Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree

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Happy Ending

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Wrath Of God

But be assured today that the LORD your God is the one who goes across ahead of you like a devouring fire. He will destroy them; he will subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them quickly; as the LORD has promised you.

- Deuteronomy 9:3 -

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Countless Blessings

Dave, Craig, Lloyd...and many more, I miss you guys' company, just drop by to say hello. Will never forget those days being so isolated but you're always there for me. Longing to see you someday giving you very big hugs.

Don't be surprised I've come this far, because my heavenly father is the Maker of heaven and earth. No one should ever wonder how we made it before, and how we're going to make it again.

My special thanks to you all, and my countless blessings to your teams. Keep well, till we talk again soon.

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Swine Flu vs Beijing Pigs

Swine influenza (also called swine flu, hog flu, and pig flu) refers to influenza caused by those strains of influenza virus, called swine influenza virus (SIV), that usually infect pigs (see photo 1). Swine influenza is common in pigs in Mainland China, particularly in Beijing City.


photo 1

People who work with pigs (see photo 2) especially people with intense exposures, are at risk of catching swine flu. Rarely, these strains of swine flu can pass from dictator to dictator. In humans, the symptoms of swine flu are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general, namely chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort.


photo 2

The 2009 flu outbreak in humans, known as "swine flu", is due to a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 that contained genes most closely related to swine influenza. The origin of this new strain is uncertain but likely from Beijing, furthermore, the Organization for Animal Health reports that this strain has not been isolated in Beijing pig (see photo 3). Hence this strain can be transmitted from Hu Jintao to Wen Jiabao, and causes the normal symptoms of influenza.


photo 3


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Last Name For Sale

NG 8211


NG 706


NG 1796


NG 2566


References:
http://deepestriversflowwiththeleastnoise.blogspot.com/2009/03/love-is-blind-and-deaf.html
http://deepestriversflowwiththeleastnoise.blogspot.com/2009/03/you-owe-me-explanation.html

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Military Spending

People, are you listening? The cost of war is estimated to be about $119 billion for the 2009 spending alone. When am I going to have this funding approved? How am I supposed to balance my balance sheet while it has lost its balance already?

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Patriotic Movement

If things were to happen all over again, I would be willing to live the same life.


~ Soong Ching Ling ~


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Origin of Current Influenza H1N1 Virus

Photo courtesy at: http://www.influenzareport.com/ir/overview.htm

Influenza viruses of two subtypes, H1N1 and H3N2, have been causing respiratory infections in humans since 1977. Before that year, it was believed that only one human subtype circulated each flu season. How did this unusual situation come about?

Major changes in the surface glycoproteins of influenza virus - called antigenic shift - lead to worldwide epidemics of influenza known as pandemics. There have been six instances of antigenic shift since 1889. In that year, H2N2 viruses circulated, followed by H3N8 in 1900, H1N1 in 1918, H2N2 in 1957, H3N2 in 1968, and H1N1 in 1977. Each pandemic strain carries HA and NA proteins that have been absent in humans for many years, and therefore immunity is either very low or nonexistent.

Influenza viruses of the H3N2 subtype were still circulating in humans in May of 1977 when H1N1 viruses were isolated in China and then Russia. In the winter of 1977-78 the H1N1 viruses caused epidemic infection throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The results of serological tests indicated that the HA and NA glycoproteins of the 1977 H1N1 viruses were very similar to those from viruses of the same subtype which circulated in 1950. Palese’s group compared viral RNA of one 1977 isolate, A/USSR/90/77, with RNA from a virus isolated in 1950. To their surprise, the two viral RNAs were highly related. In contrast, there was less similarity between viral RNAs from the 1977 H1N1 virus and H1N1 viruses that circulated in humans between 1947 and 1956.

Why were the viral genomes of the 1977 H1N1 isolate and the 1950 virus so similar? If the H1N1 viruses had been replicating in an animal host for 27 years, far more genetic differences would have been identified. The authors suggested several possibilities, but only one is compelling:

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"…it is possible that the 1950 H1N1 influenza virus was truly frozen in nature or elsewhere and that such a strain was only recently introduced into man."

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The suggestion is clear: the virus was frozen in a laboratory freezer since 1950, and was released, either by intent or accident, in 1977. This possibility has been denied by Chinese and Russian scientists, but remains to this day the only scientifically plausible explanation.

Further reading:
http://www.virology.ws/2009/03/02/origin-of-current-influenza-h1n1-virus/

Avian influenza A viruses from Asia are recognized as the source of genes that reassorted with human viral genes to generate the Asian/57 (H2N2) and Hong Kong/68 (H3N2) pandemic strains earlier in this century. Here we report the genetic analysis of avian influenza A H1N1 viruses recently isolated from pigs in southern China, a host suspected to generate new pandemic strains through gene reassortment events. Each of the eight gene segments was of avian origin. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that these genes form an Asian sublineage of the Eurasian avian lineage, suggesting that these viruses are an independent introduction into pigs in Asia. The presence of avian influenza viruses in pigs in China places them in an optimal position for transmission to humans and may serve as an early warning of the emergence of the next human influenza virus pandemic.

Further reading:
http://jvi.asm.org/cgi/reprint/70/11/8041.pdf

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We Will Rock You

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Do You Hear What I Hear

I know how difficult it's been liked, for you and your team over the last two years. Yet compare to my inhuman experiences, I pay you no sympathy but understanding.

Falling down is not a problem, staying down is. Make up your mind and turn the table around before it's too late. Where do you see yourself in the next two years? Let me tell you as I have a crystal ball in hands. Stand firm to fight against the evil and you'll become a respectful leader making history. I shall work with you behind the scene.

