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Golden Globe Nominations and Winners

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Best Motion Picture - Drama

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures

Frost/Nixon Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Studio Canal; Universal Pictures

The Reader Mirage Enterprises; The Weinstein Company

Revolutionary Road An Evamere Entertainment BBC Films Neal Street Production; DreamWorks Pictures in Association with BBC Films and Paramount Vantage

Slumdog Millionaire Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.; Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married

Angelina Jolie – Changeling

Meryl Streep – Doubt

Kristin Scott Thomas – I've Loved You So Long

Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road

Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon

Sean Penn – Milk

Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy

Burn After Reading Working Title/Releasing Company; Focus Features in association with Studio Canal

Happy-Go-Lucky Summit Entertainment, Film4, Ingenious Film Partners, Miramax Films; Miramax Films

In Bruges Blueprint Pictures; Focus Features

Mamma Mia! Relativity Media, Playtone, Littlestar; Universal Pictures

Vicky Cristina Barcelona Mediapro; The Weinstein Company

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky

Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading

Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!

Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy

Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Colin Farrell – In Bruges

James Franco – Pineapple Express

Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges

Dustin Hoffman – Last Chance Harvey

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Amy Adams – Doubt

Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Viola Davis – Doubt

Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler

Kate Winslet – The Reader

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder

Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder

Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess

Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt

Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Best Animated Feature Film

Bolt Walt Disney Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Kung Fu Panda DreamWorks Animation SKG; Paramount Pictures

Wall-E Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Best Foreign Language Film

The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany) The Country of Germany (DER BAADER MEINHOF KOMPLEX) Constantin Film Produktion GmbH; Summit Entertainment, LLC

Everlasting Moments (Sweden, Denmark) The Country of Sweden and The Country of Denmark (MARIA LARSSONS EVIGA ÖGONBLICK) Final Cut Productions Aps; IFC Films

Gomorrah (Italy) The Country of Italy (GOMORRA) Fandango; IFC Films

I've Loved You So Long (France) The Country of France (IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME) UGC YM/UGC Images/France 3 Cinema/Integral Film; Sony Pictures Classics

Waltz With Bashir (Israel) The Country of Israel Bridgit Folman Film Gang/Les Films D'Ici/Razor Films/Arte France/ITVS International; Sony Pictures Classics

Best Director - Motion Picture

Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

Stephen Daldry – The Reader

Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon

Sam Mendes – Revolutionary Road

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Doubt Written by John Patrick Shanley

Frost/Nixon Written by Peter Morgan

The Reader Written by David Hare

Slumdog Millionaire Written by Simon Beaufoy

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Composed by Alexandre Desplat

Changeling Composed by Clint Eastwood

Defiance Composed by James Newton Howard

Slumdog Millionaire Composed by A. R. Rahman

Frost/Nixon Composed by Hans Zimmer

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

"Down To Earth" – Wall-E Music By: Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman Lyrics By: Peter Gabriel

"Gran Torino" – Gran Torino Music By: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens Lyrics By: Jamie Cullum

"I Thought I Lost You" – Bolt Music & Lyrics By: Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele

"Once In A Lifetime" – Cadillac Records Music & Lyrics By: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarmon, Ian Dench, James Dring and Jody Street

"The Wrestler" – The Wrestler Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen

Best Television Series - Drama

Dexter (SHOWTIME)

House (FOX) Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with Universal Media Studios

In Treatment (HBO) Sheleg, Closest To The Hole Productions and Leverage in association with HBO Entertainment

Mad Men (AMC) Lionsgate

True Blood (HBO) Your Face Goes Here Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)

Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order

January Jones – Mad Men (AMC)

Anna Paquin – True Blood (HBO)

Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

Gabriel Byrne – In Treatment (HBO)

Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)

Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)

Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors (SHOWTIME)

Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy

30 Rock (NBC) Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.

Californication (SHOWTIME) Showtime Presents in association with Aggressive Mediocrity, and Then…, Twilight Time Films

Entourage (HBO) Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

The Office (NBC) Deedle Dee Productions/Reveille/NBC Universal Television Studio; NBC

Weeds (SHOWTIME) Showtime/Lionsgate Television/Tilted Productions, Inc.; SHOWTIME

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy

Christina Applegate – Samantha Who? (ABC)

