PHILADELPHIA, Sept.迷你倉價錢 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 4(th) Annual Great River to River, Vine to Pine, Rain or Shine Walking Tour of Philadelphia hits the pavement on Saturday, September 28. This free guided walking tour is conducted by the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides (APT) annually as a celebration of Philadelphia's fascinating visitor sites. It also gives APT an occasion to show off its well-informed certified professional guides.(Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130904/PH74006)Past tours have attracted hundreds of local residents, as well as tourists from as far away as Australia and Japan. Even other tour guides from New York and Washington D.C. have traveled to Philadelphia to enjoy the city's longest continuous tour.Where & When to Catch the TourThe walking tour is divided into four consecutive 2 1/2 hour stages:-- Stage One (8 a.m.) covers Old City Philadelphia. It kicks off from the lobby of the National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street. -- Stage Two (11:00 a.m.) winds through Society Hill. It sets out from the Bourse Building, 111 S. Independence Mall East, on 5(th) Street near Ludlow Street. -- Stage Three (2 p.m.) covers the 19(th) century neighborhood around East Market Street. It begins at the Independence Visitor Center, 6(th) and Market Streets. -- Stage Four (5 p.m.) heads along the Benjamin Fran迷你倉lin Parkway and nearby sites on its way to the Fairmount Waterworks. It launches from the courtyard of Philadelphia City Hall, at the intersection of Broad and Market StreetsHow ToParticipants are free to walk the tour from 8 am to its 8 pm finish, or join in any segment of the tour. There are opportunities for refreshments and rest rooms at each staging area.Sign up for the tour at greattourofphiladelphia.eventbrite.com/. Registration helps APT ensure there are enough tour guides for each stage.The Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides (APT) was founded in 2008 to bring professional and volunteer guides together, to act as a voice for our membership, and to ensure a high quality experience to every visitor to our city. APT, with a membership of over 120 as of March, 2013, is a Pennsylvania non-profit organization. APT knows that our city's tour guides take great pride in the services they provide both visitors and local residents in exploring the rich historical, architectural and cultural resources of Philadelphia.For more information, visit the website of the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides at .phillyguides.orgPhoto: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130904/PH74006PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.comAssociation of Philadelphia Tour Guides (APT)CONTACT: Bob Skiba, (215) 518-9054, Ed Mauger, (215) 627-8680, Email:greattourinfo@phillyguides.org儲存
