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Schwere Ausschreitungen vor Buddhisten-Tempel

Friday, 14. March 2008, 13:14:19

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14. März 2008 Die seit Tagen andauernden Straßenproteste in Tibet sind nach offiziellen chinesischen Angaben in Gewalt ausgeartet. In der Hauptstadt Lhasa seien Geschäfte in Brand gesteckt worden, meldete die amtliche Nachrichtenagentur Xinhua am Freitag unter Berufung auf Augenzeugen. Es habe auch Verletzte gegeben.

In Berichten aus anderen Quellen hieß es, hunderte Menschen seien entgegen den Anordnungen der chinesischen Behörden und trotz massiver Polizeipräsenz abermals auf die Straßen gegangen. Demonstranten hätten vor dem Jokhang-Tempel Polizei- und Feuerwehrwagen angegriffen, umgestürzt und in Brand gesteckt. Feuerwehrleute und Polizisten seien verprügelt worden. Die Demonstranten hätten die chinesische Flagge auf dem Platz vor dem Tempel eingeholt und mit Füßen auf ihr herumgetrampelt.

Proteste auch in Indien und Nepal

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First Vietnam Telecommunications Satelite to be Launched

Wednesday, 12. March 2008, 10:23:35

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HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam, which has seen demand for telecommunications surge by about 30 percent each year, will launch its first satellite in April as part of efforts to reduce its reliance on the leasing of foreign satellites.



VINASAT-I is scheduled to be launched into orbit on April 12 in French Guiana by European firm ArianeSpace, state-run Vietnam Posts and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) said on Wednesday.

The $200-million VINASAT-I, built by Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), will have a life span of 15 to 20 years, VNPT Vice General Director Nguyen Ba Thuoc said at a press conference in Hanoi.

"Vietnam will be more active to improve network capability and quality of telecommunication, IT and communication services and to reduce the gap between cities and rural areas," he said.

VINASAT-I has a transmission capacity of 10,000 voice/Internet/Data channels or 120 television channels, VNPT said.

Demand for telecommunication services is rising fast, along with annual GDP growth of more than 8 percent, in the communist-ruled Southeast Asian country.

About 19 million people out of a population of 85 million subscribed to Internet services by the end of 2007, up nearly 30 percent from 2006 and mobile phone use is common countrywide.

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Back to Black

Tuesday, 26. February 2008, 10:48:39



He left no time to regret,
kept his **** wet,
with his same old safe bet
Me and my head high
and my tears dry.
Get on without my guy.
You went back to what you knew,
so far removed,
from all that we went through.
And I tread a trouble track,
my odds are stacked,
I go back to black..

We only said goodbye with words.
I died a hundred times.
You go back to her,
and I go back to
I go back to us

I love you much,
it’s not enough.
You love blow and I love puff
and life is like a pipe.
And I’m a tiny penny rollin’ up the wall inside.

We only said goodbye with words.
I died a hundred times.
You go back to her
and I go back to…
We only said goodbye with words.
I died a hundred times.
You go back to her
and I go back to
black
black
black
black
black
black
black

We only said goodbye with words.
I died a hundred times.
You go back to her,
and I go back to
We only said goodbye with words.
I died a hundred times.
You go back to her,
and I go back to black…

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Mosh Mobilize and Share

Friday, 8. February 2008, 14:09:09

I have now tested the new Mosh platform from Nokia.

It is a Platform wher you can upload your Wallpapers, Ringtones, Themes etc. for mobile Telephony. I found the Site not very good. What was missing was :

  • Tools to create Ringtones
  • Tools to Create Themes
  • Tools to Create Wallpapers
  • Visibility of profiles
  • Lack of ability to personalize your site


Very disappointing..

mosh

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Đà Lạt

Wednesday, 30. January 2008, 09:32:40

Đà Lạt lập đông, hoa vàng vừa mới nở
Ta còn chờ em một giấc mơ hoàng lan
Mặt trời mùa đông đến chợt đi vội vàng
Ta vẫn chờ em chiều phố núi mênh mang

Lần đầu gặp nhau ta bàng hoàng ngây dại
Con đường nhà em đồi dốc cao mờ sương
Trời vào lập đông gió ngàn thông rì rào
Em nói cùng ta, giấc mơ một loài hoa...

Em bây giờ lẽ nào quên đồi dốc trên cao
Em bây giờ lẽ nào quên hẹn ước năm nao
Ta như cây thông xanh đứng bên hồ in bóng
Chờ cơn gió, chờ cơn gió lao xao

Em bây giờ lẽ nào xa thành phố trăng sao
Em bây giờ lẽ nào chỉ là giấc chiêm bao
Ta qua con dốc xưa, cánh hoa vàng năm ấy
Gọi tên em lòng thương nhớ
Giữa một chiều Đà Lạt lập đông.

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Tagged ................watch out..

