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Keeping Track: Official Podcast of the Formula 1™Australian Grand Prix
Australian Formula One driver, Daniel Ricciardo, says an off-season of hard work has him in the best condition of his career as he approaches the midway point of his first full F1 campaign with Scuderia Toro Rosso.
Speaking to the Australian Grand Prix 'Keeping Track' podcast, the 23-year-old West Australian says the hours spent on his fitness in Perth in January have paid off in spades this season.
"The upside to being a full-time driver is that driving the car is the best way to get fitter for driving, and I'm doing that more than ever," Ricciardo said.
"I'm probably as fit in the car as I have ever been, and January was a good solid month of six days per week of training, and that's when you can really find your gains. The off-season is the most important time because you know you're not going to get many solid weeks of training through the year … with all of the travelling and other commitments."
Ricciardo's personal trainer is fellow Australian, Paul Haines, the former fitness manager of the Geelong Football Club who played a significant off-field role in the Cats' 2007 and 2009 premiership-winning seasons.
"Paul's pretty disciplined with me … and he's my right-hand man to an extent," Ricciardo said.
"Most of our work is done away from the circuit. If I have a week at home in England, out of seven days I'll be in the gym for six of those, morning and afternoon (with) some cross-training between a bike, treadmill and rowing machine for an hour-and-a-half, the (duration) of a race. In the afternoon we'll work on building up the core muscles, the neck and some general resistance training."
In an expansive interview with 'Keeping Track', Ricciardo also discussed the impact of mental training and visualisation, and detailed the physical toll that some of the hotter races on the F1 calendar take on a driver.


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People seemed to enjoy the last posting of old alive stuff, so here's another one!
This is from Monday Magazine, also from 2006. Please zoom in on the picture to see the larger version.
Wow, its been a while since the alive page here on alivenotdead.com has been updated! that's probably because 'alive' no longer exists as a separate entity (but of course the spirit lives on in everything alivenotdead.com does!)
But recently one of the team members was scanning some old press clippings and thought it'd be a good idea to share it here with everyone. Here's one from East Touch Magazine v69 from 2006:
We have some more scans of old press, we'll try to post it once in a while for you guys.
TRANSLATION COURTESY OFbleupluie:Alive – officially formed in mid '05 by 4 handsome guys: Daniel Wu, Conroy Chan, Andrew Lin and Terence Yin (Yes, a few years back, Conroy was a handsome guy with a model's built).
Ever since Day 1, Alive was obviously on track to becoming an idol boy band. Title number "Adam's Choice" was a typical Hong Kong style Karaoke song (K-song). On stage, 4 handsome guys in their thirties perform with their inconsistent choreography, obviously trying to get through it with their faces more than their songs, trying their best as idols.
While all media and music fans assume Daniel and 3 of his not-so-famous pals are dreaming to become singers, trying to cross-over from acting, in reality, it was all an act.
Roughly 3 years ago, Andrew suddenly had a strange idea: to shoot a film about a boy band entering the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Daniel immediately responded, but in view of (making the film) too much a "Wong Jing-style" with fabricated roles, he suggested to form a boy band, to easily blend in the characters, and to be more persuasive. Since then, Alive spent 2 years shooting their daily lives and working conditions, which was finally edited into the film "The Heavenly Kings".
Alive's wish to illustrate the current lopsided phenomenon of Hong Kong entertainment and media through their film may have been good intention, but due to suspected involvement in "misguiding reporters", the media's response was massive, and they even started boycotting (Alive). However, the media's negative reports also created an increase curiosity in the public, thus the film was the talk of the town even before its premiere.
The 2 year old hoax was exposed once the film hit the theater, but Alive expressed that they will not disband just like that, they may one day return in another manner. However, they have offended the media, will their once so overwhelming publicity reappear? Without the support from the media, can Alive still remain unbeatable as their motto "Alive not dead"?
Alive was official formed on August 2005, marking their crucial step for the movie and hoax.
To act it all out, Alive performed on some stage shows, including major music showcases in Taiwan and Shanghai, which could accommodate tens of thousands audiences.
Without a record label, Alive released all music and news on their website, including boycotting Disneyland last year (2005) and this year's (2006) internal quarrel.
After their performance road show, Alive returned to Hong Kong to attend a Christmas event. The normally stylish Alive guys put on Santa hats and even took off their coats. It's not easy being a Hong Kong singer!
Lee Sheung Yee (David), the celebrity stylist who resembles Ron Ng, cameo appeared and self-created hilarious dialogs such as "Alive is all about love". His lively performance was a breakthrough; he should thoroughly consider returning to the front stage. (David used to be an actor; acted in over 20 films, including "From The Queen To The Chief Executive (2001)").
D : Daniel Wu C : Conroy Chan A : Andrew Lin T : Terence Yin
Real or Fiction
Alive was a product of "The Heavenly Kings". 4 members + a few staff workers kept this secret for more than 2 years, Daniel even lied to the reporters for publicity without hesitation, rumored to be on bad terms with Terence earlier on, cursing each other......all of these just to promote Alive and the film. But in between, how much were true and how much were fake? Those who were involved couldn't even tell, believe it or not, you decide.
T: We did not start filming this after we formed Alive, we wanted to film about the music industry, so we thought of using Alive(as a platform) to personally illustrate this.
C: Andrew was the one to come out with this idea in the first place, but if we were to shoot just like that, we fear that it will become some sort of a Wong Jing's film, so Daniel thought why not just form a band. We're not trying to critic anybody, but we just wanted to use Alive's story, and get other artists to share their experiences.
D: Many people ask how much is real? Actually there are some truths and some false, it's also hard for us to differentiate.
A: Most of what happened was real, but we just exaggerated to make the film more dramatic.
D: We chose to be singers because the music industry can reflect the film industry, even the whole entertainment industry.
C: We chose not to explore the paparazzi, because there's no point to talk about it, we want the music industry to improve, not the paparazzi to improve. Furthermore, the paparazzi are too messed up; this should be under the control of the government and the media.
D: The Hong Kong music industry is too commercialized now, label owners will not let the singers choose their own music style, and the same goes to films. Just take for instance the film I produced earlier on, "Night Corridor", the film production company wished to add explosion and action scenes, I felt it was very strange.