America Ferrera – Ugly Betty (ABC)

Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)

Debra Messing – The Starter Wife (USA)

Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds (SHOWTIME)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy

Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)

Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)

Kevin Connolly – Entourage (HBO)

David Duchovny – Californication (SHOWTIME)

Tony Shalhoub – Monk (USA)

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television

A Raisin In The Sun (ABC) Sony Pictures Television, Storyline Entertainment, and Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment

Bernard And Doris (HBO) Trigger Street Independent Productions in association with Little Bird and Chicago Films and HBO Films

Cranford (PBS) A Co-Production of BBC and WGBH Boston.

John Adams (HBO) Playtone in association with HBO Films

Recount (HBO) Spring Creek/Mirage Productions in association with Trigger Street Productions, Everyman Pictures and HBO Films

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Judi Dench – Cranford (PBS)

Catherine Keener – An American Crime

Laura Linney – John Adams (HBO)

Shirley MacLaine – Coco Chanel

Susan Sarandon – Bernard And Doris (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Ralph Fiennes – Bernard And Doris (HBO)

Paul Giamatti – John Adams (HBO)

Kevin Spacey – Recount (HBO)

Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (FOX)

Tom Wilkinson – Recount (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Eileen Atkins – Cranford (PBS)

Laura Dern – Recount (HBO)

Melissa George – In Treatment (HBO)

Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)

Dianne Wiest – In Treatment (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother (CBS)

Denis Leary – Recount (HBO)

Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO)

Blair Underwood – In Treatment (HBO)

Tom Wilkinson – John Adams (HBO)

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Batu - Kerikil - Pasir - Air

15.55
Suatu hari, seorang ahli Manajemen Waktu berbicara didepan sekelompok mahasiswa bisnis, dan ia memakai ilustrasi yg tidak akan dengan mudah dilupakan para siswanya. Dia mengeluarkan toples berukuran satu galon yang bermulut cukup lebar, dan meletakkannya diatas meja. Lalu ia juga mengeluarkan kira-kira selusin batu berukuran segenggam tangan, dan meletakkan dengan hati-hati batu-batu itu ke dalam toples. Ketika batu itu memenuhi toples sampai ke ujung atas dan tidak ada batu lagi yang muat untuk masuk ke dalamnya, dia bertanya, Apakah toples ini sudah penuh? Semua siswanya serentak menjawab, Sudah. Kemudian dia berkata, Benarkah? Dia lalu meraih dari bawah meja sekeranjang kerikil. Lalu dia memasukkan kerikil-kerikil itu ke dalam toples sambil sedikit mengguncang-guncangkannya, sehingga ke rikil itu mendapat tempat diantara celah-celah batu-batu itu. Lalu ia bertanya kepada siswanya sekali lagi, Apakah toples ini sudah penuh? Kali ini para siswanya hanya tertegun, Mungkin belum, salah satu dari siswanya menjawab. Bagus!, jawabnya. Kembali dia meraih kebawah meja dan mengeluarkan sekeranjang pasir. Dia mulai memasukkan pasir itu ke dalam toples, dan pasir itu dengan mudah langsung memenuhi ruang-ruang kosong diantara kerikil dan bebatuan. Sekali lagi dia bertanya, Apakah toples ini sudah penuh? Belum! serentak para siswanya menjawab.. Sekali lagi dia berkata, Bagus! Lalu ia mengambil sebotol air dan mulai menyiramkan air ke dalam toples, sampai toples itu terisi penuh hingga ke ujung atas. Lalu si ahli Manajemen Waktu ini memandang kepada para siswanya dan bertanya Apakah maksud dari ilustrasi ini? Seorang siswanya yang antusias langsung menjawab, Maksudnya, betapapun penuhnya jadwalmu, jika kamu berusaha kamu masih dapat menyisipkan jadwal lain kedalamnya Bukan, jawab si ahli, Bukan itu maksudnya. Sebenarnya ilustrasi ini mengajarkan kita bahwa: Kalau kamu tidak meletakkan batu besar itu sebagai yg pertama, kamu tidak akan pernah bisa memasukkannya ke dalam toples sama sekali.Apakah batu-batu besar dalam hidupmu? Mungkin anak-anakmu, suami/istrimu, orang-orang yang kamu sayangi, persahabatanmu, kesehatanmu, mimpi-mimpimu. ..Hal-hal yang kamu anggap paling berharga dalam hidupmu. Ingatlah untuk selalu meletakkan batu-batu besar tersebut sebagai yg pertama atau kamu tidak akan pernah punya waktu untuk memperhatikannya.. Jika kamu mendahulukan hal-hal kecil (kerikil dan pasir) dalam waktumu maka kamu hanya memenuhi hidupmu dengan hal-hal kecil, kamu tidak akan punya waktu berharga yg kamu butuhkan untuk melakukan hal-hal besar dan penting (batu-batu besar) dalam hidup.
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Lelaki memang menyusahkan

