2008/12/31

Prisoner sues after pet parrot dies


An ex-con is suing a prison warder who he claims denied him a phone call that would have saved his pet parrot's life.
Thomas Goodrich is seeking a total of $500,000 (£347,000) in punitive damages from the Delaware Department of Correction Commissioner and a warden at the correctional institution, reports the Daily Telegraph.
He was being held for 12 days over an outstanding arrest warrant and an expired driving licence when he claims he was denied the chance to contact a friend to feed Freddie - a £15,000 gold and blue macaw which had been his beloved pet for 20 years.
Mr Goodrich said when he was finally released on December 19, he found Freddy dead. Two other parrots, both Amazons, survived. "They apparently had enough food in their cages," he said.
In court papers submitted to the local federal court, Mr Goodrich said he was given a code number to operate a prison phone that did not work, and he was told he would have to wait eight days for a replacement number.
He alleges that prison officials lacked compassion and acted "irresponsibly" when such "animal cruelty was taking place".
One, criminal defence attorney Joe Hurley, said that inmates sent to Young prison tended to go missing for days while staff processed the paperwork created by their arrival.
"That is the way it is," he said, adding that Mr Goodrich was lucky his situation involved a parrot "and not his child."
Martin Mersereau, from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said that if true, the situation was "absolutely appalling" and "horrific", and that prison officials should be held accountable.

Mariah Carey wants Leona Lewis for musical role


Mariah Carey wants Leona Lewis to play her in a Broadway version of her life story.
Although several actresses have been suggested for the role, US singer Mariah is thought to favour east London siren Leona.
An insider told the Daily Mirror: "Mariah's not sure if she'll star in it herself. If she doesn't, names being tossed around include Vanessa Hudgens and Eva Longoria. But Mariah secretly likes the idea of Leona Lewis playing her."
The insider added: "Not only is she exotic, she's the only one who they reckon would be able to tackle Mariah's eight-octave vocal range."
A spokeswoman has confirmed Mariah is in talks about a Broadway musical to be made about her life in 2009.

Robert Plant awarded CBE


Robert Plant has been named a CBE in honour his services to music.
The former Led Zeppelin star sold more than 200 million albums with the band, who formed in 1968 and split 12 years later.
Plant has since found solo fame, winning a Mercury Music Prize nomination this year for Raising Sand, his collaboration with bluegrass singer Alison Krauss.
Although Led Zeppelin reformed for a one-off show last year, the Worcestershire-born singer has refused to take part in further reunions.
But the band are rumoured to be rehearsing with a replacement for a 2009 tour.
The New Year Honours list, announced today, also named jazz saxophonist Courtney Pine as a CBE.

2008/12/30

Ugly turkey has lucky escape


A turkey has been spared ending up on the dinner plate this Christmas - as he's too ugly.
Wilbur is underweight, has no tail feathers, a misshapen body and walks with a limp.
He's the only bird remaining at the pick-your-own turkey farm in Totnes, Devon.
Farm owner Peter Hayford told The Sun: "This was his first Christmas and it was meant to be his last. But no one chose him because of his appearance.
"Everyone said Wilbur looked too sad and bedraggled and the others were upbeat.
"He's also a little underweight and is a bit misshapen, so maybe that's why."
Wilbur is in for a treat this Christmas as Peter says him and his wife Jackie plan to keep him as a pet.
Peter added: "One thing's for sure - he's the luckiest little bird in the world.
"Wilbur will become one of the family. He might be an ugly old thing, but we think he's lovely."

Away in a mangetout


A farm shop in Crawley has created a nativity scene using fruit and veg.
The Three Wise Men are made of marrows, onions and apples. Mary and Joseph are made from butternut squash with lemon crowns and the animals from potatoes and parsnips.
All the characters have been created using produce from the shop including a cauliflower sheep and a baby Jesus made from carrots.
Owner of Tulleys Farm shop in Sussex Stuart Beare said: "As an independent farm shop we pride ourselves on supplying fresh quality produce and we thought a vegetable nativity scene would be a good way to get children to think about different types of vegetables."
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Madge thrashes out custody deal


It seems Madonna may be struggling to get into the festive spirit.
When she arrived back in the UK to spend Christmas with her children she didn't rush to do last minute shopping - but instead rushed for talks with her divorce lawyer.
Fiona Shackleton who represented Sir Paul McCartney in his divorce from Heath Mills has been hired by her Madgesty to sort out a child custody deal.
A source told the Daily Mirror: "It doesn't look like Madonna is that keen on having a family Christmas.
"The first thing she did when she arrived was have a meeting with her divorce lawyer.
"That won't make things any easier when she is trying to keep things civil over the dinner table at Christmas.
"It remains to be seen how much time Madonna and Guy will spend together as they're started off by doing their best to avoid each other."
Madonna and Guy have decided to put aside their differences and spend Christmas with the children but both are keen to settle the custody deal as soon as possible.
The source added: "Guy and Madonna are keen to tie things up quickly so that they attract as little media attention as possible.
"They want to move on quickly for the sake of the kids."

My Chemical Romance plan fourth album


My Chemical Romance have said the group’s next studio album won’t follow a concept.
Frontman Gerard Way said that, unlike the New Jersey band's previous three albums, their forthcoming new record won't be inspired by "a definite story".
He told MTV: "I said that during [2006's] Welcome To The Black Parade, but I still think I had something to work out. I think I had to get it out of my system, as far as writing concept records.
"I had to at least do one more before I stopped doing them. Obviously, they'll always be cohesive. The songs need to fit together, that's what makes a great album."
Way said the five-piece had yet to begin recording, but planned to take inspiration from their live show when they do enter the studio in order to make a truly "punk" record.
He explained: "I think it'd be interesting to hear what the band sounds like recorded at least somewhat in those parameters of a live set.
"And that's not to say it'll all be distorted, who knows. I think you record it live viscerally, and the minute you put in the distortion, yeah, it's going to sound 'punk’.
"The song [a cover of Bob Dylan's 'Desolation Row'] we did for [forthcoming superhero film] Watchmen in a lot of ways is a really good test-run or experiment, at least, sonically."

Elbow top critic and public poll


Elbow's The Seldom Seen Kid has been voted album of the year by a selection of critics and members of the public.
Bury's thoughtful indie quintet won this year's Mercury Music Prize with the album, their fourth.
HMV's poll surveyed critics, staff at the firm and online customers.
Portishead's Third came in second, with Nick Cave's Dig, Lazurus, Dig taking bronze.
The rest of the Top 10 saw many familiar names from critical end of year polls, with New Yorkers Vampire Weekend hitting No.5 with their self-titled debut, and Hot Chip reaching No.10 with Made In The Dark.
Duffy's Rockferry, the UK's biggest-selling album of the year, managed No.28 in the poll.

2008/12/29

Adele alone on Christmas night


Adele has revealed that she spent the evening of Christmas Day alone.
The soul siren wrote on her official blog: "I had Christmas night on my bloody own! Charming! Glamour? Yeah, whatever!
"Chatting away to myself and listening to (Tom Petty's 1989 hit)'Free Fallin''. Typical night!"
As well as detailing the earlier events of her Christmas Day, which included being "asleep for most of it", Adele said she bought her family Nintendo DS consoles and ate a 'sweaty' turkey.
She continued: "Turkey was good. we bought one you oven in a bag? Sweat it out? I didn't have much to do with it."
Adele also added that she has been searching for X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's songs on YouTube while working out how to tell a boy she fancies him!
She explained: "I'm hoping I'll pluck up the courage to tell this boy I like that...well that I like him!
"I'm YouTubing Alexandra's songs now. It's 5am - what am I doing with myself! It's so nice to have a bit of time off!"

Fish lives out of water for 21 hours


Ginger the goldfish has amazed experts by surviving out of water for up to 21 hours.
He was found lying on the floor behind a chest by owner Barbara Woodward at her home at 7am.
She assumed he was dead and, as she could not move the heavy chest, left the pet and went to work, reports The Sun.
But when she returned at 8pm, Ginger was still alive and flapping.
He was last seen in his tank at 11pm the night before - and so could have been out of water an incredible 21 hours.
A local vet said fish usually die in minutes without water as they need it to breathe.
Ginger was a gift to receptionist Barbara, 61, from her husband Alan, 62.
She said in Gloucester: "I can't believe it. He looked lifeless and I had planned on burying him. It's a real Christmas miracle."

