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The Volkswagen Sharan 2.mini storage0 TDI BlueMotion is a big and economical MPV. By Samuel EeVOLKSWAGEN makes mostly practical cars and none is more practical than the Sharan 2.0 TDI BlueMotion.This is a mid-sized multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), introduced here nearly two years ago with the previous Golf GTI's engine.Getting the hot hatch's 200 hp and 280 Newton-metres of torque directed to its front wheels of course gives this big people-mover rather enthusiastic performance.But now, there is a more economical power plant for this mummy wagon - a two-litre diesel engine. The four-cylinder turbo-diesel churns out 177 hp and a whopping 380 Nm. All this is channelled to the front axle using the same brilliant six-speed DSG dual-clutch gearbox.And since BlueMotion denotes fuel-saving features for the car such as regenerative braking, engine start/stop system and optimised aerodynamics, the Sharan TDI turns in a fuel consumption figure of 5.9 litres per 100 km under the combined cycle, or an impressive 16.9 km per litre.That means, with its 73-litre fuel tank filled to the brim, it is possible to drive the Sharan from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur and back, plus one more one-way trip to the Malaysian capital before visiting a service station. And that's taking the scenic route because expressway driving is even more economical.But you don't have to leave Singapore to find out how frugal the Sharan is; drive around town all day and you will barely see the fuel gauge needle move.The only downside to this amazing efficiency is that the diesself storagel-powered Sharan isn't as fun to drive as the petrol-engined version.Turbo lag is obvious when accelerating from standstill. It doesn't help that the Sharan TDI is no lightweight, tipping the scales at 1,800 kg.At 1.72 metres high, the VW MPV is also tall, with a high centre of gravity that manifests itself clearly in body roll whenever you're taking a curve at speed.But at 4.9 metres long and 1.9 metres wide, there is a very spacious cabin with three rows of seats and two electrically operated, rear-sliding doors.The family-friendly MPV's second row can be fitted with one or two integrated child seats to ensure the kids have a more secure ride, with sensors in the doors and windows to prevent them accidentally shutting on little fingers and heads.To get into the pair of third row seats, the Easy Entry system allows the second row seat to be folded by using just one hand.There is some cargo space when the last row is used, but fold it down and the Sharan is as capacious as an estate, if not more so, because of the higher roof. The second row seats can also be folded for a flat and deeper cargo floor. Fuel efficiency isn't the only thing that is available in spades with the Sharan TDI.samuelee@sph.com.sgSPECSVolkswagen Sharan 2.0 TDI BlueMotionEngine 1,968cc inline-4 turbodieselTransmission 6-speed DSG dual clutchMax power 177 hp @ 4,200 rpmMax torque 380 Nm @ 1,750-2,500 rpm0-100 kmh 9.6 secsTop speed 206 kmhCO2 emissions 154 g/kmAverage OMV $43,000Price $208,300 (with COE)Distributor Premium AutomobilesTel 6566-1111迷你倉

Source: The Santa Fe New MexicanAug.迷你倉價錢 30--When Nathan Benn would go out on assignment for National Geographic magazine, he often had no idea what he would be ?photographing. "You get the assignment, just this slip of paper, ?from Bob Gilka [the magazine's longtime photography director, who died in June], and you go off by yourself. You get the rental car, and you check into a hotel and unpack. Then the next morning it's, What the hell am I doing here?" The maga?zine's photographers were trusted to come up with the stories -- they were basically the producers. "You shot your film; you followed your nose."?A fascinating selection of Benn's photos appears in the new book Kodachrome Memory: American Pictures 1972-1990 (published by Powerhouse Books). Benn, who worked as a National Geographic Society ?photographer from 1972 to 1991, has an exhibition opening on Friday, Aug. 30, at Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery.Hearing Benn's account, it is rather amazing that National Geographic, 125 years old and inarguably the most famous monthly publication of documentary photography in the world, is produced with such a casual process. "There were 18 picture editors, and they were the people who looked at the film to pull the first pictures and kind of help consolidate and keep the photographer somewhat on track," Benn said during an interview at his Santa Fe home. "You would be assigned a picture editor at the beginning. There was no writer assigned yet, because the magazine was picture-driven. Still is."So you'd get this slip of paper, and it would just say Bruce McElfresh is the editor or something like that, and that's all you'd get. Then you went to his assistant, Lilian Davidson, to tell her, I'm going off to Egypt or ?China or Vermont, could I have $10,000 in traveler's checks? Then you ?go to the film guy for 300 rolls of Kodachrome or Ektachrome." The 35 mm film was packaged in what was called "bricks" of 20 rolls. ?It was handed out like water."Some projects required Benn to do research. For a piece on Moses, his first overseas story, he read "a lot on biblical archaeology." For other assignments, the photographer relied on his news nose. Sometimes Benn was disappointed with his work, realizing that his photos reinforced cliches. "On my last story on Pittsburgh, I actually tried to turn that upside down. You think it's steel mills. Well, there was only one left, and I spent a week shooting it. But by 1990 I was also more self-aware and dissatisfied with what I was doing, and I asked for Pittsburgh -- rather than the Soviet Union, which they wanted me to do -- and I spent a week going to law offices. The fact is, there were more lawyers working in Pittsburgh than steel workers."One of the book's Pittsburgh photos is of a framed 1888 painted portrait ?of the family of Henry Clay Frick, who was one of the directors of the United States Steel Corporation. On the next page is an image of a woman sitting behind a massive reception desk, her head barely clearing ?its top. "I was thinking about the Old World and the role of women, the idealization of purity and the family center, and then you turn to this woman who is lost in this corporate armature." In the same section, there is a photo of a middle-aged woman standing at a deli counter. It's a completely ordinary scene. Who is she? It's Sophie Masloff, then mayor of Pittsburgh. "The kind of photography I was attracted to is the tradition of Dr. Erich Salomon: the miniature camera, available light, fly-on-the-wall photography." Salomon was a groundbreaking German news photographer who died at Auschwitz in 1944.When Benn was finished shooting photos for an assignment, he would put the 20 or 30 rolls of film in a yellow box. He would send it off to National Geographic, which sent it to Kodak,迷你倉and Kodak returned the slides in yellow boxes to the magazine's film review department. "Film review would stamp them with your name and the place, and they might tell you one of your cameras isn't exposing correctly or something's scratching your film. Then it went to the editor and then to ?the picture editor, and it might sit on his desk for six weeks until you bugged him."The picture editor would choose five or 10 slides and put them into a "work box" containing images destined for use in the magazine. Then all the little yellow boxes were put into a blue box, an acid-free box, and sent to "Siberia." That was Benn's name for the magazine's photography warehouse in Maryland. "Conscientious photographers like Sam Abell would look at every frame. For nonconscientious photographers like me, it was just, Give me another stack of traveler's checks and send me off somewhere else."He had never seen most of the pictures before choosing them for the book. He began the selection process by going to the warehouse and asking for the 40-some cartons of blue boxes of yellow boxes. Of the many thousands of images he made during nearly 20 years at the magazine, about 500 have been published either in National Geographic or in books."There are three distinct steps in the life of the photograph, and each one has a specific set of skills," Benn said. "The first is deciding where you're going to be today. Is it New Haven or Seoul, Korea, or where? Then you try to schedule with events that might be happening there." The photo Cohocton, New York, 1975 is an example of the method. It shows a young man sitting in a tree-hung hammock, watching a drill team performing with batons and walking down a rainy street. "I had found there was an annual tree-sitting contest and parade in upstate New York. I was doing a story about the Finger Lakes. I learned that was going to happen, and I made plans to be in that town on that day. I didn't know what I was going to get."The second step in the process, Benn said, has to do with how the photographer uses the equipment to make a photo -- in his case a Leica M4 or Nikon F. The third step is "to redact your photographs and select. I think of myself as a hunter-gatherer. That's what I did when I was out as a documentary photographer. And going through my yellow boxes, I'm still a hunter-gatherer."After National Geographic, and after having known many of the world's renowned photographers -- among them W. Eugene Smith, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Berenice Abbott -- Benn went in a different direction. "I had gotten interested in electronic publishing. I recognized that digital publishing was going to have a big impact on publishing and copyright. So I developed the idea for what became the first online stock photography company, Picture Network International. We launched the first commercial picture library online in 1993. I was the founder and president, and Kodak bought it in 1998." From 2000 to 2002, Benn worked at another venerable photographic institution, serving as director of Magnum Photos Inc.Benn intends Kodachrome Memory to stand as his legacy monograph. He has two ongoing projects -- one about the Jewish Diaspora and the other about an ancient tomb in Peru. "It is the richest tomb ever excavated in the New World, and I was sent down before anyone knew what would be found. It's the King Tut of the New World, and I have the only photographs."details--Nathan Benn: Kodachrome Memory--Opening reception & booksigning 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30; exhibit through Sept. 13--Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, 602-A Canyon Road, 820-7451Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.) Visit The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M.) at .santafenewmexican.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存

Source: The Roanoke Times, Va.新蒲崗迷你倉Aug. 30--Botetourt County residents want and would adequately support a YMCA in Daleville, according to a market study released Wednesday night, but much more study -- and fundraising -- lie between that desire and construction.The study put a conservative estimate on the number of members in the first year a YMCA was open at Daleville Town Center at up to 2,000. The phone survey was paid for by contributions from local businesses."Apparently this is fertile soil here to consider a Y," said John Alderson, a Botetourt County insurance firm owner and school board member who has helped lead a community effort to draw the Y to the area.The study, conducted by Florida-based PB&A Marketplace Intelligence, which specializes in assessing potential Y locations, found that first year memberships could reach a 10 percent to 16 percent market penetration rate. That's more than double the normal rate for a community that builds a Y.But leaders of YMCA of the Roanoke Valley, the parent organization for Y facilities here, stress that the study results, while encouraging, only push the process forward to still more study."Building a Y is no small endeavor," said Kim Bratic, director of communications for YMCA of the Roanoke Valley. "We really take baby steps in this and try to make it as error proof as possible."Mark Johnson, president and CEO of the organization, said the Y's method is to try to talk a community out of wanting a Y. If they still want it, they know the enthusiasm and commitment mini storageo support one is really there."Now we have to turn that into a building model that would serve the community and be sustainable and then figure out what that would cost," Johnson said.His staff will look at YMCAs around the country in places similar to Botetourt County to learn more about what facilities and programs might work best.But the study made clear that Botetourt residents want an indoor swimming pool in the package.Alderson noted that both Lord Botetourt and James River high schools have swim teams that have to travel to Hollins University for practices and meets. And the school system would like to expand the swim teams into the middle schools, he said. Having a competition pool in the county would help.But Johnson said he perceives that residents see the Y as much more than a pool and a gym."They see it as an anchor for the whole community," he said.Once a rough price is put on the facility, the next step is to figure out if supporters can raise the money to get it built.Alderson is optimistic, but recognizes success is a long way off, and the enthusiasm apparent in the market study doesn't guarantee it."The early steps were quick and easy, but the steps now will be more difficult," he said. "We're not going to make a mistake here. If we get to a point where we see this thing is not feasible, we're going to cut out the lights and go home."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, Va.) Visit The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, Va.) at .roanoke.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage

LONDON, August 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The shortlist for The Corporate Engagement Awards 2013 has been announced today and with a doubling in entry numbers this year, the competition has been exceedingly tough.迷你倉新蒲崗(Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130830/637542 )The winners will be revealed at a fantastic gala dinner on 26 September at the Hotel Russell in central London.Andrew Thomas, publisher of Communicate magazine says, "The awards this year saw 102% growth. More importantly the quality of entry has improved dramatically, not only in terms of the strategy and implementation of the campaigns entered but also in the care and the time companies have taken in developing their entries. If it wasn't for the fact that we had such an impressive panel of judges, the process of selecting the winners would have been virtually impossible."Over the last three years of the event, The Corporate Engagement Awards has grown to become Europe's benchmarking awards programme for sponsorship, partnerships and corporate social responsibility.The award specifically recognises and showcases the collaborative efforts of companies and agencies to engage with partners, communities, stakeholders and sponsors. Amongst the nominations this year are some of the corporate world's biggest and most recognisable names, such as BT, O2 and McDonalds.The shortlist also includes work from branding, PR and communications agencies like Ketchum and brandmeetsbrand, whose Hyde Park Winter Wonderland and Ice Age 4 project has been nominated for two awards.The categories for the 2013 awards include 'Best partnership in sports and leisure', 'Most effective long-term philanthropic scheme, foundation or programme' and 'Best activity relating to the London 2012 Olympics'.The full 2013 awards shortlist is as follows:Sector Best arts and culture partnership Aberdeen Asset Management Partnership with Jazz FM Lansons Communications and HighTide Partnership National Portrait Gallery BT Road to 2012 Late Shift The Southwold Concert SeriesBest charity collaboration 20 Years of War Child Exhibition CMS Charity Partnership Summer of SportBest partnership in sports and leisure McDonald's Grassroots Football Programme: Ten Years of Teamwork TCS Amsterdam Marathon: Running with Business Impact UPS and London 2012Best combined partnership Aviva #1every5 Creative Pioneers Challenge Mencap's Little Noise Sessions in association with Toshiba Summer of SportStrategyBest open-ended partnership MasterCard, WFP campaign PopUp BritainBest collaboration for a single event Hyde Park Winter Wonderl迷你倉出租nd meets Ice Age 4 IBM and Ketchum - Winning at Wimbledon Mencap's Little Noise Sessions in association with Toshiba UPS and London 2012Best pro bono work for charitable, social or ethical cause BRIGHT Increasing the Bandwidth for the 30% Club programme with BNY Melon Industry and Education Engagement Shelter Programme The Southwold Concert SeriesMost effective long-term philanthropic scheme, foundation or programme Rural Broadband Working Group TelecityGroup and multiple charities The Southwold Concert Series Waitrose Community MattersMost innovative collaboration 20 Years of War Child Exhibition: Slinkachu Collaboration The water-food-energy nexus live debates The Transform ProgrammeObjective Best programme to raise brand awareness Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open 2013 MasterCard, WFP campaign TCS Amsterdam Marathon: Running with Business ImpactBest alignment with brand values through partnership or collaboration Bringing us all together for London 2012 Hyde Park Winter Wonderland meets Ice Age 4 Late Shift Working Together to Improve People's Lives through TechnologyBest employee engagement programme Games Maker Orientation Events IWitness Global Citizens Programme - The IKEA Foundation UPS and London 2012Best foundation programme Minigrants The British Gas Energy TrustBest PR and external communication during an engagement programme Aviva #1every5 IBM and Ketchum - Winning at WimbledonBest execution during an engagement programme Aviva #1every5 IBM and Ketchum - Winning at Wimbledon Shelter Programme UPS and London 2012Best community involvement in a coporate engagement programme BRIGHT McDonald's Grassroots Football Programme: Ten Years of Teamwork TCS Amsterdam Marathon: Running with Business ImpactBest activity relating to the London 2012 Olympics Bringing us all together for London 2012 Coca-Cola Great Britain and StreetGames Games Maker Orientation Events Sensory Rooms Summer of SportFor sponsored organisationsBest collaborative approach Maximising the Commercial Potential for the What Car? Awards The Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award Summer of SportFor more information about the event, please call +44-20-7498-7008, visit corporatenegagementsawards.com [.corporateengagementawards.com ] or contact Hannah Hodges [hannah.hodges@communicatemagazine.co.uk ].Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130830/637542Communicate Magazine迷你倉

Source: AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAug.迷你倉 29--NISSAN TO ROLL OUT SELF-DRIVING CARS BY 2020: Nissan has announced it will be ready to sell fully self-driving vehicles "at realistic prices for consumers" by 2020, Reuters has reported. Japan's second-largest carmaker said it aims to offer autonomous cars "across the model range within two vehicle generations," around 10-12 years after the projected 2020 launch.PEUGEOT HOPES NEW MODELS WOULD HELP REDUCE ITS CASH CONSUMPTION: French carmaker PSA/Peugeot-Citroen has said new vehicles such as the 308 hatchback and 2008 crossover would help the company boost prices and beat a goal of reducing cash consumption this year, Bloomberg has reported. The up-market model strategy "will help us to do better than halving our cash burn this year," Maxime Picat, head of the Peugeot brand, said. "The global situation is improving, and it's a good time to launch the 308." The stock climbed to the highest in almost 17 months.LAND ROVER TO INTRODUCE DIESEL HYBRID SUVS : Land Rover plans to introduce diesel-hybrid versions of its new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models, in response to regulatory pressure to improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 emissions, Automotive News Europe has reported. The company decided to develop diesel-hybrids rather than gasoline-electric hybrids because diesels have better fuel economy, a Land Rover spokesman said. "Our aim was to build the most efficient hybrid we could," he said. The carmaker said it will start taking orders for the hybrids after their unveiling at the Frankfurt auto show in September, where prices will also be announced. Deliveries will start in early next year.INFINITI POSTS 58 PERCENT JUMP IN MIDEAST SALES IN JULY: Infiniti, the luxury vehicle division of Nissan, has said its sales across the Middle East jumped 58 percent in July, compared with same month in 2012, outperforming the overall premium market's average 12 percent growth for 2013 to June. Demand remains positive across Infiniti's eight model line-up, covering sedan, coupe, convertible, crossover and SUV segments, with the most popular being Infiniti JX35, Infiniti QX70 (formerly Infiniti FX) and Infiniti G sedan, said Juergen Schmitz, general manager of Infiniti in the Middle East.BMW TO LAUNCH X5 PLUG-IN HYBRID CONCEPT NEXT MONTH: BMW is set to unveil the X5 plug-in hybrid concept in September at the Frankfurt auto show, Automotive News Europe has reported. The Concept X5 eDrive is BMW's second hybrid e-drive model after the Concept Active Tourer was unveiled in 2012, but the first to use the automaker's all-wheel-drive xDrive system. The X5 eDrive uses a four-cylinder gasoline engine with BMW TwinPower turbo technology coupled with a 95bhp electric motor.BMW TO MAKE 5 SERIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN MIDEAST NEXT MONTH: BMW Group Middle East has confirmed the new BMW 5 Series is set to go on sale in the Middle East in September, Khaleej Times has reported. The current generation of the BMW 5 Series is the company's best-selling so far. Over one million units have been sold worldwide since its launch in 2010, and in the last two years, annual sales have increased by 50 percent.FERRARI TO EXPAND HYBRID LINE: Ferrari is planning to produce more hybrid sports cars to follow the €1m ($1.34m) LaFerrari, as the Italian manufacturer works to attract more wealthy buyers to the brand, Bloomberg has reported. "I don't believe in the electric cars, but I strongly believe in hybrids," Ferrari chairman, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, told the news service. Ferrari, the most profitable division at Fiat Group, unveiled the LaFerrari sports car at the Geneva auto show in March.FERRARI TO UNVEIL 458 SPECIALE IN FRANKFURT AUTO SHOW: Ferrari has announced a variant of the Italian sports carmaker's top-selling 458 model line is set to debut at next month's Frankfurt auto show, Automotive News Europe has reported. The new 458 Speciale is equipped with Ferrari's most powerful naturally aspired V-8 powerplant producing 605bhp, compared with the 570bhp developed by the 458 Italia powertrain. The 458 Speciale sprints from 0-100kph in 3 seconds, while the 458 Italia reaches the speed in about 3.4 seconds, Ferrari said.GENERAL MOTORS RESUMES EGYPT OPERATIONS: US carmaker General Motors has announced it has restarted it operations in Egypt, after it halted operations last Thursday, Reuters has reported. GM said it decided to reopen its production plant in Sixth October City, as well as its Cairo office, although it was still monitoring the situation carefully.GM RECALLS 293,000 CRUZES: General Motors Co has announced a recall involving around 293,000 Chevrolet Cruze compact cars because the power-assisted brakes can fail, the Associated Press has reported. The automaker said the power brake boosters can fail, and in rare cases, drivers may have to put extra pressure on the pedal to stop the cars. The recall, the eighth since it was introduced in September of 2010, affects Cruzes made in Lordstown, Ohio, from the 2011 and 2012 model years that are equipped with 1.4-litre turbocharged gasoline engines and 6T-40 six-speed automatic transmissions, the company said.EGYPT'S POLITICAL, ECONOMIC CRISIS 'NEARLY WIPED OUT' GB AUTO PROFITS: Egypt's largest-listed vehicle assembler and distributor GB Auto has said its second quarter net income was nearly wiped out by the pound's decline and warned about the impact on full year results of political and economic turmoil, Reuters has reported. The country's sole dealer of Hyundai and Mazda passenger cars said net income tumbled by nearly 73 percent to EGP16.1m, while sales revenue s自存倉rank by 0.5 percent to EGP2.17bn, compared with the second quarter of 2012. "I believe we have absorbed 90 percent of the impact of devaluation to-date of the Egyptian pound on our business, and we have taken almost all of this blow in the second quarter," chief executive Raouf Ghabbour said.GM'S PRODUCTION IN EGYPT SUSPENDED: US carmaker General Motors has announced it had ceased production at its Egyptian assembly plant outside of Cairo and shut its local office after deadly clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Mursi, Reuters has reported. Daimler's Mercedes also operates an assembly plant in the Sixth of October City.US CARMAKERS TOPPED EXPORTERS' LIST TO SAUDI MARKET IN 2012: The Saudi Central Statistics Department (CSD) has said the country has imported 982,000 cars of various brands in 2012, up 33 percent from 737,000 cars in the preceding year, Saudi Gazette has reported. The total value of vehicle imports reached SR76.6bn last year, an increase of 42 percent over 2011, the data showed. The US topped the list of car exporters to the kingdom for the second consecutive year, replacing Japan, which was the number one exporter until 2011.5,469 KIA VEHICLES RECALLED IN SAUDI ARABIA: The Saudi government has said 5,469 Kia cars, manufactured between 2007 and 2011, are to be recalled in the kingdom due to faulty parts, Arab News has reported. The callback covers 1,159 Kia Carens made between 1/3/2008 and 30/1{009, 374 Carnival made between 21/1{006 and 27/6/2007, 131 Soul made between 1/6/2010 and 14/6/2011, 1,592 Optima made between 6/5/2010 and 24/4/20111,192 Sorento XM manufactured between 14/5/2009 and 24/4/2011 and 1,021 Sorento BL made between 1/5/2007 and 22/12/200. The commerce and industry ministry called upon owners of affected Kia cars to visit the nearest company showroom for repairing the faulty parts.KIA TO UNVEIL POSSIBLE CONTENDER TO NISSAN JUKE: South Korea's second-biggest carmaker Kia is set to unveil a possible future subcompact SUV at the Frankfurt auto show next month, Automotive News Europe has reported. A production model of the KED 10 concept car would be a rival to the Nissan Juke. The concept "hints at a possible future B-segment contender ready to take on the urban environment with style and tenacity," Kia said. The company's press officers confirmed that the styling hints at a small SUV. A subcompact SUV would fill in a gap in Kia's model range and give it an entry into a fast-growing niche.PORSCHE TO ACHIEVE 200,000-UNIT TARGET 4 YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE: Analysts have said Porsche is set to reach its goal of surpassing annual vehicle sales of 200,000 up to four years ahead of schedule, predicting the brand to become even more profitable after it has become part of the Volkswagen Group, Automotive News Europe has reported. The main reason for both is the arrival next year of the Macan compact premium SUV. IHS Automotive predicts Porsche will sell 63,000 Macans in 2014. "We are forecasting that the Macan will become Porsche's best-selling model," Tim Urquart, senior analyst at IHS Automotive, said. The 200,000-unit target is Porsche's contribution to parent VW Group's Strategy 2018 plan. VW Group's ultimate goal is for combined global sales of 10 million vehicles by 2018 for all its brands.TOYOTA RECALLS TACOMA PICKUPS OVER DEFECTIVE SEAT BELTS: Toyota has issued a recall for 342,000 Tacoma pickup trucks to fix defective seat belts, Reuters has reported. The models involved are Tacoma Access Cabs equipped with rear-hinged rear doors, built from 2004 to 2011, the automaker said.MCLAREN OPENS SECOND SHOWROOM IN SAUDI ARABIA: British luxury high-performance sports carmaker McLaren Automotive has announced the opening of a retail showroom in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The new McLaren Riyadh is the company's second location in Saudi Arabia and the sixth in the Middle East after Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait and Manama. The latest McLaren retail location, situated within Al Ghassan Motors' new Riyadh facility, will showcase the 12C and the 12C Spider models. The location will also display McLaren Qualified pre-owned vehicles when the programme is launched in the kingdom later this year.FERRARI RECORDS 39 PERCENT JUMP IN MIDEAST SALES: Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari has said its sales in the Middle East jumped 39 percent year-on-year in the first six months of 2013 to 264 cars, the biggest rise for the company anywhere in the world, The National has reported. Ferrari, which opened a Middle East office in Dubai 2008, sold a record 556 cars in 2012. "I think that the confidence index has stabilised itself in the Middle East," said a spokeswoman for Ferrari. "People are more eager to purchase expensive goods without being judged, unlike Europe for example, where the situation is still fragile and people do not want to take risks."ROLLS-ROYCE REPORTS 18 PERCENT GROWTH IN H1 SALES IN QATAR: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Doha, the official importer of Rolls-Royce cars in Qatar, has reported a growth in sales of 18 percent for the ultra-luxury vehicle in the first six months of 2013, placing the Gulf country among the top three growth markets for Rolls-Royce in the Middle East, the Peninsula has reported. Sales of the Rolls-Royce Phantom recorded growth of 83 percent across the brand's whole model range, the company said, without providing statistics about the number of units sold during the past six months.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) Visit AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) at .ameinfo.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉新蒲崗

