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Hours before Erie County Sheriff's Lt. Bert Dunn announced his candidacy Tuesday afternoon to challenge Sheriff Timothy B. Howard, Dunn appeared to be the clear favorite to win the Democratic Party nod and face the Republican incumbent.
But a text message sent earlier in the day from Dunn's cellphone may have threatened his front-runner status.
Dunn texted that he's not a fan of either President Obama or Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and that Ronald Reagan was his favorite president. He also stated that he's fiscally conservative but needs to run on a major-party line.
The message was sent to many more people than the intended recipient, apparently a non-Democratic friend who wants to support Dunn.
That message didn't sit well with West Seneca Democratic Party Chairman Dan McParlane.
McParlane, who is not a Dunn supporter, questioned how federal and state elected Democratic officials could support an anti-Obama and anti-Cuomo candidate, and how organized labor could support a Reagan backer. "I think it's detrimental," McParlane said of the text message. "If the Erie County Democratic Committee puts his name forward to get the endorsement, I think it's a nuclear bomb. I don't see how the Democratic Committee can endorse anyone who doesn't have the beliefs we do. It seems to me that he ought to be running in the GOP primary."
The text message apparently was a reply to an earlier text from someone named John, who requested a "Dunn for Sheriff" sign and offered to be a precinct captain for him in the Southtowns. "Does it matter if I'm not a dem?" John asked.
"Thanks John. Dem, Republican, Conservative, Independent, etc. The Sheriff's office is not very political, but in NY you have to run as something," Dunn replied.
"I'm not an Obama or Cuomo fan. Ronny Reagan is my favorite President. I'm fiscally conservative. But you cannot run under the conservative banner alone, you need a major party.
"I'm hoping many Republicans look at me and see a guy who shares their values on justice and fiscal issues. Which are the most important issues for the Sheriff."
Dunn tried to put the text message into perspective, after he announced his candidacy Tuesday afternoon.
"It's a personal message I sent to a friend," he told The Buffalo News. "Obviously, like anything else, it can be taken out of context."
"I support Democratic Party principles, but I can't agree with everything every Democrat has ever said," he added. "I'm an individual person. I'm not a polished politician."
Dunn, a 12-year veteran of the department, faces Richard "Dick" Dobson, a retired lieutenant and watch commander in the sheriff's office, who announced his bid in late February.
Dunn, 42, is the president of Bert's Bikes and Fitness and the son of the founder.
He entered the race as the clear favorite to win the Democratic Party nod against Dobson. After interviewing both candidates, the party's 13-member search committee unanimously recommended Dunn, Erie County Democratic Chairman Jeremy J. Zellner said Tuesday, before the news broke about the text message.
Both Dunn and Dobson have been invited to address the party's Executive Committee on Saturday morning. Zellner said he expects to make an endorsement soon, probably a week or two after Saturday's meeting.
"I believe Bert brings a lot of resources to the campaign, not just financial," Zellner said. "He brings a lot of contacts throughout the community, with many years in the business sector, and his family is very well-known."
Asked later about the text, Zellner replied, "Nothing in this text message has anything to do with being a good sheriff. That's what our community is looking for."
Several sources previously said that Dunn has pledged to self-finance his candidacy, a commitment of several hundred thousand dollars.
The Town of Hamburg resident is a native Western New Yorker who's married with three children. Dunn earned a bachelor's degree from the University at Buffalo and an MBA from Canisius College.
Dunn made his announcement at the first home of his family's business, Bert's Bikes and Fitness, on Southwestern Boulevard in Orchard Park. That's where he said he learned, at an early age, the value of hard work, the tremendous responsibility of being a business owner and the type of managerial and leadership skills that the sheriff's office needs.
He also referred to the sheriff's more than $100 million budget.
"With my background, my education and my experience, I know that I can get more out of that budget," he said.
Unlike Dobson, his Democratic opponent, Dunn did not criticize Howard. But he talked about improving the efficiency of the department and empowering strong employees to do the job they were trained to do.
"The people of Erie County deserve a sheriff who leads from the front," he said.
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LG G2 scores nearly 30,000 on AnTuTu
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Once the hoopla over the launch of the Motorola Moto X dries up, New York City will be the home to another smartphone unveiling on August 7th; that is when the LG G2 is expected to see the light of day. While the Moto X seems to have captured much more attention, there is no reason for the LG G2 not to produce drool at a mere glance of its specs...
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1. vgyliu (Posts: 7; Member since: 15 Jul 2013)
Wait i thought the 3 GB of ram was unconfirmed?
22. _Bone_ (Posts: 2154; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
It will definitely have 2 gigs of RAM. Samsung only started to manufacture the modules that add up to 3, and they intend to use it in the Note III first, which comes out after the G2 (plus I'm not even sure LG uses Samsung memories).
35. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
Note 3 would have 40000 I think :)
2. Danishs (Posts: 147; Member since: 23 May 2013)
I would buy this if it was running TouchWiz or Sense UI. LG's UI sucks balls
10. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
Touchwiz and Sense UI suck just as many balls.
25. Danishs (Posts: 147; Member since: 23 May 2013)
Only touchwiz
33. TheLolGuy (Posts: 483; Member since: 05 Mar 2013)
I'm not a fan of LG's Optimus UI either. I thought maybe they would overhaul the whole thing like HTC did with Sense on this one, but from that recently leaked video, it's looking like the answer is no.
38. JohnnyZ (Posts: 34; Member since: 30 Sep 2011)
Wait a month and root it, install custom /stock/ ROM?
3. pyradark (Posts: 857; Member since: 10 Jun 2012)
Z Ultra score 38000
5. rency0722 (Posts: 157; Member since: 12 Jun 2013)
Just 33-34k. Over.
6. pwnarena (Posts: 1129; Member since: 15 Feb 2013)
there was one reported here with 36K.
26. hung2900 (Posts: 956; Member since: 02 Mar 2012)
Oddly results, or outlier figure, should not be concluded as the representative number of a fluctuative number.
