- Nov 18 Mon 2013 10:14
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西藏接待遊客前10月超1200萬
mini storage 據新華社拉薩11月17日電 (記者張京品、索朗德吉)來自西藏自治區旅遊局的最新數據顯示,今年1至10月份西藏累計接待國內外遊客1214.9萬人次,比上年同期增長21.6%。事實上,除了布達拉宮等景點,今年選擇“冬游西藏”的遊客將有更多觀光旅遊去處。self storage
- Nov 18 Mon 2013 10:05
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國內動態
餐飲行業醞釀出台打包服務規範響應“光盤行動”的號召,自存倉人們在外出就餐時將剩菜打包已漸成風氣,但相應的打包服務卻不夠規範,打包所使用的餐具也存在一定的安全隱患。為有針對性地解決這些問題,一套名為《餐飲服務企業打包服務管理要求》的行業標準已經在醞釀當中。近日,這一標準的徵求意見稿已出現在中國商業聯合會、國際食品包裝協會的官網上面,據稱有望在今年12月份正式出台。業內的觀點普遍認為,《餐飲服務企業打包服務管理要求》的出台,一方面是趁著“光盤行動”的“東風”,另一方面也是針對餐飲行業內打包服務的種種亂象。(鐘和)中國應急管理創新論壇召開為期兩天的2013中國應急管理創新論壇日前在國家行政學院開幕,論壇的主題為“地方政府公共安全風險防範的實踐與經驗”。論壇分設社會穩定風險評估、自然災害風險評估、企業風險評估、突發公共衛生事件風險評估、安全生產重大危險源綜合治理五個主題模塊。來自政府部門、企事業單位、科研院所、高等院校及社會團體的近百位與會代表,交流經驗、展示成果、推動創新。國家行政學院副院長洪毅在論壇上說,在當前和今後一段時間內,我國突發事件風險增多,公共安全形勢複雜,人民群�對公共安全需求日益增長,對應急管理工作提出了新的更高要求。(鐘和)上海重�車牌價格調控據新華社電 由於上月上海車牌拍賣價快速飆升,再次突破8萬元大關,本月上海再次�動有關抑制車牌投機炒作的調控措施,遏制過快上漲勢頭,車牌拍賣價出現大幅下跌,均價跌幅超過8千元。今年以來,針對過快上漲的車牌拍賣價格,上海市政府連續出台了抑制車牌投機炒作的多項措施,在上月取消“警示迷你倉”後,拍賣價再次出現大幅上漲,本月起繼續實施有關措施,對遏制拍賣價格過快上漲起到了直接作用。16日中午結束的上海2013年11月份私車額度拍賣結果顯示,上海私人、私企客車額度投標拍賣最低成交價出現大幅下跌。新疆首條高鐵明年開通運營據新華社電 16日12時許,在地處新疆鄯善縣以東80公里的一處施工現場,隨著最後一組500米長鋼軌落入軌枕,蘭新鐵路第二雙線新疆段正線710公里鋪軌完工,這意味著新疆首條高速鐵路已具雛形,預計明年底開通運營。據悉,蘭新鐵路第二雙線將與隴海、蘭渝、包蘭、青藏線共同構成較為完善的西部鐵路網絡,在甘肅、青海、新疆三省區的新絲綢之路經濟帶上架起一條快速的鐵路運輸大通道,對提升亞歐大陸橋鐵路通道的運輸能力,增進西部地區與華北、華東和西南地區經濟文化交流,促進新疆跨越式發展和長治久安,進一步優化國家資源開發佈局,確保國家能源安全,構築我國向西對外開放新格局都將產生深遠影響。蘭州實施機動車單雙號限行據新華社電 蘭州市政府16日通報,11月13日到15日,蘭州市空氣質量連續3天出現輕度汙染,按照此前制定的預案,從11月17日起到2014年1月10日,蘭州市在中心城區�動機動車單雙號限行。蘭州市政府決定自11月17日上午7時起,每日7時到20時,對中心城區實行小型及微型客車單雙號限行措施,這一限行措施將持續至2014年1月10日。執行任務的警車、消防車、救護車、工程救險車和出租車不在限行之列。去年以來,蘭州市出台了被稱為“史上最嚴治汙季”的冬季汙染防控措施,包括天然氣供熱設備改造、取締戶外燒烤、關停高汙染小企業等。mini storage
- Nov 18 Mon 2013 09:57
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Cal City mayor sued in sex harrassment claim
Source: The Bakersfield CalifornianNov.迷你倉 17--In a case reminiscent of the Mayor Bob Filner scandal in San Diego, California City Mayor Patrick Bohannon is accused in a lawsuit of sexual harassment, gender discrimination and creating a hostile work environment.The suit was filed by California City Water Department employee Dawn Ferguson, 50, against Bohannon, the city and 20 unidentified defendants.The suit, filed March 18, returns to court Monday for a case management conference.Contacted by telephone, Bohannon, who works as a licensed contractor, declined to comment on the case. The city manager and the city's attorney denied the allegations.It's an unwelcome bit of publicity-attracting litigation for the Kern County desert community of about 13,000."Any type of publicity like this is not good for any municipality. Especially with what has occurred down in ... the San Diego area," said City Councilman Chuck McGuireSan Diego Mayor Filner resigned Aug. 30 amid allegations of inappropriate conduct and a sexual harassment lawsuit.His drawn-out case drew national and international attention.The California City lawsuit alleges that:-- Even though they did not work together, Bohannon "subjected Ferguson to constant and unrelenting stalking and harassment because she is a woman."-- Bohannon "expressed anger at the notion of the City paying money toward her education and training, especially since she would never be promoted or work in the field in the Water Department because she is a woman."-- Bohannon made an unwelcome remark to Ferguson one day in City Hall. It happened on March 27, 2011, the suit alleges, while Ferguson was talking to a co-worker. As Ferguson was saying "the more experience you get, the better you will become," the suit alleges, Bohannon, whom Ferguson says had come in behind her, interrupted saying, "what do you know about experience, all you do is make dildos!" As a result of the stress, Ferguson had "a breakdown in which she needed to be escorted to the hospital by the fire department."