FRED'S WORLD

Pursuing a girl

2008-01-09T13:51:00.001-08:00

Sometimes , when it comes to pursuing a girl
If u let things go in a natural way, u will be considered not aggressive
If u begin to be aggressive, u are likely to scare her since she maythink you are too ambitious
Hardly can I find the proper balance
What a troublesome thing!

[Joke] A True Confession

2008-01-09T13:46:00.000-08:00

A mam walks into a confession booth and says, "I have sinned."
What did you do? asks the priest. I committed a murder !!.
The priest says,"take a dirnk out of the holy cup and you will be forgiven."
A man walks into a confession booth and says, "I hava sinned."
The preist asks him, what did you do? "I robbed six banks !!." The priest says,
"take a drink out of the holy cup and you will be forgiven"
Another man walks into the confession booth and says, "i have sinned."
What did you do? asks the priest. "I broke the holy cup...."

Michel Foucault--The Birth of the Clinic

2008-01-09T13:43:00.000-08:00

Preface
This book is about space, about language, and about death; it is about theact of seeing, the gaze.
Towards the middle of the eighteenth century, Pomme treated and cured ahysteric by making her take 'baths, ten or twelve hours a day, for ten wholemonths'. At the end of this treatment for the dessication of the nervoussystem and the heat that sustained it, Pomme saw 'membranous tissues likepieces of damp parchment...peel away with some slight discomfort, and thesewere passed daily with the urine; the right ureter also peeled away and cameout whole in the same way'. The same thing occured with the intestines, whichat another stage, 'peeled off their internal tunics, which we saw emerge fromthe rectum. The oesophagus, the arterial trachea, and the tongue also peeledin due course; and the patient had rejected different pieces either by vomit-ing or by expectoration'(1).

Less than a hundred years later, this is how a doctor observed an anatomicallesion of the brain and its enveloping membranes, the so-called 'false mem-branes' frequently found on patients suffering from 'chronic meningitis:'
Their outer surface, which is next to the arachnoidian layer of the dura mater, adheres to this layer, sometimes very lightly, when they can be separatedeasily, sometimes very firmly and tightly, in which case it can be verydifficult to detach them. Their internal surface is only contiguous with thearachnoid, and is in no way joined to it....The false membranes are oftentransparent, especially when they are very thin; but usually they are white,grey, or red in colour, and occasionally, yellow, brown, or black. This matteroften displays different shades in different parts of the same membrane. Thethickness of these accidental productions varies greatly; sometimes they areso tenuous that they might be compared to a spider's web....The organizationof the false membranes also displays a great many differences: the thin onesare buffy, like the albuminous skins of eggs, and have no distinctive struc-ture of their own. Others, on one of their sides, often display traces ofblood vessels crossing over one another in different directions and injected.They can often be reduced to layers placed one upon another, between whichdiscoloured blood clots are frequently interposed (2).

Between Pomme, who carried the old myths of nervous pathology to their ultimateform, and Bayle, who discribed the encephalic lesions of general paralysisfor an era from which we have not yet emerged, the difference is both tinyand total. For us, it is total, because each of Bayle's words, with itsqualitative precision, directs our gaze into a world of constant visibility,while Pomme, lacking any perceptual base, speaks to us in the language offantasy. But by what fundamental experience can we establish such an obviousdifference below the level of our certainties, in that region from which theyemerge? How can we be sure that an eighteenth century doctor did not see whathe saw, but that it needed several decades before the fantastic figures weredissipated to reveal, in the space they vacated, the shapes of things as theyreally are?

