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Are you ready for some football?!! Then you'll want to check out the new NFL Magazine. Launched in mid-December, the magazine is the official magazine of the National Football League. Printed monthly, the new publication will include articles on the games, teams and personalities of pro football. Circulation is approximately 300,000 to 400,000. Regular contributors to the magazine will be well-known analysts and reporters as well as some retired players and coaches. The Editor is Jim Buckley, whose email is firstname.lastname@example.com. Check out the website at http://www.thenflmagazine.com.
CBS Television has decided to revamp its morning line-up and is replacing The Early Show (http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/earlyshow/main500202.shtml) with a new show called CBS This Morning. Hosted by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Erica Hill, the show will debut on January 9th. Rose and Hill will anchor the 7:00 a.m. ET hour, which will focus on hard news. King will anchor the 8:00 a.m. hour which will include news more focused toward women. Chris Licht will serve as Executive Producer of CBS This Morning. Chris Wragge, who Co-Anchored The Early Show, will return to CBS' New York station. The Early Show News Anchor Jeff Glor will now be the show's Special Correspondent. He will also Anchor on Sundays.
Geraldo Rivera dons yet another hat as he becomes a morning radio Host on WABC-AM. His show will air 10:00 -11:00 a.m. weekdays. He replaces former Host Joe Crummey. Rivera will also continue at Fox News as Weekend Anchor/Reporter.
It wasn't a happy holiday season at Reader's Digest Association. The company has laid off 150 positions. Approximately 75 of those are in the United States while the remaining are international. The company wants to focus on its top brands, such as "Reader's Digest," "The Family Handyman" and "Taste of Home" so it eliminated mostly positions that were not directly related to those titles.
Playboy magazine is planning to move its editorial, art and photo departments from their Chicago headquarters to Los Angeles in April 2012.
The Chicago Reporter will join forces with WMAQ-TV, the NBC station in Chicago to provide additional investigative reporting as part of an agreement between non-profit news organizations and NBC-owned stations.
Following on the heels of a number of other broadcast stations, WCBS-AM has moved to lower Manhattan. It's now located in the same building as its sister stations – WINS-AM, WFAN-AM, WCBS-FM, WXRK-FM and WWFS-FM. The address is: 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014.
YUE is a new, bi-lingual, Chinese-English magazine. It debuted in New York City with a circulation of 35,000. The quarterly magazine is geared toward the upper class with stories on fashion, dining, shopping, travel and entertainment. It is being published and edited in English and Mandarin by Ms. Chiu-Ti Jansen. The website is not yet up and running. But story ideas can be emailed to either email@example.com or publisher@yuemagazine.
George Stephanopoulos is returning to "This Week." Current Host Christiane Amanpour has returned to her roots as an International Reporter. She will be hosting a new global affairs show on CNN International. However, she will still produce about six primetime, news specials per year on ABC. Stephanopoulos, meanwhile, will stay as Co-host of "Good Morning America" while also hosting "This Week."
An anthrax scare shut down the newsroom at WPIX-TV last month. An employee received a threatening letter which contained white powder. The scare came shortly before the 5:00 p.m. newscast so Reporter Kristen Cole opened the broadcast outside. Once police and a Hazmat team decontaminated the studio, Anchor Jodi Applegate was able to take over the regular inside anchoring duties.
Former Los Angeles Times Wine Critic Lawrence Robert Balzer passed away of natural causes at the age of 99. Balzer was Wine Critic for the paper from 1965 to 1995, wrote several books and taught wine-tasting classes aboard the Queen Mary until a few years ago.
The entertainment publication Variety will offer a film production tracking service called FlixTracker. The paid service will collect information about films in development and production, information on how to contact Hollywood executives, film budget details and various other industry information. The service will be solicited to Hollywood companies and studios for a $1000 annual subscription fee.
PaidContent.org has established a West Coast presence by hiring Daniel Frankel from TheWrap as its West Coast Senior Editor. Frankel replaces Andrew Wallenstein. Follow Frankel on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dannyfrankel.
Sports Columnist Bill Conlin retired abruptly from The Philadelphia Daily News after a story alleging he abused children broke in sister newspaper The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Pittsburgh's WWCS-AM (http://www.birach.com/wwcs.html) has dropped its Spanish-laced programming and is picking up the national Fox Sports Radio feed with this New Year. This is the third format change in three years for this Birach Broadcasting station. They previously aired the Radio Disney feed before the Spanish programming change. Sima Birach (firstname.lastname@example.com) is the Station Manager.
Ron Smith, longtime conservative talk show host at WBAL-AM and a Columnist at The Baltimore Sun passed away recently from pancreatic cancer at the age of 70. Ron wrote 146 conservative columns for the Sun (not a conservative paper) and was amazed they gave him the forum starting in 2008. He had retired from the newspaper in November and the radio airwaves in early December.
After much anticipation, CNN has finally announced the names of its new morning shows. Ashleigh Banfield (email@example.com), who was a former MSNBC Anchor, will Co-host along with Zoraida.Sambolin (email@example.com) the newly created morning show titled "Early Start". Soledad O'Brien will lead the 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. morning segment entitled "Starting Point". "Starting Point" is set to take a "conversational ensemble" format with the host at the center. The two new morning shows are set to air this month.
After 27 years of publishing, Florida Underwriter Magazine has made the announcement that its December issue was its last. After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, Publisher Summit Business Media has announced it will cease publication due to financial hardship and the uncertainty of digital mediums.
AMERICAN CAR COLLECTOR magazine has launched with a January 2012 issue. The new magazine features collectable American cars, and covers the market, collectors, new products, auctions and events. Sister publication CORVETTE MARKET is being merged into American Car Collector. Jim Pickering is now the Managing Editor. He can be emailed at firstname.lastname@example.com while the new website is http://www.americancarcollector.com
GAMEPRO, a gaming magazine and website ceased publication on December 5. It was in print for 22 years. The publication has integrated operations with PCWORLD.COM
KTRV-TV, an independent station in Boise, Idaho, has closed its news operations. They have announced plans to cut production staff as well.
Marty Davis, publisher of the gay lifestyle-focused Just Out newspaper, has announced that the Portland newspaper will cease publication after its December issue. The paper had been published for 28 years.
Ted Williams known as the man with the golden voice is now working at one of New England's most popular stations, The New England Cable Network. Williams was discovered along the side of a road in Columbus Ohio peddling for money.
Raul Rodriguez has been named Vice President and General Manager for Univision's KDTV-14, KSOL and KBRG. Adriana Muro has been promoted. Her new title at Telemundo's KDEN-25 now reads Creative Services Manager.
Telemundo Station Group has a new President. Manuel Abud will be the leader, replacing Ronald Gordon in 2012.
Univision and other top Latin stations have come to an agreement with Hulu. Hulu will now be offering a Spanish programming to its subscribers. Nineteen employees from The Denver Post have accepted voluntary buyouts to avoid layoffs.
The Gazette, in Colorado Springs, reports a number of employee buyouts as the reorganization and "digital-first" initiative takes place. The San Diego Union-Tribune is now known as U-T San Diego. The name change will unify print and digital products under one brand. The online edition at SignOnSanDiego.com is now: http://www.utsandiego.com
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A Study of MF101 in Postmenopausal Women (HERBA)
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|Hot Flushes Vasomotor Symptoms
|Drug: MF101 5 g/day Drug: Placebo Drug: MF101 10 g/day
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase 3, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial, Assessing Safety and Efficacy of MF101 for Hot Flushes and Menopausal Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women
- Determine the safety and efficacy of two doses of MF101 (5 g/day and 10 g/day) compared to placebo. [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]Safety will be measured through clinically significant findings in physical examinations, laboratory parameters, endometrial changes, abnormal uterine bleeding and any other adverse events. Efficacy will be measured by the mean change in frequency of moderate to severe hot flushes from baseline to treatment week 12.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2011
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|February 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
PO (orally) matched placebo (administered twice a day, BID) for up to 12 weeks
|Experimental: MF101 5 g/day
Drug: MF101 5 g/day
PO (orally) 5 g/day (administered twice a day, BID) for up to 12 weeks
|Experimental: MF101 10 g/day
Drug: MF101 10 g/day
PO (orally) 10 g/day (administered twice a day, BID) for up to 12 weeks
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Menopausal women often experience debilitating menopausal vasomotor symptoms and associated insomnia. Until recently, vasomotor symptoms were often treated with estrogens, which are very effective; however, randomized clinical trials have shown that postmenopausal combination hormone therapy increases the risks for stroke, cardiovascular events, and breast cancer. New, more effective, and safer treatments for menopausal vasomotor symptoms are therefore needed.
MF101, a botanical extract, is a non-hormonal investigational treatment being tested in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3a clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of MF101 on the frequency of moderate to severe hot flushes in postmenopausal women. Approximately 1200 healthy post-menopausal women, aged 40-65, with moderate to severe hot flushes will be enrolled to determine the safety and efficacy of two doses of MF101 (5 g/day and 10 g/day) compared to placebo after 12 weeks of treatment.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|40 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria (limited):
- Confirmed postmenopausal women aged 40-65
- Provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria (limited):
- History of malignancy, with the exception of certain types of skin cancer or cervical cancer
- Known carrier of BRCA1 or BRCA2
- Abnormal mammogram or breast examination suggestive of cancer within 9 months of screening
- Endometrial hyperplasia, polyps or abnormal uterine masses (with the exception of fibroids)
- Clinical evidence of active ischemic heart disease, history of cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled hypertension, or a history of transient ischemic attacks or cerebrovascular accidents
- History of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, severe chronic diarrhea, chronic constipation, uncontrolled inflammatory bowel syndrome or disease (IBS or IBD), or unexplained weight loss
- Active liver disease or gall bladder disease
- History of chronic hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis within 3 months, or HIV infection
- Use of prescription medications or herbal/dietary supplements for the treatment of hot flushes or those with known estrogenic/progestogenic activity within required wash-out timeframes
- Use of selective receptor modulators (SERMs), aromatase inhibitors, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), gabapentin or clonidine within required wash-out timeframes
- Chronic use of morphine or other opiates
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00906308
|Contact: Jesse Langon, MPH
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|Study Director:
|Mary Tagliaferri, M.D, L.Ac.
|Bionovo Inc.
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|Study First Received:
|May 19, 2009
|Last Updated:
|February 6, 2012
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Hot Flashes
Signs and Symptoms
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THE lover of a police officer who allegedly stole road crash victims' details from her force's computers got paid £600 a time to refer their compensation claims, a court heard.
Raza Khan rang a solicitor specialising in personal injury claims to say he ran a garage and wanted to pass on details of clients who were eligible for compensation.
He would be paid a £600 referral fee for each successful claim, a Winchester Crown Court jury heard yesterday.
Pc Sugra Hanif whom he was having an affair with, is accused of taking the phone numbers from Thames Valley Police logs.
Hanif, 27, of Bretch Hill, Banbury, denies obtaining personal data from TVP control and command system and a charge of disclosing the personal data.
Khan, from Birmingham, denies obtaining personal data from the TVP control and command system.
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If you're a smoker, this would be an excellent year to kick the habit.
One of the less contentious provisions of health care reform allows health insurance companies to jack the premiums on individual policyholders who smoke by up to 50 percent beginning next January.
Come Jan. 1, 2014, you can no longer be denied coverage because of your gender, weight, health or lifestyle under health care reform.
But if you don't give up smoking, your health insurance could get awfully expensive by this time next year. A 55-year-old smoker could be looking at a premium hike of $4,250 per year, while the smoker's penalty for a 60-year-old could approach $5,100, according to The Associated Press.
Unfair, you say? Consider this: According to a 2011 survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, employees who smoke cost their employer's insurance plan more than $10,000 in additional expenses and more than $5,000 in extra premiums annually. Who's picking up that bill? You guessed it: nonsmoking co-workers.
Little wonder that a growing number of employers, especially in health care, are turning down job applicants who smoke and are imposing no-smoking policies inside and outside the office, despite laws in 29 states and the District of Columbia that prohibit discrimination against smokers.
In the big picture, smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke causes 443,000 premature deaths and costs the nation $193 billion in health bills and lost productivity every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Who picks up that bill? We all do, whether we smoke or not.
Younger smokers won't be hit as hard as older smokers by the coming insurance rate hikes under rules proposed last fall by President Barack Obama's administration. And the federal law does permit states to limit or change the smoking penalty as they see fit.
On the bright side, thanks to the broad expansion of preventive care services under the Affordable Care Act, it's pretty easy to find a smoking cessation program through your insurer or employer these days that won't cost you a dime out of pocket.
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Getting a malware warning in Chrome also here.
Yep I just started getting them. Turned off the option to block them but like foxfire, I don't really wanna leave it off.
I wonder who reported this as a sketchy site lol.
Just got a Malware warning from Google Chrome....
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I left my comp. running yesterday (Sat.) about 30 min. prior to the ballgame (I left to watch the game w/a friend) and Redszone was the only page I was on (running iexplorer). When I came home from the game, it was sometime close to 7 or maybe even a bit after 7. Well my comp. was ALL messed up. I kept getting popups saying that I was having "critical HD failure. ALL my files disappeared (as though the HD had crashed) but oddly enough, I could still browse the net. So I KNEW it had to be some kind of malware. The following would popup about every 25 seconds (close it out, it would continuously pop back up every 25 sec. or so): "system detected problems with one or more installed IDE/SATA hard disks"
And some supposed "scanner" stayed popped up (couldn't minimize nor x it out, could only "move it" to the bottom of my screen so I could see). It kept "appearing" to "scan" my system and found 5 "critical failures" with my HD, and it supposedly "fixed" 6. *ETA - it kept wanting me to "buy" the "advanced" version which would "fix" the "critical failures" that this basic vs. of the scanner could not fix - ie - it just wanted my CC info, so if anyone else out there happens to become infected w/this or anything remotely like it - DO NOT GIVE OUT YOUR CC INFO!!!! I'm sure most of you are smart enough to already know this but just in case!! - end of edit*
So I did some googling and typed into google that "system detected problems" msg. I kept getting and sure enough, it was malware. So I had to run a "kill" prog. to kill off the scanner and the several annoying "system failure" msgs. I kept having popping up. That got rid of that annoying crap. Then I ran Malwarebytes and it found I think 4 infections, and I deleted those. Downloaded "Hijack This" and did a scan but I don't understand what it "finds" and I'm afraid to take any action until someone can look at the log it gave me and let me know what's bad and what's not (cause I KNOW I still have nasties in my system - every now and again I'll hear advertisements when the page I'm on, which has been this one for the last hour or so does not appear to have any "running ads" only static ones. There's also 2 iexplorer.exe running in my task mgr. when I only have one running - so there's DEF. still some problems in my system, but luckily I got rid of the worst of it and I can use my comp. quite normally for now - but I GOT to get these nasties off of my system).
Oh yeah, after using the Mbytes and deleting what it found, I had to use unhide.exe to get my files to "show back up" (this malware prog. makes all your files appear to be "gone" so you think your HD has totally screwed up).
I don't KNOW that I got anything from Redszone and I'm not saying that I did, but it was the ONLY page I left up when I left to go watch the game and when I came back, that crap immediately started, and now you guys are getting some odd msg.? I don't know. It's something that it sure wouldn't hurt to look into. I have NEVER had anything like what I had infect my system last night, man, it was a NASTY infection. In Google searches, it seems to (whatever it was that I had) be REALLY going around right now though as most of the searches that showed up for me were from like March and on from this year. I think some ppl. have gotten it after visiting MySpace pages while others say they got it after visiting Facebook, etc. etc. So like I said, I'm not saying I got it from here, just that it's something that might be worth looking into if others are getting a "threat" type msg.
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I just go them too. Kinda sketchy.
Reds 2010 NL Central Champs
Seeing it too. It's from an infected ad that's running on the site. The ad is probably in rotation so you won't see it all the time. However, the site has been flagged by Google as a source of malware. That's why you're getting the warning from Chrome and Firefox. The site admins need to figure out which ad it is and contact their ad provider to have it removed.
Ditto on the malware warning for me too.
What if this wasn't a rhetorical question?
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
My host has responded and has asked for permission to run a full malware scan, which I gave approval. I will keep you posted as soon as they reply back.
Boss, please remove all ads until it's determined which is causing said malware detection.
In all seriousness are we thinking Card fans did this?
Could somebody have made a post with an offending URL? Maybe you can take a look at posts made by new users or with few posts?
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
Thats a strong possibility Rick, as is any photo posted.
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A GROUP of children scaled new heights this week when they took part in a climbing holiday camp at The Link Centre.
The six youngsters made their first climb of the nine-metre indoor wall on Monday and had their final assessments yesterday to see how their skills had developed.
Instructors taught them the correct climbing techniques as well as all the safety precautions that need to be carried out. .
Instructor Tom Murawicki said: "We've had a good turn-out over the Easter break and the group we've had in this week have really progressed.
"All of them have got to the top of the wall and we have nurtured their skills.
"We are pleased with the amount of people we've had in over Easter, in general, as the weather has been good and some climbers like to take on outdoor walls in the good weather.
"We are really pleased with the group we've had in this week and we hope they'll carry on climbing with their families.
"Climbing, unlike sports such as football or rugby, is something you can do with family in a social atmosphere.
"The best thing is that everyone can be of different standards and our instructors do all they can to assist."
During the holidays, the centre, in Whitehill Way, Westlea, has also offered children the chance to ice skate and play football, as well as take part in other sports activities.
Ian Pickering, the centre's operations assistant manager, said: "We've been very happy with how the holidays have gone.
"We've had lots of sessions going on a daily basis. It is great to see so many young people coming down and getting fit and healthy over the Easter break.
"It is important that everybody, particularly children, keep fit and healthy so we are very pleased to offer a lot of activities for them to enjoy."
The Link Centre's ice rink will be hosting an Easter egg hunt tomorrow between 10am and noon.
Mr Pickering said: "I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun in that session as we usually get some good groups in at the weekend."
For more information about that and other activities call 01793 445566 or visit www.leisureinswindon.co.uk.


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Maddon hoping Rays trend upward at home
DENVER -- The Rays have played only five more road games than home games, but after spending 22 of the last 28 days on the road, they are ready to head home and find their rhythm again.
"The routine's been difficult, but we're better than that," manager Joe Maddon said. "We have to play better on the road. The game has been inconsistent for us. We started out not hitting; we're not pitching as well right now. The defense has been relatively consistent. We have to play a better brand of baseball, and we're very capable."
The Rays' defense remains among the best in baseball, ranked sixth in the Majors with a .990 winning percentage. As far as consistency goes, the team made only 11 errors in its first 29 games, and never two in one game. Last season, the Rays had 20 errors after 29 games, include six multi-error games.
Tampa Bay entered Sunday hitting .245, fifth worst in the American League, and it showed a 4.35 ERA, fourth from the league cellar. But the team had a 3.50 ERA in its 12 home games.
"I want to believe that we can get out pitching back in order in our ballpark," Maddon said. "That's one of the things that I'm looking forward to. We don't win unless we pitch like we can, and we have not pitched like we can up to this point. We need to get that back right. I like where the offense is trending right now up and down the lineup. I like the defense. I think the biggest difference on the negative road trips is that we have not pitched to our normal level. Maybe in Boston we did, but overall we have not pitched to our normal level, and we've got to get back to that, because that's how we're going to win 90-plus games."
With a 10-game, 11-day homestand starting Monday, the Rays have a chance to find their rhythm and establish momentum for the first time since the Grapefruit League wrapped up.
"It's a carryover form the conclusion of Spring Training," Maddon said of the team's inability to get clicking on all cylinders. "Everything's just a little off; it's just not quite there. "It's not attitudinal. Things just aren't working. David [Price] hasn't pitched his best ball to this point. And he will. Some of the hitters have been up and down; some of them are starting to look better right now. You just got to stay with the boys, keep a consistent message, and it will turn around."
Owen Perkins is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Working at Bethesda, every so often, I find myself getting Jeremy Soule's theme for Oblivion caught in my head. After today though, I'm hearing the tune in a new light.
Today one of our moderators for the Bethesda Game Studios Forums pointed me to a thread discussing a cover version of the theme music by the band Epinikion. The band, who consider themselves a "Power Metal Guild," crank the music to 11. Too bad this won't be in the tracklist for Guitar Hero III or Rock Band. 🙂
Check out their rendition on their MySpace page or on their official site.


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Locals named to Ocean Institute's Jazz Festival committee
The Ocean Institute in Dana Point has named Ladera Ranch resident Todd Orlich, general manager of Montage Laguna Beach, and Coto de Caza resident Pamela Petersen of Petersen & Associates Insurance Services, LLC to the committee for its Jazz Festival, slated Feb. 22-24, with proceeds supporting the Institute's ocean-oriented educational programs. The event features jazz, dinner, cocktails and live and silent auctions.
For tickets or more information: www.ocean-institute.org, www.oijazzfestival.com, 949-496-2274, ext. 337, or email@example.com. Reservations are required for all performances.
An open house is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at Park Terrace senior living community to meet its new director Ryan Golze. Golze has been managing senior communities since 1996, according to a news release. Park Terrace is at 21952 Buena Suerte. RSVP to the open house by Jan. 28 at 949-888-2250.
Deputy sheriff trainees
The Orange County Sheriff's Department is recruiting deputy sheriff trainees. The recruitment is to establish a list of eligible applicants to fill future vacancies, according to the recruitment listing on the county's website. A written exam is set for Jan. 26. Information: 714-834-5811.
Prescribed burns begin
The Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest is starting prescribed burns that will take place throughout 2013, as conditions permit. The burns will cover some 300 to 400 acres in areas where communities come into contact with the forest. Drifting smoke may be visible during burns. Information: 951-736-1811.
Canyon connections
Residents of Silverado and Modjeska canyons can join a private network on the website Nextdoor to organize community events, plug items for sale, discuss crime reports, share ideas about how to improve the neighborhood and more. Those interested in joining need to enter their home or business address at the following link: Nextdoor.com/invite/48dd2f30ffb64a91f548
Park district meets
The Silverado-Modjeska Recreation and Park District will hold its monthly meeting starting at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Silverado Community Center. The meeting is open to the public. Information: smrpd.org
Bridal show
Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club will host a bridal show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 26. Wedding professionals from across Orange County will be present, with complimentary hors d'oeuvres, cocktails and champagne available. Admission is free but all guests must RSVP: 949-858-4100 ext. 212 or 218.
Water district meets
Santa Margarita Water District's board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at the district's main office, 26111 Antonio Parkway in Rancho Santa Margarita. The district supplies water for more than 155,000 customers in Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Coto de Caza, Las Flores, Ladera Ranch and Talega. Information and agenda: smwd.com
New reporter
The Orange County Register has a new reporter covering the canyon communities and Coto de Caza, along with development, transportation and water issues in South County. Brooke Edwards Staggs may be reached at the phone number or email address below. Follow her on Facebook at Facebook.com/brooke.edwards.staggs and on Twitter @OCRBrooke for area updates.
Calling all writers
We're looking for residents to write guest columns for us in our upcoming, revamped edition of the community newspaper. We want to know what you're passionate and knowledgeable about. Contact Community Editor Kelli Hart Kehler at firstname.lastname@example.com if you're interested in writing a 350-400 word column for us.
Women in nontraditional jobs
We're looking for women who work in nontraditional jobs. Do you power a jackhammer or climb an electrical pole or lay power lines underground or do you work in a high-tech job historically closed to women? We would like to feature you in an upcoming issue of the Saddleback Valley News in observance of Women's History Month in March. Please email City Editor Freda Freeman at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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ONTARIO - Two of the Inland Empire men arrested on terrorism-related charges not only used Facebook and Skype to communicate their plans, they also shared radical pro-jihad content on their social media sites.
According to the FBI complaint released this week, Ralph Deleon, 23, of Ontario and Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales, 21, of Upland had plotted to join al-Qaida to kill Americans overseas.
In the 70-page complaint, the FBI revealed the role social media had in their plot to kill American soldiers.
The document shows the FBI monitored the activity between Deleon and Santana in which the two shared everything from their dislike for mainstream media, conspiracy theories as well as videos of al-Qaida leader Anwar Al-Awlaqi.
It also showed that Sohiel Omar Kabir, 34, of Pomona shared several postings with Deleon and Santana, in addition the two exchanged several comments on various posts.
Deleon and Santana as well as Arifeen David Gojali, 21, of Riverside had hoped to join Kabir in Afghanistan who was arranging contacts with the terrorist organizations.
In January, Deleon and Santana used Skype to discuss their travel plans to Afghanistan, but before they were getting ready to leave, they deleted any content related to Islam on their Facebook pages.
"Most people have no understanding that anything they post on the cyberspace is easily captured and seen by anybody because it's not encrypted," said Chris Feudo, a national cybersecurity expert and president and CEO of Virginia-based Secureant, an advanced telecommunication company.
In this case, the agency had the assistance of an informant, who was following their accounts and sharing details. But the National Security Agency and CIA have classified keywords they monitor in the fight against terrorism, Fuedo said.
Fuedo, who who has been involved in cyber security for almost three decades, said this incident is a reminder to the public that the FBI and NSA are tracking activity on the web and even monitoring phone calls.
And it does so under the Patriot Act, which was enacted more than 10 years ago to protect the nation against terrorism.
"Anything you post is open to everybody," he said. "Once you have posted to the Internet you have lost all privacy."
Oftentimes, the public doesn't know about this openness to their privacy and only hear about it when a news organization obtains the documents or the government releases the information as a way to let the public know they are one step ahead of the issue, as was the case earlier this week with the breakup of the terror plot, he said.
"I think a majority of Americans wouldn't say anything if they knew it could stop something like this," he said. "They wouldn't have a problem."
Using cyberspace as a threat to national security wasn't always an issue.
Just 10 years ago, the FBI wasn't really doing much in terms of cyber terrorism, but, right now, every law enforcement entity is familiar with the Patriot Act, Feudo said.
Even though sites such as Facebook, which has privacy policies, the government can still access the content.
The same goes for local agencies.
In Ontario, a police official acknowledged that cyber information has become more and more a resource for the city's Police Department.
"We do have the ability to a search warrant and ask a judge to grant us permission to view anything on a social site," police Sgt. David McBride said.
The department has used it to catch predators.
"As with anything in the electronic field, it has grown tremendously," he said.
And while a lot of the information is easily accessible to the public, utilizing social media content is becoming a tool to bringing people to justice, McBride said.
Almost all content providers view the government's surveillance as an intrusion. Their opposition is an effort to protect their users, Feudo said.
If a user becomes aware the CIA can or has tracked individual activity on a social media site, such as Facebook, then they will most likely avoid the service in the future, he said.
If that happens, "they know they lost that user," Feudo said.
And as the public becomes more aware of the government wiretapping phones and its surveillance on the Internet, Fuedo said he believes a new software will hit the market in the next year or so that can block access.
While it may appear to provide some privacy for the user, he notes that the government is given "the code to encryption," to any software sold in the United States. Especially anything going overseas.
The new software only means "it'll take a little longer" for the government to monitor activity, he said.
Encrypting computers or phones isn't widely popular in the United States right now because of what Fuedo refers to the generation "right now."
Encrypting websites or cell phones takes a bit of time, something this generation isn't necessarily keen on.
"It takes a little bit of time to get the results," he said.
As a result, you have a user like Deleon who shares information that almost anyone could access.
A quick search on Deleon's Facebook account not only provides more insight on who he was, but it reveals a little more on his future plans.
Deleon used one of his aliases Rafiq Abdul Raheem on his Facebook page.
On Nov. 5, he posted a link from Craigslist that showed he was attempting to sell his 2004 Nissan Altima.
In the post, he was asking for $7,000 and indicated that he would probably accept any offer.
On Nov. 7, Deleon wrote on his Facebook page "No matter how reclusive we tend to be, we picture the after-life as a community of souls. It is one thing to seek privacy in this life; it is another to face eternity alone."
That same day he changed his cover photo to an image of a black-and-white cat with the wording "f-- the police."
He also shared a series of Youtube videos, including a "Why I Hate Religion, but love Jesus" as well as a video from rapper Mos Def called "Leaving on A Jet Plane." The last video was posted Nov. 14, just two days before he was apprehended by the FBI.
His Facebook account also provides more insight on Deleon's life such as a photo of him with a hookah and several photos around Los Angeles.
It also states that he currently lives in Los Angeles and graduated from Cal State San Bernardino in 2011.
On the other end, there was Osama bin Laden, who refused to use any technology and why the government had such a hard time tracking his whereabouts, Fuedo said.
"He used real people to carry out his message because he knew the minute he used a phone he was being tracked," he said.
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Hepatomegaly is swelling of the liver beyond its normal size.
If both the liver and spleen are enlarged, it is called hepatosplenomegaly.
Hepatosplenomegaly; Enlarged liver; Liver enlargement
The lower edge of the liver normally comes just to the lower edge of the ribs on the right side. The edge of the liver is normally thin and firm. It cannot be felt with the fingertips below the edge of the ribs, except when you take a deep breath. It may be enlarged if a health care provider can feel it in this area.
The liver is involved in many of the body's functions. It is affected by many conditions that can cause hepatomegaly, including:
This condition is most often discovered by a health care provider. You may not be aware of the liver or spleen swelling.
The provider will examine you and ask questions such as:
Tests to determine the cause of hepatomegaly vary, depending on the suspected cause, but may include:
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Half the staff at Borough Hall could get pink slips if cuts proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg go through.
Borough President Helen Marshall's office is expected to receive about $3.14 million in funding for the 2014 fiscal year—nearly $1.8 million less than last year—officials announced at Marshall's Borough Board meeting on Monday, May 13.
If the budget is approved, the cuts will result in half the staff's dismissal, according to Chief of Staff Alexandra Rosa.
There were roughly 88 employees when Marshall was first elected in 2002, according to spokesperson Dan Andrews. If this year's cuts go through, the current staff of 54 could be reduced to fewer than 30.
"This has somehow become a discretionary item," Rosa said. "Funding for the borough president's office should not be a discretionary item."
Marshall said she is concerned over many of the cuts proposed in Bloomberg's budget, particularly to her staff and to after school programs.
"We have to justify everything we ask for," she said. "Our responsibility is to spend the people's money.
We've got to spend it carefully and we have got to make sure that it's going to really help our people. And that's what we do."
Cuts to discretionary funds would also result in the reduction or elimination of services to the elderly and the disabled. Five senior centers would have to close, according to Marshall's office.
The facilities include the Kew Gardens Senior Center, the Forest Park Senior Center in Woodhaven, the SAGE/Queens Senior Center in Jackson Heights, the Korean American Senior Center of Flushing and the LeFrak Senior Center in Elmhurst.
Andrews said the borough president's office was still performing the same functions it did in 1989, when its role was last updated in the City Charter, but with a significantly smaller staff.
"We are not a city agency," he said. "We are the office of an elected official with charter-mandated responsibilities."


text: Show Hide image Culture 6 December 2012 Is this the most offensive artwork ever made? A Swedish gallery is defending the exhibition a painting made from stolen ashes of Holocaust victims. Sign up for our weekly email * Modern art, its safe to say, has never been shy of controversy. In fact, from the early Impressionists to Damien Hirst, it often thrives on public outcry. Many of the most renowned artworks of recent years have embraced the philosophy that there's no such thing as bad publicity, whether that involves making art out of the scatological (Chris Ofili), pornographic (Jeff Koons) or iconoclastic (Andres Serrano). However, such high-profile examples have the unfortunate side-effect of causing mediocre artists to confuse a capacity to offend with a positive artistic reaction. Take Carl Michael von Hausswolff as an example - a Swedish artist who has seemingly set himself the challenge to be as gratuitously offensive as history permits. He has just exhibited a new painting in a gallery in Lund, created by the ashes of holocaust victims stolen from a former Nazi concentration camp. The ashes, which he took from a Polish museum and former camp, were stolen in 1989. Hausswolf claims they were mixed with water and used to paint a series of grey streaks in his small painting. His actions have, predictably, ignited widespread condemnation. The Majdanek camp from which Hausswolf claims he took the ashes has called it an 'unimaginably barbaric act'. Salomon Schulman, a key figure in Sweden's Jewish community, described it as 'repulsive in the extreme', later writing in a local newspaper that he was 'sickened' by an act which could have involved the ashes from some of his relatives. The art gallery that displayed the piece are defending their decision. Martin Bryder, the owner of the Lund gallery, told the Polish News Agency: "Please come to the gallery, see the painting and judge for yourselves whether it's controversial". Bryder and Hausswolf's thought processes in producing and hanging the painting are almost more baffling then offensive – reminiscent of the infamous incident in 2009 when five men stole the 'Arbeit Mach Frei' sign above the Auschwitz entrance. Their actions barely warrant debating. Much like Wlodzimierz Umaniec (a.k.a. Vladimir Umanets) who recently defaced a priceless Rothko masterpiece in the Tate, ostensibly in artistic protest, these men prove once again that there is no greater disguise for a lack of talent than a cloak of controversy. Shock tactics in art are no more than the last refuge for those without originality or opinion. Neither provocative, intellectual or remotely creative, he is one thing only - myopically obnoxious and not deserving of the extra publicity that even this article has given him. Kamila Kocialkowska is a freelance journalist based in London. @ms_kamila_k Subscribe from just £1 per issue More


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Rays' prospects on parade
The program will take place at Tropicana Field beginning Monday and it will run through Thursday.
Thirty-one players, including 15 former first-round or supplemental Draft picks, will attend and work out each day, receive media training, visit MacDill Air Force Base, the Pinellas Park Boys & Girls Club and receive instruction from Minor League staff.
The following players will take part:
Jeffrey Ames, Damion Carroll, Alex Colome, Frank De Los Santos, Nolan Gannon, Taylor Guerrieri, Jesse Hahn, Parker Markel, Mike Montgomery, Jake Odorizzi, Felipe Rivero, Enny Romero, Nick Sawyer and Blake Snell.
Luke Maile and Justin O'Conner.
Infielders Tim Beckham, Spencer Edwards, Tyler Goeddel, Jake Hager, Patrick Leonard, Brandon Martin, Richie Shaffer and Riccio Torrez.
Kes Carter, Bralin Jackson, Mikie Mahtook, Wil Myers, Josh Sale, Andrew Toles and Drew Vettleson.


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notself wrote:Fear is just something else to analyze. I was afraid when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I analyzed it to determine what exactly I was afraid of. It was death. While waiting to have a partial mastectomy, I asked, why am I afraid of death? I worked on that question and the fear went away.
I started 33 days of radiation. I hated and feared every treatment. I got blisters and a radiation burn. I got over it.
One year later the radiologist found another lump. ( I am at high risk for recurrence but turned down chemo because the risk of congestive heart failure was 11% and the chemo would reduce my recurrence risk by 5%.) I had a biopsy and waited four days for the result. I was afraid. I analyzed this fear. This time I found out I was afraid of the horrific treatments that I would endure if it was a recurrence. The fear went away leaving me still fearing chemo, but certain in my mind that I was not afraid of death. I would accept it if and when I had to. The results came back negative.
One year after this, the radiologist saw a suspicious spot in the other breast. Another biopsy and this time a wait of six days. During this time I analyzed my fear of treatment and I realized that I no longer feared chemo but would accept it if and when I had to. When the results came back negative for cancer I was very pleased but I was already accepting of any result. The fear of chemo was gone.
Now I am afraid. My brother has just been diagnosed with his second oral cancer. He may or may not lose his jaw. He may or may not be on a stomach feeding tube for weeks or months. He may need radiation. He made need chemo. He may die. I am filled again with fear and I am analyzing every second of it. This fear for the well being of another is the hardest fear yet.
The Buddha taught us how to deal with suffering and fear. He taught us to analyze our emotions, not suppress them or be paralyzed by them or cling to them. He gave us tools to use to end suffering.
Those of you who think there is too much talk about suffering are missing the point. I do not fear the realm of hungry ghosts or a lower rebirth. The Buddha emphasize ending suffering. And his way works. I have ended my suffering many times by working through the my fear. Each time more fear drops away. I will work through this latest suffering as well and I will be there for my dear brother. I will go into the hell realms and I will come back out.
Inspirational. Respect....


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After proving himself the greatest wartime prime minister in Britain's history, Winston Churchill was stunned when his Conservative Party was voted out of office shortly after hostilities ceased.
To console him, his wife, Clementine, said, "It may well be a blessing in disguise."
Churchill replied, "At the moment it seems quite effectively disguised."
For Democrat Nathan Fletcher, whatever blessings Tuesday's special election holds were extremely well-disguised.
For Fletcher, trailing fellow Democrat David Alvarez by 2,534 votes with 99 percent of precincts reporting, the last 1 percent of votes to be counted were a matter of political life and death.
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If he had placed, he would have lived to fight another day. He would have gone to bed taking solace in the fact that Kevin Faulconer, the GOP winner of a slot in the runoff, did not come near to reaching 50 percent plus one.
But by Fletcher finishing third, as seemed all but certain, he seemed finished as a game-changing figure in San Diego.
His political obituary may well be written this morning.
He will have lost in the early round twice in 17 months.
There are second acts in politics, but rarely third acts.
His undeniable charisma — the voice, the Marine's steady gaze, the let's-work-together message — will have been reduced to hapless shtick.
He'll have been exposed as a complicated piñata that couldn't take a punch, candy flying out at crunchtime.
As for Alvarez, the truth has always been that he's playing with house money.
San Diego now knows his remarkable story. He's part of the texture of the place.
No matter the outcome of the runoff, in the future, he will wear on his youthful cheeks the saber scars of mayoral combat. If not mayor, you can imagine him the council president someday. Or an assemblyman, if he heeds Sacramento's siren. Or a congressman.
He seems to have exceeded expectations, placing in the race despite Fletcher's formidable coalition of business leaders and public safety unions.
To be sure, his "victory" is tainted somewhat by the Republican strategy to tear down Fletcher while tacitly supporting Alvarez's campaign.
Early in the race, when I met him at a Barrio Logan coffee shop, Alvarez joked that he was going to get grilled by GOP power brokers. I told him not to worry. They'll love you, I said, because every vote for him would be one less for Fletcher, whom they viewed in a charitable mood as Judas.
As the Democratic candidate in the runoff, he will need to bring the divided labor community together.
As the last votes were counted, one lucky loser stood out: Mike Aguirre, the hard-truth-telling lion in the winter of his oft-defeated career, stole votes from all the candidates.
His endorsement in the runoff will matter. Next to Faulconer, who skated to the top of the primary pack, you could call Aguirre the most content candidate of the night.
During the campaign, he was by far the happiest warrior, a Cassandra predicting doom if the public pension bomb is not defused.
But this race for second place, traditionally a good place to be in a primary, highlights a deep rift within the labor-dominated Democratic Party.
Fletcher put together an impressive coalition — high-powered business leaders like Irwin and Paul Jacobs and Malin Burnham, public safety unions, large-bore Democratic pols led by Gov. Jerry Brown — but in the end he could not blow away Alvarez, who received major support from the local Labor Council and the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees.
As Fletcher lost some steam down the stretch, Democratic and independent voters were flooded with negative ads, Alvarez seemed to surge.
As for Fletcher, if he has won anything in his last two races for mayor, it has been very well-disguised.


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Major League Lacrosse today announced its weekly award winners for Week 4 of the 2013 season, naming Charlotte Hounds attack Mike Sawyer (Loyola-Md.) Cascade Rookie of the Week. The winners are chosen by MLL Commissioner David Gross and are based on outstanding in-game achievements. In addition to Sawyer's honor, the MLL named Boston Cannons attack Ryan Boyle Offensive Player of the Week and Denver Outlaws long stick Lee Zink Defensive Player of the Week.
Sawyer made his MLL debut on Friday morning against the Hamilton Nationals in Ontario, following Loyola's exit from the 2013 NCAA men's lacrosse tournament. The Charlotte native compiled three points in the contest, scoring his first MLL goal and adding two assists. Both of his assists went to midfielder
Jovan Miller, while Sawyer got his helper from former Loyola teammate
Eric Lusby. The attackman's three points lead all rookies thus far. His performance was a bright spot in the Hounds' eventual
16-15 overtime loss to the Nationals.
In four years at Loyola, Sawyer racked up 154 points on 128 goals plus 26 assists, as well as played a key role in the Greyhounds' run to a national title in 2012. That same season he was a Tewaaraton Award finalist and earned USILA All-America Second Team honors in addition to All-ECAC First Team and ECAC All-Championships Team. The Hounds drafted Sawyer
eighth overall in the 2013 MLL Collegiate Draft, held on January 11, prior to the start of the 2013 NCAA season.
"Mike will make tremendous impact on the Hounds offense moving forward," said coach Mike Cerino. "It will be an exciting time in Charlotte when their favorite lacrosse son returns home in June." The Hounds (1-3) are on a bye this week in observance of the Memorial Day holiday, so Sawyer and the team will be back in action again on May 31 when they travel to New York to face the Lizards (2-2) in a Friday night match up. The Hounds then return home on June 8 to face the Ohio Machine (0-3) at American Legion Memorial Stadium.


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. . . for getting the Thank feature back.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish.
If you've done 6 impossible things today?
Then why not have Breakfast at Milliways!
"They want to be famous. We want to be champions. They want to be rappers and backup dancers. We want to play football." - T.J. Ward, Denver Broncos
I've been shocked by how many people have missed it. I really didn't like the feature when it came out, because I thought it cluttered things up. I've used it minimally if at all since then. All of this gnashing of teeth over the missing button has me wondering what I'm missing.
This space for rent.
Nothing in life worth having comes easy.
It also helps confirm when you thought something was really funny, or very profound, and it has a number of Thanks on it. That can get into a little bit of peer pressure and popularity contests, but it's a lot worse that way if there is a thumbs down button as well.
Without it, it's like listening to a stand up with no applause or laughs.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
Everyone likes a pat on the back
Being unable to close out a game in which you have a comfortable lead in the 4th Q = Pulling a Frank Vogel
I don't think this post will get thanked by many people......
Thanks a lot for that, able
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
I hope I'm not the only person who compulsively checks back on all his thanked posts...
Change is hard, but I think we can get through this.
This space for rent.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
I thanked all of the previous posts in this thread just because I can again.
Really though, I think it is a quicker way of saying "I agree" or "this is a good post" without actually making a comment just saying that. Posting just to say you agree just adds meaningless posts to read through. Like mentioned, it also helps look for worthwhile posts to read when skimming.
A man has to change with the times, and if there was ever a season for Pacers fans to be thankful, it's this one.
This space for rent.
Top Gun?
"I mean, you'd walk into our dressing room and run into Mel Daniels holding a .45 -- it makes you wonder."
Bob Netolicky
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
I didn't realize how much I relied on it until it was gone. I would read a post and look for the button and have this little panic attack every time. Definitely glad it's back!
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
Thank my post so we can test it, thanks
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A few weeks ago I wrote about the different business strategies being employed by the big four U.S. money centers, JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), Bank of America (BAC) and Wells Fargo (WFC), as reflected in the way they manage their assets. Let's review their deposits next.
There are two dominant global banks, Citigroup and HSBC Holdings (HBC). (I won't discuss HSBC now but I will in the future.) Of the four big U.S. money centers, Citi has the strongest global presence by far. JPMorgan is targeting that market, though.
If you are doing business anywhere in the world outside of the U.S. and need a bank that operates globally, your primary and, in many cases only, choices are Citi and HSBC. This is starkly clear in the deposit data for C, JPM, BAC and WFC. Deposits at BofA and Wells are overwhelmingly from domestic U.S. individuals and corporations at about 93% for each, respectively. The business focus is U.S.-centric.
By comparison, Citi gets only about 40% of its deposits from U.S.-domiciled individuals and organizations, with about 60% coming from outside the U.S. Citi is also the only one of the four big U.S. money centers that has experienced an increase in foreign deposits since Lehman Brothers failed, even though it required more support from the U.S. government than JPMorgan, BofA, or Wells Fargo. In fact, as the U.S. government's support for Citigroup increased after Lehman's failure, the amount of foreign deposits into the bank also increased, counter-intuitively, as depositors sought the perceived direct protection provided.
The lack of foreign capital flight from Citi and the actual increase in flight to it is one the prime reasons Citi continues to exist. Even as Citi tries to repair its balance sheet and takes a very conservative stance on the management of its assets, as I discussed a few weeks ago, JPMorgan is seeking to exploit Citi being sidelined by expanding globally. About 30% of JPMorgan's deposits come from outside the U.S. Although this is down from about 40% before Lehman failed, and foreign deposits at JPMorgan have fallen since, the increase in foreign investments indicates that one of its primary goals is not only to grow its global business but probably to displace Citi as the primary alternative to HSBC for global banking.
As Citi seeks to recover and JPMorgan seeks to exploit that sidelining, the U.S. is left with two money centers focused on the domestic U.S. market: BofA and Wells Fargo. This in itself is a very interesting situation, as neither is a New York-based institution. JPMorgan and Citi are both headquartered in New York City . Bank of America, however, is in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Wells Fargo's home is San Francisco. As Citigroup and JPMorgan focus their energies on competing for global deposits and business, the center of U.S. banking power is shifting away from New York to California and, to a lesser extent, North Carolina.


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Altuve excited to have Jeter as All-Star teammate
HOUSTON -- All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve was set to fly to Minneapolis following Sunday's game to take part in the festivities surrounding Tuesday's All-Star Game at Target Field. Altuve was voted in by the players to take part in his second All-Star Game, first in the American League.
"I'm pretty excited," he said. "It's my second All-Star Game; now this year [it] is going to be in the American League. I want to spend time with those guys and have fun watching the [Gillette] Home Run Derby and have fun all weekend."
Altuve is taking Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton to win the Derby, but the part of the Midsummer Classic he's looking forward to the most is being a teammate of Yankees great Derek Jeter, who's playing in his final All-Star Game.
"That's the important thing for me," he said.
Red Sox manager John Farrell, who's managing the AL, said Sunday that Altuve will get into the game at some point. Robinson Cano is starting at second base and second baseman Ian Kinsler was recently added to the AL roster.
Altuve, who entered Sunday leading the AL in hits (130), batting (.339) and stolen bases (41), went 0-for-1 for the National League during his previous All-Star appearance in 2012.
"He's had a tremendous first half," Farrell said. "We'll get everybody to the field as we can. For him to be voted in by the players, I think, speaks volume to how he's viewed around the game by his peers, and he'll have a chance to showcase that on Tuesday."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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WYANDOTTE, Mich. - A Wyandotte woman is offering a $5,000 reward for the return of her missing purse.
The black Chanel purse with silver trim was last seen in a Wyandotte Henry Ford Hospital parking lot near Biddle Avenue on Tuesday.
The woman says the purse likely fell out of her vehicle moments before she drove away from the parking lot. When she returned, the purse was nowhere to be found.
The missing purse contains jewelry that has a high sentimental value to the owner.
Police say the woman had just gotten back from vacation. She didn't want her jewelry stolen inside her luggage, so she put the jewelry in her purse.
On the way home, she was called to the hospital for a family emergency where she lost the purse.
She is hoping anyone who knows where the purse is will contact the Wyandotte Police Department at 734-324-4405.
The woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, said the reward would be paid with "no questions asked."
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ONTARIO – Mayor Paul Leon is the latest official to voice his support for renaming Linda Vista Preschool to the Alex Espinoza Family Center.
The Ontario-Montclair School District Board of directors will be discussing the procedures for renaming school facilities at its meeting tonight.
Leon said he supported the suggestion at Tuesday's City Council meeting.
Board member Steve Garcia first made the request at the Jan. 17 meeting and asked that it be placed on the agenda for the February meeting.
Ontario resident, Alex Espinoza, owns a real estate company and has backed community events such Esperanza Scholarship Foundation and the Ontario Leadership Alliance.
Garcia said he initially introduced the motion before he left the school board in 2010, "for some reason it fell through and it wasn't support."
But board member Maureen Mendoza requested that the superintendent and his cabinet look the process adopted by other school districts to rename buildings.


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Dookville wrote:JHern wrote:Note that California is really two states...
SoCal: If you only play one...Coyote Point DGC @ Lake Casitas, near Ventura. This is my favorite course I've played thus far (and I've played over 40 highly rated courses).
NorCal: Echoing Jesse, if you only play one, make it DeLaveaga, it is a classic course and very old disc golf culture. If more, Golden Gate Park, Stafford, Napa Valley (awesome course!), Grass Valley, Penn Valley, Bijou (Tahoe), Markleeville, New Hogan Dam, etc., come to mind.
While technically Coyote Point is Socal, and I hear it is fantastic, further south is more like the real Socal. La Mirada near Los Angelas is my fvorite and my home course. Oak Park in Pasadena is the original and Huntington Beach is the second permanent course ever built. (DG Historical courses) Morley Park in San Diego is even further south and that is a really nice course. PM me if you ever want to play La Mirada.
Dookville wrote:Well, if you really want to split hairs...then DeLaveaga is technically in the central coast of California, along with Felton, Pinto Lake, Aptos, CSUMB, Ryan Ranch, Waller Pines, etc.. But it is close enough to the Bay Area to be considered a part of it. San Jose Parque de la Raza is a nice 9 holer.
In Southern California, Morley Field and La Mirada are the 2 big park old school courses. I love them both. Everybody should play these courses before they die. I heard that La Mirada doesn't do annual tournaments any longer, which is too bad, because I would love to come down and play at tourney there, and so would lots of other players. Casitas is newer and on a much bigger landscape, not groomed like La Mirada Park or Balboa Park. But it is sweetness.
Another area that is simply great is Tahoe. My favorite is Zephyr Cove, but close second is Bijou. So many great courses around there, and more going in the ground every day!
masterbeato wrote:...900 feet, everybody is happy.
keltik wrote:SC I can't really speak for but it is the home of Winthrop Gold and that may win by default.
MikePinchico wrote:All of the CA commentary is valid IMO. It is also funny when you look at a map you can see that the true north state is not represented (otherwise known as the state of Jefferson). Since this is my area I will indulge you. The Chico area is fantastic DG with Lava Creek (Paradise), Riverbend DGC (Oroville), and Peregrine Point (which is in Chico that also has the Sierra Nevada Brewery). There is also many great courses on the north coast in Mendo and even in the town of Weed (COS is the course name). These courses are no Zephyr Cove or Dela but they are great none the less. JMO
tgm wrote:Not having played all of the course here in MN yet (but all the metro ones), my vote would go for Blue Ribbon Pines.
Chuck Kennedy wrote:Nicest grooming at least...
roman wrote:I find that everyone's opinion of "best" varies. I prefer longer and less forgiving courses that kick my ass when I play them. So with that in mind, here are my top courses in Illinois (separated by halves because the state is damn long).
Down south: Foundation Park in Centralia, IL short tees to long pins (the 18-hole, not the 9)
North: McNaughton Park in Pekin, IL long tees
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"The ICBA's (Independent Contractors and Businesses Association) definition of free enterprise has become very tarnished," said Tom Sigurdson, the executive director of the British Columbia Yukon Territory Building and Construction Trades Council. "The ICBA want to be able to contribute to political parties and advance their own political agenda, but they want to restrict how unions contribute to political parties to advance the union's agenda. If this is so good, the ICBA should do the same and lead by example."
Late last month at the B.C. Liberal convention, delegates voted to pass two motions that aim to change the way unions handle their finances.
The first motion would require the disclosure of public sector unions' annual financial reports with the objective of increasing transparency and accountability within labour unions.
The second motion proposed to limit the ability of unions to use compulsory dues for political purposes.
The president of the ICBA, Philip Hochstein, strongly supports the two proposed policy measures, which were passed by delegates at the convention with little opposition or debate.
"I think that the passing of a motion to deal with transparency mirrors what is going on in Ottawa," said Hochstein.
"Unions have special status because the dues they collect are exempt from tax. This means they have an added responsibility to the tax-paying public to be transparent. If unions have nothing to hide, then they should just comply."
The motions are similar to proposed federal Bill C-317, which would require all Canadian labour unions to publicly disclose their financial statements or risk losing their tax exempt status.
"There is no reason to limit this policy to the public sector because the same issue can be applied to all unions," said Hochstein.
The federal proposal to amend the Income Tax Act was introduced as a Private Member's Bill on Oct 3, 2011, by Russel Hiebert.
He is a backbench Conservative MP for South Surrey, White Rock and Cloverdale, B.C.
"The unions have special status because they can take money off of people's pay cheque, which is something no one else can do except the government," said Hochstein.
"The unions were granted this privilege under the Rand Formula for the purpose of collective bargaining. No one intended the unions to get involved in political issues."
At the federal level, Merit Canada supports the argument that a union's tax exempt status is similar to a charity.
For this reason, unions should also be required to file a standard set of financials that are made available to the general public.
In addition, it is argued that union members pay their dues for collective bargaining purposes, not to pay for the battles of union bosses or to finance a political agenda.
"The unions should be involved in public debate, but not with mandatory dues," said Hochstein.
"Money for these activities must be collected separately. They must limit the collection of dues to collective bargaining or allow dues to be collected on a voluntary basis."
In response, Sigurdson argued that union members elect a leadership to make decisions on how money is spent.
This is similar to many other organizations including the ICBA and the federal government. However, membership fees for ICBA member companies are not tax deductible.
In fact, union members have the right to access the financials of their own union.
The question is whether or not this information should be made available to the general public.
For this reason, Sigurdson said unions have the right to spend money any way they like once that decision goes through a democratic process.
This includes union members voting to use some of the money collected from dues for political purposes.
For Sigurdson, the two proposed motions are just another example of the B.C. Liberal Party attacking the labour movement and the B.C. New Democratic Party.
"The liberal party has a very right wing agenda," said Sigurdson. "In the last 12 years, they have done everything they can to inflict maximum damage on working people in the province and Hochstein has been a staunch supporter."
The outcome of the policy debate at the B.C. Liberal convention will be forwarded to the government and cabinet, who will decide what action to take in terms of enacting new legislation.
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Most council members supporting the average annual raise of one and three-quarters percent admitted the city couldn't afford it, while leaders are calling for $2-million in cuts. But concerns of the Fraternal Order of Police negotiating an even higher raise through an arbitrator resulted in a six-to-three vote. Council member Deb Frank Feinen said finances are a concern, but was willing to support the contract, saying the FOP met the city halfway.
"Part of what this contract tries to do is take into account where we are at today, and hope for some better times further into the contract," she said. "It's possible we won't have better times further into the contract, and I think we all have to go into this with our eyes open and understand it could mean layoffs or people without jobs." '
Champaign Mayor Jerry Schweighart backed the plan, saying unions in other communites are using arbitration to seek out two-to-three percent raises.
"If we decide to go that route on principal, we have to be ready to find some deeper cuts into the budget to amount to what it's going to cost us, and it's going to set the tone for the other unions that we're dealing with." he said.
But council member Marci Dodds said the city can't afford something that will ultimately lead to layoffs in a city forced to trim $2 million from its budget.
"I can't bring myself to vote for this," she said. "I know how much it is and I know the risk we're taking going to arbitration, if we go to arbitration. I just can't do it. Not this year. Not now."
Council member Tom Bruno voted the plan down, saying there's no guarantee the city would come out worse in arbitration. Aaron Ammons with C-U Citizens for Peace and Justice contends the city ignored his group's requests that the contract include a residency requirement for officers. It also wants drug testing for officers in the event someone is accidentally injured or killed, pointing to the 2008 fatal shooting of teenager Kiwane Carrington.
Bruno noted that residency used to be a requirement of officers, and says the city should provide incentives for the union to consider it again. Council member Michael LaDue said the drug test demand isn't unreasonable, suggesting the same could apply to employees that use heavy machinery that could result in accidental injury or death.


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