atomicskate - Shanghai…

2010 starts sadly for the French-Belgian comics…
Jacques Martin & Tibet, classic artists of Le Journal de Tintin magazine, alongside Edgar P. Jacobs and Hergé, died respectively on January 21st and January 3rd.

2010年开始的很难过为法国比利时卡通。。。
雅克斯•马丁（Jacques Martin）和Tibet，名著的艺术家在丁丁杂志，在Edgar P. Jacobs和Hergé（埃尔热）旁边，在1月21日和1月3日各自地死了。

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10月12日，王克勤到河南省周口地区的商水县进行艾滋病问题的一个调查，所到乡村看到了许多打击上访的标语，拍摄下来，贴在这里，以便大家了解中国与上访的关系。

打击非法上访，维护社会安定
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Thanks to Rastablub, I’ve discovered Mathieu Jost & Pernelle Carron ice dancing partnership…
I’m a little bit ashamed to be so disconnected from iceskating, but I acknowledge that, on the one hand, I love this sport, but on the other hand, I’m still convinced that iceskating contests and ambience are deadly boring…

But having a look to the below exhibition program reminds me that galas & shows are once and for all worthy.
It was in Paris Bercy, probably in 2008, for the French "Stars sur Glace" tour.
Skating on two themes of Sweet Dreams (a jazzy version and Marilyn Manson reprise), this program mixes technicality, grace & velocity.

Carron & Jost were the 2006 and 2007 French national bronze medalists and the 2008 and 2009 French national silver medalists. They also won a bronze medal at the 2007 Skate Canada International, finished as high as 6th at the European Championships, and were ninth in their only appearance at the World Championships. Their partnership ended in April 2009. What a loss for ice dancing!…

中文

March 30, 2009
Already an old news, but still worrying…

Proscribing the defamation of religions, as the United Nations Human Rights Council would have the world do, is a chilling idea, in more than one sense. Islam in particular and religion in general would be treated as if beyond criticism. Really, it is a way to dress up the suppression of speech in human-rights garb.

The UN resolution has no legal force, but its symbolism is disturbing. Any Islamic government that legislates against an "insult to Islam," which can cover nearly anything, has just been given a pat on the back. Anyone anywhere who finds something objectionable - a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed in an editorial cartoon in Denmark, or a novel set in India, or a mention of the Prophet Mohammed in connection with a beauty pageant in Nigeria - has been handed a moral justification for protest. This, in a world in which such protests have often taken deadly forms.

The notion of defamation of religion is vague to the point of meaninglessness. What is its reach? The text of the Human Rights Council’s resolution says, "Islam is frequently and wrongly associated with human-rights violations and terrorism." That suggests a vast range of discussion is off-limits. The UN itself has overseen several reports outlining how Arab societies (both secular and religious) have fallen into decay. "Why do Arabs enjoy so little freedom?" the authors, 40 Arab intellectuals, asked. (If defamation of religion is wrong, is defamation of ethnic groups allowed? Is there now a hierarchy of protected groups?) Islam can co-exist with modernity, they say, implying that it does not do so now. Did the UN defame Islam, then?

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Thanks to Diablotim, I’ve learnt something more about China.
He sent me an interesting letter from Victor Hugo. Then, I’ve made some quick research and added some more content here under, so I hope that he will learn additional things

In the past, I’ve heard about the sack of the Old Summer Palace, but I never realized that this place was different from the Summer Palace that you can visit nowadays.
Indeed, the Old Summer Palace, 圆明园 (Yuánmíng Yuán) is located on the East of the Summer Palace, 颐和园 (Yíhé Yuán).

The Old Summer Palace was a complex of palaces and gardens, built in the 18th and early 19th century, where the emperors of the Qing Dynasty resided and handled government affairs.
Known for its extensive collection of garden and building architectures and other works of art (a popular name in China was the "Garden of Gardens", 万园之园 - wàn yuán zhī yuán), the Imperial Gardens were destroyed by British and French troops in 1860, as a punishment for the torture and execution of those countries’ peace emissaries by the Chinese Emperor.
You will have plenty of info on the wiki dedicated webpage.

And thus, Victor Hugo wrote the following letter:
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Some of you will recognize the biggest Shanghai 流氓 in this video!

Guys, when will you tour in China???

Check their MySpace (4 mp3 are available)

Modelled closely on a pop-art design by the US street artist Shepard Fairey in support of the Democrat’s presidential bid, the dozens of posters pasted up in Paris last week show Sarkozy against a red, white and blue backdrop.

Each spells out a policy goal — "Making polluters pay?", "Producing clean and sustainable energy for Europe?" or "Saving each household 1,000 euros a year?" — above Obama’s slogan "Yes, We can".

 
Source:
AFP

Excerpt from Groland Magzine, September 13th, 2008.
Sorry, subtitles only in French…

   Ce livre blanc, réalisé par les conseillers du commerce extérieur, les missions économiques de Chine et la Chambre de commerce française de Chine, présente l’implantation des entreprises françaises sur le continent chinois. Il se fonde sur des entretiens individuels réalisés auprès de 88 entreprises françaises.

Au sommaire:
1. Le développement des implantations françaises en Chine est un phénomène encore récent
2. L’accès au marché chinois demeure la motivation principale de l’implantation, mais les autres facteurs jouent un rôle croissant
3. L’implantation : difficultés rencontrées et solutions trouvées
4. L’impact des implantations en Chine est globalement favorable pour les entreprises comme pour l’économie française
Conclusion : Demain, quels enjeux ?

http://www.missioneco.org/documents/106/137414.pdf

L’Expansion.com propose un dossier "Spécial Chine" contenant conseils pratiques et vidéos permettant de donner quelques clés pour travailler avec ce pays.

Pour une fois (peut-être d’ailleurs pour la première fois!?), c’est un rapport condensé et exact sur la Chine et la relation que les étrangers pourront y avoir sur le plan professionnel (et personnel) avec l’Empire du Milieu.
L’image -fausse- que se font certaines personnes d’un Eldorado chinois en prend pour son grade

Au sommaire :
- Un premier job en Chine : "1000 euros est un très bon salaire"
- Les 10 conseils pour trouver du travail en Chine
- Guide de la candidature à la chinoise
- Travailler avec des fournisseurs chinois : ce qu’il faut savoir
- Les 10 principales techniques de négociation chinoises
 
 
Source:
L’Expansion: Vingt-cinq clés pour réussir en Chine (Backup copy)
L’Expansion: Un premier job en Chine : « 1000 euros est un très bon salaire » (Backup copy)
L’Expansion: Les 10 conseils pour trouver du travail en Chine (Backup copy)
L’Expansion: Guide de la candidature à la chinoise (Backup copy)
L’Expansion: Travailler avec des fournisseurs chinois : cinq idées reçues (Backup copy)
L’Expansion: Les 10 principales techniques de négociation chinoises (Backup copy)