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  • 8月 25 週日 201316:22
  • 我的個媽呀常常熱情得過了頭

信息來源於四川新聞網 / Cited from .newssc.org/天下的媽媽都是一樣的。真的都是一樣的!她們年輕時在單位發揮對工作的熱情,迷你倉出租退休之後,又在院落間小區里發揮她們對生活的熱情。她們的熱情,常常帶有一種有福同享有難同當的豪爽勁兒,讓你覺得非常窩心;她們的熱情,又極其直接,幾乎不拐彎磨角,所以在讓你窩心的同時,又常常讓你有點尷尬;更要命的是,她們對你這點小尷尬完全沒感覺,還以為是你臉皮薄,很多話不好意思說,於是爆發出更生猛的熱情———你節節敗退,她步步緊逼……如果用關鍵詞形容我老媽,“性格外向,“熱心熱情”這些詞是逃不過了。我媽來幫我帶娃一年多點,不長的時間,已經讓家附近方圓兩公里的群�對此深有體會。/ 人肉指路牌我家旁邊有賓館、連鎖酒店、度假公寓,來成都旅遊的人絡繹不絕,他們都會選擇我媽這樣遛娃的老人問路。一是老年人熱心,二是在這兒遛娃的對附近都熟悉。我媽經常在晚飯時炫耀:“你肯定想不到,今天有5個人問我路……”“嘿,來旅遊的人竟然問我康二姐串串咋走,我說的中道街抵攏,在右邊頭頭上,對的嘛?”方向是對,就是不曉得“抵攏”、“頭頭上”這些詞人家外地人聽得懂不。我媽聽到意見會立刻認真學習,“那用普通話啷個說,你教一下我喃。”被問的次數多了,我媽竟生出一種“我應該為遊客指路”的使命感、責任感。每天遛娃看到有遊客拿著地圖在東張西望,她就抱著娃故意湊過去在人家旁邊轉圈溜達,不時拿眼角瞅瞅對方,一旦看到對方有問路的意圖,就能及時搭腔。如果對方不領情,寧願自己把腦殼摳爛了都沒問路,我媽就要鄙視別個:“鼻子下面就是路!都不曉得問一下。”這天,有位來自山東、住度假式公寓的中年男人,問我媽最近的菜市場在哪兒,他要去買最有本地特色的泡菜、醃菜之類的。菜市場不算很遠,但走路最少也要15分鐘,而且路線比較複雜,不停轉彎拐角,還得面臨兩個十字路口,兩個丁字路口的選擇,很有可能因為走錯一步,就離菜市場十萬八千里了。我媽用川普耐心細緻講了兩遍路線,對方還是一頭霧水。“哎呀算了,我帶你去!”我媽把我女兒抱起,作出重大決定。然後,我媽就真的大冬天抱著我那裹得像包子一樣的娃,走了20分鐘(抱娃影響速度)路,把對方送到了菜市場門口,臨別還附贈推薦了一家泡菜比較好吃的店鋪。當天晚飯時光,我媽特驕傲地把這件指路經典案例詳細講了一遍。她更驕傲的是,不僅幫了人,還能打聽到中年男“是退伍軍人,帶爹媽和老婆來成都玩,可能在成都買房”等等故事。問題是,我媽有退行性關節炎,平時抱娃都不走路,這次負重疾走,腿又劇痛了半個月。/ 瘋狂代購人去年冬天,一家保暖內衣的天貓店搞活動,我果斷給家人入手。這次網購獲得我媽盛讚。讚揚從家里到家外,出門逮誰給誰說,終於把兩位經常和我媽遛娃的老太太說動心了,在看了實物以後,要求我媽幫忙買。這麼光榮的任務自然轉交給我了。兩個老太太一買就是8套,涉及男女4種顏色5個尺碼。沒想到這只是我老媽這場“銷售風暴”的序曲。沒過兩天,下班就在院子門口看到我媽和三四個老太太,圍著幾盒保暖內衣品頭論足。我媽正在熱情推銷:“是不是可以嘛?才70幾一套,千值萬值,你看我穿起,今年冬天,現在都還沒穿毛衣,太熱了。”“喊你女兒幫我們買幾套嘛,我回去統計一下,一共要多少套。”“沒得問題,你想好了尺寸、顏色給我說就是。”我媽聽到人家願意買,激動得臉上放光,一看到我就趕緊招呼:“快過來,給這幾個孃孃介紹有哪些顏色和尺寸。”那兩天,我媽對推銷工作是盡職盡責,在我女兒推車里隨時都放著兩套保暖內衣,一套男XL號,一套女L號,方便幾個阿姨比較尺寸。隨後,我在老媽的指令下,又為3個阿姨購入12套。過了一星期,我正上班,接到老媽電話:“那個保暖內衣還有嘛?再買17套哈。”17套?!“是嘛!院子頭語語的外婆還要買,她妹妹看到了也想買,她女曉得了,又說給老人公婆也買,算孝敬父母的。她妹妹是改嫁的,現在那個老公也……”啊啊啊啊,我的媽呀,不要給我扯這些關係了,要聽暈,你就明確說好多套,大小、顏色、男女!“好好好,我做個統計,晚上回來說。”迷你倉到家,拿到我媽手繪表格,我都要被這種敬業精神感動了。表格上標注了:×××孃孃××套,男黑XL(2套),女紅L(2套)(如紅沒有,買紫)……去年冬天,在我媽熱情推銷熱心代購下,我一共在那家店幫各位鄰居及其親屬買了55套保暖內衣,簡直想代表店家給我媽頒發最佳銷售獎牌了。我媽對這個成績也比較滿意,碰到參與此次購買的鄰居,打招呼用語都變了,從“吃了沒得?”改成“今天穿起的哇?”/ 忙亂帶娃婆我媽她們有個遛娃小組,每天一起推娃散步,帶娃玩。有哪位老人要去上個廁所或者超市買包鹽什麼的,我媽都主動請纓:“快去快去,我幫你把孫兒看到。”這幫著看娃的事情多了,逐漸演變到不受我媽的控制。從上廁所變成逛服裝店,從超市買包鹽變成菜場買菜,老人家些要我媽幫忙看娃的時間越來越長,要我媽單獨看著的娃甚至達到過3人之多。不要小看3人啊,嬰幼兒這種特別的生物,大家都懂的。我媽經常是抓住了這個要翻進水池的,那個已經一晃一晃走遠了,我女還坐在車里大哭要求下來溜達,那場面叫一個混亂啊。但是一旦娃的奶奶或者外婆回來,給我媽一戴“高帽子”:“心心的婆婆才能幹哦,把我們幾個娃都看得好好的。”我媽又得瑟了,又忘了之前的忙亂了,還批評提意見的我:“有啥子嘛,幫人家看到一下,人家是信任我才喊我看。”下次繼續熱情高漲幫人家看娃。除此之外,我媽剛剛又主動攬下了幫樓下鄰居修電器的事情,派我爸去完成。可憐我爸只是個半吊子修理工,屋頭隨便整一下還行,幫別個修大家電還是有點具體,曉得能完成任務不哦。(呆呆)媽,你熱心得都要插手人家的家務事了那是女兒剛上小學的時候。我們家離學校很近,就一站路的距離,那天閑來無事,我就和我媽一起到學校接娃兒去了。正在校門外翹首以盼的時候,班上一位男同學的媽媽熱情地過來和我們打招呼。這位媽媽和我老公是同事,所以我們早就認識。她一過來就說:“唉,還是你們好,這麼近,走幾步就過來了。我們住得太遠了,每天早上6點多就要起床,然後吃了早飯趕公交車,好造孽喲,娃兒瞌睡都沒睡醒。”我媽向來是個熱心人,一聽這話,馬上說:“那你們搬過來住�,你們不是在單位家屬區也分了房子嗎?”男生媽媽說:“我也是這麼想的,但我老公弄死不願意過來,說這邊的房子太舊了,住起來不舒服。”我媽一聽,心裡那個焦啊:“不舒服?有啥子不舒服嘛,娃兒沒睡醒不僅影響學習,還影響發育!”男生媽媽又說:“我也這麼說,可他弄死不聽,說我們那房子是一樓,光線也不好,環境差。”我媽聽到這兒,我已明顯感覺到她內心一股浩然正氣騰空而起。果然,只見她嘴巴一癟,眼風一掃,很不客氣地回敬道:“你不能啥子都聽你老公的,他平時又不管娃兒,當然不曉得每天來回接送娃兒有好辛苦哦。你婆婆那天跟我說,她不識字,有一次趕掉了車,怕遲到,想換輛車又不敢,生怕坐錯了耽誤更多時間,好造孽嘛!”可能是我媽氣勢太強大,此時,這位媽媽已經從之前的有問必答變成了最多尷尬地笑兩聲。我生怕再聊下去,兩家的關係從此拉豁,使勁拉住我媽的手,示意她不要說了。但我媽入戲太深,這種情況下,怎麼可能戛然而止!最後,她竟然乾脆對那位媽媽說:“這樣子嘛,你去把你家屬區的那套房子收拾出來,我去跟你婆婆說,讓她帶著孫兒單獨住那兒,周末再讓娃兒回你們家。娃兒這麼小,睡眠好重要哦,而且每天擠公交車擠一兩個小時好累嘛!你們不心疼媽也要心疼娃兒嘛!”天哪,這話說得……簡直都有點干涉別人的家庭內政了!幸虧這時,女兒班上正好排隊出來了,家長們一哄而散,紛紛前去接各自的孩子。我媽顯然還沒回到現實情境,仍亦步亦趨地跟在那位媽媽身後,試圖以自己豐富的人生經驗,說服那位愚從的媽媽搬過來住。我眼疾手快,一把拉住她,把她拖到一邊,小小聲地說道:“媽,你這也管得太多了吧!你沒看到別人後來好尷尬嗎?都不咋個敢跟你說話了。”我媽這才如夢初醒:“真的呀?我完全沒注意到!哈哈哈……她肯定覺得我這個老太婆好討嫌哦。”我心裡想:哼,不僅她這麼覺得,我剛才甚至都有點這麼覺得了!如果那位媽媽看到這篇文章,請你一定要相信,我媽絕過沒有惡意哈,她就只是有時熱心得過了點。(夏周)儲存倉
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  • 8月 25 週日 201315:30
  • 七成青少年依賴手機閱讀

晨報訊(記者 劉洋)在手機成為生活“必需品”的今天,自存倉七成青少年使用手機進行數字化閱讀,最感興趣的則是“幽默”類內容。首都互聯網協會召開“為青少年守住互聯網安全底線”座談會,會上透露,排在青少年書籍閱讀目的前列的是“打發時間”、“好玩”。中國青少年研究中心少年兒童研究所所長孫宏豔介紹,一項在全國範圍對小學四年級至高中二年級的6400名未成年人進行的調查結迷你倉新蒲崗顯示,有七成青少年使用手機進行數字化閱讀,“幾乎都不看書了”。數字化閱讀快捷方便,但同時造成的是孩子們的淺閱讀、範閱讀,讀完後可能只記得標題;而這種碎片化的閱讀,比如微博140字提煉出來全文的精華部分,也造成了青少年只注重重點段落、不看全文,無前後因果的閱讀習慣。長此以往,數字化閱讀改變了青少年的思維方式,形成了喜看、喜聽,不問為什麼、不獨立思考的習慣。迷你倉出租
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  • 8月 24 週六 201313:58
  • Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif., David Allen column

Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.self storageAug. 22--Two enormous Russian-built cargo planes parked at LA/Ontario International Airport have been drawing stares from motorists along Airport Drive, especially aircraft buffs.The Antonov An-124 is by some measures the world's second-largest cargo airplane -- perhaps, like Avis, it tries harder -- and can carry 330,000 pounds. It's 226 feet long with a wingspan of 240 feet. Reader Michael Cunningham alerted me to the presence of the planes, which he and his family spotted while driving to dinner and which he properly identified.I wouldn't know an Antonov from an anteater, but my guess was that the planes were at ONT for a film shoot, since they were parked by the old terminals. Not surprisingly, I was wrong.They're real, working jets, owned by a private company, and they arrived earlier in August after dropping off cargo at Vandenburg Air Force Base. The pilots and crew are on "flight rest" until their next assignment.Why are they at ONT instead of Los Angeles International?"There's not a really good area to park them in at LAX," said Myron Saulpaugh, ONT's operations superintendent, during my visit Wednesday.One thing ONT isn't hurting for is unoccupied space.At Ontario, the planes' owners are paying up to $300 per day for parking. That might sound like a lot, but as Saulpaugh observed, "It's cheaper than flying it somewhere."See? Someone thinks ONT's parking fees are reasonable.Is the An-124 the largest plane to ever land at ONT? No. It's the second-largest cargo plane, like I said, and the world's largest, the Antonov 225, has also landed at ONT."It has six engines and a 290-foot wingspan," Saulpaugh said.The An-124, both of them, are slated to leave Sunday. Take a gander from Airport Drive, west of Vineyard Avenue. The planes are hard to miss.While being driven around the taxiways and service roads of ONT by Saulpaugh, John Jeong-Yeon Chang and Lori Teague, I got a look at a retired United 727 parked permanently in a hangar exclusively for film and TV use. The 1972 plane was originally flown to ONT for the NBC series "LAX" -- principally filmed in Ontario, ironically enough -- for its only season, 2004-05."We acquired it when the series went belly up," Saulpaugh told me. "We've used it for quite a 迷你倉ew different productions."Its most high-profile uses have been in the Oscar-winning movie "Argo" and in "Mission Impossible 3." Earlier in August, the plane was employed during a shoot at ONT for an upcoming episode of "NCIS." The scene will be set in Tel Aviv.Because the engines, power source and avionics were removed, the 727 doesn't fly and can only be moved by being towed. Airline logos were removed to render the exterior generic. Appropriate logos can be added digitally during post-production, Saulpaugh said.I also got a look at the closed portion of Terminal 2. Gates 210 to 213 were closed a year ago due to ONT's traffic slowdown and turned over to Hollywood as a filming location."Now we can use it for films without interfering with the public," Saulpaugh explained.In recent weeks, an episode of Showtime's "Dexter," commercials for Enterprise and National Rent-a-Car and director Michael Mann's next, unnamed movie all used the terminal.The grounded 727 can be towed into position against one of the jet bridges for passengers, or actors can look out the terminal windows to watch real planes take off or land. I instantly thought of Pam Halpert saying goodbye to Michael Scott and then watching "his" plane leave on Steve Carell's last episode of NBC's "The Office" in 2011.ONT has substituted for many airports on TV and in movies over the years, most famously perhaps in Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can," where Ontario played Miami International Airport.Its most schizophrenic appearance was in the HBO movie "Lansky," in which ONT played airports in four different cities."I think the only time it was Ontario Airport was in '24,' and they blew it up," Saulpaugh joked concerning the Fox series about terrorism. "We don't need to be Ontario if they're going to blow it up."Yeah, ONT has enough problems. No need to add explosions to the list.David Allen blows it Friday, Sunday and Wednesday. Contact david.allen@inlandnewspapers.com or 909-483-9339, visit insidesocal.com/davidallen, like davidallencolumnist on Facebook and follow @davidallen909 on Twitter.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, Calif.) Visit the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, Calif.) at .dailybulletin.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉
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  • 8月 24 週六 201313:28
  • 化武屠殺真兇難定 俄美角力再度升溫美密商軍事懲罰敘利亞

