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Qingdao Vacation – Jul 8th~11th

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  • 世界十大名表

    之前一直对世界十大名表一知半解,最近花了一点时间了解了一下,算是有了一个较为完整的认识。不过,每一个品牌所蕴含的文化和历史,还还是需要细细品味和感受的……

    1. PATEK PHILIPPE – 百达翡丽
      • 创立于1839年的百达翡丽是瑞士现存惟一一家完全由家族独立经营的钟表制造商。百达翡丽表一向重视外形设计与制作工序,制表工序全部在日内瓦原厂完成,是全球众多品牌表中惟一一家全部机芯获“日内瓦优质印记”(Geneva Seal)的品牌。
    2. VACHERON CONSTANTIN – 江诗丹顿
      • 始创于1775年的江诗丹顿已有250年历史,是世界上历史最悠久、延续时间最长的名表之一。创始人让.马克.瓦什隆(Jean-Marc Vacheron)是一位渊博的人文学家。江诗丹顿被誉为贵族中的艺术品,一直在瑞士制表业上担当着关键角色。目前隶属瑞士历峰集团。
    3. AUDEMARS PIGUET – 爱彼
      • 1875年,朱尔斯-路易斯.奥德莫斯(Jules-Louis Audemars)与朋友爱德华-奥古斯蒂.皮捷特(Edward-Auguste Piguet)一同创立了爱彼表。1972年,爱彼推出了全精钢材质的高端运动表系列“皇家橡树”(Royal Oak),成为表业经典。爱彼公司在瑞士设有钟表学校,每名学徒必须在钟表学校中修完4年课程,才能取得钟表匠资格。此外,还要经过1至2年训练,才能制造超薄机芯,而要开始制造复杂机芯前,还需10年训练。
    4. BREGUET – 宝玑
      • 1775年,A.路易斯.宝玑(A. Louis Breguet)创办了宝玑这一品牌。这位举世公认的钟表史经典人物首先在巴黎发展这一品牌,后至瑞士。宝玑手表深受皇族垂青,法国国王路易十六和玛利皇后都是宝玑的推崇者。巴尔扎克、普希金、大仲马、雨果等文豪的著作中也都曾提及宝玑表。英国女王维多利亚和英国首相邱吉尔等名人都是宝玑的顾客。如今,宝玑隶属瑞士斯沃琪集团。
    5. IWC – 万国
      • 创立于1868年的万国表有“机械表专家”之称,每只万国腕表都要经历28次独立测试。创始人是美国人佛罗伦汀.琼斯(Florentine A Jones)。20世纪初,万国表在德国、奥地利等地销售量大增。如今,万国表在全球有700多个销售点,产品主要销往远东、瑞士和德国。目前隶属瑞士历峰集团。
    6. PIAGET – 伯爵
      • 1874年,Georges Edouard Piaget以机芯制作起家。1940年,Piaget的孙子为伯爵表的发展开拓了国际市场。1956年伯爵表推出了超薄机芯。上世纪60年代以来,伯爵一边致力于复杂机芯的研究,一面发展顶级珠宝首饰的设计。从设计、制作蜡模型到镶嵌宝石,伯爵表始终秉承精益求精的宗旨。其“手铐腕表”(cuff watches)和“硬币腕表”(coin watches)设计出众,是伯爵表中的珍品。目前隶属瑞士历峰集团。
    7. CARTIER – 卡地亚
      • 自1847年建立品牌以来拥有160多年历史,是一个历史悠久的品牌。被英国爱德华七世称为皇帝的珠宝商,珠宝商的皇帝。1853年开始制表工艺,1888年卡地亚尝试在镶嵌钻石的黄金手镯上装上机械女装表。1938年,卡地亚制造了世界上最小的腕表,并把它送给了英国伊丽莎白公主。卡地亚手表一直是上流社会的宠物,历久不衰。目前隶属瑞士历峰集团。
    8. JAEGER LECOULTRE – 积家
      • 安东尼.拉考脱(Antoine LeCoultre)1833年在瑞士成立工作坊。1844年,他发明了测量精度达到1/1000毫米的微米仪,使钟表零件加工精度大大提高。积家在1907年推出了世界上最薄的机械机芯,在1929年推出了世界上最小的机械机芯。积家1931年专为马球选手所推出的腕表是为高档腕表中罕见的经典之作。目前隶属瑞士历峰集团。
    9. ROLEX – 劳力士
      • 劳力士创始人为汉斯.威尔斯多夫,1908年他在瑞士将劳力士注册为商标。20世纪20年代,劳力士公司研制了防水手表。1953年,劳力士推出了专为潜水员设计的潜水表。劳力士手表的设计本着庄重、实用、不显浮华的风格,受到大批人喜爱。
    10. GIRARD-PERREGAUX – 芝柏
      • 芝柏表的创始人J. F. Bautte 1791年制作出他的第一块手表。1854年,芝柏(Girard-Perregaux)这一名字正式诞生。到20世纪初,芝柏的知名度不断扩大。1930年,当手表销售量首次超过怀表销量时,芝柏50年前就定下的发展手表的策略被证明是正确的。1998年,芝柏在日本建立分支机构,并有一款手表入选日本“年度最佳手表”。2000年,芝柏在美国建立了分支机构。
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  • About LovePower123.ORG

