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Phew. I bet way too much on this.
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Originally Posted by Sloppy Joe
Phew. I bet way too much on this.
didnt they just beat turkey by 70?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sloppy JoeQuote:
Originally Posted by Sloppy Joe
Phew. I bet way too much on this.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19073935 (for video)
Fans jeered as the women's doubles match between China's Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli and South Koreans Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na ended in controversy. Constant errors, including players serving into the net, featured in the match which the Chinese top seeds lost. Both pairs were already through to the quarter-finals with the winners to face China's Tian Quing and Zhao Yunlei. The South Korean pair did not comment, but Yu said she and Wang were saving energy for the knockout stages. The longest rally in the first game lasted four shots, with match referee Thorsten Berg coming on to court at one point to warn the players.
South Korea won the Group A match, which lasted 23 minutes, at Wembley Arena 21-14 21-11. The two Chinese pairings can now only meet in the final. Yu said: "These opponents really were strong. This is the first time we've played them and Wednesday it's the knockout rounds, so we've already qualified and we wanted to have more energy for the knockout rounds. But South Korean head coach Sung Han-Kook said: "It's not like the Olympics spirit to play like this. How could the number one pair in the world play like this?" A later match between South Korean third seeds Ha Jung-Eun and Kim Min-Jung and Indonesian pair Meiliana Juahari and Greysia Polii was played out in a similar atmosphere.
Referee Berg returned to court and brandished the black card, signalling disqualification, but it was rescinded and the match resumed when the Indonesians protested. Both pairs had also already qualified for the knockout stages, with the winner of Group C to play Yu and Wang and the Korean pairs to face each other if Ha and Kim lost. The Koreans won 18-21 21-14 21-12 and did not comment before leaving the court, but Polii told reporters: "I don't know what happened. If that's the game, we have to accept all the things. "Either they want to trust us - we play bad or we play good. That is our control. Our control is only to play as good as we can."
Paisan Rangsikitpho, a member of the Badminton World Federation's technical committee, said he wanted to get "all the facts" but indicated the governing body would discuss about what had happened. An International Olympic Committee spokesman added: "The federation has a huge experience in refereeing their sport and we have every confidence that they will deal with the issue appropriately and take any necessary measures."
Can we talk about horse ballet for a minute. I'm not sure what it's actually called, but that's an lol/fail event in itself...
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Originally Posted by limitlesNot sure what you find amusing? Do you think you're not living in and cheering for a police state?Quote:
Originally Posted by anonamoose
buddy if china is a police state then canada must be soviet russia.Quote:
Originally Posted by limitlesNot sure what you find amusing? Do you think you're not living in and cheering for a police state?Quote:
Originally Posted by anonamoose
Do tell.......Quote:
Originally Posted by anonamoosebuddy if china is a police state then canada must be soviet russia.Quote:
Originally Posted by limitles
"Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China is conducted under a wide variety of laws and administrative regulations. In accordance with these laws, more than sixty Internet regulations have been made by the People's Republic of China (PRC) government, implemented by provincial branches of state-owned ISPs, business companies, and organizations.[1][2] The apparatus of the PRC's Internet repression is considered more extensive and more advanced than in any other country in the world. The governmental authorities not only block website content but also monitor the Internet access of individuals.
Amnesty International notes that China “has the largest recorded number of imprisoned journalists and cyber-dissidents in the world.” The offences of which they are accused include communicating with groups abroad, signing online petitions, and calling for reform and an end to corruption.[3] The escalation of the government's effort to neutralize critical online opinion comes after a series of large anti-Japanese, anti-pollution, anti-corruption protests, and ethnic riots, many of which were organized or publicized using instant messaging services, chat rooms, and text messages. The size of the Internet police is rumored at more than 30,000"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interne...ublic_of_China
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Originally Posted by limitlesDo tell.......Quote:
Originally Posted by anonamoose
"Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China is conducted under a wide variety of laws and administrative regulations. In accordance with these laws, more than sixty Internet regulations have been made by the People's Republic of China (PRC) government, implemented by provincial branches of state-owned ISPs, business companies, and organizations.[1][2] The apparatus of the PRC's Internet repression is considered more extensive and more advanced than in any other country in the world. The governmental authorities not only block website content but also monitor the Internet access of individuals.
