Dan R

So Ai is now a citizen and she wants to give her children and grandchildren the same opportunity. We need separate I-130s for each family group. We will need all of the birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, and recent photos. But puzzled about the I-864. Do we submit now or when visa numbers become available in 10 to 12 years? Anyone been through this? We have two children and their spouses with three grandchildren.

I started taking this http://www.belllifestyleproducts.com/40-bloodsugarimbalance.htm after complications from glyburide-metformin. At week seven I suddenly gained 13 pounds and my legs swelled up. I took myself off the medication and switched to the herbal mix that includes bitter melon (Chinese: 苦瓜, pinyin: kǔguā, "bitter gourd"). Interested to see if my tests do any better next month.

Bombs nuclear or conventional kill. More people were killed in Japanese cities than were killed by both Atomic Bombs. War is Hell! There hasn't been a world peace since WWII. Perpetual war in support of politics and grabs for power. 1984 has partially been realized.

I discovered shrimp chips and durian chips decades ago, never went back

Gee..... Fashions must have changed since I was in Hubei.

A terrible tragedy.

It is always better/easier to hate an outsider than to engage in critical self appraisal. It also makes ruling politicians feel much more secure. What country doesn't engage in it? Certainly America is no stranger to this. While the question of Japan having no future is hardly an issue. The future is yet to see but I am sure Japan will be in it.

A husband and wife, friends of mine were granted asylum because they had a child while here and presented evidence that they already had a child in China. I've heard that this is not accepted any more. Besides China is now considering a two child policy.

It isn't about militarism for the Japanese. They spent decades in shame for what they did and their total defeat. It is about national pride. It is also about traditional honoring of the dead which honors self. Issues are not as simple as many would have them.

Earlier this month i was in Tianjin. At all the restaurant meals with friends or family the left overs were packed up in styrofoam containers, bagged and divied up among the diners to take home.

Who has connected Buddha with Santa Claus? Seems an odd connection to make. There is one Buddha and many Buddhasatvahs. Anyway it originates in India not China. There are many sects of Buddhism originating in each Asian country. Tibet Buddism is just one of the many sects. I do agree that using Western terminology obscures the meaning of Asian philosophy. Confucius represents one branch of Chinese philosophy unconnected with Buddhism.

Hhhmmm.... Liquor harms liver, kidneys and reproductive system. So is plasticizer more of a risk? Is plasticizer found in liquor from other countries. Is it regulated anywhere? Is it added or naturally occuring? A very poorly written article raising alarm without any answers.

I wonder if Americans today would cooperate in such an extent including rationing, curfews, and restrictions on most of what we take for granted to support a war. Todays wars are fought differently and the public gets outraged at losses regarded minor in WWII. The Roosevelt Administration had estimated that it would take thousands dying at Pearl Harbor to get Americans behind the war and a declaration from Congress. It is a day that lives in infamy for Americans. And now along with it we have 9/11.

Great advice for those who follow in your footsteps. Have you thought of becoming a consultant?

Fit all plumbing drain lines with S traps to avoid the sewer gas rising. Use a company referred by people you know. Hope you have good air conditioning for summer. Wuhan gets a bit hot. Have you ever been to Ezhou and the Lianhuashan Retreat?