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My family and I ski at least once a year in Whistle where the crowd is still acceptable for those who ski, this may save your life How to survive an avalanche? Spit, expert says King County Sheriff's Department officers and other emergency officials work along Highway 2 at the Stevens Pass ski area near Skykomish, Wash., near where three skiers were killed in an avalanche Sunday. (Associated Press / The Seattle Times, Erika Schultz) By Rene Lynch February 21, 2012, 5:00 a.m. Spit could mean the difference between life and death if you are ever caught in an avalanche, an expert says. Avalanches are rare -- but deadly. Every second is critical to survival, as is keeping calm in the face of calamity. But that's not easy to do in the face of a terrifying, blinding slide that has the ability to blanket victims in snow and ultimately smother them. After of a weekend avalanche that claimed the lives of three skiers in Washington state, we asked John Snook, avalanche forecaster for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, what you should do if you find yourself facing one. At the first sign of an avalanche, he suggests thrashing around as if your life depends upon it -- because it does. Thrashing, or "swimming," can help you stay atop the slide and the snow, making survival more likely, he said Monday. If you are being enveloped by snow, do your best to keep one arm straight above your head. This serves two purposes. It can help you figure out up from down, which is not always possible if you've been tossed around and become disoriented, Snook told The Times. And, if you're lucky, your gloved hand could be sticking up above the snow to help rescuers find you. With your other hand, Snook said, try your best to create an air pocket in front of your face before the snow becomes too compacted. People buried in avalanches smother, so an air pocket could provide you with enough air to survive until help arrives, he said. An air pocket can also make room for this trick: If you're stuck in the snow and you can't tell up from down, spit. Gravity will tell you which direction to move -- assuming that you can move. The best way to avoid an avalanche is to take precautions from the get-go. "Every mountain in the West has a local avalanche center," he said. Every snow adventurer should be versed in the weather forecast, the snowpack conditions and the avalanche danger rating before venturing out for the day. Consult the forecast, research the area that you're planning to traverse and, most important, don't allow skiers' "powder fever" to overrule your better judgment, he said. When traveling in avalanche-prone areas, don't move together as a pack. Each skier or snowboarder should navigate the stretch ahead alone. That way, if disaster strikes, survivors can alert rescuers to the victim's whereabouts. Everyone trekking into the snowy wilderness -- snowboarders, skiers, snowmobilers -- should be carrying an avalanche survival kit containing a snow shovel, a beacon that is worn on the body, and a probe. High-tech probes work hand-in-hand with the beacon to locate a victim and can even poke air holes in the snow to help victims breathe until they can be rescued. "The whole idea is to just buy yourself some time until help can arrive," he said. A relatively new device, a flotation air bag, can be deployed in the case of an avalanche. It's being credited with saving the life of one of the skiers, Elyse Staugstad, who was also caught in Sunday's deadly slide. Snook said he is a fan of the flotation air bag. But, he said, "We fear it will give people a false sense of security." Snook also suggests that adventurers understand the basics of avalanches, and use such information for their safety. For example, avalanches cannot occur on slopes that are less than 25 to 30 degrees. When plotting out routes, such knowledge can add an extra cushion of safety so that outdoors lovers can focus on safely getting to their destination instead of courting danger along the way. Also, adventurers should know this counterintuitive fact: Less snow often means greater danger. Colorado, for example, has experienced a low-snow year. Those early layers of snow can make for a weak foundation. Ideally, the next layers of snow create heavier "slabs" that make for a solid layer. But if snow is light, the region can be more prone to slabs slipping and sliding and cracking above the poor foundation. "It's like trying to build a house with a deck of cards. Eventually that weak foundation fails," Snook said. "It's been particularly hazardous this year in Colorado. Probably the most dangerous snowpack we've had in 30 years." Typically, the people killed in avalanches are skiers or snowboarders. But snowmobilers are catching up, he said, because the machines are more powerful and durable than ever, enabling riders to go farther into the backwoods and higher on slopes. Snook said Sunday's avalanche especially hit home with him. He lost a friend to an avalanche last Thursday near Gibbs Creek and Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado. "I'm trying to honor my friend by hopefully helping others," he said. So far, 17 people have died in avalanches this snow season. Last year, 36 people died in avalanches, according to the Colorado Avalanche information Center.

