- Aug 02 Fri 2013 12:27
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The future of printing is here ... and it's in 3D!
3D printing, once the realm of sci-fi fantasy, has become the latest reality in technology, and it's becoming more affordable and accessible to the public in China.迷你倉沙田In the past two months alone, a 3D photography studio opened in Shanghai's People's Square, a 3D printing service debuted at the Shanghai Library and affordable 3D printers appeared for sale on a Chinese website.A 3D family printer now costs about the same as a high-end laptop, and a 3D picture can be taken for the price of an iPad Mini.Dubbed the "third industrial revolution," 3D printing refers to the process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital model.By extruding layer upon layer of plastics, metals or other materials, people can create 3D objects with moving parts - from iPad stands to guitars, from jewelry to dental crowns."We're on the verge of the next industrial revolution," said Shao Yizhe, founder of Epoch 3D Photo Studio, which opened in Shanghai in May."It's the right time for the public to understand and try the new technology."Sold onlineAt present, the technology is used in jewelry, footwear, industrial design, architecture, engineering and construction, automotive, aerospace, dental and medical industries, education, geographic information systems, civil engineering and many other fields.Shanghai Library has officially launched 3D printing services at prices from 300 yuan (US$50). Microwave oven-sized 3D printers are sold on JD.com, a consumer-oriented website, from 14,999 yuan.3D printers and objects were hot items at the China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair in May.One somewhat controversial use of the new technology is available on the Defense Distributed website, where people can download the blueprint for a gun.Packaging designsOn the softer side, US-based Continuum Fashion has launched a bikini totally made by 3D printing.For Jack Wu, EOS China's general manager, 2012 was a fruitful year. More than 30 EOS 3D printing systems were installed in China, including at the Unilever Shanghai Design Center, where 3D printing is used to make prototypes of new product packaging designs."It will become an ordinary gadget at home or in the office as early as the next two years," predicted Patrick Williams, Autodesk's Asia Pacific president.Since the beginning of the 21st century, the price of 3D machines has been dropping, to about US$2,000.If the machines are made in China, the costs could be cut even more, experts said.In 2011, the global 3D printing market was valued at around US$1.7 billion.That's expected to rise to revenue of US$3.7 billion by 2015, says Wohlers Associates, a US-based research firm.3D photo studioThe recent debut of a 3D photo studio in Shanghai's People's Square, the first of its kind in the city, woke many people up to the new technology. For the first time, they were able to have a 3D image made of themselves.The process to "print a person" is simple