美猴王物语

Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP):

Screening for AFP should occur at 15-20 weeks gestation (optimum 16-18 weeks), as concentrations rise rapidly at this time (usually 20-75 ng/ml, typically 35 ng/ml).

A high AFP can also signal the presence of twins (50% are detected). Most important however, are neural tube defects, present in 1-2/1000 babies. These defects include anencephaly

When a TORCH test or screening is ordered on a newborn, it is suspected that that child has been exposed in utero to one of several

Solar Radiation

We now understand that the skin-damaging effects of solar radiant energy can be attributed to the cumulative effects of most of the UV and IR radiation that passes through the Earth's atmosphere.  The flux of solar radiant energy that reaches the Earth's surface is modified by six principal: time of day, season, geographical latitude, cloud cover, surface reflection, and altitude.

从Joseph Epistein的文章里看到的：

Step One: Do not believe in God, or in the gods. They most likely do not exist, and even if they did, it is preposterous to believe that they could possibly care, that they are watching over you and keeping a strict accounting of your behavior.

Step Two: Don’t worry about death. Death, be assured, is oblivion, a condition not different

- 一日三省，杜绝 VANITY。

- 琐事必须认真对待：包括打扫、做饭、浇花、洗衣、遛狗等。

- 对第二语言的掌握，要越来越精到，这个是一日都放松不来的。

- 静下来，作事。

- 先作好主妇。这一点应该向婆婆学习。

- 把自己看作是最平凡、低贱的人。这样才能保持清醒。

- 世界多动荡，危机意识要强，表乱花钱。