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Taiwan's Wild Strawberries Movement is gaining some global recognition. For more information, check out their website... [English] http://taiwanstudentmovement2008.blogspot.com/ [Mandarin] http://action1106.blogspot.com The main message is "Since 6th November 2008, students in Taiwan have launched a sit-in movement against the "Parade and Assembly Law" which contradicts the Constitution Law. The movement fights for the human rights and the democracy in Taiwan." I think it's wonderful and interesting to see how blogs and the Internet are now changing the way politics is done. You can see the effects clearly in the recent US presidential elections. Obama had huge grassroots and online support, but importantly, he listened and often responded to the voices from the net. For politicians to survive in the 21st century, they're going to have to learn to be able to respond as quickly and decisively as bloggers are in posting their thoughts. As with any change,

Dick Annegarn "Soleil du soir" (par Michel Gondry) by totoutard I found this to be very charming.

Ever have trouble understanding pointers in C? Maybe this will help.

I recently found a Flash based mahjong game called Japanese Mahjong on Jayisgames.com. It's quite fun. Here's my best hand yet! I have the Big Three.

Is this for real? http://www.hyperionpowergeneration.com/index.html Here's an excerpt from the page. ***** Invented at the famed Los Alamos National Laboratory, Hyperion small modular power reactors make all the benefits of safe, clean nuclear power available for remote locations. For both industrial and community applications, Hyperion offers reliable energy with no greenhouse gas emissions. Hyperion power is also cheaper than fossil fuels and, when you consider the cost of land and materials, watt to watt, Hyperion’s innovative energy technology is even more affordable than many developing “alternative” energy technologies. Small enough to be transported on a ship, truck or train, Hyperion power modules are about the size of a "hot tub" — approximately 1.5 meters wide. Out of sight and safe from nefarious threats, Hyperion power modules are buried far underground and guarded by a security detail. Like a power battery, Hyperion modules have no moving parts to wear down,

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/us/09deport.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin This is the horrid state of health care in the US. I understand there's monetary issues to resolve, which are important, but how about a bottom line when it comes to treating and respecting the dignity and life of a fellow human being? I'm really disgusted by this.

Acceptance speech that I copied off a news website. ***** PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA: If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. Its the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference. Its the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America. Its the answer that led those