Clean Water

I watched Oprah show today and it talked about this organization http://www.freethechildren.com/index.php. It is amazing that this organization inspire and connect young children in America to see how the other part of the world is. Like Kenya, that people are drinking those muggy water. Life is not really fair. SO next time you turn on tap for water. Remember that somewhere in the world is not that lucky. Be humble.

PEphoto everything about FREE

Even tough it is a memorial long weekend holiday, but since I have nothing to do, I was created, edited and posted this new FREE directory and links to my company site PEphoto.com. Sometimes, it is about achievement, and accomplishment, not money. This is my value. Of course, I was hoping I could work on my own site on weekend or holiday like this long holiday. But my boss is not like a boss that willing to share his tiny fortune with any of his employees. So let it be, try to it for free, for fun and for achievement. Here they are:

Free @ PE Photo
Free photobook
Free photo print developing
Free online photo storage
Free online digital album
Free online email invite or post sharing
Free photo editor
Free online software
Free membership sign up

Conscience

I read news today. A thief broke into a closed Chinese restaurant and stole $200 from the cash register. 2 days later on , when the owner came to work in the morning, he saw a envelope on the floor which wrote, "return you half, for the tragedy of the China earthquake. I call this conscience.

I really don't know how important money are to some people, most of the people or all people. First, you have to believe in destiny, you steal here and you will lost somewhere. You win the lottery, we might lose your opportunity. How much you will have is a destiny. You could, and you might change your destiny, but not by stealing and luck, it is by you bare hands. Second, you can't bring this with you. I have never seen so far, even though I believe in after-death world, and afterlife, but you still get bring your wealth with you. Do you whether people remember you with how much, and how many you achieved for yourself or for others? Yep, I remember uncle John making 10 millions for his whole life, own 2 Mercedes, 2 hammers and a boat, and he opened a successful jewelery stores and he passed away at the age of 80, Or Uncle John always help people, make people laugh, spend time for the community, and giving you both hands when you need only one. If people remember your whole life is only, for yourself , but no one else and you never ever think about the others. I am pity on you. Third, does money really brings happiness? It is absolutely not; it brings greediness, selfishness and stimulate one's evil mind. The most happiness family and people in the world I believe are average Joe and average Mary. But don't make me wrong, a bigger house, a faster car and a nicer meal; more vacation, less working hours of course are better, but you always has to think about what is your soul food. My soul food is helping people and making people happy, This is my soul food. what is your and what do you want people to think about you or remember you?

China Stands Up

These days, I hear China stands up almost every day. I wish we really stand up not for a day, or for a events, but forever. I see Chinese people discriminate its own people all the time, but now I see we are so united. I almost can't control to weep off every times I go to the sohu.com and open the newspaper. Children please don't cry, we are all your parents now. China Stands up.

"walking through those paths, looking through those eyes;
passing through those ruins, digging through those remains;
reading through those story, looking through those videos;
are teachers, children, parents, soldiers, volunteers, police officers, doctors, nurse, factory workers, students, store owners, priests, firefights, airborne
I call them heroes. "

For the 8 years boy who slates to those soldiers who save him,
For the 11 years old boy who carrys his 3 years old sister and walk for 12 hours,
For those teachers who give their lives for their students,
For those parents who give theirs arms to the love one,
For 13 billions Chinese and the rest of the world who care and help.

It is just like my son

Who is my son? My company site. The first site I ever work for was the http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/ of my intern. I assisted them to build the travel section. It was fun and such a learning experience. The second one was my school NYIT ISA site http://www.geocities.com/nyitisa/index.htm when I was the president of the International Student Association of New York Institute of Technology. I was so exiting to build the site for the member of the club and the site is intact even now. The third one was http://www.friendhouserestaurant.com/ (current offline) when I was a manger in Manhattan NY. It was a nice project for my boss since they don't know much about the website. And now is http://www.pephoto.com/. I spend almost everyday to check out the site and the search engine ratings, reviews, rankings, bugs, blog, comparison...etc. I love what I do and I wish I can keep maintain this site in the future as I spend a lot of my energy with it. It is not just a job or a duty. It actually is a commitment and achievement. I sometimes just can't take my hands off the site. That;s why I was proposed to my boss that I would like to build my own site and work with them. But sadly they denied. Check out my site promotion here @ www.pephoto.com/promotions.php and www.pephoto.com/coupon.php. Other sites I maintain includes http://www.bestcolorphoto.com/, http://www.pephotobooks.com/, http://www.pegreetingcards.com/, http://www.bestcolorpro.com/, http://www.tung-shing-house.com/.

family go first

I received my canvas wrap from canvasondemand.com today. It is nice. Since I used the coupon. I only paid the shipping and handling. It is my son. I used his picture for the canvas. All my co-worker liked it. One of the co-worker HL said, you are lucky". Yes, I am. I have 2 adorable kids and a lovely wife in Japan that waiting for me. I really want to go to Japan and meet them. I miss them so much. After the China earthquake. I believe family always go first, and nothing ever.

I am being sued by the Discover Bank. I owe them money and I have to pay for it. It is no doubt about it. My wife doesn't want us to owe any single dollar in American. She wants us to pay every debt before I go. I am really proud of her. See how many people just leave the country without paying any their debt, credit card. So, I just have to be patient. But for the money I earn now. It is very difficult for me to make up those debt. Please wait. I will be there soon with this wonderful canvas wrap I received today.

妈妈--我和弟弟先去了天堂

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妈妈--我和弟弟先去了天堂
作者:连峰妈妈

大地在摇晃十岁的我 第一次经历大地摇晃教室坍塌了 楼板下面我和弟弟 同学们像窝脖的豆芽妈妈 知道您在痛哭我们已听不见您的孩子血肉模糊妈妈 您哭着为我们送行我和弟弟就要去天堂有这么多同学作伴我们不孤独 我们排着队弟弟个小 在前面妈妈 我们会记着那么多的好人记着那些颤抖着抬出我们的双手记着四面八方飞向灾难的呼唤和爱心记着温家宝爷爷 嘶哑的声音眼中的血丝 滴落的泪水妈妈 不要诅咒大地它也太劳累了就像一个疲惫躺下的农民偶尔辗转了一下身子它还要怀抱明年您栽下的小树接受油菜花的种籽继续驮起我们新垒的家园妈妈 您的腰经常疼弟弟喜欢的山羊就要下羔新熟的麦子就要收割答应我妈妈 别太累着当您的眼睛迷进灰尘的时候女儿不在身边 您要自己揉了离您的哭声远了 离天堂近了现在我已经牵着弟弟的手他又一次回头望去问我 妈妈会来吗？妈妈 我们在天堂等您等着您啊妈妈想孩子的时候 您就在夜晚遥望有两颗相依的小星星就是我和弟弟

15 Places Every Kid Should See

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15 Places Every Kid Should See

Here's our pick of important American landmarks that every kid should visit. Our choices might surprise you
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Beyond fun and relaxation, vacations also provide opportunities to explore, learn, and grow. While these sights are breathtaking at any age, there's something extra special about seeing them as a child—or just through the eyes of one. (Use discretion: Some places simply aren't appropriate for younger kids.) Plus, see family trip photos from readers in our slide show.

