Wikileaks is a voluntary organisation which relies on donations to pay for its operations. Over the past few days, two of the main sources of that money have been blocked. On Tuesday, the credit card giants Visa Europe and Mastercard said they would suspend payments to Wikileaks, following a similar move by the online service Paypal on Friday. But the company which receives credit card donations on Wikileaks' behalf is threatening legal action. Datacell, an IT firm based in Iceland, has refused to comply with requests to shut down its donor account. It says those requests were based on "untrue and unverified accusations". It claims that if its credit card facilities are withdrawn permanently, its own business will be in danger - and it will sue the credit card firms for damages, which it says would not be small.
維基解密網站是一個志願性的組織，其日常運作的維持全都仰賴於各界的捐款。在過去幾天內，它們兩大資金來源全被封鎖住了。星期四，VisaEurope及MasterCard集團宣布它們將要暫停對維基解密的付款，而接下來Paypal網站在星期五時也追隨它們的腳步，接受這些幫助維基解密網站的捐款匯款的公司正威脅到了它們自身的合法性。Datacell, 一家位於冰島的資訊公司，拒絕遵守關閉捐款帳號的要求，它們說：這些要求是基於一些不正確，也並未驗證過的指控。並宣稱如果它們的信用卡帳戶將被停止的話，公司的營運將會面臨危險的處境，它們也會對信用卡公司提出告訴，求償其受損的金額，它們說這不是一筆小數目。
2010年12月10日 星期五
2010年12月8日 星期三
Hong Kong pollution bad for business
On yet another hazy day in Hong Kong, the report "Less Talk, More Action" shows the growing frustration here about air quality. Six hundred randomly selected people were asked for their views on air pollution. One in four said they were seriously considering leaving Hong Kong and finding somewhere healthier. Among them were the majority of postgraduate students polled and 38% of professionals. But it's not just the wealthier contingent who want to leave. Shirley Wong is a 37-year-old saleswoman, living in a small flat in Kowloon. She told me she would love to move into a more rural area and away from the city high-rises.
"Because my boyfriend, he has an allergy, we think definitely if we live in the more remote areas with more trees and plants, his allergy can be cured. But because I have to work in the urban area and I don't have a choice because of the money concern, I can only stay here."
More than 400 professional drivers were also quizzed about air pollution here. They said they feared for their health, even breathing the air inside their vehicles. With continuing pollution problems, Hong Kong has become a far less desirable place to live. The report also showed that while Hong Kong people trust that their government understands there is a problem, they don't trust that government to do anything about it.
在某個仍是霧茫茫的天氣裡，Less Talk, More Action節目中播出居住在香港的人們對空氣品質不斷提升的失望感。六百個隨機選出的民眾被調查它們對於空氣品質的看法。其中有四分之一的說它們認真的考慮離開香港並另覓更健康的居住地。在這些被調查的民眾中多數是大學畢業生，其中有38%的人屬於專業人士。但這其中也並不完全是為了追求健康而考慮離開香港的人，37歲的Shirley王從事業務工作，住在Kowloon的一間小公寓。她對我們說她很願意搬到更適合居住的一方，遠離城市中的這些高樓大廈。
「因為我男朋友有過敏病症，我們當然知道假使我們搬到更多樹及植物的地方那將會對他的病有很大的幫助。但因為我必須在市區工作，基於金錢上的考量我們也無法作到，所以我只能繼續留在這。」
超過四百名計程車司機同時也對空氣汙染的問題感到遲疑，他們說他們對健康感到恐懼，即使是坐在車內，呼吸的是車內的空調。隨著這持續發展的空氣汙染問題，香港成為一個不太適合居住的城市。報導同時也指出，香港民眾相信政府瞭解問題是存在的，但他們不相信對於這問題，政府當局有相關的作為。
"Because my boyfriend, he has an allergy, we think definitely if we live in the more remote areas with more trees and plants, his allergy can be cured. But because I have to work in the urban area and I don't have a choice because of the money concern, I can only stay here."
More than 400 professional drivers were also quizzed about air pollution here. They said they feared for their health, even breathing the air inside their vehicles. With continuing pollution problems, Hong Kong has become a far less desirable place to live. The report also showed that while Hong Kong people trust that their government understands there is a problem, they don't trust that government to do anything about it.
在某個仍是霧茫茫的天氣裡，Less Talk, More Action節目中播出居住在香港的人們對空氣品質不斷提升的失望感。六百個隨機選出的民眾被調查它們對於空氣品質的看法。其中有四分之一的說它們認真的考慮離開香港並另覓更健康的居住地。在這些被調查的民眾中多數是大學畢業生，其中有38%的人屬於專業人士。但這其中也並不完全是為了追求健康而考慮離開香港的人，37歲的Shirley王從事業務工作，住在Kowloon的一間小公寓。她對我們說她很願意搬到更適合居住的一方，遠離城市中的這些高樓大廈。
「因為我男朋友有過敏病症，我們當然知道假使我們搬到更多樹及植物的地方那將會對他的病有很大的幫助。但因為我必須在市區工作，基於金錢上的考量我們也無法作到，所以我只能繼續留在這。」
超過四百名計程車司機同時也對空氣汙染的問題感到遲疑，他們說他們對健康感到恐懼，即使是坐在車內，呼吸的是車內的空調。隨著這持續發展的空氣汙染問題，香港成為一個不太適合居住的城市。報導同時也指出，香港民眾相信政府瞭解問題是存在的，但他們不相信對於這問題，政府當局有相關的作為。
Bodies of missing balloonists found
It was on September the 25th that Richard Abruzzo and Carol Davis set off from Bristol, in the west of England, with 19 other balloonists in the 54th Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon race. The aim of the race is to see who can fly the furthest. Five days later the pair, who were highly experienced, radioed the port authorities in the Italian city of Brindisi to say they were in difficulties. They spoke of the balloon falling quickly. Contact was lost soon after. Search crews using ships and aircraft spent a week looking for them. But now, more than two months later, a fishing boat has found their basket with the remains of the couple inside. Documents with them confirmed their identities. The authorities believe their balloon could've been
struck by lightning, and may have hit the water at 80 km an hour.
九月二十五號當天，Richard Abruzzo 及 Carol Davis 從位於英格蘭西部的 Bristol 出發，與其他十九位熱氣球選手一起參加第五十四屆的Gordon Bennett Gas熱氣球大賽。這場比賽的目標是看誰能夠飛得最遠。五天後同行的兩人當中經驗豐富的選手以無線電通知義大利境內的Brindisi市的塔台，說它們正面臨危險的處境，氣球正急速的下降當中，通訊很快就消失了。救難隊使用船及輕航機花了一個禮拜的時間尋找他們。而現在，超過兩個月後的今天，一艘漁船發現他們的熱氣球籃子及它們的遺體，在身上的文件證實遺體應是二位熱氣球選手。當局判定他們應是在飛行的途中遭受雷擊，並可能以高達時速八十公里的速度墜入水面。
struck by lightning, and may have hit the water at 80 km an hour.
九月二十五號當天，Richard Abruzzo 及 Carol Davis 從位於英格蘭西部的 Bristol 出發，與其他十九位熱氣球選手一起參加第五十四屆的Gordon Bennett Gas熱氣球大賽。這場比賽的目標是看誰能夠飛得最遠。五天後同行的兩人當中經驗豐富的選手以無線電通知義大利境內的Brindisi市的塔台，說它們正面臨危險的處境，氣球正急速的下降當中，通訊很快就消失了。救難隊使用船及輕航機花了一個禮拜的時間尋找他們。而現在，超過兩個月後的今天，一艘漁船發現他們的熱氣球籃子及它們的遺體，在身上的文件證實遺體應是二位熱氣球選手。當局判定他們應是在飛行的途中遭受雷擊，並可能以高達時速八十公里的速度墜入水面。
2010年12月6日 星期一
New stars discovered in the sky
Astronomers have assumed that the composition of all galaxies is the same as our own. But using a new, more powerful instrument on the Keck telescope in Hawaii, researchers have discovered that older galaxies contain twenty times more small dim stars, called ‘red dwarves’, than younger galaxies such as our own. Doctor Marek Kukula of the Royal Greenwich Observatory describes what the view from a planet in an older galaxy might be like.
