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Source: Pittsburgh Post-GazetteJuly 20--A longtime proponent of the Mon-Fayette Expressway has given up hope that it will ever be built into Pittsburgh, offering an alternative that would put high-occupancy vehicles on the Martin Luther King Jr.mini storage East Busway instead.Joseph Kirk, executive director of the Mon Valley Progress Council, has lobbied for years in favor of the expressway, which at present runs for about 60 miles from Interstate 68 in West Virginia to Route 51 in Jefferson Hills.Plans, long stuck on the drawing board, call for a two-pronged northern extension, with one leg connecting to the Parkway East in Monroeville and the other going into Pittsburgh at Oakland.Most observers, including state Transportation Secretary Barry Schoch, have essentially written off the Pittsburgh leg as too problematic and expensive. And now, Mr. Kirk, perhaps the most outspoken supporter of the expressway, has joined them.Even a $2.5 billion transportation funding bill that passed the state Senate but died in the House last month would not have had sufficient money to finance the expressway into Pittsburgh, he said.PG graphic: New direction for Mon-Fay?(Click image for larger version)Instead, he has proposed completing the 13-mile leg to Monroeville; extending the East Busway by 2.8 miles so that it connects with the expressway in East Pittsburgh; building a park-n-ride lot where the expressway connects with the parkway in Monroeville; and allowing HOV traffic on the busway.That would give drivers three options at Monroeville: Sit in Parkway East traffic; park and take a bus into Pittsburgh on the expressway and busway; or use the HOV, which likely would be tolled, he said.While acknowledging that the plan would face significant obstacles, Mr. Kirk said it would be less costly and less controversial than building the expressway into Pittsburgh and would achieve the same goals: relieving congestion on the Parkway East and opening up Mon Valley brownfield sites for commercial and industrial development."Because the expressway alternative involves a number of multimself storagedal components it would likely attract funding from a number of sources including state and federal multimodal funding," he said. "These funding sources could even be used in combination with a public-private partnership to help make the project a reality."Mr. Kirk has yet to circulate his idea much, aside from his organization's board of directors. "I want to float the idea and just get some initial feedback," he said.Amie Downs, spokeswoman for Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, said Mr. Fitzgerald had not heard about Mr. Kirk's proposal until a reporter inquired, and said he "thinks that there would be a lot of hurdles to it."Port Authority, which owns the busway, "would welcome an opportunity to sit down and discuss the idea and look at it more carefully," spokesman Jim Ritchie said. "There are some obstacles to using the busway in that manner."The busway was built with federal funds and designed for higher-speed transit bus operations, he said. "By putting more nontransit vehicles on the busway, it's likely that public transit trips would take longer and the benefit offered by the busway would be adversely affected." Federal approval would be needed before such a change could be made.Another issue is safety: Buses currently stop at several stations along the busway, speed limits are lower on the approaches to stations and there are pedestrian crossings, he noted.Mr. Kirk said his plan could help build support for a transportation funding bill in the Legislature when it revisits the issue in the fall."It's time to stop fighting over an expressway highway-only design that likely will never be built and work together on an expressway alternative that is both feasible and provides real promise for our entire region," he said.Jon Schmitz: jschmitz@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1868. Visit the PG's transportation blog, The Roundabout, at www.post-gazette.com/Roundabout. Twitter: @pgtraffic.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at www.post-gazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

