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每年8月，迷你倉出租都是蘇格蘭愛丁堡（Edinburgh）最熱鬧的日子，因為整個月都有多個大型藝術及文化慶典舉行，要數當中最受歡迎、幾乎每場必爆滿的活動，相信非愛丁堡軍樂節（The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo）莫屬，這個在世界遺產愛丁堡城堡上演的夜間表演，以盛大軍樂巡遊隊伍及多元文化匯演贏盡讚賞。文、圖：林逸鳴謝：維珍航空、Visit Scotland、Edinburgh Festivals、Sheraton Grand Edinburgh名揚國際觀眾逾二十萬　　對喜歡旅遊的朋友來說，愛丁堡軍樂節可說是人生中不容錯過的觀賞節目之一，只是大家都知道8月的愛丁堡慶典節目頻仍，不但軍樂節門票難求，找地方下榻也不容易，若非早作計畫，欲欣逢其盛實在有點難度，不過，當我剛實地欣賞過這個舉世知名的軍隊巡遊匯演後，發覺縱須花點時間籌謀，也是相當值得。　　我是在上星期四早上飛抵愛丁堡的，經過十多小時的飛行旅程，加上一整天的參觀活動後，本該有點疲倦，只是當我順�人潮由城中人氣大道Royal Mile向軍樂節會場愛丁堡城堡進發時，卻是愈走愈起勁，畢竟這是我第一趟在現場欣賞愛丁堡軍樂節盛會，人生中又少了一件憾事！　　今年的愛丁堡軍樂節原已辦至第六十四屆，規模更跟1950年首次登場時不可同日而語。翻查文獻，當屆愛丁堡軍樂節是愛丁堡國際藝術節（Edinburgh International Festival）的新增項目，取名Tattoo是因為大約三百年前比利時及荷蘭酒吧老闆的說法，原來當年軍方會吹起風笛及響起鼓樂（情況有點像今日的軍樂事匯演模樣），提醒正在喝酒作樂的軍人回到軍營，每當聽到這些樂聲，酒吧老闆便會用荷蘭語說出「Doe den tap toe」，解作關掉水龍頭（指注出啤酒的水龍頭），當中的「tap toe」也變作今日的「Tattoo」。至於當年的Tattoo只有八個表演項目，引來約六千名觀眾觀看，而目前的愛丁堡軍樂節，則是個每場有逾千名表演者、每屆的三星期會期共吸引接近二十二萬人現場觀賞的九十分鐘大型巡遊匯演活動，更有調查顯示，大約七成旅客稱愛丁堡軍樂節正是他們到訪蘇格蘭的最主要原因，亦因此每年為當地帶來高達接近9,000萬英鎊（約11億港元）的經濟收益呢！本屆活動期至本月24日，由於門票不易求，有心前來觀賞者請提早準備！繽紛悅目長達個半小時　　當我來到愛丁堡城堡前搭建的看台時，已發現這個可容納約一萬名觀眾的場地幾乎座無虛席，在主禮嘉賓跟儀仗隊首領祝酒後，當晚盛典也告隨即展開。發展至今時今日，每年的愛丁堡軍樂節都會有一個主題，由於今年的蘇格蘭自然年，所以軍樂節便以展現蘇格蘭四季特色及其奇妙世界為重點，除卻多隊分別來自蘇格蘭、愛爾蘭、英格蘭的軍樂隊及御林軍樂隊演出外，也有從馬爾他及阿曼等地遠道而來參與表演的軍樂隊伍，只是最能教觀眾們眼前一亮的，還是演繹春、夏、秋、冬四季的環節。　　當中春季便邀來韓國軍樂隊穿起傳統韓服擔綱演出，傳統的韓國鼓及韓國舞蹈，配上用投影技術把愛丁堡城堡大門變作南大門，令會場頓時添上一股韓國色彩。接�演繹夏季的便是常予人火熱動感的墨西哥團隊，一行人均戴上特色面具及穿起華麗服飾或舞衣，向觀眾展現墨西哥死神節的盛況。來到秋季，只見城堡大門又出現楓葉、羽毛、三文魚及老鷹等投影影像，主角原來是紐西蘭軍樂樂隊，更令人驚喜是有別於英倫軍樂團那較為傳統的演繹方式，紐西蘭軍樂樂隊奏出多首耳熟能詳的樂曲，甚至還加插一場騎馬舞，令全場氣氛頓時升溫。至於最後登場的冬季，便由蒙古軍樂團負責，城堡背景投影出冰雪堡壘模樣，現場更營造出人造雪效果，配合以古裝及蒙古軍服登場的表演者，又是另一番風味。　　只是整個表演中，還有其他精采亮點，當中計有電單車花式匯演，有疊羅漢及高台飛車之餘，表演者中更有年輕至六歲的小孩子，令人看得目瞪口儲存倉；此外也有栩栩如生的人扮戰馬演出，而另一高潮位便是長達兩分鐘的煙花匯演，以及結幕的千人大巡遊，為整晚的表演寫下完美句號。至於略嫌美中不足，是整晚匯演的天氣並不太好，除早段尚算理想外，自春季韓國隊伍登場時便開始下起雨來，部分時段雨點更頗大，由於觀眾席均屬露天搭建，除卻貴賓廂房，其他位置均是無遮無擋，加上不容許打傘，沒有帶備雨衣的觀眾便得抵受風吹雨打，實在不太好受呢！世界遺產蘇格蘭第一城　　作為愛丁堡軍樂節的大本營及世界遺產，愛丁堡城堡被譽為蘇格蘭第一號的旅遊景點，每年吸引數以百萬計的英國本土及海外遊客來訪，當天觀看愛丁堡軍樂節前，便由對蘇格蘭瞭如指掌的蘇格蘭導遊協會資深藍章資遊Kenny Hanley領我們暢遊城堡，一探箇中歷史。　　據Kenny表示，這座建於海拔約一百二十米高岩上的宏偉城堡，歷史可追溯至千多年前，可惜受到十六世紀的圍城破壞，當年建築僅存下十二世紀建造的St. Margaret's教堂。今日登臨城堡，值得細賞的計有十五世紀遺留下的大炮Mons Meg、宏偉的大會堂、蘇格蘭皇冠飾物展覽廳，以及蘇格蘭戰爭紀念館及博物館等等。更值得一提是遊客來到愛丁堡城堡，可別錯過每日下午一時正舉行（星期日、受難日及聖誕日除外）的鳴炮儀式，在Kenny引領下，我們更有機會拜訪目前為城堡主持鳴炮儀式的Allison Jones，原來Allison是城堡有史以來第一位負責這個下午一時鳴炮儀式的女性軍官，她更視此為一項榮譽。此外，登臨城堡時可別忘將愛丁堡一帶的沿岸漂亮風光盡收眼底，意猶未盡的朋友，更不妨在城內賣店選購蘇格蘭馳名的威士忌及一眾蘇格蘭地道精品，甚至製作一個有自家英文名字的蘇格蘭徽章。維珍航空小紅�新登場　　這次到愛丁堡，是選乘維珍航空在今年4月5日最新開通的內陸航�Little Red（小紅�）的客機。Little Red品牌是維珍航空的最新成員，除卻每日六班由倫敦希斯路機場至愛丁堡的服務，還有3月31日啟航的希斯路至曼徹斯特（每日四班）及4月9日投入服務的希斯路至蘇格蘭鴨巴甸的航班（每日三班），深夜由香港出發轉機前往上述三地，英國時間上午至正午便可安抵三地，可說相當便捷。　　目前維珍航空選用A320空中巴士營運Little Red服務，機隊中的四架飛機，更分別有不同名字以茲識別，分別為Maggie May、Queen of the Cobbles、Rose Leigh及Tartan Lassie，均由公眾中徵集得來。上述客機只設一百七十四個採用舒適皮革打造的經濟客位，並在早上九時前的航班提供熱早餐（其後時間航班則供應小吃），寄艙行李重量限額為二十三公斤，至於一眾維珍非凡商務客位的客人，更可享用非凡商務客位旅客的寄艙行李重量限額。不過，有一點要提醒大家，就是由香港飛倫敦的維珍航班會停泊在希斯路機場三號客運大樓，而Little Red內陸航班則會以一號客運大樓為大本營，旅客務請預留約九十分鐘轉機，否則或有機會因航班延誤而影響轉機行程。查詢：.virgin-atlantic.com.hk旅遊記事簿持BNO護照或特區護照均免簽證。查詢：2901 3000　　　（英國領事館）維珍航空每日一班由香港往返倫敦希斯路機場，可接駁每日六班的維珍Little Red內陸航班往返愛丁堡，來回票價至9月30日為8,390港元起，10月至12月則由6,310港元起，上述票價尚未計算稅項及相關附加費。查詢：.virgin-atlantic.com.hk愛丁堡Sheraton Grand酒店雙人房約2,120港元起。地址：1 Festival Square, Edinburgh查詢：.sheratonedinburgh.co.uk.edinburghfestivals.co.uk（愛丁堡藝術節組織網頁）.visitscotland.com（蘇格蘭旅遊局網頁）迷你倉沙田

Annual Family Premiums Now Top $16,000 On Average, With Workers Paying Nearly $4,600MENLO PARK, Calif.迷你倉出租, Aug. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $16,351 this year, up 4 percent from last year, with workers on average paying $4,565 toward the cost of their coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) 2013 Employer Health Benefits Survey released today. During the same period, workers' wages and general inflation were up 1.8 percent and 1.1 percent respectively.This year's rise in premiums remains moderate by historical standards. Since 2003, premiums have increased 80 percent, nearly three times as fast as wages (31 percent) and inflation (27 percent)."We are in a prolonged period of moderation in premiums, which should create some breathing room for the private sector to try to reduce costs without cutting back benefits for workers," Kaiser President and CEO Drew Altman, Ph.D., said."Ensuring that workers have access to affordable coverage is important for our health care system and slower premium growth is supporting that," said Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., president of HRET and senior vice president for research at the American Hospital Association. "Wellness programs are an exciting component of this process with employers offering resources to employees that help improve their overall health - our ultimate goal."The 15th annual Kaiser/HRET survey of more than 2,000 small and large employers provides a detailed picture of the status and trends in employer-sponsored health insurance costs and coverage. In addition to the full report and summary of findings being released today, the journal Health Affairs is publishing a Web First article with select findings. The Foundation also released a new interactive tool that allows users to explore the survey's premium data in depth, including trends over time.The survey shows that firms with many lower-wage workers (at least 35 percent earning $23,000 or less annually) require workers to pay $1,363 more on average toward family premiums than workers at firms with fewer lower-wage workers ($5,818 vs. $4,455 annually). The lower-wage firms on average offer less costly coverage too, creating a large disparity in the share of the premium that their workers pay (39 percent vs. 29 percent).This year, 78 percent of all covered workers face a general annual deductible, up from 72 percent in 2012. Workers typically must pay this deductible before most services are covered by their health plan. The average deductible this year for worker-only coverage is $1,135, similar to the $1,097 average deductible in 2012.The survey also finds that large deductibles of at least $1,000 or more are common in employer-sponsored plans, especially among workers of smaller firms. This year, 38 percent of all covered workers face such a deductible. At small firms, 58 percent of covered workers now face deductibles of at least $1,000, including nearly a third (31 percent) who face deductibles of at least $2,000, up from 12 percent in 2008.Wellness Programs and Financial IncentivesEmployee wellness programs are a popular strategy for employers trying to control costs. In 2013, 35 percent of employers say they are a very effective strategy for controlling costs, a larger share than says the same about any other strategy, including disease management (22 percent), consumer-driven health plans (20 percent) or higher cost sharing (17 percent).Nearly all large employers (at least 200 workers) offer at least one wellness program, which can take many forms and target a wide range of conditions. More than a third (36 percent) of large employers who offer wellness programs offer some kind of financial incentive for workers to participate, such as lower premiums or a lower deductible, receiving a larger contribution to a tax-preferred savings account, or gift cards, cash or other direct financial incentives.Among large firms offering health benefits, more than half (55 percent) offer some kind of biometric screenings to measure workers' health risks. Of these, 11 percent reward or penalize workers financially based on whether they achieve specific biometric outcomes.Implications for the Affordable Care ActThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes provisions that allow broader use of financial incentives to encourage workers to improve their health status and outcomes."This will be an important issue to watch next year, as employers will have more flexibility and could ask workers to pay more because of their lifestyles and health conditions," said