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Susan Elderkin of Hamden co-authors 'The Novel Cure' for what ails us
Source: New Haven Register, Conn.迷你倉Jan. 07--Everybody knows that novels bring us slices of entertainment and escape. They take us out of ourselves and allow us to forget our own lives for a short time.But Susan Elderkin of Hamden says they have the power to do a lot more than that. "A novel that comes to you at the right time can actually transform your life," she says. "It has the power to change your perspective."And, she says, it has the power to heal what ails you.Elderkin and her friend Ella Berthoud, who lives in Sussex, England, are the co-authors of an inventive, fascinating new book, "The Novel Cure," $26.95, Penguin, 2013, which prescribes some 751 books to heal a variety of ailments, from the mental to the physical.Do you suffer from carelessness? You may need to leave immediately to go get a copy of "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery to see how someone cares for a planet with 44 sunsets per day.Or maybe it's pessimism that's got you down, right here at the dawning of a new year. If that's the case, perhaps you just need a little dose of "Robinson Crusoe," which may just be the first novel to show that optimism can turn a life around.Then there's the misery of a breakup. Our sympathies if you're going through that. Try "High Fidelity," by Nick Hornby and allow Rob to hold your hand through your pain and recovery, and maybe help you navigate your way back to love.Elderkin, herself a novelist, says that she and Berthoud first discovered the healing power of fiction when they were college freshmen at Cambridge."We met and bonded immediately over books," she says. "We started the idea of giving books to help each other through whatever we were going through, usually boy troubles. Sometimes we needed a kick in the backside to help us sort things out. We shared the idea that books held the answer."And not just any books. As Elderkin puts it, "So many people only read the books that are on the main table in the chain bookstores. Sometimes those books are good, but what about the books that have stood the test of time, the books that have fallen into obscurity, but still have a lot to tell us about life? Those are the ones I want people to know about."Take the book "Tristram Shandy," she says. "Such a wonderful book! It's the absolute cure for being too anal-retentive. It's so freeing, it's about having a laugh, having fun, digressing all over the place. It could cure you."Let's say you're feeling a tendency toward cowardice. Elderkin says there's no better book for you than "To Kill a Mockingbird.""I've read the nonfiction self-help books, books like 'Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway,' but there's nothing more powerful than reading the dramatized example of Atticus Finch being brave when he feels frightened," she says. "You see him struggling with the need to stand by what he knows to be right even though it puts him on the other side of his whole community, even though it possibly puts his children in danger. It was a much more effective cure for my cowardice