- 9月 05 週四 201319:46
Free, Epic Philly Walking Tour On Sat, Sept. 28
- 9月 05 週四 201319:26
佛山樓頂疑僭建別墅高3層有假山涼亭
迷你倉 【本報訊】廣東佛山高明區一幢六層高樓宇天台,驚現空中花園,蓋上三層高別墅,假山涼亭有齊。附近商戶稱該樓宇為出租旅館,由區姓村民興建,區住在天台別墅。區否認僭建,稱別墅是與大樓同時期建成。城管部門已介入調查,稱會公布真相。自存倉
- 9月 05 週四 201319:07
第九屆食博會中旬舉行
信息來源於四川新聞網 / Cited from .newssc.org/本報訊(趙若言 記者 劉川)第九屆中國食品博覽會將于9月15日至18日在成都世紀城新國際會展中心舉行。記者9月3日從組委會獲悉,迷你倉本屆食博會展覽面積達8萬平方米,設13大展區。目前,已確定將有33個國家和地區的食品企業參會。本屆食博會規劃展覽面積8萬平方米,設品牌食品、國際食品、綜合食品、四川特色食品、酒飲、肉業、食品加工及包裝機械、茶業、調味品及食品原材料、食用油、功能性食品、食品安全年會企業和儲存際美食節等13個展區。截至目前,沃爾瑪、家樂福、亞馬遜、華潤萬家、匯星超市、百盛餐飲、北京超市發連鎖等一大批大型商貿流通企業已初步確定參會。四川各市州參展踴躍,已有自貢、廣安、宜賓、阿壩、攀枝花等市州確認參展。除此之外,來自33個國家和地區的食品類商協會、食品企業將參展參會,展覽面積預計超過1萬平方米。本屆食博會舉行之際,還將進行一系列貿易合作活動,包括首度移師四川的第十一屆中國食品安全年會、中國國際食品產業發展與投融資論壇、第九屆食博會產品推介暨採購說明對接洽談會等。新蒲崗迷你倉
- 9月 05 週四 201318:54
三藩市直擊!參見Pixar.LucasFilm總部 名動畫、電影製作全體驗
迪士尼今年10月踏入成立90周年,迷你倉新蒲崗一間公司咁多年來依然是大人小朋友的最愛,相信除�迪士尼主題樂園外,佢��電影亦係各地粉絲喜愛迪士尼�原因之一吧,除�自家出品�電影外,仲分別� 2006年收購埋Pixar、2009年收購Marvel,以及�2012年底收購擁有《星球大戰》系列�Lucasfilm,以創意結合科技,並將優質娛樂體驗帶到世界各地。製作過多套大熱動畫同經典電影�Pixar同Lucasfilm,一向是電影人的夢工場,今次終於可以親身到位於三藩市�總部參觀,睇下一班動畫工程師如何將創意同科技結合,加上開放式工作環境,有泳池有球場,係咪想join呢! text 祺 photo Devil art s.low Pixar office Steve Jobs Building Pixar前身其實係Lucasfilm�Computer Division入面�Graphics Group,當時主要係做廣告、電影、電視節目CG後製,之後�1986年被Steve Jobs收歸旗下,而一班動畫師主要工作�studio就係�Steve Jobs Building入面喇。Steve Jobs Building有來自世界各地�頂級動畫師,由首席創意總監John Lasseter領軍�Pixar團隊至今一共製作�14齣CG動畫長片。即使2006年被迪士尼收購 ,但Pixar日常運作仍保留獨立自主,包括將工作環境打造成動畫出現過的場景,令動畫師頭腦更加靈活放鬆,而且Pixar的管理概念係任何工作崗位�員工都可以提出創新故事idea,仲有機會獲接納製作成長片或短片。 另外除�動畫師,軟件工程部亦�電腦動畫製作過程中用上自家製作新軟件技術,例如《怪獸公司》毛毛全身�毛髮效果,加上有部門專門因應唔同地區上映,而�當地版本加入當地語言及文化甚至新人物配角,令到觀眾更有親切感,咁窩心�製作團隊,平時工作係點�呢?後面梗係同你睇埋Pixar��外外有咩玩啦! Pixar樂園 用一個小樂園�形容Pixar位於三藩市�辦公室都好合理,總部佔地面積十分廣,一入去見到停車場地下已經有大大個《反斗車王2》logo,正門入口就換�《怪獸大學》�學校門框,成個環境都好有Pixar動畫氣氛,而一班動畫師、工程部主要的工作地方就在The Steve Jobs Building入面喇,為紀念Steve Jobs而改名成The Steve Jobs Building的主樓一共有兩層,中庭設有接待處、郵箱、咖啡室、餐廳、劇院、商店等,目的是可以凝聚員工的溝通,互相在對話中啟發創意,唔鍾意餐廳食物,亦可以自己在「茶水間」中煮食,真係勁。另外Pixar同樣關注員工的心靈發展,定期會舉辦活動,或在劇院中睇戲,又有不同的課程讓員工報讀進修,舉例你就算係店舖的sales,只要你有興趣都可以報讀任何課程。除�真正上堂外,中庭而家仲設計成《怪獸大學》的學會,劇院、商店、餐廳外面等都掛上學會旗幟,咁�工作環境又真係舒服�!至於2樓就可以話係Pixar動畫�心臟地帶,分開創作部同電腦部兩邊,同事可以自己設計自己�office,有人甚至將office設計成山洞,可以話�創意十足,亦有人將動畫中的角色產品堆滿office,另一方面牆上亦掛有他們工作以外的作品如畫作、雕塑等show off自己身手,可惜2樓係Pixar動畫中的重要地帶,「No photography allow」! 之前講過Pixar會提供唔少工作外的娛樂如電影、課程等俾員工,除此之外,為�進一步唔俾員工齋坐�房,最令筆者羨慕係�The Steve Jobs Building外面設有fitness center,真草7人足球場、泳池、籃球場、沙灘排球場、單車、桌球等運動都一應俱全任玩唔嬲,促進員工的身心發展。在Pixar軟件部工作3年多、來自中國的Shioi Yang說:「Pixar製作了全球最美妙的動畫,每個畫面都很有代表性,不過我們很少會工作到通宵,因為這�提供了一個非常舒適的工作環境,不至於要瘋狂工作,你可以很隨意的去打籃球或游泳,周圍的設計也令你置身在動畫中的一角色呢!」 