2008年5月31日 星期六

new journal

Anger is a very common human emotion and at some time or another we all experience it. From young children to old people we all feel anger at various times and for various reasons. There is nothing wrong with this, it is only when you lose control of your feelings and begin to rant and rave unnecessarily about something very trivial that it is seen as a problem. Because it is a natural emotion you do not have to strive to get rid of it completely you only have to control it getting out of hand.
If you know that the lack of self confidence is your main problem. Do something about it. There are numerous books written about this subject and there is much to be learned from them. Check your local churches or clubs and find out if there are any lectures currently running on the subject of self confidence and self esteem. It is well worth the effort to regain your self confidence.
Make yourself do things that might freak you out. Talking to strangers might scare you. If this is the case make a point of approaching one stranger per day and starting a conversation. Maybe this could be at the bus stop or in the Coffee shop. This is a huge confidence booster.
Make it your priority to improve your self image. This will be an enormous help to you in your management of anger. You will find that when you are in a situation where you would normally get angry and rant and rave you will have the self confidence to put your case forward without displaying anger to cover up your emotions. This will give you a better image of yourself and help you to feel good about your self. Remember others think of you what you think of your self.
A good idea is to think about what makes you angry while you are in a good mood. It does not help asking the question once your anger has been aroused. What situation is it that can make you lose your temper in an instant? It is usually not even very big issues that can make you do this. It is usually just the fact that things are not going your way. By avoiding these issues you can control your anger.
Make a list of things that aggravate you and lead to you getting angry. Discuss your list with your family and they will give you their support in helping you any way they can. They will be so pleased that you are trying to be different that you can be sure that they will do everything they can to make you happy.


1.It’s an article I found on the website. It’s an article that talks about anger. In the article, the writer tries to tell us that anger is a very nature emotion. Everyone can be angry and being angry is not something we have to be shame of. And the writer also tells us how to handle the anger we have or how to control it. It’s a very interesting and useful article. Especially to the moderate people nowadays.

2.new words: 1 rant 2 .rave 3 . rant and rave 4. aggravate
useful words: 1 various 2. unnecessarily 3. lectures 4. lectures 5. freak 6. constantly 7. colleague 8. threaten

3.To tell the truth, I am a person who gets angry very easy, but almost everyone consider I am a positive girl who never gets angry. That because I seldom show my anger. I don’t think it’s necessary to be angry and ruin the happy atmosphere and make everyone embarrassed. Maybe it’s one of my weak points. Because when I really get angry, no one knows. After reading this article, It gives me a good reason to show my anger in that very moment. It’s nothing to be ashamed of or afraid of. I am a human too. As long as I control it correctly, then I can show my true feeling.
It could be a colleague that constantly disagrees with you over some issue at the office and you will instantly lose your temper. There are many reasons for people to lose their tempers in everyday life that is why it is so important to learn to manage it. There is nothing wrong with getting angry about something if your anger is controlled. Saying what you think is necessary but never raising your voice in anger or become threatening to the person you have directed your anger at is what you are striving to do.

2008年5月30日 星期五

new journal

Recycling involves more than just separating one type of garbage from another. The most challenging part of the process is fiuring out how the various waste materials found in the piles of stuff we throw away everyday can be turned back into something useful. Metals, like the aluminum found in soft drink cans are no problem at all. Once the metal is melted down, it is as good as new again, ready for any use. Paper is a somewhat more complex problem because of the inks and other chemicals that are othen a part of it. But that can also be dealt with relatively easily.Plastics are the biggest recycling headache of them all. Plastics are persistent materials, which is to say that unlike paper, metal or wood, if plastics are discarded carelessly they will remain in the environment effectively forever. They don't rust or rot away. Given the amount of plastic we use for making everything from bags to computers, this creates a problem so big that it might soon bury us. Even so-called biodegradable plastics only break down when exposed to sunlight, not when they are covered over in huge piles or buried underground. Fortunately, new technology is coming to the rescue. It is now possible to turn old plastic into new products, and companies that want to make use of this suddenly valuable resource are springing up everywhere.


