Anyone could see that fox would never win a suit against Franken for trademark infringement, because it was a paradoy. Why did fox sue? It wasn't for publicity. it made them look stupid. It wasn't to hurt franken...his numbers shot up. Is Murdoch et al really that stupid? No. they had to so to establish a precedent of protecting their trademark. If you don't proactively protect a trademark, then you can loose it.
Sounds like the simpsons episode where homer goes to get his free boat and winds up in jail.
Homer: Up and away in my beautiful my beautiful motor boat! Da da da da! Bart: But we didn't enter any police raffle. Homer: That doesn't matter, the important thing is we won.
[parks] Marge: I don't know, there's something very peculiar about this! Homer: Sheesh! You're the most paranoid family I've ever been affiliated with. [gets out]
So diversity of opinion is okay, just as long as it's to your liking? Liberalization of media regulations, IMHO, is what allows for things like talk radio, Fox News, donahue, etc.
Dissertations are written about this, which should add creedence to my point that there is a big difference between Those who live on Taiwan and those in China. I would define it by how people identify themselves, what their native language is, etc. Of course, there is a "new taiwanese" as well. Most people define Taiwanese as those who immigrated to Taiwan prior to Japanese colonialization in '95. Taiwanese is a dervative of Fujianhua. And then, of course, there is the unpleasantness of the aborignes, who have taken it in the ass from everyone.
Most do speak mandarin, but most 1st language is Taiwanese. Look at President Chen. My mandarin (at least the pronounciation) is better than his, and I'm a whitey.
Yes, I would say there are a lot of turncoats in Taiwan, but most of them belong to the former ruling party, the KMT. These people were ethnic chinese who moved over after they lost the civil war. They have little affinity for President Chen, or Taiwan. These people support the one china policy. But most people in Taiwan, do not. Most support independence now or later. A vast majority (95%) do not want anything to do with communist china. In 1994, Taiwan renounced all claims to the Mainland. In 1994, Taiwan renounced all claims to the Mainland. But you keep on acting as if most Taiwanese (daiwanlang) are keen on China dominating the world. They're not. THey support the US against China. As for spies, we spy against allies and vice versa. And yes, the Chinese do target disgruntled Taiwanese, just like they and the soviets targeted disgruntled americans. I think taiwan is the only country to have a movement to make it the 51st state. have you even been to taiwan, bro? At anyrate, you really need to modify some of the erroneous information in your little geocities article, eg the ethnic makeup of taiwan.
Some people in Taiwan do. tehy're about 5% of the population. I'd say at least 5% of the american population is pretty insane too. China's geopolitical objectives include taking over Taiwan....This "report" is biased to say the least and full of outright mistakes, e.g.:
"Eighty-five percent (85%) of the people of Taiwan are Chinese. Only fifteen percent (15%) are Taiwanese"
Taiwan is a multiparty democracy. The 2000 victory of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Chen Shui-bian followed more than 50 years of rule by the Kuomintang (KMT) and marked the first transition from one political party to another in Taiwan's history. The president appoints the premier, who heads the Executive Yuan (EY), or Cabinet. Constitutional amendments adopted in 1997 provided the Legislative Yuan (LY) with the authority to dismiss the Cabinet with a no-confidence vote. In 2001 the DPP won a plurality of seats in the LY in free and fair elections. In the 2002 Taipei and Kaohsiung municipal elections, an incumbent KMT mayor in Taipei and an incumbent DPP mayor in Kaohsiung were reelected in free and fair elections. In addition to the DPP, the KMT, the People First Party, and the Taiwan Solidarity Union played significant roles in the LY. The Judicial Yuan (JY) is constitutionally independent of the other branches of the political system, and the Government respected the judiciary's independence in practice.
The National Police Administration (NPA) of the Ministry of Interior (MOI), the NPA's Criminal Investigation Bureau, and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Investigation Bureau are responsible for law enforcement relating to internal security. The police and security agencies are under effective civilian control. The police occasionally committed human rights abuses.
Taiwan has a dynamic, export-oriented, free market economy. Liberalization of the economy has diminished the dominant role that state-owned and party-run enterprises previously played in such major sectors as finance, transportation, utilities, shipbuilding, steel, telecommunications, and petrochemicals. Services and capital- and technology-intensive industries were the most important sectors. Major exports included computers, electronic equipment, machinery, and textiles. Taiwan's more than 22 million citizens generally enjoyed a high standard of living and an equitable income distribution.
The authorities generally respected the human rights of citizens; however, there were problems in some areas. Principal problems included police abuse of detainees; allegations of judicial corruption; violence and discrimination against women; child prostitution and abuse; societal discrimination against Aborigines; restrictions on workers' freedom of association and on their ability to strike; and some instances of trafficking in women and children.
RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Section 1 Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From: a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
There were no reports of the arbitrary or unlawful deprivation of life committed by the Government or its agents.
b. Disappearance
There were no reports of politically motivated disappearances.
c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
The Code of Criminal Procedure stipulates that no violence, threat, inducement, fraud, or other improper means shall be used against accused persons; however, there were credible reports that police occasionally physically abused persons in their custody.
The law allows suspects to have attorneys present during interrogations, primarily to ensure that abuse does not take place (see Section 1.d.). The MOJ claimed that each interrogation is audiotaped or videotaped and that any allegation of mistreatment is investigated. Nonetheless lawyers and legal scholars noted that abuses most often occurred in local police stations where interrogations were not recorded and when attorneys often were not present. Police emphasized confessions by suspects as the principal investigative tool, and the judicial system sometimes accepted confessions even when they contr
As a former resident of taiwan (2 years), I can say this: Taiwan is just as free/democratic as the US. Taiwan has a free press, a former minority party in charge, large voter populace, and more informed voters. There's marches and protests against the government all the time. As for pirated software...uh, um...
Because of the above mentioned, ProTools doesn't help studios cut costs, but it does make high quality recording equipment and techniques available to small record cos and individual bands. Which is a good thing, right?
I think people should set up a legal defense fund. Something to help these poor kids pay their settlement. Wouldn't you make a tax deductible donation? It would also be a pretty good PR move... Most people think those who pirate music are selfish bastards. It's sad that all the fat programmers with fat salaries who have dedicated mp3 serverzz running ignore their plight.
To admit that English is a unviersal language or a lingua franca is not arrogance, but recognition of fact. There were previous so called universal languages (French, Mandarin, Latin, Greek). it's not "american" arrogance to say this. What language unites India? English. What language is used at Dutch universities? English. and so on. You could say chinese is the mother tounge of more people,but the word "chinese" is too vague. More people speak english as a second tounge than any other. Most people can speak a basic level of it. that doesn't mean that learning a second language isn't important (i'm studied mandarin for almost 4 years).
language translators are booooring sydney, boooring.
Slashdot Mirror
it was mtv 2.
they have a much better selection
Anyone could see that fox would never win a suit against Franken for trademark infringement, because it was a paradoy. Why did fox sue? It wasn't for publicity. it made them look stupid. It wasn't to hurt franken...his numbers shot up. Is Murdoch et al really that stupid? No. they had to so to establish a precedent of protecting their trademark. If you don't proactively protect a trademark, then you can loose it.
Sounds like the simpsons episode where homer goes to get his free boat and winds up in jail.
Homer: Up and away in my beautiful my beautiful motor boat! Da da da da!
Bart: But we didn't enter any police raffle.
Homer: That doesn't matter, the important thing is we won.
[parks]
Marge: I don't know, there's something very peculiar about this!
Homer: Sheesh! You're the most paranoid family I've ever been affiliated with. [gets out]
how many of us could replace the word "Internet" in this posting with "Google"?
I'm not sure about anyone else, but when I get a headache, it's hard for me to think, let alone remember stuff.
taikong [tai4kong1]i'3/4o) is one word, meaning space, as in outerspace.
So diversity of opinion is okay, just as long as it's to your liking? Liberalization of media regulations, IMHO, is what allows for things like talk radio, Fox News, donahue, etc.
require all Taiwanese nationals to produce a Beijing passport if they wish to apply for a visa to the USA.
Don't forget to make them have a stop in the PRC's slave labor camps, the laogai(reform/reeducation through labor camps), for full compliance!
the Taiwan gov has held free elections, I think that gives them legitimacy over the island. et china?
A-kz"I'-c.
Dissertations are written about this, which should add creedence to my point that there is a big difference between Those who live on Taiwan and those in China.
I would define it by how people identify themselves, what their native language is, etc. Of course, there is a "new taiwanese" as well. Most people define Taiwanese as those who immigrated to Taiwan prior to Japanese colonialization in '95. Taiwanese is a dervative of Fujianhua. And then, of course, there is the unpleasantness of the aborignes, who have taken it in the ass from everyone.
Most do speak mandarin, but most 1st language is Taiwanese. Look at President Chen. My mandarin (at least the pronounciation) is better than his, and I'm a whitey.
Again, most people 80% are Taiwanese origin
I just called your bluff, dogg
Yes, I would say there are a lot of turncoats in Taiwan, but most of them belong to the former ruling party, the KMT. These people were ethnic chinese who moved over after they lost the civil war. They have little affinity for President Chen, or Taiwan. These people support the one china policy. But most people in Taiwan, do not. Most support independence now or later. A vast majority (95%) do not want anything to do with communist china. In 1994, Taiwan renounced all claims to the Mainland. In 1994, Taiwan renounced all claims to the Mainland. But you keep on acting as if most Taiwanese (daiwanlang) are keen on China dominating the world. They're not. THey support the US against China.
