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Gina Raimondo Math Convinces Rhode Island of America's ProspectsJanuary 18, 2012, 8:30 AM EST
By Michael McDonald
Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Gina Raimondo was running a Rhode Island venture-capital firm in Providence when the mother of two read with alarm that a growing fiscal crisis might force cutbacks in library hours and bus service in 2009.
The threat drove her to seek public office for the first time. "I literally put the paper down and said, 'I have to do this, I have to run,'" the Democrat said in an interview. Raimondo, 40, won the state treasurer's office in 2010 with 62 percent of the vote, partly on a pledge to revamp pensions, an issue so politically toxic her backers urged her to avoid it.
Raimondo has since gained fame beyond the smallest U.S. state for her overhaul of a pension system whose promises to workers were eating up local aid and helped push one city into bankruptcy. The changes she persuaded the Democrat-controlled Legislature to pass over union opposition will save about $3 billion by delaying retirement, suspending cost-of-living increases and offering workers 401(k)-type savings plans.
The overhaul may provide a template for other states and cities such as Pennsylvania and Chicago that are grappling with underfunded pension obligations they may not be able to fulfill. Her success has vaulted her into the national spotlight, attracting support from among President Barack Obama's biggest fundraisers and spurring speculation that she may rise to become Rhode Island's first female governor or U.S. Senator.
Courage to Speak
"She always understood that the math didn't work and had the courage to say it," Orin Kramer, a general partner at hedge-fund firm Boston Provident LP in New York, said by e-mail. Kramer, the former head of the New Jersey Investment Council, which guides pension asset allocations, has raised more than $500,000 for Obama's 2012 campaign. He also has donated $2,000 to Raimondo since March 2010, according to state records.
"We focused on the math, not politics," Raimondo said on Jan. 5 after accepting the annual "Urban Innovator" award from the nonprofit Manhattan Institute for Policy Research in New York, which tries to foster individual responsibility and economic choice. "Very early on, that was the tagline -- this is about math, not politics."
Union leaders aren't applauding. Raimondo's overhaul "went too far and it was illegal," said Robert Walsh, executive director of the National Education Association of Rhode Island, the state's biggest teachers union. Yet her plan has drawn queries from Democrats such as Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a former Obama aide, and Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord.
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Both men have sought to consult with her on how the changes were pushed through the Legislature, Raimondo said. Michael Smith, a McCord spokesman, and Tarrah Cooper, a spokeswoman for Emanuel, didn't respond to telephone calls seeking comment on the discussions.
"There is a generation of Democrats who are becoming truth tellers to their own party about very difficult things," said Matt Bennett, co-founder of Third Way in Washington, a nonprofit group that advocates for moderate public policies. "That's going to happen at the national level when it comes to entitlement reform and it's happening at the state level when it comes to pension reform."
The collapse of financial markets in 2008 plunged state and local retirement systems deeper into debt, leaving them $1 trillion short of the assets needed to meet promised payments, according to the Pew Center on the States, a nonprofit research organization. A crisis had been years in the making as politicians failed to set aside enough to cover the benefits promised to teachers, firefighters and other government workers, said David Draine, a Pew researcher in Washington.
Funding Plight
Rhode Island had the lowest level of assets to cover projected pension obligations of any U.S. state in 2007, at about 54 percent, according to a study by Bloomberg Rankings. By 2010, its funding ratio had risen slightly, to about 59 percent, ahead of Illinois, Connecticut and five others on the list, while the median value for all states fell to about 75 percent from 83 percent.
By the time Raimondo took office last year, Rhode Island's system still trailed the 80 percent funding ratio considered adequate by actuaries, with about $7 billion in assets to cover projected benefits for more than 60,000 state workers, teachers and judges. While the state and employees had paid into the fund, lawmakers didn't authorize recommended amounts until the 1980s and even then it wasn't enough, as retirement ages were lowered and cost-of-living adjustments were enhanced.
Ambitious Changes
The overhaul the treasurer spearheaded, which raised the minimum retirement age with full benefits for most public workers to 67, is the most ambitious enacted in recent years, said Ronald Snell, a senior fellow at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Denver.
Lawmakers in Illinois, which has the biggest unfunded pension liability of any state, have by contrast been hamstrung by labor opposition. While Governor Pat Quinn, a Democrat, has clamped down on some abuses and recently said he was forming working groups to chart more changes, public-worker unions in May blocked an effort to obtain pension concessions with a campaign of hundreds of thousands of telephone calls, e-mails and letters to state lawmakers protesting the move.
Raimondo emerged from the Rhode Island pension battle as the state's most-popular politician, with 52 percent rating her performance good or excellent in a December voter survey by Brown University, compared with 27 percent for Governor Lincoln Chafee, a former Republican turned independent. That echoes New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat whose approval rating reached 68 percent after he worked with his party's leaders in the Legislature to hold the line on taxes while closing a $10 billion deficit last year.
Political Future
Raimondo's popularity and fundraising prowess make her the leading Democratic candidate to challenge Chafee if he seeks re- election in 2014, said Wendy Schiller, who teaches politics at Brown, based in Providence. Raimondo raised about $1 million in her 2010 campaign. She could also run for a U.S. Senate seat if Obama is re-elected and names incumbent Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, a Democrat, to an administration post, Schiller said.
"There's enormous pressure building on her to run as a Democrat for governor," said Schiller, who worked as a legislative assistant to former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, Andrew Cuomo's father. "She not only understands high finance, she understands retail, on-the-ground politics."
Rhode Island has never elected a woman governor and has sent only one, Republican Claudine Schneider, to Congress.
Support for Overhaul
In Brown's December survey, 60 percent said they supported the pension overhaul. The school polled 464 Rhode Island voters and the results had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.
"In this day when so many people have lost their faith in government, I like to think that we showed the way," Raimondo said at the Manhattan Institute event last week. She took on the pension overhaul against the advice of her supporters, she said.
"My friends and closest advisers said to me, 'Stay away from this issue,'" Raimondo said, recalling their words. "'We know there's a problem, but it's too tough -- stay away from it.'"
Part of her motive for tackling the challenge stemmed from her upbringing, Raimondo said. As a child in Smithfield, about 11 miles (18 kilometers) northwest of Providence, she relied on public libraries and buses, while the federal G.I. Bill helped her father go to college, she said.
Taste of Politics
Reed, a family friend, gave Raimondo her first taste of electoral politics. In 1990, while an undergraduate at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she volunteered to help Reed when he ran for a U.S. House of Representatives seat. He won and served three terms before being elected to the Senate.
