- Oct 10 Thu 2013 10:09
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馬來西亞
(瑞典 斯德哥爾摩9日訊)沒手機也沒電視機,mini storage住所也不接互聯網,提出本世紀第一個重大科學發現?“上帝粒子”的諾貝爾物理獎得主之一、英國愛丁堡大學名譽教授希格斯,竟過著令人驚訝的“低科技”生活。諾貝爾委員會表示,發佈得主前試圖聯繫希格斯,但所有電話號碼都沒有回應。據友人透露。希格斯性格害羞,在得獎名單公佈前已準備好避開傳媒,很多人想致電他訪問都不成功。至於是否因此延後1小時公佈名單,諾貝爾委員會不願評論。個性低調謙卑的希格斯得悉獲諾貝爾獎後,透過所屬的愛丁堡大學發表聲明,指獎項是對基礎科學的認同,也不邀功。據《星期日泰晤士報》報導,84歲的希格斯一週前在住所外跌倒,本周身體狀況一直很脆弱。比利時教授:遺憾拍檔無法分享與希格斯同獲殊榮的比利時布魯塞self storage自由大學名譽教授恩格勒特,是首位獲得諾貝爾物理學獎的比利時人。他表示,非常開心獲得這項殊榮,但最遺憾是他的拍檔和亡友布魯無法分享這項殊榮。今次希格斯和恩格勒特獲獎,物理學家都認為是眾望所歸。希格斯去年被問到“上帝粒子”名稱的來由時解釋,多年前有人在撰寫相關文章時,因覺得這種粒子太難找到,便開玩笑地將其稱為“Goddamn particle”(該死粒子),後來有編輯覺得這個名字不太好,就將其改成“上帝粒子”。找到“上帝粒子”是近代物理學界的重大成果,但學界卻將它命名為“希格斯玻色子”,顯然是歸功希格斯一人,但事實上研究“上帝粒子”共有6人之多,只是希格斯的理論寫得淺白易明,不像其他人深澀,加上他的名字易記,所以科學家才把這種玻色子以他的名字命名。;mini storage
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 09:51
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Schakowsky is most-frequent flier among state's congressional delegation
Source: Chicago TribuneOct.迷你倉 09--WASHINGTON -- A Tribune analysis of foreign travel by members of Congress from Illinois since 2011 shows that Rep. Jan Schakowsky is by far the most frequent flier and that Rep. Peter Roskam took the costliest privately paid trip -- one that has led to a House ethics review.Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat, traveled abroad 10 times, bankrolled chiefly by private groups spending $130,000 on expenses for her and her husband.Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, ran up nearly $26,000 in bills on a trip he made with his wife to Taiwan in 2011. He said the trip was proper, but ethics officials are asking whether the listed sponsor indeed picked up the tab.Since 2011, members of Congress from Illinois have made 75 foreign trips: 41 paid for by private sponsors, 32 by taxpayers and two by foreign governments. Private groups spent more than $569,000 on the Illinoisans' trips abroad.Government watchdogs say foreign travel can be a valuable way for lawmakers to understand other cultures and build ties in a world full of opportunities yet fraught with war, upheaval and economic competition.But some advocates find fault in trips financed by private groups that might seek to advance special interests. And others see expenses-paid foreign trips as another perk that separates members of Congress from their constituents, especially in cases when spouses tag along for free.Schakowsky and her husband, political consultant Robert Creamer, went to six privately funded educational conferences for members of Congress, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Barcelona, Spain; Brussels; Istanbul; Sao Paulo; and Vienna, public reports show.On her own she took in another conference in Istanbul and twice visited Israel. She also made a solo trip with public money to strife-torn Rwanda and Congo, where the focus was violence against women.Globe-trotting was common for Illinoisans in Congress during the August recess. Rep. Bobby Rush joined Schakowsky in Addis Ababa; Rep. Randy Hultgren visited Guatemala; Rep. Tammy Duckworth, Thailand; Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Ireland; Rep. Danny Davis, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Qatar; and Reps. Brad Schneider and Cheri Bustos, Israel.Craig Holman, with the Washington-based watchdog group Public Citizen, helped write a 2007 law that tightened rules on who may pay for lawmakers' travel. He is among those who believe that if an overseas trip is valuable, taxpayers should foot the bill."I do believe members should be traveling, especially to problematic areas around the world so they can see what their policies are doing in the rest of the world," he said. "If a member is traveling to Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, that's perfectly fine and educational. It is the travel junkets that I object to, that are sponsored by private groups that want something from Congress."Holman, who has a doctorate, sees value in educational conferences but is skeptical about Schakowsky going to seven since 2011."That sounds like too much. How much is she trying to learn?" he said. "I am an academic and I only get to one or two conferences a year."Since 2011, Illinoisans in Congress have hit every continent but Antarctica. Top countries were Israel (12 trips), Turkey (seven) and Afghanistan and Germany (six each). For most lawmakers, destinations