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癌症信號--知道這些,你將永遠不會得上癌症!



研究表明:

癌症不能在弱鹼性的人體中形成;
癌症只能在酸性身體中形成;
如果你有癌症,說明身體是酸性的;
癌症只能在一個酸性的身體擴展;
如果你的身體變弱鹼性,癌症不能擴展;

如果你能平衡你的身體PH,讓你的身體轉變

    成弱鹼性,不管你得的是什麼癌症都有轉變和被

    治好;

不管你的情況多麼糟糕,哪怕只能活6個月,如

     果你能轉變你的身體PH到弱鹼性,你的癌症

     就不會擴展,就會好;

不用擔心你的家族中你的媽媽、爸爸或任何人有

  癌症,只要你的身體是弱鹼性的,你不會得,如

  果你已經有了,它將會轉變;
癌症都是酸性體液中生存的,沒別的。如果你的

    身體是酸的,你就會得癌症。如果是弱鹼的,你

    就不會得癌症。如果你已有了癌症,只要你能調

    整你身體的PH到弱鹼性,癌症就會離你而去。

預防癌症的秘訣十分簡單,就是常吃鹼性食物以防止酸性廢物的累積,因為酸化的體液環境,是正常細胞癌變的肥沃土壤,調整體液酸堿平衡,是預防癌症的有效途徑。
A)養成良好的生活習慣,戒煙限酒。吸煙,世界衛生組織預言,如果人們都不再吸煙,5年之後,世界上的癌症將減少1/3其次,不酗酒。煙和酒是極酸的酸性物質,長期吸煙喝酒的人,極易導致酸性體質。
B)不要過多地吃鹹而辣的食物,不吃過熱、過冷、過期及變質的食物;年老體弱或有某種疾病遺傳基因者酌情吃一些防癌食品和含堿量高的鹼性食品,保持良好的精神狀態。
C)有良好的心態應對壓力,勞逸結合,不要過度疲勞。可見壓力是重要的癌症誘因,中醫認為壓力導致過勞體虛從而引起免疫功能下降、內分泌失調,體內代謝紊亂,導致體內酸性物質的沉積;壓力也可導致精神緊張引起氣滯血淤、毒火內陷等。
D)加強體育鍛鍊,增強體質,多在陽光下運動,多出汗可將體內酸性物質隨汗液排出體外,避免形成酸性體質。
E)生活要規律,生活習慣不規律的人,如徹夜唱卡拉OK打麻將、夜不歸宿等生活無規律,都會加重體質酸化,容易患癌症。應當養成良好的生活習慣,從而保持弱鹼性體質,使各種癌症疾病遠離自己。
F)不要食用被污染的食物,如被污染的水,農作物,家禽魚蛋,發霉的食品等,要吃一些綠色有機食品,要防止病從口入。

酸性體質是人體大量攝入高脂肪、高蛋白、高熱量食物的結果。
  

常見食物的酸鹼性:
強酸性:蛋黃、乳酪、白糖、西點、柿子、烏

                        魚子、柴魚等。
中酸性:火腿、雞肉、鮪魚、豬肉、鰻魚、牛

                        肉、麵包、小麥、奶油、馬肉等。
弱酸性:白米、花生、啤酒、油炸豆腐、海

                        苔、文蛤(蜆)、章魚、泥鰍等。
弱鹼性:紅豆、蘿葡、蘋果、甘藍菜、洋蔥、

                        豆腐等。
中鹼性:蘿葡乾、大豆、胡蘿葡、番茄、香

                        蕉、橘子、香瓜、草莓、蛋白、梅

                        乾、檸檬、菠菜等。
強鹼性:葡萄、茶葉、葡萄酒、海帶、天然

                        綠藻類

海帶可以說是鹼性食物之王,多吃海帶能有效調整酸性體質。所以平時常感到勞累、疲乏、渾身痠痛的話,不妨多吃海帶。此外,人們常說喝茶能解乏,除了茶葉中的興奮成分外,茶鹼能「中和」體內的酸性物質,也有緩解疲乏的作用。

再有素食是最好的方法,只要堅持素食一段時間,身體自然就會變成鹼性體質


◆哪些人的身體容易「發酸」:
熬夜一族...晚上100以後不睡覺,人體的代謝作用會轉由內分泌燃燒,用內分泌燃燒產生的毒素會很多,會使體質變酸,通常熬夜的人得慢性疾病的機率會比抽煙或喝酒的人都來得高。所以每天儘量在晚上1200以前睡覺,不要常熬夜,若非要熬夜,一星期以一次為限!熬夜時不要吃肉,儘量吃碳水化合物,這樣隔天才不會很累,可把傷害減至最低。
宵夜一族...凡是晚上800以後再進食就可稱作宵夜。吃宵夜隔天易疲倦、爬不起床,肝也會受損,因為睡覺時,人體各器官活動力降低,處於休息狀態,這時讓食物留在腸子裡會變酸、發酵,易產生毒素、傷害身體。
早餐的「逃兵」...一天三餐中,早餐最重要,但許多人不吃早餐,一早空著肚子,體內沒有動力,會自動使用甲狀腺、副甲狀腺、下腦垂體等腺體,如此易造成腺體亢進、體質變酸,長期下來易導致各種慢性病。
「精食」一族...少運動且整天坐在辦公室的上班族最容易犯這種錯誤,因為吃得少,又刻意選擇很精緻的食物、少吃粗糧,這類人的腸子老化得特別快,肝功能也會變差,排便是黑色的而且常會便秘。因為精緻食物缺乏纖維素,會導致腸子功能變差,甚至萎縮,你所吃的食物變成了毒素,使你體質變酸,慢性病也開始了。

癌症讓許多人覺得恐怖,但並非完全不能從它的魔爪下逃離。美國「網路醫學博士」網站近日刊出美國癌症協會專家總結出的「男人和女人最容易忽視的癌症症狀」,提醒大家要抓住癌症的蛛絲馬跡。因為有調查顯示,與較晚期病人治療後的5年生存率只有10%--30%相比,早期癌症病人正規治療後的5年生存率能高達70%--95%

這些前兆中,男人和女人各自應注意的分別為兩個,都應該注意的共有13個:

男人應該注意的:
1.睾丸變化。睾丸癌多發年齡段為2039歲。美國癌症協會建議,男性每月應自我檢查睾丸情況,包括睾丸大小變化、出現明顯的腫大或縮小、陰囊內出現包塊、陰囊墜痛感等,有問題應及時就醫。特別是感到陰囊墜脹,感覺裡面像是放了一個煤球,並持續一週以上,要馬上找醫生診斷。這是睾丸癌最典型的前兆,需要進行血液檢測和陰囊超聲檢測。
2.小便問題。隨著年齡增加,男性小便問題日漸普遍,尿頻、尿急或尿不淨較常見。如果症狀加重,特別是小便有強烈的緊迫感,應警惕前列腺癌。通常應做直腸指檢,醫生會告訴你是否前列腺肥大,它是前列腺癌的主要症狀。

女人應該注意的:
1.腹脹。很多女性認為腹脹極為常見,不必大驚小怪。但是,這可能是卵巢癌的症狀。天津市腫瘤醫院腫瘤預防醫學中心主任劉俊田介紹,腹部持續腫脹、有壓迫感及疼痛、腸胃不適,出現進食困難或極易有飽腹感,持續數週,都可能是卵巢癌的徵兆。
2.不規律出血。美國腫瘤學 家戴利 博士表示,月經週期之間的陰道異常出血及大小便出血很容易被女性忽視。它們很可能是婦科常見癌症:子宮內膜癌的一大徵兆,有至少3/4的女性有此徵兆後,被檢查出患上子宮內膜癌。而大便出血則可能是結腸癌的徵兆。

