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15 USC Sec. 2063. Product certification and labeling

-STATUTE-

    (a) Certification accompanying product; products with more than one

      manufacturer

      (1) Every manufacturer of a product which is subject to a

    consumer product safety standard under this chapter and which is

    distributed in commerce (and the private labeler of such product if

    it bears a private label) shall issue a certificate which shall

    certify that such product conforms to all applicable consumer

    product safety standards, and shall specify any standard which is

    applicable. Such certificate shall accompany the product or shall

    otherwise be furnished to any distributor or retailer to whom the

    product is delivered. Any certificate under this subsection shall

    be based on a test of each product or upon a reasonable testing

    program; shall state the name of the manufacturer or private

    labeler issuing the certificate; and shall include the date and

    place of manufacture.

      (2) In the case of a consumer product for which there is more

    than one manufacturer or more than one private labeler, the

    Commission may by rule designate one or more of such manufacturers

    or one or more of such private labelers (as the case may be) as the

    persons who shall issue the certificate required by paragraph (1)

    of this subsection, and may exempt all other manufacturers of such

    product or all other private labelers of the product (as the case

    may be) from the requirement under paragraph (1) to issue a

    certificate with respect to such product.

    (b) Rules to establish reasonable testing programs

      The Commission may by rule prescribe reasonable testing programs

    for consumer products which are subject to consumer product safety

    standards under this chapter and for which a certificate is

    required under subsection (a) of this section. Any test or testing

    program on the basis of which a certificate is issued under

    subsection (a) of this section may, at the option of the person

    required to certify the product, be conducted by an independent

    third party qualified to perform such tests or testing programs.

    (c) Form and contents of labels

      The Commission may by rule require the use and prescribe the form

    and content of labels which contain the following information (or

    that portion of it specified in the rule) -

        (1) The date and place of manufacture of any consumer product.

        (2) A suitable identification of the manufacturer of the

      consumer product, unless the product bears a private label in

      which case it shall identify the private labeler and shall also

      contain a code mark which will permit the seller of such product

      to identify the manufacturer thereof to the purchaser upon his

      request.

        (3) In the case of a consumer product subject to a consumer

      product safety rule, a certification that the product meets all

      applicable consumer product safety standards and a specification

      of the standards which are applicable.

    Such labels, where practicable, may be required by the Commission

    to be permanently marked on or affixed to any such consumer

    product. The Commission may, in appropriate cases, permit

    information required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this

    subsection to be coded.

Và,

16 CFR  Part 1110

§ 1110.1   Purpose and scope.

(a) This part 1110:

(1) Limits the entities required to provide certificates in accordance with section 14(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, as amended (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 2063(a), to importers and U.S. domestic manufacturers;

(2) Specifies the content, form, and availability requirements of the CPSA that must be met for a certificate to satisfy the certificate requirements of section 14(a); and

(3) Specifies means by which an electronic certificate shall meet those requirements.

(b) This part 1110 does not address issues related to type or frequency of testing necessary to satisfy the certification requirements of CPSA section 14(a). It does not address issues related to CPSA section 14(g)(4) concerning advance filing of electronic certificates of compliance with the Commission and/or the Commissioner of Customs.

§ 1110.3   Definitions.

The following definitions apply for purposes of this part 1110.

(a) Electronic certificate means, for purposes of this part 1110, a set of information available in, and accessible by, electronic means that sets forth the information required by CPSA section 14(a) and section 14(g) and that meets the availability requirements of CPSA section 14(g)(3).

(b) Unless otherwise stated, the definitions of section 3 of the CPSA and additional definitions in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), Pub. L. 110–314, apply for purposes of this part 1110.

§ 1110.5   Acceptable certificates.

A certificate that is in hard copy or electronic form and complies with all applicable requirements of this part 1110 meets the certificate requirements of section 14 of the CPSA. This does not relieve the importer or domestic manufacturer from the underlying statutory requirements concerning the supporting testing and/or other bases to support certification and issuance of certificates.

§ 1110.7   Who must certify and provide a certificate.