1.It’s a short article I found in yahoo website. It’s an article that talks about recycle. In the article, the writer try to tell us the real meaning of recycle is how to turn the garbage or stuff we used into something useful and can be use again.

2.new words: 1.metal(a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, which electricity and heat can travel through and which is generally hard and strong).2aluminum(a light metallic element which is silver in color and used especially for making cooking equipment and aircraft parts) 3. biodegradable(able to decay naturally and harmlessly)
usefulwords :1. challenging 2. various 3. aluminum 4. relatively 5. Plastics 6. effectively 7. Fortunately 8. rescue 9. valuable

3. This article gave me a great thinking of the health of earth. Now summer is coming soon. Even now is just May, but I can already feel the heat of sun. And it makes me recall my childhood. I don’t remember that time I have to stay in the air conditioning room all day, but now I don’t think I can live without air conditioning. The earth is getting hotter and hotter. Our earth is sick, and it’s our responsibility to protect the earth.

2008年5月28日 星期三

new journal

In the hills above Los Angeles, you can see an image that is familiar to millions: tall, white letters spelling "HOLLYWOOD." It is a famous symbol of the world''s movie capital. However, Hollywood wasn''t always so well known. In 1853, only a single mud hut stood there. Two decades later, the area just west of Los Angeles was a farming community. It wasn''t until the early 1900s that the film industry arrived and changed Hollywood forever.
In film''s early days, most movies were made in New Jersey on the US east coast. However, bad weather and limited sunlight made making movies there difficult. Added to this was the fact that Thomas Edison had patents in the east on most filmmaking technology, and getting permission to use it was expensive. In the west, however, these patents were rarely obeyed. In 1910, director D.W. Griffith arrived in Los Angeles to film the short movie In Old California. He loved filming there and quickly spread the word of this great location. Cecil B. DeMille, one of the all-time greatest directors, filmed The Squaw Man in Hollywood in 1914. It was the west coast''s first full-length movie, a huge success, and the reason why the film industry never left California again.
Hollywood has since grown a lot, adding famous movie studios and becoming the center of the motion picture world. Less well known is a film editing company called Hollywood Digital Laboratory. When it first opened its doors in 1911, it was called Hollywood Film Laboratory. As Hollywood''s oldest operating film company, the small building is a different kind of Hollywood landmark showing how the town began years ago and how far it has come since then.

1 It’s a short article I found in Ivy website. It’s an article that introduces and talks about the famous Hollywood. It that me knows the history of Hollywood and how the movie industry built in to Hollywood. It’s hard to believe that Hollywood use to be a mud hut stood.

2.new words:1.patents. 2.studio 3. motion 4. spread the word of.
Useful words:1 image 2 capital 3 industry 4. filmmaking 5 coast 6company

3. I am a big fan of Hollywood movie. Because my Mom is also a big fan of Hollywood movies. So start from my childhood, I remember I have seen thousands of Hollywood movies. Although many people say that Hollywood movie is like garbage, it’s full of violence and sex. But I consider if you watch it with a happy heart, you can learn at least one thing in every movie. I think beside violence and sex, you can find friendship, family, love, honor, justice, and peace in the movie. It’s a great pleasure to watch Hollywood movies. To me, it’s not just an entertainment or interest to me. It’s already become part of my life.

