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		<title>Freedom of Religion is a Farce</title>
		<link>http://www.alex-betty.com/2010/01/27/freedom-of-religion-is-a-farce/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A French parliamentary committee has recommended banning Muslim headcoverings. The committee&#8217;s report claims that it &#8220;is the symbol of the repression of women, and&#8230; of extremist fundamentalism.&#8221; [1] BBC reports that many in the UK also want this ban, claiming that it is &#8220;not British.&#8221; There is obviously a racist underpinning to such a statement, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Middle Kingdom Once Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[8-8-08 at 8:08:08pm. This most lucky number of Chinese culture was the precise moment when China again has become the Middle Kingdom. I have yet to see the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but plan to later this afternoon with some friends. I just saw some of the most magnificent photos from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Father of Pinyin (Pīnyīn zhī fù)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An illiteracy rate in China in the last 50 years has dropped from 80% to 10%.  In this fascinating 4 minute interview in February, 102 year old Zhou Youguang remembers being told by the Communist government to create the pinyin romanization system in the 1950s.  Pinyin has become the standard mechanism for learning how to pronounce Chinese characters, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I love working for Liferay</title>
		<link>http://www.alex-betty.com/2008/05/30/why-i-love-working-for-liferay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 17:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many who know me well know that I have a special interest in China.  Many who know me even better know that my parents were part of the Chinese diaspora in Burma (known to some as Myanmar).  Ironically, until recently, I have taken up little interest in the disasters that have recently rocked the Asian [...]]]></description>
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