Steve Irwin, was Killed by a Stingray

Steve Irwin, Wildlife Master, Is Killed by a Stingray at 44
By GLENN COLLINS
Published: September 5, 2006

Steve Irwin, the khaki-clad wildlife stalker who won global fame with his televised death-defying crocodile stunts and whose booming voice made “Crikey!” in a ripe Australian accent an international catchword, was killed by a stingray yesterday while filming a documentary at the Great Barrier Reef off Australia’s northeast coast. He was 44.

Witnesses said he apparently died of cardiac arrest after the stingray attack.

Mr. Irwin was on location in the area to film television segments, including material for “The Ocean’s Deadliest.” Witnesses on his boat, Croc One, and on a nearby diving vessel said that when he came close to a stingray, its barb pierced his chest and lodged in his heart.

In an interview with reporters in Australia, Prime Minister John Howard termed the death “a huge loss to Australia,” and called Mr. Irwin “a wonderful character.”
“He was a passionate environmentalist,” Mr. Howard added.

“He was a passionate environmentalist,” Mr. Howard added.

Mr. Irvin’s television shows, including “The Crocodile Hunter,” were seen in more than 100 countries on cable television, and he was an ebullient staple of American talk shows ranging from “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” to “Live With Regis and Kelly.” He customarily appeared in his trademark hiking boots and khaki shorts and shirt, commenting volubly on animal conservation and showing clips of his fearless exploits, which included leaping on the backs of crocodiles, wrestling with boas and mastering poisonous snakes and spiders.

Dr. Leo Smith, an expert on venomous fishes in the department of ichthyology at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, said that although Mr. Irwin had no scientific degree and some scientists criticized his theatrics and hyperbole, “he could be considered a biologist rather than just a television personality.”

“He was knowledgeable and seemed to care passionately about wildlife,” Dr. Smith said. “He took a very outgoing approach that made people less fearful of sharks and other mean things out there.”

Mr. Irwin’s death, he said, “is depressing because the last thing you want is for the guy who says things are safe to be killed.”

But Mr. Irwin was widely criticized in 2004 for feeding a snapping crocodile inside a pen while holding his infant son, Bob, in one arm. Though some likened the action to child abuse, he said he had been in firm control of both the child and the crocodile. He was never charged with endangering his son’s welfare.

While filming a documentary in Antarctica later that year, Mr. Irwin ran afoul of critics who said he came too close to humpback whales, seals and penguins, disturbing them. Environmental officials did not press charges after an investigation.

Though Mr. Irwin was accustomed to confronting dangerous animals, deaths from ray attacks are unusual, Dr. Smith said. “On an average there are only one or two fatalities a year worldwide,” he said.

Dr. Smith said there were approximately 120 known ray species and four families of venomous stinging rays. At the base of the tail is a spine or barb connected to a venom gland; in an attack, the spike and the gland may be broken off and can remain in the wound. The stingray venom contains toxic proteins, and most stingray attacks pose risk from shock, infection and the venom’s toxicity, he said.

Most deaths are caused by heart injuries or blood loss. “The puncture alone could have done it,” Dr. Smith said of the attack on Mr. Irwin, “but the venoms do have major cardiac effects.”
Stephen Robert Irwin was born in 1962 in a suburb of Melbourne and spent his childhood in Queensland, where his parents, Bob and Lyn Irwin, operated a wildlife park; he grew up with wild animals, including crocodiles.

He met his American-born wife, Terri, when she was vacationing in Australia in 1991. Film from their honeymoon in the wild — trapping crocodiles — was used in creating their first documentary. She became his business partner and, styled as the Crocodile Huntress, she was an on-screen co-star in his television shows and in a 2002 feature film, “The Crocodile Hunters: Collision Course.”

Mr. Irwin was caricatured in “South Park” for his penchant for phrases like “Check out the size of this bloke!” and “Whew, he’s getting cranky!” He also appeared in the 2001 film “Dr. Dolittle 2” with Eddie Murphy. His fame engendered books, action figures and interactive games and, for a time, tube-watching pub crawlers played a drinking game, hoisting a glass every time Mr. Irwin said, “Crikey!” or, “Isn’t she a beauty?” His parents’ wildlife park, renamed Australia Zoo and expanded and developed by Mr. Irwin, became a popular tourist attraction.

His survivors include his wife and son, and a daughter, Bindi Sue.


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迷恋容易真爱难

人生中，我们都在追寻一份爱，能够找到一个知心伴侣，相伴相惜，共度人生路，是一件非常幸福的事情。只可惜人生有太多风浪，人们在爱情中间饱受打击。很多人在婚姻和爱情中受伤。首先我们要明白爱情到底是什么？

爱情是一种感觉。我的一个学生周五参加派对时，在柔和的灯光下，与一双神秘的眼睛四目相接，两人好象触电。当天晚上互相打听，那个女孩、那个男孩是谁，然后在西北大学一个非常美丽的地方不期而遇。在罗曼蒂克的环境下，两人从晚上九点谈到第二天早晨五点，把心中所有的秘密告诉对方。分离以后两人失魂落魄，开始思念对方，电话一打就是四个小时。这就是所谓的分离焦虑。这样的现象大家可能曾经经历过，也就是所谓的陷入爱河。

什么是爱情?