new journal

China is no doubt one the most remarkable places in the world today, particularly in terms of its architectural marvels. Its buildings, many of them epic in size and design, range from the ancient to the high-tech and modern. National Geographic Channel''s China Special Month is about the stories of the modern-day architectural projects in China that are producing amazing new buildings for the world to enjoy.  Beijing Water Cube is one of the programs in this series, and it is very much about the modern as opposed to the ancient. The Beijing Water Cube is a building for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. The building, which will be the National Aquatics Center, is indeed in the shape of a cube, but its appearance is far from run-of-the-mill. It is made of a steel honeycomb-like frame covered in a unique skin that is modeled after soap bubbles. Simply put, the effect is that the Water Cube looks like an enormous cube-shaped bundle of bubbles.  The bubbles are made of a plastic called ETFE, which is also used to protect spaceships from cosmic radiation. One of the advantages of ETFE is that it traps solar energy in the winter and reflects it in the summer, helping to control the building''s temperature. 3,500 bubbles had to be cut individually and sized in order to create the honeycomb-like structure. The bubbles are not identical or symmetrical, but seem to be organized randomly, with different shapes and sizes nestled together. Despite its random appearance, however, the soap-bubble structure used in the design has a geometry that''s perfect for a high-tech building. Soap bubbles actually always cling together in regular patterns, and the fragile-looking skin of the building''s bubbles—the plastic covering is only 1/5 of a millimeter thick!—is entirely safe.  Tune in to Beijing Water Cube to get the full story on this incredible new structure.

1. it’s a short article I found in IVY website. It’s an article that writes about the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. And in the program in this series, China has built a water cube. It’s very moderate. There are already many old and full of china’s cultures in Beijing. So they built a moderate water cute in Beijing city. And this article introduces this water cube.
2. new words:1.marvels( the things or people that make people surprise) 2.steel(iron) 3. random(easy going)
useful word:1.particularly 2.center 3. in the shape of 4.advantage 5. identical 6. organize

3. I am very looking forward to the Beijing Olympics. But due to the earthquake in Szechwan. China has face a very hard situation. I feel really sorry for the people in Szechwan, especially the innocent children that bury alive. Before the earthquake, I think 2008 is a very special and great year for china. Olympics is such a exciting thing to expect. But now I just hope for the best that China can get over 2008 peacefully and cnoothly.

2008年4月30日 星期三

new journal


Seoul!!!More than 10 million people can't be wrong - Seoul has soul! Home of the 1988 Summer Olympics, Seoul has breathtaking mountains and hills. It is also a bustling city. Seoul was the capital of Korea for more than 600 years. When Korea split into North and South Korea, Seoul remained the capital of South Korea.
1.it's a little article I found in Time for Kids' website.It's a very short aricle talks about korea's capital seoul. It also has a little photo took in seoul atnight.And it tells that seoul was the place the held summer Olympics in 1988!!
2. useful words:1Olympics. 2bustling 3split 4 capital.
new words:not any!!
3. The reason I found this article it's beacuse I like Koren very much. It's not like I got a big chrush on Korea like many girls in Taiean love Japan. It's I think Korean are a very strong nationality. Even there are a lot people think korean got too strong personality that something it can be rude. But I consider it's a good point if you use dofferent to look it. Korean work very hard too get what they want, and they love their country very much!! I think nowadays, Taiwaness lack that kind of spirt.We relax too much. We don't work hard or put effort on the things we do or we love!! So I like Korean, we can learn things from their weak points or bad points!!

2008年4月29日 星期二

new journal 2



RomeWhen in Rome, do as the Romans: Surround yourself with art and history as you eat delicious pasta dishes. Between meals, visit the Vatican, the home of the Catholic Church and a separate country within the city of Rome. Gaze up into the floating dome at the Pantheon, which was built in 27 B.C. Then head over to the Colosseum, an amphitheater that dates back to A.D. 80 and has secret passageways that tourists now explore.
1.It's an article I found in Time for Kids website.It's an article that talks about the famous city in Italy "Rome", and why Rome is so famous and popular in sightseeing business. There are thousands of tourism go to Rome for the Catholic Church and delicious pasta .
2 useful words:1 pasta 2 Catholic 3 amphitheater 4 passageways
new words:1 Gaze up
3. The reason I found this article it's because I just went ti Rome last summer with my famous for summer vacation. So I found this article.After having my trip to Italy, say the truth, I don't really got to know the Rome. Because I went their during summer, so there are so many people everywhere. Wherever you go there are people everywhere. I can't hardly get to see Rome in a relaxing way. So even I spent 11 days in Italy, I still feel like I've never been there. It's such a pity~If I have a chance to go to Italy next time. I won't go in summer time.

