- Aug 27 Tue 2013 12:31
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Outrage over Italian winery's Nazi label theme
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- Aug 27 Tue 2013 11:00
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OPINION: Bert Caldwell: A few reminders about what makes letters good
Source: The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.迷你倉Aug. 25--Smart Bomber Gary Crooks is off reloading, which gives me an opportunity to revisit our letters policy.Didn't see any in The Spokesman-Review on Wednesday, did you?Summers are always a slow period, but this August has been especially so. The primary election earlier this month generated little excitement, Washington legislators finally went home, and how many more times can the U.S. House of Representatives boldly vote against the Affordable Care Act?But back to letters. We run as many as we can, but some writers make it impossible.Here are a few reasons why:We publish our letters policy every day. Yet we receive snail- and email without the basic required information: street address, telephone number, occasionally even a name. We can bounce emailed letters back to the authors asking them to fill in the blanks, and most do. But if handwritten letters do not include a phone number, there's not much we can do. We do not have the time to check the White Pages, which become less useful as cellphones proliferate.Also, many write too long. When we say 200 words, we don't mean 201. If it's close, we can usually edit out enough words without changing the meaning. If not, it goes back to the sender. Again: not possible if it's handwritten.The handiest tool for us, and anyone with Internet access, is a link at the bottom of The Spokesman-Review website (.spokesman.com) with the editorials and letters. Click "Submit a letter," and a form comes up with space for identification information and the text of the letter. If you miss a box, or exceed 200 words, it will not "send."Because we know those letters already conform to our guidelines, we go to those first.Other steps also help.If you refer to an earlier letter, editorial or news article, please provide the date. There is usually a delay of a few days before a letter runs, so time references such as "last night" or "Saturday" are not useful.Don't use language you would not hear on television before 7 p.m., darn it.Skip the italics, all caps, bold and multiple exclamation or question marks. BIG EDITOR is watching!Easy on the quotes and quotation marks. Readers want to hear your thoughts, not those of the Founding Fathers, Jesus or even Stephen Colbert. We know their wisdom, or should, so reserve those precious 200 words for your own.In general, The Spokesman-Review follows Associated Press style for punctuation, titles and much else. We do not expect readers to know every新蒲崗迷你倉nuance -- we sometimes lose track ourselves -- but following the rules assures consistency.Please respect other writers. Challenge their opinions, not their IQ. Do not address anyone as "you." You are writing to the editor -- me -- and to our readers -- them -- not directly to somebody whose ideas you dislike.We encourage all writers and as many opinions as possible. But individuals are not going to write in if they fear being exposed to ridicule. Letters to the editor is not a blog peopled with the anonymous and bad-tempered.We do our best to catch factual errors but do not always succeed. If we miss something, please bring it to our attention.If you have a dog in the fight, please say so. Self-interest is not a bad thing.Since we are getting into the political season, a note about endorsement letters. All but the most insightful do not change minds. Many are generated by campaign organizations. We try to be fair to all sides, to the point we withhold letters if the flow is too one-sided. Occasionally, we get the same letter from multiple writers. Please don't.We also receive one-sided accounts of incidents or encounters. Unless they rise to the level of news, in which case they are referred to a reporter, they do not run.Many times, letters are no more than a link. Without knowing the sender or, sometimes because we do know the sender, they are not opened. We have spam filters, but they do not snag everything, like those from our overseas correspondents. We get letters in Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, Greek and several undecipherable alphabets. Unfortunately, my Mandarin is very rusty.We know people often want to thank police officers, firefighters, teachers and many others for acts of kindness. Unless these deeds are at a level that would make them of public interest, we do not run the letters (although our Voices section does run "High Five" letters of appreciation). Better to express your thanks directly to the individuals or organizations involved.And, finally, no poetry. Prose worked for Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill and Martin Luther King Jr.We can publish about 45 letters per week. This last week was slow, but at the peak of a campaign cycle, we may get as many as 200. You figure the odds.Readers love letters to the editor. Follow the rules, write clearly, and you too can be a pundit.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.) Visit The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.) at .spokesman.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage
- Aug 27 Tue 2013 10:54
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The Santa Fe New Mexican Steve Terrell column
Source: The Santa Fe New MexicanAug.迷你倉 25--There's no doubt that attitudes toward gay marriage have shifted rapidly in recent years. That shift was on display last week once again in New Mexico with the story of the defiant Dona Ana County Clerk who began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.As most news organizations noted, a similar thing happened nine years ago in February 2004, when Sandoval County Clerk Victoria Dunlap -- a Republican -- began issuing marriage licenses to gay couples. Before the state put a halt to it, 66 same-sex couples, including nine from Santa Fe, had a license to wed."It was the same issue right at the forefront," said Paul Livingston of Placitas, Dunlap's attorney, in an interview Thursday. "It's very clear that the Constitution provides protection against gender discrimination, and there's nothing in state law that prevents [gay couples from getting married]."While the issue and the legal argument of both Dunlap and Dona Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins are the same, the reactions by elected officials have been quite different.Last week, Attorney General Gary King made it clear that while he personally prefers the courts decide the issue, he wasn't going to do anything to stop Ellins -- or any other county clerk who follows suit -- from issuing marriage certificates. Other politicians, including Santa Fe Mayor David Coss and Democratic Party Chairman Sam Bregman, enthusiastically praised Ellins.As has been the case with other recent advancements of marriage equality, there was no opposing statement coming from the state Republican Party -- although some GOP legislators were talking about filing a court action to try to stop the licensed being issued. In fact, public opposition to Ellins' action has been relatively muted, the rhetoric low-key. The Catholic bishops sent out a statement against it. Republican Gov. Susana Martinez released a statement reiterating her belief that marriage was for one man and one woman and that voters should decide the issue.Actually, Martinez's reaction basically was similar to Gov. Bill Richardson's in 2004. "I do believe that marriage is between a man and woman. So I oppose same-sex marriage," Richardson said at a news conference,文件倉according to an Associated Press story at the time.In 2004, Republicans and Democrats were denouncing Dunlap's action. Leading that charge was King's predecessor, Attorney General Patricia Madrid. An Associated Press story that ran Feb. 21, 2004, the day after Dunlap started issuing the licenses, said that "hours after the nuptials began," Madrid "declared invalid the 26 licenses that had been issued."That wasn't quite true. The only time the validity of one of those Sandoval County licenses was ever tested in court was a 2010 divorce case in Santa Fe. State District Judge Sarah Singleton ruled the marriage was valid. Later in 2004, Madrid won a temporary restraining order against Dunlap, stopping any more licenses from being issued.Republicans also denounced Dunlap. The Sandoval County GOP punished her a few months later in the 2004 primary by overwhelming voting against her bid for a County Commission seat.In a January 2005 interview with The Associated Press, Dunlap -- who at that point was living in Ohio -- insisted she'd been correct about marriage equality. "It is not illegal in New Mexico," she told the wire service. "The law is wide open, and it is embarrassing that the attorney general can't figure it out. Those couples need to get together and sue the hell out of Patricia Madrid."Livingston said Thursday that back in 2004, Dunlap had very little support. Even some gay-rights advocates were suspicious of her, he said. Some advocates even accused her of being part of some plot to set it up so that the Legislature would pass a definitive law against gay marriage, he said. "It was very weird," he said.Indeed, there was at least one "Defense of Marriage Act" introduced in the Legislature the next year. But, as has been the case with all such legislation, it didn't get very far. And if there's any legislative backlash next year to Ellin's move in Dona Ana County, it has even less of a chance for success.Contact Steve Terrell at sterrell@sfnewmexican.com. Read his political blog at roundhouse roundup.com.Copyright: ___ (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存倉
