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...woefully ignorant of the world they live in, and that the panaceas of materialism and generalized anxiety medications have replaced the strength of individual character and an abiding American skepticism of Washington. What it appears we have learned is that we have learned little post-9/11. Randy Davis Shanghai...
Like many of the oracular pronouncements of China's Communist Party, the arrest last week of Shanghai Party boss Chen Liangyu had multiple meanings. On one level, the purge of a prominent Politburo member-over allegations that Chen allowed associates to milk Shanghai's pension accounts to fund investments in the city's booming real estate-was widely seen as a political move by President Hu Jintao to consolidate power ahead of next year's Party Congress. On a second level, Chen's arrest, along with the news late last week that real estate speculation was also under scrutiny...
...Chen's arrest, while signaling that the skimming of pensions won't be tolerated, hasn't necessarily reassured those most likely to depend on them. Yuncheng, 70, a retired Shanghai municipal official, regards Chen's alleged actions as a sign that the Communist Party has lost its way. He fumes: "They are more corrupt than the Kuomintang...
...October. But because of the server crash, Mejia said that he has resorted to e-mailing the applications. Mejia also said that potential host universities in Asia have been unable to gain important information about HCAP, stunting progress. Zhang Yi-Hua, a vice dean at Fudan University in Shanghai, wrote in an e-mail that he hoped the website would be fixed soon because he would “definitely need to know more details” before committing to HCAP. “This is where Harvard students will be going over spring break,” Mejia said...
...that honesty like an old-timey steam-train to our hearts.Lyrics are the also the stock-and-trade of the third superstar on our list: John Darnielle, aka The Mountain Goats. His set was perfect. Fans got to hear unbelievably obscure nuggets like “Lady from Shanghai,” casual listeners were taught the words for a sing-along version of “No Children,” and John maintained his reputation as one of the most charismatic and audience-focused dudes in the singer-songwriter game.Last, but not least, we got an adorable...