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.”"

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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）。

GOODTV.TV

The Lucky Ones (2008)

The Lucky Ones (2008)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1046097/
# The Lucky Ones (2008) .... Colee Dunn
# Married Life (2007) .... Kay Nesbitt
# The Family Stone (2005) .... Amy Stone
# Red Eye (2005) .... Lisa Reisert
# Wedding Crashers (2005) .... Claire Cleary
# "Slings and Arrows" .... Kate McNab (7 episodes, 2003-2005)
- Season's End (2005) TV episode .... Kate McNab
- Playing the Swan (2003) TV episode .... Kate McNab
- Mirror up to Nature (2003) TV episode .... Kate McNab
- Outrageous Fortune (2003) TV episode .... Kate McNab
- Madness in Great Ones (2003) TV episode .... Kate McNab
(2 more)
# The Notebook (2004) .... Allie Hamilton
# Mean Girls (2004) .... Regina George
... aka Méchantes ados (Canada: French title)
# The Hot Chick (2002) .... Jessica
# Perfect Pie (2002) .... Patsy (age 15)
... aka Voie du destin, La (Canada: French title)
# My Name Is Tanino (2002) .... Sally Garfield
# Guilt by Association (2002) (TV) .... Danielle
... aka Coupable par amour (Canada: French title)
# "Earth: Final Conflict" .... Christine Bickwell (1 episode, 2002)
... aka EFC (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict (USA: complete title)
... aka Invasion planète Terre (Canada: French title)
... aka Mission Erde: Sie sind unter uns (Germany)
- Atavus High (2002) TV episode (as Rachel MacAdams) .... Christine Bickwell
# "The Famous Jett Jackson" .... Hannah Grant (1 episode, 2001)
- Food for Thought (2001) TV episode .... Hannah Grant
# Shotgun Love Dolls (2001) (TV) .... Beth

戴得生(Hudson Taylor) 與循理會

萌芽期

AH live worship

Microsoft photosynth

大衛會幕禱告中心 TABERNACLE of DAVID -- 竭力進入新皮袋 / 翟辛蒂（Cindy Jacobs）

大衛會幕禱告中心 TABERNACLE of DAVID -- 竭力進入新皮袋 / 翟辛蒂（Cindy Jacobs）

竭力進入新皮袋

親愛的朋友：

當我尋求主2009年給你們的話語時，我靈裡就跳出一個詞。這個詞是轉移（transition）。這是我們從舊到新─從陳酒到新酒的季節。新酒是什麼？從那行不通的到那行得通的，或是說從那不能生產的到那能生產的。

每當我和世界的基督徒分享時，總是感受到對老我的挫折感。人們明白他們正在做的並沒有產生他們預期的果效，但他們不知道該如何是好。

我感受到：神正為你們的生命形成合身的新皮袋。為了成就這事，你們正被竭力地推進新皮袋裡。沒有人喜歡這種感受。那是不舒服，有時候有壓力的感覺。壓力事實上可以成為生產力。當我們不再有壓力時，就不能生產了。

在一切壓力下，最難做的是讓你們的靈安靜下來，讓神可以向你們說話。有時候，當我們進到這種光景，神會在你們的沮喪中使用先知性的聲音來安慰你們，幫助你們。

我聽到神對你們說：「你們正進到你們生命中最有創造的時刻。聖靈，世界的創造者，正以祂的靈來充滿你們，這是超乎你們能了解的，幫助你們進到新的恩膏層次。祂正以祂的新酒澆灌你們直到滿溢。 不要容讓恐懼癱瘓你，止住祂想要釋放在你們裡面的水流。」

