- Aug 09 Fri 2013 11:07
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融創綠城突破樓市高溫宋衛平孫宏斌聯手打造盛世濱江項目
7月31日下午,“上海綠城·盛世濱江項目�動暨上海融創綠城投資控股有限公司成立一周年”新聞發佈會于上海綠城玫瑰園度假酒店隆重舉行。發佈會當日,迷你倉沙田融創中國孫宏斌、融綠王虹斌、張強、王�等公司高層,以及來自新聞晨報、新聞晚報、東方早報、新民晚報、每日經濟新聞、中華工商時報、中國經營報、搜房網等百余家主流媒體匯聚一堂,共同見證了融創與綠城這兩家帶有傳奇色彩的地產大佬如何在短短的一年內實現“1+1>2”的優秀合作模式。活動當日,首次正式對外公佈的綠城·盛世濱江項目,更是憑借其“盧灣、世博、濱江”三大價值利好疊加的獨特魅力御駕上海黃浦江豪宅區,在發佈會上成為全國媒體關注的焦點所在。融綠一周年1+1>2為理想而生2012年6月,融創以33.7億元代價收購綠城旗下9個項目股權,雙方同時成立了各占50%股權的上海融綠。對於合作運營的公司而言,“1+1”能夠產生怎樣的能量級、“1+1”等於幾是個不可規避的問題。一年以來,這道數學題也正時時提醒著融綠在合作中尋求更大的效益。宋衛平面對這一質疑曾有言,“對於融綠而言,1加1大於2、3、4甚至是5。”顯然,融創與綠城固有的底蘊與共同點注定了兩家公司存在共同的理想。於是,“為理想而生”成為融綠合作成功中最大的助力。發佈會當日,王虹斌在闡述融綠合作模式、分享融綠成果時更是以此為主題,他說:“融創與綠城同時擁有著一個共同的特徵:他們都非常有理想、有追求,正是這樣一種信仰與他們對 于做好產品的執著,造就了綠城和融創的今天。”誠然,綠城集團作為在中國豪宅行業以品質稱雄的“獨孤求敗”,多年來的進取與前行都基於“自我超越”。而融創則是專注致力于打造中國頂尖精品生活的領跑者,二者血脈中的基因擁有著相同的著陸點:中國絕對的頂尖豪宅。雙方對於企業塑造定位以及理念方面的不謀而合在融綠誕生之初,便深深紮根。如果說,早前融綠的合作被中國房地產市場輿論視為一場“借雞生蛋”與“斷臂求生”的巧妙嫁接,如今融綠旗下數十個項目穩紮穩打的優秀銷售業績則表明一個真理:無端的揣測與惡意的評價並未阻擋融綠在開拓中國頂尖豪宅的道路上繼續 前行,反而在一個又一個項目的成功塑造上讓全中國看見一段“天命所歸”的“曠世佳緣”。融綠聯姻在一年中的成功表現使得上海融綠的高起點讓人對它的表現無法不期待。孫宏斌說:“合作之初我們承受了非常多的質疑,不僅來自外界,甚至來自我們內部。”但事實總是最好的證明,這場合作稱得上是順風順水,融綠用與世無爭的態度在短短一年時間,通過銷售業績打破了所有人疑慮。王虹斌表示:“不誇張的說,我相信幾年之後,融綠合作完全可以作為一項經典案例寫入MBA教材。”媒體觀察融創綠城———中國地產界的“超級合伙人”在融綠公司“聚焦上海、深耕蘇南”的發展戰略下,在短短一年間便擁有了14個項目。不得不承認的是,融創與綠城在各自成為中國地產界神話的同時,通過融綠之筆在2013上海樓市書寫了又一傳奇!一國天賦當驚世界盛世濱江集城市之大成“去年以來,在長三角做的兩件最重要的事,一個是跟綠城合作,一個是拿下盛世濱江項目。”7月31日,融創董事長孫宏斌這樣描述綠城·盛世濱江非凡的價值意義。此前通過各方渠道瞭解到,綠城·盛世濱江項目於今年8月份完成內部認購,9月份正式開盤。這樣的快節奏意味著孫宏斌需要直面上海濱江豪宅銷售大考。3個月前剛剛從香港大亨杜惠愷手中購得的盛世濱江項目總體量高達驚人的70萬平方米,共計約400億元的貨值使其成迷你倉價錢上海中心城區不可多得超級大盤項目。王虹斌面對這樣一個廣受外界矚目的“香餑餑”這樣說:“盛世濱江是融創、綠城合作以來最重要的項目,綠城和融創兩家公司在歷史上都沒有收購過這麼大的項目,我們有這樣的好盤在手,信心十足!”此前有數據顯示,上海黃浦江沿線一線臨江闊界大宅單價紛紛“破十”,且可售產品多為尾盤,盛世濱江的開盤價由此廣受市場揣測。如今,以此為依據,不少傳言紛紛將盛世濱江項目售價劍指15萬元/平方米,對此,孫宏斌表示萬分的驚訝,“我不知道你們是從哪裡得到的消息,15萬?哪有那麼便宜?”孫宏斌表示,二期西區或將高于20萬/平方米。如此價格一出無疑成為上海濱江豪宅“價格肉搏戰”中的重磅炸彈。面對如此定價,孫宏斌顯得躊躇滿志:“盛世濱江2/3的戶型都是一線臨江,並且戶型面積最小的控制在150平方米以下,我相信這樣的面積段在上海濱江沿岸豪宅中無出其右!這也是項目主要的競爭力之一。”據悉,綠城·盛世濱江作為上海不可多得擁有純正香港系豪宅血液的作品,在社區規劃方面稱得上是不余遺力。硬朗有型的建築外立面給人以高聳入雲的質感;為保證幾乎“戶戶能看江”,建築在社區內的規劃不惜成本,顯得錯落有致與秩序井然;此外,為了給予全上海更多人群提供入主盧灣世博濱江的機遇,盛世濱江最小面積房源控制在150平方米以下。面對筆者提問融綠是否將在上海再擲千金拿下類似土地,孫宏斌的回答顯得意味深長,“盛世濱江不可再得!可遇不可求啊!”媒體觀察對於上海而言,綠城·盛世濱江空降浦江,滬上全新豪宅格局已然革新。對綠 城和融創而言,盛世濱江項目的銷售情況,毫無疑問將成為檢驗彼此合作成果最重要的指標。據悉,作為“前無古人後無來者”的超級大盤綠城·盛世濱江現階段蓄客情況良好,未來銷售前景可期,融綠在上海的下一步動作指日可待。鏈接敏銳發現土地價值綠城·盛世濱江天賦盡現 綠城·盛世濱江所處的地理位置可謂優越。項目落子上海最具活力的濱水區域,地處世博濱江黃金水岸,隔江對望世博中國館,直面黃浦江和2010年世博會場,將上海壯麗水景一覽無餘。同時,項目承載延續著老盧灣百年地脈,距都會生活地標新天地僅2公里。隨著後世博龐大規劃版圖的逐步落實,一個堪稱為人民廣場與陸家嘴集合體的全新上海航母級市中心將矗立于項目對面。目前項目現房發售,面積段控制在138-252平方米,戶戶臨江一線豪景,配套附贈品牌廚衛、全屋地暖及中央空調。小區更配有約7000平房米會所,約1200平方米酒店級天幕泳池。同時,社區特別禮聘豪宅物管專家,引入“綠城園區服務體系”。“聚焦上海,深耕蘇南”這是融綠平台的戰略。融綠的合作,無論從規模上,還是深度、廣度上來說,在房地產行業中都是絕無僅有的!綠城·盛世濱江也是融綠合作以來取得的最大的項目,完美的區位與原味香港豪宅的設計使得盛世濱江項目的光芒愈加璀璨與難掩。媒體視角孫宏斌語錄“這個行業,綠城要是死了,不公平。誰死也不該綠城死,就它認真造房子,就它把房子蓋得好!融創與綠城的合作生于憂患。”“15萬?哪有那麼便宜?二期西區會高于20萬/平方米。”“對於豪宅標準最簡單的判斷,就是房價。2萬元/平方米的房子和5萬元/平方米的房子品質能一樣嗎?”VipLine 8621 53863888 接待中心:中山南一路500弄開發商:上海新富港房地產發展有限公司盧灣房管(2010)預字0000154號本廣告僅供參考,廣告中具體確定的內容可作為購房合同附件,以上均為建面。迷你倉庫
- Aug 09 Fri 2013 11:04
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兩岸三地巨鴨生金蛋 藝術有錢途
獨家專題 初夏在香港掀起熱潮的Rubber Duck,self storage為主辦展覽的商場在個多月帶來800萬人流的商機,巨鴨9月將「游」到北京,其雙生兒同月則有機會到台灣高雄、台中和基隆來個「環島『游』」。鴨還未到,目前卻已經在北京帶來第一波商機,什剎海景區開始借巨鴨吸引遊客注意,相信吸錢招數還陸續有來。說穿了,鴨鴨只不過是掛上藝術幌子的商品。其實,以藝術做幌子的商業行銷伎倆全球俯拾皆是,當代藝術品努力走入人群無可厚非,只是觀賞者在欣賞藝術品的同時,還要多加一重戒心。專題組記者梁浩文、江珊報道 德國已故社會學家阿多爾諾(Theodor W.Adorno)認為,流行文化可怕之處在於能麻醉大眾,令大眾失去反抗不公平待遇的精力,而RubberDuck的「童話式美好」,正好讓觀賞者相信鴨鴨本身的美好,被麻醉後最後就在附近購買、消費。 海港城拒公開有否分帳 藝術幌子確實俯拾皆是。以Rubber Duck 為例,鴨鴨需經「Rubber Duck之父」、荷蘭藝術家霍夫曼(Florentijn Hofman)授權才可「游」到不同城市,牠9月會到北京,而選址呼聲較高的什剎海景區就已經借勢炒作,舉辦「大黃鴨北京歡迎你」活動,無數絨布小黃鴨在遊舫上,購買了遊覽票的遊客可獲贈正版小黃鴨一隻。還有三米高的「山寨鴨」叫價4,000元人民幣,20米高的標價15萬元人民幣,實在是商機處處。鴨鴨在同月還會到高雄,有傳台中、基隆亦是鴨鴨可能到的地方。 其實鴨鴨早在今年5月初至6月中,於海港城策劃下到香港暢泳維多利亞港,一個多月就為商場帶來800萬人流,最多一天有逾30萬人賞鴨,商場的5月零售額按年增加16.3%。海港城推廣部回覆《成報》記者查詢時,拒絕公開霍夫曼有否參與今次展出的商業活動銷售收入的分帳。 旅業玩具業飲食業搶客 Rubber Duck將港人麻醉出強大的消費力,除了海港城的零售額大增,就連尖沙咀碼頭附近的報販也大賣鴨鴨玩具,迷你倉價10元至80元也銷情不俗;還有附近一間酒店推出以Rubber Duck為主題的自助餐,結果也是大收旺場;還有甜品店特別製作200塊鴨形曲奇餅,每塊標價10元,兩天售罄??「Rubber Duck 之父」、荷蘭藝術家霍夫曼(Florentijn Hofman)一再強調,「友善的、載浮載沉的鴨鴨具治愈能力」,這看來一切也是「童話式美好」。依據霍夫曼過去的藝術品「The Giantof Vlaardingse」(Vlaardingse 是荷蘭城市,作品是用一堆爛木製成的巨兔)和「Fat Monkey」( 以巴西名牌拖鞋Havianas製成的巨型猴子),地區性極強又強調人情味,不懷疑霍夫曼的用心,只是當鴨鴨在全球掀起熱潮以來,消費主義就開始玷污牠。 歐美藝壇在數年前開始有「當代藝術景觀化」的討論,認為過去10多年,當代藝術品愈來愈傾向超大體積,是製造成為「景觀」(Spectacles)、吸引眼球,甚至淪為商業行銷的手段。其實,在時代巨輪下,藝術品走向人群亦是無可厚非,重要的是藝術品能否為觀賞者帶來反思。 美雕塑硬銷《花花公子》800萬人在香港賞鴨,但大部分人只是在鴨鴨前大擺搞怪姿勢拍照留念,微博、facebook上早前瘋傳的就是這些照片,評論的都只是「鴨鴨超時工作該休息了」、「來香港被曬中暑」等的水平。熱潮過後,港人對於Rubber Duck的討論也就戛然而止,更遑論鴨鴨有否為香港社會帶來更大、更深層次的反思。 除了RubberDuck,藝術幌子到處皆是。美國藝術家菲利普斯( R i c h a r dPhillips)早前在德州小城Marfa的一條公路旁, 創作了一個巨型雕塑, 他稱雕塑是紀念美國全國運動汽車競賽協會的一名前選手,但在雕刻右上方又有美國雜誌《花花公子》的兔兔標誌。說穿了,這其實是《花花公子》與菲利普斯的商業合作項目,只是有關方面聲稱作品是希望探討藝術和商業的關係。 相關新聞刊A02版文件倉
