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LCD Soundsystem’s Al Doyle: “It’s A Bit Of A Leap To Say The ‘Motivation’ Behind Ending The Band Is To Sell More Tickets” - LCD Soundsystem's massive, highly publicized farewell show has become a bit of a sore subject for some fans following the band's decision to get back toget...
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Wal-Mart takes a cue from Amazon and applies for its own drone-deploying blimp patent - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is taking on Amazon in what appears to be a copycat move — by applying for a drone-deploying blimp patent. You may recall about a yea...
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NASA captured photos and video of the ISS 'photobombing' today's solar eclipse - The International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the Sun at roughly five miles per second during a parti...2 hours ago
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Ellie Kemper & Flying Lotus - This week, two of our favorite Bullseye guests. First up: Ellie Kemper, star of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. If you haven't seen it, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmid...6 hours ago
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Android Oreo superpowers, coming to a device near you - Today, we are officially introducing Android 8.0 Oreo, the latest release of the platform–and it’s smarter, faster and more powerful than ever. It comes ...6 hours ago
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A Town Once Visited by Aliens Awaits the Total Solar Eclipse - Carolyn Kormann reports from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, the point of greatest eclipse in the United States and the site of a supposed alien close encounter in...
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My Complicated Relationship With Cockroaches - He was in his 20s before he ever set eyes on a cockroach, but today he's a skilled exterminator of the creatures that plague Japanese homes.13 hours ago
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How to Hide a File in your Google Drive in Plain Sight - Learn how to hide your secret files in Google Drive. Your hidden files will not be visible to anyone in plain sight including those who have view access to...17 hours ago
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Eclipse Birds - [image: 'Hey! Put her down!' 'No, it's ok! The next chance for me to be carried to a blood cauldron isn't until 2024!']1 day ago
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Essaypro.com review - Roughly 6 days, you can go through essaypro.com review paper samples available on the site to make sure the level of quality is acceptable for you. Many pe...1 day ago
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How tea saved my life - As a kid, my favorite beverage wasn't tea but coca-cola! I remember the joy of being allowed 1 can a week for Sunday's lunch! As a teenager, I drank the ...
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Not My Job: Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Gets Quizzed On 2020 - We'll ask the governor three questions about exciting things scheduled for the year 2020, that definitely aren't the next U.S. presidential election. *Origi...2 days ago
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The Skeptics Guide #632 - Aug 19 2017 - What's the Word: Eclipse Terminology; News Items: Concrete Gravity Trains, Backfire Effect, Polio Vaccines from Tobacco Plants, Antibiotic Resistance, Alte...2 days ago
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Sneak Peek: Uluru Base Walk - I’m still trying to edit all my photos from our family trip to Uluru. Thought I’d share this beautiful photo I took during our walk along the base of Uluru...3 days ago
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EP589: Seb Dreams of Reincarnation - AUTHOR: Aimee Ogden NARRATOR: Matthew Hamblin HOST: Mur Lafferty Seb Dreams of Reincarnation is an Escape Pod original. Discuss on our forums. For a list ...4 days ago
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Raffles City Changning Bell Tower - I have always felt that Jing’an Temple (静安寺) in Shanghai was a cool landmark, a gleaming Buddhist temple sitting right in Shanghai’s city center. Sure, it ...5 days ago
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A Free Writing Mini-Course for You: How I Wrote “The Hills Will Melt like Wax” - Are you on my mailing list? If so, thank you for your patience. Last week involved a lot of emails: I launched my first ever online writing course. Thank...6 days ago
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Flickr Heroes of the Week - Our new Flickr Heroes of the Week are ‘Colorful Squares‘ by Mai Son on Facebook & Google+ and ‘Nara Line, Kyoto, Japan‘ by Emre Çift […]1 week ago
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Are the Charlottesville White Supremacists Really “Nazis”? - To discuss the horrific events in Charlottesville this weekend, and the grotesque response to them from President Trump, I spoke by phone with Jelani Cobb...1 week ago
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Branching out by train (En Voyage) - Once you know a spine of lofty mountains runs almost the entire length of Taiwan, the island’s rail map makes complete sense. The busiest stretch of railro...
