- Aug 19 Mon 2013 09:29
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鐵路“慢性病”,好趁機改改了
據新華社報道,迷你倉新蒲崗8月18日,廣鐵集團緊急發佈告示,因京廣線粵北段多處反復出現“泥土流”,廣州火車站所有列車被迫停運,將有8萬多名旅客受到影響。因恢複正常運行時間尚無法確定,廣鐵集團連夜公告提醒旅客暫時勿前往火車站。 所有列車停運當日緊急發佈告示,無異于來了個突然襲擊,讓8萬多名旅客在沒有任何徵兆和思想準備的情況下,不得不去火車站退票,行程突然之間被打亂了。雖然廣鐵集團迅速�用了春運模式,但是跟春運不同的是,春運之前相當長一段時間就有各種宣傳,乘客知道路況如何,會不會停運。 這次天災是主要原因,所有列車停運,是必要的舉措,不過仍有必要指出的是,如果能事先研判可能出現的險情,像預報天氣那樣,將相關情況提前告知旅客,旅客至少是16日晚、17日購票的旅客在購票時,就會有所選擇,改變行程或者換乘其他交通工具出行。據廣鐵集團介紹,16日晚以來,受持續強暴雨影響,粵北鐵路沿線多處反復出現泥土流,造成京廣鐵路南段線路間歇性中斷。既然16日晚已經出現了間歇性中斷,廣鐵集團就有必要第一時間對險情作出研判,對後果進行評估,比如,會不會出現停運。在作出研判後,第一時間向社會發佈信息,讓旅客做好準備。 如果預測到所有列車停運的可能,那麼,16日當晚就應採取措施,提前�用春運模式,而不是等觀察了一天之後到迷你倉出租8日停運當天再緊急發佈告示。如果非要等到已經確定停運時,再向社會發佈消息,雖然避免了誤報,卻沒有考慮旅客的出行成本和時間成本。鐵路部門發佈險情,應學習天氣預報,也可以有個過程,將各種信息提前告知公�,以便於公�自己作出判斷,不一定非要來個半夜雞叫,18日凌晨發佈《致廣大旅客的一封信》。 在退票問題上,廣鐵集團雖然在廣州站開放45個退票窗口,並實施全省通退,將退票時間延長至5天,可仍然是集中在火車站退票。既然天災造成了大面積退票,推出更多的退票方式就有必要提上議事日程。至少,網絡訂票、網上支付的旅客,即使到火車站退票,錢也會退回銀行卡。研究新的舉措,方便網絡訂票的旅客退票,從技術上來說是可行的,比如讓他們把票退到代售點。今天的停運已經放大了退票問題,今後也可能實行新的退票方式,何不提前準備,不要非要拖到不能再拖的時候再實施。 網上訂票的旅客,都留有電話,通知起來並不難。對於即將超過退票時間的旅客,也應進行提醒,確保他們不會因為錯過了退票時間造成損失。這項措施如果尚未實行,現在是試行的時機。 鐵路部門一個小小的舉措都事關公�的利益。在遇到突發事件時,跟公�進行溝通,解決問題,宜早不宜晚。如果慢性病不改,習慣性地來個突然襲擊,最終,亂了公�的陣腳,也會讓鐵路部門在慢性病的泥沼中難以自拔。儲存倉
- Aug 19 Mon 2013 08:47
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廣州站所有列車停運 8萬旅客被緊急疏散
廣鐵集團18日緊急發佈告示,mini storage因京廣線粵北段多處反復出現“泥土流”,廣州火車站所有列車被迫停運,將有8萬多名旅客受到影響。因恢複正常運行時間尚無法確定,廣鐵集團連夜公告提醒已購票旅客暫時請勿前往火車站。“泥土流”攔路廣州火車站所有列車被迫停運據廣鐵集團介紹,16日晚以來,受持續強暴雨影響,粵北鐵路沿線多處反復出現“泥土流”,造成京廣鐵路南段線路間歇性中斷。為確保行車安全,廣州火車站所有列車被迫停運,8萬余名旅客出行受影響。針對列車停運情況,廣鐵集團迅速�用春運模式,全面�動應急預案,在廣州火車站成立調度分所現場指揮,動員京廣沿線廣東段萬余名幹部職工上線,加強線路巡查搶修,努力恢複正常運輸秩序。45個窗口退票退票有效期限由2天改為5天廣鐵集團提醒,為確保旅途安全,請旅客暫時不要前往廣州火車站及周邊地區,以免造成擁擠和混亂。已經在廣州火車站候車的旅客,鐵路部門和政府有關部門將安排有序出站,請廣大旅客朋友予以配合。廣鐵集團正加速為在廣州火車站買票乘車的旅客辦理退票手續。目前已從各代售點緊急抽調50名工作人員支援廣州火車站,廣州站已開放了45個退票窗口。同時廣鐵集團將實施全省通退,廣東省內各車站(包括東莞、深圳、佛山等地)均可以通退廣州站開出列車的車票。鐵路部門還適當延長退票時間,退票有效期限由原來的2天改為5天內有效,方便旅客退票。目前列車恢複正常運營時間仍未確定。廣東段開始通車廣州站仍有部分列車停運據廣鐵集團通報,18日16時36分,經過連續20小時緊急搶修,京廣鐵路廣東段已搶通,線路開始通車,但受當地仍降暴雨、線路多處限速和部分客車車輛需調運等因素影響,廣州站部分列車依舊停運。廣鐵集團表示,雖然京廣鐵路廣東段已搶通,但受當地仍降暴雨、線路多處限速和部分客車車輛需調運等因素影響,19日至22日多趟列車仍需停運。受京廣鐵路中斷行車影響成鐵局停運部分旅客列車本報訊 (夏永靜 記者 張晨曦)記者昨日獲悉,受京廣鐵路中斷行車影響,成都鐵路局調整部分旅客列車運行方案。8月18日,從成都開self storage廣州的K191次、從重慶北開往廣州的K201次、從重慶北開往廣州的K358次旅客列車、從廣州開往成都的K192次旅客列車、從廣州開往重慶北的K356次、從廣州開往貴陽的K65次、從廣州開往重慶北的K202次、從重慶開往肇慶的K813次、從肇慶開往重慶的K814次、從重慶北開往廣州的K775次、從廣州開往重慶北的K776次旅客列車停運。8月19日,從廣州開往重慶北的K202次旅客列車停運。8月20日,從廣州開往重慶北的K356次、從廣州開往成都的K192次旅客列車停運。成都鐵路局溫馨提示,從8月16日至20日,成都鐵路局廣州方向的旅客列車運行秩序做了非常大的調整,敬請旅客安排出行前留意車站公告或通過12306做詳細咨詢。南寧鐵路局4趟客車停運“尤特”颱風襲擊粵北地區所引發次生災害,導致京廣線上下行線中斷行車。受此影響,南寧鐵路局8月18日桂林至深圳K950次、柳州至廣州K38次、廣州至柳州K36次停運,8月19日深圳至桂林K952次停運。為做好客車停運工作,目前南寧鐵路局已�動退票應急預案,在通過網絡、微博和新聞媒體發佈消息的同時,將增配售票人員為受影響旅客辦理退票和改簽手續。濟南鐵路部門提醒,凡購買8月18日T180次車票的旅客可以到車站的指定窗口辦理全額退票。通過互聯網購票的旅客,凡未辦理取票的,都可以通過互聯網退票。我國最大原始紅松林因洪災大面積被毀15日晚至16日這場百年不遇暴雨,致使吉林森工集團露水河林業局紅松林大面積被毀。據悉,這裡是亞洲僅存、中國最大的原始紅松母樹林,此次被毀紅松超過8000棵。受暴雨、泥石流、山體滑坡等影響,到16日該林業局範圍內交通、電力、供水中斷。此外,該林業局育苗基地超過300萬棵樹苗以及林區大小樹木超過8萬棵被毀。林區職工種植的各類林下經濟作物損失超過3000萬元。露水河林業局局長孫佳慶表示:“這是我們1958年建局以來遭遇的最大一場降水。目前全局8個林場中有4個林場的道路被嚴重沖毀,外部救援車輛無法進入場區。”本組文圖綜合新華社、新華網迷你倉
- Aug 19 Mon 2013 08:37
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鷹君派特別息
3個月前分拆朗廷酒店(1270)上市的鷹君(041),存倉昨公布截至6月底止半年業績,期內股東應佔溢利按年減少4.3%至12.72億元,而期內核心盈利為7.8億元,按年下跌6.6%,派中期息0.23元,另加特別息每股1元。集團指香港酒店前景穩定,而由於3間香港酒店已分拆到朗廷上市,預計下半年來自酒店的收入將減少。 期內,集團核心業務收入27.34億元,按年升3%,其中租金毛收入較去年同期增長4.5%至1.56億元,但租金淨收入則減少5.7%至9,240萬元;至於酒店分部收入為19.1億元,酒店除息、稅、折舊及攤銷前盈利(EBITDA)為4.42億元,按年微升0.2%。集團在本港的酒店業務上半年收益減自存倉14%,至6.56億元,而其他國家的酒店收入均錄得升幅,其中澳洲及新西蘭的相關收入大升23.3%至4.1億元,表現最佳。 另外,旗下鷹君中心的租金收入按年上升15.2%至6,960萬元,淨收入則減少3.2%至5,670萬元,平均每呎租金由去年同期的55.2元,上升11.9%至61.8元,但出租率則降至91.7%;而持有旺角朗豪坊及金鐘花旗銀行廣場的冠君產業信託(2778),所提供的分派收入則增加10.8%至3.32億元,而鷹君向冠君收取的管理費收入,亦上升5.2%至1.41億元。 集團在業績報告中提到,本港下半年受惠新郵輪碼頭啟用及迪士尼樂園擴充,為香港帶來更多休閒及商務旅客,看好酒店前景將維持穩定。 迷你倉新蒲崗
