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hoyts offer

2009-12-17T21:05:00.000+11:00

bbs特色词汇

2009-12-04T10:52:00.001+11:00

小钻风
原是西游记里的巡山小妖的名字. 这里是为公共站务ID mitbbs起的外号。此ID刚刚由walklooktalk在sysop版公布时，大家决定叫它总钻风，因为其职能类似于总版主，但小钻风这个名字最后沿用了下来。这个ID由walklooktalk在北京的雇员轮流值班，为提高论坛流量而到各版挑选文章置顶，也经常越过各版版主处理版务，由此引起很多怨言。但由于是雇员，从不像其他站长一样耍态度。

LD
领导，一般指配偶，引申出小LD，指家里的孩子。

LP、LG
老婆、老公的简称。

WSN
Family版经常出现的称呼.可男可女.猥琐男或者猥琐女的简称.特点是心理幼稚但是不阴暗, 行为诡异但是不偏激。

外F女
外嫁女的贬义用法，F估计代表英文Fuck，原指海外华人中对洋人盲目推崇进而随便与其上床的女生，后泛指因为绿卡或金钱等不纯目的而找洋人做男友或老公的中国女子，通常在Dreamer版上出现。这个词应该是源于对一些外嫁女子在网上炫耀自己的涉外爱情和家庭经历，而引起某些人群的不平。

坑
意等同于英文词"TROLL",泛指那些投人所好有争议/夸大其词/或者纯属编造的贴子,来引发网友讨论,这样的贴子常被人称为"坑",发此类贴子的行为被称为"挖坑"。

发包子
凡文章获得版主加精 (M上)，发文用户自动获得10元伪币。借此，网友们管发文章让版主加精为发包子行为，一个包子等于10伪币。

毛上、搞上
毛上指的是版主将版面的文章mark以保留该文章，标记符号为m，故取其谐音称为毛上；而搞上是指版主将版面文章加入文摘区，标记符号为g，故取其谐音称为搞上。

饭米粒
特指“我爱我家”版（FAMILY的谐音读法）。

离
饭米粒版对婚姻问题的标准回复，后来范围扩展至所有问题。很多id上来不看文章，照着原贴就是一个字“离”。后来版主StoryTeller试图令行禁止，成效不大。

八区
泛指"中国新闻"(CHINANEWS),"世界新闻"(WORLDNEWS),以及SALON,HISTORY,MILITARY等等版面,八区的叫法源于这些版面最初在TELNET界面下统属第8版块,该版块因涉及时事新闻较多,持不同见解的人言词激烈,很多时候八区版面火药味浓重,易引发争吵,"八区"在不少网友眼中常常被视为吵架的地方。

BT
源于拼音"变态"。起初用于自认为正常人类对被认为非正常人类的蔑称. 此称谓最初出现于mitbbs dreamer版2000年左右，那个时候dreamer风格转换,忧郁的文青正在被一些被称为新生代变态的新ID为首的新成员所代替。后来这个词逐渐在 MITBBS被泛化，现在已经变成英语里面"dude"一样的称呼。BT 也指 Balance Transfer 多用于Money版。

88一下
即八卦一下。

PENG
源于"肚皮舞运动"(Joke)版面,该用法源于大约1999年左右的一则新闻：英国陆军因为军费缺乏，打靶演习无法用实弹，只好在射击时口中发出射击声音。ID katy时任Joke斑竹，并转载了该新闻，建议今后见到老笑话就用"Peng"表示。"PENG"一词后扩散至整个BBS,涵盖面也扩大到任何性质的贴子,不仅仅只是笑话贴,包括贴子是重复的或者某人说过同样的话,都可以用PENG来表达。后来在情爱幽幽（Love）版继续演化为 “BENG”。

奔
最初称为裸奔。一般是指网友在版面上帖出自己的照片供大家欣赏取乐，有时也有如交友等特殊目的。常用的口号有：某某奔一个！奔上十大！你小你先！等等. 2003-2004年度裸本成为mitbbs维护人气的一个重要节目,前著名女光棍，资深ID Janet曾制作并且不定期发布裸奔大全。

晒
指专门show东西物件的，照片里没有人物只有物品。

胖子
Shopping（购物版）的常用词汇，指购物的时候使用的折扣券。因为美国商店的折扣券，英文为“Coupon”和中文“酷胖”或“哭胖”谐音，久而久之网友就改称之为“胖子”，而且显得更加琅琅上口。

死呆婆
美国著名办公用品商Staples的中文谐音，源自Mitbbs人气大版Shopping。该店因良好的客户服务、遍及美国城乡的销售网络、以及诸多的促销活动而深受Shopping版网友的推崇，某些网友的第一桶金即出自Staples。Staples目前已进入中国市场，其中文官方译名为“史泰博”。

RenPinWenTi
人品问题（rpwt）的另类表达。mitbbs南来北往，网友众多，模糊拼音的使用受到广大网友的普遍好评。

医院
ebay, 鉴于购物天堂（Shopping)版版主禁止在版上讨论ebay买卖，所以大家用“医院”这词代替ebay。典故出自前任汽车版主，shopping版资深ID coven在shopping版用隐晦的语言讲述自己在ebay因做托被封杀id及株连马甲的故事。另外由于ebay鱼龙混杂，故又用厕所一称呼代替。

病人
ebay 购物者

JHQ
精华区，多用于提示新手参考精华区，而不是一味问问题。

buffet deal (简称 buffet)
ebiz版形容一笔交易的利润的量词。。。指获利，够享用一顿buffet...非常形象。

BSO
Bloodly Show off 不管人说啥都可以re：bso!）

c# create and write to excel file

2009-11-22T20:46:00.001+11:00

Following my previous post c# how to read write excel spreedsheet and C# quit excel appliction after using COM objectI wanted to continue the topic with a focus on write to excel spreedsheet.

Using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel is the easiest option and with Excel 2007 installed, you can get version 12 of this dll. It allows user to save files as Excel 2007 format, or the old 97-03 format.

