http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ Updated several times each day, The Blotter is the bloggiest part of Shanghai Diaries. Check back often for the latest links that caught our attention. Much of it has to do with China -- much of it does not. (This section was formerly called Noteworthy.) Shanghai Diaries has started using del.icio.us for links found in The Blotter, so this blog will no longer be updated, but The Blotter remains alive. For several fresh links daily, check the main page at shanghaidiaries.com. Look under "THE BLOTTER." Also, you can view Dan's links directly here (RSS) and Frank's links here (RSS). Expect more great links on a more regular basis. en-us dan@danwashburn.com 2005-08-03T20:27:48+08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.shanghaidiaries.com Shanghai Diaries has started using del.icio.us for links found in The Blotter, so this feed will no longer be updated. Instead, for several fresh links daily, check the main page at shanghaidiaries.com. Look under "THE BLOTTER." Also, you can view Dan's links directly here (rss) and Frank's links here (rss). Expect more great links on a more regular basis. 1583@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ 2005-08-03T20:27:48+08:00 http://www.rickygervais.com/video2_2.php Ricky Gervais makes me laugh. 1577@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ Humor 2005-07-07T14:38:52+08:00 http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/metro/userobject1ai1232936.html "Ayis are in short supply as more families are unwilling to cook and clean during the hot summer. But less ayis are looking for work, according to some household service agencies. As a result, families are waiting in long lines for a full-time domestic helper." 1575@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ Shanghai 2005-07-07T12:33:49+08:00 http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/node20676/userobject1ai1232955.html "They were just trying to get their problems noticed in hopes it would be dealt with more seriously." 1574@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ Shanghai 2005-07-07T12:31:27+08:00 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/06/content_3180904.htm Actor Gu Yue dead at 68. Some photos here. 1573@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ China 2005-07-07T12:27:09+08:00 http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=226840&ssid=28&sid=env Think Shanghai is better or worse? 1572@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ China 2005-07-07T12:23:05+08:00 http://www.winneronline.com/articles/july2005/gambling-crazy-china-seen-as-next-great-site-for-internet-gold-rush.htm Can someone take me to one of the underground casinos mentioned in this story? Please? 1571@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ China 2005-07-07T12:20:12+08:00 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20050706_1.htm Some great stuff in here. 1570@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ China 2005-07-07T12:12:14+08:00 http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=408&issue_id=3390&article_id=2369971 1569@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ China 2005-07-07T12:07:49+08:00 http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-07/01/content_456299.htm "[A] letter, sent by over 30 migrant workers, all married men in their robust 20s or early 30s toiling at a local factory, voices their sex anxieties over their rare contact with their wives. The factory allows married employees off only once a week to reunite with their lonely wives. Couples go the rest of the week without as much as a glance of each other." 1567@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ China 2005-07-05T11:23:33+08:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/07/01/wgig01.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/07/01/ixworld.html "The discovery of escort girls, mistresses, gigolos, or anyone caught having a one-night love affair will result in expulsion." 1566@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ China 2005-07-05T11:19:16+08:00 http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/en/beijing/features/2005_12/story.2005-06-20.5636617325 "She's another blogger turned amateur celebrity" -- and, apparently, she thinks she is much more attractive than she really is. Danwei has more. 1561@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ China 2005-06-30T16:48:14+08:00 http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20050629_3.htm Isolated incident? Or a trend that could topple the Communists. Here's what Running Dog thinks. 1560@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ China 2005-06-30T16:38:13+08:00 http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050628/afp/050628084518asiapacificnews.html And in Chongqing. 1559@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ China 2005-06-30T16:30:28+08:00 http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/jun/29china.htm "In an open letter, the journalists claimed that Yu Huafeng and Li Minying, executives with the Southern Metropolitan Daily, were unfairly prosecuted on trumped-up corruption charges, according to a text of the letter viewed online on Wednesday." 1558@http://www.shanghaidiaries.com/noteworthy/ China 2005-06-30T16:23:42+08:00