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BREWTON – The Escambia County Department of Human Resources (DHR) has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to operate a Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
To qualify for the benefits, residents of Escambia County must apply in person or have an authorized representative apply for them. Applicants must have disaster damage to their homes, loss of food, expenses related to protecting their homes, or lost income as a result of the disaster and meet income limits composed of net household income plus available liquid resources (cash or money in the bank).
Current food assistance recipients may apply for supplemental food benefits at the D-Snap location. They will be required to complete an affidavit stating that they had disaster damage to their homes, loss of food, expenses related to protecting their homes, or lost income as a result of the disaster. Qualified recipients will receive an additional amount that gives them the maximum monthly benefit allowed for their household size.
Current food assistance recipients who already received the maximum benefit for the month of May do not qualify for the supplemental program.
Individuals/families must have been a resident of Escambia County on April 15, 2011 to apply for
assistance in Escambia County.
Escambia County DHR will be accepting applications Monday June 27, 2011 between 12:30p.m. and 7:00p.m., and Tuesday June 28, 2011 between 7:00a.m. and 7:00p.m. at the Greater Mount Calvary Church, 14655 Hwy 29 in Brewton Al.
Individuals and families applying for the D-SNAP must submit some form of identification, such as a photo I.D. or documents that contain your name and/or address to verify identity and residence in the disaster-designated county. However, if a person does not have identifying documents due to storm damage, they can bring someone to verify their identity.
Individuals/families that qualify will receive a one-time benefit based on household size. After completing the application, qualified individuals and families will be issued an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card. Benefits can be accessed using the EBT card after they are posted to the account. Benefits will be available within four (4) days after the application is filed. Current recipients who qualify will have the supplemental benefits added to their EBT card electronically.
All states operate the food assistance program and D-SNAP according to regulations set forth by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.


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On Monday, The New York Times rolled out its newest plan to entice readers to pay for web-based stories. For an industry whose very existence could depend on finding ways to raise revenues from online content, the Times scheme is being watched closely by media consultants eager to see if this might be a model that providers of online content can emulate.
In short, the Times will let readers access 20 articles a month for free, but further reading will require a monthly subscription. The Times has unsuccessfully tried charging user fees before, and this time, too, it could confront problems as users tussle for a while with a multitiered approach that charges different fees depending on how you access the material, experts say.
But the Times pay model, which cost $40 million to implement, might be a pivot point for the online news content industry, says Dale Carr, CEO of LeadBolt, a firm that helps online companies maximize ad revenues. He calls it one of the largest experiments in online journalism
"Many treat this as a huge gamble," he says via email. But he points out that since the Times's last effort to charge for content, seismic changes have overtaken the digital marketplace — most notably the explosion of "apps" on mobile devices such as the iPad and Kindle.
'Eureka' moment
Not only have apps helped pioneer microbilling and pay-per-use applications directly relevant to The New York Times' plan, but also they made the concept of paying for premium content more acceptable.
The proliferation of apps was the "Eureka" moment for online publishers, says Matt Shanahan, an executive at Scout Analytics, which helps digital publishers optimize revenue. "Apps woke the public up to the fact that there are other revenue streams they can create," he says.
Whether it will work for online content the way it works for digital music or movie tickets is not clear.
Users can view as many as 20 articles per month without charge, but after that they must pony up. Scanning headlines on the homepage is free, and users can read stories that have been shared via social media — Twitter or Facebook — without impinging on their monthly allowance. However, depending on the search engine, stories that turn up from a search will count against the monthly tally.
Price by platform
The new pricing model is priced by platform. For example, the basic four-week subscription, which includes an app for a smartphone, is $15, while a four-week subscription with an iPad app is $20. If you want apps for your smartphone and tablet, you must pay both fees for a total of $35.
The model is one to watch closely, says Thomas Ksiasek, assistant professor of communication at Villanova University in Pennsylvania. It remains to be seen whether this slightly confusing quota system will lead to more subscriptions or merely more creative access routes, he says, calling the model a "leaky fence," rather than a blunt paywall.
The most successful online pay models, such as ESPN and The Wall Street Journal, both have flat premium pricing for their content. Moreover, they both offer a specialized product that is in high demand, Ksiasek says via email. The Journal is the must-read publication for high finance, and ESPN is the same for sports junkies.
While widely respected as a newspaper of record, the Times is still a general-interest newspaper, he points out. "Herein lies the biggest hurdle to the success of their pay model: Won't users just go elsewhere to get their news for free? Without offering a specialized product with a clear benefit to the consumer, it's likely that many users will seek out their news elsewhere," Ksiasek says.
Paywalls may also hurt smaller newspapers, says Huntly Collins, an assistant professor of communication at La Salle University in Philadelphia. "My key worry is the impact of paywalls at metropolitan papers that don't have the national and international reach of papers like the Times, " she says via email. These papers "are in real jeopardy of losing their readership by charging for content."
'Nuanced' approach
Others suggest that the Times's pay model is an attempt to take various concerns into account. As a general news site, the Times needs to provide a variety of access points, says Yaron Galai, CEO of Outbrain, which helps online publishers and bloggers increase readership. He calls the smorgasbord approach "nuanced," noting that the strategy provides a way for "New York Times junkies" to continue paying for the product while cultivating the idea for the next generation.
It's a start, if somewhat muddled and half-hearted, says Lewis Goldberg, managing partner at KCSA Strategic Communications. Valued content should be paid for, he says, and the Times has "tremendous value." He raps the Times for the tiered pricing, saying, "Why should the digital version be less expensive than the print? The content is the same," he says, but adds, "at least they are moving in the right direction."
The price package needs to be simpler, agrees Richard Levick, president of Levick Strategic Communications In Washington. "Clearly they had too many people involved, and they tried to satisfy too many concerns," he says. He suggests the Times would have been better served with a simple, clear rate, noting while this may be seen as an experiment, failure is not a good option.
"The Times is important to a free society," he says. "It is important to a marketplace of ideas that the New York Times share in that pantheon of great leadership."
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So excited that my show "Imagine That" won Best Music Show at the 2013 Monty Awards! Thanks to my producer Wes Crawford and Brian McNelis, my co-star. I also won for Best Host!
Here's a link to an excerpt from our show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHVk43xc7Zc
Just heard my children's music TV show for Montgomery County Media has been nominated - can't wait to find out whether I won for "Imagine That" at the Montys award ceremony!
New video of familiar favorites on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUeO50cM5BY
Welcome Friends! This is where you can see and hear the latest news about Washington's favorite children's entertainer, Susan McNelis, also known as Oh Susannah! You can now follow me on Twitter at #OhSusannahDC. Voted Best for Families by readers of Family Magazine and nominated for WAMA awards, BEST CHILDREN'S ARTIST and BEST CHILDREN'S RECORDING!
Susannah says: Music can be a powerful medium to deliver a message, but to me, music is the message. Melodic music has an almost magical way of preparing the pathways of a child's brain to learn--especially reading and math. Learning to play music helps develop self-discipline and esteem and will be a lifelong source of pleasure. It is our birthright as human beings to enjoy and participate in making music and dancing. There are, of course, individuals that we like to watch, listen to and learn from, but each of us should sing, play instruments and dance. Why? For entertainment, for the joy of creating together, for emotional expression and catharsis, for fun! For parents, these are the times we treasure. For our children, these will be their fondest memories...when we all danced around together being silly or dramatic, when we waltzed on the tops of Daddy's feet, or tango'ed down the hall with Mommy, or the nights we got out all the instruments, Tupperware and wooden spoons in the house and played along with the music. This is what I hoped for when I recorded these songs. May you find many such joyous moments.
