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We know Arthur survives the bombing and the implication is he's pretty badly mangled by the blast - hence recovering in some sensory deprivation tank as they regrow.That would fit with him becoming one of the Master's Chosen cyborgs.Is he Lucifier? The Word of Blake MD who works on Terra with St Jamias? That would fit with the Total Chaos reference to seeing a MD that resembles Hanse Davion.
I think Ray on the boards mentioned Stone was going to be a Rabid Fox operative, which explains his skill set. Never had a chance to come up so it just sort of became a moot point. If we had novels to carry us through the Jihad, we might have seen that and what happened to Arthur. Arthur may have had a big role to play in the Jihad, but behind the scenes that only a novel could cover.
Yeah, if we ever do get those novels, I hope they keep with the original idea. Just because we know what happens doesn't mean we can't get an interesting or compelling story.
Lucifer was confirmed by one of the writers to be someone else but I can't for the life of me remember who.
IIRC it was confirmed to be Ravanna, post Thuggee-MD.
Ugh, now there's a creepy thought. Just as Mechs were frankensteined to keep them going during the succession wars, Domini soldiers being maintained with salvaged cybernetics.
@beachhead1985Ewww...I actually hope the Arthur Steiner Davion story line goes in a different and unexpected direction. I rather Stone be an odd footnote in BT history.
I'm satisfied with the thought of Devlin Stone was originally going to be ASD and then the writers decided to go in a new direction.
Just to prove that the universe can be run by someone who's not named Steiner-Davion?


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Troops fired tear gas during a curfew in a West Bank village to stop peaceful demonstrations
By Donald Macintyre, The Independent: Friday, 16 September 2011
Israeli troops fired tear gas indiscriminately and sometimes dangerously to enforce a daytime curfew inside a West Bank village to stop Palestinians holding a peaceful demonstration on their own land, a military whistleblower has told The Independent.
The soldier's insight into the methods of troops comes as the Israeli military prepares for demonstrations predicted when the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas submits an application for the recognition of statehood to the UN next week.
The testimony also reinforces a report by the human rights agency B'Tselem which argues that the way Israel deals with protests in the small village of Nabi Saleh is denying the "basic right" to demonstrate in the West Bank. The right to demonstrate is enshrined in international conventions ratified by Israel.
The soldier, a reservist NCO with extensive combat experience, was among more than 20 soldiers sent into the village more than two hours before a planned Friday demonstration in July, to try to quash protests before they began. The protests started in December 2009 after Jewish settlers appropriated a spring on privately-owned Nabi Saleh land.
The reservist, who originally testified to the veterans' organisation Breaking the Silence, told The Independent that they went into a house in the village and took a position on the roof. "The sun was very hot, but we had to keep our helmets on," he said. "Then some soldiers start getting bored and start shooting tear gas on people. Every guy who is not in his house or in the mosque is a target."
He said that 150 rounds of tear gas or stun grenades were fired during the day and one soldier boasted that he had fired a tear gas canister which passed within one centimetre of a resident's head.
Army rules prohibit firing canisters directly at people because they have caused serious injuries in the past. Another soldier travelling with the whistleblower in a military vehicle out of the village was left with an unfired tear gas canister.
"He should have fired it into an open field but we passed a grocery story with some people outside it with children. After we passed it he just turned round and fired it at them."
The reservist was given a week's preparation on the use of stun grenades, rubber bullets and tear gas. He had been impressed by a four to five -hour visit to the trainees by the Binyamin Brigade Commander Sa'ar Tzur who addressed "issues of ethics and human life, not just on our side but on the other side".
Some soldiers complained about the strictness of prohibitions – not always honoured, according to the leaders of the weekly Nabi Saleh protests – on the use of live ammunition. But Colonel Tzur "was very strict on the fact that these are the rules and that anyone who breaks them will pay for it".
But the battalion officer, a religious West Bank settler, was "exactly the opposite," he added. "At the base there was a mission statement signed by the Brigade Commander which said 'we need to maintain the fabric of life for the civilian population, Israelis and Palestinians.' The battalion officer crossed out the word 'Palestinians' and all the soldiers around started laughing."
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Sri Lankan foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera will be in Delhi over the weekend to prepare for the visit of his country's newly-elected president, Maithripala Sirisena, next month.
With the new government seen as favourably disposed to India, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reached out to Samaraweera and invited him for a visit. On his maiden visit abroad as the Lankan Foreign Minister in this stint, Samaraweera would hold discussions with Swaraj next Sunday, official sources told ET. That the new foreign minister chose India as his maiden port of call indicates the importance given to New Delhi by the new dispensation in Colombo, a source said.


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The weekend is almost here, and you can't wait for it to begin. Your last hour at work consists of you slowly shuffling papers around your desk, staring at the same email for fifteen minutes, and stealthily glancing at the clock. Finally, it's 5:00 pm. With a quick, "Have a good weekend," to your coworkers,…Read More


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British Army radiation drills at a remote Scottish base attract a subterranean, radioactive entity of unknown nature that vanishes, leaving two severely radiation-burned soldiers... and a "bottomless" crack in the earth. Others who meet the thing in the night suffer likewise, and with increasing severity; it seems to be able to "absorb" radiation from any source, growing bigger and bigger. What is it?? How do you destroy a thing that "feeds" on energy?
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Know Your Competitors with SEO Competitor Analysis
The old saying of "keep your friends close and your enemies even closer" is definitely true when it comes to SEO (Search Engine Optimization). One of the first things we do with our clients and their SEO campaigns is identify their competitors. It's important to know the strategy of competing businesses SEO and marketing efforts so that you can stay competitive with your own businesses marketing efforts. The digital world of SEO is a very competitive industry for business as they fight for top search results spots on search engines and local search results.
