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Aug31	Research Team Develops Hydrogen-Gasoline Fuel System Bill Belew August 31, 2007 Know More: International Education 2.0, International Education Hrein Energy is a producer and vendor of hydrogen production and storage systems. Yesterday the company announced it had successfully field tested a car powered by a hydrogen-gasoline mixture. Sounds pretty dangerous to me....NO SMOKING signs on the cars, I hope. Continue Reading Posted at 12:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug31	Milestones and Favors at Bill Belew's KnowMoreMedia Blogs Bill Belew August 31, 2007 Toot toot toot!That's me blowing my own horn and I do sincerely beg your forgiveness.Milestones are reached at my blogs because of you, my readers, for whom I am deeply grateful...all 2,000,000+ of you.Thank you, thank you, thank you.August was... Continue Reading Posted at 11:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug30	Senior Suspended for Legendary Prank -Youtube video Bill Belew August 30, 2007 What a dude, indeed?!A senior at a high school in Columbus, OH orchestrated a prank where the cross-town rivals held up black and white cards that they thought would say, "Go Darby!" but instead said, "We Suck".Amazing! A 17-year old... Continue Reading Posted at 12:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Colorado Elementary School Bans Kids from Playing Tag on the Playground Bill Belew August 30, 2007 An elementary school in Colorado Springs has banned the game of tag from its hallowed school ground because children complained they were being harassed or chased against their will. "Mommy! Mommy! He called me 'It'." Uh, I think that's the point of... Continue Reading Posted at 11:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug29	What do 'Dancing with the Stars' Mark Cuban, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Wayne Newton, Scary Spice, Helio Castroneves all have in common? Bill Belew August 29, 2007 What do Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, welterweight boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Las Vegas headliner Wayne Newton have in common?Answer - none of them are in the news for what they are doing for education...despite there being... Continue Reading Posted at 4:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Leona Helmsley Leaves $12 million to Trouble Bill Belew August 29, 2007 It doesn't matter that the "Queen of Mean" Leona Helmsley has grandchildren that could use some, a pittance even, of the billions of dollars she leaves behind or that students everywhere would gladly walk her dog, Trouble, if she could... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug28	Phantom Professor Paid Salary for 15 Years Bill Belew August 28, 2007 And we wonder why universities everywhere cannot balance their budgets.A French tax official created a phantom identity and collected a salary for 15 years. "I think that I shall become a university professor," he said while holding his calculator. "Maybe I... Continue Reading Posted at 11:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Redneck Lunar Eclipse Watching Bill Belew August 28, 2007 Last night, or early this morning, there was full lunar eclipse.I had seen a solar eclipse before, but not a lunar one.When I read that it was going to be best seen on the west coast, I thought, gee, that's... Continue Reading Posted at 10:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug27	Out-of-body Mystery Unlocked Bill Belew August 27, 2007 Swiss researchers think they have succeeded in mimicking the phenomenon known as out-of-body experience.The researchers think they can explain what is going on scientifcally. Of course, they had to go out-of-body to do it.The journal, Science, has published two findings,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Too Much Tutoring Has Reverse Affect Bill Belew August 27, 2007 A survey by the Shanghai education authority has come up with results that back up what kids have been saying all along.Nearly 2 out of 5 students in middle and high school receive private tutoring or take additional lessons after... Continue Reading Posted at 10:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns - What Should We Tell the Kids? Bill Belew August 27, 2007 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns is the headline.Alberto Gonzales was the first Latino to hold the post of attorney general - "I have lived the American dream," he said. The American dream - to reach the pinnacle your career has to... Continue Reading Posted at 9:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Juanita Bynum - Thomas Weeks III - Leave God Out of It! Bill Belew August 27, 2007 The post Juanita Bynum - Thomas Weeks III - Christians? Which Bible Are They Reading? has garnered a large discussion. There are the lovers and the pragmatics, the forgivers and the judgers, the understanders and the head-shakers (this one might be... Continue Reading Posted at 7:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug26	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (End) Bill Belew August 26, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures I wasn’t sure if I saw a tear in her eyes because my eyes were moist as well. I realized all too clearly that whores -- this word sounds so dirty --... Continue Reading Posted at 12:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug25	Flugtag - Where are all the University engineering departments? Bill Belew August 25, 2007 I had never heard of Flugtag until today.Flugtag has been around since 1991, and I have had my head buried for most of that time apparently.Flugtag is an event in which competitors attempt to fly in homemade flying machines.... Continue Reading Posted at 4:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - Does the ranking make a difference to international students? Bill Belew August 25, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network. I'd like to take a... Continue Reading Posted at 11:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Massachusetts State Lottery...NYS Lottery...Where to give my money away? Bill Belew August 25, 2007 Let me see...the Massachusetts State Lottery, the NYS Lottery, the Sunnyvale City Hall Raffle...Where should I throw my money away, er, give my money to?The whole lottery thing came about after I left for Japan some 20+ years ago.Now, they... Continue Reading Posted at 8:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (Part 10) Bill Belew August 25, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures Kim’s countenance dropped. I couldn’t read her mind but the dejection in her lovely face and the sudden appearance of uncharacteristic wrinkles in her smooth cheeks as her smile transformed into