Home prices keep climbing, slower rises seen in 2014 [Wedding Dresses]
Property prices in China ended 2013 still red hot despite repeated government efforts to cool the sector, but the rises are expected to soften this year as more targeted curbs come into place.Of a statistical pool of 70 major Chinese cities, 65 saw a month-on-month rise in new home prices and 64 reported price gains in existing and second-hand homes in December last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced online on Saturday.More cities saw price growth ease in December, a result the senior NBS statistician Liu Jianwei attributed to a raft of government efforts to stabilize market expectations, including more controls and increasing the affordable housing supply.Monthly price gains retreated 0.1 percentage point in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou and 0.4 percentage point in Shenzhen from those seen a month earlier.On a yearly basis, all the cities except Wenzhou reported gains in new home prices.First-tier cities continued to lead rises last month, with the prices of new homes in Beijing and Shanghai surging over 20 percent from a year ago, but Liu said the trend has been losing momentum."Property controls will extend the stance last year, but with more focus on region-specific approaches," noted Kuang Xianming, head of the economic research center at Hainan's China Institute for Reform and Development.After years of increases more or less everywhere, price movements have become more diversified in recent months, with megacity still facing upward pressures while smaller cities in a more balanced state, prompting local authorities to adopt differentiated measures to steady the market.
Rather than new property curbs, the key central economic work conference last month stressed the need for affordable housing and a plentiful supply of land, a new mindset among the leadership determined to rely more on market forces.The increasingly clear policy direction will steer the property sector onto a healthier track, said a report by the China Index Academy.In the context of stable economic and monetary growth, the academy forecast slower rises in both home sales and prices this year, and a steady increase in new property investment.The average prices of residential housing will rise by 7 percent to 7.6 percent in 2014, the academy predicted.Driven by rapid urbanization and speculation, China's property market has taken off in recent years and become a major headache for the authorities as more people are priced out of the market.The traditional Chinese mindset of viewing home ownership as a precondition for forming a family, along with limited investment channels , meant demands would keep rising.Over the years, in response to public complaints, the central government has tried to rein in prices with purchase controls and experimental property taxes, resulting in short term cooling of the market. After a while, prices have generally rebounded.
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Rather than new property curbs, the key central economic work conference last month stressed the need for affordable housing and a plentiful supply of land, a new mindset among the leadership determined to rely more on market forces.The increasingly clear policy direction will steer the property sector onto a healthier track, said a report by the China Index Academy.In the context of stable economic and monetary growth, the academy forecast slower rises in both home sales and prices this year, and a steady increase in new property investment.The average prices of residential housing will rise by 7 percent to 7.6 percent in 2014, the academy predicted.Driven by rapid urbanization and speculation, China's property market has taken off in recent years and become a major headache for the authorities as more people are priced out of the market.The traditional Chinese mindset of viewing home ownership as a precondition for forming a family, along with limited investment channels , meant demands would keep rising.Over the years, in response to public complaints, the central government has tried to rein in prices with purchase controls and experimental property taxes, resulting in short term cooling of the market. After a while, prices have generally rebounded.
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WeChat to manage wealth [Wedding Dresses]
Tencent Holdings Ltd pushed into the nation's booming online financial services sector on Thursday as it announced plans to launch a wealth management service on its dominant mobile messaging app WeChat.The service, called Licaitong, was jointly developed by Tencent and four fund companies, including China Asset Management Co and GF Fund Management Co.The service, with a minimum investment of just 0.01 yuan ($0.0017), will enable WeChat users to buy and sell money market funds via mobile devices and get higher interest rates than typical banking deposits.Tencent, China's largest Internet company by revenue, didn't reveal when the service will be officially launched and open to all WeChat users.It did, however, say that its cooperation with the four fund companies isn't exclusive and it seeks to cooperate with more fund companies.Sources said Tencent has been working on the service for months after its archrival, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, introduced Yu'E Bao, an investment service, in June 2013 through its e-payment affiliate Alipay.The tremendous popularity of Yu'E Bao, which reported more than 250 billion yuan under management and 49 million users as of Wednesday, has prompted many Internet companies and fund managers to follow in its path.Baidu Inc, China's leading search engine, joined forces with China Asset Management Co in October 2013 to launch its first wealth management product, known as Baifa.Suning Commerce Group Co Ltd earlier this month launched its first online investment service, Lingqian Bao, with GF Fund Management Co and China Universal Asset Management Co Ltd.Analysts said Licaitong is the strongest competitor so far for Yu'E Bao, which is the largest money market fund in China.Wang Weidong, an analyst at iResearch Group, a Beijing-based consulting firm, said that given the business model and the huge user base of WeChat, Tencent's offering would be a real challenge to Yu'E Bao.
