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Source: The Baltimore SunJan.迷你倉出租 18--Single Carrot Theatre, the zesty venture by a bunch of buddies from the University of Colorado who decided to cultivate a company in Baltimore, now has something it has long desired -- a permanent roof over its head.This week's inauguration of a spiffy venue at the corner of North Howard and 26th streets in the metamorphosing Remington neighborhood marks a milestone and fresh opportunity for the troupe, devoted to cutting-edge repertoire."It feels like the first six years were one chapter and this is a new chapter," says Genevieve de Mahy, a founding member of Single Carrot. "It's like we've grown up and gone off to college."There's a grown-up budget to go with the change -- $345,000, almost $100,000 more than last season and more than eight times the budget in the company's early years. There's a big new capital campaign, too, already halfway toward reaching its goal of raising $400,000 by the end of 2014.All of this represents a long journey in the course of just seven years.Single Carrot roamed from performance space to performance space in its first months before settling down at Load of Fun, an artist-filled spot on North Avenue. It was far from luxurious, but it worked -- until the place was suddenly shut down in 2012 for building code violations.Then it was back to roaming, first to a hall at Maryland Institute College of Art, then the former site of Everyman Theatre on North Charles Street, where the ensemble was based until December.Along the way, Single Carrot got wind of a $3.8 million renovation project by the Seawall Development Co. to convert an auto repair and tire shop at 2600 N. Howard St.The theater company signed on as a tenant in the complex, which also houses Young Audiences Maryland (a six-decade-old nonprofit that facilitates arts education programs) and will be the future home of Parts and Labor, a butcher shop-restaurant planned by restaurateur Spike Gjerde.The Single Carrot portion of the building is about 6,000 square feet, twice what the company had at Load of Fun. The theater can accommodate an audience of 99 (65 was the maximum at Load of Fun). There's also a separate rehearsal hall-classroom just off the lobby that can also be used as an intimate black-box performance space.With high ceilings, exposed brick walls and hardwood floors, the overall ambience is decidedly inviting."Every time I walk in, I'm amazed," says de Mahy, 30. "I'm loving it. On Aug. 20, the floor was just rubble. You blinked, and there were walls and windows."And lighting and rigging systems, sufficient restrooms, a green room (the traditional lounge for performers), and office space on the second floor. Not to mention temperature control, kitchen, washing machine and more comforts of home.No wonder company members seem to have bigger smiles and brisker walks these days. Single Carrot is clearly on the move."It would be a very different story if we had been thrilled with being a $40,000 organization," says managing director Elliott Rauh. "But when the idea of Single Carrot started in a classroom in Boulder, Colo., we all had a desire to be something larger down the road. And at a retreat in the fall of 2009, we said we'd have a $500,000 budget by 2015. I don't think we'll actually end up there, but we love to make great leaps."Changing facesRauh, a founding member who has acted in several Single Carrot productions over the years, is one of four full-time administrative employees; two production personnel account for another full-time equivalent position."Adding staff and getting paid real salaries is a big change for us," Rauh, 30, says. "One reason we were able to grow is because we hired our first full-time development director, a major cultural shift for us. Genevieve had been doing it part time, but she was also acting and directing."For a company that started out very do-it-yourself, Single Carrot looks and acts more professional than ever. The new development director, Batya Feldman, worked at