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1. Newsday (Melville, NY) - November 30, 1998

SOLUTIONS / Practical answers to business problems / Ancient Wisdom for Business: Time Is Perfect; Your Job Is to Manage You

Chin-Ning Chu, a management consultant and author of the just published "Do Less, Achieve More," adheres to a business philosophy grounded in ancient Chinese wisdom. On time management, for example, Chu, who was born in China and grew up in Taiwan, says you can't manage time because it refuses to be controlled. Instead, she advocates developing a different understanding of time.Chu, who immigrated to the United States after college, has advised small and...

2. The News & Observer - January 28, 2001

Iced tea and talk of war in the workplace

Last week, a woman named Chin-Ning Chu came to speak to the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce women business executives luncheon about "Working Women and the Art of War," which happens to be the title of her next book. You may not recognize her name, but Chin-Ning is sort of like the Tony Robbins of the Pacific Rim. Her motivational spiel with its "5,000-years-of-Eastern-culture-can't-be-wrong" spin has made her a best-selling author abroad....

3. The Orange County Register - May 26, 1991

NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF

The Asian Mind Game: Unlocking the Hidden Agenda of the Asian Business Culture, Chin-ning Chu, Macmillan, $24.95 -- Dismayed by the East-West economic and political chasm, or perhaps merely the inevitable midlife crisis, legions of trade consultants have made the leap from the world of finance into cultural anthropology.As authors, their efforts are occasionally entertaining, rarely enlightening.In this tradition, marketing consultant Chin-ning Chu, president of Asian Consultants...

4. Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - July 28, 1992

`THICK FACE, BLACK HEART' REVEALS INNER NATURE

After consuming what appeared to have been a school of sushi, Chin-Ning Chu sweeps her chopsticks aside, orders more tea and announces that now is the time to talk.An hour later, we are not hungry, but Chu is still talking, her hands chopping long thoughts into short ideograms expressing her concept of merging the philosophies of East and West, the New World and the Orient, where the margins are rough with economic rivalry and cultural misunderstanding.Avoiding an abandoned shrimp...

5. The Buffalo News - June 30, 1991

INNOCENTS ABROAD WHAT WEST DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT EAST

THE ASIAN MIND GAME: Unlocking the Hidden Agenda of the Asian Business Culture -- A Westerner's Survival Manual By Chin-Ning Chu Rawson/Macmillan 271 pages, $24.95 WHY ARE the Pacific Rim countries projected as the coming economic power? How have the Japanese managed to dominate the American financial landscape? Not through luck, Chin-Ning Chu argues.Orientals have always approached each business opportunity as great warriors approach the battlefield --...

6. USA TODAY - February 22, 1991

Bridging Asian culture gap

The Asian Mind Game: Unlocking the Hidden Agenda of the Asian Business Culture By Chin-Ning Chu Rawson Associates. 272 pp. $24.95 Lure the Tiger Out of the Mountains: The 36 Stratagems of Ancient China By Gao Yuan Simon & Schuster. 205 pp. $18.95 Author Chin-Ning Chu has a refreshingly direct approach to her difficult topic - the cultural differences that lead to business misunderstandings between Americans and Asians. She writes, for instance, that ``Korean...

7. THE SEATTLE TIMES - July 21, 1992

DON'T GET SIDETRACKED BY NEGATIVE THINKING, AUTHOR'S PHILOSOPHY SAYS

Americans, particularly in the business world, are impatient and sidetracked by negative thinking about themselves and worries about what others think, contends Chin-Ning Chu."It's time to stop battling the negative image; be positive and accept yourself the way you are," she said, adding that things will work out if you cultivate wisdom practiced since ancient times.The new book by the Chinese-born Chu, "Thick Face, Black Heart....

8. Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - February 12, 1991

GUIDE OFFERS SURVIVAL TIPS FOR ASIAN MARKETS

Dropped suddenly into the inscrutable and often hostile Asian marketplace, unwary Western business people may stumble about like naive Godzillas, victims of corporate counterparts skilled in the deadly martial arts of Sun Tzu and bushido, the code of the samurai.In dealing with Japan, for example, a country whose people Beaverton author and business consultant Chin-ning Chu describes fearlessly as ``The Ant People,'' Americans have been subjected to the ancient...

9. Columbian, The (Vancouver, WA) - September 14, 2005

Opinion - Higher-ed advocates seek ideas

SEATTLE- Many people could benefit from the message a Chinese marketing expert delivered here last week to some 2,000 people attending a national convention of the Association of Community College Trustees. Diversity and winning without violence were core subjects of a speech by Chin-Ning Chu, president, Asian Marketing Consultants and Strategic Learning Institute.Hers was one of many presentations to an audience eager to advance higher learning across the nation. This gathering of college...

