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	SHARKFIN.GIF  Picture of a SHARK underwater.
		      Looks almost like it could have
		      been photographed by a Cousteau
		      Expedition team member.

	MEDICINE.SND  Sound of a robotic doctor:
                      "How do you FEEL?"
  
	   DANCE.SND  Sound of CURLY of the 3 Stooges:
		       "AHHhhh CHHHOOoo....."
		      The HOSTESS says to him:
		       "H'ors d'oeuvre"
		      CURLY replies:
		       "No... Hayfever."

	    REEF.GIF  Picture of where future
		      Hayfever medicine may come from.

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			             THE WOKS
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       Here's a book about the bite-size Chinese delicacies
       that I thought were spelled DIM SUM.  It even has a
       recipe for my favorite item, Barbecued Pork Buns (page 28),
       that is made up of Basic Bun dough (page 104),
       and Soy Sauce-Chili Pepper Oil Dip (page 114):

       CLASSIC DEEM SUM
       recipes from Yank Sing restaurant, San Francisco
       by Henry Chan, Yukiko Haydock, and Bob Haydock
       (Holt, Rinehart & Winston; New York; 1985)

       Some people may not know how to STEAM food.
       One of the best books I've seen that covers how
       to STEAM FOODS and many other cooking methods is:
       KITCHEN TECHNIQUES
       a complete guide to practical cookery
       by Wendy James, Gill Edden & Grizelda Lorford
       (Crescent Books; New York; 1982)
       page 74 covers STEAMING TECHNIQUES.

       CONSUMER REPORTS has excellent informative articles
       on Electric WOKS (page 319; MAY 1990) and
       on RICE Cooking  (page 424; JUNE 1990).
       And on kitchen knives (page 710; November 1988).
       And Gas & electric ranges (page 80; February 1989).
       Check later issues of Consumer Reports, too, as they
       are constantly coming out with updated and improved
       information.

       A good book on cooking with electric skillets is:
       ELECTRIC SKILLET-FRYPAN COOKBOOK
       by Roberta Ames
       (Hearthside Press; New York; 1960)

       FISH is a delicacy used in cooking in southern China.
       Here's a cookbook that covers a broad range of FISH
       & other Seafood, BOTH from Asia and around the World.
       You could also substitute other fish for appropriate
       ones in this book:
       SEAFOOD
       a connoisseur's guide & cookbook
       by Alan Davidson - superb illustrations by Charlotte Knox
       (Simon & Schuster; London; 1989)

       And two more books on Asian cooking:

       CHINESE COOKING
       (Time-Life; New York; 1968)

       PACIFIC AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN COOKING
       (Time-Life; New York; 1970)

       And Consumer Reports has an interesting article on:
       "Is our Fish Fit to Eat?"
       in their FEBRUARY 1992 issue.

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			        CHINESE MEDICINE
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      When I was in college I had a tough time with
      INORGANIC CHEMISTRY.  I was referred to a Chinese graduate
      student who was majoring in Chemistry named Sum Chen.
      He was from Hong Kong and I was really lucky to learn
      from him, as he told me about why he was studying Chemistry.
      Turns out that he was studying the Chemistry of how
      Chinese medicines worked.  Chinese medicines were developed
      and refined over the centuries and he hoped to quantify
      and develop manufacturing procedures that could be sold
      both at home and abroad.  I haven't read anything about
      anyone doing this so this seems to be a real hush-hush
      business operation and possibly a MAJOR money maker.
      The book that Sum Chen gave me to study from was also
      alot easier to understand than the books that were
      required for my Inorganic Chemistry course.  It was:
      PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY
      by Hiller & Herber
      an International Student Edition
      (K“gakusha Company, Ltd; Tokyo, Japan; 1960)

