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White-eared Titi Monkey
Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay
Arboreal, moist forest
They have a greyish agouti to buffy orange agouti coat. The chest and belly are orange agouti. The tail is a mixture of blackish buff with orange at its base and whitish ear tufts. (Agouti is a hair pattern of dark brown to black hairs with lighter colored tips)
Titi monkeys are a small South American monkeys that live in extended family groups. Members of the group will sit together and twine their tails exhibiting social bonding. They have many vocalizations from a bird like chirping to an echoing long call. These monkeys are diurnal, or active during the daylight hours.
Monogamous; gestation ~ 4 months
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The father is the primary caretaker of the offspring.
The coat of the tail greys with age.
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Sorghum Promotion and Research Program Background Information
The Sorghum Promotion, Research, and Information Program, commonly known as the Sorghum Checkoff Program, was established under the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 (Act). The Act authorizes generic promotion, research, and information orders aimed at advancing the demand for agricultural commodities to benefit U.S. producers and consumers. On May 6, 2008, AMS published a final Sorghum Promotion, Research, and Information Order after public notice and comment. The Order became effective on May 7, 2008. The collection of assessments began on July 1, 2008.
The referendum took place from Feb. 1, 2011, through Feb. 28, 2011. Of the 1,204 valid ballots cast, 917 or 76.2 percent favored the program and 287 or 23.7 percent opposed continuing the program. For the program to continue, it must have been approved by at least a majority of those eligible persons voting for approval who were engaged in the production and sale of sorghum during the period July 1, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2010.
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The Program is funded by an assessment of 0.6 percent of the net market value of grain sorghum and 0.35 percent of the net market value of sorghum forage, silage, hay, haylage, and billets. All producers marketing sorghum must pay the assessment. Imports of such products would also be assessed, although imports are very limited at this time. Since the Board will not be established when assessments begin, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, under the Act, to collect assessments in the absence of the Board through a collecting agent at a financial institution.
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May 11, 1965 J. P. AELLEN, JR., ETAL 3,132,882
SKIVED BRIM CUP AND BLANK THEREFOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 18, 1963 INVENTORS [ALE/V J74- ATTOR/VIY y 1965 J. P. AELLEN, JR ETAL 3,182,882
SKIVED BRIM CUP AND BLANK THEREFOR Filed June 18, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ArraP/vfy United States Patent 3,182,882 SKIVED BRIM CUP AND BLANK THEREFOR John Pauli Aellen, Jr., Bethlehem, and Richard Hartman Fuge, Easton, Pa., assignors to American Can Company, New York, N.Y., a corporation of New Jersey Filed .Iune 18, 1963, Ser. No. 288,702 9 Claims. (Cl. 229-45) This invention relates to a paper cup type container and more particularly to a paper cup having a brim with a skived portion thereon to thus present a. substantially uniplanar brim surface and still more particularly to the aforesaid skived brim cup itself, the blank from which said cup body is formed, and the method for forming said blank into said cup.
Paper cups of the type having a brim formed by an outward curl or head have been found to be particularly useful as containers for various comestibles or esculents; and when a frictienally engaging lid is applied over the brim of the container, the composite container and lid form a package which is particularly adaptable to post-closure processing, such as freezing. In the conventional method of filling such a package, the comestible material, such as sherbert, is introduced in a viscous semi-liquid state into the container opening circumscribed by the brim. A cap or lid is then applied over the brim, thus closing the container opening and forming an esculent package. The package is then subjected to a low processing temperature to freeze the contents thereof.
Since the shape of cup-type containers is normally frusto-conical, it is a fairly common practice to invert alternate packages to thus conserve space or cubeage by fitting the maximum number of packages in the minimum amount of space. In actual practice, immediately after the capping operation, every other package is inverted and the packages are transferred, in this orientation, to a cold shock room wherein the package contents are frozen.- When the package contents are sherbert or the like, a time lapse of approximately twenty minutes exists between the time of inverting of the alternate packages and the time when the contents of the package are completely frozen. During this time lapse, the packages so inverted have been found to leak at the juncture between the cap and the brim, and the particular area of leakage has been traced to that portion of the container brim adjacent the side seam.
An object, therefore, of the present invention is to provide a container wherein the aforementioned leakage does not occur.
Another object of this invention is to provide a cuptype container wherein the brim is substantially uniplanar.
A further object of this invention is to provide a blank for forming a cup having a substantially uniplanar brim.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a method for forming a cup-type container having a substantially uniplanar brim.
A still further object of this invention is to provide an eificient yet simple method for forming a skived cup blank, which method can be easily applied to available conventional cup blanks.
Numerous other objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description, which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, discloses a preferred embodiment thereof.
The foregoing objects are attained by providing a skived area on the upper corner of a cup body blank. When the blank is formed into a cup, and the upper end containing the skived area is rolled into a curl or bead 3,182,882 Patented Mayll, 1965 "ice which defines the brim of the cup, the skived portion will prevent any abrupt step at the seam formed by the overlapped ends of the blank and will instead gradually merge one end of the blank into the other, thus presenting a brim which is substantially uniplanar and which is adapted to sealingly engage an overlying cover throughout the circumference of the brim.
Referring to the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cup having a skived brim in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken substantially along line 22 of FIG. 1 and showing the construction of the cup brim;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken substantially along line 3-3 of FIG- 1 and showing the bottom end of the cup;
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view with parts broken away, of a package formed by applying a lid to a prior art form of cup;
FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4 but showing a lidded cup in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the inner surface of a skived body blank for forming a frusto-conical cup body embodying the principles of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken substantially along line 77 of FIG. 6 and showing the skived edge and the cutter for producing the same; and
FIGS. 8 through 10 are sectional views showing steps in the method of forming a finished cup.
As a preferred or exemplary form of the present invention, FIG. 1 illustrates a cup, generally designated 20, preferably formed from a unitary fibre blank 22 which provides a cup body having an upstanding side wall 23 and aside seam 24. The preferred shape of the cup 20 is frusto-conical and at its open, upper end, the edge of the Wall 23 is curled into a brim 26. The brim is provided with a skived area 28 in the region of the side seam 24.
