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by xyz
2013-07-21 17:48
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: Kindle上到底怎么借书啊?
Replies: 4
Views: 6838

Re: Kindle上到底怎么借书啊?

就是一般的公共图书馆,用借书证 log in, 选kindle版本的书来借,check out 之后,借的书就会link到你的kindle account。再去amazon那推到自己的kindle 上就好了。我在用德州和麻州的都行。
by xyz
2013-07-20 20:18
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: Kindle上到底怎么借书啊?
Replies: 4
Views: 6838

Re: Kindle上到底怎么借书啊?

I download the kindle books from public libraries. Quite convenient, even from the old one in another state.
by xyz
2013-05-15 20:59
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 科幻世界
Replies: 19
Views: 17669

Re: 科幻世界

60 minutes 去年底有个专题就讲这个,非常有意思。 Breakthrough: Robotic limbs moved by the mind http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=Z3a5u6djGnE&desktop_uri=/watch?v=Z3a5u6djGnE Humans can now move robotic limbs using only their thoughts and, in some cases, even get sensory feedback from their robotic hands. Scott Pelley rep...
by xyz
2013-04-23 21:28
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 程乃珊
Replies: 13
Views: 17093

程乃珊

好久没看到她的名字,竟然已经离世,才67岁。RIP。 http://m.blog.sina.com.cn/chengnaishan 富有英伦遗风的香港浅水湾大酒店 2012-08-08 10:19:16A-A+ 中国香港是拥有最多全球入围的顶级酒店的城市之一,如文华大酒店、半岛酒店……。近年,笔者没有再查据过排行榜,不知浅水湾大酒店是否还在榜。不过,无论如何,在我的心目中,浅水湾大酒店永远是荣居榜首。 饮食文化在个人身上的反映,看似是无意识的,其实绝对掺杂着很私人的情结,是早在童年时代就已形成的心态,一种根植在你血液里的无意识的反应。 ***** 程乃珊作品 1982年江苏人民出版社出版了程乃...
by xyz
2013-02-25 0:25
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 纪念 if not
Replies: 38
Views: 38490

Re: 纪念 if not

谢谢if not 10多年的网路相伴,愿她安息。
by xyz
2012-05-17 16:29
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: Kindle
Replies: 378
Views: 815933

Kindle touch

I really like kindle touch. It shows Chinese automatically.

My friend just found a good way to convert pdf to kindle touch file without using 6 inch word template.

Email pdf to your kindle email, with subject as “convert”.

Enjoy!
by xyz
2012-03-13 20:48
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 波士顿推荐?
Replies: 31
Views: 38591

Re: 波士顿推荐?

谢谢各位,正好夏天要搬过去,到时周末有空就先照大家的单子一个一个看过去。
by xyz
2011-07-19 21:09
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: [分享]阿加莎克里斯蒂全集(epub+mobi+6英文doc+英文pdf合集+8波洛中文)
Replies: 107
Views: 71384

Re: [分享]阿加莎克里斯蒂全集(epub+mobi+6英文doc+英文pdf合集+8波洛中文)

谢谢大家。以后不用到处找书了。
我觉得有声书可以考虑用dropbox,free account 有2G, 它的public folder很好用,可以生成link 直接下载。
by xyz
2011-05-04 8:02
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: Documentary: Ingelore
Replies: 0
Views: 8602

Documentary: Ingelore

http://www.ingeloremovie.com/
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朋友推荐的。这周末HBO放,可惜我看不到。 :cry:
by xyz
2011-04-06 16:32
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: [分享]阿加莎克里斯蒂全集(epub+mobi+6英文doc+英文pdf合集+8波洛中文)
Replies: 107
Views: 71384

Re: [分享]阿加莎克里斯蒂全集(epub+mobi+6英文doc+英文pdf合集+8波洛中文)

我很ocd的把阿加沙pdf给转成epub了,有人有意么? :mrgreen: Dr.T。我要。谢谢! 谢谢小E和April。 冰火, 我是买了这个ZAGGsparq 2.0 做随身的充电器,挺好用的。 ZAGGsparq 2.0 carries multiple charges with it - four complete recharges for most power-hungry smart phones. Superior Engineering: ZAGGsparq 2.0 has been specifically engineered to charge Apple®'s i...
by xyz
2011-02-10 21:44
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 温柔与残酷的治愈系
Replies: 112
Views: 84765

