Obama's historic speech

"Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time.

But know this, America - they will be met."

President Obama

测验你是否是个甜美漂亮或有趣的人

现在,准备一张纸和一支笔,选出下列选项(一题一个) 
注意不可以往下跳着看否则会不准唷!!!

1. 写出以下选项中你最喜欢的颜色
   A. 红 B. 橘 C. 黄D. 绿E. 蓝

2. 写出以下选项中你最喜欢的动物
   A. 狗B. 猫C. 兔D. 虎E. 鱼

3. 写出以下选项中你最喜欢的花
   A. 玫瑰B. 郁金香

4. 写出以下选项中你会选择听谁的音乐
   A. LIMPBIZKIT (林普斯机乐团) , 
   B. N SYNC (超级男孩) 
   C. JAY Z (饶舌歌手) 

5. 写出以下选项中你会选择去哪里杜蜜月: 
   A. 夏威夷B. 纽约

6. 写出以下选项中你会选择看哪一部电影
   A. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (瓶中信) 
   B. HALF BAKE! D (抢救肯尼小子) 

＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ 解答 ＊ 解答 ＊ 解答 ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊ 
 1. 
A=罗曼蒂克
B=活泼
C=孩子气
D=古怪
E=独特

2. 
A=气质
B=冷静
C=孩子气
D=强壮
E=无聊

3. 
A=甜美贴心
B=古怪

4. 
A=漂亮
B=甜美,贴心
C=有趣

5. 
A=罗曼蒂克
B=独特

6. 
A=甜美,贴心
B=有趣

Watch out, Liverpool! We're right behind!

Watch out, Liverpool! We're right behind!

Defence continues to be the best form of attack for Manchester United as a 1-0 win against Wigan ensured a ninth successive Premier League clean sheet and allowed them to move within two points of leaders Liverpool.

Wayne Rooney's first-minute tap-in was enough to beat the Latics, who just about edged the remainder of the contest without being able to break down a stubborn United rearguard which is providing the foundation for this season's title tilt.

Gentleman's Club

President-elect Barack Obama hailed a rare Oval Office gathering of all licing U.S. presidents. 

Best in the World!

Portuguese midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first Premier League star to be named FIFA's world player of the year. The Manchester United and Portugal winger beat AC Milan's Kaka, Liverpool's Fernando Torres and Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Xavi to take the award at a star-studded gala in Zurich.

20 free OS!

Fedora 10 - One of the few live distros that didn't have any trouble with the hardware on my MSI Wind netbook. My acid test: can it properly suspend and wake? Yes - and it does it faster than Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7. OpenSUSE and Ubuntu both failed to resume properly.

Damn Small Linux - I wouldn't feel right not listing Damn Small. It's pretty amazing what you can do with a whole OS that's not much bigger than most Windows antivirus applications. 50mb gets you Firefox, XMMS, VNCViewer, MS Office Viewer, and much more. It's also easily extendable through the MyDSL service or by using the apt command.

Linux Mint - While it's based on Ubuntu, Mint has some features that I think make it a bit more user-friendly. For starters, there are several easy ways to find and install new software including the dead simple Mint Software Portal. Find an app, click the install button, bada bing!

64 Studio - If you're into digital content creation of any kind - audio, video, or graphics - 64 Studio is a distro worth downloading. It's packed full of awesome multimedia apps and, contrary to the name, is available for 32-bit platforms as well.

live.linux-gamers.net - One of the big complaints about Linux is "Where are the games?" If you'd like to see some, why not download a live DVD that contains a truckload that you can run without even installing anything? FPS, racing, platformer, you name it - this disc has it covered.

Slax - This has always been one of my favorite light Linux distros. It's about 200mb and includes plenty of great apps. It includes a really slick boot option as well: to act as a PXE server, allowing other machines on your LAN to boot Slax over the network.

NimbleX - If you're looking for a lightweight base to run virtual PCs on, check out NimbleX. It's the smallest distro I've seen that comes with Sun's Virtual Box. You can even customize your ISO on the web site before you download it if you want. Awesome.

Haiku - Inspired by BeOS, Haiku strives to provide an environment that is simple enough for beginners to use, yet powerful enough for more experienced users to enjoy as well. As they say on their web site, Haiku wants to be "free of unnecessary complexities." There's also Zeven OS, a Linux distro with BeOS-inspired visuals.

ReactOS - Definitely an ambitious project, ReactOS is trying to produce a free, non-linux environment that is fully compatible with Windows applications and drivers. It's got a long way to go, but it's an interesting project to keep your eye on.

Mac-on-stick - Sure, OSX is pretty and functional, but can it fit on a 32mb flash drive? Mac-on-stick is a complete Mac OS 7.0.1 environment that runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, and even Pocket PC. Use it to run old-school apps or classic games like Dark Castle. It's also part of thePortableapps.Com suite.

OSX86 - No, there's no link for this one, gang. I've included OSX86 (which you can probably find yourself on any major torrent tracker by searching for kalyway) because it's an amazing example of what an enthusiastic computing community can accomplish. There's even a customized version floating around that is tailored for the MSI Wind netbook..

NetBSD - If you're not interested in trying the Hackintosh thing, why not play around with OS X's foundations? One of the great things about NetBSD is the amazing number of hardware platforms it can run on, including the Playstation 2 and Sega Dreamcast. You may also want to try Jibbed, a lightweight NetBSD livecd spinoff that runs XFCE4.

Open Solaris - The good folks at Sun play a big part in the development of a pretty mean free OS. Open Solaris is incredibly stable and is designed for reliability and network performance. It makes an excellent foundation for NAS devices and servers.

