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Sports writer and guest blogger Josh Tinley analyzes the influence of superstar athlete names on baby naming.
Early last month, the Social Security Administration released its official list of 2010's most popular baby names. While I don't really care that Jacob was the most popular name in 2010 for boys and Isabella for girls, I do enjoy playing around on the SSA's Popular Baby Names website, which lists the thousand most popular boys' and girls' names for each year.
After checking the popularity of my children's names (Malachi was the 163rd most common boys' name in 2010; neither Meyer nor Resha was in the top 1000), I decided to look into the names of popular athletes to see how many people were naming their children after popular sports stars.
Of course, the data for athlete names such as Michael, Tom, Tim, Maria, and Mia isn't terribly meaningful. These names are so common that there's no way to know if parents are naming their children after Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, Tom Brady, Tim Lincecum, Maria Sharapova, or Mia Hamm. But more unique athlete names yield some interesting results.
Though I was surprised to learn that LeBron has not been among the 1000 most popular baby names in the past decade, I discovered that both Peyton and Kobe have. Peyton peaked in popularity in 2007, the year when Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was named MVP of Super Bowl XLI. The name was least popular in 2002 and 2003, years in which the Colts performed below expectations. The name Eli made a jump in 2008, the year that began with New York Giants quarterback (and Peyton's brother) Eli Manning leading his team to a Super Bowl win. (Eli made another jump in 2010. I wonder if the 2010 Elis are the little brothers of the 2007 Peytons.)
It will be interesting to see if Peyton gets a bump in 2011, thanks to Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis. Hillis, a breakout star last season, recently was selected by fans to be on the cover of the Madden 12 video game. If you can make it onto the Madden cover, you can probably make it into the delivery room. Peyton is also a popular girls' name, but I don't know if that has anything to do with sports.
Kobe, after a strong showing from 2000 until 2002—the years that Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA title—fell drastically in 2004. Kobe Bryant was arrested for sexual assault late in 2003. The name had a minor renaissance in 2008, the year the Lakers returned to the NBA Finals.
Danica jumped into the top 1000 in 2005, the year that Ms. Patrick made her Indianapolis 500 debut, finishing fourth and becoming the first woman in the history of the race to lead a lap. Danica ranked 611 in 2005 and rose to 353 in 2006. It has been in the top 500 ever since. (I'm guessing that Danica's recent popularity has to do with the race car driver and not the actress who played Winnie Cooper.)


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The St. Pat's volleyball team had a spotty effort on Tuesday night against Mullen. But the peaks outnumbered the valleys as the Lady Irish dispatched Mullen in four sets at the McGahan Activities Center.
Coming into Tuesday, both teams were coming off of tournament wins from the weekend. St. Pat's won the Sutherland Invite and Mullen took the tournament in Brady. But the Irish started out passive while the Broncos looked much more assertive.
Mullen (11-5) took a 7-2 lead in the first set after a kill by Jessica Lovitt and the Lady Broncos didn't let up. They stayed in control and built a lead of 19-11 after Rachel Hoesing served for an ace.
"We came out a little slow and Mullen had full sails," said Byrn.
St. Pat's (15-0) chipped away a little bit and then Shelby Allberry took the serve after Samantha Byrn's kill with her team down 21-16.
It started with a block from Brittany Lawrence. Then Mullen committed a net violation. Mikayla Daniels followed the net violation with a hitting error and it was 21-19.
Lawrence made a kill to to bring the Irish within one and then Allberry tied the game with an ace. Allberry then got another ace with a serve that landed on the back line and St. Pat's had the lead.
It became 23-21 after another kill by Lawrence and then Allberry served for another ace to give the Lady Irish setpoint. Then on the ensuing play, Clara Vinton hit the ball wide on the left side to give St. Pat's their 10th consecutive point and the first set.
"I am proud of the girls (for coming back)," Byrn said. "They were down and Shelby served us right back in."
The Irish continued on in the second set, scoring the first four points with Brook Boucher serving. The Broncos made a little run of their own and closed within 7-6 after Lovitt made a kill.
But St. Pat's scored the next three after that and from there, the Lady Irish never looked back.
The Lady Irish looked poised to sweep after Boucher served for a 3-0 lead. But Mullen came back in a hurry to take an 8-6 lead after an ace by Madison Tomlinson.
Both teams went back and forth, trading points until the Lady Broncos got a lead of 19-16 and held it the rest of the way to force a fourth set.
Byrn said that Mullen just took the set from her team.
"We just dug ourselves a hole," she said. "Mullen did not have one hitting error in the fourth set."
St. Pat's got another sizable lead to begin the fourth, going up 5-1 after a kill by Lawrence. The Broncos fought back again to take a 7-6 lead after Ally Ginkens made a kill, But after that, it was all Irish.
The Lady Irish went on a mini run to go up 11-8 and then Bree Saner ran off four points to make it 16-9. Mullen didn't have an answer and St. Pat's put it away right there.
"We started more aggressively in the fourth set," said Byrn.
When Mullen refused to give in to the Irish's size and might at the net, St. Pats' ability to serve the ball became the key to the game. Allberry and Boucher combined for 26 points in service on the night.
"Shelby and Brook had a good night serving," Byrn said.
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It's tempting to describe Tony Bennett as "86-going-on-16." Tempting, but inaccurate, since it's difficult to think of any teenager who can match this legendary singer's tireless work ethic, infectious passion for music and seemingly boundless quest for new artistic adventures.
After mounting a concert tour in February and March, the 16-time Grammy Award-winner returns to the road this week for a nationwide series of performances that won't conclude until late August. The West Coast leg of his tour includes a Saturday concert here at Pala Casino Spa Resort's Palomar Starlight Theater.
Last month, Bennett launched "Voices Against Violence," in partnership with his son and manager, Danny Bennett, and the Brady Campaign for the Prevention of Gun Violence (see accompanying sidebar.) The slew of superstars who have joined him in this social media-driven campaign range from Paul McCartney and Sting to Gloria Estefan and Snoop Dogg (now Snoop Lion).
Bennett's latest album of new music, "Viva Duets," came out last October. It teamed him with such Latin-music luminaries as Estefan, Marc Anthony and Romeo Santos. The fact he had never before recorded an all-Spanish language album didn't deter the man born Anthony Dominick Benedetto for a moment.
On May 28, Sony Legacy will release the album "The White House Sessions, Live 1962." It's a recently discovered recording of the first and only concert by Bennett and jazz piano giant Dave Brubeck, who -- with no rehearsal -- winged it and struck instant musical gold.
This summer, in between his concert tour dates, Bennett will record a new album with Lady Gaga, who — at 27 — is 60 years his junior, but not nearly as active following her hip surgery in March. The two first teamed up for on his 2011 album, "Duets II," for an ebullient version of "The Lady is a Tramp."