    I would like to recommend a foundation organization for children (LovePower123.ORG). Please help have a look for these children which are expecting a school, they need your help!

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  • It’s really difficult for applying a bed in Ruijin hospital!

    The first treatment for father is finished, and I am applying the bed for father’s second treatment. There are many many people in the order list for getting a bed in Ruijin hospital, really terrible! Just now, I missed a chance for getting a bed. And I confirmed with doctor, the missed bed has been booked by her boss, so……!

    So, I have to wait to get the next chance in this afternoon. No comment……:(

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  • Joomla – PHP Open Source Portal System

    My website (bornayuan.com) is using WordPress system, and it is very good CMS (Content Management System). Now I am looking for a portal system for business portal setup, of course it should be based on PHP technology.

    Joomla is a recommended candidate. I think it is a better choice for building portal, but WordPress is for Blog only.

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  • 面对生命的终点

    得知父亲的病情特别严重的时候,突然间,那种很可能马上就会失去一位至亲亲人的感觉,第一次真真切切地钻进心里。那突如其来的噩耗,确实让自己有点备受煎熬。

    4月27日连夜赶回了象山,4月28日临晨4点30分,连同父亲一起,出发回上海。9点整赶到了上海瑞金医院,9点15分,和约好的医生会面。经过简短的询问和交谈,父亲的病情比想象中还要严重的多,基本确诊为Multiple Myeloma(多发性骨髓瘤)。在医生的建议下,马上办理了住院手续。

    得到这个消息,心理面确实凉了一大截,这个病,基本不能痊愈,只能维持,并且生存周期一般值为5年左右。治疗成功率约为50%多一点。尤其恐怖的是治疗费用!

    父亲,多多少少已经了解到自己的病情,嘴上说的最多的几句话是“要是治不好,或者太贵,就不要治疗了”,“家里面还有几件事情没有处理完,要是稍微能再给我一点时间就好了”。父亲的心情,尤其的平静,语调也很平缓。反倒是我,听了之后,感觉心理面很不是滋味。

    由于正好赶上五一长假,瑞金医院的诊断结果不能马上出来,需要等到节后。期间,父亲去了几趟我家,看着他和我儿子玩耍的时候流露出的那种不舍的眼神,我能明白,父亲在平静的心情下面,其实是掩藏着强烈的生存的渴望。只是,他不愿意流露,因为那样大家都会难过,也会给大家带来沉重的负担。

    在等待诊断结果的那些天里面,我查阅了关于MM病情的相关报道,的确是一个很难治疗的病,而且费用相当高。瑞金医院给出的预计费用大概在8000~9000/天,连续四个疗程,每个疗程一个月。在这样的一个费用前提之下,还不能保证治疗效果,这实在是……

    虽然生老病死,谁也不能逃脱,可对于年仅58岁的父亲,还是感觉早了一点。作为儿子,我自然愿意尽全力挽救父亲的生命,可是……无力感,也的确围绕在心头。很多亲戚朋友打电话来安慰,有真心牵挂的,有敷衍形式的,也有盘算利益损失的……面对大事情,确实能够暴露一些人性的阴暗面。无可厚非,人总是优先考虑自身利益。

    和主治医生聊了几次,她说目前针对MM的治疗方案由于加入“万珂”这个新药,效果已经有很大提升,所以要对结果有充分的信心。生存周期大于10年的可能性非常大。今天早上,接到医生的电话,长征医院的检验报告出来了,类型为IGG!也算是一个安慰,希望父亲能够好运!

