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【石秀華、林聰勝╱高雄報導】下周四就是父親節，新蒲崗迷你倉各類慶祝活動陸續展開，高雄輪船公司推子女帶父親搭觀光遊輪，全票7百元、父親只要5百元，陪同親友也可享9折優惠；另今天搭鴨子船遊客，公車處每班將抽5人送紀念品，還可抽飯店下午茶券；衛生局則為老爸健康著想，50至74歲的高雄市民只要完成大腸癌篩檢，就送50元超商禮券。 壽山動物園昨提前歡度父親節，舉辦親子互動闖關活動，請按摩師先在父親腳底畫上5個區位，再讓小朋友替爸爸按摩，有些老爸禁不起小朋友使勁猛按，慘叫連連，引發不少笑聲。另有「繪聲繪影」闖關遊戲，讓小朋友把父親的臉當成畫布，畫出最喜愛的動物，儘管有些小朋友的作品根本看不出在畫什麼，但絲毫無損親子快樂互動。 今天繼續有多項父親節優惠活動，公車處將在每班鴨子船上抽出5名幸運兒，贈送相關紀念品，乘客還能抽君鴻大酒mini storage及大八飯店下午茶券。 陪同親友打9折 高市輪船公司為鼓勵子女帶爸爸搭乘觀光遊輪，飽覽高雄港風光，推出搭觀光遊輪的父親可享原價7百元，特價只要5百元的優惠，陪同親友可打9折，再贈送父親1張愛之船船票。衛生局則走健康路線，健康管理科科長李素華表示，大腸癌去年在高市排名癌症10大死因第3名，父親節推出凡設籍高雄市50至74歲符合大腸癌篩檢的市民，即起至10月底止，完成大腸癌糞便潛血檢查，即可獲50元全家超商禮券，另針對大腸癌篩檢的陽性個案，篩檢後3個月內完成複檢者，可獲200元超商禮券，希望市民能踴躍接受篩檢。 優惠應延至周四 陳姓民眾表示，今年父親節在非假日，許多活動都提早過，88節當天反而活動不多，各慶祝活動或優惠應延續至周四，「才算名符其實嘛！」 高市父親節活動資訊 資料來源：下述單位self storage

　　彥生活在緬甸最大的城市仰光。他曾經在香港讀書，自存倉現在為一個國際性的非政府組織工作，沒有結婚。兩年前，他在仰光城區西北部買了一套大約有63平方米的房子。“上班乘坐公車，下班就走回來。”他說。工作地點在仰光的市中心。彥走回家大約需要45分鐘。他沒有向我透露這套房子總共花了多少錢，只是告訴我他沒有用銀行貸款。房款大部分是從家人親戚處借的。“換做現在，我也不知道能不能買得起這套房子了。”彥坐在他那寬敞涼爽的辦公室對我微笑著說。房價上漲　　因為政策的不透明，仰光的房地產價格至今為止很難說有確切的統計。人們通過房屋的價格和租金來判斷這個緬甸最有活力的城市是否出現了經濟泡沫。2013年中國的一些房地產網站上稱仰光的商用房屋年租金超過100美元一平方英尺，折合每平方米大約1100美元一年。這些網站上使用了誇張的標題稱這筆租金已經超過美國的曼哈頓，實在是有些言過其實。　　根據美國中文網的報道，即便在曼哈頓最繁華的第五大道上的商舖，在2011年的時候其月租金已經達到400美元一平方英尺。顯然仰光還遠沒有達到曼哈頓的房價水平。但是這個價格對於按照購買力平價計算每年人均收入只有1535美元（2011年聯合國開發計劃署數據）的緬甸人來說，已經差不多是一個天文數字。我在仰光時住的酒店大約相當于國內一個快捷酒店，每個晚上的收費是40美元，和國內基本持平。然而從基礎設施和城市發展上來看，仰光與北京實在是相去甚遠。　　仰光房地產價格的快速上升，最主要的原因在於它的政治在走向開放。　　直到2008年的時候，仰光還是一個只有極其有限的互聯網以及移動通訊設備的城市。2010年，執政多年的軍政府宣佈了政治開放，互聯網幾乎在瞬間普及。仰光人現在差不多人手一部手機，依靠移動互聯網上網，酒店里已經普及無線網絡。　　想要在緬甸一展身手的各個大公司蜂擁而入。它現在已經是一個遍地都是廣告，到處都可以看到著名品牌廣告欄的城市。仰光的道路上跑滿了各種日韓系列的小汽車，其中也不乏中國的奇瑞等品牌。　　2011年，時任美國國務卿的希拉里訪問緬甸。仰光房價在她走後竟然迅速飆升，表明投資者認為美國即將解除對緬甸制裁。世界上最封閉的一座大城市即將打開它的市場。2012年，美國總統奧巴馬訪問仰光。我在幾個月之後去仰光時，預訂酒店仍舊不容易。　　仰光的外表有些破舊，但是卻掩蓋不住這座城市所應有的勃勃生機。它位於仰光河入海的三角洲上，地理位置非常重要，是印度洋溝通東南亞國家的重要通道。仰光周邊土地肥沃，安達曼海中有巨大的天然氣儲量，使之特別適宜交迷你倉新蒲崗物流、資源出口和農業開發。在開放的前提下，各種各樣的需求帶動了仰光的房地產市場。長期受到消費不足壓制的房價發生飆升是必然的。“基礎”落後　　大量外企和投資者、旅遊者的訪問需要仰光有更多的寫字樓、高檔酒店和娛樂消費場所。但是就我在仰光採訪時所見，這座城市的基礎設施建設仍舊遠遠滿足不了需求。　　在供電供水等基礎設施上，仰光尚可以應對。然而道路交通、酒店數量上難以應對。2012年，平均每天大約有1500名外國人入境緬甸。但是作為一個600萬人口的大城市，仰光只有5家五星級酒店和6家四星級酒店。　　在交通方面，因為路上奔跑的各種汽車日益增多，仰光已經像別的國家大都市那樣，出現了堵車現象。而我在仰光三天採訪的過程當中，只看見有一條高架橋，另外一條高架橋正在修建當中。這座城市的公交系統也不算發達，雖然比起完全沒有公交系統的柬埔寨首都金邊強很多，但是塞得滿滿的破舊公共汽車仍舊讓人看得觸目驚心。鑒於技術條件和投資，仰光目前沒有建設地鐵的計劃。這座城市的布局和規劃仍然需要提升。　　仰光地勢平坦，市區內河流縱橫，湖泊密佈，自然風景相當優美。有意思的是，仰光的高層建築並不多，而且不算集中。大量的民宅已經很破舊，亟待更新改造。而空置的著名建築其實並不少。英國殖民地時期的殖民地政府大樓就是一座外觀上非常漂亮的維多利亞式建築，從緬甸獨立的時候就開始空置，直到2012年才有消息說將會被改造成為高級酒店。這對於許多投資者來說應該是一塊富礦。　　事實上，在仰光街頭，我已經看到了一部分中資公司在投資房屋改造和建設。中國是緬甸的第一大投資國。很多投資都用于資源開發和交通建設，如礦山、林木和高速公路等。實際上房地產建設也大有可為。至少在經濟發展最有潛力的仰光確實有其發揮的餘地。　　不過，在仰光投資需要至少注意兩個問題。第一，當局的政策。緬甸實現政治開放之後，當局的政策變得開明而且自由，但是仍舊存在著多變的情況；第二，緬甸的公民社會處於一個正在興起的過程當中。公民社會的興起意味著關注各個方面領域的非政府組織大量出現。投資者應該處理好與非政府組織的關係，在環保、勞工權利和可持續發展等議題當中進行足夠充分的溝通和對話。　　在仰光的三天里，曾經有一次大型的遊行示威，對中國在緬甸的一些投資項目出現了反對的聲音。緬甸國會甚至組織了以昂山素季為首的調查組對中國的項目進行環保調查。我到訪的緬甸土瓦經濟特區，雖然供電量只能滿足需求的三分之一，非政府組織依舊要求發電廠實現煤改氣，以保護環境。這些問題，需要投資者在前往淘金時一定要做足功課。迷你倉出租

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（檳城3日訊）全球經濟疲弱，mini storage州政府要以旅遊力挽狂瀾。檳州旅遊委員會主席羅興強呼吁檳民，以最大忍耐力迎接下週的開齋節黃金假期引發的交通堵塞情況，緊記旅遊業蓬勃將刺激檳州經濟發展。他週五在李氏宗祠舉行的正義堂關聖帝君千秋聯歡宴上指出，美國經濟滑落令一向來以出口為導向的檳城，因許多公司訂單大減，經濟疲弱。因此，州政府銳意大打旅遊業，尤其古跡旅遊，以壁畫等創意裝置藝術吸引人潮。“去年開齋節黃金週假，檳城酒店住客率self storage滿，達609萬住客人次。所以，今年也不例外，在加拉歪路改道下，可能引起大塞車，請人民以經濟為重，給予忍耐。”他說，檳目前以印尼遊客為最多，接著是新加坡與中國。然而，中國旅遊人數漲幅與去年相比大增50.6%，遠比印尼的32%高，未來將是檳城重要市場。另外，正義堂主席李志泉也請司儀傅子安代為致詞，向現場嘉賓問好。會上，正義堂響應中元聯合會號召，成功為中元教育發展基金籌獲434令吉，義賣《光明日報》獲204令吉。;迷你倉