01. 總部門外有大大個�牌坊寫�Pixar。 02. 總部入口是《怪獸大學》大閘。 03. 大門附近擺有歷年得到的奧斯卡獎。 04. 咖啡室掛上friendship woody & buzz fine art。 05. 餐廳另一邊有《Cars》掛畫同你食飯。 06. 劇院在中庭的盡頭,用�播電影或試片。 07. 定期會在劇院播放電影,呢排上Woody Allen�《Sleeper》。 08. Pixar studio store係員工購物減壓�好地方。 09.唔鍾意食餐廳飯可以自己煮,仲有水果提供添。 10. 中庭最近裝飾成《怪獸大學》的學會。 11. 辦公室的自由度令員工可自行利用創意design。 12. 牆上迷你倉出租上各動畫的電腦初稿圖。 13. 拍攝用的泥模亦擺放在大樓內。 14. 動畫師細心地解釋動畫的製作流程。 15. fitness center有唔少運動器材如單車借用。 16. 呢個7人足球場係真草��。 17. 標準泳池亦係減壓好地方,不過由於太早未有人游住。 18. 籃球場後面有一個沙排場,以一個「辦公室」�講,呢�康樂設施真誇。 19. 籃球場中央印有Pixar的星星logo,Pixar主場�! 20.-21. 就連男女�的logo都用上胡迪及Bo Peep的剪影。 22. 軟件工程師Shioi Yang認為Pixar內的工作氣氛非常愉快。 23. 除�tee、公仔外,要買�仲有呢個Pixar波,售價:USD$5。 24. Pixar store內有不少精美的紀念品,你間公司有無自家出品Store? 25. 大門外的停車場印有《Cars 2》logo。 26. 見到停車場有人用大眼仔胎袋,睇�佢真係好投入工作喎。 《星戰》真實之旅 知唔知邊套戲可以橫跨2萬年歷史,創造超過17,000位人物角色呢?之唔係《星戰》系列囉!Lucasfilm由《星球大戰》之父、著名大導演佐治魯卡斯(George Lucas)�1971年創立,到2012年被迪士尼正式收購,成為Pixar、Marvel、abc、ESPN後子公司之一,迪士尼一向強調creativity、technology及international expansion,今次將Lucasfilm合併可以話係將兩大超級品牌融合,Lucasfilm除�製作經典的《星戰》與《奪寶奇兵》系列外,旗下兩間特效製作子公司Industrial Light & Magic及Skywalker Sound�行內同樣非常有名氣,前面睇完Pixar之後,再帶大家踏上Lucasfilm之旅,May the force be with you! 名電影之倉庫 Lucasfilm製作了全球fans無數的《星戰》系列,2015年將會推出《星球大戰》第7集已是肯定的,在今次參觀Lucasfilm總部更知道期後會繼續推出第8、9集,今次就先看看總部頂一頂癮吧。同充滿童話�Pixar好唔同,注重電影發展的Lucasfilm辦公室門外沒有標名,門前只有一個尤達的銅像噴池,原來Lucasfilm在舊址怕被瘋狂fans知道而衝門,所以一直隱姓埋名,所以新址仍保持唔落名的「傳統」。一走進Lucasfilm內部,即可以感受到被《星戰》包圍的感覺,不同大小的黑武士、白兵、boba fett figure、桌面上的《星戰》天書、1至6集的電影海報等,完全令《星戰》迷為之雀躍!除了《星戰》外,當然唔少得參觀Industrial Light & Magic及Skywalker Sound拍攝製作用的道具,經典電影《E.T.》、《捉鬼敢死隊》到近期�《哈利波特》系列、《魔盜王》系列及《悍戰太平洋》等的後製及聲效都是出自它們手筆。而且他們亦透露與迪士尼合併後,將會製作新電視動畫《Star Wars Rebels》,更多《星戰》crossover商品亦會推出,絕對讓fans們引頸以待呀。 迪士尼私藏館 The Walt Disney Family Museum 看過Pixar及Lucasfilm的總部,大致發現到共通點都是來自迪士尼,作為全球動畫及電影領先者之一的迪士尼,Walt Disney先生的一生將娛樂帶給我們,迪士尼樂園、迪士尼卡通及電影,到後來收購的Pixar、Marvel及Lucasfilm,哪有人不喜愛其一樣?雖然Pixar及Lucasfilm都不會開放,但就在Lucasfilm附近就有一個Walt Disney Museum,這博物館不是迪士尼公司旗下的產業,而是Walt Disney的家人自發性開設的,館內收藏了珍貴的家族黑白相片,亦有Walt Disney未成為動畫師前駕駛過的救護車模型,當然唔少得大量從學生時代開始畫的手稿、當年拍攝用的模型。最珍貴的仲有當年Walt Disney用來拍卡通layer部分的直立攝影機、親自創作《3隻小豬》歌曲的黑白片、以及Walt Disney心目的迪士尼樂園的藍圖,一一都可以在博物館中看得到,不過最傷感是出口通道擺放Walt Disney去世時,各地畫家畫出的道別作,即使這博物館偏遠,但肯定值得參觀。 Walt Disney的幻想樂園 迪士尼樂園大家可能就去得多,但係你又知唔知Walt Disney心目�樂園係點呢?�博物館就特登以當年Walt Disney�樂園藍本整�個大型dummy,例如太空元素、恐龍主題區、未來影院等,不過當中有�設施真係造�出�,空中路軌可以�加州迪士尼中搵到,而太空元素亦成為明日世界�概念藍本。 地址:104 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94129 門票:$20USD迷你倉
- 9月 04 週三 201320:46
求變