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At his press conference yesterday, the President said (again) that Step Number 1 in the cliff negotiating process is to have Congress pass the middle class tax extension (<$250k). Obama said that after the middle class cut was signed into law, he would negotiate with Congress on all of the other issues that are on the agenda for the end of the year. I, for one, don't believe a word of that offer. If Congress were to agree on those middle class cuts, Democrats would no longer negotiate on the remaining issues, they would dictate the outcome.
The President's words:
"I won't pretend that figuring out everything else will be easy."
"Easy"? I would say "impossible" is a better description. If the middle class tax cuts are signed into law, the Democrats will not give an inch on the rest of the critically important issues. Who's kidding whom?
In the end, there will (probably) be some agreement that will result in taxes on wealthy American's going up, while middle class taxes rates are held at the Bush era levels. But the idea that Republicans, and the 48% of the people who did not vote for Obama, should grant the middle class some tax bennies prior to getting an understanding on all of the other items that are on the fiscal cliff, is just silly to me.
The other day, Democratic Senator Patty Murray (WA) spoke about allowing the country to fall off the cliff. Murray (and presumably Obama) believe that Republicans would crumble when the consequences of the "cliff" crush the Republican political base. Her words:
"If the Republicans will not agree with that (preconditions for negotiations), we will reach a point at the end of this year where all the tax cuts expire and we'll start over next year."
Senator Murray wants to play hardball. So does the President. Both are insisting that Republicans bend over and agree to "fix" one aspect of the fiscal cliff prior to the end of the year, and then push off addressing all the remaining issues to sometime in 2013, maybe, possibly, no promises though. The thinking by Obama and Murray (and many other Democrats/liberal pundits) is that they have all of the bargaining chips on their side of the table.
I think that Murray and Obama have it backward. If the US does fall off the cliff, then it will be the Democratic base that will have its ass handed to it.
-The under $250k Bush tax cut would go away. This would be a middle class disaster. It would cost the 97% a whopping $223 billion in take-home pay in 2013.
-The AMT would hit people with incomes of > $50K. The IRS puts the number of new taxpayers who will get hit with the AMT at 30m. 97% of those poor folks are in the middle class today.
-Payroll taxes go up on 1/1/13. That will cost the average family $1,700; this is a very "regressive" tax increase. The cost to middle class workers will be another $112 billion in lost take-home pay.
-Unemployment insurance benefits would be cut.
I think the President has made a very dangerous move in the game of chess that is called the fiscal cliff. I don't think Republicans will agree to give Obama the one thing he has insisted on without getting an agreement on all (or most) of the other issues. The "Reds" would be stupid if they did that.
I don't know where Obama learned his negotiating skills, but he needs a tutor. I think the odds are very high that House Republican's say "No", and do not give Obama what he wants. If Boehner (or some other big shot Republican) says "no" at (or after) this Friday's meeting, the odds of falling off the cliff will shoot through the roof. Markets will respond accordingly.
The market reacted appropriately to the President's press conference yesterday. It fell like a stone after he reiterated his demand that Congress fix one thing today, and leave everything else blowing in the wind. The US stock market has lost more than $1Trillion since the election. A significant portion of that loss is attributable to the President's insistence that his horse goes before the cart.
Maybe the election results give Obama the right to negotiate using the tactic, "My way or the highway". But I don't think Obama really has the stick he needs to beat Republicans into submission. At some point he will be forced to recognize that his bare knuckle fighting style is going to get his Administration bloodied, and bring his base of supporters a world of hurt.


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The story of Richard More and his siblings was told very admirably in the book The Mayflower Bastard, by David Lindsay, St. Martin's Press, New York, 2002. It is a true soap opera of a story, and for all the interesting details you should read the book. When Richard was of age he became the apprentice to Isaac Allerton, another Mayflower passenger and my 11 x great grandfather. Allerton lived in Salem and Marblehead after he was thrown out of Plymouth (another soap opera). Allerton was a business man who returned to England many times during his lifetime.
Richard Moore, married three times. His first wife was Christian Hunter in 1636, my 10x great aunt. She was daughter of my 11 x great grandparents, of unknown names, and sister of my 10x great grandmother, Elizabeth Hunter (abt 1614 - 1689) who married Humphrey Woodbury (1609 - 1689) of Beverly, Massachusetts. His second wife was a bigamous relationship in England, while he was traveling abroad, and this third wife was from Salem. The first and third wife are buried in Salem. I told you it was quite a soap opera!
The last two lines on Richard More's tombstone were added in the early 20th century. The year 1692 was apparently a guess, and the words "A Mayflower Pilgrim" are not original. I found an article in the Greenfield, Massachusetts newspaper Greenfield Gazette, 18 December 1920, page 7 that describes his tombstone without the last two lines. This article was printed on the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower. Perhaps that anniversary prompted someone to alter Richard More's stone? That same year, the Boston Globe reported on 24 October 1920 that the Mayflower Society was adding the name of the boy passenger, Richard More, to the list of approved passengers, and his descendants would be eligible for membership.
Richard More is thought to be the last male living passenger of the Mayflower. His gravestone is also thought to be the only gravestone in it's original spot (never moved) and contemporary to the time of death (not placed by descendants or a family association years later). It has been encased in concrete as a move towards preservation. Richard More's aristocratic parents left him a legacy of royal ancestors, including William the Conqueror, Henry I, Henry II, King John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, Edward III and many members of the nobility. Both his parents were Mores. Most of his descendants eligible for membership in the Mayflower society are through is daughter Susanna, who married Samuel Dutch.
Richard More, son of Jacobe Blakeway and Katharine More (wife of Samuel More), baptized 13 November 1614 in Shipton, Shropshire, England, and died between 19 March 1694 and 20 April 1696 in Salem, Massachusetts; married first on 20 October 1636 to Christian Hunter; married second (while still married to the first wife) on 23 October 1645 in England to Elizabeth Woolnough; married third after 1675 to Jane Hollingsworth, widow of Samuel Crumpton.
Seven children with Christian Hunter, all born in Salem:
1. Samuel More, baptized 6 March 1642; married Sarah Unknown
2. Thomas More, baptized 6 March 1642
3. Caleb More, baptized 31 March 1643/4
4. Richard More, baptized 2 Jan 1648; married Sarah Unknown
5. Joshua More, baptized 3 March 1646
6. Susanna More, baptized 12 May 1650; married 1 Samuel Dutch, 2 Richard Hutton 3 John Knowlton
2. Christian More, baptized 5 September 1652, married Joshua Conant
One daughter with Elizabeth Woolnough
1. Elizabeth More, born about 1638; no further information
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Federal prosecutors in Chicago contend that longtime Illinois powerbroker William Cellini deserves to go to prison for up to eight years.
A federal jury convicted Cellini in November of conspiring to shake down the Oscar-winning producer of "Million Dollar Baby'' for a contribution to imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign. Cellini is scheduled to be sentenced July 23.
