What's in the News

Do you live in the happiest city?

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/01/06/happiest-city-in-china-hangzhou/

Do you live in the happiest city?

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/01/06/happiest-city-in-china-hangzhou/

Maybe this is what makes them so happy:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/hangzhou/e/2010-01/08/content_9290881.htm

Or maybe this

http://news.jongo.com/articles/07/0430/14304/MTQzMDQc3S2voXe.html

Baidu got hacked by some angry Iranians: http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/90860/6866089.html

As opposed to the cheerful Iranians who hacked CareBears.com to post a message promoting International Happiness Day. 

Download music while you can, kids.

Google may end China operations
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 | 10:13 PM ET
The Associated Press

Google says it might end its operations in China after discovering that the email accounts of human rights activists had been breached.

The company disclosed in a blog post Tuesday that it had detected a "highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China."

Google said further investigation revealed that "a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists."

Google did not specifically accuse the Chinese government. But the company added that it is "no longer willing to continue censoring our results" on its Chinese search engine, as the government requires.

Google said the decision could force it to shut down its Chinese site and its offices in the country.

Google may end China operations

See thread "Google unplugging?" in the bar.

Yeah, there turn out to be 3 different threads covering this. 

Can you guys get to the "Colbert Nation" website,
If so, check out last night's edition of 'The Word'...one of his very best, I thought...

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/261785/january-14-2010/the-word---honor-bound

Colbert is great.
Chocolate Great Wall...
http://media.theage.com.au/lifestyle/essentials/chinas-great-wall-of-chocolate-1042014.html?sy=age&source=theage.com.au%2F

Anyone teaching in Guangdong??  Big Brother is watching you!!

100,000 electric eyes to watch college students (January 13, 2010, China Daily)
Guangdong authorities plan to install 100,000 electric eyes at colleges and universities in the province to ensure safety, Guangzhou Daily reported. The electric cameras will cover 50 percent of the college dormitories and keep records of what they see for at least 20 days. Campus buildings, squares, dining halls and parking lots will be covered by the watchful electric eyes, the report said.

Note to self - tap into cameras monitoring the girls' dorm. 

Contest: which dorm room can steal the most cameras?

If you want to see Avatar in 2-D act fast.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/01/avatar-pulled-from-2d-screens-by-chinese-government.html

If you want to see Avatar in 2-D act fast.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/01/avatar-pulled-from-2d-screens-by-chinese-government.html

It's definitely better in 3D if you can see it that way.