(a) Imports. Except as otherwise provided in a specific standard, in the case of a product manufactured outside the United States, only the importer must certify in accordance with, and provide the certificate required by, CPSA section 14(a) as applicable, that the product or shipment in question complies with all applicable CPSA rules and all similar rules, bans, standards, and regulations applicable to the product or shipment under any other Act enforced by the Commission.

(b) Domestic products. Except as otherwise provided in a specific standard, in the case of a product manufactured in the United States, only the manufacturer must certify in accordance with, and provide the certificate required by, CPSA section 14(a) as applicable, that the product or shipment in question complies with all applicable CPSA rules and all similar rules, bans, standards, and regulations applicable to the product or shipment under any other Act enforced by the Commission.

(c) Availability of certificates —(1) Imports. In the case of imports, the certificate required by CPSA section 14(a) must be available to the Commission from the importer as soon as the product or shipment itself is available for inspection in the United States.

(2) Domestic products. In the case of domestic products, the certificate required by CPSA section 14(a) must be available to the Commission from the manufacturer prior to introduction of the product or shipment in question into domestic commerce.

§ 1110.9   Form of certificate.

As required by CPSA section 14(g)(2), the information on a hard copy or electronic certificate must be provided in English and may be provided in any other language.

§ 1110.11   Content of certificate.

As required by CPSA sections 14(a) and 14(g), a certificate must contain the following information:

(a) Identification of the product covered by the certificate.

(b) Citation to each CPSC product safety regulation or statutory requirement to which the product is being certified. Specifically, the certificate shall identify separately each applicable consumer product safety rule under the Consumer Product Safety Act and any similar rule, ban, standard or regulation under any other Act enforced by the Commission that is applicable to the product.

(c) Identification of the importer or domestic manufacturer certifying compliance of the product, including the importer or domestic manufacturer's name, full mailing address, and telephone number.

(d) Contact information for the individual maintaining records of test results, including the custodian's name, e-mail address, full mailing address, and telephone number. (CPSC suggests that each issuer maintain test records supporting the certification for at least three years as is currently required by certain consumer product specific CPSC standards, for example at 16 CFR 1508.10 for full-size baby cribs.)

(e) Date (month and year at a minimum) and place (including city and state, country, or administrative region) where the product was manufactured. If the same manufacturer operates more than one location in the same city, the street address of the factory in question should be provided.

(f) Date and place (including city and state, country or administrative region) where the product was tested for compliance with the regulation(s) cited above in subsection (b).

(g) Identification of any third-party laboratory on whose testing the certificate depends, including name, full mailing address and telephone number of the laboratory.

§ 1110.13   Availability of electronic certificate.

(a) CPSA section 14(g)(3) requires that the certificates required by section 14(a) “accompany” each product or product shipment and be “furnished” to each distributor and retailer of the product in question.

(1) An electronic certificate satisfies the “accompany” requirement if the certificate is identified by a unique identifier and can be accessed via a World Wide Web URL or other electronic means, provided the URL or other electronic means and the unique identifier are created in advance and are available, along with access to the electronic certificate itself, to the Commission or to the Customs authorities as soon as the product or shipment itself is available for inspection.

(2) An electronic certificate satisfies the “furnish” requirement if the distributor(s) and retailer(s) of the product are provided a reasonable means to access the certificate.

(b) An electronic certificate shall have a means to verify the date of its creation or last modification.

§ 1110.15   Legal responsibility for certificate information.

Any entity or entities may maintain an electronic certificate platform and may enter the requisite data. However, the entity or entities required by CPSA section 14(a) to issue the certificate remain legally responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the certificate information required by statute and its availability in timely fashion. @

Các điều luật trong các đạo luật của Mỹ được gọi là "Section", chẳng hạn, Section 1 nghĩa là Điều 1. Subsection nghĩa là "khoản". Các từ khác như chapter, part, paragraph thì có nghĩa như bình thường, theo tuần tự là chương, phần, đoạn.

You should learn to be more polite

One day, Bill and Tom went to a restaurant for dinner. As soon as the waiter brought out two steaks, Bill quickly picked out the bigger steak for himself.

Tom wasn't happy about that: "When are you going to learn to be polite?"

Bill: "If you had the chance to pick first, which one would you pick?"

Tom: "The smaller piece, of course."

Bill: "What are you whining about then? The smaller piece is what you want, right?"