As can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, the interior of the cup is coated with .a liner or inner coating 30 which is inert and impervious to both hot and cold comestibles. A similar liner or outer coating 32 may be applied to the exterior surface of the cup 20 to provide a moistureimperviou-s layer. The coatings 3t) and 32 may be of metallic, cellulosic, resinous, or flexible ceramic material. Coatings formed of polymers of ethylenically unsaturated monomers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene and the like, are preferred because of their chemical resistance, low cost, and ease of application. The coatings may be applied to the cup 20 either in its sheet stock form or after it has been fabricated, preferably the former. Polyethylene is the preferred coating material and, while its suitable thickness is in the range of one-half to three mils, its is between three-quarters and one mil. 7
A bottom end 34 formed of fibre stock and having an inner coating 36 and an outer coating 38, similar .to the coatings 3t and 32, is attached at the bottom end of the cup 20, as shown in FIG. 3. The end 34 has a downwardly directed peripheral skirt 40 which secures the end to the cup body wall 23 by being folded within an upturned edge 42 of the body Wall. The end 34 is adhesively attached in this position by suitable conventional adhesives or by heat sealing the end coatings 36 and 38 to the inner cup coating 30 by means such as described in US. Reissue Patent No. 25,302 issued to K. P. Allen.
When a cup is to be used as the container portion of a package, a lid can be applied over the brim of the cup to close the mouth thereof and to thus secure the contents therein. A lid suitable for such a purpose is illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5 and is generallly designated preferred thickness 44. The lid 44 comprises an imperforate central panel 46 which merges into a raised channel portion 48 which terminates in a downwardly directed skirt 50. The interior of the channel 48 overlies the brim 26 in snugv sealing relationship therewith to secure the contents within the container in a leak-free manner, even if the container should be inverted. The lid 44 is preferably made of a resiliently flexible material, such as polyethylene, and is provided on the inner surface of the skirt 50 with a bead or ridge 52 which may be continuous or a plurality of discrete segments. When the lid 44 is applied to a filled cup 20, the skirt 50 resiliently deforms slightly to allow the head 52 to pass beneath and frictionally engage the brim 26, thus securing the lid to the cup. I The significance of the present invention becomes apparent when FIG. 4, illustrating a prior art cup, is compared with FIG. 5, illustrating the cup of FIG. 1 having a skived brim. In the prior art cup shown in FIG. 6, an abrupt step is formed at the side seam 24 between the nnderlapped brim portion 26a and the overlapped brim portion 26b, the height of this step being equal to the thickness of the coated cup stock. Because of this abrupt step, the lid channel 48 cannot engage the entire brim and an area or zone of leakage 54 is created between the interior of the channel 48 and the underlapped brim portion 26a.
In FIG. 5, however, the cup 20 has a skived area 28 at the side seam portion of the brim 26. This skived area 28 provides a smooth and gradual merging of the brim portions 26a and 26b, and thus the interior of the lid channel 48 is able to engage, in sealing contact, the entire circumference of the brim 26. With the elimination of the abrupt step present in the brim of FIG. 4, the area' of leakage 54 is likewise eliminated and the package of FIG. can be safely inverted without undesirable leakage occurring.
In manufacturing the cup 20, the body thereof is formed from the body blank 22 as shown in FIG. 6. The blank 22 has a generally arcuate leading edge 56, a shorter arcuate trailing edge 58, and a pair of side edges 60 and 62 interconnecting the leading and trailing edges. The skived area 28 is provided at one of the upper end corners of the blank between the leading edge 56 and the side edge 60. The skiving is performed by a rotary skiving cutter 64 as shown in FIG. 7. The skived area 28 extends angularly between the inner coating 30 and the outer coating 32 and it may be straight, as shown, or arcuate, if desired; the latter configuration being achieved by utilizing a skiving cutter 64 having a convex outer contour. Suitable side seam adhesive 66 is applied to the blank 22 adjacent the side edge 62; or, if the interior lining 30 is a thermoplastic, the marginal portion of this lining may be used as a heat-scalable adhesive.
After skiving, the blank 22 is wrapped around a frustoconical mandrel, not shown, with one of the blank side edges 62 overlapping the other blank side edge 60. The lapped side edges of the blank are adhesively secured to form a side seam 24; and the blank 22 thus forms a frusto-conical tube with the skived area 28 facing inward as shown in FIG. 8. FIG. 9 shows a subsequent step wherein the upper or leading edge 56 is curled outward and downward by conventional rolls or dies to provide a radially rounded surface which defines the brim 26. Finally, as shown in FIG. 10, a bottom end 34 is introduced into the lower end of the tube and the trailing edge 58 is turned inward and upward to form an upturned portion 42 which retains the end 34 in a manner as described in connection with FIG. 3. The sequence of the top curling step and bottom securement step may be and often are reversed.
It should be understood that the present invention applies to cups having any transverse cross-sectional shape, such as circular, triangular, square, and the like, and any longitudinal cross-sectional shape, such as sides parallel, tapered inwardly toward the bottom, tapered outwardly 4 toward the bottom, and the like. Additionally, though the cup has been described as formed basically of fibre stock, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is equally applicable to cups formed of plastic and other similar materials.
It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction, and arrangement of the parts, and that changes may be made in the steps of the method described and in their order of accomplishment without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.
We claim:
1. A cup-type container comprising:
a tubular body having a side wall formed with a longitudinally extending lap side seam therein;
an end member attached to one end of said body completely enclosing the same and acting as a base;
the other end of said body being curled outwardly into a brim which surrounds said other end and includes one end of said side seam; and
a skived area extending angularly across at least a portion of the side seam portion of said brim for gradually merging the underlapped end of said side seam into the overlapped end thereof without any abrupt step thercbetween and thus producing a substantially smooth surface on said skived portion of said brim.
2. A cup-type container as defined in claim 1 wherein said skived area is in the inner lap of said side seam.
3. A blank for a cup-type container comprising:
a generally planar sheet having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and side edges interconnecting said leading and trailing edges;
said leading and trailing edges being arcuate, with said leading edge being longer than said trailing edge;
said side edges being substantially straight and tapering inwardly from said leading edge to said trailing edge; and
a skived portion at one corner of said blank extending between said leading edge and one side edge.
4. A blank as defined in claim 3 wherein the material of said side is a laminate of fibre covered on at least one surface with a plastic layer.
5. A blank as defined in claim 4 wherein the material of said plastic layer is polyethylene.
6. A blank as defined in claim 4 wherein said skived portion is angular in cross-section and extends through said plastic layer and said fibre.
