Parts of Suffolk were affected by a tornado over the weekend. This picture shows what is known as a funnel cloud, which is a tornado that has not yet reached the ground. Image captured on the border between Essex and Suffolk on 7th June by Mr. Mackam.
Rupert Tozer photographed the funnel cloud as it made an appearance over Smallbridge, Suffolk on 7th June.
A funnel cloud also made an appearance in Leavenheath, Essex on Saturday. Photographed by Donna Hermon.
Ruth Adams from Little Cornard, Suffolk spotted this funnel cloud above the village on Sunday 8th June.
Page last updated at 13:46 GMT, Friday, 10 Jun 2009 14:46 UK, 21:46 HK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/gallery/ 2009年12月15日 Tue 5:11:30
都唔知BBC個網攪乜嘢 ~ 明明有9幅圖的
只搬到4幅就被迫放棄了 ~ 個新版面好乞人憎 *如果搬上blog重得人驚 ~ 啲圖重會走晒位 可惡呀!
《地球很美有賴你》 (I) / Home (I) 95 分鐘
導演: 恩亞祖貝特杭
演員: 陳志雲 (旁述)
粵語對白,沒有字幕
95 mins
Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Cast: Stephen Chan (Narration)
Cantonese with no subtitles
Released on Jun 5
6月5日上映
馳譽國際攝影寶典《EARTH FROM ABOVE「空中看地球」》* 作者法國著名平面攝影師恩亞祖貝特杭(Yann Arthus-Bertrand),遇上了電影奇才洛比桑,將美不勝收的世界光影搬上了大銀幕;隨著攝影大師動人的鏡頭,我們走進美得令人懷疑這些地方是否人類的家─地球。《HOME》可說是《空中看地球》的電影版,恩亞祖貝特杭花了15年時間籌備,走訪50個國家拍攝,由澳洲海底的大堡礁到非洲肯亞高原的乞力馬扎羅山;亞瑪遜熱帶雨林到戈壁沙漠;美國德薩斯州連綿不斷的棉花田到中國上海的工業城鎮。如詩如畫的美景喚醒世人,樂觀地珍視我們仍然保有的50%雨林,而非只著眼那失去的一半;更重要是地球60億人類都應該醒覺,我們的責任所在...
Who else than Yann Arthus-Bertrand, the photographer who made you contemplate the most beautiful and unseen landscapes of our planet captured from the above, could deliver an objective, sincere and unbiaised tribute feature to our plant?
Exclusively filmed from the above, this travel book will lead us round-the-world to the most astonishing, but also wounded, landscapes, provoking an intense emotion, as a wonderful, breathtaking and unforgettable journey from the depth of the Australian coral reef to the top of the Kilimanjaro mountains, from the Amazonian forest to the desert of Gobi, from the cotton fields of Texas to the industrialized city of Shanghai... and far beyond.
But also evidencing a concrete view of the challenges our Planet has to face for a sustainable development: global warming, deforestation, the loss of biodiversity and the resources exhaustions, but also such positive developments as an increasing democracy, that of our incomes, the raise of our life expectancy and the progress of education. All our actions will have a consequence... just as a boomerang.
The amazing story of the tied relationship between Man and Nature, an harmony becoming more and more fragile...
* BEA Credit Card "Year-round 10% discount movie ticket" and BEA World MasterCard 30% discount movie ticket offers are not applicable for this specific movie
08:30 pm 地球很美有賴你 (Canon 影院) Home (Canon Theatre) >>
More than a movie, Home will be a major event all over the globe: for the first time ever, a film will be released on the same day in over 50 countries.
As the exclusive TV broadcaster in Hong Kong, TVB Pearl is proud to present the programme at 8:30pm on June 5, World Environment Day, with English and Chinese narration (by Glenn Close and Stephen Chan respectively) and Chinese subtitling.
Exclusively filmed from the above, this travel book will lead us round-the-world to the most astonishing, but also wounded, landscapes, provoking an intense emotion, as a wonderful, breathtaking and unforgettable journey from the depth of the Australian coral reef to the top of the Kilimanjaro mountains, from the Amazonian forest to the desert of Gobi, from the cotton fields of Texas to the industrialized city of Shanghai… and far beyond.