2008年4月28日 星期一

new journal 1

He's Back!
On May 22, a classic movie adventurer returns. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the fourth film in the series. Nearly 20 years have passed since Jones's last crusade. Joining him now is sidekick Mutt Williams, played by Shia Labeouf . The movie's plot is top secret. LaBeouf did not get a script until right before filming. But he didn't mind. "I would've paid them to be in it," LaBeouf told TFK.
1 .It's a short article I found in Time for Kids.The article is a about the blockbuster Indiana's series. Indiana Jones is a very old movie made by famous direcor Steven Spielberg. It has already made 3 series. Now finally the 4th serie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has came.
2.useful words:1.adventurer 2.series 3.script
new words:1. crusade.
3. I am a big fan of Indiana Jones. I know this movie is a little too old for me , but my mother told me that it was really good. So I've seen 3 of them already. It's really good and exciting. And also I am a big fan of Steven Spielberg . i consider he is the greatest director in the history. I've seen almost every movie of his. Every movie he direct is a peace of genius.He directs thouisands of blockbusters. Like E.T ,Jurassic Park ,Titanic,Saving Private Ryan.And Indiana Jones is one of his genius work. I'm looking forward to see this movie, I believe it's doog!!

new journal

What can one person do to help stop global warming? A lot! Our arbon footprint?is the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere from our normal daily activities. Carbon dioxide contributes to global warming. Leaving the water running while you brush your teeth, having Mom or Dad drive you to school instead of walking and throwing out a paper cup after one use, are bad for the environment.
Here Are 10 Things You Can Do to Help Stop Global Warming:
1. Change a lightReplace a regular bulb with a more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulb.
2. Drive lessWalk, bike, use public transportation like a subway, bus or even car pool. Talk to your parents about considering a hybrid, or alternative fuel vehicle. And keep your tires inflated properly. It can improve gas mileage by more than 3%.
3. Recycle moreThink before you throw away trash. Recycle instead. Cut down on how much you throw in the trash, which ultimately ends up in a landfill. And be sure to take e-waste, like computers, cell phones and hazardous waste to a special recycling facility.
4. Avoid products with a lot of packagingWhen it comes to your shopping habits, consider buying products that are better for the environment or that are made from recycled materials, and have less or no packaging. And when it comes to food, support local farmers markets.
5. Use less hot waterIt takes a lot of energy to heat water. Install a low flowing shower head and wash a full load of clothes in cold or warm water.
6. Adjust your thermostatMoving your thermostat down 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees in summer can save a lot of energy. And ask your parents if your local utility company offers alternative power. If so, consider switching.
7. Plant a treeA single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.
8. Turn off electronic devicesSimply turning off your TV, DVD player, stereo, and unplugging your iPod and cell phone charger when not in use, will save you thousands of pounds of CO2 a year.
9. Spread the wordTalk to your friends, family and school teachers. Teach them what you've learned and make your house and school as green as possible. Think of ways to raise awareness & educate others, create fund-raisers in your local community to make a change.
10. Go GreenWork to make these changes in your daily life so it becomes second

1. It's a short new I found in Time for Kids' website. The reason I found this short news is because we just had our Earth day!! And this day is a very special and important day to all the people who live in earth.So I think it's a perfact news and short article to discuss.
public transportation .
2.a. useful words:1 global warming.2 atmosphere.3 energy-efficient .4 Recycle .5 electronic.
b.new words :1 Carbon. 2 fluorescent.3 hazardou. 4 Adjust .5 thermostat.
3 . I consider myself a person who take serious attitude in global warming.
I think it's everyone's responsibility to protect our earth and mother nature.
The 10 ways to help stop global warming that written in this news is useful and easy. Almost everyone can do it. I 've done some of them already. Like the light we use in my fanily is energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulb.And I don't drive, I always take public transportation to get to the place I want to go. And I do the recycle. I don't really turn on the ac until it's too hot to bear. I turn off the electricity when I'm not useing it. I hope to become a person who go green. Earth is a place I live, without earth, there won't be me. If I don't protect it, who gonna protect it. It' s not about how much money you have, It' s not about what grades you get or what job you do.It's about the responsibility we all should take to become one of the member on earth.

