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Additive manufacturing(or 3D printing) has become more and more popular in recent years. Due to personal ideas, this technique could create individual objects from violins to pilotless aircraft. Now, the Gene Duplication Corporation decided to focus on the technology and use 3D printing to make tailor-made pets.

DeneDupe has previously devoted their research on the genetic engineering of animals. However, they start to research another technique, for example, printing an organ for transplant. Printing an organ is a easy way to help people. DeneDupe used a new skill to analyze the position and nature of every single cell in many kinds of animals. This technology not only creates an animal which we already knew, but allows making the new combinations of form, color and behavior from the client’s command.

However, they met a tough problem which unresolved will prevent progress with nerve cells, because nerve cells control different temperaments. Therefore, GeneDupe could provide pets which have special characteristics. Customers could make the pets which they like. There are still a few technical difficulties to overcome. They plan to produce custom-printed boyfriends and girlfriends for some people who cannot find soul-mates.

source: http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/03/connected-tv

Comparing with the year before, less and less Americans go to the theaters. It’s currently a lowest point about cinema attendance in the United States since 1996.

Movie executives attribute to everything, such as video games or weak economy. In fact, the reason for changing is because of consumer habits. It’s undermining the movie industry right now.

I had a terrible (suck) story for my presentation. In front of my description, I have to emphasize that this was my first time to make presentation for a client. Last Thursday, according to my assistant manager’s plan, we would go to the Taipei Lighting Show first and have a meeting with a client who comes from Romania. The meeting of host organization is Taiwan External Trade Development. Sometimes they hold many international business meetings and invite a few companies which come from all over the world in Taipei International Convention Center.

However, My assistant manager’s have a date with the host and customer on Thursday. But at the same time, she had the other meeting on Thursday. In the beginning, she hoped I could go to the meeting which the Taiwan Trade host it by myself. But I told her I couldn’t do this alone because I have never met and made a presentation to clients. If you want me to present, I need to practice before and someone have to teach me how to make a presentation. So she said: “ok, fine, I’ll go with you. You could stay my side to learn how to do a presentation.“

This day was coming, when I ready went to the meeting, my assistant manager suddenly told me she couldn’t go with me because she still had to handle the other customer. But she would ask help for the other manager who charge of display department, she would support me to present. I had a little hesitation because the Display manager already went to the lighting show and she didn’t contact the Display manager at that moment. Anyway, I still prepared some flyers and introduction Powerpoint to the place. And guess what? When I already arrived in the Taipei International Convention Center, I was ALONE!! I didn’t prepare how to present, I have never faced clients before and I still have tough process in English!!

Since the top football of Chinese’s league has exposed many scandals two years ago and Yao Ming has retired from the National Basketball Association, Chinese sports fans have looked for a new hero for a long time. At first, they focused on Chinese-born-and-trained Yi Jianlian of the Mavericks. They hoped Mr. Yi would replace Mr. Yao as a Chinese star in the NBA. However, Jeremy Lin, a Taiwanese-American player gets more attention in the NBA.

Although Mr. Lin is very popular in China, other Chinese still hesitate about this fever. There are four reasons: First, he was born in America and came from a Taiwanese family. (Even though most Chinese have claimed Taiwan is just an island) Second, he has strong faith in Christianity. Third, he isn’t born-and-trained in China. And the final reason, Mr. Lin graduated from Harvard which is not in the hothouse sports system of American college.

Because of his modest height and his unremarkable parents, he wouldn’t be allowed to enter China’s state sports system. The Chinese sports system prefers to choose  strong and tall players rather than point guards.

In the beginning, I have no idea about what’s PM2.5.  
I only hear of PH or Project Manager.
And then, I surfed Internet to get some news about PM2.5 and just got the point.
PM means Particulate Matter (PM).
That is one of serious pollutants, and the most important in terms of adverse effects on human health.

A few days ago, I email my CV from 104 to a technology company called New Kinpo Group.
Today I got a message from the Human Resource department of the company.
She would like to interview with me but hope to have a conversation on the telephone first.
Therefore I made a call to her.
On the telephone, she asked me two questions.

