- Oct 24 Thu 2013 08:32
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馬來西亞
(吉隆坡23日訊)華總會長丹斯里方天興希望週五公佈的2014年財政預算案,儲存除了關注“弱勢地區”如東馬和東海岸的發展之外,也不應忽略“華社領域”的發展。“我們希望華社領域的發展繼續受到政府在預算案和政策上的關注,例如華教領域,應該獲得合理的撥款照顧,包括遷校和新增華小在內;同時,華社關注的國民型中學,應該獲得撥款和華文師資方面的培訓計劃支援。”他希望政府在大型計劃與工程方面能夠公平對待各民族商家,讓全民都能協助政府拼經濟與發展經濟。方天興針對本屆全國大選過後首份財政預算案發表文告,希望它將是一份親商親民,顧及全面的無痛苦和平衡的預算案。針對消費稅課題,方天興表示並不反對消費稅的實施,希望政府在預算案中宣佈和列明逐步落實的期限,並在期間加強宣導工作。冀消費稅介於3到4%“我們希望消費稅的徵收率不應過高,應該維持介於3到4%,避免加重人民的消費負迷你倉,同時政府也應該在擴大徵稅範圍之後,兌現調低個人所得稅的承諾。”他希望政府慎重考慮企業界在近年來不斷要求降低公司稅的建議,以協助業者提昇生產力和競爭能力。方天興指出,事實擺在眼前,除了旅遊和農業等特定領域之外,東馬和東海岸的各領域發展,包括工商與投資項目,都比西海岸落後,這些“弱勢地區”的各領域發展,應該繼續受到中央政府特別關注與加強,確保國家獨立超過半世紀後,全國都能夠取得更均衡和全面的發展。“另一個事實是,由於發展步伐緩慢,導致就業機會和生活水平都不比西海岸高,數十年來,許多東海岸人民都往西海岸謀生與落地生根,人口向西移,形成東海岸人口可能比西海岸更老化的現象。”他預料政府會力保調低財赤之餘並取得4.5或5%成長率的樂觀預期,這是客觀和可接受的。他認為,政府可能會基於政治考量而為公務員帶來一些利好消息,但應該維持在可負擔和可接受的範疇內。;儲存倉
- Oct 24 Thu 2013 08:20
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浸大新療法治神經退化 利用個人幹細胞助減排斥
本港醫療研究再有新突破!浸會大學生物系教授翁建霖及其團隊,mini storage成功研發一項個人化幹細胞療法,為醫治神經退化疾病如柏金遜症及認知障礙症帶來新曙光。新方法下,患者使用自身的神經幹細胞為來源,相信能減少道德爭議、維持基因穩定性,以及降低患者免疫排斥反應的風險。研究亦已獲美國專利商標局發出臨時專利。 記者翁麗娜報道現今醫學上對神經退化疾病如柏金遜症及認知障礙症(又稱腦退化症)的治療只有助減輕症狀,未有徹底根治病症的方法。細胞替代療法可為患者帶來希望,但患者接受他人的細胞後基因表現不穩定及可能產生免疫排斥反應,令使用胚胎幹細胞或誘導性多功能幹細胞方法的安全受到質疑。有助度身訂造治療方案浸會大學新研發的個人化幹細胞療法,以帶抗體的磁性納米粒子提取哺乳類動物的神經幹細胞,經培養成個別患病動物所需的神經球細胞後,再注射入同一患病動物的神經細胞,度身訂造一個合適患者的治療方案。比較傳統使用胚胎幹細胞的方法,新方法下,患者使用自身的神經幹細胞為來源,可以減少道德爭議、維持基因穩定性,以及降低患者免疫排斥反應的風險。儲存授團隊首次運用磁性納米粒子,透過微量調節注射器,在老鼠的腦部原位提取神經幹細胞,經培養後以神經球細胞形式注入同一老鼠的腦部;比較一般使用胚胎幹細胞或誘導性多功能幹細胞的方法,新方法提供一個更安全、防止病毒入侵的神經幹細胞治療法及再生醫學的方案。顯微手術過程簡單安全翁建霖昨日稱,神經幹細胞有自我複製和在神經系統產生各種表現形態的特點,因此可以被抽取、修改及再注入同一患者的細胞,這樣便有助度身訂造一個合適患者的治療方案。由於被抽取及再注入的細胞來自同一患者,應有助減低排斥的機會。新方法有望應用到年輕及成年患者身上。研究結果顯示,在動物身上使用磁場的顯微手術過程簡單及安全。研究團隊把幹細胞從磁性納米粒子提取出來後,放在培養皿內並確保細胞不會受到傷害。此外,團隊觀察到老鼠在接受注射手術後活動如常。因此,研究結果可推展至從成年人類患者的腦部抽取多功能幹細胞或原細胞而不傷害患者的新方法。翁建霖表示,這項新技術雖在早期研究階段,但期望技術可運用到生物和臨床應用上,特別是從基礎研究到臨床應用的再生醫學的發展。迷你倉
- Oct 24 Thu 2013 08:10
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Sups: Shutdown caused ill will with foreign visitors
Source: The Porterville Recorder, Calif.迷你倉最平Oct. 23--The recent government shutdown has impacted more than just our area's income from tourists, it's also affected our relationship with foreigners who spends hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to visit our national parks and forests, county supervisors were told Tuesday."The shutdown caused bad relations and ill will with foreign visitors," Board of Supervisor member Allen Ishida said at Tuesday's board meeting.Ishida reported on the damage the shutdown has caused to the area, including Three Rivers which has lost a "substantial amount of money" in tourist dollars. Visitors from other countries plan their vacations months, if not years, in advance and were not pleased to arrive, only to be turned away because of the closure to Sequoia National Park due to the shutdown."The saving grace was we were able to shuttle them to Balch Park and Mountain Home State Forest," he said.In other business:- Approved proceeding with the 20 parcels on Reservation Road, albeit with some concerns. "The last time the wells were tested was 2006?" Board Member Mike 迷你倉nnis asked. "That's a concern for me, not only for the quality of water, but also the quantity." The wells will be tested again for nitrate levels when the project resumes. The Board approved the request to proceed, but asked to bring the topic back for discussion of future projects and water concerns for small subdivision building- Ennis reported a decision on allowing Success Dam to hold more water this sprig has been postponed until January. Currently, according to Ennis, the lake is at 4,000 feet "the lowest it's been since they built the dam."