Vaccines are some of the best things to have happened to mankind. Those links are fear disguised as science.
The British doctor whom started most of the recent wave of anti-vaccine hype has had his article retracted, investigated to have committed fraud, been paid for his work, and stripped of his doctor's license.
www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/health/research/03lancet.html
www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/05/autism.vaccines/index.html
Snapshot: Yuanbo Bird and Flower Market
Posted byIt's relatively new (1 year old as opposed to many) and further out. It does get busier on the weekends, but much of that is concentrated in restaurant row. If you're ever in the vicinity, definitely worth a hour stroll.
Interview: punk band Hell Yeah
Posted bySaw them play at the Fuxian festival. Great energy and great stage attire. F' yeah! Too drunk to f'
Recipe: Spicy taro and greens
Posted byI see very few taro recipes, so this looks mouth watering.
Kunming to become more civilized
Posted byIf the chengguan look like the ones in the picture, I will be happy to obey:)
Nobel laureate Mo Yan's Yunnan connection
Posted by@helface
"But again, by saying GK avoids anything remotely controversial implies subterfuge, which is probably the most reproachable offense in journalism. Can you substantiate this?"
On your second point, that's quite easy. Simply take a look at which forums end up with the "thread locked." No one expects GoK to be hard hitting journalism, but we also don't want self censorship or reading stuff that follows the party line.
I think Scally made an honest mistake. As usual, the cover up ends up worse than the crime. He has apologized publicly, profusely and personally to ludwig. I'll still look forward to Scally's articles.