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Source: The Indianapolis StarAug.文件倉 25--Jason DeHaven rarely makes a trip to the bank -- four, maybe five, times a year.He went when he had to get a mortgage for his house and when he needed an auto loan. He goes when he has a big check to deposit.The rest of the time, the 36-year-old Georgia resident and son of the Indiana Bankers Association president turns to the Internet for his banking need."That's where I do most of my banking," he said.DeHaven illustrates an ongoing shift within the banking industry: a subsiding need for the face-to-face interaction that comes with a trip to the bank as online and mobile technologies make transactions more convenient.Along with banking consolidations and mergers, this change in consumer behavior is eliminating the need for as many bank branches, a decline some experts say could grow larger in the future as the technologically savvy generation comes of age.Although new branches still open as customer needs warrant, only five states saw more openings than closings in the 12 months that ended March 31. Indiana experienced a net decrease of 55 branches, the fourth highest in the U.S. Nationwide, 1,107 branches opened, while 2,164 closed, according to research firm SNL Financial.Retail experts say these closings have left a number of former bank locations vacant, though they say that because of high traffic and visibility, the sites are fairly desirable.The bigger question is this: Could more branches close, eliminating your local branch and your friendly relationship with a familiar teller?Some experts say no.Others say yes."My personal belief is that we will see a continuing decrease in the gross number of branches nationwide as time goes on," said S. Joe DeHaven, president and chief executive officer of the Indiana Bankers Association and Jason's father. "I don't think it'll be rapid. I think it'll be a fairly slow and steady decrease over probably the next 25 years."On Aug. 30, Old National Bank will close 13 of its branches within retail centers such as Marsh and Kroger.After acquiring Charter One's Indiana franchise in 2009, the company was left with too many locations too close to one another. Leases for many branches were coming due for renewal, and the company decided to close some."We've got other branches that are within reasonable proximity to take care of those customers," said Randy Reichmann, president and CEO of Old National's Indianapolis region. "It's just an efficient thing that we think can still decrease costs."Acquisitions have prompted closingsRetail experts say such acquisitions have prompted the closure of many of the branch closings. When Old National acquired Monroe Bank in 2011, the company was left with banks that were across from each other, said Bill French, senior managing director and principal at commercial real estate firm Cassidy Turley. When First Merchants Bank acquired Lincoln Bank in 2008, there were duplicate branches."What I see more than anything," said Steve Delaney, a principal with the retail real estate firm Sitehawk, "is bank branches closing not because of lack of business but because of banks consolidating or banks buying other banks."Over the past three years, according to an April report by financial consulting services firm Bancography, the inventory of U.S. bank and credit union branches has declined by almost 2,500 units. About half of those closures, it found, directly followed in-market mergers.Amid the wave of mergers, changing consumer behavior plays a role, too."There's going to come a time when I think they will be used less as the next generation comes of age," Reichmann said. "There'll be an evolution. There's no question about it. As I look at my kids and their banking habits now, they're certainly different from mine when I was 30 because of what technology offers."Customers can pay their bills online with the click of a computer mouse. They can tap the screens of their smartphones and check their account balance. They can snap a photo of a check with their phone and deposit it remotely. Indianapolis-based Salin Bank recently became the first in Indiana to use a virtual teller -- an ATM machine with a video monitor that shows a remotely located human teller who can assist with transactions.A 2012 American Bankers Association report found that 39 pe存倉cent of surveyed adults most often used Internet banking to manage