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Think of your dog's veterinarian as being on par with your own doctor or your child's pediatrician. Medical knowledge is essential, but a good bedside manner is also important. Speak with the receptionists and bring your pup in for a cheerful social call before your initial visit. Talk to the doctor like she's a neighbor. Do you feel comfortable sharing all your canine concerns with her?
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Whether your life demands consistent hours away from the home or circumstance steps in to temporarily rearrange your schedule, knowing a dog walker can make the difference between a happy puppy and a stressed-out one.
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Dog groomers have a tough job. Many dogs backpedal before they even reach the door. Many growl when approached, and a few may even need to be muzzled. Grooming is often a thankless job. You can greatly shape your puppy's opinion of the groomer by exercising your puppy before bringing him in, keeping him combed between visits (to keep painful knots at bay), and introducing him to the groomer's handling techniques from early puppyhood.
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In Last week's ELO, even after i'd won my share of ELO, the "ELO Ranking" content did not change as fast.
This week's ELO still has not been finalzed of its results yet. I was expecting a message from Kate by now reporting my week's of ELO results.
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There is an old golf adage that has held true for decades, centuries even. That no matter how advanced the science becomes, no matter how high-tech the clubs are, how far the ball flies or how smooth the greens roll -- we all eventually and reluctantly cede that "you can't buy a better game." True improvement comes from learning a better swing, hours on the range, toiling on the practice green, etc. Ben Hogan once famously opined that the "secret to golf is in the dirt." Meaning, of course, go spend a lot of time on the practice tee if you want lower scores on the course.
But consider: What if, as we get more and more data savvy, as machines and computers capture information we could never have hoped to have considered even a few years ago, that coupling science with a trained golf mind could, in fact, result in a better game -- purchased as a gift?
Enter the folks at Hot Stix Golf. For more than a decade, Hot Stix, based out of Scottsdale, Ariz., but with 10 locations nationwide, has been at the forefront of golf clubfitting. But it's been in the last few years, as technology has evolved and can now generate mind-blowing details of a golf swing, has the advantages of getting fit properly become truly evident -- and for those playing at the highest levels, even necessary.
Many in the golf world, including myself, have wondered how much difference does it really make? I'd bet you that Phil Mickelson could take the clubs you have in your garage and break par (right or left handed.) I bet Dustin Johnson can hit your driver (any make or model) over 300 yards. I bet I can give most amateur golfers their pick of any clubs in any Tour player's bag and they won't break 90. So again, how much difference does club fitting make?
Well, Hot Stix says they can tell me. Numerically. Down to the decimal.
I recently visited a Hot Stix location at The Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta, Ga., admittedly arriving with a little cynicism and doubt. I have gone through club fittings before, some of the most high-tech in the world, and knew that my clubs were fit to me as well as (I thought) could be. My swing was my swing, my game was my game. And my scores -- were, well, my scores. I didn't see how, based on my limited time nowadays on the course, I was going to change any of those items.
Bill Johnstone, a longtime PGA Master Professional, one-time PGA Tour player and current Hot Stix clubfitter, greeted me at the Hot Stix location at The Golf Club of Georgia and gave me a quick primer on what was to come. I'm not sure what I thought this clubfitting would entail, but immediately knew this would be so much more than I had anticipated.
First, Johnstone had me fill out a three-page questionnaire about my golf game. What my strengths were, weaknesses, tendencies, goals, etc. It was detailed but not laborious. In fact, it was kind of fun. Things you may not think about regularly, if at all.
Meanwhile, he was going through my golf bag and getting specs (specifications) on every club using a special measuring device by his tent: length, lie, loft, shaft frequency, etc. That did seem laborious (to me) but he made it look like he was enjoying it.
Once completed, all the measurements were entered into a special program and I was asked to go hit golf balls (importantly, outside to see the flight of the ball) while a tracking computer captures data from each swing. My club measurements were then combined with numbers generated by my golf swing, to produce my golf game in a spreadsheet. This is pretty simple by golf-geek standards. Spin rates, launch angles, clubhead speed, ball speed, the whole nine yards. And the end result, my clubs are a very good match for my swing. (Hey, I already knew that -- right?) So why come to Hot Stix?
Now it gets really interesting. Enter Johnstone's vast and impressive golf knowledge. I could tell he was genuinely impressed (relatively) with my swing. Keep in mind, he had worked with an aspiring Tour professional earlier that day, so perspective is important here. But as a "just hanging on to my single digit handicap" player who plays less than a quarter of the number of rounds I used to play annually, he liked what he saw.
"You've got some great clubs and they fit you very well," he said as we went over the numbers on a small computer screen at his range station. "But I'd like to try a couple of things."
My 6-iron flight was consistent in distance and trajectory, and my misses were a bit thin and blocked to the right. It's the game I've had for years, one that has served me pretty well if I do say so myself.
"I'd like to see if we can increase your ball speed by using a lighter shaft and decrease your dispersion by having a more perimeter and bottom weighted club," he offered. He then built that club for me using a large array of clubheads and shafts (from a wide variety of manufacturers) that he had at his disposal right there at the tent.
Without going into details of brand names (and we used several different ones), we ultimately came up with a club that added an average of 13 yards to my 6-iron and that I hit more consistently straight with the same trajectory and flight pattern of my actual 6-iron.
"Your 6-iron is great," Johnstone stressed. "It is a great club and it fits you really well. This 6-iron," he said as he pointed to the newly built club in my hand, "is optimal for you."
It is important to note that distance, though ever popular, is not necessarily the main objective for clubfitting.
"The science of maximum distance is not necessarily the most important goal," says Johnstone. "Some players want better feel, heavier or lighter clubs for tempo or higher or lower ball flights or less left or right headed shots or more forgiving clubs or with heads offering more feedback ... whatever the player wants, we can find or build clubs that will fit the desires of the player."
And the process was similar for drivers, fairway woods and wedges. Putter fitting is also available.
The great part was, there was no hard sell for clubs. Hot Stix has no affiliation with a club company, their array of clubs covers all the major OEMs and they don't really care if you play TaylorMade, Nike, Titleist or Cleveland. There entire objective is to find what type of club the numbers say you should be hitting and then find the components to build that club for you.
This is not a quick process; you're going to spend the better part of three hours to get a complete fitting. But when you leave, you are going to have a more thorough understanding of your swing and the elements you'll need to maximize your golf for years to come.
A Hot Stix fitting is not inexpensive. A full bag assessment can cost up to $400 alone. But the information and knowledge you gain about your swing, your clubs and how to get the most out of golf for you is invaluable and will provide returns for the rest of your golf life.
