Oh sundaes!
5.1前夕 新華社提遊香港8項「小貼士」, those tips can apply for all.
Are you a recent college graduate? Better not move to Portland
California's Metros Take the Prize for 2014's Most-Polluted Cities
10 things Hong Kong does better than anywhere else
22 Things You’ll Only See In Hong Kong
21 Reasons Hong Kong Is The Only Place To Live
香港人最喜歡分享的10種照片 麵語錄版
High School Student Gets into College by Writing an Inspiring Essay About Ramen
Ringleader Of Human Smuggling Ring Dies, Leaving A Complex Legacy
What's The Secret To Pouring Ketchup? Know Your Physics
The NBA Just Hit Donald Sterling With a Lifetime Ban
Paul Allen statement on alleged Donald Sterling remarks
What can history teach us about the unrest in Ukraine?
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Lovely HK.
So Long, My Hong Kong from Gregory Kane on Vimeo.
Day Off In Hong Kong from Devlo Media on Vimeo.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Donald Trump Predictably Makes The Donald Sterling Saga Worse, oh. Trump said she is a terrible human being...wow, it takes one to know one.
Conservatives Called Him A Democrat, But Sterling Is Registered Republican, I love to see how they would backpaddle. Good skill to have.
Top House Republican utters the 'R' word about Obamacare, and it's not 'repeal' nor is it 'replace' REFORM!..oh too late.
Rare Observations Appear To Show Marmoset Grief In The Wild
John Oliver Trashes Oregon’s ‘F*cking Idiots’ for Obamacare Website Failure
Oregon's Beauty Captured in Stunning Slow Motion, 3 awesome videos of OREGON
Are US universities choosing rich Chinese students over Asian Americans?
What Exactly Qualifies As 'Racist,' Anyway?
Segregated From Its History, How 'Ghetto' Lost Its Meaning
3 Pitfalls To Avoid When Talking About Race
The Science Behind Defriending on Facebook
Portland Noted As City That Loves Its Trees
Conservatives Called Him A Democrat, But Sterling Is Registered Republican, I love to see how they would backpaddle. Good skill to have.
Top House Republican utters the 'R' word about Obamacare, and it's not 'repeal' nor is it 'replace' REFORM!..oh too late.
Rare Observations Appear To Show Marmoset Grief In The Wild
John Oliver Trashes Oregon’s ‘F*cking Idiots’ for Obamacare Website Failure
Oregon's Beauty Captured in Stunning Slow Motion, 3 awesome videos of OREGON
Are US universities choosing rich Chinese students over Asian Americans?
What Exactly Qualifies As 'Racist,' Anyway?
Segregated From Its History, How 'Ghetto' Lost Its Meaning
3 Pitfalls To Avoid When Talking About Race
The Science Behind Defriending on Facebook
Portland Noted As City That Loves Its Trees
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Hundreds of millions of Chinese stubbornly resist speaking the 'common tongue'
I have been given three Chinese names. Which one should I use?
How we dropped 44 pounds in 13 weeks.
How We Love: Love is instinctive and essential. But what is it that brings certain people together? In this hour, TED speakers examine the mystery of connection and relationships.
The Jewish Kid From New Jersey Who Became A Radical Islamist
Russia's Credit Rating Cut To Just Above 'Junk'
'Don't Touch Me,' Said Canada. 'I Won't!' Said The USA, So They Moved 20 Feet Apart
Long-Lost Wreck Off San Francisco Recalls Anti-Chinese History
I have been given three Chinese names. Which one should I use?
How we dropped 44 pounds in 13 weeks.
How We Love: Love is instinctive and essential. But what is it that brings certain people together? In this hour, TED speakers examine the mystery of connection and relationships.
The Jewish Kid From New Jersey Who Became A Radical Islamist
Russia's Credit Rating Cut To Just Above 'Junk'
'Don't Touch Me,' Said Canada. 'I Won't!' Said The USA, So They Moved 20 Feet Apart
Long-Lost Wreck Off San Francisco Recalls Anti-Chinese History
Friday, April 25, 2014
17 Mouthwatering Photos From The Legendary Sushi Restaurant Where Obama Just Ate Dinner
A Biography Of Your Cubicle: How This Became The Modern Workplace
Hong Kong Howls, But 88% of Mainland Chinese Don’t Mind Public Urination
Hedge Fund Guy Amplifies China's Hong Kong Crisis
Vogue Won’t Work with Terry Richardson, Vogue, you better stick to it.
Book News: Happiness Study Says Library Trips Are As Good As A Pay Raise
Bad news: you probably have herpes and don't know it
Normcore Made Portland the Center of the Fashion Universe.
