http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/10/23/post-congress-optimism-tempered-by-costa-rica-denials/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:08:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/10/23/post-congress-optimism-tempered-by-costa-rica-denials/comment-page-1/#comment-10561 Beijing Newspeak :: Mugabe’s gone missing and the post-congress blues Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:55:46 +0000 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/10/23/post-congress-optimism-tempered-by-costa-rica-denials/#comment-10561 [...] wrote a very foolish thing in a previous post. I referred to a story released on October 22 as “(seemingly) Xinhua’s final congress [...] [...] wrote a very foolish thing in a previous post. I referred to a story released on October 22 as “(seemingly) Xinhua’s final congress [...]

]]> http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/10/23/post-congress-optimism-tempered-by-costa-rica-denials/comment-page-1/#comment-9144 Lazy Aussie Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:56:45 +0000 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/10/23/post-congress-optimism-tempered-by-costa-rica-denials/#comment-9144 The main thing was, most hi rises either apartments or offices didn't have a single light on inside. Such as this http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyaussie/537896312/in/set-72157600046884955/ Maybe it was just coming from HK, but does this seem unusually dark to you? The main thing was, most hi rises either apartments or offices didn’t have a single light on inside.
Such as this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyaussie/537896312/in/set-72157600046884955/
Maybe it was just coming from HK, but does this seem unusually dark to you?

]]> http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/10/23/post-congress-optimism-tempered-by-costa-rica-denials/comment-page-1/#comment-9047 Chris O'Brien Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:44:39 +0000 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/10/23/post-congress-optimism-tempered-by-costa-rica-denials/#comment-9047 Did you visit during the war? I took a tourist boat trip at night and there were red lanterns everywhere. Even distasteful papier mache pigs with frightening eyes lit up green. But maybe the light was concentrated in one area - I'll ask my Nanjing friend/tour guide... Did you visit during the war? I took a tourist boat trip at night and there were red lanterns everywhere. Even distasteful papier mache pigs with frightening eyes lit up green. But maybe the light was concentrated in one area - I’ll ask my Nanjing friend/tour guide…

]]> http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/10/23/post-congress-optimism-tempered-by-costa-rica-denials/comment-page-1/#comment-9022 Lazy Aussie Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:16:56 +0000 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/10/23/post-congress-optimism-tempered-by-costa-rica-denials/#comment-9022 Speaking of Nanjing and lights. The place seemed to be in general darkness at night when I visited, with most buildings gloomy, and nary a light showing apart from a very few neons. Is there some sort of policy to save electricity? No-one seemed to think it out of the ordinary. Speaking of Nanjing and lights. The place seemed to be in general darkness at night when I visited, with most buildings gloomy, and nary a light showing apart from a very few neons. Is there some sort of policy to save electricity? No-one seemed to think it out of the ordinary.

]]> http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/10/23/post-congress-optimism-tempered-by-costa-rica-denials/comment-page-1/#comment-8868 cat Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:45:25 +0000 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/10/23/post-congress-optimism-tempered-by-costa-rica-denials/#comment-8868 As Alfred Tennyson didn't say, ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die. As Alfred Tennyson didn’t say, ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die.

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