- Aug 09 Fri 2013 10:55
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闊別21年新北投車站回娘家返鄉之旅從彰化啟動出發郝龍斌:國內文化資產保存成功標竿
【記者方一成/彰化報導】心愛的老車站「新北投車站」,存倉再會了!坐落在彰化花壇鄉台灣民俗村內的新北投車站,產權人日榮公司決定無償將車站捐給台北市,昨(八)日在園區內舉行「新北投車站捐贈儀式」記者會,由彰化縣長卓伯源、台北市長郝龍斌和日榮資產管理公司副總經理林輝武簽署共同見證狀,一起見證新北投火車站展開返鄉之路。卓縣長表示,今日「新北投車站」闊別二十一年回娘家的返鄉之旅,從彰化縣啟動出發,不僅具有歷史代表性,更是透過政府、民間單位協力溝通與推動,在彰化縣、台北市共同努力下,讓新北投車站在其原屬空間中發揮其最大的歷史意涵及文化價值。卓縣長致詞表示,新北投車站建於一九一六年,於民國七十七年鐵路淡水線因配合捷運北淡線施工而面臨拆除,台北市因新建設不得已捨棄「新北投車站」時,台灣民俗村創辦人施金山先生即有先見之明,立刻跳出來守護,讓台北市捐贈給台灣民俗村,並克服萬難將新北投車站拆解,一木一瓦搬到園區內重建保存,讓新北投車站得以在彰化重新安身立命,浴火重生風華再現,施金山對於文化資產保存的義舉值得我們敬佩。卓縣長指出,台灣民俗村因經營不善致遭拍賣,民俗村內數棟保存良好的古建築亦有遭拍賣拆除之危機,彰化縣政府自存倉於文化資產保存的職責,於一○一年五月三日依文化資產保存法規定,啟動暫定古蹟機制,有效保存「新北投車站」免遭到破壞,並於一○二年四月二十九日召開「有形文化資產審議委員會」,有鑑於台北市政府提出迎回新北投車站計畫,審議會中承諾將妥善保存這棟建築物,經過委員審議,對於新北投車站能夠得到更好的安置保存場所表示肯定,感謝社會各界的奔走和努力,促成新北投車站回娘家的美事,而現場中演唱的「心愛ㄟ老車站」歌詞中寫著「走過鐵支路,牽你過磺溪」,而且磺溪正好就是彰化的舊名,顯示新北投車站與彰化的因緣。郝市長則表示,新北投火車站重返北投,將會是國內文化資產保存演進史上成功的標竿與典範,歷史建築和古蹟最重要的是與在地居民的連結,今天懷著感恩的心情前來,期待未來新北投車站的風華再現在大家面前。昨日下午的捐贈儀式上,由日榮公司將象徵新北投車站的模型捐贈予台北市長郝龍斌,郝市長則回贈感謝狀、新北投永久榮譽站長徽章和站長帽,詩人歌手陳明章以及特里歐弦樂團、八頭里仁協會合唱團共同演唱「心愛ㄟ老車站」,表達對車站的思念,最後在所有與會人員一起手搖火車搖鈴中,象徵新北投車站從彰化啟航,相約二○一六年新北投老車站百歲生日時再現風華。迷你倉新蒲崗
- Aug 08 Thu 2013 13:03
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臺灣
NB族群股價持續反映終端需求不振、價格競爭等基本面問題,迷你倉價錢今年以來,股價堪稱台股弱勢族群代表。不過,跌深就是短線操作者的機會,權證發行券商指出,投資人可以留意以權證搶搭四大NB跌深股如<<<宏�>>>(2353)、華碩、和碩、緯創等股價反彈的列車。<<>>╱NB市場上半年表現不佳,連帶牽累<<>>下游<<<硬體>>>族群的股價表現,包括<<<宏�>>>、華碩、和碩、緯創公司股價,紛紛出現<<<波段>>>低價,表現相對弱勢。隨著時序逐步進入下半年傳統電子旺季,配合<<<微軟>>><<>> 8.1、<<<英特爾>>>新平台Haswell將於第3季底、第4季初上市,在新品加持效應下,股價還是有反攻契機。券商研究部門表示,NB產業前景有疑慮,是市場已知的訊息,接下來,除非衰退幅度遠遠超乎市場預料,否則,多數的營運利空均已在市場的考量範圍內,頗有利空出盡的味道,加上股價跌幅已深、近日品牌廠雙A又將舉行法說等因素,股價若出迷你倉庫跌深反彈,也不令投資人意外。瑞信證券指出,整體來看,消費型NB第2季需求疲軟,目前<<>>╱NB市場能見度仍低,但展望第3季,包括Bay trail裝置出貨、各款Android平板新機問世,以及蘋果新商品出台,可望挹注代工廠的營收。巴克萊證券則指出,NB代工廠的機會在平板<<<電腦>>>與平板型手機(Phablet),未來主要品牌廠將持續推出相關產品,使NB代工廠來自平板的營收成長率提升。像是廣達代工Google 新Nexus 7,廣達、仁寶代工亞馬遜Kindle Fire HD ,緯創代工華碩的Padfone,和碩、緯創代工華碩MemoPad,和碩與鴻海代工iPad mini。法人看好,在平板升溫加持下,有機會稍稍緩解NB廠的營運窘境,不過,年底出貨的成長動力,比較偏向下游拉貨建立庫存,而不是直接銷售到終端消費者手上。進一步來看,如果全球景氣持續復甦,帶動消費者換機意願提高,讓NB相關廠商銷售量不再是曇花一現,股價會更有機會擺脫谷底。儲存
- Aug 08 Thu 2013 13:01
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難忘當年日賺70萬
【風光不再】桌上<<<電腦>>>失勢,迷你倉出租砌機市場隨之萎縮,比90年代最輝煌時大跌七成。兩名同以砌機起家的腦場老闆,一人被迫轉型,另一人咬緊牙關堅持至今,同樣難忘90年代「收錢都收唔切」,連小店也可日賺70萬元。不過,砌機不死,仍有追求<<<電腦>>>速度效能的打機友等死硬追隨。已轉賣高清電視的資深砌機達人李永強,直認曾歷痛苦掙扎,「但砌機已經搵唔到食,時代逼住你去變」。他憶述90年代日砌十多套<<<電腦>>>,月薪破萬,笑言「砌到天昏地暗」;砌機,即可按客人要求,將<<<機殼>>>、底板、<<<硬碟>>>等組件,組裝成一部<<<電腦>>>,「�客多數貪平,幫佢裝老翻<<>>,廠機冇得比」。遊戲玩家儲存倉行業支柱不過,近年大品牌原廠機保養和正版<<<軟件>>>一條龍,價錢越來越平,砌機不再吸引。他最初不願轉型,「咪一路減人手,月薪幾千一齊捱」,無奈最終仍要面對現實。有人黯然退場,有人則堅持到底。正都<<<電腦>>>老闆John在砌機業最蓬勃時入行,「以前冇?家咁多花臣,底板、<<>>、<<>>火牛再加條<<>>就搞掂。好多時砌定等人買咁滯,唔驚買唔出,只怕砌唔切」,忙不過來時行家甚至互相「讓客」。生意大不如前,他卻堅持不轉型,追求運算速度的高階<<<電腦>>>遊戲玩家正是行業支柱,「以前為平,?家講質素」。但他不諱言,小店人手少、入貨量亦不多,售後保養難免遜色。《蘋果》記者迷你倉沙田
- Aug 08 Thu 2013 13:00
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鐵道情
大部分男人對機械、電子玩物都先天缺乏免疫力,自存倉所以就算你並不特別喜歡飛機、車、手錶、手機,不過每次見到這些玩意,你總會不自覺駐足欣賞,甚至當你回過神來,已發現雙手正在反覆把玩…… 正如鐵道模型,在轟隆轟隆的輪軌磨擦聲與嗚嗚的汽笛聲合奏下,迷倒了不少火車男,不單要將火車帶回家珍藏,更要在斗室中想方設法,自建微縮世界,讓心愛的懷舊火車在鐵道上奔馳,重現當年勇。Henry 38歲中學教師 中國鐵道模型發燒友,曾先後兩次在家中自製鐵道場景。自稱玩鐵道有節制,現時的場景連模型珍藏約花費十多萬。 返鄉下睇軌 雖然火車由英國人George Stephenson發明,不過,Henry對中國火車可謂情有獨鍾,「家鄉在佛山,以前屋企在火車路旁邊,所以自細已經好鍾意睇火車,就算長大來港,間中都要返去睇火車。」他說為睇盡在中國行走的火車,至今幾乎跑遍神州大地,08年香港人為了奧運湧到北京,他就為了搭乘一班開往外蒙古烏蘭巴托的火車而上京,「可以經由陸路口岸離開中國的途徑不多,那架火車就是其中之一,由於外蒙古的軌道規格同中國不同,所以過境時要吊起成架火車換轆,甚至連餐車都換成蒙古風格車卡,是一次好難忘的體驗。」Henry說看得火車多,自自然然喜歡上鐵道模型,「幾年前更決定自砌鐵道場景,隨時擺放不同型號的火車行駛,止一止火車癮。」起初聽到Henry在家中砌了一個面積約三米乘三米的鐵道場景,還以為他家住千呎大屋。見到實物,先知道自己會錯意,他的家跟一般打工仔的差不多,大約只得四、五百呎;之所以能夠砌出巨型場景,只是在裝修時巧妙地在客廳加建地台,然後將環狀鐵道場景安置地台中,再以強化玻璃封頂,讓火車在腳下走。「地台設計並非單純為慳位,之前試過在窗台邊擺放一個較細的開放式場景,但好快鋪滿塵,無法掃除,用吸塵機又易吸爛,所以今次先用玻璃封頂,有需要時先揭起換車及維修。」 「河蟹」火車 Henry鍾情鐵道模型的原因還有一個,就是內地不少火車已被「和諧化」,「以前每個地區都會有不同型號的火車,例如韶山/東風等型號款式都會因應行走山區、城市,而有不同的型號,所以要去好多省縣追火車;不過,而家新車例如和諧號、高鐵等都提升了各方面性能,同一型號已可應付不同地形,取代舊火車後,就愈來愈少地區色彩,想睇古典火車,唯有收藏鐵道模型。」 彎路王韶山7型 1992年末出廠,專為行駛山區彎路的電力火車。傳統火車採用兩組六軸式車輪設計,行駛彎路時輪邊與路軌磨擦較多,不夠穩定,導致嚴重磨蝕;韶山7型的車輪雖然同樣有六軸,但就分拆為三組,增加車輪入彎的靈活度,橫向穩定性亦較佳,現時仍在服役中。售價(韶山7C型):約$1,000 綠色經典東風4型 中國第一台交─直流電傳動柴油機車,為應付煤炭運輸而設,車身搭載大功率柴油機,以牽引重煤。1969年投產,是為中國鐵路上技術最成熟的柴油機車之一,0002號機車更被選為第二代「毛澤東號」,改造後的東風4B型亦接替其任務,並分為客運(橙色)和貨運(墨綠色)兩種型號,到現在仍有小量生產。售價(東風4B型):約$1,000 有大有細 鐵道模型除了以生產國家、動力分類,更可以跟火車實物的比例劃分,例如1:8(Live Steam)、1:22.5-1:29(G)、1:48(O)等。由於香港居住環境狹窄,製作場景及存放模型都有難度,所以香港鐵道迷最常玩的是以下三個較細的比例;通常比例愈大,手工會愈精細,價錢亦會愈貴。1:87(HO):軌距為16.5mm,歐洲品牌為主,例如Micro-Metakit、Märklin、Fleischmann、Roco等,近年亦多了內地品牌製作。細緻度較佳,可加裝燈光、<<<音效>>>晶片,行走時需要的軌道較長。