But also evidencing a concrete view of the challenges our Planet has to face for a sustainable development: global warming, deforestation, the loss of biodiversity and the resources exhaustions, but also such positive developments as an increasing democracy, that of our incomes, the raise of our life expectancy and the progress of education. All our actions will have a consequence… just as a boomerang.
Four Reasons Why Men Love Younger Women Though Glamour's dating blogger Ryan Dodge is a fan of older women, he concedes that many men are equally enthusiastic about younger ladies…sometimes much younger! Here, four reasons why some men pursue younger women. By Ryan Dodge
[Editor's note: Ryan Dodge represents the male perspective in "Single-ish", a blog for Glamour.com ... this is an excerpt from that blog]
Happy June! More importantly, happy Ryan's-Dating-Sabbatical-Is-Over! I don't have any dates lined up yet, but that's OK because one of my romantic resolutions is to go with the flow. The only real prospect on my horizon is an attractive young lady who messaged me on Nerve a few days ago. I would probably reply if it weren't for one crucial detail:
She's 21. To put that in perspective, when I was a senior in high school she was a sixth grader (which is the official yard stick for measuring age differences in the dating world). To be honest, I don't think I could get over such a significant age gap, which definitely puts me in the male minority. I know tons of guys who only have eyes for significantly younger women. What is it they like so much about younger women? Here are a few ideas:
1. Bridging the Maturity Gap. I don't feel like I'm betraying my gender by conceding that women — in general — mature faster than men. For guys my age who aren't looking for a serious relationship, there's an obvious appeal to foregoing their marriage-minded female peers and hooking up with a younger woman who's still sowing her wild oats.
2. Who's Your Daddy? We can argue for days about whether society or biology is to blame, but the fact is that most men take great satisfaction in playing the role of breadwinner and protector. Younger women are more likely to give us the benefit of the doubt and interpret our ramblings as hard-earned wisdom.
3. Ego Trippin'. I haven't yet reached the point where my body starts breaking down (although my hangovers are way worse recently), but when that day arrives I'm sure nothing would make me feel better than the attention of an attractive young lady who prefers me to her more virile male peers.
4. Men Are Pigs. You already know I find older women extremely attractive, and I'm certainly not the only one. But it's simply a fact of nature that there are certain physical, um, perks to dating younger women.
Never fear, what's good for the goose is good for the gander — check out these celebrity women who date younger men. And here's a handy trick for figuring out if a guy is too old for you.
More from MSN Lifestyle Site Search: For additional content on dating younger women, click here.
Six Things Women Do That Kind of Annoy Men The man in your life loves everything about you … well, almost everything. Six guys spill the beans on a few quirks that tend to annoy rather than amuse. But otherwise, it's all love, all of the time. Right? By Serena Kim
"My wife acts like she's on Soul Train no matter where we are. In crowded aisles at the market she'll get behind me and dance. She says she's just 'feelin' it.'" — Mike Shina, 39, Atlanta
"I wish that my wife would have the common decency to put the toilet seat back up." — Seth Oyer, 34, Perrysburg, Ohio
"We've canceled trips, skipped dinners with friends, you name it, all due to her obsession with her cat. And I'm allergic to the little furniture shredder." — Ben Bailey, 24, Cincinnati
"Her spelling skills. 'Statergy' is not a word ... I don't think." — Chris MacEachern, 38, Toronto
"She won't hang up the phone until I say 'I love you.' And it has to be loud enough for everyone in the meeting to hear." — Brad Oberwager, 39, San Francisco
"She makes me guess whether or not I've done something wrong." — Kirby Kim, 32, New York City
More from MSN Lifestyle Site Search: For additional content on annoying habits, click here. To learn about the habits and quirks that really charm him, read 25 Little Things You Do That Guys Secretly Love.
Allergies of every kind, from mold to milk to metal, are becoming increasingly common in the United States. With a sympathetic nod to those of you bracing yourselves against this spring's burgeoning pollen count, here are 10 allergy facts that don't come up as regularly or reliably as seasonal symptoms do.