such as London, Rome and Hong Kong outnumbered treks to unstable hot spots.After Schakowsky, the top foreign travelers were Rush and Gutierrez, both Chicago Democrats, and Rep. Aaron Schock, a Peoria Republican, each of whom took six trips.Rush's six trips were underwritten by private sponsors, which in four cases picked up the tab for his wife, Carolyn. Five of Gutierrez's six trips were financed by private groups, which paid for his wife, Soraida, to accompany him in four cases. Four of Schock's six trips were privately financed, and in one case the group paid for his mother, Janice Knapp, to accompany him, according to records.Bill Allison, an official at the Sunlight Foundation, a pro-transparency group based in Washington, worries when outsiders open their wallets for trips."Especially when private interests are paying for the travel, there is a real possibility that whatever the lawmaker is seeing is just what the sponsor wants them to see, instead of getting a full picture," Allison said.Public Citizen's Holman is troubled by spouses going along for the ride at the expense of private groups. "Whenever a member of Congress brings a spouse along, it immediately raises a red flag that we're talking about travel junkets and not work-related trips," he said.Still, Schakowsky and other lawmakers vigorously defended their trips."I choose trips that inform my knowledge and decision-making as a member of Congress," said Schakowsky, who is on the House Intelligence Committee. "And I choose trips that match the interests of my district, one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse in the country."Debra Johnson, a Rush spokeswoman, said the lawmaker selects trips that benefit constituents and are important to his work on the Energy and Commerce Committee. Spokesman Doug Rivlin said Gutierrez picks trips relating to work on the Judiciary Committee or to his constituents and interests, such as immigration, trade, the economy, Puerto Rico and Latin America.Schock would not comment for this report. Nor would Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. The other 18 Illinoisans in Congress made their offices available for Tribune inquiries on foreign travel.Roskam probeThe $25,653 Taiwan trip by Roskam that is being examined by the House Ethics Committee took place Oct. 15-22, 2011, when Roskam and his wife, Elizabeth, met Taiwanese officials, went on sightseeing visits and spent time with their daughter Gracey, who was an English teacher in Taiwan at the time.Months before the Roskams' trip, an arm of the Taiwanese government had invited the congressman to visit under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, which allows foreign countries to pay for lawmakers' trips but not for family members' travel. Roskam did not accept that invitation but instead took up a later offer by a private group that was allowed to pay for Roskam and his wife.The Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent agency, said Roskam had "no interaction" before the trip with the listed private sponsor, Chinese Culture University, and "knew, or should have known, that the Taiwanese government was organizing and conducting his trip to Taiwan."The matter was referred to the House Ethics Committee, which extended its review last month. Roskam has denied any wrongdoing and noted that the House Ethics Committee preapproved the trip, with the university as sponsor.Roskam, who is chief deputy whip in the House, No. 4 in the Republican leadership, has made four overseas trips since 2011, three of them funded by sponsors that also paid for his wife.Spokesman Meagan Holder said Roskam co-chairs the Congressional Caucus on Korea, the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, and the House Republican Israel Caucus and is a "key liaison between the U.S. and these countries."Roskam also sits on a trade subcommittee, Holder said, and relationships with other nations "have a direct impact on our ability to compete in a global marketplace."Davis and Moon groupOne trip made by Davis was financed by a group founded by the controversial Rev. Sun Myung Moon, who led the Unification Church until his death last year. Davis went with his wife, Vera, on the $14,963 trip to Japan paid for by the Universal Peace Federation.The Chicago lawmaker played a part in a 2004 coronation ceremony for Moon and his wife