After graduating in 1993, Raimondo studied at Oxford University in England as a Rhodes scholar before earning a law degree from Yale University in 1998. She worked as a law clerk for U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in Manhattan before joining the New York office of Village Ventures Inc., a Williamstown, Massachusetts, company that finances startups. Within a few years, she returned to Rhode Island to help start Point Judith Capital, a venture-investing company in Providence, with seed money and partners from her former firm.
Raimondo began weighing a bid for elective office a few years ago when Frank Caprio, then the state treasurer, signaled he would run for governor. Rhode Island already was reeling from a drop in housing prices and an economy that was among the first to slip into recession, with an unemployment rate that surpassed the U.S. average in July 2005 for the first time since the end of the previous recession, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It still hasn't returned to the national level.
Providence Scandal
Rhode Island's political heritage has been defined by scandal for decades, no more so than in 2002 when former Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci Jr. was sentenced to five years and four months in prison for conspiracy. The federal probe that led to his indictment was nicknamed "Operation Plunder Dome" by investigators.
As a candidate, Raimondo cast herself as a Rhode Island native who had come home to create jobs. She pledged in her campaign to fix the pension system, which is overseen by the treasurer, to ensure that it would remain solvent and "fair to taxpayers." She outspent her Republican opponent, Kernan King, drawing from funds raised through a wide network she developed at Harvard, Yale, Oxford and in the venture-finance industry.
"Once I decided I was going to do it, I went for it," Raimondo said in a Dec. 19 interview last month in her statehouse office. "I believed. I would call people and say, 'I never ask for a contribution, I ask for an investment.'"
Obama Backers
In addition to Kramer, the hedge fund manager, state records show she has received support from another Obama fundraiser, Roger Altman, co-chairman of Evercore Partners Inc. in New York and a deputy Treasury secretary for President Bill Clinton. Other donors to her campaign include Whitney Tilson, managing director of hedge fund T2 Partners LLP, Facebook Inc. executive Sheryl Sandberg, and Cory Booker, the Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, who roomed with her husband, Andrew Moffit, at Yale Law School in New Haven, Connecticut.
Raimondo won the biggest percentage of the 2010 vote of any statewide candidate, declaring her victory as a mandate for change. The first thing she did to pursue the pension overhaul was to put the system's underfunded status in even starker relief. She successfully pressed for a cut in the assumed return on pension investments, which would open an even wider deficit if benefits didn't shrink or payments into the fund didn't rise.
Investment Returns
In April, the board overseeing the fund cut the rate to 7.5 percent from 8.25 percent. That meant an additional $300 million would be needed, either in taxpayer money, worker contributions or benefit cuts. Lawmakers were cornered.
"There would not have been comprehensive pension reform if that assumption had not been changed," said Gary Sasse, the chief of administration for former Governor Donald Carcieri, a Republican who Chafee succeeded. "Once those assumptions were changed, it was fiscally untenable" for the state to raise its annual contribution, Sasse said.
In June, Raimondo released a 16-page report diagnosing the causes of the pension's underfunded status and created a special advisory group, including union leaders, to help craft ways to solve the problem. She and lawmakers began a series of meetings across the state, to raise awareness and talk about solutions.
"Gina was always willing to meet," said Walsh, the teacher's union leader. "She was fearless in that regard. These were large meetings with lots of angry people."
'Furious' Unions
Unions under the umbrella of the Rhode Island Retirement Security Coalition fought the overhaul, drawing hundreds of protesters to a Providence rally against it Nov. 8. In an interview, Walsh faulted Democrats in the Legislature for going along with Raimondo's overhaul.
'The democratic majority voted against our interests," Walsh said. "Labor has carried the Democratic Party's water for a very long time," he said, adding that some labor leaders have thought about leaving the party. "They're furious," he said.
Unions under the umbrella of the Rhode Island Retirement Security Coalition fought the overhaul, drawing hundreds of protesters to a Providence rally against it Nov. 8. In an interview, Walsh faulted Democrats in the Legislature for going along with Raimondo's overhaul.
'The democratic majority voted against our interests," Walsh said. "Labor has carried the Democratic Party's water for a very long time," he said, adding that some labor leaders have thought about leaving the party. "They're furious," he said.
Restoring Stability
The treasurer said she kept her eye on the ultimate goal of her effort, to restore fiscal stability to the state.
"I went toe-to-toe with the public unions looking out for the kids of Rhode Island because if we didn't fix those pensions, there would be no good public schools," Raimondo said in the interview last month. "That is what motivated me, every single day."
"This has been a long year, long days," she said. "Trying to be a Democrat and find your way there is hard."
Chafee, a scion of a family that traces its roots in New England back 200 years and whose great-great-grandfather was governor of Rhode Island, was endorsed by the teachers union in his run for governor in 2010 after he pledged to protect their pension benefits. The former Republican U.S. senator instead joined Raimondo in pressing for the overhaul.
By October, EngageRI, a group formed to support the effort, produced a survey that said 73 percent of Rhode Islanders backed the changes Raimondo sought. That month the treasurer, with Chafee's support, unveiled the proposed overhaul's details, holding a statehouse rally that attracted hundreds. Union opponents had staged a counter-demonstration against the plan in the same spot hours earlier.
Lesser Changes
The Legislature already had agreed to a series a lesser changes beginning in 2005 at the urging of Chafee's predecessor, altering the calculation for how much a future retiree could receive as well as modifying cost-of-living calculations. Lawmakers faced opposition from national labor leaders such as Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and Richard Trumka, head of the AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. union organization. On Nov. 17, the overhaul bill passed the Legislature by an overwhelming majority in both chambers.
While Providence has managed to avoid closing branch libraries, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, which runs local buses, has been cutting services since at least 2004 to cope with funding shortfalls and higher fuel prices.
The pension overhaul, projected to cut the state's required annual contribution to the system by $274 million in fiscal 2013, which begins in July, made headlines around the U.S. Raimondo said callers have inundated her office with inquiries about the law and how it was enacted.
Local Crisis Unresolved
Even after cutting the system's projected unfunded pension liability by about $3 billion with the overhaul, Rhode Island faces a $120 million fiscal 2013 deficit, according to the state's budget office. Pension costs for cities and towns, omitted from Raimondo's plan, are "reaching a crisis point," Moody's Investors Service said last month in a report.
Chafee met with mayors and other officials from the state's 39 municipalities last week to discuss proposals for overhauling local retirement plans. Rhode Island cut aid to cities and towns by about $200 million in the past five years, Moody's said. The smallest, Central Falls, entered bankruptcy in August, partly because of pensions it can't afford.
Cutting benefits for public employees "isn't what you think about when you think about a progressive Democrat," Raimondo said in the interview last month. "But you have to do it because if you don't, then you can't invest in the future."
