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Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Vice premier calls for effective flood-control in N China Jul 6, 2008
People walk and the vehicle moves on the flooded Weiming Road in Cangzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, July 5, 2008. Heavy rainfall hit Cangzhou on Saturday. (Xinhuanet, China)
A cultural row over dragon boats Jun 12, 2008
"We do not deny that Qu Yuan had a patriotic side, but we believe that another side, his desire for freedom and his refusal to submit to tyranny, has been obscured and diluted," said the online declaration on the Duanwu festival, drafted by Beijing scholar Ling Cangzhou and signed by other liberal academics. In their petition the intellectuals suggested that China should increase ordinary people's exposure to the ancient sage's historical deeds by printing his image on the notes of Chinese yuan,... (Asia Times Online)
Most effluent outlets discharge excess pollutants to sea in N China May 3, 2008
The major polluted areas were in Qinhuangdao, Tangshan and Cangzhou, the report said. Editor: Bi Mingxin. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Lingering fog plays havoc with Chinese cities Dec 24, 2007
Visibility of less than 500 meters was also reported in other parts of Hebei, including Baoding, Langfang and Cangzhou. "This is the longest and strongest spell of fog Hebei has seen this winter," said Guo Yingchun, a spokesperson with the provincial meteorological observatory. (Xinhuanet, China)
China Sentences Corrupt Prosecutor To Die Dec 21, 2007
Li Baojin was convicted Wednesday of taking bribes worth $760,000 from seven businesses between 1996 and 2006, when he was the chief prosecutor and deputy police chief in Tianjin, a Cangzhou Intermediate People's Court official said. The official, who refused to give his name, said Li's sentence was suspended for two years. (CBS News -- World)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
• Lee Says He's `The Fall Guy' Jun 27, 2007
"I think so. I don't want to say it, but probably everybody tell me that's why," Lee said, in the clipped English and strong accent that traces to his birthplace of the Cangzhou province of mainland China. "But that's the wrong approach. Is this really the criminal justice system in our country?". (FOX61, CT)
Unimech forms JV to make stainless steel valves in China Jun 27, 2007
PENANG: Unimech Group Bhd, which transfers to Bursa Malaysia main board today, is setting up a joint venture in Cangzhou, China, to produce stainless steel valves in the third quarter. Group executive chairman Datuk Lim Cheah Chooi said Unimech would hold 51% stake in the partnership. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
* World News Quick Take May 13, 2007
"The blast in the nitration workshop section led to a fire," a Cangzhou city spokeswoman said. More than 100 people were injured, fourteen seriously, many of them suffering burns, the report said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Factory explosion in northern China kills 5, injures 18 May 12, 2007
The blast occurred Friday afternoon at the Cangzhou Dahua TDI Co. Ltd. in Cangzhou, a city in Hebei province, Xinhua said. The cause was under investigation, it said. (International Herald Tribune)
Beijing's Water Thirst Causes Neighbour Problems Apr 2, 2007
Parts of the city of Cangzhou, south of Tianjin, have subsided more than 2 metres (6 ft 6 in) because of over-extraction of ground water, the report said. And in coastal Qinhuangdao, which will host some football events during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the groundwater has become unpotable due to infiltration of sea water, it added. (Planet Ark, United States)
