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HK’s elderly can enhance retirement lifestyles by unlocking the equity in their homes with a reverse-mortgage loan.迷你倉 At least, that’s the theory. Li Tao reports. At last, a ray of hope for the city’s senior citizens, with the administration’s about face, ending its longstanding opposition to reverse mortgage. It’s a concept that’s catching on, as Hong Kong seniors come to realize the program is a means of providing a secure income during their retirement. The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (MPF) established in December 2000 was supposed to have provided the solution but it didn’t work. Individual contributions are small and with 13 percent of the population already over 65, the total proceeds of the MPF don’t add up to much. Just to give older people the chance to live out their lives with dignity, something had to be done. But there’s never been an easy fix. By the middle of last year, the city’s median age had risen to 42 — which may not seem very serious, until one stops to contemplate that the median age was 20, back in 1966. Way back then, only 3.3 percent of Hong Kong’s people were over 65. Consider the future prospect, when, by 2036, more than a quarter of the city’s population — 26.4 percent will be over 65. Who’s going to take care of them? There aren’t enough babies being born. In 2011, the city’s fertility rate was 1.2 children (1.2 children born to women in their child bearing years). It has to be 2.1 just to keep the population stable. At a fertility rate of 1.2 there would be a catastrophic decline in population without substantial emigration to the city. Reverse mortgages have been giving financial support to seniors for years — just not in Hong Kong. It took years of soul searching and debate before the Hong Kong government finally decided to allow reverse mortgages. In July 2011, when the government-backed Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation (HKMC) launched the reverse-mortgage program, seven local banks attended the signing ceremony. Under Hong Kong’s reverse-mortgage scheme, a homeowner over 60, can put up his home as collateral for a fixed bank loan, paid to him every month for five, 10, 15 and 20 years, or even for life. The owner can even take out loans for making lump sum payments. The payments keep coming so long as the owner lives in the residence and his loans don’t exceed the value of his equity. When he dies, title to the property goes to the bank, and remaining equity after the value of all the loans is subtracted, is paid to the owner’s estate. If there’s a shortfall in equity, HKMC will pay the difference to the bank. In November 2012, just a year after the commencement of reverse mortgages, HKMC increased the maximum allowable property value on which the mortgages could be based from HK$8 million ($1.03 million) to HK$15 million. The age threshold for eligibility was lowered to allow homeowners over 55 to avail the reverse-mortgage program. Inevitably, given the city’s serious aging problem, the government is being pressured by force of circumstance to seek every possible solution, or else a growing number of retirees will become dependent on support from a diminishing labor pool. Old and poor The Census and Statistics Department forecasts that the elderly dependency ratio in Hong Kong — the number of retired persons, aged 65 or above relative to the working age population, between 15 and 64 — will grow increasingly unfavorable, from 1 to 5.6, today, to 1 to 2 in less than thirty years. The city’s elderly will account for nearly a third of Hong Kong’s adult population. The chilling reality behind the cold statistics is that elderly people are the poorest, most disadvantaged group in the city. The Hong Kong Council of Social Service noted in August, that it’s a global issue. Nearly one-third of people aged 65 and over are classified as poor. In Hong Kong, that means their earnings are equal to less than half of the city’s median monthly household income. “In light of the aging population in Hong Kong, retirement financial planning is becoming more important,” HKMC tells China Daily in a written e-mail reply. “Reverse mortgages provide an alternative for elderly homeowners to release equity locked up in their properties and hence, receive steady cash flows to improve their quality of life, while staying in their own homes during their lifetime.” The amount of a borrower’s monthly payout will depend on the value of his property and the age at which he signed on to the reverse- mortgage scheme. Once the monthly payout is determined, it remains unchanged throughout the term of payment, regardless of any future shifts in property values and interest rates, inflation or deflation, or other economic factors. Earlier this year, HKMC’s Chief Executive Officer Raymond Li recommended that eligible applicants consider reverse mortgages. Under the scheme seniors are likely to qualify for higher monthly payments with the property market as buoyant as it has been. Even if transactions shrank notably this year due to government measures to cap the city’s property market, Hong Kong’s home prices today 儲存re still more than double what they were in early 2009, because of record-low interest rates and a lack of new homes coming onto the market. “I will definitely join the program in the future,” Li said during an interview with a local newspaper. The stereotype that parents leave their properties to their children in Hong Kong, must change, because it’s become unnecessary at a time when the kids are leading good lives. On the other hand, even if the younger generations are living under financial constraints, the reverse-mortgage scheme that could pay the rest of the lives of the elderly will also release part of the financial burdens on their children, according to Li. Since the launch of the program, HKMC has received a total of 439 applications as of the end of July this year, among which 65 percent are joint borrowers. The rest are single borrowers. Only 37 percent of borrowers choose the lifetime payment term while the others opt to receive monthly payouts over a fixed period of 10, 15, as well as 20 years. HKMC data also showed that the average age of borrowers under the program has reached 69. The average appraised property value was HK$4.1 million with monthly payouts averaging HK$13,400. Longest living Hong Kong people are among the longest-living in the world. Life expectancy in the city was 86.3 years for females born in 2012 and 80.6 years for males. At the same time, the median monthly income for men was HK$13,000 in 2011, while women’s incomes were lower at HK$11,000 per month, said the Census and Statistics Department. By the end of March 2012, the total number of private residences in Hong Kong was 1.4 million, according to government data. Since over a half of the private homes have either paid up mortgages or are fully owned, the 439 applications for reverse mortgages up to July 2013, by comparison, reflects an exceptionally small proportion of private housing in Hong Kong. The lukewarm response to reverse mortgages in Hong Kong reflects the deep-rooted conviction that properties remain the most reliable assets, says John Siu, executive director of Cushman & Wakefield (Hong Kong). “Rich families won’t bother to participate in the program to receive cash, and poor ones, whose apartments could be the only valuable asset they have in hand, may also struggle to surrender their homes, rather than leaving them to the next generation,” Siu says. Unfavorable discounts on the valuations of properties could be another reason people are less interested in the program. One example, posted on the HKMC website, based on a property valued at HK$1 million dollars showed that a 55-year-old borrower would receive a payout of HK$3,200 per month, over a ten year term; a 70-year-old borrower would receive HK$5,100 per month. The total payout over the decade would be a mere HK$384,000 for the 55-year-old and HK$612,000, for the 70-year-old, huge discounts on the current value of the property. No interest in reverse A research report titled “Housing for the elderly in Hong Kong — affordability and preferences”, published by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in August 2012 indicated that 72.9 percent of the 303 respondents indicated they had no interest in acquiring a reverse mortgage. A significant number of respondents said they regarded the payout based on their property values as “not enough for their daily expenditure”, believing that “their assets in cash or savings were enough to cover their daily expenditure.” The survey also showed that bequests factor heavily into the decision to take out a reverse mortgage. Respondents with no children showed greater willingness to join the program than those with children. “The concept is still new to Hong Kong people even if it has been adopted in some countries for quite a while. It takes time for people to understand the rules and eventually accept the idea,” Siu adds. HKMC also reminded that the costs incurred by a borrower for taking out a reverse-mortgage loan mainly consist of the initial set-up, such as interest cost, mortgage insurance premium, counseling fees and other handling fees, which can however, be financed to the reverse-mortgage loan. And there are ongoing obligations for the borrower to observe after taking out a reverse-mortgage loan, said HKMC. The borrower is still the owner of the property and continues to be responsible for all ongoing expenses on the property such as management fees, government rents, rates and maintenance costs. There is also a requirement that borrowers have to make a declaration on an annual basis to confirm that they still use the property as their principal residence in Hong Kong. I will definitely join the program in the future.” Raymond Li HKMC Chief Executive Officer Rich families won’t bother to participate in the program to receive cash, and poor ones, whose apartments could be the only valuable assets they have in hand, may also struggle to surrender their homes, rather than leaving them to the next generation.” John Siu executive director of Cushman & Wakefield (HK) Contact the writer at litao@chinadailyhk.com新蒲崗迷你倉