Ellis Island Museum, New York City:About 40 percent of Americans are descended from someone who immigrated through this station. Visiting is a powerful experience, thanks to the smartly curated exhibits—and you get a terrific view of the Statue of Liberty on the same ferry ride.
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.:This is a city of inspiring sights: the Washington Monument, Arlington National Cemetery, and the Jefferson and Vietnam Veterans memorials. Still, the 19-foot marble statue of our 16th president is a can't-miss.
Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Va.:Kids growing up with e-mail and iPods might not believe it, but there was life before electricity, and even before a United States. The 301-acre open-air museum features hundreds of restored, reconstructed, and historically furnished buildings, and costumed guides tell the stories of the men and women of the 18th-century city.
USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii:Sunk by a surprise attack on December 7, 1941, the USS Arizona remains six feet below the water as a lasting monument to World War II veterans. A memorial that spans the sunken battleship was dedicated in 1962.
Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz.:Look at what wind, water, and erosion can do: At 5,000 feet deep and an average of 10 miles across, it's the most magnificent natural wonder in the country, and perhaps the world.
National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis:The motel where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed is a museum chronicling the African-American struggle from slavery to Rosa Parks and beyond. Also highly worthwhile: Alabama's Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and Cincinnati's National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
Redwood National Park, Calif.:Everyone feels humbled, in a good way, when exploring in the shadows of 300-foot-tall trees—many of which are more than 1,000 years old.
Monticello, Va.:Besides the Declaration of Independence, one of Thomas Jefferson's other masterpieces is the estate he designed and tinkered with over the course of five decades, located seven miles from the University of Virginia—which Jefferson also founded.
Gettysburg, Pa.:It's never too early to learn about the sacrifices of those who came before: In the bloodiest war in our nation's history, this Civil War battlefield was the bloodiest of all. Visitors can also see the spot where President Lincoln delivered his famed Civil War speech in 1863.
The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas:The stories of courage in the face of overwhelming forces will be remembered.
Ground Zero, New York City:The hole in lower Manhattan is sacred ground. The nearby Tribute-WTC Center exhibits crushed firefighter helmets and other recovered items.
Niagara Falls, N.Y.:The most powerful falls in North America, with as much as six million cubic feet of water plummeting over the gorge every minute, were awesome when your grandparents honeymooned there and remain awesome today. It's worth crossing into Canada to see them from the other side.
Freedom Trail, Boston:Visit Bunker Hill, Paul Revere's house, and other spots pivotal to the American Revolution. Walk the trail on your own for free or book a tour with a guide in 18th-century garb.
Independence Hall, Philadelphia:It's where George Washington was appointed commander of the Continental Army, the Declaration of Independence was signed, and the founding fathers truly laid the nation's foundation, in the form of the U.S. Constitution.
Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.:For more than 35 years, this resort destination — it's more than just a theme park — has been bringing the magic to kids and their grown-ups. For tips on navigating its 47 square miles, The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World With Kids is a great place to start.

Let me save the other one

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四川绵阳一位失去家人的孩子依偎在救援人员的怀中。地震发生时，有人忘了生死，舍弃自己的

生命救下学生；灾难救援中，有人忘了危险，奋不顾身投入废墟，为了更多的人生还………突如其来的灾难，虽然让人措手不及，却充满了人间真情，上演了一幕幕感人故事。一位四川记者刚从绵竹退下来，这个娇小的丫头向笔者讲述了她眼见的情况。她说她几乎无法工作，眼泪就没有停过，太惨了，一片一片的废墟，到处是哭喊的声音，救援队发了疯一样的救人，然而往往救不了，跟着去的摄影只了拍一张照片，就扔下相机去帮忙。“因为那情景让你不可能站着看着。”她说，她在一个学校现场看到了她永远不会忘记的一幕:学校的主教学楼坍塌了大半，当时正在上课，几乎有100多个孩子被压在了下面，全是小学生。一些似乎是消防队员的战士在废墟中已经抢出了十几个孩子和三十多具尸体，看着那些小小的，带着红领巾却再也无法睁开眼睛的孩子，她说她突然觉得自己说话的勇气都没有了。然而就在抢救到最关键的时候，突然，教学楼的废墟因为余震和机吊操作发生了移动，随时有可能发生再次坍塌。再进入废墟救援十分的危险，几乎等于送死，当时的消防指挥下了死命令，让钻入废墟的人马上撤出来，要等到坍塌稳定后再进入，然而此时，几个刚从废墟出来的战士大叫:“又发现了孩子！”几个战士听见了就不管了，转头又要往里钻，这时坍塌发生了，一块巨大的混凝土块眼看就在往下陷，那几个往里钻的战士马上被其他战士死死拖住，两帮人在上面拉扯，最后废墟上的战士们被拖到了安全地带。一个刚从废墟中带出了一个孩子的战士就跪了下来大哭，对拖着他的人说:你们让我再去救一个，求求你们让我再去救一个！我还能再救一个！看到这个情形，在场的所有人都哭了，然而他们都无计可施，只能眼睁睁地看着废墟第二次坍塌。后来，那几个小孩子还是给挖出来了，但是却只有一个还活着。看着那些年轻的战士抱着那个幸存的小女孩，在雨中大叫着跑向救援所在的帐篷的时候，她已经泣不成声。无法想象，如此惊心动魄的情形在当时是怎么样一个悲壮的场面，但现在，在震中地区，这样的事情还在重复地发生着。

10岁孩子安置点外徘徊 走遍绵阳寻父

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寻亲
人物：张雪枫，10岁，绵阳某小学幸免者
安置地：成都市青羊区体育场
寻找：父亲张志华，北川供电局职工

绵阳九洲体育馆安置点，几名10岁左右的孩子神情焦虑，一直在体育馆周围徘徊。
来自北川的孩子小枫就是其中一名。他在自己的白色T恤后面写上了亟待寻找的亲人：在北川供电局工作的父亲张志华。地震后小枫就与爸爸失去了联系。

“我爸妈都在北川，只有我在绵阳上小学，住在爷爷家。 我们很担心爸妈，但路断了回不了家，只能想到这种方法。”小枫今年只有10岁，但灾难并没有把他吓倒，从地震第一天起，他便穿着写有父亲名字的T恤，走遍了整个绵阳。

“15号我妈妈被解放军救了出来送到医院，她伤得不重，一到绵阳就给我打电话了。但地震时妈妈没有和爸爸在一块，我们谁也没有爸爸的消息。”说到这里，10岁的小枫流下了眼泪。

此时已是下午1时30分，小枫和其他伙伴都还没有吃中午饭，他们朝着市区方向走去：“要趁着白天多找找，兴许就会有消息。”

3 days official mourning

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Sichuan earthquake official public memorial ceremony, 5/19 2:28pm to 5/21 -2008

512 China earthquake public memorial ceremony

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512 public memorial ceremony 5/18 2:28pm to /19 2:27pm.

巴西僑領遇劫拼命保善款

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巴西僑領遇劫拼命保善款 (明報) 05月 18日 星期日 09:30PM

巴西 溫州同鄉會監事長諸士林和秘書長趙松強日前接收賑災善款時遇械劫，兩人拼命保善款，僅失去部分款項。

新華網說，汶川縣發生強震後，巴西華僑華人社團連日來紛紛舉行賑災募捐活動。巴西溫州同鄉會監事長諸士林和秘書長趙松強14日中午外出接收善款，結果被四名搶匪盯上。他們用槍頂住趙松強的背部，喝令他把錢交出來。趙松強不顧個人安危，緊緊護住善款。搶匪見持槍恐嚇不成，就一擁而上搶他的口袋，鈔票撒了一地。趙松強不顧搶匪隨時有開槍行兇的危險，大聲呼喊走在前面的諸士林援助。於是兩個人用身體擋住散在地上的錢，並以最快速度拾回散落的鈔票。兩位老人不惜用生命保衛捐款的精神震懾了四個搶匪，他們膽怯地拾起幾張鈔票後便倉皇逃跑。
據中國駐聖保羅 總領館任戰剛副總領事說，地震發生後的第二天，多位年近花甲的老華僑來到總領館捐款。目前總領館收到的個人捐款已經超過百萬元人民幣。包括台灣 僑胞在內的數十個華僑華人社團也正積極發動賑災捐款活動，近期內將會以社團為單位，及時將善款轉交給有關部門

Sichuan earthquake need Baby Formula and Diapers

I heard that over that. They lneed a lot of, alot baby formula and diapers. If any organization hear that. Please send more, I don;t think they need any money at this moment. They all need food, water and shelter,especially those kids and infants. They are so adorable.

Earthquake Orphan

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Teacher urges and waits their parents to come to pick up their kids, but 1/3 of the survive students have no one to pick them up. Their parents are probably all dead.

