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This week's episode of Dancing with the Stars featured an incredible montage from the choreographers explaining how ABC's celebrity dancing competition series really isn't about being the best. Anyone who has watched the series again and again has seen talented dancers head home while average to bad dancers have continued to excel. According to the choreographers, the key to Dancing with the Stars is having a likeable story. Regardless, if Dancing with the Stars would just change the scoring up a little bit, it needn't be that way.
The Voice's media coordinator Christina Milian has crushed at dancing since the first episode of Season 17. During Monday's episode, the singer brought her A-game to the table with professional dancer Mark Ballas, and earned the first 10 of the season. It wasn't enough to save her though. Milian doesn't have MS and she isn't fighting against the tenets of scientology. She didn't get robbed at gunpoint after a DWTS training session and she doesn't have the genuine need and love for the show that Bill Engvall has exhibited every episode. In short, she's been a solid dancer, but she's also lacked in the story department, and she was sent home for it this week, despite her near perfect scores.
The way Dancing with the Stars is scored is skewed heavily in favor of the audience's vote. Former competitor Mark Cuban put together the best blog I've ever read explaining the mathematics of this and if you want the fine print, you should check it out. Basically, the show figures out who goes home by combining the percentage of total viewer votes the player receives with the percentage of total judges points they receive. In theory, that offers a perfect balance between performance and likability, but thanks to the actual specifics of the math, it means it's exponentially more important to be well-liked by the fans. In fact, as we saw this week, it's possible to tie for the highest score given and still wind up getting booted, which seems all kinds of unfair.
It wouldn't take much to even out the scoreboard. If Dancing with the Stars implemented a system where the top 1 or 2 highest scoring teams on the judges end were automatically immune to elimination, there would be much better balance between quality and likeability. Then, each week if a contestant crushed enough to earn straight tens or something close to that, he or she could breathe easy knowing he or she wouldn't be going home. It would be a lot more fair to the dancers who work their butts off to present an epic dance onstage, and halfway through the competition, viewers wouldn't be stuck still sitting through a majority of boring dances from C- competitors while talented people were sitting at home.
Dancing with the Stars is a well-oiled machine at this point. ABC obviously loves airing a show that is all about the stories, a show that is more emotionally based than logically based. We're in Season 17 and it's highly unlikely that the network will change its scoring objectives at this point. It's also highly unlikely that audience members will, out of the blue, start voting for the best dancers rather than the most emotionally motivated dancers. But wouldn't it be nice, just once, to cut through the bullshit and invest in the people that leave everything they've got on the stage rather than the people who have overcome an obstacle? I bet Christina Milian would vote "yes."


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I must admit, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this title other than the fact it subscribed to the same school of wackiness and insanity that is Powerstone. I realize this probably sounds a bit too familiar to the thoughts expressed in my last review, but that's no accident. You see, in some respects, both are identical in a number of areas and then there are some exceptions.
Let me just get this out of the way and say that One Piece is a much better game. Flashing back to what made Powerstone such an appealing game during its heyday of the Dreamcast era, here lies a game that's just as easy to pick up, regardless of age or gender. Now I won't go as far to suggest your grandmother as an eligible candidate once you've schooled everyone around the block, but you get the point. While many veterans will undoubtedly have little trouble picking up the basics, the gameplay is simple enough to grant novices a fighting chance. I can hear the button mashers rejoicing already.
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One Piece features a respectable selection of playable and unlockable characters which should satisfy fans who are eager to throw down with favorites like Nami, Zolo, Buggy the Clown, and Don Krieg. My personal favorites include Nami (because I love using chicks in fighting games), Zolo (due to his awesome combat versatility using three swords), and Usopp (think of Screech with an enhanced coward/pirate complex).
For better or for worse, the combat feels exactly as I remembered from playing Powerstone, with a distinct twist. Taking a tip from Marvel vs. Capcom 2, players can select a support character which can offer a huge offensive/defensive advantage. The support roster features 32 characters from the show (bringing the total to 50 if you include the playable ones, as well). Don't be too concerned about which support character works best, because it's not nearly as deep as MVC2 -- a game which emphasizes a high degree of rushdown and turtle tactics. Besides, since this is a 3D fighter, a lot of technical aspects don't apply here.
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This holiday season may be the toughest one yet! Unemployment on the rise, under-employment, not having enough money to buy food, pay bills or thing about celebrating the season – the everyday low-income struggles of making ends meet have taken its toll especially for single mothers. On December 20th, we will be hosting our first annual Jason Campbell Christmas Toy Giveaway. We have adopted 10 single mothers and a total of 26 children. We are committed not only to hand out toys, but to make a difference a share a message of HOPE and provide an evening filled with music, dinner and entertainment.
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Tiger Lily Hutchence, the daughter of the late Michael Hutchence and Bob Geldof's late ex-wife Paula Yates, was just four years old when she became an orphan.
September 17th marks 16 years since Paula Yates tragically passed away in her London home from an accidental drug overdose. Tiger Lily's father, Michael, passed away three years earlier from a suspected suicide.
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50 Cent continues to expand his already massive empire. The rapper is set to launch the first in a series of boxing events in his hometown of Queens, N.Y.
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Other boxing events thrown by the same promoters have drawn the likes of actresses Rosie Perez and Susan Sarandon and supermodel Adriana Lima.
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Katie Holmes treated her six-year-old daughter to a trip to the Bronx Zoo in New York City on Saturday.
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Since Holmes, 33, filed for divorce from Tom Cruise, 50, the actress has done her best to keep Suri happy in her new life in New York City. Mom and daughter have been regularly spotted at gymnastics classes and were seen feeding alpacas and goats at the Central Park Zoo.
Holmes herself been hitting the town as well: she was photographed with her lawyer, Jonathan Wolfe, and his wife having dinner on Friday night at the NoMad Hotel in Manhattan's Gramercy neighborhood.


