The trend in negative population growth has actually been recognized in Japan for many years now - at least by people in charge of big business.
When I was an intern at a corporate headquarters in the States over 10 years ago, the visiting Japanese delegation made a point to tell the CEO that the U.S. will always have a big advantage over the rest of the world because of its tolerance of foreign workers. He wasn't completely talking about merely driving labor costs down, but also having the cultural diversity needed to tackle international business transactions in today's markets.
There is a great dearth of management in China right now. If you even resemble European or American and tell them you have an MBA from any school that has an English or European name, you write your own ticket.
Both Taiwan and South Korea were essentially dictatorships up until about 10-15 years ago. Liberty had nothing to do with their relative prosperity today. In the case of both South Korea and Taiwan, they have received massive aid packages from the U.S., which is the primary reason for the rapid growth of their economies.
Since you can mostly get away with typing Vietnamese with just any Latin-based alphabet OS/software, that may have hindered the speed of development of a Vietnamese language pack.
Windows will make all the difference in the world. I used to work in a place with windows that were about 10 feet tall, and we were right by the piers in Seattle. Mt. Rainier on the left, Puget Sound on the right - all visible while I'm sitting in my wall-less cube.
But the commute sucked, so now I'm back to my window-less cube with 5-foot walls...
If I misrepresented the quote, then by all means correct me. He said he will "approve" an abortion if the circumstances are met - one of them being that if the child will be born retarded. Please identify the part of this interpretation that you have a problem with.
The Chinese government never claimed to be the sacred guardians of human life and spirit, unlike religious leaders such as the Dalai Lama. I'm not a Buddhist myself, but I'm quite certain that the topic of abortion is a pretty clear-cut one in the tenets of Buddhism (except for the extreme cases where the mother's life is in danger). The act of abortion signifies not only the deliberate loss of human life but also the representation of greed and selfishness.
Since I have no connection with China or support the policies of its government, how does this make me a hypocrite?
I'm sure the Dalai Lama is a mild-mannered and nice man in general. However, the system that he represents is no better than the Chinese that he proposes to replace. History has shown that the system in place in Tibet before the Chinese occupation is a theocratic dictatorship, where hands are chopped off for failing to pay back taxes in a justice system similar to Islam's Sharia Law system.
The thing that makes him a tough opponent in this game is that he's so darned reasonable and mild mannered. He's not calling for armed uprising. He's not even insisting on national sovereignty. He refuses to act angry, or even wronged. He just insists that the Chinese leadership should talk, and listen with an open mind.
If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun. - The Dalai Lama, 2001
And interestingly, he apparently wants to kill off retarded children:
Of course, abortion, from a Buddhist viewpoint, is an act of killing and is negative, generally speaking. But it depends on the circumstances. If the unborn child will be retarded or if the birth will create serious problems for the parent, these are cases where there can be an exception. I think abortion should be approved or disapproved according to each circumstance. - The Dalai Lama, to the New York Times.
My wife and I find the whole thing pretty amusing to say the least. Although I think in the end a lot of good will come out of this whole thing - it will spur some much-needed dialogue in some sensitive topics regarding personal and cultural freedoms. And I suppose to increase the sales of...uh...hair waxing supplies.
I have not visited Hong Kong in 10 years, but will do so this year so it's pretty exciting for me.
Not around where I live. I live about 15 min north of Redmond, and my appraised value is actually close to, if not higher, than my market value. I've tried to fight it, only to be countered with polite laughter. And they reassess every year instead of every 5 years now.
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The trend in negative population growth has actually been recognized in Japan for many years now - at least by people in charge of big business.
When I was an intern at a corporate headquarters in the States over 10 years ago, the visiting Japanese delegation made a point to tell the CEO that the U.S. will always have a big advantage over the rest of the world because of its tolerance of foreign workers. He wasn't completely talking about merely driving labor costs down, but also having the cultural diversity needed to tackle international business transactions in today's markets.
There is a great dearth of management in China right now. If you even resemble European or American and tell them you have an MBA from any school that has an English or European name, you write your own ticket.
This was known early on at the school playgrounds - boys fight to hurt; girls fight to kill.
Both Taiwan and South Korea were essentially dictatorships up until about 10-15 years ago. Liberty had nothing to do with their relative prosperity today. In the case of both South Korea and Taiwan, they have received massive aid packages from the U.S., which is the primary reason for the rapid growth of their economies.
Since you can mostly get away with typing Vietnamese with just any Latin-based alphabet OS/software, that may have hindered the speed of development of a Vietnamese language pack.
