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【本報訊】今年6月底，儲存拱北口岸開通使用新建的東西兩翼聯檢樓，使珠海拱北口岸通關能力擴容至50萬人次。立法議員梁安琪指出，隨�中秋及國慶長假期到來，本澳出入境事務廳應當及早做好準備，預先制訂應對措施，加強與珠海的協調及通報，並提升通關效率，加強通關能力。近年，由於旅客量大幅上升，令珠海拱北口岸邊檢大樓的通關能力受到巨大挑戰， 2012年起拱北口岸日均出入境客流量達到25.5萬人次，節假日單日客流量屢次突破30萬人次，在全國各陸路旅檢口岸中居第一。東西兩翼聯檢樓開通後，緩解了拱北口岸的通關壓力，日後二層開通後，最終通關能力將擴容至50萬人次，屆時澳門方面將會面臨同一時間口岸內大批人流湧入的情況。梁安琪表示，今年節假日旅遊旺季期間，澳門關閘口岸都出現過關人潮，為通關工作帶來沉重壓力，旅客及居民過關等候時間很長，人潮擁塞惹起很大不滿。由於中秋節、國慶節及元旦春節等節假日將陸續新蒲崗迷你倉來，屆時可能出現旅客高峰，本澳出入境事務廳應當未雨綢繆，提前做好準備，設定應對政策措施，靈活調動人手，密切與內地邊檢部門保持資訊互通，主動加強發布消息，讓市民了解通關現況。梁安琪認為，當局可通過電台、電視及手機等媒介向市民發布關閘過關人流實況信息，呼籲市民避開高峰時期過關；並因應人流適當增加櫃位，加派前線人員疏導旅客排隊過關，並安排警員協助維持秩序作分流措施，確保口岸旅客出入暢順，提高通關效率；同時改善前線人員的處事能力和投訴機制。此外，當局應加快通關口岸的硬件設置建設，同時完善配套，維護好自助過關系統，提升通關能力。此外，隨�旅客數量不斷增長，本澳市民的生活亦受到影響，不少澳門市民已有怨言。梁安琪認為，當局須考慮設施和空間使用問題，在發展旅遊業的同時，儘量不影響本澳市民的正常出行和生活質素，因地制宜地制訂及調整旅遊發展政策，打造讓市民及旅客都感到舒適的世界旅游休閒中心。mini storage

趙愷健　報道kjcheow@sph.com.sg喜敦控股（Heeton Holding）將在今天正式推出其“Onze @ Tanjong Pagar”的永久地契綜合發展項目。該丹戎巴葛項目包含共管公寓與零售店面，self storage私宅平均售價為每平方英尺2250元，而店面的售價為每平方英尺5800元到7500元之間，預計會在2018年3月取得臨時入伙證（TOP）。這個項目目前是喜敦控股管理的服務公寓項目“El Centro”，在2004年才獲得臨時入伙證，不過由於集團相信地段的重新發展和售出能夠獲得更好的回報，所以決定將現有項目拆掉重建。執行董事兼首席營運總監劉易瓊表示，雖然政府最近推出了新的房貸管制框架，但項目在尚未推出前，其實已獲得市場相當不錯的反應，在過去幾天開始收集一些支票，支票數量已超過項目的一半單位。他表示，他們不會為買家提供額外的“租金保證”，因為相信項目的售價迷你倉經很有競爭力。對於那些今天晚上11點前交支票的早買者，還能享有超過20％的優惠。項目是一棟18層樓高的建築，其中一樓是商業店面，第五至18層是私宅單位，一共有56個私宅單位與13個商業店面。56個私宅單位中有一半是屬於單臥房式單位，而另一半是三臥房式單位；前者面積從506平方英尺起跳，三臥房式單位則從1044平方英尺起。一個私宅位售價大約會在120萬元到260萬元之間。onze其實是法語中的“11”，指的就是項目的地址基生街（Kee Seng Street）11號。劉易瓊表示，集團接下來的投資業務將更加專注在海外的投資項目，包括發展在倫敦的酒店、越南的宿舍等潛在項目；同時在本地市場會發展更多大�私宅項目或執行共管公寓（EC）項目，而暫時避開高檔私宅市場。他說：“政府推出總債務償還比率（TDSR）限制後，對很多買家的預算來說比較緊了，高檔市場的項目比較難以售出。”文件倉

新華社北京９月４日電（記者陳煒偉、朱立毅）為保障今年中秋節和國慶節期間食品安全，迷你倉價錢嚴防重大食品安全事故，國務院食品安全委員會辦公室日前下發通知，部署各地加強節日期間食品安全監管工作，組織開展對節日熱銷食品生產企業和流通及餐飲服務環節食品安全專項監督檢查。國務院食安辦通知指出，要深入排查風險和隱患，堅決打擊和嚴厲查處使用回收原料生產食品、降低標準突擊生產食品和超範圍超限量使用食品添加劑等問題，對發現的違法違規問題，依法從嚴從重處理。同時，要突出節日消費量大、消費者申訴舉報多以及群�日常生活必需的食品，突出月餅、乳製品、糧食製品、肉製品、食用油等重點品種，突出農村、城鄉結合部、城市社區、旅遊景區及車站碼頭等重點區域，以商場、超市、批發市場、集貿市場、食品店為重點場所，有針對性地集中開展專項執法檢查，嚴迷你倉打擊銷售不符合食品安全標準食品，特別是有毒有害食品的違法犯罪行為。通知要求，要以餐飲集中區、旅遊景區及周邊、高速公路沿線等為重點區域，以月餅、米、面、肉及肉製品、蛋及蛋製品、乳及乳製品、食用油、節令性食品等大宗原輔料及食品添加劑為重點產品，以原材料採購和貯存、涼菜加工製作、食品添加劑使用、餐用具清洗消毒、食品及工用具生熟分開、備餐及食品配送等為重點環節，以學校、單位食堂等集中用餐單位為重點場所，加大監督檢查力度，強化餐飲服務食品安全風險排查和治理。通知還要求，各地要加大對重點食品和地方特色食品等節日熱銷食品的監督抽檢工作力度，並在中秋前開展月餅專項監督抽檢、切實強化對月餅質量安全的執法檢查，努力實現從月餅的生產、銷售到消費的全程監管。此外，要堅持重大事項報告制度，及時果斷妥善處置食品安全突發問題。儲存

本報南寧訊 （記者/姚琳 實習生/何婷婷）9月4日，儲存倉文萊工業和初級資源部在南寧國際會展中心舉辦文萊國家推介會。推介會以文萊國情介紹、旅遊資源項目為推介主題，圍繞加強文中兩國在中國-東盟自由貿易區建成後的經貿合作，尤其是進一步推進文萊與中國在旅遊項目開發與推廣、基礎項目投資建設、農業科技合作、清真產品研發、文化交流等領域的互利合作，推動雙邊經濟合作向迷你倉價錢深發展等議題展開研討，促進文中經貿投資伙伴關係的深入發展，實現互利共贏。文萊關稅極低，且不徵收資本收益和個人所得稅。據介紹，到文萊的潛在投資者可享有一系列的廣泛優惠，其中包括免征20年的企業稅；免除原材料、機械、設備、零件、附件等的進口稅，以及對資本津貼及損失的調整。此外，尊重宗教信仰，有著尊重多元化民族風俗的文萊，還是一個友好、熱情的旅遊目的地國家。迷你倉

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繼北寧路坍方落石，<b><A href='http://www.kfstorage.com' title='self storage'><span style='color:blue;'>self storage</span></A></b>基隆巿和平島公園在這次大雨後有零星新落石，危及遊客安全；基隆巿交通旅遊處表示，目前最好的方式就是維持原狀，並要求園方做好安全管制，以免遊客遭殃。和平島公園後段濱海步道區崖壁原本就屬不穩定的風化地質，去年初施作防護網工程尚未驗收，二月底時就被崩落大小碎石打爛，這次大雨又掉落新石。新的零星新落石區在步道中段，挖土機難到達，必須人工移除，連同舊的，至今仍未處理；另外在濱海步道底也有一處落石區，同樣架設防護鐵網，上方仍有零星岩石掉落。巿府去年委外經營和平島公園，但這兩處落石區一直未開放；<b><A href='http://www.kfstorage.com' title='迷你倉'><span style='color:blue;'>迷你倉</span></A></b>年夏天，接連幾個颱風打壞從九曲橋通往濱海步道的安全管制設施。昨天到訪的遊客，對頭上的風化崖似乎毫無警覺心。交通旅遊處代處長王英哲表示，和平島公園風景區跟北寧路的地質條件類似，但海蝕斷崖奇特處就在渾然天成，風化是自然的一部分，因此專家並不建議用打岩釘、掛網、噴漿等人工方式處理。他說，為恢復濱海步道功能，原本考慮兩種方案，一是繞經潮間帶路堤，漲潮時管制，二是利用掉下的落石堆疊成較好走的步道，但要動支工程款發包設計時，遭主計處反對。因主計處要求提高業者權利金才能代為清除，導致雖有一千萬元工程款，卻無法使用。<b><A href='http://www.kfstorage.com' title='文件倉'><span style='color:blue;'>文件倉</span></A></b>

