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The Bo scandal has generated its own list of codewords which Beijing has been trying to suppress. Among them, amusingly, is 西红柿 (tomato). I have no idea how it relates to Bo Xilai. I can easily see the pun on his son Guagua's name (melon), but how does tomato = Xilai? (Rough guess: "Red City in the West", ie, Chongqing?) Moving on, one more link to an analysis on Chinese politics in the aftermath of the scandal: Power Shifts in China Quote:
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2012-04-18, 21:32 | Link #20963 | |
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太祖: This is a title for the first emperor of a few dynasties. So it is probably Mao ZeDong. 太宗: This is a title for the second emperor of Tang Dynasty who is known for setting up a prosperous period. So I'd guess Deng Xiaoping. 三工: Putting 2 words together adds up to Jiang (river). Jiang ZeMin it is. 月月鸟: Putting them togeher is the first name of Li Pang, a former Premier notorious for his role in June 4th Incident. 不厚: It means "not thick", so Bo XiLai it is. (Bo means thin) 真人: This is a wild guess. There is a Chinese saying "真人不露相". So it may refer to a figure that keeps a very low key. Hu JinTao is known for exactly that. |
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2012-04-18, 21:36 | Link #20964 | |
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On-topic, I guess there are a lot of oligarchs. |
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2012-04-18, 21:47 | Link #20965 | |
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I think the one about Bo Xilai is pretty ironic, since Bo is known to be harsh toward his subordinates.
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2012-04-18, 23:55 | Link #20966 |
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Sad news today.
Dick Clark dies of heart attack aged 82 My condolences to his family and may he rest in peace.
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2012-04-19, 00:07 | Link #20967 |
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Doh!
WISHB*: The original text from source reads PRC, ie, the People's Republic of China, which was officially established in 1949. I substituted China for PRC, in keeping with my newspaper's style, but failed to take notice of the context of the original sentence. The fault is mine, not the author's. *What It Should Have Been. While it won't be the last editorial mistake I'll ever make, it is likely to be among the last (the last, hopefully!) I'll commit as a sub-editor. I'm packing my cubicle as I type, on my last day with my paper, and moving on to fresh pastures with effect from Monday. Don't worry. I've not been knocked into the "cold palace". It literally is what it is, a transition to a new opportunity. I'll still be a grammar nazi to the best of my ability. |
2012-04-19, 02:36 | Link #20968 |
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3 Major things that food companies don't want you to know
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/04/...6pLid%3D153072 So I'd like to know, why is organic food so expensive? I know it'll be a number of reasons, but could organic food be pretty affordable if many more food companies jumped on board with it and made it more available?
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2012-04-19, 03:51 | Link #20969 | |
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2012-04-19, 04:03 | Link #20970 |
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Organic food isn't exactly "natural". It still requires pesticides and other control measures. And the label itself is meaningless, since every company on the planet is now apparently "green" even though it's just a marketing trick meant to make the consumer feel good about buying the same old stuff for a higher price.
However it isn't that the notion of organic food is bad, but the modern food and agriculture industry is not about healthy food, it is about making as much food as possible, as cheaply as possible, for as much profit as possible. Quite frankly, if people really knew (on a widespread scale) how poorly produced their food supply was they would revolt. It's bad enough companies like Monsanto have patents for GMO's, which is incredibly unethical, but the general practice of everything from the egg/seed to the packaged product is rife with all sorts of problems that the food industry does not want you to know about. One of the best movies on the subject.
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2012-04-19, 05:16 | Link #20971 | |
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India tests nuclear-capable missile that can reach China
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...83I03Z20120419 Quote:
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2012-04-19, 08:53 | Link #20972 |
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I'm not sure if this is the right topic, but Remembrance Day is/was today and has a topic in the news as of lately, at least around here. I apologize if it's not the right place. I took a video of today.
New video from today. Spoiler for Video Description:
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2012-04-19, 14:39 | Link #20976 | ||
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"grow it yourself" Quote:
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2012-04-19, 18:17 | Link #20977 |
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Levon Helm, Drummer in the Band, Dies at 71
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/20/ar...1.html?_r=1&hp
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2012-04-19, 18:22 | Link #20978 | |
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looks like another inquisition is coming.
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2012-04-19, 18:27 | Link #20979 | |
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If I have to buy something from a long way off, I want it to be because that's the closest place that grows it
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2012-04-19, 18:35 | Link #20980 |
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Especialy if you look at this other new: Vatican Reprimands a Group of U.S. Nuns and Plans Changes
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/us...uns-group.html
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