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Funds raised through the Undy Run/Walk support national prevention, research and patient support initiatives at the Colon Cancer Alliance. The Undy Run/Walk also supports the Blue Hope Partnership Program by providing funding to local organizations that are making strides to knock colon cancer out of the top three cancer killers in Undy Run/Walk communities.
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Funding for our Blue Hope Partners is made available through the Undy Run/Walk. Check out our 2016 Blue Hope Partnership Guidelines to learn more about the program and how to apply.
Current Partners
Atlanta, GA - Northside Hospital Cancer Institute
"Northside Hospital is extremely appreciative of the support provided by the Colon Cancer Alliance. Funding is used to sustain a thriving transportation program developed in previous grant years. These funds are used to purchase gasoline gift cards and pay for taxi cab services for colorectal cancer patients needing assistance getting to and from chemotherapy, radiation, and medical appointments as well as for patients who need assistance getting to colonoscopy appointments. The Colon Cancer Alliance Transportation Program has continues to grow each year and Northside Hospital and the patients we serve are extremely grateful for your support."
Through Northside's Colorectal Cancer Transportation Assistance Program, qualified patients may receive gas cards or taxi vouchers to assist with one way or round-trip transportation, within Metro Atlanta, to colon cancer-related activities such as physician appointments, colonoscopy appointments, colon cancer diagnostic testing, colon cancer treatment and medication refills. Thanks to the Colon Cancer Alliance and the Blue Hope Partnership Program, Northside Hospital is able to continue to offer these resources to assist these patients.
People served: 77
State-wide colon cancer stats:
3,940 diagnoses & 1,480 deaths this year
Buffalo, NY - Independent Health Foundation
"We are honored to partner with the Colon Cancer Alliance as a Blue Hope Partner to help our Western New York community get the access to screenings and information they need about colon cancer. Our partnership enables us to reach those who might not otherwise utilize this critical part of healthcare."
– Carrie Meyer, Executive Director, Independent Health Foundation
Independent Health Foundation Good for the Neighborhood Program encourages residents in western New York to engage in healthy living habits. The program provides a wide variety of health screenings, including take-home colon cancer testing kits. Any patient who needs follow up testing will be referred for a colonoscopy or other appropriate screening.
People served: 1,500
State-wide colon cancer stats:
8,590 diagnoses & 2,970 deaths this year
Cincinnati, OH - Meredith's Miracles Colon Cancer Foundation
Meredith's Miracles offers financial "miracles" to colon cancer patients across the United States who are 40 years of age or younger. The funds are used to help pay for living expenses such as rent or mortgage payments, car payments, childcare and utility bills. By helping relieve these financial burdens, Miracle recipients can better focus on their health.
State-wide colon cancer stats:
5,450 diagnoses and 2,140 deaths this year
Cleveland, OH - Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic has developed an online risk assessment tool that stratifies an individual's colorectal cancer risk as average, low, medium or high based on personal and family history risk factors. Since its inception in 2010, over 26,000 individuals have completed the risk assessment, with more than 1,000 scoring high risk. They are working to confirm, with medical records, the personal and family history information reported; offer genetic counseling; identify what colorectal cancer screening has been performed to-date; and help to schedule any colorectal cancer screening that may be indicated.
State-wide colon cancer stats:
5,450 diagnoses and 2,140 deaths this year
Dallas, TX - Mary Crowley Cancer Research Centers
"Mary Crowley Cancer Research is grateful for our continued partnership with the Colon Cancer Alliance and is honored to help them further their mission of providing hope and support to colorectal cancer patients and their families"
-Ellen Dearman, Vice President of Development at Mary Crowley Cancer Research Centers
Since 1992, the Mary Crowley Cancer Research Centers has been bringing new scientific discoveries to cancer patients through early-phase clinical trials. As of January 2013, there are 21 colon cancer patients at Mary Crowley on a waiting list for a clinical trial. The Blue Hope Partnership Program funding helps offset clinical trial development expenses required to recruit and open clinical trials for waiting colorectal patients who have exhausted all standard care options. Since January 2014, Mary Crowley has enrolled 56 colon cancer patients onto clinical trials giving them access to a new, innovative treatment option.
Denver, CO - University of Colorado
"We, at the Colorado Colorectal Screening Program (CCSP), are very grateful for the funds we have received from the Blue Hope Partnership Program. We have partnered with Colon Cancer Alliance since 2008, and these funds have contributed to our success in screening over 15,000 low income, uninsured Coloradans throughout the state. The Program is a valued resource in the community, as illustrated by one individual screened through our Program writes: "It has taken a weight off my shoulders, as members of my family have died of colorectal cancer. It has been at the back of my mind always but I have not been able to afford the screening."
The University of Colorado Cancer Center's Colorectal Screening Program partners with healthcare professionals to provide no cost colonoscopies to the underserved statewide. By 2015, the program aims to raise the colon cancer screening rate to 80% of eligible Colorado residents.
People served: over 2,300
State-wide colon cancer stats:
1,720 diagnoses & 670 deaths this year
Jersey Shore, NJ - Monmouth Medical Center
Monmouth Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital serving the uninsured and underinsured population of Monmouth County. The medical center has an existing breast cancer program that reaches more than 7,000 women annually. The Blue Hope Partnership Award will be used to add colon cancer education to that program to educate women over 50 and their spouses. Funds will also be used for lab and patient exam fees.
People served: 1500
State-wide colon cancer stats:
4,280 diagnoses & 1,510 deaths this year
Nashville, TN - Vanderbilt University
The primary goal of the Genetic Testing for Underinsured Patients at Risk for Hereditary Colon Cancer Program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is to improve access to genetic testing for low-income underinsured patients with hereditary colorectal cancer. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is motivated by the healthcare disparities caused by lack of insurance or resources for genetic testing in Tennessee. This project will provide uninsured or underinsured men and women with access – access to knowledge about their own hereditary risk for colorectal cancer and access to support for genetic counseling and testing.
Philadelphia, PA - Abramson Cancer Center
In November 2011, the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania Health System created the first colon cancer screening navigation program serving the West Philadelphia population. Some patients served through this program have had to cancel screening appointments due to lack of transportation, inability to pay for the colon prep and other preventative factors. The Blue Hope Partnership Award will be used to eliminate any of those barriers to screening.
People served: 150
State-wide colon cancer stats:
6,790 diagnoses & 2,490 deaths this year
Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Department of Health Services
The Arizona Department of Health Services's FIT at Fifty HealthCheck program provides colon cancer screening and treatment services to low-income, uninsured men and women who are 50-64 years of age or experiencing colon cancer symptoms. Through funding from the Blue Hope Partnership Program, during the past year, 12 patients were diagnosed with colon cancer and able to receive the treatment they needed. This award also helps provide screening services for symptomatic patients younger than age 50 who would not be covered under the CDC's Colorectal Cancer Control and Prevention Program.
State-wide colon cancer stats:
2,560 diagnoses & 990 deaths this year
San Diego & Sacramento, CA - California Colorectal Cancer Coalition
The California Colorectal Cancer Coalition (C4) works to eliminate the disparities in screening and treatment of colon cancer in underserved populations. Project Access provides screening for uninsured and underinsured residents of San Diego to be screened for colon cancer. The C4 screening program serves as a model for other programs throughout the United States. C4 continues an annual grants program awarding $60,000 to California Clinics that serve the under and uninsured to increase the grantee clinic's colon cancer screening rate.
People served: 10,000 uninsured people have been screened,
with 7 cancers found, and 6 have successfully undergone treatment.
State-wide colon cancer stats:
13,930 diagnoses & 5,150 deaths this year
St. Louis, MO - Washington University in St. Louis
The goal of the Washington University Colon and Rectal Screening Program is to provide colonoscopies (both screening and follow-up) and genetic testing to patients who either do not have health insurance, or who do not have adequate health insurance coverage and income to afford these procedures. The program also supports increased colon cancer education and outreach efforts at Washington University, reaching diverse and under-served populations to raise awareness of the importance of screening.
State-wide colon cancer stats:
2,970 diagnoses & 1,090 deaths this year
Tampa, FL - BRIDGE Healthcare Clinic
"The Colon Cancer Alliance, through the Blue Hope Partnership program, has enabled our clinic, the Bridge Healthcare Clinic, to provide colon cancer screening and treatment to patients that would otherwise be unable to afford or access screening or treatment by any other means. We have already found and treated colon cancer and precancerous colonic polyps in many of our patients. Without a doubt, some of these patients would have progressed to more aggressive colon cancers if we are unable to screen them at this time. Our Clinic and patients would like to shout out our heartfelt thanks to the Colon Cancer Alliance."
– Frederick L Slone, M.D. The University of South Florida Bridge Healthcare Clinic
The University of South Florida BRIDGE Healthcare Clinic is a student-run free clinic. Currently, the BRIDGE clinic has a process in place to screen all of the patients that enter into the Clinic for the need for colonoscopy, either based on age, family history or symptoms. The funding for these procedures is entirely dependent on the funds given to us by The Blue Hope Partnership Award through the Colon Cancer Alliance. With these funds we are able to provide our patients with colon cancer screening by either FIT testing or by colonoscopy. In addition, these funds are also used to buy the colonoscopy prep materials that the majority of our patients cannot afford. Over the past year, with these funds, we have been able to completely cure one colon cancer and remove pre-cancerous lesions from many others.
State-wide colon cancer stats:
10,230 diagnoses & 3,560 deaths this year


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Does This Jonathan Adler "Thinspiration" Pillow Offend You?
Some would argue that the slogan "Nothing feels as good as skinny feels" promotes anorexia. But ask a Weight Watchers member, and she might say this mantra, which I've heard repeated in meetings, kept her on track to healthy weight loss. I can see both sides of the debate, especially since decorator Jonathan Adler, who created this pillow for Kirna Zabête, is known for his cheeky designs. So does this pillow offend you? [Racked]


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No, Google is not launching super-creepy facial recognition, so put those pitchforks down. But it is introducing a new feature to Google+'s photo app, which now makes it a bit easier to quickly tag your friends. It's called 'Find My Face', and while the name leads me to recall scenes in the classic Nic Cage/John Travolta film Face/Off, it's a feature that plenty of users will find handy.
It's pretty straightforward: opt into Find My Face, and the next time one of your friends uploads a photo that you're in, they'll see your name as a suggested tag. It's very similar to the semi-automated facial tagging that Facebook launched earlier this year, though with one key difference: unlike Facebook's feature, which automatically opted users in, Google is asking for explicit permission before it turns it on.


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New Music Out Today, Pete Yorn
What to Download: New Music Today
Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores. So I take a spin through each week's music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download.
Singing and songwriting: Technically, Pete Yorn's new album doesn't drop until June 23, but today you can download it on iTunes. I'm always open to a new Yorn album and I find his style of alt-country totally appealing. This is the kind of music that's well-suited for these long Summer days. Oh, and I should note this is not the album Yorn's working on with Scarlett Johansson. Check out "Don't Wanna Cry" and "Thinking You" to start.
The greatest hits: I can't get enough of Beatles music, and today we have a whole new compilation of George Harrison's greatest hits. His widow, Olivia, recently said of the album: "It's a collection that spans his career, and we put them together in a way we thought they would just kind of flow, you know, musically, into one another." I really love "My Sweet Lord," and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
One more up next, so
A little bit country: Holly Williams is Hank Williams Jr.'s daughter and today she follows up her excellent debut album with the release of Here With Me. It's heartfelt country that I'm really digging. Check out "Alone" and her cover of Neil Young's "Birds."


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I'm a intermediate surfer--grew up in Honolulu surfing south shore waves--and I'll be in PR--staying in San Juan this coming week. I was wondering if anyone had any good suggestions for a guide in the area. This is a bit of a spontaneous trip and I've not had time to do much research so any direction would be greatly appreciated. I'll need to rent boards and would love to have someone who could show me around as well and work as a guide.
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Lily Collins appeared on Yahoo today intro'ing a new clip for The Mortal Instruments film! Click here to check it out.
AND on top of that, we got a sneak peek of what's to come on the soundtrack. Get your first listen to songs from Demi Lovato, Zedd and Colbie Caillat on the official Mortal Instruments Tumblr here.


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Subject: Re: [TMG] design question
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:22:34 -0800
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However, what I called a "useless endeavor" (as you quoted here) would
be the shipping of a Corvette engine to a Yugo owner (unless that Yugo
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> On 3/8/2011 4:46 PM, Rick Van Dusen wrote:
>> * Even so, what's the point of shipping a Corvette engine to a Yugo
>> owner? Certainly, the freight company will do it if they're paid for the
>> job, but why would anyone pay them for this useless endeavor?
> Useles is in the mind of the user. I saw an ad yesterday for for a 1985
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Banda Aceh — New university courses that examine the conflicts and natural disasters of Southeast Asia are confounding the assumption that Japanese students are increasingly inward-looking.
This autumn, about 20 graduate students from institutions in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Okinawa and elsewhere in Japan visited Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province, which suffered the double hardships of a 1976-2005 independence struggle and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
In fiscal 2011, the graduate schools of Osaka University, Hiroshima University, Nagasaki University and Meio University in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, started a program titled Peace and Human Security in Asia. The program is aimed at students who want to examine problems in Asia, such as conflicts, natural disasters and poverty, in an interdisciplinary manner.
The program has organized student exchanges with partner universities in Southeast Asia and has conducted short study tours.
The latest tour was to Syiah Kuala University, a state institution in Banda Aceh. The students attended a symposium on human security and took courses on social rehabilitation policies for the region's former combatants, a militia that fought for the pro-independence Free Aceh Movement against Indonesia's military.
They also studied aid programs for female survivors of the conflict and the tsunami. The group toured the Aceh Tsunami Museum, which opened in May last year, and one student visited a local newspaper company.
Overall, the students got a glimpse of how people there are confronting the legacy of problems and hardships.
Among the participants was 22-year-old Wataru Hayami. He realized that the students he met, at the symposium and elsewhere, were first-hand survivors of the conflict and the tsunami.
"The students were burdened with difficulties, but one of them said, 'The conflict and tsunami allowed us to meet each other,'" Hayami said. "The encounters I had with people of various backgrounds will be a life-long treasure to me."
Hayami is from Osaka University's graduate school, where he studies subjects such as normalizing diplomatic ties between Japan and North Korea.
During a visit to the tsunami museum, Kengo Shinmoto, a 27-year-old graduate student from Hiroshima University, listened to 30-year-old Gaya Triana describe what happened that day. Her younger sister didn't survive the disaster.
"I almost cried," Shinmoto said.
Elsewhere in Banda Aceh, a boat swept 5 kilometers inland is now preserved as a monument. Sturdy mosques that withstood the quake and tsunami have become symbols of rebuilding efforts.
For Shinmoto, it was reminiscent of a more recent tragedy. His thoughts turned to Japan's Tohoku region, which bore the brunt of tsunami damage in 2011.
"The scenes remind me of the lone pine tree that survived the quake," Shinmoto said. He was referring to a tree that became a symbol of resistance after it remained standing in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.
Koichi Watanabe, 34, another Hiroshima University graduate student, visited the head office of Serambi, a local newspaper. The editor in chief, 45-year-old Yarmen Dinamika, said that during the conflict years the newspaper used to come under pressure from both the national army and separatists because of its neutral editorial line.
The militia blocked Serambi's publication for 20 days and destroyed 12 trucks used to distribute newspapers. The tsunami killed a quarter of Serambi's work force, and Dinamika himself lost two sons in the disaster.
Watanabe said he had already been familiar with the Aceh issue, but had never imagined that the militia would put pressure on a newspaper.
"I realized there are so many things you cannot learn unless you go into the field," Watanabe said.
Issei Shibata, a 24-year-old Osaka University graduate student whose work examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, joined the program out of curiosity. Shibata said he wanted to discover how Aceh has been developing after separatists abandoned their independence bid. He decided to remain in Banda Aceh, staying in a private home and attending Syiah Kuala University for half a year.
"People here have a concept of 'us all,' which includes those on the opposite side, unlike the Israelis and Palestinians, who think of 'us' and 'them,'" Shibata said. "I am curious to learn more about Aceh."
A professor who led the tour added: "I wanted students to learn about the complicated and multifaceted reality of peace-building in a conflict zone, something that cannot be learned from textbooks and articles alone."
Akihisa Matsuno, 56, of Osaka University, leads research into conflicts and peace-building at the university's Osaka School of International Public Policy.
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Brussels, Belgium – Delhaize Group, parent company of U.S. supermarket chains including Food Lion and Hannaford Bros., swung to a net loss of $60.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2014, compared to net income of $140.3 million in the same period a year earlier.
Impairment charges in Delhaize's Serbian business and loss of market share in its home Belgium market contributed to the retailer's poor profit performance. Revenue rose 0.5% to $7.04 billion, from $7.01 billion. U.S. same-store sales rose 3.3%.


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Rihanna Lashes Out At Journalist for Asking Questions About Chris Brown
"Some people felt it sent the wrong message," the interviewer asked the "S&M" singer, regarding the two singles Rihanna recorded with her ex-boyfriend earlier this year.
"You'd gone back to someone who put you in the hospital." (Brown physically attacked Rihanna during a violent incident, in 2009, for which he was charged with domestic abuse.)
Rihanna, 24, wasn't too thrilled with the comment.
"Oh really?" she bit back. "Did I? Did I? Did I? Did I? … Okay. In a completely professional environment. And on a complete professional note. I mean, if I went back to him [as a girlfriend], then that's a whole different discussion … I think a lot of people jumped to an assumption that was incorrect and they ended up looking stupid."
The tongue-lashing didn't stop there, with RiRi adding:
"This is turning into a tacky interview. What do you really want to talk about? I'm not here to [talk] about messy s**t … It upsets me that you keep asking the same kind of questions about stuff that's trivial. What's there to talk about? Are all your questions like that?"
This is just the latest incident this year in which Rihanna has fired back at the press. While rumors were swirling that she was dating Ashton Kutcher, the singer shot down any reporter who even attempted to ask such a personal question.
One example, back in March, while promoting Battleship in the UK, a British journalist asked the Barbados beauty, "You're so good at connecting with people that I think that we actually feel we know you. Things are clearly going brilliantly in your career. I just wondered if you are as happy in your private life, and will we see a certain Mr. Ashton Kutcher perhaps making a trip over here?"
An obviously irritated RiRi tried to avoid the question, responding, "Wow, how disappointing was that question?"
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Discussing contraception.
Last night I went in my youngests room to borrow her laptop and saw a contraception leaflet on her bed amongst a pile of other stuff, it was about the combined pill and had a telephone number hand written on it (an 0845 number, so an advice or family planning clinic number do you think?)
Anyway, I was a bit taken aback. She doesn't have a steady boyfriend although she's a couple earlier this year, none lasting longer than a couple of months though.
I don't know whether or not to raise the matter with her. Is it any of my business? If I say I saw it I'm worried she'll think I was snooping (I wasn't - here room is a health hazard so rarely venture in!)
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Disney Alaskan Cruise - would do it again: Disney Wonder Cruise Review by Floridaguy71
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Disney Alaskan Cruise - would do it again
Destination: Alaska
Embarkation: Vancouver
The service on the ship was very good. So much so my kids cried when we left our server after 7 days (a young man we nicknamed "Sabi"). Every level of service was quality from the housekeeping to the wait staff to the cruise maintenance. If you have a problem, they solve it usually pretty fast. (note, we did know of a few folks who had plumbing issues on the boat in their staterooms). At dinner, they had an occasional hiccup in the kitchen with More slow delivery of entrees, but Disney does a good job of getting the kids food out first so they can then be picked up late in the meal and taken to the Kids Club. Purchase the wine package. Its a better value than drinking wine per meal.
The cruise entertainment was memorable. The Medley (final show) was really good. Pocahontas had an outstanding voice. The Lion King lady dressed in African clothes was a belter - who sometimes belted a little out of tune, but all in all you walk away remembering old Walt and how you felt when you were a kid at Disney. Lots of options for kids and adults and both. I really enjoyed the comedian (whyche??). Guy was hilarious. Absolutely hilarious. Just don't say Roll Tide during his comedy show or he will absolutely nail the heckle. He had a family and an adult routine. Both had me rolling. May have had the best impersonator of an Elvis impersonator I've ever seen. The juggler was also impressive. I think your fam will enjoy these.
The food quality was outstanding, both the buffets and the sit downs. You can get pretty much anything you want but it does have an Alaskan seafood theme (shocking, I know). They have stuff for diabetics (low/no sugar), they have stuff for vegetarians, they probably have Kosher meals as well. You can get whatever you want within reason. We never ate the chicken fingers and hot dogs they have on the deck, so can't rate them. We always ate at the seating times. You absolutely MUST eat at Palo, the upscale restaurant on the 9th Floor. Its a $20 charge per person, but I'd pay far more. Well worth it.
On that note, I have thoroughly enjoyed both the wine and martini tastings. I would recommend spending a little extra money for both of these. I also heard the whiskey tasting got a great review.
Kids entertainment in both kids rooms was excellent. They came up with clever games for the kids and engaged them. The soap race-car game is a must see. My only complaint is that they don't take the kids as a group to the deck enough.
Staterooms were nice and clean. Perfect setup for family of 4. 5 would be a little much. Pay the extra money and get a porthole. What a view - looking out and seeing Alaska from the ship is amazing.
Passengers are good quality, for the most part. Not much riff-raff. Most folks are well behaved and don't get obnoxious. Disney does a good job with a culture of courtesy on the ship.
I'm not a spa guy, but I went to the gym and found it very much on par with a nice city gym. Equipment works and laid out nicely. Good workout facility.
Biggest disappointment was the satellite internet service we nicknamed the Commodore 64. Slow, bad, expensive, pretty much useless. Disney should just $***can the internet service and not pretend its an actual service, or get a real satellite internet service. I could have sent smoke signals of 1s and 0s to my office faster.
Second biggest disappointment was the quality of the coffee at the breakfasts. I'm a bit of a coffee snob and they should step it up over this Nescafe tasting mess they serve and move into something higher class. Or give me an option for premium coffee for a buck or two. This isn't Shoneys buffet.
Getting on the ship was organized. Getting off was a bit of a cluster. Don't arrange for Disney to transport you to the airport. Get a cab yourself. Its easier and cheaper. Also, try to book your excursions directly thru the vendor. Disney gets a little greedy on the markup.
All in all, a great value and a trip that I would repeat in a few years. I hear they are leaving from Seattle in 2012 which I find disappointing. I enjoyed Vancouver. Less
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So Mr. Abe is all set to go to Washington. The second-time Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, will be seeing President Barack Obama in search of stronger security ties between the two countries to cope with a China that is flexing its military muscle in preparation for a showdown over the disputed Senkaku Islands, known in Beijing as the Diaoyu Islands.
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Some of the country's biggest companies say they're willing to see taxes go up as part of a budget deal, and many of the smallest companies seem to agree with them. According to a new poll from the Small Business Majority, the overwhelming majority of small businesses believe that cutting spending for education, health care and infrastructure would hurt the economy more than an income tax increase on the wealthiest 2 percent.
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You've landed the radio interview and it's time to get ready to actually do it. Now what?
As a book marketing expert and publicist I have booked my clients on thousands of radio interviews. Here's a list of tips I give to my clients prior to their interviews. Keep this helpful list of interview tips nearby and you'll be glad you did!
As a book marketing firm, we'll prepare questions for our author clients ahead of time and include those in our press kits emailed to the stations. Oftentimes the radio host will read those questions right in order. Other times they refer to our questions and include some of them. We do this to help the host in case they've not had a chance to read the book, which is often the case.
Make sure you know your own material inside and out and are comfortable with everything in it. You are the author of the book, or the press release and they'll ask you, "What did you mean about this or that?" You need to have the answer. You don't want any surprises.
The bottom line, RELAX, you'll do fine. The butterflies you're feeling are what will drive you to do your best! Just follow these helpful tips and you'll be a radio interview star!
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TEMPE, Ariz. - Vernon Wells couldn't wait to leave.
He was last spotted inside the Angels' clubhouse Sunday. By Tuesday, he was wearing New York Yankees pinstripes and batting sixth in a Grapefruit League game against the Houston Astros.
Wells is Curtis Granderson's replacement in left field now, not the highest-paid backup outfielder in baseball history. He is happy.
"They called me in the office and said 'We have a deal in place, it's just a matter of your approval,' " Wells told reporters in Tampa, Fla., recalling his meeting with Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto. "And when they told me the team, I tried not to smile too big."
The Angels were ready to move on after watching Wells bat .222 with 36 home runs and 95 RBIs since coming over from Toronto prior to the 2011 season. In return for Wells, the Yankees gave up two low-level prospects and approximately $13 million over the next two years to offset some of Wells' salary.
The trade "gave us a good deal of roster flexibility," Dipoto said. "We learned a lesson last year with often times too crowded a house.
"We broke camp with Vernon, Bobby (Abreu), had (Mike) Trout in Triple-A, Trumbo, (Torii) Hunter, (Peter) Bourjos. At some point there has to be an ability to create playing time and allow freedom for the players to do what they do, and I think that's the greatest advantage this trade brings us."
There's also the little matter of payroll flexibility. The Angels reportedly have about $6 million to spend before incurring baseball's luxury tax, which is triggered when a team exceeds $178 million in payroll. Teams must pay 17.5 percent on every dollar above that amount.
The Angels narrowly avoided that threshold last year, when they paid out $176.7 million, according to the Associated Press. That figure considers the average annual values of contracts for players on 40-man rosters, earned bonuses and escalators, adjustments for cash in trades and $10.8 million per team in benefits.
Their actual payroll this year will be approximately $148.5 million. Wells was owed $42 million in the final two years of a 7-year, $126 million contract he signed in Toronto.
The Angels won't be adding significant salary anytime soon. For now, Dipoto said he's comfortable with the in-house candidates for the fifth outfielder's job. And he's very comfortable with the idea of Peter Bourjos as the Angels' every-day center fielder without a veteran such as Wells pushing for playing time.
"Peter is a terrific makeup guy, great teammate, hard worker, and I feel he has the opportunity to evolve into a better than average major league center fielder and complete player," Dipoto said. "When you get an extreme defender like Pete with above-average arm strength and is at the top of his scale for speed, and also has the ability to deliver double-digit numbers in each of the power categories, that's not easy to find."
Neither are backup outfielders with Wells' resume.
The Angels will choose from among Kole Calhoun and J.B. Shuck for the role of fifth outfielder. They're the only two reserve outfielders left in camp, although Dipoto also mentioned minor-leaguers Scott Cousins and Trent Oeltjen. Oeltjen and Shuck would have to be added to the 40-man roster before they could play in a major-league game. The Angels currently have four openings.
The job might not go to the best pure hitter.
"A lot of it becomes about specific fits," Dipoto said. "It might be small things like defensive versatility or baserunning ability. For us it might be more likely to make a late-game defensive replacement or pinch run than pure pinch hit."
Added manager Mike Scioscia, "It's not always the experience that gets it done. I think these guys are talented. I think we're gonna be OK."
The two players acquired from the Yankees will start at extended spring training and won't be added to the 40-man roster.
Outfielder Exicardo Cayones, 21, spent the 2012 season playing for New York's Single-A Staten Island Yankees. He posted a .228 batting average last season, drove in 15 runs and made just one error in 47 games. Dipoto credited Cayones for having a "very advanced approach for a guy his age."
Pitcher Kramer Sneed, 24, spent the 2012 campaign with Class-A Tampa in the Florida State League and posted an 0-7 record with a 5.37 ERA.
Dipoto said Sneed, a 6-foot-3 left-hander, projects as a reliever with a 92 mph fastball and an 85 mph slider.
Dodgers send red-hot Puig to Double-A
The Dodgers' story of spring training is over.
There are still some things to be resolved between tonight, when the team returns to Southern California, and Monday when the Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants on Opening Day.
But it won't be the same without outfield prospect Yasiel Puig, who was assigned to Double-A Chattanooga on Tuesday.
Puig, a Cuban defector whom the Dodgers signed for seven years and $42 million last year, forced management to strongly consider him for an Opening Day roster spot. He was first in the majors in batting average (.527) and hits (29) during his first spring training. He led the National League with a .509 on-base percentage, ranked second with an .855 slugging percentage, and his 16 runs ranked third.
However, the Dodgers couldn't find regular playing time for Puig with Carl Crawford, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier all healthy to begin the season. Crawford started his fourth straight game in left field Tuesday and the Dodgers are willing to test his left (throwing) arm six months removed from Tommy John surgery.
Getting Puig on the field was general manager Ned Colletti's first priority, and the 22-year-old got more at-bats (57) and into more Cactus League games (26) than any other Dodger.
Spring training, Colletti said recently, "is to set an impression to get a feel for who's who - who you may be able to count on as the season goes on, and what they need to work on between now and the time we're gonna need him. I think he needs to play on an everyday basis to see what a season feels like."
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly told reporters that Puig "didn't seem that happy about it."
"When we came into camp, this guy wasn't even on the radar," Mattingly said. "He's put himself on the map as far as probably knocking on the door instead of a couple of years away."
By going to Chattanooga rather than Triple-A Albuquerque, Puig will see a less hitter-friendly, and more major league-like environment, than he would in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. Isotopes Park is known for inflating batting averages and home run totals. Puig clearly didn't need the help.
Dee Gordon demoted, too
The Dodgers made one other move, optioning shortstop Dee Gordon to Albuquerque. The shortstop batted .206 in camp while leading the National League with seven steals. He was tied for fourth in the NL with 10 walks at the time of his demotion.
Gordon, the Dodgers' Opening Day shortstop a year ago, had a respectable .386 on-base percentage in spring training - an area of deficiency for him as a rookie. But it became clear last week the team had no intention of keeping him in the majors after Hanley Ramirez was sidelined by a thumb injury and Luis Cruz moved from third base to shortstop.
Mattingly expressed a desire to give the 24-year-old Gordon, like Puig, more time to develop.
"That's kind of the nature of baseball right now," Mattingly said. "Guys get here too quickly."
The Dodgers have 36 players in camp.
Also ...
Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu will start the Dodgers' second game of the season April 2 rather than right-hander Chad Billingsley. Billingsley was healthy after throwing a bullpen session Monday, but the team wants to give him more time to work on the curveball he couldn't throw for more than a week while recovering from a bruised finger. Billingsley could start the season on the disabled list. -
Dodgers pitcher Scott Elbert returned to Los Angeles on Monday to have a PRP injection in his left elbow, further delaying his rehab from arthroscopic elbow surgery in January. - The Angels assigned Steve Geltz to Triple-A Salt Lake after the right-hander cleared unconditional waivers.


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MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Democratic-controlled House on Friday held a midnight session and passed education spending cap changes that few lawmakers had time to review or understand.
After a day of dueling procedural moves, representatives at about 1 a.m. Saturday voted 92-32 to radically alter spending thresholds passed last year to restrict education spending to 2 percent growth annually.
The vote capped off a week of dizzying revisions to S.233, a bill that began in the Senate as a full repeal and ended with a compromise that provides little relief for taxpayers.
Chaos reigned for most of Friday's session. Throughout the day, Republicans battled for the right to know what they were voting on and how it would impact towns. They were joined by enough Independent and Democrat stragglers to keep the bill off the floor all day.
The session's day-long conflict began with a single question: "Shall the House suspend its rules to take up S.233 for immediate action?"
The question was put to lawmakers because revisions approved by the Senate on Thursday came so late that the bill didn't have time to be scheduled for action on the House floor, and needed approval to come off the notice calendar.
That's when sparks began to fly.
Republican lawmakers, joined by some Independents and Democrats, wanted to know what they were voting on. Instead of getting rolled by the Democratic leadership, the group banded together and voted 96-48 to stop the bill from coming to the floor.
The verbal sparring that ensued centered not on particulars of the bill, but on the principle that legislators ought to know what they're voting for before they vote.
"Legislating on the fly does a disservice to the process and to the voters who sent me here," state Rep. Paul Dame, a Republican from Essex Junction, said on the House floor. "My vote supports thoughtful considerate deliberations after speaking to the people who they will affect."
He added, "Many of us have not had an opportunity to understand the change or to talk to the people who it will affect."
But state Rep. Sandy Haas, a Democrat from Rochester, favored passing something fast to provide certainty for school districts.
"It's a sad day when we cannot move forward to give our local school boards the certainty they need to plan and budget for the next year," she said. "Delaying consideration of this bill until next week is very unlikely to change the ultimate outcome of a vote on the Senate proposal."
After a recess for party caucus meetings, House Speaker Shap Smith tried a second time to get the bill to the floor. The outcome was the same: the motion failed by a 94-48 vote.
This time state Rep. Anne B. Donahue, a Republican from Northfield, stood up to rebuke colleagues.
"I have stood on this floor many times in the past in support of the right of our constituents to informed votes by their legislators," she said. "This vote would have us violate our normal process for legislation over the objection of legislators who want more than a mere few hours of rushed consideration of new language on a complex financing mechanism. That is wrong."
State Rep. David Sharpe, a Democrat from Bristol, and the chair of the House Education Committee, expressed frustration over the delay and urged fast passage.
"School boards need clarity, and they need it now because Sunday is the day that warnings must be posted. We had a significant compromise with the Senate that I was willing to explain on the floor, (that) I was willing to explain in caucuses," he said.
When Sharpe proceeded to explain the bill that was not on the floor for debate, Minority Leader Don Turner, a Republican from Milton, moved for a point of order to stop him. "It seems the member is debating a bill that is not on the floor for action," Turner objected.
When House Speaker Smith overruled Turner, Sharpe said the House must pass the bill "for Vermont's children."
"I find it extraordinarily frustrating that our House Education Committee met from the moment we walked on this floor … trying to do what's best for Vermont's children — they're our precious future in this state," he said. "We need to do whatever we can to make sure that their education is equitable, has quality and is at an expense that taxpayers can afford."
After additional procedural maneuvers failed to get the bill to the floor, leadership resorted to a nuclear option: they scheduled the bill for 12:01 a.m. About 90 minutes after midnight, the majority party rammed the legislation through.
How lawmakers tweaked the cap during the week
The frustration on all sides largely was due to the complexities of Act 46 and its allowable growth percentage — the so-called spending cap.
The Legislature created and passed the AGP last year to limit statewide education spending growth to 2 percent. But after an unforeseen 7.9 percent increase in health care costs pushed many districts to exceed their spending thresholds, the House Education Committee began working on a plan to adjust the caps.
That plan, finalized in committee last week and approved by the full House on Wednesday, raises every district's allowable growth percentage by 0.9 percent. In addition, it reduced the penalty for exceeding spending limits from a dollar-per-dollar to 25 cents per dollar. It also remedies a spending threshold error by allowing districts to use whichever calculation results in a lower homestead tax rate.
Those tweaks grew even more confusing on Thursday when the Senate amended the bill further, striking a compromise between the House's version and a full repeal. Senators eliminated the penalty for districts spending less than the 2016 statewide average per pupil cost ($14,095), and they raised the penalty for above-average-spending districts from 25 cents to 40 cents on every dollar spent above per pupil thresholds. They also voted to return to the old excess spending thresholds of Act 68 in fiscal year 2018.
The combined result is bad news for taxpayers. According to a Joint Fiscal Office estimate released Wednesday, the House changes passed on Wednesday would increase Vermont's homestead property tax rate 2 cents, from $1.52 to $1.54 per $100 of assessed property value. While no estimate was released for the Senate-amended version as of Thursday, the House Committee on Ways and Means voted narrowly to support it. The vote was 5-4-2 in favor of the Senate changes.
"The concern was that people wanted it to affect all the towns," state Rep. Patricia Komline, a Republican from Dorset, told Vermont Watchdog. "We discussed an amendment where the below-average spenders would also pay a rate but the penalty would be a less percentage than the above-average spenders. There was a lot of interest in that, but at this point this thing has been played out."
Komline, a member of the Ways and Means Committee who voted no, said other cap problems surfaced in committee.
"It was hard to justify that a town like Weybridge is allowed to be spending $20,200 with no penalty, and the town of Franklin, which spent over $11,800, they're going to get a penalty."
She said Act 46 has become too complex for lawmakers to understand.
"Act 46 was placed on top of the crumbling foundation of Act 60 and Act 68, and this is the result. People do not understand what we're doing, and they don't understand the results of what we're doing. Every step we take is so convoluted, and it's got all these consequences that we can no longer foresee in this building."
State Rep. Christopher Pearson, a Progressive from Burlington, said the midnight vote was both right and necessary.
"Town clerks need to warn their town meetings by Sunday — it's the law, so that's the hurry," he said. "The Republican Caucus a week ago expressed a lot of urgency on this, and two days ago expressed a lot of urgency — enough to suspend the rules to move the bill quickly. And now they have changed their mind."
Pearson, who voted yes, said he wanted full repeal but was happy with a compromise because the caps were working.
"I've opposed the idea of these thresholds, but they have effectively kept increases at bay. So, it has worked, if that was the goal. I believe you'll see school spending not grow by much for 2017 budgets."
According to Pearson, cost containment belongs in the hands of local voters and school boards who have the ability to vote down budgets on Town Meeting Day.
Komline agreed. "It's a local control issue. When you're trying to treat all these schools under the same restrictions, you can't, and that's the funding formula. We need to be focused on changing the funding and going back more to local control."
Dame, who also voted no, said school budgets are already finalized, and so voting at midnight was unnecessary and expensive.
"The cost of having an extra day in the Legislature is somewhere around $25,000. Our per diems are $74 per day, so every single member is going to get that, plus mileage or folks having to spend the night — that's $100 per night."
State Rep. Vicki Strong, a Republican representing Albany, said the rush to pass something comes with a price. "The Democrats wanted us to believe it's a crisis that we have to get this done, and meanwhile we're like, 'Well, how can we vote on something we don't understand completely or even know how it will affect each of our districts?'"
Contact Bruce Parker at [email protected]


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Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) - Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners stormed a courthouse and set two churches on fire Tuesday in central Indonesia to protest what they considered a lenient sentence for a Christian convicted of blaspheming Islam.
Antonius Richmond Bawengan, 58, was found guilty of distributing books and leaflets that "spread hatred about Islam" and sentenced to five years for blasphemy.
Islamic hard-liners shouted during the rioting that the man should have received the death penalty. Anti-riot police fired into the air to disperse the crowd.
The violence started in front of the District Court in Temanggung and spread to surrounding neighborhoods, police spokesman Col. Djahartono said.
Witnesses said at least nine people were rushed to the hospital with injuries and police led away some protesters for questioning.
The mob set two churches on fire and threw rocks at a third and a school building. They also torched a police truck, three cars and six motorcycles.


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Welcome to the connect:transmit site for making radio! It is a space for community radio practitioners and young broadcasters to share, talk and learn. Whether you are a novice trainer, an experienced teacher, or a young broadcaster keen to share content and get feedback, this site aims to help you make the most of community radio.
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For community radio practitioners : The Best practice and Course development sections are designed to help you set up and deliver youth radio projects, gain funding for your projects, work with young people, and design and deliver training courses. The About page signposts some of the most useful content on the site, as well as giving info about the Connect:Transmit project.
For young broadcasters : There is information on how to make radio, including how to edit radio programmes, good ideas for shows, advice on doing great interviews, opportunities for sharing content with others, and networking with radio people already working in the industry. The Making! section is for practical tips on making radio, recording and editing audio, putting together good radio shows, as well as making a career out of your community radio experience.
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This site is partly to document and support the Connect:Transmit project. To get a flavour of Connect:Transmit, see the overview video and individual partners' videos below. See more info about the project, how it worked, and read the report on its findings and outcomes here.
Below are the videos made by Connect:Transmit project partners: Future Radio in Norwich, BCB in Bradford, ShmuFM in Aberdeen, and PrestonFM/DigiEnable in Preston.
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We have provided some content here to get you thinking, but we invite your participation in order to make this space vibrant and dynamic. We invite you to join us by sharing your own lesson plans and ideas for teaching radio, sharing audio content, supporting other young broadcasters to improve their content and offering advice on how to 'make it' in the radio industry. You can get involved and have your say through the Community section of this website. See guidelines and help for the Community section.
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National Election
Stephen Crabb hits campaign trail in Fishguard with promise to fight for town regeneration
1:10pm Thursday 15th April 2010
Fishguard regeneration must be the top priority for Pembrokeshire, said Stephen Crabb, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate, after consulting local residents and businesses during a visit to the town.
Stephen said: "Local jobs and regeneration of the town were the top issues people wanted to talk about, along with the introduction of the controversial parking charges."
Stephen, and Paul Davies AM, met High Street traders and discussed their views on how the charges will affect business. Both Stephen and Paul have opposed the charges, which could further deter town centre activity.
He continued: "Regeneration is a key issue, and residents and businesses expressed disappointment that Fishguard seems to have been forgotten by the Welsh Assembly Government, despite promises back in 2003 of £30 million investment."
After a lunch at Cresswells Cafe with his campaign team, Stephen visited Stena, WF Hall & Son and businesses at Goodwick Industrial Estate.
Over the last two years Stephen has worked with Stena to push forward the marina and harbour redevelopment plan which could bring major new investment into the town. He recently had a meeting with Stena and other partners in the project at the House of Commons, along with Welsh Secretary of State Peter Hain, to discuss the strategic importance of the project for Pembrokeshire.
Stephen added: "Securing Fishguard's economic future will require significant improvements to the transport infrastructure which serve the town and the harbour.
"Both the A40 road and the rail service fall far short of what is required. But this vital agenda for Fishguard and Pembrokeshire needs backing from the Welsh Assembly. I am determined that Fishguard should not be treated as a blind-spot."
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Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
Not the best defence game ever
Try harder.
Rated 2 / 5 stars
"Starcraft" is misleading
If by "Starcraft" you mean using the same sprites and sounds, then I suppose this fits, but this game bears very little resemblance to SC. None of the actual buildings functions, besides sunkens and perhaps infested terrans, show similarity to the original game... come on... spore colonies hitting ground? As far as I know this was made by somebody who has never played Starcraft.
The difficulty ramps up far too harshly and resource management is a bit of a pain. The four goliaths in the 3rd level are a ridiculous leap from the marines, especially when each of them has about 3-4 times the health of a marine. After a few continues, better management of 3 sunkens, still faced with slow recharge of the "smite" I didn't feel like replaying through again to pass that level.
I respect the homage to the original game but I don't consider it much of a tribute if it changes the game beyond recognition. There's a reason why SC and WC UMS games basically started Tower Defense- because they got the concept down beautifully. You know what would be awesome? Sunken Defense without having to reinstall SC.
Good job with graphics and sounds though.
Rated 4 / 5 stars
good game
its a great game, but recharging energy takes way to long.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
This game owns! Its the best starcraft flash game ever made!
Rated 1 / 5 stars
needs a lot of work
the recharge time is amazingly slow. i was on wave two and had only one spore colony, and i was overrun with at least 20 on screen enemys. i didnt stand a chance. i was very frustrating to play. focus more on some of the basic things (builing, maybe adding in a resource pool or something, and definately improve the combat system as in recharge time and leveling up.). looks great though graphically.


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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Michigan's 71-56 second round NCAA tournament win over South Dakota State wasn't enough to convince doubters that this team -- a team that ended the regular season 26-6, 12-6 in the Big Ten, formerly the No. 1 ranked team in the country with their only bad loss coming late in the season at Penn State --was ready to make a run in March.
And the Michigan players felt it heading into their third round match-up with the havoc driven VCU Rams, a No. 4 versus No. 5 seeded contest that had several in the national media siding with Shaka Smart's crew to head to the Sweet Sixteen.
"Everybody was talking about VCU," said freshman Glenn Robinson III. "Nobody mentioned Michigan coming into this game. We were just the guys they were facing and we wanted to go out there and prove to the world that we can play with these guys, we can hang with these guys, and come out with a W."
Michigan not only won the game, advancing to their first Sweet Sixteen since 1994 when Robinson III was just two months old, the Wolverines deflated VCU as time and time again the plug was pulled on the vacuum like pressure leading to dunk after dunk after dunk and a lead that reached as high as 31 at one point in the second half.
All Shaka Smart could do afterwards was tip his cap to a Michigan team that took VCU's style of play and used it against them.
"I thought Michigan was terrific today and they played great every facet of the game, the guards, their big guys," said Smart. "You know, they obviously were the much better team today. And if they continue playing the way they did today, they got a chance to go a long way in this tournament."
Robinson III's re-birth of sorts has been a real shot in the arm for Michigan, scoring 35 points in the two games at the Palace on an efficient 15-for-19 from the field, also pulling in 15 rebounds.
The Wolverines are now 19-1 on the year when Robinson III scores in double figures -- a very simple formula for success.
"We just tried to do what we've been doing the whole season -- get rebounds and we know if we get stops they can't set up in their press and we just ran the floor and I thought we did a good job of that," said Robinson III.
"I believe new energy was found within our play, and I think that we experienced some new things with this team."
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I haven't been keeping up with things as much as I use to, and I'm a bit confused about this Essentials line wizards is putting out in September. At first I thought it was just an updated paperback variation of the orginal rules... all errata and changes included. But then I noticed there were previews for Clerics, Fighters, Wizards, and Rogues... I figured they were including new builds of these classes in order to make the books interesting. Then I looked at the classes, and they seem more drastic than a new builds.
The Fighter seems to get At-will stances instead of attacks, and his encounter power seems to be a +1[w] after a hit instead of a fancy attack. The character seems to use Basic Attacks.
The Rogue preview also seems to get an At-will Utility instead of at-will attacks? It's "back stab" encounter power seems to only work on Basic Attacks.
The Wizard preview sacrificially calls out that the wizard does get at-will attacks.
It sounds like they are making a lot of changes to the game, or at least the internal structures of characters. It reminds me of the 3.0/3.5 change. They are making a lot of small detail changes, but claiming it's not a new edition and that all your old books will work just fine, but the new ones are the rules going forward... oh and we should all go out and re-purchase core books again because the core classes are drastically different now.
Anyone have a good handle on what is actually going on here?
These are the essential Previews I could find:
Powers, Implements, Feats ...
Feats no longer in tiers, implements like weapon proficiencies, changes to lots of powers.
Fighter Preview II
Fighter as a Martial Slayer?
Rogue Preview
Thief build with Back Stab
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Fighter as a Defender with at-will stances
Wizard Preview
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Jay Z And Beyonce Add More Tour Dates!
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Jay Z and Beyoncé are not letting the current drama stop them from adding more dates to their highly anticipated "On The Run" tour! In addition to previously scheduled concert dates, the couple has now added an extra show in Pasadena on August 3rd and in San Francisco on August 6th!! To get more details click HERE!
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Must Watch: Laura Jane Grace Of Against Me! Talks About Her Transgender Coming Out
Earlier this year, Laura Jane Grace of the band Against Me! came out as transgender in a revealing interview with Rolling Stone. Since then, Grace (formerly known as Tom Gabel) and the band have been touring the country — with Grace's wife Heather and daughter Evelyn in tow. MTV caught up with Grace on the status of her transition and how life is different — and better — since she made her trans struggle public.
Grace's interview highlights how absolutely life-changing and necessary the transition to become a woman has been for her. For people living with gender dysphoria — that is, people who feel as though they are born in the wrong gender — coming out can literally be the difference between life and death. Having the secret, "kills you. It slowly kills you inside," she told interviewer James Montgomery. "I can't exist as a woman in hotel rooms alone and then come home and pretend to be someone else. I'll end up killing myself."
Grace also explains that living a trans life and having a family can absolutely work — as long as you allow for flexibility and openness. "There are going to be a lot of things about me and my life that don't line up. The fact that I identify as female, that my name is Laura, that I want you to call me 'she' or 'her,' but it's all right for my daughter to call me 'Daddy' – that might not line up for some people, but that's all right." [MTV]


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Ettore: tour guide in Piedmont's Barolo and Barbaresco wine country
Ettore taught math and science in high schools and spent seven years as principal of an international school in Cairo. As well as Egypt, he lived two years in Chile and seven years in Peru. He has a passion for the desert and has led many overland expeditions in Egypt. About five years ago, he retired and settled in Alba, the hub town of the Barolo and Barbaresco wine country.
This worldwide traveler is a life long learner with an insatiable curiosity about almost everything. He's well read, outgoing and full of joyful energy and humour. He particularly enjoys archaeology, hiking, the wilderness, photography and animals. A very stimulating and fun local companion and new friend for you!
You'll also appreciate his bend over backwards, "can do" personal service and laid back flexibility in your day. One well travelled tour member said Ettore was "the best guide in the world".
The Ladies Of Sinio: a story of community change
In Sinio, (population about 500) near Alba in Piedmont, the owners of a nearby agriturismo bounced a new idea off our local tour colleague. Sinio had a number of older ladies with talents they weren't using much anymore. They were excellent cooks with a deep knowledge of local, traditional cuisine. How about organizing cooking classes for our cooking tour clients in Sinio with some local ladies as teachers? A wonderful idea!
The agriturismo owners began recruiting. Not as easy as they'd thought. Many ladies said they didn't know that much about cooking, certainly not enough to teach it. One lady felt more adventurous and said yes.
When the first class took place in a spacious room with kitchen near the municipal hall, many local ladies shyly poked their heads in out of curiosity. They saw their friend actively working with English speaking tourists through an interpreter and doing a great job of showing them how to make local dishes. Everyone was talking, cooking and laughing together and having lots of fun.
The agriturismo owners didn't have to look for cooking teachers for the second cooking class. Many older ladies approached them, "I'll teach the next class!" Our tour clients love getting to know and learn from these down to earth, local women in this "real Italian life" experience. Plus they're contributing to the happiness of local ladies.
Maurizio Rosso: winery owner like a joyful Barolo wine encyclopedia
In the Barolo wine country, Maurizio Rosso looks after marketing at Gigi Rosso winery, run by his family for 40 years. His brother, Claudio oversees the vineyards and has developed an artisanal vinegar. Both have devoted their lives to their family's winery. Dad Gigi, now in his 80s, also plays an active role in the whole business.
Maurizio radiates his passion for their wines and exudes such warm hospitality to wine lover visitors. As you tour and taste, he pours wines and pours out you'd ever want to know about Barolo and other local wines in a down to earth, fun way like a joyful encyclopedia. His wife is from California and he's traveled widely so he speaks excellent English.
Silvio has been making his divine cheeses for 15 years. How did he learn his delicious craft? And why?
He grew up in the hills where he and his wife and two sons now live, where his uncle had property. For many years he worked installing tile floors, but always loved cheeses. He found himself yearning for a simpler life connected to the land and its traditions. He wanted to do something in the country, produce something typical of the Langhe, his beloved hills south of the Tanaro River in Piedmont.
He and his wife decided to make cheeses in an artisan plant on their property. To learn the many small intricacies of cheese making, on a continuing basis, he consulted an old peasant, an expert cheese maker. Why did that batch of milk or cheese not turn out well? The old man would ask, "Was it raining?" or "How much did you open the windows?" Slowly he learned, decided to limit his sheep to 30, instead of 50 and sells his cheeses to restaurants and food lovers in the know.


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Anything is possible: One couple's journey to start a family
RED WING, Minn. — For someone who never thought she wanted children, Nicole Whipple went through more than most women do just to get pregnant. Whipple and her boyfriend, Keith Wuollet, lived happily together at their home in Red Wing, Minn. The couple had been dating four years when he convinced her that they should start a family. A nurse practitioner at Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing removed her intrauterine device (IUD), which is a small contraceptive device. Whipple was given the green light to start "trying" and was told that she could get pregnant as early as next month, but that it could take up to a year.
No guarantees
One year of trying to conceive naturally went without success. Results from an ultrasound and other tests found both Whipple and Wuollet had no underlying health issues that should prevent them from getting pregnant. According to Seanna Thompson, M.D., an obstetrician/gynecologist who specializes in infertility issues in Red Wing, "There can be many causes of infertility. There can be male and female factors, and the majority of time the reason for infertility is unknown." Upon receiving this news, Whipple was both frustrated and devastated. "I'm very in-tune with my body, have always had normal menstruation cycles and was only 34 years old, so I just assumed getting pregnant would be easy," says Whipple.
Whipple was referred to Dr. Thompson and scheduled her first appointment for April 8, 2015. Before digging into personal health histories and asking a number of questions about the couple's sex life, Dr. Thompson began with a very frank conversation about the commitment that's involved in the treatment process and explained to them that there is no guarantee that conception will occur. "In every case we individualize treatment and try our best," says Thompson. After Whipple and Wuollet committed to the treatment process and agreed to support one another through it, Dr. Thompson explained the options and the costs associated with each. In many cases, infertility treatments are not covered by health insurance.
Dr. Thompson recommended the couple start with a hormone medication, to increase the number of eggs released each month. After a few months of taking the medication without having any success, she recommended an intrauterine insemination (IUI), a fertility treatment that involves placing sperm into the woman's uterus by injection to facilitate fertilization. "The IUI option seemed like a logical next step for us. The cost of the treatment was very reasonable and I loved receiving the treatment right here in Red Wing without having to travel," says Whipple.
With IUI, timing is everything. The injection must be done on the day ovulation starts. Whipple's employer was very supportive and flexible in working with her schedule knowing she may have to leave work at any given time to go in for an injection. When the day arrived for her first injection, she called to make a same-day appointment. Dr. Thompson was delivering a baby at the time and would not be available to do the procedure. Knowing the importance of getting Whipple scheduled as soon as possible, the scheduler arranged for Kathryn Gruenwald, M.D., an obstetrician/gynecologist in Red Wing, to perform the procedure. Thirty minutes later Whipple was able to return to work. She would have to wait another month to see if the injection worked.
Before taking a pregnancy test one month later, Whipple recalled the initial conversation with Dr. Thompson about no guarantees. Not wanting to get her hopes up, she didn't expect to see a positive result from the home pregnancy test. To be sure, she took the pregnancy test five different times, each one indicating she was indeed pregnant. "I really couldn't believe it," says Whipple. "After trying for so long, it's just hard to even imagine that it's really happening – I was pregnant."
Prenatal monitoring
In the months that followed, Whipple had regularly scheduled prenatal appointments, learning about the baby's growth and what to expect when it was time for the baby to be delivered. During her appointment on December 23, 2015 with Jana Brand, a certified nurse practitioner in Red Wing, Whipple's blood pressure was quite high. Brand sent Whipple to the hospital to be monitored by Dr. Gruenwald. After being closely monitored, it was determined that although Whipple's blood pressure was higher than normal, her numbers weren't high enough to be considered a risk factor to her or to her unborn baby, and she was released from the hospital.
During her next regular scheduled OB appointment with Dr. Thompson, the decision was made to induce labor on January 4, 2016, putting Whipple at 37 weeks, to reduce further complications of gestational hypertension. The next day, Whipple woke up with an excruciating headache. She returned to the hospital and discovered her blood pressure was exceptionally elevated. She was diagnosed with preeclampsia, a serious complication characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to another organ system. Emily Linklater, D.O., an obstetrician/gynecologist in Red Wing, had Whipple transported by ambulance to Mayo Clinic Hospital - Methodist Campus in Rochester. "Nicole developed preeclampsia at an early gestational age and needed specialized neonatal care. In these cases, we partner with Rochester to provide the appropriate level of care," says Thompson.
Upon her arrival, it was decided an induction, a procedure used to stimulate uterine contractions before labor begins on its own, would be scheduled for the next morning. After 28 hours of unsuccessful attempts to dilate the cervix with medication, Whipple felt exhausted but she didn't want to give up hope on having a vaginal delivery. Her medical team suggested an additional induction option which led to her water breaking. The team started her on pitocin, a natural hormone that causes the uterus to contract. Whipple's labor progressed and the medical team moved her to the operating room, which was fully-equipped and staffed for the delivery of a premature infant, an infant born before 37 weeks. Thirty minutes later, Whipple delivered a baby boy, weighing in at a healthy 5 lbs., 13 oz. Baby Weston had difficulty sucking, swallowing and breathing all at the same time, and he was jaundice, so he stayed in the Intermediate Special Care Nursery (ISCN) to receive extra care. "Leaving him at the hospital was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but knowing he was in the hands of some of the world's top specialists helped reassure me that he was going to be just fine," says Whipple.
Bringing baby home
Less than two weeks later, Weston was strong enough as a newborn to come home. "We are so fortunate to have such an amazing health care organization in our backyard. Our experience was seamless – from the care we received in Red Wing to our transition to Rochester and our journey back to Red Wing" says Whipple. "Weston is doing amazingly well and we can't imagine life without him."
Although it's probably too soon to even think about a second baby, Whipple notes, "Anything is possible."
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Kate Gordon: Tax Carbon Instead of Gas
Are current gasoline taxes–both state and federal–the best way to pay for needed transportation expansion and improvements? If not, what should replace them?
Here's the thing about the gas tax: The less we drive, the less tax we collect. The less tax we collect, the less money we have available for the federal Highway Trust Fund, which finances everything from road and bridge repair to public transit maintenance and operations. We saw this in 2008, when high gas prices led to fewer vehicle miles traveled, and also to a Highway Trust Fund crisis. But raising the gas tax doesn't necessarily solve the problem, because higher gas prices lead to, you guessed it, less driving, which leads to lower tax revenues…and on and on, world without end, amen.
What we need is a solution that both raises enough funds to keep our transportation infrastructure going, but doesn't encourage more driving (and the resulting increase in carbon emissions). Here's one: How about a carbon tax instead of a gas tax? Taxing gas leads mostly to higher gas bills and marginally less driving, while taxing carbon leads to innovations in low-carbon vehicle and fuel technologies, better urban design to bring down commutes, and a leg up for carbon-saving public transit and renewable energy systems. Ireland tried this, with amazing success: The country's emissions dropped more than 15% in three years while the national budget gap shrank significantly.
The U.S. is a lot bigger than Ireland, and the numbers are even more dramatic here. The Congressional Research Service estimates that imposing a national carbon tax could raise $1.2 trillion (with a T) over the next 10 years. In contrast, declining gas tax revenues are expected to drive the Highway Trust Fund into the red by about $125 billion in the same 10-year period.
Which would you choose?
Kate Gordon (@katenrg) is the vice president and director of the Energy & Climate Program at Next Generation. She previously served as vice president for Energy and Environment at the Center for American Progress.
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Chris Brown Slapped With $3 Million in Damages for Allegedly Beating Up Frank Ocean's Cousin
Chris Brown may have sought a three-month refuge in court-ordered rehab for anger management issues, but he just can't seem to escape his violent past.
That's because even though charges in his alleged fight with Frank Ocean were dropped earlier this year, he's still facing a lawsuit filed by Ocean's cousin… to the tune of $3 million big ones.
Legal docs were filed Tuesday by Sha'Keir Duarte, who's seeking the millions for hefty medical bills as a result of the assault by the R&B singer's entourage outside an L.A. studio in January, according to TMZ.
Duarte has claimed he suffered a concussion, humiliation and mental anguish — and he's now spelled it out in dollar signs, including $1M for pain, suffering and inconvenience; $1M for emotional distress; $1M for punitive damages; and $60K for medical expenses.
But, as expected, Brown isn't taking this legal fight laying down. He countersued, claiming Duarte was the one who threw the punches after instigating the brawl by threatening to kill Rihanna's ex.


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Chernobyl, Ukraine (UPI) Mar 2, 2013
A section of Chernobyl's nuclear power plant that recently collapsed will be closed with a temporary cover, officials said.
Wall panels and parts of the roof caved in on the Reactor Number Four at the plant on Feb. 12, RIA Novosti reported.
Chernobyl NPP technical director and chief engineer Andrei Bilyk said the temporary cover was recommended by experts who visited the plant last week.
"Our specialists, including the technical service, are currently studying technical options of how to close this hole with a temporary cover. We have the technology, have the equipment, we are able to do it," Bilyk said, adding that the cover will be finished by May.
Experts who examined the building, which was the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster, said the structure's current condition as "stable" and that the collapse did not affect the safety of the damaged reactor's cover
"We came to a conclusion that there will be no further collapses. We expect no domino effect," Bilyk said.
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So the deed is done: Actor Alec Baldwin and yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas are married, reports People magazine, citing a friend of the couple who was there Saturday night. She will take his name, becoming the second Mrs. Baldwin.
The wedding was at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in downtown New York. The bride, about 25 years younger than the 54-year-old 30 Rock star, wore a silk magnolia trumpet Amsale gown with cap sleeves and a keyhole back neckline accented with crystal buttons, the magazine said. Amsale also dressed Hilaria's mother and Baldwin's daughter, Ireland, 16, from his first marriage to actress Kim Basinger.
Baldwin, who started dating Thomas last summer, had on a tuxedo by Tom Ford.
Matthew Hiltzik, a friend, told the magazine, "Hilaria Thomas and Alec Baldwin were married this evening at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York City with family and friends sharing in the joy of the occasion."
The wedding was preceded by many, many tweets from both bride and groom, who even quoted an Emily Dickinson poem in a series of tweets a few hours before the nuptials. The service included readings in Spanish because the bride grew up in Spain.
Guests included Baldwin's TV co-star Tina Fey and his brothers Stephen and Billy Baldwin. Also there were Woody Allen and wife Soon Yi; Law & Order's Mariska Hargitay; Robert Kennedy Jr.; and Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels.
People has exclusive photos and an interview with the newlyweds in next week's issue, on newsstands July 11. But you knew that.
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