The nature of things…

Life on a bald guy's head…
"They say that if you cross this desert, you'll find another world just like ours!".

Lawyer on Vacation

A lawyer was on vacation in a small farming town. While walking through the streets on a quiet Sunday morning, he came upon a large crowd gathered by the side of the road.

Going by instinct, the lawyer figured that there was some sort of auto collision. He was eager to get to the injured parties but couldn't get near the car. Being a clever sort, he started shouting loudly, "Let me through! Let me through! I am the son of the victim."

The crowd made way for him. And lying in front of the car was a donkey.

Physical training job

The physical training instructor was drilling a platoon of soldiers.
"I want every man to lie on his back, put his legs in the air and move them as though he were riding a bicycle," he explained. "Now begin!"

After a few minutes, one of the men stopped.

"Why did you stop. Smith?" demanded the officer.

"If you please, sir," said Smith, "I'm freewheeling for a while."

Notes:

- to freewheel: thả cho xe đạp tự chạy (như khi xuống dốc)

- lie on (one's) back: nằm ngửa

esus and the Robber

One night a robber broke into a home and heard a voice say, "Jesus is watching you!" while he rummagged through the desk.

He replied, "Who said that?!"

Once again he heard the same thing, "Jesus is watching you!"

The robber looked around the room only to see a parrot. He asked the parrot what its name was. The parrot replied, "Cornelius."

The robber said, "What kind of a name is that?! Who names a parrot that?!"

The parrot said, "The same person who named that rottweiler behind you Jesus!"

Strength vs. Intelligence

A strong young man at the construction site was bragging that he could outdo anyone in a feat of strength. He made a special case of making fun of John, one of the older workmen. After several minutes, John had enough.

"Why don't you put your money where your mouth is?" he said. "I will bet a week's wages that I can haul something in a wheelbarrow over to that outbuilding that you won't be able to wheel back."

"You're on, old man," the braggart replied. "It's a bet! Let's see what you got."

John reached out and grabbed the wheelbarrow by the handles. Then, nodding to the young man, he said, "All right. Get in."

Too much speeding

A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down Main Street.

"But, officer," the man began, "I can explain"

"Just be quiet," snapped the officer. "I'm going to let you cool your heels in jail until the chief gets back."

"But, officer, I just wanted to say"

"And I said to keep quiet! You're going to jail!"

A few hours later the officer looked in on his prisoner and said, "Lucky for you that the chief's at his daughter's wedding.He'll be in a good mood when he gets back."

"Don't count on it," answered the fellow in the cell. "I'm the groom."

Working in the garden

A prisoner in jail received a letter from his wife:

"I have decided to plant some lettuce in the back garden. When is the best time to plant them?"

The prisoner, knowing that the prison guards read all the mail, replied in a letter:

"Dear Wife, whatever you do, DO NOT touch the back garden! That is where I hid all the gold."

A week or so later, he received another letter from his wife:

"You wouldn't believe what happened. Some men came with shovels to the house, and dug up the whole back garden."

The prisoner wrote another letter:

"Dear wife, NOW is the best time to plant the lettuce!"

Does your dog bite?

A man walks into a pub and sits down next to a man with a dog at his feet. "Does your dog bite?"

"No."

A few minutes later the dog takes a huge chunk out of his leg.

"I thought you said your dog didn't bite!" the man says indignantly.

"That's not my dog."

Love story

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all repaired their boats and left. 
Love wanted to persevere until the last possible moment. When the island was almost sinking, Love decided to ask for help. Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said, "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can''''''''''''''''t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you." 
Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel, "Vanity, please help me!" "I can''''''''''''''''t help you Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat." Vanity answered. 
Sadness was close by so Love asked for help, "Sadness, let me go with you." "Oh....Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!" 
Happiness passed by Love too, but he was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her! 
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come Love, I will take you." It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that he even forgot to ask the elder his name. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went his own way. 
Love realizing how much he owed the elder and asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who helped me?" "It was Time," Knowledge answered. "Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because, only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is." 

