I couldn't help but think of Gresham's law while reading the twin news of the banner carrying pole climbing protesters in Beijing and the last minute cancellation of Joey Cheek's visa to go to China. … [Read more...] about The evolution of political activisms according to (misused) Gresham's law
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(Letter) Wearing Masks During Olympics?
With the Beijing Games days away, the air quality issue has again surfaced, appearantly above the haze that's settled on the city in the last couple days: … [Read more...] about (Letter) Wearing Masks During Olympics?
(Letter from es.nautilus) Handling Olympic protests in Beijing – a ‘test case’?
Four members of the activist group, Students for a Free Tibet, have staged a lamppost protest in Beijing, unfurling a banner that read, ‘One World, One Dream – Free Tibet’, as the Olympic torch relay entered its final stage in the host city on Wednesday 6 August. All four – two British and two American nationals, holding tourist visas - have been arrested and are currently in … [Read more...] about (Letter from es.nautilus) Handling Olympic protests in Beijing – a ‘test case’?
(Letter) Terrorist attack in Xinjiang ahead of Olympics
BEIJING - Two men rammed a dump truck into a group of jogging policemen and then tossed explosives into their barracks Monday, killing 16 officers... … [Read more...] about (Letter) Terrorist attack in Xinjiang ahead of Olympics
(Letter) Chinese Bloggers Mourn Death of CMU Professor/Author Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch, a CMU professor and author of The Last Lecture(波许教授的最后一课), died on July 25. http://www.sciencenet.cn/blog/Eindex.aspx?typeid=1772&userid=3474 http://www.geocities.com/vicfun2003/Randy_Weblog_Chinese.html … [Read more...] about (Letter) Chinese Bloggers Mourn Death of CMU Professor/Author Randy Pausch