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Nationwide Talent Search Inspired by Warner Bros. Pictures' New Film ``Rock Star'' Offers Fans a Shot at Rock Stardom and a Demo Deal With Priority Records
BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 30, 2001--In the spirit of the new rock 'n roll comedy ``Rock Star,'' starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston, Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Bel-Air Entertainment and VH1, have launched the Rock Star Tour Search, a national contest that offers undiscovered rock stars a chance to perform at the film's premiere and win a demo deal with Priority Records.
Opening nationwide on Sept. 7, ``Rock Star'' tells the story of wannabe rock star Chris Cole (Wahlberg), who is plucked from obscurity and catapulted to fame when Steel Dragon, the rock band he worships, chooses him to replace their lead singer after seeing a videotape of Cole fronting his Dragon tribute band.
Beginning Aug. 6, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., the Rock Star Tour Search will also hit Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Seattle, Dallas, Denver and Phoenix, where fans will be videotaped performing the original rock song ``Livin' the Life,'' written exclusively for the ``Rock Star'' soundtrack.
Thirteen winners will be selected, one from each of the 12 tour stops and one chosen from mail-in entries. The winners will receive a shopping spree from the Gap, a VIP tour of Warner Bros. Studios, and travel to L.A. to attend the premiere of ``Rock Star'' with the film's stars in September.
Out of these 13 contestants, three finalists will be chosen and their performances will be posted on VH1.com, where the public can cast their votes for their favorite wannabe rocker on Labor Day weekend. The finalist who rocks the most votes will win the Grand Prize: a ``Rock Star'' diamond necklace from FOPE Jewelry and a demo deal from Priority Records. The Grand Prize winner will also perform live at the ``Rock Star'' premiere party.
Fans and contestants can go to VH1.com or rockstarmovie.com for national and local rules, as well as dates for each of the Tour Search city stops.
The Rock Star Tour Search is sponsored by Bel-Air Entertainment, Guitar Center, FOPE Jewelry, Priority Records, the Gap, Virgin Megastore and VH1.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Bel-Air Entertainment, a Maysville Pictures Production of a Stephen Herek Film, ``Rock Star,'' starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston. Directed by Stephen Herek from a screenplay by John Stockwell, the film is produced by Robert Lawrence and Toby Jaffe and also stars Jason Flemyng, Timothy Olyphant, Timothy Spall and Dominic West. ``Rock Star'' is executive produced by Steven Reuther, George Clooney and Mike Ockrent. Musicians who play featured roles in the film include Jason Bonham, Blas Elias, Stephan Jenkins, Jeff Pilson, Brian Vander Ark, Zakk Wylde and Nick Catanese. The director of photography is Ueli Steiger, production designer is Mayne Berke, costume designer is Aggie Guerard Rodgers and the editor is Trudy Ship. Budd Carr serves as music supervisor. The ``Rock Star'' soundtrack album will be released by Priority Records.
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So you wanna be a rock star? Then warm up those vocal cords, because the Rock Star Tour Search is coming to town.
The national contest is a promotion for the upcoming film "Rock Star," starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston.
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The locations: Seattle, 530 Westlake Ave. N.; Tukwila, 230 Andover Parkway; Kirkland, 12608 120th Ave. N.E.; Lynnwood, 19509 Highway 99; Tacoma, 2919 S. 38th St. For complete official rules, visit
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Travel: Discovering Frederick, Md.
With its blend of chic downtown stores, Federal Period architecture, a vibrant art scene and plenty of restaurants to choose from, it's easy to overlook Frederick, Md.'s connection to the Civil War. But if you look closely, you'll find it's everywhere. Especially this year, the 150th anniversary of the 1862 Maryland Campaign, a calculated endeavor orchestrated by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in his effort to secure Baltimore and Washington for the Confederates, and an eventual victory for the South. Most agree the Civil War represents one of the bloodiest periods in United States' history. But its impact on the millions of ordinary citizens who survived the war and the widespread cultural and economic changes that emerged at the end of it has been largely forgotten. The five-year series of events commemorating the sesquicentennial and organized by the National Park Service is a way to heighten awareness among the public.A recent visit to the city of Frederick, about an hour's drive from Washington, D.C., helped put it all in perspective for my husband and I as we walked the city's 50-block historic district and visited the nearby battlefields of Antietam, Monocacy and South Mountain.
One of our first stops was the National Museum of Civil War Medicine located on East Patrick Street, otherwise known as the National Road, a stretch of highway that goes from Cumberland, Md., as far as the Ohio River. Making our way through two floors of lifelike exhibits, the true medical story of the Civil War unfolded before our eyes. Doctors at the start of the war had no knowledge of germ theory and were just beginning to use antiseptics to treat the wounded. But as the war dragged on, the need to treat patients with more than a swig of whiskey or a shot of morphine became increasingly clear. From a field-dressing station, the wounded were taken to field hospitals, usually located in barns or nearby tents. There, patients were divided into groups of three, including the mortally wounded, the slightly wounded and surgical cases. Three out of four battlefield operations were amputations, and photographs of amputees are on display throughout the museum. The work of nurse and humanitarian Clara Barton is also a highlight of the museum's exhibits, as is the heroism of other women, many of whom served as paid and volunteer nurses throughout the war. Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, is the most well-known. She worked on the frontlines, attending to wounded soldiers from both sides and often bringing her own medical supplies to the edge of the battlefield. She has also been credited with establishing modern ambulance techniques. The museum intends to showcase a number of artifacts that once belonged to Barton during her time as director of the Missing Soldiers Office in Washington, D.C. Items unearthed from the office building in 1996 will be on display at the Frederick museum next year. They include a soldier's sock that Barton may have been repairing for redistribution to the sick and the wounded, a rubberized canvas tent and office signs.