10. THE SEATTLE TIMES - May 25, 1989

CHINA: STILL OPPORTUNITIES

The political struggle in progress in Beijing is no reason for Americans doing business in China to panic, says a Chinese marketing consultant.Chin-Ning Chu, president of Asian Marketing Consultants of Portland, said in an interview that business opportunities for Americans are likely to become more open because both sides are expected to be more liberal in economic reforms that will open up the country to more foreigners.Chu described the present confrontation between students and...

11. USA TODAY - June 7, 1989

Two views of Beijing;Citizens, leaders share strategy: Get the tiger to leave mountain

China, rocked by the threat of civil war, is a nation that waits in fear. Here are two perspectives on the trouble there.China's citizens and leaders - caught in the middle of profound social and governmental change - are playing out an ancient game of strategy, says China-born business consultant Chin-ning Chu.``To the Chinese, there's no difference between personal, business and political motivation,'' says Chu, 42, a Portland, Ore.,...

12. Daily Skiff, The (Texas Christian University) (Fort Worth, TX) - February 27, 2007

Author to speak about business application of Sun Tzu

Feb. 27--Chin-Ning Chu's name means "journey to peace" -- a name that reflects "The Art of War" philosophy that Chu will address as the keynote speaker for tonight's Frost Foundation Lectureship.As an author and motivational speaker, Chu is a leading expert in the business application of Chinese General Sun Tzu's "The Art of War." She will speak at 5 p.m. today in the Student Center...

13. Rocky Mountain News (CO) - June 12, 1992

CHINESE AND THE POWER OF NEGATIVE THINKING

Asian trade specialist Chin-Ning Chu, author of The Chinese Mind Game and The Asian Mind Game, has published her latest opus, Thick Face Black Heart (AMC Publishing, 400 pages, cloth $19.95). This is a tough book to review, but it's an important one.Her book's subtitle is Thriving, Winning & Succeeding in Life's Every Endeavor. A gold sticker on the front cover proclaims: "Where the Mystical Meets the Practical." And...

14. San Jose Mercury News (CA) - August 9, 1992

SUCCESS HINGES ON UNIVERSAL STATE OF MIND, BOOK CONTENDS

Americans, particularly in the business world, are impatient and sidetracked by negative thinking about themselves and worries about what others think, contends Chin-Ning Chu.''It's time to stop battling the negative image; be positive and accept yourself the way you are," she said, adding that things will work out if you cultivate wisdom practiced since ancient times.The new book by the Chinese-born Chu, "Thick Face, Black...

15. Washington Post - October 17, 1996

ALL TALK, NO ACTION AGENT JOE COSBY OWES A LOT TO HIS CLIENTS. ABOUT $1 MILLION, IN FACT.

Joe Cosby had a dream. He would have a speakers bureau in Washington. It would be a wonderful, special kind of operation. His speakers would be famous -- what else! -- in politics, journalism, sports, medicine, business. More, he would promote only speakers whose messages contained significant dollops of hope, healing, compassion, love.Values.Behind the scenes, pulling strings and orchestrating the dream, schmoozing leisurely with the greats by phone as he packaged them for...

16. Newsday (Melville, NY) - November 19, 2000

CHANGE @ WORK / Want to Have More? Try by Wanting Less / Beat burnout with the power of contentment

I'M GIVING MYSELF a little gift as the holiday season begins. I'm shelving my outside projects and musings of someday-to-be-developed projects. At least until January. That includes the children's story that needs revision; the personal essay on one of my teaching experiences-which has been in a state of perpetual revision; and the germs of ideas I have for new Web sites and partnerships and projects with friends that frankly, never seem to see the light of...

17. The Sacramento Bee - October 10, 1998

CLINTON REMAINS TOPIC A AT CAL EXPO SPEECHATHON

Former President Gerald R. Ford renewed his call Friday for a deal to allow President Clinton to escape impeachment by receiving a public rebuke from the House and Senate.But he added that he would have voted for the open-ended impeachment inquiry approved Thursday if he still were in the House, and warned that Clinton's problems may be nearly as serious as those faced during the Watergate scandal that made Ford president."Watergate and the current problems are...

18. Daily Skiff, The (Texas Christian University) (Fort Worth, TX) - February 28, 2007

Author teaches leadership with war strategy

Feb. 28--A best-selling author stressed the importance of courage and confidence in being a successful leader in a lecture Tuesday evening.Chin-Ning Chu, an international author and expert on the business application of military general Sun Tzu's "Art of War," talked to about 150 students, faculty and community members in the Student Center Ballroom as part of the Frost Foundation Lectureship for Global Issues.She told the audience that they would...

19. The Florida Times-Union - March 14, 2002

Women learn art of corporate war

She drafted the strategy in Chinese characters on large sheets of paper. The theories were more than 2,500 years old. But her twist was of this century, this decade. Author Chin-Ning Chu told listeners yesterday about an ancient Chinese war treatise called the Art of War but updated it to the realm of her small audience on the University of North Florida campus. The UNF Women's Center invited Chu, a West Coast author of four books, including the 2001...

