NORWALK, Conn.迷你倉價錢, Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks business, honored spirits, wine and beer distributors at the Tenth Annual Golden Bar Awards which took place at a number of awards events and presentation ceremonies across the country. The Golden Bar Awards are presented for excellence in sales, marketing and promoting responsible drinking.Larry Schwartz, President and CEO of Diageo North America said, "The Golden Bar Awards recognize Diageo's distributors for their dedication and hard work over the past year and honor the best in the industry. Diageo's strong relationships with our distributors and our joint commitment to the business help drive the success of our companies."The Golden Bar Awards, held at multiple locations across the United States, celebrate distributors and brokers for their excellence in the marketplace and the important role they play in their communities. The gold awards recognize distributors and brokers for performance across Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, Crown Royal, Ketel One, Ciroc, Sterling Vineyards, Beaulieau Vineyard, Chalone Vineyard, Acacia Vineyard, Rosenblum Cellars, Guinness, Smithwick's, Red Stripe and PABs. Gold awards are also given for innovation, consistency and quality. The three platinum awards are given for advancing responsible drinking. The grand prizes go to the distributors of the year.In total 32 statuettes, 29 made of 24 carat gold, and 3 made of platinum, were awarded to distributors. Each Golden Bar statuette weighs eight pounds, stands more than a foot tall, and is produced by R.S. Owens, the company that created the Oscar(R), presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Below are the categories and winners for the 2013 Golden Bar Awards.DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS ------------------------------Distributor of the Year - Spirits Coastal Wine and Spirits of IndianaDistributor of the Year - Wine Reliable Churchill of MarylandTRANSFORMATIONAL PRIORITY AWARDS --------------------------------Multicultural Excellence - Spirits Coastal Wine and Spirits of FloridaOn Premise Excellence - Spirits Wirtz Beverage IllinoisThree Year Consistency - Spirits and Wine Coastal Wine and Spirits of IndianaThree Year Consistency - Beer Paradise BeveragesSPIRITS AWARDS --------------Spirits Excellence - Smirnoff United Liquors, A Division of Martignetti Companies of MassachusettsSpirits Excellence - Johnnie Walker Atlantic Wine & Spirits, a Division of Empire Merchants, LLC, Metro New YorkSpirits Excellence - Baileys Standard Beverage of KansasSpirits Excellence - Captain Morgan Horizon Wine and Spirits of TennesseeSpirits Excellence - Tanqueray North American Spirits and Wine Brokers of New Hampshire迷你倉最平pirits Excellence - Crown Royal Johnson Brothers of MinnesotaSpirits Excellence - Ketel One Glazer's of TexasSpirits Excellence - Ciroc Pacific Wine and Spirits of CaliforniaControl State Excellence Award North American Spirits and Wine Brokers of OhioWINE AWARDS -----------Wines Excellence - Sterling Vineyards Glazer's of OklahomaWines Excellence - Beaulieu Vineyard Ben Arnold Beverage Company of South CarolinaWines Excellence - Chalone Vineyard Tryon Distributing CompanyWines Excellence - Acacia Vineyard Atlantic Wine & Spirits, a Division of Empire Merchants, LLC, Metro New YorkWines Excellence - Rosenblum Cellars Pacific Wine and Spirits of CaliforniaControl State Excellence Award North American Spirits and Wine Brokers of MississippiBEER AWARDS -----------Beer Excellence - Guinness Florida Distributing CompanyBeer Excellence - Smithwick's DET DistributingBeer Excellence - Red Stripe Alliance BeverageBeer Excellence - PABs Phoenix BeverageQuality Cup C&C DistributingINNOVATION ----------Innovation Launch - Spirits Beverage Distributors Company of ColoradoInnovation Launch - Wine Wirtz Beverage