- Aug 18 Sun 2013 11:47
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吳春台妻狠酸李珍妮「禮義廉恥」 找女兒生父 李賭上5億嗆驗DNA
【陳慧明、特勤組╱台北報導】名媛李珍妮和聯電榮譽副董事長宣明智、開發金執行副總吳春台的認女風波還沒落幕,迷你倉昨吳春台的「正宮娘娘」米凱莉已氣定神閒現身遠東飯店喝下午茶,心情完全沒受影響。李昨透過簡訊表達:「只要DNA驗出來,真正的生父要公開道歉並賠我5億。」米凱莉則說孩子不可能是吳春台的,而她淡淡一句「禮義廉恥」,卻若有似無的狠狠諷刺李珍妮一番。 李珍妮8歲女兒生父疑雲越滾越大,前日李珍妮上電視節目,不滿吳春台,直指「他殺回來說是孩子父親,又不負責任,像這種人怎麼在社會立足,大家應該要唾棄他!」其實吳春台今年初被捲入此風波,他結婚4年的妻子米凱莉曾以「愛是包容」、「既往不咎」、「誰沒有婚前的事情」回應,幫老公說話。 夫妻感情未受影響 米凱莉昨在電話中受訪時,透露夫妻倆感情完全不受這件事影響,還把李珍妮事件當成笑話,也說沒必要驗DNA(Deoxyribonucleic Acid,去氧核醣核酸),表示:「這事其實與我無關,但她說到我先生劈腿,我覺得我需要捍衛自己的家庭,因為不應該扯到我。」她解釋:「當年我先生單身,如果李懷了他的孩子,為何不跟他結婚?反而選擇有家室的宣先生?這沒道理。」問她對李珍妮的觀感?她先說「不予置評」,又說:「我也很希望她盡快找到孩子的爸爸,因為孩子太可憐了!做為一個母親,不能信口開河,這樣會教壞孩子,讓下一代的人生觀錯亂。」 「兩人之一是生父」 李珍妮昨透過簡訊表達:「放過我和我女兒,媒體要去追的是那兩位不文件倉責任的爸爸,我願意用5億來打賭,只要法院DNA驗出來,真正的生父要公開道歉並賠償我5億。生父就是他們其中一位!」 但米凱莉則說老公吳春台從沒打給宣明智說「孩子是我的」這句話,因此不會跟著一起瘋,去驗DNA,她說:「我們感情很幸福、美滿,到這年紀其實就是伴,互相尊重與信任。雖然我不是名媛,但從小父母就教我女孩子要懂禮義廉恥,不當第三者是我的原則,希望李自己解決好自己的事情,不要扯到我們。」 昨下午記者目擊米凱莉開著老公贈送、價值200萬的賓士 C200與女性友人前往遠東飯店。下車後就和女性友人到1樓的餐廳享用下午茶,現年42歲的她和吳春台結婚4年、兒子3歲,但保養得宜,身穿淺色合身洋裝和高跟鞋,與李珍妮相比雖年長3歲,但她皮膚白皙身材纖細,和剛生產完身形豐腴、打扮豔麗的李珍妮相比,她走氣質路線,完全看不出年紀,堪稱美魔女。 米凱莉擁千萬行頭 米凱莉昨身上行頭也驚人,背的是LV皮包,她曾受訪表示是全家去東京旅遊時老公送的,價值約5萬元左右,手上是Audemars Piguet(愛彼錶,簡稱AP)錶,100萬元左右,左手中指上戴著圓形大鑽戒,就是超過3克拉、價值約950萬的結婚鑽戒。 她和女性友人聊天喝下午茶,笑容始終掛在她的臉上,喝到一半另名女性友人加入,不久,她和女性友人起身走往購物中心,走進「KENZO」及「Georg Jensen」走馬看花,沒買東西又再回到餐廳。看來這場李珍妮的認女風波,隨著正宮出場,還有得演下去。存倉
- Aug 18 Sun 2013 11:27
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3 dead, 12 wounded in city violence
Source: Chicago TribuneAug.迷你倉沙田 17--A 17-year-old boy walked up to an 18-year-old man with a shotgun Friday night in the Little Village neighborhood, pointed the weapon toward his face and squeezed the trigger, police said.Within minutes, someone else who had seen the shooting shot the 17-year-old in the head, police said, and both young men shot are in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.Police said the two were found lying near each other in the 2600 block of South Ridgeway Avenue about 10:10 p.m. Both identify with conflicting gangs and were shot on a street painted with graffiti from those gangs, which use Ridgeway as a border.Two neighbors said there had been shooting the night before in the same block but nobody was hit.The two shot on Ridgeway were among 14 people shot since Friday afternoon, two of whom died. A third person was killed in Chicago since yesterday afternoon -- a 75-year-old man was found dead with head trauma inside his home about 9:50 p.m. in the 5600 block of South Racine Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood. It's not clear how he died -- whether by gunshot or being hit with an object -- and the Cook County medical examiner's office would not release the man's name Saturday morning.Earlier Friday afternoon, a 3-year-old girl alerted neighbors to the shooting of her 23-year-old stepfather at a family home in the Morgan Park neighborhood.The man was dead from a gunshot wound to the head in the 1100 block of West 111th Place, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala. Police were called to the scene about 3:10 p.m. and found the man dead.The man was identified as Kyle Hogan of 11800 S. Campbell Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was declared dead on the scene at 3:40 p.m.The girl was believed to have been at the home at the time of the shooting, a source said. The man shot to death is not believed to live there, but another relative does. After the shooting, she went next door and