●本報駐敘利亞、美國、法國、德國記者 焦翔 蕭達 楊明 青木 ●汪析 柳直因埃及動蕩而消失在國際聚光燈下的敘利亞昨天突然成為世界最大焦點,self storage起因是大馬士革郊區的一場“化武屠殺”。反政府的“敘利亞自由軍”23日稱,死者升至1729人。這場“化武屠殺”被認為是25年前薩達姆殺害伊拉克庫爾德人(據稱5000多人遇難)之後的最大化武慘劇,但到底誰是兇手迷霧重重。西方傾向于認為,兇手是巴沙爾當局,白宮舉行專門會議商討在軍事上對其懲罰,包括轟炸敘利亞政府機構,法國也發出動武威脅。俄外交部23日則稱,當前出現新一輪反敘宣傳,動武“不可接受”,俄媒質問無需化武已穩操勝券的巴沙爾當局會在聯合國核查組抵達敘利亞之際愚蠢地動用化武嗎?此次化武事件對美國尤其意味深長,整整一年之前,奧巴馬給敘利亞畫了“紅線”:使用化武,就給予軍事打擊。許多美國媒體認為,這次屠殺是對美國的挑戰和羞辱,事關奧巴馬的權威和美國的臉面。奧巴馬權威遭受挑戰?“公開的照片上,那些死者看上去幾乎像天使,他們被包裹在白色屍布里,只露出平靜的臉龐,沒有鮮血,沒有傷痕。事實上,沒有任何方式能完全反映出這些孩子中樞神經受損、器官衰竭引發的呼吸憋悶、口吐白沫的恐怖。”美國《達拉斯晨報》22日刊登社論,呼籲“在敘利亞問題上不要再沉默”。22日,來自五角大樓、國務院和情報機構的官員在白宮舉行會議,長達三個半小時,商討對巴沙爾軍隊可能採取的選項。《紐約時報》援引官員的話說,白宮討論的應對之策,包括巡航導彈打擊,可能從地中海軍艦發射“戰斧”導彈,美國在那裡有兩艘驅逐艦。五角大樓在中東和歐洲有戰鬥機和轟炸機,可用于對敘空襲。戰機可從遠離敘利亞國境的地方發起打擊。目標可能包括導彈或火炮系統(用來發射化學彈藥或神經毒氣的),以及通信和支持設施。巴沙爾政府權力的象徵——總部和政府辦公樓——也屬考慮的目標。23日,奧巴馬對CNN稱,化武事件是“大事”,美國將出台關於敘利亞和埃及的決定性政策。《華爾街日報》透露,在五角大樓研究軍事選擇方案之際,美國國務卿克里與法國外長法比尤斯和土耳其、約旦、歐盟的外交政策主管以及聯合國秘書長潘基文通過電話舉行會談。美國的軍事選擇方案包括可能對“政權目標”實施打擊。敘利亞政府職能部門就屬於這類目標。美國官員說,選擇方案還包括打擊敘軍事指揮控制設施、前線炮台。以色列《國土報》23日稱,“這場毒霧戰中,問題比答案多”,西方面臨在證據不足的情況下如何懲罰巴沙爾政權的問題。當天,英國稱巴沙爾當局是兇手。“我們不知道敘利亞當局是否對平民使用了化學武器,我們看到了圖片,但沒人確定是政府還是別人幹的,坦白說,我們不知道。但事件發生幾乎正是奧巴馬‘紅線論’一周年之際。這是問題所在!沒有人在乎奧巴馬的話。”立場強硬的“美國思想家”網站22日自我解嘲,稱“奧巴馬總統的話毫無意義”。《新聞日報》對“埃及的將軍和敘利亞的獨裁者打敗奧巴馬”感到憤怒,文章說,世界21日被喚醒,大馬士革郊區發生大規模化學武器攻擊事件,這不是死亡人數的問題,或者至少不只是死亡人數的問題,他們被殺害的方式是美國和國際社會不允許的。這距離奧巴馬第一次宣佈巴沙爾使用生化武器針對自己的人民就將是越過美國畫下的“紅線”只有一年零一天,奧巴馬不止說過一次,近幾個月他至少說過4次。《紐約每日新聞報》認為,巴沙爾輕鬆越過奧巴馬的“紅線”,向奧巴馬發出挑戰,將對大馬士革郊區發動化武攻擊作為對美國的考驗。《紐約時報》說,現在奧巴馬的信譽面臨更大的政治風險。美國《全國郵報》更是回憶起美國在埃及遭受的屈辱:美國強烈反對釋放穆巴拉克,美國還曾強烈反對埃及軍方驅逐穆爾西,警告不要對穆爾西的追隨者使用暴力,要求軍方領導人和穆兄會對話,但美國在所有戰線上的要求都被忽視了。“奧巴馬的猶豫不決給美國在埃及和敘利亞遭受更多羞辱打開了大門”。大馬士革戰略研究中心副主任易卜拉欣23日對《環球時報》記者說,西方不會發動對敘利亞的武裝干預。首先,假如西方介入,敘軍方高層已做出明確預案,那就是在禁飛區建立10分鐘內向歐洲發射帶有化武的導彈,目前敘利亞掌握有射程2000公里的導彈,意大利、德國都處在射程內,歐洲會慎重考慮這一問題;其次,伊朗已在�多場合表態,一旦敘利亞遭到攻擊,將會不遺餘力地進行還擊,屆時伊朗革命衛隊進入敘利亞將不可避免,同時,近來黎迷你倉嫩真主黨領袖納斯魯拉也表態,他和真主黨也會在需要的時候進入敘利亞作戰,假如西方介入,以色列將直接面對來自敘利亞、伊朗和真主黨的地面直接打擊,即便以色列戰鬥力再強,但其狹小的國土面積也很難在戰事中幸免于難。第三,俄中不會對此袖手旁觀。“化武屠殺”引發美俄角力“目中無人的總統巴沙爾有很大可能逃脫法網。”英國《每日鏡報》23日刊文預測敘利亞“化武屠殺”事件結局時這樣說道,其理由是:“巴沙爾有中國、俄羅斯和伊朗站在它的一邊;有國內強大的支持;有一支強悍的、裝備充足的軍隊。”“今日俄羅斯”電視台稱,敘利亞化武事件可能爆發成一場橫跨中東的超級對抗,一方是俄羅斯、中國和伊朗,一方是美國、英國、沙特、土耳其和卡塔爾。世界和平前景不妙。報道稱,化武故事需要仔細分析,而一分析,疑點叢生。最先報道該新聞的是阿拉伯電視台,該台在敘利亞衝突中不是中立方,它2002年由沙特皇室在迪拜建立,而沙特是推翻敘政府的一個主要金融支持者。沙特《公報》刊登社論說,巴沙爾的朋友和盟友使用毒氣,毒殺孩子,一排排的尸體,他們夜裡如何安眠?社論質問站在巴沙爾政權背後的人:俄羅斯人,真主黨,伊朗人,以及伊朗在伊拉克政府的盟友。路透社則引述以色列總理內塔尼亞胡的話說,如果敘利亞此次不被懲罰,那麼伊朗將受到鼓勵,發展核武器。“敘利亞已經變成伊朗的試驗場,伊朗正密切關注世界對其代理人敘利亞所犯暴行的反應,這再次證明我們不能允許世界上最危險的政權獲得世界上最危險的武器。”美國《外交政策》21日稱,俄羅斯讓奧巴馬對敘利亞使用化學武器做出的反應失效。美國與英法呼籲安理會召開緊急會議,爭取國際對調查事件的支持。但安理會只發佈了一個不痛不癢的聲明,因為俄中對最終文本做了修改。美國的草案中最有力的部分,在與俄中閉門談判期間被刪掉。英國《泰晤士報》23日稱,“敘利亞證明俄羅斯不是我們的朋友”,它呼籲“西方必須丟掉對普京的所有幻想”。俄羅斯人怎麼看敘利亞化武事件?美國《基督教科學箴言報》22日說,普京的顧問馬爾科夫說,“俄羅斯沒有被任何報道說服,莫斯科沒有人認為巴沙爾將使用化學武器,尤其是現在他可以在不使用化武的情況下贏得勝利,在聯合國檢查員訪問大馬士革檢查生化武器使用的當天這麼幹,那就是瘋了。我們認為,這是精心準備的挑釁,可能是卡塔爾或沙特情報部門,意在激起西方援助叛軍或武裝干涉的情緒。很明顯,在沒有外界幫助的情況下,叛軍不可能獲勝。”俄新社23日稱,印度外交部表示,“我們從不支持任何武裝干涉。我們只支持聯合國支持的解決敘利亞衝突的國際倡議。”“中東,謹慎游泳”“章魚的爪子扣在他的腦袋上,螃蟹的利鉗在他背上割出鮮血,食人魚、鯊魚撕扯他的腰和腿,鱷魚咬著他的腳,甚至海星都吸附在他肩頭。”最新一期的英國《經濟學家》刊登的這幅漫畫上,奧巴馬站在一片荒蕪的海灘上,身穿美國國旗制成的短褲,赤裸上身,以手撐地低頭看豎在沙中一個告示牌,上寫著:“中東,謹慎游泳。”23日的英國《泰晤士報》刊文稱,當前的中東危機之凶險宛如1914年,當年8月歐洲滑入一戰。文章稱,敘利亞、埃及、伊拉克和伊朗的發展方向應讓我們夜不能寐,這是一個危險時刻,不僅是因為某個有影響力的大國劇烈動蕩,而且因為地緣政治顯示整個中東可能分崩離析。如果埃及軍隊失去對西奈半島的控制,如果極端化的穆兄會尋求激化鄰國局勢,如果巴沙爾不能控制“聖戰者”在戈蘭高地的行為,以色列將被拖入戰火。敘利亞可能被切成碎片,也門已是失敗國家,利比亞東部的普蘭尼加要求更大自治,黎巴嫩被真主黨控制,約旦受到敘利亞難民衝擊,伊拉克幾乎不能維持成為一個國家……西方國家如何面對這場危機呢?《經濟學家》的文章稱,“不是每一場危機都是泥潭”。文章說,當你是一個超級大國的總司令時,人們往往以為你比實際上更強大。但眼下美國人對中東情緒冷淡。文章認為,美國在伊拉克和阿富汗的記憶,有助于解釋美國國民對伊斯蘭世界的冷淡情緒。然而,吸取歷史教訓有時會過度。前國務院敘利亞問題協調人弗雷德里克認為,現在美政府內存在一種“伊拉克綜合徵”,以及一種占據上風的觀點,認為美國會搞糟任何干涉。不過,空襲或許會阻礙或結束敘利亞屠殺。華盛頓近東政策研究所學者羅伯特稱,上世紀90年代巴爾幹戰爭時期,一位官員曾辭職抗議美國不作為。而奧巴馬對敘利亞、埃及等採取不介入的態度,已經導致類似辭職抗議。▲文件倉
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  • 8月 24 週六 201313:22
  • 從硅穀記者到風投教父

本報記者 李佳霖周五,self storage倫敦,陪著老父在海德公園漫步,忍不住給網龍集團董事長劉德建打了個電話,恭喜百度收購網龍子公司91無線的協議正式簽署。網龍與百度都是或曾是IDG資本“與有榮焉”的公司,怎不叫人“樂在其中”!一年前,我曾在此感嘆,移動互聯網將給世界帶來無限驚喜和生機!——熊曉鴿“創新的基礎是創意,創意是什麼?說到底就是一個夢想,每一個從商的人都是一個夢想家,這個夢想會衍生一個很牛的公司,開始都很小,但一定高質量。做風投就是讓資本如何與這種企業結合,其實就是投資對人類有價值的夢想,讓更多的美夢成真”。對風險投資,熊曉鴿如此解讀。從1992年回國創業,到今年熊曉鴿做風投已整20年。20年裡,他作為創始合伙人的IDG資本,在中國投資了近300個中小企業,目前已有70多家所投公司公開上市或並購,創造了約30萬個就業機會。百度、搜狐、騰訊、金融界,以及如家、攜程、漢庭、土豆網等優秀的創業公司背後,都有熊曉鴿和他的團隊的身影,也因此,他被譽為“中國引入高科技產業風險基金的第一人”。熊曉鴿作為美國國際數據集團(IDG)全球常務副總裁兼亞洲區總裁、IDG資本創始合伙人,目前在中國管理著約40多億美元的創投資金,他不僅極大地影響到中國互聯網主流企業的發展,同時也是中國創業奇跡的見證者,馬化騰、李彥宏、張朝陽等企業家的成長也都與IDG的投資息息相關。初涉風投由中國社科院研究生院新聞系畢業的熊曉鴿,是如何走上風險投資的道路呢?這得從他人生的第一夢想——當記者說起。“我的第一職業,仍然是記者。第二職業,才是風險投資商”。熊曉鴿總是說:“我上大學時的第一個職業夢想就是想做一個特別好的記者,最大的願望是當一名法拉奇式的中國記者。”也是因為這個夢想的牽引,熊曉鴿以後的人生規劃幾乎都圍繞著“新聞記者”這個行業在打轉兒。雖已在機電部任翻譯和英語教師,1984年熊曉鴿還是以全國統考總分第三名的成績考上了中國社會科學院研究生院新聞系英語采編專業的研究生。1986年,他在新華社國際部實習時,當時的夢想是成為新華社外派的戰地記者。同年秋天,他獲得美國波士頓大學全額獎學金赴美留學。懷揣38美元到了美國,熊曉鴿玩命苦讀,只用了8個月就拿到波士頓大學新聞傳播學院的碩士學位。他在國外從事的第一份工作也是記者。