accounts, up from 36 percent in 2010. Eighteen percent said visiting a branch was their preferred method, down from 25 percent in 2010.Bancography reported that median branch transaction counts declined to 7,600 per month in 2012, down from 10,200 five years prior."It's probably just a symptom of the fact that we don't need that personal interaction as much as we used to," Jason DeHaven said, "because we have more self-service channels like the Web and the ATM."What happens to the empty space?When bank branches do close and leave vacant spots, retail experts say it is not too hard to fill them.Banks tend to be well-constructed, they say, and be in areas with high traffic and good visibility and access.French, of Cassidy Turley, has seen everything from yogurt shops and insurance offices to chiropractic facilities and veterinarian clinics go into former banking centers."Generally banks were very pragmatic about acquiring sites with good access and visibility," he said, "so the demand for those should be very strong."But some design elements of bank branches can present challenges, Delaney of Sitehawk said."It was designed as a bank branch," he said, "so it can be difficult to retrofit a bank branch because they're designed with drive-thrus and they have a vault inside. The configuration of a bank branch does not necessarily lend itself to other types of retail."Because of the valuable locations, however, the vacant centers are still relatively easy to sell or lease."If the location is desirable," Delaney said, "the new retailer will tear down the existing branch and build the type of retail that they need."Even with the challenges, retrofitting a location is feasible.Delaney is working on a deal right now that involves a Panda Express moving into a former bank location in Evansville.The restaurant is using the building mostly as it is, converting the drive-thru space into one that works for fast-food purposes."It can work," Delaney said.When vacant branches are within larger retail centers such as grocery stores, retail consultants say, other services may take their place: nail and hair salons, computer repair shops, optometry centers. For those spaces, the number of people going through the store will determine whether other retailers take interest."If it's a high-value store, there will be a number of people that will want that space," French said."If it's a lower-volume store, it's going to be more challenging to refill that space."Banks will find ways to adjust to needsAs the generation that grew up on the Internet and cellphones ages, some industry experts say banks will have to find ways to adjust to their habits.Because online transactions are going to take away a lot of the necessity of branches, S. Joe DeHaven said, large branches could be replaced with much smaller branches.There will be more automation and self-service opportunities in those branches.And their focus also may change, going from a transaction-based operation to a consultative one. Staff will focus on opening accounts and talking to people about loans or offer financial planning rather than deposit checks and make withdrawals."Those folks who are less technologically oriented and older, they're going to be replaced with by a generation that is technologically advanced and does most everything online," DeHaven said. "The branch will become much less transactional."In 30 years, he said, the bank teller as consumers know it today may not exist."The customers aren't coming in anymore," he said. "The customers are not pursuing that relationship."Other industry professionals say the need to provide personal interaction will remain."Customer behavior has changed, and customers bank differently than they did in the past, and a lot of that has to do with technology," said Tara Burke, spokeswoman for Bank of America."But a lot of them tell us face-to-face interaction is still important."If an exodus of bank branches were to happen in the future, it would not concern Jason DeHaven too much. If he needs the human interaction, he will seek it out."It's not a huge problem," he said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Indianapolis Star Visit The Indianapolis Star at .IndyStar.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Non-lenders are now able to conduct online payments, sell wealth management products and offer loans, fuelling fierce competitionOnline payment services, wealth management products and lending businesses offered by non-bank companies are changing the landscape of the mainland banking sector.