Beijing on Wednesday morning, Chelsea in the Champions League group stage away to Spartak Moscow. Chelsea match venues are no strangers, that is, at the famous Nicky Moss Kelu Stadium, in 2008, the Blues is at Nicky Lu lost to Manchester United Stadium, with the Champions League pass. Two years ago, Carlo Ancelotti is not the Chelsea manager, but he watched it on TV finals to attend the pre-match press conference, recalled that field red and blue war Ancelotti endless regret for Chelsea.
"I watched that game." Ancelotti said: "Chelsea are not playing worse than Manchester United, two teams play the same level, but the end result is very sorry for Chelsea, when you have to into the penalty shootout, it is difficult to say who can win the game. but in any case we have to look forward, I have unfortunately missed the 2005 Champions, but then I won it back, so we must move forward to a positive to see. "
Two years ago, Chelsea fans that heartbreaking defeat, and now, Chelsea has entered a new era of Carlo Ancelotti, the Italian people are determined to heal this season, Chelsea fans rate the pain of two years ago: "Our dream to play in this tournament the best quality, we will exert all the power features of our fullest play. "Ancelotti admits, however, want to get success in the Champions League is very difficult: "hard to say what will happen, the Champions League with great uncertainty, this is a strange event."
Spartak Moscow on Wednesday morning of the game, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba will be absent due to injury. To injury before the game there's bad news, according to the Blue Network on Monday reported that officers, Brazilian international Rafael Ramirez will not be cured because of an ankle injury for Wednesday's game early, he will fly back to England. About the absence of several players, Carlo Ancelotti is not worried, he said: "We lost some important players, but we can still emit a strong starting lineup, we can do well. We have become accustomed to a three-day play a game, tomorrow we can play well, no problem. "
Monday, October 18, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang unveiled measures
But analysts called the measures modest and said they were unlikely to have a major impact on prices in the short term. Property shares initially took a hit on the news, but later recovered, with the Hang Seng property index ending up 0.3%.
Mr. Tsang's plans, included as part of his annual policy address Wednesday, included temporarily excluding the use of real-estate purchases in an investment immigration scheme, as well as building around 5,000 rent-to-buy apartments for middle-class residents over the next few years.
However, Mr. Tsang ignored calls by some lawmakers to resume subsidized housing construction.
Mr. Tsang's policy speech comes as the city's property prices near the top they reached before the 1997 Asian financial crisis, with average home prices up 15% so far this year, following a 30% jump in 2009. Housing has become a major social and economic issue for the Hong Kong government, whose earlier measures to cool the market appear to have had little success.
'Housing is currently the greatest concern of our people,' Mr. Tsang said in his address, noting private housing supply has been relatively low in the past few years. He underscored his resolve to tackle the property boom: 'I won't allow an asset bubble to form in the property market.'
Under a popular immigration scheme used mostly by people from mainland China, non-Hong Kong residents can obtain residency in the city by investing HK$6.5 million (US$837,600) in local assets. In the nine months ended Sept. 30, real-estate investments accounted for 42% of total investment under the program, Mr. Tsang said, but beginning Thursday home purchases will be excluded from the plan.
RBS analyst David Ng said the government's temporary plan will 'send a message against hot money flooding Hong Kong in the immediate term.' However, the plan doesn't stop foreign nationals from buying property in the city. As such, Mr. Ng said the measure 'shouldn't have a long-term impact because many people also buy for investment.'
According to Mr. Tsang real-estate investments under the immigration scheme have accounted for only 1% of total property market turnover in recent years.
In his speech, Mr. Tsang said he will consider more ways to maintain steady land supply, and will soon consult the public on land reclamation to increase supply over the longer term.
Lawmaker Audrey Eu, leader of the opposition Civic Party, said she doesn't believe Mr. Tsang's rent-to-buy program, under which people will be able to rent homes for a period of time and then buy them at a discounted rate, will be an effective relief for lower-income families. The root of the problem remains an imbalance in supply and demand, she said.
'The scheme doesn't solve the problem but just delays it. You don't feel you are safe living in a flat for five years, knowing at the end of the period you will be kicked out unless you have enough money to buy your own flat,' she said.
Mr. Tsang said he expects a total of 61,000 new apartments to come onto the market over the next three to four years, and added the government will expedite infrastructure construction at the site of the old Kai Tak Airport to make some planned residential projects available to the public by 2015, sooner than earlier planned.
Mr. Tsang's plans, included as part of his annual policy address Wednesday, included temporarily excluding the use of real-estate purchases in an investment immigration scheme, as well as building around 5,000 rent-to-buy apartments for middle-class residents over the next few years.
However, Mr. Tsang ignored calls by some lawmakers to resume subsidized housing construction.
Mr. Tsang's policy speech comes as the city's property prices near the top they reached before the 1997 Asian financial crisis, with average home prices up 15% so far this year, following a 30% jump in 2009. Housing has become a major social and economic issue for the Hong Kong government, whose earlier measures to cool the market appear to have had little success.
'Housing is currently the greatest concern of our people,' Mr. Tsang said in his address, noting private housing supply has been relatively low in the past few years. He underscored his resolve to tackle the property boom: 'I won't allow an asset bubble to form in the property market.'
Under a popular immigration scheme used mostly by people from mainland China, non-Hong Kong residents can obtain residency in the city by investing HK$6.5 million (US$837,600) in local assets. In the nine months ended Sept. 30, real-estate investments accounted for 42% of total investment under the program, Mr. Tsang said, but beginning Thursday home purchases will be excluded from the plan.
