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ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about the different ways doctors use to treat children with this type of cancer. To see other pages, use the menu on the side of your screen.
In general, cancer in children is uncommon, so it can be hard for doctors to plan treatments unless they know what has been most effective in other children. That's why more than 60% of children with cancer are treated as part of a clinical trial. Clinical trials are research studies that compare the best proven treatments available (standard treatments) with newer treatments that may be more effective. Investigating new treatments involves careful monitoring using scientific methods, and all participants are followed closely to track their health and progress.
To take advantage of these newer treatments, all children with cancer should be treated at a specialized cancer center. Doctors at these centers have extensive experience in treating children with cancer and have access to the latest research. A doctor who specializes in treating children with cancer is called a pediatric oncologist. In many cases, a team of doctors works with a child and the family to provide care; this is called a multidisciplinary team. Pediatric cancer centers often have extra support services for children and their families, such as child life specialists, nutritionists, social workers, and counselors. Special activities and programs to help your child and family cope may also be available.
Descriptions of the most common treatment options for neuroblastoma are listed below. Treatment options and recommendations depend on several factors, including the size and location of the tumor, whether the cancer has spread, the risk classification, possible side effects, family preferences, and the child's overall health. The treatment is tailored according to the risk group the tumor has been assigned, including the need for more than one type of therapy. Learn more about making treatment decisions.
Observation Alone
Observation (also called active surveillance or watchful waiting) is an approach in which the patient is closely monitored by doctors using exams and tests. Active treatment, such as surgery or chemotherapy, is only given if the disease shows signs of getting worse.
A high rate of spontaneous regression (partial or complete disappearance of cancer) has been observed in infants with neuroblastoma in population screening studies. This observation led to the development of a Children's Oncology Group clinical trial evaluating the safety of observation alone in infants younger than 6 months with small adrenal masses and no evidence of spreading beyond the primary tumor. The study demonstrated that expectant observation led to excellent event-free survival and overall survival while avoiding surgical intervention in a large majority of the patients.
Surgery is the removal of the tumor and surrounding tissue during an operation. A surgical oncologist is a doctor who specializes in treating cancer using surgery. If the tumor has not spread, surgery can sometimes be used to remove the entire tumor. However, most neuroblastoma is not found until after the cancer has spread. In this situation, the doctor removes as much of the tumor as possible during surgery. If the tumor cannot be completely removed, the child may receive radiation therapy or chemotherapy (see below) to kill the remaining cancer cells.
The doctor may also remove lymph nodes on both sides of the abdomen to look at them under a microscope to see if there are cancer cells. The doctor may also take a biopsy of the liver to find out if the disease has spread to the liver. Learn more about cancer surgery.
Even if a tumor cannot be removed because of its location, a surgical biopsy (see Diagnosis) may still be done to determine the type of tumor.
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells, usually by stopping the cancer cells' ability to grow and divide. Systemic chemotherapy is delivered through the bloodstream to reach cancer cells throughout the body. Chemotherapy is given by a pediatric oncologist or a medical oncologist, a doctor who specializes in treating cancer with medication. A chemotherapy regimen (schedule) usually consists of a specific number of cycles given over a set period of time.
Most children with neuroblastoma will need to have chemotherapy. Chemotherapy may be used as the primary (main) treatment for neuroblastoma, or it may be given before surgery to shrink the tumor or after surgery to kill any remaining cancer cells. Chemotherapy for neuroblastoma may be given by mouth (orally) or injected into a vein (intravenous or IV) or muscle. Occasionally, a single drug is given, but most often, a combination of drugs is used.
Children with intermediate-risk neuroblastoma often receive the following drugs:
- Carboplatin (Paraplat, Paraplatin)
- Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan, Clafen, Neosar)
- Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
Children with high-risk neuroblastoma often receive the following drugs:
- Cyclophosphamide
- Ifosfamide (Cyfos, Ifex, Ifosfamidum)
- Cisplatin (Platinol)
- Vincristine (Vincasar, Oncovin)
- Doxorubicin
- Melphalan (Alkeran)
- Etoposide (VePesid, Toposar)
- Teniposide (Vumon)
- Topotecan (Hycamtin)
The side effects of chemotherapy depend on the individual and the dose used, but they can include fatigue, risk of infection, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, and diarrhea. These side effects usually go away once treatment is finished. The severity of the side effects depends on the type and amount of the drug being given and the length of time the child receives the drug.
Learn more about chemotherapy and preparing for treatment. The medications used to treat cancer are continually being evaluated. Talking with the doctor is often the best way to learn about the medications prescribed for your child, their purpose, and their potential side effects or interactions with other medications. Learn more about your child's prescriptions by using searchable drug databases.
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy is the use of high-energy x-rays or other particles to kill cancer cells. A doctor who specializes in giving radiation therapy to treat cancer is called a radiation oncologist. The most common type of radiation treatment is called external-beam radiation therapy, which is radiation given from a machine outside the body. A radiation therapy regimen (schedule) usually consists of a specific number of treatments given over a set period of time.
Side effects from radiation therapy may include fatigue, mild skin reactions, upset stomach, and loose bowel movements. Most side effects go away soon after treatment is finished.
Because radiation therapy can sometimes cause problems with the normal growth and development of a child's brain and the ovaries (in girls) or testicles (in boys), the doctor may choose to treat the cancer in another way.
Learn more about radiation therapy.
Stem cell transplantation/bone marrow transplantation
A stem cell transplant is a medical procedure in which diseased bone marrow is replaced by highly specialized cells, called hematopoietic stem cells. Hematopoietic stem cells are found both in the blood stream and in the bone marrow. Today, this procedure is more commonly called a stem cell transplant, rather than a bone marrow transplant, because it is the blood stem cells that are typically being transplanted, not the actual bone marrow tissue.
Before recommending transplantation, doctors will talk with the patient about the risks of this treatment and consider several other factors, such as the type of cancer, results of any previous treatment, and patient's age and general health.
There are two types of stem cell transplantation depending on the source of the replacement blood stem cells: allogeneic (ALLO) and autologous (AUTO). AUTO transplants are most often used for children with high-risk neuroblastoma.
The goal of transplantation is to destroy cancer cells in the marrow, blood, and other parts of the body and allow replacement blood stem cells to create healthy bone marrow. In most stem cell transplants, the patient is treated with high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy to destroy as many cancer cells as possible. Learn more about bone marrow and stem cell transplantation.
Retinoid therapy
Retinoids are substances that are similar to vitamin A. They are thought to help some cells mature into normal cells. When chemotherapy no longer works for some tumor cells, 13-cis-retinoic acid (RA) has been given to children with high-risk neuroblastoma after completion of consolidation therapy (treatment given after the initial treatment). A Children's Oncology Group study showed that when children with some cancer cells remaining after treatment were given RA, it improved their survival and lowered their risk of recurrence.
