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TLC (Transforming Lesbian Couples) Online Course
The TLC (Transforming Lesbian Couples) Online Course is a proven relationship training for lesbian couples that want more connection and better communication!
Ready to take your relationship from disconnected, misunderstood, and stuck to reconnected, happy, and alive? You can make your relationship thrive, again, in just 10 weeks!
Or are you in a newish relationship, and you both want to break the old patterns of blah, painful, or failed relationships from your past? By committing to this 10-week course you will create a strong foundation of security so that you’ll have confidence that this one will last!
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR BUSY COUPLES THAT KNOW THEY NEED EXPERT GUIDANCE TO CREATE THE RELATIONSHIP THEY LONG FOR.
Best of all, the TLC (Transforming Lesbian Couples) Course is An On-Demand, From Anywhere Relationship Transformation Experience.
You can be in your pj’s eating popcorn when you work on your relationship! It doesn’t get easier than that.
The TLC (Transforming Lesbian Couples) Course is for lesbian and queer couples who are BOTH 100% committed to creating a joyful, secure, thriving relationship for good.
Is this relationship transformation course right for you and your partner? Keep reading…
Love is a Journey we take together.
If you and your partner find yourselves in need of some help on your own relationship journey, then this is the course for you.
It was carefully designed by an expert Ph.D. level lesbian marriage therapist (Dr. Lynda Spann) with lesbian and queer couples in mind.
This on-demand, available from anywhere course is ideal for busy couples to get the love and relationship training they need without the challenges of scheduling and keeping in-person appointments.
Are you in a lesbian or queer relationship that feels lonely, listless, or on the brink? Is there a part of you that longs to feel cherished and secure in a relationship that’s full of joy, fun and love, again?
This course takes you on a journey of rediscovery and renewal that will have you feeling like the happiest couple in the room. Again.
Are either you or your partner questioning if you’re “right” for each other because your relationship is so bankrupt?
Do you lay awake at night replaying unresolved arguments, feeling alone and misunderstood, or worrying that your relationship is teetering on the edge of a steep cliff?
Hesitant to even let yourself imagine feeling alive and in love with your partner, again?
Yet you’re looking for a thread of hope that you will have a future together that’s full of adventure, nurturance, attention, and the ease of being exquisitely tuned-in to one another.
I hope you can let yourself imagine a relationship that thrives with heartfelt connection, spirited discussions, playful affection, shared goals, and deep vulnerability. True intimacy.
Chances are you mostly feel sad about the distance between the two of you. And you’re exhausted and depleted from the negative cycle that neither of you have been able to stop.
You want nothing more than to stop walking on egg-shells, to feel safe again, and to travel through life with the woman or person you fell in love with.
Deep inside, you dream of relationship growth and transformation.
If you’re struggling with relationship issues or pain, our TLC (Transforming Lesbian Couples) Course provides a clear path to relief, reconnection and resolving your problems quickly.
- Great conversations where you both feel understood, and closer than when you started talking
- Easily connecting emotionally, affectionately, and sensually
- Knowing that your partner understands, accepts, and adores you
- The ease of talking about even tough issues without fighting, blaming, stonewalling, or getting defensive
- Balancing closeness and independence
- An atmosphere of humor, laughter, and playfulness
- To be on the same page about goals and dreams
- Looking forward to spending the evening with your partner
- A spirit of ongoing friendliness, appreciation, and gratitude
- Both of you making your relationship the number one priority
- Understanding how to help one another feel soothed and relieved when upset
- Knowing, deep in your bones, that nothing can shake your intimate connection
“Dr. Spann was very professional while being personable and relatable. Her level of expertise made us know that we were in the right place. Dr. Spann had a large toolbox from which to recommend exercises and other ideas, allowing us to try a variety of therapeutic activities.” – Former TLC Student
Maybe you’ve searched everywhere for help and can’t find a lesbian who specializes in couples therapy or relationship coaching.
Your search is over!
Are you craving love and reconnection?
The TLC (Transforming Lesbian Couples) Course has been carefully designed to help you get your cravings met!
You’re Probably Frustrated, Sad and Lonely if …
Nothing you’ve tried has worked. Even though you’ve been working on this for months or years, not much has changed.
- Have been avoiding arguments to the point that you’re hardly talking about anything meaningful
- Feel hopeless about ever learning how to communicate so that you’ll feel heard and understood
- Are tired of juggling life, work, and other responsibilities and barely have time for fun or intimacy anymore
- Act more like roommates or business partners— sharing routine and practical chores— but nothing pulls at your heartstrings anymore
- Have tried couples therapy, which seemed to briefly help, but things just went back to how they were…and you’re starting to feel that your relationship is beyond repair
- Keep reading the latest “communication” tips to solve disagreements, but nothing seems to work long term.
If you’re feeling alone on your journey of love, strapped for time, and don’t know how to repair and rebuild your relationship…but know in your heart you both deserve more… this is the relationship course for you.
Stop settling for a stagnant relationship!
Let’s take this love journey together. So that you can rediscover your passion for each other, again.
This TLC (Transforming Lesbian Couples) Online Course is for Lesbian and Queer Couples Who:
- Have been together beyond the initial honeymoon stage
- Still love each other, but are feeling distressed and disconnected
- Are in a newish relationship and want to get it right this time
- Want to grow individually and together
- Have read self-help books, tried or thought of therapy, dabbled with date nights, and are still not thriving
- Want their relationship to grow and are willing to do the work to make that happen
- Understand that an investment in their relationship is an investment in their overall well-being
- Are unwilling to give up on their relationship without an honest try
- Have struggled to make progress on their own and are ready to get help from an expert guide who has spent years discovering the exact steps for a successful journey of love
Who The TLC Course Is Not For:
- Heterosexual couples or gay men couples
- Lesbian or queer couples hoping for a quick fix or magical bullet and are unwilling to put in the work
- Couples where one of you is stuck in the blame game, not taking your share of responsibility in creating change
- Lesbian or queer couples who believe they can figure it out on their own
- Couples where an ongoing affair, domestic violence, untreated addiction, or mental illness are present
- One or both partners are not willing to give their all to the process of creating thriving, lasting love
The TLC (Transforming Lesbian Couples) Online Course is a proven lesbian and queer relationship transformation training program.
It’s the quickest, most effective way to learn to relate to each other with greater connection, less conflict, and more joy.
With this step-by-step system you won’t fail. Even if you’ve tried therapy before and you’re at a loss for creating lasting relationship growth.
In this TLC course, you’ll discover the path to a thriving intimate partnership with a knowledgeable guide on your side every step of the way.
During the TLC 10-week course you’ll get the tools and skills you need to…
- Reconnect with your partner instantly
- Become a happy and effective team
- Understand each of your relationship dance styles
- Stop a fight before it starts
- Communicate so you both feel understood
- Repair and heal
- Embody brave vulnerability and steady curiosity
- Grow individually and together
The TLC (Transforming Lesbian Couples) Course is not a flimsy, feel-good class with empty promises. It’s a thoughtfully designed, carefully engineered relationship skill-building system that will help even the most stuck couples succeed.
The reason why?
Clearly Mapped Step-by-Step Journey
It’s like having a relationship GPS at your fingertips. You’ll be guided every step of the way. With each lesson logically flowing from the last.
