- Oct 25 Fri 2013 09:46
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江西魅力鄉鎮
金秋時節,迷利倉走進南昌經濟技術開發區蛟橋鎮,一棟棟整齊的房子坐落在道路兩旁,寬闊的休閒廣場坐著一群群老人在閑暇聊天,不時傳來一陣陣笑聲,一群群小孩在廣場上來回奔跑、嬉笑打鬧……近年來,蛟橋鎮黨委、政府堅持以人為本,著力改善民生,全面提升人民群�幸福指數。在加大民生投入、統籌城鄉發展、推進新型城鎮化建設、引導百姓致富的同時,加強社會治安綜合治理,維護社會穩定,加大文明建設,提升群�幸福指數,取得了可喜的成效。加快推進城鎮化今日的蛟橋,道路寬闊,環境優美,是一座功能齊全的新城區。蛟橋鎮按照宜居宜業宜商的生態總要求,精心搞好城鎮規劃,以“因地制宜、一村一品、統籌規劃”的原則,先後開展了9個村的新村建設,全面提升和改善村民的居住環境,按照“建設一個、完善一個、打造一個”的總體目標要求,不斷完善新村基礎設施建設和管理機制。各新村都設立了物業管理中心,制定了村規民約、文明村建設規定,淨化了新村環境。為切實給農民一個安逸的居住環境,全鎮各村建立垃圾屋,聘請了保潔員,每天定時清掃清理垃圾,並及時組織黨員幹部開展義務勞動和宣傳活動,不斷提升農村自我管理、自我服務的能力。同時大力開展“拆違章、抓整治、強管理、樹形象”活動,重點整治轄區內的亂搭亂建,占道經營,亂停亂放,加強農村自身建設的長效管理機制,探索出適合新村管理機制。改善民生提質量蛟橋鎮黨委、政府始終把保障和改善民生放在突出位置,不斷加大投入,著力解決廣大人民群�養老難、看病難、出行難、上學難等難題。幾年來,依據國家政策規定,該鎮先後規範了新型農村合作醫療、鄉村醫療站點建設、失地農民養老保險、失地老人養老保障等工作。初步構建起多層次、寬領域、廣覆蓋的農村社會保障體系。完善了全鎮13個村的村民醫療站點建設,解決了群�就近看病問題;加大村級學校硬件設施建設投入,改善了城鄉學生的就學條件。針對雙嶺、麥園、衛國等幾個村村民的安全用水問題,鎮黨委政府高度重視,把保障群�的生命安全和切身利益作為工作中的重中之重。通過與市區相關部門協調溝通,於今年初開始自來水全面安裝到各家各戶,解決三個村近5000村民的飲用水安全問題。一項項惠民工程,讓廣大群�特別是困難群�充分享受到發展帶來的成果。全鎮農民的幸福指數不斷提高,2012年農民人均收入達到9350元,同比增長20.6%。抓好發展富一方原來的蛟橋農民一直靠種地為生,日子過得緊巴巴,自開發區建立以來,蛟橋鎮黨委、政府以“為官一任,造福一方”為己任,結合各村特色,大力發展集體經濟,帶領群�共同致富。龍譚村依托江西旅遊商貿學院迷你倉歐菲光企業輻射功能,因地制宜,按照服務高校和企業的總體思路,先後建設了高校學生後勤服務區和服務企業的商業街,預計2013年村集體收入達1000多萬元,同時引導農民緊抓機遇,出租閑暇房屋和大力發展第三產業。農民的收入得到大幅度的提高。麥園村黨總支堅持“穩步發展、和諧發展”的原則,先後在劉王小區、李家新村建設了綜合樓、綜合市場等實體,村級經濟收入逐年提高,2012年達到130多萬元,年均按10%的速度遞增。下羅村以村民投資入股的方式,先後建設了正元購物中心、凱豐大街、下羅綜合樓等實體,每年每人年底分紅近2000元。瀛上村在經濟基礎較好的情況下,仍不忘發揮優勢,投入1億元購買經濟發展商舖,村級經濟發展後勁強勢有力。2012年全鎮財政收入達到10億元。在鎮黨委、政府的引導下,全鎮各村結合實際,以“一村一品、一村一業”的思路,大力發展集體經濟,引導村民共同致富,全鎮上下集體經濟發展顯現出一片喜人的局面,農民人均收入逐年提升。文明之花遍地開每當夜幕降臨,蛟橋鎮所轄的下羅、上羅等村和社區廣場上便會奏響起一首首歡快的樂曲,隨著優美的音樂,人們歡快地舞動起來,臉上洋溢著幸福的笑容。隨著南昌著力打造核心增長極,經開區“工業立區、三產富區、功能活區”的發展思路,蛟橋鎮黨委政府全面按照區工委管委的部署,以服務經開區的發展為取向、提升民生為根本,在抓經濟發展的同時,以和諧發展為基礎,以全面提升群�素質為目標,以活動為載體,加強精神文明建設,大力開展群�喜聞樂見的活動,破除迷信陋習,促進鄰里和諧,在鎮黨委政府和各村(社區)的重視下,各村(社區)組建了各具特色的文體活動隊伍。如範家採茶戲團、瀛上腰鼓隊、下羅竹板隊、新宇社區的合唱團等等,隨著活動的不斷開展,參與的人越來越多,這些隊員有的70多歲,有的只有20來歲,盡管她們可能隔著幾代人,但她們的距離卻只有幾步,她們為群�帶來了歡笑。今年8月,從她們中抽調部分人員參加南昌“舞動贛鄱,健康江西”全民健身廣場舞比賽,榮獲全市銅獎。“從群�中來,到群�中去”,是蛟橋鎮開展精神文明建設的基本原則,以點帶面、以新除舊是他們不懈的追求。經過不斷的努力,文明之風在悄然興起,蛟橋鎮的農民走上了新的舞台,舞出了新的精彩。(陳 霞)(系列展示)富裕·和諧·秀美● 江西省文明鎮● 江西省百強鄉鎮● 全省人口與計劃生育依法行政示範鄉鎮● 蛟橋鎮下羅村被評為全國文明村、麥園村被評為江西省文明村第5屆蛟橋鎮:發展·富裕·文明中心集鎮區華茂廣場一期全景圖苗木基地重陽節義診活動農民腰鼓隊農民新村休閒廣場自存倉
- Oct 25 Fri 2013 09:36
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深圳版
inWatch Z智能腕表項目正在�籌網上進行募資,self storage雖然距項目籌款完結還有40多天,所籌款項卻早已超過了原定募集的資金額度,365名出資人已使得目前累計資金達到了約108萬元。這只是�籌網上數十個正在募資項目中的一個。快男主題電影、那英演唱會、瀘州老窖、漢華商務機、“情感傳遞”可穿戴設備等在內多個閃爍著創意火花的項目都位列其中。事實上,�籌這一互聯網金融模式早已在海外市場蔚然成風,但是在國內還處於剛剛萌芽的階段。有專家指出,�籌�籌網站將分為兩類。一類是像�籌網這樣背靠資金實力強大的金融集團的綜合性�籌平台。目前,�籌網在科技、影視、娛樂、美食、活動、旅行、公益、攝影等領域均頻頻出擊,其發佈的�籌開放平台將成為一個�籌行業開放化合作與資源共建共享的線上平台,該平台可有效整合項目資源,促進市場資源共享。�籌網母公司網信金融CEO盛佳認為,基於�籌開放平台,�籌網迷利倉聯合國內多家�籌類網站,整合各家的優勢項目資源,通過線上平台,以各網站為項目單元,向市場展現更加多元化的項目品類和更加豐富的項目資源,從而形成產品集群的規模化效應,進而弱化�籌類網站之間的同質化競爭,突出合作,在開放的線上平台中各取所需,共享市場資源,實現產業共贏。�籌開放平台已經開放的領域包括科技、美食、娛樂、高端服務等四個領域,已經成為相關領域進行項目�籌的標配,未來有望成為這些領域項目�籌的首選。如今,�籌網率先開�行業整合之路。業內專家指出,並不是任何一個互聯網金融網站都可以走上整合重組行業的道路,首先必須有合作共贏和創新的精神,其次需要有強大的資金作為保證。�籌網無疑兼具這兩方面優勢。其母公司網信金融為開放平台的創立注資上億,成為該領域單筆最大的投資。此舉同時引發觀察家斷言,�籌網此番開�行業整合之路,將為�籌領域樹立競爭壁壘,行業未來將實現差異化發展。迷你倉
- Oct 25 Fri 2013 09:15
