Walter Fane’s Mountains Near Shanghai
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A painting titled Mountains Near Shanghai by Major-General Walter Fane C.B.
(British, 1828–1885) – though I have no exact date or which mountains these
are...
Slot Hoki Malam Ini: Bocoran dari Para Sultan Slot!
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Cari tahu rahasia di balik kemenangan besar di permainan slot online? Kami
telah mengumpulkan tips dan trik langsung dari para pemain berpengalaman
yang se...
Breaking the Spell
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The dire wolf is *not* back. *The New Yorker* tried to convince us
otherwise this week, with an article that surely makes one wonder what
happened to its...
奉陪到底 fèng péi dào dǐ
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*"奉陪到底" (fèng péi dào dǐ)* means *"I'll stay with you until the end"* or *"I
won’t back down."*
It’s used when someone wants to show they are *ready to...
Avoid These 3 Mistakes to Become Fluent
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Why People Struggle to Learn a Language Many English learners struggle with
fluency despite years of study. With more resources available for learning
En...
Taking AI literacy seriously
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English language teacher education, says the British Council (Edmett et al.
2024: 21), ‘must include a focus on AI literacy’ and ‘teachers also need to
dev...
Engage 15: Upgrade Your Self-Image
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Lesson 15 of the free Engage course covers how to change your self-image
for the better, including the most important qualities to weave into your
characte...
Thoughts on AI and Language Learning
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For the past two weeks, I have been on compliance leave from my work and
have been traveling in Paris, France and Taipei, Taiwan. I am writing this
in m...
Fandom Politics
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When do the old rules of political communication become obsolete? Note:
There are two things that have been on my mind as I observe everything
happening in...
UDL is is an ideologicaly-driven sham
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) claims to be revolutionary but it is an
ideologically-driven sham. It does far more harm than good. Folding in some
o...
manipulate with a carrot and stick 飴と鞭
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I started planning to lose weight the day before yesterday. This time I’ve
already started using the Asuken app to track my progress, and today, I’m
planni...
Beberapa Jenis Hewan Yang Hidup Di Dalam Tanah
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Beberapa Jenis Hewan Yang Hidup Di Dalam Tanah Beberapa Jenis Hewan Yang
Hidup Di Dalam Tanah – Hewan yang tinggalnya di dalam tanah adalah hewan
cacing,...
Chinese Blog Greatest Hits: Volume 2
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There’s an old Chinese idiom that goes “Time flies like an arrow” (光阴似箭
guāngyīnsìjiàn). I can totally relate to that one at the moment. It doesn’t
seem ...
I Know Your Name 我知道你的名字
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Long time no post! I’m delighted to announce that a song I wrote with the
inimitable Galen Crew (Instagram | Weibo) came out yesterday! What an epic
decisi...
Free Cellphone Wallpapers
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A selection of my images are now available as FREE cellphone wallpapers
that you can download for personal use* on your phone. To download, simply
visit ...
Best Cell Phone Plans 71
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*Verizon Shared Data 5 GB:* Verizon’s Shared Data 5 GB plan starts at $65
and gives you 5 GB of high-speed data and unlimited data at slower speeds.
You...
The most successful anime adaptations
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This ranking survey from goo Ranking asked what is the most successful
anime adaptations of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine’s manga. My anime series
watching...
Selling China’s Anti-Poverty Model
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China’s leadership is now actively promoting a grand narrative of its
anti-poverty victory, which party-state media have called an “earthly
miracle." The n...
Life with Coronavirus in Chengdu: a Q&A
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Learn what life is like in the Sichuan capital under coronavirus.
Substantial quarantine measures change daily life, work, and social
relationships in Ch...
Young Woman Commits Suicide After Photoshoot Scam
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October 26th, Xiao Wei (a 20 years old girl from Guiyang) left the world
disappointed. Her family is devastated and knowing the reason just made
things w...
Upgrading Apple for 5G
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Jonny Evans, the resident Appleholic at Computerworld, made a case today
that Apple would be the primary driver for 5G in North America, despite the
fact t...
6 Reasons to Visit China
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At first glance, China seems like home to bamboo forests, vibrant cities,
and centuries of ancient history, but…
The post 6 Reasons to Visit China first ...
