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...country's growing middle class. For their part, homosexuals in China seem perfectly happy to live within the boundaries allowed by the government, albeit not without the occasional snipe at the authorities. It's no coincidence, for example, that the once ubiquitous term tongzhi - comrade - is now slang among young Chinese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Beijing | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

...their part, homosexuals in China seem perfectly happy to pursue their lives within the broad boundaries allowed by the government, albeit not without the occasional snipe at the authorities. It's no coincidence, for example, that the once ubiquitous term tongzhi - comrade - is now only heard as a slang term among young Chinese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Love That Dares to Speak Its Name — Discreetly | 1/13/2008 | See Source »

...well-known figure in Moral Reasoning 22, “Justice” where he openly debates Professor Michael J. Sandel. Bryan C. Barnhill ’08, a blockmate, says, “Marcus likes to be a part of things from beginning to end. He even uses slang words before they’re popular.” Miller’s post-graduation plans, however, won’t involve the stage. He’s decided to accept a job offer in finance. “The best that can happen is that I enjoy...

Author: By Hyung W. Kim, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Marcus G. Miller | 12/12/2007 | See Source »

...only online testing centers in Angola for international IT certification, and as the economy booms--a predicted 35% this year--demand for Cassca courses is soaring. But unlike Woo's, Cassolongo's difficulties are entirely domestic. "We face a lot of corruption," he says, using the Portuguese slang gasosa, which literally means fizzy drink. "Documents don't come out until you pay. You have to have connections everywhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Highs and Lows of African Oil | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

...final clubs” instead of the much more universally recognized “frats.” What else is there to know, right? Wrong. FM digs into Harvard’s Archives to pull up some of the lesser-known Harvard slang. Take a look: 1) LoHo – Lowell House 2) Clubbie – a member of a final club 3) River Rat – one who lives in a River House 4) The Dump – Dunster House 5) A Poonster – a member of a semi-secret Sorrento Square...

Author: By Frances Jin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 SLANG WORDS | 11/7/2007 | See Source »

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