Kobe Steel Group Companies have announced that their ITmk3 plant can produce high-grade iron with lower-cost iron ore in 10 min which emits 20% less CO2 emission. If this is true, then this technology is really useful for human beings.
World's first commercial ITmk3 plant successfully begins production - Next-generation ironmaking process produces high-purity iron nuggets (January 14, 2010)
TOKYO, January 14, 2010 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that the world's first commercial plant using the ITmk3® Process successfully began production of iron nuggets in the United States on January 12 at 6:00 pm CST. The next-generation ITmk3 Process was developed by Kobe Steel.
1. High-grade iron nuggets can be produced in an extremely short time of about 10 minutes.
2. The ITmk3 Process can use lower-cost iron ore fines and steaming coal, which are difficult to use in blast furnace ironmaking.
3. In comparison to pig iron produced in a blast furnace, the production of iron nuggets using the ITmk3 Process emits about 20% less carbon dioxide due to its good energy efficiency.
神戶製鋼開發新煉鋼法－活用低純度鐵礦石、縮短時間、減低CO2
神戶製鋼所最近發表了不使用高爐，而是利用獨自煉鋼技術的商用第一號成套設備，在美國明尼蘇達州開始進行運轉。
以往的高爐結構是從爐的上方倒入鐵礦石慢慢溶化，再將化為液體的鐵從下方取出。此公司花了十五年開發的新方式「ITmk3」是將不適合高爐的低品質鐵礦石和粉煤凝具成粒狀物，在直徑60m的回轉爐加熱溶化，生產分離礦渣後的粒鐵（照片）。在粒鐵中含有96%～97%的鐵質，和用高爐生產的銑鐵相比，其優良的品質不分上下。其次，在高爐的煉鋼過程需要長達8小時，而用此新方式則只需10分鐘即可完成，還可減少20%二氧化碳（CO2）的排放量。
因新興國家的經濟成長等，鋼鐵的需要量急遽增加，迫切需要良質鐵礦石的可能性極高。該公司以通過低品質原料的活用和因此連帶原料成本的降低、對環境的關懷等為武器，主要是銷售給新興國家的電爐廠家和礦山公司為其目標。
詢問處：神戶製鋼所秘書廣報部
電話：078-261-4041
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Memorize Dr. David Landsborough IV
Only people who can love will be loved forever. Here is the life story about Dr. David Landsborough IV (Dec. 14, 1914 - March 2, 2010) and his father Dr. David Landsborough III who contributed their whole life as a doctor to save Taiwanese.
Dr David Landsborough IV
"Of the thousands of foreign Christian missionaries who have served in Taiwan since World War II, few can have been better prepared for the island's society, language and environment than Dr David Landsborough IV."
Skin Graft with Love
Some 250 years ago, the name was McClamroch. Then it was changed to McLandsborough; and then to Landsborough. If the reason was to make the name shorter, then Taiwan was the right place to be. Both Dr. Landsborough III and IV were simply called Dr. Lan (Lân I-Seng; 蘭醫生.) The Landsborough III was Dr. Lan, and Landsborough IV was young Dr. Lan.
悼念英裔台灣人 蘭大弼醫生Dr. David Landsborough IV
蘭大弼醫師（Dr. David Landsborough IV）是安格魯薩克遜族，英裔的台灣囝仔。蘭醫師於2009 03 02 在英國的養老院去世。一生守護台灣彰化基督醫院。蘭醫師為台灣醫學的貢獻良多，在此特別緬懷他的奉獻，恩情。
Dr David LANDSBOROUGH
Dr David, on 2nd March 2010, medical missionary, deeply loved father of Donald, David and Katharine and "Pomp" to Jennifer, Steven, Robert, Elliott and Alexandra. Funeral Service at Redhill United Reformed Church, Shaws Corner, Redhill, Surrey, on Friday 12th March at 10.30am. Donations in lieu of flowers for The Council for World Mission may be sent to Stoneman Funeral Service, Doran Court, Redhill, RH1 6AZ.