User-friendly Tools For Success
Experience immediate results when you have the right tools, tricks, and techniques. And don’t worry, these things are easy to master.
Ease of an at-Home Method
Watch the video lessons on your time-table from the comfort of your home. Then find snippets of time when the two of you can do the workbook exercises together.
You won’t be overwhelmed or drained. In fact you’ll be invigorated by the bite-sized training videos that are full of practical steps and skill that will immediately help your relationship take a giant leap forward.
Your guide on this journey of love, Dr. Lynda Spann, will help you accelerate your relationship growth and transformation. So that you can be the happiest couple in the room, again.
Lynda is the perfect guide for this exploration. Not because she has a doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy, but because she’s walked in your shoes. She’s lived through the pain of a failing relationship and has now discovered the map for how to have a joy-filled, secure, and thriving partnership with her wife, Lisa.
Lynda has helped hundreds of couples like you get unstuck and create the relationship that they crave.
TLC will help you turn your relationship of loneliness, frustration, and hurt into one of connection, joy, and security.
Or if you’re in a relatively new relationship, TLC will set you up for long-term success from the get-go.
What you can expect from the TLC (Transforming Lesbian Couples) Online Course:
First and foremost, TLC is not a theory class on love.
This is a hands-on, experiential, fun program that delivers real, lasting results. Please don’t mistake our easy system for a temporary band-aid.
In the TLC course, you’ll learn foundational concepts, do fun exercises together, and master new skills and techniques that will lead to massive relationship growth and permanent change.
You’ll start feeling better immediately. And you’ll get to the level of being a thriving couple, fast!
That’s because our TLC course curriculum is designed to be easier, faster, and more effective than traditional, theoretical learning.
The TLC course has been developed and honed over many years. It is a tried, tested, and proven system that delivers consistent, rapid, effective results.
Hoping and praying that things will get better in your relationship hasn’t worked. And therapy is expensive, often inconvenient, and takes a long time.
You’re lucky to have found us and to now know that there’s a better alternative to get your relationship on track to thrive.
This TLC course gives you practical tools and skills you can use right now to easily shift your relationship to the one you’re craving.
By the end of our 10 weeks you’re most important take-aways will be:
- Seeing The Gleam In Your Partner’s Eye, Again
- Feeling The Joy Of Daily Connection
- Becoming A Power-team
- Knowing Exactly How To Help Each Other When Triggered
- Ninja Communication Skills (That Will Help You Talk About Even The Hard Stuff And Feel Closer)
- Confidence For The Journey Ahead
- Lot’s And Lot’s Of Fun And Adventure Along The Way!
“This program has given us “us” back, we really do like each other and we really do want to be the best versions of ourselves together as a couple for the many years to come. Without TLC, this would not be possible.” – Former TLC Member
What you’ll get when you enroll in TLC…
As soon as you enroll in the TLC (Transforming Lesbian Couples) course, you will receive a welcome email to help you make the most out of the training, and fully prepare for the 10 weeks ahead. It will include:
- Access to your Private Membership Site library and course
- Strategies on how to cultivate the right mindset to create the relationship of your dreams
- Organizational tips to maximize success and get the most out of the program
For 10 weeks, you will receive:
- Five practical, effective relationship training modules with video lessons, recorded so you and your partner can have access anytime, for 10 weeks.
- Five uniquely designed workbooks, full of exercises, writing prompts, worksheets, and tracking tools so that you and your partner can take your relationship to the next level.
THE FIVE TRAINING MODULES INCLUDE…
Module 1: Foundation For Radical Relationship Success
Module 2: Brain Matters
Module 3: Roots to Relief
Module 4: Find and Define your edges
Module 5: The A-HA! of Relationship Transformation: Maintaining Emotional Connection for Life
Frequently Asked Questions…
How much time can I expect this course to take?
Each week, you’ll have a training module with several short videos for you and your partner to watch. Combined, hey add up to be about one hour of total viewing time per module.
You’ll have a workbook (to work through together) with homework exercises for each module. Homework shouldn’t take more than 1 or 2 hours a week.
My partner doesn’t want to take this course. Can I take it by myself?
The TLC (Transforming Lesbian Couples) course is designed for couples, with practices for the two of you to do together. If your partner is resistant, just see if they’re willing to do a 15minute breakthrough session with you and Lynda. Sometimes resistant partners decide to join once they talk to Lynda and see how TLC can benefit them.
Do we both have to pay tuition?
No! Your tuition includes both of you.
What if we buy this program and find out it’s not for us? Will we get a refund?
Yes! I offer a 100% 90-day guarantee. As long as you complete the entire program (watch all the videos and complete all of the Workbooks) within 90 days, if you aren’t satisfied with your relationship results, I will refund your entire investment.
I don’t live in the United States…can I participate?
Yes! All you need is to be fluent in English and an internet connection.
Will my insurance pay for this course?
Unfortunately, no. Like gym memberships and other services that promote your well-being, a relationship course is not a service that the health insurance industry has chosen to cover.
Do you offer payment plans?
What if I have more questions about the course?
We’d be happy to answer any further questions you may have! Email [email protected] to get in touch.
If you’re a lesbian couple that’s 100% committed to creating a joyful, secure, thriving relationship and you’re ready for a proven plan to REAL change, this TLC (Transforming Lesbian Couples) Online Course is for you! Can’t wait to see you inside the TLC Course!

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Alison Wonderland's latest release is an edgy single called "Messiah" with fellow Aussie M-PHAZES. The energetic production comes fueled with a pluck-driven bassline, crisp percussion and an infectious vocal melody that will have you humming the tune all day.
It's been a while since we've heard a release from Wonderland. She dropped a 45-minute mix for Red Bull earlier this year, but outside of that, her last official release was a remix of Duke Dumont's "Ocean Drive" in Sept. 2015. While nothing is concrete about when her next big project will be released, we hope more new music is on the way as Wonderland's debut album, Run, was released back in Apr. 2015.
"Messiah" is the first single off M-PHAZES' new album. To give you some insight on who M-PHAZES is though, he's best known for his behind-the-scenes production work with artists like Eminem, Pusha-T, Madonna and many others.
If you're a fan of Skrillex and Diplo's hit single "Mind" feat. Kai, you'll love this. Be sure to check out "Messiah" below and enjoy!
What better way to enter the holiday season than by listening to deadmau5's brand new album? While the Canadian DJ/producer has expressed on Twitter that he felt the LP was "rushed" and "slapped together", we think the mau5 may be too hard on himself.
W:/2016Album is Joel Zimmerman's eighth studio album and is comprised of 12 tracks that span a wide array of moods and styles. The songs take on a variety of playful titles such as "Cat Thruster" and "Three Pound Chicken Wing". We first caught a glimpse of the highly-anticipated project back in May when he released "Snowcone", his first official single in over two years.
The track strays away from what we're typically used to, holding down a simple hip-hop beat mixed with ambient layers and crisp percussion. However, Zimmerman's' follow-up reminds us of the deadmau5 we all know and love. "Let Go" feat. Grabbitz showcases cinematic strings, lush atmospheric textures and beautiful chords that are sure to bring you goosebumps.
W:/2016Album brings out the nostalgia in loyal fans with songs like "4ware" and "2448" that are built on powerful builds, emotional leads and euphoric melodies reminiscent of deadmau5's early-day hits like "Strobe" and "Some Chords". Zimmerman also doesn't shy away from experimenting on the LP, sharing tracks like "Glish" and "Whelk Then" that embrace a freeform structure with offbeat drum hits and abstract instrumentation.