男女都應該注意的:
1.乳房硬塊。乳腺癌不是女人的專利,男女都應該積極預防。女性如果發現乳房皮膚發紅、有腫塊,就要分外當心。「尤其是乳房出現皮疹,並且持續數週不退,必須去檢查。」腫瘤學家漢娜‧ 林登 博士說。此外,她指出,非哺乳期的女性,乳頭凹陷,並且常常流出液體,也是不好的信號。對於男性來說,如果乳房皮膚起皺、乳頭收縮或不對稱、乳頭大小和形狀改變、乳房紅腫、出現硬塊等,都是乳頭發炎的表現,也是乳癌的症狀。劉俊田進一步解釋,這種乳房腫塊一般不疼,但會逐漸變大。
2.疼痛。美國癌症協會表示,隨著年齡增加,身體疼痛會增多。但是身體某部位莫名出現疼痛並持續一週以上時,應儘快查明原因,因為無緣無故的疼痛可能是癌症徵兆。比如,長期腹痛是大腸癌的症狀,胸部疼痛可能是肺癌引起的,骨頭痠痛則可能是癌症轉移的症狀。劉俊田指出,胰腺癌會表現在上腹區,如臍周或右上腹出現頑固性鈍痛或絞痛,可陣發,也可呈持續性,通常會逐漸加重,向腰背部放射。
3.淋巴結變化。 林登 博士表示,不管身體哪個部位,尤其是腋窩或頸脖出現淋巴結腫大,切不可掉以輕心。如果淋巴結持續增大,超過1個月,則很可能是乳癌或腦癌的症狀。
4.發燒。發燒一般由流感、肺炎或其他炎症所導致,然而,不明原因的發燒就可能是危險徵兆了。美國癌症協會表示,癌症擴散至身體其他器官時,通常會導致發燒。淋巴瘤、白血病等血癌也有發燒症狀。中國醫學科學院腫瘤醫院防癌科主任徐志堅補充,淋巴瘤在早中期會表現為持續低熱,體溫在 38攝氏度左右,當合併感染時則可能高燒。必要檢查包括:X光胸透、CT掃瞄、核磁共振檢查等。
5.體重莫名降低。不用費勁就能減肥的確令人高興,但是如果一個月內既沒增加運動量,又沒減少飲食,體重卻莫名其妙下降10%,那就應該及時就醫。體重急劇下降、厭食、反覆腹瀉和便秘是最常見的肺癌、胃癌、腎癌及大腸癌症狀,對女性而言也可能是甲亢。
6.持續腹痛且伴抑鬱。美國癌症協會官員萊昂納多?李奇頓菲爾德博士表示,如果腹部持續疼痛且伴有抑鬱症狀,極可能得了胰腺癌。因為專家發現,抑鬱與胰腺癌關係極大。其他症狀還包括:黃疸或大便呈反常的灰色。
7.疲勞。一般來說,感覺疲勞,是癌症已有所發展的徵兆,但對於白血病、腸癌和胃癌來說,可能發病初期就會感到疲勞。癌症的疲勞和普通疲勞有什麼區別呢?美國癌症協會專家表示,普通疲勞休息一下就會消失,而癌症的疲勞不論怎麼休息,都會覺得很難改善。
8.咳嗽不止。美國喬治城大學醫學院拉尼特? 米歇裡博士表示,如果莫名其妙的咳嗽持續不斷,超過34周,就應該及時看醫生,有可能是肺癌或喉癌的徵兆。
9.吞嚥困難。李奇頓菲爾德博士表示,長期的吞嚥困難,可能是喉癌、食道癌和胃癌的徵兆,應該儘早接受X光胸透或胃鏡檢查。所謂吞嚥困難,劉俊田介紹,一般指進食時出現胸骨後疼痛、食管內有異物感,有人即使不進食,也會感到食管壁像有菜葉、碎片或米粒樣物貼附,吞嚥下食物後會感到食物下行緩慢,甚至停留在食管內。
10.皮膚變化。美國費城福克斯蔡斯癌症研究中心腫瘤學家瑪麗? 戴利博士提醒,皮膚突然出現包塊或者色素沉著,並且變化明顯,都可能是皮膚癌的徵兆。觀察幾週後就應該立即就醫。另外,無論年老年輕,一旦皮膚突然出血或者出現異常剝落,也應該去看醫生。
11.異常出血。 米歇裡 博士表示,便血除了痔瘡外,很可能是腸癌的症狀,必要時應該接受結腸鏡腸癌篩查。北京同仁醫院泌尿外科主 任 醫師陳山也提醒,40歲以上的中老年人,除女性經期之外,如出現無痛尿血或排尿困難,應警惕膀胱癌或腎癌。腸癌除了便血以外,如果腫瘤生長在靠近肛門處,還可能出現大便變細、次數增多等症狀,甚至引起大便困難。
12.口腔變化。美國癌症協會指出,吸煙者要特別注意口腔及舌頭上出現的白色斑塊,這可能是口腔癌的前兆------黏膜白斑病。
13.消化不良。男性(尤其是老年男性)以及女性(孕期除外)長時間不明原因持續消化不良,可能是食道癌、喉癌、胃癌的症狀。

=============== 以下療法姑作參考 ===============

此「馬鈴薯生汁療法」蒐集於«健康雜誌»,«佛說療治病經»轉載介紹,被稱為「真正成為起死回生的魔杖」。

開始為日本禪宗僧侶~富澤知芳師提供,由冀公孫建永蒐集整理,據介紹對治療癌症有特效,有些人喝不了可加蜂蜜或半個蘋果。重病患者需在醫生指導下服用。每一個看到此偏方的好心人應大力宣傳,造福廣大民眾。

喝馬鈴薯生汁治好疾病的人越來越多,可以控制癌細胞蔓延----進入今年有好幾十名癌症患者實行這種療法,而且有很多患者逐漸康復,甚至有些人已經感到必死無疑了,但後來因此得救,紛紛來電告知他們內心的無限喜悅。」

提倡馬鈴薯生汁療法的禪宗僧侶:富澤知芳師在自家接到來自日本全國各地癌症患者的熱烈迴響,所以再度刊出,馬鈴薯生汁療法的臨床試驗例子。

將生的馬鈴薯擦碎,每日持續喝其汁一至二杯。馬鈴薯生汁療法不僅可以治癌,也治好了很多人肝臟病、糖尿病、胃潰瘍、腎病、心臟病、高血壓、腰痛和肩膀痛等病。還有各式各樣其他疾病治癒的患者也陸續出現。如果是正被慢性病所苦的人,請務必嘗試。沒有任何副作用,可以立刻實行,長期使用。

富澤師有一本著作«健康道癌症並不可怕»,他說過以下一段話:

即使做癌症手術,但可能因為擔心會蔓延或者未全部切除乾淨,反覆不斷地使用抗癌劑或做放射線療法。但是卻很少聽到因此而把癌症治癒的。而且那些治療的副作用相當大,會使人失去食慾,使身體急劇衰弱下去。

與此相對的是,馬鈴薯生汁療法完全沒有任何副作用,而且可以恢復體力,提高自然治癒力,實在是一種高營養的食品。若長期持續此療法,就具有抑制癌細胞的神奇力量。馬鈴薯生汁療法沒有任何危險,任何人都可以立刻實行,而且在極短時間內就可以實際感受到效果。患部有痛感的人,只要喝過一至二周,痛感就會逐漸減輕,沒有痛感的,只要持續一些時間,食慾隨即增加,血色好轉,體力可以漸漸恢復。

真正起死回生的魔杖,介紹一下馬鈴薯生汁的製作方法:

第一次準備的馬鈴薯的份量,大個的二、三個,小的三、四個。

把馬鈴薯清洗乾淨,然後去除馬鈴薯長芽部分。注意:發芽土豆及青色塊莖肉,含龍葵堿,可使人中毒,產生嚴重的胃腸炎症狀,用時須謹防之。

再連皮一起(不要去皮)用擦菜板擦碎,擦完後裹入乾淨紗布或孔較粗的棉質麻布內用力擠出汁來用力擠出汁來。一次可以擠出一杯大約(180 -200m l)的生汁。

將這些汁每天早晚餐前3060分鐘前空腹喝下。可能的話,在晚餐之前也喝一杯。每次做完立刻喝,而且每日持續才是最重要的。

身體衰弱的人,一次無法喝一杯的人,可以分做幾次喝完。或者不喜歡光喝馬鈴薯生汁的人,可以摻入酵素果汁約30毫升或蜂蜜,蘋果榨汁攪拌混勻時喝起來更容易。

注意:生汁擠出後要立刻喝完,而且每天堅持。連服兩週,治療見效。見效後繼續持續服用。

但是富澤師嚴厲地告訴患者,不可以把馬鈴薯生汁當作藥物來看。他說:只喝馬鈴薯生汁但是依然不改變過去縱慾生活的人,可以說就是把馬鈴薯視同藥罐子,當自己已經生病了,但自己卻不節制不養生,只是吃藥就想輕易治好疾病。

我們生病都是事出有因。例如暴飲暴食、喜歡美食、漫無節制的熬夜,都是造成疾病的原因。只要把過去的生活做一百八十度的大轉變即可,此時的馬鈴薯生汁,才算是真正的起死回生之仙杖。馬鈴薯在歐洲被稱做「大地的蘋果」,顯然是營養價值相當高的食品。尤其含有非常豐富的維他命C和鈣,在德國則自古以來即有喝馬鈴薯擦碎汁治療胃潰瘍和便秘的方法。

另外,馬鈴薯生汁具有抑制致癌的作用,在科學上也慢慢地獲得證明。馬鈴薯含有豐富的維他命C、維他命B、鐵、磷和鈣。這些維他命或礦物質一旦被體內吸收,血管中的血液就可以暢通無阻。因此,只要持續喝馬鈴薯生汁的話就可以使血壓維持穩定。

馬鈴薯含的鉀能幫助體內的鈉排出體外,有利於高血壓和腎炎患者的康復。馬鈴薯還有減肥、和中養胃、健脾利濕,消炎解毒的功效。另外,馬鈴薯生汁還對花粉症、濕疹、便秘有顯著效果。重症肝病喝馬鈴薯生汁之後迅速恢復,嚴重的便秘治好了。喝馬鈴薯生汁使尿蛋白完全消失了。馬鈴薯生汁可以增強全身體力。喝馬鈴薯生汁使胸痛消失不藥而癒。

另外,肩膀僵硬和痠痛的情形已經不再犯了。狹心症的起因是,心臟內的血液無法通暢所引起的疾病。血液流動若順暢無阻,當然心臟也可以正常地運作。

另外,肩膀痠痛多半是因為高血壓或狹心症影響所致。喝馬鈴薯生汁使失聲的喉嚨又可發聲。

請大家相互轉告,也許你舉手之勞就可以解除一個人的病痛、挽救一個人的生命,功德無量。



Mona Liza in Sydney!

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This is amazingly brilliant and artistic!
 
 

Bet with you for a cup of coffee that you will never be able to figure out ....... how it is done.

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3,604 cups of coffee which have been made into a giant Mona Lisa painting in Sydney, Australia. The 3,604 cups of coffee were each filled with different amounts of milk to create the different tones and shades !

 
 
 
 


The following is a brief history of La Salle College. If you are a La Salle old boy, it is worth viewing. Thanks to Michael Sze and Vincent Lo for passing on this invaluable video to old boys especially those oversea like myself.





To Hell And Back

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Life After Death - Children

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請大家要速傳!如果你收到一張帶有《世博會速遞 !》的圖片文件。
在任何環境下請不要打開它,且立即刪除它。如果你打開了它,你會失去個人電腦上的一切東西。
這是一個新的病毒,已經確認了它的危險性,而殺毒軟件不能清除它。他的目標是摧毀個人電腦。
(因為關乎世博會,所以特別容易上當,提醒大家注意!)
請大家告訴大家 , 最新強大病毒通知! ( 中了!電腦就報銷了,無法重 灌! )
病毒通知!不轉的人是自私鬼!
Very Important 病毒
千萬不要登入 :
www.yahoo-photos. net
很多人已受害 這個訊息非常重要 有很多人已領野了 一定要注意 ! 這個網址 : www.yahoo-photos. net 千萬不要登入 ,因為登入以後帳號就會被盜, 後果會很嚴重! 因為即時通有誰的帳號誰就會被盜,所以千萬不要進入這個網址,也不要登入 ! 它會像是病毒一樣的 ... 散開!所以,請大家告訴大家,多傳幾封,把這個消息傳出去!
為了你好,也為了你所有的朋友好 !
病毒通知!!不轉的人是自私 鬼!!
再重複一遍:can.exe.bat. pig. 的檔案勿開!!
最新強大病毒通知! ( 中了!電腦就報銷了,無法重灌 。 )
要小心一封名為 「來 抽支籤!」 (exe 檔 案 )
請勿開啟,並請立即刪除!
它會將你工作列右下角的圖示都 變成〝梅花〞, 且讓電腦無法關機,還會自行寄 給你連絡簿裡的朋友,搶於第一時間,通知朋友們,希望能來得及!
請將這個消息轉寄給在你通訊錄 裡的所有人!真正威力強大的病毒來了喲 ~ 比以往更嚴重!




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《清明上河圖》的原畫長528公分,高24.8公分,最早的版本屬於北宋畫家張擇端的作品,現藏于北京的故宫博物院。该图描绘了清明时节[1]北宋京城汴梁及汴河两岸的繁华和热闹的景象和优美的自然风光。作品以长卷形式,采用散点透视的构图法,将繁杂的景物纳入统一而富于变化的画卷中,畫中主要分開兩部份,一部份是農村,另一部是市集。畫中有814人,牲畜60多匹,船隻28艘,房屋樓宇30多棟,車20輛,轎8頂,樹木170多棵,往來衣着不同,神情各异,栩栩如生,其间还穿插各种活动,注重情节,构图疏密有致,富有节奏感和韵律的变化,笔墨章法都很巧妙,颇见功底。這幅畫作對於各種形態的幾何正確描繪性使其負有盛名。

Along the River During the Qingming Festival (simplified Chinese: 清明上河图; traditional Chinese: 清明上河圖; pinyin: Qīngmíng Shànghé Tú) is a panoramic painting generally attributed to the Song Dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145). It captures the daily life of people from the Song period at the capital, Bianjing, today's Kaifeng. The theme celebrates the festive spirit and worldly commotion at the Qingming Festival, rather than the holiday's ceremonial aspects, such as tomb sweeping and prayers. The entire piece was painted in hand scroll format and the content reveals the lifestyle of all levels of the society from rich to poor as well as different economic activities in rural areas and the city. It offers glimpses of period clothing and architecture. As an artistic creation, the piece has been revered and court artists of subsequent dynasties have made several re-interpretive replicas. The painting is also known for its geometrically accurate images of boats, bridges, shops, and scenery. Because of its fame, it has been called "China's Mona Lisa"

Similar to the Mona Lisa, the Qingming scroll was sold, changing hands among numerous private owners, before it finally returned to public ownership. The Qingming scroll is notable historically as being among the paintings from the former imperial collection that remain in public ownership in mainland China; it was a particular favorite of emperor Puyi, who took it with him to Manchukuo and thus kept the Song Dynasty original (24.8 by 528.7 cm) (9¾ in by 17 ft 4 in) out of the collection of the National Palace Museum. It was later re-purchased in 1945 and kept at the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City.

About 20 to 30 variations on this topic by artists of subsequent dynasties were made. Several Ming and Qing versions can be found in public and private collections around the world Each version follows the overall composition of the original fairly faithfully, however, the details often vary widely. The Song Dynasty original and the Qing version, in the Beijing and Taipei Palace Museums respectively, are regarded as national treasures.

Aside from patients and families, there are many of us who search for mesothelioma information and have questions we would like answered. Here are 10 of the most often asked questions with answers for those seeking mesothelioma information.