Published in The Times on March 6, 2010
Pay respect to Dr. David Landsborough
I) 彰基前院史文物館館長陳美玲一些文章
II) 賴其萬:「蘭大弼醫生口述歷史」《當代醫學》第30卷第8期「每月一書」專欄
III) 另外「蘭醫生在台灣」 魏喜陽《北美洲台灣人醫師協會會誌》7卷3號 1991年10月 p.21-23 (有十幾篇有關文章在此網站可找到）
You-Tube有不少
【健康新眼光】台灣醫療奉獻故事 part 1
【健康新眼光】台灣醫療奉獻故事 part 2
【健康新眼光】切膚之愛 part 1
台灣演義「西方醫學在台灣」-- 蘭大衛 1/2
台灣演義「西方醫學在台灣」-- 蘭大衛 2/2
20100312 紀念蘭大弼醫師影片.wmv
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Dr David Landsborough IV
"Of the thousands of foreign Christian missionaries who have served in Taiwan since World War II, few can have been better prepared for the island's society, language and environment than Dr David Landsborough IV."
Skin Graft with Love
Some 250 years ago, the name was McClamroch. Then it was changed to McLandsborough; and then to Landsborough. If the reason was to make the name shorter, then Taiwan was the right place to be. Both Dr. Landsborough III and IV were simply called Dr. Lan (Lân I-Seng; 蘭醫生.) The Landsborough III was Dr. Lan, and Landsborough IV was young Dr. Lan.
悼念英裔台灣人 蘭大弼醫生Dr. David Landsborough IV
蘭大弼醫師（Dr. David Landsborough IV）是安格魯薩克遜族，英裔的台灣囝仔。蘭醫師於2009 03 02 在英國的養老院去世。一生守護台灣彰化基督醫院。蘭醫師為台灣醫學的貢獻良多，在此特別緬懷他的奉獻，恩情。
Dr David LANDSBOROUGH
Dr David, on 2nd March 2010, medical missionary, deeply loved father of Donald, David and Katharine and "Pomp" to Jennifer, Steven, Robert, Elliott and Alexandra. Funeral Service at Redhill United Reformed Church, Shaws Corner, Redhill, Surrey, on Friday 12th March at 10.30am. Donations in lieu of flowers for The Council for World Mission may be sent to Stoneman Funeral Service, Doran Court, Redhill, RH1 6AZ.
Published in The Times on March 6, 2010
Pay respect to Dr. David Landsborough
I) 彰基前院史文物館館長陳美玲一些文章
II) 賴其萬:「蘭大弼醫生口述歷史」《當代醫學》第30卷第8期「每月一書」專欄
III) 另外「蘭醫生在台灣」 魏喜陽《北美洲台灣人醫師協會會誌》7卷3號 1991年10月 p.21-23 (有十幾篇有關文章在此網站可找到）
You-Tube有不少
【健康新眼光】台灣醫療奉獻故事 part 1
【健康新眼光】台灣醫療奉獻故事 part 2
【健康新眼光】切膚之愛 part 1
台灣演義「西方醫學在台灣」-- 蘭大衛 1/2
台灣演義「西方醫學在台灣」-- 蘭大衛 2/2
20100312 紀念蘭大弼醫師影片.wmv
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Formosa Betrayed
I want to see this movie, Formosa Betrayed. Information in imdb. It is inspired by actual events, a brutal political murder of a Taiwanese-American professor (Dr. Chen, Wen-Chen) in Taiwan. The movie moved the murder scene to US soil, but it still shows the situation in 1980s Taiwan when the FBI agent did his investigation in Taiwan.