"I could have retired 20 years ago, but I do this because I love it and because it's not work to me," Bennett said, speaking by phone from his New York home last week.
Danny Bennett laughed when asked if his father was a workaholic.
"He's 86, and he never stops," the younger Bennett said from Los Angeles. "He says he'll do this until he's 120, and I believe him! He breathes and lives music. And, when he's not singing, he's painting. It's pretty inspiring. If I talk to him about slowing down, he says: 'How come we're not doing more?' "
"More" is a key word for the elder Bennett, who scored his first million-selling record, "Because of You," in 1951.
"I still have so much to learn," he said. "I was just thinking, earlier today, that when I was young, I thought I knew everything. Now that I'm older, I realize I don't know anything. I still have a lot to learn."
Such a lack of complacency would be refreshing from any artist, let alone an icon who had the distinction of being Frank Sinatra's favorite singer.
Then again, Bennett has the distinction of being nearly everyone's favorite singer, especially when it comes to the Great American Songbook — classics by Cole Porter, Jimmy Van Heusen, George & Ira Gershwin and their peers — that he has devoted his career to sustaining. In the process, he's earned such admirers (and recording collaborators) as Norah Jones, Carrie Underwood, Elvis Costello, John Mayer, and the list goes on.
"I'm a student of Tony," Lady Gaga said in the PBS TV "Great Performances" special that followed the release of "Duets II." "As a young artist, I'm so nervous about sounding good (singing) next to Tony. I have to remember that I have to mean (each word I sing), because he means it, every time."
The upcoming Bennett/Gaga album has the potential to introduce many of her young fans to timeless music from well before their — and her — time.
"We're still just sketching it out right now," he said.
"But Lady Gaga told me she has couple of (new) song she's written and would like me to look over. She knows my tats and she's being really careful about wring some good songs. She's a wonderful artist, and a phenomenon, who communicates so well with young people."
Bennett has long been a master of musical communication, singing in a style that can be conversational one moment, dramatic the next, but always inviting and down-to-earth.
He credits his mother, who was a seamstress, not a singer, as his role model in striving for qualitative excellence.
"We grew up during the depression and my mom had to raise three children, because my father died when I was 10," Bennett recalled.
"My mom worked to get enough food on the table. She got paid a penny a dress and she had to work so hard and fast. Every once in a while, she'd run across a bad dress. And she'd throw it over the safa, and say: 'Don't let me work on a bad dress.' I never forgot that. And my dream was to have her stop working -- and I was able to accomplish that -- and move her out into the country, where she didn't have to work.
"She made a very lasting impression on me, and I applied it to my work. I'll never work on a bad song. I'll never want a hit song or record a song I think is stupid. I want very intelligent songs. And I never want to never look down on the audience. I respect the audience and want to make sure they get the best songs they could listen to."
Bennett also credits Mimi Spear, one of his former voice teachers, for strongly encouraging him to listen to instrumentalists, not other singers, if he wanted to create a distinctive musical niche.
"I had one teacher who taught me bel canto singing, and then Mimi, who had a studio on 52nd Street," he said. "Mimi taught opera singers and the best lesson she gave me was when she told me: 'Don't imitate another singer when you want to study phrasing. Study (instrumental) musicians and how they are phrasing.' Mimi said: 'If you sing like another singer, you'll just be one of the chorus. You won't become an (original) artist.'
"So I was very attracted to (jazz piano giant) Art Tatum. He changed the whole style (and took liberties), instead of playing at a dance tempo, like everybody else did in those days. As a young singer, I was criticized for not singing in tempo. I said: 'I'm just phrasing like Art Tatum. For the sound of my singing, I was influenced by (tenor saxophone great) Stan Getz, who had a beautiful melodic sense. I put the two together, Tatum and Getz, and soon enough, it became my own style.''
The pending release of "The White House Sessions, Live 1962," the live album by Bennett and Dave Brubeck, demonstrates how well the singer performs in the moment. He and the pianist did not rehearse before appearing together on the White House lawn and, in fact, had only met for the first time shortly before taking the stage.
"It was completely spontaneous," Bennett said. "It was also my first meeting with a phenomenal musician, Bill Evans, and we hit it off right away. He told me how he and Miles (Davis) and (John) Coltrane were big fans of mine, and I couldn't believe it, being a pop singer, that they liked me.
"I got to become friends with Miles. We hung out a couple of times, and he was just wonderful, because he also liked to paint, like I do. He'd say: 'Do my hand, and I'd sketch his hand."
Bennett's passion for jazz has been obvious throughout his career, which has seen him collaborate with many jazz greats, most notably former Miles Davis pianist Bill Evans.
Yet, from the moment he was signed by Columbia Records in 1950, he was marketed as a pop singer. Why?
"It's funny," Benett said. "I really started out as a jazz ginger, but it was at the beginning of (an era when record companies started) controlling the artists. Ten years earlier, that's when you had Ella (Fitzgerald), Nat 'King' Cole and (Frank) Sinatra, and they really became my idols. I came out of the Army and joined the American Theatre Wing, which had the best teachers, and they taught me to never compromise. And I learned from that, because Ella, Nat and Sinatra were my idols.
"When it came to singers, I said to myself: 'I want to sing in that style.' I was really singing jazz. But Mitch Miller, who signed me (to Columbia), was a classical musician and he really didn't care too much for jazz. He liked (pianist) Errol Garner, but didn't care for Duke (Ellington) or (Count) Basie . I couldn't understand it. He wanted the artists to do very commercial songs... I kept trying to sing jazz. And after many years, near the end of his life, Mitch went to (my son) Danny, and said: 'I don't believe what I did. I stopped your father from singing jazz, and now he's one of the best known singers in the world. I made a mistake.' I liked Mitch, personally, but it was tough."
It was Miller who convinced him to record Hank Williams' "Cold Cold Heart," which gave Bennett his second chart-topping single in 1951.
"I knew it was a good song," Bennett said. "But I questioned it, because it was away from jazz, a country song. Hank had such a sense of humor. He called me up, and said: 'What's the idea of ruining my song?!' Later on, I found out in his biography that, whenever there was a jukebox, he'd play my version."
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During World War II, Tony Bennett fought on the front lines in France and Germany as a soldier in the U.S. Army. He has been an avowed pacifist ever since.
Earlier this year, he and his son, Danny, joined forces with the Brady Campaign for the Prevention of Gun Violence to launch "Voices Against Violence." The social media-driven campaign is designed to help the American public lobby congress to support "common sense gun laws."
We asked Bennett about the campaign and whether he thought he might alienate any of his fans with it.