20. USA TODAY (Arlington, VA) - October 11, 1988

BEAVERTON, Ore. - Ever heard of "The Art of War?" American business people negotiating a contract with Asian counterparts may wish they knew it, according to Chin-ning Chu, president of Asian Marketing Consultants Inc. in Beaverton.Chu contends that the biggest problem American business people face in negotiations is that they don't understand the philosophy underlying the behavior of Asian business people and government representatives,

21. Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, WA) - May 21, 1999

STRIKING A BALANCE: Doing less, achieving more

By Dave Murphy, San Francisco Examiner ¯"* An author says our business culture is so obsessed with employees being busy that it offers no time to find long-term solutions. If you've convinced yourself that the secret to success is hard work, Chin Ning Chu has a suggestion: Watch some ice skaters.""When they put in too much effort,"" she said, ""they land on their butt - not on...

22. Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - June 22, 2008

Bookshelf "Thick Face Black Heart:

Bookshelf "Thick Face Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life," by Chin Ning Chu (Business Plus, $9.99) "Thick Face Black Heart" offers ancient Chinese military wisdom filtered through a modern Asian-business perspective.Blending stories and principles drawn from Chinese military history and modern entrepreneurship, Chu shows that success is achievable by anyone who follows the lessons in...

23. Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - June 22, 2008

Bookshelf "Thick Face Black Heart:

24. Newstex Blogs (USA) - May 18, 2009

The Best Quotes From "Thick Face, Black Heart"

May 18, 2009 ( Right Wing News delivered by Newstex) Here are the best quotations from Chin-Ning Chu's book, Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life When you conceal your will from others, that is thick. When you impose your will on others, that is black. -- Lee Zhong Wu, P.7 The world has a tendency to accept our own judgment of ourselves. By his absolute self-confidence, the thick-faced person instills confidence in...

25. Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - January 21, 1996

STAY FOCUSED ON GOALS TO SIDETRACK YOUR TROUBLEMAKERS

Protecting yourself from career sabotage can mean a lot of work sometimes. After all, you've got to keep the trouble away without damaging your position or making enemies.Actually, it's not that difficult. All you need to do is hide your strength and appear to yield.Management expert Chin-Ning Chu, author of "Thick Face, Black Heart," refers to this as beware of the biting dog who will bite anyone who crosses its territory. If you play...

26. Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - October 8, 1988

BOOK UNLOCKS CHINESE TRADE SECRETS

When doing business in China, Americans should learn that it's best not to crash into conference rooms and announce, ``Hey guys! Have I got a deal for you!'' No, no, that won't do at all. Though the spirit of John Wayne may live on in the hearts of Yankee peddlers, their Asian counterparts continue doing business ``the old-fashioned way,'' and their methods, thousands of years old, are as inscrutable as ever....

27. The Sacramento Bee - March 20, 1998

FORD, MAJOR HEAD LIST FOR PERSPECTIVES '98 IN OCTOBER

Two former world leaders - Gerald R. Ford and John Major - lead a lineup of speakers for the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce's Perspectives '98, the annual speaker-fest set for Oct. 9.The former president and the former British prime minister will be joined by Bill Bradley, Terry Bradshaw, Chin-Ning Chu, Jack Kemp and George F. Will."It's a little bit more diverse this year," said chamber President Rusty Hammer....

28. The Kansas City Star - June 15, 1999

Don't let your desk become a storage bin

If your work space functions as a permanent storage system, then you may need to adopt some paperwork routing strategies to keep your desktop from being inundated by tons of paper.When we use our desks as storage instead of using filing cabinets, notes Chin-Ning Chu, author of Do Less, Achieve More, we create ``chaos for our minds.'' The first rule of desk management is that the top of your desk should contain only the most critical items and information. In...

29. Fort Worth Star-Telegram - May 6, 1991

Uncovering the secrets of Asian business culture

Is there equal opportunity in international trade? Caucasians would sure like to know.Meanwhile, like savvy Southern slaves, we're studying our new masters. Here are quotations, without commentary, from The Asian Mind Game: Unlocking the Hidden Agenda of the Asian Business Culture - a Westerner's Survival Manual by Chin-Ning Chu (Rawson Associates, $24.95).p. 123 - "The modern samurai is, of course, well versed in mathematics, physics, engineering,...

30. Rocky Mountain News (CO) - November 9, 1990

ANTI-JAPANESE FEELINGS RUN STRONG IN TAIWAN

Tempers in Taiwan are running high against Japan over an old territorial dispute involving the uninhabited Tiaoyutai group of islands which are 102 nautical miles northeast of Taiwan.A combination of factors, including traditional animosities (Taiwan is a former colony of Japan); the current climate of intense competition between these two trading nations (during a global economic slowdown) as well as growing Asian fears about the possible resurgence of Japan's military power...

