Summer Sanders, the lovely 1992 Olympic gold medalist in swimming, is just a tad envious of today’s Olympic athletes. When she competed, there was no such thing as a family home, which meant extra worry for her on how her loved ones were doing at the Games.
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Kelly Ripa at Super Saturday (Credit: Juliet Papa/1010 WINS)
WATER MILL, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) ? Kelly Ripa, Paula Patton, Donna Karan and Ariel Foxman hosted the?Ovarian Cancer Research Fund?s 15th annual Super Saturday.
The event?took place at?Nova?s?Ark Project in Water Mill. It?s presented by QVC,?COVERGIRL and?InStyle.
In addition to the aforementioned celebrities,?Mark Feuerstein,?Beth Ostrosky and?Lara Spencer were in attendance to support the cause.
Lara Spencer at Super Saturday (Credit: Juliet Papa/1010 WINS)
The fundraiser?was filled with events for children and adults of all ages. Some of the highlights included a one-of-a-kind garage sale, a carnival, a luxury raffle and gourmet treats. The fashion garage sale included elegant merchandise from such top-notch designers as Donna?Karan,?Theory,?alice + olivia,?Robert Rodriguez,?Diane von Furstenberg,?Helmut Lang,?AllSaints Spitalfields,?Smythson and Ralph Lauren.
Beth Ostrosky at Super Saturday (Credit: Juliet Papa/1010 WINS)
Super Saturday?gave women the opportunity to have a virtual makeover, as there?was a?COVERGIRL Beauty Bar and a Fresh Beauty Cleanse Truck. Makeup tips, makeup tricks and quality wellness products?were on display.
For the children, the event featured rides, games and arts and crafts. There was also face painting, balloon artistry, s?mores making and a special performance from Miss Pinkie.
Super Saturday was created in 1998 by Karan and the late?Liz Tilberis. In 2011, the star-studded event raised $3.5 million for the?Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.
Have you ever attended Super Saturday? What was it like? Sound off with your thoughts about this terrific cause in the section below?
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FORT RILEY, Kan. A top Army general said the military remains focused on meeting the physical and mental health needs of soldiers and families, including providing additional behavioral health programs. /ppAfter touring Fort Riley in northeast Kansas, Gen. Lloyd Austin said Friday that leaders were focused on putting services and support structures in place to build resilience in a force that has been at war for more than a decade. /ppAustin and other top Army officials spent the week touring Army posts in Georgia, North Carolina and Texas to review programs that include suicide prevention, care of wounded soldiers, prevention of sexual assault and evaluation of disabilities. /ppThe Armys behavioral health services have come under question after incidents in Iraq, Afghanistan and Fort Hood, Texas, in which soldiers have been charged with killing fellow soldiers and civilians. Austin said, however, that any reviews initiated in response to those incidents were outside his current survey. /ppAustin discussed the suicide rate among soldiers, saying reducing it would require continued efforts by Army behavioral health professionals and community resources./ppSuicide is the toughest enemy Ive faced. It is an enemy because we are losing soldiers to this fight, Austin said. /ppAustin said that the war in Afghanistan was the Armys mission but that maintaining the health of the force mentally and physically was as important./ppThis is absolutely central to the readiness of our Army, not only with respect to the current fight, but the next fight, he said. /ppAt Fort Riley, Austin visited with post and 1st Infantry Division leaders about what is being done to meet the health care needs of 18,000 soldiers and their families assigned to the Kansas post. The divisions headquarters and one brigade are deployed over the next year to Afghanistan. /ppThe general said part of the purpose of touring the posts was to figure out how Army headquarters can eliminate friction points by changing policies or providing additional resources. /ppLt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, surgeon general of the Army, said the number of behavioral health providers has increased by 83 percent since 2007. She said the Army is placing behavioral health services in each brigade and integrating it in primary care services for soldiers and families.
Article source: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/07/28/3729376/army-leaders-look-at-forces-mental.html
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PARAGOULD, Ark. (AP) ? An Arkansas man who shot a police officer during a traffic stop last year, then coldly shot him in the face while he was pleading for his life, was sentenced to death on Saturday.
Jerry Lard was convicted Thursday of capital murder, and a Greene County judge agreed with the jury that the 38-year-old should die for killing Trumann police officer Jonathan Schmidt in April 2011.
Lard's attorney, Katherine Streett, said the case will be automatically appealed and that she doesn't comment on ongoing cases.
Prosecutor Scott Ellington, in a statement, said seeking the death sentence always involves a lot of thought and prayer, but that he saw no other option in the case of Lard, who also fired on but missed Schmidt's partner, Sgt. Corey Overstreet, during the confrontation.
"The jury echoed the commitment of the community to protect those who protect us. I am very proud of their courage and fortitude. I know it wasn't an easy decision, but it is one that had to be made," Ellington said.
Lard's attorneys didn't deny that he killed Schmidt, who left behind a wife and children, but they say Lard was mentally ill or deficient and should be spared execution.
Overstreet testified that he showed up as backup last year after Schmidt pulled over a car in which Lard was a passenger.
At one point, Schmidt asked Lard his name and birthday and radioed the information back. Schmidt walked to Lard's side of the car.
"When he opened the door, a hand reached out and started shooting Jonathan," Overstreet said.