- Ishida reported on a State program that has 3D tracking of ground water that will allow viewing of water issues, such as high nitrates, in a 3D format- Approved request for the Sheriff's Department to submit SB 1022 for a grant that will help fund repairing old and outdated jails- Adopted a resolution proclaiming the week of October 23-31 as "Red Ribbon Week"Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Porterville Recorder (Porterville, Calif.) Visit The Porterville Recorder (Porterville, Calif.) at .recorderonline.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存
- Oct 24 Thu 2013 08:00
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明年游泰國入境先繳稅
楚天都市報訊 據《北京晚報》報道想在新年到泰國去曬太陽的遊客,迷你倉可能要多帶點錢了,因為乘飛機抵達後,遊客需要先繳納每人500泰銖(約合人民幣98元)的稅。泰國衛生部長巴蒂·信他瓦那隆20日在接受採訪時表示,跟內政部、旅遊部、警方等部門官員商討徵收入境稅事宜後,各方一致同意開征新稅。征稅方案是外國遊客逗留泰國少于3天者,每天徵收30泰銖,逗留超過3天的旅客則一律徵收500泰銖(約合人儲存倉幣98元)。另一方案是由機場入境的旅客則徵收500泰銖,陸路入境則每天徵收30泰銖。雖然已把2014年元旦定為收費開始之日,但是該措施也有可能會延至1月中旬,以避免在泰國旅遊高峰季節時使遊客感到“不知所措”。據統計,去年超過2200萬人次游泰,其中包括約400萬中國遊客。今年預計能有2600萬人次游泰,按這個數字計算,徵收遊客入境稅,泰國將能入袋130億泰銖(約合人民幣25億元)。迷你倉最平
- Oct 23 Wed 2013 13:21
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俄中關係達到前所未有高度
迷你倉 bjrb.bjd.com.cn/html/2013-10/23/content_118727.htm...梅德韋傑夫與中國網民在線交流互動時說他完全贊同 俄中關係達到前所未有高度 10月22日,俄羅斯總理梅德韋傑夫在新華網與中國網民...mini storage
- Oct 23 Wed 2013 13:07
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Three weeks later, no ethics investigation yet
Source: The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionOct.儲存 22--Three weeks after the state ethics commission voted to ask for a special investigation of problems at the agency, no investigator has been appointed because none has officially been requested.The commission voted Sept. 30 to request what's known as a special assistant attorney general -- typically a private lawyer temporarily given state investigative powers -- to conduct an independent probe of the agency. But before Attorney General Sam Olens can do so, the commission must make a formal request. That hasn't happened, Olens' office confirmed Monday.-- Ethics panel calls for independent investigation-- FBI questions ethics lawyer at center of Deal complaintWhy not? Good question, say ethics observers who are concerned that the commission's deliberate pace raises doubts about its commitment to finding the truth.------AJC WATCHDOG------The commission is vetting candidates to investigate the agency and is also "reviewing and determining the scope and nature of the investigation," commission vice chairwoman Hillary S. Stringfellow said in a statement."Numerous candidates have been and continue to be reviewed and considered to serve in this role," the statement said. "At such time as the commission has reached a final decision, such decision will be announced."Days after the Sept. 30 meeting, commission Chairman Kevin Abernethy told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the board was "still working through the precise parameters" of the investigation.The decision to seek an independent probe came after the AJC reported that current and former commission employees have alleged in sworn testimony that commission executive director Holly LaBerge ordered documents removed from the case file of the commission's investigation into Gov. Nathan Deal's 2010 campaign for governor. They also claim LaBerge bragged that Deal "owed" her for scuttling the case against him.Deal, who was accused of misusing campaign cash and accepting contributions over the legal limit, was cleared of major charges in 2012 and ordered to pay $3,350 in administrative fees for "technical defects." The commission's staff attorney had recommended