NYT Poll Blows Up The GOP's Obamacare Narrative
President Obama goes to Sukiyabashi Jiro in Tokyo
Volkswagen’s New 300 MPG Car Is Not Allowed In America Because It’s Too Efficient
Weekly Innovation: An Inflatable Car Seat That Comes In A Backpack, too cool, I hope the development will goes to production soon if it passes all the regulation requirment.
Multigenerational homes: Room for grandparents and grown grandchildren
A Biography Of Your Cubicle: How This Became The Modern Workplace
Hong Kong Howls, But 88% of Mainland Chinese Don’t Mind Public Urination
Hedge Fund Guy Amplifies China's Hong Kong Crisis
Vogue Won’t Work with Terry Richardson, Vogue, you better stick to it.
Book News: Happiness Study Says Library Trips Are As Good As A Pay Raise
Bad news: you probably have herpes and don't know it
Normcore Made Portland the Center of the Fashion Universe.
NYT Poll Blows Up The GOP's Obamacare Narrative
President Obama goes to Sukiyabashi Jiro in Tokyo
Volkswagen’s New 300 MPG Car Is Not Allowed In America Because It’s Too Efficient
Weekly Innovation: An Inflatable Car Seat That Comes In A Backpack, too cool, I hope the development will goes to production soon if it passes all the regulation requirment.
Multigenerational homes: Room for grandparents and grown grandchildren
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Go Blazers!
WTF? 22 Of The Weirdest and Most Unexplainable Pictures Ever
What Do 'The Simpsons' Look Like In Lego?
Citizen Volunteers Arm Themselves Against Crime In Rural Oregon, oh playing sheriff huh?
Meanwhile, In The Expansive, Exotic World Of Chirashi Instagrams
British Marine's New Mission: Save All Of Kabul's Street Animals
Did You Hear The One About Portland Being Funny?
Apple CEO Pushes Sustainability Ahead of Earth Day, Offers Free Recycling
Awkward Family Photos
中國不是 “ 內地 ”
39 Things Only People Who Live In Hong Kong Will Understand
Israel Home To Fan With Largest Collection Of Blazers Gear
The Golden Arch Of The Universe Is Long ...
In Silicon Valley, Immigrants Toast Their Way To The Top
In Asian-Majority District, House Race Divides Calif. Voters
What Do 'The Simpsons' Look Like In Lego?
Citizen Volunteers Arm Themselves Against Crime In Rural Oregon, oh playing sheriff huh?
Meanwhile, In The Expansive, Exotic World Of Chirashi Instagrams
British Marine's New Mission: Save All Of Kabul's Street Animals
Did You Hear The One About Portland Being Funny?
Apple CEO Pushes Sustainability Ahead of Earth Day, Offers Free Recycling
Awkward Family Photos
中國不是 “ 內地 ”
39 Things Only People Who Live In Hong Kong Will Understand
Israel Home To Fan With Largest Collection Of Blazers Gear
The Golden Arch Of The Universe Is Long ...
In Silicon Valley, Immigrants Toast Their Way To The Top
In Asian-Majority District, House Race Divides Calif. Voters
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
If so, what do stores close on Easters?
Made In The USA: Childless Chinese Turn To American Surrogates, to Chinese from Mainland, money can buy it all.. truly capitalist!
President Obama Will Skip China, But Asia Trip Sends A Message
America's Less Religious: Study Puts Some Blame On The Internet
Portland Teenager Accused Of Urinating In Reservoir Says He Didn't Do It
For The Children's Sake, Put Down That Smartphone
California's Drought Ripples Through Businesses, Then To Schools, expecting food cost rise!
Gefilte Fish Shortage: Best Thing Since The Parting Of The Red Sea?
China Admits That One-Fifth Of Its Farmland Is Contaminated
Obama Wants To Sell Exports To Asia, But Critics Aren't Buying
2 Charts That Put the Chinese Pollution Crisis in Perspective
NOn Jewish Child? Oh mmy...
Chefstable and Iceland's KEX offer Grove Hotel proposal
Here's the 2014 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants List
This Giant, 3D Optical Illusion Of A Pool Actually Has An Important Message
Photographer Captures Pet Dogs Left Home Alone By Their Owners
Can The Peer Economy Deliver Profits?
'Silicon Valley' Asks: Is Your Startup Really Making The World Better?
President Obama Will Skip China, But Asia Trip Sends A Message
America's Less Religious: Study Puts Some Blame On The Internet
Portland Teenager Accused Of Urinating In Reservoir Says He Didn't Do It
For The Children's Sake, Put Down That Smartphone
California's Drought Ripples Through Businesses, Then To Schools, expecting food cost rise!
Gefilte Fish Shortage: Best Thing Since The Parting Of The Red Sea?
China Admits That One-Fifth Of Its Farmland Is Contaminated
Obama Wants To Sell Exports To Asia, But Critics Aren't Buying
2 Charts That Put the Chinese Pollution Crisis in Perspective
NOn Jewish Child? Oh mmy...