A Search Engine Optimization Competitive Analysis is critical because it gives data about which tactics are working in the industry we are in and what we will need to do to start improving our keyword rankings. The insights gained from this analysis help us understand which tasks we should prioritize and it shapes the way we build out our campaigns. By seeing where our competitors are strongest and weakest, we can determine how difficult it will be to outperform them and the amount of resources that it will take to do so.
Identify your Competitors in your Business Industry
The first step in this process is determining who are the top four competitors that we want to use for this analysis. I like to use a mixture of direct business competitors (typically provided by my clients) and online search competitors, which can differ from whom a business identifies as their main competitors. Usually, this discrepancy is due to local business competitors versus those who are paying for online search ads. While you may be concerned about the similar business down the street, your actual online competitor may be a business from a neighboring town or another state.
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A backlink gap analysis aims to tell us which websites are linking to our competitors, but not to us. This is vital data because it allows us to close the gap between our competitors' backlink profiles and start boosting our own ranking authority by getting links from websites that already link to competitors. Websites that link to multiple competitors (especially when it is more than three competitors) have a much higher success rate for us when we start reaching out to them and creating content for guest posts.
In order to generate this report, we recommend you use the Moz Open Site Explorer tool and input the first competitor's domain name. Next, click "Linking Domains" on the left side navigation and then click "Request CSV" to get the needed data.
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Keyword gap analysis is the process of determining which keywords your competitors rank well for that your own website does not. From there, we reverse-engineer why the competition is ranking well and then look at how we can also rank for those keywords. Often, it could be reworking metadata, adjusting site architecture, revamping an existing piece of content, creating a brand-new piece of content specific to a theme of keywords, or building links to your content containing these desirable keywords.
To create this report, a similar process as the backlink gap analysis one is followed; only the data source changes. Go to SEMrush.com again and input your first competitor's domain name. Then, click on the "Organic Research" positions report in the left-side navigation menu and click on "Export" on the right.
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Don Sylvestri (born June 2, 1961 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played three games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Boston Bruins in 1984-85.
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Many people, both experienced and new, are looking for information on how to improve their homes. A wealth of information can be found in a wide variety of media formats. The following information provides some great tips for learning how to do a good job on your home-improvement projects.
Plain lampshades can make your whole room look boring. By using stencils, creativity, and paint, you will be able to transform your boring lampshade into a masterpiece. By doing this, you will give your house a better look with more personality.
It is essential that you purchase top quality exterior paint when you paint the outside of your home. By getting a paint that has good quality, your paint will stay fresh a lot longer. Even though quality paint has a higher price tag, it will be more durable and it will cover the surface of your house more quickly and easily. Spend a few more bucks to get good paint instead of painting your home more often.
Consider installing ceiling fans. A ceiling fan installation is a cheap, straightforward project that practically any homeowner can handle. Ceiling fans can also reduce your costs. Ceiling fans promote air circulation, which means you can hold off on turning on the air conditioning in hot weather.
Search for a quality roofer as this is a very important improvement to your home. It is in your best interest to research the roofing company before signing any contract. Fortunately, there are many ways you can look into the company. You can look at user reviews online, check the BBB (Better Business Bureau), and plenty of other methods.
When making improvements, take a second to focus on your porch. This is the first things seen by visitors and it's your home's first impression. Make sure it is all neatly organized and, if possible, add a little style with outdoor decorations, such as flowers, varnish, lights, or furniture. This will pay off in real dollars, as a nice porch increases the value of a home.
Debris disposal is a consideration that you should think about well in advance of beginning any home improvement work, especially with extensive renovations. If the project includes demolition, you need a way to get rid of the rubble quickly and effectively. Therefore, it is important to make arrangements for unwanted debris before beginning any project.
Rather than buying a new home, think about making renovations to your current home if you want to make changes. You can design a renovation to suit your needs instead of hunting forever for a place that has everything you want. Renovations are also less expensive than new homes, and come with less stress too.
After reading these tips, you can begin to understand what it takes to become good at home improvement. Apply the tips from this article to begin your home improvement tasks. Start with small projects and keep acquiring new skills: soon you will be able to perform all the maintenance tasks you need to increase the value of your home.


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EXHIBITION | 'The Art of Dr Seuss'
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|'Flaming Herring' Taxidermy (58 x 41 x 17cm)
|'There's So So Much to Read' (28 x 41cm)
'The Art of Dr Seuss' Collection
An exhibition showcasing a selection of works from the Estate of Dr Seuss will be showing at Mitchell Fine Art in Fortitude Valley from Wednesday November 16th.
'Dr Seuss' is the pseudonym name created by Theodor 'Seuss' Geisel, an editorial cartoonist in the 1920's.
Now spanning five generations, everyone is familiar with the books of 'Dr Seuss', but not everyone knows that Geisel was also a visual artist who painted and sculpted for his own enjoyment. He termed this work his 'Secret Art'.
Geisel always dreamed of sharing his 'Secret Art' with his fans and entrusted his wife to carry out his wishes once he died. In 1995, this dream was realized when The Art of Dr Seuss collection was launched.
The exhibition showcases 49 works from the Art of Dr Seuss Collection; including limited editions of Illustration works, Anniversary prints, two Unorthodox Taxidermy's, a Bronze Sculpture and 9 works from Secret Art Series and Archive Collection.
There are several works in the exhibition that are now sold out and no longer available to purchase from the publisher.
A highlight of this year's exhibition is two new releases from the Estate – 'Talk, Talk, Talk' and 'There's So So Much to Read'.
This exciting exhibition is a wonderful experience and allows the public to see and buy works from the collection.
The exhibition is showing at Mitchell Fine Art, 86 Arthur Street Fortitude Valley from 16th November to 20th December 2016.
The gallery is open 6 days a week from Monday to Friday 10am to 5.30pm and Saturday 10am until 5pm, with onsite parking available.


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Louisiana Crime Statistics
This webpage contains crime data for Louisiana. You can look at the breakdown of crime by type, changes to crime rates over time, and see how Louisiana compares to similar locations. If you are interested in seeing public records links for Louisiana, you can click the Public Records tab at the top.
