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Quote of the day 57
‘How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.’ – Sir Arthur C. Clarke
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Quote of the day 56
‘Got my Kid a flat piece of cardboard for Christmas!… what the daft bastard wants with an ex box I’ll never know…..’ – Anonymous
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The Xinjiang Procedure | The Weekly Standard
The Xinjiang Procedure | The Weekly Standard.
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Pollution in China
A picture says more than 1000 words. These pictures by a Chinese photographer are shocking. http://image.fengniao.com/vision/vision.php?id=122
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Hainan fishermen arrested in Philippines
From South China Morning Post: Six fishermen from China have been arrested in western Philippine waters for catching endangered sea turtles, officials said on Sunday. The fishermen, from China’s southern island province of Hainan, were arrested on Friday in waters … Continue reading
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Shanghai Masonic Hall
Yesterday I joined a group of about 20 brethren from Hong Kong masonic lodges on a visit to the old Masonic Hall on no. 1623 Beijing Road West in Shanghai. It was used as a masonic temple from 1931 on … Continue reading
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PRC raises a glass to 80 years of propaganda
From the Taipei Times: China’s Xinhua news agency, which functions as a propaganda arm of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and is this year celebrating its 80th year as a disinformation machine, started life in Mao Zedong’s (毛澤東) caves in … Continue reading
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iPhone 4S comes out in HK
From South China Morning Post: Things got ugly outside the Apple Store in Central yesterday when, according to witnesses, professional queuers forced their way to the front of the line for Friday’s release of the newest iPhone. About 15 people … Continue reading
Posted in Hong Kong, News and Opinion, Technology
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Asia Times Online :: Deadly fog on the Mekong
Interesting article about the drug trafficking on the Mekong river. Asia Times Online :: Deadly fog on the Mekong.
Posted in China, Corruption, Maritime & Navy
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Phuket October 2011
Just a few pictures of my sailing trip around Phuket and Phang Nga Bay. We sailed on the ‘Zephyros’, a Bavaria 50 chartered from Elite Yachting. Not the best sailing weather during the SW monsoon (11 days rain out of … Continue reading
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Quote of the day 54
“I am not saying it is utterly useless. It can play video games.” UNNAMED CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES PROFESSOR, ON THE UTILITY OF CHINA’S TIANHE-1 SUPERCOMPUTER.
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U.S. Shores Brace Themselves for Up to 20 Million Tons of Tsunami Debris | Maritime News | Maritime Executive Magazine
U.S. Shores Brace Themselves for Up to 20 Million Tons of Tsunami Debris | Maritime News | Maritime Executive Magazine.
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Quote of the day 53
‘There is no time difference between Shanghai and Hong Kong.’ - Part of the announcement on the Dragonair flights to HK. (Priceless, try something like 50 years hehe)
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