Beijing – Shanghai New High Speed Train

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New Chinese High-Speed Train . . . unbelievable!

The world owe much to China, more than they can ever pay back. China is buying and or building something all around the world. They are building all kinds of structures all over China. They are debt free, and they don’t have anyone shooting at them and no wars to fight . . . instead spreading peace & goodwill & sharing prospects of prosperity!

Do we still doubt that China is heading towards becoming a mega super power in a decade or two?

No doubt at all.

Regarding railroads, the USA, the UK and others are still living in the Dark ages.

In China travelling by the new high-speed train is comparable to air travel, not as fast though, but in terms of comfort, convenience, cost & no hassle or rush, it scores well.

Passengers boarding

Ultra Modern Rail Terminal (Multi-Tracks)

Beijing-Shanghai high–speed rail – Beijing departure station.

The train speed is 350 km/hr.

The crew to board the Beijing-Shanghai high–speed train . . . looking more like air hostesses

The trains have 1st class, business and VIP cars, as well as economy class of course –

all with all means of comfort . . .

There are also dedicated disabled areas, wheelchair accessible bathrooms and corridors.

The crew is serving food on trolley like in the plane

Eat, drink & dine Or sit & gaze all in comfort

Journey time between Beijing & Shanghai for the 1318 km run, is 4 hours and 48 minutes.

The full fare: second-class seat 555 yuan (£55), first-class seat 935 yuan (£93).

The dawn of a new age in train travel.

You’ve just got to take a ride to realise how fast & smooth the journey is like.

Sultan of Brunei – About One of the Richest Man in the World

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Introduction

Here’s someone who can compare with the Saudi Prince about flaunting one’s wealth . . . both are oil-rich

3 children are born every second in this world;  10 mobile phones sold on the international level;  auto manufacturers produce a car every 4.5 seconds on average; and on the level of the human mind = brain cells send 200 directives each second  to perform the various functions of physical and mental health. The world spends 37 million Euros for arms on the international level in one second   And the Sultan of Brunei‘s wealth increases by 90 Euros every second!   

Sultan of Brunei . . .  (full name: Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien), is worth an estimated $20 billion and lives in a 1,800-room palace. The Sultan has had three wives and has eight children.

This means around 5400 Euros per minute,

324000 Euros each hour,

7776000 Euros a day  Which is about 54432000 Euros a week

(that’s 54 million and 432000 thousand Euros).

Brunei‘s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah . . . President of the richest country in the world . . .  Popular, lavish, . . . uses gold in everything . Was born literally eating with spoons made of gold.  Clothes worn embroidered with gold and silver .

 These are some pictures of his palace . . .  The largest and most luxurious palace in the world . . .  Consists of 1788 rooms with some furnished in gold and diamond – encrusted 257 bath inlaid with gold and silver  and a garage to accommodate 110 cars.  The palace has 650 suites . . . each furnished at not less than 150,000 thousand Euros . This requires the visitor to spend 24 hours just to inspect each room for 30 seconds.

 The Sultan of Brunei‘s plane . . .  Most luxurious aircraft in the world, inlaid with gold . The Sultan has also a Boeing 747 worth a hundred million dollars,  and then re-designed as a home at a cost of more than one hundred and twenty million dollars. Featured add-ons such as a whirlpool bath of pure gold.

 He also has six small aircrafts and two helicopters.     Boeing 767-300ER Royal Brunei Private Carrier of the Sultan of Brunei .

  LUXURY YACHT OF THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI  

Daloli (ex-AA Absolute) was built by Heesen Yachts in 1995 for the Sultan of Brunei. She was designed by Frank Mulder. She has a maxiumum speed of 54 knots.  

    One of the cars of the Sultan of Brunei  . . . At the special request of the Sultan of Brunei,  the Rolls Royce company  combined their car designs with that of Porsche. This vehicle is currently in London  for use during his stay in Britain.

When the Sultan of Brunei‘s daughter married,  the legendary celebrations continued for 14 days at a cost of about five million dollars,  attended by more than 25 heads of state and family members.

Princess & Husband

  Sultan of Brunei car inlaid with pure gold  

  The Princess wears a crown of diamonds and carries a small bouquet of flowers

studded with diamonds. She also wears huge diamonds as earrings,

adding sparkle to her face.

  Wikipedia says he has 

531 Mercedes-Benzes  367 Ferraris  362 Bentleys 185 BMWs 177 Jaguars 160 Porsches  130 Rolls-Royces And 20 Lamborghinis  Bringing the total number of his cars to 1,932  .

