關於 minor merit ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

《談品學兼優的「品」》(English version below)

「師父，法官宣判，國大生在地鐵和地鐵站內非禮女生，屬輕微侵犯，而他學業成績好，未來有出人頭地的潛能，所以只判緩刑21個月！」

吾獨居靜修的清淨蓮華宮，又有了一絲絲的風吹草動。吾的門生告知吾，又一宗國大生非禮案。請勿急呼：「哎呀！這沒什麼大不了嘛！」

大不大得了，這就要看妳你心向是什麼了。若幹案的是妳你的兒子，又或是被非禮的是妳你女兒的話，氤氳中就不會有「哎呀！這沒什麼大不了」的音波簜漾在其中了吧！

本國的其中一個優點，就是讓國人都有受教育的機會。吾記得小學課本裡及老師都有提及，學子必要品學兼優。或許吾等可將求學時期，所有的知識拋到九宵之外，但「品學兼優」這四個字，卻萬萬不能。因爲，品德不佳的學子，守己之能必淪亡。

在學府已犯科，出來社會到成家，恐怕難以讓人信服，他會是個好員工，他會是個好老公，他會是個好父親、好爸爸啊！他的聲譽不佳，人生的成績簿裡，除了滿江紅以外，污點也充斥了大半的人生成績簿啊！

品排在學之前，就是要告訴吾等，若是眞愛我們的孩子，一定要好好的，不斷的灌輸他她們，品德爲首要的，正確價值觀。一來可免不必要的傷心難過。二來爲人父母者，爲人子女者，各有所德，吉慶滿堂。三來可爲吾等的家園，除去多些邪氛，增進多些祥和，更多更多快樂的日子，大家一起過。

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“Master, in a recent molestation case by a NUS undergrad in the MRT train and station, the judge's verdict is it is only a minor intrusion, and his academic results showed potential to excel in life, so he is only sentenced to 21-month's probation."

In my pure Lotus palace where I stay alone for quiet cultivation, a slight disturbance arose when my disciple told me about another molestation case by a NUS undergrad. Don't exclaim in a hurry, "Oh, this is no big deal!"

Whether it is a big deal, depends on what your direction of your heart is. If the culprit is your son, or the victim is your daughter, I guess there would be no voices of "Oh, this is no big deal!" floating in the air!

One merit of Singapore is that every Singaporean has an opportunity to receive education. I remember my primary school textbooks and teachers mentioning about the need for students to excel in both character and studies (品學兼優). Perhaps we have long forgotten about the knowledge we picked up during our schooling days, but we must not forget these four characters 品學兼優. Because when a student cannot excel in both his/her morals and studies, his/her ability to watch over himself/herself will perish.

For a person who has already committed crimes while schooling, from the time he starts work in the society and set up his own family, it will be hard to convince for other people to believe that he will be a good employee, a good husband and a great father! With a poor reputation, apart from many red marks of failure, more than half of his Life report book will consist of blemishes too!

In the idiom 品學兼優, 品 (character) comes before 學 (studies). This is to tell us that if we truly love our children, we must make the effort to continuously inculcate them the priority importance of character and morals.

Firstly, this will avoid any unnecessary sadness and unhappiness.

Secondly, when both the parents and children are people of good morals, auspiciousness and celebrations will be abound in the family.

Thirdly, it will eradicate vile energies in the household and usher in more harmony and good fortune. This means more and more happy days for the whole family.

What she said...

[Updated with additional information]

There is so much misinformation out there about the Trump administration's new "zero tolerance" policy that requires criminal prosecution, which then warrants the separating of parents and children at the southern border. Before responding to a post defending this policy, please do your research...As a professor at a local Cal State, I research and write about these issues, so here, I wrote the following to make it easier for you:

Myth: This is not a new policy and was practiced under Obama and Clinton - FALSE. The policy to separate parents and children is new and was instituted on 4/6/2018. It was the “brainchild” of John Kelly and Stephen Miller to serve as a deterrent for undocumented immigration, and some allege to be used as a bargaining chip. The policy was approved by Trump, and adopted by Sessions. Prior administrations detained migrant families, but didn’t have a practice of forcibly separating parents from their children unless the adults were deemed unfit. https://www.justice.gov/…/press-rele…/file/1049751/download…

