2014年10月25日星期六
Two More Mysterious Siberian Craters Discovered
July 30, 2014 | by Lisa Winter
A couple weeks ago, scientists were made aware of a massive crater in the permafrost of Yamal, Siberia. They're currently analyzing the crater to understand the origins of the 30-meter-wide hole, but no definitive cause has been identified. Curiouser and curiouser, two new smaller craters have been discovered that seem to have arisen under similarly mysterious conditions. The Siberian Times reports that one of the craters is also located in Yamal and the other is to the east in the Taymyr Peninsula.
The second Yamal crater is about 15 meters wide and has a small icy lake at the bottom. Unlike the original crater, there were witnesses when this was formed on September 27, 2013, although there is some discrepancy about what happened. Some local residents claim the ground began smoking and then a huge flash of light appeared, while others believe it was caused by a meteorite.
The Taymyr crater was accidentally discovered by herders who nearly fell into it, and there are no eyewitness accounts of how it came to be. It is shaped like a slender cone, with the opening at 4 meters in diameter and reaching depths of 60-100 meters. Scientists aren’t sure what would cause this perfect cone shape, as it doesn’t overtly appear to be manmade or naturally occurring.
The original crater set the internet on fire with possible explanations of its origins, including weapons testing, meteorites, and even alien activity. One leading hypothesis involves an explosion of gas that had been trapped underground in the permafrost, especially given its proximity to the largest natural gas reserve in Siberia. The thawing ground would have warmed the methane, increasing pressure until it popped like a cork.
As this area has been particularly affected by climate change and is warmer than it has been in 120,000 years. The rampant thawing may have caused a large pingo, in which frozen ground begins to push up to the surface. As the ground thawed, the pingo could have collapsed, forming the deep hole with water at the bottom. While some preliminary analysis has been completed, scientists won’t speculate on a cause until more study has been completed. Unfortunately, the Arctic is so remote that large portions of it have not been well studied.
If climate change really is the driving force behind these mysterious craters, they could very well happen more frequently. Researchers might be able to predict if/when another crater explosion is likely to appear if they are able to determine a definitive cause. This could be important in protecting people and property in the area.
