LONDON, December 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The fight to ensure Google cannot evade British justice goes before the English High Court on Monday, when a group of British internet users take action against the internet giant.自存倉 The claimants argue that Google breached their privacy in England and should be held to account here too.In their claim, filed in London, the group of claimants, known as Safari Users Against Google's Secret Tracking, have accused Google of bypassing security settings on the Safari internet browser in order to track their online browsing and to target them with personalised advertisements. But Google has said that the claim should have been brought in the United States, where it is based, and will argue against it being heard in England at a jurisdiction hearing on Monday.Judith Vidal-Hall, one of the claimants argues that Google should answer to British justice. "Google is very much here in the UK. It has a UK specific site. It has staff here. It sells adverts here. It makes money here. It is ludicrous for it to claim that, despite all of this very commercial activity, it won't answer to our courts. If consumers are based in the UK and English laws are abused, the perpetrator must be held to account here, not in a jurisdiction that might suit them better. Google's preference that British consumers should travel all the way to California to seek redress for its wrongdoings is arrogant, immoral and a disgrace. We will fight this attempt to dismiss the case robustly."Google was sued for the same privacy breach in the United States in August last year, and had to pay a fine of $22.5 million to the US Federal Trade Commission for violating its order that the company would not misrepresent "the extent to which consumers can 迷你倉xercise control over the collection of their information." Google did not admit to wrongdoing in the FTC case, but said the tracking was accidental. Despite this, the Attorney General of New York announced last month that the company had agreed to pay $17 million to settle charges that it secretly tracked some consumers' activities on the Web, even after promising such tracking had been blocked.Across Europe, data regulators are considering steps to reign in Google's continued gathering and use of private data, but so far Google has not be held to account in Europe for its breach of users' privacy. Olswang's Dan Tench represents the claimants:"British users have a right to privacy protected by English and European laws. Google may weave complex legal arguments about why the case should not be heard here, but it has a legal and moral duty to users on this side of the Atlantic not to abuse their wishes. Google must be held to account here, even though it would prefer to ignore England."The case is listed at Court 14 of the High Court on Monday, December 16, at 10.30 am.Photo call:Campaigners from the Google Governance Campaign group will be outside the High Court, London, at 09.30 on Monday handing out cookies and calling on Google to "let its tracking cookies crumble'.Notes to EditorsThe Google Governance Campaign has been set up by campaigners associated with the Safari Users Against Google's Secret Tracking group. Its mission is to campaign for better corporate behaviour by Google in the UK, respecting Britons' right to privacy and Britain's right to taxation on any profits generated in the country..googlegovernance.comGoogle Governance CampaignCONTACT: For further information: Jonathan Hawker +44 7979 907 000; RossHall, +44 7738 198 935mini storage

