Potassium Iodide (KI)

Key Facts

• You should only take potassium idodide (KI) on the advice of emergency management officials, public health officials, or your doctor.
• There are health risks associated with taking KI. Continue reading →

时光如梭，感恩节刚过，转眼来科网已经快一年了。具体地说，再过三天就是立委博客建站周年纪念日（建站时间：2009-12-8 12:56:04），没想到90万点击提前达到了，赶上周年大庆，还是要感言一下。 

首先，要感谢科学网提供这个平台，使得我们平民的声音可以被听见。看现在这个趋势，科学网的势头是越来越火，实际上已经成为海内外华人科学家和学者的最大的网上舞台。能够有幸在这个舞台发出自己的声音，是应该感恩的。 Continue reading →

月娥姐年长我十岁，记忆当中的她生性好强，勤快，能吃苦，一心想跳出农门，在城里找个工作和人家。

我认识她的时候我才十岁左右，那时月娥姐已是个婷婷玉立的回乡知青，虽然只是初中毕业，但她一米七的个头，不屈服命运的安排，羡慕城里人的生活，在村里当村长的父亲拿她也没办法，只好默认和支持她的选择，而这个选择注定了她高不成低不就的命运。 Continue reading →

       人到中年，越来越靠回忆过日子。烦心的事儿巨多，得找个法子冲淡一下。从记忆中寻觅儿时的好吃的，玩的，重温一遍，那感觉还真不错。

     “奶油炸糕“和“糖油饼“让人思念到永远。想不出那油烘烘和甜兮兮的东西怎么那么有魅力。大概是肚子里太缺油水了。东安市场的“奶油炸糕“是大人赐予的最高奖赏，在那几块炸糕的驱动下，不知付出了多少辛劳和汗水。捧着那金灿灿的炸糕，扑鼻的奶香，深感自个儿的刻苦努力是值得的。糖油饼就没那希奇了，家门口的便民小吃店就有，油饼上抹层糖，常吃可就是吃不厌。 Continue reading →

How health care reform is changing health care spending accounts 

The health care reform law is affecting the following health care spending accounts:

• Health care flexible spending account (FSA)
• Health reimbursement arrangement (HRA)
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Archer medical savings account (MSA)  Continue reading →

把梦摇醒，把梦摇醒。。。

The first time that I saw Grandpa was in 1985, when I came to the United States and stayed with him in Los Angles for a week before the school started. I believe that his first impression of me was a disappointment. I got car sick every time we had to go out (believe or not, I got car sick even by riding on 马车或牛车 when I was small. I finally got over the motion sickness by driving and travelling extensively later on).  Grandpa believed that I would not fulfill his dream of getting my whole family here to the United States if I got car sick so easily. I have to confess I have not fulfilled his dream yet even after getting over the weakness of motion sickness. Continue reading →