Shall we talk?

等... 寂寞到夜深...

2012-01-19T22:30:00.000+08:00

It's a long road...

2012-01-19T22:26:00.000+08:00

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Jerry Yang leaves Yahoo

2012-01-19T09:52:00.000+08:00

News of the day...

Jerry Yang leaves Yahoo

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has left the company, the latest dramatic change at the top executive level of the embattled Internet company.

【智慧物语】

2012-01-19T08:35:00.000+08:00

【智慧物语】心小了，小事就大了；心大了，大事都小了；看淡世间沧桑，内心安然无恙。大其心，容天下之物；虚其心，爱天下之善；平其心，论天下之事；定其心，应天下之变。大事难事看担当，逆境顺境看胸襟，有舍有得看智慧，是成是败看坚持

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晚餐@东北人

2012-01-18T22:29:00.001+08:00

Fwd: CNN Breaking News

2012-01-17T22:39:00.000+08:00

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Date: 17 January, 2012 10:32:04 PM GMT+08:00
Subject: CNN Breaking News

Rescue crews have located five more bodies in the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, bringing to at least 11 the number of people killed after it ran aground near the island of Giglio, Italy, on Friday, the Giglio mayor said Tuesday. Several people still are missing.
The Costa Concordia hit rocks Friday night just off Italy's western coast, leading to what passengers described as a chaotic and surreal scene as they rushed to evacuate.
There were roughly 4,200 people on the Costa Concordia when it ran aground -- about 3,200 passengers and 1,000 crew members.

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真树？！

2012-01-17T22:37:00.000+08:00

感动也

夸张

2012-01-17T22:35:00.001+08:00

Less busy

2012-01-17T21:18:00.001+08:00

Good for Jrpy2.

I concerned about how long he can behave.

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Double shots

2012-01-17T21:12:00.001+08:00

下午茶

2012-01-17T21:11:00.001+08:00

IBM smashes Moore's Law, cuts bit size to 12 atoms

2012-01-17T14:17:00.001+08:00

http://www.cw.com.hk/content/ibm-smashes-moores-law-cuts-bit-size-12-atoms

IBM smashes Moore's Law, cuts bit size to 12 atoms

By Lucas Mearian | Jan 16, 2012

IBM announced recently that after five years of work, its researchers have been able to reduce from about one million to 12 the number of atoms required to create a bit of data.

The breakthrough may someday allow data storage hardware manufacturers to produce products with capacities that are orders of magnitude greater than today's hard disk and flash drives.

"Looking at this conservatively ... instead of 1TB on a device you'd have 100TB to 150TB. Instead of being able to store all your songs on a drive, you'd be able to have all your videos on the device," said Andreas Heinrich, IBM Research Staff Member and lead investigator on this project.

Today, storage devices use ferromagnetic materials where the spin of atoms are aligned or in the same direction.

The IBM researchers used an unconventional form of magnetism called antiferromagnetism, where atoms spin in opposite directions, allowing scientists to create an experimental atomic-scale magnet memory that is at least 100 times denser than today's hard disk drives and solid-state memory chips.

The technology could also someday be applied to tape media.

While the science behind what IBM researchers accomplished is complex, the results are quite simple: They put a spin on the old adage that "opposites attract."

Instead today's method for magnetic storage where iron atoms are lined up with the same magnetic polarization, requiring greater distance between them, IBM created atoms with opposite magnetization, pulling them more tightly together.

"Moore's Law is basically the drive of the industry to shrink components down little by little and then solve the engineering challenges that go along with that but keeping the basic concepts the same. The basic concepts of magnetic data storage or even transistors haven't really changed over the past 20 years," Heinrich said. "The ultimate end of Moore's Law is a single atom. That's where we come in."

The researchers started with one iron atom and used the tip of scanning tunneling microscope to switch magnetic information in successive atoms. They worked their way up until eventually they succeeded in storing one bit of magnetic information reliably in 12 atoms. The tip of the scanning tunneling microscope was then used to switch the magnetic information in the bits from a zero to a one and back again, allowing researchers to store information.

Scanning tunneling microscope image of twelve iron atoms that were assembled into an atomically precise antiferromagnet (source: IBM Research)

IBM used iron atoms on copper nitrate to perform its experiments, but other materials could theoretically require even fewer atoms to store a bit of data.

The researchers then combined 86 bits make one byte of data, such as a letter or number. IBM then put many of the bytes together to create information. The first word they spelled using the new technique: T-H-I-N-K, which required five bytes of information or 400 magnetized atoms.

"The atomic scale magnetic data storage is orders of magnitude smaller than a single conventional bit," said physicist Andreas Heinrich, lead project researcher at IBM's Almaden facility.

Heinrich is quick to point out that the breakthrough is more theoretical than practical at this point; storage manufacturers aren't going to build a storage devices that use a scanning tunneling microscope to switch bits back and forth to store data.

But the research proves storage mediums can be vastly denser than they are today.

"If you look at magnetic data storage element in a solid state device, like a spintronics device [also known as magnetoelectronics] or in a hard disk drive, you have about one million atoms in each bit," Heinrich said. "So you have a lot of leeway from where we currently are."

Miniaturized information storage in atomic-scale antiferromagnets. The binary representation of the letter 'S' (01010011) was stored in the Neel states of eight iron atom arrays (source: IBM Research)

Heinrich predicted that devices using IBM's new method of data storage would take five to 10 years to develop, but the research is critical in that it proves previous theoretical limits to data storage do not exist.

"Using iron atoms on a copper nitrite surface is probably far from being a real technology. You don't want to build this with the tool we're using, which is a research tool," he said. "You want to build this cheaply for a mass environment, and that's a huge engineering challenge."

Antiferromagnets is not the only data storage project that IBM is working on. Last year, the company produced its first Racetrack Memory circuit, which could also lead to silicon chips with the capacity of today's hard drives, but the durability and performance of flash drives. Henrich, however, said Racetrack technology falls somewhere between today's storage mediums and IBM's most recent antiferromagnets discovery.

T-H-I-N-K ... This figure shows the a magnetic byte imaged 5 times in different magnetic states. A white signal on the right edge corresponds to logic 0 (and is labeled as such) and a blue signal to logic 1. Between two successive images the magnetic states of the bits were switched to encode the binary representation of the ASCII characters "THINK" (source: IBM Research)

"In the technology world, hopefully this will gather some momentum to allow them to use antiferromagnetic structures as active elements and then solve the all the technological problems around that," Heinrich added.

Computerworld (US)

Fw: CNN Breaking News

2012-01-17T09:16:00.000+08:00

Date: 01/17/2012 05:19 AM
Subject: CNN Breaking News

President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney are statistically tied in a hypothetical general election matchup, according to the latest CNN/ORC International Poll.

In the poll, Obama shows signs of weakness on the economy, while Romney is seen by some as out of touch with ordinary Americans.

Obama is also virtually tied with Rep. Ron Paul but has a solid lead over Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich in hypothetical head-to-head matchups.

Also in the poll, more respondents think Romney is better suited to get the economy back on track than Obama, 53% to 40%.

The poll was conducted on January 11-12 after Romney won the New Hampshire primary.

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好大早餐

2012-01-14T09:06:00.001+08:00

Don't take things for granted

2012-01-14T08:12:00.000+08:00

1、不要等到春节才想起家人2、不要等到母亲节才想起妈妈。3、不要等到父亲节才想起爸爸。4、不要等到情人节才想起老婆。5、不要等到中秋节才想起回家。6、不要等到失去才懂得珍惜。7、不要等到有需要时才想起朋友。8、不要等到感恩节才想起感谢。

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2012-01-14T07:48:00.000+08:00

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Date: 14 January, 2012 6:03:04 AM GMT+08:00
Subject: CNN Breaking News

Standard & Poor's has lowered the credit ratings of nine eurozone countries, including France, Italy and Spain.

France's top-tier AAA credit rating was cut one notch to AA+, while Italy's A rating was lowered two notches to BBB+. Spain was cut 2 notches to A from AA-.

It's not clear how these downgrades will affect world markets. Investors have been anticipating them, but the debt markets in Europe remain on edge and government borrowing costs could climb.

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1:00

2012-01-14T01:00:00.000+08:00

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帮凶

2012-01-12T23:01:00.001+08:00

四周四
下雨
天气有点冷

酒肉朋友与挚爱去了 happy
不知道玩得怎么样
直觉想阿挚爱应该很辛苦

酒肉朋友昨晚走时要求我提供点他认为是举手之劳

但我这次大义灭亲
拒绝了做帮凶

酒肉朋友投诉我送他去死...

但问题是
这是个他以前认为最佳的结局

贪婪很可怕

累

2012-01-11T22:06:00.001+08:00

Black & Platinum

2012-01-10T21:38:00.001+08:00

From Watsons' Wine:

https://www.watsonswine.com/WebShop/BrowseProductDetail.do?prdid=306730

Wolf Blass Black Label Cabernet Shiraz 2005

Region:	Langhorne Creek, Australia
Grape:	Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz

Availability:	In stock
Regular Price:	HK$998.00
Offer Price:	HK$828.00

http://www.watsonswine.com/WebShop/BrowseProductDetail.do?prdid=337185

Wolf Blass Platinum Label Shiraz 2006

Region:	Barossa Valley, Australia
Grape:	Shiraz/Syrah
Colour:	Red

Availability:	In stock
Regular Price:	HK$1,298.00
Offer Price:	HK$1,088.00

Black Label

2012-01-10T21:33:00.001+08:00

http://www.wine-searcher.com/find/wolf+blass+black+label/1/hong+kong

Liquid Gold Corporation Ltd. Price excludes sales tax.	2003	Visit Store	HK$900.00 Bottle
Paradiso Cellars Price excludes sales tax.	2004	Visit Store	HK$908.00 Bottle
Red Wine Village Hong Kong. Price excludes sales tax.	2001	Visit Store	HK$972.71 Bottle
Rare & Fine Wines Ltd. Price excludes sales tax.	2006	Visit Store	HK$998.00 Bottle
Watson's Wine 6% discount off 6 bottles and 12% off 12 bottle purchases (wine & champagne). Price excludes sales tax.	2005	Visit Store	HK$998.00 Bottle
Chateau Cru Wine Shop Members discount of up to 10% on selected items. Price excludes sales tax.	2004	Visit Store	HK$1,028.00 Bottle

