Tag: United States

  • Who in the world has ever landed on the moon?

    Who in the world has ever landed on the moon?

    A common question about the astronomical universe is, “Which human beings (astronauts) in the world have ever landed on the moon?”

    At present, apart from Chang’e and Wu Gang, only 12 people have ever landed on the moon in the known history of mankind.

    In the 41 months from July 20, 1969, the United States launched a total of 6 NASA missions, and each time 2 astronauts landed on the moon through the Apollo lunar module.

    The first moon landings were Neil Armstrong and Birds Aldrin on Apollo 11. Cernan and Jack Schmidt of Apollo 17 on December 14, 1972 were the last people to land on the moon so far. Cernan was the last astronaut (astronaut) in the Apollo program to leave the lunar surface.

    1. 🇺🇸Neil Armstrong 🪦
    2. 🇺🇸Buzz Aldrin 91 yo
    3. 🇺🇸Pete Conrad 🪦
    4. 🇺🇸Alan Bean 🪦
    5. 🇺🇸Alan Shepard 🪦
    6. 🇺🇸Edgar Mitchell 🪦
    7. 🇺🇸David Scott 89 yo
    8. 🇺🇸James Irwin 🪦
    9. 🇺🇸John Young 🪦
    10. 🇺🇸Charles Duke 86 yo
    11. 🇺🇸Eugene Cernan 🪦
    12. 🇺🇸Harrison Schmitt 86 yo

    In the next 10 years, both the People’s Republic of China and the United States of America have plans to send astronauts (astronauts) to the moon again by 2030.

    Among them, the China Lunar Exploration Project (China Lunar Exploration Project or Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, CLEP) of the People’s Republic of China is currently selecting the most suitable technology among several known schemes, including two launches of a new generation of manned launch vehicles (one launch Lunar spacecraft, one launch lunar module) or one launch of the Long March 9 carrier rocket (lunar spacecraft + lunar module), and at the same time, the third phase of the long-term lunar station project will be implemented in this phase.

  • Can a lighter take a plane to travel abroad?Old Smoker's travel tips

    Can a lighter take a plane to travel abroad?Old Smoker's travel tips

    If you are an old cigarette gun, the most distressing question when traveling abroad and doing business is surely whether you can carry a lighter with you when you fly.

    Basically, in most countries around the world Customs regulations, gas, kerosene and other fuels are all contraband, strictly prohibited to carry.So classical lighters, such as Zippo, are not portable.However, there are safe lighters with electric heating on the market, which can be carried on board in countries such as the Republic of China and Japan.

    However, in order to prevent terrorist attacks and protect homeland security after the 911 incident, the United States is now almost the most stringent country on the planet for flight safety regulations.As a result, safety lighters that can be carried with them in many countries are strictly prohibited by the U.S. Transportation Safety Administration from carrying any type of lighter on board or in checked baggage.

    In addition, a part of a flight, such as inbound and outbound routes in mainland China, shall not carry a lighter, whether checked or hand luggage.Please also ask your airline in advance about the details.

    Re-declare that a lighter or jet lighter filled with kerosene cannot be carried on board with carry-on baggage or placed in checked baggage at the airport counter.

  • In which five countries can the Republic of China passport Use automatic customs clearance to avoid queuing?

    In which five countries can the Republic of China passport Use automatic customs clearance to avoid queuing?

    Everyone traveling abroad with a pleasant mood, most afraid of the airport customs encounter queuing crowds, often a row of more than 10 minutes or even half an hour is a common thing.

    In fact, with the closer exchanges between China and other countries, five world powers have opened up to our use of automatic customs clearance services, as long as the prior application can easily carry the passport of the Republic of China, in Japan, South Korea, the United States, Britain and Australia, the five major countries for rapid customs clearance.

    Japanese (Japan)

    In 2016, Japan launched the Trust Passenger program (Trusted Traveler program, referred to as TTP), which allows visitors to apply as long as they meet 5 conditions, including:

    1. has been to Japan more than 2 times in the past 12 months;
    2. The country in which the passport is held is the visa-free country of Japan, and the TTP is the country where the application is admissible;
    3. No record of refusal of entry or deportation by Japan in the past;
    4. No criminal record;
    5. For the past 1 years, it has been necessary to be a Japanese or Taiwanese government agency, an agency funded by the Government of Japan or Taiwan, a subsidiary or listed company in Japan, and a listed company in Taiwan.

    This automatic customs clearance function is only available at 4 Japanese airports, including Tokyo Narita, Haneda, central Nagoya, Osaka Kansai International Airport, and must be accompanied by a Japanese or English certificate and work data, which is mainly open to business people.

    Extended reading: Japan's 4 major airports implement rapid customs clearance to provide people in the Republic of China to avoid queuing for entry services.

    Evergreen Air EVA
    Prepare to sail to Japan's Evergreen Airlines Kitty Jet (Photo: Fan)

    Korea (South Korea)

    South Korea (or South Korea) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Republic of China on "Reciprocal use of automatic customs clearance for Taiwan and Korea" in 2018.Any citizen of the Republic of China who travels to Korea from now on will be able to apply when he or she reaches the age of 17.

