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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Mrs. J's chemistry and Physical Science Page
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zt: 最经不住诱惑的女人
http://digest.creaders.net/articleViewer.php?atid=278582&id=283674
女人经不起性诱惑，除了生理原因外，更重要的还是满足她们的物质和精神方面要求，有这样十大类型：
1、太穷的女人。社会越来越发达，有钱的人也越来越多。谁都怕穷，不仅仅是因为穷而苦，更重要的人的自尊心和面子受不了，民间有语：笑贫不笑娼啊，就因为这，有很多女孩子凭着姿色背井离乡来到外地开始做小姐，做起卖笑生意。
2、破罐子破摔的女人。一些人因为恋爱失身和曾遭受过强奸，由于受到社会歧视和对男人对社会的仇视，索性破罐子破摔，男人有求必应，有的干脆做人肉生意。
3、性报复欲强的女人。丈夫做了对不起自己的事，一些个性强的女人哪受得了这个，你能做出初一，我就能做出十五，出于报复而委身其他男人，有的女人因此一发不可收拾，这样的女人多半以悲剧收场。
4、寂寞的女人。长期两地分居和长期单身，妻子一人在家，那日子可真难熬，很多女人就是因为受不了寂寞之苦，而委身其他男人。
5、性放荡朋友多的女人。俗话说，跟好人学好人，跟坏人学坏人，近朱者赤，近墨者黑。一个女人，周围尽是些性放荡的朋友，她们很容易被污染，而经不起性诱惑。
6、虚荣心强的女人。生活中虚荣心强的女人可不少，看到周围的女伴都穿金戴银，她们心理直痒痒，可自己穷啊，怎么办？如果这个时候，一个有钱的花心男人一勾引，没有几个不上钩的。虚荣心能彻底摧毁一个女人几乎所有的防线。
7、有官欲的女人。民间有话，一个成功的女人其背后一定有一个强大的男人作支持。一个没有家庭和社会背景的女人，且官欲又强，要想往上爬，必须借助男人的力量，但你是要付出代价的哦。睡了局长睡市长，这可是民间的笑话啊。
8、非常情绪化的女人。这样的女人一会儿晴天，一会急风暴雨，很容易冲动，如果与老公大动干戈一场，就很容易做出错事来，这样的女人容易委身于其他男人。
9、怕吃苦的女人。生活中，这样的女人还不少，所谓情人、二奶、小蜜和小姐，这类女人中就有很多是怕吃苦的女人。
10、没有主见的女人。没有主见的女人，非常容易坏事和犯错误，在物质诱惑和个人道德之间，要是没了主见，那怎么会不失足呢！
女人经不起性诱惑，除了生理原因外，更重要的还是满足她们的物质和精神方面要求，有这样十大类型：
1、太穷的女人。社会越来越发达，有钱的人也越来越多。谁都怕穷，不仅仅是因为穷而苦，更重要的人的自尊心和面子受不了，民间有语：笑贫不笑娼啊，就因为这，有很多女孩子凭着姿色背井离乡来到外地开始做小姐，做起卖笑生意。
2、破罐子破摔的女人。一些人因为恋爱失身和曾遭受过强奸，由于受到社会歧视和对男人对社会的仇视，索性破罐子破摔，男人有求必应，有的干脆做人肉生意。
3、性报复欲强的女人。丈夫做了对不起自己的事，一些个性强的女人哪受得了这个，你能做出初一，我就能做出十五，出于报复而委身其他男人，有的女人因此一发不可收拾，这样的女人多半以悲剧收场。
4、寂寞的女人。长期两地分居和长期单身，妻子一人在家，那日子可真难熬，很多女人就是因为受不了寂寞之苦，而委身其他男人。
5、性放荡朋友多的女人。俗话说，跟好人学好人，跟坏人学坏人，近朱者赤，近墨者黑。一个女人，周围尽是些性放荡的朋友，她们很容易被污染，而经不起性诱惑。
6、虚荣心强的女人。生活中虚荣心强的女人可不少，看到周围的女伴都穿金戴银，她们心理直痒痒，可自己穷啊，怎么办？如果这个时候，一个有钱的花心男人一勾引，没有几个不上钩的。虚荣心能彻底摧毁一个女人几乎所有的防线。
7、有官欲的女人。民间有话，一个成功的女人其背后一定有一个强大的男人作支持。一个没有家庭和社会背景的女人，且官欲又强，要想往上爬，必须借助男人的力量，但你是要付出代价的哦。睡了局长睡市长，这可是民间的笑话啊。
8、非常情绪化的女人。这样的女人一会儿晴天，一会急风暴雨，很容易冲动，如果与老公大动干戈一场，就很容易做出错事来，这样的女人容易委身于其他男人。
9、怕吃苦的女人。生活中，这样的女人还不少，所谓情人、二奶、小蜜和小姐，这类女人中就有很多是怕吃苦的女人。
10、没有主见的女人。没有主见的女人，非常容易坏事和犯错误，在物质诱惑和个人道德之间，要是没了主见，那怎么会不失足呢！
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
zt: Indira’s Odyssey: From Cuba to NJIT
When Indira Hernandez was in high school in Cuba, she and her classmates spent the afternoons working in the fields, helping the local farmers pick oranges, water potatoes and sow the fields. After happily working like this for three hours, they'd return to school.
Hers was an elite boarding school intent on shaping students into the “future leaders of the revolution.” And future leaders, school officials thought, needed to work with their hands – not just with their minds. Indira had a first-rate mind and she excelled in school. It was a rigorous boarding school that focused on math and science -- her favorite subjects. And her mother, a civil engineer, helped her with her homework. In summers, when school was out, Indira would oftentimes go with her mother to work. And though the construction sites were messy, Indira loved to watch the buildings gradually emerge. It wasn't long before she decided that she, too, wanted to be a civil engineer. And, as a straight A student, she was on track to attend one of Cuba’s top colleges. Her future was bright.