Bush chuckers target shoe discount


A Chinese shop is giving discounts to customers who hit an image of George Bush by throwing shoes.
Customers hitting zones A-D can receive a discount from 20% to 50% off at the store in Wenzhou.
The activity, with a slogan "Hitting for world fame and good fortune", was so popular among shoppers that the store had to call police to maintain order.
During the first 30 minutes of the special promotion they sold 64 pairs of shoes and earned more £1,000. Several hundred pairs of shoes were sold on the second day.
"We were inspired by the shoe throwing incident in Iraq and hoped customers can get some entertainment while shopping," said the shop owner.

2008/12/18

Bruni sues over naked bag photo


Lawyers for Carla Bruni are taking legal action to prevent a company from selling a bag featuring a nude image of her.
They are claiming more than £100,000 in damages from the firm, Pardon, based in the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, reports the BBC.
The white canvas bag features a black-and-white image of former model Ms Bruni, who is married to French President Nicholas Sarkozy.
The bags have already been on sale in Reunion for £2.60 each, and were due to go on sale in France this week.
"Neither Carla Bruni nor the photographer has given consent for the use of the photo," said lawyer Gesche Le Fur at a court hearing in Saint-Denis, capital of the French Indian Ocean island.
Ms Bruni's legal team argue that the first lady did not want the image's original goal of raising Aids awareness to be "hijacked" and used for commercial purposes.
An original print of the picture - taken by Swiss-born fashion photographer Michel Comte - fetched £59,000 at a New York auction in April.
Pardon boss Peter Mertes told the court that the 10,000 bags had been pulled from the shelves, and that the company planned to burn them.
Mr Mertes' lawyer argued that the sum sought by Ms Bruni was excessive. The court is expected to give its decision on Thursday.

Prison calendar a surprise hit


A calendar featuring England's prisons has become an unlikely best-selling stocking filler for Christmas.
Strangeways, Wormwood Scrubs, Dartmoor and Pentonville, are among 12 institutions featured in Her Majesty's Prisons of England 2009, reports the Daily Telegraph.
It follows the surprise success of the Boring Postcard books which became an overnight success with its prints of motorway service stations, roundabouts and shopping centres.
The idea was dreamt up by Kevin Beresford, 56, from Worcestershire, whose fascination with the less aesthetically pleasing features of Britain have spawned a series of books and calendars.
The year begins with Wormwood Scrubs while the Victorian form of HMP Leicester, the all-male Nottingham prison, Long Lartin in Evesham and HMP Gloucester also feature.
"The calendar shows prisons from all over England from Hull to Dartmoor," said Mr Beresford. "It seems to appeal to all sorts of people although I've not had any orders from prisons yet.
"Every year you see the same calendars on the shelves, such as Jordan and Cliff Richard, so I decided to come up with something totally unique
"I'm a courier and everywhere I turn there seems to be a prison so I went up and down the country taking pictures and turned them into a calendar.
"It started off as a bit of a joke but the orders have been pouring in. I gave one to Jacqui Smith, who is MP in my hometown of Redditch, and she thought it was hilarious."

Scout leaders capsized by hippo


Three British scout leaders were forced to trek through jungle for five days after a hippo capsized their canoe.
Terrified Brian Sheen, 66, Geoff Ryder, 59, and Michael Billworth, 23, were travelling on the River Niger in Guinea when the huge beast struck.
They were four days into a planned 2,500-mile river journey through Africa, reports the Daily Mail.
Mr Sheen, a retired chemist of Par, Cornwall, said: "We were on full hippo watch and all of a sudden we came to an abrupt halt. I thought we had hit a rock. The front went up and the middle went up.
"Then the back flew in the air and Geoff, who is 16 stone, was suddenly airborne and landed in the water beside the boat.
"It burst out like a submarine missile. We didn't have time to be scared. The canoe was going down fast. The hippo was about 20 yards away looking at us."
The men ditched their canoe - made from a tree trunk - and escaped after scrambling up the riverbank.
They abandoned all their gear apart from their sat nav systems and started a trek through head-high elephant grass and bamboo.
Five days later they reached a village and were fed by the inhabitants, before being given a lift 60 miles on motorcycles back to the town of Faranah in Guinea where they had begun their journey.

Ghost photographed in haunted hotel


A hotel in Romania has become a local attraction after a photograph of a ghost was published by newspapers and television.
The ghost of a tall woman in a long white dress reportedly watches the hallways and staircases of the Decebal hotel, in the Baile Herculane mountain spa.
The 150-year-old hotel is believed to hide ancient Roman treasure under its foundations and the ghost is said by locals to keep treasure hunters away.
The hotel has been closed for renovations for five years but people who have ventured inside claim to have seen - and photographed - the ghost.
Victoria Iovan, 33, from Baile Herculane, said: "I photographed my boyfriend in the hotel. Back home I was shocked to see another woman's shadow in the picture. She looked like a priestess in long white clothes."
Another witness, a high school student called Alexandra, said he and six classmates went into the hotel late one evening for fun.
"All of a sudden we felt a cold air and we saw a white silhouette close to us. We couldn't find our way out because we ran so fast," he said.
Local authorities have warned people not to go into the hotel because they say it is unsafe because of the building work.

Lily Allen in trouble over Britney cover


Lily Allen has revealed that she is in trouble with her record label after Mark Ronson leaked her cover of Britney Spears' 'Womanizer'.
The Londoner says she didn't intend for her reinterpretation to gather so much exposure, but it was the only song she had to hand when Mark Ronson called her for a favour.
Lily wrote on her official blog: "Some of you may be wondering why I covered "Womanizer". Simple really , I love Britney and I love the song.
"It wasn't my intention for it to have whizzed round the world like it has. Mark Ronson asked me for something no one had heard to play on his radio show and 'Womanizer' was the only song I had as an attachment on my BlackBerry.
"I had asked him to talk all over it so it wouldn't get ripped, but he didn't. Thanks Mark, for getting me in serious trouble with my record company."
After spending much of the latter half of 2008 trying to secure a release date for her second album, It's Not Me, It's You, Lily says that she has high hopes for 2009.
She said: "I am so excited, everything seems to be falling into place and I couldn't be happier. Touch wood."
Lily Allen's new single, 'The Fear' is due for release on 26 January 2009.

2008/12/17

Girls Aloud announce new dates


Girls Aloud have added more dates to their mammoth UK tour next year.

Additional shows have been scheduled for Manchester MEN Arena (24 April), Sheffield Arena (25 April) and London O2 Arena (26 April).
Tickets for the extra dates go on sale tomorrow morning (18 December) at 9am.
The tour, now taking in 27 dates, is in support of the five-piece's latest album, Out Of Control, released in November.
New single 'The Loving Kind' is due for release on 12 January.

2008/12/12

Robbie Williams: I'd love to rejoin Take That


Robbie Williams has revealed that he wants to reunite with Take That.
Now based in Los Angeles, Robbie says that he is proud of the group's triumphant comeback and misses their company.
The singer wrote on his website: "I'm over the moon for the boys. The thing that struck me the most was how much fun they're having. It's more rewarding when you're a gang."
He continued: "Ever since I left Take That I've wanted to be in a band. I'd love to be in the band again but I've got some unfinished business of my own."
Since leaving the group in 1995, Stoke-born Robbie has released seven solo albums, with another rumoured to be underway.
Speculation about a reunion increased recently when the star made up with his former bandmates after years of frosty relations.
34-year-old Robbie explained: "We got together a lot over the summer. It was amazing. We've all matured a lot since we parted. I'm very pleased to say the differences we've had have just melted away."
Take That's new album, The Circus, is out now.

Coldplay have rearranged their forthcoming December tour date in Belfast.
The band were scheduled to perform at the Odyssey Arena on 18 December, with the new show rebooked for 23 December.
No explanation has been given for the change of date.
All tickets for the original show are valid for the new gig, while refunds are available at point of purchase.
As previously reported, Coldplay yesterday made a public statement denying Joe Satriani's accusations of plagarism.
Last Thursday (4 December), Satriani issued a writ against the British band claiming their song 'Vida La Vida' used "substantial original portions" of his 2004 tune, 'If I Could Fly'.
Yesterday's statement from Chris Martin and co read: "If there are any similarities between our two pieces of music, they are entirely coincidental and just as surprising to us as to him."

