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Source: Albuquerque Journal, N.儲存M.Aug. 11--Cricket employee Pete Cordova said AT&T's planned acquisition of Cricket parent firm Leap Wireless International could help the low-cost carrier expand its services.AT&T announced its intention in mid-July to buy Leap Wireless in a $4 billion deal that would transfer all Cricket's assets and its estimated 5 million subscribers to the telecom giant. AT&T says the acquisition will allow it to "jump start" expansion into the prepaid wireless market that Cricket has helped pioneer since launching in the late 1990s.Cricket, based in San Diego, has carved a niche for itself in 35 states -- including New Mexico -- by offering an affordable, flat-rate wireless alternative for customers who pay upfront for unlimited anytime voice minutes and other mobile services.The trade-off is limited wireless access outside of urban areas like Albuquerque and fewer technology choices, said Cordova, a longtime Cricket subscriber who recently became a customer service representative at Cricket's Uptown corporate store near the Coronado Mall."I like it," Cordova said of the AT&T acquisition. "Hopefully, it will help with our coverage around the metro area and expand our coverage nationwide."That's one of the central selling points touted by AT&T as it seeks public support for the deal, which must be approved by the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice.AT&T spokesman Brad Burns said the combined company will have the scale and resources needed to better compete against other major national providers for consumers seeking low-cost, prepaid wireless plans."The result will be increased competition, better device choices, improved customer care and a significantly enhanced mobile Internet experience for consumers," Burns said in an email to the Journal .But industry analysts say it's just the latest in a steady stream of moves by large companies to acquire smaller competitors as they battle for control of the U.S. wireless market. Rather than increase competition, they say, such moves are further consolidating wireless services in the hands of just four companies -- AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint.The big four"This trend has been going on for several years, but now it's absolutely apparent that the U.S. market is consolidating into four major players and that everyone else will be snapped up by them at some point," said Jan Dawson, chief telecoms analyst at the international research firm Ovum."That means fewer options to choose from than previously, because until recently there were many smaller, regional carriers, some of which offered value and services that the big companies didn't."The four giants already control about 90 percent of the market, with the two top firms --Verizon Wireless and AT&T -- holding about 70 percent. Together, Verizon and AT&T have a little more than 200 million retail subscribers, although Verizon is slightly ahead of AT&T. Sprint trails in third place with 55 million subscribers, and T-Mobile in fourth with 43 million.Now, however, the 10 percent market share held by smaller regional carriers like Cricket is shrinking. That's because the big guys are buying them up to capture more subscribers in market segments that they ignored before, such as the prepaid arena, while in the process acquiring more spectrum -- the radio airwaves that connect mobile devices -- to add bandwidth for expansion and service improvement.Earlier this year, T-Mobile acquired Texas-based MetroPCS Communications for $1.5 billion. And in July, Sprint bought out Clearwire Corp. for $3.新蒲崗迷你倉 billion.Dawson said the large companies are targeting the prepaid market now because it's the fastest-growing consumer segment. That's because the higher-end consumer base is fairly saturated, locking the giants into a competitive scramble to pull subscribers away from each other.But there's still room for expansion among lower-income groups and among consumers who prefer the flexibility of nocontract prepaid plans."The prepaid market used to be seen as the 'poor alternative' for people who couldn't get credit," Dawson said. "But now many consumers see it as a choice, because it offers the ability to change carriers or phones more quickly while providing greater spending flexibility up or down depending on monthly budgets. Some just see more value in it."Market growingThe prepaid segment grew from about 10 percent of the market a few years ago to 22 percent in 2012, and Ovum projects it will reach 29 percent by the end of 2017, Dawson said.But as the big players jockey for prepaid market share, the smaller companies don't have the resources to compete."The regional carriers grew by targeting that space when the larger players were not, but now with the industry consolidation that we're seeing, the major carriers are taking over both the pre- and postpaid segments of the market," Dawson said. "For regional carriers like Cricket, it's harder and harder to compete as large carriers invade their turf."Indeed, Cricket spokesman Greg Lund said the merger made sense for his company given AT&T's financial might.AT&T has said it will retain the Cricket brand name, continue to operate through Cricket's existing distribution channels and expand Cricket's presence to additional U.S. cities."This gives Cricket its best long-term opportunity for success," Lund said.On the other hand, market consolidation eventually could eclipse consumer benefits, since low-cost, prepaid services are less profitable for the big carriers than traditional contracts, said Toni Toikka, president of the Finnish mobile diagnostics firm Alekstra Inc.Over time, that could lead to upward pressure on prices and renewed efforts to push customers into contracts."I believe that could happen and customers will suffer," Toikka said.For now, robust competition among the four big players is still driving them to offer better devices with more flexible service plans and prices."It's still a very competitive market," said Verizon Wireless spokeswoman Jenny Weaver. "Customers still have a lot of choices and options, and we have to earn their business every day."But in good part, those dynamics are driven by competitive challenges from T-Mobile and Sprint, which are aggressively fighting for market share, something they may not be able to sustain in the long-term."Those companies are not as strong as AT&T and Verizon Wireless, and I don't believe they can keep pushing prices down," Toikka said. "Eventually, I believe we'll see (the big carriers) move to more brandbased marketing that will be based less on competitive pricing and more on simply demonstrating distinctions in what they offer."In the meantime, however, the battle for market share is still raging among the big four."The smaller regional players like Cricket are steadily disappearing," Toikka said. "That's the trend, and it's an unfortunate development. But it's still a very competitive time in the wireless industry, and the market is benefitting."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, N.M.) Visit the Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, N.M.) at .abqjournal.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage

Source: The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.儲存Aug. 11--The Vancouver branch of the Salvation Army is experiencing empty-nest syndrome this summer.Since the Clark County Food Bank moved into a spacious new warehouse and became an independent nonprofit, its organizational parent has been figuring out how to regain some limelight and replace the money that followed its child out the door.As of July 1, the Salvation Army officially "turned over operations of what was for us the Stop Hunger Warehouse program," said business administrator Steve Rusk. Rusk said he spent the past two decades focused on growing the Stop Hunger Warehouse -- originally a tiny program adopted from Clark County, which started it but ultimately didn't feel it belonged in the food banking business -- to the point where it could stand and run on its own two feet.The Stop Hunger Warehouse eventually became the Clark County Food Bank, which raised $4.8 million and built its own building. The building opened in January 2012."This is what I've worked for for a long time, to grow the food bank so it's a stand-alone program," Rusk said. "I couldn't be more happy and proud about what the food bank is doing. We're looking forward to a good future for them."We surrendered notoriety to the food bank so they could build an organization and raise money," he said. "Over the last five years, the Salvation Army has not been seen. When I go out to speak to people now, I hear confusion about what we do. This is an opportunity for us to expand and find a new niche."Less food, more housingSalvation Army thrift stores are famous, and the money from those stores goes directly to its addiction-recovery programs -- such as the Adult Rehabilitation Center near Portland International Airport. There is no such residential Salvation Army facility in Clark County; local referrals for that sort of drug and alcohol treatment go to Portland, Rusk said.Less well known is the fact that the Salvation Army has long been in the homelessness-prevention and hunger-alleviation businesses. "Food and housing have been the two primary services we offer this community," Rusk said.The agency budget for calendar 2012 was approximately $3.1 million, Rusk said -- but three full-time and two part-time staff positions plus about $350,000 in food-assistance grants officially left the Salvation Army along with the Clark County Food Bank operation as of July 1. "About one-third of our workforce went with that program," he said.Now, the Salvation Army has downsized to a staff of 12 at two facilities -- its administrative office and church at 1500 N.E. 112th Ave. and its remaining social service operation in what used to be the Stop Hunger warehouse on Northeast 47th Avenue. The Salvation Army now occupies half the space it used to there, and Rusk said 80 to 100 needy people walk in the door there every day.Those folks are often backed up against the wall and desperate to stave off homelessness, Rusk said. His agency has routinely provided both emergency rent and utility payments as well as longer-term rental subsidies and case management for people who are looking to better their lives and build their incomes. An intensive case新蒲崗迷你倉management program the agency started in 2005 called Moving Forward Together is designed to help the chronically unemployed build their life and employment skills so they can earn their own way out of poverty."We believe that's a hallmark program and worth our long-term investment," Rusk said. "We take care of people facing an immediate need to stop evictions, but we also want to help them stabilize their lives. We want to take this program to another level."In fiscal 2010, Rusk said, driven by the federal government's infusion of stimulus money into the economy, Salvation Army housing assistance totalling $518,000 reached 518 Clark County households in one way or other. That money has peaked and dwindled significantly, Rusk said. In 2011 the Salvation Army supported 378 households with $378,000 in assistance; in 2012 the number was 302 households and $302,000.Meanwhile, he said, the need has not dwindled at all. The Salvation Army serves approximately 18,000 people per year, he said -- and that's only 10 percent of all the requests for assistance it gets.The good news, he said, is the recent approval of a new federal housing grant that will add significantly to the agency's housing assistance bottom line.Breaking the cycleAnother endeavor that Rusk is excited about is a new after-school partnership with Marrion Elementary School. The Salvation Army will bus participating children over from Marrion -- which is just a few blocks away -- to the agency headquarters on 112th Avenue, four days per week for three hours per day. There'll be snacks and meals, tutoring and homework help, and even a bit of hands-on music education, Rusk said.Rusk won an internal Salvation Army grant of $18,000 to hire a part-time coordinator and launch the program."Other Salvation Army units throughout the country have done this," he said. It'll be led by retired teachers and other volunteers who are "motivated and experienced" with kids who may be struggling in school."Through the kids, we want to build relationships with families who need our services," Rusk said. "It's a way that we can break the cycle of poverty."There's room for 25 children in the new program, Rusk said.Christian agencyAll of which raises a question: is it a problem for an overtly religious agency to provide an after-school program for students at a secular, public school? For that matter, does Rusk ever think twice about the non-Christian people who may not feel entirely comfortable asking the very Christian agency for help?"We are a Christian organization with solid Christian roots," he said. "We are not looking to compromise that. We recognize that some people will probably not come to us." He added that while some people would never take their troubles to a religious organization, others would only choose a religious organization."We offer what we offer without discrimination," he said. "That's a big deal. It packs a whole lot of meaning for us."Scott Hewitt: 360-735-4525; .twitter.com/col_nonprofits: scott.hewitt@columbian.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) Visit The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) at .columbian.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage

Source: Pittsburgh Post-GazetteAug.迷你倉出租 11--Forty-one days and counting until the early archery deer season in Wildlife Management Unit 2B, and a short 16 weeks until the statewide rifle deer season.Every year some new hunters wait too long to take the required hunter-trapper safety course and miss out on the opportunity to hunt. Don't procrastinate. Do it now.The new classes consist of two parts, actually three -- online independent study (takes about four hours), classroom training (six to eight hours), and the actual test taken in the classroom. Students must be at least 11 years old. Register online only at .pgc.state.pa.us, click on the Hunter-Trapper Education Classes Link.The following classes are scheduled for August in Allegheny County. Check the Game Commission website for additional classes.Aug. 17 McKeesport Sportsman's Association, 3300 Jacks Run Road, White Oak 15131. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 412-754-0512, 412-271-7296.Aug. 17, Aug. 18 (separate classes) Logan's Ferry Sportsman's Club, 210 Field ClubRoad, Plum 15239. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 724-335-1005, 412-795-1022.Steelhead fly tyingInstructor Bill Nagle's intermediate four-week program includes tying egg, nymph and s儲存倉reamer patterns and how to fish them. Materials and equipment provided. Free. Reservations required. L.L. Bean, Ross Park Mall. First class is 7 p.m. Wednesday. 888-552-5571.Bone collectorsMike Waddell, Nick Mundt and Travis Turner of the Outdoors Channel TV show "Bone Collector" will talk shop at free seminars from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the opening of Dick's Sporting Goods' first Field & Stream store, specializing in gear for hunting, fishing, camping and the outdoors. Located at 100 Cranberry Square Drive, Cranberry. The store has no affiliation with Field & Stream magazine.Tiger muskiesIn July, the state Fish and Boat Commission stocked 17,700 tiger muskie fingerlings at Keystone Lake, Armstrong County.Ginseng harvestThe season for collecting wild ginseng, for personal or commercial use, has been shortened. A release from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, said the move was "designed to protect the species." The new harvest season is Sept. 1 through Nov. 30.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at .post-gazette.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉沙田

Source: The Salina Journal, Kan.self storageAug. 11--In the space of four months, Mary Douglass single-handedly went through thousands of historic photographs, scanned more than 400 and ended up with a final selection of just more than 200 photos to be placed in a 128-page book.Then she had to write short essays for each of the photos, which covered 150 years of downtown Salina history.For Douglass, the project wasn't that difficult. Actually, she said it was fun."I've been a historian for more than 40 years," said Douglass, who has been an architectural historian for the city of Salina and a curator at the Smoky Hill Museum. "In 40 years, I've done research for most of these pictures already."Douglass also has been a professional genealogist, a heritage preservation consultant for the Kansas Humanities Council and has chaired the Salina Heritage Commission and served as a Saline County Planning and Zoning commissioner.In February, Douglass was hired by Arcadia Publishing to write and collect photographs for a book to be called "Salina's Historic Downtown." The Charleston, S.C.-based publishing company has created an "Images of America" series celebrating the histories of neighborhoods, towns and cities in the U.S.Using archival photos and texts mostly written by local citizens, the series presents distinctive stories that helped shape the character of the communities."Salina's Historic Downtown" is intended to be a companion book to "Salina: 1858-2008," a history of the city compiled by the Salina History Book Committee led by Judy Lilly, former Kansas librarian at the Salina Public Library. That book was published in 2008 for Salina's Sesquicentennial.Available in SalinaDouglass doesn't know how she was picked to compile the follow-up book."They sent me an email out of the blue," she said. "Maybe Judy or somebody at the museum recommended me."Douglass finished the book in late June and received her first copies a month later. The book officially was released July 29 and can be found at several Salina retail locations for a list price of $21.99.Douglass will sign copies of the book from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Smoky Hill Museum Store, 211 W. Iron. She also will sign books from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 24 at the Salina Public Library, 301 W. Elm.Public library archivesAll the historical photos used in the book were found in the archives at the Salina Public Library's Campbell Room of Kansas Research."I don't know how many weeks I spent here scanning photos," she said.The original town of Salina was 320 acres that stre迷你倉ched from North to South streets and from Ninth to Front streets east and west, Douglass said."I kept the photos within those perimeters except for two," she said. "Salina's original dugout home was behind what is now Comcare on Elm street, and the original Asbury Hospital was on the south side of South street."Douglass said she mostly was searching for photos of people and "things that are no longer here, a good human interest story I could tell off that picture."Following the publisher's request, Douglass said most of the photos predate the World War II era.Banks, hotels, millsPhotos include the original Saline County Courthouse at Ninth and Elm; Gebhart Hardware, 110 N. Santa Fe; Salina Waterworks, 401 S. Fifth; the federal building at the southwest corner of Iron and Seventh; Planters State Bank, 111 N. Santa Fe; Lee Warren Milling Company, 346 N. Seventh; Shellabarger Mill, 511 N. Santa Fe; Memorial Hall, 410 W. Ash; The Warren Hotel, 219 W. Ash; Tony's Little Italy, a restaurant on the 200 block of South Santa Fe that inspired Tony's Pizza; and a number of downtown Salina churches, schools and stores.There also are a number of photos documenting major Salina floods of 1915, 1938 and 1951, and a shot of a streetcar that once ran up and down Santa Fe.A structured formatDouglass said the publishing company has a set structure for their "Images of America" series from which she could not deviate."You have to fit your writing style into a very structured format of a big series," she said. "All the books are 128 pages and a certain number of chapters. It has to be between 8,000 and 18,000 words and between 120 and 240 photographs."When finished, Douglass sent Arcadia both a hard copy and an electronic copy of her book, which they quickly took to press, she said."They're set up to mass produce these things," she said. "There's very little they changed or edited, although we did argue about a couple of photographs."Ordinary peopleDouglass is proud of the finished product. She said the books tell stories of ordinary people living ordinary lives rather than focusing on presidents, royalty and world leaders."That's why I like these books," she said. "I'm writing grassroots, eyewitness history about ordinary people that don't usually get their histories written."-- Reporter Gary Demuth can be reached at 822-1405 or by email at gdemuth@salina.com.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Salina Journal (Salina, Kan.) Visit The Salina Journal (Salina, Kan.) at .saljournal.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉

Source: The Roanoke Times, Va.迷你倉出租Aug. 11--The plump local peaches with their velveteen skin looked too good for LaRue Dickerson to pass up on a blistering July afternoon.After picking up his 2-year-old daughter, Lynessa, from the Total Action for Progress HeadStart preschool on Shenandoah Avenue in Roanoke, Dickerson, 30, stopped at a farm stand outside the school and bought his family some fruit to supplement the tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and peas he grows."Peaches is one of their favorites," he said. "We don't do candy or gum."In the past, families like the Dickersons had to travel to downtown Roanoke to find a selection of local fruits and vegetables. This summer, there are seven markets located across the city, from an urban farm on 10th Street in northwest to a parking garage in south Roanoke.As accessibility to local foods has become less of a hurdle, so has affordability. Thanks to state and federal grants and private contributions, the number of markets able to accept (and in many cases, double) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits keeps swelling.Carilion Clinic has not only provided funding for SNAP at farmers markets, it is making it easier for its own employees to buy local food by offering payroll deduction to purchase farm shares.Vickie Riggins, an employee in the information technology department at Carilion, picks up a box of fruit at a market outside Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital every week. She said she probably wouldn't have bought a farm share if it hadn't been for the company's offer."The payroll deduction has made it really attractive," she said, "because you can budget for it."Locals supporting localsAcross the country, the number of farmers markets has gone from 2,000 to 8,000 over the past 13 years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In Virginia, the number has jumped to 230 this year from 88 in 2006 -- a 160 percent increase.Part of the growth can be attributed to an effort to set up farmers markets in "food deserts," or neighborhoods that do not have easy access to healthy food.The West End Community Market, a seasonal market in its third year, was the first to open in a low-income neighborhood in Roanoke. It was started in 2010 by the nonprofit Local Environmental Agriculture Project (LEAP), which also manages the Grandin Village Community Market.When the West End market began, LEAP director Brent Cochran said he saw room for similar markets in other city neighborhoods. This year, that vision has taken the form of two new farm stands, the TAP HeadStart Community Market at the Brand Hardin Simms center on Shenandoah Avenue, where Dickerson bought his peaches, and the Lick Run Community Market at Lick Run Farm, an urban farm on 10th Street.LEAP calls these "LEAP-frog markets," which means they piggy back on the nonprofit's existing infrastructure. For example, instead of asking time-starved farmers to work the TAP market, Cochran gathers part of what they bring to the West End market on Tuesdays and takes it to the TAP center, which holds its market the same day."You already have people coming to town," he said, "so we aggregate and take it to a different location."Because LEAP has already been set up to accept SNAP benefits, it shares its equipment (namely, a point-of-sale card-scanning device) with all of its markets, extending the affordability quotient.Community support for LEAP has included funding from the Roanoke law firm of Glenn Feldmann Darby Goodlatte and from Carilion Clinic, which this year donated $10,000 to match SNAP dollars.It's the second such grant from Carilion Clinic, which last year gave the Roanoke City Farmers Market $5,000 that it is still using this summer. Marie Webb, senior director of community outreach for the hospital system, said it is a company goal to help fund projects that promote general wellness within the community."Carilion is the biggest beast in town and they're throwing their weight behind these initiatives," Cochran said, "which I think is pretty cool."Changes for the betterWhen Riggins picked up her box of fruit at the Carilion Clinic Farmers Table on a recent Thursday afternoon, she opened it to find two varieties of apples, as well as peaches and blueberries.Riggins said she bought the fruit share this year because it forces儲存倉her to eat healthier every week or risk losing money on the investment.In addition, she said, "You know it's not going to be shipped from a long distance, and you know they aren't going to put a bunch of chemicals on it."A Floyd-based consortium of local growers called Good Food-Good People provides the fruit, vegetable and egg shares through its Community Shared Agriculture program. The cost of the shares, which can be several hundred dollars, are deducted from participating Carilion employees' paychecks over 12 pay periods.The CSA was available last year, but "it struggled," said Aaron Harris-Boush, a planning analyst for Carilion who helped organize the local food program. Since the company offered payroll deduction this year, he said, Good Food-Good People has had to bring two trucks.The CSA, which was also advertised to residents of the nearby South Roanoke neighborhood, sold 177 shares this year, for a total of $64,495. Of those 177 shares, 92 were purchased by Carilion employees, Harris-Boush said.Good Food-Good People also sets up the farmers table at the Riverwalk Parking Garage outside Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. The table, which is loaded each week with fruit, vegetables, cheeses, meat and other products, is open to everyone -- not just Carilion employees."I think it's the most beautiful of all the market sites, by the river," wrote Tenley Weaver of Good Food-Good People in an email. "We are really grateful to Carilion for providing this lovely space for what has become a brisk market and CSA site."Every market day, the hospital's Mountain View Cafe prepares a recipe that calls for seasonal ingredients and has recipe cards printed. The cards are available at the cafe and at the market stand."It's convenient and it's more or less for the health of my family," said Roseanna Webb, 24. "And I don't know what a lot of this stuff is, so it forces me to learn."Webb, who works in hospital's Central Sterile Supply department, said she and her family have been exposed to kholrabi, a funny-looking root vegetable they thought tasted like fried potatoes, and rhubarb, which she made into a pie using one of the recipe suggestions."That was written down permanently in my recipe book," she said.Making it knownEven the historic Roanoke City Farmers Market, which started in 1882 and is open daily, is branching out.For the past two years, Downtown Roanoke Inc., which manages the market, has organized a "pop-up market" one evening per week during the summer. Last year, it was at the Kirk Family YMCA in downtown Roanoke. This year, the pop-up market happens every Thursday at River's Edge Sports Complex on Reserve Avenue.Market manager Tracie Hughes said she chose River's Edge because the area is shady and has ample parking for both customers and the food trucks that sell meals there.She said the first few weeks of the event have been successful and the number of participating vendors has risen from five to eight.Between existing markets, LEAP-frog markets and the pop-up markets, Roanokers have plenty of opportunities to buy from local farmers. But it remains to be seen whether all of the markets will flourish.Rick Williams, who bought the overgrown, trash-infested property on 10th Street and turned it into Lick Run Farm, is struggling to generate interest in a new market. He has fresh produce to sell that was grown in his garden or at other Southwest Virginia farms, but his Sunday market has had a slow start.Cochran is familiar with the situation."I guarantee there are people within a one-block radius that don't know the market exists," he said. "It takes years to get there. The best advice I can give him is you've got to show up every day at the same time."I think that's 90 percent of the battle."Williams said he watches neighbors "pacing back and forth 20 times a day" to the convenience store next door, and wonders how to make his products more attractive than the "horrible" food they buy there."We have a few fanatically loyal customers, so there are people who are very, very happy that we are here," Williams said. "Not as many as I'd like, but that's OK, it's very gratifying."