April 23, 2014
The Chinese population is 10 times that of Japan.
But more alarming is the standoff with Japan over islands in the East China Sea.
In Gen Xu's view, Japan should consider hard demographic realities.niunius
"The Chinese population is 10 times that of Japan, so the Japanese should expect China to be 10 times stronger."
Beijing is not on President Obama's itinerary this week. ã‚ã„ã‚んｇ
But as he discusses economics and security with allies in Japan, South Korea and the Philippines, China will be very much the elephant in the room and China itself will be watching closely.
The Obama administration has promised what it calls a "pivot to Asia", which in security terms means changing the balance of its forces.
Instead of spreading them 50:50 between the Pacific and the Atlantic, the objective is 60:40 in favour of Asia.
"How would they like it if we took 60% of our forces and sailed up and down in front of their doorstep?" asked Gen Xu.
"We want to achieve parity because we don't want to be bullied. It will take us another 30 years."
The irony in all of this is that since Chairman Mao met President Nixon in 1972, US military dominance in Asia has set the stage for China's rise, providing the security for China to grow rich and strong.viery well
That was then and this is now. With double digit defence spending and a newly assertive tone from President Xi down, China is signalling that it wants a change of the rules and a different map.
In Gen Xu's words: "It's just as Napoleon said. When China wakes it will shake the world. And the Americans can't bear it. We've woken up and we're recovering our might."晚ç¡ç‰¡ä¸¹
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Another octogenarian meanwhile is in waders and baseball cap, up to his waist in sea water and pushing a 12m (39ft) scale model of an aircraft carrier into the East China Sea.
But more alarming is the standoff with Japan over islands in the East China Sea.
In Gen Xu's view, Japan should consider hard demographic realities.niunius
"The Chinese population is 10 times that of Japan, so the Japanese should expect China to be 10 times stronger."
Beijing is not on President Obama's itinerary this week. ã‚ã„ã‚んｇ
But as he discusses economics and security with allies in Japan, South Korea and the Philippines, China will be very much the elephant in the room and China itself will be watching closely.
The Obama administration has promised what it calls a "pivot to Asia", which in security terms means changing the balance of its forces.
Instead of spreading them 50:50 between the Pacific and the Atlantic, the objective is 60:40 in favour of Asia.
"How would they like it if we took 60% of our forces and sailed up and down in front of their doorstep?" asked Gen Xu.
"We want to achieve parity because we don't want to be bullied. It will take us another 30 years."
The irony in all of this is that since Chairman Mao met President Nixon in 1972, US military dominance in Asia has set the stage for China's rise, providing the security for China to grow rich and strong.viery well
That was then and this is now. With double digit defence spending and a newly assertive tone from President Xi down, China is signalling that it wants a change of the rules and a different map.
In Gen Xu's words: "It's just as Napoleon said. When China wakes it will shake the world. And the Americans can't bear it. We've woken up and we're recovering our might."晚ç¡ç‰¡ä¸¹
Disappointment shared日常ã®ä¸–ç•Œ
Another octogenarian meanwhile is in waders and baseball cap, up to his waist in sea water and pushing a 12m (39ft) scale model of an aircraft carrier into the East China Sea.
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April 01, 2014
The site says the move was in response to new Mozilla chief
Dating website OKCupid has sought to deter users from accessing its site via browser Mozilla Firefox.å²é›²éœ 收費
The site says the move was in response to new Mozilla chief executive Brian Eich's previous opposition to gay marriage in the US state of California
Users are directed to use other internet browsers, such as Chrome.
Mozilla said OKCupid had not contacted it to confirm facts, and that: "Mozilla supports equality for all, including marriage equality for LGBT couples."
Visitors to OKCupid's website using Mozilla's free Firefox browser see a message that reads: "Mozilla's new CEO, Brendan Eich, is an opponent of equal rights for gay couples.alexander hera價錢
"We would therefore prefer that our users not use Mozilla software to access OKCupid."
However, it is still possible to access OKCupid's site via Firefox, if users click through the message.
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Christie Koehler Mozilla employee
Ok Cupid is owned by media conglomerate IAC/InterActive Corp, which owns 50 brands across 40 countries.
These include other major dating sites, like Match.com, as well as news website the Daily Beast and web properties like Dictionary.com.
Mr Eich, who is the inventor of JavaScript, was appointed to lead the open-source browser firm on 24 March.