Immunotherapy (also called biologic therapy) is designed to boost the body's natural defenses to fight the cancer. It uses materials made either by the body or in a laboratory to bolster, target, or restore immune system function.
GD2 is a compound on the surface of cells, called a disialoganglioside, that is found in large amounts in most neuroblastomas. GD2-targeted treatments using a variety of monoclonal antibodies have been effective to treat patients with recurrent neuroblastoma. A monoclonal antibody is a substance made in a laboratory that acts like the antibodies the body's immune system naturally makes to fight diseases such as a tumor.
The Children's Oncology Group has used antibody therapy combined with cytokines (chemicals released by cells that help control the immune system) and RA therapy (see above) for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma that responded to induction (first) chemotherapy and who have had bone marrow/stem cell transplantation without the neuroblastoma growing or spreading. In a recent clinical trial, children received either RA alone or RA plus cytokines and a specific type of monoclonal antibody. The patients who received the monoclonal antibody lived longer and had fewer recurrences. Immunotherapy is now a part of the standard treatment for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma. Learn more about immunotherapy.
Targeted delivery of radionuclides
A radionuclide called 131I MIBG is being researched to treat neuroblastoma. Based on the promising effects of 131I MIBG for patients with recurrent neuroblastoma, a clinical trial is being developed by the Children's Oncology Group to test 131I MIBG combined with high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation for patients newly diagnosed with high-risk disease.
Palliative/supportive care
Cancer and its treatment often cause side effects. In addition to treatment to slow, stop, or eliminate the cancer, an important part of cancer care is relieving a person's symptoms and side effects. This approach is called palliative or supportive care, and it includes supporting the patient with his or her physical, emotional, and social needs.
Palliative care can help a person at any stage of illness. People often receive treatment for the cancer and treatment to ease side effects at the same time. In fact, patients who receive both often have less severe symptoms, better quality of life, and report they are more satisfied with treatment.
Before treatment begins, talk with your child's health care team about the possible side effects of his or her specific treatment plan and supportive care options. And during and after treatment, be sure to tell your child's doctor or another health care team member if your child is experiencing a problem, so it is addressed as quickly as possible. Learn more about palliative care.
Recurrent neuroblastoma
A remission is when cancer cannot be detected in the body and there are no symptoms. This may also be called "no evidence of disease" or NED.
A remission can be temporary or permanent. This uncertainty leads to many families feeling worried or anxious that the cancer will come back. While many remissions are permanent, it's important to talk with your child's doctor about the possibility of the cancer returning. Understanding the risk of recurrence and the treatment options may help you and your child feel more prepared if the cancer does return. Learn more about coping with the fear of recurrence.
If the tumor does return after the original treatment, it is called a recurrent tumor. It may come back in the same place (called a local recurrence), nearby (regional recurrence), or in another place (distant recurrence).
If there is a recurrence, the tumor may need to be staged again (called re-staging) using the system described in staging and risk grouping. When this occurs, a cycle of testing will begin again to learn as much as possible about the recurrence. After testing is done, you and your child's doctor will talk about the treatment options. Often the treatment plan will include the therapies described above (such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy) but may be used in a different combination or given at a different pace. Your child's doctor may also suggest clinical trials that are studying new ways to treat this type of recurrent tumor.
The treatment of recurrent neuroblastoma depends on where the tumor recurred and how aggressive the new tumor is. While there are treatments that work well for patients with low- and intermediate-risk disease who have a recurrence where the original tumor started, treating recurrent high-risk neuroblastoma is difficult. Neuroblastoma comes back in more than 50% of children with high-risk disease. Over the past several years, more new treatments and combinations have been developed for these patients:
- Chemotherapy. The drugs topotecan and irinotecan (Camptosar) are often used early when there is a recurrence. Topotecan works better when combined with low-dose cyclophosphamide. The combination of irinotecan and temozolomide (Methazolastone, Temodar) has few side effects. This chemotherapy treatment regimen has been evaluated in a Children's Oncology Group study and works well for some patients with recurrent neuroblastoma.
- Targeted delivery of radionuclides. As explained above, radionuclides have been attached to MIBG, as well as somatostatin analogs (substances similar to a specific hormone produced by cells) and anti-GD2 antibodies. Early studies looking at combinations of radio-labeled MIBG and radiation sensitizers like irinotecan or histone deacetylase inhibitors like vorinostat (Zolinza) are ongoing. Radiosensitizers are drugs that make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy, making radiation therapy more effective.
- Immunotherapy. A special molecule combined with an antibody directed against the GD2 and interleukin-2 (IL2; a substance that can be used to boost the immune system) as well as other monoclonal antibodies directed against the GD2 antigen are being evaluated for patients with recurrent neuroblastoma. Vaccines against tumor cell DNA, function, and structure, as well as use of immune cells created in the laboratory that can destroy tumor cells, are also being researched.
- Retinoids. Fenretinide works against neuroblastoma in a laboratory, even when other retinoids do not. Research shows that the drug has few side effects. Newer versions of this drug are being created to make it easier to give this medication to young children.
- Angiogenesis inhibitors. Anti-angiogenesis therapy is focused on stopping angiogenesis, which is the process of making new blood vessels. Because a tumor needs the nutrients delivered by blood vessels to grow and spread, the goal of anti-angiogenesis therapies is to "starve" the tumor. Research is focuses on stopping vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) from working, which is needed for new blood vessels to form.
- Tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are drugs that block cell communication and can stop tumor growth. Drugs that inhibit ALK, a tyrosine kinase that is mutated in some types of neuroblastoma and in some patients with familial neuroblastoma, are being tested in clinical trials. Other tyrosine kinase inhibitors that are being tested in clinical trials include inhibitors of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the insulin growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R). These receptors help tumor cells grow, and blocking them may slow or stop neuroblastoma growth.
- Aurora kinase inhibitors. Aurora A kinase helps cells divide early on and is found in all cells that are dividing. Aurora kinase inhibitors are drugs that block this protein, stopping or slowing the cells from dividing. Research on these drugs is ongoing.
- Other treatment options. Demethylating drugs such as decitabine (Dacogen) are currently being studied. Histone deacetylase inhibitors (substances that can prevent a tumor from growing and spreading) have also shown some promise as a treatment for neuroblastoma. At least three histone deacetylase inhibitors are now being studied in clinical trials for patients with refractory solid tumors (tumors that remain after the initial treatment).
When a child has a recurrent tumor, family members often experience emotions such as disbelief or fear. Families are encouraged to talk with the health care team about these feelings and ask about support services to help them cope. Learn more about dealing with a recurrence.
If treatment fails
Although treatment is successful for the majority of children with cancer, sometimes it is not. If a child's cancer cannot be cured or controlled, this is called advanced or terminal cancer. This diagnosis is stressful, and it may be difficult to discuss. However, it is important to have open and honest conversations with your child's doctor and health care team to express your family's feelings, preferences, and concerns. The health care team is there to help, and many team members have special skills, experience, and knowledge to support patients and their families.
