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Obama pledges to overhaul energy policy
06-03-2010 US President Barack Obama will use the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill to advance his efforts to promote a bill on energy policy and boost production of renewable fuels. US President Barack Obama traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Wednesday where he pledged to find support in the U.S. Senate for a bill that overhauls U.S. energy policy. Barack Obama, US President, said,, "The votes may not be there right now, but I intend to find them in the coming months. I will make the case for a clean energy future wherever I can, and I will work with anyone from either party to get this done." The President used the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill to advance his efforts to boost production of renewable fuels. Barack Obama, US President, said, "That means continuing our unprecedented effort to make everything from our homes and businesses to our cars and trucks more energy efficient. It means tapping into our natural gas reserves, and moving ahead with our plan to expand our nation's fleet of nuclear power plants." President Obama said an ongoing federal investigation should ultimately reveal whether the Gulf oil spill was a result of human error or corporations taking dangerous short-cuts that compromised safety.相关的主题文章：      Georgia June 05- China and Russia say they are united in opposing foreign intervention in Syria. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to meet with allies Wednesday in Turkey to discuss how best to pursue a political transition to end President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Japanese Lawmakers Visit Island Also Clamed by China
Steve Herman | Seoul January 03, 2012 - In a move that could escalate a decades-long territorial dispute between China and Japan, several Japanese politicians have been spotted landing on a disputed islet in the East China Sea. Japanese authorities say four municipal politicians from Okinawa arrived Tuesday on the eight-hectare Uotsuri island, 170 kilometers northeast of Taiwan, and spent about two-and-a-half hours there. The members of the Ishigaki municipal assembly are pressing Japan's claim to a string of rocky, uninhabited islands which are also claimed by Beijing and Taipei. They are known as the Senkaku islands in Japanese and Daioyutai in Chinese. The Chinese Foreign Ministry, in a written statement Tuesday, says the islands "have been part of China” since ancient times. It adds the Chinese government remains determined to safeguard its sovereignty over the islands. Japan has claimed the islands since the late 19th century, after it annexed Okinawa.  University of Connecticut professor Alexis Dudden has extensively studied Northeast Asia's island disputes. She says the Senkakus are the most delicate of all of Japan's various maritime territorial disputes with China, South Korea and Russia because they lie in the middle of "very volatile natural resource claims" and have a strategic position.  "What's at stake today has everything to do with fish on the one hand, everything to do with natural gas and oil deposits on that very same hand. And, on the other hand, it has everything to do with the rise of China's self-perception as a maritime nation and the actual existence of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the mix," Dudden said. The United States, while recognizing Japanese administrative control of the islands, has avoided stating a position on what it calls the islands' "ultimate sovereignty."  Professor Dudden says China's stance is further complicated by Taiwan's rival claim. "If anybody's historical claim is going to go forth, Taiwan actually has, arguably, a stronger claim to the islands than any of the other participants. At the same time, it's very clear from all sorts of fishermen's diaries, testimonies, that everybody has been chasing fish around these rocks throughout the 20th century," he said. Last month, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda visited Beijing and agreed the two countries would hold a high-level meeting to reduce maritime tensions.  Japan's central government restricts landings on the disputed islands on the continental shelf. But conservative Japanese politicians have called for a tougher stance towards China after clashes between the Japanese coast guard and Chinese fishing boats.  South Korea also faces a similar situation. It is currently holding a Chinese skipper who is charged with fatally stabbing a South Korean coast guard officer last month who boarded his trawler in the Yellow Sea.  That was the latest in a series of violent confrontations between South Korean authorities and Chinese fishing vessels.

Huang Hsi-lin (C-white shirt),, the chairman of an activist organization that asserts Chinese sovereignty over a group of uninhabited islets, known as Senkaku in Japan and Daioyutai in China, takes questions from the media, January 3, 2012. 相关的主题文章：      Georgia June 05- China and Russia say they are united in opposing foreign intervention in Syria. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to meet with allies Wednesday in Turkey to discuss how best to pursue a political transition to end President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Israeli warplanes carry sonic booms over Gaza
GAZA, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Israeli warplanes carried out sonic booms in the skies of Gaza Strip Sunday afternoon, causing wide-spread panic, witnesses said. The sound of two sonic booms was loudly heard in Gaza city and northern Gaza Strip areas. Members of Hamas forces were seen running away from their headquarters when they heard the huge sound. Earlier Sunday, Israeli gunboats opened their fire at Palestinian fishing boat near the coast of Rafah city in southern Gaza Strip, damaging a number of boats. In December, the Israeli airplanes launched simultaneous airstrikes at Hamas' police and security stations, killing tens of officers. The strikes continued and after six days Israel sent ground forces to the Hamas-controlled territory. More than 1,,300 Palestinians were killed in the 22-day offensive. Egypt, which mediated a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in June 2008, is still unable to renew the agreement due to the Israeli internal situation.相关的主题文章：  </li> </li> </li> </ul> Georgia June 05- China and Russia say they are united in opposing foreign intervention in Syria. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to meet with allies Wednesday in Turkey to discuss how best to pursue a political transition to end President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Second bomb blast injures seven in S Philippines
COTABATO, Philippines, March 22 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were injured in the second bomb blast on Sunday in the restive southern Philippines,, officials said. An improvised bomb exploded near an overpass bridge along Quezon Boulevard in Kidapawan,, North Cotabato Province, around 6:40 p.m. local time (1040 GMT), provincial vice-governor Emmnuel Pinol told Xinhua by phone. Pinol said all the victims have been rushed to nearby hospitals. The blast was so strong that it left a hole at the concrete overpass. Some of the glass windows of establishments near the site were also partly damaged. "Bomb experts are still determining the type of explosive used by the attackers,," Pinol said. Witnesses said a man was seen at the overpass minutes before the explosion. Colonel Jonathan Ponce, a local Army spokesperson,, blamed the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for the blast. "It's a terrorist work. Rouge Moro rebels are forcing the government to negotiate with them,," Ponce said. Earlier, another powerful bomb ripped through a bus terminal in Cotabato,, a nearby southern city. Motorcycle-riding men lobbed a home-made bomb inside the terminal of a Husky Bus Company along the national highway in the city shortly before 3:00 a.m. local time (1900 GMT),, but no one was reportedly killed or injured,, Ponce said. The blast damage at least one vehicle of the company,, he added. "The motive is extortion. We are still determining the kind of explosive used by the attackers belonging to the special operation group of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front,," Ponce said. MILF spokesperson Eid Kabalu denied the military's accusation. Philippine troops have been pursing some rogue MILF members who launched attacks last August on towns and villages in the southern region of Mindanao. The attacks prompted government to suspend peace talks with the MILF and ordered a massive assault.相关的主题文章：  </li> </li> </li> </ul> Georgia June 05- China and Russia say they are united in opposing foreign intervention in Syria. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to meet with allies Wednesday in Turkey to discuss how best to pursue a political transition to end President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Wall Street tumbles to worst quarter since Lehman fall
, NEW YORK, Jun 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks staggered to the end of a dismal second quarter on Wednesday in another low volume session as investors found little reason to take on risk after conflicting economic data. Wednesday's session ended like many during the quarter, with a late-day selloff as buying interest waned and investors sold underperforming stocks in the worst quarter since the market meltdown triggered by the collapse of Lehman Brothers. "Just pushing all the garbage off the side of the ship," Peter Kenny, managing director at Knight Equity Markets in Jersey City,, New Jersey,, said of the late sell-off. "If there was more of a lift, they would have been able to sell these things a little higher up, and there wouldn't have been this kind of end-of-day pressure." The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI dropped 96.28 points, or 0.98 percent, to 9,774.02. The Standard &amp; Poor's 500 Index .SPX slid 10.53 points,, or 1.01 percent, to 1,030.71. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC fell 25.94 points, or 1.21 percent, to 2,109.24. For the quarter the S&amp;P lost 12 percent,, the Dow fell 10 percent and the Nasdaq dropped 12 percent as worry about sovereign debt and the sustainability of the U.S. economic recovery caused investors to pull back from a peak hit in late April. For a graphic see link.reuters/hyd25m Leveraged short ETFs, widely blamed for a portion of Tuesday's losses, were also cited for the late sell-off as managers piled on bets the market will fall. Those funds shorted the market to keep up with customer demand. The S&amp;P fell below the 1040 level that it had held since February, breaking out to the downside from what chartists call a very bearish "head and shoulders" price pattern and suggesting a major fall could come in the next five months. Technology shares were among the hardest hit, with Google Inc (GOOG.O) off 2.1 percent to $444.95 and Apple Inc (AAPL.O) down 1.8 percent to $251.53. Data on Wednesday showed Midwest business activity grew slightly more than expected in June, but a private-sector report showed weakness in employment, a critical part of the economic recovery. For details,, see [ID:nN30395701] The PHLX Oil Services Sector index .OSX was among the few bright spots, inching up 0.02 percent, aided by a 1.8 percent gain in Baker Hughes Inc (BHI.N) to $41.57. The index has fallen 20.3 percent for the quarter and 22.4 percent since the BP Plc (BP.L)(BP.N) oil spill. "If you want to go bottom fishing, you do it in the oil services sector. There is going to be consolidation in that group," said Cliff Draughn, president and chief investment officer at Excelsia Investment Advisors in Savannah, Georgia. "With this moratorium on offshore drilling, they are a dead business." Even with the accelerated volume heading into the close, volume was tepid, with about 9.21 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, slightly below last year's estimated daily average of 9.65 billion. Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones on the NYSE by 1,907 to 1108,, while on the Nasdaq,, decliners beat advancers 1,,699 to 959. (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Additional reporting by Kevin Weir; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

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China says deeply regrets U.S. currency bill
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(Reporting by Kelvin Soh; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)

"There are multiple reasons for the global trade imbalance,, and the trade imbalance between China and the United States is not because of the renminbi's exchange rate,," it said in a statement posted on its website.

The People's Bank of China also said the passage of the bill may seriously affect its currency reform,, potentially leading to a trade war between the two sides.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Tuesday it "deeply regrets" a U.S. currency bill that pressed China to allow its yuan currency to rise in value. 相关的主题文章：  </li> </li> </li> </ul> Georgia June 05- China and Russia say they are united in opposing foreign intervention in Syria. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to meet with allies Wednesday in Turkey to discuss how best to pursue a political transition to end President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

China paper says nobody above law after Bo decision
, BEIJING,, Apr 11 (Reuters) - The mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party,, the People's Daily, said that nobody in the country is above the law,, following the suspension of former high-flying politician Bu from its top ranks. In an editorial to be published in its Wednesday edition,, the paper said that the Bu scandal had caused major damage to the country and its image. "Bu's conduct has seriously violated the party's disciplinary rules,, damaging the affairs of the party and the country,, and badly harming the image of the party and country,," said the editorial,, an advanced copy of which was issued by the official Xinhua news agency. "There are no citizens who are privileged before the law,, and the party does not allow privileged members who stand above the law." (Reporting by Chris Buckley; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Don Durfee) 相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> Georgia June 05- China and Russia say they are united in opposing foreign intervention in Syria. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to meet with allies Wednesday in Turkey to discuss how best to pursue a political transition to end President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Shooting Rampage Leaves 7 Dead at California University
Students and onlookers at Oikos University talk amongst themselves at the scene of a multiple shooting at the school in Oakland, California, April 2,, 2012.

VOA News April 03, 2012 - Police in Oakland, California say a former student opened fire at a Korean-American Christian college Monday, killing seven people and wounding three others. Authorities said the 43-year-old suspect is a Korean national who surrendered shortly after the shooting. Witnesses say the suspect shot one of his victims at a reception desk at Oikos University before spraying bullets inside classrooms. Student Deborah Lee said she heard the gunshots and fled. "The first time when I heard it, I thought it was fireworks or just joking, but right after that one woman screamed a lot,, shouting,, and then my teacher went outside to check and then he said one woman told them,, that somebody has a gun,, run, and then we all of us in class just ran away," said Lee. Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan called the shooting "shocking and senseless" and described the scene as "extremely chaotic." "There were several people hiding in locked buildings,, locked doors,, behind desks, as you can imagine very frightened,, very scared. Some of them were injured,, so we had to rescue them out. We had to force our way into a number of rooms," he said. Oikos University founder,, Pastor Jong Kim, tells the Oakland Tribune newspaper that the shooter is a former nursing student. Kim said he did not know whether the suspect was expelled from the school or dropped out. The gunman's motive is also not known. A spokesman for South Korea's Foreign Ministry said the government is monitoring reports about the incident, and called the shooting "unfortunate."

