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For forty years SACU has produced a Sinofile column, in our magazine. They comprise a set of short news summary notes that invariably give a keen insight into life in China. Here are some extracts from the most recent issue of China Eye.
China first competed in the Paralympics in 1984 when it won two gold medals and was ranked 23 in the table. Since then it has climbed steadily to ranking No 1 at Athens in 2004 when 63 gold medals were won. China was also ranked No 1 at the 2008 games in Beijing when 89 golds were won, and again at London in 2012, when 95 golds were won. (From Wikipedia)
During the US election campaign, Trump constantly attacked China's trade policy and pledged to impose 45% tariffs on imported Chinese goods and to label China a currency manipulator on his first day in office.
Chinese state media has said that Xi Jinping told Mr Trump, in a telephone call yesterday, that there are many areas where the largest developing economy and the largest developed economy could cooperate. The two sides must promote economic development and global economic growth and push for better relations. However, the Global Times, a tabloid published by the ruling Communist Party, said that if Mr Trump imposed heavy tariffs it would paralyse bilateral trade. Large orders for Boeing planes could be switched to Airbus and US auto sales could be affected as could sales of Apple phones. (From I (Independent) 15/11/16)
At the Hangzhou G20 Summit meeting, Theresa May said that there is more than the Hinckley Point nuclear deal to consider. Xi Jinping the Chinese President said that he understood that Mrs May needs some time to review decisions of the previous government. In a press conference, Mrs May stated that a decision would be taken later in the month, but the UK's relationship with China is more than just Hinckley Point, when you look at the investment there has been from China in various parts of the country and other infrastructure in the UK. A global strategic partnership has been built with China. Downing Street said that their meeting was 'warm' and that Mr Xi mentioned Britain finishing ahead of China in the Olympic medal table. He raised the prospect of a major free trade deal between the UK and China after Mrs May said that the 'golden era' would continue. (From The Times 6/9/16)
President Xi Jinping has vowed that China will not shut the door despite Donald Trump's threats to abandon free trade deals and slap tariffs on China's produce. He described Trump's victory as a 'hinge moment' in US-China relations but insisted that China will play an even bigger role in the process of economic integration and pledges to open China to foreign investment. Speaking at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru, he said. 'Sealing off and excluding others is not the correct choice. China will not shut the door to the outside world, but will open more. We're going to ensure that the fruits of development are shared'.
Trump has accused China of engaging in illegal activities such as stealing American trade secrets and believes that present trade deals, which he will re-negotiate - have destroyed American jobs. (From The Telegraph 21/11/16)
The approval of Hinkley Point fuelled hopes for a 'golden era' of Chinese-British relations potentially ushering in billions of pounds of more investment. Miranda Carr, a senior analyst at Haitong Securities, said that if Hinckley had been cancelled then the UK might have been frozen out by China in the short term.
Mrs May delayed approval for Hinkley amid energy security concerns, prompting warnings from the Chinese ambassador. The Chinese authorities will expect closer scrutiny from the UK Government in future, especially around development of its own reactor at Bradwell-on-Sea, said Guo Yu, head of Asia research at global risk consultant Verisk Maplecroft. Ms Carr said extra security measures and greater UK Government involvement in the Bradwell project is fairly understandable from a Chinese point of view given that China has similar concerns over its strategic assets. Ms Carr added that Mrs May has taken a more measured approach to Chinese investment compared to the 'open door' policy of David Cameron, but there is still strong interest by the Chinese in investing in the UK and that should continue. (From The Daily Express 19/9/16)
Britain's approval of Hinckley has given China the foothold it has long coveted in the European nuclear market. On the back of the Hinkley project, CNG of China says it is now ready to submit applications to generate nuclear power at Bradwell in Essex and Sizewell in Suffolk. (From I (Independent) 16/9/16)
Beijing said yesterday that it would 'play its role' in promoting economic integration in the Asia-Pacific, just a day after President-elect Trump said he would kill an ambitious regional trade pact as soon as he stepped into the Oval Office. Trump has threatened new tariffs to protect home markets and promised to bin the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. (TPP).
China, Japan and South Korea are already in the initial stages of discussing a trilateral deal. Beijing has for the last five years been pushing its own limited Asian regional trade pact that excludes Washington. (From I (Independent), 24/11/16)
During analysis of human remains in a Roman cemetery in Southwark, London, two skeletons dated between the 2nd and 4th century AD were thought to be Chinese. Two others were thought to be of African origin. To the Romans, China was a mysterious civilisation, technologically advanced, disquietingly powerful and purveyors of silk. Pliny the Elder grumbled about a balance of payments deficit because of silk, which, 'drains our empire of one hundred million sesterces every year. This is the price our luxuries and our womankind cost us.' (From The Times 23/9/16)
A teapot from the Qianlong dynasty has been sold at Sotheby's in New York. The piece is said to be an ode to Emperor Qianlong's adoration of tea and features a figure, possibly the emperor himself, being served tea. The auction house gave a guide price of about $300,000, but it was eventually sold to an Asian buyer for $3,490,000. There was a contest between 10 bidders and the 250-year-old teapot's price was pushed to nearly $3.5 million. The head of Sotheby's Chinese works of art department commented that the Chinese art market remained robust. (From The Times 16/9/16)
A rare Chinese vase bought in a Hampshire car boot sale for £10 has been sold at auction for £61,000. The enamel 'two quails' vase was thought to be worthless by its new owner until he put it on eBay where bidding reached £10,000 before he withdrew it in favour of a Salisbury auction house. (From I (Independent 16/11/16)
A glossy brochure at a property fair in Hong Kong indicates where Chinese investors should put their money. It says Liverpool has the fastest growing economy outside of London. The brochure describes the £200 million New Chinatown project as one of the most important and exciting developments in the UK today. 'It is the burgeoning energy and dynamism of modern China transplanted into the heart of an historic world heritage city'. Units in the New Chinatown development located on Great George Street, 'beneath the majesty of Liverpool's magnificent Anglican cathedral' are being marketed at property fairs in China and Hong Kong as 'Xinhua Bu' (New China Wharf) for prices of up to £545,000. Half of the first wave of the 790 studio apartments have apparently already been snapped up by investors in China and the Far East.
The New Chinatown is amongst the latest in a wave of foreign-backed developments that has seen billions of pounds flood into the UK's northern cities. Sheffield has announced a multibillion pound deal that will initially involve four or five city centre projects which will create hundreds, if not thousands of new jobs in South Yorkshire. Manchester also has had hundreds of millions in Chinese investment in the past year. (From The Guardian 1/10/16)
Britain is making progress towards new trade deals with China once Brexit has taken place. China's Vice-premier Ma Kai met Philip Hammond, the UK Chancellor, to discuss, finance, trade and investment in London. They agreed to start work on the London-Shanghai Stock Connect, which is a system which should make it easier for British and Chinese investors to put money into each stock market. A plan to share information on financial technology, known as the FinTech Bridge is also on the cards. Mr Hammond believes this will help cement London as the leading financial centre but will also bring mutual benefits. He also believes it is an important milestone for China as it continues to open up its markets and liberalise its economy.
The two countries also issued a statement on their determination to open up global trade, which is particularly pointed given Donald Trump, US president-elect's, proposals to increase protectionism. The UK and China said they would work with the G20 nations to 'break a new path for world economic growth. (From The Daily Telegraph 11/11/16
China is to crack down on social media and entertainment that promotes 'Western values' The authorities have already issued rules to limit foreign inspired TV shows and put in place harsher penalties for those who spread rumours via social media. The official news agency, Xinhua, has stated that social and entertainment news must be dominated by mainstream ideologies and positive energy. News content should not make improper jokes, defile classics or express overt admiration for Western lifestyles. It should avoid putting stars, billionaires or internet celebrities on pedestals and not advocate overnight fame or publicise family disputes. There is also a draft law in preparation that will require film industry workers to maintain excellent moral integrity. This follows incidents in which celebrities have been arrested for drug offences and prostitution. (From I (Independent) 31/8/16)
The British Museum is planning to sell a new range of luxury clothing and shoes to China together with a selection of household utensils inspired by its ancient collections, a range of reproduction artefacts and jewellery, luggage and travel gear. They will not be available in London, but will be sold on a website in China, via tmall.com online market place owned by Alibaba. (From The Times 1/11/16)
Flights between China and Britain will more than double under a deal struck last night. Ministers hope it will boost trade with Beijing after the UK leaves the EU. The weekly limit of passenger flights to China will increase from 40 to 100 in each direction. The restrictions on how many destinations can be served, which currently stands at six, will be scrapped and this will enable the UK to establish direct connections with fast growing Chinese cities. Cargo flights will be unlimited. The deal is also designed to increase numbers of Chinese visitors to Britain, which is increasingly important to the UK tourist industry. (From I (Independent)12/10/16)
China has published guidelines that will allow companies to exchange debt they owe to banks for shares. Corporate debt has ballooned in recent years to around $3 trillion. In March the idea of debit for equity was raised, but this was resisted by some bankers for fear of propping up 'zombie' firms. However, the government says that only viable companies will be eligible for the scheme, which it promises will be market-driven. (From The Economist 15/10/16)
China will launch its second experimental space laboratory this evening and another manned space mission next month as part of a broader plan to have a permanent space station in service around 2022. China's space effort is a priority with President Xi Jinping calling for the country to establish itself as a space power. Separate to its civilian ambitions, China has also tested anti-satellite missiles.
China will launch the Tiangong 2 just after 10.00pm this evening, a spokeswoman told a news conference live from the launch site in Jiuquan in the Gobi Desert. The Shenzhou II spacecraft, which will carry two astronauts and dock with Tiangong 2, will be launched sometime next month. The astronauts are expected to remain in Tiangong 2 for about a month. (From I (Independent 14/9/16)
A Chinese spacecraft docked successfully with a new spacelab. Two astronauts entered the orbiting module for a month-long stay-the longest period in space by Chinese personnel. (From The Economist 22/10/16)
Mr Rodrigo Duterte arrived in China for a state visit. He said he would not raise the Philippines dispute with China over maritime territory. Mr Duterte has been trying to strengthen ties with China and distance himself from the US. (From The Economist 22/10/16)
China will implement rules to improve government information transparency, calling for more public participation in policy making and sharing information. A new guideline which specifies a set of requirements on government affairs transparency was approved yesterday during the State Council's executive meeting presided over by Premier Li Keqiang.
By the end of next year, government at all levels should set up a system that allows attendance from the public at government meetings, especially attendance from the press, stakeholders and experts. Policy documents that may impose or result in a crucial impact on people's lives need feedback before they are issued. A third party evaluation will be set up to assess how these reforms are implemented. (From Xinhua via Shanghai Daily 1/11/16)
China and Vietnam vowed on 12 September to properly manage differences over the South China Sea and to strengthen maritime cooperation and to enhance bilateral ties. The pledge came when Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met with visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who led a delegation of 132 members for a six-day trip. (From China Daily European Weekly 16-22/9/16)
Chinese scientists claim to have developed a 'stealth-stripper' radar that could hand Beijing a decisive advantage in the South China Sea. A military-run research institute, China Electronics Technology Group, says it has developed a type of radar that can strip the cloak of invisibility used by the US B-2 stealth bomber. It detects the shadow of the aircraft as it flies.
Capable of spotting planes at a 60-mile range, it is reported to be five times more powerful than anything produced for the Pentagon. Douglas Barrie, a military aviation expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London says that China had a great leg-up over a short period of time since the 1990s by shopping for technology from the former Soviet Union and Israel. China has spent a lot of money and poured a lot of national resources into radar development.
This radar development threatens to alter the military balance in the South China Sea. The system was unveiled after the US and Japan announced joint patrols of the islands claimed by China. (From The Sunday Times 25/9/16)
China and Canada agreed on 12 September to begin discussions on a bilateral extradition treaty that would facilitate the return of corrupt fugitive Chinese officials at large in Canada. The agreement was reached at the China-Canada High-Level National Security and Rule of Law Dialogue in Beijing, where discussions were held on ways to improve cooperation on issues such as law enforcement, combating transnational organised crime, judicial cooperation and exchanges on the rule of law. (From China Daily European Weekly 16-22/9/16)
Africa's efforts to preserve its biodiversity will soon get a boost thanks to this Chinese-funded joint project. It will be hosted by one of the leading Kenyan academic institutions, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, and will be operational by December 2016.
The project will focus on protecting Africa's plants, animals, fungi and microbes. Research programmes will deal with conservation, geographic and remote sensing, development of natural products, agricultural science and technology, microbiology and molecular biology.
African and Chinese scientists will conduct the work, which will be a collaboration between the African University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The centre will serve as a hub of Sino-African cooperation in biodiversity-related research.
Africa is rich in biodiversity; its living organisms comprise about a quarter of global diversity and the continent supports the world's largest intact assemblages of large mammals. (From China Daily European Weekly 7-10/10/16)
In August of this year, FTZs were established in Liaoning, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan and Chongqing. There is now a total of eleven FTZs as part of the programme to advance reform and opening up and to promote the building of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road (Belt and Road).
