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We've all seen those fancy-shmancy bidet/toilet combos from Japanese-brand Toto. Heck, we have even enjoyed using one every once in a while (that seat-warming feature is really nice on a cold winter's morn). We believe Kelly Chen, the Hong Kong starlet who informed us (via danwei.org) that she trusts her private washing to Toto's premium bidet technology. But we have always felt that something has been missing from Toto's tech. After pondering long hours in the library (bathroom), unable to get our thoughts (feces) out, we realised just what it is that Toto lacks.

As you can see to the right, TIME's next cover is dedicated to China. Nothing wrong with that. "Already a commercial giant China is aiming to be the world's next great power," they say. "Will that lead to a confrontation with the U.S.?" Fine, as well. And what is the title of the cover story? You guessed it — "The Chinese Century." There's nothing wrong with the headline, we guess, other than the fact that it is grossly unoriginal (as we pointed out in the summer of 2005). Here's why:

The Santo Chino Ride continues, and Christopher now finds himself at the base of Huangshan in Anhui Province, struggling to wake up early enough to climb the mountain (he's not a morning person). We'd like to make one clarification: In yesterday's report, we failed to mention the full scope of Hands on Shanghai's Rising Stars program. In addition to the mentor program we mentioned, the bulk of the money generated from the Santo Chino Ride will go directly toward paying for the educations of the urban poor -- children who come from families trying to survive on less than RMB 300 (US$36) per month. You can donate to the trip here.

Which is a good thing. If we didn't, she would quite possibly tear us limb from limb. If this Shanghaiist was not British, he would probably say "she don't take no shit", and possibly "you go girl!", but British people just sound silly when they try to talk American slang. She started yesterday's press conference with no fuss, no muss:

Michael Ohlsson is a DJ in Shanghai -- we recently interviewed him -- and he is also a blogger. His site called Weird Meat is about his experiences eating ... well ... weird meats. His latest culinary challenge (other than eating Shanghainese food -- which he hates)? Drunken shrimp:

Kerry Shen, model