這是一段非常珍貴的影片，紀錄了1980年6月11日星期三，台北市立長安國民小學一年級（第33屆）學生（一年一班）上國語課（球浮上來了）的實況，片中老師為邱春英女士（32年次，1999年於長安國小退休）。片尾街景為校門口的吉林路（近長安東路）。

當時，美國人丹．華格納（Dan Wagner）到台北拜訪他的朋友吉姆．史蒂格勒（Jim Stigler），一位住在台北，為哈羅德．史蒂文生（Harold W. Stevenson）博士進行的「中文、日文和英文的閱讀障礙之跨國研究」蒐集資料的學術工作者。帶著攝影機的丹建議吉姆和他到附近的小學拍攝該校學生上中文課（國語課）的情景，於是，你所看到的這段紀錄片就此誕生。

1984年5月1日，哈羅德．史蒂文生博士所著之《拼字與閱讀障礙》（Orthography and Reading Disabilities）一書正式出版。

【後續】影片發表後沒多久，就找到了片中的邱春英老師，她在看完這段影片後，特地寫了一篇文章，而長安國小也隨即在穿堂公開播放此影片，令人感動！
https://www.facebook.com/124164094530/posts/10156401180539531/

大家也許知道，我在「新地公益垂直跑」專頁，每月都會介紹一本大多數與跑步沒太大關係的體育書籍。這工作，間接使我體育閱讀層面方面拓寬了不少。

今次這本《不存在的妹妹》，是美國奧運金牌體操運動員Dominique Moceanu的自傳。精英體操運動員年幼時就要出來爭奪世界級獎項，艱苦童年可想而知。而今次主角本身還要突然遇上一個缺了腿的粉絲，更聲稱是她親生妹妹。這樣的經歷，實在比小說更離奇。

除了這不尋常的一節，看作者談過去受訓經歷，談體操壇上的光怪陸離，也其實已經頗為引人入勝。這書，在圖書館可以借到（索書號785.2 8024），不妨留意。

體操選手Dominique Moceanu奧運金牌背後的故事（中文字幕）：
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm85pPKMufY

【吾運動‧吾閱讀】－　#蝦叔

《不存在的妹妹》
作者：多明尼克．莫恰努

世界體操錦標賽將在10月於多哈舉行，全球各地健兒又是時候一決雌雄。

若說運動員職業生涯短暫，那麼體操運動員應是當中的典型。二十出頭，人生來說還是很年輕，但在體操世界則已是「老將」，絕對不許人間見白頭。

所以，傑出體操運動員的傳記，肯定缺不了童年「非人生活」的一章——要在十多歲時已磨練一項技藝達到至臻完美境界，那麼可以肯定地說這個人的童年絕大部分時間只能與這項技藝為伍。體操就是這樣，你發育的時候，正是運動員的黃金時期，為了一個動作的精準無誤，體重必須嚴格控制。《不存在的妹妹》作者莫恰努在十四歲時就奪得96年阿特蘭大奧運體操項目金牌，她的童年就是經常只能眼巴巴看著別人大快朵頤，自己就連吃顆糖果都只能在夜裡偷嚐。

與別不同的是，莫恰努生於鐵幕時期的羅馬尼亞，後隨父母移民美國。父母一心望女成龍，把女兒交給極盡功利、追求勝利至上的教練，使莫恰努的童年受訓過程變得格外辛酸。

更戲劇性的是，莫恰努有天突然收到一封神秘來信，才知道自己有個妹妹，而且是一個缺了腿，但熱愛體操，並一直視自己為偶像的妹妹，這完全令莫恰努體會到甚麼叫人生比小說更離奇。

在取得奧運金牌後，莫恰努經歷了與父母對簿公堂、退役、復出等連串大事。其實莫恰努現今才不到40歲，但人生經歷已經豐富得有如幾番輪迴。讀《不存在的妹妹》，我們除了會對體操運動有更深認識之外，讀莫恰努的個人特殊經歷，更使人思考到教育、家庭、體育政策、殘障人士等社會問題，層次極為豐富，所以絕對值得一讀。