-- When Ferguson returned to work after two weeks in the hospital, Bohannon continued to make "derogatory comments to Ferguson such as ' you're so friggin' blonde.' "-- Bohannon came to work with two stickers on his shirt, one over each nipple. In an interview, Ferguson said the stickers were "I Voted" election stickers. She complained to City Manager Tom Weil "about the 'dildo' comment and other harassment," Ferguson further alleges in the lawsuit, "but was told, after a long delay, that nothing could be done other than admonish Bohannon."-- In January, Ferguson was harassed and intimidated by a man while attempting to read a water meter, to the point where she feared for her own safety and called 911. "Ferguson is informed and believes that this incident occurred at the direction, or insistence of, Bohannon," the suit alleges."It got really stressful. It ended up putting me in the hospital. I'd have to look over my shoulder all the time. If I saw his vehicle at City Hall, I would avoid City Hall," Ferguson said in an int儲存rview, adding that the stress made her temporarily blind in her right eye in 2010 due to a spike in blood pressure. "This is the last thing I ever thought I would do in my life, take someone to court."The "dildos" remark has some context.Ferguson's attorney, Daniel Gilleon of San Diego, said his client has a jewelry business, and told the city in writing after Bohannon's remark that she has made sex toys in the past -- but that's immaterial."Because a woman makes a sex toy, ... now she's fair game for you to sexually harass her?" said Gilleon, who also represents a San Diego city employee and a workers compensation court employee in claims against Filner. "This is no longer the type of society where you can discriminate against women ... . The cities of San Diego and Toronto (where Mayor Rob Ford has admitted drug use), at least the politicians are standing up and saying this is wrong. These guys are doing the exact opposite."It wasn't clear why, if Bohannon was indeed harassing Ferguson, she was being targeted.Councilman Bill Smith, a former Mayor Pro Tem, said he believes Ferguson's complaint is politically motivated, the result of people in the city, possibly at City Hall, who don't like Bohannon's actions since first being elected in 2010, including advocating outsourcing services like water meter reading and billing, to Atascadero-based Alexander Contracting Services.The city council voted in April to hire Alexander, and Smith and McGuire said water billing has become more accurate in the months since."Dawn's really an awfully nice girl, and I don't think she would have done this on her own. I really think she was put up to this," Smith said. "It was something that she did on her own. She made crafts and stuff."Said city manager Weil: "the city stands behind him. It's our position that no sexual harassment took place."California City, which replaced its longtime city attorney Wayne K. Lemieux in January, has hired Riverside-based Best Best & Krieger to represent it in this lawsuit."The response to the allegations is they have no merit and we intend to defend the case," said BBK attorney Howard Golds. "The particulars of her allegations is something that we'll get into during the litigation."The city has also hired Sacramento attorney Michael Christian to represent Bohannon. Christian did not respond to a request for comment.California City has liability insurance through the Public Agency Risk Sharing Authority of California that will cover litigation costs, once a $100,000 deductible is reached, Weil said. Smith and McGuire said that's money the city can ill afford to part with."We don't have a whole lot of money. We got hurt when the economy took a major dive, we've got water line problems that are unbelievable," McGuire said, noting that the city's 400 miles of underground water lines had around 240 breaks last year.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.) Visit The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, Calif.) at .bakersfield.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage
- Nov 18 Mon 2013 09:49
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三中定調 農業.二孩」城鎮化 率先起動
三中全會上周二閉幕,迷你倉最平市場一度對會後公布未有具體政策大表失望,直到上周五新華社發布《中共中央關於全面深化改革若干重大問題的決定》的兩萬字全文,改革藍圖才更清晰。一如預期,將掀動經濟領域的七大範疇改革,包括金融、農業、環保、醫療、戶籍、城鎮化及二孩政策將逐步落實。投資界人士認為,農業、二孩及城鎮化相關股份有望率先跑出,環保及醫療股亦可看高一�。記者 郭慧儀三中全會閉幕公布發表後,港股即時大挫,市場憧憬的政策,如二孩政策、戶籍改革等,公布中不是未有提及,就是篇幅甚少,市場一度大失所望;然而,上周五完整版深化改革大計終於發布,對金融、農業、環保、醫療、戶籍、城鎮化及二孩政策等七大範疇改革有更詳盡的論述。這些改革將逐步落實,並有望帶動相關股份向好。改革決心大 市場成主軸就政策大方向而言,三中全會提到經濟體制改革是重點之一,須處理好政府與市場關係,以及確保市場在資源配置中起決定性作用,但同時提出公有制為主體,發揮國有經濟主導作用。另外,又提出改進財稅制度及預算管理制度、賦予農民更多財產權利、新型農業經營及農村土地改革等。此外,也提及建設生態文明、社會保障制度及醫療改革,以及加快自貿區建設等。瑞信私人銀行董事總經理兼亞太區首席投資總監范卓雲認為,這次三中全會不乏大膽的提議,首先是強調市場的地位,正式成立深化改革小組,加強執行,反映當局對改革的承諾。習李領導層的改革決心,較胡溫更大。德意志銀行大中華首席經濟學家馬駿表示,會議提及市場在資源配置中將起「決定」作用,以往所用的字眼是「基本」作用,用詞的改變,顯示政府決心增強市場導向,他估計放鬆調控及監管,將是改革的首要議題。財稅大改革 有望搶先推對投資者來說,有利市場的,將是財稅改革、農村改革、生態文明及醫療改革。范卓雲估計,財稅體制改革最大機會首先出台,以重新定義中央及地方的資源分配。中央地方財稅重新分配,將減低地方債對金融系統帶來的風險,年初至今中資股跑輸其他市場,是因為環球投資者憂慮地方債令中國金融體系風險提高,惟中資股現時估值,已反映地方債問題,財稅制度改革若能解決地方債問題,中資股將有顯著反彈空間。瑞穗首席經濟學家沈建光也表示,財政改革受到迷你倉度重視,均等收入,改善財稅策將是重點,致力令中央與地方財政合理分配。三中全會公布中提得最多的,是改善農民生活,讓農民分享財富,包括「建立城鄉統一用地市場,促進平等交換」,及「建設新型農業經營體系,賦予農民更多財產權力」,即讓農民以合理價格出售土地,范卓雲表示,農村土地改革等政策將逐漸推行。可以預期,有關改善農民生活的政策將陸續提出。利率市場化 推動有難度城鎮化為重要一環,早前市場預期當局推行城鎮化將步步為營,以免城鎮化淪為地方政府的地產項目,但據三中全會的決定,農村土地改革,建立農村土地買賣市場,讓農民能出售土地,到城市生活,將是未來5年政策要點,城鎮化將是未來年焦點政策。此外,落實執行而且阻力較小的,是醫療改革及環保,包括「深化醫藥�生體制改革」及「建設生態文明」。金融改革方面,主要是推動利率市場化和加快實現人民幣自由兌換,同時會加快自貿區建設,范卓雲稱,自貿區正是金融改革的一部分。強調公有制 利好大國企至於市場熱議的利率市場化等改革,人行早前發布的金融十條改革意見中,已清楚說明。沈建光表示,人行正準備金融改革的進一步細則,估計稍後有進一步消息。美銀美林大中華區首席經濟學家陸挺估計,金融改革方向明確,有關利率市場化、匯率改革等,都是必定會推行的改革,但要有所突破不容易。 這次三中全會強調公有制的主導作用,經濟分析師對此略感意外,因這與之前強調的「國退民進」有矛盾,陸挺表示,公有制仍是支柱,估計有些領域可望開放予私營企業,但進度會較緩慢,即使開放,私營企業也未必能與國企競爭,從申領牌照到取得融資,都不會容易,估計「國退民進」將以准許私人入股方式來實現。 范卓雲表示,國企改革未有寸進,反而強調公有制,反映國企改革爭議最大,阻力也最大,現階段相信較難推行,而這方面亦無急切性,所以當局將先改革財稅制度,先處理地方債問題。 從另一角度看,國企改革暫緩推行,對股市有利,中資股中重磅股都是大型國企,早前市場憂慮公有制改革,將令國企失去保護,優勢不再,現在這方面的憂慮反而可消除。建銀國際研究部董事總經理及主管蘇國堅認為,部分領域如金融、油氣如頁岩氣,或油氣運輸等,估計逐漸容許私人企業加入。儲存
- Nov 18 Mon 2013 09:42
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上海
市民選出迪士尼車站裝飾方案 坐地鐵進入“愛麗絲夢幻之旅”本報訊 (記者葉松亭)經過兩周的投票,迷你倉市民們為中國內地首座地鐵迪士尼車站選出了心儀的裝飾設計方案——截至昨晚6點半,“上海地鐵迪士尼站請您來選”活動共獲得2萬7千余張選票,在全部6個候選方案中,主題為“屬於你的夢幻之旅”的2號方案贏得近50%的選票,提前“鎖定”冠軍。2號方案的設計思路是:在迪士尼的經典電影中,愛麗絲掉進兔子洞來到了全是巨型蘑菇的奇幻世界;魔法師奧斯卡坐著熱氣球經歷颶風後來到了神奇的奧茲國……他們在進入另一個世界的時候,首先感受到的是不同儲存倉現實的夢幻氣息。坐地鐵也是一種時空轉換的方式,當車門打開的一剎那,所有人或許也能像愛麗絲那樣驚嘆于自己身處一個非同一般的世界。根據該方案的效果圖,未來上海迪士尼地鐵站內將隨處可見米老鼠的頭像,還可能擁有乳白色的地面和深藍色的站台頂(見左圖)。投票活動結束後,申通地鐵集團將根據公�投票,選出1個“上海地鐵迪士尼站創意設計方案最佳人氣獎”,獎金2萬元。同時,參與投票者還有機會獲得“投票命中獎”和“熱心參與獎”各100名。據悉,迪士尼地鐵站位於在建的迪士尼度假區中心景觀湖北側、樂園環湖景觀大道下,將于2015年建成通車。迷你倉最平
- Nov 18 Mon 2013 09:35
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營養豐富強身健體 吉祥化身美譽不斷 椰棗長在沙特人的心裡
本報特約記者 孫圓兒圖片說明:沙特人迎來椰棗大豐收。沙特是沒有人不喜歡吃椰棗的。每年齋月,自存倉在吃晚上的開齋飯時,椰棗更是餐桌上不可或缺的食物。吃正餐前,必須得吃上幾顆椰棗,以減輕飢餓感,降低食慾。“每天吃椰棗,毒邪不上身”阿拉伯有句諺語,“每天吃椰棗,毒邪不上身”,阿拉伯人對椰棗的推崇可見一斑。椰棗在阿拉伯世界地位如此之高,與它極高的營養價值分不開。椰棗包含多種人體必需元素,如糖、蛋白質、維生素、礦物質等。它還富含參與人體骨骼和牙齒生長的磷,為大腦神經細胞提供營養;並且富含鉀,不僅健腦益智,寧神助思,還幫助身體維持水平衡。椰棗的含糖量很高,新鮮椰棗中汁液的含糖量高達80%,可為人體活動提供必需熱量。椰棗所含熱量也高于其他食物和水果:100克米飯含180卡熱量,100克瘦羊肉含224卡熱量,而100克椰棗含熱量近300卡。椰棗富含葉酸,是懷孕女性的絕佳補品;富含幫助子宮收縮並復位的物質,所含多種維生素可以給婦女帶來愉悅感和平和的心情;富含鐵,可以促成血紅蛋白的生成。因此椰棗也是阿拉伯婦女的產後必備。此外,椰棗還具有壯陽功能,是男性強身健體的良藥。政府把銷售椰棗當任務每年8月初,位於沙特西北邊境卡西姆地區的布賴代市就會舉行為期60天的椰棗節。這樣的風俗已長達半個世紀。每天都會有幾千輛卡車,運著滿滿當當的椰棗,從沙特各地區及鄰國來到這個邊境城市。2013年的椰棗節,椰棗銷售量達1.05億公斤,銷售額達15億沙特里亞爾(約4億美元)。其中有一天的銷售額就達2800萬里亞爾(約750萬美元)。椰棗節在當地經濟中扮演了非常重要的角色,吸引了全世界的客戶。椰棗節中最受客人喜愛的是一種叫做“蘇凱里”的椰棗,占全部銷售額的80%。在阿迷你倉伯語中,“蘇凱里”的意思就是“甜的”。布賴代椰棗節深受政府的支持,每年都會評出最佳椰棗獎。近年來沙特椰棗的大豐收,跟政府的大力支持是分不開的。為了推廣椰棗樹的種植,沙特政府給農場主提供相應補貼,鼓勵他們擴大優質品種的種植面積,提高對椰棗市場營銷和深加工的重視。如今,農場主已經運用先進技術種植椰棗。到目前為止,沙特全國椰棗樹總量為2100萬棵,約400個品種。每個地方都有自己的獨特品種。2012年,沙特椰棗產量為107萬噸,排世界第二,占全世界椰棗產量的1/4。為讓全世界消費者瞭解椰棗、購買椰棗,沙特政府還把推銷椰棗作為一項重要任務。每年沙特外交部都會向駐外使館提供大量椰棗。使館不僅會向來訪的客人呈上椰棗作為甜點,或者作為特色禮物贈送給駐在國的友好人士或合作單位,還會在重要節日或國慶招待會上展示椰棗。這些椰棗一般產自王室的農場,那就更是椰棗中的佳品了。椰棗是吉祥的化身除了椰棗可以食用,椰棗樹還可以作為建築材料。它在炎炎夏日為人們帶來陰涼,在寒冷冬季可以用來燒火取暖。因此,椰棗樹的全身都是寶。由於這種樹木的諸多益處,它在沙特人民生活中的地位非常高。�所周知,沙特王國的國徽上面就有一顆綠色的椰棗樹。2010年上海世博會沙特館的頂層露台上,也種上了椰棗樹,為沙特館增添了獨特的風情,使其成為最受觀�歡迎的展館之一。可以說,椰棗樹不僅長在沙特王國的田間地頭,也長在每個沙特人的心裡。沙特人認為椰棗樹代表著吉祥,是一種吉祥的樹木。古往今來的文人墨客對椰棗和椰棗樹更是不吝惜他們的讚美,用最美麗的詞匯加以形容,還用它來比喻自己心儀的女子。有一首阿拉伯古詩這樣寫道:“你在人群中如此耀眼,善良貞潔惹人愛憐;如河邊的椰棗樹亭亭玉立,結出的果實又香又甜。”▲mini storage
