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Hall of Fame Speech

Michael Jordan’s Hall of Fame induction speech.

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The Greatest of the Greatest

Michael Jordan is inducted to the Hall of Fame.

I managed to find a short collection of MJ in his prime. Young Michael Jordan highlights.

It is strange. It has been a while since I viewed a MJ video, but it is undeniable, after watching MJ, he makes all the current generation of NBA stars like Kobe or LBJ look like ordinary players.

Hard to believe it? Watch it.

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Another Record

Just when I thought the unbreakable record of 400m freestyle by Ian Thorpe was broken by Paul Biedermann of Germany, another happened today.

Paul Biedermann got lucky with his high tech swim suit, which left with a lot of questions and criticisms, but the one I saw was no fluke, no high tech stuff, it was pure awesomeness.

Usain Bolt of Jamica, lowering his own world record 100-meter mark to 9.58 seconds from the 9.69 he ran in winning the Olympics.

In the world of sprints, where lowering 0.01 second is an achievement, Bolt lowered by more than 0.1 second.

Just when will this end?

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Michael Jackson’s Ghost…

Peculiar…

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Good. Lock Him Up For Life.

陳幸妤 趙建銘 陳致中 作偽證 全招了
買內褲 吃大餐 竟謊報國務費

【綜合報導】前總統陳水扁女兒陳幸妤、女婿趙建銘、兒子陳致中，昨就國務機要費案被控偽證罪前往台北地檢署出庭，三人全都認罪，統一口徑把犯行責任推給吳淑珍，表示：「當初是受母親吳淑珍拜託才作偽證。」並請求緩起訴；陳幸妤更希望檢察官能解除她出入境留置，但檢方反而下更重處分，限制她出境，讓扁家全被限制出境，同時將追究吳淑珍教唆偽證罪責。

特偵組查出，扁一家人把國務機要費當成家務生活費使用，上從扁珍，下到外孫趙翊廷開銷，國務機要費統統照應，項目從搭飛機、吃大餐、超速罰單、內衣褲、襪子、買菜錢、水電費等一應俱全，琳琅滿目。

護衛隊粗暴護妤一向自詡自食其力養活三個小孩的陳幸妤，提供二十張、超過十七萬元的發票，她的婚紗照、演唱會門票、洗髮、女性用品都拿去報國務費。趙建銘經由汽車保養、打蠟和機票費，提供八張合計七萬餘元發票；陳致中提供三十二張發票共八萬餘元，包括內衣褲、他追求黃睿靚時開車的六張超速罰單（約一萬元），以及兩人約會上五星級飯店吃大餐，甚至訂婚、結婚部分開銷，都從國務機要費支付。
陳幸妤等三人在二○○六年間，高檢署前查黑中心檢察官陳瑞仁偵辦國務機要費案時，對用來申領國務費的發票用途，作出都是受吳淑珍委託，用來宴請或餽贈賓客、長輩等不實供述。陳瑞仁當時告知他們可保持緘默，但他們仍選擇作偽證來保護扁珍，沒想到今年初卻被吳淑珍在扁案出庭時自行爆料，戳破三人謊言，害他們被追訴偽證罪。
檢方昨分別在上午九時二十分、十時二十分及下午二時二十分，傳訊陳幸妤、趙建銘及陳致中說明。
陳幸妤出庭時，藏身在兩男三女護衛隊以雨傘構成的「傘海」中，待媒體靠近時，護衛隊就激烈推擠阻止媒體拍攝，還不時出手拍拉鏡頭，動作相當粗暴。在進入北檢大門時，護衛隊為了讓陳幸妤擠進金屬探測門，有人緊抓她手臂，害她手臂紅腫，還有人幫忙往前推，把一行人往門裡塞，卻把陳幸妤擠到披頭散髮、臉部脹紅扭曲。一名女護衛隊員不慎勒住她脖子，讓她痛得開口尖叫，說了她昨天唯一的一句話：「你勒到我脖子了啦！」

扁家全限制出境隨後出庭的趙建銘及陳致中和陳幸妤一樣都認罪說：「當初是受母親吳淑珍拜託才作偽證。」並請求檢方緩起訴；陳幸妤更希望檢察官能解除她出入境留置（須呈報檢察官同意，才可出境），但檢方反而改限制她出境。檢方不願說明理由，但據了解，應是擔心她赴美深造後不回來了。檢方此舉，讓扁家全被限制出境
檢方偵訊陳幸妤等三人後都飭回，檢察官昨不願透露如何處分陳幸妤等三人，但律師李傳侯分析：「偽證罪是七年以下本刑，不算重罪，加上是為了保護至親才說謊，又主動自白，依法可減輕或免除其刑，因此無案在身的陳幸妤很可能會獲緩起訴，但陳致中、趙建銘則可能被追加起訴，或起訴後求處免刑。」

