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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Protest Parks

If you want to protest during the Olympics (for whatever reason) you need to first apply through the Chinese government. They have set aside 3 parks around the city for you to protest in, one of which is very close to my school.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/24/sports/olympics/24china.html?em&ex=
1217044800&en=73a0c374a6c165c2&ei=5087%0A

Regarding tomorrow's Opening Ceremony and how they organized the order in which delegations will enter the birds nest.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-sticky7-2008
aug07,0,6617055.story

CHINGLISH ALERT:
At Jialefu, the grocery store. There are two escalators side by side (but escalators and elevators are the same thing in Chinese).

Please stabd on the right side. Left elevator emergency only.

I found this to be slightly contradictory, because I think if I got stabbed while standing on the right side, I'd probably consider that an emergency, in which case I would want to stand on the left side.

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