But then one day, her life turned dark.
Her parents told her and her younger sister that the family had to leave Cuba for political reasons. Soon, she and her family were on a plane to Miami; a day later, they were in New Jersey. On the day they arrived in America, Christian Kalonji, who then worked as a case worker for the International Rescue Committee, (IRC), met the Hernandezes at the airport. It was cold outside -- this was February of 2002 -- and the family arrived with little but the coats on their backs.
The Cuban government let them leave the island, but before they did government officials stripped them of their possessions. They had no relatives in America. Kalonji spent six months helping them. He found them an apartment in Elizabeth, N.J. and helped Indira, who was midway through her sophomore year, and her sister, register at Elizabeth High School. It wasn’t just that Elizabeth High was imposingly large. Or that her family had been uprooted, deprived of its possessions and baffled by a new culture. The single biggest obstacle Indira faced was English: She didn’t speak English. How could she excel in her new school, and show her teachers how bright she was, without having the words to express herself?
Hard work: that’s how she did it. She devoted more time to mastering English than she did to math and science. Soon, she was once again an A student. She later graduated from Elizabeth High with a 3.9 GPA; she ranked 23rd in a graduating class of 1,003 students. And here at NJIT her accomplishments have been legion. Recently, the Newark College of Engineering (NCE) named her its Outstanding Senior in Civil Engineering. The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) gave her an Outstanding Achievement Award for being the senior with the highest GPA: a 3.8. She is an Albert Dorman Honors College scholar as well as a McNair scholar.
Indira, who has four university scholarships, is also co-captain of the Steel Bridge Team. She’s a former President of the NJIT Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and she worked as both Teaching Assistant and a Research Assistant at NJIT. She also interned with Mueser Rutledge, a top consulting engineering firm in Manhattan.
In the below interview, Indira talks about her journey to America, the obstacles she faced and how she achieved so much at NJIT.
How did you wind up at NJIT?
The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) staff here really opened the doors of college for me. My SATs were horrible. I took the SAT’s after being in America just two years. My English was poor. And I even did poorly on the math section. The SAT exam tested how quickly you came up with an answer but not how intelligent you are. Thankfully, the EOP staff places more value on grades.
