Voice of America
20 March 2000 -- China's outlawed Democracy Party has welcomed the results of Taiwan's presidential election, saying it shows the way for democratic reform on the mainland.
Voice of America
19 March 2000 -- China's reaction to the presidential election results in Taiwan is being seen by many observers as low-key and measured.
China Issues Statement on Taiwan Election
Peoples Daily
19 March 2000 -- The election of a new leader in Taiwan can not change the fact that Taiwan is part of Chinese territory, according to a Chinese government statement issued on March 18 evening.
Voice of America
18 March 2000 -- Beijing reacted late Saturday to the election of Chen Shui-bian by saying it will never tolerate independence for Taiwan.
Anti-China Farce Must Be Stopped
Peoples Daily
17 March 2000 -- This commentary advises US Senate to keep the promise made by the US government of not supporting the "independence of Tibet", immediately stop using the "Tibet issue" as a means for intervening in China's internal affairs and immediately halt its endless anti-China farce.
Computer Code Rule Decoded
Peoples Daily
17 March 2000 -- The Chinese Government clarified its electronic encryption regulations Thursday to ease undue anxiety among foreign investors.
Reunification Timetable in Hands of Taiwan People: Experts
Peoples Daily
17 March 2000 -- Noted Beijing-based scholars and experts on the Taiwan issue said on Thursday that the reunification of the motherland should have a timetable, and it's up to the Taiwan people to set it.
Tang Calls for Joint Efforts to Prevent Taiwan Independence
Peoples Daily
17 March 2000 -- Tang Shubei, executive vice president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS), said that Taiwan is at a critical juncture and now is the time for Chinese compatriots on both sides of the Straits to work together to stop the island from becoming independent
Voice of America
17 March 2000 -- Defense Secretary William Cohen says China does not appear to be getting ready to attack Taiwan, even though officials in Beijing have been making blunt threats to take military action against the island.
Voice of America
17 March 2000 -- Tibetans in exile have criticized the relocation program, saying it will disrupt the culture and livelihood of the area's indigenous people - mostly Tibetan and Mongolian herders.
Text: GAO Report on China WTO Bid, Normal Trade Relations Status
17 March 2000 -- The U.S. General Accounting Office issued a report concluding that if Congress did not grant permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status to China, "this situation could potentially put U.S. business interests at a considerable competitive disadvantage" when competing with other World Trade Organization (WTO) members for China's markets.
Text: USTR Barshefsky Speech on U.S.-China Trade Relations
16 March 2000 -- U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky continued her quest to build support for granting permanent Normal Trade Relations (NTR) status to China.
Text: House Majority Whip DeLay Speech on U.S. Foreign Policy
16 March 2000 -- "How we handle the emerging empire ruled from Beijing is the leading national security issue of our time," DeLay told his CSIS audience. For the past decade, the Texas Republican said, "China has been engaged in a massive build-up of modern nuclear and conventional forces. Their aim," he claimed, "gaining unmatched military power in the region."
China Issues Statement on Taiwan Election
PRC Foreign Ministry
16 March 2000 -- We should listen to what the new leader in Taiwan says and watch what he does. We will observe where he will lead cross-Straits relations.
Voice of America
16 March 2000 -- The U-S State Department called in China's Ambassador Thursday to discuss the tense issue of Taiwan. Washington is hoping that Beijing will tone down its militant rhetoric.
Voice of America
16 March 2000 -- U-S Defense Secretary William Cohen calls China's latest threat to use force against Taiwan "counter-productive."
Voice of America
16 March 2000 -- One of China's top policy makers on the Taiwan issue, Tang Shubei, says if Taiwan decides to become independent, China can no longer talk about peaceful reunification.
Full Text of Premier Zhu's Press Conference
Peoples Daily
16 March 2000 -- "As for the formulation that the Taiwan question should not be allowed to drag on indefinitely, Comrade Deng Xiaoping used almost the exact words in the 1980s to state the govern-ment's position on this point. He said that the Taiwan question should not drag on indefinitely, and also suggested that if the Taiwan question should be allowed to drag on indefinitely, how can it be possible that we will not use force? The proposition has been put forward for a long time.... there are always some people in certain countries in the world who are always there standing against China. They always take China as their imaginary and potential enemy. They want to use Taiwan, which in their view is an unsinkable aircraft carrier, to oppose China or to do something against China.... Today, the Chinese people have stood up. So how can it be possible that we will allow Taiwan - which has been a part of China's territory - to be separated from the motherland? Absolutely, we cannot!"