JLS bag Rihanna duet for X Factor final


London boyband JLS are set to duet with US star Rihanna for Saturday's live X Factor final.
Bookies say the four-piece are still third favourites to win the competition, but odds have been slashed since the announcement this morning (11 December).
A show insider said: "They are thrilled to be working with Rihanna. It is a massive coup.
"She has an incredibly wide fan-base which is bound to help pull in votes. The feeling is that Rihanna's backing is the clincher. Even Simon Cowell has admitted they could win."
Favourite Alexandra Burke is due to perform with Irish quartet Westlife, while Eoghan Quigg has been teamed up with reformed manband Boyzone.

2008/12/08

Beermats aim to shock binge drinkers



Beermats aim to shock binge drinkers
Teenage binge drinkers are being sobered up with beermats plastered with pictures of young boozers unconscious in puddles of vomit.
Millions of the shocking coasters are being distributed to German clubs and pubs to remind youngsters how their night could end.
Germany is facing a teen binge drinking epidemic fuelled by all-you-can-drink parties where youngsters pay an entry fee and then drink until they drop.
One coaster has a picture of a teenage boy, dancing at a party and showing off his muscles to the girls then on the flip side he is passed out after wetting himself.
Another beermat shows a girl laughing with friends while the reverse shows her passed out on a picnic table in her underwear.
And one shows football fans enjoying a match on one side, but a fan asleep and covered in his own vomit on the reverse.

Wanted: Volunteers to share pen with wolves



Wanted: Volunteers to share pen with wolves
A wildlife park in China is looking for three human volunteers to share an enclosure with 36 wild wolves.
Qinling Wildlife Park in Xi’an says they will be safe in a tree house 10ft above the ground, reports the Xi'an Evening Post.
It wants three volunteers, aged between 22 and 45, to spend three full days in the treehouse in exchange for a certificate and a cash reward worth £500.
"They will be safe in the hut. We will equip them with a walkie-talkie and monitor the hut around the clock. In case of emergencies, we can shoot tranquilizer darts at the wolves,” said a park spokesman.
The three volunteers will each be expected to write three 300-word articles, take eight pictures and film two video clips per day, as well as answer questions from the public online.
The 36 wolves in the enclosure are all said to be "very wild" and between three and ten years old.
"It will be a real challenge, both physically and mentally," added the spokesman.
More than 600 people, including several women, volunteered in just two days for the experiment which is being broadcast live on local TV.

2008/12/07


Black carpet for Twilight stars
Twilight star Kristen Stewart defied the freezing weather at the movie's UK premiere.
She wore a skimpy black mini-dress as she walked down a black carpet blasted with dry ice in London's Leicester Square.
Stewart was joined by British co-star Robert Pattinson at the event which was besieged by thousands of screaming fans.
Twlight is based on the first novel in Stephanie Meyer's series about a high school girl who falls in love with a vampire.
The film has already been a box office sensation in the US, where it took nearly $70m in its opening weekend - more than the new Bond movie.
Twilight opens in UK cinemas on 19 December.

Sugababe says Girls Aloud have bigger public persona



Sugababe says Girls Aloud have bigger public persona
Keisha Buchanan, one third of pop trio Sugababes, says rival group Girls Aloud are obsessed with celebrity.
24-year-old Keisha insists that she and bandmates Heidi Range and Amelle Berrabah are more concerned with music than media attention, unlike their chart rivals.
She told BBC Radio 1: "With Girls Aloud, they've come from a reality TV show and it's a lot more about being a celebrity. The public persona of theirs is definitely a lot bigger than Sugababes."
The Londoner claims that the music business no longer makes songs the main priority.
"Now it's all about being a celebrity and having the music at the same time. We're not that kind of band", she added.
"Sugababes have been going for 12 years now and that's what we'll continue doing - writing with each other and making music, because that's what's important."
Sugababes' latest album, Catfights And Spotlights, is out now.

2008/12/06

The Killers reveal Elton John admiration



The Killers reveal Elton John admiration
Brandon Flowers explains origins of festive collaboration
The Killers have been reflecting on recording a Christmas single with one of their heroes, Elton John.
The band revealed that the decision to co-write 'Joseph, Better You Than Me' with the legendary British singer arose after a series of meetings in their hometown.
Lead singer Brandon Flowers told NME: " He's been doing this show called the Red Piano in Las Vegas for a while, and so every now and then we'll go see the show and we'll go have dinner.
He continued: "We're big admirers of him and his voice and his gift for writing amazing songs so it's been cool to be around him. We were writing this Christmas song and we asked him if he wanted to chip in.
"He wrote the chorus, so it's a collaboration in every sense."
Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant also contributed lyrics and vocals to the track, which is The Killers' third festive effort.
A release date for the single is still to be set.

Leona Lewis: Grammy shortlist is empowering



Leona Lewis: Grammy shortlist is empowering
Leona Lewis says she has been heartened by the number of female artists nominated for next year's Grammy awards.
The British chanteuse is nominated for three gongs, including Record Of The Year for 'Bleeding Love'.
Other female nominees include homegrown talents Adele, Duffy and MIA, plus US performers Katy Perry, Madonna and Rihanna.
London girl Leona told the World Entertainment News Network (WENN): "I am so supportive of any artist but female artists in particular. It's a hard industry and so many people want the chance to live out what we are doing."
She added: "I think that we have to support each other and flourish on it. It's great that so many women are coming out and being successful - so empowering!"
The awards ceremony will be held on 8 February in Los Angeles.
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Ready, teddy, go ... into space!
Two teddy bears have been launched into space on a budget of just £60.
The toys, named MAT and KMS, were decked out in custom-made space suits and launched on a weather balloon more than 18 miles above the Earth in the four-hour expedition.
The toys, bought from Mothercare, endured temperatures of minus 31F (-35C) in the mission launched by Cambridge University's Space Flight science club, reports the Daily Telegraph.
A laptop attached to a webcam captured stunning images of the bears looking down on Earth from nearly 100,000ft.
Pupils from nearby Parkside and Coleridge community colleges assisted scientists by creating space suits to stop the teddies from freezing solid.
After completing their mission the pair parachuted back to earth and made a soft landing near Ipswich just 50 miles from their launch pad.
Henry Hallam, 21, an aerodynamics student at Pembroke College at Cambridge, led the successful experiment to monitor weather conditions above the Earth.
He said: "We asked the children to build the space suits for the teddy bears and we monitored the temperatures inside and outside the suits.
"It was still pretty cold for the bears but they would be frozen solid if they didn't have their suits.
"It was great to involve these young people in the Space Flight club, so they can learn about physics in a different and exciting way."
Thia Unsworth, 12, from Parkside College, helped to design the spacesuit for MAT.
She said: "It was unbelievable to see the balloon take off and it's incredible to see the pictures of the teddy bears in space.
"I've always loved science before, but I now understand how it helps in the real world."

Elf and safety training for santas


Elf and safety training for santas
Santas are going on health and safety courses so they don't hurt themselves balancing children on their knees.
Lessons include the correct posture to adopt in their chairs as excited youngsters queue to reel off their Christmas lists.
They are also being taught how to lift heavy presents without doing themselves an injury, reports The Sun.
Dozens of the one-day courses are being staged by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
A spokeswoman stressed: "Of course there's only one Santa - but hundreds of stand-ins work in stores in the run-up to Christmas."

