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3 Smart Things About Time Zones1 // Arizona is confused about daylight-saving The state of Arizona doesn't observe Daylight Saving Time. But it is the law in the Navajo Nation, located in Arizona's northeastern corner. The Hopi Nation—situated inside the Navajo Nation—follows the rest of the state and dis... |
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On the Train to Tibet: Railroading the Roof of the WorldThe Highest Railway Even after less than a handful of hours of sound sleep, I awoke with a start just before my alarm sounded. Suddenly, the vents began to emit a steady woosh—oxygen being piped in to assist our breathing at some 2700 meters above sea level. When I looked down from my ... |
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Another Day of Thuggery in ChinaNews from the China Aid Society, filling me with unchristian hatred: BEIJING - ChinaAid has learned that Zhang Jian, the elder son of Pastor "Bike" Zhang Mingxuan, was severely beaten by Public Security Bureau (PSB) officials while at home with his mother, Xie Fenglan, in Beijing o... |
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BBtv (Beijing): interview with pro-Tibet videobloggers in hiding.Last week, eight American citizens were detained in Beijing for participating in pro-Tibetan sovereignty protests near the site of the 2008 Olympics, with Students for a Free Tibet. Two videobloggers who documented those protest and guerrilla art installations evaded detention, and spoke to Boing... |
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China Blocks Apple's ITunes, Amazon Over Tibet SongsChinese authorities appear to have blocked access to Apple's U.S. iTunes Music Store, following the release of the 20-song "Songs for Tibet - The Art of Peace" collection Wednesday. Users in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen confirmed that since as early as Wednesday morning, Beijing t... |
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Beijing update: New protests and detentions, 6 US protesters still missing, Tibetan protesters in Tibet shot dead.A quick update on previous BB posts (one, two, three) about American tech-artists and activists detained for pro-Tibet protests in Beijing. A Students for a Free Tibet spokesperson tells Boing Boing: Everyone listed here is still missing. - James Powderly - Brian Conley - Jeffrey Rae ... |
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