Married jokes in Shanghai
A married man was having an affair with his secretary.
One day they went her place and made love all afternoon. Exhausted, they fell asleep and woke up at 8 PM.
The man hurriedly dressed and told his lover to take his shoes outside and rub them in the grass and dirt.
He put on his shoes and drove home.
“Where have you been?” his wife demanded.
“I can’t lie to you,” he replied, “I’m having an affair with my secretary. We had sex all afternoon.”
“You lying bastard!
You’ve been playing golf!”
as seen by: Shanghai D.D’s Club
Half price Tuesday for Shanghai tourists
Finally a way to see the city and save even if it’s only one day out of the week. You save a lot of money given the door ticket at most of the places are at least 80 rmb or $10. at least
Tourists pose for photographs on May 3 on the 259-meter-high transparent walkway in the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, one of the most popular destinations for tourists during the May Day holiday, when Shanghai attracted more than 2.5 million tourists, about 20,000 more than last year, according to the Shanghai Tourism Administration.
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Shanghai GM April sales up 35% to 55,246 units
Shanghai GM April sales up 35% to 55,246 units
They are doing so well in China and they are having so many problems in the states. If they cut costs on all the x-pats they employ in China they might actually make money instead of losing 17 million dollars a day!
Shanghai, May 5 (Gasgoo.com) Last month, Shanghai GM, General Motors’ passenger vehicle joint venture in China, saw its sales rise 34.7% from the same month last year to 55,245 units, the company said in a statement today. Sales were driven by demand for its Buick brand, which rose 63.6% to 38,071 vehicles.
The Buick brand maintained its sales growth to 38,071 units in April. Sales of the Buick Excelle sedan, which is available with a 1.6-liter engine, rose more than 120% to 22,078 units. And the Buick LaCrosse, Buick mid- to high-end sedan sold more than 10,000 units.
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Finally back in Shanghai
I’ve been in New York for the past 3 months and it was so quiet. The city that never sleeps was a city worried if they would have a job or not next week. Everyone was out and looking for something to do that didn’t cost money. When your in China for a while it’s hard to get back to the real world, before you sit down and get something to eat you have to remember that almost 25% of the bill goes to tax and tip. When you drive to Chinatown and park your car in the lot and it cost$25 and your lunch for 2 only came out to $20 it sort of makes you lost!
I just got back to Shanghai May 1st and the city seems to be as it was. What slow down, does not seem to be one in Shanghai. More news to come when I get back into gear and check out the city.
Chinese traditional Medicine (TCM) Scientific view Efficacy
Efficacy: Acupuncture: Scientific research into efficacy
Much of the scientific research on TCM has focused on acupuncture. The effectiveness of acupuncture remains controversial in the scientific community, and a review by Edzard Ernst and colleagues in 2007 found that the body of evidence was growing, research is active, and that the “emerging clinical evidence seems to imply that acupuncture is effective for some but not all conditions”. Researchers using the protocols of evidence-based medicine have found good evidence that acupuncture is moderately effective in preventing nausea. A 2008 study suggest that combining acupuncture with conventional infertility treatments such as IVF greatly improves the success rates of such medical interventions. There is conflicting evidence that it can treat chronic low back pain, and moderate evidence of efficacy for neck pain and headache. For most other conditions reviewers have found either a lack of efficacy (e.g., help in quitting smoking) or have concluded that there is insufficient evidence to determine if acupuncture is effective (e.g., treating shoulder pain). While little is known about the mechanisms by which acupuncture may act, a review of neuroimaging research suggests that specific acupuncture points have distinct effects on cerebral activity in specific areas that are not otherwise predictable anatomically.
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Chinese Traditional Medicine (TCM) Diagnostics
Following a macro philosophy of disease, traditional Chinese diagnostics are based on overall observation of human symptoms rather than “micro” level laboratory tests. There are four types of TCM diagnostic methods: observe (望 wàng), hear and smell (闻/聞 wén), ask about background (问/問 wèn) and touching (切 qiè). The pulse-reading component of the touching examination is so important that Chinese patients may refer to going to the doctor as “Going to have my pulse felt.
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Theory behind Chinese traditional Medicine
The foundation principles of Chinese medicine are not necessarily uniform, and are based on several schools of thought. Received TCM can be shown to be influenced by Taoism, Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism.
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The history of (TCM) Traditional Chinese Medicine
TCM practices include such treatments as herbal medicine, acupuncture, dietary therapy, and both Tui na and Shiatsu massage. Qigong and Taijiquan are also closely associated with TCM.
TCM theory originated thousands of years ago through meticulous observation of nature, the cosmos, and the human body. Major theories include those of Yin-yang, the Five Phases, the human body Channel system, Zang Fu organ theory, six confirmations, four layers, etc.
Ancient (classical) TCM history
Much of the philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine derives from the same philosophy that informs Taoist and Buddhist thought, and reflects the classical Chinese belief that the life and activity of individual human beings have an intimate relationship with the environment on all levels.
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Chinese Investors Looking To Buy U.S. Homes
I was scanning the news and came across an article about the Chinese thinking of buying bargain basement houses in the United States.I love it when the Chinese see the word bargain and they come running.
They don’t know that the laws are different in the United States than China. They just see the work bargain and big. In the United States we have this called property tax and maintain the apt every month.
When the Chinese hear you have to pay a few thousand dollars in taxes a year they think they are being robbed. They say they don’t have to pay that in China. Welcome to America! Ha Ha Ha!!
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The party is over in shanghai and everyone is on the way out!
The party is over in Shanghai and everyone is leaving. This is only the beginning; the worst is yet to come. The Japanese are on the way out.The Japan news is bleak!!
Japan logs record trade deficit as exports collapse
TOKYO — Japan’s recession woes deepened as exports plunged at the fastest pace ever last month, leaving Asia’s biggest economy with a record trade deficit, official figures showed Wednesday.
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