http://www.iflscience.com/environment/two-more-mysterious-siberian-craters-discovered
點解佢硬係要嚮嗰到爆窿？
西伯利亞嘅永久冰土上出現咗個30米闊嘅大大大孤窿！何來？暫時不明。然後又再搵多兩個細啲一樣樣嘅。
第二個細嘅於此2013年9月27日形成。當時有當地人話見到有煙，然後一度強光。有其他人話係隕石做成。
第三個形狀似完美嘅倒轉雪糕銅，4米闊60-100米深。由遊牧人發現，差啲跌咗落去。冇人目擊點形成嘅。唔知係人為定天然嘅。
猜測有好多！排第一嘅假設係被困嘅氣體爆炸，尤其咁接近西伯利亞自然氣儲存地。沼气嚮地底被暖和因為上面溶雪，爭加壓力至最後好似水松蓋咁爆出！
嗰到比起十二萬年前暖咗好多，地向上推，已經形成咗小丘。當地面繼續溶雪，小丘開始倒塌。造成一個有水嘅好深嘅大孤窿！雖然初步分析已有，但未作更多研究之前科學家唔會就原因作出推測。可惜一大大遍北極地帶仍未被研究。
若呢啲大孤窿真係地球暖化而造成，將會陸續有嚟！若能確定原因，研究人員就有可能預測到下一次嘅發生，減輕對當地人及財產嘅損傷。
2014年10月22日星期三
神化了人 . 人化了神
基督教顯示人類的自大程度 -- 人係照住神而做 -- 把神人性化或把人神性化！創造者創造了萬物也好定律也好，之後何
可怕的性事
小朋友「隻狗狗係咪你㗎？係咩狗嚟㗎？」
我『係呀！呢種狗叫哥基。佢叫包包，女仔嚟㗎！』
小朋友「我屋企有4隻狗。」
我『嘩！咁多隻。係咩狗嚟㗎？』
小朋友「全部都係比熊狗。因為daddy媽咪生咗5隻bb，賣咗
陪著佢有位姨姨，不停在傍糾正 "daddy媽咪" 呢個 terms。必須指明並非人。
我『咁依家狗狗有冇絶育呀？』
小朋友「有呀！daddy媽咪做咗。bb等佢大個啲先。」
我『絶育早啲做會好啲。』
小朋友「點解呀？」
我『因為細個做，好快就忘記咗痛。第二，細個做，好番會快啲。第
姨姨一聽到呢到就話要番去，唔好阻住姐姐(我)。
小朋友「咩係性事？」
我『性事就係想生bb囉！』
小朋友認真想咁樣，微微點頭。姨姨就開始趕羊咁。
我『而且絕育可預防老年患癌。所以絕育好緊要㗎！』
我『係呀！呢種狗叫哥基。佢叫包包，女仔嚟㗎！』
小朋友「我屋企有4隻狗。」
我『嘩！咁多隻。係咩狗嚟㗎？』
小朋友「全部都係比熊狗。因為daddy媽咪生咗5隻bb，賣咗
陪著佢有位姨姨，不停在傍糾正 "daddy媽咪" 呢個 terms。必須指明並非人。
我『咁依家狗狗有冇絶育呀？』
小朋友「有呀！daddy媽咪做咗。bb等佢大個啲先。」
我『絶育早啲做會好啲。』
小朋友「點解呀？」
我『因為細個做，好快就忘記咗痛。第二，細個做，好番會快啲。第
姨姨一聽到呢到就話要番去，唔好阻住姐姐(我)。
小朋友「咩係性事？」
我『性事就係想生bb囉！』
小朋友認真想咁樣，微微點頭。姨姨就開始趕羊咁。
我『而且絕育可預防老年患癌。所以絕育好緊要㗎！』
2014年9月6日星期六
做傻事
有一個學生 (CH) 平時測驗平均得 20 分左右。他跟同學坐時，即使同學不理他，他還是說他的話。安排他
我『那又怎樣？』
CH「下課了。」
我『對不起。那個鐘是用來提我時間的。甚麼時候下課是我說的算。
一次不記得他做錯了甚麼，我說過犯了就每日放學都來教員室找我，
「老師，來做什麼？」
『做好這個練習你便可以離開。』
「真的？」
『是做好。不是做完。你高興甚麼？』
「......」
錯了改。改至完全做好為止。我當然會再問他，看他是否真明白。
過了一個月。英文測驗，他全班最高分 -- 72！我說『好吧！你放學後不用再來。』結果，他又回到 20 分的水平。
一班平均 40 人。一位老師最少看 3 班。每班有 35 人像 CH 那樣，甚至品行更差。副校長問我有沒有興趣當全職老師，
我『那又怎樣？』
CH「下課了。」
我『對不起。那個鐘是用來提我時間的。甚麼時候下課是我說的算。
一次不記得他做錯了甚麼，我說過犯了就每日放學都來教員室找我，
「老師，來做什麼？」
『做好這個練習你便可以離開。』
「真的？」
『是做好。不是做完。你高興甚麼？』
「......」
錯了改。改至完全做好為止。我當然會再問他，看他是否真明白。
過了一個月。英文測驗，他全班最高分 -- 72！我說『好吧！你放學後不用再來。』結果，他又回到 20 分的水平。
一班平均 40 人。一位老師最少看 3 班。每班有 35 人像 CH 那樣，甚至品行更差。副校長問我有沒有興趣當全職老師，
Ketchup . Catchup
原來 ketchup 系原自中文「茄汁」咖！
真人真事 -- Ketchup
中學家政堂，拍著個儍婆 J。為咗唔想再嘥時間同 J 補鑊，比咗一份簡單差事佢辦。準備時，我忙到一頭煙。茄汁呢？J
「J，你做咩呀？」
「帮 W 畢油。」
「咁茄汁呢？」
「揾唔到。」
四圍望。就一支令令舍舍响老師枱到。
「果支咪系囉！」
「旦系果支寫 "catch up" 唔一樣。」
「...... 咁佢係咪茄汁吖？」
「嗯。」
「咁就得啦。攞嚟。」
「吓。唔同串法咖喎 ......」
-- 撞鬼！--
真人真事 -- Ketchup
中學家政堂，拍著個儍婆 J。為咗唔想再嘥時間同 J 補鑊，比咗一份簡單差事佢辦。準備時，我忙到一頭煙。茄汁呢？J
「J，你做咩呀？」
「帮 W 畢油。」
「咁茄汁呢？」
「揾唔到。」
四圍望。就一支令令舍舍响老師枱到。
「果支咪系囉！」
「旦系果支寫 "catch up" 唔一樣。」
「...... 咁佢係咪茄汁吖？」
「嗯。」
「咁就得啦。攞嚟。」
「吓。唔同串法咖喎 ......」
-- 撞鬼！--
Begging the Question
經常出現的對話。是對話，因為根本沒有討論的元素。
A：不能這樣做。
B：為甚麼？
A：因為這樣做是不對的。
B：那裡不對了？
A：難道這麼不道德的事能做嗎？
B：......
結論：
1. 除了一個 statement「這行為是不對的」，甚麼也沒說。
2. A 其實對自己所判斷的對錯亦不清楚怎麼來的。
這叫做 begging the question。
A：不能這樣做。
B：為甚麼？
A：因為這樣做是不對的。
B：那裡不對了？
A：難道這麼不道德的事能做嗎？
B：......
