Saturday, December 27, 2008

Arctic blastleft the NW

Slushy

Thursday, December 25, 2008

I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Scientists Shed Light On Festive Medical Myths
A Fine Day for Chinese Food, is Chinese classified Kosher? I don't get it, Chinese eats lot of Pork!
Amateurs are trying genetic engineering at home
Wiesel Foundation loses nearly everything in Madoff scheme... so ridiculous.
Study: Early To Bed Keeps Heart Healthy...woooo... CT...
IRS: Fry's exec stole $65M to pay gambling debts...hm .. 65 Million.
For A Hockey Player, It's Pain Vs. Desire
Christmas Beer Yields Christmas Cheer
南韓餐飲店藏陋習 免費小菜吃剩再賣, so disgusting...
威尼斯人賭場裁500員工
香港學生每日浪費十噸飯, I would have to pack it to go.... Seriously?? 10 tonnes/day!
Chinese pandas arrive in Taiwan; 團團圓圓!
Opting out of China's rat race
Cessna company loses 2,200 jobs
HBOS and RBS 'were near collapse'
Unemployment fears worry Germans
Vancouver WSU branch faces cuts
Some snow perfect, but not in Western Washington
Bad weather delays Christmas travelers in West
A rubbish life for LA marathon recycle
WH on Times: 'Gross negligence'
Becoming Jane

Bloom town is slowing down....

Voyageur contractors to stay home

So Canton era is done.. now we have Blue Diamond...

Heartbroken news... very sad.

Truck driver involved in Wednesday's crash dies

聖誕同歡 暫忘憂

link

Snow is coming down hard.. could be another 3 inches....

Camera about Road Condition around where I am:
WA DOT
OR DOT

I want to make this!

Bûche de Noël...Christmas Trivia...
Emily Romeo and Mocha' S EURPOREAN ROLE MODELSHungarian Link...

Happy B day to Fiona!

My lovely Hokkaido bear

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas!

Fabulous 50s Christmas Songs...
Alvin & The Chipmunks...AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

Snow on Christmas day

Snowboarding......

滑雪初哥逾半跌傷 多傷關節韌帶 玩滑雪板更危險...

Don't Give Your Chimpanzee a Popcorn Popper for Christmas

Do 1 thing for nature

Keep on rolling...

New York Times may sell stake in Red Sox, WSJ reports
PT Paper employees brace for 10-day closure
Fibre to shut down No.7 machine for four weeks

Up North: Canadian Pride

Canadian vs. American
How Canada stole the American Dream
TV worth watch.com
David Bianculli's Top 10 TV Shows Of 2008...

Mike Huckabee on "Jon Stewart" (Dec. 8, 2008) Part 1/2

Mike Huckabee on "Jon Stewart" (Dec. 8, 2008) Part 2/2

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

David Edelstein's Top 10 Movies of 2008.... Wall-E... is #2!
Yo-Yo Ma Seeks Online Collaborators
Yo Yo Ma & James Taylor
Yo Yo Ma & Chris Botti
Yo Yo Ma & Allison Krauss

8 Million of trees were harvested for this Christmas from the Pac. NW

Christmas tree sales spike when economy sputters
Christmas tree sales appear to be greening

In Dark Economic Times, Christmas Tree Sales Shine
Oregon Christmas Trees Shipped Far And Wide For The Holidays

I was motivated to drive thru rough road conditions to work... shut up jerk.

TDN: Semi wreck blocks Allen Street in Kelso & Accident in Woodland
KATU: report

Leslie Tribute By Andy Lau Jacky Cheung Leon Lai Aaron Kwok

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

SPOON playing with ice in OR

You can see TOYA's cameo for 3 seconds before the len focused on SPOON
林家勇
翻版周杰倫-約定
翻版鄭秀文 - 終身美麗
JJ Lin impersonating Ah du, Jacky Cheung and Andy Lau


Hong Kong Imitating Show

hkidol competition 2007 馮文樂一生中最愛
莫凱謙愛得太遲習慣失戀

The sun will make a brief appearance when the snow is taking a short break



Note to Detroit: Consider the Refrigerator, dang I am evil, I have 4 fridges.
S.F. police chief announces retirement, the city's first woman and APA police chief. WOW :>

Monday, December 22, 2008

Sunday, December 21, 2008

冬至

Winter solstice!!!!
Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese: Dongzhi Festival!!!!

