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Charlie Z. Song

1. let more people know that "Kill-Depression in the USA" is kind of bilingual??, both English and Chinese, so if you don't know English, never mind, read those Chinese.
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btw, How can i add "the" before "USA" in the name of the colume "Kill-Depression in the???????????USA"

Kathy

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

It’s clear, windy, and endurably cold today. The high is 2 degree, low -7degree Celsius. No snow yet.

Speaking of snow, it reminds me of a "traumatized experience” for people in Beijing on that very day in the winter of 2002. It began to snow around 5PM that day. The temperature was below zero and it was terribly cold. Snow melted and froze. It was Friday and people all rushed to go home, but the roads were covered with ice everywhere… The whole city had become a skating rink and parking lot. The cars, the buses the bicycles…all motionless and could not move even an inch. It’s so slippery!!! People on route got so impatient and hungry and cold, but they can do nothing about it. Some had to get off buses or cars and found restaurants nearby to have their dinner. Business was so good that night-every restaurant was full of ravenous people!!! It was so ridiculous that one guy drove his car from the World Trade Center(the eastern part of city) at around 8PM to Wu Ke Song(the western part ) and it took him 8hours to get home. The total distance is about 16kilometers only. Can you imagine he arrived home at 5AM the next day! He was not alone and so many people were forced to wander around the street that night …it’s a nightmare…Many people criticized the local government for their incompetence to cope with unexpected situation etc.etc…  And from then on, this situation never happens…
Dear all, it’s 6:20PM and I have to rush home.
See you later and take care.

Kathy

Charlie Z. Song

wow, Kathy, your English is so good!!! Wonderful!!! Excellent!!!
I am very much impressed!!!

Wang Fei

我希望把我成功的经验和大家分享，尽管我认为你们其中的绝大多数勤劳聪明的人都无法从中获益，但我坚信，一定有个别懒得去判断我讲的是否正确就效仿的人，可以获益匪浅。

　　让我们开启今天的话题吧！

　　世界上很多非常聪明并且受过高等教育的人，无法成功。就是因为他们从小就受到了错误的教育，他们养成了勤劳的恶习。很多人都记得爱迪生说的那句话吧：天才就是９９％的汗水加上１％的灵感。并且被这句话误导了一生。勤勤恳恳地奋斗，最终却碌碌无为。其实爱迪生是因为懒得想他成功的真正原因，所以就编了这句话来误导我们。

　　很多人可能认为我是在胡说八道，好，让我用１００个例子来证实你们的错误吧！事实胜于雄辩。

　　世界上最富有的人，比尔·盖茨，他是个程序员，懒得读书，他就退学了。他又懒得记那些复杂的ＤＯＳ命令，于是，他就编了个图形的界面程序，叫什么来着？我忘了，懒得记这些东西。于是，全世界的电脑都长着相同的脸，而他也成了世界首富。

　　世界上最值钱的品牌，可口可乐。他的老板更懒，尽管中国的茶文化历史悠久，巴西的咖啡香味浓郁，但他实在太懒了。弄点糖精加上凉水，装瓶就卖。于是全世界有人的地方，大家都在喝那种像药一样的液体。

　　世界上最好的足球运动员，罗纳尔多，他在场上连动都懒得动，就在对方的门前站着。等球砸到他的时候，踢一脚。这就是全世界身价最高的运动员了。有的人说，他带球的速度惊人，那是废话，别人一场跑９０分钟，他就跑１５秒，当然要快些了。

　　世界上最厉害的餐饮企业，麦当劳。他的老板也是懒得出奇，懒得学习法国大餐的精美，懒得掌握中餐的复杂技巧。弄两片破面包夹块牛肉就卖，结果全世界都能看到那个Ｍ的标志。必胜客的老板，懒得把馅饼的馅装进去，直接撒在发面饼上边就卖，结果大家管那叫比萨饼，比１０张馅饼还贵。