Parents or guardians are encouraged to think about where the child would be most comfortable: at home, in a home-like setting elsewhere, in the hospital, or in a hospice environment. Nursing care and special equipment can make staying at home a workable alternative for many families. Some children may be happier if they can arrange to attend school part-time or keep up other activities and social connections. The child's health care team can help parents or guardians decide on an appropriate level of activity. Making sure a child is physically comfortable and free from pain is extremely important as part of end-of-life care. Learn more about caring for a terminally ill child and advanced cancer care planning.
The death of a child is an enormous tragedy, and families may need support to help them cope with the loss. Pediatric cancer centers often have professional staff and support groups to help with the process of grieving. Learn more on grieving the loss of a child.
Find out more about common terms used during cancer treatment.
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Lone Star is a major town in Texas that used to be known as Abilene before the Great War. It is the third major settlement encountered in the game. There are 4 main factions residing in Lone Star, The ghoul trading company, Caesar's Raiders, The lawmen, and the Hand Gang, and everyone wants everyone else dead. The ghoul trading company is having problems with the raiders, and the lawmen are fed up with the Hand Gang's reckless activity.
Vault 39 Edit
Lone Star is also home to Vault 39. Vault 39 is currently closed to the player character, but a strange man with seeds has caught your attention. The PC eventually heads east towards Fort Worth.
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Two days a week, the boys from Heritage High School in Loudoun County come to my store. On Tuesdays, they drop off their teachers' drycleaning, and they return on Thursdays to pick it up.
For each boy there is a teacher monitoring effective communication and safe public behavior. For each boy there is at least one diagnosis of a disorder on the autism spectrum.
The most common visitors are Tommy, Arjun, and Wallace. After three months of seeing me regularly, it was only today that Wallace looked me in the eyes. It was a pretty big deal.
Arjun is far more social and once asked my husband if they could be friends. Go ahead and guess what the answer was.
Tommy also has Tourette's Syndrome so it takes a lot of concentration for him to lift his bag of clothes to the counter and to wait for me to process them. Sometimes, his teacher will slyly move a rubber ball into his hand to give the electrified nerve endings something solid to ground them.
Preston was once a Heritage boy. He says he doesn't remember taking teachers' clothes to the cleaners, but he recalls other outings and Ms. B was his teacher.
Preston works at our store now and is the only person who is neither me nor my husband to have worked a straight 13-hour shift.
If there is no tagging, assembly or bagging to do, Preston will ask permission to sweep the floor or clean the counters. He is the only employee who does this.
Today, after Wallace looked right at me and answered my questions and after Preston had swept the floors free of even the smallest dust mote, a customer came in and announced that she regularly comes in on Tuesdays and has been made to wait because the students from Heritage take so long.
"I only have a limited time for lunch and you might want to consider that doing business with people like those takes a long time," she announced.
I was stunned.
"People like what?" I asked. "Teenagers? Tall people? People who like interacting with me when they drop off clothes?"
She was appalled at me, but I was unable to shut my pie hole.
"What kind of people do you mean? People who wait patiently while I take the orders? Because I happen to enjoy those people. I employ them. My son is one..." I kept talking as she retreated from my store.
So, today I am pretty sure I lost a customer, but Wallace looked right at me today and Preston made my store look great today, so I think it was an even exchange.
And I stood up for my son, although today will not be the day he knows that. It gives me something to which I can look forward.


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Currently, there is no H1N1 vaccine, and treatment medications such as antivirals should only be obtained through a prescribing health care provider.
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It was a rainy morning, but crews were at Auditorium Shores Monday to prepare for a family-friendly event.
The area will be transformed into a festival with three live music stages, a short film screening area, a catapult, interactive light shows and a fireworks display.
"This is the third annual event. It goes on rain or shine," said Megan Crigger, City of Austin.
City officials are encouraging families to bring lawn chairs and blankets as they ring in the new year.
KVUE spoke with a couple who says they're not going to fight the crowds. Instead they're gathering with friends at home.
"Not a chance! We have a nice gathering with a fireworks display," John and Alison Bencevenga said.
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Fireworks are not allowed inside Austin city limits, so if you want to watch the show it starts at 10 p.m.
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Report Card PowerPoint Presentation
On November 30, 2000, the National Center for Public Policy and
Higher Education released the first-ever report card that grades
state systems of higher education. The report card grades states
in six areas: preparation, participation, affordability, completion,
benefits, and learning. Illinois received the highest grade point
average of any state in the nation, and received an "A" in the areas
of preparation, participation, and affordability. This item summarizes
the findings of the National Center's report, highlighting Illinois'
strengths and addressing its weaknesses. (Presentation by Keith
R. Sanders)
Note: Copies of this item will be made available at the Board of
Higher Education meeting. The item was not complete when Board packets
were assembled due to the timing of the National Report Card release.
Results Report PowerPoint
This item presents the findings from the second annual Statewide
Results Report on Illinois Higher Education. On the whole,
colleges and universities are making significant strides toward
achieving the goals of The Illinois Commitment. Higher education
continues to contribute to the state's economic growth; efforts
are underway to improve the number and diversity of Illinois' citizens
completing education and training programs; the state's education
and workforce agencies have formed meaningful partnerships to improve
teaching and learning; Illinois has been recognized as a national
leader in addressing affordability; and initiatives are underway
to improve the quality of education and productivity and accountability.
Nevertheless, there are improvements that need to be made in advancing
each of the goals of The Illinois Commitment. (Presentation
by Diane Gilleland)
The Board of Higher Education commissioned a comprehensive examination
of higher education grant programs. The evaluation focused on the
extent to which the grant programs collectively contribute to the
achievement of the goals of The Illinois Commitment, and presented
recommendations on ways to strengthen the ties between grant programs
and statewide goals. This item summarizes the findings and
recommendations contained in the evaluation report, and identifies
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February 2001. (Presentation by Ross Hodel)
Budget Recommendations
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The fiscal year 2002 budget recommendations focus new resources
on programs and activities that will advance the goals of The Illinois
Commitment. New funds totaling $198.7 million are recommended for
higher education operations and grants, including $143.8 million
in state general funds, an increase 5.7 percent over fiscal year
2001. In total, $5.2 million are included in the recommendations
to help business and industry sustain economic growth, $5.9 million
to improve teaching and learning, $20.2 million to improve affordability,
$18.4 million to increase the number and diversity of students in
higher education, $33.3 million to improve accountability and productivity,
and $115.6 million for improving expectations and quality.