    When the first bidder arrives in Korea, he must enter the country manually, then carry his passport to the designated location of the SES registration centre where he can apply, fill out the electronic application form, collect the applicant's photo and fingerprint image through the registrar, and finally pass the approval, affixed with the SES registration sticker to complete the application.

    Extended reading: South Korea travel: How to handle the SeS automatic Customs clearance service of Korea Airport customs?

    South Korea Airport SES screening L2
    Status of automatic customs clearance services in South Korea

    United States of America (US)

    The United States of America, for short, has included Chinese Republic of China travellers in the Global entry plan since 2017.Now, as long as you apply through the US global online registration system and pass the interview, you can use a dedicated channel to enter the country at a designated U.S. airport without queuing up.To apply for a passenger, you must first fill out the application form on the United States Trust Passenger Program website, and an interview will be arranged when the application is approved.

    Application fee: USD 100.

    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Unit Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, UK)

    In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for short, the registered passenger service was introduced in 2016, and as long as a visitor to the Republic of China who has reached the age of 18 has a British visa or 4 records of visits to the UK within 2 years, it can be applied through the official website of the British Foreign Office to find out if the application is successful.

    Application fee: GBP 70; 50 pounds will be refunded upon withdrawal.

    Commonwealth of Australia (Commonwealth of Australian, AU)

    The Commonwealth of Australia, or Australia, in 2017 to include the Republic of China visitors in the Smart Gate program, as long as you reach the age of 16 and hold the Republic of China chip passport, as well as the Australian e-tourism visa (ETA), do not have to register in advance, after arriving at the main airport can bring a passport to Smart Gate automatic customs clearance machine before processing, in the future can be used in Australia automatic customs clearance services.

  • Why is the hospital a consortium without paying taxes?The consortium will be unrighteous!

    With Evergreen hospital popping up the conflict between emergency physicians and the hospital, some people began to want to review "Why is the hospital a consortium without paying taxes?""This topic.Because this involves the public welfare of the Consortium and accounting law and other issues, I do not know very well, but I do not intend to talked, but I am equally puzzled, why some people do not know more than I, but can firmly point to the consortium nose scolding the base? Because of the lack of an early medical environment, the government has given many concessions (such as exemption from business tax, exemption from land premium tax, duty-free premises for charitable purposes, and more than 60% of the expenditure ratio of medical social services to the establishment of legal persons, the savings of which are exempt from tax, etc.) to enable the consortium to invest funds in the construction To maintain the medical health of the people in all regions. But don't forget that hospitals themselves have pro bono values (such as being under government command or having a responsibility to save lives in the event of an emergency), and that medical research requires a huge amount of money, and the cost of equipment depreciation is greater than in other industries (I used to help the clinic repair the blood test machine, the cost price of supplies 0.5 yuan, Our company directly quote 10,000 yuan) and other reasons, if you want to talk about why the hospital does not have to pay taxes, first ask us whether we want to charge the country small, the country. Well, but in recent years, in the social atmosphere of Taiwan's anti-consortia, no one is in charge of your past.The consortium will be unrighteous! Of course, the personal income tax of physicians and nurses is currently levied separately on this point, and I have no problem at all!However, this tax should also be included in the hospital tax records in order to reflect the real financial situation, otherwise the results of the operation of the heart can easily be injustice by the medical hospital, for example, several media outlets in the past few days for a certain one or two specific hospitals, accusing them of not having to pay taxes at all, this is a lie. Wait, I heard that the first Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States, Massachusetts, MGH, whose hospital earns more than 3 billion dollars a year (42% of the total cost of employee pay), and the tax-free concessions granted by the government (taxes are mainly generated from non-related businesses).

  • Friday the 13th (Friday) what is it?You need to know two Black Friday!

    Today is Friday the 13th, commonly known as Black Friday. I asked the Studio partners at morning who know the origin of the Friday the 13th is the Black Friday?

    Never thought he could say Black Friday commercial marketing practices this eye is a Shopaholic’s words!?OMG!Life education just can’t wait. Friday the 13th (or black) is in Western culture, calling on every 13th of the month falls on a Friday.And people say Black Friday, but are not limited to be the 13th of each month, mainly refers to the United States each year on the first day after Thanksgiving, is generally considered to mark the official start of the Christmas shopping period, is seen as barometer of Christmas retail sales a year, is therefore most important to various businesses of the year is one of the busiest days.

    But we say Friday the 13th is the source of Black Friday, is in the Germanic and romance languages the country’s culture, Friday the 13th superstition they think is unfortunate, unlucky day.In many other cultures can be seen similar superstitions, such as Greek culture as “Friday the 13th” the unlucky day. Earliest records associated with Friday the 13th, is famous in the history of the Knights Templar on October 13, 1307, the massacre event, on the morning of the French King Philip ordered the arrest and murder all the Knights of the temple, and it turns out that day and was 13th and Friday. One of the last supper is also the origin of the Friday the 13th. [Caption Id= “attachment_44” align= “AlignCenter” width= “300”] The last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci, 1495-1498) Leonardo da Vinci 1452 1519 The Last Supper 1495 1498[/caption] Another origin of this superstition is the final supper from the Bible, which was the day of the arrest of Jesus, who was betrayed by Judas, one of his disciples, in Friday, And the Calvary Judas was the 13th guest in the Last Supper of the day.