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Yale study: Costly breast cancer tests don't add up to better outcomes for elderly
All women know they're supposed to get an annual screening for breast cancer -- but a recent Yale study says that there's no real evidence that costly screenings are benefiting women over 75.
Cary Gross, an associate professor of medicine at Yale, cautions that the study results don't mean that mammograms aren't effective and that women shouldn't get them.
"It simply says that in women over 75, there is no evidence whether or not the screenings are effective in bringing about better outcomes," he said. "We need further study."
This is significant because Medicare pays more than $1 billion per year for breast cancer screenings. More than $400 million of that is spent on women over the age of 75, Gross said.
Gross, who is the director of the Cancer Outcomes, Public Policy, and Effectiveness Research Center at Yale, said his study looked at overall costs of screening and treatment, and then at overall national costs and the variation in cost in different regions of the country.
Researchers studied more than 137,000 female Medicare beneficiaries who had not had breast cancer and followed them for two years to observe which screenings they had, and any later incidence of breast cancer, as well as the cost of their treatments.
What they found was that the costs of breast cancer screenings varied widely throughout the country. In some areas, Medicare spent only $40, while in other areas, the cost was closer to $110 per patient.
"It was the type of technology that made the difference," said Gross. "In areas where women were tested using digital and computer-aided detection, the cost was more. But what we found was that there was no relation between the higher expense of screening and the improved outcomes for the patients."
Gross emphasized that the study followed patients for only two years, and that perhaps the results would shift over time. "But if you think about screening," he said, "you would argue that if spending more on screening is effective, you should have a lower incidence of metastatic disease in those areas. But in fact, there's no relation."
He said that these findings underscore the need for further studies. "In some instances, breast cancer screening can save lives. But no woman wants to undergo testing if it's likely to cause more harm than good, and no health system -- particularly ours -- can afford to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on screening programs without evidence to support them."
One of the challenges in treating an aging population is how to make those decisions, he said, and physicians have not been given the information to help them talk to their patients.
With his own patients, he said that some patients in their 80s still wish to get mammograms every year, while others say they don't want to look for additional health problems they might find.
"For me, the issue is that people should be treated in a way that aligns with their preference," he said. "Within the Medicare program, what's the best way to help each and every patient? The issue is spending the money wisely."
Doctors, he said, shouldn't ration needed care. "When working with individual patients, the decision needs to be based on the interest of the patient," he said. "If there is a test or procedure that would be helpful, certainly the question of saving the health system money shouldn't play a role."
But if there are tests or interventions that aren't going to help patients -- perhaps patients with complicating factors or who have a limited life expectancy -- then Gross said those should not be offered.
"We're spending a lot of money, and we're not sure what we're getting out of it," he said. "More is definitely not always better."


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MaN's BeSt FriEnD. That's what our dog, Walter, was to my husband, Scott. They were best buddies. Sadly, 'ole Wally went to Dog Heaven yesterday.
I say "sadly". However, Walter did have a full life. He was 12 years, 1 month, and 27 days old. That's 80-something in human years. So, he actually lived a nice, long life. And when I say "nice", I mean ReALLy "nice". Wally definitely lived the high life, but he didn't start off that way.
When Walter was just four-months old he got into rat poison which landed him in the vet hospital. After a blood transfusion, a close brush with death, and an owner who couldn't afford the vet bill, Wally was given to the vet. The vet was friends with Scott and after a little PerSuAdiNg she talked Scott into taking Wally home with him. And that is when it all began.
Little did Scott know what he was getting himself into. Nor did he know the FriEnDsHiP that would transpire.
That first night together Walter gave Scott a little preview of what life would be like. As Scott placed two steaks on the countertop for dinner and then turned his back to start the grill, Walter in a flash grabbed the steaks and they were gone. When Scott went to put Walter to bed in the new dog bed he had just bought, Walter ripped it to shreds. He wouldn't settle for anything but Scott's bed. Walter had his own AgEnDa, to say the least.
When I met Scott, Walter was 2-years old, full of vim and vigor. He was the most high-strung dog I had ever met. He was ornery and demanding. He helped himself to food on the counter. {Once that was a crock pot of chili.} However, he was also a LoVeR and not a fighter. The night I went into labor with my oldest, I went downstairs to watch tv and record my contractions. Walter came down with me and would not leave my side. Once we did have kids, he became a willing participant of their antics in exchange for regular food hand-outs.
A FaiThFuL friend, Walter would look out the window everyday for Scott to come home. As soon as he would see Scott's vehicle pull in the driveway, he would run around the house like a crazy man.
In a nutshell, Walter was part of our family.
I bought this print a year or so ago because I knew it would be a reminder of Walter when he was gone. This is the pose he sat in.
I'll miss a lot about Walter. That personality that was larger than life. Hearing his tail ThUmP on the hardwood floor early in the morning signaling to me my girls were coming down the stairs. {Or anytime you walked over to him, for that matter.} The lover-boy he had become wanting to lay by your side and have you pet him. The softest fur a dog could ever have. The HaPpiEsT soul to see you when you walked in the door every day.