Source: Pittsburgh Post-GazetteSept.文件倉 05--Students, parents and teachers in the Gateway School District might not notice the major change in student transportation this year."Oh my gosh, when they pull in you can't even hear them," Gateway spokeswoman Cara Zanella said about the fleet of propane-powered buses.The district switched companies after putting the transportation contract out to bid last year, awarding a seven-year, $3.63 million-a-year contract to Student Transportation of America, Ms. Zanella said. Last year's transportation contract with First Student cost the district $3.77 million a year, she said.Ms. Zanella said the district wasn't necessarily looking at alternatives to diesel fuel, but when STA proposed using propane-powered vehicles, "the idea made sense to us."She said the district will receive a federal tax credit of 50 cents per gallon of propane fuel that is purchased, estimating the new transportation contract will save Gateway taxpayers $327,000 during this school year.Ms. Zanella and Ron Ferek, the general manager of the Central Pennsylvania branch of Student Transportation of America, sa存倉d Gateway is the only district in Western Pennsylvania using propane-powered vehicles and one of just two districts in Pennsylvania. The other is the Bristol Township School District near Philadelphia.Mr. Ferek said the propane-powered buses come with a lot of benefits. In addition to receiving the federal tax credit, the district locked in a propane price of $1.40 per gallon for two years, Mr. Ferek said.Like Ms. Zanella, Mr. Ferek said the biggest difference, though, is the noise."As an old bus driver, it's amazing to me how quiet they are," he said, noting drivers will be able to hear students and what's going on outside the bus because there's "no diesel noise, no engine noise."And, of course, there's the environmental factor."You can stand at the tailpipe and breathe," Mr. Ferek said."We are proud to be associated with this going-green approach," Ms. Zanella said in an email.Annie Siebert: asiebert@post-gazette.com or 412-263-1613. Twitter: @AnnieSiebert.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at .post-gazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Source: The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaSept.文件倉 05--IOWA CITY -- Fox Sports expects to make a major push to acquire Big Ten media rights when the league's television contract expires after the 2016 football season, a company executive told The Gazette on Wednesday."I think when the time comes, we will certainly be an active participant in next round of Big Ten rights talks," said Mike Mulvihill, senior vice president for programming at Fox Sports. "Clearly we have a majority interest in the Big Ten Network. We have an ongoing relationship with the conference with the Big Ten championship game. I think the relationship between our management and Big Ten Conference management is exceptionally strong. I expect that we'll be a very active participant in those discussions."Fox airs the Big Ten football championship game through 2016 and owns 51 percent of the Big Ten Network (BTN). The Big Ten has a current $1 billion deal with ESPN/ABC for first-tier rights that expires after the 2016 football season. Fully vested Big Ten members (not counting Nebraska) receive more than $24 million annually from league and NCAA coffers, most of which comes from television rights.Based on new deals for other conferences, those numbers expect to soar after 2016. But Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany told The Gazette two weeks ago he has no plans to start negotiations for the league's next deal until fall of 2015.ESPN currently packages or airs Big Ten games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. BTN also airs Big Ten games. The Big Ten's contract doesn't include road games, which are coordinated by the opponent and its television agreements.Fox and its new cable channel, Fox Sports 1, air Big 12, Pac-12 and Conference USA games this fall. Among Fox Sports 1's high-profile match-ups involving two major conferences include Iowa-Iowa State, Arizona-USC, Texas-Texas Tech, Oregon-Oregon State and Washington-Washington State. The network airs between four and five college football games each weekend.Fox's package would involve the main broadcast channe存倉, Fox Sports 1, the Fox regional networks and the Big Ten Network. Fox regional networks located in or near Big Ten areas include North (Minnesota), Midwest (St. Louis), Wisconsin, Ohio, Detroit and Kansas City."I think everything that we talk about going forward is going to address the needs on both the broadcast side and national cable," Mulvihill said. "Every deal we do in the future will be for both Fox and Fox Sports 1."ESPN expects to fight for the Big Ten's rights. With the addition of Maryland and Rutgers next year, the Big Ten's footprint will include 11 of the 29 largest metro areas, including three of the top four (New York, Chicago and Washington D.C./Baltimore). ESPN also is considered the authority on college football and its family of networks broadcasts every bowl game but one this year.ESPN's presence makes it a challenge for Fox -- or any other television company -- to secure head-to-head viewership in college football. That's especially true with Fox Sports 1, which debuted just last month."We're going up against a competitor that is extremely well-established, and I think ESPN may be more firmly entrenched in college football than they are in any other area," Mulvihill said. "It's a daunting task to try to find our audience in the face of, not just the great relationships that ESPN has, but the great product that they put on the air. It's going to be an ongoing challenge for us."I don't think we had any expectation that we were going to come in and take over the college football space in a week or even a year. It's going to be a multi-year effort for us. Given that, when you look at it within those parameters, knowing it's going to take time for us to establish our niche in college football, I'm really satisfied with the quality of games we had in week one, the quality of the product we put on the air and the quality of the numbers."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Visit The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) at thegazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Source: San Antonio Express-NewsSept.儲存倉 04--For small business owners who survived the recession, now is a good time to take stock of where their business stands and whether and how they want to grow.Experts say it may behoove business owners to take some risks, especially as the state and local economy is faring much better than parts of the country that were devastated during the recession."Now that the economy is improving and lenders are loosening up a bit, it's a better time for those companies that have an expansion plan to go after funding," said Richard Sifuentes, assistant director at the University of Texas at San Antonio's Small Business Development Center.Most businesses have expansion plans, of course. Those companies that are holding back have told Sifuentes that they're waiting to see how they'll be affected by the Affordable Care Act."There will be additional costs," he said, "depending on the size of the business."Anita Leffel, assistant director of the Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship at UTSA, said she's familiar with business owners' reluctance to take a chance."We've almost gotten into a place where we aren't willing to take a risk," Leffel said. Many business owners "are caught up in being fearful. But the question they should ask is: Can I do something more than I have been doing?"If a business owner wants to institute a growth plan, "the owner has to ask -- what's the goal? If you're going to take a risk, what is it that you'll actually be doing?" Leffel said. "Do you want more customers or to build a bigger facility or do something entirely different?"And if an owner wants to reach a new set of customers, he or she must consider whether they have the right structure in place to handle the business, she said.It appears more small bu迷你倉價錢iness owners are poised to expand. Almost half of small business owners say there will be growth opportunities in the coming year, according to a survey conducted in June and July by the National Small Business Association. That's up from 38 percent six months ago.At Gold Research Inc., a San Antonio-based market research and consulting firm that includes restaurant chains and retail outlets among its clients, director Nitin Sharma said the business climate "has definitely improved."We aren't on a hiring spree, but I think we'll be making some hires late this year or early next year."Sharma said hiring is picking up among his clients, and that many are concentrating on ways they can keep existing customers happy rather than focusing on gaining more customers.T.J. Haygood, CEO of Confidential Search Solutions, a firm that recruits professionals and provides staffing services, said she's optimistic, even after the recession forced her to cut the size of her staff from eight to two.In the first half of this year, business has picked up for the four-year-old San Antonio firm. Haygood recently hired a third employee and may hire a fourth late this year or in early 2014.It was necessary to hire a third person, she said, not just to handle existing work but to go after additional business.Still, some jitters remain. Haygood expanded her office space, but she asked for and got a six-month lease rather than year-long one."I was a little hesitant to sign for a year," she said. "I didn't want to put myself in an uncomfortable position in case things turn south."vvaughan@express-news.netThe Associated Press contributed to this report.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 San Antonio Express-News Visit the San Antonio Express-News at .mysanantonio.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Source: The Blade, Toledo, OhioSept.self storage 05--CINCINNATI -- In a quiet memorial service, Ohio said good-bye Wednesday to John Joyce "Jack" Gilligan -- the man, father, and Notre Dame fan with a biting sense of humor.Today at the Statehouse, it will say good-bye to Governor Gilligan, the liberal Irish Catholic Democrat, father of the state income tax, and founder of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency."Jack Gilligan. There will not soon if ever be another like him," said his son, John Patrick Gilligan, at St. Francis de Sales Church, where his father was baptized 92 years earlier and near the family funeral home. The former governor died on Aug. 26.Later, daughter Kathleen Sebelius, a former Kansas governor and currently President Obama's secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, said she'd learned her lessons well at her father's table."It was his incredible moral compass, which always guided what he did," she told The Blade at a reception held at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center."He believed that you don't just do what's popular, you need to make sure that you're looking out for people who don't have a voice, who are not at the table," she said. "And that sometimes means ruffling some feathers. I learned those lessons well. I learned it isn't about winning or losing an election. It's about what you want to do when you get there."The service and reception emphasized the person rather than the politician. There were no other former or current governors at either event, and just a few state lawmakers, including Rep. Chris Redfern (D., Catawba Island) who doubles as state Democratic chairman.More than a few recalled Mr. Gilligan's dry wit and biting sense of humor, which sometimes got him into trouble in the political arena. Long after leaving the governor's mansion, he stepped in to run for Cincinnati School Board during turbulent times.He quipped that he was going to "comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable."The Rev. Len Wenke noted, "If you ever had a conversation with him about the texts, if there was a twinkle in his eye, watch out."He loved his "politics, football, and whiskey," as granddaughter Hannah Gilligan Commoss recalled."He believed that, to whom much was given, much was asked, and that, working together, we could do things that we could not do as individuals," son John said before the memorial service began. "I think he also believed in extraordinary faith and that people you could talk to intelligently could understand what the issues are and would do the right 迷你倉hing."Mr. Gilligan was not physically present at the church, and he will not lie in state at the Statehouse. His body was donated to science at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.The governor has been championed for fighting for the downtrodden, so it is perhaps fitting that on Thursday, while his Columbus memorial is held inside the Statehouse, a long-planned rally will take place outside calling for expansion of Medicaid eligibility under President Obama's health-care law.If he were alive, "he'd be on the steps with them and his daughter would probably be there, too," said Bob Daley, assistant to Mr. Gilligan while he was governor. That daughter is Ms. Sebelius, who is in charge of implementing the federal health-care law.Mr. Gilligan won the gubernatorial campaign in 1970 on a platform that promised to create the first Ohio income tax. He ushered the tax through a Republican-controlled General Assembly that was more than happy to let him take the blame in 1974 when he lost his bid for re-election to returning Republican Gov. James Rhodes.State Rep. Connie Pillich (D., Cincinnati) noted at the reception that Mr. Gilligan made the case for the tax by demonstrating the impact it would have in serving the mentally ill, disabled, and poor."And then the people had a referendum, and he did the barnstorming tour, and the people did decide it was important to take care of these populations," she said. "... I think it's very interesting now that the Republicans decide that, instead of a progressive tax like the income tax, which is based largely on your ability to pay, we're going to move toward a very regressive [sales] tax that unduly penalizes the elderly and the poor."Mr. Gilligan served on Cincinnati City Council from 1953 to 1963 and in Congress from 1965 to 1967 when Medicare was enacted. In 1968, he upset sitting U.S. Sen. Frank Lausche in the Democratic primary election before going on to lose to Republican William B. Saxbe in the general vote.He rode a GOP "pay-to-play" loan scandal into the governor's mansion for his single term, defeating Republican Auditor Roger Cloud. After leaving office in early 1975, he served as administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development and as a faculty member and director of the Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, his alma mater.Contact Jim Provance at: or 614-221-0496.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Blade (Toledo, Ohio) Visit The Blade (Toledo, Ohio) at .toledoblade.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉

NEW YORK, Sept.自存倉 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- It's that time of year. Schools are starting, there is crispness in the air as summer fades away and there are new television shows and returning favorites about to air. What show are people looking forward to seeing? What actors are getting people's attention? What types of shows do people like to watch? Well, two in four Americans (39%) count comedies or sitcoms among their two favorite types of shows, while one-third (32%) say detective or crime shows are among their favorites. About one-quarter each say news (24%) and drama (23%) are favorite types of shows, while for 19% it is a reality or competition show and 17% turn to sci-fi or fantasy.(Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100517/NY06256LOGO)These are some of the results of The Harris Poll of 2,286 adults surveyed online between August 14 and 19, 2013 by Harris Interactive. (Full results, including full actor and show lists, available here)Favorite current television showSheldon Cooper or Leroy Jethro Gibbs? Penny and Leonard or "Tiva"? Imagine the pitch meeting as the creators of The Big Bang Theory pitched their idea of a sitcom about 4 very smart physicists and a sexy waitress/actress. Who would have thought that as the show approached its seventh season it would be America's favorite current television show, followed by another long-time television staple that is about to lose one of its leads, NCIS. And when it comes to favorites among different groups, whether it is by gender, age, region or education, the favorite is consistently either NCIS (among Women, Baby Boomers and Matures, Southerners and Westerners, and those with a high school degree or less and those with a post graduate degree) or The Big Bang Theory (Men, Echo Boomers and Gen Xers, Easterners and Midwesterners, and those with some college or a college degree).Looking at the rest of America's favorite shows, the rest of the top five are all long-running crime/detective shows. At number three is Criminal Minds, followed by CSI and then Law and Order SVU. Next are two cable television shows: Breaking Bad, which is ending its run this season, and the reality show Duck Dynasty. Two comedies and a crime show round out the top ten - Family Guy, Modern Family and Person of Interest.The upcoming seasonWhich shows have the potential to be new favorites as the season gets underway? When presented with a list of 13 shows that will debut in the next few weeks, half of Americans who watch television (48%) say they are not at all sure which one they are most looking forward to watching, showing that there is still a sense of the unknown. But a few shows rise to the top, as over one in ten say Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (16%), The Michael J. Fox Show (15%) and Sleepy Hollow (12%) are ones they are most looking forward to watching. Just under one in ten say they are most looking forward to The Crazy Ones (9%) and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (7%).One thing the new television season is bringing is a lot of actors' returns to the small screen. Among a list of 12 returning actors, when asked which are among those they're most excited about seeing again, two are clear favorites as four in ten say Robin Williams (39%), who is coming back in The Crazy Ones, and three in ten say Michael J. Fox (30%) coming back in his self-titled show. Vampires beware: Buffy herself is also returning, and one in ten are excited that Sarah Michelle Gellar (10%) is coming back to television, albeit as Robin Williams's daughter.Pining for the pastFor every actor returning, there is one people wish would come back. He played the TV dad Americans want to have, and for one-quarter of Americans who watch television (26%) he's the former star they would like to see come back to TV. Just over one in five say they would like to see Jennifer Anniston return (22%), while just under that would like to see Jerry Seinfeld (18%) come back to TV. Two very funny men round out the top five actors people would like to see return to television - Steve Carell (16%) and Bob Newhart (11%).Everyone has that one show they wish wasn't cancelled and would come back. For 22% of television watchers, even though reruns are plentiful, they just want new episodes of Law & Order, while 18% want the show about nothing, Seinfeld, to return. Just under one in five (17%) want to know what happened after Rachel got off that plane and Monica and Chandler moved to the suburbs in Friends, while 15% want to see what other sweaters Cliff Huxtable had in his closet on The Cosby Show.The bigger pictureSomething that shocked many pe迷你倉新蒲崗ple when the Emmy nominations were announced was that not only were there were no major network shows in the best drama category but, for the first time, one never even aired on any station - network or cable. Besides the streaming show, one is from PBS, two are from pay cable stations and two from basic cable. Is this the death of network TV? American TV viewers think not. Four in five (80%) agree that no matter what, there will always be network television, with almost half (47%) strongly agreeing. But, over half also agree that the shows on cable television are better than network television (57%) and that they find themselves watching more and more cable and less network television (57%).When it comes to types of cable shows, there is a divide. Four in ten television watchers (41%) agree that the shows on pay cable (e.g. HBO, Showtime) are better than basic cable (FX, AMC, TLC) shows, while 45% disagree. Looking to what could be the future, one-third of television watchers (32%) say they find themselves watching more and more television via streaming.To see the full lists of actors and shows and other recent Harris Polls, please visit the Harris Poll News Room.Want Harris Polls delivered direct to your inbox? Click here!MethodologyThis Harris Poll was conducted online within the United States between August 14 to 19, 2013 among 2,286 adults (aged 18 and over). Figures for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, region and household income were weighted where necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the population. Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for respondents' propensity to be online.All sample surveys and polls, whether or not they use probability sampling, are subject to multiple sources of error which are most often not possible to quantify or estimate, including sampling error, coverage error, error associated with nonresponse, error associated with question wording and response options, and post-survey weighting and adjustments. Therefore, Harris Interactive avoids the words "margin of error" as they are misleading. All that can be calculated are different possible sampling errors with different probabilities for pure, unweighted, random samples with 100% response rates. These are only theoretical because no published polls come close to this ideal.Respondents for this survey were selected from among those who have agreed to participate in Harris Interactive surveys. The data have been weighted to reflect the composition of the adult population. Because the sample is based on those who agreed to participate in the Harris Interactive panel, no estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.The results of this Harris Poll may not be used in advertising, marketing or promotion without the prior written permission of Harris Interactive.J43565Q805, 810, 815, 820, 825, 828, 830The Harris Poll((R)) #60, September 5, 2013By Regina A. 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Source: The Indianapolis StarSept.迷你倉新蒲崗 04--Under a setting sun, Mindi Soots sat barefoot in the back of her Jeep Liberty, with a blue blanket underneath her and pillows to recline against. She was eating Hardee's chicken, and drinks sat in a cooler just outside the car.She was settling in for a night at Tibbs Drive-In in Indianapolis.Sometimes she and her cousin bring their 16- and 12-year-old sons. Other times she brings her Siberian husky, Bella, who sits on the blanket and stares at the screen.Soots, 35, also came as a teenager. If she had a slumber party, her parents would bring her and her friends. They would pretend to walk to the concession stand while they were really checking out boys."It was like the hangout," she said, "the 'in' thing to do when I was younger."Whether because of nostalgia, bargain prices or just a fun night out, drive-ins continue to draw fans such as Soot amid an era of home theaters and Internet video.But their numbers, like Bel Air convertibles, are increasingly rare, and the latest challenge they face poses a predicament for many, as well as a hint of a blessing in disguise.The big time for the biggest of screens was 1958, when more than 4,000 drive-ins operated in the U.S., according to the United Drive-In Theatre Owners Association.By the 1980s, though, a host of factors had forced many to close. Rising land values sweetened the deal to sell to developers. Aging owners wanted to retire. Movie theaters with multiple screens could show more films first. And there was this new gizmo for the home called the VCR.A mild resurgence occurred in the 1990s, but since then locations have continued to decline. The number of sites nationwide dropped from 447 in 1999 to 366 in 2011, according to the most recent figures available from the industry association.Still, for those that remain, they have a following, particularly in Indiana. The Hoosier state ranks fourth nationally in number of drive-ins: 20.INTERACTIVE: See a map of Indiana's 20 drive-in movie theatersThey also have a problem. Film studios will soon phase out the production of 35-millimeter film, requiring many drive-ins to convert to digital projection -- a process that can cost upward of $70,000.As drive-ins experiment with ways to pay for the upgrade, some professionals are worried that the burden will mean more drive-ins will have to close.But the experience of a drive-in, they say, is about much more than watching a movie -- something that not even the popularity of indoor theaters and the rise of online streaming video can threaten."They're a community meeting place," said Joe Gaudin, owner of Shelbyville's Skyline Drive-In. "We have people come in, and there'll be four or five cars and they'll park together because they all know each other."'I made a promise'Allan