1. Allergies can give you a shiner. When hay fever strikes, pressure from nasal congestion can be so great that it causes blood vessels in the face to become constricted. The blood can't flow freely and may pool under the eyes. Blood draining back toward the heart, or venous blood, appears blue in color (compared to arterial blood flowing from the heart, which is red) and, when trapped, results in the appearance of an allergic shiner, sometimes known as "black-eye syndrome."
2. Any organ in the body can be affected by allergies. Sufferers of hay fever (allergic rhinitis) will attest that allergies can cause a runny nose, irritated eyes, and an itchy throat. Some allergic reactions can cause the skin to break out in hives or the intestines to cramp, and allergy-induced asthma takes a toll on the lungs.
"These are the common 'end organs' for allergic disease," explains Asriani M. Chiu, M.D., associate professor of allergy and immunology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. "In a severe allergic response, there can be a systemic reaction that affects multiple body systems. A bee sting, for example, can affect the cardiovascular system and send the body into shock." Consequently, any organ could potentially shut down as a result of reduced blood flow. An anaphylactic response affecting the respiratory system is similarly threatening.
In very rare cases, Dr. Chiu notes, an allergy cell called the eosinophil can target and cause isolated damage to an organ like the esophagus or heart. However, when organs such as the liver or kidneys are affected by an allergy, it's far more likely to be the indirect result of a system-wide reaction.
3. It's not pet hair that gets your dander up. Contrary to popular belief, pet hair is not an allergen—though it's still no fun to clean the sheddings of cats and dogs from your wool coat. Rather, it's the particles of pet dander (dead skin), saliva, and urine trapped in the hair, or airborne in your breathing environment, that prompt allergic reaction.
4. "Allergy-addiction syndrome" lacks credibility. Like a drug addict who craves a chemical that's bad for the body, some people claim to have an addiction to foods to which they are allergic. But paradoxical cravings are most likely explained by a typical psychological trick we play on ourselves: We always want something a little more when we know we can't have it. As Dr. Chiu notes, a child with a food allergy will instinctively spit out food that causes her mouth to itch or her lips to swell. Electing to override that natural survival instinct may be a mild form of masochism, but it's not an addiction.
5. The sharp rise in peanut allergies is still not well understood. The rate of peanut allergies in the U.S. has doubled over the past 10 years, currently affecting between 1 and 2 percent of the population. Prevalence in the U.S. may be explained by our method of processing; dry-roasting is not as popular a method in countries where the allergy is less common. Another prevailing theory is the hygiene hypothesis: Now that we're living in an increasingly sterile environment where diseases are eradicated and bacteria vanquished, the immune system may be seizing on harmless foreign antigens—essentially, protecting our system against a false threat.
A new study reverses recent health strategies. Rather than delaying an introduction to peanuts, the research suggests we might increase tolerance by introducing peanuts earlier and more frequently.
CONTINUED: More surprising allergy facts
6. Black boys are at especially high risk of having food allergies. A March 2009 study showed that black male children are about four times more likely than the rest of the population to be food allergic. The study of more than 8,200 participants found both food sensitivities and food allergies to be highest among blacks, males, and kids—which leaves these kids right in the demographic crosshairs. Prevalence of food allergy is also higher among persons of lower income. Genetic and environmental factors are being researched, but the cause of food allergies and sensitivities is as yet unknown.
7. Eight foods are responsible for 90 percent of all food allergies. The chief offenders: milk, eggs, peanuts, soy, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, and wheat. As Dr. Chiu explains, some make the list because they're prevalent among children, and others because they prompt lifelong reactions. "A child will 'outgrow' some food allergies, notably milk and egg; as the GI system matures, the system gets better at breaking down the proteins in them that cause an adverse reaction. Other foods, such as shellfish, peanuts, and tree nuts, tend to trigger an allergic response even when broken down, so the reactivity is more apt to be lifelong."
8. A link has been drawn between allergies and obesity—but to date the association is controversial. Some research has suggested that food allergies contribute directly or indirectly to obesity. In 2007, one study published in the journal Diabetes found that a high-sugar, high-fat, low-fiber diet caused an immune response of inflammation, in turn leading to increased insulin resistance, which prompts the body to store more fat.
However, the prevailing wisdom is that allergic disease and obesity are each based on a variety of genetic and environmental factors. The research is not yet conclusive enough to establish a causal link between the two.
