關於 most popular name in 1998 ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

Apple CEO tells college graduates: ‘We’ve failed you’
蘋果CEO給大學畢業生的致詞

蘋果執行長庫克(Tim Cook)於5月18日應邀至杜蘭大學(Tulane Univeristy)做畢業典禮演講(Commencement Speech)，內容是鼓勵畢業生處理困難的問題，有勇氣嘗試找出解決問題的方法，並以20年前的親身經驗告訴年輕學子，為何當年從前途似錦的科技業巨擘康柏公司(Compaq)，投入前途黯淡的蘋果公司。

杜蘭大學是位於紐奧良的研究型私立大學，有「南方常春藤」之稱，以下摘錄庫克的演講內容：

∎ Life will always find lots of ways to tell you no, that you can't, that you shouldn't, that you'd be better off if you didn't try. But New Orleans teaches us there is nothing more beautiful or more worthwhile than trying.
人生總會用很多方式告訴你，這個不可以、那個做不到、你不應該這麼做，或是你最好連試都別試。但紐奧良教導我們，沒什麼比嘗試更美妙，更有價值。

∎ For me, it was that search for greater purpose that brought me to Apple in the first place. I had a comfortable job at a company called Compaq that at the time looked like it was going to be on top forever.
對我來說，當初就是為了尋找更大的目的，才讓我來到蘋果。我原本在康柏的工作很舒服，而且那時康柏看來將永遠處於顛峰。

∎ As it turns out, most of you are probably too young to even remember its name. But in 1998, Steve Jobs convinced me to leave Compaq behind to join a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy.
你們大多數人可能都太年輕，不記得康柏的名字，但在1998年，賈伯斯說服了我離開康柏，加入一家處於破產邊緣的公司。

∎ They made computers, but at that moment at least, people weren't interested in buying them. Steve had a plan to change things. And I wanted to be a part of it.
他們生產電腦，但至少那時大家沒什麼興趣買電腦。賈伯斯想要改變這個局面，而我想參與其中。

∎ It wasn't just about the iMac, or the iPod, or everything that came after. It was about the values that brought these inventions to life.
這不只攸關iMac或iPod，或之後問世的所有東西，而是關於把這些創新真正做出來的價值。

∎ The idea that putting powerful tools in the hands of everyday people helps unleash creativity and move humanity forward. That we can build things that help us imagine a better world and then make it real.
這個想法是將強大工具放到一般人的手中，釋放出創造力，推動人類前進；也就是我們可以打造的東西，能讓我們想像出更美好的世界，再實現這個夢想。

∎ Try something. You may succeed. You may fail. But make it your life's work to remake the world because there is nothing more beautiful or more worthwhile than working to leave something better for humanity.
去多多嘗試，你可能成功，也可能失敗，但要把改造世界變成你的人生目標，努力留下任何東西讓人類更好，沒有什麼比這麼做更美妙、更值得。

以下是演講內容全文：
Hello Tulane! Thank you, President Fitts, Provost Forman, distinguished ( ) faculty ( ), other faculty [laughs], and the entire Tulane family, including the workers, ushers ( ), [and] volunteers who prepared this beautiful space. And I feel duty-bound ( ) to also recognize the hard-working bartenders at The Boot. Though they’re not here with us this morning, I’m sure some of you are reflecting on their contributions as well. [The Boot is a popular college bar right next to Tulane’s campus which has been around for decades.]

And just as many of you have New Orleans in your veins ( ), and perhaps your livers, some of us at Apple have New Orleans in our blood as well. When I was a student at Auburn, the Big Easy was our favorite getaway ( ). It’s amazing how quickly those 363 miles fly by when you’re driving toward a weekend of beignets and beer. And how slowly they go in the opposite direction. Apple’s own Lisa Jackson is a proud Tulane alum ( ). Yes. She brought the Green Wave all the way to Cupertino where she heads our environment and public policy work. We’re thrilled to have her talent and leadership on our team.

OK, enough about us. Let’s talk about you. At moments like this, it always humbles me to watch a community come together to teach, mentor ( ), advise, and finally say with one voice, congratulations to the class of 2019!

Now there’s another very important group: your family and friends. The people who, more than anyone else, loved, supported, and even sacrificed ( ) greatly to help you reach this moment. Let’s give them a round of applause ( ). This will be my first piece of advice. You might not appreciate until much later in your life how much this moment means to them. Or how that bond of obligation ( ), love, and duty between you matters more than anything else.

In fact, that’s what I really want to talk to you about today. In a world where we obsessively ( ) document our own lives, most of us don’t pay nearly enough attention to what we owe one another. Now, this isn’t just about calling your parents more, although I’m sure they’d be grateful if you did that. It’s about recognizing that human civilization began when we realized that we could do more together. That the threats and danger outside the flickering firelight got smaller when we got bigger. And that we could create more — more prosperity ( ), more beauty, more wisdom, and a better life — when we acknowledge certain shared truths and acted collectively.

Maybe I’m biased ( ), but I’ve always thought the South, and the Gulf Coast in particular ( ), have hung on to ( ) this wisdom better than most. [Tim Cook grew up in Robertsdale, Alabama, which is about an hour from New Orleans and is similarly close to the Gulf of Mexico.] In this part of the country, your neighbors check up on you if they haven’t heard from you in a while. Good news travels fast because your victories are their victories too. And you can’t make it through someone’s front door before they offer you a home-cooked meal.

Maybe you haven’t thought about it very much, but these values have informed your Tulane education too. Just look at the motto ( ): not for one’s self, but for one’s own. You’ve been fortunate to live, learn, and grow in a city where human currents blend into ( ) something magical and unexpected. Where unmatched beauty, natural beauty, literary beauty, musical beauty, cultural beauty, seem to spring ( ) unexpectedly from the bayou. The people of New Orleans use two tools to build this city: the unlikely and the impossible. Wherever you go, don’t forget the lessons of this place. Life will always find lots of ways to tell you no, that you can’t, that you shouldn’t, that you’d be better off if you didn’t try. But New Orleans teaches us there is nothing more beautiful or more worthwhile than trying. Especially when we do it not in the service of one’s self, but one’s own.

For me, it was that search for greater purpose that brought me to Apple in the first place. I had a comfortable job at a company called Compaq that at the time looked like it was going to be on top forever. As it turns out, most of you are probably too young to even remember its name. But in 1998, Steve Jobs convinced me to leave Compaq behind to join a company that was on the verge of bankruptcy. They made computers, but at that moment at least, people weren’t interested in buying them. Steve had a plan to change things. And I wanted to be a part of it.

It wasn’t just about the iMac, or the iPod, or everything that came after. It was about the values that brought these inventions to life. The idea that putting powerful tools in the hands of everyday people helps unleash creativity and move humanity forward. That we can build things that help us imagine a better world and then make it real.