"I think a majority of the people want what I want," he said. "Everybody, the average person, wants peace. I just want to slow down on the assault weapons. I have friends that live in Romania. And for them to get a gun, it takes a whole year. They get thoroughly checked out, and — at the end of the year — if they're accepted, they finally get a pistol with a couple of bullets, and that's it... I grew up in an era when we would leave our doors (unlocked) at night, without fear of somebody stealing something from us. All I know is, it would be so much better if we could trust our neighbors and feel (safe) living in this country, the greatest and most creative country in the world."


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CHRISTMAS came early for staff of a Winchester firm as they raised funds to help terminally ill children.
Donning their festive jumpers, antlers and hats, Denplan staff raised £210 last Friday (July 25) for North Waltham-based charity Sebastian's Action Trust, which supports the families of life-limited and seriously ill children.
The money topped up the £3,000 already donated by the company as part of their community fund.
It helped organise the Christmas in July event on Saturday, July 26, which gives children who might not see the festive season a chance to enjoy it with presents, a visit from santa and fairground rides.
Head of human resources and community fund chairman, Sharon Ellis, said: "When the community fund committee were approached by Sebastian's Action Trust for help with their Christmas in July campaign, we loved the idea immediately were keen to support such a worthwhile charity and event. We also thought it would be fun to get our employees involved too, and our own Christmas Day in the office to raise further funds was a great success. It's such a creative fundraising idea, not to mention a great excuse to enjoy a mince pie in the middle of summer."
Charlotte Bowles, PR and communications officer for the trust, said: "We are delighted to have Denplan's Community Fund support in backing our Christmas in July campaign. Having their very generous donation of £3,000 has helped us tremendously in giving the children we support with life-limiting illnesses a Christmas to remember. The donation is hugely appreciated.
"This campaign really hits home as it is a reminder that sadly for some Christmas will not be a happy occasion, by having Denplan's support allows us to raise awareness to more people of the work we do."


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ST. LOUIS -- On Thursday, 34 days after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb, veteran catcher Yadier Molina crouched down to catch his first bullpen session since the injury.
Manager Mike Matheny noted afterward that Molina is on a quicker-than-expected track to recovery, as the medical staff has given him clearance to reintegrate baseball activities into his daily regimen. It was announced at the time of the surgery that Molina was expected to miss eight to 12 weeks. He will reach the five-week mark on Friday.
"I know right now that he is feeling like he wants to push it," Matheny said. "That's exactly what I would want him to do."
Molina, wearing a soft cast on his throwing hand, caught without issue and was able to lightly throw back the ball. Before heading out on a rehab assignment, he will have to show an ability to throw without a cast as well as swing a bat. Matheny expects gripping a bat and hitting to be the last things accomplished.
He also lauded the job Molina has done to stay fit while he's been inactive, and described Molina as "looking lighter than he did in Spring Training."
Molina, through a team spokesperson, declined a request to provide an update on his recovery.
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Example of checked Exception in Java API
8 comments :
- Mehmet Cirak said...
Good post. I use the same/similar rule of thumb when it comes to exceptions, and when in doubt go with runtime exception based on arguments presented by the Spring Framework team. Feels good to have someone else think the same way, almost like an affirmation :)
- January 12, 2012 at 11:14 AM
- Niharika said...
One difference between Checked and UnChecked Exception is that checked Exception requires mandatory try catch or try finally block but unchecked Exception don't.
Another difference between Checked and UnChecked Exception is in where to use them. checked Exception should be use if you know how to recover from Exception while Unchecked Exception should be used for programming errors.
- March 8, 2012 at 1:10 AM
- Gauri said...
Hello Javin, Can you please provide some guidance on proper use of checked Exception and RuntimeException in Java. Can you give me a scenario, where you chose to throw Exception or sub class of java.lang.Exception instead of unchecked exception or subclass or java.lang.RuntimeException ?
- June 27, 2013 at 12:34 AM
- Anonymous said...
There is some discrepancy in the diagram. Error should be unchecked
- June 12, 2014 at 12:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
I do not understand why "Since Java is introduced after C++, designers of Java thought to ensure such mistakes are not allowed and resources opened are closed properly." Checked exceptions have nothing in common with clearing resources.
- July 22, 2014 at 11:16 AM
- Anonymous said...
All exceptions are checked exceptions, except for those indicated by Error, RuntimeException, and their subclasses.
please read http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/exceptions/catchOrDeclare.html
- October 7, 2015 at 8:17 AM
- Anonymous said...
Thanks very much for your blog and answers.
Please correct the following:
java.lang.Error and it's sub classes are also unchecked exceptions. Your diagram is misleading.
- January 21, 2016 at 1:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
There is a question often asked in interviews :
If you can handle checked exception, then why not each exception is checked exception?why java have a concept of unchecked exception.
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DETROIT - The leader of 1.3 million Roman Catholics in southeastern Michigan says he was surprised by the announcement that Pope Benedict XVI plans to resign.
Archbishop Allen Vigneron said in a statement Monday that surprise was followed by "sadness, a sense of grief at losing his fatherly care for all us." The leader of the Archdiocese of Detroit invited Catholics to pray for the pope and "guide him through what lies ahead."
Vigneron said "we look to the future with confidence, that the Lord who has given us this great pope and loving father, will give us a new shepherd of equal merit."
The 85-year-old pope announced that he lacks the strength to fulfill his duties and on Feb. 28 will become the first pontiff in 600 years to resign.
- Pope Benedict XVI's resignation explained
- Full text of Pope Benedict XVI's declaration
- Who is Pope Benedict XVI?
Full statement from Vigneron:
Like most of my fellow-Catholics I woke this morning to the very surprising news that Our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI is resigning his service as the successor of St. Peter. Quickly after the surprise followed sadness, a sense of grief at losing his fatherly care for all us, bishops, clergy, and faithful. We have come to love him very much and will miss him.
Most of us know in our own personal lives what it means to see a parent grow old and decline in ability. That is the sense we bring to this announcement. Our spiritual father has determined, by the best light given to him in prayer, that for the good of us all he must lay down his office.
It was with the support of our daily prayers that Pope Benedict passed his years in the Chair of Peter and has come to this point. I invite all Catholics to pray all the more ardently for the Holy Father Pope Benedict, that God sustain him in these last weeks of his papacy and guide him through what lies ahead. And we look to the future with confidence, that the Lord who has given us this great pope and loving father, will give us a new shepherd of equal merit.
Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron
Archbishop of Detroit
11 February 2013
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Professor Wins National Award for Work on GLBT Issues
SOC professor Rodger Streitmatter has received a prestigious national award that recognizes both his teaching and his scholarly work. The Roy F. Aarons Award honors Streitmatter's "tremendous contribution to education and research in GLBT issues," according to the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication. The organization presents the award to no more than one professor each year.
