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lotus & pine: We are all from Dream City
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News and notes from the chinese hinterland. We are all from Dream City. This piece is truly amazing, thick, thoughtful writing by. Zadie Smith on Obama. Zadie Smith is usually amazing. I saw her speak once. She signed my paperback copy of White Teeth. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Signifies the progress of the soul. From the primeval mud of materialism, through the waters of experience, and into the bright sunshine of enlightenment. Signifies longevity and endurance. It is a place with hundreds of ...
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lotus & pine: Osnos to Vietnam
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News and notes from the chinese hinterland. I am on a visa that requires me to leave and re-enter the country every 90 days. Yunnan borders Laos, Burma, Vietnam. so after a 12h bus ride, I could theoretically wake up in Norther Vietnam, say, tomorrow. As I currently scheme to make a living, I am considering another trip to Sapa across the border in March or April. That is why it was so exciting to see Osnos' posts about his trip to Vietnam. Last week. He noticed a swiftly-implemented helmet law. From the...
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lotus & pine: Fallows in Xizhou
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News and notes from the chinese hinterland. My most favorite Atlantic blogger, author and old China hand has been in Xizhou. Yes, the tiny village I lived in for a few years. James Fallows was in Xizhou! This is his view of the fields just beyond Xilin Yuan, the cultural retreat hotel where I once worked. I was proudest when I created the first bi-lingual vernacular architecture exhibit about Xizhou's Bai architecture in tandem with the wonderful Yang Yang. Ah, the memories. June 13, 2009 at 6:12 AM.
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lotus & pine: NEWS FLASH: Freelance china-hand turns geeky academic turns Army civilian
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News and notes from the chinese hinterland. NEWS FLASH: Freelance china-hand turns geeky academic turns Army civilian. I am just going to dive in here with a timeline, jogged from the recesses of my mind. April 2009: University of Chicago offers me a fullboat to sail into another masters. September 2009: I return to Chicago and dive into 'the school thing'. October 2009: Realization UofC is not like other grad school. November 2009: Acclimatization to workload. December 2009: Pain threshold increased.
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lotus & pine: World Bank Says....China OK for now
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News and notes from the chinese hinterland. World Bank Says.China OK for now. From Foreign Policy magazine's blog ,. The Good News for China. Elizabeth Dickenson, Wed, 3.18.2009 - 9:03am. Its quarterly update on China today, and the ne. Ws is mixed - but much better than what most countries are hearing. In summary:. While China's real economy has been hit hard by the global crisis, it is still holding up.". The bank predicts a growth rate of 6.5 percent - lower than the "magic" 8 percent. Is, well, gold?
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News and notes from the chinese hinterland. It seems 20 million migrant workers in China are unemployed. Maybe they are all. Waiting for an unlikely phone call offering a job. Back on the coast. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Signifies the progress of the soul. From the primeval mud of materialism, through the waters of experience, and into the bright sunshine of enlightenment. Signifies longevity and endurance. I breathe fresh pine air and marvel at the indigenous wildflowers. But today well lived ...
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News and notes from the chinese hinterland. Things that have been keeping me interested:. A Recycling in China Blog. Natural resources, recycling culture, news commentary from Shanghai. And, a doom-and-gloom look at. The scrap industry recession hitting China. China on the Wild Side. A Time Magazine photo essay of disaffected, experimenting Chinese youngsters qnd. Related article by Rian Dundon. And now the worst drought since 1951,. This is a great overview of Water in China. And finally, Starbucks has ...
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lotus & pine: Keeping my eye on the food ball
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News and notes from the chinese hinterland. Keeping my eye on the food ball. Suggest ways Obama can change the health debate. And keep our eye on the real causes of health and preventative cures for illness. The No. 1 cause and cure of America's health care crisis is right under your nose - it's what you put in your mouth. T Colin Campbell, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of nutritional biochemistry at Cornell University. He is co-author of " The China Study. The China study is an amazing piece of science t...
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lotus & pine: Bamboo Behind the Bamboo Curtain
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News and notes from the chinese hinterland. Bamboo Behind the Bamboo Curtain. This is a joke, an inside joke.with myself. I was cleaning the house, moving the heavy glass vase with thick bamboo roots into my bedroom. As the sun set, the curtain was drawn.and this concept popped into my head. Was a term I first encountered in my studies of. Today, the term is more often used to refer to the tightly-guarded borders of Burma. Lifting the Bamboo Curtain. Robert Kaplan in the Atlantic. Jetty and sold them in ...
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lotus & pine: Recycling: Global Scrap
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News and notes from the chinese hinterland. It seems the global demand for recycled products is shifting.downwards. Things once bound for export and re-use are heading to landfills. Prices for recyclables are down. Good for buying. But what if there is no customer? Original price each (with beer): 4rmb. Cost recovery per bottle: .2rmb. Actual beer cost: 3.8rmb. Actual total cost recovery: 2rmb (used for 2 one-way bus fares). I think I had a dream last night about our throw-away society. I thought about t...