- Nov 18 Mon 2013 09:26
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佛山版
打造南海“人才立區”戰略綜合示範基地,迷你倉以實現產城人融合發展南海在創新人才團隊引進,探索園區人才集聚模式等方面又邁出了重要的一步。上周五,佛山首個半導體照明產業創新孵化器——“芯光源”正式投入使用,目前首批已引入了6個創新團隊。“這是佛山高新區和南海在創新道路上的又一次重大舉措,對促進產業城市融合發展有重要的意義。”南海區委常委、組織部長龔嘉明表示,孵化器�用豐富高新區創業創新資源,隨著更多創新團隊的落戶,將加快推進南海產業的轉型升級。創業團隊起步的“搖籃”一直以來,南海都以民營中小企業經濟為主,近年來正處於轉型升級的關鍵期,對於科技與人才的需求也越來越迫切。近兩年來,南海實施“兩條腿”走路,除了積極引進創業團隊和項目來到本地與企業進行對接外,也積極組織企業奔赴美國硅穀等地去招才引智。然而,隨著這些專家團隊和項目進入南海,包括創業場地、配套政策、金融支持和中試產品所需的公共監測平台等問題都亟待解決,如何促使科技項目最快實現產業化?很大程度上,“芯光源”孵化器可以成為科研成果產業化的“加速器”,並為南海在人才引進、科技創新和項目產業化等方面探索新的模式。今年6月份,佛山市鉑利歐照明有限公司完成註冊,並進駐“芯光源”孵化器。“選擇這裡,主要是因為這裡有很好的創業氛圍環境,硬件環境也很好,檔次與品牌定位也與我們公司定位很契合,而且公共服務平台相對完善。”鉑利歐照明有限公司董事長李河告訴筆者,公司今年8月份被評為南海B類創業人才團隊。選擇“芯光源”孵化器作為團隊創業起步的並不止鉑利歐照明。據悉,目前“孵化器”已經引入6個創新團隊,其中南海A類創業人才團隊1個,B類創業人才團隊2個。包括佛山市香港科技大學LED—FPD工程技術研究開發中心、日本鐘化實驗室等項目正在緊張建設當中。創業團隊扎堆的進駐離不開孵化器完善的配套與服務。以“芯光源”孵化器為例,總體規劃13000㎡,目前首期�用規模為6000㎡,是按國家科技部火炬中心創業服務基地標準建設,主要面向國內外半導體照明產業鏈範圍內的創新創業項目,同時引入和配置知識產權、律師會計、投融資、人才培養等專業化服務團隊和機構,為半導體照明產業領域的優秀創業項目、高層次創新人才打造落戶、發展的服務載體。按照設計,“芯光源”首期可吸納20家項目或企業,計劃3—5年內成功孵化8—10家成長型企業,提供就業崗位250人以上,吸引高層次創業人才30名,逐步成為服務廣東、輻射全國,華南首個具有國際影響力的半導體照明產業創新孵化器。具體負責“芯光源”孵化器建設運營的獅山鎮黨委委員何宇聰認為,進駐孵化器的專家團隊背後帶動的是一個高科技項目,此舉一方面可以加速新興產業集聚,另一方面可以促進傳統產業升級,從而謀求探索園區人才集聚創新模式。產業基礎和政策配套成孵化器最大“優勢”實際上,在長三角等很多地區,企業孵化器在培育中小科技型企業、帶動地方經濟方面,已有多年成功歷史。而國內外園區經濟做得比較好的,也有一個共同的特點,就是擁有�多的孵化器,可以給中小微創新企業一個很好的土壤。相比之下,南海孵化器的優勢在哪裡?“所有進入孵化器的團隊之後都要進行產業化,而這一步恰恰是佛山南海最具潛力的。”佛山市委常委、南海區委書記鄧偉根認為,南海最大的優勢就是產業基礎雄厚,所以目前引進來的人才團隊大多都是已經初具產業化的。以佛山市鉑利歐照明有限公司為例,該公司雖然在今年6月份才正式註冊,但目前已經開始銷售產品了。“目前公司基本只mini storage足專利和設計,生產部分則是全部外包,目前大部分外包的企業都在南海和園區裡面。”李河說,按照規劃,公司今年的銷售目標是1000萬元,爭取到2015年能實現銷售過億元。而除了鉑利歐照明外,作為A類創業團隊的新型高導熱鎢銅散熱法蘭片項目目前也在進行最後調試,預計春節前後能正式進入量產階段。“我們創業型企業的精力都是集中在研發,其他方面都不是我們專長。”上述項目的負責人張偉說,孵化器可以提供軟件和硬件的配套,這正是企業最需要的,同時園區周邊產業鏈非常完善,無論是客戶還是供應商都能在這裡找到。對此,南海區人才工作領導小組辦公室常務副主任樊濤坦言,產業基礎是人才團隊進駐最看重的條件之一,包括周邊的配套是否成熟與完善等等。而相比其他孵化器,芯光源孵化器則更為專業,而且配套比較齊全,鑒於此,項目除了在人才引進和科技創新方面會有積極帶動作用外,對傳統產業轉型升級也會有很大促進。據悉,在確立人才立區戰略2年來,南海共引入了17個創業團隊,即將引入的第三批團隊也有7個創業項目。而在千人計劃方面,目前南海擁有12個千人計劃專家,其中有3個是南海本土培養起來的。“接下來南海將會出台專門針對孵化器的扶持政策。”南海區副區長周佩珊說,目前對於人才團隊落戶最高會有300萬元的�動資金、300平方米辦公場地和人才公寓配套等,在此基礎上,接下來還會由區園共建來對孵化器進行扶持。打造“產城人融合”示範區當前,南海正處於轉型升級的關鍵時期,能否抓住國際科技產業轉移的契機,做好項目的對接和落地工作,將影響著南海產業轉型升級的推進。“廣東省新光源產業基地是佛山高新區重要載體也是南海人才立區戰略綜合示範基地,孵化器�用豐富了高新區創業創新資源,也對佛山加快建設國家創興型城市,產生促進作用。”龔嘉明說。然而,對於進入孵化器的一�創業團隊來說,除了有雄厚的產業基礎配套和政策外,周邊的環境配套與服務也是不容忽略。“當孵化器進來之後,我們會把它當做一個大企業,或者一間高新技術企業更重要的地位去培育它。”獅山鎮鎮長葉啟垣說,整個獅山鎮將會按照“品質之城”來進行高規格建設。據悉,作為南海乃至國內的工業重鎮,獅山鎮近年來在城市配套和服務方面可謂是“大刀闊斧”。目前在獅山鎮包括體育館、市民廣場、星級酒店等一批為城市和企業服務的配套設施相繼投入使用;中央公園、人民醫院、行政服務中心等區級項目加快建設;被喻為南海中部城市核心的博愛湖也於今年7月份破土動工。而在“芯光源”孵化器所在的廣東省新光源產業基地,目前包括光明小學、超盈實驗中學都已經正式對外招生,光明新城核心商業項目等一批配套項目也正在崛地而起,建成後將是集“生產、辦公、服務、生活、消費、娛樂、商務”于一體的綜合體。此外,在獅山鎮羅村社會管理處中心城區的孝德湖公園也已經在今年9月份正式投入使用。“近幾年來,羅村秉承‘產城人’融合發展路徑,在產業升級、人才引進的同時也注重各項城市配套的完成。”羅村社會管理處主任麥紹棉表示,為了配套園區人才,除了在教育和商業上做好配套外,目前新光源產業園區已經配套了近200套人才公寓,而員工住宿出租屋也達到600多套,部分員工已經入住。可以預見,隨著各方建設與配套的逐步完善,一個“產城人融合”的示範基地將在南海中部崛起。撰文:李慧君 黃豔姿鄧鑒成攝影:盧奕誠圖片說明:佛山首個半導體照明產業創新孵化器——“芯光源”正式投入使用,目前首批已引入了6個創新團隊。; 新光源產業基地的LED產業工人在檢測產品。儲存
- Nov 18 Mon 2013 09:20
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文化體制機制創新亮點頻出 產業整合機遇不斷
