According to Junhua Chang, CEO of General Computers Inc., the mission of the new brand is to market and sell high end Android Smartphones in China. The sales of Android smartphones in China has exploded in recent years, and by aggressively promoting the brand awareness of XTech, General Computers Inc. is expected to receive high returns on its investment.

The XTech brand's web site can be accessed at http://www.xtech.mobi/.

Customers can order the latest models directly from the web site, and orders are expected to be fulfilled in a few weeks after the orders have been placed.

By Len Penzo

That’s right.  Although having a million bucks isn’t as impressive as it once was, it’s still nothing to sneeze at.

In fact, Reuters reports that in 2009 there were 7.8 million millionaires in the United States.

That’s a lot of people, people.  And the odds are one or two of them are living near you.

Heck, one of them might even be your neighbor.  In fact, the odds are very good that it is your neighbor.

But, Len, you don’t know my neighbor.  That guy doesn’t look anything like a millionaire.

Well, guess what?  Your suburban millionaire neighbor called (oh yeah, we go way back) and the two of us had a nice little chat.

Here’s a few things he shared with me – but apparently doesn’t want to tell you.  (No offense, I’m sure.)

1. He always spends less than he earns.  In fact his mantra is, over the long run, you’re better off if you strive to be anonymously rich rather than deceptively poor.

2. He knows that patience is a virtue. The odds are you won’t become a millionaire overnight.  If you’re like him, your wealth will be accumulated gradually by diligently saving your money over multiple decades.

3.  When you go to his modest three-bed two-bath house, you’re going to be drinking Folgers instead of Starbucks.  And if you need a lift, well, you’re going to get a ride in his ten-year-old economy sedan.  And if you think that makes him cheap, ask him if he cares.  (He doesn’t.)

4. He pays off his credit cards in full every month.  He’s smart enough to understand that if he can’t afford to pay cash for something, then he can’t afford it.

5. He realized early on that money does not buy happiness.  If you’re looking for nirvana, you need to focus on attaining financial freedom.

6. He never forgets that financial freedom is a state of mind that comes from being debt free.  Best of all, it can be attained regardless of your income level.

7. He knows that getting a second job not only increases the size of your bank account quicker but it also keeps you busy – and being busy makes it difficult to spend what you already have.

8. He understands that money is like a toddler; it is incapable of managing itself.  After all, you can’t expect your money to grow and mature as it should without some form of credible money management.

9. He’s a big believer in paying yourself first. Paying yourself first is an essential tenet of personal finance and a great way to build your savings and instill financial discipline.

10. Although it’s possible to get rich if you spend your life making a living doing something you don’t enjoy, he wonders why you do.  Life is too short.

11.  He knows that failing to plan is the same as planning to fail.  He also knows that the few millionaires that reached that milestone without a plan got there only because of dumb luck.   It’s not enough to simply declare that you want to be financially free.

12. When it came time to set his savings goals, he wasn’t afraid to think big.  Financial success demands that you have a vision that is significantly larger than you can currently deliver upon.

13. Over time, he found out that hard work can often help make up for a lot of financial mistakes – and you will make financial mistakes.

14. He realizes that stuff happens, that’s why you’re a fool if you don’t insure yourself against risk. Remember that the potential for bankruptcy is always just around the corner and can be triggered from multiple sources: the death of the family’s key bread winner, divorce, or disability that leads to a loss of work.

15. He understands that time is an ally of the young.  He was fortunate enough to begin saving in his twenties so he could take maximum advantage of the power of compounding interest on his nest egg.

16. He knows that you can’t spend what you don’t see.  You should use automatic paycheck deductions to build up your retirement and other savings accounts.  As your salary increases you can painlessly increase the size of those deductions.

17. Even though he has a job that he loves, he doesn’t have to work anymore because everything he owns is paid for – and has been for years.

18. He’s not impressed that you drive an over-priced luxury car and live in a McMansion that’s two sizes too big for your family of four.

19. After six months of asking, he finally quit waiting for you to return his pruning shears.  He broke down and bought himself a new pair last month.  There’s no hard feelings though; he can afford it.

So that’s it.  Now you know what your millionaire neighbor won’t tell you.

Oh, and, um, would you be so kind to keep this just between you and me?  I’d hate to ruffle anyone’s feathers or cause of any kind of neighborly spat.