Total Crime
Between 1999 and 2008 there were 2,211,663 total crimes reported in Louisiana (297,816 of them violent). Of the 221,166 crimes that transpire each year in Louisiana, just about one half take place less than a mile from home. On average, someone is a victim of a crime in Louisiana every 2 minutes. This includes 5,397 murders, 14,950 rapes, and over one million thefts (including 183,386 automobile thefts).
Crime Trends
Throughout the last 10 years, crime data were available in Louisiana for all 10 years. Over that period of time, reported crime in Louisiana has diminished by 27 per-cent. In the course of the same period, violent crime dropped by 11 per-cent. Taken as a whole, the crime rates are a sign of a slow drop off in crime over the last 10 years in Louisiana. If the current trend continues, predicted crime numbers could fall to one hundred and eighty-seven thousand for Louisiana in 2009.
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WeChat Africa, a joint venture between Naspers and Tencent, has invested in South African micro-jobbing platform M4JAM (Money for Jam). According to WeChat Africa, this investment follows the success of the platform's launch on WeChat back in August 2014.
Brett Loubser, Head of WeChat Africa stated that: "Its disruptive business model has turned 'business as usual' on its head from both the end consumer and the brand's perspective, resulting in a rapid and overwhelming demand from both users and companies to be on the M4JAM platform."
"M4JAM challenges the status quo enabling companies to rapidly gather data, perform mystery shopping, manage merchandising audits, improve product education and promote brand activation whilst soliciting real consumer insights at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods," says Andre Hugo, co-founder and chief jammer at M4JAM. "With the opportunity to earn extra cash and supplement their incomes, our jobbers are strongly invested in the platform, providing more authentic information than ever before and begging the question of other brands – can we afford not to be on-board?"
WeChat's investment will allow M4JAM to scale the business locally and expand it globally, positioning M4JAM as a digital game-changer for consumer brand engagement, creating real time business solutions whilst solving real world problems.
Of the investment Hugo says, "WeChat's investment allows us to focus on building our business while they provide the community that helps enable our success. We launched M4JAM on WeChat because the social communications app offers a fast and easy deployment platform."
"M4JAM is part of the social conversation, which is good news for WeChat users as they will have access to the service without having to download another app. It also benefits M4JAM as we are able to tap into an existing user base, which will be a huge benefit when moving into new markets where WeChat already has a strong presence," says Hugo
"WeChat is on a path to deliver value for users via multiple Official Accounts like M4JAM. We're supporting their growth to demonstrate that through the right partnerships, WeChat can deliver value, not only for users but for brands as well. We have several other start-ups launching on the platform this year that will help us show the true power of an integrated mobile social platform," Loubser concludes.
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Apple Valley Homes are built with the best features included as standard and we do so at the best possible price. Below you'll find our impressive list of quality standard features and materials used in the construction of every home we build.
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Kitchen & Bath $14,000
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Plumbing Fixtures $2,500
Closet Shelving $500
Appliances $5,000
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NEW ALBANY, IN, (July 3, 2012) – The alumni of Indiana University Southeast are "passing it forward" with the introduction of six new scholarships for IU Southeast students.
The IU Southeast Alumni Association will award a $1,000 scholarship to one student in each of the University's six schools or divisions. In addition, the Association will once again provide four student athletes with a $1,000 scholarship – an annual gift awarded by the Association. The scholarships are available for the 2012-13 school year.
"This is a fantastic way for our alumni to give back to their alma mater while also encouraging our students to become proud, active members of the campus community," said John Watkins, president of the IU Southeast Alumni Association. "We want our current students to see the benefits of being a Grenadier and also to become productive members of our community after graduation. This is one small way we can help."
The funding for the scholarships is provided by the IU Southeast Alumni Association and a match from IU Southeast Chancellor Sandra R. Patterson-Randles' scholarship fund.
To qualify for the scholarship, recipients must be a full-time IU Southeast undergraduate with a family member who is an IU Southeast alum and a paid member of the IU Southeast Alumni Association. The recipient must also be a member of the Student Alumni Association.
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Survivor 13×03: Flirting And Frustration
I guess I never wrote anything about last week's episode of Survivor. I must have just been too bummed out about Cecilia getting booted off. Here you have a girl that doesn't fit into the normal Survivor mold of a walking skeleton with big eyes and big teeth (I'm looking at you, Eliza. And Janu. And Danielle). A girl who's actually for real good-looking, and who also seems mature, and intelligent, and… Okay, so I can see why she didn't fit in on the show. How'd she ever slip through the casting process? We hardly ever saw her on screen anyway. For a while I thought she might be getting the flying-under-the-radar edit, and they'd show more of her as the season went on. But no, they were giving her the this-girl-is-toast-so-let's-not-waste-our-time-showing-her edit. Too bad.
Anyway, the other big news in last week's episode was that the Race Wars are over and everyone got "integrated" into two tribes. Wow, they let their big gimmick last all the way until the third episode…they really are slipping. Last year when they underwhelmed us with the "big twist" of young men/old women, they stopped it five minutes into the second episode, just when it was in danger of getting interesting. This year they let the Race Wars get even closer to the point where it would have been compelling TV. Luckily for us, they orchestrated one of the most Rube-Goldbergesque merges ever, and quickly got us back to the same old boring two-tribe game we all know. Thank goodness, we wouldn't want Survivor to start getting interesting, would we?
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Farewell, Mr. Democracy
Bevin Chu
March 30, 2000
Mr. Democracy vs. the Democratic Process
Lee Teng-hui, lame duck president of the Republic of China, is no champion of democracy. Lee's ludicrous "Mr. Democracy" label was the result of wishful thinking by embarassingly naive reporters for Newsweek magazine with almost zero understanding of what they were writing about.
China-haters and Taiwan "independence" fellow travellers, usually one and the same, suffer from selective amnesia. They conveniently forget just how Lee Teng-hui became president of the ROC.
