Toby Alone (Hardcover) by Timothee De Fombelle (Author), Francois Place (Illustrator), Sarah Ardizzone (Translator) Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review Amazon Best of the Month, March 2009: Who says great characters need to be larger than life? Meet Toby Lolness, a boy who stands one and a half millimeters tall (just smaller than the tip of a pencil). This Lilliputian hero lives in a marvelously vast complex of trunks and branches known as the Tree, an enormous oak inhabited by a tiny civilization

Lowboy: A Novel (Hardcover) by John Wray (Author) Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review Amazon Best of the Month, March 2009: I'm not the first and certainly won't be the last reader to herald Lowboy for the subtle homage it pays to one of the best-known heroes in 20th century fiction, or to envy and delight in its masterful vision of New York City as seen from its darkest, most primal places. What's most seductive for me about John Wray's third novel--and arguably the one that puts him squarel

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A wide-ranging study on American religious life found that the Roman Catholic population has been shifting out of the Northeast to the Southwest, the percentage of Christians in the nation has declined and more people say they have no religion at all. Fifteen percent of respondents said they had no religion, an increase from 14.2 percent in 2001 and 8.2 percent in 1990, according to the American Religious Identification Survey. Northern New England surpassed the Pacific Northwest as the least religiou

Investor tells CNBC unemployment level could climb a lot higher OMAHA, Neb. - Billionaire Warren Buffett remains confident that America’s best days are ahead, but he says the nation likely will face higher unemployment and eventually inflation because of the current economic crisis. Buffett said the nation’s leaders need to emphasize a consistent message, and they should support President Barack Obama’s efforts to repair the economy because fear is dominating Americans’ behavior. Buffett said t

这首歌被所有女歌手都唱过了。。。 -----------------------------

阿珊贴照片吧。

He is ... He is as ancient as time, He has control over rain and sunshine, His is as wild as a madman, He is as cruel as Satan He has a sword of storms, He makes the weather horrid and warm, He takes what he says is his, His name is ... Summer. -------- 就让那线下沉吧。 来一首诗。请诗人实话实说，评一下，有无写诗的希望。

穆勒岛之夜 廖康 一踏上穆勒岛(Isle of Mull)，温暖的海风就迎面扑来，海带的咸腥气夹杂着花草的清香就迎面扑来；满眼都是葱绿的草地、宝石蓝的海水和清澈的碧空。当我走到古老的杜阿(Duart)城堡前，我知道，今天我不会离开这里了。 那年，我在阿伯丁大学一毕业，就买了张两星期的通票，独自出游了。苏格兰的芬格尔海洞(Fingal's Cave)因门德尔松的赫布里底群岛序曲(The Hebrides Overture)而驰名世界，每年夏天都吸引大批游客来到苏格兰西北的海滨城市奥本(Oban)，再坐船去参观群岛。我本该随同大家前往下一个小岛斯塔法(Staffa)，去观看

Baghdad suicide bombing kills about 30 people, the worst attack in months BAGHDAD - About 12,000 U.S. soldiers will leave Iraq by September, officials said Sunday, hours after a Baghdad suicide bomber killed about 30 people in a chilling reminder of the nation's still-shaky security. The withdrawals, which will most likely come from Baghdad and Anbar province, once main battlefields of the war, are the first step in keeping with President Barack Obama's pledge to end America's role in the war. T

Her voice always makes me cry. So powerful. Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer, songwriter, and music arranger, from Port Arthur, Texas. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company, and later as a solo artist. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Joplin number 46 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. ----------------------

当年毛泽东的古典文学侍读卢笛询问：“主席，您说水浒这书怎么样？”，他漫不经心地回答：“《水浒〉这部书么，好就好在投降.....　” ，说者几乎是无意中说出潜意识中的话，但热衷于文化革命和大批判的江青如获至宝，马上批发全国，展开全国性评《水浒＞群众运动。 在那个时候有幸开始看字没认全的《水浒〉，被里面故事深深吸引，百看不厌。但一直不理解为何要批判《水浒〉同当时联系起来，这么多年之后，梁山泊同现实有关联吗？现在有些理解了：可能在潜意识的深处，毛泽东将中国革命有时等同梁山起义，尽管他对革命战友没有宋江那么讲义气。他常

Do you know that there is also an International men's day:) From wiki: International Men's Day is an international event celebrated on November 19 every year! International Men's Day is an international event celebrated on November 19 every year. It was inaugurated in 1999 in Trinidad and Tobago and was supported by the United Nations[1], and received in principal support from men's groups in USA, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.[2] Speaking on behalf of UNESCO, Director of Women a

