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发帖数: 6973 | 1 Judith Martin, China's Cuddly Emissaries. Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2011
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book review on Henry Nicholls, The Way of the Panda: The curious history of
China's political animal. Profile Books, 2011)
Quote: "Pandas were formally discovered quite late, in 1869 * * * they had
never been mentioned or depicted in Chinese literature or art. * * * Then
one day a French missionary and collector of an... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3718 | 2 Like deities and tax law, your beloved pet works in mysterious ways. Science
can't explain the power of the pooch or the Karma of the kitty, but numerous
studies have shown that furry companions—just by their presence—can help
lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, raise chances of survival after a
heart attack, reduce loneliness and depression and spread all-round good
cheer.
Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, a critter
provides more comfort than a spouse. A 2002 |
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发帖数: 19049 | 3 2011 is shaping up to an amazing year for Speculative Fiction at large not
just Fantasy although that is looking damn good all by itself. My Sci-Fi
list last year was only 7 books long, which grew a little with the year, but
it was so short I combined it with UR and Steampunk picks. This year Sci-Fi
warrants a post all its own with loads of debuts and returning stars. The
people claiming Sci-fi is dying or already dead should shear the wool off
their eyes and see what is brewing.
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发帖数: 7025 | 4 尼采说过失去盲目的信仰之后，如何挣扎找到自己相信的美好。
Nietzsche's "Three Metamorphoses"
by Jason Francois
In the section of Thus Spoke Zarathustra entitled, "Of the Three
Metamorphoses,” Zarathustra describes a process of human transformation.
This transformation will become Zarathustra's answer to the fears and
anxieties created by the "death of God".
Nietzsche begins: "I name you three metamorphoses of the spirit: how the
spirit shall become a camel, and the camel a lion, and the lion at last a
child".
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