>Jackson's 'Bad' jacket sold
杰克遜簽名演出服拍賣
The iconic black jacket King of Pop Michael Jackson wore on his first solo tour, sold for $298,000 late Saturday, about three times its original asking price, at a New York auction featuring items from music legends Prince, Madonna, John Lennon and others. Julien's Auctions had an original asking price of $100,000 for the jacket that Jackson signed on the back with a silver permanent marker and was worn throughout the singer's "Bad" world concert tour from 1987-89. It was one of the late singer's most iconic costume pieces, alongside his red and black leather "Thriller" music video jacket that sold for $1.8 million at auction in 2011. Jackson's possessions have become some of the most sought-after celebrities collectible since his sudden death in 2009 in Los Angeles at age 50 from an accidental overdose of an anesthetic he was using as a sleep aid.
邁克爾?杰克遜在其首個(gè)個(gè)人巡回演唱會(huì)上穿過的標(biāo)志性黑色夾克10日晚在紐約一個(gè)拍賣會(huì)上以29.8萬(wàn)美元售出，這一價(jià)格是其起拍價(jià)的3倍左右。同在這場(chǎng)拍賣會(huì)上出售的還有Prince、麥當(dāng)娜、約翰?列儂等傳奇音樂人的個(gè)人物品。這件夾克乃杰克遜1987至1989年間舉行Bad世界巡回演唱會(huì)時(shí)所穿的演出服，背面有杰克遜用銀色永久記號(hào)筆寫下的親筆簽名，朱利安拍賣行給這件衣服定的起拍價(jià)是10萬(wàn)美元。這件夾克是這位已故歌手最具標(biāo)志性的舞臺(tái)裝束之一，與之齊名的是他在《顫栗》音樂視頻中的紅黑皮夾克，后者在2011年以180萬(wàn)美元價(jià)格被拍賣。杰克遜2009年在洛杉磯因意外過度攝入他用作安眠藥的麻醉劑而突然離世，時(shí)年50歲，此后，他成為私人物品最具收藏價(jià)值的名人之一。

>Bundchen memoir shares revelations
邦辰披露離開維密內(nèi)幕
In Gisele Bundchen's new memoir "Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life", the supermodel reflects on her incredible career modeling for Victoria's Secret and how she made the surprise decision to leave. Bundchen was just 19 when she signed a commercial contract with the lingerie brand. At the time, she was "so happy" for the opportunity and financial security that came with it. "But as time went on, I felt less and less at ease being photographed walking the runway wearing just a bikini or a thong," she wrote. So by the time the supermodel was set to renew her contract in 2006, she was conflicted. To help her make up her mind, Bundchen relied on an unconventional method - she "crumpled up two small pieces of paper" with the words "yes" and "no" on each of them, and placed them inside an empty teacup. "I closed my eyes and set an intention: whatever piece of paper I chose would be for my highest and best self and be the right decision," she explained. And although the chosen piece of paper ended her career with Victoria's Secret, the supermodel said she's "at peace" with the decision - as it was the answer she "unconsciously wanted to hear." 
超模吉賽爾?邦辰在她的新回憶錄《人生教訓(xùn)：我如何過上有意義的生活》中回顧了自己為內(nèi)衣品牌維密做模特的璀璨職業(yè)生涯，以及當(dāng)初離開維密的驚人決定是如何做出的。邦辰和維密簽下商業(yè)合約時(shí)只有19歲，當(dāng)時(shí)她"很高興"能獲得這個(gè)工作機(jī)會(huì)以及隨之而來的經(jīng)濟(jì)保障。邦辰寫道："但隨著時(shí)間流逝，只穿著比基尼或丁字褲在鏡頭前走T臺(tái)越來越讓我感覺不自在。"因此到2006年需要續(xù)簽合同時(shí)，邦辰很矛盾。為了幫自己下定決心，邦辰用了一種另類的方法——她將兩張分別寫著"是"和"不"的小紙片揉成團(tuán)，然后將紙團(tuán)放在空茶杯里。她解釋說："我閉上眼睛，心中暗想：無(wú)論我選的是哪張紙，都是為了成為最高尚最好的自己，是正確的決定。"盡管選中的那張紙結(jié)束了邦辰在維密的生涯，但是邦辰說自己對(duì)這一決定"很安心"，因?yàn)檫@是她"潛意識(shí)里想聽到的"答案。