1:160(N):軌距為9mm,多為日本製,常見的品牌有Tomix、Kato,可加裝燈光、<<<音效>>>晶片,軌道需求較短,適合狹窄的家居環境。1:220(Z):軌距為6.5mm,最小最精密的鐵道模型,車身太細,較難安裝燈光、<<<音效>>>,常見品牌有Märklin、Rokuhan等。 微縮實物 愈細心觀察Henry的作品,會愈驚訝於其像真度,火車固然似真,就連鐵路旁的建築物、天線塔、鐵柱、月台上的旅客,驟眼睇竟同真實世界一樣,「其實因應火車的比例,例如我玩的屬於HO比例,已可在專門店買到相同比例的微縮建築物、花草及公仔;不過因迷你倉新蒲崗我鍾情中國火車,較難買到中國風的建築物同配件,所以好多時要自己買料整。」問他製作場景花了多少時間,他笑笑口說前後用了一年!太太竟未有責難?「一早知我好沉迷鐵道模型,而且場景在結婚前已完成,所以未有投訴,當然而家亦不會特別支持我玩。」不過,Henry慨嘆已愈來愈少時間玩車,加上女兒將近一歲,開始對他的火車充滿好奇心,「火車上好多細零件,最怕她有樣學樣拿來玩,又不慎吞入配件,所以都不敢在她面前玩。」 日本追車 鐵道迷如果去開東京,一定要去兩個地方朝聖:博物館可以了解鐵道發展史同睇模型,鐵道居酒屋就有女車長服務,各有特色。 橫濱縮影 「原鐵道模型博物館」距離JR橫濱站僅五分鐘路程,館內不單有過千件鐵道模型珍藏,更有一個以HO比例製作的1872年舊橫濱站場景,以及一個佔地310平方米的1:32鐵道模型「大匯演」,當然不少得蒸氣火車、柴油火車發展史。入場費:1,000yen(成人)開放時間:11a.m.至6p.m.(逢星期三休息)<<<網址>>>:hara-mrm.com 女鐵道員 Little TGV全店以電車車廂包裝,就連餐牌都特別設計成路線圖。除了裝修及特色食物充滿鐵路風味,女侍應全部著上鐵道員制服,幫你落單、捧餐甚至炮製愛心飯團。不過,千萬別對女侍應的樣貌有太多期望,都是專心享受鐵道環境較好。<<<網址>>>:.littletgv.com 做足細節 想玩鐵道模型,香港的門路不多,開業二十多年的利廣模型是其中之一,老闆黃軒說最多人玩是九七金融海嘯之前,「當時歐洲的鐵道模型品牌差不多一年出八、九款車,早兩年歐債危機時鐵道迷無購物力,試過一年只出到一款。」店中售賣德國、波蘭等歐洲製模型為主,「歐洲製鐵道模型的車身比例跟得好足,細節亦做得仔細,好似Fleischmann的前老闆試過發現其中一款模型有肉眼難以發現的瑕疵,為了找出邊度出問題,成個禮拜坐在裝嵌師傅旁邊觀察,之後查明是材料出問題,寧願銷毀生產好的模型,都不想做壞招牌。」玩鐵道模型靠車軌傳電,以往控制火車行駛,要靠改變電壓及電流控制,如果車軌沒有分段,放上車軌的火車會因行駛速度差異而撞車,難以玩多車並駛,「90年開始數碼化就易玩好多,每架火車都有晶片,可以獨立控制速度、燈光同<<<音效>>>,只要編好排程,系統就會控制所有火車行駛,不怕撞車,可以放心欣賞。」近年更有鐵道模型品牌推出操控app,採用圖像化介面,更易控制,「今年年尾會推出微型鏡頭,裝入駕駛席,就可以在手機、tablet上用第一身視點看�火車前進,砌了場景的話就更加好玩。」 歐洲精選 鐵道模型之中,以銅製火車最貴,一架HO比例的模型至少要萬多兩萬元,「由於成架車都是銅製並以人手裝嵌,所以產量不多,每款普遍得幾十架。」不過,黃軒指雖然有升值潛力,不過升幅不算多,絕少鐵道迷會用作投資炒賣。 銅製 Micro-Metakit IXb 739 銅製蒸氣火車頭,專門行走山區,車盤底另有一組齒輪用以抓�車軌向上爬升。IXb 739的造工相當細緻,甚至能夠還原車輪內外連桿的速度差,限量四十架。品牌:德國勯勯比例:HO售價:約兩萬港幣 <<<網址>>>:.micro-metakit.de 谷煙 Roco Smartrail BR10 超豪華包裝,箱內有一個小玻璃觀賞盒,盒面有輕觸式按鈕,控制蒸氣火車噴煙、�燈及發聲。車軌採用迴轉式設計,令火車有如在跑步機履帶上不停前進,亦可於手機安裝專用app無線遙控。品牌:波蘭勯勯比例:HO售價:約兩萬港幣<<<網址>>>:.roco.com 元祖 Fleischmann Berg D VI 屬於第一代短水槽蒸氣火車頭,早於第一次世界大戰前已投入服務。Fleischmann的造工出名細緻,車身配備<<>>燈及數碼<<<音效>>>,可以模擬出D VI行駛時的聲音及響笛。無聲效版價錢平約一千。品牌:德國勯勯比例:HO售價:約$2,900<<<網址>>>:.fleischmann.de 鱷魚 Märklin CE 6/8 Toyfair會場特別版 兩世紀前行駛於瑞士山區的電動火車,由於造型似鱷魚,所以在鐵道模型界幾乎無人不識。會場特別版的車身前後各藏有一組摩打,比普通版多一組,所以價錢亦貴約兩千元。品牌:德國勯勯比例:HO / Z售價:約六千(HO)、約三千(Z)<<<網址>>>:.marklin.com迷你倉出租
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Source: Times Union, Albany, N.迷你倉新蒲崗Y.Aug. 07--UTICA -- Albany broker Timothy M. McGinn was driven by arrogance and his partner, David L. Smith, was going along with him with no regard for the law when they executed a stock swindle that looted millions of dollars from the accounts of their clients, a judge said at their sentencings WednesdayU.S. District Court Judge David Hurd sentenced McGinn to 15 years in prison during a morning court session and then returned to the bench in the afternoon to impose 10 years on Smith.The two men must jointly pay $5.7 million in restitution and other costs for their roles in the Ponzi-like scheme prosecutors said they ran at their investment firm, McGinn, Smith. U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian says it's the largest such <<>> the office has ever prosecuted.Both men were handcuffed and taken into custody to begin their sentences. Before being <<>> from the courtroom, Smith, 68, hugged his daughter, Lauren Mirich, and other family members. Mirich cried when Hurd sentenced her father. His son, Geoffrey Smith, glared at federal prosecutors after speaking on his father's behalf.William J. Brown, the receiver handling the collection of money stolen from victims' accounts, was in the courtroom for the sentence.Hurd berated McGinn for his conduct."The question becomes, what caused his downfall? At this time? At this time and place? I came up with one word that describes your downfall -- and that word is arrogant," Hurd told McGinn."You ran your business and you didn't really care about the rules as long as you made money for you and your favorite clients," the judge continued.McGinn, 65, thanked jurors for their work, but Hurd took the time to note harsh words McGinn had for the panel when interviewed recently by a probation officer compiling a sentencing report."The jury pool in Utica was not sophisticated financially and they did not understand charges at hand," Hurd quoted McGinn as saying."One can only imagine what you said about the jury in private conversations."Hurd seemed more sympathetic toward Smith."You have <<>> an impressive life," Hurd told Smith, noting his family and friends."The question becomes what <<>> to your downfall ...and it appears to me that much of it resulted from your going along with Mr. McGinn," the judge said.But he also reminded Smith he wrote a 1999 confession