Chinese Premier Warns Against 'Taiwan Independence'
Peoples Daily
16 March 2000 -- Premier Zhu Rongji warned in Beijing Wednesday that China will not tolerate "Taiwan independence" and that the Chinese people are ready to shed blood and sacrifice their lives to defend the unity of their motherland and the dignity of the Chinese nation.
Chinese Premier's News Conference
Peoples Daily
15 March 2000 -- ``No matter who wins Taiwan 'presidential election', he must not pursue Taiwan independence in whatever forms, '' Zhu said, adding ``this is our bottomline, because it's in the will of 1.2 billion Chinese people.'' Premier Zhu said the Taiwan question should not be dragged on indefinitely.
Voice of America
15 March 2000 -- Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji says Beijing will never tolerate Taiwan's independence and he has warned Taiwan's voters to keep that in mind when they cast ballots for a new president, Saturday.
Voice of America
15 March 2000 -- China's legislature has ended its annual meeting in Beijing, strongly endorsing the work of Premier Zhu Rongji. But many delegates showed their dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the problem of corruption.
Ways and Means Chair Urges Clinton to Sell Nation on China Trade Deal
By Steve La Rocque
Washington File
15 March 2000 -- House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer (Republican of Texas) is calling on President Clinton to tell the American people in a nationally televised address why the United States should grant permanent Normal Trade Relations (NTR) status to China.
Text: Commerce Secretary Daley Sees Support for China Trade Status
15 March 2000 -- The Clinton Administration's efforts to persuade Congress to grant permanent Normal Trade Relations (NTR) status to China is getting a bipartisan boost, says Commerce Secretary William Daley.
Text: Commerce Secretary Daley on China Trade Status
14 March 2000 -- U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley remarked that while he was confident that the Clinton Administration would win congressional support for China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), he nonetheless was bothered by the fact that "the intensity is not there yet -- by any means."
Text: Commerce Secretary Daley Remarks on China Trade Status
14 March 2000 -- President Clinton's self-described "point man" for getting Congressional approval of permanent Normal Trading Relations (NTR) status for China says it will be the toughest vote the U.S. Congress has faced in many years.
Voice of America
14 March 2000 -- China is demanding the United States stop its plan to introduce a resolution criticizing China at the U-N Human Rights Commission in Geneva.
Voice of America
14 March 2000 -- American companies doing business in China say many of the country's laws and regulations treat them unfairly. U-S businesses find China's legal system unpredictable, undependable and confusing.
Issue Focus - Foreign Media Reaction
13 March 2000 -- The PRC's perceived "threats" against Taiwan, coupled with the announcement last week of a 12.7 percent increase in China's defense budget and statements by Chinese officials charging that the U.S. was "responsible" for rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait, led most writers outside China--including some in Hong Kong--to worry about the "uncertainties" governing the situation in the Taiwan Strait.
Voice of America
13 March 2000 -- Six former Secretaries of State have written a letter urging Congress to approve permanent normal trade relations with China.
Transcript: Defense Secretary Cohen Hong Kong Press Briefing
11 March 2000 -- On Beijing's recent threat to use force against Taiwan if the latter doesn't seem to be negotiating seriously about reunification, Cohen stressed the "absolute" need to resolve the issue peacefully. "I think the overall concern was that if it got out of hand and there was some miscalculation, it would be a very negative consequence flowing from it should there be any military action."
U.S. Fomented Separatist Forces in Taiwan: Tang
People's Daily
March 11, 2000 -- What the United States has done toward Taiwan has fomented separatist forces in Taiwan and the United States has unshirkable responsibilities for this, said Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan Friday afternoon.
Voice of America
10 March 2000 -- Defense Secretary William Cohen dismisses charges that Washington is encouraging Taiwan's independence from China.
Voice of America
10 March 2000 -- China is blaming the United States for inflaming tensions over Taiwan by selling the island weapons. Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan says China's relations with both the United States and Taiwan are now at what he calls a critical juncture.
Voice of America
10 March 2000 -- The President of China's Supreme People's Court Xiao Yang says more than 15-thousand-700 people were sentenced last year for corruption-related crimes.
Voice of America
09 March 2000 -- America's trade relations with China are always a controversial topic on Capitol Hill and more so this year due to recent warnings from Beijing about retaking Taiwan by force, and Beijing's latest crack down on religious and political dissent.