held in a Senate office building. The lawmaker, wearing white gloves, carried to a dais a pillow bearing one of two gold 儲存rowns placed upon the couple's heads; he later said it went to Moon's wife.Davis, in an interview, said he is a Baptist who has had a relationship with the Unification Church for at least 25 years. He said the Japan trip was made to urge officials to let people join the church without harassment and that while there, he also examined tsunami relief efforts."I didn't go over to enjoy myself," he said. "The pace was about equivalent or more than the normal pace of work that I do every day. ... We certainly did not go hula dancing."Lipinski at Catholic confabRep. Dan Lipinski, a Western Springs Democrat, went on a $7,399, taxpayer-paid trip to Rome and Frascati, Italy, in 2012 to attend the International Catholic Legislators Network conference. He took his wife, Judith, and paid for her expenses, said Guy Tridgell, his spokesman.The agenda included legislation in favor of life, marriage and the family; the case against euthanasia; and Africa and Western aid, Tridgell said.Asked how Lipinski justified using tax dollars for a Catholic legislators' conference, Tridgell said the worldwide gathering included discussions of critical foreign policy matters and issues important to many constituents.When Pope Francis was inaugurated in March, Lipinski returned to Rome at taxpayer expense with a House delegation. His costs were $4,188 and he paid his wife's way, Tridgell said.Schock's travelsSchock went on a taxpayer-paid congressional delegation trip in 2011 timed to the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth. He was on the Reagan Centennial Commission.The delegation visited Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Germany and England -- nations where Reagan is held in high regard. Schock's costs were $3,591, not including flights on military aircraft. Total delegation costs were $52,440, not including air travel, reports show.The cost of military aircraft -- not spelled out in public reports -- makes dollar-for-dollar comparisons of taxpayer-paid and privately sponsored trips difficult. Because of sequestration, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has put on hold the use of military flights for congressionally approved travel.Another Schock trip, financed by the National Indian American Public Policy Institute, attracted attention in the spring. Schock and other Republicans went to India, and while there Schock invited the chief minister of India's Gujarat state, Narendra Modi, to the U.S., even though the State Department revoked his visa in 2005.Modi, who is seeking to become India's prime minister, has been accused of not doing enough to stop riots in 2002 that killed at least 1,000 people, mostly Muslims. The State Department, in explaining Modi's visa revocation, cited "particularly severe violations of religious freedom."The institute, based in west suburban Carol Stream, now touts the congressional invitation to Modi on its website. Its chairman, Shalli Kumar, denied the allegations against Modi and said the Schock trip was meant to foster closer economic ties between the U.S. and India.Schock's agenda of official meetings in India was interspersed with visits to temples and palaces and an evening Bollywood program, reports show. "When you're going to go that far away, it would be silly to just go in there and back and not see the culture of the country," Kumar said, noting that the lawmaker also visited a Ford plant in India.Chicago-area sponsorsAlong with the National Indian American Public Policy Institute, three other Chicago-area organizations paid for lawmakers' travel abroad.The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago sent three lawmakers -- Schakowsky, Schneider and former Rep. Bob Dold, R-Ill. -- on separate trips to Israel, and Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., to Israel and Jordan.David Prystowsky, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish United Fund, said the trips were intended to advance the U.S.-Israel alliance and let lawmakers meet representatives of Illinois companies in Israel."We expect to gain nothing directly ourselves," Prystowsky said. "We hope the elected officials gain better understanding of the breadth and benefits of the special U.S.