Source: The Seattle TimesOct.儲存 21--CORRECTION: Information in this article, originally published Oct. 19, 2013, was corrected Oct. 21, 2013. A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Brad Stone was 46, rather than his correct age of 42.Oct. 19--A handful of authors have tried to write the Amazon.com story. But no one had put together a definitive account of the juggernaut's rise from a Bellevue garage to a global power in less than two decades until Brad Stone wrote "The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon."The book, which debuted last week, includes little-known details about meetings, deals that never materialized, Bezos' interactions with other corporate giants, and roadblocks that almost derailed Amazon. It provides insight into a company that has been opaque for much of its history.While Bezos decided not to comment for the book, Stone, a senior writer for Bloomberg Businessweek, still got remarkable access to both current and former executives, as well as Bezos' family and friends. And in one of the book's most dramatic moments, Stone unearthed Bezos' biological father, who gave up his son nearly a half century ago when, as a teenager, he was ill-prepared for parenthood. Stone found Ted Jorgensen running a bike shop in Glendale, Ariz., and entirely unaware of who his son became.Stone, who will be speaking at Town Hall Seattle in conversation with The New York Times' Nick Wingfield Tuesday night, chatted with The Seattle Times about reporting the book and the insights he discovered about the company in the process.Here's an edited version of that conversation:Q: One of the most dramatic parts of the book is your meeting Jeff Bezos' biological father, Ted Jorgensen. After the meeting, were you worried that some journalist might come along and find Jorgensen before the book came out?A: Yes. Any piece of news that you uncover in the course of reporting a book has to remain quiet for a year or more because the book gestation process is a really long one.It seemed unlikely, I guess. Never underestimate the ability of any author to worry about even the smallest thing to go wrong, and I was definitely worried about it.Q: In the book, you note that 45 years ago or so Jackie Bezos [Jeff Bezos' mother] asked Ted Jorgensen to stay out of her life and Jeff's. Did you have any reservations about bringing Jorgensen back into their lives?A: I definitely did. But you know, Jeff has changed the world. Full stop. He has changed the way that we shop, the way that we read and the way that companies are built now.I went to explore this untold aspect of his story. I didn't know what I would find. And I didn't anticipate that he [Jorgensen] wouldn't have any knowledge of Amazon, of the influence that his biological son had had on the world. These were unanticipated consequences, and it was uncomfortable all the way around.Q: Do you think Jeff Bezos knew that the Ted Jorgensen who ran a bike shop in Glendale, Ariz., was his biological father?A: I have no idea.Q: You paint Bezos as a polarizing figure 斷 a guy who is brilliant, driven, ruthless and sometimes even cruel. Setting aside judgments about whether that's good or bad, do you think that personality type was required to create the juggernaut that Amazon has become?A: Absolutely. Amazon is a company that grew from two guys in a garage in 1994 to almost 100,000 employees today, in addition to 70,000 temporary employees [hired for holiday sales].Amazon's biggest adversary has never been Walmart or Barnes & Noble. It's been chaos and the complexity that comes with a business that grows that fast. Bezos' insistence on excellence all around and high standards and the