Chefstable and Iceland's KEX offer Grove Hotel proposal
Here's the 2014 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants List
This Giant, 3D Optical Illusion Of A Pool Actually Has An Important Message
Photographer Captures Pet Dogs Left Home Alone By Their Owners
Can The Peer Economy Deliver Profits?
'Silicon Valley' Asks: Is Your Startup Really Making The World Better?
Friday, April 18, 2014
Got A Hobby? Might Be A Smart Professional Move
AN ASIAN GUY RESPONDS TO THE ASIAN MALE STEREOTYPES STORY
The Man Behind the Comic Book That Finally Got Sex Right
Flier calling on Donetsk Jews to register now widely seen as fake
Multilayered Birthday/Wedding/Any Reason Cake is Made Entirely of Pizza
Sichuan Pepper's Buzz May Reveal Secrets Of The Nervous System
Donetsk leaflet: Jews must register or face deportation
Flyers call for Jews to register with pro-Russians in Ukrainian city
Jews ordered to register in east Ukraine, this is sick!
Wondering how to make your hair grow better? Do it naturally with these 8 tips.
Modern Medicine may not be doing your microbiome any favors
Yes, We Do Know What You're Thinking
Mary Fallin Signs Ban On Minimum Wage Increase
Taiwan’s Sex-Themed Restaurant Lets You Dine with Blow-Up Dolls and Eat Penis Ice cream, pretty sad idea
What Your Sleeping Position Says About Your Relationship
AN ASIAN GUY RESPONDS TO THE ASIAN MALE STEREOTYPES STORY
The Man Behind the Comic Book That Finally Got Sex Right
Flier calling on Donetsk Jews to register now widely seen as fake
Multilayered Birthday/Wedding/Any Reason Cake is Made Entirely of Pizza
Sichuan Pepper's Buzz May Reveal Secrets Of The Nervous System
Donetsk leaflet: Jews must register or face deportation
Flyers call for Jews to register with pro-Russians in Ukrainian city
Jews ordered to register in east Ukraine, this is sick!
Wondering how to make your hair grow better? Do it naturally with these 8 tips.
Modern Medicine may not be doing your microbiome any favors
Yes, We Do Know What You're Thinking
Mary Fallin Signs Ban On Minimum Wage Increase
Taiwan’s Sex-Themed Restaurant Lets You Dine with Blow-Up Dolls and Eat Penis Ice cream, pretty sad idea
What Your Sleeping Position Says About Your Relationship
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Oh Lord, we made national headline of PEE
How Long Would You Have To Work To Buy A Burger In Your City?
Good food for doggie
One Man's Pee Pushes Portland To Flush 38 Million Gallons Of Water
Arrested at Age Nine
15 things humans do wrong at dog parks
The Northwest's 8 Best Wildflower Hikes
The Sad, Slow Death of America's Retail Workforce, Walmart did it!
這件hoodie是我跟香港政府說的溫柔的話兒。 YOu are very pathetic. HK Gov should have deported you when you were 8.
大陸Betty，你係賊嚟架咋，八婆
Five Best Friends From Polytechnic High School Accepted to MIT
Police dog fatally wounded in early morning encounter in Southwest Portland
Why Asian American kids excel. It’s not ‘Tiger Moms.’
See Chinatown Residents Captured in Their Cramped Homes
The kimchi revolution: How Korean-American chefs are changing food culture
What San Francisco’s Chinese-Americans Are Saying About Leland Yee
Revisiting Pulitzer Nominees That Touch On Issues Of Race
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
29 Foods You Didn’t Know You Could DIY
10 Portland Stereotypes That Are Completely Accurate
French-speaking Swiss man's blog about food
Crater Lake tops reader survey as king of 7 Wonders of Oregon (photos)
Three Portland cafes land on list of America's 50 best coffee shops
For $45 Per Month, All the Coffee You Can Drink
TriMet bridge name finalists: The rationale behind Wy'east, Duniway, Cascadia and Tillicum
20 remarkable facts you never knew about Stephen Colbert
27 Painfully Accurate Graphs About Day-To-Day Life
The 22 Most Hipster Foods On The Planet
Restaurants: The Modern-Day Lab For Our Smartphone-Obsessed Ways
Dutch Test Glow-In-The-Dark Road Of The Future
Ukrainian Jews Celebrate Passover In Uncertain Times
Why Babies Cry At Night
Fred Ho, Musician And Activist, Dies At 56
10 Portland Stereotypes That Are Completely Accurate
French-speaking Swiss man's blog about food
Crater Lake tops reader survey as king of 7 Wonders of Oregon (photos)
Three Portland cafes land on list of America's 50 best coffee shops
For $45 Per Month, All the Coffee You Can Drink
TriMet bridge name finalists: The rationale behind Wy'east, Duniway, Cascadia and Tillicum
20 remarkable facts you never knew about Stephen Colbert
27 Painfully Accurate Graphs About Day-To-Day Life
The 22 Most Hipster Foods On The Planet
Restaurants: The Modern-Day Lab For Our Smartphone-Obsessed Ways
Dutch Test Glow-In-The-Dark Road Of The Future
Ukrainian Jews Celebrate Passover In Uncertain Times
Why Babies Cry At Night
Fred Ho, Musician And Activist, Dies At 56
Monday, April 14, 2014
Mind Over Milkshake: How Your Thoughts Fool Your Stomach
Record Beef Prices May Lead Grillers To Cheaper Cuts Of Meat
東鐵西鐵 官商勾結
Outdated Tax Code Gives Some Working Spouses A Bad Deal
Could Playfulness Be Embedded In The Universe?