隨�時代變遷,<b><A href='http://www.kfstorage.com/contacts.php' title='儲存'><span style='color:blue;'>儲存</span></A></b>很多事再難以一本通書看到老,因循守舊,以為是「穩定」基石,卻無視本地區、周邊地區、區域、國際不約而同不斷變化,而且,從變的過程中,為未來指出方向,從而考驗每個地方怎樣應變,怎樣抓住變化的浪潮,乘風破浪而上,而非被浪濤擊沉沒頂。這些,就是所謂的與時俱進,就是今天澳門特區強調的可持續發展。澳門特區,何嘗不是在這個大變、小變,緩變、急變的過程中,經受起風風雨雨衝擊而走到今天,仍然要尋找應對變化的出路,仍然不畏懼走出過去歷程中形成的不足與掣肘,求有突破、求取變革,來實現經濟、產業適度多元化發展,達致可持續發展?看看,澳門回歸祖國,特別行政區成立,便是在政治上、在社會民生上的重大改變。澳門特區成為中國的一個特別行政區,實行「一國兩制」、「澳人治澳」、高度自治,就是澳門人在國家大政方針下當家作主的一個徹底改變。而特區成立後,澳門開放博彩業經營權,形成市場競爭,是經濟、發展定位、社會民生的巨變,難道,特區成立近十四年以來,澳門居民所經歷的變化,還會少,還會不知道,其實每天這個小地方都在變,只是,人們能感到多大的程度而已。時移世易,不獨澳門這片小地方在變,連周邊地區,區域、國家,何嘗不產生翻天覆地變化?廣東省這個與澳門唇齒相依的近鄰,經過三十多年改革開放的發展,走出了一條產業要轉型升級、「騰籠換鳥」的巨變大道,成為粵港澳緊密合作的火車頭,難道人們不印象深刻,慨嘆這些年來廣東的變化?國家更是從「一窮二白」,搖身一變成為全球第二大經濟體,成為區域內經濟發展火車頭,與環球各國開展和平友好外交,在國際上地位日益重要,聲譽日隆;環球上更是變化急促,不同<b><A href='http://www.kfstorage.com/location.php' title='新蒲崗迷你倉'><span style='color:blue;'>新蒲崗迷你倉</span></A></b>治、經濟力量板塊不斷洗牌又洗牌,各地採用合縱連橫之策,在不同地域便有不同的結合組織,以至歐盟出現的「邦聯」形式締造政經合力,而不少國家、國與國的政治力量變天,更是過去三十多年來一齣齣變化場景。為此,澳門特區怎樣因應這些內在、外在變化,乘勢發展,至關重要。何況時代變遷、時移世易,同時造就了本地區重大發展機遇,將過去三十多年變化凝聚的能量,形成區域發展的「引擎」,投放在粵港澳緊密合作,開發橫琴、南沙、前海,是當前最具爆炸力的發展重頭戲,是未來十年本地區變化、改革、超越的能量釋放期,足以影響今後三十年、半個世紀地區的變化。澳門人似乎看到這個契機,希望抓住機遇,但是,也似乎「老鼠拉�」無從入手,加上本身產業單一,資本、專業、人力薄弱,因此,儘管看到天時、地利、人和,卻似乎無法晉身這一場場重大變革的舞台,一顯身手,才會興嘆進入橫琴門檻高,才會憂慮可能錯失時機,趕不上這趟發展列車而被區域發展邊緣化。當然,有這份憂慮,說明澳門人看到問題所在,知道自身的不足之處,問題是,怎樣突破掣肘,通向這股發展浪潮?更重要的還在於,既然時代變遷,那麼,澳門工商業界,怎樣從過去「引資」,變成自身壯大發展的從很長一段時間形成習慣的「引進來」,更進一步變成「走出去」,開拓更大生存發展空間?這其實也正正是澳門產業、澳門資本面對時代變遷而要求的發展進路。而且,在「走出去」的同時,澳門特區還要肩負區域發展、平台功能的角色,服務區域內地其他地方。由此可見,開發橫琴,設定高起點,不獨是橫琴先行先試面臨巨變,澳門特區,也同時考驗自己的適應力、應變力,才能具備能量讓中小微企「走出去」。樂 仁<b><A href='http://www.kfstorage.com' title='mini storage'><span style='color:blue;'>mini storage</span></A></b>
- 9月 04 週三 201320:46
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本報南寧訊 (記者/董文鋒 徐順東)9月3日,<b><A href='http://www.kfstorage.com/prices.php' title='迷你倉出租'><span style='color:blue;'>迷你倉出租</span></A></b>自治區主席陳武在南寧會見文萊工業和初級資源部部長葉海亞一行。陳武對葉海亞部長出席第十屆中國-東盟博覽會暨中國-東盟商務與投資峰會表示歡迎。他說,部長閣下是廣西人民的老朋友,連續5年率團出席中國-東盟博覽會,為推動廣西與文萊的交往合作作出了重要貢獻。得益于中國-東盟博覽會這一重要平台,近年來廣西與文萊開展了經貿推介、文化交流等一系列豐富多彩的活動,增進<b><A href='http://www.kfstorage.com' title='迷你倉'><span style='color:blue;'>迷你倉</span></A></b>相互瞭解和友誼,促進了各領域的友好合作。希望雙方在現有合作基礎上,進一步加強在經貿、農業、漁業、旅遊等領域的務實合作,實現互利共贏。葉海亞表示,文萊與廣西氣候條件相近,經濟互補性強,雙方合作前景十分廣闊。文萊高度重視與廣西的交流合作,將一如既往地支持廣西辦好中國-東盟博覽會和商務與投資峰會,以此為平台進一步鞏固和發展雙方互利互惠的友好合作關係。自治區政協副主席彭釗、自治區政府秘書長莫恭明參加會見。<b><A href='http://www.kfstorage.com' title='儲存倉'><span style='color:blue;'>儲存倉</span></A></b>
- 8月 31 週六 201318:33
大V須有能力hold住自己的話語權
薛蠻子嫖娼被抓引出輿論圍繞網絡大V的爭論。如何看網絡大V,新蒲崗迷你倉如何看某個具體大V,輿論的態度在這之前就莫衷一是。不得不說,大V是中國突然冒出來的現象,這在中國輿論場上還是頭一遭。過去沒有人能夠不通過間接輿論渠道,直接對著成百上千萬受�隨時做直播式發言,就連毛澤東,也得通過人民日報社論,通過電視廣播發表“最高指示”。如今的大V們大多未曾進入過社會主流話語體系,他們過去的話語權很小。他們有著各種各樣的身份,通過各種方式成為大V。大學者中幾乎沒有大V。不少大V活躍在輿論場上有各種各樣的目的,他們一些人發言並非總是出于公德心。大V也有私利,這可以理解。但問題是,對突然而來的巨大話語權,一部分大V沒有能力hold住它們。一方面有的大V把推高個人影響力放在高于一切的位置,在這個過程中並不在意對公共利益的實際維護。為了突出個人的“高尚”,他們很願意把公權力作為反襯的靶子。另外互聯網上的萬眾跟隨會讓他們有點暈,從而高估自己的力量,以及這種力量的穩定性。網上曾有報道,薛蠻子遇到保安不讓進門,不停說自己有近千萬粉絲。