It was four years ago, during my stay in Yangshuo. One day, when I was drinking a cup of Latte in a roadside café , as the CD player switched on, a hoarse voice abruptly broke the morning’s silence and bore in my mind. That was Leonard Cohen and his “In My Secret Life”. He became one of my favorite singers since , but I started to take him seriously only after I watched a musical documentary of Cohen’s life and his music. Leonard Cohen is more than a singer. He is also a poet and a philosopher wh

那就接着滚。。。：-）我喜欢Judy Collins的声音，很轻松， 她老了以后的风采也很迷人，很波希米亚 ：-）

xw喜欢甲壳虫，我只喜欢Bob Dylan， 我永远的Bob Dylan ：-）

對所有茶愛好者而言，若問何者是為日本茶領域裡，最耀眼最響亮、也是最具至高代表意義的名字，不懷疑，定非京都「一保堂」莫屬！ 京都一保堂是由渡邊伊兵衛於西元1717年創立於日本京都，至今已擁有將近三百年的悠久歷史。所推出的日本茶系列，除了以卓越的超高品質成為日本茶迷心中的第一名店外，更於國際間更是享譽盛名。 歷經六代傳承的老舖，最引以為傲之處莫過於對日本茶所付出的無比細膩用心，精心產製的各款茶品，一律均來自京都宇治一帶，由木津川和宇治川兩道名川交會涵泳環繞，環境蒼翠繁茂、氣候溫和多霧、土壤肥沃的經典茶園。

查尔斯当选“最佳着装”男士 英国威尔士亲王查尔斯王子被《时尚先生》杂志（Esquire）评为“全球最佳着装”男士。 现年60岁的查尔斯王子多年来一直保持着只穿塞维尔街（Saville Row）精品成衣店“Gieves and Hawkes”手工缝制西服的习惯。 在这次的评选中，他击败了包括美国总统奥巴马在内的其他时尚人士，一举摘得“全球最佳着装”男士的桂冠。 查尔斯王储并非时尚“弄潮儿”，但他数十年来一直坚持只穿双排扣西装的“执著”，却令他成为男性经典着装的典范，并因此而赢得了评委们的垂青。 高贵经典 《时尚先生》杂志形容说�

The Day Wall Street Exploded: A Story of America in its First Age of Terror by Beverly Gage (Author) Just after noon on September 16, 1920, as hundreds of workers poured onto Wall Street for their lunchtime break, a horse-drawn cart packed with dynamite exploded in a spray of metal and fire, turning the busiest corner of the financial center into a war zone. Thirty-nine people died and hundreds more lay wounded, making the Wall Street explosion the worst terrorist attack to that point in U.S. histor

马吉安 马吉安（大约公元110年－160年），是早期基督教的神学家，自立马吉安派，是第 一个被基督教会判为异端的派别。他创建了一个与罗马教会平行的教会组织，并且 自封主教。《天主教百科全书》称，「马吉安份子是基督教有史以来最危险的敌人。」 马吉安 马吉安是初代教会历史上，一位令人扼挽的人物。在140之前在君士坦丁发迹后，就 搬到罗马；这位富商大量的捐款，热心慈善工作。信基督教后，常被信仰的问题所 困扰，尤以人性的善恶、经由他的寻求终于提出个人的见解。他的思想受到古希腊 善恶二元论和得缪哥创造论的污染。他提出相�

Recovery Rides on The 'G-2' By Robert B. Zoellick and Justin Yifu Lin Friday, March 6, 2009; A15 China's economic growth will plunge in 2009. The United States is in severe recession. For the world's economy to recover, these two economic powerhouses must cooperate and become the engine for the Group of 20. Without a strong G-2, the G-20 will disappoint. We must address realities. The root cause of broader global payment imbalances is structural: overconsumption in the United States and ov

我人还算不错的，身材比较高大，工作也很好，中英文样样都行。中学就在国外生活，也找过好几位女朋友，外国人的也有，中国华人的，但结局不是自己挑人家，就是人家挑自己。爱情几经波折，人对爱情也糊里糊涂的，什么年代了，结不结婚自己却变得无所谓了。但最担心我婚姻大事的，还是我老妈。老是唠叨我年纪不小了，希望早日抱孙子。工作的关系，常常出差到中国，最近公司改变采购方案，把很多深圳的供应商转移到上海附近，以公司的角度，增强了供应商的稳定和价钱的更合理运用。而我这些会中文的产品开发经理，往往就是第一位到国内工厂铺路的。工厂在

李小琳之父是曾经担任国务院总理职务的李鹏，这一点也让李小琳受到了媒体和公众的广泛关注。一位记者在发布上提到，“能否谈谈您的父亲对您的影响”，李小琳委员说，“我相信每个人的成长和发展是和他的家庭，所处环境密不可分的。从小父母亲对我要求很严格，我从小一直非常努力。我觉得从我父亲身上学到的，是对理想，对信念的坚定意志，并且对工作非常认真负责任的态度，而且能够持之以恒。从我母亲身上我学到了慈悲、善良，去关心、关爱别人。” 　　发布会结束后，李小琳向在座的记者赠送了她最新出版的《静水深流》一书。