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投資超900億的一批文創項目亮相京港會 首鋼明年建成工業旅遊街區
晨報訊(記者 劉映花)記者昨日從京港會獲悉,儲存距離天安門18公里的“新首鋼高端產業綜合服務區”規劃已經正式獲批。其中,“西十筒倉項目”位於服務區北端的工業主題園,通過對極具工業特色的筒倉、料倉及周邊區域改造,植入鋼鐵文化,打造成特色街區,計劃于2014年10月建成。另外在昨天的推介會上,首鋼總公司的6大精品項目也吸引了不少香港企業的目光。除了西十筒倉街區改造項目,炙手可熱的互聯網金融概念,也將讓首鋼煥發生機。據介紹,“互聯網金融產業園”也將入駐服務區南側,主要依托現存二型材廠房進行改造建設,未來將吸納現代金融行業入駐。此外,新首鋼高端產業綜合服務區緊鄰長安街北側,還將打造占地約20公頃的首鋼廣場,構建以“金融商務”為核心的產業體系,塑造一個具有國際視野、復合功能、高端品質的特色現代商務功能區。在昨日舉行的“2013京港文化創意產業項目推介洽談會”上,超過750億元,擬融資金額超過144億元,投資總額超過900億元的文化創意產業項目亮相。北京首次推出了一批園區招商資源和樓宇、土地招商項目。此外,重點建設的大項目多。如園區招商資源中的天橋演藝區起步區、大山子時尚創意產業功能區等。■新聞鏈接豐台推出“園林式金融商務區”晨報訊(記者 韓娜)中國首個“園林式金融商務區”的麗澤地區成為最引人注目的亮點。豐台區常務副區長高朋在京港會上透露,豐台區推介的37個項目內容涉及高新技術、文化創意、金融服務、旅遊產業等方面,麗澤金融商務區是推介的重點項目。據介紹,麗澤金融商務區規劃綠地面積3000多畝,商務區內有6條綠帶縱橫交錯,蓮花河貫穿南北,豐草河從南側流過。交通方面,麗澤地區不僅構建了地鐵、高架橋、地下交通環廊等多元化的立體交通系統,還提供慢行林陰路、自行車租賃點、區內擺渡觀光車等交通服務。80多棟新建建築全部按照迷你倉色低碳指標進行建設,還將打造世界上最大規模的集中供冷系統。門頭溝明年建七星級酒店晨報訊(記者 劉映花)一座“超迪拜”的七星級酒店將于明年在門頭溝動工建設。昨日,門頭溝區政府和中東海灣投資集團、香港華通投資控股有限公司在京港會上就項目簽約。相關負責人接受記者採訪時表示,希望這個酒店能成為北京地標,也成為中國和中東文化交流的窗口。來自沙特的中東海灣投資集團首次進入中國市場,香港華通投資執行董事歐東浩告訴記者,華通投資是集團為此專門在香港註冊的公司,除了超級酒店,集團還將在門頭溝建設國際石油交易平台、會議中心、中東商貿中心、精品公寓等,其中包括配套的中東學校和清真寺,總投資額高達30億美元,一期投資10億美元。談到中東的七星級酒店與其他豪華酒店的差異,歐東浩表示,其最大特點在於服務而非硬件,“迪拜的七星級酒店,一個房間就有7個服務員。”中旅大廈麗都酒店36億元改造晨報訊(記者 張璐)在第十七屆京港洽談會上,擁有最多港企投資的朝陽區簽約總金額位居各區縣之首。港中旅集團今年起將對中旅大廈和麗都飯店進行升級改造。其中,中旅大廈選址中旅大廈南側土地,擬建立港中旅國內總部基地。麗都綜合體項目一期的新酒店工程已進入精裝修施工階段,二期綜合體開發擬打造包括商業、寫字樓、公寓、劇院、公園等業態的綜合體,打造麗都商圈的新核心。英皇集團投資的英皇集團中心(凱特大廈)項目將作為其在中國內地的總部基地。該項目位於建國門附近,為高端商業、影院及甲級辦公樓綜合體,並擁有3萬平方米商業配套。駿豪集團擬在京打造“駿豪中央公園廣場”,項目一期總投資40億元。朝陽區政府相關負責人介紹,目前港資企業在朝陽區投資建設的重大項目包括財富中心、中國大飯店、環球金融中心、賽特百貨等,截至今年上半年共有3468家港資企業在朝陽區投資,約占全市三分之一。self storage
- Oct 25 Fri 2013 09:00
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阿壩州將建全國藏區旅遊發展示範區
信息來源於四川新聞網 / Cited from .newssc.org/本報訊(記者 朱麗)10月24日,自存倉省旅遊局和阿壩藏族羌族自治州政府簽署加快旅遊業發展的戰略合作協議,共同建設全國藏區旅遊發展示範區。根據協議,省旅遊局將把阿壩州納入四川旅遊業核心規劃建設區域,指導建設一批生態型、民族品牌型旅遊精品,實施15大藏區旅遊迷你倉範項目建設,支持阿壩州九環線智慧旅遊帶、紅原機場旅遊通道配套設施、自駕游體系等項目規劃建設。阿壩州政府將把旅遊業作為全州主導產業,建設“全域全時多元”景區,大力推進大九寨國際旅遊區、大東女國陽光休閒度假區、黃河大草原馬背文化旅遊區等重大旅遊項目建設,促進阿壩州中部和西部的旅遊業發展,爭取3年內新培育1至2家大型旅遊集團公司。mini storage
- Oct 25 Fri 2013 08:48
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Jury hearing closing arguments in underage sex trial of ex-WPTV weatherman Lopicola
Source: The Palm Beach Post, Fla.mini storageOct. 24--WEST PALM BEACH -- Update 3 p.m.: Closing arguments have begun. State prosecutors just finished saying that the presumption of innocence for Lopicola is gone, and the state has proven its case. The defense is now doing its closing statements.Update noon: Lopicola said he asked the teen to send nude pictures, but he refused.Update 11:45 a.m.: Lopicola speaking from witness stand says texts with teen were part of fantasy world he described as a "pornographic movie."Update 11 a.m.: Lopicola says he "sexted" a lot. He turned off texting ability on his phone because it was too distracting. While he says he never met his alleged victim in person, Lopicola said he saw the teen's Craigslist ad. "I was under the impression he was 18." He was not.Update at 10:45 a.m.: Upon taking the stand, Lopicola says that the first time he saw the teen he's accused of having