in the studio, called Epoch Time Machine.The customer stands on a special plate against a green background.As the plate rotates迷你倉價錢 two scanners take a full-length scan of the subject, one catching details and the other, a general picture.The images are immediately sent to a computer and processed before being printed out on an imported ZPrinter 650, the shop's single largest investment at about 700,000 yuan.It takes about 10 minutes for the scanning process and up two to three days for the printed version.The price is between 1,200 yuan and 3,000 yuan, based on the size of the copy, which can range from 15 to 30 centimeters."I will put the 3D mini-me in my living room," said an Epoch studio customer surnamed Li. "It will remind me of my youth and beauty as time goes by."The most popular demand comes from young couples wanting 3D images of their weddings, parents wanting records of new babies and young women anxious to capture their beauty before its fades, according to Shao.An engineering student who graduated from the University of Southern California, Shao said he has even figured out a way to print a house.Library debutA new 3D printer has appeared in Shanghai Library's Innovation Space on the third floor, joining a collection of cool gadgets that includes robots and a mini aquaponics farm.The library offers a low-cost introduction to the technology before it becomes increasingly common in homes."It's the first 3D printer in a library in China," the library said on its website.The 3D printing service costs between 300 yuan and 1,000 yuan a time, depending on the size and weight of the product.It now supports plastic materials and the 3D format of STL (STereoLithography), a file format created by 3D Systems.The new service has attracted executives from advertising firms, gift vendors and model ship builders, among others.One gift retailer said the technology will save a lot of time and money for his business.3D printers for home hobbyistsStarting in May, a 3D printer called Cube was offered by JD.com on the popular Chinese business- to-consumer website.The new gadget – marketed under the slogan "now the dream becomes a reality" - costs 14,999 yuan, one-third less than a year ago.The plastic material supporting the printer costs 699 yuan.The Cube, which supports printing out plastics products in 16 different colors, is developed by 3D Systems, the world's largest and oldest 3D printer manufacturer.The entry-level printer is aimed at household use.Globally, the web provides 3D design and printing services allowing users to buy or print out things even without their own 3D printers.New York-based Shapeways is an online company that makes and sells 3D printed products designed by individuals.At present, 3D-printed gadgets, home decorations and fashion items are available, designed by 10,000 independent creators.Products include a delicate lamp costing US$500 and an iPhone case priced at US$23."We believe that 3D printing is fundamentally changing the manufacturing ecosystem in its entirety - how and where products are made and by whom," Peter Weijmarshausen, chief executive of Shapeways, was quoted recently in the media as saying.迷你倉庫