以下是讓你們進到神要你們去的新境界的策略：

1. 與人一同禱告

花時間與你的朋友藉著禱告，集體竭力進到神要給你們的新境界。聖經說新酒是在一掛葡萄中尋得的（賽65:8）。當你與人一同禱告時就會有啟示。

2. 查考神的話

神要你們在新的季節有新鮮的靈糧。 神要以智慧和啟示餵養你們，使你們有力量走過你們的轉移階段。

3. 別驚慌！

撒旦在擊打你們的恐慌機制，並且樂此不疲。起來抵擋牠，拒絕牠的遊戲。選擇信心而非驚恐的路。

4. 信靠神

大聲說出神的應許來安靜你們驚恐的魂。告訴你們的思想：它不能以恐懼絕望的思想來控制你的靈 （箴3:5-6）。

事實是：惟一能消除神對你們生命的旨意是不聽從神的話，卻聽從撒旦，並跟隨牠的「驚恐建議」。

我們在「國際代禱將領事工」（Generals International）中正跟隨這些話語而行。神的國正為你們和我們擴張。我相信若我們要看我們不曾看見過的，我們就要做我們不曾做過的。這包括撒種。為此原故，我們撒種好像我們不曾撒過一樣。我相信撒種在神話語上會釋放收割。

翟辛蒂（Cindy Jacobs）

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Pressing into the New

Dear Friend,

As I have been seeking the Lord for a word for you for 2009 one seems to leap out to me in my spirit. It is the word transition. This is a season where we are going from the old to the new—from old wine to new wine. What do I mean by new wine? From what doesn’t work to what does work or from the non-productive to the productive.

It seems as I am sharing with Christians around the world there is a frustration with the old. People know that what they are doing isn’t producing the results they want to see but they don’t know what to do.

This is what I am sensing: God is forming a new wineskin for your life that is a good fit. In order to do so, you are being pressed into the new. No one likes that feeling. It is uncomfortable and, at times, stressful. Stress can actually be productive. It is when we get into (dis)stress that it becomes non-productive.

One of the most difficult things to do in the midst of pressure is to still your spirit so God can speak to you. At times, when we are in that condition, God will use the prophetic voice to come alongside you in your distress to comfort you and help you.

This is what I am hearing God say for you, “You are coming into the most creative time of your life. The Holy Spirit, the Creator of the world, is going to fill you with His Spirit in a way beyond your understanding to help you go to a new level of anointing. He is going to fill you with His new wine to overflowing. Do not let fear paralyze you and stop up the flow He is wanting to release within you.”

Here is a strategy to get to the new places God wants you to go:

1. Pray with others
Take time to surround yourself with friends who will corporately press into the new places that God has for you through prayer. The Bible says that the new wine is found in the cluster (Isaiah 65:8). Revelation is found as you pray with others.

2. Search the Word
God wants you to have fresh bread for a new season. God is going to feed you with wisdom and revelation to give you strength to go through your transition.

3. Don’t panic!
Satan is hitting your panic button and having a good time doing so! Stand up to him and resist his game. Hit the faith walk instead of panic.

4. Trust God
Speak God’s promises out loud to still your soul from panic. Tell your mind that it will not control your spirit with thoughts of fear and desperation (Proverbs 3:5-6).

The truth is this: The only thing that can negate the will of God for your life is listening to Satan and following his “panic advice” rather than God’s word.

We here at Generals International are moving on these words. The Kingdom of God is expanding for you and for us. I believe that if we want to see what we’ve never seen, we have to do what we’ve never done. This includes sowing. For this reason, we are sowing as we have never sown. I believe that sowing into a word releases harvest.

Cindy Jacobs

歐巴馬就職 美媒體報導宛如宗教儀式受批評

歐巴馬就職  美媒體報導宛如宗教儀式受批評

http://news.chinatimes.com/2007Cti/2007Cti-Focus/2007Cti-Focus-Content/0,4518,9801220081+98012207+0+223930+0,00.html

美國的重大儀式就是宗教儀式,  MAY GOD HELP US.

