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We all know Thanksgiving is infamous for making us feel sluggish and bloated. We may even incidentally gain a few pounds from holiday meals and then feel guilty for eating all of that wonderfully delicious food. For the past couple of years, I discovered a way to make my Thanksgiving meals more enjoyable by preparing for a giant feast. About two weeks prior, I have done a small "almost diet" to balance out the weight gain. I want to share the four steps I take to prepare my body before I hit that huge bowl of stuffing!
1. No Soda
UGH, I know, this isn't easy. Soda has become a dominant drink for our consumption, especially for college students. I'm a huge diet coke drinker, and even though it is diet, that doesn't mean it doesn't have a ton of sugar. I cut it out completely and stuck to sparkling water. I always lose a few pounds just from that alone!
2. No Fast Food
Again, as a college student, fast food is sometimes the answer to all my problems, but a few weeks before turkey day, I lay off. Even if you get a prepared salad, it will have twice as many calories as if you were to prepare it yourself at home.
3. Drink Water
I'm a pretty decent water drinker on a regular basis, but during this season I quick it up a notch. I drink about 8 bottles a day, and I add lemon because it is an amazing natural detox.
4. Add Some Exercise
I go up and down through phases of exercise, and definitely around midterms I hit a lull. So, for the few weeks before the holidays I make sure that I at least walk 1 mile, do 50 pushups, sit-ups, and a plank every day. It really doesn't take that long at all, and it's amazing how great your body feels just from that small amount of exercise!
I encourage you to tweek this list and make it your own, but I promise it will make your Thanksgiving meal (and the following upcoming holiday meals) that much more enjoyable knowing that you are aware of your body's limits and that you are taking care of it!
Just remember that it is normal for everyone to add a couple of pounds during the colder season, especially when big heavy meals


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Carol Blackmar began her tenure as the head golf coach at Texas A&M – Corpus Christi in 2002. She has also served multiple stints as the department's Senior Woman Administrator.
The highlight of her career as head coach came in the spring of 2009, when Blackmar guided her Islanders to the Southland Conference Championship and their first-ever trip to the NCAA Regional Tournament in their third year in the league. She was named the Southland Conference Coach of the Year following her team's dramatic run to the title.
Throughout her time as head coach, A&M – Corpus Christi has had seven All-Southland Conference honorees, in addition to a pair of players named the conference's Newcomer of the Year. The Islanders have finished in the league's top six every year at the Conference Championships and have notched three top-four finishes in the six years as a member of the conference.
The team has also been successful off the course, consistently delivering in the classroom as well. The team earned recognition from the NCAA for its perfect four-year APR scores in 2012, 2013 and 2014. In recent years, the Islanders have had a player named to the Southland All-Academic Team, with Ryann White (2011) and Courtney Peeler (2010) earning the honors.
Blackmar has also been a fixture of the Corpus Christi golf community in her time in the city. She has won over a dozen ladies club championships at the Corpus Christi Country Club. Blackmar and her husband, Phil, have also partnered with a multitude of charitable organizations in the city, including aligning with Triumph Over Kids Cancer for a fundraiser in February 2014.
She has also served on the NCAA Division I Golf Committee since the 2011-12 academic year, taking part in the selection process for the NCAA Championships as well as working the regional and national championships.
During the 2014-15 season, Blackmar faced a tough task, as she took a lineup consisting of four freshmen and one sophomore to every tournament of the year. The group showed steady growth throughout the season, and shined at the Southland Conference Championship, particularly in the final round. The Islanders scored plus-3 as a team for the final nine holes of the tournament, including a sparkling 1-under-par from Olivia Lowe, as the team posted a sixth-place finish. Lowe and Anna Millet-Esteve each posted their lowest round of the year, and the team's 305 was its best of the season as well.
