- Sep 28 Sat 2013 17:15
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港府系列活動賀十一
【本報訊】記者朱晉科報道:為慶祝祖國成立64周年,儲存特區政府將於10月1日舉行一系列活動,包括清晨的升旗儀式和國慶酒會,以及晚上的文藝晚會。雖然今年無國慶煙花匯演,但文藝晚會亦亮點多多,包括首度獲得解放軍駐港部隊支持,讓部分節目在軍艦上表演,向港人發放正面訊息。升旗儀式將於10月1日上午8時在灣仔香港會議展覽中心外的金紫荊廣場舉行,行政長官梁振英、應邀嘉賓、政府高層官員、青少年制服團體成員和地區團體代表約2500人將出席升旗典禮。屆時,迷你倉察銀樂隊會在升旗儀式中奏樂,由拔萃男書院,拔萃女書院及瑪利諾修院學校小學部聯合組成的歌詠團,在歌唱家譚天樂、林俊與黃日珩的領唱下獻唱國歌。紀律部隊則在空中和海上敬禮。除了獲邀的嘉賓,市民也可到場觀看升旗儀式。現場將設立可容納約1000人的公眾觀禮區。升旗儀式結束後,特區政府將在香港會議展覽中心三樓大會堂舉行慶祝酒會。梁振英為酒會主禮,出席嘉賓約4000人,包括行政會議成員、立法會議員、外國使節、政府官員、本地社團領袖,以及社會各界人士。儲存倉
- Sep 28 Sat 2013 16:41
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政府研究是否資助「公有雲」
【本報訊】由電信管理局主辦,文件倉「雲」集澳門2013—雲計算展覽暨專題講座昨開幕。電信局代局長許志樑指出,雲計算在澳門仍屬起步階段,希望能由業界帶動技術的應用,引起巿民的使用興趣。另外,許志樑透露,因應市場發展,政府會研究是否資助「公有雲」服務或建立雲計算的系統。有參展商則希望澳門能提供更多資源及引外資,以建立屬於本澳的雲計算數據中心。業界冀建雲計算數據中心專題講座昨假澳門漁人碼頭會議展覽中心進行開幕儀式。電信管理局代局長許志樑、資訊科技發展處處長黃維洪,中興通訊股份有限公司香港及澳門地區業務拓展部總經理陸驊,微軟澳門有限公司分區經理曾祺等出席主持開幕儀式。許志樑表示,澳門有個別私人企業及學術機構均已發展雲計算技術,俗稱「私有雲」,供機構內部運作使用,主要作軟件、硬件、平台三方面的資源共享,達到節省、方便快捷等目的。他指出,雲計算在澳門仍屬起步階段,政府會因應發展形勢加強推廣宣傳,令更多中小企應用相關存倉術,達致節省成本的優勢,以推動企業發展,增強企業競爭力。他又透露,因應市場發展,政府會研究是否資助「公有雲」服務或建立雲計算的系統。此外,由於單憑政府力量未必能有效推動雲計算技術在澳的發展,許志樑希望雲計算的應用推廣能由業界做起,電信局亦會舉辦更多同類活動,促進區域內科技業界的交流合作,提升本澳科技普及,讓業界對澳門的雲計算巿場更有興趣,推廣服務,引起巿民的使用興趣。另外,有參展的雲計算服務供應商何偉國稱,澳門近年雲端科技發展得非常好,隨�營商環境不斷改善,技術將更加普及,現時主要是博彩娛樂公司使用較多。何偉國認為,推廣雲端科技需社會及經濟間的互相配合,期望澳門提供資源,協助發展技術,如提供更好的電信、電力設備及優惠,吸引供應商在澳投資,建立數據中心,為巿民帶來更便捷的生活。雲計算是指利用網路連接多台電腦或智能手機的運算,或是透過網路連線取得由遠端主機提供的服務,簡單地可理解為一種互聯網上的資源共享。儲存
- Sep 28 Sat 2013 16:20
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To chase or not to chase, Corridor police, experts disagree on best policy
Source: The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaSept.mini storage 27--Cedar Rapids police officers have engaged in vehicular pursuits on 55 occasions since the beginning of 2012.According to statistics provided by the police department, nearly half -- 25 -- of those pursuits ended in an accident and 24 involved some sort of property damage. Property damaged in those chases includes four buildings, 11 vehicles, six utility poles or signs, two yards and a fence.More importantly, four of those chases resulted in personal injury. And earlier this month, in Marion -- which averages about 5 chases a year -- a 30-year-old resident there died when he crashed into a home during a pursuit.Area police departments and sheriff's offices say police chases are never welcome, but are sometimes necessary to catch criminals and get potentially dangerous motorists off the road."It's not something we like," said Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek. "It's something we try to avoid."A researcher and professor in the department of criminology and criminal justice at the University of South Carolina said police pursuits are rarely warranted, however."They're not safe," said Dr. Geoffrey Alpert, who has researched police pursuits since the 1980s and whose work has been published by the National Institute of Justice. "Thirty to 40 percent end in crashes. Most of the ones that don't end in crashes, either the suspect escapes or