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December 29, 2010 Filed under News u can use
Youth program explores hutong cultural diversity
Last weekend, the Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center (CHP), an NGO dedicated to preserving buildings in old blocks and various kinds of cultural heritage, ushered 20 young people down less-traveled yet well-preserved alleys of Nanluogu Xiang…
December 29, 2010 Filed under Community
Christmas party for pets and their owners
The International Center for Veterinary Services hosted a Christmas party for pets and their owners on December 11.
December 29, 2010 Filed under Community
Event
Casa Flamenco, a flamenco dance, guitar and Spanish language studio located in CBD, is providing flamenco dance courses, taught in Spanish and English, for all levels of dancers.
December 29, 2010 Filed under Community
Unseen childhood portraits of the Queen and Princess Margaret to go on display
They include some of the most informal studio portraits ever taken of the princesses with their parents, which will be among more than 100 prints on display dating from 1926 to 1956.
Obama Not A Muslim Shock!
White supremacist, conspiracy theorists, the not particularly Reverend Terry Jones and all round nutters were shocked this week when the Somali fundamentalist group al Shabaab told US President Barack Obama to “embrace Islam before we come to his country.”
Israeli authorities deny Palestinian prisoners access to lawyers
Palestinian detainees are systematically denied the right to meet a lawyer during interrogations by Shin Bet, the Israeli internal security service, according to a report published today by an Israeli and a Palestinian rights group.
Shredding bad bits of 2010 is best revenge
Looking forward to next year was not enough for some New Yorkers. First, they needed to shred the bad bits of 2010.
Magazine by popular China blogger shuts down
One of China’s most famous and controversial bloggers Han Han on Tuesday announced he was shutting down his magazine “Party” after just one issue, but denied the move stemmed from a dispute over content.
China ’stepping up anti-carrier missile tests’
China is stepping up efforts to deploy a “carrier-killer” missile system, the commander of the US Pacific Command has said in an interview with a Japanese newspaper published on Tuesday.