Streitmatter's most recent book, published in 2009, is From "Perverts" to "Fab Five" ~ The Media's Changing Depiction of Gay Men and Lesbians. It traces how three media genres—TV, film and journalism—have portrayed members of the GLBT community over the last 50 years.
Individual chapters focus on topics such as the TV shows Will & Grace and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, the films Philadelphia and Brokeback Mountain, and news coverage of issues such as gays in the military and same-sex marriage.
In reviewing the book, professor Genelle Belmas of California State University, Fullerton, wrote, "Rodger Streitmatter's clear, conversational prose guides readers effortlessly through the decades to address essential questions about why and how media representations of gay men and lesbians have changed so profoundly." Belmas called the book "a must-read for anyone interested in shifting media representations."
Last academic year, Streitmatter used From "Perverts" to "Fab Five" in two of his courses—Understanding Media in the fall and Media & the American Mind in the spring.
Another of Streitmatter's books is Unspeakable: The Rise of the Gay and Lesbian Press in America. Published in 1995, the book is widely regarded as the definitive history of this country's GLBT newspapers and magazines.
Streitmatter also has published a long list of articles and book chapters on the relationship between the media and the GLBT community.
Fellow SOC faculty member Angie Chuang nominated Streitmatter for the award.
"I've come to appreciate the scholarly contributions Rodger has made as I've taught and spoken about his books and writings, including those addressing gay and lesbian issues in the media and popular culture, in my classes and guest lectures," says Chuang. "As he has for many junior faculty in SOC, Rodger has been a generous and astute mentor of mine. When I heard about the Roy Aarons Award, it only seemed natural that Rodger should be a candidate. I'm so glad the leadership at AEJMC agreed."
The Award is named for Roy F. Aarons, a reporter for the Washington Post and vice president of news for the Oakland Tribune. He later taught at the University of Southern California and founded the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association in the early 1990s. Aarons died in 2004.
The award was presented during AEJMC's national conference in Denver in August, 2010.


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Evolution Hoax
Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Conversation on A9 TV dated July 14th, 2012
ADNAN OKTAR: Lovelessness rules over a great many portion of the Islamic world, in the majority of it. I mean by swearing, cursing, crying out and screaming, banning, humiliating women, being against beauties; for instance they do not accept a beautiful dress, a beautiful appearance. In their own minds women should be looking like monkeys, so should men. They should be cruel and harsh.
With the appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh)- note that I do not say the coming of the Mahdi, I am talking about the appearance of him, it wouldn't even take a month, within a fortnight, the environment will turn into a Heaven from being a Hell. He will turn the Hell into a Heaven very fastly, without doing much. Only with his candidness, only with his sincerity. That is because there is a perfect communication (in our age). There is internet, there is radio, there is television, it is not like it used to be. That is why good things will happen.


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During our recent trip to Germany to report on Callaway Competitions final race of the season, Team VETTE spotted two export C7 Corvettes. These two cars are playing different roles in Europe. The Cyber Gray coupe was on display at the recent Frankfurt Auto Show and appeared to have zero miles on it. The brake rotors were unmarked and it was kept locked during its visit in Callaway Competition's hospitality suite. It carried a low VIN # of 5000056. This car was on display throughout the three-day weekend. The exterior changes to the new Corvette to make it comply with European standards are minimal.
On Sunday GM European test driver Patrick Hermann arrived with a Torch Red Z51 coupe that is being tested at the Nürburgring. This is the first C7 Corvette we have seen that is equipped with the mandatory front European license plate. Both of these cars will eventually be refurbished and sold to European customers when their display and testing roles are completed. Perhaps a better option for the red coupe would be for it to be sent to Callaway Competition to be converted into the first C7 GT3 racecar!


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SAN DIEGO — Lisa McNeece, who has spent the past 22 years developing foodservice markets for Grimmway Enterprises Inc. as well as volunteering in numerous industry roles, recounted what she described as an "incredible journey" from her first job picking lettuce during a United Farm Worker strike in the Imperial Valley to her current role with carrot giant Grimmway Enterprises.
McNeece, vice president of foodservice and industrial sales at Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway, was the featured speaker at the Women in Produce reception May 15 during United Fresh 2013.
McNeece joined Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway in 1991 as a coordinator between production and sales for the new peeled baby carrot line.
She was promoted to vice president of foodservice and industrial sales in 2001, a position she's held ever since.
McNeece credited company founders Rod and Bob Grimm, whom she called "true visionaries," for their mentoring over the years.
"Who would have thought you could do so much with just a carrot?" she said. "I was extremely fortunate to stand on the shoulders of these giants."
She also said it is vital for those in the industry to give back, whether by volunteering on industry boards or helping out at the local level.
McNeece is on the United Fresh board and is part of its health and nutrition council.
She also is a Produce Marketing Association Foundation for Industry Talent board member and a former PMA board member as well.
Among her most recent accomplishments is serving as co-chairwoman for the Let's Move Salad Bars to California Schools program that netted 436 donated salad bars for state schools.


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I've had some bad relationships before but I've never had a guy jump out of a plane to get away from me. Seriously Carly, when are you going to cut Jax loose? Did nobody ever tell you love shouldn't be this difficult? There are red lights and warning signs all around you – just open your eyes. Jax couldn't even look Carly in the eye when she went on and on about loving him. No such luck on the wish that Jax's parachute wouldn't open. To make matters worse, Carly was waiting for Jax at his hotel. I love Ingo I just don't like this ridiculous character. "I'm still attracted to you," Jax said. Attracted? What happened to love? The whole handcuff routine was wasted on Jax. Carly needs to take the cuffs and the strawberries and go pay Jerry a visit. I doubt he'd turn her away.
Isn't it kind of odd how Luke became a hero after raping Laura and Logan is just "combative and unstable" for his treatment of Lulu. I love Luke but I have to side with Scott on this one.
Is it just me or is everyone confused about Patrick? Is he still the chief of staff? I've heard nothing about Dr. Ford's accident on GH. When will it be addressed?
Thank goodness for Nikolas. I haven't laughed at a comment as much as I laughed at Nik saying to Sam and Lucky, "Well, I'm so glad that I was able to contribute millions of dollars to build this nice secret clubhouse." Funny, Nick, really funny. Thanks for making me laugh in Jerry's absence. Where has Jerry been, anyway? I've been suffering serious withdrawals. It's been a rough 7 episodes without Jerry's comic relief and sarcasm. Thanks to Nikolas, I survived another episode.
There was so much going on in the interrogation room; Jason should have made it his satellite office. He has more visitors that any criminal on daytime.
