1.The new conversation experience harmonizes and simplifies communications. It ties together devices, screens, applications and networks to provide more personal, social, secure and mobile communications than ever. There’s no struggling, juggling and conversations are not stranded. Services interwork seamlessly across service provider and ACP services.
In the new conversation experience:
Mobile messaging conversations can be sent to anyone, even friends who use Google Talk? or Apple iMessage?.
A single service provider application can extend the social conversations to and from Facebook?, LinkedIn? and other social networking sites.
Excellent video calling experiences are available to anyone and on any device.
Legacy SMS services can work with new IM services.
2.Service providers that successfully execute on new go-to-market strategies for converged services can gain new revenue streams and more efficient, leaner operations. They will benefit from third-party innovation, customer-centric strategies and new channels to market. Longer term, they will enjoy enhanced brand value and increased competitive differentiation, leading to sustained benefits for service providers and their shareholders.
To help ensure success: Set realistic goals. Don’t be afraid to fail. Lean on partners. Be flexible. Share risk. Focus on customers.
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2011年10月31日星期一
2011年10月28日星期五
" More young people need to receive the right training to enter engineering careers if we are to fill skills gaps in the future, says Paul Jackson."
1September brought with it a silly season of daft stories about graduate destinations. Behind the attention-grabbing headlines, the real situation in engineering is more complex - making for a more nuanced, less media-friendly, but more meaningful read. Skills shortages do exist in particular engineering areas and the real point is the continual challenge to the engineering community to ensure that young people receive the right training to meet future demands.
I hope that today’s students will not be discouraged. Yes there are challenges, but engineering skills are transferable and desirable and will be needed in the future. Our own research gives a more accurate reflection of engineering supply and demand. It also paints a more heartening picture for budding engineers.
Engineering enables the development of society at home and abroad on a large scale. The opportunities in advanced manufacturing, manu-services, low-carbon and environmental goods and services, not to mention the ￡500bn needed over the next 20 years just to maintain our transport and energy infrastructure, underline the need for skilled engineers.
2.The UK has the lowest proportion of women engineers in the EU – less than one third that of Latvia. Are Latvian women more left-brained?
I am not underestimating the cultural and social challenges. We suffer from a series of vicious circles where the lack of positive images of female engineers reduces the likelihood of us having female engineers to generate positive images. I acknowledge there is an element of chicken and egg, but it is not acceptable to blame the egg. We need to break the circles and we need to do it now.
I would like to see engineers challenging the BBC and other media outlets for the poverty of their engineering coverage. I would like to see the industry championing engineering as part of our culture – a prize for the best portrayal on TV might be a good place to start. And I would like to see engineers demanding that the government reverses its cuts to the funding of science and science in society.
As CaSE recently said: ’It is time to shift from good practice that encourages gentle change to achieving real and rapid results.’The point is that it’s not good enough to say that girls just don’t like engineering. In India the proportion of women enrolled on engineering degrees in 2000 was twice what it is in the UK and that’s despite the lower rates of literacy for girls there. Are Indian women less feminine?
The picture is no better in the jobs market – engineering is one of four STEM professions that have seen no major improvements in gender balance. Of nearly 13 million women working in the UK, only 5.3 per cent are employed in SET occupations, against almost one third of the UK’s 15.4 million male employees.
This represents a huge loss for us all – the loss to the country in a talent pool half the size it could be; the loss to society of the types of engineering that might come from a nonmale perspective; and the loss to women in not having entry to these rewarding careers.
But there is an additional, intangible, but hugely important loss: engineering will never have the position it merits at the heart of our society and economy if it remains the preserve of such a narrow section of society. Given the economic, climatic and social challenges we face as a nation, it is imperative that engineering graduates from its current position as an exclusively male eccentricity.
That said, there are many organisations doing excellent work to encourage girls into STEM and retain them in STEM careers and many individual engineers are also keen to help. During my career I often worked for brilliant male managers keen to encourage women in SET, but it was never their absolute priority.
As a woman engineer I often felt excluded, but I realised I was just not being actively included. All groups have their common language. I had no problem with the geek speak, but the sporting metaphors I didn’t understand or the sexual allusions I didn’t want to kept me silent when I should have spoken up.
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I hope that today’s students will not be discouraged. Yes there are challenges, but engineering skills are transferable and desirable and will be needed in the future. Our own research gives a more accurate reflection of engineering supply and demand. It also paints a more heartening picture for budding engineers.
Engineering enables the development of society at home and abroad on a large scale. The opportunities in advanced manufacturing, manu-services, low-carbon and environmental goods and services, not to mention the ￡500bn needed over the next 20 years just to maintain our transport and energy infrastructure, underline the need for skilled engineers.
2.The UK has the lowest proportion of women engineers in the EU – less than one third that of Latvia. Are Latvian women more left-brained?
I am not underestimating the cultural and social challenges. We suffer from a series of vicious circles where the lack of positive images of female engineers reduces the likelihood of us having female engineers to generate positive images. I acknowledge there is an element of chicken and egg, but it is not acceptable to blame the egg. We need to break the circles and we need to do it now.
I would like to see engineers challenging the BBC and other media outlets for the poverty of their engineering coverage. I would like to see the industry championing engineering as part of our culture – a prize for the best portrayal on TV might be a good place to start. And I would like to see engineers demanding that the government reverses its cuts to the funding of science and science in society.
As CaSE recently said: ’It is time to shift from good practice that encourages gentle change to achieving real and rapid results.’The point is that it’s not good enough to say that girls just don’t like engineering. In India the proportion of women enrolled on engineering degrees in 2000 was twice what it is in the UK and that’s despite the lower rates of literacy for girls there. Are Indian women less feminine?
The picture is no better in the jobs market – engineering is one of four STEM professions that have seen no major improvements in gender balance. Of nearly 13 million women working in the UK, only 5.3 per cent are employed in SET occupations, against almost one third of the UK’s 15.4 million male employees.
This represents a huge loss for us all – the loss to the country in a talent pool half the size it could be; the loss to society of the types of engineering that might come from a nonmale perspective; and the loss to women in not having entry to these rewarding careers.
But there is an additional, intangible, but hugely important loss: engineering will never have the position it merits at the heart of our society and economy if it remains the preserve of such a narrow section of society. Given the economic, climatic and social challenges we face as a nation, it is imperative that engineering graduates from its current position as an exclusively male eccentricity.
That said, there are many organisations doing excellent work to encourage girls into STEM and retain them in STEM careers and many individual engineers are also keen to help. During my career I often worked for brilliant male managers keen to encourage women in SET, but it was never their absolute priority.
As a woman engineer I often felt excluded, but I realised I was just not being actively included. All groups have their common language. I had no problem with the geek speak, but the sporting metaphors I didn’t understand or the sexual allusions I didn’t want to kept me silent when I should have spoken up.
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" Campaign seeks to encourage young people into engineering"
1.According to a statement, the first wave of the campaign will focus on attracting more girls to consider careers in engineering and manufacturing when making their subject choices. Fewer than one in 10 engineering professionals are women and this is the lowest proportion across the EU. Talent 2030 warns that so few women in these industries means that the UK is at risking of letting half its talent pool go to waste.
Aaron Porter, director of the Talent 2030 Campaign, said: ‘Our campaign will encourage young people to look at the compelling evidence, which shows that not only can jobs in manufacturing and engineering make a huge contribution to our society, but they also deliver a bigger earnings premium than many other careers.’
He hopes that sharing the findings of the campaign’s research will inspire more young people to seriously consider careers in manufacturing and engineering, and opt for subjects that will enable them to do this such as physics and maths.
Jane Wernick (FREng), a leading structural engineer who worked on the London Eye and a supporter of the campaign, said: ‘If our manufacturing and engineering industries are to thrive we need to attract the very best people.
‘It’s a great pity that we have so few women engineers. It means we are missing out on the talents of half the population. We need to make young people aware of how rewarding and varied a career in engineering can be,’ she added.
The taskforce behind the report, led by Richard Greenhalgh (former chairman of Unilever UK) and Nigel Thrift (vice-chancellor of Warwick University), commissioned a survey of undergraduate women in the penultimate year of their courses who all achieved A grades in GCSE maths, physics and chemistry.
It reveals that less than a third of female undergraduates studying STEM subjects wish to pursue a career in engineering or manufacturing; that careers advice in school is lacking; and that the sector is seen as dominated by men and that it is also viewed as dull and lacking in excitement. It also found that two in five of young women said they could be persuaded to take up a career in manufacturing and engineering, but were now not doing the right degrees.
Proposals from the report include schools and colleges setting a target for the number of girls achieving A levels physics at grade B or above; that universities promote placements and internships in all manufacturing and engineering courses; and that business commits to supporting a major manufacturing and engineering mentoring scheme, particularly aimed at girls before they reach 14.
2.At any time, the user can ask for an instruction or a piece of information to be repeated — or translated into English — by pressing the touch screen.
All grammar and vocabulary has been selected to ensure that using the kitchen adds to basic proficiency in understanding French.
After a session, the user can test what they have learnt by carrying out a short test on the computer.
Three portable versions of the kitchen, comprising the computer and a set of sensor-enabled kitchen equipment, are now being prepared. These are to be installed in Newcastle College and at Institut Fran?ais, a London-based charity dedicated to teaching the French language.
‘Our overriding objective is to make language learning more enjoyable, more effective and, by linking it to the development of another valuable life skill, more educational too,’ said Prof Paul Seedhouse from the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences.
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Aaron Porter, director of the Talent 2030 Campaign, said: ‘Our campaign will encourage young people to look at the compelling evidence, which shows that not only can jobs in manufacturing and engineering make a huge contribution to our society, but they also deliver a bigger earnings premium than many other careers.’
He hopes that sharing the findings of the campaign’s research will inspire more young people to seriously consider careers in manufacturing and engineering, and opt for subjects that will enable them to do this such as physics and maths.
Jane Wernick (FREng), a leading structural engineer who worked on the London Eye and a supporter of the campaign, said: ‘If our manufacturing and engineering industries are to thrive we need to attract the very best people.
‘It’s a great pity that we have so few women engineers. It means we are missing out on the talents of half the population. We need to make young people aware of how rewarding and varied a career in engineering can be,’ she added.
The taskforce behind the report, led by Richard Greenhalgh (former chairman of Unilever UK) and Nigel Thrift (vice-chancellor of Warwick University), commissioned a survey of undergraduate women in the penultimate year of their courses who all achieved A grades in GCSE maths, physics and chemistry.
It reveals that less than a third of female undergraduates studying STEM subjects wish to pursue a career in engineering or manufacturing; that careers advice in school is lacking; and that the sector is seen as dominated by men and that it is also viewed as dull and lacking in excitement. It also found that two in five of young women said they could be persuaded to take up a career in manufacturing and engineering, but were now not doing the right degrees.
Proposals from the report include schools and colleges setting a target for the number of girls achieving A levels physics at grade B or above; that universities promote placements and internships in all manufacturing and engineering courses; and that business commits to supporting a major manufacturing and engineering mentoring scheme, particularly aimed at girls before they reach 14.
2.At any time, the user can ask for an instruction or a piece of information to be repeated — or translated into English — by pressing the touch screen.
All grammar and vocabulary has been selected to ensure that using the kitchen adds to basic proficiency in understanding French.
After a session, the user can test what they have learnt by carrying out a short test on the computer.
Three portable versions of the kitchen, comprising the computer and a set of sensor-enabled kitchen equipment, are now being prepared. These are to be installed in Newcastle College and at Institut Fran?ais, a London-based charity dedicated to teaching the French language.
‘Our overriding objective is to make language learning more enjoyable, more effective and, by linking it to the development of another valuable life skill, more educational too,’ said Prof Paul Seedhouse from the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences.
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2011年10月26日星期三
” Paulson: China Should Move Faster on Yuan“”Ahmadinejad on Gadhafi, Syria, alleged plot, nuclear weapons and America's role“
1.China should embrace a faster appreciation of its currency but U.S. policy makers should be wary of taking punitive actions to force the issue, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday.
Paulson, speaking during an appearance in Washington, said the U.S. and China could both benefit from Beijing taking on much-needed structural changes to its financial markets. (Read the full speech)
“I believe … very strongly that it is in China’s best interest to reform and move to a market-determined currency that reflects economic conditions,” Paulson said.
He was critical, however, of ongoing efforts in Congress to pressure China to allow its currency, the yuan, to appreciate at a faster pace. The Senate in recent weeks passed a measure allowing U.S. officials to target Beijing’s currency policy through trade penalties and various international organizations.
“I don’t think that an approach that could lead to a trade war … is the right way to go,” Paulson said.
2.Ahmadinejad said the United States should realize the "era of colonialism is over" and review its policies, especially when it comes to pressuring the Middle East.
"We have no problems with the people of the United States. We love them," he said, adding that his problem is with the government.
"The United States has become weaker and weaker. And now, they are hated in the region," Ahmadinejad said. The Middle East "should not be influenced by the pressures of the United States."