The first FTZ, Shanghai, was the pilot, established in 2013 was such a success that the government decided to expand this innovation. Soon after, FTZs were set up at Tianjin, and then at Guangdong and Fujian. They offer preferential tax policies, speedier customs clearance and better government services.
Each FTZ will have its own focus. Shanghai will focus on international finance and hi-tech trade; Tianjin on shipping and logistics; Fujian on trade with Taiwan, finance and tourism; Guangdong on international shipping, logistics and trade; Liaoning will test market-oriented reforms to transform the old industrial heartland in the northwest; Zhejiang on international commodities trade; Henan on becoming a national transport and logistics hub; Hubei on hi-tech; Chongqing will attempt to attract more investment to west China; Sichuan will be a growth engine for China's less-developed western region and Shaanxi will focus on boosting trade with countries along the China-proposed Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road. (From Beijing Review 6/10/16)
China on 5 September published details of seven criminal cases uncovered during a crackdown on online pornography and piracy to protect minors. The National Office Against Pornography and Illegal Publications launched a campaign against the production and sale of illegal publications and online material which could affect juveniles.
In one case in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, police shut down a profit-making child pornography website. The website used 15,000 obscene videos and 31,000 pornographic pictures for its 7,771 members. (From Beijing Review 15/9/16)
A network of 3,200 km of bike lanes will be built over the next five years in Beijing, according to a plan unveiled by the local government on 2 September. Bicycles used to be the most common form of transport, but today cars have taken over. The plan is to bring back more bicycles on to the roads.
Car and bicycle lanes will be separated to a greater degree to ensure the safety of cyclists. Cars will be prohibited from parking in bike lanes. In addition to building cycle lanes, the government should promote a cycling culture to encourage green transport.
However, encouraging cycling should not mean giving cyclists special privileges. They should not be allowed to cycle on pavements and should be fined if they break traffic laws.
The Netherlands is an example to follow. There are 18 million cycles, in a country with a population of 16 million. Here the government is trying to build special cycle lanes and to implement pro-cycling policies. (From Beijing Review 15/9/16)
China has 69.3 million hectares of artificially grown forests, the largest in the world following more than six decades' afforestation. Total forest acreage has grown to 208 million hectares from 82.7 million hectares in the early 1950s, covering 21.66% of the land compared with 8.6% more than 60 years ago.
Drought and excessive lumbering exacerbated water and soil erosion, but in 1979, China launched a 70-year tree-planting programme in the northern regions of the country. China has effectively contained desertification with desert land area shrinking continuously over the past decade.
The area of formerly productive land degrading into desert has been contracting at an annual average of 2,424 sq km for over 10 consecutive years. (From Beijing Review 8/9/16)
Over 90,000 students from rural and poor areas were admitted to colleges this year, an increase of 20% over last year. Some universities have simplified enrolment procedures and given economic support to students from families with difficulties to make this possible. In addition, universities have expanded enrolment and introduced some preferential policies. (From Beijing Review 8/9/16)
China will help 100 million migrant workers to settle in cities. Over the next five years, the government will help over 13 million migrants annually apply for urban household registration (hukou). This will qualify them for access to public services such as healthcare an education. This is part of the plan to increase the proportion of registered permanent urban residents to 45% by 2020. At the end of 2015, the number was 39.9%
China plans to relax household registration requirements in most cities for students from rural areas and migrant workers who have lived in the city for a long time. However, metropolises such as Beijing will implement steps to control rapid population growth. (From Beijing Review 20/10/16)
Chinese scientists are planning a Very Large Hadron Collider (VLHC) to further the study of particle physics. It will be the most powerful particle accelerator, operating at seven times the energy level of the Large Hadron Collider developed by the Switzerland-based European Organisation for Nuclear Research. Chinese scientists involved hope that the VLHC will lead to the discovery of the 'Supersymmetric Particle,' which would be a massive leap forward in mankind's understanding of the universe. It will cost billions of US dollars to build, but it could attract the world's scientific talent and make breakthroughs in high-energy physics. Han Tao, a physics professor at the University of Pittsburgh and VLHC project participant, believes that high-energy physics has entered a bottleneck phase that needs to be bypassed with a new generation of energy collider. China has the opportunity to become a global leader because no similar project has been proposed in the US while Europe is still busy with the LHC.
There are opponents of the project however, who say that the chances of finding the 'Supersymmetric Particle are slim and that the huge cost will mean less money for other branches of science. (From China Report November 2016)
The Ministry of Finance announced that 2,385 billion yuan ($357 million) has been allocated so far in 2016 to support ethnic cultural development in minority areas. The funding has been used to protect and utilize the cultural heritage of minority groups, provide public cultural services to ethnic minorities and to protect their basic cultural rights and interests.
Great efforts have also been made to reduce poverty in ethnic minority regions. From 2012 to 2015, the number of poverty-stricken people in minority regions including the five autonomous regions of Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Tibet, Ningxia and Xinjiang plummeted from 31.21 million in 2012 to 18.13 million in 2015. The GDP of the ethnic minority regions increased from 5.85 trillion yuan ($876 billion) to 7.47 trillion yuan ($1.2 trillion) in the same period. In addition, per-capita disposable income increased from 20,542 yuan ($3,076) to 26,901 yuan ($4,028). (From Beijing Review 8/9/16).
Recently, a total of 50 pure electric buses have been put into use in Jingjiang, Jiangsu province. Each bus can run 150 km on one charge. There a total of 146 new-energy and clean-energy buses in the city making up 64.3% of the city's total buses. (From Beijing Review 8/9/16)
Officials from Ethiopia and Djibouti inaugurated Africa's first modern electrified railway on 5 October at a grand ceremony in Addis Ababa. The $4 billion railway stretches 751.7 kilometres and will carry trains travelling at up to 120 km/h. It was constructed by China Railway Group and China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. The service will reduce travel time between the two cities from seven days to just 10 hours.
It will provide land-locked Ethiopia with faster access to the Djibouti port and should help boost industry along its route. Ethiopia hopes to become a major manufacturing hub in sub-Saharan Africa, along with South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. Today, more than 95% of Ethiopia's imports come through Djibouti. The railway is electric and hence environmentally friendly. (From China Daily European Weekly 7-13/10/16)
More than 397,000 international students went to study in China in 2015, making it the third most popular destination in the world after the US and UK. The figure is twice that of 2015.
The website Student.com believes that China may take second place after the US by 2020. Most of the students come from other East Asian countries with, 35% from South Korea, 11% from Japan and an increasing number of British students. A study by the University of Liverpool suggests an increase of British students because UK universities want to establish partnerships in the wake of Brexit.
The subjects being studies by British students are becoming increasingly diverse: biology, science, engineering, as well as foreign languages and social sciences. China has also been trying to attract students by increasing the number of scholarships five-fold since 2006, as well as raising educational standards and offering more courses in English. (From Chinareport 1/10/16)
The White Paper entitled China's Progress in Poverty Reduction and Human Rights, said that poverty reduction is the most telling evidence of China's progress in human rights. Over the past 30 years since the launch of the reform and opening-up drive, more than 700 million Chinese have been lifted out of poverty. According to the Millennium Development Goals Report 2015, the proportion of people living in extreme poverty in China fell from 61% in 1990 to 4.2% in 2014.
The number of people that have been lifted out of poverty accounted for 70% of the world's total. At the end of 2015, China still had 55.75 million people living in poverty, but the government plans to lift all of the poor out of poverty by the year 2020. (From Beijing Review 27/10/16)
China aims to increase the average life expectancy of its citizens to 77.3 years by 2020 and 79 by 2030. In 2015, it was 76.34 years.
The Healthy China 2030 blueprint released on 25 October includes 29 chapters covering areas such as public health services, environmental management, the medical sector and food and drug safety. The blueprint noted the effect of industrialisation, urbanisation, an ageing population and environmental and life-style changes. (From Beijing Review 3/11/16)
Beijing plans to make more bicycles available for rent and reserve more lanes for cyclists to offer 'green options' to 75% of commuters by 2020. An additional 10,000 bikes will be available for rent by the end of this year, bringing the city's fleet to nearly 80,000. Rental fees average one yuan ($0.15) per hour for bikes available at more than 2,000 locations across the city, which plans to have 500 km of bike lanes by the end of this year. Special bike lanes will be constructed on 150 roads, including the Third Ring Road, one of the busiest in central Beijing.
By 2020, Beijing will have 100,000 public bikes for rent, 900 km of subway lines and 1,000 km of bus lanes. Before the year 2000, bicycles were the most popular means of personal transport, but today, few people use them. The reason is that many live more than 10 km from work and also the health and safety risks posed by smog and heavy traffic. (From Beijing Review 6/10/16)
In the past 12 year, 500 Confucius Institutes have been established around the world in 134 countries and are now teaching nearly two million people Mandarin and Chinese culture. The Institutes are not evenly spread however, there are more than 100 in the US and more than two dozen in the UK.
There have been some cases, however, of some institutes accused of opaqueness, of being political - or not political enough! Some awkward situations have arisen over political issues and some institutes have been asked to close and leave in countries such as the US, Canada and Sweden. In some countries, they fail to make progress. In Japan for example, none of the elite public universities have allowed a Confucius Institute on campus. However, almost a dozen private colleges have done so.
Hanban, the Office of Chinese Language Council International, has plans for a total of 1,000 institutes worldwide by 2020. (From China Daily European Weekly 11-17/11/16)
Academic research began with Huang Kuan who graduated from Edinburgh University in medicine in 1855. In 2014/15 almost 90,000 Chinese graduated from UK universities. These universities have been establishing relationships with partner institutions in China and some have established campuses of their own in China.
The UK's seven Research Councils, the main public bodies funding academic research in the UK established their China Office in 2007 to pursue active engagement with China. Since then, over £211 million in funding has been invested in 47 joint programmes comprising 139 individual projects. In total partnerships have been facilitated between 121 British and Chinese academic institutions and 123 industries.
China has now emerged as the world's second largest economy, with research and development spending accounting for 2.1% of GDP in 2015, the same year in which Chinese scientists became the world's fourth most cited in international science papers. China's 13th Five Year Plan aims to increase this further to 2.5% of GDP by the year 2020. It also plans to build an indigenous network of world-class universities and rapidly expand support for innovation. (From China Report 1/10/11)
The Chinese Ministry of Industry an Information Technology (MIIT) announced that China will set up 40 national innovation centres by 2015. The centres will be devoted to developing information technology, artificial intelligence, new materials and biomedicine. About 15 will be established by 2020 and they will aim to bridge the current gap between theory and practice to make industry more innovative and enhance global competitiveness. The MIIT has promised to improve intellectual property management to promote cooperation and profit sharing between centres. (From China Today October 2016)
The Taiwan Affairs office has announced that Hung Hsiu-chu, the leader of the Kuomintang made her first visit to the mainland from 30 October to 3 November. She became leader after her party lost their legislative majority to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan in January. The DPP has refused to recognise the 1992 one-China Consensus.
She visited Nanjing where the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is situated before travelling to Beijing to attend a forum on the peaceful development of Cross-straits relations on 2 November. Her visit is regarded as having a positive influence on Cross-straits relations. (From Beijing Review 3/11/16)
China's new warplane the J-20 stealth fighter made its first appearance at the Zhuhai Air Show, which opens today. China trailed the world in aerospace 20 years ago, but is now at the leading edge. The six-day show features 151 aircraft form 700 exhibitors from 42 countries. The president of China's state aerospace company AVIC, has business in 80 countries of the world with annual sales of over 80 billion yuan ($11.8 billion). Earlier this year, AVIC acquired the British cabin interior supplier AIM Altitude. Another exhibiter, China South Industries Group Corporation, showed off 70 products focussed on anti-terror operations, fast response forces and aircraft munitions. (From Shanghai Daily 1/11/16)
The British aerobatic team, the Red Arrows are due to perform at the show. They have already appeared over Zhuhai. (From Beijing Review 3/11/16)
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Dan In Real Life
- Jake Horsley
- 4 January 2008
(PG) 98min
Written and directed by Peter Hedges (About a Boy, Pieces of April), Dan in Real Life is firmly rooted in warm, middle-class family values and every bit as predictable and inoffensive as a TV sitcom. It's the story of Dan (Steve Carell), an advice columnist and widower who lives with his three daughters (Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson, and Marlene Lawston). While visiting his parents, Dan winds up falling in love with his brother's girlfriend Marie (Juliette Binoche), with predictably farcical results. The film starts promisingly, and the best scenes are between Dan and his daughters, which, despite some sappy dialogue, are remarkably authentic. But once its tired premise takes over, the film settles into complacency, sentimentality and implausibility.
Binoche is cast as the earth angel and given nothing to do except fall in love with Dan and be perfect and luminous. Fortunately, Carell has a pleasantly effortlessly comedy style and he manages to save the film from complete mediocrity – which is probably more than the filmmakers deserve. Carell is like a reverse Jim Carrey: a master of understatement, he knows how to pool his resources and make every expression count. He's a shrinking violet with a Cary Grant lurking just under the surface. When he lets go with a crazy laugh or serenades Marie the movie grows wings and takes flight. The rest of the time it's lead-footed and lame, but mildly engaging.
General release, Fri 11 Jan.

