2010年1月28日星期四

U.S. first lady leads charge against obesity

Sebeliu saidTh Unite State spend nearli $150 billion Cheap Inflatable Jumpy Castles a year on obes and relat complic -- twice what it cost in 1998 and more than everi cancer cost put together..

who plan to take on childhood obes as a cause,Obama. headlin the launch on Thursdai of Surgeon Gener Regina Benjamin' blueprint for what can be done at home, school and work to revers the epidemic.

" Benjamin issu a report on the consequ of obes to start a nation dialogu on the subjectIn her first initi sinc becom "America' doctor..

like me,"Th number of Americans. who ar struggl with their weight and health condit relat to their weight remain much too high," she said.

Benjamin' report list recommend for prevent obesity. Thei rang from simpli eat more fruit and veget to ad "high-qual physic education" in school and bring more supermarket to low-incom communities.

Health and Human Servic Secretari Kathleen Sebeliu said at the launch that the Obama administr wa invest $650 million in econom stimulu monei in well and prevent program aim at obes and stop smoking.

Sh introduc the first ladi as "everyone' favorit veget gardener."

who creat a White Hous garden with local school children,Obama. said the solut to the obes epidem cannot come from govern alone. Everyon ha to be will to do their part to end the public health crisis.

" Obama told an audienc of children' advoc at a recreat center in Alexandria,"Thi will not be easi and it won't happen overnight. And it won't happen simpli becaus the first ladi ha made it her priority. outsid Washington.

"It' go to take all of us. Thank God it' not go to be sole up to me."

heart diseas and other chronic illnessesTwo-third of U.S. adult and nearli on in three children ar overweight or obes -- a condit that increas their risk for diabetes..

Republicans, business urge Obama to act on trade

But he face Inflatable Pool Slide strong opposit to the trade agreement from mani lawmak in hi own parti who have vow to oppos the deal ever sinc thei were negoti by the administr of former Presid Georg W. Bush.

Colombia and South KoreaU.S. Republican and busi leader on Thursdai press Presid Barack Obama to make good on hi goal of doubl export by move quickli to win congression approv of long-delai trade pact with Panama..

even though he call for closer trade ti with these countri dure hi State of the Union speech on Wednesdai eveningTh Republican note that Obama had stop short of ask lawmak to approv the wait trade deals..

Obama also outlin a new nation export initi aim at get more farmer and small busi involv in trade with the goal of doubl export over five years.

Colombia and South Korea would be sent to Congress for a voteRepublican Repres David Dreier said he ask White Hous econom advis Larri Summer right after Obama' speech when the trade pact with Panama..

he hope soon,"Hi Summers' respons was." Dreier told a new conference.

we ar here waiting. Everi singl dai that we wait,"I said. we ar lose job in the Unite State of America becaus we don't have ... opportun to break into those new markets," Dreier said.

anoth issu the presid mention in hi speechTh Republican said thei could work with Obama to get the trade deal approv and reform U.S. export controls..

prompt critic to sai thi hurt some U.S. compani unnecessarilyTh U.S. export control system is meant to keep sensit technolog from fall into the wrong hands. But ha not been updat in decades..

Deputi U.S. Trade Repres Demetrio Maranti said the Obama administr still had "a lot of work to do" to resolv concern about the Korean agreement,At a separ event. the biggest of the three deals.

Obama' word about the trade pact were seen as an overtur to Republican and busi group that have critic him for inact on trade.

2010年1月24日星期日

Gary Coleman booked into jail

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Actor Gari Inflatable Disney Princess Castle Jumper Coleman wa book into the Utah Counti jail Sundai after polic receiv report of a "civil disturbance" at hi Santaquin home.

A civil case against the "Diff'rent Strokes" star wa dismiss Jan. 12 after a man reach a settlement with Coleman and hi wife over alleg Coleman hit the man with a truck dure a fight in a Payson bowl allei park lot. Coleman plead no contest to a disorderli conduct charg stem from the incid and wa order to pai a $100 fine.