2008/11/26

Uncle Sam

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Sphinx's riddle

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Pandora's box

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2008/10/19

Jack the Giant Killer

Jack continued his journey, and fell in before long with the son of King Arthur, who had come into Wales to deliver a lovely lady from a magician who held her captive. Jack offered his services and the prince was glad, of course, to accept them.They came to the castle of a giant who had three heads, and by his own account could whip five hundred men. Jack told the prince to stay behind while he went to ask for lodging. He knocked loudly and the giant roared: "Who is there?" "Only your cousin Jack come with news," was the reply.The giant, as Jack happened to know, had, so many cousins that he could not keep track of them, so he said: "Well, what news cousin Jack?" "Dreadful news, dear cousin," said Jack. "King Arthur is coming with ten thousand men to kill you."The giant was really an awful coward; and, if he did have three heads, was not gifted with very much brains. When he heard this news he trembled so that his heads began to knock one another very hard, at which Jack could scarcely help laughing in his face-I should say in his faces."Oh dear! Oh dear! What shall I do?" said the giant. "I´ll go and hide in the cellar until they are gone. Here are my key-cousin. Lock me in, and let me know when it is safe to come out.´So off he went to hide, and Jack, after he had locked him up, led the prince in. They stayed all night, and in the morning Jack opened the giant´s treasure-room, and helped the prince to a good share of the treasure, after which he started him on his way. Then he went and told his "cousin" that the coast was clear, and took great credit to himself for helping him to escape. The giant was very grateful, and told Jack that he would give him something precious for a reward. He brought forth a coat, a sword, and a pair of shoes, and said: "When you put on the coat no one can so you, the sword will cut through anything, and with the shoes you can run with the speed of the wind."With the help of these useful articles, Jack and the prince soon found the magician, and overcame him, and set the lady free. The prince led her to his father´s court, where he married her; while Jack, for his gallantry, was made a Knight of the Round Table.But Jack would not be idle while there were any giants left; so be soon set out once more to do battle against them. One day as he passed through a wood he saw a giant dragging a knight and a handsome lady along by their hair. Jack put on his magic coat of darkness, and drawing his sword of sharpness, thrust it into the giant´s leg, and gave him such a wound that he fell to the ground, upon which Jack cut his great ugly head off.The knight and his lady invited Jack to their castle, but he said that before he went he wished to see the giant´s den."Oh do not go near it!" said the lady. "He has a brother there fiercer and stronger than himself."But this only made Jack more determined to go. He found the cave easily enough, for the giant was sitting at the mouth of it, with a great spiked club in his hands. Jack ran up and gave him a stab with his sword. The giant could see nobody, but began laying blows all about with his club. Jack easily kept out of the way, and, meanwhile, continued slashing him with his sword until he killed him. Then he cut off his head, and sent it along with his brother´s to the king, in a wagon--and a good big wagon-load they made. Then Jack went to the castle of the knight and the lady. While he was there the news came that Thundel, a savage giant, and a cousin of the two others, was coming to avenge their deaths. Everyone except Jack was filled with terror. He assured them that he would dispose of Thundel, and gave orders that the drawbridge over the moat around the castle should be sawn nearly through, so that it would barely stand, and that a rope with a loop at the end should be made ready. Then, after putting on his shoes of swiftness, he went out to meet the giant. As soon as he came within hearing, Jack began to taunt him, and when the giant started in chase, he ran back to the castle and over the drawbridge, which remained strong enough to support his light weight. But when the giant followed, it crashed beneath him, and down he went in the water. As soon as his head bobbed up, Jack threw the loop of the rope over it, and drew him to the bank and cut his head off.After spending a few days with the knight and his lady, Jack set out again. He met with an old hermit who told him of a giant named Galligantus, who lived on a hill near by, and whose destruction would be a task worthy of him."He is a magician," said he, "and always goes about with a great owl on his shoulder. He has an enchanted castle, in which he holds captive a number of knights and ladies, whom, by his magic, he has turned into beasts. The means of breaking the enchantment is engraved on the inner doorway of the castle, and may be read by anyone who can pass the outer gates; but these are guarded by two griffins who dart fire from their mouths, and have destroyed all the brave knights who have yet tried to enter. But with your coat of darkness you can safely pass them, and once in, you will easily manage the rest.Jack promised to do his best, and started the next morning for the top of the mountain. There he saw the two fiery griffins, but as he had on his magical coat he passed between them unhurt. Then he came to the inner doorway, where hung a golden trumpet, under which was written:"Whoever can this trumpet blowShall cause the giant´s overthrow."Jack seized it and blew with all his might. It rung out loud and clear, and the doors flew open with a crash. The giant ran trembling to hide when he heard the trumpet, knowing that his enchantments would no longer avail him. But Jack found him, and with his sword of sharpness quickly put an end to him. The captives were all changed back to their own shapes when the trumpet sounded, and now Jack went through the castle and set them free. Among them there was a beautiful young lady, the daughter of a duke, and Jack thought he would see her safely to her father´s castle. Upon the way he fell deeply in love with her; and finding that she returned his affection, he asked her father´s consent to their marriage, and it was given. King Arthur, for his great services, made him a baron, and gave him estates and a castle, in which he and his fair wife lived long in content and happiness.

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves(part one)

THERE once lived in a town in Persia two brothers, one named Cassim, and the other Ali Baba. Cassim had married a rich wife, but Ali Baba was poor, and made his living by cutting wood, which he brought upon three asses into the town to sell.

One day when he was in the forest cutting wood, he saw a troop of horsemen coming toward him. Fearing they might be robbers, he climbed a tree to hide. Near the tree there was a steep bank formed of solid rock. When thorsemen came up Ali Baba counted them and found they were forty in number. They dismounted in front of the rock, and one, who seemed to be captain, said the words, "Open, Sesame," when instantly a door opened in the rock. Then they all passed through, and the door closed after them.
Ali Baba stayed in the tree, and after awhile the door opened again, and the robbers came out. Then the captain closed the door by saying, "Shut, Sesame," and they all rode away.
When they were out of sight Ali Baba came down, and, going up to the rock, said, "Open, Sesame." The door at once opened, and Ali Baba, entering, found himself in a large cave, lighted from a hole in the top, and full of all kinds of treasure--rich silks and carpets, gold and silver ware, and great bags of money. He loaded his three asses with as many of the bags of gold as they could carry; and, after closing the door by saying, "Shut, Sesame," made his way home.

When he got there and told his wife of their good luck she was overjoyed, and wished to count the gold to see how rich they were. "No," said Ali Baba, "that will take too long. I must dig a hole and bury it at once." "You are right," said she, "but at least let us form some idea how much there is. Let me measure it while you dig the hole."

But as she had no measure of her own, she ran to Cassim´s wife to borrow one. Now Cassim´s wife was very inquisitive, and wished to find out what they were going to use the measure for, so she covered the bottom of it with suet. When Ali Baba´s wife had done with it she carried it back, but did not notice that a piece of gold had stuck to the suet. When Cassim´s wife saw the gold she wondered greatly--knowing Ali Baba to be so poor--and told her husband about it. He went to Ali Baba, and persuaded him to explain how he had become rich enough to have to measure his money, and when he heard the story, he made up his mind that he, too, would get some of the treasure.

So he started for the forest with a lot of mules the next morning. He opened the door by saying, "Open, Sesame," and when he went in, it closed after him. He began to pile up bags of gold near the door, but when he was ready to go he found that he had forgotten the magic words which opened it, and before he could recall them, the robbers returned. The moment they caught sight of him they rushed upon him with their swords and killed him, and then cut his body in four quarters and hung them up in the cave.

When night fell, and Cassim had not returned, his wife was greatly alarmed and ran to Ali Baba. He tried to comfort her; but when morning came, and Cassim did not yet appear, he set out for the cave with his three asses. When he reached there, and saw his brother´s body, he was struck with horror at the sight, but he quickly wrapped up the pieces and carried them home on one of the asses loading the other two again with gold.

He now wished to get Cassim buried without letting anyone know that he had not died a natural death. Cassim´s wife had a slave named Morgiana, who was very quick-witted, and Ali Baba took her into his confidence, and got her to assist him. She went very early in the morning, to an old cobbler named Mustapha, and bribed him to come and stitch the body together, tying a handkerchief over his eyes as she led him to and from the house, so that he would not know where he had done the work. Then it was given out that Cassim had died, and the funeral was held without betraying the secret of his death.

The customs of the country allowed a man to have more than one wife, and it was also usual when a husband died that his brother should marry his widow. So, in order that he might enjoy his good fortune and live as a man of wealth without causing remarks to be made about his sudden rise in life, Ali Baba married Cassim´s widow, who was known to be rich, and went to live in her house.