There’s a saying that if you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. At Apple, I learned that’s a total crock ( ). You’ll work harder than you ever thought possible, but the tools will feel light in your hands. As you go out into the world, don’t waste time on problems that have been solved. Don’t get hung up on what other people say is practical. Instead, steer ( ) your ship into the choppy ( ) seas. Look for the rough spots, the problems that seem too big, the complexities ( ) that other people are content to work around. It’s in those places that you will find your purpose. It’s there that you can make your greatest contribution. Whatever you do, don’t make the mistake of being too cautious. Don’t assume that by staying put, the ground won’t move beneath your feet. The status quo ( ) simply won’t last. So get to work on building something better.

In some important ways, my generation has failed you in this regard ( ). We spent too much time debating. We’ve been too focused on the fight and not focused enough on progress. And you don’t need to look far to find an example of that failure. Here today, in this very place, in an arena where thousands once found desperate shelter ( ) from a 100-year disaster, the kind that seem to be happening more and more frequently, I don’t think we can talk about who we are as people and what we owe to one another without talking about climate change.

[applause] Thank you. Thank you.

This problem doesn’t get any easier based on whose side wins or loses an election. It’s about who has won life’s lottery and has the luxury of ignoring this issue and who stands to lose everything. The coastal communities, including some right here in Louisiana, that are already making plans to leave behind the places they’ve called home for generations and head for higher ground. The fishermen whose nets come up empty. The wildlife preserves ( ) with less wildlife to preserve. The marginalized ( ), for whom a natural disaster can mean enduring poverty.

Just ask Tulane’s own Molly Keogh, who’s getting her Ph.D. this weekend. Her important new research shows that rising sea levels are devastating ( ) areas of Southern Louisiana more dramatically than anyone expected. Tulane graduates, these are people’s homes. Their livelihoods ( ). The land where their grandparents were born, lived, and died.

When we talk about climate change or any issue with human costs, and there are many, I challenge you to look for those who have the most to lose and find the real, true empathy ( ) that comes from something shared. That is really what we owe one another. When you do that, the political noise dies down, and you can feel your feet firmly planted on solid ground. After all, we don’t build monuments ( ) to trolls ( ), and we’re not going to start now.

If you find yourself spending more time fighting than getting to work, stop and ask yourself who benefits from all the chaos. There are some who would like you to believe that the only way that you can be strong is by bulldozing ( ) those who disagree or never giving them a chance to say their peace in the first place. That the only way you can build your own accomplishments is by tearing down ( ) the other side.

We forget sometimes that our preexisting beliefs have their own force of gravity ( ). Today, certain algorithms ( ) pull toward you the things you already know, believe, or like, and they push away everything else. Push back. It shouldn’t be this way. But in 2019, opening your eyes and seeing things in a new way can be a revolutionary act. Summon the courage not just to hear but to listen. Not just to act, but to act together.

It can sometimes feel like the odds ( ) are stacked ( ) against you, that it isn’t worth it, that the critics are too persistent and the problems are too great. But the solutions to our problems begin on a human scale with building a shared understanding of the work ahead and with undertaking it together. At the very least, we owe it to each other to try.

It’s worked before. In 1932, the American economy was in a free-fall ( ). Twelve million people were unemployed, and conventional ( ) wisdom said the only thing to do was to ride it out, wait, and hope that things would turn around ( ). But the governor ( ) of New York, a rising star named Franklin Roosevelt, refused to wait. He challenged the status quo and called for action ( ). He needed people to stop their rosy ( ) thinking, face the facts, pull together ( ), and help themselves out of a jam. He said: “The country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it and try another. But above all, try something.”
This was a speech to college students fearful ( ) about their future in an uncertain world. He said: “Yours is not the task of making your way in the world, but the task of remaking the world.” The audacious ( ) empathy of young people, the spirit that says we should live not just for ourselves, but for our own. That’s the way forward. From climate change to immigration, from criminal justice reform to economic opportunity, be motivated by your duty to build a better world. Young people have changed the course of history time and time again. And now it’s time to change it once more.

I know, I know the urgency of that truth is with you today. Feel big because no one can make you feel strong. Feel brave because the challenges we face are great but you are greater. And feel grateful because someone sacrificed to make this moment possible for you. You have clear eyes and a long life to use them. And here in this stadium, I can feel your courage.

Call upon your grit ( ). Try something. You may succeed. You may fail. But make it your life’s work to remake the world because there is nothing more beautiful or more worthwhile than working to leave something better for humanity.

Thank you very much, and congratulations class of 2019!

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我Bobby Sham的作品

這家就是我常常在節目提的白田邨姚成記, 已經結業了。

啲嘢真係好好食! 蕃茄炒蛋、海鮮湯、蒸魚...

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《300家》攝影家系列之十二- 沈嘉豪 ＋ 急急子
300 Families – Photographer series (12) – Bobby Sham ＋ Amber Au

甚強 Fortissimo
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(沈嘉豪)

逢星期日上午開著收音機都會聽到主持人急急子的節目「Urban Touch」，內容都是介紹香港的一些小事業/店舖，有賣香料的、凸板印刷、做胎毛筆、木器(佛具)製造、粥麵店、招牌製作、繪畫傳統banner、麵飽西餅店、音響喇叭維修、改衫店、賣綉花鞋、農耕……等。由於這些經營者很多都是家庭經營方式，我很好奇這些家庭的成員之間是怎樣合作的？他們怎樣繼承祖先的事業然後又再傳下去呢？

終於我邀請了急急子加入了這個攝影項目，並由她介紹那些經營者參加這個拍攝計劃。

拍攝其實是一種認知過程，胎毛筆是甚麼？為甚麼大女兒早上在外面替孩子剪頭髮後下午又到店裏幫忙？哈哈，原來胎毛筆是用孩子(顧客)的頭髮做的！很明顯大女兒是參與最多的，由此我想著自己的拍攝方向是應該有重點人物的，那是將來的繼承者嗎？那麼後來的粥麵店又如何？一個八十多歲阿婆帶著兩個五六十歲的兒子經營的小店因為重建而將要結業，這幀家庭照一下子便成為了歴史照片了，阿婆就是重點人物。如是者每幀家庭照都有一、兩個重點人物，他們背後都有著不同的故事，認真投入就是他們的共通點。

(急急子)

拍攝的時候，很擔心會拍得不好、技巧不佳，因為我覺得這些「家庭照」很重要。我們拍攝的對象，除了人物，店舖也是重要的一份子，他們和它曾共渡許多時光，我很榮幸可以為他們留下合照。感受尤深是拍攝白田邨的姚成記，因為在拍攝不久後，店舖便要結束了，相片會成為姚氏回憶的憑據。我把相片沖印給婆婆後，她很高興，還把店舖的桌子、水牌、碗碟、石磨送給我！我深深感受到相片的力量和做攝影師的好處！^_^

(Bobby Sham)

Every Sunday morning I listen to Amber Au’s radio programme Urban Touch which is about all different small shops and businesses in Hong Kong: those selling spices, printing with letterpress, making baby-hair pens, creating wooden Buddhist utensils, cooking congee, making signposts, painting traditional banners, baking breads and cakes, fixing hi-fis and stereos, altering clothes, sewing shoes, farming, etc. Most of them operate on a family basis. I am very curious how do family members cooperate with each other? How do they inherit the trades from their forefathers and pass them on?