The final takeaway from my visit was obvious. If the opportunity presents itself, a Hot Stix clubfitting would be a great opportunity for any golfer, as memorable as any round or club they may get at any time of year. But if not Hot Stix, get a club fitting/assessment somewhere. You deserve every chance for success each time you swing a golf club, and you should have confidence that what you are swinging is the best club for you -- every time.
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Global Competition, Collective Efficiency, and Local DevelopmentLorentzen, Jochen; Robbins, Glen; Barnes, Justin (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: The paper describes the formation of the Durban Auto Cluster in the context of trade liberalization. It argues that the improvement of operational competitiveness of firms in the cluster is prominently due to joint action. It tests this proposition by comparing the gains from cluster activities in the areas of supplier development, human resource development, logistics, and benchmarking, and by contrasting the impact of joint action against a host of other variables, notably international competition and technical assistance by foreign partners. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6598
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Abstract: This paper addresses the innovation activities of automotive component manufacturers in South Africa. It looks at the technological trajectory of a handful of firms that stand out from the crowd and analyses the results of their endeavours in the context of their interaction with foreign capital, their internal upgrading and R&D agenda, and their interface with South Africa's national innovation system (NIS). The analysis makes use of eight case studies, and illustrates the conditions under which indigenous innovation in the automotive industries can happen in a developing country. This finding contradicts at least part of the conventional wisdom concerning the location of innovation activities in global car value chains. Results also point to a deficient NIS insofar as there appears to be a disjuncture between the demand for engineering competence in the manufacturing sector on the one hand and output from the tertiary education sector on the other. Open questions that need further attention include among others the overall functioning of the NIS, and changes over time in the perception of local innovation potential by car assemblers. Keywords: automotive industry, developing countries, technology transfer, technology accumulation, innovation. JEL Classification: L62, O31, O32. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6546
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Obama now weighing airstrikes in Syria to combat IS
WASHINGTON — President Obama spent his first day back from August vacation Monday weighing his options against Islamic State militants — options that now include airstrikes in Syria.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, the nation's highest-ranking military officer, is preparing options for the president to address militants "both in Iraq and Syria with a variety of military tools, including airstrikes," a Pentagon spokesman said.
The spokesman, Col. Ed Thomas, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff believes the Islamic State "must be pressured both in Iraq and in Syria."
The Pentagon has issued an order to plan for spy plane missions over Syria to support potential attacks against the Islamic State, according to a Defense Department official speaking on condition of anonymity because the news was not authorized to be released publicly.
The initiative to plan intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions over Syria was contained in the execution order that allowed for the airstrikes against IS targets in Iraq, the official said.
It's unclear if those intelligence collection missions have begun.
The United States has launched 96 airstrikes against Islamic State targets in northern and Western Iraq as of Sunday, with most targets near the Mosul Dam. Those strikes have not extended into Syria, where the Assad regime remains hostile and Russia has blocked United Nations approval of military action.
"The president has not made a decision to pursue any military action in Syria," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Monday before Obama met with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at the White House.
Those military actions are still in the planning stage, and it's up to the Pentagon to come up with those plans, Earnest said. "There are entire wings of that very large building that are dedicated to making sure the president has a range of plans and options that they can present to him if and when necessary," he said.
"Military might is not the only tool in the toolbox," he said. Obama is also pushing for a stronger, more unified Iraqi government to counter the Islamic State.
But that's not an option in Syria, where President Bashar Assad remains embroiled in a civil war against both the IS and the more moderate Free Syrian Army. Earnest acknowledged that a blow against the IS could help keep Assad in power. "There are a lot of cross-pressures in this situation. There's no doubt about it," he said.
Obama also must consider Congress. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., who chairs a Senate subcommittee on the region, said he has "reservations" about whether the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, as it is formally known, poses an imminent threat.
"I will always support the president when he takes action to protect American servicemembers and diplomats," Kaine said. "But I am calling for the mission and objectives for this current significant military action against ISIL to be made clear to Congress, the American people, and our men and women in uniform. And Congress should vote up or down on it."
Earnest said Obama would continue to consult leaders on Capitol Hill but stopped short of promising — as he did a year ago with Syria — that he would seek congressional approval before acting.
Dempsey said Sunday that U.S. officials have seen no evidence of "active plotting against the homeland." The White House repeated that assessment Monday but said there was a "significant concern" about individuals with Western passports fighting alongside militants and then "returning to the West to conduct terrorist attacks," Earnest said.
Obama returned from Martha's Vineyard, Mass., on Sunday night after two weeks of vacation interrupted by meetings in Washington a week ago. Earnest dismissed criticism of the president leaving for the golf course immediately after delivering a stern statement on the Islamic State's execution of American journalist James Foley.
"The president's not worried about politics. He's worried about the safety and security of the American people," he said, noting that Obama kept in touch with national security officials and world leaders from his vacation retreat. "Like many other Americans this time of year, the president did enjoy spending some time with his family."
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LeBron James, Dwyane Wade watch Mike Miller carry Heat
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Miami Heat were without LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen on Friday night.
That didn't matter against the NBA-worst Charlotte Bobcats.
With a threesome averaging a combined 59 points per game sitting on the bench due to injuries, the Heat showed they can still win in a variety of ways — which on this night meant perimeter shooting and stingy defense.
Mike Miller, who had played only sparingly up until two weeks ago, scored a season-high 26 points on seven 3-pointers as the injury-depleted Heat beat the Bobcats 89-79.
BOX SCORE:Heat 89, Bobcats 79
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The 33-year-old Miller was 7 of 11 from beyond the 3-point arc, not bad for a guy who only scored a combined 41 points during January and February.
Chris Bosh chipped in with 18 points and eight rebounds, and Rashard Lewis added 14 points for Miami, which improved to 3-2 since Chicago snapped its 27-game winning streak.
"Right now it's time for the guys who haven't been getting a lot of playing time to get a rhythm in case they need us in the playoffs," Miller said.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra expects at some point the Heat will need Miller to make another run at an NBA title.
"He is a big-time weapon that we have," Spoelstra said. "He has absolutely bought into the sacrifice. You know the long season of an 82-game season, this is probably the healthiest he has ever been at this time of year and you see his value. He can strike it hot at any moment and go on a string of four, five, or six in a row."
The Heat held the Bobcats to 31.8 percent shooting from the field, their best defensive performance of the season.
The Bobcats scored just eight points in the third quarter on 3 of 18 shooting and the Heat opened a 13-point lead.
They never trailed again.