Movie Review: Formosa Betrayed: When the Language of Diplomacy Includes 'Kapow!' (By STEPHEN HOLDEN, NY Times, February 26, 2010)
多年來，台灣人總希望看到一部能呈現台灣人追求國家認同百折不撓、艱苦奮鬥的電影，類 似為猶太人拍的「辛德勒的名單」，「被出賣的台灣」主要呈現兩個基調 - 「正義與認同」，這是台灣人社區中已完全理解與接受的兩種價值觀。
「被出賣的台灣」要藉由一位臺美人教授為追求臺灣的民主獨立而被謀殺的人間悲劇，要讓 全世界的觀眾了解臺灣的國民黨政府為鞏固獨裁排斥異議，所用的殘忍手段及臺灣追求自由 民主的史實。
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Movie Review: Formosa Betrayed: When the Language of Diplomacy Includes 'Kapow!' (By STEPHEN HOLDEN, NY Times, February 26, 2010)
多年來，台灣人總希望看到一部能呈現台灣人追求國家認同百折不撓、艱苦奮鬥的電影，類 似為猶太人拍的「辛德勒的名單」，「被出賣的台灣」主要呈現兩個基調 - 「正義與認同」，這是台灣人社區中已完全理解與接受的兩種價值觀。
「被出賣的台灣」要藉由一位臺美人教授為追求臺灣的民主獨立而被謀殺的人間悲劇，要讓 全世界的觀眾了解臺灣的國民黨政府為鞏固獨裁排斥異議，所用的殘忍手段及臺灣追求自由 民主的史實。
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Census 2010: Write in Taiwanese. Be counted, be recognized.
I am touched by this video. It hurts me so much when my country,Taiwan, and my identity, Taiwanese, are denied by the world for decades. Please watch this video and go to their website (Census 2010: Write in Taiwanese) to know more about this issue.
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Saturday, March 6, 2010
Exercise: Pilates
My knee is hurting while walking downhill or stepping down stairs. I think it is improper to jog or do any other exercise which will increase the load and body weight onto my knees, but I do need to do certain exercise. I found this exercise Pilates might be something I can try.
Pilates (wiki)
Jen Sinkler's Porta-Pilates
Real Pilates Web site: with some free downloadable workouts
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Pilates (wiki)
Jen Sinkler's Porta-Pilates
Real Pilates Web site: with some free downloadable workouts
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Dam Level in Brisbane
After raining so many for a long time recently, there are several flood news everyday. I would like to put up this information in here as a note and show people how the dam level change in this couple years.
Seqwater dam level update – 5PM Thursday 4 March 2010
Wivenhoe, Somerset & North Pine dams (Greater Brisbane)
Combined dam levels are currently 85.2%, up from 74.1% last Friday.
Wivenhoe Dam has increased to 77.8% (up from 61.5% since Friday, with an average of 4mm of rainfall across the catchment to 9AM this morning and 109mm in the last seven days.) Wivenhoe's level has also been boosted by releases from Somerset Dam.
Somerset Dam was at 97.8% on Friday and is now at 100%. The Somerset catchment has received 13mm of rainfall in the 24 hours to 9AM this morning and 195mm in the last seven days.
North Pine Dam is at 99.3% with 11mm of rainfall in the 24 hours to 9AM this morning and 197mm in the last seven days. The floodgates have now been closed.
The Spit at Somerset Dam has been reopened for recreational purposes following closure for safety reasons earlier in the week.
Hinze Dam (Gold Coast)
Hinze Dam has been overflowing for over two weeks. The catchment for Hinze Dam and Little Nerang Dam has averaged 19mm in the 24 hours to 9AM this morning and 127mm of rainfall in the last seven days.
Lake Baroon Pocket (Sunshine Coast)
Lake Baroon’s level has increased from 96.3% on Friday 26 February and is currently overflowing, with 25mm of rainfall in the 24 hours to 9AM this morning and 328mm in the last seven days.
Baroon Pocket Dam has been closed for all recreational purposes, including boating, for safety reasons as a result of heavy rainfall from Monday 1 March. Borumba Dam is currently inaccessible due to flooding on Yabba Creek Road.
Irrigator Dams
As reported this morning, many of Seqwater’s other dams are getting good boosts from the rainfall:
- Maroon Dam near Boonah is at 87.7% capacity, the highest level since November 1999
- Moogerah Dam near Aratula is at 59.8% capacity, the highest level since April 1997
- Atkinson Dam near Coominya is at 48.9% capacity, the highest level since September last year
- Bill Gunn Dam near Laidley is at 29.3% capacity, the highest level since June last year
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Seqwater dam level update – 5PM Thursday 4 March 2010
Wivenhoe, Somerset & North Pine dams (Greater Brisbane)
Combined dam levels are currently 85.2%, up from 74.1% last Friday.