The 2013-14 Islanders squad battled adversity to post its best finish of the year at the 2014 Southland Championship. Limited by injuries to four or five players for most of the season - including two freshmen - the Islanders nonetheless had several strong accomplishments. As a team, A&M-Corpus Christi rallied at the conference championship, finishing in sixth place and within striking distance of the top three. On an individual level, junior Vanessa Johnson provided an impressive feat, setting a school record with her 67 in the second round of the Pat Bradley Invitational.
In 2012-13, the Islanders posted five of their top 10 rounds in school history, including a school-record 292 in the first round of the 2013 Southland Championship. Another highlight was the team's second-place finish at the Harold Funston Invitational, when it twice broke the previous school record and posted three rounds of 298 or better. Johnson was also named Second Team All-Southland Conference, having taken second place at the Southland Championships as an individual. It marked the highest finish by an Islander in the Championships since the school joined the league. Nikki Dunn earned honorable mention from the league as well.
In 2010-11, the Islanders played host to the Southland Conference Championship at Corpus Christi Country Club, and earned a fourth-place finish as a team. Junior Ryann White was named Second Team All-Conference for her efforts on the season, as she led the team with a 75.9 stroke average and posting five top-10 finishes, including third at the Championship. Sophomore Nikki Dunn was named Southland Newcomer of the Year as well, after finishing second behind White with her 77.6 average.
The 2009-10 season saw Texas A&M – Corpus Christi take a fifth-place finish at the Southland Championship, as White and Courtney Peeler were both honored by the league. Peeler earned second team laurels, while White was given honorable mention for her efforts. Peeler had five top-15 finishes on the season and led the team with a 77.1 average.
During the 2008-09 season, A&M-Corpus Christi finished in the top five in six out of 10 tournaments. The team showed incredible balance with four players earning top-10 finishes through the course of the season. Three players Ashley Olynick, Ashley Watkins and Courtney Peeler had average rounds below 79. Watkins led the way for the Islanders as she placed second as an individual at the league tournament earning second-team All-Southland Conference honors, while Courtney Peeler's birdie putt on 18 capped an Islander rally.
In 2007-08, A&M-Corpus Christi placed sixth at the SLC Championships. Watkins led the Islanders placing ninth and was named the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year. Olynick was an honorable mention All-SLC selection after finishing second in two separate tournaments.
In 2006-07, the team enjoyed its first season in the Southland Conference placing fourth in their first conference tournament. Mary Carmen Betancourt led the way with a third-place finish and was an All-SLC selection. Leading up to the first SLC tournament, the Islanders had a strong campaign as a whole. The team placed fifth or better in four of the nine tournaments it competed in prior to the conference tournament.
The Islanders recorded top-10 finishes in all six tournaments during Blackmar's initial year at the helm in 2002-03. In addition, the team also placed in the top five in three tournaments, including a third-place finish at the Lady Eagle Invitational and a third-place tie at the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational. Her first team was led by Ashlie Simmons, who posted the best single-round score by an Islander with a pair of 69s. Simmons also owns the lowest career average (75.4).
In her second year with A&M-Corpus Christi in 2003-04, Blackmar guided the team to four top-five finishes as well as two tournament victories. During the 2004-05 season, Blackmar led the Islanders to three top-five performances. Among those top-five results was a third-place finish at the Texas-Pan American Bronc Invitational. In the 2005-06 campaign, A&M-Corpus Christi had four top-five finishes that included a third-place finish at the North Texas Invitational, where Betancourt won medalist honors in her debut.
Blackmar, a native of Richardson, lettered four years in golf at the University of Texas, where she earned a bachelor's degree in computer science in 1980. During her collegiate career, the Longhorns participated in four Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) championships. With Blackmar (formerly Bragdon) on the roster, Texas posted three top-10 efforts at the national meet, including a tie for third at the 1977-78 event.
As a junior in college, Blackmar got her first shot at a professional tournament, qualifying and playing in the 1978 U.S. Women's Open held in Indianapolis. Following graduation, she finished second at the 1980 Texas State Women's Amateur and later that year played in her second U.S. Open Championship in Nashville, Tenn.
