Changes to the ‘knowledge of language and life’ requirement for settlement
01 April 2010 The UK Border Agency is making important changes to the ESOL provisions within the ‘knowledge of language and life’ requirement for people seeking settlement in the UK. These changes will come into force on 7 April 2010. Most settlement applicants aged between 18 and 64 must show that they have sufficient knowledge [...]
PStricks vs. TikZ for Technical Diagrams
Norman Ramsey at StackOverflow once asked: My group uses Literate Programming for most of our source code—this means that internal documentation is written using LaTeX. We have been using PStricks for fancy technical diagrams of the system, but have recently been recommended to use TikZ. I’ve gathered this information: TikZ/PGF is new and maintained; PStricks went [...]
Tutorial: Linear Programming with GeoGebra
Linear programming is often a favorite topic for both professors and students. The ability to introduce LP using a graphical approach, the relative ease of the solution method, the widespread availability of LP software packages, and the wide range of applications make LP accessible even to students with relatively weak mathematical backgrounds. Additionally, LP provides [...]
法国红酒 French Wine Short Guide
法国红酒世界闻名,法国不但是全世界酿造最多种葡萄酒的国家,也出产无数闻名于世的高级葡萄酒,其口味种类极富变化,法国生产的红酒有六大生产地包括波尔多(Bordeaux)、布跟地(Burgundy)、香槟(Champagne)以及阿尔萨斯(Alsace)、罗瓦河河谷(Loire Valley) 、隆河谷地(Cotes du Phone)等其中又以气候温和土壤富含铁质的波尔多产地最具代表。 波尔多市外围又细分几个产区,全都分布于纪隆德河(Estuaire de la Gironde)流域,不但产量大且生产许多品质优良的红酒,被喻为“世界的葡萄酒宝库”,其中有最闻名的五大产区,这些产区约有九千多家酒庄,其中又以最有名的五大酒庄闻名于世。
P&G’s Lafley Joins Private-Equity Firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
宝洁前CEO雷富礼投奔私募 P&G’s Lafley Joins Private-Equity Firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice 洁公司(Procter & Gamble Co.)前首席执行长雷富礼(A.G. Lafley)已经找到新工作。 宝洁公司前首席执行长雷富礼 宝洁是世界上最大的消费品企业。雷富礼在宝洁工作了33年后,已于今年二月份退休。他将在私募股权投资公司Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc.担任新职,成为“特别合伙人”,为该公司及其旗下公司就产品创新、全球扩张等管理问题提供咨询。 雷富礼现年62岁,因在宝洁的多宗并购交易而闻名。他说,我想和我真正喜欢的人一起做我真正喜欢做的事;在宝洁33年的职业生涯中,我做的是创造和改造企业,我觉得私募所做的正是这种事。 对于Clayton Dubilier来讲,请进雷富礼是一个很大的人事变动。该公司位于纽约,是私募中的先锋,在汽车租赁公司赫兹(Hertz Corp.)和商业清洁公司庄臣泰华施(Diversey Inc.)等公司中持有股份。Clayton Dubilier是最早标榜运营实力的收购型私募基金之一,它招进了一批明星CEO,比如通用电气(General Electric Co.)前CEO韦尔奇(John F. Welch Jr.),以及保险公司好事达(Allstate Corp.)前CEO李迪(Edward Liddy)。李迪还曾被政府指派担任保险公司美国国际集团(American International Group)的CEO。
Economic Climate Just Right for Brand Alley
Sven Lung is one of the beneficiaries of the current economic environment. Last February the French businessman launched Brand Alley, an online retailer that sells last season’s stock for leading brands at discounts ranging between 50pc and 70pc. The site, which attracts more than 25,000 visitors every day, stocks 130 brands, from designer Balenciaga to [...]
Video Presentation at Google I/O Developers Conference
Everyone talks about Google and its search methodologies and even its home page design. But whatever you know about Google, if that is not enough then go thru the below attached 60 minutes video presentation by “Marissa Mayer” – Vice President of Search Product. Mayer was the first female engineer hired at Google and one [...]

