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The number of law school admission tests administered in June was down 9.1% compared to a year earlier, according to figures released by the Law School Admission Council on Thursday.
The 21,802 people who sat for the test last month is the lowest June total in 14 years, suggesting that law schools may still be having difficulty convincing college graduates on the value of a J.D. degree.
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Law-schools enrollments were already expected to plunge as larger classes that came in at the tail end of the boom days emptied out and were replaced with much smaller cadres of incoming students.
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Drew Emmitt is best known for playing with Leftover Salmon. He also is part of the bluegrass supergroup the Emmitt-Nershi Band with Billy Nershi from the String Cheese incident.
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DENTON – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Volleyball team picked up another win on Friday morning, sweeping the Hofstra Pride 3-0 (25-19, 27-25, 25-17) in the opening match of the Mean Green Volleyball Classic hosted by North Texas. The second match of the day is set for a 2:30 p.m. start against Eastern Michigan at the Mean Green Volleyball Center.
The Islanders move to 6-3 with the win, the quickest the team has reached six wins in school history. The previous best was in 11 matches by both the 2004 and 2011 teams. Hofstra suffered just its second loss of the year and moved to 8-2 after the defeat.
Ivy Baresh led the Islanders offensively; picking up nine kills while both Shannon Hullum and Brooke Alverson had eight apiece. Logen Bourque had another 25 assists in the match, while also leading the team with nine digs. Micah Nolan had eight digs while Baresh picked up seven against the Pride.
The first set opened with kills by Hullum and Baresh that were followed by a Nolan service ace to make it a 3-0 lead, but Hofstra came back to make it 4-3 early on. The lead was extended to 8-3 with a 4-0 run powered by a kill from Baresh and three errors by Hofstra. The advantage remained between three and four for the majority of the set until a kill by Brink and a Bourque service ace extended it to 18-13 as Hofstra called the first timeout of the set. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi forced another timeout by the Pride after another Nolan service ace made it a 22-16 score, and Bourque finished the set with a kill off of a dig to make it a 25-19 final and a 1-0 lead in the match.
Early in the second set, both teams were battling hard while neither could get more than a two-point lead until Bourque picked up a service ace to make it 8-6 in favor of the Islanders, but Hofstra quickly responded with a kill and an ace of their own to even the score. The Islanders regained the advantage with an Alverson kill on a continue at the net to make it 12-10, but four straights points by the Pride gave them a 14-12 lead. Baresh stopped the run with a kill, but it was not tied again until a Brink kill made it 16-16. Tyger Holt and Hullum followed with a combined block to give their team the lead, and an attack error made it 18-16 as Hofstra called a timeout.
After the break, back-to-back points tied it once again, but Brink followed up with another kill to give her team the lead. Baresh and Holt combined for a block to make it a two-point advantage, but Hofstra got a kill and a Texas A&M – Corpus Christi attack error to even the score at 20-20.
The Islanders looked like they would end the set without much drama after taking a 24-21 lead, but three straight points by the Pride knotted the score at 24-24. It went to extra points before Texas A&M – Corpus Christi was able to close it out on a Brianna Brink kill that made it a 27-25 final for a 2-0 lead.
The third set provided more breathing room for the Islanders as they broke it open early before coasting to a 25-17 finish. With the score tied at 4-4, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi scored seven straight times to make it an 11-4 advantage. A pair of kills by Holt and one apiece from Alverson and Brink stretched the lead, and after a single Hofstra point, Holt, Hullum and Brink provided kills to make it a 13-5 score on a 9-1 run. The closest the score would get was at 18-13, but the Islanders scored seven of the final 11 points to complete the sweep of the Pride.
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All About Vaginal Cancer
What is vaginal cancer?
Vaginal cancer is an abnormal growth of malignant (cancerous) cells in the vagina. The vagina itself, sometimes referred to as the "birth canal", is a 3 - 4 inch hollow tube that runs from the vulva (outside genitalia) up to the cervix (the lower part of the uterus, or womb). The walls of the vagina are often in a "closed" or collapsed position, but are able to expand significantly during sexual activity or delivery of a baby.
What are the different types of vaginal cancer?
The vast majority of vaginal cancers (~85%) are squamous cell carcinomas, which grow in the "skin" (epithelial lining) of the vagina. They usually occur in the top part of the vagina near the cervix, and evolve over a period of many years from precancerous areas called vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN).
A much smaller percentage of vaginal cancers (5-10%) are adenocarcinomas, which arise from glandular tissues. A subtype of these is clear cell adenocarcinoma, which most often occurs in young women whose mothers took an old hormonal medication called diethylstilbestrol (DES) while they were pregnant with them. These women are sometimes referred to as "DES daughters." Diethylstilbestrol was prescribed in the US from the 1940s to early 1970s for prevention of miscarriages.
Much rarer types of vaginal cancer include melanomas (2-3%), seen in the lower or outer portion of the vagina, sarcomas (2-3%), and even rarer types including small cell, lymphoma and carcinoid. These subtypes will not be addressed in this article.
The most common cancers in the vaginal are actually not "primary" tumors (or tumors that start in the vagina), but metastasis (cancers that have spread from another site in the body to the vagina). This can be caused by either direct growth of a tumor into the vagina (for example, from the endometrium, rectum or bladder) or from a distant site (for example, from the breast or ovary) by traveling through the blood stream or lymph system.
How common is vaginal cancer?
It is a rare cancer, representing only about 1% of all gynecologic tumors. There are about 3,170 new cases reported each year in the US with about 880 deaths attributed to the disease.
What are the risk factors for vaginal cancer?
Typically this is a condition affecting older women, with an average age of 60 years old at diagnosis. Almost half of cases are diagnosed in women over 70 years of age. Adenocarcinomas of the vagina, particularly the clear cell variant mentioned above, can be seen in younger women and commonly present before the age of 20 and are associated with DES exposure in the womb (discussed below).
Squamous cell cancer of the vagina is associated with certain high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV). In fact, having a diagnosis of cervical cancer, which is also caused by high-risk strains of HPV, is an important risk factor for developing vaginal cancer.
HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that is incredibly common in the population. Most college-aged men and women have been exposed to HPV, though in most, the immune system inactivates or clears the virus from the body. There are over 100 different subtypes, or strains, of HPV and only certain subtypes are "oncogenic," or able to cause cancer. Certain strains of HPV cause genital warts, though these strains are not oncogenic. Infection with HPV typically causes no symptoms, and may only be detected when a woman has an abnormal pap result or HPV testing that may be done along with the pap test. It is important to know that only a very small percentage of women who have a high-risk strain of HPV will develop a cancer caused by the virus; so simply having HPV does not mean that you will get cancer.
Women who have had multiple male sexual partners, began having sexual intercourse at an early age, or have had male sexual partners who are considered high risk (meaning that they have had many sexual partners and/or began having sexual intercourse at an early age) are at a higher risk for developing an HPV-related cancer.
Being a current smoker is also considered a risk factor. Smoking is linked to an inability for the body's immune system to clear an HPV infection, therefore smokers are more likely to develop chronic HPV infections that may lead to a cancer. Chronic vaginal irritation has also been linked to some cases.
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Exposure
DES was the first synthetic estrogen and was given to pregnant women in the US from 1938-1971 because it was believed to prevent miscarriages and promote "healthy pregnancies." It was found that not only did the drug not prevent problems associated with pregnancy, it also caused health issues for the women taking it, as well as children born of these pregnancies. These include both female ("DES daughters") and male children, though the cancer risks have only been proven in female offspring.
