Geek girls, a man's world

They're the IT girls, women working in the information technology industry dominated by men in almost every country, including China.迷你倉 Tiffany Tan finds out why there are so few females getting ahead in a nation where they traditionally "hold up half the sky".Chu Yanli's boyfriend again suggested she quit her software engineering job three months after they started dating. It was 4 am on a weekday in April, and Chu had just gotten home from work. She'd spent the past 18 hours glued to her office computer, trying to fix a programming glitch on Alipay, China's leading online payment service.The 27-year-old remembers bawling in her boyfriend's arms as they lay in bed, overwhelmed by the enormity of the problem her information technology team had just faced.If the group hadn't moved quickly to debug a code Chu had written, their customers' accounts might have gone haywire. Alipay, an affiliate of the e-commerce company Alibaba, has some 800 million accounts."I was feeling small and weighed down by work pressure, and he said: 'Why don't you just change jobs? I don't like seeing you this worn out,'" Chu recalls.Her boyfriend works in the same profession. But after a few hours of tossing and turning in bed, Chu says she was eager to get back to programming. It was a profession she'd dreamt of since high school, when her QQ instant-messaging account got hacked and she realized computer whizzes possessed astonishing skills.What about her boyfriend's wishes? Won't her career choice jeopardize their relationship?"What he says doesn't count," Chu says, jokingly, during a recent trip to Beijing from her home in Zhejiang province's capital Hangzhou."He can make suggestions. But the final decision is mine." Chu's conviction stands out in a country where women make up only 30 percent of the workforce in science, technology and engineering fields, a 2010 paper by management school professors says at China Women's University.The situation is rooted in the traditional Chinese notion that science, technology and engineering are the domains of men, the study says.Xie Shuang spent four years studying software development alongside Chu at Shaanxi province's Xidian University, mastering programming languages like Java, Java Script and C++.But Xie decided not to go into IT after hearing her mother's career advice. She instead sought a position in her hometown at the Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, where she is now an investment manager in its business development department."(My mother) thought this workplace was more suitable for a woman," the 27-year-old says."She also wanted me close by." What did her mom mean by "a job more suited to a woman"?One with a more regular routine, set hours and not much overtime, Xie says. Overtime and long hours hunched over a computer are commonplace in software development, she says.This was the same message Chu and her female classmates heard throughout school - from schoolmates, friends and even their male teacher自存倉."They said: 'Girls, one day you'll be pregnant, but this job will still require you to work overtime'," Chu recalls."They said that if I took a less complicated job, like working for the government, teaching, or doing sales, marketing or clerical work, I'd feel more relaxed. My looks won't suffer, and I'll have more time for my family."People outside the IT industry only see our long hours and tiring work. But this profession offers a huge sense of achievement. The codes I write and applications I create help people make online purchases. There's a lot of value in it." When her software development class of almost 120 students graduated in 2008, fewer than half of the group's 16 women entered the IT industry, Chu says. She's the only woman among 24 men on her Alipay team.Women who work in China's technology industry are largely involved in marketing, idea design, art work and product testing, says an IT sales consultant for an international recruitment firm, who declined to be named because of company policy.These jobs are regarded as more social and artistically creative than coding software or constructing hardware, the consultant explains.In a country rooted in socialist ideals - which hold men and women as equals - the belief that certain professions are "men's work" has endured and influences women's choices.Since society regards computer science as a man's domain, women are discouraged from studying it. The result is a small trickle of women entering IT, says Susanne Choi, director of the Gender Research Center at the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies.The industry's gender imbalance - what Choi calls "occupational gender segregation" - reinforces existing gender stereotypes. It also fosters a male-dominated professional network and culture that become barriers to women who want to enter the field, she says.Having more female role models can help break this cycle, human resource experts say. But only 11 percent of Fortune 500 technology companies' executives are women, IT Manager Daily reports."If there aren't any role models for women to look to, they might not see themselves in that position," says Christine Wright, Asia operations director of Hays, a multinational recruitment company with offices in China.Only 11 percent of the software developers Hays recruited on the mainland from July 2012 to June 2013 were women. The rate was 3.2 percent in the previous 12 months."We have tips that we give (companies) about what they should be doing for female applicants to feel that they can apply, that they can get ahead," Wright says.Amid working long days and irregular hours, Chu dreams of becoming a software architect helming the creation of innovative programs.She's also envisioning her happy home - one in which she's sitting next to her husband, son and daughter, all of them tapping out new software applications on their laptops.Contact the writers through tiffany@chinadaily.com.cn Zhang Yue contributed to this report.迷你倉新蒲崗

Community College soccer: VC women off to 2-0 start

Source: Ventura County Star, Calif.迷你倉新蒲崗Sept. 01--Having beaten two of the top teams from Northern California, Steve Hoffman only had one issue with the opening weekend of the Ventura College women's soccer season.It began the season rather than finished it."It can't be the end of the year already, can it?" the VC coach asked jokingly.Macey Herrera scored two second-half goals and sophomore Taylor C'debaca also netted as the Pirates knocked off defending state semifinalist Sierra, 3-1, on the final day of the annual Nike Soccer Classic on Saturday afternoon at the VC Sportsplex.When combined with Thurday's win over City College of San Francisco, the result meant Ventura (2-0), ranked No. 16 in the NSCAA national coaches' poll, opened its season with wins over the No. 18 and No. 4 teams in the country."It's a big win, of course," Hoffman said. "You've got to give the kids credit."Both opponents have represented NorCal in the state Final Four over the past two seasons."Not many people will beat these teams," Hoffman said.Herrera took control of a match tied, 1-1, with 20 minutes to play.The Buena High product and Cal State Northrdge transfer earned and converted a penalty kick to give the Pirates the lead in the 72nd minute, then converted a defensive mistake into an insurance goal three minutes later.Having provided the goals, the center forward then added some entertainment, using a spin move to beat two opponents while holding possession to help run out the clock."You liked that, didn't you?" Hoffman asked. "She's on another level."Counting last week's scrimmage at Orange Coast, Herrera has netted four times in her first three matches in orange and black.Just as it had two nights prior in the 2-迷你倉出租 win over visiting CCSF, the Pirates jumped on their visitors from NorCal. C'debaca, who missed much of her freshman campaign with a knee injury, smashed VC into the lead in the 25th minute, pulling up on a partial breakaway to finish low.Sierra equalized nine minutes later on a spectacular goal from midfielder Virginia Millan, who floated in a first-time chip into the upper corner from 25 yards.After playing only 15 in Thursday's win over San Francisco, Hoffman played at least 22 in the oppressive afternoon heat."It's a good team effort," midfielder A.J. Tewes said. "A lot of people played today and we needed them."Sophomore Lupita Magana, playing as a central midfielder, was one of the few players to complete all 90 minutes."This is our preseason," Magana said. "We're still getting into shape. But these are the type of games that really get us ready for the season."Oxnard stays unbeatenThe Oxnard College women's soccer team stayed unbeaten and unscored upon with a 0-0 draw with visiting Sacramento City in the opening match of its annual Condor Classic tournament.Freshman goalkeeper Andrea Bautista kept her second shutout in two matches."You've got to like that," Oxnard coach Bill Propster said.Oxnard (1-0-1) had several chances to grab all three points.Freshman forward Angela Turner-Harvey had a goal disallowed in the first half. Freshman Breanna Martin hit the post and also earned a penalty kick, from which sophomore Emily Perez rattled the crossbar.The Condors host Antelope Valley Sunday at noon to conclude the event.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Ventura County Star (Camarillo, Calif.) Visit Ventura County Star (Camarillo, Calif.) at .vcstar.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Local briefs: CSU ChanneI Islands plans Dodger trip

Source: Ventura County Star, Calif.文件倉Aug. 31--CamarilloCSU ChanneI Islands plans Dodger tripCSU Channel Islands will have the 10th Annual Alumni & Friends Dodger Day on Sept. 15 at Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave.Capt. Larry Vasquez, commanding officer for Naval Base Ventura County, will throw the ceremonial first pitch before the Los Angeles Dodgers play the San Francisco Giants at 1:10 p.m.The event is open to the public. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis for $25 in the infield reserve and $35 in the all-you-can-eat sections.Tickets include a commemorative CI Dodger Day T-shirt and free bus transportation between the CI campus and Dodger Stadium. For tickets, visit https://csuci.wufoo.com/forms/annual-alumni-dodger-day or call 437-8952.Art show to focus on sex differencesThe art program at CSU Channel Islands will present "Gender Cues," an exhibit on masculinity and femininity in art featuring CSUCI students and alumni.The exhibition will run Sept. 5-27 in the Exhibitions Gallery at 92 Palm Drive in Camarillo.An opening reception will be from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 5.Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.Visit art.csuci.edu or call 437-2772 for more information.Oak ParkUtilities will hold public meetingThe Las Virgenes Municipal Water and Triunfo Sanitation districts will have a joint powers authority meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Oak Park Library, 899 N. Kanan Road.The public is welcome. Call 818-889-2239 for more information.OXNARDRedevelopment is topic of workshopA public workshop on the future of properties owned by Oxnard's former redevelopment agency -- the vacant Social Security building downtown, a restaurant in Heritage Square and 13 acres near Ormond Beach are among the 46 parcels -- will take place Wednesday evening.Officials have said they want residents' input regarding the ultimate fate of the properties. Some could be sold off as part of the state-mandated shutdown of redevelopment operations.The workshop will run from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday in the first floor community room of 300 W. Third St. The entrance 存倉s on B Street. You can download maps and descriptions of the properties at .ci.oxnard.ca.us by clicking on the "review of OCDCSA owned properties" link at the top of the city's home page.New race features various optionsThe inaugural Ventura Marathon on Sept. 8 has been certified as a qualifier for the Boston Marathon.The race will take runners and walkers along a flat and fast course through Ventura, Oxnard and Port Hueneme before culminating at the Ventura Pier.Participants can also choose to do a half-marathon, a 5K, a kids' run or bike rides ranging from 30-100 miles.The beach party Sept. 7-8 will have seven local live bands, food trucks, vendors, and free arts and crafts for kids.Visit .venturamarathon.com for more information. The last day to sign up online is Wednesday.The marathon also needs volunteers for Sept. 6-8.The marathon has three to four hour volunteer shifts for areas including registration, aid stations and finish line among others.The marathon helps support Pier Into the Future, Ventura County Humane Society, Rotary efforts and several other nonprofit organizations.Visit .signupgenius.com/go/9040E4DA5AC22AB9-ventura or email volunteer coordinator Mira Reverente at mira@vendurance.com.Ventura CountyConference looks at county housingThe 12th Annual Ventura County Housing Conference will focus on the housing climate in Ventura County. The conference will go from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Ventura County Office of Education Conference Center, 5100 Adolfo Road.The theme is "The Pulse of Housing." The conference will feature a keynote address on "Cycles in Housing: Aging, Immigration, Boom and Bust," followed by three workshops focused on "How a Project Pencils," "Life After Redevelopment," and "Current Housing Economics -- Who's winning, who's losing?"Tickets are $110 before Sept. 10 or $125 at the door. For more information, visit vchome.org/housing_conference.aspx.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Ventura County Star (Camarillo, Calif.) Visit Ventura County Star (Camarillo, Calif.) at .vcstar.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