As most of Hong Kong’s neighbors are also vying for a share of cruise tourism revenue, intense rivalries are expected.迷你倉價錢Singapore, a formidable rival, will maintain its stranglehold on the north Asia cruise market. The Lion Republic has invested more than a half-billion dollars in a new cruise terminal — the Marina Bay Cruise Centre, which opened on Oct 22, 2012. Extensive renovations also have been made to the established, cruise facility, the Singapore Cruise Center.On the mainland, Hong Kong faces strong competition from Shanghai which has three cruise terminals: Shanghai Wusongkou International Cruise Port, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Port Cruise Terminal and the Shanghai Wusongkou Cruise Ship Terminal.Shanghai International Port Group Co (SIPG), operator of the world’s busiest container port, plans to start a cruise line to limit reliance or sever its reliance altogether on overseas operators and assure traffic at its passenger terminal.Last July, China announced it had begun construction of the Southeast China International Shipping Center, which includes 10 projects led by the construction of a 100,0迷你倉0-ton luxury cruise liner, a cruise terminal and a shipping business center in Xiamen. The combined investment tops 16.73 billion yuan ($2.63 billion).The luxury cruise liner’s design and construction alone are estimated to cost 3.1 billion yuan. But it will take at least 47 months to complete. That cruise liner is expected to be operating at full capacity by 2018 and will be able to carry more than 2,000 passengers per trip.Several cities, including Tianjin and Qingdao, have been similarly equipped with international homeports to attract major cruise liners to set up shop for the long term.The China Cruise & Yacht Industry Association says there were 285 international cruise ship arrivals on the mainland last year, up 8.8 percent from 2011. Passenger arrivals and departures via cruise ships jumped 31.9 percent to 660,000 last year, of which 240,000 were international visitors.With such a huge cruise market in the region, Yung believes Hong Kong, with the support of the central government, and its own capabilities and advantages, will be able to grab its fair share of the fast-growing cruise market.儲存

Source: AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAug.迷你倉出租 29--UASC SET TO AWARD HYUNDAI HEAVY $1.4BN ORDER FOR NEW VESSELS: South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries is close to winning an order worth about $1.4bn to build 10 huge container ships for the United Arab Shipping Co (UASC), Reuters has reported, citing a source close to the matter. Under the deal, UASC will buy five of the largest cargo ships ever made, each able to carry 18,800 twenty-foot container units (TEU), along with five with a capacity of 14,500 TEU. UASC was set up by the governments of Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE in 1976 to improve trade links with the rest of the world.OMAN RECEIVES FIVE TECHNICAL OFFERS FOR RAIL PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY: Five international engineering and consulting firms have submitted technical offers for Oman's 'consultancy services for project management' contract, Muscat Daily has reported. The tender was floated on June 16 and it received interest from around 29 international companies, but only five submitted technical offers until Monday, the last day for submission. The contract is expected to be awarded by the end of the year, said director of the sultanate's railway project, Abdulrahman al Hatmi. "We will try to close the process by the end of this year or early next year, as we look to award the design-and-build contract next year," al Hatmi said.DOT TO LAUNCH MAWAQIF SYSTEM IN AL AIN: Abu Dhabi's Department of Transport (DoT) has announced the Mawaqif paid parking system will be introduced in the city of Al Ain soon, Gulf News has reported. The department has completed all requirements to start the service, which will be free of charge during its first phase. However, it has not said when the system will be fully effective and how long the first phase will last.RTA SETS NEW TIMINGS FOR TWO DUBAI BUS ROUTES: The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced two public bus routes in Dubai will follow new timings from September 1, Gulf News has reported. The new timings apply to Bus No 31 from Gold Souq Bus Station to Oud Al Muteena, via Airport Terminal 2 and Etihad Mall, and Bus No 43 from Gold Souq Bus Station to Dubai Festival City, via Muraqqabat and Airport Terminal 1.INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC LIGHTS FOR 34 AD INTERSECTIONS: Abu Dhabi's Department of Transport (DoT) has started installing and operating integrated and intelligent traffic lights to control the movement of vehicles and pedestrians at 34 intersections in Mohammed Bin Zayed City, Gulf Today has reported. The new system is aimed at to improving traffic flow by determining the time required for a car to wait at the traffic signals according to traffic movement at the place.RTA TO AUCTION SPECIAL NUMBER PLATES TODAY: Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced another group of special number plates is to go on offer in its 22nd online auction, Khaleej Times has reported. The three-day auction, beginning on Tuesday, will have on offer 300 numbers from categories M, N, L, K, J and I, the RTA said.TRANSAD TO LAUNCH NEW SILVER TAXI SERVICE IN WESTERN REGION: Abu Dhabi's Centre for Regulation of Transport by Hire Cars (TransAD) has announced it is set to launch the taxi service (silver) in the Western Region, starting from September 1, Wam has reported. Taxis will be operated by the same companies in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, which have conducted professional training for their drivers to provide the service in the Western Region. "The new service addresses the needs of people in the Western Region as well as visitors and tourists," said director of franchise and licensing at TransAD, Mohamed Al Hosani. "We will evaluate results of the service during the first phase, following which we will decide the number of taxis needed to ensure sufficient services."WORK ON HARAMAIN RAILWAY PROGRESSING ON SCHEDULE: Mohammed Al-Suwaiket, president of the Saudi Railway Organisation (SRO) has said work on the Haramain Railway project that links the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah is progressing as planned, Arab News has reported. "We are monitoring the works of contractors in different locations by conducting field inspections and checking on their reports," Al-Suwaiket said. The new 450km line is expected to carry around 160,000 people a day and even more during the Haj pilgrimage. They will be transported on a fleet of 35 new high-speed trains.DUBAI'S WATER TAXI LAUNCHES FAMILY PACKAGES: Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority has introduced special family packages as well as scheduled daily trips for the emirate's water taxi service, Gulf News has reported. "We are trying to have tailor-made packages for our customers as the water taxi is a desired marine transport means," said director of the Marine Department at the RTA's Public Transport Agency, Baha Al Qedra. The family trips, hired from any stations on the creek or from Jumeriah, should be ordered 24 hours in advance, while the four daily trips are scheduled on two fixed routes from Marsa Dubai, Khor Dubai, Jumeirah Open Beach and Dubai Marina.JEDDAH TO HAVE DRY PORT TO SOLVE JIP CONGESTION: The National Committee for Transport at the Council of Saudi Chambers has said a dry port away from the city centre will be established to solve congestion issues at the Jeddah Islamic Port, Arab News has reported. "The dry port will speed up the process of getting the goods out of the port, help carry out procedures more quickly and ease the burden on carriers transporting the goods to warehouses," said deputy chairman of the committee, Saeed Al-Bassami. The system will enable visitors with a GCC visit visa to entering all GCC countries. Furthermore, it is connected with the blacklists which contain names and fingerprints of persons banned from entry to each and every member country.PHILIPPINES PROBING GCC CARGO AGENTS: Nine Saudi-based cargo agents are under investigation迷你倉by the Philippine Shippers' Bureau (PSB), following complaints of undelivered cargo from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the kingdom, Arab News has reported. The probe is in response to complaints by Filipinos in the kingdom about undelivered 'balikbayan boxes' to their relatives in the Philippines, which is in violation of PSB Administrative Order No. 6 series of 2005, according to the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh. Six agents in the UAE, six in Kuwait, an agent in Oman and one in Bahrain are also under investigation, the PSB said.OMAN TO OPEN SHORTER ROAD TO SAUDI BY 2014-END: The Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) said that the new road, which links the sultanate with Saudi Arabia, is expected to be completed by the end of 2014, Times of Oman has reported. The road is the second border outlet of the sultanate after the road that links it with the UAE and is shorter by 800 km than the existing road, said the OCCI.UAE'S NEW LAND TRANSPORT LAW TO GO INTO EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 1: The UAE has announced the new Land Transport Act is set to go into effect from September 1, Arab News has reported. Under the new law, which sets the rules of carrying passengers and goods between the UAE and other countries, no land transport business maybe practiced without getting a license from the National Transport Authority (NTA). The license applicant must be a UAE citizen and the transport vehicle should be equipped with safety gear and should satisfy all technical conditions stipulated by the authority.$1BN MUSANDAM ROAD PROJECT ATTRACTS 31 FIRMS: Oman's Tender Board has said global construction giants are among the 31 companies that have submitted their credentials seeking prequalification to participate in a tender for a contract to build a 65km section of one of the sultanate's most expensive road projects, Times of Oman has reported. The new Diba-Lima-Khasab, expected to cost an estimated $1bn, is an arterial carriageway featuring a series of massive road and wadi bridges, as well as some of Oman's longest tunnels across the strategically important Musandam governorate in the far north of the country.MUSCAT TO EXPAND ROADS: The municipality of Omani capital, Muscat, is seeking an expansion for the main road in Al Mazare Town, which links it with other towns including Al Ghubairah, Al Jazeer, Al Hisn, Al Qaryah and Munsfat, Times of Oman has reported. The first stage will involve the extension of road link, which connects Al Ghubairah town to Wadi Dayqah Dam. The second stage will seek the expansion of roads that connect Al Malawas, Al Jazeer, Al Hisn, Al Qaryah, Munsfat and Al Dhahir with Wadi Dayqah Dam. The road will also be expanded to connect neighbouring towns including Alyaa, Fiq and Wadi Arbayeen.DP WORLD IN RACE FOR INDIA'S JNPT EXPANSION DEAL: India's Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has said eight firms, including DP World, Adani Ports and Essar Ports, have evinced interest in building the fourth terminal at the country's largest port, PTI has reported. "We opened the request for qualifications yesterday and a total of eight companies have applied," said JNPT deputy chairman, N N Kumar. It will take about 10 days to scrutinise the documents submitted by the companies, according to Kumar, after which it will be decided if they qualify to bid or not. Following the qualification, the selected candidates will have to take a security clearance from the Union home ministry, he added.OMAN AWARDS 16 DEALS TO ENHANCE SULTANATE-WIDE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES: Omani transport ministry has awarded 16 contracts, worth OR182.22m, for road, civil aviation and ports projects, Muscat Daily has reported. Of the total, OR159.09m has been allocated for roads, OR12.59m for the aviation sector and OR10.53m for the port sector.EGYPT'S ENRA INCURRING LOSSES DUE TO HALTING RAILWAY SERVICES: Egyptian National Railway Authority (ENRA) has said it is losing EGP5m daily, due to the disruptions of service, with EGP30m losses recorded in the last six days, Daily News Egypt has reported. Last Wednesday, ENRA stopped all trains, causing substantial losses to the transportation service, said ENRA deputy head of financial affairs, Talaat Kassab. "Egypt's train movements were completely halted between Cairo, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt," he said, adding that it remains unclear when the trains will resume normal operation.QDB SAYS RAIL PROJECT OFFERS SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES: Qatar Development Bank (QDB) has said the country's upcoming rail project offers local companies and Qatari entrepreneurs a significant number of business opportunities, the Peninsula has reported. The state-run lender sees $110m in business opportunities in providing the pre-fabricated tunnel linings for the 80km-long of metro tunnels and $200m in the manufacturing of protection walls. The bank also foresees another $480m opportunity in the construction of deep foundations for buildings and a $3.6bn opportunity in project management services sector.BAHRI STUDYING PLANS FOR 'WORLD CLASS' FACILITY: The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Aramco and Singapore's Sembcorp Marine to conduct a feasibility study for a maritime yard project in the kingdom, Reuters has reported. Bahri, which gave no value or location in the kingdom, said the yard would be a "world class" facility. The study comes after preliminary assessments for the project completed by Aramco and Sembcorp Marine. A decision on whether to go ahead with the development, which will provide engineering, manufacturing and repair services to rigs platforms, commercial vessels and offshore service vessels, will be made in the next 15 months, the firm said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) Visit AME Info (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) at .ameinfo.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存倉

