Source: The Blade, Toledo, OhioDec.mini storage 16--The Sylvania Schools district is expected to approve an energy-reduction plan that aims to collectively lower utility bills by more than $500,000 annually.Laura Sauber, chief financial officer, and Alan Bacho, director of facilities, said the energy improvement plan along with promised cost savings have been reviewed and approved by the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, a state agency that reviews capital projects.In October, Trane Inc., a heating and cooling company, presented an energy-efficiency plan that the school board is likely to approve in early January, Mrs. Sauber said. Trane employees suggested upgrades to lights, water, and control systems that are expected to result in $531,000 in savings annually.The annual savings are expected to continue for decades after a 15-year payback of the project's $5.4 million total cost, Mrs. Sauber said, because the efficiency improvements will last well beyond the 15-year period.The board recently approved a short-term finance plan. Long term, the district plans to issue $5.4 million in bonds, she said. At 7 tonight, the board will consider a payment-plan option in which a portion of the work would be prepaid, for a 5 percent discount, she said."We wanted the short-term financing plan in place so we could quickly move forward on the project," she said.The project is to begin in early January, with a nine-month completion schedule, Mr. Bacho said. Fourteen buildings -- 12 schools and two administrative offices -- will be upgraded, a move expected to reduce the distri迷你倉t's "carbon footprint."The main cost-saver is to be a reduction in electric use through lighting retrofits in every building, plus parking lots and gyms."Lighting is the highest-consuming areas," he said.Occupancy sensors will be installed, automatically turning off lights in empty rooms; the district also will use LED lights.The second-largest cost savings, officials said, will be from installation of a central control system for heating and cooling.The system, accessible by mobile devices, can monitor and adjust inconsistencies in temperature, such as cold or hot spots, a problem Trane officials noted in their review of district buildings.The system will let district facilities' personnel know temperature adjustments have been made, Mr. Bacho."That is not the case in some equipment controls we have now" at various buildings, which at times did not adjust temperatures as programmed, he said.The work includes plumbing upgrades to conserve water and energy, as well as replacing boilers and water pipes.The newer elementary schools -- Central Trail, Hill View, and Maplewood -- had lighting control, geothermal heating and cooling, and efficient plumbing, but they did not have LED lighting."In regards to LED lights, some of the technology is now advanced and affordable enough for us to implement. The cost has come down and the reliability has gone up," Mr. Bacho said.Trane's plan includes an energy-savings guarantee.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Blade (Toledo, Ohio) Visit The Blade (Toledo, Ohio) at .toledoblade.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉
- 12月 17 週二 201309:15
Sylvania Schools likely to OK $5.4M plan to cut energy costs
- 12月 17 週二 201309:07
明年中央投資 保障房優先 發改委:集中辦民生大事壓縮一般競爭性企業項目投資
香港文匯報訊 全國發展和改革工作會議昨日在京召開。 國家發改委主任徐紹史在會議上表示,迷你倉2014年中央預算內投資在投資結構上要集中力量辦大事,主要投向棚護區改造和保障性住房配套基礎設施、高標準農田和農村民生建設、水利及中西部鐵路等重大基礎設施以及重大節能減排和環境治理工程等。會議還提出,明年將大幅壓縮用於一般競爭性企業項目投資,適當減少可利用社會資金的經營性基礎設施投資。將出台收入分配制改革細則《人民日報》報道,徐紹史介紹了明年積極擴大有效內需、促進經濟平穩增長幾項重點工作。在充分發掘消費潛力方面,一要增強居民消費能力,協調推進深化收入分配制度改革相關實施細則的出台,努力增加城鄉居民特別是中低收入群體收入;二要培育新的消費熱點,加快發展信息消費和養老、健康等服務消費,例如,支持4G網絡建設和業務發展,擴大綠色節能環保產品消費,繼續實施節能產品惠民工程等;三要改善消費環境,制定促進電子商務創新發展的指導意見,加強農產品冷鏈、城市物流配送等物流基礎設施建設。會議強調,�力保持投資穩定增長,明年在調整預算內投資結構、確定合理投向的同時,要管好用好政府投資。明年,「十二五」確定的相當一部分重大項目要上馬建設,文件倉建的也要加快進度,會形成較大的資金需求。發展改革部門要把有限的資金用好、用出水平。在努力拓展外需方面,一要優化進出口結構,積極發揮高鐵、核電、通訊等大型成套裝備對關聯行業和服務出口的帶動作用,增加能源原材料以及國內緊缺的先進技術設備、關鍵零部件進口;二要放寬外商投資市場准入,繼續優化外商投資產業和區域結構;三要推動產業境外投資,支持企業聯合走出去,引導優勢產業走出去;四要積極推進絲綢之路經濟帶、21世紀海上絲綢之路建設,推動中巴經濟走廊、孟中印緬經濟走廊建設。加快行政審批制度改革另據財新網報道,徐紹史還提出,明年調整預算內投資結構,大幅壓縮用於一般競爭性企業項目投資,適當減少可利用社會資金的經營性基礎設施投資。他同時表示,停止建設樓堂館所等投資,壓縮小型分散投資,重點支持全局性、基礎性、戰略性的重大項目,集中力量辦大事。此次會議強調,明年是改革年。對於發改委在未來改革中的作用,會議提出,更加自覺地擔負起深化經濟體制改革的責任,切實發揮經濟體制改革總體指導和綜合協調作用,加快行政審批制度改革,深化投資體制改革,積極穩妥推進資源性產品價格改革,健全宏觀調控體系,完善現代市場體系,繼續推進綜合配套改革試點。存倉
- 12月 17 週二 201309:00
Foreigners bet on coal mining in Indonesia
pub_date:Country's low costs remain a draw amid volatile mining rulesWHEN Vivek Agarwal's company first bought a licence to explore for coal in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province, it expected to secure the permits to begin mining in about six months and sell the coal to power stations in India and China.迷你倉 That was in 2010.After three years of presentations to local officials and more than US$1 million spent in consultancy and government fees, the company, Bhoruka Mines, a unit of the Bangalore- based Bhoruka Group, is still no closer to mining.Yet Mr Agarwal, Bhoruka Mines' president director and CEO, says his company won't shelve its first foray into Indonesia.Why? Because Indonesian thermal coal is better and cheaper than what the company could ever hope to find back home in India.Mr Agarwal says to transport inferior coal from India's north-east to the southern state of Karnataka, where his parent company runs a thermal power station, would involve permits and fees of three rail companies. Bhoruka would pay twice as much for coal compared with shipping it more than 4,000 kilometres by sea from East Kalimantan to the east coast of India."We won't walk away," Mr Agarwal told The Business Times.He blames the lost time, in part, on incompetent and corrupt officials who selectively interpret mining and environmental rules as well as unclear application procedures to deal with overlapping claims by village squatters or palm plantations."The application process is driven by personal relationships. But we've invested too much. If we can get this to work, it will be a huge shot in the arm for the company."However, compared to back home, some