told neighbors that the man had been shot.Family members confirmed to WGN-TV that the girl went next door after the shooting.The girl told the neighbors, "Something's wrong with daddy. Daddy got hurt. Daddy got hurt," Hogan's aunt, who asked not to be named, told WGN-TV.The neighbors went next door and found Hogan on a couch in the living room, family members told WGN-TV. When police arrived on scene, they found the man on the couch, shot in the face, a source said.Police were checking for possible video evidence.Hogan's aunt and other family members said that迷你倉價錢her brother, age 40, was shot on the Southeast Side recently, and is still hospitalized.Two people were shot about 11:30 in the 1800 block of North Pulaski Road in the Hermosa neighborhood and a third person was pistol-whipped. A man in his 40s died from the shooting at Mount Sinai Hospital and the second person shot, a 27-year-old man, is in serious condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said. The three were attacked by a co-worker after an argument over beer and the shooter was arrested at the scene, police said. A spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office did not release the dead man's name Saturday morning.In other shootings:--A boy in his teens was shot about 5 a.m. Saturday in the 4000 block of West Grenshaw Street in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. He was hit in the hand and foot and is in stable condition at Mount Sinai Hospital, Greer said.--About 3:45 a.m. a 24-year-old man was shot in the leg while he stood with a group of people outside a home in the 1700 block of West 19th Street in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood on the South Side. He was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Greer said.--Another man was shot about 1 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Superior Street in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The 26-year-old was standing in a group and told police he heard shots and felt pain. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.--Two people were shot in the South Austin neighborhood about 11:05 p.m. in the 4800 block of West Walton Street. They were shot near the corner of Cicero Avenue and Walton Street and taken to West Suburban Medical Center in good condition. A 16-year-old girl was shot in the leg and taken in an ambulance and a 21-year-old man showed up at the same hospital with a leg wound, police said.--About 3:15 p.m., a 23-year-old man walked into Holy Cross Hospital with a gunshot wound to the wrist, Zala said. He had been shot in the 7100 block of South Kedzie Avenue in the Marquette Park neighborhood.--About 3:07 p.m., a 30-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 5900 block of South Spaulding Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. He was stabilized at a local hospital, police said.--Earlier, about 1 p.m., two people were shot in the Brainerd neighborhood.WGN-TV contributed to this report.chicagobreaking@tribune.com -- Twitter: @ChicagoBreakingCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the Chicago Tribune Visit the Chicago Tribune at .chicagotribune.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉庫
- Aug 18 Sun 2013 11:15
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茄子 秋葵 和風烹法老少愛
