When Dean Hudson was 12 years old, he'd bribe his brothers and sisters to read computer manuals to him. Hudson's vision was muddled by glaucoma, and he wanted to learn how to code on the computer his dad brought home. "At that age, I'd ...
A survey from Churchill Home Insurance has found out that half of UK parents allow children aged under 14 to drink alcohol at home. The survey also found that 34% of parents bribe their children to encourage good behavior in exchange of ...
Deep in the forests of Borneo island, workmen from an Indonesian timber company fell a tree with a chainsaw, stick a red tag with a serial number onto it and attach a corresponding stub to the stump. This is all part of an arduous ...
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With the first faint rays piercing the economic gloom after five years there is anecdotal evidence that things are beginning to warm up for lighting design. The British Chambers of Commerce released an optimistic Quarterly Economic Survey ...
The Tianjin health bureau pledged at a meeting on Tuesday to investigate an allegation that French company Danone bribed hospital staff to give its milk powder to newborn babies. China Central Television reported on Monday that Danone, ...
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Preceding days On the eighth day of the lunar month prior to Chinese New Year, a traditional porridge known as làbāzhōu is served in remembrance "of an ancient festival, called Là, that occurred shortly after the ...
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC)has charged Germany based insurance and asset management company Allianz for breaching the books and records and internal controls rules of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act(FCPA). According ...
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By John Lee. A U.S. Marine could face a maximum of 20 years in custody for accepting $150,000 in bribes from contractors while stationed in Iraq. Associated Press reports that 36-year-old Staff Sgt. Gilbert Mendez, who worked as a ...
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China is known as a state of etiquette and ceremonies. Many proverbs have been passed down from generation to generation such as 'civility costs nothing' or 'courtesy demands reciprocity' and so on. For instance, there is an interesting ...
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Although, the eu ban illegal timber imports and trade bill until 2013 to implement, but, ikea (China) has finalized the furniture of Russian imports from next year 100% get FSC authentication raw material forest, how to reside, the home ...