say, the quality of the resource here, the cost of Indonesian skilled labour and materials and even the regulatory environment mean doing business in Indonesia is worth the risk."I'm an optimist," Peter Lynch, chief executive officer of Brisbane-based Cokal, told BT.Mr Lynch was speaking after his company said in November it would spend US$120 million to begin building roads and jetties and on other capital works for its coking coal project, also in Kalimantan.The company plans to spend an additional US$200 million in the coming months to begin mining 2 million tonnes of the resource by the middle of next year. Indonesia's proximity to China and India; its high-quality coking coal, which is used in the production of steel; and the lower costs of everything from drilling to labour make Indonesia attractive, Mr Lynch says.A shift supervisor salary in Indonesia will top about US$14,000 a year while a truck driver in Australia may earn US$160,000, he says."We're picking the eyes out of the mining sector up here," Mr Lynch says. What's more, regulatory hurdles are no more onerous in Indonesia compared with Australia, he says.He says exploration, environmental impact studies and production permits will likely take about three years, compared with at least five years in Australia. He credits talented local staff, who help pull together all the necessary documents.Even so, tougher 迷你倉樂器wnership rules, higher levies and next year's export ban on raw ore have spooked investors, Mr Lynch admits, saying it can be tough to get backers keen on extending loans or buying equity.Resource companies have to look abroad for funds because domestic capital markets are too shallow, Pandu Sjahrir, chairman of the Indonesian Coal Mining Association, told BT."When we want to grow, we need foreign capital," says Mr Sjahrir, finance director at coal-mining company Toba Bara. He says many institutional investors are adopting a wait- and-see approach to how the country's regulatory changes will play out."Most of the meetings recently are about maintaining relationships," Mr Sjahrir says.Without prior notice, in early 2012, the government halved to 10 years the time within which foreign companies needed to sell a majority stake in their projects to domestic investors. The government is considering doubling the royalties that small coal-mining companies pay.The regulatory changes exacerbated the effects of the fall in the price of coal, and metals such as tin and nickel. Mining companies have cut in half their capital expenditure plans for the next year, analysts have said. Foreign direct investment (FDI) slumped to US$6.9 billion during the three months to Sept 30, compared with US$7.2 billion in the previous quarter.Still, analysts say that in recent months the country's regulatory environment may have improved, following the appointment of the reformist Chatib Basri as finance minister, replacing Agus Martowardojo, who became governor of the central bank in May.Mr Basri is credited with easing some of the nationalist measures that were blamed for