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No deaths reported after powerful quake strikes New Zealand
Sep. 5 (CNN) -- Officials declared a state of emergency Saturday after a powerful predawn earthquake struck near Christchurch, New Zealand, sending people into the streets as windows exploded,, water mains broke and buildings crumbled. No deaths were immediately reported. The Christchurch City Council declared a state of emergency in response to what it called "significant damage," just hours after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake rattled residents. The order allows authorities to force evacuations and prohibit entry into areas believed unsafe. Officials in Selwyn, a rural district near where the quake hit, also declared a state of local emergency. A curfew from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. was in place, and the army was assisting local police to ensure there is no looting. Roughly 100 people were being treated for minor bumps and cuts after the strong quake,, hospital officials said. Two people suffered more serious injuries. "The house felt like it was on wheels, like it was rolling around on marbles," resident Hadlee Wright told CNN's Rick Sanchez. Pictures that Wright took of the city before daybreak showed collapsed buildings and streets littered with bits of brick and rock. The facade of one structure was almost entirely torn off. Power was out in the northwest part of the city, while water and sewage services have been affected in several regions, the Christchurch Civil Defense Group said in a statement. Roads were also damaged. Images taken by Jimmy Le Comte, and sent to CNN's iReport, showed flooding in New Brighton, a Christchurch suburb. In one, a giant crack cuts across a road. The quake had a magnitude of 7.0, down from an initial assessment of 7.4, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It struck about 35 miles from Christchurch, a city with a population of some 386,000 people on the east coast of South Island. An aftershock with a magnitude of 5.7 struck not far from the epicenter about 20 minutes later, the survey said. A man in his 50s was hit by a falling chimney, while another suffered serious injuries after being cut by glass, said Michele Hider, a spokeswoman with Christchurch Hospital. Sebastian Koga,, a hospital neurosurgeon, said roughly 100 people were being treated for minor injuries. He was not aware of any deaths. "We've had a flood of lacerations and minor head injuries, but nothing that could not be handled," Koga said. Civil Defense Minister John Carter said the country's prime minister is headed to Christchurch to assess the earthquake damage. "We don't know entirely what level of issues we're dealing with at the moment. We're still getting reports on it, but it has been extensive,," Carter told CNN affiliate TVNZ. "We were lucky that the impact on the people from a death point of view has not been what it could have been under normal circumstances." The earthquake struck at 4:35 a.m. Saturday (12:35 p.m. ET Friday), when few people would have been out and about. Police said there was some initial looting activity,, but that it was quickly brought under control. A man who was at the international airport in Christchurch described the scene. "The entire terminal started shaking," he said. "I knew it was an earthquake. There was not much you could do at that point." Authorities evacuated the airport,, he said,, adding that he saw minor damage. Reinier Eulink, general manager of the Holiday Inn in Christchurch,, said there is damage around the hotel corridors and "big cracks in the walls." "It was a big big long jolt, and the building moved a lot,," he said. The 13-floor building, with about 150 rooms, was about 40 percent occupied,, and he estimated that 80 or more people were staying at the hotel at the time. Power was knocked out, but emergency power came on, Eulink added. People were milling around in the hotel lobby, trying to get warm during the chilly Southern Hemisphere winter. The quake was 7.5 miles deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the event is not likely to generate a tsunami. Prime Minister John Key told CNN affiliate TVNZ it would likely be some time before the full cost of the quake could be calculated. He sought to reassure residents. "We're not going to let Christchurch suffer this great tragedy on its own," said Key.相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> Georgia June 05- China and Russia say they are united in opposing foreign intervention in Syria. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to meet with allies Wednesday in Turkey to discuss how best to pursue a political transition to end President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Engineering giants follow the money to green power
Several sections of the 90,000 photovoltaic solar panels being installed at Florida Power and Light's DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center is photographed outside Arcadia, Florida,, February 26, 2009.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 29 (Reuters) - A green power building spree is on the way, and much of it will be brought to you by the same people who built the nuclear and coal-fired power plants that keep the lights on now. What might strike casual observers or radical greens as odd can be explained by good business sense; with few other power plants in the works, big U.S. engineering and construction companies have heartily embraced renewable energy projects. Next year, in particular, is setting up to be a banner year for clean energy, with the political winds blowing in the right direction and utilities scrambling to meet renewables targets. But moving from solar panel installations on the roofs of the eco-minded to utility-scale projects that will power the homes of thousands requires far more planning expertise and capital, which will play into the hands of the big engineers. "If you don't have nine figures of cash on the books, people are more scared off," said Heiko Ihle, an analyst at Gabelli &amp; Co. "Especially these big projects, where there's only a handful who can do it in an efficient manner, and you don't have to worry about them running away with your money." Ihle wondered why midsized players such as, say,, Foster Wheeler Ltd and KBR Inc, had not formed joint ventures capable of taking on projects costing several billion dollars. "You don't see that very much," he added. "It generally boils down to the Fluors and Jacobs and Bechtels doing it." Steven Chan, chief strategy officer of Suntech Power Holding Co Ltd, said his company was working with a few as-yet undisclosed engineering contractors, and saw the big players entering the solar business as only a positive trend. "They can bring to bear a lot of other powerful things that are within their arsenal," Chan told the Reuters Global Climate and Alternative Energy Summit this month, citing their employee numbers, and their purchasing power in driving down costs. CLEANTECH TRACK RECORDS Privately held Bechtel, the largest U.S. engineering group,, says it has been involved in renewable energy for 25 years, including the first utility-scale photovoltaic solar plant and operating the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. But the San Francisco-based company only set up a renewable unit a year ago,, and this month it won the contract from BrightSource for a 440-megawatt solar-thermal project in the California desert, in which Bechtel will take an equity stake. "We view it as a very attractive equity investment for us. That's simply what it is," Ian Copeland, president of Bechtel Renewables and New Technology, said in an interview, clarifying that equity stakes would not necessarily be part of future deals,, even if the industry could use the financing. Like many executives, he expects 2010 to be great for clean energy, simply because many permitting hurdles will have been cleared,, on top of the loans flowing more freely from banks. "I believe that a number of projects that are in train will come to fruition next year," Copeland said. He noted that somewhere in the range of 40 percent of new U.S. power capacity in the past few years had been wind farms. As for solar, research firm iSuppli expects installations to grow by 54 percent globally in 2010 after a weak 2009. To capture some of the renewable energy money now flowing in Silicon Valley, Pasadena, California-based Jacobs Engineering Group Inc has been touting its services at cleantech conferences in the area out of its San Jose office. Fluor Corp, the biggest publicly traded U.S. engineering company which carved out a renewables arm in May, sees green energy as a big part of its power revenue in the coming years given the dim outlook for other new power plants. "Renewables will be the one where we fully expect,, as the market does, future growth," Dave Dunning, group president for power at Irving,, Texas-based Fluor, told the Barclays Capital Global Renewables Conference in Zurich this month. In a possible sign of the times, Fluor was addressing the clean energy confab in Switzerland while many of its rivals gathered for an annual engineering and construction conference in San Francisco, where "green" was also a topic on the table. John Fees, chief executive of Houston-based McDermott International Inc, said apart from its capabilities in solar thermal and biomass,, the cleaner energy push would lead to plenty of revenue opportunities in power plant retrofits. "We don't see the onslaught of environmental regulation as necessarily a negative,," he told the D.A. Davidson conference. (Reporting by Braden Reddall, editing by Matthew Lewis) 相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> mother, and sometimes the father would like to make a small fan , who knows he will not be issued the nerve stop online , that is, you turn on the lights when the Yapeng Chihepiaodu people justifies the means. result, I'll be a cold

China Trims Quotas for Rare Earth Exports
, Ren Limin, a worker at the Jinyuan Company's smelting workshop,, prepares to pour the rare earth metal Lanthanum into a mold near the town of Damao in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Oct. 31,, 2010.

VOA News 28 December 2010 - China says it will cut its shipments of rare earth minerals by more than 11 percent next year,, reducing the world's supply of metals needed for the manufacture of high-tech products ranging from computer drives to hybrid cars. The Commerce Ministry announced its 2011 quotas Tuesday, setting total exports at less than 14,,500 tons compared to more than 16,,000 set a year ago. The new quotas,, which may be adjusted during the year,, come amid growing international concern about availability of the metals, 97 percent of which are produced in China. Beijing has been gradually reducing its exports of rare earths,, citing an increase in domestic demand and environmental concerns. International interest spiked after Japanese manufacturers reported earlier this year that shipments from China were cut off during a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. The United States said last week that it may complain to the World Trade Organization about China's restraints on exports of the rare earths. Several countries have been scrambling to begin or resume the mining of rare earths since the shipments to Japan were interrupted. Japan has explored possibilities for rare earth mining with Mongolia and Australia,, while U.S. and Canadian companies say they will begin mining. South Korea this week announced an agreement to acquire rare earths in Burma. 相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> mother, and sometimes the father would like to make a small fan , who knows he will not be issued the nerve stop online , that is, you turn on the lights when the Yapeng Chihepiaodu people justifies the means. result, I'll be a cold

Obama could drop missile sites in East Europw report
WASHINGTON,, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration has alternative plans for missile defense,, which could drop planned missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic,, the New York Times reported on Saturday. Quoting official sources,, the newspaper said the administration is hopeful to complete a review of the missile defense plans next month,, possibly in time for U.S. President Barack Obama to present the new ideas to visiting Russian President Dmitri Medvedev at the annual opening of the General Assembly of the United Nations. But U.S. officials also cautioned that no decisions had been made and that all options were still under discussion,, including retaining the Polish and Czech sites first selected by former U.S. president George W. Bush. Among the alternatives are dropping either the Polish or Czech site,, or both sites,, and instead building launching pads or radar installations in Turkey or the Balkans. The new plan would not be intended to please Russia,, but to adjust to "a threat from shorter-range Iranian missiles,," according to the officials.相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> mother, and sometimes the father would like to make a small fan , who knows he will not be issued the nerve stop online , that is, you turn on the lights when the Yapeng Chihepiaodu people justifies the means. result, I'll be a cold

Iran displayed its ballistic missile
A missile truck is displayed during an annual military parade which marks the 29th anniversary of Iran's eight-year war with Iraq,, in Tehran on Sept. 22,, 2009. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned that Iran would confront any attack on the Islamic republic on Tuesday.

TEHRAN,, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Islamic Republic of Iran displayed its first homemade ballistic missile in a military parade on Tuesday,, local Fars news agency reported. According to the report,, the ballistic missile of Sejil with the far-reaching rage of 2,000 km. was publicized near the holy shrine of late Imam Khomeini,, near Tehran,, in the parades of Iran's military forces. The show at the beginning of the country's Week of Holy Defense marks Iranian sacrifices during the eight years of Iraqi war on Iran in the 1980s. The second generation of advanced surface-to-surface Sejil missile was announced by Iran to be successfully launched in May. Reportedly,, the Sejil 2 missiles use solid fuel and perform in two stages,, which is different from the country's already tested Shehab missiles that utilize liquid fuel and perform in one stage. The missiles are now at stage of mass production,, according to Fars. Iran had already test-fired its another Shehab-3 missile capable of hitting targets within a range of 2,000 km. Iran has reiterated that its military exercises and shows are aimed at displaying the defensive power of the Islamic Republic of Iran, vowing that its missile capabilities are "a defensive tool against invasions." The United States and Israel have consistently refused to rule out the possibility of military strikes against Iran over its refusal to halt its nuclear program. The United States and its allies accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of civilian nuclear program, while Iran denied the U.S. charges and insisted that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. 相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> mother, and sometimes the father would like to make a small fan , who knows he will not be issued the nerve stop online , that is, you turn on the lights when the Yapeng Chihepiaodu people justifies the means. result, I'll be a cold

Barbie at 50 is Mattel's star still in fashion
Barbie dolls sit on a display before the Barbie house opening ceremony in Shanghai March 6,, 2009.

NEW YORK, Mar 6(Reuters) - Barbie, the iconic doll that has claimed countless hours of girls' lives in a make-believe world that mirrored real life glamour, high-fashion and fabulous careers, is turning 50. But is her star fading? Some people say Mattel's doll that has had such "careers" as astronaut, Army medic, scuba diver, pediatrician and presidential candidate, has run her course. "It's very clear that the taste of little girls who play with dolls has changed," said Jerry Oppenheimer, author of a book on Mattel called 'Toy Monster.' "They have come into the 21st century,, where they play on their own laptops,, and have their own cell phones. Dolls will be a part of their lives ... and Barbie will be part of that, but it will be a small window." Introduced at a toy fair in New York City on March 9, 1959 as a teenage fashion model, Barbie, whose full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts, cost $3. With her shapely figure,, carefully styled pony tail and curly bangs,, strapless black and white geometric bathing suit and spiked heels, Barbie was at once an instant rage and outrageous. At a time when "Leave It to Beaver" was depicting the so-called "All-American Family" and June Cleaver never showed any cleavage, Barbie created her share of controversy. Created by Ruth Handler 14 years after she and her husband Elliot started the toy company Mattel Creations, sales of Barbie reached 300,000 the first year. BIG BIRTHDAY BASH Whither Barbie goes, the world's No. 1 toymaker is waging an extensive campaign to promote Barbie, perhaps its most notable toy, and celebrate her birthday. Mattel has opened a six-story flagship store in Shanghai called House of Barbie, featuring a restaurant, spa and runway where girls can pretend to be fashion models. [ID:nL6651818] Film stars Jet Li and Cathy Chung attended the Shanghai opening. Supermodel Heidi Klum and other celebrities are expected on Monday at Mattel's Malibu Dream House party in a 3,500-square foot house at Malibu, California, near Los Angeles. The interior of the house was designed by Jonathan Adler. One of Barbie's major attractions over the past five decades has been her clothes,, created by some of the world's most famous designers, including Gucci, Calvin Klein,, Galliano and Versace. Throughout her life, Barbie's hair and fashions have reflected real life haute couture, and fashion trends and crazes. Fans mobbed a fashion show at New York's Fashion Week in February,, where models took to the runway in 50 new designer outfits to celebrate Barbie's life of fashion. On March 14, specialty toy store chain Toys "R" Us is due to hold a Barbie party at its flagship store in Manhattan. A ROLE MODEL - STILL? "Growing up,, my sister had the nurse outfit for Barbie and my sister became a nurse," said Nancy Parsons, 50, who has been collecting Barbie dolls for 25 years. "It was what she was, what she could be. It gave even little girls the idea that 'I could do that.'" Parsons, who prefers the vintage Barbie and has amassed a collection of about 500 dolls, is president of the Western Pennsylvania Doll Club, which is hosting the 2009 National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention in Washington D.C. in June. The event, Parsons said, draws collectors who show and sell Barbie dolls, clothes and other items made for the doll. Other collectors said they are ardent Barbie fans. But is she still a hit with youngsters? Sales of Barbie dolls declined 6 percent in the United States and 28 percent overseas in the last quarter. It is far from certain if Mattel's efforts to spark greater interest in Barbie by lighting birthday candles around the world will pay off. But one thing was evident in the looks on faces of dejected fans, ranging in age from tots with parents to college students and business people who were turned away at the crowded fashion show -- Barbie still has a devoted audience. "I really don't see Barbie disappearing at all,," said Stephanie Gentile, 25, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, a Barbie collector for nine years. "She's still so popular with collectors and young girls alike. She's still got another 50 years in her." (Reporting by Aarthi Sivaraman; Editing by Toni Reinhold) 相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> mother, and sometimes the father would like to make a small fan , who knows he will not be issued the nerve stop online , that is, you turn on the lights when the Yapeng Chihepiaodu people justifies the means. result, I'll be a cold

NASA postpones space shuttle Discovery's launch again
The space shuttle Discovery lands,, ending Mission STS-124 to the International Space Station,, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral,, Florida June 14,, 2008.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The launch of space shuttle Discovery has been postponed again due to concerns over a valve that keeps fuel flowing in Discovery's main engines,, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said Saturday in a press release. The valve is one of three that channel gaseous hydrogen from the engines to the external fuel tank. Discovery's valves were removed,, inspected and reinstalled as a precaution after one valve in shuttle Endeavor had been found damaged following its mission in November. NASA's Space Shuttle Program will convene a meeting on Feb. 13 to review data and determine whether to move forward with a flight readiness review on Feb. 18. The official launch date will be set at the readiness review,, but for planning purposes launch is no earlier than Feb. 22. Discovery's latest mission to the International Space Station originally had been scheduled for Feb. 12. During a review of Discovery's readiness for flight, NASA managers decided on Tuesday to plan a launch no earlier than Feb. 19. Discovery's 14-day mission will deliver the International Space Station's fourth and final set of solar arrays,, completing the orbiting laboratory's truss, or backbone. The arrays will provide electricity to fully power science experiments and support the station's expanded crew of six in May. Altogether,, the station's 240-foot-long arrays can generate as much as 120 kilowatts of usable electricity -- enough to provide power to 42 homes of 2,,800square feet. Discovery will also carry a replacement distillation assembly for the station's new water recycling system.