7. A blank as defined in claim 6 wherein the plastic layer is to form the inside of the container.
8. A package for maintaining semi-liquid contents in a leakproof manner whether said package is in an upright or an inverted position, said package comprising:
a container having a unitary tubular body with the side edges thereof overlapping at a side seam;
an end member closing one end of said tubular body;
the open end of said tubular body being rolled outwardly into a curl which defines the brim of the container;
a skived area extending angularly across at least a portion of the side seam portion of said brim providing a smooth transition between the underlapped and the overlapped side edges of said body and thus providing a substantially smooth surface on said skived portion of said brim; and
a lid overlying said brim and having means frictionally engaging said brim for locking said lid to said container;
said lid containing an inner portion which engages, in contacting relationship, substantially the entire top surface of said brim, including the skived area, and which thus positively seals the contents within said container to provide a package which is leakproof regardless of whether said package is upright or inverted.
9. A smooth brimmed paper cup comprising;
a body defined by a continuous upstanding wall with edges that overlap at a side seam;
an end attached to one end of said body;
a brim at the opposite end of said body defined by an outward curl of said body Wall;
said body Walls tapering inward from said brim to said end and thus defining a frusto-conical cavity Within said cup; and
a skived area at the side seam portion of said brim extending angularly completely around the outside surface of said brim for gradually tapering said overlapped Wall edge to meet said underlapped Wall edge and thus provide a substantially smooth brim.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS Pierce.
Fenner 229--1.5 Barbieri 2291.5
Albert 229-15 Gallagher 229-15 shappell 2291.5
FRANKLIN T. GARRETT, Primary Examiner. EARLE J. DRUMMOND, Examiner.
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Frederick County sets behavior, clothing guidelines for prom
When Urbina High School students go to the prom next month, they'll have to follow a strict set of guidelines. But they aren't alone.
Certain sexually-charged behaviors and some clothing will be banned at the Spring dances at all 10 Frederick County High Schools.
The behaviors include sexually aggressive squatting while dancing and making out. The list of banned clothing includes muscle shirts, bare midriffs and tops that show too much cleavage. Also, boys are prohibited from wearing baseball caps.
The president of the county's school board said guidelines needed to be established for setting appropriate behavior.
"The prom is a formal dance and there's certain expectations how kids should act at those events and other kids get uncomfortable when it gets to be," said Brad Young, president of the Frederick County School Board. "I don't want to say obscene...but too graphic in how kids are dancing."
Not all students, however, were happy with the rules.
"We're kids. We're gonna do what we want to do," said student Evelyn Ashanti. "We're rebels--we'll see what happens."
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Bajaj Pulsar 220 modified to look like a real superbike
Sold in many countries, the Pulsar is one of the best selling motorcycle nameplate in the world. Arguably the best Pulsar till date, the 220 was first introduced in India by Bajaj Auto back in 2007. First made-in-India motorcycle for India, to use clip-on handle bars, rear disc brakes, and a fuel injection system, Pulsar 220 FI was easily the bike-to-buy for those who wanted to upgrade from Pulsar 180 or Hero Honda Karizma.
Nevertheless, there are many in the world who still own the 220. One such passionate owner is Banjar Wijaya of Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia. Banjar has modified his Pulsar 220, which is impressive enough for the title of best modified Pulsar 220. Below is the image gallery of Banjar's Pulsar modified with the help from Rudy of Blessing Motor. Following is the detailed account of mods they have used;
Body: fairing, fuel tank, rear tail model of a full custom Suzuki GSX 600 + delta box frame Aprilia.
Instrument Panel: Cover custom speedometer with carbonized accent. Front and rear lights are not changed and remain original.
Suspensions: Upside down Yamaha R6 front, then the rear swing arm Honda RVF 400 ProArm former combined monoshock & Unitrax Ninja 250.
Rims: ENKEI Honda RVF 400 width 3.5 "( front) and 4.5 "(rear), wrapped in Michelin tires front 120-70-17, 180-55-17 behind.
Muffler: Full system models BM Custom CB 1000.
Footstep: Home Ninja 250, Jupiter-Z back.
Master Brakes Front: Kawasaki ER6N.
Fender: Front Yamaha R6, carbon, behind the Kawasaki Ninja 250.
The owner has not mentioned how much is the overall expenditure for the mods, but it will not be difficult for one to guess that the cost far surpasses the buying price of Pulsar 220. So, was this a good idea? Have a look at the images below, and decide for yourself.
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- PLU Wins Team Title At Willamette invitiational; Bearcat Women Finish Fifth
Women's Golf | Tuesday, April 5, 2005
PLU Wins Team Title At Willamette invitiational; Bearcat Women Finish Fifth
SALEM, OR — Pacific Lutherna University won the team title over the University of Puget Sound, and UPS' Emily Lau won the individual title at the Willamette Invitational Golf Tournament played Sunday and Monday at Creekside Golf Course.
Willamette's women's team finished fifth in the team competition, led by Helen Blauser's 204 and Ashley Tallmadge's 206. Michelle Benrath shot a 213 for the two-day tourney while Ashley Buchheit shot a 226.
In the team event, PLU shot a combined 752 over the two days. UPS' team shot 762. Linfield was well behind with an 807, followed by Whitman (820) and the Bearcats (849). Teams from Whitworth, Lewis and Clark and Pacific also competed.
In the individual competition, Lau shot 85 both days for a combined 170, six shots better than Linfield's Leslie Wheeler (176) and PLU's Lindy Ramstad (179).
Complete team and individual results can be found on the women's golf page under schedule/results.


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Crystal Dunn's return spurs UNC women's soccer advance
As her collegiate career comes to a close, Crystal Dunn added another example of why she may go down as one of the best ever to play at North Carolina.
Limited to 31 minutes because of a hamstring injury that caused her to miss the previous two games, Dunn scored the first goal and assisted on the second as the Tar Heels defeated Indiana 4-0 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Friday at Fetzer Field.
UNC (19-4), a No. 1 regional seed and the No. 4 overall seed, will face No. 4 regional seed Texas A&M (18-4-2) in the third round at Fetzer Field Sunday at 1 p.m. The Aggies beat Texas Tech in penalty kicks after a 2-2 tie earlier on Friday.
Dunn, the three-time ACC player of the year, isn't yet 100 percent and was expected to be more of a distributor in the central midfielder on Friday. But less than four minutes after entering the game with 11:01 left in the first half, she one-touched a pass from Cameron Castleberry for her 14th goal of the season.
"I thought we put together a good first half there, with a couple of chances of our own," Indiana coach Amy Berbary said. "When she came in, the special player that she is, she made it count."