Source: Pittsburgh Post-GazetteAug.迷你倉 29--A Penn Hills father and son surrendered Wednesday morning on charges that they stole more than $100,000 from a local company to support the father's gambling habit.Joseph Kocott Sr., 44, and Joseph Kocott Jr., 25, each face charges of theft by deception and conspiracy. Investigators with Allegheny County district attorney's office continue to trace the duo's steps and believe there might be more victims, spokesman Mike Manko said in a news release.A detective with the DA's office wrote in a criminal complaint that Mr. Kocott Sr. approached a man named Brian Gray in June 2012, when Mr. Gray was working at Rivers Casino while operating a private consulting business called Graycomm.Mr. Kocott Sr. told Mr. Gray he was running a company called Global Marketing Inc. and wondered whether Mr. Gray or one of his clients might want to purchase converter boxes from him, according to the complaint.Shortly afterward, Mr. Gray and one of his clients, Frederico Sanchez Guevara, CEO of Legoocom in Santiago, Chile, agreed to buy 5,000 converter boxes from Mr. Kocott Sr.'s company for $189,870, according to the complaint.Investigators said Mr. Guevara tried twice to buy converter boxes from Mr. Kocott. The first time, Mr. Guevara authorized Mr. Gray to cut a $123,500 check to Mr. Kocott Sr.'s company for the converter boxes, but they never arrived, according to 文件倉he complaint. Mr. Guevara's company asked for and received a refund.When Mr. Kocott Sr. provided the company with a list of serial numbers for the converter boxes, Mr. Guevara authorized Mr. Gray to cut another check for $123,500, but yet again the boxes did not arrive, according to the complaint.A detective with the DA's office wrote in the complaint that she discovered that Mr. Kocott Sr. had deposited the check into an account at S&T Bank, the only authorized signer for which was Mr. Kocott Sr.'s son.She wrote that she suspects the Kocotts refunded the first check Mr. Guevara sent them after they received a wire transfer for $208,625 from a company called Catelcom LLC.After reviewing bank records and records of Mr. Kocott Sr.'s activity at Rivers, she determined that Mr. Kocott Jr. wrote counterchecks for more than $100,000 to his father who "cashed in" more than $140,000 at the casino during roughly the same period, depleting the bank account, according to the complaint.The pair were arraigned Wednesday morning and each was released on $50,000 unsecured bail, according to online court records. Neither of the accused could be reached for comment.Liz Navratil: lnavratil@post-gazette.com, 412-263-1438 and on Twitter: @LizNavratil.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at .post-gazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Services存倉

●位置：台山市北陡鎮西南面，迷你倉南臨大海，與下川島茫洲隔海相望。●歷史：始建于清嘉慶十年(1805)，原圩在琴溪河邊。●建築：那琴圩的房子更多的是傳統的中式臨街牌樓，道路兩側的建築風格也較為統一，整條街道長約百米，從街頭至街尾呈喇叭狀，最窄處一丈有餘，而最寬處則可容兩車並行。●居民：老人與孩童為主與台山�多僑圩的洋樓不同的是，那琴圩的房子更多的是傳統的中式臨街牌樓，道路兩側的建築風格也較為統一，整條街道長約百米，從街頭至街尾呈喇叭狀，最窄處一丈有餘，而最寬處則可容兩車並行。從北陡鎮往風景優美的浪琴灣風景區，那琴圩是必經之地，車輛從那琴圩駛過的時候，甚少有遊客知道，這一看似現代的集市背後，有著悠久的歷史文化。古老的那琴圩也隨著歷史走到今天，琴溪古橋安在，琴溪書院已不見，台山玉仍是財富的來源。從琴溪河畔走過的時候，映入眼簾的琴溪古橋像是一幅濃淡相宜的水墨畫，是遊客必到的地標之一。而對於玉石商人和收藏愛好者來說，這裡更是一塊淘寶福地———被收藏家譽為“廣東第一玉”的台山玉，主要就產自那琴。史載 那琴圩興起早于陡門圩根據《台山百科》，那琴圩始建于清嘉慶十年(1805)，原圩在琴溪河邊，店鋪簡陋，占地面積4500平方米。1988年遷建那琴侖，先後新建樓房式店鋪40多棟，占地面積5萬平方米。另有史冊記載，那琴圩的開埠及商貿繁榮，應該更早于北陡鎮政府所在地陡門圩。據清道光十九年編篡的《新寧縣誌》記載，全縣已形成圩市53個。而在這53圩市中，北陡地方記載的只有那琴圩和寨門圩，而沒有陡門圩和沙頭沖圩。直至清光緒十九年修的縣誌也不見有陡門圩(或陂門圩)。來往那琴的遊客未必知道，車來車往的那琴圩，其原址並非現在的這一條主馬路，而是在目前主街道的北面位置百米左右。那琴圩的老街道，與外面主街道的熱鬧截然不同，這裡安靜，悠閑，孩子們在巷子里玩耍嬉鬧，老人在昏暗的老屋里扇著扇子坐在搖椅上看電視，門口位置，婦女們在晾曬魚幹，海鮮味道瀰散在整條巷子里。風貌 中式牌樓街百米長與台山�多僑圩的洋樓不同的是，那琴圩的房子更多的是傳統的中式臨街牌樓，道路兩側的建築風格也較為統一，整條街道長約百米，從街頭至街尾呈喇叭狀，最窄處一丈有餘，而最寬處則可容兩車並行。現在，盡管那琴圩的老街道仍住有不少的鄉民，但也有不少的屋子荒廢，從虛掩的門看進去，不少屋子裡面已經是蛛網遍佈，灰塵肆虐，“少部分的人移民出去，絕大多數的人都搬遷到馬路邊上，蓋了新的房子，”北陡鎮副鎮長陳錫念介紹，那琴圩的這些老房子也都是新中國成立初期才建起來，年代其實並不算長。那琴圩老街靜謐安詳，生活居住的也多是老人與孩童，而在百米外的新址上，熱鬧非凡，現代化的樓房看起來更豔麗，色彩斑斕，車流不斷，生意兜轉，一如現代的城市與鄉村。地標之今昔琴溪書院 那琴小學前身昔 清代台山8家書院之一據《台山縣文物志》手稿介紹，清政府規定縣以上設書院，以輔縣學之所不及。清乾隆三十五年(1770年)，康基田到新寧任知縣，他愛民崇學，認為“學校不興，為宰之責也”，於是以振興教育為當務之急，上任伊始積極倡建書院，並帶頭捐資，年內就在新寧建起4間官立、縣建的書院，即寧陽書院、廣海書院、文海書院、潭江書院(在都斛莘村)。他還以身作則尊師重教，樂育英才，經常抽空到各書院與師生談今論古，如師如弟，十分融洽，此間各書院受栽培者甚多，使新寧的教育事業得到迅速的發展。此後，縣內各地也興起辦學之風，相繼還有四間書院建立：琴溪書院，在那琴圩(即今之北陡那琴圩)；潭溪學院，在都斛街；瑞應書院，在新寧城西寧市(即自存倉台城南昌市場)和寧海書院。清代官立、私立的書院共8間，分佈在縣的南、北、東南、西南地區，使縣內各地求學者甚為方便。另據《北陡鎮志》，1817年，縣承沈志仁倡建于北陡鎮南端那琴圩。新中國成立後，用作那琴小學校舍。1983年，開辦那琴中學。那琴小學遷出。琴溪書院改建為那琴中學校舍。今 書院已不見 留下石墩從那琴小學的正門進去，首先看到的是一棟華僑捐建的主教學樓，而在教學樓的背後，則是琴溪書院的遺址所在地。“書院不知道是什麼時候拆的，現在只剩下了這幾個石墩子，”北陡鎮政府工作人員介紹。而在現場的三個石墩子，高約40—50厘米，雕刻與樣式極像台山橋圩騎樓的拱柱。而在院落的周邊，圍滿了各種樹木，有竹，也有榕樹，依稀能回想到彼時書院的大概風貌，在書院的右前方，一棵蒼勁的榕樹守候在側，“一般有這種榕樹的地方都會有村落，人氣。”琴溪古橋 建于明代萬曆年間昔 石板搭建 不用石灰砂漿建在那琴圩西面的琴溪河上，橋長24米，寬2.8米，高6.5米，整座橋構造均由長條狀的花崗石板材建成。橋中間設一闊肩橋墩，墩兩頭各伸出橋身1.3米左右，呈上游尖形下游方形，似緩衝山洪撞擊及降低流砂沉積作用。兩個弧形微尖頂大孔是整座橋的亮點，弧形單孔淨跨度9.3米，由三行橫置長短交叉對稱平行石券迫拱而成，石券規格長度0 .6或1米，闊度0 .3米，厚度0 .3米。水平橋面兩旁各砌十節石欄杆，每節長度2.8米，橋面由石板材鋪就，橋兩頭分別砌十二級石階上落，整座橋的石板之間沒有發現石灰砂漿等輔助性建築料。由於久經風雨，堅硬的花崗岩石橋身顯得很蒼老，其中一個拱已經有裂痕，而琴溪古橋的建造，證明北陡鎮那琴這個偏僻地方，在古代曾經有過較發達的經濟和文化。琴溪古橋的建造時間，尋遍全橋都找不到碑記字跡。據《北陡鎮志》，根據那琴地區的歷史，以明代萬曆年間最為出色：萬歷六年出了秀才容維翰，萬歷卅一年出了舉人容文烶。他父子倆是那琴圩附近的南亭村人，都曾官至縣令，都曾長期退居故鄉，後來他們的子孫遷居那琴舊圩，故這座具有較高經濟價值和藝術價值的石拱橋，很可能就是這時建築的。今 無需修補維護 數百年屹立不倒據老一輩回憶，清末民初的琴溪河仍然比較深，一般的載貨木帆船可以穿橋而過。古橋上下游段水位受潮漲潮落和山洪影響，最高水位時差不多漫上拱頂，空位只能容一隻鴨子游過。數百年滄桑的古橋，歷經颱風、海嘯、山洪暴發、地震的浩劫，一直屹立不動，基本上沒有經過後人的搶修和加固。古建築史的輝煌，可見一斑。台山玉“龍鱗”變成那琴的財富昔 來自觀音的慈悲近年來，那琴名聲大噪的另外一個原因，便是被收藏家譽為“廣東第一玉”的台山玉，主要產自那琴。那琴灣一面抱山，一面環海，背後是蜿蜒起伏的山巒。50平方公里的複式花崗岩山脈中，水晶、螢石、黃蠟石等各種各樣的天然觀賞石，蘊藏豐富。奇石紛呈，鱗次櫛比，構成千姿百態的綺麗山川。民間傳說，南海觀世音菩薩既是台山玉的締造者，又是台山玉的守護神。遠古時代，台山地方偏僻，田園荒蕪，多災多難。南海大慈大悲靈感觀世音菩薩垂憐台山民�，降福當地人民，對那琴灣一帶情有獨鐘。南海觀世音菩薩吩咐，南海龍王每年換落下來的龍鱗，必須全部儲藏在那琴灣里。年深日久，這些龍鱗便變成了金黃柔潤的寶石，呈現在了世人的面前。今 玉石店鋪隨處可見進入那琴圩後，街頭上隨處可見的便是玉石店鋪，關於台山玉的神奇傳說，不計其數。站在琴溪古橋邊，極目望去，便可看到層巒疊嶂，巨石天然生成的觀音神像，栩栩如生地屹立在人們的面前。AⅡ20-21版採寫：南都記者 石江龍攝影：南都記者 梁清迷你倉新蒲崗

