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Source: The Telegraph, Nashua, N.存倉H.July 19--Temperatures aren't the only thing on the rise in the region. A spike in the price of gasoline is making drivers and business operators sweat, too.Geoff Burgess had just finished changing the prices on the tall sign out front of the Hudson Bridge Express Gulf station in Hudson in Wednesday afternoon's heat."I used to get yelled at all the time when I changed prices," Burgess said back inside the combination convenience store and fuel stop. "It kind of got old after a while. They'll yell at you, call you (names)."It's not fair for retailers at all. We're not the ones making the money. The oil companies are the ones who are reaping the real profits, but local customers take out their anger at the pump and heckle the employees.The price for gasoline in the region, according to the AAA website, ranged from $3.56 to $3.76 a gallon Thursday.Hudson Express Gulf Owner Kathy Burgess takes it with a grain of salt, since they have no control over the price."It is what it is. We have to make our margins. We have rent to pay, bills to pay. I just can't give it away," said Burgess, who has owned the gas station since 1988. "You have to make a living. Everything else is going up. We have to move with it."When customers complain, she tells them it's out of her hands."I can't control it," she said. "It's the speculators on Wall Street."Monique Fortin had just gassed up her Ford Edge on Wednesday. She said one fill up a week costs her about $40. Work for her is in Andover, Mass., at a Market Basket warehouse 42 miles away from her Hudson home."There's nothing I can do about it. I need gas to get to work, and I've got to pay the price," Fortin said. "What are you going to do but get a bike and pedal to work?"Over at SK Taxi in Nashua, driver Kathy Blaney, of Nashua, is hoping not to get a goose in her Chevrolet Impala. A goo自存倉e is a fare that doesn't show up after a cab is dispatched. It's a waste of fuel, the cost of which comes out of the driver's pocket."It's hard for the drivers when they get paid by the mileage and paid by the call," said the 30-year veteran of the business. "No calls means no pay."Tips help defray the cost, but some customers don't tip. With long drives, cabbies hope for another call for the return trip so fuel isn't burned without a fare in the back seat, she said before taking a call on a hot, busy day."You make no money empty," said dispatcher Laurie Lester. "It's about efficiency. I'm the quarterback; they're the receivers."It's a complex arrangment of keeping cabs full, drivers moving and not waiting or idling, just burning gas. Unloading groceries, waiting for a fare, even pausing a while waiting for a passing train cuts into a profit, particularly when gas prices rise."The price of gas kills the drivers, kills them," Lester said. "No one is going to get rich driving a cab, especially with the (higher) cost of fuel."Over at the Alltown station on East Hollis Street, Roger Boilard, of