16.02
LELAKI MEMANG MENYUSAHKAN !!!! Jika kamu memperlakukannya dengan baik, dia pikir kamu jatuh cinta padanya. Jika tidak, kamu akan dibilang sombong. Jika kamu berpakaian bagus, dia pikir kamu sedang mencoba untuk menggodanya. Jika tidak, dia bilang kamu kampungan. Jika kamu berdebat dengannya, dia bilang kamu keras kepala. Jika kamu tetap diam, dia bilang kamu nggak punya otak. Jika kamu lebih pintar dari pada dia, dia akan kehilangan muka. Jika dia yang lebih pintar, dia bilang dia paling hebat. Jika kamu tidak cinta padanya, dia akan mencoba mendapatkanmu. Jika kamu mencintainya, dia akan mencoba untuk meninggalkanmu. Jika kamu beritahu dia masalahmu, dia bilang kamu menyusahkan. Jika tidak, dia bilang kamu tidak mempercayai mereka. Jika kamu cerewet pada dia, kamu dibilang seperti seorang pengasuh baginya. Tapi jika dia yang cerewet ke kamu, itu karena dia perhatian. Jika kamu langgar janji kamu, kamu tidak bisa dipercaya. Jika dia yang ingkari janjinya, dia melakukannya karena terpaksa. Jika kamu merokok, kamu adalah cewek liar !!! Tapi kalo dia yang merokok, dia adalah seorang gentleman, WUIIHHH..! Jika kamu menyakitinya, kamu dibilang perempuan kejam. Tapi jika dia yang menyakitimu, dia bilang itu hanya karena kamu terlalu sensitif dan terlalu sulit untuk dibuat bahagia !!!!! Jika kamu mengirimkan ini pada cowok-cowok, mereka pasti bersumpah kalau ini tidak benar. Tapi jika kamu tidak mengirimkan ini pada mereka, kamu akan kehilangan kesempatan untuk mengatakan mereka egois!!! Jadi.. Jadi..... kirimkan ini pada semua teman lelakimu di luar sana .... dan juga pada semua teman cewekmu untuk berbagi tawa bersama...
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Oriflame

12.50
Produk Oriflame (yang sebagian besar made in Swedia) terdiri dari aneka kosmetik, perawatan badan, rambut dan wajah juga parfum dan peralatan lain seperti perlengkapan make up plus aneka perlengkapan perawatan tubuh. Produk ini hanya menggunakan bahan-bahan dan saripati alami yang juga mempunyai beberapa kelebihan lain seperti: 1. Tidak diujicobakan pada hewan. 2. Tidak menggunakan bahan-bahan dari hewani kecuali beeswax dan lanolin. 3. Penggunaan bahan dan sari pati alami. 4. Dikembangkan di pabrik berteknologi tinggi dibawah pengawasan mutu dan lingkungan yang ketat. 5. Kemasan dapat didaur ulang dan aman terhadap lingkungan.
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Lewis Hamilton

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Hamilton finished on 5th in Brazil - WORLD CHAMPION What an extraordinary race! How exciting… We’re all lost for words… Lewis Hamilton’s dad was lost for words, Lewis was lost for words… just an incredible last few laps. There was so much excitement in the air all weekend long and it was the qualifying and race of the year.
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Jalansutra

12.05
Suka makan enak, tapi ngga suka masuk dapur. Jalan pintas, cek ketersediaan rumah makan di sekitar. Mungkin bisa coba cek di JalanSutra.
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dBC Network

