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Source: The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.迷你倉新蒲崗Sept. 04--After launching a prosperous packaging business seven years ago, a Temecula Valley couple has another startup in the bag.In fact, their newest online company sells bags -- as well as computer sleeves, backpacks and totes --customized with separate padded and protective compartments for electronic paraphernalia.Globe trotters Julie and Jean-Luc Annet wearied of wasting time in airport lines as they fumbled with their laptops, tablets, smartphones and other high-tech gizmos. They discovered a missing niche in the luggage market: affordable, durable products, designed and organized to expedite security clearance.So the Annets invested $1.5 million inventing their own line, called ECBC (Evolve Cases and Bags of California), ranging from $29.99 totes to $399.99 garment bags sold at EC-BC.com via Amazon. The rolling luggage even comes with a battery back-up pack compatible with most devices to spare travelers from hunting for an airport plug.There's also a FastPass system to let travelers glide quicker through security. That is a Traffic Safety Administration-compliant front zippered flap for all electronic gear. When unzipped, it lies down flat through security scanners while keeping the gizmos securely housed into the high-density foam compartments"It was a leap of faith," Julie Annet said of the venture she and her husband started in August 2012. "We have a ton of inventory," she said during an interview at their Murrieta headquarters for both companies. Annet, 43, gestured at stacks of boxes in the warehouse. "Now all we need are purchase orders."She and Jean-Luc, 51, are still pumping money into EC-BC in hopes of breaking even after at least two years of operation. "Building a new brand is difficult," Julie said. "We're gaining momentum on Amazon, though."Testimonials are beginning to trickle in on their website,.ec-bc.com. Wrote Brad Denbo, owner of ExceliNet Computer Services in Murrieta: "I've never had another messenger-style bag last me more than six months. The zippers or the strap always breaks on me. This one has been great for the last six months and shows no sign of wear so far. Thanks."Although close to 90 percent of startups puncture the dreams and ambitions of entrepreneurs and fail, the Annets have tasted success with their first startup, a custom packaging company that grossed $8 million last year.The Belgian-born Jean-Luc and the Nebraskan-born Julie met in Vegas where she worked in real estate and he was in sales. They married and moved to the Temecula Valley to be closer to Jean-Luc's job with the Southern California-based packaging company. But when Jean-Luc wasn't paid for fi迷你倉出租e months, the Annets were forced to dip into their savings to survive."We always wanted to be entrepreneurs," Julie recalls. (Jean-Luc was in China on business and unavailable for an interview.) "We decided to get a loan, take a chance and roll the dice."It was more than luck, however, that has made their packaging business a wrap. The Annets launched Global Link Sourcing in 2006 after signing on former clients with whom Jean-Luc had built a rapport. In this highly specialized market, the Annets orchestrate the process of turning out stylish, one-of-a-kind package components. As troubleshooters, they oversee everything from concept to delivery. Now with more than 40 customers on board, the Annets work with mostly with manufacturers in Asia, India and Costa Rica."We aren't talking about brown boxes with peanuts and bubble wrap," Julie said of the innovative metal tins, printed paper folding cartons and clear and plastic containers they've helped design. Bound by confidentiality agreements, the Annets aren't allowed to disclose their customers, but said that the company expects revenues to top $9 million by the end of 2013. "Jean-Luc works, lives and breathes customer service," Julie said.Global, which employs six people, is headquartered at 41690 Corporate Center. the ideal location, the Annets figured, to start a second company. "We wanted to own and control the products," Julie said. "We also saw a lot of gaps in the functionality and affordability of bags for the modern traveler and students.Two years ago the Annets contracted with Dan Curtiss, a Boulder-based industrial designer for many leading baggage companies, to develop a reasonably priced, high-quality line for them. "We wanted products you don't have to replace after 10 trips," Julie said.The bags are manufactured in Vietnam from a nearly indestructible fabric that's made in Korea. After a $30,000 setback -- the Annets were forced to change the company's original name, Evolve, after an industry luggage giant threatened legal action -- ECBC was off and rolling into the hands of customers.Ryan Garguilo, a trip-planner and founder of travel blog, Pause the Moment, wrote: "The ECBC Javelin is hands down the best daypack I've ever traveled with..."The Annets are confident that their brand will gain recognition and traction. "We know that more online purchasing is the trend," Julie said. "We're taking it step by step with ECBC, one rung at a time."Follow Laurie Lucas on Twitter @Laurielucas and check her blog on pe.com/businessCopyright: ___ (c)2013 The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.) Visit The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.) at .PE.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Source: Vindicator, Youngstown, OhioSept.文件倉 05--CANFIELD -- Canfield motorists will have to deal with some possible traffic delays with multiple new road projects beginning at the same time.Phase two of the North Broad Street safety upgrade will begin Monday, and includes the widening of North Broad Street from Skyline Drive up to Dartmouth Drive, adding a common left turn lane, curbing, sidewalks and street lamps.Already started is an Ohio Department of Transportation road-resurfacing project on U.S. Route 224 from the Village Green to Talsman Drive.Both projects should be complete by late October.The North Broad Street safety upgrade "has been the largest undertaking in the last three or four years," said Joe Warino, Canfield city manager.One benefit to motorists in the area will be the opening of the Interstate 680 northbound ramp, to occur Friday or sometime over the weekend, according to ODOT.The North Broad Street safety upgrade began as a way to reduce the number of traffic accidents along North Broad. The first phase of the project included the widening of the road from the Village Green to Skyline Drive and also included the installation of a left turning lane. Curbs, sidewalks and street lights also were added. Foust Construction Inc. of Youngstown completed the project at the cost of $700,000. About $550,000 was paid for by the Ohio Public Works Commission."It's benefited the traffic coming from the school," Warino said.Foust also was the lowest bidder for the second phase of the project, and despite some reluctance by members of council to approve the contract, an emergency ordinance was passed to begin construction July 24. The company waited until after the Canfield Fair to avoid traffic 存倉ackups. The second-phase cost is about $900,000; 60 percent of that was covered by the Ohio Public Works Commission, and the rest was covered by the city.For both phases, funds from the city's street department were used.The third phase will extend the widening of the road and add curbs, sidewalks and street lights all the way to the city's limits. This phase will cost about $1 million. The 2015 project will cost the city about $300,000. The rest of the cost will be covered by federal funds.Warino said there will be no lane closures in the second phase of the project as there were in the first phase, but there may be some traffic interruptions."While they are working, there will be traffic control," Warino said.The plan is for Foust to begin at Skyline Drive and work down to Dartmouth Drive.ODOT's Route 224 resurfacing project, which is costing about $1 million, will be done by Diorio Paving Inc. of Girard. The project also should include storm-sewer replacement. Warino said ODOT's project will be a "definite benefit to the city.""There will be some interruption, but for the most part, everything should flow," Warino said.While these projects are under way, ODOT also will be working on state Route 46 in Canfield Township.The $720,000 project closed the route until November. From now until November, ODOT will be replacing a bridge between Western Reserve Road and Leffingwell Road. The detour is to take state Route 11 to 224 to 46/ U.S. Route 62. This is the beginning of the project to replace a culvert on Route 46 between Lesher and Leffingwell roads.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio) Visit Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio) at .vindy.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott shares a laugh with traders at the Sydney market at Flemington on Wednesday.儲存倉 The election campaign in Australia is at its peak ahead of Saturday’s poll.By AGENCIES in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia Only after our regional and trading partners have been suitably attended to would I make the traditional trips to Washington and London.”TONY ABBOTT CONSERVATIVE COALITION CANDIDATE IN THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTION Australian election front- runner Tony Abbott vowed on Wednesday that Asia will be his main foreign policy focus if he assumes oi ce, as an inl u- ential media group turned on incumbent Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.The conservative Abbott, whose diplomatic credentials came under i re this week at er he said the Syria conl ict was “baddies versus baddies”, is on track to win Saturday’s poll.His first travel priorities would be Indonesia, China, Japan and South Korea, he said in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, the l agship paper of Fairfax Media whose chairman on Wednes- day declared his support for the conservative.“Only at er our regional and trading partners have been suit- ably attended to would I make the traditional trips to Washing- ton and London,” Abbott said, adding, “in the end your focus has got to be on the relationships that need the most attention.“Decisions which impact our national interests will be made in Jakarta, in Beijing, in Tokyo, in Seoul, as much as they will be made in Washington.“h ere’s a sense in which we kind of know what the decisions in Washington or London will be. We can be less certain about decisions that might be made in Jakarta and Beijing.”Abbott said his first trip would be to Indonesia, where most boats bringing asylum- seekers to Australia — a key election issue — originate.“By virtue of its size, proxim- ity, its developing power, overall it’s the most important country to Australia,” he said.Rudd, a former for迷你倉價錢ign min- ister, said the simplistic language trivialized the matter and dem- onstrated “that he is not compe- tent and not comfortable with national security and foreign policy”. Nonetheless it appears that Abbott is destined for high oi ce with recent opinion polls putting his conservative coalition comfortably ahead of Labor.Rudd’s task of hanging onto power has been made harder by the dominant media group, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, running a campaign against him, and Fairfax, the other major player, appeared to join their rival on Wednesday.In an interview with broad- caster ABC, Fairfax Chairman Roger Corbett accused Rudd, who ousted Julia Gillard in a party room coup in June, of destabilizing and damaging Labor.“In my view, Kevin Rudd is a leader that has been really dis- credited by his own conduct,”he said, adding that Abbott was “a very sincere, nice type of human being”.AFP—XINHUA NETWORKS REFUSE ELECTION AD Australia’s com- mercial television net- works are refusing to run an advertisement that accuses Rupert Murdoch of printing “misleading crap” in his newspapers ahead of national elections, the activist group behind the ad said on Wednesday.The Australian-born Murdoch, now a US citizen, owns large- circulation newspapers in his former homeland.His Sydney tabloid, The Daily Telegraph, has called for voters to “kick out” Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s Labor gov- ernment in Saturday’spolls. “It was great when you could pick up the paper and get ... well ...news,” says the man in the ad by activist group GetUp as he stands on his front lawn to collect his newspaper, later using it to scoop up his dog’s droppings.“Don’t let the crap decide your vote. Stand up for what you want.Tell Rupert, ‘We’ll choose our own government.’”The GetUp is com- plaining to the competi- tion watchdog after three major commercial networks refused to air the video, which has been viewed more than 340,000 times on You- Tube.AFP迷你倉