Myth: This is the only way to deter undocumented immigration - FALSE. Annual trends show that arrests for undocumented entry are at a 46 year low, and undocumented crossings dropped in 2007, with a net loss (more people leaving than arriving). Deportations have increased steadily though (spiking in 1996 and more recently), because several laws that were passed since 1996 have made it more difficult to gain legal status for people already here, and thus increased their deportations (I address this later under the myth that it's the Democrats' fault). What we mostly have now are people crossing the border illegally because they've already been hired by a US company, or because they are seeking political asylum. Economic migrants come to this country because our country has kept the demand going. But again, many of these people impacted by Trump's "zero tolerance" policy appear to be political asylum-seekers. https://www.npr.org/…/arrests-for-illegal-border-crossings-…

Myth: Most of the people coming across the border are just trying to take advantage of our country by taking our jobs - FALSE. Most of the parents who have been impacted by Trump's "zero tolerance" policy have presented themselves as political asylum-seekers at a U.S. port-of-entry, from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Rather than processing their claims, according to witness accounts, it appears as though they have been taken into custody on the spot and had their children ripped from their arms. The ACLU alleges that this practice violates the US Asylum Act, and the UN asserts that it violates the UN Treaty on the State of Refugees, one of the few treaties the US has ratified. The ACLU asserts that this policy is an illegal act on the part of the United States government, not to mention morally and ethically reprehensible. https://www.nytimes.com/…/meatpackers-profits-hinge-on-pool…

Myth: We're a country that respects the Rule of Law, and if people break the law, this is what they get - FALSE. We are a country that has an above-ground system of immigration and an underground system. Our government (under both parties) has always been aware that US companies recruit workers in the poorest parts of Mexico for cheap labor, and ICE (and its predecessor INS) has looked the other way because this underground economy benefits our country to the tune of billions of dollars annually. Thus, even though many of the people crossing the border now are asylum-seekers, those who are economic migrants (migrant workers) likely have been recruited here to do jobs Americans will not do. https://www.upi.com/…/Donald-Trumps-wall-ign…/2621477498203/

Myth: The children have to be separated from their parents because the parents must be arrested and it would be cruel to put children in jail with their parents - FALSE. First, in the case of economic migrants crossing the border illegally, criminal prosecution has not been the legal norm, and families have historically been kept together at all cost. Also, crossing the border without documentation is typically a misdemeanor not requiring arrest, but rather has been handled in a civil proceeding. Additionally, parents who have been detained have historically been detained with their children in ICE "family residential centers," again, for civil processing. The Trump administration's shift in policy is for political purposes only, not legal ones. See p. 18: https://www.aclu.org/…/ms-l-v-ice-plaintiffs-opposition-def…

Myth: We have rampant fraud in our asylum process, the proof of which is the significant increase we have in the number of people applying for asylum. FALSE. The increase in asylum seekers is a direct result of the increase in civil conflict and violence across the globe. While some people may believe that we shouldn't allow any refugees into our country because "it's not our problem," neither our current asylum law, nor our ideological foundation as a country support such an isolationist approach. There is very little evidence to support Sessions' claim that abuse of our asylum-seeking policies is rampant. Also, what Sessions failed to mention is that the majority of asylum seekers are from China, not South of the border. Here is a very fair and balanced assessment of his statements: http://www.politifact.com/…/jeff-sessions-claim-about-asyl…/

Myth: The Democrats caused this, "it's their law." FALSE. Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats caused this, the Trump administration did (although the Republicans could fix this today, and have refused). I believe what this myth refers to is the passage of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act, which were both passed under Clinton in 1996. These laws essentially made unauthorized entry into the US a crime (typically a misdemeanor for first-time offenders), but under both Republicans and Democrats, these cases were handled through civil deportation proceedings, not a criminal proceeding, which did not require separation. And again, even in cases where detainment was required, families were always kept together in family residential centers, unless the parents were deemed unfit (as mentioned above). Thus, Trump's assertion that he hates this policy but has no choice but to separate the parents from their children, because the Democrats "gave us this law" is false and nothing more than propaganda designed to compel negotiation on bad policy. https://www.independent.co.uk/…/trump-democrats-us-border-m…

