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Media Literacy 101: Losing Our Ability to Listen to the World (in English)

Susan Moeller | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: Blogosphere, Arab Media, Bloggers, Icann, Knight Foundation, English, Domain Names, Global Voices, Chinese, America First, Globalization, Official Language, Technology News

The decision to allow Web addresses to be written completely in non-Latin alphabets isn't just a huge deal for most of Asia, the Middle East and wide swaths of the rest of the world. It's a huge deal for Americans.

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Frankfurt Book Fair Official Fired For Treatment Of Chinese

The New York Times | STEVEN ERLANGER | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Communism, Censorship, Fired, Free Speech, Books, Book Fair, China, Chinese Writers, Chinese, Chinese Dissidents, Chinese Censorship, Frankfurt Book Fair, Books News

The Frankfurt Book Fair, which struggled to find a balance between free speech and honoring China as its featured country, dismissed its project manag...

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Is Harley-Davidson the Next Casualty?

Steve Parker | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Hells-Angels, Buell, Peter Fonda, Harley-Davidson, Robert Patrick, Pomona-California, Japanese Economy, Cars, Santa Monica, Italy, Chinese, Motorcycles, Plymouth, Playa Del Rey, Monaco Coach, Amf, Chicago, Lorenzo Lamas, Holiday Rambler, Rubbies, Hummer, East Troy Wisconsin, Glendale, Porsche, American Honda, Mongols Motorcycle Gang, American Motorcyclist Association, Osaka, Brazil, American Machine and Foundry, Milwaukee, Cagiva, Jay Leno, Mv Augusta, Love Ride, Japan, Saturn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mclaren, Business News

How can Harley-Davidson stem the bleeding of red ink?

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Demographic Science and Gay Civil Rights

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2010 Census, Census, Marriage, Michelle Obama, Same Sex Marriage, Science, Immigration, Chinese, Carl Sagan, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Allowing the Census Bureau to apply its scientific powers to the question of changing families is a breath of fresh air from which demographers, and the public, will ultimately benefit.

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The Lottery Question

Don McNay | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

Read More: American Business, Met Life, Trial Consultants, Chinese, New York Life, Strategic Coach, J. Giles Band, Mediations, Gambling, Cnbc, The Dan Sullivan Question, Richmond Ky, Megamillons, American Bar Association, Johnny Bench, Self Reliance, Real Estate, Financial Planning, Lottery Winners, Jury Consultants, Injury Victims, Trial Lawyers, Church, Major League Baseball, Actuaries, Medition Consultants, Prudential, Clu, Louisville, Dan Sullivan, Angel in Blue, Inner Circle of Advocates, Million Dollar Round Table, College Tuition, Entrepreneurship, Big Red Machine, Sports Betting, Small Business, Lawyers, Settlement Conferences, Toronto, Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, Washington, Main Street, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Structured Settlement Consultant, Personal Injury, American Associaton for Justice, Fox Business Network, Aig, Insurance Carriers, Cincinnati, Financial Crisis, Kentucky Association for Justice, American College, Lexington, Personal Finance, Casinos, Msfs, Structured Settlement, Lottery, Chfc, Life Care Planners, Japanese, Powerball, Kentucky Bar Association, Kentucky, Don McNay, Structured Settlements, Cnn, Dreams, Mediators, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Claims Adjusters, Eastern Kentucky University, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Nascar, Children to College, Too Big to Fail, John Hancock, Mdrt, Aviva, Reds, Business News

Everyone has dreams and desires but usually keep them hidden, back in the recesses of their minds. The lottery question gets those dreams and desires out in the open, on the front burner.

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Unearthed Film Footage From Secret Sports Summit Reveals How Race and Sports Play Out (VIDEO)

Paul Mecurio | Posted 09.14.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Auto Racing, Steroids, Marathon, Luge, Logos, Race, Chinese, Tennis, African American, History, Figure Skating, Mary Carillo, Boxers, Gymnastics, Black, Boxing, Women, Baseball, Japanese, Football, Hispanic, Quarterback, Kenyans, Sports Writing, Basketball, Hockey, Native American Indian, Track, Racing, Running, Fishing, Kenya, Comedy News

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Congressman King vs. The King of Pop: The Worst of Us vs. Our Better Angels

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Kimberly Krautter, U.S. Troops, Congressman-Pete-King, Michael Jackson Death, Kimberly-Krautter, Iranian Riots, Chinese, Congressman Pete King, Entertainment News

The very troubling issue of concierge doctors who enable drug abuse and addiction among celebrities and the wealthy will hopefully remain in focus.

