PRAY FOR PEACE

多射一点。。。绝对能射中。。

( a comment on website)

District 9 is a story about aliens who make contact with Earth and the relationships with humans and society. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa's District 9. Control over the aliens has been contracted out to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company uninterested in the aliens' welfare. Their sole interest, alien technology and weapons. Weapon research would mean huge profits for the company. Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley) is placed in charge of the filed operation to evict, remove, and place the aliens in a new holding facility. Conflict and tension threaten the operation as agents move in.

Don't be fooled. This isn't your typical alien sci-fi action movie. What got me was the believability. If there were aliens out there that were able to make contact with Earth, it seems it could have gone something like this. The way the perspective switches from mock documentary style to standard third person certainly contributes to it. "Real" news footage and interviewers tell the story in retrospect, as the events of the movie have already occurred when they are being interviewed. I think it all added to the realism of the experience.

Usually in these type of films, it's mostly mindless action and the story is lost. Not the case here. There's so much more to it. It's also about betrayal, loyalty, trust, relationships, and sacrifice. It can actually be pretty deep and thought provoking with many themes floating around. The film's really about the story which is really a fresh, gritty, original concept, which is good to see nowadays.

While the creatures can be most readily described as monsters, though they are like us. Family and friendship are still important ideals in their world. The film explores a fine line between human emotions and monsters. With all the selfishness, hatred, and greed within us, maybe we are the real monsters or at least that's how it can be perceived.

Neill Blomkamp does a tremendous job with the direction and realism of the film. Sharlto Copley blew me away. I was shocked to see this was his first acting role. The action sequences were well done as well. District 9 is a very unique sci-fi film, one that shouldn't be missed. Mind you, this isn't a film for everyone. It's violent, and many parts can be cringe worthy. Be warned but be ready for one of the best films of the year thus far.

今天看来我难得的好电影（第九区）

1）首先这是难得的好sci-fi电影。。new era of it's genre

2)  对和自己差异比较大的排斥是人类大脑系统自带的软件

3）没有瑕疵的CGI,可以用恐怖来形容。。。

4）里面的角色很真实， 很令人信服。。

5）谁说人类保护人类是天经地义的。。

6）please don't give up on me......

7) 小外星人和可爱，很聪明（同意网人的看法）

8）外星人和男主角最后的微妙感情，那绝对不是人性的东西。。。因为另外一个不是人。。

9）人家外星人也只是想回家。。

10）特别喜欢结局

看完这部电影让我沉浸在不确定的思索的时候我却响起了前天在相关单位在市区做各种法治，卫生，教育，环保等宣传的时候，看到一个上面写有（保护野生老虎）的字样的宣传海报。。（我真是替野生老虎开心）

当时我不由地笑了。。比“保护野生动物”这个口号更搞笑。。。同时也很难过。。难过的是为那些屠宰场的猪牛羊和菜市场一排排的鸡鸭感到不幸和惋惜。。。

如果猪能再大一些。。。能更灵活一些。。更具攻击力。。。牛吃肉，能攻击人，鸡鸭能飞起来就好了。。。

 

          西藏从来不是病菌可以存活的地方，不会自生也无法进来。进藏难，没有想到对细菌也如此。不过至少这是我们西藏人自豪却略显幼稚的想法，也许这正是“藏式意淫”，就像只要任何一种产品挂上了西藏的牌子就变成不是“圣”就是“神”。我虽然是土生土长的拉萨人却不是那么喜欢听别人说我们怎么怎么的人间天堂、最后一个净土之类的夸词。也许是说多了。。听的多了。。开始显得不真实了。。。。就像“朗朗的读书声”，初中的时候几乎都在自己的作文上用上这个统一的说法。

记得当年sars侵袭整个中国的时候，唯独西藏不但是没有病例，反而成为防控疫情中的重要角色。至少在民间如此，藏药、藏香几乎被内地人买的一干二净。我在不同场合，不同的群体里发现从小到小学生到学者，社会各层面的藏族严肃认真地对内地同志涛涛不绝。民族自豪感是正确的。。。但也可以理性一点，真实一点。不能让外部的形形色色来麻木自己真是的感觉。在这个西藏产业比较好的发展阶段，我却不知有些产品和西藏有什么关系。不过你买了上当了是你个人的问题而不是别的。如今西藏牌的矿泉水令郎满目，广告说的令人激动。不过我从来觉得市场上还是农夫山泉最好。我不会为了民族因素而喝一个自己很不喜欢喝的水，除非是特殊时期。目前唯一像样的有西藏矿泉水从口感上我个人认为是“圣地”。就因为这个“圣”字价格也比一般高了一些。很巧又起了个圣名。很可惜西藏小姐还是比不上四川的小姐。我想如果西藏的小姐都被叫做“圣姐”那效果将大不一样了。