- Aug 02 Fri 2013 12:23
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中情局對亞洲的監控行動
“當美國國家安全局不能進入你的電腦,儲存倉這些人(中情局特工)就闖入你的家中。”據美國《外交政策》日前報道,美國中情局實施“黑袋”行動,破門而入以人工方式入侵美國國家安全局難以遙控攻擊的電腦,完成“棱鏡”項目和其他電子竊聽不能完成的工作。在這種行動中,中情局“黑袋”小組往往是神不知鬼不覺地闖入目標家中,在對方電腦上安裝間諜軟件,在電話上安裝竊聽器,甚至攻擊數據交換中心、或者拷貝備份文件和硬盤。過去10年間,經過專門訓練的中情局特工已經實施了100多次這種行動,其目標範圍甚廣,既包括外國政府和軍隊的通信和電腦系統、也指向跨國公司的電腦網絡、以及與恐怖組織有染的個人。從地區來看,這種行動已經在東亞(特別是中國)、中東、南亞展開。美國情報消息人士稱,中情局近10餘年來的“黑袋”行動收穫頗豐,使得美國國家安全局得以進入世界許多重要目標,特別是“中國和東亞其他國家,以及中東、近東迷你倉沙田南亞”。例如,美國駐中東國家的每個大使館基本都設有信號監聽站,一天24小時監控使館周圍方圓100英里內的所有電子通訊。目前這種信號監聽方式的最大的問題是在美國與伊朗和朝鮮沒有外交關係,沒有大使館,無法以這種方式進行監聽。在南亞一個衝突不斷的國家,中情局在一個交換中心的光纖電纜上安裝竊聽設備,使得美國國家情報局在過去數年來一直實時監聽該國軍方高官高度機密的通訊。中情局特工還加大力度外國政府合軍方指揮部的IT專家和電腦管理員。“9·11”襲擊後,中情局開發了一系列能夠迅速破解電腦密碼,突破商用電腦安全軟件以及克隆手機的所謂的“黑箱”。在世界許多國家,特別是發展中國家,中情局特工現在可以輕易地獲取電話元數據記錄,諸如所有長途或國際電話的細節。中情局為美國國家安全局開展“黑袋”行動,後者也投桃報李,為中情局無人機在巴基斯坦、也門和其他地區的轟炸提供信號支持。(據中國日報網)迷你倉價錢
- Aug 02 Fri 2013 12:19
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Next hearing dates set for man charged in murder
Source: The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.mini storageAug. 01--The judge presiding over the case of Jose Jimenez, who is charged in the murder of 29-year-old Christal Figueroa, set the next three hearing dates in the cases against him on Wednesday, after being provided an update of the two cases by his attorney.Attorney Kristi Riggins of the Yuma County Public Defender's Office, who represents Jimenez, told the court that she was still in the process of requesting discovery in both cases against her client, a murder case and a separate aggravated assault case.Jimenez has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder per domestic violence, one count of criminal damage and one misdemeanor count of striking an unattended vehicle in the murder case. He has also been charged with one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of unlawful flight from law enforcement in a separate aggravated assault case.In a lengthy hearing before Superior Court Judge David Haws, Riggins requested the cases be assigned to a another judge, known as a Discovery Master, who would manage the cases until they are closer to being resolved, at which time they could be returned to his court.Riggins explained that she was still in the process of requesting discovery in both cases, specifically citing dashboard video camera footage from four deputies from the Yuma County Sheriff's Office who were involved in the aggravated assault case, as well as copies of reports.As for the murder casself storage, Riggins stated that scientific testing has been conduced on a number items of evidence, but she only has received a report on one of those tests so far. She added that she was also requesting copies of witness statements."We obviously need those reports as soon as possible," Riggins said.Ultimately Haws sent both cases to the Discovery Master and set hearing dates in both cases. For the assault, Haws scheduled a potential