立法委員陳歐珀、外交部非政府組織國際事務會執行長吳榮泉16日在立法院為即將代表台灣到美國華盛頓參加2013世界盃電腦應用技能競賽的台灣代表隊授旗，mini storage陳歐珀表示，台灣是電腦資訊大國，歷屆的台灣代表隊都是由在學的學生所組成，已連續四年抱回世界冠軍，他相當希望，這一屆的代表隊也能再把冠軍盃抱回台灣。陳歐珀表示，台灣的外交處境相當的困難，每一次能夠帶著國旗站上世界舞台的機會，都是得來不易，不論是體育賽事、或是民間所舉辦的各種競賽，只要是代表台灣出國比賽，都應該為他們加油，政府的資源有限，這些背著國旗出國的選手，絕大多數都是要自籌經費，今天的這場授旗典禮，希望能給我們的選手鼓勵，希望他們旗開得勝、凱旋歸來。擔任此次台灣代表隊的領隊，台灣資訊整合協會邱月香理事長表示，除了有self storage賽以來最年輕的14歲選手，復興中學國中二年級的鄭皓天，還有首位來自台灣東部，剛從宜蘭羅東高職畢業的陳淑梅將挑戰POWERPOINT；淡江大學統計系的謝芝庭、許卉萱、劉怡萍將分別挑戰WORD與EXCEL；就讀台科大第三度參賽的陳嫚瑩，曾奪得2011 EXCEL世界季軍與2012 POWERPOINT世界季軍，今年將跨科挑戰WORD；台北城市科大數媒系湯正吉、環球科大視傳系徐吟霞、王千嘉共同挑戰PHOTOSHOP創意競賽。「世界盃電腦應用技能競賽」已連續舉辦12屆，全球有70多國超過50萬名選手參賽，由台灣資訊整合協會主辦台灣區域賽，美國CERTIPORT主辦全球總決賽，各國代表隊將於7月30日齊聚美國華盛頓參加全球總決賽，台灣代表隊已連續四年抱回五座世界冠軍獎盃。迷你倉

光學元件廠先進光電經過5年的體質調整，文件倉營運從今年開始出現大爆發！帶領公司振衰起敝的關鍵人物董事長林忠和，從原本的單純投資，到「撩下去」接手經營權，一路走來可說點滴在心頭。他有感而發的說，「決心」和「堅持」，是先進光電唯一的機會。退伍後第2天就加入全國電子，林忠和的骨子裡就是「服務業」的基因，而民國68∼69年間，他透過標會來的80萬元投資公司，隨著企業規模的逐步壯大，他也當上了全國電子的副董事長。此外，他也是香港天福名茶的大股東，光是這兩大投資的固定收益，就能讓他過著相當安逸舒適的日子。但是，他選擇了外界想像不到的路。數位相機鏡頭起家的先進光，因未能跟上從固定焦距到變焦鏡頭（ZOOM）的浪潮，營運大幅衰退，掛牌後的次（2006）年營收少了一半，再隔一年仍持續探底。而2008年金融海嘯侵襲，前任經營者持續出脫持股，林忠和從原本的投資者看到公司員工的眼神透露出迷惘和擔憂，因此決定「撩下去」，除一路承接前任經營者拋出的持股外，還引進私募資金，至今已滿5年。而這條路，確實不好走！林忠和接手後，決定將產品方向轉向「塑膠鏡頭」，透過全國電和宏�的關係，爭取打入宏�供應鏈。此外，他也引進廣達和實盈等股東，從NB市場開始「練功」。今年，先進光開始打入平板電腦和AIO（一體成型電腦）的市場，未來還瞄準體感和穿戴裝置領域，整個營運可說鹹魚翻生。儘管可以不需要背負這個使命，好好輕鬆在家享受優渥的生活，林忠和卻選擇壓力常常存倉到失眠的這條路，但是，「看到員工從5年前有80％不認為公司有前景，到現在有80％認為未來還會更好」，也讓他覺得一切的辛苦都值得了。出身於全國電子，他也把「服務」和「利潤分享」的精神帶進先進光，讓客戶捨不得換掉，還拿出個人持股分享給員工。而參與私募的股東們，換算目前的獲利可達2∼3倍，也算是履行了承諾。對於公司的願景，林忠和則是許下了「未來20年要申請1千個專利」的目標。他說，從大立光開始對玉晶光提出專利權訴訟來看，光學產業的專利權重要性越來越高，而這個目標換算時間，等於一周申請一個專利，儘管剛開始的速度或許跟不上，但相信未來會越來越快。只有國中學歷，之後一邊工作、一路補修學分的林忠和，60歲的「高齡」去修上海復旦的兩岸總裁班，在在凸顯他經營事業的核心理念－「決心」和「堅持」。回顧這幾十年的周遭，他感慨，台灣有太多的經營者無法堅持下去。針對王品總裁戴勝益之前的「收入低於5萬元不用存」的說法，他也有話要說。林忠和指出，儲蓄是一種好的習慣，不管賺多少都要存，好的習慣會讓人產生正向的循環，而他也經常勸告年輕人在職場上要更積極、努力，同樣兩個背景、程度相同的人進公司，不同的心態和行為會造就兩種完全不同的結局。他坦言，「重複10個一年的工作，怎麼比得上努力專注10年？」相較於一般的企業主喜歡多曝光，有點光耀門楣的意味，林忠和則是低調又低調，連攝影都不接受。「喜歡外界看不到我，但客戶卻得依賴我」的感覺，才是他所追求。自存倉

Source: The Columbus Dispatch, OhioJuly 20--State Rep.迷你倉 Peter Beck's alleged role in a southwestern Ohio financial deal gone sour has him facing 16 felony charges related to securities fraud -- and that maximum 102-year prison sentence may be just the beginning.Attorney General Mike DeWine expects more charges will be filed.A Hamilton County grand jury issued the indictments yesterday against the Mason Republican in relation to his role as chief financial officer for Christopher Technologies, a startup software company also known as CTech. DeWine said Beck misrepresented the value of securities in the company and failed to disclose to investors the condition of the company, though he knew it was insolvent.DeWine said that Beck, 60, also lied to investors about receiving compensation from CTech. Those investors lost about $200,000 in the deal.Speaker William G. Batchelder, R-Medina, said Beck has served honorably but called for him to resign his seat immediately."While there is always a presumption of innocence until proven otherwise, it is my belief that these very serious allegations could cause a distraction to the good work of the (House)," Batchelder said in a written statement. "Therefore, I believe this action would be in the best interest of not only the residents of the 54th House District and the members of the Ohio House of Representatives, but also Rep. Beck and his family."Ohio GOP Chairman Matt Borges agreed that Beck should step down.DeWine is joining Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph T. Deters to prosecute the case, which includes charges of misrepresenting the sale of securities, unlicensed sale of securities and making false statements. John Fussner of Mason, the president of Christopher Technologies, also was indicted on seven