Center Stage and Everyman.Among recent additions to the resident company are Paul Diem, who studied at Towson University and is acting chair of the theater department at the Carver Center for Arts and Technology, and actor-playwright Alix Fenhagen, who arrived with experience at New York's Subjective Theatre Company.Several of the original "Carrots" left over the years, some to start or join other theatrical ventures in the area and abroad; one was offered the job of running the drama program at his old high school.Although Single Carrot is not an Equity company, which would require actors to be paid according to union guidelines, there is some money for performers, more than there used to be."The first payment was $5," Rauh says. "Everyone donated it back to the company. Now it is $200 per production. And there is another $100 to $160 for educational programs we do."And even as some founding members have moved on to other pursuits over the years, others from the region and beyond have quickly joined the ranks."All the [former] Carrots are still in the industry迷你倉 making art, and they are all still close to us," Rauh says. "And there are other like-minded actors who fit into the Carrot aesthetic. They have brought in all kinds of new energy and ideas."Helping to harvest the current crop at the theater is Kellie Mecleary, who worked at Center Stage as artistic and dramaturgy fellow before joining Single Carrot as interim artistic director in August."I am constantly impressed and have so much respect for the culture of this company," says Mecleary, 27. "It's a warm, humane group of people, which is a big reason why the company has continued to grow. At its core, it's about valuing one another. I can't tell you how important and how rare that is. Also, the art is good."Next stepsThe company has only begun considering what the facility means in terms of programming."We will do season planning in late February, early March," Rauh says. "The new building allows us a lot of flexibility. We could have a performance that encompasses the rehearsal hall, the lobby and the main theater. Who knows? Are we going to produce 'Hello, Dolly' here? I don't know, but if we did, it would be Carrot-style."Meanwhile, the first production in the new space, opening next weekend, is a piece by American playwright Will Eno very much in the Carrot tradition -- "The Flu Season," which involves a mental hospital, patients in love, caregivers with issues and a pair of commentators named Prologue and Epilogue."It's quite complex and difficult," Mecleary says. "I think it will be a really powerful experience from the moment the audience walks through the door. The two narrators try to tell you what to make of what happens, but over the course of the play they start to question themselves."The remainder of the season will have an Eastern European accent.In April, the company will offer "The Memo," a satire from 1965 by the late Czech playwright and statesman Vaclav Havel about company employees required to learn a made-up language. The season wraps up in June with the U.S. premiere of "The Apocalypse Comes at 6 p.m.," a recent work by Bulgarian poet and playwright Georgi Gospodinov about a town paralyzed by an invisible sniper."Last season had a Latin American bent to it," says Jessica Garrett, 30, the company's director of public relations and education. "This season is more Eastern European. But it wasn't intentional. Sometimes you realize there is a theme only when you are in the season."When Single Carrot started up, it was one of the few companies regularly presenting off-the-beaten-path works. Today there are several, many of them also founded by young, close-knit groups.They may not all enjoy the resources or stability of Single Carrot, but such ensembles as Iron Crow Theatre, Annex Theater, Glass Mind Theatre, Strand Theater Company, Stillpointe Theatre Initiative and Baltimore Rock Opera Society have added distinctive touches to the local theatrical tapestry."I am of the ilk that thinks the more theater happens in the