trial setting hearing for 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 14 and a status hearing in the murder case for 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 14.At the prosecution's request, Haws also scheduled a hearing to review Jimenez's conditions of release for 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 7, at which time the state will ask the court to have him held on no bond.Figueroa's body was found at approximately 11 a.m. March 22 in a citrus grove near County 17th Street and Avenue 2E. The mother of three had been shot 16 times with three different weapons. In all, six suspects are facing charges for their alleged roles before and after the murder.Several of the suspects arrested in the murder were also involved in a hit-and-run that happened earlier the same morning at approximately 7:50.Jimenez was arrested in early April after deputies from the Yuma County Sheriff's Office found him hiding in the shower of a home where two of his associates were at the time.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Sun (Yuma, Ariz.) Visit The Sun (Yuma, Ariz.) at .yumasun.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉
- Aug 02 Fri 2013 12:15
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新加坡
Singapore should follow the example of the United States and allow champerty: letting lawyers take on cases for a cut of the fees.迷你倉庫 This brings justice within reach of the poor.THE highest court in Singapore recently decided a case of professional misconduct involving lawyer's fees.In Law Society versus Kurubalan Manickam Rengaraju (2013), the lawyer involved was convicted of champerty. A term that comes from the Latin "campi partitio" for "division of the proceeds", champerty involves a lawyer taking up a case with the contract to get a specified cut from whatever the client may recover in the action. Called the contingent fee arrangement in the United States, it is prohibited in Singapore under the Legal Profession Act.In the last similar case back in 1976, the solicitor was struck off. In the present case, the lawyer was only suspended for six months. Apart from case specifics, the less harsh punishment also reflects how society's values may have changed to make the offence appear less reprehensible.Indeed, today's circumstances have changed substantially from 1275 when the Statute of Westminster prohibiting champerty was passed, amid a culture that considered litigation quarrelsome and un-Christian.It would be 692 years before Britain decriminalised it in the Criminal Law Act of 1967. Even this would come 119 years after New York state had done so in 1848, which was followed by New Jersey in 1878. Today, 28 states in the US allow it.Mediaeval normsSINGAPORE should follow suit and allow champerty, for two reasons.First, a contingency fees system is consistent with the market ethos of our culture, the very reason the US was the first common law jurisdiction to decriminalise champerty.Second, the cultural norms of early mediaeval England that led champerty to be criminalised