The Olympics Prompt an Amendment to China’s Strict One Child Policy
Following the Sichuan Earthquake in May that killed over 69,000 people, an exemption to China’s strict one child policy was made for parents who lost their child in the earthquake. Now it appears likely the one child policy will be waived again in special circumstances for parents with daughters deemed to be unattractive by Chinese government officials. Of course the waiver would only be granted if both parents are determined by officials to meet high attractiveness standards themselves of greater than 7 on a scale of 10, thus proving that the parents have the potential to produce an attractive child. If either parent scores below a 7, the waiver will only be granted if the mother is a perfect 10. Sound ridiculous? Of course it does, but the Olympics are shedding an ugly light on China’s image obsession. Some aspects of China’s Extreme Makeover leading up to the Olympics were shocking enough, including the”obedience training” conducted weekly over the past three years to improve the “civility index” score, the Handbook went beyond manners and spitting and advised any female with thick legs to wear dark stockings to hide her defect!
China hit a new low this week when the lip-synching scandal broke, revealing that the girl who stole the show in the opening ceremony was a last minute stand. Yang Peiyi, the 7- year old with the beutiful voice was hidden away back stage at the last minute at the insistence of high Government officials for “the National Interest”. You could wonder why the last minute change, how could they have even considered letting Yang Peiyi appear on stage, if she wasn’t so darn cute herself!
Filed under Social Issues | Comment (0)Reiki for Skeptics
In my business, consulting start-ups and small business owners, I regularly work with holistic and alternative practitioners in the booming wellness sector. If you are looking for any of type of meditation, yoga; from sweaty to spiritual, pilates; with or without the torture devices, aromatherapy, dream therapy, naturopathy, or even flower therapy, just give me a shout.
In general, these individuals are very passionate about what they do. I am equally passionate about helping them establish and expand their businesses, but I never fake a personal interest in their individual treatment methods. In most cases, it becomes apparent in our initial meeting as I down my third cup of black coffee while they sip a Rooibos that I may be a bit too Type A to benefit from the treatment on offer. Continue reading »
Filed under Entrepreneurship, Inspiring | Comment (0)75 Years Ago Today
A tiny article in the International Herald Tribune (In Our Pages:100, 75 & 50 years ago today) caught my (French) husband’s attention on a flight back from Prague this evening. He couldn’t wait to show me this gem from 1933.
1933:Girls Happy in America Continue reading »
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My colleague Emmy will embark on a month long Australian Adventure in just a few days. Her preparations have been extensive; including a grueling boot camp to lose 10+ kilos in 10 weeks and the extreme measure of moving back in with her parents to save money for the trip.
Surprisingly, the single preparation we’ve been hearing most about is the endless search for a new digital camera. It sounds easy enough and some of you may have even already upgraded your camera twice in the time she has spent on this particular action item. You can imagine my surprise when I just received this link showing off her new camera. She actually bought one! Finally, what a shock! I knew it must be something special and sure enough, the single feature that sold her on this model was in fact, Sony’s Smile Shutter! This feature enables you to send your camera on an auto-pilot mission to search and capture smiles and only smiles. Continue reading »
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