http://www.tenbloger.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:00:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I asked these things without genuine malice, only as a sort of tease, but Rennie, to my surprise, burst into tears. "Whoa, now!" I said gently. "I'm terribly sorry I hurt your feelings, Rennie." I took her arm, but ... http://www.tenbloger.com/index.php/2010/09/02/damnedest-thing-i-ever-saw/ Now, as a working writer who cut his literary teeth on Eliot, Joyce, Kafka, and the other great modernists, and who is currently branded as a postmodernist, and who in fact has certain notions, no doubt naïve, about what that term might conceivably mean if it is to describe ... http://www.tenbloger.com/index.php/2010/09/02/certain-notions/ Winter gives us the opportunity to stay inside and look outside, as we're not called outdoors to enjoy the warmth and sunshine. Snuggle up in the sofa, put a blanket over you, have a cup of hot cocoa, and enjoy the observations on this precious season… 　　Winter is the time for ... http://www.tenbloger.com/index.php/2010/08/25/winter/ Tudor Towers Museum & The Blue Baths are set in gardens between the lake and the city. They show the historic spa facilities that people came to for their health, and the museum has a fabulous display of Te Arawa taonga (treasures) that give a real insight into their culture. ... http://www.tenbloger.com/index.php/2010/08/04/tudor-towers-museum---the-blue-baths/ Mention "made in China", and what pops up in your mind? The picture may soon change as China is taking action worldwide to getting more consumers to reach for "Made in China" products. A 30-second commercial rolled out on November 23, 2009 on CNN in the United States, CNN in Asia ... http://www.tenbloger.com/index.php/2009/12/05/china-takes-initiatives-to-correct-stereotypes-about-made-in-china/ China is aiming to cut its reliance on manufacturing and boost its services trade to facilitate domestic economic restructuring going into the post-crisis world market. Trade in goods, which mainly generates from labor-intensive manufacturing industries and accounts for about 90 percent of the country's total trade, has caused an imbalance ... http://www.tenbloger.com/index.php/2009/12/05/services-trade-marked-as-next-big-thing-after-crisis/ China said a recent resolution on the Iran nuclear issue was aimed at early resumption of dialogue and negotiation, and urged the international community to work for this aim. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the remarks as commenting on the resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ... http://www.tenbloger.com/index.php/2009/12/04/china-iaea-resolution-aims-at-early-resumption-of-dialogue-negotiation/ A growing number of Americans deem China as the world's top economic power, revealed a recent opinion poll which also found Americans are adopting isolationist viewpoints in U.S. foreign affairs. The poll, done by the Pew Research Center, said that Americans are turning away from the world, showing a tendency ... http://www.tenbloger.com/index.php/2009/12/04/poll-44-americans-see-china-as-top-economic-power/ Six people were missing but two were rescued after a floatplane crashed off Canada's west coast Sunday afternoon. The crash happened at 4:10 p.m. local time (0010 GMT, Monday) off Saturna Island, a small island between Vancouver Island and the mainland of the western province of British Columbia (BC), when ... http://www.tenbloger.com/index.php/2009/12/04/floatplane-crashes-off-canadian-west-coast-six-missing/ The political crisis in Honduras has continued for more than five months since President Manuel Zelaya was ousted on June 28 and forced to flee to Costa Rica in a coup led by Congress leader Roberto Micheletti. Under the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord reached on Oct. 29, the two sides agreed ... http://www.tenbloger.com/index.php/2009/12/04/intl-community-at-odds-on-honduran-general-elections/