a... Continue Reading Posted at 12:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug24	2007 Miss Teen USA - The Best America Has to Offer? California, New York, Texas, Colorado..... Bill Belew August 24, 2007 2007 Miss Teen USA is here.I got to wondering...what is it Donald Trump and his crowd looking for?And, can the winning young lady be considered the best America has to offer - the brightest - the most attractive - the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Juanita Bynum - Thomas Weeks III - Christians? Which Bible Are They Reading? Bill Belew August 24, 2007 Juanita Bynum Decides to file charges against husband Thomas Weeks III is the headline at the BizOfShowBiz a sister site in the KnowMoreMedia network.I don't Juanita Bynum from Adam or is it Eve or her ex-husband, estranged husband Bishop Thomas... Continue Reading Posted at 6:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Stirs Up Anger Over Bonuses Bill Belew August 24, 2007 The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency helps students in need of loans and such....when they are not helping themselves.One place the PHEAA might find some money is in the bonuses that are paid to their top executives.The PHEAA wracked up... Continue Reading Posted at 12:11 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	9-year old Shen Shijun Accepted to Hong Kong Baptist University (pix) Bill Belew August 24, 2007 Shen Shijun, (9) became the youngest university student ever in Hong Kong.The Hong Kong Baptist University enrolled the tike in their mathematics department.Perhaps the only difference between the boy and other students twice is age... Continue Reading Posted at 10:46 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 7 - What does the future hold for the rankings? Bill Belew August 24, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network. I'd like to take a... Continue Reading Posted at 9:06 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	UCLA Report - More Californians Developint Diabetes Bill Belew August 24, 2007 A study coming out of UCLA's Center for Health Policy Research said 1.8 million Californians had diabetes in 2005, up 6.2% from 2001.There were no racial and ethnic boundaries except for blacks who have the highest overall prevalance rates.The worst... Continue Reading Posted at 6:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	3 Reasons White Collar Workers Eat in the University Cafeteria Bill Belew August 24, 2007 White collared workers know a good deal when they see one. They also know when the salary they make isn't going to make it. Oh...and the younger ones remember where they can find a good cheap meal....the university cafeteria.Chinese white-collared... Continue Reading Posted at 3:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 9) Bill Belew August 24, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures Kim was petite and a bit of pink rouge accented her dimples, the right one just a bit larger than the left. Her eyes were sensuous and her lips inviting. She... Continue Reading Posted at 12:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug23	59-year old Michael Flynt Returns to Sul Ross University Football Team Bill Belew August 23, 2007 59-year old Michael Flynt has returned to Sul Ross University in Alpine, Texas to finish something he started 37 years ago....play football.'Grandpa' is competing against 100 other college football player wannabes to make the team. The official roster for the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	College Presidents in China Bill Belew August 23, 2007 The Renmin University of China released a survey of University presidents in the Middle Kingdom.1. Average age - 52.2. 90% male Han Chinese3. 32.2% have studied abroad... Continue Reading Posted at 10:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	TheBizOfKnowledge Welcomes 2,000,000th Unique Visitor to Bill Belew's Blogs Bill Belew August 23, 2007 Please indulge me for a minute as I blow my own horn....toot! toot!I maintain three blogs for the KnowMoreMedia network - this one, PanAsianBiz and RisingSunOfNihon. At 11:02am PST I welcomed my 2,000,000th unique visitor.Somebody at Easley, Parkhill & Brackendorf, PC... Continue Reading Posted at 9:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - A growing number of universities are distancing themselves from the ranking? Why? Bill Belew August 23, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network. I'd like to take a... Continue Reading Posted at 7:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	World's Largest Cram School Classroom? Bill Belew August 23, 2007 The organizers in Jiangsu province's Nanjing may not even know to call the Guiness World Record people.With everyone and their brother in China, well everywhere for that matter, wanting a spot in the Guiness book, the gathering here might just... Continue Reading Posted at 3:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 8) Bill Belew August 23, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures The sun beat down on me from overhead. The heat and glare were magnified by their reflection off the Sea of Japan. I could almost hear the skin on my arms peeling.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:19 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug22	Dubbing Harry Potter Gets Easier Bill Belew August 22, 2007 The Chinese voice of Harry Potter is Wu Lei, a member of the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio.Wu Lei was the voice behind Harry Potter in episode 2-5 and perhaps the two remaining episodes. It gets easier says the Chinese lip-synchronizer.Four... Continue Reading Posted at 3:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	10 Worst Habits on Campus Bill Belew August 22, 2007 Chinese students are voting on the 10 Worst Habits on campus.So far 1. Interrupting others' rest in the dormitory is ahead - 30%2. Spitting on the ground - 15%3. Making out in public - 13%Other bad habits - Taking a... Continue Reading Posted at 12:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Time Machine Becomes Real Possibility Bill Belew August 22, 2007 I had a hard time understanding this article. Somebody needs to send me back in time so that I can get a better grasp of science making it possible for me to understand what is going on when I read... Continue Reading Posted at 9:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	University of Missouri-St. Louis PhD Candidate, Roxana Contreras, Detained in Russia Bill Belew August 22, 2007 Roxana Contreras is a physics PhD candidate at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.While visiting friends in Voronezh, Russia after attending a conference related to her studies in synchronization in brain activity in traumatically