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I like this fascinating story that has plenty twists and turns. The best part is that it's not yet over. It confirms my initial gut-feeling reaction to the plea for the return of those “converted” books. I thought there must have been some misunderstanding or miscommunication issues and I did not believe for a minute that anyone could have done what he was suspected of doing at the time. My faith in humanity in general and in café visitors in particular is now vindicated. It's always nice to see a happy

This could be 27 下, resulting from 3 to the power of 3. The power of praise is not additive, but exponential. I'd like to add 3 extra 下 too, to all three of you, I know the math is going to be complicated now.

Hilarious!! Isn't it also true that the "terra-cotta" of this nature in modern China were first massively crafted during the Cultural Revolution?

Alas, love triangle, woman's perpetual trilemma!

This looks like a great menu. I would like to order #1 and #3 for here and #9 to takeout.

Wow, all these are very amazing photos! I would never post my photos here; people may ask me to smash my new camera.

I bought a D80 about a month ago. I think it's great. Although I know aboslutely nothing about photography, the camera has made me a pro, or at least look like a pro, especially to those as ignorant as I am. Pros: * Long batter life. Thousands of pictures per charge. * Reasonably fast: 3 frames/sec. * Instant turn-on, as if it sees attractive blondes all the time. Cons: * Too bulky. Not easy to carry around or hold steady. * Too delicate. A careless drop on the floor is not an option.

I like these poems, although I tend to misinterpret or overinterpret poems.

I am fully aware that many of us, here and elsewhere, have different views about Bill Gates, from his personality to his company, and from his products to his motives behind his philanthropic cause. However, by lauding the noble cause he's spearheading, we are not enshrining him as a saint. By endorsing his willingness to help other less unfortunate human beings, we are not embracing the corporate practice and philosophy of Microsoft--some of which are certainly controversial. Most importantly, by appre

A very nice, touching little piece for Father's Day! Happy Father's Day to you and your father, and all the fathers here and their fathers (myself and mine included)!

It might be interesting to compare and contrast the topics in the Chinese National Admission Exam essays with their counterparts, the SAT essays in the U.S. =================================== (1) Prompt: "That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only which gives everything its value." Thomas Paine Assignment: Do we value only what we struggle for? Plan your response, and then write an essay to explain your views on this issue. Be sure to support your position

Bill Gates recently lamented the appalling disparities in health, wealth and opportunities around the world that condemn millions of people to lives of despair. The inequities in some sectors of American society are certainly as bad as those in many other countries. But causes of all these evils are just as diverse as human sufferings themselves.

Bravo! Brevity is the soul of wit. Your poems become shorter and shorter as summer days grow longer and longer. But to me your poems look more like the essay topics in the next four years than just one year. Interestingly, a unifying theme of the four stanzas is that they are all poetic yet accurate depictions of the current volatile Chinese stock market.

"That's nothing. Wait'll you check out the walls in the man's room!!"

在文革期间参加并导致受害人死亡的嫌疑人在美国应该还不少。这些人包括现在此间颇有影响的华人牧师远志明。在他本人的传道词中，他曾多次供认当年参预迫害一对教徒，导致他们活活饿死。 正如Christopher R. Browning在其《普通人》（ Ordinary Men〕 所描述的，体制可以使普通人失去人性而从事反人类的暴性（如书中所探讨的纳粹集中营对犹太人的屠杀）。

Nice!

The following URL links to an all-time popular (although staged) video clip which seems to suggest that sometimes cheating can be cute too. http://video.google.com/url?docid=-4733293919754933024&esrc=sr2&ev=v&q=webcam+girl+boy+friend&vidurl=http://video.google.com/videoplay%3Fdocid%3D-4733293919754933024%26q%3Dwebcam%2Bgirl%2Bboy%2Bfriend&usg=AL29H20SUw96YIwQ7mnZJkJuQ_WiiHpC-A

Historically, utopias generally resulted in dystopias. In searching for a perfect world, we often overlook the fact that the world in which we all are collectively creating is far better than any in the past, reconstructed in our imagination, or even any in the future, capriciously fantasized.

"Critical Mass" as often used in Corporate America is a cliche relied upon by the incompetent bureaucrats to justify layoffs, downsizes or refusal to grow truly critical functions. This phrase, along with others such as" paradigm shift" and "added value", is a laughing stock of a failing and dying corporate culture in the 21st century.

This series bears all the hallmarks of the National Geographic feature articles. Story after story, coupled with myriads of breathtaking photographs, the author is unfolding a kaleidoscopic scroll covered under thousands of years of historical dusts. These pieces along with the accompanying pictures probably should be edited into a more read-friendly, readable format and be distributed, upon request, via PDF, (for instance). A standing ovation to all those who have taken their time to share with other

From my very limited reading of a few selected posts by the author in the past, I initially thought she was in her late 30s or early 40s. That impression, of course, was based entirely on certain values, maturity of the writings, and the level of intelligence revealed therein. Now I must correct my totally off-the-mark guesstimate. I'm glad to offer a 50% discount on my previously wrongfully estimated age and am willing to take a square root value of that estimation if so desired. Happy New Weds!

I am ZTing this report from CNN not because it is directly related the situation in discussion, but because it is not totally irrelevant. ------------------------------------------------- Push to achieve tied to suicide in Asian-American women Story Highlights • Suicide second-leading cause of death for Asian-American women 15-24 • Highest suicide rate among women of any race, ethnicity for that age group • Experts cite "model minority" expectations, family pressures as factor

We all need to be kept in the loop by real-life stories such as this one. The rosy picture painted by the state controlled media has to be balanced with an ounce of reality in our society.

UFO Documentary Area 51 Alien interview http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5952399139521551437

Very nice. Never thought this place has many amazing attractions.

I AM A STRANGE LOOP. THEY MADE AMERICA: FROM THE STEAM ENGINE TO THE SEARCH ENGINE; Two Centuries of Innovators

We also need to keep the shooter's family in our prayerful thoughts. It's not hard to imagine how his parents are feeling now. Having gone through all the hardships of raising a child and supported his college education up to the senior year--all through a small laundry business, they only reaped a lifeless body, disfigured by himself and loathed by many, and a lifetime nightmare created through no fault of their own.

我看这像不如最终砸碎算了。不是我们不应该敬王小波，而是不应该敬偶像。不解的艺术家是如此知道“神创造人类时，拇指搭在食指上的造型”的；她似乎把这作为一个事实，而不是一种想象或可能性，来描述。人总是喜欢自造偶象来崇拜，然后为自己与神起源而困惑。这则报道似乎是宗教起源的浓缩版。

伯昏無人的这个寓言是我从前比较喜欢的庄子寓言之一. 后来发现在美国及欧洲有许多现代"伯昏無人": 几乎所有的BASE jumpers不但都是伯昏無人,而且还是御风而行的列子. 下面是一些有趣的庄子人物: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lIxUvFHL-8

Youtube确实是个好东西。它保留并传播了许多可能被永远压抑下去的声音。它以及互联网似乎正在现实《第三次浪潮》作者近30年前所预言的大众媒体的发达对民主进程的推动。 不过文革似乎仍在以不同的方式，以更惨烈的程度在世界其它地方重演。下面CNN今天的一段报导就是明证。 值得注意的是，美国这个世界上最大的民主国家或许给了世界一个民主的模式，但也给它带来了更大的问题。这个问题不仅限于人权本身，而且涉及到了人类最基本的生存权利。全球温室效应的影响将远远超过任何制度（包括独裁）能给人类带来的灾难。在这个问题前，任何其它问题都