2008年3月30日 星期日

2008 no.2 journal

Hey look nobody enjoys having a fat pot belly right, your clothes don’t feel or look the way they should and i know it is hard to diet when there are fast food outlets everywhere you look but there is ways to show you how to get rid of stomach fat and keep it off.
The #1 mistake people make when trying to get rid of stomach fat is starving themselves this will not work, if you exercise without eating properly you will look and feel totally drained which will mean you not doing proper exercise so you will not lose any weight, the body does not function in that way if you do not eat enough food your metabolism slows down to allow for the lack of food so you will burn a little fat but much less than if you eat and exercise correctly.
The secret to getting rid of stomach fat is to reduce your food portions but still exercise, look you can still eat a lot of the things you like as long as they are nutritious but eat smaller portions this will allow you to lose weight without the dangers of starvation.
To help you get rid of stomach fat you need to understand how the body actually burns fat, the body holds fat when you eat more calories than you burn these calories are then converted to fat and stored in the body (but unfortunately you do not get to decide where on the body).
So to reduce your body fat you can do one of two things either you eat less calories and exercise as normal or you can eat more calories but exercise more either way you have got to balance out the calories you take in with the calories you burn this is the only way you will get rid of stomach fat, when you begin to burn more calories than you eat your body will use your fat reserves to compensate and this is when you start to see results but you body will not take it’s fat reserves straight from your stomach it may take it from your arms, legs, butt, face or other parts before your stomach but do not be drawn into thinking that if you just do stomach exercises this is where you will lose fat from the body does not work like that sure it will tone the stomach but do not neglect other parts of the body as overall exercise will burn more body fat.

(1)It's an article I found in a short English story website. It's an article talks about how to get rid
of stomach fat.Finshing .Finshing this article I realize to lose stomach fat it's not as hard as I think.The only thing you have to do is eat less and most important "exercise"!!

(2)
useful words:1belly 2 get rid of 3 starve 4 lack of 5 reduce 6 nutritious 7 neglect
new words:1 drained 2 compensate

(3) I am a person who is not satisfied with my body shape. Though I look very thin, but I always feeling very unhappy to have a big belly. I thinhk I started to have big belly since that our ganeration is crazy about low rider jeans. My wast started to become fat and ugly.The more I eat the more aft I gain on my wast and belly. It bothers me a lot.So I try really hard to work out very day to lose my belly fat., and now I'm trying the way this article wrote. Hope it works.

2008年3月10日 星期一

2008 No.1 journal

Joke!!
For those of you who watch what you eat... Here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting medical studies.
1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
3. The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
4. The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

(1) It's a short joke I found on the funnyjokes .com. I consider it's a real funny one. It's a joke talks about that no metter what you eat or drink won't do anything to your body! The real thing that kill you is English! Ha Ha Ha~

(2)new words to me:1.nutrition 2. conflicting 3.excessive 4.
useful words: 1. medical 2. fewer 3. sausage 4.conclusion 5. appartently

(3)I chose this joke to be my journal it's because I am one of those English lovers, so this joke really gave me a big laught!!After reading this joke, it made me think about the experiences I've had these 10 years.Time flies~~
I've learned English for almost 10 years!! I can't say that I'm already good at it, but I really put a lot effort on it! And to start to learn something from zero till now, I think it's like a worthwhile journal to me!!Now I'm still learning. And even the joke says that speaking English will KILL you, but I consider it's not a killer but a very good and useful medicine toward our life!!