way he demands the best from his employees make Amazon an extremely challenging place to work. But it is also one of the biggest factors that contributes to its success.We've seen other companies that have grown that fast, whose outcomes are a lot different. Look at AOL. Look at Yahoo. These are all companies that rode the same wave but eventually crashed and burned because they didn't have the singular figure at the helm that had the clarity and the drive and the discipline to keep things operating smoothly amid the onslaught of growth.Q: Is it clarity and drive and discipline, or is it a willingness to think of employees as pieces of the machinery that move the engine forward rather than the way most of us think of them, as people?A: In the early years of Amazon, everyone left Bezos. That entire management team turned over, most voluntarily. At some point, he must have had to desensitize himself to churn. It's almost a fact of life in that kind of fast-growing business, when things are so intense.Q: Jeff Bezos seems of a similar mold to Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison, super smart guys that launched tech giants, but also polarizing figures. You even make the comparison in the book. Do you think that personality type is a causation or a correlation to building tech giants?A: I think it's require迷你倉. I think it's no accident that we find these leaders have oversized personalities and are extraordinarily driven and focused.There are probably some disadvantages to being too nice. There are also some disadvantages to being too brutal. We've seen a lot of that, particularly on Wall Street. There's a middle ground. I'm not sure where it is.Q: Bezos often talks about a willingness to be misunderstood as he comes up with new innovations at Amazon. But then, you came across a memo he wrote for the senior leadership about the need to make Amazon better loved. Are those two ideas in conflict?A: In a way, both address how Amazon is looked at by the media and, to a certain extent, by shareholders. I've always viewed the willingness to be misunderstood as an impressive piece of rhetorical jujitsu.In way, it's saying: "You don't understand. We've got a long-term vision here. We're going to stick to our principles and not engage in the criticisms."In the "Amazon.love" memo, Jeff is being very analytical about a problem that all big retailers face, which is when you get to a certain size, you inevitably attract negative attention, particularly discount retailers because you're not just putting the big guys out of business, but the small guys, too. Often, there's a reflexive negative response to big companies.He was thinking out loud about when Amazon gets to be the size of Walmart 斷 and it still has a long way to go 斷 how does it avoid falling into the Walmart trap, which is that a lot of people, just instinctively, don't like you?And in brainstorming, he derives one lesson, which is as long as people think you're inventing, and trying to improve yourself, and doing things for your customers, they'll give you a little bit of a pass. We'll see in the coming years if that's true or not.Q: I spoke with a former Amazonian recently who said the day Jeff Bezos announces his retirement is the day he'll sell his stock. You write about the Jeff-bots at the company [loyal executives who try to channel the CEO]. But is there anyone at the company who understands the vision as clearly as Bezos and could help the company pursue it?A: Right now, the company is tailored toward the way that Jeff Bezos thinks and the way he processes information and the priorities he sets for the company and its culture.And it's such a diversified