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No one likes a packed airplane, but you might if you got a free ticket out of the deal.
Air travel is usually one of the most expensive parts of any trip. Cutting that cost any way you can relieve financial stress, and helps you to do even more traveling in the future. Finding yourself on an overbooked flight might be just the way for you to do that.
Airlines often overbook flights, meaning that the airline has sold more tickets than there are seats available on the flight. There are a couple of reasons that this happens. The main one is that airlines want to make sure that their planes are always full. To make sure of this they sell more tickets than there are seats to compensate for traveler who don't show up for their flight.
As a result people are bumped from the flight. Airlines are legally required to compensate travelers for the inconvenience, usually several hundred dollars, or a free ticket.
Recently my wife and I flew to Idaho from Oregon when an overbooking occurred. The woman at the Horizon counter announced that whoever was willing to give up their seat on the flight would get a $300 voucher with the airline for later use.
Being on a time constraint, we didn't go for it, however it is a deal I will listen for when I am in an airport in the future. Without fail several people popped up to go and get themselves a deal.
If a person had some extra time, and didn't need to get where they were going in a hurry you could get a free flight out of the deal. Compensation varies greatly from airline to airline. Before you volunteer to be bumped from a flight make sure to get the details of what they are offering you to make sure that your delay is worth your while. Typically the longer the flight is the greater the compensation, so if you're on an international flight you could potentially get much larger compensation than they offered for our relatively short flight.
You might also be entitled to a hotel voucher if you are delayed over night. Just ask, it can't hurt. The airline is in the awkward position, so try to get all you can out of the situation.
The next time you're waiting around in the terminal for your flight to board keep your ears open. You might just be able to get yourself another flight for free, and who doesn't like free things.