      I haven't seen any books on Chinese medicines,
      but I have seen a book that CONSUMER REPORTS puts out
      called "THE MEDICINE SHOW".  It covers everyday health
      problems, what the remedies available for them are in
      the stores, and how effective they are.  They also
      produce the book "DRUG INFORMATION FOR THE CONSUMER".
      And the book "RICE: A COOKBOOK".  And "TRAVEL SAVVY"
      a book on how to avoid the hassles that plague all
      travelers today.  And another interesting book that
      they publish that deals with the chemistry & physics of
      cooking is "KITCHEN SCIENCE".  Consumer Reports Books
      are listed on the Consumer Reports magazine back covers
      or by writing:
      CONSUMER REPORTS BOOKS
      9180 LeSaint Drive
      Fairfield, OH 45014

 
      The Chinese, I'm sure, are also famous for makeup.
      If you look at the dancers & actors in their plays
      you'll see very interesting and sophisticated makeup
      techniques.  I know of no books on Chinese Cosmetics
      but here's one on Cosmetics in general:
      CONSUMER'S GUIDE TO COSMETICS
      by the Science Action Coalition
      (Anchor Books; Garden City, New York; 1980)

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		            CHINA ENTERS THE COLA WARS
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     Consumer Reports has an article entitled:
     "THE COLA WARS: WHO'S GOT THE RIGHT ONE?"

     They not only study and review and compare the COLA drinks
     but also cover the Marketing Strategies and the
     BATTLE FOR YOUR BRAIN! (see page 520, August 1991).
     The surprising thing is that I saw NO mention of
     the COLA that is trying to take over CHINA and that's
     "LUCKY COLA".   SEE page 350 of the book:

     CHINA
     a travel survival kit
     by Alan Samagalski & Michael Buckley
     (Lonely Planet pubs; Victoria, Australia; 1984)

     It shows a billboard in Shanghai that advertises
     "LUCKY COLA".

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			      EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL
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    An advertisement shown on page 478 of the book above
    (CHINA a travel survival kit) says that CHINA is inviting
    tourists to "Live Like a Peasant" in Shandong Province.
    You'd husk corn, shell peanuts and LIVE in Chinese peasant
    households with REAL people.  This educational experience
    is several days in length and a very good way to learn
    of new perspectives & cultures.  What's also interesting
    about Shandong Province is that the German's were there
    in 1898 (see page 476 of same book) and set up factories.
    Factories of what I do not know but I do know that the
    German's are highly skilled in chemistry.
    I bet the factories are COLA factories that have been secretly
    set up as a beachheads in the COLA WARS.  OR more
    likely the for the PEANUT BUTTER wars, since Shandong Province
    is China's biggest producer of Peanuts.  Peanuts can
    be processed into a wide range of products as anyone
    who has ever read about GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER
    well knows.   He was one of the Peanut & chemistry
    wizards of the Southern U.S.

    Shandong Province was also the home of Confucius.

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			      NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
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     NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC articles on CHINA
			 and the South Pacific:

     THIS IS THE CHINA I SAW by Jorgen Bisch - page 591; November 1964.
     HONG KONG countdown to 1997             - page 103; February 1991.
     JAPAN'S SUN RISES OVER THE PACIFIC      - page  36; November 1991.
     NORTHWEST AUSTRALIA the Land & Sea      - page   2; January  1991.

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			       FORTUNE COOKIES
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       Planning a trip to Australia as part of your trip to
       CHINA?  If you are lucky enough to have the time
       here's a book you could create tours from OR
       even (if you're cRaZy enough) the whole tour:

       AUSTRALIA IN 22 DAYS
       by John Gottberg
       (John Muir publications; Santa Fe, New Mexico; 1987)
       Wasn't John Muir a famous naturalist in the western U.S.?

       And here's a curious little book about a Ship Doctor
       on the Australian run of a cruise liner:

       SHIP'S DOCTOR
       by Stephen Kerry, M.D.
       (Taplinger Pubs; New York; 1972)
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				   APA KHABAR!
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				   What's news!

       More books on CHINA and the Far East:

       BEIJING
       the Heart of China, Imperial & Modern
       (Passport Books; Lincolnwood (Chicago), Illinois; 1987)

       CHINA
       Insight Guides
       (APA Pubs; Singapore; 1990)
       The Insight Guides have wonderful pictures
       and a wealth of information.

