An Alternative Memoir - A Tribute to Sharon Huang, a Remarkable Woman Always in My Mind 獻給楊淑卿，一位始終留在我心中的非凡女性

An Alternative Memoir - LL

2023 兔年的提升 "remove the old and bring forth the new"

~"地球人類的思想共識會很快的”擺脫” 舊時光 、舊事物、舊社會的各種影響。當沒有了拖油瓶的”舊共識”思想，政治、文化、經濟、商業、金融等各個領域也都會更快速的進入新世界。"~

兔年快樂！🐰🙏🏼

各位是否都有感覺到，自己的記憶力好像真的減退了，都記不住本來認為應該會記住的事物了？

有人說這是疫情的後遺症，腦霧了。當然不是！這是人們總是喜歡找理由，合理化所發生的事而已。

我們地球已經進入了另外一個宇宙區域磁場，因為我們的銀河系也公轉於宇宙的中央太陽，所以對於”時間”的心理狀態已經改變，振動頻率提升了。

過去的舊事物時光會變的非常的虚渺，難以記憶，過去的振動頻率是舊的，接收也變得模糊了。

也因為如此，地球人類的思想共識會很快的”擺脫” 舊時光、舊事物、舊社會的各種影響。當沒有了拖油瓶的”舊共識”思想，政治、文化、經濟、商業、金融等各個領域也都會更快速的進入新世界。

舊的不去，新的不來。過年的時候我們都會說”除舊佈新”，地球人類要除去舊的共識共念，向上提升進入地球的靈淨時代了，這也是地球的振動頻率提升的顯化。時刻保持你“💗的能量”，可以遠離恐懼的低振動頻率。

你今天覺知了沒？你今天愛了沒？

引自/宇宙靈源基金會

Happy Year of Rabbit!

Do you all feel that your memory seems to have really declined, and you can't remember things you thought you should remember?

 Some people say that this is a sequela of the epidemic, brain fog.  of course not!  It's just that people always like to find reasons and rationalize what happened.

 Our earth has entered the magnetic field of another cosmic region, because our galaxy also revolves around the central sun of the universe, so the psychological state of "time" has changed, and the vibration frequency has increased.

 The time of old things in the past will become very illusory and difficult to remember, the vibration frequency of the past is old, and the reception becomes blurred.

 Also because of this, the ideological consensus of the human beings on the earth will soon "get rid of" various influences of the old times, old things, and old societies.  When there is no "old consensus" thinking that drags oil bottles; the politics, culture, economy, commerce, finance and other fields will enter the new world more quickly.

 If the old ones don't go, the new ones won't come.  During the Chinese New Year, we always say "remove the old and bring forth the new". The human beings on the earth have to get rid of the old consensus, and ascend to enter the era of spiritual purity on the earth. This is also the manifestation of the increase in the vibration frequency of the earth.  Keep your "💗 energy" at all times, and you can stay away from the low vibration frequency of fear.

2023 Happy New Year from TAAC

https://youtu.be/3Uz0dSlEsdY

Thank you for your support in the past, and TAAC is appreciative of your continuing support. We are glad and grateful that we could work with many very talented artists this year. In 2022, we orchestrated thematic people-centered (Urban Caravan) and land/environmental (Urban Reverence/Divergence) projects in three exhibitions -Urban Tribes series II and III - with multiple conjunction programs: at Brooklyn's Pfizer building, at the IW gallery and at the Valerie Goodman Gallery in Manhattan. Also we are happy to have supported performance artist Chin-Chih Yang for his induction into NYFA's Hall of Fame. To benefit artists and the community, we arranged at the Voelker Orth Museum "Walking in the Cosmos: Artists interpreting Urban Reverence" with artist talks, a workshop, a panel discussion, and special tours for young people and community groups. TAAC was also able to support some individual artists and provide a platform to promote others.



Look for the 2023 cross-disciplinary "NYC Art Bridge" program in which psychiatrists and professional artists will help us promote mental wellness. We are also glad to pre-announce that TAAC will be participating in the organizational residency at Governors Island with a multiethnic residency and various open houses and exhibition programs.



最後站立的旗幟 Last Flag Standing

 最後站立的旗幟    Last Flag Standing

                   HERO OF THIS PLANET, WITH THE KEY TO RESTORE TRUTH, HONOR & DIGNITY.