I soaked in the hot spring last Sunday. The hot spring located in Young Ming Mountain. Generally speaking, the hot spring is called “八煙”. It’s situated in the streams of the mountain. So it’s not villages or hotels. It’s nature hot spring in Young Ming Mountain.

It took about forty minutes to 八煙 hot spring and when we arrived, we would take thirty minutes to walk. There is one way to go into the hot streams of mountain. In the way, we came across the river by the bridge that people made it. The bridge looks like very dangerous, because it is a little high without the handrails.

<Sorry! I didn’t take photos, please use your imagination.>

A few days ago, Ken and I talked about traffic jam in Taiwan. He said someone always easy throws himself into a bad mood when he has a long line-up or traffic jam. Actually, despite I drive or ride a scooter, I not usually get angry in any situations. Therefore I’m a little confused why some people always have a bad mood in driving.

He told me that he has drove here since four years ago, but he isn’t still adaptable the traffic in Taiwan. In Canada, they drive like this:

This article discussed that TV has countless ill effects with people. TV has reshaped society in every corner of the world. The US became the biggest TV viewers at present. According to some of surveys, Americans watch more than five hours per day of TV on average. The consequences for US society are profound and troubling.

First, heavy TV viewing is almost like an addiction. They will feel little pleasure in the beginning. However, as the time passes, they will feel more unhappiness and remorse. It’s bad for one’s mental health.

Second, heavy TV viewing has contributed to social fragmentation. The US used to spend together in community in the pass. But it’s totally different right now. They prefer watching TV to talking with their neighbors.

My brother has fulfilled his mandatory military service for two weeks.

He had a family day for new soldiers in the camp last Sunday.

My parents and I went to the camp and looked around the environment.

There is broadcasting some songs that praise the country strong and soldiers brave.

When I was coming into the camp, I felt like going to the China before twenty years ago.

I went to KHS on Wednesday, but I think I definitely messed it up. When I arrived the company, I need to finish the written test at first. The test was about business email. The client complained that these drums quality last shipment were not good under standard. They felt so upset about these drums with defects. The client had to discount 40% to sell these products. He asked sales how to solve that situation.

The client had the other questions about the price. He said so many competitors provided lower price than KHS. In order to earn more benefit, he would like to try to make some relationship with other suppliers could give them competitive price. I think the client would like to more discount, he didn’t really want to change suppliers.

But I think my answer was a little bad. My business email writing needs more practice.

Duncan will work at JupiterIV/II for five years. Because of his job, he bought a Martian girl to handle his housework .

The Martian girl, Lellie, was about twenty. And Duncan cost 1000 to buy her. But his company agent asked Duncan should get marry with Lellie if he would take space travel with Lellie. So, finally, the total bill for Lellie was 2310.

But it’s just the beginning when they arrived the JupiterIV/II. Duncan hated the Martian and always thought she was stupid and dumb. He often hit, shouted her always kept angry and impatient with her.

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1.      Sally, Graham and Sally’s father all heard a very crash from outside the house.

2.      They went our into the dark and took a look what happened in outdoor.

3.      They saw the earth in the hole. Sally’s father thought that it’s just a small meteor.

After My mom was scared by a centipede last week, something happened on her again. When I came home last Friday, I saw many bamboo sticks on the tray in the kitchen. My first reaction was: Wow, my mom even boiled the bamboo sticks before using. (Well, the experts said that many kinds of bamboo products are including unhealthful material. And my mom totally believed these experts.)

I felt so confused and curious. So I asked my brother if we were having a BBQ that night? Why were so many bamboo sticks opened? My brother told me that mom prepared pasta for lunch.  She put the pasta into the pot like a chef. The pasta should rotate in circle and looked like blossoming flower in the pot.

After three or four minutes, She felt something wrong because the pasta still were very stiff in the pot. So she took one of the pasta and pinched it. But she didn’t find anything wrong with pasta. She just felt strange why the pasta cooked so long.

Thanks for Joanne's translation XD

I woke up at about 3am this morning because I heard sounds from bathroom.
When my father walked passes my room, I asked him what was going on.
He told me that mom was taking shower because an insect had crowed over her lag.
At first my mom thought it was a thread that tickled her so she waved it away.