The fiscal year 2002 budget recommendations for capital improvements
total $540.0 million, including $510.0 million for Regular Capital
projects and $30 million for Capital Renewal. The recommendations
for Regular Capital provide support for 47 projects, while the recommendations
for Capital Renewal provide funds for small remodeling projects
at each public university and community college campus. (Presentation
by Debra Smitley)
An oral report on the work of the Committee on Access and Diversity
will be presented. (Presentation by Jerry D. Blakemore)
The Illinois Century Network continues to move aggressively forward
to meet its goal of becoming the predominant high-speed education
delivery network throughout the state. With over 4,000 connections
to schools, community colleges, universities, libraries, museums,
hospitals, municipalities, and state agencies throughout the state,
the network is becoming the primary delivery vehicle for educational
content. This item presents a summary of current activities to update
the Board on the direction and progress of the Network over the
last year with emphasis on current activities. (Presentation by
Neil Matkin)
This item recommends approval of the allocation of the fiscal year
2001 appropriation of $50,000 for Graduation Incentive Grants to
Western Illinois University. (Ross Hodel)
This item recommends approval of an allocation of $2.7 million
for the Engineering Grant Program. These matching grants provide
funds for the eight Illinois institutions that confer baccalaureate
degrees in engineering and are recognized by the Illinois Department
of Professional Regulation. The grants are based on the number of
baccalaureate degrees conferred in engineering, and assist institutions
in the purchase of engineering laboratory equipment and computer
software. (Ross Hodel)
This item recommends approval of an allocation of $2.2 million
from the appropriation for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional
Development Program. Priority in the allocation is given to
programs providing professional development opportunities for middle
school teachers of mathematics and science. A total of 33
proposals are recommended for funding in fiscal year 2001.
(Ross Hodel)
This item recommends approval for the following institutions to
offer new programs: Governors State University, Illinois State
University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
(Diane Gilleland)
This item recommends operating and/or degree-granting authority
for the following institutions: Chicago School of Professional
Psychology, Dominican University, Morrison Institute of Technology,
and Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing. (Diane
This item recommends approval for a new associate degree program,
Carpenter Apprenticeship, to be offered by Black Hawk College.
(Diane Gilleland)
This item recommends approval for Northeastern Illinois University
to acquire property and make related improvements. (Sharon
This item summarizes 12-month headcount enrollment and preliminary
fall term 2000 headcount and full-time-equivalent (FTE) enrollments
for Illinois colleges and universities. Preliminary fall term
enrollment data show that statewide enrollment has remained steady,
increasing by .6 percent, to 739,143 students in fall 2000.
Enrollment increased slightly at independent institutions in fall
2000, and dropped slightly at community colleges and public universities.
(Ross Hodel)


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PLAYERS: Norv Turner, Romeo Crennel, Philip Rivers, Ryan Mathews, Scott Pioli, Matt Cassel, Brady Quinn, Ricky Stanzi, Jamaal Charles
TEAMS: San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs
TEAMS: San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs
Mired in a three-game losing streak, the San Diego Chargers are looking for answers while the job security of coach Norv Turner is once again being questioned. With Kansas City stuck in a four-game slide and tied for the worst record in the NFL, Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel might also face an uncertain future if he can't get things turned around. The AFC West foes look to end their skids Thursday night when the Chargers try to sweep the season series with a fifth consecutive home victory over the Chiefs. After winning three of four, San Diego (3-4) is again stuck in a rut that has become commonplace in recent years. The Chargers started 2-5 in 2010 and endured a six-game skid in 2011, missing the playoffs in both seasons. San Diego blew a 10-point lead during a 31-24 loss at New Orleans on Oct. 7 and followed that by giving up a 24-0 cushion in a 35-24 home defeat to Denver. On Sunday, the Chargers came off their bye and managed 265 yards in a 7-6 loss at lowly Cleveland. "We've not been able to put together the kind of consistency we need to,'' said Turner, whose team has not scored a touchdown in six quarters. "It is an extremely challenging situation for our football team.'' In his sixth season with the Chargers, Turner has again come under fire from a fan base that is willing to stay home and has pushed this contest to the brink of a local TV blackout. "You're coaching on a week-to-week basis,'' said Turner, who has not spoken about his job status with general manager A.J. Smith or team president Dean Spanos. "I'm coaching to do the best job I can to get our team ready to play Kansas City. All those other conversations, they're going to take place. You know they're going to take place.'' It seems the Chargers have a good chance to end their skid against the Chiefs (1-6), who allow 29.9 points per contest and have lost eight of 10 to San Diego - including four straight at Qualcomm Stadium. Philip Rivers threw for 209 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in a 37-20 win at Kansas City on Sept. 30. Rivers has completed 62.3 percent of his passes but thrown seven TDs and nine picks while going 6-1 at home versus Kansas City. After throwing four interceptions against the Broncos, he was 18 of 34 for a season-low 154 yards at Cleveland. Ryan Mathews gained 95 yards against the Browns, but he has yet to rush for 100 yards and has one TD this season. He ran for 61 yards and caught two passes for 21 against the Chiefs earlier this year. Kansas City is in danger of losing five straight for the first time since Nov. 29-Dec. 27, 2009. Coming off a 26-16 home loss to Oakland on Sunday, the Chiefs are the first team since at least 1940 to go their first seven games without holding a lead in regulation. Their only win came in overtime, 27-24 at New Orleans on Sept. 23. "When you lose, it gets tough on you, mentally, you know?" Crennel said. "You wonder about who you played, what you could have done differently, why things are happening the way they're happening. "You get down a little bit. We have to get them to put this behind us.'' Though in his first full season as Kansas City's coach, Crennel along with general manager Scott Pioli could be feeling the heat. Matt Cassel will start at quarterback after Brady Quinn took a blow to the head against the Raiders. Crennel said Tuesday that doctors have not cleared Quinn to practice, so Cassel will be the starter and Ricky Stanzi the backup. Quinn went 2 of 4 for one yard and a pick before getting injured last week. Cassel was 20 of 30 for 218 yards with a touchdown and an interception in his place. The Chiefs have an NFL-high 25 turnovers and their passer rating is a league-low 64.4. Kansas City needs Jamaal Charles to get back on track after he ran five times for four yards versus Oakland. Charles averaged 110.2 rushing yards the first five games, but has been held to 44 on 17 carries in the last two. He recorded 111 total yards and two TDs against the Chargers in September. Cassel threw for 251 with two TDs and three picks in that contest.
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Update: 5:30 p.m., July 19: A total of 15 male suspects were arrested Thursday during the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (SVICAC) Santa Clara County-wide child pornography sweep dubbed "Operation Chickenhawk."
According to San Jose Police Sgt. Jason Dwyer, a spokesman for the sweep, the suspects were all booked into Santa Clara County Jail on felony possession of child pornography.
More than 165 detectives from 30 law enforcement agencies, including Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police, helped in the lengthy effort with detectives still working some of the cases to make further arrests, Dwyer explained.
"There may be additional suspects ... they're all from Santa Clara County," he said.
