@Concert & fun with Friends

@Luray Caverns

It was a great fun.
It deepen the love among our family.
It might be the last travel living in Virginia.
We'll leave here to the western U.S on the 29th of June.
We'll never gorget the fantastic experiences here in Virginia.

@Washington D.C Trip

Hi! Jin A

We went to D.C Zoo and the White house last Sunday.
Actually we want to see the cherry brosom but it seened too late to see it.
But, Cindy and Lucille seemed to be so fun.
We miss you very much and looked forward to seeing you soon.
Lovely..

@Williamsburg Trip

Hi!  Jin a

I finally edited the pictures that we took while taking a trip to Williamsburg.

At the first time, the content size was too big to upload, so I edited again.

See the lovely daughters and we wish your father gets to be fine so that you can be back earlier.

Love...

@ Lucille's Solo & Ensemble

Hi! Jin

Those are Lucille's Solo & Ensemble. Unfortunately I didn't take the pictures during the solo.
Lucille was so nervous while waiting the grades. Fortunately she got 1 grade!!

@ News

<Reporter>

      G. Clooney is now in Sudan, an African nation, to help people achieve independence from the northern government, Khartoum. After the first genocide of 21st century in Darfur, South Sudan would finally be on the path to the independence.

      G. Clooney has power and ability to amplify a village's voice onto the world stage. Actually, he has a satellite privately founded and publicly accessible. That satellite helps to watch the military movement on the northern border. He said, "I am a guy with a camera from 480 miles up. I am the anti-genocide-paparazzi."

<Reporter>

    G. Clooney leveraged his celebrity to get people to care about something more important than celebrity. He said, " Celebrity can help focus news media where they have abdicated their responsibility." He also said to the paparazzi, " If they are going to follow me anyway, I want them to follow me here."

    His acts in Sudan actually draw attention from not only people but also main apparatus concerning this problem like Foreign Relation Committee in U.S and U.N Security Council. With the help of his work, president Obama appointed a special envoy to Sudan.

   Furthermore he influenced many actors to help other countries, like B. Pitt in Katrina, B. Affleck in Congo, and S. Penn in Haiti.

<Reporter>

   Actually one of the motives to force him to go to the Africa is his father. His father was a newsman. His had been furious when international stories were bumped by celebrity gossip. A few years ago, G. Clooney visited the African nations with his father, and he poured some money into building shelters and schools etc.  But it couldn't be the problem. And then, he decided to help people know the situation of Sudan before just pouring money to it.

   Some critics criticized him. "It's unclear why we want celebrities to be in a diplomatic role." But it is certain that he did a great role to help people in Sudan get independence from a dictator in reality, as well as help world watch the process carefully.                  Park, M&P news from Sudan.

This stories is based on the article of  NEWSWEEK.

@ Happy weekend

@ funny or weird news (Homework)

(Reuters) - A U.S. man high on methamphetamine drove with his wife on the hood of their minivan for more than 40 miles, hitting speeds of 100 mph, according to police.
The woman climbed onto the hood early on Saturday morning, outside the couple's home in Manteca, California, because she wanted to keep her husband from driving off, said the city's police spokesman, Rex Osborn.
But instead of stopping, Christopher Carroll, 36, sped away with his wife clinging to the hood, Osborn said.
Police said they would not identify the woman because she is the victim of domestic violence, but Osborn said she is in her 30s and a mother.
In Pleasanton, the woman rolled off the hood when Carroll slowed down, police said.
Carroll was arrested back at his Manteca home, and charged with attempted murder and domestic violence, Osborn said.
No charges were filed tied to Carroll's methamphetamine use, which the woman described, he said.
"Her big message is this meth has ruined her life, affected her husband's family, his children, just because of poor choices," Osborn said.    (Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis: Editing by Peter Bohan
LOS ANGELES | Thu Mar 3, 2011 11:33am EST)

@ How to handle the Stress

Tips on How to Handle Pressure and Stress

A collaborative work by High-Advanced students at Pimmit School

·        Having a Support team

·        Delegating and relying on others

·        Recalling happy moments

·        Maintaining a sense of humor

·        Talking about stress

·        Walking

·        Accepting the stress or Ignoring the stress

·        Thinking positively

·        Drinking and eating

·        Figuring out how to react

·        Staying calm

·        Talking to people who you trust

·        Putting stressors into perspectives

·        Meditating

·        Doing your favorite activities

·        Praying

·        Trying to be confident.

