There is talk the FCC wants to make all telecommunications a public utility so they can control and tax it. They argue that they want to make sure all citizens have access but I think they are after the $$$ and control plus I wondered why they didn't figure out some way to charge for e-mail, etc. in the beginning but they couldn't even run a postal system. Then Obama-nodrama made some goofy remarks last weekend at a graduation about Apple products. I guess there's always carrier pigeons.
On May 11, 1:36 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > I will agree that spanish is spreading but very slowly and it is kept > within communities .. but I know many people who have no interest at all > in Gambling.. and never travel out side their towns to any extent. though > many school districts now are required to teach language and some do > better than others.. when I was young we had a experimental course it > lasted 12 weeks and the class was held once a week for a half hour needless > to say I did not learn much french.. my wife on the other hand who is dutch > was required to take Dutch, German, french, spanish and english. > I have to admit that the use of a language other than your mother tongue is > of much greater value over here in europe than in america. fortunately the > universal scientific language of the world is predominately english, but it > is losing its status. > Allan > > Oh yes even over here the stress on language is diminishing, education is > dumbing down.. > > > > > > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > Oh, I think most of us hear Spanish, even if we don't ever leave the > > states in our life time. However, not many of us speak it with any > > fluency. Then there is Las Vegas. Walk down the strip and hear all > > languages spoken. It sounds like music to me. > > > On May 10, 10:47 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The US is not a multi lingual country.. sad but true there is no need > > for > > > anything other than english.. with rare exception.. many people go > > through > > > theire entire life with out hear a language other than english > > > Allan > > > > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 2:27 PM, frantheman <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > I spent a year in the late 80s working as a civilian employee for the > > > > US Army near Heidelberg after moving to Germany. It was - at times - a > > > > very weird experience of two worlds geographically commingled with > > > > very few points of contact (unless you looked for them). This included > > > > service people and their dependents who had lived here for over a > > > > decade without learning any of the language of their host country. > > > > > Francis > > > > > On 4 Mai, 15:34, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > My father was a marine Corps. officer stationed in German for a time > > > > > after WWII, and it was one of his fondest memories (he was a pilot in > > > > > the Pacific arena during the war.) He loved Germany and everything > > > > > about it while he was there (at least, these are the memories and > > > > > feelings he conveyed to me.) I still have a small wood carving that > > > > > he bought while there. I remember playing with it often as a child, > > > > > and was glad that my mother gave it to me after his passing. Like a > > > > > touch stone of global unity. I found it warming to know that he was > > > > > endeared to Germany after the war, in the midst of what historically > > > > > we know to be much chaos, political maneuvering and misery. I know > > > > > that the German landscape and people had much to do with opening his > > > > > heart to the experience. I've always admired his ability to look > > > > > beyond the war and its aftermath, and allow the most important > > aspects > > > > > of Germany to color his experience. In this case, I think > > > > > communication was an important part of his experience. > > > > > > On May 4, 3:56 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I grew up with the sound of American soldiers marching by our house > > > > > > singing their tunes on their way to their exercise field. We > > weren't > > > > > > allowed to play there - too dangerous - and they surely felt like > > > > > > aliens to me. > > > > > > > On May 3, 11:31 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Don't you think America is a recent upstart in regard to the > > > > > > > continuous history of China? Maybe some nations regard us as > > > > "aliens". > > > > > > > > On May 2, 1:36 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > yes the Chinese are aliens and they are invading us right now! > > > > They, like > > > > > > > > all true aliens, are seeking world domination.. > > > > > > > > Earthlings Unite!!!!! > > > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 7:28 PM, gabbydott <[email protected] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Definitely old-style. The Chinese are the next great aliens! > > > > > > > > > > On 30 Apr., 18:23, Pat <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On 30 Apr, 16:29, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Aliens are great... there is no denying it... well we'll > > be > > > > aliens for > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > aliens too.. arent we great.. of course we are.. they are > > our > > > > universal > > > > > > > > > > > brethren.... > > > > > > > > > > > "...Like an Englishman in New York." > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 12:33 PM, gabbydott < > > > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > It will soon be reported on Discovery Channel that > > Stephen > > > > Hawkings > > > > > > > > > > > > warns us to talk to aliens. Now, what I ask myself is, > > what > > > > should we > > > > > > > > > > > > fear more: God(s) or aliens? 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