company, that it's hard to imagine anybody who'd be as versatile to run all parts of it from the retail side to the digital side to Amazon Web Services.That said, there are some executives who have been with him for over a decade and have really grown up by his side who would be the obvious candidates. The names that come to mind are Jeff Wilke, who runs the North American retail business; Andy Jassy, who runs Amazon Web Services; and Diego Piacentini, who runs Amazon's international businesses. They think, in large part, the way he thinks.Q: You write that it's nearly inevitable that Amazon will introduce a mobile phone and a Web-connected television set-top box because the company wants to control the way its services are offered. Why do you think the company hasn't introduced those yet?A: Because Jeff has an extremely high bar, and because they want to introduce something that's distinctive and inventive.I think that the set-top box is imminent. With the mobile phone, it's a crowded market and they haven't quite figured it out exactly what Amazon's play is there.I called the book "The Everything Store" for a reason: It's expanding its limits in every single direction, internationally, devices, enterprise. They want to be everywhere.Q: With both those markets, there would seem to be first-mover advantages. Amazon doesn't have that, and the longer it waits, the harder it becomes for them to produce something that could be truly meaningful for and desirable by consumers.A: They have demonstrated two things.One, the ability to be incredibly patient. The tablet market they were late on. And while they haven't had outsized success, by all accounts, the Kindle Fire is a nice business. The first Kindle Fire wasn't that good. They've improved over the last two generations, and now they look pretty good.And second, they are willing to try new things and stop them if they don't work. The second Kindle device had a text-to-speech function where it read aloud from your book in a robotic voice. And they couldn't get a lot of the rights [to use that technology)] to books. People didn't really use it. And it's not around anymore.Q: Have you sent a copy of the book to Jeff Bezos?A: I did.Q: Have you heard anything from him about it?A: No.Q: How often are you checking the Amazon Sales Rank of your book?A: Like almost every other author, obsessively, and at a rate that disturbs my significant other. It's an illness like you can't stop.Jay Greene: 206-464-2231 or jgreene@seattletimes.com. Twitter: iamjaygreeneCopyright: ___ (c)2013 The Seattle Times Visit The Seattle Times at .seattletimes.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存倉

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2013中國(江門)僑鄉華人嘉年華特刊之美國篇他檔案葉衛剛 祖籍和出生地都是江門,迷你倉最平上海交通大學電子工程專業畢業,後獲美國密蘇里州立大學會計學碩士學位、哈佛大學MB A學位,並取得美國註冊會計師及管理會計師資格。現為達泰資本創始合伙人。達泰公司總部分別設在中國上海和開曼群島,重點關注節能環保、先進製造、信息以及高端消費等領域,資產規模30億人民幣。葉衛剛熱心家鄉建設,他表示一直在尋找投資家鄉的機會。同時,積極參與海外華人活動,在新一代海外華人中頗有影響力,曾任北美半導體協會會長和理事長。被江門市政府聘為江門市高科技產業發展高級顧問,現為江門市海外交流協會常務理事。翻開葉衛剛的簡歷,不難發現,其在人生的每一階段都光彩耀目,無論是學習、工作,還是創業,他都力爭做到最好。雖然,從上世紀90年代開始,他就離開江門到美國學習、工作,但他對家鄉滿懷深情,時刻關注家鄉的發展變化,正如歌詞所寫“樹高千尺也忘不了根”。這次,葉衛剛本來要出席僑鄉嘉年華活動,但是由於工作上有急事要處理,沒有趕過來,不過,他表示,這次來不了,但過段時間肯定會回來。理科狀元 哈佛高才生1986年,葉衛剛從江門一中高中畢業,並以理科高考全市第一、全省第二的優異成績考進了上海交通大學管理學院。葉衛剛說,大學畢業時,已經不包分配工作,自己找工作,回到江門在一家國企從事進口貿易。不過,僅一年後就獲得美國密蘇里州立大學全額獎學金赴美深造。他在美求學期間,保持全A的成績,並從事有關中美經濟合作項目的研究及教學,均卓有成效。1993年5月,葉衛剛以全校第一的成績畢業並獲會計碩士。1993年,葉衛剛在美國註冊會計師統考中脫穎而出,以全美第二的成績獲得了依萊嘉·華特·席爾斯銀牌獎,成為在這一考試六十年曆史中獲此殊榮的第一位外國留學生。1999年,葉衛剛又以優越的成績考進世界著名學府———哈佛大學商學院深造。在哈佛大學就讀期間,代表學院應中國著名企業聯想邀請,整理總結該企業發展經驗寫成教材;此教材被哈佛及全美各大工商管理學院採用作典型案例之一。為了學習6年沒回國在採訪中,葉衛剛告訴南都記者,大學畢業後的那一年,覺得自身的知識面還不夠廣,於是考上美國密蘇里州立大學並獲全額獎學金。“那時,家境一般,父母都是老師,也就是普通家庭,在美國讀書,學費有獎學金,生活費都是靠自己兼職工作。”