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Recent trends in the U.S. fruit and vegetable industry are creating opportunities for growers in the Southeast, says Tim Woods, University of Kentucky Extension economist. Among these trends, he says, is the continuing increase in the consumption of fruits and vegetables in the United States.
"Fruit consumption has been increasing somewhat in the past 15 years, but it's not as dramatic as the increase in vegetable consumption, particularly fresh vegetables," says Woods.
The total value of U.S. fruit production for this past year was $12.4 billion, he says, and this includes citrus and non-citrus fruits. About 84 percent of this value is concentrated in three states, he adds.
"The concentration of fruit production in the United States has been increasing over time," says Woods. "Smaller states, such as Kentucky, are playing a smaller and smaller role in large-scale fruit production in this country."
Turning to selected commodities in fruit production, Woods says many farmers in Kentucky are getting into the grape business. "Most of these growers are starting vineyards, but some folks are taking a look at fresh table grapes. All of this concerns me because vineyards are going in throughout the country, including the Southeast.
"I would encourage growers to keep a close eye on this situation. Just this past year, table grape imports from Chile reached a record high. In Kentucky, we have a cost-share program for establishing vineyards that encourages growers to make an investment in this area. But we haven't been able to follow that up with the appropriate technical support, much less marketing programs to support these farms," says the economist.
U.S. strawberry acres appear to be moving up slightly, but concerns over the methyl bromide issue could have an impact in this area of fruit production, notes Woods.
"One of the largest strawberry producers in Florida has said that when methyl bromide is phased out, they will be out of the strawberry business. This will have a profound impact on where strawberries are produced, especially in terms of storing and distributing these products. This situation could open up more opportunities for locally produced strawberries and local markets."
Looking at the citrus situation, Woods says orange and grapefruit production in the United States is down slightly. "Reports indicate smaller fruit size for this year despite more production. Growers will be looking at lower-than-normal prices due to the quality issue."
Vegetable markets
The total value of U.S. vegetable production stands at more than $14 billion, says Woods, with the majority of these products being sold in the fresh market.
"Per capita consumption will be down slightly this year. Still, however, it will be near the all-time record level of just under 463 pounds per capita. These figures include products such as French fries and potato chips."
One of the most rapidly growing areas of the fresh vegetable market is salad bars, says Woods.
The United States imported about $4.3 billion of vegetables this past year, he says, with $2.4 billion of these imports coming from fresh vegetables. This, he adds, is a record-high number.
"Many people involved in growing fresh vegetables are closely watching the international trade situation. Even though the United States is a net importer of vegetables, we're still exporting at record levels."
The U.S. acreage for the fresh vegetable market has been increasing while the acreage devoted to processed vegetables continues to decline, notes Woods.
Tomatoes, he says, continue to be an important crop for Southeastern producers. "The value of tomato production in the United States over the past decade or so has stayed at about $1 billion. Even more interesting is what has occurred on the import side. Even though our total imports are less than total production, we've had a huge expansion of tomato imports in the past five to six years.
"There's a lot of anxiety out there about NAFTA, and U.S. growers are being hammered by low-priced tomato products coming in from Mexico."
A new, much more important player coming into the tomato import market is Canada, says Woods. "Even though Canadian imports aren't quite at the level yet as those coming in from Mexico, they have grown steadily in the past few years.
"Canadian tomatoes are greenhouse, hydroponic, high-value tomatoes - it's a superior product to the field tomato. And, consumers are willing to pay more for it. It can be sold as an organic product, with some modification. They can do things in marketing these tomatoes that producers who grow field tomatoes can't do. I expect, over the next five years, that Canada will become a more important player in tomato imports than even Mexico."
Fresh-cut processing, says Woods, is an area of U.S. vegetable production that is growing rapidly. Much of the cabbage production in Georgia, he adds, has gone into fresh-cut processing.
"To give an idea of how rapidly this segment is growing, in 1993, 55 firms had about $197 million in sales in this area. By 1999, about the same number of firms had more than $1.3 billion in sales - mostly in fresh-cut salad items.
"This category is replacing the old-style processed-in-the-can products or the bags of frozen peas. Consumers increasingly are looking for processed products that still allow them to consume fresh vegetables."
Fresh-cut, pre-packaged salads now account for about 8 percent of the sales from supermarket produce departments, says Woods. And, he adds, it's a very concentrated segment of the vegetable production industry, with 87 percent of sales coming from the top five suppliers of these packaged products. Most of these products come from California and Arizona, he says.
"Three of the larger fresh-cut processors are located in the Southeast. But most of these products are coming from suppliers."
Turning to organic produce, Woods says national standards now have been adopted for this segment of U.S. vegetable production. "Big retailers and wholesalers were behind this push to get national standards. Organic produce still is moving into the mainstream and remains a very small segment - about 1 1/2 percent of total produce sales in supermarkets. That should continue to grow over the next few years."
Changing markets
Retail executives, says Woods, are forecasting a gain for produce relative to total supermarket sales. "Within the next few years, produce will continue to grow in importance as a category. In terms of the number of square feet dedicated to produce in a store, this will continue to grow.
"Retailers want year-round availability whenever possible, and they want more products in the produce section. They're looking at substantial growth in the sales of produce items. This means more opportunities for specialty producers and more opportunities for special-branded products. This also could mean more promotions for products that are produced for local markets."
Year-round availability puts a "squeeze" on small-volume producers who can't be year-round suppliers, says Woods.
"But alliances are being formed among major producers in the Deep South. An example of this is the Pioneer Growers Cooperative. This is a sweet corn cooperative, with growers in north Florida, south Georgia and all the way up to Kentucky. The cooperative contracts with growers in Kentucky for an eight to 10-week period so they can deliver corn to buyers throughout the year."
Retailers, says Woods, are looking for a higher level of technology to support their businesses. "An interesting development is that Safeway — a major retailer on the West Coast — recently moved to electronic sourcing. All of their buying is done on the Internet. Our farms in Kentucky are a long ways from being able to plug into that type of sophistication. "And price isn't a high priority for Safeway. They are looking primarily for a high reliability of supply."
Looking ahead to the next two to four years, the broker or the produce wholesaler - in the minds of retailers - will play much less of a role in the handling of products, says Woods.
"Retailers want more of a direct-from-the-grower shipper. This might sound exciting to some of our growers, but these retailers are looking for sophisticated producers who can plug into their distribution systems. They also want year-round suppliers."
In the future, says Woods, producers will have the opportunity to get more value in their marketing margins.
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If BYD (Build Your Dreams) has its way, the first Chinese vehicle Americans ride in could be an electric bus. BYD recently announced plans to build an assembly plant in California for its K9 electric bus; it would be the company's first overseas factory.
