BitTorrent user – be careful, you might get caught
Advice and Guide, Interesting StuffA Hong Kong man was convicted of downloading pirated movies using BitTorrent network. He was caught downloading 3 movies, ie DareDevil, Miss Congeniality, Red Planet in January 2005 by the Hong Kong Customs officers and convicted in October 2005. He appealed for the case but lost in the appeal.
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An Introduction to Dim Sum Vocabulary
Advice and GuideDo you like Chinese food? These dainty dishes that were served to emperors and concubines have survived to this age and continued to tempt palates all over the world…There is a saying that the ultimate lifestyle is to have dim sum in Hong Kong, fly to Paris for lunch and dine in style in New York. In Chinese restaurants, the waiter will usually push a trolley of steaming dim sum around the restaurant and patrons will simply pick their choice. Dim sum is usually eaten with Chinese tea. Well, if you are a budding Chinese food connoisseur or planning to show off your knowledge of Chinese food to friends, you definitely need to know the vocabulary of dim sum. This is the Cantonese version:
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Parents Don’t Talk to Their Children
Advice and GuideChildren are speaking at a later age compared to in the past. A recent survey in Britain reveals that many children aged five couldn’t string a proper sentence together. Children learn to speak from their parents and the process is gradual, continuous and intuitive. Parents speak to their children or play with them; children pick up the language as they listen to and respond to their parents. Parents who are too busy working and who send their children to the babysitter or nursery are denying their children the opportunity to interact and learn much needed communication and language skills from them. Parents also spend more time relaxing in front of the computer or TV after a day’s work, and thus, neglect to talk to their children compared to parents in the past.
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Oral sex link to throat cancer
Advice and GuideORAL sex increases your risk of getting throat cancer, experts warned last night.
Cancer … cervical cells
They said that it can pass on the human papilloma virus, which also triggers cervical cancer in women. And they claim oral sex is an even BIGGER cause of throat cancer — which kills 1,700 people a year — than smoking or drinking.
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