city the better," Rauh says. "It means more theatergoers. One of the great things about Baltimore is that it offers everything from awesome shows at Center Stage or Everyman to a new company just starting in the Copycat Building."Single Carrot may even add to the mix by bringing companies from other places into its new space for limited runs. Additionally, the Carrot folks are open to collaborative projects with troupes in the area and beyond; they already have an association with 36 Monkeys, a theater company in Bulgaria.De Mahy envisions other possibilities for the Carrots -- working with a new playwright to develop a piece that would then head to off-Broadway, for example; or getting several local companies to present works by the same playwright in the same season.The core mission will remain."We have always wanted to bring work that isn't being done elsewhere," de Mahy says. "And still keep it intimate and Carrot-y," Garrett adds.For de Mahy, the building provides a whole new opportunity to expose the uninitiated to the world of the stage."My joy is introducing people to Single Carrot, people who are not regular theatergoers, people in their 20s and 30s like us," she says, "people whose perception of theater is that it's boring, all period costumes or big, expensive musicals. I like to turn them into regular theatergoers who will go to see things at other places, too."That's one side of Single Carrot. Mecleary outlines another."I get the most excited about work that does not let audiences be just passive observers," she says, "and that's what Single Carrot is about. In participating, people are, hopefully, being changed in some way, thinking anew about the world."tim.smith@baltsun.comIf you go"The Flu Season" has previews at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and opens 7:30 p.m. Friday with a gala. Performances continue through Feb. 15 at Single Carrot Theatre, 2600 N. Howard St. Call 443-844-9253 or go to singlecarrot.com.Copyright: ___ (c)2014 The Baltimore Sun Visit The Baltimore Sun at .baltimoresun.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage

早報記者李燕1月14日，藍天白雲，天氣甚好。1,4-苯二硼酸，液質聯用檢測結果合格，這意味著又一批產品可以上線銷售。上海泰坦公司的董事長兼首席執行官謝應波露出了坦然而自信的笑容。自行設計和建造實驗室當天上午9點，松江新橋新飛路1500弄66號五樓的實驗室內，穿著實驗室白大褂的謝應波正在等待檢測結果，身旁的液質聯用檢測儀呼呼地運轉著。檢測儀上下，放著各式各樣的化學品容器盛放甲醛、甲醇、0.迷你倉25?甲酸水。這個實驗室和一般的化學實驗室不太一樣，很乾淨。實驗室的乾淨有兩個原因。一是整幢大樓�用不到3個月，實驗室還沒有完全投入使用，只具備檢測功能。另一個原因則讓謝應波引以為傲，這個專業實驗室的設計和建造由泰坦科技公司自行完成，裡面硬件幾乎都是泰坦科技自有品牌，還配備了最先進、最安全的通風系統。每個實驗桌上都有一個豔紅色抽氣罩，顯得有些誇張。“別小看這些顏色。”謝應波說，在實驗室里，顏色也是有奧秘的。比如，做化妝品的實驗室一般選用白色作為主色，這樣看上去乾淨、放心。而做合成實驗等科研的實驗室台面則需要選用墨綠或藍綠這種深色調，因為耐髒，但是這種實驗室的配件就需要鮮豔的點綴色，諸如橙色的抽氣罩、紅色的瓶蓋。一則便於拿取東西，更重要的是科研最需要的是創新力，這些亮色可以刺激實驗人員的大腦，增加活躍度。這套理論是謝應波帶領團隊在多年的實驗室經歷中摸索、梳理出來的，最終運用到了泰坦科技自己出品的實驗室硬件中。泰坦科技公司是謝應波及其團隊所創立的公司。泰坦(Titans)源於希臘語，是希臘神話中曾統治世界的古老的神族，這個家族是天穹之神烏拉諾斯和大地女神蓋亞的子女，他們曾統治世界。公司取名泰坦是志存高遠的，從2007年的40萬元註冊資金到2013年銷售額破2億元。目前，泰坦科技股改完成，準備上市。如今，上海泰坦公司的產品已分為高端試劑、通用試劑、分析試劑、實驗耗材、儀器儀表、安全防護、實驗室建設和科研信息化軟件八大業務板塊，為生物醫藥、新材料、新能源、化工化學、精細化工、食品日化、分析檢測等領域提供全方位的產品與服務。拿著1,4-苯二硼酸的檢測結果，謝應波脫下白大褂快速走出實驗室。平頭、黑框眼鏡，身材不高，穿一件灰綠色衝鋒衣，待人極為熱情。言行中，重慶人特有的直率奔放顯露無遺。現在，身為董事長的謝應波更多的時間用在了公司內部管理和部署公司戰略上。但他每周總有那麼一兩天會呆在實驗室，走走、看看或者操作一番。如果遇到重大項目，他甚至還會每天泡在實驗室。“在實驗室盯著才覺得放心。”謝應波說，無論做科研還是企業都要有遊戲般的心態，“盡最大的努力去做，不要看短期單一的得失，對待結果要有遊戲一般的心態。”整個採訪過程中，謝應波謙和、低調，敘述整個創業過程他很少用“我”，絕大部分時候用“我們”也就是泰坦公司6個創始人的團隊。他說，他們分工不同，作用都是一樣的。不過，泰坦創始人之一的許峰源說，謝應波絕對是這個團隊的核心。唯一幾次用“我”表達是謝應波說他自己像郭廣昌，“都是平頭，創業團隊都是校友，哈哈。”謝應波摸了摸腦袋，笑得爽朗大氣。在謝應波看來，成功並非單純取決于努力，更重要的是平台。上海市科委、上海市科技創業中心給他提供了一個很好的創業平台，良好的創新環境、集聚的科技資源、完善的服務體系以及有效落實的科技政策，讓他和泰坦有機會實現夢想。做一個受人尊重的企業，為科研人員提供盡可能專業的服務，讓他們安心專心科研，這就是謝應波現在全部的夢想。接受訂單賺得第一桶金6年前的2008年，也是在這樣的冬日。陽光明媚，謝應波和同伴終日呆在實驗室，動輒十五六個小時。“那時候(對累)沒什麼感覺，日子很簡單，覺得(呆在實驗室)是幸福的事情。”窗外的陽光照在臉上，謝應波微微眯起眼睛，回憶起了人生的第一桶金。那年冬末春初，泰坦公司接到了有史以來最大的一筆訂單。世界500強的諾華公司要求製作1千克某硼酸分子，出價15萬元，成本估計在8萬元左右，利潤近50%。這個硼酸分子，謝應波及團隊曾經做出來過，但是小劑量的，每次合成1至2克。是否能放大，成功率有多少?這些都是未知數!經團隊討論後，決定試一試，“8萬元能養活我們6個人很長一段時間”。那時候，泰坦公司剛剛成立不到半年。辦公場地位於欽州路100號的上海市科技創業中心。“在1103室，享受到孵化器半年免租金，之後租金減半的優惠政策。”謝應波說，“4個合租的辦公桌和幾台新買的電腦幾乎就是泰坦公司的全部。之後一路上，我們又享受到創新資金、高新技術企業、小巨人培育企業等市科委多項科技政策的扶持。”華理科技園則是謝應波常去的地方，那裡有�多的實驗室。不過，沒有一個屬於謝應波和泰坦。“我們四處租小公司的實驗室用，一般300元一天，如果用的儀器多會加價到500元。”