T: A few years ago when I was a singer in Taiwan, I had some unhappy experiences. My image and my music style were 2 different things, which made me very uncomfortable. In the end, everything ended badly with the music label.
D: Something is really wrong with the music industry now; they do not promote singers as individuals, which is why we hope to express this through the film.
Base Layer
In "The Heavenly Kings", there was a scene where Terence blamed Andrew for being selfish, forming Alive because "Daniel's famous, I (Terence)know how to sing, and Conroy can lay the base." But in actual when we talk about popularity, all of them are on the same par except for Daniel; so who is laying whose base, that is hard to tell.D: Everybody thought Conroy wasn't involved in showbiz these few years, so we purposely planned this dialog, because all along, this was still a film, a film needs dramatic plots. If we only show what's real, that's gonna be dull. We wish to twist everybody's character and public image around, just to make everybody more absorbed.
A: Even if we really think that way, we won't normally express it.
T: If we really had such thoughts, Alive would not be as united as we are right now.
C: While we were shooting for our posters at Central, we initially wore robes. When I took off the robe, I heard somebody said, "That's disgusting!" and when the others took off their robes, "Nice! But this guy is a bit fat!" Maybe I am the base layer, haha!
D: Talking about shooting our posters, actually we wanna bring out something we're puzzled with. Normally when we go for a show at the Hong Kong Coliseum, their outfits are really flashy and flaunty, but if you take those outfits out from the Coliseum, it's really hilarious.
To promote and 'explore' the artist-media relationship, Alive made up a story to misguide reporters last year, and even showed the whole process in the film, making audiences burst in laughter, but the reporter involved shed tears on the spot. After the incident, part of the media started boycotting (Alive), but Alive insists that they will not apologize, because they feel that they have not done anything wrong.
D: This is not betrayal; we just wanna show how a bunch of desperate people try to strive out of bounds, show that this entertainment news system really has a problem. Actually, the reporters aren't the only ones who are lying usually, many artists do the same too, I just wanna expose this point. But I think they (the reporters) are very narrow-minded, you have been planting jokes for others all this while, I'm just doing this for a good purpose. We definitely feel that there is no need to apologize, because we have done our best to protect that reporter, but she exposed her own identity.
A: From the beginning till the end, we are just using a film to describe the real side of the entertainment industry, not to judge something.
D: Now they're starting to make things up, I believe there will be crazier stuffs next time. Actually they're so defensive to this extent that it's not solving the issue, it's making it worse.
T: In foreign countries there are many tabloids,but they're not main stream, unfortunately in Hong Kong, they are. For someone with higher education or majored in journalism, they may be able to differentiate, but the general public will think it's true. The message we are trying to deliver through our film is for the audience to understand that entertainment news are mere entertainment, there are true and false, as long as the audience know to think about it next time after seeing (one).
A: The media became offensive now because they feel that they lost this power.
After Alive
Quarrel, affair, picking up girls……all these boosted Terence's popularity, his frequent appearances on newspapers and magazines this past month was the sum of (his appearance) the past few years, making him benefit the most out of this. But the film had finally hit theaters just recently,earning a mere HKD80, 000 on its opening day, compared to recent publicity tactics, box office outcome is barely satisfactory. After the film, will Alive continue to exist, or have they arrived at the end of the road?
C: Nobody can expect what will happen to us, but there should be no "The Heavenly Kings 2", because we don't think we wanna repeat ourselves.
D: We will keep this group, but maybe we'll do something else, for instance shooting short films or start a band. Even though the media misunderstood us, but we will carry on, because Alive and the crew have great understanding with each other, all of us want to keep this group. As for the next step, we haven't decided on what to do, because the past couple of years have been pretty hard.
T: We are sure to bring something up, for example adding different features in the website, let people upload their own work. As for Alive and my image, I believe it's hard to change, and there's no need to change.
D: Actually Terence's playboy image is more or less over-exaggerated by the media. As for us being labeled by the media, this is harder to control, same goes to the Four Heavenly Kings back in the days,they also didn't like being addressed that way!
C: Last time, idol singers had to be really well-behaved, that's actually very boring and full of bullshit, everybody knows that's all made up, we Alive have a real side, so we wouldn't care.
Be Happy
In the film "The Heavenly Kings", Alive was involved in some work in order to raise money for production and publicity, including a bridal commercial. While shooting, every Alive members had a female companion.To create a sweet atmosphere, the photographers kept on reminding them to "be happy". In the film segment while resting, Daniel cursed, "Be happy, be happy! F*** you! I know how to smile ok!"
Those who watched the film will understand that this is only part of the plot, but in reality, as a reporter or photographer, when we encounter expressionless artists, we really have to constantly remind them to "be happy".
Take for instance, while shooting the photos for this interview, the photographer hopes to get every Alive members to show their overjoyed expression, but maybe they were too tired, or perhaps they were looking after their images, so there were times they forgot to smile, and one of the staff offhandedly reminded them to "be happy". Once said, Alive immediately snickered. The staff asked whether they were cursing in silent.Even though they denied, but guess this bunch of liars may have cursed more than a 100 times, perhaps this segment had been secretly filmed, and may even be shown on "The Heavenly Kings 2" (although Alive said they have no intention to shoot a sequel).
Once bitten by a snake, you'll fear even straw ropes for 10 years (Chinese Proverb, a burnt child dreads the fire), nowadays it's hard to be a celebrity, but actually it's even harder as a reporter. : | Wow, its been a while since the alive page here on alivenotdead.com has been updated! that's probably because 'alive' no longer exists as a separate entity (but of course the spirit lives on in everything alivenotdead.com does!)
But recently one of the team members was scanning some old press clippings and thought it'd be a good idea to share it here with everyone. Here's one from East Touch Magazine v69 from 2006:
We have some more scans of old press, we'll try to post it once in a while for you guys.
| Wow, its been a while since the alive page here on alivenotdead.com has been updated! that's probably because 'alive' no longer exists as a separate entity (but of course the spirit lives on in everything alivenotdead.com does!)
