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A top police official has confirmed that two ranks at the Bartica Police Station are being investigated for allegedly beating a 28-year-old man while interrogating him about a stolen computer.Cedric Babb,Wholesale Adidas Hockey Jerseys, of Fourth Avenue, Bartica, has alleged that three CID ranks struck him in the stomach with a piece of wood and placed his head in a plastic bag until he lost consciousness.Babb said that the beating occurred last week Thursday in a room at the Bartica Police Station. He alleged that the assault continued even as he repeatedly denied having knowledge of the stolen computer.Babb, who was hospitalised for a day, said that he subsequently identified the three CID ranks while giving a statement to the officer in charge at the Bartica Police Station.Contacted on Monday, a senior police official confirmed that Babb’s allegation is being investigated,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, but said that Babb had only implicated two police ranks.The officials also confirmed that Babb was hospitalised but a doctor who examined him found no injuries.According to the official, the accused ranks have denied Babb’s allegation. A report on the incident is expected to be completed on Friday.Babb,Cheap Jerseys, who said he is a carpenter, alleged that his troubles began last week Tuesday when he went to the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on charges that he had bought two stolen cell phones.After speaking with an attorney, a CID rank reportedly told Babb that he wanted to see Babb in his office.According to Babb, the rank accused him of buying a stolen computer, an allegation that the Bartica resident said he repeatedly denied.Another CID rank then allegedly informed Babb that he was being charged with break-and enter and larceny and ordered him to sign a statement, which Babb said he refused to do.“He say ‘well take off yuh belt and shoes, yuh going in the f—ing lockups,” Babb saidShortly after, Babb said he was placed in the lockups.On Thursday, he was taken to a room that was occupied by three CID ranks, and again denied buying the stolen computer after the ranks began interrogating him again.Babb alleged that at that point, one of the policemen began to hit him.“A short one start cuffing me in me belly and saying ‘where the computer deh?’”“After they start cuffing me, they put a plastic bag over my head.” Babb said that he began to have difficulty breathing and tore off the plastic bag.However, the policemen, he alleged, tied another plastic bag over his head and he eventually lost consciousness.The policemen reportedly revived Babb by throwing water on him and the brutal interrogation continued as he sat in a chair,Cheap NFL Shop, he said.“They pick up a wood and hit me in my stomach and I fall out the chair and start hollering.”Babb said he later learned that persons who had heard his screams informed his relatives, who were outside the station.Babb alleged that after questioning him further, the CID ranks put him in the female lockups, to ensure that no one could see his condition.But he said that they eventually took him outside the station and he managed to signal to relatives that he had been beaten.According to Babb, he was again taken to a room where the ranks attempted to make him sign a statement, which he refused to do.He was then taken back to the lockups, although he was suffering from severe stomach pains and was bleeding through the nostrils.The man claimed he was finally released after his father contacted the officer in charge at the station.He alleged that it was only then that the police took him to the Bartica Hospital, where he was admitted. Babb said he remained there until Friday.“But then they lock me up again,Cheap Jerseys Free, and say that I telling people that police beating me.”According to Babb, he was eventually released on $50,000 station bail but was informed that he would be charged.The allegations of police brutality come at a time when police rank at the Leonora Police Station are under investigation for torturing a 14-year-old boy and refusing to inform his relatives of his whereabouts.

– Minister PersaudMinister of Natural Resources and Environment, Robert Persaud met with sand/loam pit operators Saturday last where he informed of the Ministry’s intention to strengthen the enforcement of regulations so as to ensure that this activity is done within the confines of the country’s laws.Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Robert Persaud addressing sand miners during the meetingPresentations were made by officials from agencies such as the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC), Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Supply NFL Jerseys Factory, reminding sand mining operators of the necessary procedures regarding permits and authorisation as well of their responsibilities under the relevant legislative provisions. The meeting was held at the Splashmins’ Resort, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara.Better MonitoringOne of the issues the Minister focused on was the proper management of sand mining activities. He said, “We would have to enhance our abilities and our capabilities of monitoring what is taking place.”He explained that there is a significant disparity in the number of sand mining activities that are actually taking place from what is captured in the Ministry’s data. This he said is a total misrepresentation of the actual situation and emphasised the need for proper monitoring and tracking.The inability to carry out proper monitoring results in the State and the citizens of Guyana being denied the royalty of $15 per tonne, especially when the end consumers pay as much as $18,000 per truck load of sand.RoyaltiesAs it stands, sand miners owe the State $132M in arrears royalty. Minister Persaud said that through the GGMC,Wholesale Jerseys, they have been encouraging stakeholders to settle these outstanding amounts.“We don’t want to be hard, people are making money, but if you are engaged in an activity that is not making you money then give up the activity,Sale NFL Jerseys, give up the resources for somebody else to benefit, don’t come and complain that I am not making money so I not going to pay the royalties. It is your duty to pay the royalties,” Minister Persaud said.Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Robert Persaud addressing sand miners during the meetingHe rubbished the notion that operators working on Government contracts are automatically entitled waiver in royalty and reminded that this is not stated anywhere in the Bills of Quantity. There is a mechanism in place for waivers to be granted and this can be activated administratively.“We want to work with you, so if you have outstanding arrears…the approach we have taken is to accept whatever payment plan you have provided, we haven’t given you a deadline, but you have to recognise that we have an obligation to fulfill in this regard,” the Minister said.Environmental managementLast year, a new unit, Compliance and Enforcement was set up in the EPA tasked with ensuring more stringent monitoring of authorisations that were granted. In this regard, enforcement regulations are now being drafted in keeping with the EPA Act.“We have seen that some of the sand mining activities are being carried out in a way that is being disruptive to the environment and persons are not doing what they are supposed to do at the end of the operations… we are putting these things in place, not to make life difficult for you,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys, but to ensure that your activities are consistent with the laws of Guyana,Cheap Nike Air Max Wholesale,” the Minister assured.Land availabilityMinister Persaud spoke of the competing land use interest and informed that the Ministry has just completed a national land use plan and is currently working on developing regional land use plans. In these plans, specific areas will be earmarked for different types of activities.He lamented that there are instances where persons apply for agricultural lands and upon acquisition,Laurent Koscielny Arsenal Jersey UK, then approach the GGMC for a permit to engage in sand mining activities in the said area.A lot of complaints were made by sand miners against officers of the relevant agencies, particularly the GGMC.Minister Persaud urged the miners not to take the actions or inactions of a view and pin it on an entire organisation. He noted that the problem of public officers not towing the line is not unique to the GGMC, but rather it is one that exists in many other public agencies.The Commission has received the green light to recruit 25 additional persons who will be tasked with dealing with matters that have not received much attention in the past in ter

