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The retrial of two men sentenced to death for their involvement in China's tainted milk scandal began Thursday after they appealed the verdict, the court hearing the case told AFP.

Geng Jinping and Zhang Yujun were to be heard in a trial expected to last one day in the northern province of Hebei, the official Xinhua news agency said. The brothers of the two men were also appealing against jail sentences of eight years and life respectively, it said.

"The trial opened this morning," a court official who refused to be named told AFP.

The four appealed for a second hearing after a well-publicised trial in January that also saw Tian Wenhua, the former head of the dairy firm at the heart of the scandal, jailed for life.

A total of 21 people went on trial in January for their role in making or selling milk tainted with the industrial chemical melamine that last year killed at least six babies and left almost 300,000 others ill.

The scandal came to light in September, causing deep international concern and leading to recalls and bans around the world of products made in China.

The Geng brothers were found to have produced and sold poisoned food, while the Zhangs were charged with endangering public security.

Tian also appealed against the court ruling that she was guilty of producing and selling fake or substandard products, and failing to stop the sale of the products after learning they were contaminated, the official China Daily said.

Sanlu Group, formerly headed by Tian, was the first and biggest of 22 dairy producers found to have sold dairy products laced with melamine, normally used to make plastics.

The chemical was added into watered-down milk to give it the appearance of higher protein content.

The final verdict could be announced in court, Xinhua reported.

Normally you will found this kind of stuff in Hongkong Comedy movies, but this time someone just put it into production. The real products sold well in China nowadays, especially in the shop around schools.

Miss Yang, a teacher in a middle school, found 2 students in the rear row kept on nodding in her class days ago. She didn't find anything different in the beginning, by and by, she found their eyes looks a little bit odd. When she get close to them, she's surprised by what she saw: two sleeping student snored with eye masks on.

This two students confessed that they got eye masks in a shop outside of school, and they put it on to avoid being catch by teacher from their sweet dream.

The owner of one shop said, "this kind of eye mask sold well in my shop, it's more than 100 pairs of eye masks one day.

A lady stood on the roof of a 6-storied apartment building located in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province, at 13:00, the 16^th of March.

She obviously can't outlet something in her heart. Maybe jumping off the building is the only option for her and her messy life. She just stand there feeling the cold wind and considering whether she has to jump down.

Is there someone can help her? Of course the police! Normally ladies have their own topic, Maybe she can persuade her into dropping crazy ideas. Now the police put her coat on the roof to creat a better circumstance for talking.

It seems like she failed after 2-hour communication, and the jumper decide to end her life by a quick way. The police just hold her arm in time.

In the end, her life was saved. She told us the reason why she wanted to kill herself - "My boss thought I stole his cellphone, and took my ID card. I just can't make it through."!

The police woman:"I am an acrophobe, I don't wanna stay on the roof, but in that situation, I have no choice."

Qingdao, Wu Peijia rides his handmade pure-wood bicycle on street. His woodwork is made entirely of wood, even its joint. And its more than an art work, you can ride it on street as long as you put a bumper under your buttocks.