Câu chuyện Tình yêu 

Ngày xửa ngày xưa có một hòn đảo là nơi trú ngụ của tất cả các cảm xúc: Hạnh phúc, Nỗi buồn, Tri thức và tất cả những cảm xúc khác gồm cả Tình yêu. Vào một ngày nọ, các cư dân trên đảo được thông báo rằng hòn đảo sẽ bị chìm. Tất cả mọi người đều chuẩn bị rời đi chỉ riêng Tình yêu vẫn muốn ở lại tới giây phút cuối cùng.
Khi hòn đảo hầu như đã chìm hẳn, Tình yêu mới quyết định tìm người giúp. Lúc đó anh chàng Giàu có ngang qua trên một con tàu lớn. Tình yêu gọi "Anh Giàu có ơi, anh làm ơn cho Tình yêu đi cùng được không?". "Tình yêu, tôi không thể. Con tàu của tôi chứa đầy vàng bạc, không còn chỗ cho Tình yêu nữa." 
Tình yêu quay sang cầu cứu anh Phù phiếm cũng vừa ngang qua trên một con tàu lộng lẫy . "Hãy giúp em, anh Phù phiếm!". "Không, anh không thể, Tình yêu. Em ướt sũng thế kia sẽ làm hỏng con tàu xinh đẹp của anh mất" . Phù Phiếm trả lời.
Khi Nỗi buồn đi qua, Tình yêu lại nhờ giúp đỡ. "Nội buồn ơi, cho Tình yêu đi cũng được không?" "Oh, Tình yêu... tôi đang buồn đến mức chỉ muốn ở một mình thôi."
Hạnh phúc cũng đi ngang qua nhưng cô ấy đang hạnh phúc đến mức không nghe thấy lời cầu cứu của Tình yêu.
Bỗng nhiên một giọng nói vang lên:"Hãy đi cũng ta, Tình yêu." Đó là một người đã đứng tuổi. Tình yêu đắm chìm trong vui sướng và may mắn đến quên việc hỏi tên người đàn ông đó. Khi tới một vùng đất khô ráo, người đàn ông đó đã đi mất. Tình yêu cảm thấy mắc nợ người đàn ông đã cứu giúp mình quá nhiều, cô tìm hỏi Tri thức, một người lớn tuổi khác "Ai đã cứu cháu hả bác?". "Thời gian đấy." Tri thức trả lời. "Nhưng tại sao Thời gian lại giúp cháu hả bác?" Tình yêu hỏi. "Bởi vì chỉ có Thời gian mới hiểu được Tình yêu tuyệt diệu đến thế nào." Tri thức trả lời với nụ cười thông thái trên môi. 

Differences between Guy and Girl: Guys drink to forget about the girl.. Girls drink to think back about the guy.. Guys can forget, but cannot forgive.. Girls can forgive, but cannot forget.. Guys care the most about the quantity of love.. Girls care the most about the quality of love.. Guys break-up when they feel love from another girl.. Girls break-up when they feel the feeling of separation from her man.. Guys feel curiosity towards all girls.. Girls feel curiosity towards guys who care interested in her.. When guys are heartbroken, they try to forget about the girl by going out with another girl.. When girls are heartbroken, they try to find his characteristics from another guy.. Guys wish to be her first love.. And girls wish to be his last

Sự khác biệt giữa chàng trai và cô gái:

Chàng trai uống để quên về những cô gái, cô gái uống để nghĩ về những chàng trai...Chàng trai có thể lãng quên nhưng không thể tha thứ, cô gái có thể tha thứ nhưng không thể lãng quên....Chàng trai quan tâm nhất về tình yêu và cô gái cũng vậy....Tình yêu của các chàng trai tan vỡ khi họ cảm nhận tình yêu từ những cô gái khác và tình yêu của các cô gái tan vỡ khi họ cảm nhận được sự chia tay từ những người đàn ông của cô gái... Chang trai luôn tò mò với tất cả những cô gái và những cô gái cũng luôn để ý đến những chàng trai người mà quan tâm tới cô...Khi trái tim những chàng trai bị tổn thương, họ sẽ cố quên cô gái đó bằng cách đi chơi với những cô gái khác.Khi trái tim của những cô gái bị tổn thương họ sẽ cố gắng tìm những đặc tính của chàng trai đó từ những chàng trai khác.Chàng trai ước mong là tình yêu đầu của cô gái và cô gái ước là người yêu cuối cùng của chàng trai.....