Lee did not rise through the ROC political hierarchy "democratically," the way Jimmy Carter or Ronald Reagan rose through America's. Lee's presidency was conferred upon him. The late Chiang Ching-kuo conferred the ROC presidency on Lee, the same way Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek conferred the ROC presidency on Chiang Ching-kuo, the same way Deng Xiaoping conferred the PRC presidency on Jiang Zemin.
Lee became president of the ROC not by means of democracy, but by imperial succession. The only difference is Lee put a democratic face on his ascension to the throne by holding a direct election, after the fact. Exploiting advantages conferred upon him by an imperial presidency, including a state-controlled media and an inexperienced, gullible electorate, Lee ensured his own "democratic" victory.
Unfortunately for Lee, this was a gambit he could use only once. Had "Mr. Democracy" been eligible for another term, and chose to run, he would have been trounced, but good, by James Soong.
Mr. Democracy vs. Term Limits
Lee could not legally run for another term, not without yet another constitutional amendment. Mr. Democracy has had the ROC Constitution amended five times in nine years for two reasons. One, to increase his personal power and two, to pave the way for Taiwan independence.
Previous amendments systematically raised the threshold for impeachment so high Lee is now virtually an elective monarch. Another amendment would mean six amendments in ten years.
It is widely rumored the only reason Lee has not demanded another amendment and another term, is our own US State Department secretly confronted "Mr. Democracy" with an ultimatum, "Step down, or else."
Mr. Democracy vs. Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiang Ching-kuo earnestly believed Lee would carry on Chiang's program of political liberalization, of glasnost and perestroika. Chiang was wrong. New Party legislator and vice-presidential candidate Fung Hu-hsiang, who once served as Chiang's executive secretary recalls how Chiang did so many things right. He lifted martial law. He abolished media censorship. He legalized opposition political parties. He promoted "native" Taiwan political talent to higher office. If anybody deserves the title "Mr. Democracy," it's Chiang Ching-kuo, not Lee Teng-hui.
Unfortunately the one thing Chiang messed up, he messed up royally, his choice of successor. He inflicted the despotic Quisling Lee Teng-hui on the people of the ROC, for twelve long years. Such is the downside of "benevolent despotism." One never knows if the next guy in line is another "Mr. Democracy."
Mr. Democracy, meet Mr. Mann
In an article entitled "Taiwan President Taking a Bad Rap" (Wednesday, March 22, 2000
Los Angeles Times) columnist Jim Mann wrote:
"Taiwan's president [Lee Teng-hui] is being charged with secretly wanting the opposition DPP to win the election. Lee, so this argument goes, is an ardent Taiwanese nationalist who sympathizes with the DPP's past support for the cause of independence for Taiwan... Are these accusations against Lee valid? ... did Lee actually work behind the scenes against Lien and the KMT, his own party? There's little evidence to support such a charge... "
Little evidence to support such a charge?
In August 1994, Liu Tai-ying, Chairman, Business Affairs Committee, Kuomintang, met with then Democratic Progressive Party Chairman Shih Ming-teh, and offered to pay the cost of the DPP's new headquarters building. Liu Tai-ying freely admits this event took place but claims that President and KMT Party Chairman Lee Teng-hui knew nothing of the offer. Skeptics consider this even less believable than Hillary Clinton not knowing about the White House Travel Office firings. Liu Tai-ying also offered to underwrite the DPP's entire annual budget, to the tune of $4.3 million U.S.
Mann must be kidding.
Mr. Democracy vs. Ma Ying-Jeou
Mann wrote:
"The argument that Taiwan's president wanted his own party to lose ignores what he said and did during this campaign and previous campaigns. Two years ago, when the DPP's Chen was running for reelection as mayor of Taipei, there were similar charges that the president secretly wanted him to win because Chen was Taiwanese and his opponent, Ma Ying-jeou, was from mainland China. Instead, Lee campaigned vigorously for Ma, who proceeded to win."
As John McLaughlin of the McLaughlin Group likes to say, "Wrong!"
For starters Lee discouraged Ma's nomination. When Ma was nominated by the KMT hierarchy in spite of Lee's wishes, because nominees John Chang and Jason Hu lacked the charisma to beat Chen, Lee refused to attend Ma's rallies. Finally, a week or so before election day Lee relented.
Ma did not win because Lee campaigned "vigorously" for Ma, because Lee did not campaign "vigorously" for Ma. Lee campaigned grudgingly, half-heartedly for Ma. Getting Lee to campaign for Ma was like pulling teeth. Ask KMT "non-mainstream faction" members who drafted Ma to be their party's nominee.
Mr. Democracy vs. the New Party
Ma won because New Party members sacrificed their own better qualified candidate Wang Chien-hsuan, in order to block the separatist Chen's path to the ROC presidency. What they did was referred to as "qi Wang, bao Ma" or "dump Wang, save Ma." Ask DPP members registered to vote in Taipei. You'll be subjected to an earful of angry profanity directed at "mainland pigs." Two years later they still resent Chen's loss, and place the blame squarely on the pro-reunification New Party.
Mr. Democracy vs. Lien Chan
Mann wrote:
"In recent months, Lee publicly denounced Chen as unreliable. And he declared that, if the DPP came to power, there would be instability between Taiwan and China. These don't seem like the actions of a DPP cheerleader. They look more like the actions of a leader who hoped his own KMT would win so that he would retain a degree of power after he was no longer president."
Wrong! Recent months? Try recent days. Again Lee reluctantly went through the motions of supporting his own party's candidate for appearance's sake. But he did so only after he was reasonably confident his strategy of "qi Lien, bao Bian" had taken effect.
Mr. Democracy and the Order of Lenin
Jim Mann just doesn't get it.
The KMT, like the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) is a Leninist political party. For that matter, so is the "opposition" DPP. KMT tradition mandates that whoever is president is also automatically party chairman, and vice-versa. That's right. Just like the "Communists" in Beijing.