　　本報記者 楊元 黃蕾/文　本報記者 徐彥/攝　　浙江的山水，儲存在“鄰居”們的眼中，最心動的是哪一處？　　這個問題的答案，昨天有400位來自南京的“鄰居”一起來探尋——　　上午11點，5輛大巴載著一支250人南京旅遊團隊抵達嘉善西塘景區，這是《錢江晚報》攜手《金陵晚報》，通過“看晚報·游浙江”活動組織來浙江的第一支讀者旅遊團隊，同時也是十省晚報聯盟“看晚報·游浙江”活動的首發團。　　與此同時，另一支150人的讀者旅遊團隊抵達了桐廬瑤琳仙境景區。詩畫浙江，從來都不是一筆寫就的。　　一份給1400萬讀者的旅遊請柬　　讓首發團人氣旺到爆　　首發團“爆掉了”。這是來自《金陵晚報》同行的描述，就能知道這次活動有多火。　　據悉，《金陵晚報》在8月23日開始征集西塘與桐廬的特惠搶先團，原定兩地各50人，報名到30日下午4點截止。消息一出，報名者紛至遝來。　　前天下午，本報工作人員接到南京同行的電話：“團爆掉了，西塘報名已經超過200人，桐廬也大大超額。”來自南京旅遊集散中心的數據表明：截至30日下午4點，西塘線的報名數是240人，桐廬為150人，4點之後仍有60多位遊客報名。最後成行的首發團遊客達到了400人。“如果報名時間再長一周，報1000人都沒有問題。”　　為歡迎“看晚報·游浙江”首發團的遊客，浙江省旅遊局和浙江日報報業集團準備了隆重的歡迎儀式。浙江省旅遊局領導親自帶隊趕赴西塘古鎮與桐廬瑤琳仙境景區，為首發團遊客授旗，活動主辦方還為遊客們準備了極具浙江特色的小禮品。　　這次 “看晚報·游浙江”活動，由浙江省旅遊局、浙江日報報業集團主辦，由錢江晚報聯合全國10個省（市）的15家主流晚報共同承辦。　　活動于8月中旬至10月中旬，面向北京、天津、上海、山東、江蘇、安徽、江西、福建、廣東、河南等十個省（市）主要城市的晚報讀者和市民，推出浙江旅遊的系列宣傳和豐富多彩的旅遊活動及各類旅遊優惠推廣。　　活動旨在借力晚報聯盟優勢，借助高鐵網絡的便利，整合浙江省內各地旅遊資源，吸引國內千萬遊客暢游“詩畫江南，山水浙江”。　　自8月13日活動正式�動新蒲崗迷你倉浙江省旅遊局局長趙金勇帶領11地市旅遊局官員親赴南京新街口向市民派發“浙江邀請函”之後，活動就引起了全國各地讀者的高度關注。　　北京晚報、新民晚報、今晚報、大河報、齊魯晚報、青島晚報、新安晚報、金陵晚報、姑蘇晚報、南昌晚報、福州晚報、廈門晚報、羊城晚報、深圳晚報和錢江晚報等15家媒體對浙江11個地市的旅遊資源進行了輪番宣傳，覆蓋高鐵沿線2300公里10個省（市）超過100個城市的1400萬讀者。　　家庭派戀上西塘　　桐廬山水適合“致青春”　　昨天中午，“看晚報·游浙江”的南京遊客穿著統一的宣傳T恤出現在景區門口，這一幕迅速引來了其他遊客的圍觀。　　浙江省旅遊局副局長許澎把大書著“看晚報 游浙江”字樣的出行紅旗交到了南京遊客代表的手中，寓意活動在高鐵沿線省市正紅紅火火地展開。　　記者觀察了一下，這次來西塘的南京遊客以“家庭派”居多，不少都曾來過浙江。“我已經是浙江的常客了。” 73歲的葉澤瀾阿姨告訴記者，諸暨五泄、紹興、舟山群島……浙江的很多山山水水她都走過，“看到金陵晚報上推出的西塘一日游活動，就和好友一起來報名。西塘一直想來見識下，這次總算如願了。”　　在桐廬迎接南京首發團遊客的是桐廬縣旅遊委員會主任徐利民。桐廬的自然山水似乎更受年輕的南京人喜歡。　　“你看，這個好像一頭蓬發雄獅，難怪這個洞廳叫‘獅象迎賓’，還真是形象。”在瑤琳仙境，大學生張珂正玩得不亦樂乎。張珂是河南人，在南京上大學。她告訴記者，這算是自己整個宿舍的一次暑假結束前的“致青春”。“暑假快結束了，我和幾個室友一商量，就組團來啦。聽說河南到浙江也有高鐵了，等我工作了，再帶爸媽來。”　　“這次首發團如期而至，而且效果很火爆，超出我們的預計，這說明我們的活動接地氣了，前期的媒體宣傳初見成果。”浙江省旅遊局副局長許澎告訴記者，“我們瞭解到，有不少遊客已經不止一次兩次來到浙江，現在再來，這麼多回頭客，說明浙江的旅遊還是很吸引人的。”　　好戲連台，近期“看晚報·游浙江”活動，與南京首發團同時進行的還有“十省晚報聯盟浙江採風行”，9月底還將開展“十省晚報讀者大聯歡”活動。mini storage

Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaAug.新蒲崗迷你倉 30--WATERLOO, Iowa -- City leaders may tighten the leash on pit bull owners.Waterloo Mayor Buck Clark said animal control staff members are working on a "very restrictive ordinance for pit bulls" in the wake of a brutal attack earlier this week that left two people injured."It's something we need to react to," he said.City Council members are scheduled to discuss the possible ordinance changes during a short work session at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday. Public comment typically is not taken during work sessions, but any ordinance change would need to come back at a regular council meeting for approval.Councilwoman Carolyn Cole said council members are already receiving emails urging the city not to target the breed despite Tuesday's high-profile dog attack on Riehl Street.Vivien Brookman, 65, was at Allen Hospital on Thursday recovering from about 200 dog bites, while 13-year-old William