During her prep career at J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Blackmar qualified for the UIL State Championships in consecutive seasons (1975 and 1976).
Blackmar's husband, Phil, is a former touring PGA professional who is now a member of the PGA Champions Tour and also has worked as an analyst for television golf coverage. He also serves as a volunteer assistant coach for the Islanders. The Blackmars have four adult children and one grandson.


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1A purchase of shares by a broker after a seller has failed to deliver similar shares, the original seller being charged any difference in cost.
Example sentences
- The share buy-in will cost him around £30 million which will leave him around £100 million to fund the business.
- He reassured shareholders that an announcement of an initiative was likely in three to four weeks and hinted very strongly that it might be a buy-in of shares.
- The buy-in cost is normally 1% but they can be a fantastic way of getting into quality investments in a way you couldn't afford off your own bat.
2 (also management buy-in) A purchase of shares in a company by managers who are not employed by it.
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- The bank provided the finance for what ranked as the biggest management buy-in in the country last year.
- Private equity investments encompass everything from the funding of new companies - the early expansion capital - to management buy-in and buy-out transactions for established companies.
- A management buy-in is a similarly-structured deal, but the professional owner-managers are brought in from outside the company being sold.
3The buying back by a company of its own shares.
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- If a company changes its Articles of Association to allow a buy-in of its own shares this should not change our fundamental approach regarding the discount for lack of marketability.
- Finally, a popular means of extracting funds tax efficiently is by way of a company buy-in of its own shares.
4 informal Agreement to support a decision: the CEO got a buy-in from all his vice presidents to launch the new product
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- The specific combination of interventions being used, the amount of time allowed for improvement, the amount of support provided, and the degree of buy-in from local stakeholders may all influence the results.
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Hendersonville Bike Park opens to public
Published: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 9:56 p.m.
Phase one of the Hendersonville Bike Park opened to the public Tuesday, showcasing dirt jumps, pump tracks and more during a "soft" opening at Jackson Park.
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More than 50 people showed up for the opening and over half were kids on bikes. With helmets strapped on, they poured onto the track and rode some laps.
Mountain Community School and Avery's Creek Elementary's bike clubs were also at the event.
The first phase took about 1,000 volunteer hours to complete, Pisgah Area SORBA representative Rodney Robinson said, adding that the park is a safe place for kids to come and ride their bikes.
For more information or to donate time or money to the project, visit www.pisgahareasorba.org/2013/04/hendersonville-bike-park-donate-today/.
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KISS & Def Leppard announce joint tour
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KISS and Def Leppard are promising more "bang for the buck." The veteran rockers shared the stage at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles Monday to announce their plans for a joint tour this summer.
March 17, 2014
The announcement was made in front of a group of military members. Sponsored by Live Nation, the 40-date "2014 Heroes Tour" will benefit the Wounded Warriors project that helps veterans and military families.
The outing kicks off June 23rd in West Valley City, Utah and KISS and Def Leppard are promising to perform the hits as fans know them. Pre-sale tickets for the 2014 Heroes Tour go on sale Tuesday. The general public will get their chance to secure a seat this Friday, March 21st.
Tickets on SALE this Friday at Ticketmaster http://t.co/LmZ6QtNcY1 pic.twitter.com/NgjbKtrgYX— Def Leppard (@def_leppard) March 17, 2014
Tour dates:
23 - USANA Amphitheater, West Valley City, Utah
25 - Pepsi Center, Denver, Colo.
27 - Sleep Country Amphitheater, Ridgefield, Wash.
29 - White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, Wash.
2 - Concord Pavilion, Concord, Calif.
3 - Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Wheatland, Calif.
5 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, Calif.
6 - Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, Calif.
8 - The Forum, Los Angeles, Calif.
9 - Ak-Chin Pavilion, Phoenix, Ariz.
12 - Austin360 Amphitheater, Austin, Texas (on sale March 22)
13 - Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas, Texas
15 - Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
16 - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.