"The most difficult part in selling wealth management products is to find a large pool of customers. WeChat, which already has more than 400 million registered users and boasts 272 million global monthly active users, is a great gateway to allow fund companies to gain access to potential customers," said Wang.Chai Bin, a manager of e-business at GF Fund Management Co, told China Daily in an earlier interview: "With the increasing number of netizens in China, there is no better vehicle for reaching these potential clients than the Internet."He said that more than 90 percent of fund products are currently sold through banks in China.Despite Tencent's huge user base, analysts said it is still too early to tell whether Licaitong will surpass Yu'E Bao and become the largest online financial service in China."Yu'E Bao has already accumulated a large number of customers because it was the first product of its kind in China, which makes it difficult for others to overtake it," said Wang.But even if Licaitong cannot capture Yu'E Bao's current customers, it still has the potential to become a giant player in the sector, Wang added.Ding Xuemei, a spokeswoman for Tian Hong Asset Management, which jointly launched Yu'E Bao with Alipay, said her company welcomes Tencent's move. "We are happy to see innovation in the sector, and competition is good for the market's development," said Ding.The Beijing-based Tian Hong was a nonentity in China's public fund industry before launching Yu'E Bao with Alipay in June 2013.According to Ding, the company had risen to become the second-largest public fund in China by the end of 2013.
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"The most difficult part in selling wealth management products is to find a large pool of customers. WeChat, which already has more than 400 million registered users and boasts 272 million global monthly active users, is a great gateway to allow fund companies to gain access to potential customers," said Wang.Chai Bin, a manager of e-business at GF Fund Management Co, told China Daily in an earlier interview: "With the increasing number of netizens in China, there is no better vehicle for reaching these potential clients than the Internet."He said that more than 90 percent of fund products are currently sold through banks in China.Despite Tencent's huge user base, analysts said it is still too early to tell whether Licaitong will surpass Yu'E Bao and become the largest online financial service in China."Yu'E Bao has already accumulated a large number of customers because it was the first product of its kind in China, which makes it difficult for others to overtake it," said Wang.But even if Licaitong cannot capture Yu'E Bao's current customers, it still has the potential to become a giant player in the sector, Wang added.Ding Xuemei, a spokeswoman for Tian Hong Asset Management, which jointly launched Yu'E Bao with Alipay, said her company welcomes Tencent's move. "We are happy to see innovation in the sector, and competition is good for the market's development," said Ding.The Beijing-based Tian Hong was a nonentity in China's public fund industry before launching Yu'E Bao with Alipay in June 2013.According to Ding, the company had risen to become the second-largest public fund in China by the end of 2013.
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Intel CEO says company will play a key role in computing revolution [Wedding Dresses]
In one of his first major appearances since taking the helm of Intel (INTC), CEO Brian Krzanich asserted to the audience at the annual Consumer Electronics Show on Monday that his company will play a key role in the latest computing revolution.His keynote speech at the show's opening comes as Intel has struggled to find its place in the emerging post-PC era. While the company has long dominated the market for PC processors, sales of PCs are shrinking as consumers are buying tablets and smartphones instead. Unfortunately for Intel, processors based on designs by rival ARM dominate those markets and Intel has largely failed to make inroads.Picking up on some of the expected themes of this year's show, Krzanich demonstrated Intel technologies at work in wearable devices that included smartwatches, 3D cameras and printers and tablet computers. He also showed off some products outside of Intel's comfort zone, such as a pair of earphones that can track users' heart rates and a device that can monitor an infant's temperature and sleep state.Krzanich also showed off a new chip that Intel hopes will give it an entry into new technology markets. Dubbed Edison, the chip is about the size of the memory card for a digital camera and has built-in radios that would allow devices using it to connect to Wi-Fi networks or, via Bluetooth, to other gadgets.Perhaps the most striking demonstration of Edison was the infant monitor. Krzanich and his colleagues showed how a half-dollar sized device placed in a baby's onesie could send a signal to a "smart" coffee cup that would make the cup light different colors, depending on the baby's mood. When the baby was hot or fussy, the cup would turn red. When it was calm, the cup would glow green.
Krzanich showed how the same technology could also automatically trigger a bottle warmer to begin heating up some milk as the baby woke up."With Edison, the opportunities, we believe, are endless," he said.Intel doesn't appear to be developing Edison-based products on its own. Instead, it plans to follow its usual model of partnering with other companies, Krzanich said. The company is hoping to spur the development of other new products through a contest. It's offering $1.3 million in prizes for people who come up with compelling wearable product ideas based on its technology.Krzanich also noted that Intel has designs on the gaming market. He brought onstage Gabe Newell, the co-founder of Valve, which runs the online game distribution service Steam. Newell touted the new Steam Machines, small game devices that will allow users to play PC games on their big-screen TVs. The gadgets, which will be available from a variety of vendors, all run on chips from either Intel or its rival AMD.While Valve has drawn a lot of excitement for the new devices, they could face a tough reception from consumers, due to the steep price. They each cost at least $500 -- the same price as Microsoft's new Xbox One console -- and some cost well more than a thousand.While wearable gadgets, which include smartwatches, fitness and health monitors and "smart" eyewear such as Google (GOOG) Glass, have been among the highlights at this year's CES, the market for such devices is still nascent and it's unclear how much demand they will generate.