The operation, which hoped to net more than 20 search warrants at different locations, is said to be the largest child porn sweep ever in Northern California, the San Jose Police Department said in a press release.
Detective teams from Los Gatos, Mountain View, San Jose, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz police departments, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department, the FBI, the U.S. Postal Service and the Department of Homeland Security (Homeland Security Investigations) participated. The agencies are all part of SVICAC.
Officers seized evidence linking the suspects to the distribution and or possession of child pornography, Dwyer said. The suspects were arrested after investigators believed they were trading so-called "peer-to-peer" child pornography online, he added.
The operation proceeded without any injuries to the large amount of law enforcement personnel involved, Dwyer said, however one suspect suffered a cut in the head when he tried to avoid TV cameras as he was being walked out of his residence after being arrested. "He tried to jump in the car really fast and bumped his head on the car and needed to get stitches at the hospital," Dwyer said.
This was the first time that such an operation has taken place in Santa Clara County, Dwyer said, adding that the agencies will probably collaborate on another effort soon. Similar raids have been conducted in Marin, Alameda, Contra Costa, Sonoma and Monterey counties. "It's a taskforce approach," he said.
About the children involved in the disturbing images, Dwyer explained the suspects, in some cases, are taking the photos and the taskforce's continuing investigation will try to identify the victims and other people in the images. "Rest assured that when we do see children in those pictures we are trying to put a name to that face and do a welfare check on the child to see if they're still being abused," Dwyer said.
The reason the effort is five suspects short of its goal of 20 arrests is because in some cases the officers couldn't find evidence at the scene and it takes time for law enforcement to find the evidence.. "They won't take somebody to jail ... but in the meantime the suspects are detained. Once pornography is found, they are transported [to jail]. We're still sifting through some of the evidence gathered and the searches."
Those arrested were:
- Yun Chen, 36, 1562 Woodmeadow Ct., San Jose, software engineer.
- Tom Truong, 27, 1939 Ensign Way, San Jose.
- Valentine Hyjek, 46, 1281 Morrill Ave., San Jose, worked as an IT tech.
- Lorenzo Caliva, 22, 32 Muirfield Ct., San Jose.
- Ismael Aragon, 53, 5275 Vera Lane, San Jose.
- Brandon Hellewell, 18, 4518 Del Rey Ave., San Jose. When getting into the transport wagon, he panicked when the media arrived jumped in too quickly. Hit his head on the top of the van and split it open. Was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
- Davide Signorelli, 30, 774 Luna Park Dr., San Jose, a computer hardware engineer.
- Luis Benavides, 29, 5974 Chesbro Ave., San Jose.
- Robert Henandez, 32, 5818 Blossom Ave., San Jose.
- Tony Silva, 64, 2154 Talia Ave., Santa Clara, works in real estate.
- Mark Flores, 31, 4724 Mangrum Dr., Santa Clara.
- Marlon Ivan Garcia Chavez, 32, of San Jose.
- Moises Cervantes, 36, of San Jose.
- Juan Carlos Rivera, 40, of San Jose.
- Robert Selvidge, 43, of Sunnyvale.
No mugs are availabe as of the time of this posting for Hellewell and Hernandez, police said.
The arrests were made by different members of the taskforce, such as an FBI agent, a Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police officer, or a sheriff's deputy, he said.
Dwyer said the large group of officers participating in the effort convened early this morning at the San Jose Police Department, 201 W. Mission St. in San Jose, to begin the sweep.
SVICAC was established in March of 2003. It's one of 61 around the nation targeting peer-to-peer file sharing online. It investigates cases of web-facilitated child pornography and cases of child sexual exploitation or abuse that results from contact over the Internet or other computer services. The group works with the local F.B.I., I.C.E., and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
SVICAC's efforts have evolved from previous investigative techniques in which suspects were identified through chatroom decoy operations, police explained in the release.
Investigators now search for hard-core images involving pre-pubescent children. They use a variety of investigative techniques to identify suspects involved in possessing and distributing child pornography. Detectives then obtain search warrants for those homes, the department said in its prepared statement.
The SJPD is the lead agency for SVICAC and was responsible for the 20 separate investigations that led to the sweep, the department said in a release.
One of the tools used by SVICAC is a mobile forensics lab which allows investigators to drive up to a suspect's home, seize hard drives and immediately search for evidence that would normally take months to obtain from a state Department of Justice laboratory, according to the statement.
SVICAC has arrested more than 40 men for possession of child pornography since January, the statement said.


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Situated at the south end of Lower Gardiner Street near Connolly Square, the Townhouse is a unique, 80-room bed-and-breakfast with personality to spare. Assets here include a generous breakfast, as well as elegant, individually decorated rooms filled with plush fabrics, handsome furnishings and lots of history to boot. The B&B is housed in two brick Georgian houses, each of which was once home to an Irish playwright (Lafcadio Hearn and Dion Boucicault). Tributes to Hearn and Boucicault are sprinkled throughout the Townhouse, and each room is named after one of their works.
Rooms at the Townhouse are well-appointed and mostly decorated with trinkets the owner has brought back from trips abroad. All are equipped with coffee and tea facilities, a TV and telephone. A few rooms share facilities, but most have private bathrooms, which are covered in cheerful yellow tiles with hand-painted horses livening up the mix.
Additional rooms are available in the Townhouse Mews, a brick structure (circa 1997) that sits behind the outdoor patio. Although lacking in history, these rooms are every bit as elegant as those in the Georgian houses and perhaps a bit fresher. The newer rooms have more contemporary-styled furniture and hardwood floors. Some have bathtubs or balconies (request ahead).
Regardless of which wing you end up in, we recommend rooms overlooking the lovely garden patio, which can also be viewed from the window-lined breakfast room.
Breakfast is included in the nightly rate. Wi-Fi is free in the public areas.
Reviewed by: Vivien Kim Thorp, EuroCheapo Staff Writer
Note: This hotel was visited by a EuroCheapo editor. This review is based on cleanliness, location, price and overall quality. EuroCheapo did not charge this hotel to be listed.
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- Internet Access: Free
- Laundry Service
- Luggage Storage
- Non-Smoking Hotel
- Parking: Free
- Reception: 24-Hour
- Safe at reception
- TV Lounge
- Wake-Up Service
- Wi-Fi Connection
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Starting just above the Liffey, Gardiner Street shoots north from the Custom House, a behemoth of an 18th-century building located near Butt Bridge and across the water from Trinity College. Although not particularly scenic, Gardiner Street Lower offers a wealth of hotels and B&Bs with proximity to the Henry Street and O'Connell Street shopping areas.


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Foreclosure program fails to help many homeownersFebruary 03,2013Alfreda Williams has been on the front lines for a long time, shepherding through some tough battles.
Williams is a senior foreclosure counselor for HomeFree-USA, one of the many agencies across the country approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help people save their homes if possible.