IllinoisInnovation Launch - Beer & PABs United DistributingSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ---------------------Advancing Responsible Drinking - Wine & Spirits Reliable Churchill of MarylandAdvancing Responsible Drinking in Control States - Wine and Spirits North American Spirits and Wine Brokerage of MichiganAdvancing Responsible Drinking - Beer Keg 1 Central TexasAbout DiageoDiageo (Dee-AH-Gee-O) is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wines and beer categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B, Buchanan's, Windsor and Bushmills whiskies, Smirnoff, Ciroc and Ketel One vodkas, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness.Diageo is a global company, with its products sold in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about Diageo, its people and its brands, visit .diageo.com. For Diageo's global resource that promotes responsible drinking through the sharing of best practice tools, information and initiatives, visit .DRINKiQ.com.Celebrating life, every day, everywhere.DiageoCONTACT: Alix Dunn, Diageo, 203-229-4744; Rachel Rosenblatt, FTI,212-850-5697Web site: .diageo.com/迷你倉
- 9月 10 週二 201311:56
Diageo Announces Winners of 10th Annual Golden Bar Awards
- 9月 10 週二 201311:47
The great bank-switch revolution
Source: Financial Mail on Sunday, LondonSept.迷你倉 08--New rules this month will mean that dissatisfied bank customers can move current accounts more easily. Switching should be smooth and completed within seven working days.So if you're fed up with your bank and think it's time to try someone else, read The Mail on Sunday's guide to the best providers, using research conducted by respected financial research company MoneyComms.It trawled through details of 14 of the most popular current accounts on the market. Those with the cheapest overdrafts, best interest and most cost-effective debit cards for using on holiday abroad received top scores.MoneyComms' Andrew Hagger says: 'Although customers often wish to switch banks it's far from easy to pick which is the most suitable _ there's not one account that's best for everyone. The different tariffs make comparisons difficult.'The Payments Council, which is overseeing the new rules, says only 6 per cent of those with bank accounts have switched in the past two years compared with 37 per cent who moved to another car insurer.Richard Lloyd, executive director of consumer group Which?, says: 'Making the process of changing banks easier means that people can quickly vote with their feet.'THE bank with the best overall current account is Metro Bank, which three years ago became the first new bank to open on Britain's high streets in more than a century.The account is free to use abroad. Typically banks and building societies charge 2.75 per cent for card transactions made overseas.It also charges a relatively low interest rate for going overdrawn if it's authorised _ 15 per cent. The annual cost of being pounds sterling 500 in the red for seven days every month is pounds sterling 16. The typical interest rate on a bank overdraft is about 19 per cent per year with additional fees of 50p to pounds sterling 3 a day.Metro Bank is open seven days a week, including evenings. The bank's chief executive Craig Donaldson says: 'People come to us because we offer something different; we put our customers first and offer services that fit their needs.'Other accounts that come out well from MoneyComms' research are First Direct's 1st Account and the Post Office's Standard Account. Both rank highly because of low overdraft charges.At the other end of the spectrum, Lloyds TSB Classic with Vantage and Halifax Reward score badly. This is because both charge high fees for overdrafts and overseas transactions.Hagger says: 'The Lloyds and Halifax accounts are good if you always stay in credit _ but if not, I would avoid them.'Halifax