Everywhere you go in Frederick, the name Barbara Fritchie seems to pop up. The cultural phenomenon that came out of Fritchie's alleged encounter in 1862 with Confederate troops is recounted in detail at the Museum of Frederick County History. The building was once home to several prominent Frederick families and was later turned into a school for orphaned girls.Some historians deny that Fritchie ever hung the Union flag out the top-floor window of her home, inciting rage among Gen. Stonewall Jackson and his troops as they marched through downtown Frederick.There's plenty of memorabilia to be found around town hailing the gutsy 96-year-old, but to get a clearer picture of how this story turned into one of the nation's most successful marketing machines, we felt a visit to the museum's exhibit, "The Fritchie Phenomenon: Barbara Fritchie in Popular Culture," was in order. The exhibit examines the marketing of Fritchie and the use of her name on several products in the early 20th century. In addition to the museum's efforts, a reconstructed version of Fritchie's home, which originally stood along Carroll Creek, and is now located on the National Road, is frequently visited by tourists and is also one of the stops on the city's popular Candlelight Ghost Tours of Frederick. Master storyteller Tiffany Ahalt, a Frederick native, led the tour we signed up for, a leisurely 1.2-mile jaunt through dark streets and alleyways. With Ahalt dressed in period costume and lantern in hand, as well as mentioning that paranormal activity is frequently recorded on participants' cameras and cellphones, the possibility of seeing Fritchie's ghost and other spirits was tantalizingly possible.
If you do nothing else but walk around Frederick, on your own or on an official weekend walking tour, you'll quickly realize the importance of history to this city of "clustered spires." The tour, organized by the Museum of Frederick County History, took us on a journey that goes right through downtown Frederick, showcasing a number of historic churches, among other notable sites. They include Trinity Church, where Frederick native Francis Scott Key was baptized (Key penned the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner") and where Jackson worshiped during a visit to the city. The Greek revival-style Evangelical Reformed Church, located on West Church Street, is the place where Fritchie was an active congregant.City hall, the site of Frederick's first courthouse, is another important stop on the 90-minute tour. It's where Frederick citizens burned effigies of government officials in protest of the Stamp Act, the first public uprising against Great Britain and seven years before the Boston Tea Party. Brewer's Alley, the popular restaurant located on North Market Street, has its own story to tell. It served as a town hall and market house during the Civil War and at this site in 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal Early said he would burn down the city if he did not receive a ransom of $200,000. The original ransom letters are currently on display in the upper level of the restaurant. Apart from its close ties to Civil War history, Frederick is a great place to spend some time. The city has a vibrant cultural arts scene, and to whet the appetite of the discerning shopper, it has more than 100 stores to choose from. Outside the city, there's plenty to do also, including an array of wineries and micro-breweries to explore, scenic byways to meander and covered bridges to see.
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Notwithstanding its less than ingenious title, The Dark Knight Rises is everything fans of Chris Nolan's Batman trilogy could have hoped for. It is every bit as satisfying as the finales for other film series in recent times, such as Return of the King and Harry Potter 7. For me, it is right up there with The Dark Knight, The Avengers and the first Ironman as the best superhero movie of all-time. It is without a doubt the most EPIC.
The Dark Knight Rises takes place 8 years after the events of The Dark Knight (which is fair enough when you consider that Batman Begins was released in 2005). Batman has not appeared inGotham city since he took the fall for the death of Harvey Dent/Two-Face in order to preserve the former district attorney's pristine legacy, and Bruce Wayne has become a crippled recluse. But as Selina Kyle (Catwoman) says, "a storm is coming", and we all know it won't be long beforeWayne is forced to don his famous black suit once more. But will it be enough? (And trust me, this film will make you question it).
Christopher Nolan clearly went all out for The Dark Knight Rises. After the success of The Dark Knight, expectations sky-rocketed and the pressure was on to deliver in the concluding chapter. So Nolan and his brother Jonathan upped the ante on everything:
- An intricate and ambitious plot that links all three films together and is loaded with back stories, emotional confrontations and twists and turns.
- An enormous cast of characters, some old and some new, and many of whom have substantial roles and screen time.
- One of the most physically imposing villains ever in Bane.
- Fight scenes and battle sequences so mammoth in scale and intensity that it dwarfs anything and everything that has been done in the series.
- Even the running time of 165 minutes sets a new record (Batman Begins was 140 minutes; The Dark Knight was 152 minutes).
So does bigger and longer necessarily mean better? Not always, but in this case the sheer epic-ness of the film certainly goes a long way in making up for its miscues. On the whole, The Dark Knight is probably still the most "complete" film of the series, but when placed in context, The Dark Knight Rises is arguably the most satisfying.
In my humble opinion, and I know it's probably an unpopular one, Tom Hardy's Bane is every bit as worthy of a villain as Heath Ledger's Joker. For starters, Hardy's physical transformation was astounding. It's crazy to think that this was the same guy that I recently saw in This Means War. Even his physique in Warrior did not come close. The Joker was a mad dog, a psychopath, a switchblade that can cut you up in a lot of ways; Bane, by contrast, is calm, calculated, and a brutal physical specimen capable of tossing Batman around like a ragged doll. He's a nuclear warhead.
The spectacular first scenes of the film introducing us to Bane set the tone so perfectly. It's one of the most exciting sequences of the entire trilogy and reminded me a lot of the best Nolan's Inception had to offer.
There are two other Inception cast members to make the jump to Gotham city. Marion Cotillard plays the lovely Miranda Tate, an executive of the Wayne Enterprises board who becomes the key to saving the company. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, one of my favourite actors and one of Hollywood's most versatile (I mean, come on, Brick, 500 Days of Summer, Hesher and now this?), plays passionate young cop John Blake. He is the standout of the film, along with….
Anne Hathaway, who really surprised me as Selina Kyle, the master thief better known as Catwoman. I've always been a bit on the fence with Hathaway and felt she was a little overrated as an actress, but man, she nailed this one. Not just physically – the performance itself was brilliant, providing a much-needed exuberance and vitality to an otherwise intensely "dark" film.