Windows will make all the difference in the world. I used to work in a place with windows that were about 10 feet tall, and we were right by the piers in Seattle. Mt. Rainier on the left, Puget Sound on the right - all visible while I'm sitting in my wall-less cube.
But the commute sucked, so now I'm back to my window-less cube with 5-foot walls...
Yeah - good thing they pulled out in time. Otherwise, they would have to support Yahoo for at least 17-18 years.
One culture has over 1,000 years of sexual oppression, and the other only has 400.
Here's a hint - when you get out in the workplace it doesn't get any better.
In fact, being around so many furriners made me able to communicate (more) effectively with coworkers from Bangalore, Beijing, and St. Petersburg.
They use Eclipse as their IDE now, so it's much better.
They certainly much better than LynxOS (who also uses Eclipse as their IDE - but their plugin as not as well integrated by far)
If I misrepresented the quote, then by all means correct me. He said he will "approve" an abortion if the circumstances are met - one of them being that if the child will be born retarded. Please identify the part of this interpretation that you have a problem with.
The Chinese government never claimed to be the sacred guardians of human life and spirit, unlike religious leaders such as the Dalai Lama. I'm not a Buddhist myself, but I'm quite certain that the topic of abortion is a pretty clear-cut one in the tenets of Buddhism (except for the extreme cases where the mother's life is in danger). The act of abortion signifies not only the deliberate loss of human life but also the representation of greed and selfishness.
Since I have no connection with China or support the policies of its government, how does this make me a hypocrite?
I'm sure the Dalai Lama is a mild-mannered and nice man in general. However, the system that he represents is no better than the Chinese that he proposes to replace. History has shown that the system in place in Tibet before the Chinese occupation is a theocratic dictatorship, where hands are chopped off for failing to pay back taxes in a justice system similar to Islam's Sharia Law system.
The thing that makes him a tough opponent in this game is that he's so darned reasonable and mild mannered. He's not calling for armed uprising. He's not even insisting on national sovereignty. He refuses to act angry, or even wronged. He just insists that the Chinese leadership should talk, and listen with an open mind.
If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun. - The Dalai Lama, 2001
And interestingly, he apparently wants to kill off retarded children:
Of course, abortion, from a Buddhist viewpoint, is an act of killing and is negative, generally speaking. But it depends on the circumstances. If the unborn child will be retarded or if the birth will create serious problems for the parent, these are cases where there can be an exception. I think abortion should be approved or disapproved according to each circumstance. - The Dalai Lama, to the New York Times.
Maybe it's the perfect opportunity to get all legislation into CVS.
I'll leave it as an exercise to the reader to make the obvious humor examples.
...the upcoming movie adaptation of the MIT blackjack team story. Not too many interesting new factoids or insights in the story itself.
I've driven in several continents, and driving slowly in the passing lane seems to be a uniquely North American phenomenon.
Somebody explained once that it was something to do with the Manifest Destiny mentality. People want their own lane, and they don't like sharing.
My wife and I find the whole thing pretty amusing to say the least. Although I think in the end a lot of good will come out of this whole thing - it will spur some much-needed dialogue in some sensitive topics regarding personal and cultural freedoms. And I suppose to increase the sales of...uh...hair waxing supplies.
I have not visited Hong Kong in 10 years, but will do so this year so it's pretty exciting for me.
...in the supposedly democratic bastion of Hong Kong for disseminating explicit photos of numerous high-profile local celebrities including possibly sensitive implication of Jackie Chan in aforementioned explicit photos who happens to be torch bearer in the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
In Clark County, Nevada (county that Las Vegas resides in), you can search properties based on the owner's name.
http://www.co.clark.nv.us/ASSESSOR/Disclaim.htm
My HP 48 was made in Singapore. Feels really solid and the screen is still bright like it was new.
At work we have ancient HP scopes which come with fancy wood trim leather boxes for the scope probes. All I can say is "wow".
Has anyone mentioned these yet?
I heard one of the 9/11 rescue workers found one in the rubble, and it was still working.
Not around where I live. I live about 15 min north of Redmond, and my appraised value is actually close to, if not higher, than my market value. I've tried to fight it, only to be countered with polite laughter. And they reassess every year instead of every 5 years now.
Realistically, a Redmond home goes for at least $500-600k for something not about to fall apart.
Boeing did the exact same thing
Looks like the state of Washington got 14,000 jobs as a result of giving them a $3b tax cut. That's almost a quarter-million per job.
I noticed this evening that the iPod touch (both 8GB and 16GB models) have now been reduced by $20.
I don't think ancient religious texts took cloning under consideration when dietary laws were made.