brain injured patients, she found herself wishing... Continue Reading Posted at 6:53 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - What about online colleges? Why are they never listed in the ranking? Bill Belew August 22, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network. I'd like to take a... Continue Reading Posted at 3:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 7) Bill Belew August 22, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures Two days later during that same port visit in Chinhae I received another invitation to go home with a local. CLOP CLOP CLOP. The noise was quick paced until... Continue Reading Posted at 12:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug21	NASA Global Warming Data Wrong Bill Belew August 21, 2007 A blogger found a mistake in NASA data on temperatures between 1999 and 2000. Goddard Institute for Space Studies made changes and sent an email thanking the blogger."The net effect was to reduce the U.S. temperature anomalies for the period... Continue Reading Posted at 12:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Al-Qaeda Turns to Youtube to Recruit New Students Bill Belew August 21, 2007 Extremists linked to Al-Qaeda in the Philippines has turned to Youtube, Google's video-sharing website to recruit new students, new followers to join their group.Interested parties are welcome to give cash if they don't want to give their life.The clip was... Continue Reading Posted at 9:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - How does the ranking help schools get better or worse students—help them attract customers? Bill Belew August 21, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network.I'd like to take a stab... Continue Reading Posted at 6:27 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nike Founder Phil Knight Gives University of Oregon $100 Million Bill Belew August 21, 2007 Phil and Penny Knight are now the largest donors in the University of Oregon's history - large as in big givers, not as in physical size. The founder of Nike gave the university $100 million, the largest single gift ever... Continue Reading Posted at 3:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 6) Bill Belew August 21, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures Their three-year-old put down the 30 centimeter long knife he had been playing with, the same knife my soldier friend had used to cut the cabbage, and took a wad of kimchee... Continue Reading Posted at 12:17 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug20	Online Utica College - No More Excuses Bill Belew August 20, 2007 Sponsored ReviewMy dad was old school, born before the Depression, yanked out of school to help his parents support the rest of the family.He often had crude but very effective ways of getting his point across. One of his famous... Continue Reading Posted at 5:47 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	J.K. Rowling and Life after Harry Potter Bill Belew August 20, 2007 Is there life after Harry Potter?No...not does Harry Potter have a life? Is there life after Harry Potter for J.K. Rowling?It seems there is.Rowling has been spotted in coffices in Scotland working on a detective novel says a British newspaper via... Continue Reading Posted at 1:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Minority Scores Lag on Teaching Tests Bill Belew August 20, 2007 When Massachusetts first started requiring wannabe teachers to pass writing and reading tests in addition to completing their college classes and internships professors started complaining.In April 1998, 60% of white test takers passed the writing portion compared with just 24%... Continue Reading Posted at 11:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - How do, or should, schools utilize their ranking through marketing, PR, and advertising to strengthen their school’s brand? Bill Belew August 20, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network.I'd like to take a stab... Continue Reading Posted at 6:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How NOT to Give Customer Service Bill Belew August 20, 2007 California leads the way....so, they say.California also can show the nation how NOT to do customer service.I wasn't in CA for more than a few minutes when I learned of the standard.New to the 'please pay before filling up' idea...(I'd... Continue Reading Posted at 4:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dental Students are Worst Smokers Bill Belew August 20, 2007 Isn't smoking also supposed to bad for your teeth as well?Somebody should tell that to the 62% of male dental students and 35% of female dental students in Japan who smoke?A Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry research team found that... Continue Reading Posted at 2:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (Part 5) Bill Belew August 20, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures On one of my solo treks into Chinhae a Korean solider came up to me seemingly from out of the blue, smiling, and offered to take me home. “Joe, you... Continue Reading Posted at 12:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug19	PhD Students Need Help to become More Marketable Bill Belew August 19, 2007 Japan's education Ministry plans to offer an internship program in 2008 designed to help doctorate students in the science fields gain some practical work experience and product development knowledge, thus making them more desirable to prospective employers.Japan has the status... Continue Reading Posted at 11:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	600 Volunteers Strip Naked for Global Warming Bill Belew August 19, 2007 Global warming...global warming...whether you buy it or not, it sure is fun to watch how stupid people can be to promote what they believe about it. (including me, perhaps?)600 volunteers stripped naked to pose for photographer Spencer Tunick on an... Continue Reading Posted at 9:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US Navy Pulls Youtube Video of Ronald Reagan CVN 76 Bill Belew August 19, 2007 You can learn too much sometimes...online...via Youtube...thinks the US Navy.A sailor created a four minute video "Women of CVN 76: 'That Don't Impress Me Much'," and posted it on Youtube.CVN 76 is the call sign for the aircraft carrier Ronald... Continue Reading Posted at 7:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - What effect do the rankings have on the business of education? Bill Belew August 19, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network.I'd like to take a stab... Continue Reading Posted at 5:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 4) Bill Belew August 19, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures After we docked in Chinhae