為了更加充分地利用實驗室，開發出更多的產品，謝應波每天早晨7點多到實驗室，晚上十一二點才離開。某硼酸分子的製作流程需要超過一周的時間。第一次小劑量的嘗試成功了，謝應波決定放大實驗效果，一次製作500克。“我們4個人輪換著沒日沒夜地實驗”，失之毫厘謬以千里，化學實驗需要隨時關注分子反應情況。第三天，第一階段的分子出來了，成功。繼續第二階段，6天後，第二階段的小分子出來了，但純度不夠。“那時候很擔心，純度不夠意味著失敗的可能性增加”，因此第三階段的實驗，謝應波很忐忑。埋頭于各種數據、各類試管，熬了兩個通宵後，反應釜里出現了色澤、形狀均勻的晶體。“那一刻簡直高興得飛起來”，謝應波神采飛揚一如當年。第二天，將晶體送檢，確實是某硼酸小分子。東西是做對了，不過純度卻不夠，雜質偏多。諾華這樣的大公司對品質要求很嚴格，稍微不合格都無法拿到錢。再熬兩天，運用“過柱子”(一種提純方式)的方式純化成功。“那筆訂單賺了8萬元，對那時的我們來講，絕對是巨款。”謝應波說，更重要的是，從那時候起，諾華成為他們的合作伙伴，而且至今仍然保持了良好的合作關係。那年，6個來自外地的創始人都沒有回家，是在實驗室度過了春節。“大家忙得連大年三十都給忘了。”謝應波笑了起來，“那天還是外面的爆竹聲把我們給弄醒了，要不然，我們還真不知道何時才會從工作中走出來呢。”自封為“龍騎士”謝應波的名片上有一個金光閃閃的騎士圖案。他說，在公司只有21個人才能印上這樣的騎士圖案。他自封為“龍騎士”，為夢想而生。在泰坦公司，只有2人擁有這樣的稱號。龍騎士之下，是為變革而活的聖騎士，僅有4人;接下來是為榮譽而戰的准騎士，有15人。騎士精神蘊含著謙恭、英勇，為理想和榮譽犧牲的豪爽。謝應波的騎士情結還不止于此，他為公司設計的牆報上將泰坦經歷譽為泰坦征途，核心成員譽為騎士兵團。在朋友眼裡，謝應波正是一個充滿激情的騎士。“我覺得他無論做什麼都能成功，因為專注、敢於接受挑戰、不怕苦。”許峰源說。2mini storage01年，從重慶農村走出來的謝應波考上了華東理工大學。家境並不寬裕，謝應波在上學期間就開始了他的勤工助學生活。“當同學們還在伸手問父母要零用錢，當朋友們還在為今天去哪唱歌，明天去哪逛街煩惱時，我已經可以自己支付在大學里的學費和生活費了。”每天下午3點後，結束了一天課程的謝應波看著身邊同學三三兩兩結伴外出，心裡多少有些不是滋味。“可那也沒辦法，既然上天沒有為我營造良好的生活條件，我只能靠自己去改變，我要靠自己的能力為家人創造更好的生活環境。”謝應波男，漢族，　　　　　出生，中共黨員，博士學歷，上海泰坦科技股份有限公司(原上海泰坦化學有限公司)創始人，現任公司董事長兼首席執行官，兼任上海市科技企業聯合會常務理事。榮獲第七屆“中國青年創業獎”、上海市第三屆十大“創業先鋒”、入選2012年度“上海市優秀技術帶頭人”計劃，入選2013年“上海市領軍人才”。200/年10月18日，他在華東理工大學讀博期間與5名大學同學一起創辦泰坦科技。創業企業獲得“國家高新技術企業”、“上海市創新型企業”、“上海市科技小巨人企業”等榮譽稱號。2011年，泰坦成功入選上海市“創新驅動、轉型發展”經典案例。2000-2009年，他在華東理工大學完成了本科和博士學業。1982年3月於是，每天出現在學校勤工助學部的管理辦，成了謝應波生活中的一個重要組成部分。“我們學校的超市、書報亭、圖書館等公共區域都是由校內的學生來參與管理，而我的工作就是負責調配和管理學校勤工助學學生們的工作安排。”就這樣，謝應波一干就是整整4個年頭，風雨無阻。而這也在無形之中磨練了他的毅力，同時也使謝應波比同齡人看起來顯得更加成熟、穩重。本科畢業後的他考上了學校的碩博連讀。2006年一次偶然的機會，謝應波看到了大學生創業比賽的招募廣告。“我覺得挺有意思，也想看看自己的實力到底如何，於是和其他6名同學商量後就報名了。”這一次，謝應波團隊捧回了金獎。此後，再次參加全國大賽，獲得銀獎。兩個沉甸甸的獎杯將創業的種子播進了謝應波的心裡。“比賽畢竟是假的，真幹一場會如何”，創業的種子在心裡發了芽。2007年，還在攻讀博士的謝應波決定創業。2007年10月18日，泰坦公司註冊成立，起步階段獲得了由上海市大學生科技創業基金上海市科技創業中心分基金會資助的20萬元。包括謝應波在內的6個創始人籌集了10萬元，這幾乎是他們可以籌到的最大金額。“團隊中的成員大多來自農村，所以家境並不寬裕，畢業之後，為了節省開支，我們6個人還是擠在了華東理工大學的學校宿舍。”謝應波說，夏天，寢室里沒有空調，工作忙累了，就會輪流拿冷水拖地降溫。2007年底，泰坦公司的銷售額僅有3000元。對於技術出身的謝應波來講，唯一能做的就是開發產品，無論有沒有生意。於是，還在讀博的謝應波在學校和租的實驗室之間來回奔波。實驗服、面罩、防護鏡，是他最親密的朋友。從此以後，謝應波唯一的娛樂運動也幾乎沒有了。謝應波說，2008年的時候，他10公里僅用42分鐘就跑完了，平推能舉80公斤，但現在根本跑不動了。2008年年底，泰坦公司做出了200種左右的化合物分子，銷售額近200萬元，收支基本持平。“那時候2個創始人全職做，每個月工資1500元，其餘4人兼職做，沒有工資的”。這讓謝應波看到了希望也意識到了困境，於是開始謀劃做品牌。“adamas-beta”成為泰坦的第一個品牌。adamas源於希臘語，是鑽石的意思。謝應波說，當時用這個名字主要是為了走向國際化。當然，裡面也隱含著謝應波的熱血夢想，那就是走向世界，泰坦也想成為中國科學服務首席提供商。2009年，品牌項目�動，卻沒有資金。向銀行貸款是謝應波最初想到的辦法，“那時候，我們一天會跑上3到4家銀行，為的就是能夠獲得更多周轉資金，可銀行原本答應好的，但回頭一看我們都沒有房產抵押，也就沒了回音”。最後，通過各種渠道，2010年初，泰坦從接力基金成功融資150萬元，同時也獲得了上海市科委創新資金項目資助。這為謝應波和泰坦打開了另一扇門。“adamas -beta”、“general -regeant”等一系列自主品牌開始走向市場，並最終獲得業界認可。整合平台實現公司轉型2011年，謝應波迎來了轉型。用他自己的話來講，從操作加研究型轉變為了研究加布局型。此前，謝應波幾乎每天都去實驗室，大部分的時間花在新產品、新小分子的研發上。自從2009年，泰坦有了自己的實驗室後，這樣的趨勢越加強烈。2010年底，泰坦銷售額近2000萬元，擁有近3000種科研現貨產品，人員也擴展到了40人。但是，泰坦還和當時�多的中小化工企業一樣，主要做化學試劑。這時候，謝應波敏銳意識到，按照這個模式，泰坦走到了頂峰。在進行大規模的國際調研後，謝應波發現我國幾乎沒有研發服務業，也就是專門為科學家提供一站式服務的公司。在美國，研發服務業的上市公司不少于10家，規模最大的“Thermo Fisher Scientific”年銷售額超過180億美元;日本也有2家，規模最大的銷售額達65億元人民幣。而我國，做這樣整體服務的超過10億元人民幣的公司都沒有。這讓他看到了發展的新途徑。2011年初，在成功融資1500萬元以後，謝應波個人開始轉型。“我依然主管研發，但工作重心從實驗室轉到內部經營”，新注入的資金可以招聘大量的專業科研人員，這讓謝應波放心走出實驗室。在謝應波看來，成功的科研成果必須接受市場的檢驗、得到市場的認可。為此，在他主事下的泰坦開始整合產品，接受科研人員實驗室的成果，並幫助推向市場。“比如大學實驗室裡面研究出來的一些小分子，我們花錢買過來或者和他們合作，通過泰坦的平台去尋找是否有市場需求，或者再次結合成新的小分子，進入市場。”謝應波說，這可以成為“創新接力”，有助于科學家新成果快速進入市場，瞭解新用途，能有效提升產業鏈的成果轉化效率。事實證明，謝應波的看法是正確的。此後兩年，泰坦迅速發展壯大，整合了信息化、網絡銷售等跨專業平台，至今銷售額超過2億元，已經成為上海市科技創業領軍企業。而今，謝應波更多的工作在於制定公司大戰略、定期查看國內化學科研論文、在電腦上使用軟件畫出新分子的結構圖。實驗室去得少了，但對實驗室的喜愛絲毫不減。這一年，謝應波在上海紮根，買了房，和相識10年的妻子共結連理，第二年喜得貴子。午飯，在三樓辦公室旁的茶室，簡單的盒飯。泰坦創始人之一的許峰源說，謝應波太忙了，基本沒時間陪兒子，兒子都不讓他抱。據說，有一次謝應波心血來潮說要抱抱16個月大的兒子，結果兒子看了看謝應波，默默地走開了。“太忙了，等公司上了軌道可能會好些，還好我兒子爭氣，從沒生過病。”謝應波聽著許峰源的調侃，立即笑著回應。回頭，看見書架上的一盆蘭花，謝應波喜滋滋地拿起來，“看見沒有，快開花了。”self storage