FreeNAS - Speaking of NAS, if you've got an old junker around that you'd like to turn into something useful, FreeNAS is a nice option. It's a barebones distro based on FreeBSD and is designed to turn old hardware into simple network attached storage.

IE Application Compatibility VPC Images - More free stuff from Microsoft? The VPC images include .vhd files of XP and Vista machines that can be run inside Virtual PC to test applications in different Windows OSes with different versions of IE.

VICE - Again not technically an OS, but I'm not sure anyone is really looking to multiboot the Commodore 64 or VIC20 operating systems. The VICE emulator will also run C128, PLUS4, and PET programs.

GeeXboX - Another great use of an outdated machine is to turn it into a media server/HTPC and GeeXboX is an excellent operating system to power it. There's even an ISO generator that runs on Mac and Windows that you can use to build a customized GeeXboX disc with different themes, languages, network settings, and more.

Untangle - Untangle is a free, open source gateway that is available as both a full-blown OS and a Windows application. The Windows "app" is a nice option if you don't have the hardware to spare for a standalone gateway machine.

Ultimate Deployment Appliance - UDA is a slick VMWare appliance that allows you to easily serve ISO images via a PXE environment. I love it. No more griping about badly scratched Vista or XP install discs, I just boot via the LAN interface instead.

gParted - If you're using a "questionably legal" solution like Hiren's Boot CD to manage drive partitions, you should give gParted a try. The interface and functionality is very similar to Partition Magic, and gParted is totally free and open source.

Great Philosophy

*You probably read it somewhere, I got it from a friend. It is great, so I put it up here...

A long time ago, there was an Emperor who told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and cover as much land area as he likes, then the Emperor would give him the area of land he has covered. Sure enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and rode as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He kept on riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. When he was hungry or tired, he did not stop because he wanted to cover as much area as possible. 

Came to a point when he had covered a substantial area and he was exhausted and was dying. Then he asked himself, "Why did I push myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only need a very small area to bury myself." 

The above story is similar with the journey of our Life. We push very hard everyday to make more money, to gain power and recognition. We neglect our health , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding beauty and the hobbies we love. 

One day when we look back, we will realize that we don't really need that much, but then we cannot turn back time for what we have missed. 

Life is not about making money, acquiring power or recognition . Life is definitely not about work! Work is only necessary to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life. Life is a balance of Work and Play, Family and Personal time. You have to decide how you want to balance your Life. Define your priorities, realize what you are able to compromise but always let some of your decisions be based on your instincts. Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of Life, the whole aim of human existence. 

So, take it easy, do what you want to do and appreciate nature. Life is fragile, Life is short. Do not take Life for granted. Live a balanced lifestyle and enjoy Life! 

Watch your thoughts ; they become words. 

Watch your words ; they become actions. 

Watch your actions ; they become habits. 

Watch your habits; they become character . 

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny . 

Man United crush Chelsea

Manchester United closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool with an emphatic 3-0 win over title rivals Chelsea at Old Trafford. Nemanja Vidic headed the opening goal in first-half stoppage time before Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov completed the scoring. United are five points behind Liverpool with two games in hand.

As José Mourinho settled into his seat in the directors’ box, back in an English stadium for the first time since his abrupt departure from Stamford Bridge, he loomed large over this battle of two heavyweights. By the end, with Old Trafford rocking around him, he could not cast so much as a five o’clock shadow over Manchester United’s celebrations. For Chelsea, though, his brooding presence offered an unwelcome reminder of just how they have fallen without him over the past 16 months.

Mourinho was there to cast an eye over United, who gave an ominous warning of the task facing his Inter Milan team in the Champions League’s first knockout round next month, but, as he flew back to Italy last night, he will also have been preoccupied by Chelsea’s continuing troubles under Luiz Felipe Scolari. Whatever his reputation for malevolence, there must have been a part of him that looked upon this performance – devoid of wit, spirit, character and organisation – in much the same way as someone returning to their beloved former home and finding it fallen into disrepair, with weeds overrunning the garden.

If this was a glorious afternoon for United, who have the opportunity to go to the top of the table for the first time this season if they can beat Wigan Athletic on Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, it was truly wretched for Chelsea. As if conceding three goals was not bad enough, two of them – Nemanja Vidic’s header in first-half stoppage time and Dimitar Berbatov’s close-range volley with three minutes remaining, which were interspersed by a deserved goal for Wayne Rooney – were from dead-ball situations. So organised under Mourinho, Chelsea have conceded five goals from set-pieces in their past three games.

MAN OF THE MATCH: Ryan Giggs - There was general surprise when Michael Carrick was omitted for Giggs, but the 35-year-old justified Ferguson's faith. Skipping his way through a crowded midfield, his reading of the game and willingness to take the initiative proved invaluable. If one moment typified his performance, it was when he anticipated a surge forward by Jose Bosingwa and shadowed the Chelsea right-back expertly.

MANCHESTER UNITED VERDICT: They could be top on Saturday if they win their games in hand and it was a performance worthy of potential champions. Evra's return at left-back added another outlet, Vidic responded to the role of the senior centre-back in Rio Ferdinand's continued absence and Giggs excelled. Perhaps the most meaningful contribution, however, was Berbatov's: a man who has decorated more games than he has determined managed two assists and a goal.

CHELSEA VERDICT: They were dreadful. By a process of elimination Petr Cech could be considered their best performer, simply because the rest erred so often. "It is my job now to change something," Scolari said and, on this evidence, plenty of changes are required. Restoring Anelka to the side may help.

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This is what really happened...

奥运回眸篇

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