Firstly, Let’s look at some sample code.

        private static void NAR( object o )
        {
            try
            {
                System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject( o );
            }
            catch( Exception ex )
            {
                Console.WriteLine( ex.ToString( ) );
            }
            finally
            {
                o = null;
            }
        }

        public override void save( FileWriter writer )
        {
            string filename = writer.FileName;

            TimeSeries[] series = checkCompatibleTimeSeries( (Data[])data.ToArray( typeof( Data ) ) );
            int count = series[0].itemCount( );
            if( count == 0 )
                throw new DataFileIOException( this, "Time series to save to " + filename + " are empty" );

            // Instantiate Excel and start a new workbook.
            Excel.Application objApp;
            Excel._Workbook objBook;
            Excel.Workbooks objBooks;
            Excel.Sheets objSheets;
            Excel._Worksheet objSheet;
            Excel.Range range;

            objApp = new Excel.Application( );
            objBooks = objApp.Workbooks;
            objBook = (Excel._Workbook)( objBooks.Add( Missing.Value ) );
            objSheets = (Excel.Sheets)objBook.Worksheets;
            objSheet = (Excel._Worksheet)( objSheets.get_Item( 1 ) );

            if( objSheet == null )
            {
                throw new Exception( "Worksheet could not be created. Check that your office installation and project references are correct." );
            }

            try
            {
                ( (Excel.Range) objSheet.Cells[ 1, 1 ] ).set_Value( Missing.Value, "Date" );
                ( (Excel.Range) objSheet.Cells[ 1, 2 ] ).set_Value( Missing.Value, filename );


                for( int rowIndex = 0; rowIndex < count; rowIndex++ )
                {
                    ( (Excel.Range) objSheet.Cells[ rowIndex + 2, 1 ] ).set_Value( Missing.Value,
                                                                                   series[ 0 ].timeForItem( rowIndex ) );

                    for( int columnIndex = 0; columnIndex < data.Count; columnIndex++ )
                    {
                        ( (Excel.Range) objSheet.Cells[ rowIndex + 2, columnIndex + 2 ] ).set_Value( Missing.Value, 
                                                                                                     series[ columnIndex
                                                                                                         ][ rowIndex ] );
                    }
                }
                objApp.DisplayAlerts = false;
                objApp.AlertBeforeOverwriting = false;
                objBook.SaveAs( filename, format , Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value,                              Excel.XlSaveAsAccessMode.xlShared, Excel.XlSaveConflictResolution.xlLocalSessionChanges, Missing.Value, Missing.Value,                               Missing.Value, Missing.Value );

                objBooks.Close( );
                objApp.Quit( );
            }
            catch( Exception theException )
            {
                throw theException;
            }
            finally
            {

                if( objBooks != null )
                    objBooks.Close( );
                if( objApp != null )
                    objApp.Quit( );
                NAR( objSheet );
                NAR( objSheets );
                NAR( objBooks );
                NAR( objBook );
                NAR( objApp );
            }

            GC.Collect( );
            GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers( );    

        }

Some tricky part of the code is the SaveAs Method. In order to disable the pop up alert messagebox, you need to do few things. (I believe most people do want to disable it since this must have been handled in the GUI part). Excel.XlSaveAsAccessMode.xlShared is the essential key to solve this problem. If it is not used, then Excel.XlSaveConflictResolution.xlLocalSessionChanges wouldn’t work. Both “objApp.DisplayAlerts = false;” and “ objApp.AlertBeforeOverwriting = false; ” are used in the Excel dll Version 11 and will be overwrite by the XlSaveConflictResolution.

The code is fairly straight forward, the please refer to my old post on how i clean up the resources before quit.

c# detect excel install location in registry and open file

2009-11-16T16:34:00.001+11:00

public void OpenInExcel(string filename)
        {
            string dir = "";
            RegistryKey key = Registry.LocalMachine;
            RegistryKey excelKey = key.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\MicroSoft\Office");
            if (excelKey != null)
            {
                foreach (string valuename in excelKey.GetSubKeyNames())
                {
                    int version = 9;
                    double currentVersion=0;
                    if (Double.TryParse(valuename, out currentVersion) && currentVersion >= version)
                    {
                        RegistryKey rootdir = excelKey.OpenSubKey(currentVersion + @".0\Excel\InstallRoot");
                        if (rootdir != null)
                        {
                            dir = rootdir.GetValue(rootdir.GetValueNames()[0]).ToString();
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }                
            }
            if (dir != "")
            {
                ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();

                startInfo.FileName = dir + @"Excel.exe";
                startInfo.Arguments = "\"" + fileName + "\"";
                startInfo.UseShellExecute = false;

                using (Process process = new Process())
                {
                    process.StartInfo = startInfo;
                    try
                    {
                        process.Start();
                    }
                    catch (Exception ex)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("\n\nCould not start Excel process.");
                        Console.WriteLine(ex);
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Can't Open in excel because excel is not installed.");
            }
        }

c# revert a LinkedList

2009-11-16T16:26:00.001+11:00

void ReverseLinkedList(LinkedList ls)
{
    if ( ls == null || ls.Head == null )
        return;
    ListNode head = ls.Head;
    ListNode current = head.Next;
    while(current!=null)
    {
        ListNode tmp = current;
        current = current.Next;
        tmp.Next = head;
        head = tmp;
    }
    ls.Head.Next = null;
    ls.Head = head;
}

c# merge sort algorithm implementation

2009-11-16T16:22:00.001+11:00

        private int[] MergeSort(int[] a)
        {
            if ( a.Length == 1)
                return a;
            int middle = a.Length / 2;
            int[] left = new int[middle];
            for (int i = 0 ; i < middle ; i ++)
            {
                left[ i ] = a[ i ];
            }
            int[] right = new int[a.Length - middle];
            for( int i = 0; i < a.Length - middle; i++ )
            {
                right[i] = a[i+middle];
            }
            left = MergeSort( left );
            right = MergeSort( right );

            int leftptr = 0;
            int rightptr = 0;

            int[] sorted = new int[a.Length];
            for(int k = 0 ; k < a.Length; k++)
            {
                if ( rightptr == right.Length || ((leftptr < left.Length ) && (left[leftptr] <= right[rightptr])))
                {
                    sorted[ k ] = left[ leftptr ];
                    leftptr++;
                }
                else if( leftptr == left.Length || ((rightptr < right.Length ) && (right[rightptr] <= left[leftptr] )))
                {
                    sorted[k] = right[rightptr];
                    rightptr++;
                }
            }
            return sorted;            
        }

c# Quick Sort Algorithm Implementation

2009-11-16T16:20:00.001+11:00

private void QuickSort( int[] a, int left, int right ) 
        { 
            if( a == null ) 
                return; 
            int i = left; 
            int j = right; 
            int pivot = a[( left + right ) / 2]; 
            while( i <= j ) 
            { 
                while( a[i] < pivot ) 
                    i++; 
                while( a[j] > pivot ) 
                    j--; 
                if( i <= j ) 
                { 
                    int tmp = a[i]; 
                    a[i++] = a[j]; 
                    a[j--] = tmp; 
                } 
            } 
            if( j > 0 ) 
            { 
                QuickSort( a, left, j ); 
            } 
            if( i < right ) 
            { 
                QuickSort( a, i, right ); 
            } 
        }

c# insert sort algorithm implementation

2009-11-16T16:18:00.001+11:00

        private void insert_sort( int[] s )
        {
            for( int k = 1; k < s.Length ; k++ )
            {
                int value = s[k];
                for( int i = 0; i <= k - 1; i++ )
                {
                    if( value < s[i] )
                    {
                        for( int j = k - 1; j >= i; j-- )
                            s[j + 1] = s[j];
                        s[i] = value;
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
        }