天文學家們認為所有的銀河系的組成都如同我們所居住的這個一樣，但在夏威夷的Keck天文望遠鏡上在使用了更新更強大的儀器後，科學家們發現早期的銀河系比晚期的，像是我們的這個，包含了多出二十倍微弱的恆星，也就是我們所稱的紅矮星。皇家格林威治天文臺的Marek Kukula博士對這樣的銀河系景象有以下的描述：
"When one of these galaxies that we now know contain lots and lots of small red stars, it may well be true that the night sky is dotted with these small, faint red stars glowing like embers and that might produce a very pretty effect."
「這些我們觀察到的銀河系包含了許許多多的小型的紅色星球，我們可能會看到夜晚的天空中佈滿許多細小的微弱紅光的恆星閃爍著，就像將要燒盡的煤炭一樣，那看起來一定非常漂亮。」
According to Professor Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University, the discovery also increases the estimate of the number of planets in the universe, and therefore makes it even more likely that there's life somewhere else in the cosmos.
根據耶魯大學的Pieter van Dokkum博士的說法，這項發現同時也增加了對宇宙中行星數量的估計，也因此在宇宙中其他行星上存有生命體這件事就更有可能了。
"There's been particular attention recently to these red dwarf stars. In one galaxy there's about a trillion of these stars and there's hundreds of billions of these galaxies. Even if the planet is quite close to the star, you could have liquid water on the planet, because the star is not as bright as the sun and so a planet can be a lot closer and still be kind of balmy, rather than scorching hot."
「這些紅矮星的發現也引起更多特別的關注。在這樣的銀河系中可能包含了數以十億的恆星、近兆計的行星，即使是行星相當接近恆星，你仍然有可能在這類的行星上發現液狀的水存在，因為這樣的恆星並不如同我們的太陽一樣明亮，行星也就有可能保持在溫暖，舒適的的氣候之下，而不是炙熱的溫度。」
The discovery that there are many more stars means that our universe is a much brighter, more crowded place than we previously thought.
更多恆星的存在的發現，表示我們的太陽系是個比我們先前所想的更加明亮也更加擁擠的地方。
天文學家們認為所有的銀河系的組成都如同我們所居住的這個一樣，但在夏威夷的Keck天文望遠鏡上在使用了更新更強大的儀器後，科學家們發現早期的銀河系比晚期的，像是我們的這個，包含了多出二十倍微弱的恆星，也就是我們所稱的紅矮星。皇家格林威治天文臺的Marek Kukula博士對這樣的銀河系景象有以下的描述：
"When one of these galaxies that we now know contain lots and lots of small red stars, it may well be true that the night sky is dotted with these small, faint red stars glowing like embers and that might produce a very pretty effect."
「這些我們觀察到的銀河系包含了許許多多的小型的紅色星球，我們可能會看到夜晚的天空中佈滿許多細小的微弱紅光的恆星閃爍著，就像將要燒盡的煤炭一樣，那看起來一定非常漂亮。」
According to Professor Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University, the discovery also increases the estimate of the number of planets in the universe, and therefore makes it even more likely that there's life somewhere else in the cosmos.
根據耶魯大學的Pieter van Dokkum博士的說法，這項發現同時也增加了對宇宙中行星數量的估計，也因此在宇宙中其他行星上存有生命體這件事就更有可能了。
"There's been particular attention recently to these red dwarf stars. In one galaxy there's about a trillion of these stars and there's hundreds of billions of these galaxies. Even if the planet is quite close to the star, you could have liquid water on the planet, because the star is not as bright as the sun and so a planet can be a lot closer and still be kind of balmy, rather than scorching hot."
「這些紅矮星的發現也引起更多特別的關注。在這樣的銀河系中可能包含了數以十億的恆星、近兆計的行星，即使是行星相當接近恆星，你仍然有可能在這類的行星上發現液狀的水存在，因為這樣的恆星並不如同我們的太陽一樣明亮，行星也就有可能保持在溫暖，舒適的的氣候之下，而不是炙熱的溫度。」
The discovery that there are many more stars means that our universe is a much brighter, more crowded place than we previously thought.