What occurred was not a 'psychoanalysis' of medical knowledge, nor any moreor less spontaneous break with imaginary investments; 'positive' medicine isnot a medicine that has made an 'objectal' choice in favor of objectivityitself. Not all the powers of a visionary space through which doctors andpatients, physiologists and practitioners communicated (stretched and twistednerves, burning dryness, hardened or burnt organs, the new birth of the bodyin the beneficent element of cool waters) have disappeared; it is, rather, asif they had been displaced, enclosed within the singularity of the patient,in that region of 'subjective symptoms' that--for the doctor--defines not themode of knowledge, but the world of objects to be known. Far from beingbroken, the fantasy link between knowledge and the pain is reinforced by amore complex means than the mere permeability of the imagination; the pre-sence of disease in the body, with its temsions and its burnings, the silentworld of the entrails, the whole drak underside of the body lined with endlessunseeing dreams, are challenged as to their objectivity by the reductivediscourse of the doctor, as well as established as multiple objects meetinghis positive gaze. The figures of pain are not conjured away by means of abody of neutralized knowledge; they have been redistributed in the space inwhich bodies and eyes meet. What has changed is the silent configuration inwhich language finds support: the relation of situation and attitude to whatis speaking and what is spoken about.

{news} Six Healthy New Year's Resolutions

2008-01-02T08:23:00.002-08:00

Getting healthy need not be overwhelming. Here are six simple, straightforward ways to get on track toward optimum health in the new year.
1. Post It On the Fridge! Adopt the Anti-Inflammatory DietThe anti-inflammatory diet isn't a weight-loss program (although you can lose weight on it) or a temporary eating plan. It is intended to counteract chronic inflammation, now known to play a central role in the development of heart disease, many cancers and Alzheimer's disease. Poor diet is perhaps the main contributor to chronic inflammation. The anti-inflammatory diet can help you correct that: it points the way to food choices that can help you remain optimally healthy. Here's a link to theanti-inflammatory diet. Print out these tips and post them on the fridge. Along with influencing inflammation, the diet will give you steady energy and provide all the vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and dietary fiber you need.

2. Get Smart About SnackingadvertisementSnacking throughout the day is actually a good idea, as it can help keep blood sugar levels and energy steady - which leads to improved mood, better productivity and more effective appetite control. But if you're trying to lose weight or to eat a healthier diet, that convenient bag of chips can sabotage your efforts. Processed foods contain too many calories, the wrong kinds of fat and carbohydrates, and have too much salt and too many additives. Instead, plan snacks ahead of time and make sure youalways have healthy ones on hand: fresh or dried fruit; raw, unsalted nuts (pistachios, cashews or walnuts); flavorful natural cheeses and dark chocolate with at least 70 percent cocoa solids. And don't forget to set aside leftovers from the healthy meals you'll be preparing.

3. Get Serious About Breathing ExercisesSimple breathing techniques offer a drug-free way to help lower your blood pressure, calm a racing heart, or settle an upset digestive system. Proper breathing has direct influence on emotional states and moods. When you're upset, you breathe rapidly, shallowly, and irregularly, but you can't be upset if your breathing is slow, deep, quiet and regular. At first, the effects are subtle, but they will gain power the more you repeat them. Whether you want to address health problems or just relax and reducestress, make this the year to learn and practice the breathing techniques you'll find here.

4. Fitness: Consider a Personal TrainerIf you're really committed to getting into shape in 2008, a personal trainer can get you off to the right start. A study at McMaster University in Canada found that people who are new to exercise do better when they have some professional help. If you plan to do strength training (and you should!), you'll need a trainer to learn the correct form so that you won't injure yourself. If you can afford it, continued weekly training sessions will keep you motivated and ensure that your workouts areappropriate to your age and fitness level. If you can't afford weekly sessions, pay for one or two to set up a program. When you've achieved your initial expectations, schedule another training session to set new goals.

5. Take Time for TeaDrinking green tea can improve your cholesterol ratio, as well as help protect against cancer and bacterial infections. The difference between green and the more familiar black tea is in the preparation: both come from the same plant, Camellia sinesis, but to make black tea, leaves go through an oxidation process that darkens them. This process deceases some of tea's beneficial compounds, including polyphenols called catechins. Green tea is unfermented, which means that it contains more catechins. Butdon't think of tea drinking only as a utilitarian way to imbibe those healthful compounds. Learn to appreciate the subtle fragrance of good quality green tea and use tea time to unwind, meditate and as a respite from your stress du jour.

