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BEIJING?(Reuters) - China may require Internet users to register with their real names when signing up to network providers, state media said on Tuesday, extending a policy already in force with microblogs in a bid to curb what officials call rumours and vulgarity.

A law being discussed this week would mean people would have to present their government-issued identity cards when signing contracts for fixed line and mobile Internet access, state-run newspapers said.?

"The law should escort the development of the Internet to protect people's interest," Communist Party mouthpiece the People's Daily said in a front page commentary, echoing similar calls carried in state media over the past week.?

"Only that way can our Internet be healthier, more cultured and safer."?

Many users say the restrictions are clearly aimed at further muzzling the often scathing, raucous ? and perhaps most significantly, anonymous ? online chatter in a country where the Internet offers a rare opportunity for open debate.?

It could also prevent people from exposing corruption online if they fear retribution from officials, said some users.

It was unclear how the rules would be different from existing regulations as state media has provided only vague details and in practice customers have long had to present identity papers when signing contracts with Internet providers.?

Earlier this year, the government began forcing users of Sina Corp's wildly successful Weibo microblogging platform to register their real names.?

The government says such a system is needed to prevent people making malicious and anonymous accusations online and that many other countries already have such rules.?

"It would also be the biggest step backwards since 1989," wrote one indignant Weibo user, in apparent reference to the 1989 pro-democracy protests bloodily suppressed by the army.?

Chinese Internet users have long had to cope with extensive censorship, especially over politically sensitive topics like human rights, and popular foreign sites Facebook, Twitter and Google-owned YouTube are blocked.?

Despite periodic calls for political reform, the ruling Communist Party has shown no sign of loosening its grip on power and brooks no dissent to its authority.

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Translation, Creativity and Creative Writing | Metaglossia

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A series of seminars organized by the OU?s Contemporary Cultures of Writing Research Group in collaboration with the Institute of English Studies, UL.

In the context of a Research Group (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/contemporary-cultures-of-writing/events.shtml) whose focus is on the cultures shaping contemporary modes of writing, this seminar series will look at the kinds of creativity involved in writing and translation with a view to highlighting the re-versioning and re-visioning at the heart of creative and literary endeavour. It will also seek to interrogate notions of translation both literal and metaphorical and to reflect on the challenges posed by multilingual writing and self-translation for both Creative Writing and Translation Studies.?
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Good Reads: gun laws, lottery winners, online education, and tech gets sensory

A round-up of this week's long-form good reads include Britain's gun laws, the burden of lottery winners, online courses vs. the college experience, and sensory developments in high-tech.

By Gregory M. Lamb,?Staff writer / December 22, 2012

Arizona Lottery officials stand next to an enlargement of the winning $587.5 Million Powerball ticket last week during a news conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. Phoenix resident Matthew Good claimed the second half of last month's record $587 million Powerball jackpot, pocketing $192 million after taxes.

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The Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut brought a deluge of media attention to gun control. One useful perspective came from the Lexington?s Notebook column in The Economist magazine. Britain?s gun-related homicide rate is drastically lower than that of the United States not only because guns are harder to purchase, but because ammunition is scarce, the writer points out. In one recent incident in a crime-plagued British neighborhood, for example, ?the gang had had to make its own bullets, which did not work well....?

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In one recent year England and Wales experienced 39 fatalities from crimes involving firearms; the US had 12,000. In Britain, ?The firearms-ownership rules are onerous, involving hours of paperwork. You must provide a referee who has to answer nosy questions about the applicant?s mental state, home life (including family or domestic tensions) and their attitude towards guns. In addition to criminal-record checks, the police talk to applicants? family doctors and ask about any histories of alcohol or drug abuse or personality disorders.?

Some US gun owners argue that they might need firearms to fight a tyrannical government. But ?I don?t think America is remotely close to becoming a tyranny, and to suggest that it is is both irrational and a bit offensive to people who actually do live under tyrannical rule,? the writer responds.

Lottery burdens

Are you eager to win the next big lottery? BloombergBusinessWeek writer David Samuels offers the cautionary tale of Jack Whittaker, a contractor in Scott Depot, W.?Va., who 10 years ago found that his $1 Powerball lottery ticket had won him a $93 million payout after taxes.