董氏基金會日前公布的調查,迷你倉沙田台灣小學兒童最不愛吃的蔬果,茄子排第1,其實用對烹調法,小朋友也會乖乖吃蔬菜。目前是茄子與秋葵盛產期,僖壽司板前長詹昭旺和SHiNE翔割烹主廚黃家祥,分別示範茄子與秋葵烹調法,好滋味老少皆宜。報導╱廖玉如 攝影╱吳朝奎 【茄子】★鮭魚茄子燒 材料:鮭魚3小塊、米茄半顆,蔥花、鹽各少許 醃醬:味醂、醬油各50ml,水100ml、清酒25ml 醬汁:味醂、醬油各10ml,柴魚高湯60ml,蘿蔔泥、薑泥各少許 準備:醬汁煮滾。 1醃漬 鮭魚抹鹽醃30分鐘,加醃醬醃4小時,以180℃烤約10分鐘。 2炸熟 茄子切塊後,以180℃油溫炸約3分鐘。 3浸汁 炸茄子放入醬汁泡1分鐘,搭配烤鮭魚盛盤,灑蔥花。 ★和風烤茄子 材料:長茄2根,薑泥、柴魚以及醬油各少許 1火烤 茄子放瓦斯爐上烤至表皮焦黑,剝除外皮後切段。 2淋醬 抹薑泥、淋醬油,灑上柴魚即可。 ★米茄櫻花蝦 材料:米茄1顆、櫻花蝦乾6兩,太白粉水、燙熟過貓少許醬汁:味醂、薄鹽醬油各10ml,柴魚高湯200ml準備:茄子去皮切塊。 1油炸 茄子以180℃油溫炸3~4分鐘,起鍋前轉大火逼油,櫻花蝦也稍微炸一下。 2勾芡 茄子、櫻花蝦加醬汁煮2分鐘,以太白粉水勾芡,灑過貓裝飾。 ★味噌烤茄 材料:米茄1顆、白芝麻少許、起司片1片醬汁:黃味噌、白砂糖各50克,紅味噌40克、清酒20ml、味醂30ml、白芝麻醬15克、蛋黃1顆準備:米茄去皮環切,泡沙拉油1分鐘。醬汁拌勻後煮滾備用。 1烤熟 茄子以180℃烤熟、烤約10~12分鐘,烤至茄子中央壓下去會軟軟的。 2刷醬 茄子刷醬汁、灑芝麻、鋪起司片,烤至起司融化即可。 本日料理手:沾油再烤 質地更嫩 SHiNE翔割烹主廚黃家祥建議,茄子要選迷你倉價錢色深一點的、摸起來不要太硬的,口感較嫩。他說:「茄子去皮不一定要去得很乾淨,留一點不僅造型好看,也多了點口感。茄子炸過後,就像海綿可迅速吸收醬汁,所以泡醬汁不需太久。沾點油再烤會比較嫩,烤時油會自然滴出,不用擔心太油。」 【秋葵】★香煎和風卷 材料:秋葵3根、五花肉片3片醬汁:白醋300ml、橄欖油20ml、醬油120ml、味醂100ml,白胡椒、鹽各少許,洋蔥半顆切末準備:秋葵燙熟,醬汁拌勻備用。 1包捲 以肉片包捲秋葵,綁棉線固定。 2油煎 煎約6分鐘,去除棉線後切片,淋上醬汁。 ★秋葵蒸魚 材料:秋葵7根、山藥1小段、魚片1塊、柴魚高湯100ml,薑末、海苔片各少許準備:取5根秋葵剖開,加高湯煮滾,過濾出湯汁當芡汁。山藥磨成泥。 1炊蒸 2根秋葵燙熟後切碎,加山藥泥拌勻,鋪魚片,蒸約7~8分鐘。 2淋芡汁 淋上芡汁,灑薑末、海苔片即可。 ★鮮蝦秋葵濃湯 材料:秋葵5根、蝦仁6隻、柴魚高湯150ml調味料:無鹽奶油15克,鹽、味醂各少許準備:蝦仁汆燙備用。 1打泥 秋葵燙熟後打成泥,加高湯、調味料放入鍋中煮滾。 2燙煮 放入蝦仁稍微煮一下即可盛盤。 ★酥炸秋葵蝦仁 材料:秋葵5根、蝦仁4兩、青蔥1支切末,低筋麵粉、天婦羅粉各適量調味料:胡椒、鹽、糖各少許準備:蝦仁拍成泥,加調味料、蔥末拌勻。 1鑲餡 秋葵燙熟後,剖開去籽,將調味後的蝦泥鑲入秋葵。 2油炸 依序拍麵粉、天婦羅粉,以170℃油溫炸約3分鐘。 Tips 天婦羅粉可改用低筋麵粉10:玉米粉1的比例調製。 本日料理手:搭配奶油薑末 味柔和 僖壽司板前長詹昭旺說:「秋葵本身帶著自然黏液,烹調時可善加運用,像是做濃湯時,可用來取代太白粉,營養又健康。且秋葵帶點草青味,可搭配奶油、薑末等調味,味道會更柔和。」迷你倉庫
- Aug 18 Sun 2013 11:11
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'CarPark Village' highlights downtown parking debate
Source: St.迷你倉庫 Louis Post-DispatchAug. 17--ST. LOUIS --A kerfuffle over the current asphalt-covered state of the Cardinals' Ballpark Village development is raising an age-old question for downtown St. Louis.How much parking do we really need? How much is too much?The team's announcement earlier this month that it was opening 400 new surface parking spaces across much of the 10-acre site next to Busch Stadium was met with hoots of derision -- think "CarPark Village" -- from some city backers. One, Alderman Scott Ogilvie, charged that the heavily subsidized project on prime real estate should be held to a higher standard."We're trying to build a successful, vibrant downtown," Ogilvie said. "These things are not defined by how much surface parking they have. They're defined by people, by density, by walkable experiences."The team, though, pledges that the situation is temporary, that it still plans to build several dense, walkable blocks of condo and office buildings at Ballpark Village, just as soon as it can find some tenants. Until then, it'll get some use out of the long-empty ground, charging $20 a spot for game day parking and providing lots for the bars it's building in Ballpark Village's $100 million first phase."This serves a need for us immediately, and it's a vast improvement over what it replaced," said spokesman Ron Watermon. "We're thrilled to be able to offer fans additional parking. Parking is at a premium downtown."The whole episode highlights a long-running debate in downtown St. Louis, over how much space the city allocates for cars, how much for people, and how that should change.There are roughly 43,000 public spots in garages and surface lots downtown, according to the Partnership for Downtown St. Louis, though many condo and office buildings have their own private garages. In addition, there are nearly 3,300 street parking meters. All this in an area where perhaps 70,000 people work each day and about 13,500 live."Generally speaking, we've got more spaces than we need," said Bob Lewis, a principal at urban planning consulting firm Development Strategies. "It doesn't help to add more."And yet the perception, say downtown boosters and developers, is that parking can be a hassle downtown. It can be a barrier