--With assistance from Elizabeth Abbott in Providence, Rhode Island. Editors: Ted Bunker, Jeffrey Taylor.
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Beach Home with a Lovely Seaside Palette
Taylor Borsari chooses not-so-obvious colors from the seaside for her family's beach house
When Southern California natives Taylor and Craig Borsari moved to Las Vegas for his work a few years ago, they agreed to maintain their Orange County ties by giving their two children the same Newport Beach summers they themselves had enjoyed when growing up. After searching the popular peninsula—famed for frothy surf and wide expanses of white sand—for just the right beach house, the high-school sweethearts settled on the lesser-known but family-friendly enclave of Bayshores.
After purchasing a newly built home in the picket-fence and playground-filled bayside neighborhood, Taylor set about giving the interiors some soul. "It was a blank vanilla box left on the market for a long time," she says. "It had no heart. We scrapped everything, integrated a back balcony off of the alley into a great playroom, gutted all the generic white ceramic tile floors, and added reclaimed oak floors and splashes of color to give it life."
Using her fine art background (Taylor majored in studio arts at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut), the designer let the palette evolve rather than overplan it. "I knew I wanted a crisp white envelope with vintage wood floors to give the house some weight and integrity," Taylor says.
She started by choosing a sea-glass-hued Viking range for its heavy weight and light color. "That sea-glass shade was really the whole jumping-off point," she remembers.
Her bold choice of bright pink-and-burgundy curtains for all of the floor-to-ceiling windows in the open living area upped the ante from pale jade and set a devil-may-care tone for the house. The rest of the predominantly neutral colors and texture choices evoke the wet sand of Newport beaches. Shimmery grays flash in the silver flecks of the kitchen backsplash tiles, in the almost-black soapstone countertops, and in the adjacent dining table's industrial zinc top. "I like colors and textures with an elemental quality," observes Taylor, who uses raw metals throughout the house, along with elegant grays for most of the main upholstered pieces.
The effect of her choices is that of a sophisticated and hardworking but fun-loving beach house—with a nod toward the sand that surely enters the family's summer place on bare feet.
Above: A quiet palette greets guests. Sconces from Wisteria play off the stone top of a sofa table from Noir Furniture.
Photography: Karyn Millet
Living Room
The lofty living area looks luxe but is actually both livable and indestructible. Borsari used weatherproof outdoor fabrics—including the taupe from Silver State Textiles on the custom chesterfield sofa and the cream-on-cream pattern from Mokum Textiles on the swivel chairs that can face either the TV or the kitchen with an easy twirl.
The sun eases through a shade made from Galbraith & Paul's "Heat Wave" fabric, adding a note of exotica to the kitchen. The sculptural stools from Wisteria were chosen for their sturdy and lightweight qualities.
Blue Range
The Viking range inspired the subtle seaside palette that plays off Taylor's favorite detail in the house—the slightly iridescent backsplash tile from Walker Zanger. "It's like a little dash of jewelry when the sun hits it just right," she notes.
Dining Room
Tough and sophisticated Eames chairs from Modernica surround a zinc-topped table from Noir Furniture for an industrial look that keeps company with a cabinet Taylor describes as "fancy and fluffy." New and vintage items—bowls are from West Elm, polka-dot glasses are vintage—create a chic table setting.
Taylor created a colorful backdrop that encourages creativity in the pewter-painted playroom. Beanbag chairs from PBteen and a "Hi Ho" rocking horse from Design Within Reach offer kid-friendly seating options.
Playroom Art
Colorful pages from Leanne Shapton's The Native Trees of Canada were uniformly framed with the help of Art Services Melrose. The display creates a playful environment when paired with a mix of patterned pillows and bronze-hued draperies from Lee Jofa. The sectional sofa is from Room & Board.
Attractive Storage
Red-rimmed wire baskets create festive storage options for toys.
Master Bedroom
The metal bed from Room & Board contrasts with the delicate shell-encrusted bedside chest from Currey & Company. The seaside is referenced with subtle touches—the chest, the wallcovering by Phillip Jeffries, and bamboo blinds by Horizon Shades—without resorting to beach kitsch. Taylor continues the subtly patterned palette with an ikat sofa from West Elm and a collection of geometric pillows from Anthropologie and West Elm.
Guest Bath
A custom vanity painted in Benjamin Moore's "Misted Green" is topped with a shellwork mirror from Made Goods.
Child's Bedroom
Pairing reclaimed saal wood on the West Elm dresser with painted poplar on the Land of Nod bunk bed works with a little help from Taylor's cohesive palette. Crafted with woven strands of abaca, the Made Goods mirror adds a textural element to the space.


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Contrary to what many believe, higher food prices do not equal more money for farmers.
As the Northeast continues to deal with the effects of Hurricane Sandy, other parts of the United States are still dealing with the most severe and extensive drought in at least 25 years. And that drought has spurred some talk about whether consumers will pay more for food at the grocery store.
While the current USDA food-price forecast for 2012 is below some recent food-inflation rates, such as the spikes in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2011, shoppers can expect to pay a little more at the grocery checkout this year.
And U.S. farmers, who saw firsthand the effects of the drought on their crops and livestock, want to be sure that consumers understand exactly where those extra food dollars end up. (Hint – it isn't farmers' pockets.)
"Believe me, as a farmer and a mom of one child, with another on the way, I definitely pay attention to food prices because they affect my family's pocketbook, too," says Iowa farmer and CommonGround volunteer Sara Ross.
"I know it can sometimes be tough to look past the price tag. But it's important for families to remember that, as Americans, we are very fortunate to only have to spend 10 percent of our income on food, versus the 18-25 percent spent by people in other countries around the world."
CommonGround is a grassroots movement to foster conversation among women — on farms and in cities — about where our food comes from. The United Soybean Board (USB) and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) developed CommonGround to give farm women the opportunity to engage with consumers through the use of a wide range of activities. USB and NCGA provide support and a platform for the volunteers to tell their stories.


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mezzanine necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 95 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
We need a simple logo that we would use across everything! - business cards, stationery, website, invoices, etc.
We'd like it to fit (be easy to integrate with) our name "Mezzanine Consulting LLC" as well as stand on its own.
If you think about the name, the story we'd like to tell is that WE are what helps you take your business to the next level. We focus on building strong brands and every aspect of that within a company. We are very customer focused and goal-oriented. We would like the benefits we deliver to our clients to be considered solid and tangible, versus some of the competition which tends to feel a bit esoteric.