北川中学千余学生等父母认领 半数人可能成孤儿2008年05月17日02:51 [我来说两句(4511)] [字号：大 中 小] 来源：东方网
如果有家庭愿意要我我一辈子也会去爱他们. 北川中学千余学生等父母认领半数学生或成孤儿
“如果爸妈再也不能回来了，我希望能继续读书，好好工作，然后报答关心过我的所有恩人。”地震中失去爸妈的北川中学高三9班的女生何君利如是说。昨天，位于绵阳市区的虹苑影剧院和长虹集团体育活动中心内，北川中学一千多名地震中幸存的学生被安置在这里。而到目前为止，他们中还有超过三分之二的学生根本无法联系到自己的父母。

可愛同胞的救災面譜 隱藏值得注意的變化

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可愛人民的救災面譜 隱藏值得注意的變化 (明報) 05月 16日 星期五 05:05AM
【明報專訊】四川 這次大地震，遇難同胞及其家人的巨大傷痛，使得全體中國人椎心泣血，對於那些捨死忘生、不眠不休地在各個震成廢墟的災區拼搏的救援人員，他們的英勇行為，值得接受敬禮。然而 ，從地震發生後所見，一般老百姓的表現，演繹出一幕一幕使人動容的人性光華，而整體過程，也譜寫政府與人民的新一頁良性互動關係。
大地震的真實慘透過影像、畫面、文字傳到中國960萬平方公里的每一個角落，使國民知道國家發生了天災，許多同胞正遭受巨大傷痛，災情震撼全體中國人。中央政府投入超過10萬武警、解放軍官兵的兵力，循水陸空立體救災。處此大難當前，全國瀰漫一股共同承受，有錢出錢、有力出力、共赴國難的氛圍。
善良的人民無私的奉獻
連日來，內地一些大商家、大企業踴躍捐款，他們以巨大財力，確保救災資源充裕，貢獻絕對值得肯定，但是許多寂寂無聞的小企業和無數老百姓，以各種方式為救災出力，他們的民胞物與情懷，彌足珍貴。近日，我們留意包括官方報道、個別人士在網誌上發表的親身經歷，一些片段值得介紹一下。例如：
●有一位農民致電紅十字會，說「我們農民錢不多，只能捐出1000元，多了就沒了，但是我家還可以捐500斤大米，可以嗎？怎樣才能運過來？」貴州一位36歲的務農大嬸，辛苦忙碌一年，收入還不到2000元，這次她特地到市場賣了4頭羊，拿1000元跑到鎮上的民政辦，要捐給地震災區。淳樸農民1000元錢所閃爍的光華，絕不會較大商家的1000萬元瘖啞。
●河南洛陽25人自發組織由專業人士組成的抗災志願隊，配備推土機、挖掘機、裝載機、移動電站和發電機組等緊急救災裝備，奔赴救災一線，搶險救人。據知這類志願人員，在各個災區都有，有些是個人、有些是三五成群，他們得知同胞有難之後，就從四方八面奔赴災區救人。
●內地一些民企的捐款，不像大企業那麼大手筆，但是他們默默地大批大批地把自己生產的物資送到志願機構，藥物、潤滑油、奶粉、童裝、餅乾、雨具、氣墊等，林林總總，有工作人員說只要想得出來的，都有民企來問要不要。有一些農民工致電紅十字會，表示無錢可捐，但是申請做支援工作，他們二三十人合成一組，表示「會修房子，也會拆房子，有高空工作經驗」，要為搶險救災盡一分力。民企和農民工是中國社會最敢於挑戰命運的一群，他們就是以最淳樸的感情，回應大災難，要協助飽受苦痛的同胞。
●全國一些城市，許多民響應捐血救災的呼籲，紛紛湧到捐血站，因為反應太熱烈了，北京血液庫存已經飽和，各採血站不再現場採血，希望愛心者加入應急捐血儲備隊，暫將鮮血儲備在身體裏，並做好預約捐血登記；成都也有這樣的情，所收集得的血液需時處理，晚間暫時不接受捐血，但是還有人從重慶驅車，夜奔數百公里到成都，等候天亮時捐血。
●在成都，140多名出租車司機和私家車車主，主動自發驅車100多公里，趕往受災嚴重的都江堰，救助傷者。有參與者認為，這支車隊的規模，不少於500至600輛，據知四川副省長李成雲談到這些可愛的人民，不禁感動落淚。
政府的改進人民的自主中國的希望
這類一方有難、八方支援的小故事，說不盡、講不完，但是網民的表現，仍然值得一講。
網上平台，一般是年輕人的世界，那些網絡論壇，以往充斥「八卦」話題，相互之間盡多謾罵與攻擊、消極與頹廢、不滿與發泄，但是大地震之後，內地網民所傳遞盡是巨災中的溫情。有網民說「真想一下衝到災區，幫幫他們，自己坐在電腦前乾急，有力氣沒處使，坐臥難安啊……」，「現在我到底可以做點什麼啊。難道只是震驚、同情、關注、議論嗎？有人來指點一下吧！」還有網民在呼籲，「有人說過，『80後』只會在網絡上對屏幕用鍵盤來發泄自己的不滿。廣大的祖國青年們，趕快組織起來吧，盡力而為，為這次災難做出點實際性的貢獻，這樣的行為絕對會比抵制jlf（即家樂福）有意義成千上萬倍……」
政府行動起來了，官員深入一線，指揮抗震救災工作。
機構、單位行動起來了，搭帳篷購食品。
民行動起來了，捐雨衣捐善款，為災區人民提供幫助。
學生行動起來了，冒綿綿陰雨，連夜排隊為災民捐出熱血。
捐血蔚為熱潮，網民的熱血討論，是一股重要推動力量；而今次全國上下一心自動自發參與救災，一個重要原因是災情高度透明，不但政府主動發放災情，而且容許境外傳媒深入災區自由採訪，這次讓資訊自由流通的做法，不但有助救災，也為中國贏得國際好評，中央政府應該好好總結今次的經驗，並繼續朝這個方向邁進。
大悲之後往往喚發大愛。這次四川大地震，迄今所見，全國正在處於這樣的氣氛。在災難面前，人是脆弱的，但是每一個中國人並不孤獨。身處災區蒙受災難的同胞，他們不是孤獨地面對災難，因為強大有序的國家救助力量已經到來；對於承擔救災使命的政府和官兵來說，他們也不是在獨自作戰，因為來自全社會的響應和行動已經匯成救災的強大後盾。政府和人民之間，鮮有地如此緊扣在一起。
政府和人民的關係，在這次大災難中，譜寫出新篇章，這種情，當然不等於政府與人民的關係有什麼實質變化，我們只是要指出：當愈來愈多人民有一定財政自主能力的時候，人民的其他自主性也相應提升了。這次中央政府強力有序領導救災，人民則以自己的方式參與救援同胞，其間所顯示的意義，值得珍視。可以預見，人民的自主性將會隨經濟發展而進一步提高，如何與政府的運作形成良性的循環，是一個值得朝野思考和回應的問題。

Sichuan Wenchuan Earthquake Heroes / Stories 2

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Before the first batch 4500 airborne troops rush to the disaster area, each one of them has to write down their last word completely.An airborne troop’s solder rush to the disaster area. At the airport, He called her wife to say goodbye. She has waited nearby the telephone. The son is not willing to answer the telephone because his daddy takes plane to travels without bringing him. His say,”my dear son, daddy wants to go to rescue more children, to rescue their father and mother. When you grow up, you will understand”.