to entry, said Missy Kelley, spokeswoman for the Partnership."I get calls every single day from people coming in for a convention or a ball game and they want to know where to park," she said. "It's probably the No. 1 or 2 reason people call our office."The reality is quite different, said Gary Pohrer, chairman of St. Louis Parking, which owns or manages dozens of parking facilities downtown. He estimates that his lots average about two-thirds of their capacity on a typical weekday. And while that can swing widely if a big event is going on, he can't ever remember a day his lots were truly full."Everybody is always concerned about it," he said. "But we could have a Blues game, a Rams game and a Cardinals game and we'd still have space."PRESERVING STREET LIFEThat's not to say there's never a parking crunch. These days, Pohrer said, space is tight in the area around Market Street and Tucker Boulevard, where St. Louis University Law School just moved in and busy courthouses draw a lot of visitors. In the past, demand has been big in other spots. Much of it boils down to people's willingness to walk a short distance."People are just so used to being able to being a block away," he said. "But if you'll walk two or three blocks you can find something."That's what SLU is doing with its law school, which will bring 800 people downtown every day. Along with 135 spots in the building at 100 North Tucker Boulevard, the school is leasing 62 spots in lots across the street, and 350 spots a few blocks away in the Ninth Street Garage. Early on in the moving process, there were concerns about parking, said spokeswoman Jessica Ciccone. But they were quickly solved."I think people just panicked about parking," she said. "But we realized that it's 儲存uite agreeable to our situation, and it's worked out quite well."Other projects are building their own parking. The redevelopment of the old St. Louis Centre into a street-facing retail complex included converting much of the old mall's interior into a garage. And the Lawrence Group's rehab of the old Missouri Pacific Railroad tower into the Park Pacific apartments included a new seven-story garage alongside it.Those 580 new parking spaces right next door have been essential to making Park Pacific work, said Lawrence Group chief executive Steve Smith."I'd like to think we were downtown Chicago or New York and we don't need it, but the reality is parking is pretty darn critical for the success of a development here," he said. "New housing developments do need to have a viable parking solution to attract people who want to live there."Smith said he has no doubt that the big garage has helped the Park Pacific lease apartments faster, and he knows it helped fill office space, too. But, he notes, the street level of the garage is dedicated to retail storefronts, and that's a big difference from surface parking."We want to have an urban fabric. We don't want to have empty lots," he said. "The reason people want to be in an urban environment is for the street life."And that's the trouble with surface lots, critics say. They kill street life."When you create that much empty land and it's filled with cars or nothing, it looks like an urban desert," said Lewis. "It's a scary place, uninviting. So you avoid it."CARDINALS' PROMISEIdeally, a surface lot is a transitional use, a place holder between one building and another, said Don Roe, acting director of the city's planning and urban design agency. Sometimes that works out. Roe has got an aerial photo of downtown St. Louis from 1973, and nearly every block along the