六成民眾不原諒而陳幸妤夫婦的律師林志忠說：「我從法律面分析可能的結果後，他們夫婦倆出庭前就已決定要自白。」因此開庭約半小時就結束。北檢表示，將分案追究吳淑珍教唆偽證罪責，不排除傳喚她說明，若罪名成立，一樣可處七年以下徒刑。
針對陳幸妤等三人坦承作偽證並請求緩起訴，《蘋果》昨民調顯示，逾六成民眾認為他們一下說謊一下說實話，態度反覆不可原諒；僅逾兩成民眾原諒他們。
高雄大學政治法律系副教授廖義銘批評說：「子女掩護涉案的父母雖是人之常情，但陳致中、陳幸妤大可以拒絕作證，不該作偽證，何況這是國家元首涉貪案件，攸關國家形象與司法正義，作偽證應該加重其刑，豈能緩起訴？」
扁辦對於三人坦承作偽證換取緩起訴，表示沒有參與，不清楚。扁則透過探訪人士說：「幸妤只是例行的出庭，沒關係。」

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Fack

Fack, Lakers won, what a sad day.

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Seeing is Believing

No need to write, just watch.

Suddenly, the French Open no longer interests me.

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Better Luck Next Year

Bulls lost, but anyway, it was a good try. Taking defending champs to seven games was more than impressive.

Go the Bulls.

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What a Classic Match

I cannot be bothered writing because I am amazed in awe, so I will post someone elses blog first. This blog outlines everything I have to say.

Chicago downs Boston in another overtime classic
By Kelly Dwyer

Chicago 128, Boston 127 (3OT), series tied 3-3

I don’t know how I’m supposed to go back to watching normal basketball after this.

I’ve been obsessing over this game for years. I’ve been poring over every minute of playoff action my entire life. I’ve made a point to keep up on everything that happened before my time. I’ve seen fire, and I’ve seen rain. I have never seen a series like this, and we still have a game to go.

Apologies for burying the lede, but the Chicago Bulls defeated the Boston Celtics in a triple overtime classic that has left me trading text messages with shaky hands, and needing to take a shower after I finish this post. I mean that. The game was all you could ask for from the very beginning, with dozens of phenomenal plays and soul-killing mistakes on either end. This was an absolute dogfight between two teams that appear to want nothing more than to line up for a jump ball to start yet another overtime.

And then another overtime, after that.

Ray Allen had 51 points, and as brilliant as he was, it felt like part of the script. John Salmons, who was plying his trade in front of 9,000-strong in Sacramento this time three months ago, dropped 35 and helped keep Paul Pierce (22 points before fouling out) from dominating. Joakim Noah played a frenetic brand of winning basketball for the first three quarters of the game, needlessly sat on the bench for a long spell, didn’t mope, and came back to seal the game with a deciding steal and dunk that sent Pierce to the bench with his sixth foul.

Or, wait, was Derrick Rose’s last-second block the thing that sealed it? Or Rose’s (intended?) miss of his second free throw that forced a timeout-barren Celtic squad to cover the waterfront with only 3.2 seconds left in triple overtime, before missing a last-second heave? Or was it Brad Miller’s three-pointer and lay-up to bring the Bulls back after they seemed to have nothing left with a minute to go in regulation?

Or Ray Allen’s five points from a combined 45 feet away on two shots at the end of double overtime? Or was it Vinny Del Negro’s insistence on refusing to foul teams that are down three with no timeouts, even though that same play has come back to bite him on the ass all series?

Or was it Glen Davis, calmly nailing jumpers to finish the first overtime? Or was it Davis, fouling Brad Miller needlessly with 38 seconds to go in the third overtime, sending him to sulk on the bench with his sixth foul?

Or was it the greatest game, of the greatest series you’ve ever seen in your entire life?

I’ll leave that up to you. For now, a cold shower seems the best answer.

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Bye Bye A-Bien, Hahahahah!

No more A-Bien! Bye bye!

Last night Court ordered former President Chen Shui-bian held on corruption charges last night. After a long 21-hour court hearing, he was finally charged for money laundering and corruption.

Not too sure why, but I slept better last night.