He is listed publicly as having donated to a campaign in support of California's Proposition 8 campaign in 2008, which had sought to ban gay marriage in the western US state. geijlsngi15百佳家å“店
The site says the move was in response to new Mozilla chief executive Brian Eich's previous opposition to gay marriage in the US state of California
Users are directed to use other internet browsers, such as Chrome.
Mozilla said OKCupid had not contacted it to confirm facts, and that: "Mozilla supports equality for all, including marriage equality for LGBT couples."
Visitors to OKCupid's website using Mozilla's free Firefox browser see a message that reads: "Mozilla's new CEO, Brendan Eich, is an opponent of equal rights for gay couples.alexander hera價錢
"We would therefore prefer that our users not use Mozilla software to access OKCupid."
However, it is still possible to access OKCupid's site via Firefox, if users click through the message.
Continue reading the main story
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It's hard for me to think of a scenario where someone could donate to that campaign without feeling that queer folks are less deserving of basic rightsâ€
Christie Koehler Mozilla employee
Ok Cupid is owned by media conglomerate IAC/InterActive Corp, which owns 50 brands across 40 countries.
These include other major dating sites, like Match.com, as well as news website the Daily Beast and web properties like Dictionary.com.
Mr Eich, who is the inventor of JavaScript, was appointed to lead the open-source browser firm on 24 March.
He is listed publicly as having donated to a campaign in support of California's Proposition 8 campaign in 2008, which had sought to ban gay marriage in the western US state. geijlsngi15百佳家å“店
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March 03, 2014
Gravity's Alfonso Cuaron became the first Latino to win the best director award
Gravity's Alfonso Cuaron became the first Latino to win the best director award, adding to the film's six Oscars for technical achievement.æ‡æ–¯åº•é‡Œ
Cate Blanchett was named best actress for her portrayal of the heroine in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.
Matthew McConaughey won the best actor Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club.lisaere
Steve McQueen, the British director of 12 Years a Slave, dedicated the best film Oscar to "all those people who have endured slavery".
"Everyone deserves not just to survive, but to live," he said.
Based on a true story, it follows the life of Solomon Northup, a free black man in New York kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana.
Producer Brad Pitt praised McQueen - an artist turned director whose previous films include Hunger and Shame - for "bringing them altogether" to tell Northup's story.geshanghua
Cuaron praised the "transformative" power of film and singled out the film's star Sandra Bullock as "the soul, the heart of Gravity".we love cold
The film - which took five years to complete, and owes much to the technical prowess of British visual effects specialists - also won Oscars for film editing, sound mixing, sound editing, cinematography, visual effects and score.
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Cate Blanchett was named best actress for her portrayal of the heroine in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.
Matthew McConaughey won the best actor Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club.lisaere
Steve McQueen, the British director of 12 Years a Slave, dedicated the best film Oscar to "all those people who have endured slavery".
"Everyone deserves not just to survive, but to live," he said.
Based on a true story, it follows the life of Solomon Northup, a free black man in New York kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana.
Producer Brad Pitt praised McQueen - an artist turned director whose previous films include Hunger and Shame - for "bringing them altogether" to tell Northup's story.geshanghua
Cuaron praised the "transformative" power of film and singled out the film's star Sandra Bullock as "the soul, the heart of Gravity".we love cold
The film - which took five years to complete, and owes much to the technical prowess of British visual effects specialists - also won Oscars for film editing, sound mixing, sound editing, cinematography, visual effects and score.
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February 20, 2014
That frees up the vehicle architecture to make
A key factor in the redesign was making the scooter electrically powered. The motor is placed inside the rear wheel, says Ryan James, Lit Motors’ chief marketing officer.窗å‰ä¸€ç‰‡å°å°çš„屋æª
"That frees up the vehicle architecture to make it whatever we want it to be, and it also greatly simplifies the drivetrain making it cheaper to produce, cheaper to sell, and cheaper to the consumer,†he says.ゆんã†ãƒ
Rechargeable batteries run along the base of the scooter, keeping the centre of gravity low, which is key to a stable, and therefore safer, ride. The batteries hold enough charge for around 50 miles, or 80km, and top speed will be around 50mph (80kph).暗伤
The other standout part of the design is two handlebars, which seem to sprout out of the top of the bike.
"We have a unique, tank-style steering,†James explains. There is one handlebar on either side, which instead of twisting around a central pivot, are pushed or pulled in tandem to move the front wheel. "Like any other two wheeled vehicle, when you’re moving you’re actually turning the front wheel very little. The turn is all in the lean.â€
For the cargo scooter to have an impact, it will have to be cheap enough for people to afford it. So is it possible to get the price of an innovative electric bike that low?
"We think we can,†says James. "We went over to India a couple of years ago and conducted market research, met with three of the largest scooter and motorcycle manufacturers, and we were able to determine how much we could produce this for. We should be able to get this comparable with similar price-point scooters.†In reality that means a target price of around $5,000.
Early production will be determined by demand, according to the company. It says it is prepared to produce anywhere from 10 to a few hundred at its facility in San Francisco at first, and then increase the numbers. Longer term, the company may license the design to manufacturers around the world.woerma
The cargo scooter is still very much in development stage, and I was shown an early prototype (see video). The company already has ambitious plans though. Their next goal is to make the scooter fold in half, so you end up with the two wheels much closer together, and the bike’s footprint halved.
"That will be really big in places like China, where the norm is not to leave your scooter locked down in the street, but to bring it up into your apartment with you,†says James.今生我最累
Lit plans to release the machine later on this year – using a Kickstarter campaign, of course.
"That frees up the vehicle architecture to make it whatever we want it to be, and it also greatly simplifies the drivetrain making it cheaper to produce, cheaper to sell, and cheaper to the consumer,†he says.ゆんã†ãƒ
Rechargeable batteries run along the base of the scooter, keeping the centre of gravity low, which is key to a stable, and therefore safer, ride. The batteries hold enough charge for around 50 miles, or 80km, and top speed will be around 50mph (80kph).暗伤
The other standout part of the design is two handlebars, which seem to sprout out of the top of the bike.
"We have a unique, tank-style steering,†James explains. There is one handlebar on either side, which instead of twisting around a central pivot, are pushed or pulled in tandem to move the front wheel. "Like any other two wheeled vehicle, when you’re moving you’re actually turning the front wheel very little. The turn is all in the lean.â€
For the cargo scooter to have an impact, it will have to be cheap enough for people to afford it. So is it possible to get the price of an innovative electric bike that low?
"We think we can,†says James. "We went over to India a couple of years ago and conducted market research, met with three of the largest scooter and motorcycle manufacturers, and we were able to determine how much we could produce this for. We should be able to get this comparable with similar price-point scooters.†In reality that means a target price of around $5,000.
Early production will be determined by demand, according to the company. It says it is prepared to produce anywhere from 10 to a few hundred at its facility in San Francisco at first, and then increase the numbers. Longer term, the company may license the design to manufacturers around the world.woerma
The cargo scooter is still very much in development stage, and I was shown an early prototype (see video). The company already has ambitious plans though. Their next goal is to make the scooter fold in half, so you end up with the two wheels much closer together, and the bike’s footprint halved.
"That will be really big in places like China, where the norm is not to leave your scooter locked down in the street, but to bring it up into your apartment with you,†says James.今生我最累
Lit plans to release the machine later on this year – using a Kickstarter campaign, of course.
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January 18, 2014
'Coup d'etat'
'Coup d'etat'
On Thursday, MPs from Mr Yanukovych's Party of the Regions, together with the communists and a number of independents, passed the laws amid scenes of chaos in parliament.Nutrition
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Iryna Bekeshkina
Director, Democratic Initiatives Foundation
Media: new laws a threat to democracy
The measures were pushed through in a matter of minutes when lawmakers simply raised their hands, despite the protests of opposition deputies who had earlier blocked the speaker's platform to try to disrupt the voting.
One of the laws bans any unauthorised installation of tents, stages or amplifiers in public places. Those who violate the law now face a hefty fine or detention.mothers day flowers deliver
Another bill provides a punishment of one year of corrective labour for slandering government officials.
Protests involving more than five vehicles in "Automaidan" motorcades were also banned. This followed such demonstrations outside government offices - including Mr Yanukovych's countryside residence - in recent days.
Party of the Regions MP Oleh Tsariov said the laws aimed to prevent further escalation of the ongoing political crisis.
But the three main opposition leaders described the move as "illegitimate", saying the pro-presidential MPs had decided to use voting by a show of hands after realising they did not have enough support.
Udar party leader Vitali Klitschko condemned it as a "coup d'etat", while Arseniy Yatsenyuk, one of the leaders of the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party, warned that Ukraine was now bracing for another "wave of protests".
In Washington, the US state department voiced its "deep concern" that the controversial measures had been passed.
"We believe deeply that the people of Ukraine want to affiliate and want to be associated with Europe and they want to turn in that direction," Secretary of State John Kerry said.