exploding the country's trade deficit, including easing export duties on unprocessed minerals. Mr Martowardojo, as the new head of Bank Indonesia (BI), has ratcheted up interest rates to their highest level since 2009 to tackle rampant inflation. Consumer price increases have eased off from their four- year high."We are more positive on this regulatory environment than before," says Ali Saugi, head of equities at BNP Paribas in Jakarta."There has been a big improvement since the beginning of the year. Both the government and BI have accepted the macro- economic situation in Indonesia and they have produced policies that have taken the country in the right direction."Bhoruka's Mr Agarwal says his company is betting that Indonesian officials will water down regulatory changes such as the domestic ownership laws that require foreign mining companies to sell down their stakes to no more than 49 per cent 10 years after the start of production."That isn't sustainable," Mr Agarwal says. "They will drive away a lot of small producers, and that will hurt exports when they need them most."Cokal's Mr Lynch says Indonesia's government will want to ensure a sudden hike in royalties and other levies will not stifle altogether a sector which accounts for the largest source of revenues."They will want to ensure coal and other parts of the resource sector remain competitive," he says.迷你倉西貢
- 12月 17 週二 201308:50
比亞迪電子挾4G炒上 業績扭虧 手機定單續來
比亞迪電子(285)上半年盈利增長理想,迷你倉獨有塑料金屬混融技術用於手機外殼,贏得多個國際品牌定單。由於獲大行唱好,兼受惠4G牌照正式發放,有證券商建議,可趁回調收集,目標看5元。比亞迪電子今年上半年業績好轉,結束過去幾年的頹勢,期內營業額上升8.3%,至76億元(人民幣,下同),受高利潤金屬外殼業務增長帶動,毛利升31.5%,至8.3億元;毛利率由8.95%升至10.88%;純利升21%,賺3.17億元人民幣。手持現金19.61億元,沒有銀行借貸,財務狀況佳。由於該公司成功開發塑料與金屬混融技術,可提升手機金屬外殼機械性能、訊號接收能力和外觀質感,在現時不少國際品牌對手機外殼要求提高之下,更容易贏得客戶,現時諾基亞、三星、黑莓等,都是其客戶。另有報道指,惠普計畫重返智能手機市場,新手機會由比亞迪電子代工。手機殼技術有優勢 由於比亞迪電子業務涉及手機整機設計、組裝、手機外殼、麥克風、配件模組,以及其他電子產品設計、部件生產及組裝,現時手機金屬外殼佔銷售額20%,佔利潤約51%,手機外殼技術優勢和業務全面,有助擴大與客戶合作範圍。 據Gartner統計,今年上半年全球智能手機出貨量增長46%,至4.4億部,內地發4G牌後,中移動(941)為搶佔市場,表示自存倉與手機廠商合作,明年推出逾100款4G手機,相信不管是內地還是國外手機廠商,都會加快推新機,手機配件和代工需求增加,利好比亞迪電子。 美銀美林預料,比亞迪電子明年盈利增長達85%,首予「買入」評級,目標價6.7元。該行預料短期內,比亞迪電子會推出新的國際品牌產品,成為股價的催化劑。該行預期,複合材料外殼未來兩三年會成為趨勢,該公司在複合材料外殼市場佔有率接近60%,產品平均售價和毛利率增加,可推動盈利增長,預測今年至2015年,盈利複合增長率達52%。 巴克萊認為比亞迪電子受惠智能電子移動產品外判需求增加,會從今年至2015年的擴張周期中獲利,首予「買入」評級,目標價4.43元。該行預料比亞迪電子今年至2015年盈利複合增長率約20%,股本回報率約7%。專家評介鄺民彬凱基證券營運總裁候調整吸納上半年盈利上升21%,扭轉過去數年的弱勢。內地智能手能進一步普及,4G手機需求趨升,有利盈利表現。不過,近期股價由低位回升不少,現價預期市盈率14倍,估值合理,建議趁調整收集。黃敏碩康宏證券及資產管理董事目標價五元內地鼓勵提升3G網絡的覆蓋及質量,並逐漸令市場過渡到4G網絡,推動相關產業升級。現價市盈率約13倍,可於4.5元吸納,目標價5元,跌穿4.39元止蝕。迷你倉
- 12月 17 週二 201308:40
科學探索讓我們的生活更安全便利(三)
迷你倉 digitalpaper.stdaily.com/http_.kjrb.com/kjrb/html/2013-12/17/content_238660.htm?div=-1...本報記者 劉 霞 綜合外電 第八部分 硬 件 1. 寶馬/曜越公司Level 10M遊戲鼠標 曜越同汽車製造商寶馬公司攜手推出的Level 10M遊戲鼠標有“電腦桌上...文件倉
- 12月 16 週一 201311:30
浙商銀行推“隨e貸”助力小微企業發展
