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Archive for December 3rd, 2009
Advent Calendar – December 3 – Christmas Ornaments
Sherry Stocking Kline
December 3, 2009
Thomas MacEntee's Advent Calendar Challenge can be found at GeneaBloggers here.
Christmas Tree Ornaments
Did your family have heirloom or cherished ornaments? Did you ever string popcorn and cranberries? Did your family or ancestors make Christmas ornaments?
There are two ornaments that I remember from childhood as being special, the angel for the top of the tree and the 'bubble' lights.
She Bravely Clung to the Top of the Tree…
Our angel was small and short and bless her heart, she bravely clung to the top of the tree year after year, even though her wings became a little tattered, and her robes a little worn.
She often leaned to one side or the other, depending on which way the Christmas tree leaned, but the tree wasn't done until she was placed on the very top and even though we could have bought a new angel, it wouldn't have been the same. It wouldn't have been our angel.
The beautiful bubble lights came into to our family before I did, (or before I remember anyhow) and they were the first thing to go on the tree each year.
They looked like miniature candles, and the candle part was glass with a colored liquid inside which bubbled up to the top when the light became warm. One by one, the bubble lights quit bubbling, and we replaced them with the newer tiny little twinkling lights, but it wasn't the same.
I remember stringing both cranberries and popcorn, but as Carol said in "Reflections from the Fence" the cranberries were hard as rocks, and hard to penetrate with a needle" so I believe that was a one-time thing, and there were always the paper chains to bring home from school and add to the tree each year.
Dad Didn't Care What he Received for Christmas…
We gathered on Christmas Eve to exchange presents, and though my father never dressed up, Dad loved playing Santa. My dad really didn't care what he received for Christmas, his joy came from watching his family open the gifts he and mom had bought.

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In economics and business, a network effect (also called network externality or demand-side economies of scale) is the effect that one user of a good or service has on the value of that product to other people. When network effect is present, the value of a product or service increases as more people use it.
The classic example is the telephone. The more people own telephones, the more valuable the telephone is to each owner. This creates a positive externality because a user may purchase a telephone without intending to create value for other users, but does so in any case. Online social networks work in the same way, with sites like Twitter and Facebook being more useful the more users join.
The Android market is now effectively 70% of the size of Apple's App Store, and is growing at a faster clip. Once you pass 300,000 or so applications, you have reached critical mass. More importantly, Android has surpassed iOS, as well as Blackberry and Sybian/Windows 7 to capture majority market share AND handset activation rate. This puts it on the path to create and retain the "network effect" effectively shutting out competitive parties once users, accessory vendors, solution providers, consultants and developers standardize on Android as the de facto standard - as was done on Windows for the last 30 years, and as iOS was on the verge of becoming. In each instance increasingly excess profits were derived from increasing less investment.
What makes Android even more competitive is the extreme diversity in hardware available, all running a common and rapidly evolving OS, as compared to the relative dearth of diversity on the iOS platform. On that note, the quarter after Verizon launches the iPhone..
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Verizon is seriously diversifying its portfolio today with the official in-store launch of four new smartphones. Three of them roll up in Android gear, though they all have major selling points beyond Google's software. LG's Revolution is the sole LTE-capable handset of the bunch, bringing with it a 4.3-inch screen and pre-installed Netflix for $250. The Droid X2 undercuts it on price, at $200, but doubles the core count with its Tegra 2 processor and ramps up resolution to qHD (960 x 540). Gaming aficionados can spend the same amount on the Xperia Play from Sony Ericsson, which offers a slideout gamepad and unique PlayStation Certified status. Bringing up the rear is HTC's well-traveled Trophy, a 3.8-inch Windows Phone that accepts it's a little late to the party and therefore slices $50 off its asking price, with a $150 levy before the obligatory two-year contract. What say you -- buy, try, or keep waiting?
As noted in the post AT&T's Q1 Record Results Show That There Is More Money In Android Than There Ever Was In Apple: How Do You Compete With Less Than Free?, one can expect AT&T, the original home of the iPhone in the US, to do the same. By selling old iPhone models at cut rate prices and significantly increasing its commitment and investment in the Android platform, AT&T actually INCREASED its revenues and earnings AFTER losing iPhone exclusivity to Verizon. With this knowledge under the respective carriers belts, one could wonder what they feel abut the ROI on Android.
Last week, I wrote New Taiwanese Tablets Show What So Few Have Suspected: Apple's iPad 2 Is An Expensive Toy!, as excerpted:
Several months ago, amid all of the hoopla of the iPad 2 launch, I illustrated that, although Apple will sell a lot of tablets, those sales will come at increasing decreasing margins. Those who have not read it or do not follow the logic are recommended to reference Competition Heats Up In The Mobile Computing Space On Many Fronts – Prices Driven Down Once Again By The Big Players and more importantly Steve Jobs Calls End Of the PC, We Call The End Of The Fat Margin Tablet – Including The Pretty iPad, With Proof! and The Tablet Pricing Wars Have Commenced, Targeting Apple's iPad 2 Which Is Not Even For Sale Yet…
New subscriber material available for immediate download: Apple – Competition and Cost Structure. I urge all professional and instutional subscribers to contact me directly if you have any questions or comments regarding this research and analysis. I am available via phone or email.
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The comparison of the iPad 2 to that of a toy was not an exaggeration. You see, the iPad 2 excels at content consumption, but literally sucks at content production. Enter a product with margins cut (meaning lower prices) that bests the iPad at both content consumption and production. And this product is just the 4th out of about 400 to be launched in the next year! Here is an example of said Taiwanese Android tablet, which is currently the cheapest Honeycomb tablet on the market - by far - at $400. For those that don't know, Asus makes this tablet. They are the company that totally disrupted the PC world by introducing the concept of the netbook. Nothing has been the same since as margins have collapsed and form factors have changed dramatically towards the ultraportable. Did you really think they would not get into the tablet game with an incentive such as a free, revenue sharing, best of breed OS such as Android? Keep in mind that Apple (wisely) reinvented the tablet category in an effort to staunch market share loss to the netbook category. Apple did not want to get sucked into a pricing war and damage its historically fat margins. They achieved their goal through the iPad, which sports 42% to 53% margins (multiples of that of netbooks) while remaining relatively unchallenged until the introduction of Honeycomb. Now Asus is bringing the netbook margin compression game to the tablet arena. The tablet space is very strategic to Apple for that is the major revenue driver expected to assist the company in diversifying out of its heavy reliance on the iPhone (itself facing very heavy competition, as referenced above) for over 70% of its profits).
