Wednesday, 9. December 2009, 10:35:00
Tonight's so cold. My boss is going to go back China and has no plan to work back here. I'm so sorrow. That feeling isn't good for me. I got acquainted with his appearance. His decision is so quick and sudden. Linh!! Be strong.. Any party is over, this farewell is just one of them. Time always goes by. hizzzz my boss, I will miss you much. Wish you best of luck.
Your little friend
Wednesday, 9. December 2009, 10:31:18
Tonight's so cold. My boss is going to go back China and has no plan to work back here. I'm so sorrow. That feeling isn't good for me. I got acquainted with his appearance. His decision is so quick and sudden. Linh!! Be strong.. Any party is over, this farewell is just one of them. Time always goes by. hizzzz my boss, I will miss you much. Wish you best of luck.
Your little friend
Wednesday, 9. December 2009, 10:30:04
Tonight's so cold. My boss is going to go back China and has no plan to work back here. I'm so sorrow. That feeling isn't good for me. I got acquainted with his appearance. His decision is so quick and sudden. Linh!! Be strong.. Any party is over, this farewell is just one of them. Time always goes by. hizzzz my boss, I will miss you much. Wish you best of luck.
Your little friend
Thursday, 19. November 2009, 03:00:08
Hum nay là ngày thứ 2 không vào được fb, chán thật, mình đang hăng máu với cái game barn buddy, vậy mà bị khóa giữa chừng .....tiếc thật....mình chán công việc này tận cổ rùi...chán quá đi....mình phải làm sao đây, cần 1 sự thay đổi và quyết định đúng đắn...ôi cuộc đời, sao mà khó khăn và phức tạp thế nhỉ...hu huhu hich ic......hum nay H cũng ko lên mạng, làm mình bùn quá, ko có ai để 8 hết, ko có việc j làm học bài thì chán...Mình đúng là con bé ngôc xít và lười.....thiệt là chán quá đi...huhuhuhu
Monday, 16. November 2009, 03:11:42
Tác giả: Nguyễn Trung Kiên
Bài thơ đầu tiên anh viết tặng em
Là bài thơ anh kể về đôi dép
Khi nỗi nhớ ở trong lòng da diết
Những vật tầm thường cũng viết thành thơ
Hai chiếc dép kia gặp gỡ tự bao giờ
Có yêu đâu mà chẳng rời nửa bước
Cũng gánh vác những nẻo đường xuôi ngược
Lên thảm nhung, xuống cát bụi cùng nhau
Cùng bước cùng mòn không kẻ thấp người cao
Cùng chia sẻ sức người chà đạp
Dẫu vinh nhục không đi cùng người khác
Số phận chiếc này phụ thuộc chiếc kia
Nếu ngày nào một chiếc dép mất đi
Mọi thay thế sẽ trở thành khập khễnh
Giống nhau lắm nhưng người đi sẽ biết
Hai chiếc này chẳng phải một đôi đâu
Cũng như mình trong những phút vắng nhau
Bước hụt hẫng cứ nghiêng về một phía
Dẫu bên cạnh đã có người thay thế
Mà trong lòng nỗi nhớ cứ chênh vênh
Đôi dép vô tư khắn khít bước song hành
Chẳng thề nguyền mà không hề giả dối
Chẳng hứa hẹn mà không hề phản bội
Lối đi nào cũng có mặt có đôi
Không thiếu nhau trên những bước đường đời
Dẫu mỗi chiếc có một bên phải trái
Nhưng anh yêu em bởi những điều ngược lại
Gắn bó đời nhau bởi một bước đi chung
Hai mảnh đời thầm lặng bước song song
Sẽ dừng lại khi chỉ còn một chiếc
Chỉ còn một là không còn gì hết
Nếu không tìm được chiếc thứ hai kia
Cuộc đời ta mãi mãi chẳng xa lìa
Mất một chiếc, chiếc kia vào sọt rác
Hay cố lê bên những gì phế thải
Sống âm thầm nơi xó góc tối đen
Rồi ngày kia buồn chán không ánh đèn
Chiếc còn lại cũng ra đi vĩnh viễn
Ngày ra đi không một người đưa tiễn
Nhưng vui lòng vì gặp lại chiếc kia
Một nơi xa hai chiếc chẳng chia lìa
Vì đã thoát khỏi cảnh đời ô trọc
Không hơn thua ghét ghen hay lừa lọc
Bước song hành một dạ đến ngàn thu
Wednesday, 11. November 2009, 08:10:23
Thứ 4 ngày 11 tháng 11 năm 2009,
