Monday, April 16, 2007

The Difference Between Men and Women Shopping






Friday, December 29, 2006

人生好的习惯

1、每天提前15分钟上班,推迟15分钟下班。

2、每天在下班前5分钟的时间做一天的整理性工作。

3、每天出门照镜子,给自己一个自信的笑容。

4、遇到挫折对自己大声说:再努力一下、太棒了。

5、每天多做一件“分外事”。

6、不说消极的话,不落入消极情绪,一旦出现立即正面处理。

7、凡事先订立目标,并且尽量制作“梦想版”。

8、凡事预先作计划,尽量提前、将目标视觉化。

9、随时用零碎的时间(如等人、排队等)做零碎的小活。

10、写下来,不要太依赖脑袋记忆。

11、把重要的观念、方式、程序写下来,并贴起来,以随时提示自己。

12、守时

13、随时记录:灵感、别人干这事的技巧、有启发的言辞。

14、走路比平时快30%。走路时,脚尖稍用力推进,肢体语言健康有力,不懒散、萎靡。

15、做事动作比平时快30%:心快、眼快、手快,边做梢带想着下一步。

16、做不熟练事要专注,重视细节。

17、保护自己牙齿:饭后每次刷牙,不要让人闻到你口腔味。

18、凡事第一反应:找方法,而不是找借口,不说“不可能”三个字 或 “不关我的事”。

19、每天自我反省一次。 (看一看天花板)

20、每天坚持一次运动: 快速步行、快速上楼、跑步、做健身器锻练、力能及的家务重活,以上至少任选一种。

21、听心跳1分钟。指在做重要事前,疲劳时,心情烦燥时,紧张时。

22、微笑

23、用心倾听、既是不利的话、只有了解才能回击,不打断对方说话。

24、说话时,声音有力。感觉自己声音 似乎能产生有感染力的磁场。

25、同理心。说话之前,先考虑一下对方的感觉 。

26、开会坐在前排。

27、每天有意识、真诚地赞美别人三次以上。(拍马屁的功夫一定要学好)

28、及时写感谢卡,哪怕是用便条写。

29、六事优先工作制:完成昨天的事优先、已承诺的事优先、当天任务优先、急事优先、有人等待的事优先、熟练的事优先,每一分,每一秒 做生产力的事情。

30、不管任何方面,每天必须至少做一次“进步一点点”。

31、不用训斥、指责的口吻跟别人说话 。

32、控制住不要让自己做出为自己辩护的第一反应。

33、时常运用“头脑风暴”, 还有NGP。

34、定期存钱。

35、节俭、不浪费。

36、恪守诚信,说到做到。

37、要对所有的生命有爱心。

38、日行一善。

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

The Programmer Hierarchy

Saturday, October 28, 2006

Steve Jobs' Best Quotes Ever

One of the great things about Steve Jobs is what comes out of his mouth.

The CEO of Apple Computer is a master of hype, hyperbole and the catchy phrase. Even when he's trying to talk normally, brilliant verbiage comes tumbling out.

Here's a selection of some of the most insanely great things the man has said, organized by topic: innovation and design, fixing Apple, his greatest sales pitches, life's lessons, taking the fight to the enemy and Pixar.

On Innovation and Design:

"It's rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing."
-- At age 29, in Playboy, February 1985

"I've always wanted to own and control the primary technology in everything we do."
-- BusinessWeek Online, Oct. 12, 2004

"Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it."
-- Fortune, Nov. 9, 1998

"It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them."
-- BusinessWeek, May 25 1998

"It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much."
-- BusinessWeek Online, Oct. 12, 2004

"(Miele) really thought the process through. They did such a great job designing these washers and dryers. I got more thrill out of them than I have out of any piece of high tech in years."
-- Wired magazine, February 1996

On Fixing Apple:

"The products suck! There's no sex in them anymore!"
-- On Gil Amelio's lackluster reign, in BusinessWeek, July 1997

"The cure for Apple is not cost-cutting. The cure for Apple is to innovate its way out of its current predicament."
-- Apple Confidential 2.0: The Definitive History of the World's Most Colorful Company, by Owen W. Linzmayer

"If I were running Apple, I would milk the Macintosh for all it's worth -- and get busy on the next great thing. The PC wars are over. Done. Microsoft won a long time ago."
-- Fortune, Feb. 19, 1996

"You know, I've got a plan that could rescue Apple. I can't say any more than that it's the perfect product and the perfect strategy for Apple. But nobody there will listen to me."
-- Fortune, Sept. 18, 1995

"Apple has some tremendous assets, but I believe without some attention, the company could, could, could -- I'm searching for the right word -- could, could die."
-- On his return as interim CEO, in Time, Aug. 18, 1997

