10日,迷你倉央行開展近500億元逆回購交易,從而確保了本周公開市場淨投放貨幣。本周公開市場操作交易量縮水、淨投放規模有限,折射出央行在流動性投放上仍相對謹慎。就資金面而言,隨著資金集中到期壓力減退,10月中旬資金面存在進一步轉松可能,而外匯占款恢複增長與財政存款集中釋放,更將提振市場對四季度中後期資金面樂觀預期。不過,市場人士指出,近期操作顯示央行始終堅持中性貨幣政策思路,資金面緊平衡格局難有根本改變。壓力相對集中 央行適時出手據央行網站顯示,央行10日(周三)上午在公開市場開展了逆回購操作,期限14天,交易量480億元,利率持平于4.1%。至此,加上周二的650億元7天逆回購,本周央行逆回購規模達1130億元,超過800億元的逆回購到期量,實現公開市場淨投放330億元。同時,本周兩期逆回購交易量均處於7月底重�以來的較高水平。面對節後短期的流動性壓力,央行連續開展較大規模逆回購操作,以實際行動安撫了市場情緒,穩定了市場利率。特別是之前兩個交易日,由於節前拆借資金集中到期、例行存准金補繳和逆回購到期抽水,部分機構頭寸告急,貨幣市場流動性一度頗為緊張。央行周二提供的800億元7天逆回購資金,在一定程度上緩解了市場的燃眉之急。從這個角度上看,央行維護貨幣市場流動性穩定的態度明確。然而,市場機構也注意到,本周央行公開市場淨投放規模仍十分有限,且在10日資金面出現一定松緩後,旋即調降了14天逆回購交易量,表明央行在流動性投放的力度上仍保持克制。事實上,據申銀萬國等機構測算,本周資金缺口在1000-2000億元以上,330億元的淨投放規模顯然僅僅是點到即止。聯想到長假前,央行“破例”對少量到期3年期央票進行續作,央行緊握閥門、按需定量、適時適度的流動性調控思路也是不言self storage明。總體來看,市場對於央行繼續保持貨幣政策中性操作存在一致預期,機構普遍認為,至少在三中全會前,貨幣政策不會出現太大變化。短期資金面有望進一步回暖10日,銀行間市場資金面在前日尾盤出現逆轉後,進一步趨向寬鬆。質押式回購利率方面,主流交易品種漲跌互現,隔夜資金慣性上漲約5基點至3.34%,7天品種小幅回落4基點至4.49%,14天以上資金需求明顯萎縮,利率下滑。市場人士表示,隨著資金集中到期壓力減退及月中迎來存款準備金退款,短期資金面可能進一步回暖。對於資金市場而言,度過月初準備金補繳和逆回購集中到期兩道關口後,10月份最後一個考驗點在於15日左右的企業財稅繳款。按前兩年情況看,10月份財政存款增量一般在4000億元以上。不過,渤海銀行債券交易員蔡年華認為,月中的存款準備金退款,將部分抵消稅款清繳影響,資金面總體無礙,利率中樞有望比9月份有所下行,往年情況也基本如此。值得一提的是,目前很多市場機構對四季度中後期流動性較為樂觀,理由在於,一方面美聯儲退出QE進程可能延後,人民幣外匯占款保持正增長的幾率較大;另一方面,11、12兩月是財政存款集中釋放期,預計屆時投放的財政資金會超過一萬億元。但也有分析人士指出,美聯儲議息紀要表明QE退出是大勢所趨,年內削減購債規模幾率不低,外匯占款難現大規模增長,與此同時,財政存款釋放進度並不確定,也可能會在投放節點上與資金需求形成錯位。事實上,從這幾年數據看,除2008年之外,11月、12月的7天回購利率均值並不比10月份低多少,甚至會因為年末等季節性因素而有所走高,期間貨幣條件是不可忽略的一項關鍵因素。蔡年華直言,央行的態度決定一切,從現行貨幣政策操作風格來看,四季度資金面難以徹底改變緊平衡的格局。近幾周央行公開市場操作情況迷利倉
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- Oct 11 Fri 2013 09:19
淨投放點到即止 資金面難改緊平衡
- Oct 11 Fri 2013 09:11
廣州版
南都訊 記者熊薇 通訊員李祖文羅志娟 只要擁有智能手機,儲存從白雲機場出發的旅客就能隨時查詢航班預計起飛時間、登機時間和登機口位置等信息,航站樓內還能使用“即時定位、智能導航”,指引旅客快速登機。昨日,白雲機場正式推出手機客戶端。南都記者瞭解到,白雲機場A PP目前已推出了IO S和A ndroid系統兩個版本,可在白迷你倉機場門戶網站下載,同時A ppstore、安卓市場等各大智能手機應用市場也已同步上架。旅客通過該軟件不僅可以實時查詢進出白雲機場的航班信息,獲得關注航班的消息推送,還能全方位地掌握機場交通、熱線電話、天氣等服務信息。如果旅客不知道自己所在機場內的方位,通過該軟件拍攝附近的商舖店面,軟件會智能掃描來確定方位,指引路徑。self storage
- Oct 11 Fri 2013 09:05
Federal government shutdown forces cancellation of emergency drill at Oyster Creek nuclear power plant
Source: Asbury Park Press, N.mini storageJ.Oct. 10--LACEY -- The federal government shutdown canceled one more activity this week, when the biennial emergency drill for the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant was called off.Held every two years, the exercise was to have been held Tuesday night, with state, federal and county emergency workers coordinating simulated public safety missions, and Exelon plant operators practicing their emergency and damage control procedures inside the plant.But the drill was canceled at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which would have been on hand to participate and monitor the response of other agencies outside of the plant site. FEMA doesn't have enough people working during the shutdown, said Neil Sheehan, a spokesman for the Nuclear Regulatory Agency regional office in King of Prussia, Pa.The exercise, which is required of all civilian nuclear power stations every other year, will be rescheduled, probably for March 2014, Sheehan said.The drill 迷你倉ould have tested updated procedures and equipment, including lessons learned from superstorm Sandy and the Fukushima Daiichi tsunami disaster in Japan. One new upgrade has been battery backup systems for the sirens that would warn the public within a 10-mile radius of the plant if there is an emergency. The battery systems were added as a result of the prolonged power outages after Sandy.Oyster Creek had been offline since Sept. 30 when it was shut down so maintenance work could be done on a turbine speed controller. Two start-up attempts were canceled last Thursday and Sunday because of instrument problems and a vacuum leak in the condenser system, respectively. The NRC and Exelon say they expect the plant will be up and running again soon after repairs.___Kirk Moore: 609-709-5036; kmoore@njpressmedia.comkmoore@njpressmedia.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 Asbury Park Press (Neptune, N.J.) Visit the Asbury Park Press (Neptune, N.J.) at .app.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉
- Oct 11 Fri 2013 08:31
Cincinnati VA requests $37,500 trip to movies
Source: Dayton Daily News, OhioOct.self storage 10--Officials at the Cincinnati Veteran Affairs Medical Center requested funding for 5,000 pre-paid movie tickets two days into the government shutdown and suspended the program only after being questioned about it by the Journal-News.The Cincinnati Veteran Affairs Medical Center requested funding for 5,000 pre-paid movie tickets to be part of an annual employee recognition program.The request for the movie tickets was made Oct. 2, but a spokeswoman confirmed today, however, that the annual rewards program has been suspended."(The decision) was probably made yesterday because we were discussing it and reviewing the program and what your questions were," Denise Kerr, the spokeswoman for the Cincinnati medical center, told a Journal-News reporter Thursday.The VA medical center is fully operational, despite the shutdown, and, "the majority of employees will be able to continue to provide excellent health care and services to the Veterans we serve," Kerr said."We are sensitive to the current climate and timing surrounding furloughs and the government," Kerr said in a statement of the decision to suspend the program. "The procurement had be迷利倉n planned well before the current financial crisis."The medical center, which employs 2,271 employees, requested 5,000 of Cinemark Platinum Supersaver Prepaid Admission tickets, which would allow employees to see any movie, at any time in the Greater Cincinnati region, according to a government website.The tickets typically cost $7.50 each, according to the business' website, which means taxpayers could pay more than $37,000 for the 5,000 movie tickets.The Cincinnati VA Medical Center was the only Ohio center to make such a request during the shutdown, which began Oct. 1, according to government records. Only six federal government requests for purchase orders have been made in the state of Ohio since the shutdown began, and all of have come from the Department of Veterans Affairs.Officials at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base made a request for medical center furniture on Oct. 7, during the shutdown. An estimate for the furniture will not be available until Oct. 18, according to government records.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) Visit the Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) at .daytondailynews.com Distributed by MCT Information Services自存倉
- Oct 11 Fri 2013 08:23
全國版) - (羅定美食歡樂節本月下旬開幕 為“尋找廣東十大傳統美食之鄉”活動造勢
南方日報訊 (記者/陳清浩 通訊員/潘澤輝)筆者昨日獲悉,文件倉由南方日報社、廣東省文聯、廣東省民協聯合主辦的“美味廣東——尋找廣東十大傳統美食之鄉”評選活動正在如火如荼展開,而預熱活動分會場——2013羅定美食歡樂節暨羅定稻米節將在10月23日至29日在羅定市政廣場舉行。據瞭解,為更好地宣傳“食在廣東”形象,向社會推介各地飲食文化,為“尋找廣東十大傳統美食之鄉”活動宣傳造勢,主辦方將在2013年10月至2014年1月期間,在雲浮羅定等地舉辦系列美食歡樂節。而羅定分會場的活動現場將設美食文化展暨“廣東十大傳統美食存倉鄉”市民投票區、廣東各地名小吃,羅定本地風味小吃等,南方日報等媒體將進行全程報道,讓整個評選活動既接地氣又有廣泛社會影響。通過覆蓋全省範圍的美食節,讓廣大老百姓親身參與美食評選活動,瞭解當地的美食文化。據瞭解,“美味廣東——尋找廣東十大傳統美食之鄉”評選活動,自4月12日�動以來,得到全省各地市政府和社會各界的熱烈響應與踴躍參與。截至目前為止,經21個地級市初評,全省已有廣州、中山、肇慶、潮州等15個地級市的32個申報單位角逐“廣東十大傳統美食之鄉”,有梅州、湛江、雲浮等18個地級市的323種傳統特色小吃參評。儲存
- Oct 11 Fri 2013 08:14
523萬買樓送護照
