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...ruling class' isolation stands in contrast to the increased connectivity of the Burmese people. Technology has revolutionized dissent. Cell phones can now be rented for $50 a month, and a click of a button sends pictures of protests to the outside world. Aung Zaw, an exiled student activist who edits the Irrawaddy, a Thailand-based publication that covers Burmese affairs, recalls how it took nearly a month for word of student protests in the early 1990s to reach Thailand. "Now we get information about protests almost instantly," he says, "and it's then sent back to people in Burma...
...When it comes time for him to address the comments, he does so by citing each speaker by name - 23 in all, he notes. In contrast with what he calls the lack of respect and dignity accorded to him at Columbia - where, he says, he found it odd that an academic institution which prizes tolerance would treat him without any - he addresses each person carefully and patiently. Some highlights...
...contrast to math, where kids of all levels seem to be gaining fairly evenly, there are bigger gains in reading at the bottom and middle of the class than at the top. The better students are not improving...
...over par. The McLaughlin took place on the Bethpage State Park Red Course, which plays a length of 6,695 yards. Still, the Red is overshadowed by its more famous neighbor, Bethpage Black, so difficult that most amateurs have reason to brag simply for breaking 100. In contrast to the Black, the Red course has relatively flat greens, which run fast enough to give players the challenge of stopping the ball close to the hole. “The nice thing is that you can make a lot of birdies out there, but it was pretty long...
...thoroughly enjoying reading your Australian Journeys edition on rivers [Sept. 17]. The magnificent photography and the beautiful and sometimes tragic stories made me realize why I have such a passionate fondness for my adopted homeland, this ancient continent of adversity and contrast. I hope your story will send a cooee around the world to all expatriate Australians. Margit Alm, Melbourne...