China Definition and 128 Threads

On another forum (full of a bunch of idiots like me), someone started out a thread called "Morality vs. Science" which contained this great quote A few pages later, one of the people who actually has a brain on her head says With that, I propose a new Godwin's Law: "As an online...

http://www.walletpop.com/2009/03/12/apple-juice-as-american-as-anything-else-made-in-china/ I just happened to notice the words: Concentrate China in fine print on the bottle that I keep my humming bird nectar in. It is not on the paper label it is stamped in black letters close to the top of...

Hi folks, I am a first year MBA student taking an Economics course. My colleagues and I are having trouble learning by just poring over books, so instead I change my learning process by facilitating discussion online, incorporating business knowledge to my daily life. China, in my preception...

I''ve just had enough of all this panic about China/India/BRICs/Asia outcompeting "the declining West". I mean, you would think by this time all the corporations would have moved to China and taken all the jobs with them. China graduates hundreds of thousands new engineers every year who are...

If i do my bachelors in Aeronautics from China(nanjing university of aeronautics and astronautics). Will it be recognised in the US, if i plan to do my masters later on from the US? * This university's grading system is different from that of the US, no CGPA. It has some other scoring...

Recently ,it is reported that University of science and technology of China and Tsinghua University together have succeeded in conducting quantum teleportation between the distance of 16km.Are quantum information prospectinve? And how long it will be applied as commonly as the present one ...

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You can now search for Tienanmen Square Massacre in China. Wonder how long it will last. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8581393.stm Nice comeback. I love google.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/taiwan.arms/index.html?hpt=Sbin Why does the U.S. keep supporting Taiwan independence? How does helping Taiwan benefit the U.S.? Is that not unwise given their current economic situation?

How long do you think it will be before China becomes the world leader in business? Deleted spam.

"New Materials"(new china industry),could this be the next bill gates($$$) industry? thoughts?

Hi. I am a chinese student in my junior year in high energy physics. After I have done some research in a national lab the latest summer,I find myself not really like the HEP research and want to do something more helpful to our lives. This term I have learned a lot courses about nuclear...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iLFGFVYaEEFibpJ7MThpiQsgInWQD99QH66G0 First the bird flu, then the swine flu, now the Pneumonic plague. God knows what's next..

Apparently some Indian defense analyst predicts that a 'nervous' China will attack India in 2012. What do guys think? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124748777728332473.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Hi freinds i am not from any of the above countries but I have always wondered which one of them is developed(which answer I have not got so far) I know its not good to strive for knowing so but I couldnot stop from doing that. Thanks in advance

Tibet and the other central Asian nations have been of interest of mine for several decades. Hopefully Tibet will receive greater autonomy in the future, and perhaps independence. The are has an interesting history. China's history is also of interest. I think the Chinese government...

On the whole, he looks like a good choice. Irrespective of political considerations. Of course that also likely means there goes one potential contender in 2012. Not that he would be a threat necessarily to Obama. From Huntsman's point of view it looks like it may be a good move for 2016...

Hi all, i plan to do a ph.d in neuroscience (i am working with functional connectivity in fmri data right now) and I've found some cool places in China, mainly institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and neural engineering research in the Tsinghua university. My question is, does...

Hello, I am planning to go to China for two semesters after my fourth semester of studying Physics in Germany. Of course my main object is to improve my Chinese and learn about the cultue, but I would also like to gain academically. Can anyone give me a overview over the physics programs in...

They got us again. The drywall contains sulfur or sulfur compounds. http://www.constructiondigital.com/MarketSector/Construction-Equipment-and-Materials/Report--Use-of-toxic-Chinese-drywall-rampant_18759.aspx Originally reported as being used primarily in Florida and California, this...

I can't find this information online. I was wondering if anyone could tell me about how many black people reside in China. There are 1.3 billion people in China

[SIZE="6"]China I meant to do this contest last week to coincide with Chinese new year, but I forgot. Better late than never. Photos that represent some aspect of China or Chinese culture please. [SIZE="4"]Contest Rules: 1. Any digital photo or digitally-scanned photo relevant to the...

Some people here may remember the movie, The China Syndrome. ...allegedly leading to a complete meltdown of the core. Note that in spite of the movie's title, the notion of the core going all the way to China is rebuffed even in the movie. I never saw the movie until recently, so I never...

as we know, China adopt the AP1000 as major plants to provide nuclear power in next 30 years. What do you think about this trade?