The China Daily reports that the assembly plant will open sometime in 2013. At a meeting in Los Angeles Li Ke, BYD's senior vice president, said a location will be announced in March or April.
Li said BYD's goal is to open the plant in 2013, build 50 to 100 buses in 2014, and build at least 500 buses per year from 2015 on.
Although Californians will be putting the buses together, many if not all of the parts will be imported from China.
The K9 electric bus can travel 155 miles on a single charge, and takes three to six hours to recharge, depending on which of BYD's two chargers is used.
The K9 uses an iron-phosphate "Fe" battery pack instead of the lithium-ion type found in most EVs and hybrids, and it has in-wheel electric motors. The electric bus recently finished road testing in China, and is expected to cost $550,000 to $600,000.
BYD already has a small presence in the United States. The company opened a U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles in October 2011, and has collaborated with rental car giant Hertz on electric airport shuttle buses and electric rental cars.
Hertz began testing an eBUS-12, with the same 155-mile range as the K9, at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in late 2011. Earlier this year, Hertz announced plans to bring the BYD E6 EV, already in rental fleets in China, to the U.S.
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|2011-12-02, 21:30
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@ Rain - And I answered it with an edit Anyway, Kyuukai doesn't know since he crossdresses to get in the academy. Besides, would he really think this pretty, white haired girl was the guy he fought on london?
@ Senpai and Rain - Who should make the first push for romance in Tatenashi and Irish's pairing? The girls do it for Ichika's and Kyuukai's does it for Laura's.
|2011-12-02, 21:32
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@ Eratas & Zero: Yeah, there are severe holes in my logic.
Hard to believe I've been only seriously writing fiction for little over a year now.
I can probably keep Tatenashi in love with him, but I need him to turn her down. But she'll still gun after him but still troll and tease Ichika and the other protags.
Also, Tatenashi should make the first push. It would make sense, and it isn't in Irish's character to make the first move (or push) out of nowhere. Unless his character changes to make something like that in character.
|2011-12-02, 21:33
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|2011-12-02, 21:35
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@ Rain - Just say it was hormones and that they should slow down. Don't worry, I suck at romance too Just look at the daydreams chapters and drafts
Asked questions on the previous post
@ Senpai - That was fast Care to give a reason?
|2011-12-02, 21:39
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If Irish initiate it, the relationship would be chaste and platonic, but very, VERY close (similar to Setsuna and Marina in Gundam00)
|2011-12-02, 21:39
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@ Rain - You mean like a Tsundere
@ Senpai and Rain - In Japan, females make chocolate during valentines right? I'm planning something.
Side note - Alright then, how do you think Tatenashi would push? Kyuukai's is just sleeping with Laura snd the LI's go for the cooking him lunch route.
|2011-12-02, 21:43
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@ Eratas: Yes, and on White Day, the guys give chocolate to the girls who gave them chocolate.
Kyuukai suffers food poisioning after girls advertise a "love potion" ingredient that will get any boy to like them if they eat it. So the stuff ends up in the chocolate. And Kyuukai gets poisoned along with Ichika.
They're bedridden. And they need someone to nurse them back to health.
Cue the Bedside Nurse Competition of ISA.
Tatenashi's "push" would maybe to force Irish to do romantically inclined things that involve couples with her, even though they aren't in a relationship.
Over time, Irish could come to like it, and maybe actually seek to do them with her as a bonafide couple.
|2011-12-02, 21:45
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EDIT: And not only chocolate, the guys can give flowers or a gift too.
|2011-12-02, 21:49
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@ Senpai and Rain - Actually, I was planning a chapter where the males try to make chocolates for their LI's.
Ichika's is regular brown chocolate in different shapes that he gives to everyone.
Kyuukai's is the shape of nekomimi's and are dark chocolate.
Irish's is random blobs of white chocolate.
Anwyay, I made an edit to the post from before. Please answer if you can.
|2011-12-02, 21:52
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If you remember my works, The Group has the authority to go up to the Yellow Zone areas like our subject world. And also an X-Class Criminal is on the loose and the Bureau wants the perp either killed or arrested.
We just ask for one thing only, to be left alone to do our job. But when others start to meddle and outright hinder it and our pleas go on deaf ears, then we simply dispose of them regardless of who they are, may be allied or foe. This is one of the many reasons why the ship, and by extension, the group was subsequently called "The All-killer".
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|2011-12-02, 21:54
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@ Senpai and Rain - Aaaaagh! I can't edit again!
Anyway, how do you think Ichika and Kyuukai should get their first kiss? Irish's is already from CPR after both of them crash into the water and he performs mouth to mouth.
|2011-12-02, 21:59
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Otherwise, he kissed unrelated people he hasn't affection with (for example, Nohonhon). Accidental kiss, I mean.
|2011-12-02, 22:02
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@ Eratas: You could have Kyuukai sculpt a small figure of a little girl with cat ears and a tail that holds a heart saying "I Love You" out to Laura.
That's what I plan to do anyway. And it's cute enough that Laura can't bring herself to eat it.
On a random side note, does Irish have a secret that he tells no one? Something so deeply personal that he can't bring himself to tell anyone else?
Nothing regarding his past actions, but a secret regarding his habits, or personality that he doesn't want to admit to anyone?
Kyuukai's is his fetish, and the fact that he has a nekomimi plushie around the size of a 5 year old girl (DON'T THINK OF IT IN THAT WAY! It's nothing like that and he doesn't do anything to it!) that he just likes to cuddle with when he sleeps (not in Laura's or anyone's view of course) and it also happens to have a spitting resemblance to Aria as a 5 year old girl.
The reason why that happens is in regards to an omake that also connects to HotM as canon.
Blame Tabane, a time machine, Aria trying to meet her grandfather, but landing in a time when her parents were lovestruck teenagers.
She's got a thing for catboys, and so, she orders a plushie from a maker to bring back to the future. The maker takes a photo of her, and makes a plushie out of her to sell. The maker owned the store that supplies Kyuukai with all his kemonomimi related goods.
And so, Kyuukai buys the plushie made after his future daughter because he thought it was so damn cute.
All I have to say about Kyuukai's first kiss, is that it should be done at an impacting, heartwarming moment. That is all.
|2011-12-02, 22:06
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(the same goes with a case in ouran host Club, where the Main heroine -a crossdresser- kissed another female. ouran is a shoujo, with girls became main demographic, hence it's played for laughs, not ship tease)
See you guys leter, I'm off for few hours.
|2011-12-02, 22:06
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@ Rain - The fact that he cross dresses, that he accidentally became an internet idol when someone posted a fic of it online, that he had a "dream" where he and Tatenashi were in a situation, the fact that he sucfesfully seduced a lolicon when to get info, the fact that he was nearly caught in marshmallow hell with Maya. There are many he has
|2011-12-02, 22:11
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@ Eratas: He seduced a lolicon...?
