Many people like Joni Stevens do their jobs with excellence, but seem to run out of energy when it comes to friends and family. Although her professional success is incredible, I was more impressed with how careful she is to treat her personal house guests well. Her attention to what they want must really help them feel how much she loves them. Whenever I visit my aunt's, she puts fresh flowers in the living room. It really makes me feel special in loved, plus it, brightens up the room.

The next time you are a host, consider how you could make your guests feel especially welcome in your home.

As the article of Internet Users Find it Difficult to Imagine Life Offline says this isn’t just because we want access information. Rather, one of the biggest problems is coping with the feeling that things are happening without you. Your friends are still having fun. Your e-mail box is filling up with messages.

So how do we fight this? I think one of the problems but e-mail and cell phones is that the more quickly and consistently we answer them, the more they take over our lives.

I often wear a bit to response to e-mails and text messages. Sometimes because I’m busy, but also because I don’t want to fill the expectation that I’ll always being touched immediately.

I don’t mean that we should ignore our co-workers, family and friends. We need to be responsible about communication, but that also means knowing when to take a break from it.

One area specially where it might not be the best idea is when it comes to office apparel. It’s a good idea to check into whether your company or school has a dress code before you start pushing the boundaries. Why? Well, question of the clothing can be offensive to others or might even make them uncomfortable. It can also give people the wrong impression of you and your company.

Of course, the lines are blurry here. There isn’t one world wild standard for how to dress for work. This is why the article of Dress for Image recommends that employers decide what their guide lines will be and clearly explain them to their employees so that they know exactly what they are expected to wear, and what not to wear.

When it comes to dress code, maybe it’s better to ask permission than forgiveness.

The artical of Chinese Athletes in Michigan  is an example of how the international community works together to challenge and learn from each other.

Another place we see this is in the army of Olympic volunteers that are needed for each event. This month in Beijing 70,000 volunteers will be on duty to help translate, give people directions and much, much more.

Sounds fun? Maybe you could be an Olympic volunteer. The next games are in Vancouver in a couple of years. So if you can brave the Canadian cold, maybe there’s room for you to help out.

Even if not all of us are able to compete in the Olympics, we can still get involved.

Chinese Valentine's Day. Thank you all sweeties for thinking of and caring about me today. So much I'm touched! And I love you all, too. Always have, always will.

也是万众期待、举世瞩目的北京奥运会开幕式的前一天。

Also the day before the Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympics，which is being expected and kept eyes on by world's millions.

火炬接力仍在继续。明晚8:08:08，火种将进入主会场鸟巢点燃主火炬。一起倒计秒时，见证感动吧。

The Torch Relay is going on. And the flame is about to arrive in the key competition venue, Bird's Nest, at 8:08:08 tomorrow night, and then will be taken to light up the main torch. Let's count down the seconds together，waiting for witnessing the touching moment.

祥云，我喜欢这个名字。

"Cloud of promise,"  I love the word combination.

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桌面换成了青花瓷底五星祥云围绕的中国加油字样在左赛程表在右的壁纸。

极富中国感的祥云火炬。华丽、轻盈、灵动。只有985克哦。

“中国红”。“中国印”——“京”——“舞动的北京”。

祥云总是诱我想起孙悟空踩的筋斗云。

拥有“篆书之美”的奥运会体育图标。

尊贵“金”，龙纹、美德“玉”材质的奥运奖牌。

传承中华文化，你我的责任。

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我爱文化。当然，最爱中华文化。

I love cultrue. And you bet, I love chinese culture most.

]]> 6777090@http://rin0.bokee.com/ 最小说 2008-08-07T20:57:22Z http://rin0.bokee.com/6776209.html Balance, it seems like this word comes up whenever we talk about how to handle life. And Cathie Black—once the president and publisher of USA Today, now president of Hearst Magazines—mentions it in her book, Basic Black, as well.

Although the rest of the book seems to be useful for the career-minded individual, my favorite part of this review, Life and Ledger, is when Black talks about how important it is to spend time on your personal life. You can’t really consider yourself successful if only your career is going well. Cathie Black calls this the 360°Life.

As a woman, Black made history, becoming the first female publisher of a weekly magazine. But many women see career and family as an either-or situation. Cathie Black, however, has been married for 25 years and has two teenaged kids. Her success has been both professional and personal because she takes time to be with her family. She has found balance.

What’s the perfect balance in my life?

There’s hot magma under the earth’s surface that could provide a partial solution to the energy crisis. A world is an amazing place with incredible resources. Now we are getting back to basics with wind and solar power, and natural fuels, and now geothermal energy.

But what if we try it sooner? Could we be avoided the energy crisis if we looked for more earth-friendly ways of getting power earlier? Maybe. Of course, hindsight is twenty-twenty. When we look back at the past, we can always see what we should have done. But hopefully we can learn from history as well.

Now when we develop new things, we need to take the time to consider the consequences of what we are doing. Scientists are looking into geothermal energy and should be able to prevent negative results of using this resource.

Let’s consider the consequence of our actions and try to make this world a better place for generations to come.

But no matter what else makes my day good or bad, my diet definitely effect how I am feeling. The wrong foods give me the wrong kind of energy. A quick fix of coffee, for instance, will boost my energy for a short time, but then I become tired again. I think it pays to make the effort and eat well.

Maybe you have a cafeteria at your school or office, like the one in the article of Corporate Cafeterias Go Green and Healthy. And that could help you to make good choices when it comes to food during your week.

But even you don’t, you can make healthy eating a priority. Try packing a healthy lunch from home instead of buying one wherever it is cheap and convenient. You could also bring fresh fruit with you every day to help avoid buying snacks. If it’s true, that you are what you eat.

The healthier your food, the healthier you’ll be!

{this month's Did you know}

Why are Hershey's Kisses called "kisses"?

The machine that makes the chocolate candy looks like it's kissing something.

What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipes and laser printers all have in common?

They were all invented by women!

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Remember to take a picture of a vending machine next time in the street.

Remember to buy a dozen of black pen next time in the supermarket.

书城。

文教区，新颜，靓。

文二，家。

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压力是自给的，谁都没有施予。却会放大。