What is the mesothelium?

The mesothelium is a membrane that completely covers and protects each of the internal organs of the body. This membrane is made up of two layers of cells, one layer surrounds the organ while the other forms a sac around it. The mesothelium produces lubricating fluid which is released between these layers, allowing the moving organs such as the heart and lungs to glide easily against adjacent surfaces.

What is mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that attacks the mesothelium membrane, and is caused by earlier exposure to asbestos particles. When mesothelioma strikes, cells of the mesothelium become abnormal and divide without control, and malignant cells develop in the mesothelium which can metastasize from their original site to invade and damage nearby tissues and organs within the body. Typically, mesothelioma will begin in the pleura or peritoneum.. the abdominal cavity or lungs.

How common is mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is a relatively rare form of cancer, even though reported incidence figures show a steady increase over the past 20 years or so. Each year approximately 2,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the United States alone. Mesothelioma affects men more so than women and the risk increases with age, but mesothelioma can occur in either sex and at any age.

What are the causes of mesothelioma?

At least 90% of mesotheliomas can be linked to exposure to asbestos, although usually the exposure will have taken place many years before the cancer becomes apparent. It is known that even very low levels of exposure to asbestos can lead to the development of mesothelioma, so it is possible that some patients may not have had any known contact with asbestos but may still have breathed in asbestos fibres without realizing it. Exposure to certain chemicals and radiation has also been linked to mesothelioma, and a small number of mesotheliomas have been linked to a type of radiation called thorium dioxide(thorotast). This was used in some x-rays up until the 1950's. There is no evidence linking mesotheliomas with cigarette smoking

How is mesothelioma diagnosed?

The symptoms of mesothelioma are often difficult to diagnose being very similar to the symptoms displayed in other conditions including asbestosis. The diagnosis of mesothelioma will require a review of the patient's medical history, including past history of asbestos exposure. A complete physical examination will be performed and x-rays of the chest and abdomen obtained. A CT scan or MRI may also prove useful in the diagnosis of mesothelioma.

Can mesothelioma be treated?

Treatment for mesothelioma varies depending on the location of the cancer, to what extent the mesothelioma has developed, and the patient's age and general condition. The options for mesothelioma treatment include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy.

Is there a cure for mesothelioma?

The only treatment offering any hope of a cure for mesothelioma is an operation to remove the tumour surgically. Unfortunately because mesothelioma is so difficult to diagnose, it is often too far advanced for surgery to be carried out safely.

Are there new treatments available for mesothelioma?

The National Cancer Institute is currently sponsoring clinical trials in an effort to discover new treatments for mesothelioma along with improvement of the way current mesothelioma treatments are implemented. Before any new mesothelioma treatment can be recommended for general use, extensive clinical trials must be carried out to demonstrate that the mesothelioma treatment is safe for patients and will prove effective against the disease. Participation in these clinical trials can be an important treatment option for many patients suffering from the effects of mesothelioma.

What is the life expectancy for those diagnosed with mesothelioma?

The life expectancy for patients diagnosed with mesothelioma will vary depending on the type of cancer, where the tumor is, how far it has spread and the age and general health of the patient. Studies show average survival periods of between 8 and 14 months but it is not uncommon for patients to live for a few years following diagnosis of the condition.

So what is asbestosis?

Asbestosis is a non-cancerous chronic and potentially lethal inflammatory disease affecting the lungs, and is caused by exposure to asbestos. Asbestosis can cause permanent lung damage, increased risk of dangerous lung infections, and heart failure.

So those are the most often asked questions by those seeking mesothelioma information, and it is hoped the above answers have enlightened you.

Trevor Taylor

Trevor Taylor writes of his experiences in the field of mesothelioma information. Asbestosis Mesothelioma Information

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Mesothelioma, more precisely malignant mesothelioma, is a rare form of cancer that develops from the protective lining that covers many of the body's internal organs, the mesothelium. It is usually caused by exposure to asbestos.

Its most common site is the pleura (outer lining of the lungs and internal chest wall), but it may also occur in the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity), the heart, the pericardium (a sac that surrounds the heart) or tunica vaginalis.

Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles, or they have been exposed to asbestos dust and fiber in other ways. It has also been suggested that washing the clothes of a family member who worked with asbestos can put a person at risk for developing mesothelioma.[3] Unlike lung cancer, there is no association between mesothelioma and smoking, but smoking greatly increases the risk of other asbestos-induced cancers. Compensation via asbestos funds or lawsuits is an important issue in mesothelioma (see asbestos and the law).

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Construction of Airbus A380

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The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. The largest passenger airliner in the world, the A380 made its maiden flight on 27 April 2005 from Toulouse, France, and made its first commercial flight on 25 October 2007 from Singapore to Sydney with Singapore Airlines. The aircraft was known as the Airbus A3XX during much of its development phase, but the nickname Superjumbo has since become associated with it. The A380's upper deck extends along the entire length of the fuselage, and its width is equivalent to that of a widebody aircraft. This allows for an A380-800's cabin with 5,146 square feet (478.1 m2) of floor space; 49% more floor space than the next-largest airliner, the Boeing 747-400 with 3,453 square feet (320.8 m2), and provides seating for 525 people in a typical three-class configuration or up to 853 people in all-economy class configurations. The postponed freighter version, the A380-800F, is offered as one of the largest freight aircraft, with a payload capacity exceeded only by the Antonov An-225. The A380-800 has a design range of 15,200 km (8,200 nmi; 9,400 mi), sufficient to fly from New York to Hong Kong for example, and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900 km/h or 560 mph at cruising altitude)

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Scientific Proof of God

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Be sure to read Scene 3. Quite interesting.

          This is a new one. People sure stay busy

           trying to cheat us, don't they?   


SCENE 1.    
A friend went to the local gym and placed his belongings 
in the locker. After the workout and a shower, he came out, 
saw the locker open, and thought to himself, 'Funny, 
I thought I locked the locker.. 


Hmm, 'He dressed and just flipped the wallet to make 
sure all was in order. 


Everything looked okay - all cards were in place... 


A few weeks later his credit card bill came - 
a whooping bill of $14,000! 


He called the credit card company and started 
yelling at them, saying that he did not  make 
       the transactions. 


Customer care personnel verified that 
there was no mistake in the system and asked 
       if his card had been stolen..   


'No,' he said, but then took out his 
wallet, pulled out the credit card, and yep - 
       you guessed it - a switch had been made. 


An expired similar credit card from 
the same bank was in the wallet. 


The thief broke into his locker at the gym 
and switched cards. 


Verdict: The credit card issuer said since 
he did not report the card missing earlier, 
he would   have to pay the amount owed 
to them. 


How much did he have to pay for items 
he did not buy?    


$9,000! Why were there no calls made to 
       verify the amount swiped? 
Small amounts rarely trigger a 'warning bell' 
with some credit card companies. 
It just so happens that all the small amounts 
added up to big one!    
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SCENE 2.    
A man at a local restaurant paid for his meal 
with his credit card. 


The bill for the meal came, he signed it and 
the waitress folded the receipt and passed the 
credit card along. 


Usually, he would just take it and place it in his 
wallet or pocket. Funny enough, though, he 
actually took a look at the card and, lo and 
behold, it was the expired card of another person. 


He called the waitress and she looked perplexed. 


She took it back, apologized, and hurried back to 
the counter under the watchful eye of the man. 


All the waitress did while walking to the counter 
was wave the wrong expired card to the counter 
cashier, and the counter cashier immediately 
looked down and took out the real card. 


No exchange of words --- nothing! She took 
it and came back to the man with an apology.. 


Verdict: 


Make sure the credit cards in your wallet are yours. 


Check the name on the card every time you 
      sign for something and/or the card is taken 
      away for even a short period of time. 


Many people just take back the credit card without 
even looking at it, 'assuming' that it has to be theirs. 




FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, DEVELOP THE HABIT 
OF CHECKING YOUR CREDIT CARD EACH TIME 
IT IS RETURNED TO YOU AFTER A TRANSACTION! 
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SCENE 3:    
Yesterday I went into a pizza restaurant to 
       pick up an order that I had called in. 


I paid by using my Visa Check Card which, of 
course, is linked directly to my checking 
account. 


The young man behind the counter took my 
card, swiped it, then laid it on the counter as 
      he waited for the approval, which is pretty 
      standard procedure.. 


While he waited, he picked up his cell phone 
      and started dialing. 


I noticed the phone because it is the same 
      model I have, but nothing seemed out of the 
      ordinary. ? Then I heard a click that sounded 
      like my phone sounds when I take a picture. 


He then gave me back my card but kept the 
phone in his hand as if he was still pressing 
buttons. 


Meanwhile, I'm thinking: I wonder what he 
is taking a picture of, oblivious to what was 
      really going on. 


It then dawned on me: the only thing there 
      was my credit card, so now I'm paying close 
      attention to what he is doing.. 


He set his phone on the counter, leaving it 
      open. 


About five seconds later, I heard the chime 
      that tells you that the picture has been saved. 


Now I'm standing there struggling with the 
       fact that this boy just took a picture of my credit   card. 


Yes, he played it off well, because had we not 
had the same kind of phone, I probably would 
never have known what happened. 


Needless to say, I immediately cancelled 
that card as I was walking out of the pizza 
parlor.. 


All I am saying is, be aware of your 
surroundings at all times. 


Whenever you are using   your credit card 
take caution and don't be careless. 




Notice who is standing near you and what 
      they are doing when you use your card. 


Be aware of phones, because many have a 
camera phone these days. 




FORWARD THIS TO AS MANY PEOPLE 
     AS YOU CAN THINK OF. LET'S GET THE 
     WORD OUT! JUST BE AWARE 
Never let your card out of your 
sight.....check and check again!    






CBC News is running an online poll connected to an article that is titled: Euthanasia: Should it be legalized? This is the most important online poll we have ever seen in Canada. VOTE NO and forward this to all of your contacts. When you scroll down a little on the screen you will notice on the right hand side the poll question. The poll asks the question - Do you support the legalization of euthanasia? VOTE NO Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/11/euthanasia-should-it-be-legalized.html

Lest We Forget

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Your cellphone is in your pocket. 
He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags. 
He knows he may not see some of his buddies again. 
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You walk down the beach, staring 
at all the pretty girls. 
He patrols the streets, searching 
for insurgents and terrorists. He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months. 
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You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight. 
He waits for the mail to see if there  is a letter from home. 

You hug and kiss your girlfriend, 
like you do every day.
He holds his letter close and smells
 his love's perfume. 
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You roll your eyes as a baby cries. 
He gets a letter with pictures of his
new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet. 
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You  criticize your government, and 
say that war never solves anything. 
He sees the innocent tortured and 
killed by their own people and 
remembers why he is fighting. 
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You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him. 
He hears the gunfire, bombs and 
screams of the wounded. 

You see only what the media wants 
you to see. 
He sees the broken bodies lying 
around him. 
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You are asked to do something by 
your parents. You don't. 
He does exactly what he is told even
 if it puts his life in danger. 

You stay at home and watch TV. 
He takes whatever time he is given 
to call, write home, sleep, and eat. 

You crawl into your soft bed, with 
down pillows, and get comfortable. 
He tries to sleep but gets woken by mortars and helicopters all night long. 

If you support your troops, send this 
to 13 people. 

REMEMBER our Troops, and do not 
forget them LATER 
Lest we forget - 
KEEP THE CHAIN GOING 




 

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If you can read this thank a teacher
And as It's in English, thank a Soldier.


Have a good life




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Young Boy Visits Heaven

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On November 12, 2010, Bombardier Aerospace celebrated the 1,000th Dash 8/Q-Series aircraft -- a Q400 NextGen airliner, delivered to Pinnacle Airlines in a commemorative ceremony at the company's Toronto facility where the aircraft are manufactured.









cookbook_deep-fried-stuffed-green-peppers.jpgAre you bored of your plain diet? Is your cooking not as healthy as you'd like it to be? I am recommending you Authentic Chinese Cooking Recipes.


In this ebook you would discover how to cook authentic Chinese vegetarian dishes
and  how to use the healthiest ingredients to cook the tastiest dishes


There are 16 fundamental cooking techniques.  Thet will made cooking easy for you.    Learn all about Chinese cooking ingredients which would make taste buds dance with excitement. Easy, healthy, low fat, and delicious Chinese food so simple that you can do it in minutes. 
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Authentic Chinese Cooking Recipes



每天吃夠『三四五』  人衰老得慢!

養生,有時候不是什麼大智慧,而是生活中的小細節。最普通的食物,若能堅持吃,效果也不同凡響。北京中醫醫院副院長王國瑋就指出,每天堅持吃三個核桃、四個桂圓、五顆紅棗對身體大有裨益。
 
三個核桃健腦潤肺:
"核桃的藥用價值很高。"王國瑋說,小孩吃核桃補腦;中青年、上班族壓力大,吃些核桃能緩解大腦疲勞,減輕壓力;老年人吃桃核能抗衰老。衛生部首席健康顧問 洪昭光 教授表示,核桃含有豐富的不飽和脂肪酸,有防治動脈硬化的功效。此外,核桃中還含有鋅、錳、鉻等人體不可缺少的微量元素,鉻有促進膽固醇代謝和保護心血管的功能,高血脂患者和肥胖的人可以吃點。
 
四個桂圓開胃安神桂圓也叫龍眼,是珍貴的滋養強化劑。王國瑋介紹說,桂圓性溫味甘,益心脾,有開胃、養血益脾、補心安神的功效。中醫裡可用于治療心脾虛損、氣血不足所致的失眠、健忘、驚悸、眩暈等症。春天人們容易困乏,吃幾個桂圓可以起到一定的緩解作用。"我多次在養生書籍中推薦桂圓。"洪昭光說,桂圓含豐富的維生素AB族維生素等營養素,對於勞心費神的人很有好處。

五顆紅棗益氣養血
棗位居五果之首,其豐富的營養價值歷來受到推崇。王國瑋說,從中醫角度講,棗可以健脾益氣、養血安神,中醫認為氣是功能,血是物質,棗能氣血雙補,這在中藥裡很少見,因此棗的藥用價值非常高。鮮棗含維C特別高,是柑橘含量的8--17倍,是蘋果的50倍以上,所以紅棗被營養學界稱為天然維生素丸。中醫入藥以幹紅棗為主,幹棗雖然維C含量比鮮棗稍微低一些,但是因為它含有多種其他營養成分,特別是含鐵比較高,對於婦女補鐵補血很有好處。"每天吃夠三四五,既能養生也便於堅持。"王國瑋最後說:"我認識一個人,一年四季都這麼吃,堅持了20年,現在看起來比同齡人年輕很多,大家不妨今天就開始試試吧。
 
不能吃的東西:
珍珠奶茶
! 珠奶茶在給人們的味蕾帶來甜美刺激的同時,也給人的RIGHT康帶來隱患。奶精是珍珠奶茶之魂。
十杯鮮奶的味道,也不如一勺奶精來得香濃。

奶精的主要成分氫化植物油是一種反式脂肪酸。 
專家指出:每天一杯 500 毫升珍珠奶茶中反式脂肪酸含量已超出正常人體承受極限,飲用者易患心血管疾病。  
奶精使奶茶變得香濃源自於奶精中一種名為 ! '植脂末' 的化學物質。這種物質中含有砷(砒霜)、鉛、銅等有害物質,長期攝入,可增加患冠心病、腫瘤、哮喘等疾病的幾率,幼兒更會變得智力低下。
 