felony counts."Theft is theft whether it is a simple theft of merchandise from a store or the sophisticated scheme perpetrated by Beck and Fussner," Deters said. "All thieves should be held accountable."The indictments make Beck the third state legislator in the past 13 months to face felony charges.Beck's attorney, Konrad Kircher of Mason, said this week that his client will mount a "vigorous defense.""The charges are unsupported," he said in a statement. "Mr. Beck is being blamed for the errors or wrongdoing of others."Kircher, who did not return a call for additional comment yesterday, said the primary person involved in the investments is dead, and Fussner is bankrupt. "Consequently, law enforcement, based on inaccurate information provided by investors, has cast a broad net to attempt to remedy the unfortunate business losses of the investors."Beck did hours of uncompensated work and also is a victim of the scheme, Kircher said.Kircher has downplayed Beck's role with CTech, bu文件倉 Deters said, "Based on these charges, I would question his (Beck's) veracity." DeWine added: "Obviously a grand jury felt it was more than just being an accountant."A lawsuit filed in Hamilton County by more than a dozen investors argues that money given at the request of Beck and others was to be used for business investments, but instead it was used for personal benefit, given to a Cincinnati-area church and donated to Beck's political campaign.Most of the money was invested with TML Consulting, a firm run by the late Thomas Lysaght, who was supposed to invest the money in a small portfolio of companies, including CTech.According to the lawsuit, hundreds of thousands of dollars were instead given to a Cincinnati-area church, Ark by the River Fellowship Ministry, where Lysaght's widow, Janet Combs, is the pastor. Beck, according to the lawsuit, had done accounting work for the church.There also were "significant" cash withdrawals, the lawsuit said, and TML donated $15,700 to Beck's campaign.Some plaintiffs invested $200,000 directly into CTech, and they have argued that Beck solicited some investments. Beck has denied the allegations and counter-sued, accusing investors of defaming him.Beck represents the 54th District in Butler and Warren counties. He is chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which examines tax issues, and he is a member of the powerful House Finance Committee, which deals with state budgets. Batchelder offered assurance that work of Ways and Means will continue uninterrupted.When asked about other aspects of the investment scheme, such as the money donated to Beck's campaign or money given to the church, DeWine stressed that the investigation is not over. The charges filed yesterday, he said, were those that needed to be filed now because of the statute of limitations.The state Division of Securities got its first complaint about the matter in February 2011."Certainly those are being looked at," DeWine said of the church and campaign giving. "There are still other parts of the case, and at some point in the future it would be our intention to bring them to the grand jury."Democrats wanted Republican leaders to call on Beck to step down. "These charges against Rep. Beck do more than taint just him, they harm the public's trust in all of state government," said Rep. Chris Redfern of Port Clinton, the Ohio Democratic chairman.Gov. John Kasich is going to stay out of the mix."These matters are for legislative caucuses to address," said spokesman Rob Nichols.Dispatch Reporter Joe Vardon contributed to this story.@phrontpageCopyright: ___ (c)2013 The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio) Visit The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio) at www.dispatch.com Distributed by MCT Information Services存倉

