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Newcastle's failure to penetrate the Norwich defence shows just how desperately they need to buy a new striker, manager Alan Pardew says.
Pardew was keen to emphasise the positives after the Magpies ended their run of four straight defeats with a 0-0 bore-draw at Carrow Road.
The Toon manager talked up the performance of his defence, and that in particular of want-away captain Fabricio Coloccini, but he could not lavish similar praise on his team's performance at the other end of the pitch.
Papiss Cisse, given the central striker role he craves, failed to impress and the whole team lacked creativity going forward.
Pardew, who lost Demba Ba to Chelsea last week, is keen to sign Loic Remy from Marseille and the 51-year-old admits the arrival of reinforcements cannot come soon enough.
It is understood talks with Remy and his representatives are ongoing and that Newcastle are optimistic of a deal being done.
"It is pretty obvious that we need another striker," Pardew said.
"We didn't really have the chance to mix it up or an option so we had to stick to the game plan that we had at the start of the game.
"Norwich could bring on Grant Holt to change the game plan a bit but we don't have that luxury. So we need to recruit in the next couple of weeks."
Former Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton tweeted today as though a deal for Remy had been done, but no official confirmation has come yet from either club.
Barton wrote: "Good luck to Loic in Newcastle. Don't worry i've told him what to expect. Great guy. Perfect club for him. £toonarmy"
Despite the concerns over his options up front, Pardew was happy to see his team end their losing streak and record their first league clean sheet away from home all season.
With key games coming up against Reading, Aston Villa, Chelsea and Tottenham, Pardew knows his team must start winning matches and he is confident they will do just that.
"With the two games we have next we have a chance to gain some momentum," said Pardew, who welcomed influential midfielder Yohan Cabaye back yesterday after a two-month groin injury lay-off.
"It was a really important day today. Then we have Chelsea at home.
"If we have our best players available then we will give them a good game.
"Getting Cabaye back was a massive lift for us. He had 20 minutes today and he will start next week."
Norwich manager Chris Hughton has similar problems to Pardew up front, but they should be eased by the return of captain Holt.
He came on for the last 22 minutes yesterday having missed the previous three games with a hamstring injury and his manager was pleased to have him back.
"It was an important day for Grant. We weren't in a position to play him for 90 minutes," Hughton said.
"He will have another week's training and will be ready for next week."
Like Pardew, Hughton intends to be active in the transfer market over the next two and a half weeks.
The former Newcastle boss has been linked with a move for Gary Hooper and Danny Graham, but he admits he may have to wait until the end of the window before landing his targets.
"We are working hard but the majority of work is done in the last week or 10 days of the window," Hughton added.
"It's very difficult to bring in players at this time because prices are inflated.
"You have to make sure that any player you bring in isn't just an addition to the squad - they have to improve what you have got. We are working hard and we will continue to do so."
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Posted at: 04/17/2013 6:55 PM
Updated at: 04/17/2013 6:56 PM
By: Stuart Dyson, KOB Eyewitness News 4
Nothing is left but hardware of David Anderson's "ghost bike" – a roadside memorial for bicyclists who lose their lives in traffic accidents. But there may be a jail cell waiting for the vandals who tore it apart and stole the major parts, one at a time.
That's because state law offers up to six months in jail and a $500 dollar fine for anyone found guilty of destroying or defacing a roadside memorial, like the traditional descansos that have been familiar sights in New Mexico for centuries. The city of Albuquerque has affirmed, through a city council resolution, that ghost bikes are descansos too.
David Anderson was killed on the Paseo bike trail when a car careened off the Paseo del Norte roadway three years ago. Friends and family and fellow bicyclists started the memorial right away. Then this spring somebody decided to play games with it.
"First the handlebars were gone," said cyclist Ralph Manabe. "Then the tires were gone. I came by the other day and I noticed the frame was gone. I don't know why people do stuff like that. I mean that's pretty low, I mean it really is."
David Anderson's wife Sherry was riding with him when the car slammed into him and killed him. She goes to the memorial site to pray and remember her husband.
"So when I go there are and part of the bike is missing and it's been tampered with and it's been fooled with, it's like someone takes a part of your heart and just rips it out again.
"Whether it's a ghost bike or a cross or something else, those things are there for family and friends to remember," said Jennifer Buntz of Duke City Wheelmen, a group that crusades for cycling safety. "Those things are sacred. They are incredibly important."
"We want to catch and stop whoever is doing this," Sherry Anderson said. "There are criminal penalties and it's at the point where they need to be held accountable.
There will eventually be another ghost bike for David Anderson. His family and his many friends will make sure of that. And they know the ghost bike vandal will probably strike again. But maybe someday there will be a payback.
There's always a payback.
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The line-up for the CAF Champions League semi-finals could be complete after this weekend's penultimate round. JS Kabylie are already through, Esperance require only a draw at home, and victory could prove enough for Al Ahly and TP Mazembe to advance.
The latter entertain struggling Dynamos knowing that if they better the result of ES Setif, who are away at Esperance, they will be just two ties away from successfully defending the trophy they lifted last November. The Congolese giants, who finished sixth at the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009, suddenly changed their coach after a 3-0 defeat in Tunisia in their last Group A game. Diego Garzitto, who guided them to their first African title in 40 years, vacated the hot-seat to assume the role of technical advisor at the club, and was replaced by Lamine N'Diaye.
The former Senegal coach can get his tenure off to the perfect start against Dynamos, who are bottom of the section, on Sunday. Mazembe are currently second, three points above Setif, who visit Esperance on Saturday. Tunisia international Oussama Darragi is expected back from injury to bolster Esperance's chances, along with Khalil Chemmam and Walid Hicheri, whose participation had also been doubtful.
"Even if we have already beaten Entente [Setif] away from home and have the psychological edge, no match is ever won on paper," warned Esperance defensive midfielder Mejdi Traoui, who won the CAF Champions League three years ago with Etoile Sahel.
"What made the difference in the first game between the sides in Algeria (Esperance were 1-0 victors) was our desire to win, but the context has changed now and the Algerians know they must win to keep up their hopes of qualifying. Therefore we'll be up against a very committed team."
Indeed, Setif travelled to Tunisia a week ahead of the match to prepare, which is an unusual step in the CAF Champions League, and have been lifted by the news that Faouzi Chaouchi, who represented Algeria at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, has been passed fit to play.
Setif midfielder Bouazza Feham said: "We have to believe in ourselves and take every opportunity that presents itself. With our style of play and quality, I'm sure we'll create a few chances."
Algeria's other representatives, JS Kabylie, made sure of their last-four berth with a draw away to Al Ahly a fortnight ago. They can now celebrate in front their fans at the November 1 Stadium in Tizi Ouzou against another Egyptian side in Ismaily, the Group B tailenders.
That encounter is nevertheless overshadowed by a battle between Al Ahly and Heartland, last year's runners-up, on Sunday night. The Nigerians are a point behind their second-placed hosts, so if Ahly emerge victorious and Ismaily fail to beat JSK on Friday, the Cairo heavyweights will make sure of a semi-final place with a game to spare.
Ahly will play without captain Ahmed Hassan. The influential midfielder has been ruled out for the next six months after cruciate ligament damage suffered in Egypt's 1-1 draw with Sierra Leone in their CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the weekend.
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Slow Food's University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG), based in Pollenzo, Italy, has launched a new cookery-based Master in The Slow Art of Italian Cuisine. The one-year course will focus on cooking techniques, as well as develop students' knowledge of food products and how they are produced.
