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The ECONOMY AMERICAN Is DANGER, BUSH CONVENES An EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT To the WHITE HOUSE....
Good evening. This is an extraordinary period for America's economy. Over the past few weeks, many Americans have felt anxiety about their finances and their future. I understand their worry and their frustration. We've seen triple-digit swings in the stock market. Major financial institutions have teetered on the edge of collapse, and some have failed. As uncertainty has grown, many banks have restricted lending, credit markets have frozen, and families and businesses have found it harder to borrow money. We're in the midst of a serious financial crisis, and the federal government is responding with decisive action. We boosted confidence in money market mutual funds and acted to prevent major investors from intentionally driving down stocks for their own personal gain. Most importantly, my administration is working with Congress to address the root cause behind much of the instability in our markets. Financial assets related to home mortgages have lost value during the house decline, and the banks holding these assets have restricted credit. As a result, our entire economy is in danger. So I propose that the federal government reduce the risk posed by these troubled assets and supply urgently needed money so banks and other financial institutions can avoid collapse and resume lending. This rescue effort is not aimed at preserving any individual company or industry. It is aimed at preserving America's overall economy. It will help American consumers and businesses get credit to meet their daily needs and create jobs. And it will help send a signal to markets around the world that America's financial system is back on track. I know many Americans have questions tonight: How did we reach this point in our economy? How will the solution I propose work? And what does this mean for your financial future? These are good questions, and they deserve clear answers. First, how did our economy reach this point? Well, most economists agree that the problems we're witnessing today developed over a long period of time. For more than a decade, a massive amount of money flowed into the United States from investors abroad because our country is an attractive and secure place to do business. This large influx of money to U.S. banks and financial institutions, along with low interest rates, made it easier for Americans to get credit. These developments allowed more families to borrow money for cars, and homes, and college tuition, some for the first time. They allowed more entrepreneurs to get loans to start new businesses and create jobs. Unfortunately, there were also some serious negative consequences, particularly in the housing market. Easy credit, combined with the faulty assumption that home values would continue to rise, led to excesses and bad decisions. Many mortgage lenders approved loans for borrowers without carefully examining their ability to pay. Many borrowers took out loans larger than they could afford, assuming that they could sell or refinance their homes at a higher price later on. Optimism about housing values also led to a boom in home construction. Eventually, the number of new houses exceeded the number of people willing to buy them. And with supply exceeding demand, housing prices fell, and this created a problem. BUSH: Borrowers with adjustable-rate mortgages, who had been planning to sell or refinance their homes at a higher price, were stuck with homes worth less than expected, along with mortgage payments they could not afford. As a result, many mortgage-holders began to default. These widespread defaults had effects far beyond the housing market. See, in today's mortgage industry, home loans are often packaged together and converted into financial products called mortgage-backed securities. These securities were sold to investors around the world. Many investors assumed these securities were trustworthy and asked few questions about their actual value. Two of the leading purchasers of mortgage-backed securities were Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Because these companies were chartered by Congress, many believed they were guaranteed by the federal government. This allowed them to borrow enormous sums of money, fuel the market for questionable investments, and put our financial system at risk. The decline in the housing market set off a domino effect across our economy. When home values declined, borrowers defaulted on their mortgages, and investors holding mortgage-backed securities began to incur serious losses. Before long, these securities became so unreliable that they were not being bought or sold. Investment banks, such as Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, found themselves saddled with large amounts of assets they could not sell. They ran out of money needed to meet their immediate obligations, and they faced imminent collapse. Other banks found themselves in severe financial trouble. These banks began holding on to their money, and lending dried up, and the gears of the American financial system began grinding to a halt. With the situation becoming more precarious by the day, I faced a choice, to step in with dramatic government action or to stand back and allow the irresponsible actions of some to undermine the financial security of all. I'm a strong believer in free enterprise, so my natural instinct is to oppose government intervention. I believe companies that make bad decisions should be allowed to go out of business. Under normal circumstances, I would have followed this course. But these are not normal circumstances. The market is not functioning properly. There has been a widespread loss of confidence, and major sectors of America's financial system are at risk of shutting down. The government's top economic experts warn that, without immediate action by Congress, America could slip into a financial panic and a distressing scenario would unfold. More banks could