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Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating,
formally employed by publications and broadcasters, for the benefit of
a particular community of people. The writer or journalist is expected to use facts to describe events, ideas, or issues that are relevant to the public. Journalists (also known as news analysts, reporters, and correspondents) gather information, Read more »

I've never applied with the PSB and other relevant authorities to get an international TV card, it's never seemed worth the hassle to watch BBC Worldwide.   The Internet has changed they was I perceive news and seek to be informed and entertained.  But I still miss being able to tune into BBC2 at a set time to watch low budget sci-fi, that part of scheduled entertainment will forever be ingrained in my habits, entertainment on demand does, to an extent, strip the expectation and suspense from the enjoyment on a show.  And sometimes it's just plain annoying not to have streaming TV to potato-out to, CCTV9 and poorly dubbed Korean dramas do not cut it.

The US Olympic Track Team have been training in Dalian for the past month, training and getting sick. The 拉肚子 (la du zi) is pretty familiar for anyone new to Dalian and is highly annoying - quite different from mildly enjoyable Olympic Fever.

The proportion of the team sick is around 15%, a figure the US Olympics Committee said was typical for an international trip.

Dalian does offer a lot of culinary temptations: from some of the best seafood in China (comprehensive list) to freshly boiled dumplings to hotpot to cheap and tasty street side BBQ. But don't eat it, especially street side, assuming there's no chance it won't twist and stretch an intestine like a rubber band.

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Saturday the 22nd of September saw the Gaelic football tribes of China descend on northeastern China for the 5th All China Gaelic Games in Dalian. Four ladies teams – two from Beijing, one from Shanghai and a joint team made up of Dalian and Shenzhen – and four mens teams from Dalian, Shanghai, Beijing [...]

Saturday the 22nd of September saw the Gaelic football tribes of China descend on northeastern China for the 5th All China Gaelic Games in Dalian. Four ladies teams – two from Beijing, one from Shanghai and a joint team made up of Dalian and Shenzhen – and four mens teams from Dalian, Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen – battled it out for honours in the beautiful sunshine of a late summer’s day in west Dalian. Read more »

A fuller scoop. 8-9th (2 days) from 5:30pm.

Xinghai Beach. The entrance to Xinghai Beach is from the right (facing the sea) of Xinghai Square, i.e. the Southwest corner.

Reggae, B&B, House, Trance, Techno, Hip Hop, Funk, Rock, Drum 'N' Bass, Breakbeat. More than 7 DJs.

Beers: 10-15 RMB Soft Drinks: 10 RMB Cocktails: 20-25 RMB Misc Food

Organiser: Shaun of Hmily's Bar.

Contact: Shaun - 133 9050 8265 (English, Chinese) Daisuke - 133 3223 7773 (Japanese, Chinese, Korean)