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  • 9-11-11

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    Designed by Brian Nieman and used by the Library of Congress for their 9/11 print collection.

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  • Lions lineman Fluellen practices Wing Chun

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    Did you know that Detroit Lions lineman Andre Fluellen started practicing Wing Chun after watching the movie Ip Man?

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  • HK Airlines Kung Fu Training

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    I couldn’t help but post this. I’m just sitting here shaking my head…

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  • Photographer Reflects on Revolutions

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    Photographer John Moore is no stranger to combat. As a member of an Associated Press team in 2005, he shared a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for coverage of the war in Iraq and he’s done extended stints in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, South Africa, Mexico and Nicaragua and elsewhere in the last 20 years.…

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  • I Hate the Hate

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    I don’t post about politics (or religion) often, but… –as seen on: salon.com “Whatever you might think of Islam as a religion and culture should have little bearing on how you relate to a person who is Muslim.” ~Jim Peterson in the introduction to The Crescent through the Eyes of the Cross by Nabeel Jabbour…

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  • Gaopeng: The Chinese Groupon

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    China’s version of Groupon called Gaopeng.com went live today. Looks like they only offer deals in Shanghai and Beijing for now. It’s partially funded by Tencent Holdings, China’s largest internet company–the one that runs QQ.

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  • Dance with the “Where the Hell is Matt” guy in Shanghai and Beijing

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    China friends! Go dance with the “Where the Hell is Matt” guy in Shanghai and Beijing! I want to see you in his videos. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, watch his old videos here. According to a tip on the Shanghaiist: In Beijing, he’ll be dancing in the Sanlitun area at the…

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  • British Stuffs

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    Ok, since I wrote a post about Asian stuffs, I will write some stuff about England, no Great Britain, the U.K or whatever it’s called. First off, everyone should see The King’s Speech. I liked the arsty-fartsy camera visuals, NOT like Gaspar Noe’s movie Irreversible, which was just sickening, literally. The music caught my attention…

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  • Asia News (January Edition)

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    I haven’t written up a post about Asia in a while, so here’s a mishmash of stuff. Nothing photography-related here. A movie that’s dear to my heart (can you guess why?): Ip Man 1 now available on Hulu. I have both Ip Man 1 and 2 if anyone wants to borrow it. Don’t forget about…

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  • Things Around the Webs

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    Here are some things keeping me entertained this week: The Origin of Mario’s Overalls Thanks to Steph for sending this one: By the way, everyone should watch Secretariat. I saw it last week. It’s a fun, family movie. It reminded me of all my childhood days spent at the track with my uncle. I love…

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  • Video: Red Army “Beat It”

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    Not sure why one of my former students sent this to me. She said she thought of me when she saw it. So random.

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  • Oba Mao and Communist Chanel

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    Oba Mao seems to pretty popular right now. I’m hoping to get a better picture later. Taken at Hou Hai, Beijing.

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  • Red Umbrella Day

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    Oops, I didn’t get a chance to post about yesterday: red umbrella day. If you’re unfamiliar, perhaps a search would be in order.

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  • Joe Wong at RTCA Dinner

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    Thanks to Hsin for the link.

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  • Child mortality highlights China’s urban-rural divide

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    A study published today has found that Children born in rural China are three to six times more likely to die before they turn 5 than those in the cities, a study found, highlighting the wide gulf in healthcare provision for the rich and poor in China.

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  • Tsinghua University to mark 100th anniversary

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    Tsinghua University (in Beijing) will commemorate its 100th anniversary of founding together with its counterpart in Taiwan April 24, 2011.

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  • It’s Passport Day this Saturday

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    It’s Passport Day this Saturday, March 27! You won’t need an appointment to apply for a U.S. passport at a regional passport agency. You will be able to apply for either routine processing or pay an additional $60 for expedited processing.

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  • Calculate your Shanghai taxi fare online

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    Don’t get ripped off again. Calculate your Shanghai taxi fare online.

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  • Google’s New Approach to China

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    Google has announced that they’ve stopped censoring their search services—Google Search, Google News, and Google Images—on Google.cn. Users visiting Google.cn are now being redirected to Google.com.hk, that allows uncensored search in simplified Chinese. They’ve also created this new web page, which will be updated regularly each day, so that everyone can see which Google services…

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  • Photos: Shanghai prepares for Expo 2010

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    Shanghai prepares for Expo 2010

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