than a self-help book."In 2008, Elderkin and Berthoud got the idea of being "bibliotherapists." They took the idea to an alternative education establishment in London called The School of Life, and set up a practice, talking with clients and prescribing novels for them.It was a great success."The people we meet with seem to be either people who are big readers already and want to talk to somebody else who's well-read about their reading journ迷你倉將軍澳y, or they are people who are going through crises and who need a new perspective," says Elderkin.After that, they knew they needed to do a book. When Elderkin was living in Somerset with her husband, Ash, and their little boy, Kirin, Berthoud came to visit with her three daughters. The two women sat up late with a bottle of wine and started listing all the maladies that books could help with.Then they set to work listing the novels that had been transformative to them in some way. Together, they've trawled some 2,000 years of literature to find novels that effectively promote happiness, health and sanity.And then they set to work, mostly long-distance through Skype.Their book is arranged alphabetically so that you can look up your ailment and then find the prescription of the novels that will help you. The ailments are both whimsical ("Stiff Upper Lip, Having A") and serious ("Cancer, Caring for Someone With"), and while some of the cures will bring you immediate relief, others may just offer solace through letting you know that you're not alone. There are cures for wardrobe crises, hiccups, nameless dread, inability to find a good cup of coffee, boredom and broken dreams.The whole experience has been fantastic, Elderkin says. The two have different reading tastes -- Elderkin likes the cures that come on the level of the rhythm: a book in which characters experience what it is to be alive, who notice the things around them, take in the poetry and lyricism of life."Ella's more of a story girl," Elderkin says. "She likes those big, thick books when the story transports you to another place."Besides addressing ailments, the book also has plenty of lists. There are the Ten Best Novels to Cheer You Up, The Ten Best Novels to Read in a Hammock, the Ten Best Novels to Turn Your Partner On to Fiction (either male of female), and even The Ten Best Novels to Drown Out Snoring, among many others.For those who suffer from "reading ailments" (such as "Book Buyer, Being a Compulsive" or "Read Instead of Live, Tendency to") will be glad for the down-to-earth advice.Elderkin wants to caution, though, that the novels are not to be seen as "message books," with the goal of curing people's ailments as their primary point. "They are not self-help books," she says. "Fiction works on several levels. We read for so many different reasons -- to escape, to explore the craft of story, to travel, to read beautiful language. But books also have the power to change our perspective, by letting us live lives that are other than our own, by engaging with a mind that may be from a completely other culture or time.""The Novel Cure" has only been out since September, both in the United Kingdom and the U.S., and it's already