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Nspirement Wishes You a Happy Holiday Season!

Holiday Spirit fills the air. Red cheeks, smiles, and warm hearts are everywhere during this Holiday Season. It’s that time of the year and its end is near. Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year! Have a wonderful Holiday Season Thank you for all your attention. Thank you for sharing our articles, or even taking ...

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The Young Child Who Was Teachable (Chinese Idiom)

This Chinese idiom is derived from a chapter about Zhang Liang from the Records of the Grand Historian. Zhang Liang is best known as being a hero of the early Han Dynasty (1046-256 B.C.). He was an aristocrat of the Han state during the Warring States period. After the Qin Dynasty overtook the Han Dynasty, Zhang ...

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What Are Tariffs and Trade Wars?

Free and open trade between countries is a crucial ingredient that can help to maintain a real-world marketplace. Many states have strong trade partnerships, and that creates a win-win situation for them. But still, there are countries that cannot agree on the ratio of exports to imports between them. These disagreements can lead to tariffs ...

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A ship loaded with containers.

The Timeless Prenatal Advice in the Classic ‘Female Filial Piety’

Female filial piety is possibly one of the most recognized fundamental virtues that have been an important pillar in traditional Chinese culture for more than a thousand years. During the Tang Dynasty, a woman named Madam Zheng liked to read historical stories about sages. Inspired by these stories, she compiled all the most moving into ...

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How a Butcher’s Experience Prevented Him From Killing

The following story is based on true accounts that happened more than 10 years ago to a butcher. There was a butcher who earned his livelihood by slaughtering cattle. It came that the butcher bought a cow and her calf and that he intended to kill the cow, so he honed his knife in the ...

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Supernatural Abilities and Acupuncture Skills in Ancient China

Many ancient Chinese doctors are said to have had supernormal capabilities, such as being able to see through a physical body. A few such physicians in ancient China, who are said to have had supernatural abilities, were Bian Que, Hua Tuo, Sun Simiao, and Li Shizhen. According to the medical records of the famous doctor ...

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Ancient Chinese physician Hua Tuo.

California Wildfires the Most Fatal in Its Recorded History

Flames have been eating away at California’s forest landscape since October 8. Thousands of people have had to be evacuated, away from their homes, most of which were located in the center of the state’s well-known wine country. While California wildfires are nothing new to its residents, this season’s fires are unique. The “Camp Fire” ...

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Decentralized Machine Networks: The Future of Smart Machines Vs. IoT

The Internet of things (IoT) is a growing industry, currently worth US$800 billion, with more than 8.4 billion connected devices online and spending predicted to reach almost US$1.4 trillion by 2021. But for this to work properly, decentralized machine networks are required. The colorful range and growing numbers describing IoT seem to be pointing toward ...

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The Internet of things.

How the Rite of Marriage Defines What One Should Value

Marriage, in the traditional sense, is the union between a man and a woman. The rite of marriage has been practiced among various cultures around the globe for centuries. It is the foundation for the social embodiment of what we refer to as a family, with its duties and privileges shared respectively. Marriage is essential ...

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A man and woman with a wedding bouquet.

New US Foreign Aid Agency to Counter China’s Growing Global Influence

President Trump recently signed a bill bringing a new foreign aid agency into life, the “U.S. International Development Finance Corp.” The newly established foreign aid agency has the authority to provide US$60 billion in loans, loan guarantees, and insurance to companies daring enough to do business in developing countries. Close observers have coined Trumps’ recent move ...

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