RBS analyst David Ng said the government's temporary plan will 'send a message against hot money flooding Hong Kong in the immediate term.' However, the plan doesn't stop foreign nationals from buying property in the city. As such, Mr. Ng said the measure 'shouldn't have a long-term impact because many people also buy for investment.'
According to Mr. Tsang real-estate investments under the immigration scheme have accounted for only 1% of total property market turnover in recent years.
In his speech, Mr. Tsang said he will consider more ways to maintain steady land supply, and will soon consult the public on land reclamation to increase supply over the longer term.
Lawmaker Audrey Eu, leader of the opposition Civic Party, said she doesn't believe Mr. Tsang's rent-to-buy program, under which people will be able to rent homes for a period of time and then buy them at a discounted rate, will be an effective relief for lower-income families. The root of the problem remains an imbalance in supply and demand, she said.
'The scheme doesn't solve the problem but just delays it. You don't feel you are safe living in a flat for five years, knowing at the end of the period you will be kicked out unless you have enough money to buy your own flat,' she said.
Mr. Tsang said he expects a total of 61,000 new apartments to come onto the market over the next three to four years, and added the government will expedite infrastructure construction at the site of the old Kai Tak Airport to make some planned residential projects available to the public by 2015, sooner than earlier planned.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Google Inc. is pushing to become a significant player
Android lends functionality to smartphones, including touch-screen capability and a large marketplace of small software 'apps.' It has gained market share quickly this year in developed countries such as the U.S., powering several devices that have sold briskly.
Now Google is setting its sights on the masses in developing countries like India, which has 670 million cellphone subscribers and has been adding about 18 million a month recently.
Most of the initial Google-powered phones in India from established handset makers such as Motorola Inc. and HTC Corp. cost upward of $400, much too expensive in a market where 42% of the population of 1.2 billion earns less than $1.25 a day.
To target India's vast middle class, Google is banking largely on a crop of inexperienced Indian smartphone manufacturers including Micromax Informatics Ltd., Spice Mobility Ltd., and Olive Telecom to make Android phones in the $150 range, and eventually the sub-$100 level.
'You've got a lot of innovation happening from local manufacturers,' said Vinay Goel, who oversees Google's products in India. He said Android phones selling for more than $400 are only going to capture 'a really niche market' in India. 'To be in the mainstream, you have to be in the $100 to $200 range,' he said. 'The closer to $100 the better.'
Gaining a foothold in India won't be straightforward. Most of the Indian handset makers have never made a smartphone before, so there could be glitches in their early tries. Also, even if they could make $100 phones -- a huge challenge given that hardware for smartphones is costly -- those would still be well outside the range of many ordinary Indians who can buy less advanced phones for $40 that have cameras and basic data services.
Now Google is setting its sights on the masses in developing countries like India, which has 670 million cellphone subscribers and has been adding about 18 million a month recently.
Most of the initial Google-powered phones in India from established handset makers such as Motorola Inc. and HTC Corp. cost upward of $400, much too expensive in a market where 42% of the population of 1.2 billion earns less than $1.25 a day.
To target India's vast middle class, Google is banking largely on a crop of inexperienced Indian smartphone manufacturers including Micromax Informatics Ltd., Spice Mobility Ltd., and Olive Telecom to make Android phones in the $150 range, and eventually the sub-$100 level.
'You've got a lot of innovation happening from local manufacturers,' said Vinay Goel, who oversees Google's products in India. He said Android phones selling for more than $400 are only going to capture 'a really niche market' in India. 'To be in the mainstream, you have to be in the $100 to $200 range,' he said. 'The closer to $100 the better.'
Gaining a foothold in India won't be straightforward. Most of the Indian handset makers have never made a smartphone before, so there could be glitches in their early tries. Also, even if they could make $100 phones -- a huge challenge given that hardware for smartphones is costly -- those would still be well outside the range of many ordinary Indians who can buy less advanced phones for $40 that have cameras and basic data services.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Australian TV embarrassing events: wrong title live on-site
According to the AFP，on September 29, the showpiece finale of a popular Australian reality modelling show ended in a toe-curling blunder when the wrong winner was announced on live television.
Australia's Next Top Model's two finalists had already made their winner's and loser's speeches when presenter Sarah Murdoch, daughter-in-law of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, revealed the mix-up.
"Oh my God, I don't know what to say right now. I'm feeling a bit sick about this," Murdoch said during Tuesday's broadcast. "This is what happens on live TV, folks. This is insane, insane, insane."
A bewildered Amanda Ware, 18, finally accepted the award and made a brief victory sashay down the catwalk, as 19-year-old Kelsey Martinovich took the bizarre defeat gracefully. "It's an honest mistake, it's fine," she said, consoling the red-faced Murdoch.
Broadcaster Foxtel blamed the error on a "miscommunication" between backstage operators, and offered Martinovich a cash gift and a trip to New York as compensation.
Local media rated the error as one of the most embarrassing moments on Australian TV.
Australia's Next Top Model's two finalists had already made their winner's and loser's speeches when presenter Sarah Murdoch, daughter-in-law of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, revealed the mix-up.
"Oh my God, I don't know what to say right now. I'm feeling a bit sick about this," Murdoch said during Tuesday's broadcast. "This is what happens on live TV, folks. This is insane, insane, insane."
A bewildered Amanda Ware, 18, finally accepted the award and made a brief victory sashay down the catwalk, as 19-year-old Kelsey Martinovich took the bizarre defeat gracefully. "It's an honest mistake, it's fine," she said, consoling the red-faced Murdoch.
Broadcaster Foxtel blamed the error on a "miscommunication" between backstage operators, and offered Martinovich a cash gift and a trip to New York as compensation.
Local media rated the error as one of the most embarrassing moments on Australian TV.
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