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Re: IS this change for the better, or for the worst?

Cool Breeze — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:03:50 GMT

RayH

Cool Breeze
is there a word meaning "liberal" that isn't pejorative in American English?

Only a bunch of euphemisms that mean the same thing and try to hide the underlying philosophy, which is what the word "liberal" itself was intended to do when the left first started using it. The most common euphemisms being "progressive", "moderate", and "centrist."

It's the underlying philosophy that's the problem, not the word used to describe it. Just to be sure we're all on the same page that philosophy is socialism. I know that in most of Western Europe and much of the rest of the world socialism is considered a fine and wonderful thing and that it goes by many names, some of which you have mentioned in your post.

"Greenness" is nothing more than a cover for socialism, as is environmentalism, the anthropocentric (human caused) global warming movement, the animal rights movement, the militant vegetarian movement, radical feminism, the list goes on.

"Liberal" people seem to aspire for very different things in the USA and Finland. Our liberals hate socialism, of which The Soviet Union was a prime example. People had no freedoms in the Socialist countries and the Communist Party was the only one allowed. Our Liberals advocate all kinds of freedoms. They understand the word very differently from you, very much along these lines:

libÂ·erÂ·al, adj.
1.    favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
2.    (often cap.) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.
3.    of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism.
4.    favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, esp. as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties.
5.    favoring or permitting freedom of action, esp. with respect to matters of personal belief or expression: a liberal policy toward dissident artists and writers.
6.    of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies.
7.    free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant: a liberal attitude toward foreigners.
8.    open-minded or tolerant, esp. free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc.
9.    characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large amounts: a liberal donor.
10.    given freely or abundantly; generous: a liberal donation.
11.    not strict or rigorous; free; not literal: a liberal interpretation of a rule.
12.    of, pertaining to, or based on the liberal arts.
13.    of, pertaining to, or befitting a freeman.
ân.
14.    a person of liberal principles or views, esp. in politics or religion.
15.    (often cap.) a member of a liberal party in politics, esp. of the Liberal party in Great Britain.
âSyn. 1. progressive. 7. broad-minded, unprejudiced. 9. beneficent, charitable, openhanded, munificent, unstinting, lavish. See generous. 10. See ample.
âAnt. 1. reactionary. 8. intolerant. 9, 10. niggardly.
(Webster's Unabridged Dictionary)

I'll give you an example. In the 1960s alcoholic beverages could usually not be served outdoors in Finland. People had been making trips to Spain and Greece since the fifties and seen the local people (socialists?) enjoy their beer in outdoor bars. The liberal people were in favor of changing Finnish legislation, which eventually happened. I never met anyone who considered a drink outdoors socialism.

Another example is passport-free Scandinavia. Liberal politicians wanted to get rid of passports in Scandinavian travel in the early fifties, but many conservatives were against the idea in all Scandinavian countries. Scandinavia did become a passport-free zone in 1954, I think. Nobody here would associate this with socialism, quite the reverse! In the socialist countries people were not allowed to travel anywhere on their own, only in small groups monitored by the state.

The Greens in Finland don't want to socialize the country; they want to improve recycling and use non-polluting energy sources like solar power. If solar power is socialism, there is a lot of it in Nevada.

Of course there are people who regard socialism a good system in Finland too. At the moment they constitute about 9 percent of the electorate. As long as they don't advocate violent means to change the social system, they can pursue their chosen interest. A system that does not allow opposition to exist is undemocratic.

I never thought of this before but I assume that the reason our Liberal Party ran out of support and adherents is that such a vast majority of the people began to consider nearly all the other parties liberal enough.

I have dwelt on Finnish affairs long enough. I'll just briefly say that after George W. Bush spoiled the reputation of the USA and caused immeasurable pain and suffering to people in Iraq, no new president can possibly do worse in foreign policy. The western world's road to economic recovery is long and little can be attained in a year or two. The dollar has already strengthened a little, which is good for Americans taking holidays abroad. It is also good for non-American companies exporting goods to the USA. Tourism to the USA may suffer a little, but as entering the country is so complicated nowadays, America isn't the number one choice for as many people as it used to be anyway. No passport is needed for travel in much of Europe.

Re: Is this correct?

Clive — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:18:10 GMT

Hi,
Now it is no surprise that the Democrats Schumer and Dean â along with President Bush, Sen. McCain, and most Republicans â would side with Israel no matter what the cost to U.S. interests, lives, and society (witness events in Seattle). That is the venal and security-sapping given of contemporary American politics. No, the surprise is that any educated American could have anticipated any other judgment from Prime Minister Maliki. To the great dismay of our bipartisan, democracy-pushing political paragons, the democratically elected leader of Iraq merely stated the obvious: Iraqis regard Israel as an illegitimate, colonizing, land-and-water thieving state that routinely murders large numbers of Muslim men, women, and children. The hard but obvious reality is that Maliki was speaking for his constituents, and, to be honest, for most of the Muslim world.

The word in bold doesn't seem to be correct. Seems fine to me.

Consider a simpler example.
eg The surprise is that any adult smokes cigarettes.
Does 'any' here seem incorrect to you?

Best wishes, Clive

Is this correct?