Dunn then set up freshman Amber Munerlyn to put the Tar Heels up 2-0 4:06 into the second half.
"Obviously this is one of the all-time greats in the collegiate game," Tar Heels coach Anson Dorrance said. "And even though we're not going to put pressure on her to be the Crystal Dunn of 100 percent pre-injury, just to have her back playing was good."
Kealia Ohai added her third goal in two NCAA Tournament games in the 80th minute, and Paige Nelson deflected a cross from Satara Murray in the 86th minute to complete the scoring.
Indiana (15-7-1) was outshot 23-2 in its first NCAA Tournament appearance in six years. The team that set school records for wins and goals scored (43) didn't record a shot on goal as UNC posted its 14th shutout of the season.
The Tar Heels continued their streak of having won at least two games in the NCAA Tournament every year since its inception. The defending champions have won 21 of the previous 31 titles and ran their NCAA record to 117-8-3.
"It's so difficult to consistently win and I love it when our kids play well and can win in this event," Dorrance said. "It's a tribute to how hard they work and also what extraordinary pressure they're under. … For these kids to try to defend this legacy, which I'm sure is stressful, and to do it successfully — I'm unbelievably proud of them."


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Worthington Essay Awards Presentation Ceremony
Posted: December 11, 2006
Each of the winners will receive a cash award and will read from their essays at an awards ceremony in the Joynes Reading Room early in the spring semester. Special thanks to our faculty judges this year, Sharon Jarvis, associate professor in Communication Studies, and Sean Theriault, assistant professor in Government, for lending their expertise in helping choose the winners. As usual, all essay submissions were of high quality and we encourage all students to enter the 2007 contest to be announced late next spring.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 31, 2011-Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO) today reported earnings from continuing operations for the second quarter ended July 30, 2011, of $0.4 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to a loss from continuing operations of $2.4 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended July 31, 2010.
The fiscal 2012 second quarter results reflect pretax charges of $0.4 million, or $0.01 per diluted share after tax, related primarily to fixed asset impairments. Additionally, they reflect pretax compensation expense of $1.4 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, related to deferred purchase price payments in connection with the acquisition of Schuh Group Limited in June 2011, and pretax charges of $6.4 million, or $0.23 per diluted share after tax, in costs incurred in connection with the acquisition.
As previously announced, because the obligation to pay the deferred purchase price for Schuh is contingent upon the continued employment of the payees, U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles require that it be treated as compensation expense. The fiscal 2011 second quarter loss included pretax charges of $3.2 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, related to fixed asset impairments, purchase price accounting adjustments and other expense.
Excluding the listed items from both periods, fiscal 2012 second quarter earnings from continuing operations were $5.2 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, compared to a loss of $0.5 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. For consistency with fiscal 2012's previously announced earnings expectations and with previously reported adjusted results for the prior year period, the Company believes that the disclosure of the results from continuing operations adjusted for these items will be useful to investors.
Additionally, the Company believes that presentation of earnings from continuing operations before the compensation expense associated with the Schuh deferred purchase price will enable investors to understand the effect attributable to incorporating a continuing employment condition into the obligation to pay deferred purchase price and that, since the compensation expense is a non-cash charge until the deferred purchase price is actually paid, earnings including such expense may not be fully reflective of the Company's ongoing results or indicative of its prospects.
A reconciliation of earnings and earnings per share from continuing operations in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles with the adjusted earnings and earnings per share numbers presented in this paragraph is set forth on Schedule B to this press release.
Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 increased 29% to $471 million, from $364 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Comparable store sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 increased by 14%, with the Lids Sports Group up 12%, the Journeys Group up 15%, the Johnston & Murphy Group up 17%, and the Underground Station Group up 10%.
Robert J. Dennis, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Genesco, said, "Our second quarter operating results represent a significant improvement from a year ago. The combination of 14% organic growth and contributions from acquisitions allowed us to better leverage expenses and achieve much higher profitability in our seasonally slowest period. We are pleased with the recent strength of our business and believe we are well positioned for continued sales and earnings gains as we move further into our key selling period.
"The Back-to-School season has been very good for us through August with comparable store sales up 12%. While we expect this trend to moderate as we proceed through the third quarter, this is an encouraging start to the second half of the year."
Dennis also discussed the Company's updated outlook. "Based on our acquisition of Schuh, our second quarter performance and current visibility, we are raising our fiscal 2012 guidance. We now expect full year diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $3.35 to $3.42, which represents a 35% to 38% increase over last year's earnings, up from our previous guidance range of $2.90 to $2.97.
"Consistent with previous guidance, these expectations do not include expected non-cash asset impairments and other charges, which are projected to total approximately $3 million to $4 million pretax, or $0.08 to $0.10 per share, after tax, in fiscal 2012. They also do not reflect Schuh acquisition expenses and compensation expense associated with the Schuh deferred purchase price as described above, totaling approximately $13.8 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the full year. This guidance assumes comparable store sales of 7% to 9% for the full fiscal year."
A reconciliation of the adjusted financial measures cited in the guidance to their corresponding measures as reported pursuant to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles is included in Schedule B to this press release.
Dennis concluded, "Our strong operating performance over the past twelve months reflects the successful execution of our strategic plan. We've advanced Journeys' leadership position through compelling merchandise assortments and added an exciting new growth vehicle with our recent acquisition of Schuh.
"At the same time, our ongoing consolidation of the licensed sports merchandise and team sports markets has helped further strengthen our Lids Sports Group platform. While there is a possibility for some macroeconomic headwinds in the near-term, we are more optimistic than ever about the long-term potential of our business, evidenced by our new 5-year targets for $3 billion in revenue and operating margins of at least 9% by fiscal 2016."
Genesco Inc., a Nashville-based specialty retailer, sells footwear, headwear, sports apparel and accessories in more than 2,375 retail stores throughout the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom, principally under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Schuh, Lids and Lids Locker Room, Johnston & Murphy, and Underground Station, and on internet websites www.journeys.com, www.journeyskidz.com, www.shibyjourneys.com, www.undergroundstation.com, www.schuh.co.uk, www.johnstonmurphy.com, www.dockersshoes.com, www.lids.com, www.lids.ca, www.lidslockerroom.com, www.keukafootwear.com and www.lidsteamsports.com.
