En Memoria de Juan Antonio Samaranch Torelló (Barcelona, 17 de julio de 1920 – 21 de abril de 2010)
fue un empresario y político español.
En 1991 le fue concedido el título de marqués de Samaranch.
Entre 1980 y 2001 presidió el Comité Olímpico Internacional.
Biografía
Compaginó la práctica de diversos deportes (fue destacado jugador y entrenador de hockey sobre patines, boxeador, futbolista) con los estudios de profesor mercantil y se diplomó posteriormente en el Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa.
Fue periodista deportivo (enviado especial a Helsinki 52) y presidente de la Federación Española de Patinaje, además de jefe de la delegación española en varios JJOO desde Cortina d´Ampezzo 1956. Fue afiliado de Falange. Inició su carrera política como concejal de Deportes en el Ayuntamiento de Barcelona (1955-1962), organizando en dicha ciudad los II Juegos del Mediterráneo y posteriormente fue designado Delegado Nacional de Educación Física y Deportes (1967). En el año 1964 pasa a ser procurador en las Cortes franquistas donde estuvo presente en tres legislaturas, hasta 1977.
En 1973 fue nombrado presidente de la Diputación Provincial de Barcelona y cuatro años después embajador en la Unión Soviética y Mongolia (1977), momento en que era ya vicepresidente del Comité Olímpico Internacional (COI), organización en la que ingresó en 1966. Este cargo le propició la oportunidad de establecer en la Europa del Este los contactos políticos necesarios para poder alcanzar la Presidencia de la institución olímpica.
Presidencia del COI
Fue elegido Presidente del COI en la 83ª Sesión del Comité Olímpico Internacional celebrada en Moscú, previa a los Juegos Olímpicos de 1980, celebrada entre el 15 y el 18 de julio de ese mismo año. Entre sus logros más importantes se le reconoce haber acabado con el boicot político a los Juegos Olímpicos que vino produciéndose en anteriores ediciones (1976, 1980 y 1984).
Durante su mandato se permitió la participación de deportistas profesionales, lo cual estimuló un aumento en el nivel de competición de todos los países participantes. Otro de sus mayores logros fue sacar al movimiento olímpico de la bancarrota en la que se hallaba sumido al final de la década de 1970, cuando las ciudades empezaban a plantearse muy seriamente la rentabilidad de una candidatura. Samaranch concibió el patrocinio olímpico como algo global que se debía hacer desde el COI y no como hasta entonces desde la ciudad organizadora. En su haber está también el nuevo Museo Olímpico de Lausana.
En 1992 vio cumplido su sueño de albergar los JJOO en Barcelona, con gran éxito. Barcelona se enfrentó a Ámsterdam, París y otras ciudades postulantes. Esto fue en 1985.
En 1999 afrontó la crisis originada en el seno del COI debido a los escándalos en torno a Salt Lake City 2002.
En 2001, Samaranch no se presentó de nuevo a la presidencia, siendo sucedido por Jacques Rogge, y nombrado Presidente de Honor Vitalicio.
Galardones
En 1982 Se le premió con la Copa Stadium por la promoción del deporte español.
En 1985 recibió la Medalla de Oro de la Generalidad de Cataluña
En 1988 se le concedió el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de los Deportes así como el Premio de la Paz concedido por Corea del Sur.
Posee importantes colecciones de Arte, por lo que ha conseguido ser nombrado miembro de la Real Academia Catalana de Bellas Artes "de Sant Jordi".
Pertenece a la Académie Française des Sports.
En 1986 fue nombrado presidente de la entidad de crédito La Caixa, de la que ya era miembro consejero desde 1984.
En 1991 se le otorgó el título nobiliario de marqués de Samaranch.
Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad de Huelva
Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad Camilo José Cela (2002)
Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad Europea de Madrid (2009)
Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad de Alicante
Socio de Honor del Club Palomar de Santander
En 2000 se le concede el Collar de la Orden de Isabel la Católica.