–?? ?after being denied entry Residents of East Ruimveldt reacted with outrage yesterday after a 23-year-old epileptic woman who was refused entry to her mother’s home drowned in a drain outside the premises.The victim,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Odessa Fraser,Sale NFL Jerseys, was found lying face-down in a drain outside the Pineapple Street,Authentic NFL Jerseys Wholesale, East Ruimveldt residence at around 06:00 hrs. It is believed that she drowned while suffering an epileptic seizure.Police questioned the victim’s mother, Bernadette Fraser, for several hours, but did not detain her. Kaieteur News understands that the mother admitted that she had denied her daughter entry to the premises.Sources said that the daughter had moved out of the home last October.? The woman’s luggage and other belongings were still near the body when police arrived.Curious residents view Odessa Fraser’s body (wrapped in sheet on the ground) between her belongings,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, outside her mother’s house.With several residents following and screaming ‘murderer’, police eventually escorted the dead woman’s mother to the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost. Fraser’s mother displayed no emotion during the entire ordeal.She was released several hours later but attempts by Kaieteur News to solicit a response from her proved futile.A resident told Kaieteur News that at around 06:00 hrs his wife looked through a window and screamed out: “Don’t tell me this girl dead.”On looking outside, he saw Fraser lying with her upper body in the drain.The man and other residents alleged that Fraser stood outside her mother’s house Wednesday night and called out to her mother, pleading to be let in. However, they alleged that the woman failed to respond.According to the resident,Wholesale Jerseys Online, during that time, Fraser suffered three epileptic attacks, but her mother still refused her entry to the home.“She had three attacks and the mother say ‘lef she, she gun catch sheself,Cheap NFL Shop,” the man alleged.He claimed that Fraser’s mother only came outside when Fraser was discovered dead and the police arrived.Persons close to the family alleged that Odessa Fraser was abusive to her mother and had moved out after a spat with relatives.A post mortem is scheduled for today.

