For the most part, the Changchun Friends website is not very active and has been superseded by the Tencent "Wechat" app by the local expat community. This website is maintained sporadically, people may still join and membership is still open, but if you are a spammer, stay away. The archived information here is still useful, but some may be out of date. There are plans to make it more useful for static information in the future. If anyone needs information about Changchun or China, you may post a message and it probably will get a response but not immediately.

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Acronyms and word association

OBJECT: To devise an appropiate phrase consisting of words beginning with the letters of a chosen word or phrase.

For example: STAR WARS - Space,Time,And Relativity, With A Ridiculous Script.

DEVIL - Downright Evil Villanous Immoral Lucifer.



So the first person to comment should offer us a couple of their own then leave a word for the next person to comment on.



This is obviously a game that comes from the esl circuit, but can be enjoyed by all.

As for… Continue

Added by Richard ridealgh on November 30, 2011 at 23:11 — 20 Comments

Why are the top 3 offshore financial centers British?

Offshore financial centers (OFCs) are mostly situated in small countries or autonomous districts such as islands in the Caribbean or micro-states elsewhere. These tiny, low-tax jurisdictions are well-known for providing highly-specialized and distinctive international financial and corporate services.



With their strengths in easy registration procedures, low risk, lax foreign exchange control and favorable tax policies, these offshore jurisdictions have become popular destinations… Continue

Added by Richard ridealgh on November 29, 2011 at 16:36 — 3 Comments

What's all the fuss about?

After hearing Richard Romans Radical, almost unbelievable views on climate change, i have to say that studies like this found on the BBC are in fact, only reinforcing the issue that we; as human beings, are not really changing anything!! Really???

Climate sensitivity to CO2 probed

Global temperatures could be less sensitive to changing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels than…

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Added by Richard ridealgh on November 25, 2011 at 15:52 — 3 Comments

Poor county extends compulsory education

Ningshan County, nestled deep in the Qinling Mountains of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has extended its compulsory education program to 15 years, offering local students free schooling from kindergarten to high school.

http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-11/24/content_23991988.htm

Added by Richard ridealgh on November 24, 2011 at 11:43 — No Comments

Terrorists to be named, assets seized

 

A list of terrorists and their organizations will be published and their assets in the country will be frozen, according to a draft decision made by the State Council, paving the way for further crackdowns on terrorism.

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Added by Richard ridealgh on October 25, 2011 at 13:00 — No Comments

Baseball or Family

Crazy father throws away the daughter in his arms to catch a ball. Wife beside him furious, glares at him coldly!

 

http://www.chinasmack.com/2011/videos/father-drops-daughter-for-foul-ball-at-taiwan-baseball-game.html

Added by Richard ridealgh on September 30, 2011 at 8:56 — 3 Comments

Top 50 world's most delicious foods

"There is no love sincerer than the love of food," George Bernard Shaw said. Judging by the number of amazing dishes out there, he was right.

But which are the tastiest? The CNNGo has scoured the planet for what they think are 50 of the most delicious foods ever created.

http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2011-07/25/content_23064166.htm

Added by Richard ridealgh on September 1, 2011 at 13:29 — 12 Comments

Why Internet connections are fastest in South Korea

People in the United States basically invented the Internet. So U.S. connections must be the fastest....

http://articles.cnn.com/2010-03-31/tech/broadband.south.korea_1_broadband-plan-south-korea-broadband-internet?_s=PM:TECH

Added by Richard ridealgh on August 8, 2011 at 17:11 — 3 Comments

Typhoon Muifa: China evacuates thousands as storm nears

Chinese authorities have evacuated more than 200,000 people from its east coast as the region braces itself for its most powerful typhoon in years.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14420501

 

Added by Richard ridealgh on August 7, 2011 at 11:05 — No Comments

Many Indian women find it difficult to get married?????

Dowry, the payment by the bride's family to the bridegroom's family, has been a social practice in India for a long time. The groom often demands a dowry consisting of a large sum of money, farm animals, furniture, and electronics, which results in the fact that many women in India have difficulties to get married.

http://www.china.org.cn/world/2011-08/04/content_23138862.htm

Added by Richard ridealgh on August 4, 2011 at 11:30 — 4 Comments

Apple has more money than the US government

Great, lets ask Steve Jobs for a job!

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/tec…

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Added by Richard ridealgh on July 30, 2011 at 15:30 — No Comments

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