407

2012-01-10T21:29:00.001+08:00

http://www.wine-searcher.com/find/penfolds+bin+407/1/hong+kong

My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	2008	Visit Wholesaler	HK$349.00 Bottle
Solera (H.K.) Ltd. Price excludes sales tax.	1991	Visit Store	HK$360.00 Bottle
My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	2008	Visit Wholesaler	HK$399.00 Bottle
My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	2004	Visit Wholesaler	HK$419.00 Bottle
My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	1999	Visit Wholesaler	HK$430.00 Bottle
My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	2004	Visit Wholesaler	HK$439.00 Bottle
My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	1997	Visit Wholesaler	HK$440.00 Bottle
My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	2003	Visit Wholesaler	HK$440.00 Bottle
My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	2000	Visit Wholesaler	HK$440.00 Bottle
Sommelier At Large Minimum order of 10,000 HKD. Price excludes sales tax.	1998	Visit Store	HK$478.00 Bottle
My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	1998	Visit Wholesaler	HK$633.00 Bottle

Crown Wine Cellars Limited Hong Kong. Price excludes sales tax.	1996	Visit Broker	HK$600.00 Bottle
Other wines with Penfolds Bin 407 in the name ...
Slurp.Asia Price excludes sales tax.	2008	Penfolds Bin 407 2008 Red Wine, Australia, South Australia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz	HK$360.00 Bottle

389

2012-01-10T21:28:00.001+08:00

http://www.wine-searcher.com/find/penfolds+bin+389/1/hong+kong

Solera (H.K.) Ltd. Price excludes sales tax.	2008	Visit Store	HK$360.00 Bottle
Solera (H.K.) Ltd. Price excludes sales tax.	2006	Visit Store	HK$360.00 Bottle
My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	2008	Visit Wholesaler	HK$399.00 Bottle
My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	2008	Visit Wholesaler	HK$425.00 Bottle
Elegant Spirits Development Ltd. 10% club members discount. Price excludes sales tax.	2008	Visit Store	HK$490.00 Bottle
Elegant Spirits Development Ltd. 10% club members discount. Price excludes sales tax.	2007	Visit Store	HK$490.00 Bottle
My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	2002	Visit Wholesaler	HK$519.00 Bottle
My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	1998	Visit Wholesaler	HK$787.00 Bottle
Sommelier At Large Minimum order of 10,000 HKD. Price excludes sales tax.	1996	Visit Store	HK$835.00 Bottle
My Wine Man Hong Kong. Minimum order of 12 bottles. Price excludes sales tax.	2008	Visit Wholesaler	HK$999.00 Magnum
Sommelier At Large Minimum order of 10,000 HKD. Price excludes sales tax.	1986	Visit Store	HK$1,038.00 Bottle

Fri evening @ 4PBS

2012-01-08T20:49:00.001+08:00

小伙子

2012-01-08T13:15:00.000+08:00

JRPY acts again.

Good to make best fun out of the show.

Enjoy... :D

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Penfolds Bin 128 Shiraz 2009 @ $248

2012-01-08T13:14:00.001+08:00

Got two bottles.
And two bottles of WB yellow label at $158.

Got 20% off for over $600.

Hope not a bad deal at wellcome... :)

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Surplus?

2012-01-08T12:40:00.000+08:00

I still have 5 bottles at home?!

明天：《那些年》与《杀手》同时内地上映

2012-01-08T11:16:00.001+08:00

明天：《那些年》与《杀手》同时内地上映

2012.01.05

　　明天，《那些年》与《杀手》同时内地上映，当小清新遭遇黑色幽默，看九把刀如何"左右互搏"。

　　本报讯(记者薛姣)明天，对于台湾著名小说家九把刀来说，是一个值得纪念的日子。因为他执导的《那些年，我们一起追的女孩》(简称《那些年》)，及他的小说改编的电影《杀手欧阳盆栽》(以下简称《杀手》)同一天登陆内地大银幕。

　　对九把刀来说，无论哪部影片票房胜出，他都将是最大赢家。这样看来，结果虽然不重要，但是这左手搏右手的过程，一定很有意思。

　　赞!帅哥配美女，看看也过瘾

　　前些日子，《那些年》的原型被网友扒出来，大家一看，略感失望。虽然说真的沈佳宜和柯景腾(九把刀本人)长得并不是对不起观众，但是跟电影里的两位一比，那确实让人体会到了理想和现实的差距。影片里扮演柯景腾的柯震东和扮演沈佳宜的陈妍希，一个俊俏，一个纯美，堪称是初恋回忆的最佳代言组合。即便是剧情烂得一塌糊涂，但只是坐在电影院里审美，也是一番不错的体验。

　　胜!美丽初恋回忆，谁都舍不得

　　《那些年》最有吸引力的点就是纯美的初恋。虽然故事是九把刀的自传，但每一个校园每一个教室里，肯定都有一个傻傻的柯景腾和一个女神般的沈佳宜。柯景腾是个成绩暴烂的调皮男孩，老师让班里漂亮又学习第一的女孩子沈佳宜帮他进步。一开始柯景腾只是碍于男人的面子，开始注意学习，慢慢地他对沈佳宜产生了一种暧昧的情愫，而且这种感情不止他一个有，他的一帮兄弟也都喜欢这位漂亮又聪明的姑娘……

　　这样的情节是不是很熟悉?这部戏，没有名角，没有大制作，有的就是青春!建议刚刚失恋的朋友去看看，搞不好看完之后就"又相信爱情了"。

　　这样你行吗?票房超《功夫》，天呐

　　如果只比票房，《那些年》毫无悬念胜出，只看这部影片在台湾以及香港地区的表现就知道了!元旦期间，九把刀兴奋地在微博上欢呼，因为这部影片在台湾已经拿下超3亿新台币的票房(超过6000万人民币)。元旦前一天，该片在香港的总票房也超过了6128万港币，从而正式超越周星驰执导的《功夫》，成为香港华语影史的"票房之王"!虽然票房不能代表全部，但是它产生的影响力就像我们排队买包子，往往人多的那家比较好吃……

　　关于删减：还好，只剪了1分多钟

　　想来想去，《那些年》好像再没有别的优势了吧!而且之前还传说《那些年》的内地上映版本遭遇了大段删减，还好的是，记者向九把刀求证，他透露其实就删了1分多钟，基本保持了原汁原味。

　　在九把刀看来，内地的审查尺度"宽松"得令他意外："这个片子在香港和台湾地区要12岁以上才能看，新加坡16岁，马来西亚18岁。"

　　对于内地版本1分多钟的删减，九把刀表示十分理解："没办法，内地没有分级制度，有些镜头确实不适合小孩子看，必须删掉。"

　　赞!萧敬腾演杀手，以认真取胜

　　萧敬腾绝对不是传统意义上的帅哥，但他演的这个杀手有时候看着也蛮帅。俗话说，认真的男人最帅。这戏，萧敬腾演得绝对认真，看着看着，你会恍惚，这大银幕上的人，到底是杀手欧阳盆栽还是萧敬腾呢?

　　记者昨天在环艺影城提前看了影片，片中的"欧阳盆栽"一张口，你就会联想到萧敬腾上《康熙来了》的样子，然后会忍不住发笑!

　　胜!另类杀手传说，相当狗血

　　影片的故事是根据九把刀小说《杀手,每件事都有它的代价》改编，故事中萧敬腾扮演的欧阳盆栽从事杀手职业，但从不杀人，而是依靠身边的高手制造"假死"欺骗雇主。他深信每个生命都该有第二次机会，所以号召各领域顶尖好手组成"重生小组"，用骗术制造被杀目标"假死"，并一次次蒙混过关。当然，事情终有败露的一天……导演安排了两种结局，看到这里的时候，真的会忍不住大喊一声："太狗血了!"

　　这样你行吗?比票房?《杀手》真不行

　　说实话，《杀手》去年在台湾公映仅三周就突破5000万新台币的票房佳绩，对于一部小成本电影来说，票房已经不错了，但是比起《那些年》就一般般了……

　　但是影片的监制曾志伟信心十足："《杀手欧阳盆栽》另类、人性、生活，相信观众看过之后会很欢乐。"而谈到对票房的期望，曾志伟笑说每天都过千万就可以了。

　　其实比起高票房，《杀手》这部电影最大的特色是各种各样的怪咖，比如说江湖人称赵哥的赵正平，他把在《康熙来了》上面的"流氓气"活生生地搬上了大银幕，再比如擅长说唱的黄立成用R&B的节奏配上正宗的闽南语撂狠话，十分滑稽。

　　关于删减：一刀不剪，保证原味

　　《杀手》最有意思的是那浓浓的台湾味，这次内地上映版本，顺利通过审查，保证原汁原味，只是片名中的"杀手"二字会被加上引号。

　　最后，握个手，一起向前走

　　你可以时而清新时而黑色

　　比来比去，比了这么多手势，不如手拉手并肩走!这两部电影，一部是九把刀导演的，一部是改编自他的小说。《那些年》，看能不能延续九把刀在台湾影坛的神话，《杀手》则算是一次试水，看下市场对于杀手系列小说改编的电影的态度。如果观众可以接受，而且喜欢，九把刀可能会把他的杀手作品陆续搬上银幕，这也是他一直以来的梦想。所以，1月6日，喜欢电影的你，不妨尝试分裂一下，一下小清新，一下黑色幽默，稳赚不赔的啦!

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英超再现门将进球 84米制导导弹防不胜防

2012-01-08T11:10:00.000+08:00

英超再现门将进球 84米制导导弹防不胜防

2012.01.06

　　英超再现门将进球，84米制导导弹防不胜防，门将进球折射人生哲理，恪守本分，还是力求上"镜"?

