2014年10月30日 星期四

Star Wars: The stormtrooper still storming, 38 years on





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Star Wars: The stormtrooper still storming, 38 years on

31 October 2014 Last updated at 00:08 GMT
Laurie Goode was a professional musician who supplemented his income working as a film extra.
One spring day in 1976, a chance series of events changed his life.
Laurie received a phone call asking if he would be free for some work as an background artist on a science fiction movie that was being filmed in Elstree. He was called up because a friend of his had pulled out because of illness.
The film was Star Wars, and Laurie played a number of minor parts: as a Stormtrooper, as a Saurin, and as a pilot of an X-Wing fighter.
At the time, no one knew how successful the film was going to be.
But as its popularity grew, Goode and his fellow background artists found themselves in demand from autograph hunters and fans of the film alike.
Even now, 38 years on, he still makes appearances at conventions where fans buy his autograph and chat about his experiences on set.
BBC News went along to meet him.
Video journalist: Dan Curtis
Real Time is a series for the BBC News website in which ordinary people tell their own extraordinary stories.




Apple CEO Tim Cook comes out: 'I'm proud to be gay'





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Apple CEO Tim Cook comes out: 'I'm proud to be gay'

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Apple CEO Tim Cook came out Thursday, acknowledging publicly for the first time that he is gay.

"Let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me," he wrote in a column in Bloomberg Businessweek.
In his column, the Apple (AAPLTech30) chief said that he had tried to maintain "a basic level of privacy." But he said he decided that desire for privacy was stopping him from working for the benefit of others.
"I don't consider myself an activist, but I realize how much I've benefited from the sacrifice of others," he said. "So if hearing that the CEO of Apple is gay can help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she is, or bring comfort to anyone who feels alone, or inspire people to insist on their equality, then it's worth the trade-off with my own privacy."
Cook, who grew up in Alabama, said he has long been open about his sexual orientation, but had just not previously discussed it publicly.
"Plenty of colleagues at Apple know I'm gay, and it doesn't seem to make a difference in the way they treat me," he wrote. "Of course, I've had the good fortune to work at a company that loves creativity and innovation and knows it can only flourish when you embrace people's differences. Not everyone is so lucky."
There have been some rumors and speculation that Cook is gay. Out magazine had previously named him as the most powerful gay person on its Power 50 list.
But there are no other publicly gay CEO's at the 700 largest corporations. John Browneserved as CEO of BP (BP) from 1995 to 2007, and acknowledged he was gay after he was forced to leave office. He resigned when an former boyfriend outed him. He has since written a book "The Glass Closet: Why Coming Out is Good Business."
Browne expressed his support for Cook on Thursday, saying, "By deciding to speak publicly about his sexuality, Tim Cook has become a role model, and will speed up changes in the corporate world. This is an important step in the journey towards full and uncompromising inclusion of LGBT people."
Former CEO on being out of the closet
A year ago, Cook announced support for a federal law which would have protected workers from facing discrimination based on their sexual orientation.
"For too long, too many people have had to hide that part of their identity in the workplace," he wrote at the time.
And in December at an event organized by his alma mater Auburn University, he spoke of dealing with discrimination in his life.
"I have seen and have experienced many types of discrimination, and all of them were rooted in the fear of people that were different than the majority," he said in that speech.








