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Date: Oct 6th 2008 11:40p.m.

Contributed by:
davidfeng

And finally we are treated to a (sorta-)full Wanbao! Let the rejoicing begin!

• Jing N-V8888 -- that is the number of the first-ever personalized car license plate. No guessing: the number 8 will be big this time 'round...

• The Olympic Green is closed once again -- no idea when it opens, though...
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Date: Oct 6th 2008 11:14a.m.

Contributed by:
wudao

Welcome back! After a seven or nine day break, I bet its that much harder getting to work this Monday. But life is a never ending cycle of work and vacation, just look forward to the next one.
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Date: Oct 5th 2008 11:55p.m.

Contributed by:
davidfeng

Today's Wanbao have it -- October 6, 2008 -- and here we go again: coming right on the heels of the end of the October 1 National Day break, all hell breaks loose, once again, on the streets of the Jing. We've come up with six ways that are either guaranteed to get you from A to B tomorrow morning -- or at least take away the bite from the traffic hell.
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Date: Oct 4th 2008 11:20p.m.

Contributed by:
davidfeng

It's that time of the year, once again... when, thanks to somewhat "delayed" heating (you see, the heater doesn't switch on by the temps outside, unlike in, let's say, Switzerland), your home gets a bit colder before it gets any warmer.
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Date: Oct 3rd 2008 1:35p.m.

Contributed by:
grace2maine
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Date: Oct 3rd 2008 12:47p.m.

Contributed by:
grace2maine

Music and dance lovers are enjoying sensory overload this Golden Week. From Rock Concerts to Salsa Contests to Classical Opera, Beijing has got it all for the National Holiday. This weekend the festivities continue.

FRIDAY
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Date: Oct 3rd 2008 9:45a.m.

Contributed by:
stonebanks
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Date: Oct 2nd 2008 11:49p.m.

Contributed by:
davidfeng

Since when has the Dish of the Jing -- gone south? News from around the Beijing Web tells of the following Peking Duck disasters:

• September 2008 tells of 20 duck-related inquiries and 8 duck-started-it complaints -- an increase of 87.5% over 2007 stats. Ow.
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Date: Oct 2nd 2008 11:42p.m.

Contributed by:
davidfeng

Not with a price to pay, though.

Take note -- if you're driving a car with a yellow "environment sticker", you're going to be out of the 5th Ring Road and all parts of Beijing inside it beginning next year (January 1, 2009).
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Date: Oct 1st 2008 11:25a.m.

Contributed by:
stonebanks
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