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That Chinese Sperm Bank Photo: You've Been Shanghaied

Disgrasian | Posted 05.02.2009 | Media

I conducted a little investigation and found that this picture first surfaced on the interwebz in late 2008, and it was immediately dismissed as a hoax by officials at Renji Hospital in Shanghai.

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Stylites in Beijing: A Street-Style Blog in China

Disgrasian | Posted 04.26.2009 | Style

Read More: Style News, Beijing Street Style, Style, Chinese Culture, Stylites in Beijing, Chinese, Beijing Style, Street Style, China Fashion, China, Beijing-China, Style News

What I love about Stylites is that it tells mini-stories of their lives, what their professions are, what they're shopping for, regular people-stuff that you're not going to hear about on CNN.

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GM, Chrysler Want Billions More

Steve Parker | Posted 03.21.2009 | Business

Read More: White House, Congress, GMC Truck, Saturn, Chrysler, Buick, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, George W. Bush, Fiat, Cars, Chinese, Detroit News, Ford, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Lawrence Summers, New York Federal Reserve Bank, General Motors, Brembo, Mini, Delphi, Charlie Rose, GMAC Bailout, 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Uaw, Penske Automotive Group, Detroit Three, Chevrolet, Moody Blues, Mitt Romney, Pontiac Solstice, Mitsuoka Motor, Roger Smith, Frankfurt International Auto Show, Pontiac, Ferrari, Saab, Tokyo Motor Show, Bmw, Smart Car, Wall Street, Dodge, Tim Geithner, President Obama Administration, Henry Paulson, Hummer Sale, Hollywood, Cadillac, Firebird, Miata, Auto Bailout, Business News

Incidentally, GM got another $4 billion Tuesday after turning in their plan. Were you ever rewarded that much just for doing your homework?

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Canadian Funnyman Rick Mercer Learns About the Chinese New Year

Waylon Lewis | Posted 03.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Rick Mercer, Chinese New Year, Buddhist, China, Buddhism, Chinese, Spirituality, Living News

Traditionally, with the coming of the New Year, communities gather to share their aspirations. So, my virtual friends, if you have an aspiration for the coming 12 months, please offer it here.

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Asian Women: Rape And Hate Crimes

Jaemin Kim | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Gawker Media, Ethnicity, Chinese, White People, Michael Phelps, Gawker.com, Videogames, Anime, Sexism, Dating, Defamer, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, African Americans, Korean, Rape, Rachel Getting Married, Gawker, Asian Americans, Washington State, Los Angeles, Sexuality, Black People, Stereotypes, Spokane, Asians, Japanese, Nerds, Hate Crimes, Violence Against Women, Prejudice, Legal, Prosecution, Justice, Bigotry, Interracial Dating, Sexual Violence, Interracial Relationships, Fetish, Sexual Assault, Laws, Asian Women, Bias Crime, Living News, Women, Asian Fetish, Caucasians, Sex Crimes, Salon.com, Media Responsibility, Media Bias, Living News

Reducing Asian women into a sexual object is not funny, it is not flattering. It is perilous. We can see this when Asian women are subject to race-targeted sexual violence.

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A New Approach to Terrorism

Kerry Kennedy | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Journalists, Women's Rights, Islam, War on Terror, Timothy McVeigh, United Nations, Donald Rumsfeld, Guantanamo, Global War on Terror, Chinese, Tibet, London, War on Terrorism, Islamophobia, Madrid, Bush Administration Torture, Arabs, Sudan, National Security, Guantanamo Bay, Darfur Sudan, Amman, Abu Ghraib Abuse, CIA Interrogations, Cruelty, Terrorism, Guantanamo Detainees, Mumbai, Bali, Russia Georgia Conflict, Russia Georgia War, Sudan Genocide, Nairobi, New York City, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Robert F. Kennedy, Abu Ghraib, Darfur, Bush Administration, Human Rights, Donald Rumsfeld Torture, Counterterrorism, Prison, Abu Ghraib Torture, Alberto Mora, Torture, Politics News

A war on terror which undermines the most basic values of society -- life, liberty, the rule of law -- is not worth waging if we end up creating a society which mirrors the repression we battled in the first place.