Please?

Thanks.  You’re a peach.

未来有可能利用冰层中的DNA使长毛象重现人间。

苹果日报【蔡筱雯╱综合外电报导】几朵不起眼的小白花，可能为古生物研究开启新视野。俄罗斯科学家前天宣布成功将3万年前的种子培植开花，创最古老种子重生纪录，这证明生物组织可冰封保存数万年，也为古生物复育奠定基础，日后甚至可能让绝迹的长毛象重现人间。

电影《冰原历险记》中有只收集榛果的松鼠，现实中，俄罗斯科学院学者也因3万年前在西伯利亚冰原上收集种子的松鼠有重大突破，科学家亚希娜（Svetlana Yashina）与吉里钦斯基（David Gilichinsky）几年前在西伯利亚科雷马河下游岸边永冻层挖到70个松鼠巢穴，结果发现几千颗果实或种子。

松鼠洞穴中保存

这些洞穴在地下20至40公尺深处，约足球大小，松鼠还铺放干草与皮毛保护，推测是过冬存粮，但遇上严寒天气瞬间冰封，而种子就在平均摄氏零下7度的低温状态保存至今。

施肥控温度奏效

洞穴上方土壤还发现大型哺乳动物骸骨，如长毛象、披毛犀、西伯利亚野牛、马、鹿等，用放射性碳方式推估种子年代，应有3万1800年历史。

学者把种子解冻，放进普通花盆中栽培，起初没发芽，再尝试用同一种种子的组织养分当肥料，控制温度与水分使其开花结果，产生的种子又再栽培开花，结果发现这花朵跟生长在西伯利亚东北部的狭叶蝇子草属同一品种，只是古代花朵花瓣较窄、较分开，就像跨越3万年障碍，可比对狭叶蝇子草进化结果。

亚希娜表示：「这植物适应力强。」研究小组将尝试培植更多品种的种子。过去有以色列学者将2千年前的椰枣种子栽种成功，美国国家科学院院刊前天刊出俄国研究报告，获学术界重视。它证实冰封多年的种子仍可存活繁衍，挪威收藏全球450万种植物种子样本的「种子库」确实可行。

盼掘古生物DNA

研究也证明占地表20%面积的永冻层，就像妥善保存古代生物的「时间胶囊」，如能挖到完整古生物DNA，让冰河时期的大型哺乳动物死而复生也不无可能。

洛杉矶加州大学学者沈育培认为这项研究「很有趣」，她指出这些种子能在严苛环境下存活，显示修复能力强，人类也可从其中研究修复DNA的关键，甚至研发出防癌的方法。

狭叶蝇子草小档案

．学名：Silene stenophylla

．外型：草本植物，与现代狭叶蝇子草外观相近，但花瓣更窄、更开展

．年代：距今约3万1800年前

．发现点：西伯利亚东北部科雷马河畔的永冻层资料

来源：综合外电、中兴大学森林学系副教授曾彦学

发现3万年种子位置图

俄罗斯学者在永冻层的松鼠巢穴中，挖出逾3万年前的种子，栽种使其开花结果。

纯属娱乐，这小伙不简单。

第二节开始，林书豪在场下休息，小牛队在前锋德维茨基的率领下，打出一个7:0小高潮，将比分追成32:27。离结束还有9分36秒时，史密斯下场，林书豪上场后即助攻斯塔德迈尔篮下得分，结束尼克斯队自第二节开始一分未得的局面。上半场束时，尼克斯队48:45领先小牛队三分。

下半场开始后，小牛队中锋卡特，前锋德维茨基，后卫特里等连续命中三分，离结束还有4分17秒时，小牛队70:58领先尼克斯队12分，这也是本场比赛小牛队领先最多的时刻。此后，在尼克斯队全队攻击乏力的情形下，林书豪不断运球冲击小牛队内线，制造犯规并得分，打出14:5的小高潮，在第三节结束时，将比分改写为72:75。

每四节一开始，林书豪连续助攻诺瓦克命中3分和2分，尼克斯队比分反超为77:75。诺瓦克在队友的助攻，不断命中3分，给小牛队以沉重的打击。林书豪打满整个下半场，尼克斯队最终以104:97击败卫冕冠军达拉斯小牛队。