Stream deadmau5's latest album below and let us know what you think! Also, check below for a list of new tour dates that will likely be paired with his epic stage setup, "Cube 2.1". Enjoy!
Dec 30, 2016 Decadence Chandler | AZ Dec 31, 2016 Lights All NightDallas | TX Dec 31, 2016 Lights All Night El Paso | TX Mar 25, 2017 Estereo Picnic Bogota | Colombia Mar 29, 2017 Hammerstein Ballroom New York | NY Apr 7, 2017 BB&T Indoor Amphitheater Camden | NJ Apr 8, 2017 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia | MD Apr 10, 2017 Tsongas Arena Lowell | MA Apr 13, 2017 The Fillmore Detroit | MI Apr 14, 2017 The FIillmore Detroit | MI Apr 22, 2017 WaMu Seattle | WA Apr 24, 2017 The Fox Theater Oakland | CA Apr 25, 2017 The Fox Theater Oakland | CA Apr 28, 2017 The Shrine Los Angeles | CA Apr 29, 2017 The Shrine Los Angeles | CA May 4, 2017 Aragon Ballroom Chicago | IL May 5, 2017 Aragon Ballroom Chicago | IL
Kid Cudi has unleashed his latest album single "Baptized In Fire" alongside Travis Scott. The two proved to be the perfect combo on their last collaboration, "Through The Late Night" off Travis’ Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight LP which has been on heavy rotation for us since its release.
After pushing back the release of Passion, Pain and Demon Slayin’, Cudi has announcedthat it will arrive on Dec. 16. The smokey, rolling instrumental has slow, punching percussion and an eerie melody produced by Cudi, Mike Dean, and Plain Pat. Cudi sounds as good as ever on his sedate flows and has us very excited for the LP.
Travis has always said Cudi was one of his biggest influences and continues to capitalize on his works alongside his idol. The two have already displayed an immediate chemistry on their collaborations and have another coming on the album. Enjoy!
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MSD looks for an Indian face to plug the hole in bowling
Mahendra Singh Dhoni desperately needs an Indian medium-pacer who can bowl his four overs without getting hit all over the park.cricket Updated: Apr 06, 2010 22:37 IST
Mahendra Singh Dhoni desperately needs an Indian medium-pacer who can bowl his four overs without getting hit all over the park.
In Doug Bollinger, the Chennai Super Kings finally found a bowler who can hurry the batsmen with pace, take wickets and keep it tight. Albie Morkel's big-hitting against the Rajasthan Royals means he will continue to play as an allrounder.
The spinners, Muttiah Muralitharan and Shadab Jakati, have held their own.
What has hurt the Super Kings is the failure of the third — and before the arrival of Bollinger, the second — medium-pacer. Lakshmipathy Balaji, Joginder Sharma, Manpreet Gony and Sudeep Tyagi have been tried, but all of them have bled runs.
Balaji is the only one who has gone at under 10 runs-an-over and also picked up a few wickets. But it is learnt that he is carrying a niggle, though there is no official word from the Super Kings.
On the other hand, the presence of Bollinger, Morkel and Muralitharan in the XI leaves only one foreign player's slot vacant and that has to go to a batsman, be it Matthew Hayden or Mike Hussey. So Makhaya Ntini or Thissara Perera cannot be drafted in.
All the Indian medium-pacers in the Super Kings' squad are hamstrung by their lack of pace, something that also dogged their bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad during his playing days. Yet Prasad enjoyed a long international career with disciplined bowling, clever variation of pace and movement off the wicket. Dhoni will hope his bowlers can learn the same from him.

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Rex Gatchalian reveals his go-to Jollibee order
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should have listened to this politiko’s recommendation.
Valenzuela Mayor Rexlon Gatchalian bared his favorite meal combination at the top Filipino fast food chain Jollibee.
The politiko revealed his go-to order as he heard Trudeau’s decision to drop by a Jollibee branch shortly after landing in Manila.
The foreign executive went with one-piece Chickenjoy paired with Strawberry Float, but Gatchalian said the Canadian leader should try a regular Yum with cheese and Jolly spaghetti.
Hope he ordered regular yum with cheese and the spaghetti… https://t.co/xz8nOkkhy2
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A constant risk for familial breast cancer? A population-based family study
Breast Cancer Research volume 11, Article number: R30 (2009)
The incidence of breast cancer in the unaffected breast of women with previous breast malignancy remains constant after the first diagnosis. We investigated whether there is a similar pattern in the breast cancer incidence in first-degree relatives of breast cancer patients. We studied the risk for breast cancer in mothers at ages older than their daughter's age at diagnosis.
We analyzed a Swedish population-based cohort with complete family links and calculated incidence rates of breast cancer in mothers of 48,259 daughters diagnosed with breast cancer.
The risk for breast cancer in mothers of breast cancer patients is elevated relative to the background population at all ages. Mothers have an overall incidence of 0.34%/year at ages older than a daughter's age at diagnosis. This rate is not affected to any large extent by the daughter's age at diagnosis. A constant incidence rate of 0.40%/year from age 35 years onward is seen in mothers of breast cancer patients diagnosed before 35 years of age. For mothers of daughters diagnosed at age 35 to 44 years the incidence pattern is less clear, with the rate being stable for approximately 20 years after the daughter's age at diagnosis and rising thereafter. Older age at a daughter's diagnosis (≥ 45 years) appears to confer an age-dependent increase in incidence in the mother.
Incidence of familial breast cancer in first-degree relatives may increase to a high and constant level by a predetermined age that is specific to each family. This phenomenon appears inconsistent with accepted theories of malignant transformation.
Studies of familial aggregation of breast cancer identify a family history of breast cancer as one of the strongest risk factors for the disease [1, 2]. Familial risks for female breast cancer have been the subject of numerous epidemiological studies [3–7]. A study that re-analyzed 52 epidemiological studies of familial breast cancer presented summary risk ratios of 1.80 and 2.93 for one and two affected first-degree relatives, respectively .
Young age at onset of disease within a family has long been regarded as a particularly strong risk factor for breast cancer [9–11]. Several studies have investigated the familial risk for breast cancer in relation to both the proband's age at diagnosis and the age of the person at risk [3, 12]. The results are similar, regardless of whether siblings or mother/daughter pairs are studied, and show that breast cancer risk in first-degree relatives of breast cancer patients decreases with both the age at diagnosis of the affected relative and the age of the person at risk [3, 13]. However, it is not known whether young age in affected relatives only serves as a proxy for increased genetic risk or whether it is a unique indicator of age at onset in individual families.
Few studies have assessed the risk for disease on the absolute scale. Peto and coworkers  suggested that there is a family-specific age of onset and that the risk for breast cancer is age independent thereafter in the family members. This hypothesis contradicts most theories of malignant transformation, in which an age-dependent accumulation of genetic events is proposed. The study was not population based and had limited statistical precision because of small sample sizes . A similar constant risk with increasing follow up has been observed for contralateral breast cancer [14–16]. This pattern also appears to be present in twin sisters of breast cancer patients, in whom the constant risk was observed in both monozygotic and dizygotic female twin pairs [10, 17].
