Friday, August 7, 2009
Lines of clunkers await being killed at scrap yard - Yahoo! News
Lines of clunkers await being killed at scrap yard - Yahoo! News Doesn't make sense to me to crush drivable automobiles.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Chinese internet addict 'beaten to death' - Telegraph
Chinese internet addict 'beaten to death' - Telegraph: "Chinese internet addict 'beaten to death'
A 16-year-old Chinese boy has allegedly been beaten to death by managers at a rehabilitation centre for internet addiction.
By Malcolm Moore in Beijing
Published: 6:55PM BST 04 Aug 2009
Three supervisors who were trying to cure Deng Senshan of his compulsive computer use have been arrested after he died on Sunday.
'We are investigating a case where a high school student was beaten to death by his camp supervisors. The case is still under investigation,' a police officer in Nanning, Guangxi province, told the Chinese state media.
The boy's father, Deng Fei, said he had paid 7,000 yuan (£605) for his son to spend a month at the Guangxi Qihuang Survival Training camp, which promised to rid the boy of his problems.
'My son was very healthy and was not a criminal. He just had an internet addiction when I left him at the camp,' he said. 'We can't believe our only son was beaten to death.'
He claimed the boy had been put in solitary confinement shortly after his arrival and then beaten by supervisors who were upset he was running too slowly.
There are several internet addiction boot camps in China, and the government has recently cautioned one hospital in the north of the country for u"
A 16-year-old Chinese boy has allegedly been beaten to death by managers at a rehabilitation centre for internet addiction.
By Malcolm Moore in Beijing
Published: 6:55PM BST 04 Aug 2009
Three supervisors who were trying to cure Deng Senshan of his compulsive computer use have been arrested after he died on Sunday.
'We are investigating a case where a high school student was beaten to death by his camp supervisors. The case is still under investigation,' a police officer in Nanning, Guangxi province, told the Chinese state media.
The boy's father, Deng Fei, said he had paid 7,000 yuan (£605) for his son to spend a month at the Guangxi Qihuang Survival Training camp, which promised to rid the boy of his problems.
'My son was very healthy and was not a criminal. He just had an internet addiction when I left him at the camp,' he said. 'We can't believe our only son was beaten to death.'
He claimed the boy had been put in solitary confinement shortly after his arrival and then beaten by supervisors who were upset he was running too slowly.
There are several internet addiction boot camps in China, and the government has recently cautioned one hospital in the north of the country for u"
Michael Pritchard turns filthy water drinkable | Video on TED.com
Michael Pritchard turns filthy water drinkable | Video on TED.com: "Talks Michael Pritchard turns filthy water drinkable"
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
The White House - Blog Post - Facts Are Stubborn Things
The White House - Blog Post - Facts Are Stubborn Things: "TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2009 AT 6:55 AM
Facts Are Stubborn Things
Posted by Macon Phillips
Opponents of health insurance reform may find the truth a little inconvenient, but as our second president famously said, 'facts are stubborn things"
Facts Are Stubborn Things
Posted by Macon Phillips
Opponents of health insurance reform may find the truth a little inconvenient, but as our second president famously said, 'facts are stubborn things"
Monday, August 3, 2009
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