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Land of Smiles may not be for too much longer
Thailand is precariously poised between forces of democracy, militarism, monarchy and corruption. Lindsay Murdoch reports from Bangkok.
DEEPLY polarised Thais will vote tomorrow in an election where the losing side is unlikely to accept the result, prolonging a six-year political crisis in the ''Land of Smiles''. -
Practicing Medicine Can Be Grimm Work - NYTimes.com
TODAY, after four arduous years of examinations, graduating medical doctors will report to their residency programs. Armed with stethoscopes and scalpels, they’re preparing to lead the charge against disease in its ravaging, chimerical forms. They carry with them the classic tomes: Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and Gray’s Anatomy. But I have an unlikely addition for their mental rucksacks: “Grimm’s Fairy Tales.”
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Engineers Fear Rare Earth Refinery in Malaysia Is Dangerous - NYTimes.com
KUANTAN, Malaysia — A $230 million refinery being built here in an effort to break China’s global chokehold on rare earth metals is plagued by environmentally hazardous construction and design problems, according to internal memos and current and former engineers on the project.
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To Celebrate Communism in China, a Party as Disciplined as the Party - NYTimes.com
BEIJING — The party for the Party turned out to be a doctrinaire affair, as President Hu Jintao expounded Friday on the benefits of 90 years of communism with Chinese characteristics while workplaces around the country held Red-song singalongs.
The 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party — done in secret in the leafy French Concession of Shanghai in 1921 — unfolded Friday with more propaganda hype surrounding it than any party birthday in recent memory. The previous weeks were packed with spectacles reminding Chinese of the party’s revolutionary roots. Officials seemed especially eager to emphasize the party’s history as a populist movement at a time when mass protests have swept authoritarian leaders from power in the Middle East. -
Why Yo Momma Won’t Use Google+ (And Why That Thrills Me To No End)
OK, I’ve been putting many hours into Google+. In just the few days that it’s been released I’ve followed 2,723 people, written many dozens of posts there, and have thoroughly used the product. I’ve also tried to get some normal users into the product, starting with my wife (we argued for 45 minutes about it) and I’ve come to some conclusions. Here’s the biggie:
Your mom won’t use Google+.
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