|
Gansu Province
|
A province in China's poor interior sets its sights on foreign trade and investment
Most of sparsely populated Gansu Province sits between 1,000 and 3,000 meters above sea level. With more than 30 percent of its area covered by grassland, Gansu is a rural, agricultural province as well as the country's second-largest producer of traditional Chinese medicines, with over 9,500 types in production, according to the Gansu Development Planning Commission. It is also one of China's five bas...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
|
SIDEBAR God, sex and the class of '71
The Boston Globe
; Factoids gleaned from Harvard/Radcliffe class of 1971 25th reunion questionnaire: Believe or "maybe" believe in God: 70.3 percent. Have used marijuana in past year: 11.1 percent. Cocaine: 1 percent. Have received or are now receiving psychotherapy or counseling: 52.1 percent. Describe their sex
|
 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
|
Poll finds solid lead for Collins in Maine ; The Republican senator is favored over U.S. Rep. Tom Allen, her Democratic rival, by 56-31 percent.
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
; Poll finds solid lead for Collins in Maine ; The Republican senator is favored over U.S. Rep. Tom Allen, her Democratic rival, by 56-31 percent. Byline: By DIETER BRADBURY Political Correspondent Edition: Final Section: Front Type: Cover Story Maine voters preferred Republican U.S. Sen. Susan
|
|
digital SideBar Adds Content to Mobile White Space.
Entertainment Close-up
; ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-24 June 2008-digital SideBar Adds Content to Mobile White Space(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com digital SideBar, a provider in the mobile advertising and content discovery sector, announced the launch of the SideBar platform. SideBar allows for the delivery
|
|
|
SIDEBAR Parents call role tougher in '90s than in the past
The Boston Globe
; ... emerged from their responses a fundamental underlying sense of resilience and optimism about the future. "Sometimes, I'll watch the news and see stuff like the Oklahama bombing and AIDS stuff, and it's really depressing," said Nancy Staelens, a mother of four who ...
|
|
|
SIDEBAR Mass. the national job-loss leader
The Boston Globe
; It is not the kind of thing the chamber of commerce is going to brag about. Still it's true. Since 1984 Massachusetts has lost a greater percentage of its manufacturing jobs than any state in America. Between 1984 and 1992, Massachusetts shed 31 percent of its manufacturing jobs. Massachusetts has
|
|
Doctors' pay fell 3.8 percent in '94; more declines expected.(Originated from W/ SIDEBAR)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; By Michele Chandler Knight-Ridder Newspapers For the first time in more than a decade, physicians' salaries dropped in 1994. Doctors' incomes fell nearly 4 percent, according to a study in the fall issue of Health Affairs, a national health policy journal. That's the first decline since medical
|
|
|
SIDEBAR Women in uniform
The Boston Globe
; Women constituted 11 percent of the US armed forces, as of December 1990. OFFICERS TOTAL: 34,104 PERCENT OF FORCE: 11.6% Number of women officers, by service and percent of women in branch. Army 12,315 11.8% Navy 7,808 10.9% Marines 684 3.5% Air Force 13,297 13.4% ENLISTED TOTAL: 189,193 PERCENT OF
|
|
|
SIDEBAR Arguments for and against action
The Boston Globe
; The nation is enjoying an unusual period of low inflation and high employment. But the Federal Reserve says that could all be jeopardized by rising prices. It raised interest rates Tuesday to cool the economy and stop inflation. Critics see no signs of inflation and say higher rates are
|
|
|
SIDEBAR Hispanics urged to put aside rivalries
The Boston Globe
; LAWRENCE -- Eduardo Crespo, who came to Lawrence from Ecuador in 1966, believes Hispanics should maintain pride in their native homelands while recognizing there is strength in unity. "We have our own history, our heroes, our own music" in Ecuador, said Crespo, president of Crespo & Associates
|
|
|
SIDEBAR Assessing integration in hearts and minds
The Boston Globe
; For almost half a century, the nation has struggled to integrate schools, the workplace, public facilities and housing. But after all the lives lost, social upheaval, stirring speeches, and professions of commitment, have the hearts and minds of Americans gotten beyond the skin game and really
|