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3 days in Kyoto
We are going to Kyoto for 3 days and Tokyo for 4 days and will be getting a 7-day rail pass (also going to Osaka and possibly to Hiroshima).
For Kyoto:
Q2: Whatever itinerary you suggest, please provide best route to travel incl. using JR Rail Pass if possible
Q3: What else do you suggest to do in Kyoto? If I travel to Osaka at night, can I use the JR Rail Pass? I'm staying close to Kyoto Station (Dormy Inn Premium Kyoto Ekimae).
Q4: I can also do a guided tour via JTB Sunrise or DOITaxi Service - if recommend to do guided tour for one of the above days vs. self-guided, please advise. Have never traveled Japan or used rail service and intimidated by it!
One of the first things you should do upon arriving at Kyoto Station is go to the tourist info office on the 2nd floor. They have lots of free maps and info that can help you out. Of course you can make it easier on yourself as well by studying some maps online of the cities you are visiting before your trip - get familiar with the layout as much as you can ahead of time.
For your Day 1: First, if you are extra ambitious or energetic - this part is optional. Get up really early and go visit the Nishi-Honganji and Higashi-Honganji temples - they are very close to Kyoto Station, and free. They open at 5:30 AM & 5:50 AM, respectively, if you're an early riser. Most tourists just ignore them which is a terrible shame - they are some of the biggest wooden structures in the world and have a fantastic appearance.
Day 2 - You can use your pass to go from Kyoto Stn. to Sagano-Arashino Stn. Actually Nijo Castle is along the way, but seeing Arashiyama can take up a full day to get most of it in. First is the historical Togetsukyo bridge which is over 1000 years old, but today is just another concrete bridge with cars and trucks running over it. So pass on over and go see Tenryuji Temple (especially the garden which is exquisite), from there the bamboo grove is next door, and from there it's easy to find the entrance to the Iwatayama monkey reserve (but takes about a 20 minute stiff hill climb). Afterwards, walk northwards and see the various temples. Don't miss the one at the end, the Otagi Nenbutsuji which is one of the most humorous and whimsical places in Japan you will ever visit.
For Day 3, I recommend Kyoto's eastern side, which is really the most interesting part of the city. You could start very early again if you can, and see Toji, which has Japan's tallest pagoda, and is again very close to Kyoto Stn. It's actually a bit SW of the station. Afterwards, there are many of Japan's best places on the east side - Sanjusangendo, Kiyomizudera, Nanzenji, Heian Shrine, the Philospher's Walk, Ginkakuji, and if you can, way up north is the Shugakuin Imperial Villa which is a gorgeous garden and place of royalty. Prior reservations are required though but it is free.
And if you can squeeze it in somewhere, the Kinkakuji Golden Pavilion is an icon of Kyoto and Japan, and well worth seeing. You can easily get through it in 30-45 minutes, tops.
Yes, you can also go to Osaka by the Pass. After the temples of Kyoto close down around 5PM, you can zip over to Osaka for the evening. At night the city comes alive and has some great places to see, such as Dotonbori, plus the night views from the Umeda Sky Bldg, and Abeno Harukas Bldg are wonderful.
If you had another day, going to see Himeji Castle would be well worth it - it's Japanese finest and you can take the bullet train there, adding more value to your pass. North of Tokyo also is Nikko, which makes a great day trip.
Best of luck!
Dear Toraneko
Once again, you provide such great info! Thank you so much! And more ?s:
Q1: For Kyoto, won't arrive until 11am. After getting brochures from tourist info, is it possible to see Nijo Castle or Kiyomizu-dera Temple (check-in isn't until 3pm). If not, any suggestions?
Q2: Will be in Tokyo 4 days and booked rooms at Royal Rihga Hotel Tokyo and Prince Shinagawa. Of the two, which is better located in terms of convenience to trains (transportation) and things to do (we have 2 18-year old girls with us who'll want to go out at night)?
Q3: You mentioned not being a fan of tours but 2 JTB tours are interesting: 1) Mt Fuji/Lake Ashi Cruise/Mount Kamagatake Ropeway (10 hours) and 2) Tsukiji Fishmarket & Sushi-making workshop. Any recommendations?
Q4: Any recommendations for our time (3 nites/4 days) in Tokyo (leave Japan via Narita at 10pm)?
Q5: Based on our trip of Osaka to Kyoto (3days) and Tokyo – should we get 7-day JR Rail Pass or just buy ala carte transportation?
So many more ?s I have. Is it okay to send or do you free-lance w/consultant rate so I can take up more time???
S. Freitas
4) Tokyo has something for everyone, so it is all up to your interests. There is the site that every last tourist goes to see, the Sensoji Temple. And for good views over the city, there is the Sky Tree, though it's pricey and crowded. You could instead try Roppongi Hills, Tokyo Tower, or for free, in Shinjuku there is the Metro Gov't Bldg. Tokyo also has many famous gardens - Shinjuku Gyoen Park, Hamarikyu Gardens, Rikugien Garden, Kiyosumi, Koishikawa Korakuen and others. Akihabara is famous for electronics, and Odaiba is quite a trendy and unusual place to see as well. I suggest you go through the tourist guides and decide what you want. The government makes one, there is another based on area, and there are some from residents
5) If you go to Hiroshima/Miyajima as well as go to the Kansai area and Tokyo by bullet train, then a 7 day Pass would pay off. Likewise if you take a day trip to Himeji near Osaka, as well as go see Nikko, which is north of Tokyo. If you do neither, then regular tickets make more sense.
I don't mind the questions - it's true I am not getting paid (at least not in this life). But if you can see some great places you'd ordinarily miss out on, then it is all worth it.
Good luck!
You are so awesome - thanks! We are actually traveling in less than a week. We leave June 7 from Honolulu and arrive in Osaka on June 8. Am still trying to figure out how to see so many sights (the train/bus thing is so intimidating coming from Honolulu where we drive around the island in less than 4 hours)!
Thank you so much for all the advice (maybe you should accompany us - you have certainly saved us much $$ and headache!). Right now, we aren't planning to go to Himeji but possibly Nikko so looks like we won't be getting the 7-day rail pass this time.
For Kyoto, were just advised to add Hozugawa Kudari prior to Arashiyama, rent bikes and do Philosopher's Walk. So, if you don't mind looking one last time at the places we want to visit and if we've arranged it correctly, greatly appreciate it.
Arrive Kyoto at noon on Day 1: See Kiyomizu-Dera & Nijo Castle? Or add to one of days below:
Hi again and seriously, these are some more last minute ?s if you have time (and patience with me):
So given out itinerary, can you advise:
Thanks again
Have a great trip.
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No. 85 January 18, 1989
Enmity, if not outright hostility, between Moscow and Beijing has been a fact of life of the global geopolitical landscape for more than a quarter century. This now may be about to change. If it does, it will spur the world's capitals to recheck their calculations of the globe's power line-up. Such recalculations should proceed slowly and carefully. Washington, particularly, might find that it would welcome a thaw in the Moscow-Beijing Cold War.
The most dramatic evidence so far of such a thaw was the early December meeting in Moscow between People's Republic of China Foreign Minister Oian Qichen and his Soviet counterpart, Eduard Shevardnadze. This was the highest level USSR-PRC meeting since 1969, when Aleksei Kosygin, then Soviet Prime Minister, met briefly in the Beijing airport with Zhou Enlai, then Chinese Premier.
First Summit in 30 Years. Though Qian and Shevardnadze last month discussed such regional issues as the Vietnamese withdrawal from Cambodia, their primary purpose in getting together was to lay the groundwork for a Beijing summit early this year between Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and China's paramount leader, Deng 3(iaoping. If the summit convenes, as seems likely, it will be the first between leaders of the two nations since Nikita Khrushchev and Mao Zedong met in Beijing in October 1959.