Nashua, had just filled his Dodge Intrepid, a car he appreciates since he doesn't have to drive much because of a convenient home and work situation."Gas prices are hurting a lot of people, especially ones that can't find a job around here and have to drive an hour into Massachusetts," he said. "It takes up a lot of their budget."Boilard has a friend who travels more than an hour out-of-state to work and "it's just killing her," he said. "When you're on a strict budget, it hurts a lot."Don Himsel can be reached at 594-6590 or DHimsel@nashuatelegraph.com. Also, follow Himsel on Twitter (@Telegraph_DonH).Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Telegraph (Nashua, N.H.) Visit The Telegraph (Nashua, N.H.) at www.nashuatelegraph.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉新蒲崗

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「今天只有殘留的軀殼」，自存倉是英格蘭Sudeley Castle最直接的形容。明明是結構完整、有人居住的活城堡，如何「只有殘留的軀殼」？只要了解城堡的千年歷史，回顧它曲折坎坷的身世，就知道今日所見只是19世紀維多利亞時期復修所得，真身就只剩花園中的頹垣，正如它的光輝歲月一樣，早已淹沒在「往事只能回味」的時代巨輪中。自古帝王皆多情，而為了娶得美人歸，有人就連宗教規條也可違抗，說的是名留青史的都鐸王朝君主亨利八世（Henry VIII），因為他，英國教會脫離羅馬教廷（原因是教宗不批准他與首任妻子Catherine of Aragon離婚，但有趣的是，貴為西班牙公主的Catherine，本身是亨利八世亡兄Arthur的寡婦，而Arthur死後教宗又批准亨利八世迎娶他的嫂子），自成英國國教；因為他有生之年共娶了6個王后，其中第二任正是絕色美女Natalie Portman於《華麗孽緣》（The Other Boleyn Girl）飾演的Anne Boleyn，為Sudeley Castle加添了一段精彩歷史。宮廷恩怨情仇位處Cotswolds的Sudeley Castle，歷史可追溯至9世紀，但都離不開在戰爭與和平中反覆易主的故事，最引人入勝的情節，發生在16世紀、亨利八世過身後，他的遺孀、第六任王后Katherine Parr身上。自15世紀末，Sudeley Castle已是英王的物業，只是一直得不到青睞，丟空30多年，開始因日久失修而破損，雖然亨利八世與第二任王后Anne Boleyn曾在1535年離婚前短住，但城堡轉眼又回到空置的狀態。1547年，亨利八世過身，其子愛德華六世（由第三任王后Jane Seymour所生，亦是亨利八世唯一的兒子）將城堡送了給舅父Sir Thomas Seymour，而這位舅父於亨利八世逝世未夠一個月的時候，就娶了他的寡妻Katherine Parr（Katherine亦非等閒之輩，早於成為王后前，20歲的她已先後「剋」死了兩名丈夫），雙雙遷入Sudeley Castle，隨行還有後來成為女王的Katherine繼女Princess Elizabeth，以及名氣稍遜、命途坎坷的Lady Jane Grey（她在1553年被捧上王位，但9日後即被「血腥瑪麗」推翻兼處決，終其一生，最快樂的時光正是住在Sudeley的那些年）；當然，史實不是肥皂劇或童話故事，大團圓結局少之又少，遷入Sudeley一年後，Katherine誕下女兒Mary Seymour，卻因而受細菌感染命送黃泉（更諷刺的是，Thomas的親姊、亨利八世第三任王后Jane Seymour亦死於這病），從此長眠於城堡旁邊的Chapel of St. Mary地底。如此這般，城堡的命運又跟英國的歷史一同陷入混亂之中，直至19世紀中葉維多利亞時期，John Dent及William Dent兩兄弟騎馬經過殘破不堪的城堡遺址，被它深深吸引，決定斥資復修，Sudeley Castle迎來了第二春，除了外形結構重拾風采，其中一任女主人Emma Dent更為它增添了大量珍貴收藏，從瓷器、珠寶到刺繡都有，部分現已成為城堡的長期展品，並連同Katherine Parr的展覽，組成城堡內其中一個開放給遊客參觀的展廳。未知是否因為歷史久遠，加上人物關係太複雜，身處光線不足的城堡中，讓人有毛骨悚然的感覺，雖然展品目不暇給，但相比之下，還是外面那迷你倉新蒲崗個風格各異的花園更賞心悅目。Sudeley Castle地址︰Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, GL54 5JD電話︰（44）124 260 4244開放時間︰10:30am-5:00pm（至11月3日）入場費︰?11（約HK$129）網址︰www.sudeleycastle.co.uk交通︰Cheltenham Spa火車站乘的士前往約30分鐘蒸汽火車之旅研究完亨利八世跟Katherine Parr亂過「畫鬼腳」的人物關係後，大腦暫時進入癱瘓狀態，要即時以輕鬆舒暢的活動中和，幸好Cotswolds地區以古色古香的小鎮風光見稱，坐在蒸汽火車Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway上，嗅�鄉土氣息吹�清風，剛才填滿人名的大腦頓時清醒過來！由一群古董火車愛好者合資營運及擁有的Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway（簡稱GWR），於Cheltenham Race Course至Laverton之間行駛。該鐵路原屬1906年開通的大西部鐵路（The Great Western Railway），連接起倫敦、英格蘭西部、西南部及威爾斯大部分地區，第二次世界大戰後逐步暫停服務，GWR一段路軌更在1979年被拆除，傷盡當地火車愛好者的心，遂決定「求人不如求己」，成立Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Trust，集資買地買鐵路買火車，在1981年開始重新鋪設如今所見的GWR路線，並在1984年重新行駛，迄今已開通了12英里（約19公里）共5個車站的服務，以8個蒸汽火車頭及8個柴油火車頭驅動，就連車廂都是上世紀相應時期的產物。