LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Joy Behar's last day on "The View" will be Friday, August 9, ABC announced Thursday.
Behar, an original co-host, is leaving the morning chat show after 16 years. Her exit follows that of co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who left for Fox News. Barbara Walters announced her upcoming retirement from the show earlier this year.
For her send-off show, ABC promises "a can't-miss celebration filled with surprise guests, music and make-out sessions."
The tribute will be titled, "This Was Your Life on 'The View' Joy Behar."
The special episode will look back at Behar's most memorable moments from her tenure on the show, including everything from walking off during Bill O'Reilly's appearance, being used as a human barbell by LL Cool J, grilling Senator John McCain and her pop culture quiz with President Obama.
Mario Cantone, Susie Essman, Regis Philbin, Meredith Vieira, Joan Rivers, Alan Alda and Tony Bennett will be on hand for the celebration. Special pre-taped goodbye messages from Hollywood celebrities are also sprinkled throughout the celebration.
Jenny McCarthy is joining "The View" as a co-host this fall.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Rule-breakers beware. The NCAA is now holding everyone more accountable with harsher punishments.
More than a year after hammering Penn State for Jerry Sandusky's crimes and nearly six months after shaking up the enforcement division because of a self-inflicted scandal, the governing body cast aside its outdated two-tiered penalty structure and deliberative hearing process in favor of new policies that could result in the suspension of coaches and more consistent punishments for major infractions.
The new rules, approved in October, officially took effect Thursday.
"I think they've certainly changed the equation a lot," NCAA President Mark Emmert told The Associated Press. "So those doing risk-reward analysis, we've just upped the ante on risk, and I think that will have a material impact on people's behavior."
Emmert called for tougher measures to go into effect two years ago during a presidential summit in Indianapolis. Now that they're finally on the books, the embattled Emmert has a rare victory in what has been one of the toughest years in NCAA history.
From the announcement of rogue staffers violating the organization's own policies to the continual critiques about how Emmert runs the NCAA to concerns about low morale inside the Indianapolis headquarters, everything has been a target. There are court cases, complaints from conference commissioners, debates over whether big-budget and small-budget schools can co-exist in the same division, and calls for Emmert's resignation.
Amid all that, many of the attempts to reform college sports have fizzled, including a $2,000 stipend for athletes that Emmert champions. The board of directors passed that measure in the fall of 2011 only to have it stopped by opposition from smaller schools, many of whom complained they couldn't afford it.
But getting tough on cheaters is something most college leaders have rallied around.
College fans will see a noticeable difference in the way cases are handled.
Instead of categorizing infractions as major or secondary, there will now be four categories. Punishments will be reduced or toughened based on whether there are mitigating or aggravating circumstances. Teams or schools found to be in "serious breach of conduct" with aggravating circumstances could face severe penalties, if not those approaching Penn State's unprecedented sanctions (four-year postseason ban and a $60 million fine).
Head coaches will find themselves under more scrutiny. By changing the burden from "presumption of knowledge" to "presumption of responsibility," head coaches could now be suspended for up to one full season if any member of their staff commits a serious rules infraction.
The changes will not affect cases that have already been heard, such as the pending case against the University of Miami, and schools that are found to have committed infractions before the board's vote on Oct. 30 will be processed under the new structure but will face penalties under the previous structure. Infractions that occurred after Oct. 30 or both before and after will face the new punishments.
"It's insufficient to say, 'I didn't have any idea of what's going on here,'" Emmert said. "When you think about the people at the highest level and who impact this the most, it's the people who are most directly involved. So the coaches have a responsibility to set the tone in that room on a daily basis and if they are not, then they will be held accountable."
The infractions committee will look different, too.
The NCAA has already increased the number of committee members from 10 to 18 and could add up to six more. Emmert and the board believes that will split the workload, allow smaller groups to conduct roughly twice as many hearings each year and expedite a decision-making process that has long been criticized as being far too slow.
For the first time, former college coaches, such as Lloyd Carr and Bobby Cremins, and former university presidents, such as Michael Adams and Carol Cartwright, will hear cases, ask questions and make decisions, too.
"There's going to be people on the committee that know and understand college sports," Emmert said. "It's a thankless job, but with this structure we will get new and varied voices in the process."
The NCAA is still facing a number of challenges, including a closely watched federal lawsuit in California many believe could change college sports.
On Wednesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said video game maker Electronic Arts can be sued by college players who claim the company unfairly used their images without compensation. The lawsuit argues for class action status to represent all current and former players and has been combined with a similar suit filed by former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon against the NCAA.
"The main thing is that this takes away their principal defense and leaves them with, what I think, is a pretty weak defense," said Rob Carey, a partner at the law firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro in Seattle, a firm that represents the players. "They know what it is and they pretended it was like this little narrow thing, and I don't think a jury will react well to that."