Did the EOP staff recruit you?
I recall one day when I was a senior in high school, I received a letter from Carlos Ontaneda, the EOP recruiter. In his letter he wrote something like: “Are you the brightest student at your school?” I read about NJIT’s civil engineering department and I immediately applied. I vividly remember my first meeting with Mr. Tony Howell, EOP’s director. I was visiting the campus with my mother and when Mr. Ontaneda showed my grades to Mr. Howell, the expression on his face said everything. “Are you kidding me,” he said to me, with a smile, "you’re in this program." If not for EOP, and its generous scholarship, I might have chosen another college. My family was struggling at the time and the scholarship was a huge relief. And during my time at NJIT, the EOP staff has become like a big extended family to me. They are incredible.
Was it difficult starting over in America?
I can’t explain how hard it was to start all over again from scratch. The first two years here in America were gloomy and indifferent to me. It is a period of my life that I refuse to remember. We didn’t have any relatives here in America. During my first summer here, I took a math class at a local community college. I wanted so badly to do well. I knew the answers to the questions the teacher asked, but I couldn't explain myself. I would raise my hand and cast about in my mind for the right words; but they didn’t come. It was so frustrating and embarrassing. I left the class in tears and called my mother on the phone to come and get me. My mother came to pick me up. She had just gotten a car and she didn’t understand the neutral gear on the stick shift; cars in Cuba don’t have that. It was funny and it’s a good memory for me. My mother also didn't know English. So it took us awhile just to figure out how to put the car in gear. I never went back to that class.
How did you learn English?
Learning English has definitely been my greatest challenge. I had to put more time into learning English than in studying engineering. I always feel like I have a huge gap in my English and I’m always trying my best to improve my grammar and pronunciation. Sometimes I get tired and disappointed, but I remind myself how much I have accomplished and how much more I need to succeed. Being an immigrant just made my high school and college experience harder at first, since I had to learn a new culture and a new language. I’m always trying to improve my English, which will always be “Mi talon de Aquiles” (my Achilles’ heel).
How did high school in America differ from your high school in Cuba?
I came to the United States when I was 17 years old. I went to Elizabeth High School for two and a half years. Definitely it is a different education system than in Cuba. You can talk politics with almost every Cuban you meet, and many will tell their views on how to solve the great political problems of the world. The reason is the strong political orientation of the schools: communism versus capitalism, Marxism and Leninism, about which I can hardly recall a thing. Other than that, though, the education I received in Cuba was excellent.
Your mother was a civil engineer in Cuba. Did she influence your decision to study civil engineering?
I have always admired my mother. I spent my childhood summers visiting construction sites with her, and although the sites were messy, I loved seeing how the work progressed. One morning I'd see concrete blocks piled on the floor, and the next day the blocks would be part of a wall or a house or a building. So my inclination towards civil engineering became as natural as sleep; you don't fight your sleep. What I like about civil engineering is the ability you have to take a design and plan a 3-D structure that will serve a purpose and a function in a town. And as Co-Captain of the Steel Bridge team here at NJIT, I have experienced what it takes to build a structure from design to construction. I have found my passion: I love to make things happen.
You’ve received a host of awards at NJIT. What motivated you to study so hard?
There are three principles to follow to succeed at school: dedication, determination and passion. If you possess these three characteristics, you can accomplish whatever you’d like. I always knew I was going to get a university education. I never considered the alternative. Higher education, for immigrants and non-immigrants alike, is an avenue to a better life.
What are your thoughts on the Civil Engineering Department?
I love it. The department has given me a lot of opportunities. I got involved in the American Society of Civil Engineers, and soon after I became president. That helped me develop leadership skills. I was also on the Steel Bridge Team for three years and this year I was named co-captain and helped lead the team in designing the bridge. The professors in the department experience in the field and they don’t limit their teaching to the classroom. They are always available outside of class and eager to answer your questions. Their love of civil engineering is contagious, which makes their teaching a joy. Most of the professors help with projects such as the Steel Bridge Competition and Engineers Without Borders. Prof. Schuring, Prof. Slaughter and Prof. Meegoda are all eagerly involved in such clubs. Their upbeat personalities and positive attitudes help students stay involved. Civil Engineering is a profession that impacts people’s lives in a positive way, and the professors train their students to help build a better society.