Kaiser Vice President Gary Claxton, the study's lead investigator and director of the Foundation's儲存倉Health Care Marketplace Project.The survey also finds that 36 percent of covered workers are in "grandfathered" plans as defined by the ACA, down from 48 percent last year. The shift means a rising share of workers will benefit from some of the health law's reforms affecting the employer market, such as covering preventive benefits without cost sharing and offering an external appeals process. Grandfathered plans, which were in place before the law's passage, are exempt from these provisions. Plans lose their grandfathered status if they make significant changes to reduce benefits or raise workers' costs.The slow growth in premiums also means that fewer employer plans are likely to be subject to the ACA's high-cost plan tax that takes effect in 2018. The Congressional Budget Office recently reduced its estimate of the number of plans that would trigger the tax, and a continued low growth rate could further reduce the impact of this provision.For the first time, the survey also asked large employers about their interest in private health insurance exchanges, a relatively new concept that pulls together a wide range of insurance plans which participating employers can offer to their workers to choose from. Though relatively few chose this option in 2013, 29 percent of those with at least 5,000 workers say they are considering offering benefits through a private exchange in the future. These jumbo firms employ almost 40 percent of all covered workers, so their interest could portend a significant shift in the way many people get their health insurance in the future.Offer ratesOffer rates have remained relatively stable. This year, the survey finds 57 percent of firms offer health benefits to their workers - statistically unchanged from the 61 percent in 2012 and 60 percent in 2011. As in the past, the larger an employer is, the more likely they are to offer health benefits -- with nearly all firms with at least 200 workers offering health benefits to at least some of their workers.Since most firms in the country are small, variation in the overall offer rate is driven primarily by changes in the percentages of the smallest firms (3-9 workers) offering health benefits (45 percent in 2013, similar to the 50 percent which did so in 2012). Also, firms with many low-wage workers are significantly less likely to offer health insurance than firms with few low-wage workers (23 percent and 60 percent, respectively).The annual survey is a joint project of the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust. The survey was conducted between January and May of 2013 and included 2,948 randomly selected, non-federal public and private firms with three or more employees (2,067 of which responded to the full survey and 881 of which responded to a single question about offering coverage). A research team at Kaiser, HRET and NORC at the University of Chicago, led by Kaiser's Gary Claxton, designed, conducted and analyzed the survey. For more information on the survey methodology, please visit the Survey Design and Methods Section at kff.org/EHBS.The Kaiser Family Foundation, a leader in health policy analysis, health journalism and communication, is dedicated to filling the need for trusted, independent information on the major health issues facing our nation and its people. The Foundation is a non-profit private operating foundation, based in Menlo Park, California.Founded in 1944, the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) is a private, not-for-profit organization involved in research, education, and demonstration programs addressing health management and policy issues. An affiliate of the American Hospital Association (AHA), HRET collaborates with health care, government, academic, business, and community organizations across the United States to conduct