24小時迷你倉　　在揚州鹽商領袖江春黯然辭世近兩個世紀後，1980年，年輕的澳大利亞留學生安東籬（Antonia Finnane），第一次踏上了這座中國昔日商都的土地。　　當年的中國，國門重開不久，而曾經的旅遊名城揚州，也是封閉多年後第一次對外國遊客開放，它最新的一本旅遊指南，出版于1954年。經她留學的南京大學開具證明，由江蘇省政府、省公安廳行文到揚州市委，安東籬和她的丈夫費約翰才得以獲准“下揚州”。　　在這位以“康熙時代揚州園林”為研究課題的異國女子好奇的眼中，“這是一座安靜的城市，灰蒙蒙的，滿是塵土，但很迷人”，“那些更宏偉的建築雖已荒廢，但依然暗示著遙遠過去的輝煌歲月”。　　2004年，安東籬的專著《說揚州：1550—1850年的一座中國城市》由哈佛大學亞洲中心推出英文初版。那是她在1985年博士畢業後，在博士論文基礎上，又花費近20年時間修改、增補才最終面世的。兩年後，這本書和她丈夫費約翰的《喚醒中國》，一同獲得美國亞洲研究協會頒授的極具分量的“列文森中國研究書籍獎”。　　安東籬承認，《說揚州》一書的命名，靈感來自于揚州籍名作家朱自清的散文《說揚州》。她覺得，著名的地方往往像一個人一樣，為一座城市寫一本書，某種程度上就相當于撰寫一部人物傳記。　　其實，早在二百多年前，揚州仍值繁華鼎盛之時，清代的文人已經著手為它“樹碑立傳”了。除了亦文亦商的程夢星、汪應庚（兩人均為康雍時期揚州著名總商）的文迷你倉旺角外，以乾隆年間的文人李鬥所著十八卷筆記集《揚州畫舫錄》最廣為人知，也為後世留下了18世紀商都揚州的歷史風貌、社會人情全景式研究素材。　　與揚州商人多為西商或徽商移民不同，李鬥是揚州府轄下的儀徵人，是地道的土著。他好游山玩水，對建築行業非常熟悉，但並無正式功名，全憑自學成才，因此除了留下有分量的作品外，生平資料甚少，連生卒年月也無明確記載。　　《揚州畫舫錄》一書自1764年開始編撰，到1795年完成，那是老邁的乾隆皇帝在位最後一年。書中正好記述了乾隆歷次南巡對揚州城市的的擴展以及社會文化的巨大影響。舉凡揚州的名勝、典故、風土、書院、古剎、物產、飲食、雜劇戲曲、文化名人、建築工藝等，無不詳細涉獵，最後一卷專記揚州畫舫的歷史和畫舫上康雍乾歷朝的舫匾，故以此為書名。　　作者李鬥同時代的大才子袁枚為該書作序，推崇其水準高于前朝描述洛陽、杭州等大都市的同類筆記集。　　早在一千多年的隋唐時期，就有民諺雲：“腰纏十萬貫，騎鶴下揚州。”說的是揚州之風流富足，令人神往。　　《揚州畫舫錄》面世後，一紙風行，有文人作“題《畫舫錄》”詩贊曰：“明月鶯花翡翠樓，繁華古今說揚州。新編展向明窗讀，卻勝腰纏跨鶴游。”　　2007年，在喜獲列文森獎後不久，安東籬的《說揚州》出版了中譯本。她曾高興地向中國記者表示：“我對揚州一見鐘情。”不知道她是否意識到，她的多年心血之作，也成了古往今來解讀揚州這本韻味深長的大書的“新編”？mini storage

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Source: The Montana Standard, ButteJan.self storage 18--On Friday night at the HPER Complex drivers didn't need to put on the brakes, because they got all the breaks.Montana Tech's Orediggers played host to a tough Montana State-Northern squad and fell 83-82 in double overtime on a last second layup by Roshawn West.It was a game where Tech (9-8, 2-4) made plenty of plays to win, but Northern (16-4, 4-2) was blessed with the ball with enough time to escape Butte as victors."This is our second overtime loss and another one we felt we should have won in regulation," Tech head coach Patrick O'Herron said in reference to another loss of this kind two weeks ago at Montana Western. "We took a charge there and they called it a block and it seemed they gave every drive blocks and didn't call any charges this game. We play on and we move forward and compete harder tomorrow."Saturday the Orediggers play host to Lewis-Clark State at 7:30 p.m.The Tech men came out for a third-straight game establishing a presence and a number of small leads in the first half.Tech went up 21-18 at the 6:08 mark of the first half on a long-range, Adam Greger, two before Northern got a little wind in their sails to take a 24-21 edge.Greger stayed hot as he answered Northern with two mid-range buckets to put Tech up 25-24 with about three minutes before halftime.Northern would push ahead 30-28 at the intermission.Greger had 13 points at the half to lead Tech which shot 52.2 percent from the field.Tech started the second half on an 8-2 run and led 36-32 on an Antonio Snow coast-to-coast drive and layup at the 16:06 mark.Three minutes later Tech's lead was seven thanks to another Snow drive and Greger trifecta.Then Northern responded with some contested threes to go on a 11-3 run to go up 47-46 with 9:28 left in the game.Both teams were willing to engage a game of touche as they waged a back-and-forth showcase of offensive prowess as Tech led 57-55 with five-plus minutes left.A Corbin Pearson three from the deep, right corner at 4:02 gave Northern a 60-57 and the Lights pushed the edge to five, but Tech wouldn't relent.Back-to-back conventional three-point plays by Marcus Payne and Snow gave the Orediggers a 63-62 lead with 2:12 left.Then Payne delivered a strong layup at :45 off of a sweet dime from Bryan Bock to put the hosts up 65-63.Tied 迷你倉t 65, Tech junior Brandon Rydberg hit two free throws before Northern knotted things back up six seconds later on the other end with two free throws after a questionable block call, sending the game into overtime.In the first extra session, Tech led by as many as four points, but a Northern trey and two made charity tosses set the tone for Payne to launch a desperation three at the horn that just bounced out and it was time to work a double.In the second extra session, Tech again led early 78-74, but saw a Northern rally after Bock hit a transition bank shot with nine seconds left to put the Orediggers up 82-81.Then West sealed the win before a missed McCarthy shot from deep at the buzzer.Snow finished with 28 points, Greger added 22 points, and Payne compiled nine points and 11 rebounds for Tech.Pearson led the victory with 26 points and six