Amnesty International notes that China “has the largest recorded number of imprisoned journalists and cyber-dissidents in the world.” The offences of which they are accused include communicating with groups abroad, signing online petitions, and calling for reform and an end to corruption.[3] The escalation of the government's effort to neutralize critical online opinion comes after a series of large anti-Japanese, anti-pollution, anti-corruption protests, and ethnic riots, many of which were organized or publicized using instant messaging services, chat rooms, and text messages. The size of the Internet police is rumored at more than 30,000"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interne...ublic_of_China
Sir, I live in this wikipedia article you just referenced. I can tell you it's nothing like that. There are a lot of people who VPN out and the government does not care. There are a lot of people who voice opinions about the government and they do not care. They have not really added sites to the firewall in ages, and a lot of 3G internet providers are already firewall free. You can even, without VPN, go onto that exact wikipedia page and read those exact words on that wikipedia page. The reason for the continued use of the firewall is because of companies like RenRen and Weibo who have such a large share of social networking that if facebook and twitter were available in China they would tank.
Google is still accessible in China. www.google.hk is accessible without a VPN. 25% of this country uses google and the other uses baidu. The 25% that use google have access to all of that of which is China's history that people like you are convinced that the Chinese government doesn't want their people to know.
Try coming to the place instead of reading about it. There are next to no police officers. You don't have to shutter in fear when you talk about Tibet or Tiananmen Square. The government does hire people to get people off topic of something the government feels could be bad, but there isn't anyone out there going you're under arrest we've notified the cyber police and consequences will never be the same.
In fact, I'm freer to do more stuff over here than I am in America, I'm safer in this country than in America, I get paid more to be in this country than in America, and this country is much more enjoyable than America.
The Chinese Government is not a "police state." The only time you see guns on officers here are MP's who are escorting government people or guarding a military base or if money is being transported to a bank.
The police don't care to do much of anything over here, and often times you see them patrolling traffic or sleeping because there is next to no crime at all.
China is a capitalist one party country. Not a Communist Police State.
If you left your parents basement and went out into the world maybe you'd know these things.
The truth of the matter here is there is no communism or police state. The people here are truly nationalistic and just simply believe what their government tells them. It's not a fear of their government, it's a trust of their government. This trust was not built in by fear, it was built in by nationalism.
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Originally Posted by anonamooseQuote:
Originally Posted by limitles
Sir, I live in this wikipedia article you just referenced. I can tell you it's nothing like that. There are a lot of people who VPN out and the government does not care. There are a lot of people who voice opinions about the government and they do not care. They have not really added sites to the firewall in ages, and a lot of 3G internet providers are already firewall free. You can even, without VPN, go onto that exact wikipedia page and read those exact words on that wikipedia page. The reason for the continued use of the firewall is because of companies like RenRen and Weibo who have such a large share of social networking that if facebook and twitter were available in China they would tank.
Google is still accessible in China. www.google.hk is accessible without a VPN. 25% of this country uses google and the other uses baidu. The 25% that use google have access to all of that of which is China's history that people like you are convinced that the Chinese government doesn't want their people to know.
Try coming to the place instead of reading about it. There are next to no police officers. You don't have to shutter in fear when you talk about Tibet or Tiananmen Square. The government does hire people to get people off topic of something the government feels could be bad, but there isn't anyone out there going you're under arrest we've notified the cyber police and consequences will never be the same.
In fact, I'm freer to do more stuff over here than I am in America, I'm safer in this country than in America, I get paid more to be in this country than in America, and this country is much more enjoyable than America.
The Chinese Government is not a "police state." The only time you see guns on officers here are MP's who are escorting government people or guarding a military base or if money is being transported to a bank.
The police don't care to do much of anything over here, and often times you see them patrolling traffic or sleeping because there is next to no crime at all.
China is a capitalist one party country. Not a Communist Police State.
If you left your parents basement and went out into the world maybe you'd know these things.
The truth of the matter here is there is no communism or police state. The people here are truly nationalistic and just simply believe what their government tells them. It's not a fear of their government, it's a trust of their government. This trust was not built in by fear, it was built in by nationalism.
If you say so........
Did hongkonger just reveal himself?Quote:
Originally Posted by anonamoose
i live in mainland not hong kong. hongkonger is not i.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockey GuyDid hongkonger just reveal himself?Quote:
Originally Posted by anonamoose
Sorry if I outed or offended you but a lot of the things you posted seems to be exactly what he'd say.Quote:
Originally Posted by anonamoosei live in mainland not hong kong. hongkonger is not i.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockey Guy
I actually enjoyed reading some of the things he posted on DD. I never understood the utter hatred for him by almost everyone.
I obviously missed something.
LOL definitely not the monger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hockey GuySorry if I outed or offended you but a lot of the things you posted seems to be exactly what he'd say.Quote:
Originally Posted by anonamoose
I actually enjoyed reading some of the things he posted on DD. I never understood the utter hatred for him by almost everyone.
I obviously missed something.
Moose has been around for a minute.