What is your family doing now?
My mother did not want to work here as a civil engineer because of the English barrier. She instead works as a math teacher at Elizabeth High School. She is a great teacher who is loved by her students. All her co-workers joke about how good of a teacher she must be because of the great students her daughters are. She does not regret it at all. She found another vocation in life and she couldn’t be happier. My father is a businessman. I live with my mother and sister in Elizabeth, N.J. I try to support them economically, and when I start working full time I’ll be able to give them even more support. My sister was a student at NJIT. She thought her passion was architecture and wanted to be an architect like my uncle and cousin. But she found her true calling in Art History and Spanish Literature, which she studies at Kean University.
What do you plan to do after you graduate from NJIT?
Upon graduation, I plan to work as a structural or geotechnical engineer and go to graduate school part time. This will allow me to earn my master’s degree in civil engineering while continuing to support my family economically. I’m interviewing now at companies that focus on structuring engineering and foundation engineering. And I have applied to two universities: Columbia University and NJIT. I’m leaning towards staying here at NJIT for my master’s. I love it here and am exceedingly grateful for all the opportunities the university has given me.
http://www.njit.edu/features/student/indirahernandez.php
Monday, July 21, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
zt: 美六所大学争17岁中国神童
http://news.creaders.net/us/newsViewer.php?nid=350354&id=813509
2008年同时被普林斯顿大学、哈佛大学、斯坦福大学、麻省理工学院、芝加哥大学和弗吉尼亚大学等六所美国顶尖大学录取，并获得全额奖学金。
参加“美国高考”，成为全美85个满分考生之一，是弗吉尼亚州惟一满分得主。
