Shi Guide, a captain of a cargo vessel blamed for a bridge collapse in south China's Guangdong Province, stood trial Thursday (July 15) on charges of visitors law violations which resulted in several deaths.During the accident, four vehicles carrying seven individuals and two road workers plunged into the Xijiang river in Guangdong on the early morning of June 15, 2007. Eight individuals had been killed within the accident.Details indicate that in heavy fog, the cargo vessel Nanguiji 035, traveling along the river ploughed into a section of the 1,600-meter-long Jiujiang bridge that spans the river, causing component of it to collapse.Investigations have shown that Shi, 43, captain of the Nanguiji 035, was responsible for the accident, said Hu Xing, the procurator with the People's Procuratorate of the Haizhu District in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong.Hu said Shi was negligent in continuing to operate the vessel regardless of heavy fog as well as did so following he discovered the vessel had deviated from the primary channel, following a collision having a navigation marker. This ultimately led to the collision with the bridge on the Xijiang River,crown cufflinks a tributary of the Pearl River, near Jiujiang in Foshan.But Shi defended himself in court, saying he had changed direction following realizing that the vessel no longer was traveling down the primary channel. "The bridge collapsed initial and then hit my vessel," Shi said. Xu Guangyu, Shi's lawyer, said the primary body of the ship, following becoming salvaged from the river, showed no signs of a collision.Further, said Xu, individuals on the vessel when the accident happened didn't really feel any jolt until the bridge collapsed onto the vessel. "Besides, because of the heavy fog, there was no witness who really saw the ship collide with the bridge," Xu said.Shi, from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was arrested in August 2007.Shi obtained his ship license in 1998 and qualified as captain in 2003. He has been captain of the Nanguiji 035 because 2005. Investigators said at the trial that the collapse had absolutely nothing to do with the high quality of the construction of the bridge, which opened to visitors in 1988.A court spokesman said it was unlikely that there could be a fast verdict as the trial may last for days.

Guangdong officials start the ceremony of 1 year countdown to 2011 Universiade. (Photo: Nanfang Every day)Colorful and changeable in shape, the 2011 Universiade torch was unveiled Thursday night (Aug 12), when a spectacular celebration was held at the Shenzhen Stadium to mark the one-year countdown to the Games.Bearing a Universiade logo, the torch is various from most utilized to herald sporting event in that rings forming the torch could be revolved to alter shape, which indicates every torchbearer can have a distinctive Universiade torch.The torch is expected to be ignited at Beijing University and passed via 30 college campuses across the country prior to the Games open Aug 12 next year, based on the Universiade organizing committee. Fireworks illuminate Universiade mascot UU at Shenzhen Stadium on Thursday (Aug 11).Xue Mei, designer of "Ocean Heart", the Universiade medal, along with other celebrities unveiled the gold, silver and bronze medals throughout the celebrations. The medals feature inlaid conch shell. Xue is from the China Central Academy of Fine Arts.Themed "Tell the world", the celebration was attended by about 30,000 individuals, which includes Guangdong Governor Huang Huahua along with other government officials, college students, foreign consuls from Guangzhou and sports and arts celebrities.A neon clock over the stadium marked the begin of the one-year countdown at 8 p.m. along with a spectacular firework show followed with the audience cheering and waving light sticks."We look forward to sharing the joy and friendship of the Universiade with the world", said Shenzhen Party chief Wang Rong.

Athletes can anticipate to be greeted by fresh air, a big green space and cuisine from various localities when they stay at the Universiade Village in Longgang District throughout the 2011 Summer Universiade.Three individuals will share every apartment, said Zhou Yanbing, head of the management department of the Shenzhen Universiade Village. Every room will have 1 bathroom, he said.Zhou was a member of a Shenzhen delegation that lately visited Belgrade, the host city of the 25th Summer Universiade to be held from July 1 to 12. Whilst in Belgrade, the delegation created a number of visits to the Universiade Village to discover from that city's expertise with construction and management of the village.The greatest distinction between the two villages lies in their functions, Zhou said. The Universiade Village in Belgrade was built to ultimately turn out to be an upmarket housing estate, whilst Shenzhen's is becoming built on the new campus of Shenzhen Institute of Info Technologies and is created based on the requirements of the school. "They each have their powerful points and weak points," he said.A three-room apartment within the Universiade Village in Belgrade can accommodate eight to nine athletes who share 1 bathroom, Zhou said.The Shenzhen Universiade Village is situated to the east of Longxiang Thoroughfare and to the south of Longxing Road in Longgang. It's created to offer 587,000 square meters of floor space, yesterday's Every day Sunshine reported.A computer-generated image of the village shows 3 zones, which includes a running zone where athletes could be registered, obtain certificates and have their qualifications reviewed. A welcome center there will serve as the entrance to the Universiade Village.crown cufflinks The residential zone comprises five dormitories equipped with two canteens which will be open 24 hours each day. The canteens are in walking distance from the dorms.The international zone covers probably the most region and is created for interaction amongst athletes and leisure time following competitions. It'll consist of a flag-raising square, administration creating, office of the village head, company center, fitness center, religious center and cultural exhibition section. It'll also have coffee and Web bars, a movie center along with other entertainment facilities.Belgrade's Universiade Village has a "volunteer corner", at which volunteers can read books, surf the web and rest when they really feel tired or have spare time. "We can think about this for the style of our Universiade Village," Zhou said. Shenzhen will install luggage scanners on all Metro lines prior to the Universiade, which opens on Aug 12 next year.Scanners have been installed at Huaqiangbei Station on Metro Line 1, which has been chosen to pilot the security checks in view of its heavy passenger visitors and restricted space, the Every day Sunshine reported Thursday (Aug five). The luggage scanners are the exact same as those installed at Shenzhen International Airport.The scanners have detected many different contraband goods because they began operating in mid-July, a station security guard told the Every day. Much more than 20 security guards at Metro stations have been trained within the use of the scanners at the airport and by the manufacturer.Large items of luggage should go via the scanners whilst little bags will probably be topic to random checks.Passengers refusing a security check won't be allowed to board trains.The Metro scanners had been state-of-the-art and would not impact every day commuters or boarding, the city public security bureau said.The bureau would draw on the expertise of the pilot station and install scanners at all Metro stations within the months ahead of the Games.crown cufflinks The city government was drafting regulations on Metro security management, the Every day said.Beijing was the very first city within the globe to conduct security checks on Metro lines for the 2008 Olympic Games.Shanghai has imposed tight security checks on its Metro grid for the 2010 Globe Expo.

Shenzhen will recruit much more than 1,000 experts for senior positions from overseas in mid-September, the city's human resources authority said Monday (Aug 16).The overseas recruitment, organized by the city's foreign specialists affairs bureau, is assessing the demand in fields like finance, high-tech, culture, high-end services and greater education.Private businesses ought to submit applications prior to tomorrow and every organization could send a delegation to participate within the overseas recruitment.Recruiting will probably be conducted in Tokyo, Los Angeles and San Francisco.The initial group of overseas offices for high-caliber talent affairs will also be opened throughout the recruitment campaign to facilitate the recruitment of international talent.Shenzhen will also set up the Shenzhen Innovative and Start-ups Talent Introduction Center.The city government initial went abroad to recruit talent in 1992. This year will probably be the seventh time the city government has gone abroad to recruit overseas talent.The 2010 Conference on International Exchange of Experts, to be held in Shenzhen on Oct. 29 and 30, will probably be promoted overseas throughout the recruitment campaign.

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