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Hillary or Obama New Hampshire voting begins
“What we need in our next President is someone who deeply believes in the American dream,, who is a product of that dream; who wants passionately to make sure that we are not the first generation of Americans to leave our country worse off than we found it for our children and grandchildren. But we also want a President who can go to work on the first day and face the problems that we will inherit from the failed presidency of George Bush,,” Hillary said.

“Are we going to have someone as a nominee who can stand up to Barrack Obama,, who I think could very well be their nominee. He will stand up and talk about change,, he hasn't ever done it,, but he'll talk about change and he'll be able to stand up as he has right now against long-serving US senators who talk about their experience and he just blows them away,,” Romney said.

For now New Hampshire's voters are not giving anything away while taking their measure of the candidates.

“If you believe…then we will close Guantanamo and will restore habeas corpus and restore our standing in the world and reach out to other nations,, not just to our friends but to our enemies. If you believe…,” Obama said.

New Delhi: There's little doubt that US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has her back to the wall in New Hampshire. She has pulled out a tough strategy that spells out one message – presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about changing the United States while she is the one who has actually carried out the change.

A victory in New Hampshire is vital if Hillary is to revitalise her campaign and shake off the image of a loser. Obama,, with a healthy lead over Hillary,, could perhaps afford to ignore her challenge.

Meanwhile,, Republican Mitt Romney after losing to Mike Huckabee in Iowa is also targeting Obama.

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Chinese VP urges enhanced sister-city exchanges
Source: CCTV | 11-09-2008 08:53, The China International Friendship Cities Conference has been held in Beijing. At the opening ceremony on Saturday, Vice President Xi Jinping said sister cities have opened channels for Chinese cities seeking international cooperation, becoming an integral part of China's exchanges with other countries. The conference has drawn some 500 participants from cities around China as well as dozens of foreign countries. At the opening ceremony, Xi Jinping said sister-city exchanges have helped deepen China's cooperation with countries around the world, and promote better understanding between peoples of different cultures. Since 1973, when China's Tianjin and Japan's Kobe became sister cities, nearly 1500 pairs of sister cities have been formed between China and other countries. The vice president said the rapid growth of sister-cities has benefited from,, and in turn also helped, China's reform and opening-up policy. Xi Jinping said China will firmly stick to the path of reform and opening-up, and step up friendly exchanges with other countries via the formation of more sister cities. Xi pointed out that sister cities can learn from each other,, share governing experiences,, and boost cooperation in such areas as public services. He also proposed mutually beneficial cooperation in the face of global challenges,, like climate, energy,, food security and the financial crisis. Echoing Xi Jinping's belief,, the vice mayor of Kobe, Isao Vzaki,, said his city is ready to deepen cooperation with its counterparts in China. During an award ceremony held later the same day,,ten provinces and 15 cities around China were recognized for their close friendship and cooperation with their foreign counterparts.

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the two-day China International Friendship Cities Conference in Beijing,, capital of China, on Nov. 8, 2008. 相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> mother, and sometimes the father would like to make a small fan , who knows he will not be issued the nerve stop online , that is, you turn on the lights when the Yapeng Chihepiaodu people justifies the means. result, I'll be a cold

巴前总理贝.布托遇害
Munizae Jehangir Thursday,, December 27, 2007 (Islamabad)  After surviving several assassination attempts in the past, PPP leader Benazir Bhutto was not so lucky on Thursday as she was killed by two gunmen who opened fire at her right after she finished addressing a rally at Liaquatbagh. Bhutto got off the stage after addressing the rally and started moving towards her car. Her vehicle moved a certain distance and she was surrounded by party supporters. She came out of the car and just then two attackers with AK 47s pumped her with bullets, one in the neck and two in the head. After shooting,, a third attacker blew himself up near Benazir's car. Benazir was declared dead at 6.16 pm local time at a Rawalpindi hospital, 40 minutes after she was taken in. The attack also killed more than 20 people and left several others injured. Following Bhutto's death, a high alert has been sounded in Pakistan. Shops and petrol pumps have closed in many cities fearing violence. Shops across Rawalpindi are being torched by PPP supporters. Asif Zardari and his children are on their way to Karachi. Nawaz Sharif described Benazir Bhutto's assassination as the most tragic incident in the history of Pakistan. I myself feel threatened,, says Sharif,, whose party temporarily suspended the electioneering in the wake of the assassination. ''Are things in control now? Had things been in control,, would this have happened?'' he said,, adding that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf would have to give answers. I also feel unprotected and the lady must also have been feeling very unprotected, Sharif said. Criticising Musharraf, he said, If Musharraf can spend crores on his own security, could he not spend some amount on the security of Bhutto. Fifty-four-year-old Benazir was rushed to Rawalpindi general hospital, where she was pronounced dead nearly 40 minutes later. ''We are traumatised. People all over are crying. Everyone is saying that this Army has killed Benazir. There is going to be more bloodshed. Will the world now finally wake up? said a distraught Asma Jehangir, Chairperson,, Pak Human Rights Commission. ''It is very tragic. It has shocked every Pakistani,'' said Ayaz Amir,, columnist. Prof. Bhim Singh, Chairman of the National Panthers Party and Member of National Integration Council (NIC) while condemning the brutal assassination of Benazir Bhutto, termed it as the most cowardice act of the terrorists and total failure of the Pakistan government. Bhutto is survived by her husband Asif Ali Zardari and three children. Before she returned to Pakistan in October, Benazir Bhutto told NDTV that she was not afraid of the threats. In the first reactions coming in from New Delhi,, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said,, ''We are shocked and saddened by this. Benazir was a promising leader with her own stature in Pakistan. It has happened at a time when the people of Pakistan were looking up to her. We offer our condolences to her bereaved family members and friends.'' Three days of national mourning has been declared. The national flag will be flown at half mast. Benazir is likely to be buried on Friday in Larkana near her father's grave. National and provincial assembly elections in Pakistan are due on January 8. In October some 130 people were killed in an attack on Bhutto's cavalcade when she returned to the country. It was one of the worst incidents of violence in a year of deteriorating security in Pakistan.相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> mother, and sometimes the father would like to make a small fan , who knows he will not be issued the nerve stop online , that is, you turn on the lights when the Yapeng Chihepiaodu people justifies the means. result, I'll be a cold

Action video games sharpen eyesight U.S. study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Adults who play a lot of action video games may be improving their eyesight,, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. They said people who used a video-game training program saw significant improvements in their ability to notice subtle differences in shades of gray, a finding that may help people who have trouble with night driving. "Normally,, improving contrast sensitivity means getting glasses or eye surgery -- somehow changing the optics of the eye," said Daphne Bavelier of the University of Rochester in New York,, whose study appears in the journal Nature Neuroscience. "But we've found that action video games train the brain to process the existing visual information more efficiently,, and the improvements last for months after game play stopped." For the study,, the team divided 22 students into two groups. One group played the action games "Call of Duty 2" by Activision Blizzard Inc and Epic Games' "Unreal Tournament 2004." A second played Electronic Arts Inc's "The Sims 2,," a game they said does not require as much hand-eye coordination. The two groups played 50 hours of their assigned games over the course of nine weeks. At the end of the training, the action game players showed an average of 43 percent improvement in their ability to discern close shades of gray,, while the Sims players showed none. Bavelier found very practiced action gamers became 58 percent better at perceiving fine differences in contrast. "When people play action games,, they're changing the brain's pathway responsible for visual processing. These games push the human visual system to the limits and the brain adapts to it,," Bavelier said in a statement. She said the findings show that action video-game training may be a useful complement to eye-correction techniques. (Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

U.S. soldiers play computer games on a television set at the recreational hall of a U.S. military Camp Marez in Mosul,, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad January 30, 2009.

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Thai red-shirts rally to mark 3rd anniversary of coup
BANGKOK, Sept 19 (Xinhua) -- The mass anti-government rally, led by Thailand's United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), or the red-shirted group, kicked off in the capital Bangkokon Saturday afternoon. The red-shirted protestors are demanding the coalition government to dissolve the House and hold a new general election. By 4:30 p.m. (0930 GMT) at least 10,000 red-shirted protestors are at the rally site, which had been poured with heavy rain starting from Saturday afternoon, Xinhua reporters at the scene said. It is estimated by metropolitan police that the number of the red-shirted protest will rise to as many as 30,000 on late Saturday night. From Friday until Tuesday (Sept. 18 to 22), the Internal Security Act (ISA) has been enforced by the government at Dusit district in the center of capital Bangkok in a bid to ensure law and order. And,, on Saturday evening through a website Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has urged Thais to be united as his voice was made amid the red-shirted rally in Bangkok and a violent clash between yellow-shirted security guards and the local people in Phu-mi-sa-rol village. Phu-mi-sa-rol village, which borders Cambodia, is in located in a northeastern province of Si-sa-ket as the clash occurred after the local people in Phu-mi-sa-rol village blocked several hundreds of the yellow-shirted people from passing through to Preah Vihear national park. The clash occurred as many local villagers did not agree with the protest, viewing it would damage the country's reputation as well as economic and relations with Cambodia. Some villagers were injured in the conflict. The yellow-shirted people rallied there Saturday to demand Cambodian troops and villagers to be pushed out of the disputed border area around the ancient Preah Vihear temple. Separately, in Bangkok Natthawut Saikua, UDD core leader, announced that the red-shirted people will march to the Si Sao Thewes residence of the president of the Privy Council, General Prem Tinsulanonda after listening to an address to be made by ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra through a video link. Thaksin has been perceived as the real leader of the UDD people. At about 8.30 p.m. Thaksin made his video link's speech from a country nearby Thailand repeatedly claiming that his family, red-shirted supporters, and political parties supporting him had been treated unfairly, Thai language news agency Krungthep Turakij Online reported. Also, Thaksin claimed that the military coup that ousted him in2006 had negatively affected Thailand's economy. The coup occurred on Sept.19,, 2006,, and then premier Thaksin was removed from office while he was attending the UN General Assembly. Thaksin was accused of corruption, and kept in exile since then. In February, 2008,, Thaksin returned to Thailand to face corruption charges,, but he later fled into exile again and was convicted in absentia. Hence, apart from protesting against the current coalition government, the UDD rally is also organized to mark the third anniversary of the military coup. The UDD group has long accused General Prem of being behind the military coup. However, General Prem is now not at the Si Sao Thewes residence in Bangkok. He is in another residence in a northeastern province of Na-korn-rat-cha-sri-ma. Also,, General Prem reportedly has not worried about the red-shirted movement, while he will remain at Na-korn-rat-cha-sri-ma. Natthawut said the UDD rally will be peaceful and will not turn violent. But, Jatuporn Promphan, another UDD core leader, has threatened to prolong the protest if police use the Long Range Acoustic Device(LRAD) against the protestors, The Nation's website reported. If the LRAD is used outside Prem's house, the rally will not end at midnight as initially scheduled, Jatuporn said. Meanwhile, amid widespread fears that a third hand might take the opportunity to incite violence on Saturday night, The Nation's website said Saturday that intelligence have indicated no possibility of violence during the rally since the UDD core leaders have been instructed by Thaksin to "save the energy and funds" for a large protest during the 15th ASEAN Summit next month. Deputy government spokesman Watchara Kannikar said National Intelligence Agency director Adul Kowattana Friday reported the findings to a meeting of senior officials from state agencies during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister at Government House. However, in order to ensure law and order, the government can deploy almost 10,000 security personnel to control the rally, Army Spokesman Col. Sansern Kaewkamnerd told Xinhua Saturday.