Myth: The parents and children will be reunited shortly, once the parents' court cases are finalized. FALSE. Criminal court is a vastly different beast than civil court proceedings. Also, the children are being processed as unaccompanied minors ("unaccompanied alien children"), which typically means they are in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS). Under normal circumstances when a child enters the country without his or her parent, ORR attempts to locate a family member within a few weeks, and the child is then released to a family member, or if a family member cannot be located, the child is placed in a residential center (anywhere in the country), or in some cases, foster care. Prior to Trump's new policy, ORR was operating at 95% capacity, and they simply cannot effectively manage the influx of 2000+ children, some as young as 4 months old. Also, keep in mind, these are not unaccompanied minor children, they have parents. There is great legal ambiguity on how and even whether the parents will get their children back because we are in uncharted territory right now. According to the ACLU lawsuit (see below), there is currently no easy vehicle for reuniting parents with their children. Additionally, according to a May 2018 report, numerous cases of verbal, physical and sexual abuse were found to have occurred in these residential centers. The report covers earlier years, but I'm including it here to highlight that there are problems with keeping children in large residential centers, even if they are run efficiently and supervised by licensed social workers and counselors. There is an abundance of empirical evidence that shows that residential care, even highly efficient ones, are no place for children, particularly very young ones: https://www.aclu.org/…/aclu-obtains-documents-showing-wides…

Myth: This policy is legal. LIKELY FALSE. The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on 5/6/18, and a recent court ruling denied the government's motion to dismiss the suit. The judge deciding the case stated that the Trump Administration’s policy is "brutal, offensive, and fails to comport with traditional notions of fair play and decency." The case is moving forward because it was deemed to have legal merit. https://www.bloomberg.com/…/aclu-suit-over-child-separation…

長野県から来てくれました、
寒いのに楽しんでくださいね、

白いカレーとダチョウカツトッピングで美味い、ってありがとう
ちょうど北摂のライダーズカフェ　CoRのママも居たので紹介しました、

また大阪堺美原に来たら遊びによってください、

日本初のダチョウ料理専門店、
ライダーズカフェMACHⅢ
大阪府堺市美原区北余部４６９－６
ＴＥＬ＆ＦＡＸ０７２－３６１ー３１７１
http://www.h4.dion.ne.jp/~maltuha/index.html
店休日のお知らせ、
毎月第一火曜日その翌日が店休日になります

* The formal nomenclature is "Hornet", and the name that puts "250" is an alias used to distinguish hornet 600 and hornet 900 that was born from the back for convenience' sake. 250cc model is often indicated in many cases if it is only said the hornet in Japan. Announcement in January, 1996.

* As for the feature on externals, this size wheel and tire, etc. are enumerated before and behind putting out improvement muffler and this company CBR900RR installed right under the seat caul the right side one.

* The power band in low and the inside rotation region is strengthened for flexibility under a wide running condition and four valve cylinder of four water-cooled strokes DOHC4 engine that has been succeeded since CBR250FOUR of the announcement in 1987 is installed.

* The feature is a cam gear train that drives the cam with the gear, and driving sound of the cam gear is suitable and plays a peculiar sound to with other sound sources. It originally has the origin as the engine for the racer replica, and Red Zone is a super-high rotation type power unit named 16000rpm-20000rpm. Therefore, the torque is comparatively thin excluding the factor by the displacement and the number of cylinders, and it can be said to the getting on digestion by the scene with a lot of addition and subtraction velocities that the crossing ratio making is a fault even if the point that skill becomes a necessary vehicle is a merit for the owner.

* It doesn't leak to multi Ki of the HONDA naked and the link mechanics is not given though Riyasaspention is a mono-suspension.

* Hornet DX (deluxe) addition in September, 2005. The first two-tone (It is red or yellow in the black) is adopted. The change is none in the performance parameters etc. other than the price.

* The minor change and the body color were reformed in December, 2006. The
color order plan ends.
o Standard: Black and white
o Deluxe: It is blue, silver or red in the black.

* Production end announcement in December, 2007. The balance of exhaust emissions regulations, the noise regulation, and the development cost or the succession models will not be announced.


Bolte (Volty) is a motorcycle to which the sea bass was doing the manufacturing
sales.

Bolte was put on the market in 1994. It was a naked type of 250cc with the outlook on ..retro-style.. Haz, and a curve part took charge and Every Good Boy Deserves Favour took charge of the body design with a lot of features that were.