-Israel relationship and for those who are Christians, to visit the land where their faith was formed."The Turkish American Federation of Midwest in Mount Prospect underwrote separate trips to Turkey for Lipinski and Schock and to Azerbaijan for Davis.Its president, Suleyman Turhanogullari, said his group sends lawmakers abroad to improve U.S. relations with Turkey and Turkic countries such as Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. He said the trips were excellent opportunities to let lawmakers explore regional economic, political and social issues.The Multicultural Educational Foundation, 55 W. Wacker Dr., submitted a private-sponsor travel form to the House Ethics Committee asking in advance to pay for Gutierrez to go to Mexico in 2012 as part of a delegation facilitating partnerships between Chicago and Guadalajara on health, education and the environment. Gutierrez's trip cost $1,524.Tax returns obtained by GuideStar, a Washington-based group that tracks nonprofits, show the Multicultural Educational Foundation had no revenue or expenses for three tax years ending in 2010. But it self-reported to GuideStar that it in 2012, it had $80,000 in revenue and $10,000 in expenses, according to a GuideStar spokeswoman.Chicago attorney Fred Tannenbaum, the Illinois agent for the foundation, said Tuesday that those figures need "to be reviewed, because this does not appear to be accurate." He said the foundation has never solicited contributions in Illinois and is not active. But the foundation submitted paperwork to the Illinois secretary of state as recently as March.The Illinois secretary of state lists the group's president as David Andalcio, a former chairman of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and former member of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority board, who was appointed in 2003 by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich.According to Andalcio's LinkedIn profile, he is CEO of Wynndalco Enterprises, which describes itself as working in renewable energy and other areas, with facilities in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Andalcio was unavailable for comment. Xavier Montemayor, director of marketing and sales for the firm, said Tuesday that Andalcio was in Mexico being treated for cancer.The two trips paid for by foreign governments involved Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Channahon, who went to Turkey last spring, and Duckworth, who in August went to Thailand, where she was born. Duckworth, from Hoffman Estates, took her mother along and paid for her expenses, said Anton Becker, a spokesman.Walsh at Beck rallyFormer Rep. Joe Walsh, now a talk radio host, took a $6,300 trip to Jerusalem in August 2011 and attended a controversial rally there by broadcaster Glenn Beck. The trip was paid for by the International Israel Allies Caucus Foundation.Walsh, a Republican, said that during his one term in office he refused offers to go to India, Taiwan, Lithuania, the Middle East and the U.S.-Mexico border, concerned that in some cases taxpayers would get the bill and that in others there was a lot of personal time on the agenda."Even me as a freshman, not on the biggest committees in the world, every time there was a recess for a couple of weeks, there were always potential trips put in front of you," he said.He said the offers were "very tempting.""You learn a lot, you see another part of the world," he said. "It's like a perk of the job."Alexei Koseff of the Tribune Washington Bureau contributed.kskiba@tribune.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the Chicago Tribune Visit the Chicago Tribune at .chicagotribune.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 09:41
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9月業績快報
友達 群創 營收小減0.7%、2% 友達(2409)9月營收368.97億元,存倉月減0.7%,累計第3季營收1070.81億元,季減4.7%。9月大尺寸面板出貨量1005萬片,中小尺寸出貨量1493萬片,合計第3季大尺寸出貨量2933萬片,中小尺寸出貨量4408萬片。另外群創(3481)9月營收323.93億元,月減2%,第3季營收972.17億元,季減12.8%,表現低於市場預期。范中興 億光 營收24億再創新高 LED封裝廠(2393)億光9月營收24.12億元,以約200萬元的差距,再創單月營收新高,不僅較去年同期大幅成長48.1%,也是連續第3個月單月新高。億光表示,主因LED照明需求持續成長,包括台灣LED路燈標案入帳,另外之前購併的德國照明廠WOFI效益也從8月起開始認列。合計億光第3季單季營收為70.1億元,季增率17.4%,同創單季新高。李宜儒 華寶 營儲存50億 月增12.6% 華寶(8078)9月合併營收達50.19億元,較8月的44.54億元成長12.6%,年增率高達91.18%,創去年5月來新高。法人表示,華寶9月營收走高主要來自聯想急單,但10~11月在諾基亞訂單下修後,12月可能會微幅下滑。華寶先前曾表示,受惠智慧手機需求推升,預期今年營收與去年持平,約在250億元,明年可望倍增500億元,2015年持續成長。陳俐妏 台灣大 前3季EPS4.47元居冠 電信3雄前3季獲利成績出爐,台灣大(3045)以EPS(Earnings Per Share,每股純益)4.47元穩居第1名,中華電(2412)3.93元居次,遠傳(4904)2.79元。若以前3季EPS財測達成率來看,以中華電81%最高。其中行動業務營收、智慧手機銷售仍是各家業者主要營運動能,台灣大9月手機銷售年增42%至14.29億元,中華電年增57%。劉煥彥迷你倉
