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FROM WIKI - translate to Chinese with google translator, so it may contains some sentences with no sense.
在西方基督教日曆，聖灰星期三是第一天的大齋期和發生四六天（四十天不指望星期日）復活節前。它屬於在不同的日期一年，因為它是依賴於復活節的日期，它可能會發生，早在2月4日或最遲3月10日。

聖灰星期三得名的做法，把骨灰的額頭的教友，以示懺悔。骨灰用後所收集的棕櫚十字架由前一年的聖枝主日被燒毀。在禮儀實踐中的一些教會，骨灰混有石油的慕道者[ 1 ] （一個神聖的油用來塗油那些即將受洗），儘管一些教會使用普通石油。這貼是用來部長主持誰的服務，使兩岸的跡象，首先取決於他或她自己的額頭，然後對這些教徒。部長叨唸的話： “請記住（海外男子）您是灰塵和塵你應返回”或“思悔改，並相信福音。 ”
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* 1儀式
* 2聖經意義
* 3日期
* 4教派觀測聖灰星期三
* 5另見
* 6參考
* 7外部鏈接

[編輯]儀式

在群眾和服務的崇拜在這一天，骨灰強加在額頭的忠實（或剃度景點，對於某些神職人員）。牧師，部長，或在某些情況下，主外行人，標誌著額頭的每個參與者黑色灰燼形狀的一個交叉，這是信徒的傳統保留，直至消退。該法反映了古代近東的傳統骨灰扔了一個人的頭部，以示悔改上帝面前（與在聖經） 。牧師或部長說，下列其中一個申請時的灰燼：

記住啊，男人，你是塵土，並且告訴你應塵埃返回。
生成3時19分

迴避罪惡和忠實於福音。
標誌1:15

懺悔，並聽到了好消息。
標誌1:15

“聖灰星期三”卡爾Spitzweg ：嘉年華結束。

骨灰用於禮拜或服務的質量是sacramentals ，而不是一個聖禮。骨灰有幸根據各種儀式適當每個禮儀的傳統，有時涉及使用“聖水” 。在某些教會他們混合輕量的水[ 2 ]或橄欖油[ 3 ] [ 4 ] ，它作為一個固定。

在大多數liturgies灰星期三，悔罪詩篇讀取;詩篇51 （ LXX詩篇50 ）特別是與此相關的一天。 [ 5 ]該服務還包括一個企業往往供認儀式。

在一些自由教會禮儀的傳統，其他做法有時補充或代替，如用其他方法來象徵供詞和懺悔的一天。例如，在一個共同的變化，小卡分發給眾的人們，請寫一個罪惡他們希望供認。這些小卡提出了表的祭壇，他們是被燒毀。 [ 6 ]

在羅馬天主教會，骨灰被sacramentals ，可考慮將任何基督教， [ 7 ] [ 8 ] ，而不是天主教聖禮，這通常是保留給教會的成員，除非發生嚴重的必要性。 [ 9 ] [ 10 ]同樣，在大多數其他基督教派的骨灰可能收到的所有誰信奉基督教信仰，並受洗。 [ 11 ]

在羅馬天主教聖灰星期三是觀察禁食，禁慾肉類和懺悔，每天考慮一個人的越軌。英國聖公會圖書的共同祈禱也指定聖灰星期三作為一天的禁食。在其他基督教派這些做法都是可選的，主要的工作重點是在懺悔。在聖灰星期三和耶穌受難日，羅馬天主教徒之間的年齡在18和59被允許消耗只有充分餐，這可能是兩個較小的補充膳食，連同不應該平等充分用餐。一些天主教徒將超出最低限度的義務所要求的教會和進行全面快速或麵包和水快。聖灰星期三和耶穌受難日也天禁慾肉類（對於那些天主教徒14歲及以上），因為大家都在四旬期星期五。一些天主教徒繼續空腹在整個的大齋期，這是教會的傳統要求，結論只有在慶祝復活節守夜活動。

作為第一天的大齋期，來自聖灰星期三後的第二天懺悔星期二或狂歡節（脂肪星期二） ，最後一天的狂歡季節。 [ 12 ]

[編輯]聖經意義

聖灰星期三這一天的懺悔和它標誌著四旬期。骨灰被用來在古時候，根據聖經，表示哀悼。除塵自己的骨灰是懺悔的方式表示悲哀和捷聯慣導系統故障。一個古老的例子，一個表達自己的懺悔中發現工作42:3-6 。就業上帝說： “我聽說過你的耳朵聽的：但現在地雷眼seeth你。何故我痛恨自己，後悔的塵埃和灰燼。 ” （ vv. 5-6 ， KJV ）其他的例子還有發現在其他一些書籍聖經包括，數字19時09分， 19時17分， 3時06分喬納，馬修11:21 ，和路加福音10:13 ，和希伯來書9 ： 13 。厄澤克爾9還談到亞麻包送信標誌著額頭市居民已悲痛的罪過的人。所有這些未經商標被摧毀。

它標誌著開始了四十天期間類似的分離耶穌在沙漠中的快速和祈禱。在此期間，他被誘惑。馬修4:1-11 ，馬克1:12-13 ，和路加福音4:1-13 。 [ 13 ]
劇院計劃1872年從聖灰星期三

在維多利亞英格蘭，劇院避免提出古裝節目聖灰星期三，所以他們提供其他娛樂活動，如顯示在程序上的權利，從1872年2月14日在歡樂劇場，倫敦。

[編輯]日期

聖灰星期三是一個流動的盛宴， 46天前發生的復活節。下跌2月6日在2008年2月25日在2009年。在今後幾年聖灰星期三將出現在上述日期：

* 2010年- 2月17日
* 2011年- 3月9日
* 2012年- 2月22日
* 2013年- 2月13日
* 2014年- 3月5日
* 2015年- 2月18日
* 2016年- 2月10日
* 2017年- 3月1日
* 2018年- 2月14日
* 2019年- 3月6日

歷史注：聖灰星期三儘早就可能發生的2月4日（在一個共同今年的復活節在3月22日） ，其中發生在1573年， 1668年， 1761年和1818年。最新的日期是3月10日（復活節時，適逢4月25日）發生在1546年， 1641年， 1736年， 1886年和1943年。聖灰星期三從未發生在閏年日（ 2月29日），也不會出現這樣的，直到2096年。唯一的其他年份在第三個千年將有聖灰星期三2月29 2688年， 2840年和2992年。（聖灰星期三2月29日適逢只有復活節是4月15日在一個閏年。 ）

[編輯]教派觀測聖灰星期三

這些基督教派是那些馬克聖灰星期三舉行禮拜或服務的質量：

*非洲衛理公會聖公會
*非洲衛理錫安教會
*聖公會/聖公會教堂（除最悉尼教區教堂）
*單獨的浸信會教堂可以舉行服務
*上帝教會（安德森）
*教會的拿撒勒
*有些教會的基督社區
*一些自由教會
*自由天主教教會
*路德教會
*舊天主教會
*歸正會（長老會，美國基督教會，基督教會（門徒基督） ，等等）
*羅馬天主教會
*聯合衛理公會教堂
*衛斯理教會

東正教不一般觀察聖灰星期三;相反，東正教大齋期開始的清潔日。但是，也有相對較少的東正教徒誰按照西方禮儀;這些不遵守聖灰星期三，但往往在不同的一天從先前提到的教派，因為它的日期是從東正教復活節的計算，這可多達一個月後比西方慶祝復活節。
In the Western Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty-six days (forty days not counting Sundays) before Easter. It falls on a different date each year, because it is dependent on the date of Easter; it can occur as early as February 4 or as late as March 10.

Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of repentance. The ashes used are gathered after the Palm Crosses from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned. In the liturgical practice of some churches, the ashes are mixed with the Oil of the Catechumens[1] (one of the sacred oils used to anoint those about to be baptized), though some churches use ordinary oil. This paste is used by the minister who presides at the service to make the sign of the cross, first upon his or her own forehead and then on those of congregants. The minister recites the words: "Remember (O man) that you are dust, and to dust you shall return", or "Repent, and believe the Gospel."
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* 1 Ritual
* 2 Biblical significance
* 3 Dates
* 4 Denominations observing Ash Wednesday
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

[edit] Ritual

At Masses and services of worship on this day, ashes are imposed on the foreheads of the faithful (or on the tonsure spots, in the case of some clergy). The priest, minister, or in some cases officiating layperson, marks the forehead of each participant with black ashes in the shape of a cross, which the worshipper traditionally retains until it wears off. The act echoes the ancient Near Eastern tradition of throwing ashes over one's head to signify repentance before God (as related in the Bible). The priest or minister says one of the following when applying the ashes:

Remember, O man, that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return.
—Genesis 3:19

Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.
—Mark 1:15

Repent, and hear the good news.
—Mark 1:15

"Ash Wednesday" by Carl Spitzweg: the end of Carnival.

The ashes used in the service of worship or Mass are sacramentals, not a sacrament. The ashes are blessed according to various rites proper to each liturgical tradition, sometimes involving the use of "Holy Water". In some churches they are mixed with light amounts of water[2] or olive oil[3][4], which serve as a fixative.

In most liturgies for Ash Wednesday, the Penitential psalms are read; Psalm 51 (LXX Psalm 50) is especially associated with this day.[5] The service also often includes a corporate confession rite.

In some of the free church liturgical traditions, other practices are sometimes added or substituted, as other ways of symbolizing the confession and penitence of the day. For example, in one common variation, small cards are distributed to the congregation on which people are invited to write a sin they wish to confess. These small cards are brought forth to the altar table where they are burned.[6]

In the Roman Catholic Church, ashes, being sacramentals, may be given to any Christian,[7][8] as opposed to Catholic sacraments, which are generally reserved for church members, except in cases of grave necessity.[9][10] Similarly, in most other Christian denominations ashes may be received by all who profess the Christian faith and are baptized.[11]

In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is observed by fasting, abstinence from meat, and repentance—a day of contemplating one's transgressions. The Anglican Book of Common Prayer also designates Ash Wednesday as a day of fasting. In other Christian denominations these practices are optional, with the main focus being on repentance. On Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, Roman Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are permitted to consume only one full meal, which may be supplemented by two smaller meals, which together should not equal the full meal. Some Roman Catholics will go beyond the minimum obligations demanded by the Church and undertake a complete fast or a bread and water fast. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are also days of abstinence from meat (for those Catholics age 14 and over), as are all Fridays in Lent. Some Roman Catholics continue fasting during the whole of Lent, as was the Church's traditional requirement, concluding only after the celebration of the Easter Vigil.

As the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday comes the day after Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday), the last day of the Carnival season.[12]

[edit] Biblical significance

Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance and it marks the beginning of Lent. Ashes were used in ancient times, according to the Bible, to express mourning. Dusting oneself with ashes was the penitent's way of expressing sorrow for sins and faults. An ancient example of one expressing one's penitence is found in Job 42:3-6. Job says to God: "I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes." (vv. 5-6, KJV) Other examples are found in several other books of the Bible including, Numbers 19:9, 19:17, Jonah 3:6, Matthew 11:21, and Luke 10:13, and Hebrews 9:13. Ezekiel 9 also speaks of a linen-clad messenger marking the forehead of the city inhabitants that have sorrow over the sins of the people. All those without the mark are destroyed.

It marks the start of a forty day period analogous to the separation of Jesus in the desert to fast and pray. During this time he was tempted. Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13, and Luke 4:1-13.[13]
Theatre program from Ash Wednesday 1872

In Victorian England, theatres refrained from presenting costumed shows on Ash Wednesday, so they provided other entertainments, such as those shown on the program at right, from February 14, 1872 at the Gaiety Theatre, London.

[edit] Dates

Ash Wednesday is a moveable feast, occurring 46 days before Easter. It fell on February 6 in 2008 and on February 25 in 2009. In future years Ash Wednesday will occur on these dates:

* 2010 - February 17
* 2011 - March 9
* 2012 - February 22
* 2013 - February 13
* 2014 - March 5
* 2015 - February 18
* 2016 - February 10
* 2017 - March 1
* 2018 - February 14
* 2019 - March 6

Historical notes: The earliest date Ash Wednesday can occur is February 4 (in a common year with Easter on March 22), which happened in 1573, 1668, 1761 and 1818. The latest date is March 10 (when Easter Day falls on April 25) which occurred in 1546, 1641, 1736, 1886 and 1943. Ash Wednesday has never occurred on Leap Year Day (February 29), and it will not occur as such until 2096. The only other years of the third millennium that will have Ash Wednesday on February 29 are 2688, 2840, and 2992. (Ash Wednesday falls on February 29 only if Easter is on April 15 in a leap year.)

[edit] Denominations observing Ash Wednesday

These Christian denominations are among those that mark Ash Wednesday by holding a service of worship or Mass:

* African Methodist Episcopal Church
* African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
* Anglican/Episcopal churches (excepting most Sydney Diocese churches)
* Individual Baptist churches may hold a service
* Church of God (Anderson)
* Church of the Nazarene
* Some congregations of Community of Christ
* Some Free Churches
* The Liberal Catholic Church
* Lutheran churches
* Old Catholic Church
* Reformed churches (Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), etc.)
* Roman Catholic Church
* United Methodist churches
* Wesleyan churches

The Eastern Orthodox Church does not in general observe Ash Wednesday; instead, Orthodox Great Lent begins on Clean Monday. There are, however, a relatively small number of Orthodox Christians who follow the Western Rite; these do observe Ash Wednesday, although often on a different day from the previously-mentioned denominations, as its date is determined from the Orthodox calculation of Pascha, which may be as much as a month later than the Western observance of Easter.

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Psa 23:1 （大衛的詩。）耶和華是我的牧者，我必不至缺乏。
Psa 23:2 他使我躺臥在青草地上，領我在可安歇的水邊。
Psa 23:3 他使我的靈魂甦醒，為自己的名引導我走義路。
Psa 23:4 我雖然行過死蔭的幽谷，也不怕遭害，因為你與我同在；你的杖，你的竿，都安慰我。
Psa 23:5 在我敵人面前，你為我擺設筵席；你用油膏了我的頭，使我的福杯滿溢。
Psa 23:6 我一生一世必有恩惠慈愛隨著我；我且要住在耶和華的殿中，直到永遠。