I called on my faithful pistons to taxi me through the local streets. Chinhae is a southern port city in South Korea, on the south west side... Continue Reading Posted at 12:14 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug18	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - What importance do the rankings have to US higher education? Bill Belew August 18, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network.I'd like to take a stab... Continue Reading Posted at 10:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	20 Politically Correct Ways to Call Someone Stupid Bill Belew August 18, 2007 One of the hardest transitions I had to make when I returned to the States after spending some 20 years in the Orient, or is it Asia, was trying to catch up on the politically correct way to say or... Continue Reading Posted at 5:53 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 3) Bill Belew August 18, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures It was early spring during my first tour of duty in 1981 when after finishing naval exercises in the Japan Sea we docked in Chinhae, South Korea. I had ridden a Korean... Continue Reading Posted at 12:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug17	9-year old math prodigy applies for university in Hong Kong - March Boedihardjo Bill Belew August 17, 2007 A 9-year old Indonesian Chinese born boy, March Boedihardjo, has applied to enter the Baptist University of Hong Kong.The boy had is application sent to several universities and is awaiting the results of his A-level exams and Advanced Extension Awards... Continue Reading Posted at 4:23 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers Bill Belew August 17, 2007 US News & World Report has released their 2008 college ranking.For the eighth straight year, the private New Jersey school, Princeton has claimed the top spot.Numbers 2 and 3 are the same as well, Harvard then Yale.The top 25 are... Continue Reading Posted at 10:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 2) Bill Belew August 17, 2007 Introduction to - How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures In the early ‘70s, I served as Communications Officer aboard the USS Knox, FF 1052. When our ship docked in foreign ports; Kure, Japan, Onlongapo, PI, Chinhae, Korea and other... Continue Reading Posted at 12:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug16	Barbara Morgan on the Difference between Astronauts and Teachers Bill Belew August 16, 2007 Teacher now astronaunt Barbara Morgan took questions and spoke to a packed Discovery Center in Boise, Idaho where she once taught before joining the astronaut ranks.The children wanted to know how she exercised in space.She responded by lifting two of... Continue Reading Posted at 2:35 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	10 Universities in China to Get Police Stations Bill Belew August 16, 2007 Universities in America are wondering why it took so long for the Chinese universities to realize the need for police on campus.It's par for the course in the U.S. Just a couple of years ago, my wife couldn't get to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Looking for Right Conditions for Life Bill Belew August 16, 2007 A University of Arizona researcher and lead investigator for one of NASA's seven science instruments aboard Phoenix said it right, "If we do find organic molecules, we won't be able to say that they definitely came from life in the... Continue Reading Posted at 9:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Report - US Army Suicide Rate Highest in 26 Years Bill Belew August 16, 2007 The US Army has compiled a report as part of a suicide prevention program.One of the findings - the suicide rate is at its highest in a quarter of a century.And, one fourth of the soldiers who took their own... Continue Reading Posted at 6:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How Not to Rob a Liquor Store Bill Belew August 16, 2007 A policeman once told me that one of their biggest advantages when chasing robbers and other bad guys was the fact that thugs and other would be criminals are not usually the funniest clowns in the circus...are often a few... Continue Reading Posted at 3:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 1) Bill Belew August 16, 2007 Introduction to - How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures My calloused feet, with their cardboard heels and black, mutilated or missing toenails take me places. I once ran, shuffled, or maybe waddled over narrow paths and through trickling creeks... Continue Reading Posted at 12:09 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug15	US Military Offers Chance to Dropouts Bill Belew August 15, 2007 The military is having a hard time filling is ranks with the unpopular Iraq War in its fifth year.One solution - offer dropouts training to meet the minimal educational requirements for staying in the National Guard.The Army and Army National... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	2 Reasons Why Number of Diabetic Kids Drop in Tokyo Schools Bill Belew August 15, 2007 If America and other western countries can figure out how this happened, it would be great news for the many fat and getting fatter kids in school.Type 2 diabetes is not only inherited but also develops from lifestyle - including... Continue Reading Posted at 12:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Japanese Universities Avoid Teaching Students about War Crimes Bill Belew August 15, 2007 Japan does not face up to its past very well.Nobody likes to dig up the ugly past about themselves, except for maybe the Germans.Only 20% of Japanese universities' medical facilities teach their charges about war crimes committed by medical workers... Continue Reading Posted at 9:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Forbes.com Healthiest Dorm Room Habits - Defeating the Freshman 15 Bill Belew August 15, 2007 Forbes.com thinks that not everyone has to pack on the freshman 15.Freshman 15 is the weight gain of the average freshman away from home for the first time - eating unlimited amounts of soda, sugary cereals, ice cream and the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Back-to-college Spending - $47 billion! Bill Belew August 15, 2007 According to NRF’s 2007 Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch....parents and students, mostly parents, will spend $47.3 billion to send their kids back to school...$956.93 each, up $880.52 from last year.Clothing and accessories - $7.41 billionLaptops, digital cameras,... Continue Reading Posted at 3:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures Bill Belew August 15, 2007