McNealy suffered bites and scratches after both were attacked by three dogs while walking on a public street.Police shot and killed a large pit bull involved in the incident while an 8-month-old male Boston terrier mix and a 1-year-old female pit bumini storagel were detained by Waterloo Animal Control.While some communities have adopted outright bans on pit bulls, Clark said the ordinance being developed by Sandie Greco, who oversees animal control for the city, and Maria Tiller, an animal control officer, would still allow people to own the breed under more restrictive circumstances.Among ideas being considered, the ordinance would require all pit bulls to be microchipped for identification and would create a separate dog license for the breed. He said the rules could require all pit bulls to be spayed or neutered and could place limits on the number of pit bulls a person can own.Current city zoning ordinances limit the number of adult dogs at a household to four. But there is nothing limiting specific breeds.Meanwhile, Clark is expecting to present certificates of heroism at Tuesday's council meeting to three individuals who came to help those being attacked by the dogs this week: William McNealy, KaRon Bennett and Tanner Lee Cornwell.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Waterloo, Iowa) Visit Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Waterloo, Iowa) at .wcfcourier.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesself storage

Regional flag day today***********************Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.新蒲崗迷你倉30pm today (August 31). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Carnation Women's Association; in Kowloon, Lifeline Express Hong Kong Foundation; and in the New Territories, Shatin Emmanuel Church, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people distinguish between the three flag-selling activities.Information on the three flag-selling organisations on August 31 is as follows:RegionName ofColour ofColourOrganisationCollection Bag of FlagHong Kong Carnation Women'sYellowOrangeIslandAssociationKowloonLifeline Expmini storageessOrangeYellowHong Kong FoundationNewShatin Emmanuel Church YellowWhiteTerritoriesFor enquiries, please call SWD's hotline at 2343 2255, or SWD headquarters at 2832 4311 during office hours. Information on the flag days of the month is also available at SWD's website (.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/).Details of the charitable fund-raising activities covered by Public Subscription Permit issued by SWD have also been uploaded on the GovHK website (.gov.hk/fundraising).In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the Police.Ends/Saturday, August 31, 2013Issued at HKT 06:01NNNNself storage