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- nimble, somewhat organic feel Some specifics to keep in mind:
- Prefer one-color logo (no orange, leaning towards a maroon/burgundy-ish color, but very open to other colors)
- Would like to see our name incorporated, so open to different fonts. Offical name is "Mezzanine Consulting LLC"Attributes of the logo
- Simple in nature
- Single color
- Strong, yet not industrial
- Organic and creative, but not whimsicalThat's about it. Looking forward to seeing some great work! And just so you know, I have lots of clients looking for logo and other creative services, so I'd be happy to pass on referrals and provide references for good work.
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Not your average workplace for a technical team, but here they are in amongst the 'animals' installing and maintaining everything from your average desktop computer to the Big Screen in the Crocoseum - the latest generation 37.7-metres-squared screen supported by four pan-tilt-zoom remotely operated cameras and a sound system to match - worth over $1 million.
Brad with 'Manas' the Bengal Tiger cub
Technical ManagerBrad joined the Zoo team permanently at the end of 2001, during the major expansion - which hasn't yet stopped. "This is quite an opportunity for someone in this field," he says. "It's a chance to do your bit for conservation by directly supporting those who do it best."
The Departments
With thousands of visitors from all over the world passing through the gates daily, all team members understand the importance of making a lasting impression to our patrons. A job at Australia Zoo is more than a vocation, it's a lifestyle - just ask any of our team members. Australia Zoo employees love animals and conservation, have an exceptional self-drive attitude towards work and of course, wear the world famous khaki uniforms with pride! You just have to walk around the Zoo to feel the electricity in the air. The atmosphere creates an exciting experience for all visitors and a dream workplace environment for all employees.
- Accounts
- Admissions
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- Artists
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- Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital
- Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
- Australiana Shop
- Big Cats
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- Croc Lair
- Crocoseum Boutique
- Education/Volunteers
- Elephantasia Shop
- First Aid
- Food & Beverage
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Uttarakhand, until 2007 known as Uttaranchal, is a stunningly beautiful state in the Himalayan North of India. It is broken up into a western part, named "Garhwal", and an eastern part named "Kumaon".
Two main regions of Uttarakhand are :
- Garhwal
- Kumaon
Each region has its own distinct culture and language.
Uttaranchal in the Himalayan region is one of the most picturesque states of the country and has in store several tourist destinations that range from hill stations to popular towns to pilgrim destinations.
Nainital, Mussoorie and Ranikhet though it's better to treat these slightly overcrowded, touristy 'hill stations' as base camps to explore lots of other hidden jewels further afield in UK. In Garhwal, Pauri and Gwaldam there are very peaceful & scenic places. In the Kumaon region if are near Almora and want to stay in a secluded area, try Peora or Mukteshwar. Dunagiri in Almora district is a stunningly beautiful area off the beaten track. But do remember in Uttarakhand the journey itself is destination.
Bhowali is situated at a distance of 11kms, from Nainital, at an altitude of 1706 mts, from the level of sea. This place provides a panoramic view of the nature. This place if famous for its panoramic view as well as hill fruit mart, which was established in 1912.
Dunagiri: Very few places are left on our planet where we can enjoy nature experiences in such pristine, tranquil and calm environment amidst ancient forests. A spot of stunning natural splendor, being one with nature is easy to do at Dunagiri Nature Retreat. Its greatness lies not merely in its fascinating history and captivating beauty, it is rather the serene and spiritual atmosphere of this place that strikes the mind and brings peace to the soul. Known by various names such as Drongiri, Dronagiri and Doonagiri - a visit to Dunagiri is a holiday like no other; it is a journey into the innermost recesses of the soul, a re-discovery of the essence of being.
Rajaji National Park: Rajaji National park always attracts to wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers. This place is located around 208km from Delhi and around 9 km from Haridwar. This park remains open from November to June for the tourists.
Badrinath Temple: This beautiful temple is located near to Alaknanda River, at an altitude of 3133 meters above from the sea level. This temple is dedicated to the Lord Vishnu.
Dehradun: Dehradun is the capital city of the Uttaranchal state. This is one of the oldest cities of India, located in mountain range of Himalayan. This city is also termed as the "Oxford of India", as it is best known educational centres of India.
How to reach
There are many ways to enter Uttrakhand. If you are interested in seeing the Garhwal region you can enter through either Haridwar or Kotdwar. Haridwar is the more popular entrance. For both options there are regular bus and train services available from New Delhi
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For best results, store in the box this gorgeous scarf arrived in and try to avoid any jewellery accessories or makeup that may catch on its fine, delicate surface.
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How much information you need is up to you. Some people want to find out as much as they can about each treatment option. Others prefer to know just a little.
The doctors and specialist nurses treating you (your healthcare team) will encourage you to become involved in your care. Your healthcare team will support you and answer your questions. Then you can make decisions about your treatment together.
You may have to make more decisions about your treatment if your situation changes.
Information about the cancer
To help you make a decision about cancer treatment, it is useful to know a bit about the cancer, how it is affecting you and why you need treatment. This will help you understand your treatment options and make sense of other information.
Your healthcare team will usually be able to tell you:
- where in the body the cancer started, such as the breast, bowel or prostate
- what type of cancer it is
- the size of the cancer and whether it has spread to other parts of the body – this is its stage
- how fast-growing the cancer may be – this is its grade.
Information about the treatment
It can help to know what each treatment involves and how the options may differ. It is useful to know:
- the aims of the treatment (see below)
- how the treatment will be given and how this may affect your day-to-day life
- the possible side effects of the treatment (see below)
- what will happen if you do not have treatment
- if there are other treatments available.
You should be able to get all the information from your healthcare team. They should also be able to answer your questions and give you some written information to take home. You may find that this is all you need, and you will want to get on with the treatment. Or you may want more information before making a decision.
What further information do you need?
Before you look for further information, think about what you really want to know. What would help you decide about the treatment options you have been offered? Do you need more medical information, or do you want to know more about the side effects and practical aspects of the treatment?


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This exam uses low-dose X-rays to make a picture of breast tissue. The picture is called a mammogram.
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that women aged 50-74 years old get a mammogram every two years. Other organizations recommend screening every year starting at age 40. Women who are at high risk for breast cancer may need to have mammograms starting at an earlier age and more often. Most organizations in the United States and Canada recommend regular screening. There are some differences of opinion among these groups, such as when to start and how often to have the screenings. Talk to your doctor about what is best for you.
Reasons for Test
This test is done to detect breast cancer. It may be done:
- As a screening test: in women without symptoms
- As a diagnostic test: to help make a diagnosis in women with symptoms like a lump or change in breast shape
- To help determine size and location of a lump before a biopsy or surgery
Possible Complications
Problems from the procedure are rare, but all procedures have some risk. If you are planning to have a mammogram, your doctor will review potential problems with you. A mammogram does use radiation. You and your doctor will weigh the harms and benefits of this test. A mammogram may not be advised if you are pregnant. Be sure to discuss these risks with your doctor before the test.
Mammograms That Come to You
In the UVA mobile mammography coach, you'll find an elegant, self-contained breast cancer screening center with the latest technology. This coach brings mammograms to women at workplaces and community locations throughout Virginia. View our calendar or call to sign up.
What to Expect
Prior to Test
There are no special steps to prepare for this exam.
There is no proven method to decrease discomfort, but you can try:
- Scheduling the exam when breast tissue is least tender. This is most often a week after your period.
- Avoiding caffeinated drinks.
- Applying skin numbing products.
NOTE: Tell the technician if you:
- Are pregnant
- Are breastfeeding
- Have breast implants — Ask if the facility uses special techniques to accommodate implants.
On the day of your exam:
- Do not apply deodorant, talcum powder, lotion, or perfume near your breasts or under your arms.
- Wear comfortable clothing so you can easily remove your shirt.
- Remove jewelry.
- Bring copies of previous mammograms and reports with you. If you have them done in the same facility each time, they will have results from prior years. The doctor can compare the old images to the new ones.
- Describe any breast problems to the technician before the exam.
Description of Test
You will stand in front of a special x-ray machine. It has a platform to place your breast on. The technician will adjust the height of the platform. One breast will be lifted and placed between special plates that hold film. The plate is brought close to the platform and compresses the breast. This allows for a clearer image. The exam will cause some discomfort. Tell the technician if you feel any pain.
At least two pictures of each breast are taken. For one picture, you face toward the platform and the image is taken looking down at the breast. For a second common image, you stand beside the machine for a side view. Extra images may be needed if you have implants. Your doctor may also need more images if this test is being used to help make a diagnosis.
After Test
You will wait in the facility until the x-rays are developed. More images may be needed. You can go home after the exam.
How Long Will It Take?
30-45 minutes
Will It Hurt?
You may feel some discomfort and pain.
The radiologist will look at the images and may speak with you at the end of the exam. You will usually receive your results within seven days. If you do not, call and ask for the results.
Your doctor will have a report and either send you a letter or talk to you about your condition. The next mammography is usually done in 1-2 years if everything is normal.
Mammograms can sometimes detect things that look like cancer, but are not. If something is noticed on the mammogram, you may need to have other tests done, like an ultrasound or a breast biopsy. This will help determine if there is an actual problem or if everything is fine.
Also, like all screening tests, the mammogram will not detect every single abnormality.
Call Your Doctor
After the test, call your doctor if any of the following occurs:
- Changes in a breast, including a lump or thickening
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Learn about the benefits and keys to success for giving your baby the ultimate natural food.
During pregnancy, a woman's body prepares to make milk. Breasts expand, adding an extra one to one-and-a-half pounds on each side. The nipples enlarge and darken in color. The blood vessels in the breast also enlarge and become more visible. After the baby is born and the placenta is delivered, hormonal changes signal the breasts to begin milk production. Each time the infant suckles at the breast or cries, hormones are activated that cause the breasts to release their milk to the baby. This is called the let-down reflex. These hormones also lead to the production of more breast milk. In this way, a mom's breasts produce milk in response to her infant's needs. Breastfeeding, also called nursing, is considered the best and most natural way to feed a baby.
Benefits of Breastfeeding
You may have heard that "breast is best." This refers to the many health benefits associated with breastfeeding. The benefits are so great that the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and World Health Organization recommend that women feed their infants only breast milk for the first 6 months of life. At 6 months, you may begin to supplement with food, but are encouraged to continue breastfeeding until after your baby's first birthday.
So, what is so great about breast milk? It is easy on a baby's tummy. All of its ingredients are easily digested by an infant's young digestive system. It also provides enzymes, antibodies, and other factors that boost immunity. In fact, babies who are breastfed are less likely to develop ear infections, diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease , respiratory infections, meningitis, allergies, asthma , sudden infant death syndrome , and diabetes later in life. Breastfed babies may also have better mental development. There is even research to suggest that people who were breastfed are less likely to become obese.
Babies who are fed infant formulas are more likely to have infections. They are also more likely to be admitted to the hospital than babies who are fed breast milk. In addition, both mom and baby benefit from the bonding that occurs with skin-to-skin contact during breastfeeding.
Benefits for Mom, Too
Women who breastfeed return to their pre-pregnancy weight quicker than moms who don't breastfeed. Nursing burns about 500 calories per day. The amount of calories is more than that burned during pregnancy, which demands an extra 300 calories daily. Breastfeeding also stimulates the uterus to contract back to its normal size, and reduces bleeding. There are long-term benefits as well. The risks of breast , and ovarian cancers , as well as type 2 diabetes risk are lower among women who breastfeed their babies.
Financially speaking, breast milk is free. The cost of formula and supplies can add up to $1,000 per year. Preparing formula also takes time which is precious in those early days. Breast milk is always available and requires no preparation. Formula, on the other hand, needs to be bought, made, put into bottles, warmed up, and properly stored.
Steps for Successful Breastfeeding
Think of breastfeeding as a skill that needs to be learned and practiced. During pregnancy, take a class or read books on this new skill. To get off to a good start, follow these guidelines:
- Nurse early and often . Begin feeding your baby shortly after birth, ideally within the first hour. Each day, feed every 1-3 hours, except during one longer sleeping stretch. During the first 24 hours, your baby should nurse at least 5 minutes on each breast at each feeding. Alternate which breast you begin feeding on. Gradually increase to 15 minutes on each side. The first milk produced is called colostrum. This is a thick yellowish liquid that is rich in protein and antibodies. It gives your baby's immune system a quick boost. Within a few days, your mature milk comes in.
- Feed from both breasts at each feeding . If you don't feed from each breast, you may get a plugged milk duct.
- Breastfeed on demand . Breast milk is more easily and quickly digested than formula. Your baby will need to eat more often than a baby who takes formula. Your baby will likely want to eat every 2-4 hours. Watch your baby for hunger signals such as: being more alert or active; rooting (turning his or her head in search of a nipple); and mouthing (putting hands in his or her mouth and/or making a sucking motion with the mouth). Crying is a late sign of hunger.
Find a comfortable position for you and baby
. There are 4 main positions. Try each to find what works for you. It is also a good idea to vary the positions.
Breastfeeding Positions© 2011 Nucleus Medical Media, Inc.
- Cradle hold—Sit with your arm bent across your lap. The baby's head rests in your elbow and her or his body along your forearm and lap. The baby's chest should be against your skin so he or she does not have to turn his or her head to reach the nipple.
- Cross-cradle hold—Sit with your arm bent across your lap. This time, the baby's head is in your hand and his or her body extends toward your elbow. This is helpful in learning to get the baby latched on, as you can control his or her head better.
- Football hold—Sit with your arm bent alongside your body. The baby's head rests in your hand, with his or her head facing your breast and his or her body extended along your forearm next to your body. This position is more comfortable if you have engorged breasts, sore nipples, or plugged ducts. It is also good after a c-section, because the baby is not resting on your sensitive stomach. If you are able to multitask, this is a good position for nursing twins.
- Lying down—Lie on your side with the baby on his or her side facing you. Put the baby's face to your breast. Make sure the baby is breathing through their nose. Use pillows for support. This is a good position for night feedings or if you have had a cesarean section.
Make sure the baby is properly latched on
. This means that the baby has both the nipple and the areola (colored area around the nipple) in their mouth. If the baby sucks on only the nipple, you will have pain and the baby will not get enough milk. Here are some tips for latching on:
- Hold your baby in a comfortable position. With your free hand, cup your breast with your fingers underneath and your thumb on top. This is called a C-hold. Or, try the U-hold, where your fingers are on one side of the breast and your thumb on the other. Support your breast in this way for the first 6 weeks of breastfeeding.
- Bring your baby close to your breast. Stroke their cheek with your finger or brush their bottom lip with your nipple. These motions stimulate the baby's rooting reflex, which causes them to turn their head and open their mouth.
- When your baby opens their mouth, put your nipple and areola far into the mouth, while pulling their body towards you. If the baby does not have a good grasp on both the areola and nipple, try again. Press your finger on the corner of the baby's mouth to break the suction and move them off the nipple.
- Check that the baby is able to breathe through their nose. If the breast is blocking the nose, push down on your breast to allow breathing room.
- Take care of mom. To meet the demands of breastfeeding, sleep when your baby sleeps, drink a glass of water while you are nursing, and eat a well-balanced diet. Limit caffeine to 300 mg per day (1-3 cups of coffee). Minimize intake of alcoholic drinks. If you have a drink, wait at least 2 hours to breastfeed. Avoid drugs including nicotine. Check with your doctor about any prescription drugs that you take.
- Talk to your doctor before taking prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as herbs and supplements. Some medications can pass through the breast milk to your baby and may not be safe. Drugs can also interfere with how much milk you produce.
Concerns About Breastfeeding
Like pregnancy and delivery, each woman's experience with breastfeeding is different. Common concerns and difficulties include worry that your baby is not eating enough, planning for times away from your baby, sore nipples, and breast engorgement.
Is Your Baby Getting Enough?
Instead of measuring the ounces going in, as you would with a baby drinking formula, breastfeeding moms count what is coming out. In the first few days of life, your baby will have 1-3 wet diapers per day. From day 4 on, your baby should have 5-6 wet diapers and 1-3 dirty diapers every 24 hours. In addition, your pediatrician will weigh and measure your baby regularly. All babies lose weight after they are born. A breastfed baby should be back at birth weight by 2 weeks.
What If I Go Back to Work?
Many women continue breastfeeding when they return to work. You can pump your milk and store it for your baby's caretaker to feed when you are away. Many employers will provide a clean, private place for you to pump during the work day. If you have difficulty pumping enough to store, another option is to supplement with formula. You can breastfeed the times you are with your baby and use formula for times you are not there. You should still pump your breasts during the work day to relieve the pressure and maintain your milk supply.
If possible, wait 2-3 weeks before giving your baby a bottle. Because it is easier for a baby to get milk from a bottle than from your breast, they may develop a preference for the bottle. Also, your milk supply will decrease if you do not feed often. Allow at least 2-3 weeks to establish your milk supply before making changes.
The longer you are able to breastfeed your baby, the better. But also remember that any length of time is beneficial to your baby, even if it's only a few weeks.
How Do I Pump and Store Breast Milk?
You can rent or buy a breast pump to help express your milk. Manual pumps cost about $50 and electrical pumps can cost $200 or more. The pricier versions include a carrying case and an insulated section for storing milk. Many hospitals have pumps for rent so ask your care providers when you deliver your baby.
Once pumped, breast milk can be stored in sterile glass or plastic containers in a refrigerator for up to 7 days. In the freezer, it will keep for 6 months (if you have a deep freezer, milk will stay good for 12 months). Thaw frozen milk in the refrigerator or under lukewarm running water. Do not leave breast milk at room temperature for a long time, expose it to very hot water, or put it in the microwave. Once thawed, milk can stay in the refrigerator for 24 hours. It cannot be refrozen.
Will My Nipples Be Sore?
Breastfeeding should not hurt. For the first week to 10 days, you may have some tenderness at the beginning of a feeding. If this pain is severe, lasts throughout the feeding, or persists for more than a week, talk with your doctor or a lactation consultant. Sore nipples are most likely due to poor latching on. Steps to prevent or minimize nipple soreness include the following:
- Ensure that your baby is positioned correctly and latched on. Try the football or cross-cradle holds for more control of your baby's head.
- Babies suck harder at the beginning of a feeding, so begin on the less sore nipple. As soon as the soreness resolves, return to alternating the starting side.
- If one nipple is extremely sore, try feeding for a shorter time (10 minutes), but more often.
- Keep your nipples dry. After a feeding, air dry or pat your nipples dry.
- If your skin is cracked, keep your nipples covered. Try lanolin cream, expressed breast milk, breast shells, or gel pads.
- If the pain prevents you from nursing, use a pump to express your milk. Pumping is gentler on your nipples, allows you to feed your baby breast milk, and maintains your milk supply. Pump for 2-3 days to allow your nipples to heal.
- Watch for signs of a breast infection. Call your doctor immediately if you have chills, fever, headache, flu-like symptoms, or pain or redness in your breast.
- Call your doctor if you have blisters, cracking, bleeding, or pain that continues during or between feedings.
What Is Breast Engorgement?
Breast engorgement normally occurs around 2-5 days after birth. This is when breasts produce large amounts of mature milk to replace colostrum. Your breasts will feel heavy, firm, and tender. Your breasts will feel more comfortable as your baby feeds and your milk supply gets in synch with your baby's needs. But if your baby does not remove enough milk from your breasts, your breasts may feel hard, painful, and hot. The best way to resolve engorgement is to keep feeding. Breastfeed every 2-3 hours. If you miss a feeding, pump your breast.
Use Your Resources
Breastfeeding is a great way to get your baby's life off to a healthful start. Take advantage of breastfeeding classes, lactation consultants, support groups, and other people who can help make breastfeeding a wonderful experience for you and your new baby.
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Hey everyone!