姚刚:沪港通试点准备已到最后




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姚刚:沪港通试点准备已到最后

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2014年10月31日 08:39:11来源: 上海证券报我有话要说(0人参与)
  □全面深化各领域改革 研究编制监管权力清单
  □沪港通试点各项准备工作已经到了最后阶段
  □大力发展场外市场、私募市场
  □积极稳妥推进发行注册制、证券期货业务牌照制等改革
  □扩大双向开放,更好便利境内外主体跨境投融资
  中国证监会副主席姚刚昨日表示,实现打造中国经济升级版过程中,资本市场具有独特优势,必将大有可为。下一步证监会将抓住制约市场功能发挥的突出问题,全面深化各领域、各环节改革。在深入推进监管转型方面,将研究编制监管权力清单,提升监管权力运行的规范性和透明度。
  以“全面深化金融业改革开放”为主题的2014第三届“金融街论坛”昨日在京召开,姚刚是在该论坛上作出上述表示的。
  对于沪港通试点业务的准备情况,他表示,市场关心的沪港通试点各项准备工作已经到了最后阶段。
  他说,受全球经济周期性调整和国内经济结构性调整等多重因素的影响,我国经济已经从持续30余年的高速增长转变为中高速增长。适应经济发展新常态,实现打造中国经济升级版这一目标将主要依靠调结构、转方式来实现。在这方面,资本市场具有独特的优势和功能,必将大有可为。
  姚刚表示,下一步中国证监会将抓住当前制约市场功能发挥的突出问题,全面深化市场各领域、各环节的改革。
  具体而言,包括在继续发展场内市场、公募市场的同时,大力发展场外市场、私募市场,进一步拓宽市场的广度和深度;积极稳妥推进股票发行注册制、证券期货业务牌照制等制度改革;推出包括原油期货、股票ETF期权等在内的新产品和新工具,激活市场创新能力;更好便利境内外主体跨境投融资,支持境内的证券期货金融机构实施走出去战略,进一步扩大资本市场的双向开放。
  姚刚还提到,将继续深入推进监管转型,研究编制监管权力清单,进一步提升监管权力运行的规范性和透明度。同时,在近年来已经减少40余项行政审批项目的基础之上,证监会计划在今年年内再取消一批审批项目,确保如期完成国务院提出的取消和下放本届政府成立时行政审批项目一半的目标。
  “我们相信,随着这些政策措施的逐步落地,我国资本市场体系结构将更加完善,运行机制将更加健全,业务产品将更加丰富,在支持不同类型和不同业态企业发展,推动大众创业创新,服务居民财富管理等方面,将发挥更加积极而重要的作用。”他说。
  姚刚还对资本市场近年来以市场化、法治化为导向,在加强市场体系建设、加强市场基础性制度建设、支持证券期货金融机构创新发展、稳妥扩大市场对外开放等方面的改革措施进行了介绍。








教育部加强硕士研究生招生录取信息公开工作







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教育部加强硕士研究生招生录取信息公开工作

2014年06月17日 09:57:03来源: 教育部
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  目前,2014年全国硕士研究生招生录取工作已经结束。为贯彻落实《国务院办公厅关于印发2014年政府信息公开工作要点的通知》精神,教育部今年要求研究生招生单位加大招生信息公开力度,进一步扩大招生信息公开范围,并对所有拟录取名单公示不少于10个工作日。
  为进一步加强对研究生招生单位信息公开工作的监督和管理,规范招生录取工作,教育部今年还专门建立了“全国硕士研究生招生信息公开平台”(网址http://yz.chsi.com.cn/zsgs)。该平台是研究生招生信息公开暨备案平台,所有备案公开的招生信息,均由各招生单位提供并按教育部有关规定在各招生单位网站进行过公开公示。
  “全国硕士研究生招生信息公开平台”开放时间为2014年6月16日至7月15日。期间,相关考生可登录平台查询录取备案结果及研究生招生政策、招生计划、招生单位复试录取办法等信息。考生如有疑问,可直接与相关招生单位联系咨询或向招生单位所在省级教育招生考试管理机构投诉。






教育部公布中外合作办学督查热线 加强信息监管



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教育部公布中外合作办学督查热线 加强信息监管

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2014年10月31日 06:03:18来源: 教育部网站我有话要说(0人参与)
  近期,教育部在教育部中外合作办学监管工作信息平台(www.jsj.edu.cn)上,对已停止办学活动的252个本科以下层次中外合作办学机构和项目,进行了停止办学信息公示,以进一步加强社会舆论监督,强化信息监管,防止出现违法违规办学行为,维护学生权益,促进中外合作办学的持续健康发展。
  公示期间,同时公布中外合作办学督查热线(010-66416080 转 8067,8046,8038),以便及时了解和处理群众反映的有关问题。








