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SubscribeChinese dissident tipped to win Nobel peace prize
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/24/nobelpeaceprize.hujia-
Tiens Closes BannerStore In Beijing
http://www.chinaretailnews.com/ 2008/ 10/ 08/ 1555-tiens-closes-the-only-banners…According reports from local media, Tiens Group has closed its only supermarket in Beijing — the outlet operated under the brand name of BannerStore. A representative from the leasing department of Beijing Ocean International Mansion said that BannerStore had only one outlet in Beijing, which lead to
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Alternative Working Hours For Beijing
http://www.chinacsr.com/ en/ 2008/ 10/ 08/ 3292-alternative-working-hours-for-be…Benefiting from its successful experience during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics, from October 11, Beijing Municipal Government has announced that it will adopt new working hours to ease traffic congestion.
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Debauve & Gallais Open Theme Shop In Chengdu
http://www.chinaretailnews.com/ 2008/ 10/ 08/ 1553-debauve-gallais-open-theme-sh…Debauve & Gallais, the French leading chocolate maker, has opened a theme shop in Kuanxiangzi Alley, Chengdu — their first theme shop in China. The new Debauve & Gallais theme shop is a two-story building that combines western style with Chinese features.
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Beijing To Force 800,000 Cars Off the Road Daily
http://www.treehugger.com/ files/ 2008/ 10/ beijing-to-ban-cars.phpGetty Images Anyone wondering if Beijing's azure blue skies would last after the "green" Olympics left town (hello) can breathe a small sigh of relief. It took a few weeks, but in an effort to keep the skies and roads relatively clear, the Beijing government is putting its big, authoritarian foot down on the brakes and launching a car ban like the one it used during the Olymp...
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Global brands connecting virtually with consumers
http://lab.77agency.com/ social-marketing/ global-brands-connecting-virtually-wi…I’d like to turn back a bit and refer to the Beijing Olympics as a wonderful example of how brands use the power of social media to reach vast audiences and increase brand exposure. It is to a brand’s interest to piggyback on a mega global event as the Olympics to create the ideal buzz and word-of-mouth effect all brands aspire without the need to invest exceeding amounts of time or effort.
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Michael Phelps' Homecoming Parade
http://blogs.trb.com/ entertainment/ technology/ watchthis/ 2008/ 10/ michael_ph…Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps returns to Baltimore in a Hummer and with a pretty serious-looking security patrol. He is met by many, many people, several of whom are squealing and screaming marriage proposals at him. I like that the first shot of this video is of some guy selling gold medals out of a shopping cart.
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Shalane Flanagan: What you don’t know (yet)
http://prettytough.com/ shalane-flanagan-what-you-dont-know-yet/October 7, 2008 - Shalane Flanagan won the bronze medal in the women’s 10,000-m at the Beijing Olympics in August. Since the event was added to the Olympics for women in 1988, only one other American has medaled: Lynn Jennings in 1992. Flanagan shattered her own American Record in the process, running 30:22.22.
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Beijing Olympic - Shanghai needs 500 more kindergartens amid baby boom
http://www.hellomandarin.com/ blog/ ?p=2886At least 500,000 babies are estimated to be born in Shanghai as of 2011, and they will need some 500 more kindergartens, according to a member of the local political advisory body. There are about 1,000 kindergartens in this eastern metropolis, taking care of more than 300,000 children.
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Go Sox!
http://granitestudio.org/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ go-sox/And so the Red Sox squeezed past the Angels into the ALCS against the…Tampa Bay Rays!?!? Doesn’t matter. What is important is deciding where to watch the games as the playoffs heat up. Last year it was the Rickshaw, but I’ve been hearing about quirks in service as management focuses its attention
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Britney On Broadway? Seriously?
http://www.babble.com/ CS/ blogs/ famecrawler/ archive/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ britney-on…Britney Spears on Broadway? Let's not get crazy now. Brit's new song Womanizer is burning up the charts, her video for it premieres on Friday and she's also got a new fragrance coming out - all in time for the Christmas season. And she's even talked about touring in 2009.
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