Today I'm doing a simple tutorial for an Earth toned makeup look that would make an excellent everyday look for warm/dusky skin tones. The eyes are softly defined with kohl with a haze of copper around to emphasize the brown, the cheeks are slightly dewy with a creamy coral color and to complete the look, I've used a dusty coral lipstick in a creamy finish. The overall look is very fresh and wearable, it is something I would do for day time.
I hope you like the look, don't forget to leave your comments below!
Products used for the eyes :
- Ben Nye concealer wheel
- Lakme Absolute Ultimate Kohl
- Colorbar eye shadow trio : Seductively Nude
- Bourjois Paris Volume Glamour Max Mascara
Step-by-Step Tutorial
Step 1 : Start by priming the eye lid and concealing the under eye area. I've skipped primer here. I'm using a cream concealer from Ben Nye concealer wheel.
Step 2 : Tightline the eyes with black kohl, apply kohl over the lid along the upper lash line and smudge it as shown.
Step 3 : Apply the medium copper (top right from the trio) shade all over the lid and along the outer 2/3rd of the lower lash line.
Step 4 : Apply the highlighter shade (bottom) in the inner corner and on the browbone.
Step 5 : Apply the darkest shade (top left) along the upper lash line, in the outer corner of the lid and crease, outer 1/4th of the lower lash line. Blend it well with the medium copper shade applied previously.
Step 6 : Finish the look with a coat of your favorite mascara. Fill your brows once the face makeup is done!
Products used for the face :
- Colorbar Perfect Match Primer
- Shiseido Perfect Refining Foundation
- Ben Nye cream blush (centre one from the wheel)
- Ben Nye Cameo Luxury Powder
- Bourjois Paris Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder
- NYX Powder blush : Mocha
- Start by priming the face. Allow 2-3 minutes for the primer to sink in and then apply foundation all over the face and neck using fingers/brush.
- Apply a dusty coral cream blush on the apples of the cheeks for a dewy glow. Blend well till all edges are smoothed out.
- Dust some loose powder on the T-zone, jawline and chin to keep the oil the bay. Leave out the cheeks to keep the dewiness intact.
- Using a bronzing/contouring powder, sculpt the jawline and cheekbones.
- Apply a coral powder blush on the apples of the cheeks to intensify the color and prolong the wear time of the cream blush.
Products used for the lips :
- NYX Round lipstick Herades
Finished look ~
[note color="#FFE4C4″]What do you think of this look? Would you wear these shades? Share your thoughts in the comments section below! [/note]
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Facebook events just feel empty, don't they? If you agree, you'll be psyched about Google+ events. Can better invitations, calendar integration, photos and other flashy tricks to make the people you invite feel like they're really having a good time?
First of all, Google+ wants to fix invitations. Sometimes the mass invitations we get online seem cold and impersonal. Google thinks cinemagrams will change that. Do you agree?
Calendar integration is key. Google Calendar is a huge planning tool, and if events are integrated with the event that means that you can immediately check to see if you're free and respond to the invitation immediately. When you say yes it instantly shows up in you calendar.
There's also photo integration. When your event is going on photos are automatically added to the event, and there are multiple ways to view the events. Furthermore, after the event it doesn't just die. You can add photos after the fact so it compiles everything from everyone who attended and added photos. What a nice little document.
Rad! Now if only people actually used Google+.


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Looking Back at the Rays 2010 Concert Series…Part 2
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Fun to reminisce about your concert series. I bet you can't wait until next year's schedule. When do they announce it and can people request certain bands/artists?
You know the minute the Rays tell me…..I will shout it to the heavens.
So far every season's selection has gotten a step higher so I am excited to see what 2011 might have in store for all of us.
Music used to be my refuge from football. That is why I relate to Matt Garza's and his I Pod out on the field before the game, but back then my walkman made too much of a bump to wear it on the field.
Rays Renegade
Wow, so cool that you have photography passes for the concerts. How'd you manage that? So Vanilla Ice is still performing? I was surprised to see him on TV just the other night renovating a house. Does he really know how to do that? A bit of a renaissance man, I guess.
Rants, Raves, and Random Thoughts
Well Sue,
"Stop! Seperate and listen. Ice is back with a brand new edition"… will always be popular, but he also did the rap music for the "teennage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movies, so he will always have a early rap and geek niche going for him.
Plus Vanilla did hit that more hardcore Rap/Mosh pit scene like the one where Tila Tequila got hurt earlier this Summer in the MidWest…Can't remember the name of the dang event.
Anyways, he started a restoration company after he hit it big and flipped houses in the East Coast of Florida after he put away his sparkly tux and fade top haircut….Got to fee the little "Ices" somehow.
Rays Renegade
I've mentioned before how cool I think this Rays concert series is… hope it's enough to satisfy the fans after the big boys go.
This is the diet I do not reccommend if you want to lose a few extra pounds.
Doing great today, might actually treat myself to a cheeseburger today as a reward.
What doesn't kill youmakes you stronger, but next time…no more football franks lol
Rays Renegade
Thinking of inviting you down in 2011 as my assistant if we get a band that makes you quiver….and it is not the Bangles.
I think you have a Susannah Hoff crush in your closet somewhere.
It was a riot, and looking forward to more fun, songs and concert moments in Tampa Bay.
Rays Renegade


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osi66 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 50 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
Logo wanted for developer trainings that will be hold in a cinema.
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai)
Professional Developer College (http://www.prodevcollege.de) is a german-based training company specialized in Microsoft .NET technologies.
Before the end of this year we will start with a new kind of developer training seminar: .net@movies.
These trainings will be held in a cinema and filmed for further distribution. What we are looking for is a catchy, outstanding logo that combines the technology character and points to the environment (cinema). Maybe something that would look good as a heading on a film poster.
Here's a link to the orginal logo, which must not be used:
We are really looking forward to the results of your inspiration!
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On Line—Real Time
by Richard E. Sprague
ALL THE LEADING COMPUTER MANUFACTURERS were contacted and
. invited to make presentations of their existing systems and their
long- and short-range plans for entering the On Line—Real Time field
at a seminar held October 3-7 by the firm's Computer Systems Department.
The Department believes these systems are becoming more and
more important and held the seminar to test this belief.
Five manufacturers—IBM, Remington Rand, RCA NCR and Telt-register—
agreed to participate. The American Telephone & Telegraph
Company was also invited, since communications facilities play a significant
role in any On Line system. Presentations were made by the
engineering or product planning departments of the companies, so our
computer specialists learned what to expect directly from the men
designing the equipment.
The meeting was chaired by Richard E. Sprague, Director of the
Computer Systems Department, and was attended by Henry Sherwood,
Manager—Retail Data Processing; Jess Lynch, Senior Consultant-
Financial Institutions Data Processing; William Power and Robert
Bozeman, Retail Data Processing; Robert McClendon, Associate Consultant—
Manufacturing Data Processing; and Richmond Laux, Detroit
area Junior Consultant, all representing the Computer Systems Department.