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Solar Eclipse - The next solar eclipse in America will occur on August 21, 2017. What is the best way to prepare to observe it? On this episode, Dr. Andrew Fraknoi discuss...2 weeks ago
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NIgel Warburton speaking at Blackwell's Bookshop Oxford 11am Saturday 5th August (free event) - Nigel Warburton on A Little History of Philosophy At 11am on Saturday August 5th, Nigel Warburton will be giving a talk about his book A Little History of ...2 weeks ago
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2017七月科幻奇幻私房推薦書單 - 四星： （奇）Robert Jackson Bennett，《階梯之城 II：聖劍之城》[皇冠，2017/07] （短）黃崇凱，《文藝春秋》[衛城，2017/07] 收錄：〈如何像王禎和一樣活著〉、〈七又四分之一〉、〈寂寞的遊戲〉 三星半： （科）Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman，《星...
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How do the world’s biggest drug companies compare, in their transparency commitments? - Here’s a paper, and associated website, that we launch today: we have assessed, and then ranked, all the biggest drug companies in the world, to compare th...3 weeks ago
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Sundog! - The first actual sundog that I’ve ever seen in Taiwan – so I just had to share this with you! No visits yet4 weeks ago
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Collings and Herrin - RHLSTP reunion - Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast 140. It's the first time Andrew Collins and Richard Herring have spoken in over 60 months and it would b...4 weeks ago
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Carleton Place High School - In July 2016, I returned to the halls of Carleton Place High School with my dad, Tom Marshall. He was Head of the Phys Ed Department and my coach for years...5 weeks ago
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共享單車：除了治理，還有設計 - 若不是近日obike停車爭議 ，很多人應該都不知道依「道路交通安全規則」第131條之規定，自行車得比照大型重型機車以外之機車停放，意即自行車（腳踏自行車、電動輔助自行車、電動自行車）可停放機車停車格內。不過，大概是民眾抱怨太多， 新北市政府交通局公告了三重區、土城區、中和區、永和區、板橋區、新店區、新莊區、蘆...
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How Virtru for G Suite lets you share sensitive business information and stay compliant - If you work in a regulated industry like healthcare, legal or finance, you might be familiar with regulations relating to HIPAA, CJIS and CFPB, and under...1 month ago
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【書展訊息】2017 第三屆高雄書展參展資訊 - 高雄的鄉親～我們又來嘍！ 2017第三屆高雄書展，即將在7月7日熱情展開！ 請與雅書堂一起迎接閱讀之夏吧！ 展場位於高雄國際會議中心 （地圖請見下方）1 month ago
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How to add tone marks to Pinyin automatically, sort of - There are plenty of ways to type Hanyu Pinyin with tone marks. These usually involve typing the tone number after the vowel in question or entering a serie...1 month ago
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[西班牙] 米哈斯 Mijas, Spain - 米哈斯 Mijas 離馬拉加 Malaga 大概只有三十公里，是離馬拉加最近的一個" 美麗的白色小山城"。 米哈斯不但整個小鎮是白色的傳統小屋，從哈米斯還可以眺望馬拉加和地中海海景，景色非常美麗。 從馬拉加到米哈斯一路都是彎彎曲曲的山路，容易暈車的人應該先來一顆暈車藥，免得暈車之後毀了旅遊的興...2 months ago
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Apple’s glasses rumors as seen by a guy who wore Google Glass for a year (and in the shower too) - Since October I’ve been saying that Apple is about to uncork a major new mixed reality strategy in September, and probably tomorrow at its developer confer...2 months ago
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English language weekend update - One never knows, with a new idea like this, whether it will appeal, or whether the people who have asked for it will actually come, given all the uncertain...2 months ago
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The Way Ahead - The comparison seems rather good, don’t you think? If Gutenberg’s revolution was Pandora 2.0 and the Industrial Revolution 3.0 then the information age i...2 months ago
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Passing of a Taiwan Comedy Legend - Working diligently on the book, so very little time to blog, but I'd be remiss in my duty as *a guy who writes funny stuff about Taiwan *to not pay tribut...
