Inside Michael Jackson’s last show: The magic was back

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-06-28-jackson-concerts_N.htm
By Edna Gundersen and Anthony Breznican, USA TODAY

LOS ANGELES — A hovering orb, a flaming bed, mutant spiders, 20-foot puppets, 3-D effects, pyrotechnics and the return of the crooning, spinning, moonwalking King of Pop. Michael Jackson’s farewell concert tour had every crowd-pleasing lure — but no crowds.
Fans had ponied up $85 million for 750,000 tickets [...]

Jackson still had a pulse, lawyer for doctor tells AP

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-06-27-jackson-news_N.htm
From staff and wire reports

Michael Jackson still had a faint pulse and his body was warm when his doctor, Conrad Murray, found him in bed and not breathing, a lawyer for the doctor told The Associated Press on Sunday.
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Lawyer Edward Chernoff also said Murray never prescribed or gave Jackson [...]

Blur at Glastonbury 2009

(The Guardian)
By Time Jonze

Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon (right) of Blur headlining the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury 2009.

Who: Blur
Where and when: Pyramid stage, 9.50pm, Sunday
Dress code: Damon’s going for the Mike Skinner geezer look with his gold chains and Fred Perry shirt. Alex James has finally sorted himself out with a haircut and a [...]

New Beijing International Movie Festival 2009 Brings the Best Independent Films in China to You

When:
Jun 11, 2009~Jul 30, 2009
Description:
The Third New Beijing International Movie Festival 2009 is back in Beijing again, representing one of the best sources for smaller, independent films in China. From the people working in conjunction with those who are bringing you the 48 Hour Film Project coming to you these next two weeks, founder Peter [...]

Love me too much China (Quiereme Mucho) Cuban Classic

Where:
inside Zhongshan Park
east side of Tian’anmen Square, Xichang’an Jie, Xicheng District, Beijing
When:
Apr 30, 2009~Jul 24, 2009
Description:
A legend baritone& bass returning to scene. Performing from Italian liric to Cuban Clasic from the best international ballads in English, French, Spanish and Russian .
To Cuban boleros…
With his Chinese band formed in Shenzhen….
The Chinese Love stars
Matias the Cuban-Panamanian Lion
Placidomingo [...]

Foreign Baby Has It Pretty Good

By Sarah Meik
It might happen to me 3 or 4 times before I hit the bus stop by my house. First at the bottom of the elevator, another time after I pass the playground, maybe again at the intersection. People are always stopping me in the middle of what I’m doing so they can take [...]

Trading Passports

By Jessica A. Larson-Wang
Summer has arrived in Beijing and, like many others, our family has decided to take the cue and make a run for it. We’d decided on the beach awhile back, after our first family beach vacation in Hainan. There aren’t many places where you can reasonably take an almost 2 year old [...]

How to Find Product Safety Standards and Communicate them to your Chinese Factory?

By Andrew Reich
Poor quality product from China continues to be a major issue for both importers and factories. As a buyer, you can protect yourself and also educate your clients with some simple on-line research on product safety and performance standards. With the right documentation you can then clearly communicate these standards to your Chinese [...]

Quality Control in China: 5 Basic Steps

By Seth Berman
Easy to follow quality control guidelines for people purchasing from Chinese manufacturers.
Ok, so quality control is never easy. But, there are some basic guidelines that, if you follow them like the law, will make your life a lot easier. Most large companies outsourcing with Chinese suppliers have systems in place, and I’ve found [...]

China Telecom in Blackberry Talks

 China Telecom Corp. said Thursday it is in “preliminary contacts” with Research In Motion Ltd. to offer Blackberry devices in China.
China Telecom, China’s largest fixed-line operator by subscribers, has been striving to introduce more handset models to drive its newly acquired mobile business from China Unicom Ltd. in October.
Chief Executive Wang Xiaochu said last month [...]