The outspoken Ahmadinejad has long been a lightning rod for Iran's critics.
U.S. authorities have accused Iran of being involved in a plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, Adel Al-Jubeir, in spring 2012.
The alleged scheme involved a connection to the Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. A 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen and an Iran-based member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are accused of conspiring to hire hit men from a Mexican drug cartel to bomb a restaurant, where the ambassador would have been.
In his interview Saturday, Ahmadinejad dismissed the United States' claim of Iranian involvement.
Ahmadinejad dismisses assassination plot
Ahmadinejad: 'We condemn killing'
"Do we need really to kill the ambassador of a brotherly country? What is the reason and the interest behind that?" he said. "We never have any intention to hurt Saudi Arabia. Do we really want to do it in the United States? And is that the way, really?"
Ahmadinejad also criticized the United States' military strategies.
In light of U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement Friday that all American troops would be out of Iraq by the end of the year, Ahmadinejad said they should have left sooner.
"The Iraqi government is independent and sovereign. They should decide how to provide training for their military personnel," Ahmadinejad said.
Asked whether Iran's involvement with Iraq will increase because of the American withdrawal, Ahmadinejad said there would be no changes.
Ahmadinejad also addressed accusations that Iran has misled the International Atomic Energy Agency. The agency has said Iran was not providing enough details for it to conclude it is engaged in only peaceful nuclear activities.
Ahmadinejad called such claims "lies."
"The era of nuclear bombs is over," he said as he questioned the credibility of the agency.
Ahmadinejad's stances on conflicts mirror his speech last month at the U.N. General Assembly.
Delegations from the United States and several European nations, including France and the United Kingdom, walked out during his speech, in which he repeatedly condemned the United States and said some countries use the Holocaust as an "excuse to pay ransom ... to Zionists."
In his remarks, Ahmadinejad called the September 11, 2001, attacks "mysterious" and said they were a pretext for a U.S.-led war against Afghanistan and Iraq.
He said the United States killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden instead of assigning a fact-finding team to investigate "hidden elements involved in September 11."
He also blamed the United States for numerous global problems, including the financial crisis, and criticized it for overspending on the military and "printing trillions of dollars" that triggered inflation, according to a translation of his speech provided by the U.N.
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Paulson, speaking during an appearance in Washington, said the U.S. and China could both benefit from Beijing taking on much-needed structural changes to its financial markets. (Read the full speech)
“I believe … very strongly that it is in China’s best interest to reform and move to a market-determined currency that reflects economic conditions,” Paulson said.
He was critical, however, of ongoing efforts in Congress to pressure China to allow its currency, the yuan, to appreciate at a faster pace. The Senate in recent weeks passed a measure allowing U.S. officials to target Beijing’s currency policy through trade penalties and various international organizations.
“I don’t think that an approach that could lead to a trade war … is the right way to go,” Paulson said.
2.Ahmadinejad said the United States should realize the "era of colonialism is over" and review its policies, especially when it comes to pressuring the Middle East.
"We have no problems with the people of the United States. We love them," he said, adding that his problem is with the government.
"The United States has become weaker and weaker. And now, they are hated in the region," Ahmadinejad said. The Middle East "should not be influenced by the pressures of the United States."
The outspoken Ahmadinejad has long been a lightning rod for Iran's critics.
U.S. authorities have accused Iran of being involved in a plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, Adel Al-Jubeir, in spring 2012.
The alleged scheme involved a connection to the Quds Force, a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. A 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen and an Iran-based member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are accused of conspiring to hire hit men from a Mexican drug cartel to bomb a restaurant, where the ambassador would have been.
In his interview Saturday, Ahmadinejad dismissed the United States' claim of Iranian involvement.
Ahmadinejad dismisses assassination plot
Ahmadinejad: 'We condemn killing'
"Do we need really to kill the ambassador of a brotherly country? What is the reason and the interest behind that?" he said. "We never have any intention to hurt Saudi Arabia. Do we really want to do it in the United States? And is that the way, really?"
Ahmadinejad also criticized the United States' military strategies.
In light of U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement Friday that all American troops would be out of Iraq by the end of the year, Ahmadinejad said they should have left sooner.
"The Iraqi government is independent and sovereign. They should decide how to provide training for their military personnel," Ahmadinejad said.
Asked whether Iran's involvement with Iraq will increase because of the American withdrawal, Ahmadinejad said there would be no changes.
Ahmadinejad also addressed accusations that Iran has misled the International Atomic Energy Agency. The agency has said Iran was not providing enough details for it to conclude it is engaged in only peaceful nuclear activities.
Ahmadinejad called such claims "lies."
"The era of nuclear bombs is over," he said as he questioned the credibility of the agency.
Ahmadinejad's stances on conflicts mirror his speech last month at the U.N. General Assembly.
Delegations from the United States and several European nations, including France and the United Kingdom, walked out during his speech, in which he repeatedly condemned the United States and said some countries use the Holocaust as an "excuse to pay ransom ... to Zionists."
In his remarks, Ahmadinejad called the September 11, 2001, attacks "mysterious" and said they were a pretext for a U.S.-led war against Afghanistan and Iraq.
He said the United States killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden instead of assigning a fact-finding team to investigate "hidden elements involved in September 11."
He also blamed the United States for numerous global problems, including the financial crisis, and criticized it for overspending on the military and "printing trillions of dollars" that triggered inflation, according to a translation of his speech provided by the U.N.
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2011年10月25日星期二
FDA finally admits chicken meat contains cancer-causing arsenic (but keep eating it, yo!), TSA deploys 'VIPR' teams throughout Tennessee to set up illegal security checkpoints on interstates
1.After years of sweeping the issue under the rug and hoping no one would notice, the FDA has now finally admitted that chicken meat sold in the USA contains arsenic, a cancer-causing toxic chemical that's fatal in high doses. But the real story is where this arsenic comes from: It's added to the chicken feed on purpose!
Even worse, the FDA says its own research shows that the arsenic added to the chicken feed ends up in the chicken meat where it is consumed by humans. So for the last sixty years, American consumers who eat conventional chicken have been swallowing arsenic, a known cancer-causing chemical. Until this new study, both the poultry industry and the FDA denied that arsenic fed to chickens ended up in their meat. The fairytale excuse story we've all been fed for sixty years is that "the arsenic is excreted in the chicken feces." There's no scientific basis for making such a claim... it's just what the poultry industry wanted everybody to believe.