'Jersey Shore' -- MTV Tries to Divide and Conquer Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/25/jersey-shore-mtv-the-situation-pauly-d-the-situation-negot

0,Sourc tell Giant Airblown Snowman TMZ the network ha told the cast if thei don't accept MTV' deal by the end of busi Monday, thei will be replaced. And, MTV ha told them it doe not have to be a packag deal -- the cast member who accept the offer will stai ... those who do not can have a nice life.

MTV offer each cast member a $10,A we first reported.000 sign bonu and $5,000 per episode. We'r told the cast reject the offer and made it clear thei would all stand togeth and hold out for their price, though thei didn't sai what it was.

000 an episod -- there ar 12 episod in the new season -- but so far the cast hasn't respondedMTV made a new offer of $10..

Pauli D,We'r told MTV alreadi ha replac if Snooki. The Situation and the other don't accept the offer on Monday. But, we'r told, MTV is happi to mix and match if some of the cast accept the offer and other don't.

2010年1月20日星期三

Positive view of every day

rememb that mistak Surf Simulator can be lesson that lead to discoveries. Take your fear and transform it into trust; learn to rise abov anxieti and doubt. Turn your "worri hours" into "product hours". Take the energi that you have wast and direct it toward everi worthwhil effort that you can be involv in. You will see beauti thing happen when you allow yourself to experi the joi of life. You will find happi when you addopt posit think into your daili routin and make it an import part of your worldAlwai believ that good thing ar possible..

sometim all you have to do is shift your point of view. If your life feel like it is lack the power that you want and the motiv that you need.

you ar more like to have the incent to follow through on your goals. You ar less like to be held back by neg idea that might limit your performance. By train your thought to concentr on the bright side of things.

and your happi enriched,Your life can be enhanced. when you choos to chang your perspective. Don't leav your futur to chance, or wait for thing to get better mysteri on their own. You must go in the direct of your hope and aspirations. Begin to build your confidence, and work through problem rather than avoid them. Rememb that power is not necessarili control over situations, but the abil to deal with whatev come your way.

The gift of Love

thei will Inflatable Dinosaur Slide come to an end; as for tongues, Love never ends. But as for prophecies. thei will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. For we know onli in part, and we prophesi onli in part; but when the complet comes, the partial will come to an end. When I wa a child, I thought like a child; when I becam and adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now we see in mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know onli in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fulli known. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

but do not have love, If I speak in the tongu of mortal and of angels. I am a noisi gong or a clang cymbal. And if I have prophet powers, and understand all mysteri and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remov mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give awai all my possessions, and if I hand over my bodi so that I mai boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

but rejoic Jump N Slide Pirate Ship in the truth. It bear all things, Love is patient; love is kind; love is not enviou or boast or arrog or rude. It doe not insist on it own way; it is not irrit or resentful; it doe not rejoic in wrongdoing. believ all things, hope all things, endur all things.

2010年1月11日星期一

I will always love you

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I would only be in your way
so I'll go, but I know
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and I will always love you
I will always love you
you, my darling you, you
bitter sweet memories
that is all I'm taking with me
so goodbye, please don't cry
we both know I'm not what you need
and I will always love you
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I hope life treats you kind
and I hope you have all you dreamed off
and I wish to you joy and happiness
but above all this I wish to you love
and I will always love you
I will always love you