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Last year I met a model on Facebook by the name of Jessie Ann. Originally we started talking as friends discussing life and among other things. After awhile well I showed her some of my work, and told her I would love to shoot with her someday. She told me she did not know if that was possible since I lived all the way in Illinois.
Several Months went by we continued to talk sometimes for hours on end and alot of times about stuff that would just make us laugh, and we grew as friends!. The months had passed we continued to talk occasionally bringing up shooting, but alot of times it just would not happen for one reason or another.
She had had a few shoots with some pretty strange and shady photographers, one gave her the photos pretty much in Jpg form and unedited. To me he was just looking for a pretty face and body and that is pretty much it. His posing the model was absolutely not what I would have ever expected from someone who invested so much money into studio equipment. Photographers like this absolutely piss me off. Because those of us who struggle and use the same old equipment and provide amazing images really almost never get noticed, we even get cut on by other supposed professionals telling us we should upgrade our equipment but that takes time and money.
After she went to this photographer and he gave her the images which he never edited, she had asked me to go back and edit the photos. I gave her edits of his photos because I wanted her to atleast get something nice and not images that she never could use!. after a month or so of editing she finally said hey lets shoot again. This time we not only planned this shoot but we landed 3 different designers.She put in so much effort in order to make this shoot happen night after night we threw ideas at one another.
Finally the day came after all our reservations were made and it was time to leave on the Amtrak to Pennsylvania. After a year of talking and a few months of planning this was finally happening. It took me from 9:30 at night til 7 the next morning to arrive in Pennsylvania. I was nervous at first, I was afraid that after all this planning one of us would somehow fail to make it. But that was not the case.
After about an hour of waiting and her getting ready and us talking we finally started to shoot. I was really super impressed by her pushing herself physically to make this shoot happen. Jessie gave 110 percent of everything she had from start to finish, and although we froze at times on the beach as we were shooting, she would cover up and take a break to warm and we would start over again!!. Even when we were indoors only real break we took was to eat!!. Jessie wanted to go from one wardrobe to the next bang bang without hesitation. I was seriously amazed at how much she loved to model!.
Sunday night after all was said and done we sat on her porch where we we went through over a thousand photos, and had some dinner we chilled and talked. We came to the conclusion that we needed to shoot again lol. After awhile one of her neighbors she went to school with years ago walked up and started to talk we spent the next several hours before I had to leave talking and laughing. When the time came to go I was actually sad I had to leave and well It both kind of hit us that leaving was real. I cannot wait until we shoot again!!