1.6GHz Octa has experienced 31-32k point Antutu on several handsets, while GSMArena's one scored only over 26k.
8. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
See the huge benchmark discrepancy for the exact same Qualcomm 800 chipset and gpu and ddr3 ram? So is Sony cheating and a disgustingly shameful company too or do people just like to unfairly call out Samsung because they are butthurt about them being more successful than their "insert fave company here" ?
I am guessing the latter is accurate.
16. rency0722 (Posts: 157; Member since: 12 Jun 2013)
Don;t you see the differences of Sony's Flow UI to LG's UI and Touchwiz?
Think first before you comment hello.
34. Ronny666 (Posts: 120; Member since: 08 Jun 2013)
Are you saying Sony's UI and LG's UI better than Touchwiz? If yes, in what way?
37. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
Lol I think of everything unlike most people here. Sony's skin is pretty bloated and shouldn't score higher than the rest. The Xperia Z skin is MUCH, MUCH heavier than stock Android and it pushes way more pixels at 1080p and the benchmarks on that still creams the Google Nexus 4 with a measley 720p screen and feather light stock Android, despite them having the same S4 pro chip set.
You do the math. Your logic is completely flawed and you shouldn't ask someone to think before they comment when you don't.
20. Dr.Phil (Posts: 1163; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
You can run a benchmark again and again and you will still get a different score. There are times you can run AnTuTu and get 30k and the next time you run it the score may be 33k. The benchmarks can usually fluctuate a few thousand.
23. _Bone_ (Posts: 2154; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
AnTuTu score is pointless, change the kernel and scores will change, that just doesn't make sense since the HW remains the same. Trust the benchmarks AnandTech runs, they are as accurate as it can get.
27. Andrewtst (Posts: 633; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
Hardware is dependence on kernel, a phone smooth or not, fast or not depends on how the kernel tweak and interact.
30. _Bone_ (Posts: 2154; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
Yet more sophisticated benchmarks produce more consistent results over kernels and units. The SD800/A330 is a much bigger leap in performance than 25k to 30k, as shown in the proper CPU and GPU-centered benchmarks.
Dunno why AnTuTu is the most popular, but ppl. could not have chosen a worst tool, sometimes there are 5000pts difference between the same phone but different units while both are capable doing the same.
4. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
And I don't have the slightest clue as to why the Moto X has gotten so much attention. Their best product , the Razr, was like 10 years and it wasn't even that great of a flip phone. Since then all they have done was the Atrix and some ugly looking Droids. I am aware of the Google factor but even Google seems more buddy buddy with Samsung and LG than they are with moto.
While the LG Optimus G and Nexus 4 were pretty awesome 2013 phones. this should get a lot more buzz than the Moto X.
It is weird how Americans think sometimes.
11. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
The Motorola X is the most innovative phone released in a long time. It will prove that benchmarks don't mean anything for performance.
13. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
Now this guy is trolling!
14. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
I never mentioned anything about specs. Using recent accomplishments or resume as a predictor, which is how we hire people and judge someones ability in the real world, puts LG way ahead of Moto.
The Motorola X hype is out of left field for sure. There is zero reason that it exists unless you actually think the Droid Maxx was that good. I certanly do not.
18. alexfiran (Posts: 40; Member since: 13 Jun 2013)
you know..i really do not trust anything any more coming from ASIA except JAPAN. they just copy everything. Hack they even copy themselves:)) lg g2 is nothing else but galaxy s4. For me personally the top 4 smartphones of 2013 untill now are nokia lumia 1020, htc one, moto x, sony honami (even if it's not released yet). this is just my opinion.
28. justsayit (Posts: 256; Member since: 09 May 2013)
htc one is from asia ... LoL
7. WHoyton1 (Posts: 1635; Member since: 21 Feb 2013)
Pretty amazing LG, this phone will kick ass!
39. JohnnyZ (Posts: 34; Member since: 30 Sep 2011)
In G2 form it will kick ass for about 3 months. In Nexus 5 form it will kick ass for 2 years!
9. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
LG is going to be the first one again but I'm afraid that the final execution will be poor, as usual
31. wumberpeb (Posts: 453; Member since: 14 Mar 2011)
What's wrong with the execution of the optimus g? hell of a phone, if you've ever held one
12. HeWhoDoesNothing (Posts: 157; Member since: 15 Jul 2013)
So looking forward to the 7th...
15. Kayutoki (banned) (Posts: 4; Member since: 14 Jul 2013)
note 3 will kick
both in sales and performance
lg better focus on low end and mid rangers
high end belongs to samsung the king
17. CX3NT3_713 (Posts: 2275; Member since: 18 Apr 2011)
Cool story bro....... The next big flop?
19. mi55u (unregistered)
Whatever, wake me up when note 3 is released, this thing is boring
21. itsdeepak4u2000 (Posts: 3718; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)
Nice score, but make this phone available everywhere.
24. Andrewtst (Posts: 633; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
Not really impressive, Sony Xperia Z Ultra using same Snapdragon 800 and clock at 2.2Ghz only but score 33k which is extra around 4k score.
29. xtian1103 (Posts: 363; Member since: 11 Feb 2012)
we don't use benchmark scores in uploading photos in instagram, facebook or g+. get real
32. roldefol (Posts: 4242; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Yes, the hardware will be impressive, but somehow LG gets overlooked anyway. Maybe it's a lack of name recognition, or consistent branding, or just lack of marketing muscle. LG has been at the forefront of Android hardware, bringing us the earliest dual-core, quad-core, great (in-house) LCD screens, and the Nexus 4. Yet I've never seen an LG flagship in the wild. I'd love to see the G2 take off, but history tells me otherwise.