Anonymous — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:12:15 GMT

Now it is no surprise that the Democrats Schumer and Dean â along with President Bush, Sen. McCain, and most Republicans â would side with Israel no matter what the cost to U.S. interests, lives, and society (witness events in Seattle). That is the venal and security-sapping given of contemporary American politics. No, the surprise is that any educated American could have anticipated any other judgment from Prime Minister Maliki. To the great dismay of our bipartisan, democracy-pushing political paragons, the democratically elected leader of Iraq merely stated the obvious: Iraqis regard Israel as an illegitimate, colonizing, land-and-water thieving state that routinely murders large numbers of Muslim men, women, and children. The hard but obvious reality is that Maliki was speaking for his constituents, and, to be honest, for most of the Muslim world.

The word in bold doesn't seem to be correct.

letter of recommendation

gorodman — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:04:50 GMT

Somebody, please, check my recommendation letter. The deadline is the 6th of November.

Dear Sir/Madam,

The academic reference is provided at the request of *** who is applying for the *** Program.

I have known *** for 2 years as he has taken a number of courses on Higher Mathematics which I teach, i.e. ***

I can say that it is not quite easy to get an excellent mark in the course examinations on the above sciences. A student is supposed to find solutions to original and sophisticated problems which were not considered on workshops during the semester. *** has successfully solved these difficult problems and brilliantly passed all the tests and got excellent marks for all examinations being quite creative and original in his answers.

*** is a very industrious student. He had been always performing his homework, though it was not obligatory. He is not afraid to assume the responsibility. At my classes he always tackled the difficult problems while others did not do so being afraid to make a mistake.

My hobby is a football, and sometimes students invite me to take part in their matches. I remember a match, when *** was a captain of the opposite team. He scored the goal at the last minute of the match, thus bringing the score draw. Then, in penalty shots, he scored the last penalty and brought victory for his team. It shows that in a critical moment *** is not afraid of taking responsibility and being the leader. Although, during the football match *** can sometimes be rather violent in everyday life he is a very kind and caring friend with a good sense of humour.

Based on my professional experience I hold *** as an industrious, intelligent, well organized and easy-going person with a considerable willpower. I strongly believe that *** is an appropriate candidate for admission to the *** Program.

If you have any further questions with regard to his background or qualifications, please feel free to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Denominator

Fizzi — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:48:26 GMT

Hi all,

Can somebody please comments the English?
Regards,
Fizzi

The denominator used to calculate the availability of P in most studies was the number of D. However, two studies used T as the denominator and did not provide any information on D that could allow us to recalculate the results.

present tense vs past tense

ravikumarkargam — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:46:29 GMT

My colleague sent a software bug to me to resolve it (about 1 hour back). Just now resolved the issue and would like to send an email to him about it (Immediately after resolving the issue). I have highlighted the tenses i am using in both the sentences. Which one of them is right? If both of them are wrong, please let me know the correct way to put it. My main intention is to know whether to use present tense or past tense.

The cause of the issue was proof file was missing in summary page and when the user clicks on count in summary, the logic used to display the files includes proof files. Because of that there was inconsistency between count displayed and the number of files showed.

The cause of the issue is proof file is missing in summary page and when the user clicks on count in summary, the logic used to display the files includes proof files. Because of that there is inconsistency between count displayed and the number of files showed.

Regards,

Ravi

Starting up, teaching English in France....

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:00:15 GMT

Hi Everybody,

I've just found this site and have registered as a member... I'm an Englishman living in France (Normandy) and am considering, as a career change, teaching English to local French people, businessmen etc.

Could anyone out there, who is already doing this in France, maybe give me the benefit of their experience? A sort of 'idiot's guide', if you will. I'm looking at the TEFL course and wondering, is that the benchmark, an essential tool to get started. And if so, are there a number of courses to choose from or is there a single, recognised, all-in-one course?

Any comments/ shared experiences would be much appreciated.

Best regards in advance,
Richard.

Re: ESL teachers wanted urgently in Guangzhou (full-time & part-time)

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:00:25 GMT

Dear Sir/Madam,

Myself and two other ESL teachers are looking to move to Guangzhou next week, and are wondering whether you still have vacancies at the College?

If you could reply to <email address removed by mod. Please register and include it in your personal profile only.> ASAP, that would be much appreciated- I would very much like to phone you today, so if you could include a telephone number that would be excellent!

Best regards,

Ryan Henderson

Inform computer users on helpdesk availabilities

Mk_nepal — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:06:19 GMT

Guru,

Mr Ganesh is my assistant who has temporarily moved from my section. I will be away on leave from next week. And I would like to inform our computer users about the helpdesk support availability. I would be grateful if you could check and do some necessary corrections. Thanks a lot in advance.

Regards, MK

All staff please note:

I am afraid that I will be away on leave from 10th Oct till end of this month. As you know Ganesh, IT Backup has moved to programme team and he has now more programme responsibilities within the team.

Hence little helpdesk facility will be available within the office from 10 Oct to 31 Oct 2008. If you have or encounter any computer problems, please check in the FAQ link - http://nepal/it/faq/ first for solution. If your problem is still not solved, please contact Helpdesk at <number goes here> with giving following info:

1. Your Name and extension
2. The nature of your problem: ie what application you were trying to use, any message displayed on the screen, other people affect (if know)
3. details of previous occurrences (if any) In some cases they will also need to know.

In emergency staff should contact Ramesh or myself at <number goes here>. Apologize for the inconvenience caused.

Our festival greeting goes here â âHappy Dashain! eat well, drink wise, drive safe, win lot & have a Dashain blast!â

Regards, MK

Looking for Friends :)

maneee — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:55:07 GMT

I am looking for new friends from all over the world !!! My pictures are in my Profile you can check...! wana be my friend?[Poll]