葉衛剛說。1991年去美國後,葉衛剛直到1997年才迷你倉一次回國。“主要是那時候簽証比較難,擔心回國後,再去美國簽証出問題,學習就半途而廢了,為了保險起見,於是和家人商量,一直到畢業找到工作後,才回家。”為了兒子的學習,葉衛剛的父母也都同意了兒子的要求。而談到是什麼動力讓他能堅持不斷學習時,葉衛剛坦然說了第一個理由,那就是改變自己的生活,學習讓生活變得更美好,學習改變命運。同時,他表示,通過不斷的學習,讓人生變得更加充實,認識更多的人和事,學習也成為人生的重要組成部分。硅穀高管 資本合伙人葉衛剛工作經歷豐富,曾在全球最大的會計師事務所———普華永道工作,先後任職審計師、高級審計師、審計經理及高級咨詢經理。後又進入美國硅穀在高科技企業擔任高級主管工作。曾任全球最大的半導體設計自動化軟件公司凱登斯的高級總監及北美中國半導體協會會長,負責全球策略和中國區業務發展。現在是達泰資本創始合伙人。葉衛剛說,無論在哪裡,都會關注江門的發展變化。“從上世紀末開始,我每年都會回來江門,現在我父親和哥哥也都生活在江門,平時也會通過電郵、電話等多種途徑和江門的朋友、同學聯繫。”葉衛剛說。在他看來,現在的江門與珠三角其它城市相比,經濟等很多方面都相對落後。“江門曾經在很多方面都走在珠三角前列,但是後來,慢慢就開始落後于佛山、中山、東莞等地。”而說到落後的原因,葉衛剛表示,很重要的一點是江門的觀念不夠開放,有些保守,錯過很多發展機遇。不過,葉衛剛也強調,江門也有自身的優勢,比如城市環境保持很好,有後發優勢,在旅遊、動漫等創新型產業上大有作為。“雖然我現在投資了很多長三角的企業,但也一直在關注著江門企業的發展,如果機會適合,在同等條件下,我肯定會優先選擇投資江門。”建言青年 自己要努力作為“學霸”和成功的企業家,在談到給現在的年輕人建議時,葉衛剛表示,現在的條件比他們上學那時,提升了不知多少倍,物質上更豐富,信息交流快捷,但葉衛剛認為,現在有些年輕人缺少吃苦耐勞的精神,有一種所謂的屌絲心態,做事情淺嘗輒止,還有一些年輕人團隊合作意識不夠,自我主觀意識太濃。並且由於各種負面信息的傳播,年輕人容易迷失方向,容易變得消極。“其實,無論什麼事都要靠自己的努力,不能被負面信息所左右,要相信自己,相信未來,努力去幹一番事業。”葉衛剛說。鄉情鄉音從上世紀末開始,我每年都會回來江門,現在我父親和哥哥也都生活在江門,平時也會通過電郵、電話等多種途徑和江門的朋友、同學聯繫。儲存

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  核心提示:  隨著互聯網快速發展,自存倉民間反腐越來越受到社會關注。這是紀檢、監察、審計等體制內監督之外的一支新生力量,他們對腐敗等危害公共利益的行為進行了揭露和攻擊。然而,如何規範民間反腐這一行為,防止誤傷好人,亟須引起各方關注。  日前,中紀委監察部在網上曬出“兩節”專題舉報的“成績單”。據統計,在今年中秋國慶期間,中紀委收到的節假日不正之風的舉報有九成來自網絡。  網絡,已成為反腐的一個重要陣地。以微博等為代表的民間網絡反腐顯出強大火力,記者在網上輸入“輿論監督”、“民間監督”、“百姓喉舌”等關鍵詞,一下子就能搜索到許多反腐網站。  作為一個新生事物,民間網絡反腐成績斐然,但也引發諸多爭議和問題。輿論大紅人——一個局長的是非  最近,一則網帖引起人們關注,成為輿論熱點:一名已經被刑拘的社保局長,不久之後,走馬上任交通局長。  一時間,“落馬局長為何官運亨通”“問題官員如何坐穩官位”等斥責之聲鋪天蓋地。  這位在輿論風口浪尖上的主人公,叫黃賢藏。2005年,時任蒼南縣衛生局局長的黃賢藏,和民營醫院產生糾紛,北京一家調查事務所由此寫了一篇《新聞媒體監督不了胡作非為的衛生局長》的文章。一氣之下,黃賢藏狀告這家事務所侵害其名譽權。最後,黃賢藏勝訴,法院裁決,判令該事務所賠償精神損害費兩萬元。  隨後,黃賢藏調到蒼南縣社保局任局長。2011年12月8日,黃賢藏因涉嫌挪用社保資金利息57萬多元,被檢察院傳喚,第二天辦理了刑事拘留手續。不久後,黃賢藏被撤案釋放,走馬上任蒼南縣交通局局長。  面對網上各種質疑和猜測,溫州市檢察機關日前出面解釋,經調查,黃賢藏先後從社保局賬戶撥給林家院村30萬元用于修路,但其中10萬元被村里退回社保局工會賬戶,市檢察院查到其中10萬元是從“再就業專項資金賬戶”支付,“不足20萬元,不構成瀆職罪”。  黃賢藏是“躺著中槍”,還是當地政府遮遮掩掩?我們不得而知,但這一事件從另一個角度顯示,網絡反腐容易“誤傷”的特性。  今年9月初,“表哥”楊達才因受賄、巨額財產來源不明罪,被西安市中級人民法院判處執行有期徒刑14年,沒收財產5萬元。已退繳贓款529萬余元依法予以沒收。  “幸好楊達才確實有問題,否則,就憑他的那一笑,也有可能是誤傷!”網友“AQOO”在微博上發出感嘆。當時,楊達才在車禍現場一個“不合時宜”的微笑引起公憤,隨後又“人肉”出他各種佩戴名表的照片。但是,網友也驚訝地發現,此人在很多場合,均是面帶笑容,甚至在法庭上也面帶“笑容”,那次在車禍現場,只是“習慣性的微笑”,想不到這一微笑致命地點燃了導火索。  近年來,“網絡反腐”風起雲涌,已成為反腐敗的一把利器,但也不可否認,誤傷無辜的也不乏其例。  去年的“房嬸”事件,就是典型例子。2012年11月21日,網上貼出一份家庭房產一覽表,顯示廣州城建開發有限公司下屬設計院退休工程師李蕓卿名下擁有24套房。粗略測算,這些房產總價達1500萬元,房東就被網友戲稱為“房嬸”。  李蕓卿回應稱她名下有6套房,都是小戶型,有一套還是12平方米。2012年12月,廣州市紀委監察局預防腐敗局證實,李蕓卿並沒有違法違紀問題,其購房資金來源清楚、所擁房產屬合法致富。網絡恐懼症——“官不聊生”的火力  民間網絡反腐,正在影響官場生態。  在我省,網絡反腐最早可追溯到2001年衢州市紀委推出的“廉政經緯”網站。  當年,衢州市紀委、監察局建立專門的反腐網站,設立信訪舉報、投訴電子信箱等,受理網上舉報。沒多久,一封來自網上的舉報信引起了衢州市紀委領導的重視。最終查處一起涉及1名正處級幹部、兩名科級幹部、兩名企業經營管理者的腐敗案。  此後,迷你倉絡反腐逐年壯大,據中國社科院的藍皮書,2004年至2007年,我國每年經證實的網絡反腐事件不超3起,然而2008年以後開始猛增,2011年達到近50起。據不完全統計,去年11月至年底,短短一個月,至少有8名官員因網絡舉報或曝光涉貪被調查或處理。  中國社會科學院今年發佈報告稱,近3年,每年通過新媒體曝光反腐輿情事件數量已超傳統媒體。  河北一位縣長描述當下對網絡抱有恐懼的心態:飯局上,要把煙酒裝在別的容器里;開會要摘表,以免照片流出。  在我省,開化縣國土局原副局長朱小紅的妻子林菁發微博,稱自己老公經常在外嫖娼,長期包養有夫之婦並為其買車購房,還稱給情婦購房錢“系贓款所得”。朱小紅因此被處理。  業內人士認為,民間反腐,借助網絡,通過網友們的快速傳播,形成輿論場,引起相關部門的注意。傳統舉報則存在耗時長、資費高等問題。  對於民間網絡反腐,相關部門均給予較高評價。最高檢相關負責人在接受媒體採訪時表示,將“進一步加大反腐力度,充分發揮人民群�和媒體網絡對反貪工作的助推作用”。反腐緊箍咒——官民合力的共贏  當前,有關部門都在積極利用互聯網等平台拓展民間反腐渠道。  然而,民間網絡反腐的威力越來越呈現“不可控”的一面。網絡將一些貪腐官員拉下馬的同時,也存在網絡謠言泛濫、網絡語言暴力等負面情況。其中尤為突出的是,一些人通過“花邊信息”滿足私慾。  去年,在雷政富事件後,網上鋪天蓋地出現了數組“趙紅霞”照片,從照片看,她們並非是同一個人。其中有組在海邊的照片,是廈門某大學生林某的寫真照。  林某稱,網上的照片是在廈門中山路一家婚紗攝影店拍的寫真,當時被這家店放在網上展示,結果被網民當成“趙紅霞”,這給她的生活帶來不小的困擾。這起事件,也突顯了網上甄別的難度。  今年的《中國新媒體發展報告》中也提到,去年1月至今年1月的100件微博熱點輿情案例中,出現謠言的比例超過三分之一。  日前,“兩高”出台的新司法解釋規定,捏造損害他人名譽的事實,或者編造虛假信息,在信息網絡上散佈,可能要被追究誹謗罪或者尋釁滋事罪。  今年5月,“副區長貪汙20億”的網帖引爆輿論。該網帖說,上海市某區副區長擁有住房60多套,貪汙20多個億,還有10多個情婦。  3個月後,這個網帖的作者被上海警方抓獲,他承認,網帖是捏造的,他本來要攻擊的是另一個人,在網上沒有搜到照片,才選擇了這個副區長。  “一個危言聳聽的假信息能讓官員身敗名裂。在事實查清後,即使你發幾十上百個更正帖,也很難真正消除影響。”中國政法大學副校長馬懷德說。  同期被抓的還有周祿寶,他曾經參與多起“網上反腐”事件。今年8月,因為涉嫌敲詐勒索被警方抓獲。  有關人士認為,網絡只是一種工具,民間反腐必須與制度反腐進行有效對接:一方面,對網絡反腐合理引導,有關部門要在引導網民發佈有效舉報信息的同時,對網絡輿情及時監測、搜集和研判,保護網民反腐熱情;另一方面,通過建立完善網絡反腐的處理與反饋機制,及時快速地對網絡舉報信息展開核查。  此外,網絡反腐還需要諸如政府信息公開、官員財產公示、官員離職審計、任職公示等�多制度的配套落實。這樣,既可在技術層面保障公民的知情權,使得網民舉報有據可依,確保其監督權。只有將網絡反腐納入制度化、法治化進程,與傳統防腐反腐手段互動,才能形成合力,倒逼官員清廉從政。  ■專家觀點  華東交通大學心理咨詢中心主任舒曼:和現實相比,在網絡這個虛擬世界中,人們更容易淋漓盡致地表現出正義感。但如果這種正義感超出適當的範圍,就容易成為一種精神層面的群體暴力行為,虛擬社會的民間力量容易失去理性,就會對社會構成傷害,這不得不引起有關部門的重視和人們的警惕。mini storage