DES daughters, as they have become known, are at risk for developing a rare form of vaginal or cervical cancer, called clear cell adenocarcinoma, at a young age (typically before age 20). Though the risk is 40 times that of someone not exposed to DES, which sounds frightening, this translates to 1 in every 1000 women exposed, or 0.1%, so it is still a rare occurrence. This risk is thought to be life-long, therefore women exposed to DES while in utero should be sure they follow annual screening guidelines for "DES daughters." In addition, DES daughters are at an increased risk for breast cancer and should have annual mammograms beginning no later than age 40, along with an annual breast exam by their healthcare provider. It may be helpful to perform monthly self-breast exams to become familiar with their breast tissue and report any changes to their healthcare provider.
What are the symptoms of vaginal cancer?
The most common symptom is painless vaginal bleeding, unrelated to menstrual periods. Bleeding after intercourse may also be a sign of vaginal cancer. Vaginal bleeding in a postmenopausal woman is concerning and should be promptly evaluated. Other symptoms can include vaginal discharge, and painful sexual intercourse. In more advanced vaginal cancers, there may also be bowel symptoms such as blood in the stool, painful bowel movements or constipation, due to tumor invasion into the rectum. Vaginal cancers can also spread locally to the bladder causing painful or difficult urination.
How is vaginal cancer diagnosed?
One of the most important steps in evaluating a patient with gynecologic complaint is a proper pelvic examination. The healthcare provider (HCP) examines the uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and vagina by feeling the areas with their hands and examining areas that can be seen. The bladder and rectum should also be evaluated for any abnormalities. This may require cystoscopy or proctosigmoidoscopy, which uses a camera to examine the inside of the bladder and rectum/bowel, respectively.
Radiology tests, including CT scan, MRI and PET scans may be done to look for enlarged lymph nodes, kidney/bladder problems, liver, or other areas of potential spread of the cancer (metastasis).
A Pap test should be performed, where the outside of the cervix and vagina are scraped and samples are submitted for microscopic analysis and HPV testing. Even if the suspected diagnosis is vaginal cancer, the Pap smear is especially important to rule out cervical cancer, which is much more common than vaginal cancer. Up to 20% of vaginal cancers are found incidentally during cervical cancer screening with a Pap smear.
During colposcopy, the HCP inserts a device with binocular magnifying lenses into the vagina to better visualize the cervix and the inside of the vagina. Any suspicious areas on the cervix and/or along the vaginal walls should be biopsied and sent for microscopic analysis. Any suspicious areas should be tested by applying a dilute solution of acetic acid to the region; abnormal areas typically turn white, making them easier to identify and biopsy.
Once a diagnosis is confirmed, the vaginal cancer is staged. Staging helps the HCP better understand the prognosis and decide which treatment options would be best for each individual. Unlike many cancer types that are not staged until after surgery, vaginal cancer is staged based on the results of the physical exam, radiology tests and any biopsies. This is called "clinical staging" and it is used because many women with vaginal cancer will not undergo surgery as the first treatment.
There are two staging systems; the American Joint Committee on Cancer stage (TNM model) and the FIGO system (Federation Internationale de Gynecologie et d'Obstetrique).
Most gynecologists prefer the FIGO system, which has 4 stages, from stage I (earliest) to stage 4 (most advanced). They are defined as follows:
- FIGO Stage I: Cancer has started to grow into the deeper tissues of the vagina but has not spread beyond the vaginal wall.
- FIGO Stage II: Cancer has started to spread outside the vagina into the surrounding tissues BUT has not reached the walls of the pelvis.
- FIGO Stage III: Cancer has spread outside the vagina and reached nearby lymph nodes or pelvic side walls.
- FIGO Stage IV: Advanced vaginal cancer, with spread to other body organs outside the vagina.
For further reference, the detailed TNM Categories are shown below (with the FIGO stages shown where they correspond):
Primary tumor (T)
- TX: Primary tumor cannot be assessed
- T0: No evidence of primary tumor
- Tis: Carcinoma in situ (preinvasive)
- T1 (FIGO I): Tumor confined to vagina
- T2 (FIGO II): Tumor invades paravaginal tissues but not to pelvic wall*
- T3 (FIGO III): Tumor extends to pelvic wall
- T4 (FIGO IVA): Tumor invades mucosa of the bladder or rectum and/or extends beyond the true pelvis
Regional Lymph Nodes (N)
- NX: Regional nodes cannot be assessed
- N0: No regional lymph node metastasis
- N1 (FIGO III): Pelvic or inguinal lymph node metastasis
Distant metastasis (M)
- MX: Distant metastasis cannot be assessed
- M0: No distant metastasis
- M1 (FIGO IVB): Distant metastasis
When using the AJCC TNM system, the stage is reported by combining these values. For example, T3N1M0 would correspond with a FIGO stage III.
How is vaginal cancer treated?
Surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy are the typical treatment options, and can be used as single modality therapies or in combination.
There is no "standard" treatment for vaginal cancer and each woman's treatment plan should be based on her particular case. Treatment decisions should take into account the patient's stage of disease, age, other medical history, and personal preference, among other things.
Surgery can be done to remove either part or all of the vagina (called vaginectomy). Generally, small lesions in the upper vagina are the best candidates for surgery. Surgery may include hysterectomy and removal of the vagina and local lymph nodes. In many cases, radiation therapy is an alternative to surgery. In some cases, chemotherapy may be given prior to surgery (called neoadjuvant chemotherapy) to shrink the tumor before removal.
Women who undergo vaginectomy may be candidates for reconstruction. The surgeon creates a vaginal canal using a skin or muscle flap taken from another area of the body.
Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays to kill cancer cells. It is the treatment of choice for most patients with invasive vaginal cancer, especially in stage II disease and higher. It can be delivered as external beam radiation (from an external machine), brachytherapy (using "seeds" of radioisotopes through thin plastic tubes directly into the cancerous area), or more often a combination of both. Occasionally, brachytherapy alone can be used in small cancers in the upper part of the vagina. Generally, if patients have a recurrence after radiation, surgery is the preferred treatment when possible.
Chemotherapy uses medications to kill cancer cells. Given the relative rarity of this disease, there are no randomized clinical trial data supporting the use of chemotherapy together with radiation for vaginal cancer. However, based on the multiple studies in cervical cancer showing better results with the combination compared to radiation alone, many HCPs recommend use of concurrent radiation and cisplatin -based chemotherapy for high-risk vaginal cancer patients. Chemotherapy can also be used to control (as opposed to cure) recurrent or widespread disease.
Side Effects
Many of the side effects from surgery and radiation occur due to the close proximity of the bladder and rectum to the vagina. Due to this close proximity, these organs can be damaged during surgery or with radiation. Side effects from the radiation can include irritation of the bowel and bladder resulting in diarrhea and increased frequency or urgency of bowel movements or urination. This typically resolves within a few weeks of finishing treatment, though it can become a long-term concern for some women.
Radiation can cause scar tissue to form in the vagina and the tissue can become dry and less elastic. There may be some shrinking of the vagina and vaginal opening. Scarring of the vaginal tissue can result in "adhesions", or areas where scar tissue forms, sealing the sides of the vaginal together. This can make it difficult for the doctor to perform vaginal exams and makes sexual intercourse difficult and uncomfortable. Your oncology team will teach you to use vaginal dilators to reduce the severity of this side effect. Rarely, a connection between the bladder or rectum and the vagina can form (also known as a fistula), which allows passage of stool or urine into the vagina.