The revenues and margins of the iPad are already slipping, and we have just seen the introduction of only 1% (roughly 5 out of 400) of the Android Honeycomb tablets slated to be released over the next year. Production issues stemming from China and Japan don't help any.
Competition is about to surpass intense!
This is an example of how this Taiwanese tablet that undercuts the cheapest Apple product by a full 20% ($100) can easily be used to do REAL WORK in terms of content production as well as recreational activities such as content consumption. It can literally serve as a Wintel desktop/notebook replacement for 70% of the computing populace. As an iPad owner, the biggest drawback (by far) is the inability easily create content. The Asus Transformer is literally an ultra portable PC with an 18 hour battery! I have pushed my personal device to 24 hours with modifications!
Now you can see how the comparison of a very inexpensive device such as this literally reveals the fact that the Apple iPad is a fat margin toy in comparison. Although it does a lot to enrich Apple's coffers, it does relatively little in terms of actual productivity. Herein lies the danger to Apple. If Google and its hardware partners, Samsung, Asus, LG, HTC, Acer, Motorola, et. al. succeed in marketing and spreading the word, Apple's market share will plunge unless it sinks significantly more of its resources into R&D and/or drastically cut prices. Either one (or both) will have the same results whether they win or lose... MARGIN COMPRESSION! Compression will occur whether Apple succeeds or fails in its bid to drive off competition. It's a given. Hence, my proclamation from the iPad 2 launch date:
Steve Jobs Calls End Of the PC, We Call The End Of The Fat Margin Tablet – Including The Pretty iPad, With Proof!
Here are some anecdotal examples of said proof. The first video was taken by me via smartphone as I strolled into a local BestBuy in Union Square, NYC. it's pretty much self explanatory and illustrates the vaunted, allegedly unassailable Apple experience originating from Apple's most capable marketing gurus. A cute couple was considering buying one, and they just so happened to be next to me as I was running the iPad through its paces in comparison to the Asus Transformer (the modified BoomBustBlog Optimus Prime edition):
The post, New Taiwanese Tablets Show What So Few Have Suspected: Apple's iPad 2 Is An Expensive Toy! contained other 3rd reviews of the Transformer vs the Apple Ipad 2...
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The Asus Eee Pad Transformer has been a very popular tablet - even topping Amazon's best selling tablet list - for two main reasons. Firstly, it provides great value for money; it is both cheaper than the iPad 2 and has a bigger screen with a better display resolution.
Then there's the fact that it has a rather affordable accessory that can convert it into a fully fledged netbook with a 16 hour battery life altogether. The device, which runs on Android 3.0 Honeycomb, is powered by Nvidia's Tegra 2 chip and comes with 1GB RAM as well as 16GB onboard storage. Apart from Wi-Fi, it has USB, HDMI and Bluetooth connectivity.
This space will get even more competitive as Asus has form factor disruption on tap. It looks to be creating a super-powered Android smartphone that powers a thin tablet, which in turn has a keyboard attachment. Thus, consumers don't have to choose between, or purchase, all three form factors (smart phone, tablet PC, or notebook). Ingenious, and guaranteed margin killer to boot! And if that fails, there are other innovative launches in the upcoming months coming from HTC, Motorola, Acer, LG, Dell, HP, RIM, and about 115 other vendors. The competitive field looks quite dangerous, indeed!
Of course, despite all of the evidence produced which clearly delineates material margin compression is in the cards for America's favorite company - Is The Evidence For An Apple Margin Collapse Now Incontrovertible? Thursday, May 19th, 2011 - there are still many who ascribe to Apple's magical user experience as a differentiating factor. I am an owner of an iPad, and have bought my son several iPods. I can attest to the fact that the superiority of this "user experience" is more a manifestation of marketing than actual fact. This is good for Apple short term (actually, an increasingly shorter term), for it is a marketing master, but medium to longer term its a very significant risk. Even in the short term, as competition gets its marketing act to together consumers and businesses alike may see that the Apple emperor hath no clothes! Samsung, who controls the production of chips and LG who controls the production of screens that go into over 75% of Apples profits, have both decided to withhold superior technology for their competing Android products rather than produce them for Apple. The Samsung Galaxy S II is a perfect example, sporting the proprietary Exynos chipset which is both faster and more power efficient than all of the current tech being mass produced. I suggest interest parties read the review of this in comparison to the iPhone. It is a very precarious position to be in when one relies on one's most aggressive and largest competitors to supply the most important components driving 75%+ of your profits! Apple is currently in said position.
Other links of interest:
- New subscriber material available for immediate download: Apple – Competition and Cost Structure. I urge all professional and instutional subscribers to contact me directly if you have any questions or comments regarding this research and analysis. I am available via phone or email.
- Looking at the Results of Google's "Negative Cost" Business Model Employed Through Android Monday, May 2nd, 2011
- My Thoughts on Roger McNamee's View of Google and Mobile Computing Sunday, April 17th, 2011
- Google's Q1 2011 Review: Part 2 Of My Comments On The Gross Misvaluation of Google Tuesday, April 19th, 2011


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Good romance stories are mood enhancers. I am thankful to all the romance writers who improved my mood many times.
I am also thankful to be among romance writers, and I am thankful to all entities, physical and spiritual, who make it possible for me to write.
I am thankful to you, reader, and I am thankful for every single person who has read any of my stories.
I hope reading the stories gave you as much pleasure as writing gave me.
