"Complain of being hard up" and "Be ostentatious"

中国大家--- Some articles say that the Japanese functionaries also do Image/vanity Projects(in Chinese called xing xiang gong cheng). All the government facilities that common people can see,will try to have a stagnation look,and the poorer the better.They try not to decorate their office buildings,and use the cheapest service car.Some section chiefs' chairs were frayed badly.Japan ,such a developed country,i...
( Full article )     07-24

当你失业时，别人不会告诉你的十件事

Reader's Digest--- 在你失业的头三十天，你心中肯定充满了害怕、焦虑和急不可耐。你可能会听到专家们称更新简历的重要，要依靠你的社交圈，甚至于开始一个你心仪已久的喜好
( Full article )     07-22

孩子被留在汽车内：今年已有六例死亡

Consumer Reports--- 孩子被留在车内：今年已有六例死亡 虽然三伏天还没到，但是在刚过去的几天里高温已经导致了两个密闭汽车内的儿童死亡。当然是车内的高温而非户外气温。 海湾地区的报纸本周报道说，一位父亲上班时忘记把他四个月大的孩子送给托儿所，却留在车里一整天，导致孩子死亡。尽管室外温度只有华氏60度左右，报道称，而汽车内部的气温很可能会升至华氏100。同样是本周在沃威克RI,一个三岁大的儿童被发现死在停在自家门前的车内。...
( Full article )     06-16

智能喷水控制器

Coolest Gadgets--- 喷水器是个在花园里很有用的工具。您不用亲自动手，喷水器可以代替您来为草坪和其他植物喷水。但是智能喷水控制器比原本的喷水器更胜一筹，它可以预测在未来的大概12小时内是否会下雨，从而自动调节喷水周期。 一个集成的天气检测仪随着气压变化，当预测到有雨时它会取消洒水计划，确保你的喷水系统不会在一个雨天启动。这个装置能自动继续在下一个预定的洒水日期（如果不下雨的话）。你可以使用一个五键的控制面板来输入您想洒...
( Full article )     06-13

where does Chinese confidence come from?

左岸读书_blog--- Once an univercity invited me to give a speech.During which ,I asked the students a question:are you proud of being a Chinese? Yes! the answers showing no difference.Then what make you proud of ? someone answers 'Yangtze river,Great Wall,the economysswiftdevelopment ,5oooyears civilization,characters,Olympics,rocket launch.... 'What if in one morning when you wake up and suddenly realize that you'...
( Full article )     05-23