Eventually I invited Amber to join this photography project, and let her introduce the operators of these shops and businesses to join us.

Shooting is a process of learning. What are baby-hair pens? Why does the eldest daughter work as a barber in the morning and help the family business in the afternoon? Ha! Those baby-hair pens are made of her customers’ (the kids’) hairs! Obviously this eldest daughter is much more involved in the business. I therefore think there should be a person of focus in my photographs in this project. Will he/she become the successor of this shop?

For the congee restaurant, how will it carry on? The shop is run by an eight-year-old lady and her two sons, who are in their 50s or 60s. It will be closed down soon because of redevelopment. The family portrait I took suddenly became a historical photograph, and the old lady is the person in focus. So every single family portrait has one or two persons in focus. Each has his or her own story, but all are serious about what they are doing.


(Amber Au)

I always worried that I lacked the skills to take a good pictures when I did the shooting, because I thought these “family portraits” meant so much. Our subject included the shop as well as the people therein, as they have spent so much time with each other. I felt honoured to take pictures of them together. Shooting “Yiu Shing Kee” in Pak Tin Estate was most memorable to me as the shop had to close down soon afterwards. The photo I took became the Yiu family’s keepsake which embodied their memories. I gave the photograph to the old Mrs. Yiu after developing. She was so excited that she even gave me the shop’s tables, menu boards, bowls, plates and a small stone mill! I deeply felt the power of photographs and the perks of being a photographer!


沈嘉豪

沈嘉豪 (波針) ，香港摄影藝術家，並從事藝術行政及教育工作多年。曾任香港牛棚藝術村管理委員會副主席 (2003)、香港錄影太奇副主席 (2003-5)。曾為香港城市大學創意媒體學院藝術碩士課程兼任講師(2013)，現為香港攝影文化協會秘書，並是香港國際攝影節發起人之一。

他於1987年於香港理工大學設計系取得平面設計（多媒體） 學士。曾於香港舉辦過三次個人攝影展覽：《波針系列──針孔攝影展》(1995)、《波針系列2.0－－菠蘿油》 (1998) 及《北京的灰藍色》 (2008)，亦曾於北京798藝術區舉行《釋放》 (2010)個人攝影展覽。過去二十年多次參與國際及本地的大型攝影展，多幅大型攝影作品被香港文化博物館收藏。

急急子
急急子，商業電台叱咤903 DJ，主持《集雜志》及《Urban Touch》。第一天開咪，獲得占奴賜名急急子，從此工作速度、生活步伐，照舊好慢。每星期落區考察香港有人味地方，每日研習趣美生活，大氣中深呼吸一口氣。我剛剛完成藝術文學碩士課程，多多指教！
Bobby Sham

Bobby Sham (Bobpin) is a Hong Kong photo artist. He also involved in photo arts administration and education areas. He was the vice-chairman of HK Cattle Depot Artist Village (2003), the vice-chairman of directors board of HK Videotage (2003-5). Now he is an MFA class part-time lecturer in the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong; the secretary of the Hong Kong Photographic Culture Association, the initiators of the Hong Kong International Photo Festival.

He obtained his BA degree in Graphic Design (Audio-visual) from the School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1987. He had three solo photo exhibitions in Hong Kong: Bob-Pin Series - A Pin-Hole Photography Show (1995); Bob-Pin Series 2.0 - Vague Memories (1998) and Greyish Blue in Beijing (2008), and joined many interntional and Hong Kong group exhibitions during the past twenty years. Rcent work “Wei” was shown in Love The Future Art and Poetry Exhibition (June 2011), an art and poetry exhibition; solo exhibition Set Free was held in Beijing 798 Art Zone, China (2010). Few huge pieces photo works have been collected by the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.


Amber Au

Amber Au is a DJ at Commercial Radio Hong Kong, hosting the programmes Zine and Urban Touch. On her very first day of work, her colleagues, popular DJs Jim and Donald, conferred to her the name “Quickie”, but she has remained slow in work and life still. Week after week she investigates places that have a human touch in Hong Kong, and studies what are interesting and beautiful in life. Hopefully we can all take a deep breath in the air. I just completed my MA degree in fine arts – nice meeting you!


