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高尚活动屋来到我们身边：环保的克莱顿iHouse上市

What do you get with a Clayton manufactured home?

From your new home builders at Clayton Homes, get the floor plan, amenities and quality you want, plus the affordable payments you need. You get a manufactured home that provides comfort and security – not to mention pride. With Clayton Homes, you get more than you ever imagined.

由 Bin Chen 于 6 hours 之前发表

Clayton Homes是一家美国公司，该公司专门制造和销售成品家园（成品屋），他们用最新的构件来建i-naming的房子。这些iHouse可以预制的，根据顾 客的需求来建造，其能源效率高，据克莱顿估计，它每天花的费用大约是1美元，包括所有的电费和取暖需要。它利用太阳能电池板，节能电器，厚墙壁，重型隔热 装置，雨水收集装置，热水器，双抽水马桶，以满足其环保目标。该公司去年售出约30000家iHouse，Clayton公司认为iHouse的销售可能 很快就会占公司业务的百分之十。这种带有完整家具的房子，面积约1000平方英尺，售价在140000美元左右，现在正如雨后春笋般在美国各地冒出来，上 周六开始，这种房子在全国范围内正式发售。

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趁着今夜有些微凉

一整束红色的跳舞蘭

G弦上的詠歎調

古典音樂的「AIR」裡，最有名的是巴哈的II.Air, bwv1068，又稱《Ｇ弦上的詠嘆調》（Air on the G string），被譽為不輸帕海貝爾《卡農》的經典小品。

　　巴哈的四首管弦組曲之一。這一首的第二樂章 Air 因為曾被德國小提琴家 August Wilhelmj改編為小提琴獨奏曲而風行於世。 所謂 Air，有歌調或旋律之意，是慢板、有抒情歌調子的管弦樂曲的名稱，源自於歌劇的 Aria 或Arial，後者是歌劇中的主要獨唱曲部分，通常由三部組成∶第一部為主題，第二部為第一部的對比，第三部以華麗的風格重複第一部的曲調。

　　在巴哈的《樂隊組曲第三號》誕生百餘年後，十九世紀德國著名小提琴家威廉密（August Wilhelmj,1845 ~1908）對這首作品的第二樂章作了改編，將第一小提琴聲部的曲調由D大調改為C大調，樂器上以小提琴獨奏為主，輔以大鍵琴伴奏，同時又將旋律全部移至小提琴G弦上演奏，由此命名為《G弦上的詠歎調》。

　　此曲一經上演便廣受大眾歡迎，成為流傳廣泛的不朽經典。然而追根溯源之後，人們才知道這原是巴哈的傑作。百餘年來，這首《G弦上的詠歎調》以其純樸典雅的旋律加上G弦特有的渾厚、豐滿音色，使之倍受小提琴演奏家以及愛好者們鍾愛的曲目。有意思的是，聽過《G弦上的詠歎調》的聽眾遠要比知道《巴哈樂隊組曲第三號》的人多；而在如今大多數的唱片封面上，《G弦上的詠歎調》的作者欄上並沒有"August Wilhelmj"，而肯定是"J.S.BACH"。

my favorite

你见，或者不见我

你见，或者不见我
我就在那里
不悲 不喜
你念，或者不念我
情就在那里
不来 不去
你爱，或者不爱我
爱就在那里
不增 不减
你跟，或者不跟我
我的手就在你手里
不舍 不弃
来我的怀里，或者
让我住进你的心里
默然 相爱 寂静 欢喜

Dude, where's the store?

from Google LatLong by elaine

If you've ever traveled to a new city, guidebook in hand, this experience may sound familiar: seeking out a restaurant or store that you've read about, you arrive at the correct address only to find that the place you're looking for has closed down. Sure, your frustration might subside when you notice the Happy Hour specials at the watering hole next door, but there's nothing to prevent others from also setting their course for the now-defunct digs.

Fortunately, you can help other users get the most up-to-date look at your neighborhood in Google Maps. Using the Community Edits features, consider doing a quick "Neighborhood Watch" -- cleaning up Google Maps where you live so those not so familiar with your stomping ground don't get sent on a wild goose chase. Here are a couple things you can do.

Remove a business that's permanently closed:

1. Search for the business that has closed down and click its marker. In the info window, click Edit > Remove Place.
2. When asked why the business should be removed, select "It is permanently closed."
   
3. Click Remove Place.
   

If the business in question is still around, but not quite at the spot marked on the map, just move the marker:
1. Click Edit > Move marker in the info window for the business in question.
2. Drag the marker to the actual location of the entrance of the business.
3. Click Save.

Now, it might seem like giving anyone the ability to move markers and remove businesses could create a few more problems than it solves. That's why there are a couple of safety measures in place to make sure these edits make Google Maps more accurate, not less. Google investigates businesses flagged for removal, as well as markers that are moved over 200 meters. So while your changes may not appear right away, rest assured that we appreciate your help in keeping Google Maps a reliable tool for travelers and locals alike.

Posted by Sarah Gordon, Tips Guru

that's absolutely not a good news to me

意境的不同

und mit mir mag werden, was will; so darf ich nicht sagen, daß ich die Freuden, die reinsten Freuden des Lebens nicht genossen habe.

whatever be my fate hereafter， I can never say that I have not tasted joy，—— the purest joy of life.

不管我将来会怎样，反正我不能再说，我没有享受过欢乐，没有享受过最纯净的生之 乐趣

無論將來我的命運會是怎樣，我都不會說，我沒有消受過歡樂，沒有消受過最純洁的生之歡樂。

Don't write me off

It's never been easy for me
To find words to go along with a melody
But this time there's actually somthing on my mind
So please forgive these few brief awkward lines
Since I met you my whole life was changed
It's not just my furniture you've re-arranged
I was living in the past
But somehow you brought me back
and I havn't felt like this since before Frankie said relax
and now I know based on my track record
I might not seem like the safest bet
All I'm asking you is
Don't write me off just yet

For years I've been telling myself the same old story
That I'm happy to live off my so called former glories
but you've given me a reason
to take another chance
now I need you despite the fact
that you've killed all my plants
and now I know
that i've already blown more chances
than anyone should ever get
all I'm asking you is
don't write me off just yet