Voice of America
09 March 2000 -- Chinese government says developing the west is important for national economic growth, poverty eradication and social stability, but it has so far been vague about how it plans to attract the billions of dollars needed to make the project succeed.
[CNA Taiwan] 09 March 2000 -- Communist China is actively planning a military invasion of Taiwan and is preparing to wage war against the United States -- including using its small force of strategic nuclear missiles, if Washington attempts to defend Taiwan.
Spokesperson on the reported U.S. arms sale to Taiwan
March 9, 2000 -- The US side keeps on violating its commitments by selling sophisticated weaponry to Taiwan massively and persistently.
Voice of America
09 March 2000 -- China has welcomed President Clinton's announcement asking Congress to approve permanent favorable trade privileges for Beijing.
March 8, 2000 -- I, therefore, with this letter transmit to the Congress legislation authorizing the President to terminate application of Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to the People's Republic of China and extend permanent Normal Trade Relations treatment to products from China.
March 8, 2000 -- We have a far greater chance of having a positive influence on China's actions if we welcome China into the world community, instead of shutting it out. By lowering the barriers that protect state-owned industries, China is speeding the process that is removing government from vast areas of people's lives.
Voice of America
08 March 2000 -- The measure to extend permanent normal trade ties to China faces significant opposition from House Democrats, who - backed by their labor union allies - believe greater trade with China would erode labor and environmental standards.
Voice of America
08 March 2000 -- The issue of permanent normal trade relations with China - or P-N-T-R - has created an unusual set of allies in Washington.
Voice of America
08 March 2000 -- President Clinton will send Congress legislation granting China permanent normal trade relations and will use a Washington speech Wednesday to urge lawmakers to approve the measure soon.
Voice of America
08 March 2000 -- Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Harold Koh, testified that China's human rights record deteriorated sharply in 1999.
No Significant Growth in China's Defense Expenditures: Spokesman
People's Daily
Wednesday, March 08, 2000 -- China's defense expenditures will not increase significantly if no incidents that seriously threaten national sovereignty or security take place.
Voice of America
08 March 2000 -- China has executed a top official who was convicted of taking bribes, in a sign that the government intends to crack down on graft.
Text: Deputy USTR Fisher on Permanent NTR for China
08 March 2000 -- The United States as a whole, and the New England states in particular, will benefit from granting China permanent Normal Trade Relations (NTR) status and supporting that country's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Richard Fisher.
Text: Pacific Forces Commander on Asia-Pacific Security
07 March 2000 -- While both China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) and Taiwan's military forces improved their capabilities in the last year, the two sides "did not significantly alter the balance of power across the Taiwan Strait," Blair said. Taiwan's military, he said, "maintains a qualitative edge over the PLA, and its combat capabilities should improve steadily over time as it incorporates new weapons into its war fighting doctrine and training."
Spokesperson on the reported U.S. selling of destroyers with "Aegis"system and "Patriot III"anti-missile system to Taiwan
07 March 2000 -- The Chinese Government and people are firmly opposed to the US arms sales to Taiwan and the US provision to Taiwan with any TMD system and the relevant technologies, equipment and supporting system
Voice of America
07 March 2000 -- Beijing's barrage of belligerent rhetoric continued Tuesday with the military's own newspaper quoting a leading general as saying Western enemies intend to subjugate and divide China.
Voice of America
07 March 2000 -- The Admiral who commands all U-S military forces in the Pacific says China lacks the military means to successfully invade Taiwan.
Voice of America
07 March 2000 -- Top Chinese officials have acknowledged the government is concerned about labor unrest, as it proceeds with economic reforms and workers are laid off.
Zhu's softer line dismissed by analysts
March 6, 2000
Source: News reports
Mainland Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji said yesterday that Beijing would not "sit idly by" and allow Taiwan to move toward independence, but rather than repeating mainland President Jiang Zemin's recent threat of drastic measures against the island, Zhu stressed the need for continued dialogue and exchanges with the island.
Voice of America
06 March 2000 -- Top U-S intelligence officials say there is "high potential" for another military flare-up between China and Taiwan as Taiwan's elections (on March 18th) draw closer.
Voice of America
06 March 2000 -- China's Army newspaper has stepped up the level of Beijing's saber rattling against Taiwan -- pledging in a front-page editorial it stands ready to smash any move by the island toward formal independence.