GoOd-ByE Wally. We'll miss you, old friend.

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Yes y'all! Mimi herself has partnered up with OPI to release her very own nail polish collection. I'm wondering why this is just now happening. She should have had her own collection years ago, uh? I adore Mariah Carey. Moreso the old skool Sweet sweet fantasy baby Mariah than anything else. And don't even get me started on the albums Music Box and the Emancipation of Mimi. Yasssss. This collection is also where we see the revolutionary Liquid Sand formula polishes. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about them but honey, I'm lovin' them.
A Butterfly Moment is a frosty tan nude and it's not what I would have put in a Mariah Carey collection. It has a bit of a Grandma feel to it. It's definitely work appropriate and would probably look dynamic when used it nail art but by herself, meh…I'm not feelin' it too much.
Pink Yet Lavender is a pink glitter with lavender shimmer. She's loaded with hex bits and holographic glitter. Nothing too unique but it's a nice layering glitter. I'm not sure I get the name though. Am I being slow or does it not make much sense?
Anti-Bleak isn't terribly unique but I love this deep creamy purple. It has such a nice richness to it and while it takes 2 coats to reach full opacity, it looks stunning nonetheless. And of course I love that it's a creme.
The Impossible is a matte fuchsia with star confetti. This is one of the Liquid Sand polishes and whooooa – I love it. It dries to a sandy matte finish. It has a nice textured look and feel to it but the crazy thing is, removal is super easy. It's as easy to remove as a regular polish – not a glitter. As much as I love The Impossible, I hated that I couldn't get enough stars on the nails. Womp.
Get Your Number is a matte blue with sparkles and I think this is my favorite Liquid Sand polish. It looks amaziiiiing. I don't even want to see how this looks with a top coat. It looks so spectacular by itself.
Stay The Night is a matte black with red glints. And don't even ask me what a glint is because I certainly don't know. Ha! I couldn't get this one to look as sandy as the others. I waited a good 5 minutes for it to dry, but it still had a bit of a glossy effect to it. Maybe I got a dud? I'm not sure but I still dig the red sparkles.
Sprung is a shimmery copper. This is another unexpected shade for me. It just doesn't scream Mimi. It's pretty enough but it's just okay…
Can't Let You Go is a matte purple with dazzling sparkle is woooow, this is another one of my favorites. It actually looks a bit more of a blue violet in real life but it is wonderful. And I don't think I'd love it as much if it weren't for the Liquid Sand effect.
I used about 2 coats of polish for polish here and I didn't have any serious application issues. The Liquid Sand polishes apply beautifully and there aren't you tricks that you need to know prior to applying them. They are so great and I am loving this trend. I'm sure we'll see more of these from OPI and other brands. And I am definitely okay with that.
The Beauty BasicsPrice: $9/bottle
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Favorites in collection: Anti-Bleak, Get Your Number, Can't Let You Go
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Los Angeles, CA - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the return of the popular series "Oprah's Lifeclass" with six all-new episodes, titled "Oprah's Lifeclass: The Tour" to premiere Monday, March 26 (8:00 - 10:00 p.m. ET/PT). The first episode kicks off live at the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis on Monday, March 26, then heads to Radio City Music Hall in New York on Monday, April 2, with new episodes continuing each Monday throughout April. Two episodes will be taped in each city and a third location will be announced shortly.
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"Taking 'Lifeclass' on the road gives Oprah the opportunity to connect on a whole new level with our viewers in person, on-air and online," said Sheri Salata, president, OWN. "We are gathering the most inspiring teachers to discuss the fundamental life principles that are the keys to unlocking our own greatest potential."
Oprah takes the stage as teacher in one of the world's biggest classrooms alongside hand-picked experts including Bishop T.D. Jakes and inspirational author Iyanla Vanzant at the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis, Missouri (March 26). Spiritualist Deepak Chopra and business and life strategist Tony Robbins join her at Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York (April 2). "Oprah's Lifeclass: The Tour" will again engage fans online with live streaming at Oprah.com and feature a digital classroom (www.oprah.com/lifeclass) with all-new course work to accompany episode themes.
During its inaugural five week run last October, "Oprah's Lifeclass" was a true multi-platform experience. Over 1.4 million students from around the world engaged with Oprah online at Oprah.com to view live webcasts of the series and join the Lifeclass digital classroom to participate in the companion course work. "Oprah's Lifeclass" content received nearly 11 million page views and 1.6 million unique visitors on Oprah.com, and users from over 200 countries viewed the "Oprah's Lifeclass" webcasts on Facebook and Oprah.com. The series is produced by Harpo Studios and recently won an NAACP award for Outstanding Talk Series. Follow @OprahLifeclass on Twitter and join the conversation using #OprahsLifeclass.