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, Va.) Visit The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, Va.) at .roanoke.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉沙田

Source: The Wisconsin State JournalAug.迷你倉出租 11--In the University of Wisconsin's first few fall practices, the coaches stayed close to the huddle, making sure the plays were being called correctly.They started moving farther away over the weekend, however, and by Monday's open-to-the-public scrimmage they should be out of the photo entirely."We're at the point now," offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig said, "where we need to step back and watch the players play."That goes double for the quarterbacks. Or triple. Or maybe even quadruple.No. 1 on the camp to-do list for new UW coach Gary Andersen is to select a starting quarterback. Andersen has publicly nominated three candidates -- holdovers Curt Phillips and Joel Stave and junior college transfer Tanner McEvoy -- in the race, though freshman Bart Houston has displayed such a strong arm in camp that some observers are wondering if he could get in the mix, too.With the exception of McEvoy, who didn't dive into the playbook until he arrived for summer workouts, none of the quarterbacks has a skill set that fits totally the style of offense Andersen ran at Utah State. All have their strengths, however, and for the most part the completion percentage has been uncommonly high during the first week of camp.The quarterbacks are being graded daily, but the two scrimmages should be important milestones in the quarterback derby. Until then, the coaches will wait for one of them to separate himself from the others, something that hasn't happened yet.Since no one knows who will win the job, let's look at what Andersen and Ludwig are seeking in a quarterback and compare it to the strengths and weaknesses of each player. That might yield some clues as to who will come out on top.Andersen's ideal quarterback "can beat you with his arm, his mind and his legs. I think that carries over to a lot of positions. If you've got a tremendous athlete who doesn't really think too well in the moment and can't react, it's a negative. But it's even more of a highlighted situation, I believe, when you come to quarterbacks. If they can do all three of those, it becomes very difficult to defend that quarterback."So what's the most important attribute to Andersen, the arm, the legs or the mind?"I would definitely say, his mind first," he said. "Every quarterback thinks he can throw it and make the throws and some quarterbacks run faster than others, but you've got to have the mental mindset to gain the respect of your team, your players and your coaches. If you don't have that first, you really have no chance, no matter how fast you can run or how well you can throw it."The most important factors for Ludwig, who came to UW from San Diego State, are "the ability to consistently move the offense and repetitive accuracy." But he, too, apprecia儲存倉es a quarterback who can move."An athletic quarterback adds a dimension to the game," Ludwig said. "You don't have to always have the perfect play because the guy's going to get out of a lot of things that may not have gone just the way you wanted them to. So there's a real advantage to having a guy that can make a play with his feet."So far, the quarterbacks have been pretty much as advertised.Though he doesn't have the arm strength of the others, Phillips is another year removed from his third major knee surgery and is throwing and moving better than he did last year. As a sixth-year senior, he is the best decision-maker of the group. Stave throws by far the best deep ball of the four and looks very confident, but the sophomore still struggles to make something happen when forced to move his feet in or out of the pocket. McEvoy has a low release point on his throws but is tall and has a strong arm. He shines when he breaks the pocket because he is fast and nimble as Phillips was before his knee problems surfaced.Houston, who missed almost all of his redshirt freshman season following shoulder surgery, might be too raw to start right away but has shown he can make all the throws."He was a lot better the first day of fall camp than he was the last day of spring practice," Ludwig said. "He has much quicker feet. He's changed his body a little bit over the summer and that's really helped his quickness. And there's not many people that can throw it as hard or as far as he can. He's got to tighten up who he's throwing it to."With Houston seemingly a year away from seriously challenging for the starting spot, that leaves Phillips, Stave and McEvoy in the mix. Here is Ludwig's assessment of those three after a handful of practices:"Curt brings so much to the table with his veteran presence. He's got a lot of savvy to him. As his rehabilitation continues, his athleticism has increased. So I'm seeing a lot of good things and he's throwing the ball with a very high degree of accuracy. Joel has quickened his feet through the course of the summer. He's doing a lot of good things, really settling down into our terminology and the new tweaks or the new parts of the system. I feel really good about him and what he's doing and the presence that he has in the huddle. ... Tanner's new to the system. He's in catch-up mode, but he's doing a lot of good things and he is a super athlete with a live arm."Feel free to search in there for clues as to who will be the starter. At this point, though, even the coaches aren't sure.Contact Tom Oates at toates@madison.com or 608-252-6172.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wis.) Visit The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wis.) at .wisconsinstatejournal.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉沙田