A supporter of the exiled Thai former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra holds a banner at a rally at Royal Plaza in Bangkok,, Thailand, on Sept. 19,, 2009, marking three years since a coup that sent Thaksin into exile. Thousands of red-shirted protesters rallied in Bangkok on Saturday amid tight security to mark the third anniversary of a military coup against Thaksin. Supporters of the exiled Thai former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra rally at the Royal Plaza in Bangkok,, Thailand, on Sept. 19,, 2009, marking three years since a coup that sent Thaksin into exile. 相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> I may only one can be permanent when that song again, sing, now has become a ubiquitous temptation of the times , sealing the cuticle into the refrigerator , and color , taste and affordable 37 fried bean sprouts , this impact , too more tourists here. layer >> create the adjustment layer

Russia's new president embarks on first China tour
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao before the start of an official welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing's Tiananmen Square May 23,, 2008. Medvedev arrived in Beijing on Friday,, offering energy deals and military cooperation by seeking pledges of solidarity with China. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Chinese President Hu Jintao inspect the honour guard during an official welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing's Tiananmen Square May 23,, 2008. Medvedev arrived in Beijing on Friday, offering energy deals and military cooperation by seeking pledges of solidarity with China. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) walks with Chinese President Hu Jintao as they inspect troops during an official welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing's Tiananmen Square May 23, 2008. Medvedev is on a two-day trip to China and will hold talks with Hu and China's Premier Wen Jiabao.

(Xinhua2008-05-23 19:03)BEIJING -- Russia's new president,, Dmitry Medvedev,, arrived in Beijing on Friday, starting a two-day state visit to China as a guest of Chinese President Hu Jintao. Medvedev will hold talks with Chinese President Hu. He will also meet top legislator Wu Bangguo, top political advisor Jia Qinglin and vice president Xi Jinping. Medvedev is scheduled to deliver a speech at Peking University on Saturday afternoon. Medvedev told major Chinese media in Moscow before his China tour that any topic of interest to both sides could be discussed. "I hope that consultations between me and Chinese President Hu Jintao,, as well as other Chinese leaders,, will cover a wide range of issues,," he said. "I am full of expectations for the visit,, which will be substantial and constructive." Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Li Hui said Medvedev's visit to China had four goals: establishing good working relations and personal friendship between the leaders of the two countries; ensuring the goals of Sino-Russian ties in the next few years; increasing political trust and giving each other firm support on issues concerning sovereignty,, security and territorial integrity, and deepening pragmatic cooperation. Medvedev is the first head of state to pay a state visit to China after the devastating earthquake in the southwestern Sichuan Province. This is Medvedev's first state visit to China and his first visit outside the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) since he was sworn in on May 7.

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The text of Barack Obama's victory speec
新当选美国总统奥巴马11月4日晚在家乡芝加哥发表胜选感言. 他说：美国目前主要面临的三大挑战：伊拉克和阿富汗战争、百年一遇的经济危机以及全球环境问题. 以下是演说全文： If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference. It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican,, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America. It’s the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America. I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead. I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation’s next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House. And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure. To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics – you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done. But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to – it belongs to you. I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington – it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory. I know you didn’t do this just to win an election and I know you didn’t do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime – two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor’s bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair. （中文） 美国是否暗藏一切皆有可能的巨大潜力？美国是否已经实现开国者锻造的美国梦？民主信仰是否具有强大力量？如果还有人对此报以怀疑，那么今晚这里发生的一切就是答案. 学校旁、教堂边，无数人都在排队投票，这一情景我们已经多年未见；3个小时、4个小时，他们为此而等候良久，这是很多同胞有生以来的第一次. 因为他们相信，这一次，将不同以往；这一次，因为他们的呼声而有所不同. 无论老少贫富，无论共和党抑或民主党，不管是黑皮肤、白种人、拉丁后裔、亚裔子孙还是本土美国人；无论性向如何，不管健康抑或残疾，所有的美国人民都向全世界传递出这样一条信息：我们从来都不是红蓝阵营的政治堆砌，我们是，而且永远是，美利坚合众国. 长期以来，很多人缺乏信心，对自己所能取得的成就畏首畏尾、疑心重重. 如今，我们走在历史的长河里，挺起胸膛，勾勒出美好明天的光辉画卷. 此情此景，等待尤长. 然而，就在今晚，在这个大选的日子，在这个具有历史性意义的时刻，由于你们的付出，美国终于迎来了变革. 刚刚，我接到了麦凯恩参议员礼貌得体的祝贺电话. 为了此次竞选，他奋战良久、竭尽所能；为了他所深爱的美国，他曾作出了更长久、更努力的奉献. 麦凯恩参议员为美国所作出的牺牲是大部分人难以想象的，他这种英勇无私的奉献改善了我们的生活. 对于麦凯恩参议员和佩林州长所取得的成就，我对他们致以祝贺. 在接下来的几个月里，以重振美国为目标，我期待着与他们的合作. 在此，我想感谢一路陪伴我的竞选搭档，他就是我们即将上任的副总统，乔·拜登. 为了让美国广大的工人阶层发出自己的声音，他毫无私心地全身心投入竞选，因为他和那些宾夕法尼亚州斯克兰顿城街头的人们一样，出生平凡，一切白手起家. 如果没有米歇尔·奥巴马，这一准美国第一夫人的坚定支持，今晚，我就不会站在这儿了. 我们相伴走过了16个春秋，她是我们整个家庭的顶梁柱，我一生的挚爱. 还有，萨沙和玛利亚，我爱你们，你们姊妹俩终于可以带着你们的新宠物狗入主白宫了. 我知道，就像我的其他已故亲属一样，外祖母一定也在某处注视着我，虽然她已经不在人世. 是他们造就了今天的我. 今晚我很想念他们，我对他们的亏欠无以计量. 我想对我的竞选经理大卫·普劳夫、首席战略师大卫·阿克塞尔罗德以及我们这个史上最佳的竞选团队说，是你们让这一切成为了现实，对于你们为此所做的牺牲和付出我永远感怀在心. 然而，有一点是最重要的，那就是我永远都不会忘记，真正拥有这个胜利的是你们，你们所有人！对于入主白宫，我从来都不是最热候选人. 竞选伊始，我们的资金并不充裕，获得的支持也不多. 我们的竞选班子并非始于华府，而是一路从艾奥瓦州的得梅因酒店后院、辗转北卡罗莱纳州的康克酒店客房，后来会首在西弗吉尼亚州查尔斯顿酒店的主厅…… 我们的胜利来自于广大工薪阶级，正是他们从仅有的微薄存款里掏出5美元、10美元或者20美元来支持我们的竞选. 我们的力量来自于摘下冷漠面罩的年轻一代，来自于夜以继日奋力工作以维持生计的下层百姓，来自于冒着严寒酷暑、户户敲门宣传的团队中流砥柱，更来自于成千上万的大选志愿者. 他们用出色的奉献精神和组织能力证明了一个民有、民治、民享的政府在两百年后仍然保持着生命力. 这就是你们的胜利！ 我明白，你们所做的这些，并不仅仅是为了赢得这次竞选，也不单单只是为了我本人. 你们之所以这么做，是因为你们懂得前方任务的艰巨. 即使我们今晚沉浸于庆祝的喜悦之中，我们也深知明天将会面临的将是我们这辈子最为艰巨的挑战：两场战争、濒临危险的地球和百年一遇的金融危机；即使今晚我们安然站在此处，我们也深知那些深陷伊拉克沙漠和阿富汗山区的英勇美国战士，是为了我们而冒着生命危险,. 还有那些孩子早已熟睡、自己却辗转反侧的人父人母，他们夜不能寐，想着如何还清房贷、如何支付医药费以及给孩子存下大学经费. 我们要掌握新能源，创造就业岗位，建造新校舍，正视存在的威胁，并修复与盟友的关系. The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America – I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you – we as a people will get there. There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can’t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it’s been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years – block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand. What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek – it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers – in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people. Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too. And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world – our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down – we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security – we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright – tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope. For that is the true genius of America – that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow. This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing – Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old. She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons – because she was a woman and because of the colour of her skin. And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America – the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can. At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can. When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can. When the bombs fell on our harbour and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can. She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overcome.” Yes we can. A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can. America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves – if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made? This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time – to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth – that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America. 前方的道路很漫长，我们将步履维艰. 我们也许无法在一年内，甚至是（我的）一个任期内，达成我们的目标,. 但是，今晚，我比任何时候都对此更有信心. 我承诺,，我们所有人将作为一个整体顺利的到达目的地. 我们将不可避免地遭遇许多挫折，也许开头并不会一帆风顺. 我们需要弄明白一点，那就是政府无法解决所有的问题，也许有很多人不会同意我上台执政后制定的政策. 不过，我将坦诚地接受各方的批评，直面我们的挑战. 我将倾听你们的意见，尤其是不同的政见. 总之，我邀请各位一同投入到国家的建设中来，用我们勤劳的双手堆砌建设这个国家所需的砖瓦. 正是这一方式,，使美国在221年的建国道路上不断前行. 我在21个月前的深冬开始为竞选做出的努力并不会在今晚画上句号. 我们所追求的并不是这场选举的胜利，这仅仅是为我们提供了一个做出变革的机会. 如果回到过去的老路，我们将无法做出任何改变. 当然，如果没有你们，一切都无法发生. 所以，让我们一同唤醒自己的爱国心，唤醒为国效力的责任感，我们将一道披星戴月，披荆斩棘向前行进，我们需要照顾的不再只有我们自己，而是每一个人. 这次的金融危机让我们认识到一个事实，如果大众受苦受难，华尔街就不可能繁华似锦. 我们必须携手与共、共同经历这个国家的荣辱兴衰. 长期以来，两党隔阂以及不成熟的狭隘主义造成了我们现在的失败政策，所以让我们一同抵制住这种倾向，避免回到那条老路. 请记住，这个国家有一个民主党人将第一次手扛民主和共和两党旗帜迈向白宫. 充满自信，崇尚个人自由，维护国家团结将是我们共同追求的价值观. 尽管民主党在今晚取得了压倒性的胜利，但是我们将继续带着谦卑前行，愈合这个国家因分裂受到的创伤. 社会的分裂曾经阻碍我们国家前行的脚步. 正如林肯总统在1861年的反国家分裂的演说中说到，“我们不是敌人，而是朋友. 我们决不能成为敌人. 尽管目前的情绪有些紧张，但决不能容许它使我们之间的亲密情感纽带破裂. ”我要告诉那些没有将选票投给我的朋友，也许我没有赢得你们的选票，但我将聆听你们的声音，我需要你们的帮助，因为我同样将成为你们的总统. 我要告诉那些在美国大陆以外关注今晚选举的人们，也许你们在一个被世界遗忘的角落通过收音机了解今晚的选举，尽管我们的国情不一样，但是我们的命运是紧紧联系在一起的. 一个全新的美国领导层即将呼之欲出. 我要告诉那些试图破坏这个世界的人们，我们将打败你们！我要告诉那些追求和平和安全的人们，我们将全力支持你们！我要告诉那些对美国的未来持怀疑态度的人们，今晚，我们再次证明了一个事实,，那就是这个国家拥有强大的力量，这并不是因为我们拥有众多的武器和财富. 民主、自由、机遇、坚定不屈的希望才是这个国家保持强大的持久力量！ 美国强大的真谛在于它能够做出改变，我们的国家可以变得更加完美. 我们过去所达到的成就让我们看到了前进的希望. 本届选举创造了多项历史之最，有许多故事将代代相传. 但此时此刻，我脑海中想起的是一名来自亚特兰大的选民，这位名叫安妮·尼克松·库珀的女性和千千万万的选民一样，静静地站在投票队伍之中，投出自己的选票，表达自己的声音. 不过，与众不同的是，她已经106岁高龄了. 在她出生的年代，公路上没有汽车，天空中没有飞机. 像她一样的人仅仅因为肤色和性别就被挡在参与投票的大门之外. 今晚，我由此联想到了她一个世纪以来，在美国见证的一切：困苦与希望，奋斗与进步，那是一个让人无能为力的年代，但人们必须不断告诉自己美国的伟大信条：“是的，我们可以！”曾经，女性无法表达自己的意见，她们的希望成为幻影. 如今，她终于见证了这一幕，和她一样有着悲惨遭遇的人们成功地投出了自己的选票. 是的，我们可以！ 当整个美国大陆都笼罩在经济大萧条的绝望之中时，她见证了一个国家战胜自身恐惧，重新崛起，罗斯福总统推行的“新政”不仅给美国带来了新的就业机会，更给美国人民带来了共同的价值观. 是的,，我们可以！ 当敌人的炮弹投向我们的港口，当世界被暴政所威胁，她见证了一个崛起的民族，民主重获新生. 是的，我们可以！ 她目睹了发生在蒙哥马利巴士上、伯明翰的高压水龙头下、塞尔玛大桥上的种族歧视暴行……而后，来自亚特兰大的民权先驱告诉人们，“我们可以战胜这一切”. 是的，我们可以,！ 而后，人类登月，柏林墙倒塌，世界重新集结在科学和想象力的号角下. 现在，在这场选举中，她终于用自己的指尖触碰到投票屏幕，郑重地投下选票. 饱经106年的沧桑变化，穿越岁月的风云变迁，她知道美国能做出怎样的改变,. 是的，我们可以！ 美国，我们风雨兼程，一路走来. 我们经历了太多，但前方仍有许多梦想等待着我们去实现. 今晚,，让我们大声地问自己，我们的孩子是否还能看到下一个世纪；我可爱的女儿是否能和安妮·尼克松·库珀一样幸运，享受漫长的人生. 他们将看到怎样的变革？我们将取得怎样的进步？ 这是我们给出答案的机会. 这是属于我们的时刻. 这是我们的时代：让人们有事可做；为我们的孩子打开机遇之门；推动世界和平与繁荣；再次锻造美国梦，重申这一不可动摇的事实——虽然我们每个人不尽相同，但我们是一个整体，只要我们呼吸尚存，希望就永不磨灭. 我们将用那历经时间考验的不朽信条掷地有声地直面质疑：“是的，我们可以！” 谢谢！上帝保佑你们，保佑美利坚合众国！相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> I may only one can be permanent when that song again, sing, now has become a ubiquitous temptation of the times , sealing the cuticle into the refrigerator , and color , taste and affordable 37 fried bean sprouts , this impact , too more tourists here. layer >> create the adjustment layer