2008年1月11日 星期五

journal No.9

3 Steps to Better Sleep
If you can only do three things, do these to get a good night's sleep, says Helene A. Emsellem, M.D., director of the Center for Sleep & Wake Disorders in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and an associate clinical professor of neurology at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
1. Allow one hour before bedtime for a relaxing activity. Watching the news or answering e-mails does not count! Better choices are reading or listening to soft music. As for sex...well, some people say it just wakes them up and they have trouble sleeping afterward. So factor this into the timing of your bedtime routine.
2. If your mind is relaxed but your body is tense, do some low-intensity stretches and exercises to relax your muscles, especially those in your upper body, neck, and shoulders. Before you get into bed, use light weights (3 to 5 pounds for women, 5 to 10 pounds for men) to calmly exercise these muscles. Do one set of 8 to 10 repetitions of a basic exercise for each upper body muscle. We call this "automassage."
3. Allow at least three hours between dinner and bedtime. The brain does not sleep well on a full stomach. If you know that you have a busy day planned the following day, have your big meal at lunchtime and a lighter meal as early as possible in the evening. If you find you are still hungry before bedtime, try one of the many protein-enriched power bars (without chocolate) for your bedtime snack

(1)I found this very intersting and useful aticle on thw internet!I believe nowadays many people
have troble in getting a good sleep.And this article is talk about how to help people to get a better in 3 very easy ways!! And there are from professional advicer!!
stretches .
(2)new words to me:clinical.neurology.
useful words:professor.activity.afterward.tense.

(3)I really think it's a very useful article. Eventhough that I usuallysleep very well.But before I gad tried 2 ways of yhis 3 ways, and I think it did work!Before I had tried to listen to soft music like piano CD when I sleeping ,It really make me feel calm and peaceful!And now I also do some small exercises before sleep, it not only can loose weight,it make me fall a sleep faster.
After I read this article I found that it's bad to sleep right after eating, before I think it's comfortable. Now I know it's bad for health and sleep!!What a useful and intersting article!!

journal No.8

Low-Sugar Iced Teas
Q:I love iced tea, but many bottled ones are too sweet. Got any recommendations?
A:After tasting several brands, we've found a few favorites. But before you start sipping, keep in mind that liquid calories quickly add up. White tea is the trend of the moment, and Inko's Original is refreshingly good. With just 56 calories a bottle, it's slightly sweet, and comes in 9 yummy flavors. And yes, white tea is as healthy as black and green. POM Wonderful's flavored teas are just sweet enough to please. Lastly, for tea purists, Honest Tea's unsweetened organic Just Green and Just Black, and Coca-Cola's new unsweetened Gold Peak, offer a simple, bold taste, while Adagio's Anteadote delivers a seriously strong punch.

(1)It's a very short article I found in unternet.A reader ask a question that the bottled iced tea
often are too sweetand want for some advice! And someone made an answer to this question
and several ways and choices to solve this problems!

(2)new words to me:sipping.trend .slightly.purist.punch
useful words:recommendation.refreshingly.flavor.

(3) I chose this article because I am on a diet. I gained 8kg in on summer,after knowing that I
got the permition in entering college , I started to take a part-time job in bakery. And
working in a bakery can take many bread and cake home everynight .So I started to eat
many many bread almost everyday, and it makes me gain weigt crazily.When I realized
that something is wrong about my body, it's already too late!!!So now I started to go on a diet!And I found out that loose weight is harder than I thought!!!It's eazy to gain weight,
but hard to loose weight!!GO GO GO !!!!!

