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One of our Chinese users, Oliver Ding has uploaded this slideshow , which is a call for people to help out the victims of the tragic earthquake that rocked central China’s Wenchuan County on the 12th of May, leaving behind thousands of dead. We deeply mourn the tragedy and would request our users to do their little bit in this regard. Please head over to these two sites - PledgeBank & CnReviews.com to learn how you could help out in contributing. We also request everyone to join the China EarthQuake Group that Oliver has created. We have featured his pledge as the Slideshow of the Day.

How did I do that? Well, I was watching Twitter on Google Talk. Several people in China reported to me they felt the quake WHILE IT WAS GOING ON!!! Over the next two hours I pointed at anyone who had info about the quake on my Twitter account. It’s amazing the kind of news you can learn by being on Twitter and the connections you can make among people across the world. I fear a large casualty loss. The epicenter was 50 miles from Chengdu, which has about 10.5 million residents. Already reports are coming across of buildings that have been knocked down.

UPDATE: Online Journalism Blog has a lot more details about what happened on Twitter tonight. From the Frontline blog has even more. UPDATE2: Global Voices Online has links to videos and other Twitter and blog reports. UPDATE3: here’s a timeline of what first Tweets looked like.

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通识，一般生活之准备也，专识，特种事业之准备也。 　　社会所需要者，通才为大，而专家次之，以无通才为基础之专家临民，其结果不为兴民，而为扰民。 　　 　　我们这一代人在特定的意识形态中成长，教育有它的局限性，大学阶段的学习又过于专业化，在此重新思考自己的知识构成，在一个异化的时空实现「自我重构」，并形成一种「学科融合」的视角。当各科知识所遵循的方法本身已植入身体内部的思考体系，单个的知识便不再重要。

“科学是内在的整体，它被分为单独的部门，不是取决于事物的本质，而是取决于人类认识能力的局限性。实际上存在着由物理学到化学，通过生物学和人类学到社会科学的连续性的链条。” 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　——普朗克

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