6. Volunteer to Help OthersService organizations always appreciate donated money, but giving of yourself, especially in a way that draws on your unique talents or skills, is more satisfying. You can volunteer to feed the homeless, help people with terminal illnesses, and help to clean up the environment. Donate clothing you no longer wear and other items you don't use. Look for ways to help those close to home: take meals to shut-ins, offer transportation to elderly or disabled neighbors and tutor or read to children. Don't focusonly on the needs of strangers. Look for ways to help friends and family members, too.

hope y'all have a healthy and happy new year

I should have been careful with what I eat

2008-01-02T08:23:00.001-08:00

Either that I overindulge myself or that the thing I just took inwas compromised.

My stomach feels over-acidic now, and I have no way to get themout.

Any thing inside the body only has two way out--Orifice or Anus.The orifice is not a comfortable

experience, so we should bevery careful with what we send in that canal.

happy new year

2008-01-02T08:16:00.000-08:00

happy new year everyone
this time i went to see the fireworks at taipei
with my best friend in senior high school at
taipei 101
it was so beautiful
people said that it was the last time at that place
i hope the rumor is not true~~

[News] December 1 is World AIDS Day.

2007-12-26T06:50:00.000-08:00

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/studentnews/11/28/activity.aids.day/index.html

Activity: World AIDS Day
* Story Highlights * Students will learn about the history and status of AIDS in the United States * Students will create ways to inform others about the the risks of AIDS * Next Article in Living ?
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(CNN Student News) -- Students will learn about the history of the AIDS pandemic and the status of AIDS in the United States. Students will create ways to inform various demographic groups in the U.S. about the risk of HIV/AIDS.

Procedure
Inform students that December 1 is World AIDS Day. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services notes that since 1981, when AIDS was first identified in the U.S., more than 25 million people worldwide have died from the disease. Today, more than 30 million people worldwide are estimated to be living with HIV or AIDS. In the United States alone, an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 Americans are now living with HIV, and 35,000 to 40,000 new infections are occurring every year.
Next, refer student groups to the online resources provided to learn more about AIDS, the history of the AIDS pandemic and the status of this disease in the United States. Provide the following questions to guide the groups' research:

1. What is HIV? How is it different from "full-blown" AIDS? How is HIV spread? How does it affect the human body? 2. What are some ways in which individuals can protect themselves from contracting HIV? 3. What groups of people are at the greatest risk for contracting HIV in the U.S.? How have the demographics of those at risk for contracting HIV changed over the past two decades?
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* CNN Student News
* One-Sheet: HIV and AIDS
* World AIDS Day
* CDC: Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
* UNAIDS

Then, assign each student group one of the following U.S. demographic groups that are at risk for contracting HIV: teens, Hispanics, African-Americans, women, health care professionals, drug users and homosexuals. Challenge student groups to act as CDC AIDS awareness committees for your state, and to devise strategies for informing their assigned demographic groups about the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. Direct each group to identify and research some of the problems that are associated with the prevention and treatment of HIV in its demographic. Then, ask each group to brainstorm a list of practical strategies aimed at stopping the AIDS epidemic in its assigned demographic group. Using the information gathered, instruct each group to create informational materials that it thinks would best target and inform its assigned demographic.
As groups present their HIV/AIDS information, ask them to discuss their choice of format, language used and information emphasized in their materials. Ask students to compare the similarities and differences in the student-created materials. Ask: Which materials do you think are best suited for each of the groups?

Correlated Standards
Health
Standard 1: Knows the availability and effective use of health services, products, and information
Level III (Grade 6-8)
Benchmark 2. Knows how to locate and use community health information, products, and services that provide valid health information
Standard 8: Knows essential concepts about the prevention and control of disease
Level III (Grade 6-8)
Benchmark 1. Understands how lifestyle, pathogens, family history, and other risk factors are related to the cause or prevention of disease and other health problems

Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education (Copyright 2000 McREL) is published online by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) (http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/), 2550 S. Parker Road, Suite 500, Aurora, CO 80014; Telephone: 303/337-0990.

