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Qin Tang
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I grew up in China, studied German at universities in China and Germany, ended up living in the United States since 1991. Life is a journey and a mystery. I am still on the journey, learning and growing every day.Subscribe and Connect
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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Stay interview – what, why and how
I know what a “job interview” or an ”exit interview” is, but I had never heard the term “stay interview” until I read the article “Stay interview: the leader’s role in engaging and retaining talent” by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans today. … Continue reading
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Losing weight the natural way
If you need to lose weight or are thinking about losing weight, (who doesn’t in this day and age?), the following 10 tips from Dr. Mercola’s article What are the 10 Things that Can Pack on Pounds? will for sure help … Continue reading
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Academic Triathlon Awards Ceremony
The 2010-2011 U.S. Academic Triathlon Awards Ceremony of School District 833 was held today at Cottage Grove Middle School at 7 pm. The cafeteria at Cottage Grove Middle School was packed with USAT participants and their families. Principals or their representatives from … Continue reading
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Is your glass half full or half empty?
I like to be around people who are positive and encouraging, who emanates positive energy and have a can-do attitude, who see glass half full rather than half empty. Who likes to be around people who complain, criticize and put … Continue reading
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Poor in wealth, rich in love
Today I went to my Pastor Frank Sanders’ retirement and Frank & Kathy’s 42nd anniversary celebration at Lake Elmo Inn and Event Center, sponsored by AmeriPride Services, a company where Frank has worked for 43 years. It was a wonderful celebration. … Continue reading
Minnesota transportation funding
A reader raised a question in responding to yesterday’s post Let your voice be heard – Minnesota GO: “How can MN build infrastructure with a $5 billion deficit?” I think Minnesota, or the US in general, cannot afford not to … Continue reading
Let your voice be heard – Minnesota GO
What’s your vision for the transportation system in Minnesota for the next 50 years? What’s your expectations for transportation today as well as for the next generation? Mn/DOT (Minnesota Department of Transportation) wants to hear from you – citizens of Minnesota. On March … Continue reading
Go natural
It seems like human nature that we always want something we don’t have, and desire to be different or look differently than we are natually. I am not someone who likes to follow the latest fashion trend in any way. … Continue reading
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Pothole Repair – Who’s Responsible?
An old joke says that there are two seasons in Minnesota – Winter and Road Construction. Maybe we should add another season – pothole season. Right now we are in the pothole season. The potholes can be quite annoying. Last … Continue reading
Unimaginable tragedy
An unimaginable tragedy happened to a friend of mine 5 years ago that I just found out today. For about two years (1999-2001), my family lived in a Burlington apartment on Energy Park Drive in St. Paul, Minnesota. One of our … Continue reading
Wasteful health care
One year ago, I wrote a post about my experience of forced x-ray during a dental visit: Tough love or over the boundary? Today I had another dental visit for regular maintenance care of teeth cleaning. The same thing happened again. After my name was called, … Continue reading
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Nuclear Power Plants in Minnesota and around the world
The Japan earthquake/tsunami and the resulting crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant brought much attention to the dangers of nuclear power plants. I wondered how many nuclear power plants we have in Minnesota, in the US and around the world. According … Continue reading
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Where are your treasures?
Watching the following videoes about the Japan earthquake/tsunami was terrifying. It was also very humbling. Against the powerful and mighty nature, human beings looked so helpless. Everything man created looked so small. Buildings, ships and vehicles were swamped away by gushing water in seconds, … Continue reading
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Better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away
When I got home from work today, I found one of the front tires of my van was making a noise like air was leaking from it. I could hear ”Hiss” loud and clear. A few minutes later when I checked back, the tire … Continue reading
Mixed feelings about the Tiger Mother book
I finally read the controversial book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” by Amy Chua. Actually my daughter was very interested in reading the book after she heard about it. I borrowed the book for her to read during the coming spring … Continue reading
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Life Lessons – free eBook
In January I wrote a post titled 10+ life lessons I have learned. I am happy to announce that my contribution was included in the newly published ebook Life Lessons—The Best Self-Reflections From 108 Bloggers by Abubakar Jamil and Farnoosh Brock. Check it … Continue reading
Survey Monkey
I needed to do a survey. Today with the help of a coworker who has used Survey Monkey, we created the survey on Survey Monkey. I have to say Survey Monkey is really an easy-to-use web-based survey tool. I was quite impressed by how … Continue reading
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What do you hate about your job?
I know it’s not correct to use the word “hate” here. “Dislike” is probably a better choice. Personally, I don’t hate my job. There are just certain tasks I don’t like or care much but I have to do. If I … Continue reading
Teach simplified Chinese at schools
Yesterday an article in the WoodburyPatch Daily Newsletter – A World Experience Brought to Woodbury caught my attention. Actually it was the photo that caught my attention first. The photo showed the familiar Tiger Hill Garden from my hometown in Suzhou, … Continue reading
Free images to use on your blog
I like to read “Questions & Quandaries” by Writer’s Digest columnist and blogger Brian A. Klems. In his column in the print magazine and in his blog, he answers readers’ questions related to the usage of English language and also shares very helpful … Continue reading
The sorry state of gifted education
Today I went to a parent meeting on gifted education at my son’s school. We learned about what school is doing for the gifted and talented students. Then the parents were asked to participate in a survey. The main question is: “Do you … Continue reading
Toxic food dyes
Do you know what Blue #1, Red #3 or yellow #6 on the food labels mean? Food dyes are in all kinds of processed food, beverages, and consumer products, such as candies, cereal, baked goods, ice creams, drugs, cosmetics, etc. They … Continue reading
Reconnected with my host family in Germany
From 1986 to 1991, I was a student at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. I received a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) via the Chinese government. During my 5 years in Heidelberg, I lived with a German family … Continue reading
Reading Rivalry and AT competitions
I went to my daughter’s 5th grader Reading Rivalry Competition at Middleton Elementary School today. It’s an annual event. Last year Amy participated and her team got the 3rd place. This year, her team did better and won the first place. … Continue reading
Another year, another birthday
My kids love birthdays. They look forward to their birthdays every year, often counting the days before the big day arrives. For me now, birthday is neither so exciting as in a child’s mind nor to be dreaded. Birthday is simply a … Continue reading
When work is no longer work
I had a great day at work today, doing something I really enjoy. We celebrated the one year anniversary of the Commissioner’s Reading Corner at Minnesota Dept. of Transportation. We kicked off the first book discussion of the second season with Commissioner Tom Sorel leading the discussion … Continue reading
Food label
In the US, organically grown foods are labeled. Since organic food is healthier and more expensive, every producer will make sure that their organic produces are clearly labeled as such. But it is a different story with genetically modified food. Genetically modified food is not … Continue reading
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