“那是1987年底,進入弗萊徹法律與外交學院攻讀國際經濟與商理博士學位期間,暑假打工,我有幸來到美國全球最大的出版機構卡納斯出版公司中國版《電子導報》實習。當時做跑硅穀的記者,實習期一小時給15美元。上班的第一天就談成了在中國出四期中文雜誌,報社特高興。我出了一期雜誌後,公司就開始說服我留下,並開出了優惠條件。1988年9月我正式到《電子導報》上班,開始當英文編輯和記者,也放棄了博士學位的攻讀。”熊曉鴿回憶道。“3年的記者生涯,打開了我認識風險投資領域的第一扇門”。當時去採訪的地方主要是美國信息工業的兩大基地——東部的128公路和西部的“硅穀”,這裡是美國創業者匯集的地區。熊曉鴿說,“在這段時間採訪了很多電子公司、創業者和做風投的金融人才,也瞭解了風投該怎麼做,覺得很有意思。還辦了一份中文版的《電子雜誌》,編纂了100家美國電子行業最活躍的風投公司目錄。”1991年秋,出色的記者業績,讓他榮獲了美國最具影響力的美華協會“1991年度最佳新聞報道獎”,其間還擔任了《電子導報》亞洲版副主編。2000年5月,熊曉鴿成為母校波士頓大學新聞與傳播學院第一位亞裔董事。2004年他在該學院設立“熊曉鴿新聞終身成就獎”、“熊曉鴿亞洲報道年度記者獎”以及另外兩項科技獎學金。他一直為這兩件事感到興奮和驕傲。真正將熊曉鴿這個“門外漢”帶入風險投資領域的人,是IDG董事長麥戈文。“我是認識麥先生而進入風投行業。如果沒有麥先生,我不知道我現在會從事什麼行業。”熊曉鴿說,“1988年中秋前夕,榮毅仁先生到美國訪問,要到弗萊徹學院做講演。我所在雜誌社贊助了招待會和晚宴,並請來了很多廣告客戶,包括麥戈文先生。在晚宴上,我做了榮毅仁和麥戈文之間的翻譯。就這樣,我們兩人相識了。”1991年7月,熊曉鴿希望能回國發展,此時他覺得長時間做記者,已遇到了職業瓶頸。因此,他給麥戈文寫了封信。雙方很快約著見面。他坦誠地對麥戈文提出自己當時想實現的夢想,“我如果到IDG來,就想做兩件事,到中國一是出雜誌,二是做風投”。結果是麥先生兩件都想做。於是當年11月6日,熊曉鴿加盟了IDG公司。“這是我的夢,一個海外學子在美國做了整整四年的‘中國夢’——在中國創辦一份《電子產品世界》,專門向電子、電訊及電腦產業的經理、工程師、工程管理人員及創業家們提供綜合性的信息服務。親愛的讀者,願您能夠理解、接受和參與這一來自太平洋彼岸的中國夢”,這是熊曉鴿1993年8月為《電子產品世界》撰寫的題為《夢想成真》的發刊詞,也是他20年前的“中國夢”,雜誌上熊曉鴿的照片和他的中國夢一樣意氣風發。嶄露頭角在風險投資界摔打了20年,熊曉鴿總結做風投的四要素是:第一是市場。市場判斷是第一位的,因為只有市場大公司才能做大。第二,產品還要有一定的技術含量。如果沒有一點技術進入的迷你倉檻,就很容易被人複制。第三,作為一個高速成長的技術型的公司,公司團隊的執行能力和應變能力非常重要。第四,資本進入的時間,對時間點的把握很重要,太早太晚都不行。這些經驗和四個要素的把握,與當年在硅穀當記者培養的職業素養很有關係。“IDG資本在中國投了有近300個公司,但可能看了有3萬多個公司還不止,選擇很重要”。熊曉鴿認為,四個方面最重要的還是對市場和管理團隊的判斷,尤其是對人的判斷。投資季琦的“三大戰役”,是熊曉鴿及IDG資本團隊津津樂道的得意之作。1999年秋的一天,上海的衡山路上,熊曉鴿在衡山飯店約見了一位名叫季琦的創業者。正是這一次看似不經意的見面,成就了季琦之後三次傳奇的創業經歷——季琦是攜程、如家以及漢庭的創始CEO,他用10年時間創造了這3家市值過10億美元的納斯達克上市公司。多年來,IDG資本在互聯網行業充當著“輸血中心”。土豆網創始人王微曾在IDG年會上分享了土豆創業初期、融資及一波三折上市的發展歷程。“這6年的旅程,是一個奇特有趣又美好的夢,公司業務從無到有,從5個人到1000人,經歷了金融危機,經過了後來的4輪融資,我們一起幹到了現在。熊曉鴿和IDG的各位合伙人,給了土豆網巨大的幫助。那50萬美元是我覺得最值得的50萬美元。”王微說。熊曉鴿的另一感悟是專注。“盡管這些年中國的房地產市場如火如荼,但我們始終堅守不做房地產。”“1992年,在深圳每天都有人拉我去買樓看地時,也去看過,做了沒准早發大財了,但我要做房地產沒准也早死了。為什麼沒做?一去就是喝酒,每天醉醺醺的,受不了,每天看地、喝酒,生活質量太差了。”熊曉鴿低調地調侃道。熊曉鴿認為,做投資是一個統計學的工作,做來做去,都是挑戰二八定律。就是20%的項目賺了80%以上的錢,投十個項目有兩個大賺就非常好了。我們的失敗率是8%左右,20多個公司每一個都賠得很心疼,所以說教訓很值錢。雖然賠了20多個,但我們還是做得很開心,因為畢竟還是賺的多,而教訓讓犯低級錯誤的概率降低了。同時,成功也源自我們有一個在一起合作了20多年的管理團隊。IDG資本有一個由7個人組成的投資決策委員會,決策相對透明、科學。“風險投資是眼光投資,眼光很重要。不是比錢,是比錢以外的增值服務。”熊曉鴿說。搜房網總裁莫天全對此深有感觸,“創業一定要找到可以同甘共苦、最好的合伙人。搜房在初期有兩次青黃不接,壓力很大,這時IDG兩次給我們過橋資金,雖然錢不多,每次僅一兩百萬美元,但幫我們度過了最困難的時期。實際上,很多好公司就是因為一道檻沒有過去就完了。我總結投資分為三種情況。一是雪中送炭,二是錦上添花,三是趁火打劫。IDG給我們的錢沒有任何利息,我很感謝有這樣好的投資者。”未來投向“回國後對中國的互聯網產業做了很多事,也給我們帶來了很高的回報。在中國做文人比較好,能‘江山代有才人出,各領風騷數百年’,但在產業界就很難,領風騷10年就不錯了,領20年就了不起了。因為這個行業發展很快,競爭也越來越殘酷。”熊曉鴿認為有四個技術將可能引導未來企業創新創業——移動終端、雲服務、社交技術以及大數據。他認為在中國未來10年領風騷的一定是移動互聯網,媒體的與移動互聯網有關的技術公司。這個行業很激動人心,新產品不斷湧出,從負面來講,這個行業也挺嚇人,競爭激烈而殘酷。“但對我們做基金的來講,機會就比較多。我們主要有3只基金。在中國我們還是以技術為主,TMT(Technology,Media,Telecom,一般統稱為數字新媒體)一直是我們的最愛,中國還有很多的機會,如醫療器械、服務、文化創意產業等。現在中國與20年前比,機會多了,但競爭也激烈許多,我們要抓住機會到中國去做比較大的事情。”“我們的夢想很簡單,希望人們的生活、環境質量有所提高。未來我們將更多在移動互聯網、文化創意產業、環境產業、醫療衛生等方面有所作為,也希望幫助更多的人夢想成真。”熊曉鴿的夢想再次�程。★背景鏈接熊曉鴿與IDG中國美國國際數據集團(International Data Group,IDG)是全世界最大的信息技術出版、研究、會展與風險投資公司。IDG公司2012年全球營業總收入達到34億美元。進入IDG工作後,在熊曉鴿全權接手亞太區事務後,IDG在亞洲多年虧損的項目開始全面盈利。做投資以來,熊曉鴿最津津樂道的有這麼幾件事:——完成中國媒體的第一個並購。1991年12月,剛就職的熊曉鴿回國後,只用半小時,就談成了把當時的《國際電子報》合併到IDG旗下的《計算機世界》里。——深圳高交會的發起者之一。1992年,熊曉鴿在深圳創辦了展覽公司,和深圳市政府合作,負責高交會最大面積的一號館——IT館的招商至今。1993年,熊曉鴿代表IDG集團投資2000萬美元與上海科委合作,成立中國第一家合資技術風險公司。同年,他協助IDG創始人兼董事長麥戈文先生,在中國創立太平洋風險技術基金(現更名為IDG資本)。1998年10月28日,他代表IDG集團策劃與中國科技部建立科技風險投資基金,承諾在7年內向中國的技術產業提供10億美元的創業基金。如今他已成為將國際資本引入中國的代表性人物之一。文件倉
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【廣編特輯】 動行銷小編近來初老症狀屢屢發作,mini storage看著外頭放暑假的年輕人們常會回憶起過往還是青春少年兄時的往事,在遙遠的學生時代,使用常會卡卡的鍵盤趕作業趕報告,輪到要上台期中期末報告時,滑鼠反應不靈敏移動緩慢,有次還特別準備無線滑鼠結果居然沒電,尷尬地在台上手忙腳亂,更扯的是某次在跟心儀許久的女生健康視訊的時候因為糊糊看不清,耳機收音品質不好,不曉得其實是她男友在跟我視訊聊天還以為這位妹子聲音怎會如此有磁性,想想大學青春時期發生的糗事都跟3C週邊配備有關,當時也沒同學還是學長、老師來教我如何選擇好配備,現今3C相關週邊商品更是多元且不斷革新,除了提升使用者工作效能外,最終都希望讓操作者感受到舒適、便利,想知道如何在衝刺學業、事業時有堅強的後盾無後顧之憂嗎?在放鬆、調劑身心或是與愛人朋友聯繫感情時,如何享受最好的視聽品質嗎?動行銷小編要來分享這些學校沒教的事,避免糗事重演! 學校沒教的事:如何擁有滑順準確的操控能力 平時大家在操作有線或是無線滑鼠時,總會遇到以下這幾件事:反應慢、不夠靈敏、不順手,在使用上常常一肚子火,尤其在簡報時,如果滑鼠出狀況更是叫天天不應,羅技開發的觸控滑鼠T620,讓使用者感受到最直覺性的操作與手勢動作體驗,賦予了自由操控在觸控介面與其他工作軟體間的靈活便利性,最棒的是不會產生手部的疲勞,即使長時間使用一樣自在。隨著Windows軟體的升級,羅技T620觸控滑鼠也同步升級,具備6種Windows 8手勢,可快速存取Windows 8「開始」畫面,輕鬆切換喜愛應用程式,並可透過羅技SetPoint軟體進行個人化自訂,享受最佳Windows 8觸控體驗。 另一款是MK710滑鼠鍵盤的組合,滑鼠本身擁有飛速輪捲動模式,可飛快捲動頁面尋找到需要的資料,滑鼠左側身的前後快速鍵能進行上一頁、下一頁的翻頁操作,超長效電力幾乎讓使用者忘記電池的存在,每顆鍵盤除了完美吻合指尖弧度外,讓使用者更可精準地按下每個按鍵;此外,鍵盤高度的降低讓打字體驗更加輕鬆舒適,軟質的手掌放置墊設計,將人體工學概念發揮更淋漓盡致,搭配羅技Unifying超小型接收器,就可以同時將鍵盤及滑鼠連結起來,釋出的USB埠便可保留給其他的USB週邊商品運用,增加USB埠使用上的靈活度。 (初老回憶中)如果動行銷小編可以回到當時,報告現場馬上變成我的個人秀,帥氣指數馬上逼近鋼鐵人東尼史塔克。