·        Altering your environment.

·        Having hobbies.

·        Pampering your-self.

·        Scheduling your time.

·        Renewing self image.

·        Letting it be.

·        Playing games with people you like.

·        Figuring out something for refresh.

·        Getting into self- hypnosis.

·        Driving and concentrating.

·        Watching the kid’s happiness.

·        Running and lifting weights or doing yoga

·        Staying away from e-mail and phone for a period.

·        Getting up early and running.

·        Working out on a regular basis.

·        Getting disconnected when I take off.

·        Enjoying with family.

·        Sharing the feelings with others trough blog.

·        Cheering up myself.

·        Taking a rest.

Types of SPA and massages

·        Stress relief massage

·        Sauna and steam room

·        Aromatherapy massage

·        Swedish massage

·        Hot and cold  stone

·        Golf massage

·        Half massage

·        Beauty products

·        Heat experience

·        Experience shower

·        Series of cold and hot treatments

·        Therapeutic massage with herbal medicine

·        Thai massage

·        The clothed massage

·        Well trained and experienced therapist is essential

·        Cheap and quick(I prefer long) massage

Foods that might help

·        Citrus –the vitamin C prevent the release of the stress hormone cortical and help to

Make lower blood pressure

·        Walnuts-Many omega-3 fatty acids in walnuts can reduce blood pressure and stress.

·        Dark Chocolate-can reduce cortisol levels as well as catecholamine in highly stressed individuals. Can reduce blood pressure and improved mood.

·        Black tea – dropping cortisol.

Pay someone to do it

·         There are many professional organizers and errand

·          Runners who can help you to plan your schedule

Reboot Your Brain

·        Meditating in the same spot

·        Controlling your inhalations and exhalations.

·        Making your own mantra.

·        Keeping your mind focused on your breath.

Quick Moves

·        Stretching 10 minutes before getting out of the bed

·        Do a spinal twist setting on a chair

·        Lay down on your back with legs up against the wall for 3 to 5 minutes

·        Try putting tongue on the roof of your mouth

·        Taking a moment and getting out of your chair a few times a day to realign your neck and upper back muscles

·        Making shoulders rolls

·        Breath properly

·        Squatting using dumbbell

·        Punching and twisting your hips

Mind Workouts

·        NIA: A lively cardio workout to music, combining dance, martial arts, and yoga

·        HYPNOSIS: An altered state of mind from the waking state where you’re worried

·        ACUPUNCTURE: The practice of inserting needles into points on the body to relieve ailments

·        TAICHI : A series of choreographed poses , turning and extending the body, shifting one’s weight.

·        QIGONG : An ancient Chinese healing art, repetitive movements with controlled breathing to stimulate the flow of QI within the body

·         BIOFEEDBACK: A way to measure the body’s responses to stress and learn to control them

·        REFLEXOLOGY: Points in the feet and hands correspond to organs and glands in the body

Take a Chill Pill

·        Today there are many “benzos” (medication to control stress) that doctors prescribe to treat anxiety.

·        Physicians are loath to use them long term because they can be addicted.

·        Every person reacts differently to antidepressants, but gain weight and low libido are possible side effects.

·        Psychiatrists caution that all of these medications should be coupled with counseling.

@Reflection Today's Class

We can know everything if we try. With the help of a variety of mass media, especially internet, we can search anything we want. That means that the world becames narrower,and there is no barriers of information or even the states. So we sometimes delude ourselves that we know evetything, at least, we are able to get to everything.

Actually I didn't know before that we are careful not to thumb up to others. We usually show that when we mean 'You did a good job!'. But it means in Islam states that I despise you.

In modern times, the differences between the nations and cultures became diminished. But there might remain the tricky differences between them. Most of all, those culures and traditions must be respected however they seem to be strange to me or us. That's why we always be cautious to treat others and be careful to face the other's culture or customs.

* The image above was from clker.com.