If Lien Chan were elected, Lee would be forced to step down as party chairman. Besides, by Lee's lights Lien is not sufficiently committed to Taiwan independence. That's why many pro-reunification KMT members supported Lien against Chen. Rightly or wrongly, they believe Lien to be a closet advocate of reunification.
If on the other hand, Chen were elected, Lee could argue he needed to retain the chairmanship in order "to rescue the party in its hour of need."
No. Lee did not hope his own KMT would win so that he would retain a degree of power after he was no longer president. Instead Lee hoped Chen Shui-bian, whom Lee compared to Joshua and himself to Moses, would win. Lee hoped after he conferred the ROC presidency on Chen Shui-bian, that Lee would at least be able to retain his own party's chairmanship.
Mr. Democracy vs. James Soong
During the election Lee Teng-hui marshalled the entire resources of the KMT party machine to smear James Soong with false accusations of embezzlement. A subsequent Control Yuan investigation cleared Soong of any and all wrongdoing. The damage however had already been done. Soong never fully recovered in the polls.
The Least of Three Evils
Mr. Democracy to A-Bian's Rescue
On the other hand, Lee Teng-hui ordered evidence that Chen Shui-bian defrauded a wealthy Chinese-Malaysian tycoon out of a fortune in a phony lottery scheme suppressed until after election day. Prosecutors have since announced that the handwriting on a sheaf of incriminating documents match Chen's handwriting samples. Too late. Chen is already president-elect, soon to be president, with full executive immunity. Chen meanwhile, has openly declared his intention to cover for benefactor Lee Teng-hui. Who says there's no honor among thieves?
L.A. Confidential
The Academy Award winning film "L.A. Confidential" painted a riveting portrait of Los Angeles during the 1950s, on two levels. On the surface, the mythical Los Angeles of Jack Webb's police drama "Dragnet," viewed through Eisenhower era rosed-colored glasses. Beneath the surface, beneath the Tinseltown glitz, a Dark City of Rodney King police brutality and Heidi Fleiss sex scandals which persists even today.
Just the Facts, Mann, Just the Facts
Mann wrote:
"The conspiracy theory of Taiwan's election is too simplistic to bear scrutiny. Chen didn't win because the Taiwan president secretly supported him... Lee Teng-hui looks above all like King Lear, an elderly ruler in decline... His downfall is the stuff not of conspiracy but of tragedy and pathos."
What is too simplistic to bear scrutiny is Mann's glib but irrelevant King Lear analogy. Misleading literary allusions are a sorry substitute for hard facts. Newsweek in 1996, and the Los Angeles Times in 2000 have presented us with a "Pleasantville" version of Taiwan's "democracy" akin to the sanitized Los Angeles Jack Webb depicted in Dragnet.
Mr. Democracy, be careful What You Wish For
The iconoclastic Li Ao recently suggested that Chen Shui-bian will sell out Taiwan independence for personal political advantage. According to Li Ao, Chen Shui-bian is actually an unprincipled opportunist wolf in Taiwan independence sheeps' clothing.
If Li Ao is right, and Li Ao ought to know, having known Chen for twenty years, then Lee Teng-hui may have outsmarted himself by turning the reigns of the ROC government over to someone who will wind up making a deal with Beijing and relegate Taiwan independence to the dustbin of history.
If Li Ao's prediction proves correct, Chen Shui-bian's election will prove an ironic and unexpected benefit to both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The fact is Deng Xiaoping's, and now Jiang Zemin's intention, was never to overrun Taiwan in order to impose doctrinaire "communism" on the island, but merely to prevent the loss of sovereign Chinese territory.
Beijing is perfectly happy to permit Taiwan an extraordinarily high degree of local autonomy, even to keep its own armed forces, as long as Taiwan remains part of China. A pragmatic deal struck between the Chen regime in Taipei and the Jiang regime in Beijing would be a win/win proposition for America, for mainland China, and for Taiwan.
The only losers would be Robert Kagan and William Kristol of the Weekly Standard. These Armchair Warriors, these Profiles in Courage would be instantly deprived of their newest and most likely candidate for Son of Evil Empire. Better luck next time, fellas.
Taiwan's Newest Export -- KMT Corruption
An Abbreviated Chronology of Liu Tai-ying's Influence Peddling
Liu Tai-ying's official title is "Chairman, Business Affairs Committee, Kuomintang" (or KMT), the ruling party of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He is the man President Lee Teng-hui has entrusted with Taiwan's most notorious overseas export: political influence peddling. He is the prime suspect behind the 15 million dollar bribe to Clinton and the Democratic National Committee. In short, he is Lee Teng-hui's Ambassador of "Checkbook Diplomacy."
The Kuomintang is reputed to be the world's wealthiest political party. Americans may be surprised to learn that unlike their own political parties which are required by U.S. law and custom to avoid even the appearance of impropriety, the KMT openly owns and operates a wide range of highly lucrative business enterprises, from which it competes unfairly by exploiting its status as ruling party of the R.O.C.
What follows is a paper trail, thoroughly documented and a matter of public record, of Liu Tai-ying's long and sordid history of illegal and unethical influence peddling at home and abroad.
Liu Tai-ying's Paper Trail
1. In August 1994, Liu Tai-ying met with then Democratic Progressive Party Chairman Shih Ming-teh face to face, and offered to pay the cost of the new DPP Headquarters building. Liu Tai-ying freely admits this event took place but inisists that President and KMT Party Chairman Lee Teng-hui knew nothing of the offer. Skeptics consider this even less believable than Hillary Clinton not knowing about the White House Travel Office firings.
2. On the same occasion Liu Tai-ying offered to underwrite the DPP's entire annual budget, to the tune of $4.3 million U.S. Both building and budget offers were turned down, but considering that the DPP is the largest pro-independence party in Taiwan, they cast more than a little doubt on Lee Teng-hui's public expressions of support for reunification with the mainland.
