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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Quote of the day 6
‘The present is a point just passed.’ – David Russell
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Het Wakend Oog
On the Dutch Wadden Sea island of Terschelling, near the harbour, there is this nice little coffee house called ‘Het Wakend Oog’ (The All-seeing Eye). The purpose was to provide shelter for the local fishermen, when they had to watch … Continue reading
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Quote of the day 5
‘As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.’ – Plato
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Copenhagen failure 2
Interesting article in The Guardian yesterday: ‘How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room’
Posted in China, Chinese Fascism, Environment, News and Opinion
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Shanghai World Finance Center
Here a few views from the observation deck of the SWFC. It’s at 430 meters. The total height of the building is 492 meters. Since it’s completion earlier this year, I had never been up there. Now with the children … Continue reading
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Quote of the day 4
‘We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.’ – George Washington
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Youngest round
Young solo sailor Jessica Watson is making good progress, and is only about 3 weeks away from Cape Horn. Read more on her blog.
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Copenhagen failure
Asked by the Observer who was to blame for blocking the introduction of controlled emissions, the director general of the Swedish environment protection agency, Lars-Erik Liljelund, replied: “China. China doesn’t like numbers.”
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Quote of the day 3
‘All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.’ – Albert Einstein
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Quote of the day 2
‘Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.’ – Arthur C. Clarke
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Quote of the day 1
‘To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books.’ – The Secret Teachings of All Ages
Zetland Hall, Hong Kong
The history of Zetland Hall. The first Masonic Hall in Hong Kong was built in 1846 by The Zetland Lodge No. 525, English Constitution and was named Zetland Hall in honour of the Lodge that built it. The Zetland Lodge … Continue reading
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China and climate change
The real reason why China seems to be reluctant to do anything significant to reduce their CO2 emissions, is that the government believes that China will benefit from warmer temperatures. And they point out the correlation between temperature changes, and … Continue reading
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PredictWind.com
One of the best forecast services for wind and marine weather I have seen so far. I am using PredictWind for about 6 months now, and their predictions are extremely accurate. It is not a free site, but they offer … Continue reading
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