Why is Dr. Matt lurking around the Drakes and eavesdropping? Is there a hidden Drake/Hunter connection? I think yes. But I also think there's much more to Matt than what we're seeing. Could Matt be working undercover? That would sure explain why Mac let him move into the Scorpio house. Maxie and Dr. Matt are a crack up. I love the way Matt deliberately gets under Maxie's skin. I'm not sure about them as a couple. I think I would enjoy them more as enemies.
Rick Springfield sang his new single last Tuesday – the same day his new CD dropped. Having seen him live a few times, I can tell you Rick's a great performer. He's still got it.
Speaking of Rick, I think I've had enough Eli Love already. Now that Anna literally kicked Eli to the curb, will she finally get together with Noah?
Poor Max and Milo. They sure suffered at the hands (and feet) of Anna too. Max was funny when he said, "I got my butt kicked by a grandma." Sonny was really amused by the whole thing, which made me laugh.
Jerry finally returned and it's safe to say he's back to his old tricks. I hope they finish what they start this time and don't leave us wondering like they did with Jerry's last story. Now that Sam and Jerry are both on Karpov's team, how long before Sam runs to Alexis to tattle on Jerry?
The whole brawl with Scotty and the Q's was so hilarious. Alice steals every scene she's in. She totally called Scotty on wanting to prosecute Lulu only to get back at "Mr. Luke." Maybe next time Alice will demo some of those wrestling holds on Scotty like she keeps threatening to do.
So Lourdes knows who Johnny and Lulu really are. This girl is annoying. Lets hope Lourdes doesn't end up in Port Charles. The kid is an absolute nightmare.
Why is it we get a few seconds of Liz and Jason and what seems like hours of Kate and Sonny? I'm not a fan of Kate and Sonny. They bore me to the point of changing the channel. Jason and Liz are another story. I find them interesting and sweet. Monica was right when she said Jason, Liz and the kids make a "beautiful" family. How cute was baby Jake squirming in his mommy's arms? More please.
The same goes with Jerry. Why does an actor like Sebastian Roche and a character like Jerry Jacks get only a couple lines per episode? Not to mention only a couple of episodes per week. Both actor and character are capable of so much more. The whole Sam and Jerry dynamic is, well – dynamic. We need to see more of them together. They have a unique chemistry and tension when they're together. Again, more please - lots more.
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This is for the Bloomfield Hills caller who thinks that laborers in the pre-union era had some kind of option to hire into a high wage, safe workplace just by choosing the right employer. You are woefully ignorant of the history of employment in America. Before unions, there were no such jobs. And the "thugs" of that era were the company men employed to suppress union organizing. It was union pressure, through labor laws and collective bargaining that turned the unsafe sweat shops into safe workplaces that pay a living wage. This "right-to-work-for-less" law hoisted onto us by a lame-duck legislature and a two-faced back-stabbing governor is wrong. It lets freeloaders enjoy workplace safety, pay and benefits won by unions, without doing their fair share to support the union. People who apply for work in unionized shops with the intent of freeloading, are hypocrites. Those who don't like unions, shouldn't apply for work in unionized shops.
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I'd like to comment on a proposed lifting of the ban on pit bulls in Waterford Township. I agree with the ban and I believe that any township official who proposed to lift the ban, should be immediately recalled.
Waterford Township
The Republican who wants to change Michigan's election process might feel better about the true lack of voter fraud in this state if he didn't get his misinformation from Fox News. Neither of his voter fraud examples really happened. Nothing is wrong with our current system, so let's not change the 12th Amendment to the Constitution which has held us in good stead since 1804, even if Fox News thinks it's a good idea. Rick Snyder should leave our 12th Amendment and Constitution alone.
Waterford Township
Now that Lansing has declared that Detroit's financial situation totally in the toilet, my question is are the taxpayers and the rest of Michigan going to have to bail the city out? If so, my vote is to push the flush handle.


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The good: A local Municipal golf course operated by the city recently starting hosting "disc golf nights" twice a month using 9 baskets and approached me about running a tournament a few months ago.
The better: Said tournament happened yesterday, and was a success, I believe, by all measures. I was hoping for 30ish players and we had 63. Weather was perfect, we got some local media exposure, everyone seemed to enjoy the course and have a good time.
The best: My first Open win! Played above my rating, made very few mental mistakes, putting was on and I stuck to my game plan even as I battled down the final nine against some quality competition.


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Topic: CA19
I have a question I didnt think I was going to ask but find myself thinking of nothing else. The cesplatin has caused permanent ringing in my sons ears so the Onc changed his regimen to carboplatin and of course the gemzar. He has only had two infusions of the new duo and it is much more gentle to his system.
When he was initially diagnosed his CA19 was 110,000. No typo there. It has plummeted since the June 13th labs and in October had reached a low of 1040. Well his Nov. results are back up at 1560. I have read on this forum not to focus on the CA19 but I also have not seen anyone with the high numbers my son has had. He is doing really great. His last scans in early October showed "moderate" shrinkage. If you saw him you wouldn't know he was ill. His has controlled his nausea with medical marijuana ( legal here in CA, and a god send) and been able to maintain and even gain weight. He is completely engaged in his life! I cannot believe he is as ill as the scans show. And three experienced surgeons have said No Surgery. I'm waiting for a response from Dr. Kato. Fingers crossed!!! I guess my question is does the CA19 mean he is regressing? Why are his counts so crazy high compared to others on this site? As always my heart goes out to each and every one here! Keep up the hope and the fight!!


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Women's Equality Day was Aug. 26, the 94th anniversary of the day American women won the right to vote. This year, women (and men) around the country are following in the tradition of the suffragettes to advocate for another right: To be able to work and take care of their families. In today's economy, full participation in the workplace is as important as full participation in our democracy was 100 years ago.
American women are now breadwinners in most families, either alongside their partners or by themselves. But too much of how we structure jobs is stuck in the first half of the last century, before women entered the workforce in big numbers. And as corporations have successfully kept wages down, families have had to rely on women's income just to meet the basics. That is why we need to change public policies so that women are able to both support and care for their families.
It's common sense — and long overdue — that women should get paid just as much as men for equal work. Right now women still take home 77 cents for every dollar a man gets paid — and for women of color it's even worse. In 2012 alone, the wage gap resulted in an $18,650 loss for African American women and $24,111 for Latina women.
Women would also benefit the most from raising the minimum wage, since almost two-out-of three Americans who work at the minimum wage are women. The rate is even higher in West Virginia.
Decent pay will help women support their families, but more is needed. We need policies to allow women (and men) to care for their families. To start with, every job should include paid sick days — those are really earned sick days. But more than four in 10 private-sector workers and four out of five low-wage workers do not have access to paid sick days at work.