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Bisnis ini akan berkembang dan menghasilkan bila Anda melakukan rekrut downline dan pembelanjaan produk setiap bulannya. Karena, persentase bonus disesuaikan dengan level Anda pada bulan tersebut. Mengapa bergabung dengan dBC Network? Karena hanya di grup d'BC Network, Anda mendapat fasilitas training gratis mengenai cara internet marketing yang efektif. Pengalaman kami di bisnis online dan MLM akan membantu mempersiapkan anda menjalankan bisnis ini. Mulai dari: *Membantu follow up customer dan prospek *Rangkuman berbagai seminar dan workshop offline sampai… *Mencari strategy terbaik agar anda dapat cepat naik level.. dan Merasakan bonus Manager sampai Director!
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Vote for Indonesia!!!

16.56

Ayo dukung Indonesia ! Pemilihan 7 keajaiban milik dunia kembali digelar, berbeda dengan kriteria sebelumnya dengan keajaiban yang dibuat secara sengaja oleh manusia dalam bentuk bangunan, kali ini panitia mengajak dunia untuk memilih 7 keajaiban baru milik dunia yang bukan dari buatan manusia. Sudah terpilih sebanyak 77 tempat di seluruh dunia dari berbagai kategori, dan Indonesia mengajukan atau setidaknya sudah terpilih sebanyak 3 tempat eksotik, antara lain: 1. Komodo National Park 2. Krakatau, Volcanic Island 3. Lake Toba Voting dilakukan melalui internet, dengan batas waktu sampai akhir 2008! VOTE for INDONESIA : http://www.new7wonders.com atau: http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/index Catatan: Indonesia mungkin akan kalah dari negara lain, bahkan negara kecil yang mengajukan tempat yang tidak terlalu menarik, hanya karena negara tersebut lebih melek internet ( Singapore contohnya, yang mengajukan Bukit Timah Nature Reserve). Dan yg lebih menyedihkan lagi, pulau Sipadan juga termasuk dlm nominee yg diajukan oleh Malaysia . Brazil misalnya, pemerintahnya menyediakan fasilitas gratis untuk masyarakatnya yang tidak punya akses internet agar bisa ikut memilih untuk negaranya. Karena itu, ayo bantu sebarkan informasi dan ajakan ini!

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PILKADA

17.29
Pemilihan Gubernur hari ini. Pilihan tentu jatuh pada Winasa. Sayang, Quick Count menyatakan Winasa drop. Bahkan tidak bisa menyaingi angka yg diperoleh CBS. Yah, siap-siap mengencangkan ikat pinggang. Karena tak bakalan ada yang gratisan. (eh siap-siap go to heaven kali ya.)
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AYO PAPA, KITA PERGI

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Seorang anak kecil dengan mata berbinar-binar, dan dengan wajah mungil yang bercahaya berkata, ”Papa, sudah saatnya untuk sekolah minggu. Ayo kita pergi.” “Oh, maaf sayangku, tidak hari ini. Ayah sangat lelah telah bekerja keras selama 6 hari penuh. Kini saatnya papa mau pergi memancing, selagi matahari belum panas. Jadi pegilah nonton TV atau bermain. Jangan ganggu papa.” Maka pergilah anak itu dengan kecewa. Bulan berganti bulan, tahun berganti tahun, tidak terdengar lagi suara si anak mengajak papanya ke sekolah minggu. Masa kanak-kanak telah berakhir. Masa remaja sudah datang. Dan sang papa sudah mulai tua dan renta. Ketika waktunya sudah dekat, ia ingin sekali pergi ke gereja. Tapi, apa yang ia temukan pada anaknya? “Maaf papa, tidak hari ini. Saya begadang hampir tiap malam, dan kini aku merasa lelah, aku ingin tidur.” Kemudian sang papa mengangkat tangannya yang bergetar untuk menghapus air mata. Sekali lagi ia teringat wajah anak kecil yang bercahaya dengan mata berbinar berkata, “Saatnya untuk sekolah minggu. Ayo papa, tidakkah engkau mau pergi?”