Hôm nay là một ngày như bao nhiêu ngày khác. Vẫn không có gì khác biệt...mọi thứ cứ over and over...Ngẫm nghĩ mình cũng đã làm việc ở đây gần được 1 năm rùi nhỉ....nhiều lúc tự hỏi điều j đã làm mình gắn bó với nơi này lâu đến như vậy. Công việc của mình nếu nói ra chắc ko ai tin được nhỉ. Công việc mà mình phải làm hằng ngày là đến công ty, lên mạng chat nghe nhạc đọc báo ....và đợi cuối giờ thì về... Thỉnh thoảng có việc mới ra ngoài và cuối tháng thì chỉ mất 1 ngày để tổng kết hóa đơn...còn lại là idle. Mỗi ngày trôi qua mình rất chán ghét công việc của mình mà hơn bao giờ hết là muốn stop nó lại ngay...Mọi người có thể nghĩ rằng mình làm cho công ty này là vì lương bổng...nói thật ra lương ở đây cũng chẳng thoải mái j cả...Có 1 điều, 1 điều duy nhất khiến mình ở lại cho đến bây giờ là sếp của mình. Mình ko nghĩ ổng là 1 ông sếp tuyệt vời, mà chỉ là 1 ông sếp tốt thôi. ổng đối xử tốt với mình. Thêm vào nữa công ty chỉ có 2 người mà ổng là người nước ngoài nữa...nếu mình bỏ đi ngay lúc này thì cũng không phải lắm.....sẽ không có ai nói j với mình về việc này but lương tâm của mình sẽ day dứt lắm....Người ta đối xử tốt với mình thì ko thể vì 1 chút cá nhân mà bỏ rơi ng ta trong lúc khó khăn...Thôi thì thay vì tối ngày ngồi than thân trách phận thì bi h mình đã tìm ra 1 hướng mới cho chính bản thân mình...đọc báo để update thông tin, học trực tuyến.... rèn luyện bản thân...học hỏi từ những người xung quanh (dù số ng mà mình tiếp cận chỉ đếm trên đầu ngón tay) ...mình tin rằng sự thành công nào cũng cần có sự chuẩn bị tốt....và mình tin rằng công ty của mình năm sau sẽ tốt hơn....Hãy biết chờ đợi.............
Sống trên đời sống cần có một tầm lòng để sẽ chia...để gió cuốn đi......
Monday, 9. November 2009, 11:13:16
A research team says it has found corals that are more than four thousand years old. The corals were discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, near the Hawaiian Islands. The team made the discovery with a vehicle designed to operate deep underwater. At depths of nearly four hundred meters, the researchers found the oldest examples of two species of coral. One is a kind of deep-water black coral called Leiopathes. The other was a gold coral, called Gerardia.
A report on the team’s discovery was published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
VOICE TWO:
The team collected pieces of the coral and then used radio-carbon dating methods to find their age. The tests showed the organisms were, in fact, much older than reported in earlier estimates.
One of the researchers was Brendan Roark of Texas A-and-M University. He says the Leiopathes corals were shown to be about four thousand two hundred sixty-five years old. The Gerardia is believed to be about two thousand seven hundred forty-two years old.
The age of the corals would make them among the oldest living creatures in existence. Scientists know that some of the Bristlecone pines in northern California are also more than four thousand years old.
VOICE ONE:
Deep sea corals face numerous threats. They include illegal harvesting and activities linked to deep-sea fishing. Other threats include human pollution, acidification from carbon dioxide and rising temperatures in Earth’s atmosphere.
Professor Roark says corals are important because they support many other forms of sea life. He says they also can show part of the ocean’s ancient history. Corals have hard, stony skeletons that grow like tree trunks. The skeletons have growth rings that represent ocean water conditions at the time.
Professor Roark says knowing the age of the corals might help scientists understand earlier water conditions and ocean surface productivity. And, he says the discovery will add to what scientists know about Earth’s changing climate.
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VOICE TWO:
We share our environment with many organisms. But few give us more pleasure than birds. Their beauty and songs have become part of our understanding of what a healthy environment should support.
Yet a report released in March shows that many kinds of American birds are in trouble. The report is called “The State of the Birds United States Two Thousand Nine.” It says that nearly one third of about eight hundred bird species in the United States are threatened in some way.
VOICE ONE:
The report is said to provide the first complete study of American bird populations. It was based on three separate studies by a partnership of government agencies and environmental groups. The groups include the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the National Audubon Society and the American Bird Conservancy.
Much of the information came from observations made by thousands of volunteers in more than four thousand places over forty years. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service led the effort to combine the information into one report.
VOICE TWO:
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar praised the report as an important scientific document on the health of American birds. But it is not only a warning about falling bird populations. The health of bird species tells researchers a lot about the condition of the environment.
The study grouped birds by the environments in which they live. It said grassland bird populations fell by about forty percent in forty years. That was the biggest drop reported. One reason for this is the disappearance of grasslands in the central United States. The report says only two percent of the grasslands that existed two centuries ago remain today.
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VOICE ONE:
Birds depend on their environment to provide food and shelter. The report said loss of habitat is the biggest threat to American birds. Sixty-seven species are federally listed as endangered or threatened. But the report lists one hundred eight-four species that are considered in danger because of limited habitat, serious threats or falling populations.
The report also notes successes in bird conservation efforts. For example, the numbers of many wetland birds have recovered since measures were taken to protect more than twelve million hectares of wetlands.
One hundred thirty-nine wetland species have increased in number since the late nineteen-seventies. Pelicans, herons and geese are just a few of many recovering wetland species.
VOICE TWO:
Numbers of America’s national bird, the bald eagle, have recovered largely because of measures to fight pollution. In nineteen seventy-two, the federal government banned most uses of the insecticide D.D.T. The chemical used to kill mosquitoes also caused bird egg shells to thin and break. Species like the bald eagle, peregrine falcon and osprey nearly disappeared. Now, their populations seem secure.
But threats to other species continue to grow. Land development and agriculture are just two uses of natural resources that change and destroy environments that birds need. The cutting of forests is threatening woodland species like the Northern Spotted Owl.
VOICE ONE:
In addition to loss of habitat, birds face many other man-made threats. The report says up to one billion birds die each year from flying into objects like power lines, windows and tall buildings.
Environmentalists are studying ways to reduce this number, but these efforts are only beginning.
Climate change is one of the least understood threats to birds. The report says temperatures are estimated to increase by several degrees Celsius in the next one hundred years. And sea levels could rise by one half meter.
Already, rising temperatures have had an effect on migratory birds. Studies show that some American Robins are appearing in their nesting areas two weeks earlier than thirty years ago. Other birds, like the red-winged blackbirds and eastern bluebirds, are laying eggs earlier because of warmer temperatures. The fear is that, as birds move to nesting areas earlier, they will arrive before food is available.
VOICE TWO:
Birds native to one state are of special concern to wildlife experts. More than one third of all threatened or endangered bird species in America live on the Hawaiian Islands. Each island is home to a rich collection of animal and plant life. One hundred thirteen bird species are found nowhere else.
Seventy-one bird species have disappeared forever since people first arrived on the Hawaiian Islands one thousand seven hundred years ago. Today, thirty-one Hawaiian species are federally listed as endangered or threatened.
Non-native plants, animals and diseases are the main threats. Non-native animals like rats, cats and mongooses kill flightless birds and raid nests. Also, the loss of habitat to development and agriculture continue to endanger many rare species.
VOICE ONE:
Alicia King works for the Fish and Wildlife Service. She says the main message of the report is that conservation measures work when they are put in place. The successful recovery of some well-known species is evidence of this. But more needs to be done. She says there currently are not enough programs to study bird numbers and behavior.
Partnerships between public, private and tribal groups can help to provide the resources needed to protect America’s birds. But Miz King says the American people are an important part of the solution, too.
Americans spend one hundred twenty-two billion dollars on watching wildlife each year. And, millions of Americans enjoy watching birds. But the economic value of wild birds is only part of their importance. They also represent a part of a healthy environment that cannot be replaced.
