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Navy guard ship wreck case of deep-fried South Korea issued two emergency

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:45:00 +0000

Navy guard ship wreck case of deep-fried South Korea issued two emergency

At 5:03 p.m. on March 27, 2010

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■ South Korean warship sank bizarre, a Coast Guard vessels in the incident area to begin rescue operations. (AP Photo)

■ President Lee Myung-bak convened an emergency security at the presidential Council of Ministers, to develop countermeasures. (AP Photo)

■ South Korean warship sank after the accident the Navy's family continue to monitor the latest TV report. (AP Photo)

■ the incident area map

(Seoul, 27 AP) South Korea's National Police Agency, 26 night, warning the West Sea naval ship sinking incident to Incheon, Seoul, Gyeonggi and Gangwon Police Agency issued "two state of emergency" command.

According to "Yonhap," reported Seoul local time the evening of 26 9:45 Xu, in South Korea on surveillance duty in western waters of the South Korean navy ship sentry ship days due to unknown causes an accident, hull has been blasted hole in the stern began to sink.

South Korean navy ship carrying a total of 104 people, many people jumped into the sea when the ship sank. Has been reported that 59 people have been rescued about 40 people are still missing.

Does not rule out the incident with the North Korea related to

According to South Korean National Police Agency said senior officials of the day, although not yet confirmed the specific reasons for the boat incident, but did not rule out the event with the North Korea-related possibilities.

"2 a state of emergency" is a South Korean Police to step up vigilance after the start when "a state of emergency" alert order.

After the accident, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak convened an emergency defense minister, the National Intelligence Director, Foreign Minister and other relevant personnel, to convene the Security Council of Ministers to discuss countermeasures.

Lee Myung-bak, 27, hosted the morning of the "Saw ship" Shen sea after the 2nd safety department's ministerial meeting, but is still able to identify the incident, the reasons for the lack of clues, therefore plans to continue to the next meeting to discuss the issue.

"Han Associated Press" reported that Lee Myung-bak instructed at the meeting, said: "To the extent possible, take into account all possibilities, need to be thoroughly and quickly identify the cause of the accident. The military needs to make every effort to rescue work in order to rescue more survivors . "

The military originally planned, in the morning at low tide sea water into divers conduct search and investigation of the site of the incident, but the waves were large, it is not a dive search.

Cheong Wa Dae said that if the weather conditions that afternoon is still not ideal, impossible for divers, search and investigation will be to 28 to get started.

In addition, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, said 27, Cheonan ship sank after being rescued 59 soldiers, 13 people were injured in hospital, of which two cerebral bleeding, but not life-threatening.

The report quoted South Korean military source said last partially Cheonan ship blasted holes are sunk. It was suggested that the possibility of attack. It is understood that at that time in nearby Sokcho mission ship with 76mm guns to the North Korea conducted a cover shoot.

The report quoted sources said that the stern was ripped holes, most likely caused by a torpedo attack by North Korea. At present due to concentrate on ambulance personnel has not confirmed the precise cause of the blast.

It is reported that North Korea conducted a day, dozens of artillery training. An on board a total of 104 days after the accident, many people jumped into the sea, so the possibility of casualties occur.

South Korea's navy has sent to the accident area for emergency ambulance and helicopters.

The military has not issued a very alert to make

On the other hand, despite the South Korean police have Incheon, Seoul, Gyeonggi and Gangwon Police Agency, issued a "two state of emergency order", but so far there was no unusual North Korean military movements, South Korea's military has not ordered the whole army very alert to make.

South Korean military Joint Chiefs of Staff Director of intelligence operations, said Lee Ki-sik, now we can not understand the hole on the bottom of the hull exactly what type, because do not know cause of the accident, therefore, can not say are associated with North Korea.

Therefore, the South Korean military has not ordered the army to make a very alert, but continued to maintain an alert posture, observing North Korea's military movements.

Tension warships on standby

South Korean warship sank an explosion, so that the tense geopolitical situation had improved significantly, Korean media that the incident may not be for North Korea, but the U.S. warships have been ready to assist.

South Korean Navy's "ship Cheonan" Last night on duty in the Korean Peninsula and the western waters when the explosion took place unexplained sinking.

South Korean news media, confusion, there is that "the U.S. intelligence authorities that the incident is not associated with North Korea", "Cheong Wa Dae that has nothing to do with North Korea seems to", but there were reporters in the broadcast stage, said, "alone on a training mission on the explosion, Shen Sea warships, rare. "

U.S. Defense Department official said the U.S. warships in the region have been ready on standby to assist.

Taiwan alert

South Korean navy sank ship after the warning whistle, yet not know whether North Korea related to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense has responded, saying that maintain a high degree of vigilance.

"Central News Agency" report, being overseas visits by Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou told the news, immediately called a meeting accompanied by national security, diplomatic and other officials related meetings held in response.

Taiwan Defense Ministry spokesman Yu Si-zu last night pointed out that for inter-Korean event, the Ministry of Defense has been the first time to acquire the relevant conditions, and high-level government hospital and the National Security Unit to keep in touch and exchange of views.

He said Defense Minister Gao Hua-chu, chief of staff have been instructed to Town Yi, deputy chief of the rate of 3 enter the Hengshan command post to maintain a high degree of vigilance.

Yu Si-zu, said some of the military readiness, remained normal operation. Later developments would be appropriate as a basis.

North and South Korea the brink of war? Ma Ying-jeou to convene the National Security Conference

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:45:00 +0000

North and South Korea the brink of war? Ma Ying-jeou to convene the National Security Conference

At 12:39 on March 27, 2010

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■ South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

■ People watch the news.

South Korea today (26) night, an explosion occurred the sinking of warships patrolling the accident, South Korean source said North Korean ships suspected to have fired a torpedo attack on a warship, plunged into an unprecedented tension between the two Koreas, Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou also immediately announced the launch of Guoanjizhi.

South Korean patrol vessel "Cheonan ship", the evening was suspected North Korean torpedo attack, the stern exploded, and the other a warship, "Sokcho ship" immediately cover of "days-an-ship" to suspected North Korean ships returned fire, witnesses said, when the sudden appearance of up to 15 minutes of gunfire.

Ma Ying-jeou was on his overseas visits and the media to talk to immediately cancel and call the Secretary and other officials of the National Security Bureau to convene a mini-National Security Conference will address the situation of the two Koreas to make the most appropriate response.

"Tian An-ship" was hit by an explosion soon after the sinking, the authorities said there were 104 people on board, the current emergency rescue, only rescued 59 people. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak convened an emergency security immediately the Council of Ministers.

If it is really a torpedo attack occurred in North Korea South Korea warships, the two Koreas, I am afraid of war imminent.

219 votes to 212 votes in the U.S. House of Representatives approved the completion of a headache Barack Obama health reform task

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:36:00 +0000

219 votes to 212 votes in the U.S. House of Representatives approved the completion of a headache Barack Obama health reform task

At 16:44 on March 22, 2010

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■ Obama on health care reform bill passed, to speak to reporters. (AP Photo)

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■ Speaker of the House of Representatives surrounded by Pei Luoxi on the historic health care reform bill through the House of Representatives held a press conference. (AP Photo)

(Washington 22, Reuters) The U.S. House of Representatives, 21 voted 940 billion U.S. dollars (about 31165 RM billion) health care reform bill, Obama to become the second in U.S. history, the success of the president on health care reform legislation.

Medical reform the House of Representatives vote in the Senate bill, the House of Representatives to complete medical reform legislation "two-step" in the first step.

The House of Representatives the same day (Malaysia Time on the 22nd at about 10 am) on health reform by the Democratic Party to vote on the final version of the motion. The results of 219 votes to 212 vote, passed the 940 billion U.S. dollars of medical reform bill. The motion will be submitted to the President Obama signed into law.

During roll call, when the bill is passed, the minimum 216 votes required to be present when the Democrats are excited applause and chanting slogans.

More than 46.3 million Americans without health insurance

The United States is the only public health care has not advanced countries, the population of their own to buy private health insurance to prepare for contingencies. It is estimated that 300 million Americans, there are more than 46.3 million people with no health insurance, many Americans have health insurance will be inadequate.

Medical reform bill would 34 million people covered by medical insurance coverage, make health care of Americans have been increased to 95%; insurance companies will face more regulation. The Congressional Budget Office estimated the bill for the next 10 years, spending 940 billion U.S. dollars, but may reduce the fiscal deficit 138 billion over the same period (about 457.6 billion ringgit) dollars.

Ever since Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, after unsuccessfully attempted to reform, at least seven presidents have made attempts. Democratic President Johnson was instrumental in enabling legislation is the only president. After more than a year a bargain in 1965, Johnson signed a bill to set up a federal health insurance help for the elderly (Medicare).

Obama to persuade Members, described this as "self-Medicare health care reform has been the most important step" in the hope Congress making of history.

Century Medical Reform Barack Obama personally canvassing this battle

United States President Barack Obama is considered the most important internal affairs of any health care reform initiative was finally vote. Sources said the day before yesterday, former President Bill Clinton is more unusual is to join the camp of lobbyists to personally call the Members to support a number of free programs.

Clinton then tried to implement health reform, but unfortunately ultimately fail.

House of Representatives passed the Senate version of health reform bill will be signed by the Obama effect, as the amendment will be sent to the Senate, when Democrats need only 51 votes in the Senate to obtain a simple majority can make it through, avoiding the Republican Party to vote in any to obstruct the process.

However, comments that, regardless of winning or losing the battle, the Democratic Party will pay a high price.

Texaco station was highest in the U.S. raid 2:00 Jinlu disposable sister crying alarm

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:34:00 +0000

Texaco station was highest in the U.S. raid 2:00 Jinlu disposable sister crying alarm

At 11:18 p.m. on March 21, 2010

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■ Shijie Liu Yi-min said that she had been indecently assaulted by police in handling this case and hope to catch the suspects as soon as possible.

■ Men's ripped skirt Lu 2:00, Liu Yi-Min has also been negligent in his left hand is bruising.

(Singapore 21 AP) Pirates of the card Shijie Liu Yi-Min Ris Low) at the Texaco station was ripped off Shoulder Black Dress, 2:00 Jin Lu, hand has also been caught bruising, crying alarm!

20-year-old Liu Yi-Min recent blog in the complaint that he 16th of this month (星期二) 晚上, in the Texaco station boyfriend when suddenly a 30-year-old man was washed over, pulled down her black skirt (tube dress )! She was naked bra as a result, two Jin Lu, bruising his left hand is also man caught.

This is the highest America sister were abandoned after this cry, the next day, accompanied by her boyfriend will be in alarm.

Liu Yi-Min's visit to reporters, said: "I was at the Park Mall shopping center taxi station boyfriend noticed the man came in front of me had been staring at I watched 5 minutes, I started to just ignore him, did not think He suddenly turned round and firmly grabbed my left hand, and then told me to kiss him, then he ripped off my black skirt, causing me to flee the spot. "

She said: "At the time the taxi stand about seven individuals, one of the top row of the men then came forward to help me, indecent assault upon my men, who quickly fled."

However, she claims that only time of the incident and that the name of the man indecently assaulted her and rescue her man, saw that her flee the scene.

The next day afternoon, Liu Yi-min, accompanied by her boyfriend to the police report that she had been frightened to tears more than, in the comfort only when her boyfriend began to calm down emotions.

For the left hand caught bruising, Liu Yi, said: "the man is forced to grasp my hand, I could not resist pain, I went the next day only to find in the hands of bruising."