　　还有更聪明的懒人：

　　懒得爬楼，于是他们发明了电梯；

　　懒得走路，于是他们制造出汽车、火车和飞机；

　　懒得一个一个地杀人，于是他们发明了原子弹；

　　懒得每次去计算，于是他们发明了数学公式；

　　懒得出去听音乐会，于是他们发明了唱片、磁带和ＣＤ……

　　这样的例子太多了，我都懒得再说了。

　　还有那句废话也要提一下，生命在于运动，你见过哪个运动员长寿了？世界上最长寿的人还不是那些连肉都懒得吃的和尚？

　　如果没有这些懒人，我们现在生活在什么样的环境里，我都懒得想！

　　人是这样，动物也如此。世界上最长寿的动物叫乌龟，它们一辈子几乎不怎么动，就趴在那里，结果能活一千年。他们懒得走，但和勤劳好动的兔子赛跑，谁赢了？牛最勤劳，结果人们给它吃草，却还要挤它的奶。熊猫傻了吧唧的，什么也不干，抱着根竹子能啃一天，人们亲昵地称它为“国宝”。

　　回到我们的工作中，看看你公司里每天最早来最晚走，一天像发条一样忙个不停的人，他是不是工资最低的？那个每天游手好闲，没事就发呆的家伙，是不是工资最高，据说还有不少公司的股票呢！

　　我以上所举的例子，只是想说明一个问题，这个世界实际上是靠懒人来支撑的。世界如此的精彩都是懒人所赐。现在你应该知道你不成功的主要原因了吧！

　　懒不是傻懒，如果你想少干，就要想出懒的方法。要懒出风格，懒出境界。像我从小就懒，连长肉都懒得长，这就是境界。

丫丫

顶.好贴.

Charlie Z. Song

i went to drink coffee this morning, saw a guy who is about 40 years old, waved his hands, i knew he wanted to ask me to give his ride, i stopped and asked: where are you going? he said: wakefield circle, i knew that place. "OK, i invited him to step in.....
Christmas is around the corner, he said, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
You, too! thanks. i replied.

woiyezi

From above, we can see how kind Charles is, a good man!

Christmas is equal to the chinese Spring Festival.

Merry Xmas to Charles and all of friends here,especially to the pretty Kathy!

Kathy

Thanks, Bell, for your kindness.

Wish you and all friends here a Merry Christmas!

Take Care,

Kathy

Charlie Z. Song

Merry Christmas and Happy the Year 2006!!!! i am going to buy a Christmas Tree these days...
it's 9:13am rigth now, i need to get an acupuncture first, then go to work, have lunch together with Anita, Ann (a department manager, responsible for advertisement), and Adam Smith--English-Editor of Sampan, Anita is chinese editor.

woiyezi

Question,remember it,so we can continue this game.

The question is : How to spend your Silent Night?
              
            平安夜　　　　
　　平安夜，圣善夜！
　　万暗中，光华射，
　　照着圣母也照着圣婴，
　　多少慈详也多少天真，
　　静享天赐安眠，静享天赐安眠。
　　
　　平安夜，圣善夜！
　　牧羊人，在旷野，
　　忽然看见了天上光华，
　　听见天军唱哈利路亚，
　　救主今夜降生，救主今夜降生！
　　
　　平安夜，圣善夜！
　　神子爱，光皎洁，
　　救赎宏恩的黎明来到，
　　圣容发出来荣光普照，
　　耶稣我主降生，耶稣我主降生！

Charlie Z. Song

Millions struggle as transit strike ruled illegal
Mayor Bloomberg: The strike is 'unconscionable'

Tuesday, December 20, 2005; Posted: 4:07 p.m. EST (21:07 GMT)

A look at how much New York's first transit strike in more than two decades could cost the city. Tune in to "The Situation Room" at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday.

A transit worker protests outside Grand Central Terminal on Tuesday.
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Manage Alerts | What Is This? NEW YORK (CNN) -- Millions of New York commuters are preparing to battle their way home in near-freezing temperatures during a strike by transit workers, which Tuesday afternoon was ruled illegal by a judge.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg lashed out at union leaders for "thuggishly" turning their backs on the city, adding the strike could cost the city more than $400 million a day.

"You can't break the law and use that as a negotiating tactic," he said at an afternoon news conference. "This is unconscionable," he added.

Judge Theodore Jones ruled Tuesday afternoon that the Transport Workers Union was in contempt of a court injunction for going on strike, and he ordered that the union be fined $1 million per day beginning Tuesday

Bloomberg urged the union's 30,000-plus members to return to work as soon as possible, and drawing a hard line, said the city would not negotiate with the union until then.

The transit strike, the first in 25 years, shut down the nation's largest public transportation system on Tuesday, less than a week before Christmas.