霍华德自己对这个进球都感到很意外

　　昨晨，英超第20轮，埃弗顿尽管主场1:2不敌博尔顿，但赛后全世界的目光都放到他们的那个进球上——因为进球队员是他们的门将霍华德，而且是在本方禁区开球门球时意外打进的。

　　当时，霍华德在本方禁区内大脚开球，皮球在飞行了60多米后在博尔顿禁区前落地后弹起，随即借着大风，越过博尔顿替补门将博格丹的头顶后入网。据统计，皮球从霍华德出脚，到进入博尔顿大门时，整个飞行距离达到84米!霍华德也成为继舒梅切尔、保罗·罗宾逊、弗里德尔之后，第四位在英超进球的门将。

　　守门员进球这种看似不可思议的现场其实在足球场上偶有发生，对于他们来说，常年屈居幕后，输球是自己的错，赢球则是前锋的荣耀，恐怕只有在意外进球的时候才能吸引一下观众的眼球，在这种不合理的尴尬现实面前，是做好本职工作，屈居幕后，还是不走寻常路，锐意进取，这给当下和以后的守门员们提了一道艰难的选择题，不妨从门将进球的四重境界里取取经吧。

　　第一重

　　无心插柳型

　　他们恪守本分，乖乖地呆在自己门前，却鸿运当头，成为球场的焦点。

　　代表人物：霍华德、罗宾逊

　　从本方禁区前沿，一脚把球开进对方大门，这样的方式可遇不可求。起码，得满足三个条件：第一，自己脚力够大;第二对方门将过于放松;第三，皮球飞行过程中还得靠大风增加飘忽性。

　　霍华德就承认，自己的这个进球实在是运气好。而在2007年，热刺门将罗宾逊也幸运了一次，当时他在本方禁区附近大脚开出任意球，皮球在经过了数十米的飞行后，在沃特福德门将福斯特面前落地后弹起，越过了其头顶入网。

　　必须指出的是，霍华德和罗宾逊都不是个性张扬，喜欢越俎代庖干前锋活的人。他们职业生涯中，绝大多数时间都是诚惶诚恐地站在本方大门前。说实话，在完成他们那不可思议的进球前，他们脑子里想得最多的，不过是把球踢远一点，最好直接送到前锋头上而已……

　　人生哲理：有时候，坚守好自己的岗位，也许会有意外的收获等着你!

　　第二重

　　为荣誉而战型

　　生死存亡关头，他们毅然放弃自己的岗位，投入到攻城拔寨的重任中，虽偶有立功，但多是徒劳。

　　代表人物：舒梅切尔

　　如果比赛接近终场，本队比分落后1球，并获得一次角球或任意球机会，很多门将都会选择冲上禁区，增加一个攻击点，创造奇迹!

　　你也可以把这种做法，理解为豪赌——在本方大门无人把守的情况下，只要皮球落到对方球员脚下，吊射空门是件相当容易的事。当然，这种时候门将也是没责任的：输1个也是输，输2个也是输，还不如玩把大的。

　　舒梅切尔就干过这样的事情。1995/96赛季的联盟杯首轮第二回合，曼联主场对阵俄罗斯伏尔加格勒旋翼队，舒梅切尔终场前的头球，将比分扳成2∶2平。美国门将弗里德尔也曾在补时阶段帮助球队扳平比分，但对手却在2分钟后压哨进球，给弗雷德里的进球画上了一个不完美的句号。

　　当然也不乏门将打进制胜进球的故事，一位叫做格拉斯的门将曾通过进球帮助球队保级成功，不过那只是在英格兰第四级别的联赛上。

　　人生哲理：好胜心值得鼓励，但这毕竟不是你干的活，做自己最擅长的事，总能够发光的。

　　第三重

　　苦练特长型

　　他们不甘寂寞，于是下苦功练习任意球，这对天赋和毅力的要求很高。

　　代表人物：奇拉维特

　　世界足坛史上，没有哪位门将拥有巴拉圭人奇拉维特那样的自由。即便是在比赛中，有点球和任意球机会，他都会从容地走上前去主罚。当时，大家都把他称为"狂人"——他退役后这名头才归于穆里尼奥。

　　狂人门将奇拉维特的职业生涯中，一共斩获62个进球，其中74场国际比赛中打入8球。奇拉维特的任意球堪称一绝，在1999年的一场阿根廷足球甲级联赛中，他甚至上演点球帽子戏法，帮助萨斯菲尔德6∶1取胜。

　　奇拉维特拥有一手定位球绝活的秘诀很简单，就是苦练。他说："每天我大约练120个任意球，为了成功，我必须付出比别人更多的努力。"

　　不过，奇拉维特并不是进球最多的门将。巴西门将切尼前不久在打进一个任意球之后，他的职业生涯总进球数已经达到了100个!

　　这样的门将，只可能在南美出现，欧洲门将不可能拥有他们那种天生的脚法和想象力，最多是在定位球进攻时上去争抢。

　　人生哲理：有一技之长已属难得，还要开发副业，这种高要求不是一般人能做得来的，切忌盲目模仿。

　　第四重

　　直截了当型

　　看着前锋们不给力，于是自己换上球衣冲到前场去攻城拔寨，这是天才中的天才。

　　代表人物：坎波斯

　　奇拉维特再狂，塞尼脚法再出色，他们始终是门将。墨西哥人坎波斯干过的事，足以让他们自愧不如——在墨西哥城美洲狮效力时，上半场他身穿1号球衣当门将，一旦比分落后，主教练就会换上一名替补门将，而让坎波斯穿上9号球衣打前锋。

　　职业生涯早期，坎波斯的场上位置是前锋，第一个赛季攻入14球。事实上，坎波斯的身材根本就不像门将，他不过168CM，但他还是以出众的弹跳和敏锐的判断力，在门将这个位置上干得不错。1994年和1998年世界杯，坎波斯都是墨西哥主力门将，发挥还算出色。值得一提的是，1994年世界杯，坎波斯作为门将穿前锋独有的9号球衣，着实让人感叹"花蝴蝶"就是与众不同。

　　人生哲理：如果你真的有这种天赋与实力，在最需要你的时候，以一种最意想不到的方式站出来，成了，就是英雄，败了，就是疯子，怎样权衡，只在一念之间。

　　本报记者任重

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解放碑到朝天门可走“空中联廊”

2012-01-08T10:54:00.000+08:00

原有的朝天门批发市场将整体搬迁到南岸，朝天门市场原址今后如何定位呢?

解放碑到朝天门可走"空中联廊"

2012.01.08

　　可遮阳避雨，还有自动步道，解放碑到朝天门可走"空中联廊"！

昨日，渝中区，渝中区区委书记刘强将渝中区近年来的发展做了详细的介绍　本报记者陈艺丰摄

　　本报讯(记者梁寰)今后，从解放碑到朝天门，你可以从空中悠然地步行过去，帮你缩短步行距离的，是一条夏天可遮阳、雨天可避雨的"空中联廊"。而在解放碑地下，循环车道也能解决堵车和停车难问题。

　　昨天，市人大代表、渝中区区委书记刘强向我们透露，大家极为关注的朝天门，将在3年后蝶变为美轮美奂的城市天际线。

　　没有重庆特色 "空中花园"被否定

　　朝天门究竟变啥样?

　　原有的朝天门批发市场将整体搬迁到南岸，朝天门市场原址今后如何定位呢?对此，渝中区区委书记刘强说，朝天门市场将拆迁升级改头换面，转为新型的商业业态，只是一个商品展示、看样、订单交易中心，不再进行现场交易。目前朝天门片区以10亿美元价格已经整体出让，总投资达210亿元。

　　此前有报道，改造后的朝天门将变成空中花园，根据介绍，将建起8座摩天大楼，彼此通过一座空中花园相连，整体犹如一艘巨轮上招展的风帆，寓意为重庆乘风破浪、迎风启航。

　　不过，渝中区规划局局长胡小华说，这个方案已经被否定，因为没有重庆特色。

　　到底朝天门会变啥样?现在仍是一个悬念。不过，我们了解到，朝天门改造工程最迟将于今年三季度开工，到2015年建成。"它会成为中西部地区最美的城市天际线!"刘强信心十足地表示。

　　空中

　　解放碑—罗汉寺—朝天门

　　一座空中联廊缩短步行距离

　　"朝天门和解放碑将完美连接起来。"刘强说，时下，车流、人流交织在一起，路面变得拥挤，人们从解放碑到朝天门得花上不少时间。

　　为此，渝中区将建一座空中联廊，目前规划初步方案已经出来，联接道将采用自动步道(没有阶梯的电动步道，以水平或稍微倾斜的方式移动，类似机场候机厅的电动步道)或步行通道。线路为解放碑—罗汉寺—朝天门。

　　届时，从罗汉寺出发到朝天门广场的距离缩短到700米左右。如此一来，人车分流后，使得通行更顺畅。

　　地下

　　一环、七联络、N连通

　　堵车停车难问题将一并解决

　　渝中区不仅在地面上做文章，为了缓解路面的交通和停车难问题，解放碑实施了地下交通方案。

　　地下交通工程总投资15亿元，分三期建设，拟于2015年建成通车。目前，一、二期工程已经开工。

　　地下交通组织方案由"一环、七联络、N连通"组成：

　　"一环"：长约4公里，为单向循环双车道，处于地下20米处，将连接整个解放碑核心区域。其线路走向为：临江门—较场口转盘—新华路—中华路—五一路—临江路—临江门。其中，从临江门到较场口转盘，为一期工程;从较场口转盘至五一路口，为二期工程;从五一路口到临江门，为三期工程。

　　"七联络"：是出入解放碑的7条地下连接道，同样位于地下20米处，与"一环"直接接轨。"七联络"中，有3条通道出解放碑、3条通道进解放碑，另1条则为双向进出解放碑。

　　"N连通"：它是通过多条支线将"一环"内外的地下车库连成一体，并与"一环"形成互通。

　　经过整合后，解放碑核心区内的13200个停车位将被融为一体，这将有效缓解解放碑核心区地面的交通压力。

　　上下半城也将由

　　几条景观步道衔接

　　让你在现代都市与历史古街区中穿越

　　置身于繁华的解放碑街区，当你来到一条充满古朴色彩的步道时，你将在不经意间"穿越"回古时的重庆。

　　刘强说，现在相关部门正在进行新一轮的规划，将把渝中区的上半城打造成时尚靓丽的国际化地标性建筑，下半城则四处能见到古朴的老重庆风格的建筑，成为历史文化风貌展示区。

　　在下半城展示区里，值得一提的是，坐落在渝中区解放东路的巴县衙门，是重庆城最后一座保留到现代的古代官衙。目前，它已被列为国家级文物保护单位。据了解，巴县衙门建于250多年前，由20多间房子围成三个四合院(大堂审案、二堂会客、三堂县太爷住家)，大部分被抗战时期日机轰炸，目前仅剩三堂三间老房。在修复工程中，将按照古时建筑进行还原，让其成为一组庞大的古建筑，也是西南地区规模最大的古代衙门建筑群。

　　同时，南宋衙署遗址是在原巴县衙门片区危旧房拆迁过程中发现的珍贵历史遗迹，成为渝中区下半城规划发展新的重心和亮点。渝中区正着手对人民公园至原巴县衙门一带约3.6公顷区域作整体规划，打造具有巴渝文化特色的精品公园、国家考古遗址公园。