Prosecutors have filed a sentencing memorandum in Cellini's case that argues for a "meaningful'' prison sentence and contends giving him probation would "send exactly the wrong signal.''
The prosecutors, however, note they'd understand if U.S. District Judge James Zagel gives Cellini less than eight years due to his age and health problems.
The 77-year-old Cellini recently suffered a blood clot, just weeks after he had a heart attack.
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Ljmlevine needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 70 designs submitted by 29 freelance designers.
Blue Moon Cafe
Our classic rock station in Syracuse, NY has a well-liked and well known signature show called the Blue Moon Café. This show is mainly acoustic featuring mostly singer songwriters like Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. It's rooted in classic rock but has an acoustic/ mellow twist and often introduces new music from old and new artists like Amos Lee, Ray Lamontagne and others.. The vibe is like a relaxed, Sunday morning (because that's when the show airs). The show features some non-acoustic stuff but mostly it's all acoustic. It's very peaceful and upbeat. It's like the music you would hear in a Starbucks. It's like something you would sit and listen to while you have a good cup of coffee and talk with a friend.
The show is hosted by one woman. She is very well-known in the community but is not egotistical and doesn't want the show to revolve around her. However people do know her and like her as the show's host. This show is also a signature brand for the station as whole, with a dedicated, loyal audience.
The radio station's audience is made up of huge classic rock fans. These people are also particularly dedicated to this specific show and this classic rock station. The show has been airing for 18 years so we want this logo to appeal to longtime fans of this show, but it should also be able to catch the eye of new listeners (both young and old).
The logo should include a nod to "blue moon"..a full moon not a crescent moon. We want the logo to reflect the mellow, acoustic mood of the show. It shouldn't be too in-your-face nor should it be too specific to one gender. We have listeners from both genders and want to appeal to everyone.
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From the first screech of his electric guitar upsetting musicians at a folk festival to his writing and paintings, Bob Dylan has risen to become a seminal force in American popular culture. In 2016, he was recognized by the Nobel Committee. Learn more about his creations...
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Well its Saturday everyone and that means one thing, no school for kids and no work for most folks that have jobs. Today I am doing a special tutorial for my baby sister. My family took my two sisters to the video store yesterday to rent a DVD for the kids to watch. Of course I was expecting them to come back with something totally awesome, instead they came home with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I was like "oh man". My baby sister loves Disney characters and she also happens to love the dwarfs in the movie. So because she was laughing her brains out yesterday I've decided to draw the seven guys that are full of life in the film. So in today's tutorial you will be learning how to draw the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White. These guys are truly adorable even the one that is always in a bad mood. As you know these dwarfs work in a mine and gather jewels by the wagon full. What exactly do they do with all those jewels is still a mystery to me. They have this song that they sing while they are working that sticks in my mind whenever I watch the movie it is called "Whistle While We Work" and it goes like this; Just whistle while you work, Put on that grin and start right in to whistle loud and long, Just hum a merry tune Just do your best and take a rest and sing yourself a song, When there's too much to do, Don't let it bother you, forget your troubles, Try to be just like a cheerful chick-a-dee , And whistle while you work, Come on get smart, tune up and start To whistle while you work. See I bet you will be whistling while you work too now that you know the lyrics. The seven dwarfs consist of; Doc, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Grouchy, Sleepy and Doepy. I combined all the dwarves on one sheet so you can see how to draw them one at a time at your pace. I know you will have fun learning how to draw The Seven dwarfs from Snow White.
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"A major military-led surge in U.S. aid to fight" Ebola in West Africa will soon begin. 3000 soldiers and probably more than $500 million will be heading to Liberia for treatment centers and miscellaneous to fight the disease. Rumors are it is a bio-engineered crisis, Bill Gates and Soros funded, so any 'war on Ebola' is as suspect as the 'war on drugs' and the 'war on terror.' It looks like testing in progress again with the goal of practicing for a potential epidemic here in the US where the military takes the lead and not necessarily for humanitarian purposes.
Liberia has long been a testing ground and dumping ground for arms and puppets funded by the CIA and the Pentagon. Charles Taylor was one of those ruthless puppets who helped to keep the country in chaos and he was one of our boys. I have a little Liberian story about someone I knew who worked there and it didn't have a happy ending.
The faked beheadings of spooks appears to have worked to keep the frenzy of ISIS going. Surging on to Syria and it's not about protecting the people but deposing Assad and splitting Syria into bits, mostly for the benefit of Israel. How is Putin going to deal with this situation?
But now there are deep concerns that the U.S. will bomb not only ISIS positions in Syria, but also the Syrian government forces. These concerns can be explained by the fact that evidently the strikes against ISIS could play into hands of Damascus and this doesn't correspond with the U.S. interests. Taking into account that during all these years of the Syrian war the U.S. could have been trying to realize its plans to bomb Syria, they could take advantage of this situation.No kidding... Wouldn't you love somebody to bomb ♫
If the U.S. bombs the positions of government forces, by mistake or with malicious intent, this would have doubly unpredictable consequences, both at the international and regional levels.
Despite the increasing world wide awareness of the dangers of GMO's, the US is surging ahead to develop new ones. This time it's bananas with again Bill Gates leading the way.
A dozen Iowa State University students will soon get the chance to earn $900 by eating the equivalent of three bananas each.
ISU sent an email to all female students, asking for volunteers for the study. The email said participants would eat a diet, including genetically modified bananas, provided by the researchers for four days during each of three study periods. They also would have their blood tested to see how their bodies were reacting.
The diet is to include the equivalent of three bananas, including ones that have been modified and ones that haven't. More than 500 women responded to the query, and 12 will be selected, ISU said.Well, that should settle it. A four day trial with a limited number of guinea pigs and a small amount of the altered bananas that will undoubtedly come to the conclusion of 'safe.' Who needs real science when it comes to 'progress?'
Just what we need, another little surge in the holyhoax narrative. Desperation in play.
BERLIN — A 93-year-old man has been charged with 300,000 counts of accessory to murder for serving as an SS guard at the Nazis' Auschwitz death camp, prosecutors said Monday.Heck, the guy has been lying for years to prop up the official story and save his ass but that's not good enough for the 'eternal victims' who are always looking to perpetuate the myth... lest we forget... and stop paying them.
Oskar Groening is accused of helping operate the death camp in occupied Poland between May and June 1944, when some 425,000 Jews from Hungary were brought there and at least 300,000 almost immediately gassed to death.
'On one night in January 1943 I saw for the first time how the Jews were actually gassed. It was in a half-built farmyard near to the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. A gas chamber was built there.
'There were more than 100 prisoners and soon there were panic-filled cries as they were herded into the chamber and the door was shut.
'Then a sergeant with a gas mask went to a hole in the wall and from a tin shook Zyklon B gas pellets inside. In that moment the cries of the people inside rose to a crescendo, a choir of madness. These cries I have ringing in my ears to this day.
There's a 'last-ditch' surge to convince the Scottish that they really need to stay in the UK. Coercion, threats and bribes are about all the empire has left. I don't know how the vote will go or if it will be rigged but the people of Scotland have a chance to somewhat opt out of the direction the UK is heading. Hopefully a 'yes' vote will result in a peaceful transition but the City of London may have other plans. Hat tip to the Scots who want independence.