Psa 31:1 （大衛的詩，交與伶長。）耶和華啊，我投靠你；求你使我永不羞愧；憑你的公義搭救我！
Psa 31:2 求你側耳而聽，快快救我！作我堅固的磐石，拯救我的保障！
Psa 31:3 因為你是我的巖石，我的山寨；所以，求你為你名的緣故引導我，指點我。
Psa 31:4 求你救我脫離人為我暗設的網羅，因為你是我的保障。
Psa 31:5 我將我的靈魂交在你手裡；耶和華誠實的神啊，你救贖了我。
Psa 31:6 我恨惡那信奉虛無之神的人；我卻倚靠耶和華。
Psa 31:7 我要為你的慈愛高興歡喜；因為你見過我的困苦，知道我心中的艱難。
Psa 31:8 你未曾把我交在仇敵手裡；你使我的腳站在寬闊之處。
Psa 31:9 耶和華啊，求你憐恤我，因為我在急難之中；我的眼睛因憂愁而乾癟，連我的身心也不安舒。
Psa 31:10 我的生命為愁苦所消耗；我的年歲為歎息所曠廢。我的力量因我的罪孽衰敗；我的骨頭也枯乾。
Psa 31:11 我因一切敵人成了羞辱，在我的鄰舍跟前更甚；那認識我的都懼怕我，在外頭看見我的都躲避我。
Psa 31:12 我被人忘記，如同死人，無人記念；我好像破碎的器皿。
Psa 31:13 我聽見了許多人的讒謗，四圍都是驚嚇；他們一同商議攻擊我的時候，就圖謀要害我的性命。
Psa 31:14 耶和華啊，我仍舊倚靠你；我說：你是我的神。
Psa 31:15 我終身的事在你手中；求你救我脫離仇敵的手和那些逼迫我的人。
Psa 31:16 求你使你的臉光照僕人，憑你的慈愛拯救我。
Psa 31:17 耶和華啊，求你叫我不至羞愧，因為我曾呼籲你；求你使惡人羞愧，使他們在陰間緘默無聲。
Psa 31:18 那撒謊的人逞驕傲輕慢，出狂妄的話攻擊義人；願他的嘴啞而無言。
Psa 31:19 敬畏你、投靠你的人，你為他們所積存的，在世人面前所施行的恩惠是何等大呢！
Psa 31:20 你必把他們藏在你面前的隱密處，免得遇見人的計謀；你必暗暗的保守他們在亭子裡，免受口舌的爭鬧。
Psa 31:21 耶和華是應當稱頌的，因為他在堅固城裡向我施展奇妙的慈愛。
Psa 31:22 至於我，我曾急促的說：我從你眼前被隔絕。然而，我呼求你的時候，你仍聽我懇求的聲音。
Psa 31:23 耶和華的聖民哪，你們都要愛他！耶和華保護誠實人，足足報應行事驕傲的人。
Psa 31:24 凡仰望耶和華的人，你們都要壯膽，堅固你們的心！

Psa 51:1 （大衛與拔示巴同室以後，先知拿單來見他；他作這詩，交與伶長。）神啊，求你按你的慈愛憐恤我！按你豐盛的慈悲塗抹我的過犯！
Psa 51:2 求你將我的罪孽洗除淨盡，並潔除我的罪！
Psa 51:3 因為，我知道我的過犯；我的罪常在我面前。
Psa 51:4 我向你犯罪，惟獨得罪了你；在你眼前行了這惡，以致你責備我的時候顯為公義，判斷我的時候顯為清正。
Psa 51:5 我是在罪孽裡生的，在我母親懷胎的時候就有了罪。
Psa 51:6 你所喜愛的是內裡誠實；你在我隱密處，必使我得智慧。
Psa 51:7 求你用牛膝草潔淨我，我就乾淨；求你洗滌我，我就比雪更白。
Psa 51:8 求你使我得聽歡喜快樂的聲音，使你所壓傷的骨頭可以踴躍。
Psa 51:9 求你掩面不看我的罪，塗抹我一切的罪孽。
Psa 51:10 神啊，求你為我造清潔的心，使我裡面重新有正直（或作：堅定）的靈。
Psa 51:11 不要丟棄我，使我離開你的面；不要從我收回你的聖靈。
Psa 51:12 求你使我仍得救恩之樂，賜我樂意的靈扶持我，
Psa 51:13 我就把你的道指教有過犯的人，罪人必歸順你。
Psa 51:14 神啊，你是拯救我的神；求你救我脫離流人血的罪！我的舌頭就高聲歌唱你的公義。
Psa 51:15 主啊，求你使我嘴唇張開，我的口便傳揚讚美你的話！
Psa 51:16 你本不喜愛祭物，若喜愛，我就獻上；燔祭，你也不喜悅。
Psa 51:17 神所要的祭就是憂傷的靈；神啊，憂傷痛悔的心，你必不輕看。
Psa 51:18 求你隨你的美意善待錫安，建造耶路撒冷的城牆。
Psa 51:19 那時，你必喜愛公義的祭和燔祭並全牲的燔祭；那時，人必將公牛獻在你壇上。

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Saving Our Infrastructures

“Leon” Lung-Yang Lai, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., M. ASCE

Peter Kim, P.E., M. ASCE

Tony Jen, P.E., M. ASCE

Specialty Engineering, Inc.

422 Mill Street

Bristol, PA 19007

Keywords: Prestressed Concrete, Inspection, NDT, Bridges

On March 17, 2008, two engineers of Specialty Engineering, Inc. (SEI) found a 6’ long vertical crack on a reinforced concrete column under a viaduct carrying I-95 in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They immediately notified Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), following the emergency reporting procedure. Within a couple hours, PennDOT engineers rushed to the site and decided to close I-95 Southbound for emergency repair. A segment of I-95 Southbound was shot down for three days and about 1 million motorists were affected. Other similar structures adjacent to that column were also fully inspected to ensure that no similar defects exist before I-95 was reopened to traffic. This paper presents the causes, reporting procedure, and rehabilitation of this critical defect on the most important corridor in the Philadelphia area.

A fascia beam of a “non-composite” prestressed concrete adjacent box beam bridge in Washington County in Pennsylvania collapsed in December of 2005. Because of this incident, PennDOT has revised the NBIS inspection and rating requirement and procedures, and has put high alert on this type of bridges. Many of these bridges exhibit apparent deteriorations, such as longitudinal cracks on bottom flanges and differential camber between beams. Many of them have exposed and broken prestressed strands. PennDOT recently awarded Lehigh University and SEI a research contract to identify NDT technologies for determining the (corrosion) condition of the strands in prestressed concrete box beam bridges. This paper will also present the recent inspection findings of some of this type of structures, the impact of observed defects on the bridge load carrying capacity, and will also discuss the progress of the PennDOT research project.

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教育部今天表示，美國印地安那州、伊利諾州等多個州政府的教育廳委託教育部代聘台灣地區有教師證書及華語教學經驗人才赴美教華語，年薪3到6萬美元，今天開始接受報名。

教育部國際文教處表示，全球興起學習華語熱，美國多個州政府教育廳簽署教育合作協議，去年已選送20名華語及數學教師前往美國印地安那州、密西根州、內華 達州及俄亥俄州任教，普獲肯定，今年印地安那州、密西根州及伊利諾州將繼續招聘11到13名華語教師，即日起接受網路報名到3月20日止。

承辦人施眉綺表示，美國印地安那州等州政府聘用的華語教師以一年為期，報名資格限具大學以上學歷、有中、小學教師證書，有華語教學經驗且英文流利者，第一 階段進行書面審查，第二階段進行華語及英文口語能力測驗，通過兩段審查者，擇優選出15到20名人選供美國州政府官員於4月7日進行英文面試，通過面試者 8月起就可赴美任教。

施眉綺說，通過面試者若為現職教師，可經原任教學校同意後辦理留職停薪1年，必要時可再延長。相關簡章及報名表已上網，有意者可逕上（http://www.edu.tw/bicer/itemize_list.aspx?site_content_sn=14849）瀏覽、報名。