■金融簡訊 浙商銀行推“隨e貸” 助力小微企業發展 早報訊 浙商銀行“隨e貸”推出3個月以來,迷你倉因其便利性以及與小企業客戶資金使用習慣的高度吻合性,深受廣大客戶的好評。小企業客戶申辦“隨e貸”,可享受“4A”服務,即:Anytime(任意時間)、Anywhere(任意地點)、Any amount(任意額度)、Anyway(任意方式)。只要是在合同約定的額度和期限內,小企業客戶可隨時通過浙商銀行網銀、櫃面、手機銀行、自助機具等渠道自助“提款”,等到貨款收回,就可按事先約定隨時還款。 吳澤海 興業銀行信用卡 開通積分常年捐贈通道 早報訊 興業銀行用卡中心將在新年前夕推出“愛‘興’積分”常年積分捐贈活動,用該行信用卡“積分”兌換善款的形式,為持卡人關注和參與“慈善公益”提供便捷通道,首站將聯手中國扶貧基金會為貧困學生捐建“未來空間”。興業銀行信用卡中心有關mini storage責人表示,活動期間,興業信用卡主卡持卡人可以通過三種途徑,按照750積分=1元人民幣的比例,將卡內積分採用“全積分”方式兌換成善款,參與捐獻活動。 沈冰 中產階級如何養老 合�社區模式受認可 早報訊 日前,“21世紀亞洲金融年會”之“誰為我們養老——探索中國養老模式”論壇在北京召開。財政部、保監會、南開大學、合�人壽等政府、學界和保險機構的多名專家學者濟濟一堂,共同探討養老話題。北京師範大學中國公益研究院院長王振耀認為,養老觀念應該從“養老先養窮”、“養老先養吃”轉變到“養老要養身體”,重視養老護理,特別是專業養老護理,這完全可以通過合�人壽提出的中產階級養老社區服務來實現。合�人壽戴皓董事長在今年兩會上提了一個關於大力發展專業養老社區的提案,受到與會專家的好評。中國社科院世界社會保障中心主任鄭秉文在總結發言中表示,合�養老模式未來將有很大的發展空間。 梁丹華self storage
- 12月 16 週一 201311:15
公園年票開售
迷你倉 昨天,2014年公園年票開始銷售。記者在玉淵潭公園看到,60歲的老人都被請到公園服務中心內購買年票,工作人員為老人準備了熱水和藥箱,而年輕人則在窗口購買,這一分流措施節省了遊客購票時間。首席攝影記者 吳寧/攝文件倉
- 12月 16 週一 201311:02
Bright ad ideas lost in multimedia gaps
While crossover of various channels is the way to go for HK advertisers, insufficient infrastructure will hamper the integration of these platformsThe crossover of mobile, internet and traditional outdoor media is the way ahead for Hong Kong’s multimillion-dollar advertising business, but insufficient mobile network capacity and a lack of integration between these channels and back-end logistics support mean some brilliant ideas have not taken shape in an otherwise tech-savvy city.迷你倉Commercials placed on interactive media and mobile phones only comprise a tenth of the HK$40 billion ad market, according to media monitoring firm admanGo, but the sector is a major growth driver.Spending on mobile ads, for example, nearly quadrupled to HK$141 million in the third quarter of this year from HK$31 million a year ago.But Ray Wong, a committee member of the Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of Hong Kong, said the city lagged economies like Japan and South Korea in the infrastructure needed to allow better integration of such channels.“I came across this idea from a Korean supermarket,” he said. “It put up a QR code [a machine-readable label] in an outdoor area near a business district, where the sun shines through every day between 1pm and 2pm. A passer-by can capture the code’s reflection with their smartphone and get delivery of discounted meals to their office.”Wong, also the chief executive of advertising agency PHD, said he had urged a local supermarket chain to adopt the same strategy but it failed to materialise.“They don’t have the system to connect the matrix barcode to their supply chain, which means they would have to create a programme in order to implement the idea, which would be costly and not worth it because many places in Hong Kong are highly accessible,” he said.Two years ago, his agency pitched an idea to the Standard Chartered marathoself storage that would have allowed runners to receive timely greetings, advice or even promotions from friends, retailers and the organiser along the route through a device that tracked their location, but it also failed to come to fruition because it required the participation of a mobile operator and few had the extra capacity to support a network that could allow real-time communication to tens of thousands of people.While the combination of digital, mobile, social