Chorpenning made a promise to his mother before she died on July 9.He told her he would keep Versailles' Bel-Air Drive-In -- a three-generation enterprise open since the 1950s -- open.But Chorpenning, a 50-year-old sales and marketing professional in Cincinnati, is no longer certain he can make good on that promise.To cover the costs of a digital projector, he plans to go to Ripley County to see if grants are available. If that doesn't work, he will use money from his mother's estate -- it's what she would want.If that isn't enough, Chorpenning will be left with only one other option: shut down."It would definitely be upsetting because I basically spent all my childhood up through college down there," he said. "It would be tough to close it, but if the funds aren't there, I'm going to have to do that."The cost of a projector and computer server can run higher than $70,000. Larger screens require bigger, more expensive projectors.The decision to phase out film was prompted by an opportunity for crisper, clearer pictures as well as a much cheaper cost of production.D. Edward Vogel paid about $80,000 for his top-of-the-line equipment at Bengies Drive-In Theatre in Baltimore.But Vogel, who sits on the board of the industry association, said costs don't stop there. He also paid $20,000 to update his projection booth, which included adding air conditioning and updating heating, improving the wiring and installing dry wall and insulation. Dust, dirt and temperature extremes can damage the new equipment.He paid for some of the improvements and financed some others.Operators are searching for ways to raise money.In May, Washington's Skyline Drive-In Theater, separately owned from the Shelbyville theater, raised $40,000 through the crowdfunding Internet site Kickstarter, where individual supporters donate funds.Tyler Tharpe, owner of Cent迷你倉出租rbrook Drive-In in Martinsville, plans on working with a company that will buy the equipment and lease it to him. Monthly payments will go toward the purchase at the end of the lease.Some companies are lending a hand, too.Honda launched a national campaign called Project Drive-In, which will donate five digital projectors to theaters based on online votes from the public. The contest ends Sept. 9.Cinedigm, which helps convert theaters from film to digital, partnered with the National Association of Theatre Owners to offer a digital theater conversion program to drive-ins.Under the program, participants receive a subsidy of sorts from movie studios that helps pay the cost of projectors. More than 100 drive-ins benefited, including the Lake Shore Drive-In Theatre in Monticello, the Melody Drive-In Theatre in Knox and Canary Creek Cinemas in Franklin.Gaudin in Shelbyville plans a variety of approaches. He held a fundraiser on July 6, which raised about $5,000. The event included a flea market, car show, triple feature and a fireworks display donated by distributor Sarge's Extreme Pyro.If the fundraising falls short, the next step is to try to take on investment partners and share ownership of the property.If that is unsuccessful, he will try to get his hands on 35-millimeter prints as long as he can, though that means he wouldn't be able to get new movies. That could be a problem."The business model for drive-ins now is to show new movies," he said, "so if you don't show those, the customers won't come. Then it becomes harder to stay open because less people come in."'There is a lot to embrace'Despite the cost, digital projectors bring opportunity to drive-ins.Digital projectors provide a crisper, clearer picture. Theaters may be able to get new movies sooner because they are not waiting for a print to come through the mail.Digital copies are cheaper to buy because they are cheaper to produce. It can cost upward of $1,500 to print a copy of a movie on 35-millimeter film and ship it. By comparison, a digital copy costs around $150 to produce.Digital also provides the opportunity to show alternative content such as operas, concerts or even the Super Bowl, with the proper licensing."Could you imagine the biggest tailgate party you ever saw?" Vogel said.A different experienceJohn Fritz isn't into walk-in theaters.The 48-year-old Indianapolis resident has enjoyed drive-in theaters since he was a child in California.The drive-in is a different experience, he says. There, moviegoers can bring chairs and have a family gathering -- something you can't do at the indoor theaters. They can sit under the stars as they watch the movie and eat dinner, and talk a little bit as their kids run around and play."If it wasn't the movie, it was just being able to get out and relax on a nice night," he said. "There's more human contact at the drive-in. It's more family oriented."It's for this reason that many drive-in owners say their theaters are still relevant. Many say they have seen a renewed interest and still get new customers every week. The cheap cost of seeing two movies for the price of one also is a draw."It's a low-cost entertainment for families nowadays," said Ed Quilling, owner of Indianapolis' Tibbs Drive-In for 18 years. "We provide a whole evening of entertainment, not just an hour or two."When Lisa Herber was a kid, her parents would bring her and some of her 11 siblings -- they couldn't take all at once -- to the drive-in. She remembers lying down in the back of their station wagon and watching the movie until she fell asleep."It's a nostalgic thing, being able to come out and be in an open area with a big screen," the 44-year-old Indianapolis resident said. "It's just a different experience than going to the theater or being at home."At the Skyline, Gaudin still runs intermission ads from the heydey of drive-ins that feature animated hotdogs dancing.Before the movie starts, he raises a flag and patrons recite the national anthem, a drive-in tradition that was started long ago. He serves giant pickles, which were sold in the early days."People like to go to places," he said, "that bring back fond memories."That's exactly what the Tibbs Drive-In does for Soots. It's the reason she would be upset to see it or any other drive-ins close."It'd be sad because of the memories, and this is one of the things we look forward to in the summer and fall," she said."It's a traditional thing. There's really not a whole lot of traditions you can keep going."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Indianapolis Star Visit The Indianapolis Star at .IndyStar.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

SEATTLE, Sept.儲存倉 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than half (52 percent) of homeowners plan to make a home improvement or addition this fall, according to the Zillow(R) Digs(TM) Fall Home Improvement Trend and Spending Survey[i], compared with 60 percent in the summer; homeowners plan to spend $1,000, which is $200 less than during the summer.(Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130905/SF74573)While the percentage of homeowners planning remodels for nearly every room fell from the summer survey, homeowners will continue to focus on home office or playroom remodels in the fall."Fall is a perfect transition time from outdoor to indoor activities, which is resonating in home improvement plans and trends. Parents are sprucing up indoor play areas to keep the kids active and occupied, while looking for ways to update their own workspaces for the season ahead as workdays are shortened by kid pick-up and drop-off duty," noted Cynthia Nowak, Zillow Digs trend expert.Double-duty home officesAs the line between work and home continues to blur, homeowners are looking for quiet and clean spaces where they can wrap up leftover projects from the office or work from home during those rainy fall days. Six percent of homeowners said they would work on their home offices this fall, compared with 4 percent during the summer[ii].In addition to the survey, members of the recently formed Zillow Digs Board of Designers, which provides Zillow Digs users insight into unique and current trends in home design, shared their experiences and advice on fall remodels. For home offices, the majority are designing home office spaces for dual purposes, whether adding a daybed for napping, a desk doubling as a guest bedroom nightstand or a mini kitchen for the home office coffee pot.Kerrie Kelly of Kerrie Kelly Design Lab in Sacramento, Calif., recommends: "If your guest room must do double duty, look for furniture that keeps the room from being too businesslike, such as an office armoire, chests, cabinets, side tables and creative storage solutions that look pretty, too. A good- looking, uncluttered space is the best remedy for the chaos of a typical office. We find many people requesting a Murphy bed situation to provide a multi-functional space."Mara Miller of Carrier and Company Interiors Ltd. in New York City says: "As laptops and tablets become more popular we're free to use more vintage furnishings than desks customized to contain a computer. For serious home offices, we're also installing a lot of coffee bars to reduce trips to the kitchen and grazing while working from home."Active playrooms for fallIndoor play doesn't have to just mean puzzles and tea parties. Families want play spaces that keep the little ones climbing, sliding, swinging and jumping as well as nearby areas for adults to stay active such as a workout area or pool table, according to the majority of Zillow Digs Board of Designers. Three percent of homeowners said they would work on playrooms this fall, compared with 2 percent during the summer[iii].For playrooms, the designers generally advise creating gender-neutral spaces that everyone can enjoy, with durable, eco-friendly materials such as carpet tiles and no-VOC paint.David Scott of David Scott Interiors in New York City says: "Playrooms incorporating the mind and body are increasingly popular. I like to incorporate murals, which invite children to explore and stimulate their imagination, as well as an active area. A recent playroom remodel featured gymnastic rings, a climbing wall and a punching bag, while in another I commissioned an artist to decoupage a pingpong table."Garrison Hullinger of Garrison Hullinger Interior Design in Portland, Ore., recommends: "Make sure the space is practical and can be converted to a general-use room after it's had its day as a playroom."Fall colors for work and playMarc Thee of Marc-Michaels Interior Design, Inc. in Winter Park, Fla., expects a number of home office and playroom projects this fall, and has color advice for both:-- The dark office days are over because they were feeling like dark caves. The lighter tones are better for keeping the mood up during work hours. Our favorite hues for a home office are neutral menswear colors: warm graphite, rich palominos, bone, limestone and greyed lavender for a woman's office. -迷你倉價錢 For playrooms, we use grape, oranges and slate colors. Chalkboard paint also is a huge trend, allowing boys and girls to express their creativity on the walls of the playroom.Households with children plan to spend more and take on more projectsHomes with children are significantly more likely to be planning three or more home improvements (31 percent) vs. households without children (19 percent). Homes with children plan to spend a median of $1,500 on fall home improvement projects, while homeowners in general as well as homes without children plan to spend $1,000, $200 less than summer.Overall, younger homeowners and homes with children are significantly more likely to be planning a home improvement or addition this fall, similar to summer findings.