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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (55558)	6/30/2000 9:58:51 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116764

Let's see if I have ths right, Higher Euro= lower $ = higher gold. Blair comes off the fence to back euro By Toby Helm in Berlin and George Jones, Political Editor TONY BLAIR launched a campaign last night to persuade the nation of the benefits of joining the euro. After weeks of confusion over the Government's stance on the single currency, he said that it could be good for jobs and industry and cut the cost of mortgages. He made his comments as he arrived in Berlin to meet Chancellor Schröder, who described him as "a convinced and committed European". The Prime Minister signalled his readiness to compromise on Franco-German plans for a leading group of EU states to push ahead with closer integration. Mr Blair said he was "not at all" alarmed by President Chirac's call for a "pioneering group" of member states to move faster than others. Standing beside Mr Schröder, he sought to dispel speculation about the strength of his personal commitment to the euro. He called for the British media to "grow up" and said he would continue to talk positively about the European Union because he believed that it was in the national interest to do so. Speaking in Potsdam, near Berlin, Mr Blair told reporters that it was time to start believing in Britain's ability to shape the European debate and stop seeing the EU as a conspiracy against Britain. He accepted that while Britain remained outside the euro it could not expect to be included in talks on economic policy between euro countries. But he made clear that he saw Britain's long-term interest as being a member of the euro, providing that the economic tests the Government has laid down and the conditions for entry were met. Mr Blair said: "Again let me make it absolutely clear: in principle we want Britain to be part of a successful single currency in the EU. "Now, in practice the economic conditions have to be right. We have set out our intentions and made our declaration in principle very clear. It is precisely because I believe it is important for British jobs and British industry and British mortgages that we are in principle in favour." Mr Schröder praised Mr Blair's contribution to the European debates, singling out his positive role in advocating more co-operation on defence. He dismissed British fears that European countries were competing to get ahead of each other as "not justified whatsoever". The two leaders then went in to a dinner of lamb, fish and strawberries at the Glienicke Schloss, near the bridge where the Americans and Russians exchanged spies during the Cold War. Mr Blair's remarks were clearly intended to reassure other EU leaders that Labour was serious about joining the single currency after the next election - and demonstrate to a British audience that he believed it would bring economic benefits. Robin Cook, the Foreign Secretary, had earlier underlined europhile ministers' determination to make the case for early membership. Addressing a London conference, he delivered the pro-euro sections of a speech he was ordered to drop two weeks ago after Downing Street urged him to tone down his remarks. They included his belief that "Britain must not lose out by staying out". His remarks pushed to the limit the latitude for Cabinet ministers to speak on the euro without breaking ranks with Gordon Brown, the Chancellor, who wants to dampen debate on the issue until after the election. Attempts to quash reported remarks by Helen Liddell, minister for European competitiveness, that Britain could join the euro sooner than expected was undermined by a British embassy transcript of a German newspaper interview. It showed that Mrs Liddell had said: "We certainly envisage a very early referendum [on the euro]." telegraph.co.uk

To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (55558)	7/3/2000 1:04:02 AM
From: Step1	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116764

Heinz, since this landing image gets a lot of mileage i thought i might add a couple of comments. Lets take the analogy to the next logical level, or back to the real action of flying. Every time you fly, you expect a soft landing, and as a consequence, do little or no preparation in expectation of the uneventful outcome of your flight. At most you might tighten your seat belt a bit. Less than 1 in a hundred will even bother reviewing the safety card and even less than that actually count seat rows to their nearest exits (front and back - i actually may be the only one who does that on a regular basis ...-) For a hard landing, a lot more prep would go on prior to this unwelcome event, time permitting of course, and you would see the crew brief the passengers at length, prepare the cabin and hopefullly, no, most likely , the airport crews or rescuers would feverishly start their own preps on the ground as well. A mid-air explosion cannot be avoided or prepared for, as it is totally unexpected and it goes without saying, unwanted. It kills all those on the plane, perhaps some on the ground as well... I personally believe that the hard landing scenario has much more likelyhood and some very good articles can be found to lend it credence. In such a scenario, what would be the foretelling signs that the groundcrews and rescuers are preparing for the jumbo `s touch down? regards Stephan PS if you are afraid of mid-air explosion, dont fly, but no means of transportation is totally safe, although some, like the Shikansen run between Osaka and Tokyo, have neve had a fatal accident while carying 1 billion passengers since opening... sg