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Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree

09.56

Pada tahun 1971 surat kabar New York Post menulis kisah nyata tentang seorang pria yang hidup di sebuah kota kecil di White Oak, Georgia, Amerika. Pria ini menikahi seorang wanita yang cantik dan baik, sayangnya dia tidak pernah menghargai istrinya. Dia tidak menjadi seorang suami dan ayah yang baik. Dia sering pulang malam- malam dalam keadaan mabuk, lalu memukuli anak dan isterinya. Satu malam dia memutuskan untuk mengadu nasib ke kota besar, New York. Dia mencuri uang tabungan isterinya, lalu dia naik bis menuju ke utara, ke kota besar, ke kehidupan yang baru. Bersama-sama beberapa temannya dia memulai bisnis baru. Untuk beberapa saat dia menikmati hidupnya. Sex, gambling, drug. Dia menikmati semuanya. Bulan berlalu. Tahun berlalu. Bisnisnya gagal, dan ia mulai kekurangan uang. Lalu dia mulai terlibat dalam perbuatan kriminal. Ia menulis cek palsu dan menggunakannya untuk menipu uang orang. Akhirnya pada suatu saat naas, dia tertangkap. Polisi menjebloskannya ke dalam penjara, dan pengadilan menghukum dia tiga tahun penjara. Menjelang akhir masa penjaranya, dia mulai merindukan rumahnya. Dia merindukan istrinya. Dia rindu keluarganya. Akhirnya dia memutuskan untuk menulis surat kepada istrinya, untuk menceritakan betapa menyesalnya dia. Bahwa dia masih mencintai isteri dan anak-anaknya. Dia berharap dia masih boleh kembali. Namun dia juga mengerti bahwa mungkin sekarang sudah terlambat, oleh karena itu ia mengakhiri suratnya dengan menulis, "Sayang, engkau tidak perlu menunggu aku. Namun jika engkau masih ada perasaan padaku, maukah kau nyatakan? Jika kau masih mau aku kembali padamu, ikatkanlah sehelai pita kuning bagiku, pada satu-satunya pohon beringin yang berada di pusat kota. Apabila aku lewat dan tidak menemukan sehelai pita kuning, tidak apa-apa. Aku akan tahu dan mengerti. Aku tidak akan turun dari bis, dan akan terus menuju Miami. Dan aku berjanji aku tidak akan pernah lagi menganggu engkau dan anak-anak seumur hidupku." Akhirnya hari pelepasannya tiba. Dia sangat gelisah. Dia tidak menerima surat balasan dari isterinya. Dia tidak tahu apakah isterinya menerima suratnya atau sekalipun dia membaca suratnya, apakah dia mau mengampuninya? Dia naik bis menuju Miami, Florida, yang melewati kampung halamannya, White Oak. Dia sangat sangat gugup. Seisi bis mendengar ceritanya, dan mereka meminta kepada sopir bus itu, "Tolong, pas lewat White Oak, jalan pelan-pelan. ..kita mesti lihat apa yang akan terjadi..." Hatinya berdebar-debar saat bis mendekati pusat kota White Oak. Dia tidak berani mengangkat kepalanya. Keringat dingin mengucur deras. Akhirnya dia melihat pohon itu. Air mata menetas di matanya... Dia tidak melihat sehelai pita kuning... Tidak ada sehelai pita kuning.... Tidak ada sehelai..... . Melainkan ada seratus helai pita-pita kuning....bergantungan di pohon beringin itu...Ooh... seluruh pohon itu dipenuhi pita kuning...!!! !!!!!!!!! Kisah nyata ini menjadi lagu hits nomor satu pada tahun 1973 di Amerika. Sang sopir langsung menelpon surat kabar dan menceritakan kisah ini. Seorang penulis lagu menuliskan kisah ini menjadi lagu, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon around the Old Oak Tree", dan ketika album ini di-rilis pada bulan Februari 1973, langsung menjadi hits pada bulan April 1973. I'm coming home I've done my time And I have to know what is or isn't mine If you received my letter Telling you I'd soon be free Then you'd know just what to do If you still want me If you still want me Oh tie a yellow ribbon 'Round the old oak tree