-- 18-to-34-year-olds: 67 percent (summer: 71 percent) -- 35-to-54-year-olds: 52 percent (61 percent) -- 55 and older: 45 percent (51 percent) -- Homes with children: 65 percent (65 percent) -- Homes without children: 48 percent (57 percent)More than one-third of homeowners find inspiration onlineThe survey also looked at the top sources of ideas and inspiration for home improvement and found online sources are the most popular at 39 percent overall, with nearly half (48 percent) of younger homeowners and 47 percent of homes with children finding inspiration online.Zillow Digs users can browse more than 90,000 photos from Zillow's database of more than 110 million U.S. homes, or those provided by home improvement professionals and homeowners, and see Zillow's proprietary Digs Estimates for the estimated cost of the actual bathrooms and kitchens they are viewing. They can create, save and share boards of ideas and decor they love, and browse nearly 145,000 boards created by others, comment on photos and follow people with similar interests. And, they can connect with local home improvement professionals for help - for free, on iPad(R) and the Web.About Zillow, Inc.Zillow, Inc. operates the leading real estate and home-related marketplaces on mobile and the Web, with a complementary portfolio of brands and products that help people find vital information about homes, and connect with the best local professionals. Zillow's brands serve the full life cycle of owning and living in a home: buying, selling, renting, financing, remodeling and more. In addition, Zillow offers a suite of tools and services to help local real estate, mortgage, rental and home improvement professionals manage and market their businesses. Welcoming more than 61 million monthly unique users, the Zillow, Inc. portfolio includes Zillow.com(R), Zillow Mobile, Zillow Mortgage Marketplace, Zillow Rentals, Zillow Digs(TM), Postlets(R), Diverse Solutions(R), Mortech(R), HotPads(TM), Agentfolio(TM) and StreetEasy(R). The company is headquartered in Seattle.The Zillow logo is available at zillow.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=191Zillow.com, Zillow, Postlets, Mortech, Diverse Solutions and StreetEasy are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc. HotPads, Digs and Agentfolio are trademarks of Zillow, Inc.iPad is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.(ZFIN)[1] These are some of the findings of an Ipsos poll conducted Aug. 13-15, 2013. For the survey, a nationally representative sample of 2,024 randomly-selected adults aged 18 and older residing in the U.S. was interviewed via Ipsos' U.S. online omnibus. With a sample of this size, the results are considered accurate within +/-2.2 percentage points 19 times out of 20, of what they would have been had the entire population of adults in the U.S. been polled. The margin of error will be larger within sub-groupings of the survey population. The sub-group of homeowners in the sample is 1,340, which has a margin of error of +/-2.7 percentage points. These data were weighted to ensure the sample's regional and age/gender composition reflects that of the actual U.S. population according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. All sample surveys and polls may be subject to other sources of error, including, but not limited to coverage error, and measurement error.[ii] Not statistically significant.[iii] Not statistically significant.Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130905/SF74573PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.comZillow, Inc.CONTACT: Cynthia Nowak, Zillow.com, 206-757-2788 or press@zillow.comWeb site: .zillow.com/迷你倉

Source: Portland Press Herald, MaineSept.儲存倉 04--A New York Jets jersey signed by Matthew Mulligan hangs in the gymnasium at tiny Penobscot Valley High School in Howland, a tribute to the former Howler-turned-NFL player.Gerald Hutchinson, the school's athletic director, hopes to have a New England Patriots No. 88 jersey hanging next to it soon.On Tuesday, Mulligan, 28, a West Enfield native who played football for the University of Maine, signed a contract to play tight end for the Patriots.He is the third Maine native to play for the Patriots, joining Gardiner's Dave Cloutier (1964) and Biddeford's Dennis Gadbois (1987, 1988).Mulligan, 6-foot-4 and 247 pounds, has played in the NFL for the past four seasons, three with the Jets and last year with the St. Louis Rams.Known primarily as an outstanding blocker, he has started 20 of the 50 games he has played in, with 14 catches for 144 yards and one touchdown.Hutchinson isn't necessarily surprised by Mulligan's success -- for four years he recruited Mulligan, unsuccessfully, to join the Howlers' wrestling team. But he didn't expect it to come in football.Penobscot Valley High didn't have a football team, so Mulligan played soccer, basketball and baseball. He picked up football in his freshman year at Husson University in Bangor, then transferred to Orono to play for the Black Bears."It's really astonishing, when you think about it," said Hutchinson, who taught Mulligan in two classes, algebra and geometry. "I don't think you'll ever see anything like this again. There was no nothing here, just soccer. It shows his dedication."Mulligan's success in football doesn't surprise those who watched him grow. Hutchinson remembers him as a good student, someone "who cared about what he was doing and was meticulous in his work. He was a kid who, when he put his mind to it, he was going to achieve it."Jack Cosgrove, the UMaine football coach, remembers when he first saw Mulligan, a raw, skilled athlete who was just learning the game."He had so much to learn, he was a neophyte," said Cosgrove. "But he had, and has, so much of an upside. That's what the NFL people are seeing right now."From his first day in Orono, Mulligan attacked the weight room."The kid has done it all," said Cosgrove. "He had a great weight room ethic. And the key to that is that his best buddy is Mike DeVito," the former Black Bear who was a teammate of Mulligan in New York and is now with the Kansas City Chiefs. "Both of those guys are special. T迷你倉價錢ey were strength and conditioning All-Americans while they were here."Matt King, UMaine's strength and conditioning head coach, saw it firsthand. He was a defensive end and linebacker for the Black Bears while Mulligan was there. The two went head-to-head many times."The one thing about Matt is that he is a relentless blocker," said King. "He is able to block anyone. Once Matt gets his hands on you, he's not going to give up until he buries you in the ground."That's what the Patriots see in Mulligan. Asked about him during a conference call Tuesday, coach Bill Belichick said, "He's had a lot of success blocking and he's a tough, physical player."He was more than that at Maine, according to King. He remembers Mulligan as being wide-eyed when he arrived in Orono. But Mulligan soon began bonding with his teammates, especially those from away."You had your kids from Maine on the team and you had your kids from the other states," said King, who came to UMaine from Boston. "He was a little intimidated at first, but he was open to learning a lot of different things. We learned a lot about skiing and snowboarding, things that he was used to doing while growing up. And he learned about some of the urban environments we grew up in."King and others soon learned that although Mulligan had very little football experience, he was a player."He was a great athlete," said King. "And you can teach an athlete skills."Mulligan applied the same work ethic he displayed in his high school classroom and the weight room to become an NFL player.But he hasn't forgotten his roots. He returns to his home in Lincoln every summer and spends time visiting schools, or working out with DeVito in the UMaine weight room.Hutchinson sees a confident, more mature -- and much bigger -- Mulligan when he visits."He has to bend down whenever he comes into my room now," said Hutchinson.And the two talk about wrestling. Hutchinson said that when he tried to persuade Mulligan to join his team, "I told him he could be a state champion."No thanks, Mulligan would say. And then he'd play basketball."Now every time he comes home," said Hutchinson, "he tells me the one thing he wishes he could change is that he would have wrestled."Mike Lowe can be contacted at 791-6422 or at:mlowe@pressherald.comTwitter: MikeLowePPHCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine) Visit the Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine) at .pressherald.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

TURLOCK, Calif.迷你倉出租, Sept. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- MedicAlert Foundation International, the leading nonprofit emergency information and support network, announced Hope Paige Medical ID Marketplace as the first medical ID provider selected to the new integrated "network" of elite emergency medical identification providers. The addition of Hope Paige, which offers fashionable and contemporary medical emergency bracelets, to the new network is a first step in establishing a uniform set of standards and operating procedures designed to further public safety and health.(Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130905/MN74228)"The inclusion of Hope Paige into our new 'network' expands our efforts to help protect consumers and ensure organizations offer medical IDs and services that emergency personnel will easily identify and correctly utilize during emergency situations," said Andrew Wigglesworth, president and CEO of MedicAlert Foundation.The new network was created to elevate standards among medical ID developers and expand MedicAlert's 24-hour emergency network to wearers of all participating medical ID companies. By adhering to MedicAlert's Code of Conduct, the network will ensure consumers benefit from quality services and consumer protections. The network will adhere to privacy protections by providing HIPAA-compliant and secure storage of personal health information and will provide medical ID products that are identifiable to emergency responders and adhere to the highest product standards.The addition of Hope Paige into MedicAlert's new network helps guarantee standards are established in an unregulated field where products of any kind can be sold as medical identification. "We are proud to forge this partnership with MedicAlert," said Shelly Fisher, president and CEO of Hope Paige, adding, "Together we are committed to elevating standards and establishing consistency within the industry to ensure safety, confidence and appropriate consumer protections for all medical ID wearers."Through the partnership, in addition to meeting the network standards, Hope Paige also has the opportunity to offer MedicAlert 24/7 emergency response services as an optional extension to their medical IDs."The inclusion of MedicAlert services to Hope Paige medical IDs will offer additional protection and security to their customers," said Wigglesworth.With four million members worldwide, MedicAlert is working with other or迷你倉anizations to further establish the new "network" and its mission to ensure standards and procedures are in place to protect consumers from fraudulent, and improper, usage of medical IDs and services.About Hope Paige Medical ID MarketplaceHope Paige Medical ID Marketplace, headquartered in West Conshohocken, PA, mixes fashion and style with safety and purpose as one of the foremost designers of contemporary medical emergency bracelets, awareness jewelry, and licensed designs.Founded in December 2003, initially to raise awareness of breast cancer, Hope Paige quickly branched out to help other organizations raise awareness of their causes. The first medical bracelet was created for a 16 year old with Type 1 diabetes who did not like the options on the market. Today, Hope Paige products and services are in thousands of retail stores and doctor's offices across the country. Hope Paige partners with Ronald McDonald House Charities, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Kids with Food Allergies, The College Diabetes Network and many others in their continued efforts to raise awareness and support charities.About MedicAlert Foundation InternationalEstablished in 1956, the nonprofit charity MedicAlert Foundation pioneered the use of medical ID products and delivers the most dependable, responsive, and trusted Emergency Identification and Medical Information Network. MedicAlert provides the functionality of an e-health information exchange through an innovative combination of a unique patient identifier linked to a personal health record and a live 24/7 emergency response service. MedicAlert Foundation International medical ID products alert emergency personnel to a member's primary health conditions, medications or other critical information. In addition to its 24-hour emergency response service, MedicAlert Foundation International also provides family and caregiver notification so that members can be reunited with their loved ones. Visit .medicalert.org for more information.Contacts:Jillian MegeeMedicAlert Foundationjmegee@medicalert.org 209.669.2460Anna Brodetsky5W Public Relationsabrodetsky@5wpr.com 646.430.5146Media Contact: Jillian Megee, MedicAlert Foundation, 209.669.2460, JMegee@MedicAlert.orgNews distributed by PR Newswire iReach: https://ireach.prnewswire.comPhoto: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130905/MN74228PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.comMedicAlert FoundationWeb site: .medicalert.org/儲存倉