Emmert declined to talk specifically about the lawsuit or Wednesday's ruling, though he did say losing in the courts would have a "dramatic impact" on college athletics.
Carey and Emmert both said there have been no discussions yet about a potential settlement. Carey does not believe the case will reach the courtroom before 2015.
Over the past few weeks, several power-conference commissioners complained about NCAA governance. Emmert has spent the summer talking with those commissioners, and acknowledges changes need to be made.
Potential solutions are to be discussed at next week's board of directors meeting, though Emmert does not expect a vote on any changes until at least next August. He has also called for a January summit.
"There's an interest from the board to see some seriousness of intent and that they're really going to move on governance reform," Emmert said. "We have many different segments that are frustrated with the current environment. It needs to be done with some speed, but you've got to have some voices in it. You've got to find ways to reach out, get a lot of opinions and get people together."
Much like the NCAA did on the enforcement changes that are now in effect.
"Will they be perfect right out of the box. No, of course not, I'm sure they'll have to be tweaked or be adjusted," Emmert said. "No one believes we have found the perfect model, but everyone believes it's a significant move in the right direction."
Prominent Cedars-Sinai medical physicist receives highest honor from distinguished associationPublic release date: 31-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
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Benedick Fraass, Ph.D., FAAPM, FASTRO, FACR, presented with the William D. Coolidge Award by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine
LOS ANGELES (July 31, 2013) Benedick Fraass, PhD, FAAPM, FASTRO, FACR, received the highest honor from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine the William D. Coolidge Award for his distinguished career achievements in medical physics, including his pioneering work in radiation oncology.
The William D. Coolidge Award is the most prestigious award of the association and has been given to important medical physicists such as William Coolidge, the inventor of the modern X-ray tube, and Harold Johns, who led the development and clinical use of the first Cobalt machines for radiotherapy.
"The William D. Coolidge Award credits those whose innovation and creativity have revolutionized the field of medical physics an award only suited for a prestigious leader like Dr. Fraass," said Steven Piantadosi, MD, PhD, director of the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute and the Phase ONE Foundation Distinguished Chair. "Dr. Fraass has dedicated both his mind and talent to radiation oncology providing more efficient treatment to thousands of patients across the world."
Fraass, vice chair for Research and professor and director of Medical Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Cedars-Sinai's Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, is a renowned medical physicist specializing in radiation oncology, imaging-based treatment planning, computer-controlled treatment delivery and clinical studies of radiation oncology treatment for cancer.
Fraass was instrumental in the creation of 3D treatment planning in the 1980s and early 1990s and helped pioneer the development of 3D conformal therapy, a technique in which beams of radiation are shaped to match a tumor during treatment, sparing nearby normal tissue.
Additionally, Fraass led the team that implemented the first routine clinical use of 3D treatment planning, a now-commonplace software tool used to design and implement more accurate radiation therapy. Fraass and colleagues also created the first radiation oncology clinical dose escalation trials using conformal therapy in 1987, as well as doing pioneering work in computer-controlled treatment delivery. Fraass continues his efforts to improve patient safety.
"It is an honor to join the elite group of past Coolidge award recipients," said Fraass. "The innovations our group developed have changed the field of radiation oncology, and have improved the cancer treatment for a great many patients. These improvements were only possible due to the teamwork of a dedicated collaboration of medical physicists, physicians, computer scientists, therapists and engineers, and I'm honored to represent all these people in accepting the award."
Fraass has been principal investigator of many National Cancer Institute grants, including the NCI-funded program project grant "Optimization of High Dose Conformal Therapy," which was funded from 1993 to 2011 and has authored more than 205 publications. Fraass serves as co-chair of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Research Committee, the National Radiation Oncology Registry, the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise-Radiation Oncology effort and the Radiation Oncology Safety Stakeholders Initiative. He is a fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, the American Society of Radiation Oncology and the American College of Radiology. In 2011, Fraass was named professor emeritus of the University of Michigan, where he served as director of the Radiation Oncology Physics Division from 1984 to 2011.
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Prominent Cedars-Sinai medical physicist receives highest honor from distinguished associationPublic release date: 31-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Cara Lasala cara.lasala@cshs.org 310-423-7798 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Benedick Fraass, Ph.D., FAAPM, FASTRO, FACR, presented with the William D. Coolidge Award by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine
LOS ANGELES (July 31, 2013) Benedick Fraass, PhD, FAAPM, FASTRO, FACR, received the highest honor from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine the William D. Coolidge Award for his distinguished career achievements in medical physics, including his pioneering work in radiation oncology.
The William D. Coolidge Award is the most prestigious award of the association and has been given to important medical physicists such as William Coolidge, the inventor of the modern X-ray tube, and Harold Johns, who led the development and clinical use of the first Cobalt machines for radiotherapy.
