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<DIV>I think another thing is for sure. If there is not the constant conflict and taking notice and action of such matters, our base of knowledge will tend toward either sloppy or malevolent thinking. Even if it seems insignificant, much like being ecology minded, we must all take the time to notice and think about such things. I believe that is usually all it will take to keep us on a good track.<BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 1/22/10, <SPAN>Rui</SPAN> Correia <I><correia.rui@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Rui Correia <correia.rui@gmail.com><BR>Subject: [governance] And yet Google again: Online petition against GoogleMaps "Arabian Gulf" instead of "Persian Gulf"<BR>To: governance@lists.cpsr.org<BR>Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 11:26 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV id=yiv125847007>One thing is for sure: good or bad, Google is getting more than its fair share of publicity!<BR><BR>We, the undersigned, through this letter, protest your irresponsible, unscientific actions, and demand an immediate and unconditional deletion of “Arabian Gulf” from Google Earth. <BR><BR>Arbitrarily designating the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf is an irresponsible violation of all historical and International standards and would undermine the integrity of Google Earth. <BR><BR>1.197.422 signatures<BR><BR><A href="http://www.petitiononline.com/sos02082/petition.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.petitiononline.com/sos02082/petition.html</A><BR><A href="http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?sos02082" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?sos02082</A><BR><BR>You can read about the naming dispute here:<BR><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_naming_dispute"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_naming_dispute</A><BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Rui<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>________________________________________________<BR><BR><BR>Rui Correia<BR>Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Consultant<BR>Angola Liaison Consultant<BR>2 Cutten St<BR>Horison <BR>Roodepoort-Johannesburg, <BR>South Africa<BR>Tel/ Fax (+27-11) 766-4336<BR>Mobile (+27) (0) 84-498-6838<BR>_______________<BR>áâãçéêíóôõúç<BR><INPUT id=gwProxy type=hidden><INPUT id=jsProxy type=hidden>
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