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Brilliant Invention Turns Office Paper Waste into Pencils

If you often find yourself searching for a pencil, then this clever little device called the P&P Office Waste Processor will keep well stocked by quickly producing them from simple office waste paper. The device gobbles up your paper waste basket contents and spits fully formed pencils out at the press of a button. Learn more after the jump!
The designers make the clever connection between an office’s waste stream and supply needs with a satisfying design that produces something truly useful — if not perfunctorily named. The literature says you simply feed a sheet of paper into the top and the device will wrap it tightly around a graphite stick, adding a bit of glue to keep the paper together. Once ready, the freshly minted pencil pops out the side.
There are plenty of paper-based pencils on the market, so it seems the product is viable, but since the user needs to supply glue and graphite sticks there is some fiddling. A transparent cover allows you to see the operation which can be set for automated or manual (although they do not explain what that exactly means). The P&P will even pre-sharpen the pencil before spitting it out. The same hole is also an automatic pencil sharpener.
The award winning device by Chinese designers Cheng Zhu Ruan, Yuan Yuan Liu, Xin wei Yuan and Chao Chen looks promising, but as of yet, it’s not in production. If this high tech device really does what it claims, it could be quite popular in schools or some offices where folks still use the low tech pencil. Only time will tell if the design makes it to the local office supply store, but we are crossing our fingers.
绝妙的发明：变办公废纸为铅笔
    如果你时不时就要找铅笔，那么，你只需要一些简单的办公废纸，这台名为P&P废纸处理机的巧妙小装置可以为你提供充足的货源。只要你按下按钮，这台装置就会贪婪地吃下那些本该丢进废纸篓里的纸，吐出已经成形的铅笔。下面我们就详细地认识一下它。
    设计者在泛滥成灾的废物和供应需求之间做了一个巧妙的联系，这个让人满意的设计能够生产出一些真正有用的东西——除了名字取得有点逊以外。据说明书上的介绍，你只需要在顶部放入一张纸，这个装置就会将纸紧紧地包住一条石墨棒，再用胶水粘紧。做好以后，新鲜出炉的铅笔就会从装置的侧边弹出来。
    市场上有大量纸做的铅笔，所以这种产品看起来还是可行的，但考虑到要使用者自己提供胶水和石墨棒，所以还需要再作修改。透过透明的盖子，你还可以清楚地看见整个装置的运作，包括自动的和手工的（尽管他们没有解释这些操作的准确用意）。P&P还可以在吐出铅笔前就把铅笔削好，铅笔的出口处有一个自动卷笔刀。
    这种受到盛赞的装置是由中国的设计师阮成住、刘源源、袁新伟和陈超一起设计的，看起来很有前景，但目前还没有投入生产。如果这种高端装置真的能像它宣称的那样，那势必会在学校和一些办公室等经常需要使用低端铅笔的地方流行起来。时间会告诉我们这款装置最终能否在办公用品的商店中买到，而我们能做的，就是祈求它快点到来。

爱，要说出口--今天就向三个人表达你的爱吧
Author Stephen Levine asks the question, "If you had an hour to live and could make only one phone call - who would you call, what would you say, and why are you waiting?" What a powerful message!
Who knows what we are waiting for? Perhaps we want to believe we will live forever, or that "someday" we will get around to telling the people we love how much we love them. Whatever the reasons, most of us simply wait too long.
As fate would have it, I'm writing this strategy on my grandmother's birthday. Later today, my father and I are driving out to visit her grave site. She died about two years ago. Before she passed away, it became obvious how important it was to her to let her family know how much she loved us all. It was a good reminder that there is no good reason to wait. Now is the time to let people know how much you care.
Ideally, you can tell someone in person or over the phone. I wonder how many people have been on the receiving end of a phone call where the caller says, "I just called to tell you how much I love you!" You may be surprised that almost nothing in the world means so much to a person. How would you like to receive the same message?
If you're too shy to make such a phone call, write a heartfelt letter instead. Either way, you may find that as you get used to it, letting people know how much you love them will become a regular part of your life. It probably won't shock you to know that, if it does, you'll probably begin receiving more love as a result.
爱，要说出口--今天就向三个人表达你的爱吧
    作者史蒂芬·李外恩问过这样一个问题，“如果你只剩下一个小时的生命，只能再拨打一个电话，你会打给谁？你会说些什么？你现在还等什么？”这是一条多么有力量的信息
    天知道我们在等什么。或许我们相信我们能活很久很久，或者终有一天我们会告诉人们我们有多爱他们。不管原因是什么，我们当中的大部分人，都已经等得太久了。
    巧的是，我是在祖母生日的时候写下这个方法的。今天晚些时候，我和父亲要开车去祖母的墓地。两年前，祖母去世。在她去世之前，告诉我们她是多么爱我们对她来说尤为重要。请谨记，没有什么原因值得你等待。现在，是时候告诉身边亲人你爱他们。
    理想情况下，你当面或者打电话告诉他们。我很想知道有多少人已经收到了亲友给自己打来的电话，听着电话那头说着“我打电话只是想告诉你我很爱你！”你会惊讶地发现，世界上任何东西都比不上这句话在一个人心中的分量。你收到相同信息的时候，会是怎样的感受？
    如果你太害羞，不敢拨打电话，那就写一封发自肺腑的信吧。不管是哪一种方式，习惯以后你会发现，让亲人知道你爱他们会变成生活中很平常的一部分。你不会对此感到惊讶，如果你会，那可能是你因此开始得到更多的爱。