Source: San Antonio Express-NewsAug.儲存 31--Given the roaming dog crisis in San Antonio, there are many who would argue the city needs more-kill, not no-kill.With a marked surge in reported bites of Bexar County residents, it's understandable to question the city's no-kill goals. Why keep more dogs alive in S.A., when so many are prowling our streets?But a closer look at the numbers, and facts, makes it difficult to connect the city's no-kill efforts to the roaming dog population, or dog bites."I look after the dog bite issue here at the American Veterinary Medical Association, and I would not assume there is any connection," said Emily Patterson-Kane, a social welfare scientist.Yes, reported bites of Bexar County residents have surged as euthanizations have fallen off. But there's no clear correlation. While reported bites steadily increased from about 2,800 to nearly 3,400 between fiscal 2010 and 2012, euthanizations of animals were erratic. There were 18,460 euthanizations in fiscal 2010. In 2011, that number shot up to 19,646. In 2012, there were 13,560.This fiscal year, there have been 5,735 euthanizations through July. The fiscal year ends Sept. 30.Even with no-kill, ACS is still putting down thousands of dogs. These dogs are so physically mangled euthanasia beco新蒲崗迷你倉es humane, or they are aggressive dogs that can't be controlled. So, no-kill already selects dogs predisposed to biting.The remaining dogs are spayed/neutered and vaccinated before being adopted or placed in shelters. Even if these dogs end up running loose, at least they are not adding to the roaming dog problem with litters.Is the city's no-kill effort clogging kennel space, forcing dogs onto the streets? It's true. Animal Care Service officers often can't pick up roaming dogs because kennels are full.But Kathy Davis, director of Animal Care Services, said it takes about the same time to place a dog with a family or shelter as it does to put it down.Meanwhile, there has been a decrease in the number of animals scraped off the road, about 34,000 a year. That number has dropped by about 6 percent since fiscal 2011, said Animal Care Services spokeswoman Lisa Norwood.San Antonio has a roaming dog problem. It also has a dog bite problem.We await a city plan to rapidly address this pressing quality-of-life issue. But more-kill instead of no-kill is not the solution. San Antonio can become a no-kill and no-bite city.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the San Antonio Express-News Visit the San Antonio Express-News at .mysanantonio.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage

pub_date:A window of opportunity has opened, and I will be taking that leap after a 22-year journey at The Business TimesTHIS is my last Show Me the Money column, more than 11 years since I proposed the idea to my bosses.儲存倉I'm grateful to my bosses for giving me that opportunity to start that part of my life journey as a columnist for The Business Times. Close to 500 articles later, it is time to start another chapter of my life journey - that of a fund manager, implementing the investment process that research of more than a decade has shown to have worked.In life, we never really know where we will end up. Just like when I start writing an article, I sometimes don't really know where it will lead me to. I've entertained thoughts of retiring at this job - my first and only so far! After all, I am still passionate about writing articles to educate investors, to share the findings of my research as well as interesting ideas I've come across.It still gives