Source : Macau Government Tourist Office Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) hosted the “Macau Tourism Seminar” in Wuhan and Changsha to increase visitations to Macau from the neighboring regions and cities along the high-speed railway line between Beijing and Guangzhou.自存倉 Following the seminars, the office attended “China (Guangdong) International Tourism Industry Expo 2013” to promote Macau’s attractions and positioning as a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure.Co-organized by MGTO and China International Travel Service (Macau) Ltd., “Macau Tourism Seminar” was held in Wuhan and Changsha on August 28 and 29 respectively. Head of Destination Marketing Department of MGTO, Betty Fok attended the seminars together with MGTO’s team members and Macau industry delegates. Head of Marketing Division of Hunan Provincial Tourism Bureau, Gong Tie Jun, Deputy Director-General of Changsha Municipal Tourism Administration, Chen Wei and Head of Market Development Division of Tourism Administration of Wuhan Municipality, Xu Tie Zhu joined the tourism seminars in Wuhan and Changsha respectively.During the seminars in Wuhan and Changsha, MGTO promoted Macau tourism resources and high-speed rail tours to local trade partners, hoping to ride on the convenience of Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail line and enchant more visitors to Macau from the neighboring regions and cities along the rail route. After the seminars, the office hosted banquets to facilitate business network迷你倉新蒲崗ng between the tourism trade partners from Macau and the Mainland.On the other hand, “China (Guangdong) International Tourism Industry Expo 2013” will be held in China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou as a three-day event from August 30 to September 1. Betty Fok and the MGTO team will participate in the expo along with 10 business representatives ranging from various hotels, travel agencies, travel exhibition companies to ferry operators in Macau.The office will run a 90-square-meter booth under the theme “Touching Moments．Experience Macau” to showcase two spectacular highlights this year, namely the 25th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest and the 60th Macau Grand Prix. Macau travel tips and promotional materials will be offered at the booth, whereas Macau trade delegates will discuss business opportunities with local industry partners. Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau will also set up a joint booth in the event to promote the three destinations’ tourism resources and multi-destination tours among domestic and overseas buyers.MGTO hopes that their participation in the expo can facilitate Macau travel trade’s connection with their Mainland and international counterparts, while it will be an occasion to promote Macau’s attractions and positioning as a World Centre of Tourism and Leisure among local trade and citizens, drawing visitors to come and experience Macau’s unique gems of the East and West cultures as well as her festive ambience.迷你倉出租

本報訊（林智嵐林福泉）8月23日，文件倉漳平市林業局向市人大常委會督查組報告了市人大常委會關於森林資源保護工作報告的審議意見的辦理落實情況。這是漳平市人大常委會督查組第二次對常委會審議意見的辦理落實情況進行追蹤。豐富的森林資源是漳平發展的優勢，但一個時期以來，破壞森林資源現象比較突出。為此，漳平市人大常委會多次組織開展森林資源保護相關調研、視察和執法檢查工作。今年5月30日，市十六屆人大常委會第十三次會議聽取和審議市政府《關於貫徹落實〈森林法〉開展森林資源保護工作情況報告》，並提出六條審議意見。為了督促審議意見的辦理落實，7月31日，漳平市人大常委會組織督查組前往赤水鎮等地，實地察看新建森林公安警務室情況，詳細瞭解相關部門加強巡查管護、打擊盜濫伐闊葉樹非法加工木屑種植食用菌以及對重點林區天台山國家級森林公園的保護等情況，並與部分森林公安幹警、鎮村幹部、護林員等進行了交流存倉座談。在漳平市人大常委會的持續監督和市政府的高度重視下，全市森林資源保護工作明顯加強，取得了良好效果。林業管理部門嚴格執行森林限額採伐，有效控制森林資源消耗。重新考核選聘了242名生態公益林護林員，加強生態公益林管護。7月份，全市125個省級樣地順利通過了國家林業局組織的抽查驗收；大力發展現代林業產業。10個龍岩市現代花卉苗木項目有序實施，占地150多畝的漳平市花卉市場有望在2014年春節部分投入使用。此外，還重點培育竹業、油茶、森林旅遊等惠農富民產業。同時，漳平市認真開展違法佔用林地集中檢查清理和查處工作，共調查摸底佔用林地997宗，面積256.5852公頃；從中立案查處103起，行政處罰102人次，罰款837786元。目前，漳平市財政正把資金核撥給有關鄉鎮，落實2012年在規定時間內拆除菇棚的補償資金，引導木屑食用菌產業轉型，努力實現“百姓富”與“生態美”雙贏。迷你倉

【本報消息】澳門航空與泰國政府旅遊局合辦的五天泰國考察團昨結束行程。有隨團旅行社代表認為，迷你倉考察團拉近兩地旅遊部門聯繫，有助完善旅遊套餐，為顧客提供多元化選擇。期望本地航空公司開發更多東南亞航點，促進兩地旅遊業發展。澳門航空客務銷售副主任劉磊稱，有意開發曼穀以外的泰國直飛航線，但現時當地前往澳門旅遊人數不多，較難支撐新航線。考察團一行先後到訪泰國華欣、曼穀，親身體驗當地餐廳、酒店等設施，昨早把握時間到訪當地醫院，物色不同旅遊配套。澳門特速旅遊業務部經理許鳳鳴稱，行程中參觀多個華欣的新式度假村，環境舒適，適合度假放鬆；拉近當地旅遊配套部門與業界的聯繫，促進兩地合作，共同完善旅遊計劃。擬推華欣曼穀套餐她認為，華欣是放鬆心情的好去處，以純度假景點為主，計劃開發華欣旅遊團及自駕遊套餐。自駕遊必須考慮駕駛經驗，預計新景點可吸引居民及中轉內地旅客。期望澳門儲存倉空可開拓更多直飛東南亞航點，全面化東南亞航線，帶動各地旅客往來。康泰旅行社（澳門）票務經理詹錦玲指出，近年選擇自助遊的人數較報團多，客人對景點要求亦越來越高。有意推出華欣結合曼穀的新旅行套餐，集休閒、消費於一身，為客人提供多元化配套，相信新景點具吸引力，價格與其他泰國路線相若。近日到訪多個新旅遊點及度假村，可親身體驗完善或不足的旅遊配套設施，再加以改善。她希望本地可開拓往華欣及其他東南亞城市的航班，但礙於兩地往來旅客不平均等因素，相信新航線開通有一定困難。劉磊認為，五天行程考察華欣多間度假村，設備配套完善，有信心推廣新景點，同時加強旅遊業界的交流。他預料本地到華欣旅遊的需求大，有意開發直飛華欣等新航線，但現時從泰國前往澳門旅遊的人數不多，未能維持航線發展，冀透過兩地旅遊部門、航空公司及旅行社合作，推動兩地旅客往來，增加直航機會，促進旅遊業發展。迷你倉價錢

【本報訊】英國牛津英語詞典網上版最近本年度新加入約一千個詞語，迷你倉當中不乏熱爆潮語。其中phablet指大屏幕智能手機、selfie代表智能手機影的自拍照，而twerking一字則形容美國女星Miley Cyrus扭臀熱舞的動作等。

本報北京8月28日訊 記者徐紅報道： 高德公司今天對外宣佈，存倉 即日起對旗下 “高德導航” 手機應用實行免費政策。至此， 高德旗下的兩款主要手機地圖應用——“高德導航” 和 “高德地圖” 都已免費。據介紹，“高德導航” 的市場份額已連續10個季度位列國內手機導航市場第一。迄今為止，“高德導航” 的裝機下載量已突破7000 萬， 而 “高德地圖” 用戶量更是高達1.37億， 成為首先邁入 “億級用戶俱樂部” 的圖商。

Source: Pittsburgh Post-GazetteAug.迷你倉 28--Royal Dutch Shell hasn't decided if it will build an ethane cracker in Beaver County, but it's taking bids from oil and gas companies in the Marcellus and Utica shales to gauge how much ethane would be available if it pulls the trigger.Shell began a two-month bidding period Tuesday to supplement commitments it already has secured with Consol Energy Inc., Noble Energy Inc., Seneca Resources Corp., and Hilcorp Energy Co. Shell's own exploration and production company also would feed ethane into a potential cracker.Absent from that list are some of the region's largest so-called wet gas producers, including Range Resources, Chevron Corp., Chesapeake Energy Corp. and EQT Corp.Ethane, a natural gas liquid found in shale gas in Western Pennsylvania, can be turned into ethylene, a feedstock for the petrochemical industry.Texas-based Range, whose local headquarters is in Southpointe, already has committed to shipping 300 million barrels of ethane by pipeline over the next 15 years. But company spokesman Matt Pitzarella said it can produce more than three times that from its entire resource base, if there's demand.Range has met with Shell but hasn't committed to anything yet, he said. "We will review potentially submitting a bid," Mr. Pitzarella said. "We would look at any offer."Shell spokeswoman Kimberly Windon said there are still "several critical milestones to achieve before making a final investment decision.""Securing additional ethane supply is one of the key com儲存倉onents in determining the next steps as part of the ongoing site evaluation process," she said.Shell announced it will evaluate the current Horsehead Corp. site in Monaca for a possible cracker back in March 2012. Since then, it has extended its land option agreement with Horsehead twice to buy more time as it considers environmental, site and economic factors.In April, Downtown-based EQT Corp.'s CEO David Porges said his company wasn't committing to ethane pipeline projects and wondered if the area's producers shouldn't be keeping more of their natural gas liquids in the region to attract the cracker.The majority of U.S. crackers are on the Gulf Coast, so pipeline companies have proposed several routes to get Marcellus Shale natural gas liquids to clients.Oklahoma-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. signed on to be an anchor shipper on the Appalachia-to-Texas Express liquids pipeline, which will carry ethane to the Gulf Coast.Chevron hasn't made any public commitments to ship ethane from the Marcellus Shale. Its sister company, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., is building a $5 billion cracker on the Gulf Coast.Shell's bid process is open until Oct. 4. Companies that are interested will be asked to sign a confidentiality agreement that will grant them access to Shell's plans not available to the public.Anya Litvak: alitvak@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1455.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at .post-gazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉價錢

