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Holy cow. She had 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, 150 great-great-grandchildren, 220 great-great-great grandchildren and 75 great-great-great-great grandchildren. That’s…uh…seven generations! She died on Dec 11, 2006.

Anyway, that’s not the important point. The key thing is…what’s the secret for living so long?

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bolden, recognized as the world’s oldest person, died Monday in a nursing home, the home’s administrator said. She was 116.

Bolden was born Aug. 15, 1890, according to the Gerontology Research Group, a Los Angeles organization that tracks the ages of the world’s oldest people.

Guinness World Records recognized Bolden as the oldest person in the world in August after the death of Maria Esther de Capovilla of Ecuador, who also was 116.

Bolden died at the Mid-South Health and Rehabilitation Center, a nursing home where she had been living for several years, said the centre’ s administrator, Charlotte Pierce. Bolden suffered a stroke in 2004, and her family said she spoke little after that and slept much of the time.

Family members said this year that Bolden had 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, 150 great-great-grandchildren, 220 great-great-great grandchildren and 75 great-great-great-great grandchildren.

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Chinese New Year (農曆新年) is coming. According to Chinese Lunar calendar, this coming new year falls on Sunday, February 18, 2007—The Year of The Boar / Pig. The above image depicts the famous Chinese folk tale “Journey to the West” [西遊記, 西游记] with four main characters:

• Táng-Sānzàng (Tang Dynasty Monk; 唐僧)
• Sūn Wùkōng (the Monkey King; 孫悟空)
• Zhū Bājiè (Monster Pig of the Eight Prohibitions; 豬八戒)
• Shā Wùjìng (Monster Sand Awakened to Purity; 沙悟淨)

Happy Chinese New Year 2007
May the God of Wealth bring fortune to you

You’re a pig, if born in 1899, 1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, and 2031.
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Tiny transmitters in Canadian coins.

OTTAWA — They say money talks, and a new report suggests Canadian currency is indeed chatting, at least electronically, on behalf of shadowy spies.

Canadian coins containing tiny transmitters have mysteriously turned up in the pockets of at least three American contractors who visited Canada, says a branch of the U.S. Defense Department.

Security experts believe the miniature devices could be used to track the movements of defence industry personnel dealing in sensitive military technology.

“You might want to know where the individual is going, what meetings the individual might be having and, above all, with whom,” said David Harris, a former CSIS officer who consults on security matters.

“The more covert or clandestine the activity in which somebody might be involved, the more significant this kind of information could be.”

The counterintelligence office of the U.S. Defense Security Service cites the currency caper as an example of the methods international spies have recently tried to illicitly acquire military technology.

The service’s report, Technology Collection Trends in the U.S. Defense Industry, says foreign-hosted conventions, seminars and exhibits are popular venues for pilfering secrets.

The report is based on an analysis of 971 “suspicious contact reports” submitted in the fiscal year 2005 by security-cleared defence contractors and various official personnel.

“On at least three separate occasions between October 2005 and January 2006, cleared defense contractors’ employees traveling through Canada have discovered radio frequency transmitters embedded in Canadian coins placed on their persons,” the report says.

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Whoa, that’s…uhh…..scary. I wonder if the coin is weighed more lightly with a transmitter inside.

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A Japanese instant noodles commercial. It’s hilarious.

With only a minute left in the bomb timer, the one-minute-ready-to-serve instant noodles come to mind and relieve the stress & tension. Sure it’s yummy and relaxing, but the price tag is huge.
View this Japanese Instant Noodle humor video clip.

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Year 2007 has many long vacation opportunities in Taiwan, as long as you’re smart enough and fast enough (vs. your co-workers) to choose the right time to take your holiday from work. Eg, get a 12-day Chinese New Year vacation by taking only 3 days off your working days!!!

2007年有很多連假喔~~
農曆過年是2/17~2/22 請個23號星期五就繼續連休星期六星期日~
意思就是說再請26~27號~就又連到228假期~只要請三天!!! 就可以得到一共12天假!!! 這才叫爽!!!
清明節 4/5~ 請一天4/6號就連續4天假期~可以誠心祭祖 !!
端午節 6/19 從6/16開始~請一天6/18~是個連續4天假 GOOD!!
中秋節 9/25 從9/22開始~請一天9/24~也是個連續4天假 VERY GOOD!!
要訂飯店的快去訂~~~ 要訂機票的也快去訂~~
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