research and disseminate findings that shape the future of health care. For more information about HRET, visit .hret.org.Health Affairs is the leading journal at the intersection of health, health care, and policy. Published by Project HOPE, the peer-reviewed journal appears each month in print, with additional Web First papers published periodically and Health Policy Briefs published twice monthly at .healthaffairs.org. The full text of each Health Affairs Web First paper is available free of charge to all website visitors for a one-week period following posting, after which it switches to pay-per-view for nonsubscribers. You can also find the journal on Facebook and Twitter. Read daily perspectives on Health Affairs Blog. Download our podcasts, including monthly Narrative Matters essays, on iTunes. Tap into Health Affairs content with the new iPad app.Henry J. Kaiser FoundationWeb site: .kff.org/迷你倉沙田

Russian Alexander Busarov, 27, came to China a year ago to chase his dream.存倉 He has established a company in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province.“Being in China and running an interesting business was my dream, and I’m living it now,” he says.Busarov says his early interest in China snowballed into a passion, and his parents were very surprised one day when he said he intended to move there.“People ask me, ‘Why China?’ I can tell them a lot about development, GDP growth and countless opportunities, but really it boils down to a dream more than anything else,” he says.Busarov, a former consultant with business advisors McKinsey & Co, is chief executive of a company called Early Bird. It provides consulting services to start-up companies and introduces them to potential investors. The company operates with a team of four and has plans for expansion.“For me, a dream is when you want something and are happy to pursue even if you lack a clear logical reason for doing so,” he says.Busarov says language still remains a barrier. He is learning Mandarin. “If no one speaks English, then I will learn Mandarin!” he says.Busarov views China as a big country undergo自存倉ng rapid changes, with a lot of problems to be solved.“China has been developing very quickly, which has led to imbalances: rich and poor, developed East and underdeveloped West, high-speed trains and holes in the ground near high-quality restaurants,” he says. “Balancing these to improve the lives of the Chinese people will be one of the next and very exciting steps.”Busarov used to work as a consultant at a Chinese car-battery factory, where he recommended the complete reorganization of one production unit with over 30 people. That would have taken him about a month to complete in Russia, he said, because of all sorts of inertia and bureaucracy. In China, it was accomplished overnight. That’s the kind of environment conducive to business, he says.Busarov’s father is of Korean origin, which gave him exposure to Asian culture as a boy. But he was born and grew up in Russia and has never been to South Korea. The family still eats the Korean national favorite kimchi sometimes at home.Busarov says he plans to stay in China for the foreseeable future.“The plan is: If things go really badly — two years. If things go well — I don’t see a reason to leave,” he adds. 迷你倉新蒲崗

Source: The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAug.迷你倉價錢 17--The league that has reigned over college football for seven years will begin this season with the nation's No. 1 team and half of the top 10, according to the Associated Press preseason poll released Saturday.Alabama was voted No. 1 by an overwhelming margin, putting the Crimson Tide in the same position where it finished the past two seasons and setting the tone for the SEC's prevalence in the poll.The media panel voted Georgia No. 5, the second highest-ranked SEC team. The Bulldogs were followed by fellow league members South Carolina at No. 6, Texas A&M at No. 7 and Florida at No. 10. Another SEC team, LSU, ranked No. 12.Alabama received 58 of the 60 first-place votes. Georgia got one first-place vote -- from a Louisiana sportswriter -- and the other went to Ohio State, which was ranked No. 2 in the poll. Oregon and Stanford were Nos. 3 and 4, respectively.Alabama's top ranking completed a sweep of the major preseason polls as the Crimson Tide, also No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' poll released earlier this month, seeks to become the first team to win three consecutive national championships and the SEC seeks to extend the league's streak of consecutive BCS titles to eight.In addition to confirming the high expectations for Georgia's season, the AP poll underscored the difficulty of the Bulldogs' early schedule. Georgia plays three of the top 12 teams within its first four games -- the Aug. 31 nonconference opener at No. 8 Clemson and home SEC games against South Carolina on Sept. 7 and LSU on Sept. 28.Georgia Tech was not ranked in the poll's Top 25, but received six points in the voting, putting the Yellow Jackets 38th overall.The voter who placed Georgia No. 1 on his ballot, Glenn Guilbeau of Gannett Louisiana Newspapers, said he did so because the Bulldogs return virtually all of a prolific offense and because he suspects the UGA defense, which underperformed last season, might benefit from losing eight starters. Also, he theorized that Alabama, which he ranked No. 2, will be less fortunate this time around."Bama deserved to beat LSU and Georgia last year, but it was pretty fortunate in both games, and coach Nick Saban basically said that," Guilbeau told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution by email Saturday. "He returns a great team as well, but he will not have quite the luck."Georgia, meanwhile, got a strong snif迷你倉庫 of its first national championship since 1980 last year," Guilbeau continued. "A break here and there (in last season's SEC Championship game), and Georgia is ripping Notre Dame in the national title game. It's a calculated hunch, but 2013-14 will be Georgia's year."Georgia's ranking in the AP poll matched its No. 5 spot in the coaches' poll. However, Sports Illustrated pegged the Bulldogs No. 12 in its season-preview rankings.The two first-place votes for teams other than Alabama kept alive the AP poll's record of having never had a unanimous preseason No. 1 pick. Alabama's 58 first-place votes tied the 2009 Florida team for largest percentage in the preseason poll's 63-year history.With five teams in the top 10, the SEC had three more than any other conference. The Pac-12 had two, Oregon and Stanford. No other conference had more than one in the top 10.After No. 12 LSU, the SEC placed no more teams in the Top 25. Still, with six, it had more than any other league.Alabama's ranking assures nothing, of course. The top team in the preseason AP poll has finished the season No. 1 only five times since 1976 and not since 2004.Last year's preseason No. 1 team, USC, finished the season unranked. The preseason No. 1 in 2011, Oklahoma, finished No. 16. And the last time Alabama opened a season atop the AP poll, 2010, it lost three games.The Crimson Tide started the past two seasons No. 2.While the AP poll commands much attention and respect, it is not part of the BCS formula that ultimately determines which two teams play for the national championship. The BCS standings are based on the coaches' poll, Harris Interactive poll (which doesn't have a preseason version) and computer rankings.COMPARING THE RANKINGSThe Associated Press' preseason college football poll was released Saturday. We compare how the top 15 teams in the AP poll fared in two other preseason rankings:Team; AP poll; Coaches poll; Sports IllustratedAlabama; 1; 1; 1Ohio State; 2; 2; 4Oregon; 3; 3; 5Stanford; 4; 4; 2Georgia; 5; 5; 12South Carolina; 6; 7; 6Texas A&M; 7; 6; 3Clemson; 8; 8; 10Louisville; 9; 9; 7Florida; 10; 10; 9Florida State; 11; 12; 13LSU; 12; 13; 14Oklahoma State; 13; 14; NRNotre Dame; 14; 11; 8Texas; 15; 15; 11Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Ga.) Visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Ga.) at .ajc.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存

