13 April 2010 View Comments

Changes to the ‘knowledge of language and life’ requirement for settlement

It is In Your Hands by Charlie Winston, and apparently it reached the top ten in France. Not only are the lyrics and video great, but I like the music too.

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 [...]


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1 April 2010 View Comments

转: 谷歌的没头脑和中国的不高兴

崔宇 3月23日,谷歌宣布不再继续审查Google.cn的搜索结果,并将访问Google.cn的中国内地网民导向了设立在香港且未经审查的Google.com.hk。在与中国政府斡旋两个多月后,标榜网络自由的谷歌最终主动败下阵来,Google.cn也终结了四年多的中国之行,而中国内地网民日后能否“如愿”访问Google.com.hk尚是未知。


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26 March 2010 View Comments

US Personal Income Drops Across the Country

Personal income in 42 states fell in 2009, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Nevada’s (内华达州) 4.8% plunge was the steepest, as construction and tourism industries took a beating. Also hit hard: Wyoming (怀俄明), where incomes fell 3.9%. Incomes stayed flat in two states and rose in six and the District [...]


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25 March 2010 View Comments

转: 谷歌创始人布林详谈退出中国来龙去脉

谷歌公司(Google Inc.)本周戏剧性地宣布关闭其位于中国的搜索引擎,这一举动背后是其联合创始人布林(Sergey Brin)对在华经商必须做的妥协改变了看法,这个国度越来越让他想起自己的出生地苏联。
布林接受采访表示,思想的转变发生在2008年北京夏季奥运会结束后不久。他说,随着奥运会的余热散尽,中国政府开始加大网络审查,并对谷歌业务进行越来越多的干预。他说,中国模糊不清的经商规则在那个时候变得更加模糊。 他说,中国无所不在。我参加的会议中有五分之一包含了一些适用于中国、不同于其他国家的成分。 36岁的布林说,越来越多的迹象显示中国在实施他记忆中苏联实施的镇压行为,也是让他改变主意的原因。布林在6岁时随父母逃离了苏联。他说,对那个年代的记忆──警察登门,父亲遭反犹主义歧视──让他更加认为,抛弃谷歌既定政策的时候到了


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