In 1989 scientists believed they had discovered how to create cold fusion, but they were wrong...did they get it right this time?
An attempt to explain gas plasma electrolysis or cold fusion..
Cold Nuclear Fusion
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Bob Myspace Video
BBC Horizon: An Experiment to Save the World (2005)
An Experiment to Save the World Part 1 of 5
An Experiment to Save the World Part 2 of 5
An Experiment to Save the World Part 3 of 5
An Experiment to Save the World Part 4 of 5
An Experiment to Save the World Part 5 of 5
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
World Bank issues its 1st yuan bonds in Hong Kong
World Bank latest to issue yuan bond as China promotes currency for international use (Kelvin Chan, AP Business Writer, On Wednesday January 5, 2011, 9:15 am EST)
HONG KONG (AP) -- The World Bank is issuing its first bonds denominated in China's yuan in Hong Kong, joining a growing number of borrowers tapping the new debt market as Beijing gradually promotes its tightly controlled currency abroad.
The World Bank said buyers of its 500 million yuan ($76 million), two-year bond were mainly Hong Kong-based financial institutions, companies and wealthy individuals. It said the money will go into its general fund, rather than being raised for a specific purpose.
The yuan is not traded on global currency markets but Beijing has loosened controls and allows Hong Kong banks to use it. Hong Kong is Chinese territory but has its own currency and a Western-style legal system and often is used as a site for mainland companies to interact with foreign investors.
Beijing began allowing foreign companies to issue yuan debt last year. The Asian Development Bank, Caterpillar Inc. and McDonald's Corp. have sold yuan-denominated debt to finance activities in China.
Buyers of such bonds hope to gain from both interest payments and the growing strength of the yuan, which is rising against the U.S. dollar.
China is set to gain a bigger say in the World Bank after a restructuring last year to boost the voting power of developing countries. If approved, China will be the third-biggest voting power after the United States and Japan. The World Bank provides low-interest loans and technical assistance to developing countries.
Beijing is promoting Hong Kong as a platform for yuan-based international banking. Hong Kong banks started handling yuan in 2004 and now offer services ranging from deposits to credit cards to trade financing that allows foreign companies to pay Chinese business partners in yuan.
Analysts say Beijing wants to see the yuan, also known as the renminbi, or people's money, become a global currency like the dollar or euro, though that could take years or decades.
Increased use of the yuan abroad could help China by reducing the exchange-rate risks faced by its exporters, who now are paid mostly in dollars.
"There are so many benefits that China can achieve from shifting trade to the local currency," said Credit Agricole economist Darius Kowalczyk.
Borrowing costs for China's government and companies also would decline if foreign investors were willing to buy more yuan-denominated bonds.
In August, McDonald's Corp. sold nearly $30 million in yuan bonds to pay to build new restaurants in China. Caterpillar sold $150 million in yuan bonds to provide financing for buyers of its heavy equipment.
Also last year, the Asian Development Bank sold $181 million in bonds to raise money to provide development projects in China.
HONG KONG (AP) -- The World Bank is issuing its first bonds denominated in China's yuan in Hong Kong, joining a growing number of borrowers tapping the new debt market as Beijing gradually promotes its tightly controlled currency abroad.
The World Bank said buyers of its 500 million yuan ($76 million), two-year bond were mainly Hong Kong-based financial institutions, companies and wealthy individuals. It said the money will go into its general fund, rather than being raised for a specific purpose.
The yuan is not traded on global currency markets but Beijing has loosened controls and allows Hong Kong banks to use it. Hong Kong is Chinese territory but has its own currency and a Western-style legal system and often is used as a site for mainland companies to interact with foreign investors.
Beijing began allowing foreign companies to issue yuan debt last year. The Asian Development Bank, Caterpillar Inc. and McDonald's Corp. have sold yuan-denominated debt to finance activities in China.
Buyers of such bonds hope to gain from both interest payments and the growing strength of the yuan, which is rising against the U.S. dollar.
China is set to gain a bigger say in the World Bank after a restructuring last year to boost the voting power of developing countries. If approved, China will be the third-biggest voting power after the United States and Japan. The World Bank provides low-interest loans and technical assistance to developing countries.
