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It's time to hang up the stump, Hil'

Given what has been happening here in China the past week and a half, it's hard not to think and write about all things earthquake. However, I thought I might just take a moment away from China to throw my... ...full story at Zhongnanhai

from Zhongnanhai on Thu, May 22 2008

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17 May 08 visit help sichuan earthquake victims.  »  YouTube videoPlease give a hand out to the poor people that suffered in the Sichuan earthquake on 12/05/08 that left thousands dead and without homes. China has been having lots of things happening to it this year, I only hope things will get better from now on. I...
15 Sep 07 visit The stupidity of things past  »  Granite Studio Interesting post on the academic blog, New Kid on the Hallway ("The Glory of Progress") about the tendency by students and even some scholars to assume that because people from the past didn't write what we would write or think the way we would think,...
30 Jul 08 visit Things to love about Beijing…  »  Peking Duck It’s hardly an exhaustive list and is mostly based on observations and experiences from the past week or so, but I thought I’d jot down a few of my favorite things about the ‘Jing. Beijing parks in the early morning.  Jingshan, Beihai...
25 Jan 09 visit Chinese New Year, in all it’s Glory  »  Ben's Blog There may be no other moment in time in which the sheer madness of the environment eclipses that of the Chinese New Year.  For during this brief moment (and by brief moment I am also including the half hour before and after midnight), the Chines...
04 Aug 08 visit Cabin Fever in China  »  The China Expat For the past month and a half, I’ve been staying with my new parents-in-law in what amounts to small town China. After getting legally married and applying for a visiting relatives visa, we decided to hang around for a little while. Pretty easy to...
07 May 08 visit Weekday live music: 21st Century Noise, Karin Park, Surferosa, One-J  »  Shanghaiist Bands left drifting helplessly after the cancellation of Midi have found a sort of oasis in Shanghai. The past week has seen a multitude of Midi bands play and this week things get even busier. Even as we write Karin Park should be wrapping up her first...

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