letter to McGinn in which he expressed fear the firm's actions could lead to criminal charges."I told the truth when I said I was completely innocent of allegations contained in the indictment," Smith 迷你倉出租aid.The two men were convicted of fraud, conspiracy and tax evasion.The crimes carry sentences of up to 20 years in prison. However, the Justice Department said federal sentencing guidelines call for life sentences because of aggravating factors that include the high amount of losses, number of victims and the sophisticated nature of the scheme.Prosecutors said McGinn and Smith not only defrauded investors but diverted approximately $4.1 million from investment trusts for their own benefit. They said the two created false loan documents, misled investors and lied to federal regulators.Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Coombe rejected McGinn and Smith's assertions that the collapse of their business was caused by a downturn in the economy, not criminal conduct."None of us would be here if this was just a routine business failure," she told the judge during McGinn's sentencing.McGinn's attorney, E. Stewart Jones, asked Hurd for leniency."No one did more for their investors than Tim McGinn," he told the judge.Jones argued that unlike all big firms that needed financial bailouts from the federal government during the 2008 financial crisis, small ones like McGinn, Smith got nothing.McGinn and Smith were found guilty Feb. 6.The former brokers' attorneys asked Hurd to sentence their clients to no more than single-digit prison sentences for their crimes, according to court documents unsealed last week at the request of the Times Union.The lawyers said the actions of McGinn and Smith were mistakes and poor business choices at a time when the American economy was being ravaged by a recession. They cast the convicted white-collar felons as hard-working professionals and shifted blame to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which in April 2010 froze the assets of the defendants' business at 99 Pine St. in Albany.In a July 24 sentencing memorandum to Hurd, Coombe said the "extremely high guidelines range here reflects the truly egregious nature of this fraud." She asked Hurd to "make plain to the community that pervasive and lengthy fraudulent schemes causing more than $30 million of loss to more than 800 victims, like those created by defendants, will result in very substantial periods of incarceration."McGinn was convicted on 27 of the 29 counts he faced; Smith on 15 of 28 counts. Both were convicted of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and failure to <<>> a tax return.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Times Union (Albany, N.Y.) Visit the Times Union (Albany, N.Y.) at .timesunion.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存倉
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Citi Named the Official Card of the Annual Weeklong Festival of Public Screenings and Panels, Celebrating the Fall TV Season on CBS, the CW, FOX, ABC, and NBC NetworksPaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV will feature 8 panels and 23 screenings including two special programs -- a "Fall Farewell" Honoring the Series Finale of "Dexter(R)," and a "Fall Flashback" Featuring a 25th Anniversary Cast & Creative Team Reunion Celebrating "China Beach"BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.迷你倉價錢 and NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Paley Center for Media will present the 9th annual PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV on September 6-13, 2013 at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, and on September 7-8 at The Paley Center for Media in New York. Citi has been named official card of the weeklong festival and TV Guide Magazine returns for the sixth year as the festival's media partner. PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV, will feature screenings of the most highly anticipated news shows of the fall season, including: CBS: We Are Men, Mom, The Millers, The Crazy Ones, and Hostages; The CW: The Tomorrow People, Reign, The Originals; FOX: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Sleepy Hollow, Dads, Almost Human, Enlisted; ABC: The Goldbergs, Back in the Game, Trophy Wife, Super Fun Night, Lucky 7; NBC: Ironside, Sean Saves the World, Welcome to the Family, The Michael J. Fox Show, and The Blacklist. The Beverly Hills location will include interactive panel conversations featuring the stars and