Bilingual: Egypt: archeologists find 3,600-year-old mummy 2014-02-17 15:23:52
Spanish archeologists have unearthed a 3,600-year-old mummy in the ancient city of Luxor, Egypt's Antiquities Minister said Thursday. Prosecutors accused nine people including three Germans of smuggling stone samples from pyramids.
Buzzword: Pet sitter 2014-02-17 15:23:52
A pet sitter is a contracted service provider who takes care of a pet at its own home. The term comes from baby-sitter.
Expat bloggers: We need you 2014-02-17 14:21:14
Attention expats: Win prizes as you write yourself to fame and fortune in the first-ever China Daily blogging contest at blog.chinadaily.com.cn.
Bilingual: Higher fees led to 17% drop in UK undergraduates 2014-02-13 15:43:32
There was a 17% fall in the number of first year undergraduates at UK universities in the first year of higher tuition fees, official figures show. In 2012-13 UK universities were allowed to treble their yearly fees to ￡9,000.
Buzzword: Continuous partial attention 2014-02-13 15:43:32
Continuous partial attention(CPA) refers to a state in which most of one‘s attention is on a primary task, but where one is also monitoring several background tasks just in case something more important or interesting comes up.
Bilingual: Iconic child star Shirley Temple Black dies at 85 2014-02-12 15:30:26
Shirley Temple Black, who was one of the most iconic child stars of the 20th century, has died. She was 85.
Buzzword: Web shy 2014-02-12 15:30:26
Web shy refers to unwillingness to expose one's thoughts, feelings or identity on the web, knowing that doing so means freaknobs from Baton Rouge to Bangladesh will know everything about you.
Bilingual: 10 ways singles can have a happy Valentine’s Day too 2014-02-11 15:34:17
Despite the fact that we’ve just had Christmas and New Year, the world decided that some of us needed yet another reminder of how sad and alone we are. Enter Valentine’s Day, a faux semi-holiday that was invented to stimulate the sales of the floral, jewelry, chocolate and suicide hotline industries. In case you find yourself partner-free this February 14th, here is some proof that you can totally rock the day, singles style.
Buzzword: Entrepreneur’s syndrome 2014-02-11 15:34:17
Entrepreneur’s syndrome refers to a condition in which an entrepreneur believes that only he or she is capable of running the business.
Bilingual: Infant iPad seats raise concerns about screen time for babies 2014-02-10 15:06:51
A newborn baby cannot hold or even swipe at an iPad, but Fisher-Price is providing a way to keep infants glued to the device. The Newborn-to-Toddler Apptivity Seat for the iPad allows parents to strap a baby to the reclining bouncy chair and slip a tablet into an attached case that hovers several inches above the infant’s face.