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Senate vs. Obama over Cabinet
President Barack Obama is headed into battle with the Senate over his choices for top administration jobs — and it's not just about Chuck Hagel, his controversial nominee for defense secretary.
Jack Lew, the White House chief of staff and front-runner to become Obama's treasury secretary, has a contentious relationship with some Senate Republicans who are scoffing at reports that he's poised to get the nomination for one of the most important posts in government. Whoever Obama chooses to run the Environmental Protection Agency or the Energy Department is certain to run into a buzz saw of opposition from Republicans angry at the administration's environmental policies.
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( Also on POLITICO: Despite picks, W.H. stands for diversity)
Several looming judicial nominations, including for the crucial D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, are already giving the GOP fits. And senior Republicans are seeking to delay the nomination of John Brennan to head the CIA until their questions are answered over the Benghazi attacks and accusations that the administration leaked classified information to boost the president's political standing.
( PHOTOS: John Brennan's career)
The opening act of the new Congress was supposed to be about an emboldened president putting all his political muscle into reforming the country's immigration system, gun policies and budget. But instead, Obama appears likely to be dragged into a grinding personnel fight where he'll have to expend significant political capital to fill out his Cabinet.
With an expanded Democratic majority in the Senate, Obama could very well see all of his nominees confirmed. But the GOP will extract a price — Republicans are poised to hold up nominees to make their political points on issues ranging from the debt to EPA regulations to the Second Amendment.
"When the president chooses to pick a fight or to go through a bruising nomination, that's got a real downside for the president," Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) warned Tuesday. "What happens is everything backs up, and there's enough of that problem already today."
( PHOTOS: What they're saying about Hagel)
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the Budget Committee, said nomination fights cause only more wrangling. "I think it can make already shaky relationships even more difficult, which is not a good thing," he said. "You would think he might want to be gracious in his victory and seek more bipartisan support."
The White House and its allies say the president should be given due deference to staff his Cabinet as he sees fit. Moreover, Democrats are quick to point out that when the shoe was on the other foot and George W. Bush was president, senior Republicans such as Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) argued it was the president's prerogative to fill his staff.
"The president has announced three highly qualified nominees," said White House spokesman Eric Schultz, referring also to Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), who has received bipartisan backing for the secretary of state job. "We have been disappointed by comments from some, who, without even reviewing the record, are choosing to politicize this. We look forward to a merit-based confirmation process for each of the president's nominees."


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FIFA 12 (titled FIFA Soccer 12 in North America) is the nineteenth game in Electronic Arts' FIFA series of association football video games. It is being developed by EA Canada, and will be published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. David Rutter, the line producer for FIFA 12, promised "a revolutionary year for FIFA ... especially in the gameplay department."An "Ultimate Edition" of the game will be available through Game and Gamestation stores. It includes 4 monthly Ultimate Team gold packs, with each pack containing 12 items including players, contracts, stadiums, managers, staff, fitness, healing, footballs, kits and badges. Each pack contains one rare item, such as enhanced player attributes, longer contracts and the most coveted players. On 22 June 2011, EA Sports announced that the Microsoft Windows version of FIFA 12 will have the same engine, features, and competitions as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions.Along with several other new EA Sports titles, FIFA 12 will be available three days early to purchasers of the EA Sports Season Ticket.The release date of the FIFA 12 demo was announced at the Gamescom event in Germany on 16 August; the demo was available from Xbox Live Marketplace and EA's Origin Store for Microsoft Windows on 13 September 2011, though the Playstation 3 demo was not available in Europe until the following day.
A "trinity" of major gameplay changes have been implemented in FIFA 12; these are the Impact Engine, Tactical Defending, and Precision Dribbling.In development for several years, the Impact Engine improves collision variety, accuracy, and momentum preservation. A new advanced procedural animation system is used along with collision physics to produce different results depending on the players and physical forces involved. This affects all players, so even those off the ball may have collisions. The Impact Engine has been cited as a game changer, making FIFA 12 less structured and synthetic than its predecessors, and has been described by producer David Rutter as the biggest technological change to the series since the transition to the current generation of consoles.The Impact Engine also directly affects injuries sustained by players during a match.The new Tactical Defending system aims to change the approach to defending by placing equal importance on positioning, intercepting passes and tackling. When defending there will be more of an emphasis on slowing attackers down and containing them, and pressuring them into making mistakes. This is intended to be a more manual form of defending, requiring greater timing and precision when compared to the defensive "press" system used in previous FIFA games.The old system, now dubbed "legacy defending", where a button press causes an AI player to home in on the player in possession of the ball, can still be used offline, and in online friendlies and custom unranked matches.
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Specialist in the fashion industry, Italy-based AMF creates unique buckle and button models and collaborates with some of the world's leading fashion brands such as Armani Group, Dolce & Gabbana, Hugo Boss, Max Mara and Louis Vuitton.
To maintain its edge in the competitive fashion industry, AMF must bring creative products to market faster than its competitors.
AMF adopted the CATIA for Creative Designers Solutions from Dassault Systèmes for its styling and creative design needs.
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"THAT was very tough, very much Riccardo's woman," said Lucinda Chambers after tonight's Givenchy show. "Sexy, tight leggings, an incredible use of skin – and of course there was Gisele closing the show, she's so fabulous. It's always great to see her."
When we saw rumours that Gisele was in town on Twitter we expected that she'd arrived early to be fitted for Wednesday's Louis Vuitton show – but here she was in all her golden glory. Her appearance was a highlight to a show that added a hardcore attitude to the aquatic theme that we've begun to see since London. A multi-coloured ocean bed at Mary Katrantzou; glittering star fish at Versace, sea shells on Tuesday's Chanel ticket and a mermaid on tonight's for Givenchy.
But there was nothing whimsical or fairytale about this collection – its palette of cream, baby pink, khaki and silver, with the requisite Givenchy black, was its only softness as sleeveless tuxedo dresses, super tight leggings - with silver zips up the back of each ankle - wrapped in miniskirts that hung low at the back, and jackets with alligator lapels and stiff undulating peplums bouncing high on the hips screamed out take-no-prisoners hardcore Tisci attitude.