更厲害的，是GWR所有員工都是義工，無論高、中、低層，全部都是自發加入的火車愛好者，由20多歲的年輕人（他們大部分都有全職工作，只能於公餘和假日幫忙），到已退休的專業人士都有，共通點是大家都樂在其中，即使是火車頭添煤炭的大叔，亦經常掛�笑容，遇到乘客發問亦永冇Say No，高興地講解蒸汽火車如何運作。方便旅遊網找英國旅遊資訊，有甚麼比官方資料更可靠實用？英國旅遊部門為旅客而設的網站VisitBritain.com，除了提供全國大小城鎮的旅遊、交通及住宿資料外，更有不少旅客貼士及最新旅遊優惠，遇上認可機構的當地旅行團，又可經VisitBritainShop.com預訂，計劃行程快捷又妥當，連買Guide Book的錢都慳番！網址︰www.visitbritain.comGloucestershire Warwickshire Railway路線：Cheltenham Race Course、 Winchcombe、Toddington、 Laverton電話：（44）124 262 1405車票：單程由?7（約HK$82）起網址：www.gwsr.com交通：Cheltenham Spa火車站乘的士前往Cheltenham Race Course約10分鐘備註：每月運作日子及時間不同，詳情請參考網站資料。INFO簽證︰持有效特區護照或BNO均毋須簽證機票︰乘新加坡航空經新加坡來回香港及倫敦，經濟客位機票由HK$8,356起。網址︰www.singaporeair.com貨幣︰?1約兌HK$11.7天氣︰7月份氣溫約13℃-24℃時差：慢香港7小時迷你倉出租

絕跡五十二年的狂犬病在台現蹤，儲存倉各縣展開防疫大作戰，紛紛推出犬、貓健診和疫苗施打作業，清潔隊員則免費施打狂犬病疫苗接種。台北市疾管處長朱玉如說，台灣過去五十二年無狂犬病例，狂犬病屬國際旅遊門診，台北市僅台大醫院、台北馬偕醫院及三總有此診。北市今開打 首場兩百名額台北市動保處長嚴一峰表示，巡迴寵物狂犬病疫苗注射活動，第一場次訂廿日上午九時於文山區指南里舉辦，名額兩百個，下午在天母新光三越寵物友善月活動。外島金門縣備有狂犬病疫苗一二○○劑，將於八月九日至十二日，由縣動植物防疫所配合中興大學赴各鄉鎮執行犬、貓健診和疫苗施打作業，每劑酌收一○○元費用。新北忙消毒 淡水街貓打針淡水老街近日傳出貓瘟疫情，新北市動保處全面警戒，十九日上午啟動動物防疫消毒車，前往淡水老街周遭區域進行防疫消毒工作，淡水街貓也開始施打疫苗。桃園縣動物防疫所狂犬病疫苗目前備有一萬劑，全縣一百卅家動物醫院均有疫苗，所長陳仁信呼籲民眾不必害怕動物打不到疫苗，未來還會再採購兩萬劑；至於人施打的狂犬病疫苗，桃園縣則是放在中壢壢新醫院，共有兩劑。彰化排長龍 獸醫迷你倉沙田到抽筋陳仁信指出，位在山區的復興鄉因沒有動物醫院，而沿海的蘆竹、大園、觀音、新屋四鄉鎮則因為靠近港口加上動物醫院不多，這兩個地區則由防疫所會派公家獸醫去為民眾的犬貓免費打狂犬病疫苗。彰化動物防疫所在彰化市公所旁巡迴免費施打，五百多人帶著心愛的寵物大排長龍，現場一片汪汪吠吠，好不熱鬧，還有人一次抱了五隻愛犬來注射。獸醫忙到手抽筋，還不小心被狗狗反咬一口，現場發出了「唉呀」的驚慌聲。高下周啟動 偏遠山區免費高市府農業局動保處表示，下周廿三日起，將針對桃源、茂林、甲仙、六龜與那瑪夏等偏遠山區，巡迴免費施打狂犬病疫苗，市區民眾犬貓注射疫苗超過一年者，可至動物醫院補強注射，依各動物醫院收費標準收費。屏東農業處表示，屏東家畜疾病防治所的狂犬病疫苗，主要放在幾家合作的動物醫院，民眾可攜帶家犬、家貓免費注射；以往民眾施打意願不高，最近傳出狂犬病疫情後，施打疫苗接受度逐漸提高。台東動物防疫所長吳子和表示，目前狂犬病疫情都是在野生動物上，初步規畫要切斷野生動物與飼養犬貓的傳染可能，目前已申請第一批兩千劑狂犬病疫苗，在台東山地鄉注射犬貓。迷你倉價錢

【中央社宜蘭十九日電】宜蘭蘇澳冷泉公園今天展示十七隻黃色小鴨，新蒲崗迷你倉外形與荷蘭設計師霍夫曼的作品類似，吸引許多遊客拍照合影。蘇澳冷泉公園業者今天在公園內空地上擺上十七隻不同大小的充氣黃色小鴨，其中最高約五點五米，其次體型稍小的，分別有三點五米、二點五米、兩米與一點五米。這些有鮮黃色外表加上可愛橘色小嘴巴的黃色小鴨，於冷泉公園展示後，吸引許多大小遊客合影拍照；但由於外形很像霍夫曼設計的作品，也引起了版權爭議的討論。業者說，冷泉公園內的這些黃色小鴨都是由在大陸的工廠製造，沒有模仿霍夫曼的作品，因此沒有版權問題，只是純粹供娛樂。

宜蘭、花蓮及屏東，新蒲崗迷你倉也藏有絕美的健行步道，等著遊客發現。有湖光、溪谷，甚至是私房迷人的海天風情，就等著你用雙腳一步一腳印地來體驗。報導╱旅遊組　攝影╱攝影組 【宜蘭 翠峰湖環山步道】 四季皆有風情的太平山，每年4~10月紫葉槭沿中央階梯盪漾紅彩，十分引人注目。雖太平山著名的森林小火車現因風災停駛，但森林之美依舊，山莊周邊的見晴、原始林、鐵杉林等步道極易親近，有湖光山色陪伴的翠峰湖環山步道，也同樣值得走訪。海拔1840公尺的翠峰湖，滿水期(9~11月)可達25公頃，是全台面積最大的高山湖，縱使這個季節水量不豐，但當山嵐雲霧升起，仍頗有意境，是觀日出的熱門景點。翠峰湖環山步道全長約4公里，走完需2小時，沿途古木參天，綠意清幽。前往太平山還能順道去鳩之澤溫泉泡湯，紓緩身心疲憊。 旅遊Tips ◎開車：國道5號宜蘭交流道下，接台7線轉接台7甲線，接宜專一線，經鳩之澤後抵太平山，從太平山莊轉翠峰林道可至翠峰湖，需在檢查哨辦乙種入山證。◎搭車：宜蘭搭國光客運(03-938-4171)，僅周六、日開，往返各1班，去08:30、回15:30。◎相關資訊：★太平山森林遊樂區 (03)980-9806★鳩之澤溫泉 (03)980-9603 【花蓮太魯閣 砂卡礑步道】 太魯閣砂卡礑步道相當親民，舊稱為神祕谷，最早是日據時代日本人為發展立霧溪水力發電，沿砂卡礑溪谷所建的大壩、水管維修路線，因此平緩易行。先前砂卡礑步道因蘇拉颱風影響部分路段封閉，但經11個月搶修後，7/8起再開放。砂卡礑步道全程約4.5公里，雖歷經風災後水潭變少，然而沿途奇石秀水依舊明媚，水質清澈見底，也能穿越伊亞峽谷，mini storage略風口舒爽的勁道。這裡的溪流美景，也吸引著人們前來戲水、浸身清涼。另外，中橫公路旁的燕子口步道，是太魯閣最典型的景觀之一，可以看到峽谷、壺穴、湧泉、印地安酋長岩等。 旅遊Tips ◎開車：國道5號下蘇澳交流道，接台9線再轉台8線可達。◎搭車：從花蓮火車站搭往梨山、天祥的花蓮客運(03-833-8146)，分別於砂卡礑站、燕子口站下車。◎注意事項：因路段管制，搭車建議先電洽發車時間。 【屏東 阿朗壹古道】 過去是東部原住民遷徙與貿易路線，臨太平洋的阿朗壹古道有數百年歷史。現在熱門的行走路線是從屏東旭海(旭海觀音鼻自然保留區)至台東南田，全程約7公里，雖只是古道一小段，卻因沿途未開發而有原始海岸風貌。前往阿朗壹古道可選南田旭海單程路線(須安排接駁車)，或從旭海至觀音鼻折返。古道沿途海蝕崖、岩岸、沙灘、礫灘等地形交疊，還會經過巨大、凸立海邊的「軍艦岩」，由此眺望海端，彷彿也來到海角天涯。觀音鼻是阿朗壹古道的制高點，遊客得先經過一段辛苦的陡上坡，但從這裡可俯瞰南田礫灘漫長綿延，是公認古道上最美的風景。礫灘上的南田石個個渾圓可愛，被海浪拍打時，還聽得到雷鳴般的摩擦聲，景象特別。 旅遊Tips ◎開車：阿朗壹古道旭海端 國道3號下林邊交流道，接台17線轉接台1線南下接往台26線，於車城轉199縣道接199甲縣道、旭海轉台26線可達。◎搭車：無公車◎注意事項：前往阿朗壹古道(旭海觀音鼻自然保留區)，需向屏東縣政府申請許可證(www.pthg.gov.tw)，3人以上始可申請，須聘用當地合格解說員，解說員費用為3000元。◎相關資訊：洽屏東縣政府 (08)7320-415self storage

