Chinese province to roll out electric buses with 300-km battery range

CHANGCHUN, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Seventy electric buses with double the maximum range of conventional electric cars will go into use in June in northeast China's Jilin Province, a researcher said Friday.

The bus, driven by a Lithium-ion battery, can travel more than 300 km on a 20-minute battery recharge, compared with 100-150 km for conventional electric cars that usually take more time to recharge, said Xie Haiming, a researcher with the Lithium-ion Battery Material S&T Innovation Center of Jilin Province.

Xie said the increased range was gained by using the advance LiFeP04 battery, which was safer and had a longer life than the widely-used lead acid cell.

The government of Liaoyuan was buying 20 of the 24-seat buses and the Changchun city government had ordered 50.

The 24-seat buses are being made jointly by the Tongkun New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd and FAW Bus and Coach Company and will run on the roads in the provincial capital of Changchun City, and Liaoyuan, about 200 km to the south of Changchun, as of June.

Xie said such a bus would sell 500,000 yuan (73,145 U.S. dollars).

"The cost for every 100 km of travel by the new bus is 35 yuan, much lower than 120 yuan by petrol-driven buses," Xie said.

The battery on the new bus can be recharged up to 2,000 times for just 20 minutes each time, making it a good power supply for buses and taxies, Xie said.

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• Language is a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols
• If you study to remember, you will forget, but if you study to understand, you will remember
• The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you
• Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow
• Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune

Taylor Swift - Love Story

We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes
And the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony of summer air

See the lights,
See the party, the ball gowns
I see you make your way through the crowd
You say hello
Little did I know

That you were Romeo you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go, and I said:

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet cause we're dead if they know
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while

Cause you were Romeo I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were everything to me
I was begging you please don't go and I said:

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes

Romeo save me, they try to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real,
Don't be afraid
We'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story baby just say yes, oh,

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town I said:

Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head, I don't know what to think
He knealt to the ground and pulled out a ring

And said:

Marry me Juliet you'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad go pick out a white dress
It's a love story baby just say yes

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Cause we were both young when I first saw you

Memories- Shanghai Trip: 5-12-07

My Family and Me

My Family

Shanghai Night View

"Ming Zhu Dian Shi Ta"I took this from 100metres high
Perth breathtaking scenery

Perth City

Perth
Penang Bridge

More pictures will be upload soon. To be continue...... GooD Night Everyone. Have a sweet dream.

Random pictures :] la la la

My sister and baby MQ

OMG!!! Who is that?! >.<

TEDDY HOUSE

My 2009 Jersey (Let's fight for Chung Hwa) GO! GO! GO!

My favourite jersey (Nike TOTAL 90)
My name =P
Nice shot!!!
/Terbalik/
Swensen's


Apple ipod

2008 achievement

Legend Killer forever

Shaggy - Angel

Shooby dooby dooby doo woi
Shooby doo
Oh
Shooby doo dooby doo boi oi
Yeah, ah

Girl, you?re my angel, you?re my darling angel
Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby
Shorty, you?re my angel, you?re my darling angel
Girl, you?re my friend when I?m in need, lady

Life is one big party when you?re still young
But who?s gonna have your back when it?s all done
It?s all good when you?re little, you have pure fun
Can?t be a fool, son, what about the long run

Looking back Shorty always mention
Said me not giving her much attention
She was there through my incarceration
I wanna show the nation my appreciation

Girl, you?re my angel, you?re my darling angel
Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby
Shorty, you?re my angel, you?re my darling angel
Girl, you?re my friend when I?m in need, lady

You?re a queen and so you should be treated
Though you never get the lovin? that you needed
Could have left, but I called and you heeded
Takin? a beatin?, mission completed

Mama said that I and I dissed the program
Not the type to mess around with her emotion
But the feeling that I have for you is so strong
Been together so long and this could never be wrong

Girl, you?re my angel, you?re my darling angel
Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby
Shorty, you?re my angel, you?re my darling angel
Girl, you?re my friend when I?m in need, lady

Uh, uh
Girl, in spite of my behavior, said I?m your savior
(You must be sent from up above)
And you appear to me so tender, say girl I surrender
(Thanks for giving me your love)

Girl, in spite of my behavior, well, you are my savior
(You must be sent from up above)
And you appear to me so tender, well, girl I surrender
(Said thanks for giving me your love)