Huge shark's teeth pendants and white, metallic heeled stilettos underlined the point, while Tisci took a variety of skins – either python or sting ray – and stamped paillettes out of them which added a couture feel and made the clothes all the more powerful.
Chiffon tunic dresses fell close to the body in tiered layers, with racer backs and fronts - the romance of the colour and fabric entirely in contrast to the message, before silver sequins took over and then pale rose coloured iridescence that called to mind the skin of the mermaid on our invite.
Jodhpur-style leggings with cropped riding jackets were edged in python, while high-waisted pencil skirts were held on by one metallic brace pulled diagonally over one shoulder. It was fast paced and high energy – the Givenchy woman is a force to be reckoned with.
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Jennifer Ashley Mangum and Glenn �Ray� Futrell exchange vows in Pink Hill
Jennifer Ashley Mangum and Glenn �Ray� Futrell of Kinston were united in marriage at 4 p.m. May 11, 2013, at Pleasant Hill Christian Church in Pink Hill. The Rev. Lynn Maxwell officiated the ceremony.
Escorted and given in marriage by her grandmother, Mrs. Dee Heffren, the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mangum of Greenville. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Heffren, also of Greenville.
The bride is a graduate of Greene Central High School. She attended Pitt Community College.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hollis �Glenn� Futrell of Kinston. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Howard Sr. and Johnny Gray, all of Pink Hill, and Doris Futrell and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Pate, all of Kinston.
A graduate of South Lenoir High School, he attended Lenoir Community College and Cape Fear College. He is a jailer at the Lenoir County Courthouse.
Following a wedding trip to Topsail Beach, the couple resides in Kinston.
The bride�s cousin, Lauren Fryer of Fayetteville, was maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Vanessa Futrell and Danielle Futrell, the groom�s sisters, and Mattison Futrell, the groom�s cousin, all of Kinston.
The couple�s daughter, Brylee Futrell of Kinston, was flower girl.
The groom�s father served as his son�s best man.
Groomsmen were Gavin Futrell and Quentin Deaver, the groom�s cousins, and Josh Harris, all of Kinston.
The wedding was directed by Darlene Davis.
Music was provided by Jameson King, sound system operator. Lighting candles were Keely Gates and Jameson King.
Keely Gates also served as register and program attendant.
Following the ceremony, a reception was given by family and friends in the Pleasant Hill Christian Church fellowship hall. Greeting guests were Donald and Darrell King. Reception servers were Paula Smith, Shirley Howard, Emmie King, Cindy King, Angie Sholar, Michelle Howard and Kara Howard.
On April 14, a bridal shower was given by family and friends at the Pleasant Hill Christian Church fellowship hall.
May 4-5, a bachelorette weekend was given by the groom�s sisters at Surf City Beach. A bachelor fishing and camping outing, given by the groom�s cousins, was held on the river.
On May 10, a rehearsal dinner was hosted by family and friends at the Pleasant Hill Christian Church fellowship hall.


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Hank Ballard Interview
Hank Ballard (11/18/27 – 3/2/03) was a seminal force in the development of rhythm & blues and soul music. His mid-50s trilogy of Annie songs ("Work With Me Annie," "Annie Had a Baby," and "Annie's Aunt Fannie") sold incredibly well, despite being banned from radio as being too suggestive. As the 50s turned to the 60s he and the Midnighters scored with a few more songs, and he benefited from Chubby Checker's recording of "The Twist," written by Ballard and initially issued as the B-side of "Teardrops on My Letter." When the hits stopped he worked for a while with James Brown, and had a minor hit in 1968 with "How're You Gonna Get Respect If You Haven't Cut Your Process Yet."
In the mid-80s, he put together another group of Midnighters and went out on the road, recording Live At the Palais, on Charly Records in 1986. I caught up with him between sets at the Cabooze in Minneapolis on a March evening in 1987. The show that night was a barnburner, starting with a crackerjack horn band that played a few songs before Hank came on, and continuing with searing solos from guitarist Billy Davis, a Temptations medley from the backing vocalists, and a star turn by Caesar Valentino evoking the spirit of Jackie Wilson. Ballard himself was an energetic entertainer, and turned in a particularly effective version of "The Sky is Crying."
As we sat in his tour bus, he was effusive and ebullient, clearly happy with his life and the recognition he was receiving. (He would go on to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.) It didn't take much for him to start talking, bragging, and laughing about his career. This is a slightly edited version of the interview. I started by asking about his joining the Midnighters, who were known as the Royals at that time (the early 50s). Ballard was working at the Ford Plant in Detroit, and was signed by Johnny Otis.
HB: I passed the audition, but they said I had the voice but I didn't have any control. I was singing flat, sharp. When I was off-key I thought I was on key because I had trained myself wrong by listening to records, you know. What happened, during that time all the groups were sounding like Sonny Til and the Orioles.
HB: Everything was sweet, and smooth, and doo wop. But then Clyde McPhatter came through with the Dominoes, and they had "Sixty Minute Man." That's when the music changed. Everything went up-tempo. They had "Have Mercy" (sings while tapping the bus dashboard, Have Mercy Mercy Baby) I said, Whooa, this is me! This is what I want to hear – that gospel.
LE: The gospel sound.
HB: Yeah, that gospel thing. 'Cause the Orioles had it but it was sweet and romantic, but Sonny Til was Hot! All the groups back then were emulating Sonny Til and the Orioles, until Clyde McPhatter broke the ice. What I did, I told everybody I think we need to change, man, cuz in order to make it now, you've got to be different. So what happened, after Sixty Minute Man, which had a few suggestive lyrics on it, I wrote a song called "Get It," which was the first song I wrote, and the first song I sang lead on. We had mild success with it, about a quarter million records. The stockholders at King Records, they said, "Write some more of those dirty songs. Write some more." (Laughs) Well you know it's all about the bottom line. It's about that dollar. (hearty laugh). I wrote "Work With Me Annie," and that was a woo, wow! I ran away from Ford Motors and left my check there. (laughs) I've haven't been back to get it. When the company (King Records) called, they said "It's a smash!" Then we followed that up with "Sexy Ways," then "Annie Had a Baby."