By HOU LIQIANG in Qiaojiazhuang, Shanxi and XU WEI in Beijing Police have identii ed a fam- ily member as the key suspect in a shocking case in which the eyes of a 6-year-old boy were gouged out.存倉However, he boy’s parents and neighbors are skeptical of the accusation.Zhang Huiying, 41, the boy’saunt, was identii ed by police as the suspect at er DNA test- ing showed the victim’s blood was found on her clothes, police in the city of Linfen said late on Tuesday.h e boy, Guo Bin, was lured by an unknown woman into a i eld near his home in Fenxi county, Linfen, on the evening of Aug 24, and was found later with both eyes missing.h e case shocked the nation for its cruelty, and the boy’squestion at er he was taken to hospital, “Why does the sky remain dark?” touched the hearts of many people.Police later found the boy’seyes and said they had exclud- ed the possibility of organ traf- i cking, and put up a reward of 100,000 yuan ($16,300) for clues leading to the capture of the suspect.Zhang, who worked at a chicken farm, is reported to have committed suicide by jumping into a well in her yard on Friday.However, the police identi- i cation of Zhang as the sus- pect was a surprise to many, including her neighbors and the boy’s father, and they ques- tion both the aunt’s motive and the boy’s failure to identify her as the attacker.Guo Zhiping, the boy’sRussianfather, said the police never told him the result of the inves- tigation, and he only found out about it from media reports.“It came as a shock. I still don’t believe it,” he said on Wednesday.He also denied media reports that his family con- l icted with his brother’s fam- ily over providing support to their paralyzed father, saying the two families maintained “OK” relations.He also insisted the boy would have identified his aunt if she had committed the crime.As of Wednesday, the police in Linfen were yet to release more details about the case, including Zhang’s possible motive.A ‘good wife’The result of the police investigation also shocked neighbors who knew Zhang well and recalled her as kind and quiet.Liu Lanzhi, a 58-year-old neighbor, said Zhang was a “very good wife” and very timid.“I will never believe this was done by her. I don’t believe it, 100 percent,” she said.Liu said she never heard of any conl ict between the two families and said the aunt even tried a superstitious ritual to bring back the boy’s soul after the attack. Some locals believe a person’s soul is lost when they are scared by such extreme circumstances.However, the police inves- tigation and the arrival of reporters terrii ed her, which Liu said reflected her timid nature.“She could be scared by just the sound of a cup dropping,”she said.h e two families had a very good relationship with each other, according to a neighbor, who lived less than 100 meters away from Zhang Huiying’shome, and who is also sur- named Zhang but no relation to her.“They often took the veg- etables they grew to the boy’sfamily. If they harbored any dislike for each other, I don’tthink that would happen,” the 38-year-old man said.Zhang Huiying was bit- ten by a snake before she was married and the injury trau- matized her, he said. “She was very timid. h e sound of thun- der could keep her awake all night,” the neighbor said.She even fainted six years ago when hearing that one of Guo Bin’s elder sisters died at er f迷你倉lling into a well.“Even if she had the inten- tion, was she physically capa- ble of committing the brutal act? I highly doubt that,” he said.“She was easygoing and nev- er argued with her husband or others. She was dei nitely a good wife,” said Guo Liangbao, a 63-year-old neighbor.Life in the dark “This is Guangtouqiang.h is is a big bear. h is is Ultra- man…” muttered Guo Bin, who is receiving treatment at a hospital in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi, as he tried to identi- fy toys donated to him by vol- unteers on Tuesday night. He guessed correctly each time.While playing with his new toys, he also occasionally lis- tened to stories played on a tape recorder or on toys with a broadcast function.h is is how the 6-year-old boy occupies himself 10 days at er the vicious attack, resting in hospital on an intravenous drip and having eye drops applied every two hours.Piled up in the corner of the ward are l owers, fruit, snacks and other git s.Guo Bin, however, does not know what is happening out- side his hospital ward, apart from a few sounds, such as knocks on his door.He has had visitors from all around Shanxi and even from Hebei, Shandong, Hubei and other provinces far from Tai- yuan.However, he cannot bear any long separation from his mother.“Mum! Mum!” he calls if she leaves his side for long.So many people have visited that the hospital has arranged security guards on duty 24 hours a day to prevent too many people from entering and to ensure a quiet environ- ment for the patient.Some visitors simply come, hand over what they call a “little something” and leave without saying who they are.On a chair by the door is a notebook Guo Bin’s parents are using to keep a record of the names of donors and the amount of their donations.Guo Zhiping, the father, said the family has received 1 mil- lion yuan in donations since the attack became public.Guo Bin has still not been told that he has permanently lost his eyesight.“When can I go to school?”he asked, and occasionally, “Why can’t I see now?”His uncle, Wang Yuji, some- times joked with the boy, say- ing, “Once you can see, you will see your mother. And your mother will probably blame you and spank you.”He added that the family is more concerned about the psychological scars the child may suf er than the physical ones.Late on Wednesday, doc- tors told China News Ser- vice that Guo Bin has recov- ered well and is already i t enough to be discharged from the hospital. Implant- ing artificial eyes could be done as early as a month from now, they said.h e family decided to accept surgery to implant artificial eyes at er they were visited by a team of three Hong Kong experts on Sunday, who said there is a possibility Guo Bin could regain some sense of light by implanting electronic ocular prostheses at a hospi- tal in Hong Kong, his mother, Wang Wenl i , said.However, they have yet to decide where to have the sur- gery.“He is still quite young. If he was born without eyesight, that might not be too cruel for him. But he could see before and now, suddenly, he can’tsee. h at could be unbearable for him, or even for us adults,”said Wang. “We will do any- thing and go anywhere so long as he can gain a little sense of light in his life.”Contact the writers at houliqiang@chinadaily.com.cn and xuwei@chinadaily.com.cn Cheng Hong and Sun Ruish- eng in Taiyuan contributed to this story.自存倉

Source: The Lima News, OhioSept.儲存 05--LIMA -- As the man who used to run St. Rita's Medical Center, Jim Reber doesn't have to be told the healthcare system has some problems to work through.After he retired more than a year ago, the fire still burns inside for Reber with a strong desire to keep working -- not the long hours heading a hospital, but in a way he could use his more than 40 years of knowledge while working to improve the healthcare industry.Like so many things in life, good timing is everything and, with Reber, his retirement could not have come at a better time. Four healthcare organizations, including St. Rita's parent company, Catholic Health Partners, were kicking around ideas to improve the delivery of healthcare while controlling cost.Out of that, Health Innovations Ohio was born and Reber just so happened to be available to accept the job as chief executive officer. It's a job he's excited to talk about as is evident by the smile on his face as he discusses his plans."We have a lot of freedoms to pursue new ideas and good ideas," Reber said.Reber's office is inside St. Rita's although there are 24 hospitals across the state through the four organizations involved that account for 22 percent of the healthcare in the state. And HIO will be licensed to operate in 66 of Ohio's 88 counties.Health Innovations Ohio was created through a collaboration with four healthcare organizations in the state, Catholic Health Partners in Cincinnati, Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus; Summa Health System in Akron and University Hospitals in Cleveland.Health Innovations Ohio is focusing its work in three areas: Medicare Advantage, which is an optional insurance coverage for people covered by Medicare, the federal insurance program mostly for people 65 years of age and older.The second part deals with Medicaid managed care which is finding ways to better serve people in that program. For example, some people use the emergency room for reasons they re新蒲崗迷你倉lly should go to a primary care doctor. The programs also will look at ways to serve the total needs of patients including adding health coaches to make sure people are focused on healthy living so they don't need medical care, he said.Third is population health management working with the 100,000-plus employees in the four organizations to form a comprehensive health and wellness system for employees and their dependents, Reber said.The plan will work to promote a healthy lifestyle through weight management and other programs, for example, that manage diseases such as diabetes, Reber said."The goal is to use our employees as a learning lab to make healthier employees and lower medical care cost," Reber said.HIO works in teams that strive to create innovative solutions to problems while adopting the best practices, Reber said."The overall goal is to provide a better model of healthcare delivery that delivers better healthcare and utilizes fewer resources," Reber said.One big task HIO is working on is to get healthcare providers, including pharmacies on the same page, electronically, so any of them can look up a patient's record on a computer and have a thorough understanding of the patient's history and treatment plan, Reber said.In the past, the coordination, although sounds logical and simple, often was lost in the red tape that is part of the system. Medicine has become so specialized with so many advancements specialist concentrated in their area of expertise without sharing or having a viable way to share information, he said.HIO was not formed as a result of the Affordable Healthcare Act which some refer to as Obamacare but it will help address the cost of healthcare the act targets, Reber said."If the cost of healthcare challenges were simple it would have been solved a long time ago," Reber said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Lima News (Lima, Ohio) Visit The Lima News (Lima, Ohio) at .limaohio.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage

01Archos 攻藍海推出兒童平板Archos 宣布將於 IFA 2013 展覽中發布多款新平板機，自存倉當中 8 吋的 80 ChildPad 專門針對兒童這藍海市場而設，白色面板設有橙色邊框，外觀份外搶眼。此機將預載《Android 4.2》作業系統，內置完善的家長管理功能，可避免子女接觸不良資訊。此外，Archos 還會為此平板機推出相應的實物小型玩具，讓兒童可藉小型玩具玩各款《Android》遊戲。02背殼流出 新 iPad 造型曝光外界預期新 iPad 連同新 iPhone 將於 9 月發布，相關新產品的相片開始在網上廣泛流傳。最近網上出現清晰的第 5 代 iPad 機背相片，跟早前預計的一樣，機背殼採用類似 iPad mini 的設計，而且較窄身，機邊又經過修圓處理。底部設有散熱孔，並會沿用 Lightning 接口作為連接介面。據外界估計，新 iPad 有可能會在 9 月 20 日開賣，香港也大有機會成為首賣地區之一。03300°屏幕旋轉Lenovo Flex 14 本月出爐聯想（Lenovo）將於本月推出 14 迷你倉新蒲崗的 Flex 14 Ultrabook，預計售價約為 US$780（折合約 HK$6,049）起。跟廠方較早前推出的 Yoga 11s 相似，此機的觸控屏幕可作超過 180°的旋轉，最多可作 300°度旋轉，讓屏幕部分變成座檯架，方便用戶把它放在檯面當成平板機般使用。規格方面，屏幕解像度為 1,366 x 768 pixels，並搭載Intel Core i5-4200U 雙核心處理器和、NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M 顯示卡、8GB 記憶體和 500GB 硬碟。04iOS 專屬Pioneer DDJ-WeGO2 潮玩捽碟Pioneer 新推出 DDJ-WeGO2 捽碟盤，將 iPad 放置在其承托架後，藉 Lightning �即可將捽碟盤跟 iPad 連接；配合《djay 22》app 既可玩出各種特殊混音效果，也能自由控制碟盤上的燈光效果，豐富視覺體驗。DDJ-WeGO2 分設紅、白和黑 3 色，預計在 10 月推出，定價為 US$429（折合約 HK$3327）。對捽碟感興趣的讀者，不妨多加留意此產品！●迷你倉出租

RenoSafe programme launched amid rising criminal involvement in renovation workAs the age of Hong Kong’s buildings creeps up and renovations are increasingly required, opportunities for criminals to cash in on the construction trade are growing, according to police.儲存But yesterday a new initiative, named the RenoSafe scheme, was launched to fight back against crime in the trade.“The potential gains from [building renovation projects] are huge and criminals are not going to ignore the opportunity to make money,” said Matthew Kwok Ho-fai, a police chief superintendent in the force’s Organised Crime and Triad Bureau.Over the next couple of years, more than 500 ageing buildings are expected to undergo renovations annually. The police have said that crimes related to building revamps are on the rise, with 22 cases recorded in the year to August – as many as were logged for all of last year.Such crimes often involve the use of threats such as criminal damage, intimidation and even arson to force owners to award renovation contracts to businesses that may involve triads.Corruption is also a problem, manifest in practices such as rigging bids for renovation contracts and bribing members of building owners’ corporations. Project consultants and contractors are bribed in exchange for turning a blind eye to the use of substandard building materials.Crimi新蒲崗迷你倉al groups can make illicit earnings running into the millions of dollars each time they win a renovation contract whose price has been inflated by double or three times the estimate of an independent project consultant.The RenoSafe scheme aims to curb these practices by providing building owners planning renovations with advice from government departments and operational support from the police.It offers regular workshops and seminars on preventing renovation-related crimes – jointly organised by the police, the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) and the Hong Kong Housing Society – for owners of buildings in need of repair.The Independent Commission Against Corruption, the Buildings Department and the Home Affairs Department will also participate in the scheme.The scheme has no single hotline for one-stop service, but the government departments involved in it will refer requests to relevant parties when they receive calls for assistance.A police officer will also be assigned to each case once a building’s owners have joined the RenoSafe scheme.Meanwhile, the URA yesterday said it was in talks with the Housing Society to improve renovation tendering arrangements by reducing the risk of information about owners and contract bidders being leaked to potentially threatening outside parties. Details of the new bidding arrangements will be announced soon.mini storage