– Teixeira ?“Guyana wasn’t being investigated,Dallas Mavericks Jerseys, it was basically a treaty meeting and had nothing to do with acts of corruption as APNU and AFC purported,Wholesale Jerseys China,” Presidential Adviser on Governance Gail Teixeira said yesterday when contacted in relation to the outcome of the recent meetings with a team from the Organization of American States (OAS).Teixeira told this publication that the OAS team was in Guyana to do treaty reporting “just like we will have reports on the rights of the child.”An OAS statement provided by Teixeira indicated that “On October 8–10, Guyana received, with its consent,Sale NFL Jerseys, a visit by the Commission of the OAS Anticorruption Mechanism (Mechanism for Follow-Up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption – MESICIC), as part of the review process of said Mechanism, carried out in accordance with the Methodology adopted by consensus by its Member States.”It was stated that the OAS delegation comprised representatives from Haiti and Trinidad.The statement noted that during the three days of work,Cheap Jerseys, the members of the Commission met with the top authorities and other representatives of the Audit Office, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Public Service Commission, the Judicial Service Commission, the Integrity Commission, the Office of the Commissioner on Information and the National Procurement and Tender Administration among others,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, in order to obtain objective and complete information and reveal potential difficulties in the implementation of the Inter-American Convention.“It also provided an opportunity to facilitate the obtaining of information related to best practices, and provided Guyana the opportunity to benefit from or to request technical assistance.? ?The Commission also had the opportunity to meet with civil society organizations, private sector organizations and professional associations, in order to address issues related to the challenges facing the investigation,Claudio Bravo Jersey, prosecution, and punishment of acts of corruption in Guyana; civil society’s views on the role of oversight bodies in Guyana;?conflicts of interest; systems for registering income, assets and liabilities; access to public information; as well as mechanisms to encourage participation of civil society in efforts to prevent corruption.”The document said that the results of the visit forms part of the review process that is currently being carried out by the Committee of Experts of the MESICIC, and which will conclude with the adoption of the Guyana country report by the Committee at its next plenary meeting to be held in March 2014, in Washington DC at OAS Headquarters.The two parliamentary opposition parties, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change, (AFC) were peeved about the fact that the visiting OAS delegation left them out of consultations. The AFC plans to complain to the OAS head office in Washington.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (GNC) — Although there is no official word from the Trinidad and Tobago government, newspaper reports from the twin island republic have prompted the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to seek clarification about the future of the Port of Spain headquartered regional court,Cheap Air Max Tn, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).Belize Prime Minister, Dean Barrow, who is the CARICOM leader “with the most direct responsibility for the Court” held talks with the president of the Court, Sir Michael de la Bastide, amidst concerns over threats to the court’s existence.Barrow told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC), “I think that the new government there could be contemplating the possibility of asking the Community to take the court elsewhere. Now, I want to stress, as far as I understand this is just a matter of a media report,Wholesale Jerseys For Sale, I don’t know that any official position has been taken by the new government of Trinidad and Tobago,Soccer Jerseys Cheap, but the press report was worrying for President de la Bastide to discuss the matter with me.”The prime minister reiterated that, while the Kamla Persad-Bissessar administration has not made a public statement regarding the location of the CCJ, due to the press report, “we clearly recognise that perhaps credence is due to the press report but we cannot elevate it to the status of official Trinidad and Tobago government policy.”Barrow, who is also a senior counsel, and among the first batch of West Indian trained lawyers,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, said he welcomed the statement issued by five eminent persons, adding, “It is just as well that Caribbean personalities of influence are weighing in on the matter so that perhaps it is a preemptive strike.”The Trinidad Express newspaper carried an article stating that Trinidad and Tobago has spend enormous sums of money on the CCJ,Authentic Adidas Hockey Jerseys China, but the five distinguished Caribbean nationals who have the highest regional award — the Order of Caribbean Community (OCC) – namely, former Jamaican prime minister, PJ Patterson; former CARICOM secretary general, Alister Mc Intyre; former Commonwealth secretary general,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, Sir Shridath Ramphal; Dominica’s president Nicholas Liverpool, who was Dean of the Faculty of Law at UWI and former appellate court judge; and UWI vice chancellor, Sir George Alleyne, have denied the newspaper report.Their three-page statement said, “We wish particularly to correct the inference that Trinidad and Tobago is carrying a disproportionate cost of the CCJ. The running costs of the court are paid from the annual income of a trust fund of approximately US$100 million raised by the Caribbean Development Bank. All CARICOM countries are responsible for the trust fund in agreed amounts.”The CMC report stated that the statement from the eminent Caribbean nationals also pointed out that Trinidad and Tobago “had fought forcefully for the headquarters of the Court” and the statement added that they were compelled to issue the statement because, as recipients of the OCC, “we each believe that this cherished honour imposes an obligation on us to speak out if ever we feel that the Community’s highest purpose and the interests of its people are being critically endangered.”Meanwhile Trinidad and Tobago opposition leader, Dr Keith Rowley, is strongly advocating that his country accept the CCJ as its final court and rid itself from the Privy Council.

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Keino Anthony Thompson,NFL Jerseys Outlet, 18,Jerseys NFL Wholesale China Online, who was described as a court regular despite his age was on Friday sentenced to three years in jail by Magistrate Adela Nagamootoo when he appeared before her at the New Amsterdam Magistrate court on a charge of robbery with violence.On Thursday July 8,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, at Vryheid,Adidas Nmd Pink Shoes, West Canje Berbice he robbed Richard Bhola.Prosecutor Inspector Satrohan Dayaram said that on the day in question about 19:30 hrs Bhola was on his way home on his pedal cycle when the accused and another man came up on separate cycles and attacked him.They choked him and beat him about his body before making off with an Eco Cell phone and a Casio wrist watch. The men then made their escape on foot.The matter was reported and based on information the accused was arrested and subsequently charged.Thompson pleaded not guilty and the matter went to trial resulting in him being found guilty and jailed.

The Bartica Interim Management Community/Neighbourhood Democratic Council (IMC/NDC) is callingPublic Relations and Press Officer,Nike Air Max Tn Shoes For Men Sale, Sherwyn Downerfor the swift lowering of speedboat fares between Bartica and Parika. In a statement issued by Public Relations and Press Officer, Sherwyn Downer,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, it was pointed out that the Bartica IMC/NDC has been quietly observing a situation that could be construed as exploitation of passengers.Downer said that the body is calling on the Bartica Speed Boat Association (BSBA) to implement moves towards a reduction of the speedboat fare. He said that currently Barticians are forced to pay a fare of $2,500 per passenger.Downer added that over the years the BSBA has independently carried out its functions, which include but have not been limited to, the almost indiscriminate increase of fares.Compounding the situation,Cheap NFL Jerseys 2016, Downer said, is the fact that Barticians are still awaiting a landing dock at Parika dedicated to passengers arriving from Bartica.“This has long been a major concern,” added Downer.“Because the boat captains would moor their boats wherever they choose, oftentimes these areas are not safe and I believe could potentially be life threatening and therefore do not lend to the comfort of the passengers.”This situation,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, the Public Relations and Press Officer said, is further impacted by “hustlers pulling and tugging at passengers, a situation that must also be addressed urgently by the BSBA.”And so on the basis that measures have not been put in place to ensure passengers’ safety,Nike Air Max Shoes Sale, Downer said that the Bartica IMC/NDC is calling for a reduced fare of at least $1,800 per passenger. This Downer believes can be easily implemented given the fact that there has recently been a drop in fuel prices.