officers terminate them.""The risk created by the chase outweighs the need to apprehend the fleeing suspect," Alpert added.Locally, there is no universal policy regarding police chases and the restrictiveness of policies varies from department to department. Some departments allow for pursuits for traffic violations while others will only allow pursuits for more serious offenses.Cedar Rapids Police Sgt. Cristy Hamblin said her department doesn't outline specific offenses that warrant a chase, but will allow a pursuit for many levels of offenses. According to Hamblin, 39 of the department's 55 chases since 2012 were for traffic violations."Obviously, we don't chase somebody just because we feel like it," Hamblin said. "There has to be a violation of some kind; whether it's a traffic violation, driving under suspension or a warrant."While agreeing that pursuits can be inherently dangerous, Hamblin said police have to ask themselves if it would be more dangerous to let a suspect get away, particularly in cases involving potentially impaired drivers."If we don't stop them, are they going to be in an accident and kill someone?" she said. "The responsibility will fall back on us. We look at, 'Is it a clear and present danger? Is it more of a danger if we don't do anything?'"Pulkrabek -- whose department engaged in 14 pursuits since 2012 -- and Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner -- whose department engaged in 16 chases that resulted in an arrest -- agreed that, particularly in cases involving impaired drivers, pursuits are often necessary.But, Gardner said that deputies are also instructed to break off pursuits when conditions would make a chase unsafe. Deputies consider factors such as the seriousness of the offense, the possibility of apprehension, condition of the roadway, weather, the availability of backup, the condition of the patrol car and their own driving skills when before engaging in a chase."All of those things need to be considered before you even decide you're going to self storagenitiate a pursuit," Gardner said.Gardner also disputes the notion that pursuits are unnecessary if license plate information could later lead officers to the whereabouts of the offender."That's a misconception," he said. "It doesn't work that easy. It'd be nice if it did. If it did work that easy, we'd never chase anybody."Gardner also pointed out the registered owner of the vehicle might not be behind the wheel of vehicle involved in the case. Furthermore, breaking off a chance and trying to track down a suspect later gives the driver an opportunity to ditch any contraband they might be hiding.And good luck getting a conviction for drunk driving if the arrest doesn't occur when the driver is actually impaired, Gardner said."Already, they're a concern, a hazard to the public," he said. "I think we have an obligation to get those drivers who are impaired off the roadway. Often times, they don't get home; they wrap themselves around a pole or hit an unsuspecting motorist."But Alpert said departments