Aug31	Research Team Develops Hydrogen-Gasoline Fuel System Bill Belew August 31, 2007 Know More: International Education 2.0, International Education Hrein Energy is a producer and vendor of hydrogen production and storage systems. Yesterday the company announced it had successfully field tested a car powered by a hydrogen-gasoline mixture. Sounds pretty dangerous to me....NO SMOKING signs on the cars, I hope. Continue Reading Posted at 12:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug31	Milestones and Favors at Bill Belew's KnowMoreMedia Blogs Bill Belew August 31, 2007 Toot toot toot!That's me blowing my own horn and I do sincerely beg your forgiveness.Milestones are reached at my blogs because of you, my readers, for whom I am deeply grateful...all 2,000,000+ of you.Thank you, thank you, thank you.August was... Continue Reading Posted at 11:33 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug30	Senior Suspended for Legendary Prank -Youtube video Bill Belew August 30, 2007 What a dude, indeed?!A senior at a high school in Columbus, OH orchestrated a prank where the cross-town rivals held up black and white cards that they thought would say, "Go Darby!" but instead said, "We Suck".Amazing! A 17-year old... Continue Reading Posted at 12:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Colorado Elementary School Bans Kids from Playing Tag on the Playground Bill Belew August 30, 2007 An elementary school in Colorado Springs has banned the game of tag from its hallowed school ground because children complained they were being harassed or chased against their will. "Mommy! Mommy! He called me 'It'." Uh, I think that's the point of... Continue Reading Posted at 11:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug29	What do 'Dancing with the Stars' Mark Cuban, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Wayne Newton, Scary Spice, Helio Castroneves all have in common? Bill Belew August 29, 2007 What do Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, welterweight boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Las Vegas headliner Wayne Newton have in common?Answer - none of them are in the news for what they are doing for education...despite there being... Continue Reading Posted at 4:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Leona Helmsley Leaves $12 million to Trouble Bill Belew August 29, 2007 It doesn't matter that the "Queen of Mean" Leona Helmsley has grandchildren that could use some, a pittance even, of the billions of dollars she leaves behind or that students everywhere would gladly walk her dog, Trouble, if she could... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug28	Phantom Professor Paid Salary for 15 Years Bill Belew August 28, 2007 And we wonder why universities everywhere cannot balance their budgets.A French tax official created a phantom identity and collected a salary for 15 years. "I think that I shall become a university professor," he said while holding his calculator. "Maybe I... Continue Reading Posted at 11:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Redneck Lunar Eclipse Watching Bill Belew August 28, 2007 Last night, or early this morning, there was full lunar eclipse.I had seen a solar eclipse before, but not a lunar one.When I read that it was going to be best seen on the west coast, I thought, gee, that's... Continue Reading Posted at 10:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug27	Out-of-body Mystery Unlocked Bill Belew August 27, 2007 Swiss researchers think they have succeeded in mimicking the phenomenon known as out-of-body experience.The researchers think they can explain what is going on scientifcally. Of course, they had to go out-of-body to do it.The journal, Science, has published two findings,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Too Much Tutoring Has Reverse Affect Bill Belew August 27, 2007 A survey by the Shanghai education authority has come up with results that back up what kids have been saying all along.Nearly 2 out of 5 students in middle and high school receive private tutoring or take additional lessons after... Continue Reading Posted at 10:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns - What Should We Tell the Kids? Bill Belew August 27, 2007 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns is the headline.Alberto Gonzales was the first Latino to hold the post of attorney general - "I have lived the American dream," he said. The American dream - to reach the pinnacle your career has to... Continue Reading Posted at 9:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Juanita Bynum - Thomas Weeks III - Leave God Out of It! Bill Belew August 27, 2007 The post Juanita Bynum - Thomas Weeks III - Christians? Which Bible Are They Reading? has garnered a large discussion. There are the lovers and the pragmatics, the forgivers and the judgers, the understanders and the head-shakers (this one might be... Continue Reading Posted at 7:57 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug26	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (End) Bill Belew August 26, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures I wasn’t sure if I saw a tear in her eyes because my eyes were moist as well. I realized all too clearly that whores -- this word sounds so dirty --... Continue Reading Posted at 12:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug25	Flugtag - Where are all the University engineering departments? Bill Belew August 25, 2007 I had never heard of Flugtag until today.Flugtag has been around since 1991, and I have had my head buried for most of that time apparently.Flugtag is an event in which competitors attempt to fly in homemade flying machines.... Continue Reading Posted at 4:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - Does the ranking make a difference to international students? Bill Belew August 25, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network. I'd like to take a... Continue Reading Posted at 11:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Massachusetts State Lottery...NYS Lottery...Where to give my money away? Bill Belew August 25, 2007 Let me see...the Massachusetts State Lottery, the NYS Lottery, the Sunnyvale City Hall Raffle...Where should I throw my money away, er, give my money to?The whole lottery thing came about after I left for Japan some 20+ years ago.Now, they... Continue Reading Posted at 8:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (Part 10) Bill Belew August 25, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures Kim’s countenance dropped. I couldn’t read her mind but the dejection in her lovely face and the sudden appearance of uncharacteristic wrinkles in her smooth cheeks as her smile transformed into a... Continue Reading Posted at 12:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug24	2007 Miss Teen USA - The Best America Has to Offer? California, New York, Texas, Colorado..... Bill Belew August 24, 2007 2007 Miss Teen USA is here.I got to wondering...what is it Donald Trump and his crowd looking for?And, can the winning young lady be considered the best America has to offer - the brightest - the most attractive - the... Continue Reading Posted at 8:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Juanita Bynum - Thomas Weeks III - Christians? Which Bible Are They Reading? Bill Belew August 24, 2007 Juanita Bynum Decides to file charges against husband Thomas Weeks III is the headline at the BizOfShowBiz a sister site in the KnowMoreMedia network.I don't Juanita Bynum from Adam or is it Eve or her ex-husband, estranged husband Bishop Thomas... Continue Reading Posted at 6:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Stirs Up Anger Over Bonuses Bill Belew August 24, 2007 The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency helps students in need of loans and such....when they are not helping themselves.One place the PHEAA might find some money is in the bonuses that are paid to their top executives.The PHEAA wracked up... Continue Reading Posted at 12:11 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	9-year old Shen Shijun Accepted to Hong Kong Baptist University (pix) Bill Belew August 24, 2007 Shen Shijun, (9) became the youngest university student ever in Hong Kong.The Hong Kong Baptist University enrolled the tike in their mathematics department.Perhaps the only difference between the boy and other students twice is age... Continue Reading Posted at 10:46 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 7 - What does the future hold for the rankings? Bill Belew August 24, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network. I'd like to take a... Continue Reading Posted at 9:06 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	UCLA Report - More Californians Developint Diabetes Bill Belew August 24, 2007 A study coming out of UCLA's Center for Health Policy Research said 1.8 million Californians had diabetes in 2005, up 6.2% from 2001.There were no racial and ethnic boundaries except for blacks who have the highest overall prevalance rates.The worst... Continue Reading Posted at 6:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	3 Reasons White Collar Workers Eat in the University Cafeteria Bill Belew August 24, 2007 White collared workers know a good deal when they see one. They also know when the salary they make isn't going to make it. Oh...and the younger ones remember where they can find a good cheap meal....the university cafeteria.Chinese white-collared... Continue Reading Posted at 3:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 9) Bill Belew August 24, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures Kim was petite and a bit of pink rouge accented her dimples, the right one just a bit larger than the left. Her eyes were sensuous and her lips inviting. She... Continue Reading Posted at 12:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug23	59-year old Michael Flynt Returns to Sul Ross University Football Team Bill Belew August 23, 2007 59-year old Michael Flynt has returned to Sul Ross University in Alpine, Texas to finish something he started 37 years ago....play football.'Grandpa' is competing against 100 other college football player wannabes to make the team. The official roster for the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	College Presidents in China Bill Belew August 23, 2007 The Renmin University of China released a survey of University presidents in the Middle Kingdom.1. Average age - 52.2. 90% male Han Chinese3. 32.2% have studied abroad... Continue Reading Posted at 10:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	TheBizOfKnowledge Welcomes 2,000,000th Unique Visitor to Bill Belew's Blogs Bill Belew August 23, 2007 Please indulge me for a minute as I blow my own horn....toot! toot!I maintain three blogs for the KnowMoreMedia network - this one, PanAsianBiz and RisingSunOfNihon. At 11:02am PST I welcomed my 2,000,000th unique visitor.Somebody at Easley, Parkhill & Brackendorf, PC... Continue Reading Posted at 9:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - A growing number of universities are distancing themselves from the ranking? Why? Bill Belew August 23, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network. I'd like to take a... Continue Reading Posted at 7:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	World's Largest Cram School Classroom? Bill Belew August 23, 2007 The organizers in Jiangsu province's Nanjing may not even know to call the Guiness World Record people.With everyone and their brother in China, well everywhere for that matter, wanting a spot in the Guiness book, the gathering here might just... Continue Reading Posted at 3:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 8) Bill Belew August 23, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures The sun beat down on me from overhead. The heat and glare were magnified by their reflection off the Sea of Japan. I could almost hear the skin on my arms peeling.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:19 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug22	Dubbing Harry Potter Gets Easier Bill Belew August 22, 2007 The Chinese voice of Harry Potter is Wu Lei, a member of the Shanghai Film Dubbing Studio.Wu Lei was the voice behind Harry Potter in episode 2-5 and perhaps the two remaining episodes. It gets easier says the Chinese lip-synchronizer.Four... Continue Reading Posted at 3:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	10 Worst Habits on Campus Bill Belew August 22, 2007 Chinese students are voting on the 10 Worst Habits on campus.So far 1. Interrupting others' rest in the dormitory is ahead - 30%2. Spitting on the ground - 15%3. Making out in public - 13%Other bad habits - Taking a... Continue Reading Posted at 12:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Time Machine Becomes Real Possibility Bill Belew August 22, 2007 I had a hard time understanding this article. Somebody needs to send me back in time so that I can get a better grasp of science making it possible for me to understand what is going on when I read... Continue Reading Posted at 9:04 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	University of Missouri-St. Louis PhD Candidate, Roxana Contreras, Detained in Russia Bill Belew August 22, 2007 Roxana Contreras is a physics PhD candidate at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.While visiting friends in Voronezh, Russia after attending a conference related to her studies in synchronization in brain activity in traumatically brain injured patients, she found herself wishing... Continue Reading Posted at 6:53 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - What about online colleges? Why are they never listed in the ranking? Bill Belew August 22, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network. I'd like to take a... Continue Reading Posted at 3:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 7) Bill Belew August 22, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures Two days later during that same port visit in Chinhae I received another invitation to go home with a local. CLOP CLOP CLOP. The noise was quick paced until... Continue Reading Posted at 12:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug21	NASA Global Warming Data Wrong Bill Belew August 21, 2007 A blogger found a mistake in NASA data on temperatures between 1999 and 2000. Goddard Institute for Space Studies made changes and sent an email thanking the blogger."The net effect was to reduce the U.S. temperature anomalies for the period... Continue Reading Posted at 12:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Al-Qaeda Turns to Youtube to Recruit New Students Bill Belew August 21, 2007 Extremists linked to Al-Qaeda in the Philippines has turned to Youtube, Google's video-sharing website to recruit new students, new followers to join their group.Interested parties are welcome to give cash if they don't want to give their life.The clip was... Continue Reading Posted at 9:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - How does the ranking help schools get better or worse students—help them attract customers? Bill Belew August 21, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network.I'd like to take a stab... Continue Reading Posted at 6:27 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nike Founder Phil Knight Gives University of Oregon $100 Million Bill Belew August 21, 2007 Phil and Penny Knight are now the largest donors in the University of Oregon's history - large as in big givers, not as in physical size. The founder of Nike gave the university $100 million, the largest single gift ever... Continue Reading Posted at 3:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 6) Bill Belew August 21, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures Their three-year-old put down the 30 centimeter long knife he had been playing with, the same knife my soldier friend had used to cut the cabbage, and took a wad of kimchee... Continue Reading Posted at 12:17 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug20	Online Utica College - No More Excuses Bill Belew August 20, 2007 Sponsored ReviewMy dad was old school, born before the Depression, yanked out of school to help his parents support the rest of the family.He often had crude but very effective ways of getting his point across. One of his famous... Continue Reading Posted at 5:47 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	J.K. Rowling and Life after Harry Potter Bill Belew August 20, 2007 Is there life after Harry Potter?No...not does Harry Potter have a life? Is there life after Harry Potter for J.K. Rowling?It seems there is.Rowling has been spotted in coffices in Scotland working on a detective novel says a British newspaper via... Continue Reading Posted at 1:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Minority Scores Lag on Teaching Tests Bill Belew August 20, 2007 When Massachusetts first started requiring wannabe teachers to pass writing and reading tests in addition to completing their college classes and internships professors started complaining.In April 1998, 60% of white test takers passed the writing portion compared with just 24%... Continue Reading Posted at 11:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - How do, or should, schools utilize their ranking through marketing, PR, and advertising to strengthen their school’s brand? Bill Belew August 20, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network.I'd like to take a stab... Continue Reading Posted at 6:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How NOT to Give Customer Service Bill Belew August 20, 2007 California leads the way....so, they say.California also can show the nation how NOT to do customer service.I wasn't in CA for more than a few minutes when I learned of the standard.New to the 'please pay before filling up' idea...(I'd... Continue Reading Posted at 4:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dental Students are Worst Smokers Bill Belew August 20, 2007 Isn't smoking also supposed to bad for your teeth as well?Somebody should tell that to the 62% of male dental students and 35% of female dental students in Japan who smoke?A Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry research team found that... Continue Reading Posted at 2:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (Part 5) Bill Belew August 20, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures On one of my solo treks into Chinhae a Korean solider came up to me seemingly from out of the blue, smiling, and offered to take me home. “Joe, you... Continue Reading Posted at 12:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug19	PhD Students Need Help to become More Marketable Bill Belew August 19, 2007 Japan's education Ministry plans to offer an internship program in 2008 designed to help doctorate students in the science fields gain some practical work experience and product development knowledge, thus making them more desirable to prospective employers.Japan has the status... Continue Reading Posted at 11:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	600 Volunteers Strip Naked for Global Warming Bill Belew August 19, 2007 Global warming...global warming...whether you buy it or not, it sure is fun to watch how stupid people can be to promote what they believe about it. (including me, perhaps?)600 volunteers stripped naked to pose for photographer Spencer Tunick on an... Continue Reading Posted at 9:42 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US Navy Pulls Youtube Video of Ronald Reagan CVN 76 Bill Belew August 19, 2007 You can learn too much sometimes...online...via Youtube...thinks the US Navy.A sailor created a four minute video "Women of CVN 76: 'That Don't Impress Me Much'," and posted it on Youtube.CVN 76 is the call sign for the aircraft carrier Ronald... Continue Reading Posted at 7:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - What effect do the rankings have on the business of education? Bill Belew August 19, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network.I'd like to take a stab... Continue Reading Posted at 5:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 4) Bill Belew August 19, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures After we docked in Chinhae I called on my faithful pistons to taxi me through the local streets. Chinhae is a southern port city in South