in the first place are quite irrelevant to us.In the US, the impetus for change came from rising rates of workplace accidents as the economy industrialised. Those with meritorious claims but who had no money to hire lawyers clamoured loudly for access to justice.Lawrence Friedman, in A History Of American Law (1973), detailed how an increasing demand for legal representation by the poor against railroads and factories overwhelmed the bias in common law against champerty.In short order, contingent fees came to be seen as a risk-sharing device: the lawyer risked not earning anything for the work done if he lost the case, while the victim stood to lose only the portion of any potential compensation won that would go to his or her lawyer.In common law, however, champerty was condemned for fear of the abuses it might promote, that the lawyer may be driven, "for his own personal gain, to inflame the damages, to suppress evidence, or even to suborn witnesses" as Lord Denning put it in Re Trepca Mines Ltd (1963).But most of all, it would supposedly promote litigation, especially frivolous or non-meritorious suits. In days of yore, litigation was seen as erosive of the social fabric. Champerty, by enabling more suits which otherwise would not have been brought by the indigent, was thus morally reprehensible.But why was litigation an evil?In mediaeval England, litigation, even if there was merit in the case, was seen as arising from "a quarrelsome and un-Christian spirit", according to Max Radin's classic article, Maintenance By Champerty, published in California Law Review in 1936.Litigation was also seen儲存as being driven by speculative greed for profit, which "in mediaeval eyes was... the essence of the abhorred sin of usury".By the 18th century, the culture was suffused with these attitudes towards litigation. Anything that promoted litigation, like champerty, was not seen as conducive to the commonwealth.This legacy conveniently paved the way for modern objections to champerty to be "voiced by the more successful members of the profession and on behalf of propertied defendants", Radin noted. Top lawyers had little need to take cases on contingency fees as their rich clients could afford their fees. These clients, in turn, preferred any arrangement that led to fewer rather than more suits against them, naturally.Anti-champerty attitudes thus flowed from an anti-litigation stance that was, in turn, grounded in some pre-capitalist, religious or cultural assumption.Those views shouldn't hold much water these days.Seeking justice without riskTODAY, most people would agree that a victim of an injustice or injury has a right to seek redress from the injurer.If the culprit won't do so on his own accord, then bringing a suit against him is right and proper.But a victim may not have money for upfront legal fees. This is where contingency fees come in: offering victims an avenue to seek justice at minimal financial costs to themselves.In the United States, litigation was no longer viewed negatively from the 1950s as a result of the