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  市場關注多時的上海國資新一輪改革方案即將見分曉。  《中國經營報》記者從多個權威渠道獲悉,迷你倉西貢上海國資系統定于12月17日召開動員大會,通報上海新一輪國資改革方案。  據記者掌握的《關於進一步深化上海國資改革促進企業發展的意見》(以下簡稱《意見》)顯示,新一輪國資改革將優化國資流動平台機制,以分類監管為基礎,大力發展混合所有制,突出市場導向和產業發展的競爭類企業,推行職業經理人制度和股權激勵制度。  與以往的國資改革一樣,方案中基本上不會涉及具體公司。但市場已經做出足夠反應。自11月至今,僅滬市就有近10家國企上市公司停牌籌劃重大事項。繼12月5日浦東金橋停牌之後,12月11日,蘭生股份短暫停牌一天。隨後于12日晚公告稱,蘭生大股東蘭生集團與上海東浩實施聯合重組。動作之快超出預期,也預示著此輪上海國資改革的力度和決心。  易貿資訊宏觀分析師馬泓對記者表示:“《意見》最值得探討的部分在於‘實施分類管理’。隨著改革進程的不斷深入,未來將會有更多海外資本進入到本地市場。”國資改革再出發  市場普遍認為,本輪上海國資改革是2008年上海發佈《關於進一步推進上海國資國企改革發展的若干意見》之後,對國資國企改革的又一次全面部署。  在地方國資中,上海國資是公認的第一大重鎮。據國務院國資委此前的統計,上海國資系統企業資產總額、營業收入、淨利潤分別占全國地方國資委委管企業的1/9、1/8和1/4。  在上一輪上海國資改革中,其主要思路是推動產業集團上市,以資產證券化率為主要衡量指標,“開放性重組”“國資證券化”等迅速成為上海國資國企改革的關鍵詞。  2009年4月8日,上海市國資國企改革發展工作會議在上海展覽中心召開。時任上海市市長韓正為上海國資高調定位:資產證券化的比例從現有的18%提高到40%左右,要形成3~5家全球布局、跨國運營的國資集團公司,形成5~8家全國布局、產業領先的公司,形成20~30家有主業競爭力的藍籌上市公司。  在上述基礎上,上海國資委著眼“產業集團”,提出了“十二五”主要目標:90%以上的產業集團實現整體上市或核心資產上市。  2009 年開始上海國資的整合進入全面推動時代,上汽集團、建工集團、錦江股份、上海醫藥等產業集團紛紛實現整體上市,上海國資的證券化水平亦逐年提高,到2012年年底國資證券化率達到35.24%。  不過在2012年年初,上海國資設定的目標是:地方經營性國資證券化率從當時的34.7%提高到38%。這意味著當年任務並未完成。  在接近上海國資的人士看來,這並不奇怪。“經過這幾年的重組,上海國資可操作的空間已不大。目前上海國有經營性資產多數已經上市。”  上述人士認為,新一輪上海國資改革整合的範圍和力度更大,除繼續推動整體上市與並購整合外,未來上海國資可能聚焦在先進製造業、戰略性新興產業和現代服務業上,而對那些市場競爭性行業,將加快調整和重組,甚至會逐步退出。打造國資流動平台  在此次上海國資改革方案中,國資流動平台再一次被重點提及。  方案提出,建立公開透明規範的國資流動平台。優化完善國資流動平台運營機制,充分發揮平台資本配置功能。對部分上市公司和非上市公司股權等進行統籌管理與市場化運作,實現“資源、資產、資本、資金”的良性循環,為培育發展新興產業、加快基礎設施建設、保障服務民生等提供支持。  複旦大學企業研究所所長張暉明對記者表示,這是對三中全會全面深化改革的響應,“從管資產轉向管資本,是處理政府和市場關係,發揮市場在資源配置上決定性作用的關鍵。本質上是資本的運作能力。”  今年十八屆三中全會通過了迷你倉將軍澳中共中央關於全面深化改革若干重大問題的決定》。該《決定》明確發展混合所有制經濟,對國資管理提出要求:完善國有資產管理體制,以管資本為主加強國有資產監管,改革國有資本授權經營體制,組建若干國有資本運營公司,支持有條件的國有企業改組為國有資本投資公司。  上海市對於“國資流動平台”的提法被外界認為是,上海市國資委有意引入新加坡的淡馬錫管理模式,搭建國資流動平台,通過股權轉讓引入社會資本,實現投資主體多元化、經營機制市場化。淡馬錫控股公司是新加坡政府的投資公司,新加坡財政部擁有100%的股權,盡管是政府全資控股,但不干預淡馬錫控股在運營或商業上的決定。  事實上,上海並不缺乏國資平台公司,學習“淡馬錫”模式的提法也非一日。上海早在2007年就成立了上海國盛集團,其定位為從事產業資本運作的平台。2010年,上海又成立了上海國有資本管理公司,當時就被外界認為是“上海版淡馬錫”,但由於種種原因,這家公司並沒有真正運作起來。  在金融資產領域,現在的上海國際集團則由原上海國際集團兼併上海國有資產經營公司而成,是上海金融資本運營平台,下轄上海國際信托投資有限公司、上海浦東發展銀行、上海證券等多家子公司,涵蓋銀行、信托、證券、基金、保險、資產管理、金融服務等多個金融領域。12月9日,上海國際集團引入上實投資對旗下上海國金租賃有限公司增資擴股,希望依托國金租賃打造自貿區融資租賃平台。  國盛集團與上海國際集團這兩家平台共同組成了上海國資管理的產業、金融“雙平台”模式。  接近上海國資的人士認為,此番改革,很可能會“激活”上海國有資本管理公司,把其作為國資流動平台。未來可能會考慮將國資委直接持股的上市公司如上港集團、上汽集團等股權劃入這家公司,實現從管企業向管資本的轉變。探索分類監管  比較這輪上海國資改革方案與此前方案,“明確功能定位並實施分類管理”是一大亮點。據記者瞭解,上海市將探索把國企分為競爭類、功能類、保障類三類,進行分類監管。  具體來說,對於競爭類企業,將突出市場導向和產業發展,以企業經濟效益最大化兼顧社會效益、成為國際國內行業領先企業為目標;承擔政府特定功能和任務的功能類企業以及主要提供公共服務或產品、保公益惠民生的保障類企業,則要求提高資源配置效率和公共服務能力。 目前,由上海市國資委監管的大企業集團超過40家,既有上海汽車工業(集團)總公司、光明食品(集團)有限公司、上海華誼(集團)公司等競爭性行業的產業集團,也有上海申迪(集團)有限公司、上海國盛(集團)有限公司、上海久事公司等政府平台公司,還有上海交運(集團)公司、上海市城市建設投資開發總公司、申能(集團)有限公司等涉及地鐵、公交、環境、水務的公共服務類公司。  據統計,上海國資系統上市公司合計65家,其中,實際控制人為上海市國資委的有53家,實際控制人為區國資委的有12家,大股東控股50%以上的有20家。  張暉明認為,分類是一個方向。對於那些競爭性領域的國有資產可以果斷選擇退出變現,比如上海家化資產的“整體轉讓”就是一個很好的嘗試。  馬泓認為,競爭類企業的預期更大,未來像上海家化那樣大股東控股逐步退出可能成為常態。消費類企業可能引入更廣泛的股權激勵措施和創新容錯機制,醫藥類公司可能會引入國際化資本,從而開拓、創新產品,理順企業經營管理。  “但是現階段由於市場發育程度不同,競爭性和非競爭性的邊界還難以廓清,這就是今天國有資產改革比較難處理的地方。比如,供水供電是公共保障,而這些商品的市場性很明顯,要不要盈利?”張暉明表示。  這亦是上海國資改革中需要繼續探索和解決的問題。迷你倉尖沙咀

