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Wenchuan: should we stay or should we go?

The debate rages on, with many Wenchuan local residents, according to a survey, inclined to get out of there while they can. This article claims that out of 768 people surveyed, over 90% of them wanted to leave and rebuild … Continue reading

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The troubles in Weng’an and Jiang Jie He village: gangs, dams, mines, gambling, death

I was reading Southern Weekend’s investigation into the Weng’an region: the common wisdom now is that the problems didn’t begin or end with the June 28 incident, but that the latter was merely what happened when long simmering problems reached … Continue reading

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Movies I’ve Watched: In Bruges

In Bruges Movie Reviews, Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes If you take a cursory look at what the people on Rotten Tomatoes are saying you’d find htat most people have a generally positive take on this film, starring Colin Farrell, Brendan … Continue reading

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Movies I’ve watched: Besieged City (???

If you’re a fan of the “gutter-trawling” alienated youths genre of film, you should find this one enjoyable: and I did not intend to be ironic there, because I actually think this was a good film. The story centers around … Continue reading

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Guangzhou Train Station nightmare…stampeding…crowds…madness….chaos….

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Suicide Bombing Makes Sick Sense in Halo 3

I used to find it hard to fully imagine the mind-set of a terrorist. That is, until I played Halo 3 online, where I found myself adopting — with great success — terrorist tactics. Including a form of suicide bombing. … Continue reading

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The ‘Good Germans’ Among Us: Frank Rich, NY Times

this the excerpt what do you think about it. Continue reading

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Groups Struggle to Tally Myanmar’s Dead

this is a story of a young abandoned cat Continue reading

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Modern Forms of Slavery

Some facts about modern forms of slavery that you perhaps didn’t know (I didn’t)–from the UNRIC magazine International Day for the Commemoration of the Two-Hundredth Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade 25 March 2007 The commemoration of … Continue reading

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Violence flares in Chinese village

Original article here Shengyou, China – Violence has erupted again in a northern Chinese village where last year authorities were severely punished for hiring armed thugs to force farmers off their lands, residents said. Police in Shengyou village, Hebei province, … Continue reading

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