Jan 16 2009

Fines increase as Chinese hoops gets physical

China’s attempts to bring more contact into the domestic game is behind the increase in violence on court and has contributed to a rise in crowd disorder, the country’s basketball chief said on Thursday.

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Jan 13 2009

Canada Post hikes stamp prices – Canada.com


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Canada Post hikes stamp prices
Canada.com – 10 Jan 2009
OTTAWA — Sending a letter by snail mail is going to cost a few more pennies starting Monday. Canada Post has raised the price of domestic stamps by two cents, from 52 to 54 cents.
US, Canade issue Year of the Ox stamps CCTV
Ox leads the way on second New Year series Telegraph-Journal
HappyNews.com – Xinhua – MSNBC – Huntington Herald Dispatch
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Jan 12 2009

Canada Post hikes stamp prices – Canada.com


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Canada Post hikes stamp prices
Canada.com – 10 Jan 2009
OTTAWA — Sending a letter by snail mail is going to cost a few more pennies starting Monday. Canada Post has raised the price of domestic stamps by two cents, from 52 to 54 cents.
US, Canade issue Year of the Ox stamps CCTV
New York City Chinese-American Artist Creates 12 Stamp Series HappyNews.com
eMediaWorld.com Newswire Press Release Distribution Service (press release)
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Jan 12 2009

Barenaked Ladies "One Week" Parody Music Video

If you can finish the phrase “Chickety China, the Chinese Chicken,” or you hate people who can… watch this video.

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Jan 12 2009

Canada Post hikes stamp prices – Canada.com


CCTV

Canada Post hikes stamp prices
Canada.com – 10 Jan 2009
OTTAWA — Sending a letter by snail mail is going to cost a few more pennies starting Monday. Canada Post has raised the price of domestic stamps by two cents, from 52 to 54 cents.
Ox leads the way on second New Year series Telegraph-Journal
US, Canade issue Year of the Ox stamps CCTV
HappyNews.com – MSNBC – Xinhua – Huntington Herald Dispatch
all 13 news articles
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Jan 12 2009

Canada Post hikes stamp prices – Canada.com


CCTV

Canada Post hikes stamp prices
Canada.com – 10 Jan 2009
OTTAWA — Sending a letter by snail mail is going to cost a few more pennies starting Monday. Canada Post has raised the price of domestic stamps by two cents, from 52 to 54 cents.
Ox leads the way on second New Year series Telegraph-Journal
US, Canade issue Year of the Ox stamps CCTV
MSNBC – Xinhua – HappyNews.com – Huntington Herald Dispatch
all 13 news articles
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Jan 11 2009

Chinese Version of Wikinews Blocked In China

DragonFire1024 writes with this story from Wikinews that says “access to the Chinese Wikinews website has been blocked in China. Wikinews can also confirm that the English version of the website is still available in China. … Users using the social networking site called Twitter have reported that the site was “blockade[ed] today by the mainland” of China. Others, writing on the Wikimedia Foundation’s mailing list also state that the Chinese version of Wikinews is blocked in major Chinese cities such as Beijing.”

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Jan 10 2009

Canada Post hikes stamp prices – Calgary Herald

Canada Post hikes stamp prices
Calgary Herald – 7 hours ago
OTTAWA — Sending a letter by snail mail is going to cost a few more pennies starting Monday. Canada Post has raised the price of domestic stamps by two cents, from 52 to 54 cents.
Canada Post hikes stamp prices Canada.com
New York City Chinese-American Artist Creates 12 Stamp Series HappyNews.com
Telegraph-Journal – Xinhua – MSNBC – Huntington Herald Dispatch
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Jan 10 2009

Canada Post hikes stamp prices – Calgary Herald

Canada Post hikes stamp prices
Calgary Herald – 4 hours ago
OTTAWA — Sending a letter by snail mail is going to cost a few more pennies starting Monday. Canada Post has raised the price of domestic stamps by two cents, from 52 to 54 cents.
Canada Post hikes stamp prices Canada.com
New York City Chinese-American Artist Creates 12 Stamp Series HappyNews.com
Telegraph-Journal – Xinhua – MSNBC – Huntington Herald Dispatch
all 23 news articles
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Jan 10 2009

Canada Post hikes stamp prices – Canada.com

Canada Post hikes stamp prices
Canada.com – 2 hours ago
OTTAWA — Sending a letter by snail mail is going to cost a few more pennies starting Monday. Canada Post has raised the price of domestic stamps by two cents, from 52 to 54 cents.
Ox leads the way on second New Year series Telegraph-Journal
Ox stamps usher in Canada's second 12-year Chinese New Year series Xinhua
MSNBC – Huntington Herald Dispatch – Vancouver Sun
all 21 news articles
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