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  IT行業女性小葉增生髮生率  竟大大高于普通人群  專家稱,self storage這可能跟生活不規律、經常熬夜、喝咖啡等因素有關  □本報記者 何麗娜  剛剛過去的“雙十二”,很多人網上購物購得很High。  經常上網,尤其是從事IT工作的人,究竟哪些方面的健康問題會比較多見?昨天,記者從杭州市五雲山療養院瞭解到,他們近期對155名IT從業人員進行了全面的身體檢查,跟同年齡、同性別比例的其他人群進行比照後發現,IT從業人員的結膜炎、尿酸偏高、尿常規異常、外痔,以及女性的雙乳小葉增生的發生率都要比其他人群高出很多。  療養院國家級健康管理師喻琴蘭表示,檢查結果與IT從業人員的特殊工作環境和生活習慣有非常密切的關係。長期對電腦易發視頻終端綜合徵  做IT的人,長期與電腦相伴,眼睛出問題可想而知。在這次比照中,IT組的結膜炎檢出率為16.13%,而普通組的檢出率卻只有0.69%,兩者間二十多倍的差距原因何在?  “因為經常熬夜、經常對著電腦,很多IT從業人員的雙眼充血,但充血並不代表就一定是結膜炎,更多的還可能是一種稱為視頻終端綜合徵的疾病。”杭州市紅十字會醫院眼科主任諸力偉說。  諸醫生接診的一位患者,是位40多歲的銀行職員,每天需要長時間對著電腦,時間久了後,眼裡出現視疲勞、充血、幹澀、異物感等症狀,看起來跟結膜炎的症狀很像,但經過仔細檢查是屬於視頻終端綜合徵。  諸醫生說,視頻終端綜合徵是現在臨床中非常常見的疾病,該病從電腦開始普及後才有,患病人群以IT、銀行、會計等行業需要經常對著電腦的人為主。  在治療方法上,視頻終端綜合徵只要脫離特殊的工作環境,配合用點防幹澀的眼藥水即可。但結膜炎多為細菌性或病毒性為主,治療起來多靠藥物,另外還得注意個人衛生,防止傳染。  諸醫生建議那些體檢時被打上結膜炎標簽的人,若是眼睛出現明顯不適的症狀,別草率當結膜炎治,最好請專科醫生再做個判斷。久坐和運動少易發外痔  俗話說“十人九痔”,而肛腸科醫生認為是“十人十痔”,因為每個人都有痔,只是有沒有突迷你倉而已。而外痔的誘發,與久坐、運動少、疲勞、吃辛辣食物等生活細節有關。所以,久坐、少運動的IT組外痔的檢出率為10.97%,將近是其他人群檢出率3.61%的三倍。  為什麼久坐、運動少的人容易發生痔突出?杭州市三醫院肛腸科副主任沈忠說:“根據血流動力學的原理,老是坐著和不運動的人會血流瘀滯、靜脈曲張,最終導致外痔突出。  沈醫生的患者中有很多是駕駛員,不少人往往在開過長途後,加重外痔腫痛,原因就在於開長途車過程中的久坐和疲勞。  “在我們門診患者中,有一半是被痔突出困擾,甚至有些在喝了點酒、吃了頓火鍋後毛病就發作。”沈醫生說,當出現疼痛、出血等比較嚴重的症狀時要及時就醫,大多數患者只要進行保守治療,只有少部分保守治療效果不好的人才需要手術治療。可可類食物易致乳房小葉增生  隨著近年來女性朋友對自己乳房的關注,小葉增生的檢出率也越來越高。  在杭州市中醫院乳腺外科,每天100多個病人中,有兩到三成的人主訴自己有小葉增生。而據喻琴蘭介紹,這次受檢的155名IT從業人員中有72名女性,雙乳房小葉增生的檢出率為29.03%,其他人群則只有2.78%。這麼高的差距,難道跟傳說中的輻射有關?  杭州市中醫院乳腺外科主任徐海濱認為:“是雌激素對乳腺的作用導致小葉增生,女性的雌激素水平會有周期變化,所以小葉增生檢出率的高低與檢查的時間有直接的關係。最好是在月經結束一周左右,當乳腺處於最鬆弛的狀態時檢查最好。”  影響激素水平的因素,主要的應該不是輻射,而是從事IT行業的女性生活相對不規律、晚上熬夜、經常需要喝咖啡和吃巧克力等可可類食物。徐醫生說,生活不規律和晚上熬夜會導致內分泌不平衡,咖啡和巧克力等可可類食物會直接促進雌激素水平增高,此類人發生乳腺癌的風險要比一般人高很多。  但是,徐主任提醒,目前醫學界認為,小葉增生與乳腺癌沒有直接關係,大家不用過分緊張,等到雌激素水平降下來的時候,增生的組織就會自然萎縮。不過當發現有經前期疼痛、不對稱性腫塊、乳頭溢乳等症狀時,最好找專科醫生看看。迷你倉樂器

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近年來隨著語音通訊的獲益增長趨緩,self storage中國大陸三大電信營運商積極研發適用於各領域的物聯網解決方案。不讓中國移動和中國電信專美於前,中國聯通也全力開發與試驗各類物聯網服務與應用。中國聯通已在200個城市建立可管理和調度車輛的智慧交通系統,累積已逾32萬用戶,部分學校機構採用該系統管理校車。中國聯通並推出智慧港航系統,可即時傳輸呈現水域表面及船隻內部的影像,監控水域環境與保障船隻內部安全。2012年7月,杭州聯通得標「智慧航區千島湖游船視頻監控項目」,採用3G技術監控船隻設備,船長透過手機或電腦就能即時得知內部狀況和水域資訊。中國聯通洛陽分公司和龍門旅遊集團簽訂戰略合作協議建設「智慧龍門」,在龍門石窟景區建置3G網路和物聯網設備,遊客經由智慧型載具與網路購買電子門票。若下載特定App ,可聽取語音智慧導覽,遊客只要拍攝所在位置的照片,就可經由照片獲得所在位置附近的路線、景點和店家資訊。中國聯通並嘗試建置旅遊資訊平台,如遼寧聯通將規劃設置大連智慧旅遊平台。中國聯通與內蒙古環保廳簽訂「重點汙染源自動監控項目二期工程」中,將WCDMA 3G網路與物聯網應用結合,主導工程的設計規劃、網路建設、軟硬體整合、客製化軟體開發和短硬體維護外包等工作,打造一套監控範圍廣且能有效檢測環境的系統。此外還建立環保業務綜合管理平台與3G行動通訊執法平台,利用先進的環境監控與管理系統,降低二氧化硫排放量。在中國聯通的迷利倉慧環保相關系統中,空氣品質監測器為重要的終端裝置,具LBS定位功能,監控煤氣、苯等有害氣體的濃度,可精確衡量至1ppm,在監測到有害氣體濃度超標時,除遠端預警外,還可採取智慧排氣等安全措施。在智慧農業領域,中國聯通已進行商轉測試,如在山東濱州的「生態農業」物聯網示範基地,建置結合傳感器設備、網路通訊技術、資訊處理與傳輸技術、資訊安全技術和農業技術的蔬菜大棚物聯網監控應用。中國聯通還和長春市農業委員會簽署「智慧農業建設戰略合作協議」,希望促進長春的農業資訊化,除已具備的環境監控和調節功能,希望未來也將農業專家在線指導,以及智慧決策分析系統等功能加入,培養善於利用資訊科技的農民。在智慧建築工程中,江蘇聯通開發「建設工程施工現場管理人員管理系統」,利用WCDMA/3G行動網路作為基礎,設置含手機定位、數據即時採集等功能的應用平台,以管控建築專案、展示電子地圖、即時管理現場施工人員、提供預警功能和產出報表,目前在廣東地區和常州與蘇州等城市均有建築工地採用該系統。中國聯通和解放軍第101醫院聯合策劃的「中國聯通數字化智能急救系統」,也已實際展開測試。這是中國聯通利用先前設立的智能醫療平台為基礎,結合WCDMA網路、北斗定位、生命體徵傳感和高壓縮率視頻傳輸等技術,可利用物聯網感知層設備,獲取急救患者的各項生命活動,並結合系統資料庫中的電子病歷。(作者是資策會MIC執行ITIS計畫資深產業分析師)迷你倉