producers of new series including We Are Men, The Tomorrow People, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Back in the Game, Trophy Wife and Ironside. Panel conversations will be streamed live globally during each program at paleycenter.org/live. Viewers are invited to follow the conversation and submit questions on Twitter @paleycenter using the hash tag #PaleyFest."PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV will once again offer the ultimate sneak-peek of the hottest new shows on television," said Pat Mitchell, President & CEO of The Paley Center for Media. "At the Paley Center in LA, interactive panels will provide fans the opportunity to get up close and interact with the casts and creative teams of the season's future hit shows while fans across the nation and worldwide can participate in the fun by watching the live streams and submitting their questions on Twitter."Additionally, in Beverly Hills the festival will feature two special programs, a "Fall Farewell" salute to the SHOWTIME(R) drama Dexter(R), on Thursday, September 12, featuring members of the cast & creative team for a screening and conversation; and a "Fall Flashback," Reflections: China Beach 25 Years Later, featuring a reunion of the cast & creative team, on Friday, September 13. Sponsorship for the "Fall Farewell" event is provided by Samsung Smart TV.At the Paley Center's Beverly Hills location, doors will open at 6:00 pm, PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV receptions featuring snacks and beverages will begin at 6:00 pm, and screenings & programs will begin at 7:00 pm PT for all nights with the exception of the FOX event which will begin at 5:00 pm, with screenings and programs at 5:30 pm. There are no receptions for the Dexter(R) and China Beach programs.At the Paley Center's New York location, the PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV screenings are scheduled from Noon to 8:00 pm ET on Saturday, September 7, and Noon to 6 pm ET on Sunday, September 8.BEVERLY HILLS SCHEDULE:WHAT:The 2013 PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV, the Paley Center's annual weeklong celebration of the fall television season, will feature interactive Q&A sessions with members of the cast and creative teams of participating shows, in addition to multiple premiere screenings in their entirety, with each night devoted to a single broadcast <<>>. Each Preview evening will include a reception with snacks and beverages available to attendees. The festival will also feature special programs honoring the casts & creative teams of Dexter(R) and China Beach.Screenings are held in multiple areas throughout the Paley Center including John H. Mitchell Theater, and viewing lounges on the Rooftop garden and first floor Bell Gallery space.The panel portions from each of the events will be streamed live at .PaleyCenter.org/live, see schedule below. In addition to the live stream, coverage from the panel discussions will include real-time photos and live tweets from the program. Fans can follow @paleycenter on Twitter and use #PaleyFest to join in the conversation.Citi is the official card of the 2013 PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV.WHEN:CBS | Friday, September 6 -------------------------6:00 pm Doors Open, Preview Reception begins7:00 pm Screening of We are Men7:30 pm (10:30 pm ET) CBS Preview Panel & Live Stream featuring We Are Men with members of the cast and creative team.Screenings Follow: Mom, The Millers, The Crazy Ones, and HostagesThe CW | Saturday, September 7 ------------------------------6:00 pm Doors Open, Preview Reception begins7:00 pm Screening of The Tomorrow People7:45 pm (10:45 pm ET) CW Preview Panel & Live Stream featuring The Tomorrow People with members of the cast and creative team.Screenings Follow: Reign, The OriginalsFOX | Monday, September 9 -------------------------5:00 pm Doors Open, Preview Reception begins5:30 pm Screening of Brooklyn Nine- Nine6:00 pm (9:00 pm ET) FOX Preview Panel & Live Stream featuring Brooklyn Nine-Nine with members of the cast and creative team.Screenings Follow: Sleepy Hollow, Dads, Almost Human, EnlistedABC | Tuesday, September 10 ---------------------------6:00 pm Doors Open, Preview Reception 迷你倉庫 begins7:00 pm Screening of Trophy Wife7:30 pm (10:30 pm ET) ABC Preview Panel & Live Stream featuring Trophy Wife with members of the cast and creative team.8:15 pm Screening of Back in the Game8:45 pm (11:45 pm ET) ABC Preview Panel & Live Stream featuring