me a high when I receive emails from readers. And I continue to look forward to meeting up with those who have contacted me, to learn about their life experiences, their philosophies in life.Sailing awayBut some time this year, a friend whom I've known for at least eight years came to me with a proposition to join his newly set up firm. "We can build the company we want brick by brick."A few years back, when I was going through my mid-life crisis, I lamented in this column that I've never taken a risk in my life before. Perhaps this is the time to take that leap!Nassim Taleb in his book Fooled by Randomness says: "Most successes are caused by very few 'windows of opportunity', failing to grab one can be deadly for one's career. Take your luck!"I'm not sure if this is an "opportunity" and whether it will lead to "success".But I'm taking that leap anyway because I believe in what Mark Twain, the American writer, said: "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do, than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."In any case, I'm not someone who has a grand purpose in life and who would endure frostbites just to get to the summit. I'm more the the type who enjoys the journey with less emphasis on the end goal. So I'll just see where this path leads me.Reflections of the past 22 yearsMy life events attest to the role randomness plays. Years back, after finishing my Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) or the equivalent of A-levels here, I was pondering over where my next stop would be. One day, I was flipping through the Star newspaper in Penang, and I saw an advertisement from the then Straits Times Press Holdings inviting students to apply for its scholarship.I sent in my application and was asked to come down for an interview. They put me up in a room at Automobile Association on River Valley Road. Times House was just further up the road. The Human Resource manager who interviewed me was kind enough to short-list me, even though I wasn't the most fluent English-speaking person around. Even up till today!?It still gives me a high when I receive emails from readers. And I continue to look forward to meeting up with those who have contacted me, to learn about their life experiences, their philosophies in life.Then on the first day when I was supposed to report to work, I showed up at the Business Times newsroom where I had interned during my two previous vacations. The news editor in BT at that time was surprised to see me. "Oh, we didn't know that you are joining us." So I called the HR department. And the person at the other end迷你倉價錢said: "Oh, it doesn't mean that just because you've interned there in the two previous years, you will automatically join BT. But since you are there, ok la. You just join BT."That was the beginning of my 22-year career at the leading business daily of Singapore!The initial years were tough. English was my third language in school. A copy editor's comment about me in those early years was: "Hooi Ling is not articulate in her writing. Just as she is not articulate as a person."That was a big blow to my already low self-esteem. But I plodded on. I found things