36. zachattack (Posts: 621; Member since: 31 Jul 2013)
Well I don't care about the benchmarks, and the LG UI looks exactly like touch wiz. This phone is going to be the phone of all phones. Screw the note 3, for reals. I even saw the pocket now article saying the LG G2 will fail to impress them. Ok? Cool story pocket now, total opinionative article. How can you not be impressed by rear volume / power button? That's pretty freaking cool.. Not to mention convenient? Side buttons are ok, too is the worst, but rear? This phone alphas awesome specs and a great design. So much LG hate. All phone companies copy each other. This will be the first 800 phone, doesn't matter how many snap dragon 800s are out there. Enjoy the phone that you want and stop hatin


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COLUMBIANA Residents expecting to offer their suggestions on who should be the next city manager were not given that opportunity during a special council meeting Tuesday night.
The roughly 25 people present waited one-and-a-half hours as council members, Mayor David Spatholt and Municipal Attorney Daniel Blasdell met in executive session.
City Manager Keith Chamberlin did not attend the public or private meeting, although he is still acting manager until the end of December.
Spatholt said Chamberlin didn't give any notice he would not be at the meeting, but he believed his absence was so that he would not interfere with any discussion pertaining to who would replace him.
City officials were notified last week that Chamberlin was resigning from the position he has held the last 20-and-a-half years.
About a half-hour into the closed door session that began at 5:30 p.m. Police Chief Tim Gladis was invited to participate and returned roughly 42 minutes later.
Exactly one minute before 7 p.m. council, Spatholt and Blasdell returned from the private meeting and Spatholt moved to adjourn, but was interrupted by Councilman Bryan Blakeman.
Blakeman said he would like to give the public a chance to speak since they had attended the meeting for that purpose and were left waiting so long.
Spatholt said there wasn't time for the input since the planning commission meeting was scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. and there were people waiting for that meeting.
The meeting was then adjourned with no action taken and no comment on what was discussed.
Blakeman apologized to a group of people who had waited to speak and said he was "shocked" that they weren't given the opportunity. "That wasn't right," he said.
The group filed out quickly, with only about three remaining for the planning commission meeting.
Blakeman said he didn't believe they intended to be in the closed door meeting for that long and that while he believed prior to the meeting action could be taken that evening, the general consensus at the close of the executive session was to wait.
Spatholt said that although the position has not yet been formally advertised some applications have already been received.
He said more information will be forthcoming in the near future.


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TENNERTON — Julie Tenney had three hits to lead Buckhannon-Upshur past rival Elkins 6-2 Monday in Big 10 Conference action. Tenney finished with three RBIs and scored a run for the Lady Bucs (13-10)....
Wow. Either pretty biased reporting, or just ignorance of the facts. There was no "edging" in this game. The final score was 10-2, not 6-2. BU won it in just five innings. BU also loaded the bases in three separate innings. No knock on the Lady-Tigers, they are a decent team, but BU is better and it clearly showed in this game that was NEVER close.
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In the early 2000's when Rock Was Back and every band in the world seemed to be looking for a wormhole to a 1970's garage, METRIC frontwoman Emily Haines was hauling around — gasp! — an analog synthesizer as the band worked their way up in New York City's clubs.
In the late 2000's, when many bands were being strangled by the industry's power structure, Metric undid all their business entanglements and started their own company, Metric Music International (MMI) with the help of independent managers Mathieu Drouin and Françoise de Grandpré.
Today, they're unencumbered and directly plugged into their listeners' hearts. With single "Help I'm Alive," they became the first band in history to have their first ever Top 20 hit at U.S. commercial radio without the backing of a traditional label (a feat they repeated with "Gold Guns Girls"). They've sold out arenas and headlined festivals. They've had a hand in scoring films for everyone from Edgar Wright to David Cronenberg, and they wrote the theme song for the Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack with composer Howard Shore. They've even performed their song "Gimme Sympathy" at a private event for the Queen of England. For a band that had always been told they were Doing It Wrong, the Toronto-based quartet have grown into a fresh model for Making It Work.
If 2009's Fantasies was about escaping the familiar and exploring the world, Synthetica is about finding the courage to stay home and deal with your own reflection in the mirror. "It's about facing what you know is true," Haines says. The band — Haines, Shaw, bassist Joshua Winstead and drummer Joules Scott Key — started work on the album literally the day after their final Fantasies show at the Art Basel modern art festival in Miami at the end of November 2010. They returned to Giant Studios in Toronto. They were emboldened by their fourth album's success (nearly 500,000 albums and over 1 million singles sold worldwide) and thinking big. But the real breakthrough came when pieces of vintage gear began fortuitously falling into their laps. Guitarist-producer Jimmy Shaw puts it this way, "Synthetica is the sonic culmination of everything we have done. We've always had a sound in our heads that we hoped to realize. We finally heard it coming out of the speakers this time. It's futuristic and synthesized and yet organic." The album was mixed by long time METRIC collaborator and Grammy-nominated indie-rock specialist John O'Mahony at New York's famed Electric Lady Studios.
The first sound you hear on opening track "Artificial Nocturne" — a pulsating, grimy throb — returns as the anchor on gut-wrenching meditation "Dreams So Real" and hypnotic morality twister "Nothing But Time." According to Shaw, "That sound is the foundation of the album. Oddly enough, it's actually not a synthesizer. It's a '60s organ played through a homemade pedal dreamed up by a local wizard who posted an ad on Craiglist. Together they set the emotional tone." First single "Youth Without Youth" tackles the fraying social state with a bristling energy ("I've always wanted to do a song with the Gary Glitter beat," Shaw says). "Speed the Collapse" is an environmental anthem featuring what is undoubtedly 2012's most stadium-ready chorus.
Haines first envisioned the word "Synthetica" as the name for a particularly resilient skin-job from Blade Runner, a female replicant who voices an inner monologue of all your human imperfections. "If you imagine a nightmarishly fake version of me as a pop star, that's her," she says. "And this record was about me saying, I'm going to give more to the music than ever, but there's no way I'm going to turn into someone like that." As she sings on the album's hard-rocking title track, "We're all the time confined to fit the mold / But I won't ever let them make a loser of my soul."