says the bank's overdraft charging structure is 'clear and simple' while its overseas charges are 'transparent'.Lloyds TSB says its Classic account allows customers to go overdrawn by pounds sterling 35 without incurring charges.Self-employed builder Ian Senior, 54, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, is a big fan of Metro Bank. Three months ago he switched his business account from Barclays to the new bank.He says: 'I'd been banking with Barclays for more than 30 years but I was fed up with the poor service.'Ian and his 47-year-old wife Paula later decided to transfer their joint account with Barclays to Metro.Ian says: 'The accounts we now have are straightforward and easy to use. Metro's customer service is good. Every time I walk into the branch in High Wycombe they know who I am and offer me a cup of coffee.'Metro Bank is opening five more branches before the end of the year in London (Cheapside and Edgware), Middlesex (Staines), Surrey (Kingston-upon-Thames) and Berkshire (Windsor). More branches are planned next year in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire; Epsom, Surrey; and Brighton, East Sussex.But it has no plans to go nationwide, preferring to open branches in the South East.Many customers find that having an overdraft facility can be a financial lifesaver, but it can be expensive. Most current accounts charge a daily fee even for authorised overdrafts.MoneyComms puts First Direct's account at the top of the table for overdrafts. Which? also says it is the best.The account comes with a pounds sterling 250 interest-free buffer. Any authorised overdraft above that limit is charged at 15.9 per cent. Someone who is pounds sterling 500 overdrawn for seven days every month would pay pounds sterling 9 a year.The Post Office has recently tested three current accounts in East Anglia before a nationwide roll-out next year.儲存倉Its Standard Account is another option for anyone looking for an account with an overdraft facility, charging 14.9 per cent on authorised borrowing.Customers relying on an overdraft should be wary that switching accounts could result in their authorised overdraft being reduced. Hagger says: 'Always check what overdraft limit will be permitted with your new bank before deciding whether to transfer. Unauthorised bank charges can be onerous.'According to MoneyComms, the top two current account deals for earning interest are Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB's Classic accounts if they come with Vantage _ an option for account holders who pay in at least pounds sterling 1,000 each month.Hagger says: 'Both accounts pay tiered interest of 1.5 per cent from pounds sterling 1 to pounds sterling 1,000, 2 per cent from pounds sterling 1,000 to pounds sterling 3,000 and 3 per cent from pounds sterling 3,000 to pounds sterling 5,000.' Someone who keeps pounds sterling 5,000 of savings in one of these accounts for 12 months would earn pounds sterling 150 before tax. There is no monthly fee.Balances above pounds sterling 5,000 don't earn any interest so customers with bigger sums may be better off with Santander's 123 account. That pays 3 per cent on balances between pounds sterling 3,000 and pounds sterling 20,000.Which? also ranks Lloyds TSB with Vantage and Santander's 123 accounts as two of the best deals if you keep your account in credit.Meanwhile, a report by market research firm Consumer Intelligence lists Halifax Reward as a contender for people with smaller balances. The account pays a pounds sterling 5 monthly reward for those who pay in a minimum of pounds sterling 750 each month.Matt Sanders, card expert at comparison website Gocompare, says: 'Current accounts that pay interest if you are in credit are great for those who are determined not to overdraw. But this benefit can soon be wiped out if you dip into the red as fees and interest charges