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謝楚餘的油畫世界 謝楚餘，你不一定知道這個名字，但你絕對見過他的畫作!他的作品知名度遠遠大於他本人，他 被人們稱為“盜版與美女簇擁的畫家”，他的大多數油畫作品都會在面世後被人無數次地以臨摹、翻印的方式盜版。油畫作品《陶》完成於1997年，這是謝楚餘最為成功的作品之一，但此畫在全世界有不下1000萬次的被盜版記錄，據說它在倫敦舉行的拍賣會上，第一次標價就被定為80萬英鎊;他在1 9 9 8年創作的《沐風》，居然出現在中央電視台熱播的電視劇《金粉世家》中的白秀珠小姐臥室的牆上，該劇是根據民國時期張恨水同名小說改編的。在近期的油畫創作中，他使用當今西方最新的材料無味稀釋油、丙烯塑形膏和裂油等，並吸收了中國傳統水墨潑撒法，讓水和油在衝撞中形成偶然的、生動的朦朧效果，奇妙地融合在一起，相信此技法將是對世界美術的一種新的奉獻。一直以來，畫家謝楚餘甚少在媒體上公開露面。在他看來，畫作就如同他的另一張臉，大家熟悉他的畫就已經足夠了。 在國內，只要你稍加留意，從格調高雅的西餐廳牆上裝點的油畫複製品，到地攤小販出售的一元梳妝鏡的背面，都會頻繁地出現一個半裸少女楚楚動人地抱著一隻陶罐的靚麗身影，她那黑柔的秀發，嬌美的面容，如脂的皮膚，唯美的身材被定格在風起雲湧的天地間，性感而不失純真，令人倍感賞心悅目，這就是謝楚餘早年的作品《陶》。《陶》(抱陶少女)是謝楚餘1997年初完成的一幅油畫，它一經問世便以一種中西合璧的美打動世人，在海內外引起了不小的轟動。正由於此，它也成為中國油畫史上被翻版盜印最多的一幅油畫，不少於1000萬次的盜版數實在令人不可思議!從莫斯科到巴黎，從非洲到美洲，《陶》被不同的材質表現著，從皮革到石頭，從蠟染到銅像⋯⋯同時它也被無限地使用在各種商業途徑中，不同的只是少女手中的陶罐有時被替換成酒罐、電器、易拉罐，甚至有時被替換上西瓜。面對這樣的情形，謝楚餘隻能報以“無可奈何的寬容”。他說：“盜版作品往往由於色彩失真，層次欠佳，致使其中人物失去藝術生命，那真是可悲又可嘆!” 　　曾有人將謝楚餘的《陶》與法國新古典主義畫派最傑出的代表安格爾的《泉》作比較：安格爾筆下少女自然“洋氣”，而謝楚餘卻勝在“秀氣”。現在《陶》這幅原作已被香港人收藏，他幾次想回購，收藏者都不願意，這一直成了謝楚餘的心病。 　　讓男人心動，讓女人心醉 　　謝楚餘畫的最大特點就在於將中國題材與人物用西方古 典繪畫手法表達出來，顯得既典雅高貴又為大眾喜聞樂見。中國美協副主席林墉是這樣評價謝楚餘的：“他耿耿於完美，孜孜於完整。有時，甚至不惜把自己對美的憧憬也都一一帶上畫面。這種傾向使他的畫面顯得十分飽和，十分充實，也自然更充滿視覺上的愉悅。楚餘的畫是一種圓潤的華麗所組成的，雖沒有撕心裂腑的震撼，但更散發著溫暖的輻射。他的細膩就在流暢中顯現。” 　　謝楚餘的家坐落在廣州美術學院一處幽靜的老式樓房裡，家中最多的裝飾品就是主人的原作。筆者發現，畫家的創作大都與女性有關，他那筆下絕妙風韻的女性毫無半點做作之處，並特別富有肢體語言的東方韻致，讓人們感受到畫家那種與生俱來的唯美情懷。謝楚餘說，女子神秘的氣息是最讓人難以捉摸的，而神秘的東西也最讓人著迷，讓人可望不可即。還在青少年時代，他在一本雜誌上看到好萊塢女王葛麗泰•嘉寶的劇照，就讓他深為震撼：“她艷若桃李，又冷若冰霜，她那深不可測的眸子，閃爍著夢一般的美!她那拒人千里之外的冰冷與高傲，美到了極致。我想一個人的審美不是一朝一夕形成的，我早期的作品就很大程度上受到這種氣息的感染。”謝楚餘說。據說楚餘每年都會邀請10個模特作畫，至今起碼有上百位美女的形像被糅合進入他的畫中。他告訴筆者：“每一幅作品中都有一個原型，我是在這個基礎上根據畫面的需要進行提煉、誇張、概括的。《陶》的創作就緣於三個模特，一個青島人，一個汕頭人，一個混血兒。”在謝楚餘的作品中，女性的美已經超出了塵世所見，幾近完美無暇，令人嘆為觀止。有人說他的作品讓男人心動，也讓女人心醉。1989年，26歲的謝楚餘成功地舉辦了人生第一次個人畫展，1999年福建美術出版社將謝楚餘的主要作品編印為《相約花季》的挂歷，在全國創下了一個至今無人能及的銷售紀錄，月銷售65萬本!第二年有13個出版社登門約稿，給出的稿酬一個比一個高，破了當年單頁挂歷稿酬的中國之最。 　　2002年他出版了人生的第一本畫冊《中國當代實力派油畫精品叢書——謝楚餘》天津楊柳青畫社第一版就印刷了10000冊，此後這本畫冊再版6次，依然供不應求。中國著名的文學刊物《作品》從2001年至今，一直使用他的作品為封面，除此以外北京的《文化月刊》、浙江的《文化交流》、東北的《新蕾》等6家期刊每年向他約稿，各種畫冊和書籍封面使用他的作品的就更數不勝數了。2003年謝楚餘與美國一著名畫廊簽約，每年提供6幅油畫，這些油 畫已成為各國收藏家追逐的藏品。 才情飛揚卻又嚴謹落筆 　　謝楚餘筆下的女子多為現代女性，背景為室外自然風景，女子神態平靜、空靈，纖塵不染。很多人評價謝楚餘的畫“唯美、典雅、高貴、細緻”。有人說漫步在謝楚餘的油畫世界，滿目芳華，飄逝的風雲，流逝的水，萋萋芳草，絕代佳人，彷彿是昨宵玲瓏的夢，是人類對美永恆的追溯。在謝楚餘的作品中，處處才情飛揚處處嚴格有序地被規範著，他那多年的探索和實踐，形成了精緻而嚴謹、典雅而洗練的繪畫風格。 談到與之齊名的陳逸飛，他說：“我們都追求盡善盡美，追求極致，對自己近乎苛刻，是很累，但累中帶有快樂與幸福，所不同的是我不相信自己無所不能，覺得一輩子能做好一件事，在某一個點上、某一個題材、某一種技法上發揮到極致，就非常偉大了。別人說我運氣好，但我知道，身為潮汕人，在自己的個性中，那種源自父母的執著耕耘、刻苦耐勞、堅忍不拔的個性是自己人生成功的一大法寶。”謝楚餘上高中期間，曾師從當時汕頭最著名的油畫家曾松齡老師，“我每週把自己的作品送到他那裡，請他指導。他的每一次點評我都作了大量的筆記並用心去修改，比如：色彩太髒，明度對比不夠，整體感不強等等。我下一次再送作業時，以前的毛病我一定會全改掉。我絕對不會也不允許自己在同一問題上犯同樣的錯誤”。 　　外人有所不知的是，對於背景這一人們不注意的地方，謝楚餘花的功夫並不比主體人物少。他說，“藝術家只有時刻懷著不滿足的心理，才能有永不停步的動力，才能向人類呈現最精最美的作品。我絕不允許自己的作品有自己能看到的、感受到的缺陷與不足。2003年創作的《清流》背景，就讓我痛苦思索了4 年，至今已四易其景，直到2007年的5月底才真正定稿”。在畫室裡，筆者看到他以前畫冊上的《清流》與如今畫布上的《清流》畫面：前者背景是瑣碎的枝葉;後者經過大刀闊斧的修改，節奏感增強了，有橫空而出遒勁的枝幹、有蜿蜒的樹杈，清流中的岩石也清晰可數。隨即他又不無擔心地說：“在行家的眼裡，定稿後的作品與從前發表在畫冊上的作品有所不同，會讓人誤解我在同一題材上創作了兩幅成品，這有違我一直以來堅持的創作信念：從不創作兩幅相同的作品。我認為藝術品就應該是獨一無二的，不該去複制。雖然藝術品有其顯見的商品屬性，但藝術家的創作與工廠的批量生產的'行畫'是截然不同的。與其臨摹同一作品，不如創作全新的作品。” 　　在謝楚餘的作品裡，一個個美麗動人的形像已不再是一個孤立的美女符號。他所要表達的是存活於歷史時空的大美。通過對中外服裝、髮飾、道具的巧妙增刪、提煉、重組，使形象成為一種能穿梭於古今的具有時代氣息的生命體，每每給人以驚豔之奇。 　　外間一直傳說畫家的《南國少女》這幅畫就是以她妻子原型而作。筆者有幸觀看了畫家妻子的日常照片，正如傳說的一樣，活脫脫一個從古典詩詞中走出來的美人。如今，有賢妻嬌女的謝楚餘對生活沒有太多的奢望，“我童年的夢想已經實現，至今還成為大學教授，那已經是一種額外的收穫。我的人生與藝術已密不可分，在藝術上追求盡善盡美，源自人類不竭的探索精神。我從不懷疑自己，總相信自己一年會比一年好，對此，我有足夠的理由自信。”鏈接：謝楚餘，19 62年出生於廣東汕頭市，現為廣州美術學院油畫系副教授，碩士研究生導師，廣東美術創作院畫家。 　　1988年以全優成績畢業於廣州美術學院油畫系，1988 - 2000年就讀中央美術學院油畫系同等學歷研究生班，曾參加法國專家依維爾古典油畫技法材料研究班和西方當代藝術新材料研習班。1993年和2001年分別赴美國、法國進行學術交流和專業考察。1989年起先後在美國、新加坡和中國台灣舉辦7次個人畫展。代表作有《南國少女》《陶》《仙踪》《旅人》《木板上的拳套》等，作品曾參加“ 第八屆全國美展優秀作品展”，“中國油畫精英邀請展”、“中國油畫藝術展”等，並多次獲獎，已出版4部個人油畫專集，影響深遠。 　　Master's World of Oil Paintings 　　By Chen Shuiyou 　　Editor's Note: the Cultural Dialogue is honored to have been utilizing Xie Chuyu's oil paintings for our magazine's cover for the second consecutive year.Many readers wonder how a master can paint women in such an admirable way. Chen Shuiyou in Guangzhou has filed this report about theartist and here is what he finds. Youmay not have heard ofXie Chuyu, but you must have seen one of his paintings somewhere. The popularity of Xie's artworks outreaches the popularity of his name. 　　His sensational success "Porcelain", a representative artwork created in 1997 thatmade the fame of Xie, drove some collectors crazy. The starting auction price for the painting at a London auction house was a hefty amount of 800,000 pounds. "Bathed inWind", an oil painting Xie created in 1998, found its anachronistic way onto a wall of the bedroom of Miss White Pearl in a 2003 CCTV blockbuster teleplay, an adaptation of a novel entitled "A Family of Gold and Rouge" serialized from 1927 to 1932 by Zhang Henshui (1895-1967). 　　"Porcelain" depicts a young woman in a style that integrates the west and the east elements. Some critics remark thatXie's "Porcelain" reminds one of amasterpiece by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), a French Neoclassic artist, pointing out that Xie's artwork emphasizes the peerless female elegance. Nowthe original piece is in the collection of a Hong Kong collector. Xie has offered on several occasions to buy it back in vain. 　　The painting is so beautiful that other artists cannot resist the sheer temptation to translate it onto such media as stone, leather, bronze, etc. The people most enthusiastic about it are probably the copycats who have counterfeitedmore than 10million copies of the painting. Some commercial artists have vied each other to replace the porcelain jar held by the heartthrob with anything their clients wished to sell: a beer can, an electric appliance, or even awatermelon. 　　Xie cannot help but sigh heavily at the mania. The only thing the tolerant artist regrets deeply about the pirated copies is the color distortion which, according to Xie, tragically destroys the original beauty of the artwork. 　　The most salient feature of Xie's oil paintings is the quintessential Chinese theme perfectly depicted in a western classical style. This special treatment makes his masterpieces both noble and popular. A perfectionist, Xie relentlessly pursues beauty in its perfect form. His paintings radiate elegance, warmth , fluency and fullness. They are notmeant to create an overwhelming impression. They are meant to touch one's heart tenderly. 　　Xie Chuyu now lives in an old-styled many-storied building on the campus of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. The apartment is richly decorated with Xie's own artworks. Almost all his paintings deal with female beauty. The young women look wonderful and natural, the way they pose in the painting emits and defines an oriental mysticism, and the artist's esthete passion is simply irresistible and overwhelming. 　　Xie's sensitivity for femalebeautymay haveprobably been kindled in his teenage years. One day, he saw a photograph of Greta Garbo. The photographmade himspeechless.Years later, he can still feel the irresistible power of the woman's beauty. He admits that his own aesthetic view does not result froma sudden inspiration. His early works were considerably influenced by the beauty he saw in the photograph. He recalls, "The Hollywood star looksmore than beautiful. Yet she is aloof and cool, basking in a dreamlike splendor. Her aloofness and gorgeous beauty testify to the very essence of beauty." 　　Xie Chuyu works with ten models a year. So far, he has cooperated with more than 100 models. Each of his paintings depicts onemodel as an archetype. Then he summarizes, polishes, and sublimates. He worked with three models in creating "Porcelain" . The women in Xie's works are more than mortals. They are almost perfect. Some people remark that the women in his artworks not only touch aman's heart but also move a woman's heart. No wonder that Xie's wife was a model who worked for him once upon a time. Xie's first solo exhibition took place in 1989 when he was 26. His "Porcelain" in 1997 caught the attention of publishers across the country. In 1999, a publishing house in Fujian Province put out a wall calendar using Xie's paintings as the principal attraction. That year, the best-seller wall calendar created a national sales record of 650,000 copies, which stands unbeaten even today. In the following year, 13 wall calendar publishers came to Xie and offered handsome royalties for his paintings. 　　In 2002, Xie published his first individual album. Since the first edition of 10,000 copies, the album has been reprinted six times. "Opuses", a high-profile national literary periodical, has been using Xie's works for its cover since 2001. Six other periodicals across the country, including Cultural Dialogue, also use Xie's works for their covers. In compliance with a deal signed in 2003, Xie provides a US gallery with six oil paintings per year. These paintings are huge attractions to art collectors. 　　The women under Xie's brush are modern females set in an outdoor background of gorgeous beauty. They look tranquil, pure and unworldly. Some critics describe Xie's style with such adjectives as esthetic, elegant, noble and meticulous. They agree that the world he creates in his paintings is a dream, reflecting humanity's everlasting yearning for beauty. 　　 Xie Chuyu has defined his overwhelming talent in a refined style. As the result of diligent explorations over years, he now spares no efforts to perfect all the details in his creations.Many people focus on the exquisite women in Xie's paintings, but Xie himself devotes at least an equal amount of creative energy to the background. A stickler for details, he takes pains to create the impeccable. He neverallows defects to contaminate his creations. It took Xie four years to perfect the background of his 2003 "Limpid Stream". 　　Translated by David) 文章出處 : 博寶藝術網數據中心http://news.artxun.com/xiechuyu-1607-8030013.shtml

Allen Iverson scored 37 points in his MVP Season vs. Orlando Magic

One of the most controversial Basketball players of all time, Allen Iverson is one of the most loved and hated figures in Basketball. Born Allen Ezail Iverson in Hampton, Virginia, he grew up very poor to a struggling mother and a father who deserted him. Growing up, he was very athletic, playing football and basketball throughout most of his education prior to college. Iverson began focusing on basketball at his mother's insistence, despite wanting to be a football player. He proved to be a talented basketball player. At Bethel High School in Newport News, he began his high school basketball career. He developed a reputation of talking a lot and being uncoachable. To say he had a rough childhood is quite an understatement. On one of his places of residence, he walked through knee-deep sewage daily. During one summer, he witnessed the death of almost ten of his closest friends. Iverson first came to the national spotlight in 1993 in a controversial incident surrounding violent events at a bowling alley in Newport News. While the events that happened there will never be fully known, the generally accepted story is that some white students got into an argument with Iverson and his friends. The first question surrounding the event is whether he started it or if the white kids started it. Also, the question surrounded whether or not he assaulted a white woman by hitting her over the head with a chair. The prosecution insisted that surveillance tapes undoubtedly showed Iverson was the culprit, but in reality the tapes showed nothing conclusive. Two factors did him in at his hearing; first of all, two white people said they saw him assault the girl. Secondly, the judge was from the very conservative southeast Virginia establishment and did not have any sympathy for Iverson, his background or his talent. Seeing that Iverson requested a bench trial, this was crucial to his case. To add fuel to the fire, Allen Iverson flew in for the weekend from a tournament to be in Virginia for his trial. This played into the prosecution's hands and also upset the judge, both of whom saw this as evidence that Iverson did not respect the law. He was sentenced to a 5 -year jail term. This case sparked a tremendous amount of national attention. The case caught the interest of Bill Cosby and Spike Lee, who would be a fan and advocate of Iverson for many years. People all around the Newport News area started a movement to free Allen Iverson. He spent only four months in jail. Governor Douglas Wilder pardoned him. This move all but ended his political career and sparked another controversy. Wilder was also black, and white voters in Virginia viewed this move in a very racist light. Iverson was viewed now in much of white America as essentially a convicted felon who was out of prison only because a black man was governor of his state. Iverson got out conditionally, however. He had to adhere to a curfew and could not play basketball until he got his high school diploma. He could not accept a scholarship to the University of Kentucky but did get a scholarship once he completed his high school education in a learning center. During this time, he received his nickname, the answer. He was called such because his friends said he was the answer to basketball's conformity so to speak, people that conformed to this family friendly image, such as Charles Barkley, Isiah Thomas and most importantly, Michael Jordan, who was a childhood hero of his. He accepted a scholarship to Georgetown where John Thompson coached him. Thompson became somewhat of a father figure to him, but he was hard to manage, and the two had a workable but very turbulent relationship. Iverson completed only two years of his education where he became the top NBA draft pick in 1996. He was drafted by the ailing Philadelphia 76ers in 1996. Iverson is immersed in hip-hop culture. This made him an incredibly controversial figure in basketball. His clothing looked more like a gangster rappers than it did Michael Jordan's. On the court he seemed to embody the gangster rapper's image. He had an arm covering on one arm when he played, and also was one of the first players to have cornrows; a hairstyle up until that time was popular in prison. To make matters worse, he had an incredibly "in your face" style, which did not sit well with older players like Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and others. Jordan said of him when Jordan's Bulls played Iverson's 76ers, that he had no respect for the game. Despite this, no one denied Iverson's talent. He could hustle the ball, could get around even the tallest players. He became known for his fast drives to the baskets and his ability to fake the ball in a move called the crossover. Spike Lee lost respect for him when he turned down his invitation to star in the film He Got Game (1998). As a very pointed move, Lee cast former collegiate rival Ray Allen in the part. The Sixers found themselves suddenly a respectable team. They acquired a new coach, the unusual Larry Brown. As a player in the ABA almost twenty years ago, Brown was also a young outsider fighting the system. Larry Brown now was a button-down-suit-and-tie coach. The two did not get along well at first; in fact, their relationship at best was serviceable. Brown was always unhappy with Iverson for not showing up to practice. Iverson insisted his game was pure inspiration, and he had little need for practice. The two rarely saw eye to eye. He received a tremendous number of awards in his short career. He was named rookie of the year in 1997, and on more than one occasion, he was an All NBA First Team, NBA All Star, was an All Star MVP, and received perhaps what was his crowning achievement to date when he was NBA MVP in 2001. That year, Iverson led his team to the NBA finals, but had a rough ride against Kobe Bryant and 'Shaquille ONeal's Lakers. They lost the championship in game five of the series. It was still quite an achievement because the Sixers had not been to the finals since Dr. J (Julius Erving) and Moses Malone led them to victory over the Lakers in 1983 in a 4-0 sweep. Iverson has over 20 tattoos. Each tattoo is a symbol of his life. One denotes the name of his group of friends he has known since childhood, Cru Thik, another who says the answer, another who is dedicated to his mom who is a strong presence as Sixers games, and many others. He married his high school sweetheart Tawanna Turner and they have two children.

Won the gold medal at World University Games with the US Team in 1995.

Named Big East Rookie of the Year 1995
Named Big East Defensive Player of the Year 1995, 1996.

1st pick in NBA Draft 1996

Was named MVP of the 2000-01 NBA season.

Attended Georgetown University from 1994 to 1996 where he was coached by the legendary John Thompson.

Drafted first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 96.

Rookie of the Year 1997.
NBA Rookie 1st Team 1997.
Rookie All-star game MVP in 1997.

NBA All Star 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

All Star Game MVP 2001, 2005.

NBA MVP 2001.(Shortest MVP in MVP history)

All NBA First Team 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005.

In 2001, Led the 76ers to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1983 (lost to the LA Lakers in 5 games).

Played for Georgetown University.

Played Quarterback in HS and led his school to state titles in football and basketball his senior year.

Under lifetime contract with Reebok.

Daughter Tiaura (b. 1995), son Allen II, or "Deuce" (b. 1998).

Led the Bethel High School Bruins (Hampton, Virginia) to the 1993 basketball and football state championship; the then-16 year old played point guard and quarterback.

Released a rap album, Slow Motion, with appearances by his friends Ma$e, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Kool-G-Rap.

Georgetown University's all-time leading scorer.

Named after his father, Allen Broughton, who left the family and never married Iverson's mother.

Since 1998, he has hosted the Allen Iverson Celebrity Classic to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Lives on the same street as M. Night Shyamalan.

Wife Tawanna, gave birth to their 3rd child, Isaiah Rahsaan Iverson, the baby weighted 7 lbs. and was born at 9:30 A.M. on August 8, 2003.

He founded the Crossover Foundation.

Allen's third child, son Isaiah Rahsaan, was named for Isiah Thomas and the late Rahsaan Langford, Allen Iverson's close friend who was shot to death in October 2001.

Olympic Bronze Medalist (2004 - Basketball).

He and wife Tawanna welcomed their fourth child, daughter Messiah Lauren Iverson on August 16, 2005 at 11:47 AM, weighing 6 lbs, 12 ounces.