sex with was in the courtroom yesterday. He said they had neither met nor had sex. He told the court the "accusations are humiliating."Former TV weatherman Rob Lopicola, who faces charges of sexual activity with minors, as well as computer pornography and child exploitation, will take the stand in his own defense, his attorneys said this morning.This morning, state prosecutors rested their case against Lopicola after questioning Palm Beach County Sheriff's Det. Linda Anderson, one of the lead investigators in the underage sex case since March 2011. Anderson interviewed Lopicola in July 2012, and prosecutors played back one of those video-taped interviews in which Lopicola described how he searched for hookups through online Craigslist ads.After the prosecution rested, Lopicala's defense attorneys moved immediately for an acquittal on the second count, which accuses charges the the former WPTV-Channel 5 weekend weatherman of touching or soliciting a person under 16 to commit lewd or lascivious act.The prosecution disagreed with the assertion saying soliciting means act must be done. Palm Beach County Court Judge Barry Cohen denied the defense motion.Today is the second day of testimony in the highly publicized case. On Wednesday, the儲存seven jurors heard from a young man, now 18, who tearfully described meeting Lopicola and the text messages they exchanged.The texting began when the boy, formerly from west Boca Raton, moved to Michigan after his sexual encounter with Lopicola. When he reached out to him again, the young man testified, Lopicola didn't immediately remember him, but the two quickly began talking about being in a relationship together and having sex. Lopicola, according to the teen, said they could act like father and son and still be lovers."All kidding aside, would you call me dad from now on please?" Lopicola allegedly asked in one of the texts.The teen said he and Lopicola had phone sex, discussed child and incest porn, and even discussed the possibility of the boy's willingness to have sex with Lopicola's "older friends".Prosecutors Michael Kugler and Jessica Kahn say although the boy's ad on Craigslist listed him as 18, Lopicola knew the boy was underage before they were intimate. Lopicola's attorneys, Assistant Public Defenders Kristy Militello and Bill Glenn, say Lopicola thought he was simply role-playing a fantasy with an adult male, adding that they believe the accuser was trying to set the former meteorologist up following the pattern of Dateline NBC's "To Catch a Predator" program.Lopicola faces up to 35 years in prison if a jury convicts him of lewd and lascivious battery and other charges related to his interactions with the boy he met through a personal ad on Craigslist.Lopicola, who abruptly resigned from WPTV in 2006 after eight years as their weekend meteorologist, first spoke with police about the case in April 2011, when the mother of the 17-year-old caught Lopicola hiding in her son's shower. Lopicola reportedly told police at that time that he met the Palm Beach Lakes High School student as the boy was walking on Village Boulevard.Check back for updates to this breaking news story.Staff writer Sonja Isger contributed to this report.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Fla.) Visit The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Fla.) at .palmbeachpost.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉
- Oct 25 Fri 2013 08:47
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吊臂烤駱駝瞬間賣清光
self storage 新疆巴楚縣美食節前日開幕,該縣「烤肉王」第5 代傳人明吾甫爾在「超級」烤爐中烤出一頭重達350 公斤的駱駝。明吾甫爾說,他用7 天時間挖了4.5 米深的�坑,在駱駝上塗了17 種調味料,以5 噸多木柴烤了5 個小時。這頭烤全駝以每公斤120 元的價格出售,很快搶購一空。(中新社)迷你倉
- Oct 25 Fri 2013 08:45
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Daily Mail, London, market report column
Source: Daily Mail, LondonOct.迷你倉 24--When the word 'transformational' is used by analysts to describe any corporate deal, you can bet your life that fund managers will then take a closer look. There was certainly a surge in APR Energy's share price after the power generation company announced a spectacular purchase from General Electric, which leaves the US industrial giant with a 17pc stake in the enlarged group.It closed 195p or 20pc higher at a record 1150p after buying GE's turbine rental business, the third largest player in the global power rentals business. APR is paying pounds sterling 194m, of which pounds sterling 154m is being satisfied by the issue of 15.5m new shares at pounds sterling 10 per share and pounds sterling 39m in cash.APR's buoyant chief executive John Campion said: 'The deal diversifies our revenue base, gives us exposure to new geographies and sectors, and enhances our natural gas footprint.'Shares in APR have soared 80pc since February's low. The recovery was triggered in March when it announced the biggest contract in its history, a 250-megawatt deal in Libya for its dual-fuel turbines.The Footsie blew a fuse as dealers took some cash off the table following weak Asian markets overnight. The close was 21.18 points off at 6,674.48. There was some disquiet about a spike in China's short-term money market rates amid growing concerns about rising bad loans among China's biggest banks.Wall Street fell 67 points at the outset on fears that the People's Bank of China could decide to raise interest rates. Quarterly figures from Caterpillar also disappointed.Turnover in insurance group RSA swelled to almost four times the daily average to more than 48m as takeover speculation intensified. The shares rose 3.1p to 127p on continuing talk of a possible pounds sterling 6.6bn or 180p-a-share cash offer from rival Aviva, 0.5p dearer at 438.9p.Home banks came on offer after the European Central Bank said it would start to review the balance sheets of 130 institutions across Europe. Royal Bank of Scotland ? 