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On the evening of August 12, Jiang Zhengquan, a rescue hero who "jumped into the water and sacrificed himself to save 5 people and completed the final lift with his life", finally returned home. On the same day, the farewell ceremony of his body was held in Weinan, Shaanxi, where he worked before his death, and after the ceremony, Jiang Zhengquan's relatives set off to return home with his ashes and arrived in Chongqing at about 21:30, and many people spontaneously came to greet him, and the procession stretched for hundreds of meters.
At about 21:30 on August 12, a black car slowly drove out of the toll booth, stopped by the side of the road, Jiang Zhengquan's son got off the car with his father's portrait, and then Jiang Zhengquan's parents and sister also got off the car with the urn and expressed their gratitude to the masses and government workers who greeted him in the middle of the road. The crowd waved flowers, and the vehicles honked their horns to pay tribute to the heroes.
After that, Jiang Zhengquan's family took a hearse to the Jiangjin Funeral Home, and the Jiangjin District Public Security Bureau traffic patrol team opened the way for them.
A Jiangjin District Government worker at the scene told the Beijing News reporter that since the afternoon, many citizens have spontaneously come to the Jiangjin South Crossing of the Chengdu-Chongqing Ring Expressway, holding yellow or white chrysanthemums and pulling up homemade banners, which read, "Greeting the Hero Home," "Paying Tribute to the Hero, Remembering the Hero," "The Soul of a Good Boy Returns home, and the True Hero Lives Forever."
The Beijing News previously reported that on August 8, an accident occurred at the Erlongkou Reservoir in Yanliang District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, and a white car crashed into the roadside guardrail and fell into the reservoir. After the accident, Jiang Zhengquan and his co-workers, who were playing nearby, ran 200 meters, jumped into the reservoir, and rescued 5 people in the car before the car sank, but Jiang Zhengquan was unable to return to the shore due to physical exhaustion, and unfortunately was killed. Jiang Zhengquan and 6 other people who participated in the rescue of people were awarded the title of "Good Man of Shaanxi" by seeing righteousness and courage. Read the full >>>
Yesterday, Xiaobian was still discussing a problem with colleagues, why this summer is more stuffy than in previous years, and even experienced a feeling of living in the south in Futian.
Yesterday, the Central Meteorological Observatory issued the first high temperature red warning of the year, and this morning the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a high temperature red alert. This is the first time since the implementation of the mainland's current early warning system that a national high temperature red warning has been issued. 40°C becomes common in this hot weather, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a "historic heat".
Forecasters in many parts of the south have given a unanimous answer to how long the heat will continue: at least "the high temperature will continue for the next ten days", and the local maximum temperature can reach about 44 ° C. From a nationwide perspective, in the future, subtropical high pressure will still control the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and high temperature weather will continue to develop or maintain.
Chen Lijuan, chief forecaster of the National Climate Center, said that in addition to repeatedly refreshing the temperature record this year, the long duration is also a significant feature, and this year's high temperature weather started early and is expected to end late. "This trait may become more pronounced later, which is closely related to the context of climate change."
According to Chen Lijuan, according to the monitoring of the National Climate Center, the rare high temperature weather on the mainland since June this year may become the strongest high temperature event since the complete meteorological record was recorded in 1961.
Persistently hot weather has an impact on agriculture. Since June 13, eastern Zhejiang, western Henan, southern Shaanxi, southern Gansu, northern Sichuan and other places have deviated from soil moisture due to high temperatures and little rainfall. Especially for cash crops in the south, high temperatures will affect their growth and development. Tea plants like the Gangnam area, some fruit crops such as citrus, mangoes, etc. will be burned by the scorching sun. In view of such high temperature weather, agriculture should carry out water replenishment operations in time, such as sprinkler irrigation and cooling. At the same time, the "bad fruits" that have been affected by high temperatures should be removed in time to minimize the adverse effects of high temperatures and droughts on agriculture. Read the full >>>
As hot as this summer, there is also a pet market.
Who doesn't have a "hairy child" yet? Nowadays, many young people are stressed at work or feel that there is a lack of warm power in life, and raising only "hair children" has become their first choice. So, are you a cat pie or a dog pie?
Dogs are the best companions of human beings, but in recent years, pet cats have gradually occupied the "hearts" of more people, and the proportion of "cat slaves" has exceeded that of dog owners.
Data show that the number of pet cats in mainland China exceeds 58 million. In an online "Love Cat Life" group, nearly 600,000 people share their daily cat ownership. How did cats become the pet of choice for young people? Let's use data to disassemble the hundreds of billions of markets behind more than 30 million pet cats "shoveling officers".
At present, the mainland pet market shows a phenomenon of younger and lower pet age. In 2021, the post-90s generation has become the main force of pet breeding, accounting for 46.3%, an increase of 8.2% compared with 2020.
Dog ownership requires daily dog walking, while cat ownership is more hassle-free. Ms. Li, who loved to watch cute cat videos in college, raised two cats after graduation. For her, on the one hand, raising a cat does not have to walk, and it is easier to raise it; On the other hand, dog ownership requires a certificate, and the administrative procedures are relatively complicated.