It's been three long years Do you still want me If I don't see a yellow ribbon 'Round the old oak tree I'll stay on the bus, forget about us Put the blame on me If I don't see a yellow ribbon 'Round the old oak tree Bus driver please look for me 'Cause I couldn't bare to see what I might see I'm really still in prison And my love she holds the key A simple yellow ribbon's all I need to set me free I wrote and told her please Oh tie a yellow ribbon 'Round the old oak tree

It's been three long years Do you still want me If I don't see a yellow ribbon 'Round the old oak tree I'll stay on the bus, forget about us Put the blame on me If I don't see a yellow ribbon 'Round the old oak tree

Now the whole damn bus is cheering And I can't believe I see A hundred yellow ribbons 'Round the old, the old oak tree

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Accident

20.02
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Jabez's Prayer

09.54

'Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, 'Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.' And God granted his request.' 1Cronicles 4:10

This is a simple bold prayer of the Bible in the midst of boring genealogies, that has changed the lives of thousands!... Christians and non Christians...a prayer that has brought prosperity to many homes, and love and joy and peace... and it is not a selfish prayer, but a biblical one, according to the will of God... made by God for us to pray...

A short, one verse prayer, with four requests, granted by God.

Who was Jabez?: A simple man, like you and me... 1Cr.4:9 says that Jabez enjoyed greater respect than his brothers, he was a religious man, living in God... his mother named him Jabez (sorrow maker), 'because I bore him in pain'.

1- 'Jabez cried out to the God ofIsrael':

This was the attitude of Jabez, he lived constantly in the presence of God... 'trust in God' is the message of every page of the Bible... 'faith in Christ' in the New Testament, which is almost the same...

Do your best... and then 'trust in God'... it is the formula that never fails in this life... and in the next!... the one of Joshua in his first chapter.

- Rejoice and delight in God, your Father.

- Give thanks to God with joy in every circumstance in your life (1 Thes.5:16-18, Eph.5:20).

- Believe always in God, your Creator, your Father...

- Make your prayer requests to God...'Our Father who are in Heaven...' (Mt.6:9)

- Rebuke Satan in the name of Jesus.(Mr.16:17).

- Use the name of the God of Israel as your shelter and your strength.

2- 'Oh, that you would bless me!':

This is what Jabez was crying out in every circumstance of his life... his first request.

What that is mean to be blessed by God in the Bible:

Let's read it in Deuteronomy 28:1-14

If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.

All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:

You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock--the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.

You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

The LORD will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.

The LORD will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.

The LORD will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the LORD your God and walk in his ways.

Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will fear you.

The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity--in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground--in the land he swore to your forefathers to give you.

The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.

The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.

Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.

Do like Jabez who literally cried out to God to bless him... it is very biblical... try it!... you never know!... until you see the blessings God wants to give you...

Jabez did like Jacob, a most perseverant man in the Bible: 'I will not let you go until you bless me'...and God blessed 'Jacob', which means 'cheater', and changed his name into 'Israel', which means 'prince of God'... God changed the whole life of Jacob, from the most deceiving man in the Bible into the most kind in the Bible when he was in Egypt (Gen.32:24-28).

In the New Testament... let's read it in 3 John 2:

'Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in good health, just as your soul prospers'... just have faith in Jesus Christ, the Lord God.

God Himself wants you to prosper!... in all things!... in your job, at home, in your social life, be in good health... just ask for His blessing with the simple prayer of Jabez.

'The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.'... that's what Jesus says to you right now! (John1:10)

- Ask God, your Father, to bless you... God wants to bless you... it is very biblical.

- Pray about your personal needs... your own crisis.

- Pray to God for the little things and the big ones...

- Ask God to have abundant life.

- Pray for your family, friends, enemies, neighbors.. for your church, the nation, the world.... God is great!... He can do it!... he wants to do it!...He just needs your trust in Him, shown in your perseverant prayer of faith and love.

3- '... and enlarge my territory!':

Yes!...Jabez asked God to give him a larger home, a better job... do the same!... this was Jabez's second request.

Yes!... another bold request... Ask God to give you big things... He can do it!... He wants to do it!... to enlarge your wisdom, and understanding, and humility, and patience, and your love and joy... to have good health, to enlarge your physical strength... to enlarge your charismas in the mind, in the spirit, in your character...