更多恆星的存在的發現，表示我們的太陽系是個比我們先前所想的更加明亮也更加擁擠的地方。
Wikileaks embarrass US government
So what do the Americans really think about the heads of state and government they have to deal with? Not a lot in some cases and that, let's be honest, is one of the most interesting aspects of the Wikileaks material; the candid, uncensored and often rather colourful descriptions of people like the Libyan Leader, Muammar Gaddafi, or the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi.
所以說哪位國家元首及哪個政府是美國人確實在思考應該處理的？在某些案例上來說並不算太多並且，誠實而言，這就是維基解密網站最吸引力的一點。坦率、赤裸並時常充滿有趣描述，像是對利比亞領導人Muammar Gaddafi, 或是義大利首相Silvio Berlusconi.
All this is hugely embarrassing for the Americans and hugely entertaining for us, but it isn't going to change much. Countries do not break off ties over such things. Indeed there is little in this first batch of cables that will send shock-waves through any of Washington's bilateral relationships with its friends and allies abroad.
所有這些令美國人感到強烈尷尬的東西也同時大大的娛樂著我們，不過這並不會改變太多。這些國家並不會因為這些東西打破它們之間的關係。但確實在第一次大量資料被揭露的同時，將會對與華府有雙邊關係的朋友及同盟產生些許衝擊。
What the publication of the cables has done though, is enable us to begin to sketch in some of the detail of stories, like the Gulf rulers' antipathy towards Iran, which was known but never spelt out in such crystal clear terms. The evolution of US policy towards Iran over the past two presidencies now becomes clearer; how the Obama Administration in particular has sought to bring Russia and China on board; and how Israel's relationship with Moscow has also become part of the equation.
然而這些在網路上資料被公布之後，將使我們能夠開始對新聞報導的細節有更多完整的認知，像是波斯灣的統治者們對伊朗的反感，這些我們已知但從未被淺顯的說法去解釋的事情。美國對伊朗的政策在過去兩個總統任期的演進現已逐漸更加顯而易見；特別是歐巴馬政府試圖讓俄國及中國處於一樣的狀況，及以色列與莫斯科之間的關係也同時納入考量。
However one story in particular, the revelation that the US was trying to get enriched uranium out of Pakistan, also illustrates the potential damage that these sorts of revelations can do. Some things can be done behind the scenes which would be impossible in the full glare of publicity. Secrecy is part of the currency of diplomacy and this huge haemorrhage of information has, temporarily at least, devalued an essential element of that currency.
然而值得注意的是，美國正試圖從巴基斯坦取得大量鈾這件事的揭露，同時也顯示出這些解密文件可能帶來潛在的傷害，某些可能在檯面下而不會被世人的目光注意到進行。保密是外交手段下的籌碼之一，而隨著這些資料被大量的公諸於世人，至少會有段時間，使得這些籌碼的存在的價值降低了不少。
Jonathan Marcus, BBC News
所以說哪位國家元首及哪個政府是美國人確實在思考應該處理的？在某些案例上來說並不算太多並且，誠實而言，這就是維基解密網站最吸引力的一點。坦率、赤裸並時常充滿有趣描述，像是對利比亞領導人Muammar Gaddafi, 或是義大利首相Silvio Berlusconi.
All this is hugely embarrassing for the Americans and hugely entertaining for us, but it isn't going to change much. Countries do not break off ties over such things. Indeed there is little in this first batch of cables that will send shock-waves through any of Washington's bilateral relationships with its friends and allies abroad.
所有這些令美國人感到強烈尷尬的東西也同時大大的娛樂著我們，不過這並不會改變太多。這些國家並不會因為這些東西打破它們之間的關係。但確實在第一次大量資料被揭露的同時，將會對與華府有雙邊關係的朋友及同盟產生些許衝擊。
What the publication of the cables has done though, is enable us to begin to sketch in some of the detail of stories, like the Gulf rulers' antipathy towards Iran, which was known but never spelt out in such crystal clear terms. The evolution of US policy towards Iran over the past two presidencies now becomes clearer; how the Obama Administration in particular has sought to bring Russia and China on board; and how Israel's relationship with Moscow has also become part of the equation.