south side of Market Street is a surface parking lot. Today that sea of cars is gone, replaced by a row of office buildings and the Hilton at the Ballpark. Another full block of parking in that picture is now the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse. In all, 22 acres of parking in the photo has been replaced with buildings, said Roe."This is about evolution over time and improving the built environment," he said. "It's all an equation, and the balance changes."The Cardinals promise that the brand-new blacktop they poured this summer on Clark Street will change, too, to sprout a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood of condos and office buildings. When it's done, Ballpark Village will include more parking than its surface lots do now, Watermon said, but in garages, and mixed among other uses."Everything we do is going to have a very urban, pedestrian-friendly feel," he said. "Our long-term vision is to build a mixed-use neighborhood that is both complementary to our core business of baseball and hopefully will add value and transform our region."That's a long-range plan, though, with no particular timeline. In the short run, said Ogilvie, the Cardinals will be collecting $700,000 a year in parking revenue -- more once construction ends next spring on Phase One and 300 more spots open up -- cash the team won't get if the site is under construction. And the city has no legal ability to push them to build more, despite giving Ballpark Village $17 million in state and local tax incentives."We shouldn't be subsidizing low-quality design and low-paying jobs, and today that's what Ballpark Village is," Ogilvie said. "Where's the public benefit in that?"As for the Ballpark Village lot itself, it is slowly catching on. In the second inning of Wednesday night's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, about half the spots were still empty, even as red-clad stragglers walked to the game across it from downtown.And two blocks away, in the $6-a-spot Kiener West Garage on Chestnut Street, the upper floors were mostly empty.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Visit the St. Louis Post-Dispatch at .stltoday.com Distributed by MCT Information Services新蒲崗迷你倉
- Aug 18 Sun 2013 10:57
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重慶本土女作家蓮悅堅持寫愛情神話小說
cqcbepaper.cqnews.net/cqcb/html/2013-08/18/content_1667804.htm...說起愛情神話小說,自存倉你可能會想到網絡作家唐七公子的代表作《華胥引》。不過,今天我們介紹的這本玄幻愛情新作,卻是出自重慶本土...
- Aug 17 Sat 2013 13:50
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陳偉成拖新歡亮相
昨日,迷你倉出租余文樂的“橫洲工業”球隊進行籃球邀請賽四強決賽,日前有報道指周柏豪力追隊友妹妹,以致余文樂與周柏豪兄弟反目,雖然早前周柏豪接受商台訪問時否認此事,但昨日仍未見他現身參與比賽。周秀娜的前男友陳偉成昨日亦有出賽。日前陳蕊蕊自爆曾與陳偉成拍拖,但陳偉成即在網上否認。昨日他更高調拖著新歡尹蓁晞(Yumi)到場。之前Yumi到台灣發展,最近再戰香港娛樂圈之後,二人即火速撻著。他們表示已經拍拖兩個月。談到陳蕊蕊自爆與陳偉成拍拖,Yumi表示自己與陳蕊蕊不熟悉,只會相信男友。對於被舊愛周秀娜力數不是,陳偉成就表示一切已經過去,不想再回應。
- Aug 17 Sat 2013 13:47
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夏日挖川貝
世間最好的貝母在哪裡?一位藏藥老闆說’世間還有哪裡的貝母比松潘草原上的更好呢?貝母’止咳祛痰的常用藥’以地名來命名﹃川貝﹄’川貝里再分出松貝’其標價是其他貝母的幾十“上百倍°為什麼會出現這樣的差別’那要爬上海拔四千米的高山草原一探究竟°身體周刊記者石毅夏日周末,儲存四川松潘。黃龍五彩池的水若是在你心中留下了印記,那你大可以想象彼時彼地小鎮天空的模樣,如黃龍水湛然透亮。抬頭四顧,山峰環繞,當地人有個很好的形容,說小鎮是蓮花上的蓮蕊,而那些連綿的青山則是蓮花瓣。只是在這本該熱鬧的旅遊季節,小鎮的街道上卻冷冷清清,老城復原了明時模樣,可是沒什麼遊客。這裡和九寨黃龍機場只有十來公里之遙,可是飛過來的遊客們大都徑直奔景區去了,經由陸路的遊客又被洪水所阻,小鎮便只剩下小鎮居民自己了。我此番為了尋訪世間最好的貝母而來。一位藏藥老闆跟我說,世間還有哪裡的貝母比松潘草原的更好呢?我問為什麼,他只笑眯眯地答,貝母里分出川貝一類,川貝里再分出松貝,既然都以地名來命名了,就證明市場認這個,市場的事誰說得清?查閱資料才知道藏藥老闆所說不盡然。貝母,止咳祛痰的常用藥。早在漢代的《神農本草經》就有記載,被列入中品。但是古人的貝母不僅包括了今天的藥用貝母,還有其他同科甚至不同科的植物,這種混亂的情況大約到明代才糾正過來。明《本草匯言》對貝母的功效進行了比較和歸類,其中說:“貝母,開郁,下氣,化痰之藥也,潤肺息痰,止咳定喘,則虛寒火結之徵,貝母專司首劑。以上修用,必以川者為妙。若解癰毒,破症結,消實痰,敷惡瘡,又以土者為佳。”這時候,醫者已經根據貝母的功效和產地分出“川貝”和“土貝”,至於“川貝”和“土貝”誰優誰劣,古藥書上並沒有定論。