Life in United Kingdom

PopCap ’s Zuma Happy Farm which is very popular recently in China.

A foal can stand up on his long wobbly legs only a few hours since he was born. In a day or two , he may feel brave enough to meet the rest of the foals and join in the game they are playing, but he when he is about four years old, he can be trained to take a rider on his back. Ponies come in all kinds of colours, each with its own name: Bay - Brown coat with a black mane and tail Black - Black coat and a black mane and tail Chestnut - Red-brown colour all over Polomino - Golden coat with a pale mane tail Dun - Pale brown coat with a black mane tail Piebald - Large patches of black and white Grey - White or grey coat. A dark grey coat with light grey rings is called dapple grey Skewbald - Large patches of brown and white All horeses are measured in 'hands', which are units of 4 inches (10 centimeres). Ponies measure 14 hands and 2 inches or less. The parts of a pony are called 'points'. They each have a different name. forelock Poll crest mane withers hinderquarters do...

New wark antique fair has in excess of 4,000 stalls at any given show, that is, over 4000 dealers in antiques and collectibles offering a huge variety of furniture, architectural pieces, porcelain, pottery, silver, jewelery, paintings, books, maps, prints, toys, and you name it. The showgrounds are located just 10 minutes from the historic market town of Newark in north central England, and 40 minutes from the city of Nottingham. The fair is sponsored by DMG World Media, and while they also sponsor antique and collectible fairs throughout Britain and the U.S. After a brief experiment expanding to three days of trading, the Newark Fair has reverted to a two day, trade-only format, with the fair open Thursday and Friday. Thursday is reserved for professional trade, Friday for general trade. The Newark show opens on Thursday at 9:00 AM, and the admission fee covers entry for both days. The show opens at 8 AM on Friday and admission for the second day only is discounted. 2009 Dates: Febr...

We have a new netbook computer, and don't know where to find network key, which is needed to setup wireless connection. A network key may also be called WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key or WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) key. A wireless network key is a security feature that prevents unauthorized users from accessing a wireless network. An unprotected network is an unlocked virtual door, anybody within range can piggyback on the network undetected. I use Virgin media broadband with a Virgin media wireless router, this router has a WPA key taped on the router, that WPA key is an English word consisting of 10 letters. To tape network key on the router is a good idea, because we may never lose or forget a wireless network key as long as we possess the router.

W.H. Smith is the first chain store company in the world and was responsible for the creation of the ISBN book catalogue system. ISBN catalogue invention. In 1792 Henry Walton Smith and his wife Anna established W H Smith as a news vendor business in London. The firm took advantage of the railway boom by opening newsstands on railway stations, starting with Euston in 1848. They also made use of the railways to become the leading national distributor of newspapers. They were the only newsagent found at London railway stations in the early years, which allows them to claim to be the company to use a chain store format in the world. In 1966, W H Smith originated a 9-digit code for uniquely referencing books, called Standard Book Numbering or SBN. It was adopted as international standard ISO 2108 in 1970, and was used until 1974, when it became the ISBN scheme. ( Wikipeida )

When hard times came, obtaining support under the New Poor Law of 1834 was not an easy option. In 1834 the New Poor Law was enacted which joined together about six Parishes into a Union for the administration of the measures to deal with the poor under the national leadership of the Poor Law Commissioners. Several citizens in the Parish, usually the well to do, were appointed to run them, the Guardians. The Guardians normally served ratepayers interests not the paupers, they might regard poverty as the fault of the poor, and they supported and carried out harsh treatment of the poor. Every Union had a Workhouse. Homes were broken up and people moved into the Workhouse if they had no relatives to look after them. The applicant for relief had to go before the Board of Guardians who would decide whether to offer support in the home or in the new 'deterrent' workhouse. The board of Guardian's Minute Books contain many snapshots of personal tragedies, such as 'bastar...

I watched Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration whole day yesterday, and because this was the first time ever I watched the inauguration, my spirits were kept high in spite of the delays and dull waiting. One episode that did raise my eyebrow is the recitation of Presidential oath. Recitation of Presidential oath by President Barack Obama was misspoken by mistake. How can a humanly error happened in this solemn circumstance? Constitution of US prescribed the text “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will to best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Chief Justice of USA Mr. John Robert asked Obama to recite the first line of the oath, but Obama started to recite before Mr. Robert had finished the first line, "I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear", so Obama repeated "I, Barack Hussein Obama, " after Mr. Robert finished. Then Mr. Robert recited the seco...

Small government, big society, it seems always a good idea to delegate public obligation to private. I watched House of Lords debate in BBC Parliament, one of Lords questions is about public lavatory scheme, in this scheme, government urge city council to offer cash to pubs, bars, cafes, restaurants to open their toilet, let non-customers use their facilities. Some communities already adopted this scheme to resolve public lavatory shortage, well-known chains such as Pizza Express, KFC, MacDonald, local pubs and bars are offered up to £600 in exchange for opening their toilets. When I just arrived in UK, I found odd phenomenons which include post office selling stationary or toys, while chemist selling nappies and formula milk. To buy a stamp you have to walk through rows of shelves inside to the deep bottom, where one or two cashiers sitting behind the counter, most probably they are Indians or Pakistans. A good old society should be a mingled and tangled ecosystem to meet everyone...

On Day 10, my main character a night elf warrior reaches level 16. Herbalism 100 Besides picking flowers, the most useful skill in herbalism is Lifeblood which allows you absorb energy from the earth and healing for 300 health over 5 seconds. I used that quite often when attacked by several enemies and my health running low. First aid 70 Weapon skills - Swords 79 - Defense 77 Reputation - Darnassus Honored 3240 2 pets - a Great Horned Owl - a Hawl Owl Base stats - Armor 1084 - Attack speed 2.3 - Damage 31-44 - Boots 104 armor - Pants 132 armor - Shield 367 armor - Sword 14-26 damage - Chest 151 armor - Gloves 94 armor Duels won 4, lost 6 I am never an agressive person, so is my character in WoW. I have never asked for a duel during the 10 days, and I still don't know how to request one. Among the 10 duels I accepted, I won 4 and lost 6. Not a very bad record, isn't it? consider that most person I fought against are on similar or higher levels than mine.

Have you ever noticed that British Chancellor Alistair Darling has very strong black eyebrows but snow silver white hair? According this article , Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said in public that Darling looks ridiculous with those black eyebrows and white hair.