The course offers an original and innovative teaching model that focuses on cuisine that is linked to passion, sharing and pleasure. It will include a strong practical element with study trips to food producers, training experience in osterias and restaurants, and practical lessons from experienced and Michelin-starred chefs.
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Eye On PR
MAYO kicks off Year 2001 with a new feature on its website "Eye On PR" Everything from tricks of the trade to getting on the radar of high-tech editors and industry analysts to making your company newsworthy. Nationally recognized and award-winning writer George S. McQuade III reports on the PR industry.
April 16, 2001
By George S. Mc Quade III
Kathleen Buczko, APR NMC Partners, Long Beach, CA
"A guy in his boxer's, in his back bedroom, can be as powerful as any activist regulator for the media," said Kathleen Buczko, APR, NMC Partners, Long Beach, CA Buczko, a nationally, known speaker, outlined 10 steps to ":Make Strategic Public Relations A Reality" for communicators at the IABC, LA Chapter, dinner in West Hollywood, CA, March 14, 2001.
"Communications are not random and unpredictable," explained Buczko. "If you take measured, small steps, you end up with a comprehensive approach to key constituents. If you don't spend time with real market research, getting close to your customers, you don't have the data or rhetoric that the senior executive speaks in, so when they want to change the course you can't explain the risks."
Buczko is the founder and president of NMC Partners, a high tech PR firm in Southern California. In her 15-year career, she has been Director of Pubic Relations at Epson America, Inc., Managing Supervisor at manning, Selvage & Lee in Los Angeles, and president of her own start-up agency, Mead & Associates in Detroit, Michigan. Buczko
Has developed a planning tool "Predictive mapping,"
which uses a variety of marketing research techniques to benchmark a client's
operating environment, craft messages, plan strategic communications programs
and evaluate results.
"Predictive Mapping incorporates research capabilities, as well as the ability of a communicator to move into that more strategic position, the one that is really the key communications officer for the whole organization " said Buczko. "Moving beyond the 90 day cycle, a period most people in the Internet or technology business are familiar with, is critical, and you do it by taking 10 steps to make strategic public relations and communications within your organization a reality."
Kathleen Buczko, APR, NMC Partners,
Long Beach, CA
90-day cycle definition
90-day cycle is when "a company is locked into a situation every day, where it is reporting to someone, whether it is a shareholder, or a constituency. The company is always looking at what they have to do just to get through those 90 days. Who do they need to talk to, and what would make that 90-day window effective and important."
The challenge says Buczko is the communications and the
marketing functions then can become driven by real time, short-term objectives.
"You end up with an organization that primarily has no articulated vision, yet
under financial constraints. What you know about the organization, its brand or
its vision is almost purely driven by the bottom line."
Kathleen Buczko, APR
10 Steps to Reality
Define your
role in the ocean.
Define the
long-term vision. Why PR? Become the Chief Communicating Officer. Look at the
stress factors within the organization. Put complexities in perspective
Build a cross-functional team
Relationships are
critical for support. See the "school," and know who will get the work done.
Target your
audiences. Who will make or break your organization? Target your message.
What makes them tick? Who do they listen to? Beware of big fish syndrome.
Know your
Where are the toxins? Where are the food sources? Swim with the fish, and understand your organization's long-term strategy.
infrastructure for evaluation
Benchmark critical data. Analyze what the competition is doing and saying to see what organizations are influencing the data. Know your activists, regulators and sharks, show
Short term gains.
Companies understand competition, but not long term visions.
Unlock the
organization's resident knowledge
Become the expert
resource for your organization
Poke at them with
a stick
Beware of the
implied goals
Align short-term opportunities with long-term strategy
Where do you want
to go? Where do you want to end up?
Call it desired
results; call it your predictive map
Define the
story platform
The foundation of all communications must be credible and put it in writing, it's the resource guide.
Team Plan and Execute
Build cohesiveness, avoid murky water, and lead the project. Monitor and anticipate changes. Do media analysis, employee audits, Internet monitoring, and measure customer/constituencies perceptions. Tie your evaluation to the return on investment – your career, your company – reaching goals.
Kathleen Buczko, APR
"For all of us who have just experienced the transition from that Bull market to the Bear market, that it doesn't enable a company to have enough reputation or elasticity to that brand, to really sustain changes or distort disbeliefs of shareholders. The terrifying prospect is that the annual planning function for communications and marketing comes down to refining your budget, making sure you can squeeze the last dollar to give something, but you're not really sure what it is, because you're not allow to put forth a strategic vision beyond those 90 days. You want to be flexible, reactive. The problem is communications and marketing are part of a process developed over time."
One of the companies that has lost site of its vision says Buczko is Hewlett Packard. "It is a long-standing, highly reputable organization. They are trading today at $21 a share. HP has lost sight of one of its core visions. And the way it is being articulated is a difficult proposition for the communications group today. They are locked into reactions to what that share price is at that moment. Unfortunately the ability to communicate that longer term vision is being obscured by short term reactivity of the short term cycle."
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I enjoyed the Panang Curry and the Basil Chicken as both had great flavor and I would definitely come back here again.
I discovered this place almost 15 years ago. I now take my wife and son here and it is still a treat.
The people are very nice and the food is very consistent. Going here for lunch with the wife is a real treat.
I recommend this place - no problem!!
The food is amazing! It's not heavy and gross. Everything is fresh and light! We have been eating here for well over 10 years and never had a bad experience! Spicy fire pork is the best!!
Just a little "hole in the wall," though very nice interior, but the food is really great. Lots of choices, very fresh and healthy. Portions are a little on the smallish side, but not dramatic. Most places give you too much so this is probably about right. Love the spring rolls and the peanut sauce chicken!
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As best I can tell there have been two "Quarterback Clubs" in Albany.
The first organization was also occasionally called the "Touchdown Club". It was started by Booger Seely and held an annual meeting at Radium Country Club. The event was a notorious affair that lasted into the early morning hours.
In a recent conversation Seely recalled having Bud Wilkinson and Otto Graham visit as speakers. When Graham came to The Good-life City, he apparently got on the wrong plane in Atlanta and wound up at the Tampa airport. Seely had to convince Mayor Gray to send his plane to get the wayward guest.
A few years later, Lamar Reese had moved up the club ranks and was charged with booking the speakers. The young builder set his sights on landing the hottest young name in the sport one "Bear" Bryant.
Surprisingly Bryant agreed to come to Albany for a very reasonable fee. In fact, the fee was so low Reese asked the coach, "That's all you want coach?"
Bryant responded, "Hell I ain't worth much, boy." So the date was set, but before the annual banquet arrived a story broke in The Saturday Evening Post accusing "The Bear" of conspiring with University of Georgia Athletic Director Wally Butts to exchange information prior to a Tide versus Bulldog game in September 1962.
The Post story spelled out how George Burnett, an insurance agent in Atlanta, was accidentally connected to a call between Bryant and Butts, who allegedly informed the Bama coach about Georgia's formations, plays and strategy. Nine days after the conversation. Alabama beat Georgia by 35 points. They had been a 17-point favorite prior to kickoff.
If you think the Cam Newton saga rocked the football world, try accusing a major coach of cheating and gambling. The repercussions were huge and eventually bankrupted and ended The Saturday Evening Post.
That story was co-written by Furman Bisher who usually served as master of ceremony at the Albany meetings.
A month or so prior to the 1963 event, Reese got a phone call from someone at Alabama. If Bisher was going to be in Albany, then Bear had to cancel. Bisher then arraigned for Bobby Dodd to fill in.