扼腕指數★★★★★ 學校沒教的事:如何分享每一刻生活感動 如果你是談遠距離戀愛或是要跟國外的朋友、親人聯繫時,總會倚靠視訊,但畫質不好總是那麼一點遺憾,現在有時下最領先的羅技HD網路攝影機C615,它除了有貼心的折疊設計,可將網路攝影機牢固地安裝上電腦螢幕上,此外,360度旋轉設計,讓使用者能夠恣意地轉動鏡頭、輕鬆捕捉到週遭精采的每個瞬間,使用者可透過SkypeTM、Windows LiveTM Messengeself storage、羅技獨家VidTM HD等介面去撥打HD 720p流暢的高畫質視訊電話,也可錄製Full HD1080p寬螢幕的影片或拍攝高達800萬畫像素的照片,更讚是可以直接將拍攝好的影片或照片,以拖曳功能直接上傳至facebook或Youtube分享給大家。 (初老回憶中)幸好當時對方沒有用這款C615,不然動行銷小編絕對會變成同學的笑柄,變成學校十大傳說之一。好家在指數★★★★★★★ 學校沒教的事:如何有身歷其境的影音體驗 那些年戀愛時、失戀時聽過的那些歌首首動聽,但可惜總是少了個fu,全新誕生的羅技無線耳機麥克風H800,讓你可以感受對聲音的多層次,它不僅擁有優異聲音效果還有舒適佩戴設計,更具備了藍牙技術或2.4GHz無線技術,讓使用者可自行選擇透過藍牙連接方式或Nano超小型接收器,輕鬆連結不同的行動裝置,耳罩處提供了整合式控制鍵,讓使用者可輕鬆地調整音量、切換曲目…等功能,此外它還可將音訊失真狀況降至最低,讓使用者隨時隨地享有超擬真的音效品質;而具抗噪效果的麥克風,可讓對方聆聽到您最為真切清晰的談話內容。 此外全新羅技音箱系統Z553,這款功能強大的2.1聲道音箱系統擁有簡潔的現代化設計,擁有紮實富動態聲音效能,不僅提升您在屋內的各項影音娛樂體驗品質並且倍增臨場感,不管是連接個人電腦(PC、MAC)、音樂或DVD播放器、電視機智慧型手機以及其他裝置,都無須煩惱重新插拔音源線,即可快速切換至您想聽的音訊內容,可隨時帶來身歷其境般的體驗與最高的娛樂效果。現在動行銷小編把歌曲播下去聽,還是好催淚好傷心,小花妳為什麼要走。情境指數★★★★★ 羅技開學季 拚行頭最型 提升周邊等級最佳時機 在你的同學還在吃喝拉撒睡時,把握黃金假期好好提升自己新學期的3C設備,馬上贏在起跑點,也可避免糗事降臨到自己身上,羅技推出開學季各項優惠 活動時間是: 2013年8月16日(星期五) 至 9月30日(星期一) 活動方式: 活動期間內至全省通路據點購買羅技全系列商品達指定消費金額,寄回購買發票正本,並剪下產品外包裝之國際條碼正本、與產品外盒之產品名稱正本,全家禮券馬上送給您 活動第一重:滿額贈 選購任2組以內(含2組)羅技/Ultimate Ears全系列商品達指定消費金額,即贈全家便利商店禮券,最高600元 活動第二重:加碼送 第一重滿額贈購買型號,若包含動行銷小編剛剛推薦的任一型號,每組再加贈NT$200元全家便利商店禮券,挖賽!在提升未來學期的戰鬥力時又有禮卷加碼回饋真的是太划算了: -T620觸控滑鼠 NTD 2190 -無線滑鼠鍵盤組MK710 NTD 3590 -HD網路攝影機C615 NTD 2590 -音箱系統Z553 NTD 4990 -無線耳機麥克風H800 NTD 3290 更多活動詳情請洽門市服務人員或上羅技官網查詢.logitech.com迷你倉
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  • 8月 24 週六 201311:56
  • Citizens Review Board talks radar, traffic citations

Source: The Lima News, OhioAug.迷你倉 23--LIMA -- Citizens Review Board members interviewed Lima Police Chief Kevin Martin and Sgt. Dave Gillespie Thursday about a formal complaint against an officer, asking technical questions about how officers use radar and a piece of a traffic citation regarding proof of insurance.Huston's action is the first time the board is considering a complaint from an individual. The board plans to hold a special meeting Aug. 29 and discuss the case in executive session. After that conversation, the board will issue a written report on the matter, board Chairman Mike Hayden said.The board is handling a formal complaint made by Henry Huston, 66, of Lima, who said a Lima officer made a traffic stop based on race. Brotherwood gave Huston a ticket March 13 for speeding and a seat belt violation. Huston first fought the case in court and made a formal complaint with the Lima Police Department. In early July, he also made a formal complaint with the Citizens Review Board.Martin and Gillespie said Lima Ptl. Dustin Brotherwood was not racially profiling and that he didn't violate any department protocol. The board is not permitted to interview Brotherwood because of liability issues, Hayden said. That is a common issue review boards face, Hayden said.At 4:15 p.m. March 13, Huston was driving to a friend's house on Kibby Street when a police officer drove past him in the opposite direction. When Huston arrived at his friend's house several blocks later and was already out of the car, the officer pulled into the driveway and asked Huston for his license, telling him he was driving 40 mph in a 25 mph zone. The officer gave Huston a speeding ticket and additional citation for not wearing his seat belt.Huston said he was not speeding and was wearing his seat belt. Huston also said the officer wouldn't show him any radar evidence of the speeding, and he also questions how the officer could give a seat belt citation when Huston was no longer in the vehicle. Huston wrote in his complaint to the police that the officer was confrontational, "trying to intimidate me in order for me to escalate the situation. The officer showed distinct signs of prejudice and racial bias toward persons of color."When board members interviewed Huston Aug. 8, Huston said Brotherwood did not ask him for proof of insurance, but checked a box that said it was not shown. In dash camera video, Brotherwood can b文件倉 heard asking for a license and registration, but not insurance. As a result, Huston said he had to pay a fine to the state.Martin and Gillespie said officers are not required to ask for proof of insurance, but that if the box on the ticket is marked as proof not shown, the person who received the ticket would be required to show it in court. That person would not be allowed to pay the fine without showing proof of insurance, and if they do not show it, it is the court, not police, that send insurance information to the state.While Brotherwood didn't do anything technically wrong, Hayden questioned the interaction."Isn't it a citizen's