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VOICE TWO:
This SCIENCE IN THE NEWS was written by Mario Ritter and Brianna Blake, who was also our producer. I’m Faith Lapidus.
Friday, 6. November 2009, 07:52:51
Many jobs must be done with two people. One person takes the lead. The other helps. It is this cooperation that brings success.
So it is with the human body. Much of our good health depends on the cooperation between substances. When they work together, chemical reactions take place smoothly. Body systems are kept in balance.
Some of the most important helpers in the job of good health are the substances we call vitamins.
VOICE TWO:
The word “vitamin” dates back to Polish scientist Casimir Funk in nineteen-twelve. He was studying a substance in the hull that covers rice. This substance was believed to cure a disorder called beriberi.
Funk believed the substance belonged to a group of chemicals known as amines. He added the Latin word “vita,” meaning life. So he called the substance a “vitamine” — an amine necessary for life.
VOICE ONE:
Funk was not able to separate the anti-berberi substance from the rice hulls; it was later shown to be thiamine. Other studies found that not all vitamines were amines. So the name was shortened to vitamin. But Funk was correct in recognizing their importance.
Scientists have discovered fourteen kinds of vitamins. They are known as vitamins A, the B group, C, D, E and K. Scientists say vitamins help to carry out chemical changes within cells. If we do not get enough of the vitamins we need in our food, we are at risk of developing a number of diseases.
VOICE TWO:
This brings us back to Casimir Funk. His studies of rice were part of a long search for foods that could cure disease.
One of the first people involved in that search was James Lind of Scotland. In the seventeen-forties, Lind was a doctor for the British Navy. He was investigating a problem that had existed in the Navy for many years.
The problem was the disease scurvy. So many sailors had scurvy that the Navy’s fighting strength was very low. The sailors were weak from bleeding inside their bodies. Even the smallest wound would not heal. Doctor Lind thought the sailors were getting sick because they failed to eat some kinds of foods when they were at sea for many months.
VOICE ONE:
Doctor Lind separated twelve sailors who had scurvy into two groups. He gave each group different foods to eat. One group got oranges and lemons. The other did not. The men who ate the fruit began to improve within seven days. The other men got weaker. Doctor Lind was correct. Eating citrus fruits prevents scurvy.
Other doctors looked for foods to cure the diseases rickets and pellagra. They did not yet understand that they were seeing the problem from the opposite direction. That is, it is better to eat vitamin-rich foods to prevent disease instead of eating them to cure a disease after it has developed.
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VOICE TWO:
Which foods should be eaten to keep us healthy? Let us look at some important vitamins for these answers.
Vitamin A helps prevent skin and other tissues from becoming dry. It is also needed to make a light-sensitive substance in the eyes. People who do not get enough vitamin A cannot see well in darkness. They may develop a condition that dries the eyes. This can result in infections and lead to blindness.
Vitamin A is found in fish liver oil. It also is in the yellow part of eggs. Sweet potatoes, carrots and other darkly colored fruits and vegetables contain substances that the body can change into vitamin A.
VOICE ONE:
Vitamin B-one is also called thiamine. Thiamine changes starchy foods into energy. It also helps the heart and nervous system work smoothly. Without it, we would be weak and would not grow. We also might develop beriberi.
Thiamine is found not just in whole grains like brown rice, but also in other foods. These include beans and peas, nuts, and meat and fish.
Another B-vitamin is niacin. It helps cells use food energy. It also prevents pellagra — a disease that causes weakness, reddish skin and stomach problems. Niacin is found in meat, fish and green vegetables.
VOICE TWO:
Vitamin B-twelve is needed so folic acid can do its work. Together, they help produce red blood cells. Vitamin B-twelve is found naturally in foods like eggs, meat, fish and milk products. Folic acid has been shown to prevent physical problems in babies when taken by their mothers during pregnancy.
Vitamin B-twelve is found in green leafy vegetables and other foods, like legumes and citrus fruits. In some countries, it is added to products like bread.
VOICE ONE:
In two thousand three, Japanese researchers identified a new member of the B-vitamin group. It is a substance known as pyrroloquinoline quinone or PQQ.
The researchers found that PQQ is important in the reproductive and defense systems of mice. They said the substance is similarly important for people. PQQ is found in fermented soybeans and also in parsley, green tea, green peppers and kiwi fruit.
