#282=US#428; 8.18:#8 R#31, T#4 [#0 TW 10.10] Ankara; N Ame Republic death? N Ame Sece Conv; N Korea nuke test. Tax work, 10.10 "banquet'? for Mei.

P#282: Taiwan for Freedom & Peace: BBCWeb media: http://tinyurl.com/oy5dx Profile media: http://tinyurl.com/gvfp6 R#30: DOUBLE TEN(T10.10) w/o serious trouble. Hakka #4/2-4 days: Istanbul > Ankara:--- Anatolian Civilization Museum, Kamel Mem. Museum > Anatolian Highland wonder to Cappadocia. 1st N Am'n Scssnst Conv: http://tinyurl.com/roy29 Death of Ame'n Republic: N Korea Nuclear weapons: http://tinyurl.com/kdqs8 :US diplomatic failure: http://tinyurl.com/s4wn8 Fair cool mild warm: Up 6:20, N Korea atomic explosion news continues. 11:37am finish emails, to tax preparation, lunch, tax work. Mei got Double Ten meeting tickets from Hsiang couple, so drive to Marriot near SF Int'l Airport, meeting rather sub-standard so leave soon home, now 11:54pm to quit. Bed 12:55am. #0.Double Ten in Taiwan: It's 2009 [= Republic 95 since 1912].10.10=2 today in Taiwan, (here California 10.9=1) passes rather peacefully, except some massive democracy excesses around Taipei streets, and parliamentary fights on the celebration stage.