Too early and too late

Punctuality Clown Bouncy Castle is a necessary habit in all public affairs in civilized society. Without it, nothing could ever be brought to a conclusion; everything would be in state of chaos. Only in a sparsely-populated rural community is it possible to disregard it. In ordinary living, there can be some tolerance of unpunctuality. The intellectual, who is working on some abstruse problem, has everything coordinated and organized for the matter in hand. He is therefore forgiven if late for a dinner party. But people are often reproached for unpunctuality when their only fault is cutting things fine. It is hard for energetic, quick-minded people to waste time, so they are often tempted to finish a job before setting out to keep an appointment. If no accidents occur on the way, like punctured tires, diversions of traffic, sudden descent of fog, they will be on time. They are often more industrious, useful citizens than those who are never late. The over-punctual can be as much a trial to others as the unpunctual. The guest who arrives half an hour too soon is the greatest nuisance. Some friends of my family had this irritating habit. The only thing to do was ask them to come half an hour later than the other guests. Then they arrived just when we wanted them.
If you are citing a train, it is always better to be comfortably early than even a fraction of a minted too late. Although being early may mean wasting a little time, this will be less than if you miss the train and have to wait an hour or more for the next one; and you avoid the frustration of arriving at the very moment when the train is drawing out of the station and being unable to get on it. An even harder situation is to be on the platform in good time for a train and still to see it go off without you. Such an experience befell a certain young girl the first time she was traveling alone.
She entered the station twenty minutes before the train was due, since her parents had impressed upon her that it would be unforgivable to miss it and cause the friends with whom she was going to stay to make two journeys to meet her. She gave her luggage to a porter and showed him her ticket. To her horror he said that she was two hours too soon. She felt inhere handbag for the piece of paper on which her father had written down al the details of the journey and gave it to the porter. He agreed that a train did come into the station at the time on the paper and that it did stop, but only to take on mail, not passengers. The girl asked to see a timetable, feeling sure that her Jungle Bouncy Slide father could not have made such a mistake. The porter went to fetch one and arrive back with the station master, who produced it with a flourish and pointed out a microscopic 'o' beside the time of the arrival of the train at his station; this little 'o' indicated that the train only stopped for mail. Just as that moment the train came into the station. The girl, tears streaming down her face, begged to be allowed to slip into the guard's van. But the station master was adamant: rules could not be broken and she had to watch that train disappear towards her destination while she was left behind.

2010年1月8日星期五

Muscles and Human

Body It is Inflatable Boxing Ring in the joints of the human body that movements of the bones take place. The movement itself is caused by the pull of sheets and cords of very tough tissue called muscle. Muscle tissue has the special ability to shorten itself so that the bone on which it pulls has to move. When muscle tissue shortens, it also bunches up. Muscle tissue covers the body in sheets and bands that lie between the skin and the skeleton. The bones are the framework of the body, but the muscles fill out the body shape. Most muscles extend from one bone to another. When the muscle between the bones shortens, one bone has to move. The point where the muscle is fastened to the unmoving bone is called the origin of the muscle, whereas the point where the muscle is not fastened to the bone that is to be moved is called the insertion. Sometimes the muscle is not attached directly to the bone but to a tough, nonstretchable cord, or tendon, that is attached to the bone. Muscles do not push; they can only pull. To bend the arm at the elbow, the muscle at the front of the upper arm has to shorten and bunch up. To unbend the arm other muscles in the back of the arm have to shorten. These two sets of muscles - the front and the back - are said to act in opposition to each other. When one set is working, the other set is usually relaxed. But there are times when both of them work. Sometimes muscles are called upon to do more than simply pull in one direction. They may have to perform a turning motion. To be able to do this, the muscle must be attached to the bone at an angle. By pulling, the muscle can cause the bone to pivot. A few muscles have special functions. The diaphragm, for example, forces the lungs to take in air. This part of breathing is not primarily a bone moving operation.

The Organic Foods

Are organically Inflatable Bungee Run grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods -- a term whose meaning varies greatly -- frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.
Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for "no-aging" diets, new vitamins and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like.
One thing Homemade Inflatable Tent that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.