Voice of America
06 March 2000 -- Beijing announced Monday that China would increase military spending by nearly 13-percent. This marks the 11th year in a row in which China has announced double-digit defense spending increases.
'Taiwan Independence' Means War: Army Paper
People's Daily
Monday, March 06, 2000 -- The people's armed forces will carry out the sacred mission of safeguarding the motherland unification. Following the return to the motherland of Hong Kong and Macao, the great cause of promoting the peaceful reunification of the motherland has entered a new historic stage.
China Not to Tolerate Separatist Activity
People's Daily
05 March 2000 -- Premier Zhu Rongji said the Chinese people are determined and absolutely capable to bring the Taiwan question to an early settlement and realize the great cause of reunification of the motherland.
Voice of America
05 March 2000 -- Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji refrained from repeating Beijing's threat to use force against Taiwan if the island continues to drag its feet on discussing reunification with China. But he made clear that China will not remain indifferent to any activity on the island that Beijing may view as undermining its claims to sovereignty over Taiwan.
Voice of America
04 March 2000 -- China's National People's Congress -- the country's legislature -- opens its annual plenary session Sunday, during which it will discuss the government's budget and economic development plans.
No Change in Policy on Taiwan: Ambassador Li
People's Daily
04 March 2000 -- Chinese Ambassador to the United States Li Zhaoxing said Thursday it is not right to say that the Chinese government has changed its policy on Taiwan. Li said that in an important speech on Tuesday, Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen denied the foreign press allegations that China's policy on Taiwan has been changed.
Jiang Zemin Calls for Joint Reunification Efforts Across Straits
People's Daily
04 March 2000 -- President Jiang Zemin said, "we will definitely not commit to abandoning the use of force." the Chinese government will have to adopt all possible, determined measures to safeguard the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, provided major incidents causing Taiwan to separate from China occurred under any premise, provided Taiwan is invaded and occupied by any foreign power, or provided Taiwan Authorities postpones indefinitely the peacefully settlement of reunification issue by negotiations.
03 March 2000 -- "The Chinese strategic elite -- senior military officers and strategic thinkers -- are all saying that China must conquer and control Taiwan soon if it is to achieve its longer term strategic goal of dominating East Asia, like all the great Chinese dynasties did," said Ross Munro, director of Asian studies at the Center for Security Studies in Washington
China Ends History of Having No Land Resource Satellites
People's Daily
03 March 2000 -- The Sino-Brazilian Earth Resource Satellite 01 Hand-Over Ceremony was held in Beijing March 2 by the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, at which the satellite was turned over by the China Space Science and Technology Group Company.
Russia, China Emphasize Strategic Partnership
People's Daily
02 March 2000 -- In the current international situation, the strengthened cooperation between China and Russia not only conforms to the fundamental interests of the two nations, it is also of great significance to the progress of a multi-polar world and the establishment of a just and reasonable new world order, said Chinese President Jiang Zemin.
Voice of America
02 March 2000 -- The United Nations' top official for human rights is in Beijing and is urging China to accept U-N help in bringing its human rights laws up to international standards.
Voice of America
02 March 2000 -- While the measure appears to be assured passage in the Senate, its chances are less promising in the House. Organized labor, a key Democratic constituency, opposes the agreement and so too do a majority of House Democrats.
Voice of America
02 March 2000 -- Top trade union leaders in the United States have urged Congress to defeat legislation that would pave the way for China's entry to the World Trade Organization.
Voice of America
02 March 2000 -- Ross Munro, director of Asian studies at the Center for Security Studies in Washington, says it is troubling that the Chinese leadership seems to think if it attacks Taiwan, the United States will not intervene. That, he emphasizes, is a dangerous and mistaken assumption.
03 March 2000 -- CIA Director George J. Tenet was quoted by the Sing Tao Daily as saying that "China does not have the military air and sea capability required to put troops on the ground for an invasion of Taiwan," and that "if you are going to take an island, you have to be able to sustain an invasion and we don't think they can do that."
02 March 2000 -- Former US ambassador to mainland China James Lilley said that he does not think Beijing will invade Taiwan within the next five years, but added that he cannot rule out the possibility.
PRC unlikely to up threats ahead of poll
The China Post
02 March 2000 -- It seems unlikely the communist government will take any hostile military action in the run up to the March 18 presidential election. What the PRC may now want to do is just quietly wait for the outcome of the coming presidential election and the arrival of May 20 when the new president assumes office.
