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从昨晚 10 点多一直看到凌晨 12 点多，看了网球女双决赛，中国选手李婷/孙甜甜以两个 6:3，总比方 2-0 击败了西班牙选手马丁内斯/帕斯奎尔，为中国夺得首个网球重大赛事的世界冠军。这个算是我在本届奥运会看到的最为令人兴奋的金牌。赛前谁都不会想到她俩能得奖牌，更不用说是金牌了。即使是双发失误比对方多出几倍，也能赢得比赛，真是厉害。

Firefox 是 Mozilla.org 的新一代浏览器，它比其它的浏览器浏览速度更快、效率更高、安全性更好。Popup Blocking
Stop annoying popup ads in their tracks with Firefox's built in popup blocker.

Tabbed Browsing
View more than one web page in a single window with this time saving feature. Open links in the background so that they're ready for viewing when you're ready to read them.

Smarter Search
Google Search is built right into the toolbar, and there are a plethora of other search tools including Keywords (type "dict <word>" in the Location Bar), and FastFind (start typing the first few letters of some text in the page and Firefox takes you there).

Privacy and Security
Built with your Security in mind, Firefox keeps your computer safe from malicious spyware by not loading harmful ActiveX controls. A comprehensive set of privacy tools keep your online activity your business.

Hassle-Free Downloading
Files you download are automatically saved to your Desktop so they're easy to find. Fewer prompts mean files download quicker.

Fits Like a Glove
Simple and intuitive, yet fully featured, Firefox has all the functions you're used to - Bookmarks, History, Full Screen, Text Zooming to make pages with small text easier to read, etc.

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Firefox is the most customizable browser on the planet. Customize your toolbars to add additional buttons, install new Extensions that add new features, add new Themes to browse with style, and use the adaptive search system to allow you to search an infinite number of engines. Firefox is as big or small as you want.

Setup's a Snap
At only 4.7MB (Windows), Firefox only takes minutes to download over a fast connection. The installer gets you set up quickly, and the new Easy Transition system imports all of your settings - Favorites, passwords and other data from Internet Explorer and other browsers - so you can start surfing right away.

A Developer's Best Friend
Firefox comes with a standard set of developer tools including a powerful JavaScript and CSS error/warning console, and an optional Document Inspector that gives unheard of insight into how your pages work.

Read Mail—Not Spam
Thunderbird is the perfect complement to Firefox. More information
而 Sage 是一个轻量级的 RSS/Atom 阅读器，作为 Firefox 的一个扩展（或叫插件），可以与 Firefox 书签一起整合使用。

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特别佩服邓小平的外交领导才能、领军能力、乐观主义精神；从来不向困难低头，从来都是坚持不懈地为中国繁荣富强而努力奋斗。我记忆最深的就是他曾经说过的一句话：“1997年，到香港自己的土地上走一走，看一看”；但就在97来临之际，他离我们而去；记得那年我正好在广州，听到这个消息的时候很悲伤，就像1986年在大马路上听到叶剑英元帅去世的消息一样。

看了六翼的 花木有灵，想起自己去年养了盆仙人掌，这是比较容易养的植物之一，每个月浇一次水即可。我将它放在书房，因为书房里头有两台电脑，据说仙人掌可以吸收电脑辐射，不知道是真是假。后来到了非典时期，shxll 买了檀香回来，这个檀香是好东西，可以进行空气消毒，气味也还挺好闻的。那时候每天上午下午各点一支檀香，但是找不到地方插，突然发现仙人掌的花盆不错，里边都是沙子，插檀香正合适，于是就插在上边点燃。日子一久，仙人掌好像特别不喜欢这个烟，就往反方向歪。就这样，日复一日，最后仙人掌惨死在檀香面前。

现在还是有养花的想法。记得以前小时候，爷爷就养了各种各样的花，我最喜欢的是昙花，昙花一现的晚上，花朵很多很白，而且整个院子都能闻到香味，开着特别漂亮，第二天早上，花儿都合上了，妈妈就将其摘下来，做成昙花汤，当早饭吃，好怀念。后来爷爷去世了，妈妈也开始养花，曾经还在阳台上种过草莓，打了4个，都不够尝的，呵呵。我现在最想养的是吊兰，可以挂起来，垂下来的叶子很好看，但就是怕养不活。

不错的引导性序列文章：The Hitchhiker's Guide to PHP

前言：Learn everything about PHP, from getting your first application started to what the future of the language holds.
The open source scripting language PHP is becoming one of the world's most popular web application programming languages. And with Oracle's announcement last summer that Oracle Application Server will include a version of PHP, it will become an even more relevant choice for developers who want to get their applications off the ground quickly and easily.

In this new multi-week series, OTN will give you a taste of the full spectrum of technical issues related to the PHP development lifecycle, from planning through deployment. Most important, it will include descriptions of real-world experiences from project managers and engineers who have deployed PHP applications.

We begin this series with an article from Rasmus Lerdorf, who is credited as the creator of PHP. Oracle Technology Network is privileged to have him describe, just for us, his thoughts on the PHP phenomenon, what has shaped and motivated the language, and where the PHP movement is heading.

I welcome your thoughts, comments, and questions about this series. Enjoy!

Begin the series now!
学习旅途：Publishing Schedule*

Week 1: Do You PHP?
Rasmus Lerdorf, Creator of PHP

Week 2: Shortening the Distance Between Prototype and Product using PHP
John Neil, Chief Architect, Myers Internet

Week 3: Enterprise Application Development Using PHP and Oracle
Kevin Kardasz et al, McGill University

Week 4: PHP Comes of Age
Philippe Lachaise, Software Designer and Developer

Week 5: Scaling Oracle and PHP
George Schlossnagle, Principal, OmniTI Computer Consulting

Week 6: The PHP 5 Data Object (PDO) Abstraction Layer and Oracle
Wez Furlong, Technical Director, The Brain Room Ltd

Week 7: PHP Best Practices
Stay tuned for more details

* subject to change