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Krzanich showed how the same technology could also automatically trigger a bottle warmer to begin heating up some milk as the baby woke up."With Edison, the opportunities, we believe, are endless," he said.Intel doesn't appear to be developing Edison-based products on its own. Instead, it plans to follow its usual model of partnering with other companies, Krzanich said. The company is hoping to spur the development of other new products through a contest. It's offering $1.3 million in prizes for people who come up with compelling wearable product ideas based on its technology.Krzanich also noted that Intel has designs on the gaming market. He brought onstage Gabe Newell, the co-founder of Valve, which runs the online game distribution service Steam. Newell touted the new Steam Machines, small game devices that will allow users to play PC games on their big-screen TVs. The gadgets, which will be available from a variety of vendors, all run on chips from either Intel or its rival AMD.While Valve has drawn a lot of excitement for the new devices, they could face a tough reception from consumers, due to the steep price. They each cost at least $500 -- the same price as Microsoft's new Xbox One console -- and some cost well more than a thousand.While wearable gadgets, which include smartwatches, fitness and health monitors and "smart" eyewear such as Google (GOOG) Glass, have been among the highlights at this year's CES, the market for such devices is still nascent and it's unclear how much demand they will generate.
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PIA lifts Pakistani stocks to fresh all-time highs [Wedding Dresses]
A renewed interest in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which is on top of government's privatization list, helped equities at Pakistan's Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) to commence fresh week at a fresh historic all-time high amid better investors' participation.The benchmark KSE 100-Index gained 0.47 percent or 123.12 points to close at 26,169.83 points on Monday as against 26,046.71 points reported on Friday.The KSE All Share Index surged by 0.91 percent or 174.95 points to end at 19,455.56 points, the KSE 30-Index swelled by 0.18 percent or 35.06 points to conclude at 19,390.46 points, whereas the KMI 30-Index jumped by 0.29 percent or 128.04 points to finish the opening session of fresh week at 44,009.46 points on Monday.During Monday's trading session, the key index hit an all-time intraday highest level of 26,299.69 points as against an intraday low of 26,046.71 points.The market largely gained on the back of news that the Privatization Commission's meeting during the weekend to initiate the privatization process. PIA is amongst the companies which are to be privatized and recorded huge investor interest as it gained 8 percent with volume of 38 million shares.
Market volumes improved by 4.525 million shares to 282.513 million shares, capitalization increased by 56.489 billion rupees (537.992 million U.S. dollars) to 6.312 trillion rupees (60.117 billion dollars), whereas the KSE trading value dipped by 36.984 million rupees (352,238 dollars) to 9.78 billion rupees (93.146 million dollars).Among 410 active scrips Monday, price of 228 issues advanced, 171 declined, whereas value of 11 other companies stayed unchanged.PIA, Pakgen Power, and Faysal Bank were the top traded companies with turnovers of 38.049 million shares, 24.378 million shares, and 11.227 million shares, respectively.Nestle Pakistan was the top price gainer with increment of 423. 75 rupees (4.03 dollars) to close at 8,898.75 rupees (84.75 dollars) while on the other hand Sanofi-Aventis led the major price shedders with decrement of 24.03 rupees (22.88 U.S. cents) to finish at 691 rupees (6.58 dollars).
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Market volumes improved by 4.525 million shares to 282.513 million shares, capitalization increased by 56.489 billion rupees (537.992 million U.S. dollars) to 6.312 trillion rupees (60.117 billion dollars), whereas the KSE trading value dipped by 36.984 million rupees (352,238 dollars) to 9.78 billion rupees (93.146 million dollars).Among 410 active scrips Monday, price of 228 issues advanced, 171 declined, whereas value of 11 other companies stayed unchanged.PIA, Pakgen Power, and Faysal Bank were the top traded companies with turnovers of 38.049 million shares, 24.378 million shares, and 11.227 million shares, respectively.Nestle Pakistan was the top price gainer with increment of 423. 75 rupees (4.03 dollars) to close at 8,898.75 rupees (84.75 dollars) while on the other hand Sanofi-Aventis led the major price shedders with decrement of 24.03 rupees (22.88 U.S. cents) to finish at 691 rupees (6.58 dollars).
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Typo's hardware keyboard for iPhone draws BlackBerry lawsuit [Wedding Dresses]
BlackBerry, which has persisted in selling smartphones with hardware keyboards, has filed a patent infringement suit against Typo Keyboard, which makes an iPhone case with a built-in keyboard.Typo's $99 case, which is debuting at the CES conference next week, slips around an iPhone 5 or 5S and connects to it wirelessly via Bluetooth. It provides a keyboard that looks an awful lot like BlackBerry's, including beveled keys.BlackBerry, which has steadily lost relevance and revenue with the rise of Android phones and iPhones, decided it was time to sue. Steve Zipperstein, BlackBerry's general counsel, had this statement in a Friday announcement:This is a blatant infringement against BlackBerry's iconic keyboard, and we will vigorously protect our intellectual property against any company that attempts to copy our unique design. From the beginning, BlackBerry has always focused on offering an exceptional typing experience that combines a great design with ergonomic excellence. We are flattered by the desire to graft our keyboard onto other smartphones, but we will not tolerate such activity without fair compensation for using our intellectual property and our technological innovations.