- Aug 26 Mon 2013 18:10
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民調:內鬥爭拗多 港發展輸星洲
香港區內主要競爭對手新加坡,迷你倉銳意發展航空業及大力改革住屋、教育、醫療、社會福利、經濟及旅遊等各範疇,新加坡正準備大興土木之際,反觀香港近年卻內耗不絕,窒礙經濟及基建發展。「東方報業民意調查」結果顯示,大部分受訪者認為,香港社會爭拗太多,弱勢政府舉步維艱,發展停滯不前,若香港繼續故步自封,隨時被新加坡等鄰近國家及城市取代,令香港前景響起警號。新加坡政府近日提出未來發展藍圖,包括大舉擴建樟宜機場,興建五號客運大樓及第四條跑道,目標是十二年後旅客處理量翻一番;搬遷軍事基地及港口,騰空一千八百公頃土地興建住宅及寫字樓,令新加坡持續長遠發展。住屋方面,新加坡政府提出全民有樓的新目標,擴大及增加購屋津貼資助,讓民眾只需四年薪金便可置業。新加坡政府改革醫療保障制度,將醫保計劃全民化及終身化,放寬及提高門診津貼,讓民眾可負擔醫療費用,同時改革教育制度,務求保持競爭力,面對新加坡強勢出擊,反觀香港近年則內鬥不已,港府施政舉步維艱,機場興建第三條跑道及醫療改革仍處諮詢階段;發展新界東北處處碰壁;樓市辣招爭議不絕。「東方報業民意調查」於上星期四至六以街頭問卷及電話形式,成功訪問二百四十名十八歲或以上市民,結果顯示,基建方面,對於新加坡將興建第四條機場跑道,香港興建第三條跑道仍遲遲未落實,五成受訪者歸咎香港爭拗太多,才導致基建自存倉展落後;兩成三擔心香港旅遊天堂地位將被取代;兩成二則憂香港航空樞紐面對威脅。上海進逼 四面楚歌土地發展方面,新加坡大興土木騰出土地興建住宅,香港開拓土地則處處碰壁,四成一受訪者稱,反映港府弱勢,施政舉步維艱;三成三直斥港府土地政策失敗,無善用土地;兩成一更形容,港府發展土地一籌莫展。房屋方面,新加坡提出全民有樓目標,反觀香港面對嚴重住屋問題,四成九受訪者直斥香港房策長期失衡,導致高樓價問題難解決;兩成六受訪者直斥香港房策欠長遠規劃,導致可行性低;一成五感到香港房策失敗已影響競爭力。醫療方面,新加坡推行醫保全民化,香港醫療改革仍在諮詢階段,四成九受訪者不滿香港醫療改革進度緩慢;兩成六認為是港府欠承擔所致;兩成二狠批港府無視醫療政策千瘡百孔。香港地理位置和先天條件比新加坡好,但香港發展緩慢,四成七受訪者認為,主要原因是香港爭拗多,故步自封;三成五認為,港府無能,社會不和諧所致;一成五憂慮香港將被新加坡超越。香港同時面對上海發展自由貿易區,大部分受訪者認為香港正面對鄰近地區及國家威脅;三成五形容香港前景響起警號;三成二指香港四面楚歌,不進則退;兩成七恐香港金融中心隨時被取代。綜觀情況,大部分受訪者對香港前景感到憂慮,認為新加坡大規模改革將對香港構成威脅,若香港繼續爭拗不絕,港府施政無能,香港優勢地位隨時不保。迷你倉新蒲崗
- Aug 26 Mon 2013 17:58
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Righting wrongs
By Wei Tian ( China Daily) French company Schneider Electric paid $23 million compensation to the Zhejiang-based Chint Group in 2009 for infringing the latter's patent on electrical apparatus technology.自存倉 Photo Credit Goes Here Foreign companies face altered realities as China progresses Protecting intellectual property rights has been the single biggest hurdle for most companies to overcome when thinking about entering the China market. But that may no longer be the case because the number of IPR cases being filed is growing steadily in China.It is a clear indication that the world's second-largest economy is becoming more serious about protecting valuable ideas and that China is making rapid strides in the innovation ladder. With more patent filings than any other Western nation, China is no longer just a factory, but rather a destination where ideas are given shape and incubated into successful global enterprises."Although there are multiple reasons for foreign companies being charged with IPR violations in China, in reality it has more to do with the fast changing global economic landscape," says Tony Chen, a Shanghai-based patent lawyer working with US law firm Jones Day .Rising domestic IPR awareness, retaliation for foreign companies tightening their IPR framework, or in some cases even suggestions that it is the outcome of foreign companies exploiting or taking advantage of the loopholes in current system, are often cited by experts for the tightening IPR system in China.According to the Supreme People's Court, judges nationwide announced verdicts in 24,544 IPR cases during the first five months of the year, with 2 percent, or 504 lawsuits, involving overseas litigants. Most of the overseas litigants were from the United States, European countries such as UK, France and Germany, and Japan, says Kong Xiangjun, president of the top court's intellectual property tribunal.Fierce competition, as well as a tendency for trade protectionism in certain countries, have led to a remarkable increase in cross-border IPR conflicts, he says, adding that most of the IPR lawsuits involving overseas companies often involve infringement of trademarks, patents or copyrights.Rising awareness of IPR protection among IT companies and the intensified efforts of judicial departments to combat copyright infringement have also contributed to the high incidence of such cases, Kong says.Multinational giants such as Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc, General Electric and Abbott Laboratories from the US, Michelin from France, BMW AG from Germany and Honda Motor Co Ltd from Japan are among the big ticket IPR litigants in China in recent years.Larger focus Chen from Jones Day says that on an individual basis he has been handling more IPR cases involving foreign litigants this year. Although his sample size is relatively small, the growth rate has been faster than that reported by the top court, he says."The Chinese economy is still