31. PR Newswire (USA) - January 3, 2006

PMI Global Congress 2006-Asia Pacific to Take Place in Bangkok, Thailand, 27 February - 1 March 2006

PRNewswire -- Project Management Institute (PMI(R)), the world's leading not-for-profit professional association for the project management profession, announces its second annual Asia Pacific global congress, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, 27 February-1 March at the Shangri- La Hotel. PMI Global Congress 2006-Asia Pacific kicks off on Monday, 27 February, with the Grand Opening Session and Reception, and continues through Wednesday, 1 March.Chin Ning-Chu, the author of...

32. The Florida Times-Union - March 12, 2002

Jacksonville Journal

QUOTE, UNQUOTE "It was a tough job and I tried to do the best I could. But now I wish I never did it." -- Science teacher Steven Waln, who was barred from returning to his classes at Eugene Butler Middle School after a school investigation that cited him for cursing at his students. Story, this page. PROGRAM FOR WOMEN The University of North Florida Women's Center will feature Chin-Ning Chu, author of Working...

33. Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA) - May 4, 1999

Cutting clutter from desk, schedule breeds success

Cutting clutter from desk, schedule breeds success "Time has existed as long as creation has existed . . . billions of years. How can (we), a speck of dust in the vast expanse of the universe with a lifespan of less than 100 years, have any power to `manage' time? At best, we come to realize that `time management' is about managing ourselves, not time," according to Do Less, Achieve More by Chin-Ning Chu.How we manage ourselves determines...

34. Washington Post - October 27, 1998

Memo to the Boss Here's a Path to Increased Productivity, More or Less

Dear Boss, When last we explored new and exciting thoughts on increasing productivity in the workplace, you might remember I'd found cutting-edge info about how employers benefit from improving employees' leisure-time satisfaction. Bottom line there was that making sure workers took quality vacations, followed by sensitive reentries into the humdrum, paid off big for management.You were pretty impressed with the idea, as I recall....

35. Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) - September 20, 1998

BUSINESS INTERESTS

Minority business council to hold trade show in A.C.The Delaware Valley Minority Business Resource Council will present its annual EXPOpportunity Trade Show Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 21 and 22, at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City.Small business owners, minority business owners and women business owners may explore business opportunities with representatives from major corporations throughout the Delaware Valley and international corporations such as Aetna, Bell...

36. The Denver Post - May 22, 1994

TOP SELLING BUSINESS BOOKS

Here's a look at the top-selling business books as of May 16 at the Tattered Cover bookstore.HARD-COVER1. First Things First Stephen Covey. $23. Simon & Schuster.2. Managing at the Speed of Change Daryl Conner. $22. Random House.3. Enlightened Leadership Ed Oakley, Doug Krug. $22. Simon & Schuster.4. Knights of the Tele Round Table Jaclyn Kostner. $19.95. Kostner, Jaclyn.5. Intelligent Enterprise James Quinn....

37. Business Wire - October 11, 2006

Largest Regional Human Resources Conference and Exhibition in New England to Be Held at Rhode Island Convention Center

Northeast Human Resources Association Hosts Annual Convention An Evolving HR Shaping the Future of Human Resources Northeast Human Resources Association Hosts Annual Convention "An Evolving HR - Shaping the Future of Human Resources" Largest Regional Human Resources Conference and...

38. Rocky Mountain News (CO) - February 22, 1991

GREENPEACE REELS IN THAI TUNA FISHING

This is an example of a victory by American environmental protection groups over Asian big business.The Unicord Co., Thailand's biggest tuna exporter (it acquired the San Diego-based Bumble Bee Seafoods in 1989 for $232 million), has been forced to go on the defensive after being accused by San Francisco's Earth Island Institute (EII) of lying when it printed "dolphin-safe" labels on its cans of tuna.EII charged that Unicord was...

39. The Daily Oklahoman - December 29, 1994

'94 Election Effects Focus of OCU Talks

Effects on national issues caused by the November changes in elected leadership will be assessed during Oklahoma City University's Mid-Year Institute.Thirteen "opinion makers" of national and international reputation will participate. The 28th annual institute will be Monday through Jan. 6 in Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel on the OCU campus."The vote outcome in early November clearly demonstrates that the mood of the United States supports...

40. Seattle Times, The (WA) - August 5, 2007

Volumes about women and work, Career strategies, business launches Many books address family-job conflict

Writers and marketers have discovered that if you slap together the words "women" and "work," you've got a pretty good target market. Every day seems to bring a new book. We've pulled together a roundup of some of the latest, addressing women's varied career needs."New Girl on the Job: Advice from the Trenches" by Hannah Seligson (Citadel Press Books, 2007, $20). Seligson, who...

41. Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - January 12, 1989

BUDDHIST ART TOME LEADS PROCESSION OF BOOKS ON CHINA

BUDDHIST ART OF THE TIBETAN PLATEAU. Compiled and photo- graphed by Liu Lizhong. Edited and translated by Ralph Kiggell (China Books & Periodicals, Inc., $90). Books on China have proliferated in recent months as America's fascination with the rediscovered Orient continues.Here are a few volumes that run the gamut from esoteric art tomes to studies of China's recent history, including the post-Cultural Revolution period in the world's...