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noisy~~~

2007-12-26T06:23:00.001-08:00

People live near my home has worked on their house for several months.They make a lot of noise every day, and now I just can't stand it......
In my home, my mother keeps talking on the phone one after one, and her loudvoice also makes me crasy!Every day I am surrounded by a lot of noise, and I don't know when it canbecome a little quieter.
Am I too sensitive?? but it really annoys me very much!!I don't know what to do......Maybe I should close the door and all the windows and switch on theair conditioner.
Maybe I should go to library...... but I am too tired to go anywhere......

a joke

2007-12-19T08:45:00.000-08:00

i saw a joke on the net a few days ago
here it is

The Husband Store

A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where A woma\n may go to choose a husband.

Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store opera\tes.

You may visit the store ONLY ONCE!

There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper asc\ends the flights.

There is, however, a catch:
you may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up a f\loor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.

On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
"Floor 1 - These men have jobs."

The second floor sign reads:
"Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids."

The third floor sign reads:
"Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids, and are extremely good looking."

「Wow!」she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:
"Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are drop-dead good looking and help\ with the housework."

「Oh, mercy me!」she exclaims:「I can hardly stand it!」

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads:
"Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love kids, are drop-dead gorgeous, help with t\he housework, and have a strong romantic streak."

She is so tempted to stay,
but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads:
"Floor 6 - You are visitor 3,456,789,012 to this floor.
There are no men on this floor.
This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.

Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.
Watch your step as you exit the building, and have a nice day!"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A new Wives Store opened across the street.

The first floor has wives that love sex.

The second floor has wives that love sex and have money.

The third through sixth floors have never been visited.

oh i am so loney...........

2007-12-19T08:37:00.000-08:00

Loneliness, the enemy, is like a virus.
A computer with a virus can still run when you are lucky,
but can go wrong at any time.
When it bursts, I behave as there is something wrong,
while I have something to do but idling or just going the wrong direction.
A computer know what happened and have no idea but showing it on the screen,
(if it was, luckily, installed with the sucking anti-virus software)
When I feel lonely, it seems that nothing cures, although maybe
something merely relieves.
The heart wants relief, but the brain says the sweet brings nothing but
further thirsty.
That's like you are not hungry but eager to grab something into mouth.
After all, I need something to suck?
Or it can never be cured, and just need relieving?

fairy tale no longer exists......................

2007-12-12T07:33:00.000-08:00

Honesty, I have to congratulate someone who has stable relationship withtheir lover. They trust each other tremendously so much that could evenlet one of them think about their future.But sometimes, it’s just your own wishful thinking.

We are all implanted a thought that women should sacrifice for their men.Some people gave up their valuable chances to marry a man, or some of themmade a compromise to confront to their boyfriends’ standard.However, have you ever thought about when they sacrifice for you withoutyour demanding? When they really give up something because of you?I can’t say there is none. But who can provide an example?

Maybe you will realize something after getting hurt.There is why some people refuse to fall in love anymore.They are the real group, which have the right to say that becausethey have experienced the heaven therefore they could tell how it tastesin the hell. Take myself as an example. I once regarded my relationship asthe most treasure thing on the world. I devoted myself to the relationshipso deeply that I couldn’t remember the man, I am dating is just ordinary.I was attractive by his honesty, but people lie and they change.My fairy tale was shattered. There is no happy ending in my story anymore. Or maybe we should put it in this way, I got a new definition of happy ending.