Source: Jordan Times, AmmanSept.存倉 04--AMMAN -- Five people, including a two-year-old child, were killed late Tuesday night in a traffic accident near the capital's Sweileh neighbourhood, official sources said.The accident, which occurred on the Safout road and involved two vehicles, left four other passengers injured, a Civil Defence Department (CDD) official said.A spokesperson for the Central Traffic Department told The Jordan Times that wrongful overtaking by the driver of a vehicle heading from the Baqaa Refugee Camp to Sweileh caused the accident."The driver lost control of his vehicle, slammed the street divider and crossed into the opposite lane, colliding head-on with a car coming from the other direction," the traffic official said.The accident caused the death of five of the seven occupants of the vehicle that迷你倉was heading down to Baqaa Refugee Camp from Sweileh.The remaining two passengers were listed in critical condition, according to the official, who preferred anonymity."This is a tragic road accident; it claimed the lives of five people from the same family," the traffic official said.This is the second road accident to claim the lives of five people in less than a week in the Kingdom.On Saturday, officials said that five people were killed in two separate accidents in the Governorate of Mafraq, some 80km northeast of the capital.One accident was the cause of a head-on collision and left four dead, while the second claimed the life of a 60-year-old Saudi man.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Jordan Times (Amman, Jordan) Visit the Jordan Times (Amman, Jordan) at .jordantimes.com Distributed by MCT Information Services自存倉

NEW YORK, Sept.self storage 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:Global Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFT) Industry.reportlinker.com/p0681893/Global-Long-Fiber-Thermoplastics-LFT-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Synthetic_MaterialThis report analyzes the worldwide markets for Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFT) in Tons by the following Resin Types: Polypropylene, and Others. The global market is also analyzed by the following End-Use Applications: Automotive Applications (Door Modules, Front-End Modules, Instrument Panels, Underbody Shields, and Other Applications) and Non-Automotive Applications (Industrial & General Goods, and Other Applications).The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2010 through 2018. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets.The report profiles 33 companies including many key and niche players such as Composite Technologies Co., LLC, CPI Binani, Inc, Daicel Polymer Limited, JNC Corporation, PlastiComp(TM) LLC, PPG Industries, RTP Company, SABIC EUROPE BV, SAMBARK LFT Co. Ltd., Shanghai Genius Advanced Material Co., Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd., Ticona Engineering Polymers, and TechnoCompound GmbH.Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based on public domain information including company URLs.I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONSStudy Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1Disclaimers I-2Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3Automotive Applications I-3Non-Automotive Applications I-3II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-1A Prelude II-1Recession and Beyond II-2Consumption Scenario II-3Major Factors Driving LFT Consumption II-32. MARKET TRENDS AND GROWTH DRIVERS II-4Developing Markets Flaunt Huge Untapped Potential II-4Opportunity Indicator II-4Table 1: World Passenger Cars Production by GeographicRegion (2010-2012): Production Volume in Units for Americas,Europe, Asia-Oceania, and Africa (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-4Table 2: World Leading Passenger Car Producing Countries -Analyzed in terms of Units for the Years 2007 through 2012(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-5Table 3: World Commercial Vehicles Production by GeographicRegion (2010-2012): Production Volume in Units for Americas,Europe, Asia-Oceania, and Africa (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-6Table 4: World Leading Commercial Vehicle ProducingCountries - Analyzed in terms of Units for the Years 2007through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-7China - Leading the Global LFT Market II-7In-line Compounding Process Increases the Uptake of LFT II-8Automotive Industry: The Major End-Use Sector for LFT II-9Automotive Application of Composites by Select Manufacturers II-9LFTs- An Ideal Lightweight Substitute for Metals in the AutoIndustry II-10Recyclability - An Important Factor Increasing the Uptake ofLFT in Automotive Sector II-10Long Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene - A Cut above the Rest II-11Flame Retarded Version of LFT-Polypropylene (PP): AnInnovative Product in the Offing II-11Natural Fiber Reinforcements Gaining Prominence in LFRTs II-12Table 5: Performance Comparison of Natural Fiber Compositesto Other Composites II-12Advantages of LFT Gives an Upper Hand over GMT II-13Demand from Non-Automotive Sector on the Rise II-133. GLOBAL COMPOSITES INDUSTRY - AN OVERVIEW II-14Asia-Pacific to Lead in Global Composite Consumption II-14Key Statistics II-14Table 6: Global Composite Market by End-Use Industries(2012): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales forConstruction, Transportation, Pipes & Tanks, Aerospace, WindEnergy, Consumer Goods, Marine, and Others (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-14Table 7: Global Composite Market by End-Use Industries(2012): Breakdown of Percentage Penetration and MarketPotential for Marine, Wind Energy, Consumer Goods,Aerospace, Pipes & Tanks, Construction, and Transportation(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-15Table 8: Global Composite Consumption (2012): PercentageShare Breakdown by Geographic Regions - North America, EMEA,Asia and Rest of World (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-15World Composites Consumption: Ranked by Types II-16End-Use Applications of Advanced Composites II-16Automotive II-16Aerospace II-17Defense & Space II-17Industrial II-17Recreation Industry II-18Sporting Goods II-18Renewable Energy II-18Wind Energy II-184. PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-19Introduction II-19Long Fiber Thermoplastic Fibers II-19Long Fiber Thermoplastic Matrices II-20Classification of Thermoplastic Fiber-Composite- Systems II-20LFT Advantages & Disadvantages II-20Fatigue Behavior Associated with LFRT Composites II-21Contemporaries of LFT II-21Position of LFT in the Field of Fiber Reinforced Plastics II-22Thermoplastic Composite Value Chain II-22Stages of LFT Processing II-23Compression versus Injection Molding II-23Processes II-23In-line Compounded (ILC) LFT-D II-24E-LFT II-24S-LFT II-245. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS II-25PlastiComp Rolls Out Tough 'Complet MT' Long-FiberThermoplastic Polyamides II-25Lomotek Launches LOMOTEX LFRT II-253B Launches SE4535 II-25TULiPPS Solar Develops Colourable PP LFT Composites II-26PlasticComp Introduces LFT Materials with High FrequencyShielding II-26Dutch Group of Companies Develop Flame-Retardant LFT-PPCompound, ECO-FORTE FR(TM) II-26PolyOne Corporation Introduces OnForce(TM) LFT Compounds II-26Ticona Engineering Polymers Introduces Celstran+ PP LFRT Grades II-27PPG Industries Introduces TUFROV 4575 LFT Fiberglass Roving II-276. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-28PlastiComp Expands LFT Production Capacity in Minnesota II-28Japan Polypropylene to Acquire PPCP Businesses from JapanPolychem, JNC and Mitsubishi Chemical II-28Kingfa Sci & Tech to Acquire Majority Stake in Hydro S&SIndustries II-28CPI Binani Expands Facility in Winona II-28Polystrand Establishes New Facility in Colorado II-29RTP Establishes Second Production Factory in Europe II-29SABIC Expands Manufacturing Capacity of STAMAX Long GlassReinforced Polypropylene Composite II-29Innovative Composites Acquires Eleison Composites II-29Honam Petrochemical to Expand Compounding in China II-30JNC Establishes New Company for Manufacturing FUNCSTER II-30Sumitomo Chemical Enters into Joint Venture with Jilin Xindongtai II-30Composite Products Inc. Forges a Merger Deal with Braj BinaniGroup II-30Solvay Acquires Chemical Major Rhodia II-30Rhodia and Faurecia Join Forces to Develop Lightweight SeatComponents II-31Ticona to Expand Chinese Production of Celstran(R) LFRT II-31Extruder Experts GmbH & Co Establishes New Nexxus-LFT Unit II-31Owens Corning Divests Capivari's Glass Reinforcements Facilityto Chongqing Polycomp II-31Celanese Acquires LFT Business from FACT II-32Zesiger Capital-Led Investor Group Acquires LRM Industries II-32National Research Council Canada Enters into Collaborationwith Magna Partner II-32SABIC Enters Into Agreement with RheMax Product Line from RheTech II-33LRM Industries Bags Contract from Eastern Rail Corp II-337. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS II-34Composite Technologies Co., LLC (US) II-34CPI Binani, Inc. (US) II-34Daicel Polymer Limited (Japan) II-34JNC Corporation (Japan) II-35PlastiComp(TM) LLC (US) II-35PPG Industries (US) II-35RTP Company (US) II-36SABIC EUROPE BV (The Netherlands) II-36SAMBARK LFT Co. Ltd. (Korea) II-36Shanghai Genius Advanced Material Co. (China) II-37Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd (Japan) II-37Ticona Engineering Polymers (US) II-37TechnoCompound GmbH (Germany) II-388. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-39Table 9: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forLong Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Geographic Region - US,Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Restof World Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2010 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-39Table 10: World Historic Review for Long Fiber Thermoplastics(LFTs) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons forYears 2004 through 2009 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-40Table 11: World 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Geographic Region - PercentageBreakdown of Unit Consumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World Markets forYears 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-41Long Fiber Thermoplastics Market by Thermoplastic Resin Types II-42Table 12: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forLFT-Polypropylene Resin Type by Geographic Region - US,Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Restof World Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2010 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-42Table 13: World Historic Review for LFT-Polypropylene ResinType by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons forYears 2004 through 2009 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-43Table 14: World 15-Year Perspective for LFT-PolypropyleneResin Type by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of UnitConsumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, LatinAmerica, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-44Table 15: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forLFT-Other Resin Types by Geographic Region - US, Canada,Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of WorldMarkets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Tonsfor Years 2010 through 2018 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-45Table 16: World Historic Review for LFT-Other Resin Types byGeographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific,Latin America, and Rest of World Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons for Years 2004through 2009 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-46Table 17: World 15-Year Perspective for LFT-Other Resin Typesby Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of UnitConsumption for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, LatinAmerica, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-47Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Applications II-48Table 18: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forLong Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Application - Automotive(Door Modules, Front-End Modules, Instrument Panels, UnderbodyShields, and Others) Application and Non-Automotive(Industrial & General Goods, and Others) ApplicationIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons forYears 2010 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-48Table 19: World Historic Review for Long Fiber Thermoplastics(LFTs) by Application - Automotive (Door Modules, Front-EndModules, Instrument Panels, Underbody Shields, and Others)Applications and Non-Automotive (Industrial & General Goods,and Others) Applications Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-49Table 20: World 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Application - Percentage Breakdown ofUnit Consumption for Automotive (Door Modules, Front-EndModules, Instrument Panels, Underbody Shields, and Others)Applications and Non-Automotive (Industrial & General Goods,and Others) Applications for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-50III. MARKET1. THE UNITED STATES III-1A.Market Analysis III-1Long Fiber Thermoplastics Market - A Review III-1Table 21: The US Production of Passenger Cars (in Units)for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-1Table 22: The US Production of Commercial Vehicles (inUnits) for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-2Opportunities Exist for LFTs with Enhanced PerformanceCapabilities III-2Favorable Government Policies Lending Succor to Bio-basedInitiatives III-2Strategic Corporate Developments III-3Select Major Players III-4B.Market Analytics III-6Table 23: The US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons for Years 2010through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-6Table 24: The US Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT- Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-7Table 25: The US 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OtherResins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-82. CANADA III-9A.Market Analysis III-9Table 26: Canadian Production of Passenger Cars (in Units)for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-9Table 27: Canadian Production of Commercial Vehicles (inUnits) for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-10B.Market Analytics III-11Table 28: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons for Years 2010through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-11Table 29: Canadian Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-12Table 30: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OtherResins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-133. JAPAN III-14A.Market Analysis III-14Table 31: Japanese Production of Passenger Cars (in Units)for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-14Table 32: Japanese Production of Commercial Vehicles (inUnits) for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-15Strategic Corporate Development III-15Select Major Players III-15B.Market Analytics III-17Table 33: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons for Years 2010through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-17Table 34: Japanese Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-18Table 35: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OtherResins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-194. EUROPE III-20A.Market Analysis III-20An Overview of the European LFT Market III-20Emerging & Futuristic Trends of the European LFT Industry III-20Impact of Global Recession on the European FRP Market- ARecent Past Preview III-21GFP Market Witness Erosion in Production III-21Table 36: European GFP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics)Production (2012): Percentage Breakdown by LeadingCountries - Spain/Portugal, Italy, Germany, UK, EasternEurope and Others (Production in Thousand Tons) (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) 迷你倉II-22Table 37: European GFP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics)Consumption (2012): Percentage Breakdown by End-useIndustries - Construction, Transport, Sports & Leisure,Electronics and Others (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-22New FRP Technologies Surges Ahead III-22Carbon & Natural- Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics to OfferGood Competition to Glass Fibers III-23European Alliance for Thermoplastic Composites (EATC) III-23B.Market Analytics III-24Table 38: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Geographic Region -France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of EuropeMarkets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption inTons for Years 2010 through 2018 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-24Table 39: European Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Geographic Region - France,Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons forYears 2004 through 2009 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-25Table 40: European 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Geographic Region - PercentageBreakdown of Unit Consumption for France, Germany, Italy,UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2004,2013 and 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-26Table 41: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons for Years 2010through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-27Table 42: European Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-28Table 43: European 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OtherResins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-294a. FRANCE III-30A.Market Analysis III-30Table 44: French Production of Passenger Cars (in Units) forYears 2007 through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-30Table 45: French Production of Commercial Vehicles (inUnits) for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-31B.Market Analytics III-32Table 46: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons for Years 2010through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-32Table 47: French Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-33Table 48: French 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OtherResins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-344b. GERMANY III-35A.Market Analysis III-35Table 49: German Production of Passenger Cars (in Units) forYears 2007 through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-35Table 50: German Production of Commercial Vehicles (inUnits) for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-36TechnoCompound GmbH - A Key German Player III-36B.Market Analytics III-37Table 51: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons for Years 2010through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-37Table 52: German Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-38Table 53: German 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OtherResins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-394c. ITALY III-40A.Market Analysis III-40Table 54: Italian Production of Passenger Cars (in Units)for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-40Table 55: Italian Production of Commercial Vehicles (inUnits) for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-41B.Market Analytics III-42Table 56: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons for Years 2010through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-42Table 57: Italian Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-43Table 58: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OtherResins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-444d. THE UNITED KINGDOM III-45A.Market Analysis III-45Table 59: The UK Production of Passenger Cars (in Units) forYears 2007 through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-45Table 60: The UK Production of Commercial Vehicles (inUnits) for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-46B.Market Analytics III-47Table 61: The UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons for Years 2010through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-47Table 62: The UK Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-48Table 63: The UK 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OtherResins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-494e. SPAIN III-50A.Market Analysis III-50Table 64: Spanish Production of Passenger Cars (in Units)for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-50Table 65: Spanish Production of Commercial Vehicles (inUnits) for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-51B.Market Analytics III-52Table 66: Spanish Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons for Years 2010through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-52Table 67: Spanish Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-53Table 68: Spanish 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OtherResins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-544f. RUSSIA III-55A.Market Analysis III-55Table 69: Russian Production of Passenger Cars (in Units)for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-55Table 70: Russian Production of Commercial Vehicles (inUnits) for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-56B.Market Analytics III-57Table 71: Russian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons for Years 2010through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-57Table 72: Russian Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-58Table 73: Russian 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OthersMarkets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-594g. REST OF EUROPE III-60A.Market Analysis III-60Strategic Corporate Development III-60Sabic Europe BV - A Key Dutch Player III-60B.Market Analytics III-61Table 74: Rest of European Recent Past, Current and FutureAnalysis for Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type- LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons forYears 2010 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-61Table 75: Rest of European Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-62Table 76: Rest of European 15-Year Perspective for LongFiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - PercentageBreakdown of Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-635. ASIA-PACIFIC III-64Market Analysis III-64Table 77: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and FutureAnalysis for Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by GeographicRegion - China and Rest of Asia-Pacific MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons forYears 2010 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-64Table 78: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Geographic Region - China and Restof Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-65Table 79: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Geographic Region - PercentageBreakdown of Unit Consumption for China and Rest ofAsia-Pacific Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-66Table 80: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and FutureAnalysis for Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons forYears 2010 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-67Table 81: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-68Table 82: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OtherResins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-695a. CHINA III-70A.Market Analysis III-70China Leads the Global LFT Market III-70Table 83: Chinese Production of Passenger Cars (in Units)for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-71Table 84: Chinese Production of Commercial Vehicles (inUnits) for Years 2007 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-71Chinese Reinforced Plastics Market- A Review III-72Shanghai Genius Advanced Material Co - A Key Chinese Player III-72B.Market Analytics III-73Table 85: Chinese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons for Years 2010through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-73Table 86: Chinese Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-74Table 87: Chinese 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OtherResins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-755b. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC III-76A.Market Analysis III-76Strategic Corporate Development III-76SAMBARK LFT Co. Ltd. - A Key Korean Player III-76B.Market Analytics III-77Table 88: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current andFuture Analysis for Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) byResin Type - LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons forYears 2010 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-77Table 89: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for LongFiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons for Years 2004through 2009 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-78Table 90: Rest of Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for LongFiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - PercentageBreakdown of Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-796. LATIN AMERICA III-80Market Analysis III-80Table 91: Latin American Recent Past, Current and FutureAnalysis for Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons forYears 2010 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-80Table 92: Latin American Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-81Table 93: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OtherResins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-827. REST OF WORLD III-83Market Analysis III-83Table 94: Rest of World Recent Past, Current and FutureAnalysis for Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type -LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-Other Resins MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Consumption in Tons forYears 2010 through 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-83Table 95: Rest of World Historic Review for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - LFT-Polypropylene andLFT-Other Resins Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualConsumption in Tons for Years 2004 through 2009 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-84Table 96: Rest of World 15-Year Perspective for Long FiberThermoplastics (LFTs) by Resin Type - Percentage Breakdownof Unit Consumption for LFT-Polypropylene and LFT-OtherResins Markets for Years 2004, 2013 and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-85IV. 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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.存倉, Sept. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Retail Solutions Inc. (RSi), a global provider of cloud-based, Big Data analytics and real-time intelligence for the consumer-products industry, today announced that it entered into a new credit facility with City National Bank and Bridge Bank. The facility provides for a $16 million revolving line of credit that will be used to support the continued geographic expansion of RSi, enabling the company to better sell, market and support its client base of more than 500 leading Consumer Products Goods (CPG) companies around the world.Advances in e-commerce, social media, mobile technology adoption and granular demographics are reshaping the retail industry, bringing a surge of new consumer demand signal data to the CPG market. RSi's cloud-based, retail data platform is well positioned to capture the changes that are happening in the retail environment and to become the de facto, next-generation technology solution used by the industry to transform sales data into actionable business intelligence."Access to this credit facility will greatly strengthen our capacity to carry out our immediate strategic growth plans," said Peter Rieman, COO of RSi. "Having trusted financial partners such as Bridge Bank and City National Bank, we can make the necessary moves to grow and meet the requirements of our large customer base."With a reputation for providing innovative banking that serves the entrepreneurial spirit of Silicon Valley, and for crafting flexible financing solutions for its clients, Bridge Bank, along with City National Bank, saw an opportunity to fund the continued growth of RSi. In just a few short years, RSi has grown to serve more than 500 CPG companies, including nine of the top ten global consumer goods companies, and processes data from more than 80 leading retailers in 130 locations worldwide. The company has experienced an enviable 57 months of consecutive increases in monthly recurring revenues and is recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the San Jose metro area."We have seen and supported RSi's evolution from its roots in data analytics to a sophisticated, Big Data cloud company with solid customer growth, a strong presence in nine countries, and impressive recurring revenues," said Derek Almeida, vice president and relationship manager in Bridge Bank's Technology Banking Division. "We look forward to our continued partnership and helping RSi get to the next level in its global growth trajectory.""We are excited to join Bridge Bank in continuing the funding of RSi and the tremendous market opportunity before them," said Rod Werner, Managing Director of Technology and Venture Capital Banking at City National Bank. "RSi's strategy, vision and superior techn迷你倉logy platform is democratizing retailer data and forever changing the retailer suppler relationship and the CPG industry as we know it."About City National BankCalifornia's premier private and business bank, City National Bank is the wholly owned subsidiary of City National Corporation. It is backed by $27.4 billion in total assets, and provides banking, investment and trust services through 78 offices, including 16 full-service regional centers, in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada, New York City, Nashville and Atlanta. The company and its investment affiliates manage or administer $59.1 billion in client investment assets, including $40.6 billion under direct management.About Bridge BankBridge Bank, N.A. is Silicon Valley's full-service professional business bank. Recognized by SNL Financial on their 2012's Top 100 Performing Banks with assets between $500 million and $5 billion, and designated "Superior" by BauerFinancial and IDC, Bridge Bank is dedicated to meeting the needs of small- and mid-market businesses from across many industries. The bank's broad range of financial solutions include growth capital, equipment and working capital credit facilities and treasury management solutions, along with a full line of international products and services and financing secured by domestic, government and foreign receivables. Learn more at .bridgebank.com. Follow us @BridgeBank.About Retail Solutions Inc.Retail Solutions Inc. (RSi) is a global provider of Big Data, predictive analytics for the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry. The company collects and transforms billions of data points on what shoppers are buying every day and makes it insightful and actionable for better tactical and strategic decision-making at the corporate level and in the field. RSi's innovation and competitive edge comes from the science, algorithms and patented technology that power its cloud-based solutions. The RSi platform is trusted by more than 500 global CPG companies including Colgate-Palmolive, ConAgra, Danone, Diageo, Heineken, Kimberly-Clark, Kraft, L'Oreal, Mondelez, Nestle, Procter & Gamble, and Unilever to maximize product availability, uncover new opportunities, and drive sales. To learn more about the company, visit: .retailsolutions.com.Media ContactsMarie Jackson Debora Vrana CMO Retail Solutions Inc. Vice President, Communications650.390.6134 City National Bankmarie.jackson@retailsolutions.com 213.673.7631Debora.Vrana@cnb.com,Ryan A. Barringer, MBA, CFMPSenior Vice President, Marketing & Brand StrategyBridge Bank408.556.8677Ryan.Barringer@bridgebank.comRetail Solutions Inc.Web site: .retailsolutions.com/自存倉

