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侯繼勇7月23日，迷你倉新蒲崗阿里集團正式發佈了阿里智能TV操作系統。此外，阿里集團還發佈了兩類基於阿里智能TV操作系統的硬件產品——盒子與智能電視。盒子產品由阿里集團與華數聯手推出，智能電視則包括�多合作伙伴，如：海爾、創維、長虹、海思、思科等廠商。阿里集團表示，將打造一個“智能TV生態聯盟”。阿里集團將是聯盟當中底層系統平台-阿里智能TV系統的提供者。不管是做智能TV操作系統，或是與整機廠商合作做硬件，或是打造“智能TV生態聯盟”，阿里集團目的很明確，就是讓電視成為電商又一窗口。此前，阿里集團已經推出基於阿里雲操作系統的智能手機，同時授權第三方平板電腦廠商使用阿里雲操作系統，與智能TV操作系統一樣，阿里雲操作系統內置阿里集團各種電商應用，讓手機、平板成為電商窗口。至此，阿里已經實現了在PC、智能手機、平板電腦、智能電視等四類屏幕上進行網絡購物。這正是阿里集團的“四屏合一”戰略。“四屏合一”戰略不是阿里集團最終目的，任何設備、任何時間、任何地點都能進行網絡購物，是馬雲描繪的網絡購物前景，也是馬雲的最終目的。網絡購物“四屏合一”正是這一願景下的產物。客廳里的網購阿里TV系統內置了“聚劃算”網購功能，這意味著用戶在通過阿里盒子、阿里電視看電視、電影的同時，還可以順手拿起遙控器來“淘寶”：在電視屏幕上登陸淘寶或者支付寶賬戶，在電視上下單購買。阿里盒子、阿里電視即內置阿里智能TV操作系統的盒子與電視機產品。淘寶網絡購物用十年時間佔領了電腦屏幕，用近三年時間進入了手機屏幕(包括平板電腦)，借道盒子、智能電視，淘寶網絡購物進入了電視屏幕，實現了四屏合一。在四屏之中，淘寶已經在PC、平板、智能手機三屏中擁有自己的優勢，但在智能電視機屏幕則還是處女地，也是阿里集團拓展的重點。根據高盛最新研報的預測，互聯網電視機頂盒將從2013年起大規模放量，預計到2015年，互聯網電視機頂盒累計銷量有望達到3000萬台，而基於機頂盒的互聯網電視用戶將達到3100萬左右。為什麼發佈盒子？因為電視機目前還不是一個快速消費品，對於很多用戶來說，直接換上最新款的智能電視，換機成本很高。盒子則解決了這一問題：通過一個盒子，既解決了電視上網問題，也解決了換機成本問題。2010年，阿里集團曾經與華數成立合資公司籌謀“電商進客廳”，這迷你倉出租合資公司名為華數淘寶，華數淘寶推出了一個名為“淘花網”的網站。華數淘寶當時合作的目的是在華數機頂盒內置淘寶電商應用，華數淘寶此前推出很多產品，包括電視支付寶，方便網絡購物的電視遙控器。但這些產品未能實現將網絡購物推向客廳的夢想。2011年，阿里集團收購華數持有的華數淘寶股份，代價是2800萬元。阿里集團相關負責人說，上述種種合作是對“電商進客廳”做鋪墊，沒有上述鋪墊，便不會有今天的成果，也不會有未來的“客廳里的電商”。操作系統造夢阿里TV系統並不只停留在搶佔智能電視市場、佔領“第四屏”入口這個概念上，其還承擔著阿里巴巴“智能生活圈”的夢想與野心。阿里巴巴集團副總裁喻策這樣表述：“以前客廳更多是家庭的娛樂和文化中心，客廳中的電視最大的屬性是‘看’而不是‘用’，阿里TV系統則承擔著‘用’的責任，讓客廳從文化娛樂的中心變成真正的‘生活中心’。”華數淘寶還推出淘花網，淘寶網則解決網絡版權問題，比如購買正版內容。如果說華數淘寶推出的各種產品的目的是解決網絡購物的問題，淘寶網則是為了解決視頻觀看的問題，同樣是“看”與“用”的結合。喻策說，阿里巴巴有一個“家庭互聯網”的夢想，華數淘寶、淘花網是為造夢而生，阿里TV系統同樣為造夢而生。現在擺在馬雲面前的有三個互聯網，一個是PC互聯網，一個是移動互聯網，一個是家庭互聯網，未來則是物聯網。在打造自己的電商帝國的過程中，馬雲在三張網上選擇道路不一樣，PC互聯網是一條道路，移動互聯網與家庭互聯網則是另一條道路。PC互聯網是專業化分工的道路，阿里集團不做操作系統，不做硬件，專注于提供互聯網服務，具體來說則是電子商務服務；而在移動互聯網與家庭互聯網時代，馬雲則開�了另一種玩法，阿里集團提供操作系統，同時提供互聯網應用，即電子商務服務，長虹、華數等合作伙伴提供硬件。至於內容，則交給擅長玩內容的華數這樣擁有播控平台的廠商。“鐵人三項（軟件+硬件+互聯網）”中，馬雲玩兩項，剩下一項給合作伙伴，這就是馬雲的移動互聯網、家庭互聯網時代的新玩法。這一做法不同于蘋果、小米，也不同于百度、騰訊、360等公司。蘋果與小米是“鐵人三項”全由自己玩；騰訊、百度、360則沿襲在互聯網時代的做法，專注提供互聯網應用與服務。三條道路當中，阿里集團算是中間道路。誰走對了？只能交給未來檢驗。儲存倉

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Source: Tulsa World, Okla.新蒲崗迷你倉July 23--The hearing was kept secret until Monday, but Baby Veronica's biological father went before a Cherokee Nation court last week to have other family members declared joint guardians.In the middle of a custody battle with her adoptive parents in South Carolina, Dusten Brown had to leave Monday for mandatory Oklahoma National Guard training.Giving them the power to make legal and medical decisions for Veronica while he's out of state, the Cherokee court granted temporary guardianship to his wife, Robin Brown, and his parents, Tommy and Alice Brown.The tribal court order came just hours before the state Supreme Court of South Carolina decided last Wednesday to terminate Brown's parental rights and give Veronica back to the adoptive parents.The timing was coincidental, Cherokee officials said. But the tribe asked the South Carolina court to reconsider its decision."It makes a complicated case even more complicated," said Chrissi Nimmo, the tribe's assistant attorney general."If they move forward with a final adoption decree, it makes this a very messy, very complicated case."Nearly 4 years old now, Veronica has lived with her father in Nowata, an hour north of Tulsa, for the past 19 months.Her adoptive parents in South Carolina were making plans Monday to take custody of her again, even while a growing number of Indian groups were planning to stop them.If, or when, a South Carolina court officially transfers custody, the Native American Rights Fund promises to file a federal lawsuit on Veronica's behalf."We strongly believe," said the group's executive director, John Echohawk, "that her federal