Had Sino-Soviet relations thawed in the 1970s or even the early 1980s, it would have been perceived as posing serious problems for the United States. In those days, Washington enjoyed, and exploited, closer ties with each of the two communist giants than either had with the other. Richard Nixon's dramatic opening to China in the early 1970s, for instance, helped isolate and put pressure on Moscow. No Return to 1950s. Today, by contrast, a Beijing-Moscow summit need not bode ill for the U.S. For one thing, Ronald Reagan's rebuilding of the U.S. arsenal has improved the American military capability vis-a-vis the Soviet Union markedly. For another, Asian confidence in the U.S. as a dependable ally, which had hit a post-World War H low a decade ago, has been greatly restored. Then, of course, there are Washington's own rapidly warming relations with Moscow; Americans hardly can look askance at the Chinese for following the U.S. lead. And because U.S.-PRC ties have deepened on so many fronts - industrial, trade, military cooperation, shared technology and vast cultural and educational exchanges - there is almost no possibility that a PRC rapprochement with the USSR would come at the price of cooler relations with the U.S. Indeed, in meetings with representatives from the Soviet Union and the PRC@ The Heritage Foundation repeatedly has been assured that improved Sino-Soviet relations would not mean a return to these countries' close strategic relationship of the 1950s.
Adding to Asian Stability. The web of relations involving the U.S., the PRC, and the USSR no longer is what strategists call a zero-sum game. Meaning: the U.S. does not necessarily gain if Chinese-Soviet relations cool, nor does the U.S. necessarily lose if those relations improve. While Washington need not encourage Beijing to improve its relations with Moscow, Washington need not fear modest improvement.
Such an improvement actually would add to Asian stability. In fact, the conditions set by the Chinese for their summit with the Soviets - the removal of what they call the "three obstacles" - demand Soviet compliance on issues of global concern: reduction of the large Soviet military force along the 4,670-mile PRC-USSR border, an end to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, and the withdrawal of the 120,000 Soviet-backed Vietnamese troops from Cambodia. The U.S. would benefit specifically from Soviet compliance with these Chinese demands (that is, if the Soviet troops are not shifted from the Chinese border to Eastern Europe) and generally from a more stable Asia.
Meanwhile, notes U.S. Ambassador to the PRC Winston Lord: "There are inherent limits to Sino-Soviet relations." The "three obstacles" illustrate
1 77ze Wall Street Journal, August 26, 1988, p. 17. important security disagreements between the two. And because both Beijing and Moscow now are pushing domestic economic development, it is unlikely that either would risk access to vital Western financial and technological assistance.
Nevertheless, the Bush Administration should make clear that it is closely watching developments between the Soviets and the Chinese. After taking office, Bush should:
* * Unambiguously advise Beijing and Moscow that a de facto PRC-USSR alliance would force him to reappraise the full range of U.S. dealings with both. State that military cooperation between the Soviets and the PRC could be viewed in the same light as an alliance and also might compel him to reappraise the full range of U.S. dealings with both. Remind the Chinese of the continuing Soviet military buildup in Asia and the Pacific Basin.
* * Request that Chinese leaders brief the U.S. regularly on developments in the PRC-USSR relationship. In return, Washington would brief Beijing regularly on the U.S.-USSR relationship. One of the most important challenges of the Sino-Soviet summit may be in the area of public diplomacy. America's Asian allies are very sensitive to the events in Moscow and Beijing and look to Washington for leadership. They could conclude that U.S. indecisiveness in crafting an effective response to a Sino-Soviet rapprochement reflects a lack of Western resolve. As such, the Bush Administration must insure that the preeminence of the U.S. interest in Asia and in the evolving USSR-PRC relationship is not eclipsed by the enormous publicity and press coverage of the Deng-Gorbachev summit. To do this, the Bush Administration, in the weeks before the Sino-Soviet summit, should proclaim the criteria by which the U.S. will deal with the two communist powers. For heightened global public relations value, the Administration even could package these criteria as a U.S. version of Beijing's three obstacles, stating that Beijing and Moscow must move on three fronts if they expect improving relations with the U.S. These fronts are:
1) Arms control: Controlling the proliferation and transfer of nuclear and conventional weapons.
2) Regional tensions: Finding suitable responses to indirect communist aggression or working to reduce the potential for regional conflicts.
3) Human rights: Advancing human freedom and dignity. These are the standards by which the U.S. traditionally has judged Soviet and Chinese actions. Bush should reiterate them, stating that failure to meet them means they will continue as the "three obstacles" to improved relations with the U.S.
By explicitly presenting arms control, regional tension, and human rights as the fundamental obstacles to improved relations with the U.S., Bush not only would spell out the most important Soviet and Chinese policy issues of special interest to the U.S., but also capture for the U.S. some of the global attention generated by the Sino-Soviet rapprochement and demonstrate that the U.S. remains a central player in Asian affairs.
Relations between the Soviet Union and China have been frozen for almost three decades. While Soviet officials, including Mikhail Gorbachev, repeatedly have called for a meeting between the leaders of the two nations, Beijing has dictated the pace and content of the rapprochement by insisting that the Soviets remove the "three obstacles" before there could be a summit. These obstacles reflect Beijing's assessment of the most immediate Soviet threat to PRC security. As such, China has insisted:
1) That the Soviet Union withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, the PRC's western neighbor.
2) That Moscow reduce significantly the number of troops along the 4,670-mile border between the two countries.
3) That the Soviet Union pressure Vietnam to remove its army from Cambodia, located on China's southern flank.
There are other, less clearly defined, obstacles to improved relations between the two. The persistent Soviet military buildup in Asia, for instance, belies Moscow's claims of friendly intentions. The Soviet Union deployed attack bombers at Cam Ranh Bay in late 1983, and the following year dispatched two of its three aircraft carriers to the Western Pacific. Meanwhile, the rivalry between the Soviets and Chinese for influence on the Korean peninsula continues.
Watershed Address. Although talks on border issues between the deputy foreign ministers of each country began in 1982, it was not until Gorbachev came to power in 1985 that Beijing apparently began to feel that it could deal with Moscow. Late that year, PRC Vice-Premier (now Premier) Li Peng was received by Gorbachev in Moscow. As a result, the Chinese in 1986 opened a consulate in Leningrad, and the Soviets, one in Shanghai. Exchanges of journalists, academics, and officials quickly followed. Then, in Vladivostok in July 1986, Gorbachev delivered a major foreign policy address offering to meet with the Chinese "at any time and any place." His address was a watershed for Sino-Soviet relations, accelerating the normalization process. Moscow began to act on the three obstacles. In Afghanistan, Moscow has begun withdrawing its military forces. On the Cambodian question, informal talks between the Soviets and Chinese are underway. And it now appears that Moscow is willing to remove most of its troops Itationed in pro-Soviet Mongolia, which shares a long border with China.
Probably the most important factor leading to the summit, however, has been Beijing's conclusion that Gorbachev has consolidated his power inside the Kremlin. Until this October, when the Soviet leader orchestrated a major reshuffling in the Kremlin, many Chinese doubted his staying power.3 Explained a Chinese journalist to The Heritage Foundation: "That the Soviets suddenly wanted to talk to us or that they de-emphasized their military power did not suffice. We had to see if this guy could last."
Spurring the Moscow-Beijing thaw may be the recognition in both capitals that their economies are ailing, are very inferior to the West, and must be modernized. If this is an accurate reading of the views in Beijing and Moscow, then continued tensions between the two surely are viewed as an economic liability.
There are other reasons as well why Moscow and Beijing now seek improved relations. For the Soviet Union:
* * Rapprochement with the Chinese would enhance the Soviets' international standing as they negotiate with the Bush Administration on arms control and other issues. For Gorbachev, a trip to Beijing would be a milestone for his so-called new political thinking, which stresses the need for international cooperation. Asia, moreover, seems to be emerging as a focal point for Soviet foreign policy. From Gorbachev's Vladivostok speech of July 1986 to his speech in Krasnoyarsk this September, the Soviets have waged a "charm offensive" directed toward the East, seemingly recognizing the necessity of adapting to an emerging fact: that the 21st century will be a Pacific century.
* * Improved relations with Beijing would enhance considerably Soviet efforts to influence Asian political events. Ile Soviets, who fear a
2 71e Washington Post, "Chinese Aid to Moscow to Set Stage For Summit," December 3,1988. 3 Typical of the reasons for the Chinese change of heart was Gorbachevs demotion of Yegor 11gachev, an ideologue and Gorbachev's principal opposition. The Chinese had seen Ligachev as the force behind the staunch Soviet support for Vietnam. technologically advanced China on their border, apparently assume that improved Beijing-Moscow relations could reduce the transfer of U.S. and Japanese technology to the PRC. The Soviets also probably expect that improved Sino-Soviet relations will make Moscow seem less threatening to such key South and Southeast Asia states as Thailand and Pakistan.