Damage to the drainage (lymphatic) system in the area, by radiation or surgery to remove lymph nodes, can lead to a chronic swelling called lymphedema, which can occur at any time after treatment. Notify your healthcare provider if you develop any swelling in the legs or pelvis. A survivor with lymphedema who develops pain or redness in the leg(s), especially with fever, should be evaluated right away, as these signs may indicate infection.
Follow-Up Care
After treatment for vaginal cancer, you will be followed closely by your treating physician. In general, you will have a pelvic exam and pap test every 3-6 months for the first 5 years and less frequently thereafter. You should feel comfortable in contacting your care provider for any concerning symptoms and quality of life issues, including body image and sexuality concerns.
After treatment, talk with your oncology team about receiving a survivorship care plan, which can help you manage the transition to survivorship and learn about long-term concerns and life after cancer. You can create your own survivorship care plan on OncoLink
DES Action: advocacy organization for people affected by DES exposure with lots of educational information on their website.
Eyes On The Prize: information and emotional support for those affected by gynecologic cancers. Has a helpful discussion board where you can "chat" with other women.
Society of Gynecologic Oncology: Professional organization of gynecologic oncologists. Find a specialist tool.
Bardawil, T (Ed.). Vaginal Cancer, Medscape, Updated May 3, 2012.
Berek JS, Hacker NF (Eds). Practical Gynecologic Oncology, 3rd ed, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2000.
FIGO Committee on Gynecologic Oncology: Current FIGO staging for cancer of the vagina, fallopian tube, ovary, and gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 105 (1): 3-4, 2009.
Nasu, K et al. (2010) Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the vagina. European Journal of Gynaecologic Oncology: 31(6): 679-681.
UpToDate: Vaginal Cancer, Version 14.0
Vagina. In: Edge SB, Byrd DR, Compton CC, et al., eds.: AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 7th ed. New York, NY: Springer, 2010, pp 387-9.


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The exhibition aims at providing wider knowledge about the oldest Greek oracle, tracing the way it functioned, its role and importance in the ancient world, and at the same time showcasing the human need to predict the future.
For the 6th year, the largest film festival in Athens returns! More than 20 screenings in the most beautiful parts of the city, from June to September, with free admission! If you find yourself in Athens from June to September and meet an open-air "cinema", in the most unexpected part of town, do not be surprised!
Welcome to Athens, the historical capital of Europe with a long rich history and modern vibrations. Let's take a historic walk and explore charming old-style neighborhoods, oases away from the hustle and bustle of the city center such as Makrygianni, Plaka, Thiseio, Kerameikos, Monastiraki and Psyrri.
Begin your stroll from Syntagma Square, where you can watch the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier in front of the Greek Parliament. After your souvenir photo next to the immovable statuette guards, take ermou street, one of the busiest shopping spots in Athens, towards Monastiraki.
Nearby, you will find posh Kolonaki, with its beautiful parks and attractive buildings. It's the ideal area for shopping, where you can find the most expensive commercial shops in addition to popular cafes and luxury restaurants to enjoy before or after you go to the shops.
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All women students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to join the Penn State Lehigh Valley team in the fight against breast cancer as they participate in the Women's 5K Classic on Saturday, October 16, 2010, at Lehigh Parkway.
This annual run/walk promotes awareness of breast cancer in the Lehigh Valley and raises money for breast cancer treatment and prevention. Since 1995, the Penn State Lehigh Valley team has helped raise more than $45,000 for this cause. The event is a 5-kilometer (3.1 miles) women's walking/running event that happens rain or shine. Women of all fitness levels are encouraged to lace up and join the fun. Participants are asked to raise a minimum of $41.50 in pledges in lieu of the registration fee. Prizes will be available for the top fundraisers.
Each participant should pick up a registration form and pledge sheet from Student Affairs in room 214, or contact Cindy Nguyen at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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DeadAwake wrote: That is one factor which makes me not want to have kids.
Its everyones duty to bear this burden and not lose themselves in the struggle against themself. A lot of people seem to just run and hide from it. I guess the best you can do is just prepare them for it.
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Without a doubt, what you eat and drink during the last few days and hours before the Boston Marathon makes a difference. By eating wisely and well, you can enjoy lasting energy without hitting the wall! Here are eight last minute nutrition tips for enhancing endurance.
1. Carbo-load, don't fat-load.
Carbohydrate-rich foods include cereals, fruits, juices, breads, rice, plain baked potatoes and pasta with tomato sauce. Lower carbohydrate choices include donuts, cookies, buttery potatoes, ice cream, cheesy lasagna and pepperoni pizza. These fat-laden foods may taste great and fill your stomach but fat does not get stored as muscle fuel.
2. No last minute hard training.
By resting your muscles and doing very little exercise this pre-event week, your muscles will have the time they need to store the carbohydrates and become fully saturated with glycogen (carbohydrate). You can only fully carbo-load if you stop exercising hard! You can tell if your muscles are well carbo-loaded if you have gained 2 to 4 pounds pre-event. Your muscles store three ounces of water along with each ounce of carbohydrate. (This water will be released during the event and be put to good use.)
3. No last minute dieting.
You can't fully carbo-load your muscles if you are dieting and restricting your calories. You will have greater stamina and endurance if you are well fueled, as compared to the dieter who may be a few pounds lighter but has muscles that are suboptimally carbo-loaded. Remember: you are supposed to gain (water) weight pre-event!
4. Drink extra fluids.
You can tell if you are drinking enough fluids by monitoring your urine. You should be urinating frequently (every 2 to 4 hours); the urine should be clear colored and significant in volume. Juices are a good fluid choice because they provide not only water and carbohydrates but also nutritional value. Save the sports drinks for during the event.
5. Eat tried-and-true foods.
If you drastically change your food choices (such as carbo-load by eating several extra bananas), you may end up with intestinal distress. Simply eat a comfortable portion of the tried-and-true carbohydrates you've enjoyed during training. You need not stuff yourself! If you will be traveling to a far away event, plan ahead so you can maintain a familiar eating schedule despite a crazy travel schedule.
6. Eat a moderate amount of fiber.
If you stuff yourself with lots of white bread, bagels, crackers, pasta and other foods made with refined white flour, you may end up constipated. Include enough fiber to promote regular bowel movements––but not too much fiber or you'll have the opposite problem! Moderate amounts of whole wheat bread, bran cereal, fruits and vegetables are generally good choices. (If you are concerned about diarrhea, limit your intake of high fiber foods and instead consume more of the refined breads and pastas.)
7. Eat the morning of the Marathon.
You'll need this fuel to maintain a normal blood sugar level. Although your muscles are well stocked from the foods you've eaten the past few days, your brain gets fuel only from the limited amount of sugar in your blood. When you nervously toss and turn the night before the event, you can deplete your blood sugar and, unless you eat carbs, you will start the event with low blood sugar. Your performance will go downhill from there...
Plan to replace the energy lost during the (sleepless) night with an early breakfast, as well as a pre-marathon snack at 9:00ish, as tolerated. You'll have time to digest this food before the 10:00-10:40 a.m. Boston Marathon start. This fuel will help you avoid hitting the wall.
Stick with tried-and-true pre-exercise foods: oatmeal, cereal, bagel, toast, banana, energy bars and/or juice. These carb-based foods invest in fueling the brain, as well as staving off hunger. If a pre-event breakfast will likely upset your system, eat extra food the night before. That is, eat your breakfast at 10:00 pm before you go to bed.