fail, including some in your community. The stock market would drop even more, which would reduce the value of your retirement account. The value of your home could plummet. Foreclosures would rise dramatically. And if you own a business or a farm, you would find it harder and more expensive to get credit. More businesses would close their doors, and millions of Americans could lose their jobs. Even if you have good credit history, it would be more difficult for you to get the loans you need to buy a car or send your children to college. And, ultimately, our country could experience a long and painful recession. Fellow citizens, we must not let this happen. I appreciate the work of leaders from both parties in both houses of Congress to address this problem and to make improvements to the proposal my administration sent to them. There is a spirit of cooperation between Democrats and Republicans and between Congress and this administration. In that spirit, I've invited Senators McCain and Obama to join congressional leaders of both parties at the White House tomorrow to help speed our discussions toward a bipartisan bill. I know that an economic rescue package will present a tough vote for many members of Congress. It is difficult to pass a bill that commits so much of the taxpayers' hard-earned money. I also understand the frustration of responsible Americans who pay their mortgages on time, file their tax returns every April 15th, and are reluctant to pay the cost of excesses on Wall Street. But given the situation we are facing, not passing a bill now would cost these Americans much more later. Many Americans are asking, how would a rescue plan work? After much discussion, there's now widespread agreement on the principles such a plan would include. It would remove the risk posed by the troubled assets, including mortgage-backed securities, now clogging the financial system. This would free banks to resume the flow of credit to American families and businesses. Any rescue plan should also be designed to ensure that taxpayers are protected. It should welcome the participation of financial institutions, large and small. It should make certain that failed executives do not receive a windfall from your tax dollars. BUSH: It should establish a bipartisan board to oversee the plan's implementation, and it should be enacted as soon as possible. In close consultation with Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and SEC Chairman Chris Cox, I announced a plan on Friday. First, the plan is big enough to solve a serious problem. Under our proposal, the federal government would put up to $700 billion taxpayer dollars on the line to purchase troubled assets that are clogging the financial system. In the short term, this will free up banks to resume the flow of credit to American families and businesses, and this will help our economy grow. Second, as markets have lost confidence in mortgage-backed securities, their prices have dropped sharply, yet the value of many of these assets will likely be higher than their current price, because the vast majority of Americans will ultimately pay off their mortgages. The government is the one institution with the patience and resources to buy these assets at their current low prices and hold them until markets return to normal. And when that happens, money will flow back to the Treasury as these assets are sold, and we expect that much, if not all, of the tax dollars we invest will be paid back. The final question is, what does this mean for your economic future? Well, the primary steps -- purpose of the steps I've outlined tonight is to safeguard the financial security of American workers, and families, and small businesses. The federal government also continues to enforce laws and regulations protecting your money. The Treasury Department recently offered government insurance for money market mutual funds. And through the FDIC, every savings account, checking account, and certificate of deposit is insured by the federal government for up to $100,000. The FDIC has been in existence for 75 years, and no one has ever lost a penny on an insured deposit, and this will not change. Once this crisis is resolved, there will be time to update our financial regulatory structures. Our 21st-century global economy remains regulated largely by outdated 20th-century laws. Recently, we've seen how one company can grow so large that its failure jeopardizes the entire financial system. Earlier this year, Secretary Paulson proposed a blueprint that would modernize our financial regulations. For example, the Federal Reserve would be authorized to take a closer look at the operations of companies across the financial spectrum and ensure that their practices do not threaten overall financial stability. There are other good ideas, and members of Congress should consider them. As they do, they must ensure that efforts to regulate Wall Street do not end up hampering our economy's ability to grow. In the long run, Americans have good reason to be confident in our economic strength. Despite corrections in the marketplace and instances of abuse, democratic capitalism is the best system ever devised. It has unleashed the talents and the productivity and entrepreneurial spirit of our citizens. It has made this country the best place in the world to invest and do business. And it gives our economy the flexibility and resilience to absorb shocks, adjust, and bounce back. Our economy is facing a moment of great challenge, but we've overcome tough challenges before, and we will overcome this one. I know that Americans sometimes get discouraged by the tone in Washington and the seemingly endless partisan struggles, yet history has shown that, in times of real trial, elected officials rise to the occasion. And together we will show the world once again what kind of country America is: a nation that tackles problems head on, where leaders come together to meet great tests, and where people of every background can work hard, develop their talents, and realize their dreams. Thank you for listening. May God bless you.