日前看到一張中新社的新聞照片,self storage內容是長春的一個房交會上,其中一個攤位的標語是「買房送移民」,聲稱內地人只需在葡萄牙或塞浦路斯,買一層樓價50 萬歐羅(約523 萬港元)的住宅,兩個月內就可以辦妥投資移民手續,成為歐盟永久公民,並獲發護照。皆因葡、塞是歐債危機受創最深的其中兩國,為了刺激經濟,自去年起大幅放寬了投資移民資格。葡國提供三個方法,一是買50 萬歐羅的房產,二是投資100萬歐羅做生意,三是創造30 個職位;同時,當局大削「移民監」至首年7天,之後每年14天。塞國則提供兩個選擇,一是購買30 萬歐羅的房產,換取「移民許可」,之後連續居住五年,就可成為永久公民。二是在塞國銀行存入300萬歐羅,就可立刻成為永久公民。葡、塞現時失業率均接近20%,經濟衰到貼地,相反內地經濟正旺, 「遍地黃金」,相信有興趣移居該兩國的人不多。不過,由於葡、塞都是歐盟成員,兼享申根公約待遇,一旦成為兩國的公民,就mini storage通行歐洲,這是最大的吸引力。有趣的是,英國Henley 顧問公司早前發表了一份報告,對全球199 個國家的護照進行「排名」,評分建基於護照持有人到訪全球218 個國家或地區的便利程度。結果顯示,得分最高的三國是芬蘭、瑞典和英國;前十名除了美國,清一色是歐盟國家。葡萄牙排15 位,但塞浦路斯較低,名列37位。香港特區護照排35 位,略高過塞浦路斯,在亞洲則排第五,落後於日本、新加坡、南韓和馬來西亞。香港排名不高,可能讓不少人意外,但事實上,港人赴美國和台灣仍要簽證,去歐洲和美洲也有近20 個國家需要簽證,「失分」不少。再看鄰近地區,台灣排55 位,澳門64 位;內地則排170 位,跟盧旺達、剛果等同級,僅高過北韓、伊朗和科索沃等,可見內地人現時出國是相當不方便。香港人花523 萬元買一個葡萄牙護照,效益並不大。但對於內地人,尤其是經常出國旅遊或公幹人士,就值得考慮。高天佑tyko@hkej.com迷你倉
- Oct 11 Fri 2013 08:04
人在旅途灑淚時
“十·一”黃金周,mini storage是全民總動員的旅遊好假期,海、陸、空全方位出動,所有的內地景點都人頭湧湧,熱氣騰騰;還擴散到海外的一些旅遊熱點國家和地區,全球為之矚目。可是,從一些新聞報道中,我們卻可以知悉到不少“人在旅途灑淚時”的情景——雖然,這些只是少數的現實情況,但卻是大家都很不願意發生的。人在旅途,本應快樂無比,可是,我們卻看到了那種像摩登逃難的交通擠塞、秩序混亂、險象叢生的場面。有些景點的巧立名目,濫收費用,不顧遊客安危,只顧狂售門票;還有那些趁黃金周撈一把的奸商,兜售或強行推售假土特產、假高價貨物或乘人之危的姦狡行徑,令到不少遊客吃盡了苦頭,破盡了錢財。更值得同情的,是一些扶老攜幼的家庭遊客,乘興而來,不料一家大小被堵在江西三清山的懸崖迷你倉道上,動彈不得,下臨深淵,而棧道卻承受了成千上萬人的重壓,險象百出;九寨溝人山人海,直到天黑還有近萬遊客滯留,找不到交通工具回歸而引致騷動,連辦事處也被人衝入搗亂洩憤。種種亂象,不勝枚舉。無良的商販拉客�客的手段五花八門,正應了廣東俗語所說的:“入門如太子,出門如太監”,遊客都被閹得一乾二淨,還不灑淚麼?多少年來的“黃金周”旅遊大混亂,早已引起人們的反思:為甚麼我們不可以在這一方面來一次“移風易俗,打破傳統”?為甚麼不可以把假期合理編配,靈活分流?再過兩三個月,一次更像人口大遷徙的春節黃金假期又到了,我們為甚麼不可以把家庭團聚、普天同慶的大節分流到新曆元旦?全世界大多數國家的人民都重視新曆元旦,為甚麼我們還要死守著老皇曆不改呢?魯 茂文件倉
- Oct 11 Fri 2013 07:55
海洋公園建酒店麗新中標料2017開幕
海洋公園選出麗新發展為旗下酒店項目的首選投標者,儲存酒店設於海洋公園正門,提供五百個房間,預計二○一七年初開幕。海洋公園表示,麗新提出為酒店項目補地價十六億元,是入標的七個財團中最高,工程總開支近二十五億元。補地價16億元海洋公園昨天公佈由麗新發展全資擁有的財閣有限公司,為海洋酒店項目的首選投標者,該公司同時提名萬豪國際迷你倉團為海洋酒店的營運商。海洋公園將向城規會呈交規劃申請,當符合所有規劃許可條件,及完成契約修訂程序後,便會在明年首季正式委任麗新為中標者。酒店工程將於明年上半年開始動工,預期在二○一七年初竣工及開幕。工程總開支預計接近二十五億元,麗新提出的補地價金額約為十六億元。隨�海洋公園新施陸續落成,預期新酒店可為遊人提供住宿選擇。儲存倉
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 10:36
保護雙目「睛」明妙法
正所謂「預防勝於治療」,mini storage 要遠離眼疾的威脅,保持雙目精靈有神, 不妨從生活與飲食習慣入手, 好好愛護自己及家人的「靈魂之窗」。識飲識食1) 護眼首選─藍莓說到護眼食物,藍莓必然是首選,其豐富花青素成分,具抗氧化、抵禦自由基活動的作用,避免眼睛內部水晶體和視網膜受損害,延緩眼睛老化及促進視覺敏銳度。另蘊含具抗氧化的維他命C和E、可預防近視的礦物質鋅,以及可預防老年黃斑點病變的β胡蘿蔔素中的葉黃素和玉米黃素,集多重護眼營養素於一身。其他水果如蔓越莓、桑椹、車厘子、提子、蘋果等亦含花青素,多吃對眼睛有益。2) 多吃綠葉蔬菜葉黃素,為晶體及視網膜中心黃斑點的重要成分,其抗氧化功能可以中和自由基,有助吸收及過濾侵害眼睛的紫外線及藍光,維持黃斑點的機能,有效預防黃斑點病變。日常飲食中的綠葉蔬菜,包括芥蘭、菠菜、西蘭花等均含豐富的葉黃素,含量遠比藍莓為高,對眼睛有莫大益處。3) 多攝取維他命A、C及E維他命A具抗氧化功效,可預防夜盲症、眼睛乾澀,可從紅蘿蔔、番茄及豐富胡蘿蔔素食物,或深海魚類、魚肝油等吸收。而維他命C及E,有助排除體內堆積的氧化物,減慢眼睛老化,預防白內障及反視網膜退化。不少水果及綠色蔬菜均含維他命C,例如橙、奇異果、青紅椒、西蘭花等;至於維他命E,可從植物種子食物獲取,例如果仁、瓜子、粟米油及葵花籽油等。生活有度1)戶外活動舒緩眼肌 防紫外光入侵多做戶外活動包括打球、觀鳥及遠眺綠色景物等,均有助放鬆眼肌,減少近視加深機會。而進行戶外活動時,要配戴防紫外光的太陽眼鏡、撐太陽傘及戴寬邊帽,避免因紫外線灼傷眼睛,引致白內障、黃斑點病變等永久性視力損害。2) 定期眼睛檢查不少眼疾病發初期並沒有特別症狀,直到迷你倉情去到嚴重階段才發現可能已經太遲。建議每年進行綜合眼科視光檢查,有助及早發現問題,避免眼疾惡化;有家族遺傳性眼疾、年老等高危人士更要提高警覺,如視力出現問題應盡快求醫及接受治療。3) 避免用眼過度 誘發深度近視都市人經常使用電腦及智能產品,雙眼過度集中於屏幕,容易令眼睛疲勞、乾澀、加速老化,繼而誘發近視。而深度近視更是白內障、黃斑點病變等漸趨年輕化的原因,絕不可忽視。應避免長時間持續使用電腦和智能產品、看電視及閱讀,至少每隔1小時讓眼睛休息10分鐘,間中望遠處,可舒緩眼肌。4) 適當視距 充足光線在閱讀、看電視及使用電腦時,保持光線充足均勻,避免光線直射眼睛;另要保持適當視距,眼睛起碼距離電視機6呎、書本40厘米及電腦屏幕60厘米,避免躺著或在車上閱讀。使用電腦時,屏幕亮度亦要適當;雙眼要平視或輕微向下注視屏幕,有助頸肌放鬆,同時減少眼球暴露於空氣中。5) 多運動健康飲食 預防糖尿上眼飲食過度豐盛及缺乏運動,引致愈來愈多年輕人患上糖尿病,若血糖水平控制不當,會令微細血管滲漏及增生,從而破壞視網膜,有機會引起糖尿上眼而失明。所以要預防病症,便要奉行少糖少鹽少油、多菜少肉的健康飲食習慣,加上每天半小時運動,有助預防糖尿病及其誘發的眼疾。理大護眼 兒童眼科視光檢查3至8歲是兒童視覺系統發展的關鍵時期,如能及早發現兒童視覺問題如斜視、弱視等,視力可被矯正的機會較大。理大護眼的「兒童全面眼科視光檢查」,檢查範圍包括詳細問症、視力測試、屈光度數檢查、雙眼協調能力、色覺普查、眼內壓量度、眼睛內外健康檢查、拍攝眼底影像、診斷及處方,需時約45分鐘,便可全方位檢查小朋友視力,確保他們的視覺發展正常。查詢:2866 9660文件倉
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 10:27
無須收緊自由行 平衡承載量
【本報消息】本澳每年有近三千萬旅客,mini storage旅遊景點常“逼爆”,承載力亮起紅燈。有學者表示,CEPA開放自由行成績有目共睹,預期今年入境旅客增至三千萬。同時,承載力不足令人憂慮,強調政府需在開放自由行與承載力之間取得平衡,認為未有必要收緊自由行,且應繼續開放自由行,建議提供通關便利。經濟學會副會長楊道匡說,路�新博彩項目將逐步落成,酒店、博彩業界普遍認為旅遊設施增加,旅遊承載力不是問題。但居民擔心口岸建設、通關、交通等城市承載力能否應付,人滿之患有必要設法解決,確保可持續發展。另外,他建議政府與海關總署商討調整過境檢驗模式,促進通關便利,如單邊檢放、落實本地車牌直接入橫琴等。近年熱烈討論粵港澳遊迷你倉自由行,惟現時本地船隻未能由澳門進入珠海海域,故要維持兩地緊密經貿關係,口岸設置及海關模式確有改革必要。暨南大學經濟學院教授馮邦彥認為,CEPA促進本地旅遊休閒、飲食、批發零售、酒店等產業發展,其中零售業本地生產總值比重(GDP)十年間升一倍,成為香港以外另一購物天堂。吸引本地投資者到內地發展,物流運輸佔百分之七十。建議本地藉開放政策,針對性發展遊艇自由行、通關便利及旅遊簽證,推動經濟適度多元化。他坦言,便利措施吸引大批遊客來澳,能否吸納遊客增長視乎本地定位及發展方向。本澳部分地區有很大發展空間,有條件成為都市式休閒勝地。相對高度密集旅遊區,有必要考慮疏導旅客方法,但未有收緊自由行的趨向。文件倉
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 10:17