Improved relations with the Chinese could help limit the growing defense links between Beijing and Washington. In recent years, U.S. warships have called on ports in China, such as Shanghai, and the two countries are believed to be sharing intelligence on Soviet troop movements in Asia. Gorbachev too may hope that improved Sino-Soviet relations could reduce Western resolve to maintain a forward military defense in the Pacific.4
* * Increased cooperation between the Soviets and the Chinese could open markets in China for such Soviet exports as raw materials and consumer goods.
From Beijing's perspective, improved relations with the Soviets means not only a removal of the three obstacles and more secure borders, but also access to the Soviet market for Chinese goods. Although there are limits to Sino-Soviet commerce because each lacks hard currency, bilateral barter trade in 1986 was worth $2.6 billion. China provides several million dollars worth of consumer goods, farm produce, and machine tools to the Soviets. And the Chinese remain somewhat dependent on the USSR for spare parts for the industries built with Soviet help in the 1950s.
Wanting To Be Included. Also prompting Beijing to improve its relations with Moscow is its desire not to be left out as Moscow and Washington cozy up to each other. Chinese scholars and government officials on a recent visit in Washington told The Heritage Foundation that they are concerned that closer U.S.-Soviet ties will reduce Soviet resolve to continue making concessions on the three obstacles and make the U.S. less sensitive to vital PRC interests. In particular, officials and scholars from the PRC seem to fear that Washington may become less responsive to Beijing's concerns about U.S. relations with the Republic of China on Taiwan or Beijing's requests for technology.
These Chinese scholars also worry that the U.S.-Soviet Intermediate Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty could undermine NATO's effectiveness, reduce the credibility of the U.S. nuclear guarantee, and open the way for Soviet gains in Europe which eventually would strengthen the Soviet hand in Asia.
4 The U.S. forward military defense is the deployment of U.S. forces in the Western Pacific to meet any Soviet threat to United States and its allies. Currently, there are 144,000 American military personnel either afloat inthe Pacific Basin or stationed in Guam, Japan, the Philippines, or South Korea. THE U.S AND SINO-SOVIET RELATIONS
For Beijing, Washington's continued support for the Republic of China on Taiwan, the substantial U.S. military and economic presence in Asia, and the importance of American technology in the PRC's development plans, make the U.S. not only impossible to ignore, but also a vital component in the PRC's strategic planning. For this reason, the Chinese are careful to assure the U.S. that a Sino-Soviet summit would not harm American interests or lead to a renewed formal Sino-Soviet alliance. Says an unnamed Reagan administration official in the Far Eastern Economic Review: "The Chinese have been trying to prepare the U.S. psychol gically and politically for a summit, which was presented as inevitable."?
Reacting Wisely. Indeed, the terms set by the Chinese for Sino-Soviet rapprochement have at times seemed directed more toward Washington than Moscow. The three obstacles are closely aligned with U.S. interests. Chinese engagement of the Soviets has proceeded deliberately, calculated to elicit specific responses from the Kremlin, and designed to eliminate any element of surprise.
U.S. officials wisely have reacted calmly to the Sino-Soviet thaw. U.S. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci, for example, at the close of his visit to the PRC last September, stated: "We welcome this dialogue and we think the relaxation of tensions between the Soviet Union and China would be healthy for world peace and stability.,,6 The U.S. indeed has no reason to fear the Sino-Soviet dialogue.
Needing the West. For one thing, the extent to which the PRC can move closer to the Soviet Union is limited by important security and economic concerns. Without its close political, economic, and military cooperation with the West, for example, Beijing would be isolated in Asia, left alone to confront the Soviet presence on its border. Reduced access to the markets, financial institutions, or goods of the U.S., Japan, and Western Europe, moreover, probably would doom the PRC's modernization effort.
For another thing, U.S. policy is less dependent than in the past on continued PRC opposition to the Soviet Union. The successful rebuilding of the U.S. arsenal and improved U.S. economic strength, combined with the social and economic strains on the Soviet Union at home and abroad, have reduced the importance of the PRC as a counterweight in U.S.-Soviet relations.
5 7he Far Eastem Economk ReWew, October 13,1988 p. 18. 6 Transcript of news conference in China, September 1988. PROBABLE OUTCOMES OF SINO-SOVIET RAPPROCHEMENT
The Bush Administration should expect improvements in Sino-Soviet relations to produce political and economic exchanges and to reduce tension between the PRC and Soviet Union.
Outcome #1: Sino-Soviet Trade and Economic Ties.
In many ways, the Soviet and Chinese economies are more compatible with each other than with the West. While both countries need Western technology and know-how to modernize, there is considerable demand in each country for the other's principal exports. The Soviet Union currently is China's fifth largest trading partner and trade figures since 1985 have improved consistently. For instance, Chinese customs figures show bilateral barter trade in the first eight months of last year rising nearly 30 percent from a year earlier to $1.8 billion. And this compares to $260 million in 1981. A7 five-year agreement signed in 1985 aims to raise trade to $6 billion by 1990.
'Me Soviet Union supplies China with power-generating equipment, motor vehicles, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, timber, fertilizer, and chemicals. The Chinese provide soybeans, farm produce, textiles, and light industrial products. The two nations have cooperated in such diverse ventures as the joint construction of a $400 million pulp mill in Heilongjiang Province in northeastern China and thermos-making ventures in the Soviet Union.
A PRC-USSR political thaw could lead to:
Increased barter trade.
Extension of border trade links and relaxation of visa requirements for cross-border traders, particularly on the Russian border with Manchuria and in Central Asia between China's Xinjiang Province and Soviet Kazakhstan.
Exchange of technicians, particularly to upgrade Soviet technology brought to China in the 1950s.
# * Increased export to China of Soviet equipment for the transportation, power-generating, metallurgical, coal mining, and machine-building industries.
Expansion of cooperative geological survey teams.
Cooperation to develop areas of the Soviet Far East, particularly Chinese labor for Siberia.
7 77te Washington 771mes, "Sino-Soviet trade accelerating, but stiff no big deals," September 27,1988, p. A9. Cooperation on further development of Chinese civilian aircraft industry.
Opening of more railroad links.
More frequent bilateral meetings on economic issues.
Outcome #2: Political Dialogue.
Discussion at a Deng-Gorbachev summit will probably highlight such areas of mutual interest as criticism of the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative, opposition to apartheid in South Africa, and support for the newly declared Palestinian state. And if recent stories in the official Soviet and Chinese press are an indication, there could be a soft-pedaling of the outstanding issues between the two. The two may establish working groups to deal with outstanding grievances concerning the three obstacles. Discussion also could concentrate on developing their bilateral relationship through increased official visits and summits.
The extent to which the two nations will improve their communist. party-to-party relations is still unclear. These were severed in 1963. At the least, there probably will be reciprocal visits of low-level Soviet and Chinese party members. The PRC also probably will move to further improve its relationship with Soviet bloc communist parties, and there likely will be exchanges of academic and technical specialists.
Outcome #3: Security and military concerns.
The most contentious areas of discussion at a Gorbachev-Deng meeting surely will concern the three obstacles. Beijing can be expected to press for further Soviet action on all three. A Moscow response could include:
Withdrawal of Red Army troops from Soviet-backed Mongolia. Though Moscow withdrew 12,000 troops from Mongolia in 1987, as many as 50,000 to 60,000 troops remain. Some of these are likely to be withdrawn as part of a longstanding Soviet proposal to establish "confidence building measures," such as notification of troop movements or new fortifications, to reduce tensions on the Sino-Soviet border.
* * Detailed explanation of Soviet withdrawal plans from Afghanistan. The Chinese expect a complete Soviet withdrawal by February 15, as stipulated by the U.N.-mediated agreement signed in Geneva last April. In return for pulling out of Afghanistan, Moscow could ask the Chinese to stop assisting the Afghan resistance. One particular problem for the two may be the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan's Wakhan corridor, a 180-mile stretch of land bordered by the Soviet Union to the north, Pakistan to the south, and China to the east. The Karakoram Highway, Pakistan's sole land-link with its staunch ally, the PRC, is just 40 miles away from the Wakhan corridor. China wants the Soviets to withdraw from the Wakhan because of the threat these forces pose to Pakistan.