81pc owned by the UK taxpayer and already in the doghouse this week on fears of a good-bank, bad-bank split ? shed 9.9p more to 352.1p. Barclays cheapened 4.4p to 268.2p.Buying on the back of a booming UK housing market, housebuilder Persimmon climbed a further 29p to 1256p.A Galvan Research recommendation helped broadcaster ITV feature a gain of 2.9p to 195p. It is a geared play to general UK economic recovery, but should also receive additional revenues from the World Cup in Brazil next year.UBC Media, the multimedia content and services comself storageany, soared 2.5p or 65pc to 6.4p after reporting growth at its London-based audio social network Audioboo. Registered users have increased from 600,000 to more than 1.7m in the past year and at an average pace of 5,000 new users a day.Confirmation of the appointment of Andria Vidler as chief executive from November 4 left Centaur Media underwhelmed at 51.75p, down 0.75p. It follows Tuesday's revelation that Geoff Wilmot is not proceeding with a bid for the company. Broker Peel Hunt is a seller with a target price of 45p because of continued uncertainty over direction.A Shore Capital sell recommendation following the third-quarter figures dragged International Personal Finance 45.5p lower to 623p. The broker reckons there is no real income support with a 2013 dividend yield of only 1.4pc.Zotefoams slipped 10.5p to 180.5p after seeing an unexpected shortfall in shipments to some European polyolefin customers in the third-quarter. Investec slashed its full-year pre-tax profit forecast to pounds sterling 4m from pounds sterling 5.8m. A profits warning left OMG 0.62p lower at 28.75p. The computer image company said that full-year profits would be lower than previous expectations after its film and gaming division suffered challenging trading conditions. Pre-tax profits for the year to end-September would be pounds sterling 3m instead of analyst expectations for pounds sterling 3.9m.Buying fuelled by revived takeover hopes lifted biotech company Angle 9p to 91.5p. An industry giant would probably like to get its hands on its Parsortix non-invasive cancer diagnostic product which already has a patent in America.Deltex Medical added 1.25p to 16.62p after announcing its second generation Doppler monitoring technology has been approved by the US Food & Drug Administration.Attempts by Quixant to reassure investors that it knows of no reason for the recent decline in the share price failed to stop the rot. The firm, which provides specialised computing platforms for casino gaming and slot machine applications, fell 4.5p to 116p.___Buyers chased HaloSource 4.25p higher to 17p on hearing that three directors, including chief financial officer James Thompson, had bought 40,000 shares each at around 15p a pop. The US-based clean water and antimicrobial technology company has four divisions: drinking water, recreational water, environmental water and coatings. It recently won a lucrative contract with Morf India.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Daily Mail (London, ) Visit the Daily Mail (London, ) at .dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html Distributed by MCT Information Services迷利倉
- Oct 25 Fri 2013 08:42
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新IPHONE 台灣低調開賣 首賣會,電信三雄都不辦,威寶首度加入