"It wasn't that Microsoft was so brilliant or clever in copying the Mac, it's that the Mac was a sitting duck for 10 years. That's Apple's problem: Their differentiation evaporated."
-- Apple Confidential 2.0

"The desktop computer industry is dead. Innovation has virtually ceased. Microsoft dominates with very little innovation. That's over. Apple lost. The desktop market has entered the dark ages, and it's going to be in the dark ages for the next 10 years, or certainly for the rest of this decade."
-- Wired magazine, February 1996

"Nobody has tried to swallow us since I've been here. I think they are afraid how we would taste."
-- Apple shareholder meeting, April 22, 1998

Greatest Sales Lines Ever:

"Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?"
-- The line he used to lure John Sculley as Apple's CEO, according to Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple, by John Sculley and John Byrne

"We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them."
-- Jobs, on Mac OS X's Aqua user interface (Fortune, Jan. 24, 2000)

"There are sneakers that cost more than an iPod."
-- On the iPod's $300 price tag, Newsweek, Oct. 27, 2003

"It will go down in history as a turning point for the music industry. This is landmark stuff. I can't overestimate it!"
-- On the iTunes Music Store (iTMS), Fortune, May 12, 2003

"What's new is this amazingly efficient distribution system for stolen property called the internet -- and no one's gonna shut down the internet."
-- On how he sold iTMS to the music industry, Rolling Stone, Dec. 3, 2003

"IMac is next year's computer for $1,299, not last year's computer for $999."
-- iMac introduction in Cupertino, Calif., May 6, 1998

"The G4 Cube is simply the coolest computer ever. An entirely new class of computer, it marries the Pentium-crushing performance of the Power Mac G4 with the miniaturization, silent operation and elegant desktop design of the iMac. It is an amazing engineering and design feat, and we're thrilled to finally unveil it to our customers."
-- Macworld Expo, July 19, 2000

"It'll make your jaw drop."
-- On the first NeXT Computer, in The New York Times, Nov. 8, 1989

"We believe it's the biggest advance in animation since Walt Disney started it all with the release of Snow White 50 years ago."
-- On Toy Story, Fortune, Sept. 18, 1995

On Life's Lessons:

"It's better to be a pirate than to join the Navy."
-- Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple

"I feel like somebody just punched me in the stomach and knocked all my wind out. I'm only 30 years old and I want to have a chance to continue creating things. I know I've got at least one more great computer in me. And Apple is not going to give me a chance to do that."
-- Playboy, September 1987

"I'm the only person I know that's lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year.... It's very character-building."
-- Apple Confidential 2.0

"I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life."
-- Stanford University commencement address, June 12, 2005

Taking the Fight to the Enemy:

"John Sculley ruined Apple and he ruined it by bringing a set of values to the top of Apple which were corrupt and corrupted some of the top people who were there, drove out some of the ones who were not corruptible, and brought in more corrupt ones and paid themselves collectively tens of millions of dollars and cared more about their own glory and wealth than they did about what built Apple in the first place -- which was making great computers for people to use."
--The Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Program oral history, April 20, 1995

"It is hard to think that a $2 billion company with 4,300-plus people couldn't compete with six people in blue jeans."
-- On Apple's lawsuit following his resignation to form NeXT (Newsweek, Sept. 30, 1985)

"My opinion is that the only two computer companies that are software-driven are Apple and NeXT, and I wonder about Apple."
-- Fortune, Aug. 26, 1991

"Why would I ever want to run Disney? Wouldn't it make more sense just to sell them Pixar and retire?"
-- Fortune, Feb. 23, 2004

"The subscription model of buying music is bankrupt. I think you could make available the Second Coming in a subscription model and it might not be successful."
-- Rolling Stone, Dec. 3, 2003

"The Japanese have hit the shores like dead fish. They're just like dead fish washing up on the shores."
-- Playboy, February 1985

On Pixar:

"They're babes in the woods. I think I can help turn Alvy and Ed into businessmen."
-- On Pixar co-founders Alvy Ray Smith and Ed Catmull, in Time, Sept. 1, 1986

"If I knew in 1986 how much it was going to cost to keep Pixar going, I doubt if I would have bought the company."
-- Fortune, Sept. 18, 1995

"I think Pixar has the opportunity to be the next Disney -- not replace Disney -- but be the next Disney."
-- BusinessWeek, Nov. 23, 1998

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

50种珍惜生命的态度

1、为爱而生
只有爱,能使世界转得更圆;只有爱,能创造奇迹。
能够看见别人的好,就会提升自己的好;
能够说出别人的好,就会强化对方与自己要更好。
爱是一切的原动力。