第五輪中美戰略經濟對話取得突破性進展，迷你倉沙田中方同意以准入前國民待遇和負面清單為基礎，與美方進行雙邊投資協定（BIT）的實質性談判。多位接受本報採訪的內地學者表示，中美雙邊投資協定若達成，將推動兩國相互投資進入新的戰略機遇期，並帶來中國外資管理體制的重大變革，形成以開放促改革的動力。 文：本報記者賈磊、實習記者江哲、郭珊珊 「准入前國民待遇+負面清單」模式是此前讓雙方談判進展緩慢的核心問題。目前全球至少有77個國家採用了這一模式，而發達經濟體之間簽署雙邊投資協定，均以此為基礎原則。中國政府願在准入限制上放開，為談判掃除了一項關鍵障礙，中國商務部發言人沈丹陽亦曾指出， 「同意採用這種模式是適應國際發展趨勢的需要，與中國正在推進的行政審批制度改革的方向一致。」 在商務部跨國公司研究中心主任王志樂看來，中國接受這一外資管理模式就是與世界上主流的發展趨勢接軌，對中方來說是很大的進步。 放寬准入增透明度 商務部研究院外資部主任馬宇說，准入前國民待遇意味�市場要進一步開放，負面清單則意味�投資市場將更加透明、規範，這將使中國外資管理體制迎來重大改變。 目前中國通過《外資投資產業指導目錄》規定外資投資的鼓勵類、限制類和禁止類行業。採用負面清單後，將只列出限制類行業。此次談判中還規定，美方如認為中方沒有按照承諾執行負面清單，美國企業可以通過美國貿易談判辦公室和商務部向中方提出問題，中國商務部對其進行調查，並加以協調和解決，反之亦然。 「這種矯正性機制對雙方而言是對等的，加上准入前國民待遇及負面清單，三者結合起來，增加了投資透明度和可預見性，大大放寬了投資限制。」王志樂說。在他看來，唯一值得擔憂的問題是雙方在談判中如果各自強調自身的利益，指責對方而不糾正自己的問題，談判將難以進行，協議簽定後也不能很好的執行。 2011年12月，商務部和國家發改委更新了《外資投資產業指導目錄》，有外商認為其中對投資農業等產業的限制更為嚴格。今年4月份，中國美國商會發布的《美國企業在中國白皮書》中也提到， 「中國現行的外商直接投資審批程序，卻給投資審批機構留出很多歧視外國投資者、偏袒其國內競爭者的機會。」 應統一國民待遇標準 國家信息中心世界經濟研究室副主任張茉楠認為，這一調整是根據國內經濟轉型產業升級的需要，引導外資流向戰略新興產業和具附加值的產業上，在不同行業准入門檻上有所調整， 「這是令外資從超國民待遇變成了真正的國民待遇，讓外資和國內企業一樣競爭。」 此外，統一各地各部門法律解釋降低企業合規成本、加強知識產權保護、放寬對金融市場管制，管控國企及其他半官方實體低效率的投資等問題，也是美國企業對改善中國投資環境的訴求。 事實迷你倉價錢，中國政府已開始行動，下放審批權、更多行業對外資和民資放開准入。今年5月16日，國務院決定取消和下放117項行政審批項目，7月19日又全面放開了金融機構貸款利率管制。 張茉楠說，中美BIT談判雙方的標準和出發點並不一樣， 「美國希望中國的改革一步到位，但兩國發展階段和路徑不同，用美國的標準和發展路徑來要求中國不現實。這個矛盾雙方短期很難解決。」她同時強調，中國不能一直依賴在勞工、知識產權保護、環境等方面的低標準，需要用國外的高標準來要求自己，倒逼國內改革。 馬宇認為，目前中國國內企業沒有享受統一待遇的情況，破壞了市場競爭的公平原則。在他看來，達到投資市場的透明化和規範化的最好途徑就是列出負面清單， 「國內投資管理體制要改革，就是要明確政府的權力邊界，負面清單就是在投資領域明確政府的權力邊界。」 名詞解析 BIT 即Bilateral investmenttreaty，指國與國之間為鼓勵、促進和保護本國公民在對方境內投資而簽署的雙邊條約。其內容主要涉及投資保護的範圍、投資待遇、徵收與補償、貨幣匯兌和爭端解決等。中國目前已與100多個國家達成了雙邊投資協定。 准入前國民待遇 指在企業設立、取得、擴大等階段給予外國投資者及其投資不低於本國投資者及其投資的待遇。 負面清單 指凡是針對外資與國民待遇、最惠國待遇不符的管理措施，或業績要求、高管要求等方面的管理措施均以清單方式列明。 近年華企赴美投資大事記 2004年12月聯想12.5億美元購入IBM的PC業務。 2005年8月中海油擬以185億美元收購美國尤尼科石油公司，因遭遇美國國會反對而折戟。 2007年5月中投斥資30億美元外匯儲備，參股美國私募基金巨頭黑石集團10%的股份。 2009年7月中海油和中石化以13億美元聯合收購美國馬拉松石油公司持有的安哥拉一石油區塊20%的權益。 2010年3月吉利汽車與美國福特汽車公司簽署收購沃爾沃汽車公司的協議。2011年12月海航集團斥資10.5億美元收購美國通用汽車旗下全球第五大集裝箱租賃公司SEACO全數股權。 2012年9月奧巴馬以涉嫌威脅美國國家安全為由，中止三一集團關聯公司美國羅爾斯（RALLS）公司在美開展的位於俄勒岡州的一處風電項目。羅爾斯公司隨即起訴奧巴馬和美國外國在美投資審查委員會。 2013年1月美國國際貿易委員會對華為、中興、三星和諾基亞公司的3G和4G無線設備發起「337調查」，懷疑這些產品侵犯了美國公司的專利權。 2013年7月美國國際貿易委員會對三一重工及其美國公司發起「337調查」，以確認三一的履帶式起重機產品是否侵犯了美國公司的專利權。（實習記者郭珊珊整理） 迷你倉庫

據新華社電 美國紐約州長島一名女作家8月1日在博客留言，存倉講述自家一段“遭遇”：她丈夫前一天遭警方質詢，原因是夫妻二人前段時間在互聯網上搜索過高壓鍋和背包的銷售信息。反恐小隊質問：你家有高壓鍋嗎？米歇爾·卡塔拉諾在博客中寫道，前不久，她想買一隻高壓鍋，用于煮豆，而丈夫想買一隻雙肩背包。於是夫妻倆分別用丈夫先前所供職公司提供的辦公電腦上網搜索高壓鍋和背包信息。不料，這段搜索瀏覽記錄卻招來“不速之客”。7月31日上午9時左右，卡塔拉諾離家上班後，“6名反恐小隊的警探來到家中”。警方問她丈夫：“你家有高壓鍋嗎？”丈夫回答：“我家有電飯鍋，可以煮藜麥。”警方又問：“什麼是藜麥？”經過一番質詢，警方排除了卡塔拉諾一家的嫌疑。警察稱自存倉司提供線報美國執法人員之所以對高壓鍋“敏感”，是因為今年4月，兩名嫌疑人把自制“高壓鍋炸彈”放在背包中，在波士頓馬拉松終點附近製造兩起爆炸，導致包括一名留學生在內的3人死亡、致傷260多人。就卡塔拉諾一家遭警方質詢一事，薩福克縣警局在一封發給媒體記者的電子郵件中解釋，他們先前收到由卡塔拉諾丈夫先前所在公司提供的線報稱，公司在這名前員工的工作電腦中發現可疑互聯網搜索信息。經核實，警方確定這家人沒有犯罪行為。雖是一場虛驚，卡塔拉諾的心情還是不能平靜。她告訴媒體記者：“近期再買高壓鍋，我可不會上網搜索了。”背景今年4月15日，兩名嫌疑人把自制“高壓鍋炸彈”放在背包中，在波士頓馬拉松終點附近製造連環爆炸，致死3人、致傷260多人。迷你倉新蒲崗