8. Consume carbs during the event.
During the Marathon, you'll have greater stamina if you consume not only water, but also some carbohydrates, such as sports drinks, gels, bananas or dried fruit. Depending on your body size and how hard you exercise, you should target about 150 to 350 calories/hour after the first hour to avoid hitting the wall (For example, that's 24 ounces sports drink/hour.) The slower you run, the more you need to fuel yourself during the event. Some athletes boost their energy intake by drinking diluted juices or defizzed cola; others suck on gummi candies, mints, chomps, gels, or eat chunks of energy bar, dried pineapple, and other easily chewed and digested foods along the way. Your muscles welcome this food; it gets digested and used for fuel during the event. And hopefully, you will have experimented during training to learn what settles best...
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A seasonal slowdown made worse by a short supply of houses on the market had the Bay Area stuck at its lowest January for home sales in six years, according to a report Thursday.
The housing market tends to stall during the holiday and winter months, as only the most committed buyers remain. That was confirmed by the report, which was released by real estate information service DataQuick.
Sales of existing single family homes across the nine-county Bay Area fell 28.5 percent from December and were off by 16.1 percent from January 2013, the San Diego company reported.
January's sharp drop was at least partly because fewer homeowners than usual are putting their homes up for sale. Real estate agents say there are plenty of buyers, but few sellers.
But rising prices might coax more homeowners to sell in the next couple of months.
"Everything changes springtime," said DataQuick's Andrew LePage. "Traditional sellers come back into the market, and March and April are going to tell us lots more about what 2014 is going to look like."
Although the median price paid for a Bay Area single family home was $540,000, down about 5 percent from December, it was up a healthy 24.1 percent from a year ago.
Median home prices have increased steadily on a yearly basis in the Bay Area for 22 months, DataQuick said.
The median price paid for a single family home was $525,000 in Alameda. That was up 25 percent from a year ago, while sales dropped 17.2 percent. In Contra Costa County, the median price was $372,000, up 26.3 percent on a 20.2 percent drop in sales.
Santa Clara County's median price was $670,000, up 10.7 percent from January 2013, while sales dropped 14 percent drop from a year ago. In San Mateo County, the median price of $791,000 was up 23.6 percent, while sales dropped 5.9 percent from a year ago.
"We need more homes," said Rona Arjomand of ZipRealty in Palo Alto, pointing to Silicon Valley's rapid growth in jobs. "Buyers are desperately looking for properties, but nobody's selling as fast as buyers are moving in."
"The market is kind of scary for buyers," Arjomand said. "The competition is pretty much cash buyers right now. I feel bad for families living in the area for many years, and now that they have money to buy, they are getting beat by cash offers. It's a little unfair."
While the inventory of homes listed for sale is down from December in all parts of the Bay Area, it's up 13.5 percent from a year ago in Alameda County and up 34.8 percent in Contra Costa County, according to realtor.com.
That might have helped Greyson Mitchem and Raul Monares find a home to buy in Pleasant Hill. They snared a 4 bedroom, 21/2 bath single family home for $825,000 that had been on the market for 45 days. They're paying less than the asking price for it.
"It's a flip," Mitchem said. "The investors want to get the most out of it they can, but I think they overpriced it."
Mitchem's agent, Sherie Corsello of Redfin, said her clients made the only offer.
"Before, everyone was experiencing multiple offers, and it was scaring buyers off. That's not so much the case any more," Corsello said, except in the market for homes over $1 million. "Maybe that's staying crazy," she said. "Inventory is still really low."
There's plenty of pent-up demand, especially at prices under $1 million, said Tom Hart of Empire Realty Associates in Danville.
"There are a lot of people out there who been renting, and with rents going up, it's provoking them to buy more quickly than they normally would."
In Contra Costa County, total home sales priced under $500,000 were down 31.2 percent, but sales above $500,000 were up 25.6 percent. Sales of homes priced over $800,000 were up 17.6 percent, according to DataQuick.
The same split -- with drops under $500,000 and increases above -- prevailed in Santa Clara County.
DataQuick said that credit appears to be easing, as reflected in an increase in adjustable-rate mortgages, which at 23.5 percent of the Bay Area's home purchase loans are the highest since July 2008.
Absentee buyers, typically investors, made up 24.2 percent of home sales in January, down from 28.3 percent a year ago, DataQuick said.
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2010: Hit .288 in her first year with the Islanders while notching a team-high 13 doubles to go along with three home runs and 31 RBI…played in and started 56 of 57 games on the year and was second on the team with 160 at-bats throughout the season while scoring 21 runs…was 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts and drew 12 walks…had a team-high 137 assists while playing the shortstop position…named All-Southland honorable mention…went 4-for-4 against UCA (3/6) with three runs scored and a career-high seven RBI.
Prior To Texas A&M – Corpus Christi: Began her career at Arkansas before transferring to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M where she played for her father, head coach Eric Iverson, for one season...helped her team to a 53-6 record and a regional runner-up finish during her year playing for the Norsemen...hit over .300 during the season.
High School: Played for coach Rodney Bowen at Grove High School in Grove, Okla....batted over .300 her senior season while helping the Ridgerunners to a state runner-up finish...team won a district championship all four years while winning conference and regional championships her final three seasons...the Ridgerunners were state semi-finalists her sophomore year, state participants her junior year and state runners-up her senior campaign...holds the school record for most doubles, RBIs and home runs in a single season.
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Transmission is a free, lightweight BitTorrent client. It features a simple, intuitive interface on top on an efficient, cross-platform back-end.
Transmission sets initial preferences so things "Just Work", while advanced features like watch directories, bad peer blocking, and the web interface can be configured with just a few clicks. Macworld put it this way: "It's fast, it's extremely lightweight, and â" even though it's available for a variety of platforms â" it behaves just as you'd expect a Mac program to."
Transmission supports full encryption, file selection, a web-based interface, groups, peer exchange, automatic port forwarding, webseeds, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits, and more.
Its code is freely available online and is licensed under either the GNU Public License v2 or the MIT License. The development team welcomes anyone who is interested in contributing code, documentation, translations, or other help.
Required OS: not specified
Tags: bittorrent , download , torrent , p2p , beta , file , share , client
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doesn't have all the azurues features but runs cleaner and with less cpu/mem usage
EDIT: as mentioned below, banned by some trackers so have gone back to using Azureus
I like this program simply for the fact that I only use it on my mac book pro. Azareus is still rocking on my PC which is great, because that's where I'm downloading 8~9 gigs of stuff. Transmission works great for my MBP because I'm download 1 movie or album at a time, so don't really need to use any advanced features. If you want real control and information about your torrent app, use azareus, but if you just need a lite weight app that will get the job done with little system resourses, transmission will do.
beautiful GUI and uses no noticible resources, but development is slow, it is being banned on many private trackers, and it's missing many needed features (like selective downloading, DHT, multitracking).
I like it. It is light weight and has more features than the official Mac BitTorrent Client.
Transmission would be great......if it obeyed the BitTorrent protocol and wasn't so buggy.
Mac BitTorrent clients are substantially behind their Windows counterparts when it comes to features. Transmission is a nice, no nonsense client that isn't resource itensive like Azureus.
The problem is that Transmission has been banned from several torrent sites for not obeying the BitTorrent protocol -- it ignores the tracker's update interval and hammers the tracker instead.
A second problem also responsible for its banning involves a bug somewhere in the program that causes it to report uploading 16.7TB of data.
The developers of the program are very unfriendly and arrogant and refuse to fix their program or even acknowledge it was broken, unlike the developers of other BT clients (such as Ludde, the developer of uTorrent) who usually go out of their way to fix their client.
I really wish they would just add all the features that Azureus has, frankly. I personally use probably only half of them, but everybody uses a slightly different 50%, there aren't really any useless features... I think it could be done while keeping the interface uncluttered (hide extra features in extra panes / windows that aren't enabled by default) and the speed high (azureus' poor performence / meory usage is caused by it being a java app more than anythign else, I think).
At the very least they should add the ones, like choosing files, that probably 90% of users use.
Even better there should be a plugin architecture so that users could create these features, and everybody would get exactly what they want without the developer having to do all the work.
amazing application.
clean, fast, does what it is supposed to do. enough said.
Magnificent torrent app, nice clean interface. Only feature I wish it had was the ability to only download specific files from a torrent!
It's grrrrreat!
All it's missing (for a complete switch from Azureus) is SafePeer like IP-blocking
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Nebula Award
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About the Book
It has been a decade since #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Anansi Boys, The Graveyard Book) rocked the literary world with American Gods—his breathtaking tale of the war on Earth between old gods and new. For those who have yet to experience Gaiman's bestselling tour de force—a novel USA Today called "a powerful, searing force that makes readers confront what is real and what is not"—and for those eager to enter this astonishing world again, comes the Author's Preferred Text 10th Anniversary Edition. Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Bram Stoker Awards, with a special introduction by the author, this is American Gods as Neil Gaiman always meant it to be.
Since it was first published, American Gods became an instant classic. Now discover the mystery and magic of American Gods in this tenth anniversary edition. Newly updated and expanded with the author's preferred text, this commemorative volume is a true celebration of a modern masterpiece by the one, the only, Neil Gaiman.
Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the magic day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life.
But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A trickster and a rogue, Wednesday seems to know more about Shadow than Shadow does himself.
Life as Wednesday's bodyguard, driver, and errand boy is far more interesting and dangerous than Shadow ever imagined—it is a job that takes him on a dark and strange road trip and introduces him to a host of eccentric characters whose fates are mysteriously intertwined with his own.
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"Original, engrossing, and endlessly inventive." — George R. R. Martin
American Gods is sexy, thrilling, dark, funny and poetic." — Teller, of Penn & Teller
"American Gods is like a fast run downhill through a maze -- both exhilarating and twisted." — Jane Lindskold, author of Changer and
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- List Price: 19.99 USD
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May 21, 2007, News 12 at 6 o'clock
AUGUSTA, GA---"Pimpzilla" is arguably one of the biggest names on the regional rap scene. He has created a sound he calls "kush," short for krunk underground street hits.
His lyrics, like those of many hip hop artists, are laced with profanity, and in the songs, women are referred to as anything but.
"I use the word nigga, i use the word bi***, i use ho in lyrics," he said. "It's my right to do it. It's my First Amendment right, and I'm definitely going to exercise that."
Recent comments made by radio host Don Imus have prompted a national conversation about rap's lyrical content and whether rap is ultimately to blame for how women are viewed.
Brendolyn Jenkins is president of the Aiken NAACP. She says the music is "very degrading, very misogynistic, very troubling. The language in and of itself is abusive. "
Jenkins has recently spoken out against rap's lyrical content as a part of a national Clean Up the Music campaign, led by Rev. Al Sharpton. After speaking in local schools about hip hop, Jenkins says she's finding most young girls don't know the meaning of many rap lyrics.
"They didn't know what fettuccine alfredo meant. They didn't know what carrots mean. They thought they were talking about their mother's vegetable," Jenkins told us.
She says the images in the videos and the words coming from the rapper's mouths don't just affect how women are viewed by others, but how they view themselves.
"When the DJ calls all my hoes to the stage, the young girls go, unless you realize 'wait a minute, that's not me', " Jenkins says.
Kamille Bostick is teen reporter for Augusta Chronicle and mentors young girls in the Augusta area. She agrees with Jenkins and adds that the acceptance of abusive language is a sign of the times.
She says, "You can't walk up to an 80-year-old woman and call her a ho and she's going to be okay with it, but if you walk up to a 16-year-old girl, there's a good chance she will not slap you, because she's been conditioned to think it's okay."
But Pimpzilla says the words these woman call explicit, he considers endearing.
"I could be talking to my mother and use the word bi***," he said. "It is what it is. My mom understands. We come from that particular background."
But who's responsibility is it to turn rap around? Mona Gordon is the manager of Pyramid Music in Augusta. She says she even plays a part.
"I'm getting to the point where I don't even want to sell a lot of this stuff, because it bothers me, and I feel like I'm contributing to the problem," Gordon said.
The conversation will continue as long as rappers make music that millions want to listen to, and as long as there are people who speak out against it.


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I'm Still In The Fight!
One day I'm going to write a book and tell you about all the crap that goes on behind the scenes in my life. Good God almighty, you won't believe some of the things I have to deal with. You would think that by now I wouldn't have to fight to release a movie... but I do. Everything is a fight. I mean everything. By the time the movie comes out I'm so exhausted from the fight that it's hard to unwind and take it all in.
Hear me good when I say this to you, I never take for granted that you are going to come out and see my films. Never. I know that you have a lot of choices and a lot of other things you can do with your time and money, so all I can tell you is that I'm so glad that you do and that you have been with me from the beginning. This means the world to me. It really does. That is where I get my rewards, knowing that you are with me. I want you to know that I, and everybody that works at TPS and their families, appreciate it so much.
With that said, MADEA'S WITNESS PROTECTION opens Friday, June 29th. That's tomorrow. Just to let you know where this idea came from... I was sitting at dinner with a friend and I said to them, "the punishment for Bernie Madoff should have been that he had to move in with Madea." Isn't the thought of that funny? Light bulbs went off in my head, so I wrote THE FUNNIEST Madea movie I've ever written. You'll see! This movie is hilarious. It's nonstop laughter. I sure hope you have plans to go out and take your family, friends, social and church groups to see MADEA'S WITNESS PROTECTION this weekend. The first weekend is so important. That's how you're judged in Hollywood. And that is how you can help me fight, by showing up at the movie theater this weekend.
I sure hope you still have my back… I need your help to win this fight.
I'll be on Facebook, Twitter and tylerperry.com's message board reading your comments.
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Healthy Holiday Menu
- By Jessica Cerra
- Published Nov 18, 2014
- Updated Jul 21, 2016 at 12:52 PM UTC
The holidays are full of savory, comforting dishes, but why not start a fresh tradition this year with a healthier menu? These ideas pack in the nutrition without sacrificing the rich flavor you're craving.
Appetizer: Roasted Kale and White Bean Dip
Main course: Roasted Turkey Breast
Sides: Cranberry Sauce, Twice-baked Yams, Grilled Cornbread Salad, Butternut Squash and Kale Au Gratin, and Mashed Potatoes with Root Veggies
Dessert: Pumpkin "Mousse" with Toasted Pecan-Ginger Cookies
Click on the links on the left (or in the scroll-down menu above in mobile) for each recipe.
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Hi, first off thanks for a really great program, it really is the closest thing to perfect.
Now, down to business.
Firstly, video scaling appears to do nothing with OGG files.
Being the perfectionist I am, I have spent the last 2 days trying to get streaming video to be EXACTLY the right size for other formats on the screen... and have come to various conclusions.