8月28日早盤，迷你倉南山、前海、橫琴自貿區概念股走勢強勁，珠海港漲幅超過8%、鹽田港、珠海中富、深赤灣A等概念股也均在5%以上。目前，前海累計入區金融企業達1054家，占全部入區企業總數71.95%。其中，證監會2012年至今新批的基金管理公司四分之一落戶在前海，基金子公司、期貨子公司三分之一落戶前海。在自由貿易區概念炒作熱持續蔓延的背景下，8月28日早盤，南山、前海、橫琴自貿區概念股走勢強勁，珠海港、鹽田港、珠海中富、深赤灣A等概念股受到資金青睞活躍走強。盤中珠海港漲幅超過8%、鹽田港、珠海中富、深赤灣A等概念股也均在5%以上。廣東省高層近日表示，將採取更有力措施，在更高層次上落實CEPA，推進南沙、前海、橫琴重大合作平台建設，力爭在2014年率先基本實現粵港澳服務貿易自由化。橫琴新區申報自貿區的方案已提交廣東省政府，這意味著，除上海、天津外，珠江橫琴、深圳前海也有望迎來自貿區。南沙新區申報自貿區獲得新進展，南沙粵港澳自由貿易園區工作正在進行申報工作。南沙區委常委董可近日表示，南沙梳理了八個領域作為與香港合作的重點領域，包括了城市規劃建設、金融、高端商貿、中醫藥和生物技術、數據服務、航運物流等等，未來4年，南沙總投資規模將超過4000億元。《廣東省人民政府關於支持前海加快開發開放的若干意見》也于26日正式公佈。《意見》是廣東省第一次在省政府層面出台支持前海開發開放的系統化政策，涉及授予前海部分省級經濟新蒲崗迷你倉理權限、支持前海集聚發展現代服務業、支持前海創造便利通關環境、支持前海探索法定機構運作的新模式、加強組織領導等10個方面共36項。說起前海的未來，深圳千合資本管理有限公司董事長王亞偉表示，“在國務院批復的22條先行先試政策中，金融政策就占了8條，這使得前海成為財富管理的窪地，私募的發展也自然無可限量。”目前，前海累計入區金融企業達1054家，占全部入區企業總數71.95%。其中，證監會2012年至今新批的基金管理公司四分之一落戶在前海，基金子公司、期貨子公司三分之一落戶前海。華聯控股、深天健、深長城、深物業、招商地產、華僑城A是前海規劃主要受益公司，其中，前三者因政府關係直接受益，而其中又以招商地產在前海新區土地資源最多。前海作為深圳未來重點發展的片區，預計土地價值將快速上升，重點受益公司將有招商地產和中集集團；深圳城市更新進程中受益的公司主要是部分擁有擬拆除重建的舊廠房、舊工業園區的公司，包括深振業A、中國寶安、深桑達A、深長城、深天健、深康佳等；從特區相關利好政策中實實在在受益的公司有招商地產、中集集團、南玻A、新宙邦、信立泰等；。受益于前海開發的絕不僅僅只是在前海擁有地塊的開發商。其產生的巨大經濟效能將長期惠及深圳多個行業的上市公司，如地產(萬科等)、金融(招商銀行等)、貿易(愛施德等)、新興產業(順絡電子、深圳惠程等)、交運(深圳機場等)、物流零售(怡亞通、人人樂等)、酒店旅遊(新都酒店)等。mini storage

南都訊 記者閆濤 最近在珠三角這粵菜重鎮舉辦了斯里蘭卡美食節，mini storage這次美食節由P radeep、S unil掌勺，他們是斯里蘭卡著名酒店MountLavinia的主廚。帶來的美食節菜式不僅保持了斯里蘭卡地道美食的傳統，同時還將傳統食材和創新烹飪方式相結合。素有“香料之島”美稱的斯里蘭卡因芳香持久的香料聞名於世。當然其味道鮮美的海鮮，香甜可口的熱帶水果，新鮮的時令蔬菜和有“世界上最乾淨茶葉self storage之稱的錫蘭茶葉也受到人們的追捧。咖喱是斯里蘭卡的傳統食物，在美食節上，可以品味三種咖喱及其各種不同的烹飪變化。三種咖喱分別是口味溫和的白咖喱，口味辛辣的紅咖喱以及加入地道香料的黑咖喱。美食節菜單中斯里蘭卡的海鮮菜式，如咖喱海鮮湯、辣咖喱魚塊等深受愛吃海鮮的廣東人的喜歡。小吃“H opper”椰子薄餅在美食節上也很受歡迎，其以椰奶和米粉製作成脆皮薄圓餅，烤制後可即食或在其中添加雞蛋後食用。迷你倉

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Source: Bangkok Post, ThailandAug.self storage 29--Thai Airways International (THAI) plans to make WiFi internet available on flights as the national carrier prepares to apply for a licence with the national telecom regulator.Jesada Sivaraks, secretary to the vice-chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), said the airline is preparing to ask for a type-1 licence to provide in-flight WiFi, allowing its passengers to stay connected.A licence will be granted once THAI submits its application, he said.Two years ago, the airline asked the regulator for two licences to provide both in-flight WiFi and mobile service.But Mr Jesada said the NBTC could not award a licence for mobile services as it would violate Section 46 of the Frequency Allocation Act, which stipulates that such a spectrum must be allocated via auction only.He said the NBTC has reserved the 2.4-gigahertz spectrum for WiFi use on board.Mr Jesada said THAI is obliged to choose either OnAir of Switzerland or Britain's AeroMobile Communications as an international WiFi network service provider.OnAir is incorporated as a joint venture with Airbus. As of March, OnAir services迷你倉were available in more than 50 countries and via 16 airlines flying over five continents.AeroMobile, incorporated with Boeing, provides technology and services that enable airline passengers to use their mobile phones for voice calls, texting and mobile data while flying.Since 2008, more than 17 million passengers have connected to the AeroMobile network.Mr Jesada also said the NBTC had recommended TOT and CAT Telecom expand their WiFi network coverage nationwide to alleviate mobile data traffic congestion.Wireless data traffic volume in Thailand has surged 145% this year, resulting in heavy congestion on mobile networks.In another development, the NBTC expects to implement a draft regulation governing issuance of satellite licences in December.The draft will comprise licences for both ground and space segments and is expected to become effective next year.Shares of THAI closed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand at 16.50 baht yesterday, down 50 satang, in trade worth 88.7 million baht.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) Visit the Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) at .bangkokpost.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉

By Xinhua ( China Daily) The last day of the trial of Bo Xilai at Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Jinan, capital of East China's Shandong province.迷你倉 The trial of Bo, charged with bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power, concluded at 1:04 pm on Monday. The verdict will be announced at a date yet to be decided. Xie Huanchi / Xinhua Bo Xilai's trial was openly held at the Jinan Intermediate People's Court, Shandong province. Photos by Wang Jing / China Daily The court plays video recordings of Bogu Kailai to the media on Friday.The trial of Bo Xilai, charged with bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power, concluded on Monday at Jinan Intermediate People's Court, after hearings from Aug 22 to Aug 26.The verdict will be announced at a date yet to be decided.At the trial, prosecutors demanded a heavy sentence for Bo while the defendant denied the charges.In his final statement, Bo said he made serious errors of judgement when handling the defection of Wang Lijun, former vice-mayor and police chief of Chongqing."Wang's defection caused vile impacts at home and abroad and undermined the image of the Party and country," he said. "I am deeply ashamed and filled with regret, but I did not intend to misuse my power." He also denied the bribery and embezzlement charges against him. "The charges are not true. My mistake, which was serious, was that I did not discipline my family and subordinates."I know I am not a perfect person. I had a strong ego and bad temper. I made serious mistakes," he said. "I sincerely admit that my failure to manage my family had a negative effect on the country."I sincerely accept the investigation from the party and the judicial departments," he said.Over the past 16 months, the staffers who took charge of his case took care of his life, he said."They talked with me in a civilized way and most of them were professional, though of course, I have been under pressure during the process," he said."During the trial, both prosecution and defense sides had opportunities to fully express their opinions. Also, the court released trial transcripts through micro blog. All of these have made me more confident of the future of China's judicial system," he said.Bo's trial began on the morning of Aug 22 in the largest courtroom of Jinan Intermediate People's Court.More than 100 people, including Bo's family and relatives, deputies to people's congresses, political advisors, citizens and journalists observed the trial.The moment after Bo, escorted by marshals, walked into the defendant's seat, he stopped and turned around, casting a glance at the observers' seats.Bo, 64, is former secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and a former member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau.Bo's resume also includes mayor and Party chief of Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning province, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and deputy secretary, governor of Liaoning and minister of commerce.On April 10, 2012, Bo was suspended from the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and the CPC Central Committee, on suspicion of serious discipline violations and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC filed a case for investigation.On Sept 28 last year, the CPC Central Committee expelled Bo from the CPC, removed him from public office and transferred his case to the judiciary.On the same day, the Standing Committee of Chongqing Municipal People's Congress removed him from his post as deputy to the National People's Congress. The Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) opened an investigation and decided to arrest him.The SPP passed the case to Jinan People's Procuratorate to prepare for prosecution on charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power on April 10, 2013.Jinan People's Procuratorate instituted a public prosecution against Bo on July 25 on the three charges.The court investigation began when the presiding judge informed all parties of their litigation rights at 9:10 am on Aug 22.Yang Zengsheng, vice-president of Jinan People's Procuratorate, and three others served as prosecutors in court. Yang read the indictment.According to the indictment, Bo accepted bribes worth about 21.8 million yuan (about $3.5 million) directly or jointly with others."The amount was especially huge," the indictment said.Bo was accused of conspiring to embezzle 5 million yuan of public funds."The sum was huge," the indictment said.Bo abused his power, causing major losses to the interests of the State and people. The circumstances are especially serious, according to the indictment.According to the prosecution, Bo's conduct violated Clause 1 of Article 385, Article 386, Clause 1 of Article 382, the first entry of Clause 1 and Clause 2 of Article 383, and Clause 1 of Article 397 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China and he should be held criminally responsible for the three charges and be punished accordingly.The prosecutors pointed out that the charges were filed on the basis of a large body of factual evidence.During the trial, the defendant gave a statement on the facts regarding his alleged offenses and denied all charges.Prosecutors and defense lawyers questioned the accused.Witnesses Xu Ming, chairman of Dalian Shide Group Co Ltd, Wang Zhenggang, then director of the Dalian municipal bureau of urban and rural planning and land, and Wang Lijun, former vice-mayor of Chongqing, appeared to testify in court.Both the prosecution and defense cross-examined the witnesses.Prosecutors played video recordings of Bo's wife Bogu Kailai and Tang Xiaolin, general manager of Dalian International Development Co Ltd., and presented evidence including documents and audio-video materials, witness' testimony, and the confession and arguments of the defendant.Prosecutors said the defendant failed to provide evidence that could help refute the facts regarding his charges and expressed numerous conflicting statements during his defense.The court approved all applications by Bo and his lawyers to speak, guaranteeing them enough time to express their views.During the trial, Bo expressed his gratitude to the presiding judge for being fair, saying the trial had proceeded in a humane and civilized manner.When the investigation phase was complete, and with the consent of the presiding judge, the prosecution and defense debated the facts, evidence and charges.Both sides expressed views on facts, evidence and law on which judgment of guilt and measurement of punishment would rely.Jinan People's Procuratorate pointed out in its summary of the case that during the trial, Bo not only denied the evidence, but overturned his handwritten confession.On the charge of abuse of power, Bo admitted mistakes and responsibility, but did not admit the charge and refused to plead guilty.Prosecutors stressed that the facts of the crimes are objective and will not be altered by the defendant's own will. The facts are based on evidence, not the defendant's testimony.Although the country's legal system has a principle of tempering justice with mercy, a heavy sentence in line with the law should be handed to Bo, as he committed very serious crimes and refused to plead guilty. Considering that the accused did not turn himself in or disclose another person's crimes, he is not subject to any terms of leniency by law," prosecutors said.Suspected of taking bribes Bo was charged with taking bribes based on the following evidence: from 1999 to 2006, Bo took advantage of his position to seek benefits for others; from 2000 to 2012, Bo accepted cash and property worth about 21.8 million yuan (about $3.5 million) from others, or through his wife Bogu Kailai (handled in a separate case) and his son Bo Guagua.According to the indictment, from 2000 to 2002, at the request of Tang Xiaolin (handled in a separate case), general manager of Dalian International Development Co Ltd, Bo helped Tang's company take over the Dalian City liaison office in Shenzhen and then used the office's land for development projects. Bo also helped Tang obtain preferential quotas to import cars. Bo took advantage of his posts as mayor of Dalian, secretary of the Communist Party of China Dalian committee, and governor of Liaoning province in doing so. From the second half of 2002 to the second half of 2005, Bo three times accepted money offered by Tang, which totaled 1.1 million yuan.Evidence presented by the prosecutors, including five verbal testimonies and four handwritten testimonies from Tang, video recordings of Tang collected on May 31, 2013, demonstrated how Tang showed his gratitude to Bo after he harvested profits through the land project in Shenzhen and imported cars.The source of the bribes, the process of bribery and the use of the bribes have been corroborated by the testimonies of multiple witnesses and documentary evidence presented to the court.Bo denied that Tang had bribed him, claiming that what Tang had asked of him was official business according to official principles.In Bo's handwritten testimony he admitted that Tang had paid him a total of $130,000 and 50,000 yuan. Tang made the first payment to Bo in 2002 at Bo's home in Shenyang. Tang gave Bo $50,000. Bo's son was studying abroad and the money was to cover his living expenses. In 2004, when Bo was at the Ministry of Commerce, Tang bribed him again, this time with 50,000 yuan at his office, to "purchase some stationery." Bo took the money home. In 2005, Tang bribed Bo for the third time at Bo's office in Beijing with $80,000, saying that the money was for Bo's wife and son, again to cover living expenses abroad, and the money was to express an old friend's goodwill. The money was taken home by Bo and kept in a safe in his study.Bo and his defense team asserted that his handwritten confession was contrary to Bo's convictions and untruthful. They said the confession should be excluded as illegal.Bo claimed to have been under pressure when writing the confession, which should justify his demand to exclude it. According to prosecutors, Bo wrote the confession alone and nobody was present at the time.Aside from the handwritten confession, the defendant had admitted accepting Tang Xiaolin's bribes in a verbal confession during the investigation. The defendant failed to give a reasonable cause to retract his testimony. Bo's defense was self-contradictory and his previous confessions should be tabled as evidence.In response to Bo's claim of doing official business according to official principles, prosecutors said that anyone who made a profit in a power-for-money deal committed the crime of bribery, regardless of the legitimacy of the profits or whether the profits were reaped in official business.According to the indictment, from 1999 to 2006, the defendant Bo Xilai, under the request of Xu Ming, chairman of Dalian Shide Group Co Ltd, took advantage of his position and granted Xu favors in some projects.The favors included helping Xu with his company's acquisition of the Dalian Wanda Football Club, construction of a sightseeing hot air balloon in the shape of a football, a bid for the Shuangdaowan petrochemical project in Dalian, and being listed by the Ministry of Commerce as a private importer of crude oil and oil products.From 2001 to 2012, Bo repeatedly accepted large sums of money from Xu Ming through his wife, Bogu Kailai, and his son, Bo Guagua.The court's investigation showed that on July 9, 2001, Bogu Kailai, bought a villa in Nice of France worth over 2.3 million euros (16.25 million yuan; $3.1 million) with funds provided by Xu Ming.Evidence presented by prosecutors showed a three-storey villa with a garden, swimming pool and garage, covering 3,950 square meters, the size of half a football field.Evidence also showed that Bogu Kailai and her friend, French architect Patrick Devillers, carefully orchestrated a legally intricate purchasing plan where the villa was bought under the name of several companies rather than Bo's family.The plan, called by Devillers a "montage", covered Bogu Kailai and her family's ownership of overseas real estate, and lowered transaction taxes and fees, through registering multiple companies overseas and taking advantage of their complicated shareholder mix.Bo's wife explained in her testimony that she wanted to conceal the purchase of her overseas property, for fear of getting her family involved, or affecting Bo's political career.The procuratorate, after combing through numerous pieces of written and verbal evidence, distilled a "roadmap" behind the "montage": Xu Ming's offer of funds, purchase of the villa under the name of companies, Bogu Kailai's real control over the villa, and Bo's knowing of the matter.Xu Ming's testimony corroborated Bogu Kailai's testimony.According to Xu, when Bogu Kailai told him she wanted to buy the villa, he immediately pledged funds.Xu said, he made the offer to curry favor with Bogu Kailai and Bo so that Bo would return an even bigger favor in the future. Financial documents verified that Xu Ming was the provider of the funds.Evidence showed that Bogu Kailai and her friends registered three companies overseas and involved at least four other foreign companies and one foreign bank in the purchase plan.The first company they registered was owned 50/50 between Bogu Kailai and Devillers, to abide by local laws which required a company to start with at least two shareholders. However, Devillers' share was simply held by him in Bogu Kailai's place.Devillers said in his written testimony that he did not invest anything in the company, and Bogu Kailai was the real shareholder.Bogu Kailai repeatedly admitted, "the villa has all along been my asset, and I am the villa's owner." Bo said he believed the massive evidence only proved his wife's acquisition of the villa, and denied having anything to do with the villa,claiming absolute ignorance of the property purchase in Nice.Witness testimony showed that Bo was well aware of the purchase by Xu Ming for his family.During the trial, prosecutors played video-audio materials recorded of Bogu Kailai, while she was questioned on Aug 10. A digital slideshow of the Villa Fontaine Saint Georges, made by Bogu herself and acquired from her home computer after prosecutors searched her house was also played in court.Bogu Kailai said, "I took a lot of pictures of the villa after it was purchased. I designed two slideshows of the villa. The slideshow was accompanied by English poems and music, with pictures switched in every three seconds."I brought the slideshow back to my Shenyang home, and played it to Xu Ming when he was at my house. At the time, Guagua's dad (Bo) was home from work and we watched the slideshow together. Xu praised me by saying that I had a talent for this, and Guagua's dad joked by saying that I quite understood arts and I was an artist. I took the initiative to tell him that I let Xu purchase a house in France, as a safe investment, which will be given to Guagua, and by leasing the villa a stable income can be gained. When I said these words, Xu was there." Xu Ming confirmed that he, Bo and Bogu Kailai had sat together in Bo's home watching the slideshow, and that Bogu clearly explained to Bo that she had asked Xu to buy the villa so that Bo Guagua would have a stable income.Xu recalled, "Later, we chatted for a while before I left, but I cannot remember clearly what we said at the time. The whole story just happened like this." Bogu Kailai said, "Bo Xilai asked me whether it was safe to do this. I assured Guagua's dad by telling him that the purchase was very complicated. [The villa] had not been purchased under our name. It was quite safe." Prosecutors presented testimony from Xu Ming, which confirmed that Bo was aware of the purchase of the villa.Xu's testimony states, "In July 2004, Bogu Kailai said the property purchase procedures had been completed and Bo Xilai would call me soon about the matter. Later, Bo himself called me and asked me to go to the Ministry of Commerce to find him. During our face-to-face talk, Bo said [the property] must be kept secret strictly, and he said 'he did not know anything about the property at any time.' I said I understood." Bo said in court, "The evidence related to the property is like a huge ball, and only a thread on the ball can prove I had something to do with the villa. The thread refers to the scenario in which the slideshow was played in my Shenyang home. However, such a scenario did not take place, and the testimonies of Bogu Kailai and Xu Ming are false." Prosecutors pointed out that, on one hand, Bo claimed that he was seeing the slideshow in court for the first time, but the other, he said he had a vague impression that he had seen it at his home: Bo alleges that Xu Ming was a friend of Bogu Kailai, but not his friend. He cannot explain why Xu owned a vehicle pass for the Ministry of Commerce.During cross-examination, Bo did not deny basic details like "the three watching the slideshow together" and "setting up an alliance