FINALLY WOULD ANY OF YOU LIKE TO WORK FOR THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI??? AND DR JIMMY AS YOU ARE AN AVID GLOBE TROTTER, IT MAY BE WORTH VISITING THE SULTAN DURING ONE OF YOUR TOURS!!!!!

  . . . His Palace is open to the general public once a year during his birthday celebration. Not sure if it is only for the dignitaries.

Saudi Prince’s $485 Million Flying Palace

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Steam room? Check. Concert hall? Check. Garage for Rolls? Check. What splendour befitting an Arabian Prince who no longer rides the camel but flies in style for both business & pleasure . . . like waving his magic wand for dreams of fantasy!

Imagine the perfect flying experience – no queues, a reclining seat, add four-poster beds, a Turkish bath for four and somewhere to put the Rolls-Royce – not to mention a boardroom with holographic screens and a concert hall.

A superjumbo designed to order for a Middle Eastern Prince …

When completed, the converted Airbus A380 will be the world’s largest private jet.

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud spent $485 million on the custom Airbus A380,

with interior and amenities designed by British firm Design.

The plane usually seats 600, but lots of room had to be cleared for various perks . . .

. . . qualitatively & quantitatively there’s such lavishness, opulence, extravagant extreme & excesses just to flaunt his paramount riches!

Naturally, there’s an on-board garage, so that the prince can be driven right to the threshold of the airplane’s elevator.

After arrival, he can retire to his master suite – one of five with king-size beds, and computer generated prayer mats which always face Mecca ,

up to 20 extra-guests have to make due in sleepers that are the equivalent of first class.

Not to forget there’s also a Concert Hall that seats ten and has a baby grand piano, a boardroom with a holographic projector, and a full-size steam room.

But the most entertaining perk is a “Wellbeing Room” which has a floor upon which is projected an enormous image of

what the plane is flying over – thus creating a “magic carpet” effect.

Campus Belle of SPU goes viral online

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Source: (People’s Daily Online) November 13, 2014

Chen Nina, campus belle of SPU (Photo/Sichuan News)

Chen Nina, a junior student in Southwest Petroleum University, was elected as the “Campus Belle” on Nov. 12, 2014. Some netizens commented that she looks like South Korean superstar Jun Ji-hyun.

Chen likes reading, playing piano, and shopping. She wants to be a college teacher in the future because Chen prefers to stay at school and live a simpler life.

(Editor:Yao Xinyu、Yao Chun)

China’s Railway Connecting New Silk Road in Turkey

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(People’s Daily Online) September 24, 2014

Ankara-Istanbul high-speed rail. (Photo/Xinhua)

China, apart from developing its own high-speed train network within the country, it has gone out globally marketing this technology.

This connection is the first of the many other proposals to materialise. It’s just the beginning . . .

China Railway Construction has finished the second stage of the Ankara-Istanbul high-speed rail project in Turkey, which is also the first high-speed railway line in the country. It entered service on July 25, 2014.

This success marked the start of China Railway Construction going global, presenting China’s advanced equipment, high technology, sound designs and construction abilities.

Recently, a People’s Daily reporter took a trip on this railway. After buying a ticket for 30 Turkish liras (equivalent to $13.7), he had the opportunity to take a closer look at the project. The livery is a similar white to China’s Harmony Express, and the design is streamlined at the front. There were in total of 6 carriages with 10 rows of seats in each. 4 adjustable seats were available in each row. The carriages were full when the train left the station.

A young Turkish man spoke to our reporter: “I was so excited to try this new train. I used to take planes to work before. It was a real waste of time and money . This new railway is so convenient, comfortable and cost-effective. Many of my friends like it too.”

As a result of this project, more and more Turks will have deeper understanding of and more positive feelings towards China. Ersin, the general director of Turkey’s ministry of foreign affairs in the Middle East and Asia Pacific affairs department, told our reporter: “We Turks support cooperation among the countries along the Silk Road, and we look forward to the development of transportation, logistics, investment and commerce. Turkey is making a positive effort to achieve cooperation and substantial progress in multiple fields. “

The article is edited and translated from《中国高铁，助力土耳其联通“新丝路”（第一现场）》, source: People’s Daily, author: Liu Rui

Social Progress Index – A New Standard to Rank Societies

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Michael Green

Michael Green has created the Social Progress Index, a standard to rank societies based on how they meet the needs of citizens.

A better & revolutionary way to evaluate the “Well-Being” of a society.

In his book Philanthrocapitalism (co-authored with Economist business editor Matthew Bishop), Michael Green defined a new model for social change built on partnerships between wealthy businesses, governments and community organizations. Shortly thereafter, Bishop floated the idea of a “Social Competiveness Index,” the idea that one day countries would compete with one another to be the most socially advanced, in the same way as they now compete to be economic top dog. Green loved it and decided to turn it into reality.