Currently playing for the Denver Nuggets

Video of the latest Hook-Up featuring Allen Iverson with rappers Malice and Pusha T. ESPN The Magazine

One of the most controversial Basketball players of all time, Allen Iverson is one of the most loved and hated figures in Basketball. Born Allen Ezail Iverson in Hampton, Virginia, he grew up very poor to a struggling mother and a father who deserted him. Growing up, he was very athletic, playing football and basketball throughout most of his education prior to college. Iverson began focusing on basketball at his mother's insistence, despite wanting to be a football player. He proved to be a talented basketball player. At Bethel High School in Newport News, he began his high school basketball career. He developed a reputation of talking a lot and being uncoachable. To say he had a rough childhood is quite an understatement. On one of his places of residence, he walked through knee-deep sewage daily. During one summer, he witnessed the death of almost ten of his closest friends. Iverson first came to the national spotlight in 1993 in a controversial incident surrounding violent events at a bowling alley in Newport News. While the events that happened there will never be fully known, the generally accepted story is that some white students got into an argument with Iverson and his friends. The first question surrounding the event is whether he started it or if the white kids started it. Also, the question surrounded whether or not he assaulted a white woman by hitting her over the head with a chair. The prosecution insisted that surveillance tapes undoubtedly showed Iverson was the culprit, but in reality the tapes showed nothing conclusive. Two factors did him in at his hearing; first of all, two white people said they saw him assault the girl. Secondly, the judge was from the very conservative southeast Virginia establishment and did not have any sympathy for Iverson, his background or his talent. Seeing that Iverson requested a bench trial, this was crucial to his case. To add fuel to the fire, Allen Iverson flew in for the weekend from a tournament to be in Virginia for his trial. This played into the prosecution's hands and also upset the judge, both of whom saw this as evidence that Iverson did not respect the law. He was sentenced to a 5 -year jail term. This case sparked a tremendous amount of national attention. The case caught the interest of Bill Cosby and Spike Lee, who would be a fan and advocate of Iverson for many years. People all around the Newport News area started a movement to free Allen Iverson. He spent only four months in jail. Governor Douglas Wilder pardoned him. This move all but ended his political career and sparked another controversy. Wilder was also black, and white voters in Virginia viewed this move in a very racist light. Iverson was viewed now in much of white America as essentially a convicted felon who was out of prison only because a black man was governor of his state. Iverson got out conditionally, however. He had to adhere to a curfew and could not play basketball until he got his high school diploma. He could not accept a scholarship to the University of Kentucky but did get a scholarship once he completed his high school education in a learning center. During this time, he received his nickname, the answer. He was called such because his friends said he was the answer to basketball's conformity so to speak, people that conformed to this family friendly image, such as Charles Barkley, Isiah Thomas and most importantly, Michael Jordan, who was a childhood hero of his. He accepted a scholarship to Georgetown where John Thompson coached him. Thompson became somewhat of a father figure to him, but he was hard to manage, and the two had a workable but very turbulent relationship. Iverson completed only two years of his education where he became the top NBA draft pick in 1996. He was drafted by the ailing Philadelphia 76ers in 1996. Iverson is immersed in hip-hop culture. This made him an incredibly controversial figure in basketball. His clothing looked more like a gangster rappers than it did Michael Jordan's. On the court he seemed to embody the gangster rapper's image. He had an arm covering on one arm when he played, and also was one of the first players to have cornrows; a hairstyle up until that time was popular in prison. To make matters worse, he had an incredibly "in your face" style, which did not sit well with older players like Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and others. Jordan said of him when Jordan's Bulls played Iverson's 76ers, that he had no respect for the game. Despite this, no one denied Iverson's talent. He could hustle the ball, could get around even the tallest players. He became known for his fast drives to the baskets and his ability to fake the ball in a move called the crossover. Spike Lee lost respect for him when he turned down his invitation to star in the film He Got Game (1998). As a very pointed move, Lee cast former collegiate rival Ray Allen in the part. The Sixers found themselves suddenly a respectable team. They acquired a new coach, the unusual Larry Brown. As a player in the ABA almost twenty years ago, Brown was also a young outsider fighting the system. Larry Brown now was a button-down-suit-and-tie coach. The two did not get along well at first; in fact, their relationship at best was serviceable. Brown was always unhappy with Iverson for not showing up to practice. Iverson insisted his game was pure inspiration, and he had little need for practice. The two rarely saw eye to eye. He received a tremendous number of awards in his short career. He was named rookie of the year in 1997, and on more than one occasion, he was an All NBA First Team, NBA All Star, was an All Star MVP, and received perhaps what was his crowning achievement to date when he was NBA MVP in 2001. That year, Iverson led his team to the NBA finals, but had a rough ride against Kobe Bryant and 'Shaquille ONeal's Lakers. They lost the championship in game five of the series. It was still quite an achievement because the Sixers had not been to the finals since Dr. J (Julius Erving) and Moses Malone led them to victory over the Lakers in 1983 in a 4-0 sweep. Iverson has over 20 tattoos. Each tattoo is a symbol of his life. One denotes the name of his group of friends he has known since childhood, Cru Thik, another who says the answer, another who is dedicated to his mom who is a strong presence as Sixers games, and many others. He married his high school sweetheart Tawanna Turner and they have two children.

Won the gold medal at World University Games with the US Team in 1995.

Named Big East Rookie of the Year 1995
Named Big East Defensive Player of the Year 1995, 1996.

1st pick in NBA Draft 1996

Was named MVP of the 2000-01 NBA season.

Attended Georgetown University from 1994 to 1996 where he was coached by the legendary John Thompson.

Drafted first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 96.

Rookie of the Year 1997.
NBA Rookie 1st Team 1997.
Rookie All-star game MVP in 1997.

NBA All Star 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

All Star Game MVP 2001, 2005.

NBA MVP 2001.(Shortest MVP in MVP history)

All NBA First Team 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005.

In 2001, Led the 76ers to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1983 (lost to the LA Lakers in 5 games).

Played for Georgetown University.

Played Quarterback in HS and led his school to state titles in football and basketball his senior year.

Under lifetime contract with Reebok.

Daughter Tiaura (b. 1995), son Allen II, or "Deuce" (b. 1998).

Led the Bethel High School Bruins (Hampton, Virginia) to the 1993 basketball and football state championship; the then-16 year old played point guard and quarterback.

Released a rap album, Slow Motion, with appearances by his friends Ma$e, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Kool-G-Rap.

Georgetown University's all-time leading scorer.

Named after his father, Allen Broughton, who left the family and never married Iverson's mother.

Since 1998, he has hosted the Allen Iverson Celebrity Classic to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Lives on the same street as M. Night Shyamalan.

Wife Tawanna, gave birth to their 3rd child, Isaiah Rahsaan Iverson, the baby weighted 7 lbs. and was born at 9:30 A.M. on August 8, 2003.

He founded the Crossover Foundation.

Allen's third child, son Isaiah Rahsaan, was named for Isiah Thomas and the late Rahsaan Langford, Allen Iverson's close friend who was shot to death in October 2001.

Olympic Bronze Medalist (2004 - Basketball).

He and wife Tawanna welcomed their fourth child, daughter Messiah Lauren Iverson on August 16, 2005 at 11:47 AM, weighing 6 lbs, 12 ounces.

Currently playing for the Denver Nuggets

Video shows the Interview and Highlight of AI in 2004 NBA season about his relationship with coach.