2008年1月10日 星期四

journal no.7

Amber is a beautiful gift from mother nature. It comes in many different colors - yellow, orange, red, white, brown, green, blue and almost black. It may be transparent or clouded. Transparent tones range from pale to dark yellow, to yellow light brown. Cloudy amber comes in many colors.Amber is fossilized resin of ancient trees that grew in "amber forests". Through various physical and chemical changes the resin becomes Amber. Amber is unique because it is able to preserve the organic tissues in it. It is very common to find pieces of plants and insects, trapped in amber making it extremely valuable to both collectors and the scientists. A beautiful and fascinating gem!Amber is found in various parts of the world. The largest amber deposits are off the shores of the Baltic Sea. Baltic Amber is the most sought after and valuable for making amber jewelry.Baltic Amber has been used for decorative items since prehistoric times. A Baltic amber amulet has even been found in Egyptian tombs . Amber was also very popular in ancient Rome during the reign of Neron when: jewelry, ornaments, amulets, and even dice were made from amber. During the Middle Ages, amber prayer beads were exported. From the 16th century into the 18th century item made from amber included jewelry, dishes, buttons, pipe mouth pieces, chess sets and a host of other fine products.The majority of Baltic amber comes from a 400-square-mile area - the Samland Peninsula, now known as the Kaliningrad region. The Kaliningrad amber mine supplies 99% of the Baltic amber. Up until the 19th century amber was retrieved manually from the sea. During the latter part of the 19th century operations became much more sophisticated as they began dredging and mining for amber. Since then millions of pounds of Baltic amber have been mined.. A small town in the Kaliningrad region has the world's largest amber mine.Amber has a special beauty in its ability for each piece to be truly original in nature and content. The downfall to amber is like anything organic it does not last forever. Baltic amber is known to have the longest life expectancy. Taking proper care of your amber will result in enjoyment for many years, sometimes thousands of years as seen with the recovery of jewels from the past. Some important tips for caring for your amber:* Never store amber where it may rub against hard surfaces such as metal or other jewelry.* Do not expose amber to harsh chemicals such as soap, jewelry cleaners, perfumes, hair products.* Do not expose amber to direct sunshine or heat.* To clean your amber wash in lukewarm water. Use a soft cloth to wash and dry. To restore the shine polish with pure olive oil.* Treat your amber like any fine gemWhere amber with pride, add it to your jewelry wardrobe and be sure to make your fashion statement!
(1) It's a article I fonud in website It's a article that talks about Amber, a beautiful stone thatcreated by mother nature. And tell people how to preserve Amber this kind of treasureThei nteresting part is that my name is also callef Amber tooSo when I saw this article I was very happy and exciting!!prehistoric

(2)nes words to me:tissues deposits ornaments amulets manually polish gemuseful words : mother nature Transparent ancient scientists various decorative majoritysophisticated perfume(3) Well to say the truth I am not really intersting at Amber stone, but I really want to talk about my name Amber. I got named as Amber when I was just 4. I like my English name verymuch ,I got named Amber it's because my chiness nick name sounds like Amber, so mykindergartner's English teacher named me Amber,at first Amber it's just my English name.I only used ie while I'm haveing English class, but don't know exactally when, all my friendsstart to call me Amber too. My junior, senier high shool friends all call me Amber , now my college friends call me Amber too . I think it's a name just for me, and I love it!!!!