迷你倉“It has become very difficult to predict the future of the banking sector,” said Wang Xiaoming, a vice-general manager of personal banking at Bank of China.“New technologies are bringing in sweeping changes to the way people manage their wealth, companies finance their operations and banks do business.”The central government would seek to break the monopoly in the banking sector, former premier Wen Jiabao said early last year. Since then 250 third-party payment licences have been issued, allowing non-bank companies to offer online payment services, issue and accept pre-paid cards, and handle bank card transactions through point-of-sale devices.Thanks to this mushrooming online e-commerce service, an increasing number of payments are being made on platforms operated by internet companies. Transactions made through this third-party non-bank payment system totalled 3.8 trillion yuan (HK$4.8 trillion) in the second quarter of this year, according to market research company Enfodesk.Over the same period, non-cash payments – transactions through banks and non-bank companies – amounted to 388.5 trillion yuan, according to the People’s Bank of China.The 1 per cent market share of non-cash payments commanded by third-party non-bank systems might appear to be tiny, but the share is set to increase substantially, according to sector participants.“With the help of big data and cloud computing, internet finance has enormous room to grow because it lowers information asymmetry (democratising the distribution of information and data) to a minimum,” said Xie Ping, a vice-president of China Investment Corp, the nation’s sovereign wealth fund.Alibaba was among the pioneers of internet finance services with its third-party payment system Alipay, and the mining of transaction data from its business-to-customer and customer-to-customer businesses.That data has now been used by Alipay to establish a credit rating system making use of the ability to access massive data sets (big data), through cloud computing (web-based and accessed hardware, networks, storage, services, and interfaces). Alipay is reportedly ready to launch a consumer loan service soon, but the company declined to comment.The latest expansion of credit services from Alipay follows the launch three自存倉years ago of a loan service to small and micro companies which trade through its e-commerce platforms.At the end of June, it had extended 100 billion yuan in loans and had a non-performing ratio on the portfolio of 0.87 per cent, it said.The growing presence of Alibaba and Alipay in the financing sector posed a “severe challenge” to banks, according to Hong Qi, the president of China Minsheng Banking.The medium-sized bank, which focuses on small companies, had 300 billion yuan of outstanding loans to small and micro companies at the end of last year.Alipay is also the first internet company to offer wealth management products. In June, it launched a service to allow its more than 600 million users to subscribe to the Tianhong mutual fund through their Alipay accounts.The service attracted 2.5 million users and 5.7 billion yuan of investments in 18 days, resulting in Tianhong becoming the fund with the largest number of subscribers on the mainland, Alipay said.Tencent, another leading internet company, recently partnered four fund management firms to enable transactions through its WeChat smart-phone messaging application, which has more than 300 million users globally.To make the competition fiercer, about 1,000 peer-to-peer micro-loan companies across the mainland are matching credit for customers and offering wealth management products. Such lending, which essentially ends banks’ middleman role, lets savers lend directly to pools of individuals.About 30 billion yuan of loans were matched over the system between 2007 and last year, data from the Central University of Finance and Economics showed.“Confronted with the sizzling competition, conservative banks which just maintain the status quo will ultimately fail,” said Jin Lin, an analyst with Orient Securities.Cash businesses, now dominated by traditional finance, including banks and brokerages, would gradually be taken away by internet finance, which had an edge also in credit risk management and actuarial analysis, thanks to big data’s strong analytical ability, Jin said.“The fight for market share among internet finance players will also escalate and it’s difficult to see who’s going to emerge as winners. But while the big players are fighting it out, smaller banks could collaborate with smaller internet companies to benefit both parties,” he said.On Thursday, China Citic Bank announced it would team up with telecommunications company China Unicom to launch a “mobile phone wallet” through which mobile phone users can link their devices with a Citic Bank card to make payments.迷你倉新蒲崗

