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Strategic Risk Analysis: A Tool to Create Business Value
Companies have long faced strategic risk; however, in a world where risks are hastened along by business trends and technological innovations, strategic risk management has taken on new urgency. In fact, according to a recent global survey on strategic risk, conducted by Forbes Insights on behalf of Deloitte, 94% of senior executives say they aren't just increasing their focus on managing strategic risks; they are changing how they do it, most often by incorporating strategic risk management into their business strategy and planning processes.
Below, Henry Ristuccia, partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, and global leader, Governance, Risk and Compliance, at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, answers five questions about strategic risk. He also offers insights on how companies can use strategic risk analysis to both protect and create business value.
Q: How is strategic risk different from other types of risk?
Henry Ristuccia: Strategic risks are risks that have a major effect on a company's business strategy decisions, or are created by those decisions. So they tend to have a larger and more widespread impact than the other types of risk that businesses have traditionally focused on, in areas such as operations, finance and compliance.
For example, the shift from mature markets to emerging markets as the world's primary growth engine presents a company with strategic risks that affect every part of the business.
Q: Why the increased urgency, if strategic risk has always been a part of business?
Henry Ristuccia: In the past, companies had more time to respond to strategic risks, so they could afford to follow more of a "wait and see" approach. But now, technology innovations, along with relatively new trends in mobility usage, social media and rapidly expanding connectivity—combined with globalization—have created a business environment of strategic impact, where even a small local problem can almost instantly develop into a worldwide crisis.
Q: How are companies responding to this new focus on strategic risk?
Henry Ristuccia: Strategic risk has become a CEO and board-level issue. In the recent survey on how companies are addressing strategic risk, 67% of companies said their CEO, board or board risk committee now has direct oversight for managing strategic risk. Moreover, the vast majorities of companies have changed their approach to strategic risk management over the past three years by:
- Increasing the frequency and budget for monitoring and managing strategic risks.
- Monitoring and managing strategic risks continually.
- Increasing the number of executives allocated to managing strategic risks.
Q: What was wrong with the old way of managing risk?
Henry Ristuccia: Traditional approaches to managing risk tend to focus on monitoring leading financial indicators and keeping tabs on regulatory changes. That's still an important exercise. But the resulting risk strategies and hedges—because they are mostly grounded in audited financial statements—are generally backward-looking and reactive. A fresh approach to strategic risk management enhances the detection of future strategic risks and predictions of future performance. This universal view of risk is crucial to staying ahead of risk as well as the competition.
Q: Which strategic risks are the most critical today?
Henry Ristuccia: According to the survey, reputation is now the biggest risk concern. This is due in large measure to technologies such as social media that enable instantaneous global communications, making it harder for companies to control how they are perceived in the marketplace. Not to mention the time or lack thereof that companies have to respond to a crisis that's reputational in nature once it erupts. Technology itself is also cited as a major source of strategic risk, with 53% of companies saying that technology enablers and disrupters—such as social media, mobile, analytics, cloud computing and big data—could threaten their established business models. Together, these new technologies are changing the way businesses are run and managing the risks associated with them is likely to remain a strategic priority for the foreseeable future.
A Closer Look: Creating Value with Strategic Risk Analysis
Additional commentary from Henry Ristuccia
Companies that fall behind on the innovation curve may soon find themselves facing innovation's evil twin: disruption. Those that do not actively manage strategic risk—as well as evolve with new technologies and plug into external sources to gain an "outside-in" perspective—are more likely to be victimized by the future than being a part of shaping it. Strategic risk analysis can help a company control its own destiny by surfacing the pitfalls and the opportunities that lie within their business strategy.
Where Are We?
Today we see more and more businesses integrating strategic risk analysis into their overall business strategy and planning processes. And their efforts seem to be paying off. According to the Exploring Strategic Risk survey, 61% of companies now believe their risk management programs are performing at least reasonably well in supporting the development and execution of business strategy. However, most risk management activities still focus on protecting business value, not creating it.
Where Are We Going?
Managing strategic risks effectively can do more than just help a company avoid potential downsides. It may actually create value by identifying opportunities to capitalize on uncertainty and volatility to maximize gains, improve competitive positioning as well as drive innovation and performance. That's one reason a growing number of companies are starting to adopt a broad view of strategic risk that doesn't just focus on challenges that might cause a particular strategy to fail, but on any major risks that could affect overall performance and help the business better position itself for the future.
How Do We Get There?
Managing strategic risk more effectively requires new capabilities and approaches. In particular, companies need to look outside of their traditional corporate structures and adopt more of an "outside-in" view when assessing their strengths, challenges and opportunities. That means putting more weight on external data and perspectives from outside sources, including customers, bloggers and information trendsetters, as well as marketplace and security analysts. It also means learning from the experiences and practices of other companies and industries. This outside-in perspective can empower a business to make well-informed decisions and operate with greater confidence.
Related Resources
- Exploring Strategic Risk: 300 executives around the world say their view of strategic risk is changing
- CEOs and Boards Take a Larger Role in Managing Strategic Risk
- Reputation Ranks as Executives' Top Strategic Risk: Global Survey
- Why Reputational Risk Is a Strategic Risk
- Incorporating Environmental Issues' Impact into Growth Strategies
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I guess I am the exact opposite when it comes to wanting to be involved with GURPS. I tried literally for years with my absolute favorite settings to get interested in GURPS, but I could not. The system is just too bloody complex. While not as bad as anything from the defunct FGU, who were at least honest enough to say "The system is complex because life is complex," GURPS manages to make even the simplest thing a week long event. Character creation or even worse, ship design are brutal. I can't speak for the math majors out there, but if your system involves cube roots, it is too complicated!
In addition to the needless, one could even say mindless, complexity, my major problem with anything designed by SJGames is the company's insistence on one second long combat rounds. As an experienced marksman, with more years in the Army than I care to remember, a GURPS character can do more in one second than any human can possibly do.
However, on the other hand, the extremely detailed nature of GURPS has one very strong plus. If you need a resource book, you simply can not beat a GURPS book. If I am running a setting and there is a GURPS book for that setting, I will snap it up as the GURPS book, even though it will never be used as the game being played, as I know it will cover the setting I am running better than anything short of a doctoral thesis on the topic.
I guess it is gamers like yourself that keep GURPS afloat as somebody must like the complexity to keep the system alive after so long. Many far easier, and in my opinion fun, systems have had their parent company fold up over the years, so who is to say which view point is right. Good on ya for sticking to your system of choice. I can admire a gamer of conviction even if I completely disagree with their opinion.

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The School of Medicine works with the Department of Disability Services (DDS) and the Academic Success Program for Students with LD/ADHD (ASP) in order to porvide appropriate classroom and testing accommodations. To obtain accommodations, documentation of disability must be submitted to DDS. See the DDS website for details regarding documentation requirements. DDS will review documentation and contact you regarding your request for accommodations and the SOM liaison, Deborah Ingersoll, if accommodations have been approved. Students are invited to contact Deborah Ingersoll to discuss confidentially self identification at the School of Medicine, the process for requesting and implementing accommodations, and any other accommodation or disability questions or concerns.
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Despite dropping their first match of the season last Friday in Seattle, one big positive for Houston Dynamo was the 2012 debut of Luiz Camargo.
The Brazilian playmaker entered the fray in the 67th minute for Je-Vaughn Watson and helped the Dynamo push for a goal in the final stages of the game with his ability to hold up the ball and distribute from the center of the pitch.
"I thought he looked good," Dynamo head man Dominic Kinnear told MLSsoccer.com on Monday. "He's so comfortable on the ball and, at that time in the game, we were going to a little more attacking formation and we had more possession, and he was a big part of that."
HIGHLIGHTS: Seattle 2, Houston 0
Camargo's positive play is a welcome sight for the Dynamo as the 24-year-old is expected to play a big role in Houston's plans for the attack going forward this season.
As for Camargo himself, he was happy to start integrating himself into game situations – a welcomed change from the reserve and preseason action he has seen so far.
"It's a lot better and it's faster and the stakes are higher," Camargo told MLSsoccer.com on Monday through a translator. "I felt fine and prepared, but sorry I couldn't do much more to help the team win."
The Brazilian says he is at 80-percent fitness and that the three weeks until Houston's next match against the Chicago Fire on April 15 will be about getting sharp as much mentally as it is physically.
"Those 23 minutes against Seattle were important for him because you want to get him on the field and see how he plays," Kinnear said. "It's an important two weeks here. … He's a good player and it's important to the team to have him 90-minutes fit. That's the absolute goal for him and us come the 15th."
Hainault sits out second half
The opening seconds of the Seattle loss found Andre Hainault on the wrong end of a collision, taking a Brad Evans shoulder to the side of his head.
The right back was immediately checked out by Houston's medical staff and remained in the match until halftime, when he was lifted for Jermaine Taylor to err on the side of caution.
"You can't take any chances when it comes to stuff above the shoulders," Kinnear said. "If you asked him – and I did – he wanted to play, but we decided it was better to take him out."
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CADDO VALLEY — A seven-hour manhunt for a suspect who highjacked a car in Little Rock ended Wednesday without success. However, the investigation as to who was responsible for the carjacking continued Thursday morning.
The suspect, identified as a black male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants, was "nowhere to be found," Cpl. Sam Hart of the Arkansas State Police said Thursday morning. Authorities still do not know the suspect's identity.
The manhunt began Wednesday at about 10 a.m. after the suspect wrecked the 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe he had reportedly carjacked earlier in the morning at a Little Rock gas station. He was apparently one of other suspects involved in the carjacking, but Hart said the others "got out of the vehicle" at another location "and left this guy with this truck."
The suspect wrecked the stolen SUV in the median of the 79 westbound mile-marker, damaging the cable that divides the highway and disabling the vehicle. One motorist who called 911 reported the man fled on foot toward the wood-line on the south side of the interstate.
Hart, who was just seven miles from the accident, was the first officer on scene. Shortly after, authorities placed Caddo Valley City Hall on lockdown as a precaution. City Hall remained shut for the rest of the day.
Search dogs with the Arkansas Department of Correction Ouachita River Unit were deployed at the scene of the crash, initially searching the southern wood-line before they were sent to sniff out the area on the northern side of the highway where Clark County sheriff's deputies found items of clothing.
The dogs and their handlers were eventually called back to the other side of the highway and continued their search for the remainder of the daylight hours. The manhunt ended at about 5 p.m. after officials had exhausted a search between Heflin Road in Caddo Valley to a few miles northeast, ending in Friendship.
"We searched all day yesterday," Hart said, noting the ADC dogs "had a couple tracks on him, but weren't able to locate him." Hart added that police have "no idea" who the suspect is, but went on to say that detectives with the Little Rock Police Department were scheduled to conduct an investigation today in the Caddo Valley area.
Though the manhunt has been called off, "We're still investigating" the incident, Hart said. "I checked this morning with no signs. We have a suspicion that he may have left the area. The dogs couldn't track him, and they're pretty good at it."
Rainy weather did dampen the search a little, as ASP was unable to deploy its helicopter, equipped with heat-seeking technology, because of the weather conditions. "Those things are a lot of help on a manhunt," Hart said.
Agencies involved in the search included Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Department of Correction, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, Clark County Sheriff's Office, Caddo Valley Police Department, Arkadelphia Police Department and the Group 6 Narcotics Agency.


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Funeral services for Arzella Lee age 95, of Malvern, Arkansas who died December 29, 2012 at her residence in Malvern will be held Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 11:00 am at First Missionary Baptist Church Rockport, with Dr. J. N. McCollum pastor officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Locust Bayou, Arkansas with Brandon's Mortuary in charge of arrangements.
Arzella Lee was born May 16, 1917 in Hampton / Locust Bayou, Arkansas to the parentage of the Late Eugene and Cordia Strong Ashley.
Arzella moved to Oakland, California where she met and married the late Jimmy Lee who predeceased her. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Oakland, California, before moving to Malvern, Arkansas where she united with First Missionary Baptist Church Rockport under the leadership of Dr. J. N. McCollum in the late 1980' s where she served in the Missionary Society, and Sunday School Class Believers.
She was a homemaker, and was predeceased in death by her husband, parents one brother and three sisters.
She leaves to cherish her loving memories five sisters: Asree Bradley of Grand Blanc, Michigan; Ruth Rogers of Kansas City, Missouri; Iola Rogers of St Louis, Missouri; Bernice Goodwin of Detroit, Michigan and Flossie Penigar of Flint, Michigan, Nephew and caregiver Cedric (Edith) Jenkins of Malvern, Arkansas
Visitation for family and friends will be today from 5 until 6 PM in the chapel of Brandon's Mortuary, Malvern, AR
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Fall officially started this week and that means that it is the perfect time to pull out some of my favourite fall recipes! During fall there is still plenty of amazing fresh produce around from apples to pears, pumpkins and other winter squash, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, etc. and there are just so many great ways to enjoy them! The cooling weather also opens up new opportunities like using the oven for things like roasts and casseroles which may have been taboo during hot summer days. Of course as the weather gets even cooler soups and stews make a more prominent appearance on the table along with other comfort foods like pasta! Here are 50 of my favourite fall recipes for your inspiration and enjoyment over the coming days!
50 Fabulous Fall Recipes
White Bean and Spinach Quinoa Salad with Bacon, Caramelized Onions, Mushrooms and Blue Cheese in a Bacon Pan Sauce Dressing
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Professional golfer Phil Mickelson recently publicized the serious need for improvement of teaching of physical science and math in elementary schools in order to attract more students into those fields. To address that need, Phil and his wife Amy have teamed up with ExxonMobil to establish the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy, a week-long workshop to help third- through fifth-grade teachers gain the skills to excite their students about science and math. The teachers, selected from school districts around the country in teams of as many as ten from a district, work in the academy with established experts in the teaching of science and math. Amy and I are thrilled to be a part of this program, said Phil Mickelson in the June 2005 issue of Geotimes. We see it as an opportunity to really make a difference. We hope that we can be instrumental in bringing awareness to the plight of science in America today.
Phil and Amy support the program financially, and they also join the teachers on the last day of the academy, spending time with each teacher. Three public service announcements (2006s Peanut and Kids scientists, and 2005s What if) about the Teachers Academy ran during the Masters Tournament in 2005 and 2006. These announcements are particularly powerful messages delivered to a national television audience. The delivery of these messages about the importance of science education to so many people so effectively is another example of how the Mickelsons are providing outstanding support of both the sciences, including the geosciences.
For individuals who have reached the highest level of their own profession to offer their public support for science education deserves the gratitude, encouragement, and recognition by the Geological Society of America through the GSA Presidents Medal.
Transcribed from video — Hi, I am Phil Mickelson. My wife Amy and I are very sorry we cannot join you this evening in Denver. Currently we are on a flight to Singapore and to China. We are bringing our family with us. As I compete in these two events, I also want to take advantage of this opportunity to show our kids what wonderful things China and Singapore have to offer.