Wall St drops on Obama bank limits plan
Wall St on Obama bank limits plan

NEW YORK, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Stocks suffered their worst one-day percentage drop since October on Thursday as U.S. President Barack Obama proposed tough restrictions on banks that would squeeze profits. Major banks slid, with Goldman Sachs falling 4.1 percent despite posting stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results, and JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co shed 6.6 percent,, after Obama proposed limiting how banks invest their own money. "It looks as though banks may be going down the path of being regulated like utilities," said Tom Sowanick, chief investment officer at The Omnivest Group in Princeton, New Jersey. Obama said banks should no longer be allowed to own,, sponsor or invest in hedge funds for proprietary profit. Proprietary trading -- when a firm uses its own money to make bets on markets -- has been an engine of earnings for some major banks. The proposals must receive congressional approval. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 213.27 points,, or 2.01 percent, to end at 10,,389.88. The Standard &amp; Poor's 500 Index was down 21.56 points,, or 1.89 percent, at 1,116.48. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 25.55 points,, or 1.12 percent, at 2,,265.70. The Dow had its worst two-day percentage decline since June, while the Dow and S&amp;P 500 had their worst one-day percentage losses since late October. It was the second straight day of steep losses for stocks,, with the market falling from 15-month highs on Wednesday on worries over China's curbs on bank lending. After the market's close,, shares of Google Inc fell 4.8 percent to $555 after the company reported quarterly results. In regular trading Google rose to $582.98 on the Nasdaq. American Express Co also declined after reporting results, slipping 1.7 percent to $41.44 in after-hours trading. In other markets, the dollar fell and bonds rose in a flight to safety as the stock market tumbled on Obama's announcement. Shares of Goldman Sachs closed down at $160.87, while JPMorgan Chase ended down at $40.54. Morgan Stanley fell 4.2 percent to $29.34, while Citigroup fell 5.5 percent to $3.27 and Bank of America dropped 6.2 percent to $15.47. The Select Sector SPDR Financial ETF was down 2.7 percent. Also contributing to Wall Street's slide were major energy companies whose shares fell as oil prices dropped 2 percent to $75.92 a barrel. Exxon Mobil shares were down 2 percent at $66.70. Chevron Corp fell 2.4 percent to $76.24. The CBOE Volatility index, sometimes called Wall Street's fear gauge, jumped after the proposed restrictions on U.S. banks. The VIX rose 19.2 percent and had its biggest two-day percentage increase in 14 months. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 1.5 billion shares, about equal with last year's estimated daily average of 1.49 billion, while on the Nasdaq, about 2.89 billion shares traded,, above last year's daily average of 2.28 billion. Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a ratio of 4 to 1, while declining stocks beat advancers on the Nasdaq by about 10 to 3. (Additional reporting by Jennifer Ablan; Editing by Kenneth Barry) 相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> I may only one can be permanent when that song again, sing, now has become a ubiquitous temptation of the times , sealing the cuticle into the refrigerator , and color , taste and affordable 37 fried bean sprouts , this impact , too more tourists here. layer >> create the adjustment layer

China's 1st robot restaurant opens in Jinan
视频链接：中国首个机器人餐厅

At your service: China's 1st robot restaurant opens in Jinan In this Dec. 14,, 2010 file photo, a customer collects a drink from a robot waiter cycling around a restaurant in Jinan in eastern China's Shandong province. The restaurant, which opened earlier this month,, is touted as China's first robot hotpot eatery. Service with a smile also comes with an electronic voice at the Dalu Robot restaurant,, where the hotpot meals are not as famous yet as the staff who never lose their patience and never take tips. (Source: AP)

12-24-2010 - A hotpot restaurant in China's northern Shandong province has unveiled its new staff - a team of robots. Automated waiters and female robot dancers move between tables,, offering trays of food and drinks. Let's take a look at this unique dining experience. The Dalu Robot Restaurant in Jinan City has over a dozen robots serving curious customers. The project was set up by the Shandong Dalu Science and Technology Company,, which designed and built the mechanical waiters from scratch. Each one costs around 6000 US dollars to build,, and has motion sensors designed to stop when objects or people are in its way. Their robotic serving powers are limited - they cannot physically serve customers or refill their cups. But most patrons find them amusing. Li Xiaowei,, Customer of of Dalu Robot Restaurant, said, "They have a better service attitude than real people. Humans can be impatient. These don't get tired, they just keep working and moving round and round." The kitchen is staffed by human chefs, who prepare hundreds of dishes for hungry hotpot customers. Wang Changyi, Head Chef of Dalu Robot Restaurant, said, "As chefs,, we need experience and a human touch. These robots are man made - they can't replace us." As if the robot waiters weren't enough to dazzle guests,, the restaurant also has robot receptionists and dancers,, to greet customers. The restaurant and its parent company hope eventually to design and market more complex robots for service, industrial and farming sectors. But in a country where human labor is by far the biggest and cheapest resource, this will prove to be an interesting concept.

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High speed railway stands ready
stands ready 2009-12-25 08:25 With just three days to go until the official launch of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high speed railway,, ticket sales,, and on-board services are all ready to go. At its last trail run,, passengers are taking photos to record the historic moment. One passenger even tried placing a cigarette on the mini table to test the train's stability. The chief supervising engineer is also on-board,, saying he is amazed at the train's speed. Chief Supervising engineer of Wuhan-Guangzhou High Speed Railway,,said,, &quot;In Germany the trains do 250 kilometers per hour,, can't believe the Chinese trains are doing 350 The train is not only fast,, but also tasty. Shrimps from Hubei,, rice from Hunan and soup from Guangdong, and other local specialties will be served on board. The dining area is equipped with microwave ovens and kettles to accommodate passenger needs. At each station,, ticket sales and check-in points are fully automated to save time for the passengers and maximize the station's handling capability.相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> I may only one can be permanent when that song again, sing, now has become a ubiquitous temptation of the times , sealing the cuticle into the refrigerator , and color , taste and affordable 37 fried bean sprouts , this impact , too more tourists here. layer >> create the adjustment layer

Tributes pour in for Steve Jobs, dead at 56
Oct 5,(Reuters) - President Barack Obama joined an outpouring of tributes to Steve Jobs, calling the Apple co-founder a visionary and great American innovator. "Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world,, and talented enough to do it," Obama said of Jobs, who died on Wednesday. "The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented." The U.S. President was joined by political, technology,, entertainment and business leaders around the world in paying tribute to Jobs. A selection: BILL GATES, MICROSOFT CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN  "Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago,, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives. The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor." RUPERT MURDOCH, CEO OF NEWS CORP "Today,, we lost one of the most influential thinkers, creators and entrepreneurs of all time. Steve Jobs was simply the greatest CEO of his generation. While I am deeply saddened by his passing, I'm reminded of the stunning impact he had in revolutionizing the way people consume media and entertainment. My heart goes out to his family and to everyone who had the opportunity to work beside him in bringing his many visions to life." MARK ZUCKERBERG, FACEBOOK FOUNDER AND CEO, ON FACEBOOK "Steve,, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you.  BOB IGER, CEO OF WALT DISNEY CO  "Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined. Steve was such an 'original,' with a thoroughly creative, imaginative mind that defined an era. Despite all he accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started." MITT ROMNEY,, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL, ON TWITTER  "Steve Jobs is an inspiration to American entrepreneurs. He will be missed." ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, FORMER CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR,, ON TWITTER  "Steve lived the California Dream every day of his life and he changed the world and inspired all of us."  MARK CUBAN, ENTREPRENEUR, ON TWITTER  "The PC era is officially over. #RIP #STEVEJOBS INVESTOR MARC ANDREESSEN  "Steve was the best of the best. Like Mozart and Picasso, he may never be equaled." PAUL ALLEN, CO-FOUNDER OF MICROSOFT "We've lost a unique tech pioneer and auteur who knew how to make amazingly great products. Steve fought a long battle against tough odds in a very brave way. He kept doing amazing things in the face of all that adversity. As someone who has had his own medical challenges, I couldn't help but be encouraged by how he persevered." MICHAEL DELL, CEO OF DELL INC "Today the world lost a visionary leader, the technology industry lost an iconic legend and I lost a friend and fellow founder. The legacy of Steve Jobs will be remembered for generations to come." LARRY PAGE, CEO OF GOOGLE, ON GOOGLE+ "He was a great man with incredible achievements and amazing brilliance. He always seemed to be able to say in very few words what you actually should have been thinking before you thought it. His focus on the user experience above all else has always been an inspiration to me." STEVE CASE, FOUNDER OF AOL, ON TWITTER "I feel honored to have known Steve Jobs. He was the most innovative entrepreneur of our generation. His legacy will live on for the ages." JEFF BEWKES, CEO OF TIME WARNER "The world is a better place because of Steve, and the stories our company tells have been made richer by the products he created. He was a dynamic and fearless competitor, collaborator, and friend. In a society that has seen incredible technological innovation during our lifetimes, Steve may be the one true icon whose legacy will be remembered for a thousand years." DICK COSTOLO, CEO OF TWITTER, ON TWITTER "Once in a rare while,, somebody comes along who doesn't just raise the bar, they create an entirely new standard of measurement. #RIPSteveJobs"  ARTHUR SULZBERGER, CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK TIMES CO  "Steve Jobs was a visionary and a wonderful friend of The New York Times. He pushed the boundaries of how all providers of news and information interact with our users. I am among the many who deeply regret his passing." JOHN RICCITIELLO, CEO OF ELECTRONIC ARTS "Steve was one of a kind. For many of us working in technology and entertainment, Steve was a new kind of hero that lead with big, bold moves and would not settle for less than perfection. He is the best role model for a leader that aspires to be great." JOHN LASSETER AND ED CATMULL, CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT, WALT DISNEY and PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS "Steve ... saw the potential of what Pixar could be before the rest of us, and beyond what anyone ever imagined. Steve took a chance on us and believed in our crazy dream of making computer animated films; the one thing he always said was to simply 'make it great.' He is why Pixar turned out the way we did and his strength, integrity and love of life has made us all better people. He will forever be a part of Pixar's DNA." SPIKE LEE, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/ACTOR, ON TWITTER "VISIONARIES are always called CRAZY in the beginning. A VISIONARY sees things that everybody else says is IMPOSSIBLE, sees a World that People can't invision (sic)-MAC,, IPOD, IPAD, IPHONE, ITUNES and PIXAR. I have nothing but Love for Mr. Jobs and Apple, they have always given me and my films L-O-V-E. Peace and Blessings to his family."

Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs picture is featured on the front page of the Apple website after his passing in this screen grab October 5,, 2011.

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Chinese carrier in talks with Apple on iPhone
FILE - In this July 11, 2008 file photo,, models hold the new iPhones during the first day of the release in Hong Kong. State-owned China Unicom Ltd. said Friday, Aug. 14, 2009,, it is talking with Apple Inc. about becoming China's first iPhone carrier but denied a report it has reached agreement and would buy 5 million handsets.

BEIJING (AP) -- State-owned China Unicom Ltd. said Friday it is talking with Apple Inc. about becoming an iPhone carrier but denied a report it has reached a deal and will buy 5 million handsets. China is the world's most populous mobile phone market and iPhones are produced in China by an Apple contractor for export. Apple has yet to sign up a Chinese partner but thousands of unlocked iPhones brought in from other markets are in use in China. "Talks between us and Apple have been going on for some time,, but no agreement has been reached yet," said Unicom spokesman Yi Difei. "There are all kinds of possibilities. There is no particular timetable for the talks." Yi declined to give details. But he denied a report by the newspaper China Business News that Unicom secured a three-year exclusive iPhone deal and would pay 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) for handsets. "The report is not true,," Yi said. China Business News said its information came from a sales manager for Unicom's subsidiary in the southern province of Guangdong,, Yu Zhaonan. Employees who answered the phone at Guangdong Unicom said they did not have a number to reach Yu. A Unicom Guangdong spokesman,, Xiao Fangxin,, said he knew of no agreement and referred questions to Yi in Beijing. The newspaper said the iPhone would go on sale in September at French retailer Carrefour SA's outlets in China. Phone calls to Carrefour spokespeople were not answered. An Apple spokeswoman in Beijing, Tiffany Yang,, said she had no information about an iPhone agreement in China. Apple's talks with potential Chinese carriers have snagged on disagreements about how to share revenues, according to Chinese news reports. Apple, based in Cupertino,, California, reported last month that the sales of the popular iPhone helped to boost its latest quarterly earnings by 15 percent to $1.2 billion despite the U.S. economic slowdown. An iPhone deal could help Unicom compete with giant China Mobile Ltd., which dominates the mobile market. China has 650 million mobile phone accounts. Unicom says it had 133 million accounts as of Dec. 31, while China Mobile,, the world's biggest carrier by subscribers, says it has more than 450 million. The third competitor is China Telecom Ltd., with a small mobile unit. Beijing rearranged its state-owned phone companies into those three groups last year to revive competition. They were awarded third-generation mobile licenses in January. ---Associated Press researcher Bonnie Cao contributed to this report.