Back in the Game with members of the cast and creative team.Screenings Follow: The Goldbergs, Super Fun Night, Lucky 7NBC | Wednesday, September 11 -----------------------------6:00 pm Doors Open, Preview Reception begins7:00 pm Screening of Ironside7:45 pm (10:45 pm NBC Preview Panel & Live Stream ET) featuring Ironside with members of the cast and creative team.Screenings Follow: Sean Saves the World, Welcome to the Family, The Michael J. Fox Show, The Blacklist."Fall Farewell": Dexter(R) | Thursday, September 12 ---------------------------------------------------6:00 pm Doors Open7:00 pm Screening7:15 pm (10:15 pm ET) Panel & Live StreamThe Paley Center bids a fond "Fall Farewell" to Dexter(R) upon the occasion of its series finale. Members of the series's cast and creative team will join us for this special screening and conversation.Sponsorship for the "Fall Farewell" event is provided by Samsung Smart TV."Fall Flashback" Reflections: China Beach 25 Years Later | Friday, September 13 --------------------------------------------------6:00 pm Doors Open7:00 pm Screening7:45 pm (10:45 pm ET) Panel & Live StreamThe cast and creative team of China Beach reunites on the occasion of the series 25th anniversary and its upcoming DVD release.WHERE:The Paley Center for Media465 N. Beverly <<>>, Beverly Hills, CA 90210WHO:Cast and creative teams of participating shows and networks. (Full lineup to be announced)TICKETS:All programs will begin at 7:00 pm PT and are open to the public, with the exception of the FOX program which will begin at 5:30 pm. Tickets to the 2013 PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV events, as well as to the "Fall Farewell": Dexter(R) and "Fall Flashback: China Beach 25th Anniversary Reunion" will go on sale to Paley Center Members on Saturday, August 10 at 9:00 am PT, and will go on sale to the general public on Monday, August 12 at 9:00 am PT. For ticket prices and further information on each of the programs please visit the Paley Center <<>>:Media RSVP To Cover:Los Angeles Events:Megan Levy | The Lippin Groupmlevy@lippingroup.com, 323-965-1990NEW YORK SCHEDULE:WHAT:The 2013 PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV, the Paley Center's annual celebration of the fall television season, will feature multiple premiere screenings of the hottest shows of the upcoming season.Citi is the official card of the 2013 PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV.WHEN:CBS | Saturday, September 7 ---------------------------12:05 pm Screening of We Are Men12:30 pm Screening of Mom12:55 pm Screening of The Millers1:20 pm Screening of The Crazy Ones1:45 pm Screening of HostagesNBC | Saturday, September 7 ---------------------------2:30 pm Screening of Ironside3:15 pm Screening of Sean Saves the World3:35 pm Screening of Welcome to the Family4:00 pm Screening of The Michael J. Fox Show4:25 pm Screening of The BlacklistThe CW | Saturday, September 7 ------------------------------5:10 pm Screening of The Tomorrow People5:55 pm Screening of Reign6:40 pm Screening of The OriginalsABC | Sunday, September 8 -------------------------12:05 pm Screening of The Goldbergs12:30 pm Screening of Back in the Game12:55 pm Screening of Trophy Wife1:20 pm Screening of Super Fun Night1:45 pm Screening of Lucky 7FOX | Sunday, September 8 -------------------------2:30 pm Screening of Brooklyn Nine- Nine2:55 pm Screening of Sleepy Hollow3:40 pm Screening of Dads4:05 pm Screening of Almost Human4:50 pm Screening of EnlistedWHERE:The Paley Center for Media25 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019TICKETS:Tickets to the 2013 PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV events in New York are free and open to members and to the general public, but tickets must be reserved in advance. Paley Center Members may RSVP beginning Wednesday, August 7 at 12:00 pm ET, and the general public may RSVP beginning on Friday, August 9 at 12:00 pm ET. For further information on each of the programs please visit the Paley Center <<>>: .paleyfest.org.Media RSVP to Cover: --------------------New York Events: Carrie Oman | The Paley Center for Media coman@paleycenter.org, 212-621-6785About The Paley Center for Media: The Paley Center for Media seeks to preserve the past, illuminate the present, and envision the future through the lens of media. With the nation's foremost public archive of television, radio, and <<>> programming, the Paley Center produces programs and forums for the public, industry professionals, thought leaders, and the creative community to explore the evolving ways in which we create, consume, and share news and entertainment. In an era of unprecedented change, the Paley Center advances the understanding of media and its impact on our lives. The Paley Center for Media was founded in 1975 by William S. Paley, a pioneering innovator in the industry. For more information, please visit .paleycenter.org.The Paley Center for MediaWeb site: .paleycenter.org/儲存