Source: Winston-Salem Journal, N.儲存倉C.Sept. 05--Passengers flying out of Piedmont Triad International Airport will have access to an expedited screening program by the end of the year, the Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday.The agency will provide pre-check services at select screening lanes. The service already is operating in 40 airports nationwide.The program allows pre-approved travelers to leave on their shoes and light outerwear and belt, as well as keep their laptop in its case and their "3-1-1" compliant liquids/gels bag in a carry-on. If a passenger is eligible for expedited screening, an indicator will be embedded in the barcode of the boarding pass so they can be referred to a pre-check lane.The agency said more than 15 million passengers have used the service since it was launched in October 2011.PTI offers 48 nonstop flights to 14 airports."This is a program that will make it much easier for our frequent travelers to navigate the security checkpoints, and adds to the simple and convenient experience of flying from PTI," said Stephanie Freeman, the airport's marketing and customer relations manager.The service also is being launched by year's end at Charlotte Douglas and Raleigh-Durham international airports, as well as an additional 60 airports nationally. The agency said it will add more pre-check lanes at t迷你倉價錢e existing 40 airports."As TSA continues to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach to transportation security, we are looking for more opportunities to provide the most effective security in the most efficient way possible," John Pistole, the TSA's administrator, said in a statement.Passengers eligible for the program include U.S. citizens of frequent traveler programs recommended or invited by participating airlines. Also qualified are citizens who are members of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection trusted traveler program and Canadian citizens who are members of Customs' Nexus program.The agency plans to launch a new application program later this year.Participating airlines are Alaska, American, Delta, Hawaiian, United, US Airways and Virgin America. JetBlue and Southwest are expected to begin participating when operationally ready.The agency cautioned that it will continues to use random and unpredictable security measures throughout airports, and that no individual will be guaranteed expedited screening.Travelers can go to .TSA.gov/TSA-Precheck for information on locations and hours of active pre-check lanes.rcraver@wsjournal.com(336) 727-7376Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Winston-Salem Journal (Winston Salem, N.C.) Visit Winston-Salem Journal (Winston Salem, N.C.) at 2.journalnow.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Source: Albuquerque Journal, N.存倉M.Sept. 04--Craig Neal wanted more exposure for the Lobos men's basketball program in his first year as head coach. Now, it looks like the Lobos will be howling on national television in October.While no binding agreement has been finalized, the Journal has learned ESPNU is working out a deal to broadcast live from the Pit the University of New Mexico basketball team's Oct. 18 Lobo Howl as part of its college basketball preseason coverage.The Lobo Howl, the annual public practice event that often features a dunk contest, 3-point contest and light scrimmage held in the Pit for both the men's and women's basketball teams, is expected to have live coverage on ESPNU and ESPN3.For several seasons ESPNU has sent broadcast crews to the annual preseason workouts of several Top 25 programs for live coverage. Last year ESPNU had coverage from seven programs, including the Big Blue Madness event of then defending national champion Kentucky Wildcats, who are this season's preseason favorites. The Wildcats are expected to be among the teams covered this season by ESPNU.Whether the Lobo Howl event will be free to the public as it has been in the past, when it was often held around Halloween, is unclear.NEWCOMERS: The latest additions to the Lobos basketball team were working out in full force Tuesday during NCAA-allowed individual instruction periods.Teams are not allowed until later this month to start full team practices, but can do so in small groups broken up by positions.Junior college transfer guard Deshawn Delaney and 7-foot-1 freshman center Obij Aget, both of whom arrived in Albuquerque the week prior to classes starting at UNM, are both working out with the Lobos.Delaney spent his summer on a crash course to finish classes at Vincennes Junior College in Indiana. He passed all those classes and is cleared to play for UNM.Aget, originally from the Sudan, who sat last year out with an ACL tear before enrolling in college after prep school in Indiana, is also a full participant with the Lobos now that the NCAA Clearinghouse last week cleared him to play. He has a large brace on his right leg, but ran and jumped with no hesitation at Tuesday's workouts.BAIRSTOW BACK: After an offseason of impressi迷你倉e play in international events for his native Australia, senior Cameron Bairstow is back with his team but wasn't a full participant in drills with his fellow post players Tuesday.That is because the 6-foot-9 power forward is still recovering from a minor hand surgery from Aug. 19 that kept him in his home country a few days longer than anticipated.As it turns out, Bairstow played all last season and throughout the summer with some minor discomfort in his left hand.The surgery, which isn't expected to cut into any playing time this season, was to relieve some pressure caused by extra tissue in the hand pressing against some nerves, according to UNM Trainer Nate Burney.Neal said Bairstow could be participating fully in drills if it were during the season, but after his full load of work throughout the summer there is no rush to get him back now.FIERY COACH: Neal was a little bit hands off during individual instruction, letting assistant coaches lead the drills, but did hop up and get involved when he saw something that he didn't like.When one player wasn't exactly going full speed during a shooting drill, Neal reminded everyone who was in charge what he expects from his players."I'm not going to coach effort," Neal barked. "We've got 13 guys (on scholarship) -- 14 with Chris. If you don't give effort, the next guy will. I will not coach effort this year."CULLEN NEAL: Cullen Neal, Craig Neal's son and UNM's incoming freshman guard who had an emergency appendectomy on the team's August trip to Australia, was back on the court Tuesday in a practice uniform for the first time since that surgery.The 6-foot-4 Eldorado High graduate, who dropped to 158 pounds from about 180 after his 11 days in a Sydney, Australia, hospital, said Tuesday he is back to about 170 pounds.The younger Neal worked out on his own Tuesday while fellow guards were going through drills together on the court.It is unclear when Cullen Neal will be allowed to return to full contact drills with his teammates. Nov. 2Season opener:Eastern New Mexico at UNM, 7 p.m. (exhibition)Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, N.M.) Visit the Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, N.M.) at .abqjournal.com Distributed by MCT Information Services自存倉