2010年1月5日星期二

Attending A Trade Show

ROB: Allen, I just heard the good news.
ALLEN: What good news?
ROB: They chose you to be project assistant over in Chicago. Congratulations.
ALLEN: Yes, Mr. Tate told me before the meeting Tuesday.
ROB: Great. I bet you're excited, aren't you?
ALLEN: I was quite surprised. But it isn't all for certain yet.
I told them I will accept, though, if they choose me.
ROB: You don't Interactive Sumo Suits seem very happy about it. Why?
ALLEN: Maybe I'm a little nervous about making such a big move right now.
You know Nancy and I just bought a new house.
ROB: Have you told her yet?
ALLEN: I plan to talk with her about it tonight.
ROB: Chicago is a nice place.
And you both speak English well. Her English is excellent.
ALLEN: I know she doesn't want to be far from her family.
That will be the hardest part for her.
ROB: You're both young. A little adventure will be good for you.
ALLEN: Maybe.
ROB: Do you know how long the project over there will last?
ALLEN: Mr. Tate said I would probably be over there for two years.
But it could be more than that, too.
So I think two or three years, at least.
ROB: To be honest, I envy you.
I've never had a chance to work in one of the overseas' offices.
I wish it were me who could go.
ALLEN: You're too important here, Rob. We wouldn't be able to function here without you.
ROB: Maybe some time in the future I will be able to get a couple years overseas.
I really like that idea---changing one's life for awhile.
ALLEN: And your wife?
ROB: Oh, Carol is even more adventuresome than I am.
She would be thrilled if I got a transfer. She always talks about traveling more.
ALLEN: I've only been out of the country once in my life.
ROB: Well, living abroad would be a great experience for you then.
I think you should look forward to it.
ALLEN: I do look forward to it, but I'll have to talk it over with Nancy.
ROB: Good luck!

Sending A Resume: Follow Up

SECRETARY: Can Interactive Sumo Suits I help you?
JUDY: Yes. I sent in my resume at the end of last week.
I'm applying for the accounts assistant position.
SECRETARY: May I have your name please?
JUDY: My name is Judy Liao. That's spelled L I A O.
SECRETARY: Alright... And did you have some specific questions about your application?
JUDY: Not really.
I was in the neighborhood, and I just wanted to stop in to see if you received my resume.
SECRETARY: Oh, that's no problem. Just give me a moment, and I can check.
Judy Liao. Let's see... Yes, here it is. Judy Liao. We have received your resume.
JUDY: Thank you.
SECRETARY: Is there anything else I can help you with?
JUDY: Yes, maybe. The ad in the newspaper said you wanted the resume, a cover letter,
and two letters of recommendation.
I included those things in the envelope. Is there anything else I should send?
SECRETARY: No, that is all we need. If we have those things included, that is sufficient.
JUDY: Do you know when they will start setting up interviews for the job?
SECRETARY: I'm not really sure about that. But I know we are still receiving resumes.
Maybe Inflatable Boxing Ring after a week or two they will start calling applicants.
JUDY: I see. Well, thank you very much for helping me. You have been very helpful.
SECRETARY: If you have any further questions, you can call any time.
JUDY: Thank you.
SECRETARY: Thank you. Goodbye.

2010年1月3日星期日

Animals Laughed Long Before Humans, Study Says

As the human brain evolved, humans were able to laugh before they could speak, according to a new study.

But Inflatable Obstacle here's the punch line: Laughter and joy are not unique to humans, the study says. Ancestral forms of play and laughter existed in other animals long before humans began cracking up.

"Human laughter has robust roots in our animalian past," said Jaak Panksepp, a professor of psychobiology at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Panksepp has studied rats and found that when they "play," they often chirp—a primitive form of laughter, according to the scientist. In an article to be published tomorrow in the journal Science, he makes the argument that animal laughter is the basis for human joy.

In studying laughter, scientists have focused mostly on related issues—humor, personality, health benefits, social theory—rather than laughter itself.

New research, however, shows that "circuits" for laughter exist in very ancient regions of the human brain.

As humans have incorporated language into play, we may have developed new connections to joyous parts of our brains that evolved before the cerebral cortex, the outer layer associated with thought and memory.

Researchers say that the capacity to laugh emerges early in child development, as anyone who has tickled a baby knows.

There is ample evidence that many other mammals make play sounds, including tickle-induced panting, which resembles human laughter. Indeed, animals are capable of many emotional feelings, just like humans, some scientists say.

"The recognition by neuroscientists that the brain mechanisms underlying pain, pleasure, fear, and lust are the same in humans and other mammals underscores our similarity to other species and is extremely important," said Tecumseh Fitch, a psychology lecturer at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

In a 2003 study Panksepp and Bowling Green State University neurobiologist Jeff Burgdorf demonstrated that if rats are tickled in a playful way, they readily chirp. Rats that were tickled bonded with the researchers and became rapidly conditioned to seek tickles.

