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<title>Welcome to Tolkin&apos;s lectures</title>
<description><![CDATA[<P class=MsoBodyText3 align=justify><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #4682b4; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic; language: EN"><STRONG>Welcome to my personal website, a place where my friends, students and others can find updated information about&nbsp;me and my&nbsp;lectures. This page contains the latest news (updated&nbsp;weekly). By following the links to the&nbsp;left you can find detailed information about my teaching and research.</STRONG></SPAN></P>]]></description>

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<title>Dealing with Nervousness (Public Speaking)</title>
<description><![CDATA[<P align=justify><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Most people tend to be anxious before doing something important on public. The ones who succeed have learned to use their nervousness to their advantage.This lecture will give you the answer for the question: How can I control my nervousness and make it work for me <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">rather</SPAN> than against me?</SPAN></P>]]></description>

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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:46:02 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China unveils support package to auto, steel industries</title>
<description><![CDATA[<DIV><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e0ffff">BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council unveiled a long-awaited support package for the auto and steel sectors Wednesday to boost the two "pillar industries".Under the plan, the government will lower the purchase tax on cars under 1.6 liters from 10 percent to 5 percent from Jan. 20 to Dec. 31 in a bid to stimulate sales.&nbsp;&nbsp;It will also allocate 5 billion yuan (730 million U.S. dollars) to provide one-off allowances to farmers to u...]]></description>

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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:39:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tibet opens annual parliament session to foreign journalists</title>
<description><![CDATA[<DIV><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e0ffff">Lhasa, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Four media organizations from China's neighboring countries will be invited for the first time to cover the annual session of the People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region to be held on Jan. 14.&nbsp;The plenary session of the Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to be held on Jan. 12 will also be open to foreign press.&nbsp;According to a press conference held by the two sessio...]]></description>

<link>http://tolkin.cn/news/2009-01-11-12</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:08:18 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Chinese vice president urges Macao to diversify its economy</title>
<description><![CDATA[<DIV><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e0ffff">MACAO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping Saturday said here that Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) should promote its long-term economic diversification.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Xi, who paid the first official visit to Macao since assuming the <!--ADV_CONTENT-->office of Chinese Vice President in March 2008, made the remark when meeting with the SAR's Chief Executive Ho Hau Wah and 113 representatives from all walks of the local s...]]></description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:05:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gov&apos;t extravagance warned of as China embraces &quot;difficult fiscal year&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[<SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e0ffff">BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang urged more efficient and transparent use of government funds as the country faces rising fiscal expenditures while tackling the global financial crisis.&nbsp;&nbsp;China should strengthen management and scrutiny of the fiscal budget and should reduce administrative expenses as the country faces relatively high fiscal pressure, Li said at a national fiscal conference on Tuesday.&nbsp;The government...]]></description>

<link>http://tolkin.cn/news/2009-01-08-10</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:41:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China hopes to ensure healthy, stable relations with U.S.</title>
<description><![CDATA[<SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e0ffff">BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- China hopes to work with the United States to maintain a healthy and stable relationship which benefits the people of both countries and the world, said Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo on Wednesday.&nbsp;"Sino-U.S. relations are at a crucial point linking the past to the future," Dai told the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte, who was here to honor the 30th anniversary of Sino-U.S. relations.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dai s...]]></description>

<link>http://tolkin.cn/news/2009-01-08-9</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>NYSE marks 30th anniversary of U.S.-China diplomatic ties</title>
<description><![CDATA[<DIV><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e0ffff">NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)on Monday kicked off its trading session with a special ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States.&nbsp;In a symbolic move, Stephen A. Orlins, president of the U.S. National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR), rang the market's Opening Bell. He was accompanied by Dr. Henry Kissinger, a key trailblazer and ...]]></description>

<link>http://tolkin.cn/news/2009-01-06-8</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:11:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China warns exporters against rising overseas credit risks</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:07:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ukraine accuses Russia of reducing Europe&apos;s gas supplies</title>
<description><![CDATA[<DIV><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #e0ffff">&nbsp;KIEV, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine accused Russia on Sunday of deliberately reducing gas flows to customers in Europe.&nbsp;"We consider the actions of Gazprom as threatening the energy security of Ukraine and Europe, which could bring unpredictable consequences for the entire gas transit system of Europe," Ukraine's state energy company Naftogaz said in a statement. Naftogaz urges Gazprom to stop technical manipulation of volumes and gas supply r...]]></description>

<link>http://tolkin.cn/news/2009-01-05-6</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:31:23 GMT</pubDate>
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