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Saturday, February 4, 2012
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Madonna Releases 'Give Me,' Unveils MDNA Track List
'Give Me All Your Luvin' ' debuts Friday (February 3) in multimedia event preceding Queen of Pop's Super Bowl halftime performance.
By John Mitchell
Madonna
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Madonna debuted her new single, "Give Me All Your Luvin'," on Friday (February 3) as part of a massive multimedia push ahead of her halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, Indiana, and has also revealed the track list for her much-anticipated 12th studio album, MDNA.
The Queen of Pop's single was rolled out across Clear Channel's many platforms, a promotional push that the company estimates will reach 150 million people around the world. In addition to radio, the song hit online venues like iHeartRadio.com, Clear Channel's customized online radio service, and 1,600 digital billboards in the United States, France, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Singapore, Belgium, Finland and the United Kingdom, according to NPR.
"This first-of-its-kind multimedia premiere with Madonna demonstrates the unequalled scope and strength of the entire Clear Channel platform," Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman said in a statement.
The full-length Megaforce-directed video for the track also hit the Web Friday and features Her Madgesty and collaborators Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. taking to the streets in cheerleader-chic attire.
"Luvin' " is a bouncy dance-pop track reminiscent of Madonna's Grammy-winning "Beautiful Stranger." Driven by glittery synths, marching band drums and claps, the song features guest raps from Minaj and M.I.A. and a deep nostalgia streak. With its simple, impossibly catchy chorus and "dance our lives away" message, the song, which was written and produced by Madonna and dance music master Martin Solveig, feels like classic Madonna re-imagined by the production dynamic that brought her widespread acclaim beginning with her 1998 electro-dance album Ray of Light.
On her official website, Madonna revealed the track titles that will be featured on the deluxe edition of her new album, MDNA, which hits stores March 26 and features production work from Solveig and Light producer William Orbit.
The deluxe edition will include 15 songs:
» Girls Gone Wild
» Gang Bang
» I'm Addicted
» Some Girls
» I Don't Give A
» Turn Up the Radio
» Give Me All Your Luvin'
» B-day Song
» Superstar
» I'm a Sinner
» Masterpiece
» Falling Free
» Love Spent
» I F---ed Up
» Beautiful Killer
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678491/madonna-mdna-track-list.jhtml
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PACIFIC LIFE FOUNDATION AWARDS $2.4 MILLION IN GRANTS ...
The Pacific Life Foundation announced $2.4 million in grants, ranging from $5,000 to $100,000, to nearly 200 nonprofit agencies serving Southern California during an early Monday evening reception. Overall, the Pacific Life Foundation has committed to provide $5.6 million in charitable funding throughout 2012.
A highlight of the evening was a special presentation of the Walter B. Gerken Community Service Award, along with a $25,000 grant, to the Aquarium of the Pacific (AOP). The Foundation began its partnership with the world-class aquarium in Long Beach nearly a decade ago, when the?Whales: Voices in the Sea?exhibit (underwritten by the Foundation) debuted at AOP and has since expanded to five other venues nationwide. Another highly successful collaboration with AOP was the development and implementation of the?Seafood for the Futureprogram, which ensures more sustainable seafood is offered in restaurants and markets throughout Southern California.
The Pacific Life Foundation provides grants to nonprofit agencies that engage in the areas of arts and culture; civic, community, and environment; education; and health and human services.
Arts and Culture
Eleven nonprofit organizations from Southern California received grants within the Arts and Culture category. The following organizations were awarded grants of $10,000: Arts Orange County, Laguna Playhouse, and Shakespeare by the Sea.
Civic, Community, and Environment
Sixteen organizations from Southern California received grants within the Civic, Community, & Environment area. Those receiving grants of $10,000 include: American Red Cross Orange County Chapter, Bolsa Chica Conservancy, Child Care Connections, and Oceana. Those receiving a grant in excess of $10,000 included:
- GroundWork group ??A $50,000 contribution towards a $150,000 pledge to support the Executive Director?s position as he promotes effective use of technology to help build the capacity of local nonprofit organizations.
- Southern California Public Radio ??$15,000 in operating support to help sustain a full-time reporting presence in Orange County.