a fine of $70,000.The governor has said he receimini storageed no special treatment in the handling of the case, and LaBerge has testified that she did not interfere in it.The longer the commission waits to act on its promise for an investigation, the more credibility it loses, said William Perry, executive director of the watchdog group Common Cause Georgia."It does not bode well that it is taking the commission this long to take the next step," Perry said. "It's like they are saying 'We'll decide how this independent investigation will be conducted, how much we are willing to pay for it, and we'll take our time doing it' -- that doesn't do much to instill public confidence in this process."Part of the decision in requesting the investigator is how wide a probe to request. While Olens will hire and pay the outside attorney, the cost will be passed on to the commission. The agency for years has been plagued by tight budgets, although more money has been added in the past few years.Kerwin Swint, the interim chairman of the department of political science and international affairs at Kennesaw State University, said the commission's window is closing."We're almost into an election year," said Swint, a member of the Common Cause Georgia board and a former GOP activist. "I can understand three weeks, but if you give it a month and there's been no major efforts, I would say time's up or it's time for some action."The sworn testimony of current commission attorney Elisabeth Murray-Obertein and former commission computer specialist John Hair alleging the improper behavior came in a lawsuit filed by former commission director Stacey Kalberman. Kalberman and her top deputy, Sherilyn Streicker, were forced from their jobs in 2011. In separate whistle-blower lawsuits, the pair claim they lost their jobs as retaliation for the Deal investigation.Streicker's job was eliminated and Kalberman was told her pay would be cut 30 percent just weeks after they presented commissioners with draft subpoenas in the Deal case. Commissioners have testified that the cuts were necessary for budget reasons.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Ga.) Visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Ga.) at .ajc.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage
- Oct 23 Wed 2013 12:56
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舖租貴 飲食零售變陣擴充
本港租金猛於虎,存倉飲食、零售業首當其衝,阻礙零售飲食擴充步伐。 有飲食業為節省成本裁員,亦有零售變陣進攻租金較平的上水及屯門區,或由開分店改為擴充舊店,節省另聘店舖經理的成本。擴舊舖面積 節省增聘經理 香港人才管理協會薪酬趨勢報告顯示,近4成受訪機構曾裁員,合共裁減769人,其中飲食業裁員人數最多,達275人。該會會長鍾喜清解釋,因不少酒樓難負擔昂貴租金結業。 零售業亦受貴租影響,太子珠寶鐘錶執行董事朱繼陶指,北京道、彌敦道等旅遊旺區租金太貴,加上難請人,難再開新店,改為把舊店擴充至兩層,他說:「舊店有人流保證,擴充店舖面積儲存不須增聘店舖經理,只需增加銷售員人手,成本較低!」轉攻上水屯門 租平請人易 其品牌近年轉變開舖策略,改為進駐上水及屯門等商場:「租金可平幾成,請人較易!」他稱,自由行旅客多來自深圳等地區,主要經福田口岸過關,主要在元朗及屯門地區購物,加上商場大多有免費旅遊巴接送,有人流保證。 朱繼陶又稱,今年內地來港旅客消費力明顯下降,每張單金額減少,故其品牌亦特意加推中價產品迎合顧客。 「店舖租金太貴,令不少舖長期空置!」中大全球經濟及金融研究所常務所長莊太量指,為免長期空置「蝕租」,料業主將減價招租,估計明年租金將稍為回落,街舖租金約減1成。迷你倉
- Oct 23 Wed 2013 12:22
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My Kids Don't Do That! Nationwide Survey Finds Parents In Denial About Teens Driving Distracted
NASHVILLE, Tenn.迷你倉, Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- From texting and checking social media to changing music and talking with friends, teens admit to driving distracted at a much higher rate than their parents realize, a recent nationwide survey shows.The study, commissioned by Bridgestone Americas, found that parents significantly underestimated the driving distractions in which their teen engages. Teens are almost 25 percent more likely to engage in common distractions, such as socializing with passengers, and talking on cell phones than