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China’s largest rubbish dump the size of 100 football pitches is full 25 years ahead of schedule

China's biggest rubbish dump, which is 500 feet deep and the size of nearly 100 football pitches, will soon be filled up, according to the country's state media. The massive Jiangcungou landfill site, situated in Xi'an in north-western China, opened in 1994 …

bubmagNovember 15, 2019

Silk Road

New Book Reveals Fascinating 1,000-Year-Old Origin of Chinese Surfing

The image leaps right off the page, or electric screen, to the surf-obsessed eye. Its clearly a man surfing a wave. Sure, hes standing on the back of a fish. But the stance, the positioning, its unmistakable. The man is surfing. That the surfing man was carve…

bubmagNovember 15, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Apple patent aims for more streamlined control of your home lighting

Its not uncommon for a patent filing to send the rumor mills into overdrive, and a recent Apple patent has succeeded in doing exactly that. The patent describes a method for maintaining the same level of ambient light in a room no matter the placement of the …

bubmagNovember 15, 2019

Little Italy

Vegan Japanese Food Comes to Life at The Yasai

The Coast Creative RakiRaki Ramen rolls out a temple to vegetables The Yasai gets underway in Kearny Mesa this weekend, bringing Japanese sensibilities and ingredients to vegan cuisine. The eatery replaces Pokirrito on Convoy Street where it was previously pa…

bubmagNovember 15, 2019

Cold War

Russia exchanges spies with Lithuania, Norway in Cold War-style swap

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda listens to Director of the State Security Department Darius Jauniskis in Vilnius, Lithuania November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Andrius Sytas. Russia freed two Lithuanians and a Norwegian on Friday in return for two Russian spies …

bubmagNovember 15, 2019

Super Komachi

Japan prepares the ALFA X train for service

bubmagNovember 15, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey says it will not step back from its purchase of Russian defenses

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will not step back from its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, a senior aide to President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, two days after talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. Erdogan and Trump held talks in Washing…

bubmagNovember 15, 2019

Paris

Review: Air France Arrivals Lounge Paris CDG

I arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle around 8AM, and I had a flight out of Paris Orly at 2:30PM. My first stop was the Air France Arrivals Lounge, both to get a shower, and also to get some work done. Air France Arrivals Lounge Paris Location This isn’t Air…

bubmagNovember 15, 2019

Chinese Expansionism

Should Washington Sell The B-21 Bomber To Australia?

The U.S. Air Force is developing a long-range bomber that will be able to hold any target at risk, anywhere in the world. It is called the B-21 Raider, and will be the most survivable, versatile strike aircraft ever built. It is likely to eventually replace a…

bubmagNovember 15, 2019

Blockchain

Should You Invest in Art?

Collecting art as an investment can seem like a lofty goal for those who dont have a background in the art world. As much as you enjoy and appreciate art, youre probably not in a financial place where buying a Picasso is an option. But that doesnt mean you ca…

bubmagNovember 15, 2019

New Book Reveals Fascinating 1,000-Year-Old Origin of Chinese Surfing

Apple patent aims for more streamlined control of your home lighting

Vegan Japanese Food Comes to Life at The Yasai

Russia exchanges spies with Lithuania, Norway in Cold War-style swap

Japan prepares the ALFA X train for service

Turkey says it will not step back from its purchase of Russian defenses

Review: Air France Arrivals Lounge Paris CDG

Should Washington Sell The B-21 Bomber To Australia?

Should You Invest in Art?

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