I remember my mother always says ‘’ Trust no one but yourself.’’Is it pathetic? Yes, it is. But everyone should keep them in mind unlessthey will never marry a wrong guy.After getting hurt, I am happy because I know my mother is right.I should not waste too much time on men. Yet I should invest myselfand open as many doors for me as possible. The skill you obtain is real,the success you achieve is real. The prince only exits in the fairy tale.This is ruthless, but that’s how the world works.
The purpose of this article is actually not telling you not to love,but love carefully. Leaving some space and time for each other is wise.Besides, you will find you have anything when you spread your hands.Try to remember there are other possibilities for you apart from the fairy tale.

Why everyone always ask "Why?"

2007-12-12T07:29:00.000-08:00

I just do not want to tell you things.
The fact is:
When I ask someone "do u have time tomorrow afternoon?"
They always say "for what?"
Until I told the reason(where,what thing),
they just say "sorry! I can't go with you."
Actually, I really do not want tell them the reason.
Of course, I still told them the reason.
But I hate this attitude. (I think they are too "雞婆")
Since you can't, why are u ask so many things?????
I never asked why when other people do the same things to me.
I just can't stand this behavior.
Unfortunately, almost everybody always do the thing.

learning somrthing

2007-12-05T07:14:00.000-08:00

I am always excited about learning new things, from the basic.
Fundamental is the most concept and i loved to be a newbie.
I can try many different ways to see how they should be doneand escape the tradition ones.
They are not like routine which makes me feel bored.
Sadly i just have little time to try freshing thingsbecause i have lots of works to do.
what a busy colleage live.

problem = =

2007-12-05T07:13:00.001-08:00

I fall in a serious problem that is I watch too much CSI.
In the recently weeks, I saw about 1 hour CSI everyday.
I love it but it cause me some problem. For example,
I dreamt some corpses lie on the bed (somewhere not mine)
or I dreamt that someone want to kill other one.
I know that only a nightmare but it still make me feel uncomfortable.
Should I stop to watch CSI. I do not want to stop watch it.
I totally understand all the corpses in the CSI are live person.
They are just a actor or actress.

a wonderful sentence

2007-11-28T06:16:00.000-08:00

"there is no point for second best"
i saw this sentence on the internet a few days ago
and i thought it is a great sentence.
in the competitively society , we always have to try
our best to be the best.
it is because everybody always wants to choice the best one
and think second best is useless
so remember"there is no point for second best"

rainy

2007-11-28T06:05:00.000-08:00

it has been raining for a few days
i hate raining,because i can not do my favorite sport,basketball.
there will be a tourament which called 大統杯 three weeks later.
(it is a competition between all of the statistics department in taiwan)
of course, i am in the basketball team haha
i hope it will be sunny from tomorrow, so that i will
have more time to practice
and i hope we can get good place in the torumament
god bless me and my teammates~~~

ya

2007-11-21T07:50:00.000-08:00

tuesday November 20
our department had a basketball game with 社工
actually we can play better than they , haha
finally we won around 10 points
i got 4 points and 4 rebounds
i hope i can play better the next game

WHAT A HAPPY DAY

2007-11-21T07:25:00.000-08:00

Last Friday November 16th
likin park(a very famous band) came to taiwan
because i have been their fan since i was a junior high student,i went to the concert
there were almost 40 thousand people that day, and it was the second large linkin park show in
their history
the singer of the band say "what a beauitfull crowd"
my friends and i sang with the music all the 90 minutes
that was really a wonderful night, and linkin park is th best
(the song we hear in class( cure for the itch) is also their song)

SORRY TEACHER

2007-11-14T07:49:00.000-08:00

I didn't do my homework these two months.
I am so sorry about that,and
I hope I can have a chance to make up for my fault.
Now i know how to use this system,and
I promise i will post at least one article each week,
I will post the assignments (the last two homework) next week.
(it is because this week is our midturn)
thanks a lot

welcome everyboby

2007-11-14T07:33:00.000-08:00

Due to many reasons i did not post any articles on my blogs last month
but now i know how to use this system and i am very happy to have the
chance to practice my english.
Welcome everybody and i hope everyone can come to my blog frequently.