are ferocious.'Spending on your debit card overseas can be expensive. This is where Metro's account excels. It does not charge anything for paying with the card or withdrawing money from a cash machine when abroad.Norwich & Peterborough Building Society's Gold Classic account is also free to use abroad.Nationwide's FlexAccount used to be the best card for overseas spending until it stopped its fee-free offer three years ago. It's now charging a 2 per cent fee.While disappointing for many of its card holders, it is still below the typical fee of 2.75 per cent. It also charges 2 per cent on overseas use of cash machines, but this is waived for its FlexPlus customers.Good customer service is essential. But consumer champion website MoneySavingExpert says several big names still fail to deliver adequate service. Its recent research indicates that First Direct _ an offshoot of HSBC and a branchless bank operating via post, phone and the internet _ has the most satisfied customers.In contrast, Bank of Scotland has the worst record.Santander, which has been criticised in the past, is making a comeback with cashback on household bills and in-credit interest for its 123 account. Santander has pledged to back the account with 'stellar' customer service.Steve Pateman, head of UK banking at Santander, says: 'Improving the service we offer is essential for us. We have more to do and continue to focus on improving the levels of service.'Guy Anker of MoneySavingExpert says: 'Santander wasn't just the worst for service a few years ago, it was off the scale. But it's clawed its way back, largely thanks to its 123 account.'Last week, figures from the Financial Ombudsman Service showed that in the first half of this year, Santander received the fourth largest number of banking complaints. Only Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest received more.Occupational therapist Hannah Long, 24, from Leeds, switched her current account to First Direct earlier this year.She says: 'I'd switched bank accounts a couple of times. My first account was with Yorkshire Bank before I switched to Halifax and then last year I moved to Santander. But I wasn't happy with the monthly fee. My mum recommended First Direct so I decided to move again.'Hannah adds: 'You can speak to anyone 24/7 so it feels like a local branch.'Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Daily Mail (London, ) Visit the Daily Mail (London, ) at .dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉價錢
- 9月 09 週一 201314:35
京腔菊韻吟唱古典詩詞 上海京劇院推《月光下的行走》
文件倉 本報訊 (記者 李崢)前日,淮海中路的“幽篁里”古琴會所傳出陣陣京劇唱腔,上海京劇院的陳聖傑、董洪松、郭毅伴著琴笛配樂,演唱了蘇軾《水調歌頭》、曹操《短歌行》、辛棄疾《破陣子》。京劇遇上詩詞——17日至18日,上海京劇院的京劇音樂劇場《月光下的行走》將在天蟾逸夫舞台演出。演出分鄉愁、愛情、親情、抒懷四個樂章,每個樂章包含三到四首具有經典性、通俗性、代表性的詩詞名作。史依弘、李軍、王?瑜等15位青年藝術家和優秀演員將為觀�演唱 《水調歌頭》、《古朗月行》、《漁家傲》、《回鄉偶書》、《詩經·月出》等21首作品。存倉
- 9月 09 週一 201314:24
大安街道20萬補貼就業困難者
儲存倉 cqcbepaper.cqnews.net/cqcb/html/2013-09/09/content_1674493.htm...重慶晨報永川讀本訊 (記者 鄧晞 通訊員 賴銳)為促進就業困難人員穩定就業,從今年9月起,大安街道�動2013年度就業困難人員靈活就業...迷你倉價錢
- 9月 09 週一 201314:14
人力資源管理師等14職業考試開始報名
自存倉 cqcbepaper.cqnews.net/cqcb/html/2013-09/09/content_1674484.htm...9月27日報名截止,11月16日、17日考試 重慶晨報永川讀本訊 (記者 鄧晞)想報考企業人力資源管理師、物流師、心理咨詢師、電子商務師、...迷你倉新蒲崗
- 9月 09 週一 201314:03
陳明真來渝獻唱
迷你倉 cqcbepaper.cqnews.net/cqcb/html/2013-09/09/content_1674471.htm...重慶晨報訊 (記者 董進)周五晚,“歲月鎏金”琨色家具新品發佈會在某私人會所舉行,台灣歌手陳明真作為特邀嘉賓來渝獻唱了《變心...儲存倉
- 9月 09 週一 201313:47
高檔白酒回收遇冷
迷你倉 “今年我們收到的禮品起碼比去年少了六七成,拿茅台、五糧液等高檔白酒來賣的人少了,價格越來越低。”杭州上塘路一家禮品回收店的老闆歎道,禮品回收生意越來越不好。 多家禮品回收店老闆透露,今年高檔白酒價格下跌,銷量也遠不及往年,導致白酒回收行情大幅下滑。500毫升裝53度飛天茅台回收價格僅800元左右,普通裝52度濃香型五糧液也才550元。去年國慶中秋期間,飛天茅台的回收價還在1100元~1200元。儲存倉
- 9月 09 週一 201313:47
王真雪:玩攝影要等得餓得曬得
迷你倉 cqcbepaper.cqnews.net/cqcb/html/2013-09/09/content_1674491.htm...新疆風光。 王真雪 攝 王真雪,中國數碼攝影家協會會員,重慶市攝影家協會會員,重慶永川區數碼攝影家協會副主席、常務理事。 其作...儲存
- 9月 09 週一 201313:46
廣州半年徵收3億社會撫養費用在哪裡,不知道
