The etiquette of swine flu
As the number of UK swine flu cases rise, a whole host of social questions arises if a person is infected. When exposed to the virus, you may find yourself temporarily shunned by friends and family, says the BBC's Bella Hurrell, whose five-year-old daughter recently had the virus. How should you behave? Medical advice can [...]
What does little birdie say
by Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892 What does little birdie say, In her nest at peep of day? Let me fly, says little birdie, Mother, let me fly away, Birdie, rest a little longer, Till the little wings are stronger. So she rests a little longer, Then she flies away. What does little baby say, In her [...]
An Essential Correction
Teacher: Walter, why don’t you wash your face? I can see what you had for breakfast this morning. Walter: What was it? Teacher: Eggs. Walter: Wrong, teacher. That was yesterday.
Impossibly Beautiful - Julie Feeney
album: Pages Songer: Julie Feeney Classical: Alternative, Classical, Pop Archiv Prod Import: Mittens Publish time: June 29, 2009 Language: English Impossibly Beautiful: 01. Love Is A Tricky Thing 02. Impossibly Beautiful 03. Grace 04. Valentine's Song 05. One More Tune 06. Myth 07. Mr. Roving Eye Guy 08. Stay 09. Life's Nudge 10. Monster 11. [...]
Why do the netizens feel unease at the youngest “29-year-old mayor” of China?
A succession of titles “80s generation, 29 years old, Qinghua University, post graduate, the youngest mayor”, enabled the appointment announcement top the homepage of the key websites. However, the 29 year-old Zhou Senfeng didn’t win applause from the netizens. In contrary, the following posters expressed their doubt and ridicule. Quoting the remarked from the “Focus”, [...]
Magnitude 5.6 - EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Magnitude: 5.6 (USGS say 5.1) Monday, June 29, 2009 at 18:03:54 UTC Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 02:03:54 AM at epicenter Region: EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA Location: 31.422°N, 104.060°E Depth: 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program Distances: 65 km (40 miles) W of Mianyang, Sichuan, China 85 km (50 miles) N of Chengdu, Sichuan, [...]
Final Farewell
By Xi Murong, Chinese Rather not stay a kind of hold-up Rather not your dear face getting wet with tears I made a retreat silently Into the darkness of the moment with No farewell to bid before leaving Pardon me for hiding you deeply inside Somewhere deep inside me Where no one can ever approach [...]
One Killed in Toppled Apartment Building in Shanghai
The worker trapped in the toppled apartment building in Shanghai was pulled out dead, said rescuers on Saturday. The man, surnamed Xiao, was 28 years old from the eastern Anhui province. He had gone into the building to fetch his tools before trying to jump out of the window when the accident happened, according to [...]
The Colour
by C. G. Rossetti What is pink? A rose is pink By the fountain's brink. What is red? A poppy's red In its barley bed. What is blue? The sky is blue Where the clouds float thro'. What is white? A swan is white Sailing in the light. What is yellow? Pears are yellow, Rich [...]
The Beautiful XiShi
Wang Wei Since beauty is honoured all over the Empire, How could Xi Shi remain humbly at home? -- Washing clothes at dawn by a southern lake -- And that evening a great lady in a palace of the north: Lowly one day, no different from the others, The next day exalted, everyone praising her. [...]
