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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Year of the Pig means big biz</title><link>http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/16/58185.aspx</link><description>By Anna Forberg, NBC News Researcher

The streets of China have rapidly become flooded with individuals and families, suitcases in hand, hurrying to get home for Spring Festival. And as the Chinese New Year quickly approaches, the transition from the</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Year of the Pig means big biz</title><link>http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/16/58185.aspx#58294</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:46:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:58294</guid><dc:creator>Robert Nelson, Minneapolis MN</dc:creator><description>What's the big deal about the chinese new year being the Pig this year.  German's have used the Pig FOR centuries at New year as a symbol of good luck.  Who cares about what the chinese do</description></item><item><title>Year of the Pig means big biz</title><link>http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/16/58185.aspx#58348</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:37:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:58348</guid><dc:creator>Doug Thoms, NYC</dc:creator><description>I attended a Chinese New Year celebration at Radio City Music Hall on Valentine's Day.

Little did I know it was actually a FALUN GONG rally!!
All the singers' songs and some of the dances were about Falun Gong issues. I'm no fan of Communist China, but I'm also not fond of being RIPPED OFF BY SOME CULT.

I am pretty mad that this world-class professional theater was hosting such a misleading performance entity. </description></item><item><title>Year of the Pig means big biz</title><link>http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/16/58185.aspx#58417</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:29:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:58417</guid><dc:creator>Andre Laplante, Atlanta GA</dc:creator><description>You forgot cat, you only named 11.</description></item><item><title>Year of the Pig means big biz</title><link>http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/16/58185.aspx#78233</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:48:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:78233</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>新年快乐！&lt;br&gt;Happy New Year!&lt;br&gt;The streets of China have rapidly become flooded with individuals and families, suitcases in hand, hurrying to get home for Spring Festival. And as the Chinese New Year quickly approaches, the transition from the Year of...</description></item></channel></rss>