expectation that if you're going to be marked for not having proof of insurance that you'd be asked for it first?" Hayden said later in the meeting after the officers left.Gillespie also said offices are trained to look for seat belt violations and can often focus on drivers pulling belts across their chest and lap after they spot a police officer. He did not say if that happened in this case.Martin said officers are taught to not lock in radar speeds because they are doing multiple things at the same time: tracking a vehicle, watching that vehicle slow down as the driver sees the police, watching other traffic."If one more task is made a priority, it draws an officer's attention away from other things," Martin said.While Huston said Brotherwood was being confrontational, Gillespie said Brotherwood believed it was Huston who was confrontational, and Brotherwood, as he is taught to do, was trying to end the stop quickly before it escalated, and may have forgotten to ask about insurance.Board members also asked if Brotherwood has a history of racial complaints against him. Martin said other complaints have been filed, but he didn't know if they were race-based. Martin also said the department wouldn't consider prior complaints when reviewing a new one."What if the common thread isn't a traffic violation, it's people's feeling they've been disrespected because of their race?" board member Bryan Bucher asked."Not if each case is looked and found to have no validity," Martin said. "Police officers have rights just like everyone else. If we did find racial bias, that's not tolerated and would be strongly dealt with."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Lima News (Lima, Ohio) Visit The Lima News (Lima, Ohio) at .limaohio.com Distributed by MCT Information Services存倉
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  • 8月 24 週六 201311:53
  • China DIGEST

AnhuiDefaulter brought to bookA bookstore owner from Wuhu who owed more than 10 million yuan (HK$ 12.迷你倉57 million) to 20 people was caught in Chaohu on Tuesday, the Xinan Evening News reports. He had promised his lenders high interest rates last year, but his once prosperous bookstore went bankrupt in January. He fled Wuhu disguised with the help of sunglasses and fake moustaches.Three boys drownThree boys in Tongcheng drowned on Wednesday in a 10-metre-deep pond near a forest where they often played, people.com.cn reports. It is believed one boy slipped in first, and his two friends fell in when they went to his aid.ChongqingAlcohol used in robberyA man and two accomplices have been detained by Fengdu county police for stealing 3,400 yuan from his grandfather, chinanews.com reports. The jobless man recently learned the elderly man had sold a cow for thousands of yuan. The trio plied the grandfather with alcohol before taking his money.Poker hand proves fatalA 78-year-old man playing poker at a teahouse in Jiangbei district became so excited by a lucky hand he was dealt he keeled over and died, the Chongqing Evening News reports. Doctors reminded the elderly not to get too excited in summer, to lessen the risk of stroke or heart attack.HenanMan held for online threatA man in Shangcheng county, Xinyang , has been detained for posting online he felt like bombing the city’s airport, the Dahe Daily reports. The man had bought an airline ticket for more than 300 yuan, only to find the next day it was 100 yuan cheaper online. He wrote he felt so angry he wanted to plant a bomb at the airport.Five executed over drugsFive men were executed in Luohe on Thursday for making and trafficking more than 130kg of Ice and 530kg of ketamine from 2006 to 2009, the China News Service reports. Seventeen accomplices received punishment ranging from two years’ jail to suspended death sentences.FujianPush for family doctorsThirty counties in the province are conducting pilot programmes that allow rural residents to receive basic medical services from family doctors by signing contracts with them, the Fujian Daily reports. Thirty per cent of residents in those counties will be required to sign contracts this year with family doctors who work at grass-roots clinics. By the end of 2015, half of Fujian’s rural residents must have their own contracted family doctors.Woman stabs family of 4A woman, 48, turned herself in to police in Jianyang for stabbing a 28-year-old man, his sister, wife and four-month-old daughter to death in their home on Wednesday, the Strait