Overstreet went to reach for his gun, but he said Lard pointed his weapon at him, so he scrambled between the vehicles. He heard gunshots.
Video taken the night of the shooting from dashboard cameras in the police cars showed Schmidt helping Overstreet back onto his feet after he fell, The Jonesboro Sun reported.
Lard swore and shot at Schmidt, who said, "Please, don't shoot me again."
A medical examiner told the jury Schmidt was shot four times, in the chin, neck, right wrist and chest, though a protective vest blocked that shot.
Lard becomes the 38th death row inmate in Arkansas. The state hasn't been carrying out executions because the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down its lethal injection law earlier this year.
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Information from: The Jonesboro Sun, http://www.jonesborosun.com
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/arkansas-man-sentenced-death-officers-death-180500395.html
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Bristol Palin, Shawn Johnson and Joey Fatone are all competing again on "DWTS."
By Ree Hines
It?s only been two months since wide-receiver-turned-hoofer Donald Driver claimed the coveted mirror ball trophy on ?Dancing With the Stars,? bringing a glittering end to the last season of the ballroom bash. But even though it hasn?t been a big wait, the anticipation for the upcoming season has been huge.
That?s because season 15 isn?t just another round of the same old show. It?s ?Dancing?s? long-awaited all-star season -- the one fans have hoping for and speculating about for ages.
Now that speculation is over. On Friday the returning competitors were revealed.
The ballroom alums soon set to take the dance floor again are:
But that?s not all! While those 12 celebs make up most of the official all-star cast, there?s one more returning soft shoe set to join them. Who?ll take spot No. 13? That?s up to ballroom fans. In a first-of-its-type twist for the show, ?Dancing? viewers are being asked to vote for the past participate of their choosing to fill the final spot. The choices include Sabrina Bryan, Carson Kressley or Kyle Massey.
Details on that twist are still to come on the official ?Dancing With the Stars? website.
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Though partners have not yet been announced, executive producer Conrad Green told reporters at the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Friday that the pros will be revealed on Aug. 13. But don't expect that all the stars will get the same pro they had before.
"Obviously, when you look at the stars that are coming back, it's impossible for everybody to have the same partner, so we're currently working that out," Green said. "We're trying to pair people based upon what we think is going to make the most intriguing season and make a brilliant season."
Green also explained how the producers chose this particular group to do "All Stars." "We took the view we wanted to do the best of the best. We wanted to represent many different seasons," he said. "For us, this is almost our version of 'The Avengers.' These were the superheroes of their particular seasons, and they're back."?
Though the cast will be familiar, don't expect the show to be exactly the same. Green teased that there will be some tweaks to the ballroom bash this season. For starters, he noted that the judges will likely have to be recalibrated a bit, "otherwise, we'll be starting with 9s and 10s right out of the box." He also hinted that the show might introduce a few new things to update the competition.
The season premieres Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. on ABC. And for those of you who can't wait to see at least one these returning hopefuls on your small screen, keep your eye out for Shawn at the Olympics, where she's acting as TODAY.com's special correspondent.?
What do you think of the all-star picks? Did your favorites make the cut? Take our poll below and then go to our Facebook page and tell us who you?ll vote for to fill the last spot in the cast??
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Arijit, 31, is graduate student in Arizona who was diagnosed about a year and a half ago with stage IV colon cancer. He endured multiple surgeries, and grueling rounds of chemotherapy. Then, in February, 2012, the cost of his treatment exceeded the lifetime limit on his graduate student health plan, which is managed by Aetna. His coverage was terminated. His cancer was not.
He launched what we cancer patients sometimes refer to as an internet lemonade stand: a site called Poop Strong (a light-hearted parody of "Livestrong"). At poopstrong.org, he invited well-wishers to make a donation or buy schwag, with all proceeds going to his healthcare.
But, big news today, as his pal Kirk Caron tells Boing Boing,
In the six months between when he was dropped and when he'll be picked up by another student health plan, he's been looking at well over $100K in medical bills for his treatments. In addition to updates about his own condition and the state of Poop Strong, Arijit's been tweeting (naturally) about the state of health insurance, and recently, Aetna got involved. The conversation (as Twitter convos tend to do) sort of spirals out from the main thread between Arijit and Aetna.
That's an understatement! Arjit ended up debating directly with the CEO of Aetna, Mark Bertolini. The tl;dr: Aetna, and Mr. Bertolini, agreed in the end to cover the full extent of bills that accrued since Arjit was dropped from insurance (about $118,000).
"The system is broken," said Bertolini. "I really am trying to fix it."
Arjit is redirecting all of the donations he received the University of Arizona Cancer Center Patient Assistance Fund and The Wellness Community (Arizona), to directly assist other people with cancer who cannot pay for the life-saving medical treatments they need.
I spoke with Arjit today, and will be publishing a transcript/audio of our conversation soon. He's a really cool guy, and he has some insights from this experience that I think everyone should hear. It looks like Arjit is covered, for now, but the system is still broken. The debate over health care costs has become a political football?but for people like me and Arjit and everyone else in America who isn't in the 1%, health care costs are literally a matter of life and death. No one should suffer or die because they can't afford medical treatment. It really is that simple.
Arjit's friend Jen Wang created a Storify of the twitter exchange between Arjit, Aetna's PR reps, and Aetna's CEO. You can read this below.
(Images courtesy Poop Strong / Arjit)
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