April 2012
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Bronx Zoo SUV plunge: Father who lost family says,... →
A reader’s comment @Yahoo: “Wow. My heart sank when I read this article. My heart goes out to Mr. Gonzales. That is a pain I never want to experience. This shows you that you must cherish the ones you love, telling them you love them. Unfortunately, none of us know what tomorow will bring us or even the day or the hour.”
The future of American youth and the depressed... →
An excellent NYT opinion piece.
Rastafarians in Ethiopia →
Demanding legal rights.
The White House Correspondents' Association... →
Good jokes and self-regulating, vibrant press that make the US progress.
Can ‘Think Like a Man’ Revive the Romantic Comedy? - http://m.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/04/can-think-like-a-man-revive-the-romantic-comedy/256255/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
China Aims for the Heart of U.S. Manufacturing - http://pulse.me/s/82RVf … As China becomes more competitive, America worries.
A Struggle for Rights in the Dominican Republic - http://pulse.me/s/834JP … People with Haitian ancestory discriminated.
Techland: http://techland.time.com/2012/04/23/would-apple-create-a-smartwatch-if-so-when/?iid=obnetwork … Waiting for iWatch.
NYT: Support From Islamists for Liberal Presidential Candidate in Egypt: http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=944591&f=19 … Post-Mubarak State of Affairs.
NYT: Flight of Chen Guangcheng, Chi http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=944464&f=19 … Miraculous escape from China’s Big Brother.
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“እሩጠን ቀደምናቸው
ቆመን ጠበቅናቸው
ጥለውን ሮጡ …
ለምን ጥለውን ሮጡ?
እንዴት ኋላ ልንቀር ቻልን?
ምን...”
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“The beauty of life is to love and its purpose is to learn.”
– Very true. From Subhan Zein’s blog.
NYT: The Creative Monopoly http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/04/24/opinion/brooks-the-creative-monopoly.xml?rec=t
NYT: Aging Japanese Town Bets on a young mayor: http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=943561&f=23
NYT: Death of a Fairy Tale http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=943840&f=28&sub=Columnist
NYT: Bo Xilai Said to Have Spied on http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=943289&f=19 Sent from Maxthon Mobile
Bo in #China →
Mistrust, Covered up allegation, Wiretapping, and Politics
Get #WeTap on your #smartphone
Thirsty? Ditch the Plastic Bottle With This Drinking Fountain App - http://pulse.me/s/8Adl2
“Question: Should people undertake majors that might not fit their aspirations in...”
– Mia Drane-Maury: The 13 Most Useful* College Majors (As Determined By Science)
College Majors, #Education
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#Ethiopia: Where Life Is Governed From Above →
A very insightful article about the influence of religion in Ethiopia; it particularly touches on the sociocultural impacts of the Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity on the society, even on those who are Protestants, or those who are not even Christians at all. The writer, though a foreigner, understands well what makes Ethiopia culturally and religiously different from other African countries; and...
#Ethiopia's Women @economist →
Good article: brings to light the status of the majority of women in Ethiopia; and creates more awareness about the fate of those women that travel to the Middle East to work as maids, while remembering Alem Dechasa, the Ethiopian woman who was abused publicly by her sick employers and was forced to commit suicide later on in Lebanon, one of the worst places in the Middle East for foreign domestic...
“When there is no way out, there is still always a way through. So don’t turn...”
– Eckhart Tolle (via whitecocoon)
When there is no way out, there is….
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Does Legalizing Prostitution Make It Safer? →
“Well-meaning people who’ve never been commercially sexually exploited often think that legal brothels will protect the women in prostitution from pimps and violent johns. They are mistaken.”
Find out why one blogger thinks so, while others oppose her view: @nytimes.
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Why You Should Avoid Penny Auction Sites
You may be a risk-taker, but some risks, like gambling or penny auction, may not be worth your time and money:
General info on penny auctions: Details @USAToday
Is Quibid, the largest penny auction site in the US, a scam? Find out here: @Reviewopedia
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“The most essential thing in the world to any individual is to understand...”
– How to Analyze People on Sight, Elsie Lincoln Benedict
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“One way to get air out of a glass is to pour in water. … If you believe...”
– The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein
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Highly Sensitive Person
The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this:
A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive.
To him… A touch is a blow,
A sound is a noise,
A misfortune is a tragedy,
A joy is an ecstasy,
A friend is a lover,
A lover is a god,
And failure is death.
Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create… So that without the...
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Chinese smartphones -- @FT →
The popularity of smartphones is causing a fundamental shift in the handset market in China. The FT’s Kathrin Hille visits Shenzhen in southern China to discover where the mobile phone industry is heading. —See video @FT
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Kenya should mind the trade gap -- @FT →
The Kenyan economy is expanding by around 5 per cent a year. Economists say that to maintain the pace there needs to be a shift in focus away from domestic retailing and towards exporting manufactured goods. — See video @FT
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ሕገ መንግሥትና ሕግ የማይስማሙባት አገር (Ethiopia: Where... →
የደቡብ ክልል መስተዳድር ባስተላለፈው መመርያ መሠረት ከ1999 ዓ.ም. በኋላ በጉራፋርዳ የሰፈሩ የአማራ ክልል ተወላጆች በቀበሌና በወረዳ ኃላፊዎች በሕጋዊ መንገድ ያገኙትን መሬት እንዲለቁና አካባቢውን ጥለው እንዲሄዱ፣ ከ1999 ዓ.ም. በፊት መጥተው በጉራፋርዳ ወረዳ ስር በሚገኙ የተለያዩ ቀበሌዎች የሚኖሩ ሰፋሪዎች ደግሞ ሁለት ሔክታር መሬት ብቻ ይዘው እንዲቀጥሉ ተደርጓል፡፡ ይህንን ውሳኔ ተከትሎ ጥረው ግረው አካባቢውን ያቀኑ በብዙ ሺሕ የሚገመቱ በርካታ የሰሜን አካባቢ ተወላጆች በኃይልና በጉልበት አካባቢውን ለቀው እንዲወጡ ተደርጓል፡፡ አሁንም እንዲወጡ እየተደረገ ነው፡፡ ይህ ሁሉ ሲሆን የፌዴራል መንግሥትም ሆነ የአማራ...
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"Blogger fights terror charges as Ethiopian leader... →
Last week in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, while Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was making a speech about Africa’s growth potential at an African Union forum, a journalist who his administration has locked away since September on bogus terrorism charges was presenting his defense before a judge. Eskinder Nega has been one of the most outspoken critics of Meles’ domestic leadership...
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