　　我们了解到，上下半城也将由几条景观步道衔接。一条是罗汉寺—朝天门—湖广会馆;一条是人民公园—巴县衙门;还有十八梯景观片区。

　　这些还原古时风格的步道工程将在2014年建成。届时，大家将在沿途感受南宋时期重庆人的市井生活。

　　5年内将有20多个

　　高端卖场投用

　　解放碑不仅是一张城市名片，它同样还是重庆人以及外省市旅游观光者们的消费胜地。

　　刘强介绍说，现在解放碑可是国际知名品牌扎堆儿的地方。随着LV、GUCCI等西部旗舰店的入驻，现在已经汇聚了148个品牌，其中，国际一线品牌就有34个，独有品牌占全市的80%。

　　但解放碑并未停止发展的脚步，区域内三大功能性项目正在全面发力，它们是重庆金融街、步行街扩容改造、国泰广场，今年内将初具规模。目前，有380万平方米的高端商务楼宇建设已经全面启动。

　　未来5年，重庆金融街、环球金融中心、重宾保利等20多个高品质卖场将相继投用，将新增商务商贸楼宇面积300万平方米。据透露，苹果中西部直营店将落户国泰广场。

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【明�新� iPhone App】「��球之都」 1小�行程2000元

2012-01-08T10:45:00.003+08:00

「熱氣球之都」 1小時行程2000元
2012年1月8日

【明報專訊】到新西蘭旅遊，乘坐熱氣球一般不包括在旅行團的行程之內，港人要在當地一嘗乘坐熱氣球滋味，通常要上網或打電話預訂，南島常玩熱氣球的地方有兩個，一個在基督城（Christchurch），另一個是皇后鎮（Queenstown）。至於北島，今次出事的卡特頓（Carterton）是熱門地點之一，有新西蘭「熱氣球之都」稱號，每年3月舉行大型國際熱氣球節，但由於地點較偏僻，港人較少前往。

肇事的「Ballooning New Zealand」公司，是當地其中一間熱氣球活動公司，其網站資料顯示，只要天氣許可，每天早上都有熱氣球團出發，夏季於6時出發，冬季則於7時出發，1小時的行程，成人收費330紐元（約2000港元），小童收230紐元（約1400港元），包行程後的一頓香檳早餐。該公司老闆霍平（Lance Hopping）於1995年取得熱氣球執照，擁有1000小時商業熱氣球運作經驗，他駕駛的這架「Cameron A-210」是全國最大熱氣球之一。他本來打算參加3月在當地舉行的國際熱氣球節。

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2012-01-08T10:45:00.001+08:00

熱氣球墜毁紐夫婦高空躍下亡重演九一一跳樓場面意外11死
2012年1月8日

【明報專訊】新西蘭昨發生當地30多年來最嚴重空中意外，北島一個載有11人的觀光熱氣球降落時，撞到地面電纜起火急墜，11人無一生還，死者全部是新西蘭人，其中兩人在熱氣球急墜時，跳出吊籃逃生，結果跌死收場。

事發於新西蘭首都威靈頓附近的卡特頓（Carterton）。新西蘭警方表示，肇事熱氣球當時正準備降落，卻撞到地面的電纜產生火花，導致熱氣球的吊籃首先起火，接着火勢蔓延至球囊，化作一團火球，在一個牧場墜毁。警方稱，熱氣球上共有11人，包括5對夫婦乘客以及一名駕駛員，部分死者在吊籃內活活燒死，屍體燒焦至難以辨認，其中一男一女在熱氣球急墜時，跳出吊籃逃生，結果雙雙跌死，兩人屍體在熱氣球墜毁地點100米附近尋獲。

《新西蘭先驅報》稱，跳下一對男女是夫婦，他們在熱氣球離地約百米高空跳下，情景令人想起九一一襲擊中，有遇難者選擇從世貿中心跳樓而非等死的場面。救護員稱，當在地面發現兩人時，兩人已全無知覺，他們曾試過做心肺復蘇，但並無效用。

火焰10米高「慘叫聲嚇人」

警方指出，事發時現場天氣及能見度良好，風勢微弱，完全適合熱氣球飛行，暫未知事故原因。交通部長稱正調查事故原因，並會作出建議，防止日後發生同類事故。

當地居民稱，熱氣球起火後受熱升至150米高（約70層樓高）的半空，火焰一度高達10米。居民希克蘭在享用早餐時目睹這場意外，她說﹕「我告訴丈夫『天啊，熱氣球着火了，吊籃燒起來了』。熱氣球急升，每個人都在慘叫，尖叫聲很嚇人。我們看到兩個人跳下來，我告訴丈夫，『他們活不了』。實在太可怕了。」熱氣球最後失控以極高速度墜地，爆出巨響。一名目擊者形容「那就像是火箭墜毁」。當局證實，11名死者全是新西蘭人，部分乘客據報是獲贈飛行套票，作為聖誕禮物，乘搭氣球遊覽當地景色，未料因此喪命。

飛行套票為聖誕禮物

電力公司職員表示，熱氣球打中電線杆，導致當地電力中斷20分鐘，約3800戶家庭供電受影響。消息指，肇事熱汽球屬Cameron A-210型號，可乘載1名駕駛員及10名乘客，是新西蘭最大的載人熱氣球之一。它由當地一名熱氣球愛好者霍平（Lance Hopping）擁有及操作，他有過千小時的商業熱氣球飛行經驗。

這是新西蘭1979年來最嚴重的空難。1979年，一架新西蘭航空公司客機墜毁於南極洲，造成257人死亡。新西蘭熱氣球飛行協會會長斯塔塞（Martyn Stacey）表示，「所有參與熱氣球運動的人都感到傷心，但以飛行安全的角度來看，熱氣球仍是最安全的飛行模式之一」。新西蘭當局一直對熱氣球有嚴格監管，最近才完成熱氣球飛行條例的檢討，兩年前曾因「嚴重的安全風險」，禁止一間公司營運熱氣球業務。

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周日早餐@莲香

2012-01-08T10:06:00.000+08:00

生活

2012-01-08T09:04:00.001+08:00

【明�新� iPhone App】健吾�天地不�一�那

2012-01-07T22:46:00.000+08:00

健吾﹕天地不過一剎那
2012年1月7日

【明報專訊】舞台劇《賈寶玉》的其中一個橋段，是賈寶玉知道賈府所有人的下場後，他回到過去，嘗試改變各人悲慘的命運。在〈解花籤〉一場中，各人問寶玉她們將來會怎麼樣，寶玉知道實情，卻沒有說出真話，當晚眾女行酒令，非常盡興。

看着《天與地》所有金句被網上瘋傳，究竟劇作人會用什麼心態去看待這件事呢？是寶玉一樣，明知道香港人會有這種反應，也明知道下場怎麼樣，遺下的只有無與倫比的無奈？This city is dying？早就在《明報》這專欄談過了。連同原因都說過了：除了因為香港人的特質，是善忘，更加大的問題是，香港人「心理複雜、頭腦簡單」，窮得只有錢，美得只剩下人工建構的軀殼。傳媒都說觀眾聽眾讀者愛聽的說話，而不是教導觀眾聽眾讀者什麼叫品味，什麼是前進。

阿爺沒封殺師奶先封殺

和諧，當然不是100個人講同一說話；和諧，是100個人，有100句不同說話之餘，而又互相尊重。那麼多人認同，那麼多人在網上分享，那麼多人認為這句說話說得好，那麼，為什麼著名的專欄作家在電台做節目的時候，說一些比較偏激的論點，又引來網上有名的無名的群起攻之，不是十九，就是戇Ｘ。要不就像是韓寒寫了自由、民主、革命三篇後，網民說得最多的，不是韓寒讀書少的人身攻擊，就是他已被收編。我不想借用那個著名作家的名言，「中國人DNA就是那麼賤，沒救」之類的說話作結。只是看着《天與地》被討論，但收視比整晚「霞↓夏→下↗蝦～↑瑕↓」*的《我的如意狼君》還要低，阿爺沒有封殺，師奶就先封殺。大家聽了金句後，會在日常生活實踐，令我們身處的社會有任何改變嗎？

我不是賈寶玉，我不會對十二金釵說善意的謊言：及後我們會面對很多無奈、遺憾、可悲、或是「最黑暗的一天」。比方說，坊間盛傳，匯豐農曆年後或再炒千人，而且全是環球地區表現最好的員工。好無奈。大學時期，我搞宿生會，每一個會議都有白紙黑字的會議紀錄。原來香港的法定機構，受香港法例第1053章《香港大學條例》約束的香港大學，籌備大型活動這種「重要會議」原來沒有會議紀錄的。好遺憾。

香港沒有檔案法，政府就有權隨便銷毁檔案。公民黨議員吳靄儀曾經提出問題，問及為什麼2011年4月至9月間，搬遷政府總部至新大樓時，14個政府辦公室及政策局銷毁1181米長、高達3幢國金2期大樓高的檔案。當中，大至最核心的政策機關中央政策組、行政長官辦公室及政務司長辦公室，中至11個政策局的檔案，小至消防處、警務處、電訊管理局、社會福利署，都有檔案在沒有合理理由下被銷毁。以後行政長官的官商勾結更可明目張膽了，反正找個理由（如沒有空間存放）就可以銷毁罪證。好可悲。

獨立樂隊在銅鑼灣街頭賣唱《年少無知》，被執勤警察說：「街頭賣藝同行乞無分別。」好可悲。2011年七一遊行被捕的19名示威者被落案起訴非法集結等罪名。當日被警方「招呼」過的香港人權監察總幹事羅沃啟指出，警方對示威者的檢控愈來愈常見，已不再令人震驚，「社會嘅悲哀可能喺呢度」。民主派議員又會說：「好無奈、好遺憾，今日係香港民主進程最黑暗的一天。」這種自己也不知道自己在說什麼的話，之後就好像他們已經「為香港服務」了。

不思考的人最快樂

在香港，不思考的人最快樂。他們很易滿足，有飯吃，有iPhone炒，3個月可以去一次星馬泰旅行，自由出入境，比很多中國人都幸福呀。「做人嘅嘢，比上不足，比下有餘咪算囉。仲有13億中國人活得比你更冇自由，香港人仲嘈嘈嘈嘈乜嘢？」

對對對，畢竟香港的天與地，就像中學文憑試的中文模擬試卷的作文題中，莊子說「蝸角之爭」，就像David Bowie一首老歌《剎那天地》所唱：「天地不過一剎那。」

最近CCTV的讀書節目，請來日本作家加藤嘉一談「佐賀阿嬤的生活態度」一系列的書，在電視上宣傳「很窮都可以活得很幸福」之類的「當下理想主義」，淡化仇富仇官的情緒。文憑試就向中學生考莊子這種看化看破的出世論說。目的何在？是想香港人早點放下我執，更快忘記，世道的不公義的源頭是什麼嗎？

祝大家龍年快樂，新年進步，天地不過一剎那。

*編按：劇集主題曲，當晚播了多次

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久违了@德国啤酒

2012-01-07T22:31:00.001+08:00

Late dinner

2012-01-07T21:26:00.001+08:00

钱是可以解决很多问题

2012-01-07T20:45:00.001+08:00

唉...