The rest of the returning cast was also stellar. I can't believe I haven't even mentioned Christian Bale yet. There's isn't much to say except that he'll likely go down in history as the best Batman ever. Not bad for a guy who has also been Patrick Bateman, John Connor, Dicky Eklund and The Machinist.
Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman; plus a few cameos from the big names from the two earlier films (sadly, of course, except Heath Ledger) – that is a ridiculous cast, and it amazes me that it never felt like they would overshadow or be a distraction to the film.
The only obvious weak links in the cast are two dudes I ordinarily love: Matthew Modine's deputy police chief, who was responsible for much of the film's clunky dialogue and lack of subtlety (I still love him; I mean, come on: Full Metal Jacket, Birdy, Married to the Mob, Memphis Belle, Pacific Heights), and Aussie Ben Mendelsohn, who was somewhat awkward and over-the-top as Wayne's corrupt business rival.
I have a few other relatively minor complaints. After watching The Dark Knight Rises I went back and rewatched the first two films in the trilogy, and realized that they employed a lot more humour – something that was sorely missing in The Dark Knight Rises. The other thing I noticed was that Batman had more cool gadgets and made better use of his utility belt in the earlier films – in this one all the attention was on the Batplane.
If you really want to get picky, I suppose there were parts in the second act that felt plodding, but the same probably could be said for all three films in the series. All is forgotten by the time the epic third act rolls around in any case.
By the way, many of the plot points don't make a whole lot of sense if you really think about it. But hey, this is a superhero movie about a guy dressed up as a bat, so suspension of disbelief should have been a prerequisite. And I'm sick of people trying to read into and getting caught up in the film's supposed political and societal messages – why can't people just enjoy a Batman movie for what it is? Please, no more September 11 analogies.
The Dark Knight Rises is far from perfect, but it's one of those films where I just went, "stuff this, I just want to enjoy it." Strictly speaking, it's probably not a 5-star film, but what the heck.
5 stars out of 5!
PS: I wouldn't recommend it if you haven't seen the movie yet, but if you have, check out this awesome featurette.


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Is it just me? I have a whole bunch of other 70's electronic music on vinyl hidden away (maybe a 1/3 of 600+ albums I guess - Krautrock and French electronic/jazz-rock) - I don't have a turntable anymore though. . . . Lots of Klaus Schultz, Ashra, Far East Family Band, Stomu Yamashta, Egg, Pinhas/Heldon, J-M Kajdan, Zed, Cluster, Roedelius,Moebius, Gunter Scheckert(!?), Rother, Neu, Benoit Widemann (Excellent Stress!! and album called 3 I think -
Eyeless Dreams (just found this - http://dueren.waldorfian.info/ - seems like you can download the tracks!) - very cold, glassy, metallic, Tangy krautrock
Baumann-Koek (not The Baumann) which I thought was great anyway.
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Yakima Bears Will Return To Yakima County Stadium For 2012 Season
With no deal in place for a move to Vancouver to play in 2012, the Bears will return to Yakima County Stadium.
Yakima Bears GM K.L. Wombacher announced today that the Bears will play the 2012 season at Yakima County Stadium.
"Although we had hoped to play in a permanent, suitable facility in 2012," said Wombacher, "we are pleased to announce that Yakima County Stadium will be the home of the Bears for at least one more season." The organization will continue its efforts to find a long-term solution to the facility problem.
"Yakima Valley residents can enjoy another summer of professional baseball," stated Wombacher. "We look forward to providing our fans another season of affordable family fun while remaining involved in the community year round."
The 2012 schedule will be packed with the usual promotions that make the fan experience so enjoyable. "Who knows? We may even have some special surprises up our sleeve for 2012," added GM Wombacher. Season ticket plans for 2012 will go on sale in October.


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Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 3.0 software preview this afternoon didn't introduce any bold, revolutionary new features. (And Apple didn't show off any new gadgets today. But no one expected any.) Instead, Apple showed off a lot of little improvements that will make the iPhone significantly better this summer -- and the mobile race significantly harder for its rivals.
The most important: Some 1,000 new hooks into the iPhone for third-party hardware and software developers. This will allow companies to make iPhone accessories that can tap into the phone's features, apps to more easily include built-in maps, and a real-time "push" notification service so that apps still work while you're not actively using them. (For example, so you can receive IMs in a messaging app while you're browsing the Web.)
Apple also fixed a lot of the little things that made the iPhone less useful than other phones: For example, you will now be able to send picture messages, copy and paste text, use your iPhone as a laptop modem, subscribe to calendars, and search your email.
These missing features didn't stop people from buying more than 30 million iPhones and iPod touches to date. But they gave rivals like RIM (RIMM) and Palm (PALM) steam. With today's new features, the iPhone still convincingly has the best, most powerful mobile software, which is increasingly important. (Also important: It's a free upgrade for all iPhone users, coming this summer.)
Why does this matter? Since Apple blindsided the mobile industry two years ago when the iPhone was first introduced, competitors have started to catch up. There's no denial that Palm's Web OS and Google's Android are much stronger rivals to the iPhone than the first wave of competitors like Palm OS and Windows Mobile. Apple will still need to make some bolder upgrades, such as video recording and faster processing. And it will have to continue improving its iPhone hardware.
But that's the kind of stuff we expect the company to show off at its WWDC conference this summer. In the meantime, some encouraging -- if not earth-shattering -- progress on the software front.
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Angelina Jolie was not the only one to choose a prophylactic mastectomy.
I did, too -- but for different reasons.. (Thank you, Angelina, for making it public. You've given me the courage to write about it for the very first time).
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer almost 25 years ago, the words "prophylactic mastectomy" were not commonly uttered. Breasts that were diseased were removed; otherwise healthy tissue was left intact.