expanding at a faster clip than other major economies, while the Chinese market is growing in stature for multinational corporations, thereby generating more value for IPR in the Chinese market." IPR infringement is not something new in China, but rather something that many foreign companies chose to forgo robust enforcement of the past, he says. "Enforcement of IPR Protection has its own costs, both in terms of time and money. Therefore foreign companies would conduct a proper cost-benefit analysis and see if they get the desired results in China." "With an ascending importance of the chinese market, IPR has become something that is worth fighting for," Chen says.Such efforts by foreign companies also have a historical reference as past evidence shows that foreign litigants often have a better chance of winning IPR cases in Chinese courts.According to the Shanghai superior court, among the 87 IPR cases it handled and pronounced decisions in 2012, nearly 80 percent of the favorable verdicts were for foreign litigants.However, several experts express doubts on the veracity of such statistical results. They say most of the cases that ended up with out of court settlements, or instances of foreign plaintiffs withdrawing their prosecution because of insufficient evidence, are not included in the statistics. If the calculation covers all the samples since the stage when the case was tabled, there might be a different result.But Chen says that litigants have had a good record because plaintiffs in China, because their patent rights have more solid ground because they have been tested in courts elsewhere in the world and they are willing to pay more to rope in the services of good law firms.More defendants However, lately, an increasing number of cases have put foreign companies in the defendant's seat.In 2009, French electrical company Schneider Electric SA agreed to pay $23 million to the Zhejiang-based Chint Group as settlement to end a three-year patent lawsuit. The French company was accused of violating Chint's rights by selling five models of apparatus, which fell within the protected scope of Chint's patent rights.Chint's success spurred several Chinese enterprises to pay closer attention to IPR protection and use legal remedies for protection.Tech giant Apple Inc was the focal point of several IPR disputes last year. In the first instance, a Shenzhen court found the US company guilty of violating the iPad trademark in the Chinese market. The trademark was registered by a local company Proview Technology and Apple was forced to pay $60 million to get control.The second case involving Apple was brought up by Shanghai-based Zhizhen Network Technology Co, which accused the California-based company of infringing on its patent for Xiao i Robot in its intelligent digital assistant Siri.At the second hearing of the case earlier this month, Apple rejected Zhizhen's accusation and refused to compare the two technologies for appraisal, saying the results would be depending on the State Intellectual Property Office's decision on its application for invalidation of Xiao i Robot's patent.Si Weijiang, a lawyer representing Zhizhen, says the result from the State Intellectual Property Office would be available later this month and the court would probab迷你倉新蒲崗y wait for the ruling before pronouncing its verdict."Actually, it would have been easier to get a result by just comparing the two technologies, if Apple was willing. We are appalled by Apple's elusive behavior," Si says adding that since the case involves even bigger compensation than Proview, it may take some time for a final verdict.The complexity of the IPR cases involving overseas companies and the huge impact that the ruling may have on the litigant are creating more pressure for Chinese judges, Kong says."With rapid technical development, it's becoming more difficult to clarify some of the technical facts, particularly in high-tech sectors such as biology, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, electronics and telecoms," he says.In most of the cases, the verdicts might have a huge impact on the litigants or be vital for the survival of the company, he says.To better handle rising IPR cases, Kong feels that more up-to-date legislation is needed for IPR protection along with specialized IPR courts.Domestic push Chen from Jones Day feels that the implementation of the "national intellectual property strategy" since 2006 has been the main reason why foreign companies are facing many IPR challenges in China."The government has provided policy support in areas such as fiscal incentives and tax reduction to encourage patent filings. This has led to double-digit growth in patent applications over the past