rebounds.O'Herron has to now turnaround and get his team ready for L-C State, who beat Tech in Idaho by 45 points last month."Mentally, this is our second game we had a chance to win, and we have to come back," O'Herron said. "We have to come back because we can't change this outcome. Saturday is a chance to get better against a team that blew our doors off."NORTHERNCorbin Pearson 10-15 2-4 26, Jesse Vaughn 1-2 3-4 5, Roshawn West 6-10 7-9 21, Allan Brown 2-9 0-0 6, Alfie Miller 2-4 2-2 7, Nicholas Blount 1-6 0-1 2, Gabe Finley 1-4 2-2 4, Mike LaValley 2-6 2-2 6, Will Perry 3-6 0-0 6. TOTALS: 28-62 18-24 83.TECHBrandon Rydberg 1-1 4-4 7, Adam Greger 10-19 0-0 22, Marcus Payne 3-4 3-4 9, Bryan Bock 5-11, 2-2 12, Antonio Snow 12-23 3-7 28, Travis Peevey 0-0 0-0 0, Roman Pruneda-Garza 0-0 1-2 1, Keegan McCarthy 1-2 0-0 2, Austin Davis 0-1 1-3 1. TOTALS: 32-61 14-22.Halftime score: Northern 30-28; 3-point FG: MSUN 9-20 (Pearson 4-4, Brown 2-3, West 2-4, Miller 1-2), Tech 4-11 (Greger 2-5, Rydberg 1-1, Snow 1-2); Rebounds: MSUN 30 (Pearson 6), Tech 30 (Payne 11), Assists: MSUN 13 (West 3), Tech 6 (Bock and Snow each with 2); Blocked Shots: MSUN 3 (Pearson 3), Tech 1 (Payne 1); Steals: MSUN 8 (Vaughn 3), Tech 3 (Snow 2), Total Fouls: MSUN 20, Tech 17; Fouled Out: None; Turnovers: MSUN 6, Tech 13.Copyright: ___ (c)2014 The Montana Standard (Butte, Mont.) Visit The Montana Standard (Butte, Mont.) at .mtstandard.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉將軍澳

迷你倉本報記者 楊 波作為全區5200萬人口的首府和區域中心，南寧如何在廣西建設我國西南、中南地區開放發展新的戰略支點中發揮核心引擎作用，奮力提升在全區經濟社會發展中的首位度？出席自治區十二屆人大三次會議的南寧市代表團成員們在審議政府工作報告時紛紛表示，報告求真務實、開拓創新、振奮人心、催人奮進，也對南寧今後一段時期的發展提出了更高、更具體的目標和要求。大家將團結一致，把改革創新、擴大開放貫穿南寧經濟社會發展的各個領域各個環節。“建議自治區盡早�動修訂南寧市城市總體規劃和土地利用總體規劃，以適應南寧跨越發展的要求。”周紅波代表說，今年，南寧市將重點抓好項目、產業、城建、改革、開放、民生等六項工作，全面提升南寧市在全區的首位度。報告中提出，要加快工業結構調整和轉型升級，加快培育一批戰mini storage性新興產業。宋日正代表說，武鳴縣的生物能源產業形成了一定規模，建議給予政策和資金上的扶持。唐小若代表說，南寧港建成之後，鐵路、高速公路、西江黃金水道的物流匯合于南寧六景工業園區。建議結合柳南高速公路改擴建工程，在六景工業園區郁江上游增建一座跨江大橋，連接南寧至六景沿線工業帶，增強南寧對周邊的輻射力和帶動力，進—步拓展園區發展空間。“從自治區層面對上林的旅遊交通項目給予專項扶持。”“以城鎮化建設和弄拉旅遊區為載體，將馬山縣農業產業發展和旅遊開發結合起來。”談到加快現代服務業發展，韋志鵬、楊敏、高虹等代表不約而同地聚焦縣郊農業生態旅遊的發展。李秋妹代表更關注金融服務，她建議加大對中小企業提供貸款服務的支持，同時希望政府拿出更多的資金扶持地方保險業，成立擔保公司，降低中小企業貸款風險。儲存

迷你倉【本報訊】內地旅客壓境，本港酒店房間不足，發展局局長陳茂波表示會盡力覓地興建酒店及商舖等旅遊購物設施，包括加快工廈改建酒店的補地價程序，透過發展東大嶼山、填海及興建人工島，以及探研善用市區地下空間等覓地，但他強調港人居住仍然是第一優先，為配合施政報告提出十年供應四十七萬個單位的目標，發展局會「�晒身」物色地皮。陳茂波昨在電台稱，在規劃洪水橋、新界東北及擴展東涌新市鎮時，當局有預留土地作商業用途，當中包括酒店發展；當局亦正進行新一輪工業用地檢討，如找到地皮適宜建酒店亦會進行改劃。當被問到在發展住宅及酒店之間如何取捨，他強調港人居住是第一優mini storage，發展局會「�晒身」覓地建屋。陳又說過去有業主申請將整幢工廈改為酒店，但因無法與政府達成補地價協議而未能成事，預期地政總署年中推行補地價仲裁先導計劃後，可讓業主與政府早日達成協議。至於在大嶼山東面填海興建人工島計劃，他承認要十多二十年後才能成事，因香港造地需時，正如啟德機場搬遷一樣。施政報告提出研究在銅鑼灣、跑馬地、尖沙咀、金鐘及灣仔發展地下空間，陳茂波表示，這些地點除了商業中心，亦有休憩用地，例如維多利亞公園及跑馬地遊樂場，可研究地下空間能否使用。他指地下空間雖不可用作居住，但可容納商業及體育設施，如果地下空間運用得宜，亦可改善地面連繫。self storage

self storage　　即時通信的田地，注定引來新玩家。　　就在馬化騰忙著為微信的未來布局，馬雲狂推“來往”興致勃勃地扎堆，素以戰略與資本見長的陳天橋其實一直沒放鬆過他的社交理想。1月15日，盛大網絡旗下上海由你網絡科技有限公司推出社交產品Youni（有你）2014版。與三個月前的首發版本相比，新版本首推社交支付概念，與支付寶力主和商戶打通的概念不同，“有你做的是社交與支付的交集”，盛大由你CEO楊浩宇接受《中國經營報》記者專訪時表示，有你讓每一個手機號碼都變成一個錢包賬號，用戶可以通過有你實現關係圈里的人情往來，實現熟人關係的快捷支付轉移。值得關注的是，在有你的社交圈里，好友之間“點贊”都是通過真金白銀來實現，用戶自行決定發紅包、打賞的數目與金額。　　“有你現在力推的社交支付，實際上是用遊戲運營的思路來推即時通信產品。”IBM資深戰略分析師王祺認為。而楊浩宇在接受記者採訪時亦透露，有你是截至目前陳天橋在盛大投入心力最多的產品之一，僅次于《傳奇》。社交支付　　在前有微信後有來往的形勢下，有你的生存空間變得相當微妙，如何吸引和沉澱用戶是首當其沖的問題。　　從目前有你的產品設計看，盛大很可能將社交支付作為引爆點。在楊浩宇看來，社交支付的主要特徵包括：專注于個人之間支付轉賬；基於通訊錄的操作方式及和現實社交活動的結合。如果人與人之間都能像使用即時通信工具一樣收錢發錢存錢，用戶的每一次支付行為實際上都是在社交，都是在擴大自己的交往範圍。作為有你的核心功能，個人之間的支付轉賬做到“發消息與發鈔票”結合，宣稱能“像發消息一樣發錢，像收消息一樣收錢，像存消息一樣存錢”，收錢者無需註冊、下載客戶端、無需在線，即可通過短信收錢。　　在此基礎上，有你推出的社交圈內，用戶是通過真金白銀來“點贊”。用戶自行決定打賞的金額和數目，“這實際是用遊戲運營的思路來做運營，借鑒了遊戲里做任務積累經驗值換裝備等方式，和盛大是一家運營遊戲起家的公司不無關係。”王祺指出，這可能在短期內吸引用戶注意力，但能否長期保持社區活力和用戶黏性現在還不好說。　　另外，有你也在嘗試通過社交支付的基礎建立自身的商業模式迷你倉在有你的商業模式中，用戶作為廣告主，可以通過分享“有賞”進行傳播推廣，而受�則可以直接接受“打賞”。借此形成有你社區自有的商業生態。戰略隱形　　在盛大的體系中，撇開陳天橋的戰略看單個產品並不全面，有你也不例外。　　即使盛大在私有化之後逐步轉入收縮，但是陳天橋在移動互聯網方面的布局卻從未止歇。而陳天橋也一直試圖嘗試將各個平台的內容資源打通，當初的盛大在線即是最典型的例子。實際上在2011年，陳天橋就已經明確提出盛大是一家社交網絡公司。那時他就談到，盛大的創新院和投資部門正在孵化代表未來發展方向的SNS產品，比如切客、推他等，有你也是其中之一。據王祺分析，當時的陳天橋應該已經看到了移動互聯網的可能性，但是更多停留在概念孵化階段，並沒有上升到戰略層面。這樣的內部孵化項目投入成本不見得高，“對於很多互聯網公司而言，更像是買一個可能性”。但是微信的爆發，突然引爆了手機即時通信市場。這也是現在馬雲著急推來往的原因之一。　　據瞭解，2011年，有你在盛大已經被定義為一款能夠整合手機短信和即時消息，跨平台、跨網絡、跨運營商的消息互動工具，用戶可以通過有你與手機通訊錄中的聯繫人實時溝通。當時盛大遊戲總裁凌海、盛大文學CEO侯小強、華影盛視CEO趙雨潤等都已經嘗試使用有你。　　據楊浩宇目前透露的數字，自2013年10月份首發上線社交支付後，到目前，有你註冊用戶數已經突破1億，日活躍用戶超過2000萬。楊浩宇表示，在盛大的業務板塊內有文學有遊戲，並且是統一的用戶系統，不排除未來有打通的可能。有你的移動社區與盛大的相關內容做連接，同樣有很大的想象空間。　　在王祺看來，現在判斷有你的前途還為時尚早，從根本來講，互聯網公司仍然以產品為王，而社交的核心本質則是內容。從目前的情形看，微信正在積極布局，除了遊戲之外，互聯網金融的相關產品也開始登陸微信，馬雲推來往正在積極擴大用戶群，等待化學反應。而陳天橋的有你，正在通過遊戲的玩法制造興趣點。馬雲在等待來往有機會與微信一搏，楊浩宇則說，盛大私有化之後，來自資本層面的壓力變小，橋哥沒有那麼著急，“盛大希望做成一個長遠、有價值的產品”。迷你倉將軍澳