86th Street and the Summer of Love Colin C. Conway

Give me a second

#e1e1ff;">A man was wandering in the woods, pondering all the mysteries of life and his own personal problems. The man didn’t find the answers, so he sought help from God.

#e1e1ff;">“God? You there, God?” he asked.

#e1e1ff;">“Yes. What is it, my son?” God answered.

#e1e1ff;">“Mind if I ask a few questions?” the man asked.

#e1e1ff;">“Go ahead, my son, anything”.

#e1e1ff;">“God, what is a million years to you?”

#e1e1ff;">God answered, “A million years to me is only a second.”

#e1e1ff;">The man asked, “God, what is a million dollars worth to you?”

#e1e1ff;">God replied, “A million dollars to me is worth only a penny.”

#e1e1ff;">The man lifted his eyebrows and asked his final question.

#e1e1ff;">“God, can I have a penny?”

#e1e1ff;">God answered, “Sure, give me a second.”

#e1e1ff;">give-me-a-second

#e1e1ff;">Chờ ta một giây thôi

#e1e1ff;">Một người đi lang thang trong rừng, suy nghĩ về những diều thần bí của cuộc sống và những vấn đề riêng tư của anh ta. Người đó không thể tìm ra câu trả lời, do đó anh ta đi tìm Chúa.

#e1e1ff;">“Chúa thân mến, Chúa có đây không?” anh ta hỏi.

#e1e1ff;">“Ta đây. Con cần gì hả con trai?” Chúa trả lời.

#e1e1ff;">“Con có thể hỏi Chúa mấy điều được không?” anh ta hỏi tiếp.

#e1e1ff;">“Cứ hỏi đi, con trai của ta”.

#e1e1ff;">Anh ta hỏi: “Chúa thân mến, một triệu năm với Người là bao nhiêu?”

#e1e1ff;">Chúa trả lời: “Một triệu năm với ta chỉ là một giây”.

#e1e1ff;">Anh ta hỏi tiếp: “Chúa thân mến, một triệu đô la đối với Người là bao nhiêu?”

#e1e1ff;">Chúa đáp: “Một triệu đô la với ta chỉ là một xu”.

#e1e1ff;">Người đàn ông nhướn mày lên và hỏi câu hỏi cuối cùng.

#e1e1ff;">“Chúa có thể cho con một xu được không?”

#e1e1ff;">Chúa đáp: “Được chứ, chờ ta một giây thôi.”

#e1e1ff; font-size: 14px;">Prodigal Son and Former Gang Member Who Fought and Trafficked Drugs Turns His Life Around

#e1e1ff;">By Clearwisdom correspondent Zheng Yuyan from Taipei, Taiwan 

#e1e1ff;">An official at the Taiyuan Prison in Taitung, Taiwan always encourages hundreds of prisoners with this exhortation, "Think about Mr. Lin Jiaxiang. After he began practicing Falun Gong, he became a very good person. His outlook on life changed. After his release from here, he is no longer a gang member. He got a legitimate job and lives openly and righteously. You should learn from him. Only by making a radical change in heart like he did will you gain a new life." 

#e1e1ff;">Recalling with Emotion 

#e1e1ff;">As the saying goes, "A prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold." This is even more difficult for those engaged in gangs and who are drug addicts. Mr. Lin Jiaxiang said, "Falun Dafa saved me. I'm fortunate. Without Falun Gong I couldn't have made the radical change in heart. Without Falun Gong, following my release, I would have returned to the life of a gangster, no matter how long I was in prison or how well I performed while inside. That is why I very much appreciate the opportunity to encounter practitioners' disseminating Falun Gong to us in the Taiyuan Prison, to have more than a year to learn the beauty of Falun Gong, and then to step onto the cultivation path. Having missed the introduction would be the biggest regret in my life." Looking back, Mr. Lin Jiaxiang was filled with appreciation and gratitude. 

#e1e1ff;">Terrible Wild Days 

#e1e1ff;">Mr. Lin had only an elementary school education, as his family couldn't afford additional education. Mr. Lin had to work at a shoe factory as an apprentice. He quickly developed many bad habits while living in the factory's dormitory. He worked in the shoe factory for two or three years, and afterwards followed his neighbor into life in a gang. He was only 18 years old. Since then, he lived by gambling and aided others to collect debts. Swords, and guns, sticks and fists became his special skills. He often fought with others. Although his family worried much about him he didn't pay attention at all and gradually became a top bad fellow in his local area. 

