The big countdown

November 14, 2010

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November 14th 2010
2010_11_13_Blog Social Courtesies I had an experience earlier this week that highlighted the traditional indifference to the travails of strangers. I was waiting for an acquaintance to meet me and was standing in a busy pedestrian area when a young woman threw the chain on her bicycle. She was wearing 5” high heels and had her two young children with her on the bike (this is not at all an ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more