* * Further negotiations on Vietnam's occupation of Cambodia. There is evidence that, in response to Soviet pressure, the Vietnamese have promised to withdraw their troops from Cambodia by 1990. The Soviets also have said that they will decrease their economic support for Vietnam. Nonetheless, Moscow has made less headway on this obstacle than on the two others.
* * Discussions on the security situation in the Korean peninsula. Ibis may become a fourth "obstacle." Both the PRC and the Soviet Union have historic interests in the region and close ties with North Korea. The two probably will discuss ways to maintain stability in the area and possibly agree to nudge Pyongyang to reconcile its differences with Seoul. Their motives: both wish to engage South Korea as a trade partner and investor.
Outcome #4: External pressures.
Though not very likely, improved Sino-Soviet relations could create problems indirectly for U.S. policy and interests in the region.
First, Taipei might be a target. At the summit, Beijing might express concern over increased economic links between the Soviets and several Warsaw Pact nations with the Republic of China on Taiwan and request Soviet assistance in efforts to isolate the ROC.
Second, many U.S. friends in Asia worry that Beijing, somewhat freed from concern about Soviet military intentions, might be tempted to flex its growing military muscle in the Pacific Basin. Of particular concern: Beijing's claims to the Spratly Islands, a strategically important archipelago in the South China Sea, are contested by Vietnam, the Philippines, and others.
Third, Japan could feel pressure to resolve its differences with Moscow. Senior Japanese defense officials confirmed to The Heritage Foundation in Tokyo this fall that as Moscow settles its longstanding problems with the Chinese there is increased public pressure in Japan to resolve Soviet-Japanese problems. Tokyo-Moscow relations remain strained by the longstanding dispute over the Northern Territories.
Finally, Soviet forces withdrawn from the Sino-Soviet border could be redeployed westward, thus threatening U.S. interests in Europe.
George Bush should take several measures to define U.S. policy toward the expected improvement in Sino-Soviet relations. Among these: 1) Make clear to Beoing and Moscow that the U.S. regards as unacceptable a formal Sino-Soviet alliance. This should be done through diplomatic channels and in public pronouncements by the President and his key foreign policy advisors.
2) State that military cooperation between the Chinese and the Soviets could be viewed as an alliance.
3) Stress to Chinese officials the continued Soviet military presence in Asia and urge Beijing to pursue policies aimed at reducing the Soviet threat in the region. The U.S. should propose coordinated U.S.-PRC policies, such as intelligence-sharing operations, to determine if Moscow is really removing the three obstacles. The U.S. should stress to the PRC that improved relations with Moscow increase the importance of a U.S. military presence in Asia and ask Beijing for subtle and appropriate help in assuring the U.S. presence in Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines.
4) Consult closely with the Asian allies on developments in the Sino-Soviet rapprochement.
5) Proclaim arms control, regional tensions, and human rights as the basis for a U.S. version of Beijing's three obstacles to improved relations with the U.S.The President should declare that the U.S. expects Soviet and Chinese compliance on:
Various arms control issues. For the Soviets, this might entail full compliance with existing arms control agreements. For the Chinese, an agreement to cease transferring tactical and nuclear-capable missiles to such countries as Iran, Syria, and Saudi Arabia or a consent to begin arms control negotiations aimed at limiting further growth in its nuclear stockpile.
Specific regional issues. For the Soviets this might include compliance on China's three obstacles or the cessation of Moscow's for Marxist insurgencies in Ethiopia or Angola. For the Chinese, this might include an explicit statement by Beijing that it renounces the use of force to solve the Taiwan issue. The U.S. also could urge the Soviets and Chinese to pressure North Korea to make more concessions in its evolving relations with Seoul.
Human rights issues. For the Soviets this might include a pledge to release all of its political and religious prisoners and fulfill its commitments under the 1975 Helsinki Accords. For the Chinese, this might include a cessation of human rights abuses in Tibet or the codification of democratic rights and freedoms in the Basic Law now being drafted for Hong Kong.
Improved Sino-Soviet relations almost surely do not bode ill for U.S. interests. If Mikhail Gorbachev and Deng Xiaoping carefully manage
improvements in relations between their countries that reduce tension on their borders and in Asia, it will enhance the prospects of regional stability and should be favorable to the U.S., its friends, and allies.
Seizing Some Global Attention. George Bush, nonetheless, should state unequivocally that a Sino-Soviet alliance is unacceptable to the U.S. And he should initiate a public diplomacy campaign that declares arms control, regional tension, and human rights as the most frequent barriers to improved U.S-USSR and U.S-PRC relations. By labeling these as the "three obstacles" to better relations with the U.S., Bush could seize for the U.S. some of the global attention generated by the Deng-Gorbachev summit and keep some of the initiative regarding the Sino-Soviet relationship in U.S. hands.
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Professor Michael Krauss authored two new contributions for his column in Forbes.
In "On Lawyers Defending Views They Don't Believe In," Krauss explores the extent to which lawyers are responsible for their decisions to represent their clients. Krauss writes, "'It's not my fault, I'm just the lawyer' is almost never a defense."
In "A Glimmer of a Solution to America's Products Liability Mess?," Krauss addresses the interaction of workers' compensation statutes and products liability lawsuits. Commenting on a state supreme court decision upholding a waiver of liability for future negligence by a non-contracting party, Krauss writes, "[A] much more interesting consideration, from my perspective, is that the logic of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court can extend to products liability claims against tool manufacturers for workplace injuries. Since the Court stressed that waivers do not violate public policy so long as the employee can still recover through workers' compensation . . . , it is difficult to see why its rationale would not apply to prospective waivers of rights to sue workplace tool manufacturers."
On Lawyers Defending Views They Don't Believe In, Forbes, March 11, 2014. By Michael Krauss.
A Glimmer of a Solution to America's Products Liability Mess?, Forbes, March 22, 2014. By Michael Krauss.


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I am having troubles with the fan...it's on almost all the times...and it is quite anoying...
I have another older laptop which is totally silent and this new Dell 1564 bought 3 days ago makes much more noise...
I've read many topics with the same problem.
When will Dell fix this issue which seems to be BIOS related?
I've the same problem.
My CPU's (Core i5 firstname.lastname@example.com) temp. in idle 47-49 °C and the fan is running at 3200RPM (very noisy) w/o using any programs. If I use some apps (ex. Word, Excel, Opera, FireFox) CPU's temp raises to 50-55°C and the fan is spinning up to 4000RPM and unbearably noisy. This is abnormal!!
My fan is always works. I think this function cannot be expected. This is an $1000+ machine.
Please DELL fix this horrible faulty fan control!!
Same problem here... very annoying
yes same problem as well the fan goes on off, on of,f on off, only had it 4 days but was fine untill today
I had a 1564 with i3 CPU and here is the output from dmidecode on linux.
My fan keeps working all the time.
Does anything change with the new BIOS versions? As you can see mine is A05
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Why DELL is not helping us?
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by George Kleinman | March 30, 2011 10:45 am
Crude oil prices are volatile right now, amid crosscurrents, conflicting fundamentals, and dealing with "the unknown." For crude futures, this is currently the normal environment in which we traders attempt to determine the future price of oil. One could easily make a bullish case or a bearish case for crude oil prices , each certainly with profound investment ramifications. But which is the more compelling argument now?
The bull case is centered around crude oil supply. There is only so much supply available to the world on a daily basis in the "perfect" scenario; currently about 86 to 87 million barrels per day. Some capacity is lost every day and some is gained, but big gains cannot take place overnight without takes time and money. On the other hand, big losses in crude oil supply can take place in no time at all and are generally unexpectedly. Libya comes to mind here.
Middle East strife is a way of life these days, and it is not going away anytime soon. In fact, it could last for years in various oil producing countries, and if it hits a big one (Saudi Arabia?) oil prices will spike overnight. As long as the political situation in the Middle East remains unsettled, there will be a bid under oil prices — particularly at the daily close of trading and Friday afternoons. After all, who wants to be caught short on crude oil prices if something happens over the weekend?
Today, the bear case for crude oil is centered around demand. The Japanese tragedy will no doubt affect global economic growth. Growth seems to be slowing in China as well, and even a small drop in demand (as little as 500,000 barrels/day) can cause an oversupply at the margins to count for a quick $5 to $10 price drop per barrel.