Miss Hong Kong in TVB call for democracyGrace Chan Hoi-lam may be the thinnest Miss Hong Kong at just 39.迷你倉5kg, but she caused a stir any political heavyweight would be proud of in her first interview since being crowned on Sunday. The 22-year-old graduate voiced her support for universal suffrage when she appeared on TVB news on Monday. She added: “When you are [chief executive], you would not want everyone to oppose you, rather you want to satisfy their needs.” Her remarks raised eyebrows, especially those of TVB news chief Yuen Chi-wai, who was reportedly unimpressed enough to withdraw Chan’s interview from the main 6.30pm news slot.But Chan has the support of the people. In an online poll by the Yahoo website, half of 8,000 respondents gave her the thumbs-up by voting for the option reading: “Scored! A goddess of democracy!”A further 37 per cent felt she was an icon for Hong Kong and TVB but should steer clear of politics. Finally, 13 per cent voted for the option reading: “Thumbs down! You thought you were Chan Ching-sum?” – a reference to the outspoken pro-Beijing activist.Meanwhile, over on ATV things get nastyWith the row over its editorial independence raging on, the question of whether ATV is fit to remain a broadcaster is not only triggering heated debates, it is breaking up friendships.Veteran journalist Michael Chugani, who hosts two ATV programmes and writes a column for the South China Morning Pos t, has been taking shots at Claudia Mo文件倉Man-ching, a journalist turned pan-democratic legislator.In a letter read out on the ATV Focus show, Chugani calls Mo “an insult to journalism” following the Civic Party lawmaker’s call for ATV to be shut down.“Only journalism that agrees with her viewpoint is right,” wrote Chugani.“She is not only an insult to journalism, she is an insult to democracy and to the Legislative Council.”Mo said she and Chugani had been acquaintances for decades and “they used to have frequent exchanges on issues”.Not any more, perhaps.CY gets a bit of TLC from G.E.M.Show business and politics don’t usually mix much in Hong Kong, but singer Gloria Tang Zhi-ki, better known as G.E.M., has also been making her views heard. In an interview with the Hong Kong Idea Centre, which describes itself as an “independent, apolitical non-profit organisation”, the 22-year-old turned cheerleader for beleaguered Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, saying: “Please carry on.”She added: “A lot of people keep calling for the chief executive to step down. I wonder, is it necessary?”Tang’s young fan base are of an age generally deemed to lean closer to the pan-democratic faction, so her stance may be surprising.But then again her remarks do not amount to approval of Leung’s policies, according to Tang’s reasoning. She went on to say: “I want to tell Leung to carry on because he must be under great pressure.“We should not … judge whether he has done a good job. This is a very difficult position.”存倉

Source: Detroit Free PressSept.儲存 04--As Jewish people tonight mark Rosh Hashanah -- the Jewish New Year -- they will be guided by knowledge gained in classes leading up to the holy day.In synagogues across metro Detroit, people have been taking classes that help them understand the meaning behind the prayers and services of Rosh Hashanah, which kicks off the high holy days. The 10-day period, which ends next week with Yom Kippur, usually attracts the largest number of worshipers in the year."The whole idea is to get people to connect" with the holy days and with each other, said Rabbi Aaron Bergman of Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills, where 4,000 are expected to attend services in coming days.At Adat Shalom, there were three classes that helped people prepare for the holy days, including ones on reading Hebrew and melodies. At the Shul-Chabad Lubavitch in West Bloomfield, children learned about blowing the shofar, a ram's horn, an important part of Rosh Hashanah services. The Orthodox Jewish center also had classes on prayer and embracing imperfection as part of life."The New Year ... should be a personal experience of rejuvenation and renewal, and coming closer to God," said Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov of the Shul. "We want people to be on thei新蒲崗迷你倉 own journey, revealing their own soul and their own relationship to God."Teaching about the shofar is especially important because "the call of the shofar is a cry from the heart of the Jew to the almighty: I am your child and I want to become close to you."At Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, the largest synagogue in metro Detroit, there were several classes Saturday that 150 people attended, including one on making honey, which is eaten during Rosh Hoshanah to symbolize a sweet new year. Temple Israel brought in a beekeeper to help people make their own batches."The goal of these classes is to get into the theme of the holidays," said Rabbi Arianna Gordon, director of education and lifelong learning at Temple Israel.At the same time, people should not get too stressed about trying to learn every detail about the high holidays, Bergman said."I don't want to increase people's anxieties," Bergman said. "You don't have to finish reading the books. It's not a novel ... you don't have to follow along and say every word during services. You can sit there and create your own space and use it as a time of reflection."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Detroit Free Press Visit the Detroit Free Press at .freep.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage

Source: The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.儲存Sept. 03--The California Housing Finance Agency, a self-supported state agency, is making a new, fixed-rate mortgage program available, with zero-interest down payment loans for first-time homebuyers.The agency, which issues bonds that are repaid by revenues generated through mortgage loans, has launched CalPLUS to provide an FHA-insured, 30-year fixed mortgage to low- and moderate-income buyers with a zero-interest junior loan.The junior loan, which is capped at 3.5 percent, is the minimum amount required to obtain an FHA-insured mortgage.Claudia Cappio, executive director of CalFHA, said the agency has focused on helping Californians become homeowners, strengthening communities and neighborhoods. "This new program is aimed at bridging that gap."For a family who takes out a $200,000 mortgage, for instance, one could receive up to $7,000 in down payment assistance.It comes with strings attached. The loan must be paid back. But, the funds do not have to be repaid until the home is sold, refinanced or paid-in-full.CalPLUS can also be combined with other programs, such as the California Homebuyer's Down Payment Assistance Program, providing up to 3 percent of the purchase price or appraised value of a first-time home.That would drive the level of down payment assistance up to 6.5 percent.Kenneth Giebel, marketing director for CalFHA, said down payment assistance programming has been expanded because the agency recognizes the difficulties home buyers in this income range have to come up with enough money to put down on a first-time home.Investor activity and shrinking inventory in the affordable home price range has co新蒲崗迷你倉plicated matters.From July 1, 2012 to June 30 of this year, CalFHA provided $37.8 million in California Homebuyer's Down Payment Assistance Program funds to first-time home buyers on 6,311 mortgages through a simple-interest loan at the fixed rate of 3.25 percent.Candidates have the option of paying the interest or the loan off during the life of the mortgage or allow it to sit as a silent-second.Six-hundred mortgages were written in Riverside County for a total of $3.6 million in down payment assistance, Giebel said. In San Bernardino County, a total of $6 million in down payment assistance was lent to home buyers on 1,000 first-time home mortgages.CalFHA also re-started a program called the Extra Credit Teacher Program to provide up to a $15,000 deferred payment, subordinate loan for eligible teachers, administrators, classified employees and staff members who work in high-priority schools in key neighborhoods or continuation schools in the state.This program includes a conditional, forgivable interest feature.Each year a buyer under the extra credit teacher program stays in a high priority school, Giebel said a percentage of the interest rate is forgiven. At the end of the third year, the interest rate hits zero.Borrowers for all the CalFHA programs must complete a financial education program.Income limits apply, and sale prices are capped.To learn more, go online to .CalFHA.ca.gov or call 877 922-5432.Follow Debra Gruszecki on Twitter @DebInPalmSprngs and check her blog on pe.com/businessCopyright: ___ (c)2013 The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.) Visit The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.) at .PE.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage

Source: Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TexasSept.存倉 04--School buses have been running students between Dr. Abraham P. Cano Freshman Academy and two high schools for athletics and other activities, and will continue to do so until October.That's when Cano's athletic fields, gym and building will be completed at the new school at 1701 Lozano Road.In the meantime, Cano students are picked up at their regular bus stops and taken to school as usual, school district spokesman Shane Strubhart, said. Once there, if they have morning athletics they are taken by bus to either Harlingen High School or Harlingen High School South, depending on which school they would have attended before the freshman academy was built.Strubhart did not know the cost of busing the students.If they miss the bus either at the bus stop or at school, they are responsible for their own transportation to practice at one of the two schools. However, once that class is over, those students can return to Cano by bus."In the morning, you have kids that are in football that are being bused to both high schools," he said. "They finish their football during first period, then they're taken back to Cano for second period. So first period, they're actually at those two schools."The rest of the day, buses are transporting students for ROTC, drill team, marching band, girls' volleyball, tennis, football, and numerous other activities to one of the two schools."At the end of the day we have k迷你倉ds who made varsity for sports," Strubhart said. "They are bused to the two high schools on the last period of the day. So we've got buses going in and out of the campuses all day long. For various reasons, that's how it works."He didn't know how many students are being bused or how many buses were being used. As is the case with all schools anywhere, the first week is a little chaotic as students and faculty settle into the routine of the new school year."Some kids are changing their schedule in mid-week, and so the first week of school is always real hectic," he said. "And then, of course, kids getting lost. 'Well, I thought I was supposed to,' every year. After the first week, things kind of start settling down."He said he believed things are "pretty much ironed out" already."The schedules should be done and the kids should now know," he said. "Our teachers are there to help out, to read schedules to kids and explain things, and administrators are there to help out as well."The $26.8 million school, which was built through the $98 million bond issue, opened for its first year of classes and will focus on technology.Phase I of the new school has been to get the school ready for classes. Phase II is the completion of the athletic facilities.twhitehead@valleystar.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) Visit Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) at .valleymorningstar.com Distributed by MCT Information Services自存倉

