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...other thing, dramatically, that affects the music: Dillinger was from the old school, and he came up against organized crime, which made more money on the numbers racket in a minute than they could have made on a great score on a bank. So there was a collision there between Dillinger and the type of criminals that didn't want to be really noticed as they were raking in the money. That affects the music as well - organized versus off-kilter...
Instead of working to improve living conditions in Gaza, Hamas has used its governing power to launch innumerable terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians and to start a civil war in the West Bank and Gaza to try to vanquish its arch-rival, Fatah. Gaza’s ruling party has been responsible for horrifying atrocities in Israel, including exploding buses and attacks on shopping malls and peaceful religious gatherings. Hamas has been steadfast in its refusal to consider recognizing Israel’s right to exist and has no plans to pursue peace talks with Israel for the good...
...Israel's long list of banned items. So is window glass, which is more awkward to carry through a tunnel, so don't be surprised if you open the curtains and find the window starred by a bullet hole. (Watch TIME's video "Protesting Gaza, Carefully, in the West Bank...
...Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently revised its GDP growth forecasts for the country from 6.3% to 7.7% in 2009 and from 8.5% to 9.3% in 2010, on the back of government stimulus spending that appears to be making up for a steep drop in exports. The World Bank has also raised its 2009 forecast from 6.5% to 7.2%, and projects that China will replace Japan as the world's second largest economy in two years. (See 10 things to do in Shanghai...
...Analysts had anticipated some improvement in business confidence in the quarterly tankan survey results released by Japan's central bank. However, the survey, which polls 1,215 large manufacturers as well as thousands of other businesses, indicated companies remain more pessimistic than optimistic and are still reluctant to make capital investments. According to Kanno, the results confirm "the upside momentum is getting stronger, but the level of the economic activities is still very low." Japan's unemployment rate rose for the fourth straight month to 5.2% in May, up from 5.0% in April. Job availability is at a record...