been picked up by publishers in some 15 other countries. Right now, Elderkin and Berthoud are busy collaborating and setting guidelines for foreign editions, which will include some additional books that are native to those cultures.They're also still providing bibliotherapy -- speaking with clients and discovering the issue that needs perhaps a new perspective, and then prescribing a list of novels that could help. Go to .thenovelcure.com. And if you have an ailment that could use a solution, go to .thenovelcure.com/surgery and fill out the form.Copyright: ___ (c)2014 the New Haven Register (New Haven, Conn.) Visit the New Haven Register (New Haven, Conn.) at .nhregister.com Distributed by MCT Information Services倉
- Jan 08 Wed 2014 08:46
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全國版) - (新春假期 私人訂制
近期上映的《私人訂制》,迷利倉無疑是2014年最吸引人的賀歲片。作為有口皆碑的賀歲片導演,馮小剛不僅向觀�們奉上一場“養眼悅目”的賀歲旅行,更是將“私人訂制”的概念“投映”到每一位觀�的心中。雖然電影中的“私人訂制夢想”目前難尋蹤跡,但現實中的“私人訂制旅行”風潮已經蔚然成風。通過私人訂制,遊客可以隨心所慾地安排出行時間,選擇喜愛的酒店和交通工具,想去哪就去哪,想吃啥就吃啥,滿足了不同遊客的不同需求。喜歡刺激、愛好探險的遊客,體驗一趟與眾不同的熱氣球之旅,感受神奇的土耳其美景;在溫暖如春的沙巴進行探索之旅,會帶來意想不到的驚喜;帶上家人感受寶島台灣濃郁的年味兒,全家過一個熱鬧、低碳的春節……隨著2014年春節的日益臨近,人們計劃出游的想法早已蠢蠢欲動,如果你不想在寶貴的七天假期中,困在人山人海中的話,不妨參考以下幾款為不同人群量身訂制的旅遊計劃,享受一個屬於你自己的私人春假。土耳其特色:熱氣球之旅 新春至逍遙土耳其,一個神奇的國度,遊客的天堂。處於亞歐交界的獨特地理位置,已保證了她的豐富多彩:遺落地球的峽谷美景——卡帕多奇亞石窟群、兩洲之城伊斯坦布爾、白色秘境……這個冬季到訪,原本獨孤一味的泥黃色地貌,竟披上了點點白雪,坐熱氣球俯瞰,大地猶如灑上糖霜的甜點一般。卡帕多奇亞並不是土耳其的一個城市,而是一個區域。一根根沖天而起的石筍在這裡屢見不鮮,可以說是非常不適宜人類居住的,可是古代聰明的本地人就利用這些天然柱石建築了房屋。巧奪天工的山洞石屋、凄涼壯麗的喀斯特地貌、精彩刺激的熱氣球之旅漸漸成為了卡帕多奇亞最吸引人的三件事。在日出前的片刻,熱氣球開始徐徐起飛,上升到大約300米的高空時,可以欣賞到壯麗的日出及卡帕多奇亞的石窟美景。當熱氣球下降時則會漂浮過山谷之間,令遊客盡情欣賞童話般的煙囪和洞穴,並從絕佳的角度進行攝影或錄像。完滿地結束了熱氣球之旅後,不妨來到土耳其西南部的棉花堡,體驗至美溫泉。棉花堡由整個山坡構成,一層又覆一層,形狀像城堡。這裡溫泉資源很豐富,泉水自洞頂流下,將山坡沖刷成階梯狀,在平坦低窪的地方蓄而成池,人們可以坐在裡面泡溫泉,既解乏,又健康。泉水中的礦物質沉澱下來,把整個山坡染成白色,像露天熔岩。從上往下看,一方方溫泉平台像一面面鏡子,映照著藍天白雲;從下往上看,像剛爆發完的火山,白色的岩漿覆蓋了這個山坡,頗為壯觀。小貼士購物:100美金可換30多萬的土其里拉,購物用美金是最方便的選擇。另外,土耳其里拉面值太大,一千萬與一百萬的顏色有點相近,使用時須看清楚。注意:土耳其人有宗教禁忌,如清真寺神聖不可侵犯,穆斯林禁豬肉和酒,基督教徒忌諱“13”等。廣之旅推薦線路:土耳其藍色浪漫經典8天沙巴特色:觀螢火之旅 新春至浪漫對於廣州越發寒冷的天氣,要開展活力四射的娛樂活動相對比較困難,而位於熱帶地區的馬來西亞沙巴,卻依然是20幾度的溫暖氣候,正是可以玩得多姿多彩的好時節。遊玩沙巴的方法可以很多彩,海灘上的水上運動不用多說,還可探秘原始的熱帶雨林,帶給你意想不到的驚喜:螢火蟲如點點星光在沿岸的林間飄動,如夢如幻,別有一番情趣。即使是在寒冬季節,處於熱帶地區的沙巴依然是陽光普照,氣溫通常介於20℃-30℃之間,無礙于人們盡情享受沙巴優良的海島資源。馬奴幹島、沙比島、西巴旦島都是沙巴非常受歡迎的島嶼,無論哪個海灘,都恍若仙境。你可以陽光鋪灑的金色沙灘上打排球,也可以在碧藍的大海上駕駛水上摩托車、乘坐香蕉船或拖曳傘,甚至參加“海底漫步”潛入美麗的大海,欣賞由五彩斑斕的珊瑚交織而成的奇妙海底世界。如果你喜歡探險刺激,記得要進入沙巴那茂密的原始熱帶雨林,尤其是那“凱爾斯長鼻猿生態螢河之旅保護區”。前往保護區途中,可以在快艇上跟著當地的船長體驗網捕“紅尋魚”的樂趣,而進入了保護區的熱帶雨林之後,可以在河流與樹林之間盡情跋涉,一路感受這盤根錯節的環境中另一種有序的自然生態。這片雨林里生活著世界上獨一無二的長鼻猿,而乘坐獨特的長尾船,暢游于紅樹雨林間,是尋覓它們身影的最佳方法。到了晚上,雨林里的世界更加精彩,可以跟著當地的導遊一起去探尋螢火蟲洞,到時候成千上萬的螢火蟲會在身旁的樹林中明明滅滅,與夜空星光交相輝映,燃亮出一幕最讓人畢生難忘的夜晚。小貼士簽証:沙巴所屬國為馬來西亞,辦理簽証的時間為3個工作日,手續費為每人130元,加急簽証費則為400元。美食迷你倉沙巴的風味小吃�多,其中椰漿飯非常值得品嘗。椰漿飯是用椰漿蒸煮成的,佐以咖喱雞、牛肉或者魷魚,還有黃瓜和辣椒醬放在清香撲鼻的香蕉葉片里,香辣可口。另外沙爹、爪哇面、牛尾湯、肉骨茶等也是不容錯過的當地美食。廣之旅推薦線路:精華純玩——春節沙巴文萊5天海島假期台灣特色:日月潭騎遇 新春至低碳台灣一年中最熱鬧的時候要屬春節,若想體會到當地最真實、正宗的民風民俗,當然要選擇在此期間旅遊,安排一下自己的假期,全家一起來到台灣,感受寶島濃郁的年味兒,體驗日月潭的騎行樂趣,過一個獨特的新年。新年全家一起來到台灣,地道濃郁的年味兒、別樣純樸的風情,獨特的寶島美景盡在眼前。在農曆新年鐘聲響起之前,搭乘台北101大樓的電梯到觀光平台,可以360度觀賞台北萬家燈火的燦爛景觀、滿天絢爛的新年煙花。除了煙花,花燈會也是台灣春節的重頭戲,並以農曆正月十五元宵節當晚最為熱鬧。入夜後,數十萬箭蜂炮齊發,十分璀璨奪目,炮聲震耳欲聾。看花燈、觀民俗之後,來台灣過春節的遊客還可以享受湖畔踩騎單車的樂趣。日月潭不僅是台灣最有感覺的自行車道,更享有全球十大最美自行車道美譽,很適合老少一起優游踩踏。冬季的日月潭,涼風吹送中常伴有冷雨,中部地區卻是溫暖少雨,是最舒爽的單車旅遊季。