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With widespread power outages and retail shortages, companies are pitching in to help Japanese residents in a variety of ways. In this photo, vehicles driving south out of Fukushima Prefecture, where a troubled nuclear power plant is located, make a traffic jam in Kitaibaraki, north of Tokyo on Tuesday. (Yuji Furuya/The Yomiuri Shimbun/AP)

After last week’s quake and tsunami struck Japan, destroying thousands of homes and leaving many without electricity, employees at Tokyo Apple stores brought out surge protectors, extension cords and power adapters for people to plug in gadgets and contact their loved ones.
Apple stores have been a central outlet for some Tokyo residents, because they’re some of the only locations to offer free Wi-Fi in Japan, explains a Tokyo Apple store employee.
“Even after we finally had to close [at] 10 p.m., crowds of people huddled in front of our stores to use the Wi-Fi into the night, as it was still the only way to get access to the outside world,” the employee e-mailed to Digg founder Kevin Rose. In response to the quake, Apple has also created a page in its iTunes Store for customers to donate money to the American Red Cross.
Several tech companies are responding to the Japan earthquake with plans to aid survivors. Microsoft has pledged $250,000 in cash and $1.75 million worth of software and services to assist people affected by the multiple disaster. The software program’s primary purpose is to help businesses get their operations back up and running with free incident support and temporary software licenses.
Social-networking giant Facebook set up a Japan Earthquake page for users to find information about disaster relief, and Google has set up a crisis-response project with a Google Person Finder Tool to help find victims, as well as links to disaster resources and news stories about the quake.
Also, NTT DoComo, Japan’s largest wireless carrier, has set up a database where you can enter the cellphone number of a person to confirm his or her safety, according to MSNBC.
Some game companies are responding to the quake with sensitivity. Game developer Irem has announced it will cease development of the PlayStation 3 title City in a Desperate Situation, a game with a disaster-related theme. Also, Sega has indefinitely delayed releasing Like a Dragon, a game that involves zombies swarming a ruined Tokyo, which was supposed to hit stores Thursday.
Meanwhile, game developer Square-Enix temporarily shut down its servers for the game Final Fantasy to conserve power.
A massive tsunami followed the 9.0-magnitude earthquake Friday. Police say 6,000 people have been confirmed either dead or missing, and analysis firms estimate the disaster caused up to $34 billion in economic damages.

馬蹄形高跟鞋 你会買嗎？

英國契爾騰漢 (Cheltenham) 造鎮100週年紀念日當天將推出一款走在潮流最前端的馬蹄形高跟鞋，每雙售價1300英鎊，折合馬幣約6400零吉。





這款由碳纖維和5000根馬毛做成的高跟鞋，絕對能讓女性在15日契爾騰漢百年紀念日上吸引目光。這雙鞋像極了英美經典兒童文學《納尼亞傳奇》(The Chronicles of Narnia) 中那位半人半羊牧神的造型。

這款限量版高跟鞋在契爾騰漢100週年慶典中的銷售所得將用於慈善事業。

年僅3歲 英國最小酒鬼

年僅3歲 英國最小酒鬼酗酒數月被送醫戒酒

英國一名3歲男孩因「酗酒」被送入醫院治療，他也因此成為英國最年輕的「酒鬼」。

這名3歲男孩住在英國西米德蘭茲郡 (West Midlands)，由於之前的6個月期間一直有人給他酒喝，因此需要入院接受戒酒治療。在戒酒過程中他出現了一些戒癮症狀，包括身體顫抖和情緒波動。

據英國全民健保局 (National Health Service) 所屬的一家綜合醫院表示，該醫院在2008至2010年期間，共診斷出13名12歲以下兒童患有嗜酒症。

就在幾個星期之前，英國也有一名8歲女孩才創造最年輕嗜酒者的記錄，由於她的父母都是酒鬼，她也未能倖免。

美国妇女脑死亡后捐脸

捐献者安娜·卡斯珀（左）和受益者康妮·卡尔普。 现在网消息 据中国日报报道 两年前，面部遭到严重损毁的美国妇女康妮·卡尔普经过22个小时的手术终于有了一张新脸，成为美国首例“全脸移植”手术的受益者。据英国媒体12月22日报道，近日，康妮终于知道谁是当年为她“捐脸”的好心人，并与这名妇女的家人见了面。 现年47岁的康妮住在宾夕法尼亚州，有一儿一女和两个学龄前的小孙子。2004年，康妮的丈夫托马斯朝她的脸部开了一枪，造成面部严重受损，失去了鼻 子、面颊、上颚和一只眼睛，只剩下上眼睑、前额、下嘴唇和下巴。大量的子弹碎片和骨头碎片嵌入脸部，导致康妮不得不借助软管来呼吸和进食。2008年 12月10日，美国一诊所医护人员对康妮进行了22小时的“全脸移植”手术，换掉了她脸部多达80%的组织。 所有这些脸部器官都来自当时刚刚因心脏病去世的44岁妇女安娜·卡斯珀。日前，康妮来到安娜位于俄亥俄州的家中，与她的丈夫罗恩和三个子女见面。对于 这场会面，康妮称“刚开始有点局促，但后来感觉非常温馨”。安娜23岁的女儿贝蒂称，她能从康妮的脸上看到母亲的影子，“鼻子尤其像”。 2008年12月9日，安娜刚刚走到屋外的长廊准备抽一支烟便心脏病突发，被紧急送往医院。虽然急救人员将她“救活”，但到医院检查后发现，安娜其实 已经“脑死亡”了。随后，她的家人决定将她所有的器官都捐献出去，包括心脏、肾脏、肝脏和眼睛等。除了康妮，全美各地还有50多人受益于安娜捐出的器官和 组织。

“玩蛇小姐”另類血腥選美

華萊士用棍插進響尾蛇體內，把蛇頭斬掉後，更剝下蛇皮。





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美國德州有個另類選美賽，不但講求美貌和智慧，還講求膽識，因為冠軍佳麗當選後翌日，要親自將響尾蛇斬頭和剝皮，全程非常血腥。

‘玩蛇小姐’（ Miss Snake Charmer）競選上周舉行，華萊士（ Laney Wallace）艷壓群芳奪冠後，隨即興致勃勃說：“將要剝蛇皮，斬蛇頭，好興奮呢。”

斬蛇活動於比賽翌日舉行，華萊士穿上保護衣物後，隨即在數萬名現場觀眾面前，給‘西部菱斑響尾蛇’磅重和擠出毒液，然後手起刀落，用大砍刀將響尾蛇斬頭和剝皮，再拿着蛇屍揮手拍照，笑容燦爛。

斬蛇雖然殘忍，但亞軍和季軍佳麗都勇者無懼，加入剝蛇皮行列，然後將沾滿鮮血的雙手在牆上蓋印。活動後，蛇肉會炸來吃、蛇皮用來做皮靴和銀包，至於蛇的毒液會在實驗室製造解毒物。