admin's picture admin Submitted by Guest on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 11:25

Tried Main Street last night.

Very nice interior -- dimly lit, cool music, hip urban design. Certainly unlike anything else in the neighborhood.

Extremely ambitious menu, with pizza, pasta (RMb 35-66), entrees (RMB 65-108), salads, hero sandwiches (RMB 30-56), burgers (RMB 47-52), mussels (10 different options/presentations), 34 different appetizers and a wide range of 69 beers.

The prices are moderate except for the New York Style pizzas, which are a bit on the high end (starting at RMB 88 for a 10-inch Plain cheese pizza), given other options around town.

There's enough on the menu to keep you coming back for more. I'll be paying a few more visits in the near future ...

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admin's picture admin Submitted by Guest on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 17:38

^ that having been said, I upgraded from the 8210 to the 8511 mask (below)

... they are more expensive but slightly more durable, and have several factors that make me like them better:

1. the shape is more cupped so that the filter isn't pressed directly against your face all the time;

2. exhalation valve alleviates the buildup of humidity from your breath

3. the soft metal bar over the bridge of the nose allows you to bend the mask to the contours of your face, allowing for a better fit (less unfiltered air coming in over the top of the mask)

4. the straps are more durable (the point of failure is usually where they are attached (glued/stapled) to the mask -- these are stapled

Books by current and former Beijinger staffers

http://astore.amazon.com/truerunmedia-20

admin's picture admin Submitted by Guest on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 16:42

if you need any evidence that a N95 mask does anything, I offer you my experience from a few years back:

Post-use dissection of dust filter. I used it for two mornings, walking outside. 4 hours total usage time.

I bought these filters for 16 kuai each at Beijing United. They can, for sure, be found cheaper elsewhere and if you buy in bulk.

1. At left: 3M™ Particulate Respirator 8210, N95, New. At Right: 3M™ Particulate Respirator 8210, N95, after I used it for a total of four hours over two consecutive days in Beijing.

2. Filter cut in half.

3. First outer gauze layer peeled away, exposing main exterior filter.

4. Main exterior filter cut away, showing second layer.

5. Second layer peeled away to show inner layer. Thankfully, looks clean -- so at least the major shmutz didn't make it to my lungs.

CONCLUSION: WEAR A F*ING MASK

Books by current and former Beijinger staffers

http://astore.amazon.com/truerunmedia-20

nuannuan's picture nuannuan Submitted by Guest on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 17:20

why am i wanna try this when i see this pic up there? B-) maybe No Pants Day should take a rain check. like in November would be reasonable...u definitely gonna encounter a lots of them..but in january i guess u would probably only notice those goose bumps on legs #:S

Jerry's picture Jerry Submitted by Guest on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 15:31

More on "official transparency":

@zhwj0119 linked to a People's Daily article on Twitter that quotes Beijing Disease Control head Xie Hui as saying "cloth masks are sufficient" for polluted days.

Let's hope this was quoted out of context.

http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/campaigns/air-pollution/problems/coal-hard-truth-air-pollution/

"Masks
One strap paper masks and ordinary surgical masks has no effect on PM2.5 prevention.

While wearing the N95 mask ensure there is a tight seal around the face. Deeply inhale and exhale to test whether the mask is air-tight."

Jerry Chan, Digital Marketing & Content Strategy Director