Archive for February, 2010

Grand Larceny at Cantina Agave

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

One time back in college a few of my less then sober friends decided to pilfer a bottle of Grey Goose from a neighboring bar. After snuggling the victim into someone’s coat and brazenly walking out of the restaurant, they returned home and triumphantly opened the bottle to discover it was filled [...]

Job Ad: PT Junior Editor position at Shanghaiist

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

With Cary Hooper gone, we are now in the market for a new Junior Editor… and it could be YOU. Sure, the pay’s not the greatest, but it’s fun work and a nice way to explore the city perhaps a little more than you normally would.
Job position: PT Junior Editor
Shanghaiist is looking [...]

Extra! Extra! Food safety, naked officials and hacker trackers

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

A university student who fell severely ill from a food-borne parasite in China began studying China’s history of food safety problems. Here are her findings: they’re pretty scary. [Eileen Eats]
China will be making efforts to monitor “naked officials,” those with family overseas while they continue to work in country, because this group of [...]

Teenager nabs China’s 3rd gold medal in Winter Olympics

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

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Pencil This In: February 22-26

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Looking for something to do this week? Shanghaiist has got you covered, from poker and arm wrestling tournaments to a night dedicated to The Dude. Of course, we hope to see you show off your Scrabble skills at the Shanghaiist Happy Hour on Tuesday!
Monday: Willow Neilson Quartet
Australian saxophonist and composer Willow [...]

Chinese keyword research tool :: China online marketing blog

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

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Keywords research is very important for online marketing. Proper keyword research can let us know which keyword we should make efforts to optimize and rank well, which keyword we should set a higher bid price for PPC campaign.For English language, we use established keyword research tools like wordtracker, Google [...]

Chapter 28: Of Chinese Medicine and Balance :: Speaking of China

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

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In Chinese traditional medicine, there is a saying: anger hurts your liver, melancholy hurts your lungs, thinking hurts your spleen, happiness hurts your heart. The thing is, we are all angry,…
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Beijing to Berlin – Most Romantic Hitch-hike in History :: The Beijinger Blog

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

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Xinhua isn’t generally known for its heart-warming fuzzy stories, but China Hush has translated a cute tale of two “swarthy, ragged Chinese guys with half long hair” (half long hair?) who supposedly hitchhiked from Beijing to Berlin so that one of them could see his German girlfriend.
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Leshan Giant Buddha :: Running into Myself

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

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Last week I spent a day in Leshan with a student friend from my former university, who’s a local native. It’s taken me almost 4 years to see one of the major attractions of Sichuan, the 71-meters (233-feet) high Giant Buddha of Leshan (乐山大佛).
The day started out damp and [...]

Forbidden Requiem: Music Master Shane O’Shea Brings Mozart to Beijing :: The Beijinger Blog

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

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Shane O’Shea, Head of Music at Dulwich College Beijing, has been madly busy organizing the International Schools Choral Music Society’s performance of Mozart’s Requiem in the Forbidden City Concert Hall on February 26th. The event will involve 250 singers from 20 International Schools from ten countries, a 90-piece orchestra, [...]