Jeff Jorve

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• Posted Oh say can you Yi? to Shanghaiist
  Chinese basketball fans held their collective breath this morning as the NBA draft took place a full 12 time-zones away. 22-year old 19-year old Yi Jianlian slipped past his projected spot at the number 5 pick when the Boston Celtics signed a draft-and-trade agreement with the Seattle Supersonics involving 7-time all-star Ray Allen. Yi was selected the very next pick by the Milwaukee Bucks, a move that might not please the 7-footer from China too...
• Commented on The stars in my sky are Flickr-ing out ...
  looks like craigslist shanghai got hit by the censors as well.... can anyone else not access craigslist?...
• Commented on The stars in my sky are Flickr-ing out ...
  Flickr and Yahoo! are both back, Wikipedia remains down. Good times. In other GFW conspiracy theory-related news, has anyone else been having sporadic trouble using google search? Could it be an underhanded attempt by the government to ensure Baidu's dominance...
• Posted Watch out for the Ladyflash: Go! Team headed our way to Shanghaiist
  In the spirit of keeping you, the readership, informed as to the latest and greatest Shanghai happenings, we thought we would share an exciting email we received from our friends over at Spli-t Works. We've been told to keep our calendars clear on the 30th of June, as Absolute House is expected to be graced by The Go! Team. For those of you who haven't heard their 2004 release Thunder, Lightning, Strike, we encourage you...
• Posted Huang Ju dies, clique to disband? to Shanghaiist
  Will this finally be the end of the Shanghai clique? The death of Huang Ju, a former Shanghai mayor and party secretary and now former member of the Standing Committee of the Politboro, spells trouble for Jiang Zemin's already waning influence on the Hu administration. Having ascended to the role of vice premier of the State Council in 2003, Mr Huang had long served as the figurehead for the "Shanghai Clique", a group of politicians...