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Corrupting Our Youth One Sing Contest At A Time, and Time-Travelling Still Possible

Super girl, o boy o boy! In the year 399 BC, Socrates was sentenced to death by drinking a cup of Hemlock, because he corrupted the youth. In hind sight we hold his contribution to educate the population in high … Continue reading

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Long Island Professor: “Chinese Counterfeiters Cannot Replicate Services” Yes, They Can

Can people outside Long Islandreally pour a sturdy Long Island Iced Tea? Panos Mourdoukouras, professor of economics of Long Island University, gave some reasons for the existence of counterfeit and knock-off retail outlets in China with which I did not … Continue reading

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Genuine Apple Store Fixes Problem Of Fake Apple

M.I.C. (Made in China) Gadget’s Chris Chang wrote that a genuine Apple Store in Pudong Shanghai helped diagnose and troubleshoot his knock-off MacBook Air. Read here. Now that he is sitting in your nest,you might as well treat him as … Continue reading

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Scny Eriosscn: Counterfeiters Use Gestalt Psychology

Scny Eriosscn: looks familiar to you? Counterfeiters use Gestalt psychology to let consumers complete a picture they already have of a genuine brand. I am not sure whether some consumers really deceived into seeing Sony Ericsson, but some might at … Continue reading

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Chinese MacBook Air knockoffs: Better Than the Real Thing?

Brian X. Chen is running the China Gadget Guide review for Wired about Chinese MacBook Air knockoffs that are on sale in Shenzhen. “Chinese knockoffs of the MacBook Air could actually be a compelling option for those desiring the razor-thin … Continue reading

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Knockoff Phones Explode And Not Just the Volume

Knockoff mobile phones such as Apple (hi-phone), Nokia (Nckia), Samsung (Sumsang), that sometimes explode or have high radiation, are immensely popular in China, 20 percent of this biggest market in the world! The phones are also exported to Russia, India, … Continue reading

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Is There Anything Original To A Geely GE? And What About Huatai?

At the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show the Chinese Geely GE gives its acte de présence. Richard S. Chang wrote: “By all accounts the limo is a shameless (if not slightly shorter in length) knock-off of the Rolls-Royce Phantom.“ Read Chang’s … Continue reading

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