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 09:32
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中山版
生活,mini storage總是被這樣那樣天衣無縫的意外所限制起來。比如深夜時分突然接到出差任務,比如趕機場半路上猛發現駕照遺落家中,比如出租車司機大佬忽然良心發現,對其只開慢車的菜鳥身份供認不諱……但假如以上灑狗血劇情,全為趕一場美曰“闖過界”的雷克薩斯C T 200h藏地之旅,那麼,所謂的意外皆可視為幸福的栽贓構陷。當親朋好友尚沉醉在國慶長假前的最後倒數時,我已經勒緊褲腰帶擠進經濟艙飛奔北京,準備駕著雷克薩斯C T 200h唱一曲《拉薩謠》。不遠千里,只為看拉薩一眼葛大爺在《讓子彈飛》中說:“你帶著老婆,出了城,吃著火鍋還唱著歌,突然就被麻匪劫了……”9月22日清晨,我們駕著C T 200h,沒來得及出城,欣賞著漫天霧霾還打著瞌睡,突然就說堵車了,這算是首都少有的免門票景點吧。但城市的喧囂暫可拋諸腦後,法國詩人蘭波說“生活在別處”。離開草原鋼城包頭,往西南走百余公里便是位於庫布其沙漠腹地的七星湖沙漠旅遊景區,通過發展沙漠生態旅遊來保護生態環境,與雷克薩斯在節能環保造車理念有異曲同工之妙,對我而言,能讓世界美好那麼一點點,其實就是一件了不起的事情,關鍵在於您是已經行動,還是僅僅掛在嘴邊?告別沙漠,途經銀川、西寧,我們來到了青海湖畔,湖邊的荒草野花已被秋風刷黃,冰涼的湖面上零星點綴著幾只體態豐盈的水鳥,三五成群的觀光客拿著傻瓜相機比著剪刀手留影,我們瑟縮著回到湖邊的小木屋,煮茶聊天直抵深夜。自迷你倉拉薩的路,忘不了翌日,雷克薩斯車隊沿著環湖南路駛入109國道,沿途不時碰到騎摩托車、自行車甚至徒步進藏的驢友,假如不期而遇,請您別忘了向他們揮手加油。9月28日凌晨5點,我們打著哈欠摸黑上路,途經青海可可西里國家級自然保護區沱沱河保護站和心馳神往的唐古拉山(海拔5231米),從清晨至日暮,在高原上前行800余公里路程,甫到那曲住地筆者便高燒倒床,度過沒供暖沒電熱毯沒熱水供應的艱難一夜(還是當地最好的酒店呢)。“走過的路依呀都忘記了,嗯哎都忘記了,只有依來呀回家的路忘不了,回家的路忘不了,去過的地方依呀都忘記了,嗯哎都忘記了,只有拉薩忘不了,拉薩忘不了……”從那曲趕往拉薩的路上,聽著朱哲琴的《拉薩謠》,想起了兩年前自己單槍匹馬借道崎嶇坎坷的318國道直闖西藏未遂(後改道去了雲南),這回總算是“修成正果”。抵步拉薩,抬頭望天有點刺眼,卻有我喜歡的藍。12天旅程,其實不過是一甲子的片刻而已,即便短暫,如若精彩不妨銘記。●時間:9月22日上午8點- 9月29日下午6點●全程時間:12天●總行程:逾4000公里●出發地:首都北京●目的地:西藏拉薩●座駕:雷克薩斯C T 200h(車隊共17輛車,含E S 300h和G X 460) ●路線:廣州→北京→包頭(內蒙古)→七星湖沙漠生態旅遊區(內蒙古)→西寧(青海)→青海湖(青海)→格爾木(青海)→那曲(西藏)→拉薩(西藏)→廣州(終點)文件倉
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 09:25
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逢甲非法日租套房 遭強制斷水電
【本報記者黃志政台中報導】台中市西屯區日租套房「逢甲house」違法營業,迷利倉今年被台中市政府觀光旅遊局裁罰三次並勒令禁止營業,但業者仍繼續違規營業,觀光旅遊局9日上午會同警方及市府相關單位到現場強制斷水斷電,貫徹阻絕「日租套房」非法經營之決心。 位在西屯區至善路上的「逢甲house」是一棟三樓透天厝,業者向屋主承租後對外營業,但並未申請旅館業登記,屬違法營業,遭人檢舉,觀光旅遊局今年5、7、8月分別裁罰9萬元,並勒令業者停業,但業者置若罔聞,繼續違規營業。 觀光旅遊局9日上午會同警方、都市發展局、經濟發展局、消防局、環保局、自來水公司、台電等一行2、30人到現場強制執行斷水斷電,過程順利平和,展現維護民眾旅宿安全的公權力。 觀光旅遊局指出,「日租套房」是近幾年興起的一種旅宿型態,大多混雜隱藏在商業大樓或集合住宅中,假藉「民宿」之名或是登記為「租賃業」,實質上卻是經營旅館業務。依民宿管理辦法,民宿設置有地區的限制,在本市自存倉會區見到的「民宿」皆屬非法,而以不動產租賃登記,卻以「日租」或「週租」方式經營,實屬於旅館營業行為,應依法取得旅館業登記證才能營業。 目前台中市的日租套房大概有數十家,觀光旅遊局從100年至目前為止,裁罰案件有96件,共裁罰900多萬元。日租套房以逢甲及一中商圈居多,在網路上行銷,吸引年輕族群入住。 觀光旅遊局表示,日租套房的房價並未比合法旅宿業便宜,但消防、建管及衛生都未經檢查,而且沒有投保公共意外險,對旅客完全沒有保障,透過網路交易也易生消費糾紛。 市府觀光旅遊局已將「日租套房」列入重點專案取締對象,除主動上網搜尋違法「日租套房」網站,倘發現疑似違規經營旅館業務,將進行裁罰並要求業者撤除違規廣告禁止營業。 另針對民眾透過市長信箱、局長信箱、1999服務專線等管道檢舉「日租套房」案件,該局除立即上網蒐集相關事證外,市府相關單位將進行聯合檢查,並追查有無逃漏稅,業者違規經營的部分,市府相關單位也將依法處罰,並拆除違規設備。迷你倉
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 09:17
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用手機K歌可自我欣賞也可與人PK
迷你倉 cqcbepaper.cqnews.net/cqcb/html/2013-10/10/content_1682393.htm...APP推薦> 用手機K歌 可自我欣賞也可與人PK 一部手機,就是一個人的KTV。它附帶上千首經典曲目,除了提供伴奏外,還同步提供了對應的歌詞...mini storage
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 09:09
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Journalists out of line with Aquino
But the Hong Kong Journalists Association was unimpressed, reiterating that it was completely unacceptable for the Apec summit organisers to bar the journalists just because they questioned Aquino.儲存SCMP, October 8Isaw the video and I think the journalists’ association should cool off on this one. Whether or not the Apec people over-reacted in response, the reporters who shouted “questions” at Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Sunday at the Apec meeting in Bali were out of line.The video gave the distinct impression that they were deliberately baiting Aquino, particularly one man who shouted, “So you’re ignoring the Hong Kong people, right?” It was the kind of comment you would expect on an American trash television show where everyone is rude, the host most of all.It also shows up from time to time in media scrums here at home and the fact that the association did not seem to think it unusual is good evidence of how extensive press freedom really is in this town.But is not the sort of thing to which journalism in Hong Kong should sink at international meetings.The rudeness stands out in this case because it was not so much directed at Aquino as at the elected president of a country of 100 million people, who was appearing in his official capacity. It is the office that matters here, more than the man, and the office deserves a measure of respect.I have in mind US president Harry Truman’s recollection of ticking off general Douglas MacArthur for deliberately coming