環日月潭辟設的自行車道全長約29公里,大概需要騎行3個小時,雖有部分路段利用現有環潭公路,卻也不乏風景優美的湖上路段,而且全線大多平坦,自行車道沿線並辟有賞景休憩區和湖畔公園,讓遊客得以享受緩行慢游樂趣。趁著天光微曦,沿著環潭公路,開始乘風暢游。湖濱的環潭線。初次騎行的遊客,可以選擇“月潭自行車道”,只有4公里,比較輕鬆。以向山遊客中心作為起點,到環潭一號隧道口,沿途生態、林木豐富且景致變化大,特別是可遠眺頭社盆地,以居高臨下的姿態,將如棋盤般羅列的田疇屋舍一覽無遺。小貼士美食:來台灣一定不能不逛夜市了:士林夜市、饒河街夜市、華西街夜市、臨江觀光夜市……數之不盡,裝滿了形形色色的美食小吃:天婦羅、蚵仔煎、清蒸油炸肉丸、珍珠奶茶……只有你想不到,沒有你吃不到。住宿:台灣的旅館分別為國際觀光旅館、觀光旅館及一般旅館,經合法登記的旅館,均會張貼合法旅館專用標章,遊客最好選擇此類旅館住宿,會較有保障。廣之旅推薦線路:侯侗貓村-阿里山-賞燈-日月潭騎遇6天澳洲特色:享天堂農場 新春至濃情在澳大利亞的東部沿海,有一處綿延42公里、由數十個美麗沙灘組成的度假勝地,這就是著名的昆士蘭黃金海岸。這裡除了景色宜人之外,還分佈著著�多富有趣味的親子主題樂園,比較有名的有華納電影世界、海洋世界及夢幻世界等。此外,一家人還可以到天堂農莊去體驗澳洲最原始的生活方式,欣賞當地人剪羊毛的表演。每逢冬季,很多遊客都會嚮往昆蘭士的黃金海岸,那陽光充裕的地方,海水不斷拍打著金色的沙灘,迷人的景致渾然天成。除了豐富的水上運動,黃金海岸周邊還有很多旅遊景點,遊客可在旅遊勝地的海洋世界內,觀賞海洋動物的新鮮經歷,也可玩味各種各樣刺激的游樂項目。而建于1991年的華納兄弟電影世界也是個獨到之處。該電影世界內有製作劇場,可放映名片供遊客觀賞。這裡是卡通電影迷必到之處,可以與受人喜愛的兔巴哥等卡通明星們拍照留念,還可以觀看特技表演以及電影主題的巡車游。另外,在離華納電影世界不遠的天堂農莊,父母還可以帶孩子們認識一些新鮮的動物朋友:袋鼠、考拉、豬、小馬、雜交羊、雞、鴨、鵝等。走入農莊,儼然融入進一幅田園農家嬉鬧圖中,騎馬牧牛表演、牧羊犬放羊表演和剪羊毛表演也競相上演,讓人大飽眼福。這裡的小綿羊性格溫馴,樣子可愛,極討人歡心,自然成為農莊的主角。當遊客指揮著牧羊犬,將羊群由山腳趕上山時,小綿羊不時露出一副驚慌失措的模樣,惹來驚呼陣陣,笑聲連場。趕羊後,遊客還可到農舍替羊媽媽給小羔羊喂奶,又或往剪羊毛表演場,經驗豐富的牧場工人會一邊表演一邊手把手地教遊人剪羊毛,發揮無限創意。小貼士美食:澳大利亞是啤酒消費大國,其中最暢銷的是維多利亞苦啤酒、佛斯特淡啤酒和卡而通金啤。三文魚、鮑魚、生蠔等各色海鮮自不必說,只有在澳大利亞才能吃到的袋鼠肉更是令人垂涎。住宿:澳大利亞居住一晚價格在50-200澳元之間,在悉尼也有類似于青年旅社的落腳地,價格較為便宜,約在30-60澳元之間。廣之旅推薦線路:澳洲“農”情體驗奇趣8天南方日報記者 蔡華鋒通訊員 鄺欣�圖/廣之旅供圖圖片說明:;;自存倉
- Jan 08 Wed 2014 08:37
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城大澳洲學院簽合作協議
【本報消息】澳洲國際酒店學院總裁傑拉爾德 · 里普曼教授日前訪問澳門城大國際旅遊與管理學院。受到副校長兼國際旅遊與管理學院院長梁文慧教授的熱烈歡迎。雙方就學生境外學習╱實習、教師交換,儲存在教學、研究、發展和顧問服務等方面的合作展開廣泛而深入的探討和交流。里普曼教授對國際旅遊與管理學院在過去短短兩年取得的成績表示印象深刻和表達熱烈的祝賀,並許諾將通過是次合作協議的簽署迷你倉致力推動澳洲國際酒店學院和學院的合作,城大國際旅遊與管理學院為澳洲國際酒店學院在澳門高校的唯一合作伙伴。瑞士酒店協會成立於一八八二年,它為世界各地的酒店管理教育確立了標準。一九九二年,瑞士酒店協會積極與澳洲政府合作,為創辦澳洲國際酒店學院作出了重要貢獻。而今,澳洲國際酒店學院不僅是歐洲以外的唯一一所瑞士酒店協會學校,而且是唯一一所頒發瑞士酒店協會認可的學士學位的學校。儲存倉
- Jan 08 Wed 2014 08:30
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國際消費電子展在拉斯韋加斯開幕智能穿戴和大尺寸最熱
三星全球首發第一款105英寸曲面UHD電視。參觀者體驗聯想集團的產品。LG推出首款智能手環,迷你倉配備OLED顯示屏。晨報訊(記者 焦立坤)2014國際消費電子展(CES)昨日拉開帷幕,科技大腕們開始亮出最前沿的科技產品,其中智能穿戴設備扎堆出現。在各廠商展示的新玩意兒中,有大量可佩戴在手腕上的產品,尤其是手錶,甚至在展區中專門辟出“手腕變革區”。外設廠商Razer推出智能手環,功能一半是類似FitiBit的運動記錄,一半是智能手錶,FitiBit是去年火爆的運動計步器。Pebble公司推出升級的全金屬版智能手錶,Pebble號稱2013年最成功的智能手錶之一,但一直被吐槽做工太廉價。愛普生的智能手環也亮相了,特色是可以檢測脈搏跳動頻率。而老牌芯片巨頭英特爾也參戰,首次對外展示了系列可穿戴產品,包括帶有地理圍欄功能的智能手錶、具備生物識別和健身功能的智能耳塞等,還有智能無線充電碗,據說把所有需要充電的設備丟在碗里就能充電。另外索尼也有最新款的智能手環助陣。中興也展出旗下首款智能手錶BlueWatch。而華為則表示將於今年一季度推出可穿戴式設備。記者還注意到,本屆CES的另一個關鍵詞是大尺寸。三星電視全球首發第一款曲面UHD電視,105英寸超大尺寸。同時三星連發四款平板電腦,12.2英寸寬屏。不只是電視和平板電腦,手機也高唱大屏主旋律。華為帶來6.1self storage寸的4G版Ascend Mate2,中興發佈了5.5寸的Grand S II,支持聲紋解鎖,就是說用戶可用自己固定的一句話進行手機解鎖。■新聞鏈接智能穿戴概念股全線上漲晨報訊(記者 劉映花)1月7日至10日在美國舉行的消費電子展上,專門為智能穿戴產品辟出了“手腕變革區”。這股熱潮也燒到了A股市場。昨日,智能穿戴概念股全線大漲,其中,共達電聲(002655)漲停,九安醫療(002432)上漲5.89%。繼智能手機之後,可穿戴設備已經被不少科技公司視為具有巨大市場潛力的下一代科技產品。2012年4月,美國google公司發佈“google眼鏡”,這款產品集合打電話、發短信、拍照片等功能于一身。很快蘋果、索尼、微軟、三星、百度、盛大、映趣、小米、華為、聯想等企業,也都紛紛涉足這一市場。國內數字視頻技術公司雅圖近日宣佈今年上半年將推出自主研發的“google眼鏡”, 激發了資本市場的想象空間。全球知名金融機構瑞士信貸不久前發佈報告稱,未來兩到三年,穿戴設備的全球市場規模,將從現今的30余億美元迅速增長至500億美元。除了硬件設備的銷售,由於信息技術的引入,借助雲計算、移動互聯網與大數據相關應用,智能穿戴還將為服務商提供市場機會,如在運動健身領域提供對運動數據的分析,並針對性的給出健身鍛煉計劃;在醫療保健領域根據慢性病監測的數據給出診斷結果與用藥建議等。迷利倉
- Jan 08 Wed 2014 08:18
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明月山 獲國家旅遊營銷創新大獎
迷你倉 本報訊 (記者鐘端浪)記者1月6日獲悉,由國家旅遊局主辦的第三屆中國旅遊產業發展年會1月5日在北京舉行,宜春明月山“萬人硒溫泉泡腳”創吉尼斯世界紀錄活動獲“中國旅遊風雲榜--2013旅遊營銷創新十佳”大獎。這是我省第一家獲此殊榮的旅遊景區。儲存倉