I wonder how ISA would react when the existence of the Neko-Aria is revealed? And that "she" has a spitting resemblance to Kyuukai and Laura?
I plan to have a few of them think that Kyuukai and Laura are so deeply in a relationship that they crafted a plushie of their potential child. (Not like they know who it's really based off of. )
And the rest think he's an unforgivable pervert. There by staining his reputation. But increasing it with a select few. It's one of the reason's he's evicted on his birthday. Or possibly sooner.
|2011-12-02, 22:18
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@ Rain - Who else was going to do it? Tatenashi sure as hell can't and all the females in FRACTURE have a bust! Irish is the only one who looks like he can pass off as a young girl. Of course, the other two never let him live it down once they see the footage of him saying "Onii-san, can you please teach me what copulation means?" or "Please give me your milky white liquid."
Anyway, how good is Kyuukai in cooking?
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Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Looking for inspiration
So instead, I'm going to write a post about someone who's very dear to me and whose fate lies heavy on my heart at the moment.
My great aunt is 86 years old. She is the oldest living member of my family (which is very very small) and unfortunately she's not long for this world. In the last year her health has deteriorated horribly and she's now in and out of hospital and unable to do much for herself. She's living at my mother's house now who has to take care of her. It kind of breaks my heart. Especially since I know what she used to be like.
She was a very successful architect, and travelled the world. She built schools in North Africa and lived in Paris. She speaks 4 languages, including Arabic learnt from her days in Tunisia and Algeria. She married in the 60s but eventually divorced and had no children. My mum was her 'child', and they were great pals. She took my mum travelling with her in the 70s and 80s. My mum remembers my great aunt at her greatest so it's that much harder for her to see her now. I worry about my mother and the strain this is taking on her but there isn't much I can do apart from listen.
My own memories of my aunt in her younger days are many, but they are a child's memories. Her picking me up from nursery school, looking after me on many sunny afternoons. Going round to her house was always an exciting event as I looked forward to exploring the strange objects she'd brought back from abroad and decorated her house with. She was also one of my favourite playmates, despite her age. We used to build forts out of the sofa cushions in the living room. She satisfied my every childish whim because I was her only 'grandchild', in effect. The past few years her mind had started to go a bit, so she wasn't the aunt of my childhood but she was still a lovely old dear who I could have a nice wee chat with and who told me about her travels and would rejoice in my various achievements at university and beyond. I'll miss her dearly.
I'm trying not to feel too sorry for my great aunt. She's had a brilliant life, seen the world and until this past year or two she's been in great health. It's just really difficult to watch someone deteriorate and know that there's nothing you can do. At least I can take some comfort in the fact that she has her family around her in her final months and that has to mean something.
Old age is no joke. I've known a few people who've died but most have died suddenly. This drawn out long process of 'shutting down' of the body and the mind is horrible to watch. It really breaks my heart. It makes me want to (eventually, when I'm old) die of a heart attack or something, at least then my loved ones won't have to go through this. Maybe I should start eating more fried food.... Just kidding obviously.
It sounds terrible but I dread going to my mum's to visit at the moment. I want to forget this stage once she's gone and just remember the woman she used to be. Is that possible?
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My great grandma passed away about twelve years ago. I made the decision to go and visit her in the nursing home before she passed. I always try to forget that day and try to remember all of the wonderful moments that we did have the chance to share.ReplyDelete
You won't be able to completely forget this, but you can make the choice to celebrate the wonderful woman that she was instead of to remember these hard final months.
Good luck honey
Dearest Squirrel,ReplyDelete
Life sucks sometimes. And your great aunt sounds absolutely lovely — like someone out of a novel! I'm glad you and your mum have had her and I'm sure she is glad to have had both of you and is glad to have both of you now, at the end of her life.
The best I can wish for you (and really all of us!) is that your life is filled with as many varied experiences as hers must have been, and the kind of loving people she has had in hers.
My usual smiles,
Thanks guys, it is hard but that's life eh? Thanks for the wishes and for dropping by xReplyDelete


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9/25/13 Tigers at Twins: Target Field
As was my tradition toward the end of September, I got to the stadium before batting practice began and stood out by Gate 34 trying to get a long home run ball:
But then I went to Gate 3 about twenty minutes before the gates opened in order to be the first one in line over there:
When I got in, I quickly got Al Alburquerque to toss me a ball by being the only one in the left field seats who knew his name:
(He's the one to the left of the group of two.) I then went on to miss a Torii Hunter home run ball. I tracked the ball about forty feet to my right, turned, and jumped for the ball, but it tipped off my glove and bounced to my side where another person got it. I was mad I couldn't come down with the ball, but then almost the exact same scenario, so I started the exact same way:
But when I got to the point where I needed to turn and jump for the ball, I climbed on the bleacher, and thus had a much smaller jump to make and caught the ball. I then gave the ball away to the kid in the red. Usually he'd be too old for me to give him a ball, but he had a cast on his right leg, so I made an exception.
I then headed over to right field for the second group, which included Prince Fielder and Victor Martinez. I first had a a near miss with a Prince Fielder ball. He bombed the ball over my head in the the standing room, so I bolted back and ran to the spot where the ball was headed:
But the ball took two bounces to a ticket scanner I was the person closest to the ball as the ticket scanner got it, so I stuck around for a second to see if he would give the ball to me; but I left when it became apparent that he was going to keep the ball for himself. For both Martinez and Fielder, this was my view:
And so when Martinez hit a ball that bounced off the wall you see in the lower left hand of the picture and bounced into the back row, I ran and picked it up. That would be my third and final ball of batting practice. I then gave the ball away as batting practice ended to a kid who had not tried hard but still had not gotten a ball all of batting practice.
As for the game, I was down in the "moat" of Target Field. And so, I decided to take a look inside of the third base lounge:
Considering how many times I had sat in the moat seats, it was kind of sad that the only time I had ever been there was when I was in the Race at Target Field mascot race. And then it was even just for a second since we were using it as a way of getting back to the -1 level concourse. Anyway, as I walked in, the view stayed familiar, since the door which I had exited through was immediately visible in front of me:
But when I turned my head to the right–which was much harder in a giant mosquito costume–I saw what I had previously missed on my last trip to the lounge:
Besides the overpriced food–which makes sense for the lounge's usual clientele–it's a neat place.