Re: 温柔与残酷的治愈系

没有什么证据IVF增加乳癌几率. 当然也没有反面证据. 倒是有证据高龄(>30)生育/哺乳轻微增加几率. 但是影响也很小. 癌症其实就是衰老的一部分. 年龄才是最大因素. 你看临床处理就知道了,建议超过四十每年扫描, 没有叫做IVF的人扫描. 坚持要给癌症找个原因, 对没有癌症的人是个虚幻的安慰, 对患者是个INSULT. 大部分患者是没有任何RISK FACTOR的. 豪情, 请不要随便断章取意,上纲上线。 第一,我没有说所有用IVF的女性得乳癌的机率会增加。 第二,我不是坚持要给她的癌症找原因。也并不想INSULT任何人。 只不过是看到讨论中提到她不应该会这么快得癌症。但根据我自己的临床...
by xyz
2011-02-08 11:50
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 温柔与残酷的治愈系
Replies: 112
Views: 84765

Re: 温柔与残酷的治愈系

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_vitro_fertilisation
The process involves hormonally controlling the ovulatory process, removing ova (eggs) from the woman's ovaries and letting sperm fertilise them in a fluid medium.

我印象里所有的人工辅助生育都需要用激素帮助催卵。
by xyz
2011-02-07 19:41
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 温柔与残酷的治愈系
Replies: 112
Views: 84765

Re: 温柔与残酷的治愈系

她和我们一样,都那么爱惜自己,注意饮食,适量运动,遗传里似乎没有乳癌基因,祖母们都长寿到九十多,从不生病住院。我们都觉得,自己一定能活到比祖母们更长
Elizabeth Edwards的乳癌应该是和10多年前用激素帮助怀孕有关。最小的孩子于2000年出生的时候,她已经51岁了。
by xyz
2011-01-13 9:40
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 西部风光
Replies: 9
Views: 11959

Re: 西部风光

:love011:
I went to Zion during Christmas several years ago. Everything was covered by snow. Have to visit there in Spring again.
by xyz
2010-07-13 17:14
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 丽江点滴 之五 -- 虎跳峡一日游
Replies: 39
Views: 35723

Re: 丽江点滴 之五 -- 虎跳峡一日游(07/12)

游客未醒的清晨的城市真美
同感,想起以前在三藩摸黑起早坐cable car 的早班车到渔人码头,真是清新!完全没有日间的喧闹不堪,在车上,路上遇到的都是本地人,好像自己也完全融入当地人的生活里了。
by xyz
2010-05-12 9:45
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: [ZT] Syphilis shoots up in China
Replies: 16
Views: 15976

Re: [ZT] Syphilis shoots up in China

我觉得医学院的同学们是一定会鄙视我们的。我中学一个朋友大学读医,选修过一学期性病,男女生坐在一起拿着性病模型颠来倒去的研究,听她说时我不敢露出 :worthy: 神色,生怕被她鄙视
why 一定会鄙视?
They are still disgusting to me after so many years training. I prefer study the pictures/images from other specialties.
by xyz
2010-04-19 16:01
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 道德相对论
Replies: 16
Views: 16840

过去可以通过读书自学,现在这年月连书都不用读了,网上有大量不要钱的资料和资源。推荐一个有很多有意思的讲座的网站: http://www.ted.com/ Jun, shake hands, this is my favorite website too. Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology http://www.ted.com/talks/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html I was so amaze...
by xyz
2010-04-02 18:30
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 爱上巴西(又添了鸣谢,全文完)
Replies: 30
Views: 31540

Re: 爱上巴西(正文结束,添了旅游注意事项)

幻儿,太谢谢啦。你已经说得很详细了。 :admir002: :admir002: :love011: :love011:
先收藏,等看了lonely planet之后,有不清楚的地方再向你请教。 :love015: :love015:
by xyz
2010-04-02 11:03
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 厄,来讨论一下安慰剂吧
Replies: 67
Views: 47376

Re: 厄,来讨论一下安慰剂吧

:love015: co-ask.