We conducted a population-based study to characterize the rate of breast cancer in first-degree relatives at ages older than the index patient's age at diagnosis. In order to obtain a good age range for our study, we examined the risk for breast cancer in mothers of breast cancer patients.
Materials and methods
The Multi-Generation Register includes all Swedish residents born after 1931, who were alive in 1960, and all those born thereafter. It contains links between children and parents through their national registration numbers, which are assigned to all residents in Sweden. The register is updated yearly. During the period from 1961 to 2004 the completeness of the Multi-Generation Register became progressively better, and since 1991 it has been considered complete . Approximately 40% of offspring who died before 1991 do not have links to their mothers.
Information on cancer was obtained from the nationwide Swedish Cancer Register, established in 1958. During the period of our study, the Cancer Register was estimated to be at least 98% complete . For each notified cancer, the Cancer Register records the national registration number, ICD (International Classification of Diseases) code, date of diagnosis and other details. Further record linkages to the nationwide Cause of Death and Total Population Registers allowed complete follow up with regard to vital status and date of death, as well as dates of emigration and immigration.
From a total population cohort comprising about 11 million individuals recorded in the Multi-Generation Register, we identified all women born in Sweden since 1932 with a first primary invasive breast cancer diagnosed during the period from 1961 to 2004. Subsequently, we identified all the mothers of these women, resulting in a total of 48,259 mother/daughter pairs in which the daughter had a breast cancer diagnosis. In cases in which more than one daughter from the same family had breast cancer, we randomly selected one of the mother/daughter pairs for inclusion in the study.
The ethics committees of the Karolinska Institute (Stockholm, Sweden) approved the study.
Age-specific incidence rates in mothers of daughters with breast cancer were calculated using 5-year intervals. Mothers were studied up to age 85 years, and daughters could be studied up to age 73 years (born after 1931). For the analysis of complete follow up, person-years at risk began at the birth of the mother or 1 January 1961, whichever came later, independent of daughter's diagnosis. Mothers were followed only from the age at diagnosis of breast cancer in their daughter in order to estimate the incidence in mothers at ages older than their daughter's age at diagnosis. Person-years at risk ended on the date of diagnosis of a breast cancer, diagnosis of another malignant cancer, death, emigration or the closing date of the study (31 December 2004), whichever came first. Age-specific breast cancer risk in the general Swedish population (used for comparison) was estimated from the incidence of breast cancers in mothers from our database. The 'general population' was selected to be comparable to the mothers with affected daughters in terms of year of birth (1887 to 1961).
Poisson regression was used to model the incidence of breast cancer in mothers for each 5-year age category. Rates were adjusted for calendar period in 5-year intervals. Likelihood ratio was used to obtain the P value of the test for linear trends in rates by maternal age categories. To investigate whether there is heterogeneity in linear trends of the rates in mothers that are approaching or have already passed the age at diagnosis of their daughters, we split the exposure time of mothers into two periods depending on whether the current age is younger or older than the age at diagnosis of the daughter. We then added to the previous model an interaction term between maternal age and this new variable (before/after). Likelihood ratio was used to obtain the P value of the heterogeneity in the trend estimates. In the same manner we tested heterogeneity in the trend estimates for mothers by age at diagnosis in daughters. All data preparation and analysis was done using the SAS statistical package, version 8.2 or higher (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA) .
We identified 48,259 daughters with breast cancer, 3,850 of whom had mothers diagnosed with the same disease. In Figure 1 we present the age-specific incidence rates of breast cancer in mothers stratified by daughter age at diagnosis. The trends in rates of breast cancer had a different pattern in mothers who are approaching and who have already reached the age at diagnosis in their daughter (P = 0.0248). Mothers whose daughters were diagnosed before age 35 years had an increasing risk for disease up to the age of diagnosis in the daughter, and the risk remained roughly constant thereafter. Such a trend was not observed for older ages at diagnosis in the daughters. The mothers of daughters with breast cancer continued to be at increased risk (even at ages of 80 to 84 years) compared with women in the general population (Figure 1).
In Table 1 we present the age-specific incidence rates in mothers at ages older than their daughters' age at breast cancer diagnosis. The overall incidence of breast cancer in mothers after the age of diagnosis in the daughters was 0.34%/year. The risk was similar in the strata defined by the daughter's age at diagnosis: 0.40%/year at age <35 years, 0.34%/year at age 35 to 44 years, 0.33%/year at age 45 to 54 years, and 0.35%/year at age 55 years or older.
In our analyses of the age-specific incidence rates in mothers who have already reached the age at diagnosis in their daughters (Table 1), we found evidence of heterogeneity for age at diagnosis in daughters (P = 0.0002). Mothers of patients with a breast cancer diagnosis at age under 35 years exhibited a high and constant risk of about 0.40%/year at ages older than their daughters' age at breast cancer diagnosis. No increase in incidence rates by age was seen in this group of mothers, even after adjusting for calendar period using a Poisson model (P for trend = 0.32). Mothers with daughters diagnosed at age 35 to 44 years had a risk that appeared to be constant for approximately 20 years after the age at breast cancer diagnosis in their daughter and increased afterward. However, there was no significant difference in trend estimates for these two follow-up intervals (P = 0.44). Finally, incidence rates in mothers of daughters diagnosed at age 45 years or older increased steadily with age, with a significant trend (P < 0.05) after adjusting for calendar period.
Mothers of breast cancer patients are at increased risk for disease throughout the course of their life in comparison with the background population. At ages older than a daughter's age at diagnosis, her mother has an overall incidence that is not affected to any large extent by the age at diagnosis of her daughter. Mothers of breast cancer patients diagnosed at a young age are at high and constant risk from that age onward. We recognize that it is counterintuitive to consider breast cancer risk in mothers based on future breast cancer diagnosis in their daughters. However, we believe that the two individuals are interchangeable when discussing risk for breast cancer, primarily because the risk in daughters by mother and vice versa are similar [3, 12]. We also believe that the latent period between their diagnoses does not invalidate the comparison.
The strength of our study is in the prospective population-based design, large sample size, completeness of follow up and unbiased information on family history. Incidence rates for the general population are based on our database and are similar to the rates based on the Swedish Cancer Register .
Although it would be more intuitive to study the risk for breast cancer in daughters or sisters of affected women, both of these analyses are subject to serious confounding between age and calendar date because of limitations in the data. Since the index women in our Multi-Generation Register were born after 1932, we could follow daughters only to a maximum age of 73 years, and any cancer in the oldest age group could only be diagnosed during the final years of follow up. As a result, it would be possible to begin follow up in sisters of older women only in recent years, again confounding calendar date and age. By studying the risk in mothers, not only can we follow women at all ages beyond the age at diagnosis of their relative (daughter), but also the diagnoses are evenly spread over the study period, with all ages represented in all years, allowing us to control for confounding by calendar date. Some mothers have been censored from our analyses, because the mothers could not be identified for 40% of women who died before 1991. However, we have shown elsewhere  that there is no bias from missing family links, except when there is a very large difference in mortality between familial and nonfamilial cases.
Unilateral breast cancer rates are highly age dependent, being a rare event at young ages and more common as age advances, particularly after the menopause [23, 24]. Our analysis of mother/daughter pairs reveals an overall incidence that is apparently independent of the probands' age at diagnosis (0.34%/year). Previous studies of the absolute risk for breast cancer in women stratified by the age of their relative have yielded similar results .