As for spies, we spy against allies and vice versa. And yes, the Chinese do target disgruntled Taiwanese, just like they and the soviets targeted disgruntled americans. I think taiwan is the only country to have a movement to make it the 51st state. have you even been to taiwan, bro? At anyrate, you really need to modify some of the erroneous information in your little geocities article, eg the ethnic makeup of taiwan.
Some people in Taiwan do. tehy're about 5% of the population. I'd say at least 5% of the american population is pretty insane too. China's geopolitical objectives include taking over Taiwan....This "report" is biased to say the least and full of outright mistakes, e.g.:
"Eighty-five percent (85%) of the people of Taiwan are Chinese. Only fifteen percent (15%) are Taiwanese"
This is not true, in fact it's the reverse.
What a bunch of BS. Taiwanese people don't like being called chinese, they don't speak chinese either, but Taiyu, or Hokkien.
from the US State Department Human RIghts report
Taiwan is a multiparty democracy. The 2000 victory of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Chen Shui-bian followed more than 50 years of rule by the Kuomintang (KMT) and marked the first transition from one political party to another in Taiwan's history. The president appoints the premier, who heads the Executive Yuan (EY), or Cabinet. Constitutional amendments adopted in 1997 provided the Legislative Yuan (LY) with the authority to dismiss the Cabinet with a no-confidence vote. In 2001 the DPP won a plurality of seats in the LY in free and fair elections. In the 2002 Taipei and Kaohsiung municipal elections, an incumbent KMT mayor in Taipei and an incumbent DPP mayor in Kaohsiung were reelected in free and fair elections. In addition to the DPP, the KMT, the People First Party, and the Taiwan Solidarity Union played significant roles in the LY. The Judicial Yuan (JY) is constitutionally independent of the other branches of the political system, and the Government respected the judiciary's independence in practice.
The National Police Administration (NPA) of the Ministry of Interior (MOI), the NPA's Criminal Investigation Bureau, and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Investigation Bureau are responsible for law enforcement relating to internal security. The police and security agencies are under effective civilian control. The police occasionally committed human rights abuses.
Taiwan has a dynamic, export-oriented, free market economy. Liberalization of the economy has diminished the dominant role that state-owned and party-run enterprises previously played in such major sectors as finance, transportation, utilities, shipbuilding, steel, telecommunications, and petrochemicals. Services and capital- and technology-intensive industries were the most important sectors. Major exports included computers, electronic equipment, machinery, and textiles. Taiwan's more than 22 million citizens generally enjoyed a high standard of living and an equitable income distribution.
The authorities generally respected the human rights of citizens; however, there were problems in some areas. Principal problems included police abuse of detainees; allegations of judicial corruption; violence and discrimination against women; child prostitution and abuse; societal discrimination against Aborigines; restrictions on workers' freedom of association and on their ability to strike; and some instances of trafficking in women and children.
RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Section 1 Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From:
a. Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life
There were no reports of the arbitrary or unlawful deprivation of life committed by the Government or its agents.
b. Disappearance
There were no reports of politically motivated disappearances.
c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
The Code of Criminal Procedure stipulates that no violence, threat, inducement, fraud, or other improper means shall be used against accused persons; however, there were credible reports that police occasionally physically abused persons in their custody.
The law allows suspects to have attorneys present during interrogations, primarily to ensure that abuse does not take place (see Section 1.d.). The MOJ claimed that each interrogation is audiotaped or videotaped and that any allegation of mistreatment is investigated. Nonetheless lawyers and legal scholars noted that abuses most often occurred in local police stations where interrogations were not recorded and when attorneys often were not present. Police emphasized confessions by suspects as the principal investigative tool, and the judicial system sometimes accepted confessions even when they contr
As a former resident of taiwan (2 years), I can say this:
Taiwan is just as free/democratic as the US. Taiwan has a free press, a former minority party in charge, large voter populace, and more informed voters. There's marches and protests against the government all the time. As for pirated software...uh, um...
you can buy a fm tuner for the ipod on apple's website. no, i'm not going to link it.
Because of the above mentioned, ProTools doesn't help studios cut costs, but it does make high quality recording equipment and techniques available to small record cos and individual bands. Which is a good thing, right?
I think people should set up a legal defense fund. Something to help these poor kids pay their settlement. Wouldn't you make a tax deductible donation? It would also be a pretty good PR move... Most people think those who pirate music are selfish bastards. It's sad that all the fat programmers with fat salaries who have dedicated mp3 serverzz running ignore their plight.
To admit that English is a unviersal language or a lingua franca is not arrogance, but recognition of fact. There were previous so called universal languages (French, Mandarin, Latin, Greek). it's not "american" arrogance to say this. What language unites India? English. What language is used at Dutch universities? English. and so on. You could say chinese is the mother tounge of more people,but the word "chinese" is too vague. More people speak english as a second tounge than any other. Most people can speak a basic level of it. that doesn't mean that learning a second language isn't important (i'm studied mandarin for almost 4 years). language translators are booooring sydney, boooring.