VOICE TWO:
Vitamin C is needed for strong bones and teeth, and for healthy blood passages. It also helps wounds heal quickly. The body stores little vitamin C. So we must get it every day in foods such as citrus fruits, tomatoes and uncooked cabbage.
Vitamin D increases levels of the element calcium in the blood. Calcium is needed for nerve and muscle cells to work normally. It also is needed to build strong bones.
VOICE ONE:
Vitamin D prevents the children’s bone disease rickets. Ultraviolet light from the sun changes a substance in the skin into vitamin D. Fish liver oil also contains vitamin D. In some countries, milk producers add vitamin D to milk so children will get enough.
Vitamin K is needed for healthy blood. It thickens the blood around a cut to stop bleeding. Bacteria in the intestines normally produce vitamin K. It can also be found in pork products, liver and in vegetables like cabbage, kale and spinach.
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VOICE TWO:
Experts agree that everyone needs vitamins so that their bodies can operate normally. In general, a complete diet should provide all the vitamins a body needs in their natural form. In addition, many foods and food products now have extra vitamins and minerals added.
Some people fear they do not get enough vitamins from the foods they eat. So they take products with large amounts of vitamins. They think these products, called vitamin supplements, will improve their health and protect against disease. Many adults now take vitamin supplements every day.
VOICE ONE:
Vitamins
In two thousand six, medical experts gathered near Washington, D.C. to discuss studies about vitamin supplements. The experts found little evidence that most supplements do anything to protect or improve health. But they noted that some do help to prevent disease.
The experts said women who wish to become mothers should take folic acid to prevent problems in their babies. And, they said vitamin D supplements and calcium can protect the bones of older women.
VOICE TWO:
The medical experts agreed with doctors who say that people who know they lack a vitamin should take vitamin supplements. Some older adults, for example, may not have enough vitamin B-twelve. That is because, as people get older, the body loses its ability to take it from foods.
The experts also noted that taking too much of some vitamins can be harmful. They said people should be sure to discuss what vitamins they take with their doctors.
Several studies have not been able to show that taking vitamin supplements in addition to a balanced diet helps to prevent disease. One study found that older Americans do not get enough Vitamin C and required minerals. The study involved more than six thousand individuals. More than half of them took vitamin supplements.
VOICE ONE:
Vitamins are important to our health. A lack of required vitamins can lead to health problems.
Different vitamins are found in different foods — grains, vegetables and fruits, fish and meat, eggs and milk products. And even foods that contain the same vitamins may have them in different amounts. Experts say this is why it is important to eat a mixture of foods every day, to get enough of the vitamins our bodies need.
(MUSIC)itamins
Many jobs must be done with two people. One person takes the lead. The other helps. It is this cooperation that brings success.
So it is with the human body. Much of our good health depends on the cooperation between substances. When they work together, chemical reactions take place smoothly. Body systems are kept in balance.
Some of the most important helpers in the job of good health are the substances we call vitamins.
VOICE TWO:
The word “vitamin” dates back to Polish scientist Casimir Funk in nineteen-twelve. He was studying a substance in the hull that covers rice. This substance was believed to cure a disorder called beriberi.
Funk believed the substance belonged to a group of chemicals known as amines. He added the Latin word “vita,” meaning life. So he called the substance a “vitamine” — an amine necessary for life.
VOICE ONE:
Funk was not able to separate the anti-berberi substance from the rice hulls; it was later shown to be thiamine. Other studies found that not all vitamines were amines. So the name was shortened to vitamin. But Funk was correct in recognizing their importance.
Scientists have discovered fourteen kinds of vitamins. They are known as vitamins A, the B group, C, D, E and K. Scientists say vitamins help to carry out chemical changes within cells. If we do not get enough of the vitamins we need in our food, we are at risk of developing a number of diseases.
VOICE TWO:
This brings us back to Casimir Funk. His studies of rice were part of a long search for foods that could cure disease.
One of the first people involved in that search was James Lind of Scotland. In the seventeen-forties, Lind was a doctor for the British Navy. He was investigating a problem that had existed in the Navy for many years.
