Mindy’s Daily Links – 5/7/08

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In China: Two-Month Old Baby Girl Put Under House Arrest
(World News) China has been accused of committing new human rights abuses ahead of this August's Beijing Olympics, while spending vast amounts on hi-tech surveillance and security systems. Bizarrely, among the activists now under house arrest is a two-month-old baby girl, who is believed to be China's youngest political prisoner.
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Man Commits Suicide After Losing iPhone Prototype
(Apple) In a bit of sad and bizarre news, an employee of Foxconn, the factory in China where iPhones are made, apparently committed suicide after being accused of losing one of the 16 prototypes he was supposed to send to Apple. More details...
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It's a hard act to swallow - penis on the menu in Beijing
(Food & Drink) Let's be honest. We came to China not for the Olympics, or the promise of new democratic freedoms, or even the chance to buy some cheap electronic equipment and flog it off to friends for a profit back home. No, we came here for the food, in all its bizarre, exotic glory.
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(mzkleen) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aPYhyjIvKnJY - cricket fighting in China - bizarre
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(ProsperityTrek) News on the trek: China Seafood Play: Fish on the 14th Floor: It’s a bizarre setting for raising fish, but high i... http://bit.ly/a5ZmgT
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