#e1e1ff;">Mr. Lin Jiaxiang became addicted to drugs at age 33 years. He explained, "Once you take drugs, you easily become addicted within several days. When suffering withdrawal from drugs, I vomited and purged, shivered in tears and had a nasal discharge. The most terrible suffering was that I felt as if hundreds of thousand ants moved and bit inside my bones. I couldn't catch them and had to suffer tremendous itching and pain. Sometimes I couldn't bear it and ran up against a wall. That kind of fidgeting and pain was like a living death. The only thing in my mind was, 'Give me drugs to immediately relieve the pain.' To get drugs, I did all kinds of bad things. But my remaining bit of conscience prevented me from killing." To have enough money to buy drugs, Mr. Lin trafficked in drugs. 

#e1e1ff;">Six Petitions for Release on Parole Were Denied 

#e1e1ff;">In 1992, Mr. Lin Jiaxiang was given life imprisonment for drug trafficking. He was sent to the Taipei Prison and then transferred to the Taiyuan Prison in Taitung. Although consuming wine and drugs was forbidden, Mr. Lin still smoked, gambled and fought with others. He said, "Prisoners were required to work. Everyone followed a well-arranged schedule. I had more free time, and started to review my life. At one time I was inspired by Christianity, and I also studied Buddhist texts for three years. But I still felt empty and didn't lessen any of my bad habits." I applied six times for early parole when my prison term reached the minimum requirement for release, but all applications were denied. 

#e1e1ff;">Having lived in prison for 12 years Mr. Lin began to examine himself, questioning, "Will my life go like this to the end?" He didn't know how he could get out of the mire and create a new path for himself. 

#e1e1ff;">First to Sign Up for Falun Gong Study 

#e1e1ff;">One day in 2003, prison officials notified the inmates that Falun Gong practitioners were coming to teach the practice, and anyone who wanted to learn could sign up. Mr. Lin said, "As soon as I heard that, I went to sign up. I was the first one. Since then, my happiest time every week was studying the Fa and doing the exercises. Practitioners only came one day per week. It was the day that we all looked forward to every week." 

#e1e1ff;">After studying the Fa and doing the exercises for a while, Mr. Lin calmed down and gradually felt the miracle of Dafa. He said, "Through the Fa principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, practitioners know what they should do and what they shouldn't do, in words and deeds. Falun Gong can really help people to practice cultivation; fundamentally changing people. I am the most obvious example." 

#e1e1ff;">Cherishing the Reformation Opportunity 

#e1e1ff;">Mr. Lin shared two experiences. "When I was first in touch with Falun Gong, just casually knowing it, helped me to quickly eliminate my smoking addiction. Regarding the gambling, however, I was still addicted to it and fought with others sometimes. I once fought with another prisoner, and hurt him with a carving knife. Although the other prisoner was only slightly hurt, my using a knife was still a very serious violation of the law. Officials usually immediately transferred fighters to other prisons. However, the official who dealt with this matter forgave us and made those involved apologize to each other. I was in a cold sweat from fear at that moment. It was very clear that I was fortunate, because Master gave me another opportunity. If I was transferred to another prison where there was no environment to study the Fa, I might miss out on learning the practice. After this incident I was determined to become a genuine practitioner who truly practiced according to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." 

#e1e1ff;">Succeeded in Not Fighting Back When Being Punched or Insulted--Impossible In the Past 

#e1e1ff;">Soon after the above-mentioned incident, Mr. Lin had a conflict with another prisoner related to gambling. That prisoner fist-cuffed him. Mr. Lin immediately remembered Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and bore it successfully. All the other prisoners and guards found this unbelievable. Mr. Lin said, "This would be impossible in the past. Before I practiced Falun Gong, if others treated me bad, I then treated them worse. It was impossible for me to bear others' fists. But since practicing cultivation I came to understand some principles. I know that I need to be strict with myself and endure it." 