journal no.6

Do You Want 2008 to Be Your Best Year Ever? Let GoLet go of the pastIt*s over and done. Whether you relish or hate what you did back then, nothing can change it. Worrying about it is useless; replaying it over and over in your mind merely prolongs the emotions to no purpose.All that will happen is that those feelings will reach forward and poison the present and the future. People caught up on past obsessions are unable to respond to what is happening now; they*re too busy revisiting and trying to revise what happened then.Let go of guiltGuilt is a totally useless emotion. All it does is make you feel bad and tempt you into ill-chosen actions to try to drive it away. Feel remorse by all means, since remorse leads to resolution not to repeat past errors. But guilt? That*s merely a negative kind of self-indulgence, focused totally on yourself, not those who suffered from your mistake or bad actions.Let go of resentmentNothing corrodes your Happiness, your relationships, or your ability to act sensibly as easily as resentment. So someone hurt you? Let it go and focus instead on what you are going to do either to make things right between you or walk away and make sure that person won*t hurt you again.Resentment is like guilt: it*s all about you and your own self-righteousness. It tricks you into replaying that past hurt over and over again in your mind, as you keep the resentment alive. The single hurt then becomes a constant repetition. If you fell down and cut your leg, would you keep doing it, just to recall how much it hurt? That*s resentment: a continual, needless reminder of how much it hurt.Let go of revengeThere*s an old saying that revenge is a dish best eaten cold. In truth, revenge is a dish best thrown away.Was getting even part of your original dreams of how your life would turn out? Did you sit day-dreaming, maybe years ago, and envision a golden future filled with revenge on anyone?All revenge does is reinforce the original hurt, create another enemy, warp your judgment, and take your focus away from where it should be: on doing what it will take to fulfill your dreams. Oh . . . and often create a long-lasting vendetta, that will pull you into worse and worse actions, until you likely hate yourself and suddenly notice that all the time you have been getting further away from where you really wanted to be.Let go of joyThis may sound foolish, but think about it. How many times have you devoted enormous effort to trying to recapture some moment of joy, only to find it impossible? How much effort have you wasted on trying to reproduce some past moment of Happiness?Joy is a beautiful butterfly. It floats into your life, filling it with beauty. But if you grab at it and try to hang on, it gets crushed and dies, leaving little behind but a rotting corpse.Many of life*s miseries are due to trying to cling to something good; to prolong a moment of joy long past it*s due time, instead of letting it go and looking for another one.Let it go. That way, you*ll never poison it with your vain attempts to revive it.A single resolutionThat*s it: my suggested recipe for a great 2008. Make it a year of letting go and moving on. No regrets, no guilt, no resentment, no revenge, no pointless clinging to the good moments.Breathe. Let it go.life is motion and it*s better to go along with it, unfettered by the past, that try to fight against it and drag a whole lot of useless baggage along with you.
(1)It's a short article I found on the internet, It's a aticle that tell and teach people how to beand feel the best and goog in 2008! It teach people 6 different ways to make our 2008become the best year we ever had!
(2)words new to me:relish prolongs remorse corrodes self-righteousness vendetta.useful words:replaying merely obsessions suffered resentment continual needless reminderrevenge truth, original suddenly foolish effort due to
(3) I really like this article, and I tatally agree with what the writter said! It's a very possitivearticle. I think people nowadays don't think twice before they step, we don't really thinka lot when 2008is already come! To forget the past, guit ,resentment, reveng and joy.I think that most people even myself use to let our good hobit or our good point behind,and often keep the things like guilt and joy! After finish reading this article, We really shouldlet o of something bad!!!

2008年1月2日 星期三

My new journal

This time I really want to introduce one of my favorite song!

Found myself todayOh i've found myself and ran away

something pulled me back.voice of reason i forgot i had

all i know is your not hear to say.what you always used to say

but it's written in the sky tonight

so i wont give up.no i wont break down.sooner than it seems life turns around.and i will be strong.even if it all goes wrong.when im standing in the dark, i'l still believe.someone's watching over me

seen that ray of light.and its shinging on my destiny

shining all the time

and i wont be afraid.to follow everywhere its taking me

all i know is yesterday is gone.and right now i belong

to this moment to my dreams

so i wont give upno i wont break downsooner than it seems life turns around.and i will be strong.even if it all goes wrong.when im standing in the dark, i'l still believe.someone's watching over me

(1)It's a song sing by an American singer Hilary Duff. I bought her album when I was 15
It's a very encourage song , the lyrics in this song is very song and encourage. Hilary Duff is
a girl who is jut bigger than me one year old. So what she sing can really realated to my
heart!

(2)a.new words to me:
ray of light.destiny
b. useful words:
break down
(3) I now it's a very easy song, when I was 15, My family had a family crsis, thaen my father
left us. It's a very hard time to me. By that time music is the only way that I can realease
myself. So I start ed to listen all different kinds of music.And this song Someone 's watching
over me can make me feel better, whenever I feel say or frustrated . This song really can
encourage me. And it's the reason way I choose this song!!