整合《中共中央關於全面深化改革若干重大問題的決定》(下稱《決定》)就文化體制機制創新,儲存分文化管理體制、文化市場體系、公共文化服務體系、文化開放水平四大部分分段進行了論述,對文化事業和產業涉及的上下關係、內外關係、市場化與非市場化關係進行了全面覆蓋和梳理,共1300字。記者採訪的多位業界人士均認為,其中對建立健全現代文化市場體系的描述最為值得期待,文化產業開放的大方向更加明確,具體政策上也出現不少亮點。☉記者 鄭培源 ○編輯 邱江大方向更明確建立健全現代文化市場體系部分是文化產業政策的重點,可謂亮點頻出。在大的政策方向上,提出“鼓勵金融資本、社會資本、文化資源相結合”,“促進文化資源在全國範圍內流動”,“推動文化企業跨地區、跨行業、跨所有制兼並重組,提高文化產業規模化、集約化、專業化水平”,對文化產業資本化、證券化、跨地區跨行業跨所有制並購大開“綠燈”。“文化產業內並購會成為長期主題。”某著名文化產業基金負責人告訴上證報記者,“隨著政策的出台,相信體制內企業的改製和證券化、資本化將進一步加速,其中會產生大量的整合併購機遇,上海報業的大整合就是一個前奏。此外,教育、體育、旅遊等大文化企業也面臨長線發展機遇。”同時,對民營資本和民營文化企業進一步放開也值得關注,如“鼓勵非公有制文化企業發展,降低社會資本進入門檻,允許參與對外出版、網絡出版,允許以控股形式參與國有影視製作機構、文藝院團改製經營。支持各種形式小微文化企業發展。”其中“降低社會資本進入門檻”、“支持各種形式小微文化企業發展”的提法意味著有望通過工商、稅務、財政、補貼等手段提供更加寬鬆的文化產業發展環境。《決定》對文化開放也單獨列段進行了表述,預示著文化貿易、文化隊伍交流將迎來大發展期。時代出版董事長王亞非表示,文化貿易上大有可為。“我們越來越明確地感覺到黨和政府通過各種政策支持文化企業做大做強,運用現代化的渠道對外進行文化傳播。從總局到發改委類似的扶持政策、扶持基金都在不斷落實,相信會給相關企業和產業帶來長遠的發展機會。”關鍵點有突破在具體政策上,首度提出“對按規定轉制的重要國有傳媒企業探索實行特殊管理股制度”,這是迷你倉央政策中首度提及國有傳媒企業的管理層股份問題,是國有傳媒企業管理制度上的重大進步,對於提升國有文化上市公司業績頗具引導作用。此前,浙報傳媒首次提出將在適當時期推出管理層股權激勵,百視通則于10月29日在文化國企中首推中長期激勵基金方案,在市場化薪酬體系和激勵機制安排上邁出了重要一步。“新媒體企業競爭激烈,國有企業原有用人觀念必須被打破,薪酬體系需要接軌。”上海廣播電視台副台長、百視通副總裁張大鐘表示。首次提出的“允許以控股形式參與國有影視製作機構”等意味著在活躍的影視領域將首度放開部分國有文化企業控股權,信號意味較為強烈。國有影視製作機構中,除了知名的中影、上影外,不少地方性國有影視機構也有較為豐富的資源,是否會出現民資整合國資影視企業的案例,值得期待。監管上不放鬆在文化導向部分,《決定》繼續強調“堅持社會主義先進文化前進方向,堅持中國特色社會主義文化發展道路”,在社會效益和經濟效益關係上則重申“把社會效益放在首位、社會效益和經濟效益相統一”。此外,在完善文化管理體制部分和輿論導向把握部分均著以重墨。完善文化管理體制部分,值得關注的是建立國有文化資產的管理機構和對網絡管理的加強,如“推動政府部門由辦文化向管文化轉變,推動黨政部門與其所屬的文化企事業單位進一步理順關係。建立黨委和政府監管國有文化資產的管理機構,實行管人管事管資產管導向相統一。”一位不願透露姓名的專家分析稱,“建立黨委和政府監管國有文化資產的管理機構”的提法或許意味著繼文資辦設立後還將進一步加強國有文化資產管理。文資辦的全稱是“中央文化企業國有資產監督管理領導小組辦公室”,是中央設立的以依法履行中央文化企業國有資產出資人職責為主的綜合管理機構,2011年7月前後開始全面運行。不過,此前文資辦更多的是僅限于從財政角度對文化國企進行扶持或監管。在輿論導向把握的段落,首度大篇幅提到了網絡輿論管理,提出“健全基礎管理、內容管理、行業管理以及網絡違法犯罪防範和打擊等工作聯動機制,健全網絡突發事件處置機制,形成正面引導和依法管理相結合的網絡輿論工作格局。”顯示中央高度重視對網絡的輿論引導工作,並在著力打造網絡輿論上的新格局。儲存倉
- Nov 18 Mon 2013 09:09
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稅貸私貸計劃一覽
各大商場已推出具有聖誕及新年特色的布置,迷你倉意味普天同慶的佳節快將來臨,不過一年一度交稅的大日子也愈來愈近。消費遇上交稅,對很多上班一族造成一定程度的負擔,多間銀行及財務機構陸續推出稅貸計劃,以低息、手續簡便、回贈或豐厚禮品作為賣點,各有特色,只要細心比較,不難找到既合適又實惠的稅貸計劃。交通DreamCash稅務貸款:高達1,000元現金獎賞於推廣期內成功申請交通銀行的DreamCash稅務貸款,即可享高達600元現金獎賞,另同時申請銀聯雙幣信用卡,可享額外400元信用卡現金回贈,現金獎賞合共1,000元。產品 交通DreamCash稅務貸款性質 稅務貸款特點•貸款額高達月薪10倍或200萬元(以較低者為準) •還款期長達24個月 •現金直接存入客戶指定之銀行戶口利率 每月平息低至0.109% (實際年利率為2.20%)推廣 期即日至12月18日查詢電話:2269 9699 網址:.bankcomm.com.hk�生「稅安心」貸款:首月還款假期�生銀行推出全新的「稅安心」貸款特設首月還款假期,成功申請並提取貸款,可延遲還款一個月,讓客戶更靈活安排財務。夫婦同時申請,利率按兩人之貸款額總和計算,可享更低利率。產品�生「稅安心」貸款性質 稅務貸款特點• 貸款額高達月薪8倍 •還款期長達18個月 •透過�生自動轉帳支薪,毋須薪金證明利率 每月平息低至0.12% (實際年利率為2.32%)推廣期 即日至12月31日查詢電話:2812 8000 網址:.hangseng.com/loan工銀亞洲「幸福貸款-個人稅務貸款」:10天免費退還貸款承諾工銀亞洲提供的「幸福貸款-個人稅務貸款」,設有10天免費退還貸款承諾,客戶提取貸款後,10日內如需要償還貸款,完全豁免任何收費及利息,靈活有彈性。產品 工銀亞洲「幸福貸款-個人稅務貸款」性質 稅務貸款特點• 貸款額高達月薪10倍或80萬元(以較低者為準) • 還款期長達24個月 • 同時登記自動轉帳支薪服務,可享高達3個月利息回贈利率 每月平息低至0.105% (實際年利率為1.76%)推廣期 即日起至2014年4月30日查詢電話:2189 5588 網址:.icbcasia.com永亨「稅亨通」:最低利息保證永亨信用財務的「稅亨通」提供「最低利息保證」,客戶可享市場上相對較低利率再8折優惠。「稅亨通」設有多款不同類型的計劃,如3個月免息免供純稅務貸款、即供免息稅務貸款或循環稅務貸款等,配合不同納稅人的需要。產品 永亨「稅亨通」性質 稅務貸款特點• 最低利息保證,提供相對較低利率再8折優惠 • 設3個月免息免供純稅務貸款、即供免息稅務貸款及循環稅務貸款以供選擇利率 每月平息低至0.1 % (實際年利率為1.65%)推廣期 即日至2014年2月28日查詢電話:2499 2303 網址:.whbcredit.com大新交稅「快應錢」:旅遊獎賞及首月還款假期在推廣期內成功申請大新銀行交稅「快應錢」可享「雙重假期」,包括雙人入住曼谷Banyan Tree 酒店2 晚、Hotel Icon Angsana Spa 按摩護理等及首月還款假期,讓客戶可輕鬆交稅兼度假。產品 大新交稅「快應錢」性質 稅務貸款特點• 即時獲知批核貸款及30分鐘批核及放款 • 貸款額高達月薪10倍或100萬元(以較低者為準) • 還款期長達24個月利率 每月平息低至0.103% (實際年利率為1.99%)推廣期 即日至11月30日查詢電話:2828 8111 網址:.dahsing.com/loanCitibank「稅季貸款」:推薦親友每次可獲最高1,200元超市禮券申請Citibank「稅季貸款」只要提供稅單,貸款額高達一年年薪。在推廣期內成功申請並提取貸款,再成功推薦親友申請,每次最高可獲1,200元超市禮券,受薦人亦可獲300元超市禮券。產品 Citibank「稅季貸款」性質 稅務貸款特點•貸款額高達月薪12倍或20自存倉萬元(以較低者為準) •還款期長達48個月 •成功推薦親友申請,每次最高可獲1,200元超市禮券利率 每月平息低至0.10% (實際年利率為1.99%)推廣期 即日至2014年1月31日查詢電話:2962 8035 網址:.citibank.com.hk建行(亞洲)「好現金」稅務貸款:簡易手機熱線中國建設銀行(亞洲)「好現金」稅務貸款計劃,特設*0939簡易手機熱線,讓客戶享受更便捷的貸款方法。另在推廣期內成功申請,可參加抽獎,有機會贏取一手建行(亞洲)的股票。(股票代號:00939.HK)產品建行(亞洲)「好現金」性質 稅務貸款特點• 貸款額高達稅額10倍或200萬元(以較低者為準) •還款期長達24個月 •即時批核,即日放款利率 每月平息低至0.039 % (實際年利率為1.95%)推廣期 即日至2014年2月28日查詢電話:*0939、3179 5552 網址:.asia.ccb.com/ploanCG領達Super Cash「現金貸款」:最快30分鐘內批核申請CG領達的Super Cash現金貸款,客戶如交齊所須文件,最快30分鐘內即獲批核,現金最快即日到手,貸款額更高達月薪20倍或100萬元。產品 CG領達Super Cash現金貸款性質 私人貸款特點• 最快30分鐘內批核 • 貸款額高達月薪20倍或100萬元(以較低者為準) • 還款期長達72個月利率 個人化利息推廣期 無指定優惠期查詢電話:2916 9088 網址:.creditgain.com.hk�豐交稅「萬應錢」:高達12個月利息回贈�豐銀行的交稅「萬應錢」,客戶在推廣期內申請,即可享高達12個月的利息回贈,客戶可經由�豐流動理財iPhone 或Android App、網頁、熱線或親臨分行申請,批核時間可快至5分鐘,更可享有即時提款服務。性質 稅務貸款特點• 貸款額高達月薪10倍或300萬元(以較低者為準) • 還款期長達12個月 • 毋須提交稅單利率 每月平息低至0.08 % (實際年利率為2.58%)推廣期 即日至2014年1月31日查詢電話:2748 8080 網址:.hsbc.com.hk/loan星展稅季貸款:貸款額循環提用星展銀行(香港)提供的稅季貸款,突破傳統稅貸框框,一次申請即備有分期及循環貸款,貸款在分期還款後,貸款額會自動提升,可作循環提用。