筆者簡介：蝦叔，愛寫作，愛運動。期待未來以一雙腳和一枝筆，繼續從體育探索世界。

#新地公益垂直跑 #新鴻基地產 #體操

【Exercise and Read】Uncle Shrimp Running
Off Balance: A Memoir
Author: Dominique Moceanu

Gymnasts epitomize the short lifespan of an athlete’s career. In the gymnastics world, a gymnast in his or her early twenties is already a veteran.

In the autobiographies of top athletes, we would sometimes see unpleasant childhood stories which are seen to be "inhuman". In order to hone a skill to perfection, one must spend most of his or her childhood repeatedly training that skill. Dominique Moceanu, the author of Off Balance: A Memoir, won an Olympic gold medal in Gymnastics at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics at the age of 14. While other kids could enjoy delicious food whenever they wanted, she could only sneak in a candy bar or two at night because of strict weight controls. It was a childhood lost.

Moceanu was born in Romania during the Iron Curtain period and later immigrated to the United States with her parents, whose high aspirations for her gymnastics career and tutelage under utilitarian coaches meant that Moceanu’s childhood was full of spartan training and bitter experiences. What’s dramatic was that a mysterious letter revealed that she had a sister who was born without legs and idolized her. Moceanu realized that sometimes “truth is stranger than fiction”.

After taking gold at the Olympics, Moceanu met with a series of circumstances that have moulded her extraordinary life, including a public battle with her parents, retirement, and a comeback from retirement. A multilayered memoir that transcends the world of gymnastics, Off Balance gives us food for thought about social issues such as education, family, sports policy and those with disabilities. It is definitely worth reading.

About the writer: Uncle Shrimp loves reading, writing and athletics, and hopes he can continue exploring the world through sports.

麻煩大家幫忙
留下優秀的一家人

他們來自波多黎各
父母親都是名校約翰霍普金大學的電腦碩士
(Master Degree in Computer Science - Johns Hopkins University at Laurel, MD)
他們著五個孩子，到全世界學習
Diego 17歲 Paula 13 歲 Alonzo 12 歲
Felizi 8 歲 Matteo 6 歲

八月，他們到了台灣
發覺這是一個非常適合的生活環境
有好的醫療、中文學習環境、電腦產業、和超好吃的水果
九月，Diego , Paula, Alonzo進入惠文高中寄讀
他們來了之後，學校形成一個很棒的英語學習情境
台灣學生都被迫用英文跟他們互動

星期五與台北歌德學院簽訂德國「PASCH夥伴學校」時
他們三個和學校弦樂社一起合奏卡農(見影片)
非常非常有教養的一家人

然而他們11月就必須離開台灣
因為他們來台灣的第五天
得到美國總公司的通知
他們收掉波多黎各的公司
爸爸Tommy失業了
所以這幾天，他在台中接一個英文家教
但經濟仍是問題

如果台中的朋友可以提供11月4日前的短期英文、西班牙文家教工作
或是提供長期電腦工程師的工作
麻煩和Tommy聯絡
以下是他的聯絡方式及完整資歷
(願意幫他們申請工作簽證更好)
他們很願意把台灣當成第二個家

PS
覺得政府說要把英文變成第二語言
最棒的方式是吸引國外的學生進入我們的校園
在人才即國力的年代
讓優秀的國際人才留在台灣
如果在台灣就有很好的英語學習環境
我們就不用一窩蜂跑到國外

聯絡TOMMY IRIZARRY-SIKES
Contact Information
Postal: Lane 400, Unit 11, Section 2, Nantun Road, Nantun District, Taichung City, Taiwan 408
Email: tirizar@gmail.com
Phone number: 0908 979 417
LinkedIn Profile: http://pr.linkedin.com/pub/tommy-irizarry/25/16/815