练习如何处于“风眼”中
The eye of the storm is that one specific spot in the center of a twister, hurricane, or tornado that is calm, almost isolated from the frenzy of activity. Everything around the center is violent and turbulent, but the center remains peaceful. How nice it would be if we too could be calm and serene in the midst of chaos - in the eye of the storm.
Surprisingly enough, it's much easier that you might imagine to be in the eye of a "human storm." What it takes is intention and practice. Suppose, for example, that you are going to a family gathering that is going to be chaotic. You can tell yourself that you are going to use the experience as an opportunity to remain calm. You can commit to being the one person in the room who is going to be an example of peace. You can practice breathing. You can practice listening. You can let others be right and enjoy the glory. The point is, you can do it if you set your mind to it.
By starting out with harmless scenarios like family gatherings, cocktail parties, and birthday parties for children, you can build a track record and enjoy some success. You'll notice that by being in the eye of the storm, you will be more present-moment oriented. You'll enjoy yourself more than ever before. Once you have mastered harmless circumstances like these, you can practice on more difficult areas of life - dealing with conflict, hardship, or grief. If you start slowly, have some
success, and keep practicing, pretty soon you'll know how to live in the eye of the storm.

练习如何处于“风眼”中
    风眼就是指在旋风，飓风，或是龙卷风中的一个静止，几乎独立在疯狂之外的特定的点。在风眼外的一切都在剧烈旋转，但风眼处却依然寂静。假若我们也能像在风眼中般处于混乱中而保持冷静和安详，那该会多好。
    让人惊奇的是，想象自己处于“人眼”之中会是容易得多的事。这需要的是意志和练习。假设，你正在去往探望将会变得吵闹家庭聚会。你可以告诉自己可以利用经验作为保持冷静的机会。你自己将会是房间中的平静使者。你可以练习气息。你可以练习聆听。你容许让别人成功并享受他的荣耀。重点是，只要你放下心，你就可以。从毫无害处的家庭聚会情节，鸡尾酒会，小孩生日派对，你可以建立自己的成绩纪录并享受成功喜悦。你将会发现处于风眼之中，你会变得更为安心现状。你会比以前更懂享受生活。一旦你成功掌握诸如此类的环境气氛，你能够在生活不同的场景中练习-处理冲突，调节情绪低落，释放悲伤。如果你起步慢，成功了许少，只要坚持练习，很快你就会知道如何活在“风眼”中了。

Changing the DNA You Were Born With
Changing the DNA You Were Born With
We’ve all heard this before – you can’t change the genes you were born with…or can you? Impossible as it may sound many researchers have been trying to do just that. The field is called gene therapy and it involves “correcting” your existing genes to prevent or treat illness. Think of it as cutting-and-pasting new instructions into your body’s existing user manual.
So, how do researchers go about altering what your parents gave you? They first have to determine which gene(s) need to be changed. One ambitious attempt currently involves lessening the effects of infections such as HIV. In this case, the virus enters some of your healthy blood cells through specific receptors. These receptors are essentially designated guest entrances, just for the HIV virus. The obvious solution? Get rid of these entryways so the virus can’t get into your healthy cells.
Again, the key is to remove the cell’s instructions on how to make these entryways. In clinical trials, scientists are using DNA-cutting scissors, to delete these instructions. No more instructions, no more entryway for HIV viruses. If the virus can’t get in, your cells can’t get sick.

改变遗传下来的DNA
    我们以前都听说过，与生俱来的DNA是没法改变的，是吧？很多研究者做过此类尝试。此领域称作基因治疗，也就是通过改变你的基因来防治疾病。想像一下，这就像剪切和粘贴新的指令并发送到你身体现有的用户手册里。
    那么，研究者如何改变我们受身于父母的基因呢？首先，他们要确定哪些基因需要改变。目前最有潜力的尝试是关于减少HIV感染的研究。HIV病毒通过特定的受体进入人体正常细胞，这些受体对HIV病毒来说是量身定做的必须通道。最有效的解决方案是把这些通道清理掉，这样的话，病毒就没法侵入人体细胞了。
    也就是说，此技术的关键就在于去除细胞里生产受体的指令。在临床实验中，科学家们利用DNA剪刀去除这些指令。没有指令，就没有HIV受体通道。如果病毒无法进入人体，你就不会生病。这项技术一旦成熟，不但能预防疾病，还能治疗疾病，使病人康复。