But now the evidence is so undeniable that the manufacturer of the chicken feed product known as Roxarsone has decided to pull the product off the shelves . And what's the name of this manufacturer that has been putting arsenic in the chicken feed for all these years? Pfizer, of course -- the very same company that makes vaccines containing chemical adjuvants that are injected into children.Technically, the company making the Roxarsone chicken feed is a subsidiary of Pfizer, called Alpharma LLC. Even though Alpharma now has agreed to pull this toxic feed chemical off the shelves in the United States, it says it won't necessarily remove it from feed products in other countries unless it is forced by regulators to do so. As reported by AP:
"Scott Brown of Pfizer Animal Health's Veterinary Medicine Research and Development division said the company also sells the ingredient in about a dozen other countries. He said Pfizer is reaching out to regulatory authorities in those countries and will decide whether to sell it on an individual basis."
2.When the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced last year that it would soon begin setting up security checkpoints in places other than just airports, it definitely was not joking. News Channel 5 in Nashville, Tenn., has announced that Tennessee is the official inaugural state for the launch of TSA's new Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) program, which will be setting up security checkpoints along interstates to conduct random (illegal) searches of vehicles.
TSA set up one of its first VIPR checkpoints in Tampa, Fla., last December after announcing to the world its plans to expand illegal searches to all aspects of American life. Presumably a test to see how the public would respond. VIPR teams groped and patted down passengers at a local Greyhound bus station, and they even brought in sniff dogs to add an extra layer of intimidation.And now an entire state has succumbed to the encroachment of the illegitimate US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its unlawful violations of the Fourth, Fifth, and Tenth Amendments to the US Constitution. VIPR teams have already been deployed to five truck weigh stations and two bus stations across Tennessee, with more soon to come.
Random security checkpoints, perpetual paranoia about terrorists around every corner, a rogue government that is pressing citizens to spy on each other and report their activities to authorities -- these are all protocols that took effect in Nazi Germany during the rise of Hitler, and they are all protocols that are now in effect in the US today. Think about it.
Even worse, the FDA says its own research shows that the arsenic added to the chicken feed ends up in the chicken meat where it is consumed by humans. So for the last sixty years, American consumers who eat conventional chicken have been swallowing arsenic, a known cancer-causing chemical. Until this new study, both the poultry industry and the FDA denied that arsenic fed to chickens ended up in their meat. The fairytale excuse story we've all been fed for sixty years is that "the arsenic is excreted in the chicken feces." There's no scientific basis for making such a claim... it's just what the poultry industry wanted everybody to believe.
But now the evidence is so undeniable that the manufacturer of the chicken feed product known as Roxarsone has decided to pull the product off the shelves . And what's the name of this manufacturer that has been putting arsenic in the chicken feed for all these years? Pfizer, of course -- the very same company that makes vaccines containing chemical adjuvants that are injected into children.Technically, the company making the Roxarsone chicken feed is a subsidiary of Pfizer, called Alpharma LLC. Even though Alpharma now has agreed to pull this toxic feed chemical off the shelves in the United States, it says it won't necessarily remove it from feed products in other countries unless it is forced by regulators to do so. As reported by AP:
"Scott Brown of Pfizer Animal Health's Veterinary Medicine Research and Development division said the company also sells the ingredient in about a dozen other countries. He said Pfizer is reaching out to regulatory authorities in those countries and will decide whether to sell it on an individual basis."
2.When the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced last year that it would soon begin setting up security checkpoints in places other than just airports, it definitely was not joking. News Channel 5 in Nashville, Tenn., has announced that Tennessee is the official inaugural state for the launch of TSA's new Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) program, which will be setting up security checkpoints along interstates to conduct random (illegal) searches of vehicles.
TSA set up one of its first VIPR checkpoints in Tampa, Fla., last December after announcing to the world its plans to expand illegal searches to all aspects of American life. Presumably a test to see how the public would respond. VIPR teams groped and patted down passengers at a local Greyhound bus station, and they even brought in sniff dogs to add an extra layer of intimidation.And now an entire state has succumbed to the encroachment of the illegitimate US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its unlawful violations of the Fourth, Fifth, and Tenth Amendments to the US Constitution. VIPR teams have already been deployed to five truck weigh stations and two bus stations across Tennessee, with more soon to come.
Random security checkpoints, perpetual paranoia about terrorists around every corner, a rogue government that is pressing citizens to spy on each other and report their activities to authorities -- these are all protocols that took effect in Nazi Germany during the rise of Hitler, and they are all protocols that are now in effect in the US today. Think about it.
2011年10月24日星期一
abroad information3
1.At Ola Loa we are dedicated to enhancing your life by helping you realize your Maximum Health Potential with the most advanced supplement formulas available.
Driven by science not by fads, Ola Loa vitamin drink mix products are formulated by nutrition pioneer Richard Kunin, M.D., one of the founders of Antioxidant Therapy. Fifty years of research has led Dr. Kunin to his breakthrough discovery that Methylation is the key to better health, and goes beyond antioxidants. Ola Loa is the world's only product to provide this critical methylation support.
2.Dr. Al Sears, MD, is a medical doctor and one of the nation’s first board-certified anti-aging physicians. Dr. Sears is also a board-certified clinical nutritionist, strength coach and ACE-certified fitness trainer. He enjoys a worldwide readership and has appeared on more than 50 national radio programs, ABC News, CNN and ESPN.
In his first book, The T-Factor, King of Hormones, Dr. Sears perfected the use of natural and bio-identical testosterone boosters to help men restore the drive, ambition, muscle strength, vitality and sexual performance of their youth.
Dr. Sears followed up with 12 Secrets to Virility, a full-blown strategy for male performance that includes his own patient-tested protocols for successfully dealing with men’s health concerns like fighting excess estrogen, protecting the prostate, eliminating fat gain and keeping a sharp mind and memory.
In 2004, Dr. Sears was one of the first to fight against the conventional belief that cholesterol causes heart disease, proving that cholesterol is not the cause, but the part of the body that heart disease acts upon. In The Doctor’s Heart Cure, Dr. Sears offers an easy-to-follow solution that effectively eliminates your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke.
In 2006, Dr. Sears shocked the fitness world by revealing the dangers of aerobics, “cardio” and long-distance running in his book, PACE: The 12-Minute Revolution. Expanding on the fitness principles in The Doctor’s Heart Cure, he developed a fast, simple solution to restore muscle strength, guard against heart attack and melt excess fat. Today, PACE is practiced by thousands of people worldwide.
In 2010, Dr. Sears made history by bringing telomere biology to the general public. As the first U.S. doctor licensed to administer a groundbreaking DNA therapy that activates the gene that regulates telomerase, his breakthrough Reset Your Biological Clock shows how anyone can preserve the energy of youth by controlling the length of your telomere, the true marker of aging.