civil rights movement, when activists went to court to sue to expand the rights of different groups of minorities to protect themselves from discrimination. Personal injury suits also came to be regarded as a socially useful way to resolve disputes and express one's political rights, according to a 1964 American Bar Association report.Nor was speculation - investment with a view to getting financial gain - regarded as morally questionable. Transformed from his English roots, the US lawyer - as market participant - could invest as he saw best. This included the market freedom to invest his time, energy and money into a case to reap great rewards if he won on a contingency fee basis but not make anything if he lost.Contingent fees aligned especially the economic goals of lawyer and client, and were viewed as incentives to encourage more diligent work from lawyers.The difference in approach between the US and Britain shows that attitudes towards champerty are historically constructed.Seen from one perspective, champerty empowers a David to act against his Goliath. On the flip side, it may overcompensate the lawyer, in the sense that David could have got more in compensation had he been able to afford upfront legal fees instead. The US industry standard for contingency fees is one-third of winnings. But then again, if the case failed, David would have lost nothing and got his day in court.Champerty can bring justice within the reach of those who can't afford a lawyer otherwise. It should be allowed and not denied just because of some cultural baggage from mediaeval England.The apex court noted that, "properly regulated" to rein in any evil consequences, champerty would help the "impecunious" client. But it added that it was up to Parliament to decriminalise it, if appropriate.With workplace injuries and diseases costing the economy $2.62 billion in 2011, according to a Workplace Safety and Health Institute study just out, it arguably is.andyho@sph.com.sg新蒲崗迷你倉
- Aug 02 Fri 2013 12:09
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日本電子三巨頭假複蘇
早報記者周玲綜合報道“安倍經濟學”推動日元貶值,存倉給去年巨虧的日系電子巨頭“送溫暖”。索尼、惠普昨日交出的2013財年第一財季(4∼6月)報表頗為靚麗。但要談走出困境,為時尚早。業績初步複蘇第一財季,索尼扭虧為盈,一改上年同期虧損246 .4億日元(1日元約合0 . 01014美元)的局面,淨賺34 .8億日元;銷售收入則比上年同期(同比)增長13%,至1. 7萬億日元;營業利潤增長近五倍,至363 . 5億日元。索尼稱,本季業績增長的主因是,手機、半導體業務恢複盈利,以及日元貶值。索尼維持2013財年500億日元淨利潤和2300億日元營業利潤的預期不變,並將銷售額預期上調5%,至7. 9萬億日元。業績有所改善的不僅是索尼。日本彩電和液晶面板巨頭夏普昨日公佈,第一財季,由於日元貶值等原因,液晶業務的虧損額收窄,使夏普主營業務取得30億日元的利潤,比去年同期虧損941億日元的狀況有大改觀;當季,夏普銷售收入同比增32 . 6%至6079億日元。這也是夏普連續第3個財季實現主營業務盈利。夏普預計,下一財季業績仍將改善,上半財年可盈利150億日元。業績最亮眼的當屬松下。7月31日,松下披露,第一財季淨利潤為1078億日元,創單季歷史最高紀錄。這是松下時隔一個財季再次實現盈利,與上年同期的128億日元相比,淨利潤猛增約7. 4倍。松下業績複蘇的原因之一,同樣是日元貶值。日本手機廠商幾乎全軍覆沒不過,千萬別以為日系電子巨頭已走出困境。以夏普為例,該公司至今未能擺脫資金鏈緊張的局面,貸款利息負擔較大,這直接吞噬主營業務利潤,令夏普第一財季淨虧損179億日元。松下也有自己的煩惱。事實上,松下創紀錄的利潤數據,主要緣于其企業年金制度的改變、人員開支的削自存倉,而非主營業務所致。松下的手機業務繼續萎靡,第一財季虧損54億日元,虧損額較上年同期的37億日元擴大。此外,松下的平板電視和麵板業務也未見起色。面對三星和蘋果的衝擊,手機業務萎靡的日系企業,不只是松下。7月31日,日本NEC公司宣佈停止智能手機的研發與製造,今後專注于傳統手機業務。此前一天,日本手機市場曾經的領軍者富士通宣佈第一財季虧損。這是過去五個季度中該公司第三次出現虧損,主要原因是手機銷售收入較上年同期下滑30%。華爾街日報指出,在智能手機市場領先者和落後者之間的差距不斷拉大之際,日本手機市場尤為顯眼,要知道,日本手機早在智能手機出現前,就以其智能性而受到歡迎了,比如讓用戶能在傳統手機上看電視,以及進行電子支付等。