The Company's Lids Sports division operates the Lids headwear stores and the lids.com website, the Lids Locker Room and other team sports fan shops and single team clubhouse stores, and the Lids Team Sports team dealer business. In addition, Genesco sells wholesale footwear under its Johnston & Murphy brand, the licensed Dockers brand, Keuka, and other brands. For more information on Genesco and its operating divisions, please visit www.genesco.com.


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If you like to experience art interactively rather than looking at works on a wall, head on down to Laguna Beach. The Laguna Art Museum (LAM) is showcasing the creations of more than two dozen California artists like Don Ed Hardy, Kenny Scharf, Laurie Hassold, Marion Peck, Travis Somerville and Paul Frank– and their take on the "shack" concept. You can walk through most of their installations, including an unusual take on family photos which appear to be floating in water on a rooftop and a disturbing yet thought-provoking experience of workers picking cotton in the Deep South, complete with 3-D photos and a bushel full of the raw material from which so much of our clothing is made. Shacks are the flimsiest, most impermanent form of architecture, if you can call it that. Made of basic materials, in this setting, they allow the artists to narrow the distinction between art and function, object and environment. Sponsored by surfwear company Hurley, the show was curated by Greg Escalante, and includes a functioning tattoo machine. Tying in with the show at Hurley's nearby store at 225 Forest, you can customize board shorts, T-shirts and Converse sneakers with unique artists' designs.
Through Oct. 3 at Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach (949) 494-8971, www.lagunaartmuseum.org


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374. Prose Fiction as/against Poetry
Monday, 4 January, 5:15–6:30 p.m., Jefferson, Sheraton
Program arranged by the Division on Prose Fiction
Presiding: Alex Woloch, Stanford Univ.
1. "'A Novel in Verse': Is There a Problem?" Brian Geoffrey McHale, Ohio State Univ., Columbus
2. "The Narrative Apostrophe in the Contemporary American Novel," Katie Owens-Murphy, Penn State Univ., University Park
3. "Poetic Metafiction: The New York Trilogy and Paul Auster's Poetic Theory of the Novel," Alys Moody, Univ. of Oxford, Jesus Coll.
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yours is so small it looks like an acorn!!
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The question is, was it pleasing? Ewww totally not
I'd say length isn't as important as girth...not that you have to have a huge hog or anything, but if it feels like a pencil wrapped in pizza dough, it's just not going to work out.
Did you ever think that just maybe they arent talking about a penis? This could really reference a bunch of shit
If you don't have it between your hips... You better have it between your lips.
Obviously size matters if it looks like a fucking acorn.
Poor guy.
Size doesn't matter to me but if it's too small to get in me that might be an issue.
Or maybe you're just a nerd.
But, I have a great personality.
It's not the size of the ship, it's the motion of the ocean!
Or 3. get over it, stop dating shallow bitches, and move on with your life.
Nice 6:03. Size always matter, they either want them big or enormous and you have to be able to satisfy as well. The only thing that changes that is if their vag is too short but then they just want it thick.
Two choices:
1. plastic surgery to enlarge it from an acorn to ...well something resembling a penis.
2. suicide
im with 603, size doesnt really matter
It's not the size of the ship, it's what you write with it. Or something.
I saw one that small once. Turned out when he was flacid it was really tiny (like an acorn, actually). When he got hard, though, he went up by about 5 inches. Very odd. Then again, so was he, as it turned out.
2:09 I wish I could give you more than one "thumbs up" vote.
This is a quote from a song "my dick" my mickey avalon!
"pencil wrapped in pizza dough"--->love it. lol.
Size always matters. Too tiny is not good and neither is too big. - Goldilocks
is 18cm too small? i dont know what girls think..
what kind of stupid fucking analogy is that?
This is obviously a reference to the 90's Dilbert TV show, where they spend a while episode dwelling on a man's nickname of "Acorn" because he was in cold water for hours, therefore having a shrunken penis.
Ouch. By the way, does size actually matter that much?
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I'm not sure about Canadian law, but here in the U.S. a verbal contract is binding. His promise to pay, delivering a copy of the master recordings, and to give you a credit on the album are what he owes you for the work you performed. A lawyer could clarify whether or not it will be worth your while to pursue it.
Your best course of action is to contact him and discuss this. Try to resist threatening legal action until you are certain he has no intention of making good on any of his promises. Otherwise he may just become more adversarial than necessary.
I understand how you feel. Regardless of how much money you lost, it's usually the principle of the matter that gets you riled up the most.
You were damaged in a few ways, so pick and choose your battles carefully. In the long run, getting the album credit for your drumming will be the most valuable to you. Any money you might get on your own or through legal action won't give you much satisfaction.
Sorry to hear this happened to you, but good luck with the whole situation.
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The students' tour of American history took them to Independence Hall in Philadelphia (standing, l-r, Shannon Cassidy '14, Cindhi Cintokowati of UGM, Ellie '13, Theresa Mejia '14, Angela Farren '14 and Cut Nury Hikmah of UI; seated are Anggita Paramesti of UGM and Soulaya Lestary of UI).
Editor's note: For a first-hand account of the U.S.-Indonesian student exchange written by Angela Farren '13, click here.
Four undergraduate students recently took part in an educational and cultural exchange program with students from Indonesia that was sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States State Department. The U.S.–Indonesia Partnership Program (USIPP) aims to promote greater understanding between the American and Indonesian higher education systems.
This is the second straight year Lehigh has participated in the program. Also taking part were the University of Michigan and students and faculty members from the University of Indonesia (UI) and Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta.
Indonesia, an archipelago island nation located in Southeast Asia between the Indian and Pacific oceans, is the world's fourth most-populous nation and has the world's largest Muslim population. It is also home to smaller numbers of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists and members of other religions.
The exchange program was facilitated by Lehigh's office of international affairs. Three faculty members—Lloyd Steffen, university chaplain and professor of religion studies; Jack Lule, professor of journal and communications; and Rick Matthews, professor of political science—developed a curriculum whose theme was religious pluralism and democracy.
No longer strangers
The Lehigh students traveled to UGM, where they met their Indonesian counterparts. For two weeks, the group traveled in Indonesia attending several seminars on Indonesian religious policies, politics and culture.
"The trip to Indonesia was great fun but it did come with its own challenges," said Theresa Mejia '14. "The weather was very hot, and they used wet bathrooms, which was an adjustment. We learned a lot about religious pluralism and democracy and their emphasis on family and the collective, which is very different from the focus on the individual in America."