"The William D. Coolidge Award credits those whose innovation and creativity have revolutionized the field of medical physics an award only suited for a prestigious leader like Dr. Fraass," said Steven Piantadosi, MD, PhD, director of the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute and the Phase ONE Foundation Distinguished Chair. "Dr. Fraass has dedicated both his mind and talent to radiation oncology providing more efficient treatment to thousands of patients across the world."
Fraass, vice chair for Research and professor and director of Medical Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Cedars-Sinai's Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, is a renowned medical physicist specializing in radiation oncology, imaging-based treatment planning, computer-controlled treatment delivery and clinical studies of radiation oncology treatment for cancer.
Fraass was instrumental in the creation of 3D treatment planning in the 1980s and early 1990s and helped pioneer the development of 3D conformal therapy, a technique in which beams of radiation are shaped to match a tumor during treatment, sparing nearby normal tissue.
Additionally, Fraass led the team that implemented the first routine clinical use of 3D treatment planning, a now-commonplace software tool used to design and implement more accurate radiation therapy. Fraass and colleagues also created the first radiation oncology clinical dose escalation trials using conformal therapy in 1987, as well as doing pioneering work in computer-controlled treatment delivery. Fraass continues his efforts to improve patient safety.
"It is an honor to join the elite group of past Coolidge award recipients," said Fraass. "The innovations our group developed have changed the field of radiation oncology, and have improved the cancer treatment for a great many patients. These improvements were only possible due to the teamwork of a dedicated collaboration of medical physicists, physicians, computer scientists, therapists and engineers, and I'm honored to represent all these people in accepting the award."
Fraass has been principal investigator of many National Cancer Institute grants, including the NCI-funded program project grant "Optimization of High Dose Conformal Therapy," which was funded from 1993 to 2011 and has authored more than 205 publications. Fraass serves as co-chair of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Research Committee, the National Radiation Oncology Registry, the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise-Radiation Oncology effort and the Radiation Oncology Safety Stakeholders Initiative. He is a fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, the American Society of Radiation Oncology and the American College of Radiology. In 2011, Fraass was named professor emeritus of the University of Michigan, where he served as director of the Radiation Oncology Physics Division from 1984 to 2011.
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Brooks Forester breaks up with Desiree Hartsock, even though she admitted to being in love with him.
"Bachelorette" contestant Brooks Forester shocked Desiree Hartsock Monday night when he unexpectedly departed the show after admitting that he wasn't in love with her.
Hartsock, who had held a special place in her heart for the Salt Lake City marketing consultant from the very first night, was crushed. Before being dumped, she had admitted that her feelings for Forester were very strong.
"Brooks has always been a frontrunner, from day one," she declared during the episode. "I'm in love with Brooks and I miss him every day I'm not with him."
Forester, one of three remaining men who journeyed to the island of Antigua, told host Chris Harrison that he began to doubt his feelings for Hartsock during the show's hometown date week. And while he wanted to be in love with her, he didn't think he'd ever be at the point where he was ready to propose.
"I really want to be madly in love with you, you know?" he later told a crying Hartsock. "I don't feel it ... I don't feel like the moments apart are hard enough."
During the scene, a tearful Hartsock admitted to Forester that she was in love with him. It marks one of the first times in the show's history that a Bachelorette said "I love you" to a contestant before the final proposal.
The bad news came for Hartsock after she spent a great day (and a sexy night in the Fantasy Suite) in Antigua with each of the other two remaining men: Seattle mortgage broker Chris Siegfried and Drew Kenney, a digital marketing analyst from Scottsdale, Ariz.
?It breaks my heart knowing that I have two amazing, like, unreal guys who do want to love me," she said. "I just can?t love them as much as I know I have to give. ... Honestly, for me, it?s over.?
While both Siegfried and Kenney remain in the competition, previews for next week's finale episode reveal that they, as well as Hartsock, may go home alone.
Will Forester come back? Will Hartsock accept a proposal from one of the other guys, or will she leave brokenhearted? The second part of the season finale airs next Monday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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Traditionally photography is about preserving a moment in time; you take a picture literally because it'll last longer. The entire art is built around a quest for permanence, and archival desires. But with Snapchat, you're casting off those things you photograph almost as soon as you take the picture ? in many cases it's less permanent than just continuing to look at something. For a an avid hobbyist photographer, it's somewhat counterintuitive, but also very liberating.
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Traditionally photography is about preserving a moment in time; you take a picture literally because it'll last longer. The entire art is built around a quest for permanence, and archival desires. But with Snapchat, you're casting off those things you photograph almost as soon as you take the picture ? in many cases it's less permanent than just continuing to look at something. For a an avid hobbyist photographer, it's somewhat counterintuitive, but also very liberating.