Wivenhoe Dam has increased to 77.8% (up from 61.5% since Friday, with an average of 4mm of rainfall across the catchment to 9AM this morning and 109mm in the last seven days.) Wivenhoe's level has also been boosted by releases from Somerset Dam.
Somerset Dam was at 97.8% on Friday and is now at 100%. The Somerset catchment has received 13mm of rainfall in the 24 hours to 9AM this morning and 195mm in the last seven days.
North Pine Dam is at 99.3% with 11mm of rainfall in the 24 hours to 9AM this morning and 197mm in the last seven days. The floodgates have now been closed.
The Spit at Somerset Dam has been reopened for recreational purposes following closure for safety reasons earlier in the week.
Hinze Dam (Gold Coast)
Hinze Dam has been overflowing for over two weeks. The catchment for Hinze Dam and Little Nerang Dam has averaged 19mm in the 24 hours to 9AM this morning and 127mm of rainfall in the last seven days.
Lake Baroon Pocket (Sunshine Coast)
Lake Baroon’s level has increased from 96.3% on Friday 26 February and is currently overflowing, with 25mm of rainfall in the 24 hours to 9AM this morning and 328mm in the last seven days.
Baroon Pocket Dam has been closed for all recreational purposes, including boating, for safety reasons as a result of heavy rainfall from Monday 1 March. Borumba Dam is currently inaccessible due to flooding on Yabba Creek Road.
Irrigator Dams
As reported this morning, many of Seqwater’s other dams are getting good boosts from the rainfall:
- Maroon Dam near Boonah is at 87.7% capacity, the highest level since November 1999
- Moogerah Dam near Aratula is at 59.8% capacity, the highest level since April 1997
- Atkinson Dam near Coominya is at 48.9% capacity, the highest level since September last year
- Bill Gunn Dam near Laidley is at 29.3% capacity, the highest level since June last year
Read more!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Saving Taiwan Humpback Dolphin
The introduction in "Save the Taiwan Humpback Dolphin: The Taiwan Humpback Dolphins
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis), locally known as “Matsu’s Fish” is grey when born, develops grey-blue freckles during its youth, and turns white or pink when fully mature, hence its other popular names in Mandarin Chinese meaning "white dolphin" or “pink dolphin”. Local people from fishing villages have named the animal after Matsu, the Sea Goddess, perhaps as result of seeing the humpback dolphins most often around Matsu's birthday in March/April when the seas return to a calmer state. Populations of this species can be found in the temperate and tropical waters off the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, and their preferred habitats are transition areas close to shore, particularly estuarine waters.
A small and highly dedicated research team called FormosaCetus Research & Conservation Group have found that the animals living along Taiwan's west coast are an isolated, resident population with distinct colour patterns from humpback dolphins elsewhere and are likely a distinct subspecies. They are already legally protected under Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Act, but that hasn't prevented the ongoing destruction of their habitat, and just last year they were listed as "Critically Endangered" under the IUCN Red List. There are now estimated to be less than one hundred left in the population, and there is a high likelihood that Taiwan's entire population will become extinct if real efforts are not made to mitigate or reduce the threats to their survival.
Taiwan's critically endangered pink dolphins in 2010, by Christina MacFarquhar of Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association
For more information, please write to: comment@wildatheart.org.tw or visit our websites: MFCU (English), MFCU (Mandarin)
To receive updates and help spread the word, join our facebook group "Save the Taiwan Humpback Dolphin".
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Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis), locally known as “Matsu’s Fish” is grey when born, develops grey-blue freckles during its youth, and turns white or pink when fully mature, hence its other popular names in Mandarin Chinese meaning "white dolphin" or “pink dolphin”. Local people from fishing villages have named the animal after Matsu, the Sea Goddess, perhaps as result of seeing the humpback dolphins most often around Matsu's birthday in March/April when the seas return to a calmer state. Populations of this species can be found in the temperate and tropical waters off the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, and their preferred habitats are transition areas close to shore, particularly estuarine waters.