One of the most controversial Basketball players of all time, Allen Iverson is one of the most loved and hated figures in Basketball. Born Allen Ezail Iverson in Hampton, Virginia, he grew up very poor to a struggling mother and a father who deserted him. Growing up, he was very athletic, playing football and basketball throughout most of his education prior to college. Iverson began focusing on basketball at his mother's insistence, despite wanting to be a football player. He proved to be a talented basketball player. At Bethel High School in Newport News, he began his high school basketball career. He developed a reputation of talking a lot and being uncoachable. To say he had a rough childhood is quite an understatement. On one of his places of residence, he walked through knee-deep sewage daily. During one summer, he witnessed the death of almost ten of his closest friends. Iverson first came to the national spotlight in 1993 in a controversial incident surrounding violent events at a bowling alley in Newport News. While the events that happened there will never be fully known, the generally accepted story is that some white students got into an argument with Iverson and his friends. The first question surrounding the event is whether he started it or if the white kids started it. Also, the question surrounded whether or not he assaulted a white woman by hitting her over the head with a chair. The prosecution insisted that surveillance tapes undoubtedly showed Iverson was the culprit, but in reality the tapes showed nothing conclusive. Two factors did him in at his hearing; first of all, two white people said they saw him assault the girl. Secondly, the judge was from the very conservative southeast Virginia establishment and did not have any sympathy for Iverson, his background or his talent. Seeing that Iverson requested a bench trial, this was crucial to his case. To add fuel to the fire, Allen Iverson flew in for the weekend from a tournament to be in Virginia for his trial. This played into the prosecution's hands and also upset the judge, both of whom saw this as evidence that Iverson did not respect the law. He was sentenced to a 5 -year jail term. This case sparked a tremendous amount of national attention. The case caught the interest of Bill Cosby and Spike Lee, who would be a fan and advocate of Iverson for many years. People all around the Newport News area started a movement to free Allen Iverson. He spent only four months in jail. Governor Douglas Wilder pardoned him. This move all but ended his political career and sparked another controversy. Wilder was also black, and white voters in Virginia viewed this move in a very racist light. Iverson was viewed now in much of white America as essentially a convicted felon who was out of prison only because a black man was governor of his state. Iverson got out conditionally, however. He had to adhere to a curfew and could not play basketball until he got his high school diploma. He could not accept a scholarship to the University of Kentucky but did get a scholarship once he completed his high school education in a learning center. During this time, he received his nickname, the answer. He was called such because his friends said he was the answer to basketball's conformity so to speak, people that conformed to this family friendly image, such as Charles Barkley, Isiah Thomas and most importantly, Michael Jordan, who was a childhood hero of his. He accepted a scholarship to Georgetown where John Thompson coached him. Thompson became somewhat of a father figure to him, but he was hard to manage, and the two had a workable but very turbulent relationship. Iverson completed only two years of his education where he became the top NBA draft pick in 1996. He was drafted by the ailing Philadelphia 76ers in 1996. Iverson is immersed in hip-hop culture. This made him an incredibly controversial figure in basketball. His clothing looked more like a gangster rappers than it did Michael Jordan's. On the court he seemed to embody the gangster rapper's image. He had an arm covering on one arm when he played, and also was one of the first players to have cornrows; a hairstyle up until that time was popular in prison. To make matters worse, he had an incredibly "in your face" style, which did not sit well with older players like Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and others. Jordan said of him when Jordan's Bulls played Iverson's 76ers, that he had no respect for the game. Despite this, no one denied Iverson's talent. He could hustle the ball, could get around even the tallest players. He became known for his fast drives to the baskets and his ability to fake the ball in a move called the crossover. Spike Lee lost respect for him when he turned down his invitation to star in the film He Got Game (1998). As a very pointed move, Lee cast former collegiate rival Ray Allen in the part. The Sixers found themselves suddenly a respectable team. They acquired a new coach, the unusual Larry Brown. As a player in the ABA almost twenty years ago, Brown was also a young outsider fighting the system. Larry Brown now was a button-down-suit-and-tie coach. The two did not get along well at first; in fact, their relationship at best was serviceable. Brown was always unhappy with Iverson for not showing up to practice. Iverson insisted his game was pure inspiration, and he had little need for practice. The two rarely saw eye to eye. He received a tremendous number of awards in his short career. He was named rookie of the year in 1997, and on more than one occasion, he was an All NBA First Team, NBA All Star, was an All Star MVP, and received perhaps what was his crowning achievement to date when he was NBA MVP in 2001. That year, Iverson led his team to the NBA finals, but had a rough ride against Kobe Bryant and 'Shaquille ONeal's Lakers. They lost the championship in game five of the series. It was still quite an achievement because the Sixers had not been to the finals since Dr. J (Julius Erving) and Moses Malone led them to victory over the Lakers in 1983 in a 4-0 sweep. Iverson has over 20 tattoos. Each tattoo is a symbol of his life. One denotes the name of his group of friends he has known since childhood, Cru Thik, another who says the answer, another who is dedicated to his mom who is a strong presence as Sixers games, and many others. He married his high school sweetheart Tawanna Turner and they have two children.

Won the gold medal at World University Games with the US Team in 1995.

Named Big East Rookie of the Year 1995
Named Big East Defensive Player of the Year 1995, 1996.

1st pick in NBA Draft 1996

Was named MVP of the 2000-01 NBA season.

Attended Georgetown University from 1994 to 1996 where he was coached by the legendary John Thompson.

Drafted first overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 96.

Rookie of the Year 1997.
NBA Rookie 1st Team 1997.
Rookie All-star game MVP in 1997.

NBA All Star 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

All Star Game MVP 2001, 2005.

NBA MVP 2001.(Shortest MVP in MVP history)

All NBA First Team 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005.

In 2001, Led the 76ers to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1983 (lost to the LA Lakers in 5 games).

Played for Georgetown University.

Played Quarterback in HS and led his school to state titles in football and basketball his senior year.

Under lifetime contract with Reebok.

Daughter Tiaura (b. 1995), son Allen II, or "Deuce" (b. 1998).

Led the Bethel High School Bruins (Hampton, Virginia) to the 1993 basketball and football state championship; the then-16 year old played point guard and quarterback.

Released a rap album, Slow Motion, with appearances by his friends Ma$e, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Kool-G-Rap.

Georgetown University's all-time leading scorer.

Named after his father, Allen Broughton, who left the family and never married Iverson's mother.

Since 1998, he has hosted the Allen Iverson Celebrity Classic to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Lives on the same street as M. Night Shyamalan.

Wife Tawanna, gave birth to their 3rd child, Isaiah Rahsaan Iverson, the baby weighted 7 lbs. and was born at 9:30 A.M. on August 8, 2003.

He founded the Crossover Foundation.

Allen's third child, son Isaiah Rahsaan, was named for Isiah Thomas and the late Rahsaan Langford, Allen Iverson's close friend who was shot to death in October 2001.

Olympic Bronze Medalist (2004 - Basketball).

He and wife Tawanna welcomed their fourth child, daughter Messiah Lauren Iverson on August 16, 2005 at 11:47 AM, weighing 6 lbs, 12 ounces.

Currently playing for the Denver Nuggets