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Johnson and her black colleagues at the fledgling NASA were known as “computers” when that term was used not for a programmed electronic device but for a person who did computations. They were little known to the public for decades but gained overdue recognition when the book “Hidden Figures” was published and the 2016 Oscar-nominated movie hit the screens. Johnson attended the 2017 Oscars ceremony, joining the film’s cast in presenting an award for documentaries, and was given a standing ovation.
在NASA創立初期,喬森和她的非裔同事們被譽為「計算機」──當年「電腦」一詞還沒被用來稱呼用程式運算的電子裝置,而是指負責計算數值的人。數十年來,她們少為大眾所知。在《關鍵少數》一書出版,並改編為電影,獲得二○一六年奧斯卡多項提名後,這群非裔女性數學家終於獲得遲來的肯定。喬森曾出席二○一七年的奧斯卡頒獎典禮,並和該電影的演員們一起頒發紀錄片獎項,獲得全場起立鼓掌。
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同時也有2部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過6萬的網紅Eric Chien,也在其Youtube影片中提到,This is the happiest and most emotional day of my life. I cried the moment they said my name, I just couldnt contain the joy. I really want to thank e...
standing ovation award 在 鮮師影像紀錄與HDV攝錄影器材部落格 Facebook 的最讚貼文
花一輩子認真做一件事
不一定能累積大量財富
但能得到的可能更多~
68歲的楊容蓮,人稱Pauline,她為電影圈服務30年,每日的工作,就是遞水、派飯、遞毛巾。但這位目不識丁的茶水工,卻在第37屆香港金像獎上,被授予“專業精神獎”,成龍特地回港為她頒獎,全場明星都起立為她鼓掌!#金像獎 #電影
Yeung Jung-lin, or Pauline Yeung, is a 68-year-old lady. She has been serving Hong Kong movie crews for 30 years by delivering drinks and meals and passing napkins on the set. But at the 37th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony, this illiterate tea lady was given the Professional Achievement Award by Jackie Chan and received a standing ovation from celebrities at the scene.
standing ovation award 在 Oh my girl Facebook 的精選貼文
一份專業一顆心, 簡單卻可以不平凡的寶琳, 值得學習及激發對於人生工作態度的信念!
68歲的楊容蓮,人稱Pauline,她為電影圈服務30年,每日的工作,就是遞水、派飯、遞毛巾。但這位目不識丁的茶水工,卻在第37屆香港金像獎上,被授予“專業精神獎”,成龍特地回港為她頒獎,全場明星都起立為她鼓掌!#金像獎 #電影
Yeung Jung-lin, or Pauline Yeung, is a 68-year-old lady. She has been serving Hong Kong movie crews for 30 years by delivering drinks and meals and passing napkins on the set. But at the 37th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony, this illiterate tea lady was given the Professional Achievement Award by Jackie Chan and received a standing ovation from celebrities at the scene.
standing ovation award 在 Eric Chien Youtube 的最讚貼文
This is the happiest and most emotional day of my life. I cried the moment they said my name, I just couldnt contain the joy. I really want to thank everyone for the support, I love you guys. I am the first Asian to win a Close up Grand Prix.
standing ovation award 在 pennyccw Youtube 的最佳解答
The Los Angeles Lakers drove a stake into the heart of the Philadelphia 76ers and staked their claim as the NBA's next dynasty.
Led by Shaquille O'Neal, the Lakers won their second straight title with a 108-96 victory in Game Five of the NBA Finals, completing the greatest postseason run in league history.
"A dream come true," O'Neal said. "I always knew we could do it, especially after the first one last year. I just knew that if we did what we were supposed to do that we could get it done."
"Team Shaq" has gone back-to-back, claiming its 13th championship. The Lakers did it by going 15-1, with the lone loss coming in overtime against the 76ers in the opener of this series.
That ended a 19-game winning streak, but O'Neal quickly restored order, powering the Lakers to four straight wins as he claimed his second straight NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award.
"The first championship was just to get the monkey off my back," O'Neal said. "The ones that I get from now on will just be to stamp my name in history -- as far as for myself, as far as for whatever team I'm on."
"It was an unbelievable run for us in the playoffs," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who won his eighth championship, one shy of the legendary Red Auerbach. "Their concentration was incredible during this period."
O'Neal collected 29 points and 13 rebounds in the clincher. He manhandled Defensive Player of the Year Dikembe Mutombo, averaging 33 points, 15.8 rebounds and 3.4 blocks in the series.
"His defense is really, I think, one of the keys for us winning," Jackson said. "He was a presence inside, both offensively and defensively."
O'Neal's impact was undeniable. Not only was he an unstoppable post presence, his teammates made a record 36-of-75 3-pointers playing off him.
"I've never seen a player better in my life," 76ers coach Larry Brown said. "I mean that."