The problem was the disease scurvy. So many sailors had scurvy that the Navy’s fighting strength was very low. The sailors were weak from bleeding inside their bodies. Even the smallest wound would not heal. Doctor Lind thought the sailors were getting sick because they failed to eat some kinds of foods when they were at sea for many months.
VOICE ONE:
Doctor Lind separated twelve sailors who had scurvy into two groups. He gave each group different foods to eat. One group got oranges and lemons. The other did not. The men who ate the fruit began to improve within seven days. The other men got weaker. Doctor Lind was correct. Eating citrus fruits prevents scurvy.
Other doctors looked for foods to cure the diseases rickets and pellagra. They did not yet understand that they were seeing the problem from the opposite direction. That is, it is better to eat vitamin-rich foods to prevent disease instead of eating them to cure a disease after it has developed.
(MUSIC)
VOICE TWO:
Which foods should be eaten to keep us healthy? Let us look at some important vitamins for these answers.
Vitamin A helps prevent skin and other tissues from becoming dry. It is also needed to make a light-sensitive substance in the eyes. People who do not get enough vitamin A cannot see well in darkness. They may develop a condition that dries the eyes. This can result in infections and lead to blindness.
Vitamin A is found in fish liver oil. It also is in the yellow part of eggs. Sweet potatoes, carrots and other darkly colored fruits and vegetables contain substances that the body can change into vitamin A.
VOICE ONE:
Vitamin B-one is also called thiamine. Thiamine changes starchy foods into energy. It also helps the heart and nervous system work smoothly. Without it, we would be weak and would not grow. We also might develop beriberi.
Thiamine is found not just in whole grains like brown rice, but also in other foods. These include beans and peas, nuts, and meat and fish.
Another B-vitamin is niacin. It helps cells use food energy. It also prevents pellagra — a disease that causes weakness, reddish skin and stomach problems. Niacin is found in meat, fish and green vegetables.
VOICE TWO:
Vitamin B-twelve is needed so folic acid can do its work. Together, they help produce red blood cells. Vitamin B-twelve is found naturally in foods like eggs, meat, fish and milk products. Folic acid has been shown to prevent physical problems in babies when taken by their mothers during pregnancy.
Vitamin B-twelve is found in green leafy vegetables and other foods, like legumes and citrus fruits. In some countries, it is added to products like bread.
VOICE ONE:
In two thousand three, Japanese researchers identified a new member of the B-vitamin group. It is a substance known as pyrroloquinoline quinone or PQQ.
The researchers found that PQQ is important in the reproductive and defense systems of mice. They said the substance is similarly important for people. PQQ is found in fermented soybeans and also in parsley, green tea, green peppers and kiwi fruit.
VOICE TWO:
Vitamin C is needed for strong bones and teeth, and for healthy blood passages. It also helps wounds heal quickly. The body stores little vitamin C. So we must get it every day in foods such as citrus fruits, tomatoes and uncooked cabbage.
Vitamin D increases levels of the element calcium in the blood. Calcium is needed for nerve and muscle cells to work normally. It also is needed to build strong bones.
VOICE ONE:
Vitamin D prevents the children’s bone disease rickets. Ultraviolet light from the sun changes a substance in the skin into vitamin D. Fish liver oil also contains vitamin D. In some countries, milk producers add vitamin D to milk so children will get enough.
Vitamin K is needed for healthy blood. It thickens the blood around a cut to stop bleeding. Bacteria in the intestines normally produce vitamin K. It can also be found in pork products, liver and in vegetables like cabbage, kale and spinach.
(MUSIC)
VOICE TWO:
Experts agree that everyone needs vitamins so that their bodies can operate normally. In general, a complete diet should provide all the vitamins a body needs in their natural form. In addition, many foods and food products now have extra vitamins and minerals added.
Some people fear they do not get enough vitamins from the foods they eat. So they take products with large amounts of vitamins. They think these products, called vitamin supplements, will improve their health and protect against disease. Many adults now take vitamin supplements every day.
VOICE ONE:
Vitamins
In two thousand six, medical experts gathered near Washington, D.C. to discuss studies about vitamin supplements. The experts found little evidence that most supplements do anything to protect or improve health. But they noted that some do help to prevent disease.
The experts said women who wish to become mothers should take folic acid to prevent problems in their babies. And, they said vitamin D supplements and calcium can protect the bones of older women.