Ask God of Israel to give you more influence to help others, your family, your church, your city, the nation, the world...

Pray God to make you an apostle, an evangelist... one of His friends... you may start by telling your friends about this small page...

Pray the God of Israel to fill you with the Holy Spirit, in the name of Jesus, for the glory of the Father, for the good of the Church, and for your own good... this is a bold request for your life, and God wants to do it!... just pray and trust in God!.

4- 'Let your hand be with me':

This is Jabez's third request: Let your hand be with me, your presence, your love, your power, in every minute of my life... Jabez's life was centered in God... try to do the same!.

With so many blessings in your life come more responsibilities... you, by yourself, can do nothing... (Jn.15:5)... but you can do everything through Him who gives you strength, alleluia! (Phil.4:13).

'And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus' (Phil. 4:19)... not according to your needs, but according to His riches in Glory!

5- '... and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.'

This was the fourth and last bold request of Jabez... keep me from harm, from pain, from sicknesses, from suffering...

Ask you the same to God: Keep me from harm, from physical pain, from anxieties, from fears, from slander, from bankruptcies, from the evil one... deliver me from evil... me and my family, and my friends, and my enemies... deliver all of us from evil... it is a very biblical prayer ((Mt.6:13).

Cry out to the God of Israel to deliver you from alcohol, drugs, tobacco, overweight... from loneliness or from being abused... from your problems at home, with the wife or husband or children... from the struggles at work... from all harm and evil to be free from pain!.

6- 'And God granted his request.':

It needs no explanation, no comments... Try it!... it has helped thousands, millions...

If you are not a Christian nor a Jew...Try it!... many have profit from it... it costs you nothing... and you never know!.

The little, bold, prayer of Jabez:

'Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, - 'Oh, that you would bless me - and enlarge my territory! - Let your hand be with me, - and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.' And God granted his request.'

Jabez prayed!... when he had a problem, a crisis, he did not decided to go to school, nor to the influenced men, nor to work much harder... He just prayed!.

Jabez prayed with boldness and perseverance, like Jacob!... When things didn't work out for him, he did not complained, or started a strike or a riot... he just prayed, he cried out to the God of Israel!.

When Jabez had a hopeless and desperate situation, he prayed God-size prayers... God can do the impossible!(Lk.1:37).

Prayer is the fine thread that moves the hand of God... it is the atomic bomb of old times, and of our days!...

Do you want a breakthrough in your spiritual life?...at home?... at work?... Pray, pray, pray!

Start praying the Prayer of Jabez every morning...

Pray with faith and humility and confidence and perseverance, like Jacob!... until God blesses you!...

Pray at home with your family... the family that prays together stays together...

Pray at work, with some co-workers... or with your friends or neighbors... in small groups...

Pray always, continually, without ceasing! (Lk.18:1, 1Thes.5:16-18)... In Two Ways: 1- Giving thanks to God with joy in all circumstances, at all times and for everything in the name of Jesus (1Thes5:16-18,Eph.5:20). 2- Seeing Jesus in your neighbor... Whatever you do unto your neighbor, you do it to Jesus (Mt.25:31-46).

And watch out!... In any storm in your life, God always answers every prayer with a BIG YES!... in two ways: 1- Either He calms the storm... the sickness is healed, the problem solved... 2- Or He calms you... and you will pass the storm with peace and even with joy... your child may die, but you will be at peace... and even with joy!, when you realize that your 3 year-old child went to eternal Heaven so soon in life...

Start a diary on how God answers any of your prayers... God makes miracles daily in our lives...

... But we often look like Herod in Luke 23: He heard much about Jesus, he wanted to see Jesus, he wanted to see a miracle made by Jesus...like you and me?... and Jesus did not made a miracle in his presence!...but, wait a minute!: Imagine the scene: Herod gave Jesus a glass of water and asked: Convert it into wine... and nothing!... he gave a piece of bread, and asked Jesus to multiply it... and nothing!... but read the end of the story in Lk.23:12, 'Pilate and Herod who were enemies before, became friends from that day'... and it is harder to convert an enemy into a friend than water into wine!... and more profitable!...So, Herod had his miracle!... but he didn't see it!... like you and me every day?...

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