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...would caution against categorizing it as advice because you have to understand somebody's circumstances to direct it to them. What I will say is that, in my experience, the healthiest thing you can do as a parent is to define what success is to you. And hopefully that conclusion won't be a result inside the playing fields of any sport...
...easy place to be a journalist - our phones are often tapped, our sources sometimes harassed - but the economic developments that have transformed this country bring with them an infectious optimism. The lives of people in China, I reflected, really are getting better. The polite packer helping direct traffic in our apartment confided to my husband that he had actually helped move us into our apartment three years ago. Back then, he was a simple day laborer. Now he was a foreman. Many stories in China have a similar upward trajectory. If nothing else, I would miss China for the promise...
...refugees." Buck had devoted his ministry since 1997 to the cause of aiding North Koreans. Then, with North Korea in the midst of a famine that killed thousands, he set up and operated a small noodle factory there. But he soon decided "he wanted to help in a more direct way," his daughter Grace says, and by the late 90s became involved in the loose network of people-some affiliated with Christian churches in South Korea, Europe and the U.S.-who try to bring North Koreans out via China...
...foreign investment. It is democratic and relatively stable, a rarity in a region historically marked by thieving autocrats. In February, the World Bank named Ghana the friendliest country in West Africa to do business in. The country routinely attracts investment from the Netherlands, Malaysia and China. Overall, foreign direct investment in Ghana has more than tripled since 1998, from $45 million to $145 million. "The world is a global place," says Obetsebi-Lamptey. "We're not saying African-American investment instead of Chinese investment. We are saying African-American investment as well...
...kinda cute. Oh, and he's not human. Star is the U.S. Army's newest recruiter--a camo-wearing avatar at GoArmy.com who answers questions IM-style. He's straightforward: Ask "Will I go to Iraq?" and he'll say it's "likely." If he's stumped, Star will direct you to a live recruiter, who is waiting to chat...