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22 Dec 2016
Tapping Belt and Road Opportunities: Views and Service Demand of Huizhou Enterprises in Guangdong
- Photo: Some Huizhou enterprises are open to making direct investments in Belt and Road countries
- Photo: Huizhou enterprises wish to secure cost-effective funds from Hong Kong
- Photo: Huizhou has benefited from the influx of foreign capital over the years
- Photo: Huizhou enterprises are concerned about risk management
- Some Huizhou enterprises are open to making direct investments in Belt and Road countries.
- Huizhou enterprises wish to secure cost-effective funds from Hong Kong to finance their overseas operations.
- Huizhou has benefited from the influx of foreign capital over the years.
- Huizhou enterprises are concerned about risk management when conducting Belt and Road business.
Many enterprises from Huizhou in Guangdong Province would like to tap the opportunities afforded by China's Belt and Road strategic development initiative, in order to further expand their export business. This fact emerged at a recent seminar held by HKTDC Research. To make an effective entry into the Belt and Road markets, though, Huizhou businesses would first need to engage with the Hong Kong hub in order to obtain useful information about those territories. This could cover a whole variety of subjects from the condition of supply chains, the sourcing activities and product standards of local buyers, to related support services such as marketing and risk management.
Some attendees indicated that they are open to making direct investments in Belt and Road countries. However, before that could happen they would require professional consulting services to help them to understand local business cultures and investment risks. This would allow them to assess the feasibility of investing and setting up factories in these countries. Other respondents noted that certain Southeast Asian and South Asian territories are currently tightening up their policies and approval procedures relating to foreign direct investments. Therefore, these companies are very keen to keep abreast of the very latest developments within these markets.
On the whole, Huizhou enterprises wish to take advantage of the Belt and Road opportunities for overseas expansion. They intend to seek professional services in Hong Kong to help them address practical issues such as marketing and foreign investment procedures, or securing cost-effective funds to finance their overseas operations.
Huizhou Enterprises to Tap Belt and Road Opportunities
Continuous growth within the Pearl River Delta (PRD) economy has led to the gradual expansion of its production and commercial activities, from the Pearl River estuary to its eastern and western flanks. Huizhou is located in the north-eastern part of the PRD adjoining Shenzhen and it has already benefited from the influx of foreign capital over the years. To date, more than 9,000 foreign-invested enterprises have set up operations in the city. TCL, Desay, Adayo and Cosun, all of which figure among China's top 500 electronic information enterprises, are amongst the many well-known mainland companies who have established their corporate headquarters in Huizhou[1]. In doing so, they have contributed directly to the rapid development of the city's economy.
With Guangdong province's foreign trade and economic activities on the rise, over recent years Huizhou companies have been active in going abroad in search of business expansion. Simultaneously, they have been exploring the Belt and Road opportunities. Statistics show that, to date, some 83 Huizhou enterprises have invested a total of US$460 million directly overseas, mainly in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau and the United States. Through their foreign arms, some of these companies have even reinvested either directly or indirectly in destinations such as Vietnam, Cambodia and Ethiopia[2].
In recent times, China has leapt into position as the world's second largest source of FDI[3]. It has also been strengthening its ties with Belt and Road territories, by means of investments and economic partnerships. Throughout, the South China region has stayed at the forefront of the country's external trade and economic co-operation activities.
During mid-2016, HKTDC Research conducted surveys in selected cities throughout Guangdong and Guangxi, in order to gauge the interest of mainland enterprises in exploring Belt and Road opportunities and their demand for related support services[4]. As part of this exercise, a business seminar was held in Huizhou in the third quarter of 2016 to garner the views of local production and trade enterprises. Their views are summarised as follows:
- Focus on Southeast Asian market
Over the years, many enterprises in Huizhou have developed into large or medium-sized companies, while engaging in the production of high-tech products such as switching power supplies, fine-pitch printed circuit boards and other precision electronics. They now have many years' experience in international marketing and their customers include multinational companies from Europe, the United States and certain Asian countries. Some of them are listed on the mainland stock exchanges and are among the leading manufacturers in China.
As China presses ahead with its Belt and Road initiative, most companies in Huizhou seem to recognise the importance of keeping abreast of new Belt and Road information so that they don't miss out on potential business opportunities. In order to facilitate the future expansion of their export business, many enterprises intend to further explore the Belt and Road markets, especially those Southeast Asian countries neighbouring China. Some even aspire to develop brand business within the Southeast Asian market.
Lack of practical market information
A number of the companies questioned are now familiar with the US and European markets and the large amount of relevant macro data which the government has provided to them. Nevertheless, most conceded that they are still unable to develop a clear concept of the Belt and Road initiative, which covers a huge number of countries and regions. Many companies expressed a fundamental lack of understanding about these markets, even those ASEAN countries which are geographically close to China. Businesses appear to require more data on the socio-economic environment, laws and regulations, industry policies, business culture and commercial risks relating to these territories. Information on local supply chains, the sourcing activities of buyers and product standards is also inadequate at present.
When it comes to market access, what these companies need most urgently is practical information to help them set up sales channels in the Belt and Road countries. In particular, they lack business intelligence about the specific needs of local markets, the characteristics of potential customers and other practical information about import requirements. Some enterprises highlighted the difficulties of effectively reaching buyers from Belt and Road markets solely through traditional trade fairs. Another matter for concern for these companies is the protection of intellectual property rights such as trademarks and patents within the Belt and Road markets, as they wish to avoid substantial losses which can result from third party infringement.
In the circumstances, Huizhou enterprises are eager to locate relevant support services via Hong Kong which could help them to further explore Belt and Road opportunities. Besides, they hope to utilise Hong Kong's financial market to secure funds for their overseas business. According to representatives of these companies, they first plan to expand their export trade, followed by investment in and establishing of factories overseas, and then, in the longer term, the acquisition of foreign brands.
Focus on market risk management
The general paucity of market information has created difficulties for enterprises in controlling their business risks and has hindered their efforts to develop the Belt and Road markets. For example, over the past few years the dealings of some small home appliance exporters in the European market have been affected by the weakness of the Euro. Though this situation has stabilised more recently, many Huizhou firms still prefer to focus on this familiar market rather than taking risks by venturing into uncharted territories.
Some enterprises who are engaged in domestic sales, including some brand owners which distribute diving and swimming gear in the mainland, indicated that the mainland market remains buoyant. As such, it would continue to be the focus of their business development. They remarked they were largely unfamiliar with the Belt and Road markets and believed that heading into these markets would entail greater risks. In all, they would not consider developing Belt and Trade operations for the time being, unless suitable risk management solutions become available.
Meeting the specific requirements of Belt and Road buyers poses some major challenges. Some companies with experience in shipping industrial and consumer goods directly to European and US buyers observed that, due to different product standards in the importing country, commercial disputes can arise. This is even in spite of the fact that the products have already passed factory inspections and tests prior to shipping. To minimise these risks, some enterprises intend to work alongside Hong Kong companies when exploring the Belt and Road markets. They believe that their Hong Kong partners could help to avert problems relating to product specifications and compliance of foreign standards.
