domestic makers trying to secure new markets in light of a dwindling number of schoolchildren in Japan ... hard-sided backpacks. The shops carried them in colors such as blue, dark brown and pink, in addition to the ubiquitous black and red.

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Edelman's Steven Cao Resurfaces After 10-Week Absence

"An Edelman spokesperson in China told the Holmes Report that Cao had returned to his family, but declined to comment on whether Cao remained an Edelman employee."

ANY MAINSTREAM MEDIA MENTIONS?

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Speeding from Beijing to Moscow on New Bullet Train | TheNanfang

"The trip will cover more than 7,000 kilometers and last two days." ... NO CHARM IN THAT

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检验房贷新政：北京二手豪宅一周卖出前几个月的量_财经频道_一财网

"观湖国际小区附近一中介门店的工作人员也告诉记者，该小区单价在5.5万元/平方米的二手房，目前正以一天一套的速度在交易，售出的多为此前几个月积压的房源。" ... PRICES DOWN AROUND 4% ACCORDING TO MY SURVEY, LOTS OF DEMAND BUT PEOPLE WANT A "DEAL"

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Internet giants' brawl ends with Qihoo 360's final loss - Xinhua | English.news.cn

GUESS WHO WAS BETTER CONNECTED TO THE JUDGE?

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Top Chinese umbrella exporter files for Hong Kong IPO as city protests continue | Reuters

HEE HEE, I MISSED THIS ONE

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Alibaba Aims to Extend Its Reach into Country's Rural Areas -

ALREADY HAS AMAZING REACH, THUS ITS GREAT VALUE

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Samarkand Chinese wool rug, 11'6" x 11'10", $29,000.

DRAGONS?

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China’s Unstoppable Lawyers: An Interview with Teng Biao by Ian Johnson | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books

GUYS LIKE TENG BIAO HAVE BALLS OF STEEL

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"Like Running on Mars" - Runners share their Beijing Marathon Stories

"According to Philipps, less than one percent of runners wore safety masks, and many appeared oblivious to the dangers involved. “The organizers didn’t offer any advice about pollution – I’ve been told that some people received a message this morning [from the organizers], advising runners with respiratory diseases not to run. But I didn’t receive anything. I think the organizers should have postponed the race – there’s no way anyone should have attempted running without a mask.”"

INSANE

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Ethiopia’s Gebru Wins Beijing Marathon Amid ‘Hazardous’ Smog - Bloomberg

"A runner from Kenya who led the race in the first 20 kilometers quit midway through, according to official China National Radio." ... HE WAS FOOLISH TO EVEN START THE RACE

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19 Louisburg Sq, Boston, MA 02108 - Zillow

JOHN KERRY'S PLACE IN BOSTON, PAID FOR WITH TERESA'S CATSUP MONEY?

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方舟子博客 — “网络作家”请不要造谣这个时代

TUMBLR NOT BLOCKED IN CHINA ... YET

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Here’s why the name of Hong Kong’s “Umbrella Movement” is so subversive – Quartz

"Cantonese language and culture will quickly wither" ... TRUE, BUT IT'S TOO LATE AND CAN'T BE SAVED (taiwan is another matter, they could actively protect and preserve their culture like the japanese have)

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Zhou Xiaoping, Director of History - China Digital Times (CDT)

"tendency to blatantly disregard historical accuracy" ... CAN'T BLAME THE KID, HE WAS NEVER TAUGHT ANY OF THIS STUFF

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Is the Chinese Economy About to Fall Off a Cliff?

"While it is difficult to determine with precision when the breakpoint will be reached … a major deleveraging must occur at some point—it cannot be forestalled forever,” the report says. “Nor can China grow out of the problem. Anticipated nominal GDP growth comes nowhere close to being able to service the debt that has been accumulated since 2009. Something’s got to give.”"

TIME YOUR EXIT CAREFULLY

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Chinese Law Prof Blog

"Few observers expected radical proposals – for example, institutional changes that would make the Party itself more accountable to legal norms" ... LOL, OH YEAH, THAT

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Dongguan’s Sex Trade Is Back | TheNanfang

"Since being allowed to reopen, 2,684 entertainment operators, or 80 percent of the city’s entertainment businesses, have signed a pledge promising not to provide services related to gambling, drugs and prostitution." ... WE PROMISE NOT TO MAKE ANY MONEY IN FUTURE

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China House Prices YOY

YEP, ON THE WAY DOWN AS AN ILL WIND BLOWS

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China's strangest buildings, from pairs of pants to ping-pong bats | Art and design | The Guardian

HAD NOT SEEN THE TEAPOT BUILDINGS BEFORE

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Matt Burgess on Twitter: "The chair of a House of Lords committee looking at drones was "horrified" when she recently discovered Google Maps http://t.co/ic9Ronu0d6"

I COULD SEE THE ROSES IN MY GARDEN ...