LE: Were these records getting played?
HB: Not on the radio. Only in one city, that was Pittsburgh. There was a disc jockey there that had enough guts to put it on. But it made the record hot. All that carryin' on. What is this record about? You can't hear it on the radio. Banned! I tell you, in the Boston area, the nuns and preachers were going around snatchin' my records off the jukebox in all the colleges. It was funny, but the record, Work With Me Annie, stayed on the charts for twenty-six weeks. I mean stayed in the top ten for twenty-six weeks. Annie Had a Baby went to number one in one week on the R&B chart. During that time, you could take one melody and wear it out. Just bleed it. You can't get away with that today. You can't do that today. You've got Work With Me Annie, Annie Had a Baby, Sexy Ways, uhh, those three tunes all have the same chemistry.
LE: Sure, they work. What did you do once you had gone through those three? You tried a few other things?
HB: I tried a few country things, but Syd (Nathan), the President of King Records, wouldn't allow me to have violins. When you're gonna do country you gotta have 'em. See Ray Charles beat me to it, 'cause King Records was too stingy to pay for the strings. It was always my aim – I'm gonna be the first black to hit big with country. This was before Charley Pride was out there, you know. But Ray Charles, Ray beat me to it. (sings the line, I Can't Stop Loving You), (laughs). Ahhh.
LE: How did "The Twist" come about then?
HB: Watching the Midnighters dance. Twistin their bodies. The lyric just came to me – Twist. It sounds commercial. Like "Finger Poppin' Time." I was talkin' to a friend of mine in New York. We're sittin' in a bar. And a young lady walked in and asked, "What time is it mister?" And he said, "Oh baby, it's finger poppin' time!" Wow, that sounds like a good title for a song. I went to the hotel room and wrote that one in about fifteen-twenty minutes. Finger Poppin' Time is bigger now than it was in 1960. It's in this movie called Peggy Sue Got Married, and Kentucky Fried Chicken was using it in a commercial as "Nugget Poppin' Time." Did you ever hear that – it ran for about four months. And it was in The Flamingo Kid, in that movie also.
LE: When they wanted to use those did they contact you?
HB: No, they contacted the publisher. Whatever monies they pay publishers, they'll split with the writer. The only advantage to having your own publishing is that you control it. See Stevie Ray Vaughn did one of my songs last year – "Look Little Sister." They asked for so much money, cause Stevie wanted to do a video on it, it was the strongest thing on the album. I don't know what amount of money the publisher asked for, but they wouldn't let him do it. Cause the people that own that catalog, they're filthy rich, and they could care less. The best thing that happened with that Twist was when Chubby Checker did it. Dick Clark auditioned about twelve different guys trying to find someone to come close to my sound. And they did an exact clone of my version, and I was glad they did it, otherwise it would never've been heard, cuz King Records didn't like it. They said it was a nothing (chuckles)
LE: I remember seeing you on Dick Clark, singing it, or lip-synching it.
HB: Yeah. I'll tell you what happened. He wouldn't ever let me bring the Midnighters though. What people didn't know was Dick Clark was managing Chubby Checker. And he had interests in Cameo Records at that time. Was that Cameo? Yeah. His wife was the one who named Chubby Checker. It was all about business. King Records could care less because they had the publishing on Finger Poppin' Time and The Twist. Dick Clark was playing Finger Poppin' Time about three times a day, to keep from playing my version of The Twist. Dick and I are very good friends. He sent me a couple of passes last a month for that big award thing they had in Hollywood.
LE: What about "Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go"? How did that come about?
HB: I got that from Fats Domino when he did "Blueberry Hill." He sang I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill. I said, I'm gonna write a song, Thrill on the Hill, Let's Go Let's Go. Fats Domino said there's a thrill up there, I said let's go get it. (chuckles).
LE: Tell me a little more about the gospel aspect. You were singing dirty lyrics, but there was a heavy gospel sound to it.
HB: I was born in Detroit, and when I was five years old, went to Alabama. Bessemer, Alabama, that's twelve miles out of Birmingham. I was living with an aunt and uncle there for several years. Boy they kept me in church each Sunday, three times a day on Sunday, morning afternoon, and night. And I was only allowed to go to the movies once a week, and that was on Saturday and had to be at noon. I had to be in the house before the sun went down. That's how strict they were. But I think, I appreciate that now, because that's where I got my roots. My gospel roots came from the South. Most all your singers are out of the South. All your blues and rock and roll singers are out of the South.
LE: It seemed to anticipate what came in the later sixties.
HB: Yeah, yeah.
LE: What do you think was the smartest thing you've done in your career?
HB: Let me see. What was the smartest thing I did in my career? (pauses) Oh, the smartest thing was to regroup. You know two of the original Midnighters are deceased now. Regroup. Bring my band back together. Put the group back. See I've got four Midnighters now. That four-part harmony just beats that three-part harmony. Great stuff. Oh, I love these Midnighters I have. They're from Birmingham Alabama, except for Caesar. (asks) Caesar, you're from Chicago? (Caesar answers yeah from the rear of the bus). See now, It gives my show a variety, you know.
LE: That's the revue thing. A Temptations song, some Midnighters songs, Caesar comes on and does the Jackie Wilson thing.
HB: I think it helps. I do all my stuff and let them do their thing. A lot of artists don't do that. But see, I'm not on an ego trip. I want somebody that's going to enhance my show. It doesn't bother me, but I know a lot of artists that will not do that.
LE: Do you have any plans to get on a U.S. label?