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A Straits Times jobs survey smashes the stereotype of young workers in their 20s as taking it easy and lacking ambition.迷你倉價錢 It finds those in their 30s most prize work-life balance, and the 40-somethings in a comfort zone.SINGAPORE'S young workers have been called the strawberry generation: easily bruised by work and life.On the other hand, the older 30- to 40-somethings like to think of themselves as tough nuts who are hardworking and know what it is like to struggle for a job.But a new survey commissioned by The Straits Times on job perceptions throws these assumptions out the window. The young are more rooted in reality and have more grit than the general perception would suggest.The survey findings showed that - surprise, surprise - pay and benefits matter most to the 20-somethings in a good job, only then followed by the much-touted work-life balance.They are also the most likely to value career advancement than other age groups.In the same vein, eight in 10 will work overseas compared with six in 10 for other age groups - the desire for personal growth is the strongest motivator.As for those older workers - who often gripe about young workers' lack of commitment and tendency to job-hop - they are the most satisfied with their lot, with around seven in 10 saying they have a good job. Combined with their reluctance to work overseas, a question arises as to whether they are comfortable to the point of being complacent.The survey of 501 Singaporean residents aged 16 to 62 covered what they value in a job and how they perceive the next generation's prospects, among other things.Their responses in phone interviews by Degree Census Consultancy, from June 20 to July 2, provide snapshots of the Singapore worker's priorities and concerns as society wrestles with the tensions of easing the stressful pace of life and staying ahead amid global competition. These are all issues that have surfaced in the Our Singapore Conversation.The findings also come amid a recent debate sparked by commentaries in, and letters to, this newspaper, on whether Singapore workers deserve their fairly high wages.Insight delves into the nitty-gritty of this new picture of the Singapore job landscape, and what it means for the future.Young go-gettersINCREASINGLY filling positions at work are the post-1980 generation known as Gen Y. Those aged 20 to 29 formed 17 per cent of the resident workforce last year, and made up a quarter of associate professionals and technicians.The picture that emerges is one quite different from the strawberry analogy of cosseted youth with little experience of hardship.Far from wanting to slack off or quit on a whim for greener pastures, half in their 20s are happy at work, with just 6 per cent saying they did not have a good job.And their idea of work-life balance would give sneering mature workers set in their routine a pause. Take graduate Jason Ne Win, 26, who is clocking 12-hour days, six months into his first job as a recruitment consultant.Work-life balance to him is not about working eight hours a day, which he feels cannot be achieved in his line of work. "But I don't take work home on weekends and I have enough annual leave to travel," he says. With 20 days of annual leave lined up, he has set his sights on a holiday in the Greek islands of Santorini.Indeed, Gen Y are more educated than their predecessors, more tech-savvy and plugged into the world, and have more overseas exposure, from overseas school trips, university internships and study exchanges.Leaving next Saturday to join