Wednesday, 30. January 2008, 07:41:51

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Tagged Again?!?!?!?!?!?!? OK!!



nao, fun, tag
So... i'm now tagged by sweeeet Nao :heart:

This time, the rule is like this below;

Rules:
Make a post with 6 random "unimportant" facts about yourself.
1.Post the rules on your post.
2.Tag 6 people to do the same thing

I always write something very unimportant so guess this will not be very different..
hmmmm ...thinking... guess I am new to this :yes:
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Ok… let see…

1. I like to talk to people, and sometimes I end up talking with people I really did not
want to end up in a conversation with..mostly it is nice. But sometimes people think I am out for more than just a talk and that can be difficult :yikes:

2. When I drink :cheers: beer :beer: I have to go to the bathroom all the time so I usually end up drinking half the amount of beer than my friends do... which is sometimes good because they get :drunk: and I still have things under Controll ...less we drink wine wine or Cocktails then I also get:drunk:

3. I want to learn about different cultures and countries, but I hardly get myself organized to take all the trips I should do... So I might be open for an Invitation..:D …

4. I have many different faces.. and it changes according to the surroundings. Makes it difficult for people around me to put me in the right box.
-Sometimes I am very Conservative and also dress very conservative
..and then I turn up in Jeans next day, beeing liberal

5. My Car is my 2nd home
I am allways happy when I get back into my car, wherever I am. There I have all I need, Chocolate, Cold drinks , chewing gum and whatever else a man might need..
Getting a new one soon, hope it will not change..

6. I spend too much time using my computer and Internet :ko: ... allthough I really love real life and real friends and real love... but I also enjoy my Friends :happy: on Internet.


hmmmm
who wanna be tagged?
ok, here's the next!
Keilarina, Barb83, Brokenheartvn, Veritogedisman, giana_who_else, >Seth
yea you guys! it't ya turn!

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Black Sheep

Tuesday, 22. January 2008, 08:29:09

After Nao found that she was a Tiger.. I just had to make the test too and I am a Black sheep ???? :lol:

You are Black Sheep type, who cares :yes: and have consideration for others and are easy to get on with, so you are liked by those around you. :wink: :wink: :happy:

Your personality is solid and conservative. :idea:
You tend to have a balanced and a neutral relationship. :angel:

Fortunately, this modesty leads to gain favor of the others. :heart:

To catch trend, you get absorbed in seeking information through televisions and magazines.
You know trivia :cheers: and are never out of subjects in conversational.
You hate to loose :headbang: and are always confident. :king:
You are proud and almost anything that appeals to you or find it interesting, you tackle it with all your effort. :sing:
Although you are not good at bargaining Homer: Doh! , your cleverness :sherlock: and preciseness cover up for that.
The result is not affected by your weak point.
Because you don't get attached to one thing, you are not good at long-term plans.:whistle:
Sometimes you get in a pet like children when things don't go the way you like; it is to your compassionate and caring personality that people are attracted to.:yes:
Your natural sense of humor :jester: is effective way to maintain social common sense.
If you can gain a strong mind to finish off what you have started, you may even have a potential to become a successful business founder. :rolleyes:

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Monday in

Monday, 7. January 2008, 16:49:25

After my Car broke down this morning I finnaly arrived in the office..:D



And I would love to hug someone special..

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Would you Kill for a cheap Toyota?

Friday, 4. January 2008, 13:48:38

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Japanese employees are working themselves to death


HARA-KIRI is a uniquely Japanese form of suicide. Its corporate equivalent is karoshi, “death by overwork”. Since this was legally recognised as a cause of death in the 1980s, the number of cases submitted to the government for the designation has soared; so has the number of court cases that result when the government refuses an application. In 1988 only about 4% of applications were successful. By 2005 that share had risen to 40%. If a death is judged karoshi, surviving family members may receive compensation of around $20,000 a year from the government and sometimes up to $1m from the company in damages. For deaths not designated karoshi the family gets next to nothing.

Now a recent court ruling has put companies under pressure to change their ways. On November 30th the Nagoya District Court accepted Hiroko Uchino's claim that her husband, Kenichi, a third-generation Toyota employee, was a victim of karoshi when he died in 2002 at the age of 30. He collapsed at 4am at work, having put in more than 80 hours of overtime each month for six months before his death. “The moment when I am happiest is when I can sleep,” Mr Uchino told his wife the week of his death. He left two children, aged one and three.

Think Toyota should change the way they treat their employees..
Source The Economist

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US renews pressure on Burma junta

Friday, 14. December 2007, 05:37:09

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US President George W Bush has called on world leaders to increase pressure on Burma's rulers, as US officials moved to ban imports of Burmese gems. :smile:

Mr Bush, reacting to a UN report that confirmed at least 31 people died in a recent crackdown, said there could be no "business as usual" with the junta. :cry:

He said the US would lead efforts to place more sanctions on the regime.:up:

UN findings
:eek:
Mr Bush, who already imposed tough sanctions against the junta in October, pledged further action after a new UN report shed light on the scale of repression in Burma.


Illicit Burmese trade

The UN's human rights envoy, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, said at least 31 people had died as the ruling generals sought to regain control after a wave of peaceful protests swept the country in September.

"Mr Pinheiro's report demonstrates why the world cannot go back to business as usual with [Burma's leader] Gen Than Shwe and his junta," Mr Bush said in a statement.

"I call on all members of the international community to condemn the atrocities detailed in Mr Pinheiro's report in the strongest possible terms."



Profile: Aung San Suu Kyi :queen:
Like the South African leader Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi has become an international symbol of heroic and peaceful resistance in the face of oppression. :yes:

For the Burmese people, Aung San Suu Kyi, 62, represents their best and perhaps sole hope that one day there will be an end to the country's military repression.


As a pro-democracy campaigner and leader of the opposition National League for Democracy party ( NLD), she has spent more than 11 of the past 18 years in some form of detention under Burma's military regime.:up:

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