楚天都市報訊 昨日，自存倉市民吳先生反映，他家新房裝修好準備入住時，卻發現因空調孔向屋內傾斜，以致雨水倒灌，家里的牆壁和地板都被泡壞了。他向物業、開發商、施工方等反映數次，常被“踢皮球”。吳先生介紹，他在東湖新技術開發區珞喻東路世紀花園買了一套新房。上個月剛裝修完，準備近期找個好日子搬家。前幾天，他來新居打掃衛生時，卻發現其中一間臥室的地板全都泡在水中，潔白的牆壁上也起了皮。仔細一看，原來，牆壁上打的空調孔是向屋內傾斜，因下了大雨，雨水順著空調孔流進室內，導致牆壁、地板遭秧。昨日，記者在吳先生家看到，地板已經部分變形，凹凸不平迷你倉新蒲崗牆面斑駁可見（如圖）。“新房變成了這個樣子，翻修要花幾千元不說，主要是影響心情。”吳先生說著直搖頭。據記者瞭解，和吳先生家有相同遭遇的，還有多家住戶。該小區3棟的畢女士剛搬進新家1個月，前幾天她探親回家後發現，客廳里滿是積水，部分地板鼓了起來，牆壁上甚至出現了霉點。記者隨即走訪了該小區物業公司，相關負責人解釋，施工方鑿洞時確實存在漏洞，但維修不歸物業負責，他們已向開發商和施工方反映過。昨日，經協調，該負責人稱，已敦促施工方開始維修，近日可將受損業主家的損壞處復原，並會就此提醒其他尚未入住的業主，以免遇到相同麻煩。記者揭明玥迷你倉出租

無�新聞有個《當年今日》環節，儲存倉回顧某年同日發生過的重要事件或政策，舊片段反映眾生苦與樂。不過《當年今日》是單向的，它說，你聽，又那及跟隨三位八十後短遊北角英皇道炮台山一段，聽他們口述歷史，有問有答，重構此區昔日的華麗畫面。記者：邵超攝影：陳盛臣模特兒：Chee@ Portamento（服裝提供：AMENPAPA）春秧街=四十間三位八十後都是「活現香港」行街團的創辦人，包括前食物及�生局政治助理陳智遠、旅遊指南《Lonely Planet》作者鄒頌華及本地文史發燒友祁凱達。行街團主旨不是純粹的行街街，而是想帶出香港城市遊並非只有購物與娛樂，還可以人文角度發掘香港好事物。眾所周知，北角是上海和福建族群的聚居地，從來不是旅遊點，即便鄒頌華是北角老街坊，祁凱達住在�魚涌，陳智遠熟悉政策政治，三人也要做足功課才能導賞，娛樂、時事、佚聞、老街坊的口述歷史無一放過，最重要的是搜索個人記憶，填補消失地標的空白。陳智遠說：「要有城市驚喜，期待參加者有嘩嘩聲的感覺，每走一小段路，都有故事聽。」鄒頌華說：「寫旅遊書不能盡情抒發我對香港的感受，我們不只講歷史，還會做到今昔對照。」祁凱達說得最直接：「我喜歡收集口述歷史，百聽不厭，總覺得老香港更像國際大都會。」採訪當日，我們來到北角春秧街，在陳智遠眼中，電車緩緩駛入春秧街街市，是香港一道獨特的文化風景。他想像力倒豐富：「每當電車駛入街市，總伴隨�叮叮聲，兩邊人流就會自動分開，情景就像摩西過紅海。」這奇景自1953年出現，當時電車公司想在東行線的終點站由銅鑼灣延伸到北角，但英皇道的闊度卻難以讓電車迴旋掉頭，於是想到一條絕橋，設立春秧街支線，鋪設單軌路軌，經春秧街轉入糖水道的總站上下乘客，電車再從糖水道右轉回英皇道向西行。春秧街也見證了北角如何先後變身「小上海」和「小福建」，話說早在1921年，南洋福建巨富郭春秧投得新填海地皮興建糖廠。陳智遠說：「最後計劃擱置，卻一口氣建立一排四十間的相連樓房，所以老街坊稱這�為『四十間』。」國共內戰時期，不少上海人逃難至香港，聚居於堡壘街、建華街一帶的高尚住宅，因此於五十年代北角有「小上海」之稱，在郭春秧開設的「麗池夜總會」打工的上海人，也聚居於春秧街。其後六十年代，上海迷你倉沙田漸漸富起來，遷往半山雲景道和跑馬地一帶居住，反而因為印尼排華，吸引了不少福建華僑回流，開設雜貨舖，又把內地的親人申請到港，春秧街又慢慢由「小上海」轉型至「小福建」，所以來到春秧街，說廣東話的人反而像外來人。看西片=時尚細說北角名廈，「皇都戲院大廈」有段星光傳奇。祁凱達對陶傑一篇文章記憶猶新：「他感慨皇都戲院由全盛期變成一家三等商場，就像繁華的香港變成特區政府，兩者看似毫無關連，看罷全篇文章的脈絡，便覺嘲諷得有道理。」那時看電影是時尚，當年陶傑到「皇都戲院」看七點半場，會先到「溫莎西餐廳」吃晚飯，又說但凡放映西片的大戲院，周圍自然有西餐廳的名牌，如尖沙嘴「樂宮戲院」有「車厘哥夫」、中環「皇后戲院」有「占美廚房」、「利舞臺」有「金馬車」和「美施」等，文章隨後不忘暗諷一句：「那時何須空喊甚麼與國際接軌，這樣的感覺就很國際。」「皇都戲院」前身是「璇宮戲院」，在1952年開幕，據稱老闆是個粵劇迷，祁凱達發揮講古佬本色：「1949年北角已是二線富豪區，那時戲院格調非凡，開幕邀請到摩士爵士主持典禮，還有警察銀樂隊表演助興，摩士是誰？日佔時期，他當匯豐銀行主席，銀行金庫力保不失。」昔日戲院是地標，每區總有一間街坊戲院方便觀眾，如今連UA時代廣場也被迫結業，令人欷歔。璇宮戲院於1957年結業易手，於1959年改建成皇都戲院大廈，附設的皇都戲院佔地33,000平方呎，座位劃分為前座、後座、超等和特等，曾賣廣告有標語謂「地底車場」、「遠東僅有」、「藝術浮雕」、「高尚名貴」，老一輩戲迷都曾經到過這兩間戲院，看西片大片、粵劇、國際級音樂會及海外歌舞團如日本松竹歌舞團、台灣藝霞歌舞團等等，現在的迷你戲院哪有這等氣派！至1997年皇都戲院結業，亦是城市熱話。祁凱達�我們抬頭，看看戲院頂的混凝土飛拱支架，設計屬蘇聯1920年代前�的建構主義，像在提醒大家，北角是左派大本營。建構主義的建築物很像雕塑品，幾何造型是基礎，結合鋼筋水泥，組成富強烈視覺效果的抽象建築物。此外，「國都戲院」亦是北角重要戲院，鄒頌華記得小學時代的某天，赫然發現阿信裸體，三點貼上星星出現在日本三級片《北齋漫畫》的大型手繪電影廣告板上，其實她並非主角，只因當時太紅，被畫師亂畫。場地提供：天龍會 迷你倉價錢

經平潭綜合實驗區管委會批准，迷你倉價錢平潭綜合實驗區環境與國土資源局（以下簡稱出讓人）決定公開出讓一幅國有建設用地使用權。現將有關事項公告如下：一、出讓地塊基本情況和主要規劃指標（見附表）二、申請人範圍中華人民共和國境內外的自然人、法人和其他組織均可申請參加競買,但有拖欠工程款及用地行為不良者除外。三、參加競買申請方式及截止日期申請人可于2013年9月9日至2013年9月17日工作時間內，憑競買保證金繳交票據到平潭綜合實驗區招標投標交易中心領取本次出讓文件。申請人應在2013年9月9日至2013年9月17日，上午8:00至12:00，下午2：30至5:30，提交有效的營業執照、法定代表人證明、身份證（或護照）、競買申請表、競買保證金的繳款憑證及相關證明文件（申請人的競買保證金必須于2013年9月17日下午5：00前匯至指定的賬戶）等，提出競買申請（報名地點：平潭縣潭城鎮龍景路原建設局旁，平潭綜合實驗區招標投標交易中心），經出讓人審核後，獲得競買資格。四、出讓具體方式出讓人將根據競買申請截止時的申請情況，在2013年9月17日下午確定上述宗地公開出讓的具體方式並告知所有申請人。若符合資格的申請人超過3人（含3人），則該宗地採用拍賣方式出讓；若符合資格的申請人不足3人，則該宗地採用掛牌方式出讓。拍賣定于2013年9月18日上午9時30分在平潭綜合實驗區招標投標交易中心舉行；掛牌交易期限為2013年9月18日至2013年9月27日（含休息日），2013年9月25日前繼續接受競買申請，競買登記時間為上述交易期限上午8：00—12：00，下午2：30—5：30（其中2013年9月27日截止時間為上午9：30），競價欄地點設在平潭綜合實驗區招標投標交易中心。五、給付成交地價款方式競買保證金為出讓起始價的20%；土地出讓價款自國有建設用地使用權出讓合同簽訂之日起30日、120日、180日內分三期(比例分別為50%、30%、20迷你倉)支付，成交價款幣種為人民幣。申請人支付競買保證金（人民幣）的銀行賬戶為：戶名全稱：平潭綜合實驗區國庫支付中心開戶銀行：中國農業銀行平潭縣支行賬 號：13165101040014422 境外（含港澳台）匯入競買保證金（美元）的銀行賬戶為：戶名全稱：平潭綜合實驗區區直單位代理結算中心開戶銀行：中國農業銀行平潭縣支行（swift代碼：ABOCCNBJ130.）賬 號：13165114040000234 境內匯入競買保證金（美元）的銀行賬戶為：戶名全稱：平潭綜合實驗區區直單位代理結算中心開戶銀行：中國農業銀行平潭縣支行（swift代碼：ABOCCNBJ130.）賬 號：13165114040000242六、其他事項1.申請人繳納競買保證金時，應提交該競買保證金不屬於銀行貸款、股東借款、轉貸和募集的承諾書及商業金融機構的資信證明。2.土地競得後，競得人應在平潭註冊成立其相應的開發公司或獨立核算的項目公司，在所在區稅務部門依法納稅；建設施工單位亦應在平潭稅務部門依法納稅。3.出讓土地成交價款，包括徵地補償費、地上物(含人員)的拆遷安置費用,以及地段差價、“三金”（土地收益金、工業用地成本調節金、農業土地開發金）及土地出讓業務費等政府的土地收益。城市基礎設施配套費、契稅由競得人另行繳納。地塊成交價款幣種為人民幣。4.受讓人可憑國有建設用地使用權出讓合同依照有關規定向省、市、區有關部門申請立項（或增資、增項）及公司的營業執照，申報建設用地規劃許可及房地產開發等有關手續。5.本次公開出讓地塊詳細資料和具體要求，見公開出讓文件，本次公告與出讓文件內容不一致的，以出讓文件為準。七、聯繫方式聯繫地址：平潭縣潭城鎮龍景路（原建設局一樓）聯繫人：魏由文、盧宏聯繫電話：0591—62520677、62520669網 址：.pingtan.gov.cn.landchina.com平潭綜合實驗區環境與國土資源局2013年8月26日新蒲崗迷你倉