明年擴大辦理 挑戰1200個展位
【記者鍾翠珠台北報導】「2014台北國際觀光博覽會」昨(9)日舉辦開跑記者會,儲存鑒於參展單位連年成長、供不應求,主辦單位這次首度挑戰近1200個展位擴大辦理,並訂於2014年5月23日至26日,假台北世貿一館全區辦理。「2014台北國際觀光博覽會」由台北巿旅行商業同業公會與上聯國際展覽公司攜手籌劃,結合政府與民間的資源齊力推動,不僅打造質量兼具的最佳展銷平台,同時也是國內外旅行業者展示推廣、銷售旅遊產品首選。北巿旅行商業同業公會表示,觀光旅遊業已躍升為全球第二大產業,佔全球GDP達9.6%,是許多國家賺取外匯得首要來源。臺灣自2008年開放大陸旅客來台後,即於2012年來台旅客達731萬1,470人次,創下歷史新高,且臺灣社會各界對觀光帶來之經濟效益,也都抱以樂觀態迷你倉來看待。「2013年台北國際觀光博覽會」受惠觀光旅遊的政策利多、公會的強力資源整合,共吸引500家廠商,1100個攤位盛大參展,四天展期更吸引226,863參觀人次,線上旅展更突破了60萬瀏覽人次,創造超越20億的旅遊商機。連年成長的數據也說明了該公會與上聯展覽的深耕經營有成,已然獲得業界及消費者的肯定與認同。上聯國際說,TTE為最具規模及份量的國際旅展,透過展前旅遊商品說明會、媒體發表會,促進同業互動交流、醞釀熱度。展期間,亦規劃創意大會舞台展演、靈活運作媒體造勢,在活絡觀光產業發展的同時,更持續關注業界需求,不僅成功打造上半年度最具規模的旅遊盛會,也成為下半年度市場評估的重要指標。即日起2014夏季旅展開使徵展,歡迎爭取宣傳曝光、展示銷售產品的旅遊業者共襄盛舉!self storage
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 10:04
Pok fu lam village on global watch list
One of the last villages on Hong Kong Island makes international list of places under threat, raising hopes it could become a world heritage sitePok Fu Lam village has been named in an international list that seeks to preserve threatened monuments around the world.文件倉The World Monuments Watch list features 67 cultural heritage sites under threat in 41 countries, including Venice city in Italy and Yangon historic city centre in Myanmar.And being included in the list means that the 150-year-old Pok Fu Lam village has the potential to become a world heritage site, one expert says.The village, which for years has been threatened with development, is one of the last villages on Hong Kong Island. Some 2,000 people live in the village in what is classified as “squatter housing”, in spaces constructed from metal sheets. Its history dates back to at least 1868.The village also features historic structures that were part of the city’s largest dairy farm, including an octagonal cowshed, main office building and a two-storey Western-style house used as staff quarters. The cowshed and office building have a grade-two status under the city’s heritage classification, while the house is classified grade one.The New York-based non-profit World Monuments Fund described Pok Fu Lam village as “a unique collection of modest traditional buildings on narrow lanes and alleys in the heart of Hong Kong”. “The modest appearance of the village belies its importance to the history of Hong Kong,” it said.Villager Siu Kwan-lun, who was among a group which nominated the site for the list, said they wanted to bring attention to the village’s unique存倉history. “We want to let the whole of Hong Kong know about Pok Fu Lam village and get to know the place,” he said. The village, located next to housing complex Chi Fu Fa Yuen, has for years been under development pressure. In his policy address this year, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying added further pressure with his proposal to lift development restrictions in Pok Fu Lam.University of Hong Kong architectural conservation expert Dr Lee Ho-yin said the World Monuments Watch list was internationally acclaimed. If the government could draw up detailed proposals on how to preserve and manage Pok Fu Lam village, it could become a world heritage site, he said.Antiquities Advisory Board chairman Andrew Lam Siu-lo said the existing system allowed the board to grade only individual buildings, so it did not have the basis to preserve the whole village. Many private ownerships in the village also added to preservation difficulties, he said.The Development Bureau acknowledged the village’s “long history and cultural value” and said it would review its heritage conservation policy.An 80-year-old third-generation villager, who wanted to be known only as Mrs Fung, said the village’s environment had been deteriorating over the years. “The houses have become nicer, but the population and the shops have dwindled,” she said. Fung said that in the dairy farm’s heyday, workers living in the company’s dormitories nearby often mingled with the villagers.Fung, who was unaware of her village’s new-found recognition, said much had changed as the younger residents had moved out to the city. “All that’s left is us old people now,” she said.儲存
