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Green River Fishing Report
Game Fish Opportunities:
Smallmouth Bass
All 8 Fish Species
Guide Reports:
Green River Fishing Report - The BWO's are here
Green River Fishing Report from WRF
Fishing Trips:
Float Trip - Upper Green River
Green River Float Trip with Utah Fish Chaser
Green River Float Trip with Park City On The Fly
All 8 Fishing Trips
Melting snowpack from the Wind River Mountains give rise to the Green River, Wyoming's second longest. After flowing south over 700 miles, the Green enters into the Colorado River
and is considered by many to be this river's headwater. Supposedly named by 16th century Spanish explorers for its clear color, a mystery since most people say it looks quite the same as the murky Colorado, the river ran basically unimpeded until the early 1960's when the Fontenelle Dam was completed. One year later another dam was built in Dutch John, Utah, which flooded the scenic, red-rock Flaming Gorge for nearly 90 miles, creating a deep-water fishery famous for its monster lake trout and trophy browns.
Despite man's effort to tame the Green, over 150 miles of the river still run free. Set between the Bridger-Teton National Forest and Bridger Wilderness area, the remote river basin has retained its rugged, pristine, scenic beauty. Locals joke that there are more elk, bear and deer in residence than people, a fact attractive for those seeking an authentic, fly fishing experience. Fishing is thought to be best during the late summer and fall seasons when there are prolific mayfly and caddis hatches and trout is plentiful, including the native Colorado River cutthroat.
Pinedale, a small resort town on US 191, is the primary hub for the upper Green River, attracting anglers from as far as Jackson. Another small town, Green River located on I-80, services sportsmen along the lower portion of the river. Fly shops are in abundance and guides are widely available at both locations.
North Platte River Fishing Report
Game Fish Opportunities:
Westslope Cutthroat Trout
Rainbow Trout
All 5 Fish Species
Guide Reports:
Grey Reef is Fishing Well
Miracle Mile Fishing Report - Windy, But Good Fishing!
North Platte River Fishing Report from Wyoming Anglers - Grey Reef
Fishing Trips:
North Platte River Float Trip with Rocky Mountain Adventures
Guided Float Trip on the Grey Reef of the North Platte River with Wyoming Anglers
Guided Float Trip on the Miracle Mile of the North Platte River with Wyoming Anglers
Originating in Jackson County Colorado, The North Platte flows north until it reaches Jasper, Wyoming at which point it turns southeast and eventually empties into the Missouri River.
Over 300 miles of this lengthy river, run within the state's boundaries, making it Wyoming's longest tributary of the Missouri. The Upper North Platte is best defined as remote, undeveloped and pristine. For fly fishermen seeking quiet and solitude, this section of the river has much to offer, including 55 miles of heavily forested greenery and Blue Ribbon waters from the Colorado border to a point just shy of Saratoga.
Near the junction of the Encampment, another highly regarded trout stream, the river enters the high plains and runs free until blocked by the Seminoe Dam and reservoir, about 100 miles north of the border. Below Seminole Dam is the smaller Kortes Dam and a short distance downstream from there begins the world famous Miracle Mile. This stretch is not known for dry-fly fishing; for best results, anxious anglers are encouraged to use nymphs, woolly buggers, streamers and glo-bugs that can be fished deep or just under the surface film. Favorite nymphs and emergers, in bedheads and unweighted, include squirrel tails, pheasant tails, hare's ear and Prince nymphs, flashbacks, caddis larva and caddis pupa. There is full public access along the Mile although accommodations are mainly limited to campsites.
If you are intent on finding the rare and difficult, The Dome Rock Reservoir, located in the North Platte drainage basin, is managed as a finespotted cutthroat fishery although catches are limited and tackle is restricted. Fishing in North Platte reservoirs can also be challenging and rewarding. Seminoe, Pathfinder, and Alcova are excellent sources of both trout and walleye. Another excellent tailwater fishery is located just below the Alcova Reservoir from Grey Reef Dam to Goose Egg, just west of Casper, where you can find cutthroat, rainbows and browns. Since the Miracle Mile tends to be crowded, Grey Reef appears to be taking its place as the fly fishermen's new "most favored" destination.
Wind River Fishing Report
Game Fish Opportunities:
Westslope Cutthroat Trout
Rainbow Trout
Brook Trout
Guide Reports:
Wind River Fishing Report - Baetis Hatch Underway!
Fishing Trips:
Guided Fishing Trips to the Wind River with Teton Fishing Company
All-inclusive Golden Trout Fishing Trip to the Wind River Mountains
The Wind River Indian Reservation, an area nearly as large as Yellowstone National Park, is home to the remaining Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapahoe, Native American Tribes. It
is also home to a considerable portion of the Wind River before it reaches the Wedding of the Waters near Thermopolis and becomes known as the Bighorn. At its head, below the Boysen Dam, the Wind River Canyon appears narrow and formidable with rocky walls rising 2500 feet into the air. But don't be intimidated. The Wind River Canyon is one of the West's best-kept secrets, harboring excellent pocketwater fishing along its entire 15 mile run. Full of trophy browns and rainbows, it's not unusual to net 18 to 26 inch trout while 30 inchers are infrequent but not unknown. Float fishing is available but professional guides are highly recommended since the river descends the canyon in a series of Class II and Class III rapids and conditions vary widely from season to season.
Wind River crosses into the reservation at the confluence of its East Fork, about 35 miles below its headwaters at Dubois, Wyoming. In continues in a southeasterly direction for nearly 75 miles where at Riverton, it abruptly turns north. About 20 miles downstream from this point, the river's flows are captured by the Boysen Reservoir located outside the reservation's boundaries. The open, high plain of the Wind River Valley is lined on the north by the Owl Creek Mountains and to the south and east by the Wind River Range. Strong winds which funnel down the valley from the northwest, give the river its name.
Wind River Lake, at the base of Togwotee Pass northwest of Dubois, is the source of the river. For its first 10 miles it is barely more than a trickle but it soon doubles in size as it merges with Sheridan Creek. Visitors can find lodging in Dubois, the social and recreational center for the northern Wind River and the eastern Absarokas mountains. Flows on the upper river fluctuate during growing season due to irrigation releases from tributary lakes. Experienced anglers say early spring, before the seasonal runoff, is the best time of year to fish, although April 1 to September 30 is the official fishing season. Fishing is good for rainbows, browns and cutthroats in the 12-16 inch range while it's possible to hook a considerable number of larger fish.
Clarks Fork Yellowstone River Fishing Report
Game Fish Opportunities:
Rainbow Trout
Mountain Whitefish
All 6 Fish Species
Fly fishers who seek to get far from the maddening crowd should consider the Clark's Fork, as it offers ample fish, scenic beauty and alluring solitude. The river makes its grand entrance
into Wyoming from Montana through a rift in the jagged, glaciated Absaroka Mountains. Surrounded by soaring, snow-capped peaks, the river is bounded by the Beartooth Mountains to the northeast and the rugged Sawtooth Mountains to the southeast. Running for over 60 miles through the state, its upper waters are full of Yellowstone cutthroat, rainbow and brook trout while grayling and brown trout can be found below the famous Canyon section as the river makes its way back to Montana.
Designated as Wyoming's first Wild and Scenic River, it flows through verdant, conifer forests, a stunning, 20 mile-long Canyon area, and open farm and ranch lands. The river descends from 8,500 feet at its headwaters near Cooke City to less than 3,000 at its northeastern crossing at the state line. The spectacular canyon portion of the river is as popular with hikers, kayakers and river rafters as it is with fishermen. Adventurers around the globe come here to experience its Class IV to Class VI rapids.
Technically the river is open year-round for fishing although the Colter and Beartooth passes are usually blocked by snow until late May. Public access can be gained from the highways that parallel most of the upper river through the Shoshone National Forest and anglers can, with a few exceptions, stop and fish at their leisure. Much of the lower river runs through private land although the Wyoming Game and Fish manage 4 public access points making it possible to enjoy fishing in these waters. Spring runoff can continue through June, sometimes even into mid-July, and then tends to remain steady from late summer and well into September.
Yellowstone Lake Fishing Report
Game Fish Opportunities:
Cutthroat Trout
Lake Trout
Yellowstone Lake is the largest body of water in Yellowstone National Park. The lake is 7,732 feet above sea level and covers 136 square miles with 110 miles of shoreline. While the
average depth of the lake is 139 ft, its greatest depth is at least 390 ft. Yellowstone Lake is the largest freshwater lake above 7,000 ft in North America.
Yellowstone Lake has native Cutthroat Trout and non-native lake trout. The strict regulations have improved the sizes and numbers of these trout.
Upper Green River Fishing Report
Game Fish Opportunities:
Cutthroat Trout
Rainbow Trout
Brown Trout
Fishing Trips:
Float Trip - Upper Green River
UPPER GREEN RIVER / SOUTHWEST WYOMING The Upper Section of the Green River is located in Southwestern Wyoming under the western shadows of the Wind River Range. This particular part
of the drainage is home to some of the region's largest and hardest fighting fish. Species include rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout.
The river is also in proximity of a federal bird refuge and is home to a rich variety of avian species. You will consistently have chances at fish in the 18-22" range, with an occasional chance of a much larger fish just around the bend. The fishery is remote and will, at times, test your will as an angler. Wind and inconsistent weather patterns are your constant companions. Perseverance and patience are required to succeed in this environment.
These trips are available for a full day only and require some travel. Lodging and limited dining are available in the town of Kemmerer, Wyoming which is a two hour drive from Park City. The boat ramp is an additional 30 minutes from town.
Big Horn River Fishing Report
Game Fish Opportunities:
Cutthroat Trout
Rainbow Trout
All 4 Fish Species
Guide Reports:
Bighorn River Fishing Report with Owl Creek Flies
The Big Horn River in Thermopolis, Wyoming is the lesser known sister of the Big Horn in Fort Smith, Montana. An intimate tailwater which meanders through the farm fields and ranches
of the Big Horn Basin, the river hosts Browns, Rainbows and Cutthroat trout. These fish grow large and fight hard, making for fun and challenging fly fishing. The Big Horn can be an excellent dry fly fishery - if conditions are favorable, trout will readily eat mayflies, cicadas, grasshoppers, crickets, ants and stoneflies during sometimes prolific hatches. Of course what happens on the surface is only part of the story. Trout fodder is abundant in the Big Horn, and often the best way to find fish is to go subsurface. The river fishes well in all seasons, and as we live right here in Thermopolis, we offer guided trips year round. A guided float trip is the best way to get the most out of this section of the Big Horn - due to water laws and private ownership, much of the river is not open to anchoring and wading. That being said, there are some spots where you could get out of the boat and wade fish if this is of interest to you. We invite you to come experience some of the best fishing Wyoming has to offer with one of the fishiest husband & wife teams in the West.
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Every now and then two jobs come up than can sort of be tied together and done at the same time. This can be hand in saving time and money, that's the little businessman talking! However, everytime I do this it goes tits up for one reason or another and every time I come back from a job I say never again. A bit like drinking really.
Last week was a great example. Job 1 – Go to Italy collect valuable painting from a house near Rome and take it to the UK. How difficult can that be. Job 2 check out a place about 100 miles south of Rome and see if an 85 year old man was there, and, if he is make sure he was Ok and maybe try to get him to go back home to Blighty. Again how hard can that be, what could go wrong. I get paid to pick up a valuable painting and an old bloke. Paintings aren't like kids and dogs, they don't wander off or get good ideas on you. Old folks can be a touch difficult as can all people, but I mean what sort of stroke could an old man of 85 pull!
Now then I left on the 20th and I allowed 1 day either end of the trip for travelling, 2 days for the old man and 1 day for the painting plus a day for cock ups or down time. Perfect, except that I got back at about 1am this morning ie ten days later.
It has been an interesting and somewhat bizarre ten days, and that's coming from me.

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Investigations and Applications of the Effects of Naturist Activities on Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Life Satisfaction
Body image dissatisfaction is a serious, global problem that negatively affects life satisfaction. Several claims have been made about the possible psychological benefits of naturist activities, but very little empirical research has investigated these benefits or any plausible explanations for them. In three studies—one large-scale, cross-sectional study (n = 849), and 2 prospective studies (n = 24, n = 100) this research developed and applied knowledge about the possible benefits of naturist activities. It was found that more participation in naturist activities predicted greater life satisfaction—a relationship that was mediated by more positive body image, and higher self-esteem (Study 1). Applying these findings, it was found that participation in actual naturist activities led to an increase in life satisfaction, an effect that was also mediated by improvements in body image and self-esteem (Studies 2 and 3). The potential benefits of naturism are discussed, as well as possible future research, and implications for the use of naturist activities.
Dissatisfaction with one's body is a serious, international problem (Al Sabbah et al. 2009). Large-scale surveys in countries as diverse the United States (Liechty 2010), Brazil (Pelegrini and Petroski 2010) and Finland (Ålgars et al. 2011) find high rates of unhappiness with one's body, weight control behaviours, and symptoms of body image distortion, even among non-overweight participants. In naturist activities, one is communally naked in the company of non-intimate others who typically have non-idealised bodies (Green 2001). These activities may reduce dissatisfaction with one's body through exposure to non-idealised bodies (Re et al. 2011), or positive (or even neutral) feedback about one's own body …Read full original article…
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Woodward White's The Best Lawyers in America® one of the most highly regarded peer-review publications for the legal profession, recently announced its rankings for 2014. Wyatt was well represented with 96 attorneys named. The Firm is also top-listed in 58 practice areas in its Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi offices.
Wyatt lawyers included in the rankings are: Mike D. Baker, Stephen D. Berger, H. Roy Berkenstock, Gregory S. Berman, Turney P. Berry, Deborah A. Bilitski, Mark C. Blackwell, John P. Brice, Robert J. Brown, J. Mark Burton, Leo F. Camp, H. Alexander Campbell, J. Larry Cashen, Carole D. Christian, Frank F. Chuppe, Stewart E. Conner, James L. Coorssen, Cornelius E. Coryell II, Robert E. Craddock Jr., Robert L. Crawford, Debra H. Dawahare, Lisa C. DeJaco, Bruce K. Dudley, Mary L. Fullington, William Warren Gibson, Tyson Gorman, Karen J. Greenwell, Kevin J. Hable, Stephen C. Hall, G. Alexander Hamilton, Lee A. Harkavy, K. Gregory Haynes, Robert A. Heath, Kelly S. Henry, James T. Hodge, William H. Hollander, Richard M. Hopgood, Edwin S. Hopson, H. Carl Horneman, Franklin K. Jelsma, Barry K. Jones, Kevin L. Johns, Walter M. Jones, Donald J. Kelly, Charles M. Key, Glen M. Krebs, Byron E. Leet, Thomas J. Luber, J. Graham Matherne, Patrick W. Mattingly, Mark T. MacDonald, John R. McCarroll III, A. Stephen McDaniel, Kathie McDonald-McClure, Erin Brisbay McMahon, Douglas L. McSwain, Francis J. Mellen Jr., Phillip E. Mischke, George J. Miller, Walter R. Morris, Jr., Theodore T. Myre Jr., James Nitsche, Richard Northern, James L. Pettis III, Mark Stephen Pitt, Grover C. Potts Jr., Caryn F. Price, Stephen R. Price Sr., Edwin S. Pyle, Richard C. Raines, Glen G. Reid Jr., John P. Reisz, Boyd L. Rhodes Jr., W. Craig Robertson III, Arthur A. Rouse, Robert S. Ryan, B. Anthony Saunders, Rebecca F. Schupbach, George L. Seay, David W. Seewer, Virginia Hamilton Snell, William S. Solmson, Ellen B. Vergos, Michael B. Vincenti, Mark Vorder-Bruegge, Jr., John Knox Walkup, Jeff Wallace, Brian Wells, John W. Woodard, Jeff A. Woods, Gordon B. Wright, Mitzi D. Wyrick, Cynthia W. Young, Jefferey M. Yussman and Joseph J. Zaluski
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.


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John Marrin - 18 Ford Village, Northumberland
By Katriina Marrin
`The weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful,
And since we've no place to go Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
This is a report from what has been a little bit like Ice Station Zebra since 23rd December. Today is 13th January and we have had our first postal delivery at home for ten days. I was impressed by our postman, Rob, who said he felt the mail was starting to pile up (snow-like) at the sorting office, so went well out of his way, slithering on ice, to bring us the backlog. All good news, obviously - poor (though not so poor as us) postman had to abandon his van and walk to reach us. In the big bundle he'd brought was a letter, posted in December, from the doctor, telling me I'd been invited to have a swine flu jab at 5.05 pm today. I phoned the surgery to say (at 4.50 pm) that I wasn't going to make it because, a) I couldn't get there, and b) I didn't want it anyway and I had only received the letter half an hour earlier. They couldn't believe it. But after the year we have had I can believe almost anything.
Local people have talked about cabin fever; some people have spoken of cushion fever, getting bored with being confined to the sofa. And you know you're going mad when you start to think you're evolving into Julie Christie in Dr. Zhivago, just because there are icicles and frost flowers everywhere.
It's the sheer frustration of not being able to get to where you want to be. I spoke to a nice man at the Royal Mail Delivery Office in Berwick who said they wouldn't be making any deliveries to our shop because they hadn't had any themselves. I told him I was thinking of investing in a helicopter because if I did there would be a queue in the field opposite. He said: `What a good idea' and that he and his co-workers would certainly come in on it. Where is Richard Branson ?
How do I begin to describe the fun and games of trying to run a bookselling business when you live on the edge of the Lammermuir Hills and the books themselves are a few miles down the road? John Marrin Rare Books is run from Ford Village in Northumberland, and specialises in material relating to the Great War. John travels widely to exhibit where he can and certainly enjoys meeting with friends and colleagues in the trade. Although we rarely see other ABA members aside from Book Fairs. it is good to know the support of the Association is there.
There can be drawbacks to being based in a sparcely populated area and having to use a lot of expensive fuel to travel, but the Ford estate is beautifully unspoilt, nestling as it does between Northumberland National Park and the Tweed valley. Recently though, getting there has been a challenge. There has been the two mile walk through snow, clinging to dry stone walls for fear of falling on the ice, back down the hill to where we were forced to leave the car. John fell over three times on his way down the hill. (How has he not broken a leg?) Then negotiating the A1 to Berwick along a road that was thick with ice and praying for better conditions further down. (Is that a metaphor for life?) At Morrisons there was a white out, but brief respite in seeing other people who had also struggled through adverse conditions enjoying hot coffee and hot food.
And then on to the shop. And three feet of snow, and John having to dig his way to the door to find no mail but plenty of mice. Who can blame them?
Anyway I think you will have got the picture by now. We need the weather (both meteorological and economical) to change.
Ford Village has a number of historic buildings (our shop was once the gamekeeper's cottage)one of which is Lady Waterford Hall. It was the school from 1860 to 1957 and attracts lots of visitors who come to see the murals which were painted by Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford in the Pre-Raphaelite style, using the local villagers as her models. The hall closes for the winter, which is when a silence settles on the estate. Now, all the small businesses who need any passing trade they can get, are waiting for the new season to begin, and dreaming of new ways of publicising themselves. Having a shop in a location that occasionally feels like the village that time forgot is both challenging and, when the weather isn't against you, a real pleasure.
Also, it's nearly a year since I went into hospital for the first of five visits during 2009. I won't bore you with it - though, if anyone wants to know what it's like being hurtled in an ambulance across the Scottish Borders with a suspected blood clot in the lung. I can tell them. So, let's be grateful for still being here, remembering those who are not, and looking forward and hoping and praying for the best.
>>> John Marrin Rare Books
The article was first published in the ABA Newsletter 356 as part 2 of "Far-Flung Booksellers". It is presented here by permission of the editor Brian Lake and the ABA. Thank you very much.


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Most people agree that Hawaii is paradise. That's why, for some seniors, Hawaii is the ultimate retirement destination. They imagine spending their golden years on white sandy beaches, biking along gorgeous paths, and taking in the beauty that surrounds them every day. For those lucky enough to call Hawaii home during their younger years, they also think that relaxing in the Aloha State is the best way to spend their retirement.
While you always may have dreamed of retiring to Hawaii, you may not know how to begin finding a retirement community or assisted living facility there. That's why we researched the top facilities in Hawaii and chose 10 of the best. We considered amenities and services, awards and accreditations, and state inspection data when available. We also factored in ratings and reviews from residents and their family members, because they have first-hand experience with the staff, level of care, and environment at each assisted living facility. Please note, we have listed our top 10 assisted living facilities in Hawaii here, in no particular order.
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1. Regency at Puakea
2130 Kaneka Street
Lihue, Hawaii 96766
Located in Lihue on the island of Kauai, Regency at Puakea offers retirement and assisted living options for seniors. A professionally managed, carefully designed community, Regency at Puakea centers on residents' wellness and well-being and strives to help them be as independent as possible. The Regency Moments Memory Care Program also assists residents with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia to live with dignity in a caring, secure environment. Residents can expect to enjoy maintenance-free private apartments of varying sizes, healthy meals, social events, educational opportunities, and wellness options with care tailored to their individual needs at Regency at Puakea.
2. Honolulu Senior Living at Hawaii Kai
428 Kawaihae St.
Honolulu, Hawaii 96825
The second largest provider of senior living retirement communities in the United States, Holiday Retirement offers Honolulu Senior Living at Hawaii Kai. This facility offers both independent and assisted living options. A virtual island paradise, Hawaii Kai features a pool and 23 acres on Each Oahu. Known as being a lavish senior living community, Hawaii Kai has elegant social spaces perfect for rest and recreation and offers a busy community calendar of tai chi, Wii bowling, yoga, and poker. Hawaii Kai also is just minutes from Waikiki Beach, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii and Kahala Mall, Pearl Harbor, the Waikiki Aquarium, and the Honolulu Zoo.
3. Oceanside Hawaii
53-594 Kamehameha Highway
Hauula, Hawaii 96717
Oceanside Hawaii offers premier senior living in Hawaii. Their Dignity Senior Living & Memory Care on the North Shore of Oahu offers some of the finest care options for retirees who prefer the Hawaiian countryside. Residents enjoy customized care from compassionate, qualified team members and choose from several comfortable accommodations and gorgeous rooms. Oceanside tailors services to each resident and engages them in assistive ways while honoring their choices, independence, and dignity. The facility's services include bathing, dressing, grooming, and bathroom assistance, personal laundry, escorts to meals and activities, health care provider communications, personalized pet care, daily housekeeping, and more.
4. Kahala Nui
4389 Malia Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96821
Kahala Nui, a vibrant retirement community located in one of the most desirable Honolulu neighborhoods, is situated on six and a half acres. Residents enjoy the garden campus and island-style living of the facility, along with its comfortable, top-notch services and amenities. Kahala Nui offers residents a sense of family and community with lifestyle choices and the security of Life Care, a holistic approach to senior living for seniors age 62 and older. Residents enjoy engaging in their interests, improving their talents, pursuing ideas, and making new friendships in addition to attending educational workshops, art and language classes, fitness instruction, and more.
5. Manoa Cottage
2035 Kamehameha Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Manoa Cottage, near the heart of Honolulu, includes three cottages that house up to eight residents each. The familiar, home-like setting features a central courtyard, garden, and koi pond. Manoa Cottage's team of highly trained, professional, caring staff provide 24-hour assistance with activities of daily living and attend to the medical needs of each resident. The activities and events coordinators plan daily activities, special events, and outings based on the wishes and abilities of the individuals. Homemade meals are made from scratch and meet the nutritional needs and desires of residents as well.
6. 15 Craigside
15 Craigside Place
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
Located in lush Nu'uanu, 15 Craigside offers independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing. The staff encourages residents to live life on their terms and offers studio or one-bedroom residences with a den, private lanai, open floor plan, floor-to-ceiling windows, individually controlled air conditioning, electric kitchenettes with full-service refrigerators, and other features that make 15 Craigside feel like home. The facility also promotes an active and fulfilling senior lifestyle with common areas, a dance floor, fitness center, library, and other amenities.
7. The Plaza Assisted Living at Waikiki
1812 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
Ranked #1 among Hawaii's best senior living facilities three years in a row by the readers of The Honolulu Star Advertiser, The Plaza Assisted Living senior living communities proudly opened The Plaza at Waikiki in October 2015. Located in the heart of Honolulu, The Plaza at Waikiki gives residents access to world-famous views, restaurants, shopping centers, and cultural destinations. The Plaza also serves three delicious meals daily and offers a monthly wellness program, daily activities and exercise programs, a charming coffee bistro, recreation room, comfortable living room, and much more.
8. Ilima at Leihano
739 Leihano Street
Kapolei, Hawaii 96707
A unique senior living community located within the 40-acre Leihano mixed-use community, Ilima at Leihano promotes independence and peace of mind and builds a sense of community. Ilima offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care and is in proximity to shopping, medical services, the Kapolei public library, regional transit hub, and the Kapolei Regional Park. Because Kapolei is a pedestrian-oriented, master-planned community, residents of Ilima at Leihano can visit all of these attractions via pedestrian greenways without climbing any hills or crossing any roads.
9. Hale Pu'uhonua, LLC
15-1735 19th Street
Keaau, Hawaii 96749
Licensed by the Hawaii State Department of Health and supervised by a caring, experienced nurse, Hale Pu'uhonua, LLC offers friendly, personalized service in a residential setting near Hilo. One of the most appealing traits of Hale Pu'uhonua is its low caregiver-to-resident staffing ratio of 1-to-5, which results in a higher level of hands-on, personalized care than some larger facilities are able to provide. Residents enjoy private bedrooms, laundry and housekeeping, 24/7 supervision, two outdoor recreation areas, recreational outings, exercise classes, and more at Hale Pu'uhonua.
10. Faith Harbor Adult Care
5783 Kalanianaole Highway
Honolulu, Hawaii 96821
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Villopoto Scheduled for More Surgery on Broken Leg
Ryan Villopoto, a Poulsbo native, had been looking forward to his trip to Seattle for this week's AMA Supercross race at Qwest Field.
The Kawasaki rider won his first 450cc main event in Seattle a year ago, and had been on a roll this season, winning seven of 13 races prior to last weekend's race.
He was looking at a possible series championship.
Now the 21-year-old is looking for surgeons after a season-ending injury ended his title hopes.
Villopoto broke both bones in his right leg during a violent crash at Saturday night's Supercross race in St. Louis. He released the bike coming up short on a jump. He landed hard on his left leg and hip, and ended up with a bloody face after cutting his chin. It's not clear if he was hit by his own bike, which sommersaulted forward after hitting the jump.
"His foot was kind of flopping around," said Kawasaki team manager Mike Fisher. "It was like it wasn't attached to the rest of his body."
Medical workers cut off his boot, and Villopoto was taken to a hosptial, where his leg was set and stabilized. More surgery will be required. Villopoto, who headed back to his home in southern California in his motorhome on Tuesday, plans to consult with doctors before deciding where and when the operation will take place.
Villopoto, a three-time AMA Motorcross 250cc champion and former Supercross lites champ, is normally a pretty cautious rider early on in a race, said Fisher. "But he came out swinging right off the bat in that main event. He didn't have a good start, but he was in the lead by lap nine or so," Fisher said. "That was pretty incredible. ... He was definitely wanting to win that championship and that race."
Villopto was the only rider with a chance at beating series leader Ryan Dungey, a rookie Suzuki rider, for the championship. The two Ryans have been the talk of the circuit after early-season injuries knocked favorites James Stewart (shoulder) and Chad Reed (hand) out of the picture.
Now there's no drama as Dungey has clinched the title with three races left.
Fisher said Villopoto was having a problem with his goggles, and it's probably what led to the crash.
"He thinks he didn't see the rut on the face of the jump, and once he did, he wasn't able to compensate for it," he said. "The takeoff jump catapulted him upward. It was definitely more abrupt than it was earlier in the race."
Asked how Villopoto was coping, Fisher said. "He's depressed. He feels really sad. I think he's disappointed. He feels like he let everybody down which is not true.
"He's an awesome humble athlete. Our company is very supportive of him. He doesn't need to worry about this type of thing."
Fisher's hopeful Villopoto, who was sidelined at the start of last season after undergoing knee surgery, will heal in time to race the last half of the outdoor motocross season.
"I know he'll do everything he can to get back as soon as possible," Fisher said.
Where: Qwest Field, Seattle
Time: practice and qualifying, 12:30 p.m.; racing, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $25, 45 adults; $10, $25 child (800-745-300, ticketmaster.com or Qwest Field box office)
Notes: Ryan Dungey of Suzuki has already clinched the AMA Supercross title with three races left. Jeremy McGrath is the only other rider in the history of the 450 class to win a championship title as a rookie.
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I was 18 years old. I had just graduated from high school. The father of the baby was two years older than I. We were high school sweethearts. He enlisted in the Army that summer and was overseas when I found out I was pregnant. I never told him about the pregnancy, but I did tell another man whom I was seeing, he was almost 20 years older than me. He referred me to a doctor who performed abortions. In order to pay for the abortion I went to the Social Services department and applied for medical. After I received the medical benefits I was counseled by a person from Planned Parenthood. I had my abortion in a hospital. I was approximately 10-14 weeks pregnant.
I can remember that the new man I was involved with was all I really cared about at the time. He was the love of my life and he wanted me to have the abortion and I wanted to please him. I didn't give much thought to what I was doing and I didn't ask many questions. I was just told everything was going to be alright. I was never informed about how the abortion would be done and I do remember being told that I wasn't killing life because a fetus isn't considered to be a baby.
My mom was very hurt. She had tried so hard to raise four children all by herself. She was a nurse and now her oldest child had killed her grandchild. I will never forget her saying that to me. I was a self-centered naïve teenager, who at the time didn't give much thought to what I did. I just wanted to have fun and do my own thing. After the abortion, I did get on birth control pills and continued to have sex.
I have repented and asked forgiveness. I have rededicated my life to Jesus. I was born again but fell away [the following year]. I rededicated myself to the Lord and I am attending a good solid church. I feel that the fellowship with other believers has helped a bit and also just knowing that God loves me and has forgiven me.
After becoming a Christian and reading about what the Bible says about children as a gift from God and how in Ps 139:13 "For thou didst form my inward parts; thou didst form me in my mother's womb." 139:16- "Their eyes have seen my unformed substance." It was then that I realized the horrible mistake I had made. I can't change the past. I just praise God that he has forgiven me of this hideous sin. I will never forget what I did. The memory still haunts me. I hate the person I was; it's hard for me to accept that I could do such an awful thing as to kill my own child. Children are such a precious gift from God. I am sorry for what I did and I feel so thankful to be blessed with four healthy children. My oldest is 17 years old, a daughter, who I hope will never have to face with I did. I could be a help to anyone who may be considering an abortion. I would do everything in my power to persuade them to keep the child or to give it up for adoption. Having a skeleton in your closet is something that can never be erased from your past only God has wiped my slate clean, praise God.
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Events this week in Germany demonstrated that free speech can triumph over censorship, even if the victory arrives decades late.
In a ceremony at the city's landmark synagogue, Berlin's state library returned to Berlin's Jewish community 13 books plundered by the Nazis more than six decades ago.
The books, all in German, included 19th- and 20th-century novels, a travel guide to Palestine from 1934, volumes of poetry, and a book on Jewish history from 1913.
The recovery and restitution of the books is the result of a state project to research the provenance of its holdings and return plundered cultural treasures in Germany. The German government allocates some $1.4 million annually to restitution projects across the country.
"The 13 books being returned today preserve the memory of the Berlin Jewish community which was decimated and its members murdered or driven out," said German Culture Minister Bernd Neumann, in an AFP interview. "That is why such projects are so important now and in the future."
The Berlin Central and Regional Library said more than 200,000 of its volumes were being examined by researchers as part of the project to return stolen Jewish books. Some 25,000 books have already been investigated in the last decade, with about 5,100 of them thought to have been stolen by the Nazis, who looted Jewish homes, businesses, synagogues, schools, and community centers. Many books stolen by the Nazis were lost or burned, but some of the remaining books eventually found their way to the Berlin library.
It's difficult work determining the provenance of decades-old books, like searching for a needle in a haystack, researchers said. They look for clues like a stamp on the first page, a number, or even handwritten notations indicating the book's owner.
Many of the recovered books had faint stamps indicating they belonged to Jewish schools, libraries, and cultural centers.
Although they have little to no monetary value, the returned books symbolize an effort to account for Jewish cultural treasures stolen by the Nazis, the head of the Berlin Jewish community, Lala Suesskind, said in an AFP interview.
"This handover reminds us all that even after all these years, injustice has no statute of limitations," she said.
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The earthquake damage to modern buildings in Christchurch caught many experts by surprise and suggests the city was more prone to destructive tremors than local planners realised.
The cathedral and many other old brick buildings were known to be vulnerable to shaking and some had been weakened by the magnitude 7 earthquake that struck more than 25 miles outside the city six months ago.
But newer buildings were constructed in line with recently improved regulations that were expected to protect them from the worst shaking the city might encounter.
The severity of the damage appears to be due to a combination of the earthquake coming from a previously unknown fault that runs beneath the city from the nearby Alpine fault, and the violence of the shaking because the city rests on damp sediments.
Maurice Lamontagne, a seismologist at the Geological Survey of Canada, said: "What surprised me most was not seeing the damage to masonry buildings like the cathedral's bell-tower but to see new concrete buildings crumbling down.
"New Zealand has excellent earthquake standards in its building codes, but those standards were much more stringent on the Alpine fault to the west of Christchurch than in the city, where secondary faults are poorly known."
He added: "Experts have been surprised that the town itself has been hit."
John Clague, an expert in natural hazards at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, said it was unclear what caused such serious damage to modern buildings, but said the answer could be the "liquefaction" of the ground when the shaking began.
"Liquefaction is a huge problem in Christchurch because the city is built on an alluvial plain, on sediments that are vulnerable to liquefaction," Clague said. "When shaken, these sediments transform into a liquid, causing irregular settlement of the ground, which is extremely damaging to buildings and buried structures, like water lines."
Because the ground loses its rigidity, buildings can be shaken far more violently.
Officials will now inspect buildings and draw up an inventory of damage. Some buildings will be written off and torn down, while others will be repairable or declared safe for immediate occupation.
"It's clear that the New Zealanders rather underestimated the shaking that Christchurch could sustain," said Roger Musson, a seismologist at the British Geological Survey.
"You can't protect against everything, because it's simply too expensive. If you have an earthquake that has a 90% chance of not being exceeded in 50 years, the authorities might say that's an acceptable risk, we can live with that.
"But even if they'd known about the fault, they wouldn't have been sure it would produce such strong shaking, so they might have still underestimated what actually occurred."


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10 visitors.
Thirty-two dollars.
That about sums up our garage sale attempt yesterday. One would venture to say that the effort involved in preparing the sale was not exactly worth it! (Actually, I didn't realize one could have a garage sale with so few customers!)
We were more than disappointed. This was mostly due to the fact that we had decided to carve out time for this sale so that we could declutter as well as contribute to a little end-of-summer trip. $30 would cover our gas expense, but that was about it!
Still, as disappointed as I was, for some reason I really felt called to thank God for the outcome of the sale.
Sure, we are encouraged repeatedly to "Thank God at all times for all things," but I tend to struggle with this one, I'll admit.
I have been trying harder lately to thank Him when I don't feel like I am very grateful, but I have been quickly learning just how incredibly hard that is!
I mean, think about it. God asks us to really, truly be grateful for ALL things. Not just the happy things. Not just the things that bring me joy. ALL things.
One might think that given our fallen nature this might be asking too much, but in all honesty, this concept - although radical - is the necessary ingredient for a life of liberation, freedom and true joy.
And, it is actually possible to live life embracing this concept. Having been blessed to witness this in action by others in my own life, I am inspired and long to live lives like theirs.
The thing is, people like me have to take embracing the "gratitude attitude" in baby steps. For me, this means that each day I need to find at least one thing that bothers me and send a prayer of thanks upward.
I used to take a different approach. My attempts to develop this attitude included thanking God every time I actually felt thankful. I was pretty excited when I found myself doing it without having to make reminders. But just how difficult was this really? Although certainly a step on the path towards holiness, I was basically taking the very easy way. I needed to change my approach and start looking for those rough stones along the way to thank Him for.
And our discouraging garage sale is a perfect example of one of those small rough stones. To my honest surprise, I was amazed at how much better I felt after thanking Him. Today, our family gave the sale another shot, leaving it truly in God's hands this time (although Rod very kindly set up some extra signs in the area!). The outcome was much more in line with original expectations.
Am I grateful? Of course. But I'm even more grateful that I was able to step on and pass that rough stone with a heart closer to His. I just hope I can do it when I come across the really rough ones!
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Meet the SandFlea, an 11 pound robot that can jump over buildings
As it's the weekend, I presume that you are more interested in small, leaping robots than deep dives into the differences in ad targeting between Google and Bing. At least I am.
That in mind, may I present the SandFlea, a small robot built by BostonDynamics. It's diminutive and it leaps over buildings. It's in fact one of the coolest things I have seen in some time. According to the company, the little robot can leap roughly 25 times on a single charge. It would be interesting to know what the total height gained across 25 jumps would be for the SandFlea.
I'll spare you a paragraph of drivel about how we are seeing a renaissance of hardware work in the technology scene, and just get to it:
BostonDynamics has in fact built a number of interesting robotic creatures. Yes, they will haunt you tonight as you sleep.
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Prince is lining a flotilla of lawyers to take on the Pirate Bay, in the latest stage of his crusade to stamp out web piracy of his stuff.
The small big star sent his hard core fans reeling last week, when he fired "cease and desist" notices at unofficial fan sites and demanded "details of the means by which you propose to compensate our clients".
Now he is going after much bigger fry, with Cnet reporting that he has taken on copyright enforcers WebSherriff to put the squeeze on torrent indexers PirateBay.
As well as targeting the Swedish founders of Pirate Bay, Web Sherriff will also target companies that advertise on the site, and examine the firm's compliance with Swedish and international tax regulations, Cnet reports.
At the same time, the report says, Prince's people had issued a statement reassuring his legions of fans that he's not suing fans but simply going after "phoney" sites.
This statement was rubbished by Prince Fans United (PFU) a site set up to defend fan sites. PFU described the statement as "confusing, libellous and misleading" and said it had been assured by Prince's PR folks that the statement had been sent out in error. ®


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Swiss aid official upbeat after humanitarian summit
While there was disappointment that leaders of the world's wealthiest nations failed to attend a key humanitarian summit in Turkey, top Swiss official Manuel Bessler said there was still much to be positive about.This content was published on May 25, 2016 - 16:39
The two-day World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, which ended on Tuesday, drew the participation of 65 heads of state. However, several participants were disappointed with the attendance. Only German Chancellor Angela Merkel from the G7 group of wealthy nations attended the summit.
"The absence of these [G7] leaders from this meeting does not provide an excuse for inaction," said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. "They have a unique responsibility to pursue peace and stability."
Manuel Bessler, Switzerland's top humanitarian aid delegate, said many European and African countries had made the trip alongside those from the Pacific region.
"But there were few high-level representatives from South America or Asia. China sent only a technical delegation like India, and NGOs from developing nations were not very present," he told swissinfo.ch.
But the head of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit said time at the Istanbul meeting was well spent.
"This summit was not just an intergovernmental process. It included member states, humanitarian organisations, UN agencies and also NGOs and people affected from Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen," he said.
"It was a chance for all actors present to meet, develop their network and share experiences. It was a huge opportunity for networking and sharing experiences. Of course you can wonder if it was worth holding a summit just for networking. But this conference is a beginning. And naturally we have to see what will be the follow-up to all the various commitments."
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Switzerland and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have launched an initiative to create an independent mechanism to verify respect for and violations of international humanitarian law.
"Such a mechanism will contribute towards better protection of civilians in the event of war," Bessler said. "This idea was already discussed during the last conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in Geneva. It was quite tough, as certain states are not at ease with such an idea. But in Istanbul Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter reiterated the commitment of Switzerland and of the ICRC to create such a mechanism."
Another Swiss priority is to create stronger links and better collaboration between emergency humanitarian and development aid sectors, particularly for drawn-out crises like in Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia.
The summit had drawn criticism from the international medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which pulled out, saying the meeting would not address the growing needs caused by war and violence across the world because of its non-binding nature.
In a statement it said it did not have "any hope that the [summit] will address the weaknesses in humanitarian action and emergency response, particularly in conflict areas or epidemic situations".
Bessler said getting development and emergency aid organisations to work together was easier said than done.
"Humanitarian actors work independently, with maximum impartiality. Development aid organisations must work alongside governments. This can be often difficult to work with a government: either it doesn't exist or collaborating with it can be difficult as in the case of Syria," he said.
According to the UN, disasters, both man-made and natural, mean 130 million people need humanitarian aid, costing an annual $240 billion (CHF238 billion), a 12-fold increase since 2000 but still just 1% of global military spending.
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Hot Stock: SMRT gains nearly 6% in early session
SMRT Corp gains 8.5 Singapore cents or nearly 6 per cent to S$1.57 in the early session.
The firm announced last Friday an impressive set of results for second quarter ended September - net profit jumped 76 per cent to S$25.3 million on the back of a 6 per cent rise in revenue to S$314.0 million from a year ago.
The improved results were led by better performance in its train and bus operations, as well as higher profitability from its taxi, rental and advertising businesses.
OCBC Investment Research has upgraded the counter to a "buy" as the research house believes that the current level of earnings is sustainable if management continues to maintain profitability in its fare business.
For the period under review, SMRT's fare business turned profitable from operating losses of S$6.8 million and S$1.1 million in the second quarter of FY2014 and the first quarter of FY2015 respectively to an operating profit of S$5.5m in the second quarter.
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There are other positives.
"With the recent oil price slide, we expect further improvements to SMRT's bus and rail operating margins since electricity and diesel costs constitute an average of 16 per cent of total expenses," said OCBC.
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How to Change Admins on Linkedin Company Pages
You can change the admins on a LinkedIn company page in a few simple steps. Admins manage every aspect of a company page including the company title, description, logo, website and Twitter feed. Admins you select must be connected to your LinkedIn profile and will have full control to edit everything about the company page once they accept your admin invitation.
Navigate to linkedin.com and sign in to your account.
Hove your mouse pointer over "Companies," then click the company page you administer.
Click "Admin Tools," then "Edit."
Click the radio button beside "Designated Users Only."
Type the name of the person you would like to designate as an "Admin," and click their profile listing in the search results drop down menu.
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KUALA LUMPUR – The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has declared a dividend rate of 6.90 per cent for conventional accounts for 2017, with a payout amounting to RM44.15 billion and 6.40 per cent for Simpanan Shariah for 2017, with payout amounting to RM3.98 billion.
In a statement today, EPF said, the payout for 2017 amounted to RM48.13 billion, an increase of 29.8 per cent from 2016.
Chairman Tan Sri Samsudin Osman said the overall performance in 2017 was also a landmark year for the EPF as it was now managing two savings schemes and declaring two dividend rates.
"Simpanan Shariah has shown a strong performance considering that this is its first dividend declaration.
"This reaffirms the strength and health of EPF's shariah assets and should come as good news to our members who have switched to Simpanan Shariah. As for conventional accounts, the 6.90 per cent was the highest rate ever announced since 1997," he said.
EPF said the dividend payout for each account was derived from total gross realised income for the year after deducting the net impairment on financial assets, unrealised losses due to foreign exchange rate and derivative prices, investment expenses, operating expenditures, statutory charges as well as dividend on withdrawals.
It said Simpanan Shariah derived its income solely from its portion of shariah assets while for conventional accounts, a total of 38 per cent of the income was generated by its share of shariah assets and 62 per cent from non-shariah assets.
Meanwhile, gross investment income for 2017 was RM53.14 billion, the highest since the EPF's establishment in 1951.
It said of the amount, a total of RM4.60 billion was attributed to Simpanan Shariah, proportionate to its share of total shariah assets while RM48.54 billion was attributed to conventional accounts.
The returns for conventional accounts, it said, were enhanced by the income generated from non-shariah investments following the outperformance of global banking stocks, while Simpanan Shariah did not include conventional banking stocks due to their non-shariah-compliant status.
In addition, EPF said, equity impairments from shariah-compliant stocks, particularly the oil and gas, and telecommunications counters, lowered the income of the EPF's shariah portfolio.
Samsudin said there would always be a deviation in Simpanan Shariah returns from conventional accounts in the short term.
"However, the returns are expected to be similar over the long-term as both share the same investment objectives and strategies.
"As a retirement fund, our objective is to preserve and enhance the value of our members' retirement savings and this can be measured by looking at our declared dividend rates against Malaysia's inflation rate.
"For 2017, the dividend rates declared for Simpanan Shariah and conventional accounts were 2.61 per cent and 3.11 per cent respectively over inflation rate of 3.79 per cent," he said.
He said for the past three years, the EPF has declared a rolling three-year real dividend of 3.51 per cent and 3.67 per cent respectively, which exceeded the fund's strategic target of two per cent real dividend.
On the RM48.13 billion dividend 2017 payout, he said, the amount needed to pay one per cent dividend was RM7.02 billion, in tandem with the annualised growth of members' savings of 10.98 per cent since 1990.
As at 31 December 2017, total members savings amounted to RM768.51 billion, of which RM67.76 billion was under Simpanan Shariah and RM700.75 billion under conventional accounts.
"This is a challenge that goes into managing a large fund like the EPF as we need to generate consistent and sustainable returns for the long run.
"This is partly the reason why we need to diversify into overseas markets as the increase in global asset value helps us realise sizeable gains from different markets and asset classes, which contributed to the overall performance," he said.
EPF said the RM53.14 billion in 2017 gross investment income increased 14.13 per cent from RM46.56 billion in 2016 and the amount has been growing annually at 11.90 per cent since 2007, and is equivalent to a gross return on investment (ROI) of 7.30 per cent.
Samsudin said the EPF's investments had been delivering a three-year annualised ROI of 7.30 per cent, which was commendable given the EPF's nature as a balanced fund with exposure in fixed income instruments of about 50 per cent.
EPF added that hee crediting of the 2017 dividend would be made on Sunday, Feb 11, 2018, and members can check online via EPF website at www.kwsp.gov.my or through i-Akaun mobile app.
Members who wish to switch to Simpanan Shariah 2019 may do so by registering before Dec 24, 2018. – BERNAMA
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Frank Baker Named AP California News Editor
Frank Baker was named California news editor for The Associated Press, the news agency announced Wednesday.
Baker, a 23-year veteran of the AP, was the assistant chief of bureau in Los Angeles.
In this newly created position, Baker will continue to be based in Los Angeles and oversee Southern California news editor Brian Melley, Northern California news editor Tim Reiterman and Sacramento correspondent Tom Verdin.
"Baker's appointment to California news editor ensures AP will produce a timely, comprehensive state report that meets the needs of our customers," said Anthony Marquez, chief of bureau for Southern California."With his experience and knowledge of the state, Baker is the perfect fit."