to amuse myself along the way. Every time I was moved to a new beat, I dived into it, relishing the new learning opportunity.I covered retail and manufacturing sectors initially. Then I was moved to the China beat, because I could understand and read Chinese. I reported on Singapore's investments in China, and was keeping a close tab on the development of the Suzhou Industrial Park. When the China fever died down a little, I was moved to cover telecommunications. As luck would have it, my stint on the telecoms beat coincided with the period when the industry was being liberalised. SingTel was fighting tooth and nail with M1.One day, the SingTel public relations manager called to complain that they'd done a media audit and found my articles to be biased against them. A few weeks later, M1's chief executive Neil Montefiore invited me out for lunch. During lunch, he wanted to understand why my reports favoured SingTel. I guessed I was doing something right.As one of the perks of the job, I got to witness the launch of SingTel's satellite from French Guiana.Along the way, I got myself a Master's degree in Applied Finance and completed my Chartered Financial Analyst exams. That was when I asked to start this column, believing that I had something to share with readers.It was with this column that I sort of came into my own. I received encouraging emails from readers. A book publisher asked me to write a book. I countered by suggesting that we compile my published articles into books instead. We came out with four. I received job offers from the financial sector. Nothing worked out, nothing felt right, until now.A few years back, a group of students from the NUS investment club asked to meet me. During the session, I told them not to choose the highest paying job, but one that they saw a purpose in, one that they were passionate about, one that they were good at, one that didn't compromise their integrity.If I were to speak to them again today, I'd tell them not to go for short-cuts. Put in the hours. Build their foundations right. Substance trumps style, over the long term.I'd also tell them to try to cultivate goodwill with whoever they come into contact with. The feeling of someone genuinely wishing you well in your next venture is heart-warming.Make the little things wellFinally, I'd like to leave readers with a quote from Friedrich Nietzsche, on the necessity to put in the hours."Do not talk about giftedness, inborn talents! One can name great men of all kinds who were very little gifted. They acquired greatness, became "geniuses" (as we put it), through qualities lack of which no one who knew what they were would boast of: they all possessed that seriousness of the efficient workman which first learns to construct the parts properly before it ventures to fashion a great whole; they allowed themselves time for it, because they took more pleasures in making the little, secondary things well than in the effect of a dazzling whole."PS: For readers who may like to get in touch with me, I'm sure I can be found somewhere in cyberspace.The writer is a CFA charterholder迷你倉

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