結論：
1. 除了一個 statement「這行為是不對的」，甚麼也沒說。
2. A 其實對自己所判斷的對錯亦不清楚怎麼來的。
這叫做 begging the question。
2014年9月2日星期二
2014年8月31日星期日
一夫一妻是幹啥的？
蔡瀾：反對一夫一妻，說婚姻是一種野蠻的制度 ...... 你雖然說人類的智慧，高於其它動物，所以婚姻制度才產生。但另一方面，高度的智慧，也因某些統治者造成了一種非常不合天然的道德水準。...... 相當地野蠻，愈文明愈野蠻的一種制度。一定是清教徒式的人想出來的。或者是性能力極弱，一個女人都對付不了的男人想出來的。
像蔡瀾一樣，很多人誤以為一夫一妻是人類產物。其實在動物中也有一夫一妻的，而且有不同種類的一夫一妻制：
• 一生只得一個配偶，對方死去也不會再另覓新歡。
• 一段時間之內只有一個配偶。與對方分手後或對方死後，才另覓伴侶。
• 一同維護一個家庭，但偶會與別人交配；不過，只限於交配，不會再作額外投資如養育子女。
而且，會進行一夫一妻制的動物有些特徵：
• 雌雄體積分別不大明顯。
• 雄性對雌性不會太粗暴。
• 人類雄性陽具很平滑。也許是要更享受性愛，而非單單為傳宗接代。
除生物演化外，生存方式、文化、社群結構也會演化的。一夫一妻制或多偶制是求存方式，與生物生理結構、雌雄比例及社群結構有著互相影響的關連。大部份動物 都不採用一夫一妻制。而且，即使奉行一夫一妻制的也會有出軌行為。這意味著生物有著與多過一個伴侶同時交配的原始意慾。而雌雄交配的權利分配也就是外圍種 種因素所影響。
人類社會，一夫一妻制也實屬少數。若一夫一妻制是天生而非後天學習，那就不用社會制裁來施行。那為何要立法定下一夫一妻制？是甚麼到今天我們選取了一夫一妻制為最佳配對？
在多偶制靈長動物中，為確保自己的後代得以繁衍，雌性經常受虐，嬰兒亦容易被其他雄性殺死。這都是人類文明社會不能接受的文化。要男性留下保障下一代能成 長致成人為止，要鞏固家庭，一夫一妻制可以做到。那一夫多妻呢？因為要充份利用資源，男女平等是必然的。在互不信任的情況下，尤其女性得不到保障，取而代 之就是多子制以確保自己的下一代得以生存。於是，女性便會一窩蜂的爭著跟有權勢的男性結合，其他男性得不到傳宗接代的機會時，很容易造成社會動亂。男性之 間要時常較量，當然亦很浪費資本。怎麼令女性得到保障，而願意與較次等的男性建立家庭？那就是一夫一妻的婚姻制度了。結婚證書是一份合同，可以解，可以犯 亦可以完。雖然合約不能解決所有問題，但要承受的後果還是對出軌一方（通常是男性）作出一定的阻嚇。一夫一妻以外的配對方式雖然不一定犯法，但還是受到社 會道德規範。今時今日，男女平等，子女的福利不一定再只從婚姻得到保障，女性獨立能力也很強。一夫一妻制受到衝擊。不過，要培育子女的資本也同時增大了， 一夫一妻的婚姻還是最有效的配對方法。
所以一夫一妻並非蔡瀾所說是野蠻的制度，反而是協調得出的傾向；婚姻制度亦是文明的產物。是為和諧社會，製造多元的人類而設的概念！
1. Primate Behavior
http://www.iupui.edu/~mstd/a103/primate%20lecture%203.html
2. Be My Valentines: Is Monogamy Natural to Us?
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304104504579374872476645630
3. Are Humans Meant to be Monogamous?
http://www.livescience.com/32146-are-humans-meant-to-be-monogamous.html
4. Humans evolved monogamous relationships to stop men killing rivals' babies, says study
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/humans-evolved-monogamous-relationships-to-stop-men-killing-rivals-babies-says-study-8737095.html
5. Are humans meant to be monogamous?
http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/humans-meant-monogamous
6. Are Humans Monogamous or Polygamous?
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/human_evolution/2012/10/are_humans_monogamous_or_polygamous_the_evolution_of_human_mating_strategies_.html
7. Monogamy and Human Evolution
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/science/monogamys-boost-to-human-evolution.html?_r=0
8. Monogamy Made Us Human
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/370159/monogamy-made-us-human-william-tucker
2014年7月11日星期五
Do Not Let Fear Blinds You [Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VAIN) 陰道上皮內瘤變 2]
接受過兩次手術，病變依然，前所未有的失望。
醫生說一個癌病人，術後檢出依然有病變細胞。服用過綠茶丸後，沒有了病變細胞。我認為只是巧合的現象，兩者並無直接因果關係。醫生亦表示不相信這偏方，決定只需定期檢查觀察。
似乎還是要做些事才可擺脫這個
die
hard fans HPV33！每次檢查還是有病變，就好像每次考試都不合格一樣，很不過癮！查看
Immiquimod
cream 好像也不錯。醫生認為這藥已有多年，仍未見有甚麼顯著效果，於是又回到沒甚麼可做的地步了！
難
道真要吃綠茶丸？心有不安。查看吃綠茶丸都是單一個案，似是
placebo
effect 多。即安慰劑，心理作用。但致少有
effect
呀？！Placebo
effect 最重要就是必須要先相信。既然我不相信，又何來有作用呢？那就要找自己的
placebo
了。
要健康不外乎
4
點：
1.
均衡飲食
2.
適量運動
3.
早睡（不要遲過12時）
4.
多飲水
簡單但不容易。單是早睡對很多城市人就豪不容易。若這些基本的也未能做好，甚麼綠茶丸、苓芝胞子
......
都是浪費的。但當心裡恐懼不安時，理智相對會變得脆弱。當然，即使綠茶丸沒有用，吃了也無防。沒甚麼大不了。
我個人想法：習慣性讓恐懼騎過理智是很危險。首先，沒有看清及接受事實。不面對事實又怎能對症下藥？將希望都只放到綠茶丸會否太依賴忘記了基本？「大包圍」式做法更令人疲累。當有「效果」，不知所云去告訴別人，這個循環傳開就更危險！
找出恐懼不安的原因，面對它；找出方案對付它。理智就可以安撫不安。
【最新報告：變異很輕微。】努力！
2014年6月21日星期六
Democracy is a collection of the same selfish desire.