Snowed in and no go to....

1. another holiday dinner... {HK club of Oregon}
2. Dim Sum @ 10:30 AM
3. Evelyn's 1st B-day party @ 1 PM
4. Cancelling..Oregon zoo light. The winterland is killing my 1st Oregon Zoo Lights
5. E's party @ 8 PM
6. My ukulele holiday music fix is unstoppable with cancelled PDX Uke Assn.
'Ancient city unearthed' in Peru
Canada to aid car manufacturers
Taiwan readies for panda arrival
Should we stop paying taxes? AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs
YAY Spokane! 10 Great Low-Tax Places to Retire

10 inches accumulates with ice on top!

Liked a creme brulee...

A white Christmas?




Fancy Food Guide in Asia

The definitive guide to eating and drinking in Asia featuring restaurant and bar reviews
WOM guide
Life Style guide

$9.58 per ounce/kobe beef

Japanese Wagyu Beef Ribeye Roast 15 lb. Average

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Siberian Husky

Siberian Husky Brothers Playing

南極物語 Antarctica Clip - Huskies run on ice scraps

南極物語 EIGHT BELOW trailer

Eight Below Clips
Biden Family Going To The Dogs One More Time
Ethan Bortnick: Accomplished Pianist At Seven
Ethan - 6 Years Old - Playing Concertino #2 - Anna Asch

Health Is A Human Right

Let it snow. Let it snow. Let it snow.

We are expecting up to 8" of snow tonight. The snow practically shut down the neighborhood from Vancouver BC to Portland, OR. Salem, OR is getting freezing rain.

Big Pacific front dumping snow on Oregon
Winter weather blasts nation from end to end
America's First Gay President Concludes Historic Second Term
Typo In Proposition 8 Defines Marriage As Between 'One Man And One Wolfman'

ONION News Network


Weather Channel Accused of Pro-Weather Bias


China�s Andy Rooney Has Some Funny Opinions About How Great The Chinese Government Is
Sam Adams, Portland Mayor-Elect
Obama names 4 top members of science team, OSU Oceanographer to Lead National Ocean Observing Initiative, go Beavs!

Lubchenco Brings Northwest Experience To NOAA
Joe Powers; WHS Alumi

Tom F, happy b-day!!

Cruise, Singer Say 'Valkyrie' Will Surprise Audiences
Valkyrie | Movie Trailer

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Daniel Henney is in this: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer


Tom Moore, Lead Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
Dec. 20, 2008 6:31 am ET

West
By late today, the Pacific Northwest will be hit by a potent winter storm.

With very cold air in place, most of the precipitation will start as snow and last for awhile.

Meanwhile, lingering strong winds over eastern Montana will produce dangerously low wind chills through today.

Highs today will range from well below zero in Montana to the low to mid 60s across southernmost sections of California, Arizona and New Mexico.

By tonight, heavy snow will be falling across western Washington, including Seattle. Slowly rising snow levels across western Oregon will change the snow to rain or freezing rain at the lowest levels.

Snowfall exceeding one foot will fall in the mountains and around the Hood Canal.

Blizzard warnings are in effect, quite rare for this area. Look for significant snow and freezing rain along the Columbia Gorge, as well.

Look for wind gusts exceeding 60 mph at times in the Columbia Gorge.

Snow levels will rise across northern California as rain and mountains snow increases over the northern half of the state.

Snow will spread into the interior Northwest, as far east as the northern Rockies.

Monday will be wintry over a good chunk of the West with snow expected as far east as Montana, Wyoming, the mountains of Colorado and northern New Mexico while rain and mountain snow slides southward through California.

