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To: ggersh who wrote (110122)	1/25/2015 11:04:56 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219446

Europe is a chameleon continent. Fascism? they turn fascism, Social democracy. Capitalism. Whatever the ideology du jour Europe turns to it. Then someone concocted an European Union out of policies devised for them not to go to each others throat. Everyone turned into an European!! But we know that European countries discovered that they don't matter much as individual countries and trued to acquire critical mass. But the amorphous entity could not fly. What they will do? They will go back the 1920s. After the 1920s, Europe capitalists afraid of Europe becoming communist devised social democracy. Now there is no communism to be afraid of. They become leike the rest of other capitalists. But the root is planted. Thus the natural return to 1920s. We want to show our leftie colors to scare the capitalists gorging in our last 20 years follies. Watch a turn to the left: Greece, Spain, Portugal Italy..

To: ggersh who wrote (110122)	1/26/2015 12:52:26 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219446

strategy to create new markets for Chinese goods by boosting Chinese infrastructure investment in less developed trading partners. China seeks to forge foreign demand for its industrial output Lucy Hornby in Beijing Apparent steel consumption dropped 3.4 per cent last year, the first fall since 1995. Oversupply in a country that accounts for half the world’s production is severe — at one point last year the price of steel fell below that of cabbage. Amid a “new normal” of slower growth at home, an uncertain outlook overseas and slumping commodity prices, China’s industrial champions — often the largest employers and taxpayers in the regions where they are based — are desperate for new business. But rather than allow them to fail, Beijing has seized on a solution. The “One Road, One Belt” strategy aims to create new markets for Chinese goods by boosting Chinese infrastructure investment in less developed trading partners. “One Road” refers to the 21st century Maritime Silk Road initiative, which seeks to extend China’s trading might and infrastructure investment into Southeast Asian nations and further afield to south Asia and Africa. “One Belt” refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt, which extends into central Asian nations. “One Road, One Belt opens a lot of opportunities for us,” says Li Xinchuang of the China Iron and Steel Association. He believes overseas markets’ need for more equipment, vehicles and other Chinese goods will help support demand for Chinese steel, and keep members’ furnaces roaring. “This strategy would provide developing countries with a development boost and benefit China as well,” Justin Yifu Lin, former chief economist of the World Bank, wrote in an editorial in the state-owned China Daily this week. “The strategy is good for the stabilisation and development of the world economy and China, as it has a large overcapacity in construction materials.” One Road, One Belt reflects existing trade and investment patterns, as China’s booming economy has enhanced ties with resource-rich countries. But it also fits Beijing’s goals to restore China’s global power. At the height of the Tang dynasty of the seventh and eighth centuries, the country’s political control and trading influence extended well into central Asia. In the 15th century the voyages of the eunoch Muslim admiral Zheng He reached as far as Africa and marked the peak of Chinese influence in Southeast Asia. However, shipping steel and other construction materials into poorer nations is not an unalloyed recipe for success. Cement is not easily transported — the rule of thumb in the industry is that it doesn’t make financial sense past 200 miles. And Mr Li admits there may not be much more room for steel shipments to grow, after net exports rose by almost 50 per cent last year. In some cases, the goals of One Road, One Belt seem contradictory, especially if the foreign investments cannibalise overseas demand for products made in China. Take Hebei Iron and Steel, which is under pressure to help cut pollution in the province that surrounds Beijing. Its $4.5m proposed steel mill in South Africa would be the continent’s largest, producing 5m tonnes a year. Hebei Steel is promoting the project under the “One Road, One Belt” strategy, but it will not help city and provincial leaders facing job losses and clean-up costs back at home.

To: ggersh who wrote (110122)	1/26/2015 12:45:45 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	1 Recommendation Recommended By GROUND ZERO™ Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219446

OT - to all worth translating Ihre nüchterne Erzählung kommt erst ins Stocken, als sie erzählt, wie ihre Mutter bei der letzten Selektion in Auschwitz in die Gaskammer geschickt wurde: "Ich wollte mit ihr gehen, aber sie rief mir zu: Geh! Lebe und gründe eine Familie!" welt.de

To: ggersh who wrote (110122)	1/26/2015 12:51:02 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 219446

OT - to all worth translating Ihre nüchterne Erzählung kommt erst ins Stocken, als sie erzählt, wie ihre Mutter bei der letzten Selektion in Auschwitz in die Gaskammer geschickt wurde: "Ich wollte mit ihr gehen, aber sie rief mir zu: Geh! Lebe und gründe eine Familie!" welt.de Her sober narrative only comes to a halt when she tells how her mother was sent at the last selection in Auschwitz to the gas chambers, "I wanted to go with her, but she called to me, Go Live! and Found (establish) a family! "