Now life is one big party when you?re still young
And who?s gonna have your back when it?s all done
It?s all good when you?re little, you have pure fun
Can?t be a fool, son, what about the long run

Looking back Shorty always mention
Said me not giving her much attention
She was there through my incarceration
I wanna show the nation my appreciation

Girl, you?re my angel, you?re my darling angel
Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby
Shorty, you?re my angel, you?re my darling angel
Girl, you?re my friend when I?m in need, lady

Girl, you?re my angel, you?re my darling angel
Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby
Shorty, you?re my angel, you?re my darling angel
Girl, you?re my friend when I?m in need, lady

Gitchi Gitchi Goo Baby I Love You =P Phineas and Ferb

Bow, chicka, bow-wow
That's what my baby says
Bow, Bow, Bow
And my heart starts pumpin'
Chicka, chicka, chew-wow
Never gonna stop
Gitchi-gitchi-goo means that I love you

I said a...
Bow, chicka, bow-wow
That's what my baby says
Bow, Bow, Bow,
And my heart starts pumpin'
Chicka, chicka, chew-ow
Never gonna stop
Gitchi-gitchi-goo means that I love you

Gitchi-gitchi-goo means that I love you
Gitchi-gitchi-goo means that I love you
Baby, baby, baby (baby, baby, baby, baby)
Gitchi-gitchi-goo means that I love you

Happy Valentine Day to everyone =P

Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world. In the West, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionery. The day was originally a pagan festival that was renamed after two Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines". Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten notes have largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards. The sending of Valentines was a fashion in nineteenth-century Great Britain, and, in 1847, Esther Howland developed a successful business in her Worcester, Massachusetts home with hand-made Valentine cards based on British models. The popularity of Valentine cards in 19th-century America was a harbinger of the future commercialization of holidays in the United States.

The U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year, behind Christmas. The association estimates that, in the US, men spend in average twice as much money as women.

14-2-2009 which is Valentine's Day lies on Saturday. Today got replacement class for the CNY holidays. Woke up early at 6a.m on the morning. Drive to school as usual. Luckily there was no traffic congestion. After dismiss, I went to tion. After dismiss, I went to Gurney with my friends. We enjoy our milk shakes at Breeks. I drink Avocodo Rainforest. We have fun over there. =P

Shu Pei and me

My hero -Torres scores last-minute winner in Liverpool win over Portsmouth 3-2

Torres and Benayoun

Liverpool get out of jail with last-minute winner by Fernando Torres.

February 08, 2009

FERNANDO Torres came off the bench to score a priceless stoppage time winner as Liverpool came from behind twice to beat Portsmouth 3-2 at Fratton Park.

Reds manager Rafael Benitez's decision to omit Torres, Dirk Kuyt and Xabi Alonso from an under-strength starting line-up looked to have cost Liverpool dearly as his side was trailing 2-1 until six minutes from time.

But Kuyt levelled with a sublime 85th minute shot before Torres headed in Yossi Benayoun's 91st minute cross to send Benitez's men top of the Barclays Premier League table, although champions Manchester United can replace them with a draw at West Ham on Monday morning (EDT).

Liverpool were already weakened by the absence of injured captain Steven Gerrard and Portsmouth could have taken the lead as early as the sixth minute when David Nugent carved a good opportunity for Peter Crouch.

Nugent turned Jamie Carragher on the edge of the six-yard box before rolling the ball neatly into his strike partner's path but Crouch passed up the chance to score against his former club, scuffing a weak right foot shot straight into the arms of a relieved Jose Reina.

Liverpool were unlucky not to go in front in the 11th minute when Fabio Aurelio beat goalkeeper David James with a curling 25-yard free kick, which brushed against the outside of the right hand post before going behind for a goal kick.

Javier Mascherano is not renowned for his goal scoring but it needed a superb fingertip save from James mid-way through the first half to turn the Argentine's fierce 20-yard drive wide.

Dutch forward Kuyt was called from the bench with the second half just 11 minutes old to replace the ineffective David Ngog and set up Ryan Babel for what should have been the opening goal within seconds of coming on.

Kuyt collected Benayoun's pass before bursting into the 18-yard box and whipping in a teasing low cross to leave Babel with an empty net and only the Dutch international will know how he contrived to miss his kick and let the ball sail harmlessly away for a Portsmouth throw-in.