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Davos forum opens with focus on financial regulation, econom
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Davos forum opened its first day of discussions on Wednesday with a focus on how to improve the regulation of the financial sector to avoid future crises and whether the global economy could recover sustainably. While there is wide consensus that the global financial system needs to be better regulated, participants at the meeting differed on what changes should be made. In a keynote address to the Davos forum, French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for tighter financial regulation, and criticized unrestrained free-market capitalism. "There are remuneration packages that will no longer be tolerated because they bear no relationship to merit,," Sarkozy said. He described the remuneration packages as "morally indefensible" because companies that "contribute to destroying jobs and wealth also earn a lot of money." "From the moment we accepted the idea that the market was always right and that no other opposing factors need to be taken into account,, globalization skidded out of control," he said. But not everyone agreed with Sarkozy's point of view on the opening day of the five-day conference. Dennis Nally,, Global Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers, believed that overregulation and protectionism can only do harm to the recovering global economy. Nally told Xinhua Wednesday during an interview on the sidelines of the forum that CEOs from around the world are concerned with overregulation of financial systems that "could somehow restrict our ability to invest" and with protectionist policies that restrict free trade. "We're in a period today which I think is better than a year ago, but no one is saying that we're out of the woods yet," Nally said. Nobody disagrees with the fundamental belief that governments need to improve their regulation of financial systems,, he added. But,, he continued, there is the complex question of how to make the improvements. "We need to fix the right types of changes ... and we should not overreact or rush to short-term actions that may sound good or may grab headlines but quite frankly would not serve the fundamental problems all of us need to address,," he warned. "We are in danger of attacking the most visible problems instead of doing what we need to do," said Raghuram Rajan, an expert from the University of Chicago School of Business. "We could overregulate and go too far and whittle away too much,, " Rajan told a session on the so-called "New Normal" of Global Growth. "We need good regulation,, better regulation but not more regulation," said Lord Levene, chairman of British bank Lloyd's, in a separate session. The panelists also offered their insight on the global economy. "It will be a U-shaped recovery ... and there is a risk of a double-dip recession," said Nouriel Roubini, chairman of Roubini Global Economics Monitor,, USA. He noted that emerging market economies would do better than advanced economies. But the model of export-led growth in emerging economies such as China is now challenged by the fact that countries like the United States are importing less. China's GDP will exceed that of Japan in 2010, noted Heizo Takenaka, director of the Global Security Research Institute at Keio University in Japan. He predicted that the recovery of the global economy will be W-shaped,, with China and other emerging economies as key contributors to the rebound in growth. Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), warned of further crises and called for abandoning the old system. "Significant work must be done to rebuild a true partnership between governments and business to allow business to remain innovative and enterprising and to create jobs," he said. According to the WEF chief, it's "dangerous" for world leaders to think that the worst of the crisis is over and "we are back to business as usual." "The crisis has fundamentally changed our world, and we can no longer revert to the old system," he stressed. He called on the forum participants to address the new reality and embrace the theme of the meeting: "Improve the State of the World: Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild." "This means concretely rethinking our values, redesigning our systems and rebuilding our institutions," he explained. More than 200 working sessions will be held during the five-day gathering, with the participation of some 2,500 delegates from over 90 countries, representing business, government, civil society, academia and the media. Like previous meetings in the Swiss alpine resort, participants will also talk about security issues such as the situation in Afghanistan and the Middle East.相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> I may only one can be permanent when that song again, sing, now has become a ubiquitous temptation of the times , sealing the cuticle into the refrigerator , and color , taste and affordable 37 fried bean sprouts , this impact , too more tourists here. layer >> create the adjustment layer

New elongated Boeing 747-8 debuts in Paris
LE BOURGET, France Jun 19 (Reuters) - Boeing Co's 747-8 Intercontinental, the new elongated passenger version of its legendary jumbo jet,, made its international debut on Sunday, showing its distinctive silhouette abroad for the first time. The high-profile landing of Boeing's new 747 at the Paris Air Show -- three months after its first flight -- marks a show of engineering strength by the world's second-largest plane maker in a competition for control of the wide-body market. "We've seen a great deal of interest in the last six to eight months as the market has gotten better," Randy Tinseth, Boeing's vice president of marketing at Boeing's commercial division, told Reuters. In Boeing's standard layout,, the new 747-8 will have 467 seats, 51 more than its predecessor,, but fewer than the 525 of its main competitor,, the A380 made by EADS unit Airbus. The actual seat number, however, will be determined by the airlines. Boeing has taken 33 orders for the 747-8 Intercontinental,, which will be joined in Paris on Monday by the better-selling freighter version of the plane, which has received 76 orders. The new 747-8 -- in red and orange livery to symbolize the importance of the fast-growing Asian aircraft market -- flew to Paris without passengers but was stuffed with computers, test equipment and barrels of water to simulate passenger weight and to test balance. The Paris Air Show is the venue of choice for aerospace and defense companies to strut their stuff, to the delight of aviation enthusiasts around the world. The new 747-8 is more than 18 feet longer than its predecessor, with the added length mainly noticeable by the extended hump. The upper deck in the hump traditionally houses the business class section. Plane spotters looking for other differences with the 747 will notice the jagged, clam-shell look of the 747-8's engine casing, which reduces noise. The 747-8 also lacks the upwards-curving winglets at the wingtip, but has raked wings that sweep slightly upwards. Boeing says the raked wings reduce wind resistance and enhance fuel efficiency. The plane also features bigger windows and some design elements of the new 787 Dreamliner,, such as interior lighting that changes colors to help passengers adjust more easily to time changes as the plane crosses time zones. The first 747 made its maiden flight 42 years ago. Since then, the jumbo jet, with its distinctive hump, has become the world's most recognizable plane. The 747 was the world's largest airplane until 2005, when Airbus unveiled its A380. The 747-8 Intercontinental,, however, is more than 10 percent lighter per seat than the Airbus A380 and consumes 11 percent less fuel, Boeing says. The Intercontinental lists at $317.5 million. Germany's Lufthansa has ordered 20 of the planes,, and is set to be the first airline to bring the new jumbo into service early next year. Boeing says a VIP customer will take first delivery of an Intercontinental in the fourth quarter of this year. Production of the 747-8 has been delayed, as has the mid-sized 787 Dreamliner, a carbon-composite plane,, which represents a bigger leap in technology than the revamped 747-8. Although the 747-8 and A380 will compete directly for years to come, analysts say airlines are mostly interested in lighter, wide-bodied planes in the 200- to 350-seat range,, like the 787 and the future Airbus A350, which are designed to bypass crowded hubs and take passengers closer to their final destination. (Editing and additional reporting by Geert De Clercq)

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French Protesters Rally Over Pension Refofm
VOA News 16 October 2010 - Tens of thousands of people are marching in cities across France in the latest protests against President Nicolas Sarkozy's efforts to raise the retirement age., Workers marched in dozens of cities Saturday,, with the largest crowds assembling in the capital,, Paris. Saturday is the fifth day of strikes that have cut train services and grounded flights. Walkouts at oil refineries have cut fuel supplies. French officials have given oil companies permission to tap into their own emergency stocks,, but have insisted there is no reason for drivers to fear a gas shortage. On Friday,, French riot police forced through blockades of protesters to reopen fuel depots,, while refinery workers cut a fuel pipeline to Paris and its airports. Saturday's protests are the latest in a month full of demonstrations and strikes that have affected transportation,, hospitals and schools across the country. Despite the pressure,, President Sarkozy's government has refused to change its plan to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. The French Senate will vote on the proposal Wednesday. France's retirement age is among the lowest in Europe.

Demonstrators hold trade union flags during a demonstration in Bordeaux,, southwestern France,, 16 Oct 2010

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Zoellick China in good position to expand economy
The two-day meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors is opened in Sao Paulo,, Brazil, Nov. 8,, 2008.

SAO PAULO,, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Saturday that China is in a good position to have a strong fiscal expansion,, a way to offset the effects of the international financial crisis. "China is in a very good position to have a strong fiscal expansion. The Chinese authorities spoke of that aspect,," he told a press conference in Sao Paulo,, where he participates in a G20 meeting. Officials from the finance ministries and central banks of the world's key developed and emerging countries began a two-day meeting here Saturday to look at ways to tackle the global economic crisis. Zoellick compared China's situation in comparison with other developing countries which cannot expand their expenditures so much. Zoellick considered "very wise" China's decision to make large improvements in its infrastructure in the last few years, adding that it could be taken as a model by other countries. China benefited from the high liquidity in the global market in the last years,, which proves that the injection of resources that is taking place in the financial markets can be,, to many countries,, an opportunity that comes from the crisis,, he said. The World Bank president stressed that the G20 debates changed their focus in the last months from the need for homogeneous fiscal policies to implementation of expansion policies in order to fight the threat of a global recession.

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Valentine's Day woos weekend moviegoers
Cast member Bradley Cooper gestures at the premiere of "Valentine's Day" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California February 8,, 2010. The movie opens in the U.S. on February 12. Cast member Jessica Biel poses at the premiere of "Valentine's Day" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood,, California February 8,, 2010. The movie opens in the U.S. on February 12.

LOS ANGELES, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The star-studded comedy "Valentine's Day" shot to the top of North American box office charts during the long U.S. President's day weekend, which is poised to land in the record books for ticket sales. The Warner Bros. romance starring Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner,, Taylor Lautner and others on Hollywood's hot list wooed moviegoers to the tune of $52.4 million by Sunday on a long holiday weekend in the United States. The three-day total for all movies stood at $193 million, eclipsing last year's $188 million mark,, according to studio estimates on Sunday. In 2009,, the President's day weekend total stood at $220 million by the end of its final day on Monday. Women accounted for nearly 70 percent of the audience for "Valentine's Day" and more than 80 percent of the audience for romantic drama "Dear John," which topped the box office charts last week, said Paul Dergarabedian,, president of the box office division at Hollywood. "Without women, over the past two weekends, (ticket sales) might not have fared so well," he said. "Percy Jackson &amp; The Olympians" was No. 2 over the three-day frame with a take of $31.1 million, and Universal Pictures' "The Wolfman" came in at No. 3 at $30.6 million. "Avatar" continued its slide away from the box office throne,, settling at No. 4 with $22 million by Sunday. The overall tally for the top-selling film of all time now stands at $659.6 million. "Avatar" and "Percy Jackson" were released by News Corp unit 20th Century Fox. "Dear John,," released by Sony Corp unit Screen Gems, fell to No. 5 with a gross of $15.3 million. (Reporting by Lisa Baertlein,, Editing by Sandra Maler)

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Williams sisters to clash in semis in Miami WTA tennis
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Xinhua) -- World number one Serena Williams survived a big scare on Wednesday to beat China's Li Na 4-6,, 7-6 (7-1) and 6-2 to book a semifinal berth at the Miami WTA hard court tennis tournament. With the win,, the American will meet her elder sister Venus after the latter beat Czech Republic's Iveta Benesova 6-1 and 6-4. Serena started awfully as she trailed 5-1 in the first set with a string of unforced errors before Li took it 6-4. In the second set, neither player could break serve but Serena dominated the tiebreak, winning 7-1. Sereba broke Li's serve at the start of the third set and controlled the game as Li handed her opponent several easy points. "I just had a really slow start. Maybe I was tired, but that's still not an excuse really,," said Serena,, "I definitely wasn't moving my feet at all." Li,, ranked 40th,, said there was little she could do once Williams had begun to take control. "She played better in the final set. After she won the second set I didn't think I had a chance because,, I was feeling like she had stood up,," she said. However, in another quarter, sister Venus started confidently,, breaking twice before finishing off the first set with a rocketing ace,, and won the match 6-1, 6-4.相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> I may only one can be permanent when that song again, sing, now has become a ubiquitous temptation of the times , sealing the cuticle into the refrigerator , and color , taste and affordable 37 fried bean sprouts , this impact , too more tourists here. layer >> create the adjustment layer

Scientific robot makes discoveries without human help
BEIJING, April. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Scientists have come up with a "robot scientist" that can independently discover new scientific findings without human assistance. Named Adam, the robot is the handiwork of researchers--who unveiled their work Thursday-- at Aberystwyth University and the University of Cambridge in the UK. All by itself Adam discovered new functions for a number of genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, aka brewer's yeast. Ross King, a computational biologist at Aberystwyth, who leads the project, said that Adam's results were modest,, but real. "It's certainly a contribution to knowledge. It would be publishable," he says. "Our goal is to make science more efficient,," said Ross King,, a professor of biology and computer science at the University of Wales and author of a new paper in this week's issue of Science detailing Adam's work. "If we had computers designing and carrying out experiments we could get through many more experiments than we currently can,," said King, adding "robots don't need to take holidays." The ten-year-old Adam, which actually consists of a small roomful of lab equipment, has four personal computers that act as a brain, and possesses robot arms,, cameras,, liquid handlers,, incubators and other equipment. The team gave the robot a freezer containing a library of thousands of mutant strains of yeast with individual genes deleted. It was also equipped with a database containing information about yeast genes,, enzymes, and metabolism,, and a supply of hundreds of metabolites. To discover which genes coded for which enzymes, Adam cultured a mutant yeast with a certain gene knocked out,, and monitored how well the mutant grew without a particular metabolite. If the strain grew poorly without the metabolite, Adam learned something about the function of the knocked out gene. The robot could carry out more than 1000 of these experiments a day. In all, Adam formulated and tested 20 hypotheses about genes coding for 13 enzymes. Twelve hypotheses were confirmed. For instance, Adam correctly hypothesised that three genes it identified encode an enzyme important in producing the amino acid lysine. The researchers confirmed Adam's work with their own experiments.相关的主题文章： <ul> <li></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> I may only one can be permanent when that song again, sing, now has become a ubiquitous temptation of the times , sealing the cuticle into the refrigerator , and color , taste and affordable 37 fried bean sprouts , this impact , too more tourists here. layer >> create the adjustment layer

Obama announces members of oil spill commission
, WASHINGTON,, June 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Monday the names of five other members of a seven- member presidential commission on oil spill. The five members are Frances G. Beinecke, Donald Boesch,, Terry D. Garcia, Cherry A. Murray and Frances Ulmer. Frances Beinecke is currently the President of the Natural Resources Defense Council,, a non-profit corporation that works to advance environmental policy in the United States and across the world. Donald Boesch is the President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, where he is also a Professor of Marine Science and Vice Chancellor for Environmental Sustainability for the University System of Maryland. Terry D. Garcia is currently Executive Vice President for Mission Programs for the National Geographic Society. He is responsible for the Society's core mission programs,, including programs that support and manage more than 400 scientific field research,, conservation and exploration projects annually. Cherry Murray was appointed the Dean of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in July 2009,, and is currently the Past President of the American Physical Society. Fran Ulmer is Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage,, Alaska's largest public university. "I am grateful they have agreed to serve as we work to determine the causes of this catastrophe and implement the safety and environmental protections we need to prevent a similar disaster from happening again," Obama said in a statement released by the White House. The bipartisan commission,, established through an Executive Order,, is tasked with providing recommendations on how the U.S. can prevent -- and mitigate the impact of -- any future spills that result from offshore drilling. The commission is co-chaired by former two-term Florida Governor and former U.S. Senator Bob Graham and former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency William K. Reilly.