LONDON, September 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --A recent survey of public sector workers throughout Britain who are approaching retirement has revealed that teachers are more likely to return to work than any other public sector employees, with 50% considering a part time role throughout their retirement.儲存倉The research, commissioned by Teachers Assurance and carried out by research specialist Opinion Matters, also found that teachers lacked knowledge about the pension income they would receive when compared to those working in other public sector industries such as the NHS, civil service and police force.Overall 14% of teachers stated they didn't really have any understanding of retirement benefits, in comparison to just 6% of civil servants and a 10% average across all public sector industries. Lump sum provisions were also a mystery to many of the teachers surveyed, with 41% stating they didn't know the amount of lump sum they would receive compared to an average across all public sector industries of 36%. A further indicator of this knowledge gap was shown by the 9% of teachers who admitted they were unaware whether or not they would even receive a lump sum payment upon retirement.Perhaps as a result of their lack in knowledge, many teachers were worried about their impending retirement, with 48% admitting they felt daunted by the prospect. The financial aspects associated with retiring also proved the biggest worry to teachers, with 28% admitting they were worried about the associated financial aspects.Abby Bowman, Head of Brand at Teachers Assurance commented: "All of the teachers we spoke to were either retired or within five years of retiring, and so it is worrying to see that so few of them had a comprehensive understanding of their provisions. 35% of the teachers who were worried about not having enough money for retirement stated they would either live frugally or have to change their expectations as a result of their lack of preparation. This demonstrates that through failing to prepare for retirement early, teachers are running the risk of having to compromise the lifestyle they want."In addition to sharing their preparation and knowledge levels about retirement benefits迷你倉價錢 those who participated in the Teachers Assurance research also shared their negative predictions for those working in the public sector industries in future. A staggering 85% of teachers stated they felt future generations would be financially worse off in retirement, and 79% believed that government and employer pension contributions would reduce within ten years.Teachers Assurance offers a range of savings, investment, home insurance, health and life cover products for individuals and families that are designed with teachers in mind. In addition, the organisation offers a comprehensive Financial Education Programme which includes retirement planning seminar [.teachersassurance.co.uk/pensions-and-retirement/pension-seminars ]s, Money Talks in schools and a specially developed suite of free to use online Financial Calculators [https://customer.teachersassurance.co.uk/tools ] designed for those looking to plan for retirement. The Teachers Assurance Customer Support team is also on hand to talk through the steps required for planning a happy financial future. For more information visit .teachersassurance.co.uk or call 0800-056-0563.For a full copy of the research report visit .teachersassurance.co.uk/retirementFor a copy of the retirement report infographic visit .teachersassurance.co.uk/retirementinfographicTeachers Assurance is a trading name of Teachers Provident Society Limited (TPS), an incorporated Friendly Society No 372F. A member of the Association of British Insurers and the Association of Financial Mutuals. Teachers Provident Society Limited and Teachers Assurance Company Limited No 314801 are authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Teachers Financial Services Limited No. 3401635 and Sovereign Unit Trust Managers Limited No. 2072297 are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Teachers Management Services Limited No. 3401641 is not a regulated company. All companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of TPS. Registered in England and Wales. To help us continually improve customer service, calls may be monitored and recorded. 1470813.Teachers Assurance迷你倉

Source: American News, Aberdeen, S.self storageD.Sept. 04--Warner High School had home-court advantage in a college volleyball match in Aberdeen Tuesday.Dakota Wesleyan University of Mitchell nipped Presentation College 3-1: 25-15, 14-25, 25-23 and 25-19. Each team had two key contributors from Warner, and everytime DWU's Mallory Jark or Briana Jung or PC's Karly Fuhrman or Alyssa Jung did something -- even as simple as be introduced before the match -- the Strode Center crowd of about 700 went wild.The crowd went wild a lot during the back-and-forth volleyball match cheering for the former Monarchs."This was so emotional tonight," Jark said. "We get introduced, and the whole Warner section is going nuts. It was amazing. Words can't describe it. We can't thank all those people enough. It was really touching, and it was great to be home."The match started with Briana Jung at the service line, and Jark getting two kills. In the critical third set that featured 13 ties, the two DWU teammates did the same thing to help the Tigers turn a 21-19 deficit into a 25-23 DWU win. And when Fuhrman served three aces in a row and Bri's younger sister Alyssa Jung served two aces in a row, it was Warner in last year's state championship match all over again.Monarch Madness had taken over.In the end, the visiting Jark and Briana Jung had the last say, especially Jark, who had four (three kills, one block) of DWU's last seven points in the fourth and final set. A 迷你倉ouple of those kills were set up by Jung."Bri and I have played together so long, I would not want any other setter," said Jark, whose team is 4-5 on the season. "I think she knows what I am going to do sometimes before I do."Jark said it was a total team effort. "We played really well tonight. It wasn't any one person, it was everyone."Jark said both teams played hard and played well. "PC has a really good team. It was just a fantastic night for volleyball."A lot of Aberdeen-area schools were well represented in the match. PC got another great match from junior Megan Goedert (Britton-Hecla), who is coming off an all-tourney team weekend. Carly Peterson (Northwestern) also made some key plays for the Saints."Volleyball is a game of momentum," Presentation College coach Chelsey Albrecht said. "We had it in the second set, but lost it in the third and fourth. We did some good things, but we also had some of our weaknesses exposed. We know what we need to work on."PC (3-3) will next host a triangular at the Strode Center in Aberdeen on Friday: PC vs. Mount Marty at 4:30 p.m.; Mount Marty vs. Dickinson State at 6 p.m.; and PC vs. Dickinson State at 7:30 p.m.There were no statistics available from PC for this match at the time this story went to press.Twitter: @jpapendickCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the American News (Aberdeen, S.D.) Visit the American News (Aberdeen, S.D.) at .aberdeennews.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉

DALLAS, Sept.self storage 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A movement is accomplished through the voices and actions of many. That is why four national wireless service providers, spearheading the It Can Wait campaign, are urging people to share their commitment to never text and drive with others on Drive 4 Pledges Day, September 19.Individuals can now sign up at ItCanWait.com to get resources that will help them share their commitment on social media and personalize the movement on the streets of their communities on key activation days. Aspiring to create a social stigma around this dangerous habit of texting while driving, Drive 4 Pledges Day will focus on getting individuals involved in taking the pledge to never text and drive while encouraging others in their community to do the same. These individuals will join AT&T , Sprint, T-Mobile US, Inc., Verizon and more than 200 other organizations by sharing their commitment not to text and drive while increasing awareness of the dangers.On September 19, Drive 4 Pledges Day, supporters of the movement are called to help spread the word to their families, friends and communities. Advocates will be encouraged to do things like change their social profile photos and banner to It Can Wait graphics, and share their personal pledge stories using the hashtag #ItCanWait. Offline activations will include hosting pledge drives and distributing posters in their schools, workplaces and neighborhoods. All materials such as social graphics and posters will be available for download from ItCanWait.com.Individuals joining in Drive 4 Pledges Day will be part of a variety of activations and awareness campaigns coast-to-coast, including:-- Nearly 2,000 Drive 4 Pledges activities will be held in communities across the nation, including more than 1,500 at high schools. Additionally, 200+ proclamations will be issued. -- #ItCanWait tweets and Instagram posts will stream on ItCanWait.com. -- A National Organizations for Youth Safety Teen Distracted Driving Prevention Summit in Washington D.C. will be held Sept. 18-20, including a rally on Sept. 19 with over 75 teens, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez, NTSB Member Christopher Hart and Aly Raisman, The Century Council Ambassador. -- AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon will run co-branded advertising on national TV programming, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, and display the message in their tens of thousands of stores nationwide. -- GE Healthcare will provide its US Service vehicle fleets with It Can Wait window clings to remind its employees to be safe while on the roads. -- Goodyear blimps will display the message It Can Wait in the skies over Miami and Los Angeles. -- The It Can Wait message will be promoted across key sporting events at games and via social media. Several Major League Baseball teams will drum up support for It Can Wait by reaching out to fans during games urging them to take the pledge. Participating clubs include the Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodg迷你倉rs, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and the Washington Nationals. NFL players will tweet their support of Drive 4 Pledges Day with their friends and fans and teams such as the Carolina Panthers will rally around the cause as well. NHL and NBA teams like the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls and the San Antonio Spurs will also be supporting the cause. -- Third party organizations will support the day through various activations. The Consumer Electronics Association will hold an employee and membership pledge drive and distribute messaging through social media. The National Auto Body Council will distribute messaging through social media, enewsletters, and press releases. Member collision shops will hold mini pledge drives in local communities. Net Impact, a nonprofit that empowers a new generation of leaders to work for a sustainable future, will promote the pledge as a "small step" in their Small Steps, Big Wins Campus Challenge program at colleges around the world. -- Youth organizations like the Girl Scouts will participate. Girl Scouts of the USA will activate its 112 councils nationwide to support It Can Wait through social media and member engagement."Texting while driving claims too many lives, and raising awareness of this completely preventable tragedy is key to saving them," said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx. "We've seen success before through our seatbelts and our drunk driving campaigns, and I both applaud the It Can Wait campaign for its efforts to raise awareness and encourage everyone to make a commitment on Drive 4 Pledges Day to drive focused and distraction-free."In fact, a ConnectSafely.org(1) survey found that individuals who speak up can have a profound impact, particularly on teens.