A bunch of us headed over to Lazy Bones in Think UK for some pizza buffet action yesterday, only to find that the place is closed for renovation until next year and they won't even be delivering from their restaurant until after Christmas.
It would be a good idea, especially if they'd like people to form the habit of showing up there to eat, to announce this sort of thing (it's not even on their official website). Of course, then they might have to change their name.
National Geographic is available in English at a lot of magazine kiosks around town.
Mandarin Books sometimes has Time, Economist and Newsweek, though the supply is sporadic. List prices hover around 60-80 kuai, which is actually the list price, not some scam by the management.
I make a point of stocking up every time I pass through a tier 1 city. You can usually find some international newspapers and mags at the Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai airports
It is easy to discredit TCM if you look at every single folk belief in China as one whole system. Even the photo essay says "Strong beliefs in OBSCURE (emphasis mine) parts of traditional Chinese medicine..." Much of that is really fringe right now.
A startling amount of new drug discoveries these days are actually extracts made from old herbal medicines from places like China, India and indigenous cultures. The most effective malaria treatment today, artemisinin, has been used in herbal form in China for the exact same disease for at least 1000 years.
Yes, there is still a lot of quackery out there, but there are also university trained doctors practicing some very effective and well-documented techniques too.
I'm not saying that it's some powerful thing that can cure anything, but the focus should be on examining both sides objectively, rather than merely cherry-picking evidence to support a gut opinion.
Some construction folks told me a few years back that most of Kunming is unsuitable for underground rail because the bedrock is too shallow. I figure most, if not all of the new trains will be light rail.
The construction is almost definitely light rail. They announced it in the papers (and on this site) quite a while ago.
I was wondering about the alkaline batteries too. They recently removed all the trash cans with battery receptacles in my neighborhood. Based on the statement Dan quoted, sounds like they simply gave up. They were probably just dumping them in the landfill anyway.
"A more serious picker who spends most of the day searching for scrap could make more than ten yuan per day"
This is why, when I'm doing spring cleaning or otherwise getting rid of a lot of scrap, I just give it to them for free. My neighbors think I'm crazy.
AlexKMG: It's probably included in your wuguan fee. A lot of neighborhoods don't bother giving residents an itemized list, but if you ever see one, you'll see it's divvied up into things like grounds maintenance, elevator inspection fee, security, waste removal and whatnot.
Of course it makes perfect sense that the city is mobilizing the entire paichusuo network and encouraging a few million people to register their bikes just so they can keep tabs on your visa situation. It's not like they don't already have that information sitting in a file at your neighborhood paichusuo where you have to register...
According to the linked article, you don't need an official Fapiao to register. The Fapiao is only used to establish that the bike is new and eligible for the higher theft payout.
This is an improvement from the original registration drive, where the bike couldn't be registered without a whole bunch of paperwork, most of which the dealers weren't providing.
As for Alien's comment, I was told that this raid was directed by the city government, while previous enforcement was done on the district level.
This next part is speculation, but I bet someone is in hot water right now for taking money to look the other way. All the vendors on Wenhuaxiang used to pay each night for their slots, and I'm pretty sure a large cut of that went upstairs somewhere, probably to the district chengguan.
An exciting new gallery space built from an old factory warehouse in the Paoluda Creative Industry Park. Looking forward to seeing what they'll do with it.
Dali Bar begins free community e-waste recycling program
Posted byI was wondering about the alkaline batteries too. They recently removed all the trash cans with battery receptacles in my neighborhood. Based on the statement Dan quoted, sounds like they simply gave up. They were probably just dumping them in the landfill anyway.
Interview: Tracking Kunming's trash with Adam Liebman
Posted by"A more serious picker who spends most of the day searching for scrap could make more than ten yuan per day"
This is why, when I'm doing spring cleaning or otherwise getting rid of a lot of scrap, I just give it to them for free. My neighbors think I'm crazy.
AlexKMG: It's probably included in your wuguan fee. A lot of neighborhoods don't bother giving residents an itemized list, but if you ever see one, you'll see it's divvied up into things like grounds maintenance, elevator inspection fee, security, waste removal and whatnot.
Kunming police begin drive to register e-bikes citywide
Posted by@Anonymous Coward:
Of course it makes perfect sense that the city is mobilizing the entire paichusuo network and encouraging a few million people to register their bikes just so they can keep tabs on your visa situation. It's not like they don't already have that information sitting in a file at your neighborhood paichusuo where you have to register...
Kunming police begin drive to register e-bikes citywide
Posted byAccording to the linked article, you don't need an official Fapiao to register. The Fapiao is only used to establish that the bike is new and eligible for the higher theft payout.
This is an improvement from the original registration drive, where the bike couldn't be registered without a whole bunch of paperwork, most of which the dealers weren't providing.
Popular night market locations closed, ban appears permanent
Posted byAs for Alien's comment, I was told that this raid was directed by the city government, while previous enforcement was done on the district level.
This next part is speculation, but I bet someone is in hot water right now for taking money to look the other way. All the vendors on Wenhuaxiang used to pay each night for their slots, and I'm pretty sure a large cut of that went upstairs somewhere, probably to the district chengguan.