Assess investment opportunities in Southeast Asia
On the subject of direct investment in Belt and Road countries, most enterprises indicated that preference would be given to territories within Southeast Asia. In order to assess the feasibility of investing in and setting up factories in certain Southeast Asian destinations, they said that they would seek practical advice from investment consultants.
Specifically, the information they are looking for would cover investment policies, industry facts, national and regional supply chains, the availability of production materials and logistics support and so on. Enterprises interested in investing abroad intend to use consultancy services and other professional amenities in Hong Kong, so as to obtain practical information for the assessment of investment projects in Belt and Road countries. They also hope to raise funds via Hong Kong in order to finance these investment projects.
Concern about investment climate and policy risks
Some companies pointed out that, due to the continuous inflow of foreign capital into Asia over recent years, some Southeast Asian and South Asian countries have gradually tightened their policies and approval procedures for FDI projects. Now they tend to give priority to higher value-added investment projects. As a result, it has become increasingly difficult for enterprises engaged in lower value-added, labour-intensive operations to find suitable investment destinations within Asia. Therefore, it is crucial for them to learn about the latest developments in these countries and assess future policy risks before making any investment decisions.
Setting up factories in some low-cost regions in Asia in order to produce export-oriented goods may help ease the problem of rising production costs on the Chinese mainland. However, these facilities would still have to pass audits by overseas buyers and comply with the relevant labour, environmental protection and social responsibility standards. At this stage, some low-cost Asian territories may not be able to meet the stringent requirements of these buyers.
Assessing other investment factors
While the cost of labour in some Southeast Asian countries is relatively low, the lack of skilled labour and technical personnel in some areas of production, such as jewellery processing, could make it difficult for businesses to support processing activities. This problem is further compounded by the lack of supplementary materials for industrial production. In view of this, some enterprises indicated that they wouldn't consider relocating production activities to Belt and Road countries in the short term.
Another important factor which businesses must consider before relocating their production lines is human resources management. One respondent to the study was an automotive electronics company which has gone abroad to invest and set up factories in Malaysia and Poland. They confessed that, although they have established a comprehensive global sales network, they still lack the talent to manage their expanding overseas investment projects and international sales. At present, their overseas factories are managed by local employees and as a result, cultural differences have led to some administrative problems. The company therefore wish to employ Hong Kong professionals with a global vision and knowledge of foreign cultures, in order to help them manage their business and enhance their overall operational efficiency.
HKTDC Research wishes to express its appreciation to the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province and the Bureau of Commerce of Huizhou City for their assistance in conducting the research studies and company visits, as well as the Huizhou Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment for their help.
[1] Source: Bureau of Commerce of Huizhou City
[2] Figures as at July 2016. Source: Bureau of Commerce of Huizhou City
[3] 2015 figures. Source: Statistical Bulletin of China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment 2015
[4] For more details of the surveys, please see: Chinese Enterprises Capturing Belt and Road Opportunities via Hong Kong: Findings of Surveys in South China


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Before the Chrysler Museum of Art broke ground on a $24 million expansion and renovation project this summer, it packed up one of the nation's broadest and most select collections of work by Art Nouveau genius Louis Comfort Tiffany.
Most of its leaded-glass lamps, blown and stained glass and other decorative art objects went into storage. But this internationally known hallmark of the museum's holdings didn't go completely black.
Picked out one by one by curator Kelly Conway, 31 examples of Tiffany's pioneering accomplishments in glass, ceramics and bronze were set aside for a small but unexpectedly revealing exhibit.
And though "The Natural Beauty of Tiffany: Selections from the Chrysler Museum" explores the artist's signature fascination with natural forms in rewarding ways, the big attraction here is the serendipitous chance to see many old favorites in a new light.
Simply and sparingly installed, this show lets you get much closer to each work than the old permanent exhibit, which has been demolished in favor of building a completely revamped treatment.
It also gives each piece ample space, enabling you to walk around and soak them in without crowding or distraction.
Newly cleaned and polished, many of them beam with fresh life, too, especially the many world-class examples that make collector Walter P. Chrysler Jr. — who bought so many of these works against prevailing tastes — look so smart and far-sighted.
"This is the best Tiffany flower-form vase in the world," Conway says, pointing to a supremely elegant and lifelike floral shape conjured up between 1899 and 1910 by Tiffany glass blowers and chemists at the height of their powers.
"And in the old permanent exhibit, it was hiding."
Made up of about 700 objects and 800 sumptuously glazed tiles, the Chrysler's Tiffany holdings have long ranked as a cornerstone of its world-renowned glass collection.
Some museums have more leaded-glass lamps. Others boast more stained-glass windows. But few offer such a broad yet choice collection of both kinds of works — plus such a huge array of the firm's renowned blown-glass vases.
It takes only seconds, in fact, to recognize what makes the stand-out flower-form vase on view here virtually unrivaled. Though 10 other examples can be found nearby — each so fine they'd command large sums on the auction block — this is the one that underscores the firm's artistic accomplishments at its zenith.
"What's so remarkable is the flare of the rim — the perfectly proportioned organic shape," Conway says.
"It represents a flower at the absolute peak of its life — and capturing that perfect moment is extraordinarily hard for a glassblower to do."
Among the other masterpieces glowing with new life here is the celebrated "Dragonfly Library Lamp," a circa 1905-10 show stopper that gets still more punch from an installation that lets viewers get as close as the original owner.
What sets it apart from other takes on this classic Tiffany theme is the moody, evocative color of the carefully chosen and assembled glass, resulting in a shade that mimics the failing blue-black light of dusk when the lamp is turned on.
Other pieces of glass reproduce the shifting, iridescent gleam of the dragonfly's wings and eyes when struck by the glancing light of the fading sun.
"What we've tried to do is get you up close — as close as possible," Conway says. "And what you see then is a colorization very close to what you find in nature."
Two other lamps get the same treatment here, demonstrating the multimillion-dollar impact of a mastermind whose experiments with glass enabled his artisans to create illuminated facsimiles of pond lilies. daffodils and other floral forms with breath-taking fidelity to nature.
That incessant drive to imitate the beautiful also can be found in such remarkable works as the peacock, lava and agate vases on view here — not to mention a dozen other pieces.
"These are the best examples of Tiffany objects inspired by flora, fauna and natural themes," Conway says.
"And — to be honest — almost all of them are my favorites."
Erickson can be reached at email@example.com and 757-247-4783. Find him at dailypress.com/entertainment/arts and Facebook-com/dpentertainment.
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"The Natural Beauty of Tiffany: Selections from the Chrysler Museum"
Where: Chrysler Museum of Art, 245 W. Olney Road, Norfolk
When: Through Dec. 30
Cost: Free
Info: 757-664-6200; http://www.chrysler.org
Online: Go to dailypress.com/chryslertiffany to see a gallery of images from the show.


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Mount Gram
|Mount Gram
|"Mount Gram" by Rob Alexander
|General Information
|Possibly the Misty Mountains[1] or Ettenmoors[2]
|Images of Mount Gram
Mount Gram was a mountain inhabited by Orcs.
[edit] History
Mount Gram was inhabited by Orcs led by their King Golfimbul. In T.A. 2747 they attacked much of northern Eriador, but were defeated in the Battle of Greenfields.[3]
[edit] Location
The location of Mount Gram has never been established and the mountain could have been anywhere within the northern Eriador region.