孩子的影片
Diego violin in a quartet:
https://youtu.be/ArkvU8Czmk8?t=37s

Diego violin Doble de Bach:
https://youtu.be/LYvnKwEueyA

Diego plays piano Clair de Lune:
https://youtu.be/CWCQMo5XJEY?t=14s

You can see some other videos in this YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/tirizar/videos?reload=9

履歷
Summary of qualifications
Software developer for private industries and government agencies. Proficient web developer using classic ASP code, standard html, CSS and SQL Server for data storage. Web server administrator and SharePoint Power User.
 Android developer
 Certified Ethical Hacker
 Programming / Markup languages: HTML, XML, ASP, PHP, CSS, JavaScript/AJAX/JQuery, experience with Java, C++ and C.
 Mobile development: Java, Android, Android Studio.
 Technologies / Tools: IIS 6.0/7.5, SQL Server, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Microsoft SharePoint 2007/2010, Microsoft Office suite including InfoPath, Access, Excel, Google Analytics, Google AdSense, Facebook Advertising, Microsoft SharePoint Designer, Inquisite Surveys.
Experience
Since November 2016-current
Enterprise Iron
Principal consultant – Web Developer
 Worked on the redesign efforts of the secure site for an international financial client. Applied responsive design principles using the Bootstrap framework while creating modular, reusable components of the code. Analyzed web page dependencies and identified legacy unused pages in the system.
Since November 2015-current
e-Nabler Corporation
Android developer – Professional Services Contract
 Developed Java code for the eMobilePOS and Tupyx apps for their Android versions.

Since October 2013-November 2014 TEK Systems
Web Developer / Web Master for the Department of Veterans Affairs in DC
 Continued supporting Veteran’s Affairs IT systems, including managing SharePoint 2010 systems and supporting databases. We identified issues with several databases including the management of IIS and SharePoint logs which were consuming many recourses and in a couple of occasions made the systems unavailable.
 Enabled and configured space monitoring tools in the SharePoint server farms.
Since November 2011-September 2013 Centuria Corporation
Web Developer / Web Master for the Department of Veterans Affairs in DC
 Developed a training registration web site that has been tweaked and used multiple times for different registration purposes, including new telephone system training, and scheduling software upgrades of encryption on laptops and upgrades to Apple Mac OS. The system uses a web front end and a SQL back end.
 Performed a routine web server maintenance tasks including monitoring traffic logs, identifying and archiving sites no longer in use, evaluating tools to assist in the management of the web server.
 Administered and migrated the FTP server from Windows 2003 Server / IIS 6 into Windows 2008 R2 Server / IIS 7.5. Configured new sites to support general operations within the VA Intranet.
 Maintained and enhanced legacy sites, modifying forms and reports in needs to be updated. This includes modification and creation of site in the Enterprise Content Management System used at the VA.
 Assisted other team members in various tasks including the creating or modification of surveys in the Inquisite system, and also the migration of some surveys into SharePoint, the modification of an Access application.
December 2001 – August 2011
Systems & System Software Solutions
Web Developer / Web Master for the Department of Veterans Affairs in DC
 Mr. Irizarry developed a web based application for the State Home Per Diem Office, which manages millions of dollars in payments to the state homes, to replace an Access database. The Access database was converted to MS SQL Server database and all data was migrated successfully. He created a web based interface using the standard VA intranet look and feel. He also developed a custom interface for each of the 3 roles (CBO, VAMC and VISN). Tools were built for the administrator to view current reports, view missing reports lists, and configure many parameters in the application. The VAMC report form was heavily automated using jQuery to perform auto calculations, increasing data validation and saving time to the users. After the application was launched users commented frequently about how user friendly is the new interface and about the time savings. Tasks that will take 2 hours to be completed now take 15 minutes. We have close to 12,000 reports in the system.
 There were various requests to the IT office for a web based training registration system of different types. Mr. Irizarry developed a registration system which was later used for the following projects: Take your child to work day, New Telephone system training registration, Laptop Hard Drive encryption software upgrade among others.
 Developed an alternate cascading style sheet for SharePoint 2007, converting the out of the box look and feel to the Department of Veterans Affairs standard website look and feel.
 After one of the VA’s laptops was stolen Mr. Irizarry worked to develop a Risk Assessment web based application. He created an Excel template which management will upload to an FTP server with information and details about remote employee access and the sensibility of the data accessed by those users. He also created VB Scripts to validate those Excel files an upload that information into an MS SQL database. Reports for upper management in Central Office were then created which prompted management to enforce stronger security measures, like hard drives encryption. In total more than 500,000 records were processed for the reports.
 Administration of IIS 6.0 web server and MS SQL Server databases used in our websites.
 Wrote migration scripts to move IIS 6.0 sites into a new IIS 7.5 server
 Designed, developed and maintained multi-tier applications for the Veterans Health Administration. Most of the sites access a MS-SQL Server database, use cascade style sheets and ASP server side processing. The sites were developed using Adobe/Macromedia tools like Fireworks, and Dreamweaver.
 Installed BlackBerry wireless email devices and trained users on the basic device usage.
 Web developer for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Redesigned and modified web pages to make them compliant with the Section 508 guidelines. Tested validation tools that verify if web pages are “Section 508” compliant. Section 508 are guidelines that must be followed by all government agencies and points to which government resources must be make accessible to people with disabilities, i.e. blind, deaf, etc.