While a handful of sick days should be part of every job, that's not enough to care for a newborn baby or a frail, elderly parent. The current federal family leave law doesn't provide for any pay and it also leaves out smaller employers. A solution is to establish a fund for paid family leave, financed by a few cents from every paycheck, so we can all afford to take the time off we need to care for a new baby or sick parent. They've already done this in California and New Jersey, and it's working for business and workers; now the whole country should follow.
While we're at it, let's remove the huge stress that working parents are under to care for their kids. We can make child-care more affordable, start all our kids at pre-K and have quality after-school programs at all of our schools.
Women around the country are organizing for these common sense policies, spreading the word through events and the twitter hashtag #WEmatter. But many of our elected representatives are stuck in the 19th century and don't understand today how much working women matter to caring and supporting our families.
While some states, cities and counties have taken steps to enact some of these policies, too many measures continue to be stymied by politicians who care more about corporate campaign contributors than working women. And in Congress, every one of these measures is stuck. For example, Republicans in the Senate have filibustered to block votes on pay equity for women and raising the minimum wage, even though both bills had the support of the majority of the Senate. In the House, the Republican leadership has killed both of these bills too.
West Virginia's only woman representative in Congress is no help on these issues. According to an Aug. 12 Huffington Post article, "Capito voted repeatedly against legislation that would bolster laws against gender discrimination in workplace pay. The seven-term congresswoman voted against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in 2007 and again in 2009, before it was ultimately signed into law. ... Moreover, she voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act — which would add further protections to the Equal Pay Act of 1963 — in 2008, 2013 and 2014."
It took a grassroots movement to win women the right to vote. Today it's a grassroots and a netroots movement fighting to win the tools for women to care for and support their families. Elected officials who stand in the way of women's economic equality will be judged by history just like politicians who opposed women voting. It's up to voters to do the judging now.
Karan Ireland is the development director at West Virginia Citizen Action Group and is working on projects related to women and water. She is also a single, working mother.


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Is it just me or does anyone else think that Larry Bird has some kind of deal in place with the Simons to buy the PACERS? I think that Donnie Walsh knew of this, and left because of this deal.
What other reason would he have for leaving the PACERS for N.Y.
He was making good money with the Pacers I'm sure.
To just walk away from the best 24 years of his life like he did,just doesn't add up.
I also believe that he wanted no part of the future (Larry Bird Pacers).
And Bird didn't want Walsh to be a part of them either.
I might be wrong about all of this, but I dont think so. What do you think?
Time will tell.


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Seborrheic dermatitis is a common, inflammatory skin condition that causes flaky, white to yellowish scales to form on oily areas such as the scalp, face or inside the ear. It can occur with or without reddened skin.
Cradle cap is the term used when seborrheic dermatitis affects the scalp of infants.
Dandruff; Seborrheic eczema; Cradle cap
The exact cause of seborrheic dermatitis is unknown. Doctors think it may be due to a combination hormone levels, weakened immune system, lack of certain nutrients, or nervous system problems. Irritation from a yeast called Malassezia may also lead to this condition. Seborrheic dermatitis appears to run in families.
Risk factors include:
Seborrheic dermatitis can occur on different body areas. Usually, it forms where the skin is oily or greasy. Common areas include the scalp, eyebrows, eyelids, creases of the nose, lips, behind the ears, in the outer ear, and middle of the chest.
In general, symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis include:
Diagnosis is based on appearance and location of the skin lesions. Further tests, such as skin biopsy, are rarely needed.
Flaking and dryness can be treated with over-the-counter dandruff or medicated shampoos. You can buy these at the drugstore without a prescription. Look for a product that says on the label it treats seborrheic dermatitis. Such products contain ingredients such as salicylic acid, coal tar, zinc, resorcin, ketoconazole, or selenium sulfide. Use the shampoo according to label instructions.
For severe cases, your healthcare provider will likely prescribe a shampoo or lotion containing a stronger dose of selenium sulfide, ketoconazole, cicloprox, sodium sulfacetamide, or corticosteroid. A cream that contains an immunomodulator, such as tacrolimus or pimecrolimus, may be prescribed. This medicine suppresses the immune system to treat inflammation.
It is thought that sunlight improves seborrheic dermatitis. In some persons, the condition gets better in the summer, especially after outdoor activities.
Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic (life-long) condition that comes and goes and can be controlled with treatment.
Severity of seborrheic dermatitis can be lessened by controlling risk factors and paying careful attention to skin care.
The condition may result in:
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if seborrheic dermatitis symptoms do not respond to self-care or over-the-counter treatments.
Also call if patches of seborrheic dermatitis drain fluid or pus, form crusts, or become very red or painful.
The severity of seborrheic dermatitis can be lessened by controlling the risk factors and by paying careful attention to skin care.
Weidman AK, Williams JDL, Coulson I. Seborrheic eczema. In: Lebwohl MG, Heymann WR, Berth-Jones J, Coulson I, eds. Treatment of Skin Disease: Comprehensive Therapeutic Strategies. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2014:chap 219.
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Did you make it to Corvettes at Carlisle last year? If so, did you take in the NCRS Gallery? If you did, you saw this all-original '82 Corvette Collector Edition in that awesome array of excellence.
As with many a restored Vette, there's quite a story behind not only the car itself, but also behind its discovery and restoration.
Bill Hermanek discovered it not too far from his Smithtown, New York, home, in a place he'd been driving past for years. "My friend told me, 'Pull over--let's see if they want to sell it,'" he recalls. Once there, they found a late-year shark that needed help. "There was a squirrel's nest in the engine, and acorns in the air filter," he says. "I cleaned all that out, started it up, and told the owner I was going to drive it down the street. She said, 'You're going to drive this thing? It hasn't been driven in years.'"
The '82's L83 350 sputtered and backfired, and the brakes were iffy at best, but Hermanek made it around the block, and then made an offer to buy it. "I said, 'I've got five-grand cash,' and she said, 'I'll take it.'"
That five grand was a far cry from the Collector Edition's $22,537.59 sticker price, the first time that a Vette's MSRP went above $20,000. For that, CE buyers got a fully loaded C3 with just about every available option, plus distinctive aluminum wheels (which were a throwback to the '67 Corvette's bolt-ons), the first-ever glass hatchback on a Corvette coupe, and a special Silver Beige color scheme inside and out. All of that was on the CE that Hermanek took home--along with some unpleasant "add-ons." "In the back, the rear window didn't seal right and water got in, [which] caused mold to grow everywhere," he says. "My wife wouldn't even get in the car because it smelled so bad."