键盘上的符号发音

2009-10-31T16:52:00.001+11:00

~
tilde (sounds like til-da); be prepared to explain to computer-illiterate people saying "you know, the wave-shaped thingy"

!
exclamation; commonly read as bang in case of #!/bin/sh

@
at

#
pound; but commonly read as shee in case of #!/bin/sh, not sure why

$
dollar

%
percent

^
caret; not many people know this word so be prepared to say "no, not carrot; it's the character above 6, an arrow pointing up"

&
ampersand

*
star; some read asterisk

(
opening parenthesis (some may shorten it saying paren)

)
closing parenthesis

_
underscore; once I heard people say underbar

+
plus

-
minus; as symbol before arguments in commands, some people including me read dash, easier to say one syllable

=
equals

`
backtick or backquote

{
opening brace

}
closing brace

[
opening bracket

]
closing bracket

|
pipe or vertical bar

\
backslash; be prepared to explain to some computer-illiterate people

:
colon

;
semicolon

"
double quote

'
single quote

<
less than; some may read left angle bracket

>
greater than

,
comma

.
dot; period if in English text

?
question mark

/
slash or forward slash; some computer-illiterate people may be confused about / and \

space

(), [] and {}
may also be called brackets in general. In that case, they specifically call [] square brackets and {} curly brackets. I never like this. Open and Closing may also be called left and right.

决定是否海龟的流程图:归否,归否？肾脏虚否?

2009-10-24T13:53:00.001+11:00

c# copy excel data and paste into datagridview table

2009-10-08T14:12:00.001+11:00

This post is about managing the memory data object after ctrl+c is used in Excel. You will learn how data are organised in memory and should be able to apply it anywhere. The code example tries to read the data in DataObject out and paste it in datagridview.

DataObject o = (DataObject) Clipboard.GetDataObject(); 
           if (o.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Text)) 
           { 
               int rowOfInterest = DataGridView.CurrentCell.RowIndex; 
               string[] selectedRows = Regex.Split(o.GetData(DataFormats.Text).ToString(  ).TrimEnd( "\r\n".ToCharArray() ), "\r\n"); 

               if (selectedRows == null || selectedRows.Length == 0) 
                   return; 

               foreach (string row in selectedRows) 
               {                    
                   if (rowOfInterest >= DataGridView.Rows.Count) 
                       break; 

                   try 
                   { 
                       string[] data = Regex.Split(row, "\t"); 
                       int col = DataGridView.CurrentCell.ColumnIndex; 

                       foreach (string ob in data) 
                       { 
                           if (col >= DataGridView.Columns.Count) 
                               break; 
                           if (ob!=null) 
                               DataGridView[col, rowOfInterest].Value = Convert.ChangeType( ob, DataGridView[col,rowOfInterest].ValueType ); 
                           col++; 
                       } 
                   } 
                   catch (Exception enterException) 
                   { 
                         //do something here 
                   } 
                   rowOfInterest++; 
               } 
           }

Microsoft Excel 2003 Shortcut Keys

2009-09-06T09:46:00.001+10:00

General Shortcuts

New Workbook....................................................... CTRL N

Open Existing Workbook ....................................... CTRL O

Save Workbook ....................................................... CTRL S

Save Workbook As ..........................................................F12

Print Workbook.......................................................CTRL P

Print Preview ........................................................CTRL F2

Spell Check Workbook ......................................................F7

Excel Help menu ...............................................................F1

What’s This Help Tool .........................................SHIFT F1

Moving Around Shortcuts

Move to next cell down & accept data entry............ENTER

Move to prev cell up & accept data entry ...SHIFT ENTER

Move one cell right & accept data entry.......................TAB

Move one cell left & accept data entry ............ SHIFT TAB

Move one cell up, down, left, or right ....................

Move to edge of current data region..........CTRL

beginning of row ......................................................HOME

Beginning of worksheet.................................CTRL HOME

Last used cell on worksheet ..............................CTRL END

Down one screen.......................................................PG DN

Up one screen ............................................................PG UP

One screen to right ..........................................ALT PG DN

One screen to left ............................................. ALT PG UP

Next sheet in workbook .................................CTRL PG DN

Previous sheet in workbook .......................... CTRL PG UP

Move to next unlocked cell............................................ TAB

Go To ................................................................................F5

Find......................................................................SHIFT F5

Find Next..............................................................SHIFT F4

Data Entry Shortcuts

Start a new line in the same cell..................... ALT ENTER

Enter Array Formula...................... CTRL SHIFT ENTER

Display the Formula Palette .................................CTRL A

Insert Function arguments ....................... CTRL SHIFT A

Insert a hyperlink....................................................CTRL K

Edit the active cell ............................................................F2

Paste Function......................................................SHIFT F3

Calculate all workbooks....................................................F9

Calculate active workbook .......................... CTRL ALT F9

Calculate active worksheet..................................SHIFT F9

Start a formula ....................................................................=

Insert AutoSum formula..............................................ALT =

Enter date .................................................................CTRL ;

Enter time ....................................................CTRL SHIFT :

Cancel Data Entry......................................................... ESC

Fill down ................................................................CTRL D

Fill to the right .......................................................CTRL R

Fill range with current entry ....................... CTRL ENTER

Copy .......................................................................CTRL C

Copy formatting ........................................ CTRL SHIFT C

Copy value from cell above ........................CTRL SHIFT "

Paste Once .............................................................. ENTER

Paste Multiple Times..............................................CTRL V

Paste formatting only ................................ CTRL SHIFT V

Cut..........................................................................CTRL X

Clear cell Contents................................................DELETE

Delete Selection........................................CTRL HYPHEN

Insert Blank Cells .......................................CTRL SHIFT +

Edit a cell comment ..............................................SHIFT F2

Paste Range Names ...........................................................F3

Create Range Names ................................CTRL SHIFT F3

Define Range Name...............................................CTRL F3

Delete selection .......................BACKSPACE or DELETE

Delete text to the end of the line ................CTRL DELETE

Redo ....................................... ALT SHIFT BACKSPACE

Repeat Last Command ......................................................F4

Insert a new worksheet .......................................SHIFT F11

Create a chart using selected range................................F11

Group sheets................... SHIFT CTRL PG DN or PG UP

Undo....................................................................... CTRL Z

Formatting Shortcuts

Style dialog box ...................................ALT ' (apostrophe)

Format Cells dialog box.........................................CTRL 1

General number format ............................CTRL SHIFT ~

Currency Format ......................................CTRL SHIFT $

Percentage Format .................................CTRL SHIFT %

Date Format..............................................CTRL SHIFT #

Time Format ...........................................CTRL SHIFT @

Comma Format......................................... CTRL SHIFT !