Since then, a lot has transpired. Some (though not all) physicians advise women who have had cancer in one breast to have the opposite one removed, just to be "safe." Many women choose to have prophylactic mastectomies on the opposite breast for psychological reasons: the anxiety that cancer will occur again (though not scientifically based in all cases) is so high to render them unable to deal with the heightened ongoing stress. And we all know what a huge health risk stress can be. The last thing a woman with cancer wants is any more health risks.
Other women opt to have their opposite breast removed so that their bodies feel more symmetrical, or "even." If they opt for reconstructive surgery, the results will be more esthetically pleasing.
And of course, having the BRCA gene mutation, which makes the odds of developing breast cancer climb to dizzying heights, warrants a prophylactic mastectomy, along with other choices like watchful surveillance and/or hormonal therapy.
My decision to have my healthy breast removed came easily to me: I went for my first mammogram after having a mastectomy on my left breast and completing a six-month course of chemotherapy. Just driving into the parking lot for my appointment filled me with overwhelming weakness and dread.
Words and feelings crowded my mind I entered the double doors of the medical building, as clear as it was happening all over again. ("We need to take more views." "Cancer." "Biopsy." "Odds." "Surgery." "Malignancy.")
When the technician placed my right breast into the machine and slowly compressed it, I felt faint and numb. When she left the room and came back in a few minutes later to take more views, bile rose in my throat. "Oh, no," I thought "I can't go through this again." My children's young faces invaded my sight. The poison words surfaced again.
I waited. I paced. I tore at my ragged cuticles with my teeth. Twenty minutes felt like a full day. It turned out that there was not cancer in my opposite breast, but by the time I found that out I had already decided.
It took a lot of searching to find a doctor who would understand. One doctor dismissively looked me square in the eye and said, "I DON'T remove healthy tissue." I felt ashamed. Another told me there was no scientific basis for my request. I felt disappointed. Others wouldn't even see me. I felt angry.
In case you're wondering, I did get tested for the BRCA gene mutation. I was young when I developed breast cancer (34) and I was searching for a reason. I am of Ashkenazi descent (the mutation occurs more commonly in certain populations, and this is one of them). It turns out I did not have the defect. But that would not change my decision.
A few months later, I found an empathic, experienced reconstructive surgeon who understood how I felt. He did not judge. He did not question. He got it. He would reconstruct my lost breast. He would prophylactically remove my other breast and reconstruct it at the same time.
The healthy tissue was biopsied. There were no cancer cells present.
Peace of mind is priceless.
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Blog entry This Week's Pick of the Groups: NerdFighters, Finnish Free Ricers and a CBC presenter
Since launching the new version of Freerice, we have seen over 55,000 people sign up and over 2,300 groups created. With such a range, finding an suitable or interesting group can be difficult.
Below are 5 interesting groups for this week's pick:
Finnish Free Ricers: The group is created by Freerice's top player, Verano, who has earned as an individual 2,520,000 grains since signing up! Finnish Free Ricers have raised more rice than any other group on Freerice.
(The group is open, and allows you to choose from all subjects.)
NerdFighters: The group's name is based on a legendary group of internet activists responsible for Youtube's annual activist day, "Don't Forget to be Awesome".
The group description says it all: "Join and help end Worldsuck. DFTBA :)"
(The group is open, and allows you to choose from all subjects.)
George Stroumboulopoulos: Created by the Canadian media personality and host of CBC Television's "George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight ", the group was started on October 8 and has already raised over 200,000 grains of rice.
George has this to say about his group: "…You can test your brain and feed people around the world all at once. Let's see Tetris try and do that."
(The group is open, and allows you to choose from all subjects.)
Fighting Hunger: This is the first group ever created on Freerice and has the most members, with a grand total of 656.
(The group is open, and allows you to choose from all subjects.)
We Love The Leaky Cauldron: A group dedicated to Harry Potter fans. With only 2 members, we can only assume that the Harry Potter fans of this world are unaware that the group exists!
(The group is open, and allows you to choose from all subjects.)
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Do not underestimate the NERDS!
Atheists, it is time to come out of the closet and join in a traditionally Christian responsibility to feed the poor. Let us make playing computer games miraculously feed the hungry.
140,000 grains!!!!!!!
I like to think that every day we DFTBA, but also especially during the Project For Awesome.
where do i sign in to join a group?
Aw, poor Harry Potter! If J.K. Rowling can donate money to charity, so can her fans!
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I'm glad 'We Love The Leaky Cauldron' was on here as I wouldn't have found it otherwise
Freerice has been a wonderful way for me to learn, and help other people at the same time! This is my favorite website!
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Wabash Alumni Invade The Friendly Confinesby Michael Warren • June 14, 2005 Share:
It was a beautiful day at Wrigley Field on Friday, May 27 for the Fourth Annual Wabash Club of Chicago Cubs Outing. Nearly 90 alumni, friends, and family enjoyed the social gathering at John Barleycorn before walking one half block up Clark Street to the famous home of the Cubs. Historic Wrigley was packed as the Cubs faced the Colorado Rockies.
With the home team winning 10-3 it would have been a perfect day for the Cubs fans in the group if it weren't for the line drive off the elbow of starting pitcher Mark Prior causing him to leave the game and subsequently go on the disabled list.
The WCC Scholarship Fund benefited from the event this year to the tune of nearly $1300. Many thanks to Eric Schoettle '93 for organizing the outing again this year.
The next WCC event will be the annual golf outing and will be held on Monday, August 1. Watch your mail for details!
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So, seeing as Dot has inherited her love of books from me and Mr Locket, the next question must surely be: did I buy lots of books?
Friday, 3 September 2010
Bookworm's Birthday
So, seeing as Dot has inherited her love of books from me and Mr Locket, the next question must surely be: did I buy lots of books?
16 comments:
- The List Writer said...
Oh, I want my birthday to be JUST LIKE THAT! Except I would be greedy and buy both books and sock wool.
A very Happy Birthday to Dot!
- 3 September 2010 at 21:17
- dottycookie said...
Not only would I love to have that birthday now, I would have adored it at 13, and I think I might have to steal the idea for my own little bookworm!
Happy Birthday, Miss Dot!
- 3 September 2010 at 21:24
- Twiggy said...
oooo I'm jealous I would love to visit Hay on Wye. Happy Birthday Dot and happy reading.
Twiggy x
- 3 September 2010 at 22:15
Happy Birthday. What a wonderful way to spend birthday money ... at the book store. I also go across the border to buy books (different border though) from Canada into the U.S.
Bev in BC
- 3 September 2010 at 22:39
- Sarahs House said...
Happy Birthday.
S x
- 3 September 2010 at 22:41
I called my bookworm (PP no 2) over and she drooled while reading your post.
She thinks she and Dot would get on VERY well indeed!!!
I think she is right!!!
- 4 September 2010 at 02:47
- Jan said...
that's what I call a perfect birthday treat. Happy 13th, Dot.
- 4 September 2010 at 06:06
- Daisie said...
Oh, I love it in Hay, we have a friend that lived in Ross on Wye and we used to go for a weekend on our motorbike and read books and drink wine in a time BC (before children). We really should go back, the festival weekend is brilliant.
Happy birthday Dot, can't believe you're now officially a teenager ;)
- 4 September 2010 at 08:12
- silverpebble said...
Happy Birthday Dot! What a perfect way to spend the day. We all send you birthday wishes, especially Miss P1 who has been asking after you xxx
- 4 September 2010 at 10:09
- Sew Create It - Jane said...
We recently did a trip to Hay on Wye...fantastic place!
I did a post about it too if you are interested...
- 4 September 2010 at 11:10
- French Knots said...
Happy Birthday! What a great way to spend your birthday, Hay is such a wonderful place to visit.
- 4 September 2010 at 13:50
- Gina said...
Happy Birthday Dot!
- 4 September 2010 at 17:40
- marit said...
Happy Birthday, Dot! That is the way I want to spend my birthdays...books are the best! (although that sock yarn comes in a good second;-D)
- 4 September 2010 at 19:26
- Jackie said...
Happy Birthday Dottie Locket and happy reading. And happy Knitting Lucy Locket.
Do you live in the north east and if so are you familiar with Barter Books? It poured down and in when we visited there. Haven't been to Hay for years.
- 4 September 2010 at 22:26
- Thimbleanna said...
What a fantastic birthday trip! Hay is such a fun place -- looks like you had a great time. Happy Belated Birthday to the little Bookworm!
- 5 September 2010 at 02:58
- ladydi said...
It all looks delightful, and I, too, love books. But. . . you forgot to visit the fabric store. ;0)
- 5 September 2010 at 11:41


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Subject: Truth in Lending Act
Date: August 27, 2007
To: Chief Executive Officers and Compliance Officers of All National banks and National Bank Operating Subsidiaries, Department and Division Heads, and All Examining Personnel
Description: Final Rule - Annual Dollar Trigger for Certain Home Mortgage Loans Bearing Fees Above a Certain Amount
The Federal Reserve Board published, in the August 7, 2007, Federal Register, its annual amendment to its Regulation Z Commentary related to the dollar amount that triggers requirements for certain home mortgage loans subject to 12 CFR 226.32. The Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 established rules for home-secured loans in which the total points and fees payable by the consumer at or before loan closing exceed the greater of $400 or 8 percent of the total loan amount. The $400 amount is adjusted annually based on the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index that is in effect on June 1. The adjusted dollar amount for 2008 is $561.
Effective January 1, 2008, the 12 CFR 226.32 points and fees trigger is the greater of $561 or 8 percent of the total loan amount. This change can be found in the Regulation Z Commentary at 226.32(a)(1)(ii) – 2, which lists the annual adjustments.
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The Women's Teaching Ministry gathers women of different ages, backgrounds and stages of life to study God's Word together. Each week we meet in small groups for discussion and hear from a variety of gifted teachers who address the passage of Scripture we are studying. Throughout the year we also share meals together, worship through music, learn from panel discussions and participate in service opportunities.
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Gainward Bliss 7300 GT Golden Sample
Specs, Cooling and Bundle
Published: 23rd July 2006 | Source: Gainward | Price: |
Let's meet the Gainward Bliss 7300 GT Golden Sample "Silent FX".
The card is indeed quite a small card and does not take up very much room at all in your case. Gainward have done well by adding a silent cooling solution to this card, especially as this does not take up an extra slot like quite a few quiet solutions do.
The back of the card is secured by this clever little mechanism that we have seen before on Gainward's higher-end 7900GT card. It is a good solution and also looks good.
Quick Features (taken from Gainward's website)
Note that this says that the card has a cooling fan - I don't think so!
nVidia Specifications:
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7 Series Specifications
NVIDIA® CineFX® 4.0 Shading Architecture
* Vertex Shaders
o Support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Vertex Shader 3.0
o Displacement mapping
o Geometry instancing
o Infinite length vertex programs
* Pixel Shaders
o Support for DirectX 9.0 Pixel Shader 3.0
o Full pixel branching support
o Support for Multiple Render Targets (MRTs)
o Infinite length pixel programs
* Next-Generation Texture Engine
o Accelerated texture access
o Up to 16 textures per rendering pass
o Support for 16-bit floating point format and 32-bit floating point format
o Support for non-power of two textures
o Support for sRGB texture format for gamma textures
o DirectX and S3TC texture compression
* Full 128-bit studio-quality floating point precision through the entire rendering pipeline with native hardware support for 32bpp, 64bpp, and 128bpp rendering modes
64-Bit Texture Filtering and Blending
* Delivers true high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting support
* Full floating point support throughout entire pipeline
* Floating point filtering improves the quality of images in motion
* Floating point texturing drives new levels of clarity and image detail
* Floating point frame buffer blending gives detail to special effects like motion blur and explosions
NVIDIA® IntellisampleTM 4.0 Technology
* Advanced 16x anisotropic filtering (with up to 128 taps)
* Blistering-fast antialiasing and compression performance
* Gamma-adjusted rotated-grid antialiasing removes jagged edges for incredible image quality
* Transparent multisampling and transparent supersampling modes boost antialiasing quality to new levels
* Support for normal map compression
* Support for advanced lossless compression algorithms for color, texture, and z-data at even higher resolutions and frame rates
* Fast z-clear
NVIDIA® UltraShadowTM II Technology
* Designed to enhance the performance of shadow-intensive games
NVIDIA® SLITM Technology1
* Patented hardware and software technology allows two GeForce-based graphics cards to run in parallel to scale performance and enhance image quality on today's top titles.