儲存倉親愛的小偷先生，至今我仍然記得你的容貌，一頭散亂的頭髮，眼神游移不定，臉上凹凸不平，也許是年輕時青春痘的痕跡，你的口音帶�濃重的浙江蕭紹口音，你四十出頭的年紀，應該有兒有女了。你那天早上是杭州火車東站乘高鐵前往上海虹橋站，我是靠窗的位置，你就坐在我身邊。車到了嘉興，有人上車，你就換了位置，你很快地走離了車廂。我當時有點奇怪，因為你上車後用一部很舊不知什麼品牌的手機在打電話，你說十點半左右到虹橋，你為什麼要離開了呢？現在我才知道你肯定得手了，你盜取了我的蘋果手機，揣在了兜裡，你的小心臟肯定「怦怦」地興奮而緊張地跳動�，藉�有人上下車，趕緊地離開了我的視線。杭州到上海高鐵很快，也就四十分鐘，我打了一個瞌睡，快到上海時，我想看一下時間，發現西服口袋裡的手機不見了，我翻遍了我的衣褲口袋、公文包，還趴下身看座椅下面有沒有，旁邊的乘客還幫助我找，有乘客還趕緊拿出手機，讓我撥打自己的電話，你看起來非常「專業」，手機關機了。我本來是帶�愉快的心情去參加一個培訓會的，但因為這台手機的被盜，把我的心情徹底搞砸了。火車上的乘警非常積極地帶�我去了上海虹橋火車站派出所，然後他就消失了。派出所的民警聽了我的陳述，他非常真誠也非常遺憾地告訴我，這樣的手機被盜案一般都破不了，但我可以幫你記錄一下……我就從派出所裡出來了，我要在上海待三天。我突然發現，一個人如果沒了手機，人就像飄在了空中，我非常抓狂，我不停地聯想：家人因為打我手機不通，他們焦急萬分；單位領導因為打我手機不通，他們不停埋怨……我也第一次發現，上海這座國際化的大城市，想在街頭找一台公用電話，那是多麼的難。幸虧你沒有偷走我的錢，也幸虧我知道上海離我最近的數碼城在哪裡，我在那裡購了一台手機，我把手機被盜的消息通過QQ發布了出去，我在QQ群裡公布我的新手機號碼，我一下子覺得雙腳�地了。我想當我趕往上海徐迷你倉最平匯數碼城的路上時，也許你開始在把玩我的那台手機，我的手機只用了一年，幾乎是新的，我的《富春山居圖》手機殼很高檔，你肯定非常喜歡。你早上出門時肯定不會想到今天可以撿到這樣一個大便宜，你今天的「星運」看起來真不錯。你或許還在想，這台手機可以回家給你的太太，我為你設計了一個場景，你回到了家，打開門，臉上露出了神秘的神情： 「哦，親愛的，我今天運氣可真好，我得到了一台夢寐以求的蘋果手機！」這個場景馬上就得到了印證，你真的不懂網絡，也不懂蘋果手機的各種功能，你用我的手機和你太太一起拍了照片，照片「同步」到了我的電腦上。你換上了你的手機卡，在給別人發短信，但你不知道，你的短信來往信息，又同步到了我的電腦上……你似乎還跟一個叫玉芳的女人關係曖昧，你們晚上十一二點鐘了，仍然在打情罵俏，那些「骯髒」的、赤裸裸的話，在城市上空通過電波傳送�。對了，你肯定是杭州人，因為你連「小營巷」、「孩兒巷」都知道，我一直在猶豫，是不是要在網上公布你的照片，公布你的婚外情，我非常痛苦，因為我向來是一個與人為善的人，如果因為我的一台手機，毀了你，毀了你的家庭，那我的良心一輩子都得不到安寧，我真的猶豫了。但你好像也得到了高人的指點，把我手機上的同步帳戶刪除了，也關閉了定位功能，這樣我就找不到你了。就在一周前，你還開�定位功能，我通過定位軟件，發現你在杭州武林廣場出現過，在錢塘江一橋出現過……我曾經衝動得想趕過來，我想我肯定能認出你。現在，我知道這台手機基本上屬於你了，因為你懂得了「反偵查」，我很佩服你。其實我也不打算花時間去追回這台手機了，因為我太忙了，要做的事情比追手機重要多了，那你就好好使用我的手機吧。但我有一個要求，希望你以後不要用這台手機給你的「情人」發那種骯髒的詞彙，我知道這是你的「愛好」，但是我怕我的手機受不了這樣的「骯髒」，真的拜託了，請你「指下留情」。流沙迷你倉

He's now a Singaporean; his new Sentosa Cove property sits on 18,794 sq ft of landTHE owner of Kingsford Development, a Shenyang-based developer that has been making news in Singapore at state land tenders, has bought a plum bungalow on Sentosa Cove for $33 million.自存倉 The building sits on 18,794 square feet of land, one of the largest for a bungalow plot in the upscale waterfront housing district.Cui Zhengfeng was a Singapore permanent resident but became a Singapore citizen recently, BT understands. The 99-year leasehold bungalow he bought, along Cove Drive, is two storeys high with a basement and a rooftop pool, which has views of the Southern Islands.At $33 million, this is the biggest transaction in absolute price terms since the $39 million for a seafronting property, also on Cove Drive, that Susan Lim and her husband Deepak Sharma sold in the first quarter of 2012.Mr Cui's bungalow does not front the sea. Nevertheless, it enjoys seaviews as the house in front of it is a single-level property. The price he paid works out to $1,756 per square foot on land area.The transaction, which was completed late last year, is understood to have been brokered by Newsman Realty associate director Steve Tay.There was another transaction late last year on Cove Drive at $16.18 million, or $2,074 psf, on land area of 7,804 sq ft. The two-storey property comes with a basement and attic; it has five bedrooms and a ground-level pool. It was sold in brand-new condition by its Singaporean owner, who built the bungalow about a year earlier.The buyer is said to be a Singapore PR whose family is based here. The deal was brokered by DTZ Resale senior sales director Lionel Loo.For the whole of last year, 18 caveats were lodged for Sentosa Cove bungalow purchases, totalling nearly $367 million, according to CBRE Research. Though this was lower than the 23 deals at $461 million in 2012, what was noteworthy about the pace of deals last year was a big push in the last few months. BT's previous update