Check out the rundown:

Tuesday, Jan. 20 2009 — Inauguration Day

Gates to the Inaugural Ceremony open at 8 a.m. The inaugural festivities are scheduled to start at 10 a.m. on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. They will include:
— Musical selections of The United States Marine Band, followed by the San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus.
— Sen. Dianne Feinstein provides call to order and welcoming remarks.
—Invocation by the Rev. Rick Warren.
— Musical selection of Aretha Franklin.
— Biden will be sworn into office by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
— Musical selection of John Williams, composer/arranger with Itzhak Perlman, (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Gabriela Montero (piano) and Anthony McGill (clarinet).
— Obama will take the Oath of Office, using President Lincoln’s Inaugural Bible, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts. Scheduled around noon.
— Obama gives the inaugural address.
— Poem by Elizabeth Alexander.
— Benediction by Rev. Joseph E. Lowery.
— The National Anthem by The United States Navy Band “Sea Chanters.”

After Obama gives inaugural address, he will escort outgoing President George W. Bush to a departure ceremony before attending a luncheon in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall.

 

 

歐巴馬就職 美媒體報導宛如宗教儀式受批評

• 2009-01-22
• 中央社

美國總統歐巴馬宣誓就職典禮吸引兩三百萬人在寒冬中觀禮，全球也有15億人透過電視轉播見證這個歷史時刻。但電視主播脫口而出的朝聖、獻祭等宗教性字眼，讓媒體觀察家傻眼。

美國「媒體研究中心」專欄作家布朗（Erin Brown）指出，第一個非洲裔美國總統宣誓就職典禮是歷史性的一刻，各界歡慶，因此媒體播報這個新聞應注意不宜把一個政治事件演變成宗教活動。

信奉基督教的歐巴馬有一個相當穆斯林的名字，在選戰中一直是爭議的焦點，但宗教是個人自由，而且歐巴馬也盡量不在這個議題上打轉，因此美國媒體對這些議題的報導，在選舉期間相當節制。

但歷屆美國總統就職日當天，一早就有傳統禮拜。20日歐巴馬和副總統拜登在聖約翰教堂禮拜後才到白宮。歐巴馬宣誓時，他的太太蜜雪兒手捧林肯總統在1861年首任就職時使用的聖經，讓歐巴馬左手按在聖經上跟著大法官念出誓詞。

歐巴馬顯然也在這個全球矚目的過程中，注意到各宗教派別的不同意見。他用全名「巴拉克．胡笙．歐巴馬」讓穆斯林感到安慰，念完誓詞後他依歷屆傳統，加上一句：願上帝助我。

或許這樣的傳統再加上史上第一次這麼多人共同見證，一向標榜客觀獨立的美國媒體，也身浸在神性感動之中，但是電視主播們的用語不當，專業引起質疑。哥倫比亞廣播公司（CBS）首席全國特派員畢茨（Byron Pitts）形容歐巴馬就職時全場肅靜，「現場宛如全國的佈道壇，禮拜儀式連綿數哩」。

該電視台主播史密斯（Harry Smith）形容總統就職典禮是「我們國家的宗教聖禮」，出席觀禮者一個個是「朝聖者」，他們到華府見證這「神聖的（sacred）一刻」，而「sacred」常用在神性、禮拜用語之上。

美國廣播公司（ABC）記者麥費登（Cynthia McFadden）形容當天舞會炫眼耀目時，用語也引爭議。她用the majesty形容白天的就職典禮莊嚴之美，用the magic形容舞會搖身一變的魔幻神奇。事實上majesty這個字源自於上帝的偉大。