Babel and Benitez were made to pay in the 62nd minute when Nugent gave Portsmouth a surprise lead.

Nugent, a fan of Liverpool's local rivals Everton, got in behind a static Reds defence to latch onto Crouch's threaded through ball before calmly rolling a right shot through the legs of the onrushing Reina and into the centre of the net.

Liverpool were behind for just seven minutes before being gifted an equaliser by a mistake from Anfield old boy James.

James inexplicably blocked Crouch's back pass with his arm, leaving referee Howard Webb with no alternative bit to award a free-kick 12 yards out.

Substitute Alonso teed the ball up for Aurelio to blast a right shot through Portsmouth's ten-man wall and into the bottom right corner.

Torres was finally brought on for the final 14 minutes in place of the hapless Babel as Liverpool pushed forward in search of a much needed winner.

But Portsmouth clearly had other ideas and retook the lead when Herman Hreidarsson rose above Mascherano to head Nadir Belhadj's free-kick past a despairing Reina as Benitez's commitment to zonal marking cost his side dear once more.

Kuyt drew Liverpool level for a second time with a splendid strike.

Torres cut the ball back from the byline after home defender Sylvain Distin had made a mess of his attempted clearance and Kuyt brought the ball onto his right before lashing it into the roof of the net from the tightest of angles.

Just as Liverpool's 3000 travelling fans were contemplating two points dropped, Torres popped up to expertly steer Benayoun's left wing centre past James at his near post in stoppage time.

GO GO GO Liverpool. Currently no.1 in ranking table. Yeepi3 ,Hurray. Hope the skipper "Steven Gerrard" will recover from hamstring injuries as soon as possible.

You'll never walk alone^^

Movie Review of "Bride War"

The plot: Two friends go to war after their weddins are accidentally booked on the same day.

Our thoughts: Gary Winick’s latest comedy “Bride Wars” is undoubtedly the first big stinker of 2009. Neither funny nor entertaining, this painfully lame attempt at satirizing the wedding industry offers absolutely nothing but a boring feud between two incredibly stupid characters. Believe it or not, but these two bridezillas are a pain in the neck.

The misery starts with the film’s absurd story. Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway star as Liv and Emma, two best friends and brides-to-be who can’t wait to tie the knot and be each other’s maid of honor at their respective weddings, which they both plan to have at the prestigious Plaza Hotel.

The real trouble starts when their wedding planner mistakenly books their weddings on the same day. Usually, this would be an easy fix, but the Plaza is fully booked for the next three years, and there is obviously no way anyone else would voluntarily want to switch with them.

It’s easy to guess what happens next. Neither Liv nor Emma wants to drop out and pick another venue, and before you know it, the two friends are trying everything they can to sabotage each other’s wedding preparations. If you think that sounds like quite the exciting war, don’t get your hopes up too high.

The mostly illogical and utterly pointless story line is the main reason “Bride Wars” fails miserably on so many levels. I completely understand the two main characters are blinded by the excitement of their upcoming weddings, but is that a good enough reason to abandon good sense and throw fists instead of approaching the situation rationally?

I mean, considering they know they can’t change the date and don’t want to pick another venue, why do Liv and Emma not agree to a double wedding? If they really care more about when or where their weddings take place than anything else, wouldn’t they at least logically consider that option?

But no, if they agreed to a double wedding there would be no movie, so as a result, the screenwriters turn them into moronic brides who scream at each other and waste all that time trying to destroy their common dream instead of living it. On that note, I guess writing a crappy script is your best chance to make it in Hollywood these days.

Anyway, once Liv and Emma decide to go to war, the movie gets even worse than it already is, with both brides turning to immature and even more idiotic behavior in their attempts to make each other suffer. The dialogue stinks, the acts of sabotage are lame, and nearly every attempt at humor fails as well. The predictable ending is the most terrible part of the entire movie.

Anne Hathaway deserves tons of praise for her efforts in “Rachel Getting Married,” but her performance here is anything but impressive. As for Kate Hudson, she hasn’t really done a good movie in years, and to be honest, she’s even far more annoying than her co-star.

Happy Belated Lunar New Year

It has been long time I do not online. I have been busy with crazy stuff.

Here are some of pictures taken during Chinese New Year.

My lovely cousins

My friends came to my house

5S1-2008
Perth

KG @ MVP