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...tall people have a more pleasant disposition and are more easygoing. They don't have to make an extra effort to command attention. When they walk into a room, it tends to come naturally to them." Such recognition surely helps your self-esteem. If only it wasn't too late for you short people to have a growth spurt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Tall People Are Happier Than Short People | 7/29/2009 | See Source »

...their own forms of hatred and, ultimately, disloyalty to the state. In just this month alone, they have protested, with the same stone-throwing intensity, the installation of a municipal parking lot near Jerusalem’s tourist-heavy Old City that would remain open on the Sabbath; in late June they protested (albeit much more peacefully than they have in years past) the city’s annual gay-pride parade...

Author: By James K. Mcauley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Enemies of the State | 7/29/2009 | See Source »

...Spain—Young people from all over the world flock to Spain for its legendary party scene. And in the summers, local teenagers really live the good life. Here, it feels like every night is the weekend. Although considerably less crowded during the work week, bars stay open late (‘til around 2 or 3a.m.) and many discotecas have just barely gotten started by 4a.m. On the weekends, it’s not uncommon to see partygoers stumbling home in the previous day’s clothes at 7 or even 8 in the morning. Much...

Author: By Adrienne Y. Lee | Title: Livin' La Vida Loca | 7/29/2009 | See Source »

...After the public outcry over Hajar's case, in late June Indonesia temporarily blocked its domestic workers from going to Malaysia to work until the two countries hammer out additional protections to a 2006 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on migrant workers. Indonesia's proposed amendments - including acknowledging workers' rights to wage increases and a day off each week - aim to protect domestic workers better by providing opportunities to build support amongst friends and ensure proper payment. This is not the first time where tensions have boiled between the two neighboring states over migrant abuse, but this time, they hope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Indonesia Pushes for Better Migrant-Worker Protection | 7/28/2009 | See Source »

...child policy is irresistible. "The government should eliminate the moral barrier that's been imposed by propaganda over the past 30 years for a couple to have a second child," says Wang. "China should learn the lessons from other Asian countries and start acting now before it's too late...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is China's One-Child Policy Heading for a Revision? | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

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