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Friday, July 30, 2004
 
The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Chinese in uproar over attack at U.S.-Canada border
The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Chinese in uproar over attack at U.S.-Canada border: "'Women are supposed to be respected everywhere in the world,' he said. 'But apparently not in America.' "

 
The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Chinese in uproar over attack at U.S.-Canada border
The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Chinese in uproar over attack at U.S.-Canada border: "'America always points its finger at other countries, including China, about their so-called human-rights violations,' the 22-year-old Tianjin native said. 'So why then should an incident as ugly as this occur right there in the U.S.? America always seems to do exactly opposite of what it tells other countries to do.' "

 
The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Chinese in uproar over attack at U.S.-Canada border
The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Chinese in uproar over attack at U.S.-Canada border: "For many Chinese, the attack confirmed their worst nightmares of foreign travel and raised concerns about the safety of Chinese nationals living abroad, especially in the United States. "

Tuesday, July 20, 2004
 
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Asia: China releases Tiananmen military doctor
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Asia: China releases Tiananmen military doctor: "Others who have appealed for the government to reverse its verdict have been harassed and detained for long periods."

 
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Asia: China releases Tiananmen military doctor
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - Asia: China releases Tiananmen military doctor: "The 1989 protests are still possibly the most sensitive political issue in China. Hundreds and perhaps thousands of people were killed when Chinese troops broke up the protests centered on Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing."

Monday, July 19, 2004
 
jcee1
jcee1: "If I failed to enter college, I would be devastated. It wouldn't be the end of the world though, because life holds forth many opportunities for all of us. My choices are limitless. I could join the family business, get a job, or travel, I could do many things, but what I would do is go back to studying, so that I will be eligible to enter college next year."

 
The Calgary Sun: Skeeter flick the trick
The Calgary Sun: Skeeter flick the trick: "Doctors were puzzled because the fungus was thought to be found only in mosquitoes and other insects. "

Friday, July 16, 2004
 
:: Xinhuanet - English ::
:: Xinhuanet - English ::: "The other theory is that a black hole is a region in space where matter is compressed to such an extent that not even light can escape from its immense gravitational pull."

 
:: Xinhuanet - English ::
:: Xinhuanet - English ::: "The world-famous author of a 'Brief History of Time' says he and other scientists had gotten it wrong, the galactic traps may in fact allow information to escape."

Monday, July 12, 2004
 
Technology News Article | Reuters.com
Technology News Article | Reuters.com: "Some analysts have said those launch dates are unrealistic, because of delays encountered in development, but Kutaragi unveiled an even loftier goal."

 
ElectricNews.net:News:Movie piracy on the rise
ElectricNews.net:News:Movie piracy on the rise: "'Although in the minority, a substantial percentage of respondents have no qualms with the concept of downloading films before they are released theatrically,' the survey said. 'Nearly half believe it's acceptable to download movies before they're released on DVD/video and the vast majority has no objection to downloading after it is released on DVD/video.' "

 
ElectricNews.net:News:Movie piracy on the rise
ElectricNews.net:News:Movie piracy on the rise: "While the focus in recent years has been the illegal downloading of music, several analysts predict a rapid rise in movie downloading as broadband becomes more prevalent."

 
ElectricNews.net:News:Movie piracy on the rise
ElectricNews.net:News:Movie piracy on the rise: "OTX, working in association with MPAA, conducted the Internet piracy to help quantify the problem and offer possible remedies in advance of increased broadband penetration and before improvements in compression technology make downloading motion pictures from the Internet a more widespread activity. "

 
ElectricNews.net:News:Movie piracy on the rise
ElectricNews.net:News:Movie piracy on the rise: "Being free is consistently ranked in the study as a key reason for downloading movies."

Saturday, July 10, 2004
 
PCWorld.com - Mozilla Gains on IE
PCWorld.com - Mozilla Gains on IE: "They have this perception that open source software can't be worth anything because it's free."

 
United Press International: Analysis: Satellite will help eye warming
United Press International: Analysis: Satellite will help eye warming: "All systems were go Friday for the weekend launch of a Delta II rocket set to carry into a new satellite into orbit that scientists expect will provide a wealth of new information on the increasingly controversial subject of global warming."

Friday, July 09, 2004
 
United Press International: Analysis: Satellite will help eye warming
United Press International: Analysis: Satellite will help eye warming: "The difficult work will be up to U.S. political leaders and those in the rest of the world as they attempt to forge a new consensus on curbing global warming and air pollution in general."

Wednesday, July 07, 2004
 
United Press International: One-third of software pirated in 2003
United Press International: One-third of software pirated in 2003: "Advances in technology are also making it easier to be a software pirate. Faster Internet connections facilitate online piracy by allowing users to send and download larger files, including software programs,"

 
United Press International: One-third of software pirated in 2003
United Press International: One-third of software pirated in 2003: "Unfortunately, we found that high-market growth regions also tend to be high-piracy regions, such as China, India and Russia."

 
United Press International: One-third of software pirated in 2003
United Press International: One-third of software pirated in 2003: "A number of factors contribute to the regional differences in piracy, including local-market size, the availability of pirated software, the strength of copyright laws, and cultural differences regarding intellectual property rights"

Friday, July 02, 2004
 
Microsoft Releases Update for Browser (TechNews.com)
Microsoft Releases Update for Browser (TechNews.com): "It's too early to tell if Microsoft's latest security problems will reduce its share of the browser market. "

 
Microsoft Releases Update for Browser (TechNews.com)
Microsoft Releases Update for Browser (TechNews.com): "Computer safety sometimes works at odds with convenience or ease of use."

 
Microsoft Releases Update for Browser (TechNews.com)
Microsoft Releases Update for Browser (TechNews.com): "Toulouse said corporate users of the Microsoft browser may lose some capabilities as a result of the temporary fix. But, he said, 'if you're a consumer visiting Web sites, there should be little to no impact at all.'"

 
:: Xinhuanet - English ::
:: Xinhuanet - English ::: "Poor lab safety management and irregular operations by professionals resulted in the pollution of a laboratory and SARS virus infection of some lab staff members, which constitutes a major accident due to negligence, officials said."

 
WSJ Features
WSJ Features: "It's a faith I hope I remember when I get discouraged about the day-to-day trivialities of modern life."

 
WSJ Features
WSJ Features: "The key to it all was faith. The men and women who worked so long and hard on the mission had to operate on faith, on faith that their calculations were good, on faith that their political superiors would garnish the financial support the mission needed, on faith that the whole thing wouldn't blow up on the launching pad."

 
WSJ Features
WSJ Features: "It started about 14 years ago, when scientists started planning the venture and thinking ahead to the problems that needed to be solved."

 
WSJ Features
WSJ Features: "On a closer-to-home level, we see our friends' marriages end in divorce. Other friends die of cancer while in the prime of life. Our investments go south and our cars break down."

Thursday, July 01, 2004
 
WSJ Features
WSJ Features: "Any miniscule calculation in the planning would have resulted in disaster for the mission."

 
CNN.com - Protesters pour onto HK streets - Jul 1, 2004
CNN.com - Protesters pour onto HK streets - Jul 1, 2004: "HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of people poured through Hong Kong's streets demanding more democracy on the 7th anniversary of the former British colony's handover to China."


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