without restrictive chase policies -- those that allow for chases following traffic violations or low-level offenses -- are "out of touch.""They believe the myth that most people who flee from the police are serious criminals," he said. "They also believe the myth that if police officers don't chase suspects; everyone is going to run away from them.""They may have a harder time catching them," Alpert said of departments with restrictive policies. "But, it's not worth it."Alpert said chases should be limited to catching those who are suspected to have committed violent offenses."Of course, they're not safe," he said. "That doesn't mean they're not worth taking the risk. I draw the line on the standard of violent crime."Two Johnson County police departments -- the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety and the Iowa City Police Department -- carry policies that limit the offenses that would warrant a chase.The Iowa City Police Department engaged in two pursuits in 2012. The UI police haven't engaged in a chase in at least three years."If we have a violent felony or imminent threat to the public, we may pursue if the officer feels it's safe to do so," said Lucy Wiederholt, an associate director for the UI police. "Anything in the misdemeanor traffic violation category, we're really not likely to engage in a pursuit. It really does have to be a serious violation or crime."Iowa City Police Sgt. Vicki Lalla said officers there will follow drivers who commit a "safety violation" or who are considered a safety risk. That rarely includes traffic violations, but can include impaired drivers.Lalla recalls an incident years ago where she tailed a drunk driver until he finally pulled over after a low speed pursuit."I followed a drunk driver driving 20 mph," she said. "We went around the same block three times before the guy finally pulled over."Lalla said, however, that it's nearly impossible to write a safe, effective chase policy that covers every potential scenario."Every situation is so individualized, it's so different from every other one," she said. "I think our policy is written to maintain the highest level of safety for everyone -- the general public, the person in the car and the officer involved."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Visit The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) at thegazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage
- Sep 28 Sat 2013 15:04
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小米加入集體圍剿戰 奇虎360“四面楚歌”
9月27日,儲存倉小米公司的應用商店將360全線產品下架。該公司發佈聲明稱,這是因為奇虎360的手機助手在沒有給出任何理由的情況下,建議用戶卸載小米應用商店、百度地圖等手機應用。這是一向以好戰著稱的奇虎360遭遇的又一個對手。在此之前,搜狗和奇虎360已經分別將對方告上法庭,而騰訊旗下的QQ瀏覽器和金山網絡旗下的驅動之家,也與奇虎360發生爭執。“尖兵就是天生要被包圍的。”在幾天之前奇虎360舉行的互聯網安全大會上,其董事長周鴻禕曾援引電視劇《兄弟連》中的這句話來形容自己在中國互聯網的處境。未曾想,這一次有“紅衣大炮”之稱的周鴻禕恰似一語成讖。小米加入戰團9月25日,360手機助手推出一項新功能,可以通過一鍵ROOT技術,讓用戶卸載手機中的預裝軟件。僅僅48小時,小米公司就對此作出反應,宣佈在自己的小米應用商店里全線下架奇虎360產品。對於小米的聲明,奇虎360方面稱,“這是小米誤解了360手機助手的這項增強版卸載功能”,其目的是幫助用戶卸載某些“牛皮癬”軟件。事實上,在中國智能手機市場,一些手機廠商和應用開發商聯合起來預裝軟件確實是一種通行模式。這一方面是為了推廣自己的應用,另一方面也方便了用戶,但也有一些廠商在此過程中打擦邊球,通過預裝“盜號”、“吸費”等非法軟件,來賺取灰色收入。