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A joint venture between Harpo, Inc. and Discovery Communications, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is a multi-platform media company designed to entertain, inform and inspire people to live their best lives. OWN debuted on January 1, 2011, in approximately 77 million homes on what was the Discovery Health Channel. The venture also includes the award-winning digital platform, Oprah.com.


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Bowyer, Gordon renew Martinsville familiarity
Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon had dominant cars at Martinsville, but neither won. For the second consecutive race at the track, some late tangling with each other had a lot to do with it.
Bowyer, who led 154 laps, finished sixth, and Gordon was eighth after leading 92 laps.
''I was door-to-door with him and he just turned left to block me and I was already there,'' Bowyer said about Gordon, a four-time series champion who was stuck in the outside lane on a late restart. ''I hit the brakes and wheel-hopped. I hit him so hard and tried to stay off him. It was a bad deal right there. You can see I was there and he just kept turning left on me and I was like, `Hey, you better not do that.' It is what it is. It was a good day for us.''
In the spring on the 0.526-mile oval, Bowyer's daring late move to the inside of turn one wiped out himself, Gordon and Jimmie Johnson, costing all three of them a chance at the victory. This time, Gordon said he wasn't sure exactly what happened.
''We were on the outside and I mean we were sitting ducks on the outside,'' Gordon said. ''I was just trying to get down. I felt like I got down in front of him, but maybe I didn't. I don't know.''
There were no hard feelings, Gordon said.
''I like Clint a lot. We race really hard together and we were just racing hard right there,'' he said.
Bowyer said getting beat out of the pits late cost him as much as anything else.
''Man, I thought we had a car capable of winning,'' he said.
Just like in the spring.
MISUNDERSTANDING: Denny Hamlin's two penalties for entering pit road didn't cost him, but left him somewhat confused.
He said the way his team measured his speed and the way NASCAR did didn't match up, and he twice was sent to the back of the field.
''I think that there was something more to that than what we thought,'' he said of the calculations. ''Nothing we couldn't overcome. We still drove our tails right back up to the front twice and passed the (Johnson) about four times.''
Hamlin finished 33rd, and saw his championship hopes wiped away, after an electrical problem sent him to the garage.
''It's frustrating,'' he said. ''What can you do?''
OLD TIMER'S DAY: NASCAR Hall of Famers Junior Johnson, Leonard Wood, Ned Jarrett and Dale Inman spent some time sharing recollections Sunday, and Johnson and Jarrett shared the title for the best story.
Johnson said the first time he ever used a two-way radio was at Martinsville, and it didn't go well.
''I was about three laps on the field and (one of the team owners) got on the radio and said `Slow down,''' Johnson said, describing one of his two victories at the track. ''Well I slowed down but the car started pushing when I slowed down, so I just picked it back up to where when I'd go in and turn it, it would go around the race track and not try to go into the wall. And he kept on talking to me and finally got to cussing and I cut the radio off and went back to driving it like I did and I lapped the field again ... and he fired me when the race was over. That's the most action I ever had out here.''
Jarrett never won as a driver at Martinsville, but later worked as a broadcaster.
''I was working in the pits for the Motor Racing Network and Richard Petty was leading the race,'' Jarrett said, ''... and the restroom sits pretty close to where it sits now, pretty close to pit road.
''I had told them during the break that I needed to go to the restroom and it was 50, 60 laps before the pit stops were coming up and they said `OK, go ahead.' And Richard Petty made an unscheduled pit stop, think he had a tire going down or something, and they threw it down to me and there I was, standing in the john. Well, I heard him come into the pits, `Richard Petty is coming in for an unscheduled pit stop,' ... I heard him stop and I had my stopwatch and I clicked it on as soon as he stopped and I could hear it when he left, I could hear the air wrench and everything going on, so I just described the pit stop and when he went back out I told everyone how long it took him to make the pit stop ... and it worked.''
NUTS AND BOLTS: When Matt Kenseth crossed the start-finish line Sunday, he gave Jack Roush 3,000 starts as a car owner. Roush's teams have won two Sprint Cup championships, 130 races and 84 poles, but they had a rough day at Martinsville. Greg Biffle finished 10th, Matt Kenseth 14th and Carl Edwards 18th. ... The curbs in the turns were painted bright pink to recognize breast cancer awareness month. ... Johnson's victory was the 12th of the season for Chevrolet, clinching the 10th consecutive manufacturer's title for the automaker and 36th overall.
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Beijng, China (CNN) -- There is high tension in Inner Mongolia, China's strategic frontier region, where the death of a Mongolian has triggered rare street protests.
It is now witnessing ethnic discord between Mongolians, who populated the area for centuries, and the Han Chinese, who now make up 79% of the province's 24 million population.
It all started on May 10, when an ethnic Mongolian herder was struck and killed by a coal truck driven by Han Chinese. The herder, protesting against the coal mining activity, had tried to stop trucks from crossing into his traditional pastureland.