Since their last album, Metric has picked up JUNO Awards for "Alternative Album of the Year" and "Band of the Year," contributed the lead single to the Scott Pilgrim vs The World soundtrack, and landed on the Academy Awards' short list for Twilight's "All Yours," which they co-wrote with composer Howard Shore. They have since partnered up with Howard Shore on another project: The score to David Cronenberg's latest film Cosmopolis was composed by Shore and performed by METRIC.
Plans for the release of Synthetica are as forward thinking as its grand sound and the band is poised to top the success of Fantasies (which debuted in the Top 10 around the world on iTunes Rock Albums charts as a self-release). Synthetica will be a global self-release on MMI (with joint venture partner Mom + Pop in the USA). Metric's management has aligned with industry legends like Cliff Burnstein and Radiohead manager Brian Message in unconventional partnerships that embrace new technology and keep the artist in the driver's seat. In a letter written to the fans, Haines gives us a glimpse of what's to come:
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I'd really been hoping to make it up there (about a two-and-a-half hour drive for us) for Artprize - the incredible 19-day public art competition-meets-social experiment open September 21- October 9. A dear friend of mine actually has a piece entered and I wanted to see her as well as all the other amazing entries. The art scene in Grand Rapids was one of the reasons why I first came home and told Jeff we need to move there. It seems to be everywhere you go, and during Artprize it is literally everywhere you go. Amazing.
One of the most important lessons I constantly teach my kids is that you can make art out of anything. I do not want them conditioned to believing that art belongs on just a canvas or paper or even in a gallery or hung on a wall. And at the same time, if canvas or paper is their preferred method... I buy them all the canvas and paper they need. Artprize was the ultimate example of the range of possibilities - and how unique all of our imaginations can be.
We drove up to Grand Rapids on Friday night and got in a little late, but the sidewalks were still busy with people viewing all the outdoor Artprize entries downtown. Near our hotel (the Holiday Inn on Pearl Street) there were plenty of entries to be seen, including the top ten nominee- Rusty (my kids' favorite, and probably mine). We checked in (adjoining rooms, baby!) and walked to a late dinner. It was after 9pm but the streets were filled with people. I held back the tears several times over the course of the weekend at just the thought and sight of so many visitors gathering to see art.
Saturday morning we slept in a bit and headed downstairs for a big breakfast at the Pearl Street Grill. Oh, before I forget to mention - there were even Artprize entries in the hotel lobby! As we were heading out to explore Grand Rapids in the daytime, a nice man held the elevator for us and chatted with the kids. He asked if we were here for Artprize and I asked him if he had something entered. Why yes, he did. It was Ritch Branstrom - top ten nominee and creator of Rusty! He was heading over to hang out by his piece and connect with the many fans the big dog with a deep story was attracting.
Yellow by Nathan Sawaya, Grand Rapid Public Museum
We decided to take a drive in hopes to find the church that my friend Christina Vagenius was showing her phenomenal piece "The Gift," which has also been made into a book. I was in awe watching her drink the admiration as visitors walked the long hall displaying each panel of her work. Being able to hug her there in that moment was one of the best parts of the weekend for me.
Next, we made good on our promise to show the kids REAL LIVE VENUS FLY TRAPS at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. Despite all of the art and awesome things we did I am pretty sure this is the first thing they would tell you about. Those carnivorous plants are mind boggling, I tell you.
We ate lunch in the cafe and were wowed by the menu- rootbeer squash soup,warm goat cheese spread with crackers, hummus plate, Tandoori chicken sandwich, and so on! (There were plenty of more normal eats offered, too, but I was thankful for the healthy and allergy-free options.)
We took a tram for the big sculpture park tour and Ivy fell asleep. It was really a beautiful day. The ride stopped just outside the Children's Garden and the kids took off through the little door leading to a wonderland.
It was about time for us to head home, but we were having such a splendid family day that we just weren't ready to leave. We figured since the GRAM (Grand Rapids Art Museum) was free during Artrprize and also had extended hours until 10pm, we might as well get in all that art, too. We made the short drive back downtown and into quite a bit of traffic (but compared to Chicago, it's but a minor delay or inconvenience.) We actually found a parking garage close to the GRAM that wasn't full and waited a long time to turn in. Jeff let a car that had been sitting in on-coming traffic turn in front of us and we just hoped we'd still be able to find a spot. When it came time to pay, the attendant told us that car had paid our parking fee to say thanks!
We walked over to the GRAM and followed a short line to get in. This is where we were when I turned to see Gray in the arms of another woman, being held up to better see Kathy Goodell's untitled Artprize entry LOL. Oh dear. There were a few different pieces that the artist welcomed us to "move about" or touch, etc. Those were big hits with the kids, of course. Noah loved collecting all of the little artist cards by each entry- I could tell he was really taking it all in.
As we exited the GRAM there was a big concert out front at the Rosa Parks Circle. I didn't catch the name of the performer but Ivy happened to think he was playing just for her. We walked over and let her dance, and just soaked in the crowd and beauty of the moment together. It was really cool.
We were so tempted to try to stay one more night, but it was time to head for home. On the drive we speculated who we thought was going to win the grand prize (winner is announced tomorrow October 6!), hoping it will be Rusty, and each of the kids planned what they would create when they enter Artprize someday. And this makes me so very happy.
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The Wando girls track and field team proved it was a program to be reckoned with last season. Coach Marie Domin wants the Warriors to continue the streak this year after finishing second in the state last year.
It was Wando's best finish since 1975, and it capped off a season that included a region championship and multiple invitational wins. "Since we do have a young team, No. 1 on our list is teamwork," Domin said. "Then, we can build off that for success. We hope to return to the state meet and take more people to the qualifier in a variety of events, giving us a better shot at taking the msot we can to the state meet."
Sarah Lee, who competes in the pole vault, sprints and hurdles, is a co-captain with Angelica Collins, who competes in jumps, relays and sprints. Domin called them "versatile athletes and captains that we hope will lead the team and break personal barriers that will take them and the team to the next level."
Sisters Georgia and Rosa Marie Compton are standouts in the distance events with top state rankings. Junior Kendall Mercer is returning to her role in pole vault, high jump and various running events.