I then made it back out to the field for the Tigers infielders warming up. When they were done, I got Ramon Santiago to toss me my then-fourth ball of the game:
During the game I then played third-out balls. After several inning of trying, I was coming to accept the fact that I was never going to get one since I was playing the outfield end of the dugout and Max Scherzer was striking out pretty much every Twins player he got out. In about the fifth or sixth inning, though, he got the last Twin of the inning to pop the ball out to Miguel Cabrera. When Miggy headed to the dugout, I flashed my glove, and when he noticed my Tigers gear, he tossed me the ball:
And then the people who had been watching me go up to the dugout every third out and encouraged me every time offered to take my picture after I go the ball:
And that was it for snagging, but when the Tigers finally won the game, they had clinched the AL Central. So I got to experience my first ever postseason celebration:
It was fun in that I knew the Tigers were making the playoffs even if the Twins managed to sweep them, but it was still kind of not since it was the Tigers celebrating on our field. That said, it *was* my first ever time watching one of these celebrations, so I made sure to stick around for it. And with the amount kind-of-sad faces that stuck around, I'd say that was the general sentiment–except for, you know,all of those weirdo Tigers fans in attendance:
And so ended the Tigers series. Next up would be the Indians, who the Twins could potentially knock out of the playoffs. Three games down in the week, three to go.
- 5 Balls at this Game (1 pictured because I gave 3 away and somehow can't find the Cabrera ball)
Numbers 733-737:
- 291 Balls in 61 Games= 4.77 Balls Per Game
- 5 Balls x 26,517 Fans= 132,585 Competition Factor
- 123 straight Games with at least 1 Ball
- 28 straight Games with at least 2 Balls
- 2 straight Games with at least 3-5 Balls
- 175 Balls in 35 Games at Target Field= 5.00 Balls Per Game
- 33 straight Games with at least 1 Ball at Target Field
- 13 straight Games with at least 2 Balls at Target Field
- 2 straight Games with at least 3-5 Balls at Target Field
- Time Spent On Game 3:21-11:18= 7 Hours 57 Minutes


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The electronics manufacturing and equipment industry develops software and hardware computer technologies. It's made up of some of the older players in what we commonly think of as tech, and their Washington presence is everywhere, just like the parts and technologies they produce.
Just like the electronics industry itself, political contributions from its component companies have risen meteorically. In the mid-1990s, its donations surpassed $10 million, nearly doubling from 1994 to 1996. Contributions have rocketed since to a total of $29.6 million in 2014 (2012 was the biggest year on record at $54.6 million).
As an industry, its political giving is relatively even-handed, tilting ever-so-slightly in favor of one party or the other depending on which party controls the Oval Office. That difference can add up to several million dollars, and in 2014 Democratic candidates overall took in about $2 million more than their GOP candidates.The biggest direct-to-candidate spenders in 2014 were household tech names: Microsoft (designer of the Windows operating system), Intel (the world's largest microchip and semiconductor company), Cisco (a networking equipment company), Oracle (the second largest software maker by revenue behind Microsoft) and Hewlett-Packard (a computer manufacturer).
Some other, lesser known entities weighed in big with contributions to outside groups, including Escription (a healthcare dictation/translation software company), the International Computer Science Institute (a research nonprofit), and Innovative Interfaces (a library management software producer).
In 2014, the industry posted a $117 million lobbying total, showing a gradual decline since its all-time high of $138 million in 2008; still, it is double the $60.8 million the industry spent on lobbying in 2000.
Their lobbying casts a wide net. For instance, Microsoft in 2014 lobbied on homeland security bills, taxes, copyright, and immigration issues; Oracle on measures dealing with consumer rights online, cyber security, and global human rights; and Hewlett-Packard on competition bills, internet tax bills, and law enforcement data storage bills.
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NEW YORK (AP) - After a fall collection that was heavily sculpted and engineered, Jason Wu set off to craft spring styles that emphasized ease.
NEW YORK (AP) � After a fall collection that was heavily sculpted and engineered, Jason Wu set off to craft spring styles that emphasized ease.
That proved rather difficult.
The clothes he previewed Friday at New York Fashion Week at a loft space in Soho were "a dialogue between construction and ease."
The bias-cut, gold-beaded dress Karen Elson wore to open the show was a sign of the delicate approach that was followed up with feather-light and sometimes sheer slip dresses. Those dresses, some covered in tiny beads, were technically difficult to execute, Wu said.
It impressed tennis star Maria Sharapova, who sat in the front row and then went backstage to pose for photos with Wu. Other celebrity guests included Alicia Keys and Jessica Pare of "Mad Men" fame.
"Jason has a remarkable talent of creating a feminine and romantic look through the use of drapery and unique tailoring," Sharapova said.
For something a little racier � but still chic and tasteful � he turned out some leather looks that incorporated corsetry. For edge, he threw in some utilitarian touches, such as cargo pockets and heavy hardware.
All the elements came together for an outfit that put a black satin motorcycle jacket with a black satin bra and ivory embroidered skirt.
"I wanted to let the body do its job and not do a lot of manipulation to the silhouette, but then to get them to hang just right was a feat. There are chains in the hems and anchor points to keep everything together," Wu said. "It was a labor of love."
There was so much labor and so much love that Wu said he welled up when the models stepped out onto the runway.
"It's the first time we see it all together, and that's a lot of emotion," he said backstage right after the show. "Emotion is good. It has to mean something."
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Mike Kok is a Dutch comic artist and illustrator, who works in a manga style. His comics career began during his studies at the Delft University of Technology, when he began the small-press comic magazine Chaos with Jack Broeders and Dirk-Jan Hoek. Mike has published a great variety of illustrations and cartoons for anime and manga magazines, like Yamage, FaniManga, AnimeniA and AniWay. He is a freelance comic artist and illustrator for the youth magazine Pauze.
His best known character is 'Magical Farmgirl Marieke', the mascot of the J-Pop Foundation and its annual manga and anime convention. In 2001, he published the comic 'Suck me Zizi', together with the Belgian artist Steven de Rie. His dayjobs include working for internet pioneers Zappwerk (later Total Active Media) and the art department of Nike Europe.


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The Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville is now designated as Certified Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.
The designation is credited to the efforts of the Fellowship Landscape Committee and the Religious Education Youth. This award reflects efforts to improve habitat for birds, butterflies, small mammals and other wild life by providing life needs such as food sources, clean water, cover and a place to raise young.
The Youth Group built and installed bird nesting boxes; grew host plants for butterflies and other pollinators. The Landscape Committee added native trees and shrubs to provide food and shelter. Fellowship members learned of another shelter for another species: mason bees. These shelters are installed on the property of several members. Those members also agree to use no pesticides on their property that could kill insects that the birds use to feed their young.
This habitat is located at the UU Fellowship campus at 2021 Kanuga Road in Hendersonville.
To learn more about this program and how your organization can participate visit www.nwf. org/ habitat or contact Bonnie Arbuckle at yarbuckle@gmail. com.