吃『珍珠』等於吃塑膠?
珍珠奶茶正因為這些黑色的小顆粒而得名,我們一般叫它為珍珠粉圓,公開的主材料是木薯澱粉。然而,單純的木薯澱粉並不能讓珍珠彈性十足,如今比! 較通用做法是在其中加入小麥蛋白。 
 
即便如此,有的商家也覺得彈性還不夠,為了讓珍珠更有"嚼頭",於是再添加人工合成的高分子材料。 說白了,高分子材料就是塑膠,這也是行業內心照不宣的秘密。
 

這樣的成分不可能被人體吸收,吃塑膠是什麼結果,大家可以想像。

八種食物吃多了會死人~非看不可 
(1)皮蛋一般製造商在製作皮蛋時,常添加定量的鉛,我們若經常食用,會引起鉛中毒。 同時,還會造成身體內鈣質的流失。
(2)
臭豆腐 :臭豆腐在發酵過程中,極易被微生物汙染,同時又會揮發大量鹽基氮,以及硫化氫等; 這些都是蛋白質分解的腐敗物質,對人體有害。
(3)
味精 : 每人每日對味精的攝取量,以不超過六公克為原則,但只有害無益。
(4)
菠菜 : 菠菜營養豐富,但因含有草酸,致食物中寶貴的元素鋅與鈣之結合,而被排出體外,而引起人體鋅與鈣的缺乏。 《男人缺鋅,會無法抬頭作人》  
(5)
豬肝 : 一公斤的豬肝,其含膽固醇高達四百毫克以上, 而一個人若攝入過多的膽固醇,會導致動脈硬化。  
(6)
烤肉 由於烤肉在燻烤過程中,會產生如「苯」等有害物質,是誘發癌的因子。 
(7)
醃菜 :醃菜若製作不得法,含致癌物,並含硝酸胺,久吃因而致病。 
(8)
油條 ︰ 油條中的明礬,是含鋁的無機! 物,不可經常食用。









10 Points Checklist for Easy Home Winterizing
Highly recommend
The affiliate programs  in the internet market  are overwhelming much similar to the variety of the general merchandises.  Which one  would match you well and make you a successful affiliate? 

The key questions to ask yourself are:

  • Do you have a passion for an online business?
    You would agree with me that if you are really enthusiastic about something then you are much more likely to be successful at it.  If you are just doing something for the money, then success is still possible with much difficulty.  Here to access
    a tiny sample of  successful home base ebusiness   (real-life cases)


  • How to find the potential affiliate programs in the market?                        You can get a feel of the competition in the targeted area with the Googel Search. Just type in "The Super Affiliate HandBook"  in the Google Search Box .  All relevant links come up.   Those links with high Google Page Ranking will appear as the top search results.  They are directly competing with you if you join in this market segment.

You would also find some Google Ads pertaining to the keywords.  For our illustration purpose here,  we still use  'The Super Affilaite HandBook' as an example   The most top paying ads would come out at the top, the  no.1 position is the most expensive, then the second position for a little less. These Ads are the
Google AdWords
                                            
                       
The bid per click is 10 cents to start with.  The higher bid per click can be $5 to $10 per click depending on product and competition,  Access my article on high paying keywords here.   In general,  information  products such as internet marketing programs or related software and affiliate programs are more expensive,e.g., $3 to $7.  Some very high paying bid can go up to  up to $50-100 (at the hyper-link Overture Bid Tool type in Mesothelioma; you will find the highest bid for this word is $50-100 approx.  Surprised!)  You can now picture the hidden potential in different market segments.  Here is indeed the area one should focus more thought in the  total process of making a living online.  Google search and Overture  indicate the better market segments and potential affiliate programs where the money are. 







THE ELEVATED BLUEPRINT - everything you will ever need to know STARTING YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE  ...  Joel Comm 

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Baby Boomers

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Google Adsense.jpgIf you have your own website, you can sell ad space to  Google in your  web pages making AdSense money from Google.

With regard to Google AdSense I would recommend  Joel Comm.   Then , who is Joel Comm and why should you listen to him?  

Quote:
" If you are reading this page and want to make more money with Google Adsense, you are in good company! My name is Joel Comm, and I've been an Internet entrepreneur since 1995. I run a series of family-friendly web sites and continue to earn a generous income online.

In 1997, a company called Yahoo! purchased my game site, ClassicGames.com, and today it's known as Yahoo! Games. My face is seen hundreds of thousands of times daily in the form of a cartoon avatar at the Yahoo! Games game tables.

Through the years, I've built dozens of web sites that welcome thousands of visitors each day. I've found many ways to generate revenue online, but I wasn't prepared for the revolution that would take place in the form of Google AdSense.

In June 2003, I signed up with Google AdSense, and did what many others do. I simply took the code from the AdSense site and pasted it onto my web site. And then I did what many others undoubtedly do as well. I wondered why I wasn't making any money.

But then I got smart. I suspected that I was leaving money on the table, so I began testing my AdSense code using completely legitimate means. What I found changed my life.

From just $30 per day, I had shot up to $500 PER DAY with just a few easy changes in my spare time. I looked at my incredible 5-digit check and thought I must be dreaming. 'There has got to be a mistake", I thought. "Google is going to call me up and ask for their check back." But the call never came.

Deep down, I knew it wouldn't. Each time I logged into my AdSense account, the proof was right before my eyes: My AdSense stats! "
Unquote

Access here to Adsense Secret by Joel Comm (Highly Recommended) to see the real, recent screenshot of Joel Comm 's AdSense stats page. With Google's permission, Joel reveals how much  he is making with AdSense. But they've asked Joel to keep details of CPM and CTR private, so he has blacked them out in order to comply with Google's terms of service.

Access to Google Adsense Success Stories
 




House of Water Dancing

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想觀賞水上舞蹈,請參看以下資料: 總投資超過20億港元,全球最大型的水上匯演《水舞間》在澳門新濠天地水舞間劇院Dancing Water Theater上演,整個演出經過五年籌劃和兩年的排練,結合了現代高科技及藝術,內容包括水中舞蹈、高空跳水、體操、雜技、特技飛車,再加上具震撼力的燈光及聲效,編排緊湊,官能刺激十足,令所有人邊看邊「嘩嘩聲」。 《水舞間》故事發生在一個奇妙國度,國王育有兩名兒女,貌美的公主為早逝的仙女所生;王子雖為惡毒的蛇蠍女王所生,卻酷愛和平。國王死後,女王為使親兒能登上王位,所以把公主驅逐並困在籠裡。但是,被囚禁的公主,其絕望的呼喚卻掀起一股神秘力量,一場暴風雨令事情峰迴路轉,暴風雨將一名英勇的青年沖到岸上,他最後成為拯救公主的英雄。這故事雖然很像外國童話,但這穿越時空的史詩式愛情故事中加入了中國元素。 大家看《水舞間》前,應先認識Dancing Water Theater,因為這劇場擁有270度環回效果,中央舞台直徑長約65呎,整個劇院動用約258個自動噴泉及約11個10噸升降台,令舞台可以隨時由水池變成陸地舞台,再配上其泳池的儲水量可達370加侖,所以大家可以欣賞到演員在水上跳舞、從24.6米高台跳水,不同的佈景,如海盜船、大橋、涼亭、海島等,在劇中時而升起,時而降低,轉換場景又快又準,最緊要是可干可濕,令人佩服萬分。 除了硬件外,表演者陣容鼎盛,《水舞間》團員來自超過18個國家及地區,約77位演員,還有130位製作、技術及潛水人員。值得一提的是來自中國的舞蹈員梁菲飾演公主。梁菲雖然出生於上海,但她跟香港頗有淵源,她在1996年加入香港芭蕾舞團,01年已升為首席舞蹈員,06及08年曾兩度獲頒香港電台十大傑出藝術家殊榮, 08年更憑《羅密歐與朱麗葉》一劇獲頒香港舞蹈年獎。


A Night in Macau

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'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says

This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.

The first story is about connecting the dots.

I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?

It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: "We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?" They said: "Of course." My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would someday go to college.

And 17 years later I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.