Reporter to contact the police, the police confirmed cases, said the investigation is still ongoing.

Daily habit of naked bra

Previous Shi Jie: "I am unaware of the habit of wearing a bra. This is the second time I have been indecent assault, the last time also foreign workers hit chest!"

Liu Yi-Min said that this is the second time she had been indecently assaulted in two years ago, she and her sister in the Orchard Road shopping and when the attack was by a group of foreign workers chest.

She said: "I and my sister shopping at Orchard Road, was originally wanted to go to another street in the past, but was greeted by an exclusive labor blocking the avenue, is beyond them that we are trying to block" The Wall "when you actually attack the chest, I was immediately kicked them Jijiao, but did not further pursued. "

Asked about her being ripped off in the latest dresses, why not wear a bra, she explained that: "In order with this black skirt, I wore no bra, and I usually do not wear a bra habit."

Internet self-made video castigated indecently assaulted man

Vent their dissatisfaction with the Internet has been indecently assaulted by the former prime Yan Shijie homemade 30-second video, he derided the man for indecent assault.

Liu Yi-Min, said: "I'm recording this short is to vent their anger, blame the man, I would like to urge all women, if the indecent assault, the best was screaming for help, but remember to kick them severely to surmise."

Privately, she does not love make-up, prime Yan recorded this 30 seconds, also criticized the video: "I absolutely will not let the man with impunity."

User Reviews for her English seemed to progress, she said she had worked very hard to upgrade their standard of English, is currently working with sponsors to discuss arrangements for her to English classes.

Shareholder dissatisfaction with the Toyota vehicle recalls to mention class-action lawsuit

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:30:00 +0000

Shareholder dissatisfaction with the Toyota vehicle recalls to mention class-action lawsuit

At 16:57 on March 23, 2010

At 16:57 on March 23, 2010Related Photos

■ Toyota spokesman Hoyt (right) said that the results of police investigation to prove that the Toyota Motor's security. Next to the New York representative of the police. (AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP 23) Due to shareholders on the recent Toyota recalls cars dissatisfied with Toyota Motor Corporation has filed suit.

In the recall of nearly 8.5 million vehicles, Toyota is facing from investors to launch at least three class-action lawsuit, the reasons are all violations of securities laws.

Shareholders filed a lawsuit on behalf of the December 22, 2009 to February 2, 2010 Toyota bought shares between. He believes that Toyota has made a "serious false and misleading statements", thereby misleading investors and the public. Toyota, the complaint in his complaint "did not indicate the vehicle security problems." The most important is that this is Toyota's shareholders expressed dissatisfaction with the stock decline in the value of an opportunity.

Dissatisfied with the value of stocks decreased by

January 22, Toyota catching problems due to the accelerator pedal recalled 2.3 million cars, when the company's stock value is 90.42 U.S. dollars per share. At present, the stock value fell to 79.80 U.S. dollars per share. Such stock price decline, largely due to a sudden there is a dispute.

Experts have pointed out, securities cases, investigation and evidence collection will be very difficult.

New York Police Prius hit the wall to support the event of mistakes made by drivers

USA New York Police Department Monday announced support for security checks after the Federal Bureau of view, took place on the 9th of this month in New York on the outskirts of hard phases of acceleration events Prius drivers, operational mistake.

The survey found that Prius drivers, Rozelle was the incident, has never stepped on the brakes, but crashed into the wall directly.

56-year-old woman driving a 2005 annual Grozel day, Prius driving in Harrison, New York, but the car suddenly accelerated out of lane, across the street crashed into a stone wall, she depresses the brake pedal, but can not afford to effect.

Mara police officer in charge of the investigation in Sydney, said: "Accident vehicle record information that the accident happened when the accelerator is 100% shit, but there is no indication that any braking if the owners take measures."

Mara Sydney, said: "She (Rozelle) thought he hit the brakes board, but that is not the case."

This conclusion with the last week, the U.S. Federal Safety and Inspection Service's findings coincided. They told the board data recorder, it was discovered in which the data has not been depresses the brake pedal records show only the time the incident was completely depresses the accelerator pedal.

Depresses the brake pedal is no data recorded

Mara Sydney that driving the computer data also show that the original road traveling at high speed the speed of 56 kilometers an hour, but hit a wall the moment the speed has been reduced to 27 kmh, so the possibility of vehicles, there is little hard phases of acceleration存在.

Toyota department also said that before the accident with the San Diego Prius hard phases of acceleration the same incident, was able to quickly conclude that due to the Prius models installed in a vehicle similar to aircraft black box data recorder, they will vehicle's current situation to record. At present the U.S. government is studying this black box technology as the industry standard in the U.S. market introduced by force.

Google China search service to stop switching to Hong Kong

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:27:00 +0000

Google China search service to stop switching to Hong Kong

At 5:00 p.m. on March 23, 2010

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(Beijing 23, AFP) Google Tuesday morning declared a halt to Google search services in China examined and screened, and search services, go to Hong Kong from mainland China.

Google's senior vice president, chief legal officer Drummond by e-mail made public statement declaring an end to the "Google of China" Google.cn search service filter review, including Google Search, Google News and Google Images.

Now, the public Internet access to the mainland Google.cn, will be directed to the Hong Kong did not review the Google.com.hk.

Google does not withdraw from China

When you moved to Hong Kong, goolge.cn service, Google Inc. in the United States time to 22, the official blog explain the reasons for this decision. Google stressed that the Chinese users to access google.cn will be automatically transferred google.com.hk, this means that Google search users in China are no longer review of the results.

Reported that the Hong Kong this page is specially designed for people in mainland China (Hong Kong Internet users will not see), through the Google servers relay in Hong Kong, home page below you can see the "Welcome to Google search in China's new home" .

British Broadcasting Corporation specifically pointed out that Google is not in mainland China, shut down all of its business, Google is prepared to continue to retain their own R & D and marketing departments, and to continue for the Chinese search service in the United States to sell advertising.

This move reflects the hope that Google not only the content of the review against the Chinese policy, but also do not want to give up in this fast-growing Chinese market.

Drummond, senior vice president of Google said in a statement, from the Google.com.hk a "content has not been reviewed search service" is a "reasonable solution, which is totally legitimate, it would easier for the Chinese people access to information. "

The future, the sales volume in China will depend on the number of mainland Internet users can open the Google Web site in Hong Kong.

China severely criticized Google breach of promise to enter the market

Google China announced Tuesday morning switching to Hong Kong, the Chinese then severely criticized this "breach of promise" and also refers to its "on the hacker attacks, insinuations that China" is completely wrong.

China's State Council Information Office, bureau early this morning, Google announced the cessation of in accordance with Chinese law provides for the harmful information filtering, search services, go to Hong Kong from mainland China issued a statement.

Google's only 2 hours after the statement issued by Xinhua News Agency, then at 5 am Tuesday morning, issued a report citing the "State Council Information Office, Bureau of responsible person" response.

The official pointed out that foreign companies operating in China must abide by Chinese laws. Google Inc. entered the Chinese market when the breach of a written undertaking to stop the search service filtering, and to insinuate and accuse China of hacking, which is completely wrong. The spokesman also said: "We resolutely oppose politicizing the issue of business on Google's unjustified accusations and expressed dissatisfaction and indignation."

Responsible person said, January 12 in Google with the Chinese government departments without prior ventilation circumstances, a public statement, claiming that by the Chinese government-backed hackers operating in China are reluctant to review the Internet search engine, and to consider withdrawing from the Chinese market.

He said that Google's repeated request for the person to listen to their true ideas, "embodies China's sincerity", January 29, February 25 responsible persons of relevant departments of the Chinese government, has also met with Google to talk about companies who take on the questions raised by a patient and meticulous explanations, emphasizing foreign companies operating in China should follow Chinese law.

He was referring to, such as Google's willing to abide by Chinese laws, Chinese companies are still welcome to Google in China operations and development; such as Google's China Web site bent on Google's search services, withdrawal, it is Google's own thing, but it must be in accordance with Chinese law and international practice, in a responsible manner to do a good follow-up work.

Beijing intends to replace the Google Fu Bing

Google China (Google) rumors on April 10 to withdraw from China, with Chinese officials indicated that they are not worried about, said Beijing has privately with Microsoft to reach a consensus, as long as Microsoft's search engine, Bing (will be) to comply with Chinese law, China will Bing would support to replace the status of Google in China.

The official said a senior Microsoft told him that Microsoft's motto is "law-abiding," he was referring to the laws of China a variety of agreements related to the Internet. He also pointed out that Microsoft's closed in 2009 Beijing headache for those with MSN space, and even hide many of Sina, Tencent and Sohu were able to live blog.

The official added: "You say in the international arena, is Microsoft or Google influential influential? Google to stay away it." In addition, we have heard that Google on Monday announced that it will withdraw from China, a large number of Chinese and foreign journalists waiting in the Google headquarters in Beijing to wait, but by Monday night still unaccounted for.

Google and China is not reconciliation, the White House was disappointed

(Washington 23, Reuters) The White House means, Google and the Chinese government Internet censorship on the issue after several months of negotiations after the dispute failed to reach a settlement, the U.S. government expressed disappointment, but still respect the closure of Google within China by the review of Web search service's decision.

U.S. National Security Council spokesman, said Monday Maikehanmo, Google can not be reached with the Chinese government to continue to operate google.cn site agreement, the White House was disappointed.

Google announced earlier in the Eastern time Monday, log on Google China web site users will be linked to the uncensored Google Hong Kong Web site, including Web search, news search and image search. But Google, it has not withdrawn the Chinese market. The company had said in January suffered cyber attacks from China.

Maikehanmo, said in an e-mail, Google announced the news on Monday to the United States National Security Council shortly before the briefing.

North Korean man arrested for watching American movies

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:25:00 +0000

North Korean man arrested for watching American movies

At 4:56 p.m. on March 27, 2010

(Pyongyang) A North Korean man who watched the U.S. film "2012," was arrested. Last month, the North Korean man, watched the "2012", was the informant, could be sentenced to five years imprisonment.

2012 North Korean leader President Kim Il Sung is the 100th anniversary of North Korea also proposed in 2012 building "a powerful and prosperous country," the goal, but the movie "2012" The content is 2012, humanity will face a major disaster, with North Korea inconsistent with the objectives, it is considered a "disrespectful to the movie."

Japan: Princess to school bullying

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:18:00 +0000

Japan: Princess to school bullying

2010-03-06 15:05

Could inherit the throne of Japan's Princess Aiko has been naughty male students mischief, became too frightened to go to school, causing widespread concern in Japanese society. (Photo: AP)

(Japan) Japan bullying culture seriously, the Japanese Imperial Household Agency Friday (March 5) that the 8-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito's daughter Aiko, in school than male students for violent behavior, feeling very uneasy, and feel abdominal pain, early March is almost impossible to start school, the Imperial Household Agency has asked her son to school to address the incident, but denied that her son had been bullied.

Aiko is the couple's only child, Crown Prince Naruhito, now specifically for children admitted to the Japanese royal family "learning hospital", attending elementary school 2 grade subjects. Responsible for managing the affairs of the Imperial Household Agency Crown East

Nomura into a palace doctor, said Friday her son and other students by the boys over at the same level, "maltreatment" and said he felt unease abdominal pain. Aiko fever last week, to 37 ℃, closed a few days after school, although the two week back to school, but had been cold to go home early, after they have been not in school. Although the incident took place some time, but only now released the Imperial Household Agency, which Nomura said: "In matters involving her son in to be announced after the school understood."