2、做自己的心灵捕手
把实现自己生命第一优先考虑,
善待内在的小孩,给他勇气、信心和生命,
想念自己,做你自己,宽恕自己,对自己负责,
善用感觉,热情行动,活出真正的自己。


3、简单生活
你真正需要的不是那么多,
多出来的任何一样东西对别人都有用,
将它送出去,或是捐出去义卖,让真正需要的人善用,
简单生活惯之后,生命自然不再累赘。


4、拥抱别人,让人拥抱
拥抱是一件完美的礼物,老少咸宜,
而且拿它给别人交换,没有人会放弃的。
练习用拥抱代替说话,表达内心最深刻的感受,
即时的拥抱能传送安慰与支持,传递生命活力。
拥抱疗效:续命,每天四抱;保养,每天八抱;除病,每天十二抱。


5、家庭优先
和乐家庭最高指导原则:日常体贴,遇事幽默。
家庭关系是你这辈子最有意义的投资,
试着每天用十五分钟,和配偶、孩子,甚至宠物,
共同分享回忆、经验、想法、梦想和创意。


6、别为小事抓狂
你为什么生气?塞车、买票插队、同事争执、服务生态度恶劣……
生气之前,思考哪些才是真正值得生气的情况,
例如:虐待儿童、人民遭受饥饿之苦、战争……
相较之下 ,就可以知道这些事是多不值得生气。
将怒气转向值得生气的事上,
并且想想自己可以为这些情况做什么。


7、找寻老友
爱情常来来去去,朋友总是越陈越香。
曾经同甘共苦的朋友是上帝给的礼赞,
花点时间列出老朋友清单,
拨个电话聊聊或访友,
寻回那曾有的感动与契合。


8、创意生活家
别让一成不变的生活,腐蚀生命的热力,
试着吃半饱、花一半,使用比平时少一半的资源。
试试看即使有样东西不够用了,是否能够找到替代品,
既可以发挥创意,也能为环保尽一份心力。


9、练习冒险
无数的第一次造就了你,
生命就像一辆十段变速的单车,
大部分的人只用到低速档。
你应该尝试新事物,
先从小冒险做起,充分发挥自己的潜能,
同时不忘赞美自己的勇气。


10、说谢谢你
一日平安,一日感谢。
培养强烈的感恩心,
每天至少谢谢一个人,
告诉他们你喜欢、仰慕或欣赏他的地方。


11、别对你的人生说没空
日常生活需要良性循环,
人生只有一次,休息是为了走更远的路。
每个月定出一天可以彻底休息,放自己一天假。


12、活到老学到老
学习不一定只在学生时代,
学习是更好生活的开始。
无论是选一门不算学分的课,
还是向同事学习某些嗜好或兴趣,
甚至边开车边学习随身携带书籍,
试着从不同方向找出兴趣,生命会更开阔。


13、奉献给予
奉献能让你花小钱拥有极大快乐,
助人度难关的方式很多,给予食物、衣物、工作、金钱、时间,
你可以由简单的方式开始,比如捐出收入的5%,
仔细考虑哪些是真正需要你帮助的人,
把有限的钱放在最需要帮助的人身上,最能产生无限的功效。


14、与敌人和好
抱持宽容态度,以倾听来代替争吵,
让自己变得更温柔与仁慈。
不要把问题过度放大,
试着问自己:一年后,我还会在意这件事吗?


15、活出健康的人生
分析自己的饮食习惯,
找出需要改进的地方,让营养更均衡。
每周至少三次运动,持之以恒,
至少上一次恢复精力的课程(如瑜珈或太极),
身心健康,精力充沛。


16、让快乐贴身相随
快乐的人会微笑或哼唱,甚至吹口哨,
有快乐的想法,你就会飞起来。
专注地想快乐的事,让自己产生向上飞跃的力量。
日积月累,快乐会变成一种习惯。


17、年轻不老心
忘记身份证上的年龄,
找出自己觉得重要的,以及会让自己心跳加速的事物,
让这些点点滴滴充满生活,
就能让自己的心态变年轻。


18、磨亮想像力
要更有创意,就要像孩子般地思考,
比如重看一本最喜欢的童书,学习小孩子的思考方式;
或者读一首诗,在心里想像它的意境;
一边听广播的古典音乐、爵士乐或世界音乐,
一边想像音乐所传达的景致……都可以提升想像力。


19、笑纹比皱纹重要
儿童平均一天笑500次,成人只笑15次,
任何小事都可以让小孩乐不可支,鼓励自己在笑声中享受人生。


20、救救地球
减少物品使用量,减少用水,减少用纸,减少开车,减少包装,少用清洁剂,
避免用过即丢,减少用量,重复使用,环保回收,自然就在你心中。


21. 救一个生命
找寻失踪儿、受虐儿,
施舍金钱或付出时间、体力、可以改变别人的生命,
个人视野也会因了解另一层面的生活而提升,
更可以为这些孩子带来希望与远景。