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 09:46
國際品牌金秋齊聚深圳禮品展
【香港商報訊】記者蘇偉報道:10月20日,self storage「第21屆中國(深圳)國際禮品及家居用品展覽會」將如約而至,在深圳會展中心雲集3600餘家企業,展示內陸、香港、台灣、美國、德國、法國、意大利等眾多國家和地區的最新潮流,國際陣營的實力再度加強。集合了業界多年的資源和經驗,深圳禮品展被認為是一把助企業基業長青的「金鑰匙」,有能力開啟中國禮品產業「走出去」和「迎進來」的大門。 金秋十月,迪士尼上海總部迷利倉300平米特裝展位將進駐深圳禮品展,展示迪士尼樂園、賣場的亮點產品。更有HelloKitty、施華洛世奇、新秀麗、暇步士、WMF、雙立人、康寧、羅技、SONY等國際品牌共同放飛大禮品時代的中國夢。除了眾多國際品牌引人關注,越來越多的中國原創產品正日漸成熟,倍受關注,像風靡的喜羊羊、拽貓、光頭強等國產動漫人物,結合家居家紡、服裝、辦公用品、工藝品等形成了豐富的衍生產品,處處令人感受到中國原創的魅力。自存倉
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 09:37
太空歷險電影登月前比登月後精采
由佐治古尼及珊迪娜布洛主演的電影《引力邊緣》(Gravity ),儲存獲影評人盛讚,大部分評論都是說《引》片劇情非常緊湊,且真實感十足,因為戲中劇情全部都有一定科學根據,導演兼編劇艾方素卡朗(AlfonsoCuarono)做的資料搜集充足,就連占士金馬倫也公開稱讚《引》片是有史以來最出色的太空科幻電影。大導演這樣高度讚揚當然有其原因,《引》片雖然有用電腦CG技術輔助,但拍攝兩位主角在無重力狀態時,特技組人員特設計了一個可轉動和傾斜至某一角度的吊架,然後利用由電腦操控的巨型機械臂,拍攝戲中多個刁鑽鏡頭,這絕對是特技攝影的一大突破。電影講述兩個太空人在執行任務期間遇上災難,流落在黑暗的太空,兩人在一片死寂的太空中由徬徨變恐�,並慢慢接近死亡。在百年電影史中,曾出現過無數人類冒�生命危險,都要到外太空一闖的歷險故事,雖然故事情節或片種不同,但它們都有一個共通點,就是訴說人類為了征服太空的夢想而不顧一切的開拓精神。歷來有不少陰謀論者言之鑿鑿,說1969 年7 月美國阿波羅11 號成功登陸月球、太空人NeilArmstrong及Buzz Aldrin走出太空艙,在月球上漫步的經典一幕,只是在荷里活某大電影廠拍攝的「特技場面」。當然,直到現在這班陰謀論者還沒有一個人可以拿出有力證據證明他們的觀點。其實自古以來,人們都有征服天空的夢想,而最早有記錄又廣為人知關乎人類登陸月球、衝出外太空懸念的,一定是科幻小說老祖宗、法國小說家JulesVerne於1865年所寫的經典科幻小說De la Terre �la Lune(From the Earth to the Moon ),小說描述巴爾的摩的大炮俱樂部主人及其商業競爭對手連成一氣,製作了一座超巨大的炮台及一枚空心炮彈,他們二人再加上一位法國詩人,就坐在這枚炮彈內被彈射到地球邊緣,可惜他們最終沒有抵達月球,只是在月球對外二千八百哩的軌道上運行。這本小說可說是一切有關人類登月的開始,無論是真正的科研或是媒體創作,可以說全部都是被De la Terre �la Lune 所影響的,好像全球第一部科幻電影,亦是第一部講述人類登上月球的《月球之旅》(A Trip tothe Moo n,1902),根本就是以De la Terre � laLune 為故事藍本,再加上另一位科幻小說巨擘H. G.Wells1901年所寫的The First Men in the Moon 小說內部分的情節融合而成。法國魔術師變身登月始祖這部只有十四分鐘的黑白默片,由本是魔術師的電影大師佐治梅里耶斯(Georges M�li�s)自編自導自演。電影講述六名天文學家經歷了從地球到月球的旅行故事。他們建造了一個子彈形的太空艙,裝入一台巨大無比的大炮中。天文學家們進入太空艙後,一群美女將太空艙推入大炮,將其射入太空。月球上的臉看�太空艙逼近,並被其擊中眼睛,成功登月之後,他們竟然在月球上睡午覺,之後他們遇上了一連串的怪事,又遇到生活在月球上的半人半蟲外星人Selenite,可能由於時間關係,Selenite很快便被其中一個天文學家摔在地上,爆炸而亡,最後天文學家們成功逃離月球回到地球。此部短片是百年電影史上最重要的電影之一,炮彈擊中月球的「眼晴」的畫面更已成為經典。其實在人類能夠真正登陸月球之前,電影編劇對於外太空歷險故事的構想,因為沒有現實框框之故,所以更能發揮他們無比的想像力,但不知何故,當時不少編劇都以女性為太空歷險主角,好像1924年的俄國電影Aelita ,此片以一名年輕人坐火箭飛到火星,結識了火星女王Aelita,青年在Aelita幫助下更成功推翻沙皇,全片充滿政治宣傳味道,革命意識濃厚。但撇除這些,Aelita 還是一套十分值得觀賞的電影,場景與服飾都充滿表現主義色彩,亦影響了不少後世的科幻電影,如法迷你倉朗(Fritz Lang)於1929年的太空歷險作品Woman in the Moon就正正是受到Aelita 影響,主角也是女性。這部片講述夢想太空旅行的企業家與天才科學家合作,為往月球尋找黃金而打造一支探月火箭。一行人征空探月,企業家與女助手在旅途上發展了一段三角戀情。這是法茲朗最後一部默片,這部電影因為研發火箭的科學家Hermann Oberth的加入,而變成電影史上第一部「認真考據」的科幻電影,關於太空飛行的原理和四十年後真正探月飛行時所用的,幾乎一模一樣,而現實中,在火箭發射升空前的十秒倒數計時,也是採用了此部電影的懸念。有關於女性太空歷險的電影,還有由珍芳達(Jane Fonda)主演的Barbarella (1968)。電影以四十世紀為背景,故事講一名女密探奉地球總統之命尋找一名失蹤科學家並要阻止他毀滅地球,由於珍芳達在此片的打扮極之性感,所以成為邪典電影的經典。《引力邊緣》故事與舊作雷同以上講到的太空歷險電影,都是大團圓結局喜劇收場。但其實當時亦有另一批較為悲觀主義的電影編劇,都覺得外太空充滿危險,如1955年的TheQuatermass Xperiment ,此片是改編自BBC的連續電視劇,講述三個太空人升空後與太空總署失去聯絡,若干時間後太空船返回地球,援救隊卻發現太空船內只得一個太空人Carroon生還,原來他已被外星生物佔用了肉體,更要把地球�滅。登月後過分依賴電腦特技而愈接近1969 年美國太空人登月的時間,亦有愈多貼近真實的太空歷險電影產生,好像1968年由大導演Robert Altman執導、改編自小說ThePilgrim Project 的Countdown ,就是講述JamesCaan 及Robert Duvall兩位美國太空人要與前蘇聯太空人競賽,看看誰能成為登月的第一人,這根本就是以當時美蘇兩國的太空競賽為藍本所寫的故事。在美國成功登月前四個月,被譽為史上「最後一套登月前的太空歷險電影」Marooned 誕生,此片由幾位大明星Gregory Peck及Gene Hackman等主演,講述幾個登月太空人回程時太空船發生了意外,滯留在太空中飄浮,他們要在氧氣用完前救人自救。此片故事大網與《引力邊緣》相似,無巧不成話,Marooned的攝影技巧及極之嚴謹的科學考據,在當年亦被高度讚揚,更拿下了奧斯卡的最佳視覺效果獎。當然,說到登月前的太空電影,又怎不能不提寇比力克(Stanley Kubrick)的《2001太空漫遊》(2001:A Space Odyssey )。不過這套將人類對太空探索升華至哲學範疇的電影,本欄已介紹過多次,讀者也有一定認識,所以在此不再重複了。說實在,其實筆者較為欣賞七十年代美國登月前那個比較有幻想力的太空電影世界。登月後的太空歷險電影可能因為沒有了幻想而多了框框,總覺得是有形無神,佳作極少,我情願看BBC或國家地理頻道的太空紀錄片節目。另外,片商太�重電腦CG技術,亦是另一個原因,如1988年的《迷失太空》(Lostin Space )是改編自六十年代的同名電視劇,雖然電影版的電腦特技比電視版好得多,但若兩者都看的話,便會覺得電視版比電影版好看,這絕對跟劇本與導演功力有關。當然,好的電影還是有的,如1972年由大導演Andrei Tarkovsky執導的《星球索拉羅斯》(Solyaris ),又或者丹尼波爾(Danny Boyle)2007年的作品《太陽倒數》(Sunshine ),這些電影當然有使用視覺特技,但吸引人的地方,卻是電影能塑造人在太空的孤立與無助,又或是人與人在幽閉太空互相牽引的不安情緒所產生的緊湊劇力。正如我上文所說,要看太空特技,有什麼比看紀錄片更真實的,一套成功的太空歷險電影,最重要的還是能引起觀眾共鳴的情節及張力十足的橋段。撰文︰蒲東儲存倉