Apply the outline border ......................... CTRL SHIFT &

Remove outline borders ............................CTRL SHIFT _

Bold........................................................................CTRL B

Italics ...................................................................... CTRL I

Underlining............................................................CTRL U

Strikethrough ..........................................................CTRL 5

Hide rows................................................................CTRL 9

Unhide rows.............................................. CTRL SHIFT (

Hide columns ...............................................CTRL 0 (zero)

Unhide columns ........................................ CTRL SHIFT )

Toggle displaying values or formulas.....................CTRL `

Display the AutoComplete list ...................................ALT

Selecting Ranges

Select current region ..................................CTRL SHIFT *

Extend selection one cell...........................SHIFT

Extend selection to last used cell ......... CTRL SHIFT END

Select the entire column .......................CTRL SPACEBAR

Select the entire row............................ SHIFT SPACEBAR

Select the entire worksheet......................................CTRL A

Select all objects on sheet ....... CTRL SHIFT SPACEBAR

Select the current array ........................................... CTRL /

Select all cells with comments....................CTRL SHIFT O

Select unmatching values ........................................ CTRL \

Select Direct Successors .......................................... CTRL [

Select all Successors ................................... CTRL SHIFT {

Select Direct Predecessors....................................... CTRL ]

Select all Predecessors ............................... CTRL SHIFT }

Select visible cells in current selection ....................... ALT ;

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2009-09-04T13:56:00.001+10:00

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“鄱阳湖的草，南昌人的宝”——说的就是这道菜。藜蒿是鄱阳湖区特有的一种水草，中医认为其味甘、性平、微毒，可清热、利湿、杀虫。藜蒿取其嫩茎与腊肉合炒，加些韭菜才能“衬”出藜蒿的“原香”。上桌时腊肉咸香柔软，藜蒿脆嫩香甜。湘菜中也有这道菜，但是取藜蒿根炒，且陆上藜蒿不够香脆。

3.白糖糕江西南昌生活论坛# W# Q! C4 Z. p* o" t& ?- u$ Z

Y4 W. e% 以前是街头的早点，现在多为酒店的特色主食。白色的糯米多层叠起，弯转成圈，入油炸至金黄，白糖、米粉混合撒于糕上，糯软香甜，表酥内嫩bbs.tiboo.cn% b; d2 o; u9 t# z& Q7 R: G9 S
原料糯米粉，澄面粉，白糖，食用油，清水，猪油江西论坛,南昌论坛,南昌社区,南昌生活论坛,江西南昌论坛' b5 W+ P/ {, [
做白糖糕最主要的原料就是糯米粉。和面的比例为500克糯米粉：50克澄面：25克白砂糖：200克开水，为了避免油炸时白糖糕发黏，可以适量加少许猪油。和好面后，将面团搓成30厘米左右的长条，将长条绕三圈且两端相连，一个白糖糕雏形就出来了！白糖糕先用小火炸上两分钟，此时的油温为30—40℃。再用高火炸两分钟，注意不要把它炸老了，起锅后将白糖糕粘糖装盘。掌握好火候的白糖糕显得色泽金黄、松软。

4.牛舌头
原料
糯米粉、色拉油、红糖
做法
用白色和红色糯米粉相配，再用白、红糖搅芯子与糯米粉相配，中间成白色、红色(即加点红糖揉拌的粉)镶边。粉内要有糖料，制成后用70℃的油煎。
特点bbs.tiboo.cn4 t! k8 d8 s, Y) A' \牛舌头又叫牛招财，味道香甜爽口。

5.芥菜团子
原料：芥菜、大米
做法：

用洗干净的大米、芥菜加少量水放在一起磨碎，再用白纱布进行过滤，然后蒸至半成熟，取出揉匀，再用模具做出团子的形状，大火蒸20分钟即可。_南昌论坛(江西论坛-吃喝玩乐在江西论坛)_地宝网论坛7 t" P8 b+ U5 |# C
特点江西论坛,南昌论坛,南昌社区,南昌生活论坛,江西南昌论坛$ M; l1 }2 L. z$ ^6 }* T; l
芥菜的维生素含量很丰富，用芥菜做成的团子美味营养。

6.木瓜凉粉bbs.tiboo.cn& U* f. I% A3 ` t, W, v$ w
原料
木瓜粉或力之粉
做法
木瓜粉或力之粉和水调匀，煮熟成稀饭状，倒入木盆中冷却。冷却后的固体用竹片切成豆腐块状，再加入薄荷水、糖。
特点bbs.tiboo.cn# L" k; Q T" L$ p, M: Y( ?( v
深受南昌民间欢迎的夏季防暑食品，俗称“力之豆腐”，吃起来凉爽可口·

7.南昌瓦罐汤、南昌煨汤

Calculate GUID from object or string

2009-09-03T14:19:00.001+10:00

private Guid CalculateGUID(object m)
{
    ASCIIEncoding enc = new ASCIIEncoding();
    string code = m.GetHashCode( ).ToString();
    string key;
    if (code.Length < 16)
        key = code + new string( '*', 16 - code.Length );
    else if (code.Length == 16)
    {
        key = code;
    }
    else
    {
        key = code.Substring( 0, 16 );
    }

return new Guid(enc.GetBytes(key)) ;
}

招聘-北京德明泰科技有限责任公司

2009-08-29T11:00:00.001+10:00

公司办公地点：上地城铁站附近
职位一：C/C /C#程序员
1、计算机专业，有工作经验者优先
2、熟练C/C /C#，熟悉Windows编程，有MFC开发经验者优先
3、熟练使用微软VS集成开发环境
4、有数据库编程经验，熟练使用mysql、sqlserver、oracle等数据库中的一种或以上
5、有较强的自学能力和沟通能力，能刻苦钻研技术，富有团队协作精神
6、有良好的编码风格和文档编写习惯
职位二：JAVA程序员
1、计算机专业，有工作经验者优先
2、熟练使用java编程，熟练使用JBuilder、Eclipse等开发工具
3、有数据库编程经验，熟练使用mysql、sqlserver、oracle等数据库中的一种或以上
4、有较强的自学能力和沟通能力，能刻苦钻研技术，富有团队协作精神
5、有良好的编码风格和文档编写习惯
职位三：Web程序员
1、了解基本的计算机网络知识、熟悉关系型数据库的基本原理，具备数据库编程的基本技
能。
2、熟悉各类B/S架构，熟练掌握Asp.net相关语法，熟练使用VS.net等开发工具。
3、熟悉HTML、CSS、Javascript语法，熟练使用页面开发工具。
职位四：兼职美工
1、相关专业，有工作经验者优先
2、熟练使用photoshop等软件
3、可兼职，可远程网络交活
有意者请发送简历至联系方式登陆后可见，附上自己的简历。我们会尽快与您取得联系。