海量資料（Big Data）向台灣學界扎根。全球資料分析解決案大廠－美商賽仕電腦軟體（SAS）日前與東吳大學「海量資料分析研究中心」簽約合作，迷你倉雙方將打造出台灣獨有的「資料科學」課程，無縫接軌台灣企業對於海量資料人才的迫切需求。海量資料已進入「進化期」，企業對資料不再只是文字、圖像表現，還需分析。東吳大學校長潘維大強調，隨著企業對海量資料的需求提高，企業對相關人才的重視可想而之，因海量資料是近5年才受業界重視，自然人才上，都是企業自行訓練，加上海量資料走入分析，所需的人才，不是單一的資管、數學到企管專才，而是通才，但國內大專院校間，無相關課程可跨接，讓產業出現所謂的海量資料人才荒。為此東吳大學於去年底，經校務會議確定方向後，成立「海量資料分析研究中心」，希望透過產業、官方、跨區域及系統商的合作，配合校內原有課程進行整合，打造出國內獨有的「資料科學」課程，這中間，系統商則串聯其中，很榮幸能和SAS合作，透過SAS於全球資料分析市場超過30年的經驗，相信能進而培育出優秀人才，服務國內各大產業。初期「海量資料分析研究中心」文件倉有六大任務：海量資料分析研究、專業訓練、強化跨領域人才整合、規畫推動相關學程、拓展學術交流、推動其他與海量資料有關研究。研究主題則從財經商情、企業營運到區域問題等。當今的海量資料會分析，還能即時化、行動化。SAS台灣區總經理陳愷新說，普遍台灣企業對海量資料的接受度提高，但還是偏向所謂的一般資料分析，要努力的空間還是很高，為此近年，SAS在台灣主推高智慧海量資料，導入「即時化、行動化及預測化」，並受金融、零售、服務及製造業指標業者肯定。所謂的即時化，指的是將所有企業內想分析的資料，立即進行分析，非過去半天、一天甚至一周以上的等待期，至於行動化則是企業主、高階主管透過筆電、平板電腦（支援ios、Android）隨時隨地了解各項資料，至於預測化是能提供後續業務發展預測。再來，為讓使用者能「一目瞭然」，以圖型視覺化取代文字，讓各項數字進行討論時，參與人員一看就明白。此次，SAS協助東吳大學導入的正是擁有上述功能的「Visual Analytics－VA」，相信，該大學導入後，再配合業界實務操作，能為台灣尋找到「資料科學」人才。存倉

Source: The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.新蒲崗迷你倉C.July 19--Doug Erny was his normal personable self.The former Lejeune High basketball coach was smiling, laughing and having a good time with some of his coaching counterparts Thursday as coaches and players all met at the Jacksonville Commons Recreation Center for the start of the East Coast Invitational team camp.It was as if Erny had never taken a year off from coaching high school basketball.Still, one thing was noticeably different.Instead of sporting Lejeune's maroon-and-gold attire, the 48-year-old Erny was wearing a Jacksonville High T-shirt, a sign that he was indeed the Cardinals' new coach.Erny was hired as Jacksonville's coach last month after he took one year off from coaching after a 23-year tenure at Lejeune. And while Erny, a 1983 Jacksonville graduate, is glad to be back on the bench, he said he was a bit rusty getting back into coaching."I guess I was a little bit rusty because the first night (of summer workouts) I forgot to take a whistle to practice," Erny quipped. "But basketball hadn't changed in a year. You still got to get the kids to buy into what you're trying to do and you got to get it to where they know you have their back. I think that's what we are working on."But after the first sound of a basketball dribbling off the court, Erny was back in business. He said it didn't feel different coaching a team inside Jacksonville's Bird Cage vs. coaching aboard Camp Lejeune.At Lejeune, Erny was 406-195 and led the Devilpups to NCHSAA 1-A East Regional trips in 1993, 1994, 2002 and 2006."To me, you're in a gym with a goal and you're still trying to get your team to do their best," Erny said. "It doesn't matter if your practice is in the Bird Cage or in the Dean Dome, practice is practice. You want to make it up-tempo for these kids, but you want to make it fun, especially in the summer."Erny said that prior to the ECI that his team has practiced eight times, attended a two-day camp at East Carolina University and played in a few summer league games. He hopes to use the summer to help the players bond with the coaching staff, which includes James Jordan, who coached the Cardinals last year on an interim base."I think we have developed a good rapport with the kids who have been in the gym," Erny said. "All the kmini storageds seem to get along and coach Jordan has been very instrumental in bridging the gap between them and us since we are all new."The players seem to like the easy-going Erny."It's fun, but it's hard," senior guard Chris Smith said. "He's like, 'If you don't work hard, you won't be on this team.' I took it serious. He is straightforward."Smith was second on the team last year in scoring, averaging 10.7 points per game for the Cardinals, who finished 10-16 overall, 5-9 in the Coastal 3-A Conference and lost at Rocky Mount in the first round of the NCHSAA playoffs.Winning more games is the ultimate goal for Erny and the Cardinals. However, he wants Jacksonville to accomplish that while understanding his system."I think the biggest adjustment is we play man-to-man defense and they've played a lot of zone and seen a lot of zone," Erny said. "They are having a real hard time