Travel

Guge Kingdom, the Kingdom in Sky

(CRIENGLISH.com)
Updated: 2011-03-30 13:27

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  Private Funeral

   Taylor's family mourned the screen legend in a brief private funeral service at a California cemetery famous for being the final resting place of Hollywood celebrities.

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  Of all the classic 19th-century novels, Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" has been by far the most filmed.There have been at least 18 film versions, and 9 made-for-television "Janes."So why another "Jane Eyre"?

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  Calm&Chaos

  For the past few days Li Qingda's life has felt like being in a Hollywood action flick ? surviving a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and escaping possible nuclear radiation. Li is a 21-year-old law student at Sendai's Tohoku University, located close to the epicenter of the earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan on Friday. It spawned a tsunami that swallowed up whole villages and towns, killing at least 3,600 people, with more than 7,800 still missing.

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  Childcare

  Just like new moms, new fathers can be depressed, and a study found a surprising number of sad dads spanked their 1-year-olds. About 40 percent of depressed fathers in a survey said they'd spanked kids that age, versus just 13 percent of fathers who weren't depressed. Most dads also had had recent contact with their child's doctor ?a missed opportunity to get help, authors of the study said.

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  A SAD fact

  Before finally accepting a position as department head, Wu Ting turned down three promotion opportunities in the past 20 years just so she could avoid giving presentations at large gatherings.

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  Fury

  I used to have a hot temper and was always quick to scowl when something didn't go my way. Yet, as soon as my emotions erupted, my stern father would force me to review my absurd behavior. Then, in the cold light of day, I would blush and admit I was not proud of those hysterical moments and I should do better.

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