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Google rolls out ‘Social Search’
‘Social Search’, as the initiative has been called, allows those users who are logged into a Google account, to pull up photos or any information from their friends on their social networks which are relevant to their search query. Until now the initiative has been only been available to try in the company’s Labs site, but Google announced via its blog yesterday that it would now be available via Google.com and was being rolled out to … Read entire article »
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Stir it up
Stir-frying is a Chinese cooking method that is now used all over the world by master chefs and home cooks. But there are a few secrets to doing it really well. Pauline D Loh shows you how [Stir-fried chicken and cashew is one of the most popular stir-fried dishes. ] Watching Western television chefs throw everything into a frying pan and calling it a stir-fry makes me grit my teeth. There is no apparent method or order … Read entire article »
Filed under: Guides
Top 10 tech hotels
The days when high-tech rooms for hotels meant adding a kettle and alarm clock are long gone, with hotels realizing guests want far more wizardry in their rooms. Men’s website AskMen.com (www.aksmen.com) has come up with a list of the top 10 high-tech hotels. 1. Helix Hotel, Abu Dhabi The Helix Hotel is yet to be built but its hi-tech credentials come in the form of heat and energy conservation with state-of-the-art GROW panels, which harness energy from … Read entire article »
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Hangzhou:a true heaven on earth
Celebrated for its natural scenery and historic relics, Hangzhou has been one of the most renowned and prosperous cities in China for over 1,000 years… Stop 1: The West Lake: a divinely picturesque spot When thinking of tourism in Hangzhou, what is the first thing that springs to mind? West Lake? Almost certainly, yes. As the old Chinese saying states: “There is heaven in the sky, Suzhou and Hangzhou on the earth”. Hangzhou’s reputation as a … Read entire article »
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IE faces ‘new security flaws’
Boston-based Core Security Technologies discovered the vulnerabilities on Friday January 22, only a day after the technology giant had released an unscheduled security patch to protect users of the most popular browser in the world from the flaws used by the hackers who pried into the email accounts of human rights activists in China. Two weeks ago Microsoft admitted that its Internet Explorer browser was the weak link in a spate of recent cyber attacks on … Read entire article »
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subject-verb concord of collective nouns
Q: When it comes to subject-verb concord, how do you teach collective nouns such as committee, family and government? The usual statement that they are singular when treated as a single unit and plural when their members are taken into consideration is practically of little value to learners of English. What one thinks is singular might be plural to another. And to make matters worse, there is allegedly a difference between AmE and BrE on this … Read entire article »
Filed under: Grammar



