Flying high
SHEN Zejiang still feels a little regret over giving up his pilot's career to be president of China Eastern Airlines Co Ltd (CEA).
Kids learn od city's culture
"SOCIETY is the largest and most effective classroom," said Zheng Hong, a painting teacher at Shanghai German School.
More control spraying of termite nests downtown
FOUR more termite nests have been found along Nanjing Road since the first was discovered in a tree on the street's pedestrian section two weeks ago. One of the nests is located in a well-known fashion store on the road.
A toast to queen's health
THE British Consulate-General held a large reception on Thursday at Regal International East Asia Hotel to celebrate the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.
JV insurers get diplomas at Fudan
TWENTY-TWO marketing professionals from AXA-Minmetals Assurance Co - the first Sino-French insurance joint venture - received their diplomas on Sunday from local Fudan University in a Fudan-AXA-Minmetals training and development programme.
Better air quality reported
SHANGHAI'S air quality turned for the better last week from the previous week, according to a report from the Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Centre.
Drugs hit female, young
MORE female and juvenile addicts were found among the increasing number of drug-consumers, according to the result of a survey conducted recently by the city of 300 registered drug addicts.
Erotic dancers caught in act
A MAN was recently arrested for organizing obscene dance performances to attract customers to a club, according to Jinshan District Procuratorate.
$12,000 still unclaimed
BAOSHAN District police are still looking for the owner of over 100,000 yuan ($12,000) found on a road in the district nearly two months ago.
Survey finds lead in teas
LOCAL tea drinkers are warned to be careful about what they drink because some teas have been found to contain excessive levels of lead and pesticide.
Police seize thief wanted by Japan
THE last of two Shanghai residentswanted by Japanese police for involvement in a series of thefts in Japan
Likely end to two-way charges on cell phones
DESPITE the massive popularity of mobile phones in China, the world's second largest market for cell phones, many users bemoan the high charges they incur through the two-way billing system.
Film stars light way for future women
WOMEN knew their place in China at the beginning of the 20th century.
Whiter than white at the tooth wash
YOU will read elsewhere of a sparkling new service about to close in on Shanghai - a teeth cleaning laundry. Now this is obviously another ploy by our daring dentists to help remove that innate fear, no terror, of going to the dentist in the days of footpedal driven drills (I saw one in India five years ago). Then came the noisy, concrete-cutters, all of which have now been replaced by ultra high speed, water-cooled silent drills, the spacecraft design dentist chairs, the piped-in music... Ah bliss. The teeth cleaning laundry brings to mind another process - that of where you might leave your teeth there, like half a dozen shirts and a couple of skirts and pick them up 24 hours later. It also reminds of the days of long ago when the dentures were left at bedtime in a glass of water complete with the cleaning compound "Steradent," a white gritty substance, on the night table, to be removed by their owner sparkling white the next morning. Though sometime through forgetfulness or a hale and hearty dinner, the owner of the dentures would not take them out and they had been known to come loose under the bedclothes and clamp onto a sleeping partner's big toe. Meanwhile back at the Shanghai teeth cleaning laundry, there could be a new twist to the maybe apocryphal story of the drunk in a Midwestern US laundromat trying to focus on the machines. With teeth being laundered, it could add a new dimension to "Jaws" - maybe the feature would be "White Fang," or "Choppers at 12 o'clock High." But it is maybe something that was lost in the translation because the Shanghai initiative is a good one, clean-in or take-out. It is aimed at stopping bad breath, a relief in the crowded city, bleeding gums and general preventative care in the community's dentistry. Brian Cummins from Australia now works in Shanghai.
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