Monday, June 28, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
--Father's Day 2010--
Father's Day is a day honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in 55 of the world's countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother's Day, the celebration honoring mothers. It is a widely known celebration.~
~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father%27s_Day
Thursday, June 17, 2010
--赌............博?--
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Typically, the outcome of the wager is evident within a short period.~
The term gaming in this context typically refers to instances in which the activity has been specifically permitted by law. The two words are not mutually exclusive; i.e., a “gaming” company offers (legal) “gambling” activities to the public. This distinction is not universally observed in the English-speaking world, however. For instance, in the UK, the regulator of gambling activities is called the Gambling Commission (not the Gaming Commission). Also, the word gaming is frequently used to describe activities that do not involve wagering, especially online.
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling
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~http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh/%E8%B5%8C%E5%8D%9A
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
--端午節 2010--
Duanwu Festival (Chinese: 端午節), also known as Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional and statutory holiday associated with Chinese and other East Asian and Southeast Asian societies as well. It is a public holiday in Taiwan and mainland China (the latter since 2008), where it is known by the Mandarin name Duānwǔ Jié, as well as in Hong Kong and Macau, where it is known by the Cantonese name Tuen Ng Jit. The festival is also celebrated in countries with significant Chinese populations, such as in Singapore and Malaysia. Equivalent and related festivals outside Chinese-speaking societies include the Kodomo no hi in Japan, Dano in Korea, and Tết Đoan Ngọ in Vietnam.~
The festival occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar on which the Chinese calendar is based. This is the source of the alternative name of Double Fifth. In 2009 this falls on May 28 and in 2010 on June 16. The focus of the celebrations includes eating the rice dumpling zongzi, drinking realgar wine xionghuangjiu, and racing dragon boats.
In May 2009, the Chinese government nominated the festival for inclusion in UNESCO's global "Intangible Cultural Heritage" list, partly in response to South Korea's successful nomination of the Dano festival in 2005 which China criticised as "cultural robbery".
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duanwu_Festival~
~http://www.knowingfood.com/rice/ricezongfest.html
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Friday, June 11, 2010
--FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010--
The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. It is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the culmination of a qualification process that began in August 2007 and involved 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams. As such, it matches the 2008 Summer Olympics as the sports event with the most competing nations.~
his will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation, after South Africa defeated Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. This decision left the Oceania Football Confederation as the only confederation yet to host the FIFA World Cup. Italy are the defending champions, after winning the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The draw for the finals took place on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town.
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_2010
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~http://www.fifa.com/index.html
Thursday, June 10, 2010
--Famous people's final words--
Claim to fame: Iron-fisted dictator of Iraq for more than two decades; regime overthrown by U.S. military forces in 2003. (Read more about his life.)
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Last words: "I swear there is no God but Allah and Muhammad . . . "
(d. Dec. 30, 2006)
Claim to fame: He led troops in the American Revolution (do you remember the name of this painting?). He later became the first president of the United States. Here are his first words in office in 1789. (See photos)
Last words: (historians disagree between these three):
* "It is well, I die hard, but I am not afraid to go."
* "I am just going. Have me decently buried; and don't let my body be put into the vault in less than three days after I am dead. Do you understand?
* "'Tis well, 'Tis well."
(d. Dec. 14, 1799)
Claim to fame: Renowned artist, sculptor, founder of this art form, some consider him the 20th century's most famous artist.
Last words: "Drink to me!" Other reports say "Drink to me. Drink to my health. You know I can't drink any more."
(d. April 8, 1973)
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~http://specials.msn.com/A-List/Famous-last-words.aspx?cp-documentid=24437287&imageindex=1&cp-searchtext=Famous%20people%27s%20final%20words&FORM=MSNIIT
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
--It's All Coming Back to Me Now 1989--
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~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_cnPVAkGA8
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_All_Coming_Back_to_Me_Now