如果根據今天中國藥典的收載,現已認定具有藥用價值的貝母就不僅僅是川貝,以地名來命名的貝母也絕不是川貝和松貝獨有。藥典中認定的貝母共有川貝母、土貝母、湖北貝母、平貝母、伊貝母、浙貝母6種,松貝屬川貝中的一種。其中除了土貝母為葫蘆科植物外,其餘5種均為百合科植物。來源於百合科的貝母都有化痰止咳的功效,但又有其細微的不同,因此藥典也就不可能把不同來源的貝母評個優劣。我想既然功效有不同,又如何有高下之分?不過在中藥材市場轉一圈就會發現,同樣是貝母,川貝中的松貝價格的確高出其他貝母很多。同樣是1公斤貝母,一般貝母大約要價百來元,川貝則可以賣到上千元,至於說到川貝中的松貝,有的地方則標價數千元,是其他貝母的幾十、上百倍。為什麼會出現這樣的差別,我想還是實地探訪了再說。高山草原扎帳篷松潘為什麼盛產貝母?根據植物學家們的研究,松貝大約生長于海拔2800米到4500米的高山草原草甸中,在我國分佈于四川、雲南、甘肅、青海等地。而松潘古時稱為松州,多高山草甸草原,海拔多在4000米左右,自古牛羊成群,由於習慣問題,仍然將古時松州範圍內的草原稱為松潘草原,而這就是松貝所生長的環境。我在當地嚮導的帶領下,找到了藏族人八讓足和他的伙伴們的帳篷。在尕里台大草原的公路邊,他們的9頂帳篷稀稀落落地扎在山腳下。那一天遇上大雨,帳篷里升起炊煙,若是天氣好,他們都上山去,只怕我來了也見不到人。嚮導說,今年氣候反常,高原上夏天也是少雨的,如今卻下不停,大半挖貝母的人都提前回家另謀生計了,還遇到堅持的算是好運。高原上的雨不比江南,江南的雨聲勢再大,下過了天還是一樣燥熱,高原的雨是躲不掉的涼意,雨滴一落,仿佛入了冬,濃霧四起,氣象萬千,外出的人都要趕著回家。這裡的山腳海拔3800米,和想象中的草原不同,尕里台實則是連接紅原和若爾蓋的高原丘陵。八讓足說,天氣清朗的時候,在尕里台的高處能看見岷山的最高峰雪寶頂,那是苯波教的神山,�峰簇擁,雪寶頂冰川的水流下來便成了黃龍,那是讓人終生難忘的美景。只可惜我在尕里台的3天,都沒能見到從雲端露出的神山,只能想象八讓足描述的盛景。八讓足一行30余人都來自附近的各個鄉村,從7月初開始他們結伴陸續來到尕里台,在這裡要度過近2個月的時間。只有在這個時候,在地里生長了3年的貝母會長出易于辨認的綠葉或花來,人們才能從灌木叢里發現它。八讓足和妻子熱麼以及他的4個子女擠在一個帳篷里,帳篷的門比較低矮,成年人需要彎著腰才能進出,帳篷的正中是做飯和取暖用的火爐,3張木板拼搭的簡易床有如“た”字形擺放在帳篷里。在這裡,一切的活動都是圍繞著火爐和床板展開的,主人和客人都圍坐在床上,主要的衣物雜物也堆積在床上,他們最小的女兒德基磋11歲,還在上小學3年級,平時做暑假作業時也得要趴在床上。下雨了不能上山,同伴們常常在各個帳篷里穿梭,各家也就沒有什麼隱私可言。八讓足的大女兒已經出嫁,小夫妻一家人也加入到挖貝母的隊伍中,他們的帳篷就在旁邊。我在他們的帳篷里看見曬幹了的河魚。魚類從來也不是藏族的食物,但這對小夫妻說,魚是在岷江里打的,現在他們也學著豐富自己的飲食。“聽說漢族還吃青蛙,是嗎?”她問我,“我們不敢吃,我們現在也就吃魚。”在松潘,受到此地回族和漢族的影響,人人都喜食麵食。夜裡,靠著白天太陽能充電器蓄下來的電,營地被點亮起來。人們在帳篷里做起面疙瘩,再把它和酸菜一煮,便成了當地最常見的簡單的晚餐。帳篷里的食物總是簡單的,因為帶上山的食物首先要利於保存,所以麵食、白米飯和土豆最為常見,如今有了拖拉機和摩托車,就常常有人開車到鄰近的市場上採購新鮮蔬菜。八讓足說,若是往回上溯20年,最常見的是一個人帶兩匹馬上山,一匹自己騎,一匹運輸乾糧和最基本的生活用品,再搖搖晃晃數個小時甚或一兩天,在茫茫草原找尋營地、找尋貝母。人人都盼著第二天雨過天晴,能上山才意味著有收入。按照今年的收購價算,50克乾燥後的貝母大約賣100元錢。不要急著叫這小東西貴。後來跟八讓足他們上了山,一天翻過好幾座山頭,我才知道一個人一天辛辛苦苦只能挖1至3兩,運氣再好不過半斤,但好運氣這幾年幾乎沒有,貝母再曬幹重量壓縮一半,一個人一天的收入就是50-150元錢。這錢算多嗎?要知道,在八讓足他們那裡,退耕還林後,除了每年能拿到一點兒政府補貼,挖藥是他們最主要的收入來源。5、6月時候挖蟲草,7、8月間挖貝母,全家老小都靠它們養活。這樣的日子,除了高原上土生土長的藏族人,我問了城鎮里的人,都覺得辛苦不願意幹,就算是藏族人,如果能找到別的活路,比如在旅遊點擺個攤開個客棧什麼的,也絕不選擇上山挖藥了。翻山越嶺聞山歌第二天太陽還掛在山腰,早上6點鐘的樣子,八讓足他們就把我叫起來了。在這裡總是女人們起得最早,生火、燒水、煮上酥油茶後,男人們才陸陸續續爬起來。我是客人,雖是女的,卻享受了一次男人才能享受的待遇,等我進到八讓足家帳篷的時候,熱氣騰騰的酥油茶已經擺在爐火邊了。我知道這一天上山,餓了只能靠些乾糧新蒲崗迷你倉這碗酥油茶,既要暖暖被這一早寒氣浸了的身子,又要為登山提供熱量,便學著藏人的樣子大口吞了下去。牧民的�牛成群結隊從帳篷邊慢悠悠地走過,太陽上了山,天藍得不成樣子,連日的陰雨後總算盼到了個好天氣,八讓足說:“今天可以挖藥了。”於是30多個人的營地上,只留下他最小的女兒和另一大人照看,其餘人全都拿著鋤頭出發了。我很快就體會了這辛苦的滋味。旅遊的時候可以走走停停,看見風景了就慢下來,可是這是賺錢養家,早上7點半出發,要到晚上7點半才回,一天爬上七八個山頭,再沿著原路返回是再平常不過的事。上了山坡,就要一路彎腰低頭,只有這樣才能在灌木叢的夾縫里找著貝母,一天下來身體再好的人也會腰疼。八讓足告訴我,他們在偌大的草坡上只尋找2樣東西:一是貝母花、二是貝母葉。貝母花像倒掛的小燈籠,鵝黃色或暗紫色,長在距離地面約10厘米的杆莖上,最容易被發現可是數量極少;另一種則是貝母葉,一般有兩種形態,最常見的是只長出孤零零一片葉子來的,當地人就叫“一匹葉”,還有一種則是長出3匹葉來。看見這兩樣東西,就可以舉起鋤頭往地下一挖,然後在鬆動的土層里找到白色的貝母。市場上又按照貝母的大小分了好幾個等級,不知道為什麼,人們認為貝母個頭越小越好,所以如珍珠般大小的“珍珠貝”價格最高,可是720-920顆才有50克重,其他如豌豆般大小的則要次一些,50克有200來顆。但是到了藏民這裡,他們不分等級,全是按照一個價格來賣,采一顆就意味著至少一次彎腰,一次刨土,所以自然是越大越好。對於我來說,這些葉子和雜草沒有什麼兩樣。八讓足的兒子們讓我試試是不是能自己發現一兩顆,我試著在山坡上尋找,可是沒多久就放棄了,只好讓他們找到了我用鋤頭來挖一挖,也算是體驗過了。翻山越嶺也是考驗。看看這些天天在山上跑的藏族人,個個都是一副結實的身子板,沒有誰看上去有贅肉,也不用擔心久坐成疾。八讓足更是如此,他雖然有5個孩子,但其實才39歲,和那些挺著啤酒肚絮絮叨叨的中年男人不同,他看上去硬朗極了。也因此爬山對他們來說真是小菜一碟,我一路咬緊了牙關才不至於掉隊。還有越過山腳下的草地也並不容易,那當中都是水泊和草氈土,八讓足說那要有“草上飛”的功夫才可以,也就是說一腳踩重了就容易陷進烏黑的泥潭中去,一腳跨出不夠遠也要掉進去。走在前面的男人就用鋤頭把那些乾燥的泥連草皮一塊兒搭在汙泥上,讓後面的人輕輕地踩著趟過去。如果沒有他們帶路,我是斷然不敢一個人走進草地的,何況聽說這草地上還可能有野生動物,野雞野兔並不可怕,怕就怕有蛇。聽說八讓足有一年在紅原草原上挖貝母就讓蛇給咬了,後來不得不騎著馬趕到鎮上的診所去醫治。不過他又告訴我,傳說中能看見雪寶頂的地方不長蛇,從來沒有人在尕里台草原見過蛇,所以大可以放心。人在這高山上挖藥的樂趣之一,便是時不時地高歌一曲。你若是在上海的街頭突然放聲唱歌說不定會招來白眼,而在這裡一切情緒的表達都是自然而然。他們個個是天生的好歌手,藏語歌、漢語歌、民歌、情歌張口就來。上了山以後,30來個人就分散開來,你找你的,我挖我的,互不干涉,人走散了很快就變成星星點點,消失在視野里,可是一會兒東邊飄來一句詞,西邊再來一個調兒,我就知道其實人都在不遠的山頭,不見其人只聞其聲罷了。挖藥為生的人帳篷的主人八讓足是個有故事的人。有一天挖完貝母回去,他在帳篷里給大家唱了一首藏歌,3分鐘,時而高昂嘹亢,時而悠遠回腸,雖然十幾個人擠在幽暗的帳篷里,但好像立即就見到了茫茫草原、皚皚雪山。沒有人否認八讓足天生的好嗓音。他從小在牛背上長大,沒上過學,更沒接受過音樂教育,一個人高興不高興的時候就在山上唱歌給自己聽。20歲出頭的時候,親友把他推薦給在九寨溝做旅遊生意的老闆,老闆就僱了他在九寨溝給人唱民歌。