國家廣播公司（NBC）特派員柯旺（Lee Cowan）形容歐巴馬宣誓就職時「萬人空巷，全場靜默，現場就像是一座政治大教堂」。

the LORD will build you an house

1Ch 17:7 現在你要告訴我僕人大衛，說萬軍之耶和華如此說：『我從羊圈中將你召來，叫你不再跟從羊群，立你作我民以色列的君。 1Ch 17:8 你無論往那裡去，我常與你同在，剪除你的一切仇敵；我必使你得大名，好像世上大大有名的人一樣。 1Ch 17:9 我必為我民以色列選定一個地方，栽培他們，使他們住自己的地方，不再遷移；兇惡之子也不像從前擾害他們， 1Ch 17:10 並不像我命士師治理我民以色列的時候一樣。我必治服你的一切仇敵，並且我耶和華應許你，必為你建立家室。 1Ch 17:11 你壽數滿足歸你列祖的時候，我必使你的後裔接續你的位，我也必堅定他的國。 1Ch 17:12 他必為我建造殿宇；我必堅定他的國位直到永遠。 1Ch 17:13 我要作他的父，他要作我的子；並不使我的慈愛離開他，像離開在你以前的掃羅一樣。 1Ch 17:14 我卻要將他永遠堅立在我家裡和我國裡；他的國位也必堅定，直到永遠。』」	1Ch 17:16 於是大衛王進去，坐在耶和華面前，說：「耶和華 神啊，我是誰，我的家算什麼，你竟使我到這地步呢？ 1Ch 17:17 神啊，這在你眼中還看為小，又應許你僕人的家至於久遠。耶和華 神啊，你看顧我好像看顧高貴的人。 1Ch 17:18 你加於僕人的尊榮，我還有何言可說呢？因為你知道你的僕人。 1Ch 17:19 耶和華啊，你行了這大事，並且顯明出來，是因你僕人的緣故，也是照你的心意。 1Ch 17:20 耶和華啊，照我們耳中聽見，沒有可比你的，除你以外再無神。 1Ch 17:21 世上有何民能比你的民以色列呢？你神從埃及救贖他們作自己的子民，又在你贖出來的民面前行大而可畏的事，驅逐列邦人，顯出你的大名。 1Ch 17:22 你使以色列人作你的子民，直到永遠；你耶和華也作他們的神。 1Ch 17:23 耶和華啊，你所應許僕人和僕人家的話，求你堅定，直到永遠，照你所說的而行。 1Ch 17:24 願你的名永遠堅立，被尊為大，說：『萬軍之耶和華是以色列的神，是治理以色列的神。』這樣，你僕人大衛的家必在你面前堅立。 1Ch 17:25 我的神啊，因你啟示僕人說，我必為你建立家室，所以僕人大膽在你面前祈禱。 1Ch 17:26 耶和華啊，惟有你是神，你也應許將這福氣賜給僕人。 1Ch 17:27 現在你喜悅賜福與僕人的家，可以永存在你面前。耶和華啊，你已經賜福，還要賜福到永遠。」

Hái-kak chhit-ho (2008)

Hái-kak chhit-ho (2008): "Hái-kak chhit-ho"
我想海角得獎無望了;我連她的譯名都發不出來

'獨就是要把她稿的沒人要就可以自己獨樂樂'

Eagle Eye (2008)

Eagle Eye (2008)
Another computer killer thriller movie....I like it

The New Whiz Kids -- Printout -- TIME

The New Whiz Kids -- Printout -- TIME
FROM IMDB:

Biography for
Masi Oka More at IMDbPro »

Trivia

Graduated in 1997 from Brown University with degrees in mathematics and computer science and a minor in theatre arts.

He has a 180-plus IQ.

Name is pronounced as "mah-see".

When he was 12, he was on the cover of the August 31, 1987 issue of Time magazine titled "Those Asian-American Whiz Kids".

Juliette in real life - Film & Cinema - Independent.ie

Juliette in real life - Film & Cinema - Independent.ie: "Juliette in real life
'La Binoche' can fall in love in just three days, and thinks doing films for money is 'sick'. By Gill Pringle"

Dan in Real Life (2007)

Dan in Real Life (2007)
Haven't seen Juliette Binoche for years. The unbearable lightness of being and on....still shining and good actoress
I didn't finish Chocolate though. She is relay on aged though.