-- 78% of teen drivers say they're likely not to text and drive if friends tell them it's wrong or stupid. -- 90% say they'd stop if a friend in the car asked them to. -- 93% would stop if a parent in the car asked them to. -- 44% say that they would be thankful if a passenger complained about their texting while driving.The It Can Wait movement is making a difference. One-in-three people who've seen the texting while driving message say they've changed their driving habits(2), the campaign has inspired more than 2.5 million pledges never to text and drive and the recently launched "From One Second To The Next" documentary has received more than 2 million views since Aug. 8. To take the pledge and get more information, visit .ItCanWait.com.(1) ConnectSafely.org survey sponsored by AT&T(2) AT&T Texting While Driving ... It Can Wait Perceptions StudyAT&T Inc.CONTACT: AT&T, Melissa Simoncini, 212-453-2215, melissa.simoncini@att.com;or Sprint, Crystal Davis, 703-592-8139, Crystal.Davis@sprint.com; orT-Mobile, Dave Berkowitz, 425-383-5293, dave.berkowitz@t-mobile.com; orVerizon, Elva G. Lima, 908-559-7530, Elva.Lima@verizonwireless.comWeb site: .ItCanWait.com/文件倉

ST.迷你倉 LOUIS, Sept. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A family of five lived in their van because the father lost his construction job and can't find another. An elderly couple on a limited income couldn't pay their utility bills and faced a shut-off just as the weather turned cold. A woman whose husband left her and their four children is going back to school to become a nurse, but she is behind in her mortgage payments. These are real stories of real people who have something else in common besides their struggles: They're some of the 15 million people across the country who were helped last year by the nonprofit Society of St. Vincent de Paul(TM) (SVdP).(Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130905/PH74415LOGO )On Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, some 20,000 walkers and runners across the country are expected to take to the streets to raise awareness and funds for others like them at the national 6(th) Annual Friends of the Poor((R)) Walk/Run, sponsored by the National Council of the U.S. Society of St. Vincent de Paul.All proceeds and donations from the event will directly benefit the people living in poverty and in need in the communities served by SVdP. All monies and donation raised will stay in the communities where they are generated, and there are no administrative fees associated with the event. Anyone interested in learning more, participating, or making a pledge can log on to .fopwalk.org. Participants also can make an online pledge.The event in each community is designed and run by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul chapter in that area, so details such as the time and date will vary by location. A "Walk/Run Locations" tab on the website displays a map showing the various Friends of the Poor((R)) Walk/Runs around the country. Most are held near September 27, the feast day of the Society's patron, St. Vincent de Paul, who ministered to the poor in Paris in the 17(th) century.National sponsors of the 2013 event are:-- Ascension Health, one of the nation's largest Catholic and nonprofit health systems; and -- Catholic Financial Life, the second largest Catholic financial services organization in the country.In 2儲存倉12, more than 19,000 participants, representing some 220 locations across the country, raised a total of approximately $1.8 million. Since the event began in 2008, more than $6.6 million has been raised to help those living in poverty."While the increase in donations and participants is welcome, the number of people in need continues to grow, challenging our members' ability to provide the necessary resources and funds," said Dave Barringer, SVdP's chief executive officer. "That's why the Society is focused on systemic change as a long-term response. In effect, that means we are working to identify the underlying causes of poverty so we can help people move permanently out of a state of extreme want. Events like the Friends of the Poor Walk/Run help bring us the resources to get closer to that goal."One of the largest charitable organizations in the world, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (.svdpusa.org) is an international, nonprofit, Catholic lay organization of more than 770,000 men and women who voluntarily join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to the needy and suffering in 149 countries on five continents. With the U.S. headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., membership in the United States totals more than 148,000 in 4,300 communities. Programs include home visits, housing assistance, disaster relief, job training and placement, food pantries, dining halls, clothing, transportation and utility costs, care for the sick, the incarcerated and the elderly, and prescription medicine. Last year, SVdP volunteers and staff performed approximately 11.5 million service hours, provided approximately $767 million in tangible and in-kind services, made more than 1.6 million person-to-person visits (homes, hospitals and prisons), and helped almost 15 million people, regardless of race, religion or national origin.Media inquiries only:Charles B. HendersonOffice: (314) 576-3993, ext. 214Mobile: (314) 623-6505EmailRead more news from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130905/PH74415LOGOPRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.comSociety of St. Vincent de PaulWeb site: .svdpusa.org/迷你倉價錢

-- New Extreme-Density, Ultra Low Power Microserver Maximizes Performance and Energy Efficiency for Cost-Effective Hyper-Scale ComputingSAN FRANCISCO, Sept.存倉 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. , a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing, debuts an all new extreme-density server platform targeting hyper-scale data center and cloud environments. MicroBlade is a power and space saving 6U microserver featuring 112 ultra low power 8-Core Intel? Atom(TM) Processor C2000 (formerly codenamed Avoton) based servers in 28 hot-swap micro blades. This modular blade-based architecture maximizes rack space with full-featured power-conserving servers in easily serviceable front access hot-swap Blade trays. Compute and storage are integrated in the individual blades and shared networking, power and cooling are located at the rear of the system. The MicroBlade enclosure incorporates redundant Platinum-Level high-efficiency (95%) Digital Switching power supplies, optimized airflow with redundant energy-efficient cooling fans, an integrated chassis management module (CMM), Intel? high-bandwidth network switches and reduced cabling, lowering overall total cost of ownership. MicroBlade maximizes rack space utilization and conserves energy in web hosting, cloud services and the most extreme scale-out HPC and data visualization environments.(Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130904/AQ73754-INFO [photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130904/AQ73754-INFO])"Supermicro continues a tradition of innovation and green computing with the debut of our new extreme-density, high-efficiency MicroBlade," said Charles Liang, President and CEO of Supermicro. "MicroBlade is engineered with our most advanced power saving, modular architecture designs and incorporates Intel's latest low-power Atom C2000 processors to dramatically increase compute density and maximize performance per watt, per dollar, per square foot. With 112 full featured energy efficient compute nodes per 6U, MicroBlade brings a new cost-effective, environment friendly microserver option to the table for rapidly expanding data centers and cloud service providers.""Intel's new Atom Processor C2000 product family enables next generation microservers to deliver increased performance, lower power consumption and higher density for hyper-scale datacenters," said Jason Waxman, Intel vice-president and general manager of Intel Cloud Infrastructure Group. "This new family of SoCs also offers the robust datacenter class features, including 64-bit and ECC memory, needed for a range of lightweight scale-out microserver workloads. With Supermicro's extreme density MicroBlade, optimized for the low power Atom C processor family, hyper-scale datacenter customers can maximize compute density and performance per watt to lower overall TCO for workloads such as static web, caching and entry hosting."MicroBlade Features-- 6U standard 19" rack compatible enclosure -- 28x hot-swappable micro blades with 112迷你倉independent nodes, each node supporting-- 1x 8-Core Intel Atom(TM) Processor C2000 -- 1x SATA-DOM -- 1x 2.5" SATA3 HDDs or SSDs -- 2x DDR3 DIMM slots -- 2x - 8x redundant 1600W Platinum-Level high-efficiency (95%) Digital Switching power supplies -- 2x - 4x Intel? Ethernet Switch FM5224 with 10GbE and 40GbE uplinks -- Integrated Chassis Management Module (CMM)MicroBlade is a powerful and flexible microserver platform that also supports Intel? Xeon? processor E5-2600/1600 family configurations in 56x uni-processor (UP) nodes with 2x HDDs/SSDs per node and 28x dual-processor (DP) nodes with 2x HDDs/SSDs per node for high-performance applications.In addition, Supermicro extends its embedded build block solutions with a new line of compact servers, chassis and motherboards optimized for the Intel? Atom(TM) processor C2000 product family (formerly codenamed Avoton and Rangeley). These products are designed for low power (sub 20W), compact storage and server appliances and entry level communication devices taking advantage of Intel's QuickAssist Technology.Servers:SYS-5018A-TN4 (A1SAi-2750F), SYS-5018A-FTN4 (A1SRi-2758F)1U Short-depth (9.8") Rack Mount Server Appliance and devicesChassis:SC813MTQ-R400CB1U ATX/MicroATX compatible, 4x 3.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA, redundant 400W high-efficiency power suppliesMotherboards:Mini-ITX A1SAi-2750F, A1SRi-2758F (with QuickAssist) PCIe x8, USB3 x4, USB2 x2, 4pin 12V DC & ATX poweruATX A1SAM-2750F, A1SRM-2758F (with QuickAssist) PCIe x8, PCIe x4, USB2 x7, Quad LAN, ATX powerSupermicro will exhibit the new extreme-density MicroBlade at IDF 2013 in San Francisco next week. Visit Supermicro at Booth #500 in the Moscone West Convention Center to see this new innovative server platform in person. 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