"I'm drunk," O'Neal said as he entered the interview room. "A lotta champagne."
It was a lot of O'Neal, but it wasn't all him. It only seemed that way. Philadelphia native Kobe Bryant, -- heavily booed in his hometown throughout the series -- silenced this city with something less than brotherly love.
Bryant had 26 points and 12 rebounds, shaking off a poor first half. He averaged 24.6 points and was outstanding in each of LA's four wins, perfectly complementing O'Neal -- which was not always the case during the season.
"It's a thing in the past," Bryant said. "We'll do our best to try to keep a team effort, keep a community. Hopefully, we won't have to go through what we went through this year, and I don't think we will."
The Lakers did not exactly bury the 76ers. Following the script of the entire series, they allowed a huge lead to dwindle in the fourth quarter before two 3-pointers by Derek Fisher served as dual daggers to the heart the Sixers displayed to the very end.
NBA MVP Allen Iverson scored 37 points despite suffering another injury, this one to his ribs. He averaged 35.6 points in his first Finals and allowed a basketball-crazed city to believe it could topple Tinseltown.
"Allen told me he thought he cracked some ribs," Brown said. "They X-rayed it, I don't know, they didn't find that. It's what that kid's about. He had a phenomenal year.
"And I think being in this environment on this stage, people really recognize what an unbelievable competitor he is and what a great player."
Iverson's competitive spirit got the best of him. He walked off the court as the buzzer sounded, refusing to shake hands. He also blew off the postgame media session when he saw he had to wait for Bryant.
But the "Little Guy" and a big heart were nowhere near enough for the Sixers, who struggled on offense and saw their dogged defense decimated by a dynasty.
"They got our attention during the course of this series," said Jackson.
Injury-infiltrated Philadelphia fought hard in every game, but playing uphill took its toll and the Sixers were pushed back by the 7-2, 330-pound O'Neal, a mountain of a man and the NBA's king of the hill.
"It may not seem like I'm happy on my face," O'Neal said in the interview room. "I'm also greedy and I'm not done."
"Shaq has got more in him," Jackson said. "I expect him to have more than two championships before he's finished with this game."
Rick Fox scored 20 points for the Lakers and Fisher added 18, all on 3-pointers. LA made 12-of-17 from the arc, devastating the double-teams the Sixers ran at O'Neal.
Philadelphia's Tyrone Hill had his best postseason game with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Mutombo added 13 and 11 before fouling out and Eric Snow had 13 and 12 assists.
"They came out and proved to the world that they were a defending champion," Mutombo said.
Bryant scored seven quick points early in the final period to give the Lakers a 92-74 lead. But the Sixers would not allow any early celebration, putting together another of their patented pushes.
Hill's jumper made it 93-84 with 5:24 to play but Fisher drilled a 3-pointer. Mutombo fouled out with 3:41 left, but Philadelphia kept coming as Hill's three-point play cut the deficit to 100-92 with 1:51 to go.
Snow's free throw got it a point closer, but Fisher made another from the arc to seal it with 51 seconds left. Brown pulled his weary warriors off the floor to a standing ovation that lasted until the final horn as tears welled in Iverson's eyes.
Right before tip-off, the video scoreboard showed a hilarious cartoon that depicted O'Neal as a building-crushing monster before Iverson emerged as "Underdog" to save the day.
That got the crowd going and Snow's return to the starting lineup sparked the Sixers to their first opening-quarter lead of the series, 27-24. Mutombo held O'Neal relatively in check, Snow ran the offense and Iverson scored 11 points.
Iverson also collected three fouls, going hard to the floor after a collision with Bryant with 42 seconds to go. He began the second quarter on the bench with an ice pack on his right side and spent the early part of the period trying to stretch it out while missing three straight shots.
Meanwhile, O'Neal and the Lakers found some rhythm. Robert Horry made his seventh straight 3-pointer to pull LA into a 29-29 tie and O'Neal scored eight points in less than three minutes, including a short jumper that gave the Lakers the lead for good at 36-34 with 7:57 remaining.
O'Neal dropped in an alley-oop pass from Fox and Bryant sank a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 49-40 with 3:43 left before Iverson found his stroke again. He scored six quick points to get the Sixers back in it.
The Lakers led 52-48 at halftime behind 17 points by O'Neal and six 3-pointers. Iverson scored 19 points.
Bryant, who shot 2-of-10 in the first half, got untracked as the Lakers widened the gap in a foul-filled third quarter. He scored eight points and set a tone by going to the basket and attacking the offensive boards.
O'Neal and Matt Geiger had a staredown and received technical fouls. Bryant heard the "Kobe (stinks)" chants once again, but a 3-pointer by Fisher silenced the crowd and gave LA a 78-66 advantage with 2:24 to play. The Lakers led 83-68 entering the final period.