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Happy Weekend in Yueqing(2006-12-03 14:21)
Today, Nancy and I went to Yueqing.It was awful to shop with woman.It took a long time for her to buy a coat from a shop which is called Bo
or 播 in Chinese. Then we went to the Pulich Sqare. There was a porcelain show there. Luckily I saw several foreigners watchin the porcelain products with curiosity. I went up to them and I tried to
talk to one of them. Interesting enough I found that they are from South American- Argentina. They are really friendly. and they told me that few people can speak good english in Yueqing.They felt kind of
surprised to see that I could speak perfect English. Oh, I was also wondering wh people from many other countries can speak such good english. How poor the chinse are , the using so much time to learning English. However, standing in front of the foreigners, they are just mute and and deaf. who should shouder the reponsibility , the chinese English teachers or the national environment!!!!!!!!
North Korean Abduction(2006-11-12 12:39)
Probing abductions of 12 Japanese in 2 years from 1977
Japanese police are in
  The number of Americans living in China has reached a historic high of 110,000. They are teachers, hairdressers, diplomats, travelers, students and business fat cats. There's even a bluegrass banjo player and singer who is scheduled to perform in Mandarin here Friday night.

What kind of advice about dealing with the Chinese can American expatriates pass along to President Bush, who comes through Saturday night for a state visit?

Take a long-term view, they say. Ensure your expectations are realistic. Show respect by soaking in some Chinese history. Dealing with the Chinese is a contact sport, so work on relationships — but have fun.

Some insights from Americans who have built a life in China:

Persistence pays off

Pete

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:36:10 +0800

Willy, I wanted to let you know that Oracle Bones was named a finalist for the National Book Award in America.  This is probably the biggest literary award in the United States.  Every year they choose five finalists, and this year my book is one of them.  I did not expect to be on the list.  I almost certainly won’t win — there is a biography of Martin Lu
     President Bush speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington after meeting with his cabinet          

President Bush speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington after meeting with his cabinet

President Bush speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington after meeting with his cabinet
      This was the first time I went to Yuying School since I left more than two years ago. Actually I was a little hestitant to go inside the campus.There I met David's mom who was chairing the meeting. Meanwhile I met a couple of collogues there, it was realy nice to see them again. Definitely our work and life was on the top agenda in our topic.
Anyway, we had very candid and enjoyable talks.During the time, we atteded two classes. First, Jenny , my former friend gave a teaching presentation which was kind of good. And the second class was realy awful in my opinion. After that, Mrs Hu gave us a talk whih was focused on the teaching issue for the 8th graders.She just encouraged us to do more to prevent the students falling behind in English study.
Sitting in the lecture room, I found it urgent to carry out the English study project with David who might be my only test ground for my English research.
I got
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld acknowledged Thursday progress in the Iraq war has not been going 'well enough or fast enough' in his first extended remarks since announcing his resignation under political pressure.

Rumsfeld said little about his impending departure when speaking to a friendly audience of students, teachers and military personnel at Kansas State University.

Instead, he offered a retrospective of sorts on his two tours as defense chief while echoing President Bush's appraisal that the conflict has been going poorly in recent months. (Watch what the U.S. could do besides 'stay the course' or 'cut and run' -- 2:01 Video

An Outstanding Student(2006-11-10 10:09)
 
Life in Rural China

An Outstanding Name for an Outstanding Student

Listen to this story... 

All Things Considered, May 18, 2006 · Writer Peter Hessler spent two years teaching English to young men and women who wanted to be teachers in rural schools. Some of his students at Fuling Teachers College are featured in his new book, Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present. He reads an excerpt from

 
Migrant workers' moving stories
By Jamie Thompson(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-08-04 06:05

These days books about China are filled with numbers cold, hard statistics.

It's understandable. After all, China is the world's fastest-growing economy. At this point in its history, the nation's best storyteller is probably an accountant.