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...tragedy of China's petition system, which far predates the communists and was even mentioned in records from 3,000 years ago, is that it leaves so many complainants in a position of endless purgatory. The central government values the procedure as an escape valve for societal discontent, but even in the unlikely event that a petition office rules in favor of a complainant, it has no legal power to enforce its decision. It just passes on a recommendation to the relevant body, usually the same local government that denied the petitioner justice in the first place. In Zhou...
...that will enable them to raise openly the issues that truly matter remains to be seen. In the absence of complete freedom, the progress of linglei may only divert attention from real issues. Let's hope that the wait for free choice, both personal and political, isn't an endless one. Moreover, it is better if such freedom comes with the political awareness that encourages linglei to address important issues instead of wasting their independence on superficial matters. Arvind K. Pandey Allahabad, India...
...euro face-lift that would make Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi proud. Façades have been scrubbed and frescoes restored to their original splendor, quaint courtyards and sweeping staircases now shine anew and streetlights have been added to enhance the architectural features, busts and statues tucked into the palaces' endless niches. Get lost here and feel yourself spinning back to an age of true opulence. And when hunger interrupts your fantasia, go to Le Cantine Squarciafico and eat pasta with pesto or squid-filled ravioli with shrimp ragù. Then you'll really think you're dreaming...
...science, that’s the beginning. Now you start to use the laws to understand how it is that things that are more familiar to us, life, the brain, consciousness, thinking and so on, how that all emerges. That’s probably an endless undertaking...
Seated in front of the endless drone of the television—right now, treating us to a very grainy version of The Drew Carey Show—one guest’s chin sinks to his chest in slumber. The volunteers and guests who haven’t gone to bed yet sit in clusters and talk in hushed tones...