- Jan 07 Tue 2014 10:14
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中原部落賞梅步道 3月初步完工
仁愛鄉互助村中原部落梅園美景逐漸打出名號,迷你倉吸引眾多遊客前來賞梅,但賞梅路線周邊設施不足,引來不少抱怨。仁愛鄉公所回應,已向交通部觀光局申請「復興賞梅步道」工程經費,3月採梅季節部分設施將會完工。仁愛鄉互助村中原部落西伯地區、互助國小後山種植約2千多棵梅樹,梅花如雪飄落,上周假日吸引上萬遊客前來賞梅。但梅園多位於半山腰,進出依賴狹窄的產業道路,梅園附近又無規mini storage停車場,車潮瞬間爆發,許多車輛卡在半路上。王姓遊客指出,上周假日互助村舉辦大腳丫馬拉松賽,單日湧進1萬多人,但遊客卻找不到廁所、停車場,現場吵雜混亂,讓人失去賞梅的興致。仁愛鄉觀光產業課長洪鳳嬌說,梅園多為私有地,蓋廁所須地主同意,並申請雜項執照,程序趕不上今年賞梅;但鄉公所已向觀光局申請復興賞梅步道相關經費,工程已發包,預計產梅季節,環境將能得到顯著的改善。self storage
- Jan 07 Tue 2014 10:08
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康泰增深度遊 濃縮10天行程
康泰高端深度客量近3年增5成,儲存公司今年乘勢推出多個長�旅行團,團費由1萬至4萬多元,上班族假期珍貴,行程遂濃縮至10天,請來旅遊達人項明生帶團。 本港今年旅遊印花稅收益勁升,反映港人喜歡外遊。旅遊產品各適其適,康泰董事總經理黃進達指,最近3年高端深度旅客量上升50%,去年更為顯著,更有年輕化趨勢,由2010年平均54歲降至去年46歲,當中不乏30餘歲參加者。項明生帶團 設計行程 黃續指,以往長�如拉丁美洲、非洲團,動輒長達20多日,故參加者多為退休人士。有見深度遊的市場需求日增,今年加強推出多款一至兩個國家的長�團,包括埃塞俄比亞及墨西哥、古巴及巴西等,並請來有「迷你倉遊達人」之稱的項明生帶團及設計行程,行程濃縮至10天左右,團費由1萬至4萬多元。 頭炮為埃塞俄比亞8/13日之旅,7月底出發,團費2萬多元,名額30至60個。項明生表示長�團多為20多天,「很多人發夢都想不到可以10天內旅遊拉丁美洲」。這類10天深度遊主攻白領,香港上班族達300多萬人,行程更易配合打工仔假期安排,商機大。 此外,黃進達預期今年旅遊趨勢繼續由「四大天王」日、韓、台、泰主導,新春團生意預期增長10%至15%。泰國雖遇政局不穩,但農曆年假期仍然開團,每日數個芭堤雅、華欣團,但不會到曼谷市區,1月陸續收到報名,團費按年跌兩成,料泰國�生意較去年同期下跌2至3成。儲存倉
- Jan 07 Tue 2014 09:59
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Alipay apologizes for leak of personal info
By HE WEI in Shanghaihewei@chinadaily.存倉com.cnThe leak of information via the country’s largest third-party payment platform has sparked a public outcry over transaction security at a time when the Internet is soaring as a major shopping avenue.“The leaked data revealed only transaction information before 2010. They excluded sensitive information such as usernames or passwords, which were ciphered through a sophisticated method that is not available to anyone,” according to a statement by Alipay on Sunday.Alipay apologized for the leak, saying it has notified Chinese regulators and will keep the public informed about the investigation in a timely manner.Alipay accounts for 61 percent of the country’s third-party payment market, according to IT consultancy iResearch. Currently, about 200 banks and 400,000 e-commerce vendors or online units of brick-and-mortar stores accept Alipay as an online payment channel, according to company statistics.Earlier media reports said police have held a former employee of Alipay, who told police he downloaded 20 gigabytes of personal information in 2010 — including users’ names, cellphone numbers, e-mail addresses, home addresses and purchase records — and his accomplices sold the information to others. Industry insiders said the information was useful for some e-commerce websites who need to locate their potential customers.“I’m worried at the thought of a possible leak of my correspondence address, not to mention they might leak my transaction passwords,” said Wang Hongji, a 29-year-old insurance firm clerk who normally has mo儲存e than 10,000 yuan ($1,650) in his Alipay account.To engage in online transactions, customers are often required to provide personal information, making customers vulnerable to threats to privacy and information security, said Li Zhi, principal analyst at Beijing-based consultancy Analysis International.