Snow on the beach

Snowman and Surfer by Jeff Daly

Friday, December 19, 2008

New unemployment claims dip, but layoffs continue
Grad student’s discovery earns national prize
What Makes Milk Organic?, good learning about what I may be drinking..
New heights for Nepal film festival
Pet lovers protest cats on the menu in China, so cruel...
Drillers break into magma chamber
Rom-coms 'spoil your love life'
Burger chain markets meat scent; FLAME.. disgusting..
Chinese learn to live with reform
Social implications of wealth creation
Daily China-Taiwan flights begin, a really big leap forward...
Revving China's auto industry, would you drive a Chinese car?
Korean adultery actress sentenced , :| for real?
Dozens rescued after B.C. gondola tower collapses...freaky! I would pee my pants.
Researchers Find New Evidence Of Dark Energy
五十年後﹕美國勿走上清朝覆亡之路
遺棄狗隻藉口多 與沙發不襯也
Awwww! Joe Biden gets a new puppy
For I. M. Pei, History Is Still Happening, I ♥ Mr. Pei!
Chinese 'classical poem' was brothel ad, so sad.
Is The End Near For Editorial Cartoonists?
Siemens Hit With $1.6 Billion Fine In Bribery Case, can you blieve this?
WWF: More than 1,000 species discovered in Mekong
Cranberry Juice Industry Hoping 2009 A Big Year For Urinary Tract Infections
Northwest Dominates List Of 'Safe and Secure' Communities
Many lie over books 'to impress', will you do that?
The Stupidest Statistics In The Modern Era
Pro-Life — And In Favor Of Keeping Abortion Legal
迪拜首創不燙腳「冷凍沙灘」 環團震怒
改善中風病人心血管功能 每天吃一磚豆腐, I ♥ Tofu.
Why home values may take decades to recover
Many states are having winter fun
3 Portland stations with 3 set of 7-days forcast

Panasonic to buy Sanyo in $9 billion deal
US Fedex boss takes 20% pay cut
Polaroid in bankruptcy protection
Texas Instruments to cut 400 jobs in Philippines
Completing The Obama Cabinet
Japan forecasts no growth in 2009
France 'set for 2009 recession'
Canada boomtown under pressure
Climate outcome 'hangs on coal'

Thursday, December 18, 2008

In the words of Carrie Bradshaw, “Hello Lovers"

Link

X'mas shopping..love it.

How to Find Gifts for People Who Bug You

Love it, Mia.
10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy

1. Savor Everyday Moments
2. Avoid Comparisons
3. Put Money Low on the List
4. Have Meaningful Goals
5. Take Initiative at Work
6. Make Friends, Treasure Family
7. Smile Even When You Don’t Feel Like It
8. Say Thank You Like You Mean It
9. Get Out and Exercise
10. Give It Away, Give It Away Now!

Arctic wind goes to Vegas and So. Cali

Las Vegas gets record snowfall, 3.6 inches

Dude, where is my car?

Work Parking lot at noon

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Grandma

Damn You, Winter!
順子- 寫一首歌
Defiance
PRI's The World: Global Hit with a Ukulele Master
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. ~ Ronald Reagan (1986)

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Oregon Ballet Theatre: the Nutcracker @ Keller

Girls' dress-up night, out on the town

The Nutcracker OBT Kids
順流逆流
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL - 1951 Clip

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Happy B day to Miss J!