The Tale of Years mentions that in T.A. 2740 "Orcs renew their invasions of Eriador", obviously referring to those of the Misty Mountains, mentioned in the immediate previous entries.[4] "The Goblins of Mount Gram" who invaded the Shire in 2747 obviously were a subsequent wave of them.
This must be the reason why Robert Foster considers Gram to have been one of the Misty Mountains, although he does not cite a specific source or reason to do so.[1]
On the other hand, Karen Wynn Fonstad (also without explanation) placed it on a promontory in the Ettenmoors.[2]
[edit] Other Versions of the Legendarium
In the earliest writings of The Hobbit, Mount Gram was merely "Gram Hill".[5]
[edit] Etymology and inspiration
Gram in Old English means "fierce, grim" but it is not certain that the name was intended as Old English.
There is a Mount Gram in Albania.
[edit] Portrayal in adaptations
2011: The Lord of the Rings: War in the North:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, page 273
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Karen Wynn Fonstad, The Atlas of Middle-earth, pages 75, 80
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, John D. Rateliff (ed.), The History of The Hobbit, Mr. Baggins, The First Phase, "The Pryftan Fragment", p. 8
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Chapter 1: Fornost, Citadel tower


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The proposal: Shaun proposed while they were on vacation. "We went on vacation for a week. The first half we spent in the Outer Banks, NC, the second half we went to Boston to see a Red Sox game; he is a huge fan. I thought it was weird that he insisted that my parents come on the trip with us, but I didn't think that much into it. While we were in Boston, we took a walking tour with my parents. We were walking behind Old North Church, in Paul Revere's Mall when he stopped me and popped the question."
The Wedding: They chose the Northampton Valley Country Club to celebrate their union with 150 of their closest friends and family. "We were looking for a venue that could both house a nice outdoor ceremony and give us a beautiful reception"
On Bella Pictures: "From start to finish it was a delight. When we had questions, they answered. When we needed help, they gave it. Our photographer was AWESOME!!!! To us he felt like one of our friends at the wedding."
We asked our past brides via Facebook to upload their favorite portrait from their wedding and other Bella brides and fans would vote for their favorite. Congratulations to Victoria and Shawn who are our December winners. Their beautiful wedding is featured below!
How they met: They met on a social networking site! "Shawn saw my profile and sent me a note with a fantastic, observant compliment about my balance of femininity and a firefighter's can do attitude. He asked me if I'd like to get a drink sometime. I accepted. We went to a local pub for trivia night and we have been together ever since."
The proposal: "Shawn took me out to a wonderful dinner at Morton's, a notoriously fine restaurant in Sacramento. When we were finished, we walked over to the State Capitol and sat on the front steps and watched the end of the sunset setting over the Tower Bridge. We were standing up to call it a night when he said 'the night isn't over quite yet', got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! I was surprised and elated, and said yes, of course. I asked who else might know about this, and he said 'there may be a couple of our closest friends on the other side of the building waiting with champagne..'. We walked over to the east side steps and 3 of our closest friends were there. We all had champagne and then went back to Morton's for a celebration."
The Wedding: Victoria married Shawn in a non-traditional wedding dress by White House/ Black Market. One hundred and twenty of their closest friends and family gathered for their ceremony at the California State Capitol Rose Garden! "Shawn and I both work for the State of California and liked the idea of getting married at the Capitol. We were going to get married on the steps, but it was election week and the permit requirements allowed for cancellation of our permit at any time. It was a safer bet to get married in the garden away from the building should there be a rally or a press conference that day. The Capitol is a special place for us: we sat on the steps of the front of the building on our second date and talked for hours. He proposed on the front steps as well. We used to walk through the Rose Garden and grounds on our way to many shows downtown."
On Bella Pictures: "Working with Bella Pictures was great! The price was very reasonable and for what we received for the money, it couldn't be beat. Our photographer was very creative and accommodating with our requests and the style that we were looking for in our pictures. We are very happy with how they turned out. "
Funny story about the wedding day: "Obviously, there was a fire engine involved. The bride and the bridesmaids rode to the wedding site in it. We kept it a secret from all of the guests and even part of the wedding party until they saw it pulling up with the lights and the siren going. There was a roar of surprise, laughter, and clapping when they saw it! We walked down the eisle to the Red Hot Chili Pepper's " Rollercoaster of Love" and our recession was to "We go together" from Grease. It was a lighthearted and fun day that we planned as something we would enjoy. I shyed away from many of the "traditional" elements because that is not really my, or our, style!Compliments are still rolling in on how it was the best wedding many of our guests had been to!"
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Since the foundation of South Dublin Living History Society in 2010 we have developed consistently as a group.
One of those developments has been an expansion of membership to include a number of people living North of the river Liffey. Being inclusive it seemed a shame to not have the group name represent its membership. After hours of consideration and much tea and other beverages we decided to think about dropping the 'South' from the name. Then we decided to actually do
It has only taken a few months since then to tell people about the name change
Dublin Living History Society
The group website is http://dublin.livinghistory.ie/ and the Facebook page is here http://www.facebook.com/DublinLivingHistorySociety


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eman2611 needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 30 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
the page to be designed is a startpage (homepage) for internet user. It should be very clean and easy to use...web2.0
Desired Color Scheme:
Desired Style:
web 2.0
Accepted File Formats:
psd, vector
See this link for web 2.0 examples:
In summary:
The great sites above share the following design features:
Simple layout
Centered orientation
Design the content, not the page
3D effects, used sparingly
Soft, neutral background colours
Strong colour, used sparingly
Cute icons, used sparingly
Plenty of whitespace
Nice big text
-The design will have a bar for google search
- Will have an area for other partner referral links
-very clean design.
-yahoo search bar
I am online and I provide very fast feedback :-)


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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (AP) Treveon Graham scored 17 points and pulled down nine rebounds and Troy Daniels added 10 points to lift Virginia Commonwealth to its 11th straight win, 72-65 over St. Bonaventure in Atlantic 10 Conference play Saturday.
Jarred Guest added nine points and Juvonte Reddic tallied eight points and nine rebounds as the forwards powered VCU (14-3, 2-0) to a 35-28 rebounding advantage and a 32-18 edge in points in the paint.
VCU pushed its lead to seven twice in the second half before St. Bonaventure's cut it to 50-47 on Charlon Kloof's layup. The Rams, however, outscored the Bonnies 16-6 over the next 7 1/2 minutes to take a 66-53 lead with 3:46 left.
Demitrius Conger helped St. Boanventure (7-8, 0-2) slice the deficit to six with 1:08 left, but the Bonnies made just one shot the rest of the way.
Conger led St. Bonaventure with 19 points.


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THE federal government's handling of the shadowy case of Melbourne man and suspected Israeli spy Ben Zygier has been criticised amid continuing confusion over who knew about his arrest and detention.
Australian spy agencies told the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) about Zygier's detention for alleged Israeli national security offences shortly after his arrest in February 2010, it emerged on Thursday.
But it remains unclear whether officials ever passed on the news to then-prime minister Kevin Rudd or then-foreign minister Stephen Smith.