Beijing is promoting Hong Kong as a platform for yuan-based international banking. Hong Kong banks started handling yuan in 2004 and now offer services ranging from deposits to credit cards to trade financing that allows foreign companies to pay Chinese business partners in yuan.
Analysts say Beijing wants to see the yuan, also known as the renminbi, or people's money, become a global currency like the dollar or euro, though that could take years or decades.
Increased use of the yuan abroad could help China by reducing the exchange-rate risks faced by its exporters, who now are paid mostly in dollars.
"There are so many benefits that China can achieve from shifting trade to the local currency," said Credit Agricole economist Darius Kowalczyk.
Borrowing costs for China's government and companies also would decline if foreign investors were willing to buy more yuan-denominated bonds.
In August, McDonald's Corp. sold nearly $30 million in yuan bonds to pay to build new restaurants in China. Caterpillar sold $150 million in yuan bonds to provide financing for buyers of its heavy equipment.
Also last year, the Asian Development Bank sold $181 million in bonds to raise money to provide development projects in China.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Giant tuna sells for record price in Japan
TOKYO (AFP) – A monster bluefin tuna sold for a record 396,000 dollars in the year's first auction at the world's biggest fish market in Tokyo Wednesday amid intense pre-dawn bidding.
The 342-kilogramme (752-pound) fish -- caught off Japan's northern island of Hokkaido -- fetched a winning bid of 32.49 million yen (396,000 dollars), said an official at the Tsukiji fish market.
It was the highest such bid yet, topping the previous record of 20.02 million yen paid for a bluefin tuna in 2001, the officials said.
A piece of "sashimi", a slice of raw fish, from the massive specimen would be estimated to sell at up to 3,450 yen at cost price, local media reported.
The fish was bought by a pair of Japanese and Hong Kong sushi restaurant owners who also made the joint top bid for a bluefin in the first auction of last year at Tsukiji, a market the size of more than 40 football pitches.
"I felt relieved," the Hong Kong sushi restaurant owner told reporters at the market, where a total of 538 bluefin tunas were sold for high prices in the pre-dawn auction.
"It's a good tuna," he said. "The high price came because overseas buyers have also been demanding tuna."
Local media said bidders from China, where the popularity of high-grade bluefin is growing, had helped push the sale price to its new record.
"The globalisation of food led to the high price," one participant said, according to Kyodo News. "This is good news that enlivens the entire market. I hope the Japanese economy will get a boost and pick up as well."
Decades of overfishing have seen global tuna stocks crash, pushing some Western nations to call for a trade ban on endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Japan consumes three-quarters of the global catch of bluefin, a highly prized sushi ingredient known in Japan as "kuro maguro" (black tuna) and dubbed by sushi connoisseurs the "black diamond" because of its scarcity.
Golden-Voiced Homeless Man Captivates Internet
From Yahoo! Posted Tue Jan 4, 2011 12:17pm PST by Daniel Kreps
This clip speaks for itself -- literally. The Columbus Dispatch discovered a homeless man along Ohio's I-71 claiming to have "the God-given gift of voice." His name is Ted Williams, and he's an ex-radio announcer according to the note he scrawled on a piece of cardboard that he uses to solicit change from drivers. And wow, does Williams ever deliver for a dollar. Williams tells the Dispatch about his struggles, but thankfully "alcohol and drugs and a few other things" haven't diminished Williams' velvety vocal cords, and he says he's two years clean now..
"I have a god given gift of voice. I'm an ex-radio announcer who has fallen on hard times. Please! Any help will be greatfully appreciated. Thank you and God bless. Happy holidays," says Williams' roadside sign for help..
Like Williams, the radio industry has fallen on hard times in the past decade, but given the viral power of this video, we expect more than a few morning show and late-night appearances, and perhaps even a job, will be in Williams' near future. In fact, Reddit reports that Ted has already been tracked down by Columbus area radio show The Morning Zoo and will appear on tomorrow morning's show, so tune in! .
