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Unlike internet censorship in other countries, the Chinese government does not inform internet users that the restricted Web site is blocked when they try to enter the site...

Author: By Sirui Li, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Expert Panel Discusses Censorship in China | 3/3/2010 | See Source »

...Rash succeeds with “Burning Bright” particularly in his effort to weave his experience and knowledge of the Appalachian Mountains and its people into a web of interactions, history, and struggles. It is this central element which allows him to forge a contiguous whole out of dissimilar parts. In a mere 200 pages, Rash is able to capture the raw and luminous lives and personalities of the region’s people...

Author: By Chris A. Henderson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rash Reveals Appalachian Roots in 'Burning Bright' | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

...initiative to collect keys to donate to Key for Hope, a Massachusetts charity, was a “huge success” according to the Office’s Web site. Over 2,000 keys were collected from departments and individuals across campus. Recycling the keys and selling the scrap metal resulted in a profit of $75, which was donated to local food pantries...

Author: By Michelle B. Timmerman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: So Many Keys | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

Another motive behind Russia's high-tech endeavor seems to be staking out a part of the industry and a part of the Web that is distinctly Russian. This came through in a parallel initiative approved by Medvedev in November. It would allow Russian speakers to be the first to register Web addresses in their native Cyrillic script rather than in Latin letters like everybody else. Andrei Kolesnikov, the official in charge of implementing the idea and registering Cyrillic domain names, says using the Russian language online is the nation's "birthright." He concedes, however, that it offers "no technical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can a Russian Silicon Valley Spur Tech Innovation? | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

Kolesnikov's experience seems to drive this point home. In promoting the idea of a Cyrillic domain on the Web, much of his work has been devoted to calming people's fear of the government. "As soon as people hear about this idea, they think of a state conspiracy to shove everyone into this domain, close the door and turn on the gas," Kolesnikov tells TIME. "This makes no sense. But it is part of the Soviet person's instinct. It is impossible to convince people it's not true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can a Russian Silicon Valley Spur Tech Innovation? | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

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