合肥總部經濟招商簽資50億

文件倉 香港文匯報訊（記者 趙臣 合肥報道）合肥市廬陽區日前舉行總部經濟招商推介會，重點推介該區13宗總面積近700畝優質地塊、8座特色樓宇及都市標準化廠房。推介會現場，5個項目實現意向簽約，投資總額近50億元人民幣。　在本次廬陽區重點推出的13宗優質地塊中，涵蓋了商協會總部大廈、高端寫字樓、五星級酒店等多個業態的超大型綜合類商業項目。廬陽區是合肥核心城區，截至目前，該區共有財富廣場、金鼎廣場等樓宇167幢，面積631萬平方米，入駐樓宇企業6,000多家。此次，該區推介的的祥源廣場、國資大廈、瑞龍大酒店3個特色樓宇已相繼建成，目前一批國內外知名品牌及企業將相繼簽約入駐。存倉

當局宜應對颱風下陸上交通

　八號風球期間不提供巴士服務乃理念僵化、卸責本意綜合發酵所致，自存倉提出希望下一個八號風球到時不再有相關的弊端重現。　隨著社會與經濟的發展，八號風球期間仍有不少市民要上班，包括公務員、醫生、護士、記者，以及近年保障賭場日夜運作的大量員工。這些冒著風雨工作的市民，並非每人都公車或私家車接送。並且，在建構世界旅遊休閒中心目標的制度下，澳門更不可能是一座停止運作的「死城」。既然如此，就必須有公共交通工具提供有限度的服務。　無可否認過往澳門經濟欠發達，又有殖民理念的影響，多一事不如少一事的為官理念可以理解。於是八號風球期間全面停止公交服務的決定也就出現了。然澳門回歸後，八號風球下需工作的人士已是當家作主之澳門特區政府的子民和員工，論理在八號風球下的交通工具應得到政府的主觀和安排。然而，有關部門一句「不提倡為藉口便把責任推得一干二淨。庸官之行為，危害了澳門民眾的利益，又破壞了澳門的國際形象。　在八號風球期間，自願出車的的士收費稍供或數信現象就出現了，白牌車漫天叫價現象也出現了，但當局一籌莫展，連最交易做到的「事後諸葛亮」都難以勝任。近日，在社會和民間的壓力下，交通資訊委員會會議討論迷你倉新蒲崗八號強風球期間的公共交通問題。但得到的是喜憂參半的消息：喜的是，當局已接受民間建議考慮的士的額外保險和單項附加費問題，即是說已經願意考慮如何作「事後諸葛亮」了；憂的則有二：一是公共巴士服務大門還是關閉，在政府承接公共巴士主導權後仍然持這種立場，顯然是推卸責任；二：是對濫收車資的士司機竟然還考慮「工作權」不考慮永久吊銷工作證，這又是為了極少數害群之馬的司機而犧性公眾利益，犧牲澳門國際形象的庸言行為。　作為一個旅遊城市，許多公共服務是不能停止的，即不可能有任何時刻的「死城」現象。既然如此，就必須有限度有附加條件的公共交通服務，既為需工作的部份澳門民眾提供相應的後勤保障服務，也為建構國際旅遊休閒中心的澳門形象添磚加瓦。作為與否，決策權在最高行政階層。　最近的八號風球，暴露出交通當局長期推卸責任的弊端，也披露對相關部門官員理念僵化、推卸責任本意的不滿，更引出了要求庸官下台的民間壓力和民怨訴求。希望政府高層以雷勵風行的作風，責成權責部門盡快採取臨時的權宜措施，例如規定颱風期的士車資翻一倍，以及一些公共巴士線路以「小車模式」提供相應的服務等。◇　　　　　　　　　　　　本報記者光幹迷你倉出租

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PC市場冷颼颼，自存倉市調機構IDC 昨（30）日二度下修今年全球PC出貨量預估，年減幅度從原本的7.8%擴大到9.7%。值得注意的是，IDC 同步調降今年全球平板電腦銷售預測，史上首見，PC業者的苦日子恐怕還沒結束。法人表示，傳統PC市場需求低迷，大家早有心理準備，平板電腦也開始成長趨緩，而且市場競爭激烈、產品單價（ASP）快速下滑，不利宏�（2353）、華碩等PC廠商，不過，PC利空消息頻傳，市場已有鈍化跡象，未受IDC報告影響，國內PC族群昨天股價全面收紅，宏�、仁寶、緯創昨天更是大迷你倉新蒲崗超過2%。IDC 昨天發布最新市場追蹤報告，預估今年全球平板電腦出貨量2.274億台，雖然比去年同期成長57.7%，但比起原先預估的2.293億台，微幅下調0.8%；且IDC一併將2017年的平板出貨預估下修0.7%至4.07億台。此為平板誕生三年多來，出貨預估首度遭到調降，格外引發關注。IDC指出，由於大尺寸的智慧型手機熱賣，擠壓到平板銷售，加上穿戴式裝置即將推出，像Google眼鏡視訊聊天等部分功能，取代平板用途。傳聞已久蘋果、三星智慧表推出後，與智慧機完美結合，對平板殺傷力更大。迷你倉出租