在弗吉尼亚州小有名气，曾多次接受当地媒体采访。辩论是好手，还是小提琴和游泳高手。
这位17岁的“神童”叫邓菲斯，出自武汉家庭。7月12日，武汉晨报记者通过电邮、电话采访到邓菲斯的家人。
立志学医
终选哈佛
“看上”邓菲斯的6所学校中，前4所学校分别排名全美第一、第二、第四和第七，后两所排名全美第十和全美第二十三名，都是美国顶尖名校。
经过反复比较，邓菲斯最终选择了哈佛大学。2008年9月，他将入读该校，在那里完成生物和医学预科专业四年的学习。
父亲邓兵说，邓菲斯希望将来能成为一个生物学家或医生，挽救更多人的生命。开学前的这段时间，邓菲斯也未闲着，通过选拔，他应聘到一家医学研究所打暑期工，兼做一点研究工作，月薪近2000美元。
回汉学习三月
神童也曾厌学
在美国弗吉尼亚州，邓菲斯已小有名气，曾多次接受当地媒体的采访。
小学二年级，他以过人才智考入美国“天才儿童班”。初中，参加美国大学入学考试(SAT)，他获得1500分(当时的满分为1600分)的优异成绩。初中升高中，他考入全美排名第一的汤姆斯杰弗逊科技高中。2007年，参加弗吉尼亚州的美国高考(ACT)，他是惟一的满分得主。
邓菲斯的父母都是地道的武汉人。父亲邓兵，1986年赴美留学，获教育学博士学位。母亲孙红曾任教于江汉大学。邓家是教育世家，一家四人均从事过教育工作，邓菲斯的爷爷邓铁生，在汉从事教育行政管理工作，奶奶周孝梅曾执教于华师一附中和华中师大。
邓菲斯的姑姑邓红是武汉的一名公务员。她介绍，侄儿邓菲斯1990年出生于美国，五岁时曾经和妈妈一起回到武汉。小菲斯特别聪明，但也很调皮，家人想让他在武汉先接受良好的基础教育，但菲斯回到武汉学习后，出现明显的厌学情绪。3个多月后，孙红带着儿子重返美国。
中文非学不可
其他由伢作主
邓菲斯的爸爸邓兵说，对于儿子的教育，夫妻俩并没有刻意用心地引导和培养，孩子想学什么，完全由他自己作主。
从小到大，父母只有一件事没依着邓菲斯，那就是上中文培优学校。邓菲斯的中文培优一直未曾间断，虽然他也曾有过抵触情绪，觉得利用课余时间系统学习中文有点困难。但这是父母惟一的强行要求。父亲笑称，虽然儿子的口语不那么利索，但日常交流已足够。
家人介绍，中学阶段，邓菲斯参与了一些全美大赛，如英特尔(Intel)科学才能选拔赛、全美西门子科学数学技术竞赛、美国奥林匹克生物竞赛等各项赛事，都是他自己要求，自己找渠道参与。“他知道自己的方向在哪，然后进行很好的自我教育，家长反而很省心。”
辩论是高手
多才又多艺
2007年4月14日，全美有44.6万人参加美国大学入学考试(ACT考试)，弗吉尼亚州有3000考生报名参加。
作为全美85个满分考生之一、弗吉尼亚州惟一的满分得主，邓菲斯在接受当地报纸《Sun Gazette》采访时说：“太多的学生沉迷于考试分数，因为它对于大学招生而言，是最容易的可控因素。”邓菲斯称，“如果获得的是地区或全美辩论比赛冠军和某项科技活动竞赛的冠军，我会感到更高兴。”
姑姑邓红说，侄儿从小就有很多爱好，才华出众。在汤姆斯杰弗逊科技高中，邓菲斯一直担任高中辩论队主辩成员，并创立了学校的公众讲坛辩论队，多次代表学校参加全国辩论比赛。此外，他还担任校学刊主编、校生物技术俱乐部会长、校神经生物协会财务主管等。
高中三年，邓菲斯在当地医院累计做了130个小时的义工，连续两年夏季被选到美国国家健康研究院(NIH)的国家过敏和疾病传染研究所研究实习。
辩论是好手，对医学感兴趣，邓菲斯还是小提琴和游泳高手。“孩子很独立，我们很少为他操心。”邓兵说。
仅有高分
未必能上名校
邓兵说，在美国，孩子能否上好大学，不仅仅取决于高考分数，一定要看综合素质。据称，美国名牌大学在录取学生时，除了看重学生的平均成绩(GPA)和老师的推荐信外，最重要的因素就是课外活动。
邓菲斯参加高中辩论队活动时，每月一次比赛。“这些课外活动，不仅锻炼了邓菲斯在公开场合表达自己观点的胆量，对他的表达技巧提高也有很大帮助。”
邓兵坦言，如果没有在领导能力、社会活动等方面留下完美记录，具备和美国孩子一样的专长，仅凭一个高分，不一定就能确保进入美国顶尖大学。
2008年同时被普林斯顿大学、哈佛大学、斯坦福大学、麻省理工学院、芝加哥大学和弗吉尼亚大学等六所美国顶尖大学录取，并获得全额奖学金。