Teaming up with Avina’s president Brizio Biondi-Morra, Sally Osberg of the Skoll Foundation and many other thought leaders from businesses and foundations, he began work on what would become the Social Progress Imperative, of which he’s now CEO. Later they were joined by Harvard management guru Michael E. Porter, who became chairman of the SPI’s advisory board. The first Social Progress Index was published this year.

The term Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is often talked about as if it were “handed down from god on tablets of stone.” But this concept was invented by an economist in the 1930s, (& IT’S KIND OF BECOMING IRRELEVANT IN THE 21ST CENTURY). We need a more effective measurement tool to match 21st century needs, says Michael Green: the Social Progress Index. With charm and wit, he shows how this tool measures societies across the three dimensions that actually matter (See Chart Below). And reveals the dramatic reordering of nations that occurs when you use it.

Listen to what he has to say about Social Progress Index at TED Talk on

11 November 2014

http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_green_what_the_social_progress_index_can_reveal_about_your_country?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button__2014-11-11

Shanghai Tower – The Vertical City

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Paul Chong / Thursday, 13 November 2014

The Shanghai Tower is a super tall skyscraper under construction in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. Construction work on the tower began in November 2008. Upon its completion in 2014, the building will stand approximately 632 metres (2,073 ft) high and will have 121 stories, with a total floor area of 380,000 m2 (4,090,000 sq ft).

The Shanghai Tower will be the tallest building in China and the second-tallest in the world, surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates.

A mind boggling concept becoming a reality . . . was thought to be unbuildable . . . a superstructure uniquely its own . . . never been built or attempted by others before.

Shanghai is the largest metropolis in the world, burdened with a teeming population of 23 millions & still growing. The concept of Shanghai Tower to accommodate millions vertically without the horizontal spread of the metropolis. It is designed:

to have people living, working & playing without the

hassle of travelling by car.
to have gardens, parks & greenery with clean air
a city within a city to cope with accommodating

its teeming population with shops, offices, hotels

& restaurants all within easy reach at each level.

For more than a hundred years, Shanghai has been China’s super powerhouse. It is expanding unchecked and showing no sign of slowing down. The city is reaching a crisis point & some solutions have to be found & found quick before modern decay sets in.

Present city is a tough place to live, squalid, unhygienic & environmentally unfriendly . . . pointing in the direction of a radical change before life in Shanghai becomes unbearable.

Shanghai Bund is the famous old part of the city, a financial centre where people live, work , shop & relax. Shanghai Tower essentially is designed to be much like the Bund area but on a vertical scale. An excellent idea where land & space are of premium price.

When there is so limited space horizontally, the only sensible way is to build upwards . . . reach for the sky. Shanghai Tower is a solid core reaching up a third of a mile . . . a vision of standing tall & supreme above the squalid foul air below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCbLNu6hzxI&feature=player_detailpage

Eggs – Nature’s Wonder Superfood

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Paul Chong/ Mon. 10 November2014

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On this egg farm excursion you will learn all about where Australian eggs come from – meet the hens, the farmers, the little baby chicks and even the guard dog.(Embedded Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY-2JtG-HAY

Which comes first the chicken or the egg? This is a causality dilemma which often evoke the question of how life & the universe first began. Metaphorically & obviously one cannot exist without the other. But we are not about to argue over the answer. It’s just to illustrate the fact that the egg is undoubtedly the single most complete natural food available . . . out of which the chicken is hatched. As such, it can indeed be classified as a “superfood” with the all nutrients necessary to sustain life.

I have read many a conflicting report on the consumption of eggs. Some said this, some said that . . . advising for health reason just eating the egg white & dispense with the yolk. Yet this is the part containing 43% of the protein that feeds the developing embryo.

Egg white consists primarily about 90% water into which is dissolved 10% proteins (including albumins, mucoproteins, and globulins). Unlike the yolk, which is high in lipids (fats), egg white contains almost no fat, and carbohydrate content is less than 1%. Egg whites contain just over 50% of the protein in the egg.