IPHONE5S、5C今(25)日正式開賣,存倉相較於過去歷代IPHONE手機在台銷售,電信三雄都會在第一天大張旗鼓、熱鬧舉辦首賣會或排隊活動拚場,今年三家電信公司默契一致,不辦任何造勢活動,開賣蘋果新機相對低調。不過,蘋果首次在台開放電信三雄以外的威寶電信來銷售IPHONE5S及5C,威寶預定11月8日開賣兩款手機,並強調價格不怕貨比三家,絕對比電信三雄犀利。中華電信表示,已經通知預約客戶領取IPHONE5S手機,5C不用預約就可以直接在中華電全省門市購買。台灣大強調,到貨手機會先供貨給預約客戶。遠傳表示,今天開放9家指定門市,即便沒有預購的消費者,也能到門市選購IPHONE5S香檳金的限量現貨。按儲存往例,新的IPHONE手機開賣同時,舊款IPHONE同步降價促銷,中華電信調降4S及IPHONE5各系列手機套裝售價,最多降足5,000元,其中又以搭配1,343型資費,套裝價由1,3900元降至8,900元最犀利,不過,IPHONE5目前所剩貨源不多,所以中華電才決定一次出清並擴大降幅。除此,由於IPHONE5S及5C買氣不如預期,因此,電信業者也紛紛打出舊機換新機活動,其中,遠傳電信祭出IPHONE5換IPHONE5S活動,消費者拿IPHONE5S的16GB手機用戶更換16GB的IPHONE5S手機,需搭配1,168資費方案,5S可以0元拿到,搭配1,368資費,5S的32GB版本只要900元。迷你倉
- Oct 24 Thu 2013 11:03
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Pa. case fuels debate on assisted suicide
Source: The Philadelphia InquirerOct.mini storage 23--If she lived in Oregon, Washington state, or Vermont, Barbara Mancini could have handed her terminally ill father the morphine he wanted, and there the story would have ended.But in Pennsylvania, it was just the start of a legal saga that has refueled the national debate over assisted suicide and cast the 57-year-old Philadelphia nurse as either a compassionate daughter comforting a dying man, or a criminal enabler in his death.Under the state penal code, "a person who intentionally aids or solicits another to commit suicide is guilty of a felony."Mancini was arrested Feb. 7 and so charged. Conviction could mean up to 10 years in prison.In a hearing two weeks ago, state Senior Deputy Attorney General Anthony Forray said that Mancini pressured a hospice to prescribe morphine for her father, that she handed him the drug believing it would kill him, and asked for more when it didn't.Mancini's lawyer, Fred Fanelli, said she acted out of love in giving Joseph Yourshaw, 93, of Pottsville, the morphine upon his request. Fanelli also contended that what Mancini did was legal even under Pennsylvania law, because Yourshaw did not need her help -- he could have obtained the morphine himself -- and his intention when he took it is unknown.Laws that went into effect in Oregon 15 years ago, in Washington state four years ago, and in Vermont this year would allow actions like Yourshaw's and Mancini's. So would current bills in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Both are patterned after Oregon's law, which says that if two doctors deem a terminally ill person mentally competent, he or she has the right to be prescribed a lethal drug dose. A daughter could pass it to her father without fear of penalty.In Pennsylvania, and in this case, the issue is intent: Did Mancini hand Yourshaw the morphine knowing he would end his life? Or did she do it so he could ease his pain?In Oregon, that distinction is not important.Perhaps the most telling aspect of that law is how few take advantage of it.Among the 32,000 Oregonians who died last year, 77 ended their lives after legally obtaining lethal doses; 38 others got drugs but didn't use them.Yourshaw was under hospice care, with end-stage diabetes, renal failure, and heart disease, when he drank the morphine Feb. 7. Against his daughter's wishes, a hospice nurse called police, and Mancini was charged that day with aiding a suicide. Yourshaw self storageas revived at a hospital, only to die four days later.Mancini has been suspended from her job in the emergency room of a local