The Book Club will next meet on Wed. 21 June. We will discuss Joe Nickell, _Secrets of the
Sideshow_.
A epub version may be downloaded from the Kunming Book Club WeChat group. Otherwise, it's online, in a package of Skeptical books. Or contact me and I'll send you a file in attached to an e-mail.
You never know when sword-swallowing biting the heads off live chickens for an audience will become a career option!
Does anyone know the dates of the 2017 Torch Festival?
Is it in June, July, August?
Next book club will read Joseph Boyden, THREE
DAY ROAD.We will neet 7 June, 6:30 pm at THE PARK.
Copies of the book may be found at the club's WeChat group or contact me off line.
Next meeting: Wed, 24 May, at The Oark Restaurant. We will discuss Haruki Murukami's WHEN I TALK ABOUT RUNNING. E-copies are posted in our wechat group. Otherwise, look online or contact me offline.
The next Book Club meeting will be Monday, 15 May. It will be at The Park, at 6:30 pm.
We will discuss Norman Ohler's BLITZED! : DRUGS IN NAZI GERMANY.
A txt file of the book has been posted to the Kunming Book Club WeChat group. Otherwise, epub versions can be found online in Torrent sites. Contact me off line and I can e-mail you a txt file, as well.
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Blackwater founder bringing new security firm to China
Posted byIsn't he on record as saying killing random Iraqis didn't matter cuz they were from the 12th century? Somehow I doubt he thinks much of East Asian lives, either.
Provincial audit reveals enormous government waste in Yunnan
Posted byIt's been obvious some people in KM have a lot of money in a rather poor province. I'd suspected smuggling as a source of wealth, but now I'll add major corruption to my list.
Report: Kunming to add two Metro lines
Posted byElevated trains might have been quicker.
Yunnan official raises issue of illegal immigration at National People's Congress
Posted byNB: Jingpo people are more usually called Kachin in English. The present-day border cuts the Kachin area in half, but borders in even the recent past were not fences, keeping people in or out. The "Burmese" refugees maybe ethnic Kachins joining distant relatives.
Hongshan outdoor street market closes permanently
Posted by"A sad but inevitable part of progress."
There's no such thing as progress, only change. Nothing is inevitable save death, either.
Outdoor markets obviously meet needs or they would not exist. Walmart/Carre Four are not likely to eliminate them soon, save by force.