(This is all using 'original' video zoom on PS3 and a Sony Bravia 32V4000U)
When using the video scaler option in PMS (using 1252x704) I can get the top and bottom exactly right, but loose a bit on both horizonal sides, when trying to shrink this it just becomes more and more blurry continuously as I shrink the width, instead of actually getting smaller and giving black bars. When typing the scaling options into the specific option box in PMS (using 1224x7**) I can get all on the sides, but thin black bars on the top and bottom and despite how large I make the horizontal size these black bars do not go, although I do technically get all the picture on visable screen.
Using 1080i does essentially the oposite as 720p for the scaler option method wherein I get all on the sides but loose a bit on the top and bottom (moreso for the bottom). Using the specific option box does the same thing as the video scaler option in 1080i mode.
So, any ideas? Thanks.
Also, while i'm at it, what does "force framerate parsed from FFMPEG" do?


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Bey's New Do'! Beyonce Cut Her Hair Off And Instagrammed It [Photos]
- By Bossip Staff Categories: Are You Feelin This Get Up?, Caught Looking Busted, Instagram
Beyonce Cuts All Of Her Hair
Beyonce set the world on fire in the wee hours of the night by posting up Instagram pics of her new shorter hair. That's right: Beyonce got a hair cut! All of that long hair is gone for good and the world is turned upside down.
We know what you came to see, though, so we'll get to it. Here is Beyonce's new hair cut and then we have some pics of her with the old long hair so you can say goodbye for one last time.


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Following the arrest of Red Jacket Board of Education member Clinton Krager — who was charged following an incident in the elementary school Wednesday — Board President Kristin Gray offered the following statement via email:
"The school administration and Board of Education are aware of the incident that occurred at the Elementary school. The school staff followed its training, properly handled the situation and notified the proper authorities. The school district has and will continue to cooperate with the authorities. The school district cannot comment any further on this matter."
According to police, as Krager, 50, of 48 State Street, Manchester, was picking up his child from Red Jacket Elementary School, he allegedly became disruptive with faculty members over a school policy. The disturbance — which lasted for several minutes — occurred in the presence of other children and adults, deputies said. Police alleged that the suspect's actions caused at least two children to become very upset and one of them to cry.
Ontario County sheriff's deputies charged Krager with second-degree harassment, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and disorderly conduct.
He could not be reached for comment.
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I was scared of birth, so I wanted a book that was not going to terrify me with horror stories (like "What to Expect When You're Expecting"). This book was amazing. I learned a lot of essential things, and the language used was positive and reassuring.
The authors definitely have the mentality that birth is an amazing experience that every woman CAN do WITHOUT interventions. I loved that. The only thing I didn't read until after was the section at the end of birth stories (even though they are mostly positive, I didn't want any negative thoughts in my mind when I was in labour). And my only problem with that section was that the authors give their opinions of each birth after each story and in one they seemed critical of one mother's reliance on interventions (which to me is a personal choice).
I consider this book an essential read for all pregnant women who are looking for information and empowerment. Good luck on your pregnancies (btw my son's birth ended up being fantastic, at home, and intervention-free). (Posted on 5/3/12)
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A master plan to transform a plot of land near the downtown Palo Alto Caltrain station into a so-called "Arts and Innovation District" has been revised in the wake of significant public outcry.
On Wednesday, the city released a slew of new documents related to the "27 University Ave." project conceived by developer and philanthropist John Arrillaga, the goal of which is to provide world-class office space for innovative businesses and a permanent home for TheatreWorks.
The biggest changes are to the heights of the four office buildings and theater that would comprise the new district. Instead of topping 161.5 feet as initially proposed -- or more than triple the city's 50-foot limit on new development -- the tallest office building would reach 103.5 feet.
The revised plan calls for two 113.5-foot-tall office buildings and two 99-foot-tall office buildings. One of each would be arranged in pairs, with a set facing University Avenue and the other the 600-seat theater.
Overall, the total office space would shrink from 260,000 square feet to 210,300 square feet.
The height of the theater would also be reduced by five feet to 95 feet, according to the new documents.
Whether the reductions will subdue concerns about the "Manhattanization" of Palo Alto remains to be seen. The city council, which got its first look at the "Arts and Innovation District" master plan on Sept. 24, is scheduled to review the changes when it next meets on Dec. 3.
"The revisions address comments made by the Council members and members (of) the public that evening, as well as comments made by commissioners, board members and the public at subsequent meetings," city staff wrote in a report.
The city council is expected to decide at the upcoming meeting whether to put the project on the June ballot.
Other significant changes include a proposal to relocate the Julia Morgan-designed "Hostess House" at 27 University Ave. to nearby El Camino Park. The fate of the historic structure was previously unsettled.
New features have also been added to the master plan, including a pedestrian and bicycle underpass where Lytton Avenue ends at the Caltrain tracks as well as a 10-foot-wide path linking bicycle routes to the north and south of the Intermodal Transit Center.
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Both computational modeling and experimental measurements are crucial for improving the assured delivery, performance, and sustainability of concrete. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the workshop has provided a forum for nearly 700 students, faculty, and researchers from industry and government to learn more about computational and experimental methods that are being used to understand, predict, and improve concrete performance. Our goal is to provide a background on the theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches to understanding the processing and performance of concrete materials.
The NIST Computer Modeling Workshop series focuses on the computational and experimental materials science of concrete, including simulation of microstructural development and prediction of physical properties. "Microstructure" ranges from nanometer to meter length scales, while physical properties include pressure-driven fluid transport, rheology, and mechanical properties. Lectures on experimental methods will show how techniques like neutron scattering, electron microscopy, and various X-radiation probes like diffraction and tomography are used to inform and validate models. This portion of the workshop will feature a series of tutorial-style lectures, including a detailed hands-on tutorial on the installation and use of NIST's Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory software. Workshop participants will be given an opportunity to describe their own technical interests in 15-minute presentations.
A detailed program is available below. In addition, an invitation letter is provided here for those who need one to obtain permission to attend the workshop.
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Start Date: Monday, June 9, 2014
End Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Location: Building 101, Lecture Room E
Audience: Industry, Government, Academia
Format: Workshop
This workshop is organized in cooperation with ASTM Committees C01 (Cement) and C09 (Concrete).
Online registration is available here. The registration deadline is May 31, 2014.
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John and Kathryn Meek will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on Sunday, March 17, 2013. They were married on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1958, in El Cerrito, Calif.
Mr. Meek worked for 34 years at the Shawnee Post Office, and Mrs. Meek has been a housewife.
They have three children, Debbie Ned, John Meek Jr., and Tracy Ann Meek. They have six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
They are members of the Church of Christ and attend Westside Church of Christ.
They will celebrate with their children and grandchildren.
They hope to share many more happy years together.
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Sasuke and his team sneak around the samurai guarding the Kage Summit. Karin notices that the White Zetsu is missing. Meanwhile, outside, Tobi orders the Black Zetsu to begin with their plan. Sai tells Sakura about Naruto's feelings towards her, and that the promise he made to her is the source of Naruto's suffering. On behalf of the rest of the Konoha 11, Shikamaru approaches Team 7 with plans to eliminate Sasuke before he can become more of a burden, and the possible cause of war between Konoha and Kumo. Crying, Sakura agrees and tells Shikamaru that she will tell Naruto herself. At the summit, Ao senses something wrong and uses his Byakugan to discover that Danzō is manipulating Mifune with his Sharingan. White Zetsu then appears before the Kage, and announces that Sasuke Uchiha is somewhere in the building. While Naruto thinks about Sasuke, Tobi appears behind him, and says that he wants to talk to him.