18 - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga. (on sale March 22)
19 - PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, N.C.
20 - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, N.C.
22 - Cruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, Fla.
23 - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, Fla.
25 - Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, Va.
26 - PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, N.J. (on sale March 22)
1 - Xfinity Center, Mansfield, Mass.
2 - Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J.
3 - Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, N.J.
5 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (on sale March 22)
6 - Nikon At Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, N.Y. (on sale March 22)
8 - Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Va. (on sale March 22)
9 - Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton, Penn.
10 - Xfinity Theatre, Hartford, Conn.
12 - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto, On.
13 - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien, N.Y. (on sale March 22)
15 - Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisc.
16 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill.
17 - Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
20 - Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
22 - Klipsch Music Center, Noblesville, Ind.
23 - DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich. (on sale March 22)
24 - First Niagara Pavilion, Burgettstown, Penn. (on sale March 22)
26 - Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
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Jones named nation's top center
Published: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 12:15 a.m.
TUSCALOOSA | University of Alabama offensive lineman Barrett Jones won the Rimington Award on Thursday night as the nation's top center. The fifth-year senior becomes just the second player ever to win both the Outland Trophy — awarded to the nation's top lineman — and the Rimington Trophy. Greg Eslinger of Minnesota won both honors in the same season (2005). Jones won the Outland Trophy in 2011.
"I am truly honored to be recognized as the winner of the Rimington Trophy," Jones said. "The job of learning the center position as a senior has been one of the most difficult challenges of my career, but also one of the most enjoyable and rewarding. With that said, this award would not have been possible without my teammates, coaches and specifically the rest of our offensive line."
Jones was in contention as a repeat winner of the Outland Trophy on Thursday night at the Home Depot College Football Awards presentation, but was beaten out by Texas A&M's Luke Joeckel.
Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back, but that honor went to Mississippi State defensive back Johnthan Banks.
Jones and Milliner were the only two Alabama players who were finalists for one of the 10 awards presented at the event, but several others remain candidates for other awards. Linebacker C.J. Mosley is a finalist for the coveted Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker, and AJ McCarron is a finalist for the Manning Award as the nation's top passer.
Earlier Thursday, Jones was named the Capital One Academic All-America of the Year by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Jones already has won the Campbell Trophy, the nation's most prestigious academic honor for a college football player, and SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
SEC All-Freshman Team
Four Alabama players were named SEC All-Freshman in a vote of coaches: wide receiver Amari Cooper, running back T.J. Yeldon, center Ryan Kelly and defensive end D.J. Pettway. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players.
Other highlights from the list include Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, Georgia running back Todd Gurley and Ole Miss linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche.
Five from UA named Walter Camp All-American
Five Alabama players were named to the Walter Camp All-America team Thursday: Offensive linemen D.J. Fluker, Barrett Jones and Chance Warmack, cornerback Dee Milliner and linebacker C.J. Mosley.
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The needs outweigh the negatives
Published: Sunday, May 11, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 9, 2014 at 12:56 p.m.
Hendersonville City Council did the right thing to waive add-on charges for extending water and sewer to a proposed 64-unit apartment complex for low-income residents. Now it is up to the Henderson County Board of Commissioners to do the same and approve a rezoning request for the site.
Commissioners are set to decide at their meeting Monday whether to approve rezoning of 5.6 acres along Pisgah Drive near the Brian Center from Residential 2 to Office and Institutional Conditional (OIC).
The county planning department recommended the change, advising that requirements for a site plan, lighting, stormwater controls, adequate parking, road standards, sign restrictions and plans for future expansions could be met. Yet in March, the Henderson County Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend commissioners deny the rezoning.
Some neighbors of the proposed development spoke out against the rezoning at the planning boards March 20 meeting. Among their concerns were increased traffic to the already accident-prone westernmost intersection of Pisgah Drive and U.S. 64 West. Planning Board Chairman Steve Dozier said he was also concerned with the legal question of spot zoning. State law allows for land to be zoned differently from surrounding parcels, but the change must be must be justified.
I think there is definitely a need for affordable housing, Dozier said, adding it should be in the right place.
Therein lies the rub. For years, advocates for low-income and working residents have decried the lack of affordable housing in the county. Yet aside from efforts of Housing Assistance Corporation and Habitat for Humanity, there has been little new housing built that could be considered affordable. And when it is proposed, neighbors are sometimes leery.
A March 5 study on the need for low-income housing in the central portion of the county showed a need of 520 units, according to Housing Assistance Executive Director Noelle McKay. Another study in 2012 identified an immediate need for 1,719 new affordable apartments countywide. Last year, almost 100 families were on a waiting list for one of Hendersonville Housing Authoritys 384 units.
The Pisgah Drive complex, to be called Rosebay Apartments, would primarily serve residents who earn 60 percent and less of the countys median income, listed for families at $43,105 in a 2011 U.S. Census Bureau report.
There is a clear need for more housing units considered affordable, especially in the central part of the county. City Council supports the idea strongly enough that members voted May 1 to waive water and sewer system development charges totaling more than $173,000. Housing Assistance Corp. has agreed to pay the cost to extend the citys sewer line, which now ends just east of the property.
This is not the first time city leaders have waived water and sewer system charges for projects that boosted affordable housing. The city has done it for two Housing Assistance Corp. projects for low-income seniors off Old Spartanburg Road, and for Habitats Dodd Meadows subdivision 78 single-family units and 10 duplexes on 20+ acres in East Flat Rock.
In the case of the proposed Pisgah Drive apartments, the question remains, is the site a suitable place to build 64 housing units? Neighbors should have a say in what kind of development occurs near their homes, and the western junction of Pisgah Drive and U.S. 64 has seen many wrecks. However, there is a precedent for use other than single-family residential already set by the presence of the Brian Center.
And county planning staff recommended the zoning change, indicating that permitting can handle issues such as parking, road standards and stormwater controls. Since Pisgah Drive intersects U.S. 64 in two places, traffic from the apartments would be spread out, notwithstanding the need to improve the western intersection.
Nobody is taking about traffic concerns as a reason to derail a big new joint health care education facility set to be built about a mile away on U.S. 64 W.
Given the documented need for many more housing units that people of limited means can afford, commissioners should approve the rezoning to allow this sorely needed project to move forward.
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Checked a few sites this morning. Both Walter Football and Kiper had the Steelers as day 1 winners (Kiper also had Bengals as a winner). Here is what Kiper said:
I always worry when the pundits declare you an immediate post-draft winner because they are wrong so often...Pittsburgh Steelers
The pick: Jarvis Jones, No. 17
Summary: The Steelers saw the board set up really well. I thought they might be split between Jones and Tyler Eifert, but they really need another pass-rusher, and when the guy who led the country in sacks and tackles for loss -- and he did it against plenty of SEC competition -- is sitting there at No. 17, you take him. Jones was No. 1 on my Big Board for much of the year, but dipped some during the evaluation process after not working out in Indy and then not running well at his pro day. Well, turns out he's better wearing football pads than Under Armour. Love the value here.


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United Way of McPherson County is working to build a stronger community by addressing issues related to health, education and income. We believe conversations and intensive listening are the best ways to understand the real problems and move beyond short-term solutions. Community change can be accomplished through broad participation and collaboration. We encourage McPherson County residents to be involved with their community through giving, advocating and volunteering. By working together we can make a larger impact on the issues at hand.
While watching a recent episode of International House Hunters I was reminded of the carefree, simple lifestyle of those living in the hillsides of northern Italy. My mother's ancestory is from a small province near Milan. I have yet to visit that part of Italy, but I am certain I would embrace the culture. Food and family are strong compenents in the Italian setting.
I've learned Italians embrace life in similar ways as the Spanish. Traditions are based on honoring family and friends around the dinner table. Meals are made from scratch with the freshest ingredients. Conversation is vibrant and passionate. This is the Mediterranean way.
While I was first introduced to Mediterranean-based ingredients on at trip to Spain, I have since learned these healthy items are staples throughout the entire Mediterraniean region. I enjoy cooking with the Mediterranean basics and insist no kitchen, even those in Kansas, should be without olive oil, garlic, fresh tomatoes, beans or legumes, poultry or fish, fresh herbs, baguettes and red wine.


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Carmen Skalicky 41, of Powers Lake, ND, formerly of Warwick, ND, went home to her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 12, 2014.
Her funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, July 19 at 11 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church, Powers Lake. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Burial will be at Bethel Baptist Cemetery.
Springan Funeral Home, Stanley, ND, is in charge of arrangments.
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Has the stud running back gone the way of the leather helmet?
A year ago, for the first time since the AFL and NFL merged into a single draft in 1967, there wasn't a single running back drafted in the first round. And according to most prognosticators, it will happen again Thursday night when the NFL begins its three-day selection process at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
It's been clear for some time that the position isn't producing the iconic NFL stars it once did. The Vikings' Adrian Peterson is one of the few modern-day running backs performing at a level that could one day put him among the position's all-time greats: Jim Brown, Earl Campbell, Walter Payton, O.J. Simpson, Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders.
But why?
Given the swing-and-miss potential of any selection, the draft is a chancy proposition. But the running back position is extra risky given the wear and tear those athletes endure. Most teams aren't willing to spend first-round dollars for a player so susceptible to injury.
Offense has changed
Another big factor is scheme. Both the college and NFL games are now driven by the quarterback, often as both a runner and passer, paired with running backs who are typically smaller, shiftier and utilized in open space rather than sent directly into the line.
"Thirty years ago, tailbacks were the most important thing, controlling the football, controlling the clock. Now everybody's throwing the ball 40 times a game," said NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock.
In one five-year period starting in the late 1970s, running backs were the first pick of the draft four times -- Ricky Bell by Tampa Bay (1977), Earl Campbell by Houston (1978), Billy Sims by Detroit (1980) and George Rogers by New Orleans (1981).
There hasn't been a running back taken No. 1 overall since Ki-Jana Carter by Cincinnati in 1995.
ESPN analyst and former Raiders and Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden also cited backs such as Herschel Walker, who signed with the USFL's Houston Generals in 1983, and Bo Jackson, taken first by Tampa Bay in 1986, as examples of do-it-all power backs who used to be ideal centerpieces for an offense.
"If you wanted a strong running game, you needed to get a great running back," Gruden said in a recent conference call. "That was how your offense was set up, to run the football, be a good play-action team. Those times obviously have changed."
Gone are the days when Heisman Trophy winners such as Simpson in 1969 and Campbell in 1978 were brought in to rescue struggling offenses with 25 to 30 carries and a combination of power, instinctive running ability and game-day breakaway speed.
Bruce Kebric, a former Raiders scout who was with the Oilers in the late 1970s, said the Oilers never even put a stopwatch on Campbell.
"Fred Akers, the Texas coach, told me he was the fastest guy on their team -- and they had sprinters like Raymond Clayborn and Derrick Hatchett," Kebric said. "Line them up, and he wouldn't win. Put him on a football field, and he'll beat them."
Backs are crapshoot
The production level of running backs is unpredictable. Six running backs have been top five picks since 2005 -- Trent Richardson (No. 3 to Cleveland in 2012), Darren McFadden (No. 4 to Oakland, 2008), Reggie Bush (No. 2 to New Orleans, 2006), Ronnie Brown (No. 2 to Miami, 2005), Cedric Benson (No. 4 to Chicago, 2005) and Cadillac Williams (No. 5 to Miami, 2005).
All were outperformed by backs taken later in the draft -- in some cases much later.