职位描述：
1、日常公司文件整理，接听电话；
2、前往社保、公积金、税务、工商等部门办理相关手续；
3、完成总经理安排的临时事宜；

性别要求：女性
专业要求：不限，贴近计算机的专业最佳
职位待遇：面议
招聘人数：1人

北京德明泰科技有限责任公司是一家由清华大学毕业生创办的软件开发企业，现诚觅精英加入我们，拟招聘岗位如下：

职位名称：全职办公室工作人员

职位要求：
1、有清晰的口头表达能力，头脑灵活，有较强的学习能力。
2、组织能力强，能独立处理事务。
3、责任心强。

c# using reflection to get current class name

2009-08-17T14:30:00.001+10:00

If you are inside the class method, and don’t have access to an instance of the object, use:

MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType.FullName;

If you hava access to an instance of the object, then:

public static class SomeClass
{
public static string FullName
{
get { return typeof(SomeClass).FullName; }
}
}

Software Outsourcing Company – Domintec.com 北京德明泰科技有限责任公司

2009-08-13T21:37:00.002+10:00

简介

关于德明泰

北京德明泰科技有限公司成立于2008年,主营业务是面向企业用户提供软件开发和IT相关服务。主要领域涉及企业日常运营管理系统，行业应用软件以及产品配套支持软件。

我们的团队

公司核心人员全部毕业于清华大学计算机系，依托清华大学雄厚的科研实力，公司在技术研发方面具有先天优势，善于科研攻关。此外公司还拥有一支十余人具有丰富经验的高水平的研发团队。

公司创设人员曾就职于国家开发银行、汇丰银行、中国电子科技集团公司、中国科学院计算技术研究所、微软中国研发集团以及澳大利亚国家信息通信技术研究院等国内外著名公司，也曾在多项国家自然基金及863项目中担任核心开发工作，涉及多项技术专利。

我们的核心竞争力

德明泰成立伊始，即致力于为行业客户提供专业的、高水平的软件产品研发及服务。公司严格按照CMM-2标准执行项目，注重管理体系和文档体系的构建，采用国际领先的IT项目开发流程，快速准确的把握客户需求，为客户量身打造软件服务。

公司具有IT、政府、金融、机械仪表等行业的大量成功项目经验，多背景多平台的经验使我们能够以最快的速度为用户解决棘手问题。

项目方向

公司为各行业客户研发通用的企业管理、销售、财务、会议管理等综合系统。为企业信息管理提供完整的解决方案，让企业用户的信息管理更具有灵活性，基于更高的成本效率来提高生产力，为企业用户提供一个安全、可靠、高效的管理与交互平台。

项目实例：

1）公司目前正在与中国科协技术协会合作开发通用会议平台系统，该系统可以为科协数百个专业协会提供统一架构的会议发布平台。项目在JSP + Oracle平台上构建。

2）公司与北京古大仪表公司合作，为古大公司开发针对公司行业特点的销售管理系统，为提高公司销售效率，管理销售资源提供了软件保障。项目在ASP.NET + SQL Server平台上搭建。

公司在仪表配套软件开发方面具有丰富的项目经验。为仪表行业重点客户开发了多套针对物位仪、雷达流量计等专业仪表的控制平台，程序工作稳定，性能优越，为客户占领市场做好了后勤保障。

项目实例：

1）雷达流量计软件分析与开发。为古大仪表公司开发操作雷达流量计的软件，算法部分参考了国外先进雷达仪表的汇编代码。该系统基于MFC架构构建。

2）脉冲雷达、导波雷达、二线超声以及分体雷达仪表PC端上位机软件系统开发。该系统基于MFC架构构建。该上位机软件可以提供在计算机客户端读取雷达仪表数值以及操作写入控制命令等操作，软件支持网络远程操作。雷达仪表系列产品及软件均对稳定性有非常高的要求，因为产品经常会安装在无人值守的厂房中。所以用户对于软件的健壮性有非常高的要求。

公司为国内外多家企业用户提供软件外包服务。项目涉及项目管理平台、计算机视觉算法、视频编码等多个领域。

项目实例：

公司与澳大利亚Wollemi公司合作，为其开发了应用于JAVA + MySQL平台的企业员工时间管理系统。软件使用Hibernate框架管理数据库对象，基于JAX-WS规范开发软件服务器端与客户端的连接。

合作模式

德明泰公司可充分发挥研发实力强、开发流程专业、行业经验广泛的优势。与国内外企业合作，为客户开发专门的软件模块以及为各类硬件产品开发配套的控制与应用软件。

德明泰公司可凭借其在企业管理软件、会议系统等方面的经验，为客户开发整套解决方案。内容可涉及企业管理、电子商务及行业专用软件。ITO（Information Technology Outsourcing），即信息技术外包，是指服务外包发包商委托服务外包提供商向企业提供部分或全部信息技术服务功能，主要包括信息技术的系统、应用管理及技术支持的服务。

业务流程外包（Business Process Outsourcing）就是企业将一些重复性的非核心或核心业务流程外包给供应商，以降低成本，同时提高服务质量。由于进行BPO的流程是重复性的，并采用了长期合同的形式，因此BPO远远超出了咨询的范围。如果BPO做得成功的话，它能够增加公司的价值。BPO与传统的IT外包（ITO）之间的区别在于，BPO能够帮助公司更快地完成外包。

团队核心成员

CEO - 中国电子科技大学通信系统硕士研究生毕业，高级工程师，曾就职于中国电子工业部第54研究所遥控遥测专业部，长期从事航空航天遥控遥测系统研发，从事的科研工作曾先后获得国家科技进步三等奖和电子工业部科技进步二等奖。曾与西门子公司通信集团工作十余年，历任北方区商务总监及联通事业部北方区总经理等职，有丰富的科研管理、项目管理等经验。

高嵩 - 清华大学计算机系智能技术与系统国家实验室自然语言方向硕士研究生毕业，对搜索引擎的主流技术有深入研究，尤其擅长汉语句法、词法分析算法。拥有多项发明专利。

朱冰 - 清华大学计算机系网络技术研究所硕士研究生毕业，曾就职于中国国家开发银行科技部，对银行系统及业务知识有丰富的了解。擅长计算机底层开发、汇编语言程序开发及单片机技术。

曾参与、负责项目：

1）国家开发银行银行信贷管理系统。设计并推动包括中小企业贷款、助学贷款等业务的管理系统。采用J2EE跨平台架构，集中管理银行各类信贷业务。

2）北京市公安局网络设备管理系统。参与多个模块的设计与开发。

3）中国移动数据业务系统可用性模型研究与评估软件开发。以排队论等作为理论基础，采用独特算法，评估移动的数据业务系统的可用性并找出其性能瓶颈。

姚亮 – 清华大学计算机系毕业，曾就职于中国电子科技集团公司信息化工程总体研究中心与汇丰银行，具有丰富的IT项目开发与管理经验。在中电集团任职期间参与多项国家军队重点工程的开发工作，积累了丰富的经验。在汇丰银行任职期间主要负责业务部门的IT项目管理工作，积累了丰富的项目管理经验。擅长成本分析，项目管理与时间管理。

