Ten things Kate can't do once she marries Wills

    I read this news on the Internet.
    It`s funny. Although the British Royal family accepts Kate, but it still has a lot of  restriction and lack of freedom.

     Just one generation ago someone like Kate Middleton would have been tasered for getting too close to the British Royal family.
     So when Clarence House relaxed their stun guns and let their future king propose to a 'commoner', Britain awoke in a postmodern-like daze where realities became relative and class boundaries blurred.

      The only problem with such superb forward thinking is that the Royal Family is still very much backward and old fashioned when it comes to some matters, namely rules and etiquette.
      And as the first normal woman to enter the Windsor fold, Kate will feel the changes to her life on a higher level than many past princesses.
Here are ten things the bride-to-be will no longer be allowed to do once she walks down the Green Mile – ahem, aisle – in Westminster:

1. Be referred to as 'Kate' 

2. Vote

3. Run for political office

4. Escape the scrutiny

5. Play Monopoly

6. Say or do anything controversial

7. Eat shellfish

8. Work

9. Sign anything unofficial

10. Finish her dinner

Obamas' income has a big drop in 2010

I read this news from WASHINGTON (Reuters).

   
     President Barack Obama and wife Michelle made significantly less money last year than in 2009, with book sales their main source of income, according to their joint tax return released by the White House on Monday.
     The first family reported an adjusted gross income of $1,728,096 and paid federal taxes of $435,770, down from income of $5,505,409 in 2009. April 18 was the deadline this year for Americans to file their annual tax returns.
     Mr. Obama’s Democrats are fighting with Republicans over cutting the U.S. deficit through a mixture of spending cuts and tax hikes, with Obama, a best selling author, arguing that wealthier Americans like him can afford to pay more in tax.
     Specifically, he opposes extending Bush-era tax cuts on families making more than $250,000 a year. These tax cuts are due to expire at the end of 2012, when they would revert to 39.6 per cent from a 35 per cent top income rate at the moment.
     Earnings from Mr. Obama’s books, Dreams From My Father, The Audacity of Hope and Of Thee I Sing generated $1.568-million last year, according to the couple’s tax return.
     After-tax proceeds from the last book, which was the only one written after he became president in January 2009, were donated to the Fisher House Foundation to assist military families, which received $131,075 from the Obamas last year.
    Overall, the first family gave $245,075 to charity in 2010, reaching out to 36 different charities of which Fisher House was the largest single beneficiary.
    Other donations ranged from $1,000 to the $15,000 given to The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, which the two former presidents promoted in a joint appearance for Haiti earthquake aid with Mr. Obama at the White  House last year.
    Mr. Obama reported income from wages, salaries and tips of $395,188 last year. The first family also paid $51,568 in state income tax in Illinois

To iPad, or Not to iPad

Tonight I watch a viedo about iPad search from New York Times.

What surprises me is many custormers are  sensible. When I heard some guy said "I don`t need one" or "I like my newspaper, I like my books", I laughed.

The reporter ask a look like 10-year old boy`s view. He said he was not an iPad fans, because iphone is more convenient than iPad.

Click here to see more: New York Times Video.

In the days leading up to the arrival of Apple's iPad, New York Times reporter Claire Cain Miller hit the streets of New York City to find out if consumers are willing to carry yet another gadget.

Quotes from Movie

        Capitalism: A Love Story is directed by Michael Moore.

        This movie probably is extreme radical and full of criticism. But it makes me think about the Middle American Radicals. No matter how many unfair or evil the Capitalism has, Capitalist society at least has the right of  "One person, one vote". Many of them want some change, maybe that`s why a large amount of citizens have voted for Obama. 

       The quotes are excellent.

　"I sincerely believe...that banking establishment are more dangerous than standing armies."

