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A Special Thanks from Keep Laramie Dinos
2009-09-06 21:14:00 All of you who have visited the blog or visited with us in person and via e-mail, we would like to thank you for your vocal and continued support of the museum through closure. Because of you, we will have a geological museum again, a unique historical, scientific and educational Wyoming gem on the University of Wyoming campus. We would especially like to thank the Mears family, who have made such a generous gift to the museum so that the ball can roll in the direction of reinvention. Imagine; finally, after years of talking and wishing, those who visit and use the museum will have one that is even better than before. It's unfortunate that a crisis had to arise in order for the magnitude of importance of the museum to be realized by the upper echelon of university administration, but they finally seem to understand. We would also like to thank Department of Geology and Geophysics Head Art Snoke for the effort he has expended in concert with Foundation Director Ben Blalock to esta...
Azaqs008 wrote a new blog post: United in marriage, separated by red tape
2009-04-29 10:31:00 Azaqs008 wrote a new blog post: United in marriage, separated by red tape Dozens of weary passengers made their way down the long hallway to baggage claim at LAX. 出張ホストI peered anxiously through the clear glass doors, searching every face. Then I saw him. He wore a name tag around his neck -- like a kid who might get lost. He clutched a white plastic bag with big blue ... By 'azaqs008'
Arroyo cuts red tape for livelihood programs of displaced OFWs
2009-02-04 02:46:00 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Monday night ordered Labor Secretary Marianito Roque to simplify the implementation of the livelihood and job matching programs of displaced Filipino workers abroad. Mrs. Arroyo issued the marching order during a meeting with the Filipino community at the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh. She arrived in Riyadh Monday night from Milan ...
Chinese Innovations in Foreign Countries Thwarted by Red Tape
2008-12-24 16:40:00 A draft amendment to China?s patent law is hindering the creativity of Chinese inventors living abroad by making it difficult to legalize the idea without much red tape. Read on and? keep your ideas to yourself.
Z Visa Update: The Bigger Picture
2008-06-08 16:04:00 6 months after I started reporting on the clampdown on visas, it is now a full blown party with major newspapers and blogs all reporting pretty thoroughly on the issue. A new piece of information that I have to add at what I have already seen at the other sites, that no one else has covered, ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Z Visa Update: The Bigger Picture", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/06/08/z-vis-a-update-the-bigger-picture/" });
Red tape, costs entangle fans of "green" fuel
2008-05-12 22:15:00 Red tape, costs entangle fans of "green" fuelUsing waste oils for fuel is the most eco-friendly way to drive, according to enthusiasts, who complain that high costs and state regulations are hampering their efforts. -;http://www.news.com/8301...
Need An Invitation for A Chinese F Visa? Get it on Alibaba
2008-05-05 05:57:00 I just love how some are able to see an opportunity to profit (h/t Soni who emailed this link to me earlier this morning). The Yantai Longharmony Business Development company is now advertising on Alibaba that they can get you the documents you needto get the multiple entry F Visa: Note: While I can appreciate the humor ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Need An Invitation for A Chinese F Visa? Get it on Alibaba", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/05/04/need--an-invitation-for-a-chinese-f-v-isa-get-it-on-alibaba/" });
Can A WOFE in China Provide Visas? How Many?
2008-04-29 13:18:00 It may seem like a no brainer in answering this question, but last week I was fed a question by a good friend who had been hearing that his friends were having trouble getting his employees from an F to a Z. In his email to me, he wrote: that the registered capital requirement for an entity ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Can A WOFE in China Provide Visas? How Many?", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/04/29/can-a--wofe-in-china-provide-visas-ho-w-many/" });
Drool ON Kangana, Red Tape Sporty Girl
2008-04-14 22:19:00 Kangana Ranaut has made to A-list bollywood actresses pretty quickly. Her next release is ‘Roshan’ co-starring Bobby Deol. While her bollywood work go on track, she makes apperances on the ramp and number of advertisement campaigns. She sizzled her way in Levis print campaign just like she is sizzling as a sporty girl in Red Tape campaign. ...
