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Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days

Source: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/earth-20100301.html

The Feb. 27 magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile may have shortened the length of each Earth day.

JPL research scientist Richard Gross computed how Earth's rotation should have changed as a result of the Feb. 27 quake. Using a complex model, he and fellow scientists came up with a preliminary calculation that the quake should have shortened the length of an Earth day by about 1.26 microseconds (a microsecond is one millionth of a second).

Perhaps more impressive is how much the quake shifted Earth's axis. Gross calculates the quake should have moved Earth's figure axis (the axis about which Earth's mass is balanced) by 2.7 milliarcseconds (about 8 centimeters, or 3 inches). Earth’s figure axis is not the same as its north-south axis; they are offset by about 10 meters (about 33 feet).

By comparison, Gross said the same model estimated the 2004 magnitude 9.1 Sumatran earthquake should have shortened the length of day by 6.8 microseconds and shifted Earth's axis by 2.32 milliarcseconds (about 7 centimeters, or 2.76 inches).

Gross said that even though the Chilean earthquake is much smaller than the Sumatran quake, it is predicted to have changed the position of the figure axis by a bit more for two reasons. First, unlike the 2004 Sumatran earthquake, which was located near the equator, the 2010 Chilean earthquake was located in Earth's mid-latitudes, which makes it more effective in shifting Earth's figure axis. Second, the fault responsible for the 2010 Chiliean earthquake dips into Earth at a slightly steeper angle than does the fault responsible for the 2004 Sumatran earthquake. This makes the Chile fault more effective in moving Earth's mass vertically and hence more effective in shifting Earth's figure axis.

Gross said the Chile predictions will likely change as data on the quake are further refined.

谷歌，有種！

轉載自《東方日報》

世界最大網絡搜索引擎公司谷歌（Google），可能離開中國這只會下金蛋的母雞，引起了軒然大波；不僅業界嘩然，亦隨即上升為外交事件。我突然聯想到「無奸不成商」這句老話。

谷歌為什麼要撤退？不是市場問題，也不是安全問題，是言論自由問題。因為發現中國駭客竊取維權和異見人士的電郵，委曲求全4年後、原則上「不作惡」的谷歌終於決定不再忍氣吞聲，公開對抗中國這位經濟巨人。美國有專欄作家就稱讚說：谷歌比美國政府更有種。

然而，中國官方媒體與不少愛國分子就認為，谷歌其實是個偽君子。它在中國打不贏競爭對手百度，輸得灰頭土臉後，就用「退出」這個談判技巧，拿網絡「言論自由」說事，要挾中國政府同意谷歌在中國光明正大地做生意，不用走旁門左道。

百度首席產品設計師孫雲豐就狠狠地說：「因經濟利益退出，就直白白地說好了，把自己塗脂抹粉一番……是侮辱中國普通老百姓的智商」。

中國老百姓的智商是什麼？我之所以想到「無奸不成商」，就從這里開始。我上網（百度）查「奸商」的來歷，得到了一個有趣的發現。

傳說，中國的財神爺趙公明是賣米的，當時賣米是用斗量的，他的店從來都是給足量，讓米高高地堆起來形成一個尖。他臨終前，交代他的子孫，賣米要給足量，無尖不成商。後來被人們演變成「無奸不成商」了。

一般老百姓的認知是，凡商人必奸詐。那些來自西方資本主義社會的跨國公司更是喜歡以大欺小。他們在大把大把地賺我們的錢時，沒有手軟，還從不掩飾是在按遊戲規則辦事。什麼是遊戲規則？盈利就是一切。從商就是為賺錢，這本來就是無可厚非的。商人雙手沒有銅臭味，難不成還能聞到清人心扉的花香？

偏偏，來自西方的谷歌不來這一套。人家搞的是網絡生意，除了賺錢以外，這個東西天生就要求自由、開放、透明，以知識共享、信息共享。它不希望審查存在，因為這個與它的賺錢原則有衝突。並非「中國普通老百姓的智商」所認為的假清高，把商業上的失敗美化成維護人權、言論自由。