Limerick Nuclear Power Plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Limerick Nuclear Power Plant

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危險的氡暴露在住所被發現於1984年通過Stanley Watras，僱員在利默里克工廠。先生Watras抵銷輻射警報器（見蓋格計數器）的途中到工作連續兩個星期，而當局搜查來源的污染。他們吃驚地發現，來源是驚人高水平的氡氣在他的地下室裡，並沒有相關的核電廠。有關的風險與生活在他的房子，估計相當於吸煙135包香煙每一天。 [ 2 ]

The danger of radon exposure in dwellings was discovered in 1984 through Stanley Watras, an employee at the Limerick plant. Mr. Watras set off the radiation alarms (see Geiger counter) on his way into work for two weeks straight while authorities searched for the source of the contamination. They were shocked to find that the source was astonishingly high levels of radon in his basement and it was not related to the nuclear plant. The risks associated with living in his house were estimated to be equivalent to smoking 135 packs of cigarettes every day.^[2]

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The Limerick Generating Station in Pennsylvania is located next to the Schuylkill River in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania northwest of Philadelphia. The facility has two General Electric boiling water reactor (BWR) units, cooled by natural draft cooling towers. When conditions are right, these cooling towers emit enough water vapor to be seen for distances of over 50 miles.

The two units are capable of producing almost 1,200 megawatts of power each, which combined would provide electricity to over 2 million households. Exelon Corporation owns and operates this facility.

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The site was chosen and plans to build the station were announced in 1969, by the Philadelphia Electric Company (now Exelon). Community protests and other delays pushed the start of construction by the Bechtel Power Corporation to June, 1974.

Limerick Unit 1 first attained criticality (began producing nuclear power, at limited capacity) on December 22, 1984 and was certified for commercial operation on February 1, 1986

Limerick Unit 2 attained criticality on August 1, 1989, and commercial operation began January 8, 1990.

U.S. President George W. Bush visited the Limerick Generating Station in May of 2006 to discuss nuclear power and its role in the Advanced Energy Initiative, which he announced at the 2006 State of the Union Address. He toured the facility, including a trip to the control room of the plant. ^[1]

[edit] Stanley Watras

The danger of radon exposure in dwellings was discovered in 1984 through Stanley Watras, an employee at the Limerick plant. Mr. Watras set off the radiation alarms (see Geiger counter) on his way into work for two weeks straight while authorities searched for the source of the contamination. They were shocked to find that the source was astonishingly high levels of radon in his basement and it was not related to the nuclear plant. The risks associated with living in his house were estimated to be equivalent to smoking 135 packs of cigarettes every day.^[2]

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號稱「全世界最爽工作」的澳洲昆士蘭旅遊局徵島主活動，已於3月3日公佈初選入圍名單，其中包含一位名為「Clare Wang」的台灣女性。由於這50名入圍者還將進一步挑選出10名最終候選人與一名「外卡」投票候選人，因此如果大家希望這位超爽的澳洲島主是個台灣人， 不妨上網幫這位「Clare Wang」投投人氣票。

「全世界最爽工作」是澳洲昆士蘭旅遊局推出的全球行銷策略，也是一個真實的工作機會，只要應徵上了，就能得到「大堡礁島主」這個超炫職稱，工作內 容則是餵魚、洗游泳池、沙灘散步、玩耍、坐水上飛機送信，然後把玩樂內容寫成部落格，而且附贈機票與豪宅，半年薪水台幣350萬。

這個最爽工作，從1月推出後就迅速引發全球狂熱，也讓活動官網不只一次死當，截至日前報名為止，主辦單位總計收到3萬4684份自我介紹影片，並 於國際標準時間3月2日晚間23點59分公佈初選入圍的50位名單。在這50名入圍名單中，不論男女或國籍都分配得很平均，非常依照人口與報名比例，美 國、加拿大、英國、法國、澳洲、希臘、日本、韓國、印尼、新加坡、肯亞、印度等等國家都有人入圍，其中也包含一位台灣女性「Clare Wang」。

在影片中，這位來自台北的Clare Wang以流利的英文簡介自己是位口譯員，強調英文與中文在全球的普及性與重要性，而自己正是中英文間的溝通橋樑，是最適合的人選。另外Clare Wang也強調自己有著良好人際關係與完善溝通技巧，喜愛旅遊、攝影、戶外運動、游泳、潛水、登山，愛冒險、充滿熱情，而且充滿好奇心，足以擔任探索美景 的工作。（Clare Wang自我介紹影片：



其實除了Clare Wang外，綜觀這50名入圍者影片，真的讓人感覺充滿驚奇與趣味創意，例如有位來自加拿大的Mitchell，透過街頭輕快歌曲演唱的方式來自我介紹， 還邊走邊唱、一邊把所有親朋好友都號召一起陸續列隊跟在他後頭，非常電影、非常精采、歌又唱得超好，很值得看。（Mitchell自我介紹影片：



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由於這50名入圍者還將進一步挑選出10名最終候選人與一名「外卡」投票候選人，因此如果大家有點國家感情與良心，也不妨多去幫我們台灣的「Clare Wang」衝人氣，至少讓她多個外卡入圍的機會。活動網址：www.islandreefjob.com

全軍破敵-WTFM CLAN 達人 : 1949臺灣人復仇的軍團-中共解放軍第卅一軍

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我當兵時有兩部電影;Schindler's list 和 crimson tide.


全軍破敵-WTFM CLAN 達人 : 1949臺灣人復仇的軍團-中共解放軍第卅一軍

國民黨228屠臺派遣軍-第21師覆滅

上海~ 臺灣人軍團的復仇!!

聽命執行屠殺鎮壓的的廿一師士兵因戰爭被消滅，但228的重犯元兇們則全逃亡去了台灣。二二八恩仇仍然未了。

1947年臺灣二二八抗暴事件發生後，台灣行政長官公署陳儀電請兵援，蔣介石調派精良武器的劉雨卿廿一師於3月趕赴台灣執行「血洗臺灣」的任務。

廿一師駐防台灣時間並不長，大約清鄉屠殺了五個月時間，但卻造成臺灣人的極大恐懼與浩劫，廿一師8月就被調回中國大陸，並投入淞滬戰役，在這場戰役中，與他們遭遇的解放軍-中共解放軍第卅一軍，正是稍早陳儀部隊接收台灣的七十軍和六十二軍。

國民黨廿一師被中共解放軍第卅一軍在上海殲滅，共軍第卅一軍中，包括不少原為陳儀來台接收部隊的七十軍、六十二軍的國軍士兵，這兩個軍駐台期間，曾招收不少台籍士兵，1946年調回中國，在稍早國共戰役被共軍擊潰，殘存的士兵被整編入中共第三野戰軍的共軍卅一軍。

　國民黨七十軍、六十二軍這兩支隊伍分別自基隆和高雄上岸，七十軍駐防台灣一年兩個多月，六十二軍則駐防一年不到，招募誘騙2萬多名臺灣兵後就先後調回中國，投入國共內戰。

國民黨部隊被俘後又整編成為中共解放軍的一員，這其中有不少是國民黨徵調的台灣兵，臺灣兵二二八的憤怒，就在上海戰場上一次武力解決。

這些被國民黨騙去中國當兵的臺灣人生一輩子，最精華的歲月就這麼在不斷轉彎的槍口下討生活，流離於自己不熟悉的土地上。

來自花蓮、七十軍的徐騰光記得，從台灣剛調回中國大陸，到處支援受困的「國軍」，最遠到達河南開封，並在徐州集結準備決戰，這段時間還收得到來自台灣的家書。

那時，家裡的弟弟給了他一封信，描述二二八的景況，「說鄉親死了很多。大家都氣憤，但在軍隊裡，講都不敢講。」

「我姐姐寫給我的最後一封信，提到了二二八事件，那個時候我在金鄉，所有的台灣兵都氣個半死。」七十軍的台灣兵戴國汀說。

　1948年底，徐騰光所屬的七十軍在徐州被解放軍包圍，圍了幾天幾夜，「連飯都沒得吃，好些人不是被打死的，根本是被餓死的！」

徐 騰光說，當時解放軍的宣傳就是「中國人不打中國人」，他們想想都接受了，「當兵幹嘛呢？不是自己人打自己人嘛。」看看大勢已去，子彈沒了，糧食沒了，什麼 都沒了，「不必人指揮，自己就垮了。」被俘士兵有人離開戰場，有人跟著中共解放軍南下，一路渡過長江，來到上海外圍。

共軍包圍上海整整一星期，5月24日晚上，國民黨軍指揮官湯恩伯下令，讓蔣介石嫡系的五十二軍先上船，留下廿一軍接替防務，來面對共軍的強力攻勢。

臺灣部隊整編入解放軍之後，他們在上海，聽到國民黨殺人兇手廿一師也在上海高橋，「我們連上五、六個台灣兵都很氣，他媽的！當時真有報仇的衝動。」他說，當時步兵衝鋒九次都沒成功，第十次換砲兵衝到最前面去打。

戴國汀和其他台灣兵一樣，沒有想到會在上海碰到讓台灣人最無法忍受的第廿一師。而他的身分已經從「國軍」轉變為「共軍」了。

廿一師戰敗，「他們投降的人跪在地上，我們拿著機槍還是把他們掃掉，沒辦法，太氣了。台灣兵都是為二二八而氣！」
　
25日，廿一師師長王克毅丟下部隊，逃了！廿一師被棄留在戰場上，大部份被殲滅，廿六日解放軍包圍廿一師所剩無幾的殘部，倖存的士兵列隊投降。

讓台灣半世紀走不出二二八陰影的廿一師，被命運巧妙的安排從此徹底消失。

這段歷史後來常被理解為：來台鎮壓二二八事件的國民黨廿一師，由於手段太殘暴，被由「國軍」變身為「共軍」的氣憤台籍士兵全殲！

聽命執行屠殺鎮壓的的廿一師士兵因戰爭被消滅，但228的重犯元兇們則全逃亡去了台灣。二二八恩仇仍然未了。

1949年到1950年期間，許多困惑的台灣人都想問：「台灣人到底是誰？我為誰而打仗，為誰犧牲？」

日治末期，部分台灣青年當了日本兵對中國作戰，有些人在二戰後加入國府軍與共軍作戰，戰敗被俘後又成為解放軍對抗國府軍。

有的甚至在一九五○年被派往朝鮮戰場對付美軍，而諸多留在中國的台灣人，在一九六○年代文化大革命期間更是遭遇悲慘。

在荒謬的歷史變動下，短短幾年內，他們的身分不斷變換，無法主宰自己的命運，甚至不知道自己是誰？為誰而戰？

因為沒有自己的國家，台灣人被不同政權驅使，為不同的政權勇赴異域「不知為何而戰?」來犧牲。

(文章參考來源：自由時報&中國時報)

The Happening (2008) - Synopsis

The Love Guru wins worst-picture-of-the-year award. Night Shyamlan lose last chance to win anything...
can anything worst than this:
The Happening (2008) - Synopsis:

"The film opens in New York. People start to get confused in Central Park, repeating their words, standing still and sometimes walking backwards. We hear a few screams. A woman (Alison Folland) reading on a bench takes her silver chopstick-style hair pin out of her hair and stabs herself in the neck with it. Meanwhile on a building site, workers on the ground are chatting when all of a sudden a body falls. Panicked, thinking the worker just fell off the roof by mistake, they rush over to his broken body. While they looked over the body, another thud, another worker. They look at him confused; one is possible, two is unlikely, and when the third falls, it seems impossible. Then yet another and another, crashing to earth. When they look up they see many running off the edge, apparently by their own will, looking completely calm, and sure of their actions.

In the next shot, we see a science teacher named Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg), talking about the event science can not explain about thousands of disappearing bees, no bodies left, no trace. A student offers the opinion that this is a natural event that we will never fully understand. While speculating on the phenomenon that is the disappearing bees, Elliot is suddenly called out of class to a staff meeting warning about an apparent 'terrorist attack' in New York in which terrorists have apparently released some kind of gas in Central Park, and advising that school is cancelled. As they leave, Elliot confesses to his friend Julian (John Leguizamo), a math teacher, that he and his wife are having some problems.

Elliot and his wife Alma (Zooey Deschanel) flee Philadelphia on a train, with Julian, and his daughter Jess. On the train people start to get reports by cellphone that the attacks have been reported at their destination, and in many other places. Alma is getting repeated and insistant calls on her phone from someone called Joey, and she lies to Elliot about it.

The movie moves on to show Rittenhouse Park in Philadelphia, where a woman walks her dog and a breeze begins to blow. A traffic cop (Don Castro) walking through a traffic jam stops and comments to a taxi driver about the chilly weather. Suddenly everyone stops in their tracks, and the dog runs across the road after his leash drops to the ground, leading us back to the cop who is now standing still in front of the cab. A gunshot rings out and he drops to the ground. As blood spurts from a bullet wound on his forehead, the taxi driver gets out, walks over to the dead cop, picks up the gun from beside the body and shoots himself in the forehead as well. A woman in high heels steps off the sidewalk, picks up the gun again and we hear another gunshot.

The train ends up leaving Elliott, Alma, Julian, Jess, and all the other passengers in a small rural town, as the conductors have lost radio contact with everyone else. At a diner they see a newscast that suggests the suicides are not caused by a terrorist attack, but by a natural phenomena. A reporter says that the toxin switches off the part of the brain that keeps us from harming ourselves.

Julian has by now lost phone contact with his wife (who was visiting Princeton) and starts to panic as some lady shows Elliot a youtube type video she was sent on her iphone, showing a man walk into a lion's den at a zoo, and taunting the lions with his hands to try to get them to attack him (there's a graphic shot of him staggering with both his arms eaten off). Julian finds a lift with some people heading to Princeton; he leaves Jess with Elliot and Alma. When he gets there Princeton is also infected, and there are dozens of people hanging from trees over the road. The driver of the car crashes deliberately into a tree at high speed and Julian slashes his wrists with broken windscreen glass and dies (this is the one time you don't see anything graphic - the camera cuts away and we see less than the scene in the red band trailer; where you can see Julian bleeding from the wrists).

Meanwhile Elliot and Alma decide, along with everybody else, to flee for the state line with Jess, as the attacks seem only to be affecting the northeast US. A nice couple who run a plant nursery offer to take them in their car. The man suggests to Elliot and Alma that the toxin is produced by plants. He explains the way plants can communicate with other plants, and the way they can release chemicals to get rid of specific pests.

While trying to reach the state line they see bodies ahead in the road. Turning back they meet many other cars, all converging on a country road junction; all report bodies back the way they have come. Organised by an army private they abandon the cars and strike out on foot, heading for a small remote housing development one man (a realtor) knows about. It's new and small and not on any maps except local ones, so they hope it will be safe from the terrorists since it appears they are focusing on large cities and roads.

From the junction one group leaves immediately, but most take a minute to get things from their cars, so walking across the fields they are in two groups. The smaller group (10-12 people), with Elliot, Alma and Jess, is in front. The larger (20-25 people), including the soldier and the plant couple, is behind them by 3 or 4 minutes. This larger group gets infected, and the soldier become delusional (shouting something about how he is a soldier and his gun is his friend, and he will not leave it). Then Elliot's group hears the gunshots as one by one they (presumably) use the soldier's gun to kill themselves. Elliot starts to believe that it is indeed the plants, and that the toxin is triggered by large groups of people. He yells at everyone to split up into smaller groups, and the group peels off into three smaller groups, all running away in different directions.

Alma tells Elliot that if they are going to die, she wants to tell him something. One night, when she had told Elliot she was working late, she actually went out for tiramisu with Joey from work; but that's all that happened.

After walking for a bit, Elliot counters with the fact that he finds the girl who works at the local pharmacy very attractive, and sometimes he buys cough syrup from her even when he doesn't have a cough: he later confesses he made this up.

Elliot, Alma, Jess, and two teenagers find a showhome for the new development. There is some comic relief as Elliot talks to a plant he sees blowing inside, and introduces himself, saying he is giving good vibes so it won't harm him. It turns out the plant is plastic, but he keeps talking for a little just in case - feeling like an idiot. As they leave they look back, and see two small groups of people arrive at the showhome, forming one larger group (12-15 people approx). That many people trigger the toxin, and they stand around confused, except for one man who starts up a large commercial lawnmower, then lies in the grass in front of it as it rips him apart. (We assumed the camera would cut away, but it doesn't! As previously stated, this movie is extremely graphic!)

Our five people all end up on the front porch of a boarded-up house, asking for food, while Jess plays on a rope swing suspended from a tree branch (the swing and the tree seemed very chilling and climactic, but nothing actually happened). The inhabitants of the house refuse to offer food or shelter, and the two teenagers start to get very aggressive, kicking at the door and shouting at the people inside. The inhabitants shoot the two teenagers dead: one through the chest and the second through the head. Elliot is horrified.

Elliot, Alma and Jess move on till they find an old house with no power, which they think is abandoned. A spooky old lady lives there, who chooses to remain out of contact with the whole world. She doesn't want to know about the event in the outside world; however, she gives them supper and a bed for the night.

We (the audience) see a newscast discussing the toxin (our protagonists don't, as the house has no TV). A scientist is suggesting that judging from the severity and number of the attacks, and assuming some similarities to other kinds of natural toxins like ocean algae, the attacks will peak at 9am the next day, and very quickly fall away to nothing following that (there's a graph that shows a drastic tail-off of toxin activity).

In the morning when Elliot wakes up the old lady tells him that he, Alma and Jess have to leave (she seems completely bonkers). She then goes outside into the garden, pauses, and starts walking backwards; the toxin has affected her. As Elliott cowers inside the house the old lady walks around the porch and headbutts the walls, and eventually the window, leaving glass splinters in her face and eye, and also letting in the wind (and the toxin).

Elliot runs through the house trying to find Alma and Jess. He can hear them, but can't locate them. He thinks he hears them in the cellar, but when he goes in he is alone. Alma and Jess are actually outside in an old stone spring house (a remnant from the pre-Civil War Underground Railway). A speaking tube between the spring house and the cellar has transmitted their voices as clearly as if they were right next to Elliott; and Elliott can talk to them through this. He explains that the toxin now seems to be set off by even one person alone.

Elliot decides that if he is going to die he doesn't want to die alone. They all leave their safe hiding places and walk into the middle of the garden and hold hands. The wind blows. Nothing happens. IT had ended.

Three months later and they are all living back in Philly (which looks business as usual; although the streets are fairly empty there are cars driving around, and people walking on the sidewalks). Jess is off to school by bus. Alma is doing a pregnancy test; it's positive, and Elliot hugs her and looks delighted. On the TV is a scientist warning that the event was like a red tide; the first sign that the planet is rejecting humans as pests. The host says that if that were true it would be happening in other places.

Cut to the gardens at the Palace of Versailles in France. Two guys are walking discussing plans for after work that evening. Cue distant scream; one guy starts to repeat his words about a bike, everyone stands still; other guy says (in French) 'Oh my God'.

End credits."

分裂之家 - House Divided by 朱耑

分裂之家(一) - House Divided 朱耑
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Virgin: the world's best passenger complaint letter? - Telegraph

Virgin: the world's best passenger complaint letter? - Telegraph: "Virgin: the world's best passenger complaint letter?
Here we reproduce a complaint letter sent to Sir Richard Branson, which is currently being emailed globally and is considered by many to be the world's funniest passenger complaint letter.


Last Updated: 1:50PM GMT 30 Jan 2009
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Starter, complaint letter, Virgin
'Look at this Richard. Just look at it'
Desert, complaint letter to Virgin
'Answer me this Richard, what sort of animal would serve a desert with peas in?'
Main course,virgin complaint letter
'It's your hamster in the box and it's not breathing. That's how I felt when I peeled back the foil and saw this'
Cookie, Virgin complaint letter
'I needed a sugar hit. Luckily there was a small cookie provided. It had caught my eye earlier due to it's baffling presentation'
Onboard screen, virgin complaint letter
'It was incredibly hard to capture Boris Johnson's face through the flickering white lines running up and down the screen'
Onboard screen, Virgin complaint letter
'Is that Ray Liotta? A question I found myself asking over and over again throughout the gruelling half-hour I attempted to watch the film like this'
Snack, virgin complaint letter
'Richard...What is that white stuff?'

Dear Mr Branson

REF: Mumbai to Heathrow 7th December 2008

I love the Virgin brand, I really do which is why I continue to use it despite a series of unfortunate incidents over the last few years. This latest incident takes the biscuit.

Ironically, by the end of the flight I would have gladly paid over a thousand rupees for a single biscuit following the culinary journey of hell I was subjected to at thehands of your corporation.

Look at this Richard. Just look at it: [see image 1, above].

I imagine the same questions are racing through your brilliant mind as were racing through mine on that fateful day. What is this? Why have I been given it? What have I done to deserve this? And, which one is the starter, which one is the desert?

You don’t get to a position like yours Richard with anything less than a generous sprinkling of observational power so I KNOW you will have spotted the tomato next to the two yellow shafts of sponge on the left. Yes, it’s next to the sponge shaft without the green paste. That’s got to be the clue hasn’t it. No sane person would serve a desert with a tomato would they. Well answer me this Richard, what sort of animal would serve a desert with peas in: [see image 2, above].

I know it looks like a baaji but it’s in custard Richard, custard. It must be the pudding. Well you’ll be fascinated to hear that it wasn't custard. It was a sour gel with a clear oil on top. It’s only redeeming feature was that it managed to be so alien to my palette that it took away the taste of the curry emanating from our miscellaneous central cuboid of beige matter. Perhaps the meal on the left might be the desert after all.

Anyway, this is all irrelevant at the moment. I was raised strictly but neatly by my parents and if they knew I had started desert before the main course, a sponge shaft would be the least of my worries. So lets peel back the tin-foil on the main dish and see what’s on offer.

I’ll try and explain how this felt. Imagine being a twelve year old boy Richard. Now imagine it’s Christmas morning and you’re sat their with your final present to open. It’s a big one, and you know what it is. It’s that Goodmans stereo you picked out the catalogue and wrote to Santa about.

Only you open the present and it’s not in there. It’s your hamster Richard. It’s your hamster in the box and it’s not breathing. That’s how I felt when I peeled back the foil and saw this: [see image 3, above].

Now I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking it’s more of that Baaji custard. I admit I thought the same too, but no. It’s mustard Richard. MUSTARD. More mustard than any man could consume in a month. On the left we have a piece of broccoli and some peppers in a brown glue-like oil and on the right the chef had prepared some mashed potato. The potato masher had obviously broken and so it was decided the next best thing would be to pass the potatoes through the digestive tract of a bird.

Once it was regurgitated it was clearly then blended and mixed with a bit of mustard. Everybody likes a bit of mustard Richard.

By now I was actually starting to feel a little hypoglycaemic. I needed a sugar hit. Luckily there was a small cookie provided. It had caught my eye earlier due to it’s baffling presentation: [see image 4, above].

It appears to be in an evidence bag from the scene of a crime. A CRIME AGAINST BLOODY COOKING. Either that or some sort of back-street underground cookie, purchased off a gun-toting maniac high on his own supply of yeast. You certainly wouldn’t want to be caught carrying one of these through customs. Imagine biting into a piece of brass Richard. That would be softer on the teeth than the specimen above.

I was exhausted. All I wanted to do was relax but obviously I had to sit with that mess in front of me for half an hour. I swear the sponge shafts moved at one point.

Once cleared, I decided to relax with a bit of your world-famous onboard entertainment. I switched it on: [see image 5, above].

I apologise for the quality of the photo, it’s just it was incredibly hard to capture Boris Johnson’s face through the flickering white lines running up and down the screen. Perhaps it would be better on another channel: [see image 6, above].

Is that Ray Liotta? A question I found myself asking over and over again throughout the gruelling half-hour I attempted to watch the film like this. After that I switched off. I’d had enough. I was the hungriest I’d been in my adult life and I had a splitting headache from squinting at a crackling screen.

My only option was to simply stare at the seat in front and wait for either food, or sleep. Neither came for an incredibly long time. But when it did it surpassed my wildest expectations: [see image 7, above].

Yes! It’s another crime-scene cookie. Only this time you dunk it in the white stuff.

Richard…. What is that white stuff? It looked like it was going to be yoghurt. It finally dawned on me what it was after staring at it. It was a mixture between the Baaji custard and the Mustard sauce. It reminded me of my first week at university. I had overheard that you could make a drink by mixing vodka and refreshers. I lied to my new friends and told them I’d done it loads of times. When I attempted to make the drink in a big bowl it formed a cheese Richard, a cheese. That cheese looked a lot like your baaji-mustard.

So that was that Richard. I didn’t eat a bloody thing. My only question is: How can you live like this? I can’t imagine what dinner round your house is like, it must be like something out of a nature documentary.

As I said at the start I love your brand, I really do. It’s just a shame such a simple thing could bring it crashing to it’s knees and begging for sustenance.

Yours Sincererly

XXXX

* Paul Charles, Virgin’s Director of Corporate Communications, confirmed that Sir Richard Branson had telephoned the author of the letter and had thanked him for his “constructive if tongue-in-cheek” email. Mr Charles said that Virgin was sorry the passenger had not liked the in-flight meals which he said was “award-winning food which is very popular on our Indian routes.”"

IMDb | Road to the Oscars 2009

81st Annual Academy Awards®

以下是《第81届奥斯卡金像奖》获奖与提名影片名单
最佳电影 (BEST PICTURE)
《贫民窟的百万富翁》(Slumdog Millionaire)

 

《本杰明·巴顿奇事》(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

《福斯特对话尼克松》(Frost/Nixon)]

《米尔克》(Milk)

《生死朗读》(The Reader)

 

最佳导演 (DIRECTING)
丹尼·博伊尔 Danny Boyle 《贫民窟的百万富翁》(Slumdog Millionaire)

[DVDScr]
史蒂芬·戴德利 Stephen Daldry 《生死朗读》(The Reader)

[DVDScr]
大卫·芬奇 David Fincher 《本杰明·巴顿奇事》(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

[DVDScr]
朗·霍华德 Ron Howard 《福斯特对话尼克松》(Frost/Nixon)

[DVDScr]
格斯·范·桑特 Gus Van Sant 《米尔克》(Milk)REPACK

[DVDScr]
最佳男主角 (ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE)
西恩·潘 Sean Penn 《米尔克》(Milk) 自由大道

理查德·詹金斯 Richard Jenkins 《不速之客》(The Visitor)Rerip

弗兰克·兰格拉 Frank Langella 《福斯特对话尼克松》(Frost/Nixon)

布拉德·皮特 Brad Pitt 《本杰明·巴顿奇事》(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

米基·洛克 Mickey Rourke 《摔跤手》The Wrestler

最佳女主角 (ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE)
凯特·温丝莱特 Kate Winslet 《生死朗读》(The Reader)

安妮·海瑟薇 Anne Hathaway 《蕾切尔的婚礼》(Rachel Getting Married)

 
安吉丽娜·朱莉 Angelina Jolie 《调包婴儿》(Changeling)

梅丽莎·雷欧 Melissa Leo 《冰冻之河》(Frozen River )

梅丽尔·斯特里普 Meryl Streep 《虐童疑云》(Doubt)

 
最佳男配角 (ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE)
希斯·莱杰 Heath Ledger 《蝙蝠侠前传2：黑暗骑士》(The Dark Knight)
乔什·布洛林 Josh Brolin 《米尔克》(Milk)

小罗伯特·唐尼 Robert Downey Jr. 《热带惊雷》(Tropic Thunder)[DVDRip]
菲利普·塞默·霍夫曼 Philip Seymour Hoffman 《虐童疑云》(Doubt)[DVDScr]
迈克尔·香农 Michael Shannon 《生死朗读》(The Reader)[DVDScr]
最佳女配角(ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE)
佩内洛普·克鲁兹 Penélope Cruz 《午夜巴塞罗那》(Vicky Christina Barcelona)[DVDRip] 720p
艾米·亚当斯 Amy Adams 《虐童疑云》(Doubt)[DVDScr]
维奥拉·戴维斯 Viola Davis 《虐童疑云》(Doubt)[DVDScr]
泰吉·汉森 Taraji P. Henson 《本杰明·巴顿奇事》(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)[DVDScr]
玛瑞莎·托梅 Marisa Tomei 《摔跤手》
最佳动画长片 (ANIMATED FEATURE)
《机器人总动员》(Wall-E)[DVDRip] 720p ，皮克斯
《闪电狗》(Bolt)[DVDScr] ，迪斯尼
《功夫熊猫》(Kung Fu Panda)[DVDRip] 720p，派拉蒙梦工厂
最佳外语片(FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM)
《入殓师》，送り人/ Okuribito，日本
《巴德尔和迈因霍夫》Der Baader-Meinhof Komplex/The Baader Meinhof Complex，德国
《墙壁之间》Entre les murs/The Class，法国
《复仇》Revanche，奥地利
《和巴什尔跳华尔兹》(Waltz With Bashir)[DVDRip]，以色列
最佳化妆(MAKEUP)
《本杰明·巴顿奇事》(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

[DVDScr]
《蝙蝠侠前传2：黑暗骑士》(The Dark Knight)