* Quad SLI technology enabled through select System Builders delivers SLI support for four GPUs, providing mind-blowing performance and image quality at extreme resolutions. SLI support for the GeForce 7950 GX2 will be provided through a future NVIDIA ForceWare driver release. See www.slizone.com for details
NVIDIA® PureVideoTM Technology
* Dedicated on-chip video processor
* High-definition H.264, MPEG2 and WMV9 decode acceleration
* Advanced spatial-temporal de-interlacing
* Inverse telecine (2:2 and 3:2 pull-down correction)
* High-quality video scaling
* Video color correction
* Microsoft® Video Mixing Renderer (VMR) supports multiple video windows with full video quality and features in each window
NVIDIA® TurboCacheTM Technology2
* Combines the capacity and bandwidth of dedicated video memory with dynamically allocated system memory to dramatically turbocharge performance
Built for Microsoft® Windows VistaTM
* Third-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista
* Delivers best possible experience when running Windows Vista 3D graphical user interface
* New OS supported by renowned NVIDIA® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) for maximum stability and reliability
* NVIDIA® PureVideoTM technology delivers high-quality VMR pipeline for best-in-class video for Windows Vista
Advanced Display Functionality
* Dual integrated 400MHz RAMDACs for analog display resolutions up to and including 2048x1536 at 85Hz
* Dual-link DVI capability to drive the industry's largest and highest resolution digital flat panel displays up to 2560x16001
* Integrated HDTV encoder provides analog TV-output (Component/Composite/S-Video) up to 1080i resolution
* Full NVIDIA® nView® multi-display technology capability
High Speed Interfaces
* Designed for PCI Express x16
* Designed for high-speed GDDR3 memory1
NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance Control® (DVC) 3.0 Technology
* DVC color controls
* DVC image sharpening controls
Operating Systems
* Windows XP/Windows XP 64
* Built for Microsoft Windows Vista
* Windows 2000
* Linux
* Macintosh OS X
API Support
* Complete DirectX support, including the latest version of Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0
* Full OpenGL support, including OpenGL 2.0
1 Feature available on select GeForce 7 Series GPUs only.
2 Feature available on GeForce 7300 GS and LE GPUs only.
The package included in the 7300GT is pretty sparse with only:
* Gainward Driver Package (including Gainward Expertool Overclocking facility)
* S-video to Component/composite and S-video out
* DVI-VGA converter
* Quick-Start Instuction Manual
There is not much else you can say about this cooler than has already been said. It is well designed, keeps the GPU cool and is totally silent. Gainward have done very well with the cooling and I am most impressed with the cooler.
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European Commission
Brussels/Strasbourg, 15 July 2014
Communication on unfair trading practices: frequently asked questions
See also IP/14/831
1. What are unfair trading practices?
Many of the commercial relationships between businesses in the food supply chain are imbalanced in that one trading partner has significantly greater bargaining power than its counterparty. While such differences in bargaining power are common and legitimate in commercial relationships, they may sometimes lead to unfair trading practices (UTPs).
Broadly, UTPs can be defined as practices that grossly deviate from good commercial conduct, are contrary to good faith and fair dealing and are unilaterally imposed by one trading partner on its counterparty. The following examples illustrate possible UTPs in the food supply chain:
Example 1: A large retailer concludes an annual contract with a small cheese producer for the purchase of a specialty cheese at a determined price. In the middle of the contracting period, the retailer informs the supplier about a promotional anniversary campaign run in all retail outlets during one week. When making the next payment for a product purchase, the retailer subtracts €5,000 from the amount owed to the supplier. The supplier complains but the retailer argues that all suppliers have benefited from the incremental in-store traffic generated by the anniversary promotion. When the supplier points out that the promotional activity was not referred to in the contract and mentions the possibility of legal action, the retailer threatens to terminate the commercial relationship.
Example 2: A large multi-national soft drink producer is in a commercial relationship with a small retailer. The supplier launches a new product and asks the retailer to put the product on its shelves. When the retailer declines due to limited shelf space, the supplier threatens not to deliver some of its 'must-have' products to the retailer for an undetermined period. When the retailer points out that the newly launched product was not covered in the annual contract, the supplier threatens to terminate the commercial relationship.
2. Are such practices not addressed under existing law?
There is no cross-sectoral EU legislation covering business to business relationships and directly addressing UTPs although legislation exists in some Member States. Some of the UTPs covered by the communication could, in principle, be addressed by existing law. However, in practice, victims of a UTP often consciously refrain from legal action. For example, the victim of a UTP could, in some cases, take its counterparty to court on the basis of national contract law. However, the weaker party in a commercial relationship in the food supply chain (in most cases an SME) often fears that taking its counterparty to court for applying a UTP may lead the stronger party to terminate the commercial relationship.
Because of this 'fear factor', the weaker party often takes no legal action and accepts the UTPs, despite their harmful effects. As a consequence, in Member States where litigation through courts is the only possible way of tackling UTPs, enforcement of any rules addressing the type of UTPs described in the communication is very limited.