Vida Familiar
Se casó el 1 de diciembre de 1955 con María Teresa Salisachs Rowe, conocida como "Bibis" (26 de diciembre de 1931 – 16 de septiembre de 2000), con la que tuvo una hija, María Teresa y un hijo, Juan Antonio, que es actualmente miembro del COI y vicepresidente de la Federación Internacional de Pentathlon Moderno. Su hija María Teresa es presidenta de la federación española de deportes de Hielo.
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To Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Earthquake in Haiti (Jan 12, 2010)
quand je peux plus rien voir , qu’est-ce que je peux faire je ne sens pas vraiment bien, quand tu veux partir
quand il y a des choses,quand il y a des mots, que tu touvrais dans ta maison
A y t-il une chance pour que tu chantes comme un ange qui dance Tu veux venir ou tu veux partir C’est a toi de decider Je resterai ici juste pour le soleil se leve |
On May 12, 2008, an earthquake of 8 magnitude struck in Sichuan. Everyone in China was shocked, and quickly became heartbroken as reported deaths climbed from 10,000 to 32,000 to more than 62,000 people. The death toll is still rising, and the number of injured and missing is many times more.
The Chinese people faced this disaster with compassion and courage. I was touched by the teacher who died forming a bridge with his body between two desks, protecting four surviving students under him, by the trapped child who told the rescue workers to save others first, and by the dying mother who texted her baby, "My Treasure: If you survive, always remember I love you." She died using her own body to shield her 3-month-old from harm. But don’t worry about this baby growing up without a family. Thousands of families in China have already volunteered to adopt earthquake orphans.
A brave executive took his weekend SUV, drove hundreds of miles, started digging, and saved several lives. A child used his hands to dig out two fellow students. His hands were severely injured, but his friends survived. Cab drivers turned their cars into ambulances and delivery trucks. More than 100,000 brave soldiers risked (and some gave) their lives to find every survivor.
At Google China, where I work, one team worked all night and built a "lost loved one" search to accurately find information about missing people in Sichuan. Another team put together a satellite image map to help the rescue effort, and to connect supply donors with rescue areas in need. Finally, a team made sure that when a user searched for "earthquake donations" or similar words, he or she could complete a donation in as little as one minute. Almost $1 million was donated in one week.
These are the heroes among us, whether they use an SUV, a shovel, a phone or a keyboard. Their heroic deeds and selflessness inspired me so deeply that I can recall only one other such occasion. It was 9/11 – I vividly remember the NYPD police officers, the firefighters, and of course the passengers and crew on United Flight 93.
As a Chinese American, I hope that the Chinese and the Americans will see that they have so much in common – their compassion, courage, ingenuity, generosity and grace. Amid recent differences between China and America, I hope that people will see that these heroic commonalities are much stronger than any differences, and will bind the two great peoples together. And I hope that these heroes from 9/11 and 5/12 will inspire all of us to turn our anxiety into courage, our misery into tenacity, and our sorrow into love.
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你微笑，不代表你想拥抱
你拥抱，不代表一切美好 如果说，梦想是一个气泡 至少我，能够触摸得到
我眼睛，看不见你的需要
你耳朵，听不到我的祈祷 如果说，天气都难以预告 爱的足迹往哪里找 我要对你多好，你要爱我多少
有什么重要，也许答案得 走过天涯海角，最后才知道
听得见你心在跳，最重要 Copyright Reserved by Cindy Liu
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May 19 ~ 21，2008
(黑莓) is a mobile email system designed and promoted by Canadian company Research In Motion(RIM). It suppports email、mobile phone、word messages、internet facsimile, web browsing and other wireless information services. It was invented in 1998，when RIM’s strategist thought the squeezed small standard English black keybroad on the little wireless product looks like seeds on the surface of strawberry，he gave it a name – Blackberry. My first use of BlackBerry was in 2005 when I worked for Goldman. Now, let’s take a look the uniqueness of BlackBerry new model 8800！
PRODUCT OUTLOOK
8800 is made by traditional Blackberry materials ：black piano baking varnish with metal frame outside. With the first glace，8800 is very much like a big black pearl，but definitely more durable. 8800 is about 114mm x 66mm x 15mm，and 134g. It has a QWERTY keybroad，an ALT key that can quickly access information and a high resolution screen(320×240). It can automatically control brightness to provide excellent visibility under all circonstances，at the same time it saves batteries. The distance between its opposite angles on screen is 2.4".