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Source: Houston ChronicleOct.存倉 23--BP opened a computing center on Tuesday that it says is home to the world's largest supercomputer for commercial research, part of the oil giant's efforts to out-geek its competitors in finding more crude."This is a facility that other nerds are going to be quite jealous of," said Keith Gray, BP's manager of high-performance computing.The computers in the center have a combined 2.2 petaflops of processing power, which means they can make 2,200 trillion calculations per second.The added speed will help BP basically cut in half the time it takes to process data from seismic surveys, in some cases from one week to half a week, Gray said.The computers also will help with future data challenges, said Jackie Mutschler, head of upstream technology for BP."If you want to drill the best well possible, make the best business decision, you want to get that data as quickly as you can and you want it to be high quality," she said.Advanced computers have played a major role in the current oil boom, helping geophysicists find and analyze underground reserves faster and with more certainty. Recent leaps in computing capabilities have helped mathematicians, software engineers and geophysicists find new ways to analyze seismic data, giving them clear pictures of underground areas that they couldn't see before."It's not just the computer speed, but it's also the algorithms you have to write that can actually take advantage of that," Mutschler said. "So there's a real art to writing the algorithms that can use this massively parallel kind of computing power."The technology has been critical in many of the largest discoveries ever found and produced in the Gulf of Mexico, including BP's Thunder Horse, Mad Dog and Atlantis fields."It allows us to find reserves that we otherwise couldn't find," said John Etgen, a BP adviser for seismic imaging.The three-story ce儲存ter on BP's campus in west Houston will house 6,000 computers by the end of the year, leaving plenty of empty space in the 110,000-square foot facility for growth, Gray said.The memory and hard disk capabilities of the center are also substantial. If an average laptop were placed in every seat of Houston's Toyota Center, their combined memory and hard disk space would be less than half that of BP's center.BP turned to Silicon Valley and technology industry leaders for guidance in bulking up its computing capabilities.HP and Intel helped develop the processing power at the center of BP's five-year, $100 million investment, the company said."Computing is part of the race," Gray said. "We've got to be learning from the best in the industry to win our race."The rows of flashing computer racks operate in rooms that circulate hot and cold air to keep machines from over-heating.The racks are cooled with massive air- conditioning units that have the combined capability of cooling a 20-story office building, Gray said.To conserve energy used for cooling, BP engineers took after Silicon Valley companies that use freezer curtains to contain hot air and move it through air conditioners."We've got really good friends who work at Facebook, and we compare notes and trade ideas," Gray said.The center also will use other advanced cooling methods for data centers, including cycling water through racks to help cool them, then sending the water into towers to vent off the heat, Gray said.As a result, the center will use 30 percent less energy than BP's previous computing center, he said.Most power used at the center will run computers and not be used for cooling, said Bob Carnegie, vice president of HOK, the architecture and engineering firm for the building.