中時電子報｜政治新聞｜歹戲拖棚 下台一鞠躬吧

中時電子報｜政治新聞｜歹戲拖棚 下台一鞠躬吧: "，美國的振興經濟退稅方案只針對美國公民，怎可能無端退給一個非美國人？"

• 2008-12-30
• 中國時報
• 【何醒邦／特稿】

中時的記者對美國的TAX law不了解

Topic 851 - Resident and Non–Resident Aliens

Since resident and nonresident aliens are taxed differently, it is important for you to determine your status. You are considered a nonresident alien for any period that you are neither a United States citizen nor a United States resident alien.

You are considered a resident alien if you met one of two tests for the calendar year.

The first test is the "green card test." If at any time during the calendar year you were a lawful permanent resident of the United States according to the immigration laws, and this status has not been rescinded or administratively or judicially determined to have been abandoned, you are considered to have met the green card test.

The second test is the "substantial presence test". For the purposes of this test, the term United Stated includes the following areas:

• All 50 states and the District of Columbia.
• The territorial waters of the United States.
• The seabed and subsoil of those submarine areas that are adjacent to U.S. territorial waters and over which the United States has exclusive rights under international law to explore and exploit natural resources.

The term does not include U.S. possessions and territories or U.S. airspace.

To meet the substantial presence test, you must have been physically present in the United States on at least 31 days during the current year, and 183 days during the 3 year period that includes the current year and the 2 years immediately before. To satisfy the 183 days requirement, count all of the days you were present in the current year, and one–third of the days you were present in the first year before the current year, and one–sixth of the days you were present in the second year before the current year.

Do not count the following days of presence in the United States for the substantial presence test:

1. Days you commute to work in the United States from a residence in Canada or Mexico if you regularly commute from Canada or Mexico. You are considered to commute regularly if you commute to work in the United States on more than 75% of the workdays during your working period.
2. Days you are in the United States for less than 24 hours when you are in transit between two places outside the United States.
3. Days you are in the United States as a crew member of a foreign vessel engaged in transportation between the United States and a foreign country or a U.S. possession. However, this exception does not apply if you otherwise engage in any trade or business in the United States on those days.
4. Days you intend to leave, but could not leave the United States because of a medical condition or problem that arose while you were in the United States. Whether you intended to leave the United States on a particular day is determined based on all the facts and circumstances.
5. Days you are an exempt individual.

An exempt individual may be anyone in the following categories:

• An individual temporarily present in the United States as a foreign government–related individual,
• A teacher or trainee temporarily present in the United States with a J or Q visa who substantially complies with the requirements of the visa,
• A student temporarily present in the United States with an F, J, M, or Q visa who substantially complies with the requirements of the visa; or
• A professional athlete temporarily present to compete in a charitable sports event.

Even if you meet the substantial presence test, you can be treated as a nonresident alien if you are present in the United States for fewer than 183 days during the current calendar year, you maintain a tax home in a foreign country during the year, and you have a closer connection to that country than to the United States. This does not apply if you have applied for status as a lawful permanent resident of the United States, or you have an application pending for adjustment of status. Sometimes, a tax treaty between the United States and another country will provide special rules for determining residency for purposes of the treaty. An alien whose status changes during the year from resident to nonresident, or vice versa, generally has a dual status for that year, and is taxed on the income for the two periods under the provisions of the law that apply to each period.

If you are a nonresident alien, you must file Form 1040NR (PDF) or Form 1040NR-EZ (PDF) if you are engaged in a trade or business in the United States, or have any other U.S. source income on which the tax was not fully paid by the amount withheld. If you had wages subject to income tax withholding, the return is due by April 15, provided you file on a calendar–year basis. If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the due date is delayed until the next business day. If you did not have wages subject to withholding and file on a calendar–year basis, you are required to file your return by June 15th. If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the due date is delayed until the next business day. File Form 1040NR or Form 1040NR–EZ with the Internal Revenue Service Center, Austin, TX 73301-0215.

If you are a resident alien, you must follow the same tax laws as U.S. citizens. You are taxed on income from all sources, both within and outside the United States. You will file Form 1040EZ (PDF), Form 1040A (PDF), or Form 1040 (PDF) depending on your tax situation. The return is due by April 15, and should be filed with the service center for your area. If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the due date is delayed until the next business day.

For more information refer to Publication 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens. If the tax information you need relating to this topic is not addressed in Publication 519, you may call the IRS International Tax Law hotline. The number is 215 516–2000. This is not a toll–free number.

醫學系甄試新生的兩道題目 ‧蔡尚穎~~~遇到這種甄試委員

台北東門基督長老教會 » 醫學系甄試新生的兩道題目 ‧蔡尚穎

所以我說：「那下面這句話請你用台語說明它的涵義—歹竹出好筍。」她馬上吱唔著「A……」連一個台灣字都說不出來。
但是養成下一代有關心弱者良好的品格、認同台灣話是最美的語言

埃!我看台灣也需要AFFRIRMATIVE ACTION的變態社會法

扁案首波起訴 AFP: Taiwan's ex-president Chen indicted for corruption

AFP: Taiwan's ex-president Chen indicted for corruption: "Taiwan's ex-president Chen indicted for corruption"

TAIPEI (AFP) — Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian was indicted on Friday for corruption, just months after finishing eight years in office marked by a pro-independence agenda that badly damaged ties with China.

Legal experts say Chen, the island's first former leader to be indicted, could face life in prison if convicted on the charges of corruption and money laundering. His wife and son were also indicted in the sweeping case.

Chen, who pledged to clean up Taiwanese politics when he was elected in 2000, left office in May after serving the maximum two terms as president.

"We are seeking the severest punishment for Chen since the former president had breached his oath and showed no remorse during the investigation. He even attacked the judicial system," said prosecutors' office spokesman Chen Yun-nan.

Prosecutors say the 58-year-old Chen, a lawyer by training, and his wife Wu Shu-chen embezzled about three million US dollars in public funds and accepted a bribe of about 12 million US dollars along with two others on a land deal.

Their son Chen Chih-chung, daughter-in-law Huang Jui-ching and 10 others were indicted for corruption, money laundering and document forgery in connection with the massive case, which has captivated Taiwan for months.

Prosecutors also allege that Wu took a kickback of 2.7 million US dollars in connection with a construction project in a 154-page indictment.

Chen's wife flatly rejected the charges against her in a statement.

"I was not a civil servant and I did not intervene in the cases cited in the indictment paper. The money in (our) overseas accounts was not gained illegally as a result of corruption," she said.

Chen was taken to a court in Taipei from the detention centre for a hearing late Friday on whether to release him on bail. He has been held since November 12.

The ex-president had admitted that he submitted falsified expense forms while in office but said the money was used for "secret diplomatic missions" and not for personal benefit.

He has repeatedly said the charges against him are politically motivated, accusing the China-friendly government of his successor, President Ma Ying-jeou, of leading a witch hunt.

Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which Chen once led, warned against political intervention in his upcoming trial.

"The case will have a huge impact on society and the DPP ... We urge the court to conduct a fair trial for Chen and to protect his legal rights," Tsai said.

While Ma himself declined to comment on the case, members of his governing Kuomintang (KMT) hailed the indictment against Chen.

Prosecutor General Chen Tsung-ming said authorities would continue to investigate Chen's alleged involvement in three other corruption cases involving financial reforms and diplomatic scandals during his presidency.

Chen's troubles began in 2006 when his son-in-law Chao Chien-ming was arrested for alleged insider trading. Chao was later convicted and sentenced to seven years in prison.

Chen had admitted his wife wired 20 million US dollars abroad but said the money was from past campaign funds and she did so without his knowledge.

His family has agreed to turn over 21 million US dollars found in their Swiss bank accounts to the Taipei government.

A string of corruption scandals implicating the ex-leader, his family and top officials at his government tarnished the DPP's image during his time in office, and played a part in its defeat in the March presidential vote.