But more importantly I want to thank you for recognizing the passion that my wife Amy and I have for developing and inspiring young children in the sciences. Weve developed some educational programs for the elementary school teachers in math and sciences. Through our partnership with ExxonMobil we created the Mickelson ExxonMobil Math and Science Teachers Academy where we were able to bring in teachers from across the country and show them new innovative ways to inspire their students.
Our country has long been a leader in the geosciences and for us to maintain that leadership position we must continue to inspire our young students in these areas. Scientists have an opportunity to help slow or reverse global warming. Scientists lead us in new directions for energy. Scientists also help us predict natural disasters which save many many lives. And, the GSA is at the forefront of this research. So we are so humbled to be able to be recognized for such a wonderful award.
I also want you to know that in my world a silver medal is usually awarded for the runner up. But the Geological Society of America Presidents medal feels like an atomic weight 79 to me. Thank you very much for having us and for honoring us with this wonderful award. And we will continue our work and appreciate all that you have done to help recognize that.
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Everything went Gothenburg's way in a 10-0 home win over Lexington Thursday.
The Minutemaids' lost their starting pitcher in the first inning due to an injury, but the way the Swedes were playing it probably wouldn't have made any difference.
"We had a very good game, maybe one of the better games we've played in a long time," coach Roger Neujahr said. "We had good pitching, good defense and very good hitting."
Karen Franzen's double gave Gothenburg a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
The Swedes added three more runs in the second. Two walks and a single loaded the bases before Payton Prall scored on a wild pitch.
Shay Wear and Brittyn Munster each scored on sacrifice flies.
Gothenburg doubled its lead with a five-run fourth inning.
Consecutive one-out singles by Munster, Roni Putnam and KaTrina Winter got things rolling.
Franzen again drove in two runs with her second double.
Another run came home on a sac fly while Alisha Ballmer's RBI single ended the rally.
Jordyn Haake went the distance on the mound with a three-hit shutout.
She fanned six batters and didn't give up a walk.
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Sandra Bullock will be joining the mother she played in The Blind Side at the Super Bowl on Sunday (03Feb13) - to cheer on Baltimore Ravens star Michael Oher.
Bullock won an Oscar for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy in the film about Oher's troubled early life before he became a football star, and Tuohy has told news show Entertainment Tonight the actress will be in New Orleans with the family when the Ravens take on the San Francisco 49ers.
The proud mom says, "She will be donning her 74 jersey on Sunday and cheering for the Ravens."
The movie star won't be the only celebrity cheering for the Ravens at the Super Bowl on Sunday - George Clooney's girlfriend Stacy Keibler, who was once a cheerleader for the Baltimore team, announced earlier this week she'll be dashing to New Orleans from Los Angeles, where she's working, for the big game. Clooney won't be joining her - he's filming a new movie in Germany.


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The AAS degree programs are best suited to students with college experience who are clear about their interests in the field of design and prepared for rapid immersion in a professional course of study. Our students enter the school as experienced attorneys, bankers, teachers, stockbrokers, and chefs. When they graduate from Parsons, they are merchandisers, fashion designers, graphic artists, and interior designers versed in the language, process, and technology of their new fields.
They are also highly sought-after talents on the job market: Among AAS degree graduates from 2008, 96 percent of employed survey respondents found work related to their major.
Qualified applicants who wish to complete their design training in a short time can apply to the
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Challenging, rigorous coursework defines Parsons' AAS programs. Courses and sequences are as intense as professional design work itself, and we encourage students to round out their training with internships at one of the many design-driven companies based in New York City. Access to job fairs and one-on-one
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The house (150 sqm.) is a semi detached villa on 2 floors with a garden (500 sqm.) and garage. On the ground floor there is a spacious living room, the kitchen and the bathroom with shower. On the first floor there are 2 bedrooms with double bed, one bedroom with a single bed and a second bathroom. The house was recently completely refurbished and has new floors, bathrooms and very well equipped kitchen with dishwasher, washing machine, etc. and direct access to the garden with covered patio for open air meals. The Villa has a very good location in a quiet area but with in walking distance to the beach (approx. 300 m) and to the shops and restaurants ( approx. 4-500 m). The house is ideal for 6 people (2 children), that loves sea life in a familiar, relaxed atmosphere.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louisans think their hometown is a pretty cool place, even if the rest of the world isn't so sure. A new marketing effort hopes to tap into the ideas, and the money, of everyday residents to better market the city.
The marketing firm Elasticity is behind the effort called Rally St. Louis, which debuts this week. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/ZeIgAv ) reports that Rally will to market St. Louis in a variety of ways including videos posted online, statues and a festival.
The idea originated from a blog post Elasticity's Aaron Perlut wrote a year ago for Forbes that responded to frequent stories and studies about St. Louis' problems. Perlut laid out a modern-day marketing approach to turn the city's image around.
The post was a big hit in St. Louis, passed around for days on Twitter and Facebook.
"Too often, this city doesn't get represented in the ways we know it to be," said Perlut, who has gained some measure of national fame as the man behind the tongue-in-cheek American Mustache Institute. "People outside St. Louis don't get what we have going on here."
Efforts like PepsiCo.'s Refresh Project offer grants to civic proposals submitted on its website. Rally St. Louis will combine that sort of crowd-sourcing with crowd-funding, which seeks donations from the public.
"We heard from a lot of people who had the same frustrations we did," Perlut said. So Perlut, business partner Brian Cross and their co-workers at Elasticity came up with Rally St. Louis.
The idea will work like this: Regular St. Louisans will post their ideas on how to better market the city and vote on their favorites. Each month, a panel will decide a budget for the top five vote-getters, and fundraising will begin. People can donate as much as they want to whatever projects they want.
"This isn't a 'big economic development' thing," Cross said. "This is grass roots."
Still, it took money to get the ball rolling. Perlut and Cross spent months meeting with potential donors to fund the website and buy advertising. They got some support from big names in the St. Louis business world such as Fusz Automotive and Hardee's parent CKE Inc. They also got $75,000 each from foundations run by the Kempers and Taylors — the families behind Commerce Bank and Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Overall, they raised $250,000.
"The message immediately resonated with us," said John Kemper. "It's a grass-roots way for the community to pick itself up and promote itself and do some neat, interesting, quirky things."
St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association president Joe Reagan welcomes the effort.
"We've not always been as good about telling our story in our own authentic, positive way," he said. "When we're out competing for jobs, and people can be anywhere they want in the world, we need to be clear that St. Louis is a great place to be."
Reagan and others say the masses can sometimes do things that the civic establishment cannot. Cross cited a crowd-funded project to build a life-size statue of RoboCop in Detroit.
"If the RCGA or the mayor wanted to erect a statue of, say ("Mad Men" star and St. Louis native) Jon Hamm in Keiner Plaza, they'd get raked over the coals," he said. "But if regular people come up with it and pay for it themselves, it becomes this great idea."
Perlut and Cross say their effort will rise or fall with participation. The corporate and foundation money are one-time only. The money and ideas to keep Rally going will need to come from the people.
"If nothing else," Perlut said, "I think it'll be a very interesting social experiment."


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What does a good time waster do when she has about – ooohh 50 things to do? She makes a lipstick palette!
I have quite a few NYX round lipsticks (which are excellent considering the price) so I decided to give 28 the chop chop into one palette:
Here's the palette – which is NOT magnetic! D'oh! The pans are super loose, so I had to use UHU Non Permanent sticky glue dots but this poses a problem if I want to move them around. If you are buying online, do check your pans and palette are magnetic as its pretty annoying if they aren't
I melted everything down (tip for other people who have issues with perfectionism – once you start scraping the colours back out cos they are a bit messy its a downwards spiral. Honest).
