The Skeletons in Deng's Closet - By Christian Caryl | Foreign Policy

My favorite quote comes from Deng’s youngest son: “My father thinks Gorbachev is an idiot.”

Oddly enough, whenever Vogel brings up the subject, it’s the party that gets to decide what constitutes Chinese values. The critics somehow never do.

He tells us that some of the critical texts put up to public view on Beijing’s Democracy Wall, the place where a remarkable spirit of pluralism was allowed to flourish for a few months starting in late 1978, “were posted by other young people who were inspired by their newfound freedom but, having lived in a closed society, lacked the experience and wisdom to inform or temper their judgments.” People’s Daily couldn’t have put it better.

Factbox: Amazon's Fire versus Apple's iPad 2 | Reuters

出了电池续航能力略差一点，Amazon Fire 显然完胜iPad2。

Amazon Introduces Kindle Fire, Which Undercuts iPad’s Price - NYTimes.com

早也盼，晚也盼，iPad的终结者终于来了。

亚马逊有比苹果更强大的两样东西：内容，云服务。

我相信，一定能把苹果斩落马下。

《美丽公主》这幅画现在的主人是居住在瑞士的加拿大人 彼得 • 希尔威尔曼（Peter Silverman） ，他于1999年在纽约的一个拍卖会上以两万一千美金的价钱到手，这幅画的作者被确认是达芬奇之后，价钱足足涨了五千倍，达到一亿美金。

山东省沾化县棉花种植面积与产量（1949－2011）

资料来源：

1. 除*之外的数据来自《沾化县志》（齐鲁书社，1995年第1版第239页）

2. ＊数据来自：黄三角经济网（http://news.hsjnews.com/xsrd/2011/0920/59036.html）

The Skeletons in Deng’s Closet - By Christian Caryl | Foreign Policy

My favorite quote comes from Deng’s youngest son: “My father thinks Gorbachev is an idiot.”

Oddly enough, whenever Vogel brings up the subject, it’s the party that gets to decide what constitutes Chinese values. The critics somehow never do.

He tells us that some of the critical texts put up to public view on Beijing’s Democracy Wall, the place where a remarkable spirit of pluralism was allowed to flourish for a few months starting in late 1978, “were posted by other young people who were inspired by their newfound freedom but, having lived in a closed society, lacked the experience and wisdom to inform or temper their judgments.” People’s Daily couldn’t have put it better.

Amazon reveals $79 Kindle -- Engadget

用Kindle的女人都是有魅力的女人。