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Brand Label: Chanel Vintage
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Coco Chanel's maison has been a mark in the haute couture and ready-to-wear industry for over a hundred years, perpetuating sophistication and practicality in the feminine wardrobe. Crafted from cotton-wool blend, this light blue flared coat features a v-neck, a double breasted front fastening, long sleeves with button cuffs, a belted silhouette, two chest patch pockets, a straight hem, a straight hem and interlocking CC buttons. Please note that vintage items are not new and therefore might have minor imperfections.
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Local Welsh Lamb
Local Welsh Lamb - Free Range and Grass Fed
From May-January
For over 30 years we have predominantly sourced our Welsh Lamb from the same Local farmer. A small farm in Tretower within the Brecon Beacons National Parks just a couple of miles outside of Crickhowell , roaming and enjoying the luscious green pastures underneath the Black Mountains, you will find the Wright's family , flock of Welsh Texel X Lleyn/ pure Lleyn grass fed, free range, matured slowly and finished to a high standard. We pride ourselves on producing quality local delicious, great tasting Welsh lamb.
In-between season January- May , we will also source local welsh lamb from the local farmers market, until our
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Mark 5:24-34
Mark 11:15-17
Today's New York Times reports that the Southern Baptist Convention has scored another victory in the war against women waged by fundamentalist "christians."
In a decision that is inflaming passions on both sides of the abortion debate, the world's largest breast cancer organization, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is cutting off its financing of breast cancer screening and education programs run by Planned Parenthood affiliates.When was the last time any of these people who claim to follow Jesus read the story about the woman with "a chronic flow of blood for twelve years," who had the audacity to touch Jesus' clothes because she believed it would cure her illness? Did Jesus snatch his robes away from her dirty fingers and call her a child murderer? No – he called her "daughter" and said "your trust has cured you, go in peace."
. . . Anti-abortion advocates and Web sites have criticized the Komen foundation's financing of Planned Parenthood for years. And in December, LifeWay Christian Resources, which is owned by the Southern Baptist Convention, said it was recalling a pink Bible it was selling at Walmart and other stores because a dollar per copy was going to the Komen foundation and the foundation supported Planned Parenthood.
The SBC is so incensed at uppity women who want affordable health care, they won't even give them the Bibles they insist were written by God Himself! Instead, they SELL them to the poor who shop at Walmart, but only so long as those women don't attempt to get their mammograms at Planned Parenthood! Ever wondered what Jesus was protesting when he wrecked the tables of the money-changers in the Temple? He wasn't protesting the exchange of money. He was protesting the corruption of the religious authorities.