civil rights are being violated."A nonprofit law firm that concentrates on Indian rights, the Native American Rights Fund is teaming up with the National Congress of American Indians and the National Indian Child Welfare Association to intervene in the custody battle.Tribes nationwide see the case as a test of tribal sovereignty, setting a precedent for other adoptions.HOMEVeronica: Nearly 4 years old now, Veronica has lived with her father in Nowata for the past 19 months."The decision contributes to the long and sordid history of Native American children being removed from their families without any consideration of their best interests," said Jacqueline Pata, the executive director of the National Congress of American Indians.Brown, a member of the tribe, sought the Cherokee Nation's help after he realized that his former fiancee had placed their daughter for adoption.Born in September 2009, Veronica was 4 months old and already living with her adoptive parents in South Carolina when Brown, just a few days before deploying to Iraq, was served legal papers.He signed them, but he says he thought he was giving custody to the birth mother.Feeling tricked when he found out about the adoption, he sued. And with the Cherokee Nation's help, he won custody in December 2011.Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the South Carolina judges had misinterpreted a federal law, the Indian Child Welfare Act of 19mini storage8.The federal law didn't necessarily give custody to the father based on his Cherokee heritage.But the U.S. Supreme Court's decision didn't automatically give custody to the adoptive parents, either. It simply meant that the South Carolina courts had to reconsider the case.Brown and the Cherokee Nation expected to go back to Family Court in South Carolina, where they could argue that Veronica was better off staying in Oklahoma.Instead, the South Carolina state Supreme Court decided in a 3-2 vote last week to finalize the original adoption as soon as possible, with no "best interest" hearing.A final court order could come as soon as this week to transfer custody back to Matt and Melanie Capobianco in Charleston, S.C., officials said Monday.Whenever it comes, the Native American Rights Fund plans to ask a federal district court in South Carolina to block it."There's nothing for us to file until the South Carolina order becomes final," said Richard Guest, a staff attorney for the group. "But we are prepared to file a lawsuit when needed."Two years ago, when granting custody to the biological father, South Carolina courts determined that it was in Veronica's best interest to be raised by her natural family in Oklahoma, said Terry Cross, the executive director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association."The legal system worked then, but it is being ignored now," Cross said. "Every child deserves to have his or her best interests considered."But the adoptive parents have a different interpretation of previous court rulings, saying the judges actually considered it best for Veronica to stay in South Carolina.They say the lower courts granted custody to the biological father only because the judges believed federal law mandated it -- a notion that the U.S. Supreme Court declared to be wrong."It was a mistake of law," said Lori Alvino McGill, an attorney for the birth mother, who has always sided with the adoptive parents."He doesn't have any legal basis to hold onto Veronica."It's hypocritical for the biological father and the tribe to want a best-interest hearing now, McGill said."It's the very thing they said wasn't necessary when they took her away from the Capobiancos after 27 months