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For better or for worse, the old Beijing–June old, not Ming old–is slowing reappearing.
While the bizarre ban on outdoor seating was only fully enforced for a week or two, it now appears to be completely gone.
A friend informed me that DVD stores are now fully stocked again. He also said prices went up 25%, presumably [...]

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I went to buy Ibuprofen from my local Chemist on Saturday. I was informed that, unlike on every previous occasion I was not allowed to as the doctor was not present. I think the rule is that Ibuprofen can only be sold by a qualified pharmacist or doctor, none was available, thus [...]

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In a move that demonstrates the increasing power that Cup of Cha has with the Chinese Government, news outlets are reporting that dog meat restaurants are being forced to shut down in the nation’s capital. Loyal reader “OtherRichard” passed along this article from Sky News.
The move comes a week after popular blog Cup of Cha [...]

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We can only revert to the rarely seen future perfect tense to describe how elated we will have been during after the Games. The Beijing Olympic Committee has even posted a poll of what the top ten stories from the Olympics will have been. This is perfect to me. They are trying to script things [...]

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The internets has made buying Olympic tickets one of the easiest things in the world. Before the internets, a series of tubes that connect people to one another, it would have been impossible to sell tickets to sporting events. This is why events prior to 1996 had no people in attendance.
For the Beijing Games, an [...]

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