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核心提示在國內影視行業圈中,自存倉紀錄片無疑是一個長期被邊緣化的種類,話題性、娛樂性比不上綜藝節目,售價更是難以與電視劇集相提並論。日前,國家廣電總局出台新規定,在對各家衛視新引進版權模式節目、歌唱類節目的製作和播出加強限制的同時,明確要求“2014年各上星衛視頻道每天須播出30分鐘國產紀錄片”,這意味著2014年各大衛視將總計播出近6000小時的國產紀錄片。與此同時,記者從剛剛結束的2013年中國(廣州)國際紀錄片節上瞭解到,國產紀錄片眼下成了各大衛視的重點採購目標,一部分原本售價每分鐘幾十元的片子,價格已經上漲到了每分鐘千元以上,可供版權交易片目數量比往年增長近10倍。其中,去年大熱的紀錄片《舌尖上的中國》每集對外售價達4萬美元,創下中國紀錄片海外銷售的最好成績。不僅如此,《舌尖上的中國》續集冠名費也已達8000多萬元。在紀錄片節期間舉行的論壇上,不少與會專家認為,國產紀錄片將迎來一個全面繁榮的時期。土豆網資訊中心總經理張國偉表示:“一個高度市場化、讓紀錄片價值真正得到回報的時代,那就是紀錄片的黃金時代。現在它還沒有到來,但我們已經走在通往未來的路上。”那麼,中國紀錄片的春天真的來了嗎?撬動市場要
多走大�化路線?“我寧願賤賣自己,也不能賤賣這部片子。”對於這部32集紀錄片《我的抗戰》,著名節目主持人崔永元有些無奈。這部耗資1.3億元、花了8年時間、採訪近4000人才拍攝完成的紀錄片,投入市場時電視台開價僅1500元一集。據說,這個價格還是看在崔永元面子上開出的“人情價”,換作別人,每集最多只能賣到500元。近幾年,國產電視劇的售價節節攀升,電視劇也越來越長。以76集的《甄嬛傳》和38集的《辣媽正傳》為例,前者出售給單家衛視的價格每集近100萬元,後者更是創下每集500萬元的天價紀錄。與之相比,國產紀錄片的價格長期在每分鐘百元以下的低價徘徊,依然鮮有買家上門。智利紀錄片導演顧茲曼曾說:“一個國家沒有紀錄片,就像一個家庭沒有相冊。”暨南大學新聞與傳播學院教授、紀錄片編導譚天表示:“從前,西方世界看到中國的影像,大多是介紹工藝品、風光、美食等,現在通過紀錄片,他們可以瞭解到中國人是怎樣生活的。紀錄片是非常好的傳播窗口,它具有人文價值、史學價值和審美價值。”“1983年我剛上大學時,印象最深刻的一件事就是央視在播《話說長江》。”國家新聞出版廣電總局宣傳司司長、曾經在CCTV《東方時空》工作的高長力感慨稱,曾經經歷過輝煌的紀錄片後來跌入低谷,往後10多年中國都沒有出現過高品質的大型紀錄片。實際上,《話說長江》也是央視版權運作最長的一部紀錄片,至今已有8年。價格嚴重偏低,觀�認知度不足,收視率較低……這些都直接影響了紀錄片工作者生存的空間。“賠本的買賣不可能讓紀錄片實現繁榮發展。”高長力在2013年中國(廣州)國際紀錄片節�動儀式上宣稱,“要用正常的市場機制逐漸提高紀錄片的價格,才能培育好市場。”除了價格,紀錄片播出平台的擴大也勢在必行。雖然《舌尖上的中國》引起了一股國產紀錄片熱潮,但一個不容忽略的事實是,每年國內電視台引進境外紀錄片的總量高達1.5萬至2萬小時,而內地原創紀錄片總量卻只有大約1000小時。絕大多數的紀錄片在播出平台和時段上,都沒有《舌尖上的中國》這麼幸運。另一個角度來說,《舌尖上的中國》最重大的意義在於它告訴人們,紀錄片是屬於大�的,而不僅是拍給精英分子看的。湖南廣播電視台金鷹紀實頻道黨委書記姚遠說:“現在做紀錄片不能自娛自樂,要多走大�化路線,才能撬動中國紀錄片這個冷門的市場。”“南派紀錄片”

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(吉隆坡14日訊)38歲失明按摩師吳學汶雖然在14年間先後面對因遭遇車禍而導致雙眼失明,儲存倉以及被證實患上肝癌的殘酷事實,但不認命的他最終靠著頑強的意志力,兩次奇蹟似地活了下來。目前他不但以按摩維生,還踴躍參與慈善活動,將義務按摩所得酬勞全數捐給慈善機構或學校,他這種正面的生活態度令人激賞,因而獲選為“第五屆光明勇士”之一。吳學汶希望藉著這個報導能喚起政府關注失明人士的就業情況,並期望政府將十五碑盲人按摩院打造成旅遊景點之一,好讓失明按摩師繼續靠著手藝自力更生。他接受《光明日報》訪問時披露,政府批准外國勞工在國內從事按摩工作,無疑為視障按摩師帶來惡性競爭的環境,根本沒有顧及失明人士的飯碗隨時不保。“十五碑盲人按摩院可以成為吉隆坡的旅遊特色之一,因為吉隆坡是購物天堂,遊客在逛街一天后一定會覺得疲累,到時他們可以到十五碑盲人按摩院按摩。所以,我曾向前旅遊部長拿督斯里黃燕燕的秘書提議,將十五碑盲人按摩院打造成旅遊區,但最後卻沒消息。”不進駐商場設按摩院吳學汶披露,儘管他瞭解視障按摩師當前面臨的嚴峻考驗,卻苦無對策,他目前仍在思索如何在競爭激烈的環境中,繼續爭取視障人士自力更生的能力。詢及是否有意到購物中心開業時,他說,由於購物中心的店鋪租金昂貴,他無法承擔巨大的開銷及沒顧客的風險,迷你倉最平以暫時沒有這個打算。“我們只能在戶外及十五碑等地方營業,從沒想過進駐商場設立按摩院。”在本報刊出吳學汶的勇士事跡的報導後,吳學汶即到工作附近的印裔報攤詢問,並要求對方協助翻閱有關他的報導。“因為我的眼睛看不到,所以只好要求印度老闆翻報紙,如果有我的照片就是了。”他說,自報導出爐後,不少朋友主動與他聯繫,告知他這個好消息。提及他入圍“十一大勇士”的感想,他說,他一開始以為朋友騙他,沒想到事後許多朋友陸續告訴他同樣的消息,他才相信自己入圍的事實。“我很感激《光明日報》的報導,將視障人士的困境報導出來讓大眾知道,我期望有更多人士關注失明人士的問題。”積極召失明者當義工吳學汶在忙於生計之餘,依舊不忘繼續召集其他失明人士加入按摩義工的行列。他說,他們最近做的慈善活動是為加影新紀元學院籌募發展基金。按摩義工隊迄今曾為學校籌募建校基金、參與癌症基金會、宗教團體如慈濟、佛堂等舉辦的義賣或籌款活動。吳學汶每回一接到這些慈善組織的求助電話,便會立即召集視障同伴到場獻力,設立按摩攤位。他說,頭及肩膀按摩15分鐘收費15令吉,腳底按摩20分鐘是30令吉,一天所得全數捐給慈善單位,他們只求付出,不要酬勞。“雖然我們不收費,但會要求慈善團體安排接送及提供午餐,畢竟我們看不見,也不懂要怎麼去那個地方。”;迷你倉

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Source: The Bakersfield CalifornianDec.self storage 14--SAN MARCOS -- For months, Bakersfield High drained the drama from its games, routing teams before the fourth quarter had started and generally making high school football look easy.There was none of that here Friday night, not with Mission Hills leading most of the way and the BHS fighting from behind. But time after time, when the Drillers needed a play, they found one, and they left with a 35-28 victory over the host Grizzlies in the CIF Southern California Division I regional bowl game."We did what we did the