42. The Orange County Register - August 30, 1992

REVIEW Author puts fresh face on effort to remove barriers to success

Blending wisdom from the East and West, "Thick Face, Black Heart" tells how to overcome pain, doubt and failure and achieve the state of mind necessary for success.Thick face refers to the ability to create a positive self-image despite criticism; black heart is the ability to take the correct action without regard to the consequences.Rather than a mystical philosophy, however, "Thick Face" is full of the sort of sage advice one might...

43. Scripps Howard News Service - September 24, 1993

OLYMPIC REACTION: HOW WILL LOSING GAME AFFECT CHINA?

As Aussies danced at home and away, others in the world were trying to figure how Beijing lost the Olympics and what losing would mean to China."It's a mixed feeling," said Dr. Wang Minqi, an associate professor at University of Alabama. "I was disappointed that Australia got it, because it was not the first time China has been denied something historic. We are historic. We have a big population."I wish China would have...

44. The Washington Times - December 15, 1994

Farid Ghadry

OCCUPATION President and founder, Compass Middle East Wire Service BIRTHDAY June 18, 1954 HOMETOWN Washington, D.C.MARITAL STATUS Married, four children SELF-PORTRAIT The more challenging the job, the better the performance MOTTO The sky's the limit WALTER MITTY FANTASY Racing in an F1 car INSPIRATION Adam Smith, the father of capitalism, and all great people who have left something for humanity GREATEST FEAT Supporting an orphanage...

45. Ventura County Star (CA) - May 20, 2007

Women make less than men even just out of college

jmintz@VenturaCountyStar.com No matter how hard women work in most cases, it's not enough to bridge the gender pay gap.A year after they graduate from a four-year college, women earn 20 percent less than their male counterparts, according to a study released in April by the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation. And it widens to 31 percent less 10 years after college."It was a little surprising that we saw the pay gap so quickly...

46. Fort Worth Star-Telegram - August 31, 1992

Some winners and some dust collectors

Sometimes a motley collection of books finds its way into this column, and it's one of those weeks. So many books; so little space.People ask sometimes: Do you actually read all those books you write about? Of course I read them. Especially since I got new reading glasses - I can now read double the books in the same amount of time. Here's a tip that'll save you time in reading: If you see an idea or fact that you've read before, even in...

47. Columbian, The (Vancouver, WA) - January 15, 1995

DIRECT DEPOSIT AMERICANS RELUCTANT TO LET THEIR PAYCHECKS GO STRAIGHT TO THE BANK

Americans aren't half as quick as others to let their money travel the information superhighway.That's what statistics from the National Automated Clearing House Association, Herndon, Va., say about direct deposit.Direct deposit is a service that lets an employer put pay electronically into an employee's bank account. No paper paycheck. No deposit slip. No trip to the bank.It's free to employees. It saves employers money.Yet...

48. Seattle Post-Intelligencer - May 8, 1996

BOEING PLANS MEETING OF THE BOARD - IN CHINA

The Boeing Co. plans to hold a board of directors meeting next month in China, just when this year's debate to extend China's most-favored-nation trading status with the United States is expected to reach its peak.The meeting would take place against a backdrop of what is expected to be boisterous internal U.S. debate over China's trading status, and on the heels of setbacks Boeing has suffered at the hands of its largest customer.The board of...

49. Rocky Mountain News (CO) - October 24, 2000

SHORT CUTS

Shop smart Henri's of Denver, a full-figure boutique for sizes 12 to 5x at 1405 Krameria St., (303) 355-1811, has reduced prices on all its clothing, lingerie, shoes, hats, jewelry and other accessories through Saturday by 30 percent to 70 percent for a seasonal clearance. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. And Upscale Plus, 3890 Kipling St., (303) 420-5423, has just gotten a shipment of sizes 14w to 34w swimsuits;...

50. Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - November 6, 1993

Coke the real thing in China

ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) - If consumers in China drank an average of just one extra can of Coca-Cola a year, the soft drink maker would sell over a billion more Cokes. Numbers like that make executives at Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. beam as they ponder their reborn business in China, home to one of the world's fastest growing economies."People predict confidently, ourselves included, that within a short time China will be the largest soft drink (market) in...

51. Washington Post - July 5, 2001

BUSINESS NOTES

The Howard County Economic Development Authority's Center for Business and Technology Development has started an office that provides entrepreneurs with information about such sources of funding as bank loans, lines of credit, venture capital, angel funding and state grant funds. The program is available to all county businesses. For more information, call 410-313-6550 or e-mail ccardwell@hceda.org. The Columbia charter chapter of the American Business...

52. Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - February 4, 2000

LOCAL/AREA BRIEFS

Tax help available from Loras students Loras College senior accounting majors, in conjunction with the Volunteer Income Tax Program, will assist area seniors, handicapped, non-English speaking and low-income individuals with federal and state income tax preparation. Electronic filing is available for federal, Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin returns.Assistance will be offered from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 8 to April 11, in Hoffmann Hall, room 104. No session will be held on March 7, and the April...

53. Mountain Democrat (Placerville, CA) - September 12, 2000

Capital speakers touch on Clinton, global economy crisis

Sacramento’s Perspectives ’98 features President FordOPTIONAL NUT: Jack Kemp drew applause for stating the White House sex scandalneeded quick resolution, and Congress should “get us out of this mess and onwith America’s business.’’ By MARK JOHNSON Staff writer From the perspective of the luminaries who spoke Friday at Cal Expo conferencePerspectives ’98, the U.S. and the world face dangerous...

54. Fresno Bee, The (CA) - October 8, 1995

BOOKS AND MORE, ALL USED AND ALL FOR SALE

Book lovers will be in heaven next weekend. The biggest used-book sale of the year begins Friday evening on the southwest corner of Bullard and Marks avenues.Sponsored by the American Association of University Women, Fresno Branch, the annual sale runs through Oct. 22. The special preview, 5-8 p.m. Friday, requires a $10 admission fee. Admission is free all other days.Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays.Those who wish to donate books, magazines,...

55. Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - May 21, 1989

WORLD TRADE WEEK EVENTS \

World Trade Week, a weeklong promotion of international trade, is celebrated natiowide each spring. The week is an off-shoot of National Maritime Day, May 22, which commememorates the start of trans-Atlantic steamship service in 1819.Educational seminars and guest speakers dominate the events roster throughout Oregon this year.MONDAY, MAY 22 *Seminar -- Portland International Law & Business 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Westin Benson Hotel Guest Speaker: Sen. Bob Packwood Current...

56. Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - August 1, 1988

BUSINESS SPEAKS ANOTHER TONGUE

Summary: The number of Asian-language translators is increasing in Portland, and some also offer typesetting and consulting Although the business of language translation is not new to Portland, the number of companies dealing with Asian languages has increased, partly as a result of increased trade with Pacific Rim countries.``There's been a much more consistent need for Asian-language translations,'' says Charlotte Kennedy, executive director...

57. Rocky Mountain News (CO) - June 1, 1990

HONG KONG APPLAUDS BUSH DECISION \

The Hong Kong government is breathing a sigh of relief at President Bush's decision to extend China its most-favored nation status for another year. Withdrawing the MFN would have had a severe whiplash effect on Hong Kong's economy.Here's why: Last year, the value of Chinese-made goods re-exported through Hong Kong to America reached $8.5 billion. The value added to these exports in Hong Kong amounted to 15%. Furthermore, Hong Kong companies have...

58. Brentwood News (CA) - March 10, 2006

YOUNG AUTHOR SNOW GIVES BACK TO STUDENTS

YOUNG AUTHOR Molly Snow carefully instructed Pioneer Elementary students to close their eyes and stretch their imaginations enough to envision places, creatures and ideas that they had never experienced before."You can go anywhere in your mind," she explained.Once their creative juices were flowing, they wrote a short story together. Snow spent Monday at Pioneer in celebration of Young Authors' Day.She shared snacks and lunch with a select...

59. Newstex Blogs (USA) - September 2, 2009

The Last 150 Books I've Read

Sep. 2, 2009 ( Right Wing News delivered by Newstex) As part of a never-ending series, I like to do short reviews of the books I read. Here are the latest 15 with the previously reviewed 135 below the fold. PS: If you're wondering why there are very few low rated books on this list, it's because I have a low tolerance for boredom and tend to just stop reading tomes that don't hold my interest. Currently Reading: Barbara Oakley: Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell,...

60. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA) - March 1, 2009

BOOKS WHAT WE ARE READING / BOOK CLUBS IN GEORGIA

Club name: Rolling Readers Spokeswoman: Kristin Dontigney, Woodstock How often they meet: Every weekday, on their ride to and from work About this club: This club got started in September, when commuters Dontigney, Lynn Perigard, Candice Ahrens and Suzanne Guillebeau decided to turn their shared drive to and from work into an unconventional book club. "Suzanne thought it would be an interesting way to break up our 40-minute commute each way," Dontigney...

61. Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - June 13, 2007

How to work with a jerk without throwing things Book provides a helping hand for career changers

Q: What's the best way to deal with a lying, credit-stealing, fault-shifting jerk in my office? We are peer department managers. A can of asparagus could see that he's out to get me. Other than quitting, which, as a single mom, I can ill afford to do at the moment, how can I protect myself from this bozo? - S.O.S.A: Here are a few classy but effective tactics that others have employed in smacking down the sneaky agendas of spawn-of-Satan coworkers. Watching...