When each person votes, he vote for himself. Majority of people
do not vote thinking what is best for the society as a whole in long
term. Politicians gamble on what most people want and make promises
accordingly without consider whether it is feasible. Their aim is the
votes not the benefit of the society.
Democracy means lead by
people. As long as people can involve and participate that contribute to
such meaning. One man one vote is probably the laziest democratic
system because all it takes is just that one vote and there's nothing
else need to be done individually.
2014年5月26日星期一
2014年5月22日星期四
ENOUGH !!!
-- 唔該啦！--
如果發現治癌嘅神方係一定會向全世界都睇到嘅新聞見到！點會懶神秘咁向一啲 impact 都冇嘅 journal 到 publish 吖？
-- 點解？點解吖？？？--
如果你連癌係咩，點嚟都唔知。咁你又點知啲所謂治癌療法係有效定神棍？
你真係想幫人，咁請你認識下癌先啦！幫神棍四圍 share 埋晒啲唔知咩偏方會害死人㗎！
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/
http://www.cancer.gov/aboutnci
2014年5月6日星期二
No Explanation = Evidence ??
The fact that I can't explain a strange phenomena is not evidence of the existence of ghost. Pleeeeease.
SMALL DOG SYNDROME
好多人見到細種狗仔好得意就想養。當然，有咁細隻狗其實就係想令佢哋更可愛迎合人。但係佢唔係手提電話，唔清楚功能，唔迎合自己，都唔可以隨便拋棄。
細種狗點解都會有同一種行為問題？因為：
1. 佢哋體型細。狗主通常都會覺得佢哋冇乜殺傷力而寵壞。完全唔覺得有需要教佢哋同做行為訓練。
2. 佢哋可愛。狗主通常都會唔捨得同佢進行行為訓練。
3. 狗主一開始認為細狗係唔需要咩訓練。
4. 懶！
但係即使細狗，狗都係有狗性。狗係以群體生活，而且各自有自己嘅綱位，以 alpha dog 為首。冇 alpha dog 就會毫無安全感。於是就自己充當 alpha dog 位置。但係有自知之明，明知自己冇能力，所以就神經質咁又吠又野蠻！完成不受控制。或者狗主唔介意做亞四。但有冇諗過狗狗24小時處於高度警覺嘅情況下過活係幾咁辛苦？
狗主作為 alpha dog 就要有 alpha dog 嘅風範！唔係懶有型就得。要夠兇猛！要有自信！作為部下，有佢自身嘅工作，狗主要分配。例如看門口。身為狗主嘅你有冇盡你嘅職責呢？
細種狗點解都會有同一種行為問題？因為：
1. 佢哋體型細。狗主通常都會覺得佢哋冇乜殺傷力而寵壞。完全唔覺得有需要教佢哋同做行為訓練。
2. 佢哋可愛。狗主通常都會唔捨得同佢進行行為訓練。
3. 狗主一開始認為細狗係唔需要咩訓練。
4. 懶！
但係即使細狗，狗都係有狗性。狗係以群體生活，而且各自有自己嘅綱位，以 alpha dog 為首。冇 alpha dog 就會毫無安全感。於是就自己充當 alpha dog 位置。但係有自知之明，明知自己冇能力，所以就神經質咁又吠又野蠻！完成不受控制。或者狗主唔介意做亞四。但有冇諗過狗狗24小時處於高度警覺嘅情況下過活係幾咁辛苦？
狗主作為 alpha dog 就要有 alpha dog 嘅風範！唔係懶有型就得。要夠兇猛！要有自信！作為部下，有佢自身嘅工作，狗主要分配。例如看門口。身為狗主嘅你有冇盡你嘅職責呢？
OMG Cellulite!!!
NO, you canNOT, and neither can I, remove cellulite. But does fact make you feel better?
First, there might be thunder and lightning hearing that you cannot remove cellulite. But once you accept the fact, it does make you leave it alone because you start focusing on some other matters.
First, there might be thunder and lightning hearing that you cannot remove cellulite. But once you accept the fact, it does make you leave it alone because you start focusing on some other matters.
Second, how come workout "seems" to work? Because workout makes you happy, gives you radiance and healthy strong immunity WHICH eventually make you look great overall!
So, don't give up looking great even you can't do anything about just this one minor problem. Keep exercise gals!!!
