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...catch? As it turns out, there is one, an annoying anachronism left over from the martial law era when the mountains were thought to be crawling with communists. The government requires hikers to have mountain permits, which in turn necessitates a group of three and a guide. Changes are afoot, but the rusty wheels of bureaucracy still turn slowly. Call the Taiwan Tourism Bureau Hotline for information: (88-62) 2717-3737. Be sure to ask about current conditions; typhoons and earthquakes can close roads and trails...
Some experts say a continental market for electricity, similar to the one that exists for oil and gas, is the eventual solution. But even without a grand plan to support that aim, moves are afoot to tinker with the existing situation. By next year, large regional transmission organizations (RTOS) will be in place across North America to remove some of the jurisdictional clutter. "Right now, if you want to ship power from El Paso [Texas] to B.C., you have to settle 10 or 12 different contracts," says Dennis Eyre, executive director of the Western Systems Coordinating Council in Salt Lake...
...Such promises have not gone unnoticed in D.C. police headquarters, where plans are afoot to place nearly 5,000 officers in and around the inaugural parade route. The Secret Service has been placed in charge of security arrangements, which signals a heightened seriousness about rules and regulations; parade-goers will be required to pass through a security checkpoint and have their bags checked. Protesters already up in arms over newly erected barriers surrounding inaugural sites are newly frustrated by the small spaces around the city in which they will be allowed to gather. Police have designated three spots near...
While no formal union movement is afoot--the Graduate Student Council consistently says there is no need for a union--I have heard students at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences report dissatisfaction with many of the issues that plague their counterparts at Yale, from uncertainty about the availability of teaching positions to the lack of prescription coverage in their health insurance. Although I believe that a TF union provides an important way to reach progress on these issues, I acknowledge that reasonable people can disagree about the need for or advisability of such a union. What disappointed...
...There are movements afoot to make this thing happen, and hopefully in the next week or so we'll be able to announce it," said Robinson, who is running as a Republican...