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China Drive, Afternoon, 2008-12-26
    2008-12-26 20:51:14     CRIENGLISH.com

Broadcast Time: 17:00-19:00, 2008-12-26

  

  • Liquor companies and bartenders are finding inspiration in the financial crisis, devising new recipes and reviving old cocktail standards to keep spirits alive during the holidays.
  • Shanghai weather forecasters are to offer a service next year, which will tell people of the risk of bacterial food poisoning based on temperature and humidity conditions.
  • A turkey has been spared ending up on the dinner plate this Christmas - as he's too ugly.

  • Experts are asking if China can be a safe haven for sport during the global recession.
  • Eight-time Beijing Olympic winner Michael Phelps will resume training in February, according to his coach.
  • In football, England's friendly international against European champions Spain in February will be played at Sevilla's Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium.
  • Toyota has vowed to continue running its Formula One team despite forecasting an annual loss of almost 2 billion dollars.
  • The PGA Tour has finalised its full schedule for 2009 with a slight overall increase in prize money.
  • John McEnroe expects Andy Murray to win his first tennis grand slam in 2009.

Lapland Food

In Lapland, said to be the home of Father Christmas, baked ham and Christmas loaf make for traditional Christmas fare. But as people become more conscious about healthy eating, alternative foods are proving popular during the Christmas season.

    

  • Attaining economic goals 'difficult'
  • Job applicants swarm overseas hiring drive
  • Baoshan raises prices to trim losses

   

  • Beyonce Knowles is worried she might kill her family when she cooks Christmas dinner.
  • Just because Batman landed in Hong Kong doesn't mean "The Dark Knight" will.
  • In American theaters now are "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," which tells the story of a forbidden friendship between the son of a Nazi officer and a Jewish boy imprisoned in a concentration camp; "The Reader," which stars Kate Winslet as a former concentration-camp guard on trial years after the war; and "Adam Resurrected," which follows a Holocaust survivor (Jeff Goldblum) living in a mental institution.

Wrong Recipient

Have you ever sent a text message to a wrong person? What was the message about? Did you send it to your boss, or a person that is not supposed to read the message? Did it embarrass you at the moment?

 
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