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Who pays for the house, keeps the house. When a divorce happens in China, guess who keeps the house? It’s whoever buys it. Of course it favors the men who are often the money maker especially in a patriarcal society, and what about the support, upkeep, household work, etc? Down the drain. It doesn’t count. The Telegraph article states, “A major reason why the new law is regarded as unjust by most women is that in China men, or their parents, traditionally buy the family home. Indeed, many women will refuse to marry until that happens.” The social norms of women’s family paying for the marriage, but the men’s side paying for the house, favors the male. The law also favors men who want mistresses. “”They think the new law means their husband can take a mistress without anything happening to him, because if the wife threatens him with a divorce he will get to keep the house. Even women in good marriages are suspicious and calling us about the implications of the new law.”” (Telegraph UK – China Divorce)
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James Van Doren passes away at 72. He might have been the co-pioneer of shoes that weren’t the major brands of Nike, Adidas, etc. He crafted a shoe that wasn’t the Converse All Star but was more like a “sporty shoe” that was immediately associated with skateboarding – not because of Spicoli in Fast Times in Ridgemont high. He ran the company until 1984, but what he did later was more cool. In the LA Times obituary, “Only 45 years old when he was ousted, Van Doren became a general contractor who often worked for free for people who couldn’t afford to pay, said James Van Doren Jr., one of his three sons.” (LA Times – James Van Doren) I wrote about some black Vans a while ago, here.
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Even before this film called “Walking Tall” appeared decades ago, a human with stick was a force to be reckoned with. Kids in the US, grow up with bats for baseball. Yet, in China where baseball isn’t a national sport, bats are for defense. The story is amazing since bats are made not for baseball, but to keep as a weapon of defense. The styles are funny. Metal ones that are heavy but formed not for hitting a ball, but optimized for hitting a human. It can’t be too heavy since you may take many swings to crack a skull unlike it baseball where you gear up for that giant swipe. The cool thing is these bats are under $10! (LA Times – China Bats)
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Thanks fellas. The 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442 and Military Intel folks were honored and the medal donated to the Smithsonian. It’ll go on tour. (Smithsonian - API)
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A restaurant consulting company says that kimchee and Korean food will be hot in 2012. It’s a fair guess. Here’s why we think it can happen. 1) Chefs like Kogi’s Roy Choi wins Food and Wine Mag Best Chef of the Year. 2) Trucks serving Korean have brought Korean food to the most non-Korean folks around and they lap it up. 3) Kimchee is working on burgers, hot dogs, and more. 4) There are a lot of Korean folks and many say that Korean food in the USA is better than Korean food in Korea. 5) Koreans do business and are taking chances in the restaurant industry. It’s not just Koreans making sushi anymore. The next generation are fusing everything. (NY Daily News – Kimchee)
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