中產兩女孩 情迷深水埗
Kids From All Around The World Show Off Their Favorite Toys In Disarming Photo Series
These 19 Adorably Awkward Mixed Breed Dogs Will Make You Love Mutts Even More
Think You Know How To Cook Eggs? Chances Are You're Doing It Wrong
17 times Stephen Colbert has dropped his act and been himself
The Cast of ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’: Where Are They Now?
Apocalypse Now in Hong Kong
List of school that the job markets want according to NYT
A Little Pizza Homework
Boise, Seattle Named 'Best Cities To Move To In 2014'
Oregon students condemn statements made by Sen. Alex Titus at ASUO sen. meeting
Record Beef Prices May Lead Grillers To Cheaper Cuts Of Meat
東鐵西鐵 官商勾結
Outdated Tax Code Gives Some Working Spouses A Bad Deal
Could Playfulness Be Embedded In The Universe?
中產兩女孩 情迷深水埗
Kids From All Around The World Show Off Their Favorite Toys In Disarming Photo Series
These 19 Adorably Awkward Mixed Breed Dogs Will Make You Love Mutts Even More
Think You Know How To Cook Eggs? Chances Are You're Doing It Wrong
17 times Stephen Colbert has dropped his act and been himself
The Cast of ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’: Where Are They Now?
Apocalypse Now in Hong Kong
List of school that the job markets want according to NYT
A Little Pizza Homework
Boise, Seattle Named 'Best Cities To Move To In 2014'
Oregon students condemn statements made by Sen. Alex Titus at ASUO sen. meeting
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Passover
Where can we find one in Portland?
Lincoln, a few years ago.. hmm.
The Ultimate Passover Restaurant Guide
Passover Redux: The Portland Seder
Some Appetizing Nibbles For Pre-Seder Snacking
Quinoa Is Kosher For Passover, But Mom May Not Approve
Passover Redux: The Portland Seder
Some Appetizing Nibbles For Pre-Seder Snacking
Quinoa Is Kosher For Passover, But Mom May Not Approve
Friday, April 11, 2014
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Yes & No
Michael Vick's Former Dogfighting Pups Will Make You Believe In Happily Ever After
Americans Are Having Dogs Instead of Babies
National Geographic Concludes What Americans Will Look Like in 2050, and It's Beautiful
The Story Flips: Burger King Says It Isn't Moving Into Crimea, you are not trustworthy, BK.
Is Everything More Delicious When You Eat With Your Hands?
Truth-Seeking In The Age Of Speculation
Why Do 202,586 People Want To Leave Our Planet For Mars? Being a Martian is cool?
Burger King Looks To Rule In Crimea After McDonald's Abdicates, BK is not ethical, no business from me
Have U.S. Light Rail Systems Been Worth the Investment?
Tree Hugger cloth pads an alternative to disposables
Golden Retriever Festival In Scotland Looks Like The Cutest Party Ever
Future Vietnamese Foods: Artisanal Pho Pizza and Big Mac Banh Mi?
The loaded meaning behind 'What do you do?'
Hillary Clinton tells Portland crowd that no-compromise political culture is hurting U.S.
This Packing Tape Innovation Takes The Hassle Out Of Unboxing
The Two Words That Will Lead You To Success and Happiness
China angered by latest U.S. arms sale plan for Taiwan
What are these giant concrete rings built by the Nazis?
The Forgotten Childhood: Why Early Memories Fade
On Heels Of GM, Toyota Recalls More Than 6 Million Vehicles
Americans Are Having Dogs Instead of Babies
National Geographic Concludes What Americans Will Look Like in 2050, and It's Beautiful
The Story Flips: Burger King Says It Isn't Moving Into Crimea, you are not trustworthy, BK.
Is Everything More Delicious When You Eat With Your Hands?
Truth-Seeking In The Age Of Speculation
Why Do 202,586 People Want To Leave Our Planet For Mars? Being a Martian is cool?
