Chemical weapons in Syria
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Posted:Aug 30, 2013 11:52 pm
Last Updated:Mar 27, 2024 2:54 pm 237286 Views
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As you may noticed that the most current event is chemical weapon killed at least 1,429 people including 426 in Syria. It is an inconceivable horror that the region killed its own civilians. Our primary ally, British, has voted to reject attack Syria. It sounds to me that USA will go it alone to attack Syria. President Obama said “no boots on the ground approach”, that means no troops, no soldiers will be in Syria. I think he will use “smart bomb”, “missiles” and “drone” to surgically attack the precise military sites or buildings to dramatically reduce the casualties of our soldiers.
U.S.A. has been a “world policemen” for many years. WWII, Korea war, Vietnam war, Iraq war (twice, father and of Bush), Afghanistan, and now Syria. To engage in a war will spend lots of money and sacrifice many lives and the results have been blamed by domestic and international people.
I like to travel, but NEVER been to any “Mid-East” region because I don’t understand their religion, tradition, culture, thoughts. They force their women to wear "burkas", or cover from neck down. They stone women to dead, or put women in jail when the women have been . Women can’t drive cars or have education. I would like to help “Mid-East” women but I know I shouldn’t involve. This kind of “barbarism” is simply incompatible. I won’t step-in those regions even Egypt and Israel because I don’t want to put myself in jeopardy. A girl in Pakistan, Milala Yousafzai, had been shot on her head in close range because she advocated that “girls have right to be educated”, luckily she survived.
I once dated a guy who is a Muslim (I didn’t know until I met him), I can’t even lunch with him because he doesn’t eat pork and Chinese eat pork. He listened to Arabic music which I don’t understand. So, after a coffee, I said “Good-bye” and NEVER see him. Isn't this world simpler, if there is no God? Muslim men can have four wives but women can only have one husband. How can you change “Mid-East” region by a war? They have their own minds, thoughts, religion, cultures, languages that we don’t understand them, they don’t understand us.
To have a war or not to have a war in Syria will be a dilemma for Obama.
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Watch out for scammers
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Posted:Apr 13, 2013 10:06 pm
Last Updated:May 17, 2014 12:07 pm 222346 Views
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Scammers will
1. Ask you to talk or chat using an outside messaging service or email account
2. Vanish mysteriously from the site, often after being caught and removed
3. Talk about "destiny" or "fate" when meeting you
4. Claim to be recently widowed
5. Ask for your address or contact info under the guise of sending flowers or gifts
6. Make a lot of grammatical and spelling errors
7. Say they live in the U.S. but are currently traveling abroad
8. Always eventually ask you for money
You should
1. Block them from contact
2. Report them to Asia Friend Finder.
I have received many emails that provided their personal email addresses to chat outside. Please pass me by. I am here to bust the scammers. If your age is NOT in the range I prefer or distance is beyond 65 miles. Please don't waste your effort and my time. I know every trick in the book. I have provided my first name in my profile, but if you didn't see it, then your chance to talk to me is very minimum.
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Assault Weapons Ban Bill
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Posted:Dec 16, 2012 4:17 pm
Last Updated:Mar 27, 2024 2:19 pm 221032 Views
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How many innocent people have to die before our government ban the assault weapons? It is heart-wrenching to hear those massacre from news again and again. Do we need semi-automatic guns to hunt deers? Enough already, please make legislation to ban sell, purchase, transfer, possess, ..... of any assault weapons.
Can we have peace on earth?
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A very touching photo
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Posted:Nov 29, 2012 10:09 am
Last Updated:Sep 3, 2015 9:01 pm 225967 Views
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A photo of a New York City police officer kneeling down to give a barefoot homeless man in Times Square a pair of boots on a cold November night is melting even the iciest New Yorkers' hearts online.
On Nov. 14, NYPD officer Lawrence DePrimo, who was on counterterrorism duty in Times Square, saw the older homeless man without shoes sitting on 42nd Street. DePrimo, 25, left and then returned with a pair of $100 boots he bought at a nearby Skechers store.
"It was freezing out, and you could see the blisters on the man's feet," DePrimo, a three-year veteran of the department who lives with his parents on Long Island, told the New York Times. "I had two pairs of socks, and I was still cold."
The random act of kindness was captured by Jennifer Foster, a tourist from Florence, Ariz., who was visiting the city. Foster, communications director for the Pinal County Sheriff's Office in Arizona, emailed the photo to the NYPD with a note commending DePrimo.
"The officer said, 'I have these size 12 boots for you, they are all-weather. Let's put them on and take care of you,'" Foster wrote. "The officer squatted down on the ground and proceeded to put socks and the new boots on this man.
"I have been in law enforcement for 17 years," she continued. "I was never so impressed in my life. ... It is important, I think, for all of us to remember the real reason we are in this line of work. The reminder this officer gave to our profession in his presentation of human kindness has not been lost."
Foster's photo was posted on the NYPD's Facebook page on Tuesday, where it received more than 320,000 "likes," 77,000 "shares" and 20,000 comments—most of them praising DePrimo, who seems to have restored Facebook's faith in humanity.