The strike brought to a grinding halt all Metropolitan Transportation Authority buses and subways throughout the city. The system averages about 7 million passengers on weekdays. (Read how the strike forced commuters to think on their feet)

City officials have said a transit strike could cost the city $440 million to $660 million a day. (Read about the economic impact)

Bloomberg said the strike affects everything from the restaurant and hotel industries to working-class New Yorkers who could lose their jobs as a result of the strike.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and city have responded by taking the union and its members to court with contempt proceedings.

Meanwhile, the international arms of two transit unions, facing contempt charges themselves, said at a court hearing Tuesday they opposed the strike and called it unauthorized.

Traffic clogged all of Manhattan's inbound bridges and tunnels early Tuesday in spite of a city mandate allowing only cars with four or more people entering the borough and traveling below 96th Street.

Schools started two hours late.

In announcing the work stoppage, Roger Toussaint, president of Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union, said, "Transit workers are tired of being underappreciated and disrespected."

Among the chief grievances were the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's plans to require new transit workers to pay more for their health care.

One commuter said he sympathized with the transit workers, according to The Associated Press.

"I try to put myself in their shoes," Matthew Higgs told the AP. "The only way you can get what you want is to take a stand.

"These guys work every day. ... Why shouldn't their kids have good health care? Why shouldn't their kids be able to go to college?"

Another commuter was less generous.

"I think they all should get fired," Eddie Goncalves, a doorman trying to get home after his overnight shift, told the AP. He said he'll likely spend an extra $30 per day in cab and train fares, according to the AP.

The strike defies a court injunction issued last week as well as the Taylor Law, which forbids public employees from walking off the job. The law imposes a fine of two days' pay for each day of an illegal strike.

On Tuesday, the city filed additional injunction orders against the union, seeking damages of $1 million for the first day of the strike, doubling every day thereafter. It is also seeking $5 million in damages to compensate the city for the money it already has spent preparing for the strike.

The city also sought $25,000 fines for individual union members, doubling each day as well.

Bloomberg said earlier the union faces severe consequences. (Watch the mayor vow to hit the union hard -- 3:12)

The mayor joined hundreds of other New Yorkers as he walked across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan on Tuesday morning.

New York Gov. George Pataki chastised union members for "recklessly endangering the health and safety of each and every New Yorker."

Union's international arm doesn't approve
An attorney for the Transport Workers Union's international arm told a court in Brooklyn that the local's decision to strike was not approved -- and therefore unauthorized.

Attorney Peter DeChiara said Transport Workers Union International President Mike O'Brien attended the union vote overnight and urged Local 100 members not to strike.

Attorneys for the international arm of the Amalgamated Transit Union said the group did not authorize the strike either.

Arguing on behalf of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, State Assistant Attorney General James Henley said that the state will withdraw its contempt charges against the international arms of the unions if they officially were to notify the local that its strike is unauthorized.

DeChiara said the Transport Workers Union's international arm will post the message on its Web site and in its newspaper and issue a statement to the media.

No deal, no work
Hours before the strike, Toussaint, the local president, said transit workers were prepared to lower their wage increase demands from 8 percent to below 6 percent, if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority agreed to reduce the number of disciplinary actions launched against transit workers and grant other concessions. (Watch the union leader announce the strike -- 3:55)

The vote to reject the transit authority's contract offer was 28-10, with five abstentions, said Ainsley Stewart, a Transport Workers Union vice president.

Toussaint called on Pataki and Bloomberg to play a constructive role in negotiations and restore state and city funds to the mass transit budget. He said that state funding has gone from 20 percent a decade ago "to zero for capital funding."

CNN's Tom DiDonato and Tom Ziegler contributed to this report.


Copyright 2005 CNN. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Associated Press contributed to this report.

woiyezi

Question,remember it,so we can continue this game.

The question is : How to spend your Silent Night?

silent night 平安夜已到来
不要徘徊安静地等待
圣洁的声音回旋在我的窗外
随风而来
silent night 新的一切到来
所有梦想重新涂满色彩
夜晚的空中闪烁着一片星海
像天被打开
让我相信
所有的人都在聆听这祈祷的声音
在纯洁的心底
等到黎明
平安夜就会过去
新的一年来临
让生命再继续
再次聆听
silent night silent night
silent night 她已到来啦……

Charlie Z. Song

Silent night Holy night
All is calm all is bright
'Round yon virgin Mother and Child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heav'nly hosts sing Alleluia;
Christ the Savior is born;
Christ the Savior is born.

Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love's pure light.
Radiant beams from Thy holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth;
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.