By exposing the flaws of mainstream medicine and pioneering new solutions through innovative approaches to exercise, nutrition and aging, Dr. Sears continues to empower the lives of his patients and readers through his books, newsletters and regular media appearances.
Dr. Sears owns and operates a successful integrative medicine and anti-aging wellness center in Royal Palm Beach, Fla., with over 25,000 patients and publishes a monthly e-Newsletter – Health Confidential – and daily e-mail broadcast – Doctor’s House Call.
An avid lecturer, Dr. Sears regularly speaks at conferences sponsored by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), the American College for the Advancement of Medicine (ACAM) and the Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG).
Driven by science not by fads, Ola Loa vitamin drink mix products are formulated by nutrition pioneer Richard Kunin, M.D., one of the founders of Antioxidant Therapy. Fifty years of research has led Dr. Kunin to his breakthrough discovery that Methylation is the key to better health, and goes beyond antioxidants. Ola Loa is the world's only product to provide this critical methylation support.
2.Dr. Al Sears, MD, is a medical doctor and one of the nation’s first board-certified anti-aging physicians. Dr. Sears is also a board-certified clinical nutritionist, strength coach and ACE-certified fitness trainer. He enjoys a worldwide readership and has appeared on more than 50 national radio programs, ABC News, CNN and ESPN.
In his first book, The T-Factor, King of Hormones, Dr. Sears perfected the use of natural and bio-identical testosterone boosters to help men restore the drive, ambition, muscle strength, vitality and sexual performance of their youth.
Dr. Sears followed up with 12 Secrets to Virility, a full-blown strategy for male performance that includes his own patient-tested protocols for successfully dealing with men’s health concerns like fighting excess estrogen, protecting the prostate, eliminating fat gain and keeping a sharp mind and memory.
In 2004, Dr. Sears was one of the first to fight against the conventional belief that cholesterol causes heart disease, proving that cholesterol is not the cause, but the part of the body that heart disease acts upon. In The Doctor’s Heart Cure, Dr. Sears offers an easy-to-follow solution that effectively eliminates your risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and stroke.
In 2006, Dr. Sears shocked the fitness world by revealing the dangers of aerobics, “cardio” and long-distance running in his book, PACE: The 12-Minute Revolution. Expanding on the fitness principles in The Doctor’s Heart Cure, he developed a fast, simple solution to restore muscle strength, guard against heart attack and melt excess fat. Today, PACE is practiced by thousands of people worldwide.
In 2010, Dr. Sears made history by bringing telomere biology to the general public. As the first U.S. doctor licensed to administer a groundbreaking DNA therapy that activates the gene that regulates telomerase, his breakthrough Reset Your Biological Clock shows how anyone can preserve the energy of youth by controlling the length of your telomere, the true marker of aging.
By exposing the flaws of mainstream medicine and pioneering new solutions through innovative approaches to exercise, nutrition and aging, Dr. Sears continues to empower the lives of his patients and readers through his books, newsletters and regular media appearances.
Dr. Sears owns and operates a successful integrative medicine and anti-aging wellness center in Royal Palm Beach, Fla., with over 25,000 patients and publishes a monthly e-Newsletter – Health Confidential – and daily e-mail broadcast – Doctor’s House Call.
An avid lecturer, Dr. Sears regularly speaks at conferences sponsored by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), the American College for the Advancement of Medicine (ACAM) and the Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG).
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2011年10月21日星期五
Soul-searching in China after toddler in hit-run dies , China Eastern to Focus on Short-Haul Flights
BEIJING — A toddler who was run over by vans twice and then ignored by passersby on a busy market street died Friday — a week after the accident and after days of bitter soul-searching over declining morality in China.
Two-year-old Wang Yue died shortly after midnight of brain and organ failure, the Guangzhou Military District General Hospital said.
“Her injuries were too severe and the treatment had no effect,” intensive care unit director Su Lei told reporters.
The plight of the child, nicknamed Yueyue, came to symbolize what many Chinese see as a decay in public morals after heady decades of economic growth and rising prosperity.
Gruesome closed-circuit camera video of last Thursday’s accident, aired on television and posted on the Internet, showed Yueyue toddling along the hardware market street in the southern city of Foshan. A van strikes her, slows and then resumes driving, rolling its back right wheel over the child. As she lays with blood pooling, 18 people walk or cycle by and another van strikes her before a scrap picker scoops her up.
Yueyue’s death touched off another round of hand-wringing about society and personal responsibility. Many comments posted to social media sites said “we are all passersby.”
Li Xiangping, a professor of religion at Huadong University, said on a Twitter-like service that it is too easy to blame others.
“What after all prompted such a sad phenomenon? Officials? The rich? Or is it our own cold-heartedness?” Li said on Sina Corp.’s Weibo.
Police have detained the drivers of both vans on suspicion of causing a traffic accident but have not said what formal charges they would face — and if manslaughter could be the charge now that the girl has died.
The people who could be seen on the video passing by the injured Yueyue have recounted being harassed for ignoring her. The respected Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper quoted a man it identified only as Mr. Chen, a hardware merchant, saying that he had been receiving crank calls ever since someone picked him out as the 16th passerby. He said he hadn’t noticed the child.
Some experts said an unwillingness to help others is an outgrowth of urbanization as migrants pour into cities and create neighborhoods of strangers.
“Rapid urbanization not only affects China or Foshan, but anywhere in the world where you have a lot of high-rise buildings, where there is high population density, then the relationship with the neighbors, and with each other is affected,” said Yao Yue, a psychologist and director of telephone help-line for distressed people in Beijing. HONG KONG—China Eastern Airlines Corp.'s surprise decision to cancel orders for 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners reflects frustration with extended development delays, but also signifies a shift in the carrier's strategy to focus on domestic and regional routes.
Shanghai-based China Eastern—the smallest of China's big three state carriers by revenue—on Monday opted to replace its multibillion-dollar order with 45 smaller Boeing 737 jets. The move marks one of the largest cancellations for the long-haul Dreamliner, Boeing Co.'s first all-new airliner in 16 years.
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Two-year-old Wang Yue died shortly after midnight of brain and organ failure, the Guangzhou Military District General Hospital said.
“Her injuries were too severe and the treatment had no effect,” intensive care unit director Su Lei told reporters.
The plight of the child, nicknamed Yueyue, came to symbolize what many Chinese see as a decay in public morals after heady decades of economic growth and rising prosperity.