Typo was founded by Chief Executive Laurence Hallier and TV personality Ryan Seacrest. The device itself was invented by Chief Technology Officer and designer Ryan Hyde.Patent infringement suits are costly and can be distracting even for well-established companies. If successful, a plaintiff can halt sales of products through a court's injunction and can extract patent licensing fees. A wave of patent suits has embroiled most players in the mobile market over recent years.The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for Northern California, accuses Typo of infringing US patents 7,629,964, 8,162,552, and D685,775. It also accuses the company of willfully misappropriating BlackBerry's trade dress -- the distinctive look of the product, and an attribute protected similarly to trademarks.BlackBerry's design patent D685,775, from 2013, covers the look of its keyboard and is titled "Handheld Electronic Device." Patent 7,629,964, awarded 2009, is titled "Hand- Held Electronic Device With A Keyboard Optimized For Use With The Thumbs." Patent 8,162,552, from 2012, is titled "Ramped-Key Keyboard for a Handheld Mobile Communication Device.""BlackBerry's innovations in keyboard design have given rise to broad intellectual property rights, including design patents, utility patents, and trade dress protection," the suit said. "Instead of developing its own keyboard design, Typo chose to copy BlackBerry's iconic keyboard design as embodied in, among others, BlackBerry's Q10 smartphone, seeking to trade on BlackBerry's commercial recognition and goodwill."The suit argues that consumers seeing the products would think they were buying a BlackBerry product: "Typo has misappropriated BlackBerry's patented design in the accused Typo Keyboard. An ordinary observer viewing the Typo Keyboard in the purchasing context would be deceived by its similarity to the D'775 patent design, and would be induced to purchase the Typo Keyboard believing it was the same design as BlackBerry's D'775 patent," the lawsuit said.
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Typo was founded by Chief Executive Laurence Hallier and TV personality Ryan Seacrest. The device itself was invented by Chief Technology Officer and designer Ryan Hyde.Patent infringement suits are costly and can be distracting even for well-established companies. If successful, a plaintiff can halt sales of products through a court's injunction and can extract patent licensing fees. A wave of patent suits has embroiled most players in the mobile market over recent years.The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for Northern California, accuses Typo of infringing US patents 7,629,964, 8,162,552, and D685,775. It also accuses the company of willfully misappropriating BlackBerry's trade dress -- the distinctive look of the product, and an attribute protected similarly to trademarks.BlackBerry's design patent D685,775, from 2013, covers the look of its keyboard and is titled "Handheld Electronic Device." Patent 7,629,964, awarded 2009, is titled "Hand- Held Electronic Device With A Keyboard Optimized For Use With The Thumbs." Patent 8,162,552, from 2012, is titled "Ramped-Key Keyboard for a Handheld Mobile Communication Device.""BlackBerry's innovations in keyboard design have given rise to broad intellectual property rights, including design patents, utility patents, and trade dress protection," the suit said. "Instead of developing its own keyboard design, Typo chose to copy BlackBerry's iconic keyboard design as embodied in, among others, BlackBerry's Q10 smartphone, seeking to trade on BlackBerry's commercial recognition and goodwill."The suit argues that consumers seeing the products would think they were buying a BlackBerry product: "Typo has misappropriated BlackBerry's patented design in the accused Typo Keyboard. An ordinary observer viewing the Typo Keyboard in the purchasing context would be deceived by its similarity to the D'775 patent design, and would be induced to purchase the Typo Keyboard believing it was the same design as BlackBerry's D'775 patent," the lawsuit said.
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Wildcats 'good, but we can get a lot better' after perfect start [Wedding Dresses]
No. 1 Arizona heads into the Christmas break with a perfect record, but after an undefeated nonconference run last season coach Sean Miller offered an almost spooky premonition.“You worry sometimes about how many points you are scoring, how you are playing individually as opposed to what’s happening as a team,” he said last season just before the Wildcats began Pac-12 play at 12-0. “Sometimes guys can really get caught up in their own world. … The longer a season goes on, the more team dynamics become a factor.“I’m only bringing that up because that’s a real focus for us moving forward.”Two days after Miller offered those words, host Arizona needed a controversial wave-off of a Colorado buzzer shot to escape the Buffaloes in overtime. Then the Wildcats beat lowly Utah by only three points.And the next week, Arizona went to Oregon and allowed the Ducks to shoot 56.7 percent in the first half, leading to UA’s first loss of the season. There were five more losses, costing them a chance to win the Pac-12 regular-season title.All that after UA merrily hopped a Christmas night red-eye flight from Honolulu to Phoenix, having won the Diamond Head Classic, then took a few days off.“When we got back, we lost our defense,” Miller said. “Our defense a year ago was very good. It wasn’t as good as this year’s defense. But we went through a four- to five-week period of time when we got back from Christmas where we didn’t play nearly tough enough defense to be the Pac-12 regular-season champions.”Arizona held opponents to 38.9 percent shooting during the 2012-13 nonconference season but Colorado shot 47.5 percent, even better if Sabatino Chen’s would-be buzzer-beater was not called off. Utah shot 42.9 percent.Our store can offer Dsquared Long T-Shirts cheap price, welcome choose! Oregon hit 7 of 11 three-point attempts.Honeycomb Pom Poms And UCLA, while beating up the Wildcats during a “white-out” game at McKale Center, shot 47.8 percent.Something was wrong. Miller explained what it was after UA beat NAU 77-44 on Monday to complete another undefeated nonconference run.