Boys were "manhandled" ‧ fever, abdominal pain

Learning Institute, said early last year between July to November, there are more than, and love the child with the students who often threw bags, ran in the corridors and shouting. Learning Centers executive director of the East Park-based government disclosed that her son said that leave early Tuesday, the "corridor of boys rushing to me, almost necessary to hit me," she remembered a similar incident had occurred last year, I feel terrible .

School Friday insisted that "there were no acts of violence against the son," also said the school has taken to deal with. Nomura has denied that the school boys have been bullying her son, and said the graduation ceremony at the Gakushuin March 16, loving son still wanted to go to school.

High ranking government officials were the H-reaction of events is too large ‧

Princess suspected bullying incident, immediately become the focus of Japanese media, "Sankei Shimbun" more use "of the royal family unheard-of 'violent behavior'" to describe this incident. However, Nomura this public event, unexpectedly so that he had been the Imperial Household Agency officials and some educators have criticized.

A long-term sources serve the royal couple said: "A child does not 'royal' sense of fear and reaction Nomura too big. No matter what era has a naughty child. Doctor should not be disclosed news, this may make the crown prince husband and wife even more worried. "the Imperial Household Agency officials also said:" This should be the children solve the problem and not the responsibilities of Orient House. "in the education sector fear that this son would affect the students around, because we have begun to" look a prisoner. "

Aiko has been admitted to hospital to study because of frequent sick leave, the Japanese media have criticized the Prince Naruhito married couples who have been too lenient with her daughter. Naruhito said many times to let her son "like a normal child, like life", that is to use the concept of Western education, emphasizing education, pleasure, without the royal family rules repressed daughter's personality. In Japan the succession, the love child may be ranked No. 4 in theory, if the Japanese government is willing to change the future of the throne, "Chuan-male," the regulations, she is still possible to become empress.

‧ 87% of serious bullying pupils suffer

Japan's bullying problem is serious. Japan's National Institute for Education Policy last year, a survey shows that the capital Tokyo and surrounding cities is about 4800 junior secondary and primary school pupils, more than 80 percent had bullied others or were affected by the experience of bullying, students bullying on the rise.

The Institute in 2004 against 687 in the lifetime of the survey, 58.4% of respondents had never been "friends were excluded, ignored, and behind his back ill" and so on bullying, but in the 2006 follow-up survey, this group of junior high school students indicated that "never subject to bullying," the ratio has dropped to 19.7%, 81.3% of the respondents also acknowledged that once said that "bullying approach to bullying others." In the same year a primary school for 738 sixth-grade health survey also showed that only 97 people has not been bullied, that is, the percentage of persons who have been bullied up to 86.9%.

Not stand bullying ‧ spate of student's suicide

Ministry of Education said that from 1999 to 2005, 40 student suicide case, at least 14 cases involving school violence, bullying, of which 3 is the main cause of student suicide. November 2006, Yamagata Prefecture, a high school girl, from the 10-meter-high roof jump suicide, leaving the mobile phone SMS over the school, said students have long been battered. In the same month while a junior high school bullying because they can not withstand the pressure to commit suicide. Japanese education policy groups to combat the culture of bullying in 2007, had proposed to restore corporal punishment, so that teachers have the right to implement the suspension action, and, if necessary to bring the case to the police.

Son accused of often put stinky face, the less auspicious

Tian-ding with the success of the two royal Prince Akishino a comparison, the Crown Prince Naruhito one of the negative news is undoubtedly a lot more. Crown Princess Masako, a long-term depression, long ago, many have lost patience with her Japanese media, and even the little Princess Aiko has also become the target of criticism.

Japanese Crown Prince couple spoiled daughter of the media boom

Japanese media, such as "Literary Spring and Autumn", have questioned Naruhito was too lenient with his wife daughter, "No (the royal family members should be the) auspicious," reports even claimed that her son had "autism" in the face of the media is often assumed stink face, do not utter a word.

Some Japanese media also claimed that "wayward" son of a gift to others, if not satisfied, not only with gratitude, then do not say, or even to throw the gift back; an early age, her son every day to see the kindergarten director, but also self-serving walked over, and never take the initiative to say hello.

50-year-old Naruhito, today (Saturday, March 6) the visit to Kenya and Ghana, the Japanese media are concerned about the 46-year-old Masako will not be accompanied by visits. Naruhito responded by saying: "In the future arrangements for Masako's overseas trip will depend on the doctor's point of view, I will be there with my people around her to discuss."

Masako's doctor in February, said that her emotional problems in the past five years, slowly coming back, and better able to deal with stress, but their visits abroad for her too much pressure, to full recovery will take some time. (Ming Pao)

Cambodia: Leprosy Guo Lian Diesel

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:14:00 +0000

Cambodia: Leprosy Guo Lian Diesel

2010-03-09 13:03

(Cambodia) Cambodia's first bio-diesel in order to extract the fruits of leprosy company, plans to mid-March to upgrade to a daily production capacity of 600 liters.

NCT Jacam Energy Co., Ltd. CEO Choi Su-bo accept the "Cambodia Sin Chew Daily" reporters, said that the company's bio-diesel extraction plant is located in real home province, this company now can produce 100 liter per day bio-diesel, customers mainly construction business, small power plants and rice plants, part of the diesel is also used in the company transport.

He said that this company is for him, this

Joint venture and a Japanese engineer, bio-diesel and the refining of the institutions are also in Japan for the design and manufacture, and production began in October last year, the initial capital of about 20 million (approximately RM 667.14 thousand ringgit).

"Company action has been gradually stabilized, we plan to introduce another machine three months, so that capacity increased to 600 liters a day."

It is learned that, NCT's real home from Cambodia's provinces, Battambang and Banteay Meanchey farmers in the hands of 1,800 kg per day of fruit leprosy. NCT paid to farmers to purchase the price of fruit per kilogram of leprosy in 15 to 20 cents a share. This company sells biodiesel price of 80 cents per liter than petrol filling stations sold diesel prices by 5 cents lower.

Choi Su-wave estimate: "The current leprosy in Cambodia fruit cultivation area of about 5,000 hectares." He said frankly that this company is currently facing the greatest difficulty of leprosy as a raw material supply can not meet the fruit production of bio-diesel demand.He said: "If we are able to buy more fruit of leprosy, this year we will increase our biodiesel production."

He added that the next two years, this company's goal is to produce 4,000 to 5,000 liters per day bio-diesel. He said: "We plan to sell in the domestic market, if possible, we will also seek export bio-diesel."

He said that the Cambodian farmers to plant Jatropha fruit, but they do not understand the market, and now this company began producing bio-diesel, so that would be easier to promote fruit cultivation project Leprosy.

Farmers unhappy with low purchase price

Radio Free Asia reported that Cambodian farmers on the purchase price per kilogram of fruit leprosy less than 20 cents, deeply dissatisfied with leprosy has begun to cut down their fruit trees.

In this regard, Choi Su-bo said that this company simply can not afford to improve leprosy fruit offer, because this company is sold by the bio-diesel prices, and production costs is only fair.

"We hope that someone can buy fruit leprosy left after oil extraction residue, so that we will be able to open up another way of getting money and the ability to enhance the fruit of leprosy purchase price."

He added: "Now the price of fruit leprosy is not stable, reflect market conditions, the company plans to develop contract farming, and planting fruit farmers leprosy signed an agreement, then it will stabilize the price of raw materials, but also can guarantee the supply."

Choi Su-bo said, according to this company's technology, every 3 kg of Jatropha fruit can extract a liter of biodiesel. According to a report by Industry Mines and Energy, 10 companies are looking for production of bio-diesel project. There are three of them, including the NCT include daily processing of 300 public and up to 500 liters of refined oil.

China: new market high-speed rail dark horse

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:09:00 +0000

China: new market high-speed rail dark horse

2010-03-10 17:03

Average speed of 350 km of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway, December 26 in Wuhan, Changsha, Guangzhou, three simultaneous car, this lasted four and a half years, called the world's longest and fastest high-speed rail officially put into operation. (Photo: AP)

(China ‧ Beijing) China wishes to build an extension to Russia, Central Asia and East Asia 17 countries, high-speed rail network to facilitate the integration of China and Eurasia Asian countries, have given rise to concern.

China's recent aggressive expansion both inside and outside the railway layout, has South Korea, Germany, France, Japan and other threat.

It was reported that 18 countries high-speed rail network, if successfully completed, not only to facilitate the integration of China and Eurasia Asian countries, so that China was a tremendous thirst for natural resources, in addition to help develop China's "far West

China is now established in Central Asia and Russia, mainland China transverse rail, Southeast Asia, railways and other three high-speed railway network construction plans, working with relevant countries to negotiate, is expected to be completed in the year 2025.

Meanwhile, China also participated in the United States and Brazil, and Asia, high-speed railway construction project bidding, is the world's high-speed rail market, a new dark horse.

Materials into the country's longest high-speed rail operation mileage

In accordance with the Ministry of Railways of the latest plan, to the end of 2012, China's inter-city passenger rail line, and mileage will reach 13,000 kilometers. By then, China will surpass Japan and Germany, an early start in high-iron country, become the world's longest high-speed rail operation mileage of the country.

From 2004, China's Ministry of Railways decided to introduce foreign high-speed rail trains, high-speed railway in China in 2012 rose to the world's longest operating mileage of China's railway to use when less than 10 years. Especially last year, the world's longest mileage, speed of 350 km of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail opening and operation, it has become another milestone in China's high-speed railway.

China's rapid rise of the field of high-speed rail has been South Korea, Germany, France, Japan and other threat.

America media: High Speed Rail Biao, a "Chinese speed"

U.S. World News Network had earlier written, entitled "High Speed Rail soared out of China," the article said that when Wu wide high-speed rail cars, "China Speed" Let the world shocked. Currently, a large number of railway projects is rapidly advancing, and constantly refresh the record of human history of railway development, "China Speed" has become synonymous with the development of China ... ...

Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail cars, substantially narrow the gap between Wuhan and Guangzhou, the distance between the two places also changed the Chinese economy has shifted.

Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway is operated by the opening of the first high-speed railway, and so far the longest mileage of the world's first built, run the fastest high-speed rail.

Japan 60 years to build high-speed railway, until the new century, China has not high-speed railway; China years behind the Japanese 40 years. However, the short period of less than 10 years, high-speed rail mushroomed have been appearing, not only among the forefront of the world, but also out of self-innovation.

In fact, the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail when they were built to attract the United States, Britain, Japan, more than 30 countries total more than 200 batches of tens of thousands of people take the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail study, are amazed to China. Among them, the International Union of Railways, director of high-speed railway is said with emotion, "railway construction are entering a great era, and China is becoming the global leader in the world of the future of the railway in China."

United States and its people: a far-reaching impact on China High Speed Rail

Many Americans felt that the current high-speed railway construction in China, similar to President Eisenhower in the 50s last century, the United States to implement highway project, will give China a profound impact on society.

In the 2009 State of the Union speech, U.S. President Barack Obama said the United States built a railway network in history and highway network, but "there is no reason to (allow) Europe and China can build the fastest train to ... ..." .

Obama to arouse Americans 'sense of crisis'

In the past State of the Union, the U.S. president that China, more to China's requests, and even accusations. But Obama the reference to China, but the unprecedented success of China's high-speed rail has shown sigh. "Obama is a Chinese high-speed rail as a frame of reference, to arouse Americans 'sense of crisis'." Chen Zhiwu, finance professor at Yale University on "Financial National Weekly," told reporters.