搞了大半天，原來又是東西方文化在衝突。無論谷歌最後能否突圍而出，還是壯烈犧牲，都給了世界上很多大公司一個警醒：你也可以對中國說不！不是只有你中國可以不高興，微軟、思科、雅虎，甚至蘋果都可以不高興。

對於中國普通網民來說，他們並沒有辦法影響事態的發展。他們唯一能做的，就是學好翻牆術，即使谷歌在全面被封的時候，仍可繼續使用其產品及服務。

這個互聯網巨人，自２００６年進入中國市場以來無法達致預期中的效果，卻先後遭遇「染黃」和「侵權」事件，最近更是發生ＧＭＡＩＬ用戶遭黑客「毒手」問題。

根據美國互聯網流量監測機構Stat Counter的數據顯示，谷歌於過去半年間在中國市場與中國「互聯網老大」百度的差距正逐漸縮小，市場份額從去年7月的30%增加至年底的43%。谷歌在如此霸道的中國市場卻還能取得令人鼓舞的成長，也算是可喜可賀了。

Tiananmen 'Tank Man' photo available on Google China

The iconic "Tank Man" photo taken during the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown and banned in China was available on Google.cn Wednesday, hours after the online giant vowed to defy Chinese Internet censors.

Photo shows a protester holding a poster of the "Tank Man" democracy activist stopping tanks in Beijing during the 1989 pro-democracy movement. The photo, banned in China, was available on Google.cn Wednesday, hours after the online giant vowed to defy Chinese Internet censors.

Google announced Tuesday it would no longer censor search engine results in China and possibly pull out of the world's largest online market, citing cyber spy attacks and Chinese Web censorship.

The picture of a Chinese man who boldly stood in front of a line of tanks during the 1989 crack down on pro-democracy protests made headlines around the world. It is banned in China where the event is still hugely sensitive.

A search for the image on Google.cn displayed the photo immediately, while the image did not come up on Baidu.com, another popular Chinese search engine.

Searches for other sensitive topics such as the Dalai Lama and the banned Falungong spiritual group were also returned on Google, but were also available on some Chinese portals.

China blocks Web content it deems politically objectionable in a vast censorship system dubbed the "Great Firewall of China."

Google said it was targeted by China-based cyber spies along with at least 20 other unidentified firms in an apparent bid to hack into the email accounts of rights activists around the world.

Several people, some bearing flowers, turned up Wednesday at Google's China headquarters in Beijing to show their support for the Internet giant.

"We are ordinary Google users who have come here to say thank you. We want to show our support to Google," said one woman, who would not give her name.

Some Internet users expressed dismay at Google's possible pull-out.

In an online survey of over 14,000 people on 163.com, a popular portal, nearly 78 percent said they did not want to see Google leave the Chinese market.

"If Google leaves, then I will not go online," one person said on 163.com.

"Google, by defending its commercial morals, will only receive more of netizens' understanding and support," said an online user on sina.com, another Chinese portal.

Reaction in China's state-controlled media was muted.

China Central Television, the government's main television propaganda arm, made no mention of the story in its midday news broadcast.

Other major state-run outlets ran only brief reports that failed to mention the allegations of government Internet censorship or hacking directed at rights activists.


U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Beijing Tuesday to explain cyber attacks originating from China against Google and at least 20 other firms.

"We look to the Chinese government for an explanation," Clinton said in a statement after Google vowed to defy Chinese Internet censors in outrage at "highly sophisticated" cyber attacks aimed at Chinese human rights activists.

Google May Leave China... Completely!!!

Official Google Blog: A new approach to China

Google made a threat to China which does not have a precedent in the actions of any other US company. It threatened to pull its business from China due to potential cyber attacks on its online operations.

The company said, “Like many other well-known organizations, we face cyber attacks of varying degrees on a regular basis. In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the theft of intellectual property from Google. However, it soon became clear that what at first appeared to be solely a security incident–albeit a significant one–was something quite different.”

Google added “we have evidence to suggest that a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. Based on our investigation to date we believe their attack did not achieve that objective. Only two Gmail accounts appear to have been accessed, and that activity was limited to account information (such as the date the account was created) and subject line, rather than the content of emails themselves.”

“These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered–combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web–have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China. We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in China.”

Wal-Mart is next.

One Taiwan One China

Demonstrators burn a Chinese national flag during a protest against the cross strait talks between Taiwan and China in Taichung December 22, 2009. Noisy but heavily policed protests greeted a top Chinese official when he arrived in Taiwan on Monday for talks on a broad two-way trade deal between the political rivals.


Taiwanese opposition demonstrators hold signs reading "One Taiwan. One China" to protest against Taiwan and China's cross strait meetings outside the Windsor hotel, where senior Chinese envoy Chen Yunlin is staying, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, in the central Taiwan city of Taichung. Negotiators from China and Taiwan met for a fourth round of trade talks Tuesday amid protests from critics who fear the Taiwanese government's China-friendly policies are opening the door to eventual unification with the mainland.

台獨？為何不可？！

EARTH DAY 2009: THE GREEN GENERATION

Earth Day 2009, April 22, will mark the beginning of The Green Generation Campaign which will also be the focus of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day in 2010. With negotiations for a new global climate agreement coming up in December, Earth Day 2009 must be a day of action and civic participation, to defend The Green Generation’s core principles: Family with windmills: Renewable energy for future generations.

• A carbon-free future based on renewable energy that will end our common dependency on fossil fuels, including coal.
• An individual’s commitment to responsible, sustainable consumption.
• Creation of a new green economy that lifts people out of poverty by creating millions of quality green jobs and transforms the global education system into a green one.

台獨？為何不可？！

中國歷史各個朝代的版圖一直在變，而近代中國妖魔共產黨硬生生要收復自由民主的台灣，豈有此理？

不如這樣吧！中國把蒙古、朝鮮、越南和部分俄羅斯也收復，甚至連韓國和日本也一并拿下吧！

台灣自古即為中國不可分割的神聖領土的一部分？看看下面各個朝代的版圖吧！
















一六八四年之後，台灣才併入清帝國版圖，在此之前，中國的任何一個政權，未曾在台灣本島設官統治過。即使鄭氏三代在台灣的政權，也是獨立於北京清帝國之外，連雍正皇帝都承認「台灣自古不屬中國」，為何北京當局卻說台灣自古為中國領土呢？　


1945年，第二次世界大戰結束後，當時的中國國民政府從日本手裡獲得了台灣及澎湖列島以及其他一些領土，但也在1946年與蘇聯簽訂的條約中承認了外蒙古的獨立（1951年，遷往台灣省的中國國民黨國民政府以蘇聯未履約為由，不承認該條約及依據該條約而獨立的外蒙古的獨立地位；但是，蒙古獨立已為既成事實）。

既然中國曾擁有蒙古，不如先武力解決蒙古，再戰台灣！
蒙古看來比較像是中國不可分割的神聖領土！！！


更多 >>> 統獨十四辯 >>> 反對台灣獨立的十四種歪論

韩国记者偷拍奥运会彩排现场

This is the more complete video I found on Youtube. (Ignore the ad at the beginning... typical China-man way of posting video!)



In case the video no longer available, you can follow this alternative link: Olympics opening ceremony video leaked

Olympics opening ceremony video leaked

This is the video you're not supposed to see...


In case the video no longer available, you can watch it here.

A South Korean news team has sneaked into the Beijing National Stadium and released a video of rehearsals for next week's opening ceremony.

The video of a mock procession of athletes was followed by exquisitely choreographed dance routines, and powerful images of massed ranks of kung fu fighters dressed in white.

Games organizers gave no immediate response to the leak. Sun Weide, the chief Olympics spokesman, said he had only just been made aware of the broadcast and had nothing to say. "We hope to surprise the world with an excellent performance," he said.

But it was not the first sight the public had been given of what promises to be a spectacular display: there was no disguising the fireworks display that lit up the night sky of the Chinese capital last week during another rehearsal.

To the organizers, the opening ceremony is the single most important element of these Games, mixing an almost religious element of ritual with a demonstration of national culture that is supposed to restore China to its historic role as one of the world's leading civilizations.

Airbus A380 Opens New Era With First Flight to Sydney

The Airbus SAS A380, the world's biggest passenger aircraft, opened a new era in air travel today by completing its first commercial flight.

The Singapore Airlines Ltd. flight SQ380 left Singapore airport at 8am with 455 passengers and 28 crew and touched down in Sydney 7 1/2 hours later.

On board, the carrier offers suite, business and economy classes.

The suites, created by French luxury-yacht designer Jean- Jacques Coste, have a pitch -- or distance between rows -- of 6 feet, 9 inches (2 meters), and are separated by sliding full- length screens.

Rising Costs

Development costs rose for the A380 after French and German planners used different computer-design tools, forcing workers to install 300 miles (482 kilometers) of wiring.

Airbus expects to sell at least 800 planes in 20 years, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer John Leahy said Oct 12.

中国游客恶习惹人厌 • 喧哗? 吐痰? 丢垃圾

（北京讯）“十一”黄金周期间，中国大陆各地景点都挤满了旅游的人潮，但是外国人眼中的大陆民众旅游行为，最难接受的是“随地吐痰、乱扔垃圾、大声喧哗”。

中国经济的崛起与开放，许多到中国大陆旅游的外国人异口同声地认为，在诸多不文明旅游行为中，大陆民众“随地吐痰、乱扔垃圾、大声喧哗”等行为是最难令人接受的。

新华社报导，来塔尔寺旅游的马来西亚克切拉媒体出版社的工作人员举例，在五台山旅游时，看到那里的卫生条件很差，垃圾就堆在那，也没人清理，结果越扔越多。

同行的游客张俊仁则表示，在佛教圣地不应大声喧哗，应该保持低声，在僧人做法事时，更应保持肃静，也不能随便拍照，但是有一些游客却做不到这些。

北京天安门严取缔

詹启舟表示，佛教圣地本应庄严肃穆，但是五台山到处商铺林立，本身商业味很浓，加上游客乱扔垃圾，大声喧哗，圣地的感觉荡然无存。而这些显然影响到境外人士对大陆旅游的满意度。

另外，黄金周期间，北京城管部门在天安门、王府井等重要景点展开“假日文明行动”，严加取缔随地吐痰、乱吐乱扔、乱贴乱画等恶习。

黄金周是中国大陆重要节日之一，中国民众全国大移动，许多外地到北京的游客都接到北京城管部门送出的一份特殊纸巾，上面印有“文明吐痰三部曲”的漫画及市容处罚条款，以此来提醒游人千万不要随地吐痰。

Original content:
http://www.sinchew.com.my/content.phtml?sec=4&artid=200710052214

Save the Earth!

Today is the 35th annual Earth Day. Remember this date: April 22. EVERY DAY FOR EVERYBODY!

抵制 “抵制日货” 的妖魔化宣传

　　对一小撮不甘心中日友好的人，惟一的办法就是用不断加强友好、发展合作来回答他们。　　——邓小平

　　近日，网上关于“抵制日货”的宣传帖可谓甚嚣尘上、逆流横行。我觉得仍有必要将坚决抵制这类宣传的理由昭示于众——

　　一、不要诽谤韩国人的智慧！

　　很可笑的是，这些叫嚣“抵制日货”的宣传品几乎无一例外地都首先拉上韩国人来垫背。大抵是只看到电视和报纸上有韩国人切指抗议小泉参拜以及韩国人“爱用国货”的报道，于是竟以为韩国人竟也会激愤到“抵制日货”的程度罢~

　　很奇怪的是，2002年，韩国和日本成功地联合主办了世界杯足球赛，两国球迷并没有发生什么冲突。韩国和日本固然在独岛问题、慰安妇问题等等之上有些争端，但争端归争端、交往照样交往，韩国人可不会向中国人一样，头脑一发热就哭喊什么“抵制日货”~