>Britain considers 'age tax'
英擬對(duì)中老年征'年齡稅'
Middle-aged people and those over 65 in the UK may soon be taxed to cover the cost of their later life care if proposals under consideration are given the go ahead. Matt Hancock, the Health and Social Care Secretary, said he was "attracted to" a cross-party plan for a compulsory premium deducted from the earnings of over 40s and over 65s. Hancock's comments suggest that the scheme will be discussed by Parliament and published by Christmas as one of their Green Paper proposals. The proposal is based on the German healthcare system where all workers over 40 pay 2.5% of their wages into a pot formally reserved for social care.
如果相關(guān)提案獲英國(guó)政府批準(zhǔn)的話，英國(guó)中年人及65歲以上的老年人可能很快需要繳稅以支付自己晚年生活護(hù)理的費(fèi)用。英國(guó)衛(wèi)生及社會(huì)保障大臣漢考克表示，他"很有興趣"達(dá)成一項(xiàng)跨黨派計(jì)劃，從40歲以上以及65歲以上人群的收入中強(qiáng)制性扣除保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)。漢考克的話暗示，該計(jì)劃將提交議會(huì)討論，在圣誕節(jié)前作為衛(wèi)生及社會(huì)保障綠皮書的提案之一發(fā)布。"年齡稅"提案基于德國(guó)的護(hù)理制度提出，德國(guó)所有40歲以上的勞動(dòng)者都需向一個(gè)社保資金池繳納2.5%的收入。

>Singles Day sets sales record
雙11天貓成交額創(chuàng)新高
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group cashed a record 213.5 billion yuan in sales on Sunday during its 24-hour online retail frenzy Singles' Day. Total sales on its platforms, including Tmall and Taobao, on Sunday represented an annual increase of about 27% from the 168.2 billion yuan a year ago, Alibaba said. The Tmall site smashed the 10 billion-yuan threshold in just two minutes and five seconds, breaking last year's record of 3-minutes, 1-second. The biggest spenders were from Shanghai, followed by those in Beijing, Hangzhou and Guangzhou. According to Alibaba, more than 19,000 overseas brands from 75 countries and regions participated in this year's shopping spree. Health supplements topped the most popular imported products, with milk powder, diapers and skincare products also high on consumers' shopping lists. Alibaba Group chief executive Daniel Zhang said the spending bonanza demonstrated "customers' continued pursuit to upgrade their everyday lifestyles".
在11日24小時(shí)網(wǎng)上零售狂歡節(jié)"雙十一"期間，國(guó)內(nèi)電商巨頭阿里巴巴集團(tuán)實(shí)現(xiàn)成交額2135億元，創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄。當(dāng)日，阿里巴巴平臺(tái)(包括天貓和淘寶)上的成交總額比去年的1682億元增長(zhǎng)約27%。僅用2分5秒的時(shí)間，天貓網(wǎng)站銷售額便突破100億元大關(guān)，刷新了去年3分1秒的紀(jì)錄?；ㄥX最多的買家來自上海，北京、杭州、廣州的買家緊隨其后。據(jù)阿里巴巴介紹，今年有來自75個(gè)國(guó)家和地區(qū)的超過1.9萬(wàn)個(gè)海外品牌參加了我國(guó)的網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物狂歡節(jié)。保健品是最受歡迎的進(jìn)口產(chǎn)品，奶粉、紙尿褲、護(hù)膚品也在消費(fèi)者的購(gòu)物清單上排名居前。阿里巴巴集團(tuán)首席執(zhí)行官?gòu)堄路Q，成交額大漲展示出消費(fèi)者對(duì)日常生活方式升級(jí)的持續(xù)追求。

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