After touring Indonesia, the group flew to the U.S., where for two weeks the Americans hosted the Indonesian students and helping them acclimate to American culture.
The group traveled to Philadelphia, New York City and Washington, D.C., and visited national monuments such as Independence Hall, the World Trade Center Memorial and the Smithsonian Institute, as well as the Indonesian Embassy.
In the Lehigh Valley the group attended seminars on American politics, culture and religion. Topics included Islam, Judaism, Catholicism, Buddhism and American political history. The group also visited the Amish country of Lancaster, Pa.
The students and faculty said some of the most interesting lessons were learned first-hand through everyday interactions.
"When we first came we thought it would be hard to mingle with everybody," said Cindhi Cintokowati of the University of Indonesia. "But over time we realized that most people are very nice and they greet us even though we are strangers. From my perspective Americans don't seem that individualistic."
"Sometimes we all felt like we had to tiptoe around each other so we didn't offend or intrude, but that's what this is all about, learning about each other," said Mejia.Photos by Jennifer Topp
Story by Tommy Misiolek
Posted on Monday, August 13, 2012
At the Bethlehem Boys and Girls (Prof. Rio Rini Moehkardi, top, and UI student Cut Nury Hikmah between children), the Indonesian students taught American children a dance from the Aceh region of Indonesia's Sumatra Island.
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An abandoned factory in Shenzen [photo by dcmaster]
In the aftermath of the Foxconn workers' riot earlier this month, the world's eyes are again cast to the worsening conditions for China's factory laborers. As recently as this week new data suggests international demand for Chinese goods is faltering, further constricting what have already been extremely limited options for workers in the country. As goods lie on production floors unused and factory owners continue to cut low-paying, high-risk jobs, it's likely the massive population of migrant laborers in China will be forced to work under even more perilous circumstances
Today in Design Observer is an excerpt from journalist Hsiao-Hung Pai's Scattered Sand, named after the Chinese term for the 200 million migrating across the country in search of just this kind of factory work. As the situation among these workers worsens, Pai's book provides a grim eyewitness account of the lives and regions impacted by the largest yearly migration in human history.
Pai explores the architecture of Guangdong, a region claiming China's "largest provincial economy" and over 60,000 factories. Though the government once claimed the region as the first to reach a per capita income of $10,000, writes Pai, "it was later discovered that this figure had not factored in the estimated 3.7 million migrant workers living and working in the city at that time." Moving from the train station where migrants first arrive to the dormitories in which they, if lucky, may spend their limited breaks, Pai finds the troubling results of the stagnating economy:
There are three to four million migrant workers living in Guangzhou, which has a total population of about ten million. Many of those I saw sleeping at the station, as well as those who might have left for their villages after a few homeless nights, were first-generation migrants who'd come to Guangzhou in the hope of higher wages and abundant opportunities. Guangzhou was meant to be a life-changing experience. As many of them told me, most had been working there for more than a decade; they had devoted their prime to this city.
Visit Design Observer: Places to read the excerpt in full and view photographs from Guangdong.
Scattered Sand, Hsiao-Hung Pai's exposé on the phenomenon of Chinese migration, has received further praise from Literary Review. In his review, Jonathan Mirsky writes with a new understanding of modern China, the China detailed in Pai's book. The reality goes far beyond the myth of the economic miracles reportedly taking place. "Will she ever get another Chinese visa?" writes Mirsky comically, astonished by the depth of Pai's research and the accounts that can only come from first hand experience. Mirsky details Pai's discovery of the many instances of AIDS-related deaths in China, as the blood donation trade acts as a deadly means of securing any sort of stable income for the poorest Chinese workers. Qi Cheng is one example: He sold up to 800 centilitres of blood per day and earned enough money to build three homes, but left four children behind after he and his wife died of AIDS. His story is just one of many. The aims of the book appear to have been met, with Mirsky noting that:
Pai's book is suitable for anyone with even slightly interested in China and worried about this becoming the Chinese century, and it may jolt academic specialists clinging to the conviction that the Chinese 'economic miracle' is widespread.


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MONROE — After a lopsided loss to start the 2012-13 season, Marvin Ridge High's boys basketball team has responded with three straight victories.
The Mavericks by 40 points to Ardrey Kell (84-44) in their season-opener on Nov. 19, but have since recorded wins over Country Day (73-61), Nation's Ford (80-64) and Central Cabarrus (66-45).
Junior forward John Emezie is averaging 16.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game to lead Marvin Ridge.
Taylor Neal, a senior forward who has committed to West Point, is averaging 15.3 ppg. The Mavs are also getting 13.8 points and 6.3 assists per game from senior guard Logan Jackson.
Emezie, Neal and Jackson are all returning starters from last year's team.
Marvin Ridge has a road test today at Piedmont, which is off to a 3-0 start.
The Panthers have four starters averaging doubles figures, including senior forward Brady Meggs (15.3), sophomore forward Cameron Tripp (13.0), senior guard Jeremy Anthony (13.0) and senior guard Qualen Blakeney (11.7).
Pirates, Rebels unbeaten
Porter Ridge and Parkwood's girls are both 2-0 and have yet to be tested so far this season.
The Pirates, who shared the SCC regular season title with Anson last year, have wins over Central Academy (62-34) and Providence (77-23).
Porter Ridge plays at Central Cabarrus today before hosting Ardrey Kell on Friday.
Parkwood has started the season with wins over Cuthbertson (66-44) and Piedmont (71-38).
Rebels junior forward Emry Tsitouris is averaging 24.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. She ranks second in Union County in both categories.
Parkwood is also getting 15.5 ppg from sophomore guard Lauren Brown.
The Rebels play at home against Country Day on Wednesday.
Odds and ends ...
... Cuthbertson junior point guard Shelton Mitchell leads all Union County boys players in scoring at 20.5 ppg, while Sun Valley senior forward Kendall Ratliff is second at 17.3 ppg.
... Weddington junior Brandon Watts, a 6-foot-4 forward, leads UC with an average of 2.3 blocks per game. He had five rejections in last Friday's loss to Cuthbertson.
... Morgan Carlson, a junior at Cuthbertson, ranks among the top eight in the county in points (14.5), rebounds (9.0), assists (5.0) and blocks (2.0) per game.