Celebration destination: Pazzo
Bill Gates and Sir Alan Sugar made some of worst technology predictions of all time

1. The iPod will never take off – Sir Alan Sugar in 2005
2. No need for a computer in the home – Ken Olsen, founder of Digital Equipment Corp in 1977
3. "Nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners will probably be a reality within ten years" – Alex Lewyt, president of the Lewyt Corp vacuum company
4. TV won't last because people would, "soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night" – Darryl Zanuck in 1946
5. In 1933, after the first flight of the Boeing 247, a plane that could hold ten people, a proud Boeing engineer reportedly said, "There will never be a bigger plane built."
6. "We stand on the threshold of rocket mail" – US postmaster general Arthur Summerfield in 1959
7. Nobody would ever need more than 640KB of memory on their personal computer– Bill Gates in 1981, allegedly.
8. "The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys" – Sir William Preece, chief engineer at the Post Office in 1878
9. Spam will be solved – Bill Gates, 2004.
10. "X-rays will prove to be a hoax" – Lord Kelvin, President of the Royal Society, in 1883.
China's need for growth
China faces desertification
The legacy of Bell Labs
Evolution and Islam
"Madeline and the Cats of Rome"

Dirty Oil

Canada's 'dirty oil' challenge

Douggie is back!

He realizes that he likes to read Twilight more than cleaning his kitchen counter. Welcome Back!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

I should start looking for a new back up plan, VERY SOON.

Mining:
Mining For Diamonds In The Canadian Rough

NPR:
NPR Announces Cuts To Staff, Programs, NPR is cutting 2 shows and laying off 64 people, 7 percent of its work force.

High tech manufacturing:
Sony to cut plants and 8,000 jobs

Baking Rolls:
Post-Bankruptcy Twinkies Face Uncertain Future

Fermintation:
Anheuser-Busch InBev to cut 1,400 US jobs, mostly white collar and contractor jobs in St. Louis.

Printing Paper:
The big brother speaks finally and maybe this will give ME breathing room; AbitibiBowater Announces Action Plan to Address Market Challenges. Approximately 830,000 metric tons of newsprint, 110,000 metric tons of specialty grades and 70,000 metric tons of coated grades will be removed from the marketplace. A total of approximately 1,100 employees are affected by these capacity reductions
Capacity reductions include:
1. The permanent closure by the end of the first quarter of 2009 of the Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador newsprint mill, representing 205,000 metric tons;
2. The permanent closure by the end of 2008 of the Covington, Tennessee paper converting facility, representing 70,000 metric tons of coated grades;
3. The immediate idling, until further notice, of the Alabama River newsprint mill, in Alabama, representing 265,000 metric tons;
4. The immediate idling, until further notice, of two paper machines (# 1 and # 2) in Calhoun, Tennessee, representing 230,000 metric tons of capacity, including 120,000 metric tons of newsprint and 110,000 metric tons of specialty grades; and
5. On a revolving basis, approximately 20,000 metric tons of monthly newsprint downtime at other facilities across the organization until market conditions improve.

Packaging Paper:
PT Paper to close for 10 days minimum on Dec. 19 due to depressed global economy

Printing Press:
Tribune files for bankruptcy protection

PetroChem:
Dow Chemical to slash 5,000 jobs, DC will cut 5,000 full-time jobs and close 20 plants and beginning in january, the world's second largest chemical company will idle 180-plants and cut about 6,000 contractors or about 30 percent of its global contract workforce. That's a people and product.
2,500 employee & 4,000 contractors positions will be eliminated at Dupont

Petroleum:
Petroleum extraction from the Canadian tar sands is draining the underground water table and reducing the flow of the rivers northward, and the effects are felt hundreds of miles away, he said.

Native hunters: Climate is thinning caribou herds

List of Nobel Laureates, Chinese

楊振寧, Chen Ning Yang, Physics, 1957
李政道, Tsung-Dao Lee, Physics, 1957, he was 31 at 1957.
丁肇中,Samuel C. C. Ting, Physics, 1976
李遠哲 Yuan T. Lee, Chemistry, 1986
朱棣文, Steven Chu, Physics, 1997
崔琦, Daniel Chee Tsui, Physics, 1998
高行健, Gao Xingjian, Literature, 2000
錢永健, Roger Y. Tsien, Chemistry, 2008
Steven Chu, wiki
朱棣文, HK
朱棣文, TW