Source: Albuquerque Journal, N.self storageM.Aug. 10--At any given time, there are between 40,000 and 50,000 people on the University of New Mexico campus.And there are 31 university police officers to protect them.Police chief Kathy Guimond says that like any other police department, UNM's could always use more officers. But she's grateful to have this many, especially because this many is four more officers than she had last year. The department got a nearly $200,000 budget increase for this fiscal year, for a total of about $2.9 million for the year.Still, the tremendous growth in on-campus student housing, including Lobo Village in South Campus, coupled with increased enrollment, has posed new challenges for the small department. The department has a total of 41 employees, including Guimond and support staff."One of the things we try to do that we do with everything and especially with the budget is plan ahead. So what we're trying to do is forecast where are things going," Guimond said.UNM police responded to more than 7,500 calls between Jan. 1 and June 30 this year. In 2012, officers responded to fewer than 6,350 calls in the same time period.President Bob Frank says despite the small police force and heavy foot traffic, UNM is very safe."It is a haven among us. ... We think carefully about how we make this the safest environment for our students, our faculty and our staff," Frank said.Added Guimond: "We are very lucky with respect to violent crime on campus and crimes against persons. ... I don't want to give people a false sense of security that it never happens, because it can and that potential is always there, with awareness, by the way, being the best preventative thing we have."The bulk of UNM police reports concern property, and not violent, crimes. For example, in 2011 there were 57 reported vehicle thefts, 20 drug arrests and 19 burglaries, data show. There were 10 reported aggravated assaults and tw迷你倉 reported rapes.With the exception of burglaries, those figures don't differ greatly from 2004, when there were three reported rapes, 45 vehicle thefts, 33 burglaries and six aggravated assaults. Numbers for this year and last year were not available. But three high profile attacks on women early this year caught the community's attention.In one incident, a woman who had been running at Johnson Field was assaulted by two men. A week later, a woman was groped while walking near Castetter Hall. And in the third case, a professor was beaten while trying to help a drunken man. The man was charged with three counts of misdemeanor battery. He has pleaded not guilty, according to court records.The university responded by hosting a series of forums, and, later, self-defense workshops. Police have made no arrests on the two sexual assault incidents, a spokesman said.Another major concern is the growing South Campus, where about 900 students live in Lobo Village. South Campus also includes the Pit and other sports arenas, along with offices.It's not just the increase in calls from that area but also the amount of time it takes to get there from main campus that is worrisome for Guimond. She says there aren't any plans for a substation in the area, but that could become an option as UNM develops more vacant land there.The department will tackle its most time-consuming crimes with a new online program for reporting property offenses. It is to go live before the semester starts on Aug. 19."It's one less call that the officer would have to respond to," Guimond said. "It gives immediate service to the public and to the students. It helps us become a little bit more efficient."Journal staff writer PatrickLohmann contributed to thisreport.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, N.M.) Visit the Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, N.M.) at .abqjournal.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉

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Source: Tulsa World, Okla.文件倉Aug. 10--David Scrivner took eight years of piano lessons as a kid, but "it just didn't stick," he says, acknowledging an utter lack of musical talent."So I started hanging out with musician friends and working on some of their gear, and one thing led to another."In fact, the modest Scrivner grew up to become a wizard in amplified music technology. Now, his Tulsa Guitar & Electronics business is celebrating its 25th year."It all started with guitar repair and then amplifiers, and this led to keyboards," Scrivner said. "But the biggest part of our business is guitars and guitar amps."His shop serves a wide range of customers. It's "for just about anybody who plays guitar, in bands or otherwise," he said, adding, "We have attorneys and doctors and other professionals who can afford the high-dollar guitars."One of those customers has been Steve Ripley, the Grammy-nominated Oklahoma recording artist of Red Dirt music act The Tractors.Ripley, also a producer, said he met Scrivner at his first recording studio in Stillwater in 1973 when Scrivner worked at an electronics repair facility across town."All the musicians around the studio, including several from Tulsa who had moved to Stillwater to record, soon realized Scrivner was 'the guy,' " Ripley said."He's continued to fix just about anything and everything electronic for me," Ripley said. "I've taken some odd pieces to David. He's never failed me -- can't stump the man. If it's something he's not seen before, he'll keep digging until he figures it out."Ripley, who once owned the famed Church Studio in Tulsa, spoke to the Tulsa World from California, where he was paying last respects to Tulsa Sound legend J.J. Cale, the songwriter who died July 26 of a heart attack. Cale is credited with giving Eric Clapton some of his biggest hits.Scrivner recalled that Cale came into Tulsa Guitar seven or eight years ago."It's always a feather in my cap to work 存倉n equipment for notable artists," he said. "The folks at the BOK Center, Cain's Ballroom, Brady Theater and other venues refer acts to our business for repair and parts."Our bread and butter comes from our local musician community. I enjoy restoring instruments and equipment to proper operating condition and making the customer happy."As an added benefit, I make a living out of it. We maintain a large selection of parts to allow for fast repair turnaround."Tulsa Guitar & Electronics is an authorized warranty service center for most of the major brands, and it can obtain genuine factory replacement parts."We see a lot of old guitars come in here, and some old guitar amps," Scrivner said. "We work on stuff built back in the 1950s, in the early days" of electrified instruments."We work on tube stuff all the time -- that's still popular," he said.Scrivner started out in the electronics fix-it business in the early 1970s while attending Tulsa County Vo-Tech when he was in high school, where he studied vocational electronics -- TVs and radios. He said he worked in radio and TV shops in the early years of solid state "when a lot of stuff was still tubes.""I ran the service department for Music Sound World, at 27th Street and Memorial Drive, for 14 years and bought their service department and started this place," Scrivner said. "It was a combo music store -- guitars, amps, keyboards, drums and sound systems -- popular with band musicians."It had a big globe on top of it."Tulsa Guitar & ElectronicsAddress: 1417 S. Harvard Ave.Founded: Aug. 1, 1988Owner: David ScrivnerEmployees: 5Phone: 918-742-4912Email: tulsagtr@aol.comTulsa Guitar & ElectronicsAddress: 1417 S. Harvard Ave.Founded: Aug. 1, 1988Owner: David ScrivnerEmployees: 5Phil Mulkins 918-699-8888phil.mulkins@tulsaworld.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) Visit Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) at .tulsaworld.com Distributed by MCT Information Services自存倉