State of the Union published the day after Obama that is south Florida, and in the local announced that the U.S. government will spend 8.0 billion, creating America's own high-speed rail network. For a time, China's high-speed rail has become quite a hot topic in the United States.

February 13 Chinese New Year's Eve, "The New York Times" in a "China has high-speed railway network as a growth engine," the news, made a simple comparison, saying that the distance between Wuhan to Guangzhou, equivalent to the United States, Boston to Virginia, But the Chinese way along the road of time, the United States Railway Passenger Transport Company's fastest trains only "from Boston to New York" ─ ─ namely, less than half the distance away.

"New York Daily News" reporter was shocked that the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail is just the "China 2012 years ago, started or planned to start 42 in a high-speed rail lines. As a comparison, the United States in 2014, will build the first high-wire End Only 84 miles long, connecting Florida's Orlando and Tampa. "

China, Europe and Asia to build high-speed rail network ‧ money is the biggest problem

European and Asian countries of China and build 18 high-speed rail network, Europe and the United States media have widely reported increases. The high-speed rail plan the auspices of the Beijing Jiaotong University, Professor Wang Meng-shu, said China has committed to providing technology, equipment and high-speed car. However, he clearly pointed out that "From our point of view, the biggest problem is money."

China is willing to supply gas to China has provided substantial financing countries. However, China is spending huge sums to expand its domestic rail system, Wang Meng-shu, said he looked forward to the high-speed rail network through the state and civil placements, but the Chinese prefer those countries, "to use their natural resources" in return for China's technology and financing .

WANG Meng-shu point of a word problem key, because he "South China Morning Post" said, "the resources of those countries would flow into China, to support China's development." He also bluntly that the scheme is "high-speed rail diplomacy."

For example, the batteries need to lithium, lithium-rich mines in Myanmar, China has committed to pave the way for financing the exchange of lithium in Myanmar.

18 States to high-speed rail network, if successfully completed, not only to facilitate the integration of China and Eurasia Asian countries, so that China was a tremendous thirst for natural resources, in addition to help develop China's "far West."

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:08:00 +0000

Italy:'s shortest man's death

2010-03-17 14:36

He was born in Inner Mongolia natural flat with "primordium dwarfism" is only 0.75 meters tall, or less than two and a half feet high, in 2008 by the Guinness World Records recognized as the world's most dwarf adults. He later became famous flat travel around the world, appeared all over the media.(Photo: AFP)

(Italy ‧ Rome) tall and 74.6 centimeters (2 feet 5 inches) is the world's shortest man, Inner Mongolia, China's He Pingping, the earlier shooting in Rome, Italy Tugan program is the heart of discomfort last Saturday (March 13) At the hospital died, only 21 years old."Guinness Book of World Records," praised Ho mediocre though small, but significant impact on the world, lighting up the lives of others, and other "unusual" to bring inspiration.

He Pingping two weeks ago to Rome filming the TV show "records show" The Record Show, film

Hong Kong: PLB was forced to rely on gangsters

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:06:00 +0000

Hong Kong: PLB was forced to rely on gangsters

2010-03-24 15:03

"And the wins and the" sitting before the House, "Beng Beng mouth," suspected of money laundering were arrested and taken to the black Bumeng first assist in the search of his car before. (Photo: Ming Pao)

(Hong Kong) Hong Kong, one of the three major gangs "and the wins and the" Museum of the first sitting, "Beng Beng mouth", suspected to walk between Tsuen Wan and Kowloon East, a number of extorting protection fees from public light bus lines more than 4 million yuan (about RM 1.71 million ringgit), and money laundering through the sale of jewelry. Anti-triad Unit Sunday (March 21) high-profile to the "mouth Beng Beng" Tuen Mun apartment search, to "money laundering" charges to arrest him. Public light bus industry of the police to arrest people only a temporary solution, in the long line of public light buses should be converted to green before they can put an end to gang to reap profits.

Insiders pointed out that the availability of public light bus industry to extort protection money into the line charges and the gang are out there, and blamed the government encourage the breeding of gang: "When the government does not intervene in the management of public light buses, so that profit-making routes more competitive, the original route in this underworld to find the driver had no choice but to help manage to expel outsiders has resulted in gangs grow in power, resulting in a vicious circle. "industry believes that only the public minibuses to green, so that the government regulation to solve the problem together. Tsuen Wan Line are running the driver learned that the gang were arrested, only to smile response: "playing with people, I still continue to Jiaoqian (protection money)."

Driven by profit-making routes to outsiders gang

Hong Kong Legislative Council Panel on Transport, Deputy Chairman Mr Andrew said, minibus drivers, the majority of the triads protection fee will not be reported, largely for fear of reprisals, in the past there have been the driver after the attack in the report. He urged the police not only to increase law enforcement efforts, but also to protect the informant's safety, as well as increase the penalties for the offense to stop criminals to transport extortion money.

Alleged "money laundering" arrested 47-year-old man, surnamed Pan, nicknamed "Beng Beng mouth," It is said that gangs and wins, and the former "sit Museum." Panmou 51-year-old ex-girlfriend named rooms are also suspected of "money laundering" and "obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception" were arrested; another 44-year-old woman was arrested last name have been the "obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception," was arrested with the department. All three were detained overnight.

New Territories South Regional Anti-Triad Unit Chief Inspector He Zhendong said the total amount of black money involved in the case of more than 400 million, mainly from the extortion of public light bus drivers and bound in Tsuen Wan, Kwun Tong, Ping Shek Estate and Tsz Wan Shan, Kowloon East district routes, etc., involving to drivers who continue to claim the money two to three years. I believe mafia protection money collected for the purchase of watches, jewelry and other re-sale in an attempt to bribes "bleaching." Police are investigating the past, in many cases related to the public light bus routes wounding and criminal cases related to whether the Pan Mou et al.

Money-laundering methods: Buy watches jewelry sale

Sunday morning 9 am, New Territories South Regional Anti-triad Squad soldiers, three-pronged action, in which a group of officers caught up with us, "Beng Beng mouth," So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun, Tsuen equal distribution of wealth garden apartments, on the spot the "collapse of mouth collapse, "arrested in his flat and car searches in the safe removal of about 2 million (about RM 8557 ringgit) in cash, a number of jade jewelry, gold and watches and so on, they removed a number of documents and a computer, his car towed away later inquiries from tow test.

Another group of officers went to Harbor Heights in Tai Kok Tsui unit of the arrest of a "mouth Beng Beng," ex-girlfriend's surname room, but also found in the flat to take several hundred thousand dollars in cash, computers, documents and mobile phones and other exhibits, the Housing women after company of a 10-year-old girl I returned to the department. The other officers in Tai Kok Tsui Hoi Fu Court, arrest suspects, with another 44-year-old woman surnamed Zeng.

Bar Lu Weixiong said that the crime of money laundering as "the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance," Article 25 "dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offense," and, upon conviction, be liable to a maximum fine of 500 million yuan ( about RM 2.14 million pounds) and to imprisonment for 14 years. The two women were involved in "obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception," a maximum penalty of imprisonment for 10 years.

"Beng Beng mouth" license plate "489" symbolic sit Museum

Arrested for alleged extortion and money laundering, "Beng Beng mouth", which is one of the three gangsters "and the wins and the" former "sitting Pavilion" (or Tau), has just retired early this year, in the case of yuan to help the elders, have a certain influence. It is reported that a few years ago, the prosecution and the police consecutive wins and two former House seat, so that the two imprisoned, the gang arrogance has plummeted, so that was regarded above all to sit one seat hall has been no one is interested, "Beng Beng mouth" in 2007 in a public request to sit as veterans hall, the performance of a low profile since he took office.

Individuals who act in a low-key that

Although the rivers and lakes human means "mouth Beng Beng," acting in a low-key, but police Sunday at his home in search of a black Toyota Alphard car, the car license plate number is "489." According to a police triad expert revealed that the gang code word among the 489 means "sitting Museum": "I believe he is specifically looking for the license plates, human realize that gangs are nothing but swagger about it, is not at a low-key!" According to vehicle registration data, this car is a company registered vehicle.

Law: the right path and difficult to prosecute cast plate

Bar Lu Weixiong said that although the "489" this group of figures with the "mouth Beng Beng," Museum of the identity of the gang sitting in line, but the police is difficult to prohibit the use of or prosecutions: "unless he is admitted under caution that 'I am the leader, of course, with 489 plates, 'What is the registration plate in the normal way bid, the vehicle is not his name, more difficult to prosecute. "

Under the "Societies Ordinance," Article 20, any person who custody, control, was found in possession of a triad society, belonging to or relating to any books, accounts, writings, members of the list, seals, flags or emblems, it is an offense for the first conviction is liable to a fine of 100,000 yuan (about 42.8 thousand ringgit ringgit) and to imprisonment for 3 years.

Mafia death bite of "fat" ‧ hit the, burning of vehicles and punish whistle-blowers

PLB into line fees and protection fees, as the gang has been the main source of income. The police cracked down Sunday as an example the case of extortion and money laundering, gangs and win and to walk to the East Kowloon, Tsuen Wan minibus routes start with, a few years involving an amount of up to four million yuan. Profits, gangsters will not easily let go of a piece of "fat", but he has to deal with rebels in various illegal means, in terms of the Tsuen Wan minibus routes in the past been a number of protection money involving PLBs wounding criminal cases.

Last year in July, a road to Mong Kok, Tsuen Wan, Shek Lei Pui line of a public light bus drivers, Shanghai Street in Mong Kok suddenly stops, surrounded by three assailants who attacked and injured by glass bottles sent to hospital, police did not rule out the incident involved a minibus Protection fee. Last year in September, Yee On Street, Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan and Island Line and other public light bus stands head and two parking light windows have been broken into and burned the vehicle is burnt paper, but also into the line of charges related to conflicts of interest.

Sun Ming Pao reporter in the vicinity of Tsuen Wan Market Street to understand the public light bus terminal, on the site there are bound Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, Choi Hung, and Xihuan lines, the reporter for the minibus drivers to inquiries about the gangs extorted protection money into the line of charges and issues, have guessed that from the street to the end of the street, a row more than a dozen mini-bus drivers are told reporters: "No such thing!" The gangsters were uttered not a word regarding whether the extortion.

Everyone silently drivers

One of the driving between Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong Line, the driver admits: "Hong Kong has a light bus terminal which do not charge 'into the line of charge'? If you have informed me, I want to turn to." He lamented: "playing with the (gang leader ) no good because I just have to be according to Jiao Qian (entry-line fee)! "

The driver though outspoken and willing to air their grievances, but other details tend to treat drug unwilling to disclose the details, even the names are not willing to disclose, but vague, said: "call me 'and earners' about her."

‧ Transport industry urged government regulation: You can bid for line

The trade said that most public light buses were controlled by the mafia to collect a lump sum into the line driver fee and monthly protection money, the police arrested Sunday a special mini-bus drivers to extort protection money the gangs backbone. However, Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories Public Green Light Bus General Chamber of Commerce Yanao lamented: "Zhuode a few." Litter bugs his analogy: "caught one, they always have another litter to stop them."

Yanao pointed out that fees and protection fees into line these words clearly "illegal", it has changed in recent years gang mode, the "charges" commercialization and legalization. They will set up a firm to owners to "buy" the entire lane of the management rights, "probably paid 50000-100000 yuan a bit." "Gang's" re-lease 1,200 yuan to date (about RM 513 ringgit) rental to the driver than the drivers directly to the dealers 100-200 yuan loan expensive, fine-sounding name for the service fee charged the first management station is actually the original the entry line fees and protection fees, "On the surface Suisi legitimate business, but everyone knows very clearly amazed."

