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James Fallows
This morning I had the privilege of giving the commencement address at the University of Vermont—UVM, home of the Catamounts, in Burlington. My wife Deb and I, and our colleague John Tierney, visited UVM several years ago and wrote about it in our American Futures series, notably with John’s piece about the school’s emergence as a “public Ivy.” Seven Days, the financially-and-journalistically successful weekly based in Burlington (which I’ve also written about), has a story about today’s commencement, here. The University’s story is here. Since the talk drew on various themes that recur in this “American Futures” thread, I’m attaching the text, below. Go Catamounts!
China News
30 min ago | The Economist Urbanisation: Where China's future will happen For the world's sake, and its own, China needs to change the way it builds and runs its cities "A GREAT city", said Benjamin Disraeli, "a is the type of some great idea. Trending on the Topix Network
[Carte Interactive] La Chine investit l’Europe
En pleine crise financière, les liquidités chinoises font craindre des vagues d'acquisitions en Europe. OWNI a recueilli et traité les données relatives à ces prises de contrôle de la Chine. Elles dessinent une stratégie réfléchie mais mesurée. L’application interactive ci-dessus permet de visualiser l’essentiel des prises de participations réalisées par des investisseurs chinois en Europe Châteauroux, paisible préfecture de l’Indre avec ses champs environnants, sa vieille base militaire agonisante, son pâté berrichon. Et son futur “Business District”.
TIME
Topics China India Middle East Russia Ukraine Watch this Dash-Cam Footage of a Mysterious Fireball Blazing Over Bangkok Gunfights in Tajikistan’s Capital City Have Killed at Least 35 People Mother of Palestinian Baby Killed in Arson Attack Dies By Rishi Iyengar | 5:26 AM ET By Associated Press | 5:07 AM ET
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Après Nous, Le Déluge
I can perform all the economic analysis in the world, and it won’t convey the sheer apprehension I feel about China’s current situation anywhere near as well as the following pictures, found on ChinaSmack. The gold-encrusted hallways, marble foyers, and imposing granite frontage are not from Versailles, or the Vatican, or even Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. They are from the newly completed corporate headquarters of state-owned Harbin Pharmaceutical, in northeast China. No word on exactly how much the literally palatial offices cost to construct, but the mind boggles. One prominent journalist from Chinese state TV severely criticized the company for its garish use of funds, explicitly comparing it to the Palace of Versailles, but some netizens posting online defended the monument as a natural expression of China’s prosperity: What happened…?
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Bienvenidos a elsalvador.com, el portal de noticias de El Salvador, San Salvador
El sol se oculta al atardecer detrás de las torres del puente Oberbaum en Berlín, Alemania. | Foto EDH/ EFE Santa Tecla, hizo historia por primera vez en el estadio Cuscatlán al coronarse campeón del Torneo Clausura 2015, al derrotar por penales al Isidro Metapán. | Foto EDH/ René Quintanilla El diestro David Galván sufre un revolcón en el festejo de la Feria de San Isidro, en la Monumental de Las Ventas, en Madrid, España. | Foto EDH/ EFE Un mono aullador negro nombrado Gael, es alimentado en el zoológico Nacional de Nicaragua. Santa Tecla, hizo historia por primera vez en el estadio Cuscatlán al coronarse campeón del Torneo Clausura 2015, al derrotar por penales al Isidro Metapán. | Foto EDH/ René Quintanilla
Palestine: the world's next nation
This map shows in green countries that support recognising Palestine as a state. 252,265 have signed the petition. We reached our target of 1 million before the UN General Assembly on September 19th.