An update on those badminton players:
and now 8 players have been disqualifiedQuote:
Originally Posted by rickastley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19072677
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The Badminton World Federation has disqualified eight players after accusing them of "not using one's best efforts to win". Four pairs of players - two from South Korea and one each from China and Indonesia - are out of the Olympics after their matches on Tuesday. The eight were charged after a stream of basic errors during the match. All four pairs were accused of wanting to lose in an attempt to manipulate the draw for the knockout stage.
Human rights in the People's Republic of ChinaQuote:
Originally Posted by anonamooseQuote:
Originally Posted by limitles
Sir, I live in this wikipedia article you just referenced. I can tell you it's nothing like that. There are a lot of people who VPN out and the government does not care. There are a lot of people who voice opinions about the government and they do not care. They have not really added sites to the firewall in ages, and a lot of 3G internet providers are already firewall free. You can even, without VPN, go onto that exact wikipedia page and read those exact words on that wikipedia page. The reason for the continued use of the firewall is because of companies like RenRen and Weibo who have such a large share of social networking that if facebook and twitter were available in China they would tank.
Google is still accessible in China. www.google.hk is accessible without a VPN. 25% of this country uses google and the other uses baidu. The 25% that use google have access to all of that of which is China's history that people like you are convinced that the Chinese government doesn't want their people to know.
Try coming to the place instead of reading about it. There are next to no police officers. You don't have to shutter in fear when you talk about Tibet or Tiananmen Square. The government does hire people to get people off topic of something the government feels could be bad, but there isn't anyone out there going you're under arrest we've notified the cyber police and consequences will never be the same.
In fact, I'm freer to do more stuff over here than I am in America, I'm safer in this country than in America, I get paid more to be in this country than in America, and this country is much more enjoyable than America.
The Chinese Government is not a "police state." The only time you see guns on officers here are MP's who are escorting government people or guarding a military base or if money is being transported to a bank.
The police don't care to do much of anything over here, and often times you see them patrolling traffic or sleeping because there is next to no crime at all.
China is a capitalist one party country. Not a Communist Police State.
If you left your parents basement and went out into the world maybe you'd know these things.
The truth of the matter here is there is no communism or police state. The people here are truly nationalistic and just simply believe what their government tells them. It's not a fear of their government, it's a trust of their government. This trust was not built in by fear, it was built in by nationalism.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Human rights in the People's Republic of China are a matter of dispute between the Chinese government, other countries, international NGOs, and dissidents inside the country. Organizations such as the U.S. State Department, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch have accused the Chinese government of restricting the freedoms of speech, movement, and religion of Chinese citizens. The Chinese government argues for a "wider" definition of human rights, to include economic and social as well as political rights, all in relation to "national culture" and the level of development of the country.[1] In this regard, China claims that human rights are being improved.[2] China also repeated many times that its constitution specifies not only citizenship rights but also the "Four Cardinal Principles"; in legal respects the "Four Cardinal Principles" are higher than citizenship rights, meaning there was a legal basis according to the Chinese constitution when China arrested people who wanted, according to China, to overthrow these principles. Chinese people who obey these principles can, according to the Chinese government, enjoy all Chinese citizenship rights.
However, numerous human rights organizations note multiple problems with the Chinese government. Controversial human rights issues in China include policies such as capital punishment, the one-child policy, the political status of Tibet, and lack of protections regarding freedom of press. One of the foremost areas of concern is a lack of legal rights, for want of an independent judiciary, rule of law, and due process. Another prominent area of concern is lack of labor rights, which is related to the hukou system, the absence of independent unions, and discrimination against rural workers and ethnic minorities. Yet another area of concern is the lack of religious freedom, highlighted by alleged repression of Christian,[3][4][5][6][7][8] Tibetan Buddhist, and Falun Gong groups. Some indigenous groups are trying to expand these freedoms; they include Human Rights in China, Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD), and the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group (CHRLCG)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_r...ublic_of_China
Ai Weiwei: to live your life in fear is worse than losing your freedom
A year after my release, I am more convinced than ever of the need to stand up to China's monstrous machine
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...e-fear-freedom
That's bullshit. I blame the Badminton Federation for using a stupid system that created meaningless games.Quote:
Originally Posted by rickastley
Simple fix, badminton is not a sport. Get rid of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DirtyBThat's bullshit. I blame the Badminton Federation for using a stupid system that created meaningless games.Quote:
Originally Posted by rickastley
I played badminton in Corporate Challenge last year. It's pretty fun, and like a mix of tennis and volleyball. It's definitely a sport. There are tons of less-athletic Olympic events.Quote:
Originally Posted by DealSimple fix, badminton is not a sport. Get rid of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by DirtyB
I did fencing this year. That was really fun, and surprisingly athletic.