Domin credited her whole coaching stuff for being examples for the runners. "We work together everyday to create a team environment that is run and physically and mentally demanding at the same tiem," she said. "We have so many volunteers and assistants to help with all of these events. It would be impossible without them."
The Taco Bell Classic and Coaches Classic will be good measurements during the season for how the Warriors are progressing. "The young, talented runners may need time to be among the fastest in the state," Domin said, "so the returning leadership and talent will help younger runners make a smooth transition from just having fun to a serious competitor."
A new season brings new teammates and schedules, but to Bishop England girls track and field coach Tony Colizzi, expectations are always the same.
"As with any season, our goal is to win the state championship," he said. "The girls are coming off a very successful season in which they placed third in the state."
The Battling Bishops grabbed South Carolina's bronze despite a young roster. Notable returners include Michelle Lussier, Emily DiBona, Julia O'Donnell, Bea DiBona, Haleigh Clutters and Michele Boykin. Boykin and Lussier will join the team after the basketball season.
"We also have a lot of new girls coming out who look like they will contribute to the girls' team success," Colizzi said, noting McKenna Weatherford, Hollis Weatherford and Jo Jo Tompkins.
Like their male counterparts, the girls group will be tested at the Coaches Classic, Father Kelly Classic – a Bishop England-hosted invitational, and the Taco Bell meet.
Colizzi noted the Bishops' strengths are in distance events, hurdles and the pole vault. Sprinting and jumping events are areas for improvement. Bishop England is searching for a legitimate contender in the throwing events to provide valuable points in the state championships.
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Carolina Tiger Rescue, formerly the Carnivore Preservation Trust, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit wildlife sanctuary whose mission is saving and protecting wild cats in captivity and in the wild.
The mission of Carolina Tiger Rescue includes saving and protecting wildcats in captivity. The general public is often unaware of the issues, both practical and legal, surrounding private ownership of wildcats.
The Need
The Humane Society estimates there are 5,000 - 7,000 tigers in private ownership in the United States, part of some 15,000 wildcats estimated to be in private hands. By contrast, approximately 3,200 tigers remain in the wild. Explore the map below to discover how serious the problem is around the country.
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There are 2 primary federal laws pertaining to the ownership of wildcats, the Captive Wildlife Safety Act and the Animal Welfare Act.
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The CWSA, passed in September, 2007, makes it illegal to move certain types of live big cats across State lines or U.S. borders unless you qualify as exempt. For additional details regarding this legislation, view the CWSA Factsheet.
Animal Welfare Act
The AWA extends minimal protection to certain warm-blooded animals who are exhibited to the public, bred for commercial sale, used in research, or transported commercially. Those that exhibit animals to the public and/or breed and sell animals covered under the AWA must obtain a license, commonly referred to as a USDA license.This law pertains to exhibiting animals commercially and does not affect private ownership. Acquiring a USDA license does set minimal guidelines for animal care, for a summary of these regulations, view Appendix II of the Animal Protection Institute's Exotic Pets Report.
Beyond the federal law, exotic pet ownership is regulated by state and local law. Most states do have laws regarding the ownership of native wildlife, so it is typically far more difficult legally to have a pet squirrel than a pet tiger. North Carolina is one of a small handful of states that has no regulation whatsoever regarding the ownership of exotic wildcats. There are some local laws, typically put into place at a county or city level following an escape or attack. For more information about the laws in your state, view view Appendix V of the Animal Protection Institute's Exotic Pets Report.
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A comprehensive look at exotic pet ownserhip by the Animal Protection Institute, including case studies in North Carolina, Ohio, and Washington, a list of escapes and attacks in the US, an overview of the laws affecting exotic animal ownership, and legislative recommendations.
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The Writer's Circle at Del Webb Charleston, the Cane Bay community's chartered club for literary pursuits, celebrated the publication of member Don Horan's first novel last month when his suspense thriller Slug Line debuted on Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook.
Slug Line is a suspense thriller that centers on a terrorist plot set in the nation's capital. The book uses a grass-root commuting innovation, unique to Washington DC, called "slugging" that serves as the catalyst for a hostage-taking drama. The story involves the terrorist cell matching wits with government agencies, while secretly trying to promote a second, more sensational terror attack. The government's efforts are both enhanced and complicated by two highly-skilled operatives "free-lancing" the investigation from the outside. From the gripping realism of hostage ordeals, to the complexities of the government's crisis management, Slug Line weaves a highly credible narrative with compelling dialog to deliver a thrilling tale of zealotry, intrigue and heroism.
Author Don Horan is a security consultant whose practice specializes in the retail and hospitality industries, as well as security planning for special events. He contributes regularly to industry texts and periodicals, and authored The Retailer's Guide to Loss Prevention and Security published in 1997.
But Slug Line is his first foray into fiction, and the effort was a labor of love that took nearly eight years to complete. And as a first-time novelist, Don encountered many of the obstacles to publication that we all can appreciate. But perseverance and networking do indeed pay off, as Don was introduced by mutual acquaintance to an entrepreneur who had just published his own first time e-novel. In so doing, he founded his own e-publishing company called Benu Books, and was on the lookout for featured titles with which to grow his publishing brand. Once Slug Line was approved, Benu Books provided the copy editing and cover art services that brought the manuscript up to publication standards. The marketing plan will feature an interactive website for reader feedback, reviews, and other related news on Slug Line.
Don has begun work on a follow-up novel called Privilege, and the reader gets a sneak preview of it at the very end of Slug Line. In the meantime, we look forward to Don's continued involvement with the Del Webb Charleston's Writer's Circle, his frequent articles for the Community's Resident News, and script work for the Cane Bay Players.
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'Sin Tax' Costs Outweigh Benefits
Editor's note: William F. Shughart II is the J. Fish Smith Professor in Public Choice at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. Michael D. Thomas is the clinical assistant professor also at the Huntsman School of Business and Adam J. Hoffer is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. This opinion piece was written by them for U.S. News and World Report. Since the release of this article, the authors have been quoted or featured in a number of publications such as The Atlantic, OhioWatchdog.org, and Independent.org.