November 1999 - December 2001
Compaq Computer Corporation
Consulting Associate II
 Design and develop the XOOB (Xevo out of the box) Web user interface. XOOB uses COM+, ASP, XML, XSL and JavaScript to provide a web user interface to the Xevo Workbench Platform based on the role associated with the user. Development was done using Visual Studio tools, IIS and XMLSpy.
 Develop Active Server Pages for the Helpdesk solution for the PrimusASP project.
 Design and code an ActiveX component that serves as the bridge between the Compaq ASP Framework and the Infranet billing system for Primus. Supported integration with other components of our framework.
 Design, code and troubleshoot software for the Primus ASP (Application Service Provider) project. Software includes a DLL and various VB programs that run as NT Services, which are key components of the Compaq ASP framework.
June 1998 – October 1999
National Security Agency
Computer Scientist
 Mr. Irizarry worked for as a software developer for the TOKENEER project. TOKENEER is a test platform for the integration of smart cards, biometrics (fingerprint, hand, iris and facial recognition) and a public key infrastructure. Development was done on Windows NT workstations using Visual C++ and Visual SourceSafe for source control. Mr. Irizarry used an SDK to capture and match fingerprints against a database of fingerprints. He also created software to created some statistics of “False Accepts and False Reject Rates” of the fingerprint. He also worked with other team members to identify which fingerprints characteristics could affect those rates. He then added error detection functions to the fingerprint recognition software to identify corrupted files of fingerprint images
 Conducted research for methods to add security services to an off-the-shelf computer.
 Developed C code to process fax data on an UltraSparc/SunOS station.
 Wrote software to generate a daily report of traffic load in a telephone switch by analyzing the switch logs.
Education
Certifications:
 Certified Ethical Hacker – 03/28/2014
Master Degree in Computer Science - May, 2001 Johns Hopkin

將要碰壁的一刻，你要做一個決定，換一個立場，還是轉身逃跑？Songs for a New World 以歌曲捕捉這一瞬間，探討生命、愛和抉擇，屬於今天的故事和人物，再以音樂開展新世界。作曲及填詞Jason Robert Brown將觀眾由1492年西班牙船艦的甲板上，帶到紐約第五大道，遇上立志用籃球脫貧的年輕男子，再見證終日幻想能嫁個有錢人的女子，終於如願以償卻發現沒靈魂的一段婚姻。Songs for a New World 是個組曲音樂劇 (Song Cycle)，17首歌曲蘊含著17個故事。自1995年於外百老匯首演後，已經於全球上演數百場。

