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...When we meet them, the narrator and her sister are living a pampered life in 1930s Shanghai, modeling for the city's famous "beautiful girl" calendars, which were once sold to tout soap or cigarettes and now are popular collectibles. But by the end, they have had to contend with everything from Chinese mobsters and brutal Japanese soldiers to bigoted immigration officials and a rigid father...
...that, while every occurrence described could have taken place, it's hard to accept so many unusual things happening to the same people. The narrator, for example, might have gone from looking down upon rickshaw pullers to loving one, sparred with FBI agents and crossed paths with a famous gangster - but all of those things...
...Asia might be new to the game, but some of the most famous American poker players are of Asian descent. That includes five of the top 20 World Series of Poker players: Men (The Master) Nguyen, Scotty Nguyen, John Juanda, David Chiu and Johnny (Orient Express) Chan, who holds two WSOP main event titles. Still, without media exposure, these names remain unknown in Macau, leaving organizers to develop local heroes who can inspire the masses to take up the game...
...according to a new joint report by Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Alabama, West Virginia and Tennessee aren't far behind, with obesity rates over 30%. In fact, eight of the 10 fattest states are in the South. The region famous for its biscuits, barbecue and pecan pies has been struggling with its weight for years - but then again, so has the rest of the country. Wisconsin loves cheese, New Yorkers scarf pizza, and New Englanders have been known to enjoy a crab cake or two. So why is the South so portly...
...When the famous Galapagos first emerged through volcanic activity, it had no living inhabitants. Eventually, more intrepid animals made the journey there by riding on one of several currents that approach the islands from the mainland, from the northeast and southeast. These travelers included the now-famous finches favored by Darwin, as well as tortoises and many other species now unique to the islands. Their protection and preservation is an enormous task and responsibility handled by both Ecuador and the Charles Darwin Foundation...