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快遞投訴投訴要精准，儲存快遞公司都歸國家郵政局管據說沒有和快遞員吵過架的人生是不完整的。如今誰沒遇到過幾個傲嬌的快遞員，沒有在家乖乖等他們可能被罵，沒有及時下樓去取貨可能被罵，甚至如果當天剛好下雨也會遭受白眼臭臉，如果你再不知好歹地要求先驗貨後簽收，輕則被噴"我月入兩萬還貪你這點東西"，重則人家提著貨就走人，留下目瞪口呆的你。案例回放投訴到國家郵政局，快遞員要被嚴罰 白領曉琳8月初接到宅急送快遞送來的包裹時，發現包裹嚴重地壓扁了，她要求先打開包裝驗貨再簽收，快遞員聽完二話不說就收拾包裹掉頭走人，曉琳跟著爭辯時，沒想到快遞員拉開架勢，回頭大有打人的姿態，"還好我當時拿著準備開包裹的刀"！曉琳憤而投訴，結果宅急送的內部投訴電話打了不下十幾次，還接到了之前快遞員的"威脅短信"，最後是一個神奇的網站幫她搞定了———國家郵政局官網，幾乎是第二天她接到宅急送多米諾骨牌式的道歉電話，先是快遞員的，之後是分公司，最後還有北京總部的電話。中華人民共和國國家郵政局的網站上可以找到"消費者申訴"一欄，或者直接輸入網址ssw z.chinapost.gov .cn就可以進入投訴中心。這和各個快遞公司的內部投訴完全是兩個概念。據深圳順豐快遞對外媒體負責人常先生介紹，國家郵政局是所有快遞公司的管理機構，就好像買到假貨直接向工商局投訴一樣有效。除了國家郵政局的網上投訴，還可以撥打12305投訴熱線，功能和網上申訴完全一樣，不過是人工接聽而已。記者隨機採訪了深圳的幾位快遞員，其中中通快遞一名業務員稱如果接到一次國家郵政的投訴，每個快遞員會被公司罰款2500元，而過去也聽說過"扣除當月的工資"的嚴厲處罰。而申通人事部經理汪峰表示雖然"沒聽說過那麼嚴厲的懲罰"，但是如果國家郵政的投訴落實，快遞員一定會受到罰款處罰，同時，整個快遞公司也會被國家郵政局警告。他介紹，一般國家郵政局會直接把投訴和警告告訴快遞公司，而罰款則是積累之後統一繳納。例如，2011年國家郵政局就把"暴力分揀"的第一張罰單開給了上海浦東金橋申通快遞有限公司，罰款6萬元、停業1個月。"其實也並不完全是罰款的問題，被國家郵政局過多警告，會造成行業聲譽掃地的危險。"汪峰解釋，目前快遞行業的競爭已經到了白熱化程度，最重要的就是要佔有市場，一旦聲譽出現問題對公司面對競爭十分不利，"而國家郵政局近幾年也把投訴處理和315消費者維權活動結合起來，所以快遞公司就更加謹慎了。"投訴攻略國家郵政局網站投訴只需15分鐘1.國家郵政局網站投訴：根據記者親身體驗，在國家郵政局網站投訴，只要15分鐘就可以登記入案。第一步：11：00登陸申訴網站，點擊"新用戶註冊"填寫基本資料，包括真實姓名、聯繫電話等，成功註冊。第二步：11：05成功登錄，點擊"我要申訴"，選擇要投訴的企業名稱、投訴內容，再填寫自己姓名、電話、快遞單號等，所以快遞單務必要保留好，上面有投訴必需的相關信息。第三步：11：15完成申訴，並且可以看到自己的申訴狀態改變為"處理中"。國家郵政局承諾在30天內即可有答複，而根據以往案例，二三天後快遞公司就會電話瞭解情況，並且做相應的道歉處理。2 .撥打12305電話投訴：深圳不屬於直轄市或者省會城市，所以需要撥打省會城市即廣州區號020+12305，可以選擇人工服務，在接線員的提示下，錄入自己的信息，以及申訴理由(和網站需登記的內容一致)，處理承諾期限同樣是30天。3 .消委會教你如何投訴：深圳市消委會投訴咨詢部魏興建議面對以下最集中的投訴情況做到以下幾點：情況A .快遞送貨不及時，誤時索賠難。儘量選擇有信譽的公司，一旦遇見誤時情況再投訴至快遞公司無用情況下可採取司法途徑，根據《中華人民共和國郵政法》及《快遞服務標準》規定，對快遞延誤索償。情況B .當郵件物品發生損害，丟失。就目前來看，消費者很難獲得滿意的賠償額度，快遞公司往往會通過公司的《快件運單契約條款》、《契約條款》、《運送服務條款》、《服務契約》、《快遞服務協議》等制定一些例如貨物遺失或損壞只按郵資賠償的條款，用以免除經營者的違約責任，違反了《民法通則》和《消費者權益保護法》的有關規定，有霸王條款之嫌。通常對於沒有購買保險的快件，按照郵政法、郵政法實施細則及相關規定辦理(也就是按照快遞運費的倍數來賠償，最高不超過5倍)，所以在郵寄貴重物品時，應按照物品實際價值保價。情況C .快遞員高貴冷豔，讓寄件人人格尊嚴受到侮辱。換快遞公司或者投訴至快遞公司總部。情況D .大多數快遞要求"先簽收、再拆件"，導致保價物品不能順利保價。收貨時先驗貨再簽收，尤其是遇到外包裝破損時，一定要在快遞員在場的情況下先驗貨，出現問題，可以要求快遞員在單據上標注並及時與快遞公司協商賠償。曾經有投訴案例是收件人簽字後再驗收發現價值5000元的手機被調換成便宜的山寨手機，但由於已經簽字了導致投訴調解無效，只能依照司法途徑再解決，而目前的郵政法對於某些企業存在的明顯違規行為也沒有具體的處罰措施。但《廣東省快遞管理條例》的出台，規定企業有違規行為可以處最高3萬元的處罰，消費者可利用此條例投訴。航空服務投訴航空服務投訴激增，要向民航專門部門投訴如果每個人都有一場說走就走的旅行，那在中國，他必將碰上一場毫無懸念的"習慣性"航班延誤。國家民航局最新發佈的航空運輸消費者投訴情況通報顯示，僅今年6月就受理消費者投訴165件，投訴總數比去年同期增加50件，其中對國內航空公司的128件投訴中，航班問題就占到了63.28%，"當之無愧"穩坐投訴"頭把交椅"；行李運輸，預訂、票務與登機分別位列二、三位，超售只能"屈居"第四名。如果有空查閱一下中消協公佈的全年投訴數據，還會發現航空服務投訴量簡直"漲勢喜人"，從2011年的757件激增至2012年的1146件，同比增長達51.4%，成為投訴增幅最大的服務行業。案例回放飛機延誤，賠200塊就算貼心了？上周，在深圳某廣告公司就職的王莎終於迎來了她職業生涯的首次省外出差，航空公司"不負�望"地給了她全套投訴體驗。出發當日，王莎乘坐下午4：50的飛機從深圳飛往成都，3點即趕到機場的她就因為一句"流量控制"，生生在寶安機場等到了午夜12點才搭上飛機，到達成都下榻賓館時已近深夜3點。本來想著晚飯時間能發個免費盒飯，沒想到四川航空面對群情激憤完全無動於衷，當天唯一令人欣慰的是：最後每人拿了川航200元的飛機延誤賠償。不過，囧運並未結束，本周她乘坐河北航空的航班從重慶飛往南寧，到達南寧機場打開托運行李一看，新蒲崗迷你倉記本電腦屏幕已經被完全砸碎。而河北航空給她的"指示"是：由於你乘坐的航班是從成都飛南寧經停重慶的，行李托運由重慶機場負責，航空公司不承擔任何責任。而再致電重慶機場，對方客服則顯得相當責怪："你難道不知道電腦是不能托運的嗎！"王莎無奈，在辦理登機手續的自始至終，重慶機場都沒有人提醒過她電腦不能托運，也沒有在顯著位置擺放文字提示，難道航空服務是要旅客自己去網上搜集所有注意事項嗎？投訴一圈後，王莎得到的賠償是，按每公斤行李計算，電腦屏幕賠償100元，最後她自己補貼了900元才修好。比起王莎，笑琳的經歷則更加悲劇。辦好登機牌過完安檢，笑琳突然發現自己的登機牌丟了，遍尋無果她選擇到航空公司櫃台補票，當時離飛機起飛尚有一個多小時，可最後的結果是：拜航空公司的辦事效率所賜，她直到飛機起飛的那一刻都沒有拿到新的登機牌。投訴攻略延誤4小時以上，可理直氣壯地索賠1.南都記者從川航瞭解到，航班延誤4小時才是賠償的"起點"，而這也是各大航空公司的普遍規則。如果延誤4小時以內，多半只能吃啞巴虧，當然如果乘客夠彪悍，也能在飛機抵達目的地時選擇不下機，記者就曾經親見有乘客採取此招獲得賠償，但後果可能是你從此上了該航空公司的"黑名單"。如果延誤4小時以上的，乘客則可理直氣壯要求賠償。一般航空公司都會在登機時按機票給每個人現場發放賠償金，值得提醒的是，前段時間在網絡廣為流傳的20元航空保險也可賠付航班延誤的傳聞，經記者查證，確有其事。昨日，南都記者分別致電國航、東航、南航、深航、海航，得到的答複是，在這些航空公司官網上購買機票時默認的保險確實包含航班延誤賠付：延誤超過4小時賠償600元，最高賠償600元，但索賠程序有點複雜。以東方航空為例，索取航班延誤賠償需出具國泰產險索賠申請書(可在東航網站下載)、被保險人身份證複印件、搭乘當地航班的登機證明以及航班延誤證明文件，並在指定工作日內寄往保險公司方可獲取賠償。而據經驗人士透露，航班延誤證明文件一定要登機當時找航空公司地勤人員開具，因為一般航班延誤都已至深夜，如果登機時不開，到達目的地該公司地勤可能已經下班，沒有延誤證明，索賠就無從談起。2 .對於行李托運損壞的投訴，雖然已高居航空服務投訴第二位，但處理起來乘客仍處於弱勢。根據民航局的規定，破損或被汙染行李的賠償一般由乘客發現行李破損的所在航站(轉運站或目的站)受理，乘客應在離開行李認領處前向承運人(或其代理人)提出申明辦理運輸事故記錄，並且在提出申明7天內要求賠償。民航局的規定是，貴重物品不允許托運，如果乘客堅持托運需簽署一份免除承運人責任書，一旦發生損失，各航空公司只按照普通行李來賠償，標準為每公斤重量100元，其餘後果由乘客自己承擔。雖然王莎認為航空公司沒有事前告知負有責任，但目前無論是投訴還是起訴到法院都只有民航的行業規定可依，乘客很難主張權利。3.針對今年多達93宗的航空服務類投訴，深圳市消委會投訴咨詢部魏興提示，消費者在購買機票的時候要選擇正規的渠道，必要時可登陸"中國航空運輸協會"的網站查詢正規售票點的信息；購買機票時應提供準確的個人信息及聯繫方式，並保留購票的相關憑證，一旦發生消費糾紛，可作為維權的憑據；當消費者的合法權益收到損害的時候，可以第一時間與航空公司進行交涉，再依次向民航局消費者事務中心、中國航空運輸協會、市場監管部門、消費者委員會等部門投訴維權。物管投訴學習維權達人鄒家健，找准物管的"死穴"人在家里住，哪能不投訴？下水道堵了、外牆漏水了、停車位少了、物業費貴了……生活的芝麻綠豆一落在投訴這事上，就大了。物管說業主太蠻橫，業主說物管收了錢不辦事。業主投訴，要不過於得理不饒人，戾氣十足，要不就是根本擔心有些不良物管斷水斷電，給小鞋穿，不敢吭聲。而鄒家健，國內業主維權第一人，他的經歷，見證著中國業主維權史上的多個第一———中國的業主委員會第一次發起針對地產商的大規模集體訴訟並最終獲勝；第一次將開發商的物管企業炒掉；第一次堅持執行國家物業管理條例，自主選聘物管企業……在他身上發生的案例並不是一個偶然投訴或成功或失敗的經驗，而是他自己本人根本就是一個如何有理有據、不卑不亢、行之有效地去投訴的經典樣本。案例回放要研究政策和法律，再跟對方博弈投訴無門？這或許是很多人有了投訴之心後犯的第一個嘀咕。究竟是要往哪裡投？是投訴給管理處，還是投訴給管理處的主管物業公司，還是投訴給政府部門？政府那麼多相關部門又是哪一個能為業主做主？鄒家健引導景洲大廈全體業主做的第一件事情就是這個。在2001年9月份，景洲大廈成了全深圳第一家更換了開發商的物管企業管理公司的小區。此舉之前，鄒家健做了兩件事。第一，鄒家健先後請了兩批律師到社區進行普法教育工作，告訴大家如何通過法律的途徑來維護自己的權益。第二，他提出了"維權從打電話開始"的口號，將政府投訴電話表發放到每家每戶。"比如說我們將當時的環保局投訴電話告訴了每位業主，這樣他們發現大廈附近有汙染問題，就知道該找環保局投訴。"鄒家健說，這是一種指引，大家會因此學會找相關單位去投訴。因此，掌握物管企業及社區環境相關政府部門的投訴方式和電話，是維權投訴重要的第一步。2001年9月份，景洲大廈更換了物管企業管理公司之後，關於停車場的歸屬權，開發商和業主們開始有爭議。爭議與扯皮是解決不了問題的。鄒家健找到瞭解決問題的關鍵"穴位"。"我不斷學習相關政策和法律，對小區公共產權進行確權，比如說小區的停車場歸誰的問題，我們咨詢國土局、查閱相關的檔案資料、掌握小區公共面積和分攤面積的數據……把小區的所有情況都瞭解得一清二楚之後，再去和地產商博弈，這樣才會有底氣。"而經過瞭解之後，他們最終得到國土局確定的答複：小區停車場是不計入容積率的，也就是說，小區停車場的所有權是歸全體業主共有的。鄒家健說："在掌握這個信息之後，我們開始跟開發商談，很順利就把停車場的主權拿了回來。"投訴攻略不要用"不交物業費"來威脅物管鄒家健，國內業主維權第一人1 .學會與物管企業平等溝通，就事論事地提問題，業主不要以居高臨下的態度與物管企業溝通。2 .指出問題的同時要給予物管企業改正的機會和時間。3 .不要用"不交物業費"來威脅物管企業，因為最後承擔代價的還是業主。表面上好像是物管企業收不到錢，實際上的結果是，物管企業的工作和服務做得不到位，最終還是業主的權益受損。4 .如果與社區物業公司溝通無果，可以先向其上級主管單位進行投訴，如果還是沒有效果，可以向政府的物業監管處投訴，或者向街道辦工作站投訴。mini storage

'Welcome Back Kotter' star Gabe Kaplan performs stand-up at Flappers Comedy Club in Claremont

Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.新蒲崗迷你倉Aug. 28--Welcome back, Gabe Kaplan.Kaplan, famous for his starring role in the 1970s television show "Welcome Back Kotter," will perform stand-up comedy at Flappers Comedy Club in Claremont tonight and Saturday."I've been doing some corporate dates. I haven't worked in a comedy club or a hotel so I've written a lot of material I want to try," Kaplan said in a recent phone interview.Younger fans probably know Kaplan from his hosting of numerous poker tournaments in recent years but the actor and comedian said he's ready for the stage."I started as a stand-up comedian," Kaplan said. "Most don't remember, but before 'Welcome Back Kotter' I was on talk shows and variety shows doing stand-up -- that's how I started. At that point, I was very creative. I feel in a way I'm like that now. There's so many things about being an ex-television star or not being in the public eye to see how people react to me."Kaplan said he is interested to see how old and young audiences react to his comedy."I'll be in the airport and older people say, 'That's Mr. Kotter from 'Welcome Back Kotter.' Their kids will say 'That's the poker guy.' Those kids watch those shows. They'll say, 'What's that Mr. Kotter? No, he's a poker player.' It's really inmini storageeresting who knows me from what."He said his skills as a poker player have been exaggerated."I got a little lucky. I was, like, the first celebrity who played in any of these tournaments. I did very well at the time. I was not really pursuing acting much so people say 'he's a poker player now.' I was never really a poker player. I got involved with business and investing and I spent most of my time doing that. I never considered myself to be a professional player. I do enjoy commentating. I feel really good at that. I enjoyed commentating, making jokes about players and analyzing situations."Kaplan said he was friends with another famous poker player, former Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss."Oh yeah. Very good friends," Kaplan said. "Every year we would go to Del Mar (racetrack in San Diego). He would stay on the infield, that's the section where the general public goes to. It's not fancy. People sit there with blankets. And people would ask him questions about the Lakers."After the Flappers performance, Kaplan heads to the SunCoast Casino in Las Vegas on Sept. 7-8.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, Calif.) Visit the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, Calif.) at .dailybulletin.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage

New AMBER alert system startles sleepers with new phones

Source: Star-News, Wilmington, N.迷你倉價錢C.Aug. 30--Just before 1 a.m. Friday morning, residents all over North Carolina were jolted awake by a loud noise from their phones."High Point, NC AMBER Alert: LIC/BJX1565 (NC) 2003 White Chevrolet Suburban," the message read.The alert had been issued for a 17-month-old girl in High Point who was sleeping in her godfather's 2003 white Chevrolet Suburban that was reported stolen from a grocery store parking lot.The girl was found at about 9:30 a.m. Friday morning -- around the time most recipients of the alert were discussing the incident with coworkers and wondering how they had become a subscriber to the service.The AMBER Alert messaging system is a federally mandated program. The Federal Emergency Management Agency used to ask people to subscribe to their Wireless AMBER Alerts program, but in December 2012 FEMA implemented the Wireless Emergency Alerts, also known as WEA, system.According to the N.C. Department of Public Safety, Wireless Emergency Alerts are considered a "point-to-multipoint system," which means alert messages will be sent to those within a targeted area. It is based on cell towers, instead of the phone's registered ZIP code that previous systems relied on.Residents do not sign up specifically to these alerts -- they come through automatically with most newer phones.These alerts are not text messages; instead, the messages are delivered through a separate alert program to ensure they are delivered immediately and are not subjected to potentia迷你倉 delays on wireless networks. They are free of cost for users, according to DPS.Friday's alert was the first statewide alert in North Carolina since the program moved to WEA and the first one ever to be used in the Wilmington area, according to First Sgt. Jeff Gordon, a public information officer for DPS that makes the final call on Amber Alerts in the state."Last night's AMBER Alert was issued statewide due to the uncertainty of where the abductor was traveling," Gordon said. "In this case, a vehicle was stolen with a child inside and the direction of travel was unknown."Wireless Emergency Alerts have been widely criticized across the country for their cryptic nature and for the loud noise that comes with them even if the phone is on silent."I understand people's concern, but what if the shoe was on the other foot?" Gordon said. "You would want as many people as possible looking for your child. The goal is to get more eyes, more ears looking for the abductor."FEMA does allow people to opt out of Amber Alerts and other emergency, such as serious weather conditions. However, Congress mandates that alerts issued by the president cannot be turned off.Turning off alerts varies by phone type and wireless company, so residents can check with their carrier for more specific instructions.Ashley Withers: 343-2223On Twitter: @AshleyWithersCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the Star-News (Wilmington, N.C.) Visit the Star-News (Wilmington, N.C.) at .starnewsonline.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存

部分新生“開學裝備”破萬元 下周中小學正式開課，記者探訪發現手機、文具和眼鏡等正在熱銷

查文具開學在即，迷你倉新蒲崗通州工商執法人員在文具市場排查文具質量。近日，北京海澱、通州、順義等工商分局檢查校園周邊文具店，發現水彩筆、塗改液等氣味刺鼻、製作粗糙的，將抽樣送檢。新京報記者 廖愛玲 通訊員 裴新軍 攝影報道昨日，在崇文門樂天瑪特超市內，一小孩推著購物車從學習用品區跑過。新京報記者 周崗峰 攝 新京報訊 新學期伊始，學生們的書包里也增添了不少諸如電腦、文具、眼鏡之類的新"裝備"。文具攤、眼鏡城在八月末迎來銷售旺季，記者調查發現，部分新生"開學裝備"花費超過萬元。學生買手機"更新換代"近日，新京報記者調查小學一年級、初一、高一、大一新生髮現，部分新生"開學裝備"花費超過萬元。這些"裝備"主要包括電腦、手機等電子產品，文具、書包等學習用品，此外還有為迎接"新生活"的暑期出游等費用。在很多手機數碼專營店，都推出了暑期"學生特惠"。昨天，勁松一家移動通訊專賣店的工作人員表示，暑期來買手機的中學生、大學生較多，很多都是來"更新換代"的，三星、蘋果成為最受歡迎的手機品牌，價位四五千元。購文具動輒花百元昨天下午，北京萬通商品批發市場四層，靠近電梯的每家文具攤前都圍了不少家長和孩子。"越臨近開學，買的人越多。"一攤主劉先生說，近兩天文具攤越來越熱，賣得最好的就是各種筆、練習本、塑料書皮。在接近電梯口的一家文具攤，老闆算出了吳女士購買的文具總價：92元。"書皮有了，自動筆有了，筆袋有了……"吳女士手里攥著一張老師列的清單，正在逐個核對。她的兒子即將上小學一年級，在92元之外，還有部分文具未配齊，比如美術課要用的水彩。記者發現，雖然文具的價格較為便宜，比如塑料書皮小的8元錢10個、中的10元10個，練習本5角到一元不等，水筆大約2元錢，自動鉛筆4元，熒光筆10元4支。但由於"積少成多"，記者隨機詢問七八名學生家長，文具總花費均接近或超過100元。除文具外，一些宿舍用品也成為學生青睞的對象，比如水盆、衣架等。有售賣生活用品的攤主介紹，近日像床頭小電扇、床頭小檯燈等，銷量也不錯。眼鏡城迎銷售旺季"575度。"在位於潘家園的北京眼鏡城，杜女士夫婦正帶著即將上初三的女兒驗光配鏡。"初三是關鍵一年，眼鏡必須要配合適。"夫妻二人不時詢問女兒眼鏡度數是否合適，而女兒則"糾結"著鏡框是選紅色還是黃色。多名眼鏡店店主介紹，暑期成為學生配眼鏡的高峰期。"最多時一天配四五十個。"一店主介紹，和成年人相比，學生視力變化較大，很多"小眼鏡"每年都要重新配一次眼鏡。因此每逢寒暑假期，都是學生配鏡最高峰。多家眼鏡店都設有學生鏡框專區，比成人鏡框要小，重量明顯要輕，價位多在150元至200元之間。一種鏡架上有"憤怒的小鳥"卡通圖案的眼鏡售價是438元，較受學生歡迎。■ 一封家長的信今天，你就正式成為一名中學生了，中學生和小學生相比，最大的區別就是獨立自主。學習就是全面的成長，在101中學，除了課程之外，還要積極參與各種課外活動，培養組織能力和表達能力，學會和社會打交道。讀萬卷書，行萬里路，這是最好的學習方法。建議你養成做讀書筆記的習慣，久而久之，可以提升你的概括總結能力和書面表達能力。在學校，你是一個彬彬有禮的孩子，老師對你評價也很高，但我想說的是，你對親人更要加倍珍惜和尊重。初中三年的培養目標，初一是"光榮與夢想"、初二是"愛國主義"，初三是"責任"。——摘自丹丹爸給女兒的信多數中學不提倡iPad進門專家稱數字化閱讀不利於孩子們獨立思考，易導致攀比雖然家長為學生配備了一應俱全的現代化入學裝備，但對於手機、iPad等現代通訊工具，大部分學校還是持"最好不要在學校使用"的態度。手機進校須關機學校雖沒有強制禁止學生將手機、iPad等現代通訊工具帶進校園，但卻明確規定，學生進校園後，手機必須關機。"因為一些學生控制不了自己，上課發短信、玩遊戲等。"北京165中副校長謝小軍說。謝小軍認為，家長給學生配備現代化設備的目的是讓他們學習，但現實是很多學生拿這些設備玩遊戲、聊天。北師大實驗中學學生處副主任孫明傑也表示，該校對電子設備進校園，要求必須關機。高級裝備致攀比對於一些家長給孩子配備高級、時尚的學習用具，謝小軍認為：沒有必要。她表示，這樣只能導致學生之間互相攀比，而攀比心理對學生一生都會產生影響，"一些家庭其實並不是太富裕，但咬牙也為孩子買一雙上千元的耐克鞋。個別高中孩子騎摩托車上學，這些都不利於孩子健康成長。"手機閱讀為打發時間中國青少年研究中心少年兒童研究所所長孫宏豔以《新媒體與少年兒童社會化》為題進行了調查研究。結果顯示，7成青少年使用手機進行數字化閱讀。在手機閱讀中，孩子們最感興趣的是"幽默"類內容，占到67%以上。其次是休閒、娛樂類。而閱讀的目的，排在首位的是"打發時間"，其次是"好玩"、"查資料"。該報告調查了小學四年級至高中二年級的6400名未成年人。連帶導致淺閱讀她表示，數字化閱讀快捷方便，但同時造成的是孩子們的淺閱讀、泛閱讀，而這種碎片化的閱讀，也造成青少年只注重重點段落、不看全文，無前後因果的閱讀習慣。長此以往，會改變青少年的思維方式，形成了喜看、喜聽，不問為什麼、不獨立思考的習慣。清清朝陽區某小學一年級裝備清單ThinkPad筆記本電腦 4400元校服、早餐等費用 600多元練習本、書皮、鉛筆等文具數十元古箏1500元兒童自行車及頭盔 800元家長"神秘禮物" 待定總花費7300元以上小學新生標配筆記本電腦清清（化名）8月中旬接到朝陽區某小學的入學通知。通知書上，詳盡地列出了她需要配齊的"裝備清單"——需要裝有七八種指定軟件的筆記本電腦和文具等。清清爸介紹，學校的硬件設備較好，課桌就是電腦桌，學生上課的一些課件需要用電腦。清清的電腦是在京東上買的ThinkPad，花費4400元，是這名一年級新生最大的一筆"裝備支出"。清清爸認為，孩子遲早也要學習操作電腦，在學校里學習感覺更規範。不過，學校規定的軟件種類很細緻，包括繪畫、打字、即時通訊等，每種軟件還有規定版本，比如office要求裝較高版本。清清爸在同事"技術指導"下，終於將所有軟件下載齊全。清清爸還"欠"女兒最後一件"裝備"——按照學校安排，開學典禮上家長將贈送學生一件禮物，寓意新的開始。截至昨晚，清清爸還在策劃他的"神秘禮物"。樂樂西城民族團結小學一年級裝備清單文具（鉛筆、橡皮、作業本、尺子等）餐具（餐墊、勺、湯碗、飯兜等）其他（抹布、信封、姓名貼等）總費用300元每月租房6500元6500元租房全家"陪讀"昨天，手拿一份詳細清單，趙女士按照新生家長會要求，在超市採購開學用品。女兒樂樂（化名）今年上小學一年級，"現在的學校對學前準備要求很細，包括以後交費的信封都要準備好，孩子們交費時要把錢放在信封裡，並寫上名字。"趙女士說。在趙女士看來，清單中的用品頂多幾百元，入校後的5套校服不過三四百元。這比起為孩子上學租房迷你倉出租花費，可以忽略不計。為了孩子能就讀這所小學，他們在學校附近租房居住，每月租金高達6500元。家里的房子同時出租，租金每月5700元，折合下來，每月要再多付800元貼補差額。即便這樣，趙女士也覺得很知足。她說，因有老人幫忙照顧孩子，所以租房上多花了些錢。有的家長沒老人幫忙接送孩子，還要參加托管班，這個費用每月要花費1500元到2000元不等，又是一筆不小的開銷。丹丹101中學初一年級裝備清單筆袋、水筆等文具 40多元練習冊和課外書 100余元總花費近200元特殊禮物5000字長信爸爸送給她"特殊禮物"馬上要上初一的丹丹（化名）剛結束一周的軍訓，這兩天正忙著準備開學必需品。丹丹非常獨立，開學前自己備齊了各種用品。此外，她還收到爸爸給她的特殊禮物——一封5000字的長信。丹丹說，除了上面那些文具還要再買個新書包，買文具和書的花費用的是自己的零花錢。她說，父母一直很重視鍛煉她的獨立能力，上初中前她曾去過4個國家，有3個國家都是一個人去的，沒父母陪伴。她說，在開學花費中，文具只花了40多元，100多元都是用來買書的，這裡有老師推薦初中生閱讀的書，包括《湯姆·索亞歷險記》、《克雷洛夫寓言全集》《名人名言詞典》等，也有為預習初中知識購買的練習冊等。在這些裝備中，最讓丹丹覺得珍貴的就是爸爸寫給她的長信，這中間有父親對自己內心情感的表達，也有對丹丹中學生活的期望。薇薇北師大實驗中學高一年級裝備清單HTC舊手機 0元軍訓 650元15天英語補習班4000元教材 500至600元總花費 5200余元每月租房7500元新學期用媽媽舊手機薇薇（化名）初中就在北師大實驗中學，今年升入本校高一，媽媽原本準備在薇薇升入本校後獎勵她一個iPhone5，但薇薇把新手機留給了媽媽，自己就用媽媽的HTC舊手機。而另一件獎品iPad，也被薇薇自己取消了。對於薇薇而言，自己最大的花費就是學習和旅遊了。英語補習班，15天約4000元；跟父親去外地，7天花費3000元左右。直升本校後，薇薇的姥爺獎勵了她600元；同學聚會的花費，基本就是這筆獎金以及平時積攢的壓歲錢。上學花費中，最大的開銷就是在西單租房費用。從初中開始，全家就在西單花費7500元租了一間三居室，預計要一直租到薇薇高二學校提供宿舍為止。薇薇說開學後，除準備了一些軍訓需要的東西外，也沒特別準備什麼開學的用品，休息了一個暑假，她準備開學鉚足力氣好好學習。萌萌清華大學本科一年級裝備清單iPhone5手機、iPad mini 7300元行李箱、雙肩背書包 460元自行車 400元水筆等文具 30元眼鏡 200元剪新髮型 200元總花費8590元"塑造形象"成裝備之一萌萌（化名）即將成為清華大學外語專業一名新生。根據媽媽黃女士的測算，萌萌上大學的"裝備"共花費了2萬元以上。作為高考的獎勵，萌萌最大的一筆支出，是暑假和媽媽一起去土耳其旅遊。黃女士表示，一是高考結束，希望孩子放鬆身心；另外土耳其歷史悠久、文化遺產豐富，孩子去旅遊也能開闊眼界、增長知識。數碼產品方面，萌萌自己選了想要的iPhone5手機和iPad mini。"比較時尚，也實用。"家中有親戚送了她一台三星筆記本電腦，"省"了黃女士一筆錢。此外，萌萌另一件特殊"裝備"，是希望"塑造"一個較成熟的形象，替換下高中時代的學生頭。為此，黃女士陪她到美發店將頭髮拉直，又剪了個齊劉海。下周早高峰提至6點半上班族要調整出行時間，倡導送學生家長綠色出行新京報訊 （記者郭超）下周一，全市各中小學校將迎來新學期的第一天。伴隨中小學開學，預計近期早、晚高峰時段市區主幹道交通壓力將有所增加，且下周校園周邊道路的車流更會出現大幅增長。屆時，上班族可能要提前出門，並且注意繞行學校相鄰道路。早高峰提前至6點30分因為9月2日開學首日與周一早高峰重疊，市區主幹道交通運行壓力將明顯增加。從往年情況看，全市中小學開學以後，早晚高峰期間，市區主幹道的交通壓力會有明顯增加，尤其是校園周邊道路，在早、晚高峰期間將成為交通熱點地區。預計下周從6時30分開始，東、西環路的南向北方向，西直門北大街、建外大街、菜戶營南路等主要聯絡線的進城方向，車流會出現明顯增長。而北四環中關村橋區、西四環正陽橋區、西三環航天橋區，以及永定路、萬泉河路等中小學周邊道路，容易出現車行緩慢情況。周末購物與暑運出行重疊本周末交通場站將迎來暑運最後一個客流高峰，特別是北京西站和北京南站周邊道路，交通壓力相對突出。此外，周末去往小商品批發市場選購學習用品的客流較多，預計天意、萬通、官園、木樨園等小商品批發市場將會迎來客流高峰，東南三環的眼鏡城周邊道路，車流也會有所增長。交管建議，市區各中小學早晚接送孩子的家長，儘量選擇綠色出行方式，改乘公交車或地鐵等公共交通工具，以便保證出行時間。上班族要考慮提前出行，留出足夠時間，儘量選擇學校較少路段行駛。■ 提示1 周末避開東南三環近期周末去往東南三環十里河商圈以及潘家園眼鏡城的車流相對集中，建議儘量選擇東南二環或東南四環行駛。官園批發市場、阜外大街萬通、天意批發市場周末人多，過往車輛可以選擇百萬莊大街、增光路行駛或是西長安街等周邊路網通行。2 北展工人體育館大型活動●8月30日至9月1日 在北京展覽館舉辦大型展會提醒：午後車多 建議：乘坐地鐵4號線●8月31日（周六）19時30分 北京工人體育館舉辦演唱會 提醒：晚間車多 建議：乘坐地鐵2號線北大農村新生比例：14.2% 多數高校閉口不談農村生源比例；中國農大2011年後再未公佈過該比例新京報訊 （記者郭少峰）今天是北京大學新生入學報到的日子。北大罕見地公佈了該校今年新生中農村學生的比例。該校今年共招收了3145名本科生，而農村生比例達14.2%，較去年增長1.7%。自農村生源比例成為社會輿論關注的熱點話題後，北大官方並未向外公佈過該校農村生源比例。北大招辦負責人此前曾表示，最近兩年，北大本科學生中，農村學生比例以2-3個百分點左右的速度上升。除北大以外，北交大招生就業處負責人也在接受採訪時透露，今年北交大農村生源比例占27.1%。而清華大學和中國農業大學均未公佈各自的農村生源比例。值得注意的是中國農業大學。2011年，中國農業大學的農村生源比例首次跌破三成，達28.26%。而2002年至2010年，該校本科新生中農村戶籍學生的比例一直穩定在30%以上。2011年後，中國農業大學就沒再公佈過這一被視為敏感的數據。有關高校招辦負責人解釋說，因學校無法改變錄取規則，在錄取中無法確定誰是農村生源，誰是城市生源，而只能以考分高低來確定錄取人選。該負責人說，現在討論農村生源進名校難的問題，其實是一個綜合的社會問題，農村生源在高考問題上的劣勢是基於12年基礎教育劣勢累積的結果，這也使得名校招收到農村生源顯得不容易。A12-A13版採寫/新京報記者溫薷 杜丁 閆欣雨迷你倉

