@AlexKMG: I have watched the video several times. I have a problem reading the English subtitles superimposed on top of the Chinese, just a tad too fast to get it all. (My two strokes have left me with a vision/reading impairment, i.e. I read slowly) So far I have down loaded copies in the original Chinese and in French from youtube. If I can get the English subtitled version I can offset my handicap with my computer.
I am using my bought in China laptop with a legal US WIN XP SP3 OS and it is a bit confused as to what language it is. When I try to download a version with English subtitles I get only French or Chinese subtitles. A bit puzzling at the moment.
Do you know the difference between "capital" and what Marx defined as "Capitalism?"
China has, as a command economy, chosen not to invest in pollution reduction technology or pollution abatement. I say again: China has, as a command economy, chosen not to invest in pollution reduction technology or pollution abatement.
It has nothing to do with competition other than China wanting to "win" at any cost. China imports high pollution production as it avoids the cost of pollution control. That is an economic decision to obtain the business regardless of the environmental consequences. China has abundant coal but refuses the capital investment needed to make coal less harmful.
Where has Capitalism failed? Where has Socialism succeeded? The only true Socialist countries are Cuba and the DRPK. Mixed economies like the US, UK and Germany, et al, flourish despite the misguided efforts of Socialists. Capitalism will only self-destruct if Socialists succeed in screwing it up.
Vang Vieng is a great place. I stay at the Elephant Crossing hotel. Quite nice but $45USD a night. A bit steep for the backpackers and consumers of 'magic" goods. So it is pretty quiet.
Rooms face the river and Karst formations. Clouds and wisps of clouds in and around the Karst mountains provide a constantly changing view.
Vang Vieng is my favorite sit-and-do-nothing place on Laos.
bluppfisk is right. Calibre is really good and easy to use. I have found making your own original ebooks for the kindle fairly easy. I do it this way: Word -> RTF -> MOBI. PDF docs can be converted as well but it depends on how the PDF doc was created. Color photos can look sad on the kindle so they are best converted to BW first.
Be aware they will push whatever they are selling. Some of the staff have no idea about the technical side of appliances.
I went there to buy a stove. I repeatedly told them I would be using bottled gas. They sold me a stove. When I went to my local gas guy, I learned there are at least three kinds of gas sold. Luckily, B&Q did not deliver as promised. I went back to the store and discovered they had sold me a stove they needed to be hooked up to the gas main. I got my money back.
The sales lady was almost in tears, 没有问题！I don't know if it a safety or design issue, but I would think B&Q would know and care.
Subway starts at 9am. I have no idea where to catch an airport express bus. Eight taxis refused to go to the airport. After almost an hour standing on Beijing Lu took a black taxi, this dude drives slower than my mother, 120 yuan.
Flight back was delayed so I learned the subway stops running at 6:10pm.
Getting a taxi back was easy, more taxis than customers. Taxi was 87 yuan including 1o yuan toll, airport to Beichen area. Yes, he took a longer route than necessary.
Kunming imagines being a gateway for international travelers. New airport but hard to get to and from it.
First-hand account: Setting up a guesthouse in Xishuangbanna
发布者The hotel did not open. Although I do not know why, I do know the project was abandoned.
Getting Away: Vang Vieng
发布者Vang Vieng is a great place. I stay at the Elephant Crossing hotel. Quite nice but $45USD a night. A bit steep for the backpackers and consumers of 'magic" goods. So it is pretty quiet.
Rooms face the river and Karst formations. Clouds and wisps of clouds in and around the Karst mountains provide a constantly changing view.
Vang Vieng is my favorite sit-and-do-nothing place on Laos.
Snapshot: Kunming Carnival's Grand Parade
发布者GBTEXDOC, blobbles, Heinz
I agree with you guys. GK, please get ahead of events. We might like to go too!
Kunming's etymological vapor trail
发布者bluppfisk is right. Calibre is really good and easy to use. I have found making your own original ebooks for the kindle fairly easy. I do it this way: Word -> RTF -> MOBI. PDF docs can be converted as well but it depends on how the PDF doc was created. Color photos can look sad on the kindle so they are best converted to BW first.
Kunming's etymological vapor trail
发布者Walter, got mine from Kindle. Project Gutenberg has a version with illustrations.
Actually, Project Gutenberg has more than 200 FREE downloads on China. Many of these are in Chinese, 汉字。
Any .mobi ebook will work on a Kindle or Kindle for PC or Mac.