“The situation can even be exacerbated when a transaction involves multiple services where the payment is conducted between a customer and a primary service provider that outsource services to others,” she said.Organizations and individuals may file an accusation of unlawful or criminal acts of stealing personal electronic data and selling such data to others, said Ling Xiao, a law professor at a university in Sichuan province.“But whether the former Alipay employee will be given criminal sanctions depends on whether Alipay is interpreted as a financial institution, which the Criminal Law requires as a prerequisite to determine his crime,” said Ling.If so, Alipay will have to receive penalties for overlooking such a loophole, he added.The incident contrasted with a previous effort in June, initiated by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd with other Internet firms, to create a joint resource pool to prevent leaking of personal information and to stamp out other online exploitation. Alipay is the payment unit of Alibaba.In 2011, a massive data breach was reported on the China Software Developer Network, the country’s largest programming network hub.The incident caused the disclosure of 6 million usernames and passwords, raising widespread concerns about Internet security.迷你倉
- Jan 07 Tue 2014 09:53
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The straw that warmed the animals' backs
Source: South Bend Tribune, Ind.自存倉Jan. 06--Dog's best friend is not quite down to his last straw.A month into Bill Sykes' latest mission to protect dogs and cats from the bitter cold, calls from pet caregivers wanting to insulate their animals' outside bedding with straw have dropped off."I hope that is a good sign," Sykes says on New Year's Eve, as Michiana temperatures dip into single digits and wind chills cast the snowy air into a deep freeze."Meaning," he adds, "that people are taking the initiative and are bringing their dogs in during this cold snap."Cats, too, particularly wild, outdoors feral cats."I had about 10 people that I delivered straw to," Sykes says. "Half were for dogs, and half were forcats -- there seems to be a lot of feral cats taking refuge in people's garages."It's never too cold, or too hot for Sykes to lead the charge for animals under the flag of his nonprofit Michiana Animal Alliance Group, a marquee that is somewhat misleading.Anybody who has seen Sykes in action knows he is a one-man animal rights brigade.During the summer, he takes to the streets of any given neighborhood like a door-to-door salesman, handing out literature on the pitfalls of backyard breeding and educating anybody who will listen how to properly care for a dog.Sykes' pet cause: the American Staffordshire terrier. Call his beloved breed "pit bull," then sit down for a lesson in canine semantics."Always refer to pit bulls as 'pit bull-type dogs,' " Sykes explains. "There are so many mixes out there, and they get grouped together and referred to as 'pit bulls.' "The past few winters, Sykes has devoted his time delivering wooden houses for dogs and cats to needy pet owners. The shelters were built by students in Steve Whitaker's