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text: So as most or all of you out there know, Verizon is en route to doing away with unlimited data on phones like the Droid X. It's bad enough they took away unlimited on mobile broadband, the bastards! haha Anyway, my company just signed a two-year contract for my Droid X (so lucky for that!), but in two years, I expect the tiered data plans of Big Red will already be in full swing. So my question is, when the two-year contract is up, and I decide to get another job or just end up having to pay the Verizon bill myself, would I still be able to get unlimited data since that's what my Droid X had when it was with my company? Or would my signing up for Verizon myself limit me to the options of then 2012, as in the tiered, non-unlimited data plans? And how does Verizon expect us to stay under a data limit on a Droid?! Wi-Fi I guess, ridiculous either way. Anyway thanks in advance!


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Alice High School to have 'open gym' for volleyball beginning July 9
The Alice High School volleyball program will have "open gym" from 4 to 6 p.m. July 9 to July 13.|
Brent Davis Coyote Football Camp in July
The 2007 Brent Davis Coyote Football Camp is July 23-26 at the Alice High School practice fields. The camp is geared for youngsters between the second and sixth grade and seventh through ninth grade. Camp fee is $65 per player. Registration forms are available at the Alice High School athletic department.
Alice Youth Football League nears registration
The Alice Youth Football League will hold registrations for its upcoming season on Saturday, July 14, 21, 28 and Aug. 4 and 11. Registration is at the Pac-Krz Grill at the Sagewood Mall from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on each of those days. The league is for players between 8 and 12, and players must be between the third and sixth grade. Registration fee is $35 per player. Each player must also provide their own equipment. Cheerleader registration will also be held on those days. For more information on registration or for information on coaching, sponsoring or serving on the league's board, call 396-4130.
Coastal Bend Youth Football registration
The Coastal Bend Youth Football League will register players for its upcoming season from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 7 and 14 at the Alice Boys and Girls Club.
The league is for players between 5 and 6 and 11 and 12 years of age.
For more information on registration, call Noe Garcia at 389-1023.


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Divinity 2: Ego Draconis Discussion
Trainer Tools and Resources
if no one has done it within the next 8 hours (cause i'm at work) i'll post it
If you're at home and can link up the exe that'd probably help out... any free file share website would probably do the trick
like i said earlier if it hasn't been done by the time i get off work i'll try to post it up my self.
you may need to zip or rar it
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m0001.gamecopyworld.com/games/pc_divinity_2.shtml#Divinity 2: Ego Draconis v1.3 (v184.108.40.206) [RUSSIAN] No-DVD/Fixed EXE
Note the version numbers match. Since some didn't notice the matching version I am gonna assume all are babes in the woods.
Go to your Divinity 2 install directory. Dbl clk on BIN then backup your .exe file for safety. Overwrite with this newer exe. Launch the trainer then launch the game. Enjoy.
(This is posted in two places. I know not all reading this are babes in the woods.0
just to verify, you are using the eng version of the game?
I got the error message of "incompatible version" when trying the russian fixed .exe file... couldn't even get the game to launch
you didn't by chance get one of the other versions and use the english or language patch did you?
the impulse .exe is packed differently and it also looks for impulse .dll's which we don't and won't have
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text: 2 significant words for L&D in 2016 In this climate of certain uncertainty, the words 'agile' and 'career' are becoming even more important to L&D, according to one expert. In particular, organisations must be agile in their approach to talent management, said Bridget Beattie, Executive Vice President Asia Pacific Middle East at Right Management. Further, the best driver of agility is having a learning organisation, she added. "That goes to how you recruit people, how you develop them, how you manage them and how you engage them," Beattie told L&D Professional. If you do it through the lens of a learning organisation that means you are able to respond very quickly to whatever is going on, added Beattie. "Just the fact that you are going to recruit people for whom agility is their middle name is going to make a huge difference - their learnability has got to be high." Her comments come as the ManpowerGroup release a new report (Human Age 2.0: Future Forces at Work) which has found that a perfect storm of structural and cyclical forces (including shifting demographics, rapid globalisation, technological revolutions and highly uncertain business environments) are pushing the labour markets out of sync. Another key finding of the report was that individuals have a responsibility to ensure they continue to update their skill sets independently, and/or seek out opportunities in the workplace. "Hopefully the individual is also given development by the organisation on how to manage their career which starts with understanding themselves," said Beattie. She added that this involves looking at their key strengths and the environment in which they perform. The employer's obligation is then to create the framework to train leaders to have career conversations, and not just performance conversations, she said. "Often those conversations are the missing ingredient, as managers are often nervous about their employees having a career conversation. This is because they can't control where it's going to go, in contrast to a performance conversation which they can control." The report also found that HR/L&D leaders should take a different approach to workforce strategies in light of technologies disrupting talent management. "It's got to be all about the lead indicators rather than the lag indicators," Beattie toldL&D Professional. Beattie added that performance reviews are a lag indicator because it's too late when they happen. But career conversations are a lead indicator, and the things that really drive engagement are lead indicators, she said. "If you have got engaged employees you are going to have higher performance and higher productivity," Beattie said. So how do you drive engagement? "It comes back to communication, clarity and career. Career is always in the top three or four drivers of engagement, no matter where in the world, whatever organisation. The new big word is 'career'." Leave a comment SHARE