       LEGACIES
       A CHINESE MOSAIC
       by Bette Bao Lord
       (Borzoi Book; New York; 1990)
       A unique book.

       JAL GUIDE TO
       THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
       by Arne J. de Keijzer & Fredric M. Kaplan
       (Eurasia Press; New York; 1980)
       JAL executive service

       BURMA
       a travel survival kit
       by Tony Wheeler
       (Lonely Planet pubs; Berkeley, California; 1985)

       BALI & LOMBOK
       a travel survival kit
       by Tony Wheeler, Mary Covernton, & Alan Samagalski
       (Lonely Planet pubs; Victoria, Australia; 1986)

       Here's an interesting magazine article:

       "THE HEART OF SEOUL"
	by Jared Lubarsky
        in NORTHWEST Airlines Magazine
	September 1987
       For subscription write to:
        NORTHWEST MAGAZINE
	East/West Network, Inc
	Subscription Dept.
	5900 Wilshire Blvd  8th Floor
	LOS ANGELES, CA  90036
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			 CALL ME THE MOMENT YOU GET THERE
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      Detroit is a perfect place for an International convention
      on Manufacturing.  That's because there's alot of it
      done there (Automobile Manufacturing)
      that can be viewed as part of the convention.

      And as ARETHA FRANKLIN says:
      "They say alot of great talent's come out of DETROIT.
       But I say alot of it stayed right there."

       Metropolitan DETROIT Convention & Visitors Bureau
       Dept DAF
       100 Renaissance Center  SUITE 1950
       Detroit, Michigan 48243

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		         SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THESE
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		       A CHARMING FRIENDSHIP IN THE MAKING

  BERMUDA is an excellent place for a HONEYMOON.
  Near the Elbow Beach Hotel in Bermuda is a
  MOONGATE that newlyweds often have their pictures
  taken in.  You have to ask about it or you may miss it.
  And as some people may know who have
  been to China, the MOONGATE is a popular piece
  of architecture in southern China gardens.

  Both of the above & below fortunes from FORTUNE COOKIES
  were taken from page 196 of the book:
  CHINESE COOKING
  (Time-Life; New York; 1968)

			 THERE WILL BE NO HARM IN ASKING
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			 TRAVELED THE WORLD & THE 7 SEAS
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   I know that the Chinese prize Shark Fin soup,
   but I could not find a recipe for it.
   Failing that here is an interesting book
   about SHARKS:

   THE SHARK:
   splendid savage of the Sea
   by Jacques-Yves Cousteau & Philippe Cousteau
   (Doubleday; Garden City, New York; 1970)

   Two other books that also may be of interest:

   LIFE & DEATH IN A CORAL SEA
   by Jacques-Yves Cousteau with Philippe DiolŠ
   (Doubleday; Garden City, New York; 1971)

   OCTOPUS & SQUID
   the soft intelligence
   by Jacques-Yves Cousteau with Philippe DiolŠ
   (Doubleday; Garden City, New York; 1973)

   And here's an interesting article:
   "WHERE ARE YOU CAPTAIN NEMO"
   from page 44 of the magazine:
   "MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
   the management magazine of Integrated Manufacturing"
   [June 1992 issue entitled:
    Material Handling reaches new heights]
    That issue also has an article on "MACINTOSH Bar Codes".

    To get a subscription write to:
    MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
    Hitchcock Publishing Company
    Attn: Reader Information Department
    P.O. Box 3008
    Wheaton, IL 60189-9972

    And if you're looking to replace an airplane
    you should read what is considered (sort of)
    the consumer reports of Aerospace Technology
    (my opinion only)
    and that's:
    AEROSPACE AMERICA
    (AIAA Member Services)
    370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW
    Washington, DC  20024
    (202) 646-7400

    If you're ever in New England
    and you're looking for a WET & WILD time
    check out:

    SEVEN SEAS WHALE WATCH
    Gloucester House
    Seven Seas Wharf
    Gloucester, MA
    1-800-238-1776 for reservations

    And within a very reasonable drive of this is the AMAZING:
    WATER COUNTRY
    Portsmouth, New Hampshire
    (603) 436-3556
    This is New England's LARGEST water park.
    Watch Channel 4 BOSTON for more information about this
    throughout the summer.