- Aug 08 Thu 2013 12:51
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日企MC式生存:東芝20億美元加碼半導體
施建深圳報道在“安倍經濟學”帶來的日元貶值刺激效應下,儲存倉東芝(6502:Tokyo)將其兩年來的第一個主要產能擴充投資瞄準了半導體。8月6日,據日本媒體報道,東芝正計劃與美國內存卡廠商閃迪(SanDisk)合資新建一個存儲芯片製造工廠,總投資額將達4000億日元(約合40億美元)。在新工廠中,東芝與閃迪預計將各出資50%。事實上,在此次合作之前,東芝已經與閃迪組建了一家合資公司,同樣生產NAND型閃存芯片。“雙方肯定是看到這塊業務有利可圖。”東芝<<<電腦>>>網絡(上海)有限公司產品管理本部總經理董奕在接受記者採訪時表示,“去年東芝的半導體業務掙了很多錢。”東芝公司於今年5月8日發佈的2012財年(2012年4月-2013年3月)業績顯示,期內東芝半導體業務所在的電子元器件部門實現營收13353億日元,營業利潤為914億日元。與此相比,電視機、筆記本、<<<個人電腦>>>等業務所在的數碼產品部門盡管營收達14327億日元,但卻出現了244億日元的運營虧損。“日系廠商的筆記本業務沒幾個掙錢,但東芝不怕。”8月6日,董奕在接受記者採訪時表示,“集團整體是盈利的,東芝的半導體、社會基礎設施等其他業務給我們吃了定心丸。”擴充半導體產能東芝的電子元器件部門包括閃存、數據存儲驅動以及其他半導體業務。其中,NAND型閃存的市場份額僅次于三星,位居全球第二。根據市場調查機構HIS Global的數據,2012年,按出貨量計算,三星在這一市場的份額為37%,東芝為31%。從全球來看,NAND型閃存的市場需求曾在2008年全球金融危機後出現大幅下滑。其價格與用于<<<個人電腦>>>的DARM(動態存儲器)一樣,一路走低。日本DARM廠商爾必達就在此輪危機中由於債務纏身,最終被美國同行美光科技收購。不過,最近一兩年來,由於<<<智能手機>>>和平板<<<電腦>>>出貨量的迅猛增長,NAND型閃存的市場開始複蘇。市場調研機構集邦的數據稱,以今年6月為例,下旬的NAND型閃存價格就較同月上旬上漲約2%-5%。目前,供給模組廠的32Gb規格產品合約價在3-4美元,64G產品則介於5-6.5美元之間。東芝的NAND型閃存業務一度出現減產3成的窘境,但隨著移動終端大潮的到來,以及日元趨於貶值的契機,其閃存工廠自今年初以來就一直處於滿產狀態。在這種情況下,東芝就此擴充產能也就不在意料之外。根據日本媒體消息,東芝與閃迪計劃合作新建的工廠預計將在下一個財年投產,屆時其月產量將提升約20%。東芝計劃在新工廠採用16至17納米技術的芯片生產線,技術水平比目前採用的19納米技術也更高,這意味著東芝可以利用一塊單晶片製造出更多芯片,從而取得更大的成本優勢。東芝的合資伙伴閃迪則是位於美國硅穀的閃存芯片廠商,屬於標準普爾500指數和財富500強公司。閃迪公司既向OEM渠道和公開市場銷售閃存產品,還有很大一部分收入來自于專利授權。閃迪稱,自1988年成立以來,已經獲得了超過4400項專利。7月16日,閃迪公司中國區總經理黃智華在廣州接受記者採訪時表示,閃迪針對最新款<<<智能手機>>迷你倉沙田、平板<<<電腦>>>和數碼相機推出的至尊極速移動系列存儲卡,可以實現更快的數據傳輸,幫助消費者捕捉更優質的照片和視頻,並稱該產品可在零下25攝氏度到85攝氏度之間工作,在1米深的鹽水中浸泡72小時。閃迪公司于7月17日發佈的2013年二季度財報顯示,期內其實現營收14.76億美元,同比增長43%;淨利潤為2.62億美元,遠超去年同期的1300萬美元。日企MC的競爭力董奕對記者表示,在電視、筆記本等消費電子領域,確實近年來日本企業面臨很大的競爭壓力,尤其是在中國市場的環境下很難適應,“日本廠商堅持質量和品質,而中國市場的競爭很大程度上在價格上”。他以東芝的筆記本業務為例說,目前在很多同行採取外包給代工廠模式的情況下,東芝筆記本的最主要部件、主板等仍堅持自己研發和生產,這方面的投資會帶來相應的成本增加,“東芝的產品在保修期後出現問題的很少,但這同時也讓東芝的成本結構與其他廠商存在差距”。知名市場調研機構Gartner在今年7月公佈的調查顯示,2013年二季度全球<<<個人電腦>>>出貨量為7600萬台,排名前六的廠商分別為聯想、<<<惠普>>>、戴爾、<<>>、華碩,市場份額分別為16.7%、16.3%、11.8%、8.3%和6.0%。東芝、索尼、富士通等日系廠商頹勢盡顯。另一家日本廠商NEC,則在兩年前選擇將<<<個人電腦>>>業務與聯想成立合資公司。“從整個集團的業績來看,東芝的半導體、社會基礎設施等其他業務,對筆記本業務很大支持。”董奕說。當然,他同時也透露,東芝總部剛剛經歷了架構調整,原來以區域為中心的組織架構調整為以產品為中心,這有利於通過集中採購和設計上的協同效應來降低成本。8月6日,東芝傳出新建半導體工廠消息的當天,東芝<<<電腦>>>在廣州發佈其包括遊戲筆記本、超極本、平板<<<電腦>>>等在內的全線新品。“2013年,東芝筆記本的成本會下降。”董奕對記者表示。對於目前日本企業在消費電子等終端市場領域競爭力普遍下滑的現象,IC元器件網絡分銷平台科通芯城的執行副總裁朱繼志解釋說,隨著韓國,中國台灣、大陸電子產業鏈的崛起,日企曾經的成本優勢,如今變成了成本劣勢;同時日本終端電子企業的供應鏈很封閉,習慣採用日企的電子元器件,這使得其雖然掌握了電子產業鏈的高端製造技術,但成本居高不下。但這並不意味著日本製造的時代已經過去。中國社科院日本經濟研究專家姚海天此前在接受記者採訪時表示,日本在MC(Materials&Components,即材料和零部件)產業上仍具有很強的競爭力。“MC居於產業鏈的上游環節,利潤率比較高,很多東西別國還生產不出來,或者質量無法抗衡。”姚海天將此概括為日本企業的MC式生存,“高附加值的MC產業,雖然不直接與消費者打交道,卻是產業鏈上利潤最豐厚的部分”。在2012財年,東芝的營收中B2B業務的占比為80%,B2C業務占比為20%。而東芝公司在最近發佈的一項2013-2015財年三年規劃中提出,到2015財年總營收計劃達7萬億日元,其中B2B業務的占比要提高到90%,B2C業務的占比則下降至10%。迷你倉價錢
- Aug 08 Thu 2013 12:50
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Studies: Why young Americans aren't getting <<<driver>>>'s licenses
Source: The Philadelphia InquirerAug.儲存倉 07--Young Americans, increasingly likely to reach adulthood without a <<>>'s license, cite costs, time constraints, and the ability to get along without a car as leading reasons, according to two new studies.Affluent, well-educated young people are more likely to have <<>>'s licenses, and young blacks and Hispanics are less likely than young whites to have licenses.The decline in the percentage of young adults who are licensed to <<>> has long been documented. In 2010, 69.5 percent of 19-year-olds had a <<>>'s license, down from 75.5 percent in 2008 and 87.3 percent in 1983, according to Federal Highway Administration data.Less has been known about why fewer young people are driving.In a study released Tuesday, researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute found the reasons cited most often by unlicensed 18- and 19-year-olds were: too busy or not enough time to get a license (57 percent), able to get transportation from others (40 percent), owning and maintaining a vehicle is too expensive (30 percent), prefer to bike or walk (24 percent), prefer to use public transportation (10 percent), able to communicate or conduct business online instead (6 