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"The Japanese language uses a broad array of honorific suffixes for addressing or referring to..."

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:37:05 +0800

“The Japanese language uses a broad array of honorific suffixes for addressing or referring to people, for example -san, as in Amano-san. These honorifics are gender-neutral (can be used for males and females), though some are more used for men or women (-kun is primarily used for male, while -chan is primarily used for women) and can be attached to first names as well as surnames, for example, Peter-san, Jessica-san, Smith-san. Using an honorific is generally required when referring to someone, but in some cases it can be dropped or must not be used—see usage notes below.”

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_titles

Video

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:05:41 +0800

ianjq: every time i listen to npr

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:28:20 +0800

ianjq:

every time i listen to npr

Connecting Music and Gesture

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:21:06 +0800

Connecting Music and Gesture:

Alan Gilbert, music director of the New York Philharmonic, demonstrates and discusses the role of a conductor.

move ya hips

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:02:11 +0800

move ya hips

hysterical propaganda mockery

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:00:36 +0800

hysterical propaganda mockery

Treat your ears right. Listen to this album.

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 08:44:27 +0800

Treat your ears right. Listen to this album.

"Someone once said that learning Chinese is “a five-year lesson in humility”. I used to..."

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 08:31:59 +0800

“Someone once said that learning Chinese is “a five-year lesson in humility”. I used to think this meant that at the end of five years you will have mastered Chinese and learned humility along the way. However, now having studied Chinese for over six years, I have concluded that actually the phrase means that after five years your Chinese will still be abysmal, but at least you will have thoroughly learned humility.”

- David Moser

Race and ethnicity, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley by Eric...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:01:42 +0800

Race and ethnicity, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley by Eric Fischer on Flickr.

Race/Ethnicity in SF Bay Area
can you guess which colors refer to which races?

wonderful story on the advent of cycling in england

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:05 +0800

wonderful story on the advent of cycling in england

"A recent poll by Renmin University showed that only 5.3 percent of respondents believe the rich come..."

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:00:06 +0800

“A recent poll by Renmin University showed that only 5.3 percent of respondents believe the rich come by their wealth legally.”

- http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/20/a-deadly-ferrari-crash-in-beijing-leads-to-more-political-intrigue/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

the man who lived on his bike

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:00:06 +0800

the man who lived on his bike

"The sun was so hot a bird came down and walked beside me in my shadows."

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:00:06 +0800

“The sun was so hot a bird came down and walked beside me in my shadows.”

- Erskine Caldwell’s Tobacco Road

volker bertelmann interviewed by guy raz

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:00:05 +0800

volker bertelmann interviewed by guy raz

"In unusually candid remarks, Wang Yuqing, former deputy head of the environment ministry, said the..."

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:00:06 +0800

“In unusually candid remarks, Wang Yuqing, former deputy head of the environment ministry, said the combined cost of environmental damage – such as poor harvests, degradation of forests, illnesses cause by air pollution and so on – had reached 5 to 6 per cent of GDP, or between $2.4bn and $2.8bn.”

- http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2012/03/14/the-cost-of-chinas-pollution/#axzz1pFk4GnEx

McKinsey experts discuss China’s insatiable appetite for...

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:00:06 +0800

McKinsey experts discuss China’s insatiable appetite for energy

"If the Tower of London ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it."

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:06 +0800

“If the Tower of London ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it.””

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Sean Gallagher speaks about his photography on the environmental...

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:00:05 +0800

Sean Gallagher speaks about his photography on the environmental crisis in China

Protecting the culture and environment in Native Alaskan...

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0800

Protecting the culture and environment in Native Alaskan villages as offshore drilling looms.

Brief story of a Chinese bicycle deliveryman in New York...

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:43:00 +0800

Brief story of a Chinese bicycle deliveryman in New York struggling with cabbies and bad tippers after gaining asylum in the United States.