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• Chinas netizens hold authorities to new standard

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  Government must deal with online criticism as blogs ignite furor A severed finger sparked an online uproar that went viral. And very quickly, rattled authorities here took note. The story of Sun Zhongjie, a 19-year-old driver who chopped off his finger to decry police entrapment, shows how the Internet has become ...
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• Question: teaching English outside of Korea?

  
  Chris Backe - AKA Chris in South Korea — Authority: 468
  Jenny writes asking the following: Hi Chris, Thanks for your blog. I really enjoy reading it. Ive actually been teaching in Korea for the past year. I just got back to the US, but I plan on returning to Korea for one more year. Ive been thinking about trying to teach in another country after that. ...
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• A recent report from Bat Nha Monastery, Vietnam

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  “…the violent expulsion of monks and nuns from the Bat Nha monastery in Lam Dong Province and the government’s failure to protect them from assault, contradict Vietnam’s own commitment to internationally accepted standards of human rights and the rule of law…” The monks and nuns from Bat Nha are followers ...
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• Brazilian Blackout Traced to Sooty Insulators, Not Hackers

  
  ShareConnector — Authority: 455
  SAO PAULO, Brazil — A massive 2007 electrical blackout in Brazil has been newly blamed on computer hackers, but was actually the result of a utility company’s negligent maintenance of high voltage insulators on two transmission lines. That’s according to reports from government regulators and others who ...
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• Books: Martin Roemers. Relics of the Cold War

  
  Daily Icon — Authority: 553
  The Cold War is over, yet its traces are still visible. Dutch documentary photographer Martin Roemers decided to track down the remains of this period. For over ten years he repeatedly traveled through formerly hostile countries on both sides of the line. He descended into underground tunnels; photographed abandoned ...
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• Pak security apparatus geared to meet all challenges: CJCSC

  
  AIndiaNews.com — Authority: 461
  ISLAMABAD: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Tariq Majid, NI(M) has rejected the article by Seymour M. Hersh, published in The New Yorker” terming it as absurd and plain mischievous. He stated, “we have operationalised a very effective nuclear security regime, which incorporates very ...
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• Calvin Klein Underwear Competition - A sneak peak at the best Brits

  
  Beauty Confessional - London fashion, shopping, style & beauty news. River Island & model interviews — Authority: 131
    Yesterday you met the first of our favorite contestants in the 9 Countries 9 Men 1 Winner Competition  now meet  Daniel Louisy ... Daniel Louisy  1. Tell me a little bit about yourself? I’m 27 years old, born and breed in London. I spent most of life busy creating a property empire ...
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• I AM LO-PAN OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA by J.E.Ante

  
  Meal Menu Planner — Authority: 144
  Every year hundreds of thousands of sharks are captured and their fins are cut off before they are thrown back into the sea to die a slow death.  Shark fin soup is a favorite Asian dish in the Far East.  Support a ban of the cruel and wasteful practice of shark finning in your countries national waters.– J.E. Ante ...
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• Burma claims it will release Aung San Suu Kyi

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  Diplomat says jailed opposition leader will be allowed to organise her party for elections next year LINK TO ORIGINAL
  10 hours ago

• Pak Security Apparatus Geared To Meet All Challenges: CJCSC

  
  TrendPK.com — Authority: 460
  ISLAMABAD: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Tariq Majid, NI(M) has rejected the article by Seymour M. Hersh, published in The New Yorker’ terming it as absurd and plain mischievous. He stated, “we have operationalised a very effective nuclear security regime, which incorporates very ...
  13 hours ago

• ‘Grave concerns’ over ACTA

  
  ShareConnector — Authority: 455
  p2pnet news view P2P | Politics:- Last week, “the United States met behind closed doors with dozens of other countries in Seoul, South Korea to consider a global agreement on the enforcement of intellectual property rights,” say KEI and Public Knowledge in a joint statement. “This agreement, though named the ...
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• World markets get G-20 boost while dollar slides (AP)

  
  Forex Bull — Authority: 153
  World stock markets rose sharply Monday but the dollar fell after the Group of 20 rich and developing countries agreed to maintain their stimulus measures as long as economies remained weak.
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• CBI claims expose` of illegal smuggling racket of wild animals, arrests 7

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  New Delhi, Nov.9 (ANI): Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday arrested seven people for smuggling wildlife products to neighbouring countries.According to CBI spokesman the animal parts were recovered from a train at central Nagpur.“The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested seven people from Nagpur and ...
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• Czech soldiers face probe after wearing Nazi symbols in Afghanistan

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Prague, Nov 9 (IANS) A scandal hit the Czech Army Monday after its two commanders were found wearing Nazi symbols on their helmets during their mission in Afghanistan, media reports said.Lieutenant Jan Cermak wore the SS Dirlewanger brigade symbol and sergeant Hynek Matonoha wore the symbol of the 9th SS panzer ...
  16 hours ago

• Despite protests, Nepal to host world’s largest animal sacrifice fair

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  Maneka Gandhi’s protest and Nepal’s ‘Budhha Boy’ Ram Bahadur Bomjan’s appeal would not be able to prevent sacrifice of nearly half a million animals at this month’s Gadhimai Mela in this Himalayan nation. Billed as the world’s largest animal sacrifice fair, the event held every five years at Bariyapur ...
  17 hours ago

• Norway seeks representation at G20

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 162
  Norway’s foreign minister has called for Nordic countries to be given a joint seat in the Group of 20 big economies and warned that the body was yet to secure its international legitimacy. The comments highlighted mounting unease among several non-member countries as the G20 establishes itself as arguably the most ...
  19 hours ago

• Australia Moving Out On New Submarines

  
  Defense Procurement News — Authority: 143
  The Australian government has planned an ambitious expansion of their armed forces. Several major defense contracts will be let in the next few years with a goal of local companies doing the work. The largest amongst these is to build new submarines for the Navy. The first step in this contract was taken last ...
  20 hours ago

• agony aunt ...

  
  gweipo ?? — Authority: 128
  Occasionally my dear readers (some of whom are dear friends) send me questions and ask me for advise. Im not sure sometimes how qualified I am to give this, so Id like to throw this question to the open forum Ive put some of my response below, but please add in what you think ... ...
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• Kalmadi elected unopposed as Asian Athletics Association president

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi was Monday elected unopposed as the president of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA), for his third consecutive term, at Guangzhou in China.Maurice Nicholas was also elected as secretary-treasurer of the AAA, according to information ...
  21 hours ago

• Trade pact a road to $1-trillion Gulf market for India: Bahrain

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The free trade agreement that India and Gulf countries hope to sign will give Indian firms greater access to the $1-trillion market in the Middle East, apart from a cost-competitive route to western economies like the US, a senior executive of Bahrain’s Economic Development Board has ...
  22 hours ago

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