22. 试试双手的力量
人生的意义在于创造,艺术可以提升人的生命境界,
每做一件事,记得多加些巧思,
在每件所做的事情上,发挥报告才能,加入你自己。
亲自动手做,享受四肢劳动的乐趣,
即使是简单的维修工作都是原创的艺术品。


23. 记得多玩玩
利用余遐时间享受游玩的乐趣,
重新学习游乐技巧,彻底享受自由的快乐。


24. 三人行必有我师
和各方面的人保持联系,增加从他人身上获得情报的机会。
同时拥有会批评的朋友,因为对方拥有你缺乏的部分,
学习接受建设性的批评,忽略琐碎的批评。


25. 适当的自私
你有权主导自己的生活,你有全权对别人的要求说不,
你有权对批评你或贬低你的人表示意见,
你有权和别人分享你的感情,收加生活控制权。


26. 分享
不论是分享阅读心得或是生活偶得,
让东家长西家短的无聊变成丰富彼此生命的启发。
经由感受每个人不同的经验,
赋予生命全新的刺激与成长,世界将转得更好。


27. 重回孩提时代
抛开一些已养成的大人行为或习惯,不要剥夺与天俱来的纯真特质,
与小孩相处(担任孩子的课外营老师、自愿当儿童球队教练);
重读一些小时候听过的故事,可以回忆小时候的情景;
看看旧时留下的物品,如成绩单、劳作或礼物;
到念过的小学走一遍,发现自己曾发生过的事或当时的梦想。


28. 向自然学习
自然中蕴含生活哲学,是生命的指示灯,
能帮助你发现自己的定位与热情所在。
从四季的替换,我们学会从悲伤中复元,
因为生命是周而复始,生生不息的。
而自然的多样化风貌,都我们学会拒绝大众压力,
教我们学会表达真实的自我。


29. 心灵慢跑
心灵激励可以预防精神疾病,
让心灵保持思考,也会减慢老化的速度。
编一本梦想书,做做白日梦都是可行的。


30. 活出热情
支离破碎的灵魂得到的往往是乏味的成功,
对生活的兴趣应高于购物,用最小的时间工作,
将大部份的时间给自己感兴趣的事情,
做自己爱做的事,做你想做的,说你想说的,
学习享受生活,享受你做的任何事情。


31. 可以不完美
每个人天生不同,接受自己,也同样接受别人,
用慈悲心训练自己爱缺憾中美丽的事物。


32. 勇闯生命难关
有人为工作而生活,有人因梦想而生活,
有人因为要找出究竟为什么要活着而继续生活,
生是上天赋予的权利,活则要靠自我的智慧与勇气。


33. 打开地图去旅行
到任何你有兴趣或好奇的城市旅行。
旅行,潜藏着一份改变自己和生活的渴求,
在旅行中可以得到不可思议的收获,
变得不容易害怕,遇到问题时较能从容应付,
知道自己离农在外时最想念、牵挂的是什么,最可有可无的是什么。


34. 简单干净就是品味
不论是扫地抹桌子,晾衣服晒被单,都能特别仔细,特别用心,
让延长使用年限的心,取代用过即丢的习惯;
用全新的恋旧心情,与日常生活建立恒久感情。
用材质好、式样大方的家具取代三五年就必须汰换的三夹板;
用设计简单、质地宜人,可以一穿再穿取代追求流行的穿衣风格。


35. 在家做义工
慈善事业可以先从家里做起,
可以先把服务心用在家里,把家里整理好,花些时间和家人相处,
为别人做些事可以让生活更添乐趣与价值,
也会让你的人生更有成就。


36. 再试一下
人生最大的压力来源是怕压力,
当你相信自己能、而能面对事情时,
这已是一个好的开端,一切的多虑都将消失,
你终会发现:事情并不棘手难办,
别人能、当然,你也能。


37. 命运操之在我
一块钱、一句好话、一件善事、一点知识、一些方便、一个笑容,
都可以改变自己的命运。


38. 生命的财富
时间就是财富,
但是时间的意义在于(运用),而非(节省)。
好好运用上天给予每个人的同等财富。


39. 为生命加油
你此生最大恐惧是什么?最担心最害怕的是什么?
是害怕应该表达的心意来不及表达?
这是害怕心愿不能实现?
把今天当作最后一天来活,
知道此生担优会常在,恐惧就已不中惧。