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特警战士面对压在废墟中的孩子们束手无策，放声大哭。 　　救援人员的脚步声刚停留在废墟前，10多个孩子的声音就传了出来：“叔叔，救我……”紧接着，哭声传出一片。北川县中学、幼儿园，曲山小学的废墟中，总会传出这样的叫声和哭声，一直揪扯着人们的心。14日，记者徒步22公里进入绵阳市北川县，记者一直因自己的力量单薄而自责，为孩子们那一阵阵稚嫩的揪心呼救声而落泪…… 　　特警：无能为力放声大哭 　　两天来，这些困在废墟下的孩子们已经见到了多名救援人员，除了家长、当地村民、救援人员外，也见到了来自天津的特警。200名特警于13日下午6点赶到现场救援，截至14日下午2点，已经成功营救出困在北川县县城、景家村、苦竹坝水库、电站等地的400余名被困人员。然而，却因为手上的施救工具只有铁锹和钢钎而无能为力。 　　特警们对压在废墟中求救的孩子束手无策，他们不敢乱撬楼板，担心整幢楼垮塌下来；也不敢采取粗鲁方式实施救援。特警们无能为力，他们在安慰孩子的时候落泪了，在走出操场的时候放声大哭。

my dear treasure, if you can live, must remember certainly I love you

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抢救人员发现她的时候，她已经死了，是被垮塌下来的房子压死的，透过那一堆废墟的的间隙可以看到她死亡的姿势，双膝跪着，整个上身向前匍匐着，双手扶着地支撑着身体，有些象古人行跪拜礼，只是身体被压的变形了，看上去有些诡异。

救援人员从废墟的空隙伸手进去确认了她已经死亡，又在冲着废墟喊了几声，用撬棍在在砖头上敲了几下，里面没有任何回应。当人群走到下一个建筑物的时候，救援队长忽然往回跑，边跑变喊“快过来”。他又来到她的尸体前，费力的把手伸进女人的身子底下摸索，他摸了几下高声的喊“有人，有个孩子 ，还活着”。

经过一番努力，人们小心的把挡着她的废墟清理开，在她的身体下面躺着她的孩子，包在一个红色带黄花的小被子里，大概有3、4个月大，因为母亲身体庇护着，他毫发未伤，抱出来的时候，他还安静的睡着，他熟睡的脸让所有在场的人感到很温暖。 随行的医生过来解开被子准备做些检查，发现有一部手机塞在被子里，医生下意识的看了下手机屏幕，发现屏幕上是一条已经写好的短信“亲爱的宝贝，如果你能活着，一定要记住我爱你”，看惯了生离死别的医生却在这一刻落泪了，手机传递着，每个看到短信的人都落泪了。

The time the rescue teams discovered her, she had already died. It is because of the collapsed house. Through the gap of that pile of ruins, you may see her posture. The double knees are kneeling. The entire upper body is crawling forward, double is well-grounded hand-held is supporting the body, some elephant ancient line kneels the gift given to a visitor, was only the body the distortion which pressed, seemed somewhat strange.

The rescue groups put out a hand from the ruins crevice to confirm she already died and inside has not any response. When the crowd arrives at next building, rescues party chief shout suddenly, “comes quickly”. Before he arrives at her corpse, the hard sledding puts in the hand under woman's body to try to find out, he traced several loud shouting “something still alive, it is a child, he is alive”.

After diligently, the people careful keep off her ruins to clean up, is lying down her child under hers body, wraps in a red inked ribbon Chrysanthemum's small quilt, it is about 3 to 4 months. Because of the mother body is sheltering, he is fine and has not injured. He also peaceful falls asleep. He sleeps soundly the face lets all those present feel that is very warm. Retinue doctor unties the quilt to prepare to make an inspection, discovered that has a handset to fill in the quilt. Doctor subconscious looked under the mobile / cell screen and discovered that on the screen is the short note which already wrote “my dear treasure, if you can live, must remember certainly I love you”. Doctors got used to seeing who parted forever actually to cry in this moment. The note was passing around, each saw the message has cried.

Sichuan Wenchuan Earthquake

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希望大家接着转 一个汶川朋友发出来的短信 从汶川出发,向都江堰方向,车行半小时处个玉龙硅厂；一小时绵什镇；一个半小时桃关村；四公里,一小时四十分钟,草坡沟。这些地方没路标，但是却很多人在等待救援！ 大家帮忙转发一下,希望能有关人员看到 。 大家帮我在外边多发点帖子，说四川绵竹清平里面矿山的职工很多都没有事，现在大家都聚集在红绸梁子上等救援，现在那没有吃的，要是时间久了怕饿死了，大家帮忙呼吁一下。让社会知道下，你的小小帖子说不定就能拯救1000多人的性命，我在这里替绵竹人说声谢谢了 !

Sichuan Wenchuan Earthquake Heroes / Stories

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Female police offical breast feeding orphan









This three years girls parents using their own body to protect their daughter for 40 hours until they both pass away. she survied.

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The rescue team discovered this young mom holding her infant tightly even she has already passed away. She was feeding her and tried to keep her nipple in the baby month. A dead mom and a beautiful child lay on the floor.

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　　中山大学附属东华医院妇科医生龚晋含泪讲述救援经历
母罹难,女婴含乳头活了
　　龚晋是一名年轻的妇科医生，在中山大学附属东华医院妇科工作。5月12日刚好飞抵成都探亲。5月13日，龚晋来到重灾区都江堰参与救援，他在现场的身份是一名普通的志愿者。三天来，他抢救近200名伤者。回忆起连续几日的救援场景，龚晋不胜唏嘘。
　　5月13日下午，都江堰河边一处坍塌的民宅，数十救援人员在奋力挖掘，寻找存活的伤者。突然，一个令人震惊的场景出现在了龚晋眼前：一名年轻的妈妈双手怀抱着一个三四个月大的婴儿蜷缩在废墟中，她低着头，上衣向上掀起，已经失去了呼吸，怀里的女婴依然惬意地含着母亲的乳头，吮吸着，红扑扑的小脸与母亲粘满灰尘的双乳形成了鲜明的对比。
　　“我们小心地将女婴抱起，离开母亲的乳头时，她立刻哭闹起来。”龚晋说，看到女婴的反应，在场者无不掩面。
　　“我无法想象，一个死去的妈妈还在为自己的孩子喂奶，从母亲抱孩子的姿势可以看出，她是很刻意地在保护自己的孩子，或许就是在临死前，她把乳头放进了女儿的嘴里。”龚晋掩面而泣。一个三十岁的年轻小伙子，在妇产科见惯了初生的妈妈给自己孩子喂奶的场景，而此时此刻，这样一个幸福的场景却让他产生无法抑制的悲恸。
　　5月16日，龚晋加入了广东省第二批医疗救援队，在绵阳周边展开了医疗救援工作，开始以一名医生的身份投入“战斗”，他在现场以更加坚强的声音去鼓励那些伤者：放心，你们要挺住。采写：记者 严艳

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昨日14时51分，四川北川县郊陈家坝乡的一堆废墟上，一声清脆的婴儿啼哭声，给整个近乎死寂的山谷带来一丝生气，围在废墟上，已经近28小时只靠干粮维持体力的战士们，用棉被紧抱着女婴，齐声爆发出一阵喝彩，众人眼里噙着泪。一个小时后，女婴的母亲也被顺利救出。这个平凡而伟大的母亲创造了一项奇迹，在被埋长达48小时的漆黑绝境里，她滴水未进，拼命保护怀中4个月大的女儿，所幸母女俩安然无恙。 废墟传来微弱敲打声
　　站在陈家坝乡如地狱般的镇街上，记者亲历了这感人一幕，为这8小时的大营救所震撼。
　　营救现场位于镇上一超市的后面，废墟上已经围着20多名士兵，带队的邓团长向记者透露，早上7时30分左右，搜索的士兵经过这里呼喊时，竟然听到从废墟底下传来断断续续十分微弱的敲打声，经过生命探测，下面仍有人存活。部队官兵立即展开营救。“目前能给我们使用的救援工具只有两样，一个是双手，一个就是铁铲。但担心用铁铲会加速断墙的下沉，从而对底下的人造成伤害，所以我们安排了十几名士兵用双手搬迁。这个工作进行了整个上午。”
　　战士用手刨出母女俩
　　营救持续到中午12时30分，官兵挖开一个15平方厘米的小洞，终于与底下的人取得了联系，原来被埋在下面的是一对母女。“当我们听到她在下面用微弱的声音说，她与4个月大的女儿都还好，她只是受了一点轻伤时，我们激动不已。因为她们已经被埋近40个小时，能存活到现在，而且婴儿也没事，这简直就是一个奇迹。”
　　官兵们从乡亲那借来了铁锤与铁钎，决定一点点地把原来那15平方厘米的小洞凿宽。“一、二、三！”几十名官兵一鼓作气把压在承重墙上的另一块断墙奋力移开。彝族特种兵俄河布哈蹲在洞口边，他每凿几分钟，就停下来，把脸对着洞口，大声地呼叫：“大姐，还好吗？说一下话。”当听到下面有回声，他就继续开凿，在一边的官兵把凿开的水泥迅速用手捧走扔掉。
　　14时50分左右，洞口已经有40平方厘米宽。14时51分，俄河布哈把双手伸进洞口，接住了婴儿，小心翼翼地抱出洞口。“接住了，快，快拿棉被过来。”当婴儿被从洞口抱出来时，孩子哇地一声哭了起来，清脆的哭声温暖了在场所有人的心，经过了7个小时的艰苦营救，双手沾满了灰土的官兵们齐声大叫了一声“好！”，全场响起了掌声。此时，在场每一个人的眼里都含着泪水。
　　母亲获救不忘被压者
　　婴儿被救出后，官兵们加快了营救速度，加速凿宽洞口。15时26分，年轻的母亲终于被顺利救出。俄河布哈把她抱上担架，官兵们把已经极度虚弱的母亲火速送往战地医院。“我的娃呢？她怎样了？”年轻的母亲躺在担架上，睁开眼后，问了第一句话。“大姐，你放心，你的娃没事，你很快就可以见到她了。”一旁的官兵紧紧地握着她的手说道。
　　“谢谢你们。在下面，离我们不远的地方，还有两个人被压着，但好像都没有声音了。”“大姐，你放心，我们一定会尽全力去救他们的。”