City Daily reports. The four victims were her relatives. She told police she had grown to hate the victims, thinking they had treated her badly.Inner MongoliaOnline rumours rife: pollAbout 70 per cent of internet users say online rumours have affected their lives, according to a survey by the news portal nmgnews.com.cn. Half of those canvassed said they frequently received online rumours or false information; 39 per cent sa文件倉d they occasionally received it.Wider access to tap waterAbout 220,000 farmers and 5,600 rural students have been given access to tap water this year under a “safe drinking water” project launched by the autonomous water resources department, nmgnews.com.cn reports. The autonomous region plans to connect 810,000 people to running water this year, at a cost of 740 million yuan.JiangsuSuicide ‘rescuer’ quitsA 45-year-old man in Nanjing who has talked down 256 suicidal people from the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge over the past decade is giving up the cause due to ill health, the Workers’ Daily reports. Chen Si said he had poor eyesight and extremely high blood pressure. He thanked a tycoon in Shantou , Guangdong, who has sent him 5,000 yuan a month for the past six years.Restaurant quota outcryA regulation aimed at reducing waste at restaurants continues to cause controversy since it was issued by Changzhou Cuisine Industry Association a fortnight ago, the Xinhua Daily reports. Restaurants must remind customers to be frugal, and are fined if leftover meals are not sufficiently packed to be taken away by customers.JiangxiMore exercise for pupilsPrimary and middle school pupils in Nanchang will be required to exercise for at least an hour in a initiative by local authorities to reduce chronic illnesses, the New Legal News reports.Effort to boost backwaterThe province has received 530 million yuan from the central government to fund public welfare projects in the south of the province, which has remained a backwater region despite serving as the Communist Party military base against the Kuomingtang forces in the 1920s and ’30s, the Jiangnan City Daily reports. The Ministry of Finance announced last year it would allocate one billion yuan over three years for development in southern Jiangxi .ShanghaiElderly man tied to attackPolice in Pudong district have caught an elderly man suspected of killing his six-year-old grandson, eastday.com reports. He told police he chopped the boy with a kitchen cleaver because the boy quarrelled with him over “trivial things”.Public smoker defiantA man was arrested for smoking in a carriage on Subway Line 9 on Wednesday morning, eastday.com reports. The man allegedly told other passengers to call police if they wished. A passenger uploaded a video of the man smoking and alerted railway police.ZhejiangArrest over murderA 28-year-old man has been arrested in Laiwu , Shandong on suspicion of killing two of his relatives in Dongyang Zhejiang on August 6, chinanews.com reports. Earlier this month police found the bodies of two women stuffed in to two suitcases in a basement. The two victims, both in their 50s, were carrying 280,000 yuan in cash to buy a flat when they were killed.Arsonist sentencedA 21-year-old man has been jailed for three years for arson in Qingyuan county, chinanews.com reports. The man told the court he set fire to a pile of waste timber in a warehouse at the factory where he worked because of a dispute over pay.存倉
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  • 8月 24 週六 201310:55
  • 'Reliability' problems blamed on power outages in Clay Center, Abilene areas

Source: The Salina Journal, Kan.迷你倉出租Aug. 23--CLAY CENTER -- Bill Callaway said he's had enough of glitches in the electric power system that supplies customers of the Clay Center Public Utilities Commission.After a number of power outages this summer, the commission disconnected from the grid Wednesday and fired up its natural gas-powered plant in Clay Center."We've had outages up here for the last three months, maybe four. It's just one right after the other, and we're getting tired of it," said Callaway, the superintendent of public utilities in Clay Center, with 5,000 customers."We were out almost three hours one night," he said. "It's affecting more than just Clay Center."Power was out during the day Wednesday in areas from Clay Center to Abilene, said Chancy Smith, director of Dickinson County Emergency Management. There have been "random power