A small and highly dedicated research team called FormosaCetus Research & Conservation Group have found that the animals living along Taiwan's west coast are an isolated, resident population with distinct colour patterns from humpback dolphins elsewhere and are likely a distinct subspecies. They are already legally protected under Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Act, but that hasn't prevented the ongoing destruction of their habitat, and just last year they were listed as "Critically Endangered" under the IUCN Red List. There are now estimated to be less than one hundred left in the population, and there is a high likelihood that Taiwan's entire population will become extinct if real efforts are not made to mitigate or reduce the threats to their survival.
Taiwan's critically endangered pink dolphins in 2010, by Christina MacFarquhar of Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association
For more information, please write to: comment@wildatheart.org.tw or visit our websites: MFCU (English), MFCU (Mandarin)
To receive updates and help spread the word, join our facebook group "Save the Taiwan Humpback Dolphin".
Read more!
Retrofit of the Empire State Building
I got an email from RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute) today about the success of the retrofit of the Empire State Building. In April of 2009, the Empire State Building Company announced a $550 million renovation which expected to save 38 percent of the building’s energy, and reduce carbon emissions by approximately 105,000 metric tons over fifteen years.
After 10 months, the project is finished and improvements are expected to decrease the building’s energy costs by $4.4 million annually, increase tenant occupancy rates and enhance work environments.
The beginning of the letter:
We are excited to announce that, along with project partners Jones Lang LaSalle, Clinton Climate Initiative and Johnson Controls, RMI has won the Sustainable Building Industry Council’s "Beyond Green High Performance Building Award" for the retrofit of the Empire State Building!
Rocky Mountain Institute Awarded the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council’s 2009 High-Performance Building Award (Feb. 25, 2010 by RMI )
RMI Retrofits America's Favorite Skyscraper (April 2009 By Molly Miller)
The Iconic Empire State Building Gets a Makeover
Consulting, design, and construction partners Clinton Climate Initiative, Johnson Controls Inc., Jones Lang LaSalle, and Rocky Mountain Institute recently completed an eight-month modeling and analysis project which will save 38 percent of the building's energy and $4.4 million annually.
(ps. There is also a diagram tell people how taking the right steps in the right order can make all the differences)
RMI's RetroFit
Greening an Icon: The Empire State Building: An Economic Approach to Retrofits (March 1, 2010, Architectural Record, by Alex Padalka)
This story first appeared in New York Construction.
The Height of Sustainability (By Sudip Bose | From Preservation | March/April 2010)
The owners of the Empire State Building are turning New York’s legendary skyscraper into a model of energy efficiency
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After 10 months, the project is finished and improvements are expected to decrease the building’s energy costs by $4.4 million annually, increase tenant occupancy rates and enhance work environments.
The beginning of the letter:
We are excited to announce that, along with project partners Jones Lang LaSalle, Clinton Climate Initiative and Johnson Controls, RMI has won the Sustainable Building Industry Council’s "Beyond Green High Performance Building Award" for the retrofit of the Empire State Building!
Rocky Mountain Institute Awarded the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council’s 2009 High-Performance Building Award (Feb. 25, 2010 by RMI )
RMI Retrofits America's Favorite Skyscraper (April 2009 By Molly Miller)
The Iconic Empire State Building Gets a Makeover
Consulting, design, and construction partners Clinton Climate Initiative, Johnson Controls Inc., Jones Lang LaSalle, and Rocky Mountain Institute recently completed an eight-month modeling and analysis project which will save 38 percent of the building's energy and $4.4 million annually.
(ps. There is also a diagram tell people how taking the right steps in the right order can make all the differences)
RMI's RetroFit
Greening an Icon: The Empire State Building: An Economic Approach to Retrofits (March 1, 2010, Architectural Record, by Alex Padalka)
This story first appeared in New York Construction.
The Height of Sustainability (By Sudip Bose | From Preservation | March/April 2010)
The owners of the Empire State Building are turning New York’s legendary skyscraper into a model of energy efficiency
Read more!
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