9. Nickel allergy is a common culprit of contact dermatitis. If your skin is irritated where contact is made with bracelets, rings, earrings, or eyeglasses, it may be due to nickel content in the metal. Reactions to 24-karat gold or other metals used in fine jewelry (such as platinum or titanium) are rare. Trace amounts of nickel in detergent, nail polish, and makeup, or even in buttons and snaps, however, can cause an itchy rash at the site due to metal allergy.
10. The prevalence of allergies continues to increase. According to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, allergies of every kind—inhaled, ingested, contact, or otherwise—are steadily increasing in rate. Allergic diseases currently affect more than one in five Americans, making them the sixth leading cause of chronic disease in the U.S. If you have pollen or mold allergies, you can check daily counts in your area through the National Allergy Bureau.
"It's important to know what's causing a reaction," Dr. Chiu offers in conclusion. "Healthcare providers and allergy specialists can help identify the specific cause so that you can actually avoid what you're allergic to rather than simply treat symptoms with medication."
88 Ways to Praise Kids - Unit 2 23. superb 一流的
24. terrific 了不起的
25. thumbs up 讚(豎起大姆指)
26. try again 再試一次
27. unbelievable work 令人難以置信的成果
28. very brave 非常勇敢
29. very good 非常好
30. very impressive 令人印象非常深刻的
31. wonderful 極好的
32. well done 很好
33. wow 哇
34. you're #1 你是最厲害的!
35. you're awesome 你真令人敬佩!
36. you're amazing 你好到令人驚訝!
37. you're a big help 你真是一位好助手!
38. you're a good learner 你的學習態度真好!(你是一位好的學習者)
39. you're a good student 你真是一個好學生!
40. you're a shining star 你是一顆閃亮的星星!
41. you're a winner 你是贏家!
42. you're beautiful 你真漂亮!
43. you're a champ 你是冠軍、優勝者!
44. you're excellent 你真傑出!
88 Ways to Praise Kids - Unit 3 45. you're getting better 你愈來愈好了!
46. you're growing up 你在成長了!
47. you're handsome 你真帥!
48. you're fun 你真有趣!
49. you're important 你是重要的!
50. you're neat 你看來很整潔喔!
51. you're on target 你勝卷在握!
52. you're perfect 你真完美!
53. you've really grown up 你真的長大了!
54. you're sharp 你真時髦!
55. you're smart 你真聰明!
56. you're so kind 你人真好!
57. you're special 你真特別!
58. you're super 你超級好的!
59. you're tops 你是頂尖的!
60. you're the greatest 你是最棒的!
61. you're unique 你是獨一無二的!
62. you're very talented 你很有耐心喔!
63. you're wonderful 你很棒喔!
64. you've earned my respect 你讓我感到敬佩!
65. you've got it! 你達到了!
66. you've made progress 你進步了!
小叮嚀: 用英文口語鼓勵孩子時,盡量使用孩子己學過並聽得懂的字眼,即能當場發揮激勵的效果,
避免使用太過艱深的詞語,否則孩子不僅聽不懂,甚至會反問你,teacher, what? I don't know!
88 Ways to Praise Kids - Unit 4 67. you made it happen 你實現它了!
68. you made the difference 你表現出眾!
69. you tried hard 你非常努力!
70. you should be proud of yourself 你應該要為自己感到驕傲!
71. you've outdone yourself 你超越你自己了!
72. you deserve a hug 你值得一個擁抱!
73. I agree with you 我同意你(的說法、做法、想法等…)
74. I am proud of you 我以你為榮
75. I like you 我喜歡你
76. I love you 我愛你
77. I promise you 我答應你
78. I respect you 我尊重你
79. I trust you 我相信你
80. what a genius 真是一位天才!(你有天賦!)
81. what a great idea 多麼棒的主意!
82. what a great listener 多麼棒的傾聽者!
83. thanks for being honest 感謝如此誠意
84. thanks for caring 感謝關心
85. thanks for helping 感謝幫忙
86. thanks for trying 感謝協助
87. That's Incredible 那真令人難以置信!
88. it's everything i hoped for 這正是我所希望的結果!