He pointed out that the existing public light bus route more than 200 to urge the Government to legitimize the GMB confirmed that PLB be regulated by the government approval routes, frequency and price and so on, to prevent the recurrence of "other people involved in management . "

Before application was rejected in 2078

Hong Kong's interests to pay attention to the taxi and minibus LI Ming-Hong President of the Union also pointed out that 90% of the public light bus routes controlled by the gangs, some of the monthly maintenance fee commonly known as "terminal fee" protection money, the amount depending on the size of the profit in this line whether the rich, as far as he knew, the most exaggerated of the month to pay 10,000 yuan (about RM 4280 RM). He pointed out that at 7 to 8 years ago, the government asked for confirmation that the GMB public light buses, but the authorities have been refused.

A Transport Department spokesman responded that, at the end of the year, there were 4350 minibuses, of which there are 1373 public light buses, if one-third of the total. The spokesman said, such as public light bus operators intending to convert into green minibus operators through open tender route. (Ming Pao)

Grip-free cell phone driving ban to fight hard to law enforcement

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Grip-free cell phone driving ban to fight hard to law enforcement

2010-03-26 18:50

Su Xing, director of the Road Safety Authority said that the Administration was considering the ban drivers who use hands-free grip while driving on the phone handset devices in order to avoid affecting driving safety. Since this one possible measure the relationship between mobile phone universal social benefits, see the vital interests of the public is undoubtedly worthy of attention, may also bring about wide-ranging implications of public decision-making. Based on this, whether we should ban driving for the use of mobile phones, both in conceptual and procedural, so that the feasibility and impact the future of law enforcement in areas such as have merited further discussion necessary.

First, from a conceptual point of view, as

Technological advancement, social endless variety of new services, but also to the daily lives of ordinary people offer great convenience and help to improve the effectiveness of the transaction, the most obvious ones being the popularity of computer and Internet use agile. However, the introduction of these new services, in the absence of legal regulations, it often appears a window of the phenomenon of the Act, give rise to new public harm or criminal acts. So, faced with new transaction took place earlier, policies, laws can only be embarrassed in the post-follow-up, from the perspective of the rule of law, how to narrow the gap between de facto and legal regulations the space between the window period, often the test an important indicator of the effectiveness of state law.

However, for new services to establish a standardized, resulting in the corresponding rules of the game, of course, is the rule of law necessary to process, but for the prohibition of the specification set penalty clause should be based on whether or lead to public harm, or tort to third parties in good faith acts as the main sub-accurate, it does not cause finds that implementation of organizational problems, and even caused due to undue restrictions on public rights of private rights violations.

With such indicators, the Road Safety Council's intention to use mobile phones to be necessary to standardize on procedures, facts and evidence must be clearly identified and access to the legal basis.Because of this, the Road Safety Council should be recognized is that the first car to avoid the use of cell phones and traffic safety grip the association between the availability of necessary, if the Road Safety Authority raised no strong data to prove, then the credibility of the decision-making Bianjiang be questioned. And on that point, although the rise to a number of countries concerned with research, but obviously not yet been addressed to a clear conclusion. So far the whole world but only Australia, New Zealand, Japan and other people in a few countries expressly prohibit cell phone and drive. Therefore, the Road Safety Board to make decisions, you should first undertake a case study commissioned by academic institutions, rather it is necessary to process; if the Road Safety Council in no convincing data to support adequate before, it is necessary first to shake hands free to fight driving ban machine, it can not help but have a hasty decision, act in a rash.

In addition, since this has a bearing people's personal rights, self should be done through the legislative process, therefore, the level of the Ministry of Communications of view, the implementation date can only be determined by careful study of road safety officials and the Road Traffic Regulations on Administrative Penalties for the completion of amending the law. Even if the authorities through the legislative process, orders to prohibit cell phone and drive, the future practical implementation of the difficulty of proof for the ban, I am afraid there is also considerable psychological preparation. As long as we see the police and objective certification standards for cell phone and drive the implementation of the ban, must face a lot of interference, then the more difficult for the certification of the car-free grip playing mobile phone, is bound to lead to more troubles and even resentment. This is one of the implementation details, including the initiative to break out, or whether it should be prohibited from passive receivers, but most likely is that if those who have the same car, then how to identify whether the driver or passengers and so on. If found in order to implement the convenience for car owners or users be banned, you can assert that would be a place that inspires resentment requirements.And if there is significant evidence of law enforcement trouble, but still ordered the rules, the right of public authority of the letter and the damage will become even more important.

Legal norms, in addition to consider assessing its feasibility, the ban on negative norms of the same time, it should consider the possible effects of the positive guidance. Grip-free cell phone ban driving beat, is intended to guarantee safety, but the use of mobile phones undoubtedly has its positive features, as a result of negative constraints, making the role of communications affected, leading to the private sector dynamism, productivity, and even integration with the international-oriented, contact was prevented, the total number of gains and losses between the obviously should do the testing and evaluation of a comprehensive, balanced way to find. If the hasty decision-making, see the forest for the trees help to improve road safety remains to be seen, they are Peidiao the prestige of the rule of law

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:32:00 +0000

The A to Z of cheating in sport

How do you employ 'the face clutch'? Why would you borrow urine? And what is the best use for Vaseline? From grunting and gouging to Balco and Epo, OSM uncovers sport's most shameful secrets

Diego Maradona of Argentina handles the ball past Peter Shilton of England to score the opening goal of the World Cup Quarter Final at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico. Photograph: Bongarts/Getty Images

autobiographical immunity n mistaken assumption that intentional rule-breaking revealed in memoirs somehow doesn't count. Matt Le Tissier's recollection that he once punted a ball out of bounds with his first kick of a match to win a £10,000 bet prompted a police probe (quickly dropped), while Roy Keane was fined £150,000 by the FA when he described deliberately crunching the knee of Alfe-Inge Haaland ("'I fucking hit him hard…Take that, you cunt").
continue reading.......

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:26:00 +0000

Daily Mail column on Stephen Gately death provokes record complaints

• Protests crash PCC's website and flood internet
• Companies rush to pull advertising from website

Andrew Cowles and Stephen Gately at their civil partnership ceremony in March 2006. Photograph: Rex Features

It must have seemed a routine assignment for one of the Daily Mail's star columnists: a catty take on the death of Boyzone star Stephen Gately which pandered to the prejudices of its readers.

But the paper was forced to withdraw advertising from part of its web site after an extraordinary internet campaign prompted by a Jan Moir article questioning the role Gately's lifestyle and sexuality played in his death last Saturday.

Marks & Spencer was among the major firms whose adverts were taken down following outrage at Moir's article, headlined "There was nothing 'natural' about Stephen Gately's death". Complaints poured in to the Press Complaints Commission at the fastest rate in its history, causing its website to crash. The Mail also removed adverts for Nestle, Visit England, Kodak and National Express.

Moir wrote that the circumstances surrounding Gately's death at 33 "are more than a little sleazy" and told how he and his civil partner, Andrew Cowles, had taken a Bulgarian man to their flat in Mallorca after a night clubbing, and that Gately reportedly smoked cannabis on the night he died.

She said: "Under the carapace of glittering, hedonistic celebrity, the ooze of a very different and more dangerous lifestyle has seeped out for all to see."

A postmortem on Tuesday showed that Gately died of natural causes. A court official in Mallorca said the singer suffered a pulmonary oedema, an accumulation of fluid on the lungs.

Moir's article, published on the eve of the singer's funeral in Dublin, sparked a storm of protest on the internet, led by Stephen Fry and Derren Brown on the messaging site Twitter, on which they have a combined following of almost one million.

Fry wrote: "I gather a repulsive nobody writing in a paper no one of any decency would be seen dead with has written something loathsome and inhumane. Disgusted with Daily Mail's Jan Moir? Complain where it matters. She breaches 1,3,5 & 12 of the code."

By this evening the PCC had handled 1,000 emails and calls complaining about inaccuracies, insensitivity to Gately's family and alleged homophobia. The PCC's deputy director, Stephen Abell, said officials contacted Boyzone's PR company yesterday "to let them know what had happened and to make themselves available if they wanted to complain".

The names and numbers of the corporate advertisers on the article's web page were posted on a Facebook group called "The Daily Mail should retract Jan Moir's hateful, homophobic article".

"We have asked the Daily Mail to move our advert away from the article," said a spokesman for Marks & Spencer. Asked why, he said: "That is a matter for the Daily Mail." A spokesman for Nestle said it had received several complaints, and added: "The views in the article are not shared by Nestle. We have always emphasised the importance of mutual respect and tolerance."

James Bromley, Mail Online managing director, told New Media Age magazine that the decision to remove the ads was taken by Mail Online after it "saw the strong reaction".

As outrage grewtoday, the Mail changed the headline on Moir's piece to "A strange, lonely and troubling death …" and late this afternoon Moir published a clarification of her article.

"When I wrote that 'he would want to set an example to any impressionable young men who may want to emulate what they might see as his glamorous routine,' I was referring to the drugs and the casual invitation extended to a stranger," she said. "Not to the fact of his homosexuality. In writing that 'it strikes another blow to the happy-ever-after myth of civil partnerships' I was suggesting that civil partnerships – the introduction of which I am on the record in supporting – have proved just to be as problematic as marriages."

She questioned how many of those complaining about her piece had read it completely and said that she had been subject to "a heavily orchestrated internet campaign".

"I think it is mischievous in the extreme to suggest that my article has homophobic and bigoted undertones," she said.

At times, reaction on the internet became disturbing. Moir's home address was reportedly posted, and the false allegation that the Daily Mail had claimed Gately had been murdered by his partner was repeated on Twitter.Moir has previously employed innuendo when commenting on homosexual public figures. In an article in August about Peter Mandelson, the business secretary, she wrote that "with his blue suede shoes, his peach mansion and his green tea devotionals, he is like a rock star camping it up on a farewell tour", and said he has spent years "clawing his way up the soil pipe of politics".

Gately's body arrived back in Dublin from Palma airport today. The remaining members of Boyzone are expected to sing at his funeral at St Lawrence O'Toole Church.

Gately came out as a in 1999 after a security guard for Boyzone went to a tabloid newspaper about his sexuality.

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:24:00 +0000

Rio police kill two in second day of clashes

By Stuart Grudgings

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Police in Rio de Janeiro said they killed two suspected drug traffickers and arrested four others when they invaded a slum on Sunday morning, a day after battles between drug gangs and police killed 12 people.

A police officer stands next to an armored police vehicle as he patrols Jacarezinho slum a day after drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter and set fire to five buses and a school, in Rio de Janeiro October 18, 2009. (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)

The violence, in which two police officers were killed when their helicopter was shot down on Saturday, left parts of the Brazilian city looking like a war zone in a blow to its image two weeks after it was awarded the 2016 Olympic Games.

A military police spokeswoman told Reuters that police killed the two suspected traffickers and arrested four in an operation in the Jacarezinho slum, one of the areas where violence flared on Saturday.

Security officials have cancelled all police leave and deployed an additional 3,500 troops to contain the violence, which started on Saturday morning when police intervened in a battle between two drug gangs in the "Hill of Monkeys" slum in Rio's north zone.

The police helicopter's pilot was forced to crash land on a football pitch after he was hit in the leg by a bullet. The aircraft burst into flames, killing the two officers and wounding four crew members. One of the officers is in grave condition with burns over his entire body, police said.