全國社會撫養費收了多少?審計署表示“不知道”;針對律師發出的公開申請,self storage14個省份不知道;廣州市財政局確認,僅今年上半年,廣州社會撫養費徵收總額就達到3億元,但用在哪裡,還是不知道。 一筆收的爽快、用的糊塗、標準混亂、審計放空的費用,也到了該反思和整改的時候。 一筆亂賬: 誰收誰用 “社會撫養費”由原“超生罰款”規範而來。國務院2002年出台的《社會撫養費徵收管理辦法》規定社會撫養費的徵收、繳納由各省決定。 這筆費用到底收了多少?記者致電廣東省人口計生委,無人接聽。廣州市人口計生局要求記者發採訪函,但發出採訪函後,再打電話,線路通暢卻一直無人接聽。 一省收多少,暫不可知,但廣州市財政局上報人大常委會審議的報告中提到,2013年上半年廣州市共徵收3億元。 3億元去向如何,記者向廣州市財政局求證,該局負責人說,數據是各縣各區匯總上報的,具體每個縣區用了多少,得問各個縣區。 記者繼續追問,越秀區人口計生局辦公室一位姓曹的工作人員表示,徵收的社會撫養費都已經上繳國庫,由財政支配。 記者向越秀區財政局發去採訪函,但截至記者發稿,仍未得到回複。兜了一大圈,這筆錢誰收誰用,還是不得而知。 裁量混亂: 執行鑽空子 社會撫養費的徵收初衷,是對不符合法定條件生育子女佔用公共資源的補償。但在操作中,因為徵收裁量權下放,各地多重標準、彈性巨大、自由裁量,從而在執行中多了許多鑽空子的機會。 廣東省人口計生委相關負責人表示,轟動全國的“廣州代孕八胞胎”事件中,除了當事母親生的3個孩子之外,其他兩個代孕媽媽所生的5個孩子都算超生,但由八胞胎父母戶籍所在地肇慶市計生部門按照肇慶市標準徵收。 八胞胎父母屬於高收入人群,超生5個孩子,影響惡劣。以不同地區的社會撫養費標準運作,存在很大的差別。如果按廣州標準,超生1個徵收超過20萬元,而如果是肇慶標準,只要數萬元。即使根據相關辦法,在此基礎上再考慮徵收八胞胎父母的實際收入水平與當地居民平均收入水平的差額,其實際收入仍是取證困難,糊塗賬一筆。 記者採訪中瞭解到,各地徵收社會撫養費的標準,城鎮居民和農村區別很大。經濟發達地區高、經濟落後地區低。即使是同一個城市裡,城鄉之間、不同區縣之間也不相同。 一些專家質疑,由於徵收既迷你倉按所在地又能按戶籍地,一些富裕階層,在大城市超生,到戶籍地受罰。這使得部分人群可以利用制度漏洞,製造新的生育不公平,也扭曲了社會撫養費的初衷,應該從頂層設計中加以糾正。 放水養魚: 一個撫養費,養了多少人 計生部門的工作人員告訴記者,不少地方,社會撫養費徵收款的一定比例用于獎勵鄉鎮、村一級計生專員,“得罪人的活,沒有動力幹”。 一個在鎮計生辦工作的幹部告訴記者,基層的計生部門不僅要完成計劃生育人口控制的任務,還有社會撫養費徵繳創收的要求,但這兩個任務本身就有矛盾。 正因此,為收社會撫養費“放水養魚”,就有了不少地方“超生”漠視、“罰款”熱衷的現象,以至於有“社會撫養費撫養了計生委”的戲言。 深圳大學管理學院教授肖俊表示,社會撫養費名義上繳財政,實則審計放空。全國收了十幾年,如今成了一筆糊塗賬,審計部門有必要將其納入監管,到了給社會撫養費算筆明白賬的時候了。除了社會撫養費,還有多少“收費糊塗賬” 像這種收費“理由多多”,管理“黑燈瞎火”、監管“無影無蹤”的“收費糊塗賬”,並不止社會撫養費一種。 開始收費時,有關部門言之鑿鑿:經費短缺,完善公共服務,但收費以後公�想要知道錢花在哪裡,服務了誰?就不那麼容易了。 為籌集機場建設經費而設立的機場建設費,收了20多年。總共收了多少,用在哪個機場建設?盡管有律師申請公開,但卻遭到有關部門的拒絕。 更令人費解的是,根據2002年有關部門下發的文件,應于2005年年底停止收取。然而隨後,在沒有向公�說清楚為什麼要續徵的情況下,一再被續徵。 公�不免質疑,如今機場遍地,還要再收?2012年,機場建設費是取消了,馬上又來了民航發展基金。機場建設費換個名字、“穿個馬甲”,繼續收取。 公�對於交通罰款創收的質疑一直不斷。而記者從廣州交警獲悉,光白雲機場公安,今年上半年就開出罰單1.8萬張,罰款近400萬元。一年罰了多少錢?用往何處?幾十年下來累計罰了多少,有關部門多年來一直不予回應,成了一筆沒數的“糊塗賬”。 因為缺少監管,很多費用成了有人用、無人管的“唐僧肉”。燃油附加費,從出租車到民航,原本是針對油價浮動的臨時性價格指導措施,可許多地方卻把“臨時”變成了“常態”。還有公交卡押金費,到底“押”在哪裡? 據新華社文件倉
- 9月 09 週一 201311:55
West Nile Virus hits Phelan, kills burro
Source: Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.存倉Sept. 08--BARSTOW -- The West Nile Virus continues to spread throughout San Bernardino County, with the latest casualty a burro from Phelan.On Friday, Ron Lenhert from Apple Valley Equine Hospital said the burro died sometime last week and the virus is believed to be the cause of death.A horse from Barstow also is believed to have been struck with WNV, but the horse named Cleatus-Lee was more fortunate than the burro."Neither one of the animals were vaccinated," Lenhert said. "The burro didn't get to us very soon and died about a week ago. The lab is still working on tests, but WNV is at the top of the list."Lenhert said a second blood test will determine if Cleatus-Lee has WNV. According to Lenhert the horse is not stable enough to travel, and he is pushing the family to get the test done next week.Lenhert said WNV is at the top of the list, but by no means is it the only possible disease on the list.There have not been any other reports迷你倉in the area of West Nile Virus that Lenhert is aware of, but he strongly suggests that animals get vaccinated against it."The vaccinations are huge," Lenhert said. "If you don't get a flu shot you may get diarrhea, headache and snotty nose, but you don't die. But when you get West Nile in the horse world, big-time problem."Lenhert said about half of the horses that get the virus die, and about 20 percent of those that survive may not fully recover. Those that never fully recover can become a bit uncoordinated because WNV attacks the spinal cord.Mal Wessel said his granddaughter's horse was given a fair chance to survive by Lenhert."Cleatus-Lee is doing wonderfully well," Wessel said. "He's still very unstable. He's tough but he's going to make it. He's walking more and the problem he has is his back legs."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Daily Press (Victorville, Calif.) Visit the Daily Press (Victorville, Calif.) at .vvdailypress.com Distributed by MCT Information Services自存倉