The Fight Against Red Tape
2008-02-28 19:00:00 By Paul Rieckhoff @ 11:39 AM (EST) Time and time again, we’ve seen troops and veterans suffering at the hands of an inept government bureaucracy. Wounded troops have been forced to repay their enlistment bonuses. Amputees fell through the cracks at Walter Reed. And 400,000 veterans are still waiting months (and even years) for their disability ...
By: Suzie-Q
Bureaucratic Red Tape Hits A New Level In The Midwest [Digg]
2008-02-14 16:59:00 If you?ve recently been looking for a reason to increase your hatred of bureaucratic red tape, then look no further than the regulatory insanity available at the Midwest Independent Transmission System (Midwest ISO). Because due to the Midwest ISO laws, the waiting list for proposed wind energy projects in the state is 612 years!!
Red Tape: Beware of unexpected e-Valentines
2008-02-13 23:41:00 The FBI is warning Internet users about electronic Valentines that are booby-trapped with a computer virus.
Red tape, personality clashes cripple Indian sport
2008-02-13 15:39:00 The Beijing Olympic Games are less than six months away and India’s preparations in badminton and shooting events appear to be hit by the personality clashes between the sports officials.
By: Latest News
Bureaucratic Red Tape Hits a New Level in the Midwest
2008-02-12 18:45:00 If you?ve recently been looking for a reason to increase your hatred of bureaucratic red tape, then look no further than the regulatory insanity available at the Midwest Independent Transmission...
By: Green Options
Six million police hours a year wasted on red tape
2008-02-06 14:49:00 Up to six million police hours a year are wasted on bureaucracy, a leaked review on the police service has found. A year-long independent revi
Police red tape criticised by report.
2008-02-05 20:04:00 I'm not going to write much about this. I feel it is sufficient to point you towards the story and ask: Is this the most damning report into the way a government can interfere so much that it causes harm to the people it is sworn to protect?Please click HERE
By: Daily Referendum
Red tape prevents man from returning from the dead
2008-02-05 00:05:00 Red tape is preventing a Polish man from returning from the dead. Piotr Kucy, 38 and from the city of Polkowice in southwest Poland, was wrongly identified by authorities last August as a drowned man, only to show up a few days after his own funeral. Despite pointing out the fact that he was alive to government ...
?how can we be creative when there are so much red tape in Singapore??
2008-02-03 11:23:00 “anything but red” lamp (”how can we be creative when there are so much red tape in Singapore?”) “HK” table &Larry is a graphic and advertising designer from singapore. ‘objects’ is a long term project where he is using common singaporean materials to ‘march backwards into the future’ (borrowed from marshall mcluhan). + &Larry , ...
By: yatzer
China Releases White Paper on Energy
2008-01-12 08:18:00 In what appears to be a first, and perhaps an insider view into the discussions surrounding the Draft Energy Law, the State Council Information Office published a White Paper on Energy on their website. Broken into 8 parts, the white paper provided some interesting insights into the current situation of china’s Energy industry in terms of ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "China Releases White Paper on Energy", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/01/12/china--releases-white-paper-on-energy-/" });
Q&A with Chengdu?s Investment Promotion Commission
2008-01-11 01:02:00 For regular readers, you will know that for the last 6 months or so, I have been posting regular news briefs of Chengdu’s investment. The group that provides this information, the Chengdu Investment Promotion Commission, has done a lot in the last 9 months to improve their communications with a new website, their newsletter, ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Q&A with Chengdu’s Investment Promotion Commission", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/01/10/qa-wi-th-chengdus-investment-promotio-n-commission/" });
Event: The Drafting of China Energy Law
2008-01-10 05:52:00 Perhaps one of the most important laws that will go into place this year, I highly suggest that anyone in Beijing next Thursday go to this EU Chamber event (h/t Renminbi) 17th January, 8:30 am China World Hotel Members: 200 RMB Non-members: 400 RMB The new Energy Law is still in the drafting process and has been posted for public ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Event: The Drafting of China Energy Law", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/01/09/event--the-drafting-of-china-energy-l-aw/" });
Food Chain Information means extra red tape for pig producers
2008-01-08 10:54:00 Pig producers are being reminded that they must present new information when they take animals for slaughter.
By: FWi - All News
Are We About to Lose Youtube Again?
2008-01-04 23:25:00 By now, everyone reading this post knows my love for Youtube. In the last 12 months, tons of new high quality China specific content has been posted, and I find it to be really useful when I want to see what is going on at large conferences and events. Well… if the analysts are ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Are We About to Lose Youtube Again?", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2008/01/04/are-w-e-about-to-lose-youtube/" });
Red Tape: Top cybercrime trends of 2007
2007-12-28 01:20:00 This year saw the rise of the 'bots and ever-more victims of phishing. What does 2008 have in store?
Recent WSJ further Highlights Change of Environmental Mindset
2007-12-20 22:07:00 Following, and providing support, of my observations in a Summer 2007: A Catalyst for Environment Change in China and The Real Meaning of Public Hearings in Xiamen, the WSJ has put forward an article RISING TIDE: Dissent Slows China’s Drive For Massive Dam Projects (subscription Req’d). Simply put, Andrew Batson writes about the role that ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Recent WSJ further Highlights Change of Environmental Mindset", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2007/12/20/recen-t-wsj-further-highlights-change--of-environmental-mindset/" });
The Real Meaning of Public Hearings in Xiamen
2007-12-19 18:03:00 Of all the The China Daily headlines I have seen, none were as important to me than Locals oppose Xiamen chemical plant at public hearings Following my previous post on the changing environment in China’s environment, it is clear to me that unlike many previous dog and pony shows we have seen before, that ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Real Meaning of Public Hearings in Xiamen", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2007/12/19/the-r-eal-meaning-of-public-hearings--in-xiamen/" });
Government plans aim to slash red tape for employers by 30% by 2010
2007-12-12 16:08:00 A third of red tape will be cut by 2010, under plans unveiled by business secretary John Hutton yesterday. Fresh
OMG. Wahaha Won Round #1 of Hangzhou Arbitration
2007-12-11 09:17:00 Danone says Wahaha trademark ruling illegal I just picked this up from the Shanghai Daily, and while I am not surprised….I am stunned.Like I said in a couple of posts before, it is clear that someone dropped the ball in getting this trademark transfered, and it is only now that they are fully realizing the ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "OMG. Wahaha Won Round #1 of Hangzhou Arbitration", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina-.com/index.php/2007/12/11/omg-w-ahaha-won-round-1-of-hangzhou-a-rbitration/" });
Ambassador Alan Holmer on China, the SED, and US-China Relations
2007-12-06 15:31:00 Just uploaded a few hours ago, Global Atlanta has just posted an excellent two part Youtube conversation between their reporter Trevor Williams and Alan Holmer on the current state of U.S. China relations, the role of SED (Strategic Economic Dialogue), and some of the issues they are addressing. What surprised me a bit was the fact ...
Hyatt Can?t Build Their Own Hotels? but Shimao Can
2007-11-18 07:48:00 Quickly following up on the impact of the recent foreign investment regulations in China, I found th article Shimao to build up 20 China hotels in the Shanghai Daily. Xu Rongmao, Chairman of Shimao, apparently commented at the opening of the Hyatt on the Bund (Shanghai) that: “As planned, we will open more hotels in cities with ...
Feeling Restricted in China?
2007-11-12 12:48:00 In my nearly 6 years in China, it has been incredible to see the interest in China (and the money that followed) skyrocket. It is a topic that I find myself having more and more as friends talk about how easy it was 5 years ago to buy apartments, as we speak to government officials ...