　　The brother of slain (n.殺死) tour guide (n.導遊) Masa Tse Ting-chun (n.謝廷駿) slammed (v.猛烈抨擊) Leung Chun-ying (n.梁振英) for failing (v.無法做到) to get an apology (n.道歉) from the Philippines (n.菲律賓) nearly three years after the Manila (n.馬尼拉) hostage (n.人質) bloodbath (n.流血事件).　　Speaking from the floor (n.台下) of the townhall(n.地區政府)-style forum (n.論壇) in Kwun Tong (n.觀塘), Tse Chi-kin (n.謝志堅), who got an admission (n.入場) ticket (n.門券) from People Power (n.人民力量) supporters (n.支持者), wanted to know why Taiwan (n.台灣) was able to get an apology and compensation (n.賠償) from the Philippines within three months of a fisherman (n.漁民) being killed by Filipino (adj.菲律賓的) coastguards (n.海岸警衛隊) while (conj.但是) Hong Kong (n.香港) was unable to get anything.　　Masa Tse and seven Hong Kong tourists were shot (v.射殺) dead and seven others wounded (adj.受傷的) on August 23, 2010, during a botched (adj.糟透的) rescue (n.拯救) operation (n.行動).　　Leung said the government has not forgotten the tragedy (n.慘劇). The government has met with Philippine (adj.菲律賓的) officials (n.官員) 23 times since 2012, the latest (adj.最近的) as recent as Monday, he said.　　The issue (n.問題), however, raised temperatures (v.使氣氛緊張) at the forum. A People Power supporter screamed (v.大叫) at Leung, accusing (v.指責) him of being "invincible (adj.天下無敵的) in words but incapable (adj.無能為力的) in acts (n.做事)."(The Standard, August 19)　　遭殺害的導遊謝廷駿，迷你倉他的哥哥猛烈抨擊梁振英，指梁在馬尼拉人質流血事件發生差不多三年後，仍然無法令菲律賓道歉。　　在觀塘一個政府地區論壇中，獲人民力量支持者給予門票入場的謝志堅在台下發言時，想知道為何台灣三個月內便可就一名漁民給菲律賓海岸警衛隊殺死而獲得道歉與賠償，但香港卻甚麼都爭取不到。　　在二○一○年八月二十三日一次糟透的拯救行動中，謝廷駿及七名香港遊客被射殺，另外有七人受傷。　　梁振英表示港府並沒有忘記這宗慘劇。他說，政府自二○一二年已跟菲律賓官員會晤二十三次，最近一次是剛過去的星期一。　　然而，此問題令論壇的氣氛變得緊張。一名人民力量支持者向梁振英大叫，指責他「講就天下無敵，做就無能為力。」（《英文虎報》，八月十九日）1. slam (v) /slam/，s-LAM 猛烈抨擊、強烈譴責 知多點：slam本指砰一聲關上，例如slam the door / window shut是砰一聲把門╱窗關上；它也可指用力一放╱推╱摔等，例如slam down the phone是啪一聲放下電話聽筒；報章則常用slam來表示猛烈抨擊。2. botched (adj) /b t�t/，BOTCH-t 糟透的、一塌糊塗的 知多點：動詞botch解作笨拙地弄糟，後面可加介系詞up，例如botch (up) the concert是笨拙地搞砸了音樂會；過去分詞botched可用作形容詞，意思便是（弄得）糟透的，例如文中第三段的botched rescue operation是糟透的拯救行動。3. invincible (adj) /In'vIns bl/，in-VIN-sa-bl 戰無不勝的、天下無敵的 知多點：invincible的中間部分，字源與victory（勝利、戰勝）一樣，而前綴in-則解作不，因此invincible便是解作無法被他人戰勝的、戰無不勝的，在本文的中文原文則是天下無敵的；留意不要把它跟invisible（看不見的、隱形的）混淆。請把下列5個英文字填在句子的橫�上，並使用適當的單複數、大小寫、時態等。botch　 incapable　 invincible　 slam　 slay1. Over fifty passengers have been _____ by the hijackers.2. Manchester United seems _____ these days.3. Several ministers have been _____ by the newspapers for the scandal.4. I must say the renovation was a(n) _____ job.5. Some teenagers are completely _____ of taking care of themselves.Answers1. slain 　2. invincible 　3. slammed 　4. botched 　5. incapable文︰范斌

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晨報記者 錢鑫 孫雁如從9月13日起，mini storage上海又將迎來一個繽紛多彩的血拼季，2013上海購物節即將拉開序幕。據悉，雖然今年的購物節不再集中舉辦大型的開、閉幕式，但是500多項活動依然會帶給消費者一頓“饕餮血拼大餐”：琳琅滿目的海內外名特精品將現身上海，多家商場將狂折銷售，同時滬上多個商圈屆時還將開發新型商業APP,以期在打折促銷的同時，引領滬上消費新模式。2013上海購物節于9月13日至10月7日舉行。由上海市商務委、市經濟信息化委、市旅遊局和市文廣影視局主辦，今年的購物節在傳承歷屆經典的基礎上，創新辦節理念，基本框架為：一個主題：“體驗都市魅力，就從購物開始”；三大主線：“世界風”、“中華情”、“上海韻”；四大板塊：“品味、時尚、休閒、體驗”；聚焦六大消費：“智能消費”、“綠色消費”、“品牌消費”、“體驗消費”、“服務消費”、“主題消費”。■商家紛紛“觸網”“觸線”在順應電子商務發展的基礎上，鼓勵零售業與電子商務結合，通過虛擬網絡平台與實體零售門店聯動，拓寬消費空間。相關活動如：“新選擇、新體驗、新消費——雲商新蘇寧‘嗨購’嘉年華”，將整合線上線下渠道、以多品類商品為消費者提供購物新選擇；又如：由商務委主辦的“時尚樂淘·實惠網購——上海網絡購物節”活動，將搭建電子商務展示交流平台，通過相關主題活動推進電子商務發展。以及“雲中購物·樂行黃浦——黃浦區線上線下聯動營銷活動”，將開設官方微博、微信，攜手淘寶，吸引市內外消費者。■購物打造“跨界組合”購物和會展、旅遊、文化、金融業進行跨界結合，將能產生1+1>2的組合效應。本屆購物節將借力上海各色會展渠道，依托上海旅遊文化資源，挖掘上海商業文化內涵，展現商圈、商街、商家的特色，通過一系列“商會旅文結合”的活動，營造商業、旅遊、文化交融的氛圍，形成消費磁場，充分發揮流通引導消費、創造消費、保障消費的功能。如“崇明生態游”、“精品故事，青城之戀——2013青浦品牌產品展銷會暨兩岸美食文化節”等，將雲集地方知名品牌，精選兩岸著名小吃，讓消費者在購物消費的同時，得以足不出滬，分享各地美食，領略獨特文化氣息，感受美妙自然風光。此外，今年將製作一輛購物節彩車，參加上海旅遊節彩車的大巡遊。“商業與金融結合”，就是銀聯、銀行、大型商業企業聯手,開展形式多樣的購物刷卡有獎self storage銷活動。如，由商務委牽頭，銀聯、購物節辦公室承辦的“‘歡樂購物·銀聯有禮’——2013上海購物節營銷活動”等，將在五角場商圈主要商戶為銀聯卡持卡者提供滿額贈券、幸運抽獎等活動。■體驗式消費和市民互動如何加強顧客的消費體驗，如何讓消費者從購物消費向服務消費轉變是本次購物節的一大亮點。加強消費者與企業的互動，拓展個性化、專業化的體驗消費，引導消費者體驗商品特性，瞭解商品創新理念，借此提升消費層次、提高消費品質，促進內需。如在“中國（上海）國際時尚家具展——暨國際家居時尚周”，將展示全球高端家居生活用品，通過包含主題展示、講座論壇等特色活動，為消費者提供全新購物體驗。又如“2013光明食品節——國際食品展”，將推出國際精品以及諸多系列活動，令消費者體驗創意美食。■拓展“掌上購物”運用信息技術，發展電子商務和移動消費。擴大WIFI覆蓋範圍，開發新型商業APP，提升商業科技含量，通過現代化便捷的消費模式，助力消費增長，引領消費新模式，本次購物節上，越來越多的消費者將能實現“手指一點就能輕鬆購物”。如“指尖上的享受——虹口商街APP玩轉購物節”，將集聚購物節動態信息，推出積分換禮等消費優惠。又如，“玩轉時尚·樂享智慧購物——‘時尚楊浦’手機APP主題營銷活動”，通過手機APP在購物節期間為消費者提供各類消費便利及活動優惠。【實用看板】從今年8月起，由購物節辦公室編印發行《上海消費指南》，提供百貨、餐飲、電商、服務、銀聯刷卡等方面的優惠、折扣信息，受到廣大消費者的歡迎。今後，將每月一期，定期發行。購物節期間，將集聚上海消費資訊，編印《上海消費指南·購物節專輯》，在上海重要會展和賽事現場、主要賓館、機場、國際客運碼頭、主要商圈的商戶等處免費發放。同時，還將製作發行2013上海購物節限量版紀念交通卡，以促進消費。【相關鏈接】聚焦六大消費智能消費：發展電子商務和移動消費，引領消費新模式。綠色消費：推介節能、低碳、原生態產品，倡導循環消費、科學消費和健康消費。品牌消費：聚集和推廣國際名品以及名、特、優新品和老字號品牌。體驗消費：加強消費者和商家的互動，引導消費者體驗商品特性。服務消費：倡導服務創新，引領專業化、個性化、差異化和精細化的服務。主題消費：圍繞汽車、珠寶、美食、保健、婚慶、古玩等主題，策劃特色鮮明的營銷活動。迷你倉