“One of the things I learned as a coach last year is when you have selfishness, any chemistry breaks from your team,Honeycomb Tissue Balls or one player gets off on a different page, the first thing that goes isn’t offensive — it’s defense,” Miller said. “We dealt with a little bit of that when we came back.’“It wasn’t about being 12-0,wholesale Coach Grade Sunglasses sale from www.alipaytrade.com homepage. it was about us as individuals, and you could see it in effort, concentration, details.”So after the Wildcats allowed NAU to make 4 of 8 three-point shots in the second half Monday and were out-rebounded 18-16 after halftime by their struggling Big Sky opponent, the red flags went up.Even UA junior guard Nick Johnson saw them.“I think we’re good, but we can get a lot better,” Johnson said. “Right now we’re a top 10 defensive team, but that was our goal coming into the year. But as a team we know we can be a lot better than that, be the No. 1 defensive team in the country if everyone focuses in on being that. We’ve gotta get ready for this conference season.”So the goal is to return from their three-day Christmas break a different group than a year ago.Nike Air Max Miller said the 13-0 Wildcats discussed doing so after Monday’s game.“The No. 1 thing that won’t happen this year — because if it happens, it’s going to be addressed right away — is our defense” declining, Miller said. “Our defense has to remain one of the best in college basketball. That is not easy.“For example, the second half of (the NAU) game isn’t good enough, not by the standards we judge ourselves by. It leads to the next game, and individuals who aren’t playing good enough defense, they’re not going to play.“Sometimes the offense is going to score on us because they’re really good, but it can’t be because of us. I think that’s the one commitment we’re making to each other when we return from the holidays.”
“One of the things I learned as a coach last year is when you have selfishness, any chemistry breaks from your team,Honeycomb Tissue Balls or one player gets off on a different page, the first thing that goes isn’t offensive — it’s defense,” Miller said. “We dealt with a little bit of that when we came back.’“It wasn’t about being 12-0,wholesale Coach Grade Sunglasses sale from www.alipaytrade.com homepage. it was about us as individuals, and you could see it in effort, concentration, details.”So after the Wildcats allowed NAU to make 4 of 8 three-point shots in the second half Monday and were out-rebounded 18-16 after halftime by their struggling Big Sky opponent, the red flags went up.Even UA junior guard Nick Johnson saw them.“I think we’re good, but we can get a lot better,” Johnson said. “Right now we’re a top 10 defensive team, but that was our goal coming into the year. But as a team we know we can be a lot better than that, be the No. 1 defensive team in the country if everyone focuses in on being that. We’ve gotta get ready for this conference season.”So the goal is to return from their three-day Christmas break a different group than a year ago.Nike Air Max Miller said the 13-0 Wildcats discussed doing so after Monday’s game.“The No. 1 thing that won’t happen this year — because if it happens, it’s going to be addressed right away — is our defense” declining, Miller said. “Our defense has to remain one of the best in college basketball. That is not easy.“For example, the second half of (the NAU) game isn’t good enough, not by the standards we judge ourselves by. It leads to the next game, and individuals who aren’t playing good enough defense, they’re not going to play.“Sometimes the offense is going to score on us because they’re really good, but it can’t be because of us. I think that’s the one commitment we’re making to each other when we return from the holidays.”
How you made your bath, look like luxury bath accessories? [Wedding Dresses]
Having a nice bathroom fitted for your style and personality is every person’s dream. The bathroom is actually one of the most private rooms in our house next to our bedroom. You can tell a lot of things about a person when you have visited his or her bathroom. This is why finding the right accessories that would suit your style are very important. Another important thing is making sure that all the accessories in your bathroom will be properly utilized and will not only serve as clutter. I have provided some tips that can help you choose the perfect accessories for your bathroom on a budget.First thing that you should consider when looking for accessories is to finalize the amount of money you are willing to shell out for the accessories in your bathroom. By knowing your budget you will be able to plan ahead from which store you will be making a purchase. If you have a tight budget it would also be helpful to know early so that you can prepare handmade accessories on your own. By doing this you will still have the accessories you wanted at the right price. Another great thing about knowing your budget is that you will be able to look for sale items ahead so that you can get great discount and bargains on quality accessories.