This clip speaks for itself -- literally. The Columbus Dispatch discovered a homeless man along Ohio's I-71 claiming to have "the God-given gift of voice." His name is Ted Williams, and he's an ex-radio announcer according to the note he scrawled on a piece of cardboard that he uses to solicit change from drivers. And wow, does Williams ever deliver for a dollar. Williams tells the Dispatch about his struggles, but thankfully "alcohol and drugs and a few other things" haven't diminished Williams' velvety vocal cords, and he says he's two years clean now..
"I have a god given gift of voice. I'm an ex-radio announcer who has fallen on hard times. Please! Any help will be greatfully appreciated. Thank you and God bless. Happy holidays," says Williams' roadside sign for help..
Like Williams, the radio industry has fallen on hard times in the past decade, but given the viral power of this video, we expect more than a few morning show and late-night appearances, and perhaps even a job, will be in Williams' near future. In fact, Reddit reports that Ted has already been tracked down by Columbus area radio show The Morning Zoo and will appear on tomorrow morning's show, so tune in! .
Sunday, January 2, 2011
【天若有情】劉德華 吳倩蓮 (A Moment Of Romance)
A Moment Of Romance
Actor: Andy Lau, Wu Chien Lien
Director: Benny Chan
Run Time: 88 minutes
Distributor: Mega Star
Synopsis: Wah Dee (Andy Lau) is just another smalltime punk, an orphan dragged up on the mean streets of Hong Kong. A loner, he handles cars and bikes like a racing champion, and is enlisted by psychotic Triad leader Trumpet (Tommy Wong) as the getaway driver for a heist that goes horribly wrong. To keep the police off his trail, Wah Dee takes a girl named Jo Jo (Wu Chien Lien) hostage. Fearing that she will betray them, Trumpet orders her executed, forcing Wah Dee to sever his allegiance with the gang by defending her. The only daughter of wealthy parents, Jo Jo is drawn to Wah Dee’s lawless lifestyle, while he, cast in the unfamiliar role of protector, discovers in her an innocence that he himself has lost long ago. On the run, hunted by both sides of the law, their desperate love is doomed from the start…
【天若有情】Part 1 of 6
【天若有情】Part 2 of 6
【天若有情】Part 3 of 6
【天若有情】Part 4 of 6
【天若有情】Part 5 of 6
【天若有情】Part 6 of 6
Actor: Andy Lau, Wu Chien Lien
Director: Benny Chan
Run Time: 88 minutes
Distributor: Mega Star
Synopsis: Wah Dee (Andy Lau) is just another smalltime punk, an orphan dragged up on the mean streets of Hong Kong. A loner, he handles cars and bikes like a racing champion, and is enlisted by psychotic Triad leader Trumpet (Tommy Wong) as the getaway driver for a heist that goes horribly wrong. To keep the police off his trail, Wah Dee takes a girl named Jo Jo (Wu Chien Lien) hostage. Fearing that she will betray them, Trumpet orders her executed, forcing Wah Dee to sever his allegiance with the gang by defending her. The only daughter of wealthy parents, Jo Jo is drawn to Wah Dee’s lawless lifestyle, while he, cast in the unfamiliar role of protector, discovers in her an innocence that he himself has lost long ago. On the run, hunted by both sides of the law, their desperate love is doomed from the start…
【天若有情】Part 1 of 6
【天若有情】Part 2 of 6
【天若有情】Part 3 of 6
【天若有情】Part 4 of 6
【天若有情】Part 5 of 6
【天若有情】Part 6 of 6
【倫文敘老點柳先開】郭富城 張衛健 周慧敏 (The Kung Fu Scholar)
The Kung Fu Scholar
Actor: Aaron Kwok, Dicky Cheung, Vivian Chow
Director: Norman Law
Run Time: 94 minutes
Distributor: China Star Entertainment Group
Synopsis: Lun was a smart scholar who liked to do petty tricks and practical jokes on others. Lau had been practicing martial arts since he was a small kid. He was a straight forward and honest person. Both were students of Ming College. Lun and Lau formed an odd couple of school and had small disputes all the time. Both of them also fell in love with Ching, their beautiful classmate. Ming College and Dongfong College were long-time rivals in all the inter-collegiate competitions. The principal of Ming College desperately wanted his college to win the competitions, so he invited Li, a grand master of kung-fu, to teach his students. Actually Li was pursuit by Imperial Secret Agents. He took up the teaching post only to cover up his true identity. The secret agents found Li on the day of the competition. With help from Lun and Lau, Li managed to escape. Then both Lun and Lau got back to the competition and finally won. They became friends after this incident.