Undeterred, Hermanek kept shampooing the carpets, the leather seat covers, and all the interior soft trim until the bad scent was gone, keeping the car all original instead of replacing the cabin bits with repro or junkyard-sourced parts. Under the hood, the L83 "Cross-Fire injection" 350 needed its share of attention. The first Corvette engine to combine throttle-body fuel injection with electronic engine controls (and the only engine available in the '82 Corvette), it proved trickier to troubleshoot than a typical carbed SBC.
"The toughest thing was figuring out why it wouldn't run right," says Hermanek. "We tried everything until we figured out that it was the computer. Once we put the new computer in, it ran like a champ." Once that was done, the cabin reinstalled, and the body detailed, Hermanek had a Collector Edition that would go on to score chapter, regional, and national NCRS Top Flight awards. It also looks great parked alongside the other Corvettes in his collection. That includes a '96 Grand Sport convertible with a one-of-53 red interior, a '66 coupe that's won the coveted "Triple Crown" (NCRS Top Flight, Bloomington Gold, and the top award at Chicago's Chevy/VetteFest), and a one-of-50 Malcolm Konner Special Edition '86 coupe.
Back in the day, the '82s were much maligned by Corvette purists and non-Chevy drivers. "People put Cross-Fire injection down, but I've never had a problem with it," Hermanek says of his CE, which only has about 30,000 original miles on it. "I love the car," he adds. "It runs and drives great, and it sounds great." Just 6,759 Collector Editions rolled out of the then-new Bowling Green Assembly Plant, part of an '82 production total of 25,407 that ended the C3's 15-year run. Over time, they've proven to be cool cruisers and attention- getters in their own right. As Hermanek says, "Every time I bring it somewhere, people say, 'Wow, what a pretty car. Did you put those decals on?' I tell them, "No--it's all original. That's the way it came.'"
And the way it remains, thanks to Hermanek's work to de-mold and de-squirrel it while keeping it original.
Spec Sheet
|'82 Collector Edition
|Bill Hermanek; Smithtown, NY
|Stock L83 iron
|350 ci
|Stock L83 iron
|Stock 1.94/1.50 steel
|Stock hydraulic flat-tappet
|Stock cast aluminum
|Stock nodular cast iron
|Stock steel
|Stock cast iron
|Fuel Injection
|Stock L83 electronic Cross-Fire injection with dual throttle bodies
|Fuel Pump
|Stock electric
|Stock Delco HEI electronic
|Exhaust System
|Stock with single two-way catalytic converter and twin tailpipes
|Stock 700R4 four-speed automatic
|Stock with 2.73 gears and Positraction
|Stock coil springs, upper/lower control arms, antisway bar, and tubular Delco shocks (front); stock IRS with lateral struts, control arms, single transverse composite leaf spring, and tubular Delco shocks (rear)
|Stock four-wheel disc with power assist
|Stock Collector Edition cast aluminum, 15x8 in
|Goodyear Eagle GT radial, P255/60R15 (front and rear)
|Current Mileage
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An Indianapolis area keeper league is looking for one owner. It's a league that has two summer drafts (summer free agent draft and a rookie draft). It's an active league that has been around since 1990. It doesn't have to be a local owner, as we do have three out of state owners, but we'd like it to be as we get together for some fun during the season and our summer drafts.
It is not a freebie league, but all money goes back out to teams, minus the cost of Sportsline for stat service. If you're interested email me at email@example.com.


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LIVONIA, Mich. - A head-on crash early Thursday morning involving a wrong-way driver in Livonia has left two people hurt.
Police said a 25-year-old Detroit woman was going northbound in the southbound lanes of Middlebelt Road near Schoolcraft Road just after 4 a.m. when she hit a car being driven by a 63-year-old Redford Township woman.
Both drivers were taken to Botsford Hospital.
Police said their injuries are non-life-threatening.
Alcohol is suspected but a toxicology report is pending.
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Remind us again when Southern California was the center of the baseball universe.
Like, six months ago?
Looking all the way back to late '12, when the Dodgers and Angels committed to a combined $360 million in roster spending for '13 personnel, the assumption was there were performance clauses in all those contracts. As well as lower Medicare deductibles.
But that's not our area of legal expertise.
Still hankering for a Freeway Series? With a combined 24-42 mark going into Friday's games, the Dodgers and Angels are liable to get a ticket, steep fine and suspension of their operator's license for attempting to drive an empty bandwagon in the FasTrak lane.
Six weeks in, BaseballProspectus.com gives the Dodgers a 33.2 percent chance of making the playoffs (based on a projected 82-80 mark in the NL West). The Angels are bestowed a 19 percent shot (with an 80-82 AL West record on the horizon).
The prospects of Don Mattingly and Mike Scioscia sitting on their managerial stoops by season's end probably aren't as good as the odds of them making the playoffs. They must feel as if they're perched on the San Andreas Fault because all of this early mess is their fault, of course.
A history lesson to re-learn: Before one plants a pre-paid championship flag on a particular beachhead, could someone please check the compounded penalties for failure to cash in on fans' rewards points now that the local NBA interest levels have subsided?
(square) How proud must the football followers of Texas be in watching Josh Hamilton hit all four of his homers this season and collect six of his 11 RBIs against the Houston Astros, a team whose total payroll ($22 million) isn't that far off from the $17.4 mil he'll make just for showing up?
(square) Would the Angels be interested in having Scott Kazmir back now? Torii Hunter? Mickey Hatcher?
(square) Aaron Harang (1-4, 7.30 ERA with Seattle) really wouldn't have been much help to the Dodgers right about now, would he?
(square) With all the air time MLB apologist Joe Torre has received lately, is competence or accountability the bigger image issue facing today's umpires? There's no rule preventing them from consulting a rule book during a game, is there?
(square) What's more childish: A) Kobe Bryant says his mom stole his Teen Choice Awards surfboard from his house and put it up for auction; B) Bryant would notice such a thing missing; C) There actually is a Teen Choice Award; D) Someone would buy it in an auction?
(square) If the Clippers are so worried Chris Paul might decide to pick up and move elsewhere, could the team purchase some kind of insurance plan in the interim from Cliff Paul?
(square) Now that the Detroit Pistons have hired Phil Jackson as an adviser on their head coaching search, what's to prevent him from recommending Mike D'Antoni?
(square) Not to dampen anyone's day, but Tony Siragusa said he has the answers to all our problems for "leakage" - and it's as simple as slipping some kind of Depend protective insert into our undergarment.
And this all depends on what Siragusa defines as embarrassing?
(square) Isn't it a classic case of years of stone-washed price gouging that Levi's has the deep pockets to afford $220 mil-plus in naming rights for a Santa Clara football stadium?
Suggestion: Can you make Section 501 pants optional?
(square) Before Louisville coach Rick Pitino arranged to have that national championship tattoo emblazoned on his back, did anyone in the NCAA office make sure he wasn't trading any jerseys for it?
