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		<title>Looking for EXPO Tickets?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>victoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ If you&#8217;re interested in joining the festivities during EXPO, this post is for you. We&#8217;ve dug up some good information about ticketing that we want to share! Detail see below: guests in Shanghai Shanghai World Expo Site a) People will be able to purchase tickets at branches of China Mobile, China Telecom, Bank of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a  rel="attachment wp-att-1452" href="http://www.urbnhotels.com/blog/around-town/looking-for-expo-tickets.html/attachment/flagscn_8321"></a> If you&#8217;re interested in joining the festivities during EXPO, this post is for you. We&#8217;ve dug up some good information about ticketing that we want to share! Detail see below: guests in Shanghai <a href="http://en.expo2010.cn/a/20090226/000002.htm">Shanghai World Expo Site</a> a) People will be able to purchase tickets at branches of China Mobile, China Telecom, Bank of Communications and China Post (see below official websites – most of the websites are in Chinese) Or: Purchase from expo hot-line: +86-21-962010  <a  href="http://ticket.chinamobile.com/page/ftl/help/help003.ftl">China mobile online booking</a>, <a  href="http://expo.118114.cn/besttone/portal/index/">China Telecom online booking</a>,  <a  href="https://pbank.95559.com.cn/netpay/eshop/index.jsp">Bank of Communications</a>,  <a  href="http://www.chinapost.cn/dt/zhuanti/expo2010/sh.htm">China Post</a>,  b) buy tickets on site &#8211; During Expo, visitors will be able to buy tickets on site or at kiosks. Overseas guests &#8211; Or can be purchased from overseas outlets authorized by the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination (see <ahref="http://en.expo2010.cn/a/20090327/000001.htm">agency list</a>)  March 27 to June 30 &#8211; group bookings can be made for organizations, institutions and enterprises. July 1st &#8211; The public can buy tickets. FYI: Tickets will be discounted from 10 to 30 yuan for those who buy before the Expo opens on May 1, 2010</p>
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		<title>Green</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irving Steel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Go green
Green machine
Live green 
Livin’ green
 Goin’ green
Gettin’ green
Greening
Make it green
Green 4 the good
Go 4 the green
Join the green team
Green theme
Be the dean of green
Join the green scene
Get keen on green
Scream green
Convene with green
Make green your routine
Be serene with green
Ever-green
Intervene with green
Lean, serene, and green
Quarantine if it’s not green
Squeaky clean and green
The green regime
Green to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Go green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Green machine</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Live green </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Livin’ green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small"> Goin’ green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Gettin’ green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Greening</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Make it green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Green 4 the good</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Go 4 the green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Join the green team</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Green theme</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Be the dean of green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Join the green scene</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Get keen on green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Scream green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Convene with green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Make green your routine</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Be serene with green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Ever-green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Intervene with green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Lean, serene, and green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Quarantine if it’s not green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Squeaky clean and green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">The green regime</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Green to the extreme</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Day dream green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Green supreme</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Green theme</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Screen 4 green</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Calibri;font-size: small">Glean it green</span></p>
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		<title>China and US together and building a sustainable future</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irving Steel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AmCham Shanghai is hosting an event this Friday morning in the realm of sustainability. Come out and listen to Jeffrey Sachs talk starting at 8:00 am.
About the Speaker: 
Jeffrey D. Sachs is the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AmCham Shanghai is hosting an <a  href="http://www.amcham-shanghai.org/AmchamPortal/Event/EventDetail.aspx?EventId=4045">event</a> this Friday morning in the realm of sustainability. Come out and listen to Jeffrey Sachs talk starting at 8:00 am.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small"><strong>About the Speaker:</strong> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial;font-size: x-small"><strong>Jeffrey D. Sachs </strong>is the Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is also Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. From 2002 to 2006, he was Director of the UN Millennium Project and Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the Millennium Development Goals, the internationally agreed goals to reduce extreme poverty, disease, and hunger by the year 2015. Sachs is also President and Co-Founder of Millennium Promise Alliance, a nonprofit organization aimed at ending extreme global poverty. He is widely considered to be the leading international economic advisor of his generation.  For a more complete profile, please click <a  href="http://www.amcham-shanghai.org/NR/rdonlyres/10C5D7A4-F0FB-45B0-81C6-45D403BE9A2C/12055/Jeffrey_Sachs_Bio_Earth_Institute.pdf">here</a>.</span></p>
<p>But why is there a cost?</p>
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		<title>Downstairs Logo Revealed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>victoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Laris and the URBN team are ready to give you a small taste of what&#8217;s to come with the new restaurant &#8220;Downstairs with David Laris.&#8221;  They are still tight-lipped about the menu and design&#8211; but fear not,  there is more to come in the upcoming weeks!  