62. York Sunday News (PA) - August 1, 2004

Moment with a manager Family shares caring through chiropractic

Names: Selina Sigafoose-Jackson, 38, and Kevin Jackson, 42 Education: Both graduated from Life University, School of Chiropractic, in 1989.Titles: Doctor of Chiropractic Company: Sigafoose & Jackson Chiropractic Inc.What do you do? We take care of people through chiropractic by providing adjustments to the spine to increase the nervous system so people can enjoy greater health and quality of life.What is it like to work on people? Since there are so many...

63. New York Post (NY) - July 28, 2002

BULL'S EYE

AMEX POKES BIG BOARD RIGHT IN THE EYE It's rare that the American Stock Exchange does something big before its burlier, more imposing Downtown neighbor, the New York Stock Exchange.But this week, in an attempt to steer clear of the flurry of lawsuits and legislation stemming from corporate conflicts, the Amex passed a rule barring its top executives from serving on corporate boards.The Big Board, however, hasn't budged to change its practice that allows the...

64. The Florida Times-Union - March 10, 2002

Wells Watch

DOUBLE HITTER "Can you believe it -- Ossie Davis and Eartha Kitt here in the same week? In Jacksonville!" Pardon Carol Alexander her enthusiasm, but it was a special week for the director of The Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum. First, actor Ossie Davis spent an evening at the complex and loved what he saw, remarking that he had seen museums and he had seen dancers and singers and theaters, but this was the first time he had seen them all...

65. Rocky Mountain News (CO) - August 9, 2001

SHORT CUTS

Shop smart Take ``gently worn'' school clothes your children have outgrown to the Prime Factory Outlets at Loveland from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. If you bring up to 10 pounds of clothing, you'll receive a goody bag filled with coupons. Bring 10 pounds or more and you also get a chance to spin the prize wheel, which offers, among other prizes, an all-inclusive vacation in Cozumel, Mexico. The donated clothing will go to Goodwill....

66. Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA) - June 17, 2001

MURDER, MYSTERY AND ALL THAT JAZZ

Barbara Reed is a 20-year veteran of the Southern California music scene, as a singer, composer and the producer of a jazz album.She recently wrote a murder mystery set in the Los Angeles music business. So when Reed, a Long Beach resident, appears at a bookstore, she doesn't just talk and sign books. She usually sings with her band, the Barbara Reed Trio.Her new book is ``High Notes Are Murder,'' and she has recorded a companion compact disc, the...

67. The Dallas Morning News - November 26, 2000

HIGHLIGHTS

CDs Dweezil Zappa Automatic (Favored Nations) In stores now. B Here's a cool guitar record for you, complete with offbeat original songs, eclectic covers and a quirky, six-string-fortified attitude that harks back to the days when guitar instrumentals made their way into the Top 40 mainstream. Mr. Zappa, with vocal help from brother Ahmet on a deliciously wicked remake of "You're a Mean One Mister Grinch,"...

68. Bradenton Herald, The (FL) - January 3, 1999

FINANCES, TIME DESERVE NEW YEAR ATTENTION

Today, while we're still in the resolution-making mood, we borrow liberally from the International Association for Financial Planning and pass along some of the organization's advice.Even if you've already resolved to shed a few pounds and spend more time with family, the following, taken from the planners' newsletter, are well worth heeding: -Pay off your credit cards and other high interest, short-term debt. "After...

69. San Antonio Express-News - October 6, 1998

Simplifying life

We're stressed, overworked, pulled in all directions. Can anything be done about our hectic lives?Mary LoVerde, professional speaker and president of Life Balance Inc., says we're losing the battle to have it all. Her new book, Stop Screaming at the Microwave! How to Connect Your Disconnected Life (Fireside Books/Simon & Schuster, $12), offers help. LoVerde starts off by recounting the day that her 5-year-old arrived at preschool and discovered that he...

70. Washington Post - September 6, 1998

LITERARY CALENDAR

The following events in September are free to the public unless otherwise noted. This is not a complete listing; each store or institution may have more events that are not listed here. For additional listings, see Book Shop.16 Wednesday 12:30 P.M. Eric Dickey signs Milk in my Coffee at Vertigo Books, 1337 Connecticut Ave., NW, 202-429-9272.16 wednesday 7P.M. Robert Kaplan discusses and signs An Empire Wilderness at Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 202-364-1919.16...

71. The Kansas City Star - October 1, 1997

Marley expands annual sales event International conference draws nearly 400 of company's field agents to Kansas City.

Kansas City entrepreneur Leon Mart's inspiration in the mid-1920s might seem modest by today's standards.Mart, a co-founder with partner Chester Smiley of what now is the Marley Cooling Tower Co., thought of a more efficient way to spray cool water over some precisely engineered pipework in otherwise stifling factories and public buildings.His timing was golden. Mart's patent - the first of 122 the company has been awarded in its 75-year history -...

72. The Kansas City Star - September 26, 1997

Book festival events share the good words Many author presentations cost nothing, and those that do don't cost much.