with them."The adoptive couple could get legal custody of Veronica within days, she said. They are planning a "smooth and gradual transition," perhaps with an extended stay in Oklahoma.And they will offer the Brown family visitation rights, making them a permanent part of Veronica's life, McGill said."Enough is enough," she said. "It is time for everyone in Oklahoma to sit down and act like adults and figure out the best way to transition Veronica back to her home."She accused the Cherokee Nation of "retroactively manufacturing" the joint guardianship."This is a shameful display of hubris on the part of the Cherokee Nation," she said.Michael Overall 918-581-8383michael.overall@tulsaworld.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) Visit Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) at www.tulsaworld.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage

踏入暑假，self storage不少港人都會計劃一家大細出埠度假，想慳錢，買機票是行程第一步，不想逐間旅行社格價，上旅遊網就最方便，本刊今期以部分港人熱門旅遊的東南亞國家為目的地，在4個較受港人認識的網站進行機票格價，發現如果不計較航空公司及來回時間，最低與最高票價相差逾1,800元，如果要求指定航空公司及早機去晚機返的「靚時間」，則價格相差至少50元，最多逾600元。 想知更多買平機票的竅門，亦有旅遊達人跟大家分享心得，原來「夜貓子」和「周二旅人」或會更易找到平機票。 旅遊除了要慳錢，亦要緊記買旅遊保險。消委會最近進行調查，發現旅遊保險對於高風險活動的解說欠清晰，本刊精選部分內容給大家參考。 旅遊網站除了方便外，普遍有提供搜尋平價機票服務，但實際上哪一家才算真正最平？本刊以港人較熱門的東南亞旅遊勝地：首爾、東京、台北、曼谷及新加坡，設定相同的行程8月1日至8月6日，分別到港人較熟悉的4個旅遊網站：Priceline、Cheaptickets、Webjet及Zuji，同於上周三（10日）查詢票價，發現各網站所標榜提供的平價機票選擇，票價仍有高低之分。 由於有些旅客對指定的航空公司情有獨鍾，加上又要趁假期玩到盡，希望可以早機去晚機返，記者於是以此嚴格要求來搜尋，發現在幾家旅遊網中，以Cheaptickets提供的機票價格普遍較低，其中來回新加坡機票為4,057元，較Zuji所提供的最低票價4,670元，便宜613元。至於差價最小的，則數來回東京機票，兩者只相差50元。 不過，如果不計較航空公司及來回時間，當然可以找到更低價選擇，而且最高與最低票價甚至可相差介乎數百至千多元不等，其中來回新加坡機票價格差距最大，最便宜的亦是Cheaptickets的報價2,300元，但所搭乘的是廉航Jetstar，當中還未包括寄艙行李費，最高者為Webjet的報價，為4,157元，乘搭新加坡航空，兩者相差1,857元。 夜貓子＋周二旅人 其實想買到平機票，格價只是其中一個方法，若加上一些小竅門來幫助捕捉時機，可謂事半功倍。曾為廉價航空公司亞洲航空（AirAsia）商務總裁，現為全球最大旅遊網站Expedia亞洲行政總裁的陳凱霖，早前來港為網站正式在香港登陸宣傳時，便以旅遊達人身份給大家透露買平機票的小貼士，除了常說的「Early Bird」、「Last Minute」機票及淡季遊外，另一方法就是做「夜貓子」、「周二旅人」及選擇午後起飛。 她表示，深夜時分是搜尋平價機票的好時間，因為廉價航空通常於此時段推出特價機票，所以大家只要肯當個「夜貓子」，加上夠眼明手快，就有機會掃到特價廉航機票。如果不能捱眼�，陳凱霖還有另一個貼士，就是選個最少人揀的起程日--星期二，她說：「這天通常是航空公司的Weak Day，因為許多人都寧願周五至周日起飛，周二則甚少人選擇，這沒甚麼原因的，可能是習慣吧！」 還想再提升找到平機票的機會？陳凱霖建議，「可以考慮下午起飛的航班，因為商務旅客都愛在繁忙時間，例如早上起程，由於選擇下午起行的人較少，票價便會較相宜了。」不過，如果選擇午後起飛，便要留意抵�時間，如果晚上到達，雖然慳了機票，卻在行迷你倉首天就花在酒店住宿上，相對縮短了行程，是否得不償失，便要細心衡量了。 除了機票，在住宿方面也有慳錢小貼士。選擇旅程中的住宿豐儉由人，有人愛豪住，也有人愛民宿風情，而經常為工作到處飛的陳凱霖，自言對住宿舒適度要求高，所以她從不計較價錢選住五星級酒店，但對於旅遊省錢一族，她就建議多留意機票連住宿套餐，「因為酒店如果想推出減價優惠，為免令已付了全費訂房的客戶不開心，最佳方法就是將優惠房價與機票捆綁推銷，從而減低房價的透明度。」 所以，她建議大家多留意機票連住宿套餐，如果沒這麼多時間，就登記成為旅遊網站的會員，隨時收到優惠資訊，節省時間。至於Expedia剛在港登陸的網站，暫時只能提供機票連住宿套餐，直至下月才開始提供機票預訂服務。 旅保條款含糊 高危活動未必保 港人在埃及乘坐熱氣球致命慘劇發生後，部分死者所購買的旅遊保險卻原來不保障乘坐熱氣球活動，令消費者再度關注哪些活動才屬於旅遊保險保障範圍。消委會最近檢視了46個旅遊保險計劃，發現保單條文對於是否保障高危活動內容含糊。 高風險定義條件有異 潛水、騎馬、滑雪、笨豬跳等看起來算是高危活動，但誰會想到在天空漫遊的熱氣球活動也屬高風險之列。消委會調查發現，旅遊保險宣傳單張或保單，均沒有明確交代會否保障熱氣球活動，亦沒有將之列為不受保項目，只標明與飛行或航空活動有關的活動列入不保條文，到底升上半空的熱氣球是否受保障？ 消委會職員曾以顧客身份，致電有關保險公司熱�查詢，部分回答稱不受保，部分則表示需要呈交有關活動詳情，例如熱氣球飛行高度，供保險公司審閱才能回答；亦有部分稱屬保障範圍內，但仍要視乎情況或有條件限制，例如必須符合3個條件，包括必須由當地航空公司營運有關業務、營運熱氣球的業務必須在當地獲合法認可，以及必須是以購票乘客身份參與有關活動。 消委會指，對於以上電話熱�答覆所述的條件限制，部分未有在保單條文中具體說明，即使有用字卻未必為慣常用語，亦有部分更只提供英文版本，一般消費者難以明瞭。 從熱氣球活動的例子，可以反映部分保單對於一些高危活動的保障並不清晰，例如沒有清楚說明保障哪些高危活動，或高風險活動的定義，消費者實在難以掌握所參與的活動是否高危與受保。香港保險業聯會回應消委會稱，保險公司理賠時，會按原則而不是單就個別活動而決定賠償，故此，即使保單未能逐一列出各項活動，但只要在承保範圍內，便會提供保障。 一網打盡 全球格價 如果還嫌周旋於不同旅遊網站格價麻煩，還有一個更方便的選擇，可以登入來自丹麥的網站momondo（www.momondo.hk）。該網站是免費旅遊信息的搜尋引擎，提供全球700多個旅遊網及45萬個酒店賓館網站的報價，並且將海量的信息，按價格或飛行時數等排序，方便用家參考，且有中文版。據網站資料，其覆蓋範圍已包括歐洲幾乎所有廉價航空機票網站，並正積極拓展亞洲與美洲業務。 記者曾試用該網站，已見有幾個港人熟悉的旅遊網報價，版面簡潔實用，除了提供價格比較外，還有航程時間、航空公司及旅遊網站等比較。不過，略嫌資訊更新不夠快，記者嘗試搜尋機票，找到合適售價後，再由該網轉到有關旅遊網訂購時，機票已經售罄，可見仍有改善空間。文件倉