(square) Maxim magazine has maximized its product - and received some flak - for including Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend on its annual list of the "Hot 100"?
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Image-Guided Gynecologic Brachytherapy (AMIGO)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Paul Nguyen, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: July 8, 2011
Last updated: August 9, 2016
Last verified: August 2016
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Detailed Description:
Standard therapy for gynecologic cancers involves the use of brachytherapy, also called internal radiation therapy or implant radiation. The treatment being studied consists of standard brachytherapy with the additional use of MRI to guide the insertion of radioactive applicators. The purpose of the study is to find out whether MRI-guided brachytherapy is practical and beneficial when compared to the standard CT-guided brachytherapy placement. The investigators are hoping that this MRI procedure will decrease the risk of giving too high a radiation dose to the bladder or bowel.
|Cervical Cancer Uterine Cancer Vaginal Cancer Carcinoma of the Vulva
|Procedure: Image-guided brachytherapy
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Clinical Trial to Evaluate Image-Guided Gynecologic Brachytherapy in the Advanced Multimodality Image-Guided Operating Suite (AMIGO)
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Further study details as provided by Paul Nguyen, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Dose determination [ Time Frame: 3 years ]To determine doses to the rectum, sigmoid and bladder obtained after AMIGO-guided placement compared to standard CT-guided treatment with the anticipation that AMIGO-guided placement will result in lower OAR dosing than standard CT-based imaging.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Toxicities: gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and skin [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
- To measure toxicities, including gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and skin, from physician-queries using the Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE 4.0)
- To assess 90-day gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and skin toxicities and to compare AMIGO results to those obtained in prior CT and Magnetic Resonance Therapy (MRT) units.
|Study Start Date:
|September 2011
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|February 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Image-Guided Brachytherapy
Image-guided brachytherapy
Procedure: Image-guided brachytherapy
MRI-guided application of brachytherapy
Detailed Description:
The insertion of the brachytherapy applicator will be administered in the Advanced Multimodality Image-Guided Operating (AMIGO) suite at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Subjects will undergo an MRI scan in the AMIGO suite ensuring proper placement of the applicator. Subjects may have an optional FMISO-PET scan.
Subjects will have a follow-up visit including physical exam, pap smear, and MRI of the pelvis and/or PET scan 90 days after treatment.
Subjects will have a follow-up visit including physical exam, pap smear, and MRI of the pelvis and/or PET scan 180 days after treatment.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed carcinoma of the cervix (Stage I-IVA), carcinoma of the uterus (Stage IIIB), carcinoma of the vagina (Stage I-IVA), or carcinoma of the vulva (stage I-IVA)
- Life expectancy > 6 months
- MRI of the pelvis and/or PET-CT within 4 months prior to entering study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness
- Pacemaker, brain aneurysm clip, inner ear implant, neurostimulator, or metal fragments in the eye
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01399658
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01399658
|United States, Massachusetts
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
Sponsors and Collaborators
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
|Principal Investigator:
|Paul Nguyen, MD
|Brigham and Women's Hospital
More Information
Keywords provided by Paul Nguyen, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Paul Nguyen, MD, Principal Investigator, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01399658 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 8, 2011
|Last Updated:
|August 9, 2016
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Keywords provided by Paul Nguyen, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute:
Gynecological cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Vaginal Neoplasms
Uterine Neoplasms
Vulvar Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Uterine Cervical Diseases
Uterine Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female
Vaginal Diseases
Vulvar Diseases
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Cubs front office gearing up for Draft
CHICAGO -- The Cubs have the second overall pick in the June 6 First-Year Player Draft, and have narrowed the list of players they're focusing on to half a dozen. General manager Jed Hoyer said the Astros, who have the first pick overall, aren't tipping their hand.
"Houston did a really good job last year," Hoyer said of the Astros, who selected shortstop Carlos Correa with the No. 1 pick in 2012. "We were sitting in our meeting last year, talking about what we were going to do and Carlos Correa was taken, and we assumed [the Astros] were going in a different direction. They did a real good job last year hiding their intent.
"We don't expect to know until the name is called in New York [on June 6]," Hoyer said. "When you pick second, it's a pretty short list [of candidates]. We'll react to what [the Astros] do. At this time of year, you'll get texts from friends thinking they know how things will fall out. The truth is, only two or three people in the Astros organization know how it's going to happen. We don't expect to know until the last minute. We'll keep doing our due diligence."
The Cubs scouts and front office went over the prospects at their mid-point meeting and will not gather again until the end of May.
"When you pick second, you can really bear down on [the top picks]," Hoyer said.
Last year, the Cubs had the sixth pick overall and chose high school outfielder Albert Almora.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Alex de Voogt's Research
The Meroitic Language
Within these pages is a discussion of the latest advances in understanding the language and writing system of the kingdom of Meroe, which in 300 BC - 400 AD was located in present-day Sudan and Egyptian Nubia. A discussion of phonology and grammar is integrated with language comparisons that show the relation of Meroitic with today's African languages.
The Idea of Writing
The Idea of Writing is an exploration of the versatility of writing systems. It presents the playful and artistic use of writing and highlights the complexity of writing systems rather than that it provides a first introduction. The Idea of Writing has been a theme in a series of colloquiums held at Leiden University.
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A Question of Excellence
Books have been filled with thoughts on mastership, genius and excellence in games. The players of African descent make up a history of intellectual African accomplishments largely unnoticed in the literature on African history and psychology. A Question of Excellence fills this void and brings together literature on checkers, draughts, chess and mancala games.
Mancala Board Games
Mancala is a group of board games played with many variations across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean and parts of South America. Mancala Board Games discusses the art historical aspects of the boards and gives a brief social and cultural context.
Moves in Mind
The information provided by board-game research, both data and theories, have a wider relevance for understanding human psychology in general. Moves in Mind is a summary of psychological research into board games. Current projects that continue on this path include research on poker expertise and checkers/draughts players.
Mechanisms in the Chain of Safety
Contemporary approaches to aviation safety show a dynamic endeavor to identify a variety of components that minimize the emergence of adverse situations. In this process there has always been a strong interrelation between these components and it allows us to talk about a chain of safety.
Helidrome Architecture
The helidrome, also known as helipad or helicopter platform, is a cleared space, an absence of obstacles rather than a construction by itself. The modern designs of helidromes lift the platform above the surrounding buildings, seeking a free approach path for the helicopter and a commanding view. Helidrome Architecture explores the history and design of helipads from a topic of engineering to a topic of architecture.


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all my friends keep telling me that i am throwing discs that are too light. they all play with max weight discs, and i try to stay in the 160-167 range. should i try to start throwing max weight discs?
also, is it true that dx plastic flys longer than Pro, CE or Star?