40. 多为别人想一想
爱有多深,包容与体谅就有多深,
敢爱的人才敢去包容和体谅他所爱的人。
做个善于体谅的人,多给对方时间与空间,
做个有智慧与爱心的人。


41. 随时等着被利用
让服务变成生命中的一部分,
用生命服务、肯定自己。


42. 化不幸为助力
自己是态度的主宰,而态度决定未来,
从跌倒中站起来,化悲痛为力量,
每种不幸都蕴含同等或更大利益的种子。


43. 优点轰炸
每个人都有优点,但习惯看别人缺点,
试着做好话连篇、用心说好话的人,勇于表白,
要去掉别人身上的刺,最好的方法是拍拍他的背。


44. 和自己赛跑
学习和自己比,忘记曾经拥有的分数,
现在要关注的是,如何让今天过得比昨天好,
用心去发现,能看到生命更宽广的蓝天。


45. 换个角度,心中一片天
别人也许是对的,
不要让自己受执着的困惑,
便能了解万物,欣赏及认同世间一切。


46. 乐观
处于痛苦时,最有效的事物就是乐观。
凡事往好处想,
乐观的人可以发明飞机,
悲观的人就只能发明降落伞。


47. 真心聆听
通往内心深处的是耳朵,
专心聆听并适当回应,对别人是一种很大的鼓舞。


48. 好奇心不打烊
世界上只有愚人,没有愚问。
对所有的事物保持一颗敏感的心,
好奇是所有人类文明进步的开始。


49. 情绪急转弯
事情没有变,变的是你的观念。
改变想法,就能改变情绪,
带来完全不同的结果。


50. 我真的很不错
每个人都是一座宝藏,凡人也有超人力量,
成功在于唤醒心中的巨人,开发自己的宝藏。

Monday, September 25, 2006

20 free ways to save energy

Consumer Reports' "Complete Guide to Reducing Energy Costs" is crammed with ways to cut your energy bills. Some take a little money and effort, such as weatherstripping your windows. Some take a little restraint, such as picking a sedan instead of an SUV. Others require investment, such as choosing the more-efficient refrigerator, even if the price tag is a bit higher. Of course, the best ways to save energy dollars are the ones that take no money and little or no effort. That's what you'll find in this excerpt--20 simple things you can do to start saving money right this minute, without having to reach for your wallet.

As the cost of heating your home and running your car continues to climb, we hope this book will help ease the burden on you and your family. And it's nice to know that saving energy does more than save you money: It helps save resources. Using less energy pollutes less, creates less acid rain, and results in less global warming. Even if you do nothing more than the 20 free things listed here, you will have made a difference in your budget and a difference in the world. Not bad for free.
  1. Wash clothes in cold water. You might guess that most of the energy used by a washing machine goes into vigorously swishing the clothes around. In fact, about 90 percent of it is spent elsewhere, heating the water for the load. You can save substantially by washing and rinsing at cooler temperatures. Warm water helps the suds to get at the dirt, but cold-water detergents will work effectively for just about everything in the hamper.

  2. Hang it up. Clotheslines aren't just a bit of backyard nostalgia. They really work, given a stretch of decent weather. You spare the energy a dryer would use, and your clothes will smell as fresh as all outdoors without the perfumes in fabric softeners and dryer sheets. You'll also get more useful life out of clothes dried on indoor or outdoor clotheslines--after all, dryer lint is nothing but your wardrobe in the process of wearing out.

  3. Don't overdry your laundry. Clothes will need less ironing and hold up better if you remove them from the dryer while they're still just a bit damp. If you are in the market for a dryer, look for one with a moisture sensor; it will be less likely than thermostat-equipped models to run too long.

  4. Let the dishwasher do the work. Don't bother prerinsing dishes with the idea that your dishwasher will work less hard. Consumer Reports has found that this added step can waste 20 gallons of heated water a day. All you need to do is scrape off leftover food. Enzyme-based detergents will help make sure the dishes emerge spotless.

  5. Put your PC to sleep. Keep your computer and its monitor in sleep mode rather than leaving them on around the clock. You stand to use 80 percent less electricity, which over the course of a year could have the effect of cutting CO2 emissions by up to 1,250 pounds, according to EPA estimates.

  6. Turn down the heat in the winter, and turn down the cool in the summer. Lower the thermostat 5° to 10° F when you're sleeping or are out of the house. "A 10° decrease can cut your heating bill by as much as 20 percent," says Jim Nanni, manager of the appliance and home-improvement testing department of Consumer Reports. And before you put on a cotton sweater to ward off a slight chill from the AC in summer, consider that for every degree you raise the thermostat setting, you can expect to cut your cooling costs by at least 3 percent.