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Burdened by unfunded public pension liabilities and healthcare costs, state and local governments are in bad shape, considering the willingness of voters to embrace new spending proposals and their general reluctance to pay taxes to finance them.
Responding to the latest round of public budget "crises," policymakers around the country have begun reviving an old, but not necessarily good idea with added enthusiasm—taxing "sin." What better way to raise revenue than to find something that your neighbor buys or an activity he engages in that you don't like and tax it?
Alcohol, tobacco, and gambling have been taxed for a long time. A tax on whiskey—and the rebellion it triggered by corn farmers in western Pennsylvania—was, after all, one of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's first "revenue-enhancers." Later on, after Prohibition obviously had failed and the Great Depression had caused income tax receipts to shrink dramatically, Franklin Roosevelt ran for his first term as president on a platform calling for legalizing and taxing alcohol sales.
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The 5 Worst Kickstarter Ideas That Actually Got Funded
In a recent Does Not Compute, we discussed (well, I discussed AT you, which is by far my favorite way to interact) Kickstarter ideas so terrible, they failed to raise any money or attract a single backer. Shattered dreams = hilarious! I also plugged my own Kickstarter, which, now that I think about it, probably wasn't the best mental association I could have gone for.
As if that didn't fill your soul hole with enough cognitive dissonance, I've now decided to share with you ideas just as terrible that nevertheless were fully funded. These are the Kickstarter projects that made my friends and me say, "Well, surely we can do better than THAT." By the same token, if we fail, it will mean our idea is less appealing than ...
#5. Tentacle Bento: Finally, a Rape-Based Card Game
Tentacle Bento is an intuitive, easy-to-pick-up collectible card game that masterfully combines tentacle rape with you and your life and thoughts. BECOME the tentacle monster, as you rape your way through an all-girls school assembled expressly for the purpose! Ensure that the girls at school who never talk to you are now COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED! Please note, each pack of Ten Ben cards (not to be confused with Ben 10 cards) comes with a complimentary government tracker.
MADE: $30,000, and that's before Kickstarter suspended the campaign for being TOO SEXY.
#4. Osombie: You Already Know Everything About It
When you think about it for even a second and realize that a zombie version of a terrorist is still just a zombie, you'll quickly come to the conclusion that a movie called Osombie is just an exercise in clever titling, and a clumsy one at that. Is it Osombie or Ozombie? GET IT TOGETHER, GUYS. ZomBea Arthur is the clearly superior novelty film concept (I have doodles). Fortunately, the makers of this Kickstarter campaign didn't think about it for even a second, and they skipped right to raising money and pasting blood-splatter effects.
MADE: $28,000, and my undying envy.
#3. Titanoboa: A Snake Robot That Will Kill You
Seriously, Kickstarter needs to hire a battery of professional titlers. Here are 10 names for a robotic snake that are better than Titanoboa:
- TITSanoboa
- Hissbot 9000
- RoboCobra
- "Oh dear God, it's CRUSHING MEEEEEEeeeeee!"
- TitsandNOBRA
- The robot formerly known as "S.N.A.K.E."
- Cockbot 9001
- Fangsley
- The Terrifying Truth Behind Robotic Snakes
See?! There were like two good ones in there, and I'm barely even trying! Although I guess I shouldn't expect a lot of forward thinking from folks who'll donate money to the proposition that there aren't enough unfeeling 50-foot metal serpents in the world.
MADE: $10,500, and me wet myself.


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The immense shit that will be taken after eating mcdonalds. It Has the Same effect as dropping a small bomb in a toilet.
Guy1: Dude here's the phonebook, call a plumber. I just layed a mcbomb in your toilet.
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Moisture-resistant construction helps prevent water from penetrating the lens.
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quote: Why do they base the rank on revenue instead of profit?It seems profit would be a better indicator of how well a company is doing.
quote: They depend on so many companies (Google for primary applications, Foxconn for manufacturing, Samsung for components, etc)
quote: and the only thing they make in-house is design, easily copied, and improved upon.
quote: The iPhone STILL doesn't have LTE/Wimax, 3.5" screen and on-screen keyboard isn't ideal, the iPad has no native printing support, jailbreaking is essential to get an 'open' experience from any IOS device, and so on.
quote: The "open" argument for Android makes little sense to me given that "open" is primarily in aid of service providers and hardware manufacturers.
quote: Just to be clear: I do think "crapware" and some OEM skins on Android are a problem. It just has little or nothing to do with Android being open source. I also think there are obvious benefits for OEM's and carriers using Android, mostly related to getting a modern cell phone OS for free.
quote: Insourcing production though doesn't seem like the right idea.
quote: Apple's R&D as a % of revenue is about the lowest there is in the tech industry. Like Sony, they're fast becoming a marketing company selling other companies' products by slapping their brand name label onto it.Unless they revive their in-house R&D and production, that name recognition is only going to carry them so far before people figure out that they can buy pretty much the same product elsewhere for a lower price. e.g. The Macbooks are designed and manufactured by Quanta, who also designs and makes most of the HP and some of the Dell laptops. Those HPs and Dells which are "copying" the Macbooks? They're not actually copies, they just look alike because they were designed and manufactured by the same (Taiwanese) people.


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Dallas' Stephane Robidas (3) is sandwiched between Phoenix's Nick Johnson (32), left, and Martin Hanzal (11) in the third period during the Phoenix Coyotes vs. the Dallas Stars NHL hockey game at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Friday, February 1, 2013.
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Brianne Payne and Misty Romano at Mantus on September 30, 2012 in Dallas, Texas.
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Upshur County administrator resigns
May 8, 2013
Upshur County Administrator Willie Parker has submitted his resignation to the county commission, citing personal reasons. The issue is on the agenda for discussion at Thursday's meeting....
At Thursday's meeting, oh please, please, pretty please, beg me to stay. And, while your at it county commissioners, a raise would be nice too.