＂忙紧＂

2012-01-07T17:52:00.001+08:00

酒肉朋友越来越像酒肉朋友2号

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世界是会进步的?

2012-01-07T12:24:00.001+08:00

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/01/06/sony-xqd-memory-cards

Sony announces range of XQD memory cards

Jan 6, 2012 at 22:05:43 GMT

Pre-CES: Sony has become the first company to offer a range memory cards in the XQD format. XQD was recently announced by the Compact Flash Association and is based around the PCI Express specifications, allowing write speeds of 125MB/sec and beyond. Sony claims that, when used in the brand new Nikon D4, (currently the only camera supporting the format), the cards can record up to around 100 frames in RAW format in continuous shooting mode. The first cards will be available from the end of January. Sony has also announced a USB 3.0 card reader for the format.

Press Release:

Sony unveils new high-speed XQD™ memory cards

1Gbps for faster write speed and superb reliability create new possibilities for advanced photographers

Giving photo enthusiasts and professional photographers a new level of speed and performance, the new range of XQD memory cards by Sony supports the recently adopted XQD specification for high-speed, high-performance digital image capture. Using the new cards, XQD compatible high-end DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) users can capture up to approximately 100 frames in RAW format in continuous shooting mode. In addition to outstanding high-speed data transfer capability, the cards are highly reliable to protect users' data and images.

"Advanced photographers want to capture the moment in the highest quality possible, and that often means dealing with massive files like RAW images," says Benoit Delfau, European Marketing Manager, Sony Media & Peripherals Europe (MPE). "These XQD cards give a whole new meaning to speed and performance for digital imaging enthusiasts."

With its ultra-high write speed performance, and when using with Nikon's new DSLR "D4", XQD memory cards can record approximately up to 100 frames in RAW formatin continuous shooting mode.

XQD memory cards achieves stable continuous shooting of RAW images and blazing fast data transfer rates (up to 1Gbps; 125MB/s, write and read) through the PCIe interface. A unique controller and optimised flash memory enables high-speed data processing, resulting in faster write speed and performance that can't be achieved by conventional compact flash cards.

Sony is also introducing a USB 2.0/3.0 compatible XQD card reader (model MRW-E80) so users can quickly and easily transfer large quantities of very high capacity data to their PC. Also, an XQD ExpressCard Adapter (QDA-EX1) will be available for use with computers with an ExpressCard™ 34 card slot.

"As users' needs continue to evolve, Sony will also continue to enhance the XQD memory card line-up to meet the future requirements of the high-end digital imaging market", adds Benoit Delfau.

The new family of XQD™ Memory Cards by Sony is available from end of January.

无处不在

2012-01-06T23:11:00.001+08:00

在打的时偶尔看到双雄的偶像，真的是无处不在。能同时成为双雄的偶像，冰冰实在不简单也。

遥望

2012-01-06T23:07:00.001+08:00

大茶饭

2012-01-06T23:06:00.000+08:00

跟蜜糖在酒店附近食晚餐，去到已经是2130，没有什么人。

店员都在忙，什么？在菜单上贴新的价钱，加加加！

D4 and 85/1.8G

2012-01-06T16:03:00.001+08:00

D4's => SRP US: $5999.95

Nikon announces D4 'multi-media' DSLR
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/01/06/NikonD4launched

Nikon D4 overview
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/7799914638/nikon-d4-overview/

85/1.8G => SRP US: $499.95

Nikon launches AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 G
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/01/06/Nikon_Nikkor_AFS85mm

Fw: CNN Breaking News

2012-01-06T09:20:00.000+08:00

Date: 01/06/2012 12:40 AM
Subject: CNN Breaking News

President Obama unveiled his plan for a leaner, cheaper military Thursday in a briefing at the Pentagon. He said U.S. armed forces will retain the ability to fight terrorism and confront new threats from countries such as China and Iran.

"The tide of war is receding," Obama said in prepared remarks. "But the question that this strategy answers is what kind of military will we need after the long wars of the last decade are over. And today, we're moving forward, from a position of strength."

The new strategy is the result of months of study at the Pentagon. It reflects a high-stakes, high-wire balancing act by Obama as he faces a more austere budget climate combined with continued high U.S. responsibilities at home and overseas.

The plan already has run into opposition from Republicans on Capitol Hill and GOP presidential candidates, citing concern about paring back the military. In addition, conservative defense analysts say the plan steps away from the l ongtime U.S. commitment to be able to wage two major wars simultaneously.

There is no overt mention in the Pentagon's strategy document, however, that the U.S. is stopping its policy of being ready to fight two ground wars simultaneously, but the reduced size suggests that is the case.

360

2012-01-05T18:00:00.000+08:00

今天28楼装修，欢乐时光搬到31楼的酒吧，风景不错。

蜜糖选择睡觉，要挂单也...

2012.01.02 周二 @ 深圳

2012-01-04T13:39:00.000+08:00

简单午餐@真功夫

2012-01-04T13:33:00.000+08:00

Wrap

2012-01-03T10:34:00.000+08:00

http://www.cw.com.hk/content/photographer-replaces-dslr-translucent-mirror-saran-wrap

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Exif Finder

2012-01-03T01:09:00.000+08:00

http://www.stolencamerafinder.com/

North Korea Restores Order to Kim Funeral With Photoshop

2011-12-30T20:56:00.000+08:00

http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-restores-order-kim-funeral-photoshop-184908568.html

Seeing is believing?

Delayed...

2011-12-30T20:49:00.000+08:00

Stuck at SZ airport...

D7000 Manual

2011-12-30T01:40:00.000+08:00

Non-printable

http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/noprint/D7000_ENnoprint.pdf

Wines of the world

2011-12-29T21:54:00.000+08:00

大茶饭

2011-12-28T23:44:00.001+08:00

Bleeding!

2011-12-28T20:07:00.001+08:00

Got a d7k body at hkd9300 at 世界 on Stanley street!

Plus 1 extra battery at 400

And a lowepro bag at 680...

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意外

2011-12-28T15:08:00.000+08:00

Sad...

旅巴先輾後拖 3港人慘死羅湖口岸埋站失控狂撞人堆
2011年12月28日

【明報專訊】深圳羅湖汽車站的旅遊巴臨時落客區，昨日下午發生5死5傷嚴重交通意外，死者中包括3名港人。事發時，一輛空載的內地大型旅遊巴埋站期間，突然失控，向前狂衝30米，直撞通往羅湖商業城的樓梯始告停下，多名當時在梯口整理行李的旅客走避不及，被撞倒捲入車底，一度拖行輾壓至血肉模糊，部分人被救出時已經無呼吸脈搏，重傷死亡。

今次意外，是上周二深圳灣公路大橋的士失控釀成3死8傷意外後，再有旅遊巴於假期時在繁忙口岸造成多人死傷的嚴重交通意外。

車禍後，深圳當局暫將涉案鄧姓內地司機拘捕扣查，並將肇事旅遊巴拖走扣留等候進一步檢查，以確定車禍是涉及機件故障或人為疏忽。現場消息稱，懷疑司機誤踩油門當腳掣，釀成慘劇。

疑油門當腳掣司機被扣查

消息稱，車禍5名死者中，曾昭琼（男，56歲）、陳賽玉（女，65歲）及李惠民（男，45歲）為香港人；張皓嘉（男，4歲）及羅群英（女，33歲）則為內地人。其餘5名受傷男女全為內地人，由救護車送往當地數間醫院救治。

據悉，其中姓曾及姓陳港人死者，是趁聖誕節假期與配偶返內地旅遊度假，並於昨日假期最後一天回程，詎料乘坐旅遊巴至深圳準備過關時遇車禍喪命（見另稿）。工聯會發言人表示，香港的死者家屬昨已到深圳認屍，下一步將與旅巴公司代表追究責任及賠償，昨晚入住當地酒店，以便今日處理死者遺體返港安排。

現場是深圳羅湖口岸旅遊巴車站落客區第五及第六行車通道對開行人路，上址因鄰近通往羅湖商業城及過關口岸的樓梯口，聚集數以百計正整理行李準備過關旅客，當中不少為香港市民。

消息稱，昨午1時許，正值出入境繁忙時間，一輛上印「深圳運發集團」的大型旅遊巴，由廣州駛至羅湖口岸旅遊巴車站落客後，鄧姓司機未有即時開車離去，將車停泊行車通道稍事休息。

大批過關客聚集 5死5傷

據現場目擊者稱，其間發現旅遊巴突然緩慢向前移動，未幾突然加速向前狂衝剷上行人路，當時通道及樓梯邊聚集了大批整理行李準備過關旅客，當中不少為幼童。由於事出突然，旅遊巴如「虎入羊群」將旅客撞至東歪西倒，多人走避不及，被捲入車底輾壓拖行至血肉模糊。旅遊巴一直狂衝至撞向通往過關口岸的樓梯口始停止，但車底困着多名渾身浴血昏迷傷者，只見有傷者被車輪壓至變形扭曲，四周是走避不及被撞傷地上呼救的旅客。

被壓至變形扭曲血肉模糊

車禍後，當地警方趕至封鎖現場搶救，多名傷者從車底被救出時，已經全無呼吸脈搏，當中一名幼童更被輾爆頭顱，腦漿溢出，死狀恐怖。車禍後，一些未有受傷的旅客目睹家人死於輪下，難抵傷痛，撫屍失聲嚎哭；一名女子情緒激動，走上行人天橋，企圖跳橋自殺，消防員一度需要打開救生氣墊戒備，及後始勸服女事主返回安全地方。

現場消息稱，車禍後約半小時始有救護車到場，將傷者分批送往多間醫院搶救；另有被車壓身的傷者，意外後兩小時始被救出。截至昨晚，車禍造成5死5傷，當中3名死者為香港人，深圳警方仍然封鎖現場調查。

事發時有不少人目擊意外，有人在微博討論區講述車禍經過，其中曉萍指「親眼所見……一輛大巴車撞倒三四個人，全在車底，還有一個被前車輪壓着，太慘啦，也很恐怖……」。

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Spring

2011-12-28T01:47:00.000+08:00

Previous e-mail re 50mm was wrong.

Here should be the correct one, this time with manual 28mm.

The one highlighted in red should be a movable switch, with spring to bring back to original position.

The picture comes from the Nikon manual.

50mm f/1.2

2011-12-28T01:15:00.001+08:00

http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/50mm-f12.htm

The protruding part on the left should be the spring.

一个人在途上

2011-12-27T18:51:00.001+08:00

2011.12.27
18:50

想你

香辣虾

2011-12-27T14:16:00.000+08:00

2011.12.26 大晚餐

Groupon

2011-12-26T21:46:00.001+08:00

I have subscribed news from Groupon recently. Just saw this intro of a product:

****

Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand...

***

Guess what?

The answer is: Vibrator...

圣诞大餐

2011-12-26T06:28:00.000+08:00

2011.12.24

与爱人吃了鸡锅，味道不错。

同日收到楼下德国啤酒的短信，平安夜圣诞大餐卖¥298一位，好贵...

Home infrastructure

2011-12-26T06:21:00.000+08:00

2011.12.24

Terminating the Ethernet cables

QUAKE STRIKES NEW ZEALAND. CHRISTCHURCH’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CLOSES

2011-12-23T11:55:00.001+08:00

From Farrington at 11:50am

QUAKE STRIKES NEW ZEALAND. CHRISTCHURCH'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CLOSES

The earthquake-devastated New Zealand city of Christchurch was rocked by a powerful 5.8 magnitude tremor Friday forcing evacuations from buildings.

Government seismologists measured the latest shake at magnitude 5.8 and said it struck at 1:58pm (0058 GMT) eight kilometers deep.

Local news media reported people fleeing into the streets with fear on their faces as the quake followed by four strong aftershocks rattled the city.

Telephone services and electricity supplies were disrupted, shopping malls were vacated and Television New Zealand said the international airport was shut down.

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2011-12-22T10:56:00.001+08:00

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Fwd: Views on the Search and Selection of the next VC

2011-12-22T10:30:00.001+08:00

-------- Original Message --------

Message from Convenor, Council's Ad Hoc Group

282/1211

December 21, 2011

Dear Members of the University Community,

1. As you probably are aware, the University's fourteenth Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui has decided not to seek re-appointment after completing his second term in August 2012. In order to facilitate a smooth transition of the University's leadership, the Vice-Chancellor has kindly accepted the invitation of the University Council to continue serving the University after the end of his current contract and before the arrival of the new Vice-Chancellor for a period of up to eighteen months. The University now faces the task of identifying and recruiting a new Vice-Chancellor.

The Council has set up an Ad Hoc Group to consult widely within the University community and other relevant stakeholders on the process and criteria for the search and selection of the next Vice-Chancellor, and to draw up recommendations in light of the comments and suggestions received for the consideration of the Council.

2. The membership of the Council's Ad Hoc Group comprises:

A lay Council member (Convenor) - Mr. Paul M.Y. Chow
Chairman of the Human Resource Policy Committee - Dr. Rosanna Y.M. Wong
A Faculty Dean (nominated by the Faculty Deans from among themselves) - Professor Sun Kwok
Two academic members of the Senate, other than the Faculty Deans and members of the Senior Management Team (one professorial member and one non-professorial member, elected from among their own number) - Professor Kathryn S.E. Cheah and Dr. Albert W.L. Chau
A non-academic staff member (elected from among their own number) - Dr. Victor K.M. Chan
An alumnus/alumna (nominated by the Convocation of the University) - Mr. Choi Sau Yuk
A student member (nominated by the undergraduate and postgraduate student bodies) - Mr. Archer T.L. Wong

3. I have been appointed by the Council as the Convenor of this Ad Hoc Group, and am writing on behalf of the Group to solicit your views on the search and selection procedures as well as the criteria for the appointment of the new Vice-Chancellor. For your reference, please find attached a summary of the processes, and the criteria for the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor adopted by the Council in the last recruitment exercise in 2001 ( Annex I).

4. I would appreciate it if you could send in your suggestions and comments to me at the following address by mail, or email me at adhocgroup@hku.hk. Alternatively, you may wish to attend one of the following three consultative sessions which have been set up specifically for this purpose. Please be assured that all written comments or views would be treated with the strictest confidentiality, and that your names would not be disclosed without your prior consent.

Mail:

Mr. Paul M.Y. Chow
Convenor of the Council's Ad Hoc Group
c/o Registry, The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong

(Please mark "Confidential: Council's Ad Hoc Group"on the envelope.)

Confidential Email: adhocgroup@hku.hk

Three Consultative Sessions:

Date	Time	Venue
January 19, 2012 (Thursday)	5:30 pm - 7:00 pm	Room 223, Kwan Fong Lecture Theatre, 2/F, Knowles Building, HKU Main Campus
February 6, 2012 (Monday)	5:30 pm - 7:00 pm	Lecture Theatre 1, G/F, Cheung Kung Hai Conference Centre, William M.W. Mong Block, LKS Faculty of Medicine, 21 Sassoon Road
February 22, 2012 (Wednesday)	5:45 pm - 7:15 pm	Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, 3 University Drive, HKU Main Campus

5. The Ad Hoc Group and the University Council would value any ideas and observations you might have, to enable the University to identify an individual of the highest distinction for appointment as the next Vice-Chancellor. We look forward to receiving your valuable comments and views by February 29, 2012.

May I take this opportunity in wishing you a Happy and Prosperous year of 2012 and thanking you for your support.

Yours sincerely,

Paul M.Y. Chow
Convenor
Council's Ad Hoc Group

致：港大大家庭成員

1. 相信大家都獲悉，港大第十四任校長徐立之教授已決定於二零一二年八月完成第二屆任期後不再申請續約。為配合大學領導層順利交接，徐校長已接受大學校務委員會的邀請，同意在現時合約完成後及新校長到任前延任最長十八個月。大學正肩負物色及招聘新校長的重任。

校務委員會已成立臨時工作小組（ Council's Ad Hoc Group），向港大大家庭及相關持分者為物色和遴選下任校長展開廣泛諮詢，並參考所收集的意見和提議，在物色及遴選新校長的程序與聘任準則方面作出建議，供校務委員會考慮。

2. 校務委員會臨時工作小組的成員包括：

校務委員會校外委員（會議召集人） - 周文耀先生
人力資源政策委員會主席 -
一位學院院長（由各學院院長相互提名） - 郭新教授
兩位教務委員會教學人員代表（非學院院長及非校內中央管理小組成員，由教授級成員互選一名成員，及非教授級成員互選一名成員） - 謝賞恩教授及 周偉立博士
一位非教學人員代表（由非教學人員互選） - 陳家明博士
一位校友（由港大畢業生議會提名） - 蔡秀煜先生
一位學生代表（由本科生及研究生團體提名） - 黃迪龍先生

3. 校務委員會已委任本人為臨時工作小組會議召集人，為工作小組徵求閣下在物色與招聘新校長遴選程序和聘任準則方面的意見。現附上校務委員會於二零零一年上一次招聘校長時所採納的概要及招聘準則以作參考（附頁一）。

4. 本人謹請閣下提供意見，並郵寄予本人至下列地址，或電子郵箱:adhocgroup@hku.hk 。另外，閣下亦可選擇出席三場諮詢會中的任何一場。閣下提出的意見和觀點將會絕對保密，如非取得閣下同意，閣下的姓名不會被公開。

信件請寄：

周文耀先生
校務委員會臨時工作小組會議召集人
香港薄扶林道
香港大學教務處代收
(請於信封上註明「保密：校務委員會臨時工作小組」)

保密電子郵箱： adhocgroup@hku.hk

三場諮詢會如下：

日期	時間	地點
二零一二年一月十九日 (星期四)	下午五時三十分至下午七時正	香港大學本部鈕魯詩樓二樓二二三室群芳演講廳
二零一二年二月六日 (星期一)	下午五時三十分至下午七時正	沙宣道二十一號李嘉誠醫學院蒙民偉樓地下鍾江海會議中心一號演講廳
二零一二年二月二十二日 (星期三)	下午五時四十五分至下午七時十五分	大學道三號本部校園研究生堂王賡武講堂

5. 臨時工作小組及大學校務委員非常重視閣下發表的意見和觀點，它們將有助大學物色一位優秀人選作為下任校長。請於二零一二年二月二十九日或以前送交閣下寶貴的意見和建議。

本人趁此良機祝願閣下有一個快樂和豐盛的二零一二年，並多謝閣下的支持。

校務委員會臨時工作小組會議召集人
周文耀

二零一一年十二月二十一日

The Next 5 in 5

2011-12-21T18:54:00.001+08:00

http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/ibm_predictions_for_future/overview/index.html?re=spf

Fwd: CNN Breaking News

2011-12-21T09:22:00.000+08:00

{sent via i4}

Date: 21 December, 2011 5:24:03 AM GMT+08
Subject: CNN Breaking News

Stocks soared Tuesday on signs of strength in the U.S. housing market, as concerns about the European debt crisis eased.

Banking stocks led the broader market higher, with Bank of America, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs all posting solid gains after the sector dragged stocks down on Monday.

The Dow jumped 337 points, its fourth-biggest point gain of the year. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 each gained 3%.

>+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=

简单晚餐

2011-12-19T22:17:00.000+08:00

¥22

羊肉可以
牛肉汤有惊喜

？

2011-12-19T22:14:00.000+08:00

CNN Breaking News

2011-12-19T11:53:00.000+08:00

Date: 12/19/2011 11:21 AM
Subject: CNN Breaking News

Longtime North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is dead, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.

>+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=

Date: 12/19/2011 11:33 AM
Subject: CNN Breaking News

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is dead, North Korean state TV said Monday.

Kim, 69, died Saturday, state TV said.

The son of Kim Il Song, the founder of the communist nation, Kim Jong Il had been in power since 1994 when his father died of a heart attack at age 82.

The enigmatic leader was a frequent thorn in the side of neighboring South Korea, as well as the United States. There have been reports in recent years about his health, as well as that power will be transitioned to his son, Kim Jong Un.

>+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=

Fw: CNN Breaking News

2011-12-19T09:53:00.000+08:00

Date: 12/18/2011 12:42 PM
Subject: CNN Breaking News

The last U.S. troops in Iraq crossed the border into Kuwait on Sunday morning, ending almost nine years of a deadly and divisive war.