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Thursday, October 02, 2008
WAR And PEACE To WALL STREET
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
42 Chapter of Dao
TAO TEH CHING
The Classic Words of TAO & TEH
THE WAY OF THE HEART
Translated by John L. A. Trottier
Copyright 2008
42
Tao (la manière de l'univers)
a donné naissance à une, (le unifié)
Tao ( the Way of the Universe )
gave birth to One,
(The unified field)
On a donné naissance à deux,
(énergie et matière, E=MC2)
One gave birth to Two,
(Energy and Matter, E=MC2)
Deux ont donné naissance à trois,
(les forces de pesanteur, nucléaires et électromagnétiques)
trois ont donné naissance à toutes les choses.
Two gave birth to Three,
(Gravity, Nuclear and Electro-Magnetic Forces)
Three gave birth to all things.
Toutes les choses portent le Yin (physique
(matière)) sur leurs dos et tiennent
le Yang (spirituel (énergie)) sur leur coffre,
All the things carry the
Yin (physical(matter)) on their backs and
hold the Yang (spiritual(energy)) to their chest,
Obtenant leur équilibre essentiel
de se mélanger approprié
des deux souffles essentiels énergie
(d'examen médical (matière) et de Spiritual)
Getting their
vital balance from the
proper blending of the
two vital Breaths.
(Physical(matter) and Spiritual(energy))
Ce qui davantage est détesté
par des personnes que pour être
"délaissé (nécessitant l'aide),
" peu (aucun désir d'être supérieur),
"et" sans valeur (aucun désir d'être riche)"?
Ce sont les noms mêmes que les chefs s'appellent.
What is more hated by people than to be
“helpless(in need of help),"
"little(no desire to be superior),” and
“worthless(no desire to be rich)”?
These are the
very names the
leaders call themselves.
Vous pouvez gagner en perdant
(se mettant à une place au gain),
You can gain by losing (putting ourselves in a
position to gain),
Et vous pouvez perdre en gagnant (recevant notre
désir de coeurs et se sentant perdu).
And you can lose by gaining ( receiving our
hearts desire and feeling lost ).
Ce qui d'autres m'ont enseigné répétez :
What others have taught I repeat:
"une personne qui vit pour la destruction
attirera la destruction à eux . "
(La construction attire la construction.
La destruction attire la destruction.
La faiblesse attire la destruction.
La vertu (coeur (puissance)) attire la construction)
“A person who lives for destruction will attract
destruction to themself.”
(Construction attracts construction.
Destruction attracts destruction.
Weakness attracts destruction.
Virtue (heart(power)) attracts construction)
Je ferai à ce chapitre
mon enseignement plus important.
I will make this chapter
my most important teaching.
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Saturday, May 24, 2008
No Trader Joe's In Canada
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Friday, April 04, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
DongShan Island - Soon These Only Found On flickr!!
For this incident, I am calling our diplomat & EPA activists to serve notice to the President of China, for his attention & resolutions into this case.
I am also calling our President George W. Bush to have a word with President Hu JinDao on this issue immediately!!
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DongShan Island - Soon These Only Found On flickr!!
I am very surprise on the respond on the issue of PX plant in Ku Riu which is 7KM away from DongShan.
Where is the men of Novell prize winners' for EPA??
Having doing lots of foot works & empty my pocket!! I am still a lone ranger in the Global Warming & EPA things.
I can only find a link on Times News. The news posted on the Chinese sites are all taken off!!
DongShan & Ku Riu is about 100km away from Taiwan, I wonder why the Taiwan & international EPA activists have not mounted any moment in supporting the Ku Riu & DongShan people who are suffering the suppression & oppression & those people that are wounded & jail by their government..etc.
As I have to go now.
I would continue the translation tomorrow.
You see even the locals who provide info to me are unable to contact.
I urge all the international EPA activists do something in support to the poor people there!!
The polluted sea & air would hit the whole world soon.
Remember, there is only one world!!
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The Ku Riu island PX project is not a straight & simple after all. If the project is allow to goes on. the after maths effects would be far & deep!!
东山的事情：
古雷半岛漳州各县城距离
云霄 ：31公里，诏安：45公里，东山：23公里，龙海：66公里， 漳州：70公里
平和：65公里 南靖：73公里，华安：119公里 海沧：77公里 厦门：81公里。
我相信FZ希望是社会稳定，但是，为了稳定，现封闭了所有的媒体传播，打记者热线一听是东山的，没有人敢出来采访。群众有人现场用手机，数码相机拍照，被发现后，手机、数码相机当场被没收，求诉无门的东山人民，用报纸抹着眼泪，更有志愿者，纷纷捐款，要将此游行进行到停止PX项目在古雷投建，游行队伍不管走到哪，累了，渴了，居住周围的群众自愿烧锅做饭，慰藉队伍。
队伍中不乏老太婆老大爷，小学生中学生，镜头一：警察上前阻截时，颤巍巍的老阿婆："年轻仔，我这把岁数，再活也活不了几年了，我是为我的子孙后代呀！"镜头二：一只有七八岁的小学生，从地上捡起一张皱巴巴的关于宣传反PX项目的小宣传单，细心抹平，平整地贴在墙上，粘好
善良的东山人确实愤怒了，他们周围四面环海，现大大小小的海产品养殖场近千家，每年占60%的东山人靠渔业而生活着，他们有他们的骄傲：可以与夏威夷媲美的海水，沙滩，千百年来几乎不受污染的空气，绿水，然而，在PX投建生产之后，谁来保证这一切不会受到影响，是政府现在说的一句和"煤气一样好管理"这样的空话吗？？
学生罢课，交通堵塞，商场停止营业，东山从没有这么的乱过，但东山人也从没这么的团结过！！！！
卢展工省委书记对厦门反PX项目游行事件评价说"PX是一个好项目，大项目，但是现在有这么多的厦门人反对，我们尊重民意，关注民生，这一定层次也说明了厦门人民的环境保护意识不断加强，这是一件好事。"那么，东山人的反对呢，须知，PX项目在漳州每个人的心里，都已是草木皆兵了。
事态已非常的恶劣，所发生的一切不是现在每一个东山人愿看到，相信也不是每一个有良心的漳州市民愿意看到，在这里，我一个平凡的东山人只能呼吁：快点站出来，各界的媒体，快点站出来，各级政府领导，要
给子民一个明确的答复。而不是钢盔铁枪的警察，防爆部队，武装警察了，跪求了！！！！
The following is the datas of Dongshan Incidents:
Ku Riu locality ( Distance in KM):
Yen Xiao 云霄 ：31公里，
ChowAun 诏安：45公里，
Dongshan 东山：23公里，
LongHai 龙海：66公里，
ZhangZhou 漳州：70公里
PingHe 平和：65公里
NanChing 南靖：73公里，
HuaAun 华安：119公里
HaiChiang 海沧：77公里
Xiamen 厦门：81公里。
I believed FuZhou (the Provincial Gov) would like to see the stability of the society. However because of stability, now gov have censor all the public medias. If you call up the press, the reporters heard that is DongShan, then no one would stand up to visit & report about the incident!!
There were public using Digital Cameras to snap the scene; once found by the police or the security protocols, it would be confiscated immediately.
It seem that DongShan people have no avenue to bring up their request to. Some Dongshan using the news paper to clean up their tears & some even donate money for the demo convoys.
Wherever they marching to, there are people offering drinks; food to the convoys.
Within the demo convoys, there are all works of life old & young. Primary to High school students. There is a image showing that, one policeman was stopping the demo people, a old lady knee down to beg the police by saying:
Young man ; I am would not be living for long in my old age; what I am doing is for our Dongshan future generations!!
Another image shown that a young student about 7-8 years old pick up a damage PX news poster; patiently pasted on the wall!!
Because the PX project; Now the simple & honors DongShan people angry; upset ; hopeless as their home for over 2K years would be destroy by the PX pollutions. Their lifeline on fisheries; tourism would totally gone!! All the beauties of the Sunshine; Blue sky; Green mountains would be gone forever.
No one can guaranty that PX plant would not polluted the area; but the gov just said, managing PX plant is just like managing LPG tank at home!! Can you believe that??
Students stop going to school; business & commercial people stop operations. DongShan people & DongShan Island have not been so mess up & so united!!
Fujian province committee secretary general Mr Lu Chan Gong said during the Xiamen PX event that:
PX is a gigantic project; good for the Xiamen people , However, now the people against it, we respect peoples' decision therefore GOV would not do it in Xieman.
The above have proved that Xieman people are highly aware the danger of PX plant & the environment issues arises. That is a good thing. Why is that a good project which Xiamen peoples' don't want it & then the GOV is forcing Ku Riu & DongShan people to accept it??
The incidents is very critical conditions; what I am asking or requesting is the various level of GOV officials; medias; Green & Sustainability activists have to come to the front & help the DongShan People.
We don't want the high handed police & reserve units using guns & weapon to point at the DongShan people!!
Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Dongshan(东山) From Paradise 2 Hell Via PX Plant in Ku Riu (古雷)
Dongshan(东山) From Paradise 2 Hell Via PX Plant in Ku Riu (古雷), originally uploaded by CharlieBrown8989.
Dongshan(东山) From Paradise 2 Hell Via PX Plant in Ku Riu (古雷)
The following is the translation as promised.
Please Looks into the Dongshan People Interest on The Reason Why Against The Building of PX Plant!!
Please Looks into the Dongshan People Interest on The Reason Why Against The Building of PX Plant!!
On 2008 02 29, the simple & honors Paradise - Dongshan People are angry!!
People are carrying Banners with " Against Building PX Plant @ Ku Riu, Risk of Lives to Dongshan People" ku Riu penisular which is about 22KM off Dongshan Island.
Dongshan is just opposite Taiwan.
The groups of people put up blockages; barricades; block out the major street in their old town "DongLin"; DongLin have been a city center for Dongshan for over 2 thousand years. Which is also the home town of my late dad's.
The people requesting their county government to put off the decision to build PX plant which is 22KM away from their home island. They want their government to request their upper authority to ask Zhang Bu County to put off the decision. Since Ku Riu is under the control of Zhang Bu!!
So that this paradise island could continue their own lives!!
In principle, Dongshan county government have not authority over the Zhang Bu County government decision. However, government are used to use high pressure & high handed ways to suppress the peoples'. Therefore the riots broke out, County deputy mayor is wounded during the riots; police are torturing the people & students.
Thus one of the police petrol car is overturned by the rioters. From Mar 03, 2008 the rioters have increased to over 50 to 60K people. Rioters includes old folks; students, all works of lives. Now the riots have spread to the whole county!! It have been reported that 16 police car have been damaged; also the Government buildings glasses are broken by the rioters.
There are over 17 people wounded & 16 people were taken to county jail.
The words of the Dongshan people is that they want Blue Sky; White Clouds; They don't want PX plant;
They want the original; Beaches; White sands; Non polluted sea & water
Government saying is that only stability would bring prosperity!! If like these, how could government bring prosperity & development to Dongshan?? "PX is great project; it would generate 80Billions GDP to the Nation!! good management & control is just like managing LPG cylinder project, If within control then just like having the LPG in your family!!
Can you see how naive & stupid explanations??
If that is great project for the people & nation, why Xiamen don't want the project?? Why should Dongshan people accept the project??
Dongshan cannot compare with Xiamen in evconomy & culture. What Dongshan people want tis safe guard their life line in fisheries; tourism, clean environments. Dongshan people don't understand what is GDP!!
Ku Riu the nearest part to Dongshan is only 7KM away from Dongshan, what if the PX leakage of pollutants & ... then Dongshan people would be all sending to hell!!
According the the International EPA requirement, such industries must be 100miles away from the populated area. But now such requirement is not observed by authority!!
To be continue......
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Monday, March 03, 2008
Dongshan Island - China Riots
Back in June, the people of the coastal city of Xiamen came out onto the streets for two successive days to protest plans to allow a billion-dollar chemical plant to be built within city limits. It was an unprecedented but entirely peaceful demonstration and, after considerable twists and turns, eventually resulted in the municipal government deciding to relocate the project to an island about 100 kilometers to the south of Xiamen. At the time, we noted that the authorities would have a hard time controlling the impulse to demonstrate in other cities. Sure enough, there were protests in Shanghai (over a planned train project) and elsewhere. They were entirely peaceful and relatively small, involving only a few hundred people. Now however, it looks as though that same chemical plant that caused the trouble in Xiamen is sparking large protest again, this time violent, with one or more protesters possibly dying. Reports remain sketchy—material on the internet in China is rapidly blocked or deleted—but it's now clear that many thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of residents living near the proposed site of the relocated plant have been showing their displeasure at the plan.
One post entitled, "New development on PX Project: Protest at Dongshan Island" on a Sohu.com (a popular portal) bulletin board mysteriously survived three days of censorship. Although the authorities never officially announced the plan to relocate the chemical plant to Gulei Peninsula in Zhangzhou City, the local opposition to the project was very strong. On Dongshan Island, which is next to the proposed project site, that opposition burst into the open on Feb.29.