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Acupuncture Rock

I know my acupuncture doctor when we were working in Vermont. He was a chef and I was a counter helper. It was almost 10 years ago. Now he is a respectful and well-known acupuncture doctor in Brooklyn. He has his own clinic. It is amazing how life tune over. He even has a US doctor degree. I can;t imagine he barely speak English 10 year ago. I had allergy this week and went to see him. He needled me 6 on the back for 30 minutes and 6 on my face for 15 minutes. It is 90% better now. It is the third times I did acupuncture. Every time it works. Chinese medicine has 5000 years history and it always the best in my mind. You can always buy a new bed and good bed, but you can;t never buy a good sleepy. My doc is amazing and he almost can help everything. I can share his contact information with anyone that need help.

Allergy

I can't sleep and woke me up to buy the medicine that my cousin recommended to me today called Benadryl. I no longer take any over-the-counter medicine for about two years now. Before that, I was an over-the-counter addict. I would have been taken 3 different medicines in the morning, afternoon and evening. All medicines are no longer working on me. And I went to emergency room once for a vital virus. I had a fever of 107 degree. My wife was scared to dead. I also read the book called Nature Cure and I truly believe that medicine doesn't do any good for human sometime. Unless really necessary like today, I mostly don't take medicine. I still can't sleep. I hope it will work in a miunte while I am surfing the web. My nose is stuffing, swelling and my eyes is tearing.

Best route to drive

It is sad that I no longer drive, but I am still want to share this article I read recently.

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Best Scenic Drives in the U.S.
Rev your engines . . . and get ready to take on the open road this summer
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It's hard to resist the lure of the open road when summer rolls around — and with our editors' favorite scenic drives across the United States, you'll know exactly where to point your car this year. We've listed our favorites from west to east — including everything from the obvious Highway 1 in California to the less-obvious — but brilliantly named — Going-to-the-Sun Road in Montana. We've picked routes for their history (U.S. Route 1 in New England and Million Dollar Highway in Colorado); for their natural scenery (Blue Ridge Parkway, Red Rock Scenic Byway, Highway 12); for their romantic appeal (routes through Sonoma and Napa); and for their remote wild beauty (Hana and Seward highways). Best of all, most of these routes make for splendid drives all year long, so you can get out and explore their bounty whenever the mood strikes. So rev your engines ... and hit the road.
Blue Ridge Parkway
Stretching some 469 miles along the Southern Appalachian Mountains and linking two eastern national parks — Virginia's Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and North Carolina's Great Smoky Mountains — the Blue Ridge Parkway has often been referred to as "America's Favorite Drive." It's certainly the country's first rural parkway — parts of it date back to 1930s (when construction began as a make-work project during the Depression) — and the longest, with breathtaking scenery and dozens of recreational opportunities to distract you when you need to stretch your legs.
Though some may argue that autumn is the best season to drive this stretch, as the brilliant fall foliage is in full effect, May is also a superb time to head this way, to witness the profusion of wildflowers in bloom along the elevated mountainsides. Also included in this scenic route is the impressive Skyline Drive, a 105-mile swath of road that cuts through Shenandoah National Park. Of course, no nature drive of this sort would be quite complete without wildlife sightings: Keep an eye out for resident whitetail deer and black bears.
Hana Highway
It's no wonder the aloha 'aina (love of the land) spirit is the bedrock of Hawaiian tradition. A drive on Maui's beloved Hana Highway (also called "the road to Hana") offers such an awe-inspiring display of natural beauty that you'll soon revel in the same sentiment. This serpentine trek starts off in Paia, famous for its surfer-swept shores, and zigzags east along the coast for more than 50 miles, all the while embracing 600 hairpin curves, 54 one-lane bridges, and some of the island's most spectacular sights. Indeed, Keanae Arboretum (an exotic botanical garden), Waikani Falls (a trio of crashing chutes), Ka'eleku Caverns (an ancient cavern system created from a lava flow thousands of years ago), and Waianapanapa State Park (home to a famous black-sand beach and fresh-water caves) are all in close proximity.
Your excursion will land you in the sleepy coastal village of Hana, where you can take up shack and relish the quiet countryside and local culture or, continue a tad further to Haleakala National Park where you can cool your jets in Oheo Gulch (aka the Seven Sacred Pools). Keep your windows down as you go and breathe in the sweet air infused with eucalyptus and ginger. To get the most out of the drive, pick up a "The Hana Road Self-Guided Drive" CD from the Shell gas station on Route 380 in Kahului; it narrates the journey and highlights all of the must-sees.
Highway 1
California's State Route 1 (a.k.a. Highway 1) skirts the Golden State's glorious Pacific coastline from "So Cal," near San Luis Obispo northwest to the forests of Monterey. While the twists and curves, and occasional precariously-perched cliff-top road, may prove challenging at times (one section has been ominously dubbed Devil's Slide, thanks to landslides and erosion that have occasionally made the road impassable), the magnificent vistas of ocean waves breaking on rocky sea-sculpted shores, windswept beaches dotted by frolicking otters or sea lions, and magnificent forests presiding above it all can rouse even the wariest of drivers behind the wheel.
Forays into charming little coastal towns, like Carmel-by-the-Sea and Laguna Beach, as well as into the trilogy of Californian cultural centers at Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco, are met by attractions ranging from historic missions to magnificent mansions (don't miss San Simeon's mountaintop Hearst Castle). There are also endless opportunities for outdoor recreation, particularly around the Big Sur area, where you can hike through redwood forests, comb the beaches for shells and jade, and camp under the stars.
Highway 12
Windswept red-rock canyons, towering sandstone formations, pristine lakes, and pine- studded mountain ranges combine for an altogether over-the-top sensory experience in Southern Utah. The setting for several stunning national parks, this remarkable road connects those at Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef, and offers unique beauty and seemingly limitless recreational opportunities on a stretch of land between the two parks' boundaries.
Utah Highway 12, also known as Highway 12 Scenic Byway, is one of only 27 nationally designated All-American Roads — the highest honor a road can get for attractive scenery. This spectacular route travels away from Bryce Canyon, through the Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument, and over the forested Boulder Mountain and the Dixie National Forest, before winding down near the entrance to Capitol Reef. The scenery is unforgettable along the entire length of the road — especially during the brilliant red-rock sunsets that provide a glorious grand finale to a day's driving adventure here.
Going-to-the-Sun Road
This spectacular 52-mile drive is the best way to see the dramatic remnants and rugged path left by gargantuan glaciers in Montana's striking Glacier National Park. Only open from early-June to mid-October (or until first snowfall), the Going-to-the-Sun Road, aptly named for its ever-escalating sky-high stretch with switchbacks up and over the magnificent Continental Divide, traverses Glacier National Park from West Glacier to St. Mary and covers untapped wilderness, rugged mountains, glistening lakes, deep river gorges, glacial canyons, and the long Garden Wall. This sharp ridge forms the Continental Divide, the only place in the country where water flows to the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Hudson Bay.
The road offers multiple lookout points, among them the 6646-foot-high Logan Pass, which ranks as one of the Divide's most impressive vantage points, and Jackson Glacier Overlook, 2 miles beyond Siyeh Bend, where remnants of the mammoth ice formations that carved the park's harsh terrain and contoured its valleys can still be seen. Indeed, the many jaw-dropping views and hiking opportunities along the way will have you making frequent stops to get out and explore; a few backcountry lodges, chalets, and campgrounds are available too, should you decide to prolong your trip by spending the night.
See More Best Scenic Drives in the U.S.