Mary Jo Padgett has been hired as interim executive director at the Environmental and Conservation Organization. Starting April 21, she will step into the position vacated by former Executive Director Rachel Hodge, who has accepted a position as Environmental Programs coordinator with Henderson County.
Padgett is co-founder of ECO and was executive director until 2007. A search committee is being formed to find a permanent replacement.
"Mary Jo comes to the interim director position with experience and a strong history with ECO, which is invaluable," said board President Jan Partin. "Mary Jo's experience enables the organization to remain stable and secure at this time."
For more information about ECO and its projects and programs, visit www.eco-wnc.org or phone the office at 828-697-9557.
The Western North Carolina Quilters' Guild is pleased to announce that McKenzie Crabtree of Rosman High is the recipient of the guild's first scholarship award. The competitively-awarded scholarship is for $500, renewable for three additional years to help with college expenses. McKenzie will also receive a sewing machine from the guild to further her interest in sewing.
The guild will honor McKenzie at Rosman High's awards ceremony May 20 and she will receive the scholarship check and sewing machine at the July 17 guild meeting.
McKenzie has a true passion for sewing. She was introduced to the process of crafting her own clothes in her Apparel I class. When she advanced to Apparel II in her junior year, she was encouraged to push herself and tried her hand in embroidery for the first time. While designing and handembroidering a jacket, she was able to develop her own style, and she was hooked.
McKenzie was described by one of her teachers as a "hardworking and conscientious student. She has maintained high academic standards while being involved in many athletic teams and clubs. She gives nothing less than her best!" In addition to her challenging academic course work, she took clothing design courses and won a prize for her work. She was awarded the Golden Needle Award in Apparel Design at Rosman High by Billie Wilson.
In addition, McKenzie has volunteered with Operation Christmas Child Warehouse and has made preemie blankets for Memorial Mission Hospital. She is a member of the Transylvania County Youth Council, was invited to participate in the National Young Leaders Conference as a National Scholar and in the summer studio program at the Art Institute of Charlotte.
Candidates for the scholarship had to submit their official high school transcript, including ACT or SAT scores; a personal statement detailing their educational goals and experience and interest in the fiber arts; as well as a letter of recommendation from a non-relative. The Western North Carolina Quilters Guild unanimously chose McKenzie.
Construction started on Regal Oaks Apartments, at 1312 Old Spartanburg Road, in early 2013. Regal Oaks has 24 independent living apartments for seniors and was developed under the HUD Section 202 Capital Advance program that provides supportive housing for the elderly with very low incomes.
Regal Oaks Apartments very energy efficient, meeting EarthCraft multifamily green building certification. The project is co-sponsored by Housing Assistance Corp. of Hendersonville and the North Carolina Housing Foundation of Winston-Salem. It will be managed by North Carolina Housing Services and Management Corporation of Winston-Salem.
The Air Force Junior ROTC instructors and cadets of North Henderson High earned an overall unit assessment score of "Exceeds Standards" — the highest rating attainable — during a unit evaluation March 24. Under the leadership of Principal Frank Edney, Lt. Col. Jim Grigsby and Master Sgt. Doug Draper created a dynamic and supportive learning environment, which was coupled with an excellent community outreach program. Grigsby and Draper also provided outstanding leadership in creating a cadet-centered citizenship program.
North Henderson High's Air Force JROTC cadets performed well and took great pride in leading and accomplishing their unit goals.
On April 24, the Knights of Columbus Council #7184 of Immaculate Conception Church, dedicated to charity and service to the community, celebrated its second annual Shield Awards honoring county and city police, firefighters and emergency service personnel who have risen above the call of duty in service to their fellow citizens.
This year's honorees were Detective Nathan Smith of the Hendersonville Police Department, William T. Francis, fire engineer of the Hendersonville Fire Department, Detective Terry Tweed of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, the Rev. David MacEachern of Bat Cave Fire & Rescue and Paramedic Glenn Williams of Henderson County EMS.
Also in attendance were respective heads of each department to present the awards. The mayor's office was represented by Steve Caraker of the City Council and Charlie Messer represented the county Board of Commissioners.


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A 2010 report from the Motion Picture Association of America said that the movie industry loses billions of dollars every year to Internet piracy. The phenomenon is widespread in part because of file-sharing technology such as BitTorrent, which allows computer users to copy large files—like movies—from each other.
At the Australian International Movie Convention on Aug. 21, Kim Williams, CEO of the Australian media conglomerate News Limited, called file-sharing "scumbag theft." He went on to say that illegally downloading content "is the equivalent of smashing a window and taking it."
Ernesto Van Der Sar, founder of the file-sharing news website TorrentFreak.com, is skeptical of the belief that piracy is harmful to the studios' profitability. "I think there is very little to no effect on the box office in the U.S.," Van Der Sar said in an e-mail.
TorrentFreak.com, which has been cited in such news outlets as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and CNN, released a list of the 10 most-pirated movies of all time, compiled from BitTorrent tracking data since 2006.
"We monitor and store data reported by public BitTorrent trackers," Van Der Sar said. "These trackers report the number of people who are sharing files, and we use this data to calculate the total number of downloads. Different downloads for the same titles are later grouped."
Some of the movies on the list are among the highest-grossing of all time, supporting Van Der Sar's claim. However, others on the list did lousy business, and may have done better without competition from file-sharers.
Read ahead to see TorrentFreak.com's list of the 10 most-pirated movies of all time. All box office data is from BoxOfficeMojo.com.
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(ORLEANS) - Saturday nights are heating up in downtown Orleans as The Orleans Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Touchstone Energy/ Orange County REMC presents another exciting summer of Concerts in the Park.
The popular event continues Saturday, in historic Congress Square (town square park) with a performance by the Louisville, KY based River Cities Concert Band.
River Cities is a traditional concert band consisting of woodwinds, brass and percussion. Concert attendees will hear a wide variety of music styles, from marches, to jazz, to Broadway, and beyond. The group promises the musical ride of your life. Concerts are presented by the band year-round at various locations in Louisville and Southern Indiana.
The free concert will begin at 7 p.m. (local time) in the southwest corner area of Congress Square.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs or blankets, as seating in the park is limited.
*Special Note: In the event of inclement weather, concerts may be slightly delayed, cancelled or moved indoors to the nearby Orleans Christian Church, Unity Hall.
Upcoming offerings include:
- July 26-"Tobin & Friends"
- August 2-Sweet Water
- August 9-Crawford Co. Community Band
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Chen, Y-F. and Jobanputra, Paresh and Barton, Pelham and Jowett, S.M. and Bryan, S. and Clark, Wendy and Fry-Smith, A. and Burls, Amanda (2006) A systematic review of the effectiveness of adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adults and an economic evaluation of their cost-effectiveness. Health Technology Assessment, 10 (42). pp. 1-266.