"On Feb. 29th, the peaceful island witnessed a historic breakout by the residents. Thousands of people blocked the main roads in town and stopped all vehicles leaving for the government district of Dongshan County", the post recounts. And this was only the prelude. On March 1, "thousands of motorcycles, vans, buses, and even more people took to the streets", and an "even bigger demonstration has been planned for the next day". According to the posts, several police cars were destroyed by "furious protestors", and severe injuries occurred on both sides. A death toll of 1 or 3 is cited in the follow-up posts.
With a population of only 220,000, Dongshan Island mostly depends on tourism and the fishing industry for its local GDP. "We are diligent, honest and law abiding people. We put up with constant military exercises, we make a living by hard, honest labor, and what more do we have to give?" says an angry poster, "We can't afford to live in Xiamen with the salary we make, and now we are driven away from Dongshan as well! If we put up with the pollution from PX and endure the consequences, how can we explain to future generations?"
The local Dongshan authorities responded to the protest on the morning of the 2nd with an "Open letter to Dongshan citizens", broadcast only on local TV. Internet posts on the riot are quickly deleted as soon as they appear, but bits and pieces of surviving information indicate that the government's open letter--which warned against further protests--failed to mollify the demonstrators.
I shall give more information tomorrow!!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Reach Out To Burma
Reach Out To Burma
Over fifty years of civil war have left Burma one of the poorest countries in the world. The military dictatorship attacks its own people, killing thousands, and leaving millions displaced.
Many in opposition are either imprisoned or killed. In most of the country there is a false peace due to the dictators' ability to control dissent, however in some ethnic areas the Regime’s army is still attacking the people. There are over 1 million internally displaced people, and over 1 million refugees who have fled the country. There is continual environmental destruction, an HIV/AIDS epidemic, the ongoing laying of landmines, human trafficking and religious persecution. www.2.free-burma.org/index.php
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Peace and Harmony to Burma & the World!!
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Sunday, October 14, 2007
FREE Burma
FREE Burma
When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
When the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
High up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
If you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I...
Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn from the mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I...
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
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Sunday, October 07, 2007
Myanmar protest
Myanmar protest
Burma army killed more than 500 staged protestor at midnight and arrested over 5000 including Buddhist monks.
Photo: Secret source for Narinjara News
Uploaded by Burma Friend on 4 Oct 07, 8.14PM PDT.
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Myanmar protest
Myanmar protest
Burma army killed more than 500 staged protestor at midnight and arrested over 5000 including Buddhist monks.
Photo: Secret source for Narinjara News
Uploaded by Burma Friend on 4 Oct 07, 8.14PM PDT.
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Thursday, October 04, 2007
Monks Are Silenced, and for Now, Internet Is too in Myanmar
Monks Are Silenced, and for Now, Internet Is too in Myanmar
Oct.3, it was about as simple and uncomplicated as shooting demonstrators in the streets. Embarrassed by smuggled video and photographs that showed their people rising up against them, the generals who run Myanmar simply switched off the Internet.
(Taken on May in Mt. Wutai - the well-know Buddhism mountain in China)
Uploaded by Luo Shaoyang on 4 Oct 07, 12.52AM PDT.
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Luo Shaoyang is a great artist & member on www.flickr.com
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
monks
monks
Monks are revered in Cambodia, as in any other Buddhist countries. The robes automatically confer a certain level of spirituality to the wearer. Monks of late are becoming politicized as well, and activism, hopefully can bring about the right change.
the Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Kampuchea
Uploaded by Farl on 30 Sep 07, 1.23AM PDT.
This great shot by Farl, a great artist & member on www.flickr.com
Monday, October 01, 2007
free burma in fiery red
free burma in fiery red
Free blank "free burma" template in RED.
You may use this as your template. Thank you.
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Uploaded by Kris Kros on 30 Sep 07, 8.11AM PDT.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Buddhist Monks - Burma
Buddhist Monks - Burma
One of the Flickr 500 for September 21, 2007.
I never make political comments on Flickr but I'll make an exception today. This photo is in support of the Buddhist monks' protest marches in Rangoon (Yangon) and other parts of Burma this week.
Sept 26th update. Sadly we're now getting news of monks' deaths. Let's hope this situation doesn't get totally out of control with even more deaths.
This photo was taken a few months ago at a Buddhist monastery in Rangoon and has nothing to do with this week's protests. However, the monks are now locked in this monastery, and guarded, along with all the other monks in the city.
This photo was linked to various Yahoo news articles hence the 7,000+ views.