#e1e1ff;">He gradually developed a deep understanding of the Fa principles. He disciplined himself according to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and gradually eliminated all of his bad habits, including gambling. His temper also became better and better. He was able to maintain a compassionate and kind mindset. Sometimes he also advised other prisoners to be good, already considering himself a genuine practitioner. He was released on parole a year after beginning the practice. 

#e1e1ff;">Living Upright and Openly 

#e1e1ff;">Mr. Lin said, "I was very fortunate to obtain the Fa in prison. All prisoners have grievances and harbor hatred due to the detention, but I feel it was worthwhile for me since I obtained the Fa. The greatest significance of my imprisonment was that I could practice Falun Gong, which completely changed my life." 

#e1e1ff;">Following his release Mr. Lin often went to Taipe's Xindian Drug Rehabilitation Center and helped people there by relating his own experiences with practitioners who helped him gain a new life. His family was happy about his changes. He has returned to his home in Sanxia, Taipei County, and has a legitimate job. He manages an airport transportation service with his friends and enjoys a full and meaningful life. 

#e1e1ff;">Friends from his former gangs sometimes still come to see Mr. Lin. He doesn't discriminate against them, just as practitioners accepted him before. He sometimes chats with those friends, shares his experiences, tells them of the wonders of Falun Dafa, and then advises them to be good. 

#e1e1ff;">Magnanimous and Upright New Life 

#e1e1ff;">Mr. Lin said, "Falun Dafa let me clearly know the difference between good and bad, and what I should do, as well as what I shouldn't do. I am no longer affected by illegal things, no matter how much money they could bring to me or how easy they may be." He gave an example, having encountered an international drug dealer after he was released, "International drug dealers usually trade in very large amounts of money. It is easy to earn several million. After practicing Falun Dafa, those temptations couldn't move my heart because I fundamentally understand that they harm others and the dealers themselves. Falun Dafa can fundamentally change people's notions and can improve society's spiritual demeanor. I am a living witness." 

#e1e1ff;">Spreading the Wonders of Dafa to All Sentient Beings 

#e1e1ff;">Mr. Lin Jiaxiang often goes to travel sites to clarify the truth and tell people the wonderfulness of Falun Dafa 


#e1e1ff;">Time permitting, Mr. Lin Jiaxiang goes to tourist site such as the "Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall" and the "101 Building" to clarify the truth about Falun Gong and the persecution. He wants to tell everyone, especially visitors from China, about the wonders of Falun Dafa

#e1e1ff;">Born in the year of the Cat

#e1e1ff;">My sign is the Cat. I actually liked cats. When I was a child I preferred cats to dogs. Cats and kittens were always so cute that I tried to caress them or put them in my lap against all warnings of possible diseases by seniors when I was alone with them. Fortunately, I have never contracted any illnesses from these pets.
Later on , It struck me to a daze when the first time I had learned that the cycle of Chinese zodiac does not have the sign of the Cat; instead the Rabbit is what the origin of our long term employed lunar calendar, still revered by today’s people in the countryside, included in this zodiac. This fact revealed blew me off toward the side of what like a nondescript personal feeling. It is now still hard to interpret that feeling. Does it feel like the first disillusion to a devotee? How do children in the West feel when they first know that Santa Claus’s sqeezing down the chimney to deliver gifts is just a hoax? I have been thus since wondering.
The truth is that I began to lose interest in cats, somewhat even a little of an aversion to them. More to that could have been my adult lifestyle at the twist and turn of time too, as I began to drink alcohol and of course tried all kinds of recipes. Dog meat and cat meat were exotic for me then.
The most destructible prejudice came sometime later when I learned the English word “ copycat” . I could no longer kept myself unbiased; everything associated with the word copycat lured me into vitriolic slander, impugn and libel...! No matter how ingenuous or honest a man was, if he was a copycat in any field, I assumed that he was bad and despicable. The copycat singer Elvis Phương who imitated Elvis Presley, Carol Kim/ Carol King; the current copycat TV shows of American Idol, Who wants to be a millionaire, The Price is right, Dance with the stars and what to come later....were in my repertoire of animosity.
I am seriously working toward the path of spirituality to purge off that bad karma. I hope that deep vigil meditation and Dharma learning will soon cure.