　　不信请看2003年日本同主要贸易对象的进、出口贸易额（单位：亿美元）统计表

　 　　出口额 进口额

　　　美国 1154.2 586.3

　　　中国 572.4　 751.9

　　　韩国 346.8　 178.4

　　　（资料来源：中华人民共和国外交部网站）

　 　稍微分析一下上面数据可见：只有区区4882.4万人口的韩国，竟然是日本的第三大贸易伙伴！2003年度，日本对韩国出口额高达346.8亿美元，几 乎为进口额的两倍。再分摊到每个韩国人头上看，人均进口额高达710.3美元。与13亿国民的中国相比，韩国对日本的进口贸易额约为中国对日本进口贸易额 的六成，人均进口额约为中国的16倍！这才是日本更愿意向韩国“谢罪”的原因罢。

　　说到这里，不妨再谈一下那些鼓吹“抵制日货” 的宣传家们经常用来蒙骗、愚弄网民们的另一个“说法”——“以色列人不用德国货”。事实上，德国是除了美国以外，以色列的第二大贸易伙伴。据以色列中央统 计局统计数据，2001年度以色列从德国进口贸易额为2612亿美元，对德出口1229亿美元（不含钻石贸易），也就是说，和韩、日的情况相仿，以色列从 德国买进来的货物价值也约为卖出去的两倍！

　　由此可见，韩国人也好，犹太人也好，都决非会以“民族感情”主导对外贸易的蠢货。你们自己犯傻也就罢了，诽谤其他国家和民族比你还傻可就不好了~

　　二、中国有抵制日货的资本吗？

　　还从上面数据来看，如果说在韩国对日本/以色列对德国这样严重贸易逆差的情况下，韩国和以色列都没有搞什么“抵制日货”、“抵制德货”，那么在中国对日本长期贸易顺差的大好形式下，竟然还宣传什么“抵制日货”，无疑是在搬石头砸中国的脚，给中国的顺利发展使绊！

　 　目前中国市场上的日本品牌商品，除了汽车和部分电器外，纯粹日本原产的消费品本已不多，而主要都是在华投资企业的“地产货”（关于这个问题下节再说）。 相比之下，中国从日本进口的大多是科技含量高的车床、器具、高级原材料等生产必需品，而日本从中国进口的则多为大葱、蘑菇、服装等可替代的消费品。国际贸 易是双向的，你抵制人家的产品自然会导致人家的反抵制，而中国并不占有和日本进行贸易战的优势地位。

　　举个很简单的例子：你以远低于日 本本国的价格购买富士胶卷拍照娱乐，相比于你以在日本只能吃到一碗阳春面的价钱做西服给日本人穿（著名上市公司美尔雅，与日商签有一项加工西服的长期合作 协议，日方每套西服仅付800日元加工费），究竟哪个看上去更“卖国”？在呼唤“抵制日货”的同时为什么不喊一声“抵制对日出口”呢？至于那些抵制日货的 宣传照，竟多有出自日本相机，更是令人啼笑皆非的了~

　　如果中国人都不使用富士胶卷，也不会对日本的富士胶卷株式会社造成根本性的冲 击，而日商一旦终止同美尔雅的合作，那么美尔雅的1.2万员工都只有去喝西北风了，甚至还会严重影响到整个黄石市的就业及社会福利！日本一旦限制从中国进 口大葱，那么山东的千万葱农就得破产！由此可见，这些个叫嚣“抵制日货”的主儿们究竟是在“爱国自强”还是在祸国殃民，可谓一目了然。

　　三、日本投资企业更不能抵制！

　　目前，国内消费品市场上的日本品牌商品，其中绝大多数已经是日商在华投资企业的“地产货”了，在这种形式下，宣传“抵制日货”更是愚蠢到愚昧程度的表现。

　　首先，大力引进包括日资在内的外资是中国政府的大政方针，如果说日资企业是来祸害中国的，无疑就是指称引进日资的中国政府在卖国，这是不可容忍的。

　 　其次，把这些日资企业妖魔化为日本汲取中国财富甚至是为日本将来对华“战争输血”的工具，更是极其荒谬和险恶的。要知道，日资企业中雇佣的绝大多数都是 中国员工，在经营上相当遵纪守法，少有象许多民营企业那样偷税的恶习。最关键的是，日资企业并不是把赢利全部输送给日本“总部”，而多是扎根中国，继续扩 大投资。在本质上，这已和中国自己的企业没什么两样。

　　日前好友分别拜访了一家日资企业和一家中国企业。其中日资企业内员工各项福利均 十分完善，每间员工宿舍均有空调，工作每两小时即可休息半小时，工作餐也十分丰盛，有鱼（不是普通的廉价草鱼，而是30元/斤的鸦片鱼）有肉有点心，所有 员工都一样。再到那家民营企业一看，正可谓天上地下。还值得一提的是，那家日资企业原来的日方管理人员对中国员工有歧视表现，中国员工闹了一次“政变”， 于是日本方面立即把原来的班子全部召回，换来的新管理层对中国员工十分谦恭。而中国企业呢，那位老板很地一挥手：“谁有意见就叫谁滚蛋！”其满脸的牛气给 我留下了深刻的印象。请教：一家企业把合法经营赚的钱用于员工福利，而另一家企业把偷税造假弄来的钱全给老板独吞包二奶，我就搞不明白了，支持前者怎么就 “卖国”，支持后者怎么就“爱国”了呢？

　　顺便再说一句，那家日资企业是生产模具的，据介绍，该企业已占领中国60%的精密模具市场， 包括长虹、科龙等著名“国产名牌”都是该公司的长期客户。这就牵扯出另一个问题——试问有哪个“国产名牌”是完全纯粹地出自“国产”的？试以空调为例，大 多数“国产”空调的“心脏”——压缩机还不都是日本或美国产的？一家日本人投资但绝大多数员工都是中国人的日资企业（以上述企业为例，该公司共有500多 名员工，其中只有17名日本人和5名韩国人），和一家中国自己投资却仍然要购买日本的技术和部件的本国企业，究竟有什么不同？当然，你有权根据自己的“民 族感情”选择你所偏好的品牌，但将之作为什么“爱国”的标准大肆宣扬的话，不仅荒谬愚昧，而且构成对购买“日货”的消费者的污蔑和诽谤！

　 　最后要强调的是，日本对华贸易和在华投资不仅不构成对中国的危害，而且贸易和投资的规模越大，未来冲突乃至发生战争的可能性就越小——一旦开战，他们的 投资就全是“敌产”当予征用的了，一分钱也拿不回去，日本人可不会象这些个中国愤青一样没头脑。今日条件下，日中合作决不是什么“侵略” ，而是携手并进的关系。这些个宣扬“抵制日货”的愤青们表面上是在“反日”，而实际上却是在“反华”！中国人不仅要认清这些打着民族主义旗号实际上却是民 粹主义者的真实嘴脸，更要以实际行动来抵制他们祸国殃民、给中华民族抹黑丢脸的丑恶言行！

　　综上所述，本版将率先坚决抵制这些“抵制日货”的宣传品，并将乱贴此类牛皮癣的人物一律视为汉奸国贼和民族败类扫进垃圾堆。

　　同样的，我以波士顿犹太大屠杀纪念碑上马丁神父的忏悔结束本公告：

　　“起初他们追杀共产主义者，我不是共产主义者，我不说话；

　　接着他们追杀犹太人，我不是犹太人，我不说话；

　　后来他们追杀工会会员，我不是工会会员，我不说话；

　　此后他们追杀天主教徒，我不是天主教徒，我不说话；

　　最后，他们奔我而来，再也没有人站起来为我说话了。”

　　1931年文学家R·爱丁顿创作的《上校的女儿》称：“民族主义是一只为自己的粪堆而啼叫的浅薄的公鸡。”

　　阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦称：“民族主义是一种发育未全的疾病，它是人类的囊虫。”