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As the United States takes its first steps toward mandating that power companies generate more electricity from renewable sources, China already has a similar requirement and is investing billions to remake itself into a green energy superpower ... click on "Green China" in the News section.
On Monday 6 July Usain Bolt will be on the campus of IMD, the leading global business school based in Lausanne for a unique event in which he will discuss motivation and how one sustains it through both failures and eventual victory with the business audience in attendance ... click on "Bolt Business" in the News section.
BARBARA Gilbert does not own a home. The single mother of four still lives in a rented home in Atlantic Beach, Florida. Yet she has used her own money and raised more than US$200,000 in donations to build houses for 84 families across Jamaica who had nowhere to rest their heads ... click on "Barb Gilbert" in the News section.
China’s the largest country in the world by population, the third-largest economy and the third-largest exporter. It’s also the owner of over $2 trillion in foreign currency reserves. And in the worst global recession since the Great Depression, it’s the only large economy that’s growing! But it’s also the most restricted and least transparent of the bunch. So how did China amass such a position in the global economy? And how does one country gather 29 percent of all international reserve assets? ... click on "China Currency" in the News section.
What's in an apology? Some expressions of remorse are commonplace - we hear them on the playground when kids smack each other on the head, or they land in your inbox after a friend forgets your birthday. It's the grand-scale apologies, it seems, that are harder to come by.... click on "USA Apology" in the News section.
Millions of students will graduate in China this
year, but with up to a third unable to get a job
the number of suicides is soaring.... click on "China Suicide" in the News section.
One of the more hopeful flickering signs of democracy in China in the past few years has been the growth of public-interest lawyers willing to challenge in court examples of abuse and corruption by the state or local governments. Now, the empire is striking back ... click on "China Lawyers" in the News section.
By unwittingly tying together their fortunes as they pursued their own interests, the 2 nations have put themselves on an economic path of mutually assured destruction... click on "USA-China Ponzi" in the News section.
Centenarian Daisy Lew celebrated her birthday on June 13th at Markhaven Home for Seniors in Markham... click on "Daisy Lew" in the Articles section.
For some young members of Tsung Tsin Association of Ontario, they don’t remember a world without a community centre at Midland and Passmore, without a place to learn about and share in their Hakka heritage in Toronto. For many older members, they can recall a time when there was no such place ... click on "TTA 25th" in the Articles section.
As a Chinese living in Jamaica, you may have wondered if there is a place that you could meet other Chinese in an inviting and quiet environment. You may think there is none, but we would like to introduce you to two places where you could come and worship and enjoy the company of other Chinese in Jamaica. One is in Montego Bay and the other is our church, The Jamaica Chinese Christian Church in Kingston... click on "Jamaica Church" in the Articles section.
Let's not beat around the bush on this issue: The swine flu vaccines now being prepared for mass injection into infants, children, teens and adults have never been tested and won't be tested before the injections begin. In Europe, where flu vaccines are typically tested on hundreds (or thousands) of people before being unleashed on the masses, the European Medicines Agency is allowing companies to skip the testing process entirely... click on "10 Things Swine Flu" in the Articles section.
Thyme is a well-known herb and is not only indispensable in cooking, but is also used in natural medicine. It holds immense power in its tiny leaves and in ancient days, thyme could be found in every healer`s medicinal box. The monks grew it in their gardens and dispensed it in teas and syrups for many ailments. The ancient Egyptians used it in embalming procedures and were well aware of its preservative properties ... click on "Thyme" in the Articles section.
Ma Dequan and Little Yao Yao. The myna bird can
recite 39 phrases, from the Chinese for "Long
live Chairman Mao!" to a verse from ancient poet
Li Bai: "I can see bright moonlight beside my bedside."
... click on "Birdmen of Beijing" in the Articles section.
Check out some disturbing videos/jokes/pics/quotes. See how the USA empire grew by sinking 3rd world countries in debt and when leaders of some countries did not want to cooperate they had tragic "accidents" ... click on "Dis ’n Dat"
Make Jerk Pot Roast ... go to the Recipes page.