成也蕭何,敗也蕭何。由於對其手機的技術性能信心滿滿,加之固守本土,日本手機廠商發現市場轉向智能手機時已為時過晚。雪上加霜的是,日本第一大運營商NTT移動通訊(NTT D0C0M0I nc . )已決定,今夏將把營銷資金主要用于三星和索尼的兩款手機。NTT移動通訊沒有蘋果iPh0ne銷售權。“HTC或需考慮跨海峽合併”除了日本手機廠商,“IT台灣”的“期待之星”———台灣宏達國際電子股份有限公司(HTC,宏達國際)本周發出警告稱,可能自2002年首次公開募股(I PO)以來首度出現季度營運虧損。HTC昨日連續第二個交易日跌停。摩根大通、麥格理等機構認為,跨海峽合併是HTC的最後一招,可選擇的聯姻對象包括華為和聯想集團。據華爾街日報報道,台灣沒有為中國大陸對台灣電話和手機生產行業的投資設置上限。但是即便有買家出價,也不能保證HTC女董事長兼聯合創始人王雪紅會願意出售。更何況,除了資產負債表方面的考量,HTC也需要掂量政治意願。迷你倉新蒲崗
- Aug 02 Fri 2013 11:57
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數位匯流你準備好了嗎?
國家傳播通訊委員會(NCC)於7月26日表示,迷你倉將於明(2014)年提出通訊傳播匯流法草案,積極鼓勵企業進行投資建設,並實施合宜的管理規範,希望能提升經濟發展、創造就業機會。另一方面,根據《動腦新聞》的報導,國際幾個大型媒體集團無力挽回平面媒體的連年虧損,紛紛捨棄報紙、雜誌等出版產業,例如梅鐸將福斯(Fox)娛樂集團、福斯電視網等影視娛樂產業整併到「21世紀福斯公司」,平面媒體則匯整成「新聞集團」;而擁有《時代雜誌》等100多種雜誌、華納兄弟影片製作等多項媒體企業的時代華納,也進行內部整併,且預計出售部分雜誌。台灣方面,除了壹傳媒早在多年前就成立壹電視,聯合報系也成立UDN新聞台,搶攻電視市場。數位匯流已然是現在進行式,各家媒體集團紛紛開拓網路、視聽領域,而報紙、雜誌、出版等事業則淪為夕陽產業,不是朝向電子化、網路化,就是關門大吉或轉售他人。從整體趨勢來看,數位化是必然的發展途徑,然而,要如何在這樣的時代建立新的商業模式,目前仍是問題。過去,媒體內容承載於紙本上,消費者只能以購買來閱讀內容。但在今天,即使各種電子閱讀器、平板電腦大受歡迎,科技產業彷彿期待電子刊物的到來,但真正付款購買電子刊物的人卻少之又少。人們似乎認定網路化、數位化的資訊是免費的,大多不願掏錢購買「內容」。目前只有《紐約時報》等大型報社才能真正以電子化的內容換得可觀利潤,其餘小型媒體只能文件倉尋解決之道。此外,為因應時事所趨,各家媒體紛紛架設網站,將新聞報導放上網站,並透過網路廣告賺取利潤。這確實是一種可以嘗試的商業模式,例如國內的《新頭殼》新聞網站,完全網路化經營,並以廣告為主要收入來源。但另一方面,《新頭殼》將自身定位為社會企業,接受外界捐款,且組織規模非常小,不比一般主流商業媒體,顯然《新頭殼》的經驗無法成為其他商業媒體仿效的對象。再者,以網路廣告作為收入來源的商業模式,很可能讓媒體業者為了吸引更多閱聽人,或者說,為了吸引廣告主想像的閱聽人,內容將可能朝向感官的、軟性的議題,如此將壓縮到嚴肅卻重要的內容。因此,要讓媒體發揮傳遞重要資訊、守望社會等傳統新聞學中訴求的功能,由讀者付費購買電子刊物似乎是唯一的解決管道,但這也是癥結所在:讀者就是不願意買電子刊物!從種種因素來看,筆者認為目前數位匯流仍處於青黃不接的時期,業者急於將媒體內容網路化、數位化,因應紙本媒介沒落的趨勢,但傳統的商業模式並沒有如預期般地轉型,似乎要達到「使用者付費」,我們還有一段路要走。另一方面,數位匯流讓媒體集團間相互整併,或跨足科技、影視娛樂或其他領域,似乎也是媒體壟斷的趨勢。NCC期待數位匯流帶來龐大商機和新傳播科技,但要如何在引導產業的同時,避免過大的私人利益壓迫到公領域的空間,讓數位匯流的利益能為眾人共享,應是NCC必須思考的方向。(劉芮菁╱傳播學生鬥陣責任編輯)存倉
- Aug 02 Fri 2013 11:54
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以斯諾登提供的機密文件為消息源,《衛報》再爆新料——美可“隨意”監控所有網絡活動
新華社供本報特稿 (杜鵑)英國《衛報》7月31日披露,迷你倉新蒲崗美國情報人員利用名為“X關鍵得分”的項目“可以監控某個目標網民的幾乎所有互聯網活動”。以斯諾登提供的機密文件為消息源,《衛報》在其網站刊登了32張製作于2007年的幻燈片,內容似乎是美國情報機構有關“X關鍵得分”的培訓資料。幻燈片標注“絕密”字樣。報道說,相關情報分析師在使用“X關鍵得分”時只需輸入一個“寬泛理由”,便可實施監控,無需經由法院審核批准和美國國安局員工許可。《衛報》說,這家報社記者于6月採訪斯諾登時得到有關“X關鍵得分”的資料,但沒有解釋為何現在才予以公開。幻燈片顯示,美國情報人員可以實時監控電子郵件、網頁瀏覽、網絡搜索迷你倉出租社交網站使用情況。幻燈片宣稱,通過“X關鍵得分”,情報人員可以監控特定目標的幾乎所有網絡活動。這一項目在全球多處配備500個服務器,是“觸角最為廣泛”的電腦情報收集系統。《衛報》認為,“X關鍵得分”的存在證明斯諾登當初並非妄言。6月,斯諾登曾說:“我就坐在辦公桌前,可以竊聽任何人,包括你和你的會計師、聯邦法官甚至是總統,只要給我一個電子郵件地址。”7月31日晚些時候,美國國安局在一份聲明中承認“X關鍵得分”的存在,但解釋稱,這一項目 “是國安局對外情報合法收集系統的一部分”。路透社分析,《衛報》現在公開“X關鍵得分”是瞅準時機。7月31日,美國國會參議院司法委員會針對電話監聽項目舉行聽證會。儲存倉
- Aug 01 Thu 2013 12:01
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赴台個人游符合條件可一年多簽
據新華社電 台灣“移民署”修正“大陸地區人民來台從事觀光活動許可辦法”第八條條文,儲存倉規定符合條件者可辦理“—年多簽”,自8月1日起施行。修正後的辦法規定,大陸遊客要“—年多簽”必須符合三種條件的—種:依第三條第三款或第四款規定申請且經許可;從申請日起回算12個月,如果個人游來台兩次以上;大陸發給的大陸居民往來台灣通行證如果是多簽,也可辦理。台灣觀光部門表示,推動“陸客優質團”與“陸客個人游”是未來大陸遊客觀光業務的首要目標,可以提升大陸遊客來台灣旅遊的品質及觀光業界的收益。
- Aug 01 Thu 2013 11:48
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紐約:卡通真人秀
7月30日,新蒲崗迷你倉一名裝扮成米老鼠的藝人在紐約時報廣場上吸引遊客。夏日來臨,紐約時報廣場上出現了許多裝扮成卡通人物造型的藝人,成為一景,吸引遊客爭相合影。新華社發
- Aug 01 Thu 2013 11:46
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服務員在宴席結束後主動詢問是否打包