VOICE TWO:
The medical experts agreed with doctors who say that people who know they lack a vitamin should take vitamin supplements. Some older adults, for example, may not have enough vitamin B-twelve. That is because, as people get older, the body loses its ability to take it from foods.
The experts also noted that taking too much of some vitamins can be harmful. They said people should be sure to discuss what vitamins they take with their doctors.
Several studies have not been able to show that taking vitamin supplements in addition to a balanced diet helps to prevent disease. One study found that older Americans do not get enough Vitamin C and required minerals. The study involved more than six thousand individuals. More than half of them took vitamin supplements.
VOICE ONE:
Vitamins are important to our health. A lack of required vitamins can lead to health problems.
Different vitamins are found in different foods — grains, vegetables and fruits, fish and meat, eggs and milk products. And even foods that contain the same vitamins may have them in different amounts. Experts say this is why it is important to eat a mixture of foods every day, to get enough of the vitamins our bodies need.
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Tuesday, 3. November 2009, 03:59:27
Happy to have someone to love.......
I love you all, my friends
Tuesday, 3. November 2009, 02:19:21
Lòng người là giấy
'Lòng người ta là giấy, chứ không phải vàng đá'.
Khoanhkhacxuongrong
(Vivian sưu tầm)
Là giấy nhưng sao người ta cứ nghĩ là vàng để đem đi thử lửa? Đến lúc cháy mất rồi lại thất vọng lòng dạ bạc đen? Sao ta không hiểu rằng, bởi là giấy, nên cái cần và nên làm là chúng ta phải nâng niu, giữ gìn cho nhau để tránh khỏi nắng mưa của cuộc đời?
Tôi muốn được kể một câu chuyện:
Chuyện xưa kể rằng, có một đạo sĩ nổi tiếng thần thông, trong một lần ngao du sơn thuỷ, thấy một phụ nữ đang quỳ bên một ngôi mộ mới, vừa khóc vừa quạt. Lấy làm lạ, đạo sĩ đến hỏi sự tình. Mới hay rằng, người dưới mộ là người chồng vừa khuất của thiếu phụ.
Ngán thay, trước khi chết có trăn trối lại rằng đến khi mộ khô thì người vợ trẻ hãy tái giá. Người thiếu phụ vì thế mới ở đây, quạt cho mộ nhanh khô. Người đạo sĩ động lòng, mới hoá phép giúp cho thiếu phụ, ngôi mộ thoắt cái đã khô như những ngôi mộ cũ. Người thiếu phụ vui vẻ cảm ơn đạo sĩ để về nhà, nơi người tình mới của mình mong đợi.
Người đạo sĩ về nhà, đem chuyện kể với vợ của mình. Vợ của đạo sĩ chê cười người đàn bà kia thật bạc tình. Được một thời gian, bỗng dưng người đạo sĩ mắc phải bạo bệnh, liệt giường và tạ thế. Trước khi nhắm mắt mới trăng trối lại rằng hãy giữ quan tài đủ bảy bảy bốn chín ngày rồi hãy an táng. Người vợ khóc vâng lời.
Một ngày kia, có một người xưng là học trò đến xin ở lại chịu tang người đạo sĩ. Dung mạo người học trò thật khôi ngô tuấn tú. Thế rồi, chỉ ba ngày sau, người vợ đạo sĩ đã ăn nằm với người học trò.
Được bảy ngày sau, người học trò lăn ra ốm. Bệnh ngày một nặng. Mới nói với người vợ đạo sĩ rằng, ta mắc phải bạo bệnh, chỉ có ăn óc người mới khỏi được. Người vợ liền lấy vồ, bật nắp quan tài định đập vỡ đầu xác chết để lấy óc cho nhân tình ăn.
Nào ngờ, vừa bật nắp quan tài thì vị đạo sĩ tỉnh lại. Người thiếu phụ quay lại thì chàng trai trẻ đã biến mất tự khi nào. Mới hay, đó là do phép thuật phân thân của người đạo sĩ cao tay. Người vợ xấu hổ quá, mới tự tử mà chết.
Người đạo sĩ đó là Trang Chu (còn gọi là Trang Tử), cũng là một hiền triết của phương Đông chúng ta. Câu chuyện đó, câu chuyện "vợ thầy Trang Chu" lưu truyền gần hai nghìn năm để chê cười cái gọi là "lòng dạ đàn bà".