粉絲多也是一種“身價”,它應轉化成某種現實中的特權,甚至政治特權,有些大V流露出這樣的認識或期待。很多大V都相信自己“代表民意”,而且代表意識形態領域的未來,代表正義和正確。他們認為自己是改革的真正動力,甚至是最關鍵的動力。政府如果親近他們,聽他們的建議和要求,這樣的政府就是“好的”,是“改革派”。反之政府如果不理睬他們,或者對他們的極端發言有所管理,那麼政府就是“壞的”,是“保守派”。大V登上輿論舞台是mini storage交網絡的產物,也是最近幾年的事情,而且他們當中的一部分人不斷發生潮起潮落的新舊洗牌。這進一步增加了大V在社會責任感方面的問題,大V的真實公益心不足同他們在輿論場巨大影響力的反差逐漸變得嚴峻。薛蠻子不能代表大V群體,但毋庸置疑,他又是一個很典型的大V。他的新浪微博粉絲數在時政性個人微博中位居前列,平時一副公益、正義的面孔,把公權力持久當成靶子,要求在中國推行西方式政治制度,幾乎支持每一起社會群體事件。但連環嫖娼暴露了他令人吃驚的真實私德。他在微博上出名除了能滿足表現欲,還為他的投資活動營造了影響力。他的美國國籍或許助長了他的各種出位。大V是互聯網2.0技術推出的一批輿論新秀,他們來源於時勢的塑造,也必將經歷時勢的進一步洗禮。話語權也是一種特殊公權力,政治話語權尤其是十分敏感的公權力。我們已從政府官員那裡看到公權力不僅是權,也是掌權者的風險。擁有了政治話語權的大V必須有能力hold住它,決不可玩兒戲、濫用它。一些大V不理解為什麼他們的“言論自由”會這麼“麻煩”,我們希望這只是他們在不斷磨練和洗禮中能夠最終治癒的幼稚。互聯網、特別是微博開創了輿論多元化的全新局面,它的確為中國改革帶來一些意外的推動。保持互聯網輿論場的建設性既是互聯網自身,也是中國全社會面臨的重大考驗。大V們有機會在這個過程中扮演搶眼的角色,這是一種幸運。在互聯網仍在發展,一些核心問題尚且模糊不清的時候,大V們應致力于真正用公共利益指導自己的網上行為,用國家和人民的根本利益做座右銘。這樣他們就不會做錯,也避免把網上輿論朝錯誤的方向引。▲self storage
- 8月 31 週六 201317:59
A re-do of Doctor Who's booth
Source: The Roanoke Times, Va.迷你倉價錢Aug. 30--GLADE HILL -- Nestled on the side of Webster Road in Glade Hill sits a replica of the TARDIS, a spacecraft/phone booth from the popular British television series, "Doctor Who."The show's lead character is the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space with his companion in the TARDIS, which is modeled after a 1960s British police box.On a recent Sunday evening, nearly 50 people from the Roanoke area took a trip to visit Franklin County's TARDIS."It's legit," said Kristina Smith of Glade Hill . "It's not something you would expect to see in Franklin County."The TARDIS maker is Dante Colie, 44, who greeted the visitors dressed as the Tenth Doctor -- he wore a blue and gray pinstripe suit, Chuck Taylors, and a wavy dark brown wig over his natural blond hair. He's a fairly new fan of the show, and found his favorite Doctor to be Scottish actor David Tennant, the Tenth Doctor. The Twelfth Doctor -- actor Peter Capaldi -- was just named with much fanfare earlier this month. The show also celebrates its 50th anniversary in November.That Sunday evening, Colie told his visitors about the unveiling of his TARDIS, which weighs 650 pounds and cost about $2,500.He and a friend wheeled it out to the yard late one night and the next day, someone called the police to say someone had stolen a phone booth, Colie recounted.The police had started interviewing neighbors when one officer remembered where he'd seen it before -- it was the spaceship from "Doctor Who."Colie recalled, "She [the neighbor] said, well, I don't know about that, but it wasn't there when I went to bed last night."Everyone laughed.Building K.I.T.T.Though it took Colie about a month to build the TARDIS, it was only a side