公安部副部长刘金国:将“猎狐2014”专项行动向纵深推进






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公安部副部长刘金国:将“猎狐2014”专项行动向纵深推进

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刘金国在公安部“猎狐2014”专项行动视频推进会上强调
以更加坚决的态度和更加务实的作风 将“猎狐2014”专项行动向纵深推进
孟庆丰主持会议
    公安部10月30日召开“猎狐2014”缉捕在逃境外经济犯罪嫌疑人专项行动视频推进会。公安部党委副书记、副部长、“猎狐2014”专项行动领导小组组长刘金国强调,各级公安机关要认真贯彻落实党的十八届四中全会精神和习近平总书记系列重要讲话精神,进一步增强责任感和紧迫感,以更加坚决的态度、更加果断的行动、更加务实的作风,切实将“猎狐2014”专项行动向纵深推进。公安部党委委员孟庆丰主持会议。
    刘金国对各地公安机关在“猎狐2014”专项行动中组织领导坚强有力、部门警种高效协同、重点地区集中攻坚、宣传工作声势浩大给予充分肯定。他指出,缉捕在逃境外经济犯罪嫌疑人,事关国家法律尊严,事关社会公平正义,事关人民群众利益。公安部党委高度重视境外追逃工作,“猎狐2014”专项行动启动以来,各级公安机关按照公安部的统一部署,精心组织、迅速行动、扎实推进,全体参战民警日夜奋战、顽强拼搏、攻坚克难,在各相关部门的大力支持配合下,进一步加强国际执法合作,加强和境外执法机构的协调配合,实现了境外追逃工作新的突破,专项行动取得阶段性重大战果。截至10月29日,行动开展100天来已从40余个国家和地区缉捕劝返在逃经济犯罪嫌疑人180余名,其中经公安机关劝返投案自首76名,缉捕数已超过去年全年总数,有效策应了中央反腐败斗争大局,赢得了社会各界和广大群众的一致赞誉。
    刘金国强调,党的十八届四中全会作出关于全面推进依法治国若干重大问题的决定,要求加强反腐败国际合作,加大海外追赃追逃、遣返引渡力度。各级公安机关领导同志头脑要清醒、态度要坚决,行动要果断,作风要务实,将“猎狐行动”向纵深推进。要认真学习借鉴先进省份经验,采取非常措施,克服一切困难,确保实现缉捕目标。措施一定要强硬,重点地区“一把手”要高度重视,抓深、抓实、抓具体;各相关警种要密切配合、捆绑作战,形成合力,发挥各自职能优势,主动出去追、查、劝;凡具备抓捕和劝返条件的,都要第一时间派出工作组出境开展缉捕工作。要抓重点,把涉案金额大、群众反映强烈的逃犯作为缉捕工作重点,会同有关部门不断加大缉捕力度,力争取得最好效果。要针对当前打击经济犯罪工作出现的新情况、新特点,建立健全防逃控逃追逃工作长效机制,进一步改进措施、堵塞漏洞,着力提升防逃控逃的能力和水平。
    刘金国要求,为贯彻落实宽严相济刑事政策,依法惩处各类经济犯罪行为,同时给在逃境外经济犯罪嫌疑人以改过自新、争取宽大处理的机会,最高人民法院、最高人民检察院、公安部、外交部四部门日前联合发布了《关于敦促在逃境外经济犯罪人员投案自首的通告》。各地公安机关一定要用足用好《通告》,进一步加强政策宣传引导,把《通告》送到每一个逃犯家中,有针对性地讲形势、讲政策、讲法律、讲出路,把规劝工作真正做到位。要通过各类宣传载体,广泛深入发动群众,认真落实有奖举报制度,形成强大舆论攻势,对犯罪分子形成强大震慑。公安部将组织开展督导工作,对控逃防逃不力的,要倒查责任、严肃追究;对为犯罪嫌疑人办理假身份证、假护照的,要坚决追究法律责任。








