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James Zaworski
I'm an English teacher, anthropologist and archaeologist. I teach English in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China, and often go back and forth from Japan to China I am a student as well, constantly learning about life, culture, history, and everything that I can in my finite lifetime.
Who the hell do you think you are?
17 AnswersPolls & Surveys6 years agoWho introduced baseball to Taiwan? America or Japan?
Baseball is quite popular in Taiwan. I was just wondering if the game was introduced from the USA, or via Japan.
5 AnswersBaseball1 decade agoWhat did the ancient Hittite king Suppiluliuma have in common with Europe of 1358 and 1360?
Suppiluliuma was arguably the greatest king of the Hittites. He greatly explanded the territory of his empire from Anatolia well into Syria, subjugating the Mitanni, and threatening Egypt's holdings in Asia, and ultimately, Egypt herself.
1 AnswerHistory1 decade agoWho was the "Napoleon of Egypt?
Also, what characteristics did the emperor of France have with this pharaoh of Egypt?
When giving the answer, I would like to see his prenomen and nomen, in his titulary.
1 AnswerHistory1 decade agoFacebook and Webshots have been banned in China. Can you help me?
I am an American in China, and want to have access to both webshots and facebook, in order to communicate more conveniently. Are there any proxy servers that will allow me to access my accounts flawlessly and fluidly, as if I was in the USA?
2 AnswersFacebook1 decade agoWhere are the air conditioners in high rise apartment buildings and skyscrapers in the USA?
I'm living in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. I live on the 9th floor of our 34 floor apartment building, and just had to have our external air conditioning serviced. I was alarmed and amazed as our air conditioning technician tied a rope around himself, and then went out the window to the external air conditioning unit to give it a dose of freon (as I held the rope!). My gf asked, what do they do in the USA?
2 AnswersGeography1 decade agoHow many Americans are living and working in China?
I am an American working in China, and am just wondering how many American ex-pats are working and living in China.
4 AnswersChina1 decade agoHow much foreign investment has been made into China in the past ten years?
I am interested in an amount, of either all foreign investment into China in the past ten years, or at least, American foreign investment into China, in the past ten years. Where can I find such information? I don't want guesses, or ball park figures. I want a documented amount, even a documented range.
2 AnswersOther - Business & Finance1 decade agoWhat is the incubation period of the Swine Flu, A/H1N1?
The Swine Flu, H1N1, is a growing pandemic threat. How long is it from the time of exposure, until the time that symptoms appear, and also, to the time of contagion? The latter two may be the same, but the former should be different.
I am concerned, as any responsible person should be about his health, the health of his family, friends, and community.
I am a student of history, and know that with the 1918 pandemic, people got sick, then recovered, and then later, died by the bushel full.
I am extremely concerned about his situation. If it becomes something rather benign, my concern is unwarranted. If my concern is on the other extreme, we should be alarmed and take as many precautions as possible.
Prudence says to wait for the facts to come. But, maybe, prudence says, let's shut down things to be safe, rather than sorry.
In light of the global economic crisis, I think that countries are slow to shut down travel due to the further hit on global business.
I think they are cowards, and this time should show great bravery.....let the chips fall where they may. If the epidemiological situation signals pandemic, shut things down.
5 AnswersInfectious Diseases1 decade agoWhy was the Egyptian Seventeenth Dynasty Separated from the Eighteenth Dynasty?
Kamose was the last pharaoh of the Seventeenth Dynasty. His brother was Ahmose, the first pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. Why were the Dynasties separated into two?
1 AnswerHistory1 decade agoWhere can I find a full transcript of Ken Burns documentary series, The Civil War?
I want to start a documentary history movie club for my students here in China, for them to better understand the United States of America. I have the Ken Burns Civil War series, but the subtitles on my copy do not work on the computer network system in my school, so therefore I need the transcripts, episode by episode, to augment the comprehension and understanding of the narrative.
9 AnswersMovies1 decade agoWho are the most recent Lincoln biographers?
I saw a good documentary on PBS about Abraham Lincoln a decade ago. There was an old guy doing the main interviews, but I forgot his name. I think it was with an H....and he was the third one of his name.
Any ideas?
1 AnswerHistory1 decade agoWhat is the end result of burning liquid hydrogen as a fuel?
Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical element in the known universe. If liquid hydrogen becomes an energy source, what is the chemical equation, and what is the result? Is it indeed carbon dioxide and water?
6 AnswersChemistry1 decade agoWhy should I buy an iPhone?
What can the iPhone do that is so great?
4 AnswersCell Phones & Plans1 decade agoDoes "true love", or "uncondional love", exist?
Are "conditions" or "expectations" impediments to love?
Do we love each other on superficial attraction?
Do we love each other on biological stimuli?
Do we have unconscious criteria by which we choose a life long mate?
Or do we have conditions, especially economic, that determine our "catch", in life?
What do you think? Is love accepting a person for who they are, right now, no matter what?
Or is love, how you feel, how turned on you are, about certain factors?
Candid answers.....honest answers. Please.
11 AnswersSingles & Dating1 decade agoWhen does an economic recession become an economic depression?
An economic recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of no growth in the GDP, or negative growth in the GDP. What is the definition of "Depression"?
13 AnswersEconomics1 decade agoWhat are the visa requirements for an Chinese citizen traveling to Thailand?
My girlfriend and I want to travel together to Thailand. What are the visa requirements of a citizen of the People's Republic of China for travel to Thailand?
3 AnswersThailand1 decade agoWhat are the visa requirements for an American citizen traveling to Thailand?
I am planning to go to Thailand in April. I will be traveling from the People's Republic of China. I am an American citizen.
3 AnswersThailand1 decade ago