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…tactical errors were made on July 18There is need for the Police to exercise a “softer hand” in dealing with cases of public disorder,NFL Jerseys From China, and for the Standing Operating Procedures of the riot squad to be reviewed, Senior Superintendent Lyndon Alves said yesterday.Alves is the officer in command of Tactical Services Unit (TSU),Authentic Jerseys Cheap, which is called into action in cases of riot and unruly protests.? A half-unit from the TSU was sent to Linden on July 18, last, when a planned five-day protestSSP Alves reacts during his testimony to the Linden Commission of Inquiry.was scheduled to begin. That unit was withdrawn when there were reports that protestors were killed and another half-unit was deployed to the town.Testifying before the Linden Commission of Inquiry yesterday, Alves said that he believed that on July 18, tactical errors were made.He said that there is a need to review the Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) governing the issuance of firearms to ranks who are being deployed from the TSU. He said that he believes that units could be deployed more with batons and shields, because the presence of a heavily armed “military type unit” can agitate a crowd.In addition, Alves said that the wording on the banner the TSU holds up to protestors should be changed, because the “remove or we will fire” approach can also make protestors uneasy. He would prefer the word “fire” to be removed.In addition,Wholesale China Jerseys, Alves said that he would recommend increased human rights training for the Police.As the head of the TSU, Alves said that he never had a hand in determining how many ranks of the TSU to send to Linden. He said that decision was made by Police Commissioner (ag) Leroy Brumell.In his testimony given to the Commission, Senior Superintendent Clifton Hicken had testified that the half-unit that was sent to Linden in the first instance did not maintain a static presence at the volatile area of the Linden/Wismar Bridge.Alves said that when the TSU unit was called to the Mackenzie Police Station by Hicken upon instructions from the Commissioner of Police, the crowd swelled.He said it would have been the better approach to have the unit at the site,NFL Jerseys 2018, controlling the bridge and preventing persons from loitering, blocking the bridge, or holding a public meeting. In addition, he said it would have been best if Hicken, who was the most senior Police officer in Linden, would have stayed on the ground as long as was humanly possible.Alves said that when the TSU unit commander, Assistant Superintendent Patrick Todd informed him that he was given instructions to clear the bridge, he urged Todd to observe the standing operating procedures.However, Alves said he was not in command of the unit; rather, the commanding officer on the ground was Hicken, who was in charge of the E&F Policing Division under which Linden falls.Asked then, why he felt the need to talk to Todd, Alves said he was merely offering advice,Nike NFL Jerseys China, not commanding the unit.About 19:30 on July 18, Alves said he was called to a meeting of senior officers that included the Police Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner, Seelall Persaud. At that meeting, Alves said he learnt of unconfirmed reports of protestors being killed and others injured.Alves said he was instructed to have the first TSU half-unit recalled to Georgetown and for another half-unit to be sent to the town.The following morning, Alves said that he instructed that a check be made of the arms and ammunition that were returned by the first half-unit. He testified that four officers returned less ammunition than what they left with.Alves testified that while a person was assigned to take written notes of the operations of the half-units sent to Linden, there were no notes regarding when the Police opened fired nor were there records of those who died or were injured.In previous testimony to the Commission, it was established that the bullets which were extracted from the Linden dead were copper-coated 00 buck shots.Alves said that the buck shots, which are issued to licensed firearm holders for the purpose of hunting,Wholesale Jerseys Authentic, are held at the TSU Arms Stores.He said that he trained persons in the use of arms using the OO buck shots for ten years up until 2002, when Assistant Superintendent Patrick Todd took over that role. Another officer currently does that training.Alves said that for the deployment in Linden No.6 cartridges were issued.Asked by Commissioner KD Knight when last buck shots were issued, Alves could not remember. Commissioner Knight pointed to records whi

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　　對從事半導體芯片設計業的王斌(化名)來說，剛剛到來的2008年將是艱難的一年。

　　作為一傢中小型IC設計企業的CEO，王斌在2007年末忍痛裁掉了?十名員工，原因是後續資金缺位帶來了周轉難題。他的新年希望是，能夠吸引更多的風嶮投資基金，以改善公司目前被動的發展侷面。

　　然而情況並不樂觀。來自美國國傢風嶮投資協會(以下簡稱"NVCA")最新公佈的一份調查顯示，儘筦2008年全毬投在高科技項目上的風嶮投資將繼續增加，但半導體產業投資卻會下滑。

　　這對王斌這樣的中國IC公司絕對是個壞消息。由於半導體產業全毬化特性，這些公司早期的資金基本都來源於海外，特別是半導體大國美國。風投的不看好將使眾多像王斌這樣的公司融資變得雪上加霜。

　　“2008年將是中國IC設計業的生死年。”1月4日，iSuppli中國區半導體行業分析師顧文軍說，資金的匱乏和政策缺位，將使中國IC設計業的生存環境進一步惡化，一批公司很可能因此倒閉。

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　　2007年12月，總部位於華盛頓的NVCA啟動了一項調查，超過170傢美國風嶮投資公司提交了自己對於未來產業經濟的預測和看法。NVCA預計，2008年，高科技公司IPO市場將更加活躍，但是風投的對外直接投資將變得更為保守，即便是在中國這樣高速發展的地區，另外，其中49.7%的受訪者預計，2008年風投業對半導體產業的投資將大大減少。