Williams has seen the ugly side of the expensive and predatory mortgages that helped create the housing crash weve been trying to recover from for the last several years.
The hardest thing for me is working with the older clients who have owned their homes for years, Williams said. Whoever did their mortgages took advantage of them. And there is no way for many of them to undo what was done to them.
In response to the housing crisis and the onslaught of foreclosures, the federal government established the Making Home Affordable Program, which includes several strategies to help financially distressed homeowners.
Recently, the National Consumer Law Center took a look at one of the largest of those strategies, the Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP, which was launched in 2009.
Under HAMP, borrowers can apply to have their monthly mortgage payments lowered to make them more affordable over the long term.
Lenders and mortgage loan servicers dont have to participate. But to encourage modifications, participating servicers are provided with financial incentives to modify loans to help homeowners avoid foreclosure.
Has the program been a success?
Yes and no, says the law center.
Before HAMP, nearly half of all loan modifications failed, according to a recent report by the center. Now, more than 80 percent of the modifications negotiated under HAMP are still in place a year after they have been made.
The modifications have also significantly lowered re-default and foreclosure rates compared with modifications made outside the program. Almost 850,000 homeowners have HAMP modifications that are working, according to the report.
For the people who got modifications, the program was outstandingly successful, said Diane E. Thompson, an attorney with the law center and one of the co-authors of the report. Most would not have gotten modification without HAMP and they would not have gotten the deep and sustainable modifications they needed.
Although the statistics are good, its still not enough when you compare it to the projected number of borrowers the administration thought it could help. HAMP hasnt come close to reaching the 3 million to 4 million households first estimated.
When you look at who needed modifications and who didnt get them or how difficult it was to get a one, the program is a failure, Thompson said.
The law center concluded that HAMP would be more successful were it not for massive servicer noncompliance.
The assumption is that there are a lot more homeowners who could be helped and lenders could benefit if they did more modifications, said Raymond A. Skinner, Marylands secretary of housing and community development.
[The Obama administrations] approach has been to encourage lenders to do it voluntarily, he said. Some people here believe lenders are holding back in the hopes the government will put a lot more money in it, essentially bailing them out again.
Skinner said many mortgage servicers just didnt want to do modifications. And if they dont do it, nothing happens to them, he said.
Even so, Skinner said that in Maryland, the program has rescued a lot of homeowners from foreclosure. Maryland had the eighth-highest level of HAMP modifications in the nation, according to data through November of last year. Marylands success has been in part because of its public awareness programs and a good network of nonprofit housing counseling groups, Skinner said.
The law center suggests that to reach more homeowners, the program should standardize the evaluations used to determine if a mortgage can be modified, ensure that modifications are truly affordable, require more transparency in the process and force servicers to participate.
Foreclosures are not going to go away, Thompson said. We really need to make this work. We are not talking about giving people something for free. But when it makes economic sense for the borrower, lender or investor to modify a loan, we should.
Nearly 4 million homeowners have lost their homes due to foreclosure, and up to 10 million homes are at high risk for foreclosure over the next several years, according to the law center. HAMP is scheduled to end on Dec. 31.
Williams said she sees a lot of homeowners who are current on their mortgages but are just barely making the payments. They often dont qualify for a modification because of the terms of the program. And they cant refinance because they owe more on the house than its worth.
Honestly, we need another two or three years, Williams said. I see some light. But I also see a lot of room for improvement in the program. I know we cant help everybody, but I also know there are a lot of people we can still help.
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NEW DELHI-- AirAsia Bhd 5099.KU +0.83% AirAsia Bhd Malaysia RM2.42 +0.02 +0.83% July 25, 2014 4:58 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.65M P/E Ratio 16.92 Market Cap RM6.73 Billion Dividend Yield 1.65% Rev. per Employee N/A 07/23/14 Airlines Take to Twitter to Ke... 07/20/14 Government Fund With Major Sta... 07/16/14 AirAsia X Plans to Buy 50 Airb... More quote details and news » said Friday it has no plan to establish a joint venture in Malaysia with Tata Motors Ltd. 500570.BY -0.64% Tata Motors Ltd. India: NSE र458.13 -2.97 -0.64% July 28, 2014 3:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8.30M P/E Ratio 10.52 Market Cap र1,386.38 Billion Dividend Yield 0.44% Rev. per Employee र34,639,800 07/28/14 Heard on the Street: Car Maker... 07/27/14 Audi Cuts Prices of Spare Part... 07/11/14 Infiniti Motor President de Ny... More quote details and news » to build low-cost vehicles.
The Mint newspaper, citing three people familiar with the development, reported Friday that the companies are considering an alliance to make Tata Motors' Nano minicar and light commercial vehicles such as the Ace, Magic and Winger in Malaysia.
AirAsia has "no knowledge" about the possibility of such an alliance, a spokesman for the Malaysia-based airline operator told The Wall Street Journal.
Debasis Ray, a spokesman for Mumbai-based Tata Motors, declined to comment.
The newspaper, citing one of the three people, said Tata Motors and AirAsia have reached a broad agreement about the automobile partnership and that a joint venture is "imminent."
Wednesday, AirAsia announced a plan to establish a budget airline in India along with Tata Sons Ltd.--which controls the diversified Tata Group--another Indian investor, Arun Bhatia of Telestra Tradeplace Pvt. Ltd.
The companies said they have already submitted the airline proposal to the Indian government. Under their plan, AirAsia will hold 49% of the Indian joint venture, while Tata Sons will have a 30% stake and Mr. Bhatia, 21%.


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Election Day is here and here's what you need to know before you begin to fill out your ballot on Nov. 6.
Aside from choosing between another four years with Democratic incumbent Barack Obama, or electing Republican challenger Mitt Romney as the next new president, California voters have a long list of local representatives and measures to choose from.
In Los Angeles County, many Democratic incumbents face new Republican challengers, but redrawn districts have placed the Democrats with a strong advantage.
With 11 state measures on a crowded ballot, the propositions with the most attention are Proposition 30 and 38, both proposing increased funding for education through higher taxes.
Remember, Tuesday, Nov. 6 is Election Day.
For information on where your polling place is, visit http://www.lavote.net/locator/
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CLINTON — According to Cole Pennock, it's a nice luxury knowing that Ryan Driscoll has your back.
"I'd trust him with any game," Pennock said. "Any situation; any time."
Pennock, Clinton's starter for Round 1 of Friday's Class 4A Substate game against Western Dubuque, finished with a pretty nice day for himself. He only gave up two hits, a run and three walks on four strikeouts. Through the first five innings, Pennock was shutting out the Bobcats.
But in the bottom of the seventh, after Pennock walked the leadoff batter to put the tying run at the plate, River Kings coach Kevin Cunningham made the call to remove his season-long ace. Driscoll inherited the game with no outs, a runner on and Clinton's season on the line in a 3-1 ball game.