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>David Laris and the URBN team are ready to give you a small taste of what&#8217;s to come with the new restaurant &#8220;Downstairs with David Laris.&#8221;  They are still tight-lipped about the menu and design&#8211; but fear not,  there is more to come in the upcoming weeks!  </p>
<p><a  href="http://www.urbnhotels.com/eat-drink-news/downstairs-logo-revealed.html/attachment/urbn-downstairs-logo-master-3" rel="attachment wp-att-1440"><img src="http://www.urbnhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/urbn-downstairs-logo-master.jpg" alt="" title="urbn - downstairs - logo master" width="2800" height="1700" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1440" /></a></p>
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		<title>Cafe Mojo!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>victoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It sits amidst on Taikang Lu lanes, an renovated residential area known for its arts and crafts and trendy shops and cafes. Serving a compact menu of light café eats  and  drinks. A laid back environment for a quick and light meal during lunch and a restful place for afternoon tea. Free WiFi is offered.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a  rel="attachment wp-att-1417" href="http://www.urbnhotels.com/urbn-picks/restaurants/cafe-mojo.html/attachment/cafe-mojo-entrance"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1417" title="Cafe Mojo! Entrance" src="http://www.urbnhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Cafe-Mojo-Entrance.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="253" /></a>It sits amidst on Taikang Lu lanes, an renovated residential area known for its arts and crafts and trendy shops and cafes. Serving a compact menu of light café eats  and  drinks. A laid back environment for a quick and light meal during lunch and a restful place for afternoon tea. Free WiFi is offered.</p>
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		<title>The House</title>
		<link>http://www.urbnhotels.com/urbn-picks/restaurants/the-house.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>victoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The House, tucked away in a quiet lane with a beautiful courtyard, is a petite restaurant specializing in a range of European fondues great for all seasons.  Its classy and modern decor will make you feel right at home as its name implies.  Great place for a quiet intimate outing and gathering of friends.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a  rel="attachment wp-att-1397" href="http://www.urbnhotels.com/urbn-picks/restaurants/the-house.html/attachment/the-house-outside-courtyard"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1397 alignleft" title="The House Outside Courtyard" src="http://www.urbnhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/The-House-Outside-Courtyard-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a> The House, tucked away in a quiet lane with a beautiful courtyard, is a petite restaurant specializing in a range of European fondues great for all seasons.  Its classy and modern decor will make you feel right at home as its name implies.  Great place for a quiet intimate outing and gathering of friends.</p>
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		<title>Green Drinks Shanghai this Thursday, March 11</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irving Steel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[green piece]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Green Drinks Shanghai is this Thursday starting from 6:30 pm. Come out and have a great time. Click here for more info
Presentation by:
作为Silk Venutres Group的创始人，亚当拥有近7年大中华地区的商业经验。Silk Ventures是一家专注于节能照明产品采购及全球分销的企业。他们力求通过绿色环保的照明解决方案以减缓全球变暖等负面气候变化。为更进一步投入到环 保事业，他们正筹备推出自己的照明品牌 Etrilum (www.etrilum.com)，主推CFL和LED等照明产品。亚当对环保事业的认识和热情源于其在伦敦、汉城、上海、加拿大，以及其他20多个国家和地区(尤其是印度)的生活旅行经历。
Adam is a co-founder of Silk Ventures Group, a trading/sourcing company with 7 years business experience in Shanghai and China. Silk Ventures is focused on the sourcing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Green Drinks Shanghai is this Thursday starting from 6:30 pm. Come out and have a great time. <a  href="http://www.greendrinks.org/shanghai" target="_blank">Click here for more info</a></p>
<p><strong>Presentation by</strong>:<br />
作为Silk Venutres Group的创始人，亚当拥有近7年大中华地区的商业经验。Silk Ventures是一家专注于节能照明产品采购及全球分销的企业。他们力求通过绿色环保的照明解决方案以减缓全球变暖等负面气候变化。为更进一步投入到环 保事业，他们正筹备推出自己的照明品牌 Etrilum (<a  href="http://www.etrilum.com/" target="_blank">www.etrilum.com</a>)，主推CFL和LED等照明产品。亚当对环保事业的认识和热情源于其在伦敦、汉城、上海、加拿大，以及其他20多个国家和地区(尤其是印度)的生活旅行经历。</p>