How to Get a China Travel Visa
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From the bustling city of Shanghai to the sprawling Great Wall in Beijing,
China is a country that should be added to your travel itinerary. But
before y...
Learning from my own book
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The most popular piece I’ve written on this site over the past few was
about Teaching English Online. I wrote it while I was hanging out with a
bunch of di...
Learn Chinese through Game of Thrones Quotes
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As we all know* “Games of Thrones”* (冰与火之歌: 权力游戏, Bīng yǔ huǒ zhī gē:
Quánlì yóuxì) season 7 finale is this Sunday. It is really exciting for all
of us (...
See you over at Slow Boats and Caravan Trails
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After 11 years of blogging at Jottings from the Granite Studio, I'm moving
on to Slow Boats and Caravan Trails. Won't you join me?
The post See you over ...
5 Reasons You Need Solitude
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We worry when we go out alone, whether to have a meal or just to chill,
what people will think about us. Is she lonely? He doesn’t have friends?
Did she go...
A common LINE scam in Taiwan
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There’s a scam in Taiwan that goes something like this. You receive a LINE
message from a desperate friend asking to borrow money for a couple of
weeks. Us...
More jobs: Job opening at HKU
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The University of Hong Kong is advertising an opening for an assistant
professor in the Department of Philosophy. The AOS/AOC are open. Applicants
working ...
2 Pieces of the Berlin Wall in Singapore.
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The Berlin wall was demolished on 13 June 1990 and was totally taken apart
in 1992. Some time ago, there were 4 blocks of the Berlin Wall at the Bedok
Rese...
Major bug fix
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Uploading There was a bug in the code that handles uploading audio. It
basically prevented users from being able to actually contribute. I’m not
sure how l...
Making Everest Safe Makes it Unsafe.
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A couple of days ago I published a Bloomberg View column on ways to reduce
deaths – and crowds – on Mount Everest. The two are closely related: too
many pe...
Stories and Legends: Yunnan's Torch Festivals
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I don't recall exactly when I first heard stories about The Torch Festival
in Yunnan, but I do remember going to the festival in Stone Forest County
in...
No 182 Can I trust you?
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こんにちわ！ 本当にご無沙汰しております。
さて今日は本当に久しぶりのレッスンをあげてみました。
皆さんは人間関係で一番大切なのはなんだろうと思われますか？
愛、忍耐、妥協、理解、時間のシェア、などなど色々挙げられると思いますが、やはり一番は信頼関係なのであります。
信じられ...
Experiment 2015: The French Connection
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I'm getting off to a late start, but I'm really excited for this year's
project, because it is once again a new experiment!
For 2015, I have decided I wan...
A Hundred Days Around Glossika Swedish
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This post will serve more as a journal and eventual post that I will
publicize with my results. My main purpose is to have a place in the world
to keep tra...
Help spread the word about LingQ!
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We know many of our members love LingQ and love to spread the word about
LingQ for which we are extremely grateful! Our refer a friend program
rewards yo...
南山政府关于我的文章 Nanshan District gvt. Article on me.
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http://www.szns.gov.cn/publish/main/1/7/11/20130228101503595161417/index.html
This is a translation of the article in the above link.
Irish expat performs ...
Finding time in a busy life
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I must confess, I’m a pretty fickle person. I usually start work on
something, ignore it for a long time, and come back to it when it’s fresh
and exciting ...
Exchanging Gifts In Mandarin
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Be sure you know the rules for giving and receiving gifts when visiting
China or Taiwan. Chinese customs are much different from those in the USA
or Euro...
Tools for building consistency
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It’s been about 2.75 years since I ran into AJATT and this phase of
learning Japanese. Unfortunately I don’t have that much to show for it, and
I am nowher...
find me on YouTube!
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Hello, everyone! Sorry for not posting for such a long time. I’ve decided
to vlog instead. At first, I didn’t want to post my YouTube on here, as I
wanted ...
An Ode to Road Rash
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Had an argument with the road… and the road won I’ll keep this brief
because I’m trying to keep the blood off my keyboard… There’s an unwritten
rule of the...
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