Gruesome closed-circuit camera video of last Thursday’s accident, aired on television and posted on the Internet, showed Yueyue toddling along the hardware market street in the southern city of Foshan. A van strikes her, slows and then resumes driving, rolling its back right wheel over the child. As she lays with blood pooling, 18 people walk or cycle by and another van strikes her before a scrap picker scoops her up.
Yueyue’s death touched off another round of hand-wringing about society and personal responsibility. Many comments posted to social media sites said “we are all passersby.”
Li Xiangping, a professor of religion at Huadong University, said on a Twitter-like service that it is too easy to blame others.
“What after all prompted such a sad phenomenon? Officials? The rich? Or is it our own cold-heartedness?” Li said on Sina Corp.’s Weibo.
Police have detained the drivers of both vans on suspicion of causing a traffic accident but have not said what formal charges they would face — and if manslaughter could be the charge now that the girl has died.
The people who could be seen on the video passing by the injured Yueyue have recounted being harassed for ignoring her. The respected Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper quoted a man it identified only as Mr. Chen, a hardware merchant, saying that he had been receiving crank calls ever since someone picked him out as the 16th passerby. He said he hadn’t noticed the child.
Some experts said an unwillingness to help others is an outgrowth of urbanization as migrants pour into cities and create neighborhoods of strangers.
“Rapid urbanization not only affects China or Foshan, but anywhere in the world where you have a lot of high-rise buildings, where there is high population density, then the relationship with the neighbors, and with each other is affected,” said Yao Yue, a psychologist and director of telephone help-line for distressed people in Beijing. HONG KONG—China Eastern Airlines Corp.'s surprise decision to cancel orders for 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners reflects frustration with extended development delays, but also signifies a shift in the carrier's strategy to focus on domestic and regional routes.
Shanghai-based China Eastern—the smallest of China's big three state carriers by revenue—on Monday opted to replace its multibillion-dollar order with 45 smaller Boeing 737 jets. The move marks one of the largest cancellations for the long-haul Dreamliner, Boeing Co.'s first all-new airliner in 16 years.
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2011年10月19日星期三
What do the large OEMs want? Answer- profits, Would OEMs rather sell optical or copper?
All x86 servers ship with at least one CPU from either Intel or AMD, at least a few gigabytes of memory, and in almost all cases, at least one disk drive. It is hard to differentiate one OEM’s Intel or AMD CPU or memory or disk drive; consequently, the I/O (input and output) peripherals and architecture is where the money is. Over the past ten years, Fibre Channel became a very profitable part of the server OEM portfolio. OEMs do not want to lose the opportunity to upsell I/O hardware and software solutions by quickly commoditizing the I/O by putting 10GbE as the standard (free) I/O solution.Optical (the markup on transceivers is huge). Final end user price is another huge factor that will drive 10GBASE-T adoption. Typically, server, switch, and storage OEMs purchase SFP+ optical transceivers in volume for $50–60 today. However, that is not close to the price that end users pay. Because the OEM ties the use of their branded transceivers with their products via either maintenance contracts or firmware that checks the vendor data burned into the transceiver, the user typically must buy transceivers from the server, switch, or storage vendor. This allows the OEM to mark up the cost of the transceiver astronomically. Prices on the web range from $120 or so for unbranded SR modules, which the OEM typically will not support, to $500 and sometimes $1,200 or more for OEM-branded SR modules. For the end user, the beauty of 10GBASE-T is that no one can mark up the PHY, because it is the standard I/O connection preinstalled on the server (as 1GbE is today) rather than an add-in component that the OEM can charge for. The result is a huge disparity in port pricing for optical versus copper ports.
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2011年10月18日星期二
Mobile Telephony Industry in India , Analysis of the Smartphone Application Storefront Market and its Impact on the Smartphone Ecosystem
The Indian mobile market, adding 8 to 10 million subscribers every month, is the fastest growing market in the world. The country is seeing rapid addition in its GSM subscriber base while its CDMA subscribers are shrinking in number.
In recent times, the mobile operators are recording decreasing ARPU due to heating competition and lowering of tariffs by the government. This has forced the operators to diversify their revenue channels and focus on Value Added Services (VAS). As a result, the operators have started to package more and better mobile VAS (MVAS) in their offerings.
As of 2009, the Indian MVAS market closed at INR 8400 crore, forming around 11% of the total telecom revenue. Given the enormity of the Indian mobile market, this is quite a small share. Therefore, mobile operators have beefed up their efforts to increase the share of MVAS in their revenues to offset the falling ARPU and beat competition.
Presently, the MVAS market is dominated by text messages (SMS) as enterprises use this channel to promote their products and reach out to the maximum possible target customers. Mobile music is the next big area. Mobile music, with its two applications – ringtones and caller ring back tones – provides lucrative opportunities to content providers. The mobile music market is so attractive that handset manufacturers are introducing phones specifically meant for music buffs.
The application storefront market, along with the smartphone market, has been one of the key catalysts in the mobile industry. As voice has become more competitive among carriers, data and messaging have emerged, and the industry participants are looking toward applications for revenue. To date, Apple has dominated the market. However, Android has made a significant push in the space and other competitors like Microsoft, Nokia, and RIM have continued to ramp up their efforts in the application storefront space.
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In recent times, the mobile operators are recording decreasing ARPU due to heating competition and lowering of tariffs by the government. This has forced the operators to diversify their revenue channels and focus on Value Added Services (VAS). As a result, the operators have started to package more and better mobile VAS (MVAS) in their offerings.
As of 2009, the Indian MVAS market closed at INR 8400 crore, forming around 11% of the total telecom revenue. Given the enormity of the Indian mobile market, this is quite a small share. Therefore, mobile operators have beefed up their efforts to increase the share of MVAS in their revenues to offset the falling ARPU and beat competition.
Presently, the MVAS market is dominated by text messages (SMS) as enterprises use this channel to promote their products and reach out to the maximum possible target customers. Mobile music is the next big area. Mobile music, with its two applications – ringtones and caller ring back tones – provides lucrative opportunities to content providers. The mobile music market is so attractive that handset manufacturers are introducing phones specifically meant for music buffs.
The application storefront market, along with the smartphone market, has been one of the key catalysts in the mobile industry. As voice has become more competitive among carriers, data and messaging have emerged, and the industry participants are looking toward applications for revenue. To date, Apple has dominated the market. However, Android has made a significant push in the space and other competitors like Microsoft, Nokia, and RIM have continued to ramp up their efforts in the application storefront space.
