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The mere fact of Mr Obama’s re-election ought, if the Republicans have an eye...
– Simon Schama in today’s Financial Times
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Urgent appeal: Further details regarding the... →
abustaif:
Gulf Center for Human Rights and Bahrain Center for Human Rights express their grave concern for the information received regarding ill-treatment of detained human rights defenders Nabeel Rajab and Zainab AlKhawaja in prison of Bahrain, as well as the continued exploitation of the judicial system to punish human rights defenders and hinder their peaceful and legitimate human rights...
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“The truth is, if you want a decent job that will lead to a decent life today you have to work harder, regularly reinvent yourself, obtain at least some form of postsecondary education, make sure that you’re engaged in lifelong learning and play by the rules… we terribly mislead people by saying otherwise… Technology and globalization are wiping out lower-skilled jobs...
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“The antique people are fading out slowly
Like newspapers flaming in mind suicide
Godless and sexless directionless loons
Their sham sandcastles dissolve in the tide
They put on their death masks, compromise daily
The new children will live for the elders have died
And I wave goodbye to America
And smile hello to the world”
- from Tim Buckley, Goodbye and Hello (1967)
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New York Times Give Red Sox the Boo →
futurejournalismproject:
Via the New York Times:
The New York Times has sold its remaining stake in the Fenway Sports Group, the company that owns the Boston Red Sox, the latest in a continuing effort to shed assets unrelated to the company’s flagship newspaper…
…In 2002, The Times paid $75 million for a 17.75 percent stake in Fenway. But the 2008 recession and the steady decline of print...
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The Greening of an Iconic Building (click here for... →
Sustainable construction and architecture enters mainstream design in the form of a cultural icon - the Empire State Building
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For more than a week now, the whole world have... →
aiwwenglish:
一个星期以来,全世界都在研究那个瞎子到底看到了什么。
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RT //zengjinyan Guangcheng insisted all along that... →
aiwwenglish:
RT @zengjinyan: 光誠一直堅持不離開中國。美國使館官員也反复詢問確認並尊重光誠的意願。袁偉靜下午在電話裡告訴我,是她說服光誠走出使館與她們見面,否則他們無法相見並且母子會被送回山東。今天晚上電話裡光誠第一次告訴我想全家離開。
A victory for values. RT //aiww The US... →
aiwwenglish:
价值观的胜利。RT @aiww: 美国政府发言。U.S. statements on China dissident Chen Guangcheng @aiww http://t.co/YC3D4AxW
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Ah RT //duyanpili: Just now, a staff member at... →
aiwwenglish:
呵 RT @duyanpili: 刚刚通州中仓派出所警员专门给我回了电话“辟谣”:刚才他提供信息不对,他不了解情况,其实胡佳在睡觉呢,都睡着了! —— 终于知道什么叫欲盖弥彰了。 你们已经连续讯问11个小时!”#AutoShare