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Hawaii hotels generated a record $2.45 billion in room revenues during the first nine months of the year, representing a 15 percent gain over the same time frame last year, according to a report by Hospitality Advisors and Smith Travel Research.
Maui reported the highest average daily rate in the state for the month of September at $213. Maui's average rate of $259 for the year to date through September was also highest in the state.
That compares to an average daily rate in September of $179 for Oahu hotels, $200 for Kauai, and $162 for the Big Island, bringing the statewide average to $186.
The report noted Maui's increased room rates were "due in part to growth in high-spending markets such as the honeymoon market and independent travelers."
Maui hotels were 73.3 percent full for the year to date through September, a 3 percent improvement over the first nine months of 2011. The report credited a 5.6 percent gain in visitor arrivals to Maui during that period, including boosts from U.S. West, Japan and Canada.
September occupancy alone was down slightly to 65.1 percent for Maui. Only Oahu saw a modest increase in occupancy for the month, while all islands individually posted increases for the year to date.
Statewide, hotel occupancy was up by nearly 6 percent to 77.8 percent, mostly boosted by 86.7 percent occupancy enjoyed by Waikiki properties, the report said.
Hawaii's year-to-date occupancy level ranked the state No. 3 among the top-five hotel markets, behind New York (82.4 percent) and San Francisco/San Mateo (81.5 percent), according to the report.
"The gains in the industry were driven by a sharp rise in visitor arrivals (up 9.2 percent) through the end of the third quarter, which comprised of strong gains in highyielding markets, including honeymooners, non-convention business travelers, independent travelers and visitors from Japan," the report said. "In addition to the gains in visitor arrivals, the (Hawaii Tourism Authority) also reported a 9.1 percent increase in per person daily visitor spending."
Despite the gains in daily rates and occupancy, the report cautioned that profitability isn't keeping pace.
"Following the unprecedented deep market recession that began in April 2008, Hawaii's hotel industry has now enjoyed 31 consecutive months of revenue increases. While revenue continues to strengthen, hotel profitability will remain under pressure due to sharp increases in operating costs, particularly labor, utilities and property maintenance costs," Hospitality Advisors President Joseph Toy said.
The survey included 162 properties representing 48,722 rooms, or 86 percent of of all lodging properties with at least 20 rooms in the state.
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quote: We know that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, a scientific fact.
quote: Now this fact, includes un-avoidable losses, things like friction, heat/energy loss.
quote: When a first body exerts a force F1 on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force F2 = -F1 on the first body. This means that F1 and F2 are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
quote: Everything in the existence operates at a loss, and this is what science describes in the Laws of Thermodynamics.
quote: These principles also apply directly to systems of information, complexity, language, data, etc...
quote: Take a book for example and its contents, a very basic paper and ink, a one dimensional data storage device. A book cannot write itself and cannot come into being by chance or by any random means. It would be un-scientific to say it could because that would violate the laws of thermodynamics.
quote: The SETI project is another example, searching space for signs of intelligence by looking for radiation signals that contain information or intelligent data. The entire premise of the project rests on the correct assumption; that random background radiation cannot and will not produce radiation signals which contain information.
quote: Ironically evolutionists claim the exact opposite that random chaos can create life, and literally move from a state of low energy to high energy (or complexity).
quote: If we attempt to calculate the probability of an average-sized protein consisting of 400 amino acids being selected only from left-handed amino acids, we come up with a probability of 1 in 2^400, or 10^120. Just for a comparison, the number of electrons in the universe is estimated at 10^79, which although vast, is a much smaller number.
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This month's faculty spotlight is on Piyali Dasgupta, Ph.D. Dr. Dasgupta has had a great year at the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, including being promoted to Associate Professor. She instructs within the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology.
She has attended many conferences over the past year, including co-chairing a minisymposium at Experimental Biology 2012.
Dr. Dasgupta's research examines how the components of tobacco can promote the progression of lung cancer. She researches within the Cancer Biology research cluster.
In 2011, she was recognized with the university's "John and Frances Rucker Graduate Advisor Award."
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Durango High School wrestler Nick Tarpley extended his unbeaten streak to 18 consecutive matches Saturday when he won the championship of the 152-pound bracket at the annual Rocky Mountain Shootout tournament in Pagosa Springs.
�Nick is attacking all the time. Guys just can�t keep up with his pace,� Durango head coach Doug Cuddie said. �He�s really attacking, and it�s paying off.�
Patrick Cunnion of Durango, a sophomore, finished second at 170 pounds.
�It was really nice for him to make the finals as a sophomore,� Cuddie said.
Cunnion defeated a top Piedra Vista wrestler to reach the finals, Cuddie said.
Matthew Lavengood, a DHS previous state qualifier, finished third at 113 pounds.
Teammate Clay Dillon, another previous state qualifier, also finished third Saturday (126 pounds).
Daniel Gustavson of DHS was fourth at 220 pounds.
�We�ve got to put everything together now,� Cuddie said.
The Demons will host Aztec in a dual match Tuesday night at Durango High School.
Bayfield High School finished the Shootout with one runner-up and a pair of third-place finishers.
The Wolverines finished sixth out of 14 teams in Pagosa Springs.
�I was really pleased with how hard we fought all day long,� Bayfield head coach Todd McMenimen said.
Matt Certes of the Wolverines finished second in the 220-pound weight class. �Matt wrestled really well (Saturday),� McMenimen said.
Drake Rhodes 9138) and Joe Zink (145) finished third in their respective weight classes.
Alec Rodriguez was fourth at 132 matching the finish of teammate Matt Eckstein (heavyweight).
Michael Goodman 9182) added a fifth place for Bayfield, as did Colter McMenimen (126). McMenimen lost only one match Saturday, falling in the opening match to Dillon of Durango.
McMenimen beat a two-time Utah state champion en route to his fifth place.
Two other BHS wrestlers recorded their first high school wins at the tournament � Angus Taylor (120) and Taylor Winch (113).


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A Kansas woman is out of the hospital where she was treated after being seriously injured by a flight information cabinet that fell at Birmingham's airport.