seven years," he says.According to the State Intellectual Property Office, China received more than 1 million patent applications in the first half of this year, up 18 percent year-on-year.China also awarded the most patent last year, even more than the combined amount filed by the other four nations in the top 5, Chen says."Every April the national and local governments would put out new reports of double digit patent filing growth over last year. Does this mean China's innovation activities surpass the combined activities in the next four countries?" Regardless of their correlation to innovation, more patent rights also mean more reasons to sue competitors. the Chinese patent office issued over one million patents in 2012, most of which to domestic parties.Most of the IPR lawsuits are generally a result of rising awareness for Chinese companies in IPR protection, and Chinese IPR owners also learned from examples in the US about going after deep pockets, Chen says.In the US where companies face similar cases, President Barack Obama has taken a series of actions to crack down on such immoral behaviors in respond to requests of the major victims of this behavior, such as Apple and Microsoft.Generally speaking, electronics and mechanical sectors are where most of patent disputes happen, Chen says, explaining that launching new products in these areas often involves thousands of patents, and thus are more likely to be implicated in IPR lawsuits.In comparison, innovations in medical and chemical industries are less likely to involve such cases, as they usually involve a single patent.Many legal experts viewed the actions taken by players, who look to maximize their benefits by taking advantage of the rules, as normal utilization of patent as a tool used to protect benefits, only that it packs more punch when backed by national policies.However, it could lead to more moral hazard especially in China where rules are slightly different, because the examination process for patent applications is a rather relaxed process.Li Chang'an, an economics professor with the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, says despite the huge volume of IPR cases in China, fewer than 0.3 percent of the patents have been actually transferred from the applicants to another person. This is much lower than the average rate of 5 percent in developed countries."China might be a giant in patent applications, but its innovation ability is not yet in line," he says.Another phenomenon is, though patent applications by Chinese companies in the US market have risen, very few of them have made compensation from IPR cases against local companies.This is viewed by experts to evident that the quantity and quality (of patents awarded in China) does not match.Moving ahead Dan Harris, founding member of Asia-focused commercial law firm, Harris & Moure, based in Seattle, says Chinese courts are starting to get tougher on IPR violations and while that is a good thing, particularly with respect to trademarks, the courts also need to be tougher in enforcing them."China's laws are fine. It's not just a question of the laws. It's really a question of implementation. A lot of times it's a question of implementation not just by the Chinese government but by companies that are doing business in China."A lot of times foreign companies complain about IPR in China, when in reality it was the foreign company that made the mistake when it went to China of not sufficiently protecting its rights." Harris says China is a lot better now compared to a decade ago, because the country is getting wealthier, and because Chinese companies are starting to become more conscious about IPR."I am of the view that countries start doing well with IPR when its own powerful companies really start caring about it. And I've seen this progression elsewhere such as in Japan and South Korea."The reality is nobody is going to be able to force China to improve its IP from the outside, but big companies within China like Haier, Huawei, and Lenovo can do so," he says.In fact, Chinese companies, though largely defendants, have a good record of winning IPR cases overseas. Huawei, which has been involved in many disputes with strong rivals such as Motorola and ZTE, provides a good example."Interestingly enough, in my experience, Chinese companies that come to the United States take IPR protection more seriously than American companies that go to China," Harris says."I think a lot of the reason for that is because in the United States certain IPR protections are automatic without even needing to file for them. So when Chinese companies come over here in most cases they are prepared to file, whereas when the Americans go over to China, oftentimes they neglect to do the necessary filings." weitian@chinadaily.com.cn迷你倉出租