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In fact it may only be temporary. I was tired of getting the e-mails and pop-ups saying the blog was busy enough to warrant throwing ads up.
OK, so I did it and I will tell you all how many Millions it brings in.
Maybe I can spend a bit more time on the blog.
In fact I am going to change a few things:
1) I have added a few more links to sites I like - they either deal with local RE or investing topics. I want this to be a hub for all good info. If you think I should add another one, please say so.
2) I want to put up more frequent posts, as I think things are getting interesting now.at We are at the cross-road. Inventory levels are high and Econ 101 would suggest that either the inventory will come off like 2010 or prices will fall like 2008. I am going to put up MOI for various areas inside and outside on Vancouver to monitor this.
3) Our first test will be August SFH average prices. I put up another poll to see if we are any more accurate in our guesstimates. We were truly off the mark for July. Here's the result of that poll:
17% Up Marginally
2% Up and Away
34% Down a Tad
40% Flat
7% Down the bowl (ie over 3%)
And the correct answer is Down the Bowl. Down 6.5% from June and 8% from the highs.
That huge drop was just brushed away by the RE bulls as an aberration. Who can blame them after the huge run up. However it will be harder to dismiss another big drop for this month.
BTW- anyone who has not read this excellent article on the drug trade and the housing market- I suggest you give it ten minutes.
The drug and organized crime industries are so big in the Province (17,000 Grow ops!!), it is no wonder that no-one wants to tackle them head-on, in case they bring on a major recession.
It reminds me of Florida a decade or two ago, when the Federal government wanted to stem the huge narco-money that was flowing into the State (also into RE- though mostly developments and shopping malls), the Governor asked if they could go slow to mitigate the economic impact.


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Doubles Cocktail Lounge
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- Listed in Bars & Pubs
- 777 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC V8W 2B5
- (250) 940-3126
- www.doubleslounge.com
- firstname.lastname@example.com
- Hours of Operation: Wednesday - Saturday 5 pm - Late
- Price Range Per Meal (per person): Between $10 and $25
- Noise Level: Low
- Extra Information: Accepts Credit Cards, Takes Reservations, Has Catering Service, Has WIFI, Wheelchair Accessible, Has Happy Hour, Has Live Music
- In one line, why come here?:: Classic Coctail Lounge with old world charm, and a cozy intimate ambience.
- Special need plates available:: Vegetarian, Gluten Free
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Doubles Cocktail Lounge is located on the Arcade level of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Victoria, and directly across the hall from Bartholomew's English Style Pub. Our classic style lounge offers an intimate relaxing setting, with a fine selection of cocktails, local craft beer, and wine. We can also host private and corporate functions up to 40 people. Every Wednesday, local musician, Randy Tucker performs an "unplugged" acoustic guitar show from 6 pm – 9 pm.
Please note that our full pub menu is also available in Doubles Lounge.


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- 946 Friday Hut RD,,, Binna Burra, NSW 2479
- 20-30 km from Goonellabah
- Business can travel to you
Horse Riding Activities for Kids - Goonellabah (2480)
Best match results for horse riding activities for kids in Goonellabah + 30km.
Horse riding centre we offer beach rides on isolated seven mile beach at Lennox head.Trail rides in scenic byron hinterland lessons in riding dressage & jumping pony rides we take children as young as 2 years old on a mini trail ride around are property which is bordered by byron creek where platypus play . Why not stay in our one bedroom self contained cabin where you receive a discount of 10%off all rides . You can check out all rides prices accommodation on the webiste.
PONY RIDES for all Occasions ~ Safe, Fun & Affordable ~ We bring the ponies to you! Servicing the Northern Rivers area of NSW * Pony Parties ~ Starting at $150 * Pony Rides for Events ~ Fetes, Markets, Festivals, Weddings, Fundraisers, etc. * Interactive Programs ~ For schools, children/adults with special needs, aged care residents, or anyone who would benefit from a hands on interactive experience in a positive and understanding environment. Visit our website for more information ... Read more or email us today for an obligation free quote!
5 Stars
08-02-2016 by Lauren Noakes
So very happy that my daughter celebrated with you and your lovely ponies for her birthday recently. Thank you as I know the weather was not the best but we all greatly appreciated your wonderful service. July 14, 2015 ·
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26-03-2015 by Mallee Carter
Katy is a great instructor, she knows a lot from her experiences in the past. I have learnt a lot from her and hope that Katy shares her experiences and knowledge with other people.
A great place for young riders to start out
11-03-2015 by Kacey Martin
— 5 star A great place for young riders to start out. I took my girls here when they were 5 and 4 respectively, they had a wonderful time and we visited a few more times before buying our own pony. The staff were wonderfully supportive in helping our family get ready to become pony owners and gave the girls important skills to help care for our pony. They were polite and supportive and did everything they could to accommodate our expectations and wishes. I have recommended this business to a number of people. If we lived closer we would definitely consider their pony parties! The ponies themselves were well behaved and I felt very safe having my children around them, especially because I could tell they were being handled by owners who cared about and understood their animals unlike some led pony operators who are just out to make buck.
Thanks for the best party ever!!!
31-12-2014 by Katy
My Daughter loved her Birthday party, all 25 kids had a great day. The ponies were so cute in their costumes.
- MALLANGANEE CAMPDRAFT GROUNDS, BRUXNER HWY, Casino, NSW 2470
- 20-30 km from Goonellabah
Camps Certificates Cross Country Dressage Show Jumping Usually every 4th Sunday of the month
Other related businesses in and around Goonellabah (within 50km)
- Woodford Lane, Ewingsdale, NSW 2481
- 40-50 km from Goonellabah
- Greys Ln, Tyagarah, NSW 2481
- 40-50 km from Goonellabah
Camps Cross Country Dressage Grooming Show Jumping Usually every second Saturday
- MULLUMBIMBY SHOWGROUND, MAIN ARM ROAD, Suffolk Park, NSW 2481
- 30-40 km from Goonellabah
Various Sundays 10am - 3.30pm
- BANGALOW SHOWGROUND, MARKET STREET, Suffolk Park, NSW 2481
- 30-40 km from Goonellabah
Camps Certificates Cross Country Dressage Grooming Show Jumping