Officials say Heather Bresette of Overland Park, Kansas, was released Saturday from UAB Hospital.
Bresette had been treated there since a steel cabinet holding video monitors fell on her family at the newly renovated Birmingham airport on March 22.
The accident killed her 10-year-old son Luke and injured two other sons.
The family was returning home to Kansas following a beach trip to the Florida Panhandle at the time of the accident.
The monitor that fell was installed as part of a $201 million upgrade of the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.


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Stetson University will be one of two host sites for the 20th Annual Celebrity Mascot Games hosted by the Central Florida Sports Commission to benefit New Hope For Kids.
Stetson's own mascot, John B, will join a talented group of mascots participating in this year's event at both Stetson's Edmunds Center and Orlando's Amway Center from July 19-21.
Both professional team mascots (Stuff of the Orlando Magic, Captain Fear of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, etc.) and collegiate mascots (Albert and Alberta of Florida, Wildcat of Kentucky, etc.) will be among the 27 in competition.
The mascots will be split into four teams and compete in an array of fun and exciting games, including a pair of obstacle courses, jousting, and what is being coined "Hungry, Hungry Mascots."
With the proceeds benefiting New Hope For Kids, the Celebrity Mascot Games will also be conducting a silent auction for the event on eBay beginning July 19. All fans wanting to give to the cause are encouraged to visit the event's website - www.mascotgames.org - for more information.
Thursday's event at Stetson will begin at 12:30 p.m. with doors opening at 11:30 a.m. On Friday and Saturday the mascots will compete at the Amway Center at 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., respectively.
Reserved seats are available for Saturday's event at the Amway Center for $16.00. General Admission tickets all three days are available for $10.00. Tickets can be purchase online, by phone, or at the site on the day of the event. Go to www.mascotgames.org for more information.


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Neuroblastoma is a malignant (cancerous) tumor that develops from nerve tissue. It usually occurs in infants and children.
Neuroblastoma can occur in many areas of the body. It develops from the tissues that form the sympathetic nervous system. This is the part of the nervous system that controls body functions, such as heart rate and blood pressure, digestion, and levels of certain hormones.
Most neuroblastomas begin in the abdomen in the adrenal gland or next to the spinal cord, or in the chest. Neuroblastomas can spread to the bones. These include the face, skull, pelvis, shoulders, arms, and legs. It can also spread to the bone marrow, liver, lymph nodes, skin, and around the eyes (orbits).
The cause of the tumor is not known. Neuroblastoma is commonly diagnosed in children before age 5. Each year there are around 700 new cases in the United States. The disorder occurs in approximately 1 out of 100,000 children and is slightly more common in boys.
In most patients, the tumor has spread when it is first diagnosed.
The first symptoms are usually fever, a general sick feeling (malaise), and pain. There may also be loss of appetite, weight loss, and diarrhea.
Other symptoms depend on the site of the tumor, and may include:
- Bone pain or tenderness (if the cancer has spread to the bones)
- Difficulty breathing or a chronic cough (if the cancer has spread to the chest)
- Enlarged abdomen (from a large tumor or excess fluid)
- Flushed, red skin
- Pale skin and bluish color around the eyes
- Profuse sweating
- Rapid heart rate (tachycardia)
Brain and nervous system problems may include:
- Inability to empty the bladder
- Loss of movement (paralysis) of the hips, legs, or feet (lower extremities)
- Problems with balance
- Uncontrolled eye movements or leg and feet movements (called opsoclonus-myoconus syndrome, or "dancing eyes and dancing feet")
Exams and Tests
Signs vary, depending on the location of the tumor.
- Examination of the abdomen with the hands (palpation) may reveal a lump or mass.
- The liver may be enlarged, if the tumor has spread to the liver.
- Adrenal gland tumors can cause high blood pressure and a fast heart rate.
- Lymph nodes may be swollen.
X-ray or other imaging tests are done to locate the main (primary) tumor and to see where it has spread. These include:
- Bone scan
- Bone x-rays
- Chest x-ray
- CT scan of chest and abdomen
- MRI scan of chest and abdomen
Other tests include:
- Biopsy of tumor
- Bone marrow biopsy
- CBC (complete blood count) showing anemia or other abnormality
- Coagulation studies, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
- Hormone tests (blood tests to check levels of hormones such as catecholamines)
- MIBG scan
- Urine 24-hour test for catecholamines, homovanillic acid (HVA), and vanillymandelic acid (VMA)
Treatment depends on:
- Location of the tumor
- How much and where the tumor has spread
- The patient's age
In certain cases, surgery alone is enough. Often, though, other therapies are needed. Anticancer medicines (chemotherapy) may be recommended if the tumor has spread. Radiation therapy may also be used.
High-dose chemotherapy, followed by autologous stem cell transplantation, is being studied for use in children with very high-risk tumors.
Support Groups
You can ease the stress of illness by joining a cancer support group. Sharing with others who have common experiences and problems can help you and your child not feel alone.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Outcome varies. In very young children, the tumor may go away on its own, without treatment. Or, the tissues of the tumor may mature and develop into a non-cancerous (benign) tumor called a ganglioneuroma, which can be surgically removed. In other cases, the tumor spreads quickly.
Response to treatment also varies. Treatment is often successful if the cancer has not spread. If it has spread, neuroblastoma is harder to cure. Younger children often do better than older children.
Children treated for neuroblastoma may be at risk of getting a second, different cancer in the future.
Possible Complications
- Spread (metastasis) of the tumor
- Damage and loss of function of involved organ(s)
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if your child has symptoms of neuroblastoma. Early diagnosis and treatment improves the chance of a good outcome.
Dome JS, Rodriguez-Galindo C, Spunt SL, Santana VM. Pediatric solid tumors. In: Niederhuber JE, Armitage JO, Doroshow JH, et al., eds. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2013:chap 95.
National Cancer Institute: PDQ neuroblastoma treatment. Bethesda, Md: National CancerInstitute. Date last modified 9/6/2013. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/neuroblastoma/HealthPro.... Accessed November 8, 2013.