產品 星展稅季貸款性質 稅務貸款特點•可獲高達4個月利息回贈 •貸款額高達100萬元 •還款期長達36個月利率 實際年利率低至2.41%(循環貸款特惠年息低至P-2.5%)推廣期 即日至2014年2月28日查詢電話:2290 8111 網址:.dbs.com/hk/taxloan稅季渣打「分期貸款」:手續費高達5折優惠渣打銀行的稅季渣打「分期貸款」,每月平息全期0%,並提供手續費高達5折優惠,另設5分鐘初步批核,貸款靈活有彈性。產品 季渣打「分期貸款」性質 稅務貸款特點• 貸款額高達月薪9倍或120萬元(以較低者為準) •還款期長達12個月 •高達5折手續費優惠利率 每月平息0 % (實際年利率低至1.88%)推廣期 即日至2014年1月30日查詢電話:2282 3392 網址:.standardchartered.com.hk/tax東亞銀行「優悠稅悅」:即時批核100%稅款保證東亞銀行的「優悠稅悅」 稅務貸款,即時及保證批核100%稅款,並備有兩項特低息率計劃以迎合不同客戶需要。產品 東亞銀行「優悠稅悅」 稅務貸款性質 稅務貸款特點• 即時及保證批核100%稅款(最高30,000元) • 兩項計劃以供選擇,手續費全免 • 還款期長達24個月利率 每月平息低至0.086 % (實際年利率為1.92%)推廣期 即日至2013年12月18日查詢電話:2211 1168 網址:.hkbea.com* 備註:貸款優惠受有關條款及細則約束,詳情請參閱有關銀行及財務機構的宣傳單張或廣告。迷你倉
- Nov 18 Mon 2013 09:02
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《新聞分析》明年11月才能到手… 領貨等一年 新手機都成過季品
以APP遊戲起家的戲智科技,迷你倉在硬體研發領域從菜鳥做起,因為戲智創辦人徐三泰從國中開始,就是組裝電腦的高手,經過自學,還拿了十多張電腦證照,為了做自創品牌的平板電腦,他還自學工業設計及工業電子,跑遍全球買來200多款不同品牌和功能的平板,一一拆解、改良,直到做出心目中完美的產品,戲智的平板電腦是交由廣達代工,現在又跨足智慧型手機的製造,但代工夥伴尚未得知。不過,就算創辦人對硬體費盡工夫,業界傳出,戲智的平板電腦並不好用、銷售亦不佳。隨著戲智跨入的智慧型手機,挑戰恐怕只會更大。就現在來看,PROJECT S硬體規格的確走在時代的尖端,但根據INDIEGOGO網站顯示,下單的用戶要等到明年11月才mini storage拿到PROJECT S,就智慧型手機的硬體發展腳步來估計,屆時所有主要品牌,全部都有類似、甚至規格超越PROJECT S的旗艦機種,而專走高規格低價格的小米、中國發燒手機始祖魅族,也能以類似的價格、規格,推出M3了。換句話說,1年後的今天,PROJECT S只是機海的一份子,論產品概念、論價格、論規格都不突出。會固定上集資網站東瞧西瞧者,不乏業界人士、智慧機發燒友,對技術發展或多或少有概念,這樣的東西怕是不易在兩月內跟發燒友募到500萬美元,而對一般消費者來說,要花299美元、外加等上一年才能拿到手機,賭注未免太大些。戲智靠著網路募資動作成功吸引到注意力,能不能從這裡走出新局,端看戲智的智慧。迷你倉
- Nov 18 Mon 2013 08:55
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A leading financial group in North and sub-Saharan Africa
With its strong financial institutions and strategic long-term vision, Morocco is positioning itself as an African financial center.mini storage As the largest bank in the country, Attijariwafa Bank (AWB) is at the forefront of Morocco’s drive to further develop the country’s banking sector.Established following the merger of Banque Commerciale du Maroc and Wafabank, AWB’s network of offices today covers 22 countries. Close proximity to the bank’s 6.4 million customers (as of June 2013) enables AWB to put customers at the heart of its strategy.In addition to offering customers personal and professional banking, corporate banking, investment and international banking, AWB offers insurance, mortgages, consumer credit, leasing, asset management, private banking, securities brokerage and consulting services through its numerous subsidiaries.As the Africa-China relationship continues to flourish, Morocco is playing an important role as a regional platform for Chinese companies currently entering Africa. On June 20 this year, AWB and Bank of China signed a memorandum of understanding and Attijariwafa Bank’s chairman and CEO, Mohamed El Kettani, said he is confident this alliance will create opportunities in Morocco迷你倉and the rest of Africa.“AWB is driven to strengthen Morocco-China ties and our MOU with Bank of China establishes a strategic alliance between the largest banks in both Morocco and China. AWB will play a role in Bank of China’s pan-African strategy and we want to raise AWB’s profile and attract investment to Morocco in the future,” said El Kettani.In 2014, AWB celebrates its 110th anniversary and the bank will continue to support Morocco’s impressive economic development.“Morocco is a model for the region as Chinese investors continue to look towards Africa,” said El Kettani. “The history of Morocco is closely tied to our trade relations throughout the region and AWB continues to accelerate business through our connections and knowledge of Africa. As a leading financial group, loyalty is the key to AWB’s success and we look forward to contributing to Morocco’s development while strengthening our commitment to our Chinese partners.”.attijariwafabank.comWorld Eye Reports provided the storyAWB is driven to strengthen Morocco-China ties and our MOU with Bank of China establishes a strategic alliance between the largest banks in both Morocco and China.”Mohamed El KettaniChairman and CEOAttijariwafa bank文件倉
