A bad influence on whom and why? Children? This is not meant to be a kids show. I watch it mostly for the entertainment value, to be honest. I find myself laughing at little things- stuff that may not seem funny to others. This usually happens

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Could you give me a link to that article? I had no special article in mind. Everyone familiar with western currency flows knows that. Here is an American article about it. " In the last five years, China has spent as much as one-seventh of

"I am sure that Americans can never forget the effects that Hurricane Katrina had on them. Tens of thousands of people became homeless and my uncle, who lived in America at the time, lost his son because of it. Like thousands of Americans, I

Hello, Can anyone explain what this sentence means? Especially the word strain. In what sense is it used here? and "it" in "straining it..." refers to what? But even with training programs by American lawyers and

Hi, Thanks for sharing that, CB The US economy would be even worse if China didn't lend money to America. Could you give me a link to that article?

I don't pretend to be able to predict what lies in store for the world but the future looks rather bleak to me. Mankind seems to be heading for bigger problems. More and more people are hungry as this New York Times article shows. There are

Not sure. Items for auction are often organized in groups, or lots. Perhaps it's possible to purchase or bid on the entire lot, as opposed to an individual item. (Christie's is an auction house, right?) In general, the cost per item would

Hello, What does lot price mean here? Its Hong Kong wine auctions, moreover, have the highest average lot price — roughly three times that in New York or London — because Christie’s puts only the rarest, most expensive vintage wines up

The Fighting Tigers, 1993-2008: Into a New Century of LSU Football By Scott Rabalais and Peter Finney. (Baton Rouge (Louisiana).Louisiana State University Press, 2008. 231 pp.) Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the home to a wide variety of