I noticed that NYX lippies melt down quickly and tend to bubble (a LOT quicker than Nars Lipsticks which take quite a while to break down). NYX lipsticks are uber creamy and Nars does tend to be harder – but anyway, I can confirm NYX lippies are great for melting down, but do give them a stir.
Palette with No Flash:
I LOVE Femme, a hot orange red, Topaz, a glittery plum and Castle, a soft purple. The only lipstick that didn't react that well was Hermes which has a slightly dirty undertone which comes out more when melted, but nothing major.
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What NOT to tell an MS Patient
It is often hard to find the right words when talking to a patient, friend or family member with MS. Even with training and awareness of the disease, we often blurt out something we think is innocuous only to find out later that we have deeply offended. It turns out that "you look good," is one of those seemingly innocent comments that can cut both ways.
Understanding these nuances is critical for brands in building trusting, long-term relationships with patients. In a study my healthcare agency, extrovertic, commissioned from WEGO Health, a network of Health Activists we found that among online MS Health activists, that "you look good" is a double-edged sword. Our Patient Engagement Study: Eye on MS, found that When Health Activists were asked about the most encouraging and discouraging thing someone had ever said to them, "you look good," ended up in both columns. While some people took the comment at it's face value, many others thought it carried a negative double meaning such as "you look good-you can't possibly have MS or you must be exaggerating about the symptoms.
It's important to note that, with this audience, the reaction is not driven because people with MS are hypersensitive about talking about their disease. In fact, the Health Activists profiled in the Extrovertic study, were very open to talking to friends and family about all aspects of MS. In fact, when asked to rate their comfort level in talking about various topics, even sensitive subjects like incontinence and sexual dysfunction didn't fall below a 3 rating on a 1-5 scale with 1 being not at all comfortable. If these Activists were really uncomfortable, we would have seen ratings more in the 1 and 2 range.
It is the MS community's desire to help each other helps them overcome the discomfort of taboo subjects. As one of the Health Activists told us, "If I can talk about my bowel movements in great detail on the internet then nothing about my MS makes me uncomfortable." Actively talking about MS also makes the world an easier place for them to operate in. As another Activist told us, "I'll talk about anything to anyone. The more people I can educate about the different versions of MS the more comfortable it is for the rest of us to function in this world."But be aware that their openness also makes them vulnerable to some surprisingly negative comments from the public at large. Some of the more discouraging comments reported in the study were:
On the flip side, people with MS receive positive comments about their personal resiliency, the slow disease progression and the hope for future treatments
"This disease will kill you. You just need to turn vegan"
"There is no cure."
"It is so weird to remember when we used to hang out a few years ago and you were able to do so much more."
"How long before you are in a wheelchair?"
"No matter what happens, you will be able to adapt because you are a strong resilient person"
"Your attitude in living with MS is inspiring"
"Its okay that you wobble, you have MS!"
"You are going to die, but you aren't going to die from MS"
"It is good that they discovered it early as there are many treatments."
The Health Activists we spoke to had the following suggestions for having positive conversations with someone with MS:
- Don't always start with MS as first topic of conversation
- Don't expect us to talk about MS all the time—Don't drill us
- Just listen to when we want to talk
- Don't suggest you understand or know how someone feels or compare your experience to someone who has MS
- Learn the terminology so the patient can have a meaningful conversation.
Pharma marketers can use these tips from Health Activists, to foster meaningful dialogue with MS patients without any unintended negative consequences.
Dorothy Wetzel is the founder of healthcare communications agency Extrovertic (www.extrovertic.com).


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The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
First Man
The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
"The Eagle has landed."
When Apollo 11 touched down on the moon's surface in 1969, the first man on the moon became a legend. In First Man, Hansen explores the life of Neil Armstrong. Based on over fifty hours of interviews with the intensely private Armstrong, who also gave Hansen exclusive access to private documents and family sources, this "magnificent panorama of the second half of the American twentieth century" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) is an unparalleled biography of an American icon.
Upon his return to earth, Armstrong was honored and celebrated for his monumental achievement. He was also—as James R. Hansen reveals in this fascinating and important biography—misunderstood. Armstrong's accomplishments as engineer, test pilot, and astronaut have long been a matter of record, but Hansen's unprecedented access to private documents and unpublished sources and his interviews with more than 125 subjects (including more than fifty hours with Armstrong himself) yield this first in-depth analysis of an elusive American celebrity still renowned the world over.
In a riveting narrative filled with revelations, Hansen vividly recreates Armstrong's career in flying, from his seventy-eight combat missions as a naval aviator flying over North Korea to his formative transatmospheric flights in the rocket-powered X-15 to his piloting Gemini VIII to the first-ever docking in space. These milestones made it seem, as Armstrong's mother Viola memorably put it, "as if from the very moment he was born—farther back still—that our son was somehow destined for the Apollo 11 mission."
For a pilot who cared more about flying to the Moon than he did about walking on it, Hansen asserts, Armstrong's storied vocation exacted a dear personal toll, paid in kind by his wife and children. For the forty-five years since the Moon landing, rumors have swirled around Armstrong concerning his dreams of space travel, his religious beliefs, and his private life.
In a penetrating exploration of American hero worship, Hansen addresses the complex legacy of the First Man, as an astronaut and as an individual. In First Man, the personal, technological, epic, and iconic blend to form the portrait of a great but reluctant hero who will forever be known as history's most famous space traveler.
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Duhamel and Hough play the central characters in the big screen adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' best-selling novel, but the actor insisted on talking to his co-star's partner before the cameras rolled on their most intimate scene.
The Transformers stars tells Access Hollywood, "I just thought it would be cool if he and I had a man to man (talk) about the scene before we started shooting it. I was like, 'Hey, just so you know, I totally respect you and your relationship. Nothing weird is going to happen, just so you know'.
"And (Seacrest was) like, 'Yeah, I wasn't even thinking about it'. I walked away thinking, 'Why would I feel compelled to do that? You only made him think about it when you didn't even need to'."


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We thought Kate Hudson was already pretty busy — she has two young sons, a jewelry line and an endorsement deal with Almay — but the actress is adding another bullet point to her résumé now as the new face of Ann Taylor.
Joining stars like Demi Moore, Heidi Klum, Katie Holmes and Naomi Watts, Hudson was tapped to continue the company's focus on "celebrating modern women of substance, style and success across every generation," according to a release.
"I am thrilled to collaborate with Ann Taylor this spring," adds Hudson. "I love fashion, and their new spring collection is so stylish and hip and colorful!" Often noted for her boho-chic style, Hudson says that as a young girl she "looked up to the sophisticated style of Ann Taylor, so it's been very cool to see how the brand has evolved to meet the changing needs of modern women."
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In her ads, shot by photographer Tom Munro at a mountainside estate in Pasadena, Calif., Hudson wears some of her favorite looks from the spring collection, available online and in stores in late February. "The new Ann Taylor is not afraid to be sexy and real," Hudson says. "The clothes are stylish and comfortable, easy and wearable. They really help you look and feel perfectly put together for any occasion."
The company is equally happy with its spokeswoman; as senior vice president Kirstin Dykstra says, "While [Hudson] is most known as a beautiful and talented actress, she is also a devoted mother, daughter, sister and philanthropist who manages to do it all with a radiant smile, joie de vivre and effortless style. Kate is a dynamic woman who truly embodies the new Ann Taylor." Tell us: What do you think of Hudson as the new face of Ann Taylor?
