Thursday, April 14, 2011

精美地面3D立体画




3D 地画最近几年已经成了世界各地艺术家都踊跃尝试的新兴艺术形式,立体画大师Kurt Wenner用粉笔创作梦幻般的三维视觉作品,他将复杂的几何学运用于经典的意大利建筑并形成一股风潮。Kurt Wenner之前在NASA从事是绘制外星地表景观的工作,而后从美国移居意大利,并把兴趣从外星地表转移到街头地面。























Thursday, April 7, 2011

Bible Verse Ideas for Your Baby’s Birth Announcement

  1. We prayed for this child and the Lord has granted us what we asked of Him.” – I Samuel 1:27
  2. “Every good and perfect gift is from above.” – James 1:17
  3. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you…” – Jeremiah 1:5
  4. “From the fullness of grace we have received one blessing after another” - John 1:16
  5. “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” – Matthew 19:14
  6. “I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.” – Psalm 92:4
  7. “We are writing this so that our joy may be complete.” – 1 John 1:4
  8. “And He took the children in his arms, put His hands on them and blessed them.” Mark 10:16
  9. “Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.” – Psalm 100:1
  10. “Children too are a gift from the LORD, the fruit of the womb, a reward.” – Psalm 127:3
  11. “And taking a child, he set him in the midst of them. Whom when he had embraced, he saith to them: Whosoever shall receive one such child as this in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.” – Mark 9:36-37
  12. “For thou didst form my inward parts, thou didst knit me together in my mother’s womb.” – Psalm 139:13
  13. “For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given.” – Isaiah 9:6

Friday, April 1, 2011

繳社安稅 四重保障


問﹕我剛大學畢業開始工作,請問社安金對我們這一代人有什麼好處?

答﹕聯邦社安署(SSA)在3月初舉行的網路研討會中討論了20來歲的年輕人可以享受的社安福利。這項活動主要是向30歲以下,在2011年度需要將收入4.2%繳納社安稅的年輕人,闡明社安金對他們的好處,下面就是最主要的幾項社安福利﹕

1、傷殘保險。如果遭遇傷殘事故,或者健康狀況使得無法工作,在傷殘六個月後,就可能從社安署獲得傷殘補助。社安署表示,目前20多歲的年輕人,大約有三成在67歲之前會變成傷殘。年輕人在支付兩年社安稅之後,就能在遭遇不幸時,有資格獲此補助。

2、未亡人保險。很多Y世代的人已經步入家庭生活。如果過世時子女還沒滿18歲,那麼未成年子女以及照料這些子女的配偶,可能有資格獲得每月的社安金收入,直到一定的年限。社安署估計,大約每七個20歲的人,就有一個在67歲前過世。配偶及子女也可能獲得一次性死亡補助。

3、 幫助扶養父母。當父母以及祖父母獲取社安金收入時,也就意味著他們可能會減少對年輕家庭成員依賴。要年輕子女每月提供1177元生活補助,或許非常困難, 而這正是2011年度社安署向每位退休人員發放的平均社安金金額。如果計劃照料老人生活,那麼這部分收入就能補貼日常家庭開銷。

4、退休後 的收入。退休後獲得的社安金金額,取決於工作年限中收入最高35年的平均月收入。在1960年或之後出生的人,到67歲時就能獲得足額社安金收入。如果在 62歲至66歲之間就開始申請社安金,因為申領年限增加,收入會有折扣。如果延遲至70歲才開始,則收入會增加。

無論壽命多長,聯邦政府都會提供終身性的社安金。社安署預計,目前20歲的年輕人,退休之後大約還有20年的生活。如果實際壽命高於預期,在耗盡退休儲蓄之後,社安金收入將能保證基本生活要求。