GZ Expat, Part II

links for 2009-06-28

• EastSouthWestNorth: Daily Brief Comments, June 21-30, 2009

links for 2009-06-24

• Mosley to step down after deal to prevent F1 split - FOX Sports on MSN
  "There will be no split. There will be one F1 championship in 2010," Mosley said at FIA's Paris headquarters. "They've got the rules they want and they've got the stability. We've got the new teams and we've got the cost reduction."
  (tags: auto sports)
• FT.com / China / Economy & Trade - China blocks Google website
  State media reports also attacked the company over the fact that users could still find and connect to websites from outside China through Google.cn, despite a government threat last week to suspend foreign website searches as a “punishment” for failing to clean its search results from pornographic content.
  (tags: tech china censorship)

links for 2009-06-23

• Demolished! 11 Beautiful Train Stations That Fell To The Wrecking Ball (And The Crappy Stuff Built In Their Place) » INFRASTRUCTURIST
  (tags: history usa travel)

links for 2009-06-22

• BBC NEWS | Europe | Sarkozy speaks out against burka
  The burka is not a sign of religion, it is a sign of subservience. It will not be welcome on the territory of the French republic
  (tags: religion france news)
• 3D printing for new tissues and organs
  (tags: technology)
• Smoking Now Permitted Only In Special Room In Iowa | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
  The lounge, a storage closet located in the basement of Oskaloosa's American Legion Hall #3567, will protect non-smokers from the harmful effects of the second-hand smoke
  (tags: humor)
• Apple’s Army of Whiners - Page 2 - The Daily Beast
  Retail stores, temples to the cult of Mac, served to embody the brand. And, of course, the iPhone--open source in every way except for revenue and distribution. To buy an Apple product is to bet on the longevity of the closed system to which we've committed ourselves. And that system is embodied--through marketing as much as talent—by Steve Jobs.
  (tags: apple tech)

links for 2009-06-21

• Hopes for U.S.-Iran Ties Imperiled by Election Turmoil, Analysts Warn - Political News - FOXNews.com
  The chaos in Iran stemming from last week's disputed election may ultimately crush any hopes the Obama administration has for engaging the country in the near term (GZE2 - Because its better to talk to despots than to talk with free nations??)
  (tags: iran obama)

links for 2009-06-20

• The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney: Obama Pushes GOP To Renounce Rush Limbaugh
  The timing was no coincidence: after a rocky first week in office, the Obamists are also faced with a resurgent Fox News Channel, where ratings have been climbing since the moment he took office.
  (tags: politics obama)
• PREZ ZINGS GOP FOE IN A $TIMULATING TALK - New York Post
  In an exchange with Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) about the proposal, the president shot back: "I won," according to aides briefed on the meeting. (GZE2 - So much for the feel good, work together kinda attitude)

  "I will trump you on that."

  
  
  (tags: politics obama)
  
  
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  Limbaugh Responds to Obama - Byron York - The Corner on National Review Online
  
  
  I believe his stimulus is aimed at re-establishing "eternal" power for the Democrat Party rather than stimulating the economy because anyone with a brain knows this is NOT how you stimulate the economy.
  
  
  (tags: obama politics rush economics)
  
  
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  Patterico’s Pontifications » Contrast: Iranian Protestors Shot As Obama Goes for Ice Cream
  
  
  Obama springs to action
  
  
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links for 2009-06-19

• JockStocks: A look at Eddie Van Halen's frivolous lawsuit against Nike - BloggingStocks
  This is nothing more than a publicity stunt for Van Halen and his new shoe company.

links for 2009-06-18

• Deli’s closure marks end of era for coffee group

links for 2009-06-14

• Analysis of the Green Dam Censorware System
  these problems seem to reflect systemic flaws in the code. The software makes extensive use of programming techniques that are known to be unsafeIf Green Dam is deployed in its current form, it will significantly weaken China's computer security.
  (tags: china censorship internet tech)

links for 2009-06-11

• knoxnews.com: News stories by the Associated Press
  So far, swine flu has caused 144 deaths, compared with ordinary flu that kills up to 500,000 people a year.
  (tags: swineflu health)
• Jyoti, the world's smallest girl set to make it big on British TV at barely two feet tall | Mail Online
• Hong Kong to close schools over swine flu outbreak - Yahoo! Singapore News
  Since the A(H1N1) virus was first discovered in the United States and Mexico in April, more than 27,000 cases have been reported, including 141 deaths, the WHO has said, adding that this was a "moderate" pandemic. (GZE2 - Do the math, thats a mortality rate of 1/2 of 1%. How do you spell PANIC?)
  (tags: health hongkong swineflu)
• Poll: 45% oppose stimulus spending - Washington Times
  Mr. Obama pledged Monday to speed up the pace of stimulus spending to save or create 600,000 more jobs this summer. But the poll showed significant skepticism that the spending would actually produce or preserve jobs, as Mr. Obama promised. (GZE2 - Public is wising up)
  (tags: politics economics obama)
• Xpatulator
  International Cost of Living Rankings - Hong Kong is #2...Guangzhou is #270
  (tags: guangzhou china hongkong expat)
• CCTV Anchor Arrested for Spying
  CCTV anchor Fang Jing was arrested on May 12 on suspicion of spying for the Taiwanese military (some suspect it is actually the U.S. military -- same difference, no?).
  (tags: china taiwan military usa)