- Aug 26 Mon 2013 17:58
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有聲有識:4G大戰 看好中移
內地三大電訊商都公布了上半年業績,迷你倉其中中國移動(00941)業績較為遜色,盈利微增1.5%至631億元(人民幣?下同),但已較市場預期盈利倒退為佳;聯通(00762)盈利增長55%至53億元;而中國電信(00728)半年則多賺15.9%至102.8億元。中移業績較差,相信是由於數據業務較同業落後,但未來內地加強發展4G網絡,三大電訊商可能會重新洗牌。中國移動(00941)中移上半年通訊服務收入增6.8%至2,847億元,其中數據業務增長雖然強勁,增25.5%至954億元,但佔通訊服務收入比重仍只有33.5%;相反,聯通上半年的3G業務收入同比增長52.1%至409.1億,對移動收入的貢獻達56.2%,移動手機用戶數據流量增131%;而中電信上半年手自存倉上網收入達98億元,按年增近一倍。ARPU仍處於跌勢中移上半年ARPU(每月每戶平均收入)為66元,較去年下跌1元,聯通ARPU較去年升0.4元至48.5元,中電信ARPU升1.9元至54.3元,反映中移的ARPU仍處於跌勢。由○八年起內地電訊業因3G服務展開而出現重組,由於本來經營固網的中電信取得移動及3G牌照,而聯通引入蘋果公司iPhone 3G版手機,三大電訊商競爭加劇,令中移龍頭地位受到衝擊。不過,現時4G發牌如箭在弦,而中移已在3G時代為國貢獻,故電訊業可能會重新洗牌,其中預料中移在4G的投資額最大,今年目標建立20萬個4G網絡基點,加上基礎客戶群龐大,料4G發牌對中移最有利。AMTD證券及財富管理業務部總經理 鄧聲興(作者為註冊持牌人士)迷你倉新蒲崗
- Aug 26 Mon 2013 17:52
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Bald eagle population thriving in Pennsylvania
Source: The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.自存倉Aug. 25--With its numbers in Pennsylvania continuing to soar ever higher, the bald eagle soon could be removed from the state's list of threatened species.The Pennsylvania Game Commission's Bureau of Wildlife Management is recommending the bald eagle be upgraded from "threatened" to "protected" status statewide.Doug Gross, a biologist who heads the bureau's Endangered and Nongame Birds section, addressed the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners at the board's working group meeting on Monday, saying the bald eagle's remarkable comeback in Pennsylvania has reached a point where eagles safely can be removed from threatened species list.As of Monday, Gross said, 266 nesting pairs have been confirmed statewide so far this year. And while that count is not final and the number of confirmed nesting pairs still could rise, the updated figure represents the continuation of an upward trend in Pennsylvania.In 2012, researchers documented 237 nesting pairs statewide."This year marks just another high point in the spectacular and widespread recovery of bald eagles in Pennsylvania, and it's clear that the definition of a threatened species no longer describes them accurately," Gross said.According to Pennsylvania regulations, a threatened species is defined as one that, throughout its range in the Commonwealth, may become endangered in the foreseeable future.The Bureau of Wildlife Management's recommendation to delist the bald eagle as a state threatened species is based on eagles achieving a number of goals outlined in the state's bald-eagle management plan.The plan calls for delisting eagles as threatened if all of four criteria are met for five consecutive years. There must be at least 150 active nests statewide; successful pairs in at least 40 counties; at least a 60 percent success rate of known nests; and productivity of at least 1.2 eaglets fledged per successful nest.Three of those criteria already have been met for a five-year span, and eagles in 2013 will exceed for a fifth-straight year the requirement of nesting successfully in at least 40 counties, Gross said. Determining nest success is the biggest challenge in eagle monitoring and the agency welcomes information about the success and productivity of nests, Gross said.The proposal to delist will be made formally to the Board of Game Commissioners at the board's regular meeting in September. The board then could choose to vote on the proposal at a subsequent meeting. That process will afford the public with an opportunity to comment on the proposal, Gross noted.Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe noted the proposal to delist comes in the 30th anniversary year of the agency's first efforts to restore bald-eagle populations statewide. When the Game Commission launched its restoration program in 1983, only three pairs of nesting eagles remained in the state -- all of them located in Crawford County, in northwestern Pennsylvania along the Ohio border. At that time, eagle populations had been decimated by the effects of water pollution, persecution and compromised nest success caused by organochlorine pesticides such as DDT.Three decades later, Pennsylvania's booming bald-eagle population represents one of the great success stories in wildlife conservation history, Roe said."It seems that each passing year writes a new chapter in the story of the bald eagle's success in Pennsylvania and the latest numbers, and the recommendation to delist the eagle as a state threatened species, is the best news yet," Roe said. "But the story isn't over. Pennsylvania has plenty of good bald-eagle habitat that's not currently being used by eagles. And as the years roll on, I'm sure