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有說今年是盲年，存倉不宜嫁娶。準新人們何不趁有時間，細意計劃一次×婚攝之旅？至於目的地，歐洲貴了點，日韓也不便宜，台灣、內地又略嫌普通......當看過朋友妹妹的一輯婚照後，我雙眼發亮，發現榴槤天堂『檳城』，原來是個新婚攝點！這個位於馬來西亞西北，距香港只有3.5小時直航機程的小城，有著懷舊南洋大宅、英式建築、印度小街等不同風格的景點，還有多家Design Hotel可取景，城內獨有的壁畫、個性Vafe等小情小趣，都為旅程加添甜度。結果，我明查明訪各個景點、草擬了一個『4日3夜』的婚攝旅遊行程，收歸己用之余，誠意獻給天下有情人一個海外婚攝心意。準備篇Leslie檳城及香港 WE WEDDING禮服設計總監檳城門市有 3 萬呎空間，屬全馬來西亞婚攝公司中最大，去年為大馬羽毛球壇一哥李宗偉拍婚照。Q：檳城有甚麼特色吸引香港新人？A：檳城小島是我們馬來西亞人的度假聖地，酒店選擇多。小城發展同時，政府積極保護具歷史價值建築，很多舊區古屋都不可遷拆或改變建築構造，不少香港新人來到，說覺得檳城有香港的舊影子。而且這�除馬拉人外，更有大量中國、印度移民，又曾被英國殖民統治，形成多元社區及建築特色，所以可拍到不同風味的婚照。Q:拍婚照一般需要多少天？A:到檳城後第一天有我們接機回公司洽談行程、試身，第二日出發拍攝便可，故全程一般只需兩天。我們會在修正照片後，讓客人在香港門市揀相、取照片，如逗留時間允許，也可在檳城揀相。Q:行程可以自由組合嗎？A:我們在香港與新人一起計劃行程，提供建議。待新人到檳城後再與攝影師溝通拍攝流程，即使行程途中作改動亦沒問題，畢竟檳城面積比香港小，主要景點亦夠集中。P.Man C.Man曾到檳城婚攝的港人拍攝時間：Oct 2012 人數：1名攝影 + 1名助手Q:為甚麼選檳城拍婚照？A:我們認識一位檳城攝影師，從照片看過檳城景點，感覺很多元化，相信可拍到不同味道的照片。規劃時，知道香港有直航機來往檳城，航程只需 3.5 小時，不算勞累。而且當地華人眾多，能以普通話、廣東話、英文溝通，相當方便。Q:實地拍攝後，覺得在檳城拍照有甚麼優點？A:除言語可溝通外，食物如地道小吃、福建小炒都很對口味。拍攝時發現景點集中，一日可到四、五個地點取景，而車程竟都在 15 分鐘之內。而且檳城日落時間約 7:30 pm，攝影師不用追太陽，即使時有驟雨，行程都夠時間走盞。Q:有甚麼要要特別注意？A:當地有很多回教徒，他們會在祈禱時間駕車來往教堂，令市面交通一時擠塞，需要忍耐一下。天氣炎熱，注意多喝水，防曬及防蚊用品更不可少。Q:自定行程有甚麼必要的準備工夫？A:自訂機票、酒店、車，自備禮服、婚紗、道具等，亦要預先查詢景點及酒店可否拍攝。開心的是，當地人都很熱情，行程中臨時想拍某些小店，他們都很歡迎。當地婚攝套餐及旅行費用參考（以 4 日 3 夜計算）2 人來回機票：約 4,200 港元（9 月國泰航空直航來回機票連稅價錢參考）2 人兩晚 5 星酒店住宿：約 2,000 港元（WE WEDDING 贈送一晚 5 星酒店住宿）一天拍攝：約 19,000 港元（包括 8 小時攝影、交通、化�、婚紗禮服等，詳情請看 p.098）膳食：約 2,000 港元交通：約 800 港元雜項（如景點門票）：約 800 港元總計：約 28,800 港元自訂行程費用參考（以 4 日 3 夜計算）2 人來回機票：約 4,200 港元（9 月國泰航空直航來回機票連稅價錢參考）一天拍攝（當地攝影師）：約 10,000 港元化�造型一次（當地化�師）：約 500 港元連司機租車一天（以 8 小時計算）：約 800 港元2 人三晚 5 星酒店住宿：約 3,000 港元膳食：約 2,000 港元交通：約 800 港元婚紗兩套（淘寶）及禮服一套（租用）：約 1,500港元雜項（如景點門票）：約 800 港元總計：約 23,600 港元*如請本港攝影師、助手及化�髮型師海外拍攝一天市價約 14,000 港元，連 3 人機票食宿，總計：約 35,000 港元歷經百年的靛藍馬來西亞華人眾多，檳城市內保留了不少上世紀華人所建、集四合院等具中國特色的大宅，部分轉營為酒店、博物館、餐廳等，在建築中能拍出獨特的南洋風情。城市中有一抹搶眼的靛藍，是馬來西亞華人首富張弼士早在 19 世紀建成的故居。藍色來自從前洗衣服用的原料 Indigo（藍花），當年不少大戶之家都用 Indigo 粉飾外牆，歲月流逝，目前全馬獨剩下這一家「藍屋」。這獨有的藍，正好襯托出純白婚紗的美！今天五萬六千平方呎的藍屋，已被改裝成開放參觀的精品民宿，更獲聯合國教科文組織頒發最佳古�保育獎。由於張弼士篤信風水，大屋就保留了積水聚財天井、銅錢造型去水口、支�主建築的「八（發）」條柱子等設計，都是必參觀位。又多得富甲一方的他把豪宅設計得唯美，那古式大廳、透亮天井、通花欄柵露台、旋轉樓梯等婚拍取景位多的是，能拍出高貴典雅的婚照。民宿共有 16 個房間，面積 370 平方呎起，一晚價錢約 1,050 港元起。二樓擁露台的房間可供參觀，陽光從露台及玻璃窗滲入，甚有味道。現代吊飾、掛畫，與百年地板與旋轉梯和諧結合。穿�大露背婚紗在欄柵位置拍照，好有花樣年華的美感。張弼士故居·地址：14, Leith Street, 10200 Penang, Malaysia·電話：+60（0）4 262 0006·開放參觀時間：10am - 10pm·入場費：成人 50 港元、小童 15 港元·導賞時間：11am、1:30pm、3pm，每次約 1 小時·房價：1,050 港元起一晚·婚拍注意事項：新人需入住一晚或付每小時 625 港元拍攝費方可拍攝·網址：.cheongfatttzemansion.com他們的姓氏成就這故事下午時份，下課的孩子們在木地板上用粉筆寫寫畫畫。跟他們微笑揮手，小心翼翼走過窄木橋，立時嗅到污泥與海水味。轉頭看看身後的高樓，知道姓氏橋，見證了檳城的發展。百多年前，眾多華人移居檳城，同姓氏的同鄉都會聚在一起生活，互相照應。在檳城南面海邊，就有福建人以木板搭小橋、建水上屋生活，形成「姓陳橋」、「姓周橋」、「姓李橋」等不同姓氏的小村。現在，即使檳城有更多更美的樓房，檳城政府為尊重村民意願及保留這生活文化，已訂明不遷不拆保育各姓氏橋。於姓氏橋拍婚照，要輕聲走過有數十載歷史的木板橋，不騷擾村民之餘，老實說橋不算紮實，需份外小心。當中以姓陳橋有最長的木橋，末端又有座紅色廟堂，站在橋上可拍出水上屋與海面相映成趣。入住愛情巷23號輪船泊岸，水手歸航。航海時間長且孤獨，寂寞的水手就在碼頭附近的小巷�尋找愛情，「Love Lane 愛情巷」因而得名。自 19 世紀就是水手之家的愛情巷，食肆、旅館林立，今天是廉價旅館及精品酒店的集中地，吸引大量 backpackers。而巷子中間較幽靜處，有全巷最大的精品酒店「Love Lane 23」。像是相信愛情巷的魔力，酒店以地址命名，一萬平方呎的空間，卻只提供 10 間套房，還專為情侶及夫婦而設，限定最多二人入住。酒店由 5 座全無鋼筋、最高達 210 多年歷史的古老大屋組成，屋群及套房都各有馬來西亞不同年代的建築特色：歐陸、印度、娘惹、中國風格。酒店強調保留古屋原始結構、使用舊家具，同時以具現代感的用色、藝術擺設作點綴，感覺時尚舒適。我們的 model 在偌大的花園散步、屋簷下乘涼嬉戲、在懷舊設計的酒店餐廳歎下午茶，份外投入，看照片可知愛情巷的靈驗吧。法式牛油醬汁烤澳洲牛扒，肉嫩滑，連同薯條及沙律上菜，150 克售 123 港元、200 克售 150 港元。23 LOVE LANE·地址：23, Love Lane, Georgetown, 10200 Penang, Malaysia·電話：+60（0）4 262 1323·餐廳營業時間：5pm-11pm·房價：1,000 港元起一晚·婚拍注意事項：只限住客拍照·網址：.23lovelane.com·備註：如是 3 人或其他單數家庭，需查詢酒店作特別安排牽腸一生的甜蜜婚拍之餘，也要拍拖。一查之下，原來檳城戀人們都愛吃甜，而從 107 年前起，「格成茶室（下稱：格成）」的甜點都是他們的首選。店子是全城最老牌的甜點名店，老闆趙秀麗從公公手接捧，三代經營自家手造雪糕。我點了招牌紅豆冰（刨冰），卻看到情侶顧客多吃榴槤雪糕，原來背後有一故事：二次大戰後，德國軍人波恩被派往亞洲，期間在檳城遇上情定 60 載的妻子安妮斯。他們初次約會、第一次吃的就是格成榴槤雪糕，此後每隔幾年都飛來檳城回味一番。約 8 年前，格成收到波恩兒子的請求，希望完成父親臨終願望，讓他再吃一次榴槤雪糕。格成一口答應，趕做了兩盒榴槤雪糕空運至澳洲，可惜因澳洲海關條例，雪糕最終不能入境。儘管爸爸沒嘗到牽腸掛肚的雪糕，波恩的幾個兒子後來多次到格成致謝，代父母品嘗雪糕滋味。我不吃榴槤，但也忍不住試一口榴槤雪糕……那種濃郁滋味，的確教人深刻難忘，好榴槤的新人絕對要試！帶來佳話的手造榴槤雪糕，奶滑而帶濃郁榴槤香，兩球售 11.3 港元（另有玉米、朱古力、玫瑰及綠茶口味選擇）。格成紅豆冰，是在刨冰上加上紅豆、玉米粒、玫瑰味果凍和兩球雪糕的甜點，不會過甜，口感又豐富、冰涼，絕對是消暑佳品，售 11.3 港元。格成茶室·地址：382-384 Penang Road, 10000 Penang.·營業時間：9am - 5pm親切的英式浪漫香港人拍婚照，怎少得到英式建築取景？從 8 世紀末至馬來西亞在 1957 年宣布獨立前，馬來西亞由英國殖民政府統治，檳城更是由英國人發現、管轄及發展數十年的地方，到處可見英國特色。而在檳城的英式景點主要有 3 個：市政廳（City Hall）、州政廳（Town Hall）及維多利亞街（Victoria Street）。相鄰的市政廳與州政廳，是政府官員議事重地，新人以晚裝或感覺大方的婚紗禮服隆重登場就最適合。兩座大樓前正好有約 4 個標準足球場大的公共草地，站在草地背向大樓，可拍到整棟建築。而且，最好黃昏時前來，待大樓照明燈亮起就更浪漫！至於維多利亞街，是個有� 3 棟大型而舊舊的英式建築十字路口。建築前身為銀行及政府部門辦公大樓，現丟空或以短期租約出租作辦公室。據說，已有酒店集團買下這些沿海建築，兩三年內就會翻新變成酒店，大家要趁工程未展開前往取景。又，若然經常以白婚紗配白色建築，似乎悶了點。不妨增加效果，穿馬來西亞人傳統娘惹嫁衣，更有看頭呢。檳城州政廳（Town Hall）地址：Town Hall, Jalan Padang Kota Lama, George Town, Penang 維多利亞街地址：Lebuh Victoria, George Town, Penang給總督范特西的家去年 11 月開業即成了檳城佳話的設計酒店 Macalister Mansion（下稱：MM），我們亦有在 news 報道過。酒店由百年建築改建而成，設計型格。但今次親臨酒店，還以婚拍為目的，更發現酒店提供了夢幻感覺，令新人覺得溫暖。原因是酒店以紀念檳城 19 世紀第一任英國人總督 Colonel Norman Macalister 為設計概念。原來這位總督先生只當了兩年，就不幸在大海失蹤。MM 為給總督一個圓夢的家，把餐廳和房間以「Dining Room、Living Room、Eight Rooms」命名，整間酒店就彷彿是他的英式大宅。裝潢走夢幻浪漫風，亦是為了代他向被留下的妻兒表達愛意。不可不提的是，MM 的掌舵人 Dato Sean 是檳城著名復古餐廳 Suffolk House、Beach Blanket Babylon 的老闆，所以酒店餐飲做得出色，提供本土娘惹菜和新派法國菜，更有全城最多的紅酒 Label、全城唯一的 Single Cask Whisky。酒店最受歡迎的 Afternoon Tea Set，可享 TWG tea 一杯及自家製蛋糕一件，約 148 港元。愛的延續酒店只提供 8 個房間，但每間設計不同，各自滲透了甜蜜。如 Room 4 就請來了本土鐵�裝置藝術家 Low Chee Peng，製作了總督夫婦倆深情對望的鐵�掛飾（看後頁，可知鐵�裝置是檳城重要的街頭藝術），為的是表達總督與妻子之間的思念之情。房間亦以蜜月套房作概念，私隱度高，且大而舒適，面積由 40 至 60 平方米不等。各以懷舊浪漫的窗花、旋轉梯、樑柱等作特色，加入具現代感的簡潔裝潢及先進設備，叫新人面對 8 間房都有選擇困難症。再講，房間內所有零食及非酒精飲品皆是免費，全酒店都有 free wi-fi，心動了吧？Macalister Mansion ·地址：228 Macalister Road,10400 George Town, Penang, Malaysi自存倉.·電話：+60（0）4 2283 888·房價：1,738 港元起一晚，包早餐·婚拍注意事項：一般只限住客於房內拍婚照，如有特別要求需先向酒店查詢；於酒店辦婚宴的新人則歡迎拍照·網址：.macalistermansion.com探奇小印度情懷馬來西亞在 19 世紀為開墾錫礦、橡膠園，大量引入中國及印度勞工，形成社會種族多元化，檳城今天就有印度人聚居的社區。只要一來到印度街「Lebuh Pasar」，就可聽到從店舖、街邊檔傳來節拍強勁的印度音樂！眼睛不其然被一間一間賣絲綢、印度衣服 Sari、香料、Bollywood 影碟店吸引，還有各式的印度食檔、茶檔、花檔，拍起婚照來想必有另一番風情。用英文詢問檔主可否借門口拍婚照，他們都熱情地答應。見到有由印度人拉的觀光人力車，立即租坐遊覽兼拍照。當他載我們經過檳城最古老的印度廟 Sri Mariamman Temple，大家肅然起敬。不敢內進拍照打擾，但問過在廟前拍照則沒問題。印度街·地址：No 35F, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, Georgetown, Penang回應喬治式幽默城市的可愛，來自在當中生活的人。看他們累積的日常，為小城創造了怎樣的故事。賣菜街、打石街、椰腳街、煙筒巷……統統不是正式街名，找路牌也找不到，卻是檳城喬治市居民叫慣叫熟的。街頭巷尾是幹嘛的，就以此命名，就像香港的波鞋街、寵物街，多有趣。2008 年，喬治市被聯合國教科文組織列為文化遺產，就更希望把小城的歷史趣事告訴年幼一代和遊客，讓人更瞭解它。市政府於是與鐵�裝置藝術家 Low Chee Peng 合作，把故事鑄成立體鐵�卡通及文字，以支架架在街巷斑駁的老牆上，這不至於破壞歷史建築，又能把埋藏的小故事帶到人群中，是全球獨有的街頭藝術。還有一位從東北歐立陶宛來的年輕人 Ernest Zacharevic，在喬治市生活了一陣子，給人們、孩子們的身影吸引。每當城市停頓，他就幻想小孩在街上嬉戲的樣子，忍不住在牆上塗鴉。因為是非法行為，塗鴉很快被清洗，但他的作品實在太有趣，市政府索性讓他合法創作，於是他畫了八幅壁畫，更加入單車和電單車作道具說�孩子踏車的故事。再沒有人捨得洗走這些地道、得意的畫作，遊客、新人都愛在喬治市的街頭藝術中拍照，照片出來輕鬆有玩味。更多市內驚喜換過便服，在喬治市輕鬆遊覽會更好玩。沿姊弟踏單車的壁畫的「Armenian Street」走入喬治市內部，有多家賣本土手作藝術精品的小店。其中一家更在門外擺有檳城的傳統刨冰攤檔，吃法跟香港或台灣的都不同，竟然是直接啜冰球！不遠處還有單車出租店，店主派發自製的街道圖。租輛單車，把刨冰放到車籃，邊騎邊找壁畫、鐵�畫，熱了吃一口刨冰就很寫意。很多遊客租單車遊城，費用約 25 港元一天，晚上 7pm 前還車。圓球刨冰可任選最多2款口味，選擇包括可樂、士多啤梨、香草味等，售 5 港元起。喬治市鐵�畫及壁畫地址：Lebuh Armenian, 10200 George Town, Penang喬治建築滋味喬治市被劃為歷史區，大部分建築都有約百年歷史。近年就有不少 Caf� 租用了市內老舊華人大屋，讓大家歎�美點欣賞地方建築。灑上大量罌粟籽製成的貝果，堅果味香，加入新鮮 cream chesse 和挪威煙三文魚作餡，鹹香有咬感，售 25 港元。扮罪犯留影 貝果Cafe 下午茶時間，The Mugshot Caf� 30 個座位坐無虛席。店內的空間窄長，分前廳、天井及後廳三部分，是典型的舊屋設計，由於只開業 4 個多月，後廳及二樓尚未開放。老闆之一 Jesse，曾遠赴歐洲流浪多年，在英、法、德多國的麵包工房打工學習而當上麵包師。今年夥拍咖啡師老友 Tristan，租下喬治市這舊屋開店，專賣貝果（Bagel）。包身以德國麵粉每日新鮮搓製，即叫即整，以木燻方式把各款貝果放入石爐中焗香後熱辣上碟，推介鹹香且有口感的挪威煙三文魚貝果及分量十足的煙肉蛋貝果！木燻貝果需時，老闆們就設計了 Mugshot 玩意，給大家搞怪拍拍罪犯檔案照，深受客人歡迎。