Carroll, D. and Smith, George Davey and Phillips, Anna C. and Ring, Christopher and West, Patrick (2006) Birth weight, adult blood pressure, and blood pressure reactions to acute psychological stress. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 60 (2). pp. 144-145. ISSN 0143-005X
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Cryer, Robert (2006) Of custom, treaties, scholars and the gavel: the impact of the International Criminal Tribunals on the ICRC customary law study. Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 11 (2). pp. 239-263. ISSN 1467-7954
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Dixon, Louise (2006) Differentiating patterns of violence in the family and the effects on children. In: XVIth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Edmunds, Jemma and Ntoumanis, Nikos and Duda, Joan L (2006) A test of self-determination theory in the exercise domain. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 36 (9). pp. 2240-2265. ISSN 0021-9029
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Flint, Mike and von Hahn, Thomas and Zhang, Jie and Farquhar, Michelle and Jones, Christopher T and Balfe, Peter and Rice, Charles M and McKeating, Jane A (2006) Diverse CD81 proteins support hepatitis C virus infection. Journal of virology, 80 (22). pp. 11331-42. ISSN 0022-538X
Fairchild, Ian J and Smith, Claire L and Baker, Andy and Fuller, Lisa and Spotl, Christoph and Mattey, Dave and McDermott, Frank (2006) Modification and preservation of environmental signals in speleothems. Earth Science Reviews. ISSN 0012-8252
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Kavussanu, Maria and Spray, Christopher M. (2006) Contextual influences on moral functioning of male youth footballers. The Sport Psychologist, 20 (1). pp. 1-23. ISSN 0888-4781
Lai, Wai K and Sun, Phoebe J and Zhang, Jie and Jennings, Adam and Lalor, Patricia F and Hubscher, Stefan and McKeating, Jane A and Adams, David H (2006) Expression of DC-SIGN and DC-SIGNR on human sinusoidal endothelium: a role for capturing hepatitis C virus particles. The American journal of pathology, 169 (1). pp. 200-8. ISSN 0002-9440
Littlemore, Jeannette and Low, Graham (2006) Metaphoric competence and communicative language ability. Applied Linguistics, 27 (2). pp. 268-294. ISSN 0142-6001
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Mikhailov, Victor A. and Parkes, M. A. and Tuckett, R. P. and Mayhew, C. A. (2006) Isomeric effects in the gas-phase reactions of dichloroethene, C2H2Cl2, with a series of cations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 110 (17). pp. 5760-5771. ISSN 1089-5639
McIvor, Claire (2006) The Use and Abuse of the Doctrine of Vicarious Liability. COMMON LAW WORLD REVIEW, 35 (4). pp. 268-296. ISSN 1473-7795
Phillips, Anna C. and Carroll, Douglas and Burns, Victoria E. and Ring, Christopher and Macleod, John and Drayson, Mark (2006) Bereavement and marriage are associated with antibody response to influenza vaccination in the elderly. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 20 (3). pp. 279-289. ISSN 08891591
Penfold, DW and Sargent, F and Macaskie, LE (2006) Inactivation of the Escherichia coli K-12 twin arginine translocation system promotes increased hydrogen production. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 262. pp. 135-137.
Palmgren, E and Vickers, Steven (2006) Partial Horn logic and cartesian categories. Annals of Pure and Applied Logic, 143 (3). pp. 314-353. ISSN 0168-0072
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Parkes, M. A. and Ali, S. and Tuckett, R. P. and Mikhailov, Victor A. and Mayhew, C. A. (2006) Threshold photoelectron photoion coincidence spectroscopy and selected ion flow tube cation-molecule reaction studies of cyclic-C4F8. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 8 (31). pp. 3643-3652. ISSN 1463-9076
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Russell, Jill (2006) EThOS: progress towards an electronic thesis service for the UK. Serials: The Journal for the Serials Community, 19 (1). pp. 32-36. ISSN 1475-3308
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Tsang, C. W. and Lin, X. and Gudgeon, N. H. and Taylor, G. S. and Jia, H. and Hui, E. P. and Chan, A. T. C. and Lin, C. K. and Rickinson, A. B. (2006) CD4+ T-cell responses to Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen EBNA1 in Chinese populations are highly focused on novel C-terminal domain-derived epitopes. Journal of Virology, 80 (16). pp. 8263-8266. ISSN 0022-538X
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Diego Simeone's men face an uphill task to stay in the Europa League, going down to strikes from Gokdeniz Karadeniz & Pablo Orbaiz
Kurban Berdyev's men struck early through Gokdeniz Karadeniz in the first 10 minutes, and rode their luck for the majority of the match after the first half dismissal of captain, Roman Sharonov. However, the Russian side ultimately held out and netted again in the dying minutes through Pablo Orbaiz when Atletico were committing heavily for the equaliser.
The visitors outfit got off to the perfect start, netting the opening goal with just six minutes on the clock.
Karadeniz cut in from the left-hand side and slid the ball into the feet of Salomon Rondon, who drilled a shot towards the bottom corner. Sergio Asenjo in the Atletico goal managed to palm the ball to his right, but Kardeniz ran in to smash the rebound into the corner.
Los Colchoneros almost made an immediate reply. Arda Turan curled an outswinging corner kick to the edge of the area for Diego Godin, but the Uruguayan's impressive volley fizzed just past the left-hand post.
The first glimpse of Radamel Falcao came midway through the second half when the Colombian collected possession on the edge of the box and rifled a strike towards the bottom left corner, but his attempt crept past the post.
The prolific goalgetter was to be frustrated for much of the night, and neither goalkeeper was called into action on too many occasions until Rubin were dealt a blow just before the break.
Sharonov, who had previously been booked for a foul on Cristian Rodriguez, was shown a second yellow card when he upended Falcao as the Atletico man was jinking his way into the penalty area.
As the second half progressed Diego Simeone's side looked to utilise their man advantage, but the in-form Ryzhikov was proving to be a formidable barrier between the sticks.
In quick succession, the Rubin keeper denied Turan's strike from the edge of the box with an unconventional save with his legs, then managed to block a volley from Falcao from the same position.
And with 12 minutes remaining the Colombian turned swiftly on the edge of the box and powered a superb volley towards goal, only to see his attempt crash off the crossbar.
Rodriguez had a golden opportunity to snatch a leveller for his side in the last ten minutes, but sent his header wide of the mark despite having a large portion of the goal in which to aim.
Atletico continued to push further forward for an equaliser, but this proved to be their undoing. Goalkeeper Asenjo, in his attempts to find a goal from a corner kick, was caught out of position, and a pacey counterattack from the Russians saw Orbaiz run through and have the simplest of tasks to slot home into the empty net.