3. Liu Tai-ying's boss, KMT Party Chairman Lee Teng-hui not long ago declared his intention to offer the United Nations $1 billion U.S. for a seat in the General Assembly. This brazen attempt to bribe the world body was ignored, but reveals the "anything is for sale" world view of the KMT leadership.
4. On behalf of Lee Teng-hui, Liu Tai-ying engaged the high-powered public relations firm of Cassidy and Associates for the astronomical sum of $4.5 million U.S. in order to smooth the way for his politically-motivated "private" 1995 Cornell University trip.
5. Cornell University admits that they received a $2.5 million U.S. donation from a "friend" of Lee Teng-hui after Lee's trip.
6. In February 1994, Liu Tai-ying paved the way for Lee Teng-hui's Indonesian state visit by making a $100 million U.S. contribution to Indonesian president Suharto.
7. In April 1995, Liu Tai-ying prepared the way for Lee Teng-hui's mid-East trip with generous contributions to Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
8. In April 1995, Liu Tai-ying attempted to bribe Israel with an offer ranging between $250 and $400 million U.S. to allow a state visit by Lee Teng-hui. Israel turned him down.
9. In 1994 Liu Tai-ying arranged for the sale of the Hong Kong Times office building at the bargain basement price of $190 million H.K. The building was resold only three months later for the sum of $580 million H.K. Why was the spread so great? Who pocketed the profit? These and other troubling questions remain unanswered.
10. Liu Tai-ying arranged for the purchase of an office building in Japan at the exorbitant price of 13.9 billion Yen. The building has been appraised as having a market value of only 6.5 billion Yen. Who pocketed the 100% profit? Did it pay for Lee's Japan visit? These are reasonable questions.
11. Liu Tai-ying's annual salary of $700,000 U.S. exceeds that of R.O.C. President Lee Teng-hui, which in turn exceeds that of U.S. President Bill Clinton. Liu's bar-hopping lifestyle compares with that of Clinton advisor Dick Morris, as does his ego. He boasts of having single-handedly raised $800 million U.S. for the KMT over a period of three short years, without apology for the unethical means by which he did so.
12. Liu is well connected with the heads of Taiwan's "Four Big Enterprises," namely Evergreen, China Trust, the Cathay Group and Formosa Plastics. It was Liu who introduced Mark Middleton, President Clinton's Special Assistant to the "Four Big Enterprises." That Evergreen was subsequently fined by the State of California for making an illegal $890,000 U.S. campaign contribution does little to dispel suspicion about Liu's involvement in the latest Clinton bribery scandal.
Liu Tai-ying and his boss Lee Teng-hui are of course responsible for their misdeeds and must answer for them. Nevertheless our overview is not intended as an indictment of Liu and Lee as individuals, but rather of endemic, systemic corruption. Lee Teng-hui's "corruption as a way of life" must be rooted out before the Republic of China can become a democracy in more than name only. It is only when clean government has been reestablished at home that the R.O.C. will cease to be an exporter of corruption abroad.
Written by Fung Hu-hsiang, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy at National Central University
Member of the Legislature of the Republic of China
Translated by Bevin Chu
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Anyone who hikes the hills of the San Francisco Bay Area can see a panorama of environmental history. From atop most tall vantage points, one can look in every direction and see land and waters that were fought for and saved.
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Huey Johnson, of Resource Renewal Institute is a living conservation legend and the person who first introduced me to Save the Bay's co-founder, Sylvia McLaughlin. He's the person who first shared the idea of these missing stories with me. He gave me Dr. Marty Griffin's Saving the Marin-Sonoma Coast, which tells the stories behind many of these battles. After reading this book, my perspective on the Bay Area was never the same.
There are countless stories of large development projects that nearly changed the Bay Area landscape for good: the lagoon at Bolinas that didn't get turned into high rises and hotels. The nuclear power plant that doesn't sit at Bodega Head. The 30,000 person town that isn't our view across from the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay that didn't get reduced to a canal, and many, many others.
There are also films, including Rebels with a Cause, and books like New Guardians of the Golden Gate, in which advocates tell the story of our region. There are history projects like Forces of Nature, as well as individual renderings of the doomed developments, many of which were done by the architects or proposing agencies at the time.
Even with all this history, one piece was missing for me. I wanted to see what the view from the top of a Bay Area hill would look like had all of the projects from the 1950s-70s actually happened. I wanted to see, put together in one place, what isn't there.
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Milind Patil more popularly known as RJ Milind in Nagpur has been in the radio industry for eight years now. He has worked for brands like Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM and 94.3 My FM as an RJ in the past and is now a Regional Creative Head at Radio Orange 91.9 FM. Radio Orange has already started its operations in Akola and Bilaspur and will start its operations soon in Nagpur as well. In an interview with Nation Next, Milind Patil speaks about his journey as an RJ, his role at Radio Orange and his online Marathi radio, Radio Zhakkas.
When and how did you become a Radio Jockey?
After I completed my graduation, I was very confused about my career. I joined an orchestra as an amateur singer. The people whom I was working with were thorough professionals and I couldn't match up to their skills. I then switched to anchoring shows instead of singing and started polishing my mic and language skills. My radio career started eight years back when some new radio channels were launched in Nagpur. I gave an interview at Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM and got selected to host the show –'Purani Jeans'. With time, my ability and my confidence increased and I started hosting the morning show in Radio Mirchi.
Your show 'Salaam Nagpur' on 94.3 My FM was quite a hit among listeners. Now that RJ Rajan is hosting Salaam Nagpur, what difference do you find in his style as compared to yours? RJ Rajan and I have always been good friends as we both started our career and had our share of struggles at almost the same time. Rajan and I worked with the orchestra together. When I was appointed as an RJ in Radio Mirchi, Rajan was also trying his luck in the radio industry. When I left Radio Mirchi, he was appointed as an RJ in Radio Mirchi. I use to listen to his shows on Radio Mirchi and found his work to be really good. When I left My FM, I was asked to suggest a good RJ who can replace me and I recommended Rajan as he is very talented. Rajan is doing a fab job with Salaam Nagpur and he's surely one of the most talented RJ's of Nagpur.