The Mugshot Cafe·地址：302 Chulia Street, George Town, 10200 Penang·營業時間：8am - 9pm·電話：+60 (0) 12 405 6276最紅飲食藝術空間同區另一家 China House，把三棟老房子建築合一，打造出 Caf�、Fine Dining、Casual Dining、藝術畫廊、酒吧等多個空間，容納不同年齡、目的的客人。從正門進入，先經過「KOPI C.」餐廳，那�提供 All-Day Breakfast；然後可見全日供應、放滿一桌的蛋糕，有超過 15 款選擇，受歡迎得日賣 600 件；沿樓梯上二樓藝術空間，正有相片展及畫展；回到地下有提供設計、美術、烹飪等書籍雜誌和桌上遊戲的「Reading Room」，聚集了最多年輕人；經過花園，後方大屋樓下是有樂手提供 live music 的餐廳及酒吧，樓上則是多用途放映室，不同群組正享用同一空間各自工作。更多空間未能盡錄。總之 China House 就是區內最紅的休憩空間，遊客必到！據講馬來西亞人嗜甜，Cafe 製作的蛋糕 size 就是香港的兩倍，價錢 10 港元起，絕對抵食。Cafe 自創東南亞特色便當，是日�菜包括酥炸雞肉丸、冬蔭公魚蛋串、生薑燉羊肉等，63 港元。China House·地址：183B Victoria Street and 153 & 155 Beach Street, George Town, Penang·營業時間：9am-6pm 提供早餐及輕食，6pm - 10:30pm 提供晚餐·電話：+60 (0) 4 263 7299醉倒熱帶香料園一輯婚紗相所能涵蓋的景色，檳城都擁有。從市區駕車約半小時，到檳城北面郊區就可拍到沙灘及園林景。除喬治市，Batu Feringghi Beach 峇都丁宜海灘是檳城第二最受歡迎的旅遊點。海灘長而直，約有 4 公里長，水清沙幼，國際知名酒店品牌如 Hard Rock、Holiday Inn、Shangri-La 等都在這插旗，把沙灘景觀收歸他們海景房間下。不過沙灘始終是國有，吸引大量印度人經營水上活動生意，遊客可玩降傘、風帆、香蕉船等，晚上又有夜市雜貨攤，好不熱鬧。新人在沙灘取景就非常自由，只要小心水上活動如避開降傘升降便是。離沙灘不到 5 分鐘車程，就有 Tropical Spice Garden 熱帶香料園。花園經悉心打造，有本土及外國引入超過 500 種熱帶植物，當中大部分為香草及香料，所以園內甚至有餐廳及舉行烹飪班，讓遊客一試各式香料。至於拍照，除高木樹林外，園林築出小橋流水、長椅鞦韆，為新人帶來清新感覺。Tropical Spice Garden·地址：Lone Crag Villa, Lot 595 Mukim 2, Jalan Teluk Bahang, 11100 Penang·營業時間：9am - 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Source: Tulsa World, Okla.自存倉Aug. 09--City councilors approved an exception to the so-called Bartlett Amendment on Thursday.The exception clears the way for the city to include funding to widen Riverside Drive as part of the proposed $919.9 million capital improvements package without a separate vote on the proposed parkway improvements.Then-City Councilor Dewey Bartlett proposed the amendment -- and the City Council approved it -- in the early 1990s in response to a conceptual plan that called for widening Riverside Drive to six or eight lanes.Bartlett, who is now the mayor, has said he proposed the amendment to ensure that future work along Riverside Drive that might infringe upon the River Parks trail system would not b迷你倉新蒲崗 funded without a vote of the people.As part of its proposed capital improvements package, the city has proposed spending $19 million to widen the roadway from 24th Street to 33rd Place.The road work would coincide with the construction of A Gathering Place for Tulsa, a $250 million park planned along the same stretch of Riverside Drive.City officials have said that although construction of the park will actually add land to the River Parks trail system on the west side of Riverside Drive, they sought the exception to the Bartlett Amendment out of an abundance of caution.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) Visit Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) at .tulsaworld.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉出租

The Peugeot 5008 e-HDi has better fuel economy, which is a boon to those who clock a lot of mileage.文件倉 By CY ChewLET'S face it. When you have screaming kids, groceries to bring home and bicycles to lug, probably the last thing on your mind when deciding which MPV to buy is how good it looks or whether its kinder on the environment.For buyers of multi-purpose vehicles, space, versatility and ease of driving are probably at the top of their wish list.But one important attribute some overlook is fuel economy. And the latest Peugeot has that.The Peugeot 5008 has been available here since 2011 but it now comes with a 1.6-litre turbodiesel engine coupled to a six-speed automated manual transmission that Peugeot calls EGC or Electronic Gearbox Control.On paper, the Peugeot 5008 e-HDi offers a viable alternative to the 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol version as it has more torque (270 Nm vs 240 Nm) albeit with less power (112 hp vs 156 hp), plus better fuel economy. And since the pump price for diesel is lower than petrol, it's a boon for soccer moms and dads who clock a lot of mileage.So let's get the bad part out of the way first. The transmission on the 5008 e-HDI is - to put it bluntly - just no good. It's no worse than any other automated manual but it's the wrong transmission to have on a people mover. Driving it smoothly takes skill, something reinforced by even the person selling it.Basically one has to anticipate a gear change and lift off the throttle momentarily (in full auto mode) or else shift manually, which still necessitates backing off the gas before shifting with the column-mounted paddles.While these kind of antics might be fun if it is a 208 equipped with the same gearbox, in an MPV, it just makes the drive jerky, especially when one is in a hurry and heavy on the throttle.Driven at a much more sedate pace, the shifts are smoother but can't beat a standard five-speed automatic anytime. The only reason we can think of why Peugeot has it on all their 1.6-litre turbodie存倉el models is to get better fuel economy and carbon dioxide emissions. Fuel economy during our test drive averaged a credible 15 km per litre.The good news is that other than the poorly matched gearbox, the 5008 has lots to offer starting with styling that is more Moschino than Mothercare.While not as adventurous as the smaller 3008, the 5008 looks swoopy and with the panoramic sunroof, it gives not just the driver but also passengers the airy, open air feel of driving around in a convertible minus the heat and haze.Ride comfort is exemplary and visibility to all corners is good. The 16-inch alloys and tyres provide adequate grip and the only quibble is that the braking is a tad overly assisted.Then again, when the car is fully loaded with five adults and two kids, the last thing you want is underpowered brakes. Yes, in theory one can seat seven adults but those in the last row of seats won't be very comfortable in journeys lasting more than 15 minutes.Furthermore, with the last row occupied, there is close to zero luggage space - something that plagues most seven-seater MPVs, not just the 5008. Fold the last row down though, and you'll have space for five golf bags for that weekend escape from the kids.The rest of the cabin is well-appointed with head-up display for the driver, Bluetooth radio/phone connectivity, folddown picnic tables for passengers in the middle row and generous door pockets that can swallow big 1.25-litre soda bottles. If your annual mileage is giving taxi drivers a run for their money and you enjoy the challenge of mastering the automated manual, the 5008 e-HDI is a consideration. Otherwise, just bite the bullet and go with the petrol version that cost $10,000 more.btnews@sph.com.sgSPECSPeugeot 5008 e-HDiEngine 1,560cc turbodieselTransmission 6-speed automated manualMax power 112 hp @ 3,600rpmMax torque 270 Nm @ 1,750rpm0-100 kmh 13.3 secsTop speed 183 kmhCO2 emissions 126 g/kmAverage OMV $26,000Price $151,800 (with COE)Distributor Auto FranceTel 6376 2288自存倉

據新華社專電 美國網站“拉瓦比特”據信曾為美國“棱鏡”情報監視項目揭秘者愛德華·斯諾登提供加密電子郵件服務，儲存8日宣佈暫停運營，暗示其原因是拒絕向美國政府提供用戶信息。這家網站的總部位於美國得克薩斯州，所有人洛達爾·利維森8日在網站頁面發表聲明，宣佈“暫停營業”。利維森在聲明中說，他“被迫作出艱難決定，要麼參與侵犯美國民�的犯罪行為，要麼關閉拉瓦比特”。利維森說，他最近6周受“封口令新蒲崗迷你倉限制。利維森遭“禁言”時間同斯諾登公開“棱鏡”項目揭秘者身份的時間基本吻合。俄羅斯一家維權組織的成員塔尼婭·洛克申娜曾在莫斯科機場與斯諾登見面。她先前在社交網站上確認，斯諾登使用拉瓦比特網站的電子郵箱與她聯繫。這家網站自稱利用自家服務器為電子郵件加密，只有使用用戶密碼才可以讀取信息。路透社推測，美國政府可能要求拉瓦比特網站提供解密斯諾登和其他用戶電子郵件的方法以及數以十萬計用戶的信息。mini storage

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