[DVDRip] 720p
《地狱男爵2：黄金军团》(Hellboy II The Golden Army)

[DVDRip] 720p
最佳配乐(SCORE)
《贫民窟的百万富翁》(Slumdog Millionaire)

[DVDScr]
《本杰明·巴顿奇事》(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

[DVDScr]
《反抗军》(Defiance)

[DVDScr]
《米尔克》(Milk)REPACK[

DVDScr]
《机器人总动员》(Wall-E)[DVDRip] 720p
最佳歌曲(SONG)
《贫民窟的百万富翁》：[Jaiho] 原声大碟 -《贫民窟的百万富翁》(Slumdog Millionaire)

[MP3]
《机器人总动员》：[Down to Earth] 原声大碟 Thomas Newman & Various Artists -《机器人总动员》(Wall-E)

[MP3!]
《贫民窟的百万富翁》：[O Saya] 原声大碟 -《贫民窟的百万富翁》(Slumdog Millionaire)

[MP3]
最佳动画短片 SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
《回忆积木屋》
最佳真人短片 SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
《玩具岛》
最佳音效剪辑(SOUND EDITING)
《蝙蝠侠前传2：黑暗骑士》(The Dark Knight)[DVDRip] 720p
《钢铁侠》(Iron Man)[DVDRip] 720p
《贫民窟的百万富翁》(Slumdog Millionaire)[DVDScr]
《机器人总动员》(Wall-E)[DVDRip] 720p
《通缉令》(Wanted)[DVDRip] 720p
最佳音响效果(SOUND MIXING)
《贫民窟的百万富翁》(Slumdog Millionaire)[DVDScr]
《本杰明·巴顿奇事》(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)[DVDScr]
《蝙蝠侠前传2：黑暗骑士》(The Dark Knight)[DVDRip] 720p
《机器人总动员》(Wall-E)[DVDRip] 720p
《通缉令》(Wanted)[DVDRip] 720p
最佳视觉效果(VISUAL EFFECTS)
《本杰明·巴顿奇事》(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)[DVDScr]
《蝙蝠侠前传2：黑暗骑士》(The Dark Knight)[DVDRip] 720p
《钢铁侠》(Iron Man)[DVDRip] 720p
最佳改编剧本WRITING(ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
赛门·比尔弗伊 《贫民窟的百万富翁》(Slumdog Millionaire)[DVDScr]
埃瑞克·洛斯 《本杰明·巴顿奇事》(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)[DVDScr]
约翰·帕特里克·桑利 《虐童疑云》(Doubt)[DVDScr]
彼德·摩根 《福斯特对话尼克松》(Frost/Nixon)[DVDScr]
大卫·海尔 《生死朗读》(The Reader)[DVDScr]
最佳原创剧本WRITING(ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
达斯汀·兰斯·布莱克 《米尔克》(Milk)REPACK[DVDScr]
科特尼·亨特《冰冻之河》(Frozen River )[DVDRip] 720p
迈克·李《无忧无虑》(Happy-Go-Lucky)[DVDRip]
马丁·迈克唐纳 《杀手没有假期》(In Bruges)2CD[DVDRip] 720p
安德鲁·斯坦顿 《机器人总动员》(Wall-E)[DVDRip] 720p
最佳艺术指导(ART DIRECTION)
《本杰明·巴顿奇事》(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)[DVDScr]
《调包婴儿》(Changeling)[DVDRip] 720p
《蝙蝠侠前传2：黑暗骑士》(The Dark Knight)[DVDRip] 720p
《公爵夫人》(The Duchess)[DVDRip] 720p
《革命之路》(Revolutionary Road)[DVDScr]
最佳摄影(CINEMATOGRAPHY)
安东尼·多德·曼托 《贫民窟的百万富翁》(Slumdog Millionaire)[DVDScr]
黛博拉·哈珀 《调包婴儿》(Changeling)[DVDRip] 720p
克劳迪欧·米兰达 《本杰明·巴顿奇事》(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)[DVDScr]
怀利·普菲斯特 《蝙蝠侠前传2：黑暗骑士》(The Dark Knight)[DVDRip] 720p
罗杰·迪金斯、克里斯·蒙吉斯 《生死朗读》(The Reader)[DVDScr]
最佳服装设计(COSTUME DESIGN)
《公爵夫人》(The Duchess)[DVDRip] 720p
《澳大利亚》(Australia)[DVDRip]
《本杰明·巴顿奇事》(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)[DVDScr]
《米尔克》(Milk)REPACK[DVDScr]
《革命之路》(Revolutionary Road)[DVDScr]
最佳剪辑(FILM EDITING)
《贫民窟的百万富翁》(Slumdog Millionaire)[DVDScr]
《本杰明·巴顿奇事》(The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)[DVDScr]
《蝙蝠侠前传2：黑暗骑士》(The Dark Knight)[DVDRip] 720p
《福斯特对话尼克松》(Frost/Nixon)[DVDScr]
《米尔克》(Milk)REPACK[DVDScr]
最佳纪录长片(BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE)
《走钢丝的人》(Man On Wire)[DVDRip] 720p
《背叛》The Betrayal - Nerakhoon，北美地区发行公司待定
《世界尽头的奇遇》(Encounters At The End Of The World)[DVDRip] 720p
《花园》The Garden，北美地区发行公司待定
《水患》Trouble the Water，时代精神
最佳纪录短片(BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT)
《微笑的平琪》Smile Pinki
《Nhem En的良心》The Conscience of Nhem En
《最后的一英寸》The Final Inch
《306房阳台的目击者》The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306
琼·赫肖尔特人道主义奖 (Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award)
杰瑞·刘易斯 Jerry Lewis

最佳影片：「貧民百萬富翁（SlumdogMillionaire ）」。 

最佳導演：「貧民百萬富翁」丹尼鮑伊（DannyBoyle）。
最佳男主角：「自由大道（Milk）」西恩潘（SeanPenn）。 

最佳女主角：「為愛朗讀（The Reader）」凱特溫絲蕾（Kate Winslet）。

最佳男配角：「黑暗騎士（The Dark Knight）」希斯萊傑（Heath Ledger）。

最佳女配角：「情遇巴塞隆納（Vicky CristinaBarcelona）」潘妮洛普克魯茲（Penelope Cruz）。

最佳原著劇本：「自由大道」。
最佳改編劇本：「貧民百萬富翁」。
最佳攝影：「貧民百萬富翁」。
最佳剪輯：「貧民百萬富翁」。
最佳音效：「貧民百萬富翁」。
最佳音效剪輯：「黑暗騎士」。
最佳服裝設計：「浮華一世情（The Duchess）」。

最佳藝術指導：「班傑明的奇幻旅程（TheCurious Case of Benjamin Button）」。
最佳視覺效果：「班傑明的奇幻旅程」。

最佳化妝：「班傑明的奇幻旅程」。
最佳電影配樂：「貧民百萬富翁」。
最佳電影歌曲：「貧民百萬富翁」的Jai Ho。
最佳動畫片：「瓦力（WALL-E）」。

最佳外語片：日本的「送行者：禮儀師的樂章（Departures）」。

最佳紀錄片：「偷天鋼索人（Man on Wire）」。
最佳短篇紀錄片：Smile Pinki。
最佳實景短片：Spielzeugland（Toyland）。
最佳動畫短片：「小方塊房子（La Maison enPetits Cubes，暫譯）」。
季恩蕭爾赫特人道主義獎（Jean HersholtHumanitarian Award）：傑瑞路易斯（Jerry Lewis）。