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To: RealMuLan who wrote (5750)	5/6/2004 2:50:59 PM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Respond to of 116555

70% of Japanese language before 1940s were consisted of Chinese characters you seem to not understand the difference between written and spoken language. Japanese written language has gone through many phases, some closer to and some farther away from the spoken language. the spoken language has never been ANYTHING LIKE chinese. so what you really want to say is that 70% of the characters used were Chinese characters. this does not mean they were Chinese usages. Japanese writers arbitrarily assigned Chinese characters to various Japanese words which had no corresponding word in Chinese. the system was very cumbersome and thus abolished after the war. just watch an old movie showing people born before the 1940s--you won't understand a word. or why don't you read classical Japanese. that is unintelligible to Chinese as well. >>that is because many old Japanese books were written in Chinese! << You are joking right? sorry i did not calibrate my response to the appropriate level of simplicity, but you said "old Japanese books". i assume books such as thousand-year-old Zen texts qualify as "old Japanese books"? well, read them, they are written in Chinese. i must say, when one considers how much greater a success Japan has been in the modern world compared to China, it is quite hilarious to hear the theories coming out of China. And I did learn 1.5 years of Japanese in college sorry, i didn't realize i was talking to such an expert.

To: RealMuLan who wrote (5750)	5/6/2004 3:51:58 PM
From: mishedlo	Respond to of 116555

FOMC debated inflation wording at March policy meeting - Thursday, May 6, 2004 7:53:47 PM WASHINGTON (AFX) -- The Federal Open Market Committee debated changing its wording on inflation at its March meeting but ultimately decided to stick with the wording agreed to in January until a later date, according to a summary of the meeting released Thursday "Many members held that a case could be made for moving to a balanced risk assessment with regard to the outlook for inflation, with a number of them expressing a marginal preference for such a change," said the nine-page minutes describing the March meeting of the Federal Reserve's policymaking panel "However, other members thought the evidence for a balanced risk assessment was not yet compelling and pointed out that with inflation quite low and slack in labor and output markets likely to persist for a while longer, the costs to the economy associated with a further decline in inflation likely outweighed those associated with a comparable increase," the minutes said The March meeting minutes also showed that some members of the committee expressed concerned that an extended period of low interest rates could be troublesome down the road "Some members were concerned that keeping monetary policy stimulative for so long might be encouraging increased leverage and excessive risk-taking," the minutes said The key federal funds rate is at a 46-year low of 1 percent At its March meeting, the Fed kept wording that said the probability of disinflation appeared "almost equal to that of a rise in inflation." "With inflation quite low and resource use slack, the Committee believes that it can be patient in removing its policy accommodation," the Fed said in March, retaining wording from its January statement On Tuesday, however, the Fed chose to drop that language and said the risks to sustainable growth and stable prices were now evenly balanced, a step toward an eventual rate increase "The committee perceives the upside and downside risks to the attainment of sustainable growth for the next few quarters are roughly equal. Similarly, the risks to the goal of price stability have moved into balance," the May statement said. In May, the Fed also chose to drop its assertion that it would be "patient" before raising rates "At this juncture, with inflation low and resource use slack, the committee believes that policy accommodation can be removed at a pace that is likely to be measured," the May statement said The minutes showed that no one actually voted in favor of changing the wording in March, but it was considered an option in the debate before the vote "While many viewed it as a close call, all members indicated that they could support a proposal to retain the existing wording involving a slight tilt toward the possibility of some further disinflation," the minutes said. fxstreet.com

To: RealMuLan who wrote (5750)	5/6/2004 3:56:29 PM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Monster Employment Index Shows Jump in Online Job Demand in April — Increases in Job Availability Seen in Most Industries — — Sales, Business & Financial Operational, Managerial and Administrative Support Experience Wanted Most by Employers — — Increase Online Demand Seen for Blue Collar Workers, Particularly in Building/Grounds Maintenance, Transportation/Material Moving, — Construction and Farming/Forestry — — Regional Demand for Workers Increased Across Nearly Every Part of the United States — NEW YORK, May 6, 2004 – Demand for workers and related online job recruitment activity across the United States increased significantly in April, according to the Monster Employment Index, marking a continued upward trend for the first four months of 2004. The April findings of the Monster Employment Index report that most industries experienced growth in job availability, with the largest increases occurring within the healthcare, finance & insurance, professional & technical, real estate, and retail trade industries. The healthcare industry remains the largest industry in terms of job availability despite a modest slowdown in growth over the past few months, according to the Index. Overall, the Index reports a rise to 125 in April from 109 in March. Lots more here: monsterworldwide.com