eagles will give us plenty more to celebrate."Gross said removing bald eagles from the state threatened species list would neither hinder eagle populations in Pennsylvania nor knock off course the species' comeback here.If the bald eagle is delisted, the bird will continue to be protected under the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (the Eagle Act), the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Lacey Act. Under the Eagle Act, those who harm or distu迷你倉新蒲崗b eagles are subject to a civil penalty of up to one year in jail or a $5,000 fine for their first offense, and criminal convictions can result in fines as high as $250,000."We will not be abandoning the bald eagle, but giving it less emphasis as we turn to new challenges in bird conservation in the state," Gross said.The Game Commission, too, will continue to follow its bald-eagle management plan, which calls for the agency to monitor nests, at least through 2017.Likewise, the commission will continue to urge those who encounter eagle nests to keep their distance, and not do anything to frighten the birds. The agency has recommended that people get no closer than 1,000 feet from any eagle nest.Disturbances that cause adult eagles to fly from the nest could compromise the success of that nest. They are more likely to abandon a nest disturbed early in the nesting cycle. Additionally, eaglets can respond to frightening situations by trying to fledge the nest prematurely, and sometimes die as a result.A wealth of information on bald eagles, where to view them and proper nest etiquette is available at the Game Commission's website, .pgc.state.pa.us by clicking on the bald eagle viewing icon, Gross said.The bald eagle was delisted as a state endangered species and reclassified as a threatened species in 2005, when about 100 nests were confirmed statewide. Especially when considering the sharp jump in eagle populations since then, it might seem hard to believe just how bleak the eagle's future appeared just 30 years ago, when restoration began.Initially, 12 seven-week-old eaglets were taken from nests in Saskatchewan and brought to specially constructed towers at two sites. At these towers -- at Haldeman Island on the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, and at Shohola Lake in Pike County -- the birds were "hacked," a process by which the eaglets essentially are raised by humans, but without knowing it, then released gradually into the wild.In all, 88 bald eaglets from Canada were released from the sites as part of the program, which was funded in part by the Richard King Mellon Foundation of Pittsburgh and the federal Endangered Species Fund.Today, bald eagles inhabit 56 counties statewide and they continue to push the boundaries of their range. Just this year, three pairs of bald eagles nested in Allegheny County, two of them within the Pittsburgh city limits.Gross said that in addition to nesting along the state's major rivers and lakes, bald eagles now are nesting along medium-sized high-quality streams with good fishing and alternate foraging areas."They are teaching us that there is a lot more eagle habitat in Pennsylvania than we imagined," Gross said. "Eagles are adopting the kinds of quality places that outdoors people also enjoy."And with more habitat to be taken over, Roe predicts further growth will follow."It's something of which every Pennsylvanian can be proud," he said.Commissioners meetingThe Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners will meet Sept. 23 and Sept. 24 in Westmoreland County.The board will hear public comment and agency staff reports Sept. 23, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Individuals interested in offering public testimony -- limited to five minutes -- can begin to register at 7:45 a.m. on a first-come, first-to-speak basis.Then on Sept. 24, the board will take up its prepared agenda at a meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m.A copy of the agenda for the upcoming meeting will be posted at a later date.Monitoring eagle nestsThe Game Commission has relied on volunteers in its efforts to monitor bald-eagle nests statewide, and the support of volunteers will be needed more than ever as the agency attempts each year to compile an increasingly comprehensive list.Perhaps the easiest way to report a nest is to contact the Game Commission through its public comments email address: pgccomments@pa.gov, and use the words "Eagle Nest Information" in the subject field. Reports also can be phoned in to a Game Commission Region Office or the Harrisburg headquarters.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) Visit The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) at .timesleader.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉出租