  7. A cold hearth for a warmer house. A conventional fireplace draws a small gale out of the room and sends it up the chimney. Assuming the indoor air has been warmed by your central heating system, that means your energy dollars are going up the chimney, too. Instead, consider a direct-vent, sealed-combustion gas fireplace. Consumer Reports has found that those units have an energy efficiency of about 70 percent--and the sight of the flames is a lot more warming than staring at a radiator.

  8. Lower the shades and raise the windows. Not at the same time, of course, but your windows and shades are great tools to help moderate temperatures in the home. Because of central air conditioning, we tend to forget these time-tested, traditional ways of making the house comfortable. Shades are particularly helpful in blocking the sun from west-facing rooms in the afternoon. At night, if the forecast calls for cooler temperatures and low humidity, give the AC a rest. Open windows upstairs and down, and use window fans or a whole-house fan.

  9. Put a spin on home cooling. You can operate a couple of fans with a fraction of the electricity needed for air conditioning, and their cooling effect may make it possible to cut back on AC use.

  10. Take care of your air conditioner, and it will take care of you. Your air conditioner will run more efficiently if you clean or replace its filter every other week during heaviest use. Keep leaves and other debris away from the central air's exterior condenser, and keep the condenser coils clean.

  11. Spend less for hot water. Set the hot water heater at 120° F (or the "low" setting), which is hot enough for most needs. If the tank feels warm to the touch, consider wrapping it with conventional insulation or a blanket made for that purpose. To help conserve the water's heat on its way to the faucets, insulate the plumbing with pipe sleeves; with these, you can raise the end-use temperature by 2° to 4° F.

  12. Think twice before turning on the oven. Heating food in the microwave uses only 20 percent of the energy required by a full-sized oven. And while the second-hand heat from the oven may be welcome in winter, it can put an added load on your air conditioner in warmer months.

  13. Use the right pan. When cooking on the stovetop, pick your pan, then put it on an element or burner that's roughly the same size. You'll use much less energy than you would with a mismatched burner and pan. Steam foods instead of boiling. If you do boil, be sure to put a lid on the pot to make the water come to a boil faster.

  14. Read the label. The EnergyGuide label, that is. When you shop for a new appliance, look for the label that gives an estimate of annual energy consumption. To help you make sense of that statistic, the label also states the highest and lowest figures for similar models.

  15. Dust off the Crock-Pot. Slow cooking in a Crock-Pot uses a lot less energy than simmering on the stove.

  16. Clean the coils on your refrigerator using a tapered appliance brush. Your fridge's motor won't have to run as long or as often. In addition to saving energy dollars, you'll prolong the life of the appliance.

  17. Drive steadily--and a bit slower. Hard acceleration and abrupt braking will use more fuel than if you start and slow more moderately. Keeping down your overall speed matters, too, because aerodynamic drag increases dramatically as you drive faster. If you travel at 65 mph instead of 55, you are penalized by lowering your mileage 12.5 percent. If you get your vehicle up to 75 mph, you're losing 25 percent compared with mileage at 55 mph.

  18. Roof racks are a drag. Most cars are reasonably streamlined, but you work against their slipperiness if you carry things on the roof. A loaded roof rack can decrease an SUV's fuel efficiency by 5 percent, and that of a more aerodynamic car by 15 percent or more. Even driving with empty ski racks wastes gas.

  19. Stick with regular. If your car's manufacturer specifies regular gas, don't buy premium with the thought of going faster or operating more efficiently. You'd be spending more with no benefit. Most cars have built-in sensors that adjust the engine timing to the gas in the tank. Even if the owner's manual recommends high-octane gas, ask the dealership about switching to regular.

  20. No loitering. Don't let the engine run at idle any longer than necessary. After starting the car in the morning, begin driving right away; don't let it sit and "warm up" for several minutes. An engine actually warms up faster while driving. With most gasoline engines, it's more efficient to turn off the engine than to idle longer than 30 seconds.

And if you don't mind spending a few dollars:
  1. A tighter home is a toastier home. Insulation is your home's first line of defense against the weather, right? Wrong. Before you bulk up with fiberglass blankets, seal the leaks. Inexpensive foam strips and caulking can cut your heating and cooling bills by 5 to 30 percent.

  2. Try do-it-yourself low-E windows. If your windows don't have a low-E coating, consider applying a self-adhesive film on the glass. This treatment is a lot cheaper than replacing the units, and better-quality films are quite durable.

  3. Use a programmable thermostat. Roughly half of the typical home's energy bill goes for heating and cooling, according to the Department of Energy. The easiest way to save, short of sweating or shivering, is to use programmable thermostats. They can pay for themselves in about a year.