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ROCKVILLE, Md.自存倉, July 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. , one of the world's largest hotel companies, announced today its chief information officer, Todd Davis, has received a 2013 CIO of the Year and Innovation in Technology Award. The award, sponsored by the Phoenix Business Journal and the Arizona Technology Council, recognizes the state's top CIOs for excellence in technology."Todd is a true leader in technology innovation," said Stephen P. Joyce, president & CEO, Choice Hotels International. "Under his direction, Choice Hotels has built industry-leading global technology platforms that have enabled the company to drive record traffic to our franchised properties and boost efficiency and results for our franchisees. We are proud of Todd's many accomplishments within our company and the entire hospitality industry."Davis leads Choice Hotels' global IT strategy, providing high-performing solutions to the company and its 6,000-plus franchisees worldwide. He joined Choice Hotels in 1995, where he has held multiple positions, most recently serving as chief technology officer before his promotion to chief information officer in March 2013. Today as the most senior executive at the Choice Hotels western headquarters and technology hub in Phoenix, Davis oversees corporate IT, back-office systems and the international deployment of the company's cloud-based technology system.Technological InnovationDavis' role at Choice Hotels is pivotal, as the company advances its position as a leader in hospitality technology. During the last five years, Choice Hotels has built state-of-art global data, telecom and technology platforms. Now, under Davis' leadership, Choice is leveraging its technology and setting company records, including new highs for Web traffic and reservation contribution to franchisees.Asked about the biggest accomplishment of his IT career, Davis names the deployment of choiceADVANTAGE, the Choice Hotels proprietary, cloud-based property management solution (PMS). This pioneering platform launched in 2003 as the industry's first cloud-based PMS. Today, Davis says it has become the most widely used cloud-based PMS in the lodging industry with deployment in more than 5,000 hotels representing nearly 400,000 rooms. The full-featured platform provides a seamless interface with the Choice distribution system to enable hotel operators to manage their properties through the Internet with secure access to information needed to run their business from virtually anywhere."choiceADVANTAGE sets the industry standard for ease-of-use, functionality and affordability," Davis said. "The system has