 羅素·傑:古爾德 (:Rusell-Jay: Gould）

中文翻譯：LL-GREENYES

Owl#33 

 這個星球的英雄，擁有恢復真實，榮譽和尊嚴的鑰匙。 

儘管世人撓頭爲著現狀無所適從，且無能為力去找出解決方案，為什麼會如此？ 這個世界受到腐敗勢力的打擊動盪不安，並繼續的崩潰之中；但仍然有些有權勢的人知情並留在沼澤内，並選擇繼續進行在最近的歷史上最大的騙局。但在這幾十年來，一個負有秘密使命的人獨自一人與邪惡進行鬥爭。 

聽起來有點像超級英雄的故事？好吧！那就是了。 

羅素：古爾德（Russell-Jay: Gould）在他最新的紀錄片《最後站立的旗幟》（Last Flag Standing）中的第一部，他將2000年美國佛羅里達州切德騙局（Florida Chads Scam）的解封舉動帶到了世界，這標誌著美國的終結，權利法案和我們所知道的美國憲法的終結。 1999年是第三次也是最後一次美國宣告破產，結果是美國再次成為另一家破產的公司，失去了其擁有資產的權利，但是卻也未能恢復其合法擁有其國家的地位。與其選擇去清理這破產公司，他們認爲讓騙局繼續存在是一個聰明的主意，讓美國仍然存在，尤其是因為他們從未想到過這件事會發生。

而此時，：羅素·傑:古爾德，卻通過獲得美國國旗的版權來找出合法佔領美國的秘密，就是根據郵遞區號，國家旗幟力學和國際法 - “它們”這種方式已經運行了數百年，但在那時已經過期，美國人被錯誤地帶入了欺騙性的道路，現在這種方式比以往任何時候都更快地成為對人類的全球威脅。  

在這部紀錄片中：羅素·傑:古爾德成為了地球上最後一枚完好無損的美國旗幟的擁有者，從而改變了他過去的一些表演，以改變地球的結構，並向人們介紹如何完成工作，可以做什麼，以及如何從《假想世界》中拯救地球。 

在影片中我們可以瞭解到：羅素·傑：古爾德在奪取標題四旗幟（Title 4 Flag）和保護地球的使命中做了很多事情。除了預測2000年美國大選的選舉欺詐外，他還擔任該司令兼總領導，並在聯合國郵政管理局，國際刑警組織和瑞士萬國郵政聯盟註冊美國為獨立國家，並為其憲章和取消了他們在量子語法（Quantum-Grammar）資格下的合格性，以便能夠在地球上現在的太空中運行。他還與梵蒂岡簽訂合同，指揮地球上的所有軍隊並管理所有銀行，以通過他的量子銀行解決方案來恢復和平並保護地球。重要的是要注意，這些秘密中只有一小部分是在他的第一個紀錄片系列《戰堡》中揭示的，而現在，在這部電影《最後站立的旗幟》中卻揭示了更多的秘密。 

許多人都在用盡力氣挫敗他的任務，例如聯邦調查局，還有其他對語法有了解的業餘愛好者，以錯誤的主張和不尊重其國旗版權的方式，試圖誤導和錯誤引導人們。另一方面，還有有法官，一些關鍵人物和所謂精英們，他們選擇跟從今天欺騙的領導制度，但是他們也同時在等待人群們呼叫領導人往前移動前進，然後他們才要做出改變。 

一次漫不經心的孤獨旅程（還有許多神聖的使命），羅素·傑：古爾德維護了他的職位，並獲得了許多其他合法獲得的職位，例如，《世界郵政局長》，《美國最高法院首席法官》，《全球貨幣主計長》，《量子系統和量子銀行系統的唯一所有者和創建者》，所有這些一切都是從神話和字面意義上帶頭的，這些行為嚴重地破壞了腐敗的政府，全球公司，組織和個人參與者的違法行為，這一切都沒有完整性，都是為了奴役我們人民。 

那些沒有知識的人問，為什麼羅素·傑：古爾德不做更多的事情？但是知道這些的人，了解他所做的事情，正在做的事情，以及知悉如何解決問題不僅取決於他個人，而是取決於人們是否應該喚醒並幫助他將他的量子（Quantum）系統的解決方案付諸實施。目前，我們看到大多數人寧願“接受”由無賴軍隊，假政府和他們為保護自己在法庭上及其他地方而建立的行政命令所運行的無規則社會的計劃。 

