A Beijing court has jailed and fined five men for fighting over a “lucky” licence plate containing the auspicious number 8888, Chinese media report.The men used knives and clubs to beat anyone who came near a machine issuing the number plates at a Beijing vehicle registration centre, Beijing News said.Several people were injured, one of them seriously, it added.Three men were sentenced to one year in jail. All were ordered to pay $8,000 (£5,000) to compensate the victims.The incident occurred in July last year as number plates ending with the numbers “8888″ were about to be issued, the reports said.The ringleader, identified only as Xu, had paid four accomplices 10,000 yuan ($1,500) to guard the machine.The number eight is considered auspicious in China because it sounds similar to the word for “to make money”.
September 30th, 2009
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September 30th, 2009
You might think that if you want to be a certified nursing assistant that you have to take special classes that cost a fortune at your local community college or vocational school. This is not true, however. The best way to get your CNA program under your belt is to get hired by a nursing home who pays you while they train you. Once you are trained, they send you for your exam. Pass the exam and you are a certified nursing assistant who can now freely take care of their patients. You will be able to work in a nursing home or other long term care facility.
September 30th, 2009