PC Refresh Button

I used to use F5 to refresh/ reload my page while surfing the web. I learned recently that the difference between the "Refresh/F5" button at the top of the page and the "Control/f5" button, or Hard Refresh?

When you click the Refresh/F5 button in the browser, the page is refreshing from your local cache (local computer).

When you use the Ctrl + Refresh or Ctrl + f5 command, you are forcing the page to refresh from the server bypassing the local cache (local computer).

A useful tips that will help you sometime.

Gas Prices

Think you pay a lot for gas? Take a look how much the other nations charge.

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– Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries. Drivers in some European cities, like Amsterdam and Oslo, are paying nearly 3 times more than those in the U.S.

The main factor in price disparities between countries is government policy, according to AirInc, a company that tracks the cost of living in various places around the world. Many European nations tax gasoline heavily, with taxes making up as much as 75 percent of the cost of a gallon of gasoline, said a spokesperson for AirInc.

In a few Latin America and Middle-East nations, such as Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, oil is produced by a government-owned company and local gasoline prices are kept low as a benefit to the nation's citizens, he said. All prices updated March, 2005.

Nation City Price in USD Regular/Gallon
Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
Norway Oslo $6.27
Italy Milan $5.96
Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
Belgium Brussels $5.91
Sweden Stockholm $5.80
United Kingdom London $5.79
Hong Kong $5.62
Germany Frankfurt $5.57
France Paris $5.54
Portugal Lisbon $5.35
Norway Stavanger $5.07
Hungary Budapest $4.94
Turkey Istanbul $4.85
Luxembourg $4.82
Croatia Zagreb $4.81
Ireland Dublin $4.78
Switzerland Geneva $4.74
Korea Seoul $4.71
Spain Madrid $4.55
Japan Tokyo $4.24
Czech Republic Prague $4.19
Romania Bucharest $4.09
Andorra $4.08
Estonia Tallinn $3.62
Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
Brazil Brasilia $3.12
Cuba Havana $3.03
Taiwan Taipei $2.84
Lebanon Beirut $2.63
South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
Nicaragua Managua $2.61
China Beijing $2.40
Panama Panama City $2.19
Russia Moscow $2.10
Puerto Rico San Juan $1.74
Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91
Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
Egypt Cairo $0.65
Nigeria Lagos $0.38
Venezuela Caracas $0.12

Chinese Smoker

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3.5 billions smoker is China and 1/3 of the world smokers are Chinese. You guys have to quit. Don’t you know who is making all those money? 100 millions people died for the smoking related diseases. Don’t be the net one.

【明報專訊】中國有3.5億煙民，佔全球煙民的三分之一。據估計，中國每年有100萬人的死亡與吸煙相關。近10多年，吸煙的毒害被陸續揭示，無數的證據證明香煙含有400多種有害物質、60多種致癌物質，令煙民平均短命14年，而且消耗大量的社會資源。近來更發現二手煙劑量雖小但一樣殺人於無形。國際醫學權威雜誌《英國 醫學期刊》選出1840年以來醫學界的15項最重大發現，其中「證實吸煙有害」被列入繼抗生素、DNA、疫苗、麻醉學之後的第12項重大發現，因為此項發現對人類的健康具有劃時代的意義。
近年，全世界反吸煙運動如火如荼，吸煙已經成為一種很不光彩的陋習，不但害己害人，也危害社會。自從聯合國 世界衛生組織 2003年簽訂了「反吸煙框架協議」後，不少國家和地區（包括香港）已實行在公眾場所全面禁煙的法例，並取得良好的成效。中國政府在協議上簽了字，但相對來講，禁煙運動落後於世界潮流。北京 承諾舉辦「無煙奧運 」，並準備於5月起在辦公室、餐廳和賓館等公共場所禁煙。但是，內地市民的戒煙意識仍然極為不足，實施禁煙令效果成疑，它將影響國民的健康也損害中國的國際形象，實在令人擔憂。
數年前， 影片《本能》的編劇家罹患肺癌後，在《紐約 時報》刊登「懺悔書」，為其親手塑造莎朗史東吸煙的美化形象感到後悔，為自己成為煙草商之幫兇，「滿手鮮血，遺害無窮」感到愧疚而公開向世人道歉。年前，「香港煙鬼」黃霑因長期吸煙不幸染上肺癌後斷然戒了煙，同時以親身經歷告誡世人戒煙。他們的臨死呼籲救回不少毒海煙民，儘管功不抵過，但令人不禁感嘆「偶像的效應巨大無比」！
必會產生巨大偶像效應
看來中國的禁煙運動，極需要名人帶頭！但這些人必須是煙癮大、名氣響的偶像級人物。誰是最佳人選？思來想去，王岐山 先生最為適合。王岐山以其驕人的政績、口才和個人魅力，已經成為海內外華人心中的偶像。近日由北京市長榮任國務院副總理，更是家喻戶曉星光熠熠。環視全球華人社會，包括港澳台，無人比王岐山更適合擔當戒煙的先鋒！
08奧運臨近，全球聚焦北京，5月31日是「世界無煙日」，在全球煙民最多的中國土地，由王岐山副總理帶頭戒煙，若能牽動內地及港澳台其他名人響應更好。此舉必定會產生巨大偶像效應，引導無數煙民走上戒煙的康莊大道，救人無數，也有助於實現中國舉辦一個「無煙奧運」的莊嚴承諾。

Stop Global Warming

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http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/

What is Global Warming?
The Earth as an ecosystem is changing, attributable in great part to the effects of globalization and man. More carbon dioxide is now in the atmosphere than has been in the past 650,000 years. This carbon stays in the atmosphere, acts like a warm blanket, and holds in the heat — hence the name ‘global warming.’
The reason we exist on this planet is because the earth naturally traps just enough heat in the atmosphere to keep the temperature within a very narrow range - this creates the conditions that give us breathable air, clean water, and the weather we depend on to survive. Human beings have begun to tip that balance. We've overloaded the atmosphere with heat-trapping gasses from our cars and factories and power plants. If we don't start fixing the problem now, we’re in for devastating changes to our environment. We will experience extreme temperatures, rises in sea levels, and storms of unimaginable destructive fury. Recently, alarming events that are consistent with scientific predictions about the effects of climate change have become more and more commonplace.

Environmental Destruction
The massive ice sheets in the Arctic are melting at alarming rates. This is causing the oceans to rise. That’s how big these ice sheets are! Most of the world’s population lives on or near the coasts. Rising ocean levels, an estimated six feet over the next 100 years or sooner, will cause massive devastation and economic catastrophe to population centers worldwide.
The United States, with only four percent of the world’s population, is responsible for 22% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. A rapid transition to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources will combat global warming, protect human health, create new jobs, protect habitat and wildlife, and ensure a secure, affordable energy future.

Health Risks
Malaria. Dengue Fever. Encephalitis. These names are not usually heard in emergency rooms and doctors’ offices in the United States. But if we don’t act to curb global warming, they will be. As temperatures rise, disease-carrying mosquitoes and rodents spread, infecting people in their wake. Doctors at the Harvard Medical School have linked recent U.S. outbreaks of dengue fever, malaria, hantavirus and other diseases directly to climate change.