Internet search giant Google in the United States as a software engineer, Mr Muhammad Mohsin, 30, recalls that it was a six-month exchange at Carnegie Mellon University in 2008 that led him to venture abroad.Meeting many students at the American campus who had started their own companies inspired the Singapore Management University graduate to set up two start-ups developing iPhone and iPad applications, leading now to a job offer from Google.This willingness to venture overseas for personal growth has been identified by other reports.Sure, Gen Y appreciates a performance bonus. But an earlier study commissioned by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices (Tafep) of more than 3,500 people from 30 organisations here found the Gen Y bunch sees additional annual leave as important, such as for travel and other personal pursuits, while those who are older value extended medical coverage for themselves and family members.Other surveys like the Kelly Global Workforce Index 2012 report found that when choosing between jobs, younger workers here placed importance on personal growth (41 per cent) and personal fulfilment (29 per cent).Tafep's study also found that Gen Y ranks opportunities for career development and training higher than other generations.One implication is that employers have to find ways to retain them, harness their strengths and gel them into a multi-generational workforce.However, some still worry that the new generation of workers is turning soft and complacent, a product of the succession of good years and near-full employment Singapore has enjoyed.This is reflected in how few ST survey respondents of all ages - but especially the 20s and below - put job security as a factor in a good job. The 20-somethings ranked it seventh out of nine factors; those aged 16 to 19, the last. The older groups placed it fifth or sixth in importance.One worry, ironically, lies in the fact that the 20-somethings are the most optimistic about job prospects for the next generation. If good times are all that the emerging generation has experienced, their picture of their prospects may be too rosy.Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin writes via e-mail: "While our labour market is tight, good jobs are available and it is a happy situation to be in as an employee. But, there are worries about h迷你倉庫w this impacts our work ethic and values for the longer term."Many employers have highlighted that job-hopping takes place, applicants are choosy and can be demanding in their salary expectations."Gen O for OlderHAVING reached senior positions or attained a level of seniority, older workers are at a different stage of the life cycle and have different requirements.Those in their 40s were more likely than those in their 20s and 30s to rate good bosses and colleagues as important for a good job, the survey found. While it is understandable, the flip side is some may be coasting in their jobs and not raring for new challenges - probably to the frustration of the young bloods under them.Some employers see those in their 40s as having more commitment to the company, but others say they may just be reluctant to take on new challenges.Chemical Industries Employees' Union president Rajendran Govindarajoo says of the workers he knows: "Most of them in the 40s are already stable and don't want to quit. Even though the pay may not be so good, they're willing to work all the way. It's an easy-going life."This bears out a finding in the survey that those in their 40s are just as likely as the 20s lot to disagree that they want to earn as much money as possible without needing to be happy in their jobs - seven in 10 in both groups say so.And for those in their 40s and 50s who will not work overseas, family commitment is not the only reason. While that was the first reason given by those in their 50s, a significant 20 per cent said they also feel satisfied with where they are in their life.Indeed, while the young generation looks driven now, observers say the odds are that their priorities will change as they age, especially in Singapore. Much of the drive is due to their life stage, starting out in their career and wanting to buy their first car or save up for their first house.IT engineer Rahman Abdul, 37, recalls: "When you are young, all you think about is money and that with money, you can buy a lot of stuff."His perspective changed three years ago when at 34, he wed Ms Rosita and Natasha arrived, now four months old. He clocks nine to 10 hours a day at work, leaving the office by 7pm. He says he would take a 10 per cent pay cut for more family time.Dreams and realitiesAS THE 20-somethings settle down, will the stress of caring for their children and elderly parents blunt their drive, so they become complacent mature workers? Or will more stay single or have no children, retaining their original work priorities?Sociologist Paulin Straughan thinks they will "very likely" go the way of the life cycle, but expects more people to remain single and delay marriage, with family size shrinking as a result."The danger here is that young adults believe that (they should) focus on work demands when they are young and single. So they over-invest in work, and neglect social relations."But the need for more meaning in life is rearing its head. The ST survey found the 20-somethings in particular would give up higher pay for a job with meaning and purpose, with 67 per cent saying so.The costs of not finding a good balance could mean emigration for some, disenfranchisement for others. A new normal that holds together these concerns will benefit society in many ways, as Ms Sim Chunhui, 29, discovered after slogging for 10 years in events planning and venue management, clocking 12-hour work days.Not long after she married a business development manager, she quit her job last year and took a one-third pay cut - and made changes to her lifestyle, from shopping to dining out - to work as a programme executive for Habitat for Humanity Singapore.The non-governmental organisation builds homes for the needy abroad and here, and organises clean-ups of houses of the elderly and families in need."What I want in a job has changed over time. At first, it was a lot about myself. But after a while, that felt hollow. But now I find the small changes I make for others more important than thinking about myself in a big way."The young people who volunteer with us sometimes say that this is the first time they know that one-room flats exist - I like the idea of changing the lives of the elderly living