their parents assume. For instance, almost 85 percent of teens admit to driving distracted because they were socializing with passengers, yet only 59 percent of parents suspect that their teen driver has been distracted by passengers in the car.The tire manufacturer surveyed more than 2,000 parents of teen drivers and found:-- Only 39 percent of parents think their teen driver talks on the phone while driving, yet half of all young drivers admit to doing so. -- A quarter of parents believe their young driver texts behind the wheel, although twice that number of teens admit to texting and driving."What we're seeing is that parents misjudge how prevalent many of these distracted driving behaviors are and how often their child participates in these activities," said Angela Patterson, Manager, Teens Drive Smart Program, Bridgestone Americas. "Not only are teens engaging in these behaviors more than they know, teens are actually picking up thesself storage distracted driving behaviors from their parents.The study clearly showed that distracted driving behaviors are hardly limited to our youngest drivers. Nearly all parents claim that participating in distracted behaviors while driving is unacceptable, yet 94 percent of parents admit to driving distracted anyway.Not only do parents admit their own engagement with distracted driving, they also dramatically overestimate their own driving skills. Nearly every parent surveyed believed they were an average driver and two-thirds believed they were above average drivers. More than 70 percent of parents felt that they are safer drivers compared to everyone else on the road.In a separate teen driver study released by Bridgestone in April 2013, two-thirds of teens said that they model their driving habits after their parents. Between the two surveys, these studies show that teens have observed their parents engaging in distracting behavior behind the wheel at higher rates than their parents admit. While 44 percent of parents admit to talking on a cell phone, 60 percent of teens said they witnessed their parent chatting behind the wheel.Bridgestone has been working to bring awareness to distracted driving for nearly a decade through its annual Teens Drive Smart Video Contest and Teens Drive Smart Driving Experience. For more information about the Teens Drive Smart Parent Survey or the PSA campaign, visit .teensdrivesmart.com.BridgestoneCONTACT: Media Center, 877-201-2373Web site: .teensdrivesmart.com/迷利倉
- Oct 23 Wed 2013 11:36
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China Mobile faces most difficult financial phase
By SHEN JINGTING shenjingting@chinadaily.迷你倉com.cn China Mobile Ltd, the nation’s biggest telecom operator by subscriber numbers, is stepping into its most difficult phase financially because of the next-generation network construction and increasingly severe competition in the domestic market, according to analysts. China Mobile’s shares slumped 3.4 percent to HK$ 82.15 ($10.6) on Tuesday, after the company disappointed the market on Monday with a nearly 9 percent drop in its third-quarter net profit. Analysts argued that China Mobile might have entered its most financial difficult stage and the situation is about to continue “for a while”. “China Mobile is progressing with its 4G network deployment and the company will follow its 190 billion yuan guidance in terms of capital expenditure this year,” said Deng Liangsheng, an analyst with China Merchants Securities Co Ltd. “We forecast China Mobile’s capital expenditure will maintain a high level next year and that will affect the company’s profitability,” Deng said. In