Second aside from your budget you must also list the accessories that you really need for your bathroom. Aside from listing the ones you need you also need to evaluate your usage as a homeowner. Never get accessories that just look cute but you will never use. This is to avoid wasting money and having clutter in your bathroom.Lastly, avoid being brand conscious when it comes to accessories. What you should be focused on is the quality of the material in which the accessory is made. This will save you money and will let you buy accessories that will suit your needs. It does not mean that if it costs more it works better or it is made of a better quality. We must change this misconception because it will not only save us a lot of money but it will also help us choose items that are of quality.If you prefer to have a specialist handle your bathroom renovation there is Studio Bagno that can help you. They specialize in bathroom fittings, tapwear and toilets. They can also make your bathroom ideas into reality at an affordable cost.
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Second aside from your budget you must also list the accessories that you really need for your bathroom. Aside from listing the ones you need you also need to evaluate your usage as a homeowner. Never get accessories that just look cute but you will never use. This is to avoid wasting money and having clutter in your bathroom.Lastly, avoid being brand conscious when it comes to accessories. What you should be focused on is the quality of the material in which the accessory is made. This will save you money and will let you buy accessories that will suit your needs. It does not mean that if it costs more it works better or it is made of a better quality. We must change this misconception because it will not only save us a lot of money but it will also help us choose items that are of quality.If you prefer to have a specialist handle your bathroom renovation there is Studio Bagno that can help you. They specialize in bathroom fittings, tapwear and toilets. They can also make your bathroom ideas into reality at an affordable cost.
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Reform plans give US "hope about trade" [Wedding Dresses]
Washington has new hopes for fairer trade since Beijing endorsed a "decisive role" for market forces, an annual report on China's World Trade Organization practices has suggested.The United States is "encouraged" by a number of far-reaching economic reform pronouncements drawn up at the Third Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, according to the 2013 Report to Congress on China's WTO Compliance, which was released on Tuesday.The report is compiled by the Office of the US Trade Representative.The decision purports to present one of the largest and most ambitious economic reform programs, and the US is "encouraged by these broad policy pronouncements and will closely monitor China's implementation measures to determine how and to what extent China follows through on them", according to the USTR report.Among the biggest draws are the broadening of foreign investment access in China, exploration of the possibility for national treatment at all phases of investment and the employment of a "negative list" approach in identifying exceptions.The report recognized the many "impressive steps" China has taken to implement its commitments following accession to the WTO in 2001.Notable developments this year to reinvigorate the market economy included China's readiness to focus on a high-standard bilateral investment treaty with the US and the creation of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone as a way to test the waters of trade and investment liberalization.These initiatives, if realized, would provide tremendous benefits not only to China but also to its trading partners, including the US, the report said.But it also called for eased market restrictions on imported goods and foreign suppliers, as well as a lifting of government subsidies and to guidance that's imposed on State-owned enterprises.
"China continued to pursue industrial policies in 2013 that seek to limit market access for imported goods, foreign manufacturers and foreign service suppliers, while offering substantial government guidance, resources and regulatory support to Chinese industries," it said.The USTR also called on Beijing to overhaul its legal structure in order to better protect intellectual property.The report has aimed to act on behalf of US businesses and serves as the "agenda-setter" in the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue, said Wu Xinbo, director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai.Wu said the report provides a comprehensive and frank retrospect on China's WTO compliance."The report is nothing but conventional rhetoric. The US is among the biggest beneficiaries of China's WTO membership. So the basic tone of the report is set to be positive," said Jin Canrong, a Sino-US relations expert at the Beijing-based Renmin University of China.But the US is eyeing further moves for banking relaxation to cash in on the lucrative financial segment, so "it has to act tough on certain fronts", said Jin, referring to the US' consistent appeal for lower market threshold."Export growth from the US to China has jumped significantly in the past few years, while Chinese investors are stepping up investment across the US. That is to say, Americans will increasingly value the Chinese market and appreciate Chinese-led capital," Wu said.The report came on the same day that China said it will reinvestigate US poultry product shipments for potential violations of trade terms, after the WTO ruled against penalties that the government imposed on imports.According to a statement by the Ministry of Commerce, China will seek evidence that US white-feather poultry products were subsidized and sold below cost.Earlier this month, China filed a complaint under the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism over anti-dumping measures by the US against 13 types of Chinese products.The US has so far brought 15 WTO cases against China since Beijing's membership started in 2001, which is more than twice as many WTO cases as any other WTO member has brought against China.The US allegations may have touched the core of China's compliance problems, which largely lie in the contradiction between international rules and domestic laws, said Yao Weiqun, associate president of the Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Center.Yao said that a further push is needed to accelerate China's opening up to foreign goods and services, as well as to reform State-owned enterprises and improve the rule of law to allow fair competition.