Am not interested in gaining any political power, all I care about is justice, liberty, and democracy for all of us. If you take up your responsibility and be accountable, you will stay in power as you should, you will be retired with great honor you'd never dream of.

God has chosen you for a reason. Do you hear what I hear ? What do you afraid of ? God has been in charge, I've set an extremely good example for you, haven't I ? Be strong, you're always in my prayers.

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General Security & New World Development Ltd

General Security (HK) Limited is one of the wholly owned subsidiaries of NWS Holdings Limited (Hong Kong Stock Code: 659) which is the infrastructure and service flagship of New World Development Limited (Hong Kong Stock Code: 17).

Since our launching of GS Patrol System in August 2002, its affordable price and high quality has attracted wide support from various companies.

Hereunder we have listed part of our jobs completed for your reference.

Hong Kong International
Theme Parks Limited
Hong Kong Disneyland
(香港迪士尼樂園)
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Grand Hyatt Hotel (君悅酒店)
MTR Corporation Limited
Telford Gardens (德福花園)
Jones Lang LaSalle Management
Services Limited
Dragonair & CNAC (Group) Building
(港龍及中航集團大廈),
30 Nam Long Shan Road
(南朗山道30號)
Hong Kong Island Development Limited
New World Centre (新世界中心),
Avenue of Star (星光大道)
Two Macdonnell Road
No. 2 Macdonnell Road (麥當勞道2號)
Paramatta Estate Management Limited
City One Shatin (沙田第一城)
Urban Property Management Limited
Clovelly Court (嘉富麗苑),
Illumination Terrace (光明臺),
Riviera Gardens (海濱花園),
Wah Luen Industrial Centre
(華聯工業中心),
Sereno Verde (蝶翠峰),
Hong Lai Garden (康麗花園),
Dragonfair Garden (龍輝花園),
Handsome Court (恒順園),
Prime View Garden (景峰花園),
World Peace Centre (世和中心),
Bon Point (雍慧閣),
Chow Tai Fook Centre (周大福商業中心),
Kwai Yung Court (葵蓉苑),
Kwai Fuk Court (葵馥苑),
Methodist House (循道衞理大廈),
Un Chau Estate (元洲邨)

http://www.generalsecurity.com.hk/
http://www.generalsecurity.com.hk/



FEHD C/W (EH)
101 / 158 / 2009

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Two Shepherds

Sweetheart, how are you doing?

I haven't slept well because the water in my apartment has been contaminated, exactly the same happened in Toronto when I lived in your dad's property.

Hope you don't mind today I've shopped a piece of Rolex, a 5-carat diamond princess cut, and 3 birkin bags charged to your account. By the way, when I'm going to get the half of your bonus shares so that I can pay off my debts?

Sleep tight and don't you forget, I love you and I always do.

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The Invitation

Babe, have you drafted yours as I have 800 people on the list and I'm still adding more.

Sweetheart, I have ten couples on my list only. For our common friends I believe you've already put them on your list.

Babe why don't you invite more? I want you to share your happiness with all your friends on such important day.

Sweetheart you're being very thoughtful. Take a look first to see if you have any comments.

Well...let me see. You got George B, Steven S, Bill (but not Clinton), Warren B, G Brown, Angela M, Barack O, Nicolas S, Benjamin N and P Charles...babe, are you kidding? This is not a summit but a ceremony?

These are my dear friends. So do you think you can handle this?

Of course I can handle this! I just need to enhance the manpower for security purpose.

Sweetheart, all you have to do is to provide another 500 seats for the FBI, CIA, MI6, secret service agents and body guards, so and so. They will take care of everything.

But the banquet hall can only accommodate 1000 pax, what we're going to do?

My say is, cross out those 300 people from your dad's list. This is our wedding and not his. Show him what VIP truly means, SHOW HIM THE POWER INDEED.

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A Whole New World

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To My Beloved

Friends

How is your beloved better than others,
most beautiful of women?
How is your beloved better than others,
that you charge us so?

Beloved

My lover is radiant and ruddy,
outstanding among ten thousand.

His head is purest gold;
his hair is wavy
and black as a raven.

His eyes are like doves
by the water streams,
washed in milk,
mounted like jewels.

His cheeks are like beds of spice
yielding perfume.
His lips are like lilies
dripping with myrrh.

His arms are rods of gold
set with chrysolite.
His body is like polished ivory
decorated with sapphires.

His legs are pillars of marble
set on bases of pure gold.
His appearance is like Lebanon,
choice as its cedars.

His mouth is sweetness itself;
he is altogether lovely.
This is my lover, this my friend,
O daughters of Jerusalem.

SONG OF SONGS 5:9-16

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Benefit Of Doubts

Finally, the drama dog Wen Jiabao couldn't hold itself to exhibit its foolishness. Seven fire trucks on site because of a false alarm? We all know why these things happened. But Donald you made no excuse, for Hong Kong Island is fairly SMALL, and my apartment is only a few steps away from the government headquarters.

Giving you the benefit of doubts, we'll see if you're capable to prevent this from happening again. If not, it's time to step down as we can't trust you anymore. Think twice, and keep praying.

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God Has A Plan

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Security Counts

I believe the security system at Two Macdonnell Road has been very loose, that the management or Mr Cheng Yu Tung may wish to consult the Israeli government for a better solution.

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Top Ten Dictators 2009

6. Hu Jintao / China
Age: 66
In power since: 2002
Last year's rank: 5

Hu Jintao and the Chinese Communist Party won the right to host the 2008 Olympics by promising to improve human rights. Instead, Hu tightened restrictions on freedom of speech and religion. Repression of Tibetans and other minorities has increased dramatically. Political and religious dissidents can be held in “ Re-education Through Labor” camps for up to four years without trial.

http://www.parade.com/dictators/2009/the-worlds-10-worst-dictators.html?index=6


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