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December 15th 2006
Oh busy, busy, busy. Not with anything very exciting - just dealing with China and all its little eccentricities. Finally, on the 15th November, the heating got turned on. There was a practise run the week before, when I came home to find the bedroom flooded. The exit pipe was aimed directly at the laundry basket. I peered out the window while holding a bucket under it, and noticed that everyone e ... 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