企業發展步伐一日千里，mini storage為了趕上推動新中國高速經濟增長的順風車，企業管理員苦尋方案，以滿足現今客戶對無間斷及高速網絡的需求。另一方面，企業雲運算方興未艾，驅使愈來愈多企業將業務及數據推到雲上處理，假若網絡頻寬不足更會成為業務增長的瓶頸。因此，對一些需要處理龐大數據的企業而言，網絡短暫的停頓或頻寬不足，將為公司的業務及商譽帶來無可挽救的損害。管理員在進行來年預算前必須多加留意。要充分發揮營商優勢，企業需要清楚了解公司的未來發展方向及部署。同時亦要兼顧以下四個商業網絡發展趨勢，才能運籌帷幄。一）虛擬化技術首先，網絡虛擬化技術，已逐漸受到業界重視。市場上已有廠商能夠透過堆疊四部核心交換器而大幅提升網絡的穩定與可靠性，特別在銀行、金融業這些對網絡穩定有嚴格需求的行業，顯得格外重要。從而相關行業的網絡管理員，必須隨時留意網絡平台的穩定性，才能應付業界對未來網絡發展的需求。二）頻寬與速度其次，面對未來數據的高速增長，網絡頻寬與速度亦扮演著非常重要的角色。對能夠提供40G高速頻寬的網絡產品亦逐漸成為網絡產品的業界標準。無論是從邊緣接入以至網絡核心，都以能夠支援極速頻寬的產品，才能成為大企業的首選方案，可見業界對網self storage方案的速度需求有一定共識。三）可用性及操控性第三，網絡的可用性及操控性亦逐漸受到重視。早年企業在進行網絡監控及管理時，往往需要大費周章，既要監察整個網絡平台的運作，又要兼顧數據流量與除蟲等工作，顧此失彼。為減輕網絡管理員的工作負擔，智能管理平台便可解決上述問題。這類平台能為企業提供一個統一、先進的管理平台，並全面監控整個網絡的運作。管理員甚至能對網絡設備、資源、用戶、虛擬機及其遷移進行管理監控，有效實現全方位的數據管理。四）標準協議最後，網絡標準化已是大勢所趨，如現今最先進的EVB，MDC（Multiple Datacenter）及TRILL等網絡標準協議，逐漸受到業界重視。透過這些標準協議，不但進一步提升網絡的穩定性與速度，同時亦可針對不同的用戶需求，對企業建立全新的數據中心提供了極大的幫助。　　H3C環球客戶拓展部總監暨港澳區總經理，負責管理香港及澳門H3C的業務開發、銷售、渠道管理及市場推廣等業務運作。要充分發揮營商優勢，企業需要兼顧網絡虛擬化技術、網絡頻寬與速度、網絡可用性及操控性，以及網絡標準協議的發展趨勢，才能運籌帷幄。Photo： 互聯網 Art：dick Editor：Jean迷你倉

Source: The Florida Times-Union, JacksonvilleJuly 23--WEDNESDAYMammogram screenings, presented the Wellness on Wheels mobile health vehicle, 8:30 a.迷你倉庫m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Camden County Health Department, 905 Dilworth St., St. Marys, (912) 882-8515; 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Thursday, Camden County Health Department, 1501 Georgia Ave., Woodbine, (912) 576-3040. All mammograms require a physician's order; insurance is accepted and financial assistance is available to patients who qualify.Reading at the library: Book Babies' Reading Program for babies 6-23 months, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Toddler Time Reading Program for children age 2, 10:15 a.m. Wednesdays; Story Time Reading Program for children 3-5 years, 11 a.m. Wednesdays; Camden County Public Library, 1410 Georgia 40 E., Kingsland. (912) 729-3741.Cassina's Tabby Slave Cabins tours, 10 a.m.-noon Wednesdays through Aug. 28, Gascoigne Bluff, 100 Arthur J. Moore Drive, next to Epworth By The Sea, St. Simons Island. Features life on Hamilton Plantation and life during the mill days on St. Simons Island. Donations used for the preservation and maintenance of our historic tabby cabins and the surrounding grounds. Free. (912) 230-9194 or 399-1152 or cassinagardenclub.org."Dig Into Reading" storytime, as part of the Summer Reading Program, 11 a.m., Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St., Brunswick. (912) 267-1212.Dig Into Crafts, as part of the Summer Reading Program, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Ida Hilton Public Library, 1105 North Way, Darien, (912) 437-2124Free blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays, Dick Mitchell Health Information Center, Outpatient Care Center, 2500 Starling St., Brunswick. (912) 466-5160.THURSDAYSummer Reading Finale, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Charlton Public Library, 1291 Indian Trail, Folkston. (912) 496-2041.Free blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursdays, Health Information Center, main lobby, 2000 Dan Proctor Drive, St. Marys. (912) 576-6443."Will to Survive," noon, Hog Hammock Public Library, 1023 Hillery Lane, Sapelo Island. Program is a screening of a documentary featuring many Sapelo residents. (912) 485-2291.Family Trivia Night, 6 p.m., Camden County Public Library, 1410 Georgia 40 E., Kingsland. (912) 729-3741.An Evening with photographer Donna Macpherson, 6-8 p.m., Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St., Brunswick. Program is a meet and greet. (912) 267-1212."Dig Into Reading," as part of the Summer Reading Program, 6:30 p.m., Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St., Brunswick. Program is a gardening workshop for adults with local experts discussing the latest