Santa’s message for my baby!

 

http://santa.sympatico.ca/watch/2a4458c7ce3e1159e0fdb55bde78c33c

 

 

Portable North Pole … powered by UGROUPMEDIA

I just found Santa’s Portable North Pole. It’s a website created by Sympatico/MSN in which you can customize a message from Santa. You enter your child’s age, sex and name, then answer from a list of questions like which toy they might be expecting for Christmas. You can also pick from a slew of queries that your child might want to ask Santa; questions like how do reindeer fly or how does Santa know when you’re good or bad.

It’s been so rewarding having Demetrius. He’s already over a year old this Christmas. He brings us joy, love and lots of blessings. We thank God for him everyday. Santa’s message will bring him more joy and fun!

 

 

2010 Calendar

 

Amazing Grace 奇异恩典

amazing grace 奇异恩典
歌手:茱迪 科林斯 Judy Collins
专辑:Wind Beneath My Wings

        

奇异恩典何等甘甜
我罪已得赦免
前我失散今被寻回
瞎眼今得看见
如此恩典使我敬畏
使我心得安慰
初信之时即蒙恩会
真是何等宝贵
当我感到痛苦悲伤时
你却不走留在我的身边
当我正要掉进深渊
你却把我救出
你带我给新的生命
无论如何只要我肯相信
奇迹一定会在我的眼前出现
瞎眼今得看见
瞎眼今得看见

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace (How sweet the sound)
That sav’d a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears reliev’d;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believ’d!

Thro’ many dangers, toils and snare,
I have already come;
‘Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.

Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease;
I shall profess, within the vail,
A life of joy and peace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who call’d me here below,
Will be for ever mine.

 

John Newton (Albert Finney) wrote the words to one of the most beloved hymns of all time between 1760 and 1770, while working as an evangelical pastor. Son of the commander of a merchant ship, Newton was captain of a slave ship for many years, until he underwent a dramatic religious conversion while steering his vessel through a storm.

 

Repenting and regretting the misery he had inflicted on the thousands of human cargo he had transported across the Middle Passage for many years, he devoted his life to the Church, and wrote the lyrics to many hymns which are still popular today.

 

In 1780 Newton left Olney to become rector of St. Mary Woolnoth, St. Mary Woolchurch, in London. There he drew large congregations and influenced many, among them William Wilberforce. Newton continued to preach until the last year of life, although he was blind by that time. He died in London December 21, 1807.

http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/

 

 

Most expensive car: 2.2 M Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport

When you pull up to the stop light with a Veyron there are two words that you need to say : 1001 horsepower. 

The Grand Sport specifically differs from the regular super car the Veyron because it is a roadster: meaning an open air performance experience. Bugatti’s calls the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport "the world’s fastest and exciting roadster."This statement is backed up by a top speed of over 200 mph at 224.

   
Bugatti has official revealed the new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport – the open-top, convertible, targa top or whatever you want to call it Veyron. Bugatti didn’t just pull the roof off the Veyron coupe – engineers made a few changes to create the world’s fastest roadster.

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport has a slightly higher windscreen, re-styled daytime running lights and a lightweight transparent polycarbonate roof. It was the removable roof that was the main challenge for engineers. The monocoque structure has been strengthened around the side-skirts along with a stiffened B-pillars using carbon fiber support. The interior features moisture-resistant backstitched leather with some new features such as a reversing camera with a 2.7-inch monitor in the rear-view-mirror and the Puccini sound system.

Power comes from the W16 1001 horsepower engine that allows for a top speed of 253mph with the top closed and 190mph with the roof off. With the folding roof in place top speed is limited to a very low 81mph.

Bugatti will produce only 150 units of the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport – 50 of which are already going to registered Bugatti customers. The first unit will be sold to at the Pebble Beach Auction with the proceeds going to charity.

Words on the supercar from Bugatti’s pilot official:

"When I had the chance to test-drive the new Grand Sport for the first time myself, I was filled with excitement", said Pierre Henri Raphanel, Bugatti’s Pilot official, "as soon I shifted into second gear, I knew this was a completely different car. I could immediately feel the difference. Even with the roof still on, in the tips of my fingers and at the base of my spine everything was more present, more intimate. More precise with less understeer, almost as if you had taken away some filters from the suspension and the steering." The former Le Mans winner has probably driven more kilometres in a Veyron than anyone else, presenting the car to numerous customers and the press. Taking off the roof "the excitement comes directly from the engine – giving you the feeling that you had a horsepower factory just thirty centimetres behind your head, trying to suck you up and swallow you," he raves.

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport is limited to a production run of 150 units.
Want one? The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport retails for 2.2 million dollars.

Dream on, and build your own here.

 

Happy Halloween 2009