whole season," said senior quarterback Asauni Rufus, who was 10-for-10 passing for 224 yards and ran for the game-winning touchdown with 51 seconds left. "That's what we've been training to do. The whole night, it was just like, 'OK, we got to battle back.'"Rufus set up his 1-yard winner with a 47-yard pass to Derrick Vickers in the final two minutes, and then Vickers intercepted Mission Hills quarterback Connor Wynn with 35 seconds left to seal victory.The Drillers play the Northern Cal champion, Loomis-Del Oro, in the Division I state bowl championship at 8 p.m. Friday at the StubHub Center in Carson."It's surreal," Bakersfield coach Paul Golla said. "We talked about it in January when we started the season. And what's awesome is that this is life, too. If you work hard and make sacrifices, you're going to be successful."Bakersfield (12-2) made a couple of first-half sacrifices it would like to take back: Two fumbles inside the Mission Hills 5-yard line. The Grizzlies (12-2) recovered both and led 14-7 at halftime on the strength of two Wynn touchdown passes."When you turn the ball over twice, you already have a 78 percent chance of losing," Golla said. "So that's in the back of your head. But we were moving the ball, and we knew we had to keep going."Bakersfield tied the game late in the third quarter on a 1-yard Jeremiah Reddick run -- but Mission Hills answered with Wynn's 44-yard running touchdown on the first play of the fourth."Word coming out of (Bakersfield) was that it would be a boat race," Mission Hills coach Chris Hauser said. "There were some pretty mean, cruel things said on some (websites) up there, and you know what? We come ready to play. We have tremendous respect for Bakersfield and that community, and we hope that (Bakersfield) gained some respect for us."Back and forth the teams went. Lameshio Hill caught a Rufus pass along the sideline, fought off two defenders and scored 迷你倉rom 51 yards away to tie the game, 21-21, with 10:53 left. But Wynn, who threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 98 yards and two more scores, ran for a 31-yard touchdown and a 28-21 Mission Hills lead with 6:13 remaining."This hurts a lot," Wynn said. "It was my last game in high school, and it'll sting for a while. I thought we played as well as we could. They played a great game, too. Their offense is really good. They have great playmakers everywhere, and their defense is very exotic. We'd never seen anything like it."Trailing by a touchdown, Bakersfield stuck to its running-game roots, getting a 27-yard run from Rufus, who finished with 72 rushing yards, and then a 13-yard run around left end from Reddick to tie the game.Then, the BHS defense forced three straight incompletions for the first time all night and got the ball back. Rufus' key deep ball to Vickers came on second-and-13. Vickers got behind the defense, caught the ball in stride and fell to the Mission Hills 13-yard line."Our wide receivers, if it's one-on-one, we feel like we're going to take it," said Vickers, who finished with seven catches for 101 yards. "We feel like nobody can guard us. Asauni puts it up, and we go get it."At that point, Rufus' perfect passing night was complete, and the senior who's headed to