But recently one of the team members was scanning some old press clippings and thought it'd be a good idea to share it here with everyone. Here's one from East Touch Magazine v69 from 2006:
We have some more scans of old press, we'll try to post it once in a while for you guys.
The Alive Boys are headed to Hawaii!
The long awaited screening of The Heavenly Kings at Hawaii International Film Festival is near! The boys (minus Terence who is still in China filming his new series) will be heading across the Pacific to Honolulu in preparation for the screening. Here is the info from the Film Festival's Program:
Don't forget that Blood Brothers is screening on the 20th and Finishing the Game is also screening on the 23rd!
If you are in Hawaii or have friends in Honolulu, please help get the word out! Most of the Alivenotdead.com boys (minus Admin Bear who can't get a visa right now) will be there too along with the AnD Hawaii Contest winner, Link.
ps - we just added another old school Alive video to the profile player, check it out.
期待已久的 《四大天王》在 夏威夷國際電影節放映的時間不斷臨近!男孩們(除了子維還在中國拍攝新的電視劇)將飛越太平洋到火奴魯魯為放映做準備。
期待已久的 《四大天王》在 夏威夷国际电影节放映的时间不断临近!男孩们(除了子维还在中国拍摄新的电视剧)将飞越太平洋到火奴鲁鲁为放映做准备。
Alive Fans: We have a news update for you! Two things:
1) Due to popular demand, the deadline has been extended for the Hawaii Contest to September 25th.
The Contest's Grand Prize is a FREE trip to Hawaii to join Alive and the FTG cast at the Hawaii International Film Festival! Second prize is autographed THK and FTG posters, DVDs and T-shirts!
So be sure to REGISTER for the contest, and don't forget that you can improve your chances to win a prize by inviting your friends to join the site.
2) The date for the Blood Brothers screening at the Hawaii Film Festival has been changed:
October 20 - Blood Brothers October 22 - The Heavenly Kings October 23 - Finishing the Game More details about the festival here:
1)應廣大會員要求,我們 延長了夏威夷比賽的截止日期:9月25日。
比賽的 大獎是免費飛往夏威夷、跟Alive和FTG演員們一起參加夏威夷國際電影節!第二 名獎品是《四大天王》和《Finishing the Game》的簽名海報、DVD和T恤!
趕緊 參加比賽,別忘了你還能通過 邀請朋友在網站註冊,增加贏得大獎的機會!
10月20日-《天堂口》 10月22日-《四大天王》 10月23日-《Finishing the Game》
1)应广大会员要求,我们 延长了夏威夷比赛的截止日期:9月25日。
比赛的 大奖是免费飞往夏威夷、跟Alive和FTG演员们一起参加夏威夷国际电影节!第二名奖品是《四大天王》和《Finishing the Game》的签名海报、DVD和T恤![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]
[endif] 赶紧 参加比赛,别忘了你还能通过 邀请朋友在网站注册,增加赢得大奖的机会!2)《天堂口》在电影节的放映时间有变动:
10月20日-《天堂口》 10月22日-《四大天王》 10月23日-《Finishing the Game》
Looks like we've finally got some details about Hawaii. Remember, the drawing for the contest is on Thursday, September 20th!! So that's only 9 more days!
The schedule of films will be:
October 21 - Blood Brothers
October 22 - The Heavenly Kings
October 23 - Finishing the Game
So, the winner will fly to Hawaii and stay from October 21 through 24.
More details about the festival here (ya, we know they don't mention BB or THK):
If you haven't entered yet, what are you waiting for? And if you have, don't forget that you can earn more entries into the contest by using the friend finder to invite your friends to join the site.
Good luck!!
| 為各位更新一下"去夏威夷參加電影節"比賽的更多細節。請記住,抽獎時間是9月20日星期四!!所以只剩下9天時間了!
10月21日《天堂口》 10月22日《四大天王》 10月23日《Finishing the Game》
如果你還沒有參加比賽, 那還在等什麽?如果你已經參加,別忘了通過 搜索並邀請好友到網站註冊,每邀請一個朋友能多得到一張抽獎券。
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j84uNTdOUc
Contest Rules
*To be eligible to participate, user (and guest) must have proper passport and visa documents to travel to Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. [ALIVE NOT DEAD] is not responsible for assistance with travel visas. *Eligible Users can enter the contest by inviting friends to register on alivenotdead.com. Signing up for the contest receives one entry into our drawing. For each new user you invite using the invitation URL or email provided by our Find Friends page that registers as a new alivenotdead.com member, you will receive one addition entry in the drawing. *By entering the contest, you will automatically become a "fan of" the FTG and THK groups, artists, & contest sponsors. This includes but is not limited to: FTG, Justin Lin, Roger Fan, Sung Kang, James Franco, Leonardo Nam, Parry Shen, Bernardo Pena, Mousa Kraish, McCaleb Burnett, Far East Movement, Jason Tobin, Alive, Daniel Wu, Andrew Lin, Conroy Chan, Terence Yin, Kim Chan, and Phat Chan. *The drawing will be held on September 20th, 2007. One winner will be randomly selected from all eligible entries in the drawing. [ALIVE NOT DEAD] will then review all of the winner's "invited friends" to make sure they are all legitimate entries. If we feel that any of the entries have been faked (ie. the user was cheating), we will disqualify the user and select another winner. Decisions of the contest judges are final. *The contest is open to any [ALIVE NOT DEAD] user over the age of 18 (or the age of majority in user's area of residence). Full-time or paid employees of [ALIVE NOT DEAD], contest sponsors, their respective affiliates and associates and such employees' immediate family members and persons with whom such employees are domiciled are excluded from this contest. *The prize is not redeemable in cash and must be accepted as awarded. *Winner may not substitute another person in his/her place. If winner cannot accept the prize, we will redo the drawing. *By claiming the prize, the winner (and guest) authorizes the use, without additional compensation of his or her name and/or likeness and/or voice/photograph and municipality of residence for promotion and/or advertising purposes in any manner and in any medium (including without limitation, radio broadcasts, newspapers and other publications and in television or film releases, slides, videotape, distribution over the internet and picture date storage) which [ALIVE NOT DEAD] may deem appropriate. *In accepting the prize, the winner (and guest) acknowledges that [ALIVE NOT DEAD] may not be held liable for any loss, damages or injury associated with accepting or using this prize(s). *Winners (and guest) at the age of majority must sign a release form as prepared and accepted by [ALIVE NOT DEAD] acknowledging their acceptance and understanding of the complete contest rules. *[ALIVE NOT DEAD] retains the rights, in its absolute and sole discretion, to make substitutions of equivalent kind or approximate value in the event of the unavailability of any prize or component of the prize for any reason whatsoever. *This contest is subject to all federal, provincial and municipal laws of the United States of America. *[ALIVE NOT DEAD] reserves the right to withdraw or terminate this contest at any time without prior notice. *Approximate value of prizes vary. *Winner (and guest) must agree to the airline's Terms and Conditions of travel. Once confirmed, trip dates and travel accommodations cannot be changed by winner (or guest); however, travel is subject to availability, blackout dates, and/or change due to circumstances beyond Sponsors' and Administrators' control. No extensions will be permitted, and any unused travel will be forfeited. Prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer and may not be separated. All tickets issued in conjunction with the Grand Prize are not eligible for frequent flyer miles, and no code-share flights may be used.