《最後站立的旗幟》將我們星球上發生的欺詐和其他暴行的點點滴滴聯繫起來，並提出：羅素·傑：古爾德，作為我們的指導，擺脫了“虛構運動”的廢話，進入了真相，和通過他的量子結構矯正和解決方案來實現了榮譽與尊嚴。 

（更多有關這個覺醒及共同建立未來美好世界的資料將會繼續在接續的文章中説明）

 

更多參考影片連接：

https://lastflagstanding.com/

https://www.bitchute.com/video/E3DxKjFMuwda/ 

https://youtube.com/channel/UC2FPVSe66WpLdfoiQem4FzA

https://youtu.be/fpFzt77huxc 

https://www.quantum.gov/ 

 

（原文：Russell-Jay: Gould.）https://lastflagstanding.com/russell-jay-gould/

HERO OF THIS PLANET, WITH THE KEY TO RESTORE TRUTH, HONOR & DIGNITY. 

While the world scratches its head with no solutions for why it, is as it is, and continues to crumble, getting pummeled by the corruption at every turn, and still yet other powerful people stay in the know but choose to continue the largest scam on the people in recent history, one man with a secret mission has been single-handedly combatting evil for decades. 

Sounding a bit like a super-hero story? Well it is! 

In his latest documentary film, Last Flag Standing, Russell-Jay: Gould, brings the first part of closure to the world about the 2000 Florida Chads Scam, which marked the end of the United States of America, the end of the Bill of Rights and Constitution as we know it. As a result of the 3rd & Final US Bankruptcy of 1999, the US became yet again just another bankrupt corporation that lost it’s rights to own assets, however failed to re-up their status to own it’s nation lawfully. Instead of come clean, someone thought it would be a clever idea to keep the scam going that America still existed, especially since they never expected : Russell-Jay: Gould. to figure out the secret to legally capturing America by gaining copyrights to it’s Flag. Based on the very postal codes, flag mechanics and international laws “They” had been running on for centuries but which had expired at that time, Americans were wrong-led into deceptive path for what is now faster than ever becoming a global threat to humanity. 

In this docu-film: Russell-Jay: Gould gives closure on some of his past performances for changing the fabric of the planet by being the last in-tact Flag on the planet, and bringing closure to the people about what has been done, what can be done moving forward, and how to save the planet from THE FICTION-WORLD. 

In the movie we learn: Russell-Jay: Gould did many things with his capture of the Title 4 Flag and his mission to safeguard the planet. Besides predicting election-fraud for the 2000 American elections, he captured the position as its commander & Chief, and also registered as an independent nation with the United Nations postal administration, Interpol and Universal Postal Union in Switzerland, as well as syntaxed their charters and disqualified them under Quantum-Grammar to be able to operate in the now-space on the planet. He also contracted with the Vatican to command all militaries on Earth and run all banks in order to restore peace and safeguard the planet via his Quantum-Banking-Solutions. It is important to note here only a fraction of these secrets have been revealed in his first docu-series, Warcastles, and now more are being revealed in this film, Last Flag Standing. 

There have been efforts by many to thwart his mission, such as by the FBI. Other amateurs with knowledge of the Grammar, have tried to mis-direct and wrong-lead the people, with their false claims and dis-honoring the copyrights of his flag. On the other hand, there are judges, key players and elites that honor the Chief’s system to this day, but are also waiting for the people to call Chief forward before committing to the changes. 

A thankless, lone journey (and many feel-Divine Mission): Russell-Jay: Gould, has upheld his position and many other lawfully obtained positions, such as, Postmaster-General of our World, Chief Judge of the US Supreme Court, Comptroller of the Global Currency, Sole-Owner & Creator of the Quantum System and Quantum Banking System, all that mystically and literally spearhead the grand un-doing of unlawful constructs of chaos and perpetrated by corrupt governments, global corporations, organizations and individual players- misaligned, that have no integrity, and are all for enslaving the people. 

Those without Knowledge, ask, why isn’t he doing more? But those in the KNOW, get what he HAS DONE, IS DOING, and how it is NOT just up to him, rather it is up to the people to wake up and help him put his Quantum-system’s & solutions into place. For now we see most people would rather “go along” with the program of a ruleless society run by rogue militaries, fake governments and executive orders they created to protect themselves in court and beyond. 