曾参与、负责项目：

1）第二炮兵部队某信息系统（绝密级，现装备于作战部队） - IT开发、测试，在项目中担任主要开发人员。项目持续一年，主要工作内容为MFC架构编程与Oracle代码升级。

2）水利部南水北调办公室峰谷电价泵站智能调度研究系统 – 担任主要IT开发人员，项目持续半年，主要工作内容为在Java RCP平台下开发应用程序，将水利工程的调度思想与算法在计算机程序中进行展现。

3）汇丰银行CRMS客户关系管理系统 – 负责用户需求分析、项目协调及用户培训工作。项目持续两年，主要工作内容为将汇丰银行香港区的成熟系统引入大陆区，在此过程中作为业务部门的代表，负责整理业务部门对系统的需求，协调与香港IT部门之间的开发进度，为业务人员提供针对新系统的培训。

4）汇丰银行BIR2（亚太区统一数据平台）大陆区子系统 – 负责业务部门项目管理。项目持续一年半。汇丰银行在亚太区新建了统一的数据分析及报表平台。在此过程中本人主要负责提供个人金融部的系统需求及管理项目进度。该项目在中国区投资为70万美元，参与部门涉及大陆区业务、财务、IT以及香港亚太区总部的相关部门。

幕后黑手1 – 清华大学计算机系软件研究所硕士研究生毕业，曾就职于美国JEDA公司，擅长EDA相关设计开发以及Linux下应用程序开发。

曾参与、负责项目：

1） EDA系统级自动验证语言——基于System C的自动验证语言，自定义编译器，基于断言，显著提高模块验证效率，基于Linux平台，负责后台功能开发

2）系统级覆盖自动验证工具——包括数据覆盖，代码覆盖，比gcc提供的gcov功能更强大，基于Linux平台，负责后台功能开发。

3） TLM2.0验证工具：Linux平台下检验模块是否符合TLM2.0标准的自动验证工具，负责架构设计及核心代码开发。

幕后黑手2 – 清华大学计算机系本科毕业，澳大利亚国立大学硕士研究生毕业。曾带队多家国内创业IT企业，曾就职于澳大利亚国家信息与通讯技术中心，现为澳洲科学与工业研究院软件咨询师。具有丰富的IT开发构架经验，国外领先的IT项目管理经验。擅长领域有MS .NET桌面平台软件开发及架构设计、Web 2.0网站构架、Unix系统下的开发集成。

曾参与、负责项目：

1）澳洲国家水利水资源建模软件。加入团队后在.Net 3.5 平台下对超过80个子项目、1G源代码从事重构，优化调优工作；对分布开发的软件模块进行集成。

2）运动员训练自动化系统。构架系统使用独特的机器学习算法分析数据，通过数据库集中管理，客户端实现数据可视化。.Net 2.0 平台下企业级桌面软件的典型代表。

3） Feedsky技术总监。负责核心后台RSS技术的构架开发、国内RSS第一人。负责指导公司网站前台的开发，主管与博客服务商之间的技术合作。

4） Heiyou SNS社交论坛。

5）指导团队研发开源项目：TimeKeeper软件。该软件是公司办公自动化软件系列的雏形项目，旨在国内IT业界提倡开源，支持反盗版。软件基于免费的开发环境（SMEServer + MySQL + Apache Tomcat + J2ME），使用三层结构构架，具有良好的拓展性。

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Software Release Procedure Using Subversion

2009-08-12T21:01:00.002+10:00

如果你用Subversion作为版本管理软件，那么，软件发布的时候，你可以参考下列流程：

1. branch一个，叫B_RE_0802。（本地的trunk copy可以切换为branch copy，或者本地的人直接下载一个）
2. 在本地branch copy上修改release所需要改的东西（版本号，添加最新Manual，制作installer）。
3. 从本地branch上build一个release出来。然后对此Branch进行Tag到服务器，此Tag为T_RE_0802。
4. 从本地Branch Merge回Trunk copy，然后commit trunk copy。
5. 有bug在branch上修改，然后merge回truck. 对0802Tag不要动，发B_RE_0802_f1 版本。

最后借用Dechu的一段，讲讲Release之前的开发流程，要到Release阶段真不容易，哈哈哈。(微软真屌)

1) pm work on spec, then all team members review, sign off
2) dev work on design, then all team members review, dev start working
3) test work on plan, then all team members revew, test start working
4) CC - code complete by dev
5) TCC - test case complete by test
6) RTW - bugs fixed, test case passed, release to world

Say No to NHibernate

2009-08-12T20:53:00.002+10:00

最近在做一个ERP项目下，团队在讨论是否使用NHibernate来做持久层。 NHibernate是Hibernate的一个.Net实现，更新远不如Hiberante本身不说，而且最近的一些其他项目中，NHiberante带来的负载成为了项目瓶颈，所以我决定抛弃，并给大家列出下列一些不用NHibernate的理由以供参考：

我们不会更改数据库，预见不到抛弃SQLServer的理由
使用Microsoft配套的LinQ2SQL，比开源的项目稳定。
在没有深入了解Hibernate的运行机制，贸然使用，效率会很低，不如传统的数据库连接池来的高效。
同3，没有足够经验的程序员写NHibernate代码，开发的速度很慢。

c# Override GetHashCode when using dictionary in .Net

2009-07-18T22:37:00.004+10:00

In .Net, Dictionary is implemented as HashTable. As you might know, Hashtable rely on hash algorithm to perform. Last week, I was involved in a performance enhancement task. One of the key performance bottleneck was due to an unimplemented hash algorithm. The task was trying to insert object in dictionary and trying to retrieve it when necessary.
Originally since the object is quite uncertain, and even some of the objects had override the GetHashCode method, it only returns 0, which then every object will get the same hash code. When ContainsKey called, the result is the dictionary get iterated, the algorithm checks so many Equals method. It is quite hard for us to write a genric hash algorithm for object, so I simply change the algorithm to return the hash code of GetType. Further detection of whether an object had override its GetHashCode method is added using reflection. (When an object property changs, ContainsKey method doesn't return the desired value for some object unless GetHashCode was overriden)

Looking back at the solution, simple, override both method. Sometimes, it really comes down to understand what MSDN says.

GetHashCode returns a value based on the current instance that is suited for hashing algorithms and data structures such as a hash table. Two objects that are the same type and are equal must return the same hash code to ensure that instances of HashTable and Dictionary</TKEY,> work correctly. To fix a violation of this rule, provide an implementation of GetHashCode. For a pair of objects of the same type, you must ensure that the implementation returns the same value if your implementation of Equals returns true for the pair.

