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Shamelessly poached from my work inbox... Hongkongers will no longer have to trek all the way over to Shenzhen to get their dose of American Apparel! Unfortunately, the retailer isn't officially coming to our town with a flashy flagship store (why not' I don't know) but at least on April 9, we can all head down to Lane Crawford at IFC for the American Apparel pop-up store, open until May 11, featuring threads for women, men, children and yep, pets too. My first question was whether the markup...

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Online Courtship Guide & Principles: Profiling Disclosure, Personals and Pictures

So you've grown virtual balls, realizing and accepting that the internet may be your best bet in getting laid if not at least a date for next weekend. You've read the first part, and done your research of which network(s) has the fish pond ideal for you. Before you can cast your pole and start [...]

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Buying Bulgarian Property on eBay - Be VERY careful

Having been involved in Bulgarian property for close to 5 years and having been contacted by several people who bought on eBay and who then faced various issues with their purchase, please be very careful before bidding on any property on eBay. A quick search on eBay for property for sale gives you hundreds, if not thousands of Bulgarian properties for sale. At the time of writing of this report (15th November 2009), there is over 58,000 residential overseas listings and at least 2000 of those...

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I'm Afraid of Americans'

I’m Afraid of Americans… is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse I’m afraid of Americans. David Bowie and Trent Reznor… Related Posts:Asia, Europe Agree on American Dress CodeWhy do Americans read Personal Development Blogs'American Attitude' You Talkin’ to ME'The American Attitude… What is it'ThaiPulse! Becomes Interactive – chat with me by this site…Powered by Contextual Related Posts

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Happy Green Day

I'd like to tell Germany that today was St. Patrick's Day. It doesn't appear that anyone here noticed. :) Not that it's a huge holiday or anything, but at least America tries to milk some decorations and cards out of the day. I didn't see anything here that was shamrock-y or leprechaun-ish... no pots of gold or green beer either. :) Perhaps I wouldn't have remembered either if it wasn't written on my American calender.Like a good American mother I dressed my children in green... but had...

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Asian-American Film Festival in San Jose, Ca March 19-21

 ED NOTE: I'll be there to Photograph the event. Camera Cinemas |: "FestivalsS.F. International Asian-American Film Festival 2010The acclaimed San Francisco Asian-American Film Festival screens March 19-21 at Camera 12 Cinema in downtown San Jose. The premiere showcase for Asian American and Asian Films in North America, the festival will present more than 100 films and videos in March at venues in San Francisco and Berkeley, as well as San Jose. The festival schedule at Camera 12 is as...

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English Writer Needed: Hello Philippines'

English Writer Needed: Hello Philippines' is a post from: ThaiPulse.com/blog/, a Thailand focused website. ©2009-2010 ThaiPulse There must be a couple of million people in the Philippines that could use some extra money – and yet I can’t seem to find one that can help me out with some writing projects I have. I really need someone that can: 1. Do some online research for me. I’ll be creating ebooks and I need to have someone help me do research that will help me write...

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Channel Metrics: UK Travel Insurance ? Trends in Consumer Distribution Channel Usage

Product DescriptionChannel Metrics is a series of 25 briefings and an overview report based on original consumer research with a total sample of 3,600 respondents investigating trends in consumer distribution channel usage in UK financial services. In addition to gathering data for overall take-up rates and annual churn rates across the various financial products and services considered, the research also yields results regarding the distribution interface and specific distribution ch…...

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American Library Starts a Blog

Good news! The American Library in Paris, an expat membership  institution, has just launched Browser, a blog covering expat subjects and literary news and events (and not just ones at the Library itself). An inaugural post announces an event worth planning for: Since the mid-1990s the Library has been fortunate to host the talented and inventive San Francisco performing arts company Word for Word for annual productions of American short stories. The stories are performed exactly as written ?...

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Marketing .. is it Market Research Led .. or just an attempt at Market Manipulation ?