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves(part one)

THERE once lived in a town in Persia two brothers, one named Cassim, and the other Ali Baba. Cassim had married a rich wife, but Ali Baba was poor, and made his living by cutting wood, which he brought upon three asses into the town to sell.One day when he was in the forest cutting wood, he saw a troop of horsemen coming toward him. Fearing they might be robbers, he climbed a tree to hide. Near the tree there was a steep bank formed of solid rock. When the horsemen came up Ali Baba counted them and found they were forty in number. They dismounted in front of the rock, and one, who seemed to be captain, said the words, "Open, Sesame," when instantly a door opened in the rock. Then they all passed through, and the door closed after them.Ali Baba stayed in the tree, and after awhile the door opened again, and the robbers came out. Then the captain closed the door by saying, "Shut, Sesame," and they all rode away.When they were out of sight Ali Baba came down, and, going up to the rock, said, "Open, Sesame." The door at once opened, and Ali Baba, entering, found himself in a large cave, lighted from a hole in the top, and full of all kinds of treasure--rich silks and carpets, gold and silver ware, and great bags of money. He loaded his three asses with as many of the bags of gold as they could carry; and, after closing the door by saying, "Shut, Sesame," made his way home.When he got there and told his wife of their good luck she was overjoyed, and wished to count the gold to see how rich they were. "No," said Ali Baba, "that will take too long. I must dig a hole and bury it at once." "You are right," said she, "but at least let us form some idea how much there is. Let me measure it while you dig the hole."But as she had no measure of her own, she ran to Cassim´s wife to borrow one. Now Cassim´s wife was very inquisitive, and wished to find out what they were going to use the measure for, so she covered the bottom of it with suet. When Ali Baba´s wife had done with it she carried it back, but did not notice that a piece of gold had stuck to the suet. When Cassim´s wife saw the gold she wondered greatly--knowing Ali Baba to be so poor--and told her husband about it. He went to Ali Baba, and persuaded him to explain how he had become rich enough to have to measure his money, and when he heard the story, he made up his mind that he, too, would get some of the treasure.So he started for the forest with a lot of mules the next morning. He opened the door by saying, "Open, Sesame," and when he went in, it closed after him. He began to pile up bags of gold near the door, but when he was ready to go he found that he had forgotten the magic words which opened it, and before he could recall them, the robbers returned. The moment they caught sight of him they rushed upon him with their swords and killed him, and then cut his body in four quarters and hung them up in the cave.When night fell, and Cassim had not returned, his wife was greatly alarmed and ran to Ali Baba. He tried to comfort her; but when morning came, and Cassim did not yet appear, he set out for the cave with his three asses. When he reached there, and saw his brother´s body, he was struck with horror at the sight, but he quickly wrapped up the pieces and carried them home on one of the asses loading the other two again with gold.He now wished to get Cassim buried without letting anyone know that he had not died a natural death. Cassim´s wife had a slave named Morgiana, who was very quick-witted, and Ali Baba took her into his confidence, and got her to assist him. She went very early in the morning, to an old cobbler named Mustapha, and bribed him to come and stitch the body together, tying a handkerchief over his eyes as she led him to and from the house, so that he would not know where he had done the work. Then it was given out that Cassim had died, and the funeral was held without betraying the secret of his death.The customs of the country allowed a man to have more than one wife, and it was also usual when a husband died that his brother should marry his widow. So, in order that he might enjoy his good fortune and live as a man of wealth without causing remarks to be made about his sudden rise in life, Ali Baba married Cassim´s widow, who was known to be rich, and went to live in her house.

2008/07/26

It is important to measure a performance

Is it really important to measure a business performance? I think if you will even need to purchase someone's business, then you will never ask this question and the answer will be “Yes! Sure!”, because if you do not measure the performance of the business that you are going to purchase you will be going blind. Then why people don't like to measure the performance of their own businesses? When you are inside, you see a lot, I would say you can see to much business and business mechanism, you are flowed with unimportant data, you having too many things to care about and sometime you even don't understand where this business is going. If you are a manager, then it is not a problem, but if you are CEO, then you have to think about things like this. You will need some information diet, e.g. very limited information, which will tell you a lot about your business. There are different names for this diet, some call it balanced scorecard, another key performance indicators (KPI), also people are using “metrics” and “measures” to understand business better. That's great, but do we really know what we do? Once someone found a new type “diet” his is trying to use it for his business, but it is a wrong approach. Your business is different, there are departments, such as Sales, HR, Security, Financial. These departments function in a different ways and if you will apply the same information diet to all of them you will fail. For instance, if you deal with Financial department and have to measure bank loans efficiency. What will you do? Will you be measuring customer satisfaction, growth opportunities and your ability to work with “internal process”? All these indicators means NOTHING! What is “customer satisfaction” for bank loan (if you are customer yourself) or if you are bank? You use this words, but you don't want to detail them into some real-life metrics and indicators. That is the most important thing. I'd better have 6 bad indicators, that 60 great mission statements without any mean. If you will ask me about performance and how to measure it, I will not answer you that you should measure customer satisfaction or bank's loan financial aspect, I will answer you: “Give me metrics!”, “Give me indicators!” What is bad, good and great performance indicator or metric? It is up to you and up to your business, but there are some common issues one must remember. First, metric or indicator must measure. It should me math formula, equation, function. It must look like X = F(A1, A2, … An). Where A1-n is the number of indicators you must look at and the F is the function which tells what to do with indicators. X is the performance value. What is bad indicator? It is when you tell, let's measure customers' satisfaction in bank loan niche. You don't tell about what are you going to measure, how you are going to measure this, it's not a metric, but it's a good mission statement that tells about nothing. What is great indicator or metric? It is the good metric (which we where talking above), but it is taken from some real-world business. So, it's not just your idea or ideas of some reported from business magazine, it's idea that works and it was checked by you. What you will need to do? You will need to pass it through you own business and optimize it to your business tasks. Work hard with business performance, and soon you will have a great business control tool.