Korea, on the south west side... Continue Reading Posted at 12:14 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug18	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - What importance do the rankings have to US higher education? Bill Belew August 18, 2007 In an earlier post - US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to the business writers of the KnowMoreMedia network.I'd like to take a stab... Continue Reading Posted at 10:44 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	20 Politically Correct Ways to Call Someone Stupid Bill Belew August 18, 2007 One of the hardest transitions I had to make when I returned to the States after spending some 20 years in the Orient, or is it Asia, was trying to catch up on the politically correct way to say or... Continue Reading Posted at 5:53 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 3) Bill Belew August 18, 2007 Intro to How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures It was early spring during my first tour of duty in 1981 when after finishing naval exercises in the Japan Sea we docked in Chinhae, South Korea. I had ridden a Korean... Continue Reading Posted at 12:13 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug17	9-year old math prodigy applies for university in Hong Kong - March Boedihardjo Bill Belew August 17, 2007 A 9-year old Indonesian Chinese born boy, March Boedihardjo, has applied to enter the Baptist University of Hong Kong.The boy had is application sent to several universities and is awaiting the results of his A-level exams and Advanced Extension Awards... Continue Reading Posted at 4:23 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers Bill Belew August 17, 2007 US News & World Report has released their 2008 college ranking.For the eighth straight year, the private New Jersey school, Princeton has claimed the top spot.Numbers 2 and 3 are the same as well, Harvard then Yale.The top 25 are... Continue Reading Posted at 10:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 2) Bill Belew August 17, 2007 Introduction to - How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures In the early ‘70s, I served as Communications Officer aboard the USS Knox, FF 1052. When our ship docked in foreign ports; Kure, Japan, Onlongapo, PI, Chinhae, Korea and other... Continue Reading Posted at 12:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug16	Barbara Morgan on the Difference between Astronauts and Teachers Bill Belew August 16, 2007 Teacher now astronaunt Barbara Morgan took questions and spoke to a packed Discovery Center in Boise, Idaho where she once taught before joining the astronaut ranks.The children wanted to know how she exercised in space.She responded by lifting two of... Continue Reading Posted at 2:35 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	10 Universities in China to Get Police Stations Bill Belew August 16, 2007 Universities in America are wondering why it took so long for the Chinese universities to realize the need for police on campus.It's par for the course in the U.S. Just a couple of years ago, my wife couldn't get to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Looking for Right Conditions for Life Bill Belew August 16, 2007 A University of Arizona researcher and lead investigator for one of NASA's seven science instruments aboard Phoenix said it right, "If we do find organic molecules, we won't be able to say that they definitely came from life in the... Continue Reading Posted at 9:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Report - US Army Suicide Rate Highest in 26 Years Bill Belew August 16, 2007 The US Army has compiled a report as part of a suicide prevention program.One of the findings - the suicide rate is at its highest in a quarter of a century.And, one fourth of the soldiers who took their own... Continue Reading Posted at 6:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How Not to Rob a Liquor Store Bill Belew August 16, 2007 A policeman once told me that one of their biggest advantages when chasing robbers and other bad guys was the fact that thugs and other would be criminals are not usually the funniest clowns in the circus...are often a few... Continue Reading Posted at 3:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures (part 1) Bill Belew August 16, 2007 Introduction to - How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures My calloused feet, with their cardboard heels and black, mutilated or missing toenails take me places. I once ran, shuffled, or maybe waddled over narrow paths and through trickling creeks... Continue Reading Posted at 12:09 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug15	US Military Offers Chance to Dropouts Bill Belew August 15, 2007 The military is having a hard time filling is ranks with the unpopular Iraq War in its fifth year.One solution - offer dropouts training to meet the minimal educational requirements for staying in the National Guard.The Army and Army National... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	2 Reasons Why Number of Diabetic Kids Drop in Tokyo Schools Bill Belew August 15, 2007 If America and other western countries can figure out how this happened, it would be great news for the many fat and getting fatter kids in school.Type 2 diabetes is not only inherited but also develops from lifestyle - including... Continue Reading Posted at 12:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Japanese Universities Avoid Teaching Students about War Crimes Bill Belew August 15, 2007 Japan does not face up to its past very well.Nobody likes to dig up the ugly past about themselves, except for maybe the Germans.Only 20% of Japanese universities' medical facilities teach their charges about war crimes committed by medical workers... Continue Reading Posted at 9:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Forbes.com Healthiest Dorm Room Habits - Defeating the Freshman 15 Bill Belew August 15, 2007 Forbes.com thinks that not everyone has to pack on the freshman 15.Freshman 15 is the weight gain of the average freshman away from home for the first time - eating unlimited amounts of soda, sugary cereals, ice cream and the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Back-to-college Spending - $47 billion! Bill Belew August 15, 2007 According to NRF’s 2007 Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch....parents and students, mostly parents, will spend $47.3 billion to send their kids back to school...$956.93 each, up $880.52 from last year.Clothing and accessories - $7.41 billionLaptops, digital cameras,... Continue Reading Posted at 3:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How I Learned to Communicate Across Cultures Bill Belew August 15, 2007

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