U.S. FDA issued a warning on June 2nd for consumers to avoid using tubes of toothpaste labeled as made in China. I am not certain if toothpaste bought in Beijing (that's made in China) might have these issues as well, but at the very least stay away from the toothpaste that has been identified by the FDA as poisoned. Also, this anti-freeze has been a big problem in Panama as well killing hundreds of people in the form of poisoned cough syrup.
Read on for the FDA list, there may be other ones as well, they are still investigating.
In my discussions with fellow foreigners, I have more often than not, heard that the reason they've come all this way to study Chinese is because they also feel a change in the world, already in motion. That the spotlight of the world is slowly being pulled away from the West to focus also on the East, if not moreso on the East someday. What do we mean by this? We're not exactly sure how to explain what we feel, but perhaps this slide can convey our feelings better to you:
Earlier today at 5:35am or so a major earthquake has hit Yunnan Province killing 3 and injuring many others.
Our Editor Charmaine X is currently in Yunnan. Let us all hope that she is safe and well. I have not been able to reach her via cell phone. Hopefully we'll hear from her soon. The earthquake hit the south and she's in the north, so hopefully things are fine there.
For centuries and longer now, man has collected data and recorded history. The amount of data that is collected daily by organizations, companies and even individuals grows at an exponential rate. However, to see raw data in its naked form, is often immensely intimidating for the average person. Some are able to grasp the message, however many more are simply turned away by the sheer immensity of rows and rows of raw information.
With so much knowledge at our fingertips, this is one of the oldest, but least developed and serviced frontiers that still has treasures to yield. A very impressive presentation that I have recently seen, I would like to share with everyone here.
I habitually slave away at my computer for hours or even days working on articles, designs, web development and more. Music has always been a dear friend at these times, able to inspire me, drive me, excite and calm me. Unfortunately, I couldn't bring all my music with me from the U.S. so I've had to rely on net radio a good deal while in China. My favorite net radio has always been Pandora, but recently I have discovered a new net radio from the UK that is wonderfully designed. It is called Musicovery . Give it a try and hopefully you'll like it too.
Pandora is a great net radio but unfortunately you cannot access it from China due to copyright restrictions, though it will work if you use a proxy. Musicovery is directly accessible from China, so no need to go through proxies.
I habitually slave away at my computer for hours or even days working on articles, designs, web development and more. Music has always been a dear friend at these times, able to inspire me, drive me, excite and calm me. Unfortunately, I couldn't bring all my music with me from the U.S. so I've had to rely on net radio a good deal while in China. My favorite net radio has always been Pandora, but recently I have discovered a new net radio from the UK that is wonderfully designed. It is called 