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 09:30
電信上門安寬帶 男主人離奇墜下5樓
信息來源於四川新聞網 / Cited from .newssc.org/事發的樓頂處。墜樓男子妻子指出墜樓地點。 “電信上門幫我們安寬帶,自存倉卻叫我丈夫幫忙,正是因為幫忙,他才從5樓摔下死亡。”說起9月27日這場厄運,內江市威遠縣連界鎮的唐華英至今悲痛欲絕,“好好的一個人就這麼走了。” 對於此事,中國電信內江分公司回應稱並不了解,也未出面與家屬方解決問題。寬帶升級 男主人幫忙墜下5樓 今年30歲的唐華英家住內江市威遠縣連界鎮健強村,從2008年她家就開始使用電信寬帶。今年9月20日左右,她去電信交網費,電信營業員告訴她,她是VIP用戶,可以享受寬帶升級業務(寬帶流量由以前的5兆可升至20兆)。 唐華英說,“電信營業員告訴我,國慶節搞促銷,VIP用戶可享受免費升級業務。”於是經過考慮,她接受了寬帶升級業務,並簽下了寬帶升級協議。 9月27日當天,電信安裝工人劉勇給唐華英家打來兩次電話,說要上門對她家的寬帶進行升級。“6點40多分我回到家,丈夫卻沒在家里。於是我給他打電話,6點46分,我們通電話,他說在樓頂上面幫工人安寬帶線。” 通完電話不過5分鐘,唐華英突然聽到外面有人在喊,“有人掉下來了!有人掉下來了!”心慌的唐華英趕忙跑出去看,發現躺在底樓的正是自己的丈夫胡明盛。入院搶救 一小時後不幸身亡 事情發生後,現場的目擊者撥打了120急救電話,醫生也迅速趕來進行搶救。 唐華英說:“醫生當場給我說丈夫已經沒救了,但還是沒有放棄,送到醫院搶救一個小時之後,他還是離開了我們。” “我爸爸他們住在資中縣,聽到消息之後連夜趕過來。”唐華英說,“70多歲的老人一直不停流眼淚,幾次差點暈倒。” 唐華英和丈夫有一個一歲半的小女兒,“她看到爸爸摔在地上,就一直跟我說,‘爸爸摔倒了,爸爸摔倒了’。女兒現在也不知道他父親已經走了,就是害怕我也走,從那天之後就一直黏著我。”工人口供 不清楚墜樓情況 “當天晚上醫生宣佈我丈夫死亡的時候,在外面的安裝工人就想跑,我把他逮住了。”唐華英說,“我丈夫是幫電信安裝寬帶線墜樓的,我們作為用戶,他們該負責任。” 當天晚上,連界鎮派出所民警到現場勘查取證。唐華英介紹:“三天後,政府組織了見面會,派出所人員拿出安裝工人劉勇的口供,口供上說當天安裝工人不曉得我丈夫為什麼到樓頂上去,也不曉得怎麼掉下去的。” 唐華英說:“到目迷你倉為止,電信公司也不出面解決問題,我們現在連最基本的安慰都沒有。” 而更讓唐華英氣憤地是,自從丈夫出事後,那個安裝工人劉勇也莫名消失了,電話也再沒撥通過。聲音 鄰居說法:曾看見兩人在樓頂活動 “我們這個片區,電信每次來安裝寬帶都只有一個人,他一個人肯定不行,都要喊我們幫忙。”同住在連界鎮健強村的一名住戶說。 方建軍也是這附近的住戶:“前段時間,那個叫劉勇的電信安裝工人來給我們安寬帶,還喊我站在二樓窗戶邊幫他一起弄線。” 王真國當天在距離男子墜樓的50米左右的田里務農:“一開始就看到有兩人在樓頂上弄東西,應該是在安裝寬帶,後來我回家就聽說有人墜樓了。” 昨日,華西城市讀本記者在現場看到,在胡明盛墜樓的地方,有一根長長的光纖線從樓頂掛落下來懸吊在空中,安裝並未完成。據唐華英介紹,那就是當天他丈夫牽拉的光纖線。 隨後,記者試圖上樓查看,但在樓頂的樓梯口發現一扇緊閉的鐵門。負責鎖這扇鐵門的5樓住戶楊大容說:“平時一般樓頂不會有人上去,9月27日那天,胡明盛來跟我要鑰匙,說寬帶安裝師傅要來安裝寬帶線,所以我就把鑰匙拿給他了。”電信負責人:對此事並不了解 昨日,華西城市讀本記者來到威遠縣連界鎮,就此事咨詢電信在該鎮的負責人曾登鴻,曾登鴻說:“對此事並不是很瞭解。”並表示他不接受採訪,讓記者去找電信內江分公司的綜合辦。 隨後,記者聯繫上電信內江分公司綜合辦主任萬保建,對方在瞭解該事件後說:“不知道,我現在很忙。”並掛斷電話。 家屬方告訴華西城市讀本記者,他們已多次與曾登鴻交涉:“電信方一直推脫,說等安辦(連界鎮安全生產監督管理辦公室)的結果。我們問他安裝工人劉勇在哪裡,要找人當面對質,他跟我們解釋說安裝工人是找的第三方公司,現在他們也聯繫不上人。”律師說法若確為幫忙安裝而墜樓 用人單位應賠償 針對此事件,記者咨詢了四川謙亨律師事務所律師張天鴻,他說到:“最高人民法院關於審理人身損害賠償案的司法解釋中第十四條規定,因幫工活動遭受人身損害的,被幫工人應當承擔賠償責任。針對此事件,假如說死者親屬能證明死者是因幫工活動墜樓的,那麼被幫工人就應該承擔責任。因為該事件中安裝工人是在履行用人單位交付的工作任務,因此應由用人單位承擔相應賠償責任。而如果被幫工人明確拒絕幫工的,則可以不承擔賠償責任,但可以在受益範圍內予以適當補償。”華西城市讀本記者 龍豔 攝影報道mini storage
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 09:23
BOX PARK MIAMI Looking To Change The Way You Look At Food
MIAMI, Oct.文件倉 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BOX PARK is looking to change the way South Floridians look at food one bite at a time. Located on 1111 SW 1(st) Ave. Miami, FL. 33130, the new concept will officially opened its doors on October 1, 2013 at 7:00PM with a by-invitation "grand tasting" featuring a presentation by City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado.There is always a driving force behind every new venture. For BOX PARK MIAMI, Santiago Rodriguez, who spent 15 years with the world-renowned Nobu Restaurant Group, knew he needed to shake the up Miami's culinary landscape by introducing farm fresh, locally-found foods that will not only tantalize taste buds, but question the quality of food we eat day-to-day.Located in the heart of Brickell, the 76-seat restaurant (designed by acclaimed interior designer Valerie Pasquiou) showcases trendy yet understated decor. The central focus of the restaurant is the open-air kitchen where one will find Executive Chef Matt Hinckley who doesn't mind pushing the boundaries of people's perception of food. Hinckley stated: "I want to change the way people eat and to ask more questions about where their food comes from. I want people to slow down, spend some time at the dinner table, eat socially, share food, and know the farmers that grow it. When people are connected