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Like hobos in America, thieves in China communicate with yet another form of writing, pictograms. From (Chinasmack – Thieves)
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The chase went for a long while up to speeds of 100mph and the cop didn’t let go. How did he end up there? I dig these narrations from the other side of the world by a person who only has a serious third person perspective. Is it the narrators voice or accent that makes you forget that you can do this yourself at home? Did you know that some people call a hood of a car a “bonnet”? It’s also possible that it could all be a hoax or highly exaggerated. Is this called “planking”? [youtube]Y5EJmlu2uIA[/youtube]
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Want to make it big in China and have a great idea that’ll crack you into the Forbes 500? Be careful of the State. Yes, the place that seems to foster business might also be your competition and replicator. The first page of this article is fascinating before it turns into what seems like more rehash and hash browns. But the first page tells a tale of how some things unfolded for a biotech company with a great idea and a helpful medicine. Right idea, wrong place to do it. (NY Times – Rivals)
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NPR’s story of clean air in China isn’t something new, but it does bring up the awareness of the dirty skies of Beijing. What’s the price for industrialization, modernization, and keeping up with the booming economy, it’s the environment. Is life expectancy really a minus 5 years thanks to the carcinogens spewed into the sky and thrust into your lungs? Even indoors, the fumes won’t escape you. How much is an air purifier? $3000. The most interesting part of the story, the officials don’t want their stats available so stories like this can get told. (NPR – Beijing Air)
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Interspecies love in China. This story involves no humans. It is safe for work. The brass tried to keep them down in a Romeo and Juliet type of movie, but in the end, they fought for each other and now like a cheesy drama, they’re back together after spending just a couple of hours apart. Changmao is a ram, Chunzi is a doe, and they mate in the mornings and chill out all day. The story gets deeper as Changmao fathered a baby with a lamb, but hang out with the deer. (The Star – Ram and Deer)
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