　　王斌對這種變化感同身受。他的公司2003年成立，成立時通過個人融資集得了一百多萬美金。由於當時看好國內多媒體芯片市場，公司成立不足一年，便有很多風投提出投資意向，公司因此很快獲得了來自智基創投、聯創策源等公司的投資，融資道路非常順暢。

　　然而，這種情況在2007年遭遇拐點。在兩輪融資之後，越來越多的投資商開始持觀望態度。風投們的謹慎也有理由??隨著全毬半導體產業的成熟，半導體產業整體增長率開始下降，對習慣於賺快錢的風投公司而言，吸引力無疑隨之下降。

　　風嶮投資商的判斷同樣受產業自身的信心影響。市場調研公司Gartner日前降低了對2008年半導體產業的增長預測，Gartner認為，隨著該產業走向32納米工藝技朮，產業處境只會變得越發困難。在日前於美國召開的年度吹風會上，眾分析師表示，繼2007年增長率放緩後，取決於宏觀經濟方面的一些因素，半導體產業2008年仍可能埳入衰退，預計2008年將僅增長6.2%，低於先前預測的8.2%。

　　高盛集團認為，全毬半導體產業突然遭遇寒冬，與美國次級抵押貸款危機將對實體經濟造成“巨大”沖擊不無關係??如果削減放貸額度持續一年，美國經濟將出現“顯著衰退”；如果持續2至4年，經濟將長期處於緩慢增長狀態；而美國消費需求的衰退將直接影響半導體產業的發展。

　　資本市場對此已有所反應。以國內目前海外上市的三傢芯片設計公司為例，與同在納斯達克上市的中國概唸股企業相比，包括展訊、中星微、珠海炬力三傢在內的芯片設計企業股價，遠低於新媒體、網絡門戶等概唸公司，折射出投資者對芯片產業特別是中國芯片設計企業的信心不足。

　　最新消息顯示，作為重要的並購參攷對象，華爾街目前已經停止評估一些芯片類企業，半導體產業的投資光環正在漸漸褪去。

　　寒冬來襲

　　風嶮投資商對於半導體產業的意興闌珊，對成長中的中國半導體業不啻為一個壞消息。

　　中國IC設計業的發展，可以說很大程度上是由海外風嶮投資基金帶動的。從2000年以來，迫於成本壓力，全毬不少大型半導體制造公司開始向亞洲轉移，在這一波的轉移洪流中，一批風投看到中國龐大的消費市場，開始在國內投資半導體業。當時，由於半導體制造耗資巨大，回報周期長，因此不少風投最終選擇了上游更具技朮含量的IC設計業，在2003-2004年間形成了芯片設計業的投資高潮，王斌的公司正在此時成立，筦理層也主要來自硅穀。

　　据行業人士的不完全統計，目前國內有500多傢IC設計企業，其中大部分都有境外資本參股的身影。在產業規模初步形成的基礎上，部分善於借助資本力量的IC設計公司借助已經涉足中國自主產業標准的芯片產品研發，並且開始在全毬芯片業發出自己的聲音。

　　NXP大中華區銷售部高級副總裁孟偉堅接受記者埰訪時表示，中國市場正在發生變化，中國正在從制造轉向設計、從執行轉向具有策略規劃的角色，自有標准的興起對中國IC設計業將是一個良好機遇。NXP前身為飛利浦半導體，目前是歐洲第二大半導體公司，銷售額位居全毬芯片設計前十。

　　然而問題依然嚴峻。在2007年末第二屆"中國芯"頒獎典禮上，中國半導體協會設計分會理事長王芹生曾不無擔憂地表示，未來3-5年中國IC設計企業的壓力會非常大。根据她的調查，自2000到2006年，中國IC設計產業每年增長率都在67%-70%，今年的增長率突然下降到了14%，包括?傢海外上市企業在內的第一梯隊領跑企業都已經感到非常吃力。

　　中國IC設計業遭遇寒冬，除了全毬半導體環境成熟帶來的挑戰之外，本土設計公司自身也存在問題，ISuppli的顧文軍也表示，中國大多設計公司集中在消費類，由於消費類對產品的更新換代和集成度要求非常高，而中國初創公司普遍面臨知識產權和技朮積累不多、整合集成能力不強，這導緻了中國初創公司在產品更新上疲於奔命，而價格戰和惡劣的生態環境又加劇了這種青黃不接。

　　王斌的公司遲遲得不到後續的風嶮投資，與此也密切相關。一位同行人士評價說，公司發展初期，其市場定位多被看好，加之諸多風投的加盟，一時風頭無兩。然而越來越多的競爭者開始加入，王斌公司的產品銷路受到影響。儘筦公司持續投入研發出了多款產品，但是始終沒有在市場上大獲成功，市場表現不佳同時影響了風投們的信心。

　　在此情況下，風投興趣的逐步減退，將使得王斌這樣的IC設計企業的生存環境進一步惡化，對王斌來說，現實的困難是在保証公司正常運營的同時持續進行市場和研發投入，這些費用至今卻還沒有來源。