alone and at the same time getting the youth of today to think of something bigger than themselves."Googler-to-be Mr Muhammad expects to find his "intrinsic motivation" from creating a product that has wide reach.He says: "Previously, I thought I will like to make a game that's really successful - not in the financial sense but a lot of people playing and enjoying it. Now it's shifted to (creating) a product that affects the lives of a lot of people... like Gmail."But for the idealistic young, there is the harsh reality of the working world - one increasingly globalised. Like other age groups, the 20-somethings rated competition from foreigners as the biggest obstacle between the next generation and good jobs.Also looming is competition from other countries. But significantly, only those in their 50s and up were more seized by the possibility of a slowdown in economic growth leading to fewer jobs, jobs created being too low-paying, and changing demands in the job market - all of which economists say are real threats.Labour MP Patrick Tay says the older group may be more apprehensive because they have witnessed how jobs like typists and photo-laboratory technicians became obsolete, while jobs that did not exist a decade ago have appeared. In the face of global competition, some like Mr Tay advocate acquiring a second set of skills, say, in a different profession like counselling, where demand is likely to rise.Whatever the future holds, one thing is clear from the survey - old stereotypes of the Singapore worker no longer exist, and the challenge is to meet the expectations of this new reality.chinlian@sph.com.sgandreao@sph.com.sg儲存

Source: Daily News, Los AngelesAug.新蒲崗迷你倉 02--Larry Scott's bark may be worse than his plight.Starting Thursday, DirecTV subscribers had access to a new channel called DogTV. It's a 24/7 spot on the menu designed to be watched -- wait for it -- by your domesticated canines.In the meantime, DirecTV subscribers are on a choke chain for the Pac-12 Network, that 24/7 channel designed to be watched by humans curious about the habits of Bruins, Ducks, Cougars, Bears, Wildcats, Huskies and an occasional wandering Buffalo.In this dog-eat-dog world, it's Pac-12 commissioner Scott who has gone from "give it some time" mode into full pit-bull battle regalia as his conference's network reaches Year 2 of existence still without complete acceptance by all the major dish, cable and teleco carriers."I urge our fans that are intent on not missing their team's games this fall to drop DirecTV and switch to one of the many providers that have it," Scott told a group of reporters last Friday during the annual conference football dog-and-pony show in Culver City. "All of our coaches and athletic directors that previously had DirecTV have now switched to a provider that has it and they are urging their fans to do the same."The urgency from leader of this pack isn't to be taken lightly. The conference website has posted video with USC's Pat Haden and UCLA's Dan Guerrero pitching, more than bitching, about where to find the channel."For USC fans, if you don't have the Pac-12 Network -- like last year, you would have missed three of our (football) games," Haden said. "I've switched from DirecTV to Time Warner Cable and I'm incredibly