2012年,中國行業主管部門工信部已經正式下發了 《關於加強移動智能終端進網管理的通知》(徵求意見稿),其中明確規定,手機企業要對預裝應用軟件及提供者進行說明,生產企業不得在移動終端中預置含有惡意代碼和未經用戶同意擅自收集和修改用戶個人信息的軟件,也不得預置未經用戶同意擅自調動終端通信功能、造成流量耗費、費用損失和信息泄露的軟件。但一位業內人士對記者表示,這裡面的關鍵在於,作為工具的安全軟件,其權力邊界在哪裡?在此前的3Q大戰訴訟庭審中,奇虎360方面的代理律師就在法庭辯論中一直強迷你倉最平扣扣保鏢的“工具軟件無罪”。9月27日,奇虎360方面在給記者的回複中維持了一貫的邏輯,“360從來不會針對任何一款正規軟件應用產品進行強制卸載建議,我們只是提供這個功能,給用戶選擇的餘地。至於用戶是否要真的卸載預裝軟件,決定權完全在用戶自己”。是非曲直背後,對於奇虎360來說,小米加入戰團,令其在“四面楚歌”的基礎上又添一名勁敵。集體圍剿奇虎360除了小米,近期與奇虎360發生糾葛的企業至少還包括百度、騰訊、金山、搜狗。9月23日,騰訊旗下的QQ瀏覽器團隊發佈聲明稱,發現奇虎360公司通過360手機衛士的手機體檢功能,惡意恐嚇用戶手機QQ瀏覽器存在所謂“安全漏洞”問題。“奇虎360加以安全的名義恐嚇用戶。”QQ瀏覽器稱,360手機衛士的惡意提示毫無事實依據,並對奇虎360相關行為作了相應取證,“保留訴訟權利”。而搜狗與奇虎360之間已經分別在西安和北京將對方告上法庭。9月19日,搜狗公司稱360“篡改瀏覽器”。奇虎360則稱,搜狗輸入法以升級輸入法和更新詞庫為由,大規模綑綁搜狗瀏覽器誘導用戶下載,作為安全軟件,奇虎360對搜狗的綑綁行為向用戶提示,在用戶許可的情況下�動瀏覽器修復功能,將瀏覽器設置成為系統原有的默認狀態。一時之間,仿佛奇虎360成為�矢之的。奇虎360方面則取“敵手”公司的第一個字母組成“BTJSM”,稱遭到集團式圍剿。有業內人士認為,與PC不同,手機承載著用戶大量的通話、短信等敏感信息,因此移動互聯網時代的安全市場爭奪將更加激烈,目前奇虎360和百度、騰訊、金山、搜狗之間的紛爭還只是一場預演,這裡面還有很多問題有待厘清,也需要法律法規和行業自律等方面的進一步明確和完善。事實上,騰訊CEO馬化騰在出席投資搜狗發佈會時表示,“我們基本上把騰訊和流量變現方面的業務全部放在搜狗上,騰訊未來會專注于安全,投入大量成本、技術紮根無線和PC的安全業務。”儲存
- Sep 28 Sat 2013 14:34
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政府研究是否資助「公有雲」
【本報訊】由電信管理局主辦,迷你倉「雲」集澳門2013—雲計算展覽暨專題講座昨開幕。電信局代局長許志樑指出,雲計算在澳門仍屬起步階段,希望能由業界帶動技術的應用,引起巿民的使用興趣。另外,許志樑透露,因應市場發展,政府會研究是否資助「公有雲」服務或建立雲計算的系統。有參展商則希望澳門能提供更多資源及引外資,以建立屬於本澳的雲計算數據中心。業界冀建雲計算數據中心專題講座昨假澳門漁人碼頭會議展覽中心進行開幕儀式。電信管理局代局長許志樑、資訊科技發展處處長黃維洪,中興通訊股份有限公司香港及澳門地區業務拓展部總經理陸驊,微軟澳門有限公司分區經理曾祺等出席主持開幕儀式。許志樑表示,澳門有個別私人企業及學術機構均已發展雲計算技術,俗稱「私有雲」,供機構內部運作使用,主要作軟件、硬件、平台三方面的資源共享,達到節省、方便快捷等目的。他指出,雲計算在澳門仍屬起步階段,政府會因應發展形勢加強推廣宣傳,令更多中小企應用相關文件倉術,達致節省成本的優勢,以推動企業發展,增強企業競爭力。他又透露,因應市場發展,政府會研究是否資助「公有雲」服務或建立雲計算的系統。此外,由於單憑政府力量未必能有效推動雲計算技術在澳的發展,許志樑希望雲計算的應用推廣能由業界做起,電信局亦會舉辦更多同類活動,促進區域內科技業界的交流合作,提升本澳科技普及,讓業界對澳門的雲計算巿場更有興趣,推廣服務,引起巿民的使用興趣。另外,有參展的雲計算服務供應商何偉國稱,澳門近年雲端科技發展得非常好,隨�營商環境不斷改善,技術將更加普及,現時主要是博彩娛樂公司使用較多。何偉國認為,推廣雲端科技需社會及經濟間的互相配合,期望澳門提供資源,協助發展技術,如提供更好的電信、電力設備及優惠,吸引供應商在澳投資,建立數據中心,為巿民帶來更便捷的生活。雲計算是指利用網路連接多台電腦或智能手機的運算,或是透過網路連線取得由遠端主機提供的服務,簡單地可理解為一種互聯網上的資源共享。存倉
- Sep 28 Sat 2013 14:21
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有那麼一群人最愛看飛機
信息來源於四川新聞網 / Cited from .newssc.org/當你出差或旅遊,迷你倉最平坐著飛機在成都雙流國際機場起飛或降落的時候,你是否知道:就在不遠處,有一群人正專注地看著你坐的那架飛機?很難想象,世界上每一架飛機的起飛和降落,都有這麼一群人在關注。他們在網絡上討論和分享,到現場去看飛機、拍飛機。這群人,我們稱之為“飛友”,即飛機愛好者,他們對來往本地的航班和機型了若指掌,硬盤里也存著各種飛機的照片———同樣的機型有著不同的彩繪,同樣的時間也會有不一樣的角度。目前成都大約活躍著幾百名飛友,經常會去雙流機場看飛機起降。這裡偶爾會有很特別的飛機,但大多時候也就是空客的320和波音的737。你若問,看這些千篇一律的飛機有什麼意思,飛友們會告訴你,其中的樂趣大著呢!成都商報記者 王越兩個飛友的故事1楊明雨的故事帶上乾糧和相機,坐著公交去機場楊明雨今年21歲,大學剛剛畢業。過去三年,他最大的樂趣就是去機場。從桐梓林出發,坐806路到雙流的歐城花園站,再往機場方向走上兩公里,到了機場外圍。找個高處,一個空曠的地方,就是看飛機的好位置了。如果是周末,他還會遇到不少飛友,還有附近村里過來推銷蔬菜瓜果的村民。飛機起降的呼嘯聲、人們的說笑聲,伴著密集的相機快門聲,讓這裡很是熱鬧。楊明雨先是喜歡旅行,飛機坐得多了,自然也就對飛機感興趣。後來他有次去網上搜索飛機的照片,發現了“民航資源網”,進去後發現這裡是飛友們的天地。找到了“組織”後,他這個愛好也就一發而不可收拾。假期里,楊明雨有時甚至會一周去3次機場,大多是坐公交,來回近3個小時,如果和有車的飛友約好了,就搭個順風車去。楊明雨說,看飛機主要分兩種情況:去看特殊的飛機,或者漫無目的地去看。所謂特殊的飛機,就是指不常見的機型,或者是機身有彩繪的那種。最近一個月,成都特殊的飛機不少,先是南航的波音787夢想飛機首航,又是卡塔爾首航成都,還有“熊貓大使”直飛倫敦。華商大會也給雙流機場帶來各種各樣的公務機。楊明雨說,這些公務機對飛友來說十分珍貴。因為它們不像航班,會“定期來訪”,這些公務機大多只會來一次,飛友也只有一次機會看到,不容錯過。所謂漫無目的地去看,工作量也非常大:把所有經過的飛機全拍下來,包括飛機滑行、起飛、升空、降落的所有過程,乃至每一個過程的所有角度。因為“每架飛機每次起飛和落地都是不一樣的,只有程序一樣。