Desalination?

Pandas in German zoo acclimate to their new culture.

"The percentage of freaks among people in general is very considerable, but it is especially high among teachers." - Leon Trotsky

Good, if disturbing read for at least two reasons:

The leader of Beijing's top think-tank on Hong Kong has warned that the central government may decide to scrap the "one country, two systems" policy if anti- mainland sentiment continues to rise.

On the barring of Hong Kong Indigenous' Edward Leung Tin-kei from running in the Legislative Council election, Lau said the central government has to tackle the independence movement as it does with Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang. He said the returning officers would not have disqualified the can...Read more

Fenqing attack ex-swimmer Alex Fong because he had the temerity to congratulate Michael Phelps and not a Chinese athlete. 1.5 billion glass hearts.

Biceps and triceps. Damn weights don't lift themselves.

[facepalm]

People's Daily shares the medals table. Well, most of it.

Good Lord, this poor guy MARK Horton in the UK has been facing a torrent of abuse from fenqing who can't distinguish the difference between MaRk and MaCk. He's taking it much better than I would!

I have to say it's a bit rich to see Brits making fun of anyone's teeth.