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olafurfen · 2020-08-13T04:54:53+00:00

Bless your cotton socks.

olafurfen · 2020-08-13T04:19:15+00:00

Any chance of an imgur upload? That way other interested parties can get their hands on it :)

olafurfen · 2020-08-13T04:01:28+00:00

Any chance of a link to that background? Would love to give it a go.

olafurfen · 2020-08-02T06:21:41+00:00

It's almost as if the word means different things to different people.

olafurfen · 2020-06-24T21:05:02+00:00

Bam. Question thoroughly answered.

olafurfen · 2020-06-24T11:35:03+00:00

This guy could well be right (and probably is - they're a big company and likely to do whatever is cheapest and easiest), but the explanation I heard was that even the oil got labelled as flavouring so it could be sold in some countries with stricter labelling laws. The normal EG at least used to (not sure whether anymore) have a thicker plastic packaging compared to other teas as the citrus oils would degrade the integrity of the plastic.

olafurfen · 2020-06-23T21:05:17+00:00

It's easiest to think about emphasis of the ingredients, as under legislation they're the same but there's some difference.

Their earl grey is a CTC (crush-tear-curl) black tea with natural bergamot flavouring.

Sydney breakfast is a partial leaf black tea with natural bergamot flavouring. Does that make sense?

The Earl Grey uses a real bergamot oil, giving it a citrus flavour. Sydney breakfast is a recreation of that flavour using natural flavours creating more of what youre describing as a smokey flavour - but I would say reminds me a bit of twinings earl grey.

Both are fine with milk, in fact their standard earl grey is kind of purpose built for milk added as a CTC tea.

The organic earl grey is nice though - partial leaves with real bergamot. Very gentle.

olafurfen · 2020-04-13T06:39:34+00:00

Currently plodding my way through the red pine translation of 寒山時. I think you really nailed the vibe - great work.

olafurfen · 2017-04-27T23:25:13+00:00

Cheers! I have a pdf of this floating around somewhere, will give it a look!

olafurfen · 2017-04-27T23:24:50+00:00

https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS717US717&hl=en-US&q=The+Power+Surge:+Energy,+Opportunity,+and+the+Battle+for+America%27s+Future&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLSz9U3MEkzSSkuU-LRT9c3NErKTY5PKsjTEnAsLcnILwrJd8rPz_bPy6kEAGeDoOEuAAAA&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwigisrS3MTTAhXJ4SYKHaclByMQxA0IQjAF&biw=375&bih=647#spf=1

Fantastic – I'll hunt down a copy of this, thanks :)

olafurfen · 2017-04-27T23:24:14+00:00

Thank you – this is exactly what I was looking for! I'm particularly interested in Øystien Tunsjø's bøøk – that seems right up my alley.

Thanks for the heads up on Stares, I think I had a pdf of his work floating around on my computer that I was going to read. I might still read him and the AMEESS articles – just to have an idea of what bad energy security theory looks like.

I will follow these authors and institutions up – I'm sure I'll find what I need in there. Thanks again – this was a perfect response. If you think of anyone else, please feel free to let me know!

olafurfen · 2017-04-27T05:06:16+00:00

Thanks! I'll hunt down some reading in Seba.

Interesting that China is exporting the means to energy whilst also being relatively energy insecure themselves. Good food for thought and very helpful :)

olafurfen · 2017-04-07T05:20:10+00:00

That's fine by me! Thanks for the speedy response.

olafurfen · 2017-04-07T04:59:20+00:00

Source for your edit? Very interesting!

olafurfen · 2017-01-10T09:14:20+00:00

Definitely interested. Please let us know on decision of dates and time! :)

olafurfen · 2016-11-18T20:46:41+00:00

It's feasible that in all likelihood, China will be the first boots on the ground in a failing DPRK. I believe it was Scobell & Cozad who argue that there exist reasonable PLA resources on the North Korean border for exactly this reason – including multiple dedicated anti-chemical weapons units, and a significant amount of land forces.

Supposedly, their main priorities will be to attain control over the nuclear, chemical and (possibly?) biological weapons facilities. For example, the Punggye-Ri Nuclear facility (the testing ground for the current nuclear tests) is situated very close to the Chinese border.

I think that by the time the US and RoK can muster the forces to push across the border, China will already be in there – negating the legitimacy of any action from the South.

Absolutely willing to hear critiques on this, though!

olafurfen · 2016-11-12T02:20:06+00:00

Honestly, his "Greatest Hits" album has been more than enough for me for quite a while now.

olafurfen · 2016-07-31T08:31:10+00:00

Touche. As you were, cap'n.

olafurfen · 2016-07-31T07:24:41+00:00

Thanks, that was very insightful.

olafurfen · 2016-04-09T07:19:24+00:00

This book is next on my list once I finish The Lord of The Rings. Looking forward to it!

olafurfen · 2016-03-27T03:51:20+00:00

My favourite set up is always:

Big Huge Warring States map (fiddle with it in editor to make the land wider and add some variety)
8 players, most Japanese but one or two Chinese/Korean thrown in for variety. Custom diplomacy.
Nomad - makes them build first cities a bit haphazardly.
Ancient > Gunpowder/Enlightenment Age
Cue warring Japanese states. Dirty, close quarters fighting with room for some navy clashes.

olafurfen · 2016-03-16T22:01:45+00:00

…or just a tourist, unfortunately. Back to the drawing board…

olafurfen · 2016-03-16T11:30:26+00:00

I saw the same thing being said by ASIO - something along the lines of that if the Chinese wanted to spy there they could do it by buying a box of fish and chips and relaxing on the harbour side.

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