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The hit-and-run incident triggered anger that festered for weeks as Mongolians used mobile phones and the Internet to circulate pictures of the herder's death.
Five days later, a forklift driver allegedly struck and killed Yan Wenlong, a young Manchu worker, who was among a group of people protesting pollution in a coal mine.
Last week, some 2,000 Mongolians, spearheaded by students, took the anger to the streets in Xilin Gol.
They marched toward government offices, chanting "defend our land and defend our rights".
"People demanded legal rights for Mongolians, for herders," said Enghebatu Togochog, director of the New York-based Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center (SMHRIC). "They didn't mention higher autonomy or independence. Their goals are practical, so the government can't find an excuse to crack down hard on them."
Still, Chinese officials moved swiftly to quash any rebellious tendencies. They deployed riot police and paramilitary troops to disperse crowds and patrol the streets. They blocked access to social media sites and text-messaging services, apparently to prevent protesters from regrouping.
They tried "soft" tactics, too. Hu Chunhua, Inner Mongolia's 48-year-old party chief, met with students and teachers, assuring them that the Han Chinese suspects would be prosecuted promptly and severely.
Hu promised to look into regulating mining activities, which are dominated by Han Chinese, and to look into the impact of mining on the environment, the traditional culture and the livelihood of local residents. He also sacked the communist party chief of Xilin Gol, where the incident took place.
Human rights activists say the discord in Inner Mongolia reflects the failure of China's policies toward national minorities.
"China's policies toward ethnic minorities aim at assimilating them, while facilitating the exploitation of the natural resources found on their territories," says Nicholas Bequelin, senior researcher at Human Rights Watch. "These policies are accompanied by systematic political and cultural suppression, economic marginalization and institutionalized discrimination."
Mongolian activists say constant migration of Han Chinese, the country's dominant ethnic group, is diluting their language, culture and livelihood.
Mongolians also complain that their traditional grazing lands have been ruined by mining and desertification.
"People want more freedoms," says Enghebatu Togochog of SMHRIC, "We think the authorities should let people decide if Mongolians want independence, higher autonomy or staying in the People's Republic of China. But the government obviously doesn't accept the concept of self-determination."
Occupying 12 per cent of the country's land mass, Inner Mongolia sits atop rich reserves of coal, oil, gas, minerals and rare earth resources. It is China's top coal producer, accounting for about one-fourth of the country's coal production.
But human rights activists say that many Mongolians are left out of China's lucrative economic boom, living in remote grasslands where the markets and education are typically inaccessible.
"In fact tensions have been running high under the surface for many years and conflicts between herders and new settlers have long been an everyday occurrence," says Bequelin of Human Rights Watch. "The real factors behind the protests in Inner Mongolia are the long-standing suppression of the Mongols' basic rights and their gradual eviction from the grasslands."
Chinese officials and academics insist the protests reflect local unhappiness over loss of land, not necessarily a clash between ethnic Mongolians and Han Chinese. Hao Shiyuan, a professor the the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, believes "these protests are a conflict derived from economic development, as seen in similar protests against land acquisition in southern China."
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What if what J.P. Barry is trying to feed Vancouver GM Mike Gillis in the Sedin contract negotiations should turn out to be true?
Imagine if they really could continue at approximately this rate for the next five years and go on defying Father Time as though they were Daniel Alfredsson, Teemu Selanne or Pavel Datsyuk. Imagine what that might do for this franchise. Or if you're not a fan of the twins, imagine what it might do to this franchise.
Let's take the positive first. If such a thing were possible it would give this team time to retool and bring in the likes of Bo Horvat, Hunter Shinkaruk, Brendan Gaunce, Frank Corrado and others still yet undrafted without taking a significant step backwards. You know, something like what the San Jose Sharks seem to be pulling off right before our eyes.
It's certainly a nice thought if you happen to be in ownership, given that the one thing that could dry up the cash cow that is the Canucks would be to have this team take significant gas for three or four years.
And that certainly seems possible if the Sedins were to depart at the end of the season or begin to slide significantly immediately upon signing any such new deal, no matter how long.
Now there would be others who might look at the Sedins' up-and-down performances in the playoffs and conclude the team would have a greater chance of winning if it were to bite the bullet and say goodbye, suffer through the tougher seasons to get better drafts, and retool that way. But none of those people are likely to have the same concerns as ownership.
So what are the possibilities of this being the case? What if they just keep doing what they're doing for longer than anyone expected? They're both certainly off to excellent starts, which is a good sign, and there's no question that they keep themselves in superb condition at all times — the Canucks having their test results year after year to verify it.
Well, Alfredsson for one thinks we might see a few more people like him and Selanne, and said he thinks the twins have an excellent chance of pulling off something similar.
"I think ... what happened in '05 after the lockout, when they took away the hooking and holding and clutching and grabbing, which took a great toll on the hamstrings and took so much out of the groins and hip flexors and stuff, has helped.
"If the same rules were in play there's no way I'd be playing now, there's no question. Today's game allows you to use speed to get body position and you can play a lot longer with the new rules. If you can stay away from major injuries, you can play until you're 40.
"I think when you are, from my perspective, looking at them, they prepare themselves, and as you get older if you've built a strong base when you were younger you can live off that, you don't have to work harder in the summer, you just have to work smarter and be smarter about practice during the season and maintaining energy. So I can see them playing a long time as well.
"There's a lot of other factors that's got to fall in place, obviously, motivation mentally that you have the drive to do it again.
"As you get older, of course, you have family and other priorities that become maybe more important at times. You have to find a mix where you feel the drive is there and you push yourself.
"You can't just say, 'I'll play because I want to play.' If you don't put an effort into it, it's not going to be fun and then you won't be happy."
Those are the real questions the Sedins should be honestly asking themselves before signing any long-term deal. They need to search their own hearts in this as well.
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ICRSE, SWAN and Red Umbrella Athens/Positive Voice, organised a 3-day community mobilisation training between 5-7 February, in Athens.
The SWAN Strategic Plan 2018-2020 outlines the mission, values, goals and strategies of our network.
17th of December is marked by sex workers internationally as the International day to End Violence against Sex Workers to raise awareness of the violence against sex workers worldwide, demand justice for the human rights violations sex workers face and to remember the lives of loved ones.
SWAN is proud to present its Annual Reports for the years 2016 and 2017. The Annual Reports highlight the activities and achievements of SWAN in 2016 and 2017. These activities include capacity building and community mobilization activities, advocacy tools and opportunities, regional projects and initiatives as well as a glimpse in SWAN major internal processes.
A Memorandum to create an EECA Regional Communities Consortium has been signed on December 20, 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The goal of the Consortium is to unite the efforts of key populations networks of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) in developing a long-term multi-country program on increasing efficiency and sustainability of national HIV strategies in the region.
17 December 2017 marks the 14th annual International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. For fourteen years, sex workers around the world have used this day to highlight the need for action to end violence against sex workers. The issues faced by sex workers often vary from region to region, due to different laws, social and cultural contexts, but one common issue faced by all sex workers is their vulnerability to and experience of violence.
Every year on 1st of December the world marks World AIDS Day. This year, SWAN together with ICRSE issued a joint statement and SWAN members marked the day with various different events.
To mark World AIDS Day 2017, SWAN and ICRSE, two regional networks for sex workers' rights in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia join individuals, organisations and other networks in uniting in the fight against HIV globally, and remembering those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses. Together, SWAN and ICRSE are publishing this joint statement to continue to highlight the key issues sex workers face in relation to health and HIV. We invite sex workers and allies in our region to join us in marking #WorldAIDSDay by including these HASHTAGS on social media and help us raise awareness of the importance of sex workers' rights in the fight to end HIV and ensuring nobody is left behind!
25 мая 2017 года новые члены СВАН Красный Зонт Афины (Греция) вместе с Греческой ассоциацией людей, живущих с ВИЧ «Позитивный голос» организовали конференцию по вопросам политики, касающейся секс-работы в Греции. Конференция прошла успешно, так как впервые эту тему обсуждали представители правительства, политических партий, гражданского общества, секс-работники и научное сообщество.
On 25th of May, 2017, new SWAN members Red Umbrella Athens (Greece) together with Hellenic Association of People Living with HIV "Positive Voice" have organized a conference on policy issues regarding sex work in Greece. It was very successful as for the first time this topic was discussed by representatives from the government, political parties, civil society, sex workers and scientific community.


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Warriors sixth man Brandon Rush will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee Friday night, according to his agent Mark Bartelstein.
An MRI on Saturday revealed the extent of what was clearly a gruesome injury from the night before. Rush was attempting a transition dunk with 4:09 remaining in the first quarter when he was nailed from behind by Memphis' Zach Randolph. Rush was in agony and couldn't put weight on the leg as he was helped into the locker room.
"It's devastating, but we'll put a plan together with the Warriors' medical team, and we'll get him back to 100 percent," Bartelstein said. Most athletes miss between nine and 12 months after ACL surgery. "He's crushed, as you would expect, but he's a hard worker, and we're going to get this right."
Rush had a career season for the Warriors in 2011-12, and re-upped for $8 million over two years — with a player option for the 2013-14 season. His reserve role is integral to the Warriors, who use him to defend opponents' best perimeter players.
It will be interesting to see if the Warriors apply with the league for a disabled-player exception or if they try to fill the void left by Rush with Richard Jefferson and Draymond Green. If the exception is granted, the Warriors could sign or trade for a player who earns up to half of Rush's $4 million salary.
There are some defense-first small forwards still awaiting jobs on the free-agent market. Among those: Josh Howard's agent was in contact with the Warriors this summer, a Mickael Pietrus return makes some sense, and former players' union VP Maurice Evans would be a good locker-room and on-court addition.


