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This hit home for me as I was sitting with my 2-year-old grandson on a sofa over the Spring Festival holiday. I had brought a children’s book to read. It had simple words and colorful pictures — a perfect match for his age. Picture this: my grandson sitting on my lap as I ho...
Britain was the first industrialized nation in the world and has remained an economic giant for the past two centuries. By the 19th century, the British economy had achieved global dominance, producing one third of the world's manufactured goods, half of its coal and iron. The quantity of go...
So, What was the first electric vehicle, and how did it look? William Morrison created the first “practical” electric vehicle in the United States of America. Morrison’s car was a traditional horse-drawn Surrey carriage that was popular in the 19th century and had been modified to accommod...
“The first person I heard utter the vulgarism ‘Las Vegas fuck you money’ was Red Buttons.” Red Buttons Back in the 1970’s, while doing shows in this desert town Red coined the phrase “Las Vegas fuck you money”. Johnny Carson ...
My family came to Australia on the First Fleet. My family’s been in that country for a long time, over 100 years. If your family’s lived in Australia for a long time, everyone has a little bit of [Aborigine blood]. I know my family does because we have an eye condition that onl...
Markus Reckling is Managing Director, DHL Express Germany. He has worked for Deutsche Post DHL Group for more than 20 years in Germany and abroad. His prior positions included Head of Corporate Development, where he was responsible for developing Strategy 2015 and directly reported ...
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-- In the new year, China will renew its commitments to its people and the world, and carry on with its development confidently and resolutely. BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A lot of things taking place in China these days would have been unimaginable a century ago. ...
New Year 's Day: December 30, 2012 - January 1, 2013 (SUN-MON) / December 30, 2013 - January 1, 2014 (MON-WED) New Year's Day is the first day of the year. In all countries including China using the Gregorian calendar, it is a public holiday, often celebrated with fireworks at...