happy."We're truly happy they're all happy, team players they've all become, a full year after Cal Athletic Director Sandy Barbour went full-on video with her decision to rip out DirecTV from her living room.But in this case, could Scott be barking up the wrong tree?As a DirecTV customer for the last half-dozen years-- a switch necessitated after continual weariness of the constant riffs Time Warner Cable had (and continues to have) with a variety of channels it has carried over the years -- I'm really not going to be motivated easily to go anywhere else."When it comes to sports, there's just no competition," it says right there on the DirecTV home website.It's got more than the bells, whistles and TV grids than one could hope for in a sports-viewing world. What there isn't -- the Pac-12 Network -- I seemed to have survived just fine without so far. If I don't see UCLA's home opener against Nevada on Aug. 31 on the Pac-12 Net, I believe things will be OK.Don't get the signals crossed here. This isn't to say I wouldn't like to see it. I'm just not that compelled -- dare we say, urge-able -- to be baited into another switch that, somewhere down the road, could be resolved and all of this animosity would be put aside.DirecTV will stick to its mantra of saying the company "wants to make Pac-12 Network available ... but to do that, Pac-12 either needs to agree to a price to make it affordable for all of our customers, as we've offered and done with dozens of other sports networks, or allow Pac-12 fans to buy the network separately or purchase individual games on demand. Unfortunately, Pac-12 has refused all of these options. Regardless, we stand ready to agree to add the network if they propose a deal that's fair."That's the statement right there on the website.The Pac-12 Net will come back with the proposal it can't give DirecTV something different it's already sold to Dish Network, TWC, etc. Because ...?At an estimated cost of 80 cents a subscriber per month -- and going only to 26 million homes -- the Pac-12 Network is more on par in price with the NFL Network (84 cents, in 72 million homes), but more than 2 times more of what we're paying for the Big Ten Network (36 cents, in 50 million homes).The new Fox Sports 1 channel that arrives in two weeks will seek 90 cents a subscriber per month, and so far DirecTV is one of several who are not on board with that either.The latest news Thursday that Dmini storagerecTV, with a reported 30 million subscribers worldwide, lost 84,000 U.S. customers in the second fiscal quarter because of competition from Comcast, AT&T and Verizon has to be another wakeup call for the company as this very public campaign by the Pac-12 Network presses on. A year ago in this period, DirecTV lost 52,000 customers.Still, DirecTV reported to its shareholders Thursday it earned $7.7 billion in the second quarter, up 6 percent.Chasing our tail back to this DogTV: DirecTV will be offering it at $4.99 a month after the first two free weeks. Too bad that's not even an option with the Pac-12 Network as well.While not taking any official position, the American Veterinary Medical Association has gone on record as saying any relaxation and stimulation for pets is good. But it doubted all dogs will take to this new channel."It could