I bought it from this website at full price. http://www.beautorium.com. The delivery was very fast too.
by xyz
2010-04-02 10:47
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 爱上巴西(又添了鸣谢,全文完)
Replies: 30
Views: 31540

Re: 爱上巴西

晚上街上堵车,我正纳闷,Max解释说前面有个大学,大家赶着上课所以堵。我更惊奇,上大学?晚上?Max说,是啊,很多人上夜校。开了一会儿,果然看见几幢大楼里灯光明亮人头攒动,真的是在上课和上自习!Max说,我以前也一边工作一边读大学,主修生物。动物植物名称之类我早就知道了,不过关于那些自然现象的科学解释很有趣。 我特别高兴,跟Max说,你知道么,这是玛瑙斯最美的地方。 Max点头,是,我知道。 :love019: 幻儿,谢谢你写了这么好的游记,非常向往伊瓜苏和Amazon。希望明年就可以跟着你的计划去体验那些奇妙。 不知道,能否具体告诉如何相对经济方便地订到机票,住宿和联系到Max? 谢谢。
by xyz
2010-03-30 11:54
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 爱上巴西(又添了鸣谢,全文完)
Replies: 30
Views: 31540

Re: 爱上巴西(更至伊瓜苏瀑布,待续)

我只想放弃身体放弃思考放弃心灵放弃自我,把自己完全交给天地元气造物神灵,融入天空草地树叶与树叶间的阳光,与自然同生,与万物同朽,与宇宙合为一体。
写的真好。每次去NP后都不情不愿回到现实做牛工。伊瓜苏这么美,看来我得先去南美再去欧洲了。
by xyz
2010-03-25 14:14
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 地铁里的音乐声(END)
Replies: 22
Views: 14901

Re: 地铁里的音乐声(END)

然后地铁在河上走那一会会看水光的时候,就想,回来也有回来的好
I like that a lot too. Very special.
by xyz
2010-01-25 14:00
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 中年人
Replies: 30
Views: 20193

Re: 中年人

:heartpump: :heartpump:
不免反省我的生活不知道什么时候演变成了一系列待解决和可以解决的问题。
me 2.
by xyz
2009-11-25 19:01
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 30几岁移民
Replies: 96
Views: 37970

Re: 30几岁移民

我支持笑嘻嘻申请NIH的基金研究这个话题。
Me too. :-D
by xyz
2009-10-23 18:15
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: Ken Burns - THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA
Replies: 4
Views: 6846

Re: Ken Burns - THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA

No wonder. It was one of my American friends recommended it to me. Thank you!
by xyz
2009-10-22 9:35
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: Ken Burns - THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA
Replies: 4
Views: 6846

Ken Burns - THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA

PBS is broadcasting it now. I heard other series by Ken Burns are also quite good, like baseball, civil war etc. The National Parks: America's Best Idea is a six-episode series directed by Ken Burns and written and co-produced by Dayton Duncan. Filmed over the course of more than six years at some o...
by xyz
2009-07-07 15:03
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 海滩糖水照片
Replies: 37
Views: 19669

要从冰雪覆盖的很窄的石头坡的脊上走过去。没敢走。 I passed it very slowly in Dec. 2006. Totally worth the effort. I was amazed by the surroundings when I stood under Delicate Arch. FROM WIKI Delicate Arch, one of the most famous arches in the park。 Http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Delicate_arch_sunset.jpg
by xyz
2009-03-26 17:35
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 我看《小团圆》
Replies: 149
Views: 115136

嗯,我不是很欣赏文字艺术性,好固然好,但是得内容过硬才真的好,否则就舍本逐末,张爱的后来学习者多数都有这个问题。张爱玲本身的作品是有思想深度的。
:admir001: :admir001:

看书的过程一直不停地被她的无情直白所震撼。我也觉得这是我最喜欢的张爱玲的作品。很久没有看过这样让我有如临其境,切肤之痛的书了。放下书本之后,为她感到sad之余,也庆幸自己晚出生了50年。
by xyz
2008-07-29 9:07
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 手机推荐
Replies: 21
Views: 21783

Palm® Centro!
Thanks 羚羊挂角! I'll buy centro then.
by xyz
2008-07-26 14:28
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 手机推荐
Replies: 21
Views: 21783

Palm® Centro是免费的!某人刚买了一个号称要100块钱
Just want to ask KuoTai, which one would you recommend? Centro or 755p?