         还是回到话题，最近拉萨终于里程碑似地发现从远道美洲来的流感病菌。大概几天前在拉萨墨竹县发现两个病例被确诊。这使得墨竹工卡四个词在拉萨开始热起来，不光是在当地新闻里充当个关键词这么简单，而且很多人开始知道“原来松赞干布在那里出生的啊”牛。这种广告可不是花钱能做到的。当时我刚休假完回到单位。听到这则新闻不担心也不激动，只是口罩是要求要戴的。既然在墨竹，拉萨市是迟早的事情，原因如果不是小学生几乎都能想到一点。果不其然今天新闻说拉萨一共15个确诊病例。听说在拉萨很多人对墨竹来的人有远之的行为，虽然不严重但如果稍微有文化的人，至少自认是有文化的人那样做就说不过去了。这明显是无知的表现。墨竹既然是2个病例那剩下的13是拉萨内部产生的，因为在墨竹的被隔离没有一个离开过该县。虽然我个人没有什么特别的预防措施，但我觉得在拉萨更需要采取预防措施。所以你被别人远之是他人对自己多一份关心~~多一点安全。所以千万不能激动！哈哈。。越说越没有意思。。。。反正不管是swine flu还是季节性的流感，谁得了也不舒服。所以希望那些比较倒霉的人赶快好起来，回复健康，继续玩。

个人感悟：西藏是人的地方，从来不是神的地方！请同志们自重！但同时同志们也别太难过，西藏开始不闭塞了，反而国际化了。。H1N1都来了！

       

(CNN) -- Harvard University, one of America's premiere academic institutions, is coming under fire for running an advertisement in its campus newspaper questioning the reality of the Holocaust.

Recently named for the second straight year as the No. 1 school in U.S. News & World Report rankings of American colleges, Harvard is known for its rigorous scholarly standards and prestigious reputation.

On Tuesday, however, The Harvard Crimson, in what it said was an error, ran the Holocaust-questioning advertisement, which had been rejected by the paper over the summer.

In response to the commotion created by the ad, Crimson President Maxwell L. Child released a statement Wednesday citing three weeks of summer vacation between the submission of the advertisement and the publication of the paper as the explanation for why the ad "fell through the cracks."

"We want to stress that we do not endorse the views put forth in any advertisement that runs in The Crimson, and this case was no different," Child said in a letter to Crimson readers. "We will work hard to avoid such lapses in communication in the future, and hope our readers will accept that yesterday's error was a logistical failure and not a philosophical one."

The ad, paid for by Holocaust denier Bradley R. Smith and his Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust, primarily raises questions about then-Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's account of World War II and the existence of Nazi gas chambers.

It is widely accepted that approximately 5.7 million of Europe's 7.3 million Jews perished during the war. In total, historians say, between 11 million and 17 million people were killed by the Nazi regime, including religious and political opponents, ethnic Poles, Romani, Jehovah's Witnesses, Soviet civilians and prisoners of war, homosexuals and people with disabilities.

Smith said he is not surprised by the reaction because "it's taboo, and has been taboo from the beginning. When you break a culture-wide taboo, supported in theory and practice by the state, the university and the press, you create a fuss."

Smith said that he made the deal with the Crimson in July, but was never made aware of any plan by the newspaper to cancel his ad. While he has not yet received a refund for his pulled notice, he said he expects the paper to "do the right thing about the money."

Bernie Steinberg, president and director of Harvard Hillel, a Jewish campus organization, said on Wednesday that the advertisement was "obviously a shock to see."

But the group's students reacted appropriately, he said, and the incident should be seen as an example of "extraordinary mature student leadership in response to an unfortunate situation."

The Crimson was very responsive after many people in the Harvard community, including numerous members of Harvard Hillel, contacted the paper expressing their concerns, he said.