Rubin Kazan take a pivotal lead into the second leg in Russia, and Atletico's Europa League crown seems to be slipping from their grasp.


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Yes, it does look like an octopus, but it's not. Guess again.
Now do you know?
Hmmmmm....what could it be?
No, I'm not calling you fat. These are slices of lardo, which is fat taken from the top of a pig's back and then cured with sea salt, clove, nutmeg, white pepper, black pepper, rosemary, bay leaf, and coriander. Silky and succulent, sliced so thinly that it dissolves on your tongue in seconds, it leaves your mouth coated with an herbal luxuriousness that even bacon cannot rival. If you know any vegetarians, I'm pretty sure it's safe to feed them this product, since there's no meat in it whatsoever. Just fat, la la la.
The dude behind the counter explained that his favorite way to serve lardo is to lay an entire slice on a hot piece of toast so it can melt into the bread. I decided that my preferred method is to lay the entire slice right on my tongue and roll it around in my mouth for a bit, all the while savoring how full and wonderfully rich my life is at that particular moment, and how there is no place in the world I'd rather be than standing in front of the fridge, hiding from my children, and sucking on pieces on fatback from an acorn-fed Iberico pig imported from Spain.
Bonus: You don't need chapstick or moisturizer for at least a week.
And if you can spare some extra, it's a good treat for getting babies to do tricks:
Oh! I almost forgot to tell you where you can purchase this fine substance. We picked ours up at Panozzo's Italian Market in the South Loop. You can also order it directly from La Quercia, a company in Iowa that produces award-winning artisan salumi. My Christmas present to myself is going to be a tub (or three) of Iowa White Spread from La Quercia, which is basically lardo that is whipped up and smooshed into a tub. Personally, I think 'Meat Butter' has a better ring to it than 'Iowa White Spread.' Well, almost everything has a better ring to it than 'Iowa White Spread.' Then again, the more I say 'Iowa White Spread' to myself, the more catchy it becomes.
I can't wait for my Iowa White Spread. Luckily I have lardo to hold me up in the meantime! Phew.


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Thats F*cked Up: Mother Burns Her 10-Year-Old Adopted Son's Penis With A Burning Iron!
"A Gilbert woman is accused of sexual conduct with a minor -- her 10-year-old adopted son. According to police, the victim told them that his 39-year-old mother bound his hands and feet, forced dog excrement into his mouth and duct taped it shut. The victim added that she burned his penis with a lighter, then sodomized him repeatedly with a toothbrush. Police say there was another incident where Jennifer Barnes repeatedly burned the victim's penis with a curling iron. In both cases, the victim bled. During a physical exam, it was discovered that the child had large scars on his pelvic area and legs, consistent with healed burns. He also had three distinct scars, consistent with his disclosure of being sodomized." - 10 News
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The top military commander in Iraq says the U.S. is on track to end its combat mission in Iraq by next year.
The top military commander in Iraq says the U.S. is on track to end its combat mission in Iraq by next year.
U.S. Gen. Ray Odierno is expected to tell the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee that there has been a significant drop in violence in Iraq recently, according to the statement obtained by CNN.
President Obama has said the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will end by August 31, 2010. Obama also said he plans to keep a range of 35,000 to 50,000 support troops on the ground in Iraq after combat troops are out.
"We have approximately 124,000 troops and 11 Combat Teams operating in Iraq today. By the end of October, I believe we will be down to 120,000 troops in Iraq," Odierno said in the remarks.
Odierno said statistics show violence has dropped in Iraq.
"Overall attacks have decreased 85 percent over the past two years from 4,064 in August 2007 to 594 in August 2009, with 563 in September so far," Odierno said. "In that same time period, U.S. military deaths have decreased by 93 percent, Iraqi Security Force deaths have decreased 79 percent."
Odierno said there were still security questions.
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Odierno pointed to the August 19 bombings in Baghdad that targeted the Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs that killed more than 100 people as an example of ongoing challenges in Iraq.
However, Odierno gave a vote of confidence to the Iraqi forces who had taken over security for Baghdad after U.S. forces handed over control.
"The Iraqis wanted to be in charge; they wanted the responsibilities; and they have demonstrated that they are capable," he said.
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PRINCETON — Princeton voters wanted to know about home rule's impact on local schools, utility rates and ethical safeguards when it was their turn to speak at Tuesday's forum on home rule.
About 150 people attended Tuesday night's forum hosted by the Bureau County Republican and held at the Bureau County Metro Center. Panelists were James Banovetz, Doug Williams and Jerry Neumann,
Following introductions by BCR Publisher and forum moderator Sam Fisher and opening statements by the panel members, the audience had the next 45 minutes to make comments and ask questions of the panel.
School impact
In the first question of the evening, Larry Smith wanted to know what bearing home rule would have on the local school districts. Banovetz said there would be very little to no impact. Schools are completely separate entities with its own powers and taxing abilities. However, a city council may use home rule to help a school district with a capital construction project, he said.
Constraints on city council
Princeton resident Ray Crawford asked what options the community would have to put brakes on the city council if it wanted to do something the residents didn't want.
Banovetz said there are constraints on the council from misusing home rule. Giving an example from the city of Lisle, Banovetz said the city council decided to build a new city hall, which the residents opposed through an advisory referendum. However, the council decided to go ahead with the project. The voters circulated petitions and threw out home rule in 1977. Communities unhappy with home rule can go through the legal process to rescind home rule. Voters can also "throw the characters out of elected office," Banovetz said.
Culture of governments
When asked about the cons to home rule, Williams said the issue of home rule typically boils down to taxes. Voters have to look at the "culture of governments" in a community, what has been the history on how the council has handled finances, and if there has been any abuse to the council's powers. Council members know their friends and neighbors won't stand for abuse of power, he said. It's been his experience, serving as a city manager in communities of 12,000 and less populations, that the councils have been fiscally conservative.
Code of ethics
Another audience member questioned whether a conflict of interest policy would help control home rule?
In response, Williams said his community developed a code of ethics for the council. However, with the exception of debt, a current city council cannot bind future councils, whether the community is a home rule community or not.
However, any violation of a code of ethics would ring a loud bell with the local media, Banovetz added.
When asked about home rule communities not being eligible for as many grants as non-home rule communities, Williams said there is no difference between home rule and non-home rule. Home rule communities do have greater freedom in negotiating contracts and making faster decisions. Home rule communities can also impose impact fees on developers for impact on streets, parks, etc., he said.
Stabilizing utility rates
Resident Kay Wallace asked Neumann how home rule could help stabilize the city's utility rates, as proposed by the home rule supporters.
Neumann said the city could get additional revenue sources, other than increased utility rates, through home rule to pay for utility infrastructure projects.
