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POPSAmerican Beef Got to be Imported No Matter Which Political Party (Nationalists or DPP) is in Power.
http://blog.udn.com/NorthAmerica/3445269 從這些找的到的資料看來，台灣必須在WTO的架構下和美國談判牛肉進口事宜。 如果台灣要拒絕特定牛內臟，必須能拿的出科學證據以及研究報告，不然可能被WTO認為設下貿易壁壘。 今天美國不來扣關，明天加拿大(另一個危險控制中的國家)也可能來向WTO訴諸仲裁。 到時候不是被裁定必須開放牛肉進口，就是台灣必須退出WTO。 對於依靠輸出的台灣來說，離開WTO恐怕就是末日的到來。 政府基於對WTO的承諾，不能不開放美國牛肉及內臟進口，但是只要民眾不吃牛內臟或甚至美國牛肉，就沒有商人會進口這些國人有疑慮的產品。 網路上有人建議政府每個月公布商人或個人進口美國牛內臟的數量和日期資料，我相信這樣一來沒有人有興趣做這筆生意。 附件 : 1. AIT的Barbara J. Schrage 和台北經濟文化代表處代表袁健生共同簽訂的英文文件。 全文名稱是”Protocol of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-Related Measures for the Importation of Beef and Beef Products for Human Consumption from the Territory of the Authorities Represented by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT)”。 http://food.doh.gov.tw/foodnew/Files/News/TECROAIT.PDF 2. 世界動物健康組織(World Organisation for Animal Health, OIE)的網站。 http://www.oie.int/ 3. 日本經濟產業研究所(Research Institute of Economy, Trade & Industry, RIETI)學者山下一仁對日本有關狂牛症檢疫措施的報告”Food Safety and Trade: BSE and Sanitary/Phytosanitary Measures”。http://www.rieti.go.jp/en/papers/contributi
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POPSGenius: Mortgage Program Will Spend $3,000,000 per Loan Repair 
Three million mortgages are believed to be eligible for HAMP with 500,000 in a trial phase. The trial was supposed to last three months, but it has since been stretched to five months . The Doctor believes that many of these "repaired" loans will simply re-default. Why? For one reason, the underwriting (courtesy of TurboTax Tim) for the program uses "stated income", not verified income. These are the very same "liar's loans" that helped trigger the mortgage meltdown! Examining the chart, of the 50,130 trial modifications entered into in May, only 1,711 (or only 3%) resulted in a permanent modification! As The Huffington Post reported a few days ago, the low number of permanent modifications is still appallingly low ("HAMP will come nowhere close to keeping up with foreclosures"). Among the reasons for the low conversion rate: failure to make timely payments (doh!), failure to assemble necessary documentation (like income verification), and other . . .
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POPSGullibility on Display pareidolia (payr.eye.DOH.lee.uh) n. The erroneous or fanciful perception of a pattern or meaning in something that is actually ambiguous or random. —pareidolic adj. Example Citations: Pareidolia is common enough, and predates the space program by a millennium or two. We've all seen the Man in the Moon, or faces and images of ships and elephants in cloud formations. ... In 1978, some 8,000 people made pilgrimages to the home of a New Mexico woman who discovered a picture of Jesus in a burned tortilla. And in 2001, thousands saw the face of Satan captured in a CNN video and Associated Press photos of smoke billowing from the World Trade Center. (For a great collection these and more example of pareidolia, visit http://thefolklorist.com).
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POPSTea Party Gets Soggy What else could go wrong? Another protest that was planned for the Treasury Department was also scrapped due to permit issues. Doh! But at least they remembered the tea, right?"
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POPSRAVEL "Hidden clue to composer's passion: BBC" Many horny older gents may remember that Bolero was used in the movie 10 to great acclaim; the character played by Bo Derek kept restarting the music on a phonograph, while trying to seduce the character played by Dudley Moore. Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar used Boléro for a long sequence of the 1988 film "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown". Italian animator Bruno Bozzetto used the greater part of Boléro for a sequence in his Fantasia-like 1977 film Allegro non troppo. The music is also used, to great effect, in the circus-ring climax to the 1995 movie, Funny Bones. Enjoy!
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POPSTyranny Is Counting On Ignorance As sovereign individuals it is our duty to self-govern. That means, among other things, to make choices and conduct ourselves in ways that do not burden or victimize our fellow human beings. As citizens of a nation, it is our duty to be informed as to the scope, nature and limitations of government, and to be on guard against abuses. While we have representatives for some concerns, it is still up to us to make sure servants don't turn into usurpers. That means we have to understand the issues of the day, and what is and is not the proper role of government in addressing them, if any.
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