Source: The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonSept.存倉 05--Coordinators of the annual Glow arts festival are celebrating the colorful and creative event's 10th anniversary by fixing one of its biggest headaches: parking.Rather than have people park up and down West Oracle Ranch Road, the tight stretch that runs around the Triangle L Ranch where the event is held, patrons will now be asked to pull into a three-acre dirt lot off of West American Avenue, leading into the Oracle business district and less than a mile from the festivities.Two 28-seat buses will be on hand to shuttle people to and from the ranch entrance.The lot should easily accommodate the 1,000 or so visitors expected to attend each night, according to Triangle L owner Sharon Holnback."We want people to be safe," she said. "It has been our biggest hurdle. It became apparent last year, because of the amount of people attending, that we needed to make changes."Once on ranch grounds, Glow-goers will get to experience an array of artistic expression, each feature meant to entice and entertain under the迷你倉light of the full moon.Brightly colored installations, created by visual artists from all over Southern Arizona, will sit along an expanded sculpture path, one of the cornerstones of Glow, as well as a newly added shrine garden."We've been using car hoods, creating shrines with metal and glass," Holnback said. "The ranch artists have been taking found objects and combining them to make some interesting pieces."Live performances will include appearances from fire spinners, local music acts Hank Topless and Hey Bucko, and Circus Amperean, a Tucson-based group that specializes in working with Tesla coils and electricity.Holnback said it is the creative spirit of Southern Arizona's artistic community, not the parking, that inspires her to throw Glow year after year."When you talk to the artists and they are doing all these amazing things," she said. "That is when things get exciting."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Ariz.) Visit The Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Ariz.) at .azstarnet.com Distributed by MCT Information Services自存倉

