上海歡樂(lè)谷 驚魂半小時(shí)

Roller-coasters are designed to produce thrills, but 25 riders got more than they bargained for after they were suspended 60 meters in the air for roughly 30 minutes due to a malfunction yesterday at Shanghai's Happy Valley Park, the Shanghai Daily reported.

據(jù)《上海日?qǐng)?bào)》報(bào)道，過(guò)山車是驚險(xiǎn)刺激的游戲，但昨日，上海歡樂(lè)谷的25名游客卻經(jīng)歷了驚魂半小時(shí): 當(dāng)過(guò)山車運(yùn)行至60米最高點(diǎn)時(shí)，突然發(fā)生機(jī)械故障，游客被困在半空。隨后工作人員通過(guò)軌道兩側(cè)緊急走廊將被困游客護(hù)送至地面。歡樂(lè)谷工作人員稱，這次事故為傳感器故障所致，由于低溫天氣，導(dǎo)致傳感器突然損壞，造成保護(hù)性停機(jī)。

中央施壓地方狠調(diào)樓市

《重慶晚報(bào)》報(bào)道，近日，住建部要求2010年年末房?jī)r(jià)上漲幅度較大的一些城市出臺(tái)限購(gòu)令細(xì)則。一位副部級(jí)官員明確表示將向地方官員施壓，"不限購(gòu)，就約談"。限購(gòu)已迅速在二三線城市蔓延開(kāi)來(lái)，鄭州、太原、武漢、昆明剛剛出臺(tái)其限購(gòu)令細(xì)則，而緊隨其后將要出臺(tái)限購(gòu)細(xì)則的地區(qū)還有青島與濟(jì)南，以及陜西、廣西的部分城市。

男子揚(yáng)言炸幼兒園獲刑

據(jù)《廣州日?qǐng)?bào)》報(bào)道，近日，廣東三水市一男子因?yàn)閾P(yáng)言要炸幼兒園被判入獄1年。去年9月，該陳姓男子酒后報(bào)警，稱其要在三水市南邊的一座幼兒園放炸藥。他并沒(méi)有真的這么做，不過(guò)警方卻非常嚴(yán)肅地對(duì)待該恐嚇，疏散了幼兒園里所有的人。

Shanghai roller-coaster strands 25

Roller-coasters are designed to produce thrills, but 25 riders got more than they bargained for after they were suspended 60 meters in the air for roughly 30 minutes due to a malfunction yesterday at Shanghai's Happy Valley Park, the Shanghai Daily reported. An emergency stairway eventually allowed the riders to get down. Park officials said the cold weather might have caused a sensor to shut off the power as a safety measure.

Gov't to look at house-buying restrictions

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is urging local governments where housing prices rose quickly at the end of 2010 to release details of their cities' property purchase restrictions, Chongqing Evening News reports. A vice ministerial-level officer said local governments that won't release the details would be asked to "have a personal talk with central government officers." The restriction policies have quickly spread to the second- and third-tier cities. Zhengzhou, Taiyuan, Wuhan and Kunming have recently released the details of the policy. Qingdao, Jinan and some cities in Shaanxi and Guangxi will also issue the details.

Man jailed for bomb threat

A man who threatened to bomb a kindergarten in Guangdong Province's Sanshui City was sentenced to one year in prison, the Guangzhou Daily reports. Last September, the man, under the influence of alcohol, called police and said he would place explosives in a kindergarten in southern Sanshui. He didn't follow through on the threat, but police took it seriously and evacuated the school.

(China.org.cn January 26, 2011)