Archive for May 7th, 2008

May 07 2008

Nation-building, begins at home

Published by The Kibbitzer under View from Bottom

When the young Bush ran for the office the first time, said during one of debates or interviews that “.. we should leave the nation building to that country ..”  I couldn’t agree more.
Now eight years later, we should borrow that believe, and begin this nation-building at home here, in the America.  Friedman is right to say that we are not [...]

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May 07 2008

袖套

Thought I haven’t seen this since I left Beijing in the 70s!

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May 07 2008

A new pool

Published by The Kibbitzer under Sports

 
A little sorrow reminder that we lost 2012 Olympic to London, but this pool at Flushing Meadow near the US Open is great.  Check it out.  I felt like idiot that the whole thing built right under my nose and I had no idea.  I pulled into the parking lot under the high way, did [...]

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May 07 2008

The evil empire

So the surging China is the evil empire, exploiting Africa, polluting, counterfeiting .. the list could go on.  The western foreign polices are largely failed in that region, might be, just might be the Chinese way would work?  IF China can lift the Africans out of the poverty like it did to its own people on the way to [...]

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May 07 2008

An adrenalin rising pool

Published by The Kibbitzer under View from Bottom

In Zimbabwe, Africa, you will find the magnificent Victoria Falls at a height of 128m. The location is known as ‘The Devil’s Swimming Pool’. 
During the months of September and December, people can swim as close as possible to the edge of the falls without falling over.
These falls are becoming well known amongst the ‘radical [...]

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May 07 2008

Why China is losing the media war?

Is there any thing worthy to report other than the screaming headline by CNN that hundreds protest as Chinese president arrives in Japan?  How about ‘The president arrived to the sound of applause and well-wishes from supporters’ instead?  Why can’t China win the media war?  Average Joe Doe isn’t interested in China, average Jane Smith doesn’t [...]

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