Here is some sample code.

            public int GetHashCode( object obj )
            {
                MethodInfo mi = obj.GetType( ).GetMethod( "GetHashCode" );                
                if( ((mi.Attributes & MethodAttributes.NewSlot) == MethodAttributes.NewSlot) )
                {
                    ordinaryObjectMapping.Add( obj, true );
                    return obj.GetHashCode( );
                }
                else
                {
                    ordinaryObjectMapping.Add( obj, false );
                    return obj.GetType( ).GetHashCode( );
                }              
            }

C# Double Decimal Place using String Format

2009-06-26T16:02:00.001+10:00

String Format for Double [C#]

The following examples show how to format float numbers to string in C#. You can use static method String.Format or instance methods double.ToString and float.ToString.

Digits after decimal point

This example formats double to string with fixed number of decimal places. For two decimal places use pattern „0.00“. If a float number has less decimal places, the rest digits on the right will be zeroes. If it has more decimal places, the number will be rounded.

[C#]

// just two decimal places
String.Format("{0:0.00}", 123.4567);      // "123.46"
String.Format("{0:0.00}", 123.4);         // "123.40"
String.Format("{0:0.00}", 123.0);         // "123.00"

Next example formats double to string with floating number of decimal places. E.g. for maximal two decimal places use pattern „0.##“.

[C#]

// max. two decimal places
String.Format("{0:0.##}", 123.4567);      // "123.46"
String.Format("{0:0.##}", 123.4);         // "123.4"
String.Format("{0:0.##}", 123.0);         // "123"

Digits before decimal point

If you want a float number to have any minimal number of digits before decimal point use N-times zero before decimal point. E.g. pattern „00.0“ formats a float number to string with at least two digits before decimal point and one digit after that.

[C#]

// at least two digits before decimal point
String.Format("{0:00.0}", 123.4567);      // "123.5"
String.Format("{0:00.0}", 23.4567);       // "23.5"
String.Format("{0:00.0}", 3.4567);        // "03.5"
String.Format("{0:00.0}", -3.4567);       // "-03.5"

Thousands separator

To format double to string with use of thousands separator use zero and comma separator before an usual float formatting pattern, e.g. pattern „0,0.0“ formats the number to use thousands separators and to have one decimal place.

[C#]

String.Format("{0:0,0.0}", 12345.67);     // "12,345.7"
String.Format("{0:0,0}", 12345.67);       // "12,346"

Zero

Float numbers between zero and one can be formatted in two ways, with or without leading zero before decimal point. To format number without a leading zero use # before point. For example „#.0“ formats number to have one decimal place and zero to N digits before decimal point (e.g. „.5“ or „123.5“).

Following code shows how can be formatted a zero (of double type).

[C#]

String.Format("{0:0.0}", 0.0);            // "0.0"
String.Format("{0:0.#}", 0.0);            // "0"
String.Format("{0:#.0}", 0.0);            // ".0"
String.Format("{0:#.#}", 0.0);            // ""

Align numbers with spaces

To align float number to the right use comma „,“ option before the colon. Type comma followed by a number of spaces, e.g. „0,10:0.0“ (this can be used only in String.Format method, not in double.ToString method). To align numbers to the left use negative number of spaces.

[C#]

String.Format("{0,10:0.0}", 123.4567);    // "     123.5"
String.Format("{0,-10:0.0}", 123.4567);   // "123.5     "
String.Format("{0,10:0.0}", -123.4567);   // "    -123.5"
String.Format("{0,-10:0.0}", -123.4567);  // "-123.5    "

Custom formatting for negative numbers and zero

If you need to use custom format for negative float numbers or zero, use semicolon separator „;“ to split pattern to three sections. The first section formats positive numbers, the second section formats negative numbers and the third section formats zero. If you omit the last section, zero will be formatted using the first section.

[C#]

String.Format("{0:0.00;minus 0.00;zero}", 123.4567);   // "123.46"
String.Format("{0:0.00;minus 0.00;zero}", -123.4567);  // "minus 123.46"
String.Format("{0:0.00;minus 0.00;zero}", 0.0);        // "zero"

Some funny examples

As you could notice in the previous example, you can put any text into formatting pattern, e.g. before an usual pattern „my text 0.0“. You can even put any text between the zeroes, e.g. „0aaa.bbb0“.

[C#]

String.Format("{0:my number is 0.0}", 12.3);   // "my number is 12.3"
String.Format("{0:0aaa.bbb0}", 12.3);          // "12aaa.bbb3"

Wireless cellular network, packet scheduling, multi-user diversity effect, opportunity scheduling

2009-06-24T21:30:00.001+10:00

It has been several decades since the existence of wireless cellular network, which has brought tremendous conveniences to the world society with the developments on top. At present, the traditional telecommunications market is gradually merging its business with data together. As a result, the next-generation wireless cellular networks are heading towards the direction of all-IP packet networks. In addition, the proportion that data division business holds within all business of cellular network will become more importantly, which then makes the packet scheduling mechanisms become more important. With an increasing demand for the end-to-end quality of service, and the contradictions of significant increase in data traffic with the limited resources of the wireless resources, such as video, file transfer, and other data services, all of which are challenging the scheduling mechanisms in the network environment. Furthermore, how to improve the wireless cellular network system throughput to meet the requirements of the user's Quality of Service (QoS), how to provide a fair service to all users, have become the major issues which need to be addressed in the packet scheduling mechanisms for wireless cellular network.

The packet scheduling mechanism for the wireless cellular network is based on cross-layer design concept, which will consider all layers to make scheduling decisions. For example, the physical layer, will have a multi-user diversity effect due to varying characteristics(无线衰落信道具有时变特性). Using (exploit) multi-user diversity effect (多用户分集效应) can effectively enhance the data throughput of the wireless cellular system. Scheduling such as the opportunity scheduling, is commonly used in the packet scheduling mechanism for the wireless cellular networks. This thesis mainly focus on the theoretical model of opportunity scheduling and its specific algorithms.

With Regards to the theoretical model of opportunity scheduling, the author has classified and summarized the various existing theoretical models, including the division-level model and flow-level models. In terms of opportunity scheduling performance indicators and the typical opportunity scheduling algorithm in the division-level model and flow-level model of performance evaluation, experiment has also been conducted to analyse the existing methods and results. Finally, the author gives an predicting analysis of the theoretical tools that can be used in future in this area.

Regarding the specific algorithms used in opportunity scheduling, existing algorithms were summarized and compared, including the scheduling algorithm which uses OFDM technology in the wireless cellular network. The author discovered that the traditional method usually pay more attention to improve system throughput, however fails to provide a fair and user-satisfactory QoS. A new algorithm, without the sacrificing of system throughput ,was presented, to ensure the relatively fairness between all users and each user's QoS demand are met.