Just like that, a game that took two hours to get started ended in a blur. Driscoll struck out the Bobcats' seventh, eighth and ninth batters swinging, earning the River Kings a date with Dubuque Senior on Monday.
"It's win or go home right now," Driscoll, a senior, said. "This is possibly the last baseball season I'll ever play. I'm not going to let us lose."
The first player to rush Driscoll was Pennock. The senior gave the freshman his first postseason win.
"It feels great. Words can't even describe how I'm feeling right now," Pennock said. "I never even dreamed of this. There's no better feeling."
Fifteen minutes before game time, a sketchy Clinton sky opened up at Eagle Heights Elementary School, flooding the field. Although the storm lasted roughly 10 minutes, it took nearly an hour to dry out the playing surface. Another storm rolled through, and there were some debates about calling the game.


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Twinkies may survive after all. And Twinkie hoarders -- you know who you are! -- might get all the credit.
Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho Hos and other Hostess snack delights have been flying off supermarket shelves ever since it was revealed last week that Hostess Brands Inc. -- maker of the iconic cream-filled cakes -- had filed for bankruptcy. The outpouring of grief has been dominating online conversations, with #LongLiveThe Twinkie! pulsing on Twitter, recipes for homemade Twinkies being swapped and Twinkies being sold (or at least offered for sale) at the jaw-dropping price of thousands of dollars a box on the likes of Craigslist and Ebay.


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On the eve of the debate between his two opponents sponsored by the local political establishment, the Bridgeport and Trumbull Business Councils, Independent candidate for the Connecticut General Assembly representing the 123rd House district, today reiterated that his commitment to tax reform is his highest priority.
Mr. Bevilacqua, a public administrator by profession, spoke at length to some constituents during get-out-the-vote phone calls to friends and Trumbull voters. He explained the connection between local and state tax revenue streams and how this outdated and oppressive policy harms the concept of private ownership making it more difficult for the needest among us to make ends meet during this lingering recession.
Mr. Bevilacqua also explained that pre-existing legal precedence and lack of overall policy direction creates a perilous system where government power is maximised at the expense of the people.
"First and foremost, the law in this area has not been updated in 60 years. We need local control and decision-making on a variety of public policy including tax policy, but we also need to take into consideration the new types of taxes that have been implemented since the last revisions." said Louis Bevilacqua "I will fight for a greater share of ECS monies to our town and a more equitable formula, but we also need to prevent the over taxation of home owners by local collectors. How can the people get back on their feet while being attacked from every direction, with government on all levels holding out their hand?"
Among the ideas he discussed include tax credits for seniors, especially those living on limited budgets and a lessening of the tax burden for people who have fallen on hard times with low asset ratios.
"The role of local government is not to stake an equitable claim on property in arrears of taxes. The role of government is to ensure a workable structure." said Bevilacqua "Certainly a women who has owned a family home for a generation, and whose family has purchased the property a century ago has greater right to that land than the local tax collector. We need such stability in our community even if her salary is not reflective of the changing demographics in town. In such a system, tax forgiveness could be in order, but we will need to update state law to ensure local administrators understand our new direction."
Mr Bevilacqua pointed to the establishment of increased gaming revenues and the establishment of the State Income tax under Governor Weicker as two examples of revenue streams not in place when our current local property tax based structure was created. The new forms of taxation were designed to mitigate the burden on struggling homeowners, not increase it.


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Mayfair Mall and Disney Radio will host the "Monster Mash Dance Party" on Oct. 27.
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I am their leader, which way did they go?
E-Maxx | E-Revo | Slash | Mini-Revo | Rally
Here is another pic of my truck and videolink to youtube.
wanna share my first paint job on bodyshell...
I saw the IronMan Monster Truck on youtube... decide to make one...
Sand bash at the lake :
BL E-Revo-After 14months, its done!*
(yeah right)
Some pics of a beach fun!!!
My e-revo was brushed, now is powered by a mamba 2200kv and a 150A esc:
And if you want to see another photos and some vídeos:
my e-revo and his brother in the park today
Found this toy rc in a garage sale....removed the body and it was an almost perfect fit on my ERBE...
Whadya think?
ERBE | Slash 4x4 PE | MERV | Rustler VXL | Summit
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What savox servo you running ive been looking into trying one of those out
Big Block KB
ERBE Tekin rx8
MERV Basher
It's a 1256TG powered by a CC BEC http://www.savoxusa.com/Savox_SC1256...avsc1256tg.htm
If you're looking for more torque the 1258MG on 7,4v is a good option. http://www.savoxusa.com/Savox_SC1268...avsc1268mg.htm
E-Revo Xerun 150A/Leopard 4282//MBX6-Te MMM/CC1518
Big Block KB
ERBE Tekin rx8
MERV Basher
still on testing phase in general for many things not only lights and 2-3 axes broken there, waiting for parts (hence the slow speed)
hope u like
New Outerwears Cover and Found an old t maxx body laying aroung
Big Block KB
ERBE Tekin rx8
MERV Basher
New Outerwears Cover and Found an old t maxx body laying aroung
Big Block KB
ERBE Tekin rx8
MERV Basher
Nice!! ^ Mine is for sale if anyone is interested!
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Everything overpowered...
one of my fav pics. its about 20ft high.
'80 chevy c-10 proline body and trencher 5T tires:
Random Pics
2K11 Nitro Monster Truck Champ Tmaxx 3.3
^ Love it.
Here is my E-Revo Conversion.
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Brushless: Mamba 2200kv + 150A ESC
Wheels: RPM Titan
Tires: HPI GT
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okay so heres my beast ( i finally figured out how to put pictures on without a link) its a 1970 hemi cuda body
Traxxas and yamaha - cant do anything without them
Speed isn't the enemy... The tree is!
New to the site, but wanted to share my racer with some bashing tires i just got today from good ol' Ebay.
Here is my race tire to compair to the new "summit" tire and bead lock
Ill have to dig around for my others
Just finished this erbe for a friend from spare parts...
The whole family...
basher... maybe
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Track time
so many pics now been posted after a while her is my XX erevo out of all i had


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Isabell Donini, 85, of Fairmont, left this world to join the Lord on Saturday (Nov. 3, 2012).
She was born Dec. 24, 1926 in Brady, daughter of the late John and Mary (Caputo) Allowatt.
Isabell was a homemaker and enjoyed being with her family. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Fairmont.
She is survived by her loving husband, Filmore; two sons, William and his wife Debra, and Rick and his wife Susie; five grandchildren, Melissa Baker and her husband Brian, Chris Donini and his wife Mandi, Craig Donini, Jennifer Shelton, and Nicolas Donini and his wife Barbara; 10 great-grandchildren, Cecil and Raymond Carpenter, Makaila and Darian Shelton, Jasmine, Dominic, Christian, Anthony, Christopher and Cash Donini; and her only surviving sibling, Armeda Bush.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters.