It got into the news as "Price busting of the motorcycle" because of pricing that was under 300,000 yen that greatly fell below the market price of 250cc at that time. It is possible to visit production though the minor change is continued from release to 2004 for ten years, and suiting demand enough though it might be called an unpopular car.

This class was popular among the woman in a diminutive body and weight from the thing that the taking turning is easy. Bolte was used instead of Cab in the post office in the region part probably because of ..very good durability and fuel cost in addition... It often sees as a vehicle of delivery service by motorcycles now.

長野県から来てくれました、
寒いのに楽しんでくださいね、

白いカレーとダチョウカツトッピングで美味い、ってありがとう
ちょうど北摂のライダーズカフェ　CoRのママも居たので紹介しました、

また大阪堺美原に来たら遊びによってください、

日本初のダチョウ料理専門店、
ライダーズカフェMACHⅢ
大阪府堺市美原区北余部４６９－６
ＴＥＬ＆ＦＡＸ０７２－３６１ー３１７１
http://www.h4.dion.ne.jp/~maltuha/index.html
店休日のお知らせ、
毎月第一火曜日その翌日が店休日になります

* The formal nomenclature is "Hornet", and the name that puts "250" is an alias used to distinguish hornet 600 and hornet 900 that was born from the back for convenience' sake. 250cc model is often indicated in many cases if it is only said the hornet in Japan. Announcement in January, 1996.

* As for the feature on externals, this size wheel and tire, etc. are enumerated before and behind putting out improvement muffler and this company CBR900RR installed right under the seat caul the right side one.

* The power band in low and the inside rotation region is strengthened for flexibility under a wide running condition and four valve cylinder of four water-cooled strokes DOHC4 engine that has been succeeded since CBR250FOUR of the announcement in 1987 is installed.

* The feature is a cam gear train that drives the cam with the gear, and driving sound of the cam gear is suitable and plays a peculiar sound to with other sound sources. It originally has the origin as the engine for the racer replica, and Red Zone is a super-high rotation type power unit named 16000rpm-20000rpm. Therefore, the torque is comparatively thin excluding the factor by the displacement and the number of cylinders, and it can be said to the getting on digestion by the scene with a lot of addition and subtraction velocities that the crossing ratio making is a fault even if the point that skill becomes a necessary vehicle is a merit for the owner.

* It doesn't leak to multi Ki of the HONDA naked and the link mechanics is not given though Riyasaspention is a mono-suspension.

* Hornet DX (deluxe) addition in September, 2005. The first two-tone (It is red or yellow in the black) is adopted. The change is none in the performance parameters etc. other than the price.

* The minor change and the body color were reformed in December, 2006. The
color order plan ends.
o Standard: Black and white
o Deluxe: It is blue, silver or red in the black.

* Production end announcement in December, 2007. The balance of exhaust emissions regulations, the noise regulation, and the development cost or the succession models will not be announced.


Bolte (Volty) is a motorcycle to which the sea bass was doing the manufacturing
sales.

Bolte was put on the market in 1994. It was a naked type of 250cc with the outlook on ..retro-style.. Haz, and a curve part took charge and Every Good Boy Deserves Favour took charge of the body design with a lot of features that were.

It got into the news as "Price busting of the motorcycle" because of pricing that was under 300,000 yen that greatly fell below the market price of 250cc at that time. It is possible to visit production though the minor change is continued from release to 2004 for ten years, and suiting demand enough though it might be called an unpopular car.

This class was popular among the woman in a diminutive body and weight from the thing that the taking turning is easy. Bolte was used instead of Cab in the post office in the region part probably because of ..very good durability and fuel cost in addition... It often sees as a vehicle of delivery service by motorcycles now.

2018方丈和尚果東法師新春祝福 平安無事(英文)
For 2018 Dharma Drum Mountain has chosen “peace and freedom from troubles” as the theme of the year. The abbot president of DDM urges people to cultivate a harmonious heart at peace, with happiness in mind free from troubles. In hoping for a peaceful and happy new year, let us all learn to fulfill our duties and take responsibility, then all tasks, big or small, are good tasks; if we can cultivate merit and wisdom, then all practices, major or minor, are Buddhist practices; if we can take up and let go freely, then all happenings, serious or insignificant, are essentially nothing at all. We should again start from the mind to practice the Dharma, in order to gradually realize the true meaning of peace and freedom from troubles.