Mr. Whittaker tried to do good with his bonanza, giving away a good portion to charitable groups, especially churches. But he still descended into alcohol addiction; was divorced by his wife; became tied up (by his own count) in some 460 legal actions; and lost his beloved granddaughter, on whom he had lavished piles of cash, to drug addiction. Before his lottery ?win,? Whittaker?s contracting business had afforded him a comfortable life. ?Nobody knew I had any money,? Whittaker said. ?All they knew was my good works.? His life back then, he notes sadly, ?was a lot easier.?

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Netflix streaming service back online after outage

Those hoping to spend the holiday watching streaming video from Netflix can now get back in front of their TVs, tablets and PCs after a Christmas Eve outage.

A Netflix Inc. spokesman said by email Tuesday morning that the service has been fully restored.

The outage affected customers in the Americas starting around 12:30 p.m. PST on Monday. The company, which is based in Los Gatos, Calif., blames problems with Amazon Web Services, and says it is investigating further.

Amazon Web Services provides companies with online storage and computing. It is separate from Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc.'s better-known shopping website.

Amazon says that problems with its service have also now been fixed.

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PFT: Seahawks win 58-0?| Jets get another

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Uh-oh, somebody learned a new trick.

The Packers might have just showed something that could make them the favorite in the NFC, something so out of character you want to check IDs.

They ran.

No, really, the Packers. They did. Honest.

The go-ahead touchdown in their 27-20 win over the Lions came on a possession on which they didn?t pass the ball. Their seven play, 57-yard touchdown drive to take the lead all came on the ground. And it wasn?t just Aaron Rodgers scrambling. They used Alex Green, brought Ryan Grant out of unemployment, gave it to DuJuan Harris, who was cut by the Jaguars earlier this year.

The Packers finished with 140 yards on the ground, after running for 152 last week in a win over the Vikings.

That could be trouble, as it lends some balance to a team which we know can throw it with anyone.

The Packers don?t have the blockers to be an old school, cloud-of-dust team, but being able to show a different aspect is only going to make Rodgers more dangerous.

And that?s not anything anyone else in the NFC really wanted to think about.

Here are five more things we learned during Sunday Night Football:

1. Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh might not be a dirty player.

He is at the very least a selfish player.

His third quarter penalty, for shoving Aaron Rodgers after taking a few steps, wasn?t the kind of shot that will earn Suh another fine. Or at least it shouldn?t. But it was a cheap 15 yards, and the Packers turned it into a touchdown.

It was just a senseless, pointless penalty. He knows refs are looking at him more closely than others because of his reputation. And he still does it.

But as long as it?s tolerated, the Lions are getting exactly what they deserve.

2. That said, the casual attitude about what might be a lack of institutional control with the Lions is amazing.

They were up 14-0 when they were penalized for excessive celebration, the kind of thing smart teams don?t tolerate.

Lions coach Jim Schwartz took shots at Titus Young last week for being a bonehead, but there are a lot of folks on his sideline who seem to be in this for themselves, or aren?t being held accountable for silly mistakes.

3. Packers cornerback Tramon Williams doesn?t get nearly the amount of publicity? as other cover men.

But after playing one-armed last year, he?s back to the kind of excellent defense he played before shoulder problems.

No one?s going to take Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson completely out of a game, but Williams came as close as anyone has (Johnson finished with 10 catches for 118 yards, and it seemed like a slow night).

4. They usually can?t/don?t run, their offensive line is a mess, and their defense is too banged up to do all the things they?d like to do.

And the Packers biggest problem in the postseason might be their kicker.

Mason Crosby missed from 52 in the third quarter, extending a bad run for a guy they?ve taken great pains to defend.

Then again, sending him out to try a 52-yarder when he?s been missing, on a night when the conditions are awful for kicking, doesn?t do much to help him build confidence.

A punt is not a bad play. Take the field position. Pin the Lions deep. Try again later, instead of giving the other guys the ball at midfield.

5. Speaking of missing parts for the Packers, Clay Matthews can?t get well fast enough.

They have no pass rush to speak of without him, and they?re pushing all the buttons they have at their disposal. Sometimes scheme can only take you so far, and the lack of physical talent can?t be X?d and O?d away.

That?s where the Packers are now defensively.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/09/seahawks-pitch-a-shutout-beat-cards-58-0/related

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