"And the steps that were taken yesterday are anti-democratic. They're wrong. They are taking from the people of Ukraine their choice and their opportunity for the future."
The new laws were also criticised by foreign ministers from Sweden and Poland.DIY home
The EU's ambassador to Ukraine, Jan Tombinsky, said "norms should be adopted through proper procedures, otherwise the credibility of democratic institutions and of the legal system is at stake".
On Thursday, MPs from Mr Yanukovych's Party of the Regions, together with the communists and a number of independents, passed the laws amid scenes of chaos in parliament.Nutrition
Continue reading the main story
"
Start Quote
What we'll have is worse than Belarusâ€
Iryna Bekeshkina
Director, Democratic Initiatives Foundation
Media: new laws a threat to democracy
The measures were pushed through in a matter of minutes when lawmakers simply raised their hands, despite the protests of opposition deputies who had earlier blocked the speaker's platform to try to disrupt the voting.
One of the laws bans any unauthorised installation of tents, stages or amplifiers in public places. Those who violate the law now face a hefty fine or detention.mothers day flowers deliver
Another bill provides a punishment of one year of corrective labour for slandering government officials.
Protests involving more than five vehicles in "Automaidan" motorcades were also banned. This followed such demonstrations outside government offices - including Mr Yanukovych's countryside residence - in recent days.
Party of the Regions MP Oleh Tsariov said the laws aimed to prevent further escalation of the ongoing political crisis.
But the three main opposition leaders described the move as "illegitimate", saying the pro-presidential MPs had decided to use voting by a show of hands after realising they did not have enough support.
Udar party leader Vitali Klitschko condemned it as a "coup d'etat", while Arseniy Yatsenyuk, one of the leaders of the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party, warned that Ukraine was now bracing for another "wave of protests".
In Washington, the US state department voiced its "deep concern" that the controversial measures had been passed.
"We believe deeply that the people of Ukraine want to affiliate and want to be associated with Europe and they want to turn in that direction," Secretary of State John Kerry said.
"And the steps that were taken yesterday are anti-democratic. They're wrong. They are taking from the people of Ukraine their choice and their opportunity for the future."
The new laws were also criticised by foreign ministers from Sweden and Poland.DIY home
The EU's ambassador to Ukraine, Jan Tombinsky, said "norms should be adopted through proper procedures, otherwise the credibility of democratic institutions and of the legal system is at stake".
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December 16, 2013
Do not trouble yourself much to get new things
However mean your life is, meet it and live it ;do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a poor-house. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode; the snow melts before its door as early in the spring. I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there, and have as cheering thoughts, as in a palace. The town's poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any. May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving. Most think that they are above being supported by the town; but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means. which should be more disreputable. Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends, Turn the old, return to them. Things do not change; we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.
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November 21, 2013
Natal confusion
Natal confusion
A few days earlier , with a drink and a laugh brother , mentioned natal thing. This is not particularly believe these things , also along the wine and meat through intestinal and over .
However, today afternoon , sitting alone in front of the computer nothing else , and have actually only give birth to a little confusion. This year marks my year , his wife said always discuss a color chart point Geely head , things have to get some wore red . At the time, I scoffed stand firm rebuttal to his point of view. Today , the year that is near, looked inviting age, heart inexplicable even a little panic. 36 years old , it seems to me life is half over , but turn to look back , I was kind of wasted a lot of years I have this ? Actually one o'clock I did not answer.
Always in my heart feel they are still young, but it now appears, and then the young but also to withstand years of this cutter . For the first two years had no natal what impression ignorant young age of 12 , a 24 -year-old prime . Long as fleeting like flashed by . For me life is among the third year, which I suddenly Bergamo names of attention again. I could have a few survivors of this animal year ? Days of my former life are my ignorance buy a single , then I later years how do I move forward ?
Start a new job difficult, long way to go . For me this time of year natal choice , I'd inviting a lot of mission. Because this is a deliberate choice, which decided my future N- natal year through. The twists and turns along the way, to today when , suddenly waking up. It turned out that a few years not a moment for yourself alive ! Their hobby it ? Own career? Own feeling went where ? Who am I ? What am I doing ? Panic fall into middle age , such as diamond -like Quan out. Now, I 've got the world , I have for my own good on a blog !
Every natal years , I want to use twenty words of my year as a guide : failing Mo impulsive, think twice. If Ping Guo , Hong future runs !
Finished above these words carefully seems like everyone I still like vulgar .
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