gardening trends, offering hints and answering questions. (912) 267-1212."Breakfast at Tiffany's," as part of the Summer Classic Movies at the Ritz, cartoons 6:30 p.m., film 7 p.m., The Ritz Theatre, 1530 Newcastle St., Brunswick. Includes free popcorn. The 1962 film stars Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard. Series continues Aug. 1 with "Saturday Night Fever," and Aug. 4 with "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial." $5. (912) 262-6934 or goldenislesarts.org.FRIDAY"The Three Goats Gruff," a play by Porkchop Productions, as part of the Summer Reading Program, 11 a.m., Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St., Brunswick. (912) 267-1212."Digging For Treasure," as part of the Summer Reading Program, 11 a.m., Ida Hilton Public Library, 1105 North Way, Darien. Features Annie Akins with stories, songs and laughs. (912) 437-2124.Have You Met Cleo? as part of the Summer Reading Program, 3 p.m., Camden County Public Library, 1410 Georgia 40 E., Kingsland. Teens learn about Cleopatra and ancient Egypt through various activities. (912) 729-3741.Victoria Wainwright in concert to benefit Hospice of the Golden Isles, doors open 6:30 p.m., music 8 p.m., "The Club" at Bennie's Red Barn, 5514 Frederica Road, St Simons Island. $25 in advance, $30 at the door. (912) 571-0491 or 289-9204.SATURDAYFree exercise class, 9-10 a.m. Saturdays, Agape Church, 10600 Colerain Road, St. Marys. Exercise using only free weights and a mat. (912) 576-2008 or email getufit2008@yahoo.com.Okefenokee Explorer, "Gator Gossip,儲存 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, Visitor Center, on the importance of the alligator to the Okefenokee Swamp; "The Special Bird of the Okefenokee," hike 9 a.m., program 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays, on the unique requirements of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker; "To Be or Not to Be -- The Changing Landscape," 1 p.m. Saturdays, with a short hike to learn how differences such as elevation, soil, water and fire determine the landscape of the Okefenokee and what lives in it; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, about 11 miles southwest of Folkston, off Georgia 121/23. (912) 496-7836.The bloodmobile schedule:-- Saturday -- 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Mildred Hunter Center, 509 S. Fry St., Valdosta.-- Monday -- noon-5 p.m., Packaging Corp. of America, 5495 Clyattville/Lake Park Road, Valdosta; 3-7 p.m., Stone Creek Community Golf Club, 4300 Coleman Road, Valdosta; 3-7 p.m., Southland Church/Southland Christian School, 2206 E. Hill Ave., Valdosta.-- Tuesday -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Tifton Technical College, 52 Tech Drive; 2-6 p.m., Southside Church of Christ, 1198 Old Statenville Road, Valdosta.The Valdosta Donor Center, 2517-A Bemiss Road, is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. (229) 241-1141, ext. 221.Basket Making Class, 1-5 p.m., Crooked River State Park, 6222 Charlie Smith Sr. Highway, St. Marys. Features Susan Avery with "Introduction to Pine Needle Basket Making." $25 a person; park pass $5. (912) 882-5256 or georgiastateparks.org.SUNDAYSunday Dinner Dance, 6 p.m., Jekyll Island Club Hotel, 371 Riverview Drive. Includes a gourmet dinner and dance music by John Thomas and The Jekyll Island Club Quartet. $39.95. Reservations, (912) 635-5155.MONDAYFamily Picnic and a Show for all ages, 1 p.m., Camden County Public Library, 1410 Georgia 40 E., Kingsland. (912) 729-3741.TUESDAYCasual Bike Ride, 8 a.m. Tuesdays, Riverview and Bond streets bike entrance, Jekyll Island. Free. (912) 635-9060.Crooked River Adventure Camp for children 