grasping the team concept of defense, help defense and being in the passing lanes."We've just put in a couple of traps and full-court things. I'm just trying to get them on the mentality that they need to play hard every minute."That includes playing as a team on both ends of the court, junior center Billy Bodette said."He really emphasizes team ball and I think that's going to be good for us," Bodette said of Erny. "We just need to play as a team."But more importantly, Erny wants a solid effort. Erny's Lejeune teams weren't always the most athletic, but his teams were rarely outworked on the court."I want to see them play hard from start to finish, whether things are going good or going bad," Erny said. "I want them to get after it, get on the floor after loose balls and I want to see our offense go a little bit more than one pass."The effort has been great and the kids have been really working hard trying to get my system down. We are a little bit behind, defensively, from where I'd like to be, but the effort has been there."I know we've thrown a lot of stuff at them and for some of them, they've had three different coaches the last three years. Obviously their heads are swimming a little bit, but they are doing a good job trying to do it."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Daily News (Jacksonville, N.C.) Visit The Daily News (Jacksonville, N.C.) at www.jdnews.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage

Source: Detroit Free PressJuly 19--It's official.迷你倉價錢U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes, one of Detroit's most experienced judges known for running a strict courtroom, has been picked to oversee the Detroit's historic bankruptcy case, the biggest such filing in the nation's history involving more than $18 billion in debts that officials say piled up over 60 years.And just as legal experts had predicted, Detroit's financial fate will rest in the hands of a hometown judge, who has more than just legal skills. Outside the courtroom, the 73-year-old Rhodes plays rhythm guitar in a classic rock house band called The Indubitable Equivalents, according to the band's website. The group says it's the band of the American Bankruptcy Institute ("ABI"), a trade association for bankruptcy professionals, and that Rhodes picked up his guitar skills from his father at the age of 15, later serenading his wife with tunes such "Sound of Silence" and "Eve of Destruction."The latter song is fitting for the historic municipal bankruptcy case that Rhodes would inherit decades later.Rhodes, who has been a bankruptcy judge in the Eastern District of Michigan since 1985, also has ties to the region, unlike those who oversaw the bankruptcy cases of Detroit's automotive giants General Motors and Chrysler. Their bankruptcy cases were filed in New York.Detroit's will stay here, where, as legal experts explained, all of its assets are.-- PDF: Read the order appointing RhodesRhodes is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, where he taught from 1992-2002, and is a former associate editor of the Michigan Law Review and American Bankruptcy Law Journal.Before becoming a bankruptcy judge in the Eastern District of M迷你倉庫chigan, he served on the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.He also formerly served as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge John Feikens, who oversaw Detroit's troubled water department. Last year, he co-authored The Ponzi Book: A Legal Resource for Unraveling Ponzi Schemes.Some local bankruptcy attorneys, who declined to be named because they practice before Rhodes, describe his demeanor as unpleasant and difficult.Some of that toughness was demonstrated in a 2005 head-to-head debate, in which Rhodes took on noted UCLA law professor Lynn LoPucki about various controversial aspects of bankruptcy law.LoPucki, a nationally recognized bankruptcy law specialist, had written a book called, "Courting Failure: How Competition for Big Cases