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Beijing Seeks to Cut Smoking Ahead of Olympics
"If you can put certain restrictions,, regulations and bans in place, before and during the Olympics, there is no reason why it can't be done after too,, a kind of legacy that can be sustained after the Olympics."

But the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee says there will be no lighting up at any of the Olympic venues,, and a draft law could make a majority of public places smoke-free as well. Smoking in taxis and public transport has already been banned in Beijing.

On the outside it looks like a regular Chinese restaurant,, but inside it is at the forefront of social change.

WHO officials says if smoking rates remain unchecked,, up to two million Chinese could die each year from related illness by 2020.

Manager Guo Xiaodong says his is one of China's first completely smoke-free restaurants. "If we can provide a non-smoking environment surely it is better. That is our idea,," he said. "We made this a no-smoking restaurant to welcome the Green Olympics and for the health of you and your family."

Smoke-free since last October, Guo says his restaurant initially lost some customers in the transition. But now, business is as good as ever. Customer Tian Hua enjoys the smoke free atmosphere. "Meal time is not very long. Why do people have to smoke? At other restaurants when people at the next table keep smoking, it is annoying,," Hua said.

The World Health Organization's China Representative, Hans Troedsson, says the anti-smoking effort should continue long after the games finish in August,

They say it would be a huge victory if the Olympics were to fire up a new health trend and stub out China's smokes.

China is one of the world's biggest producers of cigarettes and is the biggest consumer,, with almost 350 million smokers.

Communications lecturer Ren Mengshan published an article supporting the Olympics' no smoking campaign. "The Olympics draws quite a lot of attention,” Mengshan said. “This is the first time China is organizing the Games. The event is highly regarded,, so a campaign at this time could be very effective."

Beijing is using the Olympics to push an anti-smoking campaign. China is a smoking haven,, but the side effects of smoking-related illnesses are costing the nation an estimated $5 billion each year. Chinese officials have declared the Olympics smoke-free, and they are counting on the world's largest sporting event to be the trigger that helps Chinese smokers kick the habit.

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U.S. envoy says no intention to invade DPRY
NEW YORK,, June 9 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. special envoy said Tuesday that Washington has no intention to invade the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK),, and emphasized the necessity of dialogue. Stephen Bosworth,, the special envoy on the DPRK,, said at the Annual Dinner of the New York-based Korea Society that "we have no intention to invade North Korea or change its regime through force,, and this has been made clear to the DPRK repeatedly. " Meanwhile,, Bosworth urged the DPRK to return to the negotiation table despite its earlier declaration of withdrawal from the six-party talks. He regarded negotiations and dialogue "the best means" to achieve the goal of complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. "We and the other participants in the talks are committed to work through the six-party process to implement the principles of the September 2005 Joint Statement,,” he noted. He said that future negotiations should establish the irreversible steps that the DPRK "must take to go beyond the impermanent disablement actions previously taken."  "North Korea will not find international acceptance unless it abandons its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery,," he added.  Bosworth was appointed as U.S. special envoy on the DPRK by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her visit to Seoul in February. He used to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea.相关的主题文章： <ul>   <li></li>   <li></li>   <li></li> </ul> I may only one can be permanent when that song again, sing, now has become a ubiquitous temptation of the times , sealing the cuticle into the refrigerator , and color , taste and affordable 37 fried bean sprouts , this impact , too more tourists here. layer >> create the adjustment layer

N. Korea warns U.N. council of military follow-up
UNITED NATIONS,, Jun 15 (Reuters) - North Korea's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday that any U.N. Security Council action over the sinking of a South Korean naval ship that was hostile to Pyongyang would be met by a military "follow-up." Seoul,, which has accused North Korea of torpedoing the corvette Cheonan on March 26,, killing 46 sailors, brought the dispute to the Security Council this month, asking the 15-nation body to take action to deter "further provocation." "If the Security Council release any documents against us condemning or questioning us in any document then myself as diplomat I can do nothing, but the follow-up measures will be carried out by our military forces," North Korea's U.N. Ambassador Sin Son-ho told a rare news conference. Sin, who was speaking in English,, was asked if he meant that North Korea would take military action in response to the adoption of any resolution or statement by the council. "I told you that if any action is taken by Security Council against us, I lose my job," he said. "Military will have its own job, I mean follow-up. I gave you the answer. You can prejudge what is the meaning I have told you." Sin warned that the situation on the Korean peninsula remained tense due to what he called the "reckless maneuvers" of the South. He said it was "a touch-and-go situation that war may break out at any time,," adding that "our people and our army will smash our aggressors." Delegations from the South and North presented the council on Monday with their positions on the events of March 26. The council's president,, Mexican Ambassador Claude Heller, said after the two separate informal meetings that council members were gravely concerned about the incident and urged both sides to "refrain from any act that could escalate tensions in the region." He did not say who was to blame. "FUNNY STORY" Council diplomats say South Korea is hoping the 15-nation body will rebuke the North. But North Korea's sole major ally, China, has a veto on the council and is reluctant to support anything that would upset Pyongyang. Sin reiterated Pyongyang's position that the South's allegations about March 26 are a "complete fabrication" and demanded that the North be allowed to send its own investigation crew to the site of the incident. "This is indeed a funny story,," he said of South Korea's investigation of the sinking. "Some kind of fiction." "If the South Koreans have nothing to hide there is no reason for them not to accept our inspection group," he said. The North Korean envoy presented a lengthy rebuttal of the South Korean evidence that Seoul says proved the North's military torpedoed the Cheonan. He suggested that the actual cause of the sinking may have been rocks in the water. "I am not here to blame anyone but to clarify what happened,," Sin said. Sin also dismissed the idea that the investigation of the incident was international, saying that the foreign participants played no more than a symbolic role in what was essentially a South Korean probe. According to Sin, the evidence against Pyongyang was "fabricated in pursuit of political objectives." Those objectives included influencing South Korea's recent elections and poisoning North Korea's good ties with China, he said. The United States,, Sin said, also benefited politically from the incident, as it helped force Japan to back down from previous demands that the United States close a military base on the island of Okinawa. (Additional reporting by Patrick Worsnip; editing by David Storey)

Sin Son Ho, North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations, exits the North Korean Mission in New York in this May 25,, 2009 file photo.

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Israel kills 20 Palestinians in Gaza
The Israeli army has US-made F-16 warplanes and Apache helicopters, as well as pilotless drones, in its arsenal. Palestinian witnesses said all three types of aircraft were used in the recent attacks.

Hamas officials struck a defiant tone Thursday. "We will never have equipment comparable to our enemy, but we are working all the time to have enough to make any aggression a regrettable adventure for the enemy," said Abu Obeida, a spokesman for the Hamas military wing, Izzedine al-Qassam.

In the past, the Israeli border town of Sderot, with about 20,000 residents, had been Hamas' main target. In recent years, hundreds of Qassams have hit Sderot, just a mile from Gaza, and on Wednesday an Israeli father of four was killed by a rocket that hit a Sderot community college.

Israel's public security minister,, Avi Dichter, visited Sderot Thursday, but was forced to cut short a news conference when an air raid siren went off and his guards rushed him to a concrete shelter. Before Dichter arrived in the town, two people were hurt by rocket fire, including one of his bodyguards.

In Tokyo, visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel will go after the militants. "We will reach out for the terrorists and we will attack and we will try to stop them," he said.

The army said it was targeting rocket squads, and blamed militants for operating in populated areas. Civilian casualties were unintended, the army said.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- A bloody spike in Israel-Hamas fighting put the Israeli city of Ashkelon and its 110,000 residents at the center of an intensifying militant rocket barrage Thursday - and Israel's defense minister warned he would invade Gaza,, if necessary, to halt the attacks.

A senior Israeli security official told The Associated Press the rockets fired into Ashkelon were Iranian-made imports, with a range of about 14 miles, although the military said some locally made rockets have fallen into the southern outskirts of the city.

One missile strike killed two Palestinian brothers and their two cousins who were playing soccer in a field in the town of Jebaliya, their relatives said. A 12-year-old boy who was nearby later died of his wounds,, medics said.

Visiting the morgue Thursday, Khalil al-Haya said he was proud his son had lost his life. "This is the 10th member of my family to receive the honor of martyrdom," he said.

Israel launched nearly a dozen airstrikes, killing 20 Palestinians, Gaza hospital officials said. The attacks included a not-so-veiled warning to Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh - a missile strike on a guard post outside his home. Hamas leaders have been in hiding in recent weeks, though Israel has so far only targeted militants, not Hamas politicians.

Dichter told reporters he had no quick solution for the rocket attacks, but rejected suggestions of opening a dialogue with Hamas, which Israel considers a terrorist group.

"We want a warning system, like they have in Sderot,," one resident, Moshe Nissim, told Israel TV's Channel Two. "We have no protection from Palestinian attacks." The deputy director of Barzilai Hospital asked for fortifications for his emergency room, maternity ward and surgery departments.

The Grads are taken apart, smuggled into Gaza through tunnels and reassembled, and Hamas has only a limited supply,, the official said on condition of anonymity, in line with briefing regulations.

Maj. Avital Leibovich, an Israeli military spokeswoman, said residents of Ashkelon "are already in the circle of warfare," and there is concern that more Israeli cities could be put in rocket range.

Hamas, which seized control of Gaza by force in June, appears to have little to lose. Israel and Egypt keep Gaza's borders closed,, making it hard for the Islamic militants to rule. Hamas hopes to push Israel to negotiate a cease-fire, along with a new border crossing deal, but apparently feels it can also survive an offensive.

Since Wednesday, 31 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli missile strikes, including 14 civilians, among them eight children, according to Palestinian hospital officials. The youngest was a 6-month-old boy, Mohammed al-Borai, whose funeral was held Thursday.

On Thursday, Israel carried out more than 10 airstrikes in northern and central Gaza, beginning just after midnight and stretching well into the afternoon, Palestinians said.

While more than two dozen rockets have hit the Ashkelon area in the past, most fell in open areas in the southern outskirts and did not cause damage. The latest round of rocket fire was the most intense so far, and police chief Uri Bar-Lev said Thursday it was the first time a building in Ashkelon was hit. On Wednesday, a rocket exploded in the parking lot of Ashkelon's Barzilai Hospital.

Barak pledged Thursday to install the warning system in Ashkelon within hours, defense officials said.

Israeli military analyst Shlomo Brom said Ashkelon could increasingly become a target once it can be hit by Qassams, not just the Iranian imports. This, in turn, would accelerate an Israeli invasion of Gaza, because "Israel cannot afford Ashkelon turning into a second Sderot," Brom said.

The latest spike began Wednesday, when five Iranian-trained Hamas militants, including two rocket masterminds, were killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza. In retaliation, Hamas fired dozens of Gaza-produced Qassam rockets, as well as longer-range Iranian-made Grad rockets smuggled in via Egypt.

Later Thursday, a helicopter attacked a Hamas police post near the home of Haniyeh, the Hamas prime minister, in the Shati refugee camp. One person was killed and four people were wounded, officials said.

Another Israeli airstrike late Thursday hit an electric company vehicle in Khan Younis, killing two workmen, medics said. The Israeli military said they hit a car carrying militants.

The dead Thursday included members of rocket squads, as well as five children, ranging in age from 8 to 12,, who their relatives said were playing soccer when they were killed in a missile strike.

However, Hamas is rapidly upgrading its Qassams, which it can mass-produce in Gaza. Hamas has hundreds of Qassams in stock, and by the end of the year, it will likely have extended the Qassam range to 12 miles, the security official said.

Several Grad rockets slammed into Ashkelon, 11 miles north of Gaza, on Thursday,, including one that hit an apartment building, slicing through the roof and three floors below, and another that landed near a school, wounding a 17-year-old girl.

Ashkelon residents demanded better protection.

AP photos showed rockets being launched from densely populated areas in northern Gaza. At nightfall Thursday, Hamas said it had fired 82 rockets since Wednesday, including 51 at Sderot.

Israel has been reluctant to invade Gaza, amid concerns of getting bogged down there, but Defense Minister Ehud Barak told his security chiefs Thursday that an offensive is a definite option. "The major ground operation is real and tangible. We are not afraid of it,," Barak said, according to a participant who spoke on condition of anonymity because the top-level session was held in secrecy.

Among the militants killed Thursday was Hamza al-Haya, the son of Hamas lawmaker Khalil al-Haya. The elder al-Haya, one of Hamas' top figures in Gaza, has escaped assassination attempts, including an Israeli strike that killed his brother last year.

Barak also told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the British foreign minister in phone conversations that Israel would step up its response to the rocket fire,, but a ground offensive wasn't imminent. Security officials said an invasion would have to wait until clouds clear in the spring.

Rice, who briefly met with Olmert in Tokyo, said Hamas rocket attacks "need to stop," but also expressed concern for the humanitarian situation in Gaza and urged calm on all sides.