Hello I am a student from the States and currently studying Undergraduate Degree in EE. I also planned on doing my Masters in EE here also but for some reason I am interested in Double Major in Material Science. The thing is, I just want to learn, everything for the fun of it without breaking...

If it's true, that's a pretty astonishing statistic. http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/amazing-stat-ca.html

Hi. I'm in a computer lab in Kunming, and just wanted to check in and see how everyone was doing. Jeans

Source: http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,23636,23586655-31037,00.html This certainly came as a shock to me.. since this situation is clearly due to overpopulation.. and my country India, suffers from the same problem. Hence, tomorrow it could be my country in the news for it's...

Fareed Zakaria, the former host of Foreign Exchange, on PBS, made about the silliest statement that I've ever heard from a PBS news show host [maybe this is why he recently stopped hosting the show - he got canned as a kook]. He argues that if we don't pay China to not burn coal, they will burn...

Is today's "Islamic Iran" tomorrow's "Communist China"? The similarities are there: China was a "late starter" as a communist country (relative to Russia). Its primary political competition was USSR, not the capitalist West. China made its brand of communism separate (and distant) from, and...

Who cares if china a super power? If t the United States focuses more on defending it national borders instead placing its armed forces in other countries, then we should not worry about another nation invading and taken over our country. Whats wrong with just being a 2nd rate world power...

Seems China is sending signals, but what is the message? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_re_as/china_us_navy

http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=5955 What next, China exports soylent green?

http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/other/articles/2006/09/18/chinas_dangerous_dustbowl/ Will America give their share back?

The New York Times reports that some 6000 tubes of "contaminated toothpaste" have been found in Panama and are believed to have come from China. If true, this would be the 2nd major incident of contaminated ingestable items in a month. Last month, a key ingredient utilized in pet food killed and...

Most people have been hearing about the rapidly growing economies of China and India. The developments in China has lifted about 300 million people out of extreme poverty in the last two decades. Perhaps developments in India will do the same meaning a world reduction in poverty in the next...

There were bat bombs in WWII, Acoustic Kitty thanks to that other government agency, dolphins de-mining harbors, robotic mice to help search and resue, and now China brings the world... http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/china.pigeon.reut/index.html According to the article...

Does anyone know or have a reference indicating what PLC [programmable logic controller] brands are popular in China?

Freedom! Hurray! Our president is bringing us freedom! http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/world/asia/19china.html?hp&ex=1169182800&en=f9cca6749a53bb61&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Do you guys think that China will be able to catch up with or overtake the United States in Science and Technology in 30 or 50 years? Are Chinese smart enough to rule the world in every field including Science & Technology sector? If so, why? If not, why not?

We're really lucky to be living in a free country, no matter how flawed it may be. "BEIJING - D'oh! China has banished Homer Simpson, Pokemon and Mickey Mouse from prime time. Beginning Sept. 1, regulators have barred foreign cartoons from TV from 5 to 8 p.m. in an effort to protect China's...

Want to know why China is soon-to-be the richest nation in the world? I'll tell you here: They produce products that everyone buys. EXPORT, EXPORT EXPORT ! They produce these products under conditions of labor and industry standards which are ILLEGAL or otherwise unacceptable in the United...

Will China be able to hold back the age of information? However, I see no way to keep a lid on the internet. Already the Chinese find themselves in a race to keep ahead of technology that bypasses Chinese filters. And there are additional pressures as well...

I traveled for the last past 12 days in China Macau and South korean. It was an eye opener for me. You can ask me any questions about the two region with the best of my ability. My main interest is to read other peoples opinions about the people, and culture of this two region( southern china...

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/world/0603/explainer.china.internet/frameset.exclude.html This a slide show showing how china censors the internet.

So, obviously, China's economy is growing at an amazing rate, they've got the 4th largest economy in the world behind the USA, Japan and Germany, and are going to keep on growing in all likelyhood. They've also got a gigantic army, and in the next few decades could build up one of the worlds...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051201/ap_on_re_ca/canada_climate_change Those countries are missing out on the moolah. :smile:

WalMart seems to be moving a lot closer to the Chinese model of employment: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/26/business/26walmart.ready.html?th=&emc=th&pagewanted=print" Does everyone think that eventually, China and America will meet half way?

New evidence for early Flying Spaghetti Monster worship... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4335160.stm

Here is a good puzzle for the Artifical Intellegence buffs in the crowd. The premise is known as the China Room and doesn't have Jane Fonda or Jack Lemon in the cast... in fact it only has some Chinese Characters that hold any of the attention during this little drama. Here is the situation...