Voice of America
01 March 2000 -- President Clinton says that expanding internet access in China will be good for American high-tech industries and will "inevitably" contribute to political liberalization there.
Voice of America
01 March 2000 -- The commander of U-S forces in the Pacific, Admiral Dennis Blair, has told Chinese military leaders he is concerned about Beijing's renewed threats against Taiwan and urged them to show patience toward the island.
Voice of America
01 March 2000 -- Chinese Vice-Premier Qian Qichen, told the workshop that China will not adopt foreign models of democracy and asked fellow Asians not to give into western pressure.
Voice of America
01 March 2000 -- says Chinese authorities have detained the parents of the Karmapa Lama - the high-ranking Tibetan Buddhist leader who fled to India in January.
March 1 (CNA) Beijing will not lob missiles into waters near Taiwan in the run-up to the island's March 18 presidential election, but its military will go on heightened alert to cope with any possible developments, a Japanese paper reported on Wednesday. China will not repeat its 1996 practice of test-firing missiles at Taiwan's doorstep ahead of the island's upcoming election.
March 1 (CNA) The latest Communist Chinese rhetorical assault on Taiwan is the inevitable result of the Clinton administration's policy mistakes, and the United States should help enhance Taiwan's security and stop using Beijing's "one China" slogan.
March 1 (CNA) The only rational explanation for Beijing issuing the latest threat against Taiwan is that a split in the Communist Chinese leadership is rapidly widening, and this severe internal stress may lead to a military attack on Taiwan.
United States Relations with the People's Republic of China
Congressional Policy Advisory Board
March 1, 2000 -- PRC's actions, together with the Administration's failure adequately to address them, render it particularly urgent that the Senate promptly approve the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act recently passed by the House.
'One-China' and international law
United Daily News
, 01 March 2000 -- Commentary by Hungdah Chiu, member of the ROC's National Unification Council and president of the International Law Association, on the White Paper "The One-China Principle and the Taiwan Issue" publ;ished by the Taiwan Affairs Office and the Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
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European Parliament Studies Climate Change Effects in Outermost Regions
November 2011: The European Parliament has published a study titled "The Role of Regional Policy in Addressing the Effects of Climate Change in Outermost Regions," which explores potential effects of climate change on the EU Outermost regions, and presents the measures and initiatives within EU Regional Policy supporting mitigation and/or adaption measures in these regions.
Although the Outermost regions are geographically distant to EU member States, they are covered by EU law and represent an economically and biologically important component of the EU. The EU Cohesion Policy promotes the economic development and convergence of these regions with the EU mainland. The report covers: Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean; the Canaries, the Azores, and Madeira in Macaronesia; Reunion in the Indian Ocean; and French Guiana in the Amazon.
The report highlights that: the Outermost regions face many challenges from climate change, most notably biodiversity loss, health impacts, negative impacts on agriculture, tourism stagnation, and water scarcity; and adaptation measures funded by the EU prevailed in financial terms over mitigation measures in almost all of the Outermost regions.
The report concludes that overall EU funding is inadequate in preparing the Outermost regions for the upcoming challenges of climate change, particularly when comparing it with funding provided to non-sustainable regional activities (such as motorized individual traffic, intensive production, ecologically damaging tourism, etc.). The report thus recommends that future projects funded by the EU should be climate-proofed, and notes that additional investments in adaptation and mitigation are needed. [Publication: The Role of Regional Policy in Addressing the Effects of Climate Change in Outermost Regions]


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Got pests? Get this! Gamo air rifles are a favorite with hunters, and the new Big Cat 1400 is bound to find a place in your gun rack. From the Smooth Action Trigger (SAT) that makes those aftermarket replacement triggers obsolete to the special shock-absorbing (SWA) recoil pad that stops the pounding recoil...Gamo has practically reinvented the spring gun. No more sore shoulders from shooting all day. No more missed targets because of a heavy trigger-pull. Hunt, shoot spinners and more with a gun that's not only incredibly powerful but is a pleasure to shoot.
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Proposed Script for Spider-Man 4: The Grittiest Reboot Ever
*Studio note: I make audio recordings every time I have sex, and Dan's Mix 1 is sort of a greatest hits of that. This is probably what'll get us a hard R rating. Not because there's audible humping (though there is), but because I curse. A lot.
Daniel O'Brien is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter/adventurer. He lives in Hawaii with six dogs.


