http://www.n-line.co.uk a personal blog indulging in the unsolicited, uninvited, and often unwelcome views of yet another pesky foreigner... Sat, 03 May 2008 05:30:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Over the past few months there have been posters all over the HKU campus advertising for the CBL China International Law School. I must say that at first, I thought the idea was rather neat. Here's their blurb: English speaking students get the opportunity to study Chinese and International business law ... http://www.n-line.co.uk/2008/01/14/the_china_education_band-wagon/ As the days tick down towards the four-month anniversary of my departure from the UK, I find myself reflecting on the way things have turned out. In spite of all the difficulties things seem to have gone remarkably well. It is no exaggeration to say that a new chapter ... http://www.n-line.co.uk/2007/11/02/a_new_chapter/ In the past, my prolific Youtube browsing has yielded some interesting results for China-related interest and language study. Today, however, I came across a video that comes in as my greatest youtube find to date. Looking at the 7 month old date stamp, I'm probably horribly behind, but I was ... http://www.n-line.co.uk/2007/02/04/sexy_beijing/ A lawyer from China Law Blog was recently shocked to discover that his firm's website degin had been ripped off (Via Peking Duck). I rather suspect the site won't be there too much longer, so I've taken screenshots for journalistic and archival purposes: Harris & Moure Blawg of China n-line finds this highly ... http://www.n-line.co.uk/2006/04/26/china_lawyers_unsure_of_copyright_laws/ Like many people, I own a number of credit cards which I use on a regular basis. Ordinarily I pay these bills in full each month to avoid the high interest that card providers charge and just use them for convenience and to earn cash-back. Unfortunately, back ... http://www.n-line.co.uk/2006/04/23/oft_bank_charges/ [pre-dated entry] Kunming is cold. Not cold like England, admittedly but still cold. If England was an ice cube pressed against the back of your neck then Kunming would be a wet flannel to the forehead. Trust me, after the turbo-charged sauna that is Canton province this is cold enough to ... http://www.n-line.co.uk/2005/09/05/cold_days_and_ladyboys/ There isn't an online edition but you can subscribe to the downloadable digitised version of the hardcopy (yes, completly free, don't worry) Aw don't we all love the facebook :) http://www.n-line.co.uk/2005/06/21/pc_magazine_praises_thefacebookcom/ An ultralifelife robot has been displayed at the 2005 World Expo in Japan. Japanese designers achieved her realistic features using silicone. The robot can act in a variety of human-like ways including blinking and appearing to breach. More amusingly the designers seemed proud of the fact that: It can block ... http://www.n-line.co.uk/2005/06/13/photo_in_the_news_ultra-lifelike_robot_debuts_in_japan/ The 4th July marks the anniversary of the Tiananmen incident. 16 years ago shocking images from Communist China rocked the world. Students ringleaders stood up to the government, demanding democracy and basic rights and freedoms. The results were nothing short of devastating. Thousands of student protestors and bystanders were killed. ... http://www.n-line.co.uk/2005/06/05/tiananmen/