Understanding the chirping of the rats may help scientists better understand human laughter.

Robert Provine, a psychology professor at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, agrees there is an evolutionary continuity of laughter. Its origin is in tickling and rough-and-tumble play, he says.

Provine, the author of Laughter: A Scientific Investigation, and other scientists have studied chimpanzees and found a link between their laughter-like noises and human laughter.

"Laughter is literally the sound of play, with the primal 'pant-pant'—the labored breathing of physical play—becoming the human 'ha-ha,'" Provine said.

By studying the transition between the panting of chimps and the human ha-ha, scientists discovered that breath control is the key to the emergence of both human laughter and speech.

Service Helps Dog Owners Interpret Barks

South Inflatable Advertising Koreans hoping to communicate with man's best friend could be getting help soon from their cell phones. KTF Corp., a South Korean mobile phone operator, said Thursday it will begin offering a service that will enable dog owners to know whether their pets are feeling happy or sad.

The users must first connect to Internet with their cell phones, and then register information of their dogs such as the breed and age. The service will then record the dog's bark.

The owner will receive text messages telling them how their pet is feeling, such as "I am happy" or "I am frustrated."

The service, which will begin on Friday, will also translate basic messages into dog sounds. The service will cost about one dollar.

More than half of 48 million South Koreans use cell phones, and many of them use mobile phones with advanced features such as mobile banking, satellite navigation and high-speed Internet.

Sony forecasts bright profits in high-end TVs

Japanese electronics giant Sony hopes to become the biggest player in the Chinese high-end TV market by expanding production and launching new products.

Tadanobu Matsushima, president of the consumer sales and marketing unit with Sony China, said his company wants to become number one in the "high-end" segment in the world's biggest TV market.

"The market is changing very rapidly and we will continue to launch products to meet new demands," said Matsushima.

The Japanese firm has decided to expand production at SSV Shanghai Suoguang Visual Products Co Ltd. Inflatable ToysAlthough Sony has presence in all segments from products as cheap as 2,000 yuan (US$250) to luxurious models sold at over 40,000 yuan (US$4,800), it only produces low-end products in China and high-end ones are imported.

It is said that 35 per cent of TV sets sold this year will be large-screen models and the proportion of 16:9 wide-screen TV sets will rise from last year's 14 per cent to 26 per cent. MDPJ TV sets, or LCD projection TV sets, will play a big part in Sony's ambition.

Noriaki Negishi, general manager of the East Asian area with Sony's TV Group, said that out of 100 TV sets sold in China during April to July, only 22 were projection TV models, but the ratio in the United States was 43 per cent and the sales value of MDPJ TV sets already reached one-fourth of the total projected TV sales. That means there is huge potential in the Chinese market for such models.

"Now is the best timing to launch our top products," he said.

Dollar hits new low against euro

US Treasury Secretary John Snow has reiterated the US commitment to a strong dollar, as the greenback hit another record low against the euro.

He told the Christmas Inflatable Royal Institute of International Affairs in London that US policy "is for a strong dollar".

European policymakers have called the dollar's slide "brutal", blaming the euro's strength for dampening growth.

But Mr Snow's comments made little impact on the markets, with the euro reaching as high as $1.3047 in London.

In late trading in New York on Wednesday, the euro eased to $1.3032.

Meanwhile, an organisation representing more than 95 industry and agricultural groups accounting for about 90% of US exports, have dismissed European complaints.

"Pundits have forgotten that the dollar's descent began only after it had soared to abnormal and dangerous heights," said Frank Vargo, from the National Association for Manufacturers in a statement.

He said China's decision to raise two key interest rates last month for the first time in nine years "represents significant steps consistent with China's move to a flexible and market-based exchange rate".

Analysts point out despite the positive comments on the dollar, President George W Bush's administration had done little to stop the currency's slide.

Some analysts maintain the US is secretly happy with a lower dollar which helps makes its exports cheaper in Europe, thus boosting its economy.

They also say the dollar is unlikely to strengthen significantly, until the US economy improves.