Source: Milwaukee Journal SentinelAug.存倉 19--After lots of reminders and some tragic stories, society has begun to take bullying a lot more seriously.So seriously, in fact, that a parent of a middle school student in Fond du Lac made a federal case out of her son's treatment, which she says included months of racial slurs, unwanted touching, Facebook harassment and teasing and slurs over his perceived sexual orientation beginning in 2011.But in what he termed a tough call, a federal judge on Friday dismissed the case against St. Mary's Springs Academy. In a thoughtful, 23-page decision, U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller explains that, with so much at stake, our greater attention to bullying must also develop a more refined definition."Suffice it to say that, while the Court empathizes with N.K. (the student), it is reluctant to make a definitive determination that he was, in fact, the victim of bullying," wrote Stadtmueller.But legally, that's not the question. It's whether St. Mary's Springs violated Titles VI and IX of the Civil Rights Act for failing to stop the bullies. Stadtmueller decided it did not. He said that since so many facts are disputed, or seen through the eyes of children, he is reluctant to intervene."There will always be spats between children. Certain children will always say and do nasty things to one another. Try as they might, school officials will not be able to stop this, either, even if courts such as this one were to begin holding schools liable when their students engaged in reprehensible behavior. No matter how many judgments courts may hand out, the often cruel nature of children will still prevail over newly propagated rules and instructions," he wrote.Stadtmueller found that while the boy no doubt suffered such treatment, he appeared to also dish some out."He, too, occasionally made disparaging remarks, including racial epithets, to certain classmates and took other aggressive actions against the alleged bullies," he wrote."Perhaps this resulted from his being fed up with several months of bullying. Perhaps he invited some of the other students' conduct in a classic case of escalating hostility. Perhaps it was a little of both. In the end, the question of 'who started it?' revolves around 'he said she said' reports."Those are playground inquiries without a clear answer."The decision chronicles the efforts that the boy's mother, and school officials, took over the months to address various incidents. Ultimately, in April 2012, the boy withdrew from St. Mary's.Stadtmueller found that while no school officials had seen the alleged bullying firsthand, the boy's and his mother's frequent and detailed accounts amounted to giving the school actual knowledge.However, he did not believe the school responded with "deliberate indifference," noting that officials heard the boy's complaints, spoke with the offending students, had conferences with students and parents, and held bullying-prevention sessions for staff and students.Sam Hall, a Milwaukee lawyer with Crivello-Carlson, who represented the school, agreed that social media has made it even more important for kids, parents and schools to be on guard against bullying."In reviewing the facts of this case, we are grateful that the court recognized the numerous difficulties that schools can face and for the court's conclusion that St. Mary's and its staff were not indifferent to this problem," Hall said.After lots of reminders and some tragic stories, society has begun to take bullying a lot more seriously.So seriously, in fact, that a parent of a middle school