如果都全部一樣也就不會有空難了,你說是不是?”楊明雨說。2李蒙驪的故事去一次機場要拍上千張照片去一次機場,李蒙驪就要拍一千多張照片。李蒙驪在地鐵公司上班,他卻喜歡上了飛機。他去機場看飛機,差不多是十年前了。他回憶說,那時已經有了飛友這個群體,但也不過幾個人。後來網絡發達了,有了論壇,有了QQ群,愛好者才多了,聚集起來。十年過去,李蒙驪已經數不清自己去了多少次機場。唯一能統計的,就是他拍了幾十萬張飛機的照片。電腦里裝不下了,他就去買4TB的硬盤來放,一共買了三個。照片太多,他就按航空公司和機型來分類。李蒙驪最喜歡的,是法國空客公司的A330系列飛機。在他眼中,A330可以說是現有的機型裡面“飛行姿態最美”的一個。“特別是落地的時候,很優美。”他補充說。飛行姿態?這對於不是飛機愛好者的人實在難以理解,到底怎麼個美法兒?“經常看,看久了,就覺得美。”李蒙驪說儲存李蒙驪有車,可以直接開車去機場。但他更願意騎自行車過去。他住華陽,距離機場並不算遠,騎車40分鐘就可到達。看飛機的一天往往是這樣度過的:手拿相機,注視著跑道方向,一有飛機出現就連按快門。如果有其他飛友,可以聊聊天,交流一下,拍完一起吃個飯。在成都,追飛機的人最主要還是飛友,除此之外還有攝影愛好者。相對來說,這個圈子比較封閉。一般來說,新入門的都是由老一輩帶著過去。當然,這個圈子也不大。中秋節那天,國外最大飛友網站(airliner.net)的觀察團一行28人來到成都,早上8點,群里的成都飛友們就到達機場接機,然後帶著國外的這些愛好者去第二跑道拍飛機,是學習也是交流。4個小時後,這28名外國飛友又坐上了去上海的航班。在雙流機場能看到的漂亮飛機各大航空公司的機身彩繪,是飛友們最愛看的一道風景。東方航空東航有各種各樣的彩繪飛機,比如“紅領巾夢想號”“大美青海”等,世博會時就塗裝了5架。東航雲南分公司還有孔雀彩繪飛機。中國航空國航的彩繪以牡丹為主題,華麗大氣。楊明雨比較喜歡的,是國航西南分公司的兩架秀美四川的彩繪飛機,機型是空客A321。荷蘭皇家航空荷蘭皇家航空公司(KLM)的747客機,機身是大塊的藍色彩繪,十分醒目。這架飛機從阿姆斯特丹飛成都,一周5班。泰國航空泰國航空公司的波音777,機尾深藍色塗裝加金邊,特別漂亮,飛友們一般都叫泰航為“泰美麗”。這架飛機飛曼穀到成都的航班,下月開始一周7班,每天一班。但是這架777只偶爾在客人特別多的時候才用,平時都是飛空客A330。泰國東方航空在雙流機場,泰國的航空公司除了“泰美麗”之外,還有泰國東方航空。跟“泰美麗”一樣都有藍色機尾,但機身是銀色塗裝。機型則是波音737-300,它在成都出現的時間並不確定,因為這架飛機只飛旅遊包機。全日空航空全日空的波音737-700客機原來是金色塗裝,飛東京成田機場到成都的航班,夏季一周7班,冬季一周5班。但是令人遺憾的是,現在這個彩繪塗裝給改成標準裝了,藍色機尾。亞洲X航空亞航的紅底白字大家或許很熟悉了,相信不少人去東南亞旅遊都坐過“Air Asia”。但楊明雨告訴記者,這其實是亞洲X航空,亞航旗下的一個分公司。這個公司專飛長途航線,比如吉隆坡到成都。P.S:不同航空聯盟的飛機也會印上不同航空聯盟的標誌,比如天合聯盟的絲帶標誌、星空聯盟的五個小三角標誌,都值得一看。Tips:A.飛友們的秘密武器———“非常准”看飛機,首先要掌握航班信息。楊明雨說,飛友們一直都是用的“非常准”,因為這個軟件跟民航內部聯網,所以可以知道不少很難查到的信息,比如飛機的機齡,註冊號等等,還有免費短信,這些都非常方便。飛友們看重這個軟件的原因是,雖然航班可以查到,但是機型卻會改變,本來應該是一架大飛機,但如果票賣的不多,航空公司很有可能將大飛機換成小飛機。如果準備去看這個特定飛機的你並不知情,就白跑一趟了。但是,楊明雨說,“非常准”現在也不大准了。所以,飛友們拿到信息,都要去國內外網站上再確認一下。B.飛友們的活動規律———“冬休”成都飛友看飛機,有“冬休”之說。因為成都一入冬,霧霾天就非常多,能見度太差,而拍飛機對大環境要求很高,空氣不通透就很難拍了。當然,冬天戶外比較冷也是原因,在外面站一天實在難受,飛友們寧願待家里,等到立春過後,再開始活動。mini storage
- Sep 28 Sat 2013 14:09
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Hub a proving ground for broader reforms
Creation of another HK may be government’s hope, allowing foreign firms to be set up easilyThe Shanghai Free Trade Zone, scheduled to be launched tomorrow, will become the proving ground for experimenting with economic reforms.文件倉The 29 square kilometre zone along Shanghai’s coastline includes existing free trade port areas and the Pudong airport and will combine the free movement of goods associated with a FTZ with the policy-driven initiatives of a free trade area, says Deloitte partner Caesar Wong.“Shanghai is really special. The Chinese government is saying: ‘Can we have another Hong Kong?’ Hong Kong is good at business because there are no controls on what you can do.”The FTZ will be a proving ground for further liberalisation of the mainland’s capital account and financial services.Changes are to include interest rate reform and exchange rate convertibility, and foreign banks and insurance firms should have a fast track route to opening branches in the zone.Analysts at ANZ Bank have compared it to Malaysia’s Labuan as a distinct geographical zone with separate monetary policies from the rest of the country, though the exact timeframe for reform