The Energy Problem: What the Helios Project Can Do About It

朱棣文﹕改善廢氣10年, 可緩和地球暖化500年

MBA

清華EMBA回報率200%
Ranking the Returns On Executive M.B.A.s

Need to study for Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).............
你知道我在等你們分手嗎?New clip
Las Vegas: The Suicide Capital Of America
Gimme A Car That's Cheap, Sporty And 'Green'
港生數理成績好態度差 重視程度自信心低於國際平均水平
Google tells us what we look for in 2008
Ooga Ooga! Men Overspend to Attract Mates, not sure about that...
U.S., Others Show Improvements In Math, Science, I am proud that HK came on top in maths. and science. 港小四生數學全球NO.1

10-Year-Old Makes Plea To Interview ObamaA Message to President-Elect Obama from 10 Year OId Reporter Damon Weaver

Political Ideas Proposed For China's Shenzhen
Playing With Your Food — Scientifically
Companies Say 'Bah, Humbug!' To Holiday Parties
Nazi's Daughter Struggles With Her 'Inheritance'
地球「慢轉日」 今年多一秒
Americans working more, playing less... hmm...30 percent of Americans chose reading as their favorite activity, next came watching television which 24 percent of Americans said was their preferred leisure activity this year, what about sport and exercising?
Japan sinks deeper into recession... hmm...
Barack Obama's coal conundrum... we need green super nano bio fuel... algae, anyone?
Religious 'shun nanotechnology'.. who doesn't love nano?
Test reveals dogs' jealous side, that explains the strange problems that I have in my 3 dogs household!!! :P ?Romeo? Understand Fairness, ?all of them? Get Jealous
Apple Employee Fired For Thinking Different, can I fill his spot?
New Yangtze Dam To Provide Enough Hydroelectricity To Shock 1.2 Billion ... billions of what?????
Fears of Unrest Prompt Bailout Of China Exporters
Algae could be next hot biofuel

Jozin z Bazin polskie napisy

Google unveils year's top searches



Ft. Mac

Canada's black gold oil rush

About Fort McMurray


About Fort McMurray
Once an independent municipality, Fort McMurray merged with other regional entities in the mid-1990s to form the Wood Buffalo Regional Municipality. The town sits atop the world's largest oil deposit, lately made accessible thanks to oil sand exploration ­ the process of extracting oil from subterranean water, sand, and clay. That's quite a long way from its early history as a 19th-century outpost and fur trading center. Today, Fort McMurray is home to business and commercial interests that derive their livelihood from large oil firms, which provide jobs, economic security, and community enrichment. Fort McMurray also boasts surprisingly diverse cultural offerings for a town its size and is home to Keyano College, a community-based center of higher education that focuses on the oil sands industry and draws students from across Canada for specialized study. Sporting events, sightseeing opportunities, and leisure activities provide welcome distraction, and The Fort McMurray Oil Barons, popular Junior Hockey League champions, are a familiar presence. Nature lovers find a variety of hiking, camping, and tour options available, including those that capitalize on the amazing Northern Lights and feature treks to Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada's largest park and home to the world's most populous habitat of bison.

P & P in the NW

Fire breaks out at Camas mill...

Fibre announces another round of rolling shutdowns
Q&A: What's in line for Fibre?...

How do one cope when lost wife and kids and families in a freak accident?

Man who lost family when jet hit house: I don't blame pilot, very sad...
John Mayer - St. Patricks Day Live

BBall hotties

Rudy Fernández
LaMarcus Aldridge
Travis Outlaw
Sergio Rodríguez

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Monday, December 08, 2008

THE ONE DAYS: HK From Wong Fu Production

Preview

Fall term is over!

Yeah, no more classes on M & W!
Did Coldplay Plagiarize Guitarist Joe Satriani?

Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Joe Satriani - if i could fly

Catching up with families & friends

Liz, Pat (half of the dork combo), Lawrence, Fiona, Colleen, Hang, Lam, Moline, Maggie, Mr. T, Caryn, Debra, Michelle & my ChE bud from college: Robert E and Janet F.

