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Goat vs Ram
The close relationship between goat and sheep may easily but mistakenly direct anyone to refer them as in the same species. However, as they belong to two species, the differences are easy to understand between them. This article discusses the characteristics of goat and ram, and then focuses into the distinction between the two. Therefore, it would be worthwhile to be aware of the information presented in this article. 
Goat 
Goat, Capra aegagrus, is one of the earliest animals to domesticate with humans. There are several breeds of goats, and they vary according to their uses. Goats have been useful in many ways including in dairy, fibre, meat, skin, and as companion animals. Meat of a young goat is known as either kid or cabrito while the older ones’ flesh is known as chevon or mutton (rarely). The tail of a goat is short and erects upwards with a little curve. Their body is covered with a hairy coat, but it does not have to be combed. In addition, the coat needs not to be sheared, as it is not woolly. Male goats have glands beneath the tail, and their secretions give them a unique odour. The odour gets stronger with the sexual maturity and becomes strongest during the mating season (rut). Most of the goat breeds have horns, which are upright and narrow. The beard is one of their characteristic features. Sometimes, goats have become backyard pests as they browse on almost all the plants at their reach. Usually, a goat has an average lifespan of 15 – 18 years. The lifetime could come down to eight or ten years, if there have been stressful periods, especially due to rutting and kidding.

努力就可以一起上班！努力就可以救榮哥 ｢脫離苦海｣！
想到以後可以一起上班就很高興：我有你當祕書，你有榮哥當祕書 (當然他也是我的秘書)，我們三人一起去翔哥開的餐廳談業務，做好身為僕人該盡的本分；順便以近乎白吃白喝的優惠大快朵頤一番 (因為我們也是股東啊)，吃完談完接著四個人打場球，小賭一下決定晚餐誰請，再接著來我家喝杯紅酒、聽個音樂、公園絕對管。夜深了，互道晚安，期待明天 --- 又一個愉快的奇幻漂流之旅的開始。
喜歡這樣的生活內容嗎？感謝上帝賜給我們這樣的能力，我們方得盼望這樣的機會。一起努力吧！
291. characterization = 定性

1001. forgive [fɚˋgɪv] (vt; forgive-forgave-forgiven) 原諒
I was afraid that Dad would be angry for my breaking the vase, but Dad forgave me.
我怕爸爸因我打破花瓶而生氣，不過爸爸卻原諒我了。
1002. forgiven [fɚˋgɪvn] (pp) SEE forgive

弟兄，你是一面鏡子，別忘了要常常提醒我的缺失、瑕疵、錯誤、固執、愚頑、共頑、白爛、北七，謝謝囉~ :)
285. Hague Conference on Private International Law = 海牙國際私法會議
The Hague Conference on Private International Law (or HCCH, for Hague Conference/Conférence de La Haye) is the preeminent organisation in the area of private international law.
HCCH was formed in 1893 to "work for the progressive unification of the rules of private international law". It has pursued this goal by creating and assisting in the implementation of multilateral conventions promoting the harmonisation of conflict of laws principles in diverse subject matters within private international law. Seventy-one nations are currently members of the Hague Conference, including the United States, Brazil, Russia, India, China and all 27 member states of the European Union (the European Union itself is also a member of the Conference, so the total number of members is listed as 72 on the HCCH's website).

In law, assault is a crime that involves causing a victim to apprehend violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more limited sense of a threat of violence caused by an immediate show of force. Assault in some US jurisdictions is defined more broadly still as any intentional physical contact with another person without their consent; but in the majority of the United States, and in England and Wales and all other common law jurisdictions in the world, this is defined instead as battery. Some jurisdictions have incorporated the definition of civil assault into the definition of the crime making it a criminal assault to intentionally cause another person to apprehend a harmful or offensive contact.
Definition

278. false pretense = 詐欺取財
Obtaining property by false pretensesa is the obtaining of property by intentionally misrepresenting a past or existing fact.
False pretenses is a statutory offense in most jurisdictions; subject matter covered by statute varies accordingly, and is not necessarily limited to tangible personal property, some statutes include intangible personal property and services. For example the North Carolina false pretense statute applies to obtaining "any money, goods, property, services, choses in action, or any other thing of value ..." Under common law, false pretense is defined as a representation of a present or past fact, which the thief knows to be false, and which he intends will and does cause the victim to pass title of his property. That is, false pretense is the acquisition of title from a victim by fraud or misrepresentation of a material past or present fact.
The elements of false pretenses are: (1) a false representation (2) of a material past or existing fact (3) which the person making the representation knows is false (4) made for the purpose of causing (5) and which does cause (6) the victim to pass title (7) to his property.

272. misdemeanor = 輕罪
A misdemeanor (also spelled misdemeanour) is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems. Misdemeanors are generally punished less severely than felonies, but theoretically more so than administrative infractions (also known as minor, petty or summary offences) and regulatory offences. Many misdemeanors are punished with monetary fines.
Distinction between felonies and misdemeanors
In the United States, the federal government generally considers a crime punishable with incarceration for one year or less to be a misdemeanor. All other crimes are considered felonies. Many states also employ this distinction.

恭喜老爺、賀喜夫人！小阿鴻即將出生！
在紀念耶穌誕生、來年新生的同時，也要慶祝阿鴻重生！從明天開始，就要正式稱呼您為阿鴻弟兄了！
願我們在榮神益人的道路上，與公園幫眾一起努力，攜手向前！
262. non-obviousness = 非顯而易見性

下個禮拜日，是個重要的日子；不僅是我一年來辛苦溝通的肯認，也是阿鴻長年以來追求智慧與絕對授權的成就。
248. ADR = 爭議解決替代機制
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) (also known as external dispute resolution in some countries, such as Australia) includes dispute resolution processes and techniques that act as a means for disagreeing parties to come to an agreement short of litigation. It is a collective term for the ways that parties can settle disputes, with (or without) the help of a third party. Despite historic resistance to ADR by many popular parties and their advocates, ADR has gained widespread acceptance among both the general public and the legal profession in recent years. In fact, some courts now require some parties to resort to ADR of some type, usually mediation, before permitting the parties' cases to be tried (indeed the European Mediation Directive (2008) expressly contemplates so-called "compulsory" mediation; attendance that is, not settlement at mediation). The rising popularity of ADR can be explained by the increasing caseload of traditional courts, the perception that ADR imposes fewer costs than litigation, a preference for confidentiality, and the desire of some parties to have greater control over the selection of the individual or individuals who will decide their dispute. Some of the senior judiciary in certain jurisdictions (of which England and Wales is one) are strongly in favour of the use of mediation to settle disputes.
249. arbitration = 仲裁

236. service abroad = 域外送達
VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad) is an international volunteering organisation based in Wellington, New Zealand. It is an independent charity and is non-governmental, non-religious and non-political. VSA works with people in the Pacific, Asia and Africa, and has about 100 volunteers in the field in 12 countries at any one time.
237. financial safety net = 金融安全網
The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) is a special purpose vehicle financed by members of the eurozone to address the European sovereign-debt crisis. The €440 billion lending capacity of the Facility may be combined with loans up to €60 billion from the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (reliant on funds raised by the European Commission using the EU budget as collateral) and up to €250 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to obtain a financial safety net up to €750 billion.