美杂志公布世界大学500强排名 哈佛夺魁北大39位




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美杂志公布世界大学500强排名 哈佛夺魁北大39位

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2014年10月31日 07:07:44来源: 广州日报我有话要说(0人参与)
哈佛大学。(资料图片)
  美杂志公布世界大学500强排名 前10中8所是美国的大学
    美国杂志《美国新闻与世界报道》28日首次公布世界大学排名。第1名为哈佛大学。排名前10中有8所为美国大学。日本东京大学排名24,为亚洲大学中排名最高。
  《美国新闻与世界报道》28日发布最新全球500强大学排名显示,美国哈佛大学获得100分的满分评价,位居世界500强大学之首,麻省理工学院位居次席。
  500强世界大学中国只有27所
  全球前5强中,非美国的大学只有牛津大学。
  在亚洲,日本东京大学世界排名第24位,是亚洲排名最高的学府。
  北京大学全球排名第39位,评价分数是66.7分,位居亚洲排名第二,中国香港大学亚洲排名第三,全球排名第42位。在全球500强大学当中,中国27所大学上榜。
  前200强的内地高校还有复旦、浙大、中科大、上海交大、南大。中山大学全球排名第220位。
  英美教育最强大
  在这份榜单中,在美国以外的学校中,英国仍然是教育实力最强大的国家。
  据称,此次世界大学排名是根据汤森路透实施的“研究信赖度调查”、被引用的论文数及获得博士称号的研究生人数决定的。
  另外,此次排名还重视对毕业生的评价及毕业生比例等方面,采用与美国大学排名不同的评价系统,今年在美国大学排名占首位的普林斯顿大学,世界排名只位列第13。(中新)







