China's savvier media strategy
I wonder, does this make them more evil or less...? I am gonna miss the great labels though
I love the definitions...
In any case, here is a nice little article that I agree entirely with:
How to Make a Monkey out of an Activist
China revealed its long-awaited official count of schoolchildren killed in last year’s earthquake Thursday.
But the modest, eyebrow-raising figure – 5,335 students, of nearly 87,000 dead – is unlikely to satisfy bereaved parents and others who have urged the government to tell the truth about how many children died last year and why so many schools collapsed when surrounding buildings didn’t. (Read the Monitor’s coverage about parents’ push for accountability here and here.)
Let’s compare this with other figures the government has put out:
Some 3,340 schools still need rebuilding, according to the Sichuan Province education department, which also announced the death toll.
That means, for every school that fell during the quake, only one or two children were killed – even though a much higher number should have been in class when the quake struck that Monday afternoon.
And with an official overall estimate of nearly 87,000 dead or missing (but presumed dead), that means only 6 percent of people killed last year were schoolchildren.
Yet students made up 16 percent of Sichuan’s population as of 2007, according to official estimates cited by Time magazine.
http://features.csmonitor.com/globalnews/2009/05/07/quake-count-how-chinas-death-toll-of-schoolchildren-adds-up/
I have done work for so many companies that have put together just nonsensical organizational structures simply to avoid paying US taxes. There is also a very lucrative industry of tax consultants that invent ever more creative structures that I will be happy to see out of work (not that I don't believe they will just move on to the next scam).
I am not sure if US corporate taxes render US companies relatively uncompetitive to foreign rivals or not. I have read arguments on both sides that frankly tend to make me sleepy. However, I do know that whatever the rules are; they should apply to everyone.
Agree entirely. There are so many things wrong with our education system but this is as good a place as any to start.
So.... about 3 minutes of internet research revealed that in fact Huawei refuses to disclose who owns its shares, saying it is "employee owned" but refusing to provide any details. Both Australia and the US have recently rejected attempted acquisitions of companies by Huawei on the basis that the company is likely owned by the Chinese military.
Surprise surprise and a big thumbs up to the folks at Wharton
Hopefully will find time to update more often in the coming days.
The story of the conquest itself is just unbelievable; the audacity of these few Spanish amazing. Although I had heard the story before of the flight from Mexico City and the subsequent return, siege, and conquest to read it told by a participant is just great. Highly recommended to any who are interested in such things.