implementation is not yet clear, nor are the legal and regulatory structures in place for the zone to fully function.Given the fungible nature of money, the greatest challenge will be controlling the flow of capital between the FTZ and the rest of China. If capital account liberalisation takes place, the different interest rates and exchange rates will create trading distortions and arbitrage opportunities for traders on both sides of the FTZ.It is not clear how this will be managed, or which government body will assume authority. “There must be a new supervisory framework regulating banks operating in the free trade zone,” ANZ analysts wrote in a recent repor存倉.Regional trading hubs such as Hong Kong and Dubai succeed in part because they do have defined controls and regulatory structures.Without such controls and further reforms of the mainland banking system, says ANZ, there is a danger that leakage from the FTZ could upset the country’s financial stability. At the same time, argues the report, a rush to liberalisation might precipitate a crisis similar to that experienced by the Thai banking system in the 1990s before its collapse in the Asian financial crisis.Banks will probably need to build control systems to ensure money is not being misused outside the zone, says Clare Lu, a partner at Qin Li law firm in Shanghai.As a bonded duty free area goods can be handled, manufactured, altered and re-exported without interference from customs; and it is expected that import duties and VAT will not be levied. The zone is designed to become a hub for logistics’ firms and cargo operators and will be attractive for the bonded warehousing of commodities and raw materials, which can be used in trading or as loan collateral, and export manufacturers.However, the geographical limitations of the FTZ will automatically restrict the latter while government emphasis appears to favour service industries in line with overall national focus towards higher value-add businesses, including foreign human resources firms and international travel agents.Needless to say, guarding against smuggling between the FTZ and the rest of Shanghai would be a significant challenge.With an eye on Hong Kong and other low-tax jurisdictions, the zone will be cutting its business taxes to a 15 per cent corporation tax for qualifying investors. This compares with Hong Kong’s 16.5 per cent taxation rate. It is expected that income tax cuts will also be made. The mainland’s top band rate is 45 per cent.儲存
- Sep 28 Sat 2013 13:49
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全球最佳連鎖店7-11奪冠
(洛杉磯27日訊)世界走向地球村,迷你倉最平跨國連鎖企業不斷出現,美國有線電視新聞網(CNN)旅遊網站周四選出對遊客而言,全球最佳的連鎖商店或企業,美國起源的7-eleven便利商店排名第一,台灣的鼎泰豐名列第二。CNN旅遊網站指出,大家都知道跨國性的連鎖企業在世界上的影響力,例如麥當勞在以色列的尼格夫沙漠中有分店,在古巴關達那摩灣監獄旁也有,CNN旅遊網站列出了他們最喜歡的20家連鎖商店與企業。鼎泰豐高居第二這20家全球性連鎖商店或企業,都赫赫有名,7-eleven便利商店目前在全美已有超過7700家,在日本更超過1萬5000家。全球大最佳連鎖店7-eleven便利商店鼎泰豐麥當勞星巴克四季飯店來自于台灣的鼎泰豐在名單中高居第二,CNN認為,鼎泰豐餃子透明的外皮,讓他們可以看透內餡,同時以賣油起家的鼎泰豐,生意可說並非很好,直到1972年,鼎泰豐開始以一半的店面儲存售著名的小籠包。CNN強調,目前鼎泰豐在全球11個國家有超過70家餐廳,其摩斯漢堡無印良品肯德基炸雞宜家家居墨西哥兒童游樂場KidZania中絕大多數都必須排上1個小時的隊才能品嘗美食,而在香港的兩家鼎泰豐更是米其林一星的餐館。僅次于7-eleven與鼎泰豐的則是速食業代表麥當勞,而連鎖咖啡店星巴克緊追在後,5到10名分別是四季飯店、摩斯漢堡、無印良品、肯德基炸雞、宜家家居(IK EA)與墨西哥的兒童游樂場KidZania(台灣則是京華城的BabyBoss)。另外入榜的還有DFS免稅店、希爾頓飯店、三明治專賣店Subway、加拿大連鎖 咖啡店TimHortons、歐洲租車公司Europcar、英國瑪莎百貨、美國速食中餐貓熊快遞(PandaExpress)、英國連鎖日式拉面店Wagamama、澳美客牛排館(Outback)與美國肉桂卷專賣店Cinnabon。mini storage