Maybe it is time to rejuvenate the Albany Quarterback Club. So far, Kevin Hogencamp, owner of The Albany Journal, and Danny Carter, of The Albany Herald, have expressed an interest in helping form a new club.
Hopefully we will have more information out soon. My vision is to have maybe four lunch meetings per year. One in August, October, December and February. Maybe we can shoot to get a club started by August. It would be ideal if we could attract current and former Division 1 coaches and also recognize local high school players from programs in Dougherty and Lee counties.
A Facebook page will be started soon. Please look for it or email me at email@example.com to become part of the planning stage or if you have a contact with a club in another community. No need to recreate the wheel when other communities have working models we can copy.


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26 weeks pregnant
After months of having his eyelids sealed shut, your baby opens his eyes this week. By this stage, your baby is also considered capable of reacting to pain. Meanwhile, he continues to swallow and urinate fluid into the amniotic space.
At 26 weeks pregnant, getting a good night's sleep is possibly becoming a little more challenging – some have suggested it's your body's way of preparing you for the fatigue and sleepless nights ahead! The real reasons are more mundane: the size of your uterus and your lively baby. Catnapping whenever possible may help. You can also try various ways to relax before you go to bed – for example, have a warm bath or a massage, listen to some calming music, read, watch TV or carry out some simple relaxation exercises. Avoid lying down on a full stomach, to help stave off heartburn, and try to find a suitable sleeping position that is more comfortable. Many women find that lying on their sides, with pillows behind their backs, between their knees and under their bump, can help.
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Many moms aren't aware that breastfeeding after a C-section can take time, and then struggle to establish feeding or feel guilty for not continuing. After a C-section, feeding can be slow to establish for 24-48 hours as both you and your baby clear opiates from your systems. Baby's suckling and rooting reflexes – which help baby search, find, latch and feed – will most probably be suppressed, however eumom breastfeeding expert Lisa Wilkinson offers advice to help you on your way to a happy, healthy breastfeeding journey.Get free breastfeeding advice from Lisa
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At 26 weeks pregnant, when you still have lots energy in the First 1,000 Days, why not prepare and freeze some meals for the early days after the birth. Alternatively, prepare extra quantities of your usual meals and freeze half. You'll be thankful in the first weeks with your new baby when you haven't got the time or energy to cook but you will still need to be well nourished, particularly while breastfeeding.
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DALLAS (AP) Dallas County commissioners have approved a $350,000 settlement after a constable followed policy and did not chase a man before he drowned his two sons.
The Dallas Morning News reports Tuesday's agreement avoids a trial over the lawsuit by Kametra Sampson. A jury in May sentenced her ex-boyfriend, Naim Rasool Muhammad, to death over the 2011 slayings.
Muhammad was convicted of capital murder in the deaths of his sons, 5-year-old Naim and 3-year-old Elijah. Authorities say he forced the boys and their mother into a car and drove away. Sampson jumped out and alerted a county constable, who called police.
Muhammad drowned the boys in a creek.
The constable wasn't allowed to engage in a high-speed chase under department policy. Commissioners are working to create a uniform pursuit policy.
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The Brandywine River Museum Presents Revere's Ride and Longfellow's Legend
(July 2004; #019)
Beginning September 11 and continuing through November 21, the Brandywine River Museum presents Revere's Ride and Longfellowís Legend. This exhibition examines a variety of artistic depictions of Paul Revere, a legendary symbol of American heroism and patriotism. It includes works by such well-known artists as Leonard Everett Fisher, William Robinson Leigh, Charles Santore, Harold Von Schmidt, Lynd Ward, and N.C. Wyeth.
On the evening of April 18, 1775, Dr. Joseph Warren commissioned Paul Revere and William Dawes to travel from Boston to Concord to warn patriot leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock that British troops planned to arrest them and to destroy a cache of munitions. Revere and Dawes were stopped by the British in Lexington, but a third rider, Dr. Samuel Prescott, whom they met along the way, managed to reach Concord with the warning.
Eighty-five years later, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride" singled out Revere as the catalyst for the American Revolution and brought national attention to the event. He recreated Revere as a solitary hero who waited alone for a lantern signal from Old North Church, rowed across the Charles River, and shouted his warning throughout the countryside from Charlestown to Concord. "Paul Revere's Ride" remains among Longfellow's best-known works. Perhaps because the poem is frequently read and discussed in schools in an historical context, many Americans believe that that the poem is a truthful account of events. Historians have long endeavored to correct this general perception, and many narratives have sought to present a broader, more accurate picture of Revere.
Works created by artists and illustrators have played a significant role in the popular perception of Revere and his part in the American Revolution. Many images capture the eloquence and symbolic nature of Longfellow's poem. Illustrations published in the 1870s in Harper's Weekly and Harper's Magazine dramatize Revere as a princely figure whose message elicits indignation toward and resistance to British rule. Late 19th and early 20th century works, such as those by N.C. Wyeth, Howard Smith, and William Robinson Leigh, show Revere as an average man whose noble conscience drives him to react with courage and patriotism. Thomas Edison's very early silent motion picture, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," staunchly honors Longfellow's version of the man. Images created by later artists Leonard Everett Fisher and Charles Santore depict idealized views of Revere. Modern cartoons both celebrate and lampoon Revere. Postcards, sheet music and advertising materials capitalize on Revere's popularity.
Many publications, especially those targeted at young audiences, present traditional views of Revere and bring appreciation for his life and career as a silversmith and patriot. Lynd Ward's illustrations for America's Paul Revere (1942) and Robert Lawson's Mr. Revere and I (1950) both present a humorous view of Revere as a family-man. Leonard Everett Fisher's book Two If By Sea (1972) features dramatic scratchboard illustrations. Harold Von Schmidt's paintings portray patriots William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott leaping their horses over a stone wall to escape British soldiers.
Also in the exhibition are examples of Revere's work in silver, his engravings satirizing British control, and documents that support his work as a courier and American patriot.
Whether poetically inspired or based on fact, the images presented in Revere's Ride and Longfellow's Legend help viewers explore Revere's essential role in shaping American history and patriotism. The exhibition is an important exploration of much American illustration and its motives. Organized by the museum in consultation with the Paul Revere Memorial Association in Boston, this exhibition will travel to the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Massachusetts where it will open January 29 and close June 26, 2005.
Located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, the Brandywine River Museum is open daily, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Christmas Day. Admission is $8 for adults; $5 for seniors ages 65 and over, students with I.D., and children ages 6 to 12; and free for children under six and Brandywine Conservancy members. For more information, please call 610-388-2700.
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The other night here in Los Angeles, where I am working for the week, I was gettin' it on with my West Coast booty call when he encountered a little problem removing my shirt. He was undoing the buttons on what appeared to be a button-up, when they stopped halfway down. Sitting up to get a better look, a confused expression came over his face. "Oh," I said. "It's a popover, not a regular button-up. I'll take it from here." I pulled it over my head, we got back down to business, and the next morning he left, armed with a new word in his vocabulary. Speaking of popovers, here are seven pretty ones that you'll need to teach men how to remove.
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Zerzan Breaks Automatic Qualifying Mark by 40 Seconds in 10,000-Meter Run
SALEM, ORE. -- Sarah Zerzan (Jr., San Carlos, CA/Notre Dame HS) of Willamette University achieved an automatic qualifying mark in the 10,000-meter run at the Charles Bowles Spring Break Classic to earn a spot in the NCAA Division III National Championships, set for May 24-26 at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Zerzan's time was 35:20.17, nearly 40 seconds under the automatic qualifying standard of 36:00.00, as she set a new Willamette University record by 43.47 seconds. The old record of 36:03.64 was set by Danya Rumore in 2004.