hospital. Her legal fees have topped $90,000, said her husband, Joe.Supporters of Oregon's statute say that laws against assisted suicide, such as Pennsylvania's, were not intended for cases like Mancini's. They apply to putting guns in the hands of unstable people, or bullying teens into killing themselves."Joe Yourshaw wasn't suicidal, even if he did intend to advance the time of death," said Barbara Combs Lee, who led the effort in 1997 to pass the Oregon law and founded the advocacy group Compassion & Choices."That's a rational end-of-life decision: I'm dying. My only choice is how long the process goes on, what it feels like for me, and what memories I leave my loved ones."Opponents of Oregon-type laws argue that doctors should save lives, not help end them with lethal prescriptions.In 1997, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Americans do not have a constitutional right to assisted suicide. But, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote, "it is widely recognized that the provision of pain medication is ethically and professionally accepted even when the treatment may hasten the patient's death."Justice David Souter concurred that terminally ill patients may take medication "to alleviate pain, even when the medication is so powerful as to hasten death and the patient chooses to receive it with that understanding."In 2006, the justices upheld Oregon's law and urged states to serve as laboratories."It's quite moving when you look at the evidence in Oregon," said State Sen. Daylin Leach (D., Montgomery), who introduced a bill like Oregon's. "There has not been a single case of demonstrated pressure or fraud. Look what happened. People get the medication, and . . . often they don't wind up taking it. Knowing that if it gets too bad, they have a way out is all they need."His bill, however, "isn't going anywhere right now," he said. And until it does, "situations like this will continue to happen."A similar bill introduced in New Jersey by Gloucester County Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli has cleared the health committee and is "working its way through the process," he said Tuesday.mvitez@phillynews.com215-313-3518@michaelvitezCopyright: ___ (c)2013 The Philadelphia Inquirer Visit The Philadelphia Inquirer at .philly.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉
- Oct 24 Thu 2013 10:57
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乘氣球遊太空高飛3萬米 料2016載人每程58萬元
美國一間公司打算搞「氣球太空遊」,mini storage讓遊客不必經過嚴格訓練即乘坐「太空艙」,由氣球將他們送上離地面3 萬米高的平流層。氣球所到位置仍處於大氣層內,屬於太空邊緣,開發公司表明,行程標並非讓乘客體驗失重狀態,而是俯瞰地球弧度和星空美景。該公司計劃每人每程收7.5 萬美元(約58 萬港元),冀最快在2016 年展開活動。為國際太空站提供硬件的亞利桑那企業Paragon,旗下的World View 是最新計劃加入太空旅遊戰團的公司。前者聯合創辦人波恩特(Jane Poynter)周二宣布,將於數月內開始售票,今年內開始試飛,盼最快3 年後送人「上太空」。今年試飛數月內售票每個太空艙由兩人操作,每程將接載6 名乘客。為應付高空3 萬米的環境,重達4 噸的太空艙將裝上加壓大窗戶和生命支援系統,以保護乘客免受輻射、微型流星體、極端高溫或接近真空狀態下受到傷害。根據計劃,太空艙將在新墨西哥州儲存部的美國太空港出發,以氦氣球送上高空3 萬米,落地時會先脫離氣球,機師再用儼如滑翔翼的翼傘控制下降,以在預定地點登陸。專家:技術上不會離開大氣層3 萬米左右的高度是少數軍用飛機與研究用氣球可以達到的高度,但專家認為技術上它仍不會離開大氣層。事實上,其他太空旅遊競爭對手的飛船所到達的高度更高,甚至讓旅客感受到失重狀態,但World View 強調,旅程焦點在於旅客可在不穿太空服和不戴氧氣罩下一覽地球美景。根據申請文件,每次航行總長6 小時,其中兩小時是逗留在高空賞景,其間旅客可自由活動。這項計劃仍須得到美國聯邦航空管理局(FAA)批准,FAA 表明,安全標準將與環繞地球的載人太空船一致。「太空旅遊」如今成為多間新興企業熱烈爭逐的市場,連維珍航空創辦人布蘭森所搞的維珍銀河公司亦如此,但其計劃是以太空飛機載乘客衝上110 公里高空,並讓他們體驗幾分鐘失重感覺。(華爾街日報/路透社)迷你倉