The most intriguing finding is the constant risk for breast cancer in mothers who have already attained the age of the index diagnosis in their family. This pattern was seen for mothers of breast cancer patients diagnosed before 35 years of age, with a constant rate for the whole follow-up period (Table 1). For mothers of daughters diagnosed at age 35 to 44 years the pattern was less apparent, with a rate that appeared to be constant for approximately 20 years after the daughter's age at diagnosis and rising thereafter. This pattern was not seen for older age at diagnosis (≥ 45 years) in daughters. The small sample size of the youngest age stratum (daughters <35 years) may result in our having missed a significant trend because of inadequate power. However, the 95% confidence interval (0.90 to 1.04) allows us to exclude confidently an effect of the magnitude found in other age groups and to conclude that the trend – if any – can only be of very small magnitude. One interpretation of our findings could be that in families with a older age at onset the familial cancers are 'diluted', with sporadic cases inducing a less pronounced pattern in terms of age at diagnosis.
An age-independent model of familial breast cancer risk at ages older than the proband's age at diagnosis was previously proposed by Peto and coworkers . Those investigators suggested that the absolute breast cancer risk increases to a high and constant level by a predetermined age that is specific to each family. A similar constant risk with increasing follow up has been observed for contralateral breast cancer, in which the risk for the second cancer is not modified by age and has a constant rate of 0.5%/year [14–16]. This pattern also appears to be present in twin sisters of breast cancer patients; constant risk was observed in both mono and dizygotic female twin pairs [10, 17]. This constant hazard could be interpreted as a consequence of an accumulation of a sufficient number of mutations at a certain point in time, resulting in a group with an increased risk for either yet another cancer in the contralateral breast or a first cancer in a first-degree relative. A constant rate for female family members would suggest a similar accumulated predisposition for the disease at a particular unique family-specific age.
The vast majority of familial disease is associated with a low penetrant polygenic aetiology that conveys lifetime risks somewhere below 30%, and only a small proportion are carriers of the highly penetrant mutations of BRCA1 or BRCA2, in whom the lifetime risks are quite substantial [4, 25–28]. Thus far, it has not been possible to establish a risk profile that would warrant prophylactic measures because an insufficient number of these low penetrance variants has been identified. This leaves us with the issue of when to start screening the high-risk populations, especially those who have a relative diagnosed at a young age. Our data indicate a reasonably small risk at ages younger than the proband's age at diagnosis for women with a proband diagnosed at age under 35 years, but we observe a high and constant risk from that age onward. A reasonable interpretation would then be to start screening at least a few years before the proband's age at diagnosis; 5 years before would generate a buffer zone to avoid missed disease in this age category.
The observed patterns of familial rates of breast cancer suggest that age at onset might be inherited while the sporadic cancers dilute the message by superimposing a background risk in families where cancers are detected at older ages. This phenomenon seems inconsistent with accepted models of susceptibility and has implications for the carcinogenic process of breast cancer. Our findings suggest that screening of unaffected first-degree relatives should start at an age younger than the index patient's age at diagnosis. In the future we will probably be able to identify nonsporadic cancers, and it will become possible to direct screening activities toward these women.
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This study was funded by the Swedish Cancer Society (grant number CAN 2007/1077) and the Swedish Research Council (SIMSAM grant number 80748301). The funder had no role in the design of this study, the data analysis, data interpretation, the writing of the report or in the authors' decision to submit the paper for publication.
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
KC, MH, MR and PH contributed to the design. KC, MH, MR and PH were responsible for the presentation and implementation of this study. KC was responsible for data preparation and conducted the statistical analysis. KC and MH wrote the report. All authors contributed to the interpretation and discussion of the findings and approved the report.
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Cryptocurrencies have gained mass popularity and acceptance across the globe. The brilliance of the technology from which they sprung baffles and attracts new businesses from all corners of the commerce arena, at a surprisingly fast-growing pace.
Blockchain technology or a "distributed ledger" is a marvel to study. The technology grows in popularity and uses every day. What does this mean to the various industries that supply the world with the goods and services we are all paying for?
How is blockchain technology reshaping the supply chain industries?
In order, to examine how the supply chain will be affected by the blockchain, let's look at each concept more closely.
Blockchain technology is the pride and centerpiece of its popular pioneer, Bitcoin. Bitcoin and the blockchain technology that is a digitally distributed ledger that through valid transactions and multiple verification requirements, offers a permanent and unchangeable public record of events without revealing the identities of the users. It's clear that Bitcoin is a blossoming and possibly, permanent financial fixture globally. It is because Bitcoin erupted onto the markets and had become what appears to be an unstoppable currency, which has grown in value continuously since it first was introduced.
The R3 chief technology officer, Richard Brown, explained the blockchain in what he called "The BlockChain Bundle" which is a set of 5 characteristics or qualities that define blockchain technology.
There is consensus, validity, uniqueness, immutability and finally authentication.
Consensus. In the blockchain model, each user And each transaction are verified multiple ways. Brown gave the following as a silly, yet effective example of consensus. It's people basically saying. "I know. You know. Now I know you know I know" which leads to the next piece of the puzzle.
Validity. Once a transaction is confirmed six times it is considered valid and correct it is permanently sealed into a record on the public ledger as a valid transaction in the block.
Uniqueness. The blockchain has special solutions for problems that apply uniquely to the users, no matter what it is used for.
Immutability. Once a transaction is verified, valid and recorded in a block of data on the distributed ledger it is irreversible and cannot be hidden or altered. It becomes another block in the chain of blocks that represent all the transactions that have taken place. Can't erase, undo or manipulate block data that is already confirmed.
Authentication. Users authenticate transactions as they get confirmed and recorded, then that transaction is closed and irreversible.
Supply Chain Needs A Boost
"There is currently a whole industry set up to reconcile and audit all these separate ledgers, and you can't easily connect them. This comprehensive shared data source could be a real benefit."
A supply chain is a common system of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in moving goods and services from supplier to customer. The supply chain industry seems to be a decent process, but the fundamental flaws are in the large margins of error, and there is always a distinct risk of loss due to potential human mishaps.
A new breath of life is surging over the outdated methods of the supply chain industries. Blockchain platforms are beginning to gain momentum. A blockchain integration Is an upgrade our supply chains really need to get the most out of our precious time and resources on this planet.
One example is Everledger:
Everledger allows users to store ownership records, detect fraud and combat counterfeit goods, providing the end consumer with a reliable source-to-sale narrative. It can also add so-called "smart contracts" to the system - contracts that allow the owner/seller to finance and insure these luxury items more efficiently.
"Diamonds are just the start, and our vision is so much bigger, she told the audience. We're going to help in combating counterfeiting, and that's not a fifty-billion-dollar problem -- that's 1.7 trillion." - Leanne Kemp: Founder
The distributors and suppliers of the world's goods and services will need to be flexible and perhaps even obedient as these major changes begin to take effect. The amount of product waste and loss due to human accounting errors as commonly seen in the previously used system of ledgers for manufactured products will decrease dramatically which increases profitability and will boost sales, productivity, and overall business efficiency. Plus, the record keeping that is attained through blockchain will make the supply chain a more smooth, reliable, and stunning operation.
Companies are finding ways to leverage these innovations to increase profits and strengthen relationships across the supply chain. They're also partnering with forward-thinking service providers who value transparency and innovation and understand blockchain's potential.