"Sarah Zerzan made a national qualifying mark look pretty easy," said Matt McGuirk, Willamette University head coach of track and field and cross country.
Zerzan won the 2006 NCAA Division III women's cross country individual national title this past fall by 20 seconds with a time of 22:31 over the 6-kilometer course in wet and muddy conditions. She took 11th place in the 5,000-meter run at the 2006 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 17:41.82, following just one-and-a-half weeks of practice after recovering from being hit by a car earlier in the spring.
Other Willamette winners in women's events at the Charles Bowles Classic were Maddie Coffman (So., Boise, ID/Boise HS) in the 800-meter run (2:17.94), Brooke Smith (Idleyld, Park, OR/Glide HS) in the heptathlon (3,837) and Mariah Hanson (Sr., Poulsbo, WA/North Kitsap HS) in the 400-meter dash (57.71 seconds), plus Willamette's teams in the 4 x 100-meter relay (49.19 seconds) and the 4 x 400-meter relay (4:00.59). Winners from the Willamette men's team were Tristan Knutson-Lombardo (So., Juneau, AK/Juneau-Douglas HS) in the 10,000-meter run (35:20.21) and Grant Piros in the decathlon (5,833 points).
Piros missed the NCAA provisional qualifying mark by just 167 points in the decathlon, while Smith missed the provisional qualifying mark in the heptathlon by 263 points. Hanson narrowly missed the provisional mark in the women's 400-meter dash, as she finished just 0.11 seconds away from the 57.60 standard. Likewise, the WU women's 4 x 100-meter relay was only 0.31 seconds off the provisional time.
In addition to winning the women's 4 x 100-meter relay, Willamette's team of Autumn Schmeck (Fr., Beaverton, OR/Aloha HS), Lydia Marsalli (Fr., Klamath Falls, OR/Klamath Union HS), Kaitlin St. John (Fr., Bend, OR/Mountain View HS) and Katie Klein (So., Forest Grove, OR/Forest Grove HS) recorded the third-fastest time in school history. The team's result was just 0.15 seconds away from the WU record of 49.04 seconds, set in 1989.
Schmeck and Elizabeth Andrews (Fr., Bellevue, WA/Bellevue HS) both cleared 10' 0" in the pole vault. Schmeck took second, while Andrews placed third.
Jennifer Luecht (Fr., Milwaukie, OR/Rex Putnam HS) and St. John registered 400-meter times of 58.44 and 59.25 seconds, respectively. Luecht took second and St. John placed third during the meet, as they trailed only Hanson's winning time of 57.71. Marsalli took third for Willamette in the women's 100-meter dash with a time of 12.70 seconds.
The Bearcats' winning 4 x 400-meter women's relay team included Andrea May (Sr., Bellingham, WA/Sehome HS), Marsalli, Sascha Larsen-Helbing (So., Honokaa, HI/Hawaii Preparatory Academy) and Hanson. May and Hanson were members of last year's 4 x 400-meter relay team, which set a school record and placed second at the NCAA Division III National Championships with a time of 3:47.85.
Jacob Monroe (So., Keizer, OR/McNary HS) took third place in the men's hammer throw, as he registered a distance of 152' 3". He also claimed sixth place in the shot put, with a toss of 41' 10.5". Brittany Farrer (So., Medford, OR/South Medford HS) finished second in the women's shot put at 39' 0.25", as she trailed Katharine Tripp of Concordia University (Ore.) by just 5.75 inches.
Julio Vieyra (Sr., Salem, OR/McKay HS) placed second in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:30.95. Lucas Nebert (Jr., Cincinnati, OH/Wyoming HS) took third in the same event at 9:53.60.
Hanna Vietmeier (Fr., Shoreline, WA/Shorewood HS) was fourth in the women's 1,500-meter run, as she concluded the race in 4:54.29. In the men's 1,500-meter run, Ian Batch (Jr., Boise, ID/Capital HS) finished in third place with a time of 3:57.77. Andrew Welch (Fr., Daly City, CA/Terra Nova HS) placed third in the men's 400-meter dash, after clocking in at 51.43 seconds.
Coffman's wining time in the 800-meter run (2:17.94) was nearly equalled by Jordyn Smith (Jr., Henderson, NV/Green Valley HS) in the heptathlon. Smith's 800-meter time in the multi-event competition was 2:17.95. Jena Winger (So., Bonney Lake, WA/Sumner HS), who joined Coffman in the open 800, took third place and registered a time of 2:18.80. Kyle Kotaich (Fr., Florence, OR/Siuslaw HS) placed fourth in the men's 800-meter run at 1:56.54, as he missed third place by 0.11 seconds.
May achieved fourth place in the women's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.96. She was 0.60 seconds out of second place. Garrison Coy (So., Gig Harbor, WA/Gig Harbor HS) was fourth in the men's 400-meter hurdles, as he recorded a time of 56.05 seconds. The second and third place finishers completed the race just 0.14 and 0.05 seconds in front of Coy.
WU's next track and field action in scheduled for Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7, when the Bearcats host the Willamette Invitational. The Bearcats also will compete at home during the NWC Multi-Event Championships, set for April 9-10 at Charles Bowles Track.
Willamette All-Time Top 10 Career-Best Performances
Led by Zerzan's school record in the 10,000-meter run and the 4 x 100-meter relay's success, the Bearcat women's team placed nine results on the Willamette list of Top 10 all-time, career-best performances.
The list of new Top 10 rankings:
#1 - 10,000-meter run - Zerzan, 35:20.17
#3 - 4 x 100-meter relay - Schmeck, Marsalli, St. John and Klein, 49.19
#7 - 400-meter dash - Luecht, 58.44
#7 - 100-meter dash - Marsalli, 12.70
#7 (tie) - Pole Vault - Schmeck, 10' 0"
#7 (tie) - Pole Vault - Andrews, 10' 0"
#8 - 4 x 400-meter relay - May, Marsalli, Larsen-Helbing and Hanson, 4:00.59
#9 - 400-meter dash - St. John, 59.25
#9 - Heptathlon - Brooke Smith, 3837 points
Note: Hanson already held the #3 ranking in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.11 in 2004
Charles Bowles Spring Break Classic - Women's Results
Charles Bowles Spring Break Classic - Men's Results


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The Shawnee State men's basketball saw its three-game winning streak come to an end Saturday afternoon against St. Catharine 80-72.
The Bears (12-8, 8-4 MSC), who entered the game ranked 24th in the latest NAIA Poll and had not lost a home conference game since the MSC opener against Cumberlands back on Nov. 15 — a six-game home conference winning streak — went cold in the second half, shooting just 25-percent from the field in the loss to the Patriots (8-10, 4-8 MSC).
Five different St. Catharine players were in double figures during the victory. Three of them finished with at least 17 points, led by Kevin Kornegay's 19. Jeremy Bennington matched that game high with 19 points of his own while the MSC leader in double-doubles, Tyler Morgan, finished with 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season. Both Tyler Boyles and Trevor Banks finished with 12 points, giving the Bears four players that finished in double figures.
After both teams alternated offensive bursts in the early going, the two sides found themselves tied at 11 just over five-and-a-half minutes into the game. They would be tied four times in the first eight-plus minutes, with the latest coming at 16-all before the Bears consistently held the upper hand on the scoreboard for much of the first half. Threes from Devon Carter and Boyles would put SSU up 22-16 with 9:15 in the half.