Area conference standings
(Through Dec. 2)
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What I find interesting is that you must qualify for the purchase price of the house. With today's banks being really stringent with their qualifications, it would seem to me that the homeowner would make enough to purchase the house on their own....Especially in Uptown New Orleans where alot of the housing prices have not fallen. Think about it, how could someone making less than 34k for a family of 4 "qualify" for a 150k house? That is a 1300$ mortgage payment. That is 45% of their income. Now if they had to qualify for the 85k, that is different. Can someone who has actually done the program please explain what the REAL qualifications are and how it benefits them to be able to buy a house with a soft second mortgage that they already qualify for (if that is the case)? If not, then what are the real terms of qualifications? Is it to let people of "modest means" purchase more house or a house period - that they couldn't have afforded without the program? I am not being negative BTW, just asking a question.
What I find interesting is that you must qualify for the purchase price of the house. With today's banks being really stringent with their qualifications, it would seem to me that the homeowner would make enough to purchase the house on their own....Especially in Uptown New Orleans where alot of the housing prices have not fallen. Think about it, how could someone making less than 34k for a family of 4 "qualify" for a 150k house? That is a 1300$ mortgage payment. That is 45% of their income. Now if they had to qualify for the 85k, that is different. Can someone who has actually done the program please explain what the REAL qualifications are? I am not being negative BTW.
I read nola.com everyday from my CPU and my blackberry and never saw this promotion. My sister in chicago signed up for it but never heard or even knew about this?? What happened T-P?
Whoa, the seller must have sold them for a loss. The bottom bowl tickets for a game against the clippers was one of the hornets "cheaper" games to buy tickets, but even the cheapest lower bowl tickets average out to $25 a game for season ticket holders and they are twice as much when bought one game at a time. So as far as who is spilling what, I think those "facts" prove one of these replies wrong!
Actually, you can only use the HGMP program if you owned the house to be raised and had flood insurance at the time of hurricane katrina. Otherwise, yo are SOL. The SRL program is another program where you didn't have to do either, but if you didn't own the house and pay for insurance at the time of Katrina, you are responsible for 10% of the cost to raise. Just thought you should know because I initially had the same reaction. It is still a program that pays way to much to raise a house, but alas, it is run by the government.
Pelt 'em wit' DA BEADS! lol
Depends, what do I have to lose versus the guy who hit me? I'm tough in mind and body, a punch that don't do anything won't faze me. I would get him off me, tell him to go play with his dolls and get out of there. It's just as big a sign of disrespect to tell someone you ain't worth f**king up my life over as it is to break his back and I don't feel like spending $5k to beat your a**.
I agree Ingram22. However, this kind of situation could happen no matter who knuckles up. You hit somebody wrong, or your emotions take you past just defending yourself, and anyone could face jail time. Self defense only goes as far as it takes for you to prevent harm. It does not cover inflicting unnecessary harm under any circumstances. And lest we forget, high profile people always have to think twice and their first option should be to leave with their rep intact.
All these LSU poster fans need to chill. JJ got arrested, let him sort his business out. Just because the guy didn't perform as well as you all hoped, doesn'ty mean you have to wish the worst for him. Sit back, grab you a cold one, and prepare for one of the previous years' quarterbacks to crawl out from under the fan's bus and lead the team. I hope he does well, but I will support LSU all the same. heaven knows we ain't all Saints and have our own skins on the wall from our youth.
Not really. I remember being in a bunch of bar fights in tigerland (which this particular fight wasn't in, so ixnay on one of your points) and the cops never came unless it was a big melee. The point is, MY SIDE was always in the right if you get my drift. Why do you automatically think the "marine's" friends are telling the truth? I mean, they are HIS friends.
mpdal, Seriously?! We only do that on the south? Try going to a Bears game when they are playing the Saints for the NFC championship! That was a hostile crowd! Get out of here with your stereotyping of SEC schools like they are the only bad ones. Scandals are running amok at PLENTY of NCAA programs, not just the SEC. Above all the reasoning you try to give is this: the "alleged" are guilty until proven innocent! Maybe you don't comprehend my english or something, but that tells me that I don't ever want to see you in my jury box.
So right, pre-=Katrina (or even right after it) it was 30k to raise a house. Now its is something like 75$ a square foot and that is ridiculous. You could build most of these houses from scratch and elevated at the same time for that amount.
Also, he didn't touch the ball nearly enough for a #2 pick! All those expectations can't be met with 10 touches a game. All in all though, he did have his moments where he left us wanting more on a consistent basis.
Also, he didn't touch the ball nearly enough for a #2 pick! All those expectations can't be met with 10 touches a game. All in all though, he did have his moments where he left us wanting more on a consistent basis.
You are probably right, but we true fans know Reggie will always be a member of the Who Dat Nation! See ya Reggie and good luck.
Wood work? Sproles? You want that little squirt?! We are not saying Bush was a dynamic player, but he wasn't a bust either. He was a good player who caused everybody to hold their breath because they knew what he was capable of. Also, he never did anything to cause a public backlash that gets way too stupid sometimes. He was always a good ambassador for New Orleans. So wish the man well is all I say or don't say nothing at all.
Thanks Reggie if you leave or if you stay! I'll remember the help you gave Tad Gormley and the games against the Vikings, Cardinals, Seahawks, Bears, etc. Not your fault you were compared to a Hall of Famer before you stepped on the field. Bring the wood!
Saints fans, don't forget that Reggie has always been a good ambassador for the Saints. He may not have lived up to your expectations, but he didn't diminish them either. We still talk about his potential 4 years later. Don't hate the man just because he may be leaving. Let's wish our 2nd Lombardi free agent well in the future years (except when they play us of course, lol).
The fans are not winners. if anything, the whole lockout reinforced how dire of a situation the fans are in. The players and owners basically pointed their middle fingers at us and said: "Whenever we resolve this, we know you'll be back and because the owners and all the players who ever played the game want to get paid from today's NFL pot, you'll gladly pay whatever we charge." We as fans are powerless to stop it, because we will continue to watch and overpay for tickets. We will continue to scream at our owners to spend more millions than the next owner, thereby causing ticket prices to go up and concession to go up, etc. We will pay these prices in the end, but I wouldn't call an $500 trip for a family of 4 to a Saints game a victory for the fans, maybe the upper echelon, but not the average joe.
Psych, I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not, but I will lean toward the "yes, you are being sarcastic" side. I can see from your previous posts that you are for the retired players getting a revamp on their healthcare. I am for getting football injuries covered too. Not their pensions though. It was the time they played in and that is what they should get unless they were promised part of future revenues.