By Zhao Yanrong ( China Daily) Serbia wants to strengthen cooperation with China by providing various projects for Chinese investors in the energy, infrastructure, agriculture, textile and metallurgical industries, and tourism and culture.存倉Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic made the remarks on Sunday at the beginning of his five-day state visit to China. Nikolic is scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and other Chinese leaders in Beijing this week."My visit will be aimed at strengthening our strategic partnership with China and ensuring progress in realizing existing investment projects, and also at forming initiatives for new forms of cooperation in terms of Chinese investment in the Serbian economy and other modes of cooperation," Nikolic told China Daily."Bilateral ties between the two countries are excellent, and we believe that cooperation will deepen in the future in all fields, especially economic ties. Our doors are open to our Chinese friends, and we believe that we have a lot to learn from each other." After the United States, China was the second-largest trading partner of the European Union from January to May this year, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU.But China has become the top target of the EU's punitive trade measures in the first seven months of this year, based on the latest report issued by the European Commission on Wednesday, Xinhua News Agency reported.Attractive potential The report said that all four EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations from Jan 1 through July 31 were f迷你倉led against Chinese products, including seamless steel pipes, solar glass and agglomerated stone.Meanwhile, five of the seven definitive duties imposed by the EU were levied on Chinese products, including steel products and kitchenware."The important step has already been made with the decision of the European Commission to ask member states for their agreement on a mandate to open negotiations on an investment agreement with China," Nikolic said."Serbia is one of the key players in the region, with an excellent geo-strategic position between East and West," he said. With EU integration talks coming up, it is "potentially very attractive for foreign investments", he said."Chinese investors have opportunities to invest in Serbia, with its educated workforce, cheap energy and overland export to EU countries. The only requirement is that 51 percent of the products originate in Serbia," Nikolic added.To woo more foreign investment, the Serbian government is providing many preferential policies in taxes and administrative procedures.Nikolic said that because Chinese investors are hardworking and honest like Serbian businesspeople, Serbia's experience with its Chinese partners has been very good, and both sides found it easy to understand each other."Warm friendship and understanding between our peoples, a common history - suffering and the struggle for freedom - and similar issues regarding sovereignty and territorial integrity are the things bringing us together with invisible but unbreakable ties," the Serbian president said.zhaoyanrong@chinadaily.com.cn自存倉

Source: The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.新蒲崗迷你倉Aug. 25--Cresson Lake Playhouse's third annual Hall of Fame ceremony will honor two inductees who worked unselfishly to foster the growth, availability and appreciation of theater arts.A ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 4 at the playhouse to honor the late John Alexander Prosser, who was an artistic director and actor, and Tracey Ingold of Cresson, actress and house manager at Cresson Lake Playhouse.After the induction ceremony, Cresson Lake performers will present a performance at 8 of Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap."Elaine Mastalski, playhouse executive director, said the selection committee aims to choose hall of fame members using two categories as its criteria."We want one person who has helped establish the foundation for the theater and a second person who has continued to work on behalf of the