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 1 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 2 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 3 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 4 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 5 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 6 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 7 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 8 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 9 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 10 of 10
Actor: Aaron Kwok, Dicky Cheung, Vivian Chow
Director: Norman Law
Run Time: 94 minutes
Distributor: China Star Entertainment Group
Synopsis: Lun was a smart scholar who liked to do petty tricks and practical jokes on others. Lau had been practicing martial arts since he was a small kid. He was a straight forward and honest person. Both were students of Ming College. Lun and Lau formed an odd couple of school and had small disputes all the time. Both of them also fell in love with Ching, their beautiful classmate. Ming College and Dongfong College were long-time rivals in all the inter-collegiate competitions. The principal of Ming College desperately wanted his college to win the competitions, so he invited Li, a grand master of kung-fu, to teach his students. Actually Li was pursuit by Imperial Secret Agents. He took up the teaching post only to cover up his true identity. The secret agents found Li on the day of the competition. With help from Lun and Lau, Li managed to escape. Then both Lun and Lau got back to the competition and finally won. They became friends after this incident.
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 1 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 2 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 3 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 4 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 5 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 6 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 7 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 8 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 9 of 10
【倫文敘老點柳先開】Part 10 of 10
【百變星君】周星馳 梁詠琪 (Sixty Million Dollar Man)
Sixty Million Dollar Man
Actor: Stephen Chow, Gigi Leung
Director: Yip Wai Man
Run Time: 91 minutes
Distributor: Mei Ah Laser Disc Co., Ltd.
Synopsis: Shing( Stephen Chow ) is the son of a billionaire and he spends all his time flirting with girls. One day, Shing meets a very pretty lady -- Silvia and decides to woo her. By doing so Shing discovers that Silvia is the mistress of the head of the Mafia, Roberto. At that very moment, Roberto and his gang are having a confidential meeting. Roberto wants to kill Shing has overheard the conversation. Shing was severely injured by a bomb, having only the remaining part of a mouth, a head and a pen.the doctor proposes Shing replace the whole body with some high-tech human made organs...
【百變星君】Part 1 of 10
【百變星君】Part 2 of 10
【百變星君】Part 3 of 10
【百變星君】Part 4 of 10
【百變星君】Part 5 of 10
【百變星君】Part 6 of 10
【百變星君】Part 7 of 10
【百變星君】Part 8 of 10
【百變星君】Part 9 of 10
【百變星君】Part 10 of 10
Actor: Stephen Chow, Gigi Leung
Director: Yip Wai Man
Run Time: 91 minutes
Distributor: Mei Ah Laser Disc Co., Ltd.
Synopsis: Shing( Stephen Chow ) is the son of a billionaire and he spends all his time flirting with girls. One day, Shing meets a very pretty lady -- Silvia and decides to woo her. By doing so Shing discovers that Silvia is the mistress of the head of the Mafia, Roberto. At that very moment, Roberto and his gang are having a confidential meeting. Roberto wants to kill Shing has overheard the conversation. Shing was severely injured by a bomb, having only the remaining part of a mouth, a head and a pen.the doctor proposes Shing replace the whole body with some high-tech human made organs...
【百變星君】Part 1 of 10
【百變星君】Part 2 of 10
【百變星君】Part 3 of 10
【百變星君】Part 4 of 10
【百變星君】Part 5 of 10
【百變星君】Part 6 of 10
【百變星君】Part 7 of 10
【百變星君】Part 8 of 10
【百變星君】Part 9 of 10
【百變星君】Part 10 of 10
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