Nevada as a defensive back proved he can throw the ball a little bit, too."People don't know that I've trained my whole life to play quarterback," said Rufus, who completed 9 of 10 passes in the Central Section championship game. "I've spent countless hours working on footwork, doing drills with Derek Carr, by myself, all the time. People don't know, but I don't pay attention. I know I can play quarterback."Three plays later, Rufus put the Drillers ahead for the first time since the game's opening drive. Then Vickers ended it with a pick."We're in a state championship game," Golla said. "How rare is that?"Here's how rare: Bakersfield will play in a state championship game for the first time since 1927, when what was then known as Kern County Union High School beat Fullerton for its sixth state title. The state didn't hold another state championship game until 2006."Hard work pays off," Rufus said. "We're excited. And with God's blessing, we'll have a state title."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.) Visit The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.) at .bakersfield.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉樂器

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只要談到教育,迷你倉不論是廣泛的教改還是特定的教育議題,常常是一人一把號,各吹各的調;因為在台灣幾乎人人有受教育的經驗,或因為關心子女教育而產生許多的看法。但弔詭的是,大家常把這些長期累積且刻骨銘心的記憶,濃縮到談論的時間點上,並且對未來的教育做出建議;因此,有人主張教育繼續鬆綁,有人追求卓越,有人強調弱勢機會,當然也有人認為教育資源不足才是關鍵等。20年前如此,今天這些仍是議題!剛出爐的教育部《人才培育白皮書》,以「轉型與突破」為主題,轉型是大家共同的體認,至於試圖突破什麼呢?經過幾次的全國會議、大型研究計畫,以及各類的政策白皮書或教改諮議報告,每次也都能把問題條列的井然有序,但20年來共同的缺點就是,說不清楚當前的改革重點與順序,原因就在於人們習於將自身過去經驗轉化成未來的願景,而失去時間軸的明確性。不要說是台灣,許多歐美國家的教育改革也都面臨保守─開放,強調均等─追求卓越,始終在這之間擺盪。台灣除了有前述爆漿式的意見表述,過去主事者又常以「先進」國家為師,沒有領悟到,這些國家只不過是「先做」而未必「進步」!畢竟我們的教育對象,環境氛圍,歷史文化……都很不同。誠然,台灣資源稀少,人才需求與培育尤其重要;數十年來,台灣也都如此向前,至今,在世界舞台上,仍具有不錯的競爭力。然近年來,全球化競爭趨於激烈,當我們看到鄰國不斷崛起,我們的危機感必然加深!因此,我們需要「突破」,突破國內困境,突破國際壓力;我想,這應該是教育部以「突破」作為主題的用意吧!可是,近20年來國內已進行多次教育改革,為何困境猶在,難以突破呢?究其原因不在於理念,而可能是忽略了兩個原則。首先,升學制度的變革若超乎學生的能力自存倉需要家長更多時間的投入時,家庭因素一旦抬頭,這種改革即難成功,當然補習班也就不會減少,因為補習班是「家庭焦慮的共生體」,補習教育就是「不想輸的安慰劑」。其次,過於強調技術面而淡化了改革的理念,過去的建構式數學的實施方式就是一個例子,若當時讓實施已久「九九乘法表」同時進行,或許可減少學子們因改變學習所產生的挫折感。類似困境至今一直存在國內,是亟待突破的地方!此外,教育部也別忽略了少子女化所產生另外一個現象,君不見,中小學已經出現相當比例的獨生子女,如何掌握這些學子的特性,發展出合適的教學方法與教室經營,也絕不是參考國外可竟其功的!同樣地,在我們重視「地球暖化」而強調校園建築、溫室管理與環境教育時,同時讓學生從小瞭解消費行為與飲食模式的重要。讓他們知道,雖然已開發國家人口只占全球約15%,但卻用了地球大部分的能源;讓他們瞭解,如何維持自己的健康與環境永續的關連性。至於挽救式微中的技職體系,如何在明年推動12年國教時,重建其專業體制以及產業的連結,來吸引年輕人,並減少低動機的升學現象;尤其明年開始,高中職的入學數,將逐年呈顯著變化,教育部宜把握這關鍵的兩年。筆者樂見,教育部適時推出《人才培育白皮書》,藍圖中訂定了「4項目標」、「10項原則」及「5項策略」……從教育部觀點,關照的層面頗為廣泛且層次分明;可是從國人的角度來看,還希望看到教育資源與分配的突破,提升與運用師資的突破,攬才與留住人才的突破,以及經濟發展與薪資水準的突破……看來這些還需要行政院召集跨部會來一一突破!而白皮書中期許人才具備的「創新力」與「跨域力」等關鍵能力,也應由政府部門率先實踐!(作者為國立台灣大學兒少與家庭研究中心主任)迷你倉

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Source: The Record, Stockton, Calif.迷你倉最平Dec. 14--STOCKTON -- Stockton businessman Matthew Davies was ordered Friday by a U.S. District Court judge to surrender himself to a federal prison on March 3 and serve a five-year sentence for his role in manufacturing medical marijuana and distributing it through multiple dispensaries in Stockton and Sacramento.Davies, 36, likely will spend his time performing dairy farm work at a minimum-security facility in Lompoc. He pleaded guilty in June to federal drug charges dating back to 2010.His sentencing