10-13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Aug. 1, Crooked River State Park, 6222 Charlie Smith Sr. Highway, St. Marys. Includes kayaking, fishing, hiking, outdoor skills, photography, and environmental education. Earn the Get Outdoors Georgia Badge. $85 per child, $5 parking per vehicle per day. Reservations required. (912) 882-5256 or georgiastateparks.org.Storytime for children 8-12, accompanied by an adult, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St., Brunswick. Features reading, storytelling and crafts. (912) 267-1212.Storytime with Ronald McDonald, as part of the "Dig Into Reading" Summer Reading Program, 11 a.m., Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St., Brunswick, (912) 267-1212. Features stories and magic tricks."Wild America," Digging the Movies, as part of the Summer Reading Program, 2-3:30 p.m., Ida Hilton Public Library, 1105 North Way, Darien. Film is the true story of the Stouffer brothers, who leave their hometown in the summer of 1967 to film endangered wildlife. (912) 437-2124.JULY 31"Dig Into Reading" final day to turn in reading logs, as part of the Summer Reading Program, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Brunswick-Glynn County Library, 208 Gloucester St., Brunswick. (912) 267-1212.Family Olympics, 3 p.m., Camden County Public Library, 1410 Georgia 40 E., Kingsland. Includes various games and stations. (912) 729-3741.Italian Cooking Demo with Rick Palazzo, 5:30 p.m., Camden County Public Library, 1410 Highway 40 East, Kingsland. Registration requested. (912) 729-3741."A Late Quartet," as part of the Literary Guild of St. Simons Island Film Series, 7 p.m., St. Simons Island Casino, 550 Beachview Drive, St. Simons Island. The 2012 film is Rated R. $3. (912) 289-7357 or email litguildssi@gmail.com.Fax events to (904) 359-4478 or email events@jacksonville.com. Complete listing at jacksonville.com/calendars. To put your event in the free online calendar, go to events.jacksonville.com.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Fla.) Visit The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Fla.) at www.jacksonville.com Distributed by MCT Information Services新蒲崗迷你倉

Source: The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.新蒲崗迷你倉July 23--In a high-stakes situation and under a national spotlight, Port of Vancouver commissioners are expected to take action this morning on a controversial proposal to build the largest oil terminal in the Pacific Northwest.They may delay a decision because of public safety and other concerns raised by opponents who packed the commissioners' hearing room Monday night and spilled into the lobby because there weren't enough seats. However, port managers are recommending Commissioners Jerry Oliver, Brian Wolfe and Nancy Baker approve what would amount to one of the largest financial arrangements in the history of the 100-year-old port.For perspective: The port anticipates operating revenues of $34 million this year. A lease deal with Tesoro Corp. and Savage Companies would bring $4.5 million annually to the port, or $45 million over the first 10 years of the lease.The companies' oil-by-rail plan would invest up to $100 million to build a 42-acre operation capable of handling as much as 380,000 barrels of crude per day. The companies say the project will generate an estimated 250 temporary construction jobs and up to 120 full-time positions, most of them hired locally.More than 90 people jammed the port's administrative office Monday night. Judging by hands raised in opposition and claps in support of speakers, attendees overwhelmingly opposed the crude oil facility. Opponents ranged from members of a Vancouver