[05#1] = #13: 05.1.1=6: 0) Starting Diary:Khalsa'sMill.Being, Versailles&Louis14, Manchu Hiro, [C]Stndrd, SilkRd&Ensmbl. 1) China-Israel=Taiwan=US #1

0) Starting Diary from 2005: Starting again, still wishing to pick up what our father left it in 1977? But, I need all members, especially those out of this area, in Oregon, Japan, and UK. There is one for this New Year: "" "NEW MILLENNIUM BEING: CAPRICORN-- LEADER OF MY OWN LIFE", Number 100 – January 1st, 2005, By Gururattan Kaur Khalsa, Ph.D. COPYRIGHTThe New Millennium Being is copyright 1999 - 2004 Gururattan Kaur Khalsa, Ph.D., REPRODUCTION "" http://www.yogatech.com/nmb/backissues/nmb100.html "" Happy New Year! It is interesting that Capricorn leads us into each new year, offering us lessons to carry us through our tests and trials. As we learn, we can claim the victory of courage and the satisfaction of knowing the strength of our spirit. The Sun is in the land of Capricorn between December 21 and January 18th. The Cancer Full Moon comes the day after Christmas, December 26 at 7:07 am PST and 3:07 PM GMT. The Sun is at 5 degrees Capricorn and the Moon is at 5 degrees Cancer. The Capricorn New Moon is January 10th at 4:03 am PST or 12:03 PM GMT. Both the Sun and the Moon are at 20 degrees Capricorn. Sagittarius challenges us to find our personal path -- and not just any path. We must define a path with a purpose. We must commit to this path with all our heart. Capricorn gives us the earth energy to ground the fire of desire of Sagittarius. We take our passion for our vision of our life and we live it every moment of each day. We explore and embrace it with every step we take. We discipline ourselves to devote every breath to the realization of our life goals. "" 1. At mom's house, 8?-10am Dish Network channel 460 "NHK" tv: http://www.nhk.or.jp/ http://www.nhk.or.jp/english/ program on Château de Versailles & Louis XIV. No wonder the modern arts has started in France! http://www.chateauversailles.fr/ http://www.worldtouristattractions.travel-guides.com/attractions/cdv/cdv.asp Then KTSF ch.26 on the Manchu emperor's younger brother, Pu Jieh's Japanese wife, Princess Hiro, part 1 of 2. Finally I have both side of looking at that Manchukuo history: http://www.undergrad.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~gwchan/synopsis/princesshiro/princesshiro.htm 2. Back to home, to computer free emails of Yahoo.com, cancel "Bulk" emails, then reply [Conflict] forum's Ron's answer to DF on "American Terrorism vs Charity #1001 [Re: Stingy???]": "" [Tsai Sheh-gni 05.1.1=6 #1] Happy & Peaceful New Year to all! This is my very first post in 2005. I'm going to start my daily(hopefully) dairy on my blog [05#1=#13]: http://bbcweb.blogspot.com/ I think it's quite safe to assume that any human social standard cannot be perfect, but still there are very different level of being decent there. The political standards augued about is very important and indicative of the whole social civility condition, AND, its certain level is absolutely necessay for a DEMOCRATIC civilization. I think also it depends on certain level of media and actual rule of law. Whether we comare the British Empire and American Empire or their DEMOCRACY or their historical contribution, we can see from these argument, IMHO. ====================== Ronald.Walker wrote: [DF] (remember Mohammed Al Fayed/ Ian Greer and the resignations of MPs Hamilton and Smith?) [Ron] Hamilton is usually referred to as "the disgraced former MP" over here. Stop people in the street and ask "what's the name of that disgraced former MP?" And most will reply "Hamilton" without hesitation. And there's the difference. His crime was to ASK QUESTIONS in parliament in exchange for money. And, when it became clear that's what he was doing... he lost his seat. Compare that with the ongoing saga of Tom De Lay. Has Tom lost his seat? Not exactly. In fact his party is attempting to change the rules to allow a crook to hold high office! You might notice a small but subtle difference in attitude between the two... Despite clear evidence of widescale corruption DeLay isn't known as "the disgraced former...." You also forgot to mention Mandellson, who got caught borrowing money to buy a house from one of parliament's few millionaires (he resigned) or his deputy, Mr Vaz, who got caught helping along nationalisation papers for a major party donor (he resigned) or most recently, David Blunkett, who got caught POSSIBLY helping along his girlfriend's Nanny's visa appliaction. He resigned