希望工程25年 李克强回信首所希望小学师生









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希望工程25年 李克强回信首所希望小学师生

2014年10月30日 17:51:53 来源: 中安在线
回信了,回信了,总理回信了!
李克强给金寨县希望小学师生回信:“为天下所有贫困孩子的幸福人生创造美好的希望!”
金寨希望小学的孩子们阅读总理回信
  “回信了,回信了,总理回信了!”昨天上午,位于大别山腹地的金寨希望小学校园内一片欢腾,老师同学们奔走相告这个好消息。“消除贫困或难短时兑现,可创造公平必须刻不容缓。让我们共同持续不断努力,为天下所有贫困孩子的幸福人生创造美好的希望!祝老师们坚守希望事业!祝同学们在希望中健康成长!”六年级的张露同学大声读着总理的回信,小脸激动的通红。
  【一段往事】
  李克强为金寨希望小学选址
  “25年了,总理没有忘记我们,总理和咱山里娃娃心连心”。金寨县希望小学校长陈德武激动地说,金寨希望小学是全国第一所希望小学,当年,时任团中央书记处书记的李克强同志来到金寨,亲自为学校选址并寄予厚望。
  陈校长回忆,小学从当年借用彭家祠堂几间破旧平房办学,到李克强同志选址重新建校,再到如今拥有漂亮的教学楼,整洁的校园,先后培养了6175名学生。在希望工程的资助下,金寨县走出了“大眼睛”苏明娟,全国希望工程第一位博士生张宗友,第一位考入科大少年班的邓磊,受到江泽民、胡锦涛等党和国家领导人接见的南兰、占洋、郭玉立三位同学等等。
  【一封书信】
  校庆25周年给总理写信感谢
  金寨希望小学的贫困学生是幸运的,整个金寨县成为全国希望工程发源地受益太多,无以为谢,今年恰逢校庆25周年,老师和同学们合计着,给总理写封信感谢他本人在希望工程上的付出,更想借此机会感谢党和国家的好政策。
  该校廖桂林和余琴两位老师的想法和校长不谋而合,一经提议,同学们纷纷响应,于是校长和两位老师,加上6位贫困生代表联合署名,于10月16日给总理写了一封信,钢笔工整书写,附上学校校容校貌照片,带着老师和同学们的深情寄往首都北京。
  【一份期待】
  即使不回信,总理看到也好
  记者在学校师生们寄给总理的信封上发现一个细节,信封上写着:“中华人民共和国国务院李克强总理收”,寄信人位置为:“安徽省金寨县希望小学师生代表缄”,而信封左上方却没有填写邮政编码。廖桂林是个女老师,平时上课高声大嗓,可说起这事儿,有点不好意思,红着脸悄悄跟记者说:“其实我们压根就不知道国务院所在地的邮政编码,写这封信主要是表达我们的感恩之心,总理能不能收到都是未知数,就算收到了,他那么忙,我们也不敢奢望收到回信! ”
  “虽然这么说,我们还是盼望着能有回音! ”廖老师说,前些天老师和同学们见面都没提写信的事,但彼此都心照不宣,都在盼望着,“有几天我甚至想,即使收不到回信,哪怕总理能看到我们的信也好!”廖老师还说了一件趣事,有天夜里她做了一个梦,梦中校长高兴地跑过来,说总理给县里打电话了,说他收到我们的信了,“我竟然高兴得笑醒了! ”
  【一夜难眠】
  12天后总理回信飞到大山里
  陈校长说,10月28日晚上,县教育副局长吴沐森打电话给他,第一句话就说:“老陈,大喜事啊,你们给总理写信了吧,总理回信了! ”那天晚上下着大雨,陈校长生怕听不清楚,在手机里大喊:“你说什么,再说一遍! ”“回信了,总理回信了,明天给你们送过来! ”吴副局长说。
  听清电话后,陈校长立即挨个打电话,把这个好消息告诉廖桂林和余琴老师,还有几位学生代表,廖桂林穿着靴子,蹚水跑到学校,全身都湿透了,几个老师在学校二楼的办公室内激动地聊到凌晨两点多钟,才各自回去。回去也睡不着,睁眼到天亮,大家都早早来到学校,等着迎接总理的回信。
  廖老师说:“听到消息的那一刻,我哭了,感到很意外又十分激动和高兴,没想到总理真的回信了。 ”
  昨天上午,总理回信送到学校,全文内容情真意切感人至深,并寄托了他对希望工程和教育事业的殷殷期望,细心的总理在回信中,还附上了自己亲自圈点的师生们寄去的信。 (方荣刚)
  -揭秘
  总理的回信写了什么?
金寨县希望小学的老师、同学们:
    你们好!
  来信收悉。从照片上看到你们宽敞、整洁的校容校貌,获知学校已经培养了6175名贫困孩子,开始新的人生。我的心情分外高兴。
  我清晰记得,当年来这里为全国第一所希望小学选址时,正是冬末初春时节,不曾想到,希望工程第一粒种子在大别山深处的冻土里,破土成长为今天这样一棵枝繁叶茂的参天大树。
  据了解,近25年来,希望工程已累计募款逾百亿元,先后建起18396所希望小学,资助贫寒学子495万名。
  希望工程向世人传递出一种积极意义:知识可以改变命运。这一点,你们学校走出的希望工程培养的第一位博士生张宗友、“大眼睛”苏明娟便是很好的例证;尤其可贵的是,希望工程在很短时间里,汇聚起海内外四面八方的爱心涓流:赠人玫瑰手有余香。这是建设社会最富感召力的道德力量。
  这么多年,你们锲而不舍践行一个朴素理想:让每个孩子不再因为贫穷而失去课堂。这也是政府的职责所系,我们的努力殊途同归。贫穷固然可怕,但失去平等受教育的权利更加可怕;消除贫困或难短时兑现,可创造公平必须刻不容缓。让我们共同持续不断努力,为天下所有贫困孩子的幸福人生创造美好的希望!祝老师们坚守希望事业,祝同学们在希望中健康成长!
  李克强     
  2014年10月28日
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  给总理的信写了什么?
  师生们给总理的信中写道:“尊敬的李克强总理,您好,我们是全国第一所希望小学的师生代表,1990年2月17日,这个温暖而又难忘的日子,这一天,您满怀着对革命老区的深厚感情,冒着严寒,踏着霜雪,来到安徽省金寨县为希望小学实地考察选址,您对老区人民真情关怀的感人场景犹如昨天,历历在目。……25年来,您亲自点燃的希望之火,呈燎原之势燃遍华夏大地,今天我们欣喜的向您报告,我们的学校发生了巨大的变化,……成为集幼儿教育、小学教育为一体的现代化学校,成为革命老区教育事业发展的一颗璀璨明珠……是伟大的希望工程圆了贫困孩子的求学梦和人生出彩梦,照亮了老区人民幸福美好生活的道路。 ”
  信的末尾写道:“尊敬的李总理,饮水思源,吃水不忘挖井人。今天在享受美好幸福生活时,我们始终感谢党中央、国务院和您的亲切关怀,感谢这个伟大的时代。在全国第一所希望小学建成25周年之际,我们全体师生真诚邀请并期待您在方便的时候,再来我们学校看一看,到金寨老区走一走!祝敬爱的总理身体健康,万事如意! ”