How does it feel when listeners still associate you with Salaam Nagpur?
When I use to host 'Purani Jeans' while working for Radio Mirchi, my listeners use to associate me with that show and the same happened when I use to host 'Salaam Nagpur'. It always felt good! I definitely miss my popularity amongst my listeners but life is all about changes and I believe that changes are always for our own good.
A lay man would think that all an RJ does is talk and play songs. What kind of mechanism and planning is involved behind a particular show?
Most people think that an RJ works for just three-four hours during his show but that's not the case. A lot of hard work is involved behind a show. There's scripting and content writing before the show. Then, to make the show interesting different jingles have to be made as well. We always try to maintain a balance between providing entertainment and imparting information and for that we really have to work hard on the show's content. Plus, there's the massive challenge of being creative every single day no matter what!
The scope of radio jockeying has expanded from the traditional 'on air' to the 'online' medium. What do you think future holds for the radio industry?
The importance of 'on air' radio will never be affected as it is very city centric. City centric radio stations like Radio Mirchi, My Fm, Red FM and Radio City have a connect with the city and people can associate with them. On the other hand, as the technologies are constantly changing, world is becoming more digitally powerful. So, there are absolutely no limitations for digital or online radios. They can be heard in any corner of the world. Both the mediums have their own strengths and both have a bright future ahead.
You are a mentor at Radio Zhakkas Marathi, an online radio service which was launched two and a half years back. It is also touted as India's first Marathi online radio. What compelled you to be a part of it?
The radio industry needs talent consistently and I wanted to be the bridge between radio and the talented youngsters. Keeping that in mind, I decided to introduce a Marathi radio station in Nagpur. I chose the language Marathi because it's my mother tongue and also keeping in mind the Marathi cinema's golden phase which we are witnessing now. The basic motive behind Marathi centric online radio is to give importance to Marathi language through music and radio and to give a platform to youngsters who plan to have a career in the radio industry. I'm glad that youngsters who have worked as RJs for Radio Zhakkas are doing well as RJs at on-air radio stations as well.
You first worked at Radio Mirchi, then at MY FM and now you're working with Radio Orange. Doesn't it lead to an identity crisis for RJs when they shift to different radio stations as people generally tend to identify RJs with their respective radio stations?
There is an identity crisis at times but I'm satisfied knowing that I will have a chance to create new RJs. When Nagpur businessman Abhijit Majumdar (the man behind Radio Orange) offered me an opportunity to run a whole radio station, I took it as a chance to be able to give back to radio industry. Having been an RJ for such a long time, I think that I have a basic responsibility to create more performers like me. I'm happy playing my role as the Regional Creative Head and will supervise the operations in regions like Akola, Bilaspur, Raipur and Nagpur. Yes, I won't be on air anytime soon as an RJ but I really miss my listeners.
A radio jockey's job is a very glamorous job and that's the reason, a lot of youngsters get attracted to this field. Is there any formal training required for being an RJ? What would be your advice to budding radio jockey aspirants?
Commercial radios need presenters who have a unique style so that the show becomes more entertaining. Being an RJ, I have observed that there are many talented people in Nagpur who can do wonders in the radio industry but they need the right guidance for having a future in the radio industry. Keeping that in mind, I started an academy called 'Art Pickle – Spice up your talent.' Our motto is guide people who want to have a career in the radio industry. We have experts who take courses on radio jockey, promo productions, video production, copy writing and other things related to radio industry. Radio industry is definitely a glamorous industry but like any other industry, there is a lot of hard work and struggle behind it.


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Back to the drinks thing, though, in the mid-90s you'd toddle off down the pub to meet your friend. But wait… what if you were running late? What if your bus didn't turn up? What if his mum didn't come home at the right time to give him a lift? Nowadays one of you would fire off a quick text message to give a new ETA, but back in the day I remember many evenings where I'd be running around like a headless chicken trying to get somewhere before a friend gave up and left, or conversely I'd be sitting in a pub with a drink, sipping it really slowly, wondering where the bloody hell the person I was meeting was.
Driving anywhere new was a real adventure. It was out with the road atlas, and while that sufficed for getting to the relevant town or city, once inside you'd often be reduced to stopping at a petrol station to buy an A-Z. How else would you find your way to a house without asking directions? If you were very lucky you'd receive detailed instructions beforehand from the friend you were going to see, but otherwise you were on the first train to Buggeredville. Often you'd be forced to arrange to meet at an unmissable landmark. Nowadays, of course, you'd just go onto Multimap and print out a map and exact directions (and even that's becoming old hat now), or even more conveniently, type the destination postcode into a SatNav. Hell, the last couple of iPhone models can do GPS, and there are loads of SatNav apps available.
There are many more examples of how things were without the technology we now take for granted. Having to pay for things with cash. Cursing when places didn't take Solo. Only being able to shop on the High Street. Hell, having to pluck up the courage to ask a girl out – I tell you what, if Facebook and mobiles were around when I was a teenager, the whole relationships thing would have been a million times easier.
Now I have a whole music library in my pocket. I can download any movie, TV show or album that I want, when I want. I can cut out the High Street and order online with impunity. I can miss a show completely and then watch it later on iPlayer. I can contact all my friends at once. I can be sat in a cinema and Tweet about how long the bloody adverts are taking. I can be late for something and text the person I'm meeting to tell them. I can go on the internet and look up the most obscure facts imaginable. I can write this blog post and seconds later the entire world can read it. Even if only a few people actually do.
It's obvious from these cursory thoughts alone that the internet and technology in general have made our lives so much easier in a very short space of time. Convenience and convergence are maybe the greatest advancements of the 21st century so far. But it was interesting this morning to not know an answer and have no way of finding it. How did we ever put up with this? And could we ever go back?