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Then South Africa emerged to show how it's done, rattling up 75/0 in only 15 overs, including a cracking Petersen six to long off from the bowling of Gillespie. At this rate, and with the weather forecast looking ominously fine, it would be a daring gambler indeed who would put any money on New Zealand holding out for a draw tomorrow.
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Viggo Mortensen believes an actor's performance can be ruined by editing.
The 'A Dangerous Method' actor revealed he was shocked when watching a film he had made to find that the director had cut his lines and put in a whole new sentence by putting together words he had said in other scenes.
He explained to Shortlist magazine: "A director decided he didn't like me saying what he had shot and took words I'd said on other scenes and cobbled a new sentence together. I was stunned."
Filmmaker David Cronenberg who has worked with Viggo on three movies, crime thrillers 'A History of Violence' and 'Eastern Promises' and most recently 'A Dangerous Method', admitted directors do have the power to completely change an actor's performance in the editing suite.
He said: "I spend weeks with the actor in the editing room, looking at every nuance. Even the rhythm of their breathing as they speak. It can really reshape a performance. You hear people say, 'My performance was destroyed in the editing room' It can actually happen."


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Scuba divers have discovered an underwater forest in the Gulf of Mexico about 10 miles off the coast of Mobile.
It's called the Bald Cyprus Forest. It was buried in 60 feet of water under ocean sediments and protected in an oxygen free environment for more than 50,000 years, until Hurricane Katrina and hurricanes following.
This underwater world has drawn the attention of researchers, including one assistant professor at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.
At first, the underwater forest was predicted to be about 10,000 years old, but Ben Raines, one of the first divers to discover the underwater world, contacted Grant Harley. Harley is a dendochronologist (someone who studies tree rings) at The University of Southern Mississippi.
The wood found underwater looks, feels, and even smells like a regular piece of wood, except for the fact that it is over 50,000 years old.
Harley says the underwater forest resurrected isn't just a result of Hurricane Katrina, but other hurricanes, as well.
"At that water depth, you can really have some sediments being churned up by hurricanes. Our best guess is hurricanes between 2005 and 2008.
This is the first discovery of its kind in the Gulf of Mexico.
"This type of record is extremely rare in the Gulf Coast region," Harley said.
"There's not really any sort of comparable record that I can think of in this region of the world."
Harley is in the process of conducting research in Hattiesburg to find out more about the ancient forest, including the age of the wood, and climate conditions from between 50 and 80,000 years ago.
"The growth rings on this tree bark is indicative of climate conditions during that time period," he said.
This could lead to even more findings.
"The potential to find some archaeological remains of early humans, early native Americans that were migrating and moving throughout the continent, and bones from animals."
Now that the forest has resurrected to open water, there's one problem.
"Now that the forest is exposed, they're rapidly decaying."
Harley and a team of researchers are working to get National Geographic to fund the preservation of this ancient underwater land.
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I think we all started the week a bit sluggish. Wayne returned from his vacation and I think I was fighting off a bug of some kind. But we were up to full speed by Wednesday and are moving releases forward.
I continue to hear from fans and industry people alike, that "Palladium is back." As in, back on its feet and releasing impressive product. You betcha. And there is nothing but raw excitement among Palladium's staff and freelance writers and artists about the books coming out this Autumn and next year already. We're keeping many projects on the QT for the moment, but I think it is fair to say you can count on 2013 being bigger and hotter than 2012.
This title is hot, hot, hot. Everyone who has picked up a copy of Rifts® Black Market loves it. And why shouldn't they? It is packed with a wealth of useful information about the Black Market that can be used in just about any game setting, not just Rifts®. And the Rifts® specific material like Black Market Factions, Bandito Arms, weapons, armor and magic . . . epic. Moreover, I think the excitement about Rifts® Black Market is reminding people to pick up Rifts® Lemuria (another dynamic book) and other Rifts® titles, as well as Endless Dead™ and books from other game lines.
The FREE Rifts® Black Market Sneak Preview is available on DriveThruRPG.com for your viewing pleasure. It's free, fun and you get the complete description and stats for the Shadow Boy. As soon as we can, you'll see free Sneak Previews of other upcoming releases. Activity at this site has remained strong and it is your place to get PDFs of older product and sneak previews of upcoming books. Many back issues of The Rifter® are available on DriveThruRPG.com (issues #1-52), as are more than 90 out of print titles such as Rifts®, BTS™ and Palladium Fantasy® first edition rule books and sourcebooks. A sneak preview of Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook should also be coming soon. We plan to add a few more items in the coming months that should please Palladium gamers. We are also planning to move forward with PDF only editions of The Rifter® #0.1 and The Rifter® #0.2 – both are big, juicy digital editions of new, fan created material for the Palladium Megaverse® of games.
Don't forget, DriveThruRPG.com also offers the Rifts® and Palladium Fantasy® Game Master Kits (both written by Carl Gleba and complete with maps, combat matrix, character sheets, spell list, and 20 pre-rolled characters created by Julius Rosenstein; $5 each). Of course, there are FREE Sneak Previews of Endless Dead™, Rifts® Lemuria, Rifts® Vampire Kingdoms™, and Thundercloud Galaxy™, as well as 90+ out of print titles, including back issues of The Rifter®, and first edition rule books for Rifts®, Palladium Fantasy RPG®, Heroes Unlimited™, The Mechanoid Invasion® Trilogy, and lots of other good things. ALL available as PDF downloads at reasonable prices. And there is MORE to come.
The Dead Reign™ game line is only growing in popularity, which is exciting to see. Endless Dead™, the newest sourcebook for the series, has remained a hot seller all summer long. Then again, the entire zombie game line has been on fire. At Gen Con, if not for the coupon driven sales of Robotech®, Dead Reign™ would have been our number two best selling game line. (Rifts® was number one.) That's impressive. And with Halloween coming up, sales should stay strong or improve.
If you don't think fighting zombies in a post-apocalyptic world is for you, think again and give Dead Reign™ a try. It is an amazingly fun and infectious (uh, oh) game. Most people who give it a try fall in love with it. And it's not just about killing zombies, it's about survival in a world gone mad. I had hoped to come out with a sourcebook for it in October, but I don't think that will be possible. Maybe early in the New Year. I NEED to get the next six books out before anything else.
Horror themes are popular and we've seen an increase in sales and attention to the Nightbane® game line. I hope we get at least one Nightbane® manuscript turned in soon. Count on 2-3 Beyond the Supernatural™ titles in 2013.
I've been working on and assigning artwork for The Rifter® #60 as Wayne Smith turns in the fan material he has selected for this issue. This is going to be another great issue with a couple of impressive articles for Rifts® (new TW inspired O.C.C.s and gear, along with the community that creates them), Splicers®, and others. Wayne's eyeballing a Heroes Unlimited™ adventure for inclusion right now. I spent four hours tweaking and adding to one of the articles yesterday, and Mike Mumah, Mark Dudley and John Zeleznik are busy on artwork. Good stuff. I sometimes wonder if Palladium gamers realize how much useful source material is contained in every issue of The Rifter®. And even if it's stuff for a setting you don't game in, it is likely to give you ideas for your own gaming experiences or provide material you can use with just a few modifications. The Rifter® is an excellent role-playing resource. If you're not familiar with it, you should consider taking a look at a couple. Issues from the last few years are available from Palladium and issues #1-52 are available as PDFs on DriveThruRPG.com.