Last Flag Standing, connects the dots on the fraud and other atrocities that have occurred on our planet and brings forward : Russell-Jay: Gould, as our guide away from the nonsense of the “fiction movement” and into TRUTH, CORRECTNESS, HONOR & DIGNITY via his Quantum constructs and solutions.

化成千風-感念台灣民主先生李登輝

The Song of Thousand Winds -Mourning Mr. Democracy of Taiwan 

Lee Teng-hui  千の風になって

     We mourn the loss of Taiwan‘s former President Lee Teng-hui. Saluted as Mr. Democracy, he laid the foundation for Taiwan ‘s democracy beacon, which will guide Taiwanese ahead with courage for generations. He was a respectable and humane politician, philosopher and apostle. I was on the governmental duty just at the time when Lee was Taiwan's President, and thus was able to observe his exquisite reorganization of the country. Just as President Lee, my father was born during the Japanese colonization of Taiwan. and their adult lives played out in various stages of Taiwan's history. They were thus enriched by the multiple cultural influences of an era of historical change, and naturally were able to selectively absorb the cultures of other countries. It is in this environment that they sought all kinds of knowledge from predecessors - like a sponge, as Dr. Thomas Lee mentioned in his article about Lee Teng-hui. 

Each day fades away wistfully, and broken memory is hard to touch, however this great former president's figure has never been distant. It does not diminish President Lee's legacy that he is a controversial figure in Taiwan - many refugees from mainland China were quite happy with the undemocratic status quo. The significant change he initiated in Taiwan will not be reversed, unless of course the communists invade successfully.

Former President Lee Teng-hui mentioned that he sang a Japanese song  " I am a Thousand Winds" at his 86th birthday banquet. Former President Lee said that when he was young, he often wondered what would happen after death. When he was 16 in high school, he wrote an article entitled "Why do people die?" During his high school years, he reached no greater insight than thinking that if people die, they will become part of nature; but recently upon hearing "Song of I am a Thousand Winds" he "deeply realized the nature of death." No other song has described death so profoundly and nature with such optimism."

I would also like to share the article by Dr. Thomas H. C. Lee (李弘祺) who is faithful to its subject. I enjoyed it and found it touching. Apostle. Philosopher. A great figure with both heroes and magnates──in memory of Mr. Lee Teng-hui (使徒．哲人．英豪兼具的大人物──紀念李登輝先生) , Thursday, July 30, 2020 @ Voice Tank, you can read the whole article below or click the link.

https://www.voicettank.org/single-post/2020/07/31/073101?fbclid=IwAR1yXNMb-K6QJGIYa8riMrGSo624We2RBRdhvCPWWhnVR8RRV4qnuFuQlcI

The Song of I am a Thousand Winds 千の風になって

The lyrics were originally American poems

"Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep" is a poem attributed to be written in 1932 by Mary Elizabeth Frye. Although the origin of the poem was disputed until later in her life, Mary Frye's authorship was purportedly confirmed in 1998 after research by Abigail Van Buren, a newspaper columnist.[1]

• Do not stand at my grave and weep

I am not there. I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there. I did not die.

The Song of I am a Thousand Winds 千の風になって

A single released by Japanese vocalist Masashi Akikawa on May 24, 2006

千風之歌     (千の風になって)

不要佇立在我墓前哭泣    因爲我並不在哪裏

我並沒有離開人間，我並沒有沉睡不醒

我已化成千風    化成千縷微風    翺翔在無限寬廣天空裏

我已化成千風    化成千縷微風    翺翔在無限寬廣天空裏

秋天    我化成陽光     照射在田野閒

冬天  化作白色雪       綻放鑽石光芒

晨曦升起時， 幻化為飛鳥 輕聲喚醒你

夜幕低垂時，幻化微星辰 溫柔守護你

不要佇立在我墓前哭泣

因爲我並不在哪裏    我並沒有離開人間

化成千風    我已化成千縷微風    翺翔在無限寬廣天空裏

愿-生生不息-- a tenor solo and chorus version video below:

https://youtu.be/jcRBtTtP9f8

https://youtu.be/JRtwNqlV4X4

The article by Dr. Thomas H. C. Lee is faithful to its subject. I enjoyed it and found it touching.