Education
Within the Education area, 52 Southern California nonprofit agencies received grants. In particular, the following received grants of $10,000: Boys & Girls Club of Santa Ana, Boys & Girls Club of Westminster, Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley, Claremont Graduate University (Applied Women?s Studies), El Viento Foundation, Environmental Nature Center, Friendly Center, Ocean Institute, Orange County Community Housing Corporation, Parent Institute for Quality Education, PBS SoCal, Philharmonic Society of Orange County, Pretend City, Project Access, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, THINK Together, UCI SAGE Scholars Program, and Vital Link. Agencies receiving a grant over $10,000 included:
- CSU Fullerton/Center for Insurance Studies: $30,000 for general operating support for their Insurance/Actuary Program for undergraduates at CSUF?s College of Business and Economics.
- Junior Achievement of Orange County: A $15,000 grant to help fund their economic education programs in K-8 schools in Santa Ana.
- MIND Research Institute: A $100,000 grant towards a multi-year commitment of $500,000 to support their Orange County Math Initiative program which elevates student math achievement in Orange County K-8 schools that perform in the lower three deciles of the Academic Performance Index.
- South Coast Repertory: A $20,000 grant to underwrite the Theatre for Young Audiences, a series of three stage productions designed especially for undeserved K-12 children.
In addition, the Pacific Life Foundation announced it will contribute a total of $381,000 in direct grants to 118 Southern California K-12 schools where there are concentrations of children or grandchildren of Pacific Life employees. A?3T?s of Education?grant must be designated to one of the following areas:?Teacher Training,?Textbooks, or?Technology.
Health and Human Services
Within the Health and Human Services category, 95 Southern California agencies received grants. Agencies who received $10,000 grants include: AccessOC, AIDS Services Foundation Orange County, Alzheimer?s Association Orange County Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics ? California Chapter 4, Assistance League of Capistrano Valley, Assistance League of Santa Ana, Blind Children?s Learning Center, Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim, Canine Companions for Independence ? Southwest Region, Canyon Acres Children and Family Services, Children Now, Children?s Dental Center of Greater Los Angeles, Children?s Health Initiative of Orange County, CHOC Foundation, Community Action Partnership of Orange County, Community Connect, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County, Discovery Eye Foundation, Eli Home, Family Assessment, Counseling & Education Services, Family Assistance Ministries, Foothill Family Shelter, Friendly Center, Friendship Shelter, H.O.M.E.S., Health Funders Partnership OC, Hoag Hospital Foundation, Inland Valley Hope Partners, Irvine Adult Day Health Services, J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center, Mission Hospital?s Camino Health Center, Mercy House Living Centers, Oak View Renewal Partnership, Phoenix House of Orange County, Providence Speech & Hearing Center, Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center, Saint Anselm?s Cross-Cultural Community Center, Share Our Selves, South County Outreach, Thomas House Temporary Shelter, UCI Foundation/Center for Diabetes Treatment and Research, Women Helping Women, and Working Wardrobes for a New Start. Recipients receiving larger grants included:
- Fullerton Interfaith Emergency Services?? A $75,000 grant to support their $2.5 million ?Second Step Transitional Housing Expansion? capital campaign. The expansion will include eight new apartments in Fullerton for homeless families, as well as provide a variety of health and human services to help the families work toward a life of independence.
- Laura?s House?? A $75,000 grant to support their new domestic violence shelter in South Orange County. The new facility will increase the shelter?s annual capacity by 93% allowing Laura?s House to annually serve 175 additional women and their children who are victims of domestic violence.
The Pacific Life Foundation has pledged to contribute a total of $560,000 towards marine mammal protection and education programs in 2012 and it will provide approximately $300,000 in matching funds for Pacific Life employee donations to United Ways throughout Southern California in 2012.
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The Pacific Life Foundation was established in 1984. Together with Pacific Life, the Foundation has contributed donations totaling over $68.3 million to thousands of nonprofits. It expects to contribute $5.6 million in grants to nonprofits throughout 2012. For more information about the Pacific Life Foundation, visit its website at?www.PacificLifeFoundation.com.
Offering insurance since 1868, Pacific Life provides a wide range of life insurance products, annuities, and mutual funds, and offers a variety of investment products and services to individuals, businesses, and pension plans. Pacific Life counts more than half of the 100 largest U.S. companies as its clients. For additional company information, including current financial strength ratings, visit Pacific Life online at?www.PacificLife.com.