percent).Similar findings emerged from a survey released last week by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.The auto club's survey found the top reasons cited by 18- to 20-year-olds were: did not have a car (44 percent), could get around without driving (39 percent), gas was too expensive (36 percent), driving was too expensive (36 percent), just didn't get around to it (35 percen迷你倉沙田), could do what I wanted to do without driving (32 percent), was nervous about driving (30 percent), and just not very interested in driving (29 percent).As states have shifted to "graduated <<>>'s licenses" (GDL) with restrictions on young drivers, the rate of fatal accidents among 16- and 17-year-olds has declined. The effects on older teens have been less marked.The new AAA study suggested that delays in licensing "could have implications for safety," since novice drivers over 18 often miss the opportunity to begin driving under GDL restrictions.Both studies noted socio-economic links to <<>>'s licensing.The Michigan study found that young adults without <<>>'s licenses, compared with the general population of the same age, tended to have less education and higher unemployment.The AAA study found that in households with incomes above $60,000, 72 percent of young adults were licensed before age 18. In contrast, only 25 percent were licensed by age 18 in households with incomes below $20,000 a year.Respondents who described themselves as black or Hispanic were significantly less likely than whites to have been licensed by any given age, regardless of income, according to the AAA study.Both studies were based on responses to online surveys. The AAA survey drew on 1,039 respondents who were 18 to 20. The Michigan survey was administered to 618 respondents who were 18 to 39 and unlicensed.Contact Paul Nussbaum at 215-854-4587 or pnussbaum@phillynews.com.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Philadelphia Inquirer Visit The Philadelphia Inquirer at .philly.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉價錢
- Aug 08 Thu 2013 12:44
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上海
走出書本且行且思 遊學並非單純旅遊,迷你倉也遠比課堂生動高效今年暑假,複旦附中語文特級教師黃榮華帶著學生去了趟內蒙古、陝西,完成了一次“追遠·拜謁之旅”。這是他所帶的2014屆人文實驗班兩年裡的第四次遊學。之前他們曾利用寒暑假完成了“唐宋明文化尋蹤之旅”、“齊魯尋根之旅”和“徽文化探訪之旅”。在複旦附中人文實驗班,遊學已成為一種傳統,並逐漸發展為一門獨立的課程,有目標、有載體、有評價。作為教學的有機組成部分,遊學打破了課堂邊界,給學生拓展出一片新的學習天地。(詳細報道見本報今日第12版)引領學生拓寬視野語文特級教師黃玉峰是遊學的最早倡導者。他1997年開始帶學生開展學旅,每年2-4次。起先就在上海周邊,之後逐漸向外拓展。這兩年暑假,他又帶著學生徒步穿越徽杭古道,親身體驗當年徽商創業的艱難。最初,黃玉峰精心選擇的這些景點都與歷史上的文人、學者有關,在旅途中他會根據自己多年的教學經驗,有意識地對學生進行點撥、引導。學生回到課堂,再讀這些大家的作品會自然而然產生一種親切感。當遊學的理念逐漸為大家所接受後,遊學已不再只是書本知識的形象化,而更關注學生視野和思維的拓展。“遊學對考試不會有直接的幫助,但對學生終極關懷非常有意義。”黃玉峰說,遊學途中,當歷史與地理自然交匯,學生對事物的思考也會自然而然地立體化。“他們的精神狀態和視野會與之前很不一樣,看問題更大氣。我們老師就是要給學生一個好的學習環境,讓他們自己發現、發展和成長。”從這一點來看,遊學要比課堂學習生動、高效得多。引發學生獨立思考黃榮華帶學生遊學,起先學生和家長也是有顧慮的。遊學的意義何在?黃榮華給出的回答是:且行且思。“其實,現在的學生都是很有想法的,但他們的思想常常被禁錮在學校、家庭狹小的空間里,而到了一個陌生環境,他們會去感受,會去尋找。”這次到鄂爾多斯,師生們住在康巴什新城。新城的豪華與寂寥形成鮮明反差,引發了學生深思。龔雨悅說:“房地產泡沫破滅,使鄂爾多斯經濟受到衝擊文件倉而今許多地方政府在GDP的重壓之下,仍在重蹈覆轍,這種短視行為經不起任何小小的‘地震’,只會給當地經濟和人民帶來巨大傷害。”在草原入口,幾個蒙古族青年在唱歌、獻酒,這看似其樂融融的和諧景象卻讓學生王子健看到了一個暗含的尖銳問題:我們對於不同文化的認知和接受該是怎樣一種態度?他認識到,當文化淪為牟利工具,只在別人掏出錢包時秀一下時,文化的生命力和獨立性已經缺失。黃榮華對學生這些信馬由�式的思考大為讚賞,他說:“同樣的事物,不同學生的思考角度大不相同。這就是遊學的意義所在!教育就是要引導學生思考天下大事,感悟天地情懷。”這次遊學,黃榮華把最後的返程環節特別由飛機改為火車。在24小時的密閉空間里,學生們靜靜地沉思,激烈地討論。到站前,一本載有35名學生各類詩文的遊學作品集已初具雛形。引導學生主動學習楊浦區教師進修學院科研室主任王白雲也曾帶學生到紹興、河南等地遊學,當時的想法是彌補課本信息量的不足。在她看來,遊學可以打破課堂邊界,成為語文教學的一部分。“學生假期也會和家人朋友一起出游,但遊學和日常旅遊不同,不是走走看看、吃吃喝喝。”王白雲的做法是讓學生自己做導遊。遊學之前,學生收集材料,準備講稿,到了景點就充當小導遊,向同學和老師介紹相關的人文歷史。“學生的表現是要打分的,講得不好當場就換人,學生都很當回事。”王白雲說,“課堂知識的傳授總是有限的,老師要做的是引導學生主動學習。”“其實,遊學是開展探究性學習的最好時機。”王白雲要求學生設計的解說詞不是書上、網上抄下來照本宣科就可以,而必須是經過整理、融入思考的。她的這種理念逐漸被學生接受。到了暑假,很多家長忙著給孩子張羅出國遊學。在王白雲看來,家長沒有必要如此捨近求遠,非要讓孩子到國外遊學才算開眼界。只要合理引導,國內遊學可以學到更多。而對於那些暑假里還在忙著上補習班、做習題集的學生,王白雲禁不住大聲呼籲:老師們,多帶學生出去走走,哪怕是曬曬太陽、吸吸新鮮空氣也好!本報記者 王柏玲存倉
- Aug 08 Thu 2013 12:38
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「漢廬」女住客求逆權侵佔
早前被指違規經營元朗牛潭尾骨灰龕場的「明月山」,mini storage其公司於五年前購入被評三級法定古�的元朗新田新圍村「漢廬」,指居住此屋五十多年的「強嫂」非法侵佔,但「強嫂」指她有權「逆權侵佔」,案件昨開審。聲稱是「漢廬」原業主媳婦李金英婆婆,今天將於美國越洋作供,指她於五年前已口頭要求「強嫂」遷出。原訴Civic Ltd代表大律師葉劍明於開案陳詞指,原訴公司Civic Ltd於○八年五月九日購入「漢廬」,惟發現答辯人「強嫂」余綺妙和兒子謝民富、男親人謝民裕居於屋內,遂申請取回土地及物業擁有權。葉又指,涉案「漢廬」原業主黃禮漢與兒子黃啟明均已離世,媳婦李金英為他們的遺產執行人。葉並引述李的供稱指,當年「漢廬」由其已故老爺黃禮漢興建,self storage業雖有其他人士註冊,其實老爺才是唯一擁有人。李準備指出,老爺和奶奶於五十年代,批准一名叫「強嫂」的親戚以及她的家人入住「漢廬」,並不收取租金。自一九六七年起,她不時偕同奶奶、丈夫及女兒探訪「強嫂」,繼續准許她們一家居於「漢廬」。李與丈夫後移居美國,「漢廬」於○八年出售前,都以�豐銀行戶口繳交地租。李曾於○四年十月曾從美國回港造訪「強嫂」一家,○八年初李致電「強嫂」要求她們遷出「漢廬」。葉大狀陳詞中表示,「強嫂」辯稱她們一家於一九六一年入住該物業,由六三至八八年都有繳交地租,惟後來因為是原居民關係,她毋須再繳交,「強嫂」亦表示認識李金英,但李和她的家人從沒到過「漢廬」。案件編號:高院民事二二五──二○一一。記者 吳清廉迷你倉