Kid's Corner brings parental controls to Windows Phone 8

Adults love shiny things, and kids are no different. If you’re a parent and you own a smart phone or tablet, it’s inevitable that your young ones will want to monkey with it. Fortunately for all of us with children, Microsoft has built a new parental control feature into Windows Phone 8 called Kid’s Corner that will prevent any harm from coming to our devices while the kids play Cut the Rope or watch videos. And with all those candy-colored Nokia WP8 phones on the way, Kid’s Corner is arriving just in time.
A little set-up is required first, of course. Pop in to the Kid’s Corner settings screen and choose the kind of content you want to be accessible. You can open up your music, movies, apps, and games, and it looks as though you’ll even be able to specify which ones you want the kids to be able to fire up — rather than only being able to give them carte blanche. Calling up Kid’s Corner is as simple as swiping in from the left whenever the WP8 locks creen is displayed, and exiting only requires a single tap of the power button.
It may not be an earth-shattering addition, but it’s definitely the kind of feature that parents who are making the jump from a feature phone to their first smart phone could be swayed by. It’s also sure to be a hit with anyone who doesn’t want kids — or nosy friends — flicking through text messages, emails, or other personal information when a phone is left unattended for a few minutes.

Windows Phone 8“儿童模式”：手机尽在父母掌控
     成人喜欢色彩斑斓的东西，孩子们也一样。如果你已为人父母，又有智能手机或者平板电脑，你的孩子们难免会拿去摆弄一下。对家长们来说幸运的是，微软已在Windows Phone 8手机中增加一项 叫 作“儿童模式”（Kid’s Corner）的新功能。这项功能帮助父母进行手机管理，以防止孩子们在玩“割绳子”游戏或看视频时，手机上出现不良信息。而伴随着那些糖果色的诺基亚Windows Phone 8手机，“儿童模式”来得正是时候。
     首先，当然需要一些简单的安装步骤。进入“儿童模式”的安装界面，选择你允许孩子能接触到内容。你可以选择你的音乐、电影、应用以及游戏，同时，甚至可以定制你认为可以让孩子们打开的具体文件，而不是仅仅给他们一个“全权委托”。启动“儿童模式”只需从左往右轻轻一划，就像Windows Phone 8手机的屏保解锁那么简单；同时，退出也只需对电源键轻轻一按即可。
     这也许并不是一项惊天动地的附加功能，但它在家长们从功能手机转向第一部智能手机时，确实能影响他们的决策。它也确实满足了一些人的需求，他们不希望孩子（以及烦人的朋友）在自己不在的时候，浏览手机上的短信、电邮以及其他个人信息。

The Price of Success

One Sunday afternoon a young man came across a wise sage. The young man asked the sage if he could show him the path to success. The sage said, if you really want to know the path, meet me at the river tomorrow morning.
On the next day, the young man arrived early to the river, excited about what he was going to learn.
The sage and the young man then got into a boat and went down the river. After a few minutes, the young man said, I’m ready to learn; teach me the way of success.
The sage said, I will teach you, and he pushed the young man out of the boat and into the river. The sage then jumped into the river and pushed the young man’s head under the water. The young man fought and fought, but the sage kept the young man’s head under.
Finally, the young man broke free and came to the top of the water. He asked the sage, what are you trying to do, kill me; I just wanted to know the way of success.
The sage said, when you fight for success, like you were just fighting for your life, you will find it.
The point I’m trying to make is this, if success is not critical to you, you won’t find it. You have to fight for it with everything that you have, because it won’t come easy. You must have a white hot burning desire in order to achieve the unachievable. There’s a quote that says, “The nose of the bulldog has been slanted backwards so that he may breathe without letting go.”
To succeed you have to be like that Bulldog. You have to have a “no-give-up” mentality; you have to fight for you want, like everything is depending on it.
成功的代价
    某个周六午后，一个年轻人偶然遇见了一位智者，便恳请他讲讲成功的方法。智者回答说，如果你真的很想知道答案，请明天早上来河边见我。
    第二天，年轻人满怀着期待早早地就来到了河边，兴奋异常。
    年轻人跟着智者上了一条船，沿着河流漂流而下。没过几分钟，年轻人就急切地请求智者点拨迷津。
    “我会教你的”，话音刚落，他就把年轻人推入河中，自己也跟着跳了下去，还把年轻人的脑袋按在水中不放。年轻人拼命挣扎，奈何也挣脱不了。
    最终，年轻人总算是挣脱了出来，大喊道，“你想干什么，杀了我吗？我只是想知道成功的方法而已。”
    智者说，“当你为成功奋斗就像为求生而奋战那样，你自然会收获成功。”
    通过这个故事我想要说的就是，假如你认为成功不是非此不可的一件事的话，你就无法取得成功。因为成功来之不易，所以你要全力以赴去奋斗。你一定要有一颗炙热的心去追求你的目标。有一句名言是这样说的，“斗牛犬长着一副塌鼻子，这样它在贴着与对手较量时也不用担心呼吸问题”。
    为了取得成功，你一定要像斗牛犬那样。你必须要有一种”永不言弃“的精神；你一定要为了自己理想而去奋斗，就像没有它的话，其它一切存在也就没有任何意义那样。
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