This & That, Ceci et Cela

Roubles = [my] rounded, romanticized pronounciation, similar to my stubbornly fantastic impression of Russia (Tsars, golden domes, gilded furnishings, royal excess). Further aided/protracted by things like the way "Russe" sounds (French translation for "Russian")... Rubles = more concise, accurate pronounciation similar to the stark reality of Russia as might be espoused by a weary/jaded native, the sharp rise in racist murders eg http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4559566.stm , etc. Can't wait until the visit that ...

Chinese-Indian bilateral relationship seems to be moving on firm footing. With India's strong on software and soft-tech skills (customer service, etc) and China on hardware, can their competences in information technology be called complementary? Deccan Herald: "The raft of agreements reached during the visit of China's prime minister, Wen Jiabao, has put the Chinese-Indian bilateral relationship on a firm footing. The Chinese have called for a five-year plan for comprehensive ...

Really no use getting pissy about it.  China is slowly incurring global backlash due to its economic success. Other nations are getting increasingly pissier as its increasing exports lead to trade surpluses worlwide. HONG KONG After years of running large trade surpluses with the United States but showing deficits with many other countries, China is exporting at such a rapid rate that it is shifting its global ...

Disturbing: Jeb Bush behind vote-rigging software and whistle-blowing govt inspector's death? Interesting how news nuggets like these just don't seem to make it to mainstream North American press:Late last year, Congress heard sworn testimony from Florida programmer Clint Curtis, who created vote-rigging software in 2000 at the request of Tom Feeny, a Bush ...

Shoving your stupid Juno awards in between quality programming like Desperate Housewives isn't going 2 make anyone watch it! It just means a longer commercial break for most. Even worse, Brent Butt as host was painfully unfunny. His non-humourous humour works only on "Corner Gas".