NEW YORK, Sept.迷你倉 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:Global Mobile App Stores Industry.reportlinker.com/p01609842/Global-Mobile-App-Stores-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Advertising_and_MarketingThis report analyzes the worldwide markets for Mobile App Stores in US$ Million. The Global market is analyzed by the following Categories: Advertising, Paid Downloads, and In-app Purchases.The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2010 through 2018. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets.The report profiles 66 companies including many key and niche players such as Amazon Appstore, Appia, Apple App Store, AT&T App Centre, BlackBerry World, GetJar, Google Play, Nokia Store, Samsung Apps, TIM Store, and Windows Phone Store.Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based on public domain information including company URLs.I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONSStudy Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1Disclaimers I-2Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-1A Primer II-1Mobile Apps: A Beneficiary of the Changing Role of Mobile Phones II-2Table 1: Global Mobile Apps Market (2012): Percentage ShareBreakdown of Revenues by Category (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-2Importance of Mobile Application Development II-3Table 2: Average Time Spent (In Minutes) on Mobile Apps OnSmartphones & Tablets Worldwide Per User Per Day: Breakdownby Category (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-3Competitive Review II-4Apple App Store Vs Google Play: Walled Garden versus OpenPlatforms II-4Table 3: Global Mobile Apps Market (2012): Percentage ShareBreakdown of Number of App Downloads By App Store (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-4Table 4: Global Mobile Apps Market (2012): Estimated Numberof Apps Available by OS Platform (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-5Table 5: Global Mobile App Store Market (2012): PercentageBreakdown of Apps for Kids by Price Point in Google PlayStore and Apple AppStore (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-5Google's Open Approach to App Development: Is It Really aSustainable Growth Driver? II-6Unlike Google, Apple Maintains a Strong Base of Loyal AppDevelopers Why? II-6Table 6: Percentage Share Breakdown of ApplicationCategories on Apple's App Store as of the Year 2012(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-7Android Fragmentation: A Real Challenge for AndroidApplication Developers II-7Key Market Trends, Drivers & Issues II-8Mobile Subscriber Base & Mobile Internet Penetration: TheFoundation for Growth II-8Table 7: Global Mobile Telecommunications Market (2012):Breakdown of Number of Mobile Subscribers (In Million) byGeographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-9Table 8: Global Mobile Internet Market (2012): EstimatedNumber of Active Mobile Broadband Subscriptions (InMillion) in Developed and Developing Countries (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-9Table 9: Global Mobile Communications Market: DataSubscriptions as a Percentage of the Overall MobileSubscriptions through the Years 2010, 2011 & 2012 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-9Table 10: Global Market for Mobile Phones (2012):Percentage Share Breakdown of Smartphones and FeaturePhones by Geographic Region (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-10Lesser Known App Stores to Witness Strong Developer Enrolments II-10Strong Smartphone Sales Drives Popularity of App Stores II-10Opportunity Indicator II-11Table 11: Global Market for Smartphones (2013E & 2017):Breakdown of Sales in Thousand Units by Geographic Region(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-11Table 12: Worldwide Smartphone OS Market (2011 & 2013):Percentage Breakdown of Volume Shipments of Handsets byOperating System Platform-Android, iOS, Symbian,BlackBerry/QNX, Windows Mobile/Windows Phone OS and Others(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-12Growing Popularity of Tablet Phones Benefits the Apps Market II-12Table 13: Global Mobile Apps Market: Percentage ShareBreakdown of App Revenues by Device Type - Tablet andNon-Tablet for the Years 2012 and 2016 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-13Table 14: Global Tablet Phone Market (2016P): PercentageShare Breakdown of Estimated Installed Base by OperatingSystem (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-13Cross Platform Mobile Apps Grow in Popularity II-13Multi-Homing App Publishing Strategy: Key to Success II-14Ecosystem Benefits of Device Agnostic Apps II-14Mobile Websites: Is It A Threat to Native Mobile Apps? II-15Cloud Apps Grow in Popularity II-16Mobile Enterprise App Stores Gain Ground II-16Enterprise Mobility Drives Demand for Enterprise Apps II-17Table 15: Percentage Share Breakdown of Enterprise MobileActivity by Type of Mobile OS Platform for the year 2011(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-18Business Apps Attract Strong Investments & Developer Interest II-18Mass Market VOIP Apps II-18Virtual Meetings Apps II-19Payments Apps II-19Social & Networking Apps II-19Loyalty Apps II-20Travel Apps II-20File Access & Storage Apps II-20Benefits of Business Apps II-21Mobile Applications Designed to Leverage Enterprise DataWitnesses Effervescent Innovation II-21Manufacturing Sector: A Key End-User of Enterprise Mobile Apps II-22Corporate Apps Stores Poised to Proliferate II-22Mobile Device Virtualization to Indirectly Benefit Adoptionof Corporate Apps II-23Business Intelligence (BI) Mobile Apps: An Emerging RevenueSpinner II-23Free Apps: Competitor or Complementary II-24Table 16: World Mobile App Store Market (2012): EstimatedPercentage of Free & Paid Apps by App Stores (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-25In-App Purchases Fuel App Store Revenues II-25Table 17: Global Mobile In-App Purchases (2012): PercentageShare Breakdown of In App Purchase Transactions andPercentage Breakdown of Revenues Generated by Price Range(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-26Personalized Storefront and Digital Locker: Critical for AppStore Success II-26App Culture More Pronounced in the Developed Markets II-27Carrier-Owned Application Stores Grow in Popularity II-27Aggressive Revenue Sharing Agreements Set to Become Norm II-27Table 18: Value Chain Analysis in the Global Mobile AppsMarket: Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue Shared AmongParticipants Across the Value Chain - A Comparison Betweenthe Conventional Model & the App Store Model (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-28Adoption of Innovative Pricing Models Set To Rise II-28Security & Privacy Issues of Mobile Apps: A Challenge toReckon With II-29Abuse of App Permissions: A Cause for Concern II-29Machine Mobility Drives Development of New Generation Apps II-30Entertainment & Games: Key Driver of Revenue for App Stores II-30Table 19: Comparison of Consumer Spending on Gaming Apps inGoogle Play Store and Apple App Store (2011) PercentageBreakdown of Spending by Type of Game Apps - Free and Paid(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-31Table 20: Global Mobile Games Market (2012): Breakdown ofRevenue (in US$ Billion) for the Years 2010, 2012, and2015E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-31Table 21: Global Market for Mobile Games (2012): PercentageShare Breakdown of Revenues by Geographic Region (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-32Table 22: Global Mobile Social Gaming Market (2012):Percentage Share Breakdown of Social Gamers by Age Group(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-32Table 23: Global Mobile Social Gaming Market (2012):Percentage Share Breakdown of Social gamers by Gender(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-32Medical Apps: Where Health Meets Technology II-33Automotive Apps on the Move II-332. APP STORE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUSINESS MODEL II-34OS Developers App Stores: II-35Device Manufacturers App Stores: II-35Network Operator App Stores: II-35Independent App Stores: II-35Common Characteristics of App Stores II-35Low Entry Barriers II-35Low Exit Barriers II-36Highly Competitive Environment II-36Volatile Revenue II-36Global Accessibility II-36Extended Value Chain with Numerous Players II-36Types of Apps II-37Gaming Apps II-37Entertainment Apps II-37OS Protection Apps II-37Wellness & Everyday Apps II-37Money Management & Productivity Apps II-38Others II-38Advantages of App Store-Business Model II-39Global Presence II-39Simplified Payment II-39Multiple Monetization Options II-39Low Risk II-39Disadvantages II-39Scam SMS II-39Drive-By App II-40Fake App Rating II-40Spyware Apps II-40Virus II-403. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-41Blackberry Redesigns BlackBerry World App Store II-41Bitzio to Take Over Empire Group II-41Amazon.com Takes Over IVONA Software II-41Soc.io Mall and Research In Motion Enter into Partnership II-41Fiksu Collaborates with Facebook II-42AppDirect Enters into Partnership with Small Business Web II-42Staples Selects AppDirect Platform for Staples App Center II-42Big Nerd Ranch Selects App47 MAM Platform II-43Good Technology Takes Over AppCentral II-43GREE Inks Agreement to Take Over Funzio II-43Vserv.mobi Enters into Partnership with FPT Mobile Applications II-43Verizon Wireless to Close Appstore for BlackBerry and AndroidDevices II-44Apple to Revamp iOS App Store and iTunes Store II-44Apigee Takes Over Technology Assets of Wholesale ApplicationsCommunity II-44Apigee Takes Over Usergrid II-45Tapjoy Enters into Strategic Partnership with Gfan and CocoaChina II-45Pantech Selects NetFront(TM) Living Connect Solution of ACCESS II-45App47 and Mobile Labs Enter into Partnership II-46App47 and Mobile Labs Enter into Partnership II-46Bitzio and NFL Players Enter into Licensing Partnership II-46Blaast Inks Agreement with XL II-47 Opera Software Enters intoPartnership with Yandex.Money II-47App47 Upgrades MAM Platform with HTML5 Support II-47AppCentral(R) Introduces Upgraded Version of Mobile ApplicationManagement Technology II-48BMC Selects Apperian's EASE(R) Mobile Application ManagementPlatform II-48D.W. Morgan Company Chooses Apperian EASE(R) Platform forChainLinq Mobile App II-48AT&T Introduces Beta Version of AT&T Developer Center ForHealth II-48Blaast Extends Availability of Mobile Application Platform toGlobal Developers II-49Research In Motion Sets Up BlackBerry Apps Lab at Universityof Pretoria II-49JavaFX Team Announces Successful Integration of JavaFXApplications into Mac App Store II-50Opera Mobile Store Unveils New Promotional Options II-50Partnerpedia Integrates New Applications in Enterprise AppZoneSaaS Product Offering II-50Partnerpedia Introduces Enterprise AppZone Service II-50Deutsche Telekom Selects AppDirect Service Platform forBusiness Marketplace Management II-51Deutsche Telekom, AT&T, Vodafone, Telefonica and Verizon Enterinto Partnership II-52Opera Software Unveils Enhanced Opera Mobile Store II-524. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/LAUNCHES II-53Staples Unveils Windows Store Application for Online Store II-53KTH Launches Face Match on AppStore in China II-53Appbackr Introduces Xchange Platform for Mobile Applications II-53Yandex Introduces Yandex.Store Application Store II-54Megafon Unveils GetUpps! Android Application Store II-54Prometric Offers MyItemWriterTM Application on Windows, Appleand Android Application Stores II-54Wmode Introduces Affiliate Commerce Exchange ServiceIntegrated with KPN GB Network II-55Amazon.com Introduces Amazon Cloud Player App II-55Amazon.ca Introduces Amazon Mobile App II-55Sony LIV Introduces New Feature-Phone Mobile App on Nokia OVIStore II-56IBM Unveils IBM MobileFirst Solution Portfolio II-56HealthSavvi Introduces HealthSavvi Cloud Storage & PrivateSharing Device II-56Telefonica Introduces TuGo VoIP App for O2 UK Postpaid Customers II-57Orange Business Services Introduces Orange Video MeetingMobile App II-57Partnerpedia Launches Enterprise AppZone for Education Industry II-57AT&T Launc儲存es U-verse(R) Enabled applications II-57Yandex to Introduce Android App Store II-58Blaast to Unveil Android Application Store in Indonesia II-58Amazon Launches Android Appstore in the UK II-58Apple Introduces iTunes App Store in 32 Additional Countries II-58Amazon.com Unveils Android Appstore for Europe II-58GameFly to Introduce Android Appstore and Publish Android, iOSGames II-59FXCM Introduces Forex Trading App Store II-59SaaS Markets Launches Business Appstore Appclick II-59Mozilla to Unveil Mozilla Marketplace Appstore II-60SaaS Markets Introduces Appclick.co.uk and Appmerica.com WebApp Stores II-60Microsoft Unveils Windows 8 App Store II-60Digital River Launches White-Labeled Global Enterprise App Stores II-60Amazon Launches Android App Store in Western Europe II-61NQ Mobile Introduces Proprietary Security Check Service forHTC's AppStore II-61SaaS Markets Unveils SaaS AppStore II-61AT&T Launches Android AppCenter II-61Amazon.com Unveils Appstore in Japan II-62KT and NTT Docomo to Introduce Appstore in Japan II-62Total Attorneys Unveils Total Apps II-62Yandex Introduces Yandex Search App for iPad II-62Yandex Introduces Yandex.Navigator App II-62OneLouder Introduces ChannelCaster App II-63OneLouder Launches 1Weather App II-63Apperian Launches Enterprise App Services Environment II-63Amazon.com Launches Cloud Drive Photos Application for Android II-63Amazon.com Launches Whispercast Self-Service Tool for Kindle II-64Amazon.com Unveils Instant Video App II-64AmericaMovil and Appia Launch iApps Application Stores II-64Fiksu Launches Fiksu(R) SDK Version 2.0 for Mobile Apps II-65Telefonica Unveils TU Me App for iOS-based Devices II-65Amazon.com Introduces Amazon Cloud Playesr App II-66Amazon.com Unveils IAP Service II-66Flipboard Introduces Flipboard for Android 'China Edition' Appin China II-66Apperian Introduces Crowdsourcing Corporate Social Media Toolin EASE Mobile Application Management Platform II-66Appia Launches Appia Ad Network Support for Google Play Store II-67Apple(R) Unveils All-New iTunes(R) U App II-67Research In Motion Launches BBM Connected Apps II-67Cisco Launches Cisco Connect(TM) Cloud and New Mobile Apps II-68Dell Unveils Mobile App II-68Fongo and Dell Canada Introduce New Mobile App II-68Electronic Arts Unveils FIFA Ultimate Team Soccer Game for iOSDevices II-69MoMagic Develops App Store for MRE-based Applications II-695. FOCUS ON SELECT APP STORES II-70Amazon Appstore II-70Appia II-70Apple App Store II-70AT&T App Centre II-71BlackBerry World II-71GetJar II-72Google Play II-72Nokia Store II-72Samsung Apps II-73TIM Store II-73Windows Phone Store II-736. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-74Table 24: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forMobile App Stores Market by Geographic Region/Country - US,Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Rest ofWorld Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual RevenueFigures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-74Table 25: World 10-Year Perspective for App Stores Market byGeographic Region/Country - Percentage Breakdown of Revenuesfor US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America andRest of World Markets for Years 2009, 2013, and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-75Table 26: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forMobile App Stores Market by Category - Advertising, PaidDownloads and In-App Purchases Independently Analyzed withAnnual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-76Table 27: World 10-Year Perspective for App Stores Market -Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues for Advertising, PaidDownloads and In-App Purchases Segments for the Years 2009,2013, and 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-77Table 28: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forMobile App Stores Market by Segment - Free of Charge andPremium Independently Analyzed with Total Number of Downloadsin Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-78Table 29: World 10-Year Perspective for Mobile App StoreMarket by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of Number ofDownloads for Free of Charge and Premium Segments for theYears 2009, 2013 and 2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-79III. MARKET1. THE UNITED STATES III-1A.Market Analysis III-1Current & Future Analysis III-1Key Statistical Findings III-1Table 30: US Mobile App Market: Estimated Number of MinutesSpent by Users on Mobile Apps for the Years 2010 and 2013E(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-1Table 31: Average Time Spent (in Minutes) on Mobile Apps onSmartphones and Tablets in the US: Breakdown by Categoryfor the Year 2013E (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-1Product Launches III-2Strategic Corporate Developments III-7Key Players III-12B.Market Analytics III-14Table 32: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forMobile App Stores Market Analyzed with Annual RevenueFigures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-142. CANADA III-15A.Market Analysis III-15Current & Future Analysis III-15Strategic Corporate Development III-15Product Launches III-15Key Player III-17B.Market Analytics III-18Table 33: Canadian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Mobile App Stores Market Analyzed with Annual RevenueFigures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-183. JAPAN III-19A.Market Analysis III-19Current & Future Analysis III-19Strategic Corporate Developments III-19B.Market Analytics III-20Table 34: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Mobile App Stores Market Analyzed with Annual RevenueFigures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-204. EUROPE III-21A.Market Analysis III-21Current & Future Analysis III-21B.Market Analytics III-21Table 35: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Mobile App Stores Market by Geographic Region/Country -France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, and Rest of EuropeMarkets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figuresin US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-21Table 36: European 10-Year Perspective for Mobile App StoresMarket by Geographic Region/ Country - Percentage Breakdownof Revenues for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain and Restof Europe Markets for Years 2009, 2013, and 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-224a. FRANCE III-23A.Market Analysis III-23Current & Future Analysis III-23B.Market Analytics III-23Table 37: French Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Mobile App Stores Market Analyzed with Annual RevenueFigures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-234b. GERMANY III-24A.Market Analysis III-24Current & Future Analysis III-24B.Market Analytics III-24Table 38: German Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Mobile App Stores Market Analyzed with Annual RevenueFigures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-244c. ITALY III-25A.Market Analysis III-25Current & Future Analysis III-25B.Market Analytics III-25Table 39: Italian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Mobile App Stores Market Analyzed with Annual RevenueFigures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-254d. THE UNITED KINGDOM III-26A.Market Analysis III-26Current & Future Analysis III-26Key Statistical Findings III-26Table 40: UK Mobile App Market (2012): Percentage ShareBreakdown of App Users by Usage (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-26Table 41: UK Mobile App Market (2012): Percentage Breakdownof App Users by Device Type (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-26Table 42: UK Mobile App Market (2012): Percentage Breakdownof Revenues by Type of Apps - Games and Others (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-27Product Launches III-27B.Market Analytics III-28Table 43: UK Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forMobile App Stores Market Analyzed with Annual RevenueFigures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-284e. SPAIN III-29A.Market Analysis III-29Current & Future Analysis III-29B.Market Analytics III-29Table 44: Spain Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forMobile App Stores Market Analyzed with Annual RevenueFigures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-294f. REST OF EUROPE III-30A.Market Analysis III-30Current & Future Analysis III-30Product Launches III-30Strategic Corporate Development III-32Key Player III-32B.Market Analytics III-33Table 45: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current and FutureAnalysis for Mobile App Stores Market Analyzed with AnnualRevenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-335. ASIA-PACIFIC III-34A.Market Analysis III-34Current & Future Analysis III-34B.Market Analytics III-34Table 46: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and FutureAnalysis for App Stores Market by Geographic Region/Country -China, India and Rest of Asia-Pacific MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-34Table 47: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Mobile AppStores Market by Geographic Region/Country - PercentageBreakdown of Annual Revenues for China, India and Rest ofAsia-Pacific Markets for Years 2009, 2013, and 2018(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-355a. CHINA III-36A.Market Analysis III-36Current & Future Analysis III-36Key Statistical Findings III-36Table 48: Chinese App Market (2012): Percentage MarketShare Breakdown of Leading Android App Stores (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-36Strategic Corporate Developments III-36Product Launches III-37B.Market Analytics III-38Table 49: Chinese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Mobile App Stores Market Analyzed with Annual RevenueFigures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-385b. INDIA III-39A.Market Analysis III-39Current & Future Analysis III-39Product Launches III-39B.Market Analytics III-40Table 50: Indian Recent Past, Current and Future Analysisfor Mobile App Stores Market Analyzed with Annual RevenueFigures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-405c. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC III-41A.Market Analysis III-41Current & Future Analysis III-41Strategic Corporate Developments III-41Product Launches III-41Key Player III-42B.Market Analytics III-43Table 51: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current andFuture Analysis for Mobile App Stores Market Analyzed withAnnual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through2018 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-436. LATIN AMERICA III-44A.Market Analysis III-44Current & Future Analysis III-44Strategic Corporate Developments III-44B.Market Analytics III-45Table 52: Latin America Recent Past, Current and FutureAnalysis for Mobile App Stores Market Analyzed with AnnualRevenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-457. REST OF WORLD III-46A.Market Analysis III-46Current & Future Analysis III-46Strategic Corporate Developments III-46Product Launches III-47B.Market Analytics III-48Table 53: Rest of World Recent Past, Current and FutureAnalysis for Mobile App Stores Market Analyzed with AnnualRevenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2018(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-48IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPETotal Companies Profiled: 66 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 66)The United States (23)Canada (2)Europe (12)- Germany (2)- The United Kingdom (1)- Italy (1)- Rest of Europe (8)Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (24)Latin America (3)Africa (1)Middle East (1)To order this report: Global Mobile App Stores Industry.reportlinker.com/p01609842/Global-Mobile-App-Stores-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Advertising_and_MarketingContact Clare: clare@reportlinker.com US:(339) 368 6001Intl:+1 339 368 6001ReportlinkerWeb site: .reportlinker.com/新蒲崗迷你倉