Eggs Are Incredibly Nutritious – Eggs are among the most nutritious foods on the planet. A whole egg contains all the nutrients required to turn a single cell into a baby chicken.A single large boiled egg contains: Vitamin A: 6% of the RDA, Vitamin B5: 7%, Vitamin B12: 9%, Vitamin B2: 15%, Phosphorus: 9%, Selenium: 22%.
Eggs also contain decent amounts of Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Calcium & Zinc.
This is coming with 77 calories, 6 grams of protein and 5 grams of healthy fats.
Eggs also contain various other trace nutrients that are important for health.
Really… eggs are pretty much the perfect food, they contain a little bit of almost every nutrient we need.
If you can get your hands on pastured or Omega-3 enriched eggs, then these are even better. They have more Omega-3s and are much higher in Vitamin A and E.
Bottom Line: Whole eggs are among the most nutritious foods on the planet, containing a little bit of almost every nutrient we need. Omega-3 enriched and/or pastured eggs are even healthier.
Eggs Are High in Cholesterol, but They Don’t Adversely Affect Blood Cholesterol.
Raise HDL (The “Good”) Cholesterol
Eggs Raise HDL (The “Good”) Cholesterol
Turn LDL Cholesterol From Small, Dense to Large, Linked to a Reduced Risk of Heart Disease
Eggs Contain Lutein and Zeaxanthin, Antioxidants That Have Major Benefits For Eye Health
In the Case of Omega-3 or Pastured Eggs, They Lower Triglycerides as Well
Eggs Are High in Quality Protein, With All The Essential Amino Acids in The Right Ratios
Eggs do NOT Raise Your Risk of Heart Disease and May Reduce The Risk of Stroke
Eggs Are Highly Fulfilling and Tend to Make You Eat Fewer Calories, Helping You to Lose Weight
Eggs Are Highly Fulfilling and Tend to Make You Eat Fewer Calories, Helping You to Lose Weight

Studies clearly show that eating up to 3 whole eggs per day is perfectly safe.

There is no evidence that going beyond that is harmful, it is just “uncharted territory” as it hasn’t been studied.

Egg giving life to chicken itself is proof of its miraculous food nutrients. Undoubtedly, you can’t go wrong with egg consumption.

PEOPLE BEEN EATING EGGS FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

Peanut Butter Test to Detect Alzheimer’s Disease

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UF researchers find that ‘peanut butter’ test can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A dollop of peanut butter and a ruler can be used to confirm a diagnosis of early stage Alzheimer’s disease, University of Florida Health researchers have found. It’s as simple as that. (Published on Oct 8, 2013)

Jennifer Stamps, a graduate student in the UF McKnight Brain Institute Center for Smell and Taste, and her colleagues reported the findings of a small pilot study in the Journal of the Neurological Sciences. Stamps came up with the idea of using peanut butter to test for smell sensitivity while she was working with Dr. Kenneth Heilman, the James E. Rooks distinguished professor of neurology and health psychology in the UF College of Medicine’s department of neurology.

She thought of peanut butter because, she said, it is a “pure odorant” that is only detected by the olfactory nerve and is easy to access.

She noticed while shadowing in Heilman’s clinic that patients were not tested for their sense of smell. The ability to smell is associated with the first cranial nerve and is often one of the first things to be affected in cognitive decline.

Stamps also had been working in the laboratory of Linda Bartoshuk, the William P. Bushnell presidentially endowed professor in the College of Dentistry’s department of community dentistry and behavioral sciences and director of human research in the Center for Smell and Taste. 

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   My Twilight Years ~ Clint Eastwood 

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A friend sent this to me & I found it too truthfully interesting not to share it with a larger audience. They don’t make heroes like him anymore.“Go ahead . . . Make my day” . . . just nobody can say it like he does! If you realise each day is a gift, you may be near my age.

Clinton “Clint” Eastwood @ 83 (Born 31 May 1930)

Movie legend/director/spaghetti cowboy

As I enjoy my twilight years, I am often struck by the inevitability that the party must end. There will be a clear, cold morning when there isn’t any “more.” No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat. It seems to me that one of the important things to do before that morning comes, is to let every one of your family and friends  know that you care for them by finding simple ways to let them know your heartfelt beliefs and the guiding principles of your life so they can always say, “He was my friend, and I know where he stood.”

So, just in case I’m gone tomorrow, please know this: I voted against that incompetent, lying, flip-flopping, insincere, double-talking, radical socialist, terrorist excusing, bleeding heart, narcissistic, scientific and economic moron currently in the White House!  

Participating in a gun buy-back program because you think that criminals have too many guns is like having yourself castrated because you think your neighbors have too many kids.  

Regards,  Clint 

Make my day!

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Beijing – Shanghai New High Speed Train

Sultan of Brunei – About One of the Richest Man in the World

Saudi Prince’s $485 Million Flying Palace

Campus Belle of SPU goes viral online

China’s Railway Connecting New Silk Road in Turkey

Social Progress Index – A New Standard to Rank Societies

Shanghai Tower – The Vertical City

Eggs – Nature’s Wonder Superfood

Peanut Butter Test to Detect Alzheimer’s Disease

My Twilight Years ~ Clint Eastwood

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