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Hodgkin's lymphoma — formerly known as Hodgkin's disease — is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of your immune system.
In Hodgkin's lymphoma, cells in the lymphatic system grow abnormally and may spread beyond the lymphatic system. As Hodgkin's lymphoma progresses, it compromises your body's ability to fight infection.
Hodgkin's lymphoma is one of two common types of cancers of the lymphatic system. The other type, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is far more common.
Advances in diagnosis and treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma have helped give people with this diagnosis the chance for a full recovery. The prognosis continues to improve for people with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Hodgkin's lymphoma signs and symptoms may include:
Make an appointment with your doctor if you have any signs or symptoms that worry you.
It's not clear what causes Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Doctors know that most Hodgkin's lymphoma occurs when an infection-fighting cell called a B cell develops a mutation in its DNA. The mutation tells the cells to divide rapidly and to continue living when a healthy cell would die. The mutation causes a large number of oversized, abnormal B cells to accumulate in the lymphatic system, where they crowd out healthy cells and cause the signs and symptoms of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Various types of Hodgkin's lymphoma exist. The type is based on the types of cells involved in your disease and their behavior. Your type determines your treatment options.
Classical Hodgkin's lymphoma is the more common type of this disease. It can be broken down further into subtypes. People diagnosed with classical Hodgkin's lymphoma have large, abnormal cells called Reed-Sternberg cells in their lymph nodes.
Subtypes of classical Hodgkin's lymphoma include:
This much rarer type of Hodgkin's lymphoma involves large, abnormal cells that are sometimes called popcorn cells because of their appearance. Treatment may be different from the classical type. People with this type of Hodgkin's lymphoma may have a better chance of a cure when the disease is diagnosed at an early stage.
Factors that increase the risk of Hodgkin's lymphoma include:
Make an appointment with your family doctor or a general practitioner if you have any signs or symptoms that worry you. After your diagnosis, your doctor may refer you to a specialist who treats Hodgkin's lymphoma, such as a hematologist, medical oncologist or radiation oncologist.
Because appointments can be brief, and because there's often a lot of ground to cover, it's a good idea to be well-prepared. Here's some information to help you get ready, and what to expect from your doctor.
Your time with your doctor is limited, so preparing a list of questions can help you make the most of your time together. List your questions from most important to least important, in case time runs out. For Hodgkin's lymphoma, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask additional questions.
Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may reserve time to go over points you want to spend more time on. Your doctor may ask:
Tests and procedures used to diagnose Hodgkin's lymphoma include:
After your doctor has determined the extent of your Hodgkin's lymphoma, your cancer will be assigned a stage. Your cancer's stage helps determine your prognosis and your treatment options.
Stages of Hodgkin's lymphoma include:
Additionally, your doctor uses the letters A and B to indicate whether you're experiencing symptoms of Hodgkin's lymphoma:
Which treatment options are appropriate for your Hodgkin's lymphoma depends on your type and stage of disease, your overall health, and your preferences. The goal of treatment is to destroy as many cancer cells as possible and bring the disease into remission.
Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses chemicals to kill lymphoma cells. Chemotherapy drugs travel through your bloodstream and can reach nearly all areas of your body.
Chemotherapy is often combined with radiation therapy in people with early-stage classical type Hodgkin's lymphoma. Radiation therapy is typically done after chemotherapy. In advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma, chemotherapy may be used alone or combined with radiation therapy.
Chemotherapy drugs can be taken in pill form, through a vein in your arm or sometimes both methods of administration are used. Several combinations of chemotherapy drugs are used to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Side effects of chemotherapy depend on the specific drugs you're given. Common side effects include nausea and hair loss. Serious long-term complications can occur, such as heart damage, lung damage, fertility problems and other cancers, such as leukemia.
Radiation therapy uses high-energy beams, such as X-rays, to kill cancer cells. For classical Hodgkin's lymphoma, radiation therapy can be used alone, but it is often used after chemotherapy. People with early-stage lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma typically undergo radiation therapy alone.
During radiation therapy, you lie on a table and a large machine moves around you, directing the energy beams to specific points on your body. Radiation can be aimed at affected lymph nodes and the nearby area of nodes where the disease might progress. The length of radiation treatment varies, depending on the stage of the disease.
Radiation therapy can cause skin redness and hair loss at the site where the radiation is aimed. Many people experience fatigue during radiation therapy. More-serious risks include heart disease, stroke, thyroid problems, infertility and other forms of cancer, such as breast or lung cancer.
A stem cell transplant is a treatment to replace your diseased bone marrow with healthy stem cells that help you grow new bone marrow. A stem cell transplant may be an option if Hodgkin's lymphoma returns despite treatment.
During a stem cell transplant, your own blood stem cells are removed, frozen and stored for later use. Next you receive high-dose chemotherapy and radiation therapy to destroy cancerous cells in your body. Finally your stem cells are thawed and injected into your body through your veins. The stem cells help build healthy bone marrow.
No alternative medicines have been found to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma. But alternative medicine may help you cope with the stress of a cancer diagnosis and the side effects of cancer treatment. Talk to your doctor about your options, such as:
A diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma can be extremely challenging. The following strategies and resources may make dealing with cancer easier:
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., and Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., are ranked among the Best Hospitals for cancer by U.S. News & World Report.
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people. In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
At Mayo Clinic, specialists emphasize a collaborative approach to your Hodgkin's lymphoma care. Team members from hematology, radiation oncology, radiology, bone marrow transplant and other specialties work together to deliver the most appropriate treatment for you.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 904-953-0853 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
At Mayo Clinic, specialists emphasize a collaborative approach to your Hodgkin's lymphoma care. Team members from hematology, pediatric hematology, radiation oncology, radiology, bone marrow transplant and other specialties work together to deliver the most appropriate treatment for you.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 507-538-3270 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
See information on patient services at the three Mayo Clinic locations, including transportation options and lodging.
Mayo Clinic doctors and scientists are studying new ways to diagnose and treat Hodgkin's lymphoma. The National Cancer Institute supports Mayo Clinic research with a Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant for lymphoma. Learn more about blood and bone marrow cancer research.
Cancer research is conducted in coordination with the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center receives funding from the National Cancer Institute and is designated as a comprehensive cancer center — recognition for an institution's scientific excellence and multidisciplinary resources focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
See a list of publications by Mayo Clinic authors on Hodgkin's lymphoma on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
Original article: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hodgkins-lymphoma/care-at-mayo-clinic/appointments/con-20030667
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:37 pm
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My note book comp has gone in for repair 3 times, so this is the 4th. I sent it in, they send it home with a new problem. Any way, since I bought the service plan, they will now replace it with, as they say, "some thing comparable". Has any one else had this experiance? If so, are they about to try and mess with me? I.E. same features and capacities, but crappy processor? or cheeper, tackier made, less durable brand? I realize that pricess have come down in 2 years, but why should I take less quality than I had.
If any one has had this experince, I'd like to get feed back on your experience. Thanks, Liverbird, WWPP
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Just for the record : I Purchase many things from Best Buy. I ALWAYS get the service plan. Things ALWAYS seem to break on me (or I destroy them which is usually the case). I take them back, and have been very satisfied. I have taken back speakers, a stereo, my PDA, an amplifier, and the list goes on and on and on. They WILL infact replace it, or upgrade it! I think this is a great business strategy. Since my first time using the service plan, and walking away with something better then I initially bought, I have never been back to Circuit City (not that it's a bad shop, but you just can't beat a Best Buy service plan)...
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:10 am
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I purchased a service plan from Best Buy for my daughter's CD player. It broke. They told me to mail it in and they would mail me a coupon for a replacement. It took 12 weeks to receive the coupon.
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:30 am
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Something comparable usually ends up being something that is available now (i.e. an upgrade). They will take their sweet time with this (as kennybellew said).
Typically service plans are a joke and do nothing but pad the pockets of the employees and corporations. Employees are told that they have to push the service plans and "extras" (like unnecessary cables and accessories) and they end up getting a small percentage of that additional sale.
On a personal note, I won't step foot in a Best Buy until their practices change. This includes their extra sales, their treatment of their customers, and their merchandise.
Sad state of affairs.
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:39 am
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I stopped shopping at Best Buy over a year ago too. They take for-freaking-EVER to get a merchandise return slip to you if you need to exchange a defective product. I had to call three times to find out where it was; each time, I was assured that it was "being taken care of" (right). Finally, after three months, I got the slip. This was inexcusable. I wrote corporate headquarters about it, of course I never heard back. I can only assume that they really don't care much about individual customers. That's okay, I'll stay away and patronize one of their competitors.
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 2:47 pm
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eh, best buy is like most any other store to me, take em or leave em.
I did manage to buy an extended warranty for my xbox controller a couple years ago, and the stinkin thing broke tuesday, took it in yesterday, got a new controller, simple. It coulda turned out bad I suppose, depending on how jerky of a person I got to handle the return.
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:34 pm
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coupon for a replacement
merchandise return slip
something that is available now
I have never heard of any coupons, slips, or degraded "upgrades"...
This,,, is all I have ever known Best Buy for :
broke tuesday, took it in yesterday, got a new controller, simple.
(and that goes for a whole lot of merchandise doing a whole lot of breaking...)
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From today's Star Tribune:
Last update: June 6, 2005 at 8:21 AM
Best Buy Co. is buying
Best Buy Co. Inc. is giving new meaning to the adage, "It's all in who you know."
In the last fiscal year, the world's largest consumer electronics retailer paid $20 million for store fixtures to a Wisconsin company owned by Robert Schulze, the younger brother of Best Buy's chairman and former CEO, Richard Schulze, according to a recent proxy statement filed by Best Buy.
The company, Phoenix Fixtures Inc. of Roberts, Wis., employs about 100 people and has just one customer: Best Buy.
Best Buy's board reviewed the transactions with Phoenix and concluded they were "at arm's length and that Phoenix provides significant advantages with respect to service and delivery," the company said in the proxy.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:25 pm
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I wish there were Fry's Electronics stores in our area. They had a BB and a Fry's in Indianapolis and I never stepped foot in the BB. Fry's stocks a huge amount of computer components and cases (ala Tran's or General Nano) for sale. I have never seen another store with the new Tyan $1500 motherboard on sale.
What could I use that for? ArcView 9, obviously.
BB is cheap and I'll have to find the closest Fry's so I can take a weekend road trip and go to Fry's.
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I have to agree with Silient Bob, although I have to admit to stooping to buy from them now and them out of convenience. There are some complaint dept type websites (which, admittedly show only the worst) that have absolute horror stories about Best Buy. Buyer beware. Also, every consumer group that I've ever read up on says to avoid the extended warranties as a waste of money.
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I purchased a
car stereo
from Best Buy a couple days ago, along with four new speakers. They offered me the service plan for 4 years, and I took it. The guy explained to me that because of the brand I had bought, if anything (
happened, they would not be repaired, but replaced. I was happy to hear that. Now - I could go four years, or maybe 10 without problems of any sort. In that case, the plan would be a waste of money. With my tendancy to abuse electronics though, I have a feeling it will be worthwhile. What I've come to do now, is buy the service plan if it guaruntees replacement. If it specifies repair - forget it!
(But that's just me - I see that Best Buy is not a popular store on these forums...)
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Most of the service plans BB sells give you a voucher for the original purchase price (to use at BB) when you return the defective product to them. I'm not sure how that applies to car electronics as I've never purchased car electronics from BB.
Remember, BB doesn't loose money on their service plans, whether it's for GPSrs, car electronics, etc. At the end of the day they are ahead of the game, otherwise they wouldn't offer it.
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Journey's Neal Schon seems interested in a reunion with his group's former frontman. The guitarist has posted a YouTube link to what he's calling a "great Steve Perry interview," which dates back to January of last year.
Schon also says he hopes he and Perry can "reach out to each other and connect once again," noting they had "amazing chemistry together." He adds that he has "all the love and admiration you could even have" for Perry. Schon then addresses the singer directly, wrapping up the post with, "Steve let's talk soon."
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Why do you have them there if they are hidden? Is this for a mobile display? One option would be to serve them as background images instead just for desktops.
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Yes, bg images are the easy way to go. But this is a big issue for mobile, and some clever people have written scripts that erve up different versions of an image for different devices, which is another option.
I'm also interested in this topic. How to you solve this when I have link in the image? In desktop or tablet version all images and content will load, but I would like to take out some images/content from mobile version. Currently I hide (display: none) such images that are without links, but this is not an appropriate solution. So is there any solution how could I control what kind of content or images are loaded for certain devices (based on min-width)?
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My image is located in div named arrow and I've managed to add image link with tag named top. The problem is that I couldn't make it to appear in center of page - don't know why?! I've tried to use "background-position: center center" to center it, but without success. Any ideas how to solve this?
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I would be good to know what kind of element #top applies to. Post your HTML too. Ideally, post a live link, so we can see this in action.
I've solved this by giving "margin-left: 45%" and "margin-top: 10%" to the div tag "#top".... this way image link is almost in the middle of screen.


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Police received a report of the crime at 9:35 p.m. Feb. 27. The victim said she was waiting at a bus stop in the city when she saw the man.
He followed her as she walked to a friend's house and attacked her behind some bushes in the 700 block of East M Street.
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Survivors of one of the largest hostage crises in recent memory recounted harrowing tales of their ordeal, as Algerian security forces attempted late Friday to negotiate an end to the standoff at a natural gas facility in the Sahara Desert.
Some workers described being forced to strap on explosives-filled belts when Islamist militants stormed the site Wednesday. Others were shot on the spot.
An unknown number of captives, including Americans, remain trapped at the complex. At least some militants and hostages were killed, including at least one American, with the unverified toll potentially in the dozens.
Survivors on Friday narrated close escapes, even as Algerian military forces continued to sweep the sprawling compound for remaining captives.
One escaped worker, Stephen McFaul, said through a family spokesman that he initially avoided capture. McFaul, who is from Northern Ireland, locked himself in a room at the compound in the hopes of avoiding detection, said John Morrisey, a family spokesman briefed about the ordeal.
Over the course of the day, however, he was discovered and taken hostage, a fact he revealed to his worried wife and mother through brief telephone calls back home in West Belfast on Thursday morning.
As the militants prepared to move hostages to a more secure area later Thursday, McFaul was loaded on to one of four Jeeps, according to the family spokesman. But as the vehicles moved away, Algerian helicopters closed in on the convoy, raining down a barrage of heavy artillery that directly hit and severely damaged three of the vehicles, causing the one McFaul was traveling in to overturn.
McFaul, Morrisey said, then scrambled away from the wreckage through the window, and managed to escape. He was scheduled to land Friday evening in London.
"He is still very worried about those still back in Algeria, but as you can imagine, he is looking forward to getting home," Morrisey said.
Hundreds of captives appear to have been released, with the first of the British survivors landing late Friday at London's Gatwick Airport via a transport flight chartered by energy giant BP.
Algerian TV broadcast images of survivors on Friday, with some Turkish and Filipino workers at a hospital bandaged and burned and others jubilantly hugging their compatriots. Weary-looking British workers boarded a bus, where they expressed relief that they were going home.
Algeria's state-run news service on Friday painted a chaotic picture of the ongoing crisis, with militants reportedly taking more than 650 hostages on Wednesday.
"I heard a lot of gunshots, and an alarm telling us to stay where we were," Alexandre Berceaux, a catering contractor, told French radio station Europe 1 on Friday by telephone. Once he realized the danger, he said, he barricaded himself into his room to try to keep himself safe.
"I stayed hidden for almost 40 hours in my room, under my bed. I put planks everywhere just in case," he said.
Then, on Thursday, relief came, Berceaux said: his compatriots, accompanied by men in green uniforms.
The Algerian news service said that the military had used "missiles, rocket launchers, grenades, machine guns and assault rifles" to free virtually all of the 573 Algerian hostages, along with 100 of 132 foreign nationals from eight different countries, including the United States.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday called the militant attack "an act of terror," saying that she had spoken with Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal and emphasized that "the utmost care must be taken to preserve innocent life." But she did not criticize Sellal for his handling of the crisis. The State Department said that Americans were among the remaining hostages.
At least one American at the complex, Frederick Buttaccio, a Texas resident, died at the complex, according to a U.S. law enforcement official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Echoing the dismay of many governments representing the foreign hostages, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday told Parliament that he had not been given advance notice of the Algerian operation.
Cameron laid out the fullest official timeline yet of the crisis that began at dawn on Wednesday, saying groups backed by the one-eyed Islamist militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar launched their attack on transit buses on the isolated compound that left two dead. The militants then fanned out, seizing both a residential compound as well as a gas pumping facility, holding a still-unknown number of hostages.
Cameron said the British were not informed of the Algerian strike against the militants that began early Thursday, saying he only learned of it while on the phone with his Algerian counterpart. He said the Algerians insisted they had to act fast.
"They judged there to be an immediate threat to the hostages," he said.
A senior French official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to address sensitive issues, said that Algerian authorities have not been forthcoming about tallies of the dead and rescued.
The Mauritanian news agency ANI, which has been in contact with the extremists who have asserted responsibility for the siege, said the group has offered to release its remaining American hostages in exchange for two high-profile prisoners being held in the United States.
ANI said the militants are seeking the release of the Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui, convicted in a U.S. court in 2010 of the attempted murder of U.S. personnel in Afghanistan, and Egyptian Omar Abdel Rahman, the blind sheik convicted on terrorism charges.
The news agency also quoted a spokesman for the "Masked Brigade," the Islamist group allegedly behind the attack on the gas complex. The group was affiliated with the umbrella organization known as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), but it reportedly broke with AQIM last month, according to terrorism experts in France.
Quoting unnamed sources, the Mauritanian news agency described the hostage takers as being from Algeria, Canada, Mali, Egypt, Niger and Mauritania.
The spokesman linked the attack to Western efforts to help the government of Mali fight Islamist insurgents and warned that the group would carry out "more operations." He called on Algerians to stay away from the installations operated by foreign companies, because "we will spring up where nobody expects it," the news agency said.
The U.S. military said Friday that one of its medical planes flew to Algeria to evacuate between 10 and 20 freed or rescued hostages. The former hostages will be transported to "a U.S. facility" in Europe, said Tom Saunders, a spokesman for the U.S. Africa Command, which is based in Stuttgart, Germany.
One Algerian engineer told the France Info radio station on Friday that the captors were interested only in the foreign employees. "They came into the bedrooms," one said. "They broke down the doors. They were shouting: We're only looking for the expatriates! The Algerians can leave! They rounded up the expats. . . . They tied them up."
American confirmed dead
Washington • One American worker at a natural gas complex in Algeria has been found dead, U.S. officials said Friday as the Obama administration sought to secure the release of Americans still being held by militants on the third day of the hostage standoff in the Sahara. How Frederick Buttaccio, a Texas resident, died was not noted in a statement from State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland. A spokesman for the Buttaccio family in the Houston suburb of Katy, Texas, declined to comment. "We express our deepest condolences to his family and friends," Nuland said. "Out of respect for the family's privacy, we have no further comment." Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she spoke by telephone with Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal to get an update on Americans and others in danger at the sprawling Ain Amenas refinery 800 miles south of Algiers. She said the "utmost care must be taken to preserve innocent life."


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The CAFA program is for North Carolina and South Carolina residents who are uninsured patients and have received hospital inpatient services or observation services. It also includes hospital outpatient services that result in a balance greater than or equal to $10,000. Uninsured patients with these types of services will be reviewed for CAFA by the CHS Financial Counseling Department. A financial counselor will interview the patient and determine if they are eligible for other coverage opportunities. If a patient fully cooperates with this process and no coverage is available, their account will be evaluated for financial assistance based on their income as compared to federal poverty guidelines (FPG). Patients with income less than or equal to 200% of FPG will receive a 100% discount. Patients between 201% and 400% of the FPG will qualify for partial discounts. Interest free payment options are available to assist patients in paying their remaining balance.
The Financial Assistance Scoring program is for North Carolina and South Carolina residents who are uninsured patients and have received hospital outpatient services that resulted in a balance less than $10,000. Each account will be automatically reviewed for a financial assistance discount prior to billing. Eligibility is based on a financial assistance score from a third party vendor that indicates the likelihood a patient lives in poverty. Patients with qualifying accounts will be extended a 100% adjustment and will not receive a bill. Patients with a qualifying score are not required to take any action. Patients found ineligible will receive a letter indicating the account was found not eligible. Patients with outpatient services who are not eligible may choose to apply for a full review. Uninsured patient's receiving Emergency Department services will be responsible for a $75.00 copay.
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Key Nascar Media Man Andrew Giangola Driving To IMG College
By Barry Janoff, Executive Editor
April 20, 2011: Andrew Giangola, who has been a major media and marketing point person at Nascar since 2003, is leaving his position as director of business communications to join IMG College as the vp-strategic communications.
Giangola begins his new position on April 25. His last day at Nascar was April 19. Nascar did not indicate when or if it would fill the position.
In his blog, The Weekend Starts On Wednesday, which was named after his 2010 book, Giangola wrote, "As you may know, college sports are booming – with radiological meltdown to the left of us, wars to the right, our President even found time to fill out his Brackets. This is a chance to take a leadership role with a fast-growing organization transforming the business of college sports. Being Italian, I fully respect an offer not to be refused."
A division of IMG Worldwide, IMG College, based in Winston-Salem, NC, is a marketing and multi-media firm that works with universities and conferences nationwide. Services include radio and television, broadcast talent, coaches' shows and endorsements; managing Internet sites, specialized media, printing and publishing, signage, game day events and hospitality, corporate partner programs, rivalry series, and brand management.
According to Giangola, "I'm about as excited as one can get nowadays without the authorities being alerted and the building sealed off."
However, he also wrote tongue-in-cheek that not everyone was happy about his move.
"To those partners, colleagues, and media members who have heard this news and have written or called to playfully declare that I am a 'jerk,' 'ass' 'peckerhead' or various other body parts that shall go unmentioned, thank you, I am flattered. I will miss you, too. I sincerely hope we can stay in touch, particularly if you owe me money."
Giangola's book, The Weekend Starts on Wednesday: True Stories of Remarkable Nascar Fans (MBI Publishing, Minneapolis), enabled him to connect Nascar's core fans with casual and non-Nascar people and marketers.


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HTC had that on Android since September 2010...
HTCSense.com will backup and remotely locate / wipe HTC devices
So even before iOS (iOS received support in November 2010 in iOS 4.2)...
So your title is bollocks...this is the first time it will be released as an app integrated in the system...as a web service it existed long long time ago...
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And it's FOR their customers, not to...
1.3% is a miniscule number...how many customers you think were left out of updates by for instance Apple denying iOS6 for iPad1 users?
LOL..look who's copying who now. I thought droid had something like this anyway, I guess not.
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Samsung have always had that feature so its nothing new.
And there are thousands of apps that do it too so again Android have multiple ways to track your phone where iPhone has 1.
And dont forget Google Latitude which was doing it forever, way before Apple introduced it into IOS so again Apple are the ones copying it.
Oh, Google Latitude is closing and the tracking is now part of Maps and Google+.
I've noticed the iPhone has 1 way to do things where Android has many ways as standard then there are apps which do many more.
If you want to customize your phone in the easiest way then Android is the way to go.
You need to get a life if your going to be anal to correct someone for using the wrong spelling of a word. Plus I'm not working or writing a report for school so ask me if i give a $hyt.
And why are you on here? You joined in June and looking at your postings your on here bashing Apple. What? Are you friends with jongarret? LMAO. You need to get a life
I first used the Find My iPhone Service back when MobileMe was still active. I remember when Find My iPhone was free if you had any iPhone 4, iPad, or fourth-generation iPod touch running iOS 4.2.
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Find My iPhone was first released as an app in June 2010 for users of MobileMe. In November 2010 with iOS 4.2, Find My iPhone was available for free for some devices.
With the release of iCloud in October 2011, the service became free for all iCloud users. Also, the service was made available as "Find My Mac" for Mac computers running OS X 10.7.2 "Lion" or later using iCloud.
Version Number - Date released
1.0 - June 15, 2010
Initial release
1.0.1 - September 7, 2010
Support for iPod touch 4th generation
Translation and bug fixes
1.1 - November 22, 2010
Released for free for supported devices running iOS 4.2
New languages are supported
1.2 - June 6, 2011
If device was offline when the user attempt to locate it, an email will be sent when it comes online and is located.
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1.2.1 - August 8, 2011
Stability improvements
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iCloud support
Find My Mac
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1.4 - March 7, 2012
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2.0 - September 19, 2012
Lost Mode for iOS 6 or later
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Several buttons ("Play Sound", "Lost Mode", and "Erase Device") were moved to a separate screen from the map view
2.0.2 - March 21, 2013
Bug fixes and stability improvements
this is a good move by the OS and quite predictable as well as anytime sooner the OS has to find a way to get up the same app it has got now ..
The activation lock is really Find my iPhone's new killer feature, and the device security it requires means we probably won't see it widespread on android anytime soon.
And I know that not all past iDevices get updates, but as each device is produced its good for about at least 3 annual updates or 3 iOS yearly updates.
But Google only releases updates for maybe 2-3 phones out of the 30-40 or more phones. In fact I think I just read they released 4.3 for HTC One and GS4. What about GS3 or GS2 or Nexus phones?
This was one of my main issues and why I choose to go with iPhone 3G. I was really thinking on a Android device but read and saw a lot of people were complaining because they were receiving updates as promised. For myself I'd rather go with a product/company that's going to support their product and fix bugs and/or add features.
Oh, and came across an opportunity to use NFC like Samsung touts in their little commercial. Not as easy as just touching another android (was a s3 to my S4 in this case). Ended up just bluetoothing the pic over because trying to "bump" it over proved to be a not so user friendly task.
With all that being said from androids negatives come its positives in that most issues I have with androids core features can be modded or outright replaced by another app, the choice of customizations is really great IMO. iOS lacks this choice, it does a lot of things a hell of a lot better than android does but if something doesn't work right or just doesn't appeal to someone that same level of choice isn't there, at least not with a stock iPhone. Jail broken iPhone and sky is the limit just as much as android.
Finally, androids catching on. Watch the android fan boys call out saying this is a feature they've had before the iphone even came out. SMH
If you really believe what you wrote you are a sheep.
I have owned an iOS device since 2007, but just because I have a brain and can think for myself I will not turn into an iSheep.
Plus to that I hate when news are skewed to reflect ones opinion...report it as it really is!


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Many professionals in the course of their are work confronted with undocumented migrants and have to deal with a suggestion of illegality surrounding their work. Not only in Germany, where providing help to undocumented migrants is penalized, but also in other countries it is not easy for help providers to justify what they are doing, both in the eyes of the public and in the eyes of the law. In this workshop we aim to discuss the position of welfare workers in relation to the law, and to look for ethical arguments that justify the help we provide for undocumented migrants.
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Newberry, S.C. - Jordei Osby led the Tornados with seven kills and Kortney Conner and Jamie Atkinson each had six, but it was not enough as Brevard fell on the road in SAC competition on Saturday to Newberry, 25-15, 25-23, 25-16.
Bethany Stevenson contributed 20 set assists and led the team with two service aces as Brevard (2-7, 0-5 SAC) falls in their fifth conference match of the season. Rebecca Schoonover led the Tornados backline with 10 digs, while Ashley Wilson and Atkinson contributed three blocks apiece.
Anne Staudinger and Kara Harris led the Wolves (9-3, 2-1 SAC) attack in the game with 11 and 10 kills respectively, while Brianna Blakely had a match high 33 set assists. Samantha Parrish and Sarah Scott also had three service aces apiece, while defensively, Parrish led the team with 12 digs.
Brevard held the early lead in the first set, going up 4-2 on Schoonover's serve on kills by Stevenson and Atkinson, but the Wolves fought back, tying the match up at five. Erin Rollins tied the match up again at seven for the Tornados four points later with a kill, but the Wolves went on a 5-1 run on their way to a 12-8 lead and the Tornados were unable to come any closer in falling 25-15.
Newberry opened up the second set by scoring the first four points of the set and held the lead through most of the set before the Tornados came back on a kill by Jamie Atkinson and a Newberry attack error to tie the set up at 17. Newberry went up by four by recording the next four points on kills by Parrish and Harris, but Brevard brought it back to within one on Sydney Yeoman's serve as Osby placed in another kill to put the set at 23-22. The Tornados had another kill in the set by Conner, but a BC attack error closed out the set in favor of the Wolves.
The first 18 points of the third set were evenly split before Newberry went on a 7-2 run to take control on their way to the sweep.
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Over the next few years, EMV will act as a springboard for the implementation of a wide-range of innovative value-added smart card and mobile commerce applications. These applications will, in turn, provide a world of exciting possibilities for consumers, merchants and financial institutions.
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Let's Make A Deal 7-21-2017
Trade season is a blast. Teams are fighting for playoff spots. Twitter is a goldmine of feigned apoplexy and silly ideas. As such, I might as well toss in my latest "dumb trade" idea. Brett Anderson has been rehabbing in the Cubs pipeline for nearly a month. As such, he will need to be activated or released soon. I'm far less militant on pitchers than most. Anderson could be a useful 5-6 IP per start piece down the stretch. Or, he could be a wasted roster spot. Either/or. Coin flip time.
7 Or 8? 7-20-2017
I enjoy contrary positions. Sometimes, the goal is to get people to simply think. And maybe ask a question. However, sometimes, the contrary position bleeds into a bit of a crusade. Sometimes it's criticism of bunting. Maybe it will be opposition to valuing a player strictly on numbers. Today, it's a revisit of bullpen usage, and the "false dichotomy" of the Seven Or Eight Man Bullpen. For those of you running to a dictionary, a false dichotomy is when only two options are given, but other
The Joy Of Six 7-19-2017
Theo Epstein seems to be three steps ahead when it comes to strategy. He wrote a blueprint for Rick Hahn for contemporary rebuilds. He grasped that the view of "needing only nine or ten hitters" was a bit outmoded. And he aggressively pursued pitching through the All-Star break, with an eye toward the 2018 an beyond seasons. Will he push to use a six man rotation for 2017? A week ago, that was all crazy-talk. The Cubs were using Eddie Butler and Mike Montgomery in rotation. The entire squad
Is Caratini Worth Keeping? 7-19-2017
Back-up catchers are a rather curious lot. In most cases, they end up being defensive specialists, expected to play about 70 games per season, give or take. Some of those are as pinch-hitters or replacements in one-sided games. Is that what Victor Caratini is? Or, is he enough more than that, that he likely needs to get, paradoxically, traded? Caratini is a dream option for a rebuilding team, a squad not over-valuing every 2017 victory. However, since that is who the Cubs are again, finally,
Tavi 7-18-2017
Perhaps you remember July and August of 2014. That was peak prospect time for the Cubs pipeline. Most of the guys mashing for the Cubs now, were obliterating unfortunate pitchers from other systems. "Did you hear Baez's homer tonight?":The one in the first inning, yeah. I was just listening to Schwarber go yard a couple minutes ago.""No, I mean the one Baez hit just now.""Dudes. Russell just went deep." Really, that's how it seemed. While parent-club-only types were sweating whether Nate
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A's/Nats Trade 7-17-2017
The Nationals and Athletics made a trade on Sunday. The timing was as intriguing as the player exchange. I look at both today. The Nationals tire fire of a bullpen is about to improve, but not until a few days of Jacob Turner and Edwin Jackson pitching innings. In league games. By design. Athletics relievers Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson, which will improve their weak link for more than this season, presumable. In exchange, Oakland gets MLB reliever Blake Treinan, and prospects Jesus Lazardo
Congrats To Caleb Smith
The former Cubs Rule 5 Draft pick has been selected by the New York Yankees, and will be in uniform today against Boston. Part of this is due to a fifteen inning game last night. Part of this is due to him being really good this season in Triple-A. I'm continuing to appreciate the success of former Cubs prospects anywhere. Since it's my site. Good luck, Caleb. Think for yourself. Ask questions. Be nice to others. tim815 on Twitter The Zygote 50 on Facebook
Mexican Loans 7-16-2017
Mexican loans make for an interesting topic. Especially since the Cubs are drinking deeply from the concept. Hopefully it was bottled water. Here's a mild look at loans to the Mexican League. Usually, players loaned to the Mexican Leagues are Mexican natives. It's a decent way to do two things that help long-term. Keeping rapport with the affiliates in the loop. It also gets innings for players who might otherwise get buried. The Cubs have two pieces currently on loan to the Mexican League.
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By Cary Darling Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Tony Soprano. Walter White. Don Draper. Now add "Ray Donovan" to the list of cable TV's most damaged dads.
The title character in this intriguingly compelling new Showtime series, beginning at 10 p.m. Sunday, is one messed-up guy.
At work in L.A., he's a fixer of sorts, making sure the errant behavior of celebrities and sports stars never makes it to the tabloids.
If evidence (or people) must disappear, it's all in the line of duty.
At home, he's an outwardly upstanding husband and father of two, but he's haunted by his family's twisted roots with the Boston Irish mob.
As portrayed by Liev Schreiber, better known for his voluminous theater and film resume, Ray is a taciturn, coiled-spring of a man, letting little of the inner turmoil in his life break through to the surface.
One brother, Terry (Eddie Marsan), has Parkinson's from taking too many blows to the head as a boxer. Another brother, Bunchy (Dash Mihok), was molested by a priest as a boy and now drifts through life in a haze, trapped in perpetual adolescence.
And they're all still grieving for a sister who committed suicide years earlier.
It's their dad, Mickey (Jon Voight), who is the source of much of their angst, though. A career criminal who, with the help of Ray, has been behind bars in Massachusetts for 20 years but is now free,
Mickey is a volatile cocktail of violence, duplicity and revenge. Voight throws himself into the role with a sinister energy, radiating a kind of creepy charisma that keeps you wondering what he'll do next. It's Voight's best role in years.
Mickey has also provided his sons with a black half-brother — Daryll (Pooch Hall, "The Game") — that they've only recently found out about, injecting racial elements into the show's DNA.
Meanwhile, Ray's wife, Abby (Paula Malcomson, "Sons of Anarchy"), sporting a broad Boston accent, and the two kids are trying to fit into the Beverly Hills / Hollywood lifestyle.
"Ray Donovan" is rife with notable supporting players, such as Elliott Gould and Peter Jacobson ("House, M.D.") as Ray's hotshot lawyers, and Katherine Moennig ("The L Word") as his punkish assistant.
While the pilot is a mixed bag, "Ray Donovan" picks up over the course of the next three episodes as Mickey tries to ingratiate himself back into the family and Ray's world begins to fall apart.
As created by Ann Biderman ("Southland"), "Ray Donovan" attempts to delve into the psyche of men and explore the boundaries of manhood.
Whether this universe evolves to become as rich and rewarding as some of those of the other troubled TV father figures remains to be seen. But it's off to a promising start.
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As baseball season winds down, Scotty McCreery is throwing his support into the game. The country star made his second stop on his Major League Baseball ballpark tour on Sunday with an appearance at PetCo Park in San Diego. Prior to the Padres' game against the Colorado Rockies, the former "American Idol" winner gave the San Diego Hall of Champions a check to help fund the local RBI -- or Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities -- program. He also sang "God Bless America" during the seventh inning stretch.
Scotty kicked off his six-ballpark run late last month in Tampa, Florida, where he tossed out the first pitch before the Rays took on the Seattle Mariners. He also sang "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" at that game, and gave the Rays Baseball Foundation five-thousand-dollars for their RBI program.
McCreery's tour will continue this week with an appearance at Citizens Bank Park -- home of the Philadelphia Phillies -- on Thursday. He'll also make stops at the homes of the Chicago White Sox, the Washington Nationals, and the Atlanta Braves before the month is over, and give away a total of 50-thousand-dollars.
Scotty McCreery's upcoming MLB tour stops:
September 12 - Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Phillies-San Diego Padres game
September 15 - U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois, at the White Sox-Cleveland Indians game
September 22 - Nationals Park in Washington, DC, at the Nationals-Miami Marlins game
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Dillman and Stuart Named March Sports Spot Student-Athletes of the MonthApril 15, 2013
Brevard, N.C. – Claire Dillman of the women's tennis team and Champ Stuart of the baseball team have been named the Sports Spot Student-Athletes of the Month for March. The award is presented by Sports Spot, in conjunction with the Brevard College Athletic Department.
Dillman was voted the Female Student-Athlete of the Month by the BC Head Coaching staff over Kayla Clemens and Alyssa Miller of the softball team.
The senior wins her third career Athlete of the Month award after compiling a 9-2 singles record in March, and closing the month on a seven-match singles win streak. Dillman also went 4-0 in singles action against South Atlantic Conference opponents on the month.
Stuart was voted the Men's Student-Athlete of the Month by the BC Head Coaching staff over David Taggart of the men's tennis team and Kim Koivu of the men's golf team.
Stuart wins his first career Athlete of the Month award after reaching base safely in all 23 games in March, including a nine-game hit streak from March 13th-26th. Stuart hit .333 (25-for-75) while scoring 26 runs and stealing 28 bases for the month.
These two athletes will be presented with action shots recognizing their award, which will be displayed in the lobby of Boshamer Gymnasium for the entire school year. A total of eight female and male Sports Spot Athletes of the Month will be selected in the 2012-2013 academic year. The award is selected from qualified candidates each month by the athletic department staff.


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How much water should I be drinking?You should try to drink at least eight glasses of fluid every day, which is at least 1.5 litres (2.6 pints). Water should make up the majority of this. As well as keeping you hydrated, water is calorie-free. You need water so that your blood can carry nutrients to your baby and get rid of waste (NHS 2013).
Drinking plenty of water helps to prevent constipation and piles, which are common during pregnancy (Derbyshire et al 2006). If you have water retention, the more water you drink, the less water your body will retain.
How can I get plenty of calcium and vitamin D?Calcium and vitamin D are key nutrients in pregnancy. Calcium helps your baby to grow strong bones and teeth, and helps to develop a healthy nervous system, heart, and muscles. Vitamin D helps your body to absorb calcium. Vitamin D is made naturally in our bodies in response to exposure to sunlight, but we can get some vitamin D from food, too.
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It's recommended that we all take a supplement of 10 micrograms (mcg) of vitamin D every day (PHE 2016). If you are already taking a pregnancy multivitamin, check if it contains this amount of vitamin D. You can get some vitamin D from oily fish, eggs and milk.
Lunch: ciabatta with halloumi, basil and sun-dried tomatoesHalloumi is made from sheep or goat's milk, and is a good source of calcium. Rocket contains plenty of folate, and tomatoes will boost your vitamin C intake.
- 1 wholemeal ciabatta roll
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 slices halloumi cheese
- a few leaves of fresh basil
- 2 sun-dried tomatoes, drained of oil
- rocket leaves, washed, to serve
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Slice the ciabatta in half. Take the garlic clove, cut in half and rub the cut edge over the ciabatta. Roughly chop the sun-dried tomatoes, and arrange on the roll. Grill the cheese on the roll for a couple of minutes and add some fresh basil leaves. Grind over some black pepper and drizzle some olive oil on top. Serve hot, with rocket leaves on the side.
Snack: hummus with pitta breadTry this simple homemade hummus with pitta bread. It's high in energy-giving carbs, as well as protein, and will help to keep hunger at bay.
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- juice of half a lemon
- 1 clove garlic
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Preparation time: 10 minutes
Drain the chickpeas and place in a food processor with the tahini, the lemon juice and the peeled garlic clove. Whizz briefly to break up the chickpeas and drizzle in the olive oil and a little water to make a creamy mixture.
Chill in the fridge and serve with fingers of pitta bread. Vary the mixture by adding a tablespoon of finely chopped coriander, or a tablespoon of chopped pitted black olives.
Dinner: mushroom and celery pasta bakeThis dish is packed full of calcium, and it's quick and easy to make. It serves three to four people, and is delicious heated up the next day for lunch.
- 25g olive or sunflower spread (minimum 59 per cent fat)
- 2 sticks celery, chopped
- 150g baby button mushrooms
- a pinch of dried thyme (or 1 sprig of fresh thyme, leaves only)
- 1 heaped tbsp flour (40g)
- 300ml semi-skimmed milk
- 100g mature cheddar, grated
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Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 15 to 20 minutes
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C, or gas mark 5.
Melt the spread in a saucepan and add the chopped celery and mushrooms. Cook, gently, stirring occasionally for five minutes to 10 minutes or until the celery is softening. Add the thyme.
Meanwhile cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, and drain. Stir flour into the mushroom and celery mixture, and gradually stir in the milk. Bring to the boil, stirring all the time.
When the sauce has thickened, stir in three quarters of the cheese and the drained pasta. Tip into an ovenproof dish and sprinkle over the remaining cheese.
Bake for 15 minutes to 20 minutes, or until the cheese is golden brown. Serve with a colourful salad of lettuce, tomatoes and pepper.
Find out how to eat well in weeks 29 to 32 of pregnancy.
Last reviewed: July 2013
ReferencesDerbyshire E, Davies J, Costarelli V, et al. 2006. Diet, physical inactivity and the prevalence of constipation throughout and after pregnancy. Matern Child Nutr: 127–134
NHS Choices. 2013. Water and drinks. NHS Choices, Live well. http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/goodfood/pages/water-drinks.aspx [Accessed July 2013]
NCCWCH. 2008. Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman. National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health, Clinical guideline. London: RCOG Press. www.nice.org.uk [pdf file, accessed July 2013]
PHE. 2016. PHE publishes new advice on vitamin D. Public Health England. www.gov.uk [Accessed April 2017]
RCOG. 2010. Nutrition in pregnancy. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Scientific Advisory Committee, Opinion paper, 18. London: RCOG Press. www.rcog.org.uk [pdf file, accessed July 2013]


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In case you hadn't noticed, print media is dying. Newspapers are going out of business. Magazines are losing subscribers in droves. For years both have been moving online.
Today I took a look at the first edition of the new online magazine CatalystLeadershipDigital.com
It's an innovative partnership between the folks who put on the Catalyst conferences and the folks at Christianity Today's Leadership Journal.
What I love about this new magazine is the way it integrates all sorts of media. It looks and feels like a magazine, but it has video embedded throughout as well as links built in to get more info on various items.
Is this the future of magazines?
Well, first let me say there is no such thing as "the future of magazines." If the 21st century teaches us anything it's that change is constant. There will never be a new plateau for media. It will forever be innovating.
Beyond that, I think it's on the right track in terms of the media integration mentioned above.
In other ways I think there's…
Room for Improvement
It looks like the pages were scanned in from a print magazine. The text is annoyingly blurry. I have to zoom in to read it and then when I zoom in, it looks big and fuzzy. I hope this will be improved quickly.
The magazine also seems to have carried over two elements of print magazines which are inconsistent with the values and trends of new media.
First, there is no interaction. There's no place to comment or discuss the articles.
Second, the magazine appears to be published bi-monthly. Two months between issues is an eternity in this day and age. Today's media is all about community and conversations. I wonder if they would be better served to publish an article a week rather than 8 articles all at once every 2 months. It would certainly help develop community among readers.
Third, the magazine doesn't have the social media hooks built in to share the magazine or individual articles in Facebook or Twitter or social bookmarking sites like del.icio.us.
Apart from the technology, the authors and the articles are fantastic.
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pick one pg and fields or Ross, please
"You dont know the Bruno Caboclo......"Bruno Caboclo
Fieldsor ross in for Lucas... common casey
it'll be a heartbreaker, but a good game nonetheless
Look at that scoring distribution. The raptors are one bona fide scorer away from being relevant if they can consistently get that kind of production, I think.
miami's heart is getting broken today
Shit this is a good game.
Jose all day lol
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CLAREMONT - The Claremont Unified School District board approved a 2011-2012 annual financial report and an increase in the school-age child care fee on Thursday night.
A 2011-2012 annual financial report found the district in good shape.
"I saw nothing of any real consequence," said board member Sam Mowbray.
The school board approved a $5 increase in the child-care fee, that attracted no comments from residents. District officials said would generate $65,000.
Additionally, a Williams Uniform Complaint, a type of state complaint that alleges discrimination or violation of a federal or state law or regulation, has been resolved.
A complaint has been filed saying Claremont High School had a "small amount" of mold.
The complaint was filed by an unnamed person "concerned about mold growth and the health effects on both students and staff" at the high school.
The state architect has inspected the campus. On Jan. 7, the district received a mold evaluation report that confirmed a presence of mold and water intrusion but the repairs were completed in December.
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The Bulldogs trailed 44-32 with 9:14 left in regulation. MSU scored the game's next 10 points, with eight-straight points of the run coming from senior Darriel Gaynor. After cutting the deficit to two points, the Bulldogs missed on a potential game-tying possession before turning the ball over on the game's next possession.
"They're a great team," Gaynor said. "We take nothing from them, but we didn't execute our own plays. That's something we're going to practice on. It is our fault that we couldn't get a rhythm of offense."
Gaynor finished the night with 10 points, one shy of matching her career high.
Three days after tallying a game- and career-high 23 points, sophomore Martha Alwal finished one rebound shy of a second-straight double-double as she scored a team-high 13 points to go along with nine rebounds.
Fellow sophomore Kendra Grant added 11 points, including 2 of 3 from three-point range.
Hampton scored the game's first six points and set the tone early with its physical, rugged style of defensive play. In the first half alone, the Bulldogs had 16 turnovers.
MSU answered with a tenacious defensive effort of its own. Two free throws by Martha Alwal tied the contest at six apiece. She then followed with a jumper that gave the Bulldogs their first lead of the night.
A basket by Gaynor placed the Bulldogs on top 15-12, but Hampton's defense stiffened, allowing only one field goal over the final 7:49 of the half.
The Lady Pirates ended the half on a 14-3 run to take a 26-18 halftime advantage.
"We had 16 (turnovers) in the first half," Gaynor said. "That's points we could've had, chances we didn't get to shoot. That's execution. We need to make sure we execute on offense. That's our fault. We beat ourselves."
In the second half, the Bulldogs improved their ball movement and cut the turnover total down to seven. Still, Hampton enjoyed a 10-point lead at 34-24 with 13:38 left in regulation time.
The Bulldogs closed within five on an old-fashioned 3-point play by Kendra Grant. The Lady Pirates ran the lead out to 12 points on two different occasions midway through the second half.
Down 44-32, the Bulldogs began their rally with two free throws from Carnecia Williams. After Gaynor's spree brought the Maroon and White within 44-42, Hampton answered with the game's next five points.
"Credit our kids for fighting back into the game," Schaefer said. "When we made that run, we were doing a better job of getting the ball in the lane. We were getting the ball to the basket and either scoring or getting fouled."
For the contest, the Bulldogs hit 13 of 44 shots from the field (29.5 percent), 4 of 7 shots from 3-point range (57.1 percent) and 18 of 23 shots from the foul line (78.3 percent). The Lady Pirates hit 19 of 55 shots from the field (34.5 percent), 1 of 6 shots from 3-point range (16.7 percent) and 17 of 29 shots from the foul line (58.6 percent).
Hampton held a 44-29 rebounding advantage. The Bulldogs had six assists and 23 turnovers, while the Lady Pirates had 12 assists and 21 turnovers.
Hampton received 19 points from Keiara Avant, 14 points from Alyssa Bennett and 14 points from Nicole Hamilton.
MSU hosts Louisiana Tech at 7 p.m. Friday to wrap a season-opening, three-game homestand.


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John Robert Godley, whose memorial statue until the recent earthquake stood in Christchurch's Cathedral Square, would have seen the spectacular views of the Southern Alps at the top of the Port Hills in 1850. The Canterbury Association, a British organization, had sent him to New Zealand to prepare for the arrival of settlers for a planned Church of England community. That year, four settler ships arrived bearing roughly 800 pioneers, and their new town was named for Godley's college at Oxford.
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East of the city, you can explore the wonderful coastline of Banks Peninsula. The peninsula's two harbors, Lyttelton and Akaroa, were formed from the remnants of two ancient volcanoes; their steep grassy walls drop dramatically to the sea. Looking north, consider stopping in Waipara and its wineries if you're en route to or from Kaikoura or Hanmer Springs. Hanmer Springs' thermal baths are good for a relaxing soak, or you can ride the white water on the river, ski, or mountain bike. Head south or west of town into the Canterbury Plains countryside, and you can ski at Mt. Hutt (in winter) or drive the scenic inland motorway to Geraldine and Timaru. Where once only sheep and cattle grazed, you're now just as likely to spot deer and ostriches. If you're heading to the West Coast by road or rail, then Arthur's Pass is worth investigating. You should set an entire day aside for any of these side trips, or, better still, stay overnight.


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White's second solo album is also well ahead of its peers. The second best-selling vinyl album of 2014 is Arctic Monkeys' AM with 29,000 copies sold, and last year's best-seller - Daft Punk's Random Access Memories - moved 49,000 copies.