Burger King Looks To Rule In Crimea After McDonald's Abdicates, BK is not ethical, no business from me
Have U.S. Light Rail Systems Been Worth the Investment?
Tree Hugger cloth pads an alternative to disposables
Golden Retriever Festival In Scotland Looks Like The Cutest Party Ever
Future Vietnamese Foods: Artisanal Pho Pizza and Big Mac Banh Mi?
The loaded meaning behind 'What do you do?'
Hillary Clinton tells Portland crowd that no-compromise political culture is hurting U.S.
This Packing Tape Innovation Takes The Hassle Out Of Unboxing
The Two Words That Will Lead You To Success and Happiness
China angered by latest U.S. arms sale plan for Taiwan
What are these giant concrete rings built by the Nazis?
The Forgotten Childhood: Why Early Memories Fade
On Heels Of GM, Toyota Recalls More Than 6 Million Vehicles
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Who is America's strangest city?
The Importance of Being Kind in an Unkind World
5 Reasons My Dog Is a Lazy, Worthless Millennial
Eating Out: 12 favorite places on 82nd Avenue
In Turnaround, More Moms Are Staying Home, Study Says
A San Franciscan's Coachella Checklist
8 Beers That You Should Stop Drinking Immediately
Banfield Pet Hospital pocketed a subsidy and got favorable treatment from local governments—then bolted to Vancouver.
This Pie Chart Is Delicious And Statistically Sound
31 reasons we should all be living in Hong Kong
Protecting Hong Kong’s Autonomy
Rehab counselor? Some jobs stand out in Wash. city statistics
Life With a Dog: You Meet People
Infographic: Portland vs. Austin — Which One Is the Weirdest?
Weird War III: Portland Rising
WSJ Editors To Conservatives: Stop Acting Crazy Over Obamacare
Everybody Panic: Nong's Khao Man Gai Restaurant Is Open Now
SF, I Love You, But I've Been Talking Shit
10 Most Fattening Foods in the World
The True Origins of 13 Classic American Foods
The 10 Best Beers You've Probably Never Heard Of
A Rational Conversation: A European's View On Coachella And U.S. Festivals
If Jesus Never Called Himself God, How Did He Become One?
5 Reasons My Dog Is a Lazy, Worthless Millennial
Eating Out: 12 favorite places on 82nd Avenue
In Turnaround, More Moms Are Staying Home, Study Says
A San Franciscan's Coachella Checklist
8 Beers That You Should Stop Drinking Immediately
Banfield Pet Hospital pocketed a subsidy and got favorable treatment from local governments—then bolted to Vancouver.
This Pie Chart Is Delicious And Statistically Sound
31 reasons we should all be living in Hong Kong
Protecting Hong Kong’s Autonomy
Rehab counselor? Some jobs stand out in Wash. city statistics
Life With a Dog: You Meet People
Infographic: Portland vs. Austin — Which One Is the Weirdest?
Weird War III: Portland Rising
WSJ Editors To Conservatives: Stop Acting Crazy Over Obamacare
Everybody Panic: Nong's Khao Man Gai Restaurant Is Open Now
SF, I Love You, But I've Been Talking Shit
10 Most Fattening Foods in the World
The True Origins of 13 Classic American Foods
The 10 Best Beers You've Probably Never Heard Of
A Rational Conversation: A European's View On Coachella And U.S. Festivals
If Jesus Never Called Himself God, How Did He Become One?
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Monday, April 07, 2014
Note to self, avoid SELFIE!
Sizing Up Your Children Is A Tricky Business
15 Foods From Childhood We Can't Believe Are Still Around
17 Decidedly Phallic Images Of Japan's Annual Penis Festival Kanamara Matsuri
申領綜援毋須住滿7年 料有6至7千人申請, this is aweful.
Popular Wristbands Could Record Chemical Exposure
Readout of the Vice President’s Meeting with Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Advocates
Alphabet Sandwich Includes One Ingredient Per Letter, from Krispy Kreme to Mac & Cheese
Two-legged Vancouver dog charms millions with beach video
How I Survived My One Night as a Prep Cook in Chef David Chang’s Momofuku Noodle Bar
Affirmative action debate create rifts in California's ethnic communities
Opposition to affirmative action: California Asian Americans have forgotten civil rights history
#CancelColbert Let Asian-Americans Call Out The Real Ding-Dongs
How One App Might Be A Step Toward Internet Everywhere
Scientists Link Selfies To Narcissism, Addiction & Mental Illness
Stunning Photo Series Highlights The Beauty Of Black Dogs That Are Often Overlooked In Adoption
They're big softies! Sumo wrestlers (and proud dads) go ga-ga for their adorable babies... before stepping into the battle ring
Why the Chinese chase the bus?