So which is a more compelling argument?In my mind, they are both valid in the short run. But in the longer term the bull case should prevail.
Over time demand for crude oil is set to grow faster than supply, the nearer term demand drop is a temporary phenomena. In fact, the Japanese tragedy will at some point stimulate oil demand as they rebuild. Add the element of a declining dollar (which makes oil pricier in dollar terms) and the path of least resistance points northward. Bottom line, with oil at $104-105, and the demand-depressing news already built into this price, my bet is oil breaks above $110 before it breaks back under $100.
However, if — and only if — the market were able to break and close back below 102 that would look negative on the charts, at least in the short run.
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County Agenda for July 22 and 23
July 21, 2013
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Chapter Four
Of the Prejudiced and Proud
In what she thought to be a rare thoughtful gesture, Rose left Lily to improve her cousins chances of finding a suitable partner. At least, that is what she convinced herself was the true reason she had abandoned the underage Lily in the ballroom. After all, the room contained a great number of family members, making it impossible that Lily should be left entirely unchaperoned.
Approaching one group of these blood relatives, Rose felt herself blush under the discerning gaze of her eldest cousin who was, by far, also the most well-adorned witch to be seen that night. Her husband, the ward of Lilys father, had become very well-to-do thanks to the generosity and influence of his guardian, though it was well-known that Mr. Lupins own abilities were quite impressive. It was even rumoured in some circles that he was a popular choice for the next Minister of Magic. That is, if the current Minister would be willing to relinquish his position to one of such youth.
Well, well, Rose, it is a pleasure to see you here tonight! Victoire Lupins voice contained the slightest hint of a French accent.
Rose managed a small smile in reply.
Am I correct to suppose that Lily chose this for you? A set of long, ivory fingers gestured toward the modern design of Roses new gown. It does suit you well, ma chérie.
Looking down at the flounces and lace, Rose knew that she could not possibly agree with this sentiment. If you say so, cousin.
The laugh that rippled from Victoires lips was like a siren song to the nearby wizards, who drank in the sound with parched ears, their eyes soon following. It brought as much attention to Rose as to Victoire, and once more she felt that unflattering flush upon her freckled cheeks.
There are sacrifices we must make to our pride to achieve our desires, think you not? Victoire continued, wisdom creeping into her voice. If only things had been different for you, dear Rose, but perhaps you will have the good fortune my sister did not.
It was enough to send the flush away in a hurry. Rose had never heard the complete story of Dominiques disappointment, but she knew enough to remain respectfully silent on the matter. The young wizard to whom Dominique had given her heart was long lost amidst the high seas of some distant southern clime, devoured, many said, by the treacherous kraken of the Pacific, and she, having lost her heart, refused to make any further attempts at matrimony, throwing herself into work within the bowels of the Ministry. Now as much an Unspeakable as her past, Dominique was rarely seen, though rather less rarely spoken of.
Rose wanted things to be simple, even straight-forward if she was to possess good fortune, and when she cast her wandering eye across the crowd of gentle witches and wizards, perhaps it was with a touch more suspicion. She thought back to Lily, left alone at the edge of the dance, but a flicker of red curls glimpsed through the mingling crowd assured her that Lily had just as easily found a partner as Rose had expected. It lifted a weight, albeit a small one, from Roses mind.
Do you believe there can be hope? she found herself asking Victoire.
For you, chérie? Of course. You are a pretty girl, and as long as any potential husband is made to believe that you do not have more brains than he, you will easily make a good match.
So that was it. In all of these proceedings, these matches and pairings that were required of their society as much for social standing as for the propagation of their kind, there would always be an unpleasant compromise. Whether this compromise, or sacrifice if the gentle reader prefers to use a more potent term, would be required of the witch or the wizard varied greatly, but in Roses case, as the one with only her powerful family connections to recommend her, it would mean disguising, even repressing what many would call her deficiencies.
These deficiencies were sadly obvious. Rose could see it as she watched the witches coquettishly smile at handsomer or wealthier of wizards who were present and how only the prettiest or wealthiest witches were the ones led to the floor to dance. Among them was Lily, who was not only pretty, but equally adorned in wealth and status. All the world would court her, fawn over her, throw proposals at her dainty feet. They may still have if she had not been the daughter of Harry Potter for when she smiled with gratitude in the face of the young wizard with whom she had danced, he nearly fainted away in the light of her glow. But for the daughter of Ronald Weasley, outspoken dissenter from the Auror ranks, there could be no such glow.
With an uncertain heart, Rose turned back to Victoire, who waited with all the patience of one who has known and experienced, but who is also unafraid to speak the truth.
You are the one with good fortune, Victoire. You were assured all along
Victoire rested a hand on Roses arm. Fortunate, yes. To say also assured is to be too certain of something which, perhaps, is not deserving.
This cryptic response was soon lost among the circle of admirers who had come to surround the cousins to make much of the society queen and her rural relative, though had Rose not been in Victoires presence, it is doubtful that much would have been made of her at all, it being too well-known just who her parents were.
Rose smiled and smiled, and while she failed to simper to fawn in quite the same manner as the others, she believed that she was learning the ways of these fashionable crowds, however much those ways disgusted her. It was beginning to seem as though all rational thought within her head would disintegrate into the ether when a finger tapped her shoulder.
Victoire said you might prefer to dance. Mr. Lupins relaxed smile was a genuine one, a rare sight in particular crowd, even rarer amongst the politicians of the time. Ive heard that you had been practising, or may I say, I heard you practising this afternoon. There was an impish glint within his eyes, the sort of glint that often sent young witches swooning.
Rose did not hesitate to accept for all that she blushed at his reference to that afternoon; he could not have known of her meeting with Mr. Malfoy, but this could not prevent her thoughts from returning to that painful moment of the day. Although she did not wish to dance and further humiliate herself, she could no longer withstand the banalities of the current line of conversation. Victoire was trying her best, but when the average level of intelligence in the room was painfully low, even the greatest society ladies will have difficulty inspiring rational speech. The act of remembering each step in the correct order would effectively occupy her mind until she could either find someone with as many brains as she or until she was able to return home.
From what she had thus far observed, the latter was the far more likely result.
The dancers whirled across the floor as though they imagined that becoming as dazed as possible was the only way they would enjoy themselves. The latest fashions were certainly ideal for the latest dances, the wider-bottomed skirts swishing around ones legs in grand sweeps of silk, muslin, and lace. There was even a witch in taffeta, a most extraordinary fabric for its stiff set and shimmering colours, accentuated by a glamour spell.
As Mr. Lupin led her into the dance, bowing over her hand with all the deference he would show his esteemed grandmother, the flash of Lilys red hair once more caught her eye.
It was then, and only then, that Rose took note of her cousins partner.
Dressed in robes of subtly-patterned grey, he was a vision of Londons deepest fog, his hair a flash of pale gold like the light of a hinkypunk leading unfortunate travellers astray. In this case, leading her cousin astray....
Is there a problem, Rose?
Mr. Lupin had the grace to appear worried rather than annoyed at Roses misstep, which had landed her foot ungraciously upon his. His shoes were strong, but she was a not insignificant weight, and the fact that he neither winced nor made mention of any pain was a great testament to his forbearance with the unruly Weasleys.
She rushed to collect her scattered wits. I am merely surprised to see Lily dancing with Mr. Malfoy. He is a most unpleasant wizard.
Mr. Lupin arched one eyebrow in response to her candid remark and turned his head in the direction of the other couple. Rose followed his gaze, careful to maintain the utmost concentration on the placement of her feet through the complex movements of the dance. These movements were second nature to the well-practised Lily, who conversed with Mr. Malfoy as though they had not met on uncertain terms only hours before. The only thing lacking in their partnership was a smile on either of their faces. Such gravity was hardly a surprise from Mr. Malfoy, but not from Lily, whose pretty face was the light of the Potter household.
Rose would have given all she had to know of what they spoke. If it was of her
They do make a handsome pair, dont you think?
Unable to imagine an appropriate, much less polite, response, Rose gave none.
I would not say that such a match would bring great pleasure to her parents, but I darent think that it would be an unwelcome one
Theyre just dancing, Teddy! It does not immediately leap to marriage from that. She snapped out her words with force. And Lily will likely dance with all eligible wizards tonight. It is her first ball, remember.
If he was startled by her outburst, he gave no sign. Just as it is yours.