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"China continued to pursue industrial policies in 2013 that seek to limit market access for imported goods, foreign manufacturers and foreign service suppliers, while offering substantial government guidance, resources and regulatory support to Chinese industries," it said.The USTR also called on Beijing to overhaul its legal structure in order to better protect intellectual property.The report has aimed to act on behalf of US businesses and serves as the "agenda-setter" in the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue, said Wu Xinbo, director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai.Wu said the report provides a comprehensive and frank retrospect on China's WTO compliance."The report is nothing but conventional rhetoric. The US is among the biggest beneficiaries of China's WTO membership. So the basic tone of the report is set to be positive," said Jin Canrong, a Sino-US relations expert at the Beijing-based Renmin University of China.But the US is eyeing further moves for banking relaxation to cash in on the lucrative financial segment, so "it has to act tough on certain fronts", said Jin, referring to the US' consistent appeal for lower market threshold."Export growth from the US to China has jumped significantly in the past few years, while Chinese investors are stepping up investment across the US. That is to say, Americans will increasingly value the Chinese market and appreciate Chinese-led capital," Wu said.The report came on the same day that China said it will reinvestigate US poultry product shipments for potential violations of trade terms, after the WTO ruled against penalties that the government imposed on imports.According to a statement by the Ministry of Commerce, China will seek evidence that US white-feather poultry products were subsidized and sold below cost.Earlier this month, China filed a complaint under the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism over anti-dumping measures by the US against 13 types of Chinese products.The US has so far brought 15 WTO cases against China since Beijing's membership started in 2001, which is more than twice as many WTO cases as any other WTO member has brought against China.The US allegations may have touched the core of China's compliance problems, which largely lie in the contradiction between international rules and domestic laws, said Yao Weiqun, associate president of the Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Center.Yao said that a further push is needed to accelerate China's opening up to foreign goods and services, as well as to reform State-owned enterprises and improve the rule of law to allow fair competition.
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Best Tools for Detailing a Car: Aluminum and Chrome Rim Repair [Wedding Dresses]
Best Tools for Detailing a CarNo matter how you baby your car, rims eventually get nicked and even scratched, taking away from any show room shine or accessories. Mild repair on aluminum and chrome rims can be done at home in a few simple steps. Make sure to have your car care kit on hand because soft towels and brushes are the best tools for detailing a car and for helping with small repairs.While it may be best to leave serious damage to a professional, small scratches on aluminum rims can be repaired with a few simple tools. First, it's essential to clean the area thoroughly. After washing with an auto soap and gentle wheel brush, dry the rim with a soft towel and repeat the procedure with paint thinner. Clean only the scratch and the area around it. The paint thinner should remove any remaining wax and polish.To protect the tire behind the rim, cover it with masking tape. Sand the work area with a 240 grit sandpaper, apply some spot putty and let it dry. Sand off the putty until smooth and carefully apply a wheel primer paint. Let it dry completely. When the primer is dry, you can repeat the process or next apply a silver spray wheel paint. Last, add one to two layers of a clear coat. Let each coat dry before you apply the next, then seal the rim with a high gloss polish. Follow the link if you want to learn about how to create homemade rim cleaner for aluminum wheel?
Like aluminum alloy, chrome rims can be salvaged at home if the damage isn't major. For more extensive problems, they may be re-plated by professionals. To repair them yourself, remember that soft towels and brushes are the best tools for detailing a car, so have them ready.To restore chrome rims to a shine, sometimes all they need is a good cleaning. If extensive rust or scratches are still a problem, clean them with a soft towel and isopropyl alcohol. Use a soft wheel brush to help remove dirt and rust, avoiding harsh brushes including steel wool.After cleaning off any rust build up, touch up scratches with a chrome rim paint. Be sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions and take your time. For deep gashes, fill in spots with an auto hard epoxy then repaint. Follow the link to learn how to make homemade rim cleaner for chrome wheel. Keeping rims in top condition by driving with care. When accidents and wear do happen, consider a simple do-it-yourself repair before paying out big bucks.
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Like aluminum alloy, chrome rims can be salvaged at home if the damage isn't major. For more extensive problems, they may be re-plated by professionals. To repair them yourself, remember that soft towels and brushes are the best tools for detailing a car, so have them ready.To restore chrome rims to a shine, sometimes all they need is a good cleaning. If extensive rust or scratches are still a problem, clean them with a soft towel and isopropyl alcohol. Use a soft wheel brush to help remove dirt and rust, avoiding harsh brushes including steel wool.After cleaning off any rust build up, touch up scratches with a chrome rim paint. Be sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions and take your time. For deep gashes, fill in spots with an auto hard epoxy then repaint. Follow the link to learn how to make homemade rim cleaner for chrome wheel. Keeping rims in top condition by driving with care. When accidents and wear do happen, consider a simple do-it-yourself repair before paying out big bucks.