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2011年10月17日星期一
Entertainment
JDSU has made many technological advancements in the entertainment market as a direct result of the concerns and needs expressed by customers and design professionals. As such, JDSU optical products are more than illumination components; they are a key component in creating and managing light.
The entertainment product portfolio from JDSU offers coverglass, optical filters, and antireflection coatings for a broad variety of entertainment applications. Whether in the UV, visual, or infrared spectrums, our precision optics provide flat spectral profiles and dependable durability.
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The entertainment product portfolio from JDSU offers coverglass, optical filters, and antireflection coatings for a broad variety of entertainment applications. Whether in the UV, visual, or infrared spectrums, our precision optics provide flat spectral profiles and dependable durability.
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2011年10月14日星期五
2.67 Gigabit RoHS Compliant DWDM SFP (FWLF1631xx)
Finisar's Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM) transceivers offer DWDM transport with dramatically lower power and cost in a standard pluggable Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) package. The FWLF-1631 is designed expressly for service providers deploying DWDM networking equipment in metropolitan access and core networks. The transceiver is RoHS compliant and lead free per Directive 2002/95/EC, and Finisar Application Note AN-2038.
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Cat
The cat (Felis catus), also known as the domestic cat or housecat[5] to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests. Cats have been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years,[6] and are currently the most popular pet in the world.[7] Owing to their close association with humans, cats are now found almost everywhere in the world.
Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with strong, flexible bodies, quick reflexes, sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing small prey. As nocturnal predators, cats use their acute hearing and ability to see in near darkness to locate prey. Not only can cats hear sounds too faint for human ears, they can also hear sounds higher in frequency than humans can perceive. This is because the usual prey of cats (particularly rodents such as mice) make high frequency noises, so the hearing of the cat has evolved to pinpoint these faint high-pitched sounds. Cats also have a much better sense of smell than humans.
Despite being solitary hunters, cats are a social species and use a variety of vocalizations, pheromones and types of body language for communication. These include meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling, and grunting.[8]
Cats have a rapid breeding rate. Under controlled breeding, they can be bred and shown as registered pedigree pets, a hobby known as cat fancy. Failure to control the breeding of pet cats by spaying and neutering and the abandonment of former household pets has resulted in large numbers of feral cats worldwide, with a population of up to 60 million of these animals in the United States alone.[9]
As The New York Times wrote in 2007, "Until recently the cat was commonly believed to have been domesticated in ancient Egypt, where it was a cult animal",[10] but a study that year revealed that the lines of descent of all house cats probably run through as few as five self-domesticating African Wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) c. 8000 BC, in the Near East.[4] The earliest direct evidence of cat domestication is a kitten that was buried alongside a human 9,500 years ago in Cyprus.
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Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with strong, flexible bodies, quick reflexes, sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing small prey. As nocturnal predators, cats use their acute hearing and ability to see in near darkness to locate prey. Not only can cats hear sounds too faint for human ears, they can also hear sounds higher in frequency than humans can perceive. This is because the usual prey of cats (particularly rodents such as mice) make high frequency noises, so the hearing of the cat has evolved to pinpoint these faint high-pitched sounds. Cats also have a much better sense of smell than humans.
Despite being solitary hunters, cats are a social species and use a variety of vocalizations, pheromones and types of body language for communication. These include meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling, and grunting.[8]
Cats have a rapid breeding rate. Under controlled breeding, they can be bred and shown as registered pedigree pets, a hobby known as cat fancy. Failure to control the breeding of pet cats by spaying and neutering and the abandonment of former household pets has resulted in large numbers of feral cats worldwide, with a population of up to 60 million of these animals in the United States alone.[9]
As The New York Times wrote in 2007, "Until recently the cat was commonly believed to have been domesticated in ancient Egypt, where it was a cult animal",[10] but a study that year revealed that the lines of descent of all house cats probably run through as few as five self-domesticating African Wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) c. 8000 BC, in the Near East.[4] The earliest direct evidence of cat domestication is a kitten that was buried alongside a human 9,500 years ago in Cyprus.
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2011年10月13日星期四
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers continues transactions and Papers (Institute of British Geographers) and is a journal of the Royal Geographical Society. Transactions is considered to be at the frontier of leading international research in geography. Transactions has one of the widest geographical readerships and is highly cited with the highest citation index for all social science journals worldwide. Transactions publish an array of papers from cutting-edge research in geography to book reviews and interdisciplinary research. Transactions has an impact factor of 3.5 and was ranked third out of 38 in 2005 in the ISI Journal Citation Reports Ranking.
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2011年10月12日星期三
International organization
An international organization (or organisation) is an organization with an international membership, scope, or presence. There are two main types:[1]
International nongovernmental organizations (INGOs): non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that operate internationally. These may be either:
International non-profit organizations. Examples include the International Olympic Committee, World Organization of the Scout Movement, International Committee of the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières.
International corporations, referred to as multinational corporations. Examples include The Coca-Cola Company, Sony, Nintendo, McDonalds, and Toyota.
Intergovernmental organizations, also known as international governmental organisations (IGOs): the type of organization most closely associated with the term 'international organization', these are organizations that are made up primarily of sovereign states (referred to as member states). Notable examples include the United Nations (UN), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Council of Europe (CoE), European Union (EU; which is a prime example of a supranational organization), European Patent Organization and World Trade Organization (WTO). The UN has used the term "intergovernmental organization" instead of "international organization" for clarity.[2]
In addition, Global Public Policy Networks (GPPNs) may be considered a third category. These take various forms and may be made up of states and non-state actors. Non-state actors involved in GPPNs may include: intergovernmental organizations, states, state agencies, regional or municipal governments, in partnerships with non-governmental organizations, private companies, etc.
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International nongovernmental organizations (INGOs): non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that operate internationally. These may be either:
International non-profit organizations. Examples include the International Olympic Committee, World Organization of the Scout Movement, International Committee of the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières.
International corporations, referred to as multinational corporations. Examples include The Coca-Cola Company, Sony, Nintendo, McDonalds, and Toyota.
Intergovernmental organizations, also known as international governmental organisations (IGOs): the type of organization most closely associated with the term 'international organization', these are organizations that are made up primarily of sovereign states (referred to as member states). Notable examples include the United Nations (UN), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Council of Europe (CoE), European Union (EU; which is a prime example of a supranational organization), European Patent Organization and World Trade Organization (WTO). The UN has used the term "intergovernmental organization" instead of "international organization" for clarity.[2]
In addition, Global Public Policy Networks (GPPNs) may be considered a third category. These take various forms and may be made up of states and non-state actors. Non-state actors involved in GPPNs may include: intergovernmental organizations, states, state agencies, regional or municipal governments, in partnerships with non-governmental organizations, private companies, etc.