- Aug 26 Mon 2013 16:01
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- Aug 26 Mon 2013 15:43
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- Aug 26 Mon 2013 15:32
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湖北日報訊 (記者汪明、通訊員孔祥軼、宛克文)“發展旅遊業怎麼理解農家樂?要我說,文件倉要體現出農的特色、家的感覺、樂的功能,要把休閒方式轉變為發展方式……”22日,在鹹寧旅遊發展大會上,市委書記任振鶴的一席話,讓與會者陷入了思考。任振鶴說,7月21日至23日,習近平總書記視察湖北時對湖北提出“建成支點、走在前列”八個字的要求,在省級戰略鹹寧實施過程中,鹹寧旅遊業要有更大的擔當,要有持續跨越發展。鹹寧生態稟賦好,環境容量大,旅遊產業發展將把握“四化”同步、轉型發展機遇,在統籌發展中加快升級,存倉轉型發展中更好地體現湖北特色、彰顯國家水準、放大全球影響,全面打造全國優秀旅遊目的地,早日建成旅遊經濟強市,力爭省級戰略鹹寧實施取得突破性進展。鹹寧將以建設旅遊經濟強市為目標,重點實現旅遊項目建設新突破、旅遊品牌建設新突破、旅遊服務體系建設新突破,旅遊營銷宣傳新突破。同時,在項目建設、產業培育、市場開拓、標準化建設、人才引進、環境優化、獎勵機制、體制創新等10個重點方面全力予以扶持。到2020年,鹹寧市力爭年接待遊客突破1億人次,旅遊總收入突破1000億,為湖北躋身旅遊強省作出更大的貢獻。迷你倉
- Aug 26 Mon 2013 15:13
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高品質獼猴桃產地:都江堰獼猴桃產業發展路徑
龍門山是國際公認的獼猴桃基因庫,儲存倉獼猴桃最佳種植區域,都江堰位於“龍身”段,不僅具備最佳的種植土壤、氣候條件,而且擁有最豐厚的歷史文化底蘊,是當之無愧的“世界一流山地獼猴桃集聚區”、“全國獼猴桃產業高端示範區”和“國際獼猴桃特色旅遊樣板區”的核心區。經過二十多年產業積澱,都江堰獼猴桃產業不斷發展壯大,規模化、標準化、品牌化、國際化建設成效顯著,不僅成為都江堰市特色優勢產業之一,農戶增收致富的一個重要途徑,而且已經是國際市場中備受推崇的“成都造獼猴桃”的代言人。優勢明顯 產業取向高端建設全產業鏈的獼猴桃高端產業示範區都江堰是成都市最早實施獼猴桃產業化的區域,20多年的產業發展積累了人才培養、管理模式、基地建設等諸多優勢,為都江堰獼猴桃提升至全新的發展層級創造了先決條件,同時也讓都江堰在成都獼猴桃產業邁向高端的進程中,取得了不可替代的絕對優勢地位。都江堰已經具備從種苗繁育、標準化種植、產後處理,到冷鏈運輸、儲藏銷售、精深加工的全產業鏈構架能力,打造獼猴桃高端產業示範區。【環境優勢】 自然條件得天獨厚。龍門山脈是全世界野生獼猴桃分佈最多的地區,有野生獼猴桃40余種,是岷江上游的水源涵養保護帶,水質純淨、空氣清新、土地肥沃、雨量充沛,常年無災害性氣候,是國際獼猴桃專家公認的獼猴桃最佳生態種植區之一。【文化優勢】 產業文化源遠流長。龍門山野生獼猴桃分佈廣、數量多,早在1200多年前,都江堰青城山道家就以“果王”獼猴桃為原料,採用傳統工藝製作集獨特的風味和神秘的道家養生文化于一身的洞天乳酒,成為“青城四絕”之一,深受世界各地遊客的青睞。【基地優勢】 目前,都江堰市已建成獼猴桃種植基地12萬余畝,其中海沃特7萬余畝,紅陽4.8萬余畝,“GAP認證和有機認證”基地1.6萬畝,有獼猴桃專業大戶3300余戶,都江堰獼猴桃基地通過國家農業標準化示範區驗收。有120余名獼猴桃專業技術人員、土專家300余名服務于獼猴桃產業。【品牌優勢】 多年的品牌建設,使都江堰獼猴桃品牌影響巨大。都江堰獼猴桃2007年獲得國家地理標誌產品保護,並成為2008北京奧運和2010年上海世博會推薦果品,獲得“北京國際林業博覽會金獎”稱號、同時被評為“十大市民最喜愛的成都品牌”。都江堰市已成功主辦了3屆“中國·成都國際獼猴桃節”,並將承辦2014年第八屆國際獼猴桃大會。【制度優勢】 為了保護都江堰獼猴桃品牌形象,推進獼猴桃產業的持續、穩定、健康發展,在廣泛徵求各獼猴桃龍頭企業和合作社及相關單位意見和建議,都江堰還制定並實施了《都江堰獼猴桃品牌保護工作方案》,形成了品牌保護“八統一”的原則:即統一生產管理技術和標準;統一基地管理,劃片分區實施;統一投入品和生產物資的監管;統一收購時間、標準及價格;統一產品外包裝;統一產品的銷售質量標準和價格;統一貼牌銷售;統一對外宣傳。【產業化優勢】 龍頭企業引領帶動作用顯著,都江堰的獼猴桃龍頭企業已經形成集群效應,區域內現有四川依頓農業科技有限公司等20余家專業獼猴桃生產、銷售和加工企業。依頓農業已發展成為全國獼猴桃產業的領頭企業,目前已進入上市培育期。都江堰獼猴桃已遠銷日本、韓國、美國、歐盟等十多個國家和地區,發展成為了全國最大的海沃特獼猴桃生產出口基地。經過多年的積累,都江堰已形成了完整的獼猴桃產業鏈,具有獼猴桃種苗組培室、基因庫、氣調庫、快速分選線、加工包裝車間、交易中心等技術含量高、設施設備完善的產業基礎,在國內處於領先地位。依托都江堰已建成的城鄉基礎設施全域完善的270個新農村綜合體和417個農村新型社區,區域內的獼猴桃項目區內每個村都已至少建成1個新農村綜合體,在全省處於領先水平,已經基本實現項目區產村相融,有力地促進了新農村建設和農民增收致富。路徑明確 延展產業鏈“1134”工程 建設國際影響力的“都江堰獼猴桃”品牌打造一個“都江堰獼猴桃”公共區域品牌鎖定高端市場,生產有機、綠色、無公害獼猴桃,加大都江堰市獼猴桃國家地理標誌產品保護的開發利用,通過邀請名人和行業泰斗推介,舉辦節慶活動如成都國際獼猴桃節、國際獼猴桃大會等活動,開展“都江堰獼猴桃”品牌推介,並依托與上海市建立的長效合作機制,以上海市為跳板拓展國際迷你倉沙田場,將“都江堰獼猴桃”打造成品質上乘、文化底蘊深厚,具有國際影響力和品牌競爭力的知名品牌。建設一個向峨國際獼猴桃風情小鎮按照產村相融的要求,以舉辦第八屆國際獼猴桃大會為契機,把向峨鄉打造成獼猴桃產業高端發展、獼猴桃文化充分彰顯、獼猴桃風情特色鮮明的國際獼猴桃風情小鎮。未來的向峨國際獼猴桃風情小鎮將建設有機獼猴桃種植示範園;建成野生獼猴桃種質資源圃,開展具有自主知識產權的優質獼猴桃新品種選育工作;建成世界上迄今唯一的專業的獼猴桃文化博覽館;建成集獼猴桃科研、品種選育、技術集成為一體的獼猴桃工程技術應用中心;建成依頓·陶蘭加獼猴桃酒莊,展示獼猴桃飲品和酒類的深度開發;建成獼猴桃風情酒店;對向峨鄉集鎮進行改造和提升,形成集商業、旅遊、餐飲、住宿、娛樂於一體,主要培育獼猴桃特色文化旅遊業態和湖光山色輝映,新村田園相融,一三產業互動,社會和諧幸福的新農村綜合體。培育三個產業發展載體依托四川省規模最大、功能最完善、設施最先進的崇義現代農業園區組培中心,培育西南地區最大的獼猴桃種苗繁育中心,實現項目區統育統購果苗,推進龍門山十萬畝獼猴桃基地的品種升級換代。培育成都市獼猴桃交易中心,配套建設產地采後處理點、獼猴桃氣調保鮮庫、獼猴桃投入品配送中心和獼猴桃物聯網系統,完善獼猴桃產後產業鏈。配備綜合管理系統 、交易結算系統 、農藥殘留網絡監管系統 、倉儲物流系統 、電子商務 、數據中心、網絡協同辦公系統 、價格系統 、短信平台 、電子郵件系統十個信息化平台。培育獼猴桃標準化管理體系。組建包括中科院武漢植物園、中科院華南植物園、中科院成都分院、四川省農業科學院、成都市農林科學院以及四川農業大學等單位的獼猴桃專家團隊,建立獼猴桃專家大院、專家工作室,搭建獼猴桃專家信息互動平台,構建獼猴桃科技服務體系。通過物聯網技術,構建從農田到餐桌全程監管的獼猴桃質量安全體系,建設獼猴桃質量檢測中心和質量監測點。構建四個獼猴桃發展組團龍池——虹口組團通過實施品種改良、節水灌溉、地力培肥、綠色防控,形成2.8萬畝山地獼猴桃高效栽培示範區。胥家——天馬組團通過實施種養循環、水肥一體、智能溫室、避雨栽培、綠色防控,形成0.8萬畝獼猴桃生態循環栽培示範區。青城山——玉堂組團建設2.6萬畝以標準種植、新村建設、公共服務、農旅融合為特色的獼猴桃產村相融示範區。磁峰——小魚洞組團建設2萬畝以新品種選育、標準種植、設施完善、種養循環、一三互動為特色的獼猴桃標準化種植示範區。【精彩活動一覽】地點:都江堰市崇義鎮2013中國·成都國際獼猴桃節暨中國首屆獼猴桃交易會�動儀式時間:2013年8月31日上午10︰00 地點:成都西部農產品交易市場獼猴桃產銷對接會時間:2013年8月31日下午2︰00 地點:成都西部農產品交易市場四川省獼猴桃產業發展研討會時間:2013年8月30日下午2︰00 地點:都江堰錦弘國堰賓館優質產品展示、展銷及物資交易活動時間:2013年8月29日-9月2日地點:成都西部農產品交易市場獼猴桃採摘體驗活動時間:2013年8月20日-10月20日 地點:都江堰市、彭州市、蒲江縣、邛崍市獼猴桃基地四川省新農村圖片展時間:2013年8月29-9月2日地點:成都西部農產品交易市場企業主題活動日之一:獼猴桃新產品暨加工產品品鑒推介會、訂貨會時間:2013年8月31日上午地點:成都西部農產品交易市場企業主題活動日之二:會賺錢的開心農場推介活動及訂貨會時間:2013年8月31日下午2︰00 地點:成都西部農產品交易市場維C芳香之旅—都江堰、彭州、邛崍、蒲江獼猴桃巡展。時間:2013年9月-12月地點:上海、福州、深圳等【展會花絮】為了讓更多市民朋友參與到這次盛會中,感受都江堰獼猴桃的高品質,共享獼猴桃盛宴。8月31日節會�動當天,現場將舉辦“維C大胃王·狂吃獼猴桃”比賽,2分鐘之內誰吃得最多的參賽者,將獲得組委會的獼猴桃獎勵。當天還將評選獼猴桃種植大王、銷售大王、技術大王及“最受老百姓喜愛的獼猴桃品牌”。屆時,來自省內外的50多家獼猴桃企業,將帶來幾十種優質獼猴桃產品和其他生態農產品,廣大市民前來,既可參觀展會,又可免費品嘗、選購,共同參與成都獼猴桃產業的盛會。迷你倉價錢
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青川青溪古鎮成功創建為國家 4A 景區
信息來源於四川新聞網 / Cited from .newssc.org/ 華西城市讀本訊(記者杜玉全)近日,迷你倉沙田記者從廣元市旅遊局獲悉,根據全國旅遊景區質量等級評定委員會2013年第7號公告,青溪古城景區於今年7月15日被批准成為國家AAAA級旅遊景區,將會在近期進行授牌。 據悉,2012年3月,青川迷你倉價錢古城創建國家AAAA級旅遊景區工作正式�動,經過多方努力,景區基礎設施更加完善,加快完成了遊客中心、旅遊標識標牌、旅遊廁所、生態停車場、生態游步道、漂流中心等服務設施建設,極大地方便了遊客。2012年11月,青溪古城創建國家AAAA級旅遊景區通過四川省旅遊局驗收,2013年5月,順利通過國家旅遊局評定驗收。迷你倉