late to a meeting: “I said, ‘Now you look here … I don’t give a good [profanity] what you do or think about Harry Truman but don’t you ever again keep your commander-in-chief waiting. Is that clear?’”The point is a particularly telling one in this case because many Filipinos suspect Hong Kong people of racism towards them. Whether this is a valid suspicion I shall leave others to debate but it certainly doesn’t help matters to have representatives of the Hong Kong media address the president of the Philippines as if he were迷你倉the family house boy.This is offensive to the entire population of the Philippines. In these circumstances, Hong Kong people would do best to be even more circumspect than they ordinarily are about what they say. Let’s not fan this flame.To put it in further perspective, try to imagine what would have happened if these reporters had addressed the president of China in the same manner. We would all have been shrivelled up in the rage that would have come blasting out of Beijing.I accept that many people are still unhappy with the official Philippine response to the murders in 2010 of eight Hong Kong people on that tourist bus in Manila. It was a horrible affair and perhaps the Philippine government could have done more to say “we’re sorry”.Then again, we all recognise the Philippines in a general way as a land of music, laughter and charming people but also of occasional acts of extreme violence and delusion. No one ever said it is one of the world’s safest places to visit and it is not entirely the fault of the Philippine government that things are so. We can as easily blame the church, Spanish conquistadors and American colonialism.In my opinion, our previous chief executive, Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, did not help matters by stirring up feelings when he would have done better to soothe them. In any case, it is time now to leave this dreadful incident behind us.And where the journalists’ association is concerned, my worry is that its credit with the public in complaints about press freedom is limited and it should be careful not to spend that credit in too profligate a manner. I do not like to see it reacting to an incident of inexcusable rudeness in Bali with an intensity of protest that it should reserve for real infractions of press freedom.These people in Bali were out of line and properly rapped across the knuckles for it. Let the association save its ire for public officials who jail journalists for publishing unwelcome truths and who black out unfavourable news.jake.vanderkamp@scmp.comself storage
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 09:01
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青島 遊客撿煙頭可換景區門票
self storage 十一黃金周期間,青島茶山風景區推出了環保新招,遊客只要在景區內撿到一定數量的垃圾,比如15個煙頭,就可以獲得價值50元的門票一張。這樣一來,不僅遊客的環保意識提高了,景區的環境也得到了保證。迷利倉
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 08:54
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抓契機 合江縣堯壩鎮積極投入旅遊項目工作
今年1月23日,迷你倉合江縣堯壩古鎮鄉村千畝濕地公園項目簽約儀式在合江縣政府常務會議室舉行,10月,迎來了濕地公園簽約儀式後的第一個旅遊黃金周,千畝濕地公園以及萬畝生態觀光園等旅遊項目在堯壩黨委和政府積極推動下,各項工作有條不紊地展開。在黨委政府一班人共同努力下,濕地公園和萬畝生態觀光園項目的丈量工作完成90%,上游水壩動工,確定安置房選址位置,完成安置房戶型圖、效果圖、總平面設計,安置房方案通過調整,完成土地流轉的62.07%;與西南大學科技中心專家簽訂合同,正在加緊制定萬畝生態觀光園規劃,功能分區圖的設計已初步完成,完mini storage50口蓄水池、10公里渠系、5公里公路建設,定植荔枝40000株,殘次林改造1500畝;堯壩鎮仿古包裝的規劃設計已全面�動。不僅如此,堯壩政府還積極投入和協調“古鎮風貌包裝及保護性修繕還原”工作。截至2013年7月,古鎮景區共接待遊客4萬人次,實現旅遊經濟綜合收入800多萬元,與上年同期相比分別上升5%和10%。據瞭解,堯壩古鎮鄉村濕地公園項目的建成使用,將大大提升和完善堯壩古鎮旅遊功能,對推動該縣及周邊地區經濟發展,加快推進生態文明建設,為實現全縣“工業強縣、物流活縣、旅遊興縣”發展戰略目標提供了難得的契機。(黃雲龍)儲存
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 08:46
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Kevy Offers Game Changing Bi-Directional Integration
ATLANTA, Oct.mini storage 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Today Kevy announced their new bi-directional cloud integration platform. This type of cutting-edge integration has yet to be introduced to the market and will enable customers to sync data back-and-forth between cloud apps. Bi-directional capability is a significant development in cloud integration that opens up a gateway to more advanced business automation.(Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131009/MN93967)A recent study found that 81% of business managers believe it is important that cloud applications are fully integrated with each other and other software in their organizations. Unfortunately, most cloud applications today exist in silos, causing data to be fragmented and limited. Without integration, businesses are unable to take full advantage of each cloud investment because their cloud apps cannot 'talk' to each other.With Kevy's recent release of bi-directional integration, customers now have the flexibility to make their disparate apps act as one powerful, unified system."What we have created is unique in the market. No one else offers a plug-and-play system that allows customers to sync data uni-directional or bi-directional at a field-by-field level. This is a very powerful advancement that will transform the world of business and cloud-based software." - Ed Trimble, Co-founder, President of Kevy.Bi-directional syncing enables customizable integration between CRM, eCommerce, Social, Marketing Automation, Email Marketing and other cloud apps.The key to Kevy's success is in its balance of sophisticated technology and ease of use. Kevy's plug-and-play platform allows anyone (even those without any technical knowledge) to set up integrations between their cloud apps in 10 minutes or less."The uses are profound - from儲存creating more streamlined lead qualification systems between Marketing and Sales to running more effective email marketing campaigns based on eCommerce data, we are giving our customers the ability to take full advantage of their cloud investments." - David Cummings, CEO and Co-founder of Kevy.While this powerful integration capability will save customers both time and money, the true value comes in unlocking the full potential of each cloud app. With Kevy, customers will be able to:-- Automatically sync data back-and-forth between cloud apps -- Create uni-directional or bi-directional integrations at a field-by-field level -- Establish work-rules for data flow for more advanced business automationKevy believes in making life a little simpler for our customers and that integration can help do just that. By giving people easy access to better information and allowing them to spend more time on their core business, Kevy's goal is to help customers do their jobs well. For more information on bi-directional integration, partners or available integrations visit Kevy.com or contact Kevy at info@kevy.com.About Kevy:Kevy's mission is to make data accessible through simple, effective cloud integrations. Kevy's plug-and-play platform makes it fast and easy for customers to automatically sync data between Email Marketing, eCommerce, Marketing Automation, CRM, Social and other cloud apps. Visit Kevy.com or contact us at info@kevy.com to learn more about our cloud integrations and which cloud apps you can connect today.Media Contact: Brooke Beach, Kevy, 404-625-0687, brooke.beach@kevy.comNews distributed by PR Newswire iReach: https://ireach.prnewswire.comPhoto: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20131009/MN93967PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.comKevyWeb site: .kevy.com/迷你倉
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 08:38
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Beidou set for US$64.5b revenue
China’s navigation system industry is expected to be producing revenue of 400 billion yuan (US$64.mini storage5 billion) by 2020 with global satellite coverage, wide civilian use and convergence of mobile devices, the industry regulator said yesterday.The homegrown Beidou navigation system is currently mainly used by the military and industries such as mapping, land resources and water conservation. In the long term, it is expected to help break the monopoly of GPS, the global positioning system developed by the United States.By 2020, the Beidou Navigation Satellite System will be adopted by more than 60 percent of navigation systems in the domestic market, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.“Many countries (Russia, Europe, Japan and India) have developed their own navigation systems to replace the US-developed GPS step by step,” the ministry said. “Navigation has become more integrated with mobile c儲存mmunications, the Internet and finally people’s daily lives.”Beidou is expected to achieve full-scale global coverage by 2020 with the aid of an array of 35 satellites, and the government is planning policies that will support the homegrown system.Since 2000, Beidou has provided services for China’s government and military users in transport, weather forecasts, fishing, forestry, telecommunications, hydrological monitoring and mapping.The Beidou system began serving civilian users in China and surrounding regions in the Asia-Pacific at the end of last year, as it sought to capture a share of the GPS-dominated market. Beidou will gradually be used in applications such as car navigation and be featured in phones and tablet computers.Last month, a Beidou system with improved accuracy was officially launched in Shanghai.In June, the city said it would invest 190 million yuan in building infrastructure for the Beidou system. 迷你倉