Is Corrupting the Bankruptcy Courts."During the debate, Rhodes attacked LoPucki's theories and took issue with the book."The bottom line is that this book is an inflammatory attack on the judges in New York and Delaware," Rhodes told LoPucki at the time.In recent years, Rhodes has handled bankruptcy cases such as Awrey Bakeries, Simplified Employment Services and Collins & Aikman, a complex case that involved large debts resulting from an aggressive acquisition strategy.Rhodes was handpicked to oversee Detroit's bankruptcy case by Alice Batchelder, chief judge of the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, a conservative who was appointed to the federal bench by former President Ronald Reagan, and to the appeals court by President George H. Bush.Contact Tresa Baldas: tbaldas@freepress.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the Detroit Free Press Visit the Detroit Free Press at www.freep.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存

Android、BlackBerry OS等手機平台WhatsApp用戶，迷你倉庫下載後一年要收取年費。WhatsApp官方日前宣佈，除舊有iOS用戶繼續免費，所有平台手機用戶下載程式後統一隻有首年免費，往後每年將收取0.99美元（折合約8澳門元）年費。 剛購買新電話的朱先生表示，WhatsApp是經朋友賬號下載，此外還使用其他線上聊天工具，主要跟親友或同事聯繫。因其所屬的業餘足球隊會透過WhatsApp通知訓練時間，故會付錢購買收取年費的WhatsApp。百物騰貴，一年不足十元收費算不上甚麼大數目，為了方便也願意付費購買。但因以往是免費，現在收費必然會讓部分人卻步，估計部分朋友或家人可能會轉用其他聊天工具。 面對WhatsApp統一收費，使用iOS平台手機的黃小姐表示，手機中的WhatsApp是透過限時免費下載，可分享給父母使用。坦言沒有必要購買有免儲存替代品的東西，不會浪費金錢購買手機應用程式，會於收費前停用。雖然WhatsApp是社交圈中最普及的聊天工具，但其他工具如微信、LINE也有親友使用，不擔心停用WhatsApp會“與世隔絕”。 使用Android平台手機的陳先生認為，每年收取8元可接受，會根據朋友是否轉用其他聊天工具，才考慮付費續用。坦言WhatsApp只是智能手機中最早出現的聊天工具，故吸引大量用戶，許多應用程式也有相同的功能，甚至比WhatsApp更方便。 準備購買新電話的張小姐表示，現在許多應用程式均要收費，她有將手機破解的習慣，故不擔心應用程式收費問題，平常使用四個聊天工具，WhatsApp也不是其社交圈中最常用的，對她影響不大。 WhatsApp是利用網絡傳送簡訊的智能手機行動應用程式，可在多個手機平台上使用。WhatsApp報稱全球約有2.5億用家。 澳大實習生 張子開新蒲崗迷你倉

Telecom equipment giant ‘open to cooperation to boost cybersecurity’ By Zhang Chunyan in London and Shen Jingting in Beijing China’s telecoms and computer network giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd supports the British government review of its security center in England, the company said on Friday.mini storage “Huawei shares the same goal as the UK government and the Intelligence and Security Committee in raising the standards of cybersecurity in the UK and ensuring that network technology benefits UK consumers,” Huawei said in a statement. “Huawei is open to new ideas and ways of working to improve cybersecurity,” it added. The company made the statement after the British government confirmed on Thursday it is to review Huawei’s involvement in a cybersecurity center known as the Cell in Banbury, Oxfordshire. The review will be conducted by Prime Minister David Cameron’s National Security Adviser Kim Darroch, who is due to report back later this year. Huawei, based in Shenzhen of South China’s Guangdong province, signed a multi-billion pound deal in 2005 to supply BT Group Plc, Britain’s largest telecoms operator, as part of upgrades to a network. The Chinese company launched a security center in 2010 to test its new hardware and software for security risks before being linked to Britain’s critical infrastructure. But in June, the British parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee issued a critical report about the center, which was set up to examine the physical equipment and software used by Huawei and assure that it is not vulnerable to cyberattack, in which it urged the government to reviewself storagesecurity at the base.Huawei stressed the fact that the British government responded to the report, saying: “Our work with Huawei and their UK customers gives us confidence that the networks in the UK that use Huawei equipment are operated to a high standard of security and integrity.” Yao Shujie, head of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham, told China Daily: “For Huawei, which is internationalizing, similar reviews or research in some foreign countries are inevitable. But with its ambitions for the future, Huawei has an eye on the longer