Forecasters are expecting wet and sticky Labor Day weekend

Source: The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.儲存倉Aug. 30--JOHNSTOWN -- Although there's plenty happening Labor Day weekend to keep Johnstowners busy on these last summer days, a wet, sticky and rumbling weather forecast could make barbecue parties and ethnic festival-goers seek shelter."The theme for the upcoming holiday weekend is going to be warm and humid with showers and thunderstorms around each day," said Erik Pindrock, associate meteorologist at AccuWeather in State College. "Starting with (today), there could be some areas of fog in the morning."Forecasters expect temperatures to hover around 80 degrees for the weekend, with sun that could be cut short by off-and-on precipitation. Following the weekend, more seasonable temperatures should settle in -- the upper 60s and lower 70s of early fall.Pindrock said this weekend's storms should last only an hour or so -- nothing like Wednesday's downpour."If anyone has outdoor plans, they can still go ahead with that, but you certainly want to keep your eye to the sky," he said. "If you hear thunder, it's a good idea to get inside."To those who plan on beating the area's intermittent storms and skipping town for the four-day weekend: Roughly 3 million others have the same idea. Pennsylvania Turnpike officials are expecting heavy traffic to delay and congest the roadways during peak travel times.Turnpike officials expect around 2.7 million vehicles on the road this weekend -- more than last year's count. Motorists should expect slow or blocked traffic today from 4 to 8 p.m. and Monday from 3 to 7 p.m. Maintenance and construction work will be suspended for most of the holiday wee迷你倉價錢end.State police also are beefing up turnpike patrols -- they'll be on the lookout for aggressive or texting drivers and those not wearing seatbelts."If you speed excessively, tailgate or weave in and out of traffic, you're most likely going to be pulled over by one of our troopers and cited," Troop T Capt. Gregory Bacher said in a release.Although failure to wear a seatbelt is a secondary offense in Pennsylvania for nonminors -- meaning a motorist 18 years or older can't get pulled over for that alone -- texting while driving became a primary offense last year. First-time fines for distracted drivers are $50. For those not strapped in, it's $10.At least grinding out the out-of-town car ride won't cost as much as in recent years. The American Automobile Association reports gas prices will be dropping to their lowest amounts in three years for the Labor Day weekend."There's more than enough gas supply for the current demand," said Michael Green, AAA?spokesman, of the 8 percent shift from last year. "That's why we've seen gas prices remain relatively stable (recently)."Green said he studies national trends, and one topical item that is driving up gas futures prices is concern about a U.S. strike in Syria."Even if gas prices rise in the coming days due to Syria concerns, they're still going to be cheaper than in recent years," he said.Justin?Dennis is a multimedia reporter with The Tribune-Democrat. Follow him on?Twitter at Twitter.com/JustinDennis.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa.) Visit The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown, Pa.) at .tribune-democrat.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