Shawnee State would still be holding onto a 27-21 edge with 7:46 in the first. After St. Catharine got the game to within two, Boyles made a three to put the Bears up by five but five more points from the Patriots knotted the score at 30-all with 4:33 in the half.
Nick Gouch's layup would give the Bears the lead for the final time in the opening half as the Patriots went on a 9-0 run to take a seven-point lead, 39-32, with two minutes until half. Threes by Bennington and a buzzeer-beater from Banks sandwiched around a dunk by the Patriots gave the visitors a 41-38 lead at the half.
Coming out of the locker rooms, the Patriots kept up the offensive pressure and scored nine of the first 13 points to start the second half and held an eight-point lead with just under 17 minutes to go. With just under 12 minutes to play, St. Catharine would be holding a nine-point lead.
Bennington would be fouled behind the arc and made all three of his from the charity stripe while a turnover at the other end that was followed by another Banks' three cut the St. Catharine lead to 52-48 with 11:20 to play.
The Patriots' coaching staff sensed the swing in momentum and took a timeout to stop the run. The visitors then responded with an 8-0 run to take their lead up to what was a game-high 12 point advantage at the time with 9:23 to play. Over the next six minutes the Patriots let their lead slip to under 10 points on just two occasions, and during each of those times they answered immediately with a basket.
The Bears got the lead under 10 for good after Bennington was again fouled behind the arc and made all three from the free throw line to make the deficit eight with 3:22 to play. Two more free throws from Bennington two possessions later would get the St. Catharine lead to six with 1:58 to play.
A Patriots' jumper was answered with a three from Banks. The visitors made two free throws at the other end but another three, this time coming from Bennington, made it a four-point game with 1:04 to play.
St. Catharine missed the orginal attempt on its next possession but was in position for the offensive rebound and got the tip-in to go, giving the Patriots a six-point lead with 29 seconds to play. The Bears missed a three at the other end before St. Catharine added a layup in the closing seconds.
SSU will now head back on the road this Thursday and Saturday to take on Campbellsville (8 p.m.) and Lindsey Wilson (2 p.m.), respectively. The Bears picked up two wins during the home weekend against these two schools and will be looking to carry that success on the road.


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The Browns and Mike Phipps grew up a bit yesterday on a wet, muddy afternoon at the stadium. And now the team has two victories in a row after rallying for 14 points in the last quarter to defeat the New Orleans Saints, 17-16.
In contrast to the upset of the Cincinnati Bengals, concocted primarily of raw emotion, this triumph was built on blocking, tackling and a refusal to concede defeat.
It was difficult to feel the same heady emotion against New Orleans that was shown seven days earlier when Paul Brown and his team came to town. The Saints had only two victories, both at the expense of clubs with losing records.
"I think I was more ready than the team," said Browns coach Forrest Gregg. "Now I realize that after last week it was difficult to get up again.
"I misread the squad during the week. I felt we could take up where we left off."
As a result, the Browns found themselves going into the fourth quarter trailing by 13 points. The Saints failed to make the conversion after their second touchdown because of a low snap from center. That one point was to prove to be the margin of Cleveland's victory.
The Browns were on the move as they entered that final quarter. On the second play, they got within striking distance of victory as quarterback Phipps passed over the middle to Reggie Rucker in the end zone for 22 yards and a touchdown.
That was one of seven catches for the wide receiver obtained from the New England Patriots in the off season. He accumulated 83 yards in making life for cornerback Terry Schmidt more miserable than the weather.
There was 10:47 left in the game when the Browns got the ball back, but they were in a deep hole at their three-yard line. Tom Blanchard had angled a 45-yard punt out of bounds.
The 97-yard drive, which was to use up 15 plays and much of the clock, got started with a 10-yard sideline pass to Rucker for a first down.
The Browns received a big break on the next attack. It seemed that they had failed in their quest for a first down, but tackle Bob Pollard was called for a personal foul and Cleveland retained possession of the football.
Then with Phipps calling his own game, the aerial attack took over. There was a pass to Rucker for 13, to tight end Oscar Roan for 16, to Rucker for eight and then to Rucker for 10.
So the Browns moved to a first-and-10 at the Saints' 10-yard line. Greg Pruitt, who rushed for 77 yards in the heavy going, made two yards at left tackle.
That set up what seemed to be a pass situation. Instead, Phipps called on the little workhorse again in what started as a sweep to the right.
Pruitt, however, used his option of going inside and found a lane for the touchdown. Don Cockroft, who earlier had had a 28-yard field goal and an extra point, booted another extra point.
The Browns were ahead to stay-by one point.
The defense, which had been taken apart by the Saints' first-half running attack, held New Orleans without a first down. Then the offense used up some of the 3:12 left after the go-ahead score with a first down.
The visitors, who now have a 2-9 mark, finally got the ball back on their eight-yard line with 1:08 left. The Saints kept most of the crowd of 44,753 in their seats with a penetration to the Cleveland 43-yard line.
Time ran out, though, and the Browns had their second victory.
Phipps, who seems to have come on as a signal caller and passer in the last three games, hit on 17 of 29 for 162 yards. He was sacked once and had an interception in the second quarter by Rick Kingrea, a linebacker who used to be with the Browns.
"I enjoy calling my own game," Phipps said. "I feel that we can move the football. I have confidence in the offense, and I believe it's mutual."
The Browns might have spent the postmortem trying to explain a defeat except for an injury to Mike Strachan. The Saints' rookie running back from Iowa State rolled for 99 yards in the first half before going out with an ankle injury.
He did not return to the game, and first diagnosis was a broken anklebone. X-rays will be taken in New Orleans today, but it is believed he will be out for the season.
The running attack worked so well that Archie Manning, who admits to a sore arm, put the ball in the air only 10 times. He completed six for 92 yards. One was a 44-yard pass to Andy Hamilton to set up a third-quarter touchdown.
The Saints jumped out to a 10-0 first-half lead on a 28-yard field goal by Rick Szaro, the southpaw side-wheeler from Harvard, and a one-yard touchdown burst by Alvin Maxson.
Cockroft put the Browns on the board with his field goal. Then Maxson hit another yard for a second touchdown before the Browns' offense took charge of the game.
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CNN.com and MSNBC.com recently shared an article from Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, which detailed the weirdest gear that travelers bring with them on long trips.
The list included the BeltzBib, a bib that allows you to eat and drive without getting "dribbling drive-through delicacies all over your clothes". And of course the travel bidet that "enables you to wash up down below at hotels and restrooms that haven't yet embraced this European hygiene fixture."
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Versatility is the big selling point for Swiss Army tools, but this Giant Knife-which weighs two pounds, serves 141 functions, and costs a whopping $1,400-is ridiculous. And it's not only the price that's impractical. Just imagine the trauma of watching it get tossed into the confiscated bin at a TSA checkpoint.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of the U.S. Trust and Processing Banks (referred to as Trust Banks) following a peer review committee. The four Fitch rated banks included in this peer review are Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK, rated 'AA-/F1+'), State Street Corporation (STT, rated 'A+/F1+'), Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS, rated 'AA-/F1+'), and Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH, rated 'A+/F1'). The Rating Outlook for BK, NTRS, and BBH is Stable and the Rating Outlook for STT has been revised to Positive from Stable. A complete list of ratings is included at the end of this rating action commentary.
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The Trust Bank business model is characterized by significant economies of scale and sticky relationships that have created barriers to entry in the business which helps support the Trust Banks' relatively high ratings. Combined, these four institutions provide custody and administration services for nearly $60 trillion in assets globally and asset management services for over $4 trillion in assets. These operations are supported by strong capital ratios that are comparatively higher than more traditional banks, relatively low-risk balance sheets, and ample liquidity that is inherent in the large trust bank business model.
While the industry, on average, has had reasonably good fee growth from the core asset servicing and asset management businesses, its more market-based revenues in areas such as net interest income (NII), foreign exchange trading, and securities lending activities have been more challenging. In particular, NII, one of the largest sources of revenue has felt the impact of net interest margin compression amid declining interest rates, and Fitch expects this to continue over at least an intermediate-term time horizon. As a result, the industry has been focused on expense management through the use of more technology as well as some headcount reductions.
Nevertheless Fitch has stressed revenue and expenses for each of the trust banks under several scenarios that include equity markets declining 40%, fixed income markets declining 5%, and interest rates remaining flat at today's currently low levels, and Fitch believes that each institutions annual earnings should remain around break-even absent any large charges or operational losses. Fitch notes that this adds some support to current ratings.
That said, Fitch does acknowledge that the main threat to the individual Trust Banks' business model and ratings could result from a technological or operational loss that is particular to an individual company that results in reputational damage that could cause clients to flee a particular firm. While Fitch believes these risks to be well-controlled and monitored, these types of risks are inherently difficult to predict and quantify, but a large occurrence at any one firm would likely prompt Fitch to review ratings to determine if a negative action was appropriate. An industrywide event that affects each firm equally may still impact ratings, but may allow each firm to better maintain its client base.
KEY RATING DRIVERS - IDRs, Viability Ratings (VRs), and Senior Debt:
Bank of New York Corporation
BK's rating affirmation is underpinned by the bank's strong franchise in global custody and asset servicing, solid risk-adjusted capital, and robust liquidity. These strengths are balanced by BK's earnings pressures, litigation issues, and operational risks inherent in the business.
BK has one of the strongest franchises in global custody and asset servicing, with over $26 trillion in assets under custody (AUC) making it the largest global custodian. Moreover, BK has shown demonstrated ability to generate new business. The bank has historically maintained solid risk-adjusted capital levels. Based on estimated Basel III implementation, BK would have a Tier 1 Common ratio (following recent charge) of 9.3%, which is comfortably above the minimum requirement, inclusive of the additional buffer. Fitch expects that BK will continue to hold capital comfortably above minimum requirements.
Fitch also regards BK's ample liquidity as a key rating consideration. The bank has generally benefitted from market distress as deposits increase.
As with most banks, BK faces earnings headwinds from the low rate environment coupled with volatility in financial markets. The low rate environment has depressed net interest income, while volatile financial markets affect AUM on a quarterly basis. Fitch expects that BK will seek to mitigate these issues through greater focus on expense reductions throughout the organization.
State Street Corporation
The affirmation of STT's ratings is reflective of strong franchise in global asset servicing and investment management, low-risk balance sheet, ample liquidity, and strong capital position. Offsetting these positives are continued earnings pressure, some regulatory uncertainty, and operational risk inherent to STT's business.
STT's VR of 'a+' is supported by a low-risk balance sheet and strong capital position. STT's investment portfolio quality is good with issues rated 'AAA' or 'AA' comprising approximately 89% of total holdings as of Dec. 31, 2012. Similarly, STT's loan credit quality is sound. Fitch further notes that the balance sheet also sports ample liquidity, as STT's core businesses provide stable sources of funding. Fitch notes that these stable funding sources as well as the highly liquid nature of STT's assets compared to similarly rated entities also support the company's short-term rating of 'F1+'.
Fitch notes that STT's capital levels continue to be above the company's historical range with the company's Tier 1 common ratio under Basel 1 rules at a solid 17.1% as of Dec. 31, 2012. STT estimates that under current Basel 3 proposals, STT's Tier 1 common ratio would have been 10.8%, which is well above STT's regulatory minimums and any likely buffer that will be applied to institutions such as STT that are deemed to be systemically important financial institutions.
While the factors noted above support STT's strong credit profile, the company's earnings growth continues to be challenging, which Fitch notes serves as a constraint to ratings. Volatile markets and the low interest rate environment continue to be strong headwinds for meaningful revenue growth.
STT's fee revenue has been essentially flat as strength in asset servicing and management has been offset by weakness in foreign exchange trading and securities lending. Additionally, the low interest rate environment continues to pressure the company's net interest margin (NIM), which as of Dec. 31, 2012, declined to 1.36%. Fitch expects continued NIM compression over a near-to-intermediate term time horizon.
To help support the company's earnings amid the challenging environment noted above, management has engaged in a business transformation program which includes some explicit cost savings, process improvements, and significant information technology (IT) enhancements and initiatives.
Northern Trust Corporation
A long history of conservative management, strong capital ratios, and a low-risk balance sheet support NTRS's high credit ratings and Stable Rating Outlook. Moreover, the ratings incorporate NTRS's solid franchise in personal trust, private banking, institutional custody, and asset management. Fitch notes that the company's conservative operating philosophy has allowed NTRS to remain profitable throughout the credit crisis.
Fitch notes that NTRS's capital ratios compare reasonably well with other custodial banks as well as U.S. commercial banks. Though NTRS's Tier 1 capital ratio is modestly below the median ratio of similar institutions, Fitch believes the company's low-risk balance sheet compensates for this. At the end of 2012, NTRS's Tier 1 ratio was 12.8%, essentially flat from the year-ago period. Under current Basel III proposals, NTRS's estimated Tier 1 ratio was 13.1% as of year-end 2012, which Fitch notes compares favorably with peer institutions.
NTRS's balance sheet is highly liquid with a consistently low loan-to-deposit ratio. Additionally, the balance sheet sports $18.8 billion of interest bearing deposits with banks and an additional $7.6bn on deposit with the central bank. Credit quality of the loan portfolio is good and losses are very manageable which is in part reflective of NTRS's affluent client base, in Fitch's opinion.
The $31.5 billion investment portfolio at YE2012, representing nearly 34% of assets, is also highly liquid with the majority of investment securities re-pricing or maturing within one year. Moreover, Fitch views credit risk in the investment portfolio as low given that the majority of the portfolio is invested in highly rated agency securities or agency collateralized mortgage obligations.
Fitch views funding as solid, given that NTRS is primarily deposit funded with total deposits amounting to $81.4 billion at year-end 2012..
Fitch expects NTRS's earnings growth to remain challenging. The low interest rate environment is continuing to pressure the NIM, which dropped to 1.17% at Q412 and is also causing the company to continue to incur money market mutual fund fee waivers. Similar to others in the industry, NTRS has had weakness in market-based revenue such as foreign exchange trading income and securities lending income. Fitch believes there is also likely some increased pricing competition in the company's institutional asset management and custody businesses.
To try and shelter earnings, NTRS has optimized its fee structure in its personal trust and private banking business, and also engaged in some efficiency initiatives. Fitch views this strategy positively, and though Fitch believes that overall earnings growth may still be challenging, there should be some modest benefits from these initiatives.
Brown Brothers Harriman
BBH's ratings are underpinned by its long history of conservative management, consistent operating track record, low-risk balance sheet, and solid capital and liquidity position. Ratings also reflect BBH's solid franchise in global custody, focusing on financial institutions and asset managers as custody clients.
Fitch believes that BBH's partnership structure is the linchpin of its conservative risk culture, which has allowed BBH to remain profitable throughout the credit crisis. Each partner is jointly and severally liable for the firm's obligations, which motivates partners to take actions that preserve the long-term value of the firm.
The balance sheet is highly liquid, with cash/investment securities comprising 49.7% of total assets at Dec. 31, 2012. BBH does not use any financial leverage, which provides it with significant financial flexibility. The firm depends on client deposits (a majority of which are non-interest bearing) for all its funding needs, which accounted for 87.6% of total liabilities.
Access to additional liquidity is provided by off-balance-sheet sweep deposits totaling $29.7 billion at Dec. 31, 2012. Capital base is strong, with a Tier 1 capital ratio of 17.4% and tangible equity capital ratio of 10.9% at Dec. 31, 2012, which compares favorably to larger custody banks.
Credit quality of BBH's commercial loan portfolio has been solid throughout this crisis. Non-performing loans (NPLs) measured 0.14% of net loans outstanding at Dec. 31, 2012. Reserves as a percentage of net loans measured 0.39%, offering solid coverage of 2.71x 2012 NPLs.
Operating performance in 2012 slight improved from 2011. Still, consistent with other trust banks, BBH is facing increased headwinds from the continued low interest rate environment which is affecting NIM, weaker foreign exchange trading income from lower trading volume, and increased pricing pressure in the institutional custody business. To combat these headwinds, BBH has heightened focus on expense discipline. The firm is also focused on growing revenues from its investment management and wealth management businesses, which currently lack scale compared to some of its peers.
Assets under custody (AUC) declined to $3.3 trillion in 2012 from $2.8 trillion in 2011 buoyed by favorable equity markets in 2H'12. Total AUM increased to $52.9 billion in 2012, from $45.3 billion in 2011, as management has increased its focus on generating scale through organic growth initiatives. Pretax margins continue to compare favorably to larger trust banks.
Fitch expects net interest revenues and asset servicing fees will continue to be affected by the low interest rates and competitive pressures, but believes that adding scale to the investment/wealth management business and expense reduction efforts will hold BBH's pre-tax margins steady in 2013.
RATING SENSITIVITIES - IDRs, VRs, and Senior Debt:
Bank of New York Corporation
BK's Rating Outlook is Stable given the strength of the business model.
Risks to BK's ratings include litigation risks, most notably related to foreign exchanges fees. BK did announce an $850 million charge to 1Q'13 earnings based on tax issue (STARS). Fitch does not regard this as a rating issue, given the company's capital levels and no spillover effect on client activity.
As a global trust and processing bank, Fitch considers operational risk is a key rating issue for BK. The bank measures and monitors operational losses, and benchmarks itself to industry standards. Nonetheless, BK could still be exposed to large operational losses if not properly managed.
State Street Corporation
Fitch has revised the Rating Outlook to Positive, as Fitch notes that STT's IT investments have improved the company's risk management functions from the perspective of data collection and security as well as analyzing and assessing enterprise-wide risks. Fitch believes there is, over time, the potential for upside to STT's ratings, which would likely be predicated on further establishing a track record of favorable risk management.
Fitch does believe that STT's risk management processes, procedures, and infrastructure have been significantly enhanced in the wake of its past risk management issues during the financial crisis. However, given their relatively new implementation, some are still untested in various market environments.
Fitch views the biggest downside risks to STT's business and ratings could result from a technological or operational loss particular to STT, resulting in reputational damage that causes clients to flee the firm. Other risks to STT's business and ratings include litigation risks, the potential for significant losses in foreign exchange trading, or potential contagion impacts from European market and economic issues.
Northern Trust Corporation
NTRS' Rating Outlook is Stable owing to the strength of the business model and conservative operating culture.
Risks to NTRS's ratings include any large and unexpected loan or securities losses. The larger risk to NTRS's business and ratings is the potential for operational errors that produce a combination of either financial losses or cause clients to leave the firm.
While operational risks are inherently difficult to predict and quantify, a large occurrence would likely prompt Fitch to review ratings to determine if a negative action was appropriate. Fitch would note, however, that the level of NTRS's operational losses has historically been very moderate, and that the most significant recent losses represent support provided to clients during the 2008-2009 market collapse.
Brown Brothers Harriman
BBH's Stable Rating Outlook reflects Fitch's expectation for consistent operating performance, continued conservative risk management practices, and maintenance of solid capital and liquidity positions.
BBH ratings are constrained by its relatively lesser scale and revenue diversity compared to some of the larger custody banks. Ratings could be lowered if BBH were to incur higher than expected losses in the underlying loans and investment portfolio, and/or if material losses from operational errors or litigation were to occur.
While BBH's 'Statement of Condition' is audited by a CPA firm, due to its partnership status the company is not required to obtain audited income statements. Fitch notes this as a limiting factor in its financial analysis. However, BBH supplies Fitch with a substantial level of non-public information on earnings, and Fitch has factored this information into its ratings.
KEY RATING DRIVERS - Support Ratings and Support Floor Ratings:
The Trust Banks' Long-term IDR is equalized with their VR's, which for STT and BK remains above their Support Rating Floor of 'A' and Support Rating '1'. Support Rating Floors factor in government support in the event of need for BK and STT and other U.S. G-SIFIs. Both NTRS and BBH are not considered G-SIFIs and as such have Support Ratings of '5'.
RATING SENSITIVITIES - Support Ratings and Support Floor Ratings:
While Fitch believes the broad policy goal is to no longer provide full support to systemically important banks, this is progressing at an uneven pace globally. Fitch could reassess its support ratings for U.S. G-SIFIs if global market conditions normalize and resolution regimes become more harmonized across international jurisdictions. At BK and STT's current VR, the firm's Long-term IDR would not be affected by a change in support rating floor.
KEY RATING DRIVERS - Subordinated Debt and Other Hybrid Securities:
Subordinated debt and other hybrid capital issued by the trust banks and by various issuing vehicles are all notched down from the holding company or its bank subsidiaries' VRs in accordance with Fitch's assessment of each instrument's respective nonperformance and relative loss severity risk profiles. The Trust Banks's subordinated debt has been affirmed due to the affirmation of the Trust Bank's VRs.
RATING SENSITIVITIES - Subordinated Debt and Other Hybrid Securities:
Ratings are primarily sensitive to any change in the VRs, where the notching would be realigned in conjunction with any change in the VR.
KEY RATING DRIVERS - Subsidiary and Affiliated Company Rating:
The IDRs and VRs of the trust banks' bank subsidiaries are core to each company's business and therefore IDRs and VRs are equalized across the group.
RATING SENSITIVITIES - Subsidiary and Affiliated Company Rating:
Ratings are primarily sensitive to any change in the VRs of the associated bank subsidiaries
The rating actions are as follows:
Fitch has affirmed the following ratings:
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)
--Long-term IDR at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable;
--Long-term senior at 'AA-';
--Long-term subordinated at 'A+';
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Commercial Paper at `F1+';
--Viability Rating at 'aa-';
--Support Rating at '1';
--Support Rating Floor at 'A'.
The Bank of New York Mellon reg
--Long-term deposits at 'AA';
--Long-term IDR at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable;
--Long-term senior at 'AA-';
--Short-term deposits at 'F1+';
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Viability Rating at 'aa-';
--Support Rating at `1';
--Support Rating Floor at `A'.
BNY Mellon National Association
--Long-term IDR at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable;
--Long-term deposits at 'AA';
--Long-term subordinated debt at 'A+';
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Short-term deposits at 'F1+';
--Viability Rating at 'aa-';
--Support Rating at `1';
--Support Rating Floor at `A'.
BNY Mellon Trust Delaware
--Long-term deposits at 'AA';
--Long-term IDR at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable;
--Short-term deposits at 'F1+';
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Viability Rating at 'aa-';
--Support Rating at `1';
--Support Rating Floor at `A';.
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association
--Long-term deposits at 'AA';
--Long-term IDR at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable;
--Short-term deposits at 'F1+';
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Viability Rating at 'aa-';
--Support Rating at `1';
--Support Rating Floor at `A'.
Mellon Funding Corporation
--Long-term IDR at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable
--Long-term senior at 'AA-';
--Long-term subordinated debt at 'A+';
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Short-term debt at 'F1+';
--Support Rating at '5';
--Support Rating Floor at 'NF.
The Bank of New York Mellon (International) Ltd
--Long-term IDR at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable;
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Support at '1.
The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A.
The Bank of New York (Luxembourg) S.A. - Italian Branch
--Long-term IDR at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable.
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Support at '1';
--Rating Outlook Stable.
The Bank of New York Mellon S.A./N.V.
--Long-term IDR at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Support at '1';
--Rating Outlook Stable.
BNY Institutional Capital Trust A;
Mellon Capital III
--Trust Preferred Securities at `BBB+'.
Mellon Capital IV
--Trust Preferred Securities at 'BBB'
The following ratings have been withdrawn, as the entity has been merged into The Bank of New York Mellon S.A./N.V.
The Bank of New York Mellon (Ireland) Limited
--Long-term deposits at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable;
--Long-term IDR at 'AA-';
--Short-term deposits at 'F1+';
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Support Rating at '1'.
The following ratings have been assigned:
The Bank of New York Mellon S.A./N.V.
--Long-term Deposits AA-
--Short-term Deposits F1+
Fitch has affirmed the following ratings:
State Street Corporation
--Long-term IDR at `A+'; Outlook Positive;
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Viability rating at `a+';
--Support at `1';
--Support Rating Floor at `A';
--Commercial paper at 'F1+';
--Junior subordinated debt at `BBB';
--Preferred stock at 'BBB-'
--Long-term senior debt at `A+'.
State Street Bank and Trust Company
--Long-term IDR at `A+'; Outlook Positive;
--Senior Debt at 'A+';
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Viability rating at `a+';
--Support at `1';
--Support Rating Floor at `A';
--Long-term deposits at `AA-';
--Short-term deposits at 'F1+';
--Long-term subordinated at `A'
State Street Capital I
State Street Capital IV
--Trust Preferred Securities at `BBB'.
Fitch has affirmed the following ratings:
Northern Trust Corporation
--Long-term IDR at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable;
--Long-Term Senior Unsecured at 'AA-';
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Short-term commercial paper at 'F1+';
--Viability at 'aa-';
--Support at '5';
--Support floor at 'NF'.
Northern Trust Company (The)
--Long-term IDR at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable;
--Short-term IDR at 'F1+';
--Short-term deposits at 'F1+';
--Long-term deposits at 'AA';
--Subordinated notes at 'A+'
--Viability at 'aa-';
--Support at '5';
--Support floor at 'NF'.
NTC Capital I and II
--Preferred stock at 'BBB+'.
Fitch has affirmed the following ratings:
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
--Long-term IDR at 'A+'; Outlook Stable
--Short-term IDR at 'F1';
--Viability Rating at 'a+';
--Support at '5';
--Support Floor at 'NF'.
Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com. The ratings above were solicited by, or on behalf of, the issuer, and therefore, Fitch has been compensated for the provision of the ratings.
In addition to the source(s) of information identified in Fitch's Master Criteria, these actions were additionally informed by information provided by the companies.
Applicable Criteria and Related Research:
--'Risk Radar' (Jan. 16, 2013);
--'U.S. Banks: Rationalizing the Branch Network (Witness the Incredible Shrinking Branch Network)' (Sept. 17, 2012);
--'U.S. Banks: Mortgage Representations and Warranties (Banks Increase Reserves; Uncertainty Remains)' (Aug. 20, 2012)
--'Global Financial Institutions Rating Criteria' (Aug. 15, 2012);
--'Rating FI Subsidiaries and Holding Companies' (Aug. 10, 2012);
--'Treatment of Unrealized Losses in U.S. Bank Capital Rule Proposal (Pro-Cyclical Capital Policy to Create Greater Capital Volatility for Banks)' (Aug. 7, 2012);
--'Basel III: Return and Deleveraging Pressures' (May 17, 2012);
--'Assessing and Rating Bank Subordinated and Hybrid Securities' (Dec. 05, 2012).
Applicable Criteria and Related Research
Assessing and Rating Bank Subordinated and Hybrid Securities
Basel III: Return and Deleveraging Pressures
Treatment of Unrealized Losses in U.S. Bank Capital Rule Proposal (Pro-Cyclical Capital Policy to Create Greater Capital Volatility for Banks)
Rating FI Subsidiaries and Holding Companies
Global Financial Institutions Rating Criteria
U.S. Banks: Mortgage Representations and Warranties (Banks Increase Reserves; Uncertainty Remains)
U.S. Banks: Rationalizing the Branch Network (Witness the Incredible Shrinking Branch Network)
Risk Radar Update


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We spent the day in the Needles area of Canyonlands National Park. About a hundred degrees all day. We hiked a few miles and were amazed at how empty this part of the park was. It is not very developed and very much out of the way but stunningly beautiful! Well worth the trip and highly recommended!
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We stayed in Post, Tx last night in a mom and pop RV park. Off of a dirt road and quiet!
Tonight we are in Santa Fe, NM at Santa Fe Skies RV park. Nice park with a nice view overlooking Santa Fe.
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We are planning a 2 month vacation to 5 National Parks this summer. I hoarded all my vacation and rolled as many hours as I could to take off a big block of time. Anyone have any suggestions for should not miss out of the way places near Glacier, Yellowstone, Capital Reef, Zion or Canyonlands?
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Kara Veitch
Deputy Executive Director
Kara Veitch began her role as deputy executive director of the Department of Personnel & Administration in July 2013. Kara has more than 12 years experience in leadership, legal and executive experience, having worked as an attorney for Children's Voices, Inc., of Boulder, as a business and real estate litigation partner at Isaacson Rosenbaum, P.C., of Denver. Kara also served as associate director of Colorado Forum, where she advised Colorado's top business leaders on constitutional, fiscal and educational challenges facing the state.
Kara's extensive experience includes litigation, advising businesses and governments, and analyzing policy implications for Colorado's top business and organization leaders.
Her civic involvement includes serving as a member of the board of directors for the Women's Bean Project and, currently, is the chair. She is also on the board of directors of Colorado Legal Services. Kara served as president of the Colorado Women's Bar Association in 2011-2012 and on the executive committee of the Colorado Bar Association in 2009-2011. Kara demonstrated her passion for education and Denver's youth when she volunteered to organize and coach George Washington High School's mock trial team from 2004 through 2009.
Kara earned her juris doctorate from the University of Colorado in 2000, where she served as the president of the Student Bar Association. She also obtained her bachelor of arts degree from the University of Colorado in Environmental, Population and Organismic Biology and Environmental Conservation.
Kara was recognized as one of Denver Business Journal's 40 Under Forty, and the Denver Bar Association's Young Lawyer of the Year – both in 2010. In 2011, the Colorado Bar Association recognized Kara as the Young Lawyer of the Year.
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Taylor, a 2006 Caller-Times Distinguished Scholars winner in the Achiever category, is ranked sixth out of 121 students in her class with a 92.54 average. The 17-year-old said she has her heart set on attending Texas A&M University or Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She hasn't yet decided what she wants to study.
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