<<5 Fat Truths About Cellulite>>
http://shows.howstuffworks.com/stuff-mom-never-told-you/smnty-5-fat-truths-about-cellulite-video.htm
基本辯論技巧
有啲人係咁樣討論：首先用個標籤套落對方，然後就著哩個標籤去批評對方。咁樣就可以繞過證實前切 (即係對方係咪如標籤咁樣)，一早放自己向一定啱嘅位置，對方係向唔啱嗰邊。但係其實佢乜都冇證實到。
辯論中反駁對方論點嘅技巧：
1. Is it true? Is it always true?
2. Is it significant?
3. Is it relevant?
4. Is it easy to solve?
驗證對方支持論點嘅證據:
5. What is the source?
6. Is the explanation reasonable?
7. Date of source? Outdated?
8. Statistically valid?
9. From expert of the field?
10. Biased?
["Discover Debate" Michael Lubetsky, 2002. Compass Publishing]
辯論中反駁對方論點嘅技巧：
1. Is it true? Is it always true?
2. Is it significant?
3. Is it relevant?
4. Is it easy to solve?
驗證對方支持論點嘅證據:
5. What is the source?
6. Is the explanation reasonable?
7. Date of source? Outdated?
8. Statistically valid?
9. From expert of the field?
10. Biased?
["Discover Debate" Michael Lubetsky, 2002. Compass Publishing]
DON'T Spread the Myths
Telling/Sharing unscientific information can be fatal and certainly irresponsible.These information may stop people to do the right thing and put themselves in risks and danger. It can make people worry for nothing too. As a reader, you should always be alert. Calm down! Look at the source, look at the statistic and the real world around you!
1. GMO food is killing people. (All the rice is genetically modified from ancient times. They are artificial selected. The plump corns too!)
2. Milk is poisonous. (Unless you are severely allergic to lactose. Of course, even TOO MUCH water kills you.)
3. Vaccines kill your children. (We are all healthy and kicking. What they are doing is switching the virus to inactive mode as a bait to turn on our own defence system! Building mega construction kills more people than taking vaccine!)
4. Contraceptive pills have lots of side-effects and is not natural. (Basically the pills prevent the egg coming, hence, you can't conceive. The bleeding is a mimic. So it is also safe to make a 3 months cycle, 4 months cycle or even never bleed!)
5. MSG is bad. (Those cheap MSG contains lots of impurity substances. This is cause of uncomfortable reactions! Well, like people who can be allergic to peanuts, eggs, milk, some can also be allergic to MSG. They will probably have the same allergic response to tomato, seaweed and mushrooms.)
When it is suspicious:
-- no source or credible source
-- relates to some conspiracies
-- only contain one or two individual case(s)
Trust your reasoning not fear.
Mouse, Pig, and Elephant
Me: I am mouse (rat). I was born on the year of mouse. What are you?
K3: I am pig!
Me: Wow! My mom and my sister are pig too! What about your mom?
K3: Elephant! Mommy is elephant!
Me: (eyes wide) ...
Meaning "mommy is very powerful and cannot be outpowered!"
K3: I am pig!
Me: Wow! My mom and my sister are pig too! What about your mom?
K3: Elephant! Mommy is elephant!
Me: (eyes wide) ...
Meaning "mommy is very powerful and cannot be outpowered!"
Tiger Mom is Nothing Like a Tiger
A real tiger mom takes very good care of its cubs. A real tiger mom doesn't train her cubs 24/7. She let them play or may play with them. She demonstrates who she is instead of forcing her dream to her cubs. The whole attitude is consistent whether tiger, rabbit or panda...
<<Psychiatrist Shimi Kang offers the dolphin way to bring up children>>
Thu, Apr 17 2014/SCMP
Just being a parent is confusing and exhausting enough without all those conflicting parenting styles being sold by photogenic people with PhDs. They only serve as criticism to accentuate our shortcomings and ignorance.
Boy, have I ruined my kids' future by failing to play Bach and Mozart to them when they were in the womb.
The latest parenting sensation is Shimi Kang, who advises us to follow the way of the dolphin.
The Canadian-Indian Harvard-trained psychiatrist's offering, The Dolphin Way offers a sensible alternative to training tiger cubs.
We all fear a tiger but everyone loves Flipper. That may be why tiger mum Amy Chua provoked such animus. We should instead raise our children like baby dolphins, so Kang says. Parents, release your inner fins!
So why dolphins? Well, we all know IQ and EQ. Dr Kang here offers what she calls CQ: creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration. These are the core skills, she argues, a child needs to thrive in the 21st century and dolphins, we are told, excel in all of them. Let's not try to be marine biologists here. But as Kang points out, dolphins use tools such as sea sponges over their snouts to forage for food [creativity]. They work around problems such as avoiding fishing traps [critical thinking]. They whistle, squeak and physically gesture to communicate. And they play, hunt and socialise together [collaboration].
Tiger parenting, Kang argues, not only fails to encourage these skills, it stifles them. Why? Because the cubs are over-scheduled, over-structured, over-managed and over-protected. She also claims tiger cubs on average do worse than their well-adjusted, well-rounded peers in the one area their parents claim superiority: academic performance. As evidence, she cites a University of Texas study which tracked more than 300 Chinese-American families over eight years. Those with "harsh parenting" styles on average produced children with educational achievement and attainment lower than families that were "supportive" and "easygoing".
My take is that most parents are tigers, dolphins and pussycats at one time or another. Sometimes you have to be a tiger. Other times you just have to play with Flipper.
<<Psychiatrist Shimi Kang offers the dolphin way to bring up children>>
Thu, Apr 17 2014/SCMP
Just being a parent is confusing and exhausting enough without all those conflicting parenting styles being sold by photogenic people with PhDs. They only serve as criticism to accentuate our shortcomings and ignorance.
Boy, have I ruined my kids' future by failing to play Bach and Mozart to them when they were in the womb.
The latest parenting sensation is Shimi Kang, who advises us to follow the way of the dolphin.