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Free upgrades pay off for Apple and Microsoft in November [Wedding Dresses]
In tech terms, October and November are the doldrums, that quiet period after students return to school and before the holiday shopping frenzy begins.So it’s not surprising that the latest NetMarketShare numbers on worldwide operating-system usage barely changed in November. Windows usage overall is essentially unchanged, with Windows 8.x and Windows 7 up slightly at the expense of the fading Vista and XP. Collectively, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 accounted for 9.3 percent of web usage in November, with XP still hovering above the 30 percent mark as the clock ticks closer to its end-of-support date. (See the chart at the end of this post.)In the browser space, the three leading desktop browsers barely budged, with Internet Explorer at 58.36 percent, Firefox at 18.54 percent, and Google Chrome at 15.44 percent.There were a few interesting bits of statistical data buried in this month’s data dump, though. Both Microsoft and Apple released upgrades to their flagship operating systems in late October. Windows 8.1 is free to Windows 8 users, and OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) is free to users of OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard), 10.7 (Lion), and 10.8 (Mountain Lion).So how have those free upgrades gone? After one full month, Apple and Microsoft have successfully convinced roughly 30 percent of their respective installed bases to upgrade. (The exact numbers: 28.4 percent for Windows 8+, 33.9 percent for OS X 10.6+.) This chart shows the percentage of the installed base for each month for the relevant operating system families.If price isn’t a barrier to an upgrade for either platform, why isn’t the number 100 percent? The obvious reason is that users are rightfully gun-shy of big upgrades like this. The upgrade process is never guaranteed to be successful, even on the much more tightly controlled Apple hardware platform. In Apple’s case, Mavericks came with an assortment of bugs and issues that had even Apple loyalists urging a wait-and-see attitude.
Both companies have a profound interest in moving their customers to the newest version. Support costs drop and managing security is by definition easier if you can concentrate on a single version instead of supporting four major Windows versions, as Microsoft is currently doing.You can expect to see the shares of Windows 8.1 and OS X Mavericks rise over the next few months. When I update this chart next month, I expect to see the Windows 8.1 numbers significantly higher, as Microsoft and its hardware partners sell tens of millions of new PCs in the holiday season, most of them running Windows 8.1.But the dream of both companies—of operating systems that update automatically and are never out of date—is still another major release or two away. User inertia and (for Windows users) corporate conservatism will guarantee that.A quick check of the other big metrics company, StatCounter, shows impressive gains for Windows 8.1 as well, although the percentages differ from the NetMarketShare numbers. StatCounter has the combined share of Windows 8 and 8.1 at 8.6 percent, with roughly 1 in 8 Windows 8 users having upgraded by the end of November.StatCounter includes mobile operating systems and game consoles in its figures, so it's difficult to compare directly with NetMarketShare numbers. Excluding those operating systems and normalizing the numbers to include only Windows/OS X/Linux/Chrome OS, the share for Windows 8 and 8.1 combined is 9.3 percent, exactly the same as NetMarketShare's report. (StatCounter doesn’t break out figures for OS X versions, so that comparison isn’t possible.)StatCounter's November figures are also encouraging for the XP-must-die crowd, with XP checking in at 19.3 percent. Both companies show Windows 8 usage outstripping all versions of OS X combined, and the NetMarketShare numbers show that Windows 8.1 alone is used more than any single version of OS X. Oh, and one final tidbit: Chrome OS, which powers Google's Chromebooks, still doesn't appear in sufficient numbers to make the NetMarketShare reports, but StatCounter shows the web-centric Google OS with a 0.05 percent share of usage worldwide, behind PlayStation but ahead of Windows 2000 and Nintendo.
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Both companies have a profound interest in moving their customers to the newest version. Support costs drop and managing security is by definition easier if you can concentrate on a single version instead of supporting four major Windows versions, as Microsoft is currently doing.You can expect to see the shares of Windows 8.1 and OS X Mavericks rise over the next few months. When I update this chart next month, I expect to see the Windows 8.1 numbers significantly higher, as Microsoft and its hardware partners sell tens of millions of new PCs in the holiday season, most of them running Windows 8.1.But the dream of both companies—of operating systems that update automatically and are never out of date—is still another major release or two away. User inertia and (for Windows users) corporate conservatism will guarantee that.A quick check of the other big metrics company, StatCounter, shows impressive gains for Windows 8.1 as well, although the percentages differ from the NetMarketShare numbers. StatCounter has the combined share of Windows 8 and 8.1 at 8.6 percent, with roughly 1 in 8 Windows 8 users having upgraded by the end of November.StatCounter includes mobile operating systems and game consoles in its figures, so it's difficult to compare directly with NetMarketShare numbers. Excluding those operating systems and normalizing the numbers to include only Windows/OS X/Linux/Chrome OS, the share for Windows 8 and 8.1 combined is 9.3 percent, exactly the same as NetMarketShare's report. (StatCounter doesn’t break out figures for OS X versions, so that comparison isn’t possible.)StatCounter's November figures are also encouraging for the XP-must-die crowd, with XP checking in at 19.3 percent. Both companies show Windows 8 usage outstripping all versions of OS X combined, and the NetMarketShare numbers show that Windows 8.1 alone is used more than any single version of OS X. Oh, and one final tidbit: Chrome OS, which powers Google's Chromebooks, still doesn't appear in sufficient numbers to make the NetMarketShare reports, but StatCounter shows the web-centric Google OS with a 0.05 percent share of usage worldwide, behind PlayStation but ahead of Windows 2000 and Nintendo.
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