The Great American Book Festival continues at Crown Center today through Sunday. The festival is a combined effort with the Science City Festival and the Reading Galaxy, a literary event especially for children.Most author presentations are free. Terry McMillan tickets cost $10 and are available by calling 469-4445. Tickets to the Iyanla Vanzant workshop Saturday cost $10 and are available at Cultural Expressions, 646 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan.Seats to presentations are on a...

73. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR - June 4, 1997

Tuning In First Global TV Generation, MARKETING BONANZA

Television - Americans' favorite pastime - is spreading its allure around the world and, in the process, creating a new global youth culture.Media moguls have taken advantage of deregulated telecommunications and media markets over the past decade to launch an array of commercial programming aimed at young people. The number of music video channels alone has risen meteorically: More than 100 have sprouted on five continents, and another half dozen are to be launched by the end...

74. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR - June 4, 1997

Tuning In First Global TV Generation, MARKETING BONANZA

75. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) - December 17, 1996

IF OPRAH CAN DO IT, I CAN TOO

A French writer once said he couldn't bring himself to believe in God because he couldn't bear the thought of (ITAL)not being Him.I had a similar feeling about a certain daytime talk show host last Thursday when I saw her face floating below a headline on the front page of USA Today. The headline read: ``Oprah Makes Books Cool Again.'' Besides being everything that I'm not: slim, beautiful, photogenic (ITAL)and a best-selling...

76. USA TODAY - May 8, 1995

U.S. readies action on Japan trade

President Clinton's economic team has approved a plan to try to force Japan to open its market to U.S. goods in the wake of the collapse of U.S.-Japan trade talks in Whistler, Canada.U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor planned to meet with Clinton at the White House late Sunday on what sanctions are to be imposed on Japan.The New York Times reported Sunday that the crux of the plan will be tariffs of up to 100% on billions of dollars in Japanese car-related...

77. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) - November 12, 1994

IN VIETNAM, ALWAYS

"You can kill 10 of my men for every one of yours, but even at those odds you will lose and I will win." -- Ho Chi Minh.The Vietnam War (1965-1973). What was it about? I've been attempting to answer that question since 1968.I began my Vietnam tour of duty in late February that year -- just in time to experience remnants of the Tet offensive.Upon arriving from Fort Benning, Ga., I was greeted by the characteristic sounds of the war: the...

78. Greensboro News & Record - November 7, 1993

COCA-COLA ACCELERATES BIG PUSH INTO CHINA

If consumers in China drank an average of just one extra can of Coca-Cola a year, the soft drink maker would sell over a billion more Cokes.Numbers like that make executives at Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. beam as they ponder their reborn business in China, home to one of the world's fastest growing economies."People predict confidently, ourselves included, that within a short time China will be the largest soft drink (market) in Asia," said Douglas...

79. St. Louis Post-Dispatch - November 7, 1993

CHINA IS IT COKE INVESTS $150 MILLION IN HUGE MARKET

80. Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA) - November 7, 1993

Bottled-up potential?, Coca-Cola accelerates push into China, sees billion-drinker market

ATLANTA -- If consumers in China drank an average of just one extra can of Coca-Cola a year, the soft drink maker would sell more than a billion more Cokes.Numbers like that make executives at Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. beam as they ponder their reborn business in China, home to one of the world's fastest-growing economies."People predict confidently, ourselves included, that within a short time China will be the largest soft drink (market) in...

81. Rocky Mountain News (CO) - July 12, 1991

AMERICANS CAN OUT-ZEN ASIANS IN DEALS

It's official. I'm calling the new American trend toward simplicity in business negotiations "American Zen."To my mind, it out-zens the much-hyped "inscrutable" Asian approach to finessing business deals.In fact, I'm declaring a moratorium on our Western business fetish for taking to heart such Asian strategy classics as Musashi's Book of Five Rings and Sun Tzu's Art of War....

82. Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - May 24, 1989

OREGON FIRMS KEEP WATCH ON CHINA

Summary: Despite the unrest in Beijing, commerce between the Northwest and the Far East continues as business as usual Oregonians with economic ties to China appear to be adopting a wait-and-see attitude toward the continued unrest there.``No one's changing any plans they are making,'' said Doug Kemper, first vice president of Security Pacific Bank and manager of its international banking department.However, he joined others in...

83. The Sacramento Bee - October 8, 1998

ROOTS OF PERSPECTIVES '98 LIE IN BAKERSFIELD MEGA-EVENT

Perspectives '98, the cavalcade of speakers that unfolds Friday at Cal Expo starring former President Ford and other luminaries, is one of a string of speech-filled events that brings big names to places they would not normally gather.The talk fests - held in communities such as San Diego, Fresno, Stockton, Palo Alto, Toronto and Perth, Australia - feature well-paid VIPs who wing in for a day, give a speech to generally admiring crowds and then head back home....