And the cat "touched porcelain" has become the reason why most people have cats. Picking up a cat, liking and wanting companionship are the top three reasons people want to keep a cat.
For many post-90s generations, raising a cat is a "relatively worry-free" and "not too expensive" option. Ms. Li said, "The cost of owning a cat is actually not too large, if you don't pursue the best in everything, you will spend an average of about 200 yuan per month." Food is a necessary expense for the shovelers. Due to different intakes, the annual expenditure on staple food and snacks for dogs is higher than that of cats. In addition, due to the slower growth of cat hair, the cost of grooming is also lower than that of dogs. In items such as deworming, physical examinations, and vaccines, the cost of cats and dogs is not much different.
Many young people prefer to "cut down on food and clothing" by themselves, but also to give pet cats a "decent life", not only to let them eat well, but also to make them live comfortably.
Pets daily necessities intelligent upgrade. Not only is there a smart feeder and a smart drinking fountain to achieve scientific and healthy feeding, but there are also companion robots to accompany cats to spend time alone. From July 2019 to June 2021, the sales of pet smart hardware products soared, and the annual growth rate of smart drinking water equipment reached 462%.
The data shows that in the past 3 years, the scale of the pet cat consumer market has maintained a rate of more than 10%. In 2021, the size of the pet cat consumer market exceeded 100 billion yuan, an increase of 19.9% over 2020. Read the full >>>
The relationship between car companies and dealers seems to be changing. In recent months, the global auto market's question about dealers becoming "agent-based" has sparked industry shocks.
In the fields of cash flow, pricing power, profits, consumer relations, etc., auto companies are pulling each other with the dealer group of old friends. In the global economic downturn, cooperation and game are violently colliding between automobile OEMs and automobile dealers.
The core of the whirlpool in Europe, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volvo and other brands have launched an "agency system" model, which directly connects manufacturers with users, consumers place orders through the manufacturer's APP, and select their own recognized agents, car companies will send vehicles to agents, and agents will complete delivery to users.
The agency system is a model between the traditional authorized 4S stores and the brand direct stores. The dealer is responsible for car display, customer invitation test drive, product delivery and after-sales; The oem is responsible for model pricing, trading, shunting, and pays commissions to agents according to the quality and quantity of service.
For OEMs, the agency system can mobilize the traditional dealer channel network that has been built for many years, more actively grasp the price, capital and other elements, be closer to consumers, and avoid the cost pressure and management efficiency of direct operation.
However, for dealers, the agency system can achieve the problem of light assets and less inventory of cars, but the profit margin is too low, the commission is insufficient, and the rights are excessively restricted is also one of the reasons why they are more resistant.
In the information age, prices are transparent, and the relationship between car companies and consumers is getting closer and closer. In the past, consumers purchased vehicles, maintained vehicles, and even repaired vehicles, all needed to be completed in the regional 4S store, and enterprises wanted to promote sales growth, they had to rely on 4S stores, and 4S stores completed the last link of vehicle sales and services for the main engine factory.
But now, with the rapid development of Internet communication technology, information is becoming more transparent, competition is becoming more and more fierce, and the regional advantages of dealers are gradually declining, which will lead to less and less profits. The prices of 4S stores in some cities are almost non-different, and the profits of dealers in the process of selling cars are already difficult to tap. Read the full >>>
Through odd jobs, Joey, who turned 60 in July, and Maria, now 68, fulfilled their desire to travel while working.
Their experience is a microcosm of the many elderly workers in the United States. According to the New York Times reported on August 11, at a time when many airlines and hotels in the United States are worried about labor shortages, more and more elderly people like Joey and Maria are joining the part-time workforce.
Although the reasons for the elderly to work are not the same, they all reflect the shortage of labor in the United States. However, if you rely on the elderly to work, you may not be able to fill a large number of vacant jobs in the United States.
In fact, it is not uncommon for many elderly people in the United States to continue working in their 60s, 70s, and even 80s, for many reasons, some expect to exert their residual heat in a valuable career, some hope to get satisfaction at work, and more because retirement is not guaranteed.
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, older Americans lacked financial security. An analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation in late 2018 found that more than 15 million, or about a third, of seniors ages 65 and older are financially insecure and earn well below the U.S. federal poverty line.
To make matters worse, rising prices continue to hollow out the savings of america's elderly. Inflation in the United States was 8.5 percent in July 2022, down from 9.1 percent in June, but still close to its highest level since the beginning of 1980, CNBC reported.
Bloomberg reported that this has hit seniors who rely on fixed income and savings hard. According to a recent survey released by U.S. insurance company F&G, four-fifths of seniors over the age of 50 who hold $10,000 worth of financial assets are worried that those financial assets will shrink in retirement. More than half of those who are retiring in the U.S. want to work part-time in retirement to cover daily expenses. Read the full >>>
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