The Heat held Gerald Henderson and Kemba Walker, Charlotte's two hottest players, to a combined 5 of 31 shooting from the floor.
"If you don't defend, you don't play on this team," said Miami's Shane Battier. "We know what butters our bread. If you play hard on the defensive end, you get a three."
With the Heat having secured the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, Spoelstra took no chances and rested James and Wade for a third straight game, as well as Allen, who tweaked his ankle earlier this week after tripping over a cameraman.
The Heat decided to win or lose with the 3-pointer, which played right into Miller's hands.
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Although he looked at times like his legs were creaky and tired, Miller's shot remained as smooth as ever.
"Mike can really stretch the floor," Bosh said. "He's an underrated playmaker. He can hit guys and put them in scoring positions. He just knows how to play basketball. A lot of people forget sometimes because he is on a team that is very, very deep but when his number is called he is always ready. "
Miami (59-16) is within three victories of setting a new franchise record for wins in a regular season.
Rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Bobcats, who lost for only the second time in their last seven home games.
Henderson has been a catalyst for the Bobcats in recent weeks, averaging 22.9 points on 51 percent shooting over the past 14 games. He started out strong with eight points in the first quarter but quickly went cold and failed to score in the second and third quarters.
He got frustrated with the officiating, even drawing a technical foul in the second half. Henderson finished with 11 points on 2-of-16 shooting.
Walker had 12 points and shot 3 of 15.
"They made me give the ball up," Walker said. "I tried coming off ball screens but they were just always in the right spots. They collapsed on me. When I did get some shot opportunities I didn't get them to fall."
That was by design.
"The first thing we always talk about every day and when we come into training camp is our defense," Bosh said. "Especially with this group we have to play good defense to give ourselves a chance to win. I think we gave a good effort tonight and pretty much every night for that effort. We have locked up pretty well."
NOTES: Mario Chalmers returned for the Heat after missing the last three games with a sprained ankle and finished with six points and seven assists. ... This is the first time James has missed three consecutive games since signing with the Heat. ... Mike Hatchett Jr., a Bobcats fan from Columbia, S.C., won $7,777 when he swished a shot from halfcourt during a casino-sponsored promotion in the fourth quarter.


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Game 9 lineups: White Sox at Jays
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2. Gordon Beckham, 2B
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Interesting move in putting Ruiz in for Lind and moving Snider out. This does leave a better defensive team in with Overbay at first. This could come in handy in the later innings if the game is close (which it often is) Both Snider and Overbay have been struggling at the plate. I'm not sure if I agree with the call, because Overbay needs a wake up call. But if this pans out and we win tonight, I won't complain about the move.
I agree, would have rather seen Ruiz in for Overbay…but at least Ruiz is getting a start, and a break won't hurt Snider for sure.
Good question, who moves to the bottom of the lineup when Hill gets back? I say get Bautista out of there and let Gonzalez hit there untill he proves he can't handle it
I love the idea of moving Ruiz in. Snider has certainly struggled (three times as many strikeouts as hits) and his confidence is going to be zero if he keeps up this pace. I think a day or two of watching will do him good. Plus, he's nearly hitting below .100 now, and the Jays can't just sit patiently waiting for him to snap out of it. Can't wait for tonight's game!


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SVT Performance Package ups the ante for the 2011 Shelby GT500
The new 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 has a surprise in store for true performance enthusiasts – an optional SVT Performance Package. One lap around the racetrack, and drivers will feel the difference.
Data show the 2011 coupe with the SVT Performance Package is 3.0 seconds faster per lap than the 2010 Shelby GT500 on a 2.3-mile test track. Cars with the optional package will be able to pull 1.0 lateral g, with stopping distances improved by 7 percent versus the base 2011 Shelby.
"More and more enthusiasts are putting their cars on the track to have some fun," said Carroll Shelby, founder of Shelby American. "It's a great way to enjoy the performance of your car in a safe environment. No one likes to run at the back of the field, so a track-oriented package is a smart option for the serious Shelby GT500 owner."
Tires make the difference
The SVT Performance Package features the first application of the all-new Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperCar G: 2, a tire that offers superb dry traction and precise handling, complete with a high-performance tread compound with more grip. SVT engineers worked directly with Goodyear to develop the new compound, and it's only available on the 2011 Shelby GT500. The tire is unidirectional, corner-specific – meaning the directional tread must match its specific location.
"We wanted to couple the improved weight distribution and the improved handling of the vehicle with the new tire, and with that offer the customer one of the most advanced summer tires from a manufacturer," said Jamal Hameedi, SVT chief nameplate engineer. "That led us down a road to the new tire. It's instantly recognizable with an all-new tread pattern and construction."
The new ultra-high-performance compound is made of a proprietary blend of race-derived carbon black and high-stiffness polymers and resins that help deliver enhanced wet and dry handling performance on both the road and track. Asymmetrical, directional tread designs with massive tread blocks on the outboard side of the tire help enhance dry cornering grip. Sweeping Aquachannel™ grooves on the inboard side of the tread help move water. An innovative multi-radius mold shape offers precise handling and smooth, even wear.
"These tires are as close as you can get to a race car tire," said Eric Zinkosky, SVT technical specialist. "We have a tire that's way more capable, with better grip, is firmer and more race-oriented. From there, we tuned the chassis around it. The tires told us what we had to do.
"We took some lessons from the Shelby KR program and applied them to these tires," he added. "That was our first attempt at a similar compound, and we learned a lot and rolled those lessons into the new Shelby to provide an even better tire."
Nineteen-inch forged-aluminum wheels in the front, which are 4.7 pounds lighter than the base Shelby GT500's, complement the all-new wider 265/40R-19 front tires. New 20-inch forged-aluminum wheels at the rear are 2.8 pounds lighter than the standard 19-inch wheel, and the new 3.73 rear axle ratio takes advantage of the new larger rear wheels and tires.
Little things add up
As a result of the increased tire performance, the chassis was tuned to respond more like a race car. The front and rear shocks were also tuned, adding control to work better with the chassis and tire. The front springs are 20.5 percent stiffer than the base, and the rear springs are 9.5 percent stiffer, continuing an SVT performance tuning direction of adding more stiffness in the front and keeping the rear softer to aid acceleration traction. Roll stiffness also helps control cornering while on the track.
A lowered ride height of 11 millimeters in front and 8 millimeters at the rear improves handling and gives the car an even sportier attitude. High-temperature dry shaft center bearing bushing and shifter bushings – which are also on the base Shelby – ensure that no matter how hot the conditions get, the car will still perform at its best.