　　"噩耗"還在傳來。王斌的一位同行說，明年宏觀經濟環境將持續緊縮，這意味著小企業貸款變得越來越困難，這對芯片設計企業來說無異於又是當頭一棒。

　　何去何從？

　　ISuppli的一份研究報告認為，中國現有的近500傢半導體設計公司中的多數都可能是不會長久生存下去的小公司，對這些芯片設計企業來說，籌集資金進一步做大做強是免於被淘汰的努力方向。

　　這500多傢芯片設計商們正紛紛尋找對策，王斌的第一選擇則是裁員。

　　芯片業觀察人士吳同偉認為，對大多數本地中小企業來說，他們不可能奢望很高的毛利潤率，因為沒有定價權和資源掌控權，但是通過開源節流，他們完全可以享受較高的淨利回報，"中小企業應該學會在低利潤時代的生存法則，用傚率換利潤，用時間換空間。一旦行業出現轉折點，他們就有機會脫穎而出"。

　　創業板的推出或許是個另外的機會。儘筦王斌公司目前還沒有這個計劃，但据記者了解的信息，目前至少有10傢IC設計公司准備2008年上市。

　　吳同偉認為，通過資本市場的回報，反向收購國外一些擁有技朮和市場但因為營運成本高而在走下坡路的高科技企業，迅速獲得國外先進的技朮和優質客戶，也許這是一條殺出“紅海”的捷徑,屏東抓漏。

　　不過，能夠成功上市的畢竟仍然是少數，更多的企業則可能“無米下鍋”。顧文軍認為，投資降溫帶來的企業發展困境，進一步凸顯出了中國IC設計產業核心競爭力缺失的問題。“只有擁有可持續性發展優勢，外部環境變化才不會成為企業發展的緻命性打擊。”顧說。

　　事實上，環顧全毬半導體產業，凡是成功發展半導體產業的國傢，都走出了一條不同於別國的特色之路??美國重視創新，依靠技朮領先領導全毬市場;日韓依賴大型係統廠商(OEM)支持獨霸一方;中國台灣則依賴制造的規模傚應和成本優勢在全毬佔得一席之地。但到目前為止，中國大陸仍然沒有找到一個合適自身發展的明晰的路徑。

　　Gartner中國區行業分析師徐永認為，中國應該正視自身的情況，重點抓住低端消費市場。

　　顧文軍則表示，目前中國IC設計的產業鏈過於拉長??從IP供應商、Fabless、Foundry、設計服務公司、封裝測試、Design house到經銷商，再到OEM，最後通過賣場到消費者，導緻了產業鏈脫節，協作配合不足，IC設計公司很難理解、把握客戶和市場的真正要求，“產業的進一步融合才是中國IC業發展的出路”。

The body of? 47-year-old Khemraj Dass, the seaman who was murdered and dumped into the Demerara River on Sunday, was found floating in an area near the Wales Police Station, West Bank Demerara,Cheap Jerseys Authentic, yesterday.A search party of family members and friends found the decomposing remains near a koker.Bharratt Dass, 42, a brother of the victim, called ‘Lakeram’ or ‘Lako’, of Bella Dam, Klein, Pouderoyen, said a fisherman directed them to the particular area. The fisherman had apparently seen the body since Monday but was too scared to report to the police.“We search on Monday,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, but on the East Bank side of the river.”Dass was reportedly bludgeoned and had his throat slashed by a 19-year-old fellow crewmember (the boat captain’s son) during a brief confrontation between the two while on a 30-foot vessel which was moored at the Didco wharf at Friendship, East Bank Demerara.Following the report by the fisherman,Adidas Nmd Shoes For Sale, the search party which had borrowed a boat from the tug’s owner,Cheap NFL Jerseys China Stitched, Ganesh Cheddie, a businessman from Pouderoyen, started scouring the western bank of the Demerara River.It was around 10:00hrs in the vicinity of the Wales koker, not far from the police station, that the discovery of the body was made.The remains were identified by Khemraj Dass’ brother. The body was later taken to the Marine section of the Guyana Police Force at Ruimveldt. The dead man’s brother said that the remains were then taken to the Lyken Funeral Parlour. The victim is likely to be laid to rest today following a post mortem.Mr. Dass said that he last saw his brother about two years ago, but they communicated regularly by phone.Police on Sunday detained the alleged killer, who sources said readily admitted to killing Dass, although the motive for the heinous crime is still unclear. The suspect, 19-year-old Gilbert Gill, is the son of the boat’s captain and resides at a community off the Soesdyke/Linden highway.Police had said that large pools of blood on the vessel indicated that the seaman had indeed been brutally slain. There were wounds to the head and shoulders,Custom NFL Jerseys, and it was clear that Dass’ throat had been slashed.The vessel, which was hauling a barge that was destined to carry lumber to a timber grant at Yaruni, Demerara River, is owned by Ganesh Cheddie, who operates a sawmill at Pouderoyen.Kaieteur News was told that the captain had gone to rest at around 23:00 hrs on Saturday, leaving his son and Dass awake. He awoke shortly after midnight and asked his son to get a sheet for him. However, when his son stood and stared back without responding, the captain enquired about Dass’ whereabouts.According to a source,Wholesale Jerseys China, the youth replied: “What you asking me about ‘Lako?’ I give he two lash, cut he throat and shove he overboard.”Apparently not believing his son, the captain then went to one of the security guards at the Didco wharf and enquired whether Dass had left the compound. After being informed that the man had not seen Dass, the captain returned to the vessel, where his son reportedly again stated that he had killed ‘Lako’ and dumped him and the knife he (the son) had used overboard.The captain then contacted the police who took the suspect into custody.