Thanks.
by xyz
2008-07-10 16:16
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 袍上的虱子
Replies: 10
Views: 11066

幻儿,

Thanks for sharing those great stories. They are very touching! Please do continue to write!

Just like you, I can't complain about my life anymore!
by xyz
2008-06-14 14:08
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 我们银行的故事
Replies: 35
Views: 24375

The Giant Pool of Money

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1242 The Giant Pool of Money A special program about the housing crisis produced in a special collaboration with NPR News. We explain it all to you. What does the housing crisis have to do with the turmoil on Wall Street? Why did banks make ha...
by xyz
2008-05-22 11:00
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: [转博]最无用的问题
Replies: 77
Views: 51954

说来说去,你就是你自己,有缺陷有ISSUE没什么大不了的,谁还能一点ISSUE 没有啊,带着继续生活就是了。何必非得弄的那么乐观。
Agree with knowing. If you want to fix the issues then follow JUN's suggestion.
每个人可以摸索和学习用自己的方法解决自己的issues,先接受,再适应,再调整自己的思想和感情习惯。
In this life, you can just try to do your own best.
by xyz
2008-05-21 11:47
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: [分享]WSJ: Travel article
Replies: 21
Views: 20291

而且30-40的医生最好, 短的经验少, 老的眼力体力都不行了, 站边上指导可以 This is not true in U.S. because usually the surgeons (especially for the specialist) here get their first job around 33? Graduate from medical school at 26, finish 5 yrs general surgery training at 31, then finish 2-3 yrs specialty training at 33-34. I'd th...
by xyz
2008-05-21 11:37
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: [分享]WSJ: Travel article
Replies: 21
Views: 20291

开手术又不是登月这种高精尖技术,技术不好也就是把病人在手术台上多撂半个小时,或者缝的疤很难看,出人命还是不会的,很 mean 的说
.

I disagree. It depends on what kind of surgery it is. Sometimes something unexpected just occurs on the operation table. For instance, if you can't stop the bleeding in time, you may lose the patient right away.
by xyz
2008-05-21 11:30
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: [分享]WSJ: Travel article
Replies: 21
Views: 20291

Xiao Da,

Ask insider like wuliaotou's sister. 手术室护士 definitely know who is the best doctor for your operation.
by xyz
2008-05-21 8:44
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: [分享]WSJ: Travel article
Replies: 21
Views: 20291

Thank Jun for the recommendation. Just listened to the audiobook "Better". It's so realistic. I like this idea of "positive deviance" a lot. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_Deviance Positive Deviance (PD) is an approach to personal, organizational and cultural change based on the idea that eve...
by xyz
2008-05-16 12:49
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: NPR Blog for earthquake
Replies: 3
Views: 6213

我也是一直从上周追着他们的节目听。我已经推荐这个BLOG给我所有认识的人,即便是中国人。一是它充分体现了成都地区震前震后的巨大反差。二是我觉得国内的新闻比较公式化,而Melissa的报导更有感情.

这两天我慢慢觉得自己不太会被以前认为是“天大”的小事弄得心烦意乱了。在这样的天灾面前,只觉得人很渺小,时间,生命,亲人,朋友最重要,生活琐事实在不值得花精力。
by xyz
2008-05-16 8:48
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: ZT -- 北川学生 update
Replies: 14
Views: 23452

凌之是我真心佩服的一个人。
me too.
by xyz
2008-05-15 11:01
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: ZT -- 北川学生 update
Replies: 14
Views: 23452

第6座 :凌之   发表时间:2008年5月14日 19:51

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有学生说,地震来时,大家以为摇摇就过了,就躲在课桌下,有同学蹲下去了,手还放在同桌的脑袋上,想保护他(她)。

只有几十秒钟,学校就塌下去了,有一个老师带了六个学生走,最后支撑不住,只带出两个。高一、高二年级的好些老师跟着同学们一起去了
by xyz
2008-05-15 11:00
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: ZT -- 北川学生 update
Replies: 14
Views: 23452