They turned again in the dance, her skirts sweeping outwards and her hair dangerously approaching a perilous angle.
But you must know that they have been acquainted for some time through their fathers, Mr. Lupin continued, his voice remaining light and content. Even today the elder Mr. Malfoy was present during discussion of the latest trade agreements, his son accompanying him so that he might learn the new system of things.
Rose released a mutter beneath her breath.
What was that, Rose? I could not quite hear you. The glint appeared once more in Mr. Lupins eyes. Perhaps he half-expected the words that were to come.
He was busy invading our dance practice! Hardly a gentleman in his ways, too.
She glanced over at Lily, not a hair out of place, not a smile on her face. The younger witch seemed ready to end this dance, no longer willing even to speak with Mr. Malfoy, whose grey appearance was only matched by his black mood. It gave Rose significant comfort to see them so ill-at-ease with one another; her cousin was safe from the clutches of bad faith and Rose would likely not be forced to hear of Malfoys charms from dawn until dusk.
The dance ended and Mr. Lupin bowed himself away, gently admonishing Rose on her prejudices toward the younger Malfoy who was, he claimed, Not a bad sort. He is very clever, incidentally. I think you would like him, Rose, should you attempt to know him better. You are very much alike.
Biting her lip so that she could prevent herself from uttering an unforgivable reply, Rose gave a wobbling curtsy and, with a spinning head, took herself to a row of empty chairs along one side of the room. Most of the ball would be in view, and thus she could take up her old habit of observing those around her while appearing, outwardly, as though she were passively seeking a new partner in the dance.
It was, at first, difficult to regain full operation of her senses, fatigue having set in, both from the dizzying dance and from the odiously extended process of preparing oneself to attend a ball, particularly one of such fashionable magnitude. Not long after she had sat, Mr. Lupin returned with a glass of punch then vanished again into the crowd. Rose caught Victoires wink from across the room and felt her spirits improve.
But as time passed and the ball continued around her, Rose began to lose heart. There was an obvious imbalance in the number of witches to wizards, the former well out-numbering the latter, as was unsurprising so soon after a war. But even so, not a single wizard approached her that was not in some way related, and while the witches came and went, greeting her with smiles real and imagined, Rose could not help but feel shaken, reaching up to touch her face as though it had become covered in warts.
The music grew in volume as the night drew on, but there was one conversation that Rose heard all too clearly.
to dance, Malfoy. You neglect your duty as a gentleman.
It would help if I cared a whit for duty.
Although the first voice was unfamiliar, the second unfortunately was not, its sneering tone raising the blood to Roses cheeks.
But look at all these witches, all beautified for our sake, Malfoy, hardly their own. Surely
An inelegant short interrupted the beginnings of that optimistic statement and thus it was hastily abandoned by its speaker. Rose dared not turn around to see his face; she did not even dare move lest her spying ears be noted.
What of that one, then? She has been sitting there this last half-hour without a single offer, and if I am not mistaken, she is a Weasley. It would not hurt your fam
But it would hurt my pride, came the lashing reply, his voice hardening to stone. I would not dance with that Weasley for all the status and power her family could offer.
Rose felt each drop within her veins freeze in place, the room swimming across her vision, the close air in the room strangling her throat, her ears roaring with those hateful words as her fists clenched, crushing the fabric of her dress, each cell in her body screaming with rage as she swore to despise the proud, irascible Scorpius Malfoy until the end of time.
Author's Note: so it ends with a scene drawn from Austen's novel, something that will be actually rare in this story. For all that I'm basing this on "Pride and Prejudice", the rest will have only a passing similarity to that novel. I just couldn't resist including this scene in some sort of way.
Thank you to everyone who has read and enjoyed this story so far, and even more thanks to the wonderful reviewers! I look forward to hearing your opinions on this chapter! ^_^
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Hi, this video is to offer ideas to anyone interested in working towards a social anarchist revolution - particularly in the UK. I'll be taking ideas from the Spanish and other anarchist-type revolutions, as well as contemporary social movements and revolutionary thinkers since the 1800s. As such, most of the ideas are fairly well known already, but I will attempt to present them in a short and simple video, relevant to people living in the UK today.
So let's start by defining a social anarchist revolution.
The minimal goal, as I understand it, is a community of people refusing to recognise state sovereignty over them and refusing to recognise pre-existing capitalist property laws over workplaces.
Instead, after an anarchist revolution, communities will be managed via networks of community organisations in which all can participate equally, working in combination with democratic workplace organisations. That is, social matters that are currently managed by hierarchical, inter-linked government and capitalist institutions driven for profit and power, will become managed via non-hierarchical organisations, driven only by satisfying human needs and wants.
This type of social set up can also be referred to with a number of other names such as libertarian socialism, or direct democracy.
Now, if we see democratic, self-managed networks of community and worker organisations as the basis of any revolution, the central task for revolutionaries is building these organisations and preparing them for running society. Note that the methods I propose here for building these organisations will simultaneously weaken and reduce dependence upon current systems of power, making it possible for them to be finally discarded.
It is important to acknowledge that we already have organisations designed for helping communities and workplaces democratically manage themselves. With regards to community organising, there are two organisations I will mention here. The first is the International Organisation for a Participatory Society (also known as IOPS). The second is the Anarchist Federation (or AFED). Both are non-hierarchical international organisations with local chapters in towns throughout the UK, which aim to move away from state-capitalism and bring about democratic self-management.
The main revolutionary workplace organisations are firstly, the Solidarity Federation, part of the International Workers Association and secondly, the Industrial Workers of the World union. Both aim to introduce widespread worker control over all workplaces.
I would argue anyone interested in revolution should, as a starting point, join one of the organisations, as the most important revolutionary projects require many people working together. Personally, I believe the easiest organisation to join as a starting point is IOPS. It has a user-friendly website and is free to join at the moment. However, there are benefits to joining any of the others, or even all 4 of the organisations.
Once joined up, I would that there are four types of projects which should be central to anarchists when working in these organisations, as they concretely prepare, or fund, the institutions of a future society. These activities are 1) building worker co-operatives 2) building democratic credit unions 3) promoting trade union rights and larger trade unions, and 4) promoting participatory budgeting. Let's look at each of these projects in turn.
There are many types of co-ops but key components of a co-op compatible with social anarchist ideas is that it is non-hierarchical and that workers have an equal say on management decisions. This is how anarchists want to see work organised in the future and we can begin this today within today's society.
A corollary of this is that anarchist organisations should seek to build democratic credit unions, which aim to finance local cooperatives. Transferring enough savings to these credit unions would have the added benefit of protecting communities against future financial crises. Events in recent years have shown that this is an ever present threat, but the threat could become larger if investors panic in response to increased trade union activities and participatory budgeting - matters we'll now turn to.
By promoting trade union rights, anarchists can help give workers at the bottom more power over the companies they work for, particularly if these workers are part of the SolFed or IWW unions. This would begin moving current workplaces more in the direction of worker self-management which anarchists would like to see in the future. Apart from using this power to benefit themselves in the short term, through better wages, hours and benefits (perhaps including skills training and education), workers could begin to effect wider company policy in numerous ways that promote social interests over profit. For example, they could push for strong company environmental policies.
In terms of directly promoting anarchist institutions, trade unions could push for company contracts to be given as far as possible to worker co-operatives. Additionally, where suitable, they could insist that their company banks with democratic credit unions. Workers could also use the threat of strike action to support demands to the government to allocate increased resources to community participatory budgeting, something we will now discuss.
Participatory budgeting is whereby local communities meet to discuss and decide how local government money is spent. This is close to how anarchists aim for communities to be managed in the future, instead of being overseen by a hierarchical government. Participatory budgeting has been tried very successfully in Brazil and Venezuela. For example, In Porto Allegre, the World Bank has found that the system has helped improve health, education and water services. It has also been tested to a small degree in other countries in the world, including many towns in the UK. The task for anarchists should be to push for it to become more widespread, with more recourses dedicated to it.
Apart from being useful in itself to the anarchist cause, through participatory budgeting, communities can support the formation of new non-hierarchical workplaces. For example, if the community agrees to open a new library, the library could be managed in a non-hierarchical way by staff.