media network and outdoor ads greatly enhanced the impact on consumers, it was the well-known brands and cash-rich corporations, rather than the small and start-up brands in need of exposure, that exploited the new opportunities the most because a lasting, major digital ad campaign could cost up to HK$3 million.Although budget-sensitive buyers could use social media and internet platforms like Facebook, Yahoo and Google, Wong said that, without the correct approach, these channels were hardly more effective than traditional print ads.“Many people think they can just create a Facebook account and publicise their products or services at very low costs, but without proper data-mining work to find out more about the target audience, many of these noises are actually wasted,” he said. “Besides, online ads are not necessarily cheap.”The flash ads that pop up on the homepage of Yahoo or Google, for example, could cost up to HK$700,000 a day.In the course of consolidation among various advertising media, MTR has become a major winner with its captive environment, high traffic and good mobile connections. While its growth in advertising revenue has slowed gradually over the past three years, it remains advertisers’ favourite media, seeing 15 per cent growth in ad spending during the first half of this year – higher than other media including the internet, newspapers and television – according to admanGo’s figures.迷利倉
- 12月 16 週一 201310:51
上海Gear運動季武磊帶你走近三星GALAXY11戰隊
繼榮膺2013年中超聯賽本土最佳射手後,儲存國家足球隊當紅小將、上海東亞足球俱樂部上港集團隊頭號球星武磊,正式加盟三星“GALAXY11”超級戰隊,與梅西、魯尼、卡西利亞斯等全球著名球星攜手,在電子競技場上用足球共同抵抗外星人侵略!12月14日,武磊來到上海南方商城三星大型體驗店,參加三星“智由聯動·玩精彩”SamsungGALAXYGear運動生活體驗季,提前為粉絲揭秘三星超級球隊背後的故事。活動當日,GALAXYStudio上海南方商城店熱力十足,武磊帥氣現身,與11位小球迷親密互動,並與現場消費者一同分享三星GALAXYGear所帶來的新潮智能體驗。此次與三星的攜手,武磊傾注了極大熱情,他在接受專訪時坦言,此次能夠與世界級球星共同加盟GALAXY11超級球隊,不僅是他個人運動生涯的又一巔峰,也是足球與科技的一次全新跨界嘗試。本次合作將再度掀起一場時尚科技風暴,讓球星們化身保衛地球的英雄,以一種全新的方式,為全世界球迷帶來一場精彩賽事,也令GA LAXYGear在世界舞台上大放異彩。活動現場,武磊向粉絲們傾情推薦了這款智能佩戴設備。為了讓消費者更好地體驗GALAXYGear的無界智能體驗,現場還設置了“智由通訊”、“智能語音”、“智領風尚”、“智造精彩”、“智玩勁酷”五大不同功能區。此外,幸運的粉絲還獲得了與偶像合影的機會及具有紀念意義的專屬禮品。三迷你倉GALAXYGear的時尚外觀和舒適材質令武磊愛不釋“腕”,細膩的顯示效果與豐富的手勢功能,為武磊帶來更多出色的操作體驗。在訓練之餘,通過“智能傳遞”(SmartRelay)功能,輕鬆與Note3同步信息;在贏得勝利時與隊友及時合影,上傳到微信、微博SNS上與粉絲們分享喜悅;全新語音轉化文本功能語音備忘錄記 錄綠茵場上轉瞬即逝的戰術靈感;此外,Gear也保障了個人信息的安全,超出Gear 設定的距離,手機將自動上鎖,這對像武磊這樣的明星而言尤為重要。武磊表示,平時大部分時間都在訓練場上,無法將手機隨身攜帶,因而便攜又智能的Gear已成為他生活中的最佳伙伴。作為三星電子2013年重磅力作,GALAXYGear與Note3相輔相成,在便攜與智能方面達到了完美的平衡。自發佈以來,GALAXYNote3+Gear“情商”“智商”雙TOP的人機交互備受消費者追捧,成為智能設備人性化體驗的典範。三星GALAXY11超級戰隊自建隊以來,由“足球皇帝”貝肯鮑爾帶隊領銜,梅西、武磊、奧西卡等超級球星相繼加入拯救地球的英雄行列,隨著C羅的正式加盟,GALAXY11已成功完成組隊。由三星電子所代表的先進潮流科技,與最耀眼的足球明星聯手,共同打造的這一極具想象力跨界盛宴,已吸引了全世界球迷與消費者的關注。在未來,他們將通過前所未有的體驗方式,為全球科技與足球粉絲創造更多精彩。儲存倉
- 12月 16 週一 201310:42
iConGolf遙控高爾夫球
近年愈來愈多人打Golf,mini storage但想一桿入洞就唔係人人得。有廠商忽發奇想推出iConGolf遙控高爾夫球,用家可透過Smartphone遙控佢四圍碌,想�屋企Hole in One話咁易。不過它移動時會不規則擺動,小記覺得拎佢�同寵物玩更為適合。售價:$598(不連手機)發光轉色iConGolf外形仿照高爾夫球設計,表面充滿凹凸坑紋,只係Size大self storage少。其玩法相當簡單,用家先於Android或iOS智能裝置下載《iConGolf》App,便可經藍芽與之連接。用家可透過手機控制佢移動之餘,亦能轉換球內發光色彩,貓仔狗仔一定Like。當然,玩家亦可開啟高爾夫球遊戲模式,�屋企拎住手機模擬打Golf過足癮。球內設有LED燈,可透過App隨時轉換顏色。撰文、攝影:林子聰 查詢電話:2958 1113迷你倉