Since taking office, Ma has worked quickly to improve ties with China, opening new talks and air links between the mainland and Taiwan, which split in 1949 after a civil war.

China regards Taiwan as its territory -- and has threatened to invade if it declares independence -- and the stand-off between the two has turned the Strait of Taiwan into one of the world's most heavily militarised areas.

扁家洗錢案 特偵組起訴書

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犯罪事實
壹、陳水扁自民國（下同）89 年5 月20 日起至97 年5 月19 日止，擔
任中華民國第10 任及第11 任總統，對外代表中華民國，對內
統率全國陸海空軍、依法公布法律、發布命令、任免文武官
員及解決院與院間之爭執，並於總統府之國家安全會議下設
總統經濟顧問小組；馬永成自民國89 年5 月20 日起至95 年61
月4 日止，歷任總統府機要秘書（89 年5 月20 日至94 年1 月31
日）、副秘書長（94 年2 月1 日至95 年6 月4 日）、代理秘書長
（94 年12 月17 日至95 年1 月24 日）職務，並自89 年5 月20 日起
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公室主任，辦理機要事項、撰擬及審核重要文稿，並執行總
統交辦簽核國務機要費之動支等事務；林德訓自民國89 年5
月20 日起至97 年5 月19 日止，歷任總統府機要編審（89 年5
月20 日至93 年6 月16 日）、機要參議（93 年6 月17 日至94 年2
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There are a series of reports on WSJ – The Fallen. On December 10, 2008, it covers the story of Bill Miller, the Legendary Legg Mason”Value”  Fund Manager, whose fund defeat the S&P500 for the 18 consecutive years, who lost almost everything this time.  He has the same investment philosophy  as this article…. Buy buy buy and keep buying till it fall to nada.

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如果，現在這個時候跟大家說去買可以賺20倍的股票，大家一定會說「瘋子，哪有這樣的標的！」的確，現在沒有。但是，6年之後會有這種股票出現，而你必須現在就進場買，等待6年之後大豐收。

舉個例子給大家看，2002年營建股的宏盛(2534)當時股價最低出現3.58元，如果那個時候，你花3~4萬元買10張，2008年宏盛股價最高來到36.8元，6年投資報酬率高達10倍。

再看看2001年股價跌到面額的台肥(1722)，那個時候如果買1張，擺到2008年的161元高價，投資報酬率16倍；2001年以每股2~3元價位買進南港(2101)，抱到2007年的68.9元價位，投資報酬率超過25倍之多。

能夠出現投資報酬率10倍、20倍甚至30倍的股票，其實都有「股價超級便宜、公司爛到大家都不想買」的共同特色，因為股價夠便宜，才能夠在長期持有投資下，賺得大利潤。

有人或許會說，「萬一這家公司倒了，那怎麼辦？」當年，如果南港、宏盛倒了，你買10張頂多損失2~3萬元，拿到10張壁紙股票；可是，這些公司的生命力不錯，度過景氣循環之後，又都活了回來，結果，「危機入市」才能讓你賺大錢。

現在的台股也處於危機中，DRAM族群已經進入雞蛋水餃股，面板族群也在唉唉叫，所有研究報告都告訴大家「未來景氣還會持續糟個2、3年」，你一定不敢買DRAM股，可是，只要DRAM不會倒，3元的力晶難道不能買？擺個6年，到2014年，股價不會回升到2000年歷史80元的高價嗎？

就算不要看那麼遠，那麼2004年的39元價位，也會是目前股價的13倍。如果更狠一點，等到股價腰斬之後，花1.5萬元買10張來「紀念」一下，等個6年看看，投資報酬率搞不好就是20倍。

長期投資操作的時間點到了沒？答案是，可以再等一下，因為景氣還沒有見底。但是，不要忘記以下的3個操作建議：

看到低點與最低價，一定要買不會倒的股票來「紀念」一下，這是長期投資。