People should be careful what they wish for.迷你倉 NeoDemocrats lawmaker Gary Fan Kwok-wai and hundreds of people signed an advert that ran in newspapers in Hong Kong and Taiwan calling on Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to resign. They also warned Taiwan against “mainlandisation” as the island plans to boost cross-strait tourism.What’s easier to demand? If you don’t like something, throw it away. That’s how children behave, because they care nothing about the consequences and only want to vent their anger and frustration. Many of us still remember similar calls for Tung Chee-hwa to quit. And when he did, people cheered. Well, we ended up with Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, who enjoyed a long honeymoon and high popularity ratings, at least initially. Look where he is now!Tsang was arguably worse than Tung, who at least correctly identified key problems confronting Hong Kong: an out-of-date education system, an unsustainable public health system, an out-of-control property market, an ageing population, eroding competitiveness. What he lacked was the ability to develop and execute plans that could addres自存倉 these problems. Tsang, the consummate civil servant, just swept them under the carpet. As a result, we wasted almost a decade.People are understandably angry because of the many problems confronting Hong Kong today and threatening its future. But many, if not most of these problems, were already there before Leung took office, and will remain whoever replaces him. The “brainwashing” national and moral education? It started with Tung and worked out under Tsang. Mainlandisation or expanding mainland tourism? It was Tung’s and Tsang’s baby.Under the current system, whoever replaces Leung would still be perceived as a Beijing lackey, and the pan-democrats could repeat their whole routine of demonising, obstructing and destroying the new guy. How does that help Hong Kong? Far more responsible would be to press Leung to come up with a viable constitutional reform blueprint acceptable to both sides. But I suspect some of our young radicals are not interested in anything so constructive. They would rather see a government destroyed or in disarray. And if that means taking Hong Kong down, so what!迷你倉新蒲崗

Source: The Philadelphia InquirerSept.迷你倉新蒲崗 04--Within seconds, your muscles become paralyzed, so you cannot breathe. Then come intense vomiting and likely seizures. The heart stops beating.As the world debates its response to the alleged nerve-gas attacks in Syria, one thing is clear:It is an awful way to go.One person who knows this better than most is Paul H. Axelsen, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine.In 1993, while on sabbatical at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, Axelsen helped figure out how a key enzyme plays a role in communication between certain kinds of nerve cells -- the very process that sarin gas interferes with so catastrophically.Among the nerve cells affected by sarin are those that control our muscles. Inhaling the gas causes the nerve pathway to be switched on permanently, flooding the system with noise so that communication between nerve cells is impossible."It's almost a total-body malfunction," Axelsen said.He studied how the enzyme works, in collaboration with Weizmann scholars who had previously determined the enzyme's structure. These researchers included Israel Silman and Joel L. Sussman, a Philadelphia native who once worked at Fox Chase Cancer Center.The scholars did not specifically study sarin gas, developed by a German chemical company in the mid-1930s. Instead, theirs was a more fundamental study of how the enzyme, called acetylcholinesterase, worked in healthy people.Still, the connection to nerve gas was on their minds, Sussman recalled in an interview Tuesday. His and Silman's original work on the enzyme's structure was published in 1991, soon after the end of the first Gulf War. Some of the research funding came from the U.S. Department of Defense, which sought information on how it could better protect soldiers in a gas attack, Sussman said.The research also helped explain the potential for a class of drugs called cholinesterase inhibitors, which were then in development. These medicines, such as Aricept, can help ease the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, though their impact is modest.In a 1994 interview with the New York Times, Sussman recalled the moment that he and colleagues made their initial discovery, using a technique called protein crystallography. It was 3 a.m., and on a computer screen, they had successfully pieced together the 4,000 or so atoms迷你倉出租that make up one molecule of the enzyme."I can only compare it to first seeing a new continent," Sussman said at the time.Then Sussman, who had met Axelsen while visiting the Mayo Clinic, invited him to come to Israel to help determine how the enzyme did its job.They knew the key to healthy communication between the nerve cells was a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine.In order for a signal to be transmitted, acetylcholine is released by one nerve cell and is taken up by the next. The research team determined how the signaling chemical was broken down by the enzyme so that another signal could be sent."You need to stop the signal so that another signal can come," Axelsen said. "You do not under any circumstances want a signal to be permanent. These nerve gases permanently knock out the enzyme so that our nerve signals do not stop."The Alzheimer's drugs work in a much more limited fashion. They also interfere with the enzyme's activity, but the effect is much weaker and also temporary -- merely allowing a bit more time for a signal to be completed before the next one is sent.Sarin, on the other hand, locks onto the enzyme and does not let go. It is in a class of compounds called organophosphates, which includes some pesticides.For a person exposed to sarin, the situation is bleak. One antidote is a compound called atropine, which helps to dislodge acetylcholine from nerve-cell receptors so they can once again receive a signal, Axelsen said.Silman, of the Weizmann Institute, said Israeli citizens are given kits with autoinjectors that contain atropine and two other ingredients: anticonvulsant medicine and a reagent that can reactivate the key enzyme. These can be administered in advance, if there is warning of an attack.Better antidotes and pretreatments are under development at the institute, Silman and Sussman said.Atropine and the other current treatments are at best a partial solution, and only if administered immediately, Axelsen said."The reason it's used as a warfare agent is such small amounts go a long way," Axelsen said. "By the time you realize what's happening to you, you don't even have the presence of mind to get an antidote."Contact Tom Avril at 215-854-2430 or tavril@phillynews.com.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Philadelphia Inquirer Visit The Philadelphia Inquirer at .philly.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

PayPal, the world’s leading online-payments service provider, expects to help Hong Kong and mainland merchants generate new business opportunities from cross-border trade by providing them with its new “Seller Protection” policy from next month.迷你倉“From October 11, we’re going to protect merchants from unauthorised transactions and from items not being received by buyers,” James Mirfin, PayPal’s manager for Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan, said yesterday.Mirfin said many businesses selling on the web were forced to dedicate a huge amount of time and money to tackling fraudulent transactions.Californian-based PayPal, which has about 1 million online merchant users across the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, said it was adding the additional layer of security at no extra cost to sellers. They would not need to subscribe and there would be no cap on the amount of goods covered against fraud by PayPal buyers in any country.“We want Hong Kong and mainland merchants to grow by helping them lower the risk associated with entering new markets,” Mirfin said.Seller Protection will be available next month to PayPal merchants in Australia, New Zealand,自存倉mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The policy was initially launched in North America more than a decade ago and then in Europe.Alipay, the most widely used online-payment platform on the mainland, has implemented its own version of seller protection since 2004.Digital World International, a Hong Kong-based seller of cameras on eBay and its own websites for more than four years, expects the new PayPal policy will help drive its growth. Chief executive Cornel Ung said: “For a long time we’ve been eyeing opportunities for expansion in different countries, but it always seemed so risky due to the high fraud rates in certain markets.”Data from PayPal, which has 132 million active accounts in 193 markets and 25 currencies, shows that the five fastest-growing export markets for Hong Kong online merchants in the past 12 months were the Philippines, Argentina, South Korea, Sweden and Russia. The top categories in cross-border trade last year for those merchants included electronics and telecommunications; toys and hobbies, and clothing, accessories and shoes.迷你倉新蒲崗