Catastrophic Weather
Super powerful hurricanes, fueled by warmer ocean temperatures are the “smoking gun” of global warming. Since 1970, the number of category 4 and 5 events has jumped sharply. Human activities are adding an alarming amount of pollution to the earth’s atmosphere causing catastrophic shifts in weather patterns. These shifts are causing severe heat, floods and worse.

Recycle
Benefits of Recycling
- Conserves resources for our children's future.
- Prevents emissions of many greenhouse gases and water pollutants.
- Saves energy.
- Supplies valuable raw materials to industry.
- Creates jobs.
- Stimulates the development of greener technologies.
- Reduces the need for new landfills and incinerators.
Recycling turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources. In addition, it generates a host of environmental, financial, and social benefits. Materials like glass, metal, plastics, and paper are collected, separated and sent to facilities that can process them into new materials or products.
Recycling is one of the best environmental success stories of the late 20th century. Recycling, including composting, diverted 82 million tons of material away from landfills and incinerators in 2006, up from 34 million tons in 1990. By 2006, about 8,660 curbside collection programs served roughly half of the American population. Curbside programs, along with drop-off and buy-back centers, resulted in a diversion of about 32 percent of the nation's solid waste in 2005.
-More About Recycling
-Recycle on the Go – EPA's campaign to put recycling places in public spaces
-Recycling Publications
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ReduceResource Conservation Challenge
The Resource Conservation Challenge is EPA's national effort to conserve natural resources and energy by managing materials more efficiently.
On November 15th, EPA will co-sponsor the eighth annual America
Recycles Day
.-->Waste prevention, or "source reduction," means consuming and throwing away less. It includes:
-purchasing durable, long-lasting goods;
-seeking products and packaging that are as free of toxins as possible;
-redesigning products to use less raw material in production, have a longer life, or be used again after its original use.
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Reuse
Reusing items -- by repairing them, donating them to charity and community groups, or selling them -- also reduces waste. Reusing products, when possible, is even better than recycling because the item does not need to be reprocessed before it can be used again. Don’t forget to use both sides of the paper
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Send email instead and posted mail
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Subscribe paperless statement for all your bills
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Stop all mail advertisement of pre-approval offer
by calling 1-888-5-Optout, writing to Direct Marketing Association, PO Box 643, Carmel, NY 10512 and attn: Mail Preference Service. Any other companies will have to be called directly, so you can ask them to remove you from their mailing list.
·Stop to use of pressurized bottle http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PollutionPrevention/VSR/upload/RefillableBottles02.pdf
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Use Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
Replace 3 frequently used light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. Save 300 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $60 per year. Take the Energy Star pledge.
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Inflate Your Tires
Keep the tires on your car adequately inflated. Check them monthly. Save 250 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $840 per year.
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Change Your Air Filter
Check your car's air filter monthly. Save 800 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $130 per year.
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Fill the Dishwasher
Run your dishwasher only with a full load. Save 100 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $40 per year.
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Use Recycled Paper
Make sure your printer paper is 100% post consumer recycled paper. Save 5 lbs. of carbon dioxide per ream of paper.
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Adjust Your Thermostat
Move your heater thermostat down two degrees in winter and up two degrees in the summer. Save 2000 lbs of carbon dioxide and $98 per year.
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Check Your Waterheater
Keep your water heater thermostat no higher than 120°F. Save 550 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $30 per year.
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Change the AC Filter
Clean or replace dirty air conditioner filters as recommended. Save 350 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $150 per year.
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Take Shorter Showers
Showers account for 2/3 of all water heating costs. Save 350 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $99 per year.
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Install a Low-Flow Shower head
Using less water in the shower means less energy to heat the water. Save 350 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $150.
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Buy Products Locally
Buy locally and reduce the amount of energy required to drive your products to your store.
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Buy Energy Certificates
Help spur the renewable energy market and cut global warming pollution by buying wind certificates and green tags.
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Buy Minimally Packaged Goods
Less packaging could reduce your garbage by about 10%. Save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide and $1,000 per year.
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Buy a Hybrid Car
The average driver could save 16,000 lbs. of CO2 and $3,750 per year driving a hybrid
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Buy a Fuel Efficient Car
Getting a few extra miles per gallon makes a big difference. Save thousands of lbs. of CO2 and a lot of money per year.
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Carpool When You Can
Own a big vehicle? Carpooling with friends and co-workers saves fuel. Save 790 lbs. of carbon dioxide and hundreds of dollars per year.
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Don't Idle in Your Car
Idling wastes money and gas, and generates pollution and global warming causing emissions. Except when in traffic, turn your engine off if you must wait for more than 30 seconds.
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Reduce Garbage
Buy products with less packaging and recycle paper, plastic and glass. Save 1,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide per year.
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Plant a Tree
Trees suck up carbon dioxide and make clean air for us to breathe. Save 2,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide per year.
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Insulate Your Water Heater
Keep your water heater insulated could save 1,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $40 per year.
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Replace Old Appliances
Inefficient appliances waste energy. Save hundreds of lbs. of carbon dioxide and hundreds of dollars per year.
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Weatherize Your Home
Caulk and weather strip your doorways and windows. Save 1,700 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $274 per year.
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Use a Push Mower
Use your muscles instead of fossil fuels and get some exercise. Save 80 lbs of carbon dioxide per year.
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Unplug Un-Used Electronics
Even when electronic devices are turned off, they use energy. Save over 1,000 lbs of carbon dioxide and $256 per year.
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Put on a Sweater
Instead of turning up the heat in your home, wear more clothes Save 1,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $250 per year.
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Insulate Your Home
Make sure your walls and ceilings are insulated. Save 2,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $245 per year.
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Air Dry Your Clothes
Line-dry your clothes in the spring and summer instead of using the dryer. Save 700 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $75 per year.
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Switch to a Tankless Water Heater
Your water will be heated as you use it rather than keeping a tank of hot water. Save 300 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $390 per year.
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Switch to Double Pane Windows
Double pane windows keep more heat inside your home so you use less energy. Save 10,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $436 per year.
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Buy Organic Food
The chemicals used in modern agriculture pollute the water supply, and require energy to produce.
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Bring Cloth Bags to the Market
Using your own cloth bag instead of plastic or paper bags reduces waste and requires no additional energy.
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Turn off Your Computer
Shut off your computer when not in use, and save 200 lbs of C02. Conserve energy by using your computer's "sleep mode" instead of a screensaver.
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Be a Meat Reducer
The average American diet contributes an extra 1.5 tons of greenhouse gases per year compared with a vegetarian diet. Eliminating meat and dairy intake one day a week can make a big difference.
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Ditch the Plastic
2.5 million individual plastic water bottles are thrown away every hour in the US. Start using a reusable water bottle and just say no to plastic!
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Set refrigerators to 38°F, freezers to 5°F, no colder

Scum

Beware fake IRS requests and don't click any email or give away any personal information over the phone.

New drug known as 'strawberry quick' for kids

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This is a new drug known as 'strawberry quick'. There is a type of crystal meth going around that looks like strawberry pop rocks (the candy that sizzles and 'pops' in your mouth). It smells like strawberry and it is being handed out to kids in school yards. They are calling it strawberry meth or strawberry quick. Kids are ingesting it thinking that it is candy and being rushed off to the hospital in critical condition. It also comes in chocolate, peanut butter, cola, cherry, grape and orange. Please instruct your children not to accept candy from strangers and not to accept candy that looks like this from a friend (who may have been given it and believe it is candy.) If they receive any candy they should take it to a teacher, principal, etc. immediately.

Drug dealers mix meth with Kool-Aid in an attempt to make it look and taste better. And again, there’s the snappy name. While Strawberry Quick hasn’t made a big splash in Dallas, it is gaining ground in other parts of the country. [foxnews.com]

so that we can raise awareness and hopefully prevent any tragedies from occurring. 'Strawberry Quick,' the revamped street drug is targeted at teenagers and represents the latest strategy by drug traffickers to counteract slumping sales.