<p>Adam is a co-founder of Silk Ventures Group, a trading/sourcing company with 7 years business experience in Shanghai and China. Silk Ventures is focused on the sourcing and worldwide distribution of energy efficient lighting in an effort to counterbalance the negative effects of climate change. They are in the process of building a new brand of LED and CFL lighting, Etrilum (<a  href="http://www.etrilum.com/" target="_blank">www.etrilum.com</a>), to further their efforts. Adam&#8217;s awareness and passion for the urgent need for environmental protection stems partially from his living experiences in London, Seoul, Shanghai and Canada as well as traveling to 20+ countries (most notably India).</p>
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		<title>Delicious</title>
		<link>http://www.urbnhotels.com/urbn-picks/spas-retreats/lead-a-delicious-lifestyle-inc..html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>victoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wellness company focused on trully natural and detox skin nutrition treatments catering to hotels, clubhouses, homes. We utilize nature ingredients to make fresh, delicious and healthy food for your skin.﻿
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a  rel="attachment wp-att-1365" href="http://www.urbnhotels.com/urbn-picks/spas-retreats/lead-a-delicious-lifestyle-inc..html/attachment/delicious-ffys-174-x-100"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1365" title="delicious FFYS 174 x 100" src="http://www.urbnhotels.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/delicious-FFYS-174-x-100.gif" alt="" width="175" height="100" /></a>Wellness company focused on trully natural and detox skin nutrition treatments catering to hotels, clubhouses, homes. We utilize nature ingredients to make fresh, delicious and healthy food for your skin.﻿</p>
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		<title>First LEED-CI Platinum Office in China; Tandus Carpets Throughout</title>
		<link>http://www.urbnhotels.com/blog/green-piece/first-leed-ci-platinum-office-in-china-tandus-carpets-throughout.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irving Steel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congrats to DNA Green Design on becoming the first office in China to achieve Platinum for their LEED-CI project. This is a terrific accomplishment and shows that anything is truly possible in China. This will hopefully be the first of many more Platinum projects sprouting up all over China.
The office, on Fa Hua Zhen Lu [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congrats to DNA Green Design on becoming the first office in China to achieve Platinum for their LEED-CI project. This is a terrific accomplishment and shows that anything is truly possible in China. This will hopefully be the first of many more Platinum projects sprouting up all over China.</p>
<p>The office, on Fa Hua Zhen Lu near Yan An Xi Lu metro station, achieved 43 points to just eclipse to mark of 42 to become a Platinum office.</p>
<p><a href="www.tandus.com" target="_blank">Tandus</a>&#8216; carpets were able to help achieve LEED points in areas such as Regional Materials with the factory in SuZhou, recycled content with roughly 20-23% total recycled content, and more!</p>
<p>Congrats to DNA Green Design on becoming the first office in China to achieve Platinum for their LEED-CI project. This is a terrific accomplishment and shows that anything is truly possible in China. This will hopefully be the first of many more Platinum projects sprouting up all over China.</p>
<p>The office, on Fa Hua Zhen Lu near Yan An Xi Lu metro station, achieved 43 points to just eclipse to mark of 42 to become a Platinum office.</p>
<p><a href="www.tandus.com" target="_blank">Tandus</a>&#8216; carpets were able to help achieve LEED points in areas such as Regional Materials with the factory in SuZhou, recycled content with roughly 20-23% total recycled content, and more!</p>
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		<title>ifa gallery</title>
		<link>http://www.urbnhotels.com/urbn-picks/1265.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>victoria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
ifa gallery is committed to exhibiting contemporary art from Asia with a focus on contemporary Chinese artists, South-East Asian artists and international artists based in or associated with Asia. The gallery has been representing both established and emerging artists since it&#8217;s beginning in 2006 and presents works of all medium.
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<p><span style="color: #333333;">ifa gallery is committed to exhibiting contemporary art from Asia with a focus on contemporary Chinese artists, South-East Asian artists and international artists based in or associated with Asia. The gallery has been representing both established and emerging artists since it&#8217;s beginning in 2006 and presents works of all medium.</span></p>
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