From an interview conducted during the SFIFF back in April.
"The second edition of the 50th San Francisco International Film Festival's (April 26-May 10) video Scoop du Jour, hosted by arts commentator Dorka Keehn, features the boy band Alive and The Heavenly Kings director Daniel Wu."
下面是我們 4月參加舊金山影展接受采訪的視頻。
"第 50屆舊金山國際影展( 4月 26日- 5 月10日)接受采訪的第二次剪輯版本。主持人Dorka Keehn采訪 Alive組合和《四大天王》導演吳彥祖"。 |
下面是我们 4月参加旧金山影展接受采访的视频。
"第 50届旧金山国际影展( 4月 26日- 5 月10日) 接受 采访 的 第 二 次 剪辑 版本 。 主持 人Dorka Keehn采访 Alive组合和《四大天王》导演吴彦祖"。
"The Heavenly Kings" was recently accepted into the Hawaii International Film Festival, which runs from October 18 - 28.
No other details yet, please check the official site for more news:
《四大天王》最近被夏威夷國際電影節( 10月 18-28日)列為參展影片。
暫時沒有其他信息,請到官網查看更多新聞:http://www.hiff.org/ [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]
《四大天王》最近被夏威夷国际电影节( 10月 18-28日)列为参展影片。
Check it out here .... 詳細報道… | 详细报道… http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/25/DDGDMPE72A1.DTL
(1) 我地為未來擔心
(We are worried about our future)
(2) 導演300人 拍片30部
(We have 300 directors, but only 30 films)
(3) 歌手咁多 樂隊咁少
歌手这么多 乐队这么少
(So many singers, where are the bands?)
(Music is not just KTV)
(5) 製作質素高 至贏得觀眾
制作质量高 才赢得观众
(Quality productions will win back our audience)
(6) 要創新唔要抄襲
(We need to innovate, not copy and follow)
(7) 香港應保持自我
(Hong Kong needs to keep its identity)
(8) 關心香港 關心娛樂圈
关心香港 关心娱乐圈
(Care about Hong Kong, Care about the entertainment industry)
(9) 製作環境健康 必須多元化
制作环境健康 必须多元化
(A healthy creative environment requires diversity)
(10) 為未來投資
(Invest in our future)
(11) 冇獨立製作 冇進步主流
没有独立制作 没有进步主流
(Without independent productions, the mainstream will not progress)
(12) 請支持獨立音樂 獨立電影
请支持独立音乐 独立电影
(Support Indie music / indie films)
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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers
Also called: Electrical Foreman, Facilities Manager, Maintenance Foreman, Maintenance Supervisor
In the military: see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
In the Air Force: Aerospace Ground Equipment; Aerospace Propulsion Apprentice, F101, F110, F118 Jet Engines; Aerospace Propulsion Superintendent; Aircraft Armament Systems Craftsman; Aircraft Fabrication Superintendent; Airlift/Special Mission Aircraft Maintenance Helper, C-130/C-27J; Biomedical Equipment Manager; Missile And Space Systems Electronic Maintenance Craftsman; Munitions Systems Helper; Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice, A-10/U-2
In the Army: AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer; Air and Missile Defense (AMD) Systems Tactician/Technician; Aviation Maintenance Technician (Nonrated); Construction Equipment Repairer; Field Artillery Targeting Technician; M1 Abrams Tank System Maintainer; Nodal Network Systems Operator-Maintainer; Radar Repairer; Senior Electronic Maintenance Chief; Special Forces Communications Sergeant; Wheeled Vehicle Repairer
In the Coast Guard: Aircraft Maintenance, Overhaul, Repair and Supply; Aviation Engineering; CWO - Engineering Technician, Surface; CWO - Ordnance Technician, Surface; CWO - Special Warfare Combatant-Craft; LDO - Engineering/Repair, Submarine; LDO - Explosive Ordnance Disposal; LDO - Ordnance, Aviation; Material Maintenance; RL - Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer - Aviation Maintenance
In the Marine Corps: AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer; Aircraft Intermediate Level Hydraulic/Pneumatic Mechanic; BRADLEY Fighting Vehicle System Maintainer; Electronics Maintenance Chief (Aviation (C2)); Fixed-Wing Aircraft Airframe Mechanic, F-35B; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Safety Equipment Mechanic-Trainee; Helicopter/Tiltrotor Dynamic Components Mechanic; Mobile Facility Technician; STRYKER Systems Maintainer; Tactical Data Systems Technician; Weapons and Tactics Crew Chief Instructor
In the Navy: AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense Weapon System Supervisor; AEGIS Weapon System MK-7 Technician (TK-II)/AEGIS Computer System (TK-II) Supervisor; Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Officer, Support Equipment; Aviation Maintenance Material Control Master Chief; CWO - Ordnance, Submarine; Electronics Technician; LDO - Electronics, Surface; Main Propulsion Steam Generating Plant Inspector; Public Works Maintenance Officer; Steam Propulsion Maintenance Supervisor
- Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.
- Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
- Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings.
Engineering and Technology
Safety and Government
Arts and Humanities
Basic Skills
Resource Management
Ideas and Logic
Hearing and Speech
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Hi All, I am planning for JNCIE track and I will be comfortable with any of the available tracks, Have few queries if anyone can help me out here:
A) For JNCIE - ER do you need any JNCIP or only JNCIS-ER is enough for registering to JNCIE -ER. I am already a CCIE R&S so it would me not much difficult for me to go for JNCIE but there is a change in certifications from 2011, so is it a good idea to give these exam before the change?
B) For JNCIE - ENT: Will it be the same as ER? is JNCIP - ENT required to give JNCIE - ENT? or JNCIS - ENT is enough to register for JNCIE _ ENT? Why to give two exams for 8 hrs lab..? ??
Please guide me and help me to understand which track i should follow.
You will need to have achieved the JNCIS-ER to sit for the JNCIE-ER exam.
The JNCIE/P ENT exams will cover both enterprise routing and switching. You will need an JNCIS-ENT to sit for the JNCIP-ENT and the JNCIP-ENT to sit for the JNCIE-ENT. However, please note that the P and E level ENT exams will not be available until late Q1, early Q2 next year.
Hope that helps.
Is P level going to be a LAB?
In my opinion it would be a great mistake for Juniper to require P lab before E lab for the Enterprise track. What would be a motivation for a CCIE to take 2 LAB exams to get JNCIE-ER?
We are still formulating our strategy for the new P level exams. Will have an announcement in November. Stay tuned!
I am just trying to bring my concern across. That If you are a CCIE why take a P level lab, and if you are not why not to get CCIE with just one lab? You will probably find that most of your partners in the enterprise space are targeting their existing CCIEs for the E certification.
Thank you.
My 2 cents.
I welcome the feedback so thank you for taking the time. One reason we have not announced yet is we are getting feedback on this decisions from many different stakeholder groups. We want to make a very considered and deliberate decision that will benefit the future of the program.
Thank you Liz Burns for spending time with us on the portal and considering our feedback..!
Now with regards to your last reply...
I'd like to bring it to your notice that I am a Sr Tech Specialist in IBM India with a valid CCIE number. Now to delight my clients who are using and want to work with Juniper Devices, I want to achieve JNCIE status.
Do you really think I should Invest my time and man-days preparing for JNCIP LAB and then approaching for JNCIE ?
If you really want to consider the feedback from folks like us, who are really working on field and facing the customers every day.
Then; I strongly oppose the Idea of taking JNCIP 8 Hrs LAB and then going for JNCIE. Even CISCO has no Prerequisites for their CCIE certifications then Why Juniper is opting for two LAB exams?
Which really discourage the engineers like us to target JNCIE Certifications.
Well I have been a CCIE and have also worked hard to get the JNCIE... In my opinion having to take two labs is quite a valid case...
JNCIP tests people on a different level... If you have seen the topics for the SP exam.. You would have noticed it just goes over configuring routers... CCIE in my opinion (excluding R&S) currently employs just this principle... JNCIE introduces more complexity, topics and my favorite troubleshooting....
I would ideally like two lab exams... JNCIP and then a JNCIE.. so that all topics could be tested. To be fair.. newbies need to undergo the same pressures of the exam that the others have already endured.
Or else I would like a two day lab... First day being a JNCIP... and then build on it the second day for JNCIE... Cost involved is probably a little more than Cisco here... How about a 2000$ exam...
Could you please explain the connection between SP track and ENT track discussed here? They probably have a different audience and ENT should be tailored towards your business partners (not just to Juniper employs).
If sitting P lab is required it would discourage a lot of your partners. (A lot of people who are interested are CCIE R/S already)
P.S. your current JNCIE-ER certification does not include a P lab. Does it make it a less of IE then JNCIE- M?
10-05-2010 02:24 PM - edited 10-05-2010 02:28 PM
I was just referencing the SP track since it has a P level... and assuming Juniper wanted to make all tracks look alike.. I took it as an example...
All the opinions here are my own thoughts... and may not reflect what the JNCP or Juniper decides to do... And I am sure they definitely think about the market and not just an individual...Some of the comments I posted where in a lighter vein..
And to your last comment... I think JNCIE-ER is just as good as any other expert track. I just like the idea of taking more labs rather than sitting in a prometric center answering multiple choice questions...
The idea is to have fun while learning... You study to learn the technology... The expert tag is just an additional bonus..


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Steve Holt's two-time defending champion distance horse De Passem Okey and Rene Latsch's Yin Your Eyes, winners of the last two renewals of the Red Cell Distance Challenge Championship (G1), meet in a very attractive wagering race over 870 yards in the $125,000 Red Cell Distance Challenge Championship on Saturday night at Prairie Meadows.
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There are two types of meringue; soft and hard. The difference between the two is the amount of sugar added to the egg whites. Soft meringue is made with only a small amount of sugar and is used as a topping for pies and cakes. The more sugar in the recipe the crisper the cookie will be. If you cut too far back on the sugar the cookies will be more like marshmallows. Hope this helps clear up the sugar debate.
I really don't like giving poor ratings and reviews, but I felt like I needed to give a heads-up to people who might be considering using this recipe. I don't understand all the great reviews and wonderful results people supposedly got with this recipe. My meringue NEVER got past the stage where it looked like melted marshmallow creme. I let it whip in my Kitchenaid for about 15 minutes and watched it the entire time, so I know I didn't "over-beat" it. I added the sugar about 2 Tbs at a time, letting each addition fully blend in before adding more. There was no way I could pipe this into anything but a puddle on the baking sheet, so I ended up using the "Peppermint Meringues" recipe instead, omitting the crushed candy canes. That recipe has cream of tartar in it, which I think really is necessary for getting the meringue nice and stiff (every lemon meringue pie recipe I've ever made called for cream of tartar in the meringue).
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I am in school for baking and pastry and this is the closest thing I have seen yet to how I have learned to make meringues properly. My suggestion for those of you having problems with it taking so long to make would be to let the eggs reach room temp before you try to whip them. It makes the whipping process go much faster.