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Where we celebrate life!
New beginnings | New friendships | New experiences
Chemung County's premier licensed and most affordable Assisted Living Residence
Woodbrook strives to create a safe,
beautiful, and loving home for our residents, one in which they are
celebrated and encouraged to thrive
in a healthy environment with
dignity, respect, and joy.
Our Mission
Welcome to Woodbrook!
Located in the Southern Tier of New York's Finger Lakes Region, Woodbrook Assisted Living Residence, Inc. is fully licensed as an assisted living facility by the New York State Department of Health.
Assisted Living is a special combination of housing, 24-hour assistance, supervision, and supportive services – all designed to accommodate the needs of those who require help with daily living, health and personal care activities. Assisted living promotes maximum independence and dignity for each resident and encourages the involvement of a resident's family and friends.
Woodbrook's quality lifestyle and homelike atmosphere, combined with individual and personalized health care ensure that our residents experience assisted living in a dignified, enjoyable, carefree and safe environment.
At Woodbrook, we guarantee a meticulously maintained residence, a full range of wellness, social and spiritual programs and activities, as well as medication assistance when needed. Our professional staff meets the personalized needs of every resident, 24 hours a day, offering families the reassurance that their loved ones are safe and secure.
Contact Us
Woodbrook Assisted Living Residence, Inc.
1250 Maple Avenue, Elmira, NY 14904
Phone 607-734-7741
Woodbrook is a Certified Wildlife Habitat
©2018 Woodbrook Assisted Living Residence, Inc.


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HE Japanese Restaurant introduces its first sophisticated lunch menu created by Japanese Master Chef Yoshiyuki with exquisite culinary skills and flavor combinations to cater to Japanese cuisine fans and business elites.
From a menu featuring traditional flavors served with courtesy and elegance, Chef Yoshiyuki presents this lunch set with five courses using seasonal ingredients and based on guest preferences. This lunch set includes Japanese organic vegetable salad, pickled tuna gel vinegar, Japanese fried tofu, a sushi platter, cattail cooked eel rice with flavored soup, and dessert recommended by Chef Yoshiyuki.
The whole set is priced at 480 RMB net per person. For an additional charge, guests can enjoy sashimi, fresh fish cooked in salt, cooked fresh fish daily, teppan Australian veal, teppan and Australian Wagyu beef.
Timing for Lunch: Monday to Friday, 11:30am – 14:00pm. For reservations, please contact the reservation center at +86 21 5368 8882.


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Debt and return pursuit: Climate Change Levy: Who is liable to pay the debt? Company directors, managing officers, etc.
Normally, directors and managing officers of limited companies are not personally liable for company debts. However, we may transfer, in whole or in part, a civil penalty for fraudulent evasion of CCL, from a company to a director or managing officer of a company if there is evidence to show that the conduct giving rise to the penalty is attributable to the dishonesty of the director or managing officer. The CCL itself cannot be transferred.
Paragraph 99 (3) of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000 provides:
"Where a notice is served under this paragraph, the portion of the basic penalty specified in the notice shall be recoverable from the named officer as if he were personally liable under paragraph 98 to a penalty which corresponds to that portion."
Paragraph 99 (8) of Schedule 6 to the Act defines managing officer as any manager, secretary or other similar officer of the company or any person claiming to be a manager, secretary, etc or a director.
In the circumstances, we will allocate a non-VAT registration number to the company director or managing officer unless the debtor is registered as a sole proprietor.
If we impose a penalty we must enforce it even if there is little prospect of payment. If we do not enforce these penalties dishonest company directors and officers may liquidate a company on which a penalty is imposed and simply move on to form new companies.


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Hot tub explosion in Wilton sends four workers to hospital
WILTON -- Four workers were ferried to a local hospital after a propane gas explosion ripped through the hot tub they were working on Wednesday, according to authorities.
Ridgefield and Wilton firefighters responded to reports of a fire at 119 Middlebrook Farm Road around 6:45 p.m.
Officials said the workers were attempting to dethaw the ice-caked network of pipes around the hot tub using a propane fire heater when a fire sprang up. Minutes later, the flames exploded.
All four workers were treated for minor burns at Norwalk Hospital, officials said.
"They (workers) had started a fire while they were trying to thaw out some pipes, in the plumbing underneath the deck where the hot tub is," said Wilton Fire Chief Paul Milositz.
Fire officials were able to knock down the flames in under two minutes, preventing structural damage to the house itself, Milositz said.
"When we arrived on the scene the rear deck that was attached to the house was ablaze," he said. "The fire did not extend to the house, but there was some smoke damage inside the house."
According to online property records the $2.1 million, 6,700-square foot home was built in 1997.
Milositz said fire officials will not know what caused the explosion until after the Wilton fire marshal concludes his investigation.


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Kahului International Airport has all of the major car rental companies on site.
The drive from Kahului International Airport to Napili Sunset is a pleasant drive through the sugar cane fields, and along the western coast of Maui. Along the way, you will see four islands: Molokai, Kahoolawe, Lanai and Molokini.
Close to the airport, in Kahului, many of our guests and owners stop for supplies at Costco or Walmart. In Lahaina, there is a Safeway and Long's Drugs in the Cannery Mall.


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