The Canadian-Indian Harvard-trained psychiatrist's offering, The Dolphin Way offers a sensible alternative to training tiger cubs.
We all fear a tiger but everyone loves Flipper. That may be why tiger mum Amy Chua provoked such animus. We should instead raise our children like baby dolphins, so Kang says. Parents, release your inner fins!
So why dolphins? Well, we all know IQ and EQ. Dr Kang here offers what she calls CQ: creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration. These are the core skills, she argues, a child needs to thrive in the 21st century and dolphins, we are told, excel in all of them. Let's not try to be marine biologists here. But as Kang points out, dolphins use tools such as sea sponges over their snouts to forage for food [creativity]. They work around problems such as avoiding fishing traps [critical thinking]. They whistle, squeak and physically gesture to communicate. And they play, hunt and socialise together [collaboration].
Tiger parenting, Kang argues, not only fails to encourage these skills, it stifles them. Why? Because the cubs are over-scheduled, over-structured, over-managed and over-protected. She also claims tiger cubs on average do worse than their well-adjusted, well-rounded peers in the one area their parents claim superiority: academic performance. As evidence, she cites a University of Texas study which tracked more than 300 Chinese-American families over eight years. Those with "harsh parenting" styles on average produced children with educational achievement and attainment lower than families that were "supportive" and "easygoing".
My take is that most parents are tigers, dolphins and pussycats at one time or another. Sometimes you have to be a tiger. Other times you just have to play with Flipper.
2014年4月24日星期四
最唔鐘意啲自由行xxx
A「我最唔鐘意啲自由行打尖！」
B「我最唔鐘意啲自由行野蠻！」
C「我最唔鐘意啲自由行四圍踎！」
我「我最唔鐘意啲自由行！講完。」
D「不過你真係不得不服咗佢哋啲 fashion。」
我「嘩！真係呢，McQueen 都唸唔出咁嘅配答。」
D「LadyGaga 都著唔出咁嘅韻味！」
B「我最唔鐘意啲自由行野蠻！」
C「我最唔鐘意啲自由行四圍踎！」
我「我最唔鐘意啲自由行！講完。」
D「不過你真係不得不服咗佢哋啲 fashion。」
我「嘩！真係呢，McQueen 都唸唔出咁嘅配答。」
D「LadyGaga 都著唔出咁嘅韻味！」
2014年4月19日星期六
To Take Or Not To Take Birth Control (Contraceptive) Pills
Talking to my friend about the persistence of HPV because I am still in precancerous stage after LLETZ and hysterectomy -- VaIN1. One of the reason that I highly suspect is the 20 years consumption of birth control pills. She questioned that the pills was not as safe as doctors have claimed. Let me put it this way, with all the knowledge I have now and go back in time, would I have given up the pills? Answer is NO. But I would have done something else.
First, VaIN is rare! So rare that even collecting all VaIN patients data couldn't form a valid statistic (yet).
Second, there is no proof. I suspect it only due to non-existence of all other possible factors in my case.
(See "3. Which cancers are caused by HPVs?" in
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/HPV
and "6. How do oral contraceptives affect cervical cancer risk?" in
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/oral-contraceptives)
Third, not everyone will get high-risked HPV. There are vaccines, pap smear test to prevent and detect the infection. There are many treatments for removing progressed HPV infection. In most cases, patients will get it removed once detected the CIN progressed from 1 to 2. In my case, I didn't see a gyno nor do the test since 1998. By the time CIN2 was detected on 2010, the CIN2 might have been with me for a few years already. I might also be able to stop the progression once I knew of the vaccine by visiting a gyno.
So why should anyone give up pills and suffer from the problems they ARE ALREADY having for something that MIGHT NOT happen? Remember, even if it happens, there are methods of tackling it.
First, VaIN is rare! So rare that even collecting all VaIN patients data couldn't form a valid statistic (yet).
Second, there is no proof. I suspect it only due to non-existence of all other possible factors in my case.
(See "3. Which cancers are caused by HPVs?" in
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/HPV
and "6. How do oral contraceptives affect cervical cancer risk?" in
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/oral-contraceptives)
Third, not everyone will get high-risked HPV. There are vaccines, pap smear test to prevent and detect the infection. There are many treatments for removing progressed HPV infection. In most cases, patients will get it removed once detected the CIN progressed from 1 to 2. In my case, I didn't see a gyno nor do the test since 1998. By the time CIN2 was detected on 2010, the CIN2 might have been with me for a few years already. I might also be able to stop the progression once I knew of the vaccine by visiting a gyno.
So why should anyone give up pills and suffer from the problems they ARE ALREADY having for something that MIGHT NOT happen? Remember, even if it happens, there are methods of tackling it.
2014年4月13日星期日
2014年3月30日星期日
Assignment
My
assignment to my girls' group (from high school):
Find as many contraceptive methods as possible. It can be proper or crazy. Crazy like having sex standing so the sperm can't swim up...
They asked me why.
I said "Then we will try and test each method to see the level of effectiveness."
They said "Are you going to teach us how to use condom?"
I said "Oh you remind me. Please bring a cucumber along too!"
HAHAHAHAHA
"No. Of course not. Just going to discuss it."
Find as many contraceptive methods as possible. It can be proper or crazy. Crazy like having sex standing so the sperm can't swim up...