　　 ---- Thomas Jefferson, 1816
　　　
　　　　
　　"Property monopolized or in the possession of a few is a curse to mankind."
　　 ---- John Adams, 1765
　　
　　
　"No man ought to own more property than needed for livelihood; the rest, by right, belonged to the state."
　　 ---- Benjamin Franklin
　　　　
　　
　　"It's class warfare, my class is winning, but they shouldn't be."
　　 ---- Warren Buffet, World's Richest person 2007
　

Daily life in Emporia

     Since weather in Emporia is getting better, many people spend more time staying outside for walking or doing other outside activities.
      I also like walking aound my apartment, because I can see all kinds of  people and interesting things.

A 4-year old boy is playing with his 10-month old little sister.He put his left hand on his sister`s mouth and left, making some funny noise which make the little girl joyful.

A father is playing with his cute daughter. Both of them are having a big smile on their faces.

The little boy put his hand aound the white narcissus in his house yard.

He is my neighbour, running along the trail without wearing shoes.

Two brothers, one is 1-year old(on the left) ,the other is 2-year old(on the right).

 A mother is giving a big hug to her little baby. Although he is having a faver, he seemed happy and excited when his mother played with him.

A bird is standing on a pole, looking at somewhere. What surprises me is it isn`t  afaid of people!

                 On aound 6p.m., a man took his puppy in his car, waiting the green traffic light at Merchant Steet.

A guy took a woman on his red motocycle. It was cool~ 

It was afternoon, after school, two girls riding their bicycles aound campus.

Two men were walking their dogs along the street.

At weekend, a couple is walking in the sunset, on campus

Spring is a promise

Spring is a promise that life begins!

     That`s true when I see the trees and grass dress up all green suddenly, the flowers blossom in a short time.
Nature is a magician. It is so amazing. People can develop the science and technology, but we cannot create a new earth.
      I know some flowers or trees` names, but I still have lots of unknow.
     In my eyes, it`s necessary to always hold in awe to something. The something could be life of people, life of animal, life of plants and nature. Something we can`t know the mystery totally in them but it`s the life`s presents for us.

Yellow Narcissus (On campus)

White  Narcissus (On campus)

(On campus)

Pear Tree, full of blossom little white flowers. When you look at it in the distance, it seems a white tree.

Pear flowers.

Purple and White Hyacinth (Around Country Mart.)

Pink Tulip (In commercial street)

 White Tulip(In commercial street) 

Around Country Mart.

When I see these beautiful things, they remind me of how precious life is.
I want to pretect them, and enjoy the pretty scenery.

"Human Rights" Debate from US and Chinese government

      On April 8, 2011, in Washington, DC Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, remarked to the Press on the Release of the 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Report.
     And on April 10, 2011, Chinese State Council gave a feedback as  The Human Rights Report of United State in 2010.
      It has 5 angles to discuss human rights in US：
           1.On Life, Property and Personal Security;
           2.On Civil and Political Rights;
           3. On Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;
           4.On Racial Discrimination;
           5.On the rights of women and children.

The full text translation is here:

Video:Secretary Clinton’s Remarks Upon Releasing The 2010 Human Rights Report

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      As part of our mission to update statecraft for the 21^st century, today I’m also pleased to announce the launch of our new website, humanrights.gov. This site will offer one-stop shopping for information about global human rights from across the United States Government. It will pull together reports, statements, and current updates from around the world. It will be searchable and it will be safe. You won’t need to register to use it. We hope this will make it easier for citizens, scholars, NGOs, and international organizations to find the information they need to hold governments accountable.

      As we have said repeatedly, the United States welcomes the rise of a strong and prosperous China, and we look forward to our upcoming Strategic and Economic Dialogue with Beijing and to our continued cooperation to address common global challenges. However, we remain deeply concerned about reports that, since February, dozens of people, including public interest lawyers, writers, artists, intellectuals, and activists have been arbitrarily detained and arrested. Among them most recently was the prominent artist, Ai Weiwei, who was taken into custody just this past Sunday. Such detention is contrary to the rule of law, and we urge China to release all of those who have been detained for exercising their internationally recognized right to free expression and to respect the fundamental freedoms and human rights of all of the citizens of China.
                                                                                              ——From: US Department of State

 To see more：

Remarks to the Press on the Release of the 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices