Archive for April, 2010

Skype is the world largest international calling carrier :: MOBIZ

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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Skype accounts for 12% of all international calling minutes! Some amazing numbers below from a company that has started not too long ago if you compare them to incumbent carriers who had been in business for decades:

Skype added 39 million registered users in the fourth quarter to end the [...]

Ultimate Sidestand :: The Flying Pigeon Project

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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Long time readers will know I have something of a fetish for sidestands. A few weeks back I ran into the ULTIMATE sidestand. The owner claimed to have made it himself out of stainless steel. Whether that is true or…

GM Repays its Loans Early :: ChinaBizGov

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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Washington-appointed CEO of GM, Edward Whitacre reported with much fanfare today that GM had fully repaid its loans from Canada and the US five years ahead of schedule. GM had borrowed as much as $6.7 billion from the US government and $1.4 billion from Canada.
Now that the debt [...]

Day of Mourning, and Regeneration :: Just Recently

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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The Economic Observer (经济观察网) warns that over the positive emotions put across by the media coverage – emphasizing the relief efforts in Qinghai Province -, the actual gravity and pain can be easily forgotten: the freezing temperatures, the devastation, the helplessness.Yes, we seem to be used to forgetting, making [...]

(updated)Nanjing Photo Report+essay :: Shanghai Eye

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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Shanghai Eye just spent a few days in Nanjing, here is the photo report and catalogue essay for their upcoming Shanghai showNanjingNanjing is a city steeped in history, and exists at a crossroads between the various regional, geographic, cultural and h…

PRESSER: Affordable Art Beijing this weekend :: Shanghai Eye

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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Affordable Art Beijing this weekendSaturday 24th & Sunday 25th AprilThis Weekend!本周末买得起艺术节即将到来!4月24日和25日Greetings!Affordable Art Beijing 2010 has arrived! This weekend at the Orange at Sanlitun Village hundr…

Power Corrupts (II) :: Talent in China

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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Power does not just corrupt and unconsciously make managers a bit ego-centric. It seems it can also inhibit empathy.
So, in addition to not listening to their subordinates, people who attain power exhibit reduced abilities to read the emotional state of the people around them. This includes both subordinates and [...]

From JR’s Searchhelp Department :: Just Recently

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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A noticeable number of “Globescan”-related searchwords suggest that this year, you are in fact looking for this report (2010).____________RelatedThe BBC-Globescan Opinion Poll Champion, February 6, 2009Filed under: America, Britain, China, France, Germany, India, international, Japan Tagged: Africa, America, BBC, China, communication, diplomacy, Europe, feelings, Germany, image, India, Israel, Japan, [...]

Wuxi Backways :: Andis Kaulins in China

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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Tony drops pants in Korean Restaurant :: Andis Kaulins in China

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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The Kaulins family went to a Korean Restaurant in Wuxi’s Nachang Temple Market area on Wednesday evening.
 
Tony is a chore to take to restaurants because he just won’t sit still.  He wanders all  around the restaurant with his favorite place being the washroom where he can play with the [...]