2008/07/19

Microsoft singled Google's "killer reach" - every day Kan licensing

Yahoo's acquisition transaction ran aground, Microsoft had singled Google. The face of great profit online advertising market, Microsoft can only背水一战and in preparation for wielding the "secret weapon" to reach the birds with one stone dual purpose, that is, in its own display ads promoting the expansion at the same time, effective implementation of the search advertising counterattack. Microsoft's Cou validity of the weapon can be » May 3, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (Steven A. Ballmer) has withdrawn the offer of Yahoo, Ballmer said that Microsoft Yahoo is expected to become the online advertising market to compete with Google's effective Weapons. "Google will become the winner," market research analyst Clayton Moran Stanford (Clayton F. Moran) asserted that "Microsoft and Yahoo scattered difficult to contain Google." Google in the online advertising market dominant, 77 percent of the company's income comes from the search results that match the text ads. But in the search advertising market outside of Microsoft was not without opportunities, the most important for Microsoft to show that the ads, that is, in the top of the page or on both sides of the colourful banners graphics or video ads. Although the advertising market shows that the current size of less than search ads, but benefited from the rise of video ads, is expected to be rapid growth in the next few years. IDC's data, to 2012 shows that the advertising market will double, reaching 15.1 billion U.S. dollars, and the search advertising market will reach 17.6 billion U.S. dollars. Microsoft shows that the advertising market, mainly through income-generating two ways, first of all, is for sale, such as MSN and Hotmail advertising their Web sites, followed by traders as an intermediary, to join company's Web site advertising, which was divided into income. The reason why some small sites are willing to start advertising partnership with Microsoft, the main reason is that Microsoft's taken a strong advertising sales capability and their own inability to attract high-quality advertisers, even cable TV giants such as Viacom also happy with Microsoft Advertising, because they found that cooperation can help bring more revenue. "Microsoft will be converted into advertising revenue than the capacity of our strong," Viacom CEO Philip Doman said. Microsoft is relying on the leadership of the 180 people Luoruiziao the marketing team to win more online advertising market share. Microsoft's advantage lies in the fact that it has the most advanced technology to display ads, relying on its advertising platform, which allows advertisers precise targeting your audience, and an objective assessment of the value of advertising. Microsoft also believes that search advertising market valuation was too high, which is Google's "gold mine." Clearly, Google will not easily surrender positions. Google CEO Eric Schmidt (Eric Schmidt), Google and DoubleClick own technology combined with digital media will greatly enhance the efficiency, scalability and performance. Google had also acquired the most immediate fire of the video sharing site YouTube, but so far the site has yet to contribute to income. "Stubborn is Microsoft's attitude." Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer last year in a wireless industry conference, "said the marketing objectives, we will launch the offensive again and again." Even if Google is to curb the momentum of the market monopoly Most advertisers also hope Microsoft can win in the competition. Although advertisers are also very much appreciate the Google search advertising efficiency, but they also do not want to see from one company to monopolize the online advertising market. "From the advertiser's standpoint, full competition in the market is clearly their wish to see the results," Consumer products giant Unilever Group North America media director罗布玛斯特(Rob Master) said. On Ballmer, the defeat is not the ultimate goal of Google, the Internet advertising market and has the right to speak of the importance of how not be overemphasized. Microsoft's biggest worry is that if a large number of users start using the Google network software services, Microsoft software pricing mechanism will face "avalanche", Harvard Business School professor David of the Philippines (David B. Yoffie), "said the development of online advertising Microsoft is the only option, but only succeed, not fail. "Microsoft is the development of a" acts of mapping (Engagement Mapping) "the ad technology, which will give advertisers a more comprehensive advertising value of the information, 16 advertisers began in February this year to participate in the technical tests. The technology can anonymously track page script, to make sure consumers to buy a month before deciding whether or not you've seen the display and video-related advertising, so every one of the online advertising related to accurate and objective assessment. Publishers and marketers can better grasp the way the effectiveness of their ads, thus the price of an adjustment accordingly. "This is not opposed to search advertising," Microsoft is responsible for the technical vice president Brian McAndrews (Brian McAndrews) said, "This is just a more scientific evaluation methods." (Reprinted from the "Business Weekly") May 6, 2008 Yangcheng Evening News: L'Oreal Group on the 6th had been reached on the YSL Beauté (Fife Shengluo Lan beauty companies) the license agreement and the sale of the company and so on. The two sides will follow the competition regulatory system under the mandate of the end of June related to the handover. In other words, the world's largest cosmetics group L'Oreal of France enterprises will spend 1.15 billion euros will be Fife Shengluo Lan cosmetics company (YSLBeauté) Resumption of the capsule. The latter is now the owner of France Pino - spring - all mine Group (PPR), the Gucci Group's is the world's third largest luxury goods group. From January this year issued an exclusive offer to the present, L'Oreal has received the approval of the relevant agencies and adoption. Based on market practices, the acquisition is completed, it will make Fife Shengluo Lan and Boucheron perfume and cosmetics brands in the areas of the world's long-term, exclusive right to use the brand license. L'Oreal may also take over StellaMcCartney, OscardelaRenta and ErmenegildoZegna perfume and cosmetics brands in the field of business license. It is learnt that in 2006, Yves Yves Shengluo Lan Shengluo Lan's brand and Roger &; Gallet, Boucheron, StellaMcCartney, Oscarde-laRenta ErmenegildoZegna brand and the turnover reached 630 million euros. At the same time, from this year's third quarter, the loss of Fife Shengluo Lan was there signs of improvement in the quarter sales grew 18.6 percent after last year's third quarter growth to 15.7 percent. The proposed contract for L'Oreal and our high-end cosmetics Department provided a great opportunity. Yves Shengluo Lan is a legendary French luxury brands, deeply loved around the world, with our existing brands and create unique complementary to each other. We are convinced that Fife Shengluo Lan joined L'Oreal Group of the Ministry of high-end cosmetics, will accelerate its own development. At the same time, this contract will reinforce the strategic L'Oreal Group in the high-end cosmetics market position. "L'Oreal Group chief executive officer of the GONG (Jean-PaulAgon) said. PPR Group chairman and chief executive officer Franois-HenriPinault believes that the signing of strategic agreements, is expected to "make Guc-ci YSLBeauté Group to fully tap their potential to increase the opportunities", so as to enhance the Fife Shengluo Lan luxury brand status. With the submission of the offer, PPR reiterated its promotion of Gucci Group's brand development ambitions. In the group, the core Gucci brand throughout its luxury sales in the occupied nearly 60 percent share. "This acquisition will not change the existing pattern of high-end cosmetics." Industry analysts pointed out that "the current terms of the domestic market, against each other for the high-end cosmetics group Shiseido, Estee Lauder, Europe Eliya and the owner of the Dior brand LVMH. Almost a monopoly of these groups in China of all retail sales channels for high-end brands. There is no doubt that the acquisition of the Fife Shengluo Lan, L'Oreal Group also makes Lancome, Biotherm And Zhicun Xiu and other high-end brands in addition to a brand, but it is not sufficient to subvert China's current high-end cosmetics market of the status quo. " Shanghai Securities News: 6, the central rate Minmetals Corporation announced that its holding of Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. has acquired the German company HPTec and delivery of the shares. The two sides officially announced Minmetals Nonferrous HPTec 100 percent holding company of Germany. The acquisition is Minmetals Nonferrous the implementation of "efforts to extend the tungsten industry value chain, to the high-tech and high value-added product development," part of the strategy to enhance Minmetals Nonferrous tungsten industry's overall competitive strength of the future have great significance. It is learnt that Germany HP Tec Corporation, established in 1977, is Europe's largest in the PCB (electronic circuit board) with micro-carbide drill bit and cutter manufacturers in Singapore, South Korea, China Kunshan has subsidiaries in Germany and China A manufacturing plant, global product marketing, is the world micro-drilling one well-known brand in Europe, occupy 40 percent of the market share. Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. According to the relevant responsible person in the world, especially the rapid development of China's PCB industry, against the background of strong demand, as the PCB production tools, micro-drilling industry is also very optimistic about the prospects for development, the acquisition will allow five Non-ferrous ore carbide micro-drilling in the area of production developed by leaps and bounds. The official also said that the acquisition of Germany HPTec company, Minmetals Nonferrous tungsten industry will continue to high-tech and high value-added product development to provide a good opportunity to further downstream integration tool industry provides a good opportunity to promote Minmetals Nonferrous the tungsten industry to the further development of deep processing industry, improve the effective distribution of tungsten industry chain.

Create a network Google Google dream of a decisive battle smart phone four weapons