The family would like to thank everyone at the Wishing Well Tygart Center for the wonderful care that was given to Isabell.
Friends and family may call at Domico Funeral Home, 414 Gaston Ave. in Fairmont, from 1-8 p.m. today. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home with Deacon David Lester officiating. Entombment will follow at Grandview Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
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PADECKY: Americans won't forgive Armstrong the bully
Published: Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 8:43 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 8:43 p.m.
Will America give Lance Armstrong a second chance? I asked Petaluma's Steven Cozza that question. Now retired, Cozza spent 10 years racing in Europe, six of them as a pro. Cozza competed against Armstrong in 2004, 2005, 2009 and 2010.
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Cozza, 27, responded with a story.
It was during the 2009 Tour of California. Cozza, riding for Garmin, doesn't remember what stage of the race. A reporter asked him about cyclists doping. Cozza said he grew up with heroes in cycling but one by one he had taken down nearly all the posters from his bedroom wall, after they had been busted for doping. Cozza mentioned he still had Armstrong's poster on the wall.
"I sure hope I don't have to tear down Lance's poster from my wall," Cozza said.
The next day, as he was readying himself for that day's stage, one of Armstrong's teammates on Astana confronted Cozza.
"He told me Lance had read my quote," Cozza said, "and that I had better close my mouth in regards to Lance and doping. I said, 'Whatever.' "
Then Cozza sat back and pondered for a moment what had happened. Instead of focusing on riding in America's premier cycling event, Armstrong had ordered one of his teammates to go to Cozza. Armstrong clearly was trying to intimidate Cozza, to shut him up. Cozza wasn't accusing or attacking Armstrong. Yet Cozza felt attacked.
"Wow!" Cozza thought to himself. "I mean, who am I? I'm 21. I'm just breaking into the sport. Not a lot of people know who I am. What a control freak Lance is. What a bully this guy is."
This bully has been and will be confessing on TV to Oprah Winfrey on Thursday night and tonight. This bully is portraying himself as one doper among many. This bully is trying to rebuild his image. Will Americans and the proper enforcement agencies give Armstrong that second chance?
"I don't think he deserves a second chance," Cozza said. "The sport doesn't need him around. I think cycling is done with Lance. It's time for cycling to move on. He's an egomaniac; he's shown that. I have heard through the grapevine that the only reason he is doing this (TV interviews) is to compete again. He loves to compete and he wants to do the Ironman (triathlon)."
Santa Rosa cyclist Levi Leipheimer, a former Armstrong teammate who last year detailed Armstrong's alleged doping to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, did not respond to a request for comment.
Americans love second chances. Ex-Dodgers pitcher Steve Howe was suspended seven times for various addictions in the '80s, yet he always found a team that would take a chance. More recently, All-Star Josh Hamilton has publicly battled drug and alcohol addictions while earning millions of dollars with the Rangers and Angels.
As troubled as they have been, both men still elicited sympathy.
Lauren Morimoto is an assistant professor of kinesiology at Sonoma State. She teaches classes in the sociology of sport, including one on ethics. Morimoto sees no dilemma when judging Armstrong.
"Sympathy? Me, personally, no," Morimoto said. "I understand why some people would. But it wasn't like this guy made just one mistake, like he juiced in one race. He made a chosen commitment. And he chose to destroy people's lives. To me this is less about him cheating and more about the way he handed it."
Morimoto, in fact, is suspicious and distrusting that Armstrong used Oprah as a vehicle for his public admission.
"He went to Oprah and Oprah is a good redeemer," Morimoto said. "But by not going to ESPN or a legitimate news organization like NBC or the Associated Press, it seems to me this is his way to stop the bleeding without making a full apology."
The bleeding, for Armstrong, was nearly immediate. Most of his sponsors dropped him, including Nike. He resigned from Livestrong. He is being asked to return his prize money. He is facing lawsuits. The government may get involved. Much of his $100 million fortune is in danger of evaporating.
"I don't think Lance expected all this damage," Morimoto said.
This damage has outrage behind it. Armstrong has fueled it and is being more vilified than even Barry Bonds, baseball's poster child for the steroid era.
Said Morimoto, "The difference between Bonds and Armstrong is this: Barry never tried to portray himself as a good guy. Lance did. To me this (Oprah interview) is very much a public relations move."
Armstrong went after people, in small ways as with Cozza, and in large ways as with the $500,000 he won in a libel lawsuit against the London-based Sunday Times. The Sunday Times has filed a lawsuit to recover that money. At every turn, Armstrong repudiated any accusation, sometimes with great disgust and show of outrage. Armstrong did that for over 10 years.
"All his denials now are not believable," said Joshua Glasgow, director of the Center for Ethics, Law and Society at SSU. "Should we now believe his admissions?"
This is the part of the Lance Armstrong story that is most reprehensible.
"He went after people, calling them liars," Morimoto said, "when in fact he was the liar."
How can we believe anything anymore that comes out of his mouth as nothing more than Lance promoting himself?
Morimoto finds a saying most helpful in assessing the character and the sincerity of Lance Armstrong.
"People show you who they are," she said, "and Lance has shown us."
So what do we do with Lance Armstrong after his Oprah dog-and-pony show? We should never forget the depth of his deceit.
"Lance manipulated and destroyed lives," Cozza said.
Armstrong should return all his prize money. He should apologize on network TV, not in front of a comparatively soft interviewer like Winfrey. Then he should never give another interview, stay away from cycling and compete in triathlons as a completely disgraced and disgusting cheat.
And if Armstrong decides to live by himself on an island, never to come out from under that palm tree, all the better.
"In a sense," Cozza said, "he is a cancer for cycling."
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STILLWATER, Okla. —
The Cushing Tigers have been on a roll and they hope to keep it going as they battle the Chandler Lions at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
"I think every team in our district is battling to get into postseason," Cushing coach Barrett Shupe said. "That's what we are trying to do, whatever it takes."
The Tigers (5-1, 2-0) have won their last three games, including their first two district games. Cushing scored more than 60 points in their last two games.
The Lions (3-3, 2-1) hope to tie for second after coming off a 35-19 loss to Bristow this past week. Chandler won the three previous games, scoring at least 33 points in those victories. Shupe said they will be a good challenge.
"They are good in all three phases of the game," Shupe said. "We will have to play a complete game."
Other area games:
Perkins-Tryon (4-2, 2-1) at Bristow (5-1, 1-1)
Morrison (5-1, 3-0) at Drumright (2-4, 0-2)
Coyle (4-2, 4-1) at Watts (0-6, 0-5)
Kiefer (6-0, 2-0) at Yale (4-2, 2-1)
Copan (0-6, 0-5) at Agra (3-3, 2-3)
Chisholm (3-3, 0-2) at Perry (2-4, 1-2)
Pawnee (1-5, 0-3) at Hennessey (4-2, 3-0)