outages" throughout the summer, he said."It seems like it's the same area that's going out, and it's widespread," Smith said. "Anytime you're without power, it just stinks, especially when it's getting warmer."Outages have turned courtrooms and offices dark in the Dickinson County Courthouse, he said, but other areas, such as the 911 dispatch center, have backup power."You'd think, with the price of (electricity) going up, they'd keep the lights on a little better," Smith said.Reconstructing lineThe outages have been caused by the reconstruction of a transmission line from Junction City to Salina, said Tom Sydow, regional director for Westar Energy."Instead of a two-way feed, it's a one-way feed. While that's happening, it's less reliable," he said.In a written response Thursday, Westar Energy accepted some responsibility for the problem."Reliability in the Clay Center area has suffered recently, and we are addressing it. Most recently, we had blinks on our system earlier this week and an outage that lasted about 20 minutes Wednesday afternoon," wrote Gina Penzig, a Westar spokeswoman.That's one excuseThat outage occurred when the boom of an agricultural sprayer touched a transmission line in Dickinson County, southwest of Abilene. The sprayer operator was not injured, Penzig wrote in her statement.Callaway said he'd heard about the blame for Wednesday's outage being placed on the agricultural sprayer."I've had six outages this month alone. So what caused the other five outages?" 儲存倉e asked.Westar workers inspected lines in the "troubled area" Wednesday evening, Penzig wrote, "and they saw insulators that we think are the likely cause of the recent outages."That equipment was being replaced Thursday, she wrote."In addition, a helicopter with cameras that will detect heat signatures and other signs of equipment problems not apparent to the human eye flew the area (Thursday) morning. Their report back was that the other equipment appears to be working correctly," Penzig's statement reads.The transmission line is expected to be completed to Chapman by the end of this year, Sydow said, and the line from Chapman to Abilene will be built in 2014. The final stage, from Abilene to Salina, is scheduled for 2015, he said.Penzig doesn't expect Salina customers to see outages as the line moves westward."Abilene's reliability has been impacted by the current project, and customers should see an improvement in service as construction progresses," her statement reads. "The city of Salina has several transmission lines feeding into it, so we don't expect construction to lessen reliability in the city."Penzig wrote that Westar has spent more than $200 million to "improve reliability and increase capacity to provide electricity to the area," and another $200 million is earmarked to be invested in the electric grid in north-central Kansas.Clay Center buys electricity from the Kansas Power Pool, Callaway said, but the energy gets to the city on Westar's transmission lines.But for the time being, Clay Center is making its own power, which costs from 1.5 to 2 cents more per kilowatt hour."I don't know that it's going to raise customers' bills unless we maintain this for more than a couple days," Callaway said.During a short stint, he expects the Kansas Power Pool's 23 longtime contract members to absorb the extra cost. Those include municipalities, such as Winfield, Clay Center, Minneapolis, Hillsboro and Greensburg, he said."My customers pay for reliable, dependable energy, not excuses," Callaway said. "If it takes us generating our own to get that, that's what we've got to do."-- Reporter Tim Unruh can be reached at 822-1419 or by email at tunruh@salina.com.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Salina Journal (Salina, Kan.) Visit The Salina Journal (Salina, Kan.) at .saljournal.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉沙田
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  • 8月 24 週六 201310:51
  • 潮人盂蘭勝會講座推保育

【本報訊】記者方成報道:由長春社文化古蹟資源中心主辦,迷你倉出租賽馬會慈善信託基金捐助的「國家非物質文化社區教育計劃」之香港潮人盂蘭勝會講座日前在香港理工大學舉行,邀得該中心理事、西貢區潮僑街坊盂蘭勝會理事胡炎松主講,吸引60多名學生、街坊參與。胡炎松指,潮人盂蘭勝會於每年農曆7月舉行,為期一個月,盂蘭勝會除了進行宗教儀式外,會場還有竹棚戲台上演神功戲,以及大型的花牌及紮作等,是展現民間傳統風俗的重要場合。他簡要闡述潮人盂蘭儲存倉會的歷史文化意義,及解釋勝會中每個祭祀儀式、各個棚(大士、天地父母、戲棚)的功能,並深入探討西貢區潮僑街坊盂蘭勝會的歷史及發展過程。據悉, 「國家非物質文化社區教育計劃」以本港4個國家級非物質文化遺產項目─香港潮人盂蘭勝會、長洲太平清醮、大澳端午龍舟遊涌和大坑舞火龍為主題的一系列社區教育活動。此計劃希望透過向大眾推廣這四個項目具本土特色的風俗文化活動,加強大眾對文化古蹟保育及香港歷史與文化的認識,提高對本土的身份認同。迷你倉沙田
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