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| http://my.opera.com/SerbianFighter/blog/show.dml/52688
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why its called the present.
http://rescomp.stanford.edu/~cheshire/EinsteinQuotes.html
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love."
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school."
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(星島日報報道)美國總統奧巴馬周五爆冷獲得諾貝爾和平獎，挪威諾貝爾委員會讚揚他推動建立無核武世界，並向穆斯林世界釋出善意，塑造出「國際政治新氣 象」。但他獲獎的消息一出，即在世界掀起滔天爭議，因為他上任不足九個月，許多政策只處於承諾階段，未取得成果。連白宮人員也措手不及，一名白宮助理說： 「這不是愚人節吧？」奧巴馬表示，對獲獎感到驚訝，自覺未夠資格獲獎。
綜合報道
奧巴馬成為歷來第三位榮獲和平獎的在任美國總統。諾貝爾委員會決定頒獎給奧巴馬，顯然並非承認他在和平工作上取得實質成就，而是以示鼓勵，支持他繼續 致力於尚未有結果的和平行動，包括裁減全球核武庫存量、緩和美國與穆斯林國家之間的關係、推動美國更積極應付全球氣候變化問題等。
選委會坦言 鼓勵多於成就
諾貝爾委員會主席亞格蘭表示，只有極少數人可以像奧巴馬那樣引起全球注意，成為異常矚目人士，以及讓全球人類盼望明天更美好。亞格蘭稱，過去一年，奧 巴馬不但是聯合國有關裁減核武重要動議的關鍵人物，也為穆斯林世界與西方關係制定完整的新議程。他又表示，奧巴馬呼籲「如今是我們全人類共同肩負應付全球 挑戰的責任之時刻」，委員會支持有關呼籲。
讚非凡外交 締政治新氣象
委員會讚揚奧巴馬投入「非凡」的外交努力，締造「國際政治新氣象」，並讓諸如聯合國的國際外交機構重新踏上世界舞台中央。委員會高度讚揚奧巴馬，無疑 是給上一任美國總統布殊打了一記耳光。二○○一年「九一一恐襲」後，布殊以反恐之名發動大規模單邊軍事行動，惹來猛烈抨擊。
但諾貝爾獎觀察家對他獲此殊榮「大跌眼鏡」，原因是給一位正式就任不足一年的美國總統定功過顯然「言之過早」。縱使之前也有人揣測他有機會獲頒和平 獎，但始終只是大冷門。委員會宣布得主時，在場記者也大感意外，問選擇奧巴馬的原因。委員會稱，奧巴馬的理念與諾貝爾委員會一樣，希望他能堅持下去。
美國共和黨主席斯蒂爾批評，奧巴馬獲獎是因為他的「明星魅力」，而非他有甚麼成就。一九八三年和平獎得主、波蘭前總統華里沙在華沙吃驚地對記者說：「誰？奧巴馬？這麼快？他還沒有時間幹任何事啊。」不過，他說：「讓我們給奧巴馬一個機會。」
奧巴馬自嘲︰未夠資格
白宮人員似乎也不敢置信。《紐約郵報》報道當聽到奧巴馬獲獎，一名白宮助理問道：「這不是愚人節吧？」奧巴馬後來發表聲明，表示對獲獎感到驚訝，自愧 未夠資格與歷屆得主並列，但會「謙卑接受」，稱獲獎激勵各國行動起來面對二十一世紀挑戰。今次和平獎候選人有破紀錄二百零五人，熱門包括中國異見人士胡 佳、津巴布韋總理茨萬吉拉伊等。
It is just a political game =.=
Obama can get the prize but 甘地 until his death can't get the prize.
Obama's peace policy is just an idea until this stage.
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| Finally I went to the main branch of BOA.
I see staff A for who last time did not call me back after her promise.
I have incurred a loss of US$155.
After considering it, BOA pays me US$25 if I can't get the money back from my apartment with the apology letter. Of course, the staff says a lot of rubbish reason for compensating US$25.
Later I can't get any money back so I send an email to staff A for giving me $25.
As I have no response for more than one week, I send an email again.
-----Original Message-----
From: CHU Ming Ki [mailto:ac_cmkag@stu.ust.hk]
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 4:14 PM
To: Helberg, Brittany
Subject: Important: Compensation promised by your bank
Importance: High
Dear Brittany Helberg,
I will make it short this time. I can't get any money back from my
apartment for the loss of $155. Your bank promised to pay me back $25
for NSF. My debit card number is XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX and my account name
is Chu Ming Ki. I do not receive the payment for more than one week.
I am not that satisfied with the proportion that your bank shares the
loss with me. Even worse, it seems that you are ignoring my previous
email as below. I would assume you misread my email as Junk mail. But I
hope that it won't happen for the second time.
Yours sincerely,
Victor
Then she replies me within one day with the following.
Victor,
I have been out of the office for two weeks, and we do not have access
to our email outside of work. I will get the $25 into your account
today. You will see the credit at midnight tonight. Sorry for your loss.
Thanks,
Brittany Helberg
My thinking: Excellent. When I send an email again, then you are in the office.
So if I do not send the email, you will be out of office forever.
Her calculation is excellent too.
At the day when I approach her until I send the second email to her, it has been two weeks.
Is it a coincide?
"I will get the $25 into your account today. You will see the credit at midnight tonight. Sorry for your loss. "
Now is 11:00 pm, I do not see anything in my bank account.
I originally want to end if I receive the 25 dollar. However, the process is such lengthy.
Really want to complain BOA by writing a letter to the Federal Reserve =.=
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| Working in the US is really really good.
They can make so many mistakes with so high wages.
Bank of America is a big bank with such a poor quality of service.
In fact, most of the services in the US are of low efficiency and poor quality unless you are expected to give tips.
For the case that you need to give a tip, their services are generally better so that you will give more tips to them.
Living in the US may not be that good.
Public transport is very poor and quality of service is poor.
However, the place here is much larger than that in Hong Kong.
Most people here in Austin are very nice.
Even though the working staff make stupid mistakes and of low efficiency, I would generally regard them as nice people if I can forget the mistakes they have made.
Here are the mistakes listed:
1. the bank staff misread my cheque account number and cause me so much troubles
2. I can receive the debit card for BOA. But 4 of my friends can't receive the debit card as BOA mails them to the wrong address.
3. The finance manager makes wrong entry to the computer for charging me my rent. It is me who finally discover that.
4. When we apply for apartment "University common", the apartment can ignore our emails when I finish all the applications. But some people apply later than me can have rented the apartment.
5. When I ask some questions to the apartment Longhorn landing which I am going to sign the contract, they can ignore my emails for one month.
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