There is a lot going on for Robotech® and a great deal of heat growing around this property. At Palladium Books, I have been busy editing and tweaking Irvin Jackson's Robotech® Genesis Pits Sourcebook. Which, by the way, is fantastic. I'm already through 30-40% of the book, which includes the introduction material, Inorganics and a vast array of information and tables for Genesis Pits. Great stuff. My plan is to have my end of the editing and minor writing additions completely done by Monday. I decided to get Robotech® Genesis Pits done before I dive into Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook with full force because it is a quick, fun edit (thanks, Irvin) and because there will be a waiting period until we get approvals. I'm trying to keep all projects moving forward.
We are busy plotting the fundamentals for the Robotech® Tactical Role-Playing Game with game pieces of mecha. We will get into our first big development discussion with the design team early next week. I'm still not in a position to reveal our preliminary plans or who'll we'll be working with, but you WILL love it when I do.
Meanwhile, at Harmony Gold, I know they are busy with final work on the next Robotech® anime movie, Love Live Alive. I, for one, can hardly wait.
I can hardly wait till next week when I jump back into finishing this highly anticipated Rifts® sourcebook. I don't stop working on it until this bad boy is done. And man oh man, are the ideas in this title going to shake things up. The last of the artwork will be in by then, too. The art coming in so far has been excellent and includes work by Allen and Brian Manning, Kent Burles and Mike Wilson. Though I'm still hoping for an end of September release, odds are this title will be an October release.
I had a pulse-pounding meeting with Chuck Walton just this past weekend. The concepts for mecha and gear in the two NG books will make fans swoon. Author and chief architect of the NG titles, Matthew Clements, turned in some new written material for the NG books and so has Carl Gleba. And the finished artwork by Chuck Walton is mind-blowing. As I noted earlier, I'm working hard to keep ALL projects moving forward.
I want ALL SIX books promised by the end of the year out by the end of the year. And that includes Rifts® Megaverse® in Flames. I will continue to assign art for this world-changing tome and can hardly wait till I'm in the saddle editing and tweaking it.
Sales have remained up and down, but mostly lousy the last few days. Hey, fear not, that is always the case in September. You can sometimes mitigate the September sales slump with a new release, which is why were were shooting to have Rifts® Vampires Sourcebook out in September, but that's not likely to be the case. Anyway, don't forget about us as some of you are busy enjoying events in the last days of summer or going back to school (or dealing with your children going back to school). Be prepared, we'll have new books hitting store shelves in October and November for sure. ;)
Though we may not get a new release out in September, you can probably count on 2-3 titles coming back in print. Likely candidates are Rifts® Aftermath, Rifts® China Two and I'm considering The Rifter® #50. Even though The Rifter® #50 is available as a PDF from DriveThruRPG.com, we get regular requests for it from fans.
Alex and I are endeavoring to keep Palladium collectibles stocked in my online store. We are almost out of the Rifts® Lemuria Emerald Edition and many other items such as the Rifts® Machinations of Doom Gold hardcover, Rifts® RPG Silver hardcovers, BTS Gold, Rifts® Ultimate Gold, Erick Wujcik's Amberzines, and others. Most of which I have only a dozen or fewer to offer. That's why we continue to dole them out one at a time. Once they are sold out, they are GONE! Other collectibles include first printings of books, signed books, proofreader copies of books, original artwork, and other collectible odds and ends.
There are also a large number of collectible toys and action figures in my online store. All are from my personal collection. More toys and collectibles are added on a weekly basis.
I spent much of last week doing paperwork and getting things ready for the filing of our extended taxes. Ugh, I dislike paperwork but it is a necessity of doing business. Wayne and I also did some new ads and we are preparing for a few local conventions and a trade show coming up fast. We like to support conventions any way we can. Speaking of which, have I mentioned that I will be one of the guests at Anime North in Toronto next year? Well, I am. The event takes place Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26, 2013. This will be my first time back at a convention in Canada in something like 15 years. Too long.
Stay tuned in to the goings-on at Palladium with my almost daily Murmurs from the Megaverse® and Facebook postings. Gotta get back to work finishing new books for release. Game on.
– Kevin Siembieda, Publisher
Rifts® Black Market™ is an epic, 192 page sourcebook that contains a wealth of information about the inner workings of the Black Market, the Five Factions, new Bandito Arms/Black Market weapons and gear, how to make any O.C.C. a Black Marketeer, special abilities of the Black Marketeer, criminal enterprises, Black Market loans, merc and crime jobs, and much more. This book has it all. AND best of all, a lot of it can be easily adapted to just about any world setting, not just Rifts Earth.
Unknown to most humans, deep within Mexico the vampires have established entire kingdoms. There they live like tyrants and gods, dominating an underclass of cattle people used as slaves and food stock. Learn more about the vampires, their rivals, allies and the humans who willingly serve their supernatural masters for a chance to join the undead. A must-have guide for those who wish to travel deeper into the Vampire Kingdoms or play as vampires and their human minions. In final production right now with art and text coming in and final editing and writing restarting next week.
The Rifter® Number 60 is an action packed issue that delves into adventure, magic, monsters and strange war machines. In production right now.
The Rifter® is an idea factory. The key to unlocking the unlimited resources of the imagination for numerous Palladium RPG world settings. It helps players and Game Masters to generate new ideas and keep their games fresh, and provides useful, ready to go, source material gamers can just drop into their ongoing games.
Every issue of The Rifter® offers new monsters, villains, characters, O.C.C.s, powers, magic, weapons, adventure and ideas for your use in games and campaigns. There is usually source material for at least 2-3 Palladium game lines, often more.
An in-depth look at the Invid Genesis Pits, their purpose, function and the creatures they create. Many, many avenues of adventure and ideas to spice up your Robotech® campaign with unexpected menaces and intrigue. In production right now!
Northern Gun™ is the largest independent manufacturer of high-tech weapons, robots and vehicles in North America. Outside of the Coalition States, one could argue, no other kingdom is as powerful or influential, at least when it comes to technology and weapons. The manufacture and sale of Northern Gun weapons and vehicles has given virtually every kingdom, town, colony of settlers and adventurer group a chance to survive and prosper. Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, NG has been the premier outfitter of mercenaries, adventurers and upstart kingdoms for generations. Now, for the first time ever, learn Northern Gun's history, goals and plans for the future. Of course, that means new weapons, robots, power armor, vehicles and gear.
More information about the weapons, vehicles and practices of Northern Gun, including the new rage of robot gladiatorial combat.
The Minion War spills across Rifts Earth, where demons and infernals hope to recruit allies and use the Rifts as gateways of destruction. Their influence shakes things up across the planet, especially at locations where demons and Deevils already have a strong presence. Demons, Deevils and supernatural beings run rampant and wreak havoc across the world.
This is a great resource for getting out of print Palladium titles and other select books. We've made 90 titles available as PDF digital downloads from DriveThruRPG.com. This is a great way to try Palladium products and get access to out of print RPG source material. Some notable titles include.
The following are in development:
Everyone at Palladium has a Rifts® Dice Bag, shouldn't you? It is a good size, sturdy, drawstring bag made of imitation black velvet emblazoned with the famous Rifts® logo in gold.
Russian mythology and magic come to life in this fan favorite Rifts® World Book. The book includes all kinds of demons, monsters, new magic character classes (O.C.C.s), and nine different types of gypsies – some of whom are adventurers, others mystics and mages, some psychics and one is even a beguiling shape-shifter. Plus more background about Russia and the Sovietski.
