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...Citizen Juling was screened at the Bangkok International Film Festival in September but Thai TV stations have passed on it, even in serialized form - and censors may have the final say on whether it gets a general release. "It is odd that after four years and over 3,000 dead, only one Thai film has been made on the southern unrest," says Ing. "How can we have a peaceful society with real, as opposed to ceremonial, democracy without media literacy...
...hypocrisy of certain Detroit opponents in Congress. Many of the same Senators and Representatives who vehemently object to giving any aid to carmakers, he claimed, come from states that have shelled out big bucks as incentive to lure foreign automakers to set up plants. "It just seems odd to us that we can offer incentives to our competitors to come here and compete against us, but at the same time we are willing to walk away from an industry that is the backbone of our economy," he said...
...odd declaration to come in any post-game press conference, but especially in this one. The Harvard women’s soccer team had just lost to Northeastern in the first round of NCAA Tournament play, and it had lost after two overtime periods in the round of penalty kicks. The Crimson had come within two made PKs of advancing to the next round of the tournament. Its season had come down to a matter of inches and guesses, to the do-or-die contest that decides things when 110 minutes of play can’t. And Harvard came...
...process, according to HUPD spokesperson Steven G. Catalano. He was arrested after the student physically forced him out of her room. A number of other students living on third floor in Cabot G and H entryway reported that Garcia knocked on their doors that morning and asked them odd questions. Amanda C.E. Klimczuk ’10 said he asked her if “Alex” lived in her room when she opened the door. “I pointed at my name on the door and told him good night,” she said. Another student...
...experience. The first property, SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, opens next month. Rather than the flashy design motifs of the past, the emphasis is on quieter indulgences. Design retailer Murray Moss will select objects to display for sale in vitrines throughout the lobby. Visitors will be able to sample odd delicacies like caviar cones from food carts...