Venezuela (panampost.com) – On Monday, the Venezuelan government announced it will shut down its borders with Guyana and Brazil after dark in an attempt to reduce the illegal smuggling of?oil and food. The border closure, which until now only affected vehicles crossing, will also apply to people crossing on foot.This latest measure follows President Nicolas Maduro’s decision to close off its border with Colombia in August.The new rule?will?”restrict?border movement of people, by land,Cheap Jordan Shoes For Sale, air, and water, and vehicles during the hours of 10:00 p.m.?to 5:00 a.m.” in order to “protect the inviolability of borders, combat smuggling, and prevent the activities of people who might pose security threats,” reads the document issued by the Defence and Interior ministries.Since the closing of the?Colombian border, authorities have detained over 1,000 people for smuggling-related offences,Cheap Jerseys From China Online, and have seized thousands of tons?of food and oil,Wholesale China Jerseys, according to Venezuelan Attorney General Luisa Ortega D?az.Contraband has become a serious problem in Venezuela as?smugglers, looking for quick profit, buy subsidized products and resell them at higher prices on the Colombian side of the border.The?Colombian government has expressed “unconformity” with the decision, and called the move a “unilateral” decision by the Venezuelan government.Colombian business leader Carlos Luna, chairman of the?Chamber of Commerce of C?cuta, said the new policy is not the best way to deal with a border region already facing economic hardships.Jairo G?mez,Nike Air Force One Shoes For Sale, a Colombian union leader, called the regulation an “evil” attack by Venezuelan authorities. According to G?mez,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, the policy has caused traffic at the Colombian-Venezuelan border to decrease from 450 trucks per day to only four.The Chavista regime says oil smuggling costs the state?about US$2.2 billion?per year,Wholesale China Jerseys, and food smuggling over $5 billion. Maduro has claimed businessmen have tried to harm the country’s economy by waging an “economic war” against his government.

– hopes to have dialogue with new Govt. to discuss issueTwo weeks ago the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) made a decision to have its membership commence industrial action. The intent was to retaliate against Government’s non-payment of debunching money promised to teachers.GTU President,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping,Mark LyteThe promise was part of an agreement that was inked between the Union and the former ruling administration – the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C).Work to rule was the preferred industrial action embraced by the Union. According to its Executives, the move was one that was designed to emphasise that teachers were no longer going to sit back and wait for their payment.By working to rule, teachers within the public school system were asked to do the bare minimum in terms of work,Dan Hampton Bears Jersey, or possibly return home each day if their working environments were not conducive for the teaching/learning process.However,Wholesale China NFL Jerseys, with the recent National Elections which saw A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition being elected to Government, the GTU has decided to halt the industrial action.This development was confirmed by GTU President, Mark Lyte,Harvard Crimson Jerseys, who said, “It is only fair that we give the new Government a chance. We are hoping to soon have a meeting with the government to state our case and hopefully, it will honour the payment due to teachers.”“So we have decided to suspend the work to rule industrial action until after discussions are held, and then we will decide the way forward,NFL Jerseys From China,” informed Lyte.Moreover, he said that the Union will this week disseminate correspondence to public schools to ensure that teachers are aware of the decision. More than 50 per cent of schools across Guyana had participated in the industrial action,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, according to Lyte.The GTU President has expressed optimism that during the course of this week, a delegation from the Union will be able to meet with Government in order to ascertain how the debunching payment issue will be handled.Teachers have been waiting 10 years for their debunching money which is outlined as a benefit, among others, in an agreement between the former government and the Union. The agreement, in effect, is slated to expire this year end.When contacted just over a week ago to comment on the industrial action, then Shadow Minister of Education and APNU Chief Whip, Ms. Amna Ally, said that she was in full support of the GTU-orchestrated industrial action, and condemned the then ruling People’s Progressive Party/ Civic Government for not honouring its obligation.Ally, who has been a teacher for many years but is currently a full-time politician, vocalised her earnest conviction that “the (then) Government must pay the teachers their debunching money.”“Why they don’t want to pay the teachers?” questioned Ally. “I don’t know if they (teachers) will get it from this (PPP/C) Government because this is a ‘hard ears’ and stubborn Government; this Government does not respect people’s rights and all they are doing is (making) elections promises,” the politician had asserted.As such, Ally said that the GTU’s decision to organise industrial action “is very much in order. I am supporting this.”Ally was however, unwilling then to pronounce on whether the APNU+AFC Coalition will ensure that teachers are afforded their debunching monies if elected to power.While the first week of industrial action had minimal impact on the public school system, Lyte disclosed that last week some schools did not have sessions at all. However, this was linked to the tension which followed the May 11, 2015, polling day activities.“Teachers last week continued to work to rule but in a number of cases children did not attend school. This was because their parents kept them at home because of the tension,” observed Lyte who also pointed out that based on his knowledge, neither the industrial action nor elections tension affected ongoing examinations in the school system.Currently the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination, the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) as well as Grade, Two, Four and Nine Assessments are being conducted.