"This car is track-ready. We really took the Shelby GT500 to the next level and went through every detail," said Kerry Baldori, SVT global performance vehicle chief functional engineer. "It offers great cornering and racetrack performance and proven durability, and that's something we want our customers to appreciate."
A unique rear spoiler Gurney Flap was developed for increased rear downforce and improves handling balance in high-speed corners. Introduced by racing legend Dan Gurney nearly 40 years ago, the flap is essentially a tunable element on a low-drag spoiler. Front downforce has been increased 25 percent through improved cooling pack sealing and a new front underbody closeout panel. Grippy bushing stabilizer bars provide improved roll stiffness.
Even with the stiffer springs, lower ride heights and increased damping, the ride remains very compliant, and the car can be easily driven on everyday roads due to SVT's chassis tuning philosophy.
Design cues are added to set the package apart from the base Shelby GT500. The over-the-top stripes are narrower, and the stripes on the shift knob were removed. The performance shocks also are painted red to further differentiate the package. "This car has great handling and dramatically improved performance, and that should come out in better lap times and improved braking," said Zinkosky.
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Much has changed for both sides since the Sox beat the Twins in a one-game tiebreaker to advance to the American League playoffs.
Even with a shaken-up lineup that produced just one ninth-inning run Thursday to snap a 17-inning scoreless drought, the Sox remain convinced they will start getting enough offense to support their starting pitchers.
"If all of a sudden you start looking at your average on the third day of the season, that's not going to help you at all," manager Ozzie Guillen said Thursday after the Sox lost 2-1 to the Royals on Coco Crisp's two-run homer off Bobby Jenks in the ninth. "But we're going to hit."
The Sox led in only two of the 27 innings against a stubborn Royals pitching staff that limited them to seven hits over the final two games.
With a lineup that featured rookie Chris Getz and A.J. Pierzynski batting 1-2, the Sox advanced only one runner as far as second base through the first eight innings.
Yet they had a chance to tie or win the game in the ninth until Joakim Soria struck out Wilson Betemit, pinch-hitting for Brian Anderson, with runners at first and second to end the game.
"You can have the same three games we had in July or in the middle of the season, and it might raise an eyebrow, but you just move on," first baseman Paul Konerko said.
Perhaps the Sox will be invigorated by playing their longtime division nemesis with the addition of former Sox fan favorite Crede and not Mauer, one of the best players in the league, who is recovering from a lower back injury.
"You don't want to see anyone get hurt," Konerko said. "Mauer is a big piece of the puzzle, not only offensively but behind the plate with their [pitching] staff. We'll try to take advantage of that and try to get some wins when they don't have him."
As for Crede, "I don't think red looks so good on him," Pierzynski quipped.
The pitchers limited the Royals to six runs in the series but found themselves at fault to a certain degree.
John Danks, for instance, pitched six shutout innings but taxed the patience of his fielders by walking three and hitting a batter.
Jenks admitted he was frustrated that his cut fastball didn't break inside enough to jam Crisp on the game-winning homer.
"Absolutely, especially when your starter goes out there and he works his [rear] off and gives you six strong innings," said Jenks, who worked in a non-save situation and allowed a double to Alberto Callaspo after recording the first out in the ninth.
"Your fellow bullpen mates go out there and shut down some big innings. It stings a little bit still. A lot, actually. You just have to brush it off, and the more important thing is to go out there and get that win [Friday]."


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Private bankers long have prided themselves on doing it all. They'll help you sell a company, write a will, and find an apartment in Paris's 6th arrondissement. In the old days, they even brought you soup in the hospital. But the banks and others firms in wealth management have reached a game-changing conclusion: When it comes to picking investments for clients, long their core service, you might be better off with someone else.
That's because the monied have turned smart. With a sharp rise in demand by sophisticated investors for niche global investments -- such as local currency-denominated emerging-market bonds -- coupled with an imperious insistence that they have best-in-class managers -- the likes of Bridgewater Associates' Ray Dalio -- the big wealth-management outfits have reluctantly been building out "open architecture" platforms, the trade term for offering a wide range of investment products run by outside managers. "Many banks are loath to admit that somebody can manage investments better than them -- it's a cultural thing," says Paul Ahern, a principal at Winslow Capital Group, a national banking-consulting firm based in Penobscot, Maine. "But now they realize their proprietary disciplines are not sufficient to be competitive."
It has been a long time coming. Firms such as U.S. Trust, Wells Fargo, and Northern Trust started building open-architecture platforms 10 or more years ago, concluding that the move would be essential in retaining client assets. But most have arrived much later to the table. UBS, Key Private Bank, Bessemer Trust, SunTrust, Barclays, Citi Private Bank, and U.S. Bank are among those that have broadened their platforms aggressively in the past few years to include more outside managers across many asset classes.
The trend is abundantly clear when you look at the 40 largest wealth-management firms. Our annual ranking of this group appears on page 28. Virtually all of them, we found, have built open-architecture platforms in various shapes and sizes. Most offer both proprietary and third-party investments; just U.S. Bank, Barclays, GenSpring, and Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management have no internal products and offer the purest form of open architecture.
Here are some examples, gleaned from our survey, as to how much the Wall Street heavyweights are relying on outside managers to broaden their platform: Rockefeller farms out more than 50% of its clients' equity portfolios to outside mutual funds; JPMorgan, 64%; BB&T, 80%.
Whatever shape the platform ultimately takes, the move to open architecture has totally upended Wall Street's traditional corporate culture, making senior management redefine everything from intellectual capital and resources to how firms earn profit and reward their staffs. From turning coin by shoveling fee-loaded house products at clients, the banks now have to make their money providing those same clients with sophisticated advice.
Just listen to Bill Carroll, head of investment solutions at UBS, who has "ratcheted up open architecture several levels" since 2009, when Robert J. McCann took over as CEO of UBS Wealth Management of the Americas. "We've become completely financial-advisor-centric and client-focused," he claims. Pretty stunning, since UBS was long considered a master at peddling proprietary products.
It's not just the clients that have fostered this profound change in the big banks. It has been the formerly dismissed competition. Independent advisory companies such as Evercore Wealth Management, Ballentine Partners, and Signature have been increasingly nipping at their heels and amassing high-net-worth assets at a faster rate than any other type of wealth-management firm. Our top 40 list, for example, shows that the top five firms grew by under 4% last year, compared with 45% for the bottom 10 firms. (For more analysis, see the box at end of story.)
The big players' move to open architecture is in fact so complete at this point that a new problem for the banks has emerged. "It's gotten to the point where open architecture isn't differentiating anymore," says Jamie McLaughlin, founder and CEO of J.H. McLaughlin & Co., a financial-service consulting firm based in Darien, Conn. To stand out to high-net-worth clients, banks are finding it is the quality of their advice on asset allocations and asset managers that allows them to break away from the pack.