How much is enough?

Is 30000 enough? How about 40000, how about 70000, or how about 100000? Who does want more money as long as you earned for it. I am really tired my working environment. I am very stress and that has came to the bottom my line. I doesn't pay enough for I did, what I cared and what I contributed. I gonna look for someone and somewhere who I can work for and see what I did.

Healther

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WHO selected top 10 junk food and healthiest food of 2007
世界衛生組織近日評選出了最健康和最垃圾食品。The World Health Organization recently selected the healthiest and most junk food. 蕃薯、開心果、鵝鴨肉等均入選了健康食品名單。 Yams, pistachios, ducks and geese meat are selected of healthy food.
世界衛生組織經過約3年時間研究得出的最健康與最垃圾食品榜，5大最健康食物中，對健康最好的蔬菜是蕃薯、最好的肉類就是鵝鴨肉，因為化學結構和橄欖油接近，雞肉則是蛋白質最佳來源。After 3 years of study, the WHO lists the most junk and healthiest food, the best vegetables is sweet potatoes, the best meat is duck meat because chemical structure close to olive oil, chicken is the best source of protein. 食油方面，最好的是粟米油和芝麻油。 The best cooking oil is sesame oil.
不少香港人都喜歡煲湯飲，湯水方面，以雞湯，特別是母雞湯最好，可以預防感冒和支氣管炎。TTTttThe best soup is chicken soup in particular is the mother can prevent influenza and bronchitis. 菠菜、韭菜、蕃茄、開心果、大豆同豬肝等，就是護腦的最佳食物。 Spinach, Chinese chives, tomatoes, pistachios, soybeans and pork liver, and so on are the best food for the brain. 另一方面，油炸、醃製同加工食物，還有汽水、雪糕雪條、即食和微波爐食品、罐頭和燒烤食品等，被評為10大垃圾食品。 On the other hand, fried, marinated with processed foods, and soft drinks, ice cream, ready-to-eat foods and microwave ovens, canned food and barbecue, was rated 10 most major junk foods.
最佳蔬菜﹕ The best vegetables:
由於蕃薯既含豐富的維生素，又是抗癌能手，所以被選為所有蔬菜之首。 Since sweet potatoes not only rich in vitamin content, but also anti-cancer specialists, they were selected as all vegetables in the first place. 其次分別是蘆筍、捲心菜、花椰菜、芹菜、茄子、甜菜、胡蘿蔔、薺菜、芥蘭菜、金針菇、雪菜、大白菜。 Followed by the asparagus, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, eggplant, beet, carrot, shepherd's purse, broccoli, the golden mushrooms, pickled cabbage, Chinese cabbage.
最佳水果﹕ The best fruit:
10份最佳水果的排名依次是，木瓜、草莓、橘子、柑子、獼猴桃、芒果、杏、柿子與西瓜。 10 in the rankings were the best fruit are papaya, strawberries, oranges, tangerine, kiwi fruit, mango, apricot, persimmon and watermelon.
最佳肉食﹕ Best meat:
鵝鴨肉化學結構接近橄欖油，有益於心臟。 Meat chemical structure of ducks and geese near olive oil, benefit the heart. 雞肉則被稱為「蛋白質的最佳來源」。 Chicken was called "the best source of protein."
最佳食油﹕ Best cooking oil:
玉米油、米糠油、芝麻油等尤佳，植物油與動物油按1比0.5至1的比例調配食用更好。 Corn oil, rice bran oil, such as Jia You sesame oil, vegetable oil and animal oil by 1 to 0.5 to 1 ratio deployment consumption better.
最佳湯食﹕ Fresh best soup:
雞湯最優，特別是母雞湯還有防治感冒、支氣管炎的作用，尤其適於冬春季飲用。 Optimal chicken soup, especially chicken soup also is the mother of a cold, bronchitis, particularly suitable for winter and spring to drink.
最佳護腦食物﹕ Guarding the best brain food:
菠菜、韭菜、南瓜、蔥、花椰菜、菜椒、豌豆、番茄、胡蘿蔔、小青菜、蒜苗、芹菜等蔬菜，核桃、花生、開心果、腰果、松子、杏仁、大豆等殼類食物以及糙米飯、豬肝等。 Spinach, Chinese chives, pumpkins, onions, cauliflower, pepper, peas, tomatoes, carrots, small vegetables, garlic sprouts, celery and other vegetables, walnuts, peanuts, pistachios, cashews, pine nuts, almonds, soybeans, and other shell brown rice and food, liver and other.
全球十大垃圾食物 The world's top 10 junk food
一、油炸類食品 First, fried foods
1、導致心血管疾病元凶(油炸淀粉) 1, leading to cardiovascular disease culprit (fried starch)
2、含致癌物質 2, containing carcinogenic substances
3、破壞維生素，使蛋白質變性 3, damage vitamins, protein denaturation
二、醃漬類食品 Second, pickled foods
1、導致高血壓，腎負擔過重，導致鼻咽癌 1, lead to hypertension, renal burden is too heavy, resulting in nasopharyngeal cancer
2、影響粘膜系統（對腸胃有害） 2, affecting mucosal system (for gastrointestinal harmful)
3、易得潰瘍和發炎 3, easy to get ulcers and inflammation
三、加工類肉食品（肉乾、肉鬆、香腸等） Third, processing meat products category (Jerky, sausages…etc.)
1、含3大致癌物質之一﹕亞硝酸鹽（防腐和顯色作用） 1, with three major carcinogenic substances one: nitrite (anticorrosion and color effects)
2、含大量防腐劑（加重肝臟負擔） 2, with a large number of preservatives (heavier burden on the liver)
四、餅乾類食品（不含低溫烘烤和全麥餅乾） 4, biscuits categories of food (excluding low-temperature baking and the whole wheat biscuits)
1、食用香精和色素過多（對肝臟功能造成負擔） 1, excessive consumption of Flavor and pigment (a burden on the liver function)
2、嚴重破壞維生素 2, and seriously undermined the vitamin
3、熱量過多、營養成分低 3, excessive heat, low nutrient composition
五、汽水可樂類食品 5, soft drinks cola products
1、含磷酸、碳酸，會帶走體內大量的鈣 1, containing phosphate, carbonate, will take away the body of calcium
2、含糖量過高，喝後有飽脹感，影響正餐 2, the sugar content is too excessive, drinking make full and affecting main meal
六、方便類食品（主要指速食麵和膨化食品） 6, convenience foods (mainly referring to instant noodles and Expanded Food)
1、鹽分過高，含防腐劑、香精（損肝） 1, excessive salt containing preservatives, fragrance (liver damage)
2、只有熱量，沒有營養 2, only calories, not nutrition
七、罐頭類食品（包括魚肉類和水果類） 7, canned foods (including fruits and fish category)
1、破壞維生素，使蛋白質變性 1, destruction vitamins, protein denaturation
2、熱量過多，營養成分低 2, excessive heat, low nutrient composition
八、話梅蜜餞類食品（果脯） 8, dried plum, candied fruit products (Preserves)
1、含三大致癌物質之一﹕亞硝酸鹽（防腐和顯色作用） 1, with one of the three major carcinogenic substances: nitrite (anticorrosion and color effects)
2、鹽分過高，含防腐劑、香精（損肝） 2, excessive salt containing preservatives, fragrance (liver damage)
九、冷凍甜品類食品（冰淇淋、冰棒和各種雪糕） 9. Frozen dessert products (ice cream, Popsicle and all kinds of ice cream)
1、含奶油極易引起肥胖 1, containing butter could easily trigger obesity
2、含糖量過高影響正餐 2, the effects of high sugar content of meals
十、燒烤類食品 10, barbecue foods
1、含大量「三苯四丙」 （3大致癌物質之首） 1, with a large number of "Triphenyl" (three carcinogenic substances in the first)
2、1隻烤雞腿＝60支煙毒性 2, 1 chicken thigh = 60 smoke toxicity
3、導致蛋白質炭化變性（加重腎臟、肝臟負擔） 3, leading to protein charring degeneration (heavier kidneys, liver burden)