This season's top backs include Ohio State's Carlos Hyde, Washington's Bishop Sankey, Auburn's Tre Mason, LSU's Jeremy Hill and Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey. It will be a surprise to analysts if any of them have their names called before Friday's second and third rounds.
"I'm definitely going to make sure they know when I step onto the field they made a good pick and running backs aren't going extinct," Carey told reporters at the NFL scouting combine.
The Raiders and 49ers have usually spent their first-round picks on other positions. The 49ers have used only four first-round picks on running backs since 1967, and the Raiders have used three. Oakland took McFadden in 2008, Napoleon Kaufman at No. 18 in 1995 and Marcus Allen at No. 10 in 1982.
The 49ers haven't used a first-round pick on a running back in the modern draft since Dexter Carter at No. 25 in 1990, and the only others were Terrence Flagler (No. 25, 1987), Earl Cooper (No. 13, 1980) and Wilbur Jackson (No. 9, 1974).
Frank Gore, the 49ers' all-time leading rusher, was a third-round draft pick out of Miami in 2005. Roger Craig and Ricky Watters were second-round choices in 1983 and 1991.
Gore is a rarity in that he is entering his 10th NFL season while playing a position with an average career span of less than three years, according to the NFL Players Association.
You can pick them late
With the NFL dominated by the passing game and a growing number of quarterbacks who can also run, general managers are more apt to use their first-round picks on every-down players.
"There's a realization that you can find running backs in the second, third, fourth and fifth round -- and even beyond that who are going to produce," Atlanta general manager Thomas Dimitroff told USA Today.
When NFL rules began to restrict contact against wide receivers in the 1980s, teams gradually came to see passing as a more explosive way to score points.
NFL teams have in a sense been forced to follow the lead of college football, which is heavy with option-style offenses that spread the ball around and often have the quarterback doing much of the running.
Teams realize that at the college level, there are very few guys averaging 25, 30, 35 carries a game," ESPN analyst Todd McShay said. "Teams are looking to get guys in space. Running backs, for the most part, aren't those big, bruising backs who can do everything."
Said Gruden: "When you look at running backs in college football, you never know if they're going to get the ball because the quarterback pulls it out of his stomach half the time and keeps it himself."
Speed over power
Option offenses demand runners with more speed and cutting ability rather than raw power, and as Kebric noted, "Guys who are 225 pounds don't change direction that quickly."
Given the potential for injury and basic economics, teams prefer a centipede approach, with alternating running backs and fresh legs.
"If teams are rotating guys in and out and certain players are better in certain areas than others, they're thinking maybe we should be spending on two backs what we used to be spending on one," McShay said.
In a copycat league, Mayock believes the run-first personalities of the 49ers and Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks could bring back the classic power back.
"The two best teams in the league utilized the tailback and the running game, and I wouldn't be surprised to see if that comes back in vogue," Mayock said.
Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie understands the trend has gone away from running backs but is hesitant to see it as anything more than a cycle.
"There could be five running backs taken in the first round next year," McKenzie said. "You never know."
Top RB selections over past 20 years. PAGE 7
The Bucs thought so highly of Bo Jackson, right, in 1986 that they took him first overall despite Jackson's saying
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is holding a meeting Wednesday in Wilmington. A similar meeting was held Monday at Jennette's Pier in Nags Head.
The government said last month it wanted to hear who would be interested in leasing blocks of ocean to build and operate offshore wind farms in three potential areas. One area is six miles off Kitty Hawk, while the other two are seven miles and 13 miles at sea south of Wilmington.
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The Journal Record, an award-winning daily general business and legal publication, recently recognized Sonic CEO Cliff Hudson as the most admired CEO of an Oklahoma publicly held company.
The honor came during the publication's annual event on February 12 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
"I'm honored to be recognized for contributing to growing a small shop that started in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to one of the largest quick-service restaurants in the nation," Hudson says. "We could not have done it without our strong franchisees, their dedicated team members, and the commitment of our Sonic field and corporate employees."
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