Ngày nay, lại có chuyện anh đảng viên nọ sau khi "hoàn thành kế hoạch" (hai con), mới giấu vợ đi đình sản. Người vợ thì lại muốn sinh thêm con cho vui cửa vui nhà nên "tích cực cố gắng" mà mãi không thấy "kết quả". Người chồng vẫn giấu vợ, thậm chí bởi vì cái khoản đình sản kia không ảnh hưởng đến khả năng đàn ông của anh, nên anh lại còn làm ra vẻ hăng hái "phụ giúp" vợ mình.
Thế rồi, một hôm người vợ vui vẻ thông báo những "nỗ lực cố gắng" của hai vợ chồng đã có "kết quả tốt đẹp", cô đã có thai ba tháng. Choáng váng, nhưng người chồng giấu đi để đi "kiểm định lại". Kết quả biểu đồ của anh là 0%. Cuộc tiểu phẫu đình sản đã thành công tốt đẹp.
Ấy, cái câu chuyện thời nay cũng đang nói đến cái lòng dạ con người...
Lại có người lấy email giả, để chính mình chat và "thử lòng" người chồng mà mình hết mực thương yêu. Để đến khi anh ta trở nên lạnh nhạt tình cảm vì cho rằng người vợ thiếu tin tưởng tình yêu của mình. Rồi lấy bạn gái của mình để thử chồng, và rước đau khổ vào mình khi người chồng chẳng "trước sau như một".
Còn bao nhiêu câu chuyện trớ trêu nữa mới đủ để chúng ta hiểu rằng, lòng người ta là giấy, chứ nào đâu phải vàng đá... Vì là giấy, nên sao ta cứ nghĩ là vàng để đem đi thử lửa? Đến lúc cháy mất rồi lại thất vọng lòng dạ bạc đen? Sao ta không hiểu rằng, bởi là giấy, nên cái cần và nên làm là chúng ta phải nâng niu, giữ gìn cho nhau để tránh khỏi nắng mưa của cuộc đời?
Sao ta không hiểu rằng, bởi là giấy nên đẹp xấu là do ta vẽ nên, tốt lành là do ta viết nên mà thù hận cũng là ta đặt bút. Sao ta không viết lời hay, vẽ lấy bức tranh yên bình để xây dựng, gìn giữ cái hạnh phúc mong manh của gia đình?
Tôi chẳng cho cách làm của thầy Trang Chu là hay, tôi chẳng cho người đảng viên kia là không có lỗi. Tôi cũng chẳng ủng hộ việc thử lòng của các chị thời nay với email và các phương tiện khác. Thời gian thì trôi đi, nhưng lòng người thì vẫn vậy thôi, vẫn là giấy. Mà đá cũng mòn, vàng cũng phai, huống hồ là giấy...
Người ta, cùng là một người, sao có lúc nhân từ đáng yêu, lại có lúc cay nghiệt thế? Ấy bởi ai cũng có hai mặt tốt xấu trắng đen lẫn lộn.
Là những người thề non hẹn biển với nhau, cam kết gắn bó với nhau để xây dựng tổ ấm của mình, tôi thiết nghĩ việc nên làm là mang cái mặt tốt ra để đối đãi với nhau. Lấy mặt trắng mà đối đãi với nhau (phu phụ tương kính như tân - vợ chồng kính nhau như khi còn mới). Đó mới là cái kế vạn toàn. Chứ nếu cứ mang cái mặt trái để đối đãi với nhau, mang cái xấu để dành cho nhau, như thế thì đồng sàng mà dị mộng, người hiền lành mà đối xử với nhau như trộm cướp. Cái đó gần với sự tan vỡ lắm.
Ai ơi, nếu còn thương nhau, chớ có thử lòng nhau. Và hãy hiểu, lòng con người là giấy. Ai không động lòng trước một cử chỉ ân cần? Ai vô cảm bởi một lời khen? Ai vắng nhau lâu ngày mà không hề ham muốn? Chẳng phải lòng mình cũng vậy ư?
Vậy nên, nâng niu bao nhiêu vẫn chưa đủ. Một chút nghi kỵ đã là thừa.
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