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Oklahoma parent Matt Reynolds backs a teachers’ strike that has shut schools statewide, but each day it drags on is another he has to pay for daycare for three of his children.
“I’m mad at the teachers for walking out, but I’m more mad at the government for forcing them to do this,” said Reynolds, a 51-year-old chef in Yukon.
Lawmakers and striking teachers remained at odds over the state’s financing of its public education on Thursday, the 11th day of a walkout that has affected about a half million students.
The standoff is testing the patience of parents, many of whom support the labor action after seeing firsthand the fallout from slashed education budgets. But they are weary of making special accommodations for their children, and worry about how the missed class time will affect upcoming state testing and national advanced placements exams.
Some parents said the strike that started on April 2 has made them consider private schools, home schooling or moving to a district with more secure funding. Many said the prospects of a prolonged strike would eventually lead them to lobby their local districts to return to class.
“I’m at the point where if education doesn’t get adequate funding, I’ll say screw it and home school my kids since we can’t afford to move,” said Lisa Snell, who has been forced to take her two children to work during the strike.
Snell’s empathy runs deep for the state’s teachers, who are among the worst paid educators in the United States.
She has been asked to provide pencils, crayons, paper and tissue for the struggling elementary school her children attend near Tahlequah in eastern Oklahoma. Her kids bring home school books in tatters and have to go shoeless in gym class to preserve the decaying floor, Snell said.
“I know what those teachers are going through,” Snell said. “It’s not just about raises.”
The main union in the strike is urging parents to make their voices heard by voting in this year’s midterm election for candidates who back increased spending, or have educators run for office.
Republicans, who dominate state politics, are appealing to conservative voters by saying they have done enough by raising education spending by more than 20 percent, and more spending would be wasteful.
PRESSURE EXPECTED TO MOUNT
The legislature passed its first major tax hikes in a quarter century to raise funds for schools and increase teacher pay by an average of $6,100. Educators are asking for a $10,000 raise for teachers over three years.
“We’ve accomplished a whole lot, and I just don’t know how much more we can get done this session,” state Representative John Pfeiffer, a top Republican lawmaker, told reporters this week on the education funding issue.
Pressure is likely to build on legislators and teachers to reach a deal that gets kids back to class.
For the most part, teachers have been given permission by their districts to participate in walkouts and have been paid, with the idea that they would make up for lost time as they do for closures due to inclement weather. But that could soon change as the cushion in school calendars runs out.
Two large districts, Bartlesville and Sand Springs, ordered schools to resume on Thursday. Tulsa Public Schools, the state’s second-largest district, has run out of inclement weather days and plans to lengthen school days when students return.
Legislators also are in a tough spot, said Gregg Garn, dean of the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education at the University of Oklahoma.
“They have kids in public schools and they live in the communities,” he said. “They are getting the signal that the investments need to be there.”
Candice Stubblefield, 43, of Midwest City wants a quick resolution.
“They have missed so many days now,” said Stubblefield, whose daughter attends public school. “Both the legislature and teachers seem like they are being stubborn and unyielding.”
Reporting by Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton in Tulsa, Heide Brandes in Oklahoma City and Jon Herskovitz in Austin, Texas; Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Richard Chang
Mississippi sheriff busted for complaining Hispanic lawmaker is ‘worse than a black person’
On Friday, the Atlanta Black Star reported that Jim Johnson, the sheriff of Lee County, Mississippi, made a racist comment about Hispanic GOP state Rep. Shane Aguirre while complaining about his opposition to the construction of a new county jail outside Tupelo.
Aguirre, Johnson told white Lee County Supervisor Phil Morgan in a 2017 text message first released Tuesday by the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, was "worse than a black person."
Another blue wave? This expert says is just might happen
In July 2018, the most widely respected analysts were decidedly uncertain whether the Democrats could retake the House. On July 6, Cook Political Report, for example, listed 180 seats as "solid" for Democrats, with 12 likely/lean and 3 "toss-up or worse." If the Democrats won all of those and the 22 GOP-held seats described as "toss-ups" — they'd still be one seat short of a majority, at 217.
This article first appeared in Salon.
Log Cabin Republican burned to the ground on live TV for ‘idiotic’ op-ed defending Trump on LGBTQ issues
On Saturday's edition of "AM Joy," former Senate aide Jimmy Williams clashed with Log Cabin Republicans spokesman Charles Moran over his Washington Post op-ed hailing President Donald Trump for supposedly taking "bold actions that benefit the LGBTQ community."
"Since Trump became president, he's done, established, promulgated rules, or met with virulently homophobic leaders in the White House 123 times. Not 100 times, not 23 times, 123 times," said Williams. "In fact, yesterday, the Trump Department of Justice sent an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States saying transgendered Americans don't have the right to not be discriminated against in the workplace. They did that yesterday! I am glad President Trump is trying to decriminalize gender hate in the United States. I cannot go and adopt a child in South Carolina, where I currently am as we speak, because the president of the United States granted a waiver to South Carolina back in January of this year saying that adoption agencies in the state can say no to gay people trying to adopt."


PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Rory McIlroy vs. Rickie Fowler.
Do they have a future as rivals?
KAPALUA, Hawaii - Johnny Miller was quick to point out how different he and Nick Faldo were as players, and he said this with some regret. Miller aimed at every flag he saw.
Back-and-forth quotes between analysts Johnny Miller and Nick Faldo during the first two rounds at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Golf Channel:
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As the sea level rises on the shores of Copenhagen—likely by at least a foot and a half by the end of the century—the city will become more vulnerable to flooding during storms. So the government is now making plans to take a drastic step as part of its plan for protection: Over the coming decades, it will build an artificial island to hold the rising water back, while doubling as room for new housing.
“Rather than considering the need for climate-proofing and flood protection a stand-alone project, Lynetteholm combines climate-proofing with urban development,” says Ole Schrøder, a founding partner at Tredje Natur, one of three design firms working on the project for By & Havn, a city-owned development company. The Danish Parliament recently voted to move forward with building the island.
The new island, roughly four-fifths the size of Central Park, will sit in the middle of the Port of Copenhagen, helping protect the city from storm surges by acting as a dam, while adding new homes for 35,000 residents. North of the island, a passage to the city’s harbor will have gates that can close in the event of a major storm. Instead of tall walls to hold back the water, the island will have open spaces designed to help absorb it. The island “is planned with wide beaches and flat stretches of coast, whose absorbent edges reduce the strength of the waves and can thus be established in a lower terrain,” says Schrøder.


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On Monday, the Dallas Cowboys got a surprise visit from New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who is in Southern California for a series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Girardi rubbed elbows with Cowboys players and head coach Jason Garrett before delivering a speech to the team--one that was not unlike what Garrett himself might say (and has said, in the past).
“Just be the best you can every day,” Girardi said, per ESPN Dallas. “That’s what you prepare for. We obviously all strive to win championships, but to me, it’s a day-to-day thing that you have to go through.”
The visit was especially thrilling for receiver Miles Austin, who grew up a Yankees fan in Garfield, New Jersey.
“That was a great deal, man,” Austin said. “I was just glad to meet him. He said some great things to us. I’ve been a Yankee fan since he was there [as a player] and since I was born.”
Girardi won three championships with the Yanks during his playing career, and has won one thus far as the team’s skipper.