theater over many years," she said.She called the new inductees deserving and dedicated people who have played a big part in the success of the theater."The hall of fame recognizes outstanding individuals whose commitment, contribution and accomplishments continue to honor the historical development of the theater," Mastalski said.Prosser, who went by the stage name John Alexander, began his involvement with the playhouse in 1982 when it was called the Allegheny Highlands Regional Theater.Alexander served as the artistic director at Cresson Lake from 1986-1988 and 1996 and 1997.He joined the board of trustees in 1984.Alexander, a native of Hollidaysburg, brought a wealth of professional talent and experience to Cresson Lake Playhouse.During his tenure as artistic director, Alexander formalized and launched the professional-amateur concept for the theater, bringing in the first Actors Equity Association guest performing artists and exposing the area to a wider variety of guest scenic, lighting, costume and sound designers.He made his theatrical debut at Little Theater Garrick Yard, London, and performed in summer stock productions from Maine to Georgia and performed in many off-Broadway productions from 1972-1976.Alexander's artistic vision provided a showcase for professional and nonprofessional talent to share the joy and excitement of live theater and quality entertainment for the Central Pennsylvania arts and theatre communities.At Cresson Lake Playhouse, Alexander first appeared in 1982 as Henry II, King of England, in "The Lion in Winter." Throughout his storied career at Cresson Lake Playhouse, Alexander directed many memorable productions including "Shenandoah," "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," Evita," "Carnival," "Private Lives," "Hello Dolly" amini storaged "Barefoot in the Park."Alexander died in 1997 at the age of 49.Ingold has been associated with Cresson Lake Playhouse since 2002, when she first began her love of the "barn" as a volunteer usher and continues to contribute her time, talent and effort to the continued success of the theater.Since 2002, Ingold has volunteered and worked in many capacities at the playhouse, both on stage and behind the scenes.Her positions include box office assistant, costumer, stage manager and production manager. She has served as house manager since 2005.Ingold said her selection to the hall of fame is humbling, and she feels honored as well as fortunate to have been bestowed the honor."The past recipients have all been people I have admired as integral parts of the history-making here at Cresson Lake, so to be included in that group is a real honor," she said. "For over 10 years, I have enjoyed going to and being involved with the playhouse, and living in Cresson, I think it really is a treasure in our own backyard."She views the playhouse as a collaborate effort of community that enriches people in many ways."I know what it is to enjoy the whole experience of an evening at 'the barn,' the quiet, quaint nostalgia of our beloved little theater and surroundings, and I try, through my work there, to make that experience the best it can be for everyone involved -- the cast, the crew and our patrons,"?Ingold said. "We speak of the magic of live theater and what that brings to both the artist and the audience, the collaborate effort of people working together. I am very proud and fortunate to be part of it."Ingold's onstage credits at Cresson Lake include: "Miracle on 34th Street," a Boylen Sister in "Annie," Mrs. Parker in "A Christmas Story," Miss Darbus in "High School Musical 1," Sister Robert Ann in "Nuncrackers" and "Nunsensations," Truvy in "Steel Magnolias" and as Golde in CLP's recent production of "Fiddler on the Roof." She also appeared in several television commercials.Ingold and her husband, Tony, are the parents of three daughters Devon, Kelsey and Carley.Past inductees of the hall of fame are Eleanor Lantzy, founder; Jeanne Yahner, volunteer; Mid Whiteford, volunteer; Jonathan O'Harrow, director, music director and actor; Kenneth Resinski, artistic director, Bonnie Resinski, costumer; and Molly Riva, director.For more information, call 472-4333.Tom Lavis covers Features for the Tribune-Democrat. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/TomLavistd.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa.) Visit The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa.) at .tribune-democrat.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage

51區有沒有外星飛行器，self storage�說紛紜。在51區真實研發的U-2高空偵察機。位於美國內華達州南部林肯郡的51區衛星圖。51區內奇怪的三角建築。51區周圍的禁止標誌。51區周圍的禁止標誌，標明此處為軍事基地。51區附近商店的紀念品。一名當地人在她的旅館標誌前，51區的傳說刺激了當地旅遊業。曾證言51區研究外星生命的鮑勃·拉澤爾。51區，位於美國內華達州南部林肯郡，距離拉斯韋加斯市中心約130公里。這裡一直被認為是美國秘密研製飛行器的地方。而由於1947年“羅斯威爾飛碟墜毀”疑雲，這裡也被冠以“美國地外生物研究中心”的名號。與不明飛行物有關的一切，似乎都被美國政府“隱藏”在這裡。不過，盡管已在猜測、幻想、乃至電影中存在了數十年，但美國政府從來沒有承認“51區”的存在，直到2013年。“擅入者有生命危險”喬納森·特雷是喬治·華盛頓大學公共利益法教授，2013年6月的一天，當他在翻看一份中情局新解密的文檔時，一個詞讓他幾乎從椅子上蹦了起來，“51區！”這份文檔，是喬治·華盛頓大學獲得的關於美國U-2偵察機的解密文檔。在長達408頁的文檔中，雖然多處被塗黑，但在19頁上卻赫然出現了此前美國政府諱莫如深的“51區”字樣。在文檔中，首次解釋了51區用途——它是一處極為重要的秘密軍事基地，由國防部負責管理，肩負著推動軍事科技發展的重任。51區位於美國內華達州南部的一個沙漠盆地中，占地大約155平方公里。在衛星地圖上，51區最為醒目的標誌是數條呈田字形的青色飛機跑道。據稱，其中一條世界最長，長達7093米。離51區不遠的地方是內華達試驗場，它是美國能源部測試核武器的地方。在51區附近，隨處可見紅色的禁止標誌——“禁止拍照”、“禁止進入”，甚至“已被授權使用致命武器”，這些標誌隨時告訴接近者，這裡是高度機密的所在——擅入者有生命危險。當地人說，任何的不速之客都將遭遇直升機及武裝衛隊的驅逐。據悉，只有擁有極高安全級別、且受到軍方最高層或情報機構高層邀請的人才有可能進入軍事基地。在造訪51區前，所有人必須要進行具有嚴格的法律效力的保密宣誓。媒體和遊客們能看到的，只是51區森嚴的大門和紅色的禁止標誌，或者只能從衛星地圖上窺見其大概的建築輪廓，至於其內部到底有什麼設施，極少有消息透露出來。不過，還是有好奇的遊客在深夜不辭辛勞，登上51區以東40余公里的提卡布峰頂，用望遠鏡觀察基地。曾有人在蹲點數小時後，發現51區機場的燈會突然亮起，一架飛行器從停機棚中滑到跑道上，須臾，飛機加速起飛，當輪子剛剛離開跑道，整個機場的燈光立刻熄滅，整個基地再次歸於死寂。被掩蓋的飛行器研發小約翰·格林伍德是美國歷史頻道《UFO獵人》的編劇。至今為止，他已經連續17年根據美國“信息自由法案”，要求美國中央情報局、聯邦調查局等機構將大量文檔解密。之後再將這些解密文件上傳到網上。他所解密的文件中，就包含有“51區”。如今，雖然中情局解密文檔承認了51區作為軍事基地的存在，但對格林伍德來說，51區依然是一個神秘的地方。他對新京報記者說，關於51區是否存在和其用途的傳言已經流傳了相當長的時間。“沒有人說這個地方存在過，許多年前，通過蘇聯方面的間諜衛星監控和照片，我們才知道51區的確存在。即便我們知道51區的位置，但是我們無法靠近它，沙漠中全副武裝的守衛讓我們無法靠近那個地方。直到許多年後，官方文件中才證實51區的確存在。”2001年，格林伍德收到美國能源部的一份解密文檔，在這份文檔中，他第一次看到了“51區”的字樣，他說：“它真的存在！雖然他們給我的文檔只有一頁，但上邊記載著美國能源部為何運營這樣的一個機構。”這份時間為1958年6月25日的記錄文檔顯示，51區存在已有至少90年的歷史。“35年前，據美國公共土地法案，這個占地38400英畝的地區被命名為51區，不再用于公共用途，收歸美國能源部下屬原子能委員會管轄。但由於能源部並不參與其活動，所以51區從未在能源部的內華達試驗場地圖上出現。”這份文檔說。文檔還說明，“現在這塊土地已經劃歸國防部空軍基地，其空域不對民航和公�開放。”能源部並不參與51區的活動，是因為在1958年以前，這裡據傳主要進行飛行器的秘密研究。格林伍德說，將一個秘密項目置於與之風馬牛不相及的另一個部門的管理之中，就很少有人會想到從能源部和原子能委員會下手去調查51區。只是研發了U-2偵察機？2004年，格林伍德又從美國國家偵察局（NRO）處獲得了另一份關於51區的文檔，這份文檔建立于1962年，上邊記載，曾有U-2偵察機在51區上空飛過並且觀察過該區域。記錄顯示，“約翰·帕拉戈斯基（身份不明）和我（身份不明）曾討論派遣U-2偵察機採集51區的圖像，不需要具體的目標，就是整體看一下它們在從事什麼活動。”這時候的51區，已經被懷疑是一處由美國國防部牽頭，各部門秘密協作進行飛行軍事技術研究的尖端基地。為了遮掩事實，美國宇航局的前身，“國家航空咨詢委員會”不得不編造各種故事，對外界解釋為什麼會有飛機在一個從未正式存在的軍事基地飛進飛出。而實際上，U-2偵察機就誕生在這裡。喬治·華盛頓大學獲得的解密檔案顯示，U-2偵察機的研發中心就在51區，在這裡研發出的飛行器，在獲得批准後，會移交給其他軍事基地進行正式測試或服役。從1955年起至上世紀80年代迷你倉，美國多個軍事、情報部門在51區進行研發活動。但是，除了政府高層人物和具有最高安全級別的秘密項目承包者之外，很少有人確鑿無疑地知道51區的存在。但是，各種猜測從來沒有中斷過。如今，雖然51區才剛剛被正式承認，但早就亮相全球各地空域的U-2高空偵察機顯然已經佐證了其作為飛行器研發基地的存在。相對於U-2偵察機，人們更為關心的謎團是——除了U-2，51區還研究什麼？或者，研究U-2，是不是一個更大的障眼法？■ 懸疑51區僱員證實外星人存在？“這個被沙漠所隔離的地方可以讓軍方執行所有他們想低調進行，而不擔心被外界發現的項目。盡管我們終於知道這個地方是‘真實存在’的，但我保證，我們現在所知道的，還不及這個地方曾進行、現在仍在進行的秘密的百分之一。”——美國歷史頻道《UFO獵人》編劇小約翰·格林伍德喬治·華盛頓大學獲得的解密檔案顯示，在開展U-2項目後，該地區收到的有關UFO的目擊情報呈現明顯上升趨勢。但檔案中給出的解釋是，因為研發的新飛行器大多造型奇特，加上特殊的天氣原因，使人誤認為是UFO。事實真的如此嗎？對於51區是美國政府研究地外生命中心的傳言，格林伍德說，51區真正的作用仍未被揭曉。對此，必須提及的一個人是鮑勃·拉澤爾，他是一名自稱曾在51區工作過的僱員。格林伍德說，拉澤爾稱，在51區里，美軍正從外星人科技中進行“逆向工程學研究”來發展人類科技，甚至還隱藏著軍方最黑暗的機密，包括藏匿外星人的飛船。早在1989年，鮑勃·拉澤爾就公開在一檔新聞調查類節目上露面，向公�揭開51區的“謎團”。拉澤爾稱，從科學家到安保人員，數萬名曾在51區工作過的人都簽署了保密協議，而他是唯一一個打破了保密協定的人。據拉澤爾稱，自己曾在洛斯阿拉莫斯核試驗室里從事放射性微粒的探測工作，在匈牙利籍核物理學家愛德華·泰勒博士的推薦下，他參與到了51區的工作。工作地點位於51區地下基地。拉澤爾稱，抵達51區的第一天，他就意識到自己可能進入了某個神秘的研究機構。下了飛機，在一段土路上行駛了約半個小時後，拉澤爾被帶到了一個神秘的飛機庫區，這裡距離51區的馬夫幹湖很近。隨後，拉澤爾接受安全檢查，並被要求簽署了2份文件，一份是同意有關部門監聽自己的家庭電話，另一份是表示自願放棄美國憲法賦予自己的權利。隨後，拉澤爾稱，有人帶他來到一架飛碟前，並告訴他的職責就是逆向開發它的反重力推進系統。拉澤爾稱，在S4地下基地中一共有9架飛碟。有人拿給他一份說明書，上面顯示這些飛碟來自另一個星球。拉澤爾稱，自己還看到了一些類似外星人的照片，他認為這些大概就是外星飛船的飛行員。拉澤爾還稱，他曾在1989年3月的一天，無意中見到在2個白色制服的男子中間，有一個個頭矮小，但腦袋碩大的灰色外星人，但隨後衛兵阻止他，不讓他窺探。這一情況也成為了後世描繪外星人長相的重要推定之一。經過痛苦的掙扎，拉澤爾最終沒能堅守住51區的保密協定，將自己的所見所聞告訴了自己的妻子、好友和另一個UFO研究專家、里爾噴氣式飛機發明人之子約翰·李爾。拉澤爾約他們一起前去親眼看看51區正在發生的事情。幾個人帶著高倍望遠鏡和攝像機登上51區附近的山頂。據數人稱，在那裡等了很久以後，山谷內終於有了一絲動靜。一個閃閃發光的飛碟從山谷間騰空而起，擋住了51區的視線。此後，拉澤爾一行多次來到同一地點進行觀測。但他們第三次前往觀測時，被51區的衛兵發現並且扣留，接受盤問之後，拉澤爾一行獲釋放。第二天，拉澤爾稱，當他按時準備搭乘飛機去51區上班時，他的上司馬里亞尼早已在那裡等候，馬里亞尼告訴拉澤爾，他不用再去上班了。隨後，拉澤爾被公司解僱，並被警告如再次出現在51區附近，將立刻以間諜罪逮捕。節目播出後，拉澤爾的言論引發了極大的爭議，洛斯阿拉莫斯核試驗室說從未僱傭過名為拉澤爾的員工，而拉澤爾則表示，政府將他存在的信息“全部都抹掉”了。而當時有媒體記者調查發現，洛斯阿拉莫斯核試驗室的通訊錄中的確有拉澤爾的名字和電話。“拉澤爾說的是真的嗎？目前沒有人能夠證明這些，但是這種說法讓51區變成個充滿秘密和謎團的地方。”格林伍德對新京報記者說。“還有更多未解之謎”沒有人證實拉澤爾的證言，但有關51區秘密的猜測，卻越來越多。有人稱，美國政府在51區建有一座巨大的地下設施，來進行研究外星人和逆向工程的活動。但又有人稱：之前在51區進行的最為機密的工作已經在1990年代轉移到猶他州的試驗場了，現在在51區進行的秘密活動只不過是轉移公�視線而已。還有猜測認為，1947年羅斯威爾事件中墜毀的“UFO”和其他來自外星的材料就被儲藏在51區，政府與外星人談判的代理人“黑衣人”據說也駐紮在那裡。格林伍德說，他並不知道51區是否有外星人，或者存在他們所擁有的科技，但他說，“如果外星人及其科技的確存在，且軍方也掌握了相關的證據和技術的話，我認為，沒有任何一個地方比51區更適合來藏匿他們了。”格林伍德說，他認為，51區里掌控著美國最高級別的科技，可能是武器方面、飛行器方面或者其他各方面的混雜。“這個被沙漠所隔離的地方可以讓軍方執行所有他們想低調進行，而不擔心被外界發現的項目。盡管我們終於知道這個地方是‘真實存在’的，但我保證，我們現在所知道的，還不及這個地方曾進行、現在仍在進行的秘密的百分之一。”B04-B05版採寫/新京報記者 韓旭陽文件倉