project.His life's work of 18 years is building components to convert Pontiac Firebird Trans Am cars into replicas of the talking car, K.I.T.T., from the 1980s "Knight Rider" television series .He designs custom electronic fiberglass dashboards and bumpers, which he sells to fans all over the world."The 'Knight Rider' community is huge," he said. A complete K.I.T.T. (which stands for Knight Industries Two Thousand) replica car costs $55,000."I melted when I saw that car for the first time," Colie said. He was 12 and living in Burnt Chimney when he first saw the series starring David Hasselhoff. "I mean, the show inspired me."He remembers seeing an ad on the back of a magazine for a Knight Rider replica. "I didn't have any money. I had to make it," he said.He did his best converting his 1982 Pontiac Trans Am into K.I.T.T. by building his first dashboard in ninth grade.He said he struggled in high school and was homeless in his 20s, often crashing on a friend's couch while he worked in the heating and air conditioning field."Every dime I made went back into that car," Colie said. "I spent all summer trying to build fiberglass and all winter on e迷你倉ectronics."The car was finally finished around 1993, he said, and was put on display for three months at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke.The work was still just a hobby; Colie had jobs as a salesman for a vacuum cleaner company and later as a prosthetics technician.After getting his first computer in 1998, he became active in the online "Knight Rider" replica message boards and posted a photo of his car.That's when his business started and orders began rolling in for parts."You never know what that moment is meant to be," he said. "It could be a moment to change your life."Now his home -- and office for his company Advanced Designs in Automotive Technology -- stays busy, and not just on K.I.T.T. cars. Inside sits a half-finished R2-D2 from "Star Wars" and a working digital timer he designed, just like the one used in the late-'90s sci-fi TV series "Sliders."Longtime customer Scott Rice calls Colie a perfectionist. "He's just so creative in his ability to do things with his hands," Rice said.He met Colie in 2001 at a car show and told him, "I don't want what these people have. I want better."A couple of years later Rice was winning national awards for his replica car, built with Colie parts. Rice said his K.I.T.T. car is now used by Universal Studios for promotional tours. "For his part, he couldn't have done a better job," Rice said.Helping othersAt one point, Colie and an ex-girlfriend tried to start a Knight Foundation nonprofit to help give people second chances. The organization