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Fun: A unique Sock Culture Museum was unveiled on Wednesday in Yancun township, Fangshan district, Beijing. The museum is 3,200 square meters and boasts a collection of more than 1,000 items, including exhibits on domestic sock culture, history, literature, machinery and, of course, real socks. Modern display methods utilizing digital interactive media are on hand at the museum, which educate visitors on the history of socks, how they're made, along with appropriate fashion etiquette and color-matching schemes.

Buzzword: "Bring your own device" means the policy of permitting employees to bring personally owned mobile devices (laptops, tablets and smart phones) to their workplace, and use those devices to access privileged company information and applications. Some believe that BYOD may help employees be more productive. Others say it increases employee morale and convenience by using their own devices and makes the company look like a flexible and attractive employer.