sometimes emotionally unemotional.....life is a paradox, where one lives towards death. Live your life, be good, show empathy and forgiveness. Just before Lunar New Year, I spent a good deal of more than 2 hours chatting with him in the office, just heart to heart talk, to take his mind off his sick wife. He told me she has got a year more to go, nothing more. And this afternoon I received news that his wife passed away, leaving behind him and their 3 kids. She is probably just in her early forties. He cried nothing but empty tears, life had become a daily dose of anesthetic ever since his wife contracted lung cancer. Just some time back, after having successfully removed the infected lung, there was a hint of optimism. Then came the relapse. Oh, then she would not have much of the chance, I thought, but I kept my mouth shut. I believed he knew it too. My grandmother was just one of the many examples where the cart got out of a rut and soon after clashes down the cliff. This can happen to anyone, its not uncommon, some may even feel mechanical about it...what is the big deal, that is life. But to me, it simply serves as a reminder not to take things for granted. Treasure your fellow MCFers, make friends, not enemies.

My neighbour put up laundry drying stand poles outside their door and infront of my corner unit blocking 50% of space of my walking space towards the lift area. At the lift area, there are more laudry stands where more laundries are put up. Sometimes they will also put out plastic tubs to dry on stair railing which reduces the 50% of my walk path even more. The most incovenience come from the maid doing the laundry. Somehow it seems like she always do the laundry during times when we are leaving for work and when coming home. At times she would just stand in front of the remaining walk space to do the laundry and we have to come up close to her then she will move. Even so, we have to avoid kicing the pail she put on the floor. I thought the common areas are not supposed to be allowed for such usage as it is hazardous in the event of fire emergencies. Does the town council perform regular checks and advise accordingly or even fine the recalcitrant ones. This neighbour is of a different ethnic group then I am and if I were to complain to them directly, things might get a bit sensitive.

A study from the Finance Ministry shows that children from poor Singaporean families stand a good chance of moving up in life. But this may not apply to younger generations born later than the study's sample group of Singaporeans born between 1969 and 1978, says the study released on Thursday. Its findings show that the son of a father in the bottom 20 per cent of income earners has at least a two-thirds chance of breaking out of this low-income group. And he has a 10 per cent chance of rising all the way up into the top 20 per cent of income earners in Singapore. BACKGROUND STORY As Singapore develops, there is now 'a certain level of saturation' at the top. Well-to-do parents want the best for their children and this hampers mobility as their children have an edge. National University of Singapore sociologist Paulin Straughan, on why mobility is lower now than in the 1970s. source: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_755105.html

A very brilliant and prominent thinker (the one on wheelchair, a scientist/maths genius) ever said: WOMEN!!! If he's right, how to understand a bit more? Hope on day someone can invent a scanner to scanner their brain and see exaxtly what's inside So far, my wife is quite predictable, but the first few years were quite 'trail n error' in terms of avoiding land mines

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http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/...ry_742941.html AS ITS designation states, the certificate of entitlement (COE) is an entitlement and assumes that as every person feels he is entitled to it, a price must be levied to show that one truly needs it ('COE domination by high-end marque buyers an unhealthy trend' by Mr Johnnie Chia; Wednesday). In a meritocracy like Singapore, one earns more if one works harder and smarter than the other person. If an average-income earner wants a car badly, he will have to lift himself to a higher income bracket by working harder or smarter. That is the COE's first benefit: as a spur to improving one's lot in order to secure a car. Except for the peak-hour crunch, public transport is first-class. Without the COE, the roads would be clogged, and this is the COE's second benefit: freeing roads for efficient public transport commuting. Mr Chia laments that stiff COE prices favour the wealthy, who can afford to buy more than one car. What is also true is that a rich person can drive only one car at a time, so the second car is kept at home, and is not out on the streets causing pollution. And that is the third benefit: fewer cars, less pollution. Furthermore, the wealthy person pays a hefty premium to own a car he keeps in his garage and we should be thankful for his tax contribution: It helps pay for public conveniences. My point is, one should always consider both sides of an issue. When a person is wealthy and drives a Ferrari and is busy forging deals, he will be only too happy to have an Electronic Road Pricing system in place, so he can zip around and close another productive deal - and pay the salaries of his average-income employees. That's life. Lawrence Lee Director Mag-E group of companies ---------------------- Wow...even though i have to admit there is certainly an element of truth in his statements but the arrogrance in his tone....