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Would You Like Some Extenders With That Budget?
Well, that didn't take very long. President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) into law on December 22, delivering on his promise to radically change the tax code. We didn't make it two full months before Congress and the President tweaked the tax code again.
Some tax provisions that were previously allowed to expire or eliminated as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act have risen from the fiscal grave once again, thanks to the two-year budget deal that President Trump signed last Friday.
The broken Congressional funding process leads to annual tax uncertainty through the use of tax extenders – provisions that alter the expiration dates or applications of specific taxes. Tax breaks are passed with sunset dates, and then continuously reauthorized at the last minute – or even reauthorized past the last minute and applied retroactively.
Whether you look at this as a return to normalcy, a broken promise, or usual DC dysfunction, you may have an opportunity to apply unexpected tax breaks to tax year 2017. If you haven't filed your taxes yet, consider the following changes courtesy of the budget bill.
Breaks for Homeowners and Students
While many of the revived tax breaks apply to businesses, several apply to individual taxpayers and families.
Students can once again claim the deduction for tuition and related educational expenses – up to $4,000 as long as your adjusted gross income (AGI) is below $65,000 (twice that for married filing jointly) or up to $2,000 with an AGI below $80,000 single, $160,000 married filing jointly. Since this deduction is above the line, it subtracts directly from your AGI and you don't have to itemize to claim it.
The TCJA raised the standard deduction to provide less incentive to itemize for the 2018 tax year, but homeowners who still plan to itemize may now also deduct mortgage insurance premiums as well as their mortgage interest. The deduction phases out over the AGI of $100,000 to $110,000.
Did you acquire mortgage debt relief through discharge of some or all of the debt? Typically, the discharged amount is considered taxable income, just as if you had received that income from another source in order to pay off the debt. A provision in the budget bill allows the discharged amount to be excluded from gross income (making it non-taxable income). The provision also applies to debt that will be discharged as part of a binding written agreement that was entered into during the 2017 tax year.
Environmentally conscious homeowners may have several revived tax credits – even more valuable since credits subtract directly from your tax bill. The tax credit for energy-efficient home improvements is back with a credit of 10% of the expense (up to $500 total) for items like qualified energy-saving appliances or insulating windows that were installed in 2017. Other credits include breaks for home wind and geothermal installations, and up to a $2,500 tax credit for an electric 2-wheeled vehicle purchase.
If you are paying your tax bill in monthly installments using an IRS-approved plan, a provision in the new bill may help you. The IRS can't increase user fees associated with the installment plan and must waive the fees as long as the taxpayer's income is below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and payments are made electronically through a debit account.
There's a larger list of renewed tax breaks that are not likely to apply to you, but check the full list anyway – because you never know when you may find a hidden tax gem.
It's Not Too Late
What if you've taken our relentless advice and filed your taxes early? No problem. You can file an amended return using IRS Form 1040X. Simply note the changes and send the amended return in by mail (unfortunately, you can't submit an amended form electronically). Do NOT use a new 1040 form for amended returns.
If you aren't sure about your eligibility for any of these breaks in the 2017 tax year, consult with a tax professional. They will have access to the latest information in case there are any more surprises in the offing.
The Takeaway
When it comes to tax breaks, the Congress regularly taketh and the Congress regularly giveth back. The last-minute return of the tax breaks shows how important it is to keep up with the latest news coming out of Washington – regardless of how painful it may be on certain days.
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Wales star Gethin Jenkins believes the reigning RBS 6 Nations champions will need to show "how good we are" in Saturday's crunch Dublin clash against title rivals Ireland.
Hopes of Wales winning an unprecedented third successive Six Nations crown could stand or fall on the Aviva Stadium outcome.
Wales boast a two-year unbeaten away record in the tournament and they have lost just one of their last 11 championship games - against Ireland in Cardiff last season.
There is also a bubbling sub-plot of Ireland talisman Brian O'Driscoll facing a team coached by Warren Gatland for the first time since the 2013 British and Irish Lions boss controversially omitted the centre from a Test series decider against Australia seven months ago.
And with both teams claiming victories last weekend, it means that title aspirations will be on the line in front of a capacity crowd hoping to witness an epic Six Nations tussle.
"There is pressure on us," said Wales prop Jenkins, who has recovered from a knee injury and returns to win his 102nd cap.
"Everyone knows that teams are coming for us. Teams are going to be looking to knock us off our perch.
"Ireland are going to be fired up, and we have got to match that and show how good we are, really.
"It comes with our success over the last two years. Going into the decider last year (against England), I don't think too many expected us to win the way we did.
"That is the pressure we put on ourselves to win the title, so I suppose the same is the case this year. We have put the pressure on ourselves.
"It's different to the first five or so years when I was first involved (with Wales). You always felt you had a chance going into a game, but you've got belief. It's a big change in mentality.
"We've had some bad experiences, and come through them, such as that 2011 World cup semi-final (against France). Obviously, losing big games has an effect on you, but I think we have learnt from those experiences."
Wales have beaten Ireland in three of the last four meetings, including a 2011 World Cup quarter-final triumph, yet O'Driscoll and company are eminently capable of marching towards Twickenham to face England in two weeks' time with a Triple Crown on offer.
Jenkins has played plenty of times against Ireland, highlighted by his try-scoring exploits in the 2005 Grand Slam game that Wales won, to know what can be expected this weekend.
"It has always been pretty tight between us," he added. "Virtually every game, there seems to be just one score in it.
"Under their new coach (Joe Schmidt), and just from their performances in the autumn Tests, we know they are going to be just as good.
"They are one of the big challengers to us for the championship, and that is where you raise your game. We have always been a bit slow starting, so we know we will have to raise our game again on Saturday if we are to get a victory."
Jenkins, who is rapidly closing in on Stephen Jones' Wales cap record, shows no sign of slowing up. At 33, he remains an integral part of Gatland's plans.
"Obviously, you think that every game you play could be your last," he said. "You need to perform and you need to be at that top level.
"I think that the game has got more and more physical and more and more endurance-based. Touch wood, I haven't had any recurrences of my calf injuries this season.
"You can't beat playing for your country, and I cherish every moment. I am working hard to keep going as long as I can."
And Jenkins also paid a glowing tribute to O'Driscoll, who is set for his final appearance against Wales before retiring at the end of this season.
"He is a great guy," Jenkins added.
"I've been on three (Lions) tours with him and got on really well with him. He cut us to shreds last season, and he knows the game inside out and is a great player.
"I have enjoyed playing against him, but hopefully we can keep him quiet this weekend and he doesn't cause too much trouble."


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In truth, the best possible spin on the Middle East peace process before John Kerry warned Israel about becoming an "apartheid state" was that it was on life support. The Washington Post declares the project DOA, blaming intransigence on the part of the participants rather than Kerry's gaffe-ridden approach. And wasn't Kerry arguing that he would be the one man able to bridge that intransigence through his diplomatic brilliance?
Nine months after it began, the Obama administration's marquee diplomatic effort to broker a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians ended Tuesday with neither a whimper nor much of a bang.
The initiative pressed by Secretary of State John F. Kerry revived a brand of Middle East shuttle diplomacy made popular in the disco era and included a hundred closed-door meetings in a half dozen world capitals. But the talks reached their expiration date with each side blaming the other (and the United States) for the impasse and saying that neither saw a true partner for peace in the other.
That "disco era" wisecrack has to sting a bit, but it's not far from the truth. It's also not far from the results that shuttle diplomacy provided back in the day, mainly because the issues have little to do with the miles traveled by an American Secretary of State. The reunion between Fatah and Hamas more or less proves that, as Hamas refuses to recognize Israel nor disavow violence, despite having its own territory now in Gaza.
The Post's William Booth and Ruth Eglash parse out the blame:
The Palestinians argue that Israel was looking for an excuse to end the talks and found cause in that reconciliation between Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and Fatah, which controls politics in the West Bank. The two factions split in 2007 after Hamas seized power in Gaza.
"Israel never gave the negotiations a chance to succeed," said Saeb Erekat, the Palestinians' chief negotiator, on Tuesday. "If this Israeli government were sincerely interested in peace," he said, "it would have taken Palestinian national reconciliation as an opportunity for peace rather than an opportunity for a new blame game." …
"We're not going to negotiate with a government backed by Hamas unless Hamas changes its position and says it's willing to recognize Israel," Netanyahu said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."
The Post never mentions that Hamas has been firing rockets into Israel as Fatah signed that reconciliation agreement. That might be one reason that Israel doesn't believe Hamas to be a partner for peace, no? The problem of Palestinian demands for Israel's destruction existed before Kerry took over from Hillary Clinton, of course, but his central conceit was that his diplomacy was going to be different. It turned out to be the same old thing, and it left the situation arguably worse.
In fact, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki couldn't name a single benefit for Israelis or Palestinians of Kerry's talks when pressed by the Associated Press' Matt Lee, except for the prisoner releases (via the Free Beacon):
Politico's Edward-Isaac Dovere is hard pressed to come up with a single Kerry initiative that's succeeding:
Name one high-profile issue that's going well right now for Secretary of State John Kerry. …
Even as Kerry and Obama have brought together allied international action on Ukraine, Iran and elsewhere, his administration has been under attack at home and abroad for not being better able to showcase strength or effectiveness toward Russia and Syria.
Amid that criticism, Kerry is the face of the administration foreign policy, whether announcing the preliminary breakthrough with Iran in November — still moving forward, at least for now — or standing in Geneva again two weeks ago to cautiously accept the basic agreement with the Russians, now proven useless, to de-escalate Ukraine.