本報訊 (彭丹陽 記者 餘力) 在成都餐飲同業公會與成都市旅遊協會相繼推出《成都市“文明餐桌行動”行業自律引導辦法》和《成都賓館飯店餐館剩飯剩菜自律公約與處罰辦法》後,儲存記者發現,大多數酒店和飯館都能看到“適量取餐,反對浪費”、“珍惜糧食”之類的溫馨提示。記者在成都索菲特萬達酒店瞭解到,他們積極響應《辦法》,並制定了一系列的措施來推進“文明餐桌行動”。在酒店的西餐廳和員工食堂內,都有“反對浪費,適量取材”的溫馨提示牌。而自助餐廳的食物都是按需準備,廚師會根據客人的多少適量準備食材,多樣而不多量。並且準備了尺寸不一樣的盛菜器具來應對不同客人的需求。而在《辦法》推出以後,索菲特萬達酒店在員工食堂員工自新蒲崗迷你倉方面,也做了很多調整。無論員工參加什麼技能的培訓講座,“反對浪費,適量取材”都是員工參訓的重要內容。“我們酒店早就成立了相關的部門來督促員工,在自律的同時也提醒客人反對浪費。”成都索菲特萬達酒店方面表示。針對宴席上的浪費,錦江一號郵輪酒店統一要求服務員,在宴會結束時主動詢問顧客是否需要打包,同時會為顧客準備各種打包食品袋或食品盒等。“由工作人員發出溫馨提醒,就能減少客人在參加宴席打包時的尷尬,同時還能節約糧食。”錦江一號郵輪酒店總經理江挺說。此外,在錦江一號郵輪酒店的自助餐大廳內,以及取食品處都有“請大家文明用餐,少拿多取,請勿浪費”等字樣。“制定這些相應的措施就是為了更好地推動‘文明餐桌行動’。”mini storage
- Aug 01 Thu 2013 11:45
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旅遊團多數人同意購物 不購物的人咋安排?
信息來源於四川新聞網 / Cited from .newssc.org/成都商報訊(記者 祝迅)今年10月1日,迷你倉價錢我國首部《旅遊法》將正式實施。日前,市旅遊協會旅行社分會起草了《成都市國內旅遊合同》。昨日,成都市工商局格式條款評審委員會對該合同進行了評審。成都商報記者發現,按照《旅遊法》規定,旅行社不得指定具體購物場所,不得安排另行付費旅遊項目。但與遊客協商一致後可以增加,前提是不影響其他遊客行程。那麼,在有人同意有人不同意情況下,旅行社是否可以臨時增加購物等項目呢?不同意的遊客又如何安排?其實,這種情況以往也出現過。市旅遊協會旅行社分會會長、成都海外旅遊有限公迷你倉庫董事長張江魁告訴成都商報記者,以前一個導遊帶50人的團到了目的地,40個人聽取導遊意見想購物,另外10個人不同意。那麼,導遊就只能安撫遊客,讓遊客在車里等候或者回酒店。如果遊客不同意,想辦法給遊客一些補償。但是,旅行社又該怎麼解決遊客對於原定行程的要求?對此,張江魁認為有三個辦法可以解決:第一,在出發前,旅行社就和遊客協商清楚,旅行社在時間安排上進行考慮。第二,如果到達一個目的地後,確實一些遊客想臨時增加購物項目,旅行社還是可以給遊客一些補償,讓他們同意新的安排。第三,如果這部分遊客堅持要按照原定行程,那麼導遊只能想辦法重新安排車輛,將他們送入酒店或者下一目的地。儲存
- Aug 01 Thu 2013 11:43
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東莞版
市物價局出台《辦法》,迷你倉沙田鼓勵設置臨時性免費停車場,4類情形免收南都訊 記者陳靜 隨著東莞機動車輛的增多,停車難的問題也日益顯現。今後政府將鼓勵設置臨時性免費停車場所,或者鼓勵提供免費停車服務來緩解這一問題。昨日,東莞市物價局公佈了《東莞市機動車停放保管服務收費管理辦法》,明確表示:在醫院、學校、博物館、圖書館、青(少)年宮、文化宮、黨政機關、事業單位等對服務對象開放的內設停車場,原則上應免費提供機動車停放服務。進入居民區、“圍院式”管理區停車不超過60分鐘等4種情形可免收停車費。該辦法將於今年9月1日起正式施行。停車難問題日益凸顯東莞市物價局表示,“在保證交通暢通,不影響社會治安環境、消防安全和城市規劃等的條件下,鼓勵設置臨時性免費停車場所,也鼓勵社會公益性場所提供免費機動車停放服務。”但對於鼓勵的具體措施和標準、實施時間,該辦法中並沒有詳述。據記者瞭解,目前東莞的私家車主很多,停車難問題日益凸顯。但是,設置停車場有許多嚴格的規定。比如說,物價局是停車場收費的主管部門,但經營停車場要先向工商行政管理部門辦理登記。而機動車主把車交給停車場停放保管後,停車場經營者在保管期間因保管不善造成車輛毀損或者滅失的,應當依法承擔損害賠償責任。記者瞭解到,滅失和被盜搶不同,滅失是已經確定毀滅、消失。通俗來說就是車輛報廢。而車內財物被盜搶則不屬於滅失。將組織定價聽證會文件中表示,在醫院、學校、博物館、圖書館、青(少)年宮、文化宮、黨政機關、事業單位等對服務對象開放的內設停車場,原則上應免費提供機動車停放服務。但也提到,“為合理調節停車服務資源,或彌補正常服務費用支出”的確需要收費的,收費標準由市物價部門來制定,標準也會考慮優先滿足服務對象停車需求的原則。記者瞭解到,政府定價的具體收費標準,在該《辦法》中並未公佈。但表示對於今後車輛保管的收費方式及標準,市物價局會組織定價聽證會,廣泛徵求社會各界的意見。在東城居住、南城上班的楊小姐表示,“現在到哪兒停車都要錢,有時一天要去幾個迷你倉價錢方辦事,進進出出的停車費要二十幾塊,而在停車場里停一天卻只要十幾塊”,她希望政府制定的收費標準也要考慮到不同的需求。根據規定,停車場應按規定實行明碼標價,在停車場“入口處及收費地點的顯著位置,用標價牌標明停放保管服務內容、服務費收費依據、收費標準、計費方法、免費停放保管時限、投訴舉報電話等”,統一接受社會監督。停車場收費時還應當提供稅務部門監制的票據。商場小區停車收費實行指導價根據規定,東莞的停車費將分別實行市場調節價、政府指導價、政府定價3種方式進行管理。除了政府參與投資興建的外,一般的室內專業停車場收費將實行市場調節價,收費標準由經營者自己制定。據瞭解,專業停車場指的是“以車輛停放保管為主營業務”的停車場,而非建築物的配套。商場、娛樂場所、賓館酒店、寫字樓、物流園區和專業市場等配套停車場、居民住宅區的停車場所收費,實行政府指導價。車站、碼頭、旅遊景點、口岸配套停車場、公交樞紐站及地鐵換乘站停車場、路內人工停車場和自動收費停車設施、“圍院式”管理區域停車場、政府全額或參與投資建設的室內專業停車場的機動車停放保管服務收費,實行政府定價。此外,機動車輛因交通違法、肇事或故障等原因被交警或交通部門依法暫扣、拖曳到指定停車場產生的收費,也實行政府定價。政府定價管理的停車場收費標準,需報市物價部門審批。[焦點]小區停車未超60分鐘,可不交費以下4種情形可免收停車費:1、進入居民住宅區、“圍院式”管理區域停車場停車不超過60分鐘的;2、進入寫字樓、商場、娛樂場所、賓館酒店等與居民住宅區共用的停車場,經批准收費的醫院、學校、博物館、圖書館、青少年宮、文化宮、黨政機關、事業單位等內設停車場停車不超過30分鐘的;3、進入車站、碼頭、旅遊景點、寫字樓、商場、娛樂場所、賓館酒店、口岸等配套停車場,路內人工停車場,以及其它經批准允許收費的各類停車場(不含路內自動收費停車設施及第1項、第2項所列停車場)停車不超過15分鐘的;4、軍警車輛、實施救助的醫院救護車輛及市政工程搶修車輛。迷你倉庫