…but was shipped to same port ascontaminated shipment from USAThere has been no update as yet from the independent analysis of the 1,Cheap NHL Jerseys Adidas,000 tonnes of paddy that was shipped to Colombia from Guyana that was found to be contaminated but this newspaper has learnt that the paddy was taken to the same port as the contaminated shipments from the USA.This revelation will undoubtedly reaffirm Guyana’s position that the paddy was contaminated in Colombia.Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud, recently told this newspaper that he has called for an independent investigation as it relates to the 1,Wholesale NFL Jerseys,000 tonnes of local paddy that was exported to Colombia and found to be contaminated with “an identified exotic disease.”According to Persaud,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, he has since written to the Agriculture Minister of Colombia lodging a mild protest given that the information available to him suggests that the rice may have been contaminated on arrival in Colombia hence the call for an independent investigation.According to Persaud it is always difficult breaking into a new market and he has informed the Colombians that he is willing to have a Guyanese delegation travel there to resolve the issue.Saj Rice Mills (SRM) shipped the rice from Guyana.When the news first broke the local Agriculture Minister had said that, “I have directed the GRDB [Guyana Rice Development Board] to investigate the matter notwithstanding the company’s pronouncement that the shipment was free of any impurities or fungi when it left Guyana.I have asked that the Colombians, US and the Latin American rice research system – FLAR – be involved.”Reuters had reported that the 1,Cheap NFL Jerseys China,064 tonnes of rice would be returned to Guyana following the discovery of a fungus, which corresponds, to the Tilletia type.The same fungus,John Gibson, Reuters said, was detected in 5,493 tons of rice originating from the United States.Shipments have also been barred from Ecuador, Venezuela and PeruFearing a possible spread of the fungus in their territory, Colombia immediately ordered the rice transported back to its source.Colombia has the shipment aboard a vessel docked at Port Barranquilla in an attempt to isolate what the report described as an “identified exotic disease.”The procedures were executed to avoid possible contamination of Colombia’s cereals.“All the agricultural imports that enter Colombia are put under a process of quality control,” Reuters said.The fungus identified during this process corresponds to the Tilletia sort plague – a type of fungi that targets cereals – and controlling such fungi would increase production costs, and products would not be marketable if contaminated.

But his stature and style fit what Seattle wanted. He is a smooth runner with the speed to get to the edge and agility to make defenders miss,cheap jerseys. But he's also stout enough to run through tackles and make extra yards.

It's not clear how the Seahawks will break down carries this week against Tennessee. Rawls is expected to be without restrictions, coach Pete Carroll said. The Seahawks also want to find a role for Eddie Lacy as their bruising back running between the tackles, especially after Lacy was inactive for last week's game, raising questions about his long-term future with Seattle.
"He's the real deal. I've been telling you all that since training camp. He is the real deal," Baldwin said. "There is an aspect to him mentally that you don't find in football players. It's very hard to find that aspect mentally in football players and Chris Carson has it. He's going to be a phenomenal running back in this league for as long as he wants to be. He can take this as far as he wants to."
Now it's Carson, a seventh-round pick out of Oklahoma State, taking advantage of his opportunity. Carson had 20 carries for 93 yards rushing in Seattle's 12-9 win over San Francisco last week while Rawls continued to work his way back from a high-ankle sprain and had his carries limited against the 49ers.
"I think we can have very high expectations for Chris' play," Carroll said. "He has shown us and now that we have looked at him all through camp and all of that and nothing has changed in his style of approach, his toughness and all of that. Everything he has done has been very, very consistent."
Carson still has areas to improve upon. He missed chances at two big runs against the 49ers by not spotting the correct hole in the defense. But he earned enough trust to be on the field for the final drive and to be largely responsible for running the final 4:47 off the clock in a one-score game.
"I knew I was going to play, Did I know I was going to be finishing it off in the fourth quarter? Nah, I didn't know that. I knew that when my number was called, I was going to be ready," he said.
"A lot of young guys come in and they're young. They have a young mentality. They're just kids. It's OK because they are kids," Baldwin said. "But he is a professional, I guess that is the best way I can describe it. He's a professional. He has shown us nothing short of professionalism since he's been here. The way he runs the ball,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, the way he catches the ball, the way he blocks, the way he picks up his assignments, it doesn't matter what it is, he's just on top of his game. It's a beautiful thing to watch, especially for a young kid coming in."
Carson was taken with the 249th overall pick in last spring's draft. His college numbers never stood out. Carson was a serviceable college running back playing in Oklahoma State's spread offense.
NOTES: TE Jimmy Graham (ankle) did not practice Wednesday and his status for the week is still uncertain,Wholesale Baseball Jerseys 2018. Carroll said Graham has had the same injury in the past but the team will have to wait and see,Cheap Jerseys China. ... LB Terence Garvin (shoulder) was expected to get limited work in practice after missing last Sunday's game,Wholesale NHL Jerseys.
But it's clear Seattle believes it has found something special in Carson and doesn't want him derailed after a promising debut.
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — It's not often that Doug Baldwin heaps praise on a rookie who's been a teammate on the Seattle Seahawks for less than six months.
This week will reveal more about Carson's role going forward since Rawls will not be limited and Seattle says it wants to find a spot for Lacy.
For the second time in three years, the Seahawks are on the verge of watching an overlooked rookie running back develop into their primary ball carrier. Two years ago, it was Thomas Rawls emerging after Marshawn Lynch was sidelined by an injury.
But ask Baldwin about rookie running back Chris Carson, and the compliments start flying.