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For those planning a research trip to the Dallas Public Library Genealogy Section, you should note that the library has new hours.
Monday the library is closed.
Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday hours are noon to 6 p.m.
Sunday hours are 1 to 5 p.m.
The Dallas Public Library's website is at http://dallaslibrary.org. The Genealogy Section telephone number is 214-670-1433.
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Everyday leadership: There is so much all around to inspire us
December 4, 2013
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ALAMEDA -- In their renegade days, the Raiders once hired former running back Arthur Whittington to keep track of what players were doing in the offseason.
Tim Brown, a star wide receiver from 1988 through 2003, said then-owner Al Davis wasn't too concerned with character. Whittington's job was "literally chasing guys around, making sure they were OK ... the guys could play, but they had a few issues and sometimes they needed to make sure their driveway was blocked in the middle of the night so they couldn't get out," Brown said.
Now, the Raiders' director of player engagement is Lamonte Winston, one of the leaders in a growing movement to help NFL players avoid legal trouble.
Since Reggie McKenzie arrived in 2012, the Raiders have been free of the kind of off-field drama that has been a big part of their history. Part of the reason is signing players who take themselves and their sport seriously. The other is Wilson, brought aboard in 2012.
Winston replaced Willie Brown, who was involved in player issues but also had other roles.
"My role is I have to be accessible 24/7," Winston said. "If things happen that are adverse, they know who to call and we have resources to help them."
Working with players off the field has expanded and evolved over the years with a number of services currently available through the NFL, including mentoring programs, job shadowing programs, continuing education, counseling and career transition assistance.
Winston, who went to Oakland's Skyline High, helped define the concept. The Winston/Shell Award is given annually to the team with the most outstanding player engagement program. It's named after Winston and former Steelers defensive back Donnie Shell, considered pioneers in the field.
Given collective bargaining agreement restrictions that limit the amount of interaction between players and coaches, Winston is able to talk with players who are otherwise out of touch.
"As long as I don't get involved in X's and O's, I'm fine," Winston said. "I stay in my lane in terms of player engagement."
Before coming to the Raiders, Winston, 55, spent 17 seasons working with players for the Kansas City Chiefs. His direct approach impressed Rich Gannon, a former Chiefs and Raiders quarterback.
"He's one of the best in the business," Gannon said. "He's a no-nonsense guy. Players can relate to him. At the core of his being, he's about doing the right thing, and he has a way of getting across to players what he needs to hear."
Said Dick Vermeil, who was the Chiefs head coach for five seasons, "It's a hell of a responsibility and no one in the league does it better than he does. He'll challenge them and take them on and they know he's a strong-minded guy."
Winston must strike a delicate balance in that he must earn the respect of his players while at the same time serving the organization, management and the coaching staff.
"The way I've operated for 20 years is simple," Winston said. "What's said to me, stays with me. There are two areas where all bets are off -- if that player is going to hurt himself or the organization, or if he's going to hurt someone else."
Every team has player engagement personnel, but not all of them operate the same way.
"Some teams just take it more seriously than others," said NFL Network analyst Charley Casserly, a former general manager with the Houston Texans and Washington Redskins.
Vermeil said, "It's one thing to give someone the responsibility, the other is giving him the authority and power to do it."
NFL Executive Vice President of Operations Troy Vincent, who served as the league's player engagement director from 2010 through 2013, said one of his mandates was to "stabilize and create a degree of consistency" from team to team.


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The 2013 Stark County Artists Exhibition, on view through Jan. 5 at the Massillon Museum, collects 79 pieces of artwork by 60 artists in a wide range of styles and media.
Jurrors, who selected the work and chose winners, were Arnold Tunstall from the Akron Art Museum, Dana Y. Chou from the Cleveland Institute of Art and Ericka Abram from Creative Arts/Media in Mantua.
Award winners were Erin Meyer, best in show; Michael Weiss, second place; Priscilla Roggenkamp and Keigh McMahon, third place. Honorable mentions were top William Bogdan, Haley Farthing, Mark Pitocco, Alissa Sallah and Stephen Tornero.
Pictured is a selection of works from the show.
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LYONS � The Lyons Heritage Society will present �Anne Hotchkiss: Tour of the Hotchkiss Building� at 7 p.m. on Nov. 18 at the Lyons Public Library, 122 Broad St., Lyons.
The presentation will feature a video of Anne Hotchkiss giving a tour of the building to Lyons Heritage Society members in 1997. A business meeting will follow the presentation.
For more information, call (315) 879-7617.
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We had a picnic lunch afterwards, and then we jammed for a while. It's interesting hanging out with people who just can't help drumming rhythms on whatever's handy - sticks, cups, roofs, posts. My background isn't musical, but I like mimicking and amplifying other people. I'm learning slowly. =)
Now it's back to my research...
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Random Japanese sentence: 秘密をばくろするのは、心理的に最も効果のある時である。 It is the psychological moment to let the cat out of the bag.
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The woman accused of leaving her baby in a car for nine hours made her first court appearance Thursday morning.
Officers say Karla Edwards left little Zachary in the car while she went to work.
The baby died of dehydration.
Paramedics rushed to the scene to find the fifteen month old was already dead.
"She come to the pay phones and was just rockin' her baby," says Hardee's employee Victoria Washington. Washington remembers Karla Edwards parking near Bi-Lo and rushing over to get help.
"She came inside and asked me to call 911 for her 'cause her baby wasn't breathing," Washington says.
That's the same story Edwards told officers.
She says Zachary was still alive, and screaming in the back seat.
Then, when she got to the Clearwater Bi-Lo, she noticed he wasn't breathing.
Officers say they got a tip Edwards took her son to work at the Aiken Lowe's and left him in the heat for nine hours.
The sheriff's report says the baby was hot and sweaty when paramedics got there.
This tragedy is unbelievable for parents.
"I just find it hard to believe during that many hours she didn't think of her baby," says mother and grandmother Bebe Holman.
"It's getting to be the season where it's too hot to even attempt that," says Cohn Mosley, father of two.
News 12 also tried to contact family and neighbors. The report shows she lives at 513 Martintown Road.
A man claiming to live there did not want to comment.
But Victoria Washington saw it all.
"She was sayin' her baby wasn't breathin'...'We need an ambulance'," Washington says.
Washington made the call to 911, and now Karla Edwards is behind bars.
Edwards will stay in jail until at least May 22.
A preliminary report shows the cause of Zachary's death is dehydration.
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2011 (Junior): Helped her team to a 12-6 record overall and a 7-4 mark in Southland Conference matches, the best finish in school history … went 7-6 at No. 1 singles in her third-straight season playing the top spot for the Islanders … totaled a 9-5 record in doubles, including a 2-1 mark with Doris Kuselj and 3-1 record with Stefania Nicolae, both at the No. 1 position … teamed with Sandra Burges to go 4-3 at No. 1 doubles … had a 6-4 mark at No. 1 doubles in Southland matches … beat No. 1 singles player, Olga Bazhanova, from defending Southland Conference Champion Northwestern State in straight sets.
2010 (Sophomore): Finished with an 11-6 singles record and 5-6 doubles mark in her second year with Texas A&M – Corpus Christi … was 5-4 in singles and 4-2 in doubles for Southland Conference matches … won a season-high four matches in-a-row at two different times during the year … won her final singles matches of the regular season to help the Islanders qualify for the Southland Conference Tournament a second-straight year.