2013 High School football preview: Maroons building off '12 playoff experience

Source: The Montana Standard, ButteAug.儲存倉 30--It's time to even things up in the Mining City.Last year the Butte Central Maroons football team watched as their rivals in Purple and White captured a Class AA state title and the hearts of football fans.As for the Maroons, they went 4-6 with a first-round playoff loss to Frenchtown.The Bulldog success, mixed with a young Central team going through the bumps and bruises of a season was a perfect blend for an even better cocktail:A Central football program so blessed with pride and a precedent for success given a shot of additional purpose."There is nothing really like seeing a team from the same town as you pass you up not only in skill, but to be a better team," senior Connor Schulte said."So this year we are working harder and just having a better mentality. Everyone knows what to do, so there will be lot less mistakes. We will be an all-around better football team. We are all best friends here, we are all family, we all have each others' backs."Central head coach Don Peoples Jr., entering his 24th season, believes the combination of a strong group of Maroons and a winning football vibe can only create the perfect elixir for the Maroons."Our kids saw the excitement and the thrill the Butte High kids experienced last year," Peoples said. "We went to the playoff games and the state championship and that was exciting for our kids to watch kids they know experience a state championship. It was exciting for Butte High School and it motivated our kids to set a goal ourselves."So motivated that one look at the Maroons following their scrimmage last weekend it would be hard to miss the number of boys who grew into young men over the summer as their size at almost every position illustrated added muscle mass and presence."We were pretty young, but we have a good group of leaders here and we are willing to do whatever we can to go and get some wins," senior Wyatt Kingston said. "It's a different mentality around here. We are working harder and doing things to get faster, bigger, stronger. There are just a lot of things that are different around here."The coaching staff acknowledges inexperience played a huge part in last year's rollercoaster ride of a season."We had some ups and downs last year with a very young football team," Don Peoples said. "There were lot of times we had six sophomores starting on defense. Our non conference schedule last year was brutal with perennial powers. It was difficult. We dropped a heartbreaker to Anaconda where we had it in hand and let it slip away so that was disappointing. Then the next week we go have a big upset over Stevensville. Our kids got a taste of success and a big taste of disappointment and it motivated them for the offseason. I think we are ready to play and the kids are ready to come out and have a great season."Senior Connor McGree who is the poster boy for the Central players' evolution into bigger, stronger, better Maroons, also likes what he sees."We are looking a lot faster and more up tempo, we are getting after it a lot more," he said. "We have more knowledge and we are getting ahead of the ball and not falling behind like last year. This year we can call a play and everyone knows what to do which is nice because we can get through things quicker and practice more stuff. It makes it better to game plan too. We are older and we know what we need to do. We practice harder every play because we can't take a play off."Danny Peoples will step in as the team's quarterback and the junior, who replaces graduated Brady Tippett, has enough experience to be ready to go."We have been throwing all summer and spring and its nice to come out in practice to get up tempo," senior Kale Guldseth, one of the receivers Danny Peoples will throw to, said. "We are connecting on our routes and our timing is good. Our concentration is up. All-around he has a good arm, good accuracy and we trust him to make good throws. He's a good enough athlete too where he can make plays for us when he runs."The offense will have a nice stable of 迷你倉價錢unning backs and receivers that could only make Danny Peoples' transition to a full-time signal caller that much smoother."That's a misnomer of the spread offense that it is a passing only offense, we want to run the ball," coach Peoples said. "Right now we have three running backs that are really capable. Kaemen Richards is a big 210-pound kid we want to run the ball with. Wyatt looks really, really strong and was MVP of the Tech camp this summer so we are excited about him. Kyle Harrington is our best 100-meter kid in the school and he looks really capable. So we are really excited about our running backs."We have two all state receivers with Connor McGree, an all-state tight end and Kale as an all-state receiver," Don Peoples said. "We think Wyatt will be more of a running back than a receiver but he's caught 60 passes the last two seasons. We have Chad Peterson and Dalton Sessions who got experience with us last year. We have sophomore Cole Harper and Cal Hollow both who are capable so we have a bunch of kids we think we can throw to."Defensively, Tom Peterson moves over from linebackers' coach to the defensive coordinator slot and has revved things up a bit."He brings a lot of fire and energy to our defense and hopefully we will play to his personality which is fiery and intense," Peoples said of his new defensive head man. "We are lot bigger and stronger and more experienced, so we are excited about our potential on defense."One true test of how much the Maroons have evolved comes via a schedule that's as tough as they come, as Beaverhead County, Stevensville, and Hamilton should be tough opposition in the Southwestern A."Anaconda also have got that winning thing going on, so I think they will be solid as well and Corvallis has huge, fast kids but they have struggled to find wins," Don Peoples said. "From A to Z if its not the best league we will be as a good as any league in Class A."With great leadership and the most mature team Central has fielded since their 2010 state semifinal run, the squad brims with confidence."We want a state championship that's what we set out for and anything less we won't accept," Kingston said. "We are going to go get it.""We are going to have to be stronger and better and be all around better football players," McGree said. "Mentally we are going to have to know what we have to do and just get it done."They start their journey on Friday night when Belgrade comes to town for a 7 p.m. clash at Montana Tech's Alumni Coliseum and Bob Green Field. Belgrade beat Central 33-20 last season."Our kids are very excited to take the field Friday night," Don Peoples said."They have prepared very hard for this season and we are very excited about playing our games on the new Bob Green Field. Last year's game was a very close match-up with the Panthers . Many of the same players from both teams will be on the field again Friday night so it will be a real battle."Butte Central MaroonsHead coach: Don Peoples Jr. (24th season)2013 Overall Record: 4-62013 League Record: 3-2 in Southwestern A2013 Post Season: Lost to Frenchtown in the 1st roundReturning offensive starters: 8Returning defensive starters:9Key Losses: Northey Tretheway, Joe Joyce, Brady Tippett, Frank JoyceTop Newcomers: Dalton Sessions WR-CB, Danny Peoples QB,2013 Roster: SENIORS -- Brant Ahlborn, Kale Guldseth, Wyatt Kingston, Connor McGree, Jesse Reinke, and Connor Schulte; JUNIORS -- TW Bolton, Mike Cooney, Liam Doran, Marcus Ferriter, Frank Hendrickson, Devin Maloughney, Danny Peoples, Chad Peterson, Kaeman Richards and Dalton Sessions; SOPHOMORES -- Sean Cooney, Liam Devine, Cole Harpe, Kyle Harrington, Cal Hollow, Colin McArthur, Jake Michelotti, Kyle Schulte and Ethan St. John; FRESHMAN -- Blake Burton, Tanner Kump, Archie Petritz, Ryan Ashby, Sam Johnston, Paul Thomas LaFleur, Nate McGree, Ryan Richards, Riley Richardson, and Jared Schneider.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Montana Standard (Butte, Mont.) 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Camden residents turn out in high numbers to oppose zone change for alcohol rehab center

Source: Bangor Daily News, MaineAug.儲存倉 30--CAMDEN, Maine -- Opponents clearly outnumbered supporters Thursday night at a public hearing held by the Camden Planning Board for a change to zoning law that would allow a high-end private residential alcohol treatment clinic to open at the Fox Hill estate.The turnout for the meeting was so large that the town fire chief contacted the town planner during the meeting to inform him that the capacity of the room was being exceeded. The planning board acknowledged the warning and continued with the meeting.Resident Donald Abbott of Bay View Street said that the neighborhood where the clinic is proposed is a wonderful one where people walk and speak to each other."To breach the zoning would be a travesty," Abbott said.Resident Parker Laite echoed those comments, saying that if the zoning is changed to accommodate the treatment center, other properties could seek such a special exception."We're getting on a slippery slope," Laite said.Fox Hill Real Estate, LLC filed a request with the town in July for an amendment to the town's zoning ordinance to allow the Fox Hill property at 235 Bay View St. to be used for the clinic. Fox Hill would lease the property to MacLean Hospital, the largest psychiatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School. MacLean would then operate a 12-bed inpatient alcohol rehab center where patients would spend a month on treatment.Representatives from MacLean sought to assure residents that the project would not disrupt the neighborhood or community. Two former town officials from Princeton, Mass., spoke to residents about their initial concerns when MacLean proposed a similar facility in their community and how they have not had any problems in the seven years it has been operating.James LaChance, who served on the planning board when MacLean submitted its proposal in Princeton, said the board and residents were concerned about traffic and depressed property values if the rehab center were to gain approval. He said none of those issues materialized after it was approved and opened in the rural central Massachusetts town.Former Princeton selectman Alan Sentkowski said that MacLean has been a great neighbor. He said the facility has been a positive addition to the community and has not been a burden to the town of 3,400's police, fire or ambulance service.The Fox Hill clinic would pay property taxes. The center in Princeton is tax exempt, however the facility has agreed to pay an annual service fee in lieu of taxes.Those assurances, however, did not satisfy most of the people who spoke Thursday night in Camden.Felicity Ferrell said she did not want helicopters flying on to the property to disrupt the neighborhood. She also said that traffic would be an issue for the small, winding road on which the estate is located."This is the most beautiful part of Camden. I think it would be an absolute crime to change the zoning for any reason," Ferrell said. "It would make these peo迷你倉價錢le feel insecure. It will drive down property values and have the rest us who do not live on the fancy estates on the water end up paying more in taxes."David Hague, whose property abuts Fox Hill, said the for-profit operation would not address substance abuse problems for local residents. He called the proposal a way for an outside group to make a profit by taking advantage of the beauty of the residential neighborhood.Charles Cawley, the former chief executive officer of MBNA and a former owner for 22 years of the Fox Hill property when it was a private residence, said he was somewhat neutral on the proposal. But he did have concerns."I think it will be a significant change to the character of the town and over time will change the town a lot," Cawley said.Joseph Fay of Lily Pond Drive voiced concerns about safety for children and the added traffic that the facility would create.David Walck of Lincolnville disputed that claim, however, saying that the amount of traffic generated from the rehab center would be less than the previous uses of Fox Hill.The center is expected to employ about 25 to 27 people, although MacLean officials said that people would work in shifts and there would not be that many staff at the facility at one time. Patients would not be allowed to have vehicles, so they would not contribute to traffic problems, MacLean officials said.Walck said the town would benefit from the quality jobs and the projected $1.25 million in annual payroll pumped into the town.Judy Emery of Hope, who said she runs a business in town, said she would welcome the addition of a company that would employ people year-round.Resident Franklin Walker of Chestnut Street said he bought his property knowing what the zoning was and that zoning should offer protection and certainty. He said putting a large commercial entity in the middle of a residential zone would harm property values.Walker urged the Camden Planning Board to cut off the project early.Planning Board Acting Chairman Lowrie Sargent said that Thursday night's hearing was the first of two formal public hearings for the board to consider whether to recommend the zoning amendment go to the town select board. The planning board will next discuss the issue at its Sept. 19 meeting but that session will simply be to go over the wording of the proposed amendment.The board plans to visit the Fox Hill property at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18, for a site walk.If the board does recommend the zoning proposal, it would go to the Select Board which would also hold two public hearings before deciding whether to place it before voters at a referendum. Sargent stressed that voters would have the final say before it could be approved.The Fox Hill complex includes a main house that is 16,000 square feet on 14 acres.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) Visit the Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) at .bangordailynews.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Source to be reckoned with