I haven't talked to some of them from a few month to a few years... so it was really nice.... I am espeically excited to see Mr. MD and Miss Janet and hope that the dorks can make it to my hood for some "mild" winter fun.
The 2008 Nobel Laureates in physics, chemistry, medicine and economics will gather in the historic Royal Palace in Stockholm.........

Sunday, December 07, 2008

6 degrees of randomness

just got tagged by Mr. T to reveal six random things about myself... Hm...

1. I snore loud and clear in the summer months because of my allergies. Yes, all my lovers came prepared with standard protection: ear plugs.

2. I backlog my boringfish post often, what, I forgot things, so sue me.

3. I have a PhD in the art of procrastination. HuskyLady envys my titles.

4. I am a speed-demon, I got looks & speeches from Mill-I-5 commuters.

5. A particular dry cleaner has un-natural affinity to BoringFish. In fact I was told that un-natural affinity follow me everywhere I go.

6. I shop @ Costco and I don't have 12 kids @ home to feed. But I am ready for any emergency, including Y2K.

How many bowl games are there?

Las Vegas: BYU vs. Arizona on Dec 20th.
New Mexico: Colorado State vs. Fresno State on Dec 20th.
Poinsettia: TCU vs. Boise St in San Diego on Dec 23rd.
Hawaii: Notre Dame vs. Hawaii on Dec 24th.
Emerald: California vs. Miami in San Francisco on Dec 28th
Valero Alamo: Northwestern vs. Missouri in San Antonio, TX on Dec 29th.
Humanitarian: Maryland vs. Nevada in Boise, ID on Dec 30th.
Holiday: Oregon vs. Oklahoma State in San Diego, CA on Dec 30th.
Music City: Vanderbilt vs. Boston College in Nashville, TN on Dec 31st.
Chick-fil-A Peach: Georgia Tech vs. LSU in Atlanta, GA on Dec 31st.
Sun: Oregon State vs. University of Pittsburgh in El Paso, TX on Dec 31st.
Orange: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati in Miami Gardens, FL on Jan 1st.
Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan State in Orlando, FL on Jan 1st.
Gator: Nebraska vs. Clemson in Jacksonville, FL on Jan 1st.
Outback: Iowa vs. South Carolina in Tampa, Fl on Jan 1st.
Rose: Penn State vs. USC in Pasadena, CA on Jan 1st.
Cotton: Texas Tech vs. Mississippi in Dallas, TX on on Jan 2nd.
Sugar: Utah vs. Alabama in New Orleans, LA on Jan 2nd.
Fiesta: Texas vs. Ohio State in Glendale, AZ on Jan 5th.
GMAC: Tulsa vs. Ball State in Mobilel, AL on Jan 6th.
BCS Championship series: Florida vs. Oklahoma in Miami, FL on Jan 8th.

I lost counts....too many.

Miss it....

Oregon Symphony: All Tchaikovsky Program
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR

電影『梁祝』主題曲

Jay Chou不能说的秘密

We are eating dinosaur....

I love Channel 272!
My Pet Dinosaur, the documentary discusses the survivial and evolution of dinosaurs to an intelligent, walk-upright creature.

Moonlight

Best Cities to Work and Live: Seattle Rank: 6
Best Cities to Work and Live: Chicago Rank: 9
Worst Cities to Work and Live: Chicago Rank: 5
Best and worst of what?

Saturday, December 06, 2008

Cheesy but Sweet.. aw....

When you love someone - Bryan adams
張惠妹-你好不好

Very good article about good health vs. dieting

目前,國際上對“啤酒肚”的成因有好幾種說法。有人說,“啤酒肚”是營養過剩導致,也有人說是營養不均衡造成。德國聯邦營養醫學會最新研究表明,“啤酒肚”與男性的遺傳基因有關,就像女性肥胖從臀部開始一樣,男性的脂肪大部分會儲存于腹部。