Following closing remarks from the panel, BCR Publisher and forum moderator Sam Fisher thanked the crowd for coming, urged them to continue to become informed about home rule and to go to the polls on March 20.
As they were leaving the forum, one Princeton woman said the forum helped make up her mind in favor of home rule. Another person said he was still voting no.
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The demand for guns and ammo has jumped since talks of bans on high capacity magazines and assault rifles began.
Gun and ammo sales are up at Smyrna Sporting Goods and owner Brian Brown knows why.
"People think they're going to lose their rights," he said. "It's just like people stocking up on bread and milk before a storm, but most of the time the bread goes bad and the milk goes sour."
Following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last month, Delaware lawmakers began to take a careful look at the First State's own laws regarding certain guns and ammunition.
Gov. Jack Markell, Lt. Gov. Matt Denn and Attorney General Beau Biden have proposed legislation that would ban the sale of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, increase the stringency of background checks required for obtaining guns, require that residents report lost and stolen firearms and ban possession of guns near a school.
"Our proposals are focused on two important goals: keeping guns out of the hands of people who should not have them, and taking reasonable steps to address the terrible phenomenon of mass shootings," said Cathy Rossi, the governor's communications director.
According to Rossi, the legislation should be introduced this week; following that, it will move through both houses of the General Assembly to be voted on.
"These proposals are reasonable, necessary and entirely constitutional," Rossi said. "Gov. Markell believes in the Second Amendment. But this isn't a debate about the Second Amendment – the measures being proposed are constitutional."
The National Rifle Association has a different take on the proposed legislation. The Delaware State Sportsmen's Association along with the NRA held a rally on Sunday opposing this legislation and its members had a lot to say on the subject.
"We feel that this is an unnecessary, cynical and opportunistic political ploy based on a horrific tragedy," said former NRA President John Sigler, who is also the current chairman of the Delaware GOP. "These proposals are aimed at law abiding citizens and will only affect them. If they pass this, they should be prepared for a long, drawn out legal battle."
Regardless of whether or not the legislation passes, the mere mention of it has affected gun sales in a noticeable way. According to Brown, the demand for guns and ammo in the weeks since the shooting and proposed legislation has been so high that it has left his shelves bare. Brown does most of his business in hunting weapons, but recently handguns and .223 rifle ammo have been flying off the shelves.
"Customers want to know why we can't get products; it's because they've bought it all up," he said. "The manufacturers can't keep up with the demand."
These supply and demand issues can be seen all across the state. The demand is so high that stores that previously sold in bulk have had to begin rationing ammo.
"Suppliers are tapped out," said Thomas Shellenberger, of the Delaware State Sportsmen's Association. "I stopped in Target Master just over the Pennsylvania state line and they usually have pallets of ammo stacked up for you to buy by the case, now there's almost nothing and they're limiting customers to buying two boxes at a time because they run a range and if they don't they will run out."
Beth Parsons, of Shooters Choice, a gun shop and shooting range here in Dover, has also seen an uptick in gun sales since talks began of changing legislation as well.
"It's not specific to one type of gun," she said. "People are afraid of having their rights taken away, so they're getting what they can get. It seems like every time I turn around 50 people are walking in to buy a gun."
Parsons doesn't just chalk it up to fear, however. According to her, it also has to do with a defiant American spirit.
"You can't just tell Americans they can't have something, they'll do it to prove a point," she said.
Sigler had his own explanation for the run on guns and ammo.
"People understand that the government will have a hard time taking away from them what they already own," he said.
Regardless of why they might be buying, consumers across the area have taken note of the shortage. "Stores sell out the day everything comes in," said William Cahall, who attended a gun-rights rally, hosted by the NRA, at Modern Maturity Center in Dover on Sunday.
Not only has the demand gone up, the prices have as well, in some cases by leaps and bounds.
"Prices for certain things have doubled [on] anything that you hear about being subject to a ban," Schellenberger said. "Things are either unavailable or the prices have doubled or even tripled."
Despite the fact that certain guns may be taken off the streets, local gun dealers don't seem to be worried about a possible impact to their business.
"We won't be able to sell certain guns and magazines, so the business won't be there in that capacity," said Parsons. "If the general public can't get one type they'll turn to another type."


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The Liturgy of the Palms
San Andrés celebrated Palm/Passion Sunday with style. We opted to make the procession shorter this year in order for more people to participate, and it worked. Almost 40 people processed down the street fron Niña Romana´s house to the church. The church was packed with 55 people, and the youth did a fabulous job reading the Passion narrative.
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Pedroia, Erstad, Melvin to join AFL's Hall of Fame
Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has earned American League Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards, and now the four-time All-Star can add yet another honor to his list.
The Arizona Fall League announced on Friday that Pedroia has been elected as one of three new members of its Hall of Fame, along with former Major League All-Star Darin Erstad and Athletics manager Bob Melvin.
"Our three 2013 honorees increase the Fall League Hall of Fame to 34 members," AFL director Steve Cobb said in a statement. "Besides their outstanding career statistics, Dustin Pedroia and Darin Erstad epitomize the well-rounded way baseball is meant to be played -- offensively, defensively and competitively. Bob Melvin's managerial track record that now includes a remarkable turnaround in Oakland is exemplary."
The AFL, founded in 1992, is a six-team league, with rosters made up of prospects from Major League organizations, mostly from the Double-A and Triple-A levels. The Hall of Fame formed in 2001 and bases inductions on players' and managers' individual achievements since they participated in the AFL.
Pedroia, who played for the 2004 Scottsdale Scorpions, is the third Hall of Fame member who also owns Rookie of the Year and MVP awards, joining Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols. The Arizona State product has hit better than .300 over his eight-year career and won two Gold Glove Awards.
Erstad, of the 1995 Tempe Rafters, played 14 seasons in the Majors, mostly for the Angels. He is the only player in MLB history to win Gold Gloves as both an infielder and an outfielder and the first to do so at three primary positions (left field, center field and first base). In 2000, Erstad led the American League with 240 hits and scored 121 runs while notching a record 100 RBIs from the leadoff spot. He is now the head baseball coach at Nebraska, his alma mater.
Melvin is the first former AFL skipper to win Manager of the Year awards in the AL and NL. He piloted the 1999 Maryvale Saguaros before going on to lead the D-backs (2005-09), Mariners (2003-04) and A's (2011-present). Melvin is the D-backs' all-time winningest manager and last year led the A's to the AL West title, overcoming a 13-game deficit.
Those three join an AFL Hall of Fame that already includes players such as Roy Halladay, Derek Jeter, Mike Piazza and Pujols, and managers such as Dusty Baker and Terry Francona.
Andrew Simon is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @HitTheCutoff.