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U.S. unemployment rate rises to 9.7% in August
WASHINGTON,, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent in August,, the highest since June 1983 and worse than economists had expected, the Labor Department reported Friday. Nonfarm payroll employment declined a net total of 216,,000 jobs in August, less than July's upwardly revised total of 276,,000, and was the lowest in a year. Analysts expected the unemployment rate to rise to 9.5 percent from July's 9.4 percent. In August,, the number of unemployed persons increased by 466,000 to 15.9 million. Since the recession began in December 2007,, the number of unemployed persons has risen by 7.4 million,, and the unemployment rate has grown by 4.8 percentage points. If laid-off workers who have settled for part-time work or have given up looking for new jobs are included, the so-called underemployment rate reached 16.8 percent, the highest on records dating from 1994. The Federal Reserve (Fed) said in minutes from an August meeting,, which were released Wednesday,, that they expect the economy to recover in the second half of this year. But labor market conditions are still "poor." In line with many private economists,, the Fed expects the unemployment rate to top 10 percent by the end of this year. Analysts expect businesses will be reluctant to hire until they are convinced the economy is on a firm path to recovery. Increasing job loss has become the biggest test for the Obama administration as the economy is showing more positive signs. President Barack Obama said earlier this week that the country is "on the path to economic recovery", but he also warned that "there is no doubt that we have a long way to go."相关的主题文章： <ul> <li><a href="hijai/profile.php?user=adzacpqvlcy&v=comments" target="_blank">hijai/profile.php?user=adzacpqvlcy&v=comments</a></li> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> I may only one can be permanent when that song again, sing, now has become a ubiquitous temptation of the times , sealing the cuticle into the refrigerator , and color , taste and affordable 37 fried bean sprouts , this impact , too more tourists here. layer >> create the adjustment layer

Age-related mental decline starts in the late-20s
, BEIJING,, April 4 -- Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age, but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their decline in young adulthood,, a new study suggests. The study, which followed more than 2,000 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60, found that certain mental functions -- including measures of abstract reasoning,, mental speed and puzzle-solving -- started to dull as early as age 27. Dips in memory, meanwhile,, generally became apparent around age 37. On the other hand, indicators of a person's accumulated knowledge -- like performance on tests of vocabulary and general knowledge -- kept improving with age, according to findings published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging. The results do not mean that young adults need to start worrying about their memories. Most people's minds function at a high level even in their later years,, according to researcher Timothy A. Salthouse, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. "These patterns suggest that some types of mental flexibility decrease relatively early in adulthood, but that how much knowledge one has, and the effectiveness of integrating it with one's abilities, may increase throughout all of adulthood if there are no pathological diseases," Salthouse said in a news release from the university. The study included healthy, educated adults who took standard tests of memory,, reasoning and perception at the outset, and at some point over the next seven years. The tests are designed to detect subtle changes in mental function, and involve solving puzzles, recalling words and details from stories, and identifying patterns in collections of letters and symbols. In general, Salthouse and his colleagues found,, certain aspects of cognition generally started to decline in the late-20s to 30s. The findings shed light on normal age-related changes in mental function, which could aid in understanding the process of dementia,, according to the researchers. "By following individuals over time," Salthouse said, "we gain insight to cognition changes, and may possibly discover ways to alleviate or slow the rate of decline." "And by better understanding the processes of cognitive impairment,," he added, "we may become better at predicting the onset of dementias such as Alzheimer's disease." The researchers are currently analyzing the study participants' health and lifestyle to see which factors might influence age-related cognitive changes. (Source: chinadaily/Agencies) 相关的主题文章： <ul> <li><a href="iugp2012.gotoip1/viewthread.php?tid=56&extra=" target="_blank">iugp2012.gotoip1/viewthread.php?tid=56&extra=</a></li> <li><a href="219.140.162.169:8888/water2006/bbs/boke.asp?fcgjicjqkvj.showtopic.26915.html" target="_blank">219.140.162.169:8888/water2006/bbs/boke.asp?fcgjicjqkvj.showtopic.26915.html</a></li> <li><a href="wikigrants/index.php?title=User:Hjkghhjyu#Bernanke_urges_strong_measures_for_lasting_economic_recovery" target="_blank">wikigrants/index.php?title=User:Hjkghhjyu#Bernanke_urges_strong_measures_for_lasting_economic_recovery</a></li> </ul> I may only one can be permanent when that song again, sing, now has become a ubiquitous temptation of the times , sealing the cuticle into the refrigerator , and color , taste and affordable 37 fried bean sprouts , this impact , too more tourists here. layer >> create the adjustment layer

French prostitutes 成人笑话 英文阅读网
The girls looked at one another,, arose and started for the door. &quot;Young ladies,,&quot; said the professor with a broad smile,, &quot;the next plane doesn't leave till tomorrow afternoon.&quot;

Annoyed by the professor of anatomy who liked to tell &quot;naughty&quot; stories during class,, a group of female students decided that the next time he started to tell one,, they would all rise and leave the room in protest.

The professor,, however,, got wind of their scheme just before class the following day,, so he bided his time.

Then,, halfway through the lecture,, he began. &quot;They say there is quite a shortage of prostitutes in France.&quot;

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Wood Fire 森林之火 女性笑话 英文阅读网
, One woman lectured her best friend on the nature of the male animal. &quot;Husbands are like wood fires; they go out if left unattened.&quot;

&quot;Does that mean,,&quot; asked the other,, &quot;that they make ashes of themselves?&quot;

Wood Fire

森林之火

&ldquo;那是不是意味着,，&rdquo;另一个问道,，&ldquo;他们将自己烧成灰烬？&rdquo;

一名妇女向她最好的朋友大谈雄性动物的特性：&ldquo;丈夫们就像是森林里的火,，一不注意,，他们就会燃烧起来,. &rdquo; 相关的主题文章： <ul> <li><a href="wikiblind/index.php?title=User:Tkrsijsdw#.E4.B8.80.E8.B7.AF.E6.9C.89.E4.BD.A0.E9.99.AA.E4.BC.B4.E5.8F.AA.E6.98.AF.E8.BF.87.E8.B7.AF.E4.BA.BA.E7.BD.A2.E4.BA.86.E6.88.91.E7.9A.84.E7.9C.BC.E7.9D.9B.E4.BB.BF.E4.BD.9B.E7.A9.BF" target="_blank">wikiblind/index.php?title=User:Tkrsijsdw#.E4.B8.80.E8.B7.AF.E6.9C.89.E4.BD.A0.E9.99.AA.E4.BC.B4.E5.8F.AA.E6.98.AF.E8.BF.87.E8.B7.AF.E4.BA.BA.E7.BD.A2.E4.BA.86.E6.88.91.E7.9A.84.E7.9C.BC.E7.9D.9B.E4.BB.BF.E4.BD.9B.E7.A9.BF</a></li> <li><a href="iacwiki/index.php?title=User:Wylbcuyrpih#.E6.AD.A3.E5.9C.A8.E6.84.9F.E5.8F.97.E7.9D.80.E5.BF.83.E7.81.B5.E4.B8.8A.E7.9A.84.E4.B8.80.E9.9C.87.E5.A4.AA.E5.A4.9A.E5.A4.AA.E5.A4.9A.E7.94.9A.E8.87.B3.E4.BB.A4.E6.88.91.E6.B3.AA" target="_blank">iacwiki/index.php?title=User:Wylbcuyrpih#.E6.AD.A3.E5.9C.A8.E6.84.9F.E5.8F.97.E7.9D.80.E5.BF.83.E7.81.B5.E4.B8.8A.E7.9A.84.E4.B8.80.E9.9C.87.E5.A4.AA.E5.A4.9A.E5.A4.AA.E5.A4.9A.E7.94.9A.E8.87.B3.E4.BB.A4.E6.88.91.E6.B3.AA</a></li> <li><a href="koubei.ca/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=295945&pid=332998&page=1&extra=page=1#pid332998" target="_blank">koubei.ca/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=295945&pid=332998&page=1&extra=page=1#pid332998</a></li> </ul> I may only one can be permanent when that song again, sing, now has become a ubiquitous temptation of the times , sealing the cuticle into the refrigerator , and color , taste and affordable 37 fried bean sprouts , this impact , too more tourists here. layer >> create the adjustment layer

There Is No Fish There 女性笑话 英文阅读网
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One cold Winter day,, a blonde decides she wants to take up ice fishing. When she gets to the pond, she begins to cut a hole in the ice. As she does, she hears a voice. &quot;There's no fish there...&quot;. Puzzled, the blonde picks up her stuff and cuts another hole a few feet away. Again,, she hears the voice. &quot;There's no fish there...&quot; The blonde is confused,, but still determined. About 10 feet away,, she begins to cut another ice hole. &quot;There's no fish there...&quot;,, she hears. She immediately turns her head to the sky and says,, &quot;Is that you,, God?&quot; &quot;NO! IT'S THE MANAGER OF THE ICE-SKATING RINK,! THERE'S NO FISH THERE,! 相关的主题文章： <ul> <li><a href="tianxialundao/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=7889&pid=9650&page=1&extra=page=1#pid9650" target="_blank">tianxialundao/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=7889&pid=9650&page=1&extra=page=1#pid9650</a></li> <li><a href="vpnstuff/viewthread.php?tid=4086&pid=5904&page=1&extra=page%3D1#pid5904" target="_blank">vpnstuff/viewthread.php?tid=4086&pid=5904&page=1&extra=page%3D1#pid5904</a></li> <li><a href="fandall/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=24852&pid=40896&page=1&extra=page=1#pid40896" target="_blank">fandall/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=24852&pid=40896&page=1&extra=page=1#pid40896</a></li> </ul> I may only one can be permanent when that song again, sing, now has become a ubiquitous temptation of the times , sealing the cuticle into the refrigerator , and color , taste and affordable 37 fried bean sprouts , this impact , too more tourists here. layer >> create the adjustment layer

China predicts $2.1 tln of foreign trade in 2007 财经新闻 英
The report says in 2006, China's foreign trade stood at 1.76 trillion U.S. dollars,, up 23.6 percent year-on-year,, ranking third in the world.

External trade has continued to grow rapidly since the beginning of the year, the report says. Foreign sales of machinery,, electronics,, textiles and clothing and footwear posted sustained growth. Trade with major partners, including the European Union,, the United States and Japan,, has increased continuously.

According to the report,, China realized 457.7 billion U.S. dollars in foreign trade in the first quarter of this year,, up 23.2 percent from a year earlier. The trade surplus soared 99.4 percent to 46.4 billion U.S. dollars.

The report believes the overall environment is still favorable for China's foreign trade.

China predicts $2.1 tln of foreign trade in 2007 文章来源： 文章作者： 发布时间：2007-05-19 06:23 字体： [大 中 小]　 进入论坛 (单词翻译:双击或拖选) May 18 - China's imports and exports of goods will likely amount to 2.1 trillion U.S. dollars for the whole year,, a growth of 20 percent over the year-earlier level,, according to a report released Thursday by the Ministry of Commerce.

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Joke Busy Children 愚人笑话 英文阅读网
At the Henry Street Hebrew School,, Goldblatt,, the new teacher,, finished the day's lesson. It was now time for the usual question period. &quot;Mr. Goldblatt,&quot; announced little Joey, &quot;there's somethin' I can't figger out.&quot; &quot;What's that Joey?&quot; asked Goldblatt. &quot;Well accordin' to the Bible, the Children of Israel crossed the Red Sea,, right?&quot; &quot;Right.&quot;  &quot;An' the Children of Israel beat up the Philistines, right?&quot;  &quot;Er--right.&quot;  &quot;An' the Children of Israel built the Temple,, right?&quot;  &quot;Again you're right.&quot;  &quot;An' the Children of Israel fought the 'gyptians,, an' the Children of Israel fought the Romans, an' the Children of Israel wuz always doin' somethin' important,, right?&quot;  &quot;All that is right,, too,,&quot; agreed Goldblatt. &quot;So what's your question?&quot; &quot;What I wanna know is this,,&quot; demanded Joey. &quot;What wuz all the grown-ups doin?&quot; 相关的主题文章： <ul> <li><a href="phos-china/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3952" target="_blank">phos-china/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3952</a></li> <li></li> <li><a href="transgrowth/soawiki/index.php?title=User:Cxtheoyl#Joke__Parrot_.E6.84.9A.E4.BA.BA.E7.AC.91.E8.AF.9D_.E8.8B.B1.E6.96.87.E9.98.85.E8.AF.BB.E7.BD.91" target="_blank">transgrowth/soawiki/index.php?title=User:Cxtheoyl#Joke__Parrot_.E6.84.9A.E4.BA.BA.E7.AC.91.E8.AF.9D_.E8.8B.B1.E6.96.87.E9.98.85.E8.AF.BB.E7.BD.91</a></li> </ul> I may only one can be permanent when that song again, sing, now has become a ubiquitous temptation of the times , sealing the cuticle into the refrigerator , and color , taste and affordable 37 fried bean sprouts , this impact , too more tourists here. layer >> create the adjustment layer

三条理由 双语笑话 英文阅读网
斯通：妈妈是这么说的,，爸爸是这么说的,，你也是这么说的,.

Three Reasons

Stone: Ma says so,, Pa says so,, and you say so,!

Teacher: Stone,, give me three reasons why you know the Earth to be round.

老师：斯通,，说出三条理由来证明地球是圆的,.

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The Meaning of Life-生活的意义
The Meaning of Life 提纲 1．有些人认为生活的意义在于……我则认为…… 2．剖析原因,. People hold various opinions on the purpose of life. Some think that they live for money,, some for fame, some for fun. As to my opinion,, I live for experiences,, for experiences enable me to understand the true meaning of life. The first reason of my belief is that money and fame are not adequate for leading a happy life. l see that many people obsessed with money and fame have no interest or time to enjoy family life,, friend ship,, sightseeing and things like that. Money is important in life,, but the money-only idea leads to a monotonous life. Sometimes, extreme money seekers or fame followers violate the law and hurt others for that end. Secondly, living just for fun is also unacceptable to me. Humans are different from animals in that they have feelings and emotions. In variably avoiding sadness and anger only makes people dull and less sensible. Now I will come back to my pointliving for various experiences, whether they are failures or successes,, happiness or grieves. To learn from all the experiences,, to gain self-content in all the happenings, and to enjoy life from different angles,, you will find your life worthwhile and meaningful.

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但我仍然忘不了你们的好请求你继续说有时候
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