Magic vs Technology. The infamous Coalition/Siege on Tolkeen story arc starts with this 160 page sourcebook. Not only does it lay the groundwork for the Coalition's all-out siege on the kingdom of magic, but it includes a vast number of Techno-Wizard weapons and vehicles, powerful magic artifacts, demons, monsters, magic and a historic Crisis Time-Line from 12 P.A. to 106 P.A.
The Siege on Tolkeen goes into full swing as the Coalition Army makes the first devastating attacks on Tolkeen. Coalition Generals, Special Forces squads, and strategies are presented with a wealth of adventure ideas.
We didn't want you to forget about this excellent sourcebook in the series. The Coalition's siege on Tolkeen has had a devastating impact on people across North America. None have been more affected than the Cyber-Knights. This sourcebook reveals not only the history and secrets of the Cyber-Knights, but the schism the war has created among the fabled warriors.
Earth is home to thousands of alien species from beyond the Rifts. One of the strangest and most dangerous is the Xiticix. A danger nobody seemed to realize until the sprawling Hivelands began to encroach on the territories of other people. Armed with new breeds of aggressive warriors, new weapons and legions of insectoids willing to fight to the death, people are beginning to wonder if they are the next threat to humanity.
The war between the people of the New German Republic and the Gargoyle Empire rages on, but only the heroes of the NGR seem to be getting the upper hand. See where things stand in the year 109 P.A. and get a closer look at the NGR Army, government, society and people. This World Book also presents the latest weapons, combat vehicles, power armor and robots of the NGR as well as commercial vehicles, robot helpers, and more.
Archie 3 and Hagan Lonovich are two of the most beloved villains (anti-heroes?) in the Rifts Earth setting. This sourcebook highlights their strange relationship, plots and blunders. One of which is inadvertently unleashing The Mechanoids® into the world!
The Mechanoids have one driving goal: To destroy all humanoid life! This book has it all. Source material, the Mechanoids, new equipment, monsters, adventure and cryptic prophecies.
Endless Dead™ is a new 96 page sourcebook that will send your Dead Reign™ campaign in new directions or add depth (and zombies). What are you waiting for? Order your copy today. And if you haven't taken a look at the Dead Reign™ RPG yet, but love zombies, you need to give this dynamic game a try.
● New! Rifts® Pencil – Cat. No. 2561 – 50 cents per each pencil. People love this item and often buy them in sets of 10. Enjoy.
● New! Palladium Fantasy RPG® Coffee Mug – red on a black, 15.5 ounce mug – Cat. No. 2560 – $10.00.
● New! Dead Reign™: "Survive or Die Trying" T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2556 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● New! Rifts® Wilk's Laser Technologies™ Logo T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2557 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● New! Imagination Unleashed T-Shirt – black image on a red T-shirt – No. 2558 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● New! Rifts® Northern Gun™ Logo T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2559 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
● Property of the Coalition™ T-Shirt – Cat. No. 2528 – price varies with size: Medium: $18.95, Large: $18.95, XL: $18.95, 2XL: $20.95, 3XL: $22.95, 4XL: $24.95, 5XL: $26.95
The following new Rifts® miniatures have never before been released by Palladium Books.
● MI8021 – Rifts® Shadow Beast – $12.00
● MI8022 – Rifts® Mystic Knight – $6.00
● MI8023 – Rifts® Lord Magus – $6.00
● MI8024 – Rifts® High Magus – $6.00
● MI8025 – Rifts® Coalition Psi-Stalker (new-style Dead Boy armor) – $6.00
● MI8026 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy in DPM-D1 Armor – $6.00
● MI8027 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #2 (with energy rifle) – $6.00
● MI8028 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #3 (with rifle and Vibro-Knife) – $6.00
● MI8029 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #4 (German Shepherd with rifle and Vibro-Claws) – $6.00
● MI8030 – Rifts® Coalition Dog Boy #5 (Bulldog with energy rifle and Vibro-Claws) – $6.00
The following favorite Rifts® miniatures are back in stock. Some, like the Glitter Boy, have sold on the collector's market for as much as $50-$120. They are being re-released for the first time in a decade.
● MI8031 – Rifts® Glitter Boy Power Armor – $20.00; this is a large, heavy figure.
● MI8032 – Rifts® Glitter Boy Pilot – $6.00
● MI8033 – Rifts® Kydian Overlord (Atlantis) – $20.00; this is a large, heavy figure.
● MI8034 – Rifts® Dragonsaurus (Atlantis) – $10.00
● MI8035 – Rifts® Slaver and Slave (Atlantis); 2 figs, no plastic bases – $10.00
● MI8036 – Rifts® Crazy – $6.00
● MI8037 – Rifts® Juicer #1 (with laser pistol) – $6.00
● MI8038 – Rifts® Juicer #2 (with Vibro-Sword) – $6.00
● MI8039 – Rifts® Cyborg #1 (with Rail Gun) – $12.00
● MI8040 – Rifts® Cyborg #2 (with gun hands) – $12.00
● MI8041 – Rifts® Cyborg #3 – $6.00
● MI8042 – Rifts® Coalition Officer (old armor) – $6.00
● MI8043 – Rifts® Coalition Grunt #1 (old armor) – $6.00
● MI8044 – Rifts® Coalition Grunt #2 (old armor) – $6.00
● MI8045 – Rifts® Coalition Grunt #3 (old armor) – $6.00
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Rifts®, The Rifter®, RECON®, Splicers®, Palladium Books®, The Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game®, Phase World®, Nightbane®, Megaverse®, The Mechanoids®, The Mechanoid Invasion®, Coalition Wars® and After the Bomb® are Registered Trademarks of Palladium Books Inc. Beyond the Supernatural™, Chaos Earth, Coalition States, Dead Reign, Heroes Unlimited, Ninjas & Superspies, Minion War, Mysteries of Magic, SAMAS, Thundercloud Galaxy, Three Galaxies, Vampire Kingdoms, Warpath, and other published book titles, names, slogans and likenesses are trademarks of Palladium Books Inc., and Kevin Siembieda.
Robotech® and Robotech® The Shadow Chronicles® are Registered Trademarks of Harmony Gold USA, Inc.
This press release may be reprinted, reposted, linked and shared for the sole purpose of advertising, promotion and sales solicitation.


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Summer School in the Big WestPosted by Brian Goodman on August 25th, 2010
Steve Coulter is the RTC correspondent for the Big West Conference.
Around The Big West:
- Turner In At UC-Irvine: The college coaching carousel is not something that is unfamiliar when the offseason rolls around. The Big West Conference, like a majority of Division I men's basketball conferences, endured a coaching change this past offseason when Russell Turner left his job as an assistant for the Golden State Warriors to take the job at UC Irvine in April. It will be Turner's first tenure as a head coach at any level, though he has collegiate experience at Stanford and Wake Forest, where he worked with All-Americans Josh Childress and Tim Duncan, respectively. He replaces Pat Douglass after the Anteaters went 14-18 and finished near the bottom of the conference last season. Douglass had a 13-year tenure with UCI and left the school as the Anteaters' all-time winningest coach with 197 victories.