使徒．哲人．英豪兼具的大人物──紀念李登輝先生
Thursday, July 30, 2020
李弘祺

https://www.voicettank.org/single-post/2020/07/31/073101?fbclid=IwAR1yXNMb-K6QJGIYa8riMrGSo624We2RBRdhvCPWWhnVR8RRV4qnuFuQlcI

1999年9月21日，台灣發生了空前的大地震，我不免有一種不祥感覺。就好像1976年7月唐山大地震之後不到三個月，毛澤東就過世一樣，很難沒有人不覺得那個地震是不是預表什麽大事要發生一樣？我當然也從内心萌生相似的擔心。

的確，雖然我們都會壓抑心中這樣的聯想，知道它是多麽的不合現代科學，但就連史景遷（Jonathan D. Spence）也忍不住在他的《追尋近代中國》的書中記上了一筆一樣，作爲一個歷史學者的我，在那大地震的消息傳來的時刻，以及其後的幾個月，都時不時會想說，恐怕李先生就要離世升天了嗎？ 

幸好，李前總統的生命證明了遠比那場大地震更爲堅韌，我們也因此就漸漸淡忘了這個天人感應的想法了。 

二十一年後，那不可避免會發生的事情終於來了。 

對於李前總統最好的稱呼就是當時流傳了相當一陣子的「民主先生」。説起來非常的意外，現在很少人再提這個名稱了。好像他對台灣最大的貢獻不是今天我們所自傲，而且感到感激不盡的民主與自由一樣。從他退下總統的職位到今天正好經過了二十年，二十年是會使很多人的記憶模糊，而如果李總統的理想不被既得利益分子認同的話，那麽新一代的人當然就更無法去想像究竟李登輝曾做了些什麽有意義的事情。 

用一句非常有名的《聖經》的話來説，那就是偉大的人常常在自己的家鄉是不被歡迎的。這就是偉大生命的弔詭。如果今天有許多人對「民主」不再嚮往，那麽如果他們要忘記李先生，最好難道不是說因爲他帶給台灣（以及中國）第一次的民主？ 

記得蔣經國前總統過世時，我還在香港教書，香港親國民黨的反共人士替他開紀念會，主持紀念活動的先生講述蔣經國對中國民主的貢獻，令人動容。但是他卻一路批評黨外以及各樣的街頭示威運動，完全無法説出台灣民主化過程的社會背景。 

他對蔣經國的分析因此就顯得好像是在稱讚蔣經國天縱英明，面對三千多年的中國歷史，突然決定把中國的政治歷史重新改寫，簡直是空前絕後，化解了臺獨反對中國的反叛勢力，替中國開了萬世太平的民主視野。 

從歷史宏觀的角度來解釋台灣地方文化的重要性和獨特性，以及中國民主化所應該走的路程的其實是蔣經國先生欽定的接班人李登輝先生。李登輝和蔣經國都有共同對中國歷史文化的看法和擔當，而李登輝更設身處地，比蔣經國更從近代西方及日本的經驗來規劃他的理想和經營。 

他們兩人的看法正是許多國民黨和共產黨同路人所完全沒有想像到的：中國文化的偉大時刻就是當他能克服中央與地方的矛盾，能海納百川，積極地讓地方文化參與創造一個五彩繽紛、多元相容的歷史的時候。對我來説，這就是宋代值得我們注意及欣賞的地方。 

從陳寅恪先生開始（其實應該從内藤湖南開始），我們看到了一個嶄新的對宋代歷史的看法，推翻過去四百年來從王夫之開始的「陋宋」觀點。這就是因爲宋代有了相當豐富的文化（使得江南地方正式成爲中國文化的重心），也能提供百姓難得的安定生活，並保持與外國的穩定而平等的國際關係。這樣的成就乃是因爲宋朝政府放棄經營領土的野心，也不以威武的國力和政府的集權作爲立國的精神。 

宋代三百年間，除了偶爾的「地方叛亂」之外，各地的州縣政府相當能維持合理公平的運作。我相信從陳寅恪以降，中外各地的學者對宋代文化的解釋都是出自這樣的認可。這樣的認可正是現代國家觀念的基礎，也是李先生的政治價值。 

李登輝以一個國民黨的主席能看出中國歷史如果要從那個狹隘的「一統以馭天下」的民族主義中解放出來，來建造一個近悅遠來、不分貴庶，表裡如一的政府，以塑造一個合乎近代理性價值的中國文化，這是非常不容易的。他更體認到國民黨必須從脚踏實地，豐裕台灣的社會經濟、提升公民的民主素質做起。 

他敢於提出七塊論的説法，把西方學者所提出的，把中國航空公司拆解成幾個可以互相競爭的地方或私人經營的公司的建議提高到一個非常有前瞻性的看法，使得台灣存在的現實意義彰顯出來。這個境界顯然比什麽「仁民愛物」，視百姓為子女，自認自己是一個台灣人的想法更具體地顯現出現代性及全球性的謀略和見解。 

李登輝的政治經濟哲學的底蘊，極深思而恢宏細膩，這是發自他對台灣文化愛的精彩表現。很多人誤以爲他跳不出日本教育的桎梏，反映的是，局限於日本人醜化中國人的輕蔑心態。其實這是來自那些批評他的人對台灣文化的無知和瞧不起，真是非常可惜。日本自從明治維新以來，受到西方正反兩面的衝擊，產生了八方風雨來襲，不知何以自處的困窘，以致產生像Ruth Benedict 所説的不就是鞠躬而莫名謙虛，不就是以帝國而瘋狂自命，近一個世紀無法自知。 

但是受到日本殖民的台灣，雖然在經濟上無法與日本相比，但是卻在400年來面對了東西各國的交往，產生了不卑不亢、保持自我、與各地保持等距的關係。所以在1920年代，台灣的文化已經能反映出對各國文化選擇性地吸收，而平靜地格義。從比中國更早出現對尼采的介紹，到精美的彩色套印的解剖學教科書，到接待梁啓超、歡迎五四運動，到推動議會請願，不一而足。 

李登輝就是在這樣的環境裡，像海綿一樣地吸收各種前人沒有留下、甚至於沒有想過的知識。從此他賡續了台灣人那種海闊天空的使命，要帶給東亞各國全體應該共同享有的平等而互助的理想。 

紀念先輩的過世，我們常常用「哲人其萎」的話。李先生是不世出的政治家；他不是純粹的學者或哲學家。但是他是一個不斷讀書，保有讀書人理想的一個學者。很多人批評他喜歡展示他的學問，與專家也要辯論。我個人的經驗並不是如此，我曾經與他長談過一小時。他的成就和地位以及他閲讀之廣博，很自然地威懾了一個只有一般專家知識的大學教授。 

如果你沒有像他那樣熟悉日本戰國時代的歷史，沒有讀過卡萊爾（Thomas Carlyle）的《穿衣服的哲學》（Sartor Resartus），不知道誰是内村鍳三，不瞭解爲什麽黃彰輝在台灣流行存在主義以前30年已經寫了齊克果（S. Kierkegaard）的論文，如果你不知道他對《易經》早有深刻的研讀，那麽你就不應該、也沒有資格對人家説他談到genome 的瞭解有錯誤那種只會顯出自己無知的話了。 

1995年他來了他的母校康乃爾大學接受榮譽學位。我和太太兩人開了七個小時的車去參加歡迎的活動。那天他從貴賓休息室走進講場，大家看見他走出來，馬上站立鼓掌喝彩，歡聲雷動，擁了上去。我正好站在第一排。很有趣地，也是沒有意料地，他竟然朝著我走了過來，並伸出手來握我的手…… 

對李先生的許多回憶，就是寫一本書也寫不完，就此打住。但是如果我不提到最重要的一點，那麽我對他就不算瞭解：他是一個虔誠的基督徒。這是他近憂遠慮、忠於使命、和過人的勇氣的基礎。作爲敬仰他的後輩，我很高興我沒有忘記寫這一點來紀念他。願永恆的造物主帶領他在天上至美至樂的世界安息。 

                                                                                               2020年7月30日清晨於美東華濱澤瀑布

 

作者為紐約市立大學榮休教授

2020 Corona virus-live update

live update of world Corona Virus, data, Map

https://ncov2019.live/dat

 What is the Coronavirus?

1. 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.
2. Early on, many of the patients in the outbreak in Wuhan, China reportedly had some link to a large seafood and animal market, suggesting animal-to-person spread.
3. However, a growing number of patients reportedly have not had exposure to animal markets, indicating person-to-person spread is occurring.
4. The name coronavirus is derived from the Latin corona, meaning "crown" or "halo", which refers to the characteristic appearance reminiscent of a crown.

What does it look like?

These images are colorized and from electron microscropes

  

How do you get infected?