Extending participatory budgeting to as many areas of government spending as possible could have multiple positive short and long term effects. For example, communities could invest in public transport and bicycle paths, which could have important long term benefits on the environment. Networks of communities controlling NHS spending could also prevent the government forcing through NHS privatisation. Such victories could also attract increased public support for anarchist ideas.
It may also be tactically useful for the revolution if local police spending can be brought under the participatory budgeting process, as communities may be able to prevent the police being used by the government to attack the people.
As a part of demanding increased local community control over government budgets, anarchists could draw attention to central government programs that should be immediately cut. For example, anarchists could oppose government subsidies to arms companies that export military equipment to oppressive foreign regimes.
In this way anarchists could build support from networks such as Campaign against the Arms Trade which are also concerned with this type of issue.
In order to further increase funding for community led programs, anarchist and community organisations may also want to push for new measures to prevent corporations and the wealthy evade tax. This year, evasion will cost the UK around £90bn per year – around the same figure as the deficit – which the middle and lower classes are being held responsible for. [1]
Anarchists could also push a higher tax rate for the richest, particularly the richest 0.1% whose wealth has exploded in recent years without any perceivable economic or social benefits to the country as a whole. In fact, the social consequences of increased inequality have almost undoubtedly been negative. For example, in their ground-breaking study, the Spirit Level, Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett document how economic inequality is linked to widespread social problems for at least the bottom 90% of earners in countries such as the US and UK. Thus Sweden has far better social indicators than the US and UK, despite having far lower GDP per capita and median incomes. Higher taxes for the rich could help address this problem.
Furthermore, by pushing for tax reforms, anarchists would be helping link anti-cuts activists with participatory budgeting activists, and could help build support for further change.
With increased tax funds from the very wealthiest, communities could fund a range of new, not-for profit, co-operatively managed services for the public, including better schools, youth clubs, better services for the disabled and public transport, or whatever else communities decide on. All of this would help improve the living standards of communities. This process could also be useful in addressing under and unemployment, creating empowering jobs in all communities throughout the country. Again, all of these short term benefits could help build broad support for anarchist ideals of collective, democratic action.
Most of the measures discussed here have been aimed at building the foundations of a future society. However, note that almost all these steps also work to weaken current systems of power. For example, through participatory budgeting, central government power is weakened. Through trade union action, the power of corporate directors is weakened.
Those in powerful positions will inevitably attempt to resist such changes using either economic power or state violence. For example, financial investors may move their money overseas in reaction to tax increases or they may disinvest from companies with strong trade unions. In terms of political retaliation there may be a violent clampdown by the government, just as there was a violent clampdown on unions in the 1980s.
Here, further pro-revolutionary action could be the most beneficial course of action for communities and workers. For example, as mentioned earlier, savers could survive a banking crisis by saving with credit unions. Such credit unions could also keep credit flowing to communities. If an economic crisis occurs in which factories or shops begin closing down, organised workers may be able to react by taking over these workplaces themselves – as happened widely in the 2001 Argentina economic crisis. Additionally, earlier this year, closed down HMV stores were occupied by ex-workers in Ireland, as a protest against unpaid wages. This was only one step away from the workers deciding to re-open the stores under self-management. This is something that well-organised communities and trade union networks could achieve in the future.
Alternatively, in the case of violent suppression by the government, the best way to resist may be even more public protest as happened in Argentina in 2001. There, after the government announced a state of siege on the population in response to economic protests this spurred a far larger uprising, forcing 5 Presidents out in 3 weeks. The chant in Argentina was, "all of them must go", but without a national network of self-management in place, they accepted provisional government. A similar process can be seen in Egypt recently. However, if a similar event happens in the UK and worker and community organisations are prepared throughout the country, with economic and self-defence strategies ready, they may be able to agree to begin self-managing the country.
Thanks for listening. Comments and questions on these ideas are welcome. See you soon.


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Christina Aguilera's mother-in-law-to-be drops baby hints
Newly-engaged Christina Aguilera is preparing to tell the world she's pregnant, according to the singer's future mother-in-law. Excited Kathleen Rutler let slip a little baby news during a recent interview with In Touch magazine when she was asked point blank if she was about to become a grandmother.
She told the publication, "I've been sort of told not to say anything."
She refused to open up further, but appeared to slip up again when she was asked about her son Matt's wedding plans and where he and Aguilera would call home when they become man and wife.
The New Jersey native said, "I don't know what their plans are, but when you have a baby, you're not planning on moving anywhere anytime soon!"
Rutler told the publication that she's thrilled Aguilera said yes to her son's proposal last week (ends14Feb14), adding, "We love Christina."
Sources close to Aguilera tell Us Weekly magazine that the singer is definitely expecting her second child.
She has a six-year-old son, called Max, from her marriage to Jordan Bratman.
The singer has yet to comment on the baby reports.


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Today, enjoy the official music video for the song "Ci'iy Life" featuring London emcee, Tranqill, who Oddisee describes as his favorite UK rapper. The music video features great animation from Mark Phillips which captures the dark and moody essence of the song.
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Are you getting what you pay for?
Ever wonder if you're receiving all the gasoline you've paid for at the pump?
Or wondered if the scale at the grocery store's checkout counter is accurately weighing your bag of grapes?
Wonder no more.
For the most part, customers across Wisconsin are getting what they pay for from businesses.
That fact is, in part, thanks to a cadre of state-employed inspectors who are assigned the sometimes tedious task of testing equipment around Wisconsin.
The inspectors are employees of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
In these parts, Weights and Measures inspector David Sander of Woodville keeps an eye on things. He's responsible for regularly inspecting businesses in St. Croix, Pierce, Pepin, Dunn, Eau Claire, Chippewa, Clark and Taylor counties.
Last week, he stopped by Family Fresh Market in New Richmond to demonstrate the standard procedures for all inspections.
Each stop along his route can last anywhere from three to five hours.
"All of our visits are unannounced," Sander said. "And we try to inspect every location at least once a year."
In a grocery store, Sander will use his accurate weight set to test the scales at the deli, meat and checkout counters. The weights will be shifted to each corner of the scale, to ensure that the scale weighs accurately no matter where the product is placed.
Next he'll randomly select 50 items from the store shelves, noting the lowest posted price. He then checks that price against the price that comes up when the product is scanned up front.
If more than two items are found to be incorrectly priced, Sander cites the store for the problem and the managers are given a deadline for correcting the issue.
When he returns to check if the store has taken action and things haven't changed, a store could face fines. Often the fine isn't enough to have a huge impact on a business, Sander admitted, but the resulting negative publicity about stores shorting customers can hurt their bottom line.
"Some facilities choose not to maintain their equipment," Sander said. "It usually costs them in the end."
At a convenience store, Sander will not only do a similar scale inspection, but he'll also bring out the five-gallon test gas cans from his truck to make sure that the quantity showing on the pump matches the actual quantity pumped.
Pumps are only allowed a small variation from the actual quantity or the pump is taken out of service until it is fixed.
At a feed mill, scales will be checked to make sure farmers aren't getting ripped off.
"In a feed mill, scales take a beating," Sander said. "Sometimes they can be off."
When he stops at a local car wash, Sander uses quarters to find out if the time motorists are paying for matches the time that the equipment runs.
At a scrap yard, Sander will inspect scales to see if those people dropping off metal are getting paid what they're due.
Weights and Measures inspectors, who number 13 in Wisconsin, are also responsible for checking the accuracy of truck scales, bulk fuel tank distribution systems, coffee bean scales and candy store scales.
"It's quite a range of things we inspect," Sander said. "It's something new every day."
When he's done with an inspection, Sander will present the business with a written report of his findings. If any corrective action is required, managers are given seven days to get things squared away.
If a piece of equipment is inaccurate in favor of the customers, thus shorting the business, Sander notifies the business of that problem as well.
"It's a two-way street," he said. "But in that case, it's up to them if they want to fix the problem."
If a scale or other equipment passes, a special seal declaring that it's been inspected by Weights and Measures is affixed to the scale or scanner. Also on the sticker is a toll-free phone number, (800) 422-7128, that consumers can call if they have a complaint or a question.
"We follow up on 100 percent of the complaints," Sander said.
For the most part, Sander said, scales across Wisconsin are pretty accurate. About 99.5 percent are certified as accurate following an inspection. Gas pumps have been deemed 99.9 percent accurate. As for price scanners, about 98.4 percent are certified as accurate during the year.