参加“美国高考”，成为全美85个满分考生之一，是弗吉尼亚州惟一满分得主。
在弗吉尼亚州小有名气，曾多次接受当地媒体采访。辩论是好手，还是小提琴和游泳高手。
这位17岁的“神童”叫邓菲斯，出自武汉家庭。7月12日，武汉晨报记者通过电邮、电话采访到邓菲斯的家人。
立志学医
终选哈佛
“看上”邓菲斯的6所学校中，前4所学校分别排名全美第一、第二、第四和第七，后两所排名全美第十和全美第二十三名，都是美国顶尖名校。
经过反复比较，邓菲斯最终选择了哈佛大学。2008年9月，他将入读该校，在那里完成生物和医学预科专业四年的学习。
父亲邓兵说，邓菲斯希望将来能成为一个生物学家或医生，挽救更多人的生命。开学前的这段时间，邓菲斯也未闲着，通过选拔，他应聘到一家医学研究所打暑期工，兼做一点研究工作，月薪近2000美元。
回汉学习三月
神童也曾厌学
在美国弗吉尼亚州，邓菲斯已小有名气，曾多次接受当地媒体的采访。
小学二年级，他以过人才智考入美国“天才儿童班”。初中，参加美国大学入学考试(SAT)，他获得1500分(当时的满分为1600分)的优异成绩。初中升高中，他考入全美排名第一的汤姆斯杰弗逊科技高中。2007年，参加弗吉尼亚州的美国高考(ACT)，他是惟一的满分得主。
邓菲斯的父母都是地道的武汉人。父亲邓兵，1986年赴美留学，获教育学博士学位。母亲孙红曾任教于江汉大学。邓家是教育世家，一家四人均从事过教育工作，邓菲斯的爷爷邓铁生，在汉从事教育行政管理工作，奶奶周孝梅曾执教于华师一附中和华中师大。
邓菲斯的姑姑邓红是武汉的一名公务员。她介绍，侄儿邓菲斯1990年出生于美国，五岁时曾经和妈妈一起回到武汉。小菲斯特别聪明，但也很调皮，家人想让他在武汉先接受良好的基础教育，但菲斯回到武汉学习后，出现明显的厌学情绪。3个多月后，孙红带着儿子重返美国。
中文非学不可
其他由伢作主
邓菲斯的爸爸邓兵说，对于儿子的教育，夫妻俩并没有刻意用心地引导和培养，孩子想学什么，完全由他自己作主。
从小到大，父母只有一件事没依着邓菲斯，那就是上中文培优学校。邓菲斯的中文培优一直未曾间断，虽然他也曾有过抵触情绪，觉得利用课余时间系统学习中文有点困难。但这是父母惟一的强行要求。父亲笑称，虽然儿子的口语不那么利索，但日常交流已足够。
家人介绍，中学阶段，邓菲斯参与了一些全美大赛，如英特尔(Intel)科学才能选拔赛、全美西门子科学数学技术竞赛、美国奥林匹克生物竞赛等各项赛事，都是他自己要求，自己找渠道参与。“他知道自己的方向在哪，然后进行很好的自我教育，家长反而很省心。”
辩论是高手
多才又多艺
2007年4月14日，全美有44.6万人参加美国大学入学考试(ACT考试)，弗吉尼亚州有3000考生报名参加。
作为全美85个满分考生之一、弗吉尼亚州惟一的满分得主，邓菲斯在接受当地报纸《Sun Gazette》采访时说：“太多的学生沉迷于考试分数，因为它对于大学招生而言，是最容易的可控因素。”邓菲斯称，“如果获得的是地区或全美辩论比赛冠军和某项科技活动竞赛的冠军，我会感到更高兴。”
姑姑邓红说，侄儿从小就有很多爱好，才华出众。在汤姆斯杰弗逊科技高中，邓菲斯一直担任高中辩论队主辩成员，并创立了学校的公众讲坛辩论队，多次代表学校参加全国辩论比赛。此外，他还担任校学刊主编、校生物技术俱乐部会长、校神经生物协会财务主管等。
高中三年，邓菲斯在当地医院累计做了130个小时的义工，连续两年夏季被选到美国国家健康研究院(NIH)的国家过敏和疾病传染研究所研究实习。
辩论是好手，对医学感兴趣，邓菲斯还是小提琴和游泳高手。“孩子很独立，我们很少为他操心。”邓兵说。
仅有高分
未必能上名校
邓兵说，在美国，孩子能否上好大学，不仅仅取决于高考分数，一定要看综合素质。据称，美国名牌大学在录取学生时，除了看重学生的平均成绩(GPA)和老师的推荐信外，最重要的因素就是课外活动。
邓菲斯参加高中辩论队活动时，每月一次比赛。“这些课外活动，不仅锻炼了邓菲斯在公开场合表达自己观点的胆量，对他的表达技巧提高也有很大帮助。”
邓兵坦言，如果没有在领导能力、社会活动等方面留下完美记录，具备和美国孩子一样的专长，仅凭一个高分，不一定就能确保进入美国顶尖大学。
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