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Houston Chronicle Visit the Houston Chronicle at .chron.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

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【王郁倫╱台北報導】英特爾投資全球高峰會昨宣布全球投資標的達16家,自存倉其中有7項屬亞洲投資案,而台灣僅嘉基科技入選,總計全球科技投資金額達6500萬美元(19.1億元台幣),涵蓋9國家。 全球共投資19.1億 英特爾資本投資針對全球16家公司進行6500萬美元投資,亞洲地區有7項投資案,其中包括台灣嘉基科技,該公司生產高速互連科技產品,包括Thunderbolt周邊及光/電連結線,及支援資料中心應用的Active Link,支援資料傳輸率從10 Gb/s到100 Gb/s。嘉基科技總經理羅偉仁表示:「嘉基科技的創新與英特爾技術發展方向契合。很高興獲得來自英特爾資金挹注,公司期迷你倉協助人們透過科技享受更美好生活,英特爾投資這項投資案將可協助嘉基科技加速業務拓展與全球化。」英特爾宣布的亞洲新投資案包括台灣、新加坡、日本、中國及印度等地,其中包括台灣嘉基科技、新加坡雲端諮詢公司CloudFX、美國日本跨國公司雲端儲存軟體供應商Cloudian、中國社群網站與服務平台CSDN、日本雲端檔案服務Fileforce、新加坡與印度跨國公司企業業務續與災難復原平台Perpetuuiti TechnoSoft Services及印度汽車租賃公司Savaari Car Rentals。英特爾投資自1999年開始投資台灣傑出企業,至今在台已投資40多家企業,共投資超過2.6億美元。mini storage

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  澳門大學橫琴新校區已經落成並交付使用,self storage這為實現澳門大學爭取成為「世界一流大學」的願景,提供了優良的硬件條件。但能否真正實現這個願景,仍有不少人持懷疑態度,因為單憑硬件仍是並不足夠的,還需要有可靠的軟件條件予以支撐,包括師資及學術研究項目水平,能否拿得出具有國際先進水平的學術研究成果,甚至其教授或由其培養出的學生能否獲得諸如諾貝爾獎之類的具有國際性權威的學術獎項等。否則,要擠進「世界一流大學」的「量化指標」--「世界大學五百強」,並不容易。實際上,就連海峽兩岸的頂尖大學,要躋身「世界大學五百強」也甚為困難,更遑論澳門大學。  不過,不要氣餒,「西方不亮東方亮」。盡管躋身「世界一流大學」難以如願,但躋身「中國一流大學」,卻已經曙光在前。實際上,由上海交通大學高等教育研究院「世界一流大學研究中心」甄選評鑑的「二零一二年版兩岸四地百強大學」,澳門大學就排在第八十五位。儘管遠不如排在前十名的同為實行「一國兩制」方針環境之下的香港科技大學(第四名)、香港中文大學(第五名)、香港大學(第六名),但卻也高於大陸地區的中國地質大學(武漢)、華中師範大學、河海大學、中國政法大學、中央財經大學、中國藥科大學、北京林業大學、上海外國語大學,對外經濟貿易大學,及台灣地區的中國醫學大學、高雄第一科技大學、臺北大學、屏東科技大學、淡江大學、義守大學等。當然,還有一些兩岸四地的大學未獲甄選,因為只是挑選了一百家大學作為排名對象,如澳門就只挑選了澳門大學和澳門科技大學,而澳門科技大學也被排在第九十一位。至於澳門理工學院和澳門旅遊學院,還有澳門城市大學和澳門聯合國大學等,則均未被列入此名單。  但值得注意的是,在「留學生比例前五名」項目的評鑑中,由於歷史的原因,香港和澳門高校的國際化程度很高,教師背景多樣化,兩地高校主要採用英語授課,因此吸引了包括大陸和臺灣學生在內的來自世界各地的學生。因而排名中留學生比例最高的前八所大學全部是港澳大學,其中六所大學的留學生比例超過百分之二十。而澳門被甄選進這個「百強大學」名單的澳門大學和澳門科技大學,竟然名列前五名,其中澳門科技大學還榮登榜首!赫赫有名的香港大學還只是第二,香港科技大學第三,澳門大學也榮獲第四,香港理工學院第五,總算是掙回一口氣。  進行這項甄選工作的上海交通大學高等教育研究院「世界一流大學研究中心」,是以一、「人才培養」(佔百分之三十五),內含「研究生比例」(百分之五)、「留學生比例」(百分之五)、「師生比」(百分之五)、「博士學位授予(總量╱師均)」(百分之十)、「校友獲獎(總量╱生均)」(百分之十);二、「科學研究 」(佔百分之三十五),內含「科研經費(總量╱師均)」(百分之五)、「頂尖論文(總量╱師均)」(百分之十)、「國際論文(總量╱師均)」( 百分之十)、「國際專利(總量╱師均)」(百分之十);三、師資品質 (佔百分之二十五),內含「博士學位教師比例 」(百分之五)、「教師獲獎(總量╱師均)」(百分之十)、「高被引科學家(總量╱師均)」(百分之十)、「學校資源」(百分之五);四「辦學經費(總量╱生均)」(百分之五);為一、二級的指標權重作評鑑標準的。各項指標的定義是:第一級指標「人才培養」中,一、「研究生比例」:一迷你倉大學攻讀學士及以上學位的學生中,攻讀碩士及以上學位的學生所占的比例;二、「留學生比例」:一所大學攻讀學士及以上學位的學生中,非本地區學生所占的比例;三、「師生比」:一所大學的專任教師數與攻讀學士及以上學位的學生數之比;四、「博士學位授予數」:一所大學一年中(二零一零年度)授予的博士學位數;五、「校友獲獎」:一所大學的畢業生獲得諾貝爾科學獎(物理、化學、生理或醫學、經濟學)和菲爾茲獎(數學)的數量。對不同年代的獲獎畢業生賦予不同的權重,每回推十年權重遞減百分之十。第二級指標「科學研究」中,一、「科研經費」:一所大學一年中(二零一二年度)獲得的用於科學研究的經費,經費來源主要包括政府、企業和社會;二、頂尖論文:一所大學五年中(二零零六——二零一零)在Nature和Science兩本期刊上發表論文的折合數(只統計研究論文Article和Proceedings Paper。對不同作者單位排序賦予不同的權重,通訊作者單位的權重為百分之百,第一作者單位的權重為百分之五十,下一個作者單位的權重為百分之二十五,其他作者單位的權重為百分之十);二、「國際論文」:一所大學一年中(二零一零)被SCIE和SSCI收錄的論文數量,只統計研究論文(Article和Proceedings Paper)。對SSCI收錄的論文賦予二倍的權重;三、「國際專利」:一所大學五年中(二零零六——二零一零)被Derwent專利資料庫收錄的國際專利(在中國大陸和臺灣地區以外的專利審查機構申請授予的專利)數量。在第三級指標「師資品質」中,一、「博士學位教師比例」:一所大學的專任教師中有博士學位的教師比例;二、「教師獲獎」:一所大學的教師獲得諾貝爾科學獎(物理、化學、生理或醫學、經濟學)和菲爾茲獎(數學)的數量(只考慮教師獲獎時所在單位。對不同年代的獲獎者賦予不同的權重,每回推十年權重遞減百分之十)。三、「高被引科學家」:一所大學的高被引科學家總數。按isihighlycited.com(二零一零年)公佈的過去三十年在二十一個學科被引用次數最高的科學家的所在單位進行統計。  第四級指標「辦學經費」:一所大學一年中(二零一零年)的辦學經費總額。  該項排名的本排名的物件,是中國大陸地區、臺灣地區、香港特區和澳門特區的高校中,以建設「世界一流大學」和「國際知名的高水準研究型大學」為目標,並且面向兩岸四地招生的大學。具體來說,在大陸地區,以「二一一工程」建設的一百一十二所大學為基礎,從中篩選出面向台港澳招生的八十五所大學;在臺灣地區,以臺灣高等學校分類中的最高級別「博士型大學」為基礎,從中篩選出面向大陸招生的三十六所大學;在香港特區和澳門特區,以能否授予博士學位為標準,篩選出其中面向大陸招生的八所香港大學和二所澳門大學。參加排名的兩岸四地大學共有一百一十三所,而公佈的是處於前一百名的大學。  但仍有存疑,大陸地區的中國政法大學、中央財政大學、上海外國語學院,及培養過郭東坡、李國華(曾任對外經貿部副部長、 郭東坡 夫人)等副部長級以上級別幹部的對外經濟貿易大學,以及台灣的臺北大學、淡江大學,排位竟會低於澳門大學和澳門科技大學,以習慣性的主觀、直觀角度、都是難以置信。這是否有「照顧澳門小弟弟」的感情因素在內?mini storage