Li & Fung is the world's biggest supplier to the West's retail giants and a component of the Hang Seng Index, but it's still very much a family firmWilliam Fung Kwok-lun was not always destined for the glossy pages of Forbes Magazine.儲存倉 A quiet life in academia was once where the 65-year-old had envisioned himself, despite being one of only two heirs to Li & Fung, arguably Hong Kong's oldest and best-known local trading company.At the Cheung Sha Wan nerve centre of the listed empire that his grandfather, Fung Pak-liu, co-founded in 1906, its chairman spoke with the Post about himself, the family and the business."There was an academic streak in both my older brother Victor [Fung Kwok-king] and me. After graduating from Harvard Business School I was accepted into the University of California, Berkley, for a doctorate in economics," Fung recalls, in the serene, wood- boardroom."This was the early 70s, during the Vietnam war, and getting a work visa [as a foreigner] wasn't an easy task. I wanted to get a job in the US but it was my mother who called us up and said one of us had better come back and help father as he was working himself to death!"The Fung brothers devised a plan: Victor would stay in the US to teach and William would go back to join the family business. After two years, they would swap places. "Unfortunately, after two-years of working I found out I had lost a lot of the skills I needed to become an economist," Fung says, with a chuckle.He comes across as modest and frank despite having an estimated net worth of US$2.6 billion, making him 17th on Forbes's Hong Kong rich list.Three weeks into a doctoral programme, Fung decided it was not his cup of tea. After about a year, he returned to Hong Kong to join the family business.Fung's decision to return to Hong Kong – his brother would join him a few years later – was one that would fundamentally alter the prevalent local business model, operating at a time when the city was still a hub for the manufacture of low-cost, labour-intensive consumer goods.Together, the two US-educated twentysomethings injected a dose of much needed modern, Western management into what was essentially an outdated, Asian-style family business operation. They recommended that their father, Fung Hon-chu, take the company public."I had all the rebellious thoughts that any twentysomething would have, having come back from America," Fung says. "I brought in all the Harvard MBA style case studies to the business. I talked to Victor and we agreed that Hong Kong's family companies just didn't have the right structure. Large companies need professional management."Most businesses go public simply to raise capital, but the Fung brothers pushed for a listing to bring in more rigorous corporate governance and transparency, a move that would oblige the company to employ a board of directors from outside its own ranks, to issue regular dividend announcements and to meet other governance requirements. The company was listed on the stock exchange in 1973.The Fung brothers had a Western corporate model in mind, yet they intended to keep the company's familial roots intact. "In the West, there's too much emphasis on the shareholder as the only stakeholder," says Fung. "This model is too lopsided. What we take from a family tradition is that there are many stakeholders in a company – especially your colleagues and long-time suppliers, buyers and customers. We treat them as if they were family."We wanted to create the right balance between a publicly-listed company with many public shareholders and a family company with long-term shareholders with long-term interests at heart," he says."This was very different from a cold-blooded, maximise-profit, western-style PLC run by professional managers."The family aspect of the company is still very much intact and Fung says it will remain so for the foreseeable future. He points to good relationships between members of the family and the fact that nearly all of them live under the same roof.In the early 20th century, Fung's grandfather built a family home in Magazine Gap Road in Mid-Levels. He later tore it down and built a four-storey blo迷你倉價錢k of flats for his growing family, which included a wife and 11 children. That block was then demolished and in its place a 12-storey block was erected. The current 30-storey block was built decades later."Other tenants live there too, now, but we do encourage our kids to stick around … we're very close-knit. We're a bit like the Harilelas in Kowloon Tong," Fung jokes, referring to the family that owns the eponymous hotel group and more than 100 of whom live in a compound in Kowloon Tong.The family business is now in its fourth generation. Victor's son Spencer, 39, was promoted to group chief operating officer last year, and William's son is working in the ranks of the company's management."He prefers doing back-office stuff," Fung says.Li & Fung's roots stretch back to the final years of the crumbling Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). When Hong Kong was set up as an entrepot to the mainland in 1842, it attracted mainland merchants such as Fung Pak-liu who worked in the "China trade" – the export of Chinese goods such as porcelain, silk, bamboo ware, tea, porcelain and fireworks to the West."We exported everything made in China that the West wanted," says Fung. "This was the era of my grandfather, an era which lasted up to 1949, when China closed itself off from the world and went into isolation. Hong Kong essentially lost its hinterland and had to reinvent itself by producing local goods rather than China goods."The Fungs and countless other trading companies rushed in to fill the new gap in the market.For decades, manufacturing was Hong Kong's bread and butter, and Li & Fung was at the forefront. When manufacturing migrated to southern China, chasing lower labour costs, the Fungs once again reinvented their business model to suit the rapidly changing economic climate.From manufacturing for export, the company moved into export sourcing – helping multinational retailers such as US giants JCPenney and Macy's access low-cost production in emerging economies – as well as logistics and retailing.It scooped up the Hong Kong franchises of convenience store chain Circle K and retail giant Toys 'R' Us. The Fung brothers officially took control of the company in 1989 and delisted it for reorganisation. In 1993, they took it public again.Today, the sourcing giant operates globally with 15,000 suppliers spread out across more than 44 countries. It is the world's largest supplier of goods to multinational retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target. The company operates on an "asset-light" model under which it owns not a single factory, but subcontracts manufacturing to third-party vendors in its network.That model, despite its obvious success for the company, has been linked to labour abuses and at least 140 deaths among workers at the suppliers Li & Fung works with in its role as a matchmaker between rich-country buyers and contract manufacturers in poor nations.A garment factory fire in Bangladesh that killed 112 workers in 2012 sparked violent protests across the capital, Dhaka.And the company has been attacked by rights groups for contracting work to "sweatshops".Li & Fung argues that it creates jobs and shared economic gains for the communities in which its suppliers operate, and that its staff conduct safety audits at the factories it works with to ensure that minimum standards are met.In an interview with The New York Times recently, Li & Fung chief executive Bruce Rockowitz said: "We make our best effort to weed out bad factories. But we don't always succeed."Fung is keen to tout the family business's philanthropic credentials.The Victor and William Fung Foundation for instance, founded in 2006, promotes leadership development through scholarship programmes with universities. In 2012, it co-operated with the Hong Kong Institute of Service Leadership and Management to start an initiative to boost competitiveness in the service industry. It put up a grant of HK$40 million to kick off the Li & Fung Service Leadership Initiative."We do a lot in terms of fulfilling our civic duties," says Fung, "whether through philanthropy or public service, and giving back to the community that has served us so well over the years."迷你倉

今起於無線電視播出 展示澳門的迷人浪漫 「邂逅．感動」微電影宣傳澳門

　【特訊】澳門特區政府旅遊局在港推出微電影〈邂逅．感動〉，迷你倉出租配合推廣「感受澳門　動容時刻」的宣傳主題。微電影由香港唱作歌手林德信及二０一二年度香港小姐競選季軍朱千雪領銜主演。〈邂逅．感動〉是一個關於緣份的愛情故事，一連三集講述一段在澳門邂逅的尋覓真愛之旅。男女主角走遍澳門大街小巷，將澳門浪漫迷人的一面展示於觀眾眼前。　微電影由今日（三十一日）起，分三集於無線電視翡翠台及收費台播出，觀眾也可以於旅遊局Youtube平台及旅遊局在港宣傳澳門旅遊的「感受澳門　動容時刻」facebook（臉書）專頁重溫男女主角的心醉時刻。除了銀幕上的動人情節，旅遊局亦會在facebook（臉書）專頁分享微電影台前幕後的精彩花絮及演員的拍攝心得。　第一及第二集分別於八月三十一日及九月七日播放後，觀眾只需由九月八日起按入「感受澳門　動容時刻」facebook（臉書）專頁，便可投選喜愛的結局及留下感想，更有機會贏得來回香港與澳門雙人船票一套。經觀眾選出迷你倉喜愛的大結局將於九月二十一及二十二日在香港奧海城二期舉行的「感受澳門嘉年華」路展中播出，屆時會邀請林德信及朱千雪與觀眾分享拍攝感受及遊歷澳門的心得。　旅遊局是次推出微電影宣傳澳門，希望透過故事背景及情節呈現澳門的美，吸引更多旅客前來體驗節日盛事及感受浪漫氣氛。而今年亮點盛事之一的「第二十五屆澳門國際煙花比賽匯演」，參賽隊伍覆蓋五大洲，並首次有鐳射燈光效果配合表演，旅遊局亦開設了澳門國際煙花比賽匯演的專題網頁，旅客於網頁上除可瀏覽今屆及歷屆的比賽資料，亦可透過網頁連結至Youtube欣賞微電影〈邂逅．感動〉。另一亮點盛事「第六十屆澳門格蘭披治大賽車」將於十一月舉行。◇　微電影〈邂逅．感動〉觀看網址：　Youtube：.youtube.com/mgto 　facebook：.enchantingmacau.com/micromovie/ 　澳門國際煙花比賽匯演專題網頁：fireworks.macautourism.gov.mo/儲存倉

明起 成都72小時過境免簽

信息來源於四川新聞網 / Cited from .newssc.org/經國務院批准，迷你倉9月1日起，成都口岸將對45個國家的人員實施72小時過境免簽政策，成都成為繼北京、上海、廣州之後，中國第四個、中西部首個實施72小時過境免簽的城市。昨日，成都市人民政府新聞辦公室舉行新聞發佈會，對政策進行全面介紹和解讀，這一政策的批准體現了國家對成都提升對外開放水平的重視和支持，將對成都市深化全域開放，推進現代化國際化進程起到極大推動作用。目前，成都已做好政策實施的相關準備，提供優質的配套服務，成都還將開通更多的國際航班，推出特色旅遊產品線路。同時，成都還將進一步對外宣傳，擴大政策知曉面。45國人員享72小時過境免簽從9月起，美國、英國、法國、德國、意大利、韓國、新加坡等45個國家的人員，持有第三國簽証和72小時內確定日期、座位前往第三國（地區）的聯程機票，可以在不持有儲存國簽証的情況下，從成都雙流機場入境和出境，在成都行政區劃內停留72小時。據四川省公安邊防總隊副總隊長陳永智介紹，一個外國人享受該政策手續比較簡單，購買機票後，航空公司將通過相應渠道將信息傳到成都，抵達成都後也不需要再申請，只需到航空公司櫃台，由櫃台工作人員完成檢查等流程。陳永智解釋，72小時是指本人到達後，從第二天零時開始計算，也就是說，理論上該政策可以讓一名外國人在成都停留4天時間。 緊轉03版美國、英國等45個國家的人員，持有第三國簽証和72小時內確定日期、座位前往第三國（地區）的聯程機票，可在不持有中國簽証的情況下，從雙流機場入境和出境，在成都行政區劃內停留72小時理論上能待4天72小時是指本人到達成都後，從第二天零時開始計算，理論上過境外國人可在成都停留4天成都須是首站成都必須是進入中國境內的第一站，如首爾—合肥—成都—第三國這樣的航線不能享受該政策新蒲崗迷你倉

Tech review: Chromecast offers easy connection for online media to TV

Source: Tulsa World, Okla.自存倉Aug. 30--By now, many people are familiar enough with media streaming devices like Roku and Apple TV to know what to expect. Connect them to a TV and get a portal to all kinds of online media content.But Google's entry into the streaming world is an odd beast that's nothing like its competitors. Rather than act as a portal, it's more of a wireless connection between your television and your tablet, smartphone or computer.As a result, you'll need to adjust your expectations. But I came away from my Chromecast experience impressed with what it can do.Chromecast breaks the record for smallest size in a product category that already leans tiny, as it's just slightly bigger than a flash drive, only with a circular bulge at one end.But that size doesn't quite make it vanish in your home theater. Not only does Chromecast need to be plugged into an HDMI port directly, it also requires an additional power source. I wish it connected to TVs via a wire, because the current setup looks a bit awkward.The good news is that the setup is a snap, and can be done with any device that connects to it. Since I didn't have any problems with my Wi-Fi network, I was able to get it up and running in less than five minutes.Right now Chromecast use is limited to four apps -- YouTube, Google Play Movies, Netflix and the Chrome Web browser. Each app that uses Chromecast needs to be written to be specifically compatible, so you can't just toss an迷你倉新蒲崗thing onto your TV. With luck, more apps will be linked to the device.The three video apps work beautifully. Simply queue up a video, hit the cast button in the app and within a second or two the video will pop up on your TV. Occasionally the video gets a bit blurry if there's buffering, but otherwise the image and sound quality are excellent.Oddly enough, the video on YouTube, Google Play Movies and Netflix isn't streamed from the device to the TV. Instead, the videos are streamed into Chromecast directly. That means you can use your smartphone or tablet to do something else, and the video quality won't be affected at all.That leaves Chrome. Hit the cast button and anything you pull up on the browser is mirrored onto your TV screen. Although there's a one-second delay, the quality is still great. Finally, there's a cheap and wireless way to transfer things from your computer to the TV.And yes, video works via Chrome, too. Remember how Hulu has a weird aversion to letting you access its content on your TV? Chromecast will let you do it, and there's nothing Hulu can do to prevent it.Again, it's better to think of Chromecast as a device connector than a media streamer.Chromecast$35Pros: Easy to set up and use, good video quality, inexpensiveCons: Limited content sources, requires additional powerCopyright: ___ (c)2013 Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) Visit Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) at .tulsaworld.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉出租