It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on. Let me give you one example:

Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country. Throughout the campus every poster, every label on every drawer, was beautifully hand calligraphed. Because I had dropped out and didn't have to take the normal classes, I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this. I learned about serif and san serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can't capture, and I found it fascinating.

None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with beautiful typography. If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, its likely that no personal computer would have them. If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards ten years later.

Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something -- your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

My second story is about love and loss.

I was lucky -- I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just released our finest creation -- the Macintosh -- a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge and eventually we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating.

I really didn't know what to do for a few months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down - that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me -- I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.

I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.

During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the worlds first computer animated feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought NeXT, I returned to Apple, and the technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple's current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together.

I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn't been fired from Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.

My third story is about death.

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas. I didn't even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor's code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought you'd have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy, where they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I'm fine now.

This was the closest I've been to facing death, and I hope its the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept:

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma -- which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog, which was one of the bibles of my generation. It was created by a fellow named Stewart Brand not far from here in Menlo Park, and he brought it to life with his poetic touch. This was in the late 1960's, before personal computers and desktop publishing, so it was all made with typewriters, scissors, and polaroid cameras. It was sort of like Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along: it was idealistic, and overflowing with neat tools and great notions.

Stewart and his team put out several issues of The Whole Earth Catalog, and then when it had run its course, they put out a final issue. It was the mid-1970s, and I was your age. On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous. Beneath it were the words: "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish." It was their farewell message as they signed off. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. And I have always wished that for myself. And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you.

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Thank you all very much.

Source:
Standard University News










Bill Gates Speech at Harvard

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共你有過最美的邂逅 
共你有過一些風雨憂愁
共你醉過痛過的最後 
 但我發覺想你不能沒有 在你每次抱怨的眼眸 
像我永遠不懂給你溫柔 別再訴說我倆早已分手 
像你教我傷心依然未夠 但你沒帶走 夢裡的所有 
讓你走 為何讓你看不透 但求你未淡忘 往日舊情
我願默然 帶著淚流 很想一生跟你走
就算天邊海角 多少改變  一生只有 風中追究 
不想孤單的逗留 但求你未淡忘 往日舊情 
我願默然 帶著淚流 很想一生跟你走 在我心中的你 思海的你 
今生不可不能沒有 在你每次抱怨的眼眸 
像我永遠不懂給你溫柔 別再訴說我倆早已分手 
像你教我傷心依然未夠 但你沒帶走 夢裡的所有 
讓你走 為何讓你看不透 但求你未淡忘 往日舊情
我願默然 帶著淚流 很想一生跟你走
就算天邊海角 多少改變  一生只有 風中追究 
不想孤單的逗留 但求你未淡忘 往日舊情 
我願默然 帶著淚流 很想一生跟你走 在我心中的你 思海的你 
今生不可不能沒有
但求你未淡忘 往日舊情 我願默然 帶著淚流 很想一生跟你走 就算天邊海角 多少改變 
一生只有 風中追究 
不想孤單的逗留 但求你未淡忘 往日舊情 
 我願默然 帶著淚流 很想一生跟你走 在我心中的你 思海的你 
今生不可不能沒有



If you want a cheap computer without the risk of buying second hand then read on because this page will tell you all about how to get a cheap used computer
that comes with a limited warranty.





I've spent a great deal of time online looking around for great deals on used computers that have been recertified. This means that they have been fully checked out and are sold with a warranty to ensure that they are working perfectly. These recertified computers are really the safest way you can get a nice cheap used computer.


There is a huge selection of cheap used computers online.
Most local computer stores near where I live do not carry a big range of used computers. When I had a look online I was stunned by the range of recertified/used computers I found. Since I've done some research I thought I'd share it with you.

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Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast.
He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were
reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic . They dreaded the Awful storms that raged across the Atlantic ,
Wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops.
As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received
A steady stream of refusals.

Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached
the farmer. 'Are you a good farm hand?' the farmer asked him.  'Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,' answered the little man.

Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, Hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk,  and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work.  Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled, 'Get up!  A storm is coming!  Tie things down before they blow away!'
The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, 'No
sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.'

Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm.
To his amazement, he discovered that all of the haystacks had been covered with tarpaulins.
The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred.
The shutters were tightly secured.  Everything was tied down.

Nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what his
hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while
The wind blew.
When you're prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically,
you have nothing to fear. Can you sleep when the
Wind blows through your life?
The hired hand in the story was able to sleep because he
Had secured the farm against the storm.
We secure ourselves against the storms of life by
Grounding ourselves in the Word of God.
We don't need to understand, we just need to hold
His hand to have peace in the middle of storms.

Someone dear to me sent this to me today,
And I enjoyed it so much, that I wanted to send it to you.
I hope you enjoy your day and you sleep well.
May God bless you! 

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Anyway, as I was reading through the latest success stories, I couldn't help but notice that, despite dramatic differences in the business models they use and the products and services they sell, these successful web site owners all share three common "success traits" that played a major role in growing their online sales to $100,000 to $600,000 a year...

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The Story of Gods Creation

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Boomers' Joke

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SNOW PLOW
 
One winter morning at breakfast a couple was listening to the radio. They heard the announcer say, "We are going to have 8-10 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the even-numbered side of the street, so the snowplow can get through."  The wife went out and moved her car.
 

A week later while they are eating breakfast, the radio announcer said, "We are expecting 10-12 inches of snow today, you will need to move your car to the odd-numbered side of the street so the snowplow can get through." So the wife went out and moved her car again.

 

The next week, while they were eating breakfast, the radio announcer said, "We are expecting 12-14 inches of snow today and you must park..." Then the power went off! The wife was very upset. With a worried look on her face she said, "Honey, I don't know what to do. Which side of the street am I supposed to park on?"

 

With the love and understanding in his voice that all men who are married to blondes exhibit, her husband said, "Why don't you just leave it in the garage this t ime.







All my voice
All my heart
Couldn't capture the beauty of his art
Perfect Holiness
All the Glory
All the Light
Flows from his omnipotent might
Let the heavens sing Chorus
From hill to vale
They come
With shouts of joy
Sweeping over the earth
From distant shores
They cry
Like breaking waves
The unrestricted praise
All the silence
All the dark
Could not describe the mystery of his work
From age to age
I stand on this trembling earth
To feel his eternal worth
And with my hands
I raise my all
To join creation's call
From hill to vale
They come
With shouts of joy
Sweeping over the earth
From distant shores
They cry
Like breaking waves
The unrestricted praise


Utilizing footage from the BBC Planet Earth Series, we take a look at the wonder and majesty of God's creation. Set to the song, "Creation Calls" by Brian Doerksen, this stunning glimpse of God's masterpiece is meant to glorify Him and draw the mind to new places of intimacy with Him.


The Creation of Universe

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Boomer Driving Tip

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A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago. She was traveling between Gladewater & Kilgore. It was raining, though not excessively and her car suddenly began to hydro-plane and literally flew through the air. She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden occurrence! When she explained to the highway patrolman what had happened.

He told her something that every driver should know - NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON . She thought she was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe consistent speed in the rain..
But the highway patrolman told her that if the cruise control is on, your car will begin to hydro-plane when the tires lose contact with the pavement, and your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed making you take off like an airplane. She told the patrolman that was exactly what had occurred. The patrolman said this warning should be listed, on the driver's seat sun-visor - NEVER USETHE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE PAVEMENT?(ROAD) IS WET OR ICY , along with the airbag warning. We tell our teenagers to set the cruise control and drive a safe speed - but we don't tell them to use the cruise control only when the pavement is dry.

The only person the accident victim found, who knew this (besides the patrolman), was a man who had a similar accident, totaled his car and sustained severe injuries.

NOTE: Some vehicles (like the Toyota Sienna Limited XLE) will not allow you to set the cruise control when the windshield wipers are on.  
    










SAFE-DRIVING TIPS WHEN IT IS RAINING!
 