These are just like the gourmet meringues you buy at the specialty grocery stores. They are soo yummy! I used 1 tsp vanilla extract and increased sugar by 1/4 cup to make up for the added liquid. I also set my oven to 185, instead of putting a spoon in the door. It worked great. Next time I will definitely add a different flavor or chocolate chips! Also, I used parchment paper on the pan instead of butter and flour. This is a much better way to go because they fall right off the paper and you have no residue on the bottom of the cookie.
Foolproof and delicious. DO NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR. The only thing that I did differently was that I scraped half of a vanilla bean into the egg whites when they reached the stiff peak stage. (If you add liquid vanilla extract, you will have to up the sugar content, as the extra liquid WILL affect the outcome of the cookies.) As many former reviewers have noted, the egg whites take a good 15-20 minutes to reach the stiff peak stage with an electric mixer. (My KitchenAid Pro 600 took about 16-17 minutes.) Next time, I'm going to try folding some toasted coconut into the finished mixture.
I have made this recipe several times. I add 1/2 t. flavored extract to the mixture. I make the cookie larger with an indention in the middle. After they have cooled I use a coordinated flavor of chilled pie filling (spooned into the indention) and serve as a dessert. In other words if I use lemon extract in the cookie I use lemon pie filling for the dessert. I also add a dollop of whip cream on the top.
I don't have an extremely sweet tooth, and thought this original recipe is way too sweet. So I cut the sugar to half and then I added 1/2 tsp of cream of tartar to compensate. My husband's grandmother use to make meringues for him, and he said it is exactly like he remembered it. So obviously the lack of sugar did not affect the sweetness so much as the rigidity of the meringues. But the technique of this recipe is perfect!
I served French Meringues at an afternoon tea...easy to make and visually elegant. Even though I didn't have a pastry tube...I made them free-hand with a spoon...they were still beautiful! Make sure you whip them for at least 15 minutes to get the desired consistency.
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Learn the forage in your particular body and see what color "sheen" they give off at the bait store. You might want to pick a worm with "fleck" that's a similar sheen. But I don't think that makes too big a difference.
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New Program Seeks to Impact 480,000 Children Over Three Years in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
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Chicago, IL - The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest (ALAUM) and Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) have announced a joint initiative to improve pediatric asthma care to an estimated 480,000 children over the next three years in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. In partnership with HCSC's Healthy Kids, Healthy Families (HKHF), a three-year initiative with the goal of improving the health and wellness of at least one million children in its four states, HCSC will support the "Enhancing Care for Children with Asthma Project," a program that implements community-based interventions to improve the health outcomes of children with asthma.
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According to survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 12 percent of America's children have asthma and the average yearly cost of care for a child with asthma is $1,039. Through HKHF, the "Enhancing Care for Children with Asthma" project will work to improve pediatric asthma care by implementing systems in partnering clinics that support and adhere to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) asthma guidelines to enhance asthma treatment guidelines for children. By using HCSC's proprietary claims information, the project will target areas with the highest frequency or rate of asthma-related claims and recruit clinics to participate in a year-long training program that focuses on improving guidelines-based asthma care at their clinic. This innovative process will better identify communities that would significantly benefit from these services, resulting in improved health outcomes for those patients who are affected by asthma.
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Since 2006, the ALAUM has partnered with health providers at more than 60 clinics in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota to develop the model for the new initiative. The "Enhancing Care for Children with Asthma Project" is the ALAUM's first major collaborative initiative with the American Lung Associations in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
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- Dejay Davison
- Christchurch
- New Zealand
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Why is half the world starving and the other half trying to lose weight?
This is a 'hyperbolic' aphorism - I think.
It could be more true than you and I realize, when I look around at this world of clustered and contrived neo-cortex beings of obesity and ignorance I can't help but question the accuracy of this quote/question.
Look down - stare at your fat roles.
You know the answer, don't you?
Ignorance and greed.
In-fact we all know the answer, somewhere behind that wall of pride which has stiffened and thickened by my words - we all know the answer.
Ignorance and greed.
I stab and swing with the sword of truth.
Tell me, if not ignorance and greed, what has caused the arousal of such a question?
IS there anything which does not fall under the broad accuracy of these words?
Let me tell you, when humanity can accept truth and grandiloquence with ease - the question need not be asked. Because it is pride that clouds reason, it is pride that makes you physiologically and psychologically obese. It is pride that starves those around it.
"Why is half the world starving and the other half trying to lose weight?"
Because we are yet to transcend our current form of pride.
What has the most influence towards this sad reality?
- Outdated education systems?
- Institutions refusing structural reformism?
- Monetary over mental growth as a global priority?
- In-balance of education and entertainment?
- A biased mass-media output?
- Ignorance to the influence of the above?
I'm 18 years young and with the magnifying glass of the internet and a burning passion I cringe at the reality of this question.. I am surrounded by contemporaries that know not of the larger concepts insidiously hindering their existence, they are as oblivious and ignorant as men the men in control who call 6 cars 'success'.
"Why is half the world starving yet half the world trying to lose weight"
I've asked myself, now it's your turn.
Fritzie -
Jan 18 2013: Here are some data from the New York Times, for anyone who is interested, on the proportion of income given to charity in relation to family income.
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http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/which-americans-are-most-generous-and-to-whom/Jan 17 2013: One would also have to consider the fact that some of the obese people are obese because of a steady diet of junk food. Is junk food better than no food?
One would also consider that some of the starving people are actually lazy or have adopted irresponsible lifestyle that makes poverty inevitable.
There are also the inconsiderate rich ones among us, who would not give to the poor from their abundance; and there is also a tendency to feel at ease with oppression and injustice. We may not think much of those in distant lands because we are at ease at home.
The media is there, an influential voice, telling us we are not looking our best until we have more muscles or look stick-thin; but some people really need to lose weight because they are too overweight.
I think the world needs to love. Love yourself, accept yourself and work on becoming better; love your neighbour; love humanity; love justice and righteousness.
Jan 17 2013: Yes, one could consider this, but why?
You speak truth my friend, but I must've failed to communicate the concept and the point of me creating this discussion.
I used this hyperbolic aphorism not to delve into the idea of 'food' but to put in clear perspective man's current mind of contradiction and ignorance and the forces that hasten and solidify this said unbalance.
I am angry that media influence is prominently hindering - encouraging fetishism, greed, vanity and clouding truth, solidifying the unbalance.
I am angry that institutions relation with money and influence is biased, insidious and again hindering.
And most of all education systems do not teach the humans coming into the world of not only media's influence and how to protect from it, but they do not teach us happiness comes from within. They teach us ubiquitously - through curriculum, media and culture - to strive for material possession - thus resulting in such an unbalance.
The world is an example of what consciousness creates, and there-in lies the flaws in how we educate.
You speak of love, I speak of truth.
We are not taught truth thus we are not taught love.Jan 20 2013: Hey Dejay!
You have said it in your introduction...Ignorance and greed. Half the world is so selfish and greedy, they don't even realize that the other half is starving. "Ignorance is bliss" is a very outdated cliche, and yet many people fail to recognize the situation for what it is! People in western civilization stuff themselves with an abundance of food, causing many medical issues because of obesity, spend money in an effort to "fix" the problem with surgeries, diets that don't work, treatments, and lots of complaints. It is pretty foolish, and proves that ignorance IS NOT bliss.....would you agree?
Gail .
Jan 18 2013: Let's say that you are right "ignorance and greed". But to get there, you have to break them down into two very different components. Ignorance is either willful or unintentional. Greed is a consequence of fear. Ignorance can cause fear, and willful ignorance usually causes a lot of fear (whether or not it is recognized), but is it not really fair to conflate the two in the context you've given.
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So I suggest that you choose one. Ignorance or fear.
I would choose fear as the answer to your question. When fear is gone, curiosity returns. With curiosity comes learning. With learning, ignorance is lessened.
to answer the overt question: why are some fat while others starve:
the first answer is fear. Our economic system was established by those who feared bing poor, so a system was designed to keep the poor, poor in order to assist the wealthy in wealth creation. In essence, those who believe that they need more and more money (to justify an exaggerated sense of self-worth) are living in a great deal of fear - even if they are not consciously aware of it. it is no coincidence that the wealthier one is, the less is given to charity. There is a provable inverse relationship between willingness to give away money and the amount of money one has. I think this is telling.
How does one overcome ignorance that causes fear? Walk through fears to discover how irrational those fears are. Then, with fear gone, and the limiting ignorance exposed, new opportunities arise. If enough of us walk this way, then disparity of wealth and its consequences will not assault your consciousness.Jan 18 2013: It's time for you to take your Hikoi where ever it leads you.
Great age to do it.
Jan 18 2013: Funny you say that - I am now 18 days through traversing the entire length of NZ barefoot and barechested.
I am resting here with internet to finally express some contemplations that have been gnaring at me for some time.
It will lead me towards truth, the only defendable position.Jan 18 2013: The reason is the same as always, divide and conquer.
But finding reasons to problems don't solves them. It's merely a way to spawn new problems.
So you are 18 years young and i congratulate you that you have awaken to this global issue as many are awakening to global issues all the time. So i decide and spare you the timely effort of finding a solution on your own as this is what everyone does, and as nobody's trust anyone else, no solution can ever be enacted.
You see the solution is what "divide and conquer" made almost impossible, is to rally the people, globally, behind a common cause. This solution is the only one that will solve as many problems as there may be.
It is seen impossible for many because it has not yet been done.
Hopefully, it will be done soon enough.
Jan 19 2013: Hi Max, just replying here.
This is the net.
Jan 19 2013: Nice,
So what am i to understand from your reply Ken ?Jan 17 2013: By the way, how sure are you, Dejay, that "men in control call 6 cars success?" Dan Dennett, a scientist and philosopher in his TED talk about memes writes, rather, that people now by and large live by the creed of finding something more important than they are and dedicating their lives to it (he includes among these ideas a religious belief, a political ideology... as well as things like social or artistic causes). Perhaps this belief that those in control call 6 cars success is only a meme people repeat to each other because it is simpler than looking into the facts of human motivation and maybe even makes people feel morally superior to that "other?"
It's worth considering at least .
Jan 17 2013: I am not very sure of the literal accuracy, but absolutely positive of the broader accuracy.
Decadence and luxury ignorantly titled 'success' by a great many is the very concept that creates said unbalance.
Success is achieving what we strive for, if men didn't strive for material possession the world would not be in this current state of unbalance. Men strive for material fulfillment, for you to argue against this and me to use the world as an example of rebuttal is pitiful and painful, my friend.
Whether it is collectively believed or called success is irrelevant, for the very question "Why is half the world starving, and half the world trying to lose weight" would not exist, and it would not ring a truthful resonance if the unbalance was not there, and it is (un)common sense to see this 'nuanced thriving and encouragement' for 'material' success as triggering and soliciting this unbalance.
It is the 21st century, you would think by now humans would have collectively transcended to realize that happiness comes from within, not material possession - you would also think that by now education systems and media system (which in a sense 'breed' these ignorant humans, encourage their fetishism and their greed for monetary over mental growth) would have adapted to contribute to a better world, and a better super-organism.
I think we are underestimating the hindering influence of our current education systems and biased media output. Both insidiously destroy curiosity with their uncontrollable ubiquity.
Jan 17 2013: It is painful to consider that people might seek meaningful lives, as Dennett argues they do?
You write "you would think by now humans would have transended to realize that happiness comes from within, not material possession," and Dennett says essentially that they have, but it is painful to you that this scientist would say humans have realized this?!
This is not to say that lots of people don't want iphones and so forth, (I don't have one and you may not either, but many do), but this is a far cry from "the men in control who call 6 cars success." This reminds me of someone some months ago who asked what Warren Buffett (one of the wealthiest men in the world) needs six grand houses for ... when he is well known to reside in a little rambler in a middle class neighborhood and not have luxurious tastes at all. The world and all its categories of people come in all shapes and with varying values.
I would only encourage you to try to be open-minded and not assume various great groups of "others" hold values so different from your own.
Jan 17 2013: I do not undermine Dennet or his learnings, but I disagree - strongly.
I am open-minded, and I do not assume, allow me to support myself.
If humans have transcended the strong desire for material fulfillment then tell me why when you turn on the radio, when you go on the internet, when you watch T.V you are bombarded with temptations and expectations?
Tell me why the aphorism "Half the world is starving, yet half the world is trying to lose weight' rings such a truthful, ironic resonance?
Tell me why most celebrities - followed and influential to a near religious degree - encourage vanity and material possession?
You and I are presumably, from different generations. You have seen what I haven't and same in-turn. I have grown up around teenagers striving to label themselves with clothes and possession - boasting in their fetishism. If human's have collectively transcended, and as Dennett argues they do - then why, why, WHY do education systems - the most important 'thing' that is breeding the newer humans - accentuate the importance of a piece of paper over happiness?
You dare state that happiness does no contribute to development?
Maybe it is so, humans have transcended, genetically.
But epi-genetically they are clouded and pushed away from it - media systems, educations systems and institutions have not transcended.Jan 17 2013: I didn't state anything of the kind, of course. We have great TED talks, in fact, about happiness and how leading lives of meaning and having meaningful relationships with people are the most important factors in that- that wealth beyond a basic minimum does not enhance happiness (see Martin Seligman talk on this site). This research and idea are well accepted! You will find it difficult, I think, to find anyone here to argue the position that money is the key to happiness.
I know little of schooling in New Zealand where you live, but I have a hunch your teachers are not accentuating the importance of a piece of paper. I think, perhaps, they are stressing that education in critical thinking and exposure to a variety of disciplines will give you the fundamental cognitive preparation to lead a meaningful life and to explore whatever else you want to learn after high school. They may want you to make this investment in yourself and your potential now rather than to to do instead what might seem most fun in the short run. (I don't know New Zealand, so this is only my hunch).
I am, as you say, of a different generation and don't follow celebrities, so I cannot comment on that. I have a teenager and two in early twenties, so I have lots of familiarity with teenagers and young twenties as well. I have also worked with hundreds of teens. Mine and their classmates are not at all as you describe those with whom you are acquainted, but your experience is obviously different. People of any age are so varied, I know.Jan 17 2013: This question could be addressed on many levels, depending on whether you are asking why some people have more than they need and others do not have their needs met or whether you are asking particularly about starvation and obesity.
What Feyisayo writes below is important.
In the United States, if you look at the distribution of obesity, the affluent and highly educated will tend to be more fit and trim than the poor. As Feyisayo writes, less healthful food is less expensive than more healthful food. Also those who are worried about job loss, uncovered health expenses, and prospects for the future may be less likely to focus on how well they are eating or whether they are getting regular exercise.
In appeals by organizations that collect food donations to provide food to the hungry, I have started to notice a new addition to the message, asking people please to contribute the sorts of foods they would feed their own families rather than the cheaper items, like high sugar cereals people may be donating, even as they feed their own families the more nutritious but more expensive version. These donations are not poorly motivated, but people may think poor=need more calories.
In terms of the broader question, starvation is an effect when a region experiences long droughts or is war torn. In these situations safety issues, transportation issues, and the use of food or withholding food in a military/strategic way are well documented.
The international organizations that focus on food have information on their sites. Organizations like UNICEF, Oxfam, and the World Bank will likely have detailed reports on their sites of their take on the issues. But there are others as well who have detailed information available in a form you can share with others your age.
If you want to work in this area, gather some thorough assessments by those who work "on the ground" on this problem. Too many people only repeat sound bites to each other.Jan 17 2013: We could donate one item from our shopping cart each week but how do you get it to where you want it to go? How do you get 50 trillion gallons of water to African farmers? People are starving in so called 1st countries.
Who wants to do business with these countries?
Jan 17 2013: Desire - if people desired to help instead of desiring material possesion.
If people desired unity over vanity.
But they don't, why?
Education systems.
Media output.
Lack of truth.
Jan 18 2013: It's been unbalanced since the start.
You've seen you're friends with their phones and how they use them in front of each other? You've seen them with their cars pimped to strut? How many worked and studied and how many just wanted a "Job" just to start earning to get the pimped car? how many leap frogged straight into starting a business and are failing and failing but keep at it?
Boys and their toys.
Girls and their accessories
Economic collapse
Civil war
Religious war
Little or no infrastructure
Not many remember that every house had a garden out the back on their streets when they were young, How many have them now?
People do desire unity but there never has been unity ever on the planet at any time except when you go to a soccer game and there's 60.000 screaming fans singing but there is something fundamentally wrong with that.
We are creatures of advantage. I personally don't think we've advanced within ourselves or evolving, i just get the feeling some want to declare something that they hope will arise in their lifetime rather than see the world as it is. There's potential but nothing changes in a day, that's why the young replace the old.
Jan 18 2013: We have technologies that enable us to communicate with anyone on the globe instantly and that never happened before, we are aware of things that do not directly influence our life but we do still feel empathy and empathy is very powerful.
We live in a world interconnected, every resources are needed everywhere, but everyday there is a new scientific breakthrough and soon the number of outstanding scientific breakthroughs are going to be multiplied exponentially.
All the division among the people of the world is coming to an end.
Humanity is about to be born.Jan 17 2013: Just because one has a jelly belly doesn't mean they are eating lots of good food.
W. Ying
Jan 17 2013: My answer:
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(1) The "ignorance and greed" is caused by INVALID happiness.
(2) The INVALID happiness is made by MONEY more than OPTIMAL point.
To get it right is easy ---- Just let people know what INVALID happiness and OPTIMAL point are.
(For INVALID happiness and OPTIMAL point, see the 1st article, points 1-3, 10, at https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=D24D89AE8B1E2E0D&id=D24D89AE8B1E2E0D%21283&sc=documents)


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Buckwild, Green Lantern Join Forces for Big Pun Tribute
Big Pun celebrated life through his incomparable lyrics and expected listeners to follow suit, even in death. "Try to remember me for my aggressive will/ The way I kept it real was more important than any record deal," he rapped on 1998's N.O.R.E.-assisted 'You Came Up.' To showcase the Bronx-bred emcee's consiste