to keep the property secr自存倉t at the commerce ministry," which was confirmed by Xu.Bo's many allegations had nothing to do with the facts and evidence. The allegations were merely his explanation of facts, which cannot be proved as he cannot present any evidence. Bo's arguments were either self-contradictory or weak.The defense lawyers questioned the legality of the evidence, the authenticity of witness testimonies, and the ownership of the property in France. Prosecutors responded to them one by one.Dozens of financial reimbursement vouchers of the Dalian Shide Group collected by the prosecutors and several witnesses' testimonies showed that Bogu Kailai and Bo Guagua accepted benefits worth a total of 4,431,432 yuan from Xu Ming from 2004 to 2012.Xu used the money to pay for domestic and international fights, accommodation, travel, credit card debts and buy Bo Guagua a Segway electric scooter. Bogu Kailai told Bo Xilai about Xu's payments.Bogu Kailai testified that Bo Guagua had frequently traveled between China and abroad while he studied overseas, and the whole family of his teacher had come to Beijing. In addition, more than 40 of his foreign friends and classmates had traveled to Beijing. It was her idea to ask Xu Ming to pay all the flight and accommodation expenses. Xu readily agreed and arranged for his company staff to make the payments.Zhang Xiaojun, a family aide of Bo who contacted Xu Ming's company staff to buy flight tickets, said in his written testimony that the tickets could be roughly categorized into three types: tickets for Bo Guagua to travel between China and his schools in Britain and the United States; tickets for Bo Guagua to go to Germany for World Cup football matches and Italy, Argentina, Cuba, France, Africa and other places for tourism; and tickets for Bo Guagua's friends, classmates and teacher.Staff with the Dalian Shide Group testified that in August 2011, in accordance with Xu Ming's wishes, they paid for an Africa trip totaling $130,841 for Bo Guagua, family and friends.Of the amount, $80,000 was to charter a round trip from Dubai to Kilimanjaro, and $50,841 was for hotel rooms and other expenditure in Africa. The payment was paid from Xu Ming's personal account.A lot of evidence showed that from 2004 to the time before Bo was investigated, Bogu Kailai and Bo Guagua accepted flight tickets from Xu Ming 76 times.During the hearing, Bo said he knew nothing about flight reimbursements and had nothing to do with the payments. He said Bogu Kailai and Bo Guagua had never mentioned the tickets to him.Bo's lawyers said he was unaware of the details of the payments.Prosecutors said the evidence could prove that Bo was not only aware of payments for Bo Guagua's expenses, but had clear knowledge of the nature of the power-for-money deal.Bogu Kailai testified that Xu Ming helped her, Guagua and his friends pay for the tickets and other expenses, and Bo Xilai was aware of the financial dealings between her and Xu. She told Bo Xilai that Xu Ming was a reliable man and provided assistance for Bo Guagua's studies.Bo said in his written confession that Xu Ming had provided a lot of assistance for Bo Guagua's studies, and for Bogu Kailai and for his family. The nature of such assistance was a special deal that "I helped him with rapid development and he helped me take care of my child." Bogu Kailai testified that the reason Xu Ming satisfied all her requests was Bo's position.The prosecutors pointed out that the marriage between Bo and Bogu Kailai meant a community of interests, in which a bribe-taking pattern was formed by the husband helping trustees by using political power and the wife accepting the trustees' money.With this pattern, the prosecutors said, whether Bo was aware of the general or detailed information of his wife's dealings, whether Bo was aware beforehand or afterwards, it did not change the facts that Bo and his wife committed a common crime of bribery.Alleged embezzlement Prosecutors claim that Bo, while secretary of the Dalian Municipal Committee of the CPC in 2000, was directly responsible for a confidential project to rebuild a venue. The project was undertaken by Wang Zhenggang, then director of the Dalian municipal bureau of urban and rural planning and land.According to prosecutors, in 2002 after the project was completed, five million yuan was paid to Dalian's municipal government. Wang Zhenggang consulted Bo, who had already been transferred to the post of governor of Liaoning province, on how to manage the fund since it could not be conveniently entered into the official account due to the project's confidential nature.In his court testimony, Wang Zhenggang said, "Bo said he needed some time to answer me when I asked the first time. One week later, I went to Shenyang to meet Bo again. I thought nobody in Dalian knew about the project and the money might as well be given to Bo for family expenses as a token of my gratitude for his promoting me. When I met Bo, I told him this idea, and Bo thought briefly and said, 'Do it then. Go to Bogu Kailai for details.' He also phoned Bogu Kailai." Bogu Kailai confirmed that "during Bo's tenure as the governor of Liaoning, one day he told me 'Wang Zhenggang wanted to meet you.' I asked him why, and Bo said, 'Wasn't your law office closed? Haven't you always blamed me? Wang Zhenggang can help you with some money. A large amount.' Bo told me to contact Wang Zhenggang directly, and I immediately understood the situation. When my law office was closed, I was with Guagua in Britain and had been spending a lot. I had very little money, and Guagua's dad knew it perfectly." Transcripts show that when investigators asked Bogu Kailai what Bo Xilai's "help you" meant, she answered "Guagua's dad and I always understood each other without speaking many words, and we didn't talk very literally. Wang Zhenggang had some money to give Bo and me, and we were perfectly clear about that." Testimonies from multiple witnesses and the transfer records of multiple banks obtained by the prosecutors show the five million yuan allocated as project funds was entirely transferred into the account provided by Bogu Kailai between May 2002 and March 2005.Testimony by Bogu Kailai read, "When the thing was completed, I told Bo Xilai how it was managed. It's all done. The money from Wang Zhenggang was received." Prosecutors asked Bo whether Wang Zhenggang reported to him on the project, whether Wang reported to him the department which allocated five million yuan, and whether Wang suggested using the fund to cover Bo's family expenses.Bo said he did not remember clearly."My impression about it is vague now. When the organization (CPC disciplinary authority) investigated me, they mentioned it, but in fact I have no memory of the issue," said Bo. "I cannot remember, but when investigators prompted me, I vaguely recalled the issue." Bo also said Wang Zhenggang's testimony was illogical and not credible.The prosecutors pointed out that after the allocation of the five million yuan, Wang Zhenggang suggested using the fund to cover Bo's family expenses.Bo immediately asked Wang to consult with Bogu Kailai, and made a phone call to her to that effect. Those facts were corroborated by both Wang Zhenggang's court testimony and Bogu Kailai's written testimony.Bo's testimony written on April 2 of 2013 said, "I agreed that Wang Zhenggang would talk with Bogu Kailai, allowing the arrangement. I did not follow the issue after Wang and Bogu Kailai discussed it, so I did not interfere. The fund entered my wife's account, taking public funds for private use. During the process, Wang Zhenggang met me, then I called Kailai again. I am willing to accept the findings of the investigation that the procuratorate authority confirmed after analysis. In the meantime, I bear legal responsibility for it. I am very ashamed and regretful about it." Bo said the handwritten testimony was a self-criticism as if it were a matter of major principle, which was made under extreme pressure. Bo insisted that he had no intent to embezzle the money, saying, "what I regretted was that I was too careless and I did not check them well." Bo and his lawyers said the charge of embezzlement was mainly based on Wang Zhenggang's testimony. However, judging from the evidence of the entire case, it can be proved that Wang did not meet the defendant, nor did Wang mention the issue of the five million project fund.Prosecutors said that as for the key fact, although the defendant explained he had no intent to embezzle the money, the testimony of witnesses coincided with each other and contradicted the defendant.Not only Wang Zhenggang and Bogu Kailai's testimonies, but also the verbal evidence of witness who helped transfer the money, the accounts of the company transferring the money, and bank account records, corroborate each other. The entire process of the five million yuan fund that went into the pocket of Bo's family was clear, coherent and complete. The evidence is solid and sufficient.Suspected of power abuse In January and February 2012, a series of incidents occurred in Chongqing. Bogu Kailai was suspected of the murder of British citizen Neil Heywood. Wang Lijun was removed from his post as the police chief of Chongqing and later fled to the US consulate in Chengdu, in a defection attempt.At the time, Bo was a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee. So what was Bo's involvement with these incidents? (According to the indictment, Bo "violated rules and executed a series of acts of power abuse." On Jan 28, 2012, Wang reported to Bo on Bogu Kailai's suspicion of intentional homicide. The next day, Bo rebuked Wang for framing a murder accusation against Bogu Kailai, slapping Wang's face and smashing a cup.While testifying in court, Wang Lijun recalled what happened. According to him, Bo smacked and scolded him. In doing so, Bo was employing violence to make a clear statement that Wang must stop investigating the murder case.The testimony by Guo Weiguo, who was then the deputy police chief of Chongqing and was at the scene, corresponded with the account of Wang Lijun."Bo Xilai summoned me as well. Beating and rebuking Wang in front of my face, Bo was doing all he could to frighten me so that I would no longer talk of Bogu Kailai's suspicion of murder. To put it bluntly, Bo was using his power to prevent further police investigation of the murder case," according to Guo's testimony.Court investigation found that the day Bo smacked Wang, at the request of Bogu Kailai, Bo approved investigation of Wang Zhi and Wang Pengfei, the two policemen who exposed the murder case on Wang Lijun's instruction. The two policemen investigated the murder case.After the defection of Wang Lijun, on Bo's demand, Chongqing police interrogated Wang Pengfei and charged him with making false accusations and circumvention, the Organization Department of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee withdrew the nomination of Wang Pengfei as a candidate for a deputy head of Yubei District of Chongqing.On the afternoon of Feb 1, 2012, Bo convened a Standing Committee meeting of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee, and sacked Wang. The removal was announced the next day on Bo's orders.At the trial, Bo Xilai said,"I was not prudent and was at fault on this matter. It has long been held that I dismissed Wang Lijun as police chief post, but that is wrong. I just readjusted his duties, assigning him to oversee affairs of industry, commerce, education, technology. I definitely had no intention of demoting him." The presiding judge then asked Bo whether he meant that he readjusted Wang's duties instead of sacking him as the police chief.Bo replied,"I did dismiss Wang as police chief, but it was part of a process of reassignment." According to rules set by the central authorities, local CPC committees must get permission from superior CPC departments of political and legal affairs in appointing or dismissing local law-enforcement officials.The testimony by witnesses demonstrated that Bo insisted on breaking the rules and overstepped his authority by removing Wang Lijun, despite advice from several comrades.According to Wang Lijun, Wang Zhi and Wang Pengfei, when Bogu Kailai's suspicion of murder was pointed out to him, Bo, as principal leader of Chongqing at the time, resorted to a series of acts to hinder the investigation of the murder case instead of reviewing it.The court investigation found that after Wang Lijun defected on Feb. 6, 2012, Bo allowed his wife, who is not a civil servant, to take part in discussions about how to handle Wang's defection, and sanctioned her suggestion of asking a hospital to fake a diagnosis that Wang had mental illness.On Feb 7, 2012, under the watch of Bogu Kailai and Wu Wenkang, a hospital in Chongqing issued a false certificate declaring Wang Lijun suffering from severe depression.On Feb 8, 2012, Bo approved the release of the false news that Wang was receiving "vacation-style treatment".The prosecutors said that these acts resulted in severe consequences and seriously undermined official credibility.During cross-examination, Bo and his attorneys raised the issue that the witnesses, including Wang Lijun and Bogu Kailai, had major conflicts of interests with Bo, and questioned the objectivity and authenticity of their testimony. Bo also said that he had nothing to do with the acts of power abuse.The prosecutors held that testimony by Wang was consistent with the testimony he gave prior to the trial and could be verified by testimony from other witnesses and documentary evidence.Wang's testimony was real and reliable, the prosecutors said.According to the prosecutors, pieces of evidence demonstrate that as a civil servant, Bo overstepped his authority and misused his power, a major reason for the delay to investigation of Bogu Kailai's murder case and Wang Lijun's defection, which led to severe social impacts and colossal damage to the interests of the nation and the people.In this regard, the circumstances of the case are especially serious, its facts are clear and its evidence sufficient and reliable.Bo's deeds accord with the constitutive requirements of the crime of power abuse as stipulated by China's criminal law.Before and after trial A courtroom debate between the prosecution and the defense was held on the morning of Aug 26.Around 11 am, Li Guifang and Wang Zhaofeng of the Beijing-based DeHeng Law Offices, chosen by Bo himself to represent him, presented the defense summary."The defendant told us that he relied on us, trusted us, and believed in our professional loyalty and professional capability before the hearing," one of the two lawyers said.Li Guifang offered an interview with Xinhua inside the court when Bo's trial concluded.He said that before the trial, the defense attorneys had read all case files, copied relevant evidence, and paid Bo more than 20 visits, during which they fully exchanged views on defense strategies.During the trial, the defense focused on the three charges and litigation procedures, especially facts the defense considered ambiguous and evidence that they thought not solid, Li said."We have fully expressed our views based on facts and laws," he said. "We believe the court can give a fair ruling in accordance with the law after fully considering views of the defense." Sources told Xinhua that investigators in charge of the case looked into a total of 97 individuals with connection to or information about the case and got a lot of evidence. They also informed Bo of the right to hire lawyers.During the case review and prosecution stage, prosecutors interrogated the defendant, not only trying to get the confession but also to study and verify his explanations according to law.They informed the defendant of his litigation rights and assigned people to assist defense lawyers when they wanted to access case files.Jinan People's Procuratorate instituted a public prosecution against Bo on July 25 with the three charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power.Assigned by the Supreme People's Court, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court formed a collegial panel, delivered a copy of the indictment to the defendant in time and informed the latter his litigation rights.On Aug 14, the collegial panel convened a pretrial conference, which was attended by the defendant, his lawyers and the prosecutors, to hear opinions from both the prosecution and the defense on the evidence, witnesses and other judicial procedures for the trial.On Aug 18, the court announced the date and location of the trial and delivered a summons as well as notice of appearance to the defendant and his lawyers."This is my first time sitting in the public gallery to hear the trial of a high-ranking official, which let me learn lots of the details of the case," said Kong Xiangying, a resident in Tianqiao district, Jinan."Bo Xilai once was a senior Party official, but everybody is equal before the law. I believe the court will surely give a fair ruling," Kong said.迷你倉新蒲崗