Daily Links, Aug 10, 2007

While you're resting today, enjoy these posts on the blogs:

Formosa Neijia has a post on Qigong and the body's electric currents, and on why martial artists should learn massage.

Pinyin News reports on bilingualism among immigrants in the US.

A-gu reports that legislative/presidential elections will be held separately, and on Ma's attempt to find a middle ground in the independence debate.

A new blog on Taiwan's UN membership drive, ROC the Boat, posts on ChthoniC's tour of the US.

bent explains why China won't attack.

Feiren has more info on bikes and the MRT.Hey, us hicks down here in Taichung want to know: what's an MRT?

MJ has beautiful pics of our beautiful typhoon skies.

Tea Masters on ancient tea kettle warmers, with great pics.

Speaking for many, Sean bemoans the death of the Yangtze river dolphins.

Trash in Taipei. Ugh.

J Michael Cole on foreign reporters and how they will impact the Beijing regime.

OLDIES: A reader pointed out this online tale from the 1970s of a US serviceman in Taipei.

MEDIA: KQED has the PBS interview with ChthoniC:

Pacific Time 2007-08-02 : Winning International Favor -- Through Heavy Metal?
Listen (RealMedia stream)
A week ago, Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations was turned down for the 15th consecutive time. But Taiwan is undaunted and plans to launch a fresh bid to join the UN in September. And now the island has an unlikely champion – a Taiwanese heavy metal band, ChthoniC. They're currently touring the US as part of Ozzfest.
Slideshow: Chthonic at Ozzfest:Photos taken in Mountain View, CA, July 17, 2007, by Pacific Time's Larissa Zhou.
ChthoniC's Website

Meanwhile, in the print media, Wang You-theng, the tycoon who apparently looted his company and then fled to the US, has been released on bail, but with a monitoring bracelet. The Taipei Comic Book fair is on. Canada backs Taiwan into the WHO. Did you know that nightmares can kill you? Apparently it kills Thais with nightmarish frequency -- and Thai workers in Taiwan: "Nightmare Death Syndrome is recognized as a leading cause of death in young men in Thailand, the Philippines and Japan, but the largest number of such deaths occur in north-east Thailand."

[Taiwan]