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  • Google is quiting from China

    使用最多的Google搜索引擎,最终还是选择离去了。本来呢,其实也没什么,一家互联网企业的进出,再平常不过了。只是很奇怪,我在国内的网站发现不了相关的新闻,更是找不到评论!这,反而引起我的注意,其中肯定有一些值得了解的真实原因。否则中国政府肯定不会限制评论。

    辗转了很多国外的网站,还是发现了一些内容。中国政府一再强调“外资企业在中国经营,必须遵守中国法律”,这个应该是无可厚非的,或者说是无可争议的。但问题就是在于这个所谓的“法律”上。Google提供互联网的内容搜索服务,国家要求针对一些内容进行过滤,但是需要过滤的内容,并不能在现有的任何法律中找到任何的明确规定,也就是说,需要Google无条件遵守的“法律”是随机的、口头的、随性的,很多“领导”或者“机构”都会随时给Google只会要马上过滤的内容。所以呢,Google也提及了,需要审查的内容,必须是透明的,显然中国政府是做不到的,有太多的过滤内容是“不合法”的。

    长期处于这种压抑的经营状态下,Google的老大们有点受不了了,于是乎今天就爆发了。从个人的角度看,赚钱还是纯粹一点好,少扯上政治的因素。很难想象Google有一天会肩负责任去中东推行民主政策,所以么,当地政府的要求还是尽量去满足,管他是不是合理的,在当地是正确的,就行了。

    Google走了,还是有点可惜的。希望这件事情能够尽快过去。

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  • Do you think the Upgradability is necessary for enterprise application system? My answer is NO!

    My previous company is focusing on enterprise application system of  insurance industry, and from 2006 it started proposing product (or baseline) concept to client. But now, three years later, it has been cancelled.

    The purpose from company
    Proposing upgradability of enterprise application system, we can keep the client in the product line and learn business requirements from client. The cost of product upgrade will be covered by license fee and yearly service fee, the customization cost will be charged on project budget.

    Benefits for client
    If a client joined the road map of product upgrade, client can get the upgraded and new features free frequently. And some change requests can be pushed into the road map via negotiation. So the budget can be reduced.

    It seems everything is OK for both! Is it true?

    Issues for company
    What’s the solution for the upgradability of enterprise application system? How can we add the customization requirements into the road map of product if we are providing common features for all global clients? How can we manage the expectation if we have one hundred clients on this way already? What is the solution for client if client doesn’t want to upgrade some features? How can we assure the quality of enterprise application system for the frequent upgrade activities?

    Risks for client
    If you can add customization features into the road map of product easily, how could you trust it is a standard product? The upgrade activity of enterprise application system does not like desktop software, it needs to modify source code of system, do you think it will be a smooth way for adding new features or improving existing functions in current running production? If the upgrade activity includes some additional features which are useless/conflicting for your current business, do you want to stop the frequent upgrade?

    Before we kicked off the work, we still believe that all the issues and risks can be resolved and mitigated, all the expectations can be balanced finally. But actually we did not.

    By now, no any enterprise application system provider can say: we can provide an upgradability system, and it can be upgraded smoothly and safely. Because this is a change-resource-code work, it means the upgrade activity is a big project, not an simple uninstall and reinstall only.

    The biggest issue is that the frequent upgrade activities will impact the quality of system, and many defects will be raised once we do an upgrade, and we need 20 engineers to work one while month for resolving all major defects. Client test team also needs to execute all the test cases again for the upgrade activity, even there is no any new customization feature. You cannot image the suffering for this, because it is frequent!!!!

    Finally, the cost of upgrade is over the budget.

    As acted the project manager for that I don’t suggest we take this way. Of course we cannot say it is impossible, but it is expensive obviously. And another point what I want to underline is that enterprise application system is based on real business requirements, and which should be considered in advance before we modify anything. But the upgrade is uncontrollable for you, because you will find this comments from provider always: If you want to upgrade the new version system, you have to use those new features/functions, otherwise you cannot upgrade any new version system any more in the future. So actually you are importing the uncontrollable risks into your business if you take frequent upgrade for your system.

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