environmental group and a man who traveled from Southern Oregon to a professor from the University of Louisville. And Vancouver and Portland members of the national group Climate Parents presented commissioners with 14,000 signatures demanding they reject the plan by Tesoro and Savage.The commissioners' meeting started at 7 p.m., with port managers delivering a presentation that lasted past 8 p.m. Then people were invited to testify and to keep their remarks short. By 9 p.m. Monday, 15 people had urged commissioners to reject the Tesoro-Savage plan, and more were lined up to speak. Except for port staff,no one had spoken in favor of the oil terminal. Critics hammered away at the project on several fronts, including that it will increase the risk of oil spills, release toxics into the air and exacerbate global warming.Andy Mechling, who traveled from Southern Oregon to testify Monday night, urged commissioners to read material safety data sheets that he offered to provide them. They show that Bakken crude oil -- which the Tesoro-Savage plan would haul by rail through the Columbia River Gorge to the Port of Vancouver -- is "extremely flammable stuff," he said.Lease agreementMonday night's workshop gave the three commissioners an opportunity to review the potential elements of a lease with Tesoro and Savage. The review was broad. "Where's the lease?" one man yelled from the audience. Port managers told commissioners that public and environmental safety, accountability and social responsibility will be built into any agreement with the companies.Curtis Shuck, director of economic develomini storagement and facilities for the port, said the companies would have to agree to stringent rail and operation safety plans before the port would allow them to operate their facilities."But after you sign the lease," called out one attendee, interrupting Shuck. The comment underscored what many critics told commissioners Monday night: Don't rush a lease decision, and give more time for people to comment on the oil terminal plan.Shuck said the deal would be an economic boon for the port and the community, allowing the port to re-invest $30 million in further industrial development, and creating a ripple effect of 2,700 jobs, as well as $18.8 million in state and local tax revenue annually.Karen Axell of the Rosemere Neighborhood Association, an environmental group, questioned the port's economic numbers and said the port's $25 million in pollution legal liability is "pitifully low." Referring to the July 6 deadly oil train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Axell told commissioners to "ask the people of Quebec what they think" of the port's liability insurance.The calamity in Lac-Megantic vaporized a large swath of the downtown, killed 50 people, forced the evacuation of 2,000 and prompted investigations.And it loomed large at the port Monday evening. About an hour before the commission's 7 p.m. hearing, more than 30 opponents of the oil terminal gathered outside the port's administrative building to hold a vigil honoring the victims of the catastrophe in Lac-Megantic.State approval neededIn addition to requiring a lease deal from port commissioners, the plan by Tesoro and Savage would have to clear an examination by the state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, which would make a recommendation to Gov. Jay Inslee, who has the final say.The council's review could take up to a year or more. The companies hope to launch the terminal in 2014.Tesoro and Savage would bring oil by train from the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota, where oil is extracted by hydraulic fracturing. The oil would be