2009-10-28, 17:47 | Link #4522 | |
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Arnie is one of the more honest politicians we've had in office. I know that makes him look bad in comparison, but he's very predictable and he's very consistent. He did, of course, suffer from having to deal with the California senate which will make anyone with sense look like they have to compromise (mostly due to underestimating the lunacy of the California senate led by Democrats!), but he isn't loaded with surprises. He's a rare politician in that he seems to hold to the same philosophies he espoused while running for election. I don't agree with his stance on gun control, but he was up-front about that while running. He actually seems to care about running California vs funneling it's money. That's something we've been missing since Regan. Last edited by White Manju Bun; 2009-10-28 at 18:00. Reason: really... |
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2009-10-28, 21:48 | Link #4523 |
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Arnold tends to be confusing for some... he tends to be a "social liberal" and a "fiscal conservative" ... something almost extinct in the GOP. It makes him harder to demonize. Frankly, the place was a mess when he arrived and many of the causative players are still there. Much of the blame can be placed on the "immovable object" of tax limit initiatives coupled with the "unstoppable force" of entrenched interests wanting cuts anywhere but in their sandbox.
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I'm not so much concerned about the story as I am curious about how the "event" is being projected in the United States.
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2009-10-29, 06:02 | Link #4526 | |||
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It isn't even fair to judge press freedom by the only player in the game.
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2009-10-29, 06:48 | Link #4527 | ||
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(Of course, if you trace the cookie crumbs, you'd find the same ultimate "owner" for both companies. By that measure, though, almost everything of significance is government owned. ) And, contrary to popular opinion, Today is seen by SPH as a very problematic rival for advertising dollars: Today extends reach and grows readership Quote:
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2009-10-29, 07:07 | Link #4529 | |
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2009-10-29, 07:59 | Link #4530 | |
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It isn't because of lack of freedom of speech, it is just that nobody cares. IMO the Straits Times is quite a fair read considered how carefully they phrased their articles for the AWARE saga a few months ago. Nonetheless I would still check out the New Paper for sports (their general news are too gossipy, but their sports news are WIN). The reason for Today being more popular is due to its condensation of news (though woefully inaccurate and opinionated at times) into one small handy print rather than a big Straits Times hogging space, plus it is a quick read for our incredibly fast paced society where catching up to date with news are as tough as finding time for lunch. Thankfully the economic data and news in the publication are quite fresh and accurate, otherwise those PMEBs will suffer.
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Japan to comprehensively review alliance with U.S.: Hatoyama
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2009-10-29, 17:29 | Link #4534 |
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And of course, its almost pure speculation to link to a flu shot.... but then that doesn't stop our intrepid "fear and anxiety" squads of reporters.
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2009-10-29, 17:56 | Link #4535 |
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happy birthday internet
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/usitinte...storykleinrock someone is missing in this artical though... where is Al Gore? didn't he invent the internet? |
2009-10-29, 18:06 | Link #4536 | |
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I think a lot of people may feel that way about the California legislature at this time.
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2009-10-30, 20:07 | Link #4538 |
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Learn Chinese/Mandarin now! Your employment may depend on it.
The Internet grows up a bit -- non-alphabetic TLDs are the incoming trend.
http://www.idnnews.com/?tag=idn-tld Google prophesies that Chinese languages will comprise the majority of the Internet content within 10 years (safe bet). http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...b-1807034.html
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2009-10-30, 21:23 | Link #4540 |
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Currently, all existing gTLDs allow for the registration of non-native character sets to the left of the dot (숭문.net or 中国首饰.com), but with the introduction of IDN TLDs, registrations containing the translation of .com or .net will also be possible (태영산업.회사 or海尔.康姆). Not just Chinese, but Korean, Japanese, Hindi, Farsi, Sanskrit, whatever.
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