Ten suspected traffickers were killed on Saturday in clashes with police and each other, police said. A drug gang was also suspected of setting at least eight buses on fire on Saturday to distract police, sending plumes of thick smoke over the city known for its beauty and violence.

The beach-side city of 6 million people is one of the world's most violent, with almost daily shoot-outs between police and the heavily armed gangs that control many of its roughly 1,000 slums.

Officials played down the city's security problems during their successful bid for the 2016 Olympics, saying the violence could be contained during major events and pledging to expand state control to more slums.

"This is a problem of one region in a specific part of the city. This isn't in Rio de Janeiro," the Rio state security secretary Jose Beltrame told a news conference on Saturday.

Rio's police often respond brutally to the drug gangs, sometimes wounding or killing innocent residents. The police tactics have been condemned by human rights groups.

Last year police killed more than 1,100 suspects classified as "resisting arrest." Dead suspects are routinely described as suspected criminals, without investigations to back up the charge.

The city's cocaine gangs have become increasingly well armed in recent years with powerful assault rifles and grenades among their arsenal. Saturday's incident was the first time in Rio that a police helicopter had been shot down and destroyed.

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:22:00 +0000

Royal Mail faces legal challenge over plan to recruit 30,000 temp staff

Union calls huge postal recruitment drive to cover for striking staff 'stupid' and warns move could be illegal

Royal Mail vans in east London. Photograph: Johnny Green/PA

Union leaders today condemned Royal Mail's plans to recruit an extra 30,000 temporary staff to combat a postal strike beginning this week and warned that the move would face a legal challenge.

Billy Hayes, leader of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which has called national strikes for Thursday and Friday, described Royal Mail's announcement of the biggest recruitment drive in its history "to help keep the mail moving" as symptomatic of a divisive management culture.

"I think it's a stupid move, more than anything else. It's something that's not going to help resolve the dispute. It's going to inflame things," he told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.

As householders and businesses braced themselves for massive disruption, the business secretary, Lord Mandelson, said he was "beyond anger" with the union for obstructing change and modernisation.

"This is a matter of life and death for the future of the Royal Mail," Mandelson told the Observer. "This national strike will drive away yet further customers and further business, possibly never to return to the Royal Mail."

However, CWU sources suggested the hiring tactic could be illegal. The leader of the GMB union, Paul Kenny, was more explicit, calling it "beyond belief".

"There are strict laws that forbid employers and employment agencies using agency staff to break a lawful dispute and it is the job of Lord Mandelson's department to enforce those laws," he said.

"Those who run employment agencies need to be aware that they personally will be liable for a fine of £5,000 per person, per day for every worker they supply to Royal Mail during a trade dispute."

The company normally employs an additional 15,000 staff in the run-up to Christmas. But it said that it had decided to double that number "to help offset the impact on customers of the CWU's unjustified and irresponsible strikes".

Those employed on temporary contracts were not being brought in "to do our postmen's work when they are out on strike, but to make sure that we have people to help clear any backlogs between strikes, as well as to help, as happens every year, with the seasonal build-up of mail in the run-up to Christmas," the company said. It added that the move was "fully in line with all employment law".

Talks will be held between the two sides tomorrow, but there is little sign of the strikes being called off.

Hayes – who declined to openly call the temporary staff strikebreakers – said his union recognised the likelihood of further job losses in the industry but was seeking assistance from a third party such as the industrial mediation service Acas to discuss issues such as increased workloads and the bullying of postal staff.

Royal Mail's decision to hire extra temporary staff was typical of a management which was "almost a dictatorship" and was not actively seeking a solution, he said.

"We don't welcome this disruption. But we have to do something when Royal Mail seems to be incapable of reaching an agreement with the union ... They rule everything out and they blame everyone but themselves," he said.

Fears are now growing that the strikes could unleash some of the worst industrial strife since the miners' strike of 1984-85 with the focus being on possible violence at picket lines.

The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) said it was closely monitoring the situation and had issued guidance to forces on dealing with large-scale strike action. Each police force is assessing and reviewing the implications for public disorder that might arise from industrial action. An Acpo spokesman said: "It is important that we keep the public safe as well as always preserving the right to protest."

On Thursday, CWU workers at mail distribution centres across the country will come out on strike. Royal Mail insists there will still be collections and deliveries. On Friday, however, those who actually collect letters and parcels from postboxes and deliver them will strike, meaning there were will be no service to households and businesses across much of the country. Royal Mail is also suspending its "next-day delivery" guarantee, under which customers pay extra to ensure letters and parcels arrive before 1pm on the next working day.

Royal Mail group chief executive Adam Crozier said: "We are continuing to urge the union to halt its appalling and unjustified attack on customers. At the same time, we are absolutely determined to do everything we can to minimise delays to customers' mail.

"Every year, Royal Mail recruits thousands of additional, fully vetted, temporary staff as part of the operation that successfully delivers the Christmas mail. This year we'll have twice as many people on board, and we'll have them in place much earlier in the autumn."

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:08:00 +0000

British and American scientists have found control of circadian clock genes

二零零九年十月十二日下午四时九分 At 4:09 p.m. on October 12, 2009

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■ 生物钟 ■ Clock

■ 英美科学家找到控制生物钟的基因，他们正一步将从人类即婴孩方面先作实验。 ■ British and American scientists have found genes that control the clock, they are one step from the human baby in the first experiment.

（伦敦12日综合电）日前英美科学家联合在《科学》期刊上撰文称，他们已经找到了实验鼠的大脑中操纵生物钟走向的基因“per1”，并基本摸清了生物钟的“秉性”，按照这样的研究思路，不久就能制造出能有效缓解时差的药物，并进一步在癌症、情绪失常、老年痴呆和内分泌失调等与生物钟紊乱有密切联系的疾病的研究上取得突破性进展。 (London 12, Reuters) has a joint British and American scientists in the "Science" journal article, they have found the brain of mice to manipulate the direction of clock genes "per1", and basically found out the clock's "natural disposition", in accordance with Such research ideas, and soon will be able to create drugs that can effectively relieve jet lag, and further cancer, mood disorders, endocrine disorders such as Alzheimer's and are closely linked with the circadian clock disorder disease research breakthrough.

除了在医学领域的巨大利用前景，了解大脑生物钟的运作原理和方式也能帮助飞行员、媒体从业人员等经常需要值夜班的人们保持清醒良好的精神状态。 In addition to the great advantage of the prospects for the medical field to understand the functioning of the brain clock principles and ways to help pilots, media practitioners and other people who often need to maintain a clear night shifts a good mental state.

众所周知，人体中司管时间的系统被称为“生理节律”，也就是俗称的生物钟。 We all know, the body governing the Secretary for the time system is called the "circadian rhythm" that is commonly known as the biological clock. 它帮助我们的身体维持住一个基本的运作规律，何时吃饭、睡觉、醒来；何时进行身体的其它一些机能。 It helps our bodies to maintain the operation of a basic rule to live, when to eat, sleep, wake up; when a number of other physical functions.

控制生物钟区域处在口腔上腭上方 Control the clock at the mouth on the palate at the top of the region

科学家介绍称，大脑中控制生物钟的那片区域叫做“视交叉上核”（SCN），和所有的哺乳动物一样，人类大脑中SCN所在的那片区域也正处在口腔上腭上方，以现有的技术手段很难在人类大脑的那片区域做实验，因此此次研究只能在实验鼠身上进行。 Scientists explained that it control the clock in the plot of the brain area called the "suprachiasmatic nucleus" (SCN), and all mammals, the human brain in the SCN where the plot of the region is also in the oral cavity above the palate, to the current Some techniques in the human brain is difficult to experiment with the plot of the region, so the study was carried out only in laboratory rats. 科学家表示，经过多年不懈地找寻，他们终于在SCN区域找到了两种功能完全不同细胞，操控哺乳动物生物钟的“per1”基因就在找到的“生物钟细胞”中，而另一种“非生物钟细胞”的作用目前还不得而知。 Scientists said that after years of tireless search, they finally found in the SCN region of two completely different cell functions, and manipulation of the mammalian circadian clock "per1" gene is found on the "clock cells", while the other "non-clock cell "The role is currently unknown.

此次研究的另外一个重要突破在于，它完全颠覆了医学界以往对于生物钟活动的猜想。 The study is another important breakthrough is that it completely subvert the medical profession in the past activities of the conjecture for the clock. 以前医学界认为，SCN的两种细胞会在白天一直不断地发出电脉冲来调节人体时钟，晚上就慢了下来。 Previous medical profession believe that, SCN during the day the two kinds of cells have continued to send electrical pulses to regulate the body clock, night slow down.

而这次的研究证实，这两种细胞从傍晚时分才开始集中发射电脉冲，晚上停下来，第二天日出时再接着发射，在整个白天中SCN细胞都不会再发射电脉冲，而只是将其保持一个活跃性的状态。 But this study has confirmed that two kinds of cells from the evening began to focus on firing electrical pulses in the evening to stop, then fired again when the next day at sunrise, throughout the day in the SCN cells are no longer fired electrical pulse, but only to maintain an active nature of their state. 这就好像你开着了一辆汽车，引擎也在隆隆轰鸣，但就是不踩油门把车开出去一样。 It's like you drive a car, the engine is also rumbling roar, but they do not step on the gas to drive out the same.

密歇根大学数学家弗格教授十分看好这项研究的前景，他说：“知道了SCN如何发射生物钟信号，我们就能对其进行调节，继而在与生物钟紊乱有关的一切疾病的诊疗上取得突破性进展。” Professor of the University of Michigan mathematician Ferger very optimistic about the prospects for the study, he said: "I know how the firing of the SCN clock signal, we can adjust them and then with the clock disorders related to the diagnosis and treatment of all diseases, to achieve breakthrough progress. "

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:07:00 +0000

Parliament House to protest the British people to climb on Climate Change

二零零九年十月十二日下午四时二十八分 At 16:28 on October 12, 2009

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■ 英国环保活跃份子在伦敦国会大厦楼顶展开示威，抗议气候变化。 ■ British environmental activists started the roof of Parliament House in London to protest against climate change.

（伦敦12日综合电）“绿色和平”组织表示，50人彻夜爬上英国国会大楼屋顶，抗议全球暖化，其中半数人在警方呼吁及协助下，已经回到地面，但仍有至少20人继续留在“西敏寺大厅”、也就是英国国会大楼的屋顶。 (London 12, Reuters) "Green Peace" organization, said 50 people through the night to climb up the British Parliament Building, the roof to protest against global warming, half of them called the police and assistance have been returned to the ground, but still at least 20 people continue to stay in the "Westminster Hall", that is, the roof of the British Parliament building.

“绿色和平”表示，英国国会夏季休会结束，各个议员都准备周一重返国会议事堂，展开新会期，因此他们想要趁机敦促国会修改政策、阻止气候变迁。 "Green peace" said the end of the summer recess, the British Parliament, all members are prepared to Congress Monday to return to this Chamber, start a new session, so they want to take the opportunity to urge Congress to revise its policies to prevent climate change.

“绿色和平”指出，英国主要政党的议员都未能提出具体措施，促进地球环保。 "Green Peace" that the British members of the major political parties have failed to propose concrete measures to promote the Earth's environment. 因此他们借此唤起各方注意。 They like to take this to draw the parties.