Also, for the most part, pre-packaged goods usually fall within the maximum allowable variation test that inspectors apply to products they review. About 96.7 percent of packaged goods are found to be accurately weighed.
"Consumers are getting what they paid for," Sander said.
The nation's first weights and measures law was signed into effect in 1799 by President John Adams. Wisconsin's Weights and Measures program dates back to 1839.
In 2009, inspectors conducted 178,844 inspections across the state. The state's inspection program costs taxpayers less than $1 per person per year, yet saves the average family $600 a year, according to state officials.


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Mohave County Sheriff's deputies found the body of a California man who fell from his boat and never resurfaced late Tuesday.
Stefan Fowler, 25, of Campbell, CA, was reported missing after he fell from a pontoon boat near Thompson Bay on Lake Havasu, according to Trish Carter of the Mohave County Sheriff's Office. He was not wearing a life preserver, Carter said.
She said the body was found by sonar equipment in the middle of Thompson Bay about 300 yards from the Nautical inn.
Carter said an autopsy would be performed and that the investigation was continuing.
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There might be hidden benefits of being perfectly. . . average.
First published in Gallery. Reprinted in Is That What People Do?.
Original title: The Shaggy Average American Man Story
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Rapids midfielder Jaime Castrillon's post-game comments following 4-1 loss at New York.
On the loss:
"Today wasn't our best game but we are calm because we know that we have a very good team, but we do have to improve in certain areas and this doesn't mean that we are done. We have to fix our mistakes, keep on moving forward and adapt our game to play the way we can and want to."
On giving up the early lead:
"Unfortunately five minutes in we were down 2-0 because of our mistakes and that wasn't easy. We tried to recover the ball and it was easy for them to control the ball because they were up 2-0, they moved the ball well and found open spaces. It was tough but we didn't lose our heads and when we had the ball we tried to find the open spaces but they weren't there."
On the outcome of today's game:
"The positive of today was that the team never gave up. We gave everything even though we were down 2-0 early in the game, we didn't lose our heads, it was tough but the outcome could've been much worse."
Castrillon looks at positives following tough loss
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Agency Case Number: 75-70356
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LOCAL Manchester Utd Supporters Club members are advised that the official One United membership is now due for renewal.
Members who are renewing online and any new members are asked to please remember to nominate the Dundalk branch as their local supporters club.
Members can also renew locally at a meeting to be held this Thursday at 9pm in McCourt's Bar, Francis Street - all welcome.
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Cozy up by the fireplace or enjoy views of the Pillar Point Harbor, Pacific Ocean, and Montara Mountain from the private balcony of one of 95 luxe suites. Located just west of famed (and picturesque) Highway 1, the hotel offers organic bamboo linens, a full-service spa, and the Oceano Bar & Grill restaurant. Don't miss the 12 boutiques and eateries at Harbor Village, accessible from the hotel lobby. Stop at The Wine Bar for a sunset glass of local Santa Cruz Mountain vino.
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Sergio Aguero set to miss Manchester derby after being charged by FA for violent conduct
Each watched it independently before ruling that they felt it was a sending off offence, allowing the FA to charge Aguero.
The striker was at City's training ground yesterday, with a calf injury having ruled him out of Argentina's two World Cup qualifiers during the international break, against Uruguay on Friday and Venezuela next Wednesday.
Meanwhile City keeper Joe Hart is in Italy to complete a season-long loan to Torino.
The keeper flew out to seal the deal after being given permission by England boss Sam Allardyce to leave the squad preparing for Sunday's World Cup qualifier in Slovakia.
City have agreed to pay almost two-thirds of Hart's £140,000-a-week wages, and have also waived a loan fee. Torino will pay the keeper around £50,000 a week.


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THERES a mixture of the familiar and the unfamiliar about the BMW Active Hybrid 3. Its a 3 Series in largely the same style as any other, making it at a glance one of the most familiar cars on the road today.
It has four wheels, a saloon boot and a six-cylinder petrol engine under the bonnet, too, plus either a manual or an automatic gearbox. Nothing out of the ordinary here, then, until your eyes fall on the not-so-subtle Active Hybrid 3 lettering on both C-pillars and the boot lid.
That means youre looking at BMWs first compact hybrid car, which uses a fullyenclosed hybrid system to increase the fuel economy and performance of what amounts to the king of the 3 Series swingers, sitting above the already potent 335i.
A lithium-ion battery under the boot floor provides both extra shove and the ability to cruise at low speeds up to 47mph or so on electric power alone, for up to 2.5 miles on a good day. It offers silent(ish) running around town, potentially much-improved fuel economy over the 335i and a certain air of prestige that only hybrid cars possess.
In total the system puts out 335bhp; comfortably more than the 335i does. The hybrid recorded 47.9mpg on the official EU test cycle; again handsomely more than the 335i. CO2 emissions are much lower, at 139g/km. The 335i must be feeling pretty sorry for itself right about now.
On the road the system works where it can to minimise the distance travelled at low speed using the engine. Its a reasonably powerful electric motor but BMW has chosen to make it run mainly once the car is moving. Generally, unless youre very gentle, the Active Hybrid 3 pulls away using engine power to reduce strain on the motor and prolong its life.
Cruising through towns the engine cuts out and the motor takes over, maintaining a speed or placidly following the pace of traffic. Uphill stretches tend to call upon the engine again, while downhills allow you to accelerate more quickly and for longer without using any fuel.
Apart from a very minor shudder when the engine starts and stops, the system is as refined as you could expect. And boy does it have some grunt when the occasion read right boot calls. Through an eight-speed automatic gearbox thats set up beautifully, with shifts that while not lightning fast are smooth and rapid enough, the hybrid drivetrain delivers a mighty hit of performance. Theres low-end and mid-range torque from the electric gubbins and a full 7,500rpm kidney punch from the superb turbocharged six-pot between the front wheels.
Power from both sources goes to the rear wheels, though, promising balance, poise and a delicacy of handling that isnt normally associated with hybrids. The extra weight of the battery isnt noticeable, and in truth a lot of the playfulness is dialed out with the large, sticky performance tyres that need to be pushed hard before allowing any movement. Getting the back end really working and dictating the handling balance isnt something you should try with your mind on the tennis scores.
But BMW expects that most of the 100 or so predicted Active Hybrid 3 buyers in the UK will use the car more as a prestige cruiser, enjoying the SE trims impressive ride quality and its seemingly limitless capacity for mile-eating. Its fair to say that in motorway cruising the motor almost never gets used, making the whole fuel economy-boosting side of the hybrid system redundant. But owners will still either pay less road tax or less benefit-in-kind compared to the 335i however they choose to drive it.
Setting the ins and outs of the system aside, the rest of the car is much like any other high-spec 3 series. The centre console is simple and efficient, the seats are very comfortable, there are one or two useful storage spaces and of course the general materials quality is very good. At this price point there are nicer interiors to be had, but the Active Hybrid 3 is good enough to tempt people into plumbing the depths of the options list should they find the standard cabin a bit uninspiring.
This car manages to feel much more alive and responsive than many of the roughly comparable alternatives you could name. Its hugely capable and balances environmental consciousness with good old fashioned brute force. The lucky 100 or so are likely to have envious eyes following their every mile.
Model: BMW Active Hybrid 3 SE, £40,225 on the road.
Engine: 3.0-litre turbocharged straight-six petrol engine producing 302bhp, linked with 55bhp electric motor.
Transmission: 8-speed automatic gearbox driving the rear wheels.
Performance: Top speed 155mph (limited), 0-62mph in 5.3 seconds.
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WINNIPEG - The question should not be: Should the Jets move defenceman Dustin Byfuglien to forward?
The question should be: How can the Jets not afford to move to Byfuglien to forward?
If head coach Claude Noel is really serious about trying to cut down on the number of goals the Jets allow, then he will get Byfuglien out of the defensive zone and back to the position he once played for the Chicago Blackhawks.
Big No. 33 was wearing a forward jersey during Thursdays practice at MTS Centre, although there were enough extenuating circumstances that it was impossible to know if the Jets are actually considering keeping him there. Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler were absent with the flu, while Noel said Evander Kane was dealing with a maintenance issue.
That meant the Jets had only 10 healthy forwards for the 90-minute session, so Byfuglien threw on a white jersey instead of the red ones the blueliners were wearing.