About 500 soldiers based in Fort Hood, Texas, and 110 military vehicles made the journey south from Camp Adder, near Nasiriyah, to the Khabari border crossing, from where they will head to Camp Virginia in Kuwait before flying home.

They were the last soldiers in what amounted to the largest U.S. troop drawdown since the war in Vietnam.

America's contentious and costly war in Iraq officially ended Thursday with an understated ceremony in Baghdad, when U.S. troops lowered the flag of command that flew over the Iraqi capital.

Justified by President George W. Bush largely on the grounds that Saddam Hussein was seeking weapons of mass destruction that he could share with terrorists such as al Qaeda, the invasion cased deep divisions in America and around the world.

Pres ident Obama, elected partly on the strength of his opposition to the war, has promised economic, diplomatic and military help to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Nearly 4,500 Americans were killed and more than 30,000 injured in Iraq.

Morning

2011-12-19T07:29:00.000+08:00

Breakfast in hunghom

失败。。。失败中的失败。。。

2011-12-18T23:27:00.000+08:00

2011.12.18
Sunday

It's a sunny day and I brought my D80 when I went out in the morning. I haven't used it for quite a while. Took a few shots during a tram ride and then got on a bus to Shatin. Went to a few places in between like Mongkon, Yaumatei and old nest.

I went home 2 hrs ago and tried to get the pics. I didn't notice that I lost the D80 until then. I suspect I left the D80 on the bus as I might be in a hurry to get off, after taking some serious videos with my iPhone.

Just called the bus company and they didn't have record. I was asked to call again tomorrow during office hours.

Just checked and I bought the D80 and lens kit on Dec 23, 2006. It's quite a pity that it didn't pass the 5-year mark.

It's quite a challenge to think of a replacement. I want the successor of D700 and it seems that Nikon is so slow these days (as compared to Canon). A D7000 might be good but expensive as an interim. D90 is a bit old. How about D5100?

Well... will see how things go. Time to bleed.

《东邪西毒》：

我曾经听人说过，当你不能够再拥有，你唯一可以做的，就是令自己不要忘记。

2011-2012 Barclays Premier League Table

2011-12-18T23:10:00.000+08:00

2011-2012 Barclays Premier League Table
		Overall						Home					Away
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	16	12	3	1	37	14	6	1	1	23	11	6	2	0	14	3	23	39
2	Manchester City	15	12	2	1	49	15	7	0	0	24	4	5	2	1	25	11	34	38
3	Chelsea	16	10	2	4	34	19	6	0	2	21	12	4	2	2	13	7	15	32
4	Tottenham Hotspur	14	10	1	3	30	18	5	0	1	15	7	5	1	2	15	11	12	31
5	Arsenal	15	9	2	4	31	23	6	1	1	14	5	3	1	3	17	18	8	29
6	Newcastle United	16	7	6	3	21	19	4	3	1	10	8	3	3	2	11	11	2	27
7	Liverpool	15	7	5	3	18	13	3	5	0	10	6	4	0	3	8	7	5	26
8	Stoke City	16	7	3	6	18	25	4	2	2	12	9	3	1	4	6	16	-7	24
9	Norwich City	16	5	5	6	25	29	4	2	2	16	12	1	3	4	9	17	-4	20
10	Aston Villa	15	4	7	4	18	19	3	2	2	10	7	1	5	2	8	12	-1	19
11	Fulham	16	4	6	6	18	18	3	3	2	14	9	1	3	4	4	9	0	18
12	Swansea City	16	4	6	6	16	20	4	3	1	10	2	0	3	5	6	18	-4	18
13	West Bromwich Albion	16	5	3	8	16	24	2	1	5	7	11	3	2	3	9	13	-8	18
14	Everton	15	5	2	8	16	19	2	2	4	8	10	3	0	4	8	9	-3	17
15	Queens Park Rangers	16	4	4	8	15	28	1	4	3	6	12	3	0	5	9	16	-13	16
16	Sunderland	15	3	5	7	18	18	2	3	3	12	10	1	2	4	6	8	0	14
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	4	2	10	17	30	3	1	4	11	13	1	1	6	6	17	-13	14
18	Wigan Athletic	16	3	4	9	15	30	1	3	4	9	16	2	1	5	6	14	-15	13
19	Blackburn Rovers	16	2	4	10	23	36	2	0	6	11	17	0	4	4	12	19	-13	10
20	Bolton Wanderers	16	3	0	13	20	38	1	0	7	10	21	2	0	6	10	17	-18	9

Champions League: 1st , 2nd , 3rd

Champions League qualifying: 4th

Europa League: 5th

Relegation: 18th , 19th , 20th

Moved Down Moved Up Remained

Key - POS: Position, P: Games Played, W: Wins, D: Draws, L: Losses, F: Goals Scored, A: Goals Against, GD: Goal Difference, Pts: Points

2011/2012 Spanish Primera División Table

2011-12-18T23:08:00.000+08:00

2011/2012 Spanish Primera División Table
		Overall						Home					Away
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Real Madrid	16	13	1	2	56	15	6	0	1	29	10	7	1	1	27	5	41	40
2	Barcelona	16	11	4	1	50	8	8	1	0	39	0	3	3	1	11	8	42	37
3	Valencia	15	9	3	3	24	16	5	2	1	16	11	4	1	2	8	5	8	30
4	Levante	15	9	2	4	24	17	6	0	1	15	5	3	2	3	9	12	7	29
5	Sevilla FC	16	6	6	4	18	17	5	1	3	15	14	1	5	1	3	3	1	24
6	Málaga	15	7	3	5	20	20	5	1	1	13	9	2	2	4	7	11	0	24
7	Espanyol	16	7	2	7	17	20	4	1	2	9	9	3	1	5	8	11	-3	23
8	Athletic Bilbao	16	5	7	4	23	19	3	4	2	15	11	2	3	2	8	8	4	22
9	Osasuna	15	5	7	3	19	27	4	3	0	11	4	1	4	3	8	23	-8	22
10	Atlético Madrid	16	5	4	7	23	27	5	3	1	18	7	0	1	6	5	20	-4	19
11	Real Betis	16	6	1	9	17	22	3	1	3	9	10	3	0	6	8	12	-5	19
12	Getafe	16	5	4	7	17	23	4	3	1	9	6	1	1	6	8	17	-6	19
13	Mallorca	16	4	6	6	15	22	3	3	3	9	9	1	3	3	6	13	-7	18
14	Real Sociedad	15	4	4	7	16	23	2	3	2	7	7	2	1	5	9	16	-7	16
15	Granada	15	4	4	7	8	15	2	4	2	5	5	2	0	5	3	10	-7	16
16	Rayo Vallecano	16	4	4	8	17	25	2	1	4	9	8	2	3	4	8	17	-8	16
17	Villarreal	15	3	6	6	12	21	3	3	1	10	8	0	3	5	2	13	-9	15
18	Sporting Gijon	16	4	3	9	16	27	2	2	5	7	11	2	1	4	9	16	-11	15
19	Racing Santander	15	2	7	6	11	21	2	3	2	4	5	0	4	4	7	16	-10	13
20	Real Zaragoza	16	2	4	10	13	31	2	2	4	6	12	0	2	6	7	19	-18	10

Champions League: 1st , 2nd , 3rd

Champions League qualifying: 4th

Europa League: 5th , 6th

Relegation: 18th , 19th , 20th

Moved Down Moved Up Remained

Key - POS: Position, P: Games Played, W: Wins, D: Draws, L: Losses, F: Goals Scored, A: Goals Against, GD: Goal Difference, Pts: Points

Quite good @ 澳门九记

2011-12-18T17:34:00.001+08:00

毫不含糊

2011-12-18T16:57:00.000+08:00

周六出血

2011-12-18T08:06:00.001+08:00

老邓买了内胆、filter和sd card，我买了16GB 手指。

老邓请吃下午茶，表面原因是194出货。

其后我去了旺角捐血，非常多人，最后转战中环，水静鹅飞也。

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好味道！

2011-12-18T08:01:00.001+08:00

羊腩@大道西

38:62.... 男女比例@海参崴

2011-12-18T07:50:00.000+08:00

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Time to bleed

2011-12-17T17:34:00.001+08:00

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2011-12-17T10:37:00.001+08:00

協議准許兩電瘋狂加價政府高調反對皆在卸責
2011年12月17日

【明報專訊】中電和港燈大幅加電價，在政府和各界強烈反對下，港燈稍為調整了用戶電費結構，但是整體加幅6.3%維持不變，中電則懶理壓力，堅持9.2%加幅，寸步不讓。市民強烈反對兩電瘋狂加價，完全正常，但是政府由特首曾蔭權以降，一再高調表示加幅「不可接受」，並隱然鼓動輿論和市民討伐兩電，當局這個取態則十分奇怪。因為兩電可以瘋狂加價，乃2008年政府與兩電簽訂利潤管制協議的結果，也就是說，政府有份參與兩電的瘋狂加價。現在，曾蔭權及相關官員表面上像市民利益的捍衛者，但兩電能夠罔顧市民利益加價，政府2008年時與兩電協議時已確定，政府在反對什麼呢？

港燈調整只是公關手段

中電祭出協議寸步不退

兩電相比，港燈在姿態上好像稍為顧忌民情，宣布調整用戶電價結構，把最低用電量級別住戶電費調低，不過，總體而言，港燈只是把數字調來調去，因為，整體加幅6.3%並無改變。有關調整若屬真實，中間再無巧詐，實際只是一些用戶少付了電費，一些用戶則多付了電費，撥來撥去之後，港燈收益並無少了「一個崩」，依然賺取9.99%最高准許利潤，依然「賺到盡」。

所以，港燈昨日調整用戶電價，實質仍然是一種公關手段，在堅持賺到盡前提下，擺一下姿態，以圖軟化反對強度。不過，港燈新方案雖云稍有利於普羅市民，但是用電大戶、特別是商業用戶，例如酒樓食肆、商場等場所，他們要繳付更多電費，成本增加，羊毛出在羊身上，最終必然轉嫁給消費者，受害的仍然是普羅市民。

至於中電，總裁藍凌志表示所提出的已是最好方案，他透露此乃與政府商討18次後得出的結果，而中電堅持加價9.2%，藍凌志一直表示符合利潤管制協議。曾蔭權、環境局局長邱騰華，雖然一再高調表示兩電加幅不可接受，就兩電加價、加幅是否有違利潤管制協議，他們不置一詞。所以，有理由相信，兩電今次加價，符合管制協議相關規定，因為若違反了協議，政府還須客氣？還會那麼被動？事實上，邱騰華在立法會會議上，已經表明兩電按所提出方案加價，政府也不能阻止。

以中電個案而言，3年前談判新管制協議時，中電要加大天然氣發電成數，燃料成本大增，另外，政府制訂減排指標，兩電要投入資金增加設施配合，以期達標。這些成本增加，當時已預知，現在，兩電執行協議規定，何罪之有？最多只是申斥兩電無良知，要賺到盡而已。然則協議准許9.99%利潤上限，政府也同意，兩電何罪之有？

兩電按協議瘋狂加價，政府束手，問題最大可能出在利潤管制協議上。2008年政府與兩電達成新協議時，就兩電准許利潤，分別由固定資產淨值13.5%和15%，大幅降至9.99%，主事官員就此曾經大事吹噓，視為政績。不要說官員表示新協議會使電費有兩位數字減幅並未兌現，今次兩電按協議加價，更徹底暴露協議為兩電搜刮提供法律依據之實質。

政府贏面子大事吹噓

兩電贏裡子悶聲發大財

當年達成協議後，本報社評曾經指出，兩電在核心利益並無退讓，當時我們特別指出，兩電在一些大處，大有斬獲，「例如新協議有所謂『擱淺條款』，即使日後開放市場，兩電可以按機制收回擱淺資產的成本，有了這個條款，兩電的利益更是穩如泰山，日後在相關談判中只贏不輸；另外，新協議延長兩電某些資產的折舊期，這個安排涉及回報率的計算，兩電從中會得到多少利益，現在無從得知。這兩項都涉及兩電的長期實際利益，相信這也是他們願意把回報率降低至9.99%的原因之一」。回顧當日，再看今日兩電瘋狂加價，確切說明有關談判，顯得兩電是博士生，政府官員最多只是中學生水平而已。

兩電願意降低利潤上限，讓政府贏得面子，向公衆交代，但是實際上，兩電鎖定永續經營（有擱淺條款，兩電就立於不敗之地，因為不相信會耗用巨資來開放市場）、延長資產折舊期獲取巨大利益，是徹頭徹尾的贏了裡子。今次兩電瘋狂加價，政府所處窘境，完全說明誰贏了談判。當年整個談判結果，我們不相信政府與兩電「合謀」，達至全部利益盡歸兩電，我們寧可相信只是主事官員「不夠班」、甚至是愚劣無能的結果。

兩電為一己私利賺到盡，罔顧市民生活百上加斤，固然值得批評和譴責，但是政府有份參與、並同意兩電搜刮市民，現在卻不接受兩電加幅，放在這個框架下檢視，縱使不能說政府是「幫兇」，實際上也是自相矛盾，全無說服力。我們認為，政府若真為市民福祉着想，應該全面檢視2008年的利潤管制協議，找出當年疏忽或無知之處，爭取修訂，即使不能匡正，也算是及早做好準備，待2018年前與兩電談判新管制協議時，政府知道當年「死因」，勿再重蹈覆轍，使市民再次成為待宰羔羊。還有是及早組織談判隊伍，不能再讓「周身刀、無把利」的政務官貽誤蒼生。

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2011-12-16T20:51:00.001+08:00

TGIF

2011-12-16T19:30:00.001+08:00

TGIF

2011-12-16T19:26:00.001+08:00

Fwd: CNN Breaking News

2011-12-15T19:13:00.000+08:00

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Date: 15 December, 2011 6:28:03 PM GMT+08:00
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The United States officially ended its mission in Iraq on Thursday, nearly nine years after it led an invasion to overthrow Saddam Hussein.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Baghdad for the ceremony to personally thank the U.S. troops who have served there, as well as Iraqi security forces.

All U.S. troops must be out of Iraq by the end of the month after Washington and Baghdad failed to agree on terms under which they could remain.

There were about 5,500 American troops in Iraq as of Tuesday, the most recent day American officials in Iraq gave CNN figures.

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Election Committee Subsector Elections results (Information Technology)

2011-12-15T10:37:00.001+08:00

http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201112/12/P201112120185.htm
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201112/12/P201112120184.htm

Election Committee Subsector Elections results (Information Technology) ************************************************************ The election results for the Information Technology Subsector of the Election Committee are as follows: Candidate No. of votes obtained --------- --------------------- Fong Kin Kiu (Ken) 397 Cheung To 255 Tai Ching Fung 171 Yip Yuk Fai 1,053 (Elected) Tang Wing On 979 (Elected) Chan Sai Ming 485 Tang Shuk Ming (Winnie) 706 (Elected) Yau Cho Ki Joe 1,026 (Elected) Wong Kam Fai William 723 (Elected) Chao Yuk Ming Gary 338 Mak Tang Pik Yee Agnes 694 (Elected) Leung Siu Cheong 1,078 (Elected) Chan Wing Shing Vincent 486 Cheng Chun Wah Gary 394 Kwai Sze Kit 282 Bradbeer Robin Sarah 1,121 (Elected) Huang Erwin Steve 1,072 (Elected) Tsang Kim Fung 999 (Elected) Quat Elizabeth (EQ) 709 (Elected) Lee Woon Ming Wendy 657 (Elected) Chan Chung Yee Hubert 536 Cheung Yiu Shing (Jacky) 467 Lam Cho Shun (Joe) 418 Leung Siu Pan Benny 231 Young Wo Sang 1,023 (Elected) Lai Wing Hung 418 Cheng Pan Pan 922 (Elected) Lee Sunny Wai Kwong 744 (Elected) Xu Yan 516 Mok Charles Peter 1,466 (Elected) Chiu Duncan 499 Kwan Ngan Hing Edith 593 (Edith Mok) Cheng Chung Ngam (Rocky) 540 Ip Ngai Sang (Johnny Ip) 263 Shing Pan Yu James 113 Lau Stephen Ka Men 760 (Elected) Yeung Chuen Sing (Eric) 401 Chen Lung Shing (Eddy) 306 Ma Louis Chee Keung 599 Fong Po Kiu 1,071 (Elected) Ma Wai Shin Vincent 488 Sin Chung Kai 1,462 (Elected) Pang Tsz Kit Gabriel 393 Hung Man Ching (Alex Hung) 314 Chan Ting Kwok Terrence 291 Ng Kee Yin Joseph 1,028 (Elected) Mak Chi Lit 938 (Elected) Yan King Shun (Peter) 533 Kwan Tak Wah 956 (Elected) Ng Kit Chong (Johnny) 368 Leung Ho Yin 926 (Elected) Soong Tak Kar Chester 1,071 (Elected) Hong Ming Sang (James) 403 Hung Wai Man (Witman) 605 (Elected) Tsui Chi Ying 1,010 (Elected) Leung Shing Koon (Gabriel) 510 Ho Pui Tak 646 (Elected) Wong Wai Kay 1,028 (Elected) Lam Yat Ming 948 (Elected) Yeung Lam Fat 970 (Elected) Miao Ching Wei (Peter) 490 Ends/Monday, December 12, 2011 Issued at HKT 12:37 NNNN

戰利品

2011-12-15T00:17:00.000+08:00

午饭后买的，蓝书是帮罗四海买，其它是我的。

沙漠後面

2011-12-14T20:37:00.001+08:00

酒店有条好大的柱

2011-12-14T20:03:00.001+08:00

酒店的设计有点奇怪

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2011-12-14T19:59:00.001+08:00

我爱湖南菜

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小炒肉
蒸鱼
饭

埋单¥58

CX

2011-12-14T14:19:00.001+08:00

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《IBM：蓝色基因百年智慧》面市

2011-12-14T11:39:00.001+08:00

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【明�新� iPhone App】曼城首� 英超大�� 先2分 ��快�成��

2011-12-14T07:32:00.001+08:00

曼城首敗英超大亂鬥僅領先2分聖誕快車成關鍵
2011年12月14日

【明報專訊】英超榜首球隊曼城昨晨出征車路士，被「藍軍」中場林柏特末段射入12碼反勝為敗，以1：2輸掉今季首場聯賽，遂令英超出現列強對撼互破的「鬥獸棋」神奇局面，頭5位的積分差距收窄至9分，爭標形勢隨時形成5頭馬車局面，令「聖誕新年快車」密集賽期更加關鍵。

曼城甫開賽2分鐘便憑巴洛迪利單刀建功領先，雖然其後控制戰局，但車路士在34分鐘由魯爾梅利斯扳平完結上半場。曼城後衛基捷基治在48分鐘「兩黃變一紅」被逐，車路士其後搶回主動權，由後備入替的林柏特在83分鐘射入12碼反勝。車路士獲勝也令英超豪門互撼變成鬥獸棋般「一環扣一環」局面，雖然曼城以6：1大破曼聯、曼聯又以8：2狂數阿仙奴、阿仙奴再以5：3擊敗車路士，但車路士未有如網民預測般，以上述3場比賽加起來的6：19慘負曼城，反而上演「擒王記」，加入爭標行列。

爭霸局勢如鬥獸棋

曼城被打破不敗身後，與次席曼聯的差距收窄至2分；車路士和少賽1場的熱刺以31分列第3及4位，29分的阿仙奴則居第5，爭標形勢緊湊。曼城在未來1個月還要面對「魔鬼賽程」，除了在聖誕新年「開快車」迎戰阿仙奴和利物浦外，在下月8日還要在足總盃第3圈惡鬥宿敵曼聯，3日後則在聯賽盃4強首回合火併利物浦。反觀曼聯同期5個聯賽對手只有走勢放緩的紐卡素實力較強，其餘對手昆士柏流浪、富咸、韋根和布力般流浪均屬下游分子，所以曼城若有閃失隨時將榜首地位拱首相讓。

曼城聖誕遇魔鬼賽程

直言基捷基治被逐成為勝負關鍵的曼城領隊文仙尼賽後認為爭標之路不會因一場落敗而脫軌，又指球隊踢得不錯：「我們以榜首身分來到車路士，上半場還控制比賽。我們踢得非常好，製造不少機會，但還是輸波而回，這是很難接受的。車路士的運氣認真不錯。希望球隊再來一次14場聯賽不敗。」文帥又對球證卡頓保的執法水平大表不滿，怒轟卡頓保對中場大衛施華在上半場被車路士守將保辛華侵犯視而不見，未有判罰12碼。

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Welcome drink

2011-12-13T19:42:00.000+08:00

Blue

2011-12-13T09:18:00.000+08:00

Saw this by chance on an inflight magazine.

Not sure if u r interested to read.

早

2011-12-13T05:44:00.000+08:00

Falling

2011-12-09T13:20:00.000+08:00