"This is one hell of a police officer," Desiree Wright-Borden wrote.
"Wow," Jack Horton wrote. "It's nice to know there are still good people out there."
"Angels truly do walk on earth!!!" Charlene Hoffman-Pestell wrote.
Some commenters, though, were skeptical, saying the photo could have been staged.
"Clever stunt!" Louis Zehmke wrote. "The hobo is 'parked' at the entrance of a shoe shop."
But Foster claims DePrimo had no idea he was being photographed: "The officer expected NOTHING in return and did not know I was watching."
My comment:
Help the people in need is more important than donate tithing to church, temple, mosque, synagogue, ....... to worship their God.
This NYC police gave the homeless man a pair of boots is more than Romney donated million dollars for his religion. The police even don't claim for deduction from his income tax return (Schedule A)
God doesn't need MONEY, human do. I went to Salt Lake City in Utah and visited Mormon Temple Square three times. The tour guide showed us that he dropped a stick but the people in the back can hear it because the copper pillars in the front.
Why people need to build beautiful and expensive church, temple, mosque, synagogue, .... for God? If God is so mighty, he can hear our prayer everywhere, including at bedside.
I don't have any objection to claim income tax for , but helping people in need is much more meaningful. That's my point.
This NYC policeman helped the person in need is a touching story.
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拒買韓貨? 日货?
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Posted:Nov 10, 2012 6:25 pm
Last Updated:Feb 14, 2015 8:59 pm 260655 Views
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I have received an email from my Taiwanese relative on Sept 7, 2012. To spread the news out "refuse to buy products that Made in Korea or Japan". Here is Asia Friendfinder and I think a lot of Chinese can read this blog. I think there are many bilinguals here.
請火速轉發，傳遍全體華人！
韓 國人說：我們不會向兩個國家道歉：一個是台灣，另一 個是日本。
因 為在台灣隨處見韓國電器、手機、汽車，而在韓國街 上，你轉上幾天也不會看到1輛日本,台灣,美國車。
這 就是台灣不敢輕視韓國的理由。
有1位高官說過：不 管我們如何努力, 韓國人也不會買 我們的產品。但就算我們永不向台灣道歉，台灣人照樣 會買我們的產品。
1 句讓台灣人從頭 涼到腳的話。每買1百元韓國貨，就 會給韓國政府送去5 元錢，讓韓國多 造10顆子彈，多印8頁教科書。
如 果你買韓國汽車，將來開上台灣街頭的韓國坦克就是你 造的！如果你買韓國櫥具，將來射穿同胞頭顱的子彈就 是你造的！如果你買 篧q視音響，將來就會在戰地喇 叭中聽到同胞被殺的哀鳴！
請 傳給20個人,支持台灣抵制韓 國貨！就算沒有回報，這也是你的義務！
請 大家將這個消息發送到你所在的每1個群。
韓 國對台灣的依賴程度現排最前，特別是對中國市場的依 賴。
如 果台灣人1個月不買韓國 貨，韓國將有數千家企業面臨破產。
如 果台灣人6個月不買韓國 貨，韓國將有1半人失業。
如 果台灣人1年不買韓國貨， 韓國經濟結構徹底瓦解！
韓 加上太極，也不會給你加QB。考驗的就是你 那顆國心
願意的就轉發， 不願意的希望你默默無語看看就行！
也 許你發布一次！就牽動韓經濟1億元。
如 果三個月沒有1百萬人轉的話， 這表示我們台灣人真的敗了！
是 台灣人轉發頂起來! 讓我們銘記這恥 辱。
I emailed to her as follows.
I love Taiwan as much as you do, I can understand your email tell us "Don't buy any product that was Made in Korea" because what Korean said to Taiwanese. However, this is a "Free Trade" world, we should NOT carry grudges way back to history. I received a forwarding email on Aug 9, 2012 that saying the similar patriotic story that a famous TV anchor, Diane Sawyer, encouraged Americans "Don't buy products that Made in China". I got so many responses from many of my American friends. They all said it is virtually impossible to buy merchandises that Made in USA.
To be honest with you, I have Samsung flat-panel TV and my has Samsung Galaxy SIII 4G LT smartphone. (Samsung is Korea company) We choose the product because the qualities, functions, and prices, ...... I drive Honda Odyssey, Accord, Civic which are Made in Japan, knowing Japanese killed millions of Chinese during WWII. I was born and raised in Taiwan for my first 25 years and have been residing in CA for 32 years, I need to say something fair that we can't buy products from Japan or Korea because what they have done to us in the history. Let bygones be bygones. Aren't you happy that many of Apple's products, components are Made in Taiwan?? Taiwan is on the top in the world in semi-conductor industry. Are you proud of Taiwan because Apple and Google use our technology?? So, stop to say those non-sense things. What if Apple stop buy computer chips or cellular chips from Taiwan?
Cloud, you are my relative. That's why I spend so much time to explain to you why we can't carry grudges NOT to buy other country's product because we are in a "Free Trade" world. Please try to understand why I don't agree with your email "Don't buy products Made in Korea".