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This Could be Medina's Year
By Ken Lipshez | Sports Correspondent at February 3, 2012 | 11:30 am | Print
As Geovanni Medina confronts the stiff challenges that becoming a championship-caliber scholastic wrestler pose, the New Britain High junior casts the impression that he?ll use those same attributes as he steers the course of his life.
Medina, who competes in the 126-pound weight class for coach Charles Ferguson?s Hurricanes, had little difficulty keeping his 2011-12 record unblemished through 20 bouts with a second-period pin at Conard Jan. 25. His goals are set high and why not after what he accomplished in his sophomore year.
Medina, competing at 112, went 31-7, took first place at the CCC West tournament and finished third in the Class LL tournament to qualify for the State Open. Hard work and dedication have built a r?sum? that will place him among the top wrestlers in NBHS history.
Medina was in seventh grade when he participated in New Britain?s youth program. When the lack of volunteer coaches hastened the program?s demise, he went elsewhere. He enrolled with the Newington Black Hawks program at the urging of his father Frank and began to appreciate the sport. He went even further to ramp up his offseason commitment.
?I went to Northeast Elite [in Enfield] because some Newington wrestlers wrestled there,? Geovanni said. ?It was real good. It helps the young wrestlers.?
Geovanni?s father Frank, his mother and younger brother were at Conard to support him. Frank wrestled briefly at Bulkeley, wished he had put more into it and vowed to get Geovanni involved. He?s helped initiate the improvement of other NB youngsters by bringing them to Enfield.
?[Geovanni?s] always practicing and I?m glad he?s got a lot of kids that follow him from the football program,? Frank Medina said. ?We have a lot of football players wrestling and it?s a young squad so I see a lot of good things coming out of this program.?
Geovanni went 23-7 as a freshman. He lost his first state tournament bout, opened the consolation round with a pin but suffered a 4-3 loss in an elimination match. He was determined to improve.
?I didn?t so well my freshman year so I wanted to focus more on wrestling,? said Medina, who gave up baseball to hone his wrestling skills. ?I wrestled the whole summer, I lifted, I went to all the tournaments and that?s how I got better. I started to love it.?
With love came dedication. With dedication came hard work. With hard work and an ever-growing will to win, his sophomore results project him among the state?s elite 112-pounders.
Seeded third in ?LL,? Medina dispensed of second-seeded Johnny D?Elia in a 9-4 semifinal bout before losing to Glastonbury?s Tyler Keane 11-3 in the finale. At the Open, he advanced through the early rounds by a 15-0 technical fall and a pin, but dropped a 7-5 semifinal decision in overtime to Andrew Chase of Bristol Eastern before taking third with a major decision.
?He slipped the headlock,? Geovanni said. ?That still gets to me.?
Medina qualified for the New Englands ? a difficult proposition for a sophomore ? but lost a pair of decisions.
Conard coach Chris Glowacki has seen enough of Medina to believe that this is his year.
?He?s gonna win the LL?s,? he said. ?He looks very, very good.?
Geovanni yearns to see NBHS improve its standing and reputation as a team and he has certainly done his part.
?I like winning,? he said. ?When I went to Newington and Enfield and got better, it made me like the sport better. Now I want to contribute to team wins.?
Those around him ? Raphael Gonzalez (106), Aaron Sanchez (132), Edward Cruz (138), Bryce Buinickas (145), Malik Webb (152)and Dylan Krivickas (160) ? have all improved, but the Hurricanes continue to struggle in the CCC West, a division that includes two state-ranked teams in Farmington (7th) and Southington (9th).
The Hurricanes continue to be plagued by forfeits ? weight classes where they don?t have competitors ? and each one costs them six points when they face teams with the full complement of wrestlers.
?We get freshmen who never played the sport the before and they get discouraged because they lose,? Geovanni said. ?If you have a feeder program [like Southington and Newington] that sends youth wrestlers straight into high school, they?re good at the sport and want to stick with it through their high school career.?
The elder Medina praised Ferguson?s part in Geovanni?s development and put out a call to New Britain wrestlers of the past.
?If we get alumni to come back and help [Ferguson] out, we would be devastating,? he said. ?He needs help. The guys who were great back in the day need to come back and help the program out because he?s an awesome coach. [Geovanni] listens to his coach and that?s why he?s improved.?