HB: I'm talking to EMI in London. They saw our show in London and they've been calling us. We have some things that we've recorded. When we get back out to Hollywood, we've got more songs to record. We've got one song they really like called "Keep That Fat Right Where It's At." It's a positive song about fat people. A good, positive song. (laughs). I've got a family full of fat folks. It's got a good beat on it too. You know, that's how Tina got her break, working with EMI of London. They didn't want her over here. She couldn't get a deal nowhere over here. When I was there in December, the Womack Brothers were there. They started a production company over there. It's just a different scene over there.
LE: What's going on nowadays that makes it valuable for Hank Ballard and the Midnighters to tour?
HB: I'll tell you what it is. It's that resurgence of fifties and sixties music. The disc jockeys in London, the ones bringing it back, say "That's the real music."
LE: Are people tired of other music?
HB: I know they're tired of heavy metal. But, on my new stuff, I'm using hard rock guitar. It's not radical, but it's hard rock. That seems to be the mainstream sound now, hard rock guitar. I like hard rock guitar, but I don't like heavy metal, cuz I can't feel it, you know? Luck to those who like it. I'm not knocking it. I feel good. We're working steady. We've been having some nice crowds, some nice crowds. People haven't seen me in a long time, a long time. For about eight or ten years I didn't do anything. I had writer's block.
LE: Didn't you have a studio down in Florida for a while?
HB: Naw, I went to Florida, fell in love with a woman, and got stuck there for five years. (laughs/cackles) Then I left there and went to California. I was in New York for twelve years. Sometimes you just can't… I don't like to go out unless I've got my act together. You can't go out there half-assed. I just don't want to do it. Cuz I get enough royalties to make it.
LE: You've got a lot of songs out there.
HB: Yeah, I've got a lot of songs. A couple of artists just recorded "Tore Up Over You," one of my songs. I'll tell you who just recorded it. Ike Turner, they gonna reissue it on Ike Turner and uh, what's the blues singers name, Nappy Brown. You know Nappy Brown?
LE: Sure
HB: See, he was in England same time we was over there for the first time. Let me tell you man, I saw some young English groups doing Lynn Hope, Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan. Young dudes! In the teens! And doing it! I couldn't believe it. You would not find a young band in America doing that kind of music. We really had a good time over there.
LE: Well, it's good to see you back on the road. You're looking good.
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The Crusaders added a West Division championship last spring, but finished the season with an 0-2 effort in the league tournament.
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�It�s the most athletic team we�ve ever had and it�s the most depth with the pitching staff and position players we�ve ever had,� said Brickman, who has guided the Crusaders to a 76-65 record in his first three seasons.
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Cudney, the lone remaining player from the 2009 NCAA Division II World Series team, is another key pitcher after going 5-3 with a 3.55 ERA in 15 appearances (10 starts) last year.
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Amor returns to second base, Vazquez to shortstop and Pagan to third base, with sophomore Adam Venditti and junior John Pilla competing for the first base job and Pilla, Amor and/or freshman Kennan Stanley filling it at third whenever Pagan comes on to pitch.
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�You don�t want injuries, but we feel we should be able to sustain them if they happen,� Brickman said. �And while we have some power, our biggest asset is probably team speed.�
That team speed and increased depth have caused a good problem for Brickman this season.
�By now, I usually have my lineup set,� Brickman said. �But this is going to take time to play out because we have so many options.�
Richard Walker: 704-869-1841; twitter.com/JRWalk22
2013 Belmont Abbey baseball roster
No. Name Pos. Yr. Hometown
1 Ryan Allen IF Jr. Oxford
2 Anthony Dimino OF Fr. Charlotte
3 Ian Vazquez SS Jr. Miramar, P.R.
4 John Pilla IF Jr. Scarsdale, N.Y.
5 Quinn Hawksworth IF Jr. Sammamish, Wash.
6 Gabby Amor IF Jr. Miami, Fla.
7 Michael Falsetti C Jr. Elmwood Park, Ill.
8 Parks Smithey P Fr. Wilkesboro
9 Kyle Buchanan C Sr. Auburn, Wash.
10 Andrew Anderson IF Jr. Oswego, N.Y.
11 Levi Wright OF Fr. Ladson, S.C.
12 Dakota Irwin C Jr. Wilmington
13 Timothy Crawford P Jr. Haddonfield, N.J.
14 Nate Cudney P Sr. Charlotte
15 Emilio Pagan 3B-P Sr. Simpsonville, S.C.
16 Kyle Craig IF So. St. James, N.Y.
17 Michael Accetullo OF Jr. Front Royal, Va.
18 Forrest Buchanan P Jr. Salisbury
20 Greyson Tuttle C Fr. Wilkesboro
21 Weston Clarke IF-P Fr. Gainesville, Fla.
22 Kennan Stanley IF Fr. Jacksonville, Fla.
23 Brandon O�SullivanP So. Manorville, N.Y.
24 Sean Duckworth P Sr. Newtown, Pa.
25 Matt Davenport P Fr. Charlotte
26 Cody Stull P Jr. Matthews
27 Conor Kwalwasser OF Fr. Highland Mills, N.J.
28 Kyle Rogers P Jr. Auburn, Wash.
29 Billy Timmerman P So. Valparaiso, Ind.
30 Jacob Baranosky P Fr. Durham
31 Robert Taft P Fr. Tryon
32 Chris Massimilian OF Fr. Burr Ridge, Ill.
33 Mac Graham OF Fr. Warrenton, Va.
34 Nolan Houmes P Sr. Land-O-Lakes, Fla.
35 Matt Mazzolla IF Sr. Bloomfield, N.J.
44 Adam Venditti IF So. Charlotte
Head coach: Scott Brickman
Assistant coaches: Kyle Geswein, Pete Jenkins
Beginning with this weekend�s tournament at Francis Marion, all Belmont Abbey baseball games will be broadcast on Gastonia�s WGNC-AM 1450 this season. Brian Rushing will be the voice of the Crusaders and pre-game coverage will begin 15 minutes before the first pitch. Check www.abbeyathletics.com for game schedules and updates.