    AND there are DISCOUNT COUPONS for BOTH the Whale Watch &
    the Water Park in the VAL-PAK coupon envelope that
    pops up in the U.S. mail.


      And here's a magazine on SCUBA DIVING:

      RODALE's Scuba Diving
      Savannah, GA 31401

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			 EVERBODY'S LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
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       Here's a book that was required reading when
       I was in high school that concerns China:

       THE GOOD EARTH
       by Pearl S. Buck
       (Pocket Book; New York; 1968)

       And more perspectives of China by outsiders:

       ANCIENT CHINA
       by Edward H. Schafer
       (Time-Life; New York; 1967)

       REPORT FROM A CHINESE VILLAGE
       by Jan Myrdal
       (Signet Book; New York; 1965)

       From page xxxiv of this book an item of note:
       "One must always keep in mind that China -
	like India - is a VAST country.  Conditions
	can be extremely different in different parts
	of the country at the SAME time."


       CHINA
       the Roots of Madness
       an award-winning documentary (in book format)
       by Theodore H. White
       (Bantam Books; New York; 1969)

       THE UNITED STATES & CHINA
       by John King Fairbank
       (Viking Press; New York; 1966)
       From back cover of this book:
       "When (this book was first published in 1948,
       it was hailed as the 'best book on China in
       our time.'  That evaluation will be echoed by
       many who peruse the completely revised,
       and rewritten edition."
	  - TAKASI OKA, Christian Science Monitor

       THE UNITED STATES & CHINA
       by John King Fairbank
       (Harvard University Press; Cambridge, MA; 1949)
       "The BEST one-volume job on China I have ever read."
	    - Theodore H. White

       And on cooking:
       THE MOOSEWOOD COOKBOOK
       recipes from the Moosewood restaurant in Ithaca, New York
       by Mollie Katzen
       (Ten Speed Press; Berkeley, California; 1982)

       THE ENCHANTED BROCCOLI FOREST
       ... and other timeless delicacies
       by Mollie Katzen
       (Ten Speed Press; Berkeley, California; 1977)

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      Some very interesting items on ART,
      watch closely:

      ORIENTAL BRUSHWORK
      by Wang Chi-Yuan
      (Pitman Pubs; New York; 1964)

      EPOCHS OF CHINESE & JAPANESE ART
      by Ernest F. Fenollosa
      in two volumes
      (Dover pubs; New York; 1963)


   Psst....  Is the name TANAKA music to your EARS?
	     If it is, here's a hot item.

	     Ayako Tanaka
	     is performing in a Senior Recital
	     Sunday, June 21, 1992 @ 7:30 pm
	     The Music School at Rivers
	     Berwind Building
	     337 Winter Street
	     Weston, MA

   AND if you're looking for Museums containing Asian Art see:

	     1.  Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC
		 SACKLER GALLERY bear's witness to a
		 single collector's love of ASIAN Art.
		 See article on page 38
		 of NORTHWEST Airlines Magazine
		 September 1987
		 For subscription write to:
		 NORTHWEST MAGAZINE
		 East/West Network, Inc
		 Subscription Dept.
		 5900 Wilshire Blvd  8th Floor
		 LOS ANGELES, CA  90036

	     2.  New York's famous METROPOLITAN MUSEUM
		 that not only has an extensive ASIAN ART
		 collection, but also an entire Pyramid
		 inside a gallery building, AND an entire
		 room of a House that was designed by
		 Frank Lloyd Wright.