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A Review of Chandni Chowk to China

Melanie McGanney | Posted 02.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: India, Heroes, Bollywood, Villains, Warner Bros, Kill Bill, Chinese, Acrobatics, Film, Kung Fu, Movies, Steve Martin, Dancing, Warner Brothers, Chinese Culture, Western World, Singing, China, Chandni Chowk to China, Entertainment News

An embodiment of all things Bollywood, director Nikhil Advani's Chandni Chowk to China interweaves singing, acrobatic dancing and kung fu into this effusive picaresque.

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Chinese Property Hunters To Raid US

Financial Times | Posted 01.07.2009 | World

Read More: Chinese Economy, Housing Market, Chinese Buying Homes California, Chinese Buying American Properties, American Homes, Los Angeles, Chinese Buying Homes Los Angeles, Chinese, Housing Crisis, Chinese Shopping United States, US Housing Market, San Francisco, Economy, World News

Chinese bargain hunters are preparing to descend on American cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, where homeowners have suffered some of the ...

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China Criticism Must Continue

Graham Bensinger | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vancouver, Beijing Olympics, Beijing, Athlete, Air Quality, Nbc, Chinese, Graham Bensinger, Chinese Government, Gymnist, China, Pollution, London, Beijing Air Quality, Olympics, 2010 Olympics, Darfur, Government, Sports, Us Gymnastics, Sudan, Gymnastics, 2012 Olympics, Politics News

There were columnists during the Olympic Games suggesting that China's image is changing. It's incredibly ignorant to even imply that.

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The China Question: To Beg or to Blog?

Steve Posner | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: China Communist Party, Chinese Communists, Chinese Workers, Beijing Olympics, Chinese, Mao Zedong, China Censorship, China Poverty, Chinese Peasants, China, Shanghai, China Human Rights, China Boycott, Politics News

Mao's successors in the Communist Party are offering the Chinese people food but not freedom, and many are happy to take the deal.

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First US-Built Chinese Vehicle Now On-Sale

Steve Parker | Posted 08.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Energy, Uaw, MG Rover, Toyota, Ford Mustang, Tiger Champ, Chinese, Scirocco, Volkswagen, Nissan GTR, Nissan, Saic, Dodge Challenger, Chevrolet Corvette, Roush, Bmw, British Aerospace Systems, Subaru, Shanghai Automotive Corporation, Mitsubishi, Oklahoma, CARB/EPA, China, Cars, Mg, Nanjing, Business News

It should make headlines, but it won't. The news: the first major captive import vehicle-maker from China has opened its Oklahoma doors and started-up its assembly line.

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Tibetan Monks Sealed in Monastery in Sichuan Request Permission to Pray for Chinese Quake Victims

Rebecca Novick | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Monastery, Demonstration, Tibet, Protest, Earthquake, China, Chinese, Kirti, Tibetan, Dharamsala, Dalai Lama, Tibet Protests, Buddhist Monks, Politics News

Since March, the monks of Kirti have not been allowed to conduct their usual Buddhist rituals, but on May 15th, they received special permission to make an exception.

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Activism You Can Do: Send The Dalai Lama To The Olympics

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Dalai Lama, Opening Ceremony, Beijing Olympics, Tibet, Election 2008, Mccain, Obama, China, Chinese, Barack Obama, Olympics, Clinton, Torch, Opening Ceremonies, Protests, Off the Bus, Hillary Clinton, Offthebus, Olympic Torch, Home News

The world's leaders should pressure China to recognize the legitimacy of the Dalai Lama by saying they'll only attend the Olympic Ceremonies if China lets him attend as well.

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Chinese Hackers: We Tapped Into Pentagon

CNN | John Vause | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon Security, Pentagon, Chinese, Chinese Hackers, Politics News

They operate from a bare apartment on a Chinese island. They are intelligent 20-somethings who seem harmless. But they are hard-core hackers who claim...

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