Sunday, April 12, 2009
--Smoking Problems...--
When your parents were young, people could buy cigarettes and smoke pretty much anywhere — even in hospitals! Ads for cigarettes were all over the place. Today we're more aware about how bad smoking is for our health. Smoking is restricted or banned in almost all public places and cigarette companies are no longer allowed to advertise on TV, radio, and in many magazines.
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Almost everyone knows that smoking causes cancer, emphysema, and heart disease; that it can shorten your life by 10 years or more; and that the habit can cost a smoker thousands of dollars a year. So how come people are still lighting up? The answer, in a word, is addiction.
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Once You Start, It's Hard to Stop!!
Smoking is a hard habit to break because tobacco contains nicotine, which is highly addictive. Like heroin or other addictive drugs, the body and mind quickly become so used to the nicotine in cigarettes that a person needs to have it just to feel normal.
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People start smoking for a variety of different reasons. Some think it looks cool. Others start because their family members or friends smoke. Statistics show that about 9 out of 10 tobacco users start before they're 18 years old. Most adults who started smoking in their teens never expected to become addicted. That's why people say it's just so much easier to not start smoking at all.
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~http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smoking.html
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~http://dentistry.about.com/od/dentalhealth/a/smoking.htm
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~http://res.hcpss.org/StudentDeveloped/smoking/dangers.html
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~http://www.medicinenet.com/smoking_and_quitting_smoking/article.htm
Saturday, April 11, 2009
--Obama Sees 'Glimmers Of Hope' In US Economy--
9:22am UK, Saturday April 11, 2009
After a meeting with top economic strategists in the White House, Mr Obama said the US appears to be pulling itself out of a paralysing recession.
He stopped short of declaring the downturn is bottoming out but offered a more upbeat tone than he has recently done on the state of the financial system.
"What we're starting to see is glimmers of hope across the economy," he said.
"We're starting to see progress, and if we stick with it, if we don't flinch in the face of some difficulties, then I feel absolutely convinced that we are going to get this economy back on track," he said.
But he remained careful to emphasise the great strain still resting on America.
"Now, we have always been very cautious about prognosticating, that's not going to change just because it's Easter.
"The economy is still under severe stress," he said.
Sky News' US political analyst Jon-Christopher Bua said: "The President's comments suggest there may be reason to believe the US economy has hit bottom and could be beginning to rebound.
"Among the many reports the President received were the results of the 'bank stress tests' which were designed to determine if a bank would fail if the economy got worse or did not improve soon.
"These results may have painted a better picture than most were expecting."
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--We are the champions-Queen 1977--
"We Are the Champions" is a power ballad written by Freddie Mercury, recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. One of their most famous and popular songs, it has since become an anthem for sporting victories and has been often used or referenced in popular culture (see below). The song has been covered by many artists.
~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_The_Champions
~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sogKUx_q7ig
~http://www.lyrics007.com/Queen%20Lyrics/We%20Are%20The%20Champions%20Lyrics.html
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--Future Earth--Journey to The End of The World--
Journey to the End of the World premieres on April 26
In "Future Earth: Journey to the End of the World," find out why the world's climate machine — the North Pole — is melting alarmingly fast. With new footage and state-of-the-art graphics, learn about our planet's future — and what you can do to stop its decline. Keep checking futureearth.msnbc.com for more information.
By msnbc.com
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~http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29840099/
--記母親行誼 11th ~ 16th 四月 2009--
對於所有為人子女的人們而言，母親都是最偉大的。對於我而言，母親是我生命的大部分，母親的偉大在於她極為平凡地為家庭付出一切......~
生命的開始總是意味著有結束的時候，也曾經聽過母親感嘆地說人生就是這樣。人生雖然就是這樣，但是母親的愛已經造就了四個能夠獨立生活的子女，母親的愛也讓我們有能力去幫助更多的別人。雖然在時間無窮盡的延伸之中，母親所喜愛的櫻花只是短暫地駐足；但是在生生不息的循環之中，母親已經加上了閃亮的一顆星星。相信在另一個世界的母親，一定能夠得到安寧與喜悅；也相信在凡間的我們，一定能夠繼續將星星的光芒放大。