- Sep 28 Sat 2013 13:37
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瓷都德化50攤位參展10月MIF
【本報記者福建德化報道】第十八屆澳門國際貿易投資展覽會(MIF)將在10月17至20日在本澳舉行,迷你倉最平以精巧細緻的白瓷聞名的福建省泉州市德化縣代表團將率領近50個企業及知名雕塑師等參展攤位在澳參加前期工作會議及展覽,希望通過今次活動向澳門展現「中國瓷都德化」的特色。展出13省級大師作品福建省泉州市德化縣安排本澳媒體到當地進行前期採訪。福建省德化縣人民政府副調研員黃發建表示,他們參與第十八屆澳門國際貿易投資展覽會的活動將以「中國瓷都德化」為主題,以展示德化的陶瓷文化、旅遊文化;同時亦會展出日用陶瓷,包括酒店的專用陶瓷。同場更將展示13個省級以上陶瓷藝術大師的作品,其中包括中國陶瓷藝術大師邱雙炯等。希望給澳門市民帶來視覺衝擊,體現德化的傳統陶瓷雕塑、日用陶瓷及德化的旅遊風光。展示酒店及家用瓷器德化的陶瓷雕琢相當具特色,例如人物雕塑,便以潔淨細膩、溫潤典雅、晶瑩剔透、表 如一見稱,其透光度及白度在全國更獨一無二。他表示,自1997年開始,德化已在全國省市作巡迴展,今次是透過澳門國際貿易投資展覽會到澳門首次展出,希望通過活動讓澳門了解德化,並進行休閒旅遊,儲存使兩地互動,滿足澳門市場包括酒店用陶瓷及家居用陶瓷的市場,加強兩地的文化交流。據了解,當地有1400家陶瓷業,近30萬常往人口中,就有10萬人從事相關行業。該縣8成陶瓷外銷,更有產品取得美國迪士尼等卡通人物產權,將瓷製玩具直接運往美國銷售;並有企業專門生產用於外交上送贈領導人的高級陶瓷,種類多樣。82歲大師邱雙炯精品今次在澳門展出的近50個攤位中,包括13家日用陶瓷生產企業及13家雕塑大師攤位等。現年82歲的仍在進行創作的國內白瓷雕塑大師、鳳凰陶瓷雕塑研究所創辦人邱雙炯將會參展。他受訪時透露,從15歲開始學習做陶瓷,將會帶50多件展品往澳門展示,包括金陵十二釵、十八羅漢等。他的兒子邱宏華補充,部份展品已運往澳門,其特色是質感薄如絹,連人物衣服紗巾的紋理也能用陶瓷展現。他希望通過今次活動將德化陶瓷的表現形式作展現,讓大家通過工藝品及藝術品去認識德化。邱宏華表示,目前仍有很多人不太了解德化,以往德化的陶瓷都是透過海上絲綢之路運往外國,例如明朝大師何朝宗的陶瓷現時大部分都在外國。他強調,今次到澳門是以推介及宣傳為主,希望大家可以更好的了解中國瓷都德化。mini storage
- Sep 28 Sat 2013 13:12
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Students hold food drive to meet need
Source: The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.mini storageSept. 27--BETHALTO -- Students at Our Lady Queen of Peace School showed their compassion for children in need by mounting a food drive based on Madison County Catholic Charities' recent plea for help in The Telegraph.With food items still pouring in, Principal Eve Remiszewski estimated on Thursday that students have collected approximately 1,200 food items over the last 10 days. She expects hundreds of additional items to come in Friday, the final day of the drive."Every year, these kids continue to amaze me as to how they pull together to make a difference in other people's lives," she said. "They put everything they have into service projects."The idea for the impromptu food drive came from an article published on Sept. 3 in The Telegraph, outlining that "food insecurity is becoming an increasing reality" for many people, particularly those who live in rural areas.In the article, community services supervisor Jan Manns said Catholic Charities has been seeking partnerships with parishes, churches, community organizations or existing food pantries.Parent Mary Stacks received a call from her sister, Jeannie Tarter, who told her how deeply the request had resonated with her and how strongly she felt that they must try to address this overwhelming need."So, I asked Mrs. R. if we could do a food drive," Stacks said. "My sister offered a sundae party to the winning class as an incentive."Stacks, aided by her daughter Allie, 12, made graph charts so