NEW YORK, Sept.self storage 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) announced a $700,000 grant from the Sam's Club Giving Program to support the organization's award-winning entrepreneurship education program for young people in 15 U.S. communities. A presentation to celebrate the award and to appreciate NFTE students and alumni took place today at Bladensburg High School in Bladensburg, MD.NFTE teaches young people how to start their own businesses and helps to develop the entrepreneurial mindset, which creates successful futures. The Sam's Club Giving Program, centered on funding organizations that promote small business growth and success, awarded the grant to support NFTE's entrepreneurial curriculum in 15 domestic markets and to create NFTE's first-ever Alumni Study to track the successes of past curriculum participants. Over the past year, NFTE taught more than 1,500 students about wholesale business through field trips to select Sam's Club locations, where the students engaged in role playing as business owners and learned skills on how to manage a small business and how to budget for business operations."NFTE appreciates the collaboration with the Sam's Club Giving Program and their local associates who welcome students to their clubs to help them understand how big business can serve entrepreneurs in their community," said Amy Rosen, CEO and President of Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship. "The Sam's Club Giving Program grant will help us reach our goal of the instilling the entrepreneurial mindset in one million young people by 2017."The NFTE Difference, the organization's first study of its U.S. alumni, funded as part of the Sam's Club Giving Program grant, tracked the long-term impact of NFTE's transformative educational program among 1,282 participants surveyed in early 2013. Results confirm that level of education and business ownership are higher among NFTE alumni as compared to their age group in the U.S. overall.Some highlights of the study include:-- 90% of NFTE alumni aged 16-24 are enrolled in high school or college, as compared to 60% of the same age group in the US overall. -- In 2012, 73% of NFTE Alumni Business owners turned a profit. They created 329 new jobs in 2012 (109 self-employed, 220 hired). -- 88% of NFTE alumni between the ages of 25 and 40 were employed, compared to 69% in the US overall. Among that population, 22% of NFTE alumni were self-employed, as compared to only 11% in the US overall.In addition to data points, the study features impactful anecdotes from successful alumni, one of whom is Chante Goodwin, Founder and CEO of Your Way IT Solutions. When she was in the NFTE program in 2006, Chante started her computer repair company, which served users in the Washington, D.C. area. Today, Your Way IT Solutions provides IT support for businesses and government agencies in the D.C. metropolitan area and has 3 full-time employees. Chante credits NFTE 迷你倉ith helping her achieve her success and enabling her to create local job opportunities."Since Sam Walton, one of the world's greatest entrepreneurs, founded Sam's Club in 1983 to serve small businesses, we have sought to provide services and solutions to grow small business success," said Steve Schrobilgen, regional general manager and VP, Sam's Club Northeast. "We are thrilled to carry on this commitment through philanthropy. We hope to inspire young people to be the next generation of great entrepreneurs and we appreciate the impact NFTE is making through its program. The first ever Alumni Study will provide valuable insight about entrepreneurship education. Our associates enjoy working with NFTE participants and sharing their experience with our small business members."For over 25 years, NFTE has been the leading global non-profit organization that brings entrepreneurship education to low-income youth. NFTE students receive hands-on training in launching a business and learn the real-world relevance of math, reading and writing. The NFTE curriculum reinforces students' critical thinking skills and provides them with tools to help them take responsibility of their futures and to think entrepreneurially.About the Network for Teaching EntrepreneurshipToo many young people today drop out of school and struggle to break the cycle of poverty. Since 1987, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has been inspiring young people to pursue educational opportunities, start their own businesses, and succeed in life. By providing entrepreneurship education programs relevant to the real world, NFTE empowers students to own their educations in and out of the classroom and to find their own path to success. Hundreds of thousands of students have discovered opportunity all around them through entrepreneurship via thousands of certified educators worldwide. NFTE supports active programs in 19 U.S. locations and 13 countries around the world. Entrepreneurs are a powerful driver of economic growth and NFTE sows the seeds of innovation in students worldwide. To learn more visit .nfte.com, like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/NFTE or follow us on Twitter at @NFTE.About Sam's Giving Club ProgramThe Sam's Club Giving Program is committed to building stronger communities through philanthropic efforts with a focus on small business growth and success. Sam's Club and the Sam's Club Giving Program gave $106.4 million in cash and in-kind gifts over the 2012 fiscal year including donating the equivalent of 50 million meals to local feeding America food banks. Associates from more than 600 U.S. clubs contributed more than 300,000 hours to volunteering at local businesses and nonprofits, enabling more than $3.2 million in awards to eligible organizations through the Volunteerism Always Pays (VAP) program. To learn more, visit SamsClub.com/giving.Media Contact: Alyssa Miller Email: alyssa.miller@nfte.com Cell: 973.615.1292Network for Teaching EntrepreneurshipWeb site: .nfte.com/文件倉

-- Advanced inventory management solution that allows forimproved accuracy and space efficiency, a first in Asia-- US$10 million (SGD$12.self storage8 million) facility upgradequadruples storage capacity from 500 million to twobillion semiconductor units-- Significant space utilization and automation resultin 40 per cent boost in productivitySINGAPORE, Sept. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) , DHL Supply Chain, and Swisslog (SIX: SLOG) jointly unveiled Asia's first distribution center featuring the AutoStore(R) automated storage and order picking system -- a technological leap in warehouse management and a new benchmark for the logistics industry. The innovation was unveiled at the US$10 million (SGD$12.8 million) upgrade of TI's Product Distribution Center (PDC), located in DHL Supply Chain's hub within the Free Trade Zone in Changi, Singapore. The upgrade is an enhancement of the US$19.5 million (SGD$25 million) facility wholly owned by DHL Supply Chain.(Logo: .prnasia.com/sa/2010/09/02/20100902467742-l.jpg )(Logo: .prnasia.com/sa/2013/09/05/20130905114222703686-l.jpg )(Logo: .prnasia.com/sa/2013/09/05/201309051145511170-l.jpg )(Photo: .prnasia.com/sa/2013/09/04/20130904202203894812.html )(Photo: .prnasia.com/sa/2013/09/04/20130904202330491139.html )(Photo: .prnasia.com/sa/2013/09/04/2013090420242999648.html )(Photo: .prnasia.com/sa/2013/09/04/20130904202542384216.html )"The automation allows four times the volume of products to be stored within the same floor space, increases productivity by some 40 per cent and vastly improves accuracy and visibility of the inventory. Such turn-key logistics solutions are a boon for land-scarce countries like Singapore where land and labor costs run high," said Oscar de Bok, CEO, South and South East Asia, DHL Supply Chain. "DHL has pioneered the implementation of AutoStore(R) in Asia for the semiconductor industry, and it can be similarly applied to a broad range of industries, such as the life sciences and engineering sectors, fashion and luxury goods.""The upgrade to TI's Product Distribution Center has significantly increased the capacity of the facility. Within a space that previously stored 500 million semiconductor units, we will ramp up to two billion units this year," said Larry Tan, President, Texas Instruments Asia. "As a leader in analog and embedded processing semiconductor technologies, TI develops leading-edge products that provide greater power efficiency, enable more features, enhance performance and deliver more value to our customers. The new automation solution delivers the same level of innovation we promise to deliver to our customers every day."For over 10 years, TI, one of the world's largest semi-conductor companies, has made Singapore its major distribution base for Asia Pacific. With significant volume growth over the past few years, TI was swiftly outgrowing its PDC in Changi. DHL Supply Chain, TI's logistics partner, evaluated the logistics requirements and recommended Swisslog to implement AutoStore(R) inventory management system -- a solution that allows optimal use of existing space and increased productivity through automation."This investment in state-of-the-art warehousing solutions exemplifies how the logistics industry in Singapore can achieve growth and competitiveness through operational excellence and productivity gains. I would like to commend TI, DHL & Swisslog for their strong collaboration in coming up with innovative solutions to enhance competitiveness and global distribution capabilities in Singapore," said Quek Swee Kuan, Deputy Managing Director, Singapore Economic Development Board.Advanced Automated Warehousing System -- A boon for land-scarce SingaporeSpanning 7,500 square meters of DHL Supply Chain's 20,000 square meters facility, the US$10 million (SGD$12.8 million) upgrade features the advanced AutoStore(R) system implemented by Swisslog that comprise of a massive grid measuring 65m x 18m x 5.4m. A key space-saving aspect of AutoStore(R) is that the system eliminates th迷你倉 need for the aisles that are required between shelves in a typical warehouse for movement of people and products (refer to Annex A). Two billion semiconductor chips may be stored in the 63,000 bins stacked within the grid, which is 108 rows wide, 38 rows deep and spans the height of 16 bins.Thirty-six robots ply the top of the grid to both store and extract products within the grid, based on the orders placed through the warehouse management software known as the AutoStore(R) Control System (ACS). The ACS acts as the nerve center by controlling the entire inventory flow in and out of the AutoStore(R) grid. Every item within the grid is electronically tagged, providing full visibility of the inventory at any one time. Backend information built into the system allows the robots to pick inventory based on the specific requirements of TI's customers -- for example, retrieving items manufactured within a specific date range.More than 800 meters of Swisslog light goods conveyor system connect the AutoStore(R) grid to receiving and shipping areas, allowing for a swift flow of inbound and outbound goods within the PDC, which is fully operated by DHL Supply Chain. Products arrive from 20 inbound countries and orders are consolidated and shipped to 54 outbound countries, complete with country-specific labeling created at the facility in Singapore."There is no bigger innovation in the material handling industry than a solution that increases both storage capacity and productivity. This is particularly true in Singapore where space and operating costs come at a premium. Automation systems like AutoStore(R) and light good conveyor solution are a natural progression for companies that are looking to boost their operation's productivity. With AutoStore(R) and our comprehensive solution portfolio, we will be even closer to our Asian customers to realize the right automation level for them," said Koh Seng Teck, Head of Southeast Asia, Swisslog.- End -About the Partnership between Texas Instruments, DHL and SwisslogUnder the partnership, Texas Instruments' inventory is stored and managed by DHL Supply Chain, which provides full-service logistics support including receiving, storing, shipping, picking, and shipment preparation. TI and DHL worked together with Swisslog for the design and implementation of intralogistics automation that included AutoStore(R) inventory management system and light goods solution.About Texas InstrumentsTexas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog ICs and embedded processors. By employing the world's brightest minds, TI creates innovations that shape the future of technology. TI is helping more than 100,000 customers transform the future, today.Learn more at .ti.comAbout DHLDHL -- The Logistics company for the worldDHL is the global market leader in the logistics industry and "The Logistics Company for the world". DHL commits its expertise in international express, air and ocean freight, road and rail transportation, contract logistics and international mail services to its customers. A global network composed of more than 220 countries and territories and about 285,000 employees worldwide offers customers superior service quality and local knowledge to satisfy their supply chain requirements. DHL accepts its social responsibility by supporting environmental protection, disaster management and education.DHL is part of Deutsche Post DHL. The Group generated revenue of more than 55 billion Euros in 2012.About SwisslogSwisslog is a global provider of automated logistics solutions for warehouses, distribution centers and hospitals. With years of experience in the development and implementation of integrated logistics solutions, Swisslog provides the expertise that customers in more than 50 countries around the world rely on. Headquartered in Buchs/Aarau, Switzerland, Swisslog currently employs over 2100 staff in 20 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit .swisslog.com.DHL文件倉

ALEXANDRIA, Va.儲存, Sept. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA .naima.org) announced the results of a recent survey of its members' use of pre- and post-consumer recycled materials in insulation products in 2012. The survey includes data from both U.S. and Canadian manufacturing facilities. According to the survey, U.S. manufacturers used almost 1.6 billion pounds of recycled glass in the production of residential, commercial, industrial, and air handling thermal and acoustical insulation. Manufacturers estimate they will use more than 1.7 billion pounds in 2013. NAIMA Canada members together used nearly 300 million pounds of recycled glass in the production of residential, commercial, industrial, and air handling thermal and acoustical insulation.(Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130905/PH74443)U.S. and Canadian facilities used more than 474 million pounds of recycled blast furnace slag in the production of thermal and acoustical insulation. Since the Industry's recycling program began in 1992, NAIMA members' plants have diverted over 43.8 billion pounds of recycled materials from the waste stream. "NAIMA members are committed to promoting sustainability by using recycled materials to produce energy-savi新蒲崗迷你倉g insulation products that improve a building's energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact," said Kate Offringa, President and CEO of NAIMA. "Fiber glass, rock wool and slag wool insulation are some of the best choices available for residential and commercial building."While recycled content is just one indicator of a product's environmental impact, the survey results illustrate the significant impact that an industry can affect through the conscientious use of materials.For more information about the environmental benefits of fiberglass, rock wool and slag wool, visit .naima.org or .insulationinstitute.org today.About NAIMA -- NAIMA is the association for North American manufacturers of fiberglass, rock wool, and slag wool insulation products. Its role is to promote energy efficiency and environmental preservation through the use of fiberglass, rock wool, and slag wool insulation, and to encourage the safe production and use of these materials.Contact: Stacy Fitzgerald-ReddEmailWeb: .naima.orgPhone: 703.684.0084Read more news from the North American Insulation Manufacturers Association.Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130905/PH74443PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.comNorth American Insulation Manufacturers AssociationWeb site: .naima.org/mini storage