Also present were Dennis Mulvihill, Management Sciences Representative—
Detroit area; Roger Crane, Principal in Charge—Management
Sciences Department; Dennis Price, representing the Operations
Research Department; Joseph Buchan, Senior Consultant—Technical
Training and Communication; and Donald Wood (Detroit), Leo Feltz
(San Francisco) and James Bresnahan (Dayton), all representing
Management Services in their respective offices.


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As it's so often happened in Fenway Park and Red Sox history, the surprise success of 1995 was followed by a disappointing encore campaign by the team. Manager Kevin Kennedy lost his job after an 85-77 season and Roger Clemens left via free agency at year's end. The University of Massachusetts won the 1996 Baseball Beanpot at Fenway Park in their first year playing in the tournament.
Record: 85-77, 3rd in American League East
Manager: Kevin C. Kennedy
Attendance: 2,315,231
The big addition to the 1996 Red Sox roster was right-hander Tom Gordon. After a season-opening road trip, Boston returned to Fenway with a 1-5 record and had their home opener postponed due to snow. Gordon picked up a 9-1 victory in the rescheduled opener but Boston was six games out of first by April 12.
John Valentin provided one of the season's highlights when he hit for the cycle on June 6 at Fenway Park. Valentin remains the most recent Red Sox player to accomplish this feat.
Roger Clemens led the league with 257 strikeouts but his record stood at a modest 10-13 by season's end. From 1993 through 1996 Clemens compiled a record of 40-39 but on September 18, 1996, he repeated his 20-strikeout feat from 10 years earlier against Detroit. This time he did so without walking a single batter.
The Red Sox ended the year in third place with an 85-77 record. The day after the season concluded, the Red Sox fired Kevin Kennedy
During the offseason, Clemens filed for free agency and signed a lucrative deal with Toronto.
With Boston University dropping its baseball program, the University of Massachusetts took BU's place and won the 1996 Baseball Beanpot at Fenway Park. UMass defeated the two-time defending champions from Northeastern in a 1-0 pitchers' duel in the title game.
|1996 Non-Red Sox Baseball At Fenway Park
|April 18
|Northeastern 9, Boston College 5 (Beanpot Semi-Finals)*
|April 18
|University of Massachusetts 13, Harvard 2 (Beanpot Semi-Finals)*
|April 23
|University of Massachusetts 1, Northeastern 0 (Beanpot Championship)*
*Starting in 1990, Fenway Park has hosted the annual Baseball Beanpot, baseball's version of the longstanding Boston hockey tradition. Originally, the competition featured the same schools that battle for Hockey Beanpot: Boston College, Boston University, Northeastern University and Harvard University. However, when BU dropped their baseball program after the 1995 season, the University of Massachusetts took their place. The Baseball Beanpot has been held at Fenway Park every year since its inception except for in 2004 and 2010, when the tournament was played at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, MA.


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Rangers Top Royals in 10 to Extend AL West Lead
KANSAS CITY (AP) -- Ian Kinsler hit a leadoff triple in the 10th inning and scored on Michael Young's single to lift the Texas Rangers over the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Thursday night.
Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre hit back-to-back homers in the fourth to help the AL West leaders overcome a 3-0 deficit.
The Rangers (82-55) moved a season-high 27 games above .500 and own the best record in franchise history after 137 games. They won their sixth straight series and upped their division lead to 5½ games over idle Oakland.
Mike Adams (4-3) allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth. Joe Nathan earned his 30th save in 31 tries, converting his 28th consecutive opportunity since a blown save on April 11. It was the right-hander's 39th career save against Kansas City.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brandeis University senior righty Colin Markel (Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale) struck out a career-high seven batters in his second complete game of the season, but it wasn't enough as the Judges were edged by host Rhode Island College, 3-2, at Anchorman Field today. The Judges fall to 7-12 overall, 1-4 in games in New England. RIC improves to 7-10.
Both teams scored in the first inning. The Judges loaded the bases with one out, but only came away with one run. Rookie catcher Connor Doyle (Avon, Conn./Avon Old Farms) walked with one away, and a double by classmate 3B Greg Heineman (Wilbraham, Mass./Minnechaug Regional) put two runners in scoring position. Junior 1B Kyle Brenner (Brookfield, Mass./St. Peter-Marian) was hit by a pitch to load the bases, and another rookie, DH Cameron Shaw (E. Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville), lofted a sacrifice fly to left to open the scoring. After junior 2B Rob Trenk (West Orange, N.J./West Orange) singled on a comebacker to RIC sophomore hurler Angelo St. Laurent (Cranston, R.I./Bishop Hendricken), St. Laurent escaped further damage with a strikeout.
The Anchormen scored two of their own in the bottom of the first. They tied the game an RBI triple by junior 1B Tyler Santaniello (Cumberland, R.I./Lincoln), who scored on a ground out by senior DH Justin Rainville (Cumberland, R.I./Woonsocket).
Brandeis evened the game in the top of the fifth. Senior Brian Ing (Sandwich, Mass./Sandwich) led off with a single to center. He moved to second on a balk and third when Doyle reached safely on a bunt attempt. Heineman drove a ball to center field to knot the score, but St. Laurent induced a double play to keep the score at 2-2.
Markel worked around a lead-off double in the fifth, fielding a come-backer to cut down the runner at the plate two batters later. The Brandeis defense held in the sixth as well, when right fielder Ryan Tettemer (Westfield, Mass./Suffield Acad.) hosed a runner at the plate.
The Anchormen finally broke through in the seventh. Junior left fielder Chris Siravo (Wakefield, R.I./Prout School), who was erased at the plate two innings earlier, led off with a single to center. He moved to second on a bunt, but was still there after Markel got a fly-out. Junior 2B Dean Beshansky (Cumberland, R.I./Cumberland) followed with the game-winning hit, a seeing-eye single up the middle.
The Judges threatened with two runners and two away in the top of the eighth, but rookie Jake Roy (Seekonk, Mass./Seekonk) got a lineout to left to end the threat, and junior Joe Brooks (Pawtucket, R.I./St. Raphael) retired the side in order in the ninth for the save.
Roy's three-inning outing allowing just the two base-runners was enough for his first career win. Markel suffered the loss after allowing the Anchormen eight hits and three earned runs. He walked just one and fanned seven, two more than his previous career-high. Markel falls to 1-2 on the season.
Brandeis returns to action on Sunday afternoon at noon when they take on Framingham State in a doubleheader in their home opener on Stein Diamond.
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