All applications are easy-to-use and all operations can be done manually. Its navigation interface can be controlled by pressing the center button of the keybroad. The voice dail button is located on the right side, the phone jack and the mini USB connection are on the left side. The power-on button and the mute/play/standby button are on the top of 8800. The MS card is under the back cover. If users wants to take out the card , it is no need to restart 8800. It is equipped with a leather carrying case，it can be put in the case when it is not in use. One thing is needed to be pointed out，under strong magnetic field ，it automatically turns itself to standby mode，and it will go back to normal mode under normal condition.
FUNCTIONS
Like early-designed Blackberry products ，8800 has powerful communication function and efficient information transmission function. In terms of communication times，by far the longest conversation of GSM8800 is 4 h 50 mins. In term of battery life, it surpasses other similar products. In the late night, it can be switched off.
8800 has an highly advanced internal system，although its user interface looks very ordinary. It can save PIM data information such as Microsoft Outlook. In its telephone book，numbers and addresses can be saved in different categories. But it cannot save birthdays，this is a pity. All records from the first to the last can be found by keybroad operation. At the same time，it can show records in list form. 8800’s phone connection is very fast，any key on the keybroad can be speed dialer key.
8800 also supports some common functions，e.g. Bluetooth2.0 and USB connection. To secure driver’s safety，Bluetooth 2.0 can be used with Advanced Car Kit. 8800 can connect to PC for interface management. Its data transmission is slower than EV-DO. More，it can transfer files from PC，upload music from PC，download the latest firmwares upgrade from the internet.
USER INTERFACE
8800’s user interface looks like that of MicrosoftWindows DOS. But the screen cannot support Linux-based user interface at all. However，it has certain advantages. For instance，it can connect to PC easily to realise further functions. 8800 provides an user-defined interface. It supports Autotext function，users can change the size of characters，even font，including black and Italics. There are about 100 themes avaiable in 8800，and background pictures on standby screen can be chnaged easily. The main menu，on 8800，is very presentable. Different icons represent differenct functions，all icons can be shown or hiden. Users can use “Show All” order to view file list.
TO SUM
I do think 8800 is an excellent mobile phone because its extremely easy-to-use interface and powerful communication functions. It is a state to art intelligent handset. Most importantly, its powerful word input scheme and newly-designed navigation menu bring us a freshing experience.
Chinese showbiz rarely produces icons. Sure, there are the dozen or so movie actors who can carry a film, and the odd rocker who fills a stadium. But seldom does a face on China‘s small screen really stand out. Which helps explain how a 21-year-old Sichuanese music student named Li Yuchun has become one of the most popular figures in China. In August 2005, Li won a televised American Idol-like singing contest produced by Hunan province’s Entertainment Channel and bearing its own inimitable name: "Mongolian Cow Sour Yogurt Super Girl’s Voice." (Its sponsor makes yogurt.) The show drew the largest audiences in the history of Chinese television.
The Li phenomenon, however, goes far beyond her voice, which even the most ardent fans admit is pretty weak: her vocal range drifts between Cher territory and that place your little brother’s voice went the summer before seventh grade. As a dancer, she’s not much better. Hei Nan, one of the event’s judges, told the Guangzhou Daily that Li was "the worst of the top six in terms of singing skills," but noted that she garnered the most audience votes.
What Li did possess was attitude, originality and a proud androgyny that defied Chinese norms. During the tryouts—in which 150,000 contestants were winnowed to 15—Li wore loose jeans and a black button-down shirt, with no make-up and the haircut (and body) of David Bowie during his Space Oddity phase. She auditioned with In My Heart There’s Only You, Never Her, an oldie made famous by Taiwan‘s Liu Wenzheng—a man. In the main competition she sang other songs written for male performers. For an audience reared on the bubble-gum, lip-gloss standards of Chinese girl pop, Li’s disregard for the rule book produced an unfamiliar knee-weakening. Her fans wept openly when Li took the stage.
