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To: TobagoJack who wrote (23782)	10/10/2007 6:42:36 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217632

To: TobagoJack who wrote (23782)	10/10/2007 6:51:49 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217632

Satellites don't need wings to fly, silly. There is no air in space, at least, none to speak of. The argument Mq and I were having a long time ago was whether satellites in geosynchronous orbit needed to adjust their positions due to perturbations in gravity, air drag, solar and lunar attraction, and other forces. As usual, I was right. ;^) adsabs.harvard.edu

To: TobagoJack who wrote (23782)	10/10/2007 7:52:24 AM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217632

>>not specifying lead-free paint<< Are you saying that lead paint is still legally used in China?

To: TobagoJack who wrote (23782)	10/10/2007 3:46:40 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217632

Scramble to find place to invest. Too much money chasing to few assets! Russia Opens the Pacific Front In Indonesia David J. Jonsson - 10/9/2007 As Sun Tsu said: “Whoever occupies the battleground first and awaits the enemy will be at ease; whoever occupies the battleground afterward and must race to the conflict will be fatigued. Thus one who excels at warfare compels men and is not compelled by other men.” “Thus the highest realization of warfare is to attack the enemy’s plans; next is to attack their alliances; next to attack their army; and the lowest is to attack their fortified cities.” Vladimir Putin has the goal of reestablishing Russia as a world power and returning the world to a multi-polar world. Russia’s alliance with China and Iran with their global alliances through economic and military alliances presents the strategic basis for control and the elimination of the hegemony of the United States. The alliances span both the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam as exemplified by the relations with Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, Indonesia and Iran. While the politicians and the press are focused on war in Iraq, scant attention is being directed to the greater geopolitical events occurring worldwide. The battleground is already being occupied by the enemies of freedom and liberty. The Russian deal to supply weapons to Indonesia descended on the APEC summit table like a slammed fist. Russia along with their partners is utilizing alliances in the: political, transportation, military, technology, economic, natural resource and energy sectors to accomplish the goal. Russia seeks access to the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific and the Caribbean. In the space of a few years Russia has managed to create a network of relations that, at a diplomatic level, have launched the Kremlin as an irreplaceable reference point for the central-Asiatic republics, for some middle-east countries, the Pacific Basin and the Caribbean. The network of alliances between Russia, Iran, China, India, Venezuela, Cuba and now Indonesia - motivated exclusively by convenience - have produced an acceleration of economic and financial integration projects. Past differences between Russia and the larger Asiatic nations seem now to be overcome due to the will to reach new common objectives. From this point of view, the intention of the Shanghai Pact’s members of including Iran amongst the cooperation organizations, Russia and China’s UNSC veto and opposition to imposing sanctions in order to discourage Teheran from pursuing the enrichment of uranium, and the profitable Russian-Iranian cooperation in economic and military fields represent the most significant examples of the sharing of political strategies that antagonize the West. While the leaders who attended the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Sydney in September 2007 seemed to be united in their call for action on challenging issues such as global warming and economic development, in fact a cauldron of unpredictable discord was simmering just below the surface of smiles and handshakes. While Vladimir Putin arrived at the APEC meetings to open the Russian initiative in the Pacific with the signing of weapons and energy deals with Indonesia, the United States and Japan seemed intent on also creating a new military block in Asia. They have enlisted Australia, India and Singapore as their allies, and the five nations were concluding their first joint military exercises in the Bay of Bengal just as the APEC conference was winding down. In Sydney, the United States, Japan and Australia held separate security talks at which the main topic was how to engage with India. The leading members of this alliance have described their cooperation as focused on their "common interests," and have stressed that it is not aimed against China. Yet there is little evidence to prove this argument. No one knows what scenarios will arise in the future. Is the emerging Asian security paradigm a threat to China? “The "Malabar CY 07-2" naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal held in the first week of September, 2007 undoubtedly represent a major shift in India's strategic security perceptions. Only the US and Indian navies had been participating in the 12 Malabar series of naval exercises held usually off the west coast of India so far. But Malabar CY 07-2 is different in two ways. First, the size of it; with the participation of nearly 30 warships and 200 aircraft from five nations- Australia, Japan, India, the U.S., and Singapore – makes it the largest ever naval exercise in this part of the world. Second, in a clear departure from the past, qualitatively the exercise is trying out entirely new set of war games in the Bay of Bengal off Andaman.” The Cold War should serve as a mirror in this present situation. The confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in the early years of the Cold War resembles in some respects the situation that is emerging today. The South China Sea was the scene of 13 resource-related military clashes in the 1990s, nine of which involved China.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (23782)	10/10/2007 4:18:15 PM
From: Archie Meeties	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 217632

"american indians wiped out = genocide" Jay, I know you're being tag teamed here, but I couldn't let this one go. The majority of Natives died to smallpox, which they had no immunity, and which was brought with but mostly without intent, from settlers, French, Spanish, English. Very true that many obligations and treaties were broken, very true that many tribes were forcibly relocated under the banner of "manifest destiny". Also true that many settlers/invaders were killed, women taken away by Native Americans who were defending what they considered their land. And so the beginnings of some American myths, for example, heroic western independence, start here, with a mixed bag of failures. However, genocide, no. wiped out, yes and no. I live in the middle on tribal lands among natives who live on their ancestral lands, speak their original language, and who number 750,000. They have their own separate government (akin to Tibet's supposed autonomous rule?). In some ways, China history now appears similar to US history about 100 years ago. It was not too long ago in the US when child labor was employed, worker conditions were abysmal, and the common man was exploited, exposed to lead, radiation, toxins (some known to be toxic, some not). We would do best not to judge either way, but discuss mistakes and success' openly. As to toy lead paint, I agree, Mattel should shoulder the majority of responsibility. But the problem will be solved at the other end I suspect. Given enough freedom I'm sure that workers, like they did in the US, will rise up and demand improved conditions and refuse to be exposed to hazards.