a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday, China Mobile said its operating revenue in the first three quarters of 2013 reached 463 billion yuan, representing an increase of 9.4 percent over the same period of last year. Net profit decreased by 1.9 percent year-on-year during the period — the first net income decline since China Mobile’s listing in Hong Kong in 1997. Net profit in the third quarter ended Sept 30 was disappointing, as China Mobile recorded a net income of 28.4 billion yuan in the period, down 8.8 percent year-on-year. China Mobile said that the 4G license issuance will create favorable conditions for the group’s transformation but, on the other hand, will add increased pressure to the group’s allocation of resources. Xi Guohua, chairman of China Mobile Ltd, said earlier this year that China Mobile is going to build the wmini storagerld’s biggest 4G wireless network in China, covering more than 500 million people in the country. The company will build or upgrade 200,000 4G base stations in 100 Chinese cities by the year end. Another major reason for China Mobile’s net profit drop was because of rising pressure from over-the-top products in the traditional communications industry. Meanwhile, more intense horizontal competition because of the continued increase in mobile penetration also contributed to the decline, China Mobile said. WeChat, an instant messaging tool developed by Tencent Holdings Ltd, attracted more than 300 million users in two years. The mobile application draws people from using traditional voice and short-messaging services and, therefore, caused China Mobile’s revenue to shrink. Xiang Ligang, a Beijing-based telecoms expert, pointed out that there were multiple factors creating China Mobile’s poor performance. “China Mobile wants to catch up with rivals in the 3G market and it invested a lot in handset subsidies to attract more users, but the move resulted in a financial burden on the company,” Xiang said. Analysts predicted, however, that China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd, a smaller telecom carrier in China, will see its third-quarter net profit will rise substantially. China Unicom is set to release its third-quarter report on Oct 25. China Unicom, which adopted the more mature Wideband Code Division Multiple Access 3G technology, enjoyed a rapid profit growth thanks to its burgeoning 3G business. China Mobile said the average monthly net additional customers for the first three quarters reached nearly 5 million and, as at Sept 30, the number of customers amounted to 755 million. We forecast China Mobile’s capital expenditure will maintain a high level next year and that will affect the company’s profitability.” DENG LIANGSHENG ANALYST, CHINA MERCHANTS SECURITIES CO LTD 迷你倉
- Oct 23 Wed 2013 11:22
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居民徵信記錄下周起可網查
通過身份驗證才能註冊成查詢用戶晨報訊(記者 姜樊)今後,儲存倉想要查詢自己的徵信記錄就可以直接通過互聯網查詢了。近日,中國人民銀行徵信中心發佈公告稱,自本月28日開始,北京居民將可以直接通過互聯網(網址為https://ipcrs.pbccrc.org.cn)查詢本人的信用報告。央行徵信中心的公告顯示,央行在今年3月開始試點個人通過互聯網查詢本人信用報告,最初僅面向江蘇、四川、重慶,從10月28日開始,擴大試點範圍到北京、山東、遼寧、湖南、廣西和廣東6省份。試點期間,凡持有9省份身份證的個人,均可上網查詢本人信用報告。央行徵信中心的工作人員表示,互聯網查詢旨在為社會公�提供一個非現場查詢服務渠道,個人通過互聯網就可以查詢本人信用報告迷你倉最平對於更好地維護社會公�的知情權,提升社會信用意識具有重要意義。實際上,居民申請按揭貸款時就可能用到自己的徵信記錄。瞭解自己的徵信記錄,也有助于知道信用卡辦理額度及還款的情況。而以前徵信記錄只能到央行辦公樓處查詢。上網查詢個人的徵信信息,是否會有泄密的危險?就此,央行徵信中心的工作人員介紹,個人通過互聯網查詢本人信用報告必須進行嚴格的身份驗證,只有通過身份驗證的個人才能註冊成為查詢用戶。據瞭解,目前央行提供兩種身份驗證方式:數字證書驗證方式和私密性問題驗證方式,個人可以選擇其中一種方式進行身份驗證。在選擇私密性問題驗證方式時,若個人身份驗證沒有通過,屬於正常情況,個人可以轉用數字證書方式進行身份驗證,也可以到央行分支機構現場查詢。迷你倉
- Oct 23 Wed 2013 11:07
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中興手機結盟NBA雙方達成3年戰略合作
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