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...made it clear foreigners weren't welcome in the politically sensitive content business. While this gave locals an edge, they had to struggle to carve out a role for themselves. Net pioneers had to placate the censors while opening chat rooms on controversial topics?from sexual mores to a tragic schoolhouse explosion?that Chinese wanted to discuss. They also found ways to bypass China's byzantine regulatory system and tap into U.S. capital markets. Netease raised $70 million, Sina $68 million, while Sohu brought in $60 million...
...deserves special protection. Many pop icons, such as Metallica and Dr. Dre, applaud efforts to preserve record sales as grounded in good principle and in recognition of the blood and sweat of up-and-coming artists. Though we may not be able to articulate opposition to arguments of their tragic monetary loss, many of us just don't buy it. After all, are they really speaking for the struggling artist...
...against any future proceedings. While Waddle spoke, his lawyer, Charles Gittins, sat despondently with his head in his hands, pulling at his hair. Waddle was on his own, and he knew it. Conceding that "mistakes were made," Waddle said, "as commanding officer, I am solely responsible for this truly tragic accident, and for the rest of my life I will have to live with the horrible consequences...
...perhaps more ominously, a slack reader. Jackson assigned the Italian-raised Bryant Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres because "Kobe's a real Mediterranean kid," said Jackson. "I thought the book would be a good look at the culture he's attached to. It's a beautiful book. Tragic. But he didn't like it. Last year I gave him a book by Paul Beatty, The White Boy Shuffle, about a black youth who grows up in a white community. But Kobe had no affinity for it. He's not willing to let someone else's ideas penetrate...
...failing to live with the settlers in the same way he did with the Palestinians, Sacco presented a simplistic and biased view of a complicated and difficult situation. He deprived both himself and TIME's readers of the opportunity to gain a deeper insight into the tragic circumstances faced by all parties involved. MICHELLE EHRICH Westfield...