1. The main route of transmission is respiratory droplets and close contact.
2. When you sneeze or cough, you send out droplets of fluid from your nose and mouth.
3. Those droplets can carry infections, and when they enter someone else's enter the eyes, nose or mouth, the infection can make them sick. This is the way the flu and many viruses are spread.
4. Most often, you need to be close to the person (within 6 feet) for it to spread this way.
5. There is the possibility of aerosol transmission when exposed to high concentration aerosol for a long time in a relatively closed environment.
6. The WHO has stated that the risk of spread from someone without symptoms is "very low" and that fecal transmission is "low".

How can I protect myself?

Handwashing

1. A number of governments advise against all non-essential travel to countries and areas affected by the outbreak.
2. There are misconceptions circulating about how to prevent infection: rinsing the nose, gargling with mouthwash, and eating garlic are not effective.
3. The CDC recommends that people wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the toilet or when hands are visibly dirty.
• It further recommended using an alcohol-based hand sanitiser with at least 60% alcohol by volume (or 120 proof) when soap and water are not readily available.
• The WHO also advise people to avoid touching the eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.

Respiratory hygiene

1. Health organizations recommended that people cover their mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing (which should then be disposed of immediately), or with a sleeve if a tissue is not available.
2. The use of surgical masks by those who may be infected has also been recommended, as they can limit the volume and travel distance of expiratory droplets dispersed when talking, sneezing, and coughing.
3. There is no evidence to show that the wearing of surgical masks by uninfected people at low risk is effective.
4. Only China has specifically recommended the use of masks by healthy members of the public, while face masks have been widely used by healthy people in Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore.

How do I know if I am infected?

Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.

Symptom          %

Fever    87.9%

Dry cough           67.7%

Fatigue 38.1%

Sputum production        33.4%

Shortness of breath        18.6%

Muscle pain or joint pain             14.8%

Sore throat        13.9%

Headache           13.6%

Chills     11.4%

Nausea or vomiting        5.0%

Nasal congestion             4.8%

Diarrhoea          3.7%

Haemoptysis     0.9%

Conjunctival congestion 0.8%

How to use a mask

1. Wear a mask if you are coughing or sneezing.
2. If you wear a mask, then you must know how to use it and dispose of it properly.
3. Before putting on a mask, clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
4. Cover your mouth and nose with the mask and make sure there are no gaps between your face and the mask.
5. Avoid touching the mask while using it.
6. Replace the mask with a new one as soon as it is damp and do not re-use single-use masks.
7. To remove the mask, remove it from behind (do not touch the front of the mask), discard it immediately in a closed bin, and then clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.

How do I know if I am infected?

Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.

Ok I think I'm infected, now what?

1. Self-isolation at home has been recommended for those diagnosed with COVID-19 and those who suspect they have been infected.
2. Public health agencies have issued self-isolation instructions that include notification of healthcare providers by phone and restricting all activities outside of the home, except for getting medical care.
3. Do not go to work, school, or public areas. Avoid using public transportation, ride-sharing, or taxis
4. Those who have recently travelled to a country with widespread transmission or who have been in direct contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19 have also been asked by some government health agencies to self-quarantine or practise social distancing for 14 days from the time of last possible exposure.
5. Attempts to relieve the symptoms may include taking regular (over-the-counter) cold medications, drinking fluids, and resting. Depending on the severity, oxygen therapy, intravenous fluids, and breathing support may be required.
6. The use of steroids may worsen outcomes.

Is there a vaccine or a cure?

1. No vaccine is currently available.
2. Several organisations around the world are developing vaccines, using several different methods.
3. By early March 2020, 30 vaccine candidates were in development, with products by Gilead Sciences and Ascletis Pharma in Phase III clinical trials.
4. Several compounds, which were previously approved for treatment of other viral diseases, such as favipiravir, ribavirin, remdesivir and galidesivir, are being investigated against the coronavirus.
5. Clinical trials are underway in for lopinavir/ritonavir and of remdesivir.
6. Bruce Aylward, an assistant director-general of the WHO, has stated "there is only one drug right now that we think may have real efficacy and that's remdesivir."