北川中学目击(方便大家) 讲 台 :天边月   发表时间:2008年5月14日 19:36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 这不是我亲自去的,是我们的记者昨天深夜到北川拍了东西回来,我看的素材带。 昨天中午记者出发到北川,一路上都是断垣残壁,在一个叫陈家坝的地方,就找不到一栋哪怕外表看起来完整的房子。我们碰到了陈家坝小学的一位老师,他教了24年书,在地震面前,老师多年的教学经验完全帮不了学生。 他的同事在地震发生后,从教室里推出了3个孩子,自己体力不支倒在了废墟下。...
by xyz
2008-05-15 10:54
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: ZT -- 北川学生 update
Replies: 14
Views: 23452

第100座 :zjphrose   发表时间:2008年5月13日 18:06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 我捐助的陈娟去世了,她给我的信还在我包里呢。 这个好姑娘,真是个勤奋又懂事的孩子,我摘录段她给我的信: 阿姨,最近好吗?愿你天天快乐哦! 现在天气也渐渐变热了,你那边已经很热了吧。我们在学校里读书,也感觉不是那么强烈,但这天气呀还是很不稳定,时好时坏,就像这几天和上一周相比,就明显冷多了。不过,夏天快到了,还是比较高兴的。阿姨你喜欢夏季吗?我是挺喜欢这个火...
by xyz
2008-05-15 10:50
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: ZT -- 北川学生 update
Replies: 14
Views: 23452

第155座 :凌之   发表时间:2008年5月14日 18:43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 夜里下了一晚的雨,疲倦之下回家睡了一觉,凌晨三点醒来,再也不能入睡。绑了义工的红绸打了个车返回九洲体育馆。 凌晨三点的灾民们躺了满满一地,看了一下,放心很多,棉被似乎都够了,衣着单薄的人穿着部队捐赠的衣服盖着被子睡着。但是,白天见到的学生那个时间都看不见了,问了一下,据说有三千学生转移到附近的学校去了。于是出去,试图寻找晚些时候营救出来的学生们。 一直从这里走向那里,...
by xyz
2008-05-15 10:45
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: NPR Blog for earthquake
Replies: 3
Views: 6213

NPR Blog for earthquake

http://www.npr.org/blogs/chengdu/ "All Things Considered" hosts Robert Siegel and Melissa Block are in Sichuan Province covering the massive earthquake. They continue to report on the aftermath and recovery efforts. The hosts were in Chengdu with producers Andrea Hsu and Art Silverman when the quake...
by xyz
2008-05-15 10:41
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: ZT -- 北川学生 update
Replies: 14
Views: 23452

Several friends contacted me for donation to Bei Chuan students. I remember 阿都 had a paypal account set up for donation to the students in Bei Chuan before. But I could not find it anymore. I think we can just use this channel again whenever Ling Zhi and Xin Tian figure out how to help those students.
by xyz
2008-05-15 10:22
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: ZT -- 北川学生 update
Replies: 14
Views: 23452

ZT -- 北川学生 update

第22座 :凌之   发表时间:2008年5月15日 15:43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 这些学生中,除去在绵阳的刘顺菊,已经在广州打工的朱华均、姜华兵,一共54名,得知下落的25名,7名已故,1名离校不知下落 明天和朋友分头搜寻医院。今晚去和学校的校长、老师商量学生的情况以及落实救助等等事宜 ************************************************* 第23座 :凌之   发表时间:2008年5月15日 16:15 ...
by xyz
2008-05-13 14:07
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: 地震了
Replies: 75
Views: 67122

I'll wait for Ling Zhi's post in wxsj. She and Xin Tain are the persons I can trust. ********************************************* http://www.wxsj.net/article.asp?id=1434631&areapage=1&page=6 第106座 :凌之   发表时间:2008年5月13日 19:52 --------------------------------------------------------------------------...
by xyz
2008-05-07 11:51
Forum: 恶人谷
Topic: [问题] Please recommend travel agencies for east coast tour
Replies: 3
Views: 4062

Thanks a lot!

I tried to ask the agencies in Houston but they woudn't let me know the detail because they want the business too.