Foreign Minister Bob Carr ordered a review of DFAT's handling of the case, which has rocked the Australian and Israeli governments, after the department apparently gave him conflicting advice about who knew what.
DFAT Secretary Peter Varghese told a Senate estimates hearing on Thursday he needed more time to establish whether Mr Rudd or Mr Smith had been informed.
But he did say the matter was dealt with through "intelligence channels" and that Australia's ambassador in Tel Aviv wasn't made aware of the case until Zygier died, apparently by his own hand, on December 15, 2010.
DFAT officials say they had sought assurances from Israel that Zygier's legal rights would be respected and that he was not being mistreated in any way.
But it appears no Australian officials had any direct contact with him during his detention in the maximum security Ayalon Prison, in a supposedly suicide-proof cell which had been built to hold the man who killed Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995.
And at no stage did the Australian government receive any request for consular support from Zygier – a dual Australian-Israeli citizen also known as Ben Allen and Ben Alon – or his family, Senator Carr told the committee.
While the precise circumstances surrounding Zygier's detention remain unclear, it is believed he worked for Israeli spy agency Mossad.
Israel on Thursday admitted for the first time it had held a man – widely known as "Prisoner X" – with dual citizenship under a false name for security reasons. Israeli media reports suggested he was detained for treason.
Mr Smith said the Zygier case was a matter for Senator Carr and the DFAT review.
"It would be inappropriate to comment in advance of the outcome of that investigation," Mr Smith's spokesman said.
Mr Rudd declined to comment about what he knew.
Liberal senator Helen Kroger said it was extraordinary that DFAT could not easily ascertain who in the government it had told about Zygier's detention.
"It is a disgrace that no one from the prime minister down can shed any light on the tragic death of an Australian citizen abroad," she said.
Australian Greens leader Christine Milne said Australia's embassy in Tel Aviv was clearly sidelined.
"Just why did the Australian government hand over the welfare of one of our citizens to the spooks?" she said.
Israel's ambassador in Australia refused to comment on the case when media confronted him outside an event at the Australian National University (ANU).
"I told you guys I've got no comment to make about this. When I can, I shall let you know," Yuval Rotem said.
Zygier family friend Henry Greener said it was clear there was something "suspicious and underhanded" about the Melburnian's death and called for justice to be done.
He described Zygier as a friendly, warm and outgoing man who loved the outdoors in an interview with Fairfax Media.
ANU international law expert Don Rothwell said Australia does not appear to be pressing the consular rights of dual citizens robustly enough.
Mr Zygier trained as a lawyer in Melbourne but moved to Israel in 2000.
Seven days after he was found hanged in his cell at age 34, his body was flown back to Melbourne, where he is buried in a Jewish cemetery. –AAP


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Federal Borrowings Program
The Federal Borrowings Program is administered by the Bureau of the Fiscal Services (Fiscal Service) Federal Investments and Borrowings Branch. The purpose of the Federal Borrowings Program is to facilitate loans to federal agencies on behalf of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury). Federal agencies that have the appropriate legal authority granted by Congress through legislation may borrow funds from Treasury. The proceeds from these borrowings are used to support programs such as education, housing, flood relief, agriculture, and small businesses.
The Federal Investments and Borrowings Branch (FIBB)
- Maintains the detailed records of the loan transactions between Treasury and other federal agencies.
- Accounts for and reports Treasury's loans receivable and the related interest.
Credit and Non-Credit Reform Accounts
FIBB uses the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended (FCRA), to separate federal agencies borrowing accounts into two categories: accounts that are subject to FCRA (Credit Reform Accounts), and accounts that are not subject to FCRA (Non-Credit Reform Accounts). Select the links below for more information:
- Credit Reform Accounts
- Non-Credit Reform Accounts
Federal Borrowings Program Reports
- Treasury Receivable Reports Principal borrowings from Treasury and associated Interest Receivable and Revenue.
- Treasury Payable Reports - FCRA Interest on Uninvested Funds and associated Interest Expense.
Contact FIBB
- Phone: 304-480-7488
- Email: email@example.com
- Address: Department of the Treasury
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Federal Investments and Borrowings Branch, Room 119
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A monogrammed shirt. Wedding photos. Sweaty concert scarves. And human hair.
The items sold Sunday by Leslie Hindman Auctioneers wouldn't have gotten much attention except for the fact they belonged to one Elvis Presley.
The belongings of the King of Rock 'n' Roll fetched thousands at the auction in Chicago. The photos brought in $4000, the Presley sweaty scarf $1900, the hair $15,000 and the top-priced item for the day -- an "EP" monogrammed shirt bought by John Urso -- for $52,000. Urso dropped another $48,000 for a red ultrasuede shirt worn by the Presley. It's important to note neither would fit the buyer, even if he wanted to wear them.
"It's worth every penny," Urso, who considered bidding on the much discussed Presley hair, told the Chicago Tribune. "What am I gonna do with the hair?"
The items in the auction belonged to Gary Pepper, president of one of many Presley fan clubs.
Leslie Hindman, who runs the company that auctioned off the items, blamed the economy for the phone bid for the locks.
"Nobody's going to buy a hunk of a hair for a crazy price," she told the Tribune.


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LaGRANGE, Ga.—The Birmingham-Southern football team scored eight touchdowns and a field goal en route to a 59-38 win against LaGrange to open the 2013 season on the road, Saturday, in Callaway Stadium.
BSC scored 31 unanswered points to start, beginning with a 29-yard field goal from senior Ryan Laughlin at the 5:04 mark of the first quarter. A four-yard pass from senior Tyson Beacham to senior tailback Joe Moultrie, followed by a 65-yard pass from Beacham to junior wide receiver Sam Vermilyea put BSC up 17-0. At the 11:21 mark of the second quarter, junior defensive back Ty Keenum snagged an interception - one of his two of the game - and returned it to the end zone, extending the lead to 24-0, and sophomore tailback Teddre Williams scampered seven yards at the 7:42 mark to increase the margin to 31-0.
LaGrange got on the board on the next scoring drive on a 36-yard field goal from Will Jeffcoat, and BSC would find the end zone once more before the half when Vermilyea caught a 46-yard Beacham pass. The BSC Panthers took a 38-3 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Moultrie made a four-yard run at the 7:57 mark of the third quarter to put BSC up 45-3, followed by LaGrange's first touchdown of the game at the 3:37 mark of the third, an 11-yard pass from Graham Craig to Ed Russ, cutting the lead to 45-10. Junior tailback Issac Nichols made a long 75-yard run with 3:14 left in the third quarter, putting BSC ahead 52-10 heading into the final quarter.
LaGrange was able to score three times to open the fourth quarter, all three passes from Craig to Marsalis Jackson, cutting the BSC lead to 52-32 with 4:17 left in the game. Nichols would score again with less than a minute left, wrapping up the BSC scoring on a 14-yard run to put his team up 59-32. LaGrange scored once more as time expired, a 52-yard pass from Craig to Griffin Reolle, for a final score of 59-38.
Beacham was 14-17 with three touchdowns and 210 yards, and Nichols led with 109 yards rushing and two touchdowns on eight carries. Vermilyea led with 127 receiving yards and two touchdown catches, and Moultrie also had two scores, one on the ground and one in the air.