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 08:31
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Moving buses from the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh raises concerns
Source: Pittsburgh Post-GazetteOct.迷你倉 09--A group that advocates for public transit riders has raised questions about a proposal to remove buses from the center of Downtown Pittsburgh, saying it puts the interests of a few businesses ahead of "the greater good of the entire community."The group, Pittsburghers for Public Transit, also is demanding public involvement in any plan to reroute buses, community organizer Helen Gerhardt said Tuesday. "We're going to make sure that we are very vocal and very involved every step of the way," she said.The group is concerned about a proposal embraced by Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and the likely next mayor of Pittsburgh, city Councilman Bill Peduto, to create a bus-free zone in the center of the Golden Triangle. Bus routes would be moved out toward the fringes of Downtown.Mr. Peduto said he envisions a circular route pattern using wider streets toward the edges of Downtown rather than having buses coming from four different directions and turning around in the middle of town.Mr. Fitzgerald reiterated Tuesday that planning for such a change is in its very early stages."There are some discussions about how to put a plan together but there is no plan," he said. "There will be public participation, absolutely. I think people are getting the wrong idea that this is going to happen imminently and they'll have no input."Pittsburghers for Public Transit, which says it has nearly 6,000 supporters who have signed up for email and phone alerts about transit issues, said in an email that "precedence should not be given to the few businesses that have called for removal of bus stops in front of their establishments, when the greater good of the entire community should be our first public priority."The email had statements self storagerom a lawyer who represents disabled people; the head of the transit workers union; and others who raised concerns about shifting bus routes.Paul O'Hanlon, member of the Committee for Accessible Transportation and staff attorney with the Disability Rights Network, said "any proposed changes must work for everyone, not only a few, not o nly the able-bodied.""These kinds of changes started with the fancy shops at Fifth and Market upset about the young (and often mostly black) bus riders waiting in front of their shops," said the transit group's Mel Packer. "And so the stop was eliminated ... Is this the kind of 'progressive' city that Fitzgerald and Peduto envision?"Steve Palonis, president of Local 85, Amalgamated Transit Union, said drivers should be consulted about any changes."We've seen too many past attempts to validate such proposals with 'outside consultants' in the name of 'efficiency,' without consulting the highly trained drivers who know the operation of the system the best," he said.Mr. Fitzgerald said removal of buses from Market Square in 2008 has succeeded in increasing the square's vibrancy. "I think most people would concur that the Market Square model has been successful," he said.Addressing the allegation that the latest proposal is being driven by a handful of business interests, he said: "Nothing could be farther from the truth. This has huge support across all sectors -- riders, people who work in town, a cross-section of people."Jon Schmitz: jschmitz@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1868. Visit the PG's transportation blog, The Roundabout, at .post-gazette.com/Roundabout. Twitter: @pgtraffic.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at .post-gazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷利倉