They asked me why.
I said "Then we will try and test each method to see the level of effectiveness."
They said "Are you going to teach us how to use condom?"
I said "Oh you remind me. Please bring a cucumber along too!"
HAHAHAHAHA
"No. Of course not. Just going to discuss it."
To Fear or Not to Fear
Fear can drive one to a breakthrough.
Fear can also make one blind to truth.
Make good use of fear!
Fear can also make one blind to truth.
Make good use of fear!
2014年3月12日星期三
功課，遊戲，課外活動
<<星期二檔案>> 自由玩
1. 啲細露學咁多野好有錢哩！其實點解唔自己教？家長自己識幾多？個小朋友學咁多野，講真，係為乜？
2. 老師教唔到就會用操功課等小朋友熟能生巧嘅把戲！點解會教唔到？可以係老師問題，亦可以係學校問題，或者係教育概念嘅問題！
http://programme.tvb.com/news/tuesdayreport/video/
1. 啲細露學咁多野好有錢哩！其實點解唔自己教？家長自己識幾多？個小朋友學咁多野，講真，係為乜？
2. 老師教唔到就會用操功課等小朋友熟能生巧嘅把戲！點解會教唔到？可以係老師問題，亦可以係學校問題，或者係教育概念嘅問題！
http://programme.tvb.com/news/tuesdayreport/video/
2014年3月1日星期六
Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VAIN) 陰道上皮內瘤變 1
過了半年，即手術後身體完全康復的第一次陰道抹片驗查。結果陽性 — 低度病變 — 陰道上皮內瘤變 (vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia VaIN) [？]。與 CIN 一樣分3級。再做 HPV 驗查，依然 HPV33。 ...... 太罕見，不夠數量做有質量的數據。連醫生 (依然是譚家輝醫生) 都沒有甚麼建議。他提及一個病人，有癌，手術切除後依然低度病變；服用綠茶丸，病變清了。我說我不相信，他亦表示他也不相信。
我不吸煙，不喝酒，沒有做愛可能造成的反覆交叉感染。那只剩兩個可能性：
1. 長期用避孕丸 (接近 20 年)
2. 免疫系統有問題，就是無法清除此 HPV (這個醫生亦有表示過)
那避孕丸已停用了半年，或許要再給多點時間觀察。致於免疫力就這樣：
1. 先把時間表定好作 guideline 改掉壞習慣：
• 早睡早起
• 吃早餐及多喝水
• 一星期至少三日踏單車，亦把握多點與狗狗散步
因為有了時間表，溫習做 assignment 都能好好安排。有了安排就可減少壓力。
• 這些癌病與精神緊張很有關係。需放鬆，多做運動。我一有壓力，立刻有皮炎 (即濕疹)
• 不要太晚睡，少吃肉
• 改掉用護墊；白帶較多與難清 HPV 有關，特別氣味濃的。
先開藥使我減少白帶，戒掉用護墊，及使我安眠。下星期覆診 (Mar 5)。
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3. 根據 American Cancer Society 一隻稱 imiquimod cream，本用提升受感染的部分的免疫力，可將 VAIN 2 / 3 降致 VAIN 1。有些女士甚而沒有 VAIN 了。不過此藥對 VAIN 的作用似乎還在硏究中。
按照時間表，晚餐要少肉 (可吃魚)。還可多吃蕃茄，紅燈籠椒，喝檸檬水。繼續看中醫調理一下亦無不可。到下一次驗查時，依然 positive 的話再咨詢醫生那個 imiquimod 可適合用。有了計劃，人安定許多！
2014年2月23日星期日
Isn't Life Amazing?
Doctors Take A Long Shot And Inject HIV Into Dying Girl. The Reason Why Will Amaze You.
Scientists Have Made Old Mice Young Again
The fountain of youth may have been discovered after scientists found they could reverse the aging process in mammals.
Harvard researchers managed to turn the clock back for mice by helping their cellular DNA communicate more efficiently.
After just one week of restoring this communication scientists found two-year-old mice now had the body tissue of a six-month-old.
"In human years, this would be like a 60-year-old converting to a 20-year-old in these specific areas," said Professor David Sinclair, an expert in genetics at Harvard Medical School.
Researchers discovered that the nuclear DNA — found in the nucleus of a cell — and the Mitochondrial DNA — found in other parts of the cell — stop communicating as we age. Over time this loss of communication reduces the cell's ability to make energy, and signs of aging and disease become apparent.
"This particular component of the aging process had never before been described," said Dr Ana Gomes, a scientist in Sinclair's lab
The team found the communication problems were down to a depletion in a protein called NAD. When they upped the levels of NAD in the cells of mice, the ageing process reversed.
Prof Sinclair added: "The ageing process we discovered is like a married couple — when they are young, they communicate well, but over time, living in close quarters for many years, communication breaks down.
"And just like with a couple, restoring communication solved the problem. There's clearly much more work to be done here, but if these results stand, then many aspects of ageing may be reversible if caught early."
His team are now looking at the longer-term outcomes of the NAD-producing compound in mice and how it affects the mouse as a whole.
They are also exploring whether the compound can be used to safely treat rare diseases or more common diseases such as Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Longer term, the professor plans to test if the compound will give mice a healthier, longer life.