term.” Huawei announced last September that it would invest and create more jobs in the UK as part of its overall expansion plan in Europe. Huawei employs 800 people in the UK and plans to increase that to 1,500 over the next five years as part of a 1.3 billion pound ($1.98 billion) investment and procurement program in Britain. “Huawei has been active in the UK. As long as the British review confirms Huawei’s security and strength, it will promote the company’s image,” Yao added. In October 2012, the United States House of Representatives Committee on Intelligence urged American firms to stop doing business with Huawei and ZTE Corp, warning that China could use equipment to spy on certain communications and threaten vital systems. Contact the writers at zhangchunyan@chinadaily.com.cn and shenjingting@chinadaily.com.cn For Huawei, which is internationalizing, similar reviews or research in some foreign countries are inevitable.” yao shujie head of the school of contemporary chinese studies, university of nottingham 迷你倉

Source: The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa.迷你倉July 19--Main Street businesses seem to be carrying the day. The interests of all those brick-and-mortar locations that sell goods and services the old fashioned way -- face-to-face and subject to state sales tax -- are winning people over in our poll.By nearly a 3-to-1 margin in an unofficial PennLive poll, readers are supporting the Alliance for Main Street Fairness's call for "e-fairness" sales tax legislation. With more than 600 votes cast since yesterday, 70 percent of poll participants voted yes in answer to the poll question: "Are you willing to pay more Internet sales taxes if it means more growth and jobs?"Their reason, as defined by the "yes" response in the poll: "Not paying taxes on Internet purchases is unfair to brick and mortar businesses."Nearly 27 percent voted "No. Raising taxes has never created jobs. I don't buy it." The remainder voted that they needed to hear more on the issue before making up their mind.The results appear to buoy the position of the Alliance for Main Street Fairness. And the results come on the heels of a new study, released yesterday, that was commissioned by the group, which has a chapter in Pennsylvania.Authored by economist Art Laffer and Donna Arduin, the study shows that closing the online sales tax loophole has a myriad of benefits, including the potential to lower overall tax rates and jump-start economic growth.Laffer's st文件倉dy suggests that passing e-fairness legislation like the Marketplace Fairness Act would create a tax system with fewer loopholes, a larger base and lower rates for all taxpayers.Laffer concludes that this would lead to an increase in GDP of $563.2 billion and over 1.5 million jobs nationally -- and $15.1 billion and 43,803 jobs in Pennsylvania -- all over the next 10 years.In May, the Marketplace Fairness Act received a bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate, and similar legislation is already pending in the House of Representatives with over 60 bipartisan cosponsors.And Pennsylvanians are already supposed to be keeping track of their Internet purchases and paying the state sales tax when none is charged. But good luck with that.Now, Laffer's latest findings seem to support the efforts of a growing coalition of small business owners, governors and free market conservatives across the country who are urging the U.S. House of Representatives to act and to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act.So what do you think? Are you willing to pay more Internet sales taxes if it leads to improved economic growth and more jobs, both in Pennsylvania and in the country was a whole?There is still time to vote in our PennLive poll and to share your views in the comments.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.) Visit The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.) at www.pennlive.com Distributed by MCT Information Services存倉