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Glass-bottomed Skywalk opens over Grand Canyon (28 Mar 07)

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The Glass Bridge Construction of the Skywalk began March of 2004 and will open March 28, 2007. Upon completion, the Glass Bridge will be suspended 4,000 feet above the Colorado River on the very edge of the Grand Canyon. On May 2005, the final test was conducted and the stucture passed engineering requirements by 400 percent, enabling it to withstand the weight of 71 fully loaded Boeing 747 airplanes (more than 71 million pounds). The bridge will be able to sustain winds in excess of 100 miles per hour from 8 different directions, as well as an 8.0 magnitude earthquake within 50 miles. More than one million pounds of steel will go into the construction of the Grand Canyon Skywalk. HUALAPAI INDIAN RESERVATION (Arizona) - A gleaming glass-bottomed walkway that juts out over the edge of the Grand Canyon welcomed its first visitors on Tuesday, with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin taking one small step for man and one almighty leap for sufferers of vertigo. The Skywalk, a horseshoe-shaped o

Who rocks the market in February 27, 2007?

Viewpoint: Truths behind the market rout Bloomberg News Wednesday, March 7, 2007 VIEWPOINT By William Pesek Henry Paulson's visit to Asia couldn't be more timely. The U.S. Treasury secretary is in the region after global equity markets plummeted last week. While purely coincidental — Paulson's trip was planned well before China's stock plunge on Feb. 27 — he is getting a first-hand look at some of the world's most vibrant and, supposedly, risky economies. Unfortunately, Paulson will probably leave China, Japan and South Korea concluding two things that many investors already claim: This global market decline is merely a repeat of May 2006, and it has Asian fingerprints all over it. Paulson should dig deeper and learn the truth on both counts. The growing reassessment of risk from Shanghai to New York suggests this rout will be far more painful than May 2006, when emerging markets swooned only to recover soon after. The continued proli

In our life journey, we will only encounter 4 unique personalities.

人生就是为了找寻爱的过程,每个人的人生都要找到四个人。 第一个是自己 (yourself), 第二个是你最爱的人 (someone u love),第三个是最爱你的人 (some who loves you) ,第四个是共度一生的人 (someone u would live together for life). 首先会遇到你最爱的人,然後体会到爱的感觉; 因为了解被爱的感觉,所以才能发现最爱你的人;当你经历过爱人与被 爱,学会了爱,才会知道什么是你需要的,也才会找到最适合你 ,能够相处一辈子的人。但很悲哀的,在现实生活中 ,这三个人通常不是同一个人;你最爱的,往往没有选择你 ;最爱你的,往往不是你最爱的;而最长久的,偏偏不是你最爱也不是 最爱你的,只是在最适合的时间出现的那个人。 你,会是别人生命中的第几个人呢? 没有人是故意要变心的,他爱你的时候是真的爱你,可是他不爱你的时 候也是真的不爱你了,他爱你的时候没有办法假装不爱你;同样的 ,他不爱你的时候也没有办法假装爱你 。当一个人不爱你要离开你,你要问自己还爱不爱他 ,如果你也不爱他了,千万别为了可怜的自尊而不肯离开; 如果你还爱他,你应该会希望他过得幸福快乐,希望他跟真正爱的人在 一起,绝不会阻止,你要是阻止他得到真正的幸福,就表示你已经不爱 他了,而如果你不爱他,你又有什么资格指责他变心呢? 爱不是占有,你喜欢月亮,不可能把月亮拿下来放在脸盆里 ,但月亮的光芒仍可照进你的房间。换句话说,你爱一个人 ,也可以用另一种方式拥有,让爱人成为生命里的永恒回忆 ,如果你真爱一个人,就要爱他原来的样子─爱他的好,也爱他的坏 :爱他的优点,也爱他的缺点,绝不能因为爱他,就希望他变成自己所 希望的样子,万一变不成就不爱他了。 真正爱一个人是无法说出原因的,你只知道无论何时何地、心情好坏 ,你都希望这个人陪著你;真正的感情是两人能在最艰苦中相守 ,也就是没有丝毫要求。毕竟,感情必须付出,而不是只想获得 ;分开是一种必然的考验,如果你们感情不够稳固,只好认输 ,真爱是不会变成怨恨的。 两人在谈情说爱的时候,最喜欢叫对方发誓,许下承诺我们为什么要对 方发誓,就是因为我们不相信对方,我们根本不相信情人 ,而这些山盟海誓又很不切实际:海枯石烂、地老天荒 ,都不能改变我对你的爱!明知道海不会枯、石不会烂、地不会老 、天不会荒;