that each grade level could track their progress and keep an eye on their "competition."By the end of the first week, Stacks said she needed to extend the charts upward with additional sheets of poster board because the response had been so generous."When we heard that kids were happy to go to school because they knew it was the only place they could eat lunch, it made me feel sad," seventh-grader Allie Stacks said. "We knew 迷你倉e needed to do something fast so we could get them something to eat."The seventh-grade class has been in charge of collecting items from the classrooms, counting, graphing and then transporting the items to the gym."I think this is a really good project because it teaches responsibility," seventh-grader Jenna Zacha said. "Even little kids learn that they can help other people."On behalf of Catholic Charities, Manns is scheduled to pick up the items on Friday and talk to the students about the growing problem of food insecurity at a school-wide assembly that will be held at 11:30 a.m.The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that 14.5 percent of all U.S. households have had a recent experience of not knowing where their next meal is coming from. According to the report, there are more than 140,000 people in the 28-county Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield who are considered food-insecure.A donation of $60 provides a two-week supply of food for an average-sized family.In a final gesture of philanthropy, the students will help load the truck, enabling the food to be taken to a site determined to have the greatest need."I saw two kids standing in front of the charts, and I heard a little kindergartner tell a fourth-grader that his class was going to feed the most hungry kids, which was so heartwarming," Stacks said. "He didn't say that his class was going to win, just that they were going to feed the most kids, so he understood the point of what we are doing this for. It made me want to cry."To donate or for more information on Catholic Charities' new refrigerated Mobile Food Pantry that can make deliveries to rural areas, call Manns at (618) 462-0634, or go to the Catholic Charities website at cc.dio.org and on Facebook.kbassett@thetelegraph.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 The Telegraph (Alton, Ill.) Visit The Telegraph (Alton, Ill.) at .thetelegraph.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉
- Sep 28 Sat 2013 12:58
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本報杭州9月27日訊 (記者 夏丹) 無論今夏多狂“熱”,迷你倉最平終抵不過秋姑娘的腳步。她款款而來,帶來最美風景。西溪柿葉紅了,橙紅的柿子令人垂涎欲滴。滿覺隴第二波桂花,也已暗香浮動。如精靈般的彼岸花,顏色極鮮豔,朵朵妙姿各異。 今天是今年杭州入秋第一天,確有點秋之涼。好在這兩日,太陽公公笑容燦爛,送來柔柔暖意。接下來幾天,早晚的涼,愈發濃郁,果真天涼好個秋。白天有點小熱,但熱不到哪兒去。預計28日白天浙西北地區陰天有時有陣雨,浙南地區多雲,其他地區多雲到陰,局部陰有陣雨。 今年第21號熱帶風暴“蝴蝶”於今天14時在南海中部海面生成,儲存計將以每小時10公里左右的速度向偏西方向移動,強度逐漸加強,並向海南東南部海面靠近。臨近“十一”,有不少人正在安排海南旅行計劃,但願“蝴蝶”別來搗亂。雖然從目前來看,“蝴蝶”的最終歸宿很可能是越南,但由於距離海南比較近,所以海南終免不了一番風雨。尤其30日晚上“蝴蝶”距離海南最近,所以當日和10月1日,如你身在海南,要格外注意。 最近泰國有點“囧”。從9月17日開始的洪澇災害,造成該國210余萬人受災。不過從25日起,湄南河的水位已下降了10至20厘米。作為國人今年最熱門旅遊地,已安排好“十一”前去泰國的遊客,需隨時注意該國天氣變化。mini storage