-----Original Message-----
From: Rogers
Sent: Tuesday, 14 November 2006 4:23 PM
Subject: FW: proof of global warming
* The above picture is from a forwarded email, the original source is unknown.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Proof of global warming
LOL!
-----Original Message-----
From: Rogers
Sent: Tuesday, 14 November 2006 4:23 PM
Subject: FW: proof of global warming
* The above picture is from a forwarded email, the original source is unknown.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rogers
Sent: Tuesday, 14 November 2006 4:23 PM
Subject: FW: proof of global warming
* The above picture is from a forwarded email, the original source is unknown.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Corruption Perceptions Index 2006
The 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), launched on 6 Nov 2006 by Transparency International (TI), "points to a strong correlation between corruption and poverty, with a concentration of impoverished states at the bottom of the ranking."
The World Map of Corruption Perceptions Index 2006
Finland, Iceland and New Zealand rank No.1 as the most transparent countries in the world. Australia ranks nine with Netherlands, followed by Austria, Luxembourg, UK and
Canada. USA ranks 20.
Singapore ranks five as the most transparent country in Asia. Hong Kong, the SAR of China, ranks 15 as the second in this region while the communist mainland China only ranks 70, even much lower than the rank 34 which is attributed to Taiwan, a province of China.
It is a shame for China. In fact, it is a shame for the Communist Party of China (CPC), the sole party in power in China which hypocritically claims that it always represents "the requirements of the development of China's advanced productive forces, the orientation of the development of China's advanced culture, and the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people in China" (The Three Represents, 三个代表).
Nowadays, the CPC just represents corruption in a lot of people's minds in mainland China.
注一：透明国际 (Transparency International) 成立于 1993 年，总部位于德国柏林，是一个旨在反对贪污腐败的国际非政府组织。透明国际从 1995 年起公布被调查国家的清廉指数。
注二：透明国际 (TI) 提供中文版的 《2006年清廉指数》 报告，点击此处可下载。
The World Map of Corruption Perceptions Index 2006
Finland, Iceland and New Zealand rank No.1 as the most transparent countries in the world. Australia ranks nine with Netherlands, followed by Austria, Luxembourg, UK and
Canada. USA ranks 20.
Singapore ranks five as the most transparent country in Asia. Hong Kong, the SAR of China, ranks 15 as the second in this region while the communist mainland China only ranks 70, even much lower than the rank 34 which is attributed to Taiwan, a province of China.
It is a shame for China. In fact, it is a shame for the Communist Party of China (CPC), the sole party in power in China which hypocritically claims that it always represents "the requirements of the development of China's advanced productive forces, the orientation of the development of China's advanced culture, and the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the people in China" (The Three Represents, 三个代表).
Nowadays, the CPC just represents corruption in a lot of people's minds in mainland China.
注一：透明国际 (Transparency International) 成立于 1993 年，总部位于德国柏林，是一个旨在反对贪污腐败的国际非政府组织。透明国际从 1995 年起公布被调查国家的清廉指数。
注二：透明国际 (TI) 提供中文版的 《2006年清廉指数》 报告，点击此处可下载。
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Microsoft announces Virtual Earth 3D
Microsoft announced the launch of Virtual Earth 3D today, as well as its Interactive SDK for software developers. It's a Microsoft product competing with Google Earth which is also free of charge since it released in 2005. But, they are quite different.
What’s unique about Virtual Earth 3D compared to the competition? Kevin Briody, of Microsoft's Online Services Group, outlined the distinctions in his email to partners:
At launch, Microsoft’s 3D imagery is available for 15 cities in the States, including:
Starting with the TerraServer project, Microsoft has worked in mapping areas for 10 years. The other products include Microsoft MapPoint and my favorite Microsoft Streets & Trips. The succeeded one is the #1 best-selling travel and map software that works well with GPS and PPC. I use it since 1998.
What’s unique about Virtual Earth 3D compared to the competition? Kevin Briody, of Microsoft's Online Services Group, outlined the distinctions in his email to partners:
- Virtual Earth 3D platform runs within the browser. Google Earth’s 3D program is standalone and requires a separate download.
- Google Earth 3D provides grey scale boxes of buildings. Virtual Earth 3D provides an immersive textured mapping experience with photorealistic textured buildings that are created by our Virtual Earth product team.
- Google relies on developers to incorporate textures to buildings for their 3D mapping experience. Virtual Earth 3D has the capability of providing photorealistic textured buildings in-house.
- All of VE 3D’s immersive mapping experience is created in-house, from the cameras themselves to the algorithmic program that develops the textured 3D models.
At launch, Microsoft’s 3D imagery is available for 15 cities in the States, including:
- San Francisco, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Boston, MA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Las Vegas, NV
- Baltimore, MD
- Dallas, TX
- Fort Worth, TX
- Atlanta, GA
- Denver, CO
- Detroit, MI
- San Jose, CA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Houston, TX
Starting with the TerraServer project, Microsoft has worked in mapping areas for 10 years. The other products include Microsoft MapPoint and my favorite Microsoft Streets & Trips. The succeeded one is the #1 best-selling travel and map software that works well with GPS and PPC. I use it since 1998.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