C# open folder dialog (FolderBrowserDialog)

2009-06-21T13:23:00.001+10:00

In .Net GUI Applications, Interaction with User on selecting files is a very basic topic. In the following code samples, I have demonstrate how to select files ( in comment code), more importantly, give an example code on how to get a folder name form the windows open dialog box. Something Interesting here is that you actually can’t get the folder name easily. (I mean select a folder, you can still select the file then get the full path, which include the folder name) The best option is to use FolderBrowserDialog !

Ok, now here is the sample code. Enjoy.

        private void importToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                string startupPath = Application.StartupPath;
                using (FolderBrowserDialog dialog = new FolderBrowserDialog())
                {
                    dialog.Description = "Open a folder which contains the xml output";
                    dialog.ShowNewFolderButton = false;
                    dialog.RootFolder = Environment.SpecialFolder.MyComputer;
                    if(dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
                    {
                        string folder = dialog.SelectedPath;
                        foreach (string fileName in Directory.GetFiles(folder, "*.xml", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly))
                        {
                            SQLGenerator.GenerateSQLTransactions(Path.GetFullPath(fileName));
                        }
                    }
                }
                //using (OpenFileDialog dialog = new OpenFileDialog())
                //{
                //    dialog.Filter = "xml files (*.xml)|*.xml";
                //    dialog.Multiselect = false;
                //    dialog.InitialDirectory = ".";
                //    dialog.Title = "Select file (only in XML format)";
                //    if (dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
                //    {
                //        SQLGenerator.GenerateSQLTransactions(Application.StartupPath + Settings.Default.xmlFile);
                //    }
                //}
            }
            catch (Exception exc)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Import failed because " + exc.Message + " , please try again later.");
            }
            
        }

For Daniel and Victorial

2009-06-19T21:52:00.001+10:00

Two friends of mine will soon be moving to UK. As a reader of getting down under forum, I would like them to read this post:

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As the British economy hits rock bottom, thousands of skilled workers are looking abroad to start up a brighter, more stable life in a different economy.

Traditionally, Australia and New Zealand have been a favourite destination for British skilled migrants, but it seems now their economies are also feeling the rippling effects of the American and British recessions.

There has been much debate as to whether Senator Chris Evans (Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) would lower the record rates of immigration to Australia in the 2009-10 Budget in response to his country’s prospective financial troubles.

Evans has decided to keep this year’s record 133,000 skilled visas as a ceiling until the Government assesses the country’s economic situation in time for the mid-year Budget.

This means that Australia still has plenty of places for skilled workers to move to Australia, and you could be joining the thirty-odd thousand other Britons moving to Australia permanently every year through the Australian migration program.

Now we all know Australia has a better climate, nicer beaches, and the promise of a more comfortable, outdoor lifestyle than the UK, but, in this economic climate would skilled workers actually be better off by moving from the UK to Australia?

How much money can you earn in Australia compared to the UK

The following is a comparative table showing the median salaries for selected jobs in Australia and the UK, sourced from payscale.com (updated February 2009). The results are based on the person having 10-19 years experience in that job, and the Australian salaries have been converted using the curencyconverter.com tool.

A quick look at the table suggests the trend for higher salaries in Australia for skilled positions is evident, excluding the rather major difference for solicitors.

Cost of living in Australia versus the cost of living in the uk

A higher salary doesn’t mean much if you are paying higher prices for the everyday basics. The following table shows the cost of basics as supplied by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for December 2008.

The table shows Australia is not the winner in every case, and in fact, the UK is the cheapest place in the world to buy bread. Yet, although the overall picture gives the impression that the cost of living in Australia and the UK is vacillating, a closer look shows that the expensive staple items are considerably cheaper in Australia than in the UK, which would keep your wallet plumper for longer.

For example, a family of four that consumes 2kgs of beef a week could save up to £303 after migrating to Australia from the UK, and a person filling up a car with 30L of petrol every week could save up to £280 per year. These are substantial savings.

Whereas milk, bread and flour may be cheaper to buy in the UK, the items that you need to outlay more cash on a weekly basis (such as meat and petrol) are cheaper in Australia.

The Economist’s Big Mac index makes things loud and clear to understand. The famous index compares the cost of a Big Mac in hundreds of countries as a way of comparing the cost of living around the world. During February 2009, the index showed that a Big Mac was cheaper to buy in Australia than in the UK.

A cheaper cost of living coupled with a higher chance of getting a better salary in Australia means that you would have more spending power and an increased cash flow.

Australia property prices compared to the UK

In most countries, an increased cash flow means a higher standard of living and the opportunity of living in a nicer home.

Property prices across Australia have a huge variance, particularly because there is a massive difference between rural, coastal and city houses. The same can be said for the UK, where just in the city of London, house prices can be almost triple the cost of similar types of houses elsewhere in the UK.

As a result, it becomes difficult to compare accurately house prices from specific regions in Australia with regions in the UK. Yet the Reserve Bank of Australia has released a report that shows the trend in housing prices and affordability, called “Some Observations on the Cost of Housing in Australia”, written by the Head of Economic Analysis Department Anthony Richards.

The following table is extracted from this report, which shows that Australia has been better off internationally than its major competitors in terms of income and relative house prices, despite there being a low level of housing accessibility and persistently high level of average housing prices.

The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) confirmed in December 2008 that the Australian average median house price reached $447,659 (£203,660) in the September quarter – a decrease of $459,795 from the June quarter – with only Sydney having a median house price above $450,000. In the Department for Communities and Local Government live tables, the average median house price in the September quarter for 2008 was sitting at £233,459.

This difference in average house prices and the trend to have better income ratios in Australia and the UK means you would have a great chance of a better lifestyle in Australia, living in a nicer home with an increased cash flow.

The Australian weather compared to the UK

It will come as no surprise that Australia gets far more sun than the UK. In fact, Australia gets around 300 days of sunshine annually, which is 70% of the year. Moreover, when the rains come rolling in from the ocean or across the desert plains, it is not something the locals complain about; the tropical storms can give hours of entertainment and can be a quick relief for stifling heat.

See below for a breakdown of how averages of temperature (degrees) compare in UK and Australian cities:

How many public holidays do you get in Australia compared to the UK?

In Australia, be prepared to put your feet up for longer. In the UK, along with the standard annual leave provided by employers, the Government provides workers eight annual public holidays. In Australia, most workplaces give the same leave entitlements as UK companies, but the Australian Government has been slightly more generous. Each state or territory has a different amount of public holidays, but all have at least 10 days off or more. For example, in Tasmania you’ll be given 21 days off every year, plus your 4 weeks annual leave.

The following shows the amount of public annual holidays in the UK and each Australian state or territory:

Sound appetising? It’s advised that you beat the Budget and submit your application before the Australian Government considers restricting its migration program, and before you know it you’ll be enjoying a beer on the beach and soaking up the Australian sun!

Programming in this Chiller, coooooooool

2009-06-17T15:02:00.001+10:00

What a funny font!!!