Daily Archives: July 17, 2006

Sad state of academia

I’ve read “Thomas Benton’s” articles before in the Chronicle of Higher Education, one of the things to note before all others is that he uses a pseudonym. My guess is that there are things he says in here that might … Continue reading

Life, Uncategorized
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Westlife, Da Shan, and Chinese teenagers

Yeah, we know. Unfair fight. David v. Goliath. But that’s what this article is about: “Most of my friends and colleagues like Western pop music as we appreciate their sense of taste,” said Samuel Zhu, a recent graduate of Shanghai’s … Continue reading

China, Uncategorized
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Taipei: first large-scale wireless city

Of course, you have to pay — from the China Post: Taipei is now the world’s first large-scale wireless city, with wireless Internet access reaching up to 90 percent of its public spaces.WIFLY, a wireless service offered by Q-Ware Corp. … Continue reading

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The refugee situation in Lebanon

From the Sydney Morning Herald Before the war began, more than half a million Shiites were believed to be living in Dahiya, the suburb most heavily targeted by the Israelis. The Lebanese authorities opened dozens of schools at the weekend … Continue reading

politics, violence
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Bush’s unguarded remarks

Were made because he didn’t know that the microphone was still on. The president was expressing frustration at the United Nations’ stance on the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon. (Watch Bush use the ‘s’ word during a chat with Blair — … Continue reading

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More Mid-east conflict

From abc news On Sunday, the G-8 leaders had struggled to come up with a unified position on how to deal with the escalating warfare between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon. The leaders’ statement said extremist groups cannot be … Continue reading

politics, violence
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