A few qualms

As we move onto the 'late rescue' stage after the earthquake, there're a few lessons to be mentally registered. Here's an article recommended by Jady which's worth your time and thought: 'Why is the Russian rescue team so angry?' (title's not the focus of discussion in fact, just a 'click me' stimulant). Essentially the reporters and news agents should question where to draw the line between ethics and curiosity or profit drive. China has shown unprecedented degree of transparency to our own people and foreign media in the earthquake response, during which extensive media coverage on rescue efforts and tear driving stories help to bring in aid and donations across the nation. Tick these as bonus: money, national pride, our international credential as an open, humanitarian nation. But beware how any of these can act as a downer if overdriven or misunderstood. How much a celebrity donates is none of your business and virtue is definitely not weighed by the amount of cash they dish out their pockets! For one thing they aren't even in a position to make anonymous donation because we expect them to be in the front line writing big cheques.'They're rich so they should donate' is not interpreted as 'Give us your money, you rich tight-fisted.' but rather 'You have resources and you're in a position to help the needy.' Any form of aid should best be self initiated. And why would you criticize the Americans, or other parts of the world for not making enough efforts? After all it's our own tragedy no matter how much people empathise with death stricken images. They know about it but doesn't mean they have to act on it. Did you donate to Katrina? or Myanmer cyclone? The states are preoccupied by their own recession and presidential election. Canada can get nervous about a few landslides. There're Chinese people who refuse to help the Indonesians during the tsunami because the locals were cruel to our ethnics. A political gesture could easily fan such hatred, speaking of Westeners seeing us as thugs for slaughtering human rights. It's highly debatable but once an image is reinforced, whether true or false, it's extremely challenging to reverse people's views. Our open response during the earthquake has been a 'pleasant surprise' for foreigners but what would they think of government's ban on public entertainment during the national mourning period? 'Censorship again! That's their true color'. I admit it might be a bit extreme and unnecessary (doesn't do the economy good) but please understand it's part of our culture to mourn for the ever so great a loss in the uttermost solemn fashion. But we could afford to play a bit smarter next time. And maybe, after we go through the tragedy, we'll learn to be kind to others as well. It's not about politics, but sympathy for the suffering.

End of rant.

Knowledge:

Frog
Frog is an indicator species. When the ecosystem goes wrong, they're the first to go.

Crush syndrome:Original article

What is it?

Crush syndrome is a condition caused when an excessive force is applied to a group of muscles for a long time. If the injury damages, which damages the muscles very severely, a toxic protein called myoglobin and others like potassium and phosphorus are released in large quantities in the body. The toxins are released from the muscles in the area where the load is the maximum. These toxins enter the blood stream and reach the heart. In most cases, this degeneration of muscle starts about 20 minutes after the muscle has been crushed.

These toxins may result in life threatening complications like acute kidney failure, heart attack and blockage of blood vessels. Kidney failure is caused due to blockage of the tubules that filter the waste. These toxins block the tubules destroying the kidney cells. This can result in kidney failure requiring dialysis.

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从真汉子陈坚是否输液的问题来看天涯小部分网民的人云亦云，没有严谨思考