Keenum, junior LaPrintence Gunn, and sophomore A.J. Ford led the defense with six tackles apiece. Juniors Nathan Boldt and Jacob Palmer and sophomore John Massey all had sacks, and junior Matthew Weigel had a fumble recovery. Keenum had two interceptions, and junior Austin Hansard also had a pick. Junior Devante Smith also had two pass break-ups.
The Panthers open their home slate next weekend, hosting first-year Southern Athletic Association program Hendrix College at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, on Battle Field at Panther Stadium.


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Thunar and Rox Filer: Mighty File Managers With a Difference
Mar 31, 2010 5:00 AM PT
The file manager utility more than any other system app on any computing platform is the workhorse of daily computing tasks. Linux users have numerous file managers as choices. Depending on the distro, usually one or two default apps are preinstalled -- but these might not be the best options.
Thunar and Rox Filer offer flexibility and features not found in other typical Linux file managing systems.
Thunar is designed for the Xfce Desktop Environment, but it works natively on the Gnome Desktop as well. Its right-click menu access provides options specific to the location within the directory. This reduces the need to use the drop-down menu system. Rox is a desktop environment like Gnome, KDE and Xfce, but its Rox Filer app integrates easily into other desktop systems for managing file tasks.
As I mentioned in my review of Atol's dual-panel file manager, having two integrated screens in view simultaneously can be very useful. Riding herd on files residing on a hard drive and an external drive, for instance, needs special synchronizing tools built in. However, many file-viewing and maintenance tasks do not need two-panel features. A solid, speedy file manager in a single pane gets the job done.
My first experience with Thunar came when I started using Ubuntu. I needed something a mite more powerful than the resident Gnome Commander. Thunar quickly surfaced as my top choice. Rox Filer is the resident file managing environment in Puppy Linux.
Thunar Basics
Describing any Linux app as a counterpart for a Windows program can be a kiss of death, but that is what first attracted me to Thunar. When I migrated to Linux, Windows XP was my comfort zone. So Linux apps that gave me the look and feel of Windows made the transition easier. All file managers do not work the same way. Thunar worked like what I knew.
Thunar's interface shows the Linux file structure in the extreme left of the file manager window. An option in the View menu lets you select a tree display or shortcuts display. Each is accessible with a hot-key. Similarly, the path location can be displayed in pathbar or toolbar style. Thunar also has a Send To option to create a Desk link, other drive, Bluetooth device or email client.
Highlighting a location or directory displays the contents in the right side of the window. This is where Thunar's convenience is most evident. Right click on a file to open the specific options. For instance, a text file, audio file or graphic file presents a list of open with apps. Other options include Cut, Copy, Delete, Rename and Properties. You can click on the full action command or press the underlined key.
Your Way
Thunar has configuration options that give users the ability to have the file manager display their way. Select Edit/Preferences to set options for default view, icon view and date format. You can also set the side pane choices with display sizes.
One configuration feature I have not found in most other file managers is the behavior preference. You can control navigation by activating a display action with a single click or double click. A cool option with the single click is the slider that sets the delay time before an item gets selected when the mouse pointer is paused over it.
Including multiple files in the same directory is fast. Just hold down the Control key while you hover the mouse pointer over the desired file. I have the slider set to almost no wait time, so I can literally sweep the pointer over files and keep moving. The intended files are instantly highlighted.
Even More
Another setting not typical of other file managers is the advanced preferences, which offer options for folder permissions and volume management. Taken together, Thunar's file manager preferences pack a powerhouse of options that make the app extremely easy to set up.
Thunar has additional features that place it ahead of other Linux file managers. Take, for instance, the Bulk Renamer feature. This allows users to easily rename multiple files instantly using criteria available in renamer plugins. For example, the Audio Tags renamer generates new file names based on the tags present in audio files.
Thunar's Extensions Framework is an easy way to extend this file manager's basic ability to integrate even complex tasks. This extension framework is very limited in the current version 1.0 series, but developers plan to include a more powerful plugin interface in the version 2.0 series. This will allow users to adjust nearly every aspect of the file manager.
One more option is the User Customizable Actions plugin accessible from the Edit/Configure Custom Actions drop-down menu. This feature offers an easy way to extend the file and folder context menus with custom actions.
Rockin' With Rox
Rox, which stands for "RISC OS on X," is a desktop environment that reflects its developers' goal to bring some of the popular features from the RISC OS to Linux. Rox places heavy use on drag-and-drop user actions. The concept behind the Rox file manager interface revolves around the traditional Unix view that everything is a file. Rox is based on a design that uses several small programs together instead of creating one integrated app.
It runs on Linux, Unix and Mac OS X. It runs on platforms that can run GTK applications. You do not need to install the full Rox desktop environment. The standalone core component is ROX-Filer. This is a powerful graphical file manager.
Its look and feel is considerably different from traditional Windows-style and basic Linux file managers. At first, I did not like it -- but I loved the Puppy Linux distro of which Rox is an integral part. More than learning to tolerate it, I actually came to like using it.
Using Rox
Once you get beyond the strange look and feel, Rox takes on a rhyme and reason of it own. For example, the interface lacks traditional File, Edit, View drop-down menus. Instead, it uses a green up arrow for changing to the parent directory, a Monopoly game-style house icon to change to the home directory, an arrow and globe for the bookmarks menu, and several other similar command icons for sorting, hiding/showing files and rescanning directory contents.
I've grown to love the flexibility of the bookmarks feature. Rox filer tracks visited locations everywhere in the file structure. Much like a Web browser history list, it lets me scroll through file locations I used recently and return to them instantly. I can also make any location a bookmark for instant return.
All of the menu power is held under the right-click mouse button. Whether the pointer activates a folder or a file within a folder, right clicking opens options for Display, Next Click actions, Select options, New and Window choices. It is within these unfolding windows that you open shell and terminal windows, create new or blank directories, or drag files to create customizable menu items.
Roxing Around
The home icon opens a display of the file structure embedded on the hard drive. Clicking on an external drive icon or USB drive icon from the desktop opens another Rox window that displays the files at that location. I open several Rox windows and then drag files from one window to another.
This gives me a quick and simple way to sync files between the hard drive and an external storage source. Rox asks if I want to create a relative or absolute link or just copy or move the file. Once I respond, the action is completed in a flash.
Changing icons, creating permissions and setting run actions can be a hassle in some Linux distros. Rox soothes that pain. Its right-click menu options put the solution just a mouse click away.
Final Thoughts
Thunar and Rox Filer are as different as security settings for Windows and Linux -- but both file managers offer solutions not found in other Linux file apps.
So far I've been content to use Thunar with Ubuntu and Rox with Puppy Linux. My next rainy day project will be to put both apps on both distros.
Of course, I may have conniptions over which one to use. While uniquely different, both are very flexible and powerful.


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I have no idea how I don't remember this video, because I definitely remember the song. Maybe you don't remember it either. Maybe we buried it deep within our collective subconscious.
Thanks to the good folks at Baseball Prospectus, though, we can now take this jaunt down memory lane. In this video for "Take This Heart," Marx hits a bomb off Eckersley, just over the glove of Ricky Henderson. In hindsight, La Russa probably should have pulled Eck, but it was probably destiny.
In the mouthed-words of Marx himself, "wow."