Undercover sting: FBI agents posed as Internet repairmen






http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/30/us/fbi-sting-internet/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

Undercover sting: FBI agents posed as Internet repairmen

By Dugald McConnell and Brian Todd, CNN
October 30, 2014 -- Updated 2340 GMT (0740 HKT)

FBI gambling sting may be illegal

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • The FBI was investigating online gambling
  • Agents disabled the Internet at a hotel suite used by a suspect
  • Posing as technicians, the agents videotaped the room and its occupants in secret
  • Attorney: If citizens call for for repair "maybe it's an undercover agent that responds"
(CNN) -- In sting operation last July, undercover FBI agents gained access to a hotel suite by disabling the hotel's Internet, and then posing as Internet repair technicians.
Now one of the suspects who was charged in the sting is crying foul.
At Caesar's Palace, a casino hotel on the Strip in Las Vegas, FBI agents deliberately cut off the Internet for a suite used by Paul Phua, a high-stakes gambler. Then, they showed up at the suite and made a bogus service call.
On their undercover video, you can hear the imposters asking their targets what the trouble is.
"Good morning. We're going to see if we can get the DSL working again," one of them says.
But during the visit, the agents were actually videotaping the hotel room and its occupants in secret, looking for evidence of online gambling.
Phua was subsequently charged with operating an illegal gambling business, some of which was allegedly conducted using the computers set up at the hotel.
Authorities allege he is a high-ranking member of the 14-K triad, an Asian crime syndicate. But he is fighting the charges, saying they are based on evidence collected under false pretenses, and that any evidence obtained through a warrantless search based on deception should be tossed out.
"The evidence is the fruit of a flagrant violation of the Fourth Amendment," his lawyers said in a court filing.
The FBI declined to comment, referring inquiries to the prosecutor's office in Las Vegas. The prosecutors' office said it will respond in court to the complaint, but could not comment to the media on a pending case.
But former FBI Assistant Director Tom Fuentes, who served on the agency's review committee for undercover operations for five years, said undercover operations are carefully reviewed before they are conducted, including by agency lawyers.
"The idea that the entire division went rogue and ran this operation without FBI headquarters' concurrence, or senior executive management concurrence and approval, and the United States attorneys, it just doesn't sound right to me," Fuentes said.
He also said a citizen might not be able to expect the same right to privacy in the common room of his hotel suite, as he would at home in his bedroom.
But Tom Goldstein, an attorney for Phua, says the public should be concerned that authorities are trying to surreptitiously conduct searches, using a service interruption as a pretext.
"The danger here is that agents will cut off not only the Internet, but your electricity, your phone, your cable television," said Goldstein, "or at least, you'll worry that it's the government -- every time you have a problem in your house -- that maybe it's an undercover agent that responds."