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Nature Podcast: 11 May 2017 - This week, fake antibodies scupper research, the diversity of cells in a tumour, and what happened before tectonic plates? SURVEY: https://podcastsurvey....3 months ago
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People hidden within pictures - Sometimes our eyes cannot see what is right in front of them. Sometimes are minds cannot comprehend the things we are glaring at. These optical illusion ...3 months ago
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Measuring exhibition 2121 Design : Songshan Taipei - Taipei’s got a blooming cultural scene, with new cultural districts offering lots of cultural events, exhibitions, and art displays. In 2014 I made a cul...5 months ago
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My 2016: Learning that cooperation is overrated (at the beginning) - The mission is unchanged—let the world converse 2016 was a time of great exploration and learning and yet I have the same driving desire now at the year’s ...7 months ago
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The Ninety-Nine Peaks Forest Trail - The 99 Peaks Hiking Trail in Caotun Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. Continue reading →7 months ago
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This smart grid program could save millions of tons of CO2 annually - [image: smart-grid-energy] Ofgem, the U.K. government’s regulator for gas and electricity, has revealed that projects trialled under the Low Carbon Network...8 months ago
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Density Ornaments – Science Plus Holiday Art! - We decorated our Christmas tree this evening. During the process, someone found a long lost box of empty glass ball Christmas ornaments that they sell at ...8 months ago
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Protected: 第二章：豬狗不如的混帳爛男，從婚後幾個小小的「不尊重」漸漸現形，康林錯了嗎？ - There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. To be continued in http://mr6.cc9 months ago
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【親子】仙女2歲生日快樂～ - 上圖：很賣力地玩著「剪刀、石頭、布」又是一個不知不覺就來到小仙女生日這一天！小仙女兩歲了！！從一歲半左右開始，小仙女的語言能力突飛猛進。溝通當然也就變容易了。不用無時無刻都用猜測的。很多時候用問的都可以問得出來。當初只是為了多讓孩子接觸所唱的歌、念的幾首的唐詩，她也突然之間都會了！好學的程度也增加許多。學過、記...10 months ago
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20160724 vlog 030 比基尼挑戰 - 「我的身材不完美，但我敢穿bikini，因為我是一個有自信的女生！」 自信好重要，以前我不敢穿bikini，連泳衣都不想穿，因為一直覺得身材不好，減肥先啦。結果我雖然很愛水，但好多年沒去游泳，去海邊玩水，真的是太傻太傻了！ 最近跟朋友「媽媽心 Mamacheers」的版主在討論美的定義，結論是，...
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Music from Taipei: building demolition - When an excavator blasts a building apart in a crowded part of Taipei where thousands of workers are straining their brains at office desks, it sends us al...1 year ago
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Yang Chung-chou's Bridge - I often cross Zhongzheng Bridge on foot late at night, on my way home to Taipei after I shut down my restaurant, which is located in New Taipei City (G...