- Oct 24 Thu 2013 10:43
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iPad新品被指乏驚喜價過高 為保霸位蘋果應棄漸進創新
【香港商報綜合報道】蘋果當地時間周二推出了更輕更薄的新一代iPad(iPadAir)、配置視網膜顯示屏的新iPadmini以及新一代的筆記本電腦、工作站等產品,迷你倉並宣布免費升級新一代作業系統。但多家外媒分析認為,蘋果的發布會並沒有帶來什麼驚喜。蘋果欲以高端的配置和定價來確保自身市場地位,但創新能力的缺失也使得蘋果正面臨越發激烈的市場競爭。 1 輕盈iPadAir係「自我剽竊」 蘋果增強了iPadAir的商務功能,為其配備全新的64位A7處理器。新款內置有M7協處理器和雙麥克風,外觀採用與iPadmini一樣的窄邊框設計,比上一代iPadmini薄了20%,iPadAir重量僅為1磅(四代重量1.4磅)。 iPadAir依舊採用9.7寸視網膜顯示屏,主攝像頭依然為500萬像素,前置攝像頭為120萬像素。iPadAir16GBWiFi版499美元起售。 據了解,iPadAir可以說是iPad4的升級,除沒有指紋識別功能外,搭載蘋果全部的新技術,同時也變得更輕更薄。但有評論稱其實則是一種「自我剽竊」。美國科技博客TheVerge就表示,儘管iPadAir的設計較舊款要輕薄得多,且具有更高的便攜性。但從近幾年蘋果發布的iPad產品來看,蘋果對於iPad的運作並沒有明顯的創新。 分析稱,在面對競爭對手紛紛開始嘗試以有意義而非花哨的方式來實現差異化的同時,蘋果也應一改近期以來「漸進式創新」的步伐,以確保自身在平板電腦市場的領先地位。 新iPadmini定價太冒險 雖然憑藉著極其出色的便攜性和較低的價格,iPadmini一經推出銷量非常理想,但分辨率不足的屏幕則成為第一代iPadmini最明顯的弱點。不過,蘋果此次終於帶來配備Retina屏幕的新iPadmini。此外,除了屏幕的重大升級之外,新iPadmini此次處理器的升級也相當給力。分析稱,新iPadmini可以說是同價位產品中最出色的小尺寸平板電腦。 但新版iPadmini的售價也高達399美元。對此,美國博客網站Businessinsider認為,蘋果給新iPadmini定出的高價格實為一種「大冒險」的舉動。彭博社表示,在三星、谷歌和亞馬遜等多家公司均推出廉價的平板電腦的情況下,激烈的市場競爭無疑給蘋果帶來更多壓力。 不過,路透社則認為,蘋果正在追逐整個平板電腦市場,並試圖同時滿足消費者和企業的需求。因此,相比搭載Android系統的廉價設備,蘋果可能更加謹防覬覦高端平板電腦市場的微軟及其SurfacePro。 老款降價抗衡競爭對手 與推出新品同樣重要的是,蘋果將老款iPadmini的售價從329美元下調至299美元。蘋果說,它將銷售一系列平板電腦,從去年推出的、售價299美元的iPadmini到起價499美元的新款iPadAir。這將使蘋果產品的價位更接近競爭對手。競爭對手已將平板電腦價格壓到低至229美元的水平。蘋果CEO庫克在發布會上說:「我想不出還有哪種產品能如此快速地做到如此程度。」他指出,蘋果已賣出逾1.7億部iPad。 另外,東京市場研究公司Advancmini storagedRe-search日前預測,蘋果將在2014年底推出55英寸與65英寸屏幕的高清電視機。 2 新iPad料助推平板銷量超PC 《紐約時報》網絡版周二刊文稱,蘋果對iPad進行升級後,將進一步增強這類產品的吸引力,從而推動其儘快超越PC。 Mac電腦已退居二線 蘋果前CEO喬布斯去世前曾表示,PC時代已基本結束。他說,平板電腦更加便攜,而且更易使用,所以可以切斷人們與傳統PC的聯繫———後者就像卡車一樣,只是用來承擔最大負荷的。 平板電腦已蠶食大量的PC市場。據美國市場研究公司Gartner的數據,2012年的平板電腦出貨量大約為1.2億台,幾乎是2010年iPad剛剛面市時的7倍。另一家美國市場研究公司IDC則預計,平板電腦銷量將在今年第四季度首次超過PC,2015年將首次實現年銷量超越PC。 據了解,Mac電腦已在蘋果公司退居二線,該公司的主要利潤來源變成iPhone和iPad。 小尺寸平板或熱銷 雖然平板電腦市場增長迅猛,但平板電腦的普及率仍然落後於智能手機。Gartner預計,今年全球的智能手機出貨量將達到10億部,而平板電腦僅為1.84億台。 不過,對於蘋果的競爭對手而言,小尺寸平板電腦卻讓他們大獲成功,部分原因在於低廉的售價。但蘋果似乎也從中嘗到了甜頭。自從去年末發布低價iPadmini後,iPad的整體平均售價出現下滑,表明iPadmini的銷量可能已超過全尺寸iPad。Gartner分析師米拉內斯預計,隨著智能手機市場日趨飽和,小尺寸平板電腦將繼續熱銷,預計今年聖誕購物季將成為小尺寸平板電腦的天下。 3 免費iWork或憋死微軟Office 值得關注的是,蘋果應對競爭日益白熱化的平板電腦市場的法寶除了提供更多的產品選擇外,還提供免費的軟件。據悉,蘋果對iLife套服軟件和iWork套服軟件進行大幅更新,同時宣布這兩組套件在新款iOS設備予以免費供應。分析稱,蘋果此舉意在增強iPad的商務功能,對抗微軟Surface等主打商用辦公的平板及PC。 《金融時報》稱,微軟之所以遲遲沒有向iPad推出Office軟件,是為將其作為自家Surface平板電腦的賣點來推廣。但當蘋果面向該平台力推iWork辦公套件時,Office或許已錯過最佳的機會窗口。 據了解,蘋果的iWork中包含了字處理軟件Pages、電子表格軟件Numbers和幻燈片編輯軟件Keynote。雖然相較於用戶基礎龐大的Office而言,這套軟件仍屬於小眾產品,但分析師表示,在蘋果將iWork套件的價格從30美元下調到免費向iPad和iPhone的新用戶提供後,已足以吸引很多用戶,完全不必繼續等待Office的發布。 iPad與 Mac始終獨立發展 在此次發布會上,蘋果CEO庫克取笑微軟及其硬件合作夥伴,稱蘋果的競爭對手令計算行業的未來更加撲朔迷離。他們先是發展上網本,現在又想把PC變成平板電腦,把平板電腦變成PC。誰知道他們接下來還要幹什麼? 庫克表示,蘋果始終將iPad與Mac獨立發展,因而明確了發展路徑。迷你倉
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莞松山湖發力跨境電子商務
文件倉 莞松山湖發力跨境電子商務日前,中國跨境電子商務大會暨海貿會第3屆年會在松山湖舉行,來自俄羅斯、中東等國內外近千名電子商務精英齊聚論道中國跨境電子商務未來發展之路。近年來,東莞大力推進產業轉型升級,同時亦在謀劃更加便捷、迅速的莞貨營銷之路,而電子商務則成為莞企創建品牌、開拓市場的首選。作為跨境電子商務領軍企業,敦煌網依託東莞數萬家製造業企業對電子商務需求的巨大市場,與松山湖高新區簽署戰略合作協議,投資4.9億元建立莞貨分銷中心平台,平台搭建後的前3年計劃吸引2萬家商戶進駐,預計實現交易額逾33億元。冷運軍存倉