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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.儲存 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wikia.com, the home for social fandom and the ultimate source for powerful and relevant pop culture, entertainment (film, TV, music and books) and game expertise, revealed today its traffic results from comScore's July 2013 Media Metrix, including web and mobile, showing a 19% year-over-year traffic increase to 60.1 million global unique visitors and 1.1 billion page views a month. The site has also seen a 25% year-over-year increase in time spent per visit, as visitors are logging-on more often and engaging on the site longer. In total, Wikia users worldwide have spent over one billion minutes on the site in July, averaging 17 minutes per visitor.Wikia mobile usage is also experiencing strong growth with a 27% increase in unique visitors bringing mobile users to 10 million, nearly double the U.S. audience. Pageviews on mobile devices is up 81% year-over-year accounting for 180 million views across Wikia sites with 71.3 million for their game vertical, 50.3 million on entertainment (up 114%) and 4.2 million on lifestyle (up 163%). Wikia's continued dedication to their mobile experience was enhanced with the launch of two mobile apps - My Wikia and Wikia Game Guides 2.0. Their slate of mobile offerings provides users with seamless, interactive ways to engage with the vast array of content on the site anytime, anywhere."It's exciting to see our July numbers grow and show that more people are turning to Wikia and spending time exploring, reading and contributing to the vast library of content," said Jennifer Betka, SVP of Marketing at Wikia. "Wikia offers a valuable platform for advertisers and marketers to engage directly with fans in productive and creative collaborations that further their pursuits."In July 2013, comScore reported Wikia's highest female engagement to-date (47% female), 新蒲崗迷你倉ith the uptick being driven by Wikia's entertainment vertical which encompasses film, TV, music and books, saw a 25% increase with 10.3 million uniques. Additionally, Wikia took the top spot among the Top 100 web properties within the 13-17 year old demographic and claimed the number two spot among 18-24 year olds in the U.S.. Globally Wikia ranked 2(nd) in composition of 15-24 year olds. Popular Wikia's that were driving traffic for the month of July include Pacific Rim, The Vampire Diaries, The Walking Dead, Disney, Star Wars and Pretty Little Liars.About Wikia:Wikia, the social universe for fans, by fans, is the home for social fandom and the ultimate source for powerful and relevant pop culture, entertainment and game expertise. It is the definitive place for people to contribute to the assembly of original bodies of multi-media content around subjects they know and love. Using Wikia, anyone can form new communities around any subject or participate in over 300,000 existing communities by reading or contributing new content. With over 30 million pages of rich content, Wikia's communities are the most authoritative information about any topic on the Internet. Wikia's video game vertical (.wikia.com/videogames) is a leading video-game focused network on the Web. Its entertainment vertical (.wikia.com/entertainment) is the fastest growing U.S. entertainment destination around the world.Launched in 2006 by founders Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley, Wikia attracts more than 91.4 million global unique visitors per month and is ranked a Quantcast Top 35 and comScore Top 100 Internet site, as well as a Nielsen Top 10 social network. .wikia.com or @wikiaWikiaCONTACT: Rachel Carr/Courtney Greenberg, DKC Public Relations, Marketing &Government Affairs, (212) 685-4300,Rachel_Carr@dkcnews.com/Courtney_greenberg@dkcnews.comWeb site: .wikia.com/mini storage

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Source: Star-News, Wilmington, N.迷你倉C.Aug. 29--The Wilmington branch of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina was a flurry of activity Thursday morning as volunteers worked to unload 80,000 pounds of hot dogs.Smithfield and Food Lion partnered together to make the donation to the food bank as part of Smithfield's "Helping Hungry Homes" program.Smithfield spokesman Dennis Pittman said Food Lion reached out to them to specifically request to food drop in Wilmington. A Port City resident himself, Pittman said it meant a lot to help his own community."There's certainly a need in this area," he said. "We're helping people close to home who really need it."Food Lion has been a major donor to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina for a while, giving more than 50 million pounds of food in the last five years to the文件倉organization."We're in the food business, so what better way to give back than to food charities," said Jimmy Jones, the company's director of operations in Wilmington.Jeff Rose, the Wilmington branch director of the food bank, said this donation will trickle down through the branch's network of 95 agencies and feed thousands in the community."This makes a huge difference for them," he said. "For the families in need, food should be one less thing they have to worry about."The 80,000-pound hot dog donation will be spread out among six branches of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, serving 34 counties.Ashley Withers: 343-2223On Twitter: @AshleyWithersCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the Star-News (Wilmington, N.C.) Visit the Star-News (Wilmington, N.C.) at .starnewsonline.com Distributed by MCT Information Services存倉

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DALLAS, Aug.迷你倉 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T U-verse and ESPN today announced the launch of live online and iOS app access to Longhorn Network - the 24/7 channel devoted to University of Texas athletics and academics as well as cultural programming from in and around the greater Austin community.AT&T U-verse customers who receive Longhorn Network as part of their video subscription service will be able to enjoy the network's exclusive live events and content on their computers, iPhones or iPod touches - at home or on the go. Customers will be prompted to provide their AT&T U-verse member IDs and passwords to access live content online at LonghornNetwork.com and on iPhone and iPod touch via the Longhorn Network app, available free to download in the App Store."We are excited to offer our AT&T U-verse customers access to Longhorn Network virtually wherever - and whenever - they like, on the screen that they choose," said Aaron Slator, President of Content and Advertising Sales, AT&T.David Preschlack, executive vice president, Disney and ESPN Media Networks, added, "Together with AT&T U-verse, we are serving University of Texas sports fans and adding value to customers' subscriptions by delivering access to Longhorn Network's must-have programming anytime, virtually anywhere in time for all the action and excitement of college football."Programming highlights include three UT home football games including the season opener against New Mexico State on Aug. 31, Ole Miss on Sept. 14 and Kansas on Nov. 2, plus exclusive pre- and post-game coverage of all Texas football games in Texas GameDay and Texas GameDay Final.Longhorn Network also provides unprecedented access to the football team with Texas All Access. Live event coverage of men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, rowing, track and field and golf, as well as select NCAA events featuring Texas round out the robust program schedule.About AT&T AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and internationally. With a powerful array of network resou自存倉ces, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(R) and AT&T |DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at .att.com/aboutus or follow our news on @ATT, on Facebook at .facebook.com/att and YouTube at .youtube.com/att.Geographic and service restrictions apply to AT&T U-verse. Call or go to .att.com/uverse to see if you qualify.((C)) 2013 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.AT&T U-verse TV is the fastest growing TV provider in the U.S.*** and U-verse is a nearly $12 billion annualized revenue stream in only seven years since its initial launch in 2006. AT&T U-verse TV was recently named Frost & Sullivan Video Company of the Year. For additional information on AT&T U-verse - or to find out if it's available in your area - visit .att.com/u-verse.***Claim based on comparison of major TV providers' subscriber counts as of 1Q2013About Longhorn NetworkESPN has a 20-year agreement to own and operate a year-round, 24-hour network dedicated to Texas athletics in partnership with UT and IMG College. Longhorn Network offers a variety of content, highlighted by more than 200 exclusive events annually from 20 sports, original series and studio shows, historical programming and academic and cultural happenings. Longhorn Network is available in the U-verse 200 package and above on Channel 609/1609 in HD.(**)(**) Subject to geographical restrictions.AT&T Inc.CONTACT: Ana Barrera Waggoner, AT&T U-verse, 214.757.8046 orAB8965@att.com; or Kristie Chong Adler, ESPN, 646.547.5637 orkristie.chong@espn.comWeb site: .att.com/迷你倉新蒲崗

Attorney critical of investigation into police officer's driving

Source: Clovis News Journal, N.迷你倉出租M.Aug. 29--Officer Adrianna Munoz-Woods said she may have forced a Clovis man off the road two weeks ago and has accepted "responsibility for her part in the incident," according to the investigator in charge of a Clovis police internal review.The disclosure is part of a four-page letter sent Wednesday to the victim, Abby Parrish, by Chief Steve Sanders that includes all of the investigator's report.Parrish said he was nearly hit head-on and forced up over a curb near Sandia Elementary School about 6:20 a.m. Aug. 14 by a female officer who was talking on a cell phone.Munoz-Woods told the internal investigator she wasn't talking on a cell phone, but was attempting to clear her fogged-up windshield while driving to work on a humid morning. She said she was on her way to a 6:30 a.m. shift briefing prior to assuming duty that day and realized after clearing the windshield she had crossed left of center and may have forced Parrish off the road.Parrish's attorney Dan Lindsey was critical of the investigation, calling it a sham and saying he intends today to ask New Mexico State Police and the state Attorney General to conduct an independent investigation of the incident.Sanders didn't immediately return calls late Wednesday for comment. Munoz-Woods couldn't be reached for comment.Lindsey said the report doesn't indicate if Munoz-Woods was asked by the Clovis investigator to produce her cell phone or phone records to verify her account of the incident."Any competent investigation would include her cell phone records," Lindsey said. "This is a competent professional investigative agency. An investigation conducted by a seasoned detective...and not one mention of her cell phone records."Lindsey also noted that Munoz-Woods wasn't questioned by the investigator, Sgt. Robbie Telles, until Aug. 22 and that she has history of careless driving, noting she ple迷你倉ded no contest March 29 to speeding 80 mph in a 55 mph construction zone and was placed on 90 days probation."Eight days," said Lindsey. "What does that tell you?"All they have to do is take a look at ... her driving history and previous probation to see this person does not take driving safely seriously," said Lindsey.According to Telles, "Officer Munoz-Woods stated she was not driving fast and she saw the truck pull over to the right, near the curb. Officer Munoz-Woods said she did not see the truck hit any curb, but it did pull to the right as she was left of center and it may have pulled slightly off the roadway into the entrance of Sandia Elementary."Officer Munoz-Woods also stated she shrugged her shoulders at the male in the truck as she past (sic) in an apologetic manner for causing any in convenience."Telles' report notes, "In reviewing the events of this incident, I found Officer Munoz-Woods could have used better judgment in stopping the vehicle to make sure the issue was resolved, instead of continuing down the roadway."I do not find any reason to believe Officer Munoz-Woods was on a cellular phone as reported and she has been instructed to be sure when operating a motor vehicle to keep her attention to the roadway and she will be reminded on Clovis Police Department Policy Title III Chapter 15 section V: Non-Emergency Vehicle Operations."The report and Sanders' letter don't indicate if Munoz-Woods was disciplined for the incident. It also notes supervisor Sgt. Waylon Rains, who contacted Parrish minutes after Parrish placed a 911 on Aug. 14 "failed to use his recorder during his contact with Mr. Parrish and had his recorder been in use this situation may have been resolved a little sooner."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Clovis News Journal (Clovis, N.M.) Visit the Clovis News Journal (Clovis, N.M.) at .cnjonline.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存倉

911 Call in Lish Case Explained

Source: The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoAug.新蒲崗迷你倉 29--TWIN FALLS -- As the panic and stress in Kayla Webb's voice grew, the tension in the courtroom grew with it.As part of their case, prosecutors in the Cayde Lish voluntary manslaughter case played the 911 call that Webb made after Lish fatally stabbed her boyfriend, Jerimiah Paiz.After the recording was played in court, many Times-News readers were left wondering why she had to speak to two dispatchers. First, the 911 operator answered. Then, when it was determined to be a medical call, a dispatcher from Magic Valley Paramedics was added to the call, and Webb had to re-explain her emergency.The answer?Although the city of Twin Falls has its own dispatch for city fire and police, medical calls still are handled by the Southern Idaho Regional Communications Center, said city spokesman Joshua Palmer.In December 2003, the city opened its dispatch center after separating from SIRCOMM. Decisions about which agency would handle each call were made based on efficiency, Palmer said.Although the dispatcher in Webb's call had her speak directly to the ambulance dispatcher, that's not the norm, he said."Normally dispatchers will relay the information directly," he said. "There could be incidents, though, where they connect the permini storageon to the medical responders because they need to have that direct line of communication."But in this case, Webb had to repeat the same information to the ambulance dispatcher. That call can be heard by using the player above.On every medical call, ambulance dispatchers are connected to the information with the click of a button."It's a one-button deal," Palmer said. "By one button, we can dispatch all the information we have to Magic Valley Paramedics. It almost instantly connects communication between the two organizations so we can communicate between the two crews."A similar method is used to alert the fire department of a fire call. As the dispatcher collects information from a caller, they enter it into a log. With one click, all that information is made available to the fire department, Palmer said."Dispatchers are in constant communication," he said.In an instant, dispatchers decide whether to send police, paramedics, fire or all three, he said. In addition, firefighters and police officers are trained in some emergency medical techniques so whoever arrives on the scene first can begin to help.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho) Visit The Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho) at magicvalley.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage