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To: Quix
Wellllllllllllll, marvelous results.

I pray you get lots of work from lots of customers!

Thank you. It's a nice hobby, and that's as far as it's probably going to go. I think my patience would run out after a while otherwise =P

1,107 posted on 07/20/2004 8:18:11 PM PDT by Kinetic (Curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought him back)
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Taiwan holds rare military drill to prepare for possible attack by China

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese fighter jets practiced landing on a highway that was temporarily closed to traffic early Wednesday, a rare drill to prepare pilots for the possible bombing of air bases by China, officials said.

The island has not held such an exercise in 26 years, and it comes as China conducts war games that Beijing’s state-controlled media have said are practice for a long-threatened attack on Taiwan.

The rivals, separated since 1949, usually hold large-scale military exercises at this time of year when the weather is good in the Taiwan Strait, the 100-mile-wide body of water that separates the island from the Chinese mainland.

The drills are partly about posturing, with China trying to warn the Taiwanese against seeking a permanent split. Taiwan — which has repeatedly rebuffed Beijing’s demands to unify — wants to show that it is ready to fend off any invasion.

1,110 posted on 07/20/2004 8:22:37 PM PDT by JellyJam
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To: Kinetic

I can understand that.

But a finely honed skill is a worthy arrow in one's quiver.

And a capacity to skillfully communicate in a major modern modality is quite an accomplishment for any youth.

Thanks for sharing with us, anyway. We are enriched because of your efforts and skills.


1,118 posted on 07/20/2004 8:41:03 PM PDT by Quix (PRAYER WARRIORS, DO YOUR STUFF! LIVES, SOULS AND NATIONS DEPEND ON IT)
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