US: SIX-SECOND SINGING SENSATIONS GET A RECORD DEAL
15 Foods From Childhood We Can't Believe Are Still Around
17 Decidedly Phallic Images Of Japan's Annual Penis Festival Kanamara Matsuri
申領綜援毋須住滿7年 料有6至7千人申請, this is aweful.
Popular Wristbands Could Record Chemical Exposure
Readout of the Vice President’s Meeting with Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Advocates
Alphabet Sandwich Includes One Ingredient Per Letter, from Krispy Kreme to Mac & Cheese
Two-legged Vancouver dog charms millions with beach video
How I Survived My One Night as a Prep Cook in Chef David Chang’s Momofuku Noodle Bar
Affirmative action debate create rifts in California's ethnic communities
Opposition to affirmative action: California Asian Americans have forgotten civil rights history
#CancelColbert Let Asian-Americans Call Out The Real Ding-Dongs
How One App Might Be A Step Toward Internet Everywhere
Scientists Link Selfies To Narcissism, Addiction & Mental Illness
Stunning Photo Series Highlights The Beauty Of Black Dogs That Are Often Overlooked In Adoption
They're big softies! Sumo wrestlers (and proud dads) go ga-ga for their adorable babies... before stepping into the battle ring
Why the Chinese chase the bus?
US: SIX-SECOND SINGING SENSATIONS GET A RECORD DEAL
What's It Actually Like In North Korea? A Million Times Worse Than You Imagine.
http://www.upworthy.com/whats-it-actually-like-in-north-korea-a-million-times-worse-than-you-imagine?c=ufb1
Giant Container Ship Collides With Hong Kong Park
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/04/07/300290289/watch-giant-container-ship-collides-with-hong-kong-park
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Saturday, April 05, 2014
The Cheap Beers People Drink Across The U.S
The Shocking Ingredients In Beer
Mon dieu! 'Love locks' on Paris bridges stir controversy, tourists, please don't be destroy other properties.. in this case, the bridges of Paris.
In One Word, What's Your Biggest Source Of Work-Related Stress?
How Single Are You Actually?
How Hong Kong can accommodate growing number of mainland visitors
Sorry Conservative Christians, You Don’t Get A Monopoly On Noah
Oregon Gas Prices, this week.
'Hot' Oregon Blueberry Fight Prompts Farm Bill Changes
First Test For College Hopefuls? Decoding Financial Aid Letters
The Shocking Ingredients In Beer
Mon dieu! 'Love locks' on Paris bridges stir controversy, tourists, please don't be destroy other properties.. in this case, the bridges of Paris.
In One Word, What's Your Biggest Source Of Work-Related Stress?
How Single Are You Actually?
How Hong Kong can accommodate growing number of mainland visitors
Sorry Conservative Christians, You Don’t Get A Monopoly On Noah
Oregon Gas Prices, this week.
'Hot' Oregon Blueberry Fight Prompts Farm Bill Changes
First Test For College Hopefuls? Decoding Financial Aid Letters
Friday, April 04, 2014
Boycotting UPS
Chinese Student’s Essay on Ramen Got Him Into College
'Wow, George Bush is a painter', not impressed, he is still a terrible person!
Rents expected to rise for a fifth consecutive year as demand surges
Mozilla Co-Founder Brendan Eich Resigns as CEO, Leaves Foundation Board
The Joys And Ethics Of Insect Eating
Good Day Sunshine: Could Morning Light Help Keep Us Lean?
Weekly Innovation: Turn A 3-D Printer Into A Tattoo Machine
UPS fires 250 employees for staging a 90-minute protest to defend co-worker
China Maoming environmental protest violence condemned
Japan whaling ban welcomed in Australia and New Zealand
Ever Heard Of Benzene Poisoning? Me Neither. But Samsung And Apple Have. People get sick so that you have use your smart phones.
The Old And Mysterious Practice Of Eating Dirt, Revealed
Should We Close Part Of The Ocean To Keep Fish On The Plate?
More House, Less Booze: How Spending Changes From Age 25 To 75
While Warning Of Chinese Cyberthreat, U.S. Launches Its Own Attack
'Wow, George Bush is a painter', not impressed, he is still a terrible person!
Rents expected to rise for a fifth consecutive year as demand surges
Mozilla Co-Founder Brendan Eich Resigns as CEO, Leaves Foundation Board
The Joys And Ethics Of Insect Eating
Good Day Sunshine: Could Morning Light Help Keep Us Lean?
Weekly Innovation: Turn A 3-D Printer Into A Tattoo Machine
UPS fires 250 employees for staging a 90-minute protest to defend co-worker
China Maoming environmental protest violence condemned
Japan whaling ban welcomed in Australia and New Zealand
Ever Heard Of Benzene Poisoning? Me Neither. But Samsung And Apple Have. People get sick so that you have use your smart phones.
The Old And Mysterious Practice Of Eating Dirt, Revealed
Should We Close Part Of The Ocean To Keep Fish On The Plate?
More House, Less Booze: How Spending Changes From Age 25 To 75
While Warning Of Chinese Cyberthreat, U.S. Launches Its Own Attack
Thursday, April 03, 2014
The top 11 things you will never hear a real Portlander say
Portlandia At Cartlandia
Are millennials complacent and unfocused, or civic-minded and entrepreneurial? (poll)
A Bigger Portland is On Its Way—And Here's What It Will Look Like
Map Of The Developing Human Brain Shows Where Problems Begin
The April Fool's Joke That Changed Tech History
What are the 51 things you'll never hear a Portlander say?
Contrarian repents: 30 things I love about Seattle
Rise of the robots
Hobby Lobby Invests In Abortion Pill Manufacturers
Essie Davis: On Playing A Sexually Liberated 'Superhero' Without Apology
All Charged Up: Engineers Create A Battery Made Of Wood
Why Burning Wood To Stay Warm Is Back In Vogue
Vladimir Putin Is Right Out Of A Russian Novel
Portlandia At Cartlandia
Are millennials complacent and unfocused, or civic-minded and entrepreneurial? (poll)
A Bigger Portland is On Its Way—And Here's What It Will Look Like
Map Of The Developing Human Brain Shows Where Problems Begin
The April Fool's Joke That Changed Tech History
What are the 51 things you'll never hear a Portlander say?
Contrarian repents: 30 things I love about Seattle
Rise of the robots
Hobby Lobby Invests In Abortion Pill Manufacturers
Essie Davis: On Playing A Sexually Liberated 'Superhero' Without Apology
All Charged Up: Engineers Create A Battery Made Of Wood
Why Burning Wood To Stay Warm Is Back In Vogue
Vladimir Putin Is Right Out Of A Russian Novel
Cheers to Crony-Capitalism, HK.
Why Hong Kong’s latest No 1 ranking was greeted with silence
You know how it is when Hong Kong tops a world comparison table: first comes a flurry of self-congratulatory articles, and then there will be a smug government statement to the effect that this confirms whatever it is supposed to confirm. However, total silence followed the publication of a recent international survey by The Economist, drawing on material from the IMF, World Economic Forum and Forbes magazine. Hong Kong has not only topped a world comparison league but did so by a mile. The simple reason for the silence that followed this news is explained by the table's title: the crony-capitalism index. Hong Kong ranks No1 by a long shot, followed by Russia and Malaysia. Even Indonesia, much criticised for excessive crony capitalism, is ranked in 10th place, making Hong's Kong's reigning position that bit more "impressive". The Economist league table is designed to identify economies that are dominated by "rent seekers". In other words, it looks at the fortunes of business leaders who have been able to secure a larger share of the business pie not by helping to expand the size of their local economies but by grabbing a larger share of the pie itself. The Economist defines economic rent as being "the difference between what people are paid and what they would have to be paid for their labour, capital, land [or any other inputs into production] to remain in current use". As ever, an index of this kind is open to challenges, because there are lapses in data, especially from places such as China. Also, economic rent often emerges from the existence of cartels that both create wealth and distort the market in which this wealth is being produced. Thirdly, the index focuses solely on the wealth of billionaires, while a great deal of economic rent is extracted below the billionaire watermark. However, none of these caveats need apply to Hong Kong where the complex of government-abetted cartels and monopolistic practices are not hard to identify. Thus everyone doing business in Hong Kong knows they tend to pay extortionate amounts in rent because the property market is so dominated by a small clutch of players that make the market more or less whatever they determine it to be. Moreover, the concentration of power is aided and abetted by the government's monopoly over land ownership and the way it distributes land at auctions that - because of the size of the lots on offer - effectively ensure that only the very largest companies, alone or in combination, have any chance of securing land for development. Other sectors in which Hong Kong's small clutch of tycoons have made their fortunes demonstrate that government regulation and control not only produced the tight system of cartel domination but allowed it to flourish. The examples that come readily to mind, aside from property development, are: banking, ports, energy supply, transportation and, as Ricky Wong is finding out much to his cost, communications. The common thread running through all these sectors is government regulation. Look at the same question from another angle, and it becomes equally clear why Hong Kong reigns supreme in the crony capitalism league. Not one of Hong Kong's biggest companies has developed substantial businesses outside its cartel comfort zone. In the United States, which now ranks 17th in the league, much of the new wealth creation comes from corporations that have developed world-beating products in the technology sphere. Meanwhile, Japan, despite its exquisite network of crony-type business arrangements, still manages to find itself at the bottom of the league table (in 21st place) because so many of its richest people are making world-beating products that are sold in a truly competitive marketplace. Companies and consumers shoulder real costs arising from this web of monopolies The disquiet over cartel operations in Hong Kong led to the enacting of a competition law two years ago, but it has proved to be so toothless as to have had more or less zero impact. If this were merely a matter of abstract ideology, it really would not matter where Hong Kong stood in this iniquitous league, but companies and consumers shoulder real costs arising from this web of monopolies, and it adds considerably to the price of doing business here. Moreover, Hong Kong's cartel-dominated economy runs contrary to the international trend, where this kind of dominance is being reduced. According to The Economist, the proportion of billionaire wealth derived from rent-seeking industries declined from 76 per cent in 2008 to 58 per cent this year. As for the people at the lower end of the economic tree, in case anyone cares, this is very bad news indeed, because there is a direct correlation between the poverty gap and the degree of crony capitalism. Every global survey of the gap between rich and poor has Hong Kong, infamously, near the top of the league. None of this is new information, but seeing it starkly reported in the way that it has been should, at the very least, stir some feeling of discomfort and demonstrates why "the world's freest economy" remains firmly headed in the wrong direction.
You know how it is when Hong Kong tops a world comparison table: first comes a flurry of self-congratulatory articles, and then there will be a smug government statement to the effect that this confirms whatever it is supposed to confirm. However, total silence followed the publication of a recent international survey by The Economist, drawing on material from the IMF, World Economic Forum and Forbes magazine. Hong Kong has not only topped a world comparison league but did so by a mile. The simple reason for the silence that followed this news is explained by the table's title: the crony-capitalism index. Hong Kong ranks No1 by a long shot, followed by Russia and Malaysia. Even Indonesia, much criticised for excessive crony capitalism, is ranked in 10th place, making Hong's Kong's reigning position that bit more "impressive". The Economist league table is designed to identify economies that are dominated by "rent seekers". In other words, it looks at the fortunes of business leaders who have been able to secure a larger share of the business pie not by helping to expand the size of their local economies but by grabbing a larger share of the pie itself. The Economist defines economic rent as being "the difference between what people are paid and what they would have to be paid for their labour, capital, land [or any other inputs into production] to remain in current use". As ever, an index of this kind is open to challenges, because there are lapses in data, especially from places such as China. Also, economic rent often emerges from the existence of cartels that both create wealth and distort the market in which this wealth is being produced. Thirdly, the index focuses solely on the wealth of billionaires, while a great deal of economic rent is extracted below the billionaire watermark. However, none of these caveats need apply to Hong Kong where the complex of government-abetted cartels and monopolistic practices are not hard to identify. Thus everyone doing business in Hong Kong knows they tend to pay extortionate amounts in rent because the property market is so dominated by a small clutch of players that make the market more or less whatever they determine it to be. Moreover, the concentration of power is aided and abetted by the government's monopoly over land ownership and the way it distributes land at auctions that - because of the size of the lots on offer - effectively ensure that only the very largest companies, alone or in combination, have any chance of securing land for development. Other sectors in which Hong Kong's small clutch of tycoons have made their fortunes demonstrate that government regulation and control not only produced the tight system of cartel domination but allowed it to flourish. The examples that come readily to mind, aside from property development, are: banking, ports, energy supply, transportation and, as Ricky Wong is finding out much to his cost, communications. The common thread running through all these sectors is government regulation. Look at the same question from another angle, and it becomes equally clear why Hong Kong reigns supreme in the crony capitalism league. Not one of Hong Kong's biggest companies has developed substantial businesses outside its cartel comfort zone. In the United States, which now ranks 17th in the league, much of the new wealth creation comes from corporations that have developed world-beating products in the technology sphere. Meanwhile, Japan, despite its exquisite network of crony-type business arrangements, still manages to find itself at the bottom of the league table (in 21st place) because so many of its richest people are making world-beating products that are sold in a truly competitive marketplace. Companies and consumers shoulder real costs arising from this web of monopolies The disquiet over cartel operations in Hong Kong led to the enacting of a competition law two years ago, but it has proved to be so toothless as to have had more or less zero impact. If this were merely a matter of abstract ideology, it really would not matter where Hong Kong stood in this iniquitous league, but companies and consumers shoulder real costs arising from this web of monopolies, and it adds considerably to the price of doing business here. Moreover, Hong Kong's cartel-dominated economy runs contrary to the international trend, where this kind of dominance is being reduced. According to The Economist, the proportion of billionaire wealth derived from rent-seeking industries declined from 76 per cent in 2008 to 58 per cent this year. As for the people at the lower end of the economic tree, in case anyone cares, this is very bad news indeed, because there is a direct correlation between the poverty gap and the degree of crony capitalism. Every global survey of the gap between rich and poor has Hong Kong, infamously, near the top of the league. None of this is new information, but seeing it starkly reported in the way that it has been should, at the very least, stir some feeling of discomfort and demonstrates why "the world's freest economy" remains firmly headed in the wrong direction.
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