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【本報消息】明愛承辦的明糧坊“短期食物補助服務”獲當局續期一年半,儲存於明年十二月卅一日屆滿。明愛總幹事潘志明表示,未來一年半,該會將繼續因應服務使用者的地區分佈,靈活調配資源回應服務需要,以期能讓更多有需要居民受惠。對於當局延長食物領取期及調升每天每份食物費用,他表示認同,但擔心未來隨著通脹上升,食物採購價和租金均面臨加價壓力。食品供應商要加價潘志明表示,明愛由二○一一年起承辦兩年食物銀行服務,超額達成服務目標,受惠家庭累計有三千○五十戶,受惠人數近六千人次,超出該會預期。服務成績獲當局肯定並延長服務時間多一年半,明愛願意繼續承擔,並希望可於年底將受惠家庭數累計增至三千二百個。當局延長了食物領取期由原來的八個星期增至十個星期mini storage並將每天每份食物費用由卅二元增至卅六元,增幅約為百分之十二點五,潘志明認為此增幅合理。不過他坦言,隨著當局調升了資助食物費用,部分食物供應商亦透露要加價。明愛透過節省行政開支令食物銀行服務的資助出現剩餘,但基於專款專用原則,該會並不會用此項服務的剩餘資助去補貼其他服務,反而令明愛有條件購買較優質的食物供給受惠家庭。善用資源減離島站未來一年半時間,他表示明愛會繼續因應食物銀行各區申請人數情況,靈活調配和善用相關資源,如取消離島的食物分發站,由明愛離島相關服務單位協助,然後將資源調配至最多人申請的澳門半島,以期讓更多有需要的居民受惠。除了食物補助外,食物銀行亦有多項增值服務提供予受惠者參加,同時積極善用義工資源,幫助更多受惠家庭。self storage

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信息來源於四川新聞網 / Cited from .newssc.org/  @華西都市報:3月27日,央行徵信中心面向江蘇、四川、重慶試點個人通過互聯網查詢本人信用報告。10月28日起,擴大試點範圍至江蘇、四川、重慶、北京、山東、遼寧、湖南、廣西、廣東。凡身份證號前兩位為32、51、50、11、37、21、43、45、44的個人,均可上網查詢信用報告。  10月28日起,self storage個人通過互聯網查詢本人信用報告(網址https://ipcrs. pbccrc.org.cn)服務工作試點範圍擴至9省(區、市),身份證號碼前兩位為32、51、50、11、37、21、43、45、44的個人,均可上網查詢本人信用報告了。  以前查詢個人徵信報告,市民都必須帶上身份證複印件,前往央行成都分行,填寫《個人信用報告本人查詢申請表》,迷利倉般幾分鐘就可以查詢下來。  為了讓市民節省時間,足不出戶就可以查詢到個人信用報告,“互聯網個人信用信息服務平台”早在2013年3月27日,便面向四川、重慶、江蘇三省(市)的社會公�進行試用。  記者從央行成都分行徵信管理處瞭解到,截至今年8月末,四川已經累計註冊5.8萬名用戶,占全部註冊用戶的40%,共查詢13.83萬次。  昨日,記者也登錄了該網址,註冊時有兩種方式:數字證書驗證或者問題驗證。通過驗證之後,系統提示註冊申請已提交,正在進行審核,為確保信息的安全、準確,審核結果及激活碼將于24小時後反饋到手機上。不過系統也提醒,收到激活碼之後要一天之內登錄並激活,否則註冊信息將失效。  據瞭解,《徵信管理條例》已於今年3月15日起正式實施。按照相關規定,個人每年有兩次免費查詢信用報告的機會。 華西都市報記者陳黎迷你倉

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Source: Globes, Tel Aviv, IsraelOct.迷你倉 23--The shekel continued to strengthen against the dollar but was weakening against the euro in morning inter-bank trading today. The shekel-dollar exchange rate fell 0.30 percent, compared with yesterday's representative rate, to NIS 3.517/$ and the shekel-euro exchange rate rose 0.38 percent to NIS 4.843/?.Yesterday, the Bank of Israel set the shekel-dollar representative exchange rate at NIS 3.528/$, down 0.198 percent on Monday's rate, and set the shekel-euro representative exchange rate at NIS 4.824/?, down 0.244 percent.In international markets, the dollar continues to weaken on global markets and is trading at $1.377/?.FXCM Israel research department said this morning, "On global markets the dollar index has fallen to a 9-month low-point, while against the shekel it is at a three-week low. The shekel-dollar e自存倉change rate is against threatening to fall below the NIS 3.5/$ threshold and that could push it below September's low of NIS 3.473/$. Over recent weeks the exchange rate has succeeded in remaining stable above NIS 3.5/$ but breaking below the NIS 3.5/$ barrier will again sharpen the risk of a weak dollar for Israeli exports."FXCM Israel added, "This will be the first test for new Bank of Israel Governor Dr. Karnit Flug. Over the four months in which she served as acting governor, she did not hesitate to use the instrument of purchasing foreign currency, and it looks as if due to the current risk she will intervene very aggressively in the foreign currency market."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Globes (Tel Aviv, Israel) Visit the Globes (Tel Aviv, Israel) at .globes.co.il/serveen/globes/nodeview.asp?fid=942 Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