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Black Rednecks And White Liberals
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ISBN10: 1594031436 ISBN13: 9781594031434 Publisher: Encounter Books Published: Apr 30 2006 Pages: 372 Weight: 1.30lbs. Height: 8.75" Width: 6.00" Depth: 1.00" Language: English
Presents an examination of common beliefs about blacks, Jews, Germans, slavery, and the teaching of history, and maintains that misconceptions and errors have led to narrow and mistaken political and educational policies.

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“It allows us to start to move back to what our kids were used to.”
Author: Angelo Bavaro (FOX61)
Published: 12:17 PM EDT May 17, 2021
Updated: 12:17 PM EDT May 17, 2021
NORWICH, Conn. — With children ages 12-15 now eligible for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, some school districts are bringing those shots directly to the students.
A clinic was held Monday at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School in Norwich, and another clinic is planned for Tuesday at Global Studies Magnet Middle School.
“It allows us to start to move back to what our kids were used to,” said Heather Romanski, who is the Norwich Board of Education Chair and has children now eligible for the Pfizer vaccine. “My daughter is actually a Global Studies student and she’s signed up to get her vaccine tomorrow. At the end of February our entire family of four all got COVID, so we were very excited.”
Lieutenant Gov. Susan Bysiewicz also stopped by the clinic as the state continues its push to get children 12-15 vaccinated.
“There are about 170,000 students in this age group. We’re very proud to be one of the top-vaccinated states in the country," she said.
Leaders also stressed the importance of getting younger age groups vaccinated with summer programming just around the corner.
“The American Rescue funding is allowing school districts to have all kinds of summer enrichment programs and summer learning opportunities so this is a way to get kids ready for that,” Bysiewicz said.
School districts are also providing resources for families who are still hesitant about getting their children vaccinated.
“We’re giving parents the opportunity to speak with our nurses and health professionals to get their questions answered. We’re giving them a lot of fact sheets and information from the CDC and Department of Health. Ultimately, at the end of the day it is the parents' choice,” said Norwich Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kristen Stringfellow.
Children require parental consent before getting vaccinated.

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Volvo’s 2013 figures
After having what it described as the most extensive product renewal in its history in 2013, Volvo Group’s net sales declined 9% in the year to £25.8bn/SEK272.6bn (2012: £28.4m/SEK299.8bn). The company’s operating income amounted to £0.7bn/SEK7.9bn (2012: £1.9bnSEK19.6bn). Its product renewal package put pressures on its earnings, according to a statement on its figures. The year saw it launch an efficiency programme and take measures to focus on its core businesses.
Volvo Buses made net sales of £1,580.9m/SEK16,707m in 2013 (2012: £1,852.9m/SEK19,587m) and delivered 8,910 chassis during the period (2012: 9,297). However, the division’s total order intake in the year increased to 9,621 units (2012: 8,905). Several important orders were signed during the period, including an order for 300 city buses for New York and one for 475 hybrids for Quebec. It also launched its Euro6 product range. Due to lower volumes and increased price pressure in Europe, Volvo Buses has concentrated the manufacture of complete buses in the continent at its production facility in Wroclaw, Poland. Its manufacturing operations in Säffle, Sweden, were discontinued during the second quarter of 2013.


The University of Sydney is the only Australian institution which makes the Financial Times, new masters of management ranking, jumping from 44th last year to 25th this. The big improve might have something to do with its number one spot on the ranking’s new career performance criterion.
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Small European clubs that dominate their leagues can never seem to thrive in the Champions League. Michael Cox explains why.
Brendan Rodgers believes he will face a Manchester City side that is already better than any he came up against during his three years at Liverpool.
Thomas Muller explains how crucial it will be to have an error-free match against Atleti's potent attack.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has said his side are optimistic ahead of their clash with Atletico Madrid.
Arsene Wenger has urged his players to forget about the win over Chelsea and make sure they avoid another Champions League stumble.
Yaya Toure took part in Manchester City's training as Pep Guardiola prepared his players for Wednesday's Champions League clash with Celtic.


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It was a night of mixed emotions for San Francisco Giants fans on Tuesday. While they celebrated their team’s third consecutive win after defeating the Cincinnati Reds 6-1, they also felt the disappointment of coming close to celebrating an Alex Cobb no-hitter that just slipped away. Still, Cobb seemed to take it in stride, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Alex Cobb had a cheerful response about missing the no-hitter. “It was still fun!” After delivering 131 pitches, he lightheartedly commented, “Yeah, I’m dead.” He appreciated that Kapler allowed him to continue without interruption and without preparing a backup.
Cobb’s positive outlook is commendable. He threw a total of 131 pitches, 83 of which were strikes, and only allowed one run and one hit while striking out eight, delivering a complete game.
Just how close was Cobb to marking a no-hitter against the Reds? The answer is tantalizingly close. He was just one out away when Reds’ Spencer Steer managed a double off him. Currently, there have been only four no-hitters in the 2023 MLB season. If Cobb had succeeded, he would’ve been the 18th Giants pitcher to achieve this feat, following Chris Heston in 2015 against the New York Mets.
While he missed the chance for a no-hitter, Cobb’s impressive performance played a vital role in keeping the team’s playoff aspirations alive. With this victory, the Giants now hold the third Wild Card spot in the National League. Teams like the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Reds are closely trailing the Giants in this race, so every win counts for Cobb and his teammates.
The Giants have an opportunity to continue their winning streak and sweep the Reds in their next game on Wednesday, with Logan Webb representing San Francisco on the mound.


Audi RS Q8 – the fastest SUV to lap Germany’s Nurburgring circuit and the most powerful SUV in Audi’s lineup – is now all set to launch in India on 27 August. While Audi just dropped a teaser on Twitter confirming the launch date, bookings were opened earlier this month at Rs 15 lakh. It is now only about a week before we find out the price which is expected to land close to Rs 2 crore. The new Audi SUV rivals the likes of BMW X6 M, Porsche Cayenne Coupe Turbo S and the Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 Coupe, however, none of these have been launched in their latest guise yet. So, the closest rival to the RS Q8 currently will be the Lamborghini Urus.
But before that, here’s some trivia on the 600 hp Audi RS Q8. For starters, the RS Q8 shares the engine with the Audi RS7 Sportback which was launched in India in July this year. So, it is powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine that makes develops 600 hp and a whopping 800 Nm of torque.
— Audi India (@AudiIN) August 20, 2020
This engine is coupled with a 48-volt mild-hybrid technology and is paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission. It gets Audi’s Quattro all-wheel-drive system and also offers all-wheel-steering. More impressive numbers here include the 0-100 km/h sprint time of just 3.8 seconds and if you remove the limiter, it can do a top speed of 305 km/h.
The Audi RS Q8 even looks more aggressive compared to its standard Q8 SUV-coupe version. It rides on massive 22-inch alloy wheels and these can be swapped with larger 23-inch ones as well. Inside, it gets a similar design layout as the standard Q8, but with some RS touches. Interiors features include a virtual cockpit instrument cluster, flat-bottom steering wheel, dual touchscreen infotainment system with Audi’s MMI interface and Alcantara leather upholstery.
Audi India has launched three cars in the country within this year already, including the RS7 Sportback. The RS Q8 will be its second performance car launch in India. Moreover, the German car marque has also confirmed that more Q models will be rolled out suggesting that the all-new Q3 could be the next SUV to arrive in India.