GOOD VISION IN A DOWNPOUR

How to achieve good vision while driving during a heavy downpour.

We are not sure why it is so effective; just try this method when it rains heavily.
This method was told by a Police friend who had experienced and confirmed it.
It is useful...even driving at night.

Most of the motorists would turn on HIGH or FASTEST SPEED
of the wipers during heavy downpour, yet the visibility in front of the windshield is still bad......
In the event you face such a situation, just put on your
SUN GLASSES (any model will do), and miracle!
All of a sudden, your visibility in front of your windshield is perfectly clear, as if there is no rain.
Make sure you always have a pair of SUN GLASSES in your car.

You are not only helping yourself to drive safely with good vision, but also might save your friend's life by giving him this idea..

Try it yourself and share it with your friends!
Amazing, you still see the drops on the windshield, but not the sheet of rain falling.
You can see where the rain bounces off the road. It works to eliminate the "blindness" from passing cars. Or the "kickup" if you are following a car in the rain.

They ought to teach this little tip in driver's training.. It really does work.

This is a good warning. I wonder how many people knew about this.

 




慈愛&公平

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地底625公尺下的生存領導學:
:『慈愛』&『公平』


智利礦工為什麼能夠活了69天,為什麼沒有人精神崩潰、瘋狂。這太不可思議了。經過這幾天,我翻遍了每個報紙的每個報導,我終於找到原因了!】
晚上來到台大醫院看住院的老爸。
才一推開門,就看到老爸右手揮舞著聯合晚報,斗大的頭版標題:『感謝天!33礦工全救出來了』,在我眼前跳起了暈頭的佛朗明哥舞步。
他一臉興奮的神情,孩童般等不及地對我說:『為什麼33個智利礦工為什麼能夠活了69天,為什麼沒有人精神崩潰、瘋狂。這太不可思議了。經過這幾天,我翻遍了每個報紙的每個報導,我終於找到原因了!』
話匣子就這樣停不下來了...
一件神蹟
故事發生在智利北部,科比亞波市周邊沙漠地帶的地下礦坑。
33名礦工,在地底625公尺的深處。
他們的頭頂上方,是重達70萬噸的岩石;他們的活動空間,是僅14坪的臨時避難處;他們的食物,是吃剩的午餐,與2天的食糧。
在毫無外界救援的情況下,他們生存了17天。最後,經過長達69天的漫長救援,原本似乎註定悲劇收場的命運,奇蹟般的,33位竟安然無恙地全數獲救。
這不是好萊塢賣座電影情結的翻版嗎?
這不是,這比好萊塢賣座電影更精采!
關鍵領袖
活下來真不不容易。
災難降臨的瞬間,他們原本在吃午餐;一聲轟然巨響,礦坑霎時崩塌。經過了34個小時煙濛濛的處境,碎石、灰沙才逐漸塵埃落定。心神稍微平靜後,七嘴八舌的意見就在漆黑的坑穴中響起。有人說1日內就會挖通,有人說救援最多不會晚於2天;33種看法、意見在黑暗中碰撞,找不到一個令眾人滿意的結論。
在驚慌紛爭的局面僵持不下時,戲劇般地,領班鄂蘇亞(Luis Urzua)開口說話:『這種時候如果我們沒有辦法團結,一同為生存奮鬥,我們就只能相互爭吵,在分裂中等待死亡。』
眾人好像在黑夜裡找到可捕捉的燭光,願意讓鄂蘇亞帶領他們的命運向前。
為什麼32個來自四面八方的人們,願意在極其恐慌、無助的環境下,接受一個認識不到3個月領班的管理、支配?願意相信他,受他帶領,同心合意突破難關?
關鍵特質
因為他身上擁有2個關鍵特質:
1. 慈愛:根據礦工們的形容,雖然新上任的領班和他們相處不到3個月的時間,但從平日的生活中,他們感受到他的照顧,與真實流露的愛。
2. 公平:鄂蘇亞處世正直,對所有的同仁都一律公平、公正,沒有任何私心。
鄂蘇亞是個慈愛、公平的人。只要他一開口,他們都願意聽從。像2000年前耶穌拿起五餅二魚,擘開分給眾人一樣,鄂蘇亞收了每個人吃剩的午餐,加上避難所2天的食物和水,用這些零零碎碎的『五餅二魚』,竟讓33個成年男子足足活了17天。使他們免於遇見災難驚惶失控、搶食爭鬥,最後獸性大發,以『相咬相吞』、人吃人的悲慘結局。
關鍵決定
鄂蘇亞一取得食物的控制權,立即做出2個可能是整個事件中最重要的決定:
1. 規定所有的人,每48小時才能吃『一餐』(包括2小湯匙的鮪魚,1片口糧,和2口牛奶)。
2. 規定領到食物的人不能先吃,要等33人都領到後,才能一起吃。於是慢領的不致驚恐、擔心。
另外,鄂蘇亞一個出人意外的決定。他定下規律的作息時間表,且規定每人需有秩有序的『按表操課』:
{ 8小時睡眠/ 8小時工作/ 8小時吃飯、運動、娛樂。}
遵行『作息時間表』結果,是維持眾人心理上保持穩定的重大因素。儘管身處浩劫,他們彷彿置身平日,不但正常工作,還保持運動、休閒,維持基本的身心健康。所以69日過後,沒有人精神崩潰,失序瘋狂。
於是...
10/14,台北時間早上8:5533名全數獲救。
10/1531人平安出院,其餘無法出院的2人,病情也相當輕微:1位需動牙科手術,另1位則僅是輕微腦震盪。
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『我曾與魔鬼為伍,不過沒有被神遺棄!』這是第二名獲救的礦工出坑後的感言,這或許是所有被困在地下的礦工死裡逃生的心聲。

這場可能奪走三十多條人命的災難,最終得到快樂的結局,就如第一名獲救礦工的叔叔說,『這是神恩賜的奇蹟』。

日本安寧緩和醫療專科醫師大津秀一(Otsu Shuich),曾陪伴1000名以上的病患,度過人生最後階段,他感悟:『面對死亡時,許多人確實會領悟到「活著」這件事有多麼可貴。』

他 發現現代醫療技術雖然可以減輕患者肉體上的痛苦,卻無法消除他們心靈上的不甘與懊悔。於是,他決定將這些令人深感後悔的事記錄下來,希望透過一個個動人故 事,讓大家深思在生命中,那些東西最值得珍惜,那些東西根本無需在意,又有那些非作不可的事;進而在身心尚有餘力時,可以盡全力追求生命的真義與夢想,活 出真正屬於自己的人生。(『死前會後悔的25件事』)

我 有一位好友,原本得了重度憂鬱症,後來又被檢查出罹患血癌。這個突如其來的消息,引發她對自己過往人生的深度反省,並且真實的回到神的面前。很奇妙的,經 過六個月的化療與最後的骨髓移植,她從原先不能翻身,到現在可以走路,連醫生都說是『奇蹟』。更大的『奇蹟』是,她由一個憂鬱沮喪、牢騷滿腹、自傲自負的 人,變成一個溫柔、和善、謙卑的人,並且對神對人都充滿感恩之情。

人突然站在死亡邊緣,面臨人生終點,如果沒有預備好,必定極度恐懼,不知所措;但另一面,也會不自主的臣服於宇宙的主宰者,珍惜生命中所擁有的一切,並思考人生的意義。

我雖然不能體會智利這33名礦工,在地底下連續待了近70天的滋味,但能確定的是,這段日子帶給他們『重生』的契機。

『奇蹟』,並不一定是一尊雕像流眼淚,或是一塊旱地一夜長出新苗;只要我們回到生命的源頭,看見神的恩典,經歷老我的死亡與新生的復活,『奇蹟』隨時隨處可以發生在你我的生活中!(Ivy Wang

我雖然行過死蔭的幽谷,也不怕遭害,因為你與我同在;你的杖,你的竿,都安慰我。(詩篇二十三4



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