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  雅思(IELTS)寫作(Writing)試卷中,mini storage無論是Task 1或Task 2,都會評核考生的用字和行文流暢度水平;四項評分標準其中兩項為:詞彙資源(lexical response)及語法結構的範圍和準確性(grammatical range and accuracy),故選字須精煉扼要,避免冗長(wordiness);文章更簡潔有力(succinct),評卷者閱讀更順暢。單字代冗詞  行文應盡量簡潔,避免累贅,譬如不寫"due to the fact that",改用"because";不寫"on a frequent basis",改用"frequently"。例如︰"The city has not got enough basic infrastructure."意思是某城市欠缺基礎設施,便應該用"lack"一詞,全句改寫為︰"The city lacks basic infrastructure."  再看一例︰"Nobody was able to conduct an analysis of the blood sample in the office because the office did not have enough equipment."句中的"was able to"可用"could"取代;"conduct an analysis of"意即進行分析,改用"analysis"的動詞形式"analyse"便可;同理,"did not have enough"改用"lack"一詞更佳,此句可改寫為︰"Nobody could analyse the blood sample in the office because the office lacked equipment."句式宜精簡  寫作試卷其中一項評分標準為語法結構的範圍和準確性,無疑,寫作時用上更複雜句式,可顯示個人能力,但於非必要時強行套用複雜句式,只會適得其反。試看︰"Those high school students who cannot organise their time efficiently will face big trouble at college."這句中的"who"子句並無必要,可改寫為︰"High school students unable to organise their time efficiently will face big trouble at college."  又例如︰"Some public facilities, which are rarely used, should no longer be funded."句子中的"which are rarely used"是說明這些公共設施很少人使用,迷你倉點字(keyword) "rarely used"可直接放在"public facilities"之前,更易閱讀,全句可改寫為︰"Some rarely used public facilities should no longer be funded."多餘同義詞  部分詞彙的意義相同,或本來就有另一詞的含義,這時,便毋須兩者並用,只須選一,例如"assembled together"只用"assembled"即可;又或"cooperate together","cooperate"已有一起合作的意思,根本沒必要再加上"together"。  又例如︰"It is illogical to learn a language just solely from a book."其中"just"和"solely"二選一便可。少用否定句  多運用肯定句式(positive construction),有助讀者理解文章;相反,否定句式(negative construction)使用過多,讀者便要多花時間分析句子。 舉例說︰"It is not uncommon for Harvard graduates not to have trouble finding a job."是說哈佛大學的畢業生找工作完全無難度,若這樣寫,讀者要花更多時間理解和分析句子;若改用肯定句式︰"Many Harvard graduates find employment easily." 便言簡意賅得多。主語盡早出  寫作時,應盡早把主語(subject)寫出,避免令讀者感到疑惑,搞不清句子的主角是誰。例如︰"A collection of communications projects from the college program as well as from professional work, the e-Port is a good tool for helping the students display their skills."主語"e-Port"應於句首寫出,全句可改寫為︰"The e-Port helps the students display their skills by showing a collection of communications projects from the college program and professional work."這樣,讀者便可立即了解句子的主角是e-Port,全句重點是說明e-Port的用處,及它如何能幫助學生。現代教育英文名師。香港中文大學畢業,曾赴英國留學,在港擁有多年英語教學經驗,現任現代教育國際項目及海外先修課程雅思導師,善於掌握華人學生特點循序漸進提高英語水準。文︰Edward Chan文件倉

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新竹縣政府將打造台鐵「內灣線一線九驛」計畫,儲存成為國際級的觀光路線,縣長邱鏡淳昨天下午與日本「百位觀光風雲人物」之一的今井啟修簽訂合作備忘錄,金井啟修也是有馬溫泉玩具博物館創辦人。除簽訂合作備忘錄,邱鏡淳也聘今井啟修擔任新竹縣政府高級顧問。邱鏡淳表示,盼望雙方合作,加強交通、觀光、旅遊等軟實力的交流,打開一線迷你倉驛的國際知名度。金井啟修說,有馬溫泉為日本關西第一名湯,也是日本三大名湯之一,而尖石、內灣等地,地理環境與有馬溫泉很接近。他認為,溫泉玩具博物館可與竹縣「內灣線一線九驛」計畫交流,他樂意提供經驗。縣府與金井啟修簽訂的合作備忘錄包含人才交流、在地美學、物產、溫泉及行動交流,促進台灣與日本關西京阪神地區的觀光發展。self storage

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【徐毓莉、蔡惠如╱台北報導】五、六年級生共同的童年回憶、老字號零食品牌「乖乖」公司,迷你倉最平創辦人廖金港於本月十七日過世,享壽九十一歲。知名零食「乖乖」就是廖金港的創意,從一九六八年生產至今四十五個年頭仍頗受歡迎,電機類工程師還會買綠色乖乖庇佑主機不要故障。 藥起家跨足零食 廖金港上周四因器官衰竭過世,但消息至昨才傳出,主因是乖乖公司行事作風低調。據傳廖上月都還會到公司上班,無重大疾病,是因老化辭世。乖乖公司發言人蔡幼輝昨低調說,此屬私事,無法對外發言。據指出,乖乖名稱由來是因廖金港覺得小孩就是要「乖乖」。廖以進口藥品起家,因當時零食還不普遍,評估後認為有商機而在一九六八年跨足食品業,後成立乖乖公司;乖乖也是國內零食附贈玩具始祖。據說該公司另一知名的孔雀餅乾也源自廖金港創意。 電腦當機必備品 乖乖還成為解決迷你倉腦問題的「聖品」。常負責伺服器主機的工程師劉君賢說,剛入行就被老鳥告知綠色乖乖是必備品,有時電腦當機查不出「病因」,就放上綠色乖乖,以代表電腦順利運轉的綠色,感覺常可改善問題。還有網友說:「乖乖是it必備啊,難怪昨天fb大當機……」目前乖乖一包售價二十元,從小吃「乖乖」長大的民眾蘇浩德說:「從一包五元吃到現在,乖乖是童年很棒的記憶,創辦人去世有點感嘆,希望乖乖能出復刻版,最好裡面也有玩具。」 乖乖及創辦人小檔案 ★創辦人:廖金港,10月17日過世,享壽91歲★成立時間:.1956年創南芳行股份有限公司(乖乖前身);1964年成立東大製藥有限公司,後跨足食品業.1974年乖乖股份有限公司登記成立★懷舊童玩:首創零食附贈玩具,1980年「文具」系列;1983年「三國演義」系列,首創迷你漫畫資料來源:《蘋果》採訪整理儲存

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