too. Again... note th4e small but important difference. Any sign of Tom Delay resigning? Keeping corruption - or the appearance of it - completely out of politics isn't possible. So you're left with what you're prepared to tolerate. In the UK, that's "not very much" - with the result that there will always be scandals overe nothing very much when someone steps over the line of what's permissible - there's also a presumption of guilt, because not only is corruption not tolerated, neither is anything that LOOKS like corruption. If there's evidence even suggesting it, then there shouldn't be. In the USA, that line is in a quite different place, making commonplace activities that would lead to suspesion here. And on the basis that "Man bites dog" is news, and "Dog bites man" isn't... remarkably little press coverage of everyday normality. You want to check out corruption in the UK? Take out a subscription to "Private Eye". Once a fortnight, you'll get a very slim satirical magazine, packed with every rumour and insinuation going - covering corruption and hypocrisy down to town council level. A US version it seems would look more like a phone directory. Ron "" 3. Getting this first blog diary. A-Mei out to senior house to help, back asking sons to go with her to Costco, failing left alone. Ma tel. A-Chu ku tel her that ch. 26, 1-5pm special programs. Switched to ch. 26, almost 2pm, look like a movie, "Night Train", 2-5:30. Saving#1:- 2:30pm. 4. Discovering a very important China-Israel=Taiwan=US relations. To 1) #1. 5. NHK again, 7:17-9:17, new Silk Road special, after 25 years, old-new, and Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble (has Canadian ext. from Yahoo.com): http://www.nhk.or.jp/pr/english/update/pdf/update70.pdf http://www.silkroadproject.org/music/ensemble.html http://www.multinova.com/multimusic/SilkRoad/ Exceptionally early 10:35pm to bed. 1) China-Israel=Taiwan=US #1: "" "Israeli Defense Official Hints at Gravity of Crisis with U.S. and China; Neo-con Drama...", by joejoehead at 01:02AM (CST) on December 30, 2004 Permanent Link Cosmos "", at "INTL News by Joe Broadhurst", "a free news aggregator featuring interesting stories from around the world". http://www.intl-news.com/blog/_archives/2004/12/30/219128.html "" The current crisis also involves a similar arms-trading geopolitical conflict. After several drones purchased and used by the Chinese were sent back to Israel for repair and/or upgrading, the U.S. demanded that Israel not return them to China. The U.S. insists that Israel breach its contract with China, which has already introduced the drones into its armed forces. Haaretz reported on Dec. 22 that "the Israelis who heard the demand were astonished, considering there is no American technology in the drones. However, American sources say Israel will have no choice but to comply with the U.S. demand. The powerful pro-Taiwan lobby is warning that advanced Israeli weapons technologies could be used against U.S. soldiers defending the island state off the coast of China." Haaretz added that the crisis erupted after Feith learned that Israel, after selling the drones in the mid-1990s, was upgrading the unmanned airborne vehicles for the Chinese. Feith, a "neo-con" considered as a strong supporter of Israel, was furious and backed by his superior, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, another ardent Israel supporter in the administration. "" "" DEBKAfile reports that "Beijing hit the ceiling when it learned that the White House had exacerbated the Chinese drone crisis by shifting it from lower Pentagon ranks to defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld in person. The file was also passed to the Senate Armed Services Committee." As Debkafile notes, the implications for Israel are grave indeed. "The entire complex of US-Israel defense ties is now up for review in the light of Israel?s compliance with or defiance of Washington?s demand to withhold the Chinese UAVs. Putting the case before the Senate Committee invites a review of US appropriations to Israel, including military aid, in the full realization that delayed transfers would cause Israel severe financial damage. President George W. Bush thus signals that he would not be averse to a senate committee reprimand of Israel and posts a hands-off sign to Israel?s Capitol Hill lobbyists." "" TV program "Night Train" is ending, and I shall finish today's diary tommorow. 5:30pm. Going back to the hdqt.(i.e., mom's house). A-Mei is just back from Target, as Costco is closed.