3. Can the existing Supply Chain Initiative solve the problem of UTPs?
The EU-wide Supply Chain Initiative is a self-regulatory framework developed by organisations and operators in the food supply chain to address UTPs. The Supply Chain Initiative was launched in September 2013 and is based on a set of principles of good practice, which were agreed by participants of the Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain, a stakeholder body set up by the Commission in 2012. A significant number of businesses across different Member States from the retail and supply side have signed up to the initiative since its launch.
The Supply Chain Initiative plays an important role in creating an environment where companies deal with each other in a fair and sustainable way. It requires a substantial effort on the part of all companies signing up to it. In particular, companies joining need to adjust their internal processes and organisation to meet the requirements of the Supply Chain Initiative. It encourages dispute resolution between parties, which can help to avoid lengthy and cumbersome legal action. Therefore, the communication supports the initiative and invites all businesses in the food supply chain to join the voluntary scheme.
The 'fear factor' explained under the previous question may nonetheless keep the weaker, economically dependent trading party from using voluntary resolution mechanisms. In this case, measures against UTPs can be significantly strengthened by the possibility for the weaker party to have recourse to an independent enforcement authority or body that is able to protect the confidentiality of the complainant. In conclusion, a voluntary initiative such as the Supply Chain Initiative can, if adhered to by parties with a strong bargaining power, help to address and efficiently resolve many cases of alleged UTPs, but does not appear to be sufficient to address all cases of UTPs.
4. What suggestions does the Commission have to solve the problem of UTPs?
The communication suggests a 'mixed approach' building on the principles and features of the Supply Chain Initiative and its national platforms and complementing it with independent enforcement at national level. In this way, voluntary initiatives such as the Supply Chain Initiative could be the primary way of resolving conflicts between trading parties while public enforcement or court litigation would be a 'last resort' if the more efficient and quicker alternative of a bilateral solution is not viable. In applying principles as defined in the Supply Chain Initiative, economic actors would obviously have to ensure that they comply with applicable law, including national and/or European competition law, as relevant.
From a regulatory point of view, the communication does not assume that a 'one-size-fits-all' solution exists and does not propose legislative action at EU level. It encourages Member States to make sure they have appropriate and effective measures against UTPs in place, taking into account their national circumstances.
The communication points to the principles of good practices included in the Supply Chain Initiative as an EU-wide standard for identifying the unfair practices that should be addressed under the Member States' regulatory frameworks. This would facilitate a common understanding between Member States and would create a consistent basis for independent enforcement.
To ensure the effectiveness of the independent enforcement mechanisms at national level, the communication identifies some key requirements; in particular it must be possible to accept individual complaints about UTPs on a confidential basis and to conduct investigations. The communication also suggests that national enforcement authorities and bodies cooperate in cases of cross-border UTPs.
5. Why is the Commission adopting a Communication on UTPs now?
A number of Member States have recognised the harmful potential of UTPs and launched regulatory initiatives to address the problem or are planning to do so. Other Member States have not taken any action at all. This has led to increasing regulatory divergence across the EU. This communication seeks to encourage a common understanding between Member States about measures to address UTPs.
Meanwhile, the Supply Chain Initiative is being put into practice. By expressing strong support for the initiative and inviting shareholders to join it, this communication seeks to strengthen the Supply Chain Initiative.
Together, these elements explain why the Commission has chosen the current timing to adopt its communication on UTPs.
6. Why is there a particular focus on SMEs in the context of UTPs?
The vast majority of businesses operating in food supply or retail are SMEs or micro-enterprises and there are only a few, if any, sectors with a comparable number of small businesses. At the same time, market concentration both on the supply and retail side of the market is considerable and, consequently, the food supply chain is characterised by a relatively low number of very large players and a very high number of small players on both the demand and supply side of the market.
As a result, many individual commercial relationships in the food supply chain can be described as imbalanced. Such economic imbalances and the resulting differences in bargaining power can lead to UTPs that invariably affect the weaker party in the commercial relationship – in most cases SMEs. So SMEs would be the key beneficiaries of any policy measure helping to reduce or eliminate UTPs.
7. Does the suggested way forward imply legislative action?
This is not necessarily the case and depends on each Member State's assessment of whether:
In any event, the Commission's Communication suggests a way forward for stakeholders and Member States and does not introduce legally binding obligations. The Commission, however, strongly believes that this approach could significantly help to reduce or eliminate UTPs and would, therefore, lead to substantial benefits for companies – especially SMEs – suffering because of UTPs.
Against this background, the Commission will assess the progress made on the proposed actions by evaluating the actual impact of the Supply Chain Initiative and the enforcement mechanisms set up by Member States. Following this assessment, the Commission will decide whether further action should be taken at EU level to address the issue of UTPs.
8. Does the approach suggested in the Communication have implications at international level?
The focus of the communication is to address the issue of UTPs in the Single Market and reduce the level of regulatory divergence between the 28 Member States. Nevertheless, it should be noted that UTPs applied within the EU could have a direct or indirect effect on producers and companies outside the EU, including in developing countries. In this respect the mechanisms suggested in this communication would also help weaker parties in third countries, including in developing countries, when they are victims of UTPs.
9. What preparatory work was done before coming up with this Communication?
The European Commission published a Green Paper on UTPs in January 2013 to gather stakeholder views on the occurrence of UTPs in the food and non-food supply chain and to identify possible ways to address them. The Green Paper consultation elicited 200 responses from a broad range of stakeholder categories. While UTPs can theoretically be present in any sector, stakeholder feedback to the Green Paper suggested that they are particularly problematic in the food supply chain.
A study on the different regulatory frameworks in the 28 Member States has also been commissioned. The results of the study confirmed a high degree of regulatory divergence and indicated an increasing trend towards regulatory frameworks combining codes of conduct or voluntary schemes with independent enforcement.
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