2009 (Freshman): Was the Islanders No. 1 singles player as a true freshman … beat the No. 1 singles player from nationally-ranked Rice in her first collegiate match … finished the year with an overall singles mark of 14-9, going 13-9 at No. 1 singles and 1-0 at the No. 2 position … in doubles, had a record of 3-8 on the season with teammate Nadia Filmalter … won six of the first seven matches during her collegiate career, with the only loss coming against the No. 1 singles player, Natalia Bubien, from No. 73 SMU … won the final three regular-season matches during the year to help the Islanders qualify for the Southland Conference Tournament, the first time in school history that the women's team had done so.
Personal: Born Mirna Cicak on June 16, 1989, in Zagreb, Croatia … parents are Miroslav and Marina Cicak … has one older and two younger siblings … psychology major.


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lump-lump wrote: No one is certain of when or how the shroud was made. But since the discovery of the cloth (that may or may not be what we call the shroud of Turin today), images of Jesus have all followed a basic pattern.
Reggie wrote: Heh, I've heard a theory that the Shroud of Turin is actually the cloth that Knight Templar head Jacques de Molay was wrapped in after being tortured to death by the king of France in the 1100's. I have also heard that the popular image of Jesus is based on de Molay...unlikely since the white Jesus dates back at least as far as 400 AD, probably further knowing the Roman penchant for rewriting history.


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The Bucklin/Macon County basketball teams opened their 2012-13 season's home schedule by hosting Hale at the gym in New Cambria last night. The Lady Raiders lost a close one, while the Raiders grabbed a big win.
n the opening game, the Lady Raiders took the floor for the second time since Saturday against the Lady Cardinals. Hale opened on a 5-0 run to take an early lead. Four straight points by Bailey Ratliff answered for BMC. Another 6-0 run deepened the Lady Raiders deficit. But late hoops by Ratliff, Amanda Liebhart, and Kailey Grinder tightened the game up. After one quarter, BMC trailed 15-10.
A steal and hoop by Rachel Akins started the second quarter for BMC. Hale responded with a 4-0 run to re-extend their lead. But, BMC rallied to close the gap to one after a three-pointer by Grinder. A late free throw helped keep the Lady Raiders down 21-19 at the half.
In the nightcap, the Raiders opened on a 4-0 run with hoops by Dillan Nolte and Alex Porter. Two three-pointers by Nolte would respond to the end of BMC's first run and extend the Raiders lead. After one quarter. BMC lead Hale 18-9.
An opening bucket by Porter set the Raiders off on a 6-0 lead in the second frame. Hale would make a minor run to close their deficit back to single digits, but a steal by Dakota Peterson and hoop by Brady Duncan would end that flurry of offense. At the half, BMC lead 32-24.
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Judge: It's OK to Fire Waitresses for Being Fat
An Atlantic City judge rules in favor of weight discrimination policies.
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"For the individual labeled a 'babe' to become a sex object requires that person's participation and nothing before the court supports a finding of fraud, duress or coercion in connection with the plaintiffs' hiring," the judge wrote. "Plaintiffs cannot shed the label "babe'; they embraced it when they went to work for the Borgata."
Uh-huh. So by the judge's definition, you can't be chubby, or thick, or a little overweight and still be a "babe." "Babe," according to the judge, is synonymous with whippet thin. Hmm. Since when?
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This isn't the first time a female server has sued over weight discrimination. In 2010, Hooters waitress Cassandra Smith filed a discrimination suit after the chain put her on a 30-day weight-related probation.
So where do we go from here? "Weight is the last bastion of discrimination in the workplace that's still acceptable," said James J. Parks, a lawyer who works on harassment and employment-related cases. "Whether an employer's policy is nice or nasty doesn't mean anything. Whether it"s illegal is another issue, and unfair doesn't always equal illegal."
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Thanks for the veggies
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|In this image taken on Oct. 15, 2012, a vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner of red bell pepper and apple slaw, no knead flax rolls, roasted vegetable quiche, corn bread stuffing mushrooms and squash bisque with pan roasted corn salsa is shown served on a table in Concord, N.H. ( (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Think about it. Once you've taken the obligatory slice of turkey, a dutiful spoonful of gravy and maybe haggled a bit over the dark meat, what you really want is more stuffing. More mashed anything. More syrupy sweet potatoes. And definitely more pie. Pie of any kind.
"Absence of turkey can be a very positive thing," says New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman, whose upcoming book, "VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00," is dedicated to learning to make do with less meat. "Most people have roughly 360 dinners a year that have 'absence of turkey.' We eat it on Thanksgiving because we're supposed to."
But if you take the bird off the table, is it still Thanksgiving? You could go with Bittman's preferred solution — get an inflatable turkey as a mock centerpiece — or follow the advice of chefs who have made vegetable cookery an art form. Approach the holiday as the celebration it is, they say, and turn all your creative juices onto the vegetables and grains.
Offer dishes that are rich in flavor and fat, and, if you really need an anchor for the meal, create another dish as a centerpiece.
"Choose one of the bigger vegetables and make something out of it," says Amanda Cohen, chef-owner of the New York City restaurant Dirt Candy, and author of the cookbook of the same name. "Take cauliflower and spend a moment. Smoke it, season it, batter and deep fry it. Bigger pieces of vegetable are really going to replicate the idea of a centerpiece."
Acorn squash or sugar pumpkins stuffed with wild rice or other grains, carrots, celery, onions, nuts, dried cranberries and a tiny dice of hickory smoked tofu also make a flavorful, celebratory main dish, says Diane Morgan, author of two books on Thanksgiving and a new volume on root vegetables called "Roots" (Chronicle Books, 2012). A lasagna of sliced sugar pumpkin layered with ricotta and crumbled fried sage, she says, also offers an impressive make-ahead dish that will have you forgetting there ever was talk of a turkey.
With the centerpiece nailed, proceed as usual. Surround that dish with all the traditional sides — stuffing, mashed potatoes, those gooey sweet potatoes and roasted Brussels sprouts. You want gravy? Make it with a stock of roasted root vegetables, Morgan says, and pour it all over your potatoes. Use as much butter, salt and cream as you normally would on Thanksgiving, knowing that those are the elements that put the "comfort" in "comfort food."
"Fat is the operative word," Bittman says. "You can make a really great stuffing with a lot of butter. Creamed onions, creamed spinach. Of the things people think of when they think of Thanksgiving food, only the turkey is really meat."
Colors and textures also add interest to the meal. Vary these. If you're making traditional mashed potatoes, Morgan says, maybe cut your sweet potatoes into spears and roast them. Use a number of different techniques — roasting, braising, stir-frying — to cook your green vegetables. Instead of pureeing the squash, cut it in half and roast it for a more dramatic presentation.
"Then it's a large canoe shape on the plate," Morgan says. "That makes for more interest than these piles of things on the plate that all appear as side dishes."
And, of course, pull out all the creative stops, exploring the different textures and properties you can coax from each vegetable. At her restaurant, Cohen often incorporates different components of a vegetable in a single dish. She adds corn and whipped corn to corn grits, makes pasta out of pureed broccoli then tops it with stir-fried broccoli, and tops a carrot risotto with carrot chips. "You get a flavor explosion on your plate with this one vegetable," Cohen says.
And finally, don't for a minute think a vegetarian Thanksgiving somehow breaks tradition. When the settlers and the Native Americans met back at the start of all this, it was to celebrate a bountiful harvest, the crops that had been successfully grown.
"It's overwhelming how many great things are in season now that we can use for a beautiful vegetarian meal," Morgan says. "That's what we're celebrating. It's that same celebration of the harvest of all these things that have been underground for a while."
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