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Out of the Box
June 9, 2013
Writer Jodi Jill tells her extraordinary story of being raised in a 10-by-20 storage unit, cut off from society and denied school — and how she finally found the strength to change her life. For most people, making the trip to their childhood home may include visiting an old swing set in the […]
Escape from the ‘lion’s den’
May 9, 2013
For the crime of smuggling rice into North Korea to feed his starving family, Song Hwa Han’s husband was jailed and killed. Three of her six children died of starvation. Her oldest daughter escaped to China and disappeared, possibly a victim of human trafficking. Her elderly mother starved to death. And Han herself was arrested […]
Vietnam strives to eradicate poverty
May 3, 2013
People in poor households receive support from the government to escape poverty (Photo: B.Long) Vietnam is striving to shrink the rate of poverty struck households by two percent per year, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh at a live meeting with leaders of 63 provinces and agencies The meeting discussed implemented programs on reduction […]
The real reason you’ve put on weight? 8 health problems which could stop you shedding the pounds
April 20, 2013
The problem may have more to do with your general health than with your food. Here are some simple solutions that could help you beat the bulge Do you seem to keep piling on the pounds no matter how many diets you try? If so, the problem may have more to do with your general […]
Pumping Iron with Grandma: That’s how I got this body
March 26, 2013
Fitness instructor Bonnie Oliver of Maple Grove enlists the support of her family and friends to provide moral and physical encouragement. She’s surrounded by, from left, Peter Villagomez Jr., Peter Villagomez Sr., Areanna Villagomez, Paul Herskind, Felicia Vill and Dre Oliver. Bonnie Oliver was riding the bus to meet her boyfriend one day 15 years […]
Moscow Waiters, Don’t Snatch My Plate!
February 25, 2013
Save for price, Muscovites should be proud of their developing restaurant scene. But there is one inescapable thing from an expat perspective that drives me crazy about Moscow restaurants: Plate Snatching by Moscow waiters. Plate Snatching is the senseless criminal act of a waiter prematurely snatching a customer’s plate during the dining experience. Moscow waiters have an enshrined compulsive obsessive need to snatch away your […]
June 17, 2013
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