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The Sports Journal
Source: http://nbcityjournal.com/archives/3937
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Friday, February 3, 2012
San Diego Imposes New Tax?Without Mandated Voter Approval
Those running the City of San Diego have no use for voters or families.? And, they laugh at the law.
??Expectations should be tempered,? Goldsmith wrote in a news release. ?We do not know if this is a reliable plan to finance the Convention Center expansion.?
Goldsmith reiterates that the financing package relies on a tax increase San Diego?s hoteliers ? not city voters ? will approve. Without a vote of the public, the plan faces constitutional questions, Goldsmith said.?State law is clear?no tax raise without the voters approval.? In this case the corrupt council members decide it is ?unclear? so implement a tax. I think laws against murder are ?unclear?, can I kill?
This is why government is not trusted nor respected.? This is why California is in a Depression?investors do not trust government policy or how it is made.
by Liam Dillon, voiceofsandiego, 2/2/12
The key part of the plan to pay for San Diego?s $520 million Convention Center expansion remains legally uncertain, City Attorney Jan Goldsmith said Wednesday.
?Expectations should be tempered,? Goldsmith wrote in a news release. ?We do not know if this is a reliable plan to finance the Convention Center expansion.?Goldsmith reiterates that the financing package relies on a tax increase San Diego?s hoteliers ? not city voters ? will approve. Without a vote of the public, the plan faces constitutional questions, Goldsmith said.
He wrote in the release:
Goldsmith?s warning comes before an April vote of the city?s hoteliers on a proposal to increase hotel-room taxes between 1 percent and 3 percent for the next 30 years. The tax hike will finance about three-quarters of the expansion. Goldsmith emphasized that the city plans to seek court approval for the deal before collecting the tax. The city of San Jose used a similar legal maneuver to finance its Convention Center expansion, but Goldsmith noted a judge?s consent in San Jose isn?t binding here. There?s also one major difference between the two cities. In San Jose, no interest group opposed the expansion in court. In San Diego, organized labor groups have said they?ll fight the expansion on legal grounds, adding to the leverage local unions have over the deal.The California Constitution requires that taxes be approved by a two-thirds vote of the qualified electorate. To be clear, this IS a tax. But, this tax would not be submitted to all voters in the City.
Instead, it would only be submitted to hotel property owners within the City. If two-thirds of that electorate approves the tax, the tax would be imposed.
Assuming hoteliers approve the tax hike in April, the City Council is expected to vote on a full financing proposal, including a $3.5 million annual contribution from the day-to-day operating budget, in May.
Goldsmith also raised a series of significant questions about the financing proposal in his release:
1. Is the plan legal or illegal? That is not clear. It tests the boundaries of the law and there are legitimate arguments on both sides. Lawyers within our office have differing opinions. (The city?s outside attorney) would not issue an opinion on legality. Nor, will we. That?s why a validation lawsuit will be filed.
2. Why would the City Attorney?s Office allow the City to go forward with a plan that is legally unclear? There is nothing wrong with testing the boundaries of the law if that is what the client wants to do. After all, a similar ? but not identical ? plan was approved by a Superior Court judge in San Jose. If we believed that the plan is illegal, we would not sign off. There is a big difference between illegality and lack of clarity.
3. Should the City go forward with the financing plan? That is the policymakers? call. Legally, there is nothing wrong with going forward as long as a validation lawsuit is filed. But, we should do so with our eyes open. Expectations should be tempered. We do not know if this is a reliable plan to finance the convention center expansion. In addition, a validation action is litigation and it may not be quick, particularly if there are appeals; and, it could be expensive.
4. Is there a potentially quicker and more legally reliable means of increasing taxes? Yes, a financing plan could be presented to the general electorate for a vote, not just to hotel property owners.
Source: http://capoliticalnews.com/2012/02/02/san-diego-imposes-new-tax-without-mandated-voter-approval/
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No end in sight to the warm winter
Reporting from New York?
Birds were singing. Insects were buzzing. And a large skunk suddenly appeared in the road in front of meteorologist Paul Pastelok as he drove to work in rural Pennsylvania.Pastelok missed the skunk, but the close encounter this week was a reminder of how freakishly warm the winter has been from the Plains to the East Coast, and how the higher temperatures have upended everything from wildlife to resorts whose life cycles are dictated by snow.