  4. Switch to those funny-looking fluorescents. You may not be familiar with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), but give them a try. A single bulb can save from $25 to $45 over its life. And it's a long life: Manufacturers claim that CFLs last between 5 and 13 times longer than standard incandescent bulbs.

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

加菲猫的人生格言 Garfield's Philosophy of Life

Money is not everything. There's MasterCard & Visa.
钞票不是万能的,有时还需要信用卡。

我喜欢星期一,如果它永不来临

我喜欢星期六,因为明天是星期天

只要我不醒来,世界就不存在!!!

One should love animals. They are so tasty.
每个人都应该热爱动物,因为它们很好吃。

Save water. Shower with your girlfriend.
要节约用水,尽量和女友一起洗澡。

Love the neighbor. But don't get caught.
要用心去爱你的邻居,不过不要让她的老公知道。

Behind every successful man, there is a man. And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.
每个成功男人的背后,都有一个女人。每个不成功男人的背后, 都有两个。

Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.
再快乐的单身汉迟早也会结婚,幸福不是永久的嘛

The wise never marry, and when they marry they become otherwise.
聪明人都是未婚的,结婚的人很难再聪明起来。

Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives.
成功是一个相关名词,他会给你带来很多不相关的亲戚(联系)。

Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today.
不要等明天交不上差再找借口, 今天就要找好。
好像还有一个翻译:
不要把今天能拖的事拖到明天去。
个人比较喜欢第二个翻译

Love is photogenic. It needs darkness to develop.
爱情就像照片,需要大量的暗房时间来培养。

Children in backseats cause accidents. Accidents in backseats cause children.
后排座位上的小孩会生出意外, 后排座位上的意外会生出小孩。

“Your future depends on your dreams.” So go to sleep.
“现在的梦想决定着你的将来”,所以还是再睡一会吧。

There should be a better way to start a day than waking up every morning.
应该有更好的方式开始新一天,而不是千篇一律的在每个上午都醒来。

“Hard work never killed anybody.“But why take the risk?
努力工作不会导致死亡!不过我不会用自己去证明。

“Work fascinates me.“I can look at it for hours!
工作好有意思耶!尤其是看着别人工作。

我喜欢所有的意大利面!

你竟然带了一个又老又没用的家伙回来,而且不是我。

加菲猫肯定不是为猪肉卷而生,但猪肉卷一定是为加菲猫而生。

欧迪,我们去吃冰激凌吧,不过你得看着我吃。

我应该对欧迪有礼貌。——(吲迪一脚)——很抱歉,欧迪?现在我做到了。

我不能让那只鸡在我的名字后面写字。

这个汉堡包的味道不错,但不如前八个好。

欧迪,走,我们去买一个或九个汉堡包当晚餐。

肚子大不可怕,可怕的是肚子里没有好东西。

有了意大利面,谁还会吃老鼠呢?

“欧迪在窗外冻得瑟瑟发抖,真可怜。我真有点不忍心看他这样。不,难道我能坐视不管吗?我必须做点什么。”加菲拉上了窗帘。

你可以让小猫离开肉饼,但不能让肉饼离开小猫。

如果你不想给谁东西吃的话,就得让它想着点什么。

巧克力的麻烦是:你把它吃了,它就没了。

最可爱的东西莫过于一张放着猪肉卷的小桌子。

、——(深沉状……)我是在做梦吗?
——(冲到自己“床”前,掀起被子……)被子里没有我,不是在睡觉……


这个世界上还有很多比钱更重要的东西,比如说意大利面。
能从这种不让体重增加的运动中得到乐趣真是太好了。

失败的人特点是会不断地失败。如果你想看看他的失败的话,他是不会让你失望的。

加菲猫要有了三个愿望:“第一个是要猪肉卷,第二个还是猪肉卷,第三个,哦,你错啦,我想要更多的愿望,那样我就能得到更多的猪肉卷啦。”

今后我永远不做对不起欧迪的事,……也许,也许不是永远。

现在,你能把星期一还给我们吗?还有星期三和整个八月,威斯康星州和巧克力糖。……对了,还有一点,你能把我的硬币也还给我吗?

有一位漂亮的女士对乔恩说你真可爱,而你还问我有什么不对!

如果你不能击败你的敌人,那么就加入他们。

纳尔曼,你好。我现在在阿布扎比。这里最糟糕的地方不在于没有意大利面条,也不在于离家几千英里。最可怕的地方在于——这里挤满了被邮寄来的,可爱的猫!

——“加菲猫,你不会是真的要把我用快件寄到阿布扎比去吧?”
——“不,纳尔曼,我不会的。我会用慢件,这样可以便宜一点。”

不,水果蛋糕!这是我不吃的三样东西之一。另外两样是葡萄干,还有蜗牛。

球状也是身材。

今天,你踢你的狗了吗?~~

、——乔恩,你要是猜出这里面有多少巧克力豆,这罐子里的东西就都归你。   
——我猜你已经把它们都吃光了。   
——你猜对了!