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Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Mother's Rings
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I often wear my mother's wedding band, esp. if it is going to be a stressful day.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for your comments Jackie. It's nice that you can draw comfort on such days by having your mum's ring with you.Delete
Cheers to you,
Dear Jenn, thinking about you as you remember your mum today.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks for your comment Charlotte; it is very much appreciated.Delete
Cheers to you,
We will mark the one year anniversary of my mother's death on the 22nd - I'm dreading it and just want the day to pass by. When she passed the hospital couldn't get her rings off so somehow later they were able to and then gave them to my brother for safekeeping. The ultimately were given to my sister, the oldest child. I did inherit my mother's mother's wedding ring which looks very similar to your mother's ring.ReplyDelete
I know today is a hard day for you.Replies
Thanks very much for your comments Debi. I very much appreciate your thoughts and mine will be with you on the 22nd.Delete
Cheers to you,
Hugs to you Jennifer. As always you bring me to tears with your beautiful words and thoughts. May today's memories of your beloved Mother be wonderful and joyful.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so very much for your comments and your hugs Carol. Your words always bring me comfort. All day I have been thinking about the best times with my mom.Delete
Cheers to you,
A lovely rememberance of your mother, and her rings are beautiful. The day may come when they bring you comfort and not just the feeling that they belong to her. In a few moments, it will be the first anniversary of my mother in law's passing. As we remember her, I will also think of you.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much Crissouli. I truly do hope the day comes when her rings bring me comfort because it would make my mom happy. My thoughts are with you as you remember your mother-in-law.Delete
Cheers to you,
What a lovely post about your mom and her beautiful rings. We recently passed the five year mark since my dad's passing. May you have comfort in the days ahead.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks very much for your comments Jana. They are much appreciated.Delete
Cheers to you,
Having lost my mom just last week, I was touched by your post. She removed her rings just before the fall that precipitated her death, but for a time we thought they were lost. That possibility hurt me deeply. The rings may or may not have great monetary value, but they stand for so much, don't they? Thank you for sharing your mom's beautiful rings with us. They are a treasure. ~KateReplyDeleteReplies
Dear Kate,Delete
I am so very sorry your mom recently passed away. I hope that over the next while memories of the happiest times with your mom will light your life. These rings — treasures, as you say — stand for so much and give us the most slender thread of connection to keep our hearts from completely breaking.
Blessings to you and all of your family,
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Patios & Outdoor Rooms
Amazing rental (above): The Black Pearl. Meditation space (below) via Sunset.
Outdoor living room (I envy this outdoor fireplace!) via This Old House.
Cottage style via The Assistant.
Chic urban garden via Door Sixteen.
Secret garden conversation area via Sunset.
Swanky outdoor lounge via Rearranged Design.
Charming Courtyard via Travel Blog.
Cozy Tropical Spot, perfect for fruity drinks with friends via Rearranged Design.
I love everything about this outdoor room (and the modern house adjoining it). Source forgotten - sorry!
Rustic Sliding doors via Southern Living.
Can a modern space be described as both tranquil and fun? Source forgotten - sorry!
How was everyone's weekend? Mine was super-busy (lots of hanging out with Mr. Cheese's family), and I got a major haircut that's short and has a gazillion layers and I can fix it a million ways and I absolutely love it.
20 comments:
- cassaundra said...
hooray for new haircuts! (aren't they thrilling!?)
my weekend was relaxing and fun :-)
oh, and gah-! i love these outdoor rooms!
you know something i really, really want when i have my own house?
an outdoor shower!
hell yes.
and a beautiful backyard with patio furniture and a nice big front porch.
thanks for the inspiration!
glad you had a good weekend :-)
- August 31, 2009 at 7:29 PM
- Pyzahn said...
Yowza, these are all magnificent. Can't decide which I like best but I do love that wild sprawling tree in the middle of the patio.
I watched part of a HGTV show this weekend where they were designing a rooftop bedroom because the people like to see the stars when they sleep.
My practical side couldn't help but wonder if the first rain shower wouldn't ruin the bed?
- August 31, 2009 at 10:09 PM
- Alicia @ boylerpf said...
Ok...I'll take that first rental and then I want to see the new do!! Post a picture..pronto!
- August 31, 2009 at 10:36 PM
- drollgirl said...
OHMYLAWDY!!! these images are about to make me burst into tears! i love them! i am tired of working for a living! i want to lay back and relax in these serene settings and just chill!
please forgive...PERIOD TIME! i'm emotional and weepy and apparently on a pity trip!
and glad to hear you LOVE YOUR HAIR!!! that is super and i sort of wish i could see it!!!
- August 31, 2009 at 11:31 PM
I'd be happy to hang out in any one of these. Those old sliding doors are amazing! A haircut is on the agenda for me this week too. Isn't it always the best feeling? :)
- September 1, 2009 at 12:04 AM
- Torie Jayne said...
Good Morning,Such great images here I love the Black Pearl, and the candlebra hanging outside,I want to see the hair too sounds gorgeous! have a sweet day! x
- September 1, 2009 at 2:32 AM
- Lorna said...
THESE ARE wonderful outdoor living spaces and I will use them for getting ideas for my back yard patio.
- September 1, 2009 at 3:48 AM
- Beth said...
All of these outdoors spaces are fabulous! I could be happy relaxing in any of them.
Yesterday I spent the day with my cousins & aunt at a lovely lake in Maine. Just to sit on the screened-in porch overlooking the water was heaven. Mother Nature knows what she is doing!
- September 1, 2009 at 11:30 AM
- Carol said...
These pictures are so lovely! My dream is to have an amazing outdoor space someday. But it has to be covered (or at least partially) since I live in Seattle...
- September 1, 2009 at 12:16 PM
- Piper Jacquelyn said...
I can't get over how gorgeous that outdoor fireplace is! I can't wait until I have a home where I can do whatever I like to the outside. Pretty!
- September 1, 2009 at 1:04 PM
- Kristin said...
I think I just might need orange patio furniture. I'm totally digging that set!