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:05:00 +0000

Hillary to visit Britain and the British Prime Minister held a meeting

二零零九年十月十二日下午四时二十九分 At 4:29 p.m. on October 12, 2009

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■ 美国国务卿希拉莉（左）周日与英国首相布朗在英国南部会面时行礼。 ■ U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (left) and Sunday with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown meeting in the South of England salute. （美联社照片） (AP Photo)

■ 美国国务卿希拉莉（右）和爱尔兰总理考恩周日在都柏林召开联合记者会。 ■ U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (right) and the Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen in Dublin on Sunday held a joint press conference. （美联社照片） (AP Photo)

（伦敦12日综合电）正在欧洲访问的美国国务卿希拉莉11日与英国首相布朗和外交大臣米利班德分别举行会晤。 (London 12, Reuters) is visiting Europe on the 11th U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Foreign Secretary David Miliband held a meeting separately.

布朗首相当天在伦敦的乡间别墅迎接希拉莉的到来。 Prime Minister Gordon Brown's country house in London that day to meet Hillary Clinton's arrival. 他表示，双方将就广泛的议题交换看法。 He said that the two sides will exchange views on a wide range of topics.

布朗说：“她（希拉莉）始终对欧洲事务尤其是北爱尔兰问题表现出浓厚兴趣。我期待着和她就北爱问题交换看法，而且我们还将讨论阿富汗、伊朗、核裁军等所有希拉莉感兴趣的重大问题。” Brown said: "She (Hillary) is always right, especially for European Affairs has shown keen interest in Northern Ireland. I look forward to her to exchange views on Northern Ireland, and we will also discuss Afghanistan, Iran, nuclear disarmament, and all other Hillary major issues of interest. "

早些时候，米利班德与希拉里举行会谈，就阿富汗局势和伊朗核问题等国际问题交换了意见。 Earlier, Mr Miliband held talks with Hillary on the situation in Afghanistan and the Iranian nuclear issue and other international issues of common concern. 在会谈后举行的联合新闻发布会上，米利班德说，合作对于解决英美两国面临的共同挑战十分重要，他强调要阻止阿富汗回到塔利班的统治之下。 After the talks at a joint press conference, Mr Miliband said the Anglo-American cooperation to solve common challenges facing the two countries is very important, he stressed the need to prevent the return to Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban.

针对伊朗核问题，希拉莉表示，国际社会不能一直无限期地等待伊朗履行其国际责任。 Against the Iranian nuclear issue, Hillary said that the international community can not always wait indefinitely for Iran to fulfill its international responsibilities.

美国将提供支持北爱尔兰和平进程 The United States will provide support to the Northern Ireland peace process in

（贝尔法斯特12日综合电）正在伦敦访问的美国国务卿希拉莉12日在英国贝尔法斯特发表演讲时表示，美国将为北爱尔兰的和平进程提供新的支持，并帮助该国解决对分权自治政府造成威胁的政治对峙。 (Belfast on the 12th AP) visiting London on the 12th U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a speech in Belfast, UK, said the peace process in Northern Ireland, the United States would provide new support and help the country address the decentralized self-government a threat to the political confrontation.

希拉莉表示，在解决北爱尔兰问题上，她将“尽己所能提供鼓励与支持”。 Hillary said that in resolving the Northern Ireland issue, she would "do our best to provide encouragement and support."

2007北爱正式恢复分权自治 2007 the formal resumption of decentralized self-government in Northern Ireland

2007年5月，北爱尔兰民主统一党领袖佩斯利和新芬党领导人麦吉尼斯在北爱首府贝尔法斯特同时宣誓就任北爱新政府第一部长和第二部长，这标志北爱尔兰正式恢复分权自治政府。 In May 2007, Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein leader McGuinness at the Northern Ireland capital of Belfast, Northern Ireland at the same time the new government was sworn in as first minister and second minister, which marks the formal resumption of Northern Ireland decentralized self-government.

希拉莉10月9日启程出访欧洲，其目的便是劝说欧洲各国一同抑制伊朗的核活动，以及支持美国在阿富汗的战争。 Hillary departed October 9 visit to Europe, its purpose is to persuade the European countries together with suppression of Iran's nuclear activities, as well as to support the U.S. war in Afghanistan.

此次希拉莉行程为5天，走访6座城市，包括瑞士苏黎世、英国首都伦敦、爱尔兰首都都柏林、英国城市贝尔法斯特以及俄罗斯的莫斯科和喀山。 The Hillary itinerary for 5 days, visited six cities, including Zurich, Switzerland, the United Kingdom capital of London, the Irish capital, Dublin, Belfast and the British city of Moscow and Kazan in Russia.

她日前抵达瑞士苏黎世，参加了亚美尼亚和土耳其实现两国关系正常化协议的签署仪式。 She recently arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, Armenia and Turkey participated in the normalization of relations between the two countries signing ceremony.

爱尔兰共和军一分支放弃暴力抗争 A branch of the Irish Republican Army to renounce violence and protests

（都柏林12日综合电）美国国务卿希拉莉周日由英国转抵爱尔兰访问，呼吁落实北爱和平进程，而共和军一个武装分支则宣布放弃暴力抗争。 (Dublin 12, Reuters) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Ireland Sunday transferred from the United Kingdom visit, called for the implementation of the Northern Ireland peace process, an armed branch of the IRA renounced violence and protests.

希拉莉到爱尔兰首都都柏林，与爱尔兰总理考恩见面后表示，美国会继续支持北爱和平进程。 Hillary Clinton to Ireland's capital Dublin, with Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said after the meeting, the United States would continue to support the Northern Ireland peace process. 目前阻碍北爱和平的最大障碍，是英国政府何时才把调动警队的权力及司法权，交给北爱地方政府。 Currently impeding the greatest obstacle to peace in Northern Ireland, When will the British Government to mobilize the power of police and judicial powers to the Northern Ireland local government.

希拉莉早前在伦敦跟英国首相布朗见面时表示，美国支持英国尽快把有关权力交给北爱尔兰，而且有信心权力移交过程很快会有进展。 Hillary earlier in London meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the United States supports the United Kingdom as soon as the relevant powers to Northern Ireland, and are confident that the process will soon be progress in the transfer of power.

推动美俄核裁军协议 The United States and Russia to promote nuclear disarmament agreement

她又承诺，美国会协助北爱重振经济。 She also promised that the U.S. would help revitalize the economy of Northern Ireland. 在希拉莉到访爱尔兰的同一时间，爱尔兰共和军一个武装分支宣布结束至少30年的暴力抗争，不排除会解除武装，但没有明确时间表。 Hillary visited Ireland at the same time, an armed branch of the Irish Republican Army announced an end to at least 30 years of violence and protests, will not rule out the disarmament, but there is no clear timetable. 该个武装组织在1974至1998年间，一再于北爱发动袭击，杀死超过百人，其中一宗是在1979年暗杀保守党政要，亦是时任首相达泽夫人的心腹艾雷尼夫。 The armed organization in 1974 to 1998, and again in Northern Ireland to launch attacks, killing more than 100 people, of which one was assassinated in 1979, the Conservative Party politicians, is also his wife when he was a confidant of Prime Minister Daze Yileinifu. 共和军政治组织新芬党对于该个武装分支愿意放弃暴力表示欢迎。 Political organization, Sinn Fein, the IRA for the armed branch is willing to renounce violence and welcomed.

这也是希拉莉就任国务卿以来，首次访问爱尔兰和俄罗斯。 This is Hillary becoming secretary of state since the first visit to Ireland and Russia. 目的便是鼓励北爱尔兰和解进程，推动美俄两国在12月5日前签署新的核裁军协议。 The purpose is to encourage the reconciliation process in Northern Ireland to promote the United States and Russia on December 5 between the two countries sign new nuclear disarmament agreement.

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:04:00 +0000

Moscow over the "Independence Day" halo

二零零九年十月十二日下午四时二十九分 At 4:29 p.m. on October 12, 2009

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（莫斯科12日综合电）外星人袭击地球？ (Moscow, 12 AP) aliens attack the Earth? 俄罗斯莫斯科上周三天空出现一个大光环，犹如电影《天煞：地球反击战》（Independence Day）中外星人乘太空船攻击地球一幕，引起一阵心慌。 Moscow, Russia appeared in the sky last Wednesday a large halo, as if the movie "Independence Day: Earth Strikes Back" (Independence Day) in the alien attack on Earth by spaceship scene, causing a burst flustered.

光环体积庞大，直径至少也有50米，四周都是压得低低的乌云，居民都看傻了眼，慌忙把这恐怖情景拍下来。 Bulky ring diameter of at least 50 meters, surrounded by dark clouds presses Didi De, residents are watching most perplexing hurriedly filmed this horror scenario. 但气象专家指出，光环不是外星人的太空船，那只是气象中的光影现象，由于莫斯科近日有好几道锋面掠过，包括来自北极的冷锋，加上当时太阳正下山斜阳西照，便构成这种奇特的光影。 But weather experts say halo is not alien spacecraft, it is just weather phenomena in the light and shadow, as Moscow has recently swept several Road front, including those from the Arctic cold front, coupled with the setting sun when the sun is down Xizhao, it constitute such a strange light and shadow.

气象专家说：“若仔细看清楚，你会发现有光线从云层中射出，影片很大可能在日落时拍摄。” Weather experts said: "If we look more closely, you will find the light from the clouds in the shot the film is very likely shooting at sunset."

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:01:00 +0000

HKU latest research: Chicken evil pig-like illness weak incurable bacteria Xiren

二零零九年十月十二日下午四时三十分 At 4:30 p.m. on October 12, 2009

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■ 禽畜摄取过量抗生素，肠道带有具抵御抗生素效用的恶菌。 ■ Livestock excessive intake of antibiotics, gut with a bacteria resistant to antibiotics evil effect.

■ 食用未煮熟肉类，或生熟食物交叉污染，都有可能吞下抗药恶菌。 ■ eating undercooked meat, or cross-contamination between raw and cooked food, are likely to swallow evil drug-resistant bacteria.

■ 何柏良的研究证实，人类从进食鸡、猪、牛等肉类感染抗药恶菌。 ■ Ho Pak-leung of the study confirmed that the human from the consumption of chickens, pigs, cattle and other meat infected with drug-resistant bacteria evil.

■ 恶菌带有一个具传播能力的基因匣，与人类大肠杆菌进行基因洗牌，可令人体的大肠杆菌具抗药性。 ■ bad bacteria with an ability to communicate with the gene cartridge, and human E. coli for gene shuffling may cause the body resistant E. coli.

（香港12日综合电）每日香港人进食的猪只及鸡只，70%、80%带有抗药性恶菌，足以令抗生素无效，人类进食未熟肉类等于吞下抗药恶菌。 (Hong Kong 12 AP) Daily consumption of pigs and chickens in Hong Kong, 70%, 80% with drug-resistant bacteria evil enough to make antibiotics ineffective, immature human consumption of meat is equal to swallow the evil drug-resistant bacteria.

香港大学一项最新研究进一步证实，80%半带有抗药恶菌的动物均具有可传染的“抗药基因匣”，进入人体后抗药基因可传染给人类，进行基因洗牌，令肠道内的大肠杆菌也具抗药性。 University of Hong Kong to a new study further confirmed that 80% of the semi-evil with a drug-resistant bacteria in the animals can be infected with the "resistance gene cartridge" into the human body resistance gene can be transmitted to humans, genetic shuffling, so that intestinal tract of E. coli are also resistant. 恶菌横行，长者及手术病人易因并发症而无药可救，提高死亡率。 Rampant evil bacteria, the elderly and surgical patients with incurable easy due to complications and improve mortality rates.