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As years pass, memories of the day remain strong
Source: The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.迷利倉Nov. 17--Lynchburg resident Walter Fore was on the eighth hole at the Boonsboro Country Club, carrying golf bags for some of the city's top business executives, when the club professional came out to meet their foursome."He told us the president had gotten killed," said Fore, then a 23-year-old Marine veteran working as a caddy because he couldn't get a full-time job. The date was Nov. 22, 1963."I never will forget the look on Alvis Hylton's face," Fore said last week, speaking of the golf pro who delivered the news.The group, whose members Fore recalled as including Percy Burton, president of Craddock-Terry Shoe Corp., and three leaders in the foundry and construction businesses, proceeded to play the 9th hole."It still hadn't registered on us what had happened," Fore said.But they decided to leave the golf course after that hole. Most of the other golfers also were leaving.Many Lynchburg people had similar reactions that day, based on random newspaper interviews then, and memories that some longtime residents discussed last week:They were shocked and surprised to learn John F. Kennedy had been shot in Dallas, but the event's real significance sank in much later.Fore recalls a loss of hope among the city's black community, which, he said, respected the Kennedys because of their concern for the working poor."We just sat around and moped," Fore said.Some Lynchburg residents were not dismayed, however.Elliot Schewel, who later would represent Lynchburg in the state Senate, vividly recalled a downtown businessman "who I don't like to mention, but I will."That merchant, who was in the usual lunchtime group at Patterson's Drug Store, across Main Street from Schewel's furniture business, "was rejoicing that he had been shot."This man who was a local businessman on Main Street was just so happy at the news," Schewel said, while declining to give the person's name. "He was a strong right-wing guy," said Schewel, a lifelong Democrat, community leader and benefactor.Schewel himself was "just stunned" at the Kennedy news, he said. "It was disbelief that it had happened."Lynchburg's Kennedy linkSix years earlier, Kennedy, then a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, had attracted 1,400 Lynchburg residents for a speech he gave in the E.C. Glass auditorium.The Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of the event, had to rent the high school's space to meet an unexpected demand for tickets to the April 4, 1957 event.Kennedy delivered a hard-hitting speech that described his efforts in Congress to limit labor-union activities.He rebuffed local reporters' questions about his prospects as a 1960 presidential candidate, saying, "It's too early" to speculate.After the Dallas shooting, which occurred on a Friday, public officials in Lynchburg and around the state issued statements about their shock, concern and sympathy for the Kennedy family.Mayor William C. Vaughan declared Monday a day of mourning in the city, and asked downtown churches to ring their bells from 11:45 a.m. till noon, when Kennedy's funeral would begin in Washington, D.C.Schools, banks and the post office were closed.Lynchburg's morning newspaper, The News, called the shooting "a shock not only to this country but to the world" in an editorial, and said it posed several questions."Has it become necessary in this country for a president always to move about in an armored car?"And always to be protected in every way from the possibility of assassination?" the editorial asked.The editor also noted a trend in which presidents elected 20 years apart, at