to their food it tastes bette存倉. The best tomato that you will ever eat is the tomato that you grew and nurtured in your own backyard or balcony. I let ingredients do all of the work. I have an intuition as to what flavors work well together and I let nature do the rest."Executive Chef Matt Hinckley's true talents reside in creating unique dishes with fresh, seasonal, and locally-found foods. The menu offers a wonderland of flavors to include the Fried Alligator, three-month Aged Duck Confit with Sweet Potato Hash, Spiced Chickpea Stew, Seared Guinea Hen, and Grass-Fed Bone-In NY strip. Vegetarians will find a home at BOX PARK MIAMI as numerous composed meat-free dishes are featured like the Ancient Grain Salad, which is made with freekeh, quinoa, goji berries, beans, sprouts, and raw nuts.All palates welcome for a unique journey in the world of gastronomy!BOX PARK is now open from 12 Noon-11:00PM on Tuesdays-Thursdays and 12 Noon- 12 Midnight on Fridays and 6PM- 12 Midnight on Saturdays, and Brunch from noon to 6:00PM. Located at 1111 SW 1st Ave., Miami, Fla.For more information: BOX PARK at 305.356.8385, email info@boxparkmiami.com, visit .boxparkmiami.com, Twitter page at .twitter.com/BoxParkMiami.Media Contact: Liza M Santana786.541.7411/305.595.7888gpineres@creativasgroup.com lmsantana@creativasgroup.comBOX PARK MIAMIWeb site: .boxparkmiami.com/儲存
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 09:14
Rochester, other cities try to net lawmakers' attention for state bonding
Source: Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.self storageOct. 09--PRESTON -- Officials with the financially struggling National Trout Center told state lawmakers Tuesday that $4.5 million in state money to build a permanent facility could boost its efforts to lure tourists and shore up its shallow pool of donor dollars.The stop in Preston was part of six-city tour that included Red Wing, Winona, Chatfield and Rochester as members of the House Capital Investment Committee checked out some of the projects competing for state bonding dollars. They were scheduled for visits in Austin and Albert Lea today.When lawmakers stepped off their bus in Preston, they were treated to fish-shaped cookies and apple cider. They also strolled to a nearby trout stream to check out a potential site for the center.National Trout Center Chairman George Spangler emphasized the project is geared toward capitalizing on the region's stellar trout fishing."We have a $1.1 billion trout fishing industry in this area; that's 10 percent of the total tourism economy in Minnesota, and we know we can bring people here," he said. "It's an economic engine -- no doubt about it."The center's request comes at a time when the organization has been struggling with budget shortfalls and had to layoff its lone full-time employee. Spangler said if the center were to move ahead, it would help boost its ability to attract donors.So far, more than $3 billion in requests have been made -- more than three times the amount lawmakers are expected to award next legislative session. Eager to make an impression, project backers pulled out all the stops to win over the legislators.Mayo Civic CenterThe biggest project being considered during the tour was Rochester's request for $37 million to expand Mayo Civic Center. This marks the seventh time the city has sought funding to complete a 188,000-square-foot addition to the aging facility.Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Brad Jones told lawmakers 90 percent of the project is centered on adding high-tech convention space to the facility with the goal of luring lucrative national and international medical conferences to the city. If the city were able to get the top 50 medical organizations to hold their conferences in the city, Jones estimates it would add up to $170 million in direct spending.Preston Republican Greg Davids, who serves on the House Capital Investment Committee, said it's those types of numbers that help to make the case the civic center project should move ahead."If you dig into the civic center, they have a compelling case," Davids said.In Chatfield, lawmakers were ushered into Potter Auditorium in the Chatfield Center for the Arts for a brief one-man theatrical sketch. They also listened to a live musical performance and then watched a short video of people making the case for the project, including singer Lorie Line. The city is seeking $7.9 million for the project.House Capital Investment Committee迷利倉Chairwoman Alice Hausman was quick to praise the project, noting the rough treatment the city has endured in the past at the Capitol when some lawmakers mocked a proposal to expand the Chatfield Brass Band Lending Library and then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed the project."What we put this town through, I will never forget. We denigrated and made fun of that resource and people here. It was horrible," she said.She called on her colleagues not to attack this project or try to hold it up as some example of waste. Instead, she said it's an example of a community working together to build on its assets.Zip rail, higher educationOlmsted County officials also made their case for $15 million for Zip Rail, a proposed high-speed rail from Rochester to the Twin Cities. Those dollars would be used to help leverage up to $60 million in federal dollars to complete an Environmental Impact Statement for the project, said Olmsted County Commissioner Ken Brown. That's the final step before construction could begin on the line. Assertions by project backers that it appears the rail line will be able to operate without any government subsidies met with some skepticism from lawmakers. Brown said a study detailing the business case for the line is expected to be done by the end of the first quarter.Throughout the day, lawmakers also heard proposals for much more mundane things, such as a Kasson-Mantorville wastewater treatment facility, a fire hall in Red Wing and repairs to Rochester Community and Technical College buildings.The college is seeking $1.1 million to demolish its Plaza and Memorial Hall buildings and another $1 million to design a new 30,000-square-foot facility. The buildings, built in 1970, were poorly designed for the needs of today's students with a lecture hall that is far too large and classrooms that are too small. Water damage has led to recurrent mold problems, and 84 individual heating and cooling units installed in faculty offices must be run at all times, costing the college $100,000 every year, said interim RCTC President Gail O'Kane.History professor Chad Israelson called the buildings "decrepit and outdated" and said he personally witnessed plaster fall from the ceiling of a classroom and land on a student. He added that with Mayo Clinic's planned 20-year expansion, it is even more important that the college be prepared to handle the additional education need.After listening to all of the presentations, Hausman said providing funding for higher education facilities will be among the top priorities for the Legislature next year when it crafts the bill. She said lawmakers also will be focused on one key question when deciding which projects make the cut."Always we ask what is the state's interest and is it an investment in infrastructure that provides economic advantage," Hausman said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Post-Bulletin Visit the Post-Bulletin at .postbulletin.com Distributed by MCT Information Services自存倉
- Oct 10 Thu 2013 09:07
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