And then there's his own decision to making a renewed Middle East peace effort a central mission, which continues to have Obama's support and which hasn't been affected by the "apartheid" comment or the response it's generated.
After the "apartheid" comment, which not only put the nail in the coffin of the peace talks but may have permanently damaged Kerry's ability to interact with Israel, Senator Ted Cruz demanded his resignation. Politically, Barack Obama can't sustain another Cabinet change before the midterms, but diplomatically, Kerry's turning into a walking catastrophe that Obama can't sustain for much longer, either. The best Obama can hope is that Kerry keeps his foot out of his mouth for a few months longer, but the President may need to pick a special envoy for Israel in the meantime to bypass Kerry and his foot-in-mouth disease.
Update: Walter Russell Mead reminds us that this is Obama's foreign policy, even if Kerry is the incompetent in charge of it at the moment:
It's clear that the White House is beginning to understand that even American liberals have to work hard these days to continue to believe that the President is doing a good job in foreign affairs. Unfortunately, it is less clear that the White House knows what to do about the situation.
But neither the President nor Ben Rhodes (who is cited later in the article) appear to be taking on the reason so many of the president's sympathizers are shaking their heads over the state of American foreign policy today. It is clear to a child of ten that the President and all the people around him totally failed to understand the first thing about Vladimir Putin and his foreign policy agenda. They were caught utterly flatfooted by his move on Ukraine. To both the average layperson and the seasoned foreign policy professional, this looks like a major misreading of a major issue. Many will wonder how an administration that was listening in to Angela Merkel's cell phone calls could have misread Russia so comprehensively.
A public failure of this magnitude, (comparable in a way to George W. Bush launching a war to stop a WMD program that he then failed to find) is profoundly damaging to public confidence in a political leader.
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To read of my travels, you might get the impression that for most of the last three years, I've done nothing but prowl night markets and food stalls. True, a lot of great grilling takes place on Third World street corners, but you can also find some pretty amazing barbecue at luxury resorts. One such place is Amandari, a hotel built right into a rice paddy near the artist town of Ubud, Bali. Dinner began with a Balinese welcome dance performed by local children in gold-embroidered gowns. My wife, Barbara, and I dined at a table for two strewn with rose petals in an open pavilion facing a lily pond. A team of chefs cooked for us and us alone on portable grills over charcoal. The succession of dishes—grilled shrimp with fiery lemongrass sambal, Balinese grilled chicken, and whole grilled fish with kaffir lime leaves—revealed Balinese cooking in all its polymorphic glory. A profoundly complex cuisine only hinted at in the food at your typical street-corner stall.
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- Makes 6 servings
- Sambal:
- 6 (or more) Thai bird chiles or 2 (or more) serrano or jalapeño chiles (preferably red), seeded, coarsely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped shallots (about 8 ounces)
- 1/4 cup chopped peeled fresh ginger
- 3 tablespoons chopped lemongrass (from bottom 4 inches of 2 large stalks)
- 6 macadamia nuts
- 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 2 teaspoons (packed) golden brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons turmeric
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 bay leaf, crumbled
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons (or more) vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- Marinade and shrimp:
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 3 tablespoons (or more) vegetable oil
- 3 pounds uncooked unpeeled large shrimp, or 2 1/2 pounds uncooked peeled large shrimp, deveined, tails left intact
- For sambal :
- Combine 6 Thai bird chiles (or 2 serrano or jalapeño chiles) and next 12 ingredients in processor. Using on/off turns, blend until finely chopped and paste forms. If spicier sambal is desired, add more chopped chiles to taste and blend again until paste forms. Transfer sambal to small bowl. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add sambal and cook until fragrant and lightly browned, stirring constantly and adding more oil by tablespoonfuls if mixture is dry, about 7 minutes. Add 1 cup water; reduce heat to medium and simmer until most of water is absorbed but mixture is still creamy, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Transfer to small bowl and cool. DO AHEAD:Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover sambal and chill.
- For marinade and shrimp:
- Whisk lime juice, 3 tablespoons oil, and 2 tablespoons sambal in small bowl. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewhisk marinade before using, adding more oil by teaspoonfuls if marinade is thick.
- If using unpeeled shrimp, use kitchen scissors to cut shrimp shell along rounded back of tail; scrape out vein with tip of bamboo skewer or tip of small knife. Place peeled or unpeeled shrimp in large glass baking dish. Brush shrimp all over with marinade. Allow shrimp to marinate at room temperature at least 15 minutes and up to 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Brush grill rack with oil. Grill shrimp until just opaque in center, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer shrimp to platter. Rewarm remaining sambal and serve alongside for dipping or for spooning atop shrimp.
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- Unpeeled shrimp cook up more succulent and flavorful but are a bit messier to eat than peeled shrimp (which you can use, if you prefer). For ease of preparation, the seafood department at some supermarkets sells uncooked unpeeled shrimp that have already been deveined.