Browser is the only pipeline network, and network search engine is the main meeting point, the Web site contains information and services is a network of marine water droplets, a Didi countless droplets from the major search engines this point of convergence, Browser through this pipeline network convergence into the ocean. The network features: "The network is an all-round interactive information exchange platform in form, the network includes: face-to-face, the face, point-to-point and point opposite the full range of interactive information exchange; content, he Includes: text, data, voice, image and video. Terms of time, he has real-time and non-real-time two-tier properties, that is, a certain information to be present, it can also be a historical and from the target, he The object is no limit, as long as it is the information users want access to him. "Sites and elements of nature. The whole site to be reflected in two ways, one is the provision of information, and the other is to provide services for each site nothing more than this, they separate or performance, or for a mixture of both. The arrival of 3G era to era to the computer network to the mobile phone network era, the era of the mobile phone network terminal equipment for mobile phone networks, four of the most basic, must have the software system, they are: mobile operating systems, mobile phone browser , Mobile phones and search engine input method. Phone operating system, the phone software is the foundation of all other software applications on your mobile phone platform, no phone operating system, there is no other cell phone software applications, mobile browser, is the only access to the network, not here Is not on the Internet, have access to the Internet phone is not 3 G mobile phones, mobile search engine, the search engine is the most extensive application of the Internet age, the role of one of the largest application software, is the main source of information access, is extremely inconvenient for the operation of the 3 G mobile phones More so, the phone number of keyboard input, 3 G mobile phone is the realization of human-computer basis for dialogue, computer applications in human-machine dialogue is to build on the foundation, in addition to standard through the application of the mouse clicks to complete the outside Such as click on the shortcut menu or icon, the other can only rely on the input method to achieve human-machine dialogue, and keyboard input is the most reliable and the most extensive input methods, and the rest either voice or handwriting input are Has his limitations and the immaturity of the technology. Phone operating system, software applications platform, all the mobile phone software applications, operating systems are built on this platform, the open operating system, users can freely determine their need for the installation of application software; existing There are two main operating system, one is closed, he represented the early Symbian, 3 G mobile phone software main problem is that the operating system, the current mainstream mobile phone operating system (赛trip), led by Nokia is the cell phone industry Union engage in a closed out the phone operating system, third-party software is not free in its last installation. Microsoft's wince open phone operating system, the direction is undoubtedly correct, but the details, there is still significant shortcomings, first of all is his lack of stability, easily made the collapse, which is often said of the Dead, 2. He required the use of resources too, although the hardware is in constant development, but the volume of mobile phones and computers, after all, can not be compared to the small size of achieving large volume of functions, in terms of hardware or a significant cost issue , To the last, Symbian new version of the smart phone operating system only to the open. As Symbian OS is open from Symbian mobile operating system developed from the closed, compared to Windows CE, PALM, for its part, the main features of performance in communications are more advantages, and, because of its design concept is "the use of electronic Products can be as simple as eating cheese ", so the operating system occupies less system resources, power consumption is relatively small, the storage space occupied machines less, but the Pocket PC functions are relatively inferior performance, function has not So rich, and third-party software support is not very many. Phone browser Browser, is the only access to the network, Huashan Road, the ancient one that can say that no browser, no modern network applications, network applications with the proportion of the continuous high growth rate, the application of the browser Has been a trend to desktop applications, a pc on the big-screen machines do not become a problem on the network access, even a small screen of the mobile Internet fatal, a computer used by the Internet users found that even when the Internet using a mobile phone On the web browser is so difficult, it is because the phone itself on the performance of the hardware limitations, it decided to phone browser features. In this respect the real leader, whether it is ACCESS, Opare or computer overlord of the Microsoft browser can not solve all the problems, can solve this problem is only the illusion ME mobile phone browser technology to solve the phone The limitations of small screen width of the obstacles here, but it did not achieve practical application, a bit distant water can not save the flavor of a nearby fire. 3 G mobile phone in age, "who controls the mobile phone browser, will control the commanding heights of 3 G era." National Center of Information Industry issued a safety management: "" mobile phone browser's security and development of countermeasures, "the official article in the mobile phone browser design the key:" mobile phone browser There are two main patterns: First, the browser itself First read the Web page and through the re-publishing, Web page's content will be converted into similar to a WAP page layout and the other is through the zoom display, to a lesser display screen displayed on Web pages in whole or in part. These are different emphases, respectively, to quickly retrieve and user-friendly as the major goal. How to effectively address the speed and ease of contradictions, as the current mobile phone browser design the key. "National security management centre of the Ministry of Information Industry this view is in fact the author cited the view (the view is the author after the invention of the Internet for the public, see" "Yabao" mobile phone browser "/ in Puritan), but also The author was designed fantasy ME phone browser's mind, rapid retrieval and user-friendly, the two must move on the phone to a contradiction in the form of current users. How to resolve this contradiction, a mobile browser design the key Lie. Phone search engine Key words for the core technology to the second generation of search engines have been on board the pc it is力不从心, 3 G to the era of the small screen on the phone, is becoming increasingly obvious contradictions, As a result of various vertical search version of the mobile search engine ran out of However, vertical search pc over-ran in the big-screen users are unable to meet the needs of the search, how can count on them to mobile phone users to search meet the demand? »Mobile search and search the computer is a great difference , Is mainly caused by two reasons, a mobile phone screen is far smaller than the computer screen, which means that in one of the screen can only display a few elements, namely: the computer search, a show 10 Search results of the status quo, to move to the phone, he can only display a screen 1-2 Results (depending on the size of the screen may be), for the average low-end small screen phone, perhaps even a search results in a screen of , Have shown that Buwan, the computer to search in the area of the massive show results on the screen and show its will by the end users will find it more difficult for entry to the mainstream mobile phones is another reason for operating or keyboard operation , The majority of mobile phone is not the mouse functions, in the number of mobile phone on the keyboard only to operate, making the operation very inconvenient, so, based on the above reasons, integrated search engine on mobile phones simple to transplant the model is obviously a major flaw, It can only be a last resort and the expediency - is better than no search engine is better. Let us look at the mobile phone search in the application of the current mobile search, mainly for the WAP service vertical search, as opposed to the content of search terms WEB, WAP services and search the content of rare, Strong-free use, but when the 3 G to force them to shift WEB, immediately exposed its shortcomings, even if the use of vertical search pattern to search for content on the WEB, drawn by the massive search results will also produce its deadly Yingshang And vertical search of another Yingshang - and more people unable to remember the vertical search engines to switch between, the inconvenience to the operation of mobile phone, computer vertical search more than fatal. Phone input method Keyboard input in the digital era, from those who do not know why the input of the foreigner Pinyinwenzi users a bit at a loss, in the original pc plane on the standard keyboard match the 26 letters on the keyboard even in the digital produced a re-code, the letters Entered into a number of (keyboard) Pinyinwenzi times actually become an obstacle to enter, this is the computer age foreigner who can not imagine, can not enter because of problems, resulting in many manufacturers bluntly on the computer keyboard to move to the standard phone On the use, importation, but the thumb, the keyboard is obviously not applicable, even though he can solve the 26 letters on the keyboard in a number of re-code problems. In input on the issue, as early as in China because of the computer era is suffering from the keyboard input method problems, technical accumulation is the world's most abundant, is expected to figure in the keyboard input method one step ahead, to resolve the importation of Pinyinwenzi问题. Google's network aims to dominate the network, Google's 3 G network layout: on the phone to see Google's ambition is not on the field, Google free mobile phone, mobile phone platforms, mobile browser, as the skills involved in the search engine and mobile phone input method, its main The direction is very uncertain. Google launches Android phone software platform, operating system closed model will be broken: Google in the U.S. Eastern Time on November 5 announced the establishment of 34 enterprises from participating in the open mobile alliance (OHA, Open Handset Alliance), Also, in about November 12 Japan released a software development kit (development kit), "using Google's own interpretation, the project is a complete mobile phone software programmes (total mobile soft stack), including middleware, SDK, critical applications, Linux Kernel four Part. "Since the 5th announced the establishment of OHA since, Google has stressed its involvement in the field of mobile phone" not to do gPhone ", but to launch an application to the development of the open platform for other subjects to design and manufacture of" 10 million gPhone ". Android platform stressed that the "openness", and had also used open-source (opensource) of the Linux kernel of different enterprises or organizations, Android also open based on the Linux kernel over the development tools, mean that middleware is in the form of Mobile platform to promote and ultimately to the upper application developers a unified content, thus ensuring the portability and diversity of content. Google has in the development of mobile browser: 2007, the U.S. company access to Google in a web browser security flaws in the outstanding reputation of Poland joining the hackers. Thus, has registered the domain name gbrowser.com Google Inc. is secretly developing browser rumors again Bujingerzou, Google invited to the safety of this industry expert named Michael Zhalesiji (Zalewski), is a 26-year-old The Poles, he joined Google, in charge of information security, it is learnt that, Google has set up in Boston a special research and development centers, and plans to develop a new mobile phone browser. Google's mobile search engine: GOOGLE phone integrated search, Kai-fu Lee to describe this is the integration of search GOOGLE: the integration of our search is such a purpose, the concept of integration is to search a variety of information sources with either an image or Maps, restaurant information or page very good sort, when you like to see a picture of, for example, search for "nest" when the picture in front of Jay when the songs in front of the seizure of the Yangtze River on the 7th When the top critics of information. Mobile search and integration of search is to search the entire Internet is not limited to the part of their ranking based on user habits will be different, perhaps, in mobile search, map or looking for shops, restaurants are mobile users Interested, they will automatically be the top of today's mobile search and content of the highest utilization rate is not some sort do not quite perfect, users continue to use our good premise to sort Yuezuo Yue We believe that mobile search and PC search the same majority of the potential results, based on your personal or geographical location or habits of the past to do a more reasonable sort, in the long run, mobile search more precise sort of space, Mobile search because you know the location know the habits of the past existence of the phone, when the next one day use this information when targeted will be very good and accurate results recommend to you, for example, in a street in Guangzhou Search for lunch, it will rank near the restaurant, for example, know that you like to eat Cantonese or Sichuan cuisine, will be long-term you would like to eat the top of the dish, a long-term perspective is optimistic about the mobile search, Google Greater China President Kai-fu Lee said, Google plans to five years become China's Internet search market leader. Google's mobile search engine input method: Google introduced the computer version of the Google Pinyin input method, Kai-fu Lee made it clear that: Google will develop Google phone Pinyin input method used in the first or Gphone, Kai-fu Lee said: For example, today's Did not enter the operating system, not how the user input method is used, there is a global development, that is to say, many of our global R & D are together, so we feel that a lot of valuable items, we will do, so after Global use, does not mean that China is only suitable for use. At this point, mobile phone network in the area of armed to the teeth with the Google empire will be the basis of its four weapons - the opening of the new mobile operating systems - Android phone software platform, has never seen the Google phone browser, as the specialty skills The Google search engine and mobile phones do not know how effective the Google phone Pinyin input method, plus a formidable Feidao - free Google phone, Google mobile phone network in the field of competition Linran advantage, in theory, Google has Yinyinyueyue appeared on the cell phone network in the king of the digital era.