In conclusion, I eat in USA and gained a lot of weight.
p.s. I bought a Google Nexus 7 32GB tablet computer lately which is software by Google (American company) and hardware by Asus (Taiwanese company). I finally buy a product that 1/2 Made in USA and 1/2 Made in Taiwan and I like the product.
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Made in USA? or Made in China?
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Posted:Nov 1, 2012 8:54 pm
Last Updated:Mar 27, 2024 1:10 pm 277092 Views
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I received a forwarding email on 8/9/12. (A little bit of my background. I've emigrated to Calif from Taiwan in 1980, so my first 25 years was in Taiwan and 32 years in USA.)
Well over 50 yrs ago I knew a lady who would not buy Christmas gifts if they were made in China. Her will recognize her in the following.
Did you all see Diane Sawyer's special report? They removed ALL items from a typical, middle class family's home that were not made in the USA . There was hardly anything left besides the kitchen sink. Literally. During the special they showed truckloads of items - USA made - being brought in to replace everything and talked about how to find these items and the difference in price etc..
It was interesting that Diane said if every American spent just $64 more than normal on USA made items this year, it would create something like 200,000 new jobs!
I WAS BUYING FOOD THE OTHER DAY AT WAL-MART and ON THE LABEL OF SOME PRODUCTS IT SAID 'FROM CHINA '
FOR EXAMPLE THE "OUR FAMILY" BRAND OF THE MANDARIN ORANGES SAYS RIGHT ON THE CAN 'FROM CHINA ' I WAS SHOCKED SO FOR A FEW MORE CENTS I BOUGHT THE LIBERTY GOLD BRAND OR THE DOLE
SINCE IT'S FROM CALIF
Are we Americans as dumb as we appear --- or --- is it that we just do not think? The Chinese, knowingly and intentionally, export inferior and even toxic products and dangerous toys and goods to be sold in American markets.
70% of Americans,.. believe that the trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended.
Why do you need the government to suspend trading privileges? You Can..DO IT YOURSELF,AMERICA !! Yes you can!!
Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy, and if it says 'Made in China ' or 'PRC' (and that now includes Hong Kong), simply choose another product, or none at all. You will be amazed at how dependent you are on Chinese products, and you will be equally amazed at what you can do without.
Who needs plastic eggs to celebrate Easter? If you must have eggs, use real ones and benefit some American farmer. Easter is just an example. The point is do not wait for the government to act. Just go ahead and assume control on your own.
THINK ABOUT THIS: If 200 million Americans each refuse to buy just $20 of Chinese goods, that's a billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our favor...fast!!
Most of the people who have been reading about this matter are planning on implementing this on Aug. 1st and continue it until Sept. 1st. That is only one month of trading losses, but it will hit the Chinese for 1/12th of the total, or 8%, of their American exports. Then they might have to ask themselves if the benefits of their arrogance and lawlessness were worth it.
Remember, August 1st to Sept. 1st, 2012 START NOW.
Send this to everybody you know. Let's show them that we are Americans and NOBODY can take us for granted.
If we can't live without cheap (and keep in mind, they are not cheap!!)Chinese goods for one month out of our lives,WE DESERVE WHAT WE GET!
Pass it on, America ...
Well, come to think of it, instead of doing it for just 1 month why not try to do it all the time.
My reply to the sender with email that read as below. I also forward to my other friends.
It may sounds good from the surface, but do you have any Apple products??? iPod, iPhone, iPad, iMac, ..... all made in China (FoxConn) due to cheap labor to save cost from competition. Are Apple products with "Apple" logo count as American made or Chinese??? I always buy my dresses at Macy as long as I like the style and material, but I don't care where that cloth made. Macy made money and Macy is an American company. Wal-Mart is the one has been the target for criticism that using "made in China" to keep price down. Do you shop at Wal-Mart, Apple, or Macy?? I do. Do you drive Japanese Car? or Mercedes Benz from Germany? Let's think it over.
Many of my friends responded. (they are all Caucasian/White)
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Why should we care who makes an item. It makes me sick that we try to set standards for other countries. They don't like it and I do not blame them.
#2.
AH ME... ALL MY APPLE STUFF IS PROBABLY MADE IN CHINA, AND PROBABLY MY HP STUFF TOO.
NOT SURE ABOUT MY ALOHA SHIRTS... AH.... THEY ARE MADE IN HAWAII...
BUT I BOUGHT THEM AT WAL-MART HERE. I DRIVE A TOYOTA CAMRY, 1996. I HAVE LOTS OF CHINESE TOOLS.
#3. (the sender)
Of course I drive a Subaru, bought from an American dealership through an American, but unlikeable salesman, and the service staff is all American...not undocumented aliens. I have had prior American cars, but found many faults done by American union workers. At least the Subaru is a quality product built by the pride of the workers...even though Japanese. (It seems that American cars have only advanced in quality/durability by this "foreign" influence). And I always buy the best product that I can, no matter who makes it! Hopefully our American built product will be superior, then I will buy it!
BTW: My Fuji bicycle is Japanese, but made in China, imported and sold by the American Company Performance Bicycle. I electrified it from an Australian Company who ordered the components from China (Hong Kong).The quality is good, and I would have bought it from an American, but there is none made here