- September 1, 2009 at 10:06 PM
- ALEXANDRA P. said...
these are all such great decks and yards! cant wait to have a place of my own to decorate!
- September 1, 2009 at 10:19 PM
- me melodia said...
Oh boy CottageCheese Cutie!
Your last comment was too real. I so want to break free from the rat race but it's beyond the worst time to do so right now. I'm cheering for you and your driven entrepreneurial spirit. It's nasty out there.
If you'd like I can easily help you with your resume. (it's basically what I do for a living... I can snazzy it up if you ever feel the need to stick your neck in the 9-5 hellhole).
just email or gchat me
- September 2, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- Federica said...
Love them all!
Greetings from Italy!
- September 2, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- down and out chic said...
look at that tree growing through the middle of the porch! lovely.
- September 2, 2009 at 12:28 PM
- Clorivak said...
WOW! I want to grab some cheese and wine and a good book and lay out in like any of those places...amazing. I can't wait to have my own house someday.
- September 2, 2009 at 2:02 PM
- Tina Tarnoff said...
I kept gasping and saying oh my good, and sighing, these patios and outdoor rooms are absolutely amamzing! I dream to have one, oh boy, do I dream :)
- September 2, 2009 at 2:34 PM
- Dumbwit Tellher ♥ said...
Outdoor living spaces to me are the frosting on the cupcake. The photo with the orange vintage chairs & the outdoor space with the built in seating & fireplace are awe inspiring; really, they all are. Ahhhh.... lovely CC!
- September 7, 2009 at 9:42 AM
I found the source of the last one. http://www.secretgardens.com.au/randwick1.html There are many gorgeous patios to ogle at that site.
- April 16, 2011 at 12:20 PM
I found the source of the last one. http://www.secretgardens.com.au/randwick1.html There are many gorgeous patios to ogle at that site.
- April 16, 2011 at 12:21 PM


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By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - The Dow's run to record highs in the stock market's rally this year may not mean it's time for investors to go on a buying spree.
Instead, many financial advisers are telling clients to go easy, whether they are just getting back into stocks or seeking to add to equity positions.
Questions over how much higher the market can go have kept caution in play, with some technical indicators suggesting the market is overbought.
But the case for investing in stocks is strong, they said, particularly given signs of more strength in the economy, especially Friday's jobs report, which showed a much higher-than-expected 236,000 workers added to the payrolls in February.
"We're telling clients to take a more defensive approach to the market right now," said Frank Fantozzi, chief executive of Planned Financial Services, an independent wealth manager in Cleveland.
Yet stocks remain a better choice than other asset classes, he said.
"If I had to pick a category, I'd still be looking at equities," Fantozzi said. "We still think the market is going to post positive gains for the year."
Last week, the Dow Jones industrial average rallied on Tuesday to break through levels not seen since 2007 and continued to reach new highs the rest of the week. On Friday, the Dow closed at a record 14,397.07, after setting a lifetime intraday high at 14,413.17. The Dow is now up 9.9 percent since Dec. 31.
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 ended Friday's session less than 1 percent away from its record close of 1,565.15, which it reached on Oct. 9, 2007. The S&P 500 is up 8.8 percent since the end of 2012.
Valuations remain relatively attractive. The S&P 500's forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio, a commonly used measure to value stocks, is at 13.8 percent, still below its historic average P/E of 14.8 percent, based on data going back to 1968, Thomson Reuters data showed.
Other experts gave similar advice, saying investors should proceed, but with caution.
"We still have some speed bumps ahead of us," said Fred Dickson, chief market strategist at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Lake Oswego, Oregon. "We don't see any urgency to jump in."
U.S. spending cuts loom as Washington debates the path of fiscal policy, while the euro-zone crisis is far from resolved. U.S. economic growth has also been slow.
Another reason for caution: U.S. earnings growth - one of the biggest drivers of the market - is slowing. Estimates for first-quarter S&P 500 earnings are now at 1.4 percent, down from a 4.3 percent forecast from Jan. 1, Thomson Reuters data showed.
"I try to tell people that although it's a great run, there will probably be some pullback, and we'll see it start to taper off into the summer," said Rodd Newhouse, a Dallas-based financial adviser with Wells Fargo Advisors.
Investor interest in the market is high, analysts have noted.
TD Ameritrade Investor Movement Index, which is designed to measure investor sentiment based on data on positions and trading activity, rose to 5.14 in February from 4.71 in January, and is high relative to historic ranges.
Stock funds attracted $7.14 billion in the week that ended March 6, data from EPFR Global showed on Friday, well above the previous week's cash gains of $1.2 billion. Appetite for U.S. stocks largely accounted for the inflows.
"Every call that I took this week was (clients asking) 'Why?' They want to know why this market is trading here ... they want to be involved," said Leslie Ferrone, an Oak Brook, Illinois-based financial adviser affiliated with Concert Wealth Management.
Some argue it may be time to take a break from buying.
Paul Mendelsohn, chief investment strategist at Windham Financial Services in Charlotte, Vermont, said his computer models show the market is "extended," including regression slopes and other indicators that look at how far the market has come and how fast.
"The key here is just don't make a big mistake," Mendelsohn said.
He said he has been reducing his exposure to stocks in recent weeks, reversing a more bullish stance.
"I'm going to err on the caution side here."
Other advice on how to manage the current trend is to shop for bargains while selling stocks with sharp gains.
"We're still riding the wave, but taking profits in some of the higher flyers that have done really well and buying some of the areas that are down for the year and hitting new lows," said Alan Lancz, president of Alan B. Lancz & Associates Inc, an investment advisory firm in Toledo, Ohio.
"We're still finding some bargains," Lancz said.
Fantozzi said he still expects large-cap growth industries to do well, including manufacturing and technology. But he said he would avoid defense companies because of the potential for government spending cuts in that area.
"If there's a pullback, we're not looking at a major pullback," Fantozzi said.
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Maternal care for Anti-A sensitization, unsp tri, fetus 2
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