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- fanghuzhai posted on 08/18/2007
- maya posted on 08/17/2007dystopian soft science fiction novella by Ray Bradbury that was published in 1953. The novel presents a future in which all books are banned and critical thought is suppressed. The central character, Guy Montag, is employed as a "fireman" (which, in this case, means "book burner"). 451 degrees Fahrenheit is stated as "the temperature at which book-paper catches fire, and burns ". (451 F equals 233 C) It was originally published as a shorter novella, The Fireman, in the February 1951 issue of
- hanyahanya posted on 08/02/2007
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- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6745259.stm Chinese officials are considering measures to expand the number of surnames in the country in order to prevent confusion, state media says. At the moment around 85% of China's 1.3bn residents share around 100 surnames, a survey in April by the Ministry of Public Security found. The most popular name, Wang, is shared by some 93 million people. Now the ministry wants to give parents the option of combining both surnames for their children, China D
- xiruifang posted on 06/01/2007
- benbenŵ posted on 08/14/2007
- ԣڵô˵Ҫpolice state ȫģhttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/business/worldbusiness/12security.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5070&en=2d7edb5eed14ab4d&ex=1187496000&emc=eta1 ѡStarting this month in a port neighborhood and then spreading across Shenzhen, a city of 12.4 million people, residency cards fitted with powerful computer chips programmed by the same company will be issued to most citizens. Data on the chip will include not just the citizens name and address bu
- ȣո֡ In the third of a series of pieces from Tibet, the BBC's Michael Bristow looks at the amount of freedom Tibetan Buddhists are given to practise their religion. Every day, hundreds of Buddhist pilgrims prostrate themselves in front of the Jokhang Temple, the spiritual heart of the Tibetan capital Lhasa. Their devotion is sometimes literally etched on their faces: many carry marks on their foreheads from constantly lying face down on the floor. China says more t
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- Connie posted on 08/14/2007Foreign roads can be deadly for travelers ; Crashes, especially in developing countries, present growing threat USA Today Motor vehicle crashes -- not crime or terrorism -- are the No.1 killer of healthy Americans in foreign countries. And the threat to travelers is poised to increase dramatically as worldwide economic growth gives more people access to motor vehicles. ... The World Health Organization and the World Bank estimated in a 2004 joint report that 1.2 million people are killed each
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- fanghuzhai posted on 08/13/2007ֵ˾ʿֽڵʱ գںߣݳ ݵɳ̲ϵ ̨ǰ 趯Ů˵ Time for Jazz Festival again Sunday, a free show by the lake The lawn is full of beach chair people With music, bodies of men and women sway in front of the stage ꣬ ֻ ܹͬط ţñ ҲŤȺ Many years in the U.S., only music Identifies me with this place Wearing a cowboy hat I plunge into the crowd ٶʮµ ģ
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