construction class at Clay High School using plywood, shingles and other materials donated by area construction companies.But the Homes for Hounds project -- a project Sykes spearheaded after reading about free doghouses provided through a PETA newsletter -- fell through before this winter's first frost warning."Donations dropped off and Steve Whitaker retired," Sykes says, "so it was a little difficult to get that rolling."Nothing would stop the winter from getting cold. And there were still pets living outside in frigid temperatures.So Sykes turned to straw."From what I understand, straw is hard to come by right now," Sykes says. "It sets an example, and plants a seed in people's minds that short-h迷你倉出租ired domestic dogs can't tolerate the cold."If we're cold," he says simply, "they're cold."Somebody to deliver straw for a new litter of foster puppies was warm news to Dorothy Ruggles, of Niles."I was just unable to find straw," says Ruggles, who fosters animals through Seven Star Rescue in St. Joseph, and recently took in a litter of pups from North Carolina. "They were in the garage; it was heated. I have an older foster (dog) who is separated from the puppies, and it was getting cold out. I had hay for the puppies to poop in, but I needed the straw for bedding."What (Sykes) is doing is extremely important," Ruggles notes. "He does it on his own out of the goodness of his heart."He doesn't do it for the publicity and he's uncomfortable because "some factions think I'm a publicity hound.""My hope," he insists, "is that more awareness for the issues we face concerning animal welfare be addressed."But the media has served as an ally recently. In early December after a local TV news station picked up on Sykes delivering free straw to pet owners, his phone began ringing off the hook.One of those callers, Kim Sells, of South Bend, had just found a pair of newborn kittens in her garage."I gave him a call and he was more than helpful in all ways," Sells says.Not that Sykes is the only one handing out free straw for animal beds. South Bend Animal Control is also providing free straw to pet caretakers who go to the city's animal shelter at 521 Eclipse Place to pick it up.Sykes is the only one delivering straw, however."He has been an advocate for the animals in our community for many years now," says Valerie Schey, South Bend City Council member who was instrumental in getting the city's new animal shelter up and running. "He will go out into the community and work directly with pet owners, and I think what he's doing right now is so important."The way the weather is," Schey says, "it's life threatening with these temperatures for the animals."Just not on this straw dog's watch."Doing what he does," says Sells, "is like being on the front lines seeing a lot of sad things, and that's a hard place to be."I couldn't do it, my heart would be ripped out every day," she admits. "Thank God there's somebody that can."JHarrell@SBTinfo.com574-235-6368Copyright: ___ (c)2014 the South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Ind.) Visit the South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Ind.) at .southbendtribune.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉
- Jan 07 Tue 2014 09:44
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廣州版
南方日報訊 (記者/張西陸 通訊員/穗府信)昨日,儲存廣州市市長陳建華主持召開市政府第98次市政府常務會議,審議並通過了《廣州市地下管線綜合管廊建設工作方案》(簡稱《方案》),提出到“十二五”期末,廣州將建成40公里地下綜合管廊,屆時將把電力、通信、供水等市政公用管線集中敷設在綜合管廊內,杜絕“拉鏈路”。據悉,廣州目前有23個片區適宜建設地下綜合管廊,其中廣州國際金融城起步區、萬博中央商務將計劃建成綜合管廊示範工程項目。“十二五”期末建成40公里綜合管廊示範工程在隨後召開的市政府常務會後的即時新聞發佈會上,廣州市規劃局局長李明就《方案》的具體內容進行了通報。李明介紹,在城市化快速發展進程中推進綜合管廊建設,能有效解決城市道路反複開挖、地下空間肆意浪費、市政管線損毀事故頻發等問題。為了進一步優化和集約利用地下空間資源,統籌廣州地下管線綜合管廊建設工作,保障城市地下管線安全暢通運行,《方案》應運而生。據瞭解,廣州已建成的地下管線綜合管溝(廊)主要有大學城綜合管溝、聯邦快遞廣州基地、市疾病控制中心周邊道路和亞運城綜合管溝等,總長度共約32.6公里。按規劃要求,至“十二五”期末,廣州將實現建成綜合管廊示範工程總長度達40公里以上的目標,即這兩年,廣州至少需要再建7.4公里的綜合管廊建設項目。結合廣州實際情況,只有在大規模地下空間開發的地區,比較適宜配套建設綜合管廊,根據廣州市城市“2+3+9”重大發展平台規劃,廣州市範圍內適宜建設綜合管廊的區域共有23片區域,其中廣州國際金融城起步區、萬博中央商務區為綜合管廊的示範工程項目。此外,還包括天河智慧城、番禺創新城、廣州南站片區、新中軸線南段等均被評定為適宜建設綜合管廊。管廊建設集中新城區老城區不建議“大拆大建”據介紹,綜合管廊建設主要集中在新城區。這是否意味著老城區將無法擺脫“拉鏈路”困擾?對此,李明在回答記者的提問時表示,老城區不是說不能進行迷你倉合管廊改造,但沒有必要將每一個管網都挖開重新建設。“老城區不應該大拆大建,更不應該大挖,對於目前在用的傳統方式所鋪設的管網、管線,就讓它繼續好好使用,如果出現設備老化必須進行檢修,要按照程序取得專門開挖許可證,在特定的時間、特定的路段進行檢修。”李明解釋。此外,為加強組織領導,以切實保障廣州綜合管廊建設各項工作的落實,廣州將成立市一級的綜合管廊建設管理領導小組,由市政府相關領導任組長、副組長,成員由市發改委、市城鄉建委、市規劃局、市交委、市城管委、市水務局、市供電局、市科信局、市財政局等部門負責人組成。“從投資多元化來看,我們鼓勵社會各界,鼓勵企業參與綜合管廊的建設。”李明透露,綜合管廊由政府部門主導規劃建設,由管線的產權單位有償使用,運營單位則由業主所組成的具體特許運營單位,經過公開招投標,中標之後開展運營管理工作。至於綜合管廊運營後的具體收費問題,李明說,將根據相關規定,通過物價部門的許可進行收費。■話你知綜合管廊滿負荷使用效果更佳綜合管廊是指在城市地下建造的市政公用隧道空間中,根據規劃的要求將電力、通信、供水等市政公用管線集中敷設在一個構築物內的一種現代化、集約化的城市公用基礎設施,可分為幹線綜合管廊、支線綜合管廊、電纜溝等三種類型。在城市化快速發展進程中推進綜合管廊建設,能夠有效解決城市道路反複開挖、地下空間肆意浪費、市政管線損毀事故頻發等問題,保障地下管線的安全運行,提升城市整體環境。從目前已使用綜合管廊的項目運作情況判斷,綜合管廊集約節約土地、避免“拉鏈路”、高效成本控制等優勢已得到體現。如大學城十余萬師生的用電、用水、集中供冷等都是通過綜合管廊提供。但綜合管廊的使用也存在瑕疵,如寒暑假,師生回家了,熱水供應時間就會從全天候供應調整為分時段供應,綜合管廊滿負荷運轉成本會低許多,一旦遇到寒暑假,其運營成本就相對提高。圖片說明:地下綜合管廊可減少“拉鏈路”的出現。 資料圖片self storage
- Jan 07 Tue 2014 09:34
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票務公司“內鬼” 私自改簽20多名乘客機票
信息來源於四川新聞網 / Cited from .newssc.org/很多人會選擇坐飛機回家過年。去年,迷你倉最平一名旅客訂了機票,哪知無緣無故被改簽,他錯過了春節。到底是誰動了他的機票?原來,票務公司三名“內鬼”登錄機票預售系統,更改旅客的預留電話,並冒充乘客改簽了機票。然後每張加價800元~1000元售出,賺了1.2萬多元。經查,她們三一共改了20多張機票,導致20多名乘客無法按時搭乘航班。日前,武侯法院一審判決譚慧犯破壞計算機信息系統罪,判處有期徒刑10個月;鄧婷、馬蘭因此罪均被判了有期徒刑9個月,緩刑1年。票務公司員工偷改預留電話,改簽乘客機票譚慧是北京一家航空票務代理公司長沙分公司的員工,後來升任總公司淘寶部經理,負責為客戶購買機票。2012年10月,譚慧認識了成都一家旅行網絡服務公司的員工馬蘭。去年1月,有一名旅客急需一張機票,找譚慧幫忙,譚慧一下子就想到曾幫過自己的馬蘭。馬蘭說,通過她所屬公司分給自己的賬號、密碼登錄到機票預售系統,將其他旅客留下的電話變成自己的,並冒充旅客改簽該機票。譚慧一下子就明白了,改簽後的機票就空出來,就可以通過機票預售系統馬上定下這張機票。此後,馬蘭將自己的賬號、密碼給了譚慧,譚慧就這樣第一次親手改簽了一張此前被別人購買的機票。隨後,她在全價的基礎上加了300元,賣給了那個急迷你倉的旅客。機票被改簽他沒能見上親人最後一面與此同時,譚慧還命令手下的員工鄧婷等人一同改簽機票,“她每完成一筆業務,就按照每張機票公司獲利的20%提成。”“這個軟件可以更改一些緊俏的機票,用處很大。”鄧婷說,當時正值年關,很多客人想購買春節期間往返三亞、珠海的機票。承辦檢察官說,有一名旅客的親戚病危,該乘客準備搭乘飛機前去看望,沒曾想機票被改簽,該乘客沒有見到親人最後一面。還有乘客本來打算坐飛機回家過年,由於被改簽,他們錯過了新年。更有一位乘客因此沒有趕上簽合同的時間。一人被抓兩人投案三人均被判刑接到投訴後,成都這家旅行服務公司開始著手調查,發現馬蘭所使用的工號在機票預售系統進行了篡改。警方在鎖定旅行公司後,通過查找改簽電話的源頭,鎖定了湖南長沙那家機票代理公司。一舉將譚慧擋獲,此後鄧婷、馬蘭相繼投案自首。調查發現,她們三人將搶購的機票每張加價800元至1000元不等銷售。審中,她們三低頭認罪。譚慧還委托家屬向武侯法院繳納了10萬元用于賠償受損旅客的經濟損失。(以上人物均為化名)武侯法檢 成都商報記者 王英占檢察官提醒:訂了票儘快換成紙質機票承辦此案的檢察官提醒:被改簽的乘客不能按時搭乘指定航班,可要求航空公司承擔違約責任。同時,市民儘量到機票代售點購買機票,購買了電子機票的提前到代售點取紙質機票,以免耽誤行程。mini storage
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春運16日�幕,你走哪條路回
文件倉 cqcbepaper.cqnews.net/cqcb/html/2014-01/07/content_1708391.htm...如果自己開車回家,請記住高速公路免費的時間,和求助電話 如果乘火車回家,請關注節前加開的41對臨客,及早購票 要是坐長途客車,...存倉