Drying bushes

First teaching term ends

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June 9th 2008
Daily life goes on. It is fascinating to watch the workers go about their business. Ever day the same thing - sweep this section of road with a stall-type broom, collect rubbish along this section of road, beat the heck out of the rape (canola) bushes to collect the seed, burn the stubble in the paddocks - life goes on, 7 days a week, and generally 14 hours a day. If the workers (that is what ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more