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	<title>Years of Poems and Spirits</title>
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		<title>Letter to a YSL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SL told me of a possible assignment to Dharamsala. That got us started talking about Dalai, Tibetan Buddhism and others. He brought up the idea that Dalai, in a different setting, could have been a spiritual leader for Han Chinese. It certainly struck a chord with me and a lot more.
Wrote another lengthy reply to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wuyibing.com/1351/letter-to-a-ysl.html</link>
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		<title>Scooping Thoughts out of Memory Stream</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not sure if I am ready to write this &#8230; but just so that I won&#8217;t forgot some of the thoughts before they are lost to the dark ether.
1. Watched the Coen Brothers&#8217; latest movie, &#8220;A Serious Man&#8221;. Not sure I really get it, but it certainly isn&#8217;t a stranger. While &#8220;The Man Who Wasn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wuyibing.com/1346/scooping-thoughts-out-of-memory-stream.html</link>
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		<title>Random Thoughts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1. The iPad-hype
I think the iPad will flop. If some recent reports on WSJ are to be believed, Apple is trying to use iPad to change the media landscape altogether, I think it is a tail-wags-dog scenario.

At least the book pricing model (e.g. on par with hardcover price) won&#8217;t fly
Having an iPod to listen to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wuyibing.com/1341/random-thoughts-2.html</link>
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		<title>Book Reviews &#8211; Perry&#8217;s Shanghai On Strike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A really wonderful book. As enlightening as E.P. Thompson&#8217;s classic.
I remember Kent G asked us during class &#8211; what is &#8220;class consciousness&#8221;? It was then I suddenly realized, oh, it is not something that is always there!
Perry&#8217;s book really helped me to complete the intellectual journey started with this question. In my mind at least, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Financial Reform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just some random thoughts on the financial crisis. Actually, there is a lot. Not sure if I can link them altogether. Otherwise, I would be doing something else for a living.
1. A very good article on WaPo about the different reform ideas advanced by Geithner and Volcker.  The core of Geithner&#8217;s theme is to put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Eve of MA Special Election</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I try to make it a rule not to comment on day-to-day political grind. Since the partisan cacophony is like background noise, if you pay too close attention to it, you lose the big picture.
But I think tomorrow&#8217;s MA special election to fill Teddy Kennedy&#8217;s seat can be a monumental event. If Coakley loses, to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wuyibing.com/1322/on-the-eve-of-ma-special-election.html</link>
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		<title>A Letter to an Old Acquaintance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guo Liang
I read the following on the New York Times -
Guo Liang, the director of the China Internet Project at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said he thought Google’s accusations were little more than public whining. “Google may use politics as its excuse, which is easy for Westerners to accept, but in essence this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avatar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally watched Avatar&#8211;so many people told me so much about it, I figured that if I didn&#8217;t watch it now, I&#8217;d probably lose interest soon. It was good. I have to say the visual effect is less than what I expected but the story is more weighty. Overall, it is great. ZR and I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coal Mine Followup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just saw two pieces of news &#8211; &#8220;浙商发布投资黑名单惹争议 山西因煤改位居榜首&#8221;, &#8220;发改委、能源局通报山西省煤矿企业兼并重组成果&#8221;
The essence of the news is that in Shanxi, the tide has shifted. The government has undertaken policy changes to force industry consolidation. So much so that private capital starts to lose interest in this strategic industry.
According to Xinhua-
 整合重组后，山西省矿井数由２６００座减少到１０５３座，７０％的矿井规模达到年产９０万吨以上，年产３０万吨以下的 小煤矿全部淘汰，平均单井规模由年产３０万吨提高到年产１００万吨以上，保留矿井将全部实现机械化开采。产业集中度明显提高，企业主体由２２００多家减少 到１３０家，形成４个年生产能力亿吨级的特大型煤炭集团、３个年生产能力５０００万吨级以上的大型煤炭集团。
Since this is the field [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wuyibing.com/1311/coal-mine-followup.html</link>
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		<title>District 9</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t help but to sing praise to the movie District 9. Upon knowing how old the director (Neill Blomkamp) is, I was very impressed. The kid certainly has wisdom beyond his 30 years. Of course, he is from South Africa. Still, being able to distill an almost biblical human sin into a short movie, he&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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