11/28(Wed.) Love affair & Pao tui (Host: Water)

[Sherry Liao]

CIA chief David Petraeus resigns over love affair
Washington: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director David Petraeus on Friday resigned over an extramarital affair, saying his behaviour was "unacceptable".

The top intelligence official of the US submitted his resignation to US President Barack Obama during a meeting at the White House.

"After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgement by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behaviour is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organisation such as ours," he said in a statement, according to CNN.

Obama accepted his resignation and praised Petraeus on his extraordinary service.

"I am completely confident that the CIA will continue to thrive and carry out its essential mission, and I have the utmost confidence in Acting Director Michael Morell and the men and women of the CIA who work every day to keep our nation safe," he said

"David Petraeus has provided extraordinary service to the United States for decades. By any measure, he was one of the outstanding General officers of his generation, helping our military adapt to new challenges, and leading our men and women in uniform through a remarkable period of service in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he helped our nation put those wars on a path to a responsible end," he said.

"By any measure, through his lifetime of service David Petraeus has made our country safer and stronger," Petraeus said.

Meanwhile, news reports said Petraeus extramarital affair was revealed over the course of an FBI investigation.


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Imagine you're standing 30 deep in a queue at the train station. I'm sure many of us have thought, isn't there any way out of this? Actually, there is. Now in Beijing and other cities in China, you don't have to wait or buy your ticket. If you are willing to pay, someone else will.

Pao tui (errand running services) are popping up in big cities providing a range of services, from delivery to queuing, to buying train tickets.

"Paotui is a new concept and not so well known by the public. People still immediately think of delivery services and not always about us. We're still new so we don't have many orders and we only have around ten employees. The majority of our customers are companies who need delivery service. Others are people who want us to help queue up and check in at the hospital or get them train or air tickets".

In China, people wait in lines at the public hospital for hours sometimes just to get an appointment number and forms to see the doctor. The Paotui services will wait, and then call when the number is up, saving many parents uncomfortable hours with a sick child in the waiting room.

Customers can pay online for some services using sites like Baixin, Zhifubao or Taobao and Wu says they prefer this method because it's safer.

"If we had an agreement on a price, say 80 Yuan, the customer can save money on Zhifubao first. After we finish our job, the customer will confirm and the money can be transferred into our account online. Zhifubao ensures our agreement and we have credibility online. That's the way we ensure payment."

Questions for Discussion:
Session I
1.What do you think about extramarital affair?

2.Why Men and Women Cheat?

3.Should an extramarital affair mean the end of a career?

4.In your opinion, men or women who easily engage in extramarital affairs?

Session II
1.Do you want to run a business like this? Why or why not?

2.What are your new ideas to start a new business?

3.Will you hire someone help you stand in a line?

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Agenda:
6:45 ~ 7:00pm Greetings & Free Talk / Ordering Beverage or Meal / Getting Newcomer’s Information
7:00 ~ 7:10pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
7:10 ~ 7:50pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
7:50 ~ 8:10pm Summarization (20 mins)
8:10 ~ 8:25pm Regrouping / Instruction Giving / Taking a 10 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
8:25 ~ 9:05pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
9:05 ~ 9:25pm Summarization (20 mins)
9:25 ~ 9:30pm Concluding Remarks / Announcements ********************************************************************************************************************************************
聚會日期：列於該貼文主題內
聚會時間：當天請準時於 6:45 pm 到達 ~ 約 9:30 pm 左右結束
星期三聚會地點：丹堤濟南店
地址、電話：台北市濟南路三段25號 地圖 (02) 2740-2350
捷運站：板南線 忠孝新生站 3 號出口
走法：出忠孝新生站 3 號出口後，沿著巷子(忠孝東路三段10巷)走約 2 分鐘，到了濟南路口，左轉走約 2 分鐘即可看到。
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[Wayne]

Attendence: 14

Alicia, Carrie, Claire, Eddie Chiang, Eric, Fred, Jessica Li, Josh, Kooper, Rosie, Sherry, Steve, Walter (host), & Wayne.
Speakers:
Session I: Wayne, Sherry, & Alicia
Session II: Josh, Eddie Chinag, & Jessica Li

[Wayne]

Words & Expressions 1126 2012

betrayal: 背叛
cheat on somebody: (對…)不忠
domestic violence: 家暴
extramarital affair: 婚外情
infidelity: (對情人、夫、妻)不忠
key pal: 網友
one night stand: 一夜情
pao tui (跑腿): do legwork, run errands
sever year itch: 七年之癢
smell a rat: 覺得可疑
two-time: (對情人、夫、妻)不忠
海枯石爛: Till the seas dry up and the rocks decay, no matter what happens. (I shall love you to the end of time) until the seas run dry and rocks crumble/turn to dust.