请问大家，这是真正的爱情吗？爱情是一种感觉，因为这种感觉我步入婚姻殿堂，现在我们没有感觉了就分手。真爱与迷恋有什么差别？刚才那种状态比较趋于迷恋，可能不是爱情。

爱和迷恋有什么区别？你知道了之后就比较容易找到你想要的。

第一个区别： 迷恋通常都始于一见钟情，都是非常快的时间掉入爱河，有着非常强烈的感觉。

第二个区别： 迷恋是基于心理上的投射。

因为每个人在从小成长的过程中，或是通过小说、通过一些电影，或是看到身边的一些样本，你心中慢慢形成一个理想的形象。有一天晚上，在一个很浪漫的情况下，一个男孩子突然看到一个女孩子，穿着一袭白色的斜裙、细细长长的头发、讲话时温柔的样子，她就好象你心中那个理想的形象，也许你不知道那个人是谁，但你已经疯狂地爱上了那个形象。

也许你在小说里面所看到的是一个放荡不羁的男人的形象，因此当你看到一个男孩子抽起烟来的样子很帅，其它什么东西你都还不知道，你就疯狂地爱上了他。结果你爱上的对象其实是你心中那个理想的形象，不是对方真正的自己。在你不知道对方的真我前，没有真正的爱。真正的爱情，你必须对对方有长期的、比较全面的了解之后，你才有可能产生一种真正的爱情。

第三个区别： 由于迷恋都是相当以自我为中心的，你带给我一些快乐的感觉我就喜欢你，就像一朵花漂亮，我就喜欢你，哪一天花谢了，你不能再给我这个快乐的感觉，我就把它拋弃掉。谁的条件比较好，我就可以不断换，但是这个是非常危险的现象：因为这个不是真爱，你一直仰赖外面的人给你一些快乐的感觉。问题是，你骗得了世界上所有的人，骗不了自己。

人是很有意思的，当你一直吃甜头的时候，人生不会有什么意义。很多时候，人生的意义是从受苦中得到的。在付出和牺牲中，你慢慢地感受到爱，感受到你过去没有尝到过的真正的快乐。当我们总是抢、总是抓，总是利用别人，我们暂时是快乐的，但最后我们的精神是破产的。

第四个区别： 因为迷恋是以自我为中心，而人的占有欲又是非常非常强的。所以我需要你的时候，你要在旁边，我不需要你的时候，就嫌你烦。这是一种比较低劣的迷恋。

但如果是真正的爱情，你会想要了解他，他需要时帮助他成长，让他得到他想要的、对他有益的，让他快乐。

第五个别区别： 真爱经得起人生中很多风浪。这是过去一二十年一直忽视的一个东西，后来发现这才是能够让自己活在爱中的秘诀。

耶鲁大学一个教授做了一个关于爱的成分的研究。

爱有三个成份，第一个是激情。例如你看到对方时，心中怦怦跳，希望看到对方微笑，对方不笑时，你就会想办法让对方笑。

第二个要素：友情。当两个人经常在一起后，你就慢慢地发展出一种很舒适很满足的友情。

第三个要素：非常重要的一个部份就是承诺和委身。我们知道现在的婚姻、爱情，如果没有承诺和委身，我不相信有任何一个爱情可以存活下来。因为你没有办法找到一个伴侣可以满足你所有的需要。人有不同的需要，我们同时需要一个亲密感，又需要一个空间。女人同时需要自己的男人像爸爸，又像儿子。男人希望自己的女人像妈妈又像女儿。天下没几个人有这样的特质，所以，我们人总是没有办法得到满足，但是婚姻可以帮助一个人成长。

你的性格应该是有弹性的，每一个人都应该发展自己不同的共生的特质。比如一个男人，你不可能永远是强的，也不是永远都是依赖的。对一个女人来讲，你不能一天到晚做一个非常强势非常能干的人，因为你越强势的时候，你会发现别人越弱势。你的标准非常高，你要求得很完美，你可能会骂对方的衣服到处乱丢，你会发现你越骂对方丢得越厉害，最后捡衣服的都是你。太强势的结果会使你自己很惨，到最后，对方可能觉得自己有一个非常强大的“母亲”（不是妻子），他会选择一个楚楚可怜的对象来保护，这样外遇可能就发生了。

人与外遇结婚的机率是非常小的，真正相处在一起的，大概只有10%，成功人士跟“第三者”之间，婚姻能够存活的，只有3%。

婚姻的维系要有真爱，你必须要有委身，必须要有承诺才能够稳固，也才能够幸福。

第一届全国G2非常任务-福音特工队训练

第一届全国G2非常任务-福音特工队训练

第一届全国G2非常任务-福音特工队训练
此营会提供的训练内容包括G2训练布道、
进化论与创造论等个人布道所遇到的问题解答。

日期： 8月21日(一)－23日(三)

地点：INTI College

讲员：陈汉祖博士及梁永昌传道
对象: 13－25岁的卫理青少年
费用: RM150
报名截止: 8月10日

Updated Event

Year End Camp for Youth at Inti College, Nilai.

This is really an interesting youth camp seldom held.

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日期： 12月4日(一)－8日(五)

地点：INTI College

举行对象: 13－30岁的青少年

费用： RM200(1/10前) / RM240 ( 1/10后)。

Israel Kids sends Gifts of Love to Arab Kids

Israel Kids sends Gifts of Love to Arab Kids

Photos below show that the Israel Kids wanna send their love to Arab's Kids.

Dear Lebanese/Palestinian/Arab/Muslim/Christians - Kids,

Die with love.

Yours,
Israeli Kids

Hate, disgust, extreme…. I don't know what word can describe these photos.
And they say that we are teaching our kids hate to Israelis!
Thank you, Israel kids, we received your gifts. See…

Click here to see more images

Source: http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2006/07/17/photo-of-the-day-israeli-kids-sends-gifts-of-love-to-arab-kids/


p/s: Article above are copy and paste from Fun_Karachi

Trip to Hong Kong

To all dear friends,

Below are the pictures for my trip to Hong Kong from 21/6/2006 - 28/6/2006 for World Chinese Methodist Youth Convention. Have a nice day to you.

Your friend,

Clinton

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