然而這些在網路上資料被公布之後，將使我們能夠開始對新聞報導的細節有更多完整的認知，像是波斯灣的統治者們對伊朗的反感，這些我們已知但從未被淺顯的說法去解釋的事情。美國對伊朗的政策在過去兩個總統任期的演進現已逐漸更加顯而易見；特別是歐巴馬政府試圖讓俄國及中國處於一樣的狀況，及以色列與莫斯科之間的關係也同時納入考量。
However one story in particular, the revelation that the US was trying to get enriched uranium out of Pakistan, also illustrates the potential damage that these sorts of revelations can do. Some things can be done behind the scenes which would be impossible in the full glare of publicity. Secrecy is part of the currency of diplomacy and this huge haemorrhage of information has, temporarily at least, devalued an essential element of that currency.
然而值得注意的是，美國正試圖從巴基斯坦取得大量鈾這件事的揭露，同時也顯示出這些解密文件可能帶來潛在的傷害，某些可能在檯面下而不會被世人的目光注意到進行。保密是外交手段下的籌碼之一，而隨著這些資料被大量的公諸於世人，至少會有段時間，使得這些籌碼的存在的價值降低了不少。
Jonathan Marcus, BBC News
2010年5月24日 星期一
Compare and contrast living at home and in the dormitor
Because of fortunate, I never live in dorm or rent a house outside. I was live in my home since I was born. By doing so, I could saving some money such as to eat in home or without spending money on rent. But I still have not save much money. Although it could be more convenience live with family --father and mother's care is always exist-- but live with other people could be cause some problems for me in the same time. When you stay in your room, someone will disturb you without knocking door. You want to turn music louder but you must think is this time be o.k? I can't judge whether live in dorm will be better or worse, but I think it could be cause another problem. It was really my personal preference that I want live alone.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pledges easier privacy
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Facebook has faced increasing criticism from US civil liberties advocates, consumer groups and lawmakers. European Union data protection officials described recent privacy changes as "unacceptable".
Mr Zuckerberg's admission also comes after Facebook said on Friday 21 May that it had changed how it shared data with advertisers on the site.
The Wall Street Journal had highlighted how under certain circumstances Facebook had been sending the user name or ID of the person clicking on an advert to the relevant advertiser.
I believe that it would be many people use community website --Facebook to contact with your friends. By playing some flash games like pet society, happy farm, and so on, you could easily have fun with friends and without any fees. Moreover, it even have a friend's birthday reminder on sidebar, you could easily give wishes to your friends, I thought this could be in the best 5 function standing of Facebook(lol). But there was a big problem revealed recently, it was the privacy policy about Facebook.
When you using Facebook you would found out that there is always some ads on page. But it would be o.k you think, this website live on responser who put ads. Right! But sometimes you link to another pages you will watch some ads display same thing whenever you surf internet. Internet companies have exchanged their user's preferences in order to target marketing. And your personal data was transmitted in the mean time.
Facebook has faced increasing criticism from US civil liberties advocates, consumer groups and lawmakers. European Union data protection officials described recent privacy changes as "unacceptable".
Mr Zuckerberg's admission also comes after Facebook said on Friday 21 May that it had changed how it shared data with advertisers on the site.
The Wall Street Journal had highlighted how under certain circumstances Facebook had been sending the user name or ID of the person clicking on an advert to the relevant advertiser.
I believe that it would be many people use community website --Facebook to contact with your friends. By playing some flash games like pet society, happy farm, and so on, you could easily have fun with friends and without any fees. Moreover, it even have a friend's birthday reminder on sidebar, you could easily give wishes to your friends, I thought this could be in the best 5 function standing of Facebook(lol). But there was a big problem revealed recently, it was the privacy policy about Facebook.
When you using Facebook you would found out that there is always some ads on page. But it would be o.k you think, this website live on responser who put ads. Right! But sometimes you link to another pages you will watch some ads display same thing whenever you surf internet. Internet companies have exchanged their user's preferences in order to target marketing. And your personal data was transmitted in the mean time.
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