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2011年10月11日星期二
The Consular Information Program
The Consular Information Program consists of three main components that provide information to the American public about travel to specific countries: Country Specific Information, Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts. The U.S. Department of State issues fact sheets called Country Specific Information on over 200 countries. The sheets contain information on entry requirements, crime and security conditions, areas of instability, road safety and other details relevant to travel.
The Department of State also issues Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts.
Travel warnings are issued when the State Department recommends deferral of travel by Americans to a country because of civil unrest, dangerous conditions, terrorist activity and, in some cases, because the U.S. has no diplomatic relations with the country and may have great difficulty in assisting Americans in distress. Travel Alerts are issued as a means to disseminate information quickly about terrorist threats and other relatively short-term or transnational conditions that could pose significant risks to American travelers.
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The Department of State also issues Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts.
Travel warnings are issued when the State Department recommends deferral of travel by Americans to a country because of civil unrest, dangerous conditions, terrorist activity and, in some cases, because the U.S. has no diplomatic relations with the country and may have great difficulty in assisting Americans in distress. Travel Alerts are issued as a means to disseminate information quickly about terrorist threats and other relatively short-term or transnational conditions that could pose significant risks to American travelers.
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2011年10月10日星期一
Chinese women on dating sites: theories/questions/opinions
I have a theory about the Chinese women looking for men on the online dating sites. While I have some personal experience in this matter, I'd like to have my theory vetted by those on the ground in China.
The theory goes like this:
A very high percentage of the Chinese women on dating sites are looking for Western men hoping for a different life. Most of these women are divorced and perhaps older than Chinese men want a wife. They go to a "translator" for help in contacting a Western man.
The translator then places the woman's personals ad on the dating site and responds on her behalf with the information the woman provided the translator.
The relationship between the translator and the woman is a business relationship. If the translator doesn't produce a man to visit her, the translator only receives a basic fee. If a man shows up to visit her, the translator gets a large fee. If the man proposes marriage, the translator gets a very large fee.
This is what I suspect happened with the woman I met last summer.
My trip to Guangzhou this summer has nothing to do with women this time, but it doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy meeting a nice woman. So I initiated contact with a few women on a dating site. The emails from the dating site women read almost like form letters using archaic English words. The emails do answer specific questions, but in a very business-like sort of way.
So now I am communicating with just one woman who admits she is using a translator. I do not intend to meet her when I am in China because I sense there will be some odd pressures involved with such a meeting.
My suspicion is that if I even meet this woman just for a cup of tea that she may have to pay a large sum of money to the translator for a successful contact.
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The theory goes like this:
A very high percentage of the Chinese women on dating sites are looking for Western men hoping for a different life. Most of these women are divorced and perhaps older than Chinese men want a wife. They go to a "translator" for help in contacting a Western man.
The translator then places the woman's personals ad on the dating site and responds on her behalf with the information the woman provided the translator.
The relationship between the translator and the woman is a business relationship. If the translator doesn't produce a man to visit her, the translator only receives a basic fee. If a man shows up to visit her, the translator gets a large fee. If the man proposes marriage, the translator gets a very large fee.
This is what I suspect happened with the woman I met last summer.
My trip to Guangzhou this summer has nothing to do with women this time, but it doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy meeting a nice woman. So I initiated contact with a few women on a dating site. The emails from the dating site women read almost like form letters using archaic English words. The emails do answer specific questions, but in a very business-like sort of way.
So now I am communicating with just one woman who admits she is using a translator. I do not intend to meet her when I am in China because I sense there will be some odd pressures involved with such a meeting.
My suspicion is that if I even meet this woman just for a cup of tea that she may have to pay a large sum of money to the translator for a successful contact.
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2011年10月9日星期日
Learn how to have a feng shui balanced desk
Due to the importance of your desk as the central spot of your office and work activities, there are some important feng shui guidelines meant to help you balancing your desk area and your profession. The main and most important desk related tip tells that you should never place it in such a way that your back is towards the door; you should always be able to see who enters the room without having to turn. If there are other doors, you should try to place your desk in a position which allows seeing them all.
The area of the room where your desk is placed is very important. Ideally, your desk should be placed facing south west or south since this are the career related bagua areas. If your desk is placed at the south area of the room, this will help you improving your career and professional related achievements. On the other hand, if it is placed at south west, it will help you improving your skills and gaining knowledge.
The best position for a desk to be is diagonally crossing the entrance door, in a way that allows you to see it but without being right across from it. Being right across an entrance door would make you receive any chi energy flow that enters the room, and this might have a negative effect on you since it would be difficult for you to concentrate and focus on your work.
There are some guidelines regarding your desk itself and the way objects are distributed over it. These guidelines should be done by applying the bagua map indications to the desk surface. According to this, the south area of your desk is the career related one, and therefore you should always try to keep it clear and free of objects. Keeping this area free would allow you to concentrate and work without obstacles as well as it would let advance and achievements to occupy this space.
The west and north east spots of your desk are the family and love related area, therefore you should keep a picture or objects which reminds you of your family and loved ones over those spots. Your desk's south east area is the most appropriate for you to keep your phone or any communication technologies since it would help you having access to helpful people. The south west desk area is the best spot for you to keep any books or consulting material since, according to the bagua map, it is ideal for skills and knowledge help and improvement.
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The area of the room where your desk is placed is very important. Ideally, your desk should be placed facing south west or south since this are the career related bagua areas. If your desk is placed at the south area of the room, this will help you improving your career and professional related achievements. On the other hand, if it is placed at south west, it will help you improving your skills and gaining knowledge.
The best position for a desk to be is diagonally crossing the entrance door, in a way that allows you to see it but without being right across from it. Being right across an entrance door would make you receive any chi energy flow that enters the room, and this might have a negative effect on you since it would be difficult for you to concentrate and focus on your work.
There are some guidelines regarding your desk itself and the way objects are distributed over it. These guidelines should be done by applying the bagua map indications to the desk surface. According to this, the south area of your desk is the career related one, and therefore you should always try to keep it clear and free of objects. Keeping this area free would allow you to concentrate and work without obstacles as well as it would let advance and achievements to occupy this space.
The west and north east spots of your desk are the family and love related area, therefore you should keep a picture or objects which reminds you of your family and loved ones over those spots. Your desk's south east area is the most appropriate for you to keep your phone or any communication technologies since it would help you having access to helpful people. The south west desk area is the best spot for you to keep any books or consulting material since, according to the bagua map, it is ideal for skills and knowledge help and improvement.
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