2008/07/16

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, who would become the next winner

Since February 1, the global IT industry a smoke, full of color and violence cunning population of fraud. Truth and the truth, no one said not! People concerned that the war hero Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, who will become the future really the biggest winner. Dan Burrows2 on 6 in SmartMoney, wrote that: Even though Google (GOOG) publicly denounced Microsoft (MSFT) on Yahoo (YHOO) acquisition, but its own stock price has encountered setbacks, since last August for the first time below 500 U.S. dollars mark. But any major acquisition is always difficult, not to mention the trap that is full of variables and the acquisition, it is estimated that Google's managers are secretly pleased. Even if the transaction (a bold assumption), the two main rival Google also may be several years of difficult integration of the drag down. If the views of some big, it may be the shareholders of the company. Market intelligence company Endpoint Technologies Associates president Roger - Kay (Roger Kay): "Google must be opposed, but this is homeopathy and for, but if I Google in the conference room, I might say: 'We should show Zuolibuan to look, but in reality not to intervene, let matters drift. " Roger - Kay (Roger Kay) that the average time-consuming large-scale mergers and acquisitions for two years, and this case is more complicated than most. Yahoo in Silicon Valley and Microsoft headquarters in Redmond in Washington, the two cultures are different, technical and marketing teams also need to re-match and integration. Yahoo is relying on large number of open source software operations, while Microsoft Windows is conducted through the operation of the two carriers to the terminal integrated way, technically is a major challenge. He said: "This is Microsoft employees speaking, would be an unprecedented project, the difficulties may arise is also daunting. Even if they succeed, they must also spread a lot of energy, so as to be brought to Google By the machine. " Citigroup analyst Mark - Mahaney (Mark Mahaney) in last Friday Microsoft announced the acquisition of information wrote: "If this transaction will change the habits of users, the Google is substantial negative. But we do not Microsoft and Yahoo that the marriage can change the user's behavior and, in fact, Google in the acquisition process may have caused uncertainty in the market to expand market share. " The next problem is that the combination of this reluctance can be successful when married » Canaccord Adams analyst Peter - Mi Zeke (Peter Misek) Monday wrote that if the merger successful, the relative Google's competitive edge could come as early as the 2009 show. If the United States and taking into account the possibility of European anti-monopoly, is likely to reach a deal later postponed. Bank of America (Bank of America) will be Yahoo's stock Tuesday from "buy" from "neutral", saying that "the acquisition will face the United States in particular, the European regulatory scrutiny, it might lead to successful transactions next time delay." Microsoft's biggest problem is how to piles of cash into investment, in the next 10 years continued high returns. But billions of dollars will be difficult to see Zaxiang Yahoo will receive such an effect. Microsoft a total of five operations, all of these businesses are dependent on the company's core products: Windows and Office. Microsoft's online division is not just Google and Yahoo a chance, but the company is the only loss of the sector. At the same time, Yahoo has been declining over the years, Google occupation of market share, in social networking and other Web 2.0 innovation pay Baijuan. Every wrong, Yahoo is the Internet's most-place, but it is only a portal, is on the concept of the 1990s. In the conversion strategy, the company has done no better than Microsoft, despite its hardware and software are usually not the quality of the original boasted so good. However, if we hear CEO Steve - Steve Ballmer (Steve Ballmer) acquisition of Yahoo's praise of the opportunities and benefits, it is clear he is only in Ziwotaozui. Holders of Microsoft shares Hardesty Capital Management senior portfolio manager Dave - Sidifusen (Dave Stepherson), said: "Everyone in the deal said how how good, I do not know what they want to. This is not a goal Layup, and even than a 3-pointer to far. Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo's results, I think the most one plus one equals one. " What is ironic is that Microsoft's embrace of the open-ended opportunity happens to be the shareholders just to see signs of improvement. Mainly due to Windows Vista and Office 2007 release, the company has outstanding performance for two consecutive quarters, and this growth momentum will not disappear within the short term. While Xbox 360 has finally begun profit sector. Over the years the company does not stop just before the stock price has improved. Now, MicroHoo the haze might in the foreseeable future to generate pressure on stock prices. Sidifusen that: "Microsoft shares have lost market four years running. Just like in the desert after the long journey, Oasis have finally seen the front, we finally have the water to drink. Then Microsoft made this decision. An inflatable, Oasis disappeared. We are now thinking is that if the transaction continues, we may sell the shares of Microsoft. Acquisition for us, it is not too much significance. " And in my humble opinion, they will not be a true winner! February 6, 2007 China Radio International: Over the past few years, the world's largest retailer - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. because of the U.S. treatment of employees has been criticized, even more so in U.S. history and become the largest class-action suit in the defendant: the U.S. Federal 9th On the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals approved the prosecution of seven women Wal-Mart sex discrimination case upgraded to the class-action suit, which means that the number of plaintiffs will reach 1.6 million, they are Wal-Mart's former and current employees. The lawsuit entangled with the Wal-Mart, this ruling is a major setback encountered, not only will fall into the status of the long-running case, but could face huge compensation, but also to critics and competitors are happy . Therefore, Wal-Mart spokesman had to admit,这桩class-action suit Wal-Mart is now the most important cases. February 6, 2007 Beijing Business News: Jinian Lei Yue experiencing a trademark lawsuit, Apple has finally returned to the trademark of Apple's embrace. 6, Apple Computer and the Beatles record company Apple is pleased to announce that they have reached a settlement and signed a "Apple" Apple name and logo use rights of the new agreement replaces the agreement they signed in 1991 Agreement. Under the new agreement, Apple will hold all the "Apple" trademark, and some of Apple trademark licensed to record companies for their continued use. Since the two sides declared reconciliation, the two companies is a trademark lawsuit naturally come to an end, the two sides will bear their own legal fees. At the same time, Apple's iTunes will continue to use its name and logo, but the two sides reconciliation in terms of the specific content has not yet announced. Apple CEO Steve Jobs commented: "We love Beatles, on the trademark dispute with them is a painful thing. Am pleased to be able to take a positive approach to solve the problem, It also eliminates the future the possibility of greater differences. " Apple's record company manager Nierasi Pina Er on behalf of shareholders to comment on the settlement also said: "able to resolve this dispute and to continue to move forward is really a big Kuaishi." However, the two companies In a joint statement did not mention when the band's songs on Jiake Chong download problems. Published in January this year, Apple's first mobile phone iPhone, Jobs in the iPhone on a special broadcast of a Jiake Chong Band songs, some analysts think that this shows that the band was no longer distance digital remote. Dear Friends of Bo, thank you to read every day Kan licensing. A well-known in Japan said: "Japan is the face of Zuolian Matsushita Electric, Toyota Motor Youlian is." Strong brand, the country is strong. Brand economy is related to the entire society Economic, brands are increasingly becoming news the focus of attention. Wenzhou from the burning of shoes to Japan dumplings, from Pepsi to Coca-Cola's game, Microsoft announced the acquisition of Yahoo from Google to take the initiative to the war, will be able to see the power of brands. Brand News Omnipresent, I sincerely hope to get

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