and upcoming prison time mark the conclusion of a three-year saga that has pitted federal drug laws against state-approved laws that allow for medical marijuana sales, Davies said, describing his operations as being "under the letter of California law."Davies said he "takes full responsibility for his actions" but maintains that he believed his businesses were clean. He paid more than $1 million to advisers, lawyers and auditors to keep it that way, he said.On the other side, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner said Davies and his partners were building a $10 million "marijuana empire" in a short amount of time and opened their businesses for sheer profit. Wagner said some of Davies' operations underreported income, and that even though he reported a $37,500 salary over 18 months, significantly more money was taken and reinvested to expand his medical marijuana businesses."He keeps saying he made ($37,500). We just disagree," Wagner said. "He has spent a lot of time and money with advisers portraying himself as not having made any money, but he was building a chain of marijuana businesses that were setting up for a lucrative future."Wagner didn't provide specifics, only that $160,000 was seized during the investigation. Otherwise, he said he wasn't interested in a public debate with Davies over the money trail.Davies this week has opened up about his dispensaries, which include the Stockton-based Central Valley Caregivers Cooperative and four others. In an interview with The Record, he described himself as a businessman who loves Stockton and deeply cares how the public here perceives him.His position: He is an educated businessman who partook in an industry that could help patients get medicine. He thought the business was shielded by the Obama administration's guidelines, outlined in a memo stating federal prosecutors would not go after medical marijuana dispensaries in states that allow them.When the drug charges were levied against him, he said he was "whipsawed.""First thing I want to say is, I love this town and I'm going to live here for the next 50 years. I care deeply what this town thinks about me, and I want people to know the whole story," Davies said. "I want people to see me as a great guy, as a great husband and father. I didn't believe I was doing anything wrong."Still, he said, he is accepting of his sentence. Taking his case to a federal court trial was a non-starter, because the jury would have been instructed that there is no such thing as legal marijuana sales under federal laws. A five-year sentence was the best option, he said."I take complete responsibility for my actions," said the father of two young girls, Rowan, 2, and Rebecca, 1. "If this went to trial, they'd ask, 'Did you sell marijuana?' My answer is 'yes,' so that's it."Davies, whose father is Stockton businessman Bruce Davies, said he was prosecuted because his business became large scale an迷你倉 because he has a master's degree. The feds don't want smart businessmen to invest in medical marijuana nonprofit groups, he said. His businesses generated $10 million in revenue over a year and a half, he said, and that meant heavy scrutiny.He didn't get rich, he said, drawing only a $37,500 salary