	     3.  The BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
		 has one of the best ASIAN ART collections
		 that I've seen.  And it's close to
		 another interesting museum.
		 The Isabella Stewart Gardner museum.
		 A great place to go on a Rainy Sunday
		 to listen to LIVE Chamber Music.


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				  GIFT GIVING
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       If you're interested in doing business in CHINA, 
       a former Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations,
       CHRISTOPHER H. PHILLIPS seriously recommends the book:

       DEALING WITH THE CHINESE
       a practical guide to Business Etiquette
       in the People's Republic Today
       by Scott D. Seligman
       with a foreword by
       Roger W. Sullivan, President
       U.S. - CHINA Business Council
       (Warner Books; New York; 1989)

       What's especially interesting is what different
       cultures view as appropriate business gifts.
       See page 121 on why Americans must not give
       the Chinese clocks (watches) or cut flowers
       as business gifts.  And it also tells what the
       best color is for gift wrap paper.  It tells
       why NOT to use white giftwrap paper.
       RED is a festive color, and WHITE signifies funerals.
       This may explain the origin of the term:
       BETTER RED THAN DEAD.
       Probably the best thing to do, if your plane stops
       in Japan before you go to China, is to buy something
       at the Japanese Airport Store.  A simple and small
       but very practical gift would be Japanese Ceramic
       Chop stick holders.  They come in a Wooden Box
       which also is a very useful thing in China.
       The Japanese are specialists in packaging products
       as you'll see when you pass through there.  And I'm
       sure that if you mention that you are buying a gift
       for someone in China that they'll know how to package
       it for you.   Be sure to mention to the Chinese Business
       person you give your gift to where you bought it.

       Related to business & China & gifts,
       I have a Solar Cell calculator that was made in
       Hong Kong that I received from Fortune magazine
       for subscribing to their magazine.

       And page 69 explains how to talk via interpreters.
       It mentions avoiding Baseball Slang as it is the
       rare interpreter who has any knowledge of baseball
       and how to translate it into terms that the Chinese
       will understand.  Terms like "Ballpark figure",
       "Getting to First Base", and "Striking Out" are verbotin.
       This may change once the Chinese learn how to play baseball
       OR the United States one of their Sports Games.
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                                    FIREWORKS
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      The CHINESE are famous for inventing both gunpowder,
      and derivative from that, fireworks.

      Here's a book on fireworks by someone you may
      recognize:

      FIREWORKS
      a history & celebration
      by George Plimpton
      (Doubleday; Garden City, New York; 1984)
      I picked this up for $3 at Royal Discount Books.

      And here's a safe firework that my brothers and I
      would have enjoyed as early teens:

      FUN SNAPS
      Manufactured by Faestal
      P.O. Box 79
      ITAGUAI-RJ-Brasil
      CEP 23800
      Telephone (021) 396-1512

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		              GIFTS MY FOLKS GAVE ME
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    My folks have been to CHINA and they brought back several
    excellent gifts if you're not sure what you'll find there:

    1.   From Shanghai's Passenger Service Department
	 at their Airport, an engraved piece of slate
	 that shows a young Chinese couple.

    2.   From the same place:  CHINESE STAMPS in a special
	 fancy booklet.  These stamps portray superb Chinese
	 Art done in brushwork.

    3.   And my favorite, an exquisite Chinese thread painting.
	 It was done by Chinese artists using very Colorful
	 threads that are stitched into paper.  The motifs
	 are the same as those you see in Chinese brush paintings.
	 Mine's of an Evergreen growing on top of a Rock peak
	 surrounded by a panoromic scene of Mountains & Homes
	 & Chinese boats & Two Fishermen.   Rolled inside it
	 I found an article from the Boston Globe Sunday
	 Magazine, on page 62, about the FRAME GALLERY
	 in Coolidge Corner, Brookline.
	 They have very interesting frames and I was
	 evidently going to get my frame for my Chinese ART
	 there back in March 13, 1988... BUT I got side tracked.
	 That place, THE FRAME GALLERY, is at 300 Harvard Street
	 (rear) Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA if you're
	 interested in checking it out.

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