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Beijing Muppets

The_Opposite_End_of_China — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:14:00 -0600

You know you read too many Beijing blogs when... ... you see a photo of muppets in the New York Times and notice a striking resemblance to a number of...
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A Year In Beijing

Donna J Gamache — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:12:00 -0600

University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL) publishes a magazine twice a year, and the fall issue arrived in my mailbox at home last week. One of the stories is about Susan Brownell, a St. Louis anthropologist and professor at UMSL, who spent a year in Bejing studying the Olympics. Dr. Brownell’s area of specialty [...]

Thanksgiving

VioletEclipse — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:59:00 -0600

Luke started a group writing challenge to list seven things we’re thankful for this Thanksgiving. I had to go over a little, and I kind of combined some things, because an endless list — while great for me — wouldn’t make such a great post.
8 ) Caramel Apple Crack at Starbucks.
I don’t know if the [...]
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5 Facts about the State of AIDS in Beijing and One Big Reason Why

PanAsianBiz — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:22:00 -0600

As of November 1st of this year, Beijing had reported 5,635 HIV positive and AIDS cases since the first case was reported in 1985.
Of those cases:
1. 21 percent were Beijing residents
2. 75.1 percent were from other regions
3. 3.9 percent were foreigners.
4. At the end of 2007, China had approximately 700,000 people living with HIV.
5. Of [...]
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Getting Between Shanghai-Beijing Faster

huoleifeng — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:39:00 -0600

Currently there is only 1 high speed "D" train plying the Beijing-Shanghai rails, taking just under 10 hours (9 hours, 44 minutes), basically trimming the time of the overnight "Z" trains by 2 hours. The "D" train leaves in the late morning and gets in late in the evening, but rumor has it that before the end of the year, there will be an overnight "D" train making the trip.
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Photos of Beijing in the 1930s and '40s

Danwei — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:32:00 -0600

ExploreMetro: Useful, Intuitive China Subway Maps & Information

elliottng — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:18:00 -0600

Every so often you run into something so completely wonderful, it forces you to ask yourself, “how the hell did I never hear of this before?” ExploreMetro is one such example.
It seemingly began in early 2007 as ExploreShanghai, an interactive Shanghai subway/metro map, developed by what appears to be a lone British web developer by [...]

2008 Olympics Retrospective: Baseball

huoleifeng — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:54:00 -0600

CBD Shopping: Craziness Both High and Low

huoleifeng — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:44:00 -0600

The annual Guomao Shopping Bazaar is once again upon us and the masses have descended upon Guomao to fight their way through the crowds in search of major bargains.
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Beijing Linux User Group - 6 Year Anniversary

cdrum — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:18:00 -0600

Last night (November 19) was the 6th Anniversary party for the BLUG - Beijing Linux User Group. Exoweb was nice enough to host the party, yet again, for the 2nd year in a row! Excellent office / environment for a party.

The creme penguins were a nice touch! Here’s last year’s cake.

Can’t have a BLUG party [...]
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