Indonesia's Drive for Foreign Investment Threatened by Red Tape
2007-11-12 00:28:00 Indonesia's drive to increase foreign investment in ports, power plants and bridges may be strangled by red tape.A year after 10 projects worth $4.5 billion were offered to private companies, not one has started because the government has been unable to publish bidding rules. Southeast Asia's biggest economy has a target of $22 billion in infrastructure spending annually through 2011.``We are getting increasingly frustrated,'' said James Thomas, vice president of engineering at OneEnergy Group, a venture between Mitsubishi Corp. and Hong Kong's CLP Holdings Ltd. that wants to bid for a $1.2 billion coal-fired power plant. ``It doesn't engender a lot of confidence in Indonesia.''Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com-
We Got a Plan.. An Import Safety ?Plan? - Part 2
2007-11-09 15:11:00 After reading the transcript of the press conference, I knew I had to get my hands on the report itself and read through it for myself (Action Plan can be downloaded here). I needed to see just what the findings were, and more than that, I needed to see what their recommendations were…. Now, given ...
Would 6RMB/ USD Be A Good Thing?: Part 2
2007-11-02 17:30:00 Following my first post a couple of days ago, I wanted to post some of the responses I received a couple of weeks ago when I posted this question online. It is by no means scientific, but some of the answers were really well thought out, interesting, and though provoking. To start that conversation I ...
Would 6RMB/ USD Be A Good Thing?: Part 1
2007-11-01 17:23:00 Other than product safety, there have only been a few topics of discussions surrounding China’s relationship with the world that have made it longer than the discussion of the RMB. It is a topic I have covered several times in previous posts, and it is a topic that we are currently fielding votes on ...
Red Tape Not Bars Keeping The Innocent In Jail
2007-10-18 02:38:00 It?s a very sad thought that red tape, and not bars, could be keeping the innocent in jail. It is also sad that we do not hear these stories on our local and national news programs.Via USA Today:Via USA TodaySince 2006, the Justice Department has yet to spend any of the $8 million set aside by Congress for DNA tests for convicts to prove their innocence while it has used $214 million to collect DNA from convicted criminals and improve crime labs, records show."DNA evidence is such a powerful tool in proving guilt or innocence that it's inexcusable not to use it," says Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the chief sponsor of a bill to provide more funding for what is known as innocence testing. If spent, the $8 million could affect dozens of cases, says Barry Scheck, a defense lawyer who specializes in using DNA to overturn convictions.The article goes on to explain that rules imposed by Congress on how the money can be spent, make getting at the funds almost impossible.
In central Java, a small revolution to cut red tape
2007-10-16 02:35:00 Indonesians joke that if a bureaucrat can complicate your life, why would he bother to make it simple ? Day to day, Indonesians regularly bump up against bureaucracy and corruption when they apply for simple permits - obtaining an ID card or other essential document can take weeks and a greased palm. It's this sort of red tape and corruption that deters many foreign investors from putting their money in Indonesia, despite the opportunities offered as Southeast Asia's largest economy is set to enjoy its biggest growth spurt in 11 years. But a small revolution is under way in the regency of Sragen, central Java, and its success may provide the basis for good, relatively bureaucracy-free government in other parts of the huge country.Untung Wiyono, the regent of Sragen, is one of a handful of leaders gaining a reputation at home and abroad for improving the lives of his electorate following the decentralization of power to the provinces and districts.The citizens of Sragen, a rice-...
Product Safety: House Committee on Energy and Commerce Testimony
2007-10-11 08:16:00 For those who read Last week, you may have noticed that I made a quick reference some Dr. Tea gave to the boys inside the beltway… well, here are a few more details on Dr. Tea as well as her testimony. So first… Dr. Tea (Professor Mary Teagarden), is a close friend of mine ...
1300 Annecdotes Make it a Trend. Clean Up or Close Up
2007-10-09 19:52:00 For those of you loyal readers (and RSS readers), you will remember my previous posts entitled Tianjin?s New BinHai Plan for Chemical Industry and Want to Invest in Suzhou? Evaluate Your Impact where I discussed how the degrading environmental conditions were changing the on-the-ground conditions for business in China. That during my trips and negotiations, ...
Cut red tape for migrants say engineers
2007-09-21 06:13:00 Daily Telegraph - The comprehensive study of the jobs crisis, to be released by ACE next week, says 13pc of engineering jobs are unfilled, with the greatest number of vacancies in the civil... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Engineers Voice
Red tape threatens home for ?Lost Boys?