In New York City, where "unseasonably mild" and "balmy" have been the forecasts of late, temperatures this week have been at least 10 to 20 degrees warmer than the usual average high of 39, a pattern seen across much of the eastern half of the country.
In Wichita, Kan., where the average high temperature last month was 37, about 6 degrees above normal, it hit 62 on Thursday ? warmer than Las Vegas. Washington topped out at 56 on Thursday. In Chicago, where the average January day is 29.5 degrees, it was 59 on the last day of the month.
"A measly 19%" of the country was covered in snow, according to Weather.com. New York City, which last year was staggering beneath 36 inches of snow by Feb. 1, has seen just 4 inches fall so far this winter, and the remnants of the last storm melted away long ago.
"Let me put it this way," said one doleful employee of an empty fur-seller in Manhattan, sitting beside doors opened to a sunny, 62-degree day. "Thank God we have a lot of Saudis in town, because to them this is like 30 degrees below zero."
"It's mild," said Pastelok, a meteorologist from AccuWeather, in one of the bigger understatements of the season.
"The departures have been way above normal this season, maybe in a top five or top 10 category," he said when asked to rank how unusual the winter from the Plains eastward had been in terms of temperatures and lack of snow.
The situation has stymied forecasters, who study previous years' patterns to predict the future. This year has been unique because even when there have been cold snaps, they have been extremely brief and followed by long, mild stretches.
Even with February ushering in cooler temperatures ? but still above the norm ? Pastelok said there were no clear signs of change on the way. "If you don't like cold, it'll be a pattern you like," he said.
Grumpy furriers aside, most New Yorkers have been reveling in the novelty of ice-skating in T-shirts and lunch hours spent basking in the sun or dining at outdoor cafes. But one person's luxury is another's loss, and for businesses that rely upon snow and city officials who plan staffing around the seasons, the weird winter is not welcome and could lead to such changes as higher food prices and more roadkill.
The northern Plains' wheat crops rely on snow cover to protect them from cold air during their dormant winter months, say forecasters, who warn of possible higher prices because of the odd weather. Fruit trees tricked into blossoming early and then hit by a frost could be damaged. Rodents who normally hunker down for the winter are out and about, making for unusual encounters like the one Pastelok had with the skunk outside State College, Pa.
For people who depend upon well water, the lack of snowmelt is a problem. And, Pastelok said, "we could be looking at an abnormally buggy spring" because the icy temperatures that normally drive away insects haven't materialized.
Few have suffered the warmish winter as badly as small ski areas such as Whaleback Mountain in New Hampshire, where Frank Sparrow, one of the owners, made no attempt to conceal his disappointment over the season.
"It's the worst I can remember in 30 years," he said in a telephone interview. "Even if we had snow for the rest of the season, we could never recover."
Sparrow estimated that Whaleback "might have had a foot" of natural snowfall so far this season, and that rain and temperatures in the 40s had affected its ability to top that with quality man-made snow.
In New York, the city canceled its annual Winter Jam festival scheduled for Saturday in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, which gives city dwellers the chance to try cross-country skiing, sledding and snowshoeing. It was the first time in Winter Jam's 10-year history that lack of winter had forced its cancellation.
"It wasn't even a close call," said parks commissioner Adrian Benepe.
From his office adjacent to the Central Park Zoo, buds were sprouting on trees. Crowds lingered around the nearby sea lion pool, whose barking residents lounged in the sun on warm rocks. Daffodils had begun sprouting in some areas.
They were welcome sights for residents who a year ago were in the grip of an icy storm, but the big park crowds have a downside. The city varies park staff according to the seasons, and cleanup crews are at an ebb in the dead of winter.
"So the good news is people are coming out into the parks and playgrounds when they normally would be empty," Benepe said. "The bad news is, we have to clean up after them."
tina.susman@latimes.com
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Stealth Startup Numecent Raises $2 Million Series A For ?Cloudpaging? Technology
Numecent, a stealth startup building a patented "cloudpaging" technology, just raised $2 million in Series A funding from undisclosed corporate investors. The $2 million tranche is a part of a larger $10 million funding round, and is in addition to the $7.5 million in seed funding the company has already raised from private investors. Exact details as to what Numecent is developing are not known, beyond a general description of what "cloudpaging" means, as provided by the company.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/9CoKuuMmlug/
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