Sources

https://ncov2019.live/dat

Local government websites/health departments

BNO News
CDC
WHO

London in the wake the bombing- A diary on revisiting London, UK

Ken Howell & Luchia Lee

About one year after our last visit, and two years after Master’s Tao Lecture in London at SOAS, we returned to meet with those people who received Tao after Master’s lecture. Compared to the chilly and rainy weather in late June 2003, the weather this time was hot and humid.

Sadly, the meetings took place in the shadow of the four suicide bombings that shook London, two of them only a few steps from SOAS in the Russell Square neighborhood.

The morning of the first day, we took the underground to visit the Kuan Hua book store, and talked with the wife of the owner, Ms. Lin, to learn how our Tao’s Culture books had fared in the Kuan Hua bookstore. The Diamond Sutra, Heart Sutra, and Chun Jen book were sold out, and Ms. Lin asked me to bring more copies. During our chat, I came to understand how insecure she felt after the bombing. It is true that in these days you may not necessarily wish to hurt other people, but other people will come to attack you. Life has changed drastically recently, although these terrorist incidents in London recall those perpetrated by the Irish Republican Army, and before them during World War II.

The second day, we had dinner with Candice and Helly at a south Indian restaurant. Helly was familiar with the south Indian food and was able to recommend a very special drink as well as some sculptured Indian bread. Then he contributed his view, as a person from the south Asian community, on the bombings. Helly said many people eyed him suspiciously in the underground when he carried a bag. He definitely felt discriminated against, and like a second class citizen. It is Helly’s misfortune that the bombers were British citizens and second-generation immigrants, just as he is.

Peifen took us to dinner at an Italian restaurant in South Kensington. We exchanged ideas about the art world. She said that the morning of the bombings, she was taking the underground to work as usual. There was an announcement that the underground was delayed because of a broken train. It was only later that she learned about the explosions. As with New Yorkers on September 11, she left the underground and walked for several hours to get to work. Peifun said that she never takes the underground anymore, preferring to use the bus. After dinner we went to her home to get copies of some books published by Tao’s culture

On a brighter note, Candice mentioned the existence of a space near her office that may be suitable for future lectures on Tao. Sweet as always, Candice prepared chocolate for Tao’s family. She also expressed her wish to go to New York to visit Master and her other friends in Tao, and she showed interest in the vegetarian restaurant business.

In contrast to the hot, busy capital reeling from the bombings, we found in Cambridge the very quiet atmosphere of an old college town. We admired the architecture of the various colleges, which ranged in date from the 16^th century to the 20^th. We saw where Isaac Newton once presided, we drifted down the river Cam, and we walked through medieval streets. We even met in a Chinese restaurant a woman named Chris Ko from Hong Kong who studied physics at Kings College, Cambridge.

Hong Bing and Nancy came to meet us at Ken’s sister’s house. We had brunch together our last day in London, until the last minute before we had to leave for the airport. We talked about various topics, from politics to philosophy. We also discussed the practical issue of belonging to a different race in a foreign country. Nancy recounted that she had tried to become a vegetarian. For three months she was successful, but ultimately the desire to eat meat became too strong and she abandoned vegetarianism. During the meal, she vowed to try again to become a vegetarian. Both Hong Bing and Nancy mentioned how eager they are to visit New York and see Master and hear him lecture. Also, they have many questions about both philosophy and life.

Everyday life is consumed with small worries and seems peaceful on the surface. From time to time, however, the calm is shattered by momentous events – such as terrorist attacks – that in retrospect should have been foreseen but rarely are. This is a lesson to us to remember the larger purposes in life. These explosions, while tragically killing over 50 people, may serve the purpose of awakening people to the state of race relations in Britain. Of course the number of people killed in London was relatively small; approximately 4,000 people died in New York on 9/11; over 100,000 have died in Iraq; over 300,000 died in the recent tsunamis.

More generally, it should bring to those of us in Tao renewed devotion to the cause of cultivating Tao and overlooking the details of our lives. The age is transforming, from Pisces to Aquarius, the new age is coming to us and the whole world is in an unstable situation, so many disasters result – arising either from natural causes or from human ones.

As a final sad note, the terrorists have struck again with more explosions. Luckily none were killed and there was only one injury – an asthma attack. Also, two of the four planned explosions did not materialize, because two of the bombs did not detonate. While these attacks seem amateurish compared to the ones two weeks ago that killed 56 people and injured approximately 700 more, authorities say that they see many resemblances between the two attacks. They suspect that the same group, if not the same set of actual bombers, is responsible for both attacks.