for himself over that time and roughly $30,000 in salary to his wife, Molly. The rest went into the large overhead of operating a medical marijuana business, he said. The companies showed a $300,000 profit, according to Davies, which equates to a 3 percent reserve fund that is allowable under nonprofit group guidelines."I was labeled as a 'genius' for growing the business so quickly and as an idiot who couldn't do that much business without getting money back for myself," he said. "I was scheduled to make $75,000 a year, which is commensurate with a nonprofit of this size. The CEO of Goodwill makes $250,000 a year because it's commensurate with that nonprofit organization. That is allowed."His case is different than that of Hayward man Winslow Norton, Davies said. In that case, police seized $600,000, fancy cars and real estate in relation to a $50 million-plus operation, according to the Contra Costa Times.Davies said his company paid $500,000 in taxes and employed 50 people at an average of $15 an hour, wages he said are strong for the retail sales industry. Investigators never found large sums of cash, hidden bank accounts or other signs of a lucrative business, he said."They didn't find nothing like that with me. I was in 100 percent compliance," he said.What investigators did find was the $160,000 referred to by Wagner.Davies explains that amount as $100,000 in an account reserved for legal fees, $20,000 that was to be used for employee payroll and $40,000 for operating expenses.Davies said he paid his lawyers $250,000 for his defense.Wagner said California laws regarding medical marijuana are more murky than the media and public realize. He said his office doesn't have the time or resources to chase after every operation.Davies became the target of an investigation after a burglary was reported at one of his grow operations inside a large east Stockton warehouse, not because federal prosecutors sought him out, Wagner said."He knew what he was doing was in violation of federal law. He gambled that we wouldn't care," Wagner said. "Mr. Davies was pretty active in the marijuana area in terms of a business model. He even purchased a dispensary in Elk Grove where police had arrested the previous owner. He was building an empire."Wagner went further, saying a five-year sentence is rather lenient in large-scale drug cases. He said his office is trying to prosecute cases such as this in a fair way because he knows there's a level of confusion with what is and isn't legal under state versus federal laws.Davies said five years is "a lifetime" for a man with a wife and young kids. He's hopeful that his time in prison won't be detrimental to his daughters."How old were you when you had your first memory?" Davies asked. "Around 4 years old? My hope is that I can do this sentence, and then I can come home and move forward."Contact reporter Keith Reid at (209) 546-8257 or kreid@recordnet.com. Visit his blog at .recordnet.com/lodiblog. Follow him on Twitter @KReidme.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Record (Stockton, Calif.) Visit The Record (Stockton, Calif.) at .recordnet.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage

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