Li’s victory was unusual in other ways: like American Idol, but unlike China itself, "Super Girl’s Voice" is run democratically. As Li prepares for a nationwide tour with the other finalists, her handlers are loath to discuss the political dimensions of the program or of Li’s triumph. Hunan Entertainment Channel refused TIME’s requests to interview Li. Her agents were worried the story would portray Li as more than just an entertainer. But she is more: Li represents unabashed individuality, and that’s why she’s a national icon.
Le sommet de Beijing constituera un jalon dans les relations entre la Chine et l’Afrique, a déclaré mercredi 1er novembre le président chinois Hu Jintao. "Le Forum sur la Coopération Chine-Afrique (FCCA), après six ans de développement, est devenu une importante plate-forme pour le dialogue et la coopération", a souligné le président chinois lors de ses rencontres avec les dirigeants africains qui sont en Chine pour assister au prochain sommet de Beijing du FCCA.
Cette année marque le 50e anniversaire des relations diplomatiques sino-africaines. Le sommet, ayant pour thème " l’amitié, la paix, la coopération et le développement", ouvrira le 4 novembre. Y participeront les dirigeants de 48 pays africains. "Le sommet représente l’aspiration commune des peuples chinois et africains et correspond à la tendance internationale de paix, de développement et de coopération", a fait remarquer Hu.
Hu a rencontré mercredi le président gabonais El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, le président comorien Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi et le président de la Commission de l’Union africaine (UA) Alpha Oumar Konaré. Lors de la rencontre avec Bongo, Hu a salué la coopération bilatérale dans divers domaines et s’est engagé à travailler avec le Gabon à élargir la coopération et à renforcer les consultations dans les affaires internationales afin de porter les relations amicales à un plus haut niveau. Bongo a partagé les vues de Hu et réaffirmé le soutien du Gabon à la réunification nationale de la Chine.
Durant sa rencontre avec Sambi, Hu a qualifié les relations sino-comoriennes de bon exemple de coopération et de relations sur un pied d’égalité entre petits et grands pays. La Chine poursuivra sa coopération aux avantages réciproques avec les Comores et elle encourage ses entrepreneurs à y investir. Sambi, qui souhaite que la Chine maintienne son soutien aux Comores, a réaffirmé son adhésion à la politique d’une seule Chine. Lors de la rencontre avec Konaré, Hu a salué les efforts de l’Union africaine dans la sauvegarde de la stabilité régionale, dans la promotion de l’union africaine et dans le renforcement de l’intégration économique. "La Chine considère ses relations avec l’UA comme une partie importante des relations sino-africaines", a- t-il ajouté.
Konaré a souligné que l’UA attachait de l’importance à ses relations avec la Chine du point de vue stratégique.
Google’s official birthday is in September 1998. If Google were a person, it would be 8 years old today and would have started elementary school two years ago. Today it would have just finished the second grade. In other words, Google’s just getting started.
Co-founders Larry E. Page and Sergey Brin have long declared Google’s mission is to "organize the world’s information." Google is moving to digitize the world’s libraries, to offer all comers free voice calls, to provide satellite images of the world, and perhaps to give away wireless broadband service to millions of people. Google really seems to believe it can make every bit of information available to anyone anywhere, and direct all those bits — whether text, audio, or video — through its computers before they hit users’ brains.
One of the key reasons for Google’s success is a belief that good ideas can, and should, come from anywhere. Page and Brin insist that all engineers in the company have one day a week to work on their own pet projects. An ideas mailing list is open to anyone at Google who wants to post a proposal. What Mayer does is help figure out how to make sure good ideas bubble to the surface and get the attention they need. The task is becoming more complex as Google grows, with a workforce of 4,200 now and revenues on track to hit $3.7 billion this year.
Cindy LIU 