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Re: the Development Application by Railcorp to demolish the Station Master's house at Sydenham & remove 21 mature trees –
I have been informed that Marrickville Council has extended the period for objections from the community until this Friday 28th January 2011.
I've had a look at the property. The house has been left to decay, but it doesn't look beyond repairing. I had expected it to look in worse repair. Many of the trees on the property are very large & there were lots of birds.
Railcorp's DA says it will cost $450,000 to demolish everything & remediate the soil. With that kind of money you could renovate & keep a piece of Sydenham's history & have change left over. Having looked at the gorgeous & very similar in design, renovated Station Master's house at Tempe, I think it is imperative that both the Sydenham cottage & the trees are retained. Please consider sending in a submission. It can be a simple statement. We cannot keep losing our historical houses & the trees that surround them at a rate of knots.
I last wrote about this DA here – https://savingourtrees.wordpress.com/2011/01/20/railcorp-the-removal-of-21-mature-trees-in-sydenham/
You may have seen on the TV news last Friday that Railcorp removed 3 100-year-old heritage Fig trees on Wahroonga Railway Station. 2 more will come down in October 2010. Railcorp says:
RailCorp will be replacing the fig trees at Wahroonga Station to resurface the platform & prevent further structural damage. The roots of the trees are threatening the structural integrity of the platform & if left in place will continue to damage the heritage-listed station building, damage sewage systems & prevent future improvements to station facilities. The Heritage Council of NSW independently came to the same conclusion, & placed upon RailCorp a number of conditions for the removal of the trees. The issue has existed for two decades & can no longer be avoided.
The community is mighty upset about the trees removal saying there were many alternatives to removal. Reading all the documents & news articles, it is clear the trees were removed because their surface roots made the platform surface bumpy & created a trip-hazzard. However, the trees are located at the far ends of the station & those who walked there have known about the state of the station surface for 20 years. I was not able to find any information about complaints from the community about the tree roots & the station surface.
Railcorp argued about 2 other things which lead to the removal of these trees: the cost of pruning these trees & that in the past they caused damage to old clay sewerage pipes. They fear the trees will invade the pipes again, but my plumber says, "This is the beauty of plastic pipes, tree roots can't invade them."
Railcorp intend to replace these trees with 6 Blueberry ash (Elaeocarpus reticulatus) & jazz up the station by planting 120 flax lily (Dianella caerulea "Breeze") as a ground cover. It should look nice when completed, but I doubt they will look as nice as those old majestic trees.
I think most of the train stations I have seen in Sydney look shocking. Their gardens are ugly & the emphasis is on bitumen & low hedges. I would guess this is to be able to have a clear view of the platform for commuter safety & to discourage bad behaviour. Still, I can see no reason why much of the space toward the end of railway stations cannot be planted a little more creatively.
Railcorp's intention to plant 120 flax lilies proves they can do something which has the potential to be quite stunning. By making this station pretty, they hope to improve public relations.
Not only do I wish Railcorp would landscape the railway stations in a better way, (for example, they don't need to stick with using the garden beds which were made 100 years ago as they are poky little plots often in odd places), I also wish they would plant along the railway line on both sides & in barren spaces between the lines. Grevillea are perfect for the smaller areas. In other areas, taller trees can be planted.
The RTA plants trees along major highways. There is no reason why Railcorp can't do the same on their land along railway lines. Not only would it help green ugly areas, it would help minimize noise from passing trains & prevent areas looking weedy & filled with garbage. Just an idea.
To say it can't be done because there may be a need for pruning will not work for me as I've seen numerous empty sites located quite a way from the train lines. I just think it's always been ugly along railway lines & no-one except Wendy Whiteley has ever challenged the status quo. Time for a change even if only to help mitigate or manage climate change.
I had not heard of this issue until last week & am sad these trees have been removed. I know the feeling of anger & frustration felt by the community where it doesn't make sense to remove such beautiful trees. My respect also to the woman who climbed one of the trees for a while to protest about them being chopped down.
On a positive note, I am impressed at the news coverage by both TV & newspapers about this issue. The Sydney Morning Herald had an article yesterday where they said:
Among those campaigning for the trees' preservation was NSW Opposition Leader & state member for the area Barry O'Farrell. But NSW Premier Kristina (Keneally) supported their removal, claiming the damage caused by the roots was a hazard for people pushing prams & those in wheelchairs.
The same argument was used for Orphan Creek in Forest Lodge in 2009 to justify removing all the trees for a very wide cement path, even though those who used wheelchairs & mum's with prams came out & said not to do it. http://www.smh.com.au/environment/unkindest-cut-for-historic-north-shore-fig-trees-20100612-y4jr.html
In another article from the North Shore Times 9th June 2010, an Arborist suggested the following to retain the trees:
To encourage the roots to grow deeper, a porous asphalt system available since the late 1990s could be used. Vertical barriers could also be installed to deflect root growth away from structural elements. "In this instance, a barrier maintained flush with the asphalt pavement could be effective in preventing surface root growth & should be trialed," he advised. The report suggested tie rods could be used to improve the structural integrity of platform walls with minimal damage to the trees. The alternative – finding a replacement planting – would be problematic, as few species would tolerate the growing conditions. "The performance of the subject trees under these conditions for nearly 100 years is remarkable," the report said. http://north-shore-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/railcorp-doesn-t-give-a-fig/
All up there have been 14 articles about this issue in the main papers over the last week or so. Does this mean the community & the media are starting to care about keeping trees? I certainly hope so.
I must say I am impressed with how much information about this issue is provided on Railcorp's web-site. It is well worth a look. http://www.railcorp.info/community/wahroonga_station It was also interesting to read that Railcorp said the trees were only "part way through their growing cycle" at 100 years old. Makes me wonder at the use of the word 'senescent' when I read it in Marrickville Council documents.
So, goodbye to another group of Sydney's beautiful old trees. Perhaps in a couple of decades there won't be any left.


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