Uploaded by Kathleen Andersen on 21 Sep 07, 2.41PM PDT.
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the shout
the shout
The Shout of all Freedom Loving People Around the World!
FREE BURMA!!!
Time's An Eye in the Sky on Burma
On Friday Burma began to go dark. After days of the largest street protests since 1988, the ruling military junta cracked down, confronting and firing on civilians, reportedly sealing thousands of monks inside their monasteries. Lines of communication into the country were apparently being cut, with Internet cafes closed and web sites shut down, leaving Burmese exile groups and reporters starving for information.
But while the junta can control the street, the monasteries and even the web, they can't control the sky. On Friday the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), working with Burmese groups, released a new analysis of high-resolution satellite images that pinpointed evidence of human rights violations in the eastern Burma. For the first time in Burma, scientists were able to use orbital satellites to confirm on-the-ground reports of burned villages and forced relocations of civilians by the military. The technique has already been used to document human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and Darfur, but in Burma, a closed country that often seems like a modern-day version of Orwell's 1984, it's almost like turning Big Brother against itself. "We are sending a message to the military junta that we are watching from the sky," said Aung Din, policy director for the U.S. Campaign for Burma.
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Uploaded by Kris Kros on 29 Sep 07, 11.29AM PDT.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Serving the people？为人民服务？
Serving the people？为人民服务？
October 1, will be China's 58th National Day! The background of the photo is Dictator Mao Zedong's handwriting five Chinese characters "serving the people"; foreground is the prospect of two soldiers armed with conventional weapons walked into the Xinhua Gate —— the front gate of the Chinese Communist Party’s Headquarter in Beijing.
Mao Zedong's death 30 years, China has also undergone tremendous changes within the last 30 years, but Chinese people are still living under the shadow of the dictator, and China is still a highly centralized authoritarian state. 1.3 billion Chinese citizens still live in the darkness of the "Social Democracy "——a democracy without political rights. However, it has been a long time since Chinese people raised a question: Is the party serving the people, or are the people serving the party?
再过几天就国庆节了，我想到了一件饶有趣的往事：我漫步在红砖绿瓦的西长安街上，路过雕龙绘凤的中南海新华门时，偶然看到政府衙门的卫兵在换岗，我即刻拿出了相机，当卫兵所持的那两把刺刀把“民”挟持在中间时，我往前走了四五米，冲进了门口的“黄线”，并按下了快门。不料一个探子随之走了过来严厉质问我： “你是干什么的？”我只好随机应变，用英语反问了他几句，他摸不着头绪，以为我是外国游客，便指着我身后的黄线意示我离开。
上图照片中的背景是雕刻在新华门前牌坊上毛泽东当年手写的“为人民服务”，前景是两位手持常规武器的军人走入新华门。毛泽东已去世三十年，中国在这三十年里也发生了巨大的变化，但中国人仍然生活在毛的阴影之下，而且中国仍旧是一个高度集权的专制国家。十三亿中国公民至今仍然生活在阴暗之处的“刀光剑影”之中，没有政治上的民主权利，而共产党也没有任何在除去他们量身定做的法律保障之下的群体或机构的监督，这就使一个问题浮出了水面：到底是共产党在为人民服务呢？ 还是人民在为共产党服务呢？
1945年黄炎培访问延安，在窑洞里与毛泽东谈话说：“我生六十多年，耳闻的不说，所亲眼看到的，真所谓其兴也浡焉’，‘其亡也忽焉’，一人，一家，一团体，一地方，乃至一国，不少不少单位都没有能跳出这周期率的支配力。中共诸君从过去到现在，我略略了解的了。就是希望找出一条新路，来跳出这周期率的支配。” 毛泽东听后几乎从座椅上跳了起来，大声嚷道：“我们已经找到新路，我们能跳出这周期率。这条新路，就是民主。只有让人民来监督政府，政府才不敢松懈。只有人人起来负责，才不会人亡政息。”
可是六十多年过去了，共产党建国到今天又已过了五十八年，老毛及中共所说的“民主”在哪里呢？连个影子都看不见。别说“让人民来监督政府，”就是共产党的干部们少拿人民的纳税钱养几个二奶，少出几个贪污犯；高级官员的王八子孙们不用特权谋取私利，不把国家当自己家，中国的老百姓就谢谢共产党了！
This great shot by Luo Shaoyang, a rising star & member on www.flickr.com
Sunday, July 29, 2007
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