Heads up. Some central banks in Europe have started weighing contingency plans to prepare for the possibility that countries leave the euro zone or the currency union breaks apart entirely http://www.dowjones.com/products/djfxtrade...feAfterEuro.asp

Any Bro know where I can still get the above stickers?Thanks.

my tv of more than 6 yrs has recently began to show fade of greenish patch in one particular spot. But it goes and comes back on at times.... is this sign of up lorry?? or is there any remedy to it??

Does anyone know the original formula? my fren told me this but he spoke too fast, i might have missed some numbers: If you are 18yr old, 1 day can tahan 8 times 28yr old, less energies liao:- 8 times every 2 days 38yr old, less energies + less interest:- 8 times every 3 weeks 49yr old, bo chap liao:- 4 times in 9 weeks 59yr old, 5 times in 9 months, if lucky

Have been following this blog on Charmaine, a 7 yr old who passed away from cancer on Thur I saw another topic on this already, but want to express more thoughts on this It always makes me wonder what is the meaning of life sometimes... you try to believe in karma, good vs evil and good prevails, etc etc then you see someone so innocent like that suffer so much, and the 2 yr old who got run over in China, while motherf**kers like the Romainian diplomat kill someone and get away scot free if life is so random, sometimes makes you wonder on the meaning of it all f**king depressing following are some extracts to those who don't know about Charmaine

Subject:一生只有兩天：「第一天」和「最後一天」 就先從賈伯斯追女朋友講起囉！賈伯斯(Steve Jobs) 是誰？ 他是蘋果公司的創辦人，是世界第一部個人電腦的發明人之一，也就是出產iPhone公司的老闆。 話說1985年，賈伯斯被自己創立的蘋果公司掃地出門！可以想像當時的打擊有多大，但是賈伯斯只鬱卒了一下子，很快他就振作起來了。 有一天他在一所大學演講，「她」坐在聽眾席聆聽，賈伯斯被剎到了。 活動一結束，賈伯斯就去跟「她」聊天，拿到了電話號碼。 原本想開口約「她」當天晚上一起吃晚餐，可是又正好有個會議要開，只好把快要說出口的話，吞了回去。 當賈伯斯準備去開車離開時，他問了自己一個「老問題」，這是他每天早上面對鏡子問自己的一個問題： 「如果今天是我這輩子的最後一天，我今天要做些什麼？」....... 答案出來了，賈伯斯馬上跑回去演講廳找「她」，約去共進晚餐。 這位「她」-Laurene Powell寶兒-現在就是賈伯斯的老婆。 引述賈伯斯的一段話：「提醒自己快死了，是我在人生中面臨重大決定時，所用過最重要的方法。 因為幾乎每件事－所有外界期望、所有的名聲、所有對困窘或失敗的恐懼－在面對死亡時，都消失了， 只有最真實重要的東西才會留下。」 賈伯斯又補充說：「提醒自己快死了，是我所知避免掉入畏懼失去的陷阱裡最好的方法。 人生不帶來、死不帶去，沒理由不能順心而為。」 我們也靜下心來，問自己「最後一天」這個問題： 「如果今天是我這輩子的最後一天，我今天要做些什麼？」 「第一天」又是什麼呢？ 當「第一天」入大學讀書，我們對學校、課本、同學充滿好奇心， 當「第一天」進公司上班，我們謙虛，願意學習，有衝勁， 當「第一天」約會， 我們小鹿亂撞，珍惜相處的每一刻， 當「第一天」晉升職等，新官上任三把火，有滿腹雄心壯志，要有所作為， 回想我們做任何事的「第一天」，都是我們最有活力的一天。 時光不能倒流，但態度可以回轉。 一生只要兩天，就擁有了每一天。 用「最後一天」的心情去選擇下一步，我們會更有方向； 用「第一天」的態度去做每一件事，我們會更有活力，更能成功。 --

TWO WOLVES One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. "One is Evil - It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. "The other is Good - It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith." The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Real-life Robocop Policeman Dan Pascoe was hurled through the air by stolen car but still managed to get up and run after the criminal. Check the video here

Received this news from friend and would like to share with you all ...... In life we keep complaining about what is or why we don't have. Half the time we seem dissatisfied, though full-bodied and free to choose. Fat people say, "I want to be slim." Skinny people say," I want to be fatter." Poor people want to be rich and rich are never satisfied with what they have. Half Man - Half Price Store ~ The Story of Peng Shuilin PENG Shuilin is 78cms high. He was born in Hunan Province , China. In 1995, in Shenzhen, a freight truck sliced his body in half. His lower body and legs were beyond repair. Surgeons sewed up his torso. Peng Shuilin, 37, spent nearly two years in hospital in Shenzhen, southern China, undergoing a series of operations to re-route nearly every major organ or system inside his body. Peng kept exercising his arms, building up strength, washing his face and brushing his teeth. He survived against all odds. Now Peng Shulin has astounded doctors by learning to walk again after a decade. Considering Peng's plight, doctors at the China Rehabilitation Research Centre in Beijing devised an ingenious way to allow him to walk on his own, creating a sophisticated egg cup-like casing to hold his body, with two bionic legs attached. It took careful consideration, skilled measurement and technical expertise. Peng has been walking the corridors of Beijing Rehabilitation Centre with the aid of his specially adapted legs and a re-sized walking frame. RGO is a recipicating gait orthosis, attached to a prosthetic socket bucket. There is a cable attached to both legs so when one goes forward, the other goes backwards. Rock to the side, add a bit of a twist and the leg without the weight on it advances, while the other one stays still, giving a highly inefficient way of ambulation. Peng so satisfying to 'walk' again after ten years with half a body! Hospital vice-president Lin Liu said: "We've just given him a checkup; he is fitter than most men his age." Peng Shuilin has opened his own bargain supermarket, called the Half Man-Half Price Store. The inspirational 37-year-old has become a businessman and is used as a role model for other amputees. At just 2ft 7ins tall, he moves around in a wheelchair giving lectures on recovery from disability. His attitude is amazing, he doesn't complain. "He had good care, but his secret is cheerfulness. Nothing ever gets him down." You have a whole body. You have feet. Now you have met a man who has no feet. His life is a feat of endurance, a triumph of the human spirit in overcoming extreme adversity. Next time you want to complain about something trivial. Remember Peng Shulin instead.

People say everyday if we do 15mins of exercise (maybe also sexercise?), we'll live 5yrs longer, anyone interested?? 150mins of surfing MCF will do what to our health?? super fast fingers?? crossed eyes?? fully educated tiko mind?? all wrong, for correct answer, please... GO ASK THE BLOODY LAO jIOAS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 2001/2!!!

heard a few of my frens been retrenched lately... I thot economy picking up? Got one fren been terminated w/o notice and only compensate a mth pay... No reason given....told him to get lawyer advice if can claim more as he's been working there for more than 7yrs....sadly loyalty don't count nowadays ya.... That's y we must go for upgrading if not when come this situation very difficult to find another job as age so old like after 40yrs old...who wana employ u...right? Anyone gone to engaged a lawyer and managed to get fair compensation for being terminated without valid reasons?

I will start the ball rolling.... This piece of music defines me as the person I am today...and it all started nearly 14 years ago

Chinese married couple clueless about sex By News Desk in Kuala Lumpur/The Star | ANN

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「三字經」英譯版 To: Another 很黄但不暴力.HA ha HA..... 人之初： At the beginning of life, 性本善： Sex is good. 性相近： Basically, all sex are the same. 習相遠： But it depends on how you do it. 苟不教： If you do not practice all the time, 性乃遷： Sex will leave you. 教之道： The way of learning it 貴以專： It is very important to have be faithful to one partner 昔孟母： Once the great mother, Mrs Meng 擇鄰處： Choose her neighborhood to avoid bad influence. 子不學： If you don't learn, 斷機杼： Your organ will become useless. 竇燕山： The famous Mr Dou 有義方： Owned a very effective exciting medicine. 教五子： All his five sons took it. 名俱揚： And their sexual ability were well known. 養不教： If your children don't know how to do it, 父之過： It is the father's fault. 教不嚴： If they are not taught in a serious manner, 師之惰： Their teacher must be too lazy to tell them the details. 子不學： You may refuse to study this, 非所宜： But that is a real mistake. 幼不學： If you don't learn it in childhood, 老何為： You will lose your ability when you get old, 玉不琢： If you don't exercise your organ, 不成器： It won't become hard and strong. 人不學： If you don't learn sex, 不知義：You can't enjoy its true meaning.