乐园或者失乐园 KK岛（请容我隐去岛屿名字，仅以缩写代替），董里府以西安达曼海中蕞尔一岛，长两三公里，宽几百米，五分之一岛土归属私家橡胶和椰树种植园，其余都是国家公园地盘，没怎么“开发”，也没什么人，所见无非是蓝天绿海白沙滩，珊瑚礁，棕榈树，合乎一般人的“海岛天堂”幻想。 　　岛上客栈就叫“Paradise Resort”，取圣经伊甸园之名，其实不过是一排简朴平房，没有热水空调，每天供电三小时，晚上七点到十点，实际到十一点半止。我刚住下，老板娘就送来一副浮潜面罩和吸管，大概这就是我每天必须穿的制服了。 　　没有蹼，因�

期待中国刺激经济 欧美股市上扬 中国十一届人大二次会议星期四（3月5日）北京开幕，投资者普遍期待中国在会议上宣布进一步经济刺激计划，欧美股市应声上扬。 美国股指上升超过2%，德国DAX指数上扬5.4%，法国CAC 40指数升4.7%，英国金融时报指数则上升3.8%。 投资者普遍相信中国将宣布增加在基础设施建设、制造业以及其他行业的投入。 温家宝在政府工作报告中表示，如果政策和方法得当，相信中国2009年可以实现经济增长“保八”的目标。 在今年2月的达沃斯经济论坛期间，不少经济学家对中国能否实现“保八”目标表示怀疑。

Yilan 最近，因為一些緣故，整個人陷入家中書堆裡，一本一本翻看著，過往曾經感動我觸動我影響我的書。 這中間，有一本，是土屋守的《紅茶風景》（麥田出版）。 真是好久好久未曾翻開了！還記得，多年前初次展讀之際，正是我沈迷紅茶的開始。而這本書，雖非當時我正急切需要的，有系統有條理地將紅茶門道紅茶知識清楚交代羅列的入門指南書，而是以著散文式的筆調，將紅茶之樂，清清淡淡娓娓訴說。 卻因此讓我更加深受吸引。 遂而有趣的是，書中，最讓我深有共鳴的，竟也不是跟紅茶有關的篇章，而是〈有暖爐的日子〉這篇文字。

Stop all the clocks Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead, Put crêpe bows round the white necks of the public doves, Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves. He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest, My moon, my

土干去了嘛？呵呵，这示威者也没新意，再来几回，以后大家都要光脚听讲话啦：） ＝＝＝＝ http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7860000/newsid_7866300/7866316.stm 中国总理温家宝在访问英国的最后一天到剑桥大学发表演讲，途中遭示威者扔鞋子。中国外交部对此表示强烈不满。 外交部发言人姜瑜星期二（2月3日）说，在温家宝演讲的过程中，“有人极力干扰现场秩序，破坏演讲。他的行径遭到了现场师生的强烈反对，并在一片斥责声中被带离现场。” 姜瑜说：“中方已对这一事件的发生表示强烈不满，英方向中方深表歉意，并表示�

听温家宝讲明天的故事 BBC经济事务编辑 罗伯特·佩斯顿 发自北京的博客 佩斯顿在中国人大会场 罗伯特·佩斯顿2006年起出任BBC经济事务编辑，他曾任英国多家媒体的经济、政治编辑。其报道与博客在英国经济界颇有前瞻性，经常被认为极具参考价值。 今天早上中国总理温家宝在11届人大会议上谈到中国该如何应对全球衰退狂魔。他所开列的大多数方案在欧洲人或美国人听起来相当熟悉。 当今危机下，所有应付经济问题的“新正统”政策处方都已经摆在台面：减税、大副增加公共开支、政府控制的企事业借贷大规模增加、为商界提供

是“的”累，还是人累？ 廖康 直至今日，我还没有看到一句用“的”来代替“地”或“得”会引起误解的例句。我也没有看到一条反对用“的”代替“地”和“得”的正当理由。唯一最接近理由的说法是，都用“的”，“的”就太多了，不好看。这个近似理由的说法在50年代曾以另一种说法的形态出现，赢得了大多数语法家们的赞同，开始让“的、地、得”严格分工。那种说法就是在吕叔湘和朱德熙1951年发表于《人民日报》的《语法修辞讲话》中的观点；他们认为“的”兼职过多，负担过重，因而力主在状语中用“地”，在补语中用“得”。他们的《讲话》于19