the turn of decades, died while in office: Abraham Lincoln, killed in 1865; James A. Garfield, slain in 1881; William McKinley, assassinat迷你倉d in 1901; Warren Harding, who died in 1923; and Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died in 1945 (after winning one of his presidential bids in 1940).The trend would be interrupted in 1981, when Ronald Reagan survived being shot by John Hinckley, thanks in part to swift reactions from Secret Service agents.Lynchburg's reflectionsTom Ledford, who was director of the LynchburgMuseum for 30 years, looks at the Kennedy assassination through an anthropologist's lens.Like almost everyone in America that day, Ledford can tell you where he was: students in his Jesuit high school in New Orleans were called into a chapel, where teachers "told us the president had been shot and died. We had a prayer service and went home."Now, Ledford wonders about the country's fascination with Kennedy."Every year, we go through this remembrance" of Kennedy events, Ledford said. "It's almost a ritual."I look for patterns in human behavior, and that certainly has become one in our country," Ledford said."To me, the irony of the assassination is that we have gotten nostalgic about it, and that is kind of puzzling," he said.Kennedy's death had a huge impact on America, in Ledford's view.Immediately after the shooting, people became "much more circumspect," Ledford said.The country watched on TV two days later as Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin, and "we were all a little afraid," Ledford said.Fear was enhanced by memory of the Cuban missile crisis, in which Kennedy had called Russia's bluff in 1962, "and that was very scary," Ledford said. He recalled his family praying on its knees the night the U.S. Navy intercepted Russian vessels carrying missiles to Cuba.Subsequent events included the assassinations of Martin Luther King in April 1968 and the president's brother, Robert F. Kennedy, in June two months later.Afterward, "nothing was quite the way we thought it was," Ledford said.Had John F. Kennedy lived, Ledford said, "Knowing what we know now, Kennedy probably would have done something very different in Vietnam," instead of the heavy U.S. military involvement instituted by his successor, Lyndon Johnson."But maybe he would not have gotten as much done as Johnson did for civil rights, so that's a trade-off there," Ledford said.Other Lynchburg residents interviewed last week offered these memories:Flo Traywick, who later would become a Republican Party leader from Lynchburg, recalled that she heard Kennedy had been shot while she was shopping in Millner's, a clothing store on Main Street. "I thought, 'Isn't that too bad.' It took a while for it to sink in."Ann van de Graaf, a Lynchburg artist and LegacyMuseum director who grew up in Tanzania, said someone called her home in the city to say the president had been shot. "I just couldn't believe it. I said, 'Which president?' I couldn't believe it would be the president of the United States."Fore, whose memories of the day remain strong, remembers that the Boonsboro Country Club chef took him and other caddies to a bus stop in Peakland that afternoon so they could ride home."It was all over TV," Fore recalls. "It was one of our worst days, because I felt like this was a young man who really was going to bring us out of the kind of bondage we were still in as far as jobs and opportunities were concerned.""A lot of people felt bewildered," Fore said. "It was a day I will never forget."We all had so much hope in the Kennedys."Where were you?Dozens responded to The News & Advance's call for memories of that day, which will mark its 50th anniversary on Friday.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The News & Advance (Lynchburg, Va.) Visit The News & Advance (Lynchburg, Va.) at .newsadvance.com Distributed by MCT Information Services自存倉