didn't make it off the ground, but Colie didn't give up on trying to help people."One person can make a difference," he said. "I want to help people out. That's my goal."For several years he's mentored teens, including John Trout, who grew up in the same neighborhood. Trout worked in Colie's shop when the business was first getting off the ground. He said Colie took a risk by going for such a unique and specialized field."He did it. I think it's a testament to being a little bold and following your interests," Trout said. "His interests are only matched by his desire to help other people."Trout has since graduated from college and now lives in Rochester, N.Y. and works in the alternative energy field. Colie joked, "I live through him vicariously."Colie said he might not have gone to college or had children, but he tries to inspire creativity and imagination in anyone he meets, especially those who are trying to figure out what to do with their lives.He says he hopes people see that dreams are obtainable, even if you "fall on your face.""You just have to want it bad enough," he said. "If you can't afford it, you can build it."For more information on Colie's "Knight Rider" conversion business, go to .adiautotech.com.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, Va.) Visit The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, Va.) at .roanoke.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存
- 8月 31 週六 201317:42
新加坡
高管特區2011年夏天,迷你倉北京春雨天下軟件有限公司成立,代表中國在線醫療從web端到移動端的開始。談及自己的創業選擇,春雨天下首席執行官張銳坦陳:“大勢所趨,移動互聯網發展機會很好,我判斷很可能是10年以來最好的機會。”中國移動互聯網第三方咨詢機構艾媒咨詢發佈的數據顯示,2012年中國移動醫療市場規模達到18.6億元(人民幣,下同,3.87億新元)。預計到2017年底,這一市場的規模將達到125.3億元。張銳獨到的市場直覺,為春雨的發展贏得了先機。他認為移動醫療的價值是幫助人們管理人生最重要的資產:健康。春雨主打產品是“自查+問診”的遠程健康咨詢手機應用軟件。自查指的是春雨數據庫為用戶提供健康答案,供用戶參考;問診則是用戶向醫生提問,問題將被實時推送到醫生手機,由醫生在手機上完成回複。此外,用戶可以根據自己對時效性的需求,從免費到50元的價格中,選擇不同的支付費用。張銳形容這是一個智力淘寶,平台上賣的是醫生或者健康工作者的智力。兩年來春雨迅速茁壯成長,目前已經擁有超過1000萬用戶。張銳:我們是合格的醫生創辦春雨天下之前,張銳最為人所知的身份是資深媒體人。他畢業于中國人民大學新聞學院,曾先後在《新聞調查》、《京華時報》、網易新聞中心任職。在移動互聯網行業,張銳是半路出家。主持開發網易新聞客戶端,給了張銳與移動互聯網“親密接觸”的機會。他說,“我在網易做了六年,前三年做內容,後三年做產品,我覺得做產品可實現的空間和價值更高。”對於春雨產品與其他問診型app的差別,張銳稱:“我們是合格的醫生,他們是不負責的醫生。那些app不是試圖在線上解決你的問題,最終目的是要把你引到線下去看病。”他介紹,春雨的醫生團隊有很高的進入門檻,級別要達到主任或副主任醫生以上,具備五年以上的臨床經驗,或是博士以上學歷。春雨產品的定位是“醫院院牆之外的輕型問診”,創新性利用醫生碎片化時間為用戶解答問題。與基於個人電腦端的問診服務不同的是,移動端可自存倉綁定手機號來確保醫生賬戶的真實性,具有更高的安全性,手機消息推送則方便了醫生和用戶的交流,實現了問診的即時性和便捷性。因為中國醫生的執照只在醫院內使用才是合法的,有人質疑遠程醫療App的合法性。張銳笑著否定了這個說法,“中國現在醫療問題的核心是醫療資源分配不均,所以國家鼓勵醫生多點執業。而問診行為和輕問診、咨詢之間最重要的界限是,醫生開不開處方。春雨完全沒有給用戶開處方,所以嚴格上講算不上是一個問診行為。”崇尚“自由”的領導者能把自己的想法最大發揮出來,實現自身價值最大化,對張銳來說是個很大的誘惑。他最讚賞穀歌(Google)精神,認為互聯網行業和傳統行業最不同的精神特質就是自由和免費,代表了新的生產力方向。張銳期望春雨像穀歌一樣,開發能為人類創造價值的工具,而不是單純為盈利而存在。9月底即將上線的“希波克拉底”計劃就是張銳實現自己豪情的一個嘗試。據他介紹,“希波克拉底”計劃是基於春雨平台上已有的大量真實數據,把對用戶有價值的東西,通過數據分析提煉出來,使用戶能夠簡單調用。