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Still the night
Still the night, Holy the night,
Sleeps the world, hid from sight,
Mary and Joseph in stable bare,
Watch o'er the child, beloved and fair,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Still the night, Holy the night,
Shepherds first saw the light,
Heard resounding clear and strong,
Far and near, the Angels song,
Christ the Redeemer is here,
Christ the Redeemer is here.

Still the night, Holy the night,
Son of God, love's pure light,
Love is smiling from thy face,
Strikes for us now the hour of grace,
Saviour since thou art born,
Saviour since thou art born.


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Silent Night
Silent night! Holy night!
All's asleep, one sole light,
Just the faithful and holy pair,
Lovely boy-child with curly hair,
Sleep in heavenly peace!
Sleep in heavenly peace!

Silent night! Holy night!
God's Son laughs, o how bright.
Love from your holy lips shines clear,
As the dawn of salvation draws near,
Jesus, Lord, with your birth!
Jesus, Lord, with your birth!

Silent night! Holy night!
Brought the world peace tonight,
From the heavens' golden height
Shows the grace of His holy might
Jesus, as man on this earth!
Jesus, as man on this earth!

Silent night! holy night!
Where today all the might
Of His fatherly love us graced
And then Jesus, as brother embraced.
All the peoples on earth!
All the peoples on earth!

Silent night! Holy night!
Long we hoped that He might,
As our Lord, free us of wrath,
Since times of our fathers He hath
Promised to spare all mankind!
Promised to spare all mankind!

Silent night! Holy night!
Sheperds first see the sight.
Told by angelic Alleluja,
Sounding everywhere, both near and far:
"Christ the Savior is here!"
"Christ the Savior is here!"



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Silent Night

Silent Night! Holy Night!
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon godly tender pair.
Holy infant with curly hair,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent Night! Holy Night!
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord at thy birth
Jesus, Lord at thy birth.

Silent Night! Holy Night!
Brought the world gracious light,
Down from heaven's golden height
Comes to us the glorious sight:
Jesus, as one of mankind,
Jesus, as one of mankind.

Silent Night! Holy Night!
By his love, by his might
God our Father us has graced,
As a brother gently embraced
Jesus, all nations on earth,
Jesus, all nations on earth.

Silent Night! Holy Night!
Long ago, minding our plight
God the world from misery freed,
In the dark age of our fathers decreed:
All the world  redeemed,
All the world  redeemed.

Silent Night! Holy Night!
Shepherds first saw the sight
Of angels singing alleluia
Calling clearly near and far:
Christ, the saviour is born,
Christ the Saviour is born.  


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Silent Night
From a translation on the CD "A Traditional Christmas Collection" by The Sixteen Harry Christophers
Silent night, holy night,
Starry skies beaming bright,
Guard the Virgin Mother mild,
Watching o'er the Holy Child,
Sleeping in heavenly grace,
Sleeping in heavenly grace.

Silent night, holy night,
Shepherds lone, hail the light,
Hark the wondrous angel throng,
Hail the morn with joyful song:
Christ the Saviour is born,
Christ the Saviour is born.

Silent night, holy night,
God's dear Son, bringeth light,
Saving us all from sin's dark thrall
Giving life and love to all,
Christ the Light of the World,
Christ the Light of the World.



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Silent Night
English translation of original version in German, from "The Story of Silent Night" by Paul Gallico.

Silent night, holiest night,
Darkness flies, all is light,
Shepherds hear the Angels sing:
Hallelujah, hail the King,
Jesus, the Savior is here
Jesus the Saviour is here!

Silent night, holiest night,
Guiding star, lend thy light,
See the Eastern Magi bring,
Gifts and homage to our King,
Jesus, the Saviour is here!
Jesus the Saviour is here.

Silent night, holiest night,
Wond'rous star, lend thy light,
With the Angels let us sing,
Hallelujah to the King.
Jesus, our Saviour is here,
Jesus, our Saviour is here!

Kathy

Dear Bell and Charles,

You just don't know how much I LOVE this great song! Now I am listening to this song while I'm typing these words!
Here are 2 links, anyone who like this song may log on to these websites and hear the beautiful melody and please sing along!!
http://v.qingyinyue.com/...icm4/GG9/S/6/8.wma
http://www.hislambs.net/music/real/night.rm

Merry Christmas to all my dear friends here,

Kat

woiyezi

Thanks a lot for Kathy, for your great song.

When listening to this song, your feeling is peaceful.

Have a nice Silent Night!