Olympics Wagering

[Please note cross-posts.]

My bet is that China will profoundly regret its successful bid to host
the 2008 Summer Olympics. The opening ceremonies will start happening
in fewer than three hours.

When journalists from the USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan,
Israel, India, and other countries with a relatively free press, are
told they can't go here and there to report on this or that, they'll
go farther and deeper to get stories that China doesn't want us to
read, hear, or see.

Although I've not seen the contractual language, I believe China has
already reneged on its commitment to not interfere with full access to
the 'Net and WEB.

Wanna bet?

kirjoitti
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[Please note cross-posts.]

My bet is that China will profoundly regret its successful bid to host
the 2008 Summer Olympics. The opening ceremonies will start happening
in fewer than three hours.

When journalists from the USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan,
Israel, India, and other countries with a relatively free press, are
told they can't go here and there to report on this or that, they'll
go farther and deeper to get stories that China doesn't want us to
read, hear, or see.

Although I've not seen the contractual language, I believe China has
already reneged on its commitment to not interfere with full access to
the 'Net and WEB.

Wanna bet?

wrote in message
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[Please note cross-posts.]

My bet is that China will profoundly regret its successful bid to host
the 2008 Summer Olympics. The opening ceremonies will start happening
in fewer than three hours.

When journalists from the USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan,
Israel, India, and other countries with a relatively free press, are
told they can't go here and there to report on this or that, they'll
go farther and deeper to get stories that China doesn't want us to
read, hear, or see.

Although I've not seen the contractual language, I believe China has
already reneged on its commitment to not interfere with full access to
the 'Net and WEB.

They didn't say "full access", they said "full access to sites needed by
journalists" (or something similar). They are thus free to interpret this
differently to you and I

Tim

On Aug 8, 2:22*am, wrote:
[Please note cross-posts.]

My bet is that China will profoundly regret its successful bid to host
the 2008 Summer Olympics. The opening ceremonies will start happening
in fewer than three hours.

When journalists from the USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan,
Israel, India, and other countries with a relatively free press, are
told they can't go here and there to report on this or that, they'll
go farther and deeper to get stories that China doesn't want us to
read, hear, or see.

Although I've not seen the contractual language, I believe China has
already reneged on its commitment to not interfere with full access to
the 'Net and WEB.

Wanna bet?


The Chinese people are almost universally unified behind their country
in hosting this Olympics. Judging from the opening ceremony they have
reasons to be proud of the accomplishments of their country, and it's
there for all the world to see.

There is no commitment to "full" access to the net, BTW. Besides,
anyone who wants to can access blocked web sites. The web is too full
of holes for censor.

"PeterL" wrote in message
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On Aug 8, 2:22 am, wrote:
[Please note cross-posts.]

My bet is that China will profoundly regret its successful bid to host
the 2008 Summer Olympics. The opening ceremonies will start happening
in fewer than three hours.

When journalists from the USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan,
Israel, India, and other countries with a relatively free press, are
told they can't go here and there to report on this or that, they'll
go farther and deeper to get stories that China doesn't want us to
read, hear, or see.

There is no commitment to "full" access to the net, BTW. Besides,
anyone who wants to can access blocked web sites. The web is too full
of holes for censor.
===
Not if the only "ISP" is the government firewall.
Rather than blocking IP's, think of it as allowing only 'these IPs'.

On Aug 8, 2:22*am, wrote:
[Please note cross-posts.]

My bet is that China will profoundly regret its successful bid to host
the 2008 Summer Olympics. The opening ceremonies will start happening
in fewer than three hours.

When journalists from the USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan,
Israel, India, and other countries with a relatively free press, are
told they can't go here and there to report on this or that, they'll
go farther and deeper to get stories that China doesn't want us to
read, hear, or see.

Although I've not seen the contractual language, I believe China has
already reneged on its commitment to not interfere with full access to
the 'Net and WEB.

Wanna bet?


It appears that you have lose your bet:

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/new...yhoo&type=lgns

On Aug 8, 2:22*am, wrote:
[Please note cross-posts.]

My bet is that China will profoundly regret its successful bid to host
the 2008 Summer Olympics. The opening ceremonies will start happening
in fewer than three hours.

When journalists from the USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Japan,
Israel, India, and other countries with a relatively free press, are
told they can't go here and there to report on this or that, they'll
go farther and deeper to get stories that China doesn't want us to
read, hear, or see.

Although I've not seen the contractual language, I believe China has
already reneged on its commitment to not interfere with full access to
the 'Net and WEB.

Wanna bet?


It appears that you have lose your bet:

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/new...yhoo&type=lgns

Markku Grönroos wrote nothing:

Why did you try to change the crosspost groups?

"Marsha" wrote in message ...
Markku Grönroos wrote nothing:

Why did you try to change the crosspost groups?

And you didn't change anything back. Which means Markku sent you to
alt.homosexuals. I believe it's his main group.

Jim Davis wrote:
"Marsha" wrote in message ...

Markku Grönroos wrote nothing:

Why did you try to change the crosspost groups?


And you didn't change anything back. Which means Markku sent you to
alt.homosexuals. I believe it's his main group.



It was intentional.

Marsha