這個數據庫還是完全免費的張銳說:“邊際成本為零的東西都應該免費。只要我們做的足夠好,有人願意用,我們就完全免費的提供。”盈利是“接下來要做的事情”談到春雨現存的阻礙,張銳說了兩個字:“時間”。“我們在做一個沒有人做過的事情,面對的是一個放量的市場,不是一個存量的市場。公司未來要實現財務順利運轉,要能等到用戶健康和付費習慣養成的那一天。公司的財務要能夠支撐到春暖花開的一天。這就是一個很現實的問題。”張銳說:“春雨到現在也沒盈利,這是我們接下來要做的事情。”未來春雨嘗試贏利模式的第一步是會員制度,每個月用戶交會員費後可以不限次數提問。此外,春雨還計劃與小型企業合作,推行企業會員制度。春雨的定位也將擴大,從“醫生智力平台”轉變為“泛健康人士智力平台”,引入健身教練、心理師、營養師等泛健康工作者,開設自己的工作室,春雨提供技術、商業平台的支持。(中新社專稿)迷你倉新蒲崗
- 8月 31 週六 201314:38
2 held for trial in Sheraden 'party bus' killing
Source: Pittsburgh Post-GazetteAug.迷你倉新蒲崗 30--Two men were held for trial today on charges that they stormed a "party bus" that stopped in Sheraden this spring and fatally shot a man who got off.James Lawrence, 21, of East Hills, and Michael Lyons, 22, of Homewood, face charges of homicide, conspiracy and a gun violation in the March 30 shooting death of Steven Lee, 21, of McKees Rocks.Pittsburgh homicide detectives wrote in a criminal complaint that Clarrissa Clark, 19, Summer Kerley, 29, both of Sheraden, and Samantha Powe, 30, of Garfield, boarded the bus in the South Side and began arguing with people on board.While they were on the bus, Ms. Powe called someone and said, "You need to come over and smoke these people," according to the complaint."These people" were Mr. Lee and his sister, according to the complaint.Ms. Clark was also on the phone and asked the driver to stop in Sheraden, at which point Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Lyons and a third man arrived, police have said.Police said Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Lyons got on the bus, where Mr. Lawrence pointed a gun at Mr. Lee's sis迷你倉出租er and escorted her off. Mr. Lyons stood outside the bus and Mr. Lee also made his way off the bus, police have said.Then, detectives wrote, Ms. Clark told Mr. Lyons and Mr. Lawrence "Spank them. I want those two" and they opened fire, fatally shooting Mr. Lee.Mr. Lee's sister was not injured.Ms. Clark and Ms. Kerley were arrested Thursday in Ohio Thursday on charges that they solicited the killing.Ms. Powe was found shot to death on a dead-end street in Homewood last month. Charges have not been filed in that case.Mr. Lawrence has also been charged with killing Tiona Jackson, a 28-year-old nurse and mother of six, outside Red's Bar in Beltzhoover Feb. 28.Robert Carey Jr., the attorney representing Mr. Lawrence in the Sheraden shooting death, declined to comment, aside from saying he looked forward to challenging the charges at trial.The attorney representing Mr. Lyons could not immediately be reached for comment.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at .post-gazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉
