http://www.truthfromfacts.com Hold me like you did by the lake on Naboo Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:27:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The register is reporting that China is about to take measures to clamp down on lip-synching: China's ministry of culture has announced a clampdown on miming professional musos, marking an end to lip-synching and fake guitar strumming... ...the new regs will not affect amateur performers such as Lin Miaoke, who famously mimed ... http://www.truthfromfacts.com/2008/11/19/an-end-to-lip-synching/ I stuck my head into the not-yet-opened Hong Kong Fatburger this afternoon and had a brief chat with some obvious non-locals with an authoritative look who informed that the shop should open by Saturday November 8th.  The inside of the shop has really filled out and it looks basically finished. Calendar ... http://www.truthfromfacts.com/2008/11/01/breaking-news-tff-fatburger-exclusive-open-next-weekend/ First Bear Stearns going out of business.  Then Lehman Brothers going bankrupt.  AIG is teetering.  Even Iceland is in trouble.  I'm not going to lie to you - those hurt.  But this news from today is end-of-days-book-of-Revelations hurt. Hong Kong's Krispy Kreme franchisee announced plans to enter liquidation and immediately close ... http://www.truthfromfacts.com/2008/10/28/krispy-kreme-hk-faces-the-grim-reaper/ Two new exciting developments at the hopefully soon-to-be-opened Wan Chai Fatburger.  As shown above, they are finally trying to hire staff.  This being their first Hong Kong shop, who knows how far in advance they are hiring employees, but it can't be long.  The second equally encouraging sign is they ... http://www.truthfromfacts.com/2008/10/26/fatwatch%e2%84%a2-now-hiring/ As reported by Ars Technica: Those who are using pirated versions of Windows—particularly those in China—are getting riled up over Microsoft's latest tactic to "encourage" them to purchase legit copies. The software giant recently began issuing an update that changes users' desktop backgrounds to a black wallpaper with a reminder to ... http://www.truthfromfacts.com/2008/10/25/316/ Useless ID, an Israeli punk band from Haifa, put on a great show last night along with No Opinion, a German band, and local talents SKO and Recycle. The show was scheduled to take place at the MAO Livehouse in Jiaodaokou but a suspicious last minute safety inspection deemed the venue ... http://www.truthfromfacts.com/2008/10/02/useless-id-in-beijing/ Here we are, less than two days from the start of October and still no Hong Kong Fatburger.  Good thing Omega didn't put together a Fatburger Countdown Clock à la the Olympic Clock in Tiananmen Square.  As previously reported, the sign still says "opening in this summer" but summer is ... http://www.truthfromfacts.com/2008/09/29/fatwatch%e2%84%a2-macau-review-and-hong-kong-delays/ ODB recently asked why the Chinese spacewalk was getting so much coverage. As usual, a quick look at the China Daily homepage provides the answer:   Aside from the Miss Switzerland pageant, it was clearly the top story of the weekend! I was curious about the "763 batches of Chinese milk found chemical free" link, ... http://www.truthfromfacts.com/2008/09/29/what-is-this-milk-scandal-of-which-you-speak/ The story of Chinese astronauts conducting their first ever space walk has been all over the news today. China catapulted itself into the upper reaches of space science yesterday, becoming only the third nation after the former Soviet Union and the United States to successfully conduct a spacewalk. Sorry but I fail ... http://www.truthfromfacts.com/2008/09/28/one-small-step-for-mankind-one-giant-leap-for-china/ chinaSMACK is one of my favorite new China blogs. It translates some of the hot topics in China's online forums and bulletin boards, complete with pictures, video, and numerous reader comments translated from the original Chinese posts. The author seems to favor the more lurid stories, such as a confrontation in ... http://www.truthfromfacts.com/2008/09/23/chinasmack-bus-driver-beatdowns-and-provincialism-in-wuhan/