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...tell a lot from toasting: a person of lower status touches the rim of their glass below the rim of a higher-status counterpart. 3) Chinese people will look up to you (you will be taller than most). 4) Tap your index and middle finger on the table twice to thank someone pouring tea or signal that you have enough. 5) Check out Mao’s body—it’s preserved in Tiananmen Square! 6) You should learn a few phrases ahead of time. Here’s one to get you started...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 15 Tips for China Trips | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

...Nice moves displayed by Harris in the paint. Hesitant at first, Harris backs down his man, fakes to the right, and spins left for the finger roll. It's been a good weekend for Harris, he only has one miss from the floor in two nights of action. [Harvard 31, Penn...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON LIVE: Men's Basketball vs. Penn | 2/23/2008 | See Source »

...With Cornell threatening to cut the lead, Harris responds with some nice post play. He backed his defender, faked to his right, then shimmied to the left for the easy finger roll. Harvard 60, Cornell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON LIVE: Men's Basketball vs. Cornell | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...coming back from deficits to tie the game three times. When that critical moment came in the third period, Harvard surged to life and managed to finish the third tied with BC for 12 shots in the period.“I can’t really put my finger on it. It was just kind of a feeling that we were going to stay with it the entire game today,” co-captain Mike Taylor said. “You know it’s the Beanpot. You’ve got to pull out some extraordinary...

Author: By Robert T. Hamlin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Hangs Tough In Defeat | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

Bakht Munih, 43, knows porn when he sees it. He scans a display of DVDs and jabs a finger at one that depicts a man and a woman, their faces perilously close. "That's a porno," the fruit vendor shouts. "It's a man kissing a woman." Aziz ul-Haq, the video-shop owner, is incredulous. "This is a family drama, a romance, nothing more," he says. The crowd of men crammed into this darkened shop nods in agreement with Haq. But Munir storms out with a warning: "These movies are destroying the character of our children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Peshawar | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

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