been so effective for Choice franchisees that other hoteliers, including chains and independents, have asked to use it."Recognizing an unmet need in the marketplace, Choice earlier this year launched SkyTouc迷你倉新蒲崗 Technology as a separate division to develop and market cloud-based technology products for the lodging industry. The new division's debut product, SkyTouch Hotel OS, draws heavily on the success of choiceADVANTAGE to make a scalable, cloud-based PMS with low upfront costs available to hotel operators industry-wide.Davis' IT career spans 25 years. Before joining Choice Hotels, he was an advanced systems engineer for Electronic Data Systems (EDS) focusing on the hospitality sector. Prior to that, he designed global reservation solutions for Cendant Corp., now Wyndham Worldwide Corp.Davis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a focus on hospitality management from Northern Arizona University. He serves now on the University's School of Hotel and Restaurant Management Advisory Board.Under Davis' leadership, Choice Hotels has earned multiple recent technology honors, including a Hospitality Technology Visionary Award and an Oracle Innovation Award.About Choice HotelsChoice Hotels International, Inc. franchises over 6,200 hotels, representing more than 500,000 rooms, in the United States and more than 30 other countries and territories. As of March 31, 2013, 395 hotels, representing more than 30,000 rooms, were under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in the United States. Additionally, 81 hotels, representing approximately 7,000 rooms, were under construction, awaiting conversion or approved for development in more than 20 other countries and territories. The company's Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge and Rodeway Inn brands, as well as its Ascend Hotel Collection membership program, serve guests worldwide.Choice Hotels International offers the Choice Privileges(R) rewards program. With nearly 17 million members worldwide, is one of the fastest growing hotel loyalty programs in the travel industry.SkyTouch Technology is an initiative of Choice Hotels International, Inc. that develops and markets cloud-based technology products to help industry-wide hoteliers improve their efficiency and profitability.Additional corporate information can be found on the Choice Hotels International, Inc. web site, which may be accessed at www.choicehotels.com.Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Cambria Suites, MainStay Suites, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn, Ascend Hotel Collection and SkyTouch Technology are proprietary trademarks and service marks of Choice Hotels International.(C) 2013 Choice Hotels International, Inc. All rights reserved.Choice Hotels International, Inc.CONTACT: Scott Carman, Choice Hotels, 301-592-6361,Scott_Carman@choicehotels.comWeb site: http://www.choicehotels.com/迷你倉出租

美國荷李活周二晚有40至50名青少年響應社交網站號召，迷你倉庫趁洛杉磯市警方分散警力處理佛州白人槍殺黑人青年引發的示威騷亂，他們就在星光大道聚集快閃，揮拳打倒途人和搶手機等財物，又沿途洗劫店舖，警方拘捕12人，當中只有一人滿18歲。美聯社