香港大学传染及感染中心总监何柏良接受访问时表示，一向抗生素失效，主要原因是滥用所致，但近年已陆续发现，人类带有具抗药能力的恶菌，源头可能来自食用动物。 University of Hong Kong Director of the Center transmitted and infection Ho Pak-leung said in an interview has been antibiotic resistance, mainly caused by abuse, but in recent years have been gradually discovered that the human capacity of evil with a drug-resistant bacteria, the source may come from animals.

他解释，抗药恶菌必须带有一个基因匣（integron）才具有传播能力，可令恶菌由动物向人类散播。 He explained that drug-resistant bacteria must be with a bad gene cartridge (integron) only has the ability to communicate can result in bad bacteria spread from animals to humans.

手术入血增死亡风险 Into the blood increase the risk of death surgery

该中心收集了174个抗药性大肠杆菌样本，包括64个食用动物的粪便、59个健康大学生及儿童，以及51个患尿道炎的妇女样本。 The center collected 174 samples of drug-resistant E. coli, including 64 food animal faeces, 59 healthy college students and children, and 51 samples of women suffering from urethritis. 这项香港首次进行的抗药恶菌研究结果令人惊讶，48.4%动物样本能抵御7至8种抗生素，人类的样本也有31.8%达这种抗药威力。 The first of Hong Kong carried out by drug-resistant bacteria evil results are surprising, 48.4% animal samples can withstand 7-8 kinds of antibiotics, humans are also 31.8% of the sample up to the power of this resistance. 何柏良说：“7至8种抗生素都无效，所以这种恶菌可以对所有抗生素有抗药能力。” Ho Pak-leung, said: "7-8 kinds of antibiotics are ineffective, so this evil bacteria can be resistant to all antibiotics have the ability."

为了解人类肠道内的抗药恶菌从何而来，研究分析恶菌是否带有基因匣，结果84.4%动物及50.9%人类样本带有抗药基因匣；研究人员再拆解两者是否相同，结果证实90%人的抗药基因匣与动物恶菌的基因匣一模一样，“这样我们就可以证实，恶菌可能在人和动物之间横行，也就是由动物传过来。” In order to understand the resistance of human intestinal bacteria come from evil, study and analyze whether the bad bacteria with a gene cartridge, the results of 84.4% and 50.9% of human samples of animals with drug-resistant gene cartridge; study and then dismantling the two is the same The results show that 90% of the people's resistance gene cartridge evil bacteria and animal genetic cartridges identical, "so that we can confirm that the bad bacteria may be rampant among the people and animals, that is, transmission from animals over."

他表示，如进食未熟的肉类时，或者生熟食物交叉污染，都可以吞下抗药恶菌，较常见的恶菌是大肠杆菌。 He said that if the meat eating immature, or when cross-contamination between raw and cooked food, can swallow evil drug-resistant bacteria, the more common bad bacteria is E. coli. “ 虽然鸡只的恶菌不会令到人生病，但是恶菌的基因可以与人的大肠杆菌洗牌，人的大肠杆菌就有抗药能力。”恶菌可致尿道炎、膀胱炎，儿童及长者抵抗力较差，感染后或可致病，即使未立即发病，“当做腹部手术时，恶菌就容易走去其他器官甚至入血，这样就难治疗，甚至会增加死亡几率。” "Although the chickens will not lead to bad bacteria to human illness, but the bad bacteria E. coli and human genes may be shuffling, people have drug-resistant E. coli." Evil bacteria can cause urethritis, cystitis, children and the elderly poor immunity, infection or disease, even if not immediately the disease, "as abdominal surgery, the bad bacteria it is easy to walk into the other organs and even blood, he'd better treatment, or even increase the risk of dying."

香港人每日进食数千只猪、2万活鸡，还有不少冰鲜鸡等肉类，当中有多少带有抗药恶菌，惟香港渔农自然护理署及食物环境卫生署未针对这一点直接回应。 Thousands of people daily consumption of pigs, 20000 chickens, there are a lot of chilled chickens and other meat, the number of evil with the drug-resistant bacteria, but the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has not targeted This is a direct answer.

据了解，有研究人员在收集猪、牛及鸡只粪便或肠道样本，每种动物收集数百个，发现近88.7%鸡只及70.1%猪只带有抗药性大肠杆菌，牛的比率为19.7%。 It is understood that there are researchers in the collection of pork, beef and chicken faeces or intestinal samples, each collected hundreds of animals, found that nearly 88.7% and 70.1% of chickens with the drug-resistant E. coli in pigs, cattle ratio 19.7%.

食用动物滥用抗生素 Abuse of antibiotics in food animals

研究同时收集老鼠、狗只及猫只粪便样本，抗药比率均较食用动物低，显示香港人每天进食的动物的抗药情况严重，当中或者与饲养时滥用抗生素有关。 The study also collected rats, dogs and cats stool samples from food animals, drug-resistant than those with low ratios, indicating that Hong Kong people to eat animals every day resistance in serious condition, and feeding them, or the misuse of antibiotics.

至于有多少病人因为吞了抗药恶菌肉类而无药可救，何柏良表示仍未有研究证实每年的死亡人数，但近年在诊所及普通科门诊的数据显示，约40%膀胱炎患者的大肠杆菌有抗药问题。 As the number of patients who had swallowed the drug-resistant bacteria of meat and incurable evil, Ho Pak-leung said the research has yet to confirm that the annual number of deaths, but in recent years in clinics and general outpatient data show that about 40% of patients with cystitis resistant E. coli problem.

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000

Boyzone singer Stephen Gately dies on holiday

Ronan Keating 'totally devastated' as band members prepare to fly to Majorca, where Irish star was on break with partner

Stephen Gately of Boyzone performs at Wembley Arena, London Photograph: Suzan/Suzan/EMPICS Entertainment

Tributes from the world of pop music and beyond have poured in for the Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, who died in Majorca yesterday.

Gately, who was 33, died at his holiday home in Port Andratx, where he was staying with his civil partner, Andrew Cowles. Spanish police said there were "no signs of suspicious circumstances".

Gately joined Boyzone in 1993 after answering an advert in Dublin to audition for Ireland's first boyband. The band were hugely successful, enjoying six number-one singles before they split up in 2000.

Gately, who shared lead vocals with Ronan Keating, came out as gay 10 years ago, shocking the band's legion of adoring female fans but retaining their support.

The Boyzone tour website said that members of the band were flying out to Spain following the news. The band – Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham and Shane Lynch – said in a statement: "We are completely devastated by the loss of our friend and brother, Stephen.

"We have shared such wonderful times together over the years and were all looking forward to sharing many more.

"Stephen was a beautiful person in both body and spirit. He lit up our lives and those of the many friends he had all over the world.

"Our love and sympathy go out to Andrew and Stephen's family. We love you and will miss you forever, 'Steo'."

The band's manager, Louis Walsh, cancelled his scheduled appearance as a judge on the live X Factor show tonight . Walsh, who had been with Gately at an awards ceremony last Monday, said he was "in complete shock". "We will rally around each other this week," he told the News of the World. "He was a great man."

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:51:00 +0000

Nasa's LCROSS lunar mission uses Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Twitter feed from LCROSS quotes final thoughts of missile turned into whale

'What's this thing coming towards me very fast? ... That's it! Ground! I wonder if it'll be friends with me?" ... Artist's impression of Nasa's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) crashing into the moon. Photograph: Reuters

In one of its less-reported actions last week, Nasa's LCROSS lunar mission last week gave Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy the extra-planetary exposure it has always deserved. A Twitter feed from the satellite sent crashing onto the moon's surface on Friday channelled the voice of an improbably created sperm whale that discovers itself hurtling towards a different outer-space collision in Adams's much-loved story.

Published 30 years ago, the classic novel features two missiles, aimed at Zaphod Beeblebrox's spaceship the Heart of Gold, turned into a whale and a bowl of petunias by the vessel's Improbability Drive (at an Improbability Factor of 8,767,128 against). The whale spends the last few minutes of its life pondering its existence – "Ahhh! Woooh! What's happening? Who am I? Why am I here? What's my purpose in life? What do I mean by who am I?" – before it crashes into the surface of the planet Magrathea.

As Nasa's LCROSS spacecraft travelled towards the moon at more than 9,000 kilometres per hour on Friday afternoon, it tweeted in the whale's words: "And what's this thing coming toward me very fast? So big and flat and round ... it needs a big wide sounding name like 'Ow', 'Ownge', 'Round', 'Ground'! ... That's it! Ground! Ha! I wonder if it'll be friends with me?"

Then it crashed into the moon, unfortunately failing to produce the 10km plume of dust and rock which could have been scanned for evidence of frozen water. Nasa made no mention of Adams's bowl of petunias, which thought only "Oh no, not again" as it tumbled towards Magrathea.

"Many people have speculated that if we knew exactly why the bowl of petunias had thought that we would know a lot more about the nature of the universe than we do now," wrote Adams in 1979.

The 30th anniversary of The Hitchhiker's Guide has also been marked with the publication of a sixth book in Adams's series, written by children's author Eoin Colfer with the blessing of Adams's widow, Jane Belson, and published today. And Another Thing ... picks up from where Adams's Mostly Harmless ended, and has been heralded as a triumph

despite initial trepidation from fans. "Colfer has pulled off the near-impossible," wrote Euan Ferguson in the Observer. "It's faithful to Adams's humour and, more important, it's also got his rhythm, the cadences and the footfalls that made his style so often (badly) imitated."

"Fans can put away the axes right now, because he has done a fine job," wrote Lisa Tuttle in the Times. "I haven't read anything in a long time that made me laugh as much as the battles on Planet Nano involving the elderly super-rich, their personal trainers and a sect of cheese-worshippers who cry, 'You will bring Edamnation down on us

all!'"

noreply@blogger.com (J-man) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:47:00 +0000

Cake wars

By MARILYN ONG

A line of judges led by Chef Wan gawked their way enroute to deciding the Best Chocolate Cake at the 3rd annual Best Chocolate Cake Contest at Great Eastern Mall last Saturday.

Great Eastern Mall in Kuala Lumpur was one big chocolate day last weekend as the capital’s four- and five-star hotels tried to outdo each other with their most sinful, delicious and decadent chocolate cakes.

Never was Great Eastern Mall more crowded with chocolate aficionados, as they turned up in droves, keen to witness the chocolate cake fight and get a taste of the yummy creations.

The first person to arrive at noon that Saturday was a Caucasian who carefully scrutinised each cake before plonking down RM350 for the Taste of Legend, the masterpiece by pastry chef Ghouse Ishak of Berjaya Times Square Hotel. He didn’t mind when told that the cake could only be collected at 5pm after judging and exhibition.

Chef Wan judged Beauty & The Beast from Renaissance Hotel the Best Chocolate Cake and Most Creative Chocolate Cake.

Shaped like a coiling dragon atop what looked like a sepak takraw ball, this exquisite cake was the crowd favourite. It failed to wow the judges, however. Apart from being sold whole, the cakes were also sold by the slice at RM15 a piece, and all went like, well, hot cakes.

Gluttony was happily indulged without too much guilt since it was all for a good cause — the proceeds would go to ChildrenCare, a charity project by Great Eastern Life Assurance which, by the way, owns the mall.

“Great Eastern Mall holds philanthropic events to show our appreciation of talented individuals from Malaysia’s art, fashion and literary scene. The third Chocolate Cake Contest is in line with our outlook as a friendly neighbourhood mall second to none for shopping, dining and leisure,” says Bruce Lee Yee Lam, Great Eastern’s vice president and head of finance and corporate affairs.