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Sofia Vergara Shows Off Thong-Clad Derriere After Wardrobe Malfunction at Emmys
Sofia Vergara had an emergency situation before she and the cast of "Modern Family" took the stage to collect Outstanding Comedy at 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards. The Latina beauty had to fix her Zuhair Murad gown because it burst open in the back revealing her backside.
Along with a picture of her thong-clad derriere, Sofia tweeted, "Yes!!!! This happend (sic) 20 min before we won!!!! Jajajajja. I luv my life!!!!" She then uploaded a photo of her wardrobe team fixing the dress, "20 min Modern Family won!! Dress malfuncion !!! Thank you emergency team!!!"
Sofia donned a turquoise long dress with halter neckline and open back that hugged her curvaceous body like a glove. She came to the show with some family members. "I bought tickets for them, do you think I'm going to smuggle them?" she jokingly said on the red carpet when asked about her entourage.
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Vidya Balan won the best actress award again in Filmfare Awards 2012.
Actress Vidya Balan had got the recognition she deserved. After winning Zee Cine Awards for the best actress for both popular category and jury category she won the filmfare award 2012 also for the performance in the film Dirty Picture.
In the male category, Ranbir Kapoor won the filmfare award for the best actor for the performance in the film Rockstar. He won it against the other nominees Salman Khan in Bodyguard and Shahrukh Khan in Don 2. Composition of music in the film Rockstar earned AR Rehman his filmfare award for 2012.
Zoya Akhtar won the best director award for the film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Rani Mukherjee won the best supporting actress award for her performance in the film No One Killed Jessica. Farhan Akhtar won the best supporting actor award for the performance in the film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Mohit Chauhan won the best singer male award for the song “jo vi mai” in the film Rockstar. Usha Utthup and Rekha Bhardwaj won the best singer female award for the song “ankho se” in the film Saat Khoon Maaf. Aruna Irani received lifetime achievement award for her contribution in hindi cinema.
It is strange that Bodyguard was not considered for awards inspite of the film doing business worth 160 crores. Neither Salman Khan won the best actor award, nor Kareena Kapoor won the best actress award, nor Shreya Ghoshal won the best singer award for “teri meri” song, nor Siddique received the best director award. Ranbir Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan hosted the award.


North Korea on 3 September 2017 announced that it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb that can be placed on an intercontinental ballistic missile.
The announcement was made by the state news agency after geological agencies registered a man-made quake in the northeast of the country.
As per the analysts, previous North Korean nuclear tests have resulted in earthquakes; however, a 6.3 magnitude tremor indicates that the size of the nuclear test was larger than previous ones.
South Korea's Meteorological Administration estimated that the test was five to six times more powerful than North Korea's fifth nuclear test in September 2016, which caused a 5.3 magnitude earthquake. It said it was about 10 times stronger than a nuclear test in January 2016.
The nuclear test was condemned worldwide. In fact, South Korea and Japan called for new United Nations sanctions on North Korea.
Nuclear tests conducted by North Korea
9 October 2006: Reportedly, it was a fizzle. The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, a state-run geology research institute in Germany, estimated the yield by the test at 2 kilotons back in 2013; however, the yield has since been revised to 0.7 kilotons.
25 May 2009: The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources estimated the yield of the test at 13 kilotons back in 2013. However, the yield has been revised to 5.4 kilotons.
12 February 2013: The test possible took place in the West Tunnel. The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources estimated the yield at 40 kilotons back in 2013; however, the yield has since been revised to 14 kilotons.
6 January 2016: The testing was claimed to be of a hydrogen bomb. The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources originally estimated the yield as 14 kilotons but has since revised to 10 kilotons.
9 September 2016: North Korea announced that this is a successful test of a warhead that can be mounted onto a rocket. Siegfried S. Hecker, former director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, estimated yield at 15 to 25 kilotons. The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources has initially estimated the yield as 25 kilotons.


There has been one study in the United States on Vyvanse. This study is as follows:
United States, January 2010: The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry published a study where researchers evaluated the height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of 281 children ages 6 to 13, for 15 months. They found that, consistent with prior studies of stimulants, treatment with lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) lead to statistically significant reductions in expected height, weight, and BMI. Source: Faraone SV, et al., “Effects of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate treatment for ADHD on growth,” Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Jan. 2010, 49(1):24-32.
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Former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, a conservative who helped found the found the House Tea Party Caucus, plans to run for the Senate seat from Michigan held by Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, The Associated Press has learned.
Two Republicans with knowledge of his decision say the Holland Republican who spent 18 years in Congress has changed his mind about staying out of the race and plans an announcement soon. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been made public.
Three Republican candidates already are in the Senate race and several more are considering joining. None is considered a strong opponent to Stabenow, the Senate Agricultural Committee chairwoman and a scrappy campaigner. She already has $4 million on hand for her run for a third six-year term.
Money could be an issue for Hoekstra, who had to conserve funds last year during the five-way contest for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Hoekstra came in second to Rick Snyder, who became governor, in part because Hoekstra's opponents aired ads he could barely afford to respond to during the summer primary season.
Hoekstra's decision is a reversal from just a few months ago, when he publicly declined to enter the race. National Republicans had been growing frustrated that they couldn't recruit a candidate to take on Stabenow - whom they consider vulnerable in 2012 because of the sluggish economy - and were pleasantly surprised that Hoekstra reconsidered a bid.
Stabenow won re-election in 2006 with 57 percent of the vote. But a statewide poll released Tuesday by Lansing-based EPIC-MRA showed Stabenow with a 51 percent negative job approval rating, with only 38 percent giving her a positive rating and 11 percent undecided. The poll of 600 likely voters also showed 47 percent had a favorable opinion of the Lansing Democrat, while 35 percent had an unfavorable opinion and 17 percent were undecided. It's usually a sign of potential vulnerability for a candidate to be below 50 percent favorability.
The July 9-11 poll had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
Hoekstra, 57, finished his 18th year in Congress early in 2011 and two months later became a senior adviser at Dickstein Shapiro LLP, a law and lobbying firm in Washington, D.C.
The Democratic Senatorial Committee jabbed at that record Tuesday, referring to Hoekstra as "Mr. Revolving Door . . . a congressman turned Washington lobbyist who has stood up for taxpayer-funded bonuses for bailed-out CEOs, tax giveaways for oil companies and Republican efforts to privatize Medicare."
Chimed in Michigan Democratic Chairman Mark Brewer: "Hoekstra can change his mind on whether he wants to be Michigan's Senator, but he can't change his record of voting against Michigan families."
By waiting until at least late July to enter the race, Hoekstra has given Stabenow a head start in fundraising. He already had expressed reservations about the expense of running for the Senate, saying it would require a significant amount of fundraising to win the seat. One potential GOP Senate candidate, Clark Durant, recently said he expected it to be a $15 million race.


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Adopting cats is lots of fun, but cleaning their litter box surely isn’t. The Luuup Litter Box is designed to make life easier for cat lovers. It has 3 sifting trays and lets you get rid of the waste by lifting the top tray. Once done, put the tray at the bottom of stack.
Luuup simply makes it easier to remove waste from your cat’s litter box. The project is getting funded on Indiegogo at this time.

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