work for some dogs," a spokesman for the AVMA told the Reuters news service, "and it might not interest others."As long as the Pac-12 Network remains in the DirecTV doghouse, we may never know.WHAT SMOKES--Sounds like the NFL is closer than you think: Tonight, Al Michaels will be presented with the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete Rozelle Radio & Television Award for "long-time exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football." Michaels, the voice of NBC's Sunday night package since 2006 after doing "Monday Night Football" on ABC from 1986-2005, will be joined by Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya are on NBC's coverage of the Dallas-Miami exhibition from Canton, Ohio, in the Pro Football Hall of Fame game (Sunday, 5 p.m., Channel 4). "I consider it my lifetime achievement award that I get to work with the most iconic broadcaster in sports history," says Collinsworth, starting his fifth season with Michaels.--If only to check out for a few moments what Dodger Stadium looks like with a soccer field laying over it, tune into Fox's coverage of the Guinness International Champions Cup action Saturday. Mark Rogondino and Warren Barton are on the call of both the Real Madrid contest against Everton (Channel 11, 5 p.m.), and then the Galaxy's game against Juventus that starts at 7:30 p.m. on Fox Soccer Channel.WHAT CHOKES--Peter Gammons, the Hall of Fame baseball journalist whose latest stop at the MLB Network comes after years at the Boston Globe and ESPN, has taken to raise $25,000 through the crowdfunding website Indiegogo.com in support of his latest venture, .GammonsDaily.com. Promoted as an "unfiltered" and "independent" from his other employment, the site launched Wednesday with the rush of MLB trading deadline news, while Gammons was appearing on the MLB Network, without referencing the site. In an era where Bill Simmons (Grantland.com, with ESPN's backing) and Peter King (TheMMQB.com, promoted by Sports Illustrated) can go solo with the support of a major media entity, this seems to be a bit of a groveling venture below someone of the stature of Gammons, who has discontinued writing for MLB.com after the last three years. "We see this as a way to give some special perks to Peter's biggest fans while also helping support the launch of the site and kick-start its development," Rafe Anderson of TruMedia Networks, assisting in the site's launch with its advanced player analytics, told the Sports Business Journal. "Perks" range from donations of $25 (a personalized "thank you" tweet) to $150 (a Gammons autographed baseball) to $350 (watch a Red Sox game with Gammons from Jerry Remy's Bar and Grill -- travel costs not included) to $3,000 (you get a month to be Gammons' intern, which includes assisting him in research). If you feel better about yourself giving money to a journalist who you'd think could probably fund all this all himself, that's your call. It you want to buy a piece of Gammons and join his club, he'll sign off on it.thomas.hoffarth@dailynews.com"杓tomhoffarth on TwitterCopyright: ___ (c)2013 Daily News (Los Angeles) Visit the Daily News (Los Angeles) at .dailynews.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage

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