And there's the rub. There are no metrics that can easily sum up the intangibles that define world-class advice, which means that the art of selling in this advisory-driven world requires an entirely new skill set and finesse. So, bankers are behind the scenes: honing new pitches, trumpeting their ability to find the globe's best outside investment managers, promising to deliver those world-class managers cheaply (or at least at lower costs than wealthy individuals acting on their own would pay), claiming they can provide clients with the wisest of asset-allocation recommendations -- all hitched, of course, to the most rigorous of portfolio oversight.
IT'S A FRONT-ROOM SHIFT also requiring lots of furniture moving in the backroom. Think about it. Depending on the type and size of firm, private banks, advisory firms, and high-net-worth brokerage units typically run teams that each select and monitor between 20 and 300 outside managers.
That means large numbers of outside managers to corral, in other words, without making it a cattle call. "We don't have a supermarket approach," says Megan Taylor, chief operating officer of private-wealth management at Goldman Sachs. "We want the selection broad and deep so we can address all of our clients' needs, but not so much that we're sacrificing our diligence standards."
So, no surprise that the relationships between bankers and their outside asset managers can, at times, turn tense. At Bessemer Trust, managers are chosen on more than just performance and style. "We expect a collaborative kind of relationship. We had a manager who was tough to have dialogue with -- practitioner to practitioner -- so we terminated the relationship for that reason," says Marc Stern, Bessemer's interim chief executive.
What the bankers won't tell their customers about open architecture -- and one subtle reason for the industry's grudging acceptance -- is that it conveniently provides bankers with cover when performance blows up. It's easy, in the immediate aftermath of a debacle, to simply point the finger of blame at the outside money managers. Of course, that works only a few times. Clients eventually wise up and come back to blaming the advisor -- for picking the wrong outside money managers in the first place.
But what the bank clients are less likely to spot is that open architecture is not always what it seems -- it's a shape-shifter -- and there is no version of it that promises totally conflict-free advice.
A purely open-architecture platform, with no inside investments, is a form most common among small advisory firms, such as Sage Capital Management and Evensky & Katz, which lack asset-management resources and make a virtue of their small size and independence. The few bulge-bracket firms that have gone down this path, by shedding their asset-management units, are Barclays, U.S. Bank, GenSpring, and Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management.
Their pitch: We are the most objective and conflict-free. "We are completely on the same side of the table as the client because we don't have to support an internal asset-management business," says David Romhilt, head of manager selection at Barclays.
At many firms, conflict-free appearances are true up to a point. Behind the scenes, third-party product producers primarily in the hedge-fund space are quietly paying most brokerages and many big banks, in one form or another, for the privilege of being on their platform. Sometimes the providers pay through direct payments, and sometimes by "paying for marketing materials and conferences," says Doug Black, founder of SpringReef Partners, which advises high-net-worth clients on how to choose the best advisor.
So, clients should be vigilant at making sure they are not just picking funds that are "best-in-class" on the bank's managed platform, but also best-in-class in the wider universe of fund options. They should also closely monitor the different layer of fees.
The more popular open-architecture model offered is a hybrid version that includes some proprietary products along with third-party managers, across every investing discipline. PNC Wealth Management, Robert W. Baird and Credit Suisse are among those with this model. The third approach, a variation of the above, is to offer third-party investments that supplement house offerings.
BNY Mellon is of this supplementary school. "We use third-party managers where we are challenged with respect to performance or when there are capacity constraints, as there sometimes are on small-cap funds," says Leo Grohowski, chief investment officer at BNY Mellon. Similarly, at William Blair, internal capabilities in international growth stocks are complemented by an international value manager cherry-picked from the outside.
Firms with in-house investments claim they add more value than those with pure open architecture. "Manager selection and monitoring is not easy. It's every bit as difficult as picking stocks or bonds. To select the best managers you need to be knee-deep in the markets," says Scott Clemons, chief investment strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman.
The hybrid kind of open architecture comes with its own set of potential conflicts. Firms with in-house products have been known to push their proprietary products even if not in the best interest of clients. Last year, JPMorgan Chase had to pay $373 million to American Century for pushing its own products in violation of an agreement to promote the mutual-fund firm's products. The case involved JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services, not its private bank, but it is worth noting that the troubles grew directly out of the model mixing proprietary and third-party products. JPMorgan said it couldn't comment on the case.
MANY FIRMS, SUCH as PNC Wealth Management, William Blair, Glenmede, Atlantic Trust, Brown Advisory, and GenSpring, have fee structures designed to remove conflicts of interest. They charge clients a flat advisory fee based on asset size. If a client wants to invest in the house's funds, there is no added fee, but if they choose third-party investments, those management fees are paid by the client in addition to the house costs. "Our fees are completely transparent, and we've tried to set it up so we have no bias to use our own or external products," says Gordon Fowler, chief investment officer at Glenmede.
Typically a client with a $10 million portfolio will pay his bank 0.4% to 1% of assets for its advice, and then another 0.5% to 2% or more to third-party asset managers. A "bundled fee" from 0.60% to 2.50%, covering both advisory fees and underlying managers, is also still widely used in the industry, but in those cases clients normally don't partake in any savings that the banks are able to negotiate on management fees. To make sure your fees are clearly laid out, always ask your banker for "all in" fees. And let the results of proprietary investments speak for themselves. "Proprietary solutions, to the extent that they are well priced and outperform, have a place in an investment solution," says Black of SpringReef.
Beyond the differences of what open architecture means, there are also nuances in the business models that are sometimes for the good of the client. For example, one way for banks to offer open architecture -- without the hassle of managing outside managers -- is to use "universal managed accounts." With UMAs, banks buy investment models from asset managers and do the investing themselves, rather than appointing the asset managers to be the custodian of their clients' assets. In such cases, "You take on the trading role in your firm," says Bill Stone, chief investment officer of PNC Wealth Management.
The money-management models are then tailored by the banks to the specific client's asset-allocation targets and tax profile, in this way avoiding overlap of investments, unwanted tax consequences such as triggering the wash-sale rule, and over-allocating to a particular sector or industry. "This allows wealth managers to add a little seasoning to the soup," says Winslow Capital's Ahern.
DOWNSIDE? NOT ALL MONEY MANAGERS are willing to sell their intellectual capital, so some of the best-in-class can't be bought via the UMA model. As a result, SunTrust and other firms use a combination of UMAs and separately managed accounts.
The managers charge at least 40% less for their models than if they managed the actual assets. While some banks do pass these savings on to clients, many prefer to enjoy the windfall themselves. Better yet for the banks, the UMA system finds good use for their in-house investing talent who are at risk of being sidelined during all this open-architecture outsourcing.
This is no small thing, as banks sweat the details of maintaining profits and retaining top talent previously resting on higher margin proprietary investments. The problem for consumers: Firms with proprietary and third-party options have the high costs of both running in-house investments and building up their wealth-advisory and manager-selection systems. What's more, by emphasizing advisory services, "private bankers can hold you hostage for compensation," says Ben Phillips, a partner at consultancy Casey Quirk.
Essentially, you get two divas within a single firm -- the asset managers and the advisors -- who can both demand top salaries and fat bonuses. "This creates some interesting challenges," says Ernest Dawall, chief investment officer for private wealth and institutional management at SunTrust Banks.
It is, of course, ultimately the bank client who pays for all that high overhead, which is why determining the best open-architecture model–and the best firm -- is a subjective call only a client can make, based on confidence in an advisor. "There's a nuptial analogy to be made here," says McLaughlin. "Clients are yearning for a relationship. They know it's a right match when they feel it."
True. But sometimes it's also wise to have an airtight prenup with a betrothed.
This year's ranking of America's top 40 wealth managers shows stability for the nation's largest firms and growth for their smaller competitors. Although the five biggest firms remain the same for the third year straight, they increased their assets under management in accounts over $5 million by less than 4%. That's well behind the 10.1% enjoyed by the top 40 as a whole in the year ended June 30.
Table: Top 40 Wealth Managers
Goldman Sachs, which declined to participate in last year's survey, is the only new name among the top 10. Those 10 firms, which boast a whopping 80% of the list's total assets, grew by 7.3%. The country's largest wealth manager, Bank of America, is the only member of the top 10 that saw its assets under management fall in the past year, declining a little over 1%.
The leading names in wealth management still have a dominant share of the market, but smaller firms are growing at a much faster clip. Companies in the top half of the rankings grew by 8.8%, respectable but far outpaced by the bottom half's 28.3% surge. Accelerated growth is even more pronounced for the 10 smallest wealth managers, which saw their assets catapult ahead at 45.4%. There's still a long way to the top. The firms in the bottom quarter of the list account for less than 3% of the top 40's total assets.
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A bright future for County fields?
After two years of stalled attempts to light athletic fields in the county, the Board of Supervisors approved an amendment last night to a zoning ordinance that had previously made it "impossible to light the ball fields," according to the County's Manager of Zoning Administration, John Shepherd.
According to the county staff report, the zoning ordinance split the process of lighting a field into several steps, with athletic light poles considered "structures" in the dense planning committee language. As structures, the poles were restricted by building height regulations, and applicants had to appear before the Board of Zoning Appeals–- which has stricter restrictions than the Planning Commission–- to request a waiver or an exemption from the restrictions. This is where most proposals failed.
"The interpretation was that the pole height couldn't be modified by the Planning Commission, which ultimately put an end to sports lighting," Shepherd says.
The amendment, which was passed unanimously by the Supervisors, clarifies a process that may be used frequently by a growing and sports-hungry community. In the County's Capital Improvement Program, a total of $503,000 is projected to be spent on athletic field development over the next ten years. Plans to light proposed soccer fields in the Rio Road-area Belvedere community are in the works, as are plans to light Darden Towe's tennis courts and–- controversially–- softball fields. Both will be discussed in public meetings August 13 and September 10.
"The tennis courts can be lit and meet the lighting ordinance," County Director of Parks and Recreation Pat Mullaney says. "Lighting the tennis courts will be seen as less controversial than lighting the softball fields."
With the new amendment, the Planning Commission can handle all aspects of renovating an athletic field in a package deal. A new lighting ordinance was created in 1998, according to Shepherd, but it wasn't until 2006 that difficulty in the approval process stalled any further athletic field lighting.


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Just got back to Palestine after a trip to Berlin for a workshop exchanging experiences on issues of popular resistance in different countries (Egypt, Nepal, Palestine etc.) and evolution of forms of resistance. I regretted being outside the country when the action happened called Gate of the Sun (the village was attacked again the day before I came back and emptied). We did discuss this action in our workshop and offered ideas on better messaging, better media work, and better strategies. We agreed that we must follow it up with additional actions including ending the so called security cooperation with Israel (where Palestinians act as subcontractors for the occupation), growing the BDS movement (http://bdsmovement.net), and leading to total civil disobedience and removal of the barriers to freedom (physical and metaphysical). Freedom is not given by occupiers, it is taken with hard work and sacrifices.
Request: If any individual has good fundraising experience and can help some worthy Palestinian nongovernmental organizations raise funds, please contact me. One of the NGOs is also willing to host the volunteer here (lodging and some of the expenses but not airline tickets). BTW, the recent floods in the north of the West Bank left many people devastated.
You can read in the following about various important developments and actions relating to human rights. I draw your attention especially to two Israeli documentaries gaining notoriety despite the frustration of the Israeli government, a book of post-Zionist Jewish recollections, Israeli election choice of extremists, two action calls and more.
A new letter from Palestine Freedom Riders (I am proud to be one of those 6) to help with the boycott campaign
Two Israeli documentaries up for Oscars this year but the apartheid state apparatus is NOT happy http://www.salon.com/2013/01/16/israel_confronts_its_image_problem/
Brilliant book: 'Beyond Tribal Loyalties' — new volume spotlights awakenings of 25 Jewish activists
Israel's Palestinians are not a minority: Like Canada's First Peoples, the Palestinians' nationhood cannot be measured in numbers. By Amira Haas http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/israel-s-palestinians-are-not-a-minority.premium-1.494166
Israeli elections: A choice between extremists
-Time For Justice – A call from Palestine to EU citizens: Ask your governments and EMPs to suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement and stand up for human rights in 2013! http://palsolidarity.org/timeforjustice/
-From Palestinian Committee, Stuttgart to German Nationals: Act to end ethnic cleansing and destruction in the Negev by the racist "Jewish National Fund"
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S.F. demands MonkeyParking app stop auctioning spaces
Using your iPhone to auction off a street parking space might sound tech-savvy.
In San Francisco, though, it's little more than an illegal racket.
That's the assessment of City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who sent a cease-and-desist letter Monday to MonkeyParking, threatening the tech startup with a lawsuit unless it shuts down operations in San Francisco by July 11.
Herrera contends MonkeyParking and two other similar parking startups also facing legal action have built business models entirely premised on illegal transactions - selling access to part of a public street. One of the companies, ParkModo, is even hiring people at $13 an hour to occupy parking spaces in the trendy Mission District during the peak evening hours this week and then sell the spots as a way of promoting the company's smartphone app.
The parking dispute is just the latest clash between the fast-moving tech industry and laws that some digerati view as anachronistic or unfair. San Francisco is a crucible of that friction, with the taxi industry opposing ride services like Uber and Lyft, housing advocates clashing with vacation rental companies like Airbnb, and activists protesting tech firms using public bus stops for corporate shuttles.
"Technology has given rise to many laudable innovations in how we live and work," Herrera said in a statement. "MonkeyParking is not one of them."
Growing divide
The app, which drivers use to auction off a space starting at $5, with default options up to $20, can also be seen as exacerbating San Francisco's fast-growing divide between rich and poor by making some parking only available to those who can afford it.
It was even criticized by other software developers trying to apply tech solutions to parking.
"Companies should look to help solve urban living issues through technology, instead of taking advantage of public property or city residents," said Ashley Cummings, co-founder of Carmanation, a San Francisco startup that matches drivers with owners of private parking spaces.
ParkModo founder Daniel Shifrin, though, blasted Herrera's crackdown as a constitutional overreach, saying ParkModo's business model was based on the legal exchange of information for money.
"That's how our economy runs," Shifrin said. "The last time I looked at the Constitution of the United States, there is nothing about that you can't exchange information with someone else unless you're exchanging state secrets or trading inside information. So I don't know what he's talking about."
MonkeyParking's CEO, Paolo Dobrowolny, declined to comment, saying he was in discussions with legal counsel.
He told The Chronicle in May that his company was just a facilitator between those looking for parking spots and those who need some incentive to leave a space.
"We're just providing information when someone is leaving," he said when MonkeyParking rolled out in San Francisco. "That is valuable information for everybody."
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Dobrowolny had disputed that the app would cut out those unable to pay up to $20 each time they need to step out of their car.
"It's a fair business for anybody," Dobrowolny said. "It's not just for rich people. If you think you can get that money back when you leave that parking spot, you can earn back the money when you leave the spot."
MonkeyParking, currently only available for Apple mobile devices, allows parked drivers to list their location and a minimum dollar amount for their space. Drivers searching for a space can use the app to bid on one nearby.
Herrera denounced the app as creating "a predatory private market for public parking spaces." He asked Apple to remove MonkeyParking from its App Store, saying it violated the store's guidelines for apps to comply with local law. Apps can also be rejected if they may result in physical harm.
MonkeyParking "encourages drivers to use their mobile devices unsafely - to engage in online bidding wars while driving," Herrera said. "People are free to rent out their own private driveways and garage spaces should they choose to do so. But we will not abide businesses that hold hostage on-street public parking spots for their own private profit."
MonkeyParking and any motorist using it face fines of $300 per violation of the city's law prohibiting selling or contracting for parts of a public street, according to the city attorney. The company faces penalties of $2,500 per violation if the city sues it under the state's unfair competition law, Herrera wrote.
The two other parking-app companies that Herrera contends are violating the law, Sweetch and ParkModo, are expected to receive similar cease-and-desist letters this week.
ParkModo on Monday was not backing down from its plan to hire people to hawk spots in the Mission via its app. Shifrin said the hiring was for a one-time promotion and it was not an attempt to occupy and resell spaces long term.
Striking a balance
Regardless of how the legal tussle is resolved, more fights are on the way as the city tries to strike a balance between popular pro-consumer regulation and anticonsumer restrictions that could blow up in politicians' faces, said San Francisco political consultant Mark Mosher.
"I think we're just getting started," Mosher said. "We pretty much are the undisputed headquarters of app development. ... A lot of people love Uber and lot of people love Yelp. And a lot of people enjoy the convenience that these apps have brought to them. But there is danger. There is danger on both sides."
John Coté is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @johnwcote


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20th Century Fox has really been milking fan interest in seeing the teaser trailer for Ridley Scott's Prometheus this week, by releasing multiple trailer previews that offer brief glances at some actual footage from the film, but are by and large composed of short interviews with the esteemed filmmaker (Scott) talking about his third venture into the sci-fi genre - following in the footsteps of classic titles like Alien and Blade Runner.
Prometheus looks to combine sci-fi and horror tropes in a fashion similar to that of Alien; matter-of-fact, the new Prometheus teaser trailer plays out as a stylistic homage to the promo for Scott's original 1979 film.
Here is an official description of Prometheus:
Ridley Scott, director of "Alien" and "Blade Runner," returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Now check out the official Prometheus teaser trailer and compare it to the original Alien trailer (which we've also linked to below):
[NOTE: Apple rolls trailers out by region - so if the trailer isn't available yet at the link below, it will be shortly in your area.]
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Between the eerie audial background, quick cuts of disturbingly violent imagery, visuals depicting mysterious events, and astronauts exploring an evocatively dark and uninviting extraterrestrial world, the trailer for Prometheus evokes the intriguingly unnerving atmosphere of the iconic Alien theatrical preview. Likewise, the former title also aims to be a similarly moody and psychologically taut tale that chronicles a collection of humans' (and one android's) descent into madness, upon encountering less-than-friendly other-worldly lifeforms.
Scott has emphasized many a time that Prometheus confronts some pretty troubling philosophical ideas and concepts, concerning not only the nature of humanity's evolution, but also its eventual destination, as a species. Between those thematic elements and the gorgeously shadowy and practical production design (which should actually look better on the big screen in 3D) there's really good reason for fans of cerebral sci-fi to get excited about seeing this flick.
Prometheus will be released in theaters (2D and 3D) around the U.S. on June 8th, 2012.
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QuickBooks 2013 supports multiple currencies. To turn on QuickBooks' multiple currencies feature, choose the Edit→Preferences command, select the Multiple Currencies option from the list box, and click the Company Preferences tab. Then select the Yes I Use More Than One Currency button, and choose your home currency from the drop-down list box.
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The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University is among 34 national recipients awarded USDA grants to help rural cooperatives and small businesses expand and strengthen their capacities to serve rural citizens and communities.
According to Fred Iutzi, an IIRA program manager, the nearly $200,000 in funding is provided through the USDA Rural Cooperative Development (RCDG) program.
"We will receive a grant of $199,871 to assist cooperatives in such markets as renewable energy, bio-based products and local foods, as well as to engage other agencies to build statewide capacity for cooperative development," Iutzi says. "The primary objective is to increase the number of rural cooperatives that start up, persist, expand and succeed. Facilitating the success of locally owned and operated rural businesses is already a keystone strategy for IIRA, due to the positive effect these firms have on local and regional economies. In addition, cooperatives can be an opportunity for successful rural businesses in niches where other forms are unsuitable or have failed to start up or persist."
IIRA Director Christopher Merrett notes the IIRA has maintained a longstanding focus on promoting local foods through research, teaching, state policy development and technical assistance.
"We will identify and address specific barriers to success in the production, packaging and marketing segments of the local foods value chain, and we will work to place the information from our findings directly into the hands of cooperatives," he explains. "The IIRA will also provide a leadership role in the renewable energy and bio-based sector with this funding, and in general, present cooperatives as a meaningful option for sustainable economic development in rural areas."
Iutzi says the IIRA plans to work with other groups on cooperative development efforts.
"We look forward to partnering with key allies like the members of Illinois Development Council, Illinois Small Business Development Centers, University of Illinois Extension and Illinois Farm Bureau to effectively reach cooperatives," he adds.
Several state and regional cooperative-specific organizations are also named in the overall grant award, including Illinois Cooperative Council, Mid America Cooperative Council and the Indiana Cooperative Development Center.
According to the USDA, the grants are awarded to non-profit groups and higher education institutions to help establish, expand or operate rural businesses, especially cooperatives and mutually owned businesses. Since fiscal year 2009, the RCDG program has awarded 166 grants for approximately $33 million and has helped nearly 3,000 businesses. Technical assistance these centers provide helps generate new opportunities for American farmers, create jobs in local food processing and distribution industries and serve growing consumer demand for locally produced products.
For more information about the USDA RCDG grant awards, see www.rurdev.usda.gov/STELPRD4022404.html.
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Famous Generals of the Civil War Card Game features 13 important leaders of the Civil War, who served their country in its desperate struggle. The deck includes generals of both of the Confederate and Union armies including: Robert E. Lee, William Tecumseh Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, and others. The deck is comprised of thirteen books of four cards each. Each book features a general, with a full-color portrait and an outline of his military achievements.
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- How can I do a ride-along with the Los Angeles Police Department?
- Does the Los Angeles Police Department have a lost and found section?
- How can I obtain an item with an LAPD logo on it such as a badge, shoulder patch, hat, pin or T-shirt?
- Where can I purchase surplus police equipment?
- Where can I get fingerprinted?
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- How can I contribute to the Los Angeles Police Department?
- Whom should I contact in the event of a natural disaster?
How can I do a ride-along with the Los Angeles Police Department?
Each year the Los Angeles Police Department receives thousands of requests to ride along with a police officer on patrol. Unfortunately, given limited personnel resources the Department must prioritize which of these requests it can grant. The general purpose of the ride-along is to educate the public and open up the lines of communication with the community, thus fostering an environment of mutual trust and respect.
The Department will attempt to comply with requests for ride-alongs from members of the community and other law enforcement organizations whenever practicable.Note: All requests to ride in a police vehicle for the purpose of gathering information for published articles, and all requests from the media shall be referred to and coordinated with the Officer in Charge, Media Relations Section.
If you would like more information on completing a ride-along with the Los Angeles Police Department, please contact the commanding officer of your local Community Police Station.Does the Los Angeles Police Department have a lost and found section?
The Los Angeles Police Department does not have a "Lost and Found." Found property is put into the Property System and remains there for 90 days, after which it is disposed of in the manner prescribed by law. Found property can be indexed by the owner's name if it is known, but can also be indexed to a finder or Department employee. Questions regarding lost property are best addressed to the Police Division closest to the site of the loss.
How can I obtain an item with an LAPD logo on it such as a badge, shoulder patch, hat, pin or T-shirt?
Due to budgeting and security constraints, The Los Angeles Police Department is unable to provide any uniform items to the public. However, shoulder patches and other memorabilia may be purchased in person by visiting the Los Angeles Police Revolver and Athletic Club (L.A.P.R.A.A.C.) located at the Los Angeles Police Academy, 1880 N. Academy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 213-221-3101.
Badges are issued only by the Chief of Police to those who have graduated the Los Angeles Police Department Academy. They are the property of the City of Los Angeles and cannot be sold.
Where can I purchase surplus police equipment?
The Los Angeles Police Department does not sell surplus police equipment to the general public and is currently prohibited by the Los Angeles City Charter from doing so.
Where can I get fingerprinted?
The LAPD's fingerprinting capabilities are for law enforcement support only, and therefore, the LAPD does not provide fingerprinting services to the public. Please contact the Records and Identification (R&I) Division Watch Commander at 213-485-2603 for information regarding where fingerprints may be obtained or look in the telephone Yellow Pages under the heading "Fingerprinting".
How can I contribute to the Los Angeles Police Department? There are three primary ways to donate directly to the Los Angeles Police Department and its members. We do not solicit for funds over the phone. If you are contacted by an organization that claims to be representing the LAPD, please call the Police Commission Investigations Division 213-485-2102.
The Los Angeles Police Foundation The Los Angeles Police Foundation is the major source of private financial support for the LAPD. The Police Foundation involves the community in partnerships that provide resources to fund urgently needed equipment and technology, training, youth programs and community outreach for LAPD not available from the city budget.
Since its founding in 1998, the Police Foundation has awarded more than $14 million in grants to the LAPD that help the police serve at their highest level.
We can't afford to let up in the fight against crime. Help us support the LAPD by giving a one-time donation by clicking here.
Los Angeles Police Foundation
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The Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation assists LAPD members when tragedy strikes, specifically injury and death. Since 1972, the Foundation has stepped in with financial support to ease the pain of catastrophic illness, injuries, and death. The Foundation also provides funding for a college degree to dependents of fallen LAPD members.
The foundation is comprised of leaders from the business community and training professionals from the LAPD, and is funded through tax-deductible contributions from the Los Angeles community. LAPD officers rely on the resources of the foundation because most specialized training is not available through City-budgeted programs.
For more information on how to make a contribution, contact:
The William H. Parker Los Angeles Police Foundation
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Fax: 213-226-1634
Donations may also be made to:
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Monies from the Los Angeles Police Trust Fund may be used for the purchase of equipment, services, furnishings, program elements, or activities.
Donations may be sent to:
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For further information call 213-485-3277
Volunteers are welcome at all 21 Geographic Areas. The Department's Volunteer Coordinator Officer Musso at 213-486-3733. Click here for more information on Volunteer Programs within the LAPD
Whom should I contact in the event of a natural disaster?
You can visit the following web sites for information on disaster preparedness:
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