student in Fond du Lac made a federal case out of her son's treatment, which she says included months of racial slurs, unwanted touching, Facebook harassment and teasing and slurs over his perceived sexual orientation beginning in 2011.But in what he termed a tough call, a federal judge on Friday dismissed the case against St. Mary's Springs Academy. In a thoughtful, 23-page decision, U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller explains that, with so much at stake, our greater attention to bullying must also develop a more refined definition."Suffice it to say that, while the Court empathizes with N.K. (the student), it is reluctant to make a definitive determination that he was, in fact, the victim of bullying," wrote Stadtmueller.But legally, that's not the question. It's whether St. Mary's Springs violated Titles VI and IX of the Civil Rights Act for failing to stop the bullies. Stadtmueller decided it did not. He said that since so many facts are disputed, or seen through the eyes of children, he is reluctant to intervene."There will always be spats between children. Certain children will always say and do nasty things to one another. Try as they might, school officials will not be able to stop this, either, even if courts such as this one were to begin holding schools liable when their students engaged in reprehensible behavior. No matter how many judgments courts may hand out, the often cruel nature of children will still prevail over newly propagated rules and instructions," he wrote.Stadtmueller found that while the boy no doubt suffered such treatment, he appeared 自存倉o also dish some out."He, too, occasionally made disparaging remarks, including racial epithets, to certain classmates and took other aggressive actions against the alleged bullies," he wrote."Perhaps this resulted from his being fed up with several months of bullying. Perhaps he invited some of the other students' conduct in a classic case of escalating hostility. Perhaps it was a little of both. In the end, the question of 'who started it?' revolves around 'he said she said' reports."Those are playground inquiries without a clear answer."The decision chronicles the efforts that the boy's mother, and school officials, took over the months to address various incidents. Ultimately, in April 2012, the boy withdrew from St. Mary's.Stadtmueller found that while no school officials had seen the alleged bullying firsthand, the boy's and his mother's frequent and detailed accounts amounted to giving the school actual knowledge.However, he did not believe the school responded with "deliberate indifference," noting that officials heard the boy's complaints, spoke with the offending students, had conferences with students and parents, and held bullying-prevention sessions for staff and students.Sam Hall, a Milwaukee lawyer with Crivello-Carlson, who represented the school, agreed that social media has made it even more important for kids, parents and schools to be on guard against bullying."In reviewing the facts of this case, we are grateful that the court recognized the numerous difficulties that schools can face and for the court's conclusion that St. Mary's and its staff were not indifferent to this problem," Hall said.After lots of reminders and some tragic stories, society has begun to take bullying a lot more seriously.So seriously, in fact, that a parent of a middle school student in Fond du Lac made a federal case out of her son's treatment, which she says included months of racial slurs, unwanted touching, Facebook harassment and teasing and slurs over his perceived sexual orientation beginning in 2011.But in what he termed a tough call, a federal judge on Friday dismissed the case against St. Mary's Springs Academy. In a thoughtful, 23-page decision, U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller explains that, with so much at stake, our greater attention to bullying