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228 Massacre redux - *Words do mean things* The language that people use to write about Taiwan is a touchy subject, and many people can't get it right. Or they *can*, but they ...1 year ago
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Grow With HubSpot New York - The marketing software company HubSpot sponsored an event at Irving Plaza in New York, NY on Thursday February 18th to provide an overview of their service...1 year ago
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Hacked By MuhmadEmad - HaCkeD by MuhmadEmad HaCkeD By MuhmadEmad Long Live to peshmarga KurDish HaCk3rS WaS Here kurdlinux007@gmail.com FUCK ISIS !1 year ago
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NeuroPod: December 2015 - This month, coffee on the brain, manipulation mismatch, wired for language, and scanning for Christmas spirit.1 year ago
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Open letter to the President of NCCU - The following letter, which I co-wrote with Ben Goren, was published in the Taipei Times today. Addressed to Edward Chow, the President of National Chengch...1 year ago
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神田るみがブルマ姿でキモイおっさんにオマンコをクンニされてザーメンを中出してお掃除フェラさせられるｗ - ロリコンの美女が掃除のオッサンに更衣室で襲われてしまうんです。キモいキスされて手マンでクンニされるとデカチンを思いっきりぶち込んできた。嫌がるも無理やりに抱かれたオマンコに精子を中出しされてしまって最後はお掃除フェラまで... View Article1 year ago
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President Lee's comments on 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender - First, the former President's two most attention-grabbing sentences in his article in Voice (you can buy access to the full issue for 700 yen). Forgive and...2 years ago
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Vintage Vape - [image: vintage vape] Whether you like baseball, chicken dinners, multilevel marketing, or *The Price is Right*, we offer several varietals of bespoke ju...2 years ago
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High Quality Adjustable Dumbbells in Affordable Price - Dear Guys and Gals Ready to have your own adjustable dumbbells but didn't know which one to buy? Yeah, I was there. In that exact same condition too few m...
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#932 黑鵯三玩 - John&Fish posted a photo: [image: #932 黑鵯三玩] Dear Flickr friends, you are very welcome to hear some of my piano composition . 紅嘴黑鵯．攝於台灣 新竹市 Black Bulbu...2 years ago
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Old New Paint - This is from 2013, but I haven't been on this street in awhile. Hope you are all well.
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新網誌：2013 帶著小康妮遊東京 - [image: 其實這裡的楓葉已經開始落了，不過還是很漂亮～] 嗯，為了方便和阿湘一起完成這次的東京之旅遊記。 決定另外弄一個小網誌記錄這次的旅遊， 之後的遊記會放在：*2013 帶著小康妮遊東京*。3 years ago
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全麥麵包─台灣本土小麥的滋味 - 上週收到了用台灣本土小麥整粒麥子下去磨粉做成的全麥粉，收到那天，整個早上就亮了起來，是台灣土地孕育出來的麥子耶！一心一意想要嚐一嚐台灣小麥的香味，立刻去把冰箱裡的 sourdough culture 拿出來回溫，打算利用週末來烤麵包。 週五晚上孩子上完空手道回來，儘管時間很晚還是撐著做好了麵團。以下，是我用 ...
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A final farewell - Thank you for stopping by. Today, we powered down Google Reader. We understand you may not agree with this decision, but we hope you'll come to love thes...4 years ago
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An invitation to #ComedyFest (BYOB) - This week Twitter is turning into a comedy club, and you’ve got the best seats in the house, all for the price of free. We’re not saying that enjoying your...4 years ago
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[Photo] 日出合歡 - [image: IMG_8334.jpg] 這篇的時間點是在上阿里山拍櫻花的前一天。記得那週二還是三接到消息說週五要夜衝合歡，我因為已經排好週末要回嘉義去阿里山看櫻王了，顯然遊玩之心無法克制，最後選了累死人的行程，週五晚上衝合歡山，週六回台中後搭車回嘉義，然後週日上阿里山，晚上再搭車回台中...... [ima...4 years ago
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Nikon Coolpix S800c Android camera reviewed -- my final review! - I've posted my *review of the Nikon Coolpix S800c*, a compact ultra zoom powered by the Android operating system.4 years ago
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Ma the Bumbler：馬英九是笨蛋、笨拙、憨慢的三聲無奈 - 且說第一天在yahoo看到媒體翻成笨蛋，我就覺得頗好笑，想說晚一些其它媒體應該有更好的翻譯吧。 結果這麼一路下來，全台媒體都把bumbler翻成笨蛋或笨拙，直到經濟學人還得出馬點出bumbler不是笨蛋的意思。 bumbler的解釋是：Someone who makes mistakes because of...
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Thank you - This is my last post for the Bad Astronomy Blog on Discover Magazine. As of today – Monday, November 12, 2012 – the blog has a new home at Slate magazine...4 years ago
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Today audio archive 2012/2013 - Running orders and audio from previous editions of the Today programme.4 years ago
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Huben Epitaph - Hushan's Yucing valley before it was dug out to make way for the highly controversial Hushan Dam. Yucing valley when the earth-movers got busy. Pleasantrie...
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Yushan Ventures cordially invites you to join us for Startup Labs Taiwan Demo Day on March 2nd, hosted by Google Taiwan at their Taipei 101 headquarters. Speakers: Yen-Shiang Shih, Minister for Economic Affairs (ROC) Lee-Feng Chien, Managing Director of G - Yushan Ventures cordially invites you to join us for Startup Labs Taiwan Demo Day on March 2nd, hosted by Google Taiwan at their Taipei 101 headquarters. ...5 years ago
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ST Probiotic Series - Manna Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Livestock technology products Introduction Company’s development and current status Manna Biotechnology has been in existence...5 years ago
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New address: www.bikingintaiwan.com - I will now start to post to bikingintaiwan.com. The site is up and running, but the design is non-existent. I've changed to WordPress and need to learn how...5 years ago
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Instapaper 4: Deciding to Read - [image: Instapaper 4 Icon] *Introducing Instapaper 4.0 for iPad and iPhone* The lede here is that my pal, Marco, has just released the stellar new 4.0 v...5 years ago
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Know Your Own Unique pangolins - Common pangolin (Manis javanica syn. Paramanis javanica) is the representative of the order Pholidota are still found in Southeast Asia. These animals eat...
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The Cutting Room Floor on Redline Theatre - Ever wonder what I would sound like as a 70s exploitation film director? Well, this is your lucky day! The guys at Redline Theatre have put together one fa...6 years ago
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Book Review: Hop on Pop - Whereas previously I had believed this book to be a work of fiction, I now have reason to believe it is rooted in the personal experience of the author. ...
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Great Expectations - Nina Robinson looks at the incidence of poverty in Hackney and how this is reflected in the lives of residents.6 years ago
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Factories in China move inland - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-19/china-s-factories-turn-to-yangtze-river-to-escape-coastal-wage-inflation.html Mainly looking for cheaper labor. I s...6 years ago
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We've moved! - Our blog is now located at radio.seti.org/blog. Come visit, update your bookmarks, leave comments, listen to audio, and read the occasional companion piece...7 years ago
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WE ARE MOVING - Blogger.com is ending support for self-hosted blogs. This stinks, but it does give me an excuse to update the whole site, building instead on the more powe...7 years ago
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112609 - 黃鸝 - Set:http://www.flickr.com/photos/m106537/sets/72157622754698981/ [image: IMG_4519] [image: IMG_4518] [image: IMG_4513] [image: IMG_4533] 附上兩段一起錄到的聲音! http...
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A Sunday Stroll in Maokong (貓空) - Here's something easy to test the blog waters again. A hike in the hills of Maokong, the tea growing region I am looking out at from my study window even ...
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Farewell Shan Ding Lu - After two good years at Shanding Lu our time in Taiwan is now over. Our children are now more Taiwanese than Australian, my Perth work office have mostly f...8 years ago
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Let The Sunshine In - This is an outstanding video podcast of my favorite singer, Mike Doughty. He, along with his band, is playing live in/at a radio station. The first and the...8 years ago
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Construction Underway - Blog and template construction tonight. Kasparov in New York photos.8 years ago
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蘭嶼‧來自牛小強的瘋言風嶼 - 以下文章，來自蘭嶼牛小強在颱風夜裡的實況感受，簡直把我逗得樂翻啦~~ __________________________________________________ 歹～風來的時候，在蘭嶼不能： * 跳港 （廢話！） * 逆風撒尿 （會被吹回身上） * 在海邊吃雞排 （原來雞也會飛） * 浮潛 （會變衝...9 years ago
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Formosa Birding - 黃金港埠 - Enkhuizen, the Netherlands - Formosa Birding - 黃金港埠 - Enkhuizen, the Netherlands: "口藍黃相間的美麗景緻, 這年頭整"9 years ago
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