到了冬天,九寨溝沒有遊客了,八讓足膽子也大了,就跑到成都去給人唱歌。在成都的時候,結識了一幫小兄弟,那時年輕氣盛,常常在街頭惹是生非,被抓到派出所也屢教不改,後來過了幾個月,用八讓足的話說“覺得這樣不好玩了”,就乾脆跑到北京,到一個歌舞團去給人唱民歌,那時候在北京一個月掙1600元錢,不夠他花的,就又回到了高原,有了家庭孩子人才慢慢變得穩重起來。八讓足的幾個子女都受到他的影響,個個會唱歌,大兒子不光唱,有時候也在九寨溝的景區給人表演藏族舞蹈。八讓足是個虔誠的佛教徒。四五年前他決定一路從家鄉松潘磕長頭到拉薩。“在我們看來,這事不光是對自己好,對全村人都好。”他說。於是,他和20多個村民邀約,一個人只帶了2300元錢上路,每天風餐露宿,朝行夕止,歷時8個月,穿壞了8雙鞋子,三步一叩首,到了拉薩布達拉宮。回來的時候,他如英雄凱旋,全村人給他獻哈達,爭相請他上家里吃飯。不光是這樣,每一年秋季,他還要繞著雪寶頂轉山,周而複始。每年春夏上山挖藥是這裡村民普遍的生活狀態。我在這裡藏族的村寨里走訪,除了那些做旅遊生意的,這裡各家各戶的年輕人基本都上山挖藥去了。八讓足說,他記得小時候合作社還是以畜牧和耕作為主,每到夏天一個合作社就派一兩個人上山挖藥,再以集體的名義上交。後來合作社解散,各家各戶都上山去了。“小時候,我們騎著馬或者牛去挖藥,到尕里台或者更遠的若爾蓋、紅原,路上一走就是好幾天,帳篷也比現在簡單,騎馬不能帶火爐,都是到了紮營的地方找幾塊石頭堆成爐子。大概到上世紀90年代初就有了平整的馬路,大部分人都開拖拉機去紮營。貝母的價格也是每年都在漲,從300多元一斤到現在1000多元了。漲是漲了,不過其他的東西都跟著在漲,所以掙大錢的也不是我們。”八讓足一家用挖藥掙來的錢蓋了新房子,雖然他過去走南闖北見過了世面,但骨子裡還是個講究傳統的人,有了新房子他就更希望兒子們不要分家,“他們要是感情好,以後都討一個老婆在一起我也高興。”他說。(在藏族人中一夫一妻盡管已成為主流,但認可傳統一夫多妻制的人也有。)對於父親的期望,3個兒子只是笑而不答。30多個人的挖藥隊伍里,還有好幾個學生。在西藏的那曲、青海的玉樹幾個地方,學校都要給學生們放“蟲草假”,讓學生們跟著家長上山挖蟲草。松潘可沒有什麼“貝母假”,一來貝母總體產值沒有蟲草高,比不上蟲草對當地農民家庭收入的貢獻大,二來貝母采挖正好是7、8月,本身正值假期。14歲的用爾磋是馬上要升初一的學生,她是和哥哥嫂嫂一起上山的。據她說,在她的班上至少一半學生放了假都要上山挖貝母,算是給父母幫忙,增加家庭收入。看我在山上著急找不到貝母,她倒安慰說,“這是我第三次來挖,哥哥剛帶我來的時候我頭一個星期什麼都挖不到,總是認錯,現在就不會了,你也會像我一樣。”她不知道,我其實只用了一分心思去找貝母,卻用了九分心思欣賞美景。可不是嗎?高山上,白雲間,野花微香,�牛成群,我也算體會了草原和草原人的自在。mini 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- Aug 17 Sat 2013 13:40
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一年到頭,鎮政府補貼7萬,花銷卻至少60萬 蕭山民間消防隊:探索與困惑
蕭山民間自組的金利浦消防隊的裝備。 東方IC供圖本報記者 孔令君蕭山有支“悍馬車消防隊”?圖片一放上網,迷你倉沙田招來一陣“威武”的贊歎,同時引來驚疑。實際上,除了一輛搶險救援車是改裝的悍馬越野車外,其餘7輛車均是各類專業消防車輛,包括泡沫車、登高車及各類水罐車。有趣的是,這支規模不小的消防隊,設在浦陽鎮靈頭村一家制衣廠內,廠長李立興身兼消防隊長,廠里16名工人兼職消防隊員。他們隨身攜帶電台,聽從蕭山119指揮中心的調度,24小時待命;成立10年來,出警超過2500次;而類似的民間消防隊,蕭山有10余支。據蕭山區消防大隊統計,各鄉鎮和農村發生火災時,90%左右是民間消防隊最先趕到現場,能撲滅約60%的火災。民間消防隊,是怎樣的?在“政府購買服務”的大環境中,又是否能有更大作為?城里正規軍遠水難救鄉廠近火蕭山區域狹長,從中心區域到最遠的鄉鎮有40多公里。李立興還記著,10多年前,一些鄉鎮或工廠著火,消防大隊從城區趕來,至少要半小時以上,往往耽誤滅火時機,“看著工廠燒成一片,乾著急”。2003年蕭山消防部門提出 “建立相配套的、系統性的鄉鎮自防自救網絡體系”,要求每個鄉鎮都要成立消防隊。浦陽鎮領導便找到了“愛管閑事出了名”的李立興,商量“各出一半錢”,一起買輛消防車,拉一支消防隊,想法一拍即合。蕭山區消防大隊給新成立的業餘隊伍培訓,並發放了專用的消防車牌照。李立興從廠里挑了6位熨工做消防員,都是青壯小伙,從那時起,他招工的標準,便增添了“熱心消防”一條。經過數年的實戰,隊伍從業餘級別成了專業水準,李立興給員工宿舍裝了滑竿,車庫建得和正規消防隊一模一樣,消防員們天天要訓練。李立興幾乎以每年1輛的速度添置消防車,並買了數百萬元的專業設備,比如生命探測儀和液壓切割機……論消防裝備,李立興的消防隊在蕭山已是數一數二,在突發事件的救援能力上,甚至有時還能比肩乃至超過正規軍。近些年,這支消防隊累計救了500多人。雖是“民間消防隊”,但李立興和隊員從接警迷你倉價錢出動的時間,是“最多1分45秒”,足以媲美“正規部隊”。浦陽鎮範圍內失火,鎮委書記總是先打電話給李立興:“在哪?”“在路上了!”書記便放下心來。鄰近的數個鄉鎮失火,蕭山消防的指揮中心都喜歡調度李立興的隊伍。從2006年起,浦陽鎮政府每年補貼李立興的消防隊7萬元,可他的消防隊規模太大,每年的維護成本,給員工的消防獎金以及訓練費用,已至少需60萬元……別讓民間力量僅憑熱情孤軍奮戰 李立興很用心。記者曾隨他出警,鄰近鄉鎮的鏈條廠起火,他領著隊員們在鄉間公路一路飛馳,一路用電台呼叫指揮,跳下車就往煙里飛奔;直到現場火勢已被控制,他的眉頭才稍稍舒展。他直言記者“不懂他”——你們沒見那些家屬和被困者祈求或是感恩的眼神,就不懂消防員的責任感和成就感。最忙的時候,李立興一天要出警5次,任務重、責任大,也倦得很。更煩惱的是,工廠近年效益不好,養消防隊成了負擔,可沒人願意接他的活。他慫恿一些企業家朋友建消防隊,對方拼命搖頭,不願管那“閑事”;李立興曾想將一輛報廢的消防車送給一家幾乎“每年要燒一次”的工廠,對方電話里連說謝謝,可至今沒來取車。單憑7萬元的補助,民間消防隊很難搞好。附近鄉鎮的民間消防隊曾出過岔子,僅有的1輛消防車缺少維護,趕到火災地才發現,水管和水袋都破了,此後乾脆由正規消防隊接管了;一些企業家很有錢,可不願意在消防隊上多花錢——讓工廠的保安隊長兼職消防隊長,很少組織訓練,若逢生產工期緊時,就不願出警了。李立興建議,政府對民間消防隊給予更多的鼓勵。蕭山區政府曾給過老李的消防隊20萬元補助,可“給錢”未必是治本之策。老李覺得,一些鄉鎮的“1輛車2個人”的小型民間消防隊,可以兼併或是合作,集中資金和人力物力,做大做強一支專業性和責任心強的隊伍,加大救援覆蓋面積。而有熱心、有能力的企業家和消防部門,可以互相合作,探索民間消防隊的其他經營模式。比如,出售消防隊的“冠名權”;或者,建立公開透明的“民間消防基金”。至少,別讓民間力量僅憑熱情孤軍奮戰。迷你倉庫
- Aug 17 Sat 2013 13:31
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胡志強期待台中廈門郵輪經濟
【中新社廈門十六日電】台中市長胡志強率台中產業界代表團十六日抵達廈門,迷你倉繼續訪閩之旅。十七日將由廈門返回台灣的胡志強,總結此次訪閩之旅為“看老朋友,參觀新建設,促進雙邊互動合作”。胡志強同時表示,下一步將重點推動台中與廈門在文化、觀光、經貿和智慧城市建設等方面的合作。中共廈門市委副書記鍾興國當日下午在廈門會見了胡志強一行。鍾興國向胡志強介紹了廈門建設的最新進展,表示廈門正努力建設“四個最”——兩岸交流合作先行區和兩岸經貿合作最緊密區域、文件倉岸文化交流最活躍平台、兩岸直接往來最便捷通道、兩岸同胞融合最溫馨家園。胡志強亦盛讚廈門和台中在文化、觀光、經貿往來上交流密切,相信未來雙方在很多方面均可開展合作,“共創兩岸交流風氣之先”。會見後胡志強在接受記者採訪時表示,台中與基隆、高雄並列為台灣主要的郵輪接待港口。在高雄、基隆近兩年來遊客量均出現下滑情況,祇有台中實現一倍以上的增長,這很大程度上得益於包括廈門遊客在內大陸遊客的貢獻。他表示,對未來廈門台中兩地在郵輪經濟上的合作充滿信心。存倉