2007-09-15 10:36:00 This home will be a new shelter for the so-called "Lost Boys," teenagers kicked out of the Fundamentalist LDS Church. That is, if they can navigate their way through government bureaucracy to get the home licensed and approved in time for its scheduled Oct. 4 opening.
Veni, visa, vici: Cutting through visa red tape
2007-09-11 19:54:00 (Budget Travel ) – Getting a visa can be a thicket of red tape — or as easy as pie. Whether you should hire someone or do it yourself depends on where you’re going.
Red Tape: Attachment spam rages
2007-08-09 19:14:00 Great - just one more way for 'big brother' to watch us. Nothing is for nothing in this world and now one more way to pay for the added conveniende! Read More...ON E-TOLL ROADS, BEWARE 'ORPHAN EXIT'... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: My View of It
Federal School Loan Consolidation - Cutting Through The Red Tape
2007-08-04 11:48:00 If you?ve financed your education with a variety of student loans and are now facing a barrage of monthly payments, you may find that a student loan consolidation will work to your advantage. But if your loans are courtesy of the Federal government, you may not be surprised to learn that there is a plethora ...
By: The Loan Blog
Caught in a red tape
2007-07-26 09:05:00 Bureaucracy and red tape is not the monopoly of the government. Now that government agencies are always under the watchful eye of the discerning public, they are always trying to improve their services to become more efficient and effective in their delivery of services. Perhaps, they owe the public the improvement of services. I feel sorry ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Red Tape to be cut for Home Improvements
2007-07-16 11:14:00 Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly will unveils a planning policy paper to allow homeowners to undertake small projects without planning permission. Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly will present parliament with the Planning White Paper, hailing it as the most thorough overhaul of the planning system in decades, aimed at spurring development by ripping up red tape. The measures are expected to speed up the approval of nuclear power stations and wind farms which the government says are key parts of the plan to fight global warming by cutting back the need to burn fossil fuels that release carbon gases. But environmentalists fear the planning policy paper will lead to a rash of developments from road to retail, airport, power and waste disposal projects including nuclear waste. “The planning White Paper will give the green light to massive new developments while stripping away opportunities for affected communities or the wider public to input on the decisions,” said Hugh Ell...
iPhone media blitz missed battery 'fee' - The Red Tape Chronicles - MSNBC.c
2007-07-09 20:27:00 "While hundreds of thousands of eager consumers waited anxiously for the iPhone last week, most probably didn?t know about the hidden fee attached to their purchase.Now the obvious question is this: With all the words spoken and written about the iPhone prior to launch, why didn't someone tell them?The iPhone battery will only survive about 300-400 recharges, the company says. Because the unit is sealed, consumers can't swap out dead batteries. Instead, dead phones must be sent to Apple, where battery replacement will take three business days and cost $79 plus a $6.95 shipping charge. Those who can't live without their cell phones for those three days can rent a spare iPhone for $29.This pricey, and apparently inevitable, aftercharge never made it into any of the voluminous news stories written and filmed about the iPhone prior to its launch on June 29. Why not?"oops.
By: webtourz
Building a Cottage: Red Tape
2007-05-29 21:22:00 Last time I updated the progress of the cottage I hadn?t had much in the way of good news. I found out I would have to fill half of my lot for the septic bed, which would cost far more then I had planned and would knock out most of ...
Loans that aren't full of red tape?
2007-04-16 10:23:00 I was just at the bank a few days ago looking into personal loans, what I find interesting is how little they like to tell you about the red tape that you have to go through when your actually in the process of getting a loan. I talked to a representative for a minute and she gave me all the exciting low interest rates blah blah. Until we went to sit down in her office where she started rattling off the little restrictions and god forbid your late on a payment. In the caribbean it seems because we don't exactly have a central source for creditors to check a rating, it's pretty much completely up to the bank's descretion how they handle the loans. What I find completely histerical is the collateral that they require for a personal loan in the caribbean. You have to have 100% of your loan covered with collateral for any form of secured loans, which they perfer to be in cash. So if you want 100k to borrow they recommend having 100k$ in a bank account with them so they can loan you...
By: NexTechNews
Kangana to join Salman Khan in a pair of Red Tape Shoes.
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