It's about one moment. It's about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back. These are the stories and characters of today, the Songs For A New World. This moving collection of powerful songs examines life, love and the choices we make. Brown transports his audience from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge 57 stories above Fifth Avenue to meet a startling array of characters ranging from a young man who has determined that basket-ball is his ticket out of the ghetto to a woman whose dream of marrying rich nabs her the man of her dreams and a soulless marriage. Songs for a New World, a theatrical song cycle, which played Off-Broadway in 1995, and has since been seen in hundreds of productions around the world.

作曲及填詞 Music and Lyrics：Jason Robert Brown
導演及歌唱指導Director and Singing Coach：李頴康* Wing-hong Li*
音樂總監及鋼琴 Music Director and Pianist：邵天慈 Tin-chi Siu
主演Cast：
原子鏸 Marsha Yuan 劉榮豐 Rick Lau 黃雪燁 BonBon 魚旦Ronny Yuen
現場樂隊 Live Band：劉君豪 Isaac Lau 鄧應祈Ying-ki Tang 王梓豪Charlie Wong
編舞 Choreographer：陳雅珊 Shan Chan
佈景及服裝設計 Set and Costume Designer：王詩華（樹蛙）Suwa Wong
燈光設計 Lighting Designer：蕭健邦 Leo Siu
音響設計 Sound Designer：馮璟康 King-hong Fung
宣傳平面設計 Promotional Graphic Designer：鍾凱飛 Fei Chung
舞台監督 Stage Manager：吳紫靈 Kami Ng
導演助理 Assistant to Director：尹溥程* Edwin Wan*
助理監製 Assistant Producer：鄒棓鈞 Alastor Chow
監製 Producer：陳健迅 Seth Chan

*承蒙香港演藝學院允許參與製作
With the kind permission of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts for joining the production

21 – 24 / 7 / 2016 8:15 pm
23 – 24 / 7 / 2016 3:15 pm
沙田大會堂文娛廳 Cultural Activities Hall, Sha Tin Town Hall
$260 $190

英語演出，中文字幕概要
Presented in English with Chinese surtitles
節目全長約1小時30分
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes

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JASON ROBERT BROWN 集作曲、填詞、指揮、編曲、配器師、導演和表演者於一身，被Philadelphia Inquirer 譽為「百老匯繼Stephen Sondheim 之後最聰穎和細膩的作曲家。」由Marsha Norman改編自同名暢銷小說的音樂劇The Bridges of Madison County，為他帶來第二個東尼獎最佳作曲獎。突破傳統敘事方式的外百老匯音樂劇The Last Five Years 於2015年上映電影版《留給最愛的情歌》，並由安娜．姬妲妮及謝洛美．佐敦主演。其他主要作曲及填詞音樂劇包括：Honeymoon In Vegas, 13, Parade (Drama Desk Awards及 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards 最佳新音樂劇及東尼獎最佳作曲獎) 及Songs for a New World。

JASON ROBERT BROWN is an equally skilled composer, lyricist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, director and performer. He has been hailed as “one of Broadway’s smartest and most sophisticated songwriters since Stephen Sondheim” (Philadelphia Inquirer). The Bridges of Madison County, a musical adapted with Marsha Norman from the bestselling novel, earned him his second Tony Award for Best Original Score. A film version of his epochal Off-Broadway musical The Last Five Years has been released in 2015, starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan. His major musicals as composer and lyricist include: Honeymoon In Vegas, 13, Parade (Drama Desk and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards for Best New Musical, Tony Award for Best Original Score), and Songs for a New World.

www.musicaltrio.hk

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