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Judd Legum on Twitter: "Here's a pic of Ted Cruz's Deputy Chief Of Staff's ridiculous Ebola tweet, which he already deleted http://t.co/av1BNczOM8"

LOL, CAN'T BE A DUMBSHIT IN THE DIGITAL AGE BECAUSE NOTHING CAN BE DELETED

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Use A Fake Location For Cheap Airfare - Business Insider

"I start again, but this time I click on the upper right-hand corner and select Colombia as my country and English as my language. (Other airlines may not always offer the ability to keep using the site in English. How good is your Spanish?) It’s not using the same thing as a VPN, but this mimics the idea that you are buying from a different location other than the U.S."

AND CLEAR YOUR COOKIES

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Inbox by Gmail - the inbox that works for you

NO DON'T AUTO BUNDLE MY EMAILS, GOOGLE

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Our favorite productivity and GTD app suite for Mac, iPhone, and iPad - The Sweet Setup

NAH YOU'LL NEVER USE IT

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Large Work Bag

"Each bag is hand treated with unique aged effect." ... THIS IS WHY IT COSTS ONLY $600

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92 all time highs 2014 10 23

Apple Inc
Facebook Inc
Home Depot
Amgen Inc
Union Pacific Corp
CVS Corp
3M Company
Celgene Corp
Lowe's Companies
General Dynamics Corp
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Automatic Data Processing
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
CSX Corp
The Travelers Companies Inc
Kroger Company
Illumina Inc
Equity Residential
L Brands Inc
O'Reilly Automotive
Monster Beverage Corp
Davita Healthcare Partners Inc
Northeast Utilities
Genuine Parts Company
Dte Energy Company
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc
C.R. Bard
Advance Auto Parts Inc
American Water Works
Federal Realty Investment Trust
Palo Alto Networks Inc
Snap-On Inc
Gartner Inc
Ugi Corp
Partnerre Ltd
NVR Inc
Leggett & Platt Inc
Domino's Pizza Inc
Team Health Holdings
Rlj Lodging Trust
Equity Lifestyle Properties
Validus Holdings
Vectren Corp
Steris Corp
First American Corp
Idacorp Inc
Portland General Electric Company
Sovran Self Storage
Jack In The Box Inc
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Southwest Gas Corp
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc
Murphy USA Inc. Common Stock Wh
Marriot Vacations Worldwide Cor
Hudson Pacific Properties
Acadia Realty Trust
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
American Assets Trust
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Centro
Mge Energy Inc
American States Water Company
Core-Mark Holding Company
Super Micro Computer
Anacor Pharmaceuticals
Apogee Enterprises
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.
Great Western Bancorp Inc.
Natus Medical Inc
Summit Hotel Properties
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc.
Standex International Corp
Neenah Paper
Mimedx Group Inc
Depomed Inc
Chatham Lodging Trust [Reit]
Eros International Plc
U.S. Physical Therapy
Amreit Inc
Installed Building Products I
Tree.Com
Tubemogul Inc
Aac Holdings Inc.
Intersect Ent Inc.
Ovascience Inc
P.A.M. Transportation Services
Regulus Therapeutics Inc
Biospecifics Technologies Corp
Superior Uniform Group
Newtek Business Services Inc
Vitae Pharmaceuticals Inc
Flanigan's Enterprises
Forward Pharma A/S

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Beijing Formally Charges 81-Year-Old Writer Who Published Memoirs of Victims of Mao Era nyti.ms/1z1LcE1

ANY AND ALL DISSENT MUST BE CRUSHED UNDER THE PARANOID XI REGIME

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30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rates

WHY ARE YOU STILL RENTING?

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Rex Reed Reviews ‘Low Down’ | New York Observer

HAWKES REALLY GOOD IN THE SESSIONS (ONE OF MY TOP TEN MOVIES FROM 2012 OR WHENEVER IT CAME OUT) .. SO THIS HAS PROMISE

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The Milgram experiment in real life

"In the video, you see a McDonald's manager take a phone call from a man pretending to be a police officer. The caller orders the manager to strip search an employee. And then much much worse." ... SCARY

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Yahoo Finance - Beat the Market.

DOWNLOADED THE APP, LAME ... NO CHARTING

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Heartbreaking Portraits Of Really Old Dogs demilked.com/old-faithful-o… sorry its tuff to find good finance links to share in post Weisenthal era

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Best time to buy international tickets is 171 days - almost 6 months - before the flight. on.wsj.com/1wphxAr pic.twitter.com/xLbjy9iBde

YEP AND BOOK ON A TUESDAY

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The man behind the mother of all commodity bubbles, Nelson Bunker Hunt, remembered in this terrific obit by @bobivry mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-2…

CORNERED SILVER (briefly)

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