You state that fans should stop paying their hard earned money - I assume you made this remark in jest. Fans can do WHATEVER TEHY CHOOSE to do with their money. It is theirs after all. I just can't come to terms with how expensive the pro sports are becoming and they are always shouting how they play the game for the fans, they wouldn't be here without the fans, they are so blessed to be able to play a game for a living, blah, blah, blah. Bottom line, there is greed on both sides of the table and in all the other groups it affects. All factions want their piece and they want that piece to be as BIG as it can be. That in turn is going to put the brunt of the cost on the fan in a variety of ways and I think it is pitiful. We should feel like the ones who are being used by all parties to get their way.
It made me laugh earlier when a fan called 870 and said he'd be glad to have the 2 Saints pre-season games cancelled because it would save him $1240 or as he put it, "a fricking mortgage payment!" That is nothing compared to what it will be. Think his salary is going to climb %50 in 5 years? If so, good for him. If not, I hope he likes the upper terrace. Anyway, on to another subject. Have a good one.
The average fan doesn't want to think about what all these new costs are gong to add up to. To them, it is just "give me football already!" The athletes are put on a pedestal and can do no wrong. The owners are said to be greedy and take advantage of the players. I think both sides live in excess and take advantage of us fans because we so blindly follow their product.
Just a general question...
1) How do you feel about a $250 million dollar salary cap?
2) How do you feel about a $200 million dollar contract for a single football player?
Both are projected within the next 5 years.
2010 Salary Cap - $127 million
Revenue - 9 billion
Split - 60%/players - 40%/owners (give or take).
Various stadiums financed by tax payers and Saints subsidized by the state each year to the tune of $6 - $13 million.
2009 - Haynesworth signed to $100 million dollar contract by Redskins.
2016 projected revenue - 18 billion
Proposal being worked on now - 48%/players - 52%/owners
$250 million dollar salary cap w/ a %90 salary floor.
That doubles the cap from today's standard making the average annual salary $4.7 million to play in the NFL. A %50 percent increase in roughly 5 years. Where do you think the money will come from? If you think "Oh, its just TV deals." Yeah, remember that Cox almost dropped ESPN a few years ago because they wanted to raise their prices. Coca Cola has gone from a 99cent 20oz. bottle to $1.69 at your local gas station. The average fan Jersey is $80 for a SCREENPRINTED jersey. No matter which side gets their way, it is not in the best interest of the average fan unless they revel in the fact that they save all year to be able to attend the home football games. I can't wait until New Orleans Saints adopts the MO of various other teams by charging fans for the "right" to purchase tickets. A Green Bay season ticket holder (who in effect is a minority owner because Green bay is owned by its season ticket holders) says he has to pay a fee of $1200 in order to have the right to Pay $2800 per ticket for A season ticket. Beware football fans, we cannot take this age of excess lightly. I am okay with paying players handsomely for their exploits, but we are not to make kings out of them nor take away their responsibility to themselves. It is known today what the RISK and the REWARD are for making it to the NFL. Those who take on the risk should understand it and that should be that. When is it going to be enough? Peyton Manning makes $18 million a year. That's $1 million dollars a week in the 18 week NFL season. Now, it is expected he will sign an even bigger contract perhaps eclipsing $24 million a year. Maybe I am n the minority, but I can't wrap my head around that when the average cost to attend a game for a family of four is $412.64. It is $758.58 at the newest stadium out there, Cowboys. Just the way I see it.
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After starter Kyle Gibson allowed four runs and nine hits in three innings, Anthony Swarzak struck out five in the next three innings and the American League's second-best bullpen came through for Minnesota.
Brian Duensing (4-1) followed with a scoreless seventh and Casey Fien a scoreless eighth to set up All-Star Glen Perkins for his 26th save.
Minnesota relievers allowed only one hit and struck out 10 over the game's last six innings.
Brett Wallace homered for Houston and Erik Bedard allowed three runs in six innings before leaving with a 4-3 lead.
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's swing through Asia has been marked by a revelation in Beijing: the source of all China's problems with its neighbors is the United States, writes Elizabeth Economy, director of Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
China's state-owned media supports this proclamation in full:
People's Daily: "The United States should use action, rather than lip service, to reassure China on the motives behind U.S. return to Asia and Pacific."
China Daily: "The US should refrain from being an instigator of certain countries' attempts to encroach upon China's interests."
Global Times: The U.S. pivot "has intensified disputes between Asian countries, stirring up tensions between China and its neighbors."
Xinhua: "The United States should stop its role as a sneaky trouble maker sitting behind some nations in the region and pulling strings."
CCTV: "We hope [the United States] will keep their promises and do more that is conducive to regional peace and stability, not the opposite."
Economy counters in Washington Source of All Beijing's Problems that "China's problems in the region do not originate with the United States but with China's own interactions with its neighbors." She argues:
First, take the South China Sea. Tensions in the region—particularly between China and Vietnam and China and the Philippines—have been heightened over the past year. However, conflict between China and its neighbors in the South China Sea has been a fact of life for almost forty years. The year-old U.S. pivot did not create the problem nor did it exacerbate it. U.S. policy has been consistent.
Second, the United States is not a puppet master, "sitting behind other countries" and "pulling strings." Countries in Asia are replete with intelligent leaders and diplomats. They are fully capable of debating the issues surrounding the U.S. pivot and making their own decisions about how to interact with China and the United States.
Third, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not a plot against China; negotiations for the agreement started in 2007, well before the current tensions and the pivot (the original negotiations did not even include the United States). The TPP is an effort by the United States to realize the economic benefits of deeper engagement with the most economically robust region in the world—much in the same way that China has done for decades. Moreover, China is welcome to join the TPP under precisely the same conditions as any other member, the United States included.
Fourth, security relationships in Asia are not exclusionary. China and the United States each have military-to-military relations with a wide range of countries throughout Asia (including with each other), and those countries have security ties among themselves that engage neither Washington nor Beijing.
You can come to your own conclusions, but Economy and others attribute China's problems in the region not to change in U.S. policy but to "more assertive Chinese rhetoric" and posturing by hawkish senior military officials.
As reported by the New York Times, "some generals and admirals have loudly called for the government to assert control over the South China Sea, the focus of increasingly rancorous territorial disputes between several Southeast Asian countries and China, where nationalist spirits are on the rise among the public and politicians as well."
Economy maintains that "it is not about the United States assuaging Chinese concerns; it is about China assuaging the region's concerns."
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