Harvard Hillel's student president, Rebecca Gillette, circulated a letter saying she thought the situation was being appropriately addressed. "The fact that organizations and individuals like that publicized in this advertisement still exist today is frightening and disturbing, but unfortunately it seems that Holocaust denial will persist for years to come," she said.

Robert Trestan, civil rights counsel for the Anti-Defamation League of New England, said Smith and his organization have placed ads in approximately 15 college papers around the country so far this year. He said he finds it shocking that such an advertisement would fall through the cracks, as Child said.

"Would an ad that questions whether the world was flat or that slavery never happened in America have fallen through the cracks?" he asked.

He said his organization will continue to work with college newspaper editors to educate schools that they don't have an obligation to publish questionable advertising.

Al Tompkins, a faculty member at the Poynter Institute, billed on its Web site as "a school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalism," said he hopes this will become a "teachable moment."

"It seems to be a big mistake and obviously nothing meant to offend anyone," he said. Because student publications are meant to be teaching tools, "the key is not to not make mistakes, the key is how they respond to mistakes in a forthcoming and transparent manner," he said.

He recommended that the Crimson return any money associated with the advertisement.

Child's statement in the Crimson said that was being done.

when no one knows you are dead, then you are not dead.

It was the night before yesterday, i was waiting for someone, someone i strongly felt special for and it's been only few days since i met her. The meeting was for really a short time, may be 5minutes just to show her something she came to see. After waiting almost half a day at home, finally I, not knowing why, came down onto the road side with thoughts of her on mind. Yes i was in love and i still am. The same old feeling had once again came to me as  i awaited in the drizzle leaning toward a tree. She was all i could think of. After quite a time i decided to go back which is something i should have done long before that. As a matter of fact, i shouldn't have come down in the first place. Love was doing that magic thing to me. It's crazy.  However never thought something like that would happen. How many times will one encounter such thing. On my way back on to the stairs, i heard this strange noice of a car knocking something with sudden brake. I ran out in quite a speed and there already people were dashing towards a taxi. The scene was quite hard to be. It was fatal. A tibetan guy, i assume with the mala around his wrist, was severely hit and i have never seen more blood. He was shaking and blood just wouldn't stop pumping out from his face, literally it's soaked. There were people who was trying to do something and actually none did for quite a time. A girl was crying, a man was saying there was no need for police or ambulance that that guy would die anyway before he gets to hospital. I was too scared of the scene to do what i thought be the right thing to do. Somehow i decided to do many wasn't trying to do. I got down and touched him with caring hand, coz there were guys pulling the man so hard that i could feel the pain when his head hung loose.  They were killing him though they meant for good. I hold his head very carefully and gently although even this is not the way how you act on something like this. but then it's lhasa. I was so close to his face and i saw it's not just blood. We put him on a small truck. He was finally carried to the hospital nearby. And as usual, by the time the ambulance comes by, the victim is either dead or sent to hospital already by some good hearted man. Through whole time i was saying mani like many other tibetan people, subconciously. There was blood all over my body and i saw the way people looked at me and all i knew was that there must be some superstitious sayings on blood stain and stuff. And i was partially unconfortable with other peoples blood on my hands. It's just such an odd feeling. I know my mother wouldn't have approved me of that if she was with me. Howerer, not long after all this, thoughts of her came back to me. It was a terrible feeling after what just happened. But i couldn't stop flashing her in my mind. It's for the second time that i felt this strong for someone. One thing that made me feel less of a guilt was the thought that one would have  no control over it when in love. May be it's the right guilt that i should feel and live for a while.

 later that night, I told her how i feld and she said "No" in a very good and concerning way that i actually slept better than days before which was soooo not i expected. The answer was clear and cut. But then one can't not love one you love, right! love is love! you feel it and live it with joy and pain. you think you never gonna get over it and then you will before you know it. I am soo looking forward to it yet too soon to see the progress.

Most importantly, I really hope and pray that the guy will live to see his family again. Om mane padme hong!

在很久很久以前，弱势群体有个靠山—神! 更重要的是，强势群体，那些富人，那些雇主也相信有这样的神。心里的魔鬼冲动总是被天上的神性压制着。在这种神龟平衡中活着比较真实的人，逐利益但是有度；有权利但知道畏惧，穷苦但是有依托；无力但是得到安慰。-----摘自连岳（神了）一书