stored and later transferred to vessels for shipment to U.S. refineries.The crude oil operation would initially add one to two unit trains per day. That would increase to four unit trains per day once the operation hits its peak. The oil-bearing trains would run through the Columbia River Gorge and close to downtown Vancouver.Tesoro and Savage have said they'll implement a safe oil-handling plan, including deployment of state-of-the-art, double-hulled marine vessels and rail cars.Investigators in Canada are examining what led to the explosion after the derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, according to the Globe and Mail newspaper. Citing industry sources, the newspaper said one possibility is whether the crude, hauled from the Bakken site, contained volatile chemicals.Aaron Corvin: http://twitter.com/col_econ; http://on.fb.me/AaronCorvin; 360-735-4518; aaron.corvin@columbian.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) Visit The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) at www.columbian.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage

Source: Chicago TribuneJuly 23--Lake County residents may have had some problems last week with online tasks such as paying bills, applying for marriage licenses or registering to vote after the county's website experienced some technical difficulties, county officials said.迷你倉沙田What officials originally thought was a software problem actually turned out to be a piece of failed hardware, according to Kirk Talbott, chief information officer for the county. When a software update was applied in an attempt to fix the issue, it "ended up breaking things worse," Talbott said, resulting in the problems.Parts of the system were brought back online throughout the day, and everything was up and running by the evening of July 17, he said.Officials had worked around the clock the night before trying to address the issue, County Clerk Willard Helander said.The problem was particularly hard to diagnose, Talbott said, because the hardware only partially迷你倉價錢failed. Normally, he said, when systems fail, they switch over to a secondary unit, but that didn't happen in this case."Once we found it was bad, we turned it off," he said.Talbott said beyond bills, access to the assessor's office and voter registration, he also was aware of issues with filing court applications and records."I can't say any department over another was harder-hit," Talbott said. "Some departments are more dependent than others with public-facing systems."The county has data backups for any system that has an effect on citizens, Talbott said, to prevent further issues. He said residents' data was not affected by the interruption in service.All services remained available to residents who came in person to the county building, 18 N. County Street in Waukegan.dwaters@tribune.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the Chicago Tribune Visit the Chicago Tribune at www.chicagotribune.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉庫

◎ 7月22日，self storage雲南首個房車營地現身昆明滇池國家旅遊度假區，20台房車停放在營地草坪上，車內電視、空調、冰箱、網絡等一應俱全。據負責人介紹，在國外房車旅遊已成為一種非常普遍的旅行方式，但在國內卻興起不久，在旅遊大省雲南發展空間廣闊。（中新社）

暑期旅遊旺季到來，自存倉對於嚮往自由行的人來說，認為免簽或落地簽出境游可能更便捷、自由。但是，由於多數市民對相關政策一知半解，到辦理出境手續時才發現出不了境。一些資質不全的旅遊機構也打著能免簽出境游的幌子進行欺詐。就此，蘭州市旅遊局監察支隊提醒市民，出境游一定要到具備正規資質的旅行社辦理手續，莫輕信免簽或落地簽。“市民們有一個誤區，以為免簽或落地簽，就可以隨意出行，其實不然。”蘭州市旅遊局監察支隊裴隊長說，無論是免簽或落地簽，有一個最基本的條件，就是護照的有效期要超過半年以上。否則，即使你在出境時僥倖迷你倉新蒲崗關，到別國入境時也會被拒。此外，像各個免簽或落地簽目的地，都有一些特別的規定，出行前要咨詢清楚。裴隊長表示，蘭州市民如要出境游，最好還是到正規的旅行社辦理相關的出境手續比較穩妥。到旅行社辦理出境游時，市民必須看其是否具備“兩證”，一個是工商營業執照，另一個是由省旅遊局蓋章核發的旅遊行業經營許可證。在旅行社的各個門市店雖沒有這“兩證”，但應該有備案登記證明。按照旅遊局的要求，各旅行社及門市店必須將這些證照懸掛在店內最醒目的位置。如果市民遇到旅遊欺詐案件可到蘭州市旅遊局監察支隊進行投訴。本報記者 夏苗迷你倉出租