- LBSU's Recruiting Class Gets Props: Scout, Inc.'s Michael LaPlante gave a B- grade to the Long Beach State 49ers' recruiting class. The 49ers were the only team from the Big West on LaPlante's list of 12 schools from non-power conferences, which included higher-profile mid-majors such as New Mexico and Dayton. The 49ers were able to get on the list due to the fact that they are bringing in six new faces to fuel what was already a sprouting program under head coach Dan Monson. The list of recruits is split in half between high school recruits and junior college transfers. Highly-touted shooting guard Jacob Thomas will pair with transfer guards Corey Jackson and Khalid Gerard to join what is already a young and athletic backcourt. The 49ers were also able to add Edis Dervisevic, who spent the past two seasons at Western Texas College. Monson chose the 6'8 forward for his shooting ability (48.3% from three-point range in the past two seasons) and his knack for passing the ball. All six players seem to be ready to play now, but may have to sit behind a talented 49ers roster, which includes T.J Robinson and Casper Ware.
- Byrd Returns to Pacific After Woliczko Resigns: While at Pacific as an assistant coach, Calvin Byrd played a key role in the school collecting many wins, and now the man that helped set a school record of 27 victories in 2004-05 will return to the same post to help guide a veteran Tiger club that has several seniors looking to break that very record. In his five years away from Pacific, Byrd rendered his services to Loyola Marymount and the University of San Francisco. His hiring occurred almost two months after Tigers assistant Aaron Woliczko resigned from his job to take the head coaching position at Montana Tech.
- Early Dap For Johnson: The awards keep piling for Orlando Johnson. After leading UC Santa Barbara to the 2010 NCAA tournament, the junior forward was honored as the Big West Player of the Year in addition to being the Big West Tournament Most Valuable Player. Johnson has garnered some preseason attention, and we'll see if he earns it come springtime. According to Rivals.com, Johnson was selected as one of five players to make up the Mid-Major All-America Team for 2010-11. The selection comes a year after the 6'5 Johnson scored 18 points per game, while snaring 5.4 rebounds per contest. Even more impressive was that Johnson became a leader on an extremely young Gauchos squad that started four sophomores in their 2009-10 campaign.
Power Rankings
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos: Although trampled by Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Gauchos seem poised to make another run at the conference's regular season and postseason championships, which will mean another NCAA berth. They have a pretty complete starting lineup heading into the 2010-11 season. In terms of additions and subtractions, the Gauchos are a team that can't be really evaluated only because this is a team that is mostly the same from last season. However, they did lose guard James Powell, who was their third-leading scorer in 2009-10. The team landed a transfer, New Mexico's Nate Garth, who could help them in future seasons, but is ineligible in 2010-11. Also transferring is Colorado forward Keegan Hornbuckle, who will spend the upcoming year on the bench. Despite the new players, the Gauchos shouldn't need to look forward with their aspirations. The duo of James Nunnally and Orlando Johnson is one of the best the conference has seen in the past decade as both players enter their junior seasons. The time to win games and build the program's reputation is now, which means both Johnson and Nunnally, who averaged 18 and 14.7 points per game last season, respectively, have a rare responsibility this upcoming year — put Santa Barbara and the Big West Conference on the national map. It is possible for the Gauchos, as they have the experience to play deep into March and again represent the Big West in the NCAA Tournament. However, they will have to ward off Long Beach State and Pacific, who will look to throw off the defending champs.
Projected 2010-2011 record: 23-8 (13-3).
- Long Beach State 49ers: The 49ers are in contention for a Big West crown this season. They bring back a pair of star forwards in Eugene Phelps and T.J Robinson, while only losing a few seniors, most notably Stephan Gilling, who averaged 9.4 points per game last season. Also returning are guards Casper Ware, Larry Anderson and Greg Plater, who make up what could be considered to be the best backcourt trio in the conference. Add in prized recruit Jacob Thomas, a lengthy shooter from Columbia Heights, Minnesota, who turned down Wisconsin and Minnesota to play for head coach Dan Monson, and the 49ers have at least six players who can average nine or more points again. The team will get tested early and often, as they have already scheduled themselves for two tournaments early in the year. Big matchups include games versus Clemson, Washington, Utah State, St. Mary's and Arizona State, which make the 49ers' nonconference schedule arguably the toughest in the Big West. However, they do have the talent to pull an upset over a power conference team like Washington on November 30, which would build momentum heading into a big matchup against St. Mary's in the first round of the John R. Wooden Classic on December 18.
Projected 2010-2011 record: 21-10 (12-4).
- Pacific Tigers: No team in the Big West can sleep on Pacific. They return five of their six top leading scorers from last season and have not only the depth but the size to out play any team in the league. Although they aren't the best offensive team in the conference, the combination of Demetece Young, Terrell Smith, Pat Eveland and Sam Willard give the Tigers a threat that will be tough to defend. Willard is as good as any post player in the conference and the duo of Smith and Young will be tough for anyone to contain in the open court. The addition of freshman Khalil Kelley, a 6'8 forward from Rancho Cucamonga, California, gives the team even more versatility and some raw talent to work with. Some other key offseason addition include Andrew Brock, a point guard who transferred from Creighton after his freshman season, and shooting guard Spencer Llewellyn, who averaged 26.7 points per game last season playing in Australia. Giving the Tigers even more depth is sophomore guard Allen Huddleston, who averaged 5.5 points per game last season despite playing under 15 minutes per contest.
Projected 2010-2011 record: 21-13 (10-6)
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U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $42 Million for USS Hartford Maintenance and Modernization
Feb 01, 2013, 10:00 EST
GROTON, Conn., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $41.6 million contract modification to perform routine maintenance and modernization work on the USS Hartford (SSN-768), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE : GD ).
Under the terms of the contract, Electric Boat will perform a dry-docking selected restricted availability, which consists of maintenance work, upgrades and modernization activities required to ensure the submarine is operating at full technical capacity. The work will take place at the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton and involve up to 417 employees at its peak. It is scheduled for completion in July 2013.
The contract was initially awarded in April 2012 and has a potential value of $58.7 million if all options are exercised.
More information about General Dynamics is available at www.generaldynamics.com.
SOURCE General Dynamics Electric Boat


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On Thursday, September 26th, Wellesley College will welcome Senior Program Officer Mark Silver, who will conduct a workshop on applying for NEH grants. Anyone interested in learning about NEH funding opportunities and application strategies is welcome to attend this event.
This workshop is open to the public. In the first half of the workshop, Dr. Silver will provide an overview of NEH funding opportunities and offer tips for writing competitive proposals, focusing especially on the NEH Fellowships, Summer Stipends, and Collaborative Research programs. (Those interested in other NEH programs will, however, find that much of the advice applies.) In the second half of the workshop, he will run a mock application review panel. Participants will read, discuss, and rank proposals following NEH's procedures in order to understand more fully how applications are evaluated and recommended for NEH funding.
In addition to providing general information, Dr. Silver will be available to meet individually with prospective applicants to discuss their projects and offer advice about their proposals. Priority for individual appointments will be given to those who submit a one-page single-spaced statement of their project by Thursday, September 19. While it is best to participate in the full workshop, you may schedule an individual appointment even if you cannot attend the main session. Appointments are available on Thursday, September 26 from 2-5 p.m. and Friday, September 27 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m. Each appointment will last 15-20 minutes.
To participate in the workshop and/or request an individual appointment with Dr. Silver, please register by sending an e-mail to Kevin Chamness, Director, Office of Sponsored Research, kchamness[at]wellesley[dot]edu, 781-283-2079. Include the following information:
Name (first, last):
Department & title (if applicable):
Email address:
Telephone number:
Are you requesting an individual meeting?
If yes, when are you NOT available during the designated meeting times (see above)?
NEH programs of interest (if known):
NOTE: Those requesting an individual meeting should submit a one page, single-spaced project statement by Thursday, September 19 to kchamness[at]wellesley[dot]edu. Include your name, and if applicable, your title, department, and institution at the top of the page.