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...traditional retreat of the rich and famous, this island is largely unpopulated before the storied Annual Daffodil Festival (Apr. 25-27). Some would say that this is for good reason, with the bracing sea breezes, regular rain, and eerily empty Main Street, but FM is inclined to disagree. The water may be frigid, but whenever the wind dies down, beach walks are as romantic as ever. And if it’s raining, stay inside and play Apples to Apples. Sweet life...
...With their main opponent gone, the Chinese followed the Stalinist puppet state model: They installed a loyal, ethnic Tibetan in charge of the administration and a Han Chinese in the powerful position of secretary of the regional Communist Party. The Chinese constitution technically allows for a “Tibet Autonomous Region,” but Lhasa’s policy decisions are made in Beijing. Slowly but surely, China has asserted absolute power in the last forty years through economic investments, political control, and Han migration, seeking to silence Tibetans forever...
...Student opinions of the liberal arts generally falls into three main categories: would-be academics see the liberal arts as a means to an end in and of itself; others believe that the liberal arts will forever sharpen their critical thinking skills, which will benefit them regardless of profession; and still others see their college years as divided between studying the liberal arts in academic settings and pursuing professionalism in extracurricular ones...
...gridlock stems from elections last summer in which members of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-the country's main opposition party-won a surprise majority of seats in the Diet's upper house. The results were a sea-change for Japanese politics. For five decades, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) had complete control of the Diet and Japan's administration. But while some hailed the DPJ triumph as a much-needed step toward a true two-party democracy in Japan, in reality the power shift has been anything but cathartic. Since he took over as Prime Minister on September...
...Even if police in Portugal eventually withdraw the McCanns' suspect status and leave the case open but unsolved, the taint of suspicion could remain clinging to the couple. So forcing their main tormentors in the media to publicly say in court that the McCanns are "completely innocent of any involvement in their daughter's disappearance" may be their best chance at gaining an official exoneration. It's scant comfort for their loss, surely, but vital for their reputations...