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Work happening at McDowell field
The Millcreek School Board voted a year ago to spend as much as $10 million to build a new athletic complex, including a brand new Gus Anderson Field.
If things had gone according to plan, that complex would be taking shape right now.
It isn't, and it won't be in the future because of the district's long-term financial concerns. But the existing Gus Anderson Field is seeing some much more modest improvements instead.
Millcreek schools Superintendent William Hall said the district is in the midst of roughly $850,000 worth of improvements at the field, located between McDowell Senior and McDowell Intermediate high schools on Caughey Road.
See Sunday's Erie Times-News and GoErie.com for more coverage.


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Top 10 Reasons to Have a Baby in New York CityErinBehan
Having a baby and raising a child in a big city like New York certainly has its disadvantages.
You'll end up paying more for rent in an apartment that does not have central AC, a washer/dryer or a dishwasher than most of your friends pay on their McMansion mortgages, for instance. It's also likely that your child's yearly preschool bill will cost more than a year at many colleges.
Those quibbles aside, I happen to think New York City is a fabulous place to have a child, and I've come up with 10 serious and not-so-serious reasons why (and one includes public nudity!).
1. There is an entire yoga studio devoted to prenatal yoga, and you'll be hard-pressed to find a yoga practice that doesn't offer prenatal, mommy and me or toddler yoga.
2. You will see every stroller known to parenting (U.S. and European) in action before you ever set foot in a giant baby store.
3. Your friends won't throw you a baby shower at Applebee's, Olive Garden or Outback Steakhouse.
4. Your white-knuckled husband or partner doesn't have to drive you to the hospital. You can just hail a cab.
5. Making new mom friends is as easy as stepping out your front door and pushing your new cutie through the streets and to the park.
6. There are more than 1,700 parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities in the five boroughs.
7. Breastfeeding is totally legal: New York is the only state in the country where women can be topless legally (wherever men can be anyway). OK, breastfeeding is protected by law in 44 of the 50 states, but, hey, isn't it fun to know you could just go topless in the park if you wanted to?
8. No matter how old you are, you will not be the oldest mom in the playgroup.
9. Your kid will never be bored. There are two museums devoted entirely to children, one to trains, and another to firefighting—more than 80 New York City museums in all, by my count.
10. Since 2005, New York City has had the lowest crime rate among the 10 largest cities in the U.S.
How about you? Why do you love having a baby in New York or any other big city.


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Sounds awesome! I wonder if I could turn this into a salad using canned wild salmon? Actually, that'd be pretty fucking rad.
Thanks for posting!
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6 oz. salmon fillet, thawed
1/2 small avocado
juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 fresh parsley
2 green onions, chopped
salt to taste
nonfat plain Greek yogurt for garnish (I used sour cream)
In a food processor, puree avocado, lemon juice, and half of the salmon fillet. *Add the onions, parsley, salt, and remaining salmon and pulse a few times until all of the ingredients are mixed, but the salmon is still chunky.
Heat frying pan over medium heat. *Spray with olive oil (or a high heat oil may work better). *Remove all of the salmon mix and form into a patty with your hands. *Cook patty for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, flipping gently so the salmon cake stays in tact. *If a small piece breaks off, gently form back together with the spatula. *Dollop with Greek yogurt and serve.
Im going to try my hardest to use a word other than wow*to explain what was going through my mind as I ate every last bite. *The tartness of the lemon, the slight texture of the chunk salmon, the crunch of the green onion, the coolness of the Greek yogurt *It all came together more perfectly than I ever could have imagined. *And the avocado? *The avocado just did its little glue-like thing in the background.
Copied from site and WOW is right!!! I am amazed at how good this was!!!
Sounds awesome! I wonder if I could turn this into a salad using canned wild salmon? Actually, that'd be pretty fucking rad.
Thanks for posting!
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Sounds wonderful. I love salmon... and maybe I could get hubby to try it. (He doesn't like fish much, but I remain hopeful!)
Thanks for the recipe!
Nice! Plan on trying this. Thanks!
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My salmon is already thawed in tHe fridge for tonight.
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I made this tonight. It was a bit too smooth. Next time I will use some more onion and maybe stir in some capers. Otherwise, very good!
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Wow, I'm so trying this! Thank you!
Sounds nice. What are "green onions"? Are they spring onions or shallots? I don't think we have them here.