纳尔曼:加菲猫,你是来为我辩护的吗?   
加菲猫:不是,我来是为了确认你有罪的。……你说猫委员会会判纳尔曼多少年刑,我看最好判99年。……

返希你能帮我个忙吗?帮我申请做一只狗,最好是西班牙狮子狗!

狗的问题就在于,它们身上没有装一个ON/OFF开关。

我还得对欧迪说一声对不起——(这时欧迪站在桌子边上,走过去一脚踢将下去。)——现在得说两声。

今天是星期一,一切都不对劲,我该做点什么呢?哦,我知道了。——(吲迪一脚,返闲浮在空中)——哎!今天连地球引力都没精神了。

就到这儿吧!我要去睡今天的第三个午觉了。

我向星星许了个愿。我并不是真的相信它,但是反正也是免费的,而且也没有证据证明它不灵。

我在蹦极,你看不出来吗?

睡了美美的一觉,16个小时,我是喜欢睡短觉的。

加菲猫看见小狗欧迪跑进了一个古城堡,就跟了进去。打开一扇门,一个大厅黑咕隆冬的。
加菲猫喊:“欧迪!”   
回音(渐弱):“欧迪——欧迪——欧迪——”   
加菲猫又喊:“你在哪里?”   
回音(还是渐弱的):“你在哪里?——你在哪里?——你在哪里?——”   
加菲猫想:这声音不错。   
加菲猫继续喊:“加菲猫是世界上最美丽最英俊的猫!”   
回音(渐强的):“不可能——胡说——瞎说——骗人的——”   

我把星期一从日历上撕掉,就没有星期一了。

欧迪已经愚蠢到地心引力都对它不起作用了。

乔恩:“加菲猫,你猜我给你带什么来了?”   
加菲:不管是什么,只要能吃就行。

乔恩在洗澡,Garfield在睡觉。   

加菲:那些一边洗澡一边唱歌的人应该拉到街上去枪毙。

加菲在饭桌旁等着开饭,乔恩却忙着要出门。   
加菲:嗨,你没有忘记什么重要的事情吗……
加菲:要知道,在有些州不给猫做早饭是重罪。

加菲:(讲述一个故事)很久很久以前,有一个小姑娘……(画面出现odie身穿公主裙的背影)……她……(odie突然转过身来,伸着长长的舌头)……她丑的就像冰箱里什么都没有一样!!

加菲手里拿着一个冰激凌,对odie说:odie,要不要舔一下?odie满心欢喜的诚恳又期待的望着加菲。加菲伸出舌头在odie脸上很用力的舔了一下,继续吃冰激凌……

虽然欧迪是条狗,但它有时候也过着狗一样的生活。——猫哲学家

(凄凉的小提琴音乐之后)
嗨!   
高高地抬起你的头,迈开大步朝前走!   
你要向人们证明你不是一个任人欺负的土豆。

你手里握着一只鸟, 那是远远不够的。

加菲猫节食秘诀:
1.不要打算吃不够再来第二轮,第一次就要拿够食物。
2.把磅秤的零点调成负5公斤。
3.绝对不吃减肥糖。
4.不要结交家里开餐厅或糕饼店的女朋友。
5.减肥应多吃蔬菜,所以该多吃南瓜派,蔬菜饼干等。
6.冷食不宜多吃(但冰激凌除外)。
7.每餐留一点儿,不要统统吃下肚——比方说,冰激凌圣代上的那颗樱桃)。
8.多跟比你胖的人在一起。

猫冲向食物的速度和食物的多少成正比。

“Your future depends on your dreams.” So go to sleep.
“现在的梦想决定着你的将来”,所以还是再睡一会吧。

今天是元旦..我决定在新的一年里每天睡眠时间不超过8小时.这样的话..8x365/24..121.6天..5月3日叫我起床!


今天我要做俯卧撑……呃呀呀呀呀呀……今天先俯卧……明天再撑…………


我胖我懒————可是我自豪!
I am fat, I am lazy-----but I am proud!


我的体重刚刚好——相当于一艘航空母舰。


乔恩:这是我和加菲去公园的照片,这是加菲和一只三百美元的小鸟坐在一起,这是我在为加菲的午餐付帐——共三百美元……

我并不是每次吃完饭就看电视,有时我边吃饭边看电视,生活中有些改变会增加乐趣。

我要有麻烦了,你们还是把电视机关掉吧。

你能不能用英语来说中国话?否则什么都别说