published on Oct 4, 2013, listed 11 caveats in January-September totalling $224 million.The seven additional caveats that have surfaced since takes the tally for the second-half 2013 to 10, slightly ahead of the eight transactions in the first six months. "The second-half pick-up is partly a reflection of bungalow owners adjusting their price expectations to factor in the higher ABSD (additional buyer stamp duty) introduced in January 2013, particularly on foreigners and PRs," said Newsman's Mr Tay."These days a lot of buyers on Sentosa Cove are foreigners who are applying to become Singapore PRs, or who are already PRs here, as they are relocating their businesses to Singapore or using Singapore as a hub to expand their business in Asia. They have also moved their families to Singapore."Because such buyers are looking for a bungalow on Sentosa Cove to live in, they are more receptive towards accepting ABSD as part of the cost of purchasing a property in Singapore.However, a foreigner who is not based here but s迷你倉出租opping around the world for investment properties would be more reluctant to foot the 15 per cent ABSD, especially for a big-ticket purchase such as a Sentosa Cove bungalow, say market watchers.Another transaction involving a Singapore PR buyer brokered by Newsman earlier last year was a bungalow on Paradise Island which sold for $15.5 million, or $1,898 psf, on land area. The property is spread across two storeys and an attic and has six bedrooms. It was bought by a European said to be involved in the financial industry with his office in Singapore.DTZ's Mr Loo says that while there has been a pick-up in interest from PRs, especially from mainland China, in Sentosa Cove since last October, Singaporean buyers remain lukewarm. "Most feel that prices are not low enough as they have to foot 10 per cent ABSD if they already own multiple properties."According to Newsman's Mr Tay, while prices of super-prime Sentosa Cove bungalows such as those facing the sea or a golf course still command top dollar of above $2,900 psf on land area, prices of more "average" properties in the district have been on a downtrend since 2010.Last year, their prices hovered around $2,000-2,100 psf - against the $2,200-2,300 psf range in 2012. Back in the 2010 heyday, it used to be $2,500-2,600 psf."I feel prices are stabilising now and showing a bit of an uptrend. This year, I'm confident we will see a better market for Sentosa Cove in terms of volumes, as well as prices," said Mr Tay, who predicts more than 20 transactions and a 5-10 per cent price rise for 2014. "High net worth foreigners continue to find Singapore an attractive place for business, given the good infrastructure, political stability and relative security and a relatively clean physical environment."He also highlighted that while mass-market condo prices have been on an uptrend over the past few years, it was the reverse situation for bungalows on Sentosa Cove. So buyers are starting to see value on the Cove and coming back.CBRE Research analysis shows that Singapore PRs bought exactly half, or nine of the 18 bungalows that changed hands in the location last year. This is up from a 22 per cent share in 2012 and 21 per cent in 2011. In 2010, when bungalow deals on the Cove peaked at 54, the PR share was 22 per cent.Market watchers suggest a couple of factors behind the rising PR share. One, the government no longer allows them to buy landed homes in Good Class Bungalow Areas on the mainland. Before this rule change, which is thought to have taken place sometime in second-half 2012, PRs could buy a landed home in a GCB Area with up to 15,000 sq ft land area."So a high net worth PR family looking for a large home in Singapore is pretty much restricted to a penthouse/luxury condo unit or a Sentosa Cove bungalow," points out Mr Tay.Agents also recount anecdotal evidence of foreigners becoming PRs before buying a landed home on Sentosa Cove to qualify for a lower ABSD rate, though criteria for obtaining PR status have been tightened in recent years.迷你倉