must also develop a more refined definition."Suffice it to say that, while the Court empathizes with N.K. (the student), it is reluctant to make a definitive determination that he was, in fact, the victim of bullying," wrote Stadtmueller.But legally, that's not the question. It's whether St. Mary's Springs violated Titles VI and IX of the Civil Rights Act for failing to stop the bullies. Stadtmueller decided it did not. He said that since so many facts are disputed, or seen through the eyes of children, he is reluctant to intervene."There will always be spats between children. Certain children will always say and do nasty things to one another. Try as they might, school officials will not be able to stop this, either, even if courts such as this one were to begin holding schools liable when their students engaged in reprehensible behavior. No matter how many judgments courts may hand out, the often cruel nature of children will still prevail over newly propagated rules and instructions," he wrote.Stadtmueller found that while the boy no doubt suffered such treatment, he appeared to also dish some out."He, too, occasionally made disparaging remarks, including racial epithets, to certain classmates and took other aggressive actions against the alleged bullies," he wrote."Perhaps this resulted from his being fed up with several months of bullying. Perhaps he invited some of the other students' conduct in a classic case of escalating hostility. Perhaps it was a little of both. In the end, the question of 'who started it?' revolves around 'he said she said' reports."Those are playground inquiries without a clear answer."The decision chronicles the efforts that the boy's mother, and school officials, took over the months to address various incidents. Ultimately, in April 2012, the boy withdrew from St. Mary's.Stadtmueller found that while no school officials had seen the alleged bullying firsthand, the boy's and his mother's frequent and detailed accounts amounted to giving the school actual knowledge.However, he did not believe the school responded with "deliberate indifference," noting that officials heard the boy's complaints, spoke with the offending students, had conferences with students and parents, and held bullying-prevention sessions for staff and students.Sam Hall, a Milwaukee lawyer with Crivello-Carlson, who represented the school, agreed that social media has made it even more important for kids, parents and schools to be on guard against bullying."In reviewing the facts of this case, we are grateful that the court recognized the numerous difficulties that schools can face and for the court's conclusion that St. Mary's and its staff were not indifferent to this problem," Hall said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Visit the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel at .jsonline.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉新蒲崗

青海格爾木崑崙旅遊區遊客人數年年遞增，存倉但不少遊客批評景區的基本旅遊配套不足。崑崙山脈全長二千五百多公里，其中位於青海的格爾木崑崙旅遊區，是國家旅遊景區。在崑崙山口附近的西大灘，更可欣賞到玉珠峰的怡人景緻。玉珠峰海拔達到六千一百多米，是崑崙山東段最高峰，山頂長年被冰雪覆蓋，而且山形地貌多變，令不少登山愛好者慕名而來。要上玉珠峰體驗登上雪山的滋味並不容易，由有酒店的格爾木市駕車到那裡，足足要兩個多小時。如果要到玉珠峰，要再多乘兩個小時車才可到達。無論是景自存倉內抑或沿途洗手間和食店，都寥寥可數。遊客：「確實不方便，因為路上過往的車也多，你說隨地大小便不是那麼回事。」但亦有遊客不贊成興建現代化的旅遊設施：「但是我覺得我喜歡這種，我不太喜歡太商業化的東西。」格爾木市旅遊局計劃興建驛站照顧遊客的需要，但就不會興建酒店：「在這個地方，由於海拔比較高，不便於人們休息居住，所以這個地方的酒店建設有些滯後．．．我們準備在這一帶建一個叫『崑崙驛站』，就是可提供住宿、喝茶、休息和就餐的地方。」他表示，有關工程最快明年就會動工。迷你倉新蒲崗

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　【專訪】街總交通關注小組召集人黃一平表示，存倉建構世界旅遊休閒中心的澳門必須保障廿四小時有的士服務，否則，民怨、白牌車、濫收車資一定難免。希望政府主動採取颱風期間的士車資翻倍規定等措施，理順亂象，維護形象。　黃一平表示，作為建構世界旅遊休閒中心的澳門，廿四小時提供的士服務是最起碼的公共交通服務的低線。當然，在颱風期間可以不強調所有的士非提供服務不可，但必須想辦法理順的士不提供服務所出現的亂象：一是白牌車大量出現且漫天要價；二是那部份的士濫收車資；三是有出行需求的市民和遊客怨聲自存倉道。　他指出，欲理順上述亂象，最有效辦法是適當的附加規定鼓勵及規範願意提供服務的士冒一定風險提供服務。　他建議正式規定颱風期間車資翻倍或參照節假日「三工」標準，並在的士車箱內用電子顯示板向乘客展示。　黃一平以本身是的士司機的感受提出建議：由政府交通事務而進行一次民意調查，內容為颱風期間是否應提供的士服務，是否可以車資翻倍，或者她如何調整才合理，等等。希望相關的調查能有助政府順應民意，採取負責任的立場及措施，理順颱風期間的民怨，濫收車資，白牌車及國際都市政府形象嚴重受損等問題。◇迷你倉新蒲崗