睡眠質量差也能造就啤酒肚
當然,每個男人的基因不同,引發“啤酒肚”的可能性也不同。一般來說,青少年有“啤酒肚”往往是因為營養過剩;對于中年人而言,睡眠質量問題是主因。隨著年齡的增長,男性深睡眠階段也隨之減少,由于睡眠質量差,荷爾蒙的分泌會隨之減少,荷爾蒙的缺乏會使體內脂肪組織增加並聚集于腹部,而且年紀越大影響越明顯。

此外,很多中年人長時間坐著辦公,缺乏運動,容易造成腹部脂肪囤積。在工作壓力較大的情況下,不少人會飲食過量,導致消化不良,這也易造成體重超標。也有人認為“心寬體胖”,胖起來是一種無憂無慮的表現。大多數的男性結了婚以後,身體就迅速發胖。一般男人的體內有大約300億個脂肪細胞,隨著年齡的增長,這些細胞就會增重一些。因此,幾乎每一個男人在30歲以後總是要比以前重一些,並且他的基因、荷爾蒙和減慢了的新陳代謝都開始對他的腹部產生影響。喝啤酒與腰圍沒關系

傳統觀念認為過量飲用啤酒將使人出現大大的“啤酒肚”,但最新研究顯示,喝多少啤酒實際上與人的腰圍沒有關系。

歐洲研究者發現,好飲啤酒者出現啤酒肚乃至肥胖的概率並不比不喝啤酒的人高。雖然啤酒算不上減肥飲料,但也並不是造成飲酒者超重的原因。研究者發現,排除如身體運動及教育等因素,經常喝啤酒的人與那些不喝或者很少喝的人相比,腰圍並不會較大,且體重也不會更重。

然而,在那些愛喝酒的男性中,不吸煙的人比吸煙的人更易發胖。最近,英國和捷克的研究人員對近2000名捷克人的飲酒習慣與身體肥胖狀況進行了隨機抽樣調查,發現“啤酒肚”與喝啤酒多少並沒有多大關系。實際上,一杯啤酒的熱量僅為150卡路裡,脂肪也只有0.3克,而且啤酒含有蛇麻子等物質,還可以降低得心髒病、糖尿病的概率。因此,一天喝一杯啤酒沒問題。

“啤酒肚”危害多多
美國疾病控制預防中心近日發表的一份報告稱,美國每年大約花750億美元用于治療與肥胖有關的疾病,這些錢數已超過了用于治療吸煙、酗酒引起的疾病。如果說全身肥胖在中年以後出現的概率較高,而腹部肥胖(“啤酒肚”)則是隨著年齡的增長而增加。腹部肥胖已引起世界衛生組織的高度重視,因為很多國家已進入老齡化社會,如不重視腹部肥胖,“啤酒肚”很可能成為影響健康的最危險的殺手之一。

腹部肥胖是加速衰老的主要因素之一,目前已證明有15種以上導致死亡的疾病與腹部肥胖有直接關系,其中包括冠心病、心肌梗死、腦栓死、乳腺癌、肝腎衰竭等。此前,有研究表明,挺著“啤酒肚”的男性得高血壓的概率是正常男性的8倍,得冠心病的概率是常人的5倍,得糖尿病的概率是常人的7倍,腦溢血和腦梗死等疾病在“啤酒肚”男性中也很常見。消除“啤酒肚”要多方面努力

要想消除“啤酒肚”,需要從多方面共同努力,比如,平時吃飯吃7分飽;每天至少運動30分鐘;睡前洗個溫水澡,改善睡眠狀況等。

日本醫學專家制定了一套隨時隨地可做的運動,對消除“啤酒肚”效果很好。一是雙手抱肘,兩腿並立;二是少乘電梯,步行上樓;三是凡能站著完成的事,最好站著完成,如等人、打電話、看報、穿鞋襪等。站立時稍踮腳尖,使身體處于比較緊張的狀態。專家還建議,要減掉肚子上的脂肪,最好在加強全身運動的情況下,再加強腹部運動。

此外,要一天三餐:不應忽略早餐和午餐。如果不吃午餐,你很可能飢腸轆轆地回到家裡,在晚餐桌上大吃一頓。少吃零食:只攜帶低脂肪、低能量的小吃或零食,如水果、蔬菜、餅幹等。

在辦公桌上放瓶水:一天內要時常喝水。當你想吃點甜東西時,就喝杯水,吃甜食的願望馬上就會消失。不要讓精神壓力促使多吃:當有精神壓力時,不要拿起食物,而是出去散步。體力活動比吃東西更有利于解除精神壓力。

不要在外面吃飯:飯館的飯往往比家做的飯含有更多的能量和脂肪。留意你單位附近提供低脂飯菜的餐館。不要去快餐連鎖店,因為那裡可供選擇的低脂肪食物很少。

不要一個人進食:要和同事、朋友一起進食。把注意力放在同伴的談話上,而不是食物上。不吃自助餐:自助餐往往導致吃得很多。

注意酒量:酒精含能量較高,它可阻止體脂的消耗,還降低意志力。如果你想飲些酒,最好與汽水混起來喝。多喝水和低能量飲料。

Passionately Curious

Is Einstein the Last Great Genius?

Albert Einstein who said: "I have no special talents - I am only passionately curious."

No more roses to smell for the Beavs this time around ?!

now that UCLA lost to USC. Sanchez, defense lead No. 5 USC past UCLA 28-7

Jack yoshihara's rose bowl redemption
War and the Roses for Oregon State
I was just really hungry., Japanese style, good recipe
Meteor or UFO crashes in Alberta Canada
Thx, Mr. T

Kelso Library

CUA minus BoringFish
I could have been famous in the universal, instead I am just stinky!

Friday, December 05, 2008

快樂可傳染 同事間例外 多一快樂友 開心機會增9%
School buds: 20 Harvard classmates advising Obama, it pays to know the right people.
Bush: acknowledges recession, automakers' troubles
Pentagon to recruit aliens on visas
Nomura shedding 1,000 London jobs
Japan sells Icelandic whale meat, whale meat, how cruel.? Vegetarian would say I am cruel!
Intelligent 'have better sperm'...hm....
HK says more Chinese eggs tainted
One sad note about who talks on TV. Surprised that Elisabeth Hasselback represented herself well?
Vermont called healthiest state, Louisiana last
Yellow expected as a bright spot for 2009, oh yellow, duck color and the new NP bump cap!
Top 10 Reasons Why Canada Must Fight Oil Addiction
Study suggests good cheer may spread itself
Is Bush The Worst President Of The Last 50 Years?
Congresswoman Thought She Was Being Punked
Is it time for an Asian Monetary Fund?, it's about time, absolutely.
Exiles wielding power from the UK
DNA database 'breach of rights'
How would you feel if you live with your ex? Couples staying together because of poor economy
Credit Suisse cuts 5,300 jobs worldwide
'Gr8 Db8' Defends The Linguistics Of Texting
In Italy, Feminism Out, Women As Sex Symbols In
Report: Toxins Found In One-Third Of Toys Tested
Best Female Figure Not an Hourglass
'Outliers' Puts Self-Made Success To The Test, as Gladwell suggested the asian secret talents, RICE farming, is why we are good in math. Where are the rice fields?
The Do's and Don'ts of Regifting.. funny
Michelin awards first Chinese chef coveted 3 stars, cool.. Yummy!
Sydney Opera House architect dies
Foreclosure sales rise in the US
Siberian ice cream beats crisis
HSBC confirms 500 UK jobs to go
UN talks action on space strikes
JPMorgan cutting 9,200 jobs at Washington Mutual
見屍體悲鳴落淚 川震搜救犬一夜成名
Bush: 'I'm sorry' the economic crisis is occurring
Kicks from bricks, fun job, don't you want that?
Climate advisors take electric road
US recession 'began last year', did Bush feel sorry now?
Britons 'saving money with sex', lots of sexy time.

Then the silo is puking...

2nd times is not a charm and this is not the kind of powder a snow buddy is praying for