They also discovered that a molecule which switches on during ageing also switches on during cancer, in a finding that could improve treatments for the disease.
"We're starting to see now that the physiology of cancer is in certain ways similar to the physiology of aging," said Dr Gomes. "Perhaps this can explain why the greatest risk of cancer is age. "
The findings were published in the journal Cell.
Scientists Have Made Old Mice Young Again
www.businessinsider.com/scientists-make-old-mice-young-again-2013-12#ixzz2oVG5A57U
The fountain of youth may have been discovered after scientists found they could reverse the aging process in mammals.Harvard researchers managed to turn the clock back for mice by helping their cellular DNA communicate more efficiently.
After just one week of restoring this communication scientists found two-year-old mice now had the body tissue of a six-month-old.
"In human years, this would be like a 60-year-old converting to a 20-year-old in these specific areas," said Professor David Sinclair, an expert in genetics at Harvard Medical School.
Researchers discovered that the nuclear DNA — found in the nucleus of a cell — and the Mitochondrial DNA — found in other parts of the cell — stop communicating as we age. Over time this loss of communication reduces the cell's ability to make energy, and signs of aging and disease become apparent.
"This particular component of the aging process had never before been described," said Dr Ana Gomes, a scientist in Sinclair's lab
The team found the communication problems were down to a depletion in a protein called NAD. When they upped the levels of NAD in the cells of mice, the ageing process reversed.
Prof Sinclair added: "The ageing process we discovered is like a married couple — when they are young, they communicate well, but over time, living in close quarters for many years, communication breaks down.
"And just like with a couple, restoring communication solved the problem. There's clearly much more work to be done here, but if these results stand, then many aspects of ageing may be reversible if caught early."
His team are now looking at the longer-term outcomes of the NAD-producing compound in mice and how it affects the mouse as a whole.
They are also exploring whether the compound can be used to safely treat rare diseases or more common diseases such as Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Longer term, the professor plans to test if the compound will give mice a healthier, longer life.
They also discovered that a molecule which switches on during ageing also switches on during cancer, in a finding that could improve treatments for the disease.
"We're starting to see now that the physiology of cancer is in certain ways similar to the physiology of aging," said Dr Gomes. "Perhaps this can explain why the greatest risk of cancer is age. "
The findings were published in the journal Cell.
2014年2月22日星期六
What Is Justice?
我經常問我的學生 "What is justice?"
這個問題可能每個人都有不同的定義。所以，他們一聽到我問 "What is justice?" 他們便像「蟻咬」！
我想 justice 就是『己所不欲，勿施於人』。這簡單得小朋友也明白的道理，卻也有不簡單的情況。若有些行為是我不介意，別人卻在意呢？...... ooops!
2014年1月19日星期日
Religion Education Love
Religion is a tool to build life's attitude.
Education is a tool to see life.
Love is a tool to enjoy life.
Education is a tool to see life.
Love is a tool to enjoy life.
2014年1月16日星期四
人乳頭狀瘤病毒(HPV)疫苗 -- Gardasil
Girls, if affordable, you should always try to get maximum protection whenever you can. Your doctors may not recommend you to take Gardasil (HPV vaccine) because reports about the effectiveness of the vaccine shows that the older you are, the less effective the vaccine. BUT, say, a 20% effectiveness IS still better than no protection (0%). Unless there is a better alternative -- no sex. That's kinda like "don't blink". The love glove (condom) is only 30-40% effective. Well, you can try never open your eyes. Yes, it is rare that the HPV develops to cancer, but if it does, would you have regretted not to have taken the vaccine? Because today there is no cure for HPV caused cancer, only treatment -- which is to cut out the infected parts. How many body parts are you willing to get cut for not taking the vaccine? You do the maths.
Besides the vaccine can help you remove a bundle of other STDs!
女士們，如果負擔得起，你應該盡力得到最大保護。你的醫生可能不建議您採取 Gardasil（HPV疫苗），因為報告顯示疫苗有效性隨著年齡下降。但是，假設有效性只有20％仍比無保護（0％）為佳。除非有更好的選擇 - 沒有性活動。這有點像“不眨眼”。那麼，你可以嘗試從來不睜開眼睛。避孕套只有大慨 30-40% 效用。人乳頭狀瘤病毒發展到癌是小數，而且需時很長。但如果真的患上子宮頸癌時，你會否後悔當初沒有採用疫苗？因為今天沒有治愈HPV引起的癌症，唯一的治療方法是切出受感染的部位。你有多少身體部位願意被砍掉只為不用疫苗？你自己計計算。
除了子宮頸癌，疫苗可幫助除去一系列其他性病！
2014年1月5日星期日
香港學生 • 香港老師
香港學生：
只要能打機便能不做功課。
即使不能打機，依然不會做功課。
但願所有功課都只不過是打機！
香港老師：
只要除消各種無謂的考試，老師便能真正施教，學生才能學真正的學問！
即使再多考試，依然不會令學生變得有見識。
但願學校可以變回學習的地方，而不是考試的地方！
只要能打機便能不做功課。
即使不能打機，依然不會做功課。
但願所有功課都只不過是打機！
香港老師：
只要除消各種無謂的考試，老師便能真正施教，學生才能學真正的學問！
即使再多考試，依然不會令學生變得有見識。
但願學校可以變回學習的地方，而不是考試的地方！
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