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...other costs are rising as well - property prices are going up countrywide at an annual rate of about 10%, according to UBS economist Jonathan Anderson - and Beijing's actions speak louder than its soothing words. After the August inflation figures were released, the government took the unusual step of freezing all state-controlled prices, including those for gasoline, water and electricity. Aware of the potential that high rates of inflation have for fomenting social unrest, officials also warned businesses against gouging consumers; in August, authorities accused instant-noodle makers of illegally conspiring to raise prices. Meanwhile, to allay public anxiety...
...Every American should be able to speak his mind. That's the benefit of living in an open society. But let's conduct debates without personal attacks. I believe this Administration has made huge mistakes that we will be trying to repair for years to come. Let's challenge the Administration's policies without calling the sitting President an idiot or one of our generals a traitor. Jeff DuTeau, Kansas City...
...hope that they would get the junta to bend and perhaps break. Andrew joined the crowds, marveling at the courage and candor of the protesters. "After years of sneaking around this country," he says, "talking in whispers, always aware of the trouble I might cause the Burmese who dared speak to me, it was extraordinary to stand amid these euphoric crowds, openly conducting interviews...
...lobbied hard for an overseas assignment, finally landing one